U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006.

 

 

 

o

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

 

For the transitions period from                             to                             

 


 

Commission File Number  001-15955

 


 

CoBiz Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

COLORADO

 

84-0826324

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

821 l7th Street

 

 

Denver, CO

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(303)  293-2265

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

 

Yes    x

No    o

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (see definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Large Accelerated Filer   o

 

Accelerated Filer   x

 

Non-accelerated Filer   o

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

 

Yes    o

No    x

 

 

There were 22,627,835 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of August 2, 2006.

 

 



 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

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 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 



 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

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CoBiz Inc

Consolidated Balance Sheets

June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

(unaudited)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

59,350

 

$

50,701

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available for sale (cost of $484,391 and $459,952, respectively)

 

473,537

 

453,296

 

Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $789 and $902, respectively)

 

795

 

893

 

Other investments

 

15,285

 

11,961

 

Total investments

 

489,617

 

466,150

 

Loans, net

 

1,438,017

 

1,315,762

 

Goodwill

 

38,961

 

38,446

 

Intangible assets

 

2,819

 

3,058

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

25,042

 

24,578

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

8,771

 

9,219

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

8,094

 

7,261

 

Deferred income taxes

 

10,906

 

8,391

 

Other

 

13,586

 

9,490

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

2,095,163

 

$

1,933,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

Demand

 

$

425,080

 

$

436,091

 

NOW and money market

 

513,965

 

502,283

 

Savings

 

7,985

 

8,461

 

Certificates of deposit

 

461,824

 

380,117

 

Total deposits

 

1,408,854

 

1,326,952

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

236,130

 

216,726

 

Other short-term borrowings

 

215,000

 

165,000

 

Accrued interest and other liabilities

 

17,864

 

15,668

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

72,166

 

72,166

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

$

1,950,014

 

$

1,796,512

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative preferred, $.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; None outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Common, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 22,555,706 and 22,309,136 issued and outstanding, respectively

 

225

 

223

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

72,238

 

69,560

 

Retained earnings

 

81,478

 

72,636

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss net of income tax of $(5,389) and $(3,599), respectively

 

(8,792

)

(5,875

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

145,149

 

$

136,544

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

2,095,163

 

$

1,933,056

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CoBiz Inc

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

27,734

 

$

20,136

 

$

53,436

 

$

38,627

 

Interest and dividends on investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable securities

 

5,144

 

4,264

 

9,859

 

8,606

 

Nontaxable securities

 

58

 

60

 

117

 

112

 

Dividends on securities

 

186

 

118

 

351

 

228

 

Federal funds sold and other

 

96

 

44

 

177

 

119

 

Total interest income

 

33,218

 

24,622

 

63,940

 

47,692

 

INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

 

8,094

 

4,108

 

14,617

 

7,258

 

Interest on short-term borrowings and FHLB advances

 

4,219

 

2,171

 

8,318

 

4,257

 

Interest on junior subordinated debentures

 

1,343

 

1,185

 

2,584

 

2,223

 

Total interest expense

 

13,656

 

7,464

 

25,519

 

13,738

 

NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR LOAN AND CREDIT LOSSES

 

19,562

 

17,158

 

38,421

 

33,954

 

Provision for loan and credit losses

 

687

 

660

 

1,087

 

1,095

 

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND CREDIT LOSSES

 

18,875

 

16,498

 

37,334

 

32,859

 

NONINTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges

 

717

 

752

 

1,425

 

1,472

 

Trust and advisory fees

 

1,042

 

966

 

2,024

 

1,969

 

Insurance income

 

2,766

 

2,483

 

5,563

 

5,332

 

Investment banking income

 

1,908

 

391

 

3,055

 

1,969

 

Other income

 

786

 

749

 

1,492

 

1,292

 

Total noninterest income

 

7,219

 

5,341

 

13,559

 

12,034

 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

11,207

 

9,268

 

22,364

 

19,346

 

Occupancy expenses, premises and equipment

 

2,844

 

2,740

 

5,556

 

5,367

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

119

 

138

 

239

 

279

 

Other

 

2,619

 

2,743

 

5,234

 

5,196

 

Loss on sale of other assets and securities

 

23

 

9

 

25

 

126

 

Total noninterest expense

 

16,812

 

14,898

 

33,418

 

30,314

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

9,282

 

6,941

 

17,475

 

14,579

 

Provision for income taxes

 

3,476

 

2,536

 

6,389

 

5,347

 

NET INCOME

 

$

5,806

 

$

4,405

 

$

11,086

 

$

9,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNREALIZED (DEPRECIATION) APPRECIATION ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS, net of tax

 

(1,750

)

1,761

 

(2,918

)

(1,649

)

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

$

4,056

 

$

6,166

 

$

8,168

 

$

7,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.49

 

$

0.42

 

Diluted

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.48

 

$

0.40

 

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE

 

$

0.050

 

$

0.045

 

$

0.100

 

$

0.095

 

 

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CoBiz Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

(unaudited)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

11,086

 

$

9,232

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,244

 

2,014

 

Write-down of impaired investment security

 

 

108

 

Provision for loan and credit losses

 

1,087

 

1,095

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividend

 

(260

)

(142

)

Deferred income taxes

 

(727

)

(478

)

Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance

 

(464

)

(445

)

Stock-based compensation

 

544

 

 

Other

 

351

 

140

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

(832

)

(383

)

Other assets

 

(683

)

83

 

Accrued interest and other liabilities

 

(494

)

6,654

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

10,852

 

17,878

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of other investments

 

(4,762

)

(975

)

Purchase of investment securities available for sale

 

(81,960

)

(70,374

)

Maturities of investment securities held to maturity

 

97

 

198

 

Maturities of investment securities available for sale

 

56,737

 

74,182

 

Cash paid for earn-outs

 

(206

)

(2,033

)

Purchase of bank owned life insurance

 

 

(8,020

)

Loan originations and repayments, net

 

(121,802

)

(81,580

)

Purchase of premises and equipment

 

(1,348

)

(1,857

)

Other

 

49

 

41

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(153,195

)

(90,418

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in demand, NOW, money market, and savings accounts

 

195

 

53,333

 

Net increase in certificates of deposits

 

81,707

 

69,063

 

Net decrease in federal funds purchased

 

(10,000

)

(64,449

)

Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

19,405

 

(14,360

)

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

 

2,725,570

 

1,301,250

 

Repayments of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

 

(2,665,570

)

(1,246,250

)

Redemption of junior subordinated debentures

 

 

(20,000

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

1,735

 

872

 

Dividends paid on common stock

 

(2,243

)

(1,989

)

Other

 

193

 

(75

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

150,992

 

77,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

8,649

 

4,855

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

50,701

 

32,345

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

59,350

 

$

37,200

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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CoBiz Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

1.                                      Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements of CoBiz Inc. (“Parent”), and its wholly owned subsidiaries:  CoBiz ACMG, Inc.; CoBiz Bank, N.A. (“Bank”); CoBiz Insurance, Inc.; Colorado Business Leasing, Inc. (“Leasing”); CoBiz GMB, Inc.; GMB Equity Partners; and Financial Designs Ltd. (“FDL”), all collectively referred to as the “Company” or “CoBiz,” conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and prevailing practices within the banking industry. The Bank operates in its Colorado market areas under the name Colorado Business Bank (“CBB”) and in its Arizona market areas under the name Arizona Business Bank (“ABB”).

 

The Bank is a full-service business bank with eleven Colorado locations, including eight in the Denver metropolitan area, two locations in Boulder and one in Edwards, just west of Vail, as well as seven Arizona locations, all of which are in the Phoenix metropolitan area. CoBiz ACMG, Inc. provides investment management services to institutions and individuals through its subsidiary Alexander Capital Management Group, LLC (“ACMG”). FDL provides wealth transfer, employee benefits consulting, insurance brokerage and related administrative support to employers. CoBiz Insurance, Inc. provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance brokerage, as well as risk management consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals. CoBiz GMB, Inc. provides investment banking services to middle-market companies through its wholly owned subsidiary, Green Manning and Bunch, Ltd. (“GMB”).

 

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

The consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normally recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2006. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior balances to conform to the current year presentation.

 

2.                                      Earn-out Arrangements

 

General – Earn-out payments for the ACMG and FDL transactions are treated as additional costs of the acquisitions and recorded as goodwill in accordance with EITF 95-08 Accounting for Contingent Consideration Paid to the Shareholders of an Acquired Enterprise in a Purchase Business Combination. Goodwill arising from these transactions is allocated between the operating segments expected to benefit

 

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from the acquisitions. See Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for the amount of goodwill allocated to each operating segment.

 

Alexander Capital Management Group LLC – On April 1, 2003, the Company acquired ACMG, an SEC-registered investment advisory firm based in Denver, Colorado. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the results of ACMG’s operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of purchase. The acquisition of ACMG was completed through a merger of Alexander Capital Management Group, Inc. into a wholly owned subsidiary that was formed in order to consummate the transaction and then a subsequent contribution of the assets and liabilities of the merged entity into a newly formed limited liability company called Alexander Capital Management Group, LLC.

 

The aggregate purchase price was $3,131,000, consisting of 160,830 shares of CoBiz Inc. common stock valued at $1,500,000; $1,277,000 in cash; $264,000 in net liabilities assumed; and $90,000 in direct acquisition costs (consisting primarily of external legal fees). Goodwill of $2,916,000, which is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, was recorded as part of the purchase price allocation. Intangible assets consisting of customer account relationships, employment agreements and non-solicitation agreements totaling $346,000 were also recorded with an average useful life of 14 years.

 

The terms of the ACMG merger agreement provide for additional earn-out payments for each of the twelve months ended on March 31, 2004, 2005, and 2006 to be paid to the former shareholders of Alexander Capital Management Group, Inc. in proportion to their respective ownership immediately prior to the acquisition. All earn-out payments shall be made 40% in cash and 60% in CoBiz common stock.

 

The earn-out payment for the 12 months ended March 31, 2004 was equal to a multiple of ACMG’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as defined in the ACMG merger agreement (“ACMG EBITDA”). The earn-out payments for 2005 and 2006 were equal to a multiple of the excess of each year’s ACMG EBITDA over the ACMG EBITDA for the previous year. During 2004, the Company paid $815,000 for the earn-out period ended on March 31, 2004 based on ACMG EBITDA of $163,000. The payment consisted of $326,000 in cash and 36,988 shares of CoBiz stock valued at $489,000. During 2005 the Company paid $2,243,000 for the earn-out period ended on March 31, 2005, based on ACMG EBITDA of $611,000. The payment consisted of $897,000 in cash and 68,215 shares of CoBiz stock valued at $1,345,000. For the earn-out period ending March 31, 2006, the Company paid $515,000 based on ACMG EBITDA of $715,000. The payment consisted of $206,000 in cash and 15,576 shares of CoBiz stock valued at $309,000

 

In addition to the earn-out, the former shareholders of Alexander Capital Management Group, Inc. were issued 200,000 Profits Interest Units pursuant to the Operating Agreement of ACMG, representing a 20% interest in the profits and losses of ACMG in periods following the acquisition (but no interest in the value of ACMG as of the date of the acquisition), which is reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of condition as a component of “Accrued interest and other liabilities” and is included in “Other” noninterest expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Unlike the earn-out payments, which are based on a multiple of earnings for a specified period of time, the Profits Interest Units entitle the holders to share in the earnings of ACMG for as long as they are held. Pursuant to the terms of a Unitholders Agreement executed by all former shareholders of Alexander Capital Management Group, Inc., under certain circumstances, the Company has the ability to call the Profits Interest Units at a price based on a multiple of the trailing 12 months ACMG EBITDA. Likewise, the holders of the Profits Interest Units have, under certain circumstances, the

 

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ability to put the Profits Interest Units to the Company at a price based on a multiple of the trailing 12 months ACMG EBITDA.

 

Financial Designs Ltd. – On April 14, 2003, the Company acquired FDL, a provider of wealth transfer and employee benefit services based in Denver, Colorado. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the results of FDL’s operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of purchase. The acquisition of FDL was completed through a merger of FDL into CoBiz Connect, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CoBiz that had provided employee benefits consulting services since 2000. The surviving corporation continues to use the FDL name.

 

The aggregate purchase price was $5,406,000, consisting of 333,472 shares of CoBiz common stock valued at $3,210,000; $2,140,000 in cash; and $56,000 in direct acquisition costs (consisting primarily of external legal fees). Goodwill of $3,097,000, which is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, was recorded as part of the purchase price allocation. Intangible assets consisting of customer account relationships, employment agreements and non-solicitation agreements totaling $3,045,000 were also recorded with an average useful life of 10 years.

 

The terms of the FDL merger agreement provide for additional earn-out payments for each of the calendar years 2003 through 2007 to be paid to the former shareholders of FDL in proportion to their respective ownership immediately prior to the acquisition. The earn-out payments are payable 50% in cash and 50% in CoBiz common stock.

 

The earn-out payment for the 2003 calendar year was equal to a multiple of FDL’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as defined in the FDL merger agreement (“FDL EBITDA”) for 2003. During 2004, the Company paid $18,898,000 for the 2003 earn-out payment owed to the former shareholders of FDL based on FDL EBITDA of $3,485,000 for 2003, which had previously been accrued in 2003. The payment consisted of $9,449,000 in cash and 813,948 shares of CoBiz common stock valued at $9,449,000. No earn-out payments were payable for the 2004 and 2005 calendar years.

 

The earn-out payments for the 2006 and 2007 calendar years will be calculated on the excess of each calendar year’s FDL EBITDA over a hurdle rate which is equal to the highest previously recognized FDL EBITDA for the 2004 through 2006 calendar years. The earn-out payments for these calendar years will be based on a range of multiples, dependent on performance.

 

The merger agreement does not provide for a minimum earn-out, nor does it cap the total amount that may be paid. Therefore, future earn-outs payments will depend on the financial results of FDL during the earn-out period. Management estimates that total cumulative earn-out payments for 2006 and 2007 may range from $419,000 to $583,000.

 

3.                                      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) using the modified prospective method. Under this method, compensation cost is recognized for (1) all awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, cancelled, or repurchased after that date and (2) the portion of prior awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant-date fair value of those awards calculated for pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.”  Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company applied the intrinsic-value method for its stock-

 

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based compensation plans in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”) Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, which was allowed by SFAS 123 as an alternative to the fair value method recommended by SFAS 123.

 

SFAS 123(R) requires that the cash retained as a result of the tax deductibility of employee share-based awards be presented as a component of cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. In prior periods, this amount was reported as a component of cash flows from operating activities. The adoption of SFAS 123(R) had the following impact on our consolidated financial statements for the six months ending June 30, 2006:

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Increase/(Decrease)

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

(544

)

Net income

 

(455

)

Earnings per share - basic

 

(0.02

)

Earnings per share - diluted

 

(0.02

)

Cash provided by operating activities

 

(193

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

193

 

 

SFAS 123(R) specifies that the fair value of an employee stock option must be based on an observable market price of an option with the same or similar terms and conditions if one is available or, if an observable market price is not available, the fair value must be estimated using a valuation technique that (1) is applied in a manner consistent with the fair value measurement objective and the other requirements of the Statement, (2) is based on established principles of financial economic theory and generally applied to that field, and (3) reflects all substantive characteristics of the instrument. SFAS 123(R) permits entities to use any option-pricing model that meets the fair value objective in the Statement.

 

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections Disclosure” (“SFAS 154”). SFAS 154 replaces APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements.”  SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle unless it is impracticable. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle. It also applies to changes required by a new accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include explicit transition provisions. For example, the retrospective provision of SFAS 154 does not apply to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) which includes specific transition provisions. The adoption of SFAS 154 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted EITF Issue No. 04-05, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights” (“EITF 04-05”). The scope of EITF 04-05 is limited to limited partnerships or similar entities that are not variable interest entities under FIN 46. The EITF reached a consensus that the general partners in a limited partnership (or similar entity) are presumed to control the entity regardless of the level of their ownership and, accordingly, may be required to consolidate the entity. This is a rebuttable presumption that may be overcome if the partnership agreements provide the limited partners with either (a) the substantive ability to dissolve (liquidate) the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partners without cause or (b) substantive participating rights. If it is deemed that the limited partners’ rights overcome the presumption of control by a general partner of the limited partnership, the general partner shall account for its investment in the limited partnership using the equity method of accounting. EITF 04-05 became effective immediately for all arrangements created or modified after June 29, 2005. For all other arrangements, application of

 

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EITF 04-05 became effective for the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of EITF 04-05 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

4.                                      Earnings per Common Share

 

The weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Weighted average shares outstanding -
basic earnings per share

 

22,517,917

 

22,162,071

 

22,448,136

 

22,093,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

797,481

 

862,801

 

814,649

 

980,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding -
diluted earnings per share

 

23,315,398

 

23,024,872

 

23,262,785

 

23,074,568

 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, 444,472 and 388,999 options, respectively, were excluded from the earnings per share computation solely because their effect was anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, 151,570 and 84,267 options, respectively, were excluded from the earnings per share computation solely because their effect was anti-dilutive.

 

5.                                      Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income is the total of (1) net income plus (2) all other changes in net assets arising from non-owner sources, which are referred to as other comprehensive income. Presented below are the changes in other comprehensive income for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income, reclassification adjustments

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities arising during the period

 

$

(2,776

)

$

1,948

 

$

(4,199

)

$

(1,865

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on derivative securities, net of reclassification of (expense) income to operations of $(548) and $159, for the three months ended June 30 and $(925) and $421 for the six months ended June 30.

 

(48

)

892

 

(508

)

(899

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for realized gains arising during the period

 

1

 

 

1

 

106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income

 

1,073

 

(1,079

)

1,788

 

1,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

 

$

(1,750

)

$

1,761

 

$

(2,918

)

$

(1,649

)

 

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6.                                      Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

A summary of goodwill, adjustments to goodwill and total assets by operating segment as of June 30, 2006, is noted below. The increase in goodwill is primarily related to the ACMG 2006 earn-out which was paid out in the second quarter of 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

assets

 

 

 

December 31,

 

Acquisitions and

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2005

 

adjustments

 

2006

 

2006

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Business Bank

 

$

13,035

 

$

155

 

$

13,190

 

$

1,443,764

 

Arizona Business Bank

 

1,704

 

26

 

1,730

 

611,985

 

Investment banking services

 

5,279

 

 

5,279

 

8,010

 

Investment advisory and trust

 

3,883

 

334

 

4,217

 

5,919

 

Insurance

 

14,545

 

 

14,545

 

21,441

 

Corporate support and other

 

 

 

 

4,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

38,446

 

$

515

 

$

38,961

 

$

2,095,163

 

 

As of December 31, 2005, and June 30, 2006, the Company’s intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Customer

 

Employment and

 

 

 

 

 

contracts, lists

 

non-solicitation

 

 

 

 

 

and relationships

 

agreements

 

Total

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

$

3,014

 

$

44

 

$

3,058

 

Amortization

 

231

 

8

 

239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

$

2,783

 

$

36

 

$

2,819

 

 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $239,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $279,000 in the same period of 2005. Amortization expense on intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years is estimated as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

2007

 

$

472

 

2008

 

413

 

2009

 

364

 

2010

 

363

 

2011

 

360

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,972

 

 

7.                                      Derivatives

 

A summary of the outstanding derivatives at June 30, 2006 is as follows:

 

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June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Notional

 

fair value

 

Notional

 

fair value

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Asset/liability management hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow hedge - interest rate swap

 

$

145,000

 

$

(3,327

)

$

150,000

 

$

(1,134

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer accomodation derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap

 

$

1,771

 

$

94

 

$

1,087

 

$

9

 

Reverse interest rate swap

 

1,771

 

(94

)

1,087

 

(9

)

 

8.                                      Junior Subordinated Debentures

 

A summary of the outstanding junior subordinated debentures at June 30, 2006 is as follows:

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Junior
Subordinated
Debentures

 

Maturity Date

 

Earliest Call Date

 

CoBiz Statutory Trust I

 

3-month LIBOR + 2.95%

 

$

20,619,000

 

September 17, 2033

 

September 17, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CoBiz Capital Trust II

 

3-month LIBOR + 2.60%

 

$

30,928,000

 

July 23, 2034

 

July 23, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CoBiz Capital Trust III

 

3-month LIBOR + 1.45%

 

$

20,619,000

 

September 30, 2035

 

September 30, 2010

 

 

9.                                      Share-Based Compensation Plans

 

The Company has adopted several stock option plans (“Plans”) to reward and provide long-term incentives for directors and key employees of the Company. Options issued from the Plans have terms between seven and ten years. Options are typically issued with vesting periods ranging from immediate vesting to three-to-four year graded vesting schedules. The Company’s policy is to issue new shares upon the exercise of an option.

 

The 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “1997 Plan”) authorizes the issuance of 227,331 shares at not less than the market value of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. The majority of the options issued under the 1997 Plan are exercisable commencing one year from the date of grant and vest 25% per year thereafter becoming fully exercisable after four years. Shares available for grant as of June 30, 2006 totaled 2,164.

 

The 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”) authorizes the issuance of 956,250 shares of Common Stock. The exercise price for options granted under the 1998 Plan must be at least equal to 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. The 1998 Plan permits the granting of incentive Stock Options and non-qualified stock options. Options granted under the 1998 Plan have vesting schedules ranging from immediately exercisable to being exercisable four years from the grant date. Shares available for grant as of June 30, 2006 totaled 633.

 

The 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2002 Plan”) authorizes the issuance of 975,000 shares of Common Stock. Under the 2002 Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Company has the authority to determine the identity of the key employees, consultants, and directors who shall be granted options; the

 

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option price, which shall not be less than 85% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant; and the manner and times at which the options shall be exercisable. Shares available for grant as of June 30, 2006 totaled 42,544.

 

The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) authorizes the issuance of 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock. Under the 2005 Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Company has the authority to determine the identity of the key employees, consultants, and directors who shall be granted options; the option price, which shall not be less than 85% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant; and the manner and times at which the options shall be exercisable. Shares available for grant as of June 30, 2006 totaled 727,982.

 

During the first half of 2006, the Company recognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, of $544,000 for stock-based compensation awards for which the requisite service was rendered in the first half of 2006.

 

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and income per share if the fair value based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards each period:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net income, as reported

 

$

5,806

 

$

4,405

 

$

11,086

 

$

9,232

 

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

 

209

 

 

455

 

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

(209

)

(290

)

(455

)

(482

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

5,806

 

$

4,115

 

$

11,086

 

$

8,750

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported - basic

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.49

 

$

0.42

 

As reported - diluted

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.48

 

$

0.40

 

Pro forma - basic

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.49

 

$

0.40

 

Pro forma - diluted

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.48

 

$

0.38

 

 

SFAS 123(R) requires the Company to select a valuation technique that meets the measurement criteria set forth in the Standard. Valuation techniques that meet the criteria for estimating the fair values of employee stock options include a lattice model and a closed-form model (for example, the Black-Scholes formula). The Company is currently using the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of stock options.

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model (the “Model”). The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. The expected term of options granted is based on the options vesting schedule and the Company’s historical exercise patterns and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock and vesting period of the option to be issued. The dividend yield is determined by annualizing the dividend rate at the time of grant as a percentage of the Company stock price at the time of grant. The following weighted average assumptions were used for grants issued in the three and six months ending June 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

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Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

4.97

%

3.62

%

4.93

%

3.73

%

Expected life

 

3.5 years

 

3.7 years

 

3.5 years

 

4.0 years

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

31.08

%

24.87

%

31.02

%

25.60

%

Expected dividend yield

 

1.01

%

1.01

%

1.01

%

0.98

%

 

The range of risk-free interest rates used in the model during the three months ending June 30, 2006 was 4.80% to 5.03%. The range of expected volatility used in the model was 29.12% to 33.45%. The range of expected dividend yields used in the model was 0.96% to 1.09%. The range of risk-free interest rates used in the model during the six months ending June 30, 2006 was 4.49% to 5.03%. The range of expected volatility used in the model was 29.12% to 33.88%. The range of expected dividend yields used in the model was 0.96% to 1.09%.

 

The range of risk-free interest rates used in the model during the three months ending June 30, 2005 was 3.31% to 3.95%. The range of expected volatility used in the model was 23.23% to 28.08%. The range of expected dividend yields used in the model was 1.00% to 1.04%.

 

The range of risk-free interest rates used in the model during the six months ending June 30, 2005 was 3.31% to 4.33%. The range of expected volatility used in the model was 23.23% to 28.08%. The range of expected dividend yields used in the model was 0.87% to 1.04%.

 

The summary of changes in shares under option for the six months ended June 30, 2006 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

 

exercise

 

 

 

Shares

 

price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, beginning of year

 

2,203,184

 

$

10.54

 

Granted

 

289,601

 

21.25

 

Exercised

 

(211,283

)

6.41

 

Forfeited

 

(37,696

)

16.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

 

2,243,806

 

$

12.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable, end of period

 

1,580,084

 

$

9.64

 

 

The weighted average remaining terms for options outstanding and options exercisable at the end of the period was 5.5 and 5.0 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding and options exercisable at the end of the period was $23,135,000 and $20,353,000, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $4.78. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $2,809,000.

 

As of June 30, 2006, there was $2,424,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

 

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10.                               Segments

 

The Company’s principal areas of activity consist of commercial banking, investment banking, investment advisory and trust, insurance, and corporate support and other.

 

The Company distinguishes its commercial banking segments based on geographic markets served. Currently, reportable commercial banking segments are CBB and ABB. CBB is a full-service business bank with eleven Colorado locations, including eight in the Denver metropolitan area, two locations in Boulder and one in Edwards, just west of Vail. ABB is based in Phoenix, Arizona and has seven locations in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

 

The investment banking segment consists of the operations of GMB, which provides middle-market companies with merger and acquisition advisory services, institutional private placements of debt and equity, and other strategic financial advisory services.

 

The investment advisory and trust segment consists of the operations of ACMG and CoBiz Private Asset Management (“PAM”). ACMG is an SEC-registered investment management firm that manages stock and bond portfolios for individuals and institutions. CoBiz Private Asset Management offers wealth management and investment advisory services, fiduciary (trust) services, and estate administration services.

 

The insurance segment includes the activities of FDL and CoBiz Insurance, Inc. FDL provides employee benefits consulting and brokerage, wealth transfer planning and preservation for high-net-worth individuals, and executive benefits and compensation planning. FDL represents individuals and companies in the acquisition of institutionally priced life insurance products to meet wealth transfer and business needs. Employee benefit services include assisting companies in creating and managing benefit programs such as medical, dental, vision, 401(k), disability, life and cafeteria plans. CoBiz Insurance, Inc. provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance brokerage, as well as risk management consulting services to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses. The majority of the revenue for both FDL and CoBiz Insurance is derived from insurance product sales and referrals, and are paid by third-party insurance carriers. Insurance commissions are normally calculated as a percentage of the premium paid by our clients to the insurance carrier, and are paid to us by the insurance carrier for distributing and servicing their insurance products.

 

Corporate support and other consists of activities that are not directly attributable to the other reportable segments. Included in this category are primarily the activities of Leasing and the Parent.

 

The financial information for each business segment reflects that information which is specifically identifiable or which is allocated based on an internal allocation method. Results of operations and selected financial information by operating segment are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

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For the three months ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 

Colorado

 

Arizona

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

Business

 

Business

 

banking

 

advisory

 

 

 

support and

 

 

 

 

 

Bank

 

Bank

 

services

 

and trust

 

Insurance

 

other

 

Consolidated

 

Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

24,417

 

$

8,749

 

$

7

 

$

6

 

$

2

 

$

37

 

$

33,218

 

Total interest expense

 

10,418

 

1,897

 

 

 

 

1,341

 

13,656

 

Net interest income

 

13,999

 

6,852

 

7

 

6

 

2

 

(1,304

)

19,562

 

Provision for loan and credit losses

 

722

 

(35

)

 

 

 

 

687

 

Net interest income after provision for loan and credit losses

 

13,277

 

6,887

 

7

 

6

 

2

 

(1,304

)

18,875

 

Noninterest income

 

1,135

 

361

 

1,908

 

1,042

 

2,766

 

7

 

7,219

 

Noninterest expense

 

2,594

 

2,210

 

1,324

 

925

 

2,634

 

7,125

 

16,812

 

Income before income taxes

 

11,818

 

5,038

 

591

 

123

 

134

 

(8,422

)

9,282

 

Provision for income taxes

 

4,454

 

1,908

 

235

 

53

 

67

 

(3,241

)

3,476

 

Net income before management fees and overhead allocations

 

$

7,364

 

$

3,130

 

$

356

 

$

70

 

$

67

 

$

(5,181

)

$

5,806

 

Management fees and overhead allocations, net of tax

 

2,781

 

1,029

 

39

 

45

 

81

 

(3,975

)

 

Net income

 

$

4,583

 

$

2,101

 

$

317

 

$

25

 

$

(14

)

$

(1,206

)

$

5,806

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2006

 

Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

46,824

 

$

17,007

 

$

15

 

$

11

 

$

8

 

$

75

 

$

63,940

 

Total interest expense

 

19,312

 

3,630

 

 

 

 

2,577

 

25,519

 

Net interest income

 

27,512

 

13,377

 

15

 

11

 

8

 

(2,502

)

38,421

 

Provision for loan and credit losses

 

975

 

148

 

 

 

 

(36

)

1,087

 

Net interest income after provision for loan and credit losses

 

26,537

 

13,229

 

15

 

11

 

8

 

(2,466

)

37,334

 

Noninterest income

 

2,125

 

720

 

3,055

 

2,024

 

5,563

 

72

 

13,559

 

Noninterest expense

 

5,515

 

4,573

 

2,187

 

1,747

 

5,180

 

14,216

 

33,418

 

Income before income taxes

 

23,147

 

9,376

 

883

 

288

 

391

 

(16,610

)

17,475

 

Provision for income taxes

 

8,532

 

3,505

 

346

 

117

 

169

 

(6,280

)

6,389

 

Net income before management fees and overhead allocations

 

$

14,615

 

$

5,871

 

$

537

 

$

171

 

$

222

 

$

(10,330

)

$

11,086

 

Management fees and overhead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allocations, net of tax

 

5,677

 

2,095

 

81

 

93

 

165

 

(8,111

)

 

Net income

 

$

8,938

 

$

3,776

 

$

456

 

$

78

 

$

57

 

$

(2,219

)

$

11,086

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2006

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,443,764

 

$

611,985

 

$

8,010

 

$

5,919

 

$

21,441

 

$

4,044

 

$

2,095,163

 

Total gross loans

 

954,389

 

500,879

 

 

 

 

17

 

1,455,285

 

Total deposits and customer repurchase agreements

 

1,332,349

 

311,744

 

 

891

 

 

 

1,644,984

 

 

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For the three months ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Colorado

 

Arizona

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

Business

 

Business

 

banking

 

advisory

 

 

 

support and

 

 

 

 

 

Bank

 

Bank

 

services

 

and trust

 

Insurance

 

other

 

Consolidated

 

Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

18,502

 

$

6,075

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

1

 

$

36

 

$

24,622

 

Total interest expense

 

5,193

 

1,114

 

 

 

 

1,157

 

7,464

 

Net interest income

 

13,309

 

4,961

 

4

 

4

 

1

 

(1,121

)

17,158

 

Provision for loan losses

 

350

 

340

 

 

 

 

(30

)

660

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

12,959

 

4,621

 

4

 

4

 

1

 

(1,091

)

16,498

 

Noninterest income

 

1,163

 

336

 

391

 

966

 

2,483

 

2

 

5,341

 

Noninterest expense

 

3,298

 

2,251

 

598

 

865

 

2,335

 

5,551

 

14,898

 

Income before income taxes

 

10,824

 

2,706

 

(203

)

105

 

149

 

(6,640

)

6,941

 

Provision for income taxes

 

4,033

 

1,000

 

(76

)

43

 

65

 

(2,529

)

2,536

 

Net income before management fees and overhead allocations

 

$

6,791

 

$

1,706

 

$

(127

)

$

62

 

$

84

 

$

(4,111

)

$

4,405

 

Management fees and overhead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allocations, net of tax

 

2,246

 

670

 

31

 

36

 

60

 

(3,043

)

 

Net income

 

$

4,545

 

$

1,036

 

$

(158

)

$

26

 

$

24

 

$

(1,068

)

$

4,405

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2005

 

Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

36,251

 

$

11,323

 

$

10

 

$

7

 

$

19

 

$

82

 

$

47,692

 

Total interest expense

 

9,499

 

2,073

 

 

 

 

2,166

 

13,738

 

Net interest income

 

26,752

 

9,250

 

10

 

7

 

19

 

(2,084

)

33,954

 

Provision for loan losses

 

690

 

535

 

 

 

 

(130

)

1,095

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

26,062

 

8,715

 

10

 

7

 

19

 

(1,954

)

32,859

 

Noninterest income

 

2,161

 

600

 

1,969

 

1,969

 

5,332

 

3

 

12,034

 

Noninterest expense

 

6,756

 

4,600

 

1,594

 

1,716

 

4,520

 

11,128

 

30,314

 

Income before income taxes

 

21,467

 

4,715

 

385

 

260

 

831

 

(13,079

)

14,579

 

Provision for income taxes

 

7,906

 

1,735

 

150

 

104

 

329

 

(4,877

)

5,347

 

Net income before management fees and overhead allocations

 

$

13,561

 

$

2,980

 

$

235

 

$

156

 

$

502

 

$

(8,202

)

$

9,232

 

Management fees and overhead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allocations, net of tax

 

4,395

 

1,327

 

65

 

76

 

124

 

(5,987

)

 

Net income

 

$

9,166

 

$

1,653

 

$

170

 

$

80

 

$

378

 

$

(2,215

)

$

9,232

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2005

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,288,946

 

$

468,495

 

$

6,493

 

$

4,956

 

$

20,236

 

$

2,264

 

$

1,791,390

 

Total gross loans

 

833,299

 

363,336

 

 

 

 

119

 

1,196,754

 

Total deposits and customer repurchase agreements

 

1,126,584

 

271,673

 

 

581

 

 

 

1,398,838

 

 

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

 

This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q. Certain terms used in this discussion are defined in the notes to these financial statements. For a description of our accounting policies, see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. For a discussion of the segments included in our principal activities, see Note 10 to these financial statements.

 

Executive Summary

 

The Company is a financial holding company that offers a broad array of financial service products to its target market of small and medium-sized businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Our operating segments include our commercial banking franchise, Colorado Business Bank and Arizona Business Bank; investment banking services; investment advisory and trust services; and insurance services.

 

Earnings are derived primarily from our net interest income, which is interest income less interest expense, and our noninterest income earned from our fee-based business lines and banking service fees,

 

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offset by noninterest expense. As the majority of our assets are interest-earning and our liabilities are interest-bearing, changes in interest rates impact our net interest margin, the largest component of our operating revenue (which is defined as net interest income plus non-interest income). We manage our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities to reduce the impact of interest rate changes on our operating results. We also have focused on reducing our dependency on our net interest margin by increasing our noninterest income.

 

Our Company has focused on developing an organization with personnel, management systems and products that will allow us to compete effectively and position us for growth. The cost of this process relative to our size has been high. In addition, we have operated with excess capacity during the start-up phases of various projects. As a result, relatively high levels of non-interest expense have adversely affected our earnings over the past several years. Salaries and employee benefits comprised most of this overhead category. However, we believe that our compensation levels have allowed us to recruit and retain a highly qualified management team capable of implementing our business strategies. We believe our compensation policies, which include the granting of options to purchase common stock to many employees and the offering of an employee stock purchase plan, have highly motivated our employees and enhanced our ability to maintain customer loyalty and generate earnings

 

Financial Highlights

 

                  Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 were $5.8 million and $11.1 million respectively, compared to $4.4 million and $9.2 million for the same periods in 2005.

 

                  Diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $0.25 and $0.48, compared to $0.19 and $0.40 for the same periods in 2005.

 

                  Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 increased to $19.7 million and $38.7 million respectively, compared to $17.3 million and $34.2 million for the same periods in 2005.

 

                  The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 4.20% and 4.22% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, compared to 4.22% and 4.23% for the same periods in 2005.

 

                  Gross loans increased 9.2% from December 31, 2005, or 18.6% on an annualized basis.

 

                  Asset quality remained strong at the end of the second quarter, with non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets at 0.04%, unchanged from the prior year’s second quarter.

 

                  Investment Banking Services revenue increased 388% and 55% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 respectively, compared to the same periods in 2005.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. In making those critical accounting estimates, we are required to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time of the estimate.

 

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Different estimates we could reasonably have used, or changes in the assumptions that could occur, could have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. A description of our critical accounting policies was provided in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies and no other significant changes to the assumptions and estimates related to them, except for the adoption of SFAS 123(R) during the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

 

Under SFAS 123(R), we use the Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the fair value of our stock options.  The Black-Scholes fair value model includes various assumptions, including the expected volatility, expected life, and expected dividend rate of the options.  In addition, the Company is required to estimate the amount of options issued that are expected to be forfeited. These assumptions reflect our best estimates, but they involve inherent uncertainties based on market conditions generally outside of our control.  As a result, if other assumptions had been used, stock-based compensation expense, as calculated and recorded under SFAS 123(R), could have been materially impacted.  Furthermore, if we use different assumptions in future periods, stock-based compensation expense could be materially impacted in future periods.

 

Financial Condition

 

Total assets increased by $162.1 million to $2.1 billion as of June 30, 2006, from $1.93 billion as of December 31, 2005. The increase in total assets is primarily due to growth in net loans which were largely funded by the Company’s wholesale borrowing sources.

 

The following table sets forth the balance of loans and deposits as of June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

Amount

 

Portfolio

 

Amount

 

Portfolio

 

Amount

 

Portfolio

 

LOANS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

423,620

 

29.5

%

$

421,497

 

32.0

%

$

402,444

 

34.1

%

Real Estate - mortgage

 

718,099

 

49.9

%

682,503

 

51.9

%

583,690

 

49.4

%

Real Estate - construction

 

236,952

 

16.5

%

150,680

 

11.5

%

132,845

 

11.2

%

Consumer

 

62,869

 

4.4

%

65,932

 

5.0

%

64,559

 

5.5

%

Other

 

13,745

 

1.0

%

12,056

 

0.9

%

13,216

 

1.1

%

Gross loans

 

1,455,285

 

101.2

%

1,332,668

 

101.3

%

1,196,754

 

101.3

%

Less allowance for loan losses

 

(17,268

)

(1.2

)%

(16,906

)

(1.3

)%

(15,608

)

(1.3

)%

Net loans

 

$

1,438,017

 

100.0

%

$

1,315,762

 

100.0

%

$

1,181,146

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

Amount

 

Portfolio

 

Amount

 

Portfolio

 

Amount

 

Portfolio

 

DEPOSITS AND CUSTOMER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW and money market accounts

 

$

513,965

 

31.2

%

$

502,283

 

32.5

%

$

458,261

 

32.8

%

Savings

 

7,985

 

0.5

%

8,461

 

0.5

%

10,343

 

0.7

%

Certificates of deposits under $100,000

 

80,500

 

4.9

%

81,436

 

5.3

%

84,566

 

6.0

%

Certificates of deposits $100,000 and over

 

381,324

 

23.2

%

298,681

 

19.3

%

301,836

 

21.6

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

983,774

 

59.8

%

890,861

 

57.7

%

855,006

 

61.1

%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

425,080

 

25.8

%

436,091

 

28.3

%

414,400

 

29.6

%

Customer repurchase agreements

 

236,130

 

14.4

%

216,726

 

14.0

%

129,432

 

9.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deposits and customer repurchase agreements

 

$

1,644,984

 

100.0

%

$

1,543,678

 

100.0

%

$

1,398,838

 

100.0

%

 

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Loans. Gross loans increased by $122.6 million to $1.5 billion as of June 30, 2006, from $1.3 billion at December 31, 2005. The increase in loans is primarily due to growth in our real estate construction and mortgage portfolios. The growth has been evenly distributed between Colorado and Arizona, each accounting for 52% and 48% of the growth since December 31, 2005.

 

Goodwill. Goodwill increased by $0.5 million to $39.0 million at June 30, 2006, from $38.4 million at December 31, 2005. The increase was due to additional purchase price consideration paid to the former owners of Alexander Capital Management Group, Inc. under the terms of an earn-out agreement for the twelve months ending March 31, 2006.

 

Accrued Interest Receivable. Accrued interest receivable increased $0.8 million to $8.1 million at June 30, 2006, from $7.3 million at December 31, 2005. The increase was related to the growth in our investment portfolio and accrued interest included with securities purchased at the end of the quarter.

 

Deferred Income Taxes. Deferred income taxes increased $2.5 million to $10.9 million at June 30, 2006, from $8.4 million at December 31, 2005. The increase was related to the $1.8 million tax effect of the unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments and derivative instruments recognized during 2006.

 

Other Assets. Other Assets increased $4.1 million to $13.6 million at June 30, 2006, from $9.5 million at December 31, 2005. The increase was primarily comprised of $1.7 million due to the consolidation of a small investment partnership upon the adoption of EITF 04-05 and a $1.5 million capital contribution to an investment fund to which the Company has committed to invest.

 

Deposits. Deposits increased by $81.9 million to $1.4 billion as of June 30, 2006, from $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2005. The increase in deposits was primarily due to the initiation and utilization of brokered CDs as an additional wholesale funding source. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had brokered CDs of $85.4 million, compared to zero at December 31, 2005. The brokered CDs offer an additional option for obtaining funds at prices that are competitive with traditional sources such as FHLB advances and do not have collateral requirements. In 2006, the Company has experienced much higher volatility in its customer deposit base. During the first quarter of 2006, the Company saw significant inflows from customer deposits. This reversed itself by the end of the second quarter, due in part to seasonal outflows related to corporate tax payments. Generally, core-deposit growth remains a challenge due to increased competition from both other banks, as well as non-depositories.

 

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase increased $19.4 million to $236.1 million at June 30, 2006, from $216.7 million at December 31, 2005. Securities sold under agreement to repurchase are represented by two types, customer repurchase agreements and street repurchase agreements. Management does not consider customer repurchase agreements to be a wholesale funding source, but rather an additional treasury management service provided to our customer base. As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, all of our repurchase agreements were transacted on behalf of our customers. Our customer repurchase agreements are based on an overnight investment sweep that can fluctuate based on our customers’ operating account balances.

 

Other Short-Term Borrowings. Other short-term borrowings increased $50.0 million to $215.0 million at June 30, 2006, from $165.0 million at December 31, 2005. Other short-term borrowings consist of fed funds purchased, overnight and term borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), and short term borrowings from the U.S. Treasury. Other short-term borrowings and street repurchase agreements are used as part of our liquidity management strategy and can fluctuate based on the Company’s cash position. The Company’s wholesale funding needs are largely dependent on core

 

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deposit levels, which have proven to be more volatile due to increased competition and rising rates. If we are unable to maintain deposit balances at a level sufficient to fund our asset growth, our composition of interest-bearing liabilities will shift toward additional wholesale funds, which typically have a higher interest cost than our core deposits.

 

Accrued Interest and Other Liabilities. Accrued interest and other liabilities increased $2.2 million to $17.9 million at June 30, 2006, from $15.7 million at December 31, 2005. The increase was primarily driven by a $1.7 million increase in a minority interest due to the consolidation of a small investment partnership, a $0.9 million increase in taxes payable, the establishment of a $0.6 million reserve for letters of credit losses and a $0.6 million increase in the negative mark on our derivative portfolio. These increases were offset by a $2.1 million decrease in accrued bonuses that were paid in the first quarter of 2006.

 

Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

The following table presents the condensed statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 2006

 

June 2005

 

June 2006

 

June 2005

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

33,218

 

$

24,622

 

$

63,940

 

$

47,692

 

Interest expense

 

13,656

 

7,464

 

25,519

 

13,738

 

NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION

 

19,562

 

17,158

 

38,421

 

33,954

 

Provision for credit losses

 

687

 

660

 

1,087

 

1,095

 

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND CREDIT LOSSES

 

18,875

 

16,498

 

37,334

 

32,859

 

Noninterest income

 

7,219

 

5,341

 

13,559

 

12,034

 

Noninterest expense

 

16,812

 

14,898

 

33,418

 

30,314

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

9,282

 

6,941

 

17,475

 

14,579

 

Provision for income taxes

 

3,476

 

2,536

 

6,389

 

5,347

 

NET INCOME

 

$

5,806

 

$

4,405

 

$

11,086

 

$

9,232

 

 

Annualized return on average assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was 1.15% and 1.12%, respectively, compared to 1.00% and 1.06% for the same periods in 2005. Annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was 16.25% and 15.84%, compared to 13.98% and 14.87% for the same periods in 2005. The increase in our return on average equity ratio is the result of income growing at a faster rate than equity. The increase in net income is primarily attributable to continued growth in our net interest earning assets and a stable net interest margin. The growth in equity is impacted not only by our net income, but also by the issuance of stock for option exercises and earn-out arrangements as well as fluctuations in the market values of our available-for-sale investments and cash flow hedges.

 

Net Interest Income. The largest component of our net income is our net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income, principally from loans and investment securities, and interest expense, principally on customer deposits and borrowings. Changes in net interest income result from changes in volume, net interest spread and net interest margin. Volume refers to the average dollar levels of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest spread refers to the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin refers to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets and is influenced by the level and relative mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

 

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As the majority of our assets are interest-earning and our liabilities are interest-bearing, changes in interest rates may impact our net interest margin. We currently maintain a neutral balance sheet and our net interest margin should not be materially impacted by changes in interest rates. Rising short-term rates and the flattening of the yield curve has compressed interest rate spreads and dampened expansion of the net interest margin as our wholesale borrowing costs increase and our ability to raise lending rates is limited. The average federal funds rate increased 200 basis points during the first half of 2006 over the first half of 2005, significantly increasing our wholesale funding costs. Conversely, nominal increases for the same period on the yields of five and ten year treasury securities has negatively impacted our growth in interest income from our investment portfolio and fixed rate loan portfolio. Additionally, there have been a number of new bank entrants and an expansion of existing bank franchises within the Colorado and Arizona markets. This has increased competition in both loan and deposit pricing, which has led to the stabilization of our net interest margin.

 

The following tables set forth the average amounts outstanding for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the interest earned or paid on such amounts, and the average rate earned or paid for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

Average

 

 

 

Interest

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

earned

 

yield

 

Average

 

earned

 

yield

 

 

 

Balance

 

or paid

 

or cost (1)

 

Balance

 

or paid

 

or cost (1)

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold and other

 

$

5,795

 

$

96

 

6.55

%

$

3,343

 

$

44

 

5.21

%

Investment securities (2)

 

478,292

 

5,423

 

4.49

%

482,720

 

4,479

 

3.67

%

Loans (2), (3)

 

1,414,269

 

27,828

 

7.78

%

1,170,091

 

20,209

 

6.83

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

(16,923

)

 

 

 

(15,293

)

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

$

1,881,433

 

$

33,347

 

7.01

%

$

1,640,861

 

$

24,732

 

5.96

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

47,977

 

 

 

 

 

38,124

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

103,695

 

 

 

 

 

93,107

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

2,033,105

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,772,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW and money market deposits

 

$

526,791

 

$

3,494

 

2.66

%

$

450,187

 

$

1,547

 

1.38

%

Savings deposits

 

8,106

 

15

 

0.74

%

10,852

 

9

 

0.33

%

Certificates of deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under $100,000

 

142,442

 

1,543

 

4.34

%

86,837

 

590

 

2.73

%

$100,000 and over

 

289,186

 

3,042

 

4.22

%

283,000

 

1,962

 

2.78

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

$

966,525

 

$

8,094

 

3.36

%

$

830,876

 

$

4,108

 

1.98

%

Other borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings

 

310,787

 

3,087

 

3.93

%

255,584

 

1,514

 

2.34

%

FHLB advances

 

90,582

 

1,132

 

4.94

%

84,720

 

657

 

3.07

%

Junior subordinated debentures

 

72,166

 

1,343

 

7.36

%

71,482

 

1,185

 

6.56

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

$

1,440,060

 

$

13,656

 

3.78

%

$

1,242,662

 

$

7,464

 

2.39

%

Noninterest-bearing demand accounts

 

433,931

 

 

 

 

 

390,930

 

 

 

 

 

Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,873,991

 

 

 

 

 

1,633,592

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

15,827

 

 

 

 

 

12,106

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and preferred securities

 

1,889,818

 

 

 

 

 

1,645,698

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

143,287

 

 

 

 

 

126,394

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

2,033,105

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,772,092

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

19,691

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,268

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

3.23

%

 

 

 

 

3.57

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

4.20

%

 

 

 

 

4.22

%

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

 

130.65

%

 

 

 

 

132.04

%

 

 

 

 

 

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For the six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

Average

 

 

 

Interest

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

earned

 

yield

 

Average

 

earned

 

yield

 

 

 

Balance

 

or paid

 

or cost (1)

 

Balance

 

or paid

 

or cost (1)

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold and other

 

$

5,873

 

$

177

 

6.08

%

$

4,076

 

$

119

 

5.89

%

Investment securities (2)

 

469,118

 

10,397

 

4.46

%

488,422

 

9,016

 

3.72

%

Loans (2), (3)

 

1,390,311

 

53,620

 

7.78

%

1,151,519

 

38,779

 

6.79

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

(17,071

)

 

 

 

(15,076

)

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

$

1,848,231

 

$

64,194

 

7.00

%

$

1,628,941

 

$

47,914

 

5.93

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

47,539

 

 

 

 

 

37,475

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

101,632

 

 

 

 

 

91,353

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,997,402

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,757,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW and money market deposits

 

$

511,434

 

$

6,424

 

2.53

%

$

448,360

 

$

2,766

 

1.24

%

Savings deposits

 

8,321

 

29

 

0.70

%

11,225

 

19

 

0.34

%

Certificates of deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under $100,000

 

120,612

 

2,463

 

4.12

%

81,496

 

1,052

 

2.60

%

$100,000 and over

 

287,082

 

5,701

 

4.00

%

266,415

 

3,421

 

2.59

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

$

927,449

 

$

14,617

 

3.18

%

$

807,496

 

$

7,258

 

1.81

%

Other borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings

 

318,086

 

6,045

 

3.83

%

275,423

 

2,988

 

2.19

%

FHLB advances

 

96,234

 

2,273

 

4.76

%

88,565

 

1,269

 

2.89

%

Junior subordinated debentures

 

72,166

 

2,584

 

7.22

%

71,558

 

2,223

 

6.26

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

$

1,413,935

 

$

25,519

 

3.64

%

$

1,243,042

 

$

13,738

 

2.23

%

Noninterest-bearing demand accounts

 

427,698

 

 

 

 

 

377,612

 

 

 

 

 

Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,841,633

 

 

 

 

 

1,620,654

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

14,669

 

 

 

 

 

11,954

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and preferred securities

 

1,856,302

 

 

 

 

 

1,632,608

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

141,100

 

 

 

 

 

125,161

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

1,997,402

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,757,769

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

38,675

 

 

 

 

 

$

34,176

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

 

 

3.70

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

4.22

%

 

 

 

 

4.23

%

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

 

130.72

%

 

 

 

 

131.04

%

 

 

 

 

 


(1)                                  Average yield or cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 has been annualized and is not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.

(2)                                  Yields include adjustments for tax-exempt interest income based on the Company’s effective tax rate.

(3)                                  Loan fees included in interest income are not material. Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.

 

The increase in interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was primarily driven by an increase in the average volume of our interest-earning assets. The volume of our interest- earning assets increased due to the growth in our average loan portfolio of $244.2 million and $238.8 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006. To a lesser extent, the yield on interest-earning assets also contributed to the increase, as the average yield increased 105 basis points and 107 basis points for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. Since June 30, 2005, the prime rate has increased from 6.25% to 8.25%, which has positively impacted net interest income as a large portion of our loan portfolio adjusts simultaneously with movements in the prime rate.

 

The increase in interest expense is attributed primarily to the rising interest rate environment and to a lesser extent the increased volume of interest-bearing liabilities. The rates on our deposit portfolio and

 

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wholesale funding sources are significantly impacted by changes in short-term rates, in addition to other economic factors. Since June 2005 short-term LIBOR and the federal funds rates have increased approximately 200 basis points, which have increased the funding costs of our deposit and wholesale borrowing portfolios. Additionally, core deposit growth has been relatively muted, causing a greater reliance on wholesale borrowings to meet our funding needs. Higher levels of wholesale funding sources typically increases interest expense as wholesale funds bear a higher interest cost as compared with core deposits.

 

Our net interest income is driven almost exclusively by our core banking franchise. Future increases in net interest income will primarily come by increasing our loan and investment portfolios, offset by the cost of funds from growth in our deposit portfolio and other funding sources. We expect to continue augmenting the organic growth from our existing banks with the addition of new de novo banks in Arizona and Colorado as qualified bank presidents are identified.

 

Noninterest Income

 

The following table presents noninterest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Amount

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

Amount

 

%

 

NONINTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposit service charges

 

$

717

 

$

752

 

$

(35

)

(5

)%

$

1,425

 

$

1,472

 

$

(47

)

(3

)%

Other loan fees

 

197

 

207

 

(10

)

(5

)%

369

 

346

 

23

 

7

%

Investment advisory and trust income

 

1,042

 

966

 

76

 

8

%

2,024

 

1,969

 

55

 

3

%

Insurance income

 

2,766

 

2,483

 

283

 

11

%

5,563

 

5,332

 

231

 

4

%

Investment banking income

 

1,908

 

391

 

1,517

 

388

%

3,055

 

1,969

 

1,086

 

55

%

Other income

 

589

 

542

 

47

 

9

%

1,123

 

946

 

177

 

19

%

Total noninterest income

 

$

7,219

 

$

5,341

 

$

1,878

 

35

%

$

13,559

 

$

12,034

 

$

1,525

 

13

%

 

Noninterest income includes revenues earned from sources other than interest income. These sources include:  service charges and fees on deposit accounts, letter of credit and ancillary loan fees, income from investment advisory and trust services, income from life insurance and wealth transfer products, benefits brokerage, property and casualty insurance, retainer and success fees from investment banking engagements, increases in the cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance, and net gains on sales of investment securities and other assets.

 

Deposit Service Charges. Deposit service charges primarily consist of fees earned from our treasury management services where customers are billed for deposits on analysis. Gross fees for services billed on analysis have increased 28% and 33% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to the same periods in 2005. Customers are given the option to pay for these services in cash or by offsetting the fees for these services against an earnings credit that is given for maintaining noninterest-bearing deposits. Although the average balance of deposits tied to our treasury management services has increased 12% in 2006 compared to 2005, the earnings credit rate (rate credited to our customers based on deposit balances to offset treasury management charges) has also increased due to an increase in the U.S. Treasury rates which is used as a benchmark for the earnings credit rate. The increase in the earnings credit rate has slightly decreased our treasury management fees. Other miscellaneous deposit charges are transactional by nature and may not be consistent period-over-period.

 

Investment Advisory and Trust Income. Investment advisory and trust income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 increased slightly due to a modest increase in the overall assets under management from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006. As of June 30, 2006, ACMG and PAM had a combined $554.7 million in discretionary assets under management, a 4% increase over June 30, 2005, and $137.0 million in non-discretionary assets under management, a 4% decrease over June 30, 2005.

 

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Insurance Income. Insurance income is derived from three main areas, wealth transfer, benefits consulting and property and casualty. The majority of fees earned on wealth transfer transactions are earned at the inception of the product offering in the form of commissions. As the fees on these products are transactional by nature, fee income can fluctuate from period-to-period based on the number of transactions that have been closed. Revenue from benefits consulting and property and casualty is a more recurring revenue source. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, insurance income increased 11.4% and 4.3% when compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. The Company expanded the number of producers in all areas of its insurance operations during the latter part of 2005 and expects the segment to show continued growth, particularly in the benefits consulting and property and casualty areas.

 

For the three and six months ended on June 30, 2006 and 2005, revenue earned from the Insurance segment is comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth transfer and executive compensation

 

48.21

%

47.31

%

49.21

%

50.18

%

Benefits consulting

 

27.13

%

25.87

%

26.12

%

25.26

%

Property and casualty

 

22.01

%

25.30

%

21.99

%

22.95

%

Fee income

 

2.65

%

1.52

%

2.68

%

1.61

%

 

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

100.00

%

100.00

%

 

Investment Banking Income. Investment banking income includes retainer fees which are recognized over the expected term of the engagement and success fees which are recognized when the transaction is completed and collectibility of fees is reasonably assured. Investment banking income is transactional by nature and will fluctuate based on the number of clients engaged and transactions successfully closed. The increase in revenue for the first half of 2006 compared to 2005 was due primarily to the size of deals closed in 2006, with one deal accounting for $1.6 million in revenue.

 

Other Income. Other income is comprised of increases in the cash surrender value of BOLI, earnings on equity method investments, merchant charges, bankcard fees, wire transfer fees, foreign exchange fees, and safe deposit income. The increase in other income for the first half of 2006 compared to 2005 was primarily due to an increase in earnings from equity investments and the cash surrender value of BOLI, in addition to fees generated from the initiation of a customer swap.

 

We believe offering such complementary products as discussed above allows us to both broaden our relationships with existing customers and attract new customers to our core business. We believe the fees generated by these services will increase our noninterest income and eventually reduce our dependency on net interest income. Noninterest income as a percentage of operating revenues was 27.0% and 26.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to 23.7% and 26.2% for the same periods in 2005. This level of noninterest income to operating revenues is consistent with the Company’s on-going goal of diversifying our revenue and reducing our dependency on net interest income.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

The following table presents noninterest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Amount

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

Amount

 

%

 

NONINTEREST EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

11,207

 

$

9,268

 

$

1,939

 

21

%

$

22,364

 

$

19,346

 

$

3,018

 

16

%

Occupancy expenses, premises and equipment

 

2,844

 

2,740

 

104

 

4

%

5,556

 

5,367

 

189

 

4

%

Amortization of intangibles

 

119

 

138

 

(19

)

(14

)%

239

 

279

 

(40

)

(14

)%

Other operating expenses

 

2,619

 

2,743

 

(124

)

(5

)%

5,234

 

5,196

 

38

 

1

%

Loss on sale of other assets and securities

 

23

 

9

 

14

 

156

%

25

 

126

 

(101

)

(80

)%

Total noninterest expenses

 

$

16,812

 

$

14,898

 

$

1,914

 

13

%

$

33,418

 

$

30,314

 

$

3,104

 

10

%

 

Salaries and Employee Benefits. Salaries and employee benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 have increased primarily due to the growth of our full time equivalent employee base. As of June 30, 2006, the Company employed 456 full time equivalent employees compared to 422 at June 30, 2005. The growth in full time equivalent employees is due to the expansion of our de novo banks, organic growth of existing operations and an investment in the future growth of our insurance operations by adding to their headcount. The annual cost of living and performance raises awarded to employees effective January 1, 2006, which averaged 4.58%, have also contributed to the increase. Also included in salaries and employee benefits is $0.2 million and $0.5 million related to stock-based compensation due to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. Under the prior accounting rules in place during the first half of 2005, the Company did not recognize any expense related to stock-based compensation. Another contributor to the increase in salary and benefit costs was the variable compensation associated with increased investment banking revenues during the three and six months ending June 30, 2006 as compared to the same periods in 2005. Bonuses related to the completed investment banking transactions increased $0.5 million for both the three and six months ending June 30, 2006 when compared to the same periods in 2005.

 

Occupancy Costs. Occupancy costs consist primarily of rent, depreciation, utilities, property taxes and insurance. Occupancy costs for the first half of 2006 have remained relatively stable when compared to the same period in 2005, as the majority of our de novo locations were in place as of June 30, 2005. The slight increase is primarily due to depreciation from the expansion of several existing locations and increases in common area management charges.

 

Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses consist primarily of business development expenses (meals, entertainment and travel), charitable donations, professional services (auditing, legal, marketing and courier) and regulatory assessments. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, other operating expenses have slightly increased over the same period in 2005 primarily due to business development expenses.

 

Loss on Sale of Other Assets and Security Write-Down. The loss on sale of other assets and security write-down for the six months ending June 30, 2005 is related to an other-than-temporary, non-cash, impairment charge relating to the Company’s write-down of its investment in Fannie Mae preferred stock.  The Company recorded the write-down as the fair value had been below cost for an extended period and a recovery in fair value was not assured within a reasonably short period of time.

 

Provision and Allowance for Loan and Credit Losses

 

The provision for loan and credit losses was $0.7 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $0.7 million and $1.1 million for the same periods in 2005. As of June 30, 2006, the allowance for loan and credit losses amounted to 1.23% of total loans, compared to

 

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1.30% at June 30, 2005. Key indicators of asset quality have remained favorable, while average outstanding loan amounts have increased.

 

For the first half of 2006, the Company had net charge-offs of $148,000 compared with net charge-offs of $161,000 for the first half of 2005. The Company’s percentage of non-performing assets to total assets remained constant during the first half of 2006 at 4 basis points, consistent with the first half of 2005.

 

The allowance for loan losses represents management’s recognition of the risks of extending credit and its evaluation of the quality of the loan portfolio. The allowance is maintained to provide for probable losses related to specifically identified loans and for losses inherent in the loan portfolio that have been incurred as of the balance sheet date. The allowance is based on various factors affecting the loan portfolio, including a review of problem loans, business conditions, historical loss experience, evaluation of the quality of the underlying collateral, and holding and disposal costs. The allowance is increased by additional charges to operating income and reduced by loans charged off, net of recoveries.

 

The allowance for credit losses represents management’s recognition of a separate reserve for off-balance sheet loan commitments and letters of credit. While the allowance for loan losses is recorded as a contra-asset to the loan portfolio on the consolidated balance sheet, the allowance for credit losses positions is recorded in Accrued Interest and Other Liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Although the allowances are presented separately on the balance sheet, any losses incurred from credit losses would be reported as a charge-off in the allowance for loan losses, since any loss would be recorded after the off-balance sheet commitment had been funded. Due to the relationship of these allowances as extensions of credit underwritten through a comprehensive risk analysis, information on both the allowance for loan and credit losses positions is presented in the following table.

 

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Six months ended

 

Year ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

 

$

16,906

 

$

14,674

 

$

14,674

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

(227

)

(363

)

(265

)

Real estate — mortgage

 

 

(246

)

(247

)

Consumer

 

(25

)

(99

)

(27

)

Total charge-offs

 

(252

)

(708

)

(539

)

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

104

 

104

 

45

 

Real estate — mortgage

 

 

277

 

241

 

Consumer

 

 

94

 

92

 

Total recoveries

 

104

 

475

 

378

 

Net charge-offs

 

(148

)

(233

)

(161

)

Provisions for loan losses charged to operations

 

510

 

2,465

 

1,095

 

Allowance for loan losses at end of period

 

$

17,268

 

$

16,906

 

$

15,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses at beginning of period

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Provisions for credit losses charged to operations

 

577

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses at end of period

 

$

577

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total provision for loan and credit losses

 

$

1,087

 

$

2,465

 

$

1,095

 

Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans (1)

 

(0.02

)%

(0.02

)%

(0.03

)%

Average loans outstanding during the period

 

$

1,390,311

 

$

1,209,377

 

$

1,151,519

 

 


(1)    The ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 have been annualized and are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, restructured loans, past due loans, repossessed assets, and other real estate owned. The following table presents information regarding nonperforming assets as of the dates indicated:

 

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At June 30,

 

At December 31,

 

At June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2005

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Nonperforming Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing

 

$

175

 

$

 

$

 

Nonaccrual loans

 

686

 

907

 

678

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

861

 

907

 

678

 

Repossessed assets

 

 

 

6

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

861

 

$

907

 

$

684

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

$

17,268

 

$

16,906

 

$

15,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.04

%

0.05

%

0.04

%

Ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans

 

0.06

%

0.07

%

0.06

%

Ratio of allowance for loan and credit losses to

 

1.23

%

1.27

%

1.30

%

Ratio of allowance for loan and credit losses to nonperforming loans

 

2072.59

%

1863.95

%

2302.06

%

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

Summarized below are the Company’s contractual obligations (excluding deposit liabilities) to make future payments as of June 30, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

After one

 

After three

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within

 

but within

 

but within

 

After

 

 

 

 

 

one year

 

three years

 

five years

 

five years

 

Total

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Federal funds purchased

 

$

20,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,000

 

TIO funds purchased

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

FHLB overnight funds purchased

 

85,000

 

 

 

 

85,000

 

Repurchase agreements

 

236,130

 

 

 

 

236,130

 

FHLB advances

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

 

 

72,166

 

72,166

 

Operating lease obligations

 

4,636

 

9,023

 

6,794

 

5,372

 

25,825

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

455,766

 

$

9,023

 

$

6,794

 

$

77,538

 

$

549,121

 

 

The Company has employed a strategy to expand its offering of fee-based products through the acquisition of entities that complement its business model. We will often structure the purchase price of an acquired entity to include an earn-out, which is a contingent payment based on achieving future performance levels. Given the uncertainty of today’s economic climate and the performance challenges it creates for companies, we feel that the use of earn-outs in acquisitions is an effective method to bridge the expectation gap between a buyer’s caution and a seller’s optimism. Earn-outs help to protect buyers from paying a full valuation up-front without the assurance of the acquisition’s performance, while allowing sellers to participate in the full value of the company provided the anticipated performance does occur. Since the earn-out payments are determined based on the acquired company’s performance during the earn-out period, the total payments to be made are not known at the time of the acquisition. The Company has committed to make additional earn-out payments to the former shareholders of FDL based on earnings performance.

 

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The contractual amount of the Company’s financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk expiring by period at June 30, 2006, is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

After one

 

After three

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within

 

but within

 

but within

 

After

 

 

 

 

 

one year

 

three years

 

five years

 

five years

 

Total

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Unfunded loan commitments

 

$

413,720

 

$

251,336

 

$

22,187

 

$

8,168

 

$

695,411

 

Standby letters of credit

 

24,639

 

3,166

 

5

 

 

27,810

 

Commercial letters of credit

 

6,985

 

115

 

4,321

 

 

11,421

 

Unfunded commitments for partnership interests

 

5,263

 

 

 

 

5,263

 

Company guarantees

 

5,176

 

 

 

 

5,176

 

Total commitments

 

$

455,783

 

$

254,617

 

$

26,513

 

$

8,168

 

$

745,081

 

 

The Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the liquidity, credit enhancement, and financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include legally binding commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. Credit risk is the principal risk associated with these instruments. The contractual amounts of these instruments represent the amount of credit risk should the instruments be fully drawn upon and the customer defaults.

 

To control the credit risk associated with entering into commitments and issuing letters of credit, the Company uses the same credit quality, collateral policies, and monitoring controls in making commitments and letters of credit as it does with its lending activities. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation.

 

Legally binding commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Standby letters of credit obligate the Company to meet certain financial obligations of its customers if, under the contractual terms of the agreement, the customers are unable to do so. The financial standby letters of credit issued by the Company are irrevocable. Payment is only guaranteed under these letters of credit upon the borrower’s failure to perform its obligations to the beneficiary.

 

The Company has also entered into interest-rate swap agreements under which it is required to either receive cash or pay cash to a counterparty depending on changes in interest rates. The interest-rate swaps are carried at their fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with the fair value representing the net present value of expected future cash receipts or payments based on market interest rates as of the balance sheet date. Because the interest-rate swaps recorded on the balance sheet at June 30, 2006 do not represent amounts that will ultimately be received or paid under the contracts, they are excluded from the table above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our primary source of shareholders’ equity is the retention of our net after-tax earnings and proceeds from the issuance of common stock. At June 30, 2006, shareholders’ equity totaled $145.1 million, an $8.6 million increase from December 31, 2005. The increase in shareholders’ equity is primarily due to net income of $11.1 million, $1.7 million from the issuance of common stock from option exercises and

 

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the Company’s employee stock purchase plan, $0.8 million related to the accounting treatment related to SFAS 123R and $0.3 million from the issuance of common stock in the ACMG earn-out. These transactions were offset by $2.9 million decrease in the tax-effected fair value of available-for-sale securities and derivative instruments and a $2.2 million in dividends paid on our common stock.

 

We are subject to minimum risk-based capital limitations as set forth by federal banking regulations at both the consolidated Company level and the Bank level. Under the risk-based capital guidelines, different categories of assets, including certain off-balance sheet items, such as loan commitments in excess of one year and letters of credit, are assigned different risk weights, based generally on the perceived credit risk of the asset. These risk weights are multiplied by corresponding asset balances to determine a “risk-weighted” asset base. For purposes of the risk-based capital guidelines, total capital is defined as the sum of “Tier 1” and “Tier 2” capital elements, with Tier 2 capital being limited to 100% of Tier 1 capital. Tier 1 capital includes, with certain restrictions, common shareholders’ equity, perpetual preferred stock, and minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries. Tier 2 capital includes, with certain limitations, perpetual preferred stock not included in Tier 1 capital, certain maturing capital instruments, and the allowance for loan and lease losses. As of June 30, 2006, the Company and the Bank are considered “Well Capitalized” under the regulatory risk based capital guidelines. In order to comply with the regulatory capital constraints, the Company and its Board of Directors constantly monitor the capital level and its anticipated needs based on the Company’s growth. The Company has identified sources of additional capital that could be used if needed, and monitors the costs and benefits of these sources, which include both the public and private markets.

 

Our liquidity management objective is to ensure our ability to satisfy the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers and to allow us to sustain our operations. Historically, our primary source of funds has been customer deposits. Scheduled loan repayments are a relatively stable source of funds, while deposit inflows and unscheduled loan prepayments, which are influenced by fluctuations in the general level of interest rates, returns available on other investments, competition, economic conditions, and other factors, are relatively unstable. In addition, the Company has commitments to extend credit under lines of credit and standby letters of credit. The Company has also committed to investing in certain partnerships. Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for reductions in other sources of funds (such as deposit inflows at less than projected levels). Borrowings may also be used on a longer-term basis to support expanded lending activities and to match the maturity or repricing intervals of assets.  The Company is required under federal banking regulations to maintain sufficient reserves to fund deposit withdrawals, loan commitments, and expenses.  We monitor our cash position on a daily basis in order to meet these requirements.

 

We use various forms of short-term borrowings for cash management and liquidity purposes on a limited basis. These forms of borrowings include federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the State of Colorado Treasury’s Time Deposit program, and borrowings from the FHLB. The Bank has approved federal funds purchase lines with ten other correspondent banks with an aggregate credit line of $225.0 million as well as credit lines based on available collateral sources with three firms to transact repurchase agreements. In addition, the Bank may apply for up to $20.0 million of State of Colorado time deposits. The Bank also has a line of credit from the FHLB that is limited by the amount of eligible collateral available to secure it. Borrowings under the FHLB line are required to be secured by unpledged securities and qualifying loans. At June 30, 2006, we had $151.1 million in unpledged securities available to collateralize FHLB borrowings and securities sold under agreements to repurchase. We also participate in the U.S. Treasury’s Term Investment Option (“TIO”) program for Treasury Tax and Loan participants. The TIO program allows us to obtain additional short-term funds at a rate determined through an auction process that is limited by the amount of eligible collateral available to secure it.

 

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At the holding company level, our primary sources of funds are dividends paid from the Bank and fee-based subsidiaries, management fees assessed to the Bank and the fee-based business lines, proceeds from the issuance of common stock, and other capital markets activity.  The main use of this liquidity is the quarterly payment of dividends on our common stock, quarterly interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, payments for mergers and acquisitions activity (including potential earn-out payments), and payments for the salaries and benefits for the employees of the holding company.  The approval of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is required prior to the declaration of any dividend by the Bank if the total of all dividends declared by the Bank in any calendar year exceeds the total of its net profits for that year combined with the retained net profits for the preceding two years. In addition, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 provides that the Bank cannot pay a dividend if it will cause the Bank to be “undercapitalized.” The Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock depends upon the availability of dividends from the Bank and earnings from its fee-based businesses, and upon the Company’s compliance with the capital adequacy guidelines of the FRB.

 

The Company expects that cash provided/used by operating activities may fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including fluctuations in our operating results and timing of tax and other payments. Management believes that the existing cash, cash equivalent and investments in marketable securities, together with any cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet normal operating requirements including capital expenditures for the next twelve months. The Company may decide to sell additional equity or debt securities to further enhance our capital position, and the sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders. Loan repayments and scheduled investment maturities may provide additional sources of liquidity, if needed.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $10.9 million and $17.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to the receipt (cash inflow) of $8.0 million on a loan payment owed to a third party loan participant in the second quarter of 2005. The $8.0 million was subsequently remitted to the third party in September of 2005. The remaining activity was derived from cash received from both net interest income and non-interest income, offset by higher operating expenses. Our average interest-earning assets increased by $219.3 million from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, while our interest-bearing liabilities only increased by $170.9 million. In addition, our net interest margin remained stable at 4.22% for the six months ended June 30, 2006, from 4.23% as of June 30, 2005. The net increase in our interest-earning assets and net interest margin helped drive our cash receipts from net interest income. Our cash receipts from our fee-based business lines experienced continued increases, primarily due to the M&A transactions closed by GMB and the wealth transfer business of the insurance segment.

 

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $153.2 million and $90.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  The increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily related to a $40.2 million increase in loan originations, a $17.5 million decrease in investment maturities, and a $15.4 million increase in investment purchases. The Company continues to target an asset mix whereby investments comprise approximately 25% of total assets, which may change based on the Company’s collateral needs.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $151.0 million and $77.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  The increase in net cash provided by financing activities is primarily attributed to a $178.6 million net increase in short-term wholesale funding (federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreement to repurchase, advances from the FHLB, and brokered CDs) and the fact that in the first half of 2005, $20 million was paid to redeem junior subordinated debentures.

 

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These items were offset by a $125.9 million decrease in deposit inflows, with $85.4 million in brokered certificates of deposit reflected as part of the wholesale funding change above.  Deposit management continues to be an area of focus for the Company as deposits help to provide a source of funding for loans and investments for Company operations. During short-term periods the Company may utilize FHLB advances or fed funds purchased in an effort to meet certain funding requirements. These two sources of funds may come at a higher cost thereby placing pressure on the Company’s net interest margin.

 

Effects of Inflation and Changing Prices

 

The primary impact of inflation on our operations is increased operating costs. Unlike most retail or manufacturing companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution such as the Bank are monetary in nature. As a result, the impact of interest rates on a financial institution’s performance is generally greater than the impact of inflation. Although interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction, or to the same extent, as the prices of goods and services, increases in inflation generally have resulted in increased interest rates. Over short periods of time, interest rates may not move in the same direction, or at the same magnitude, as inflation.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements that describe CoBiz’s future plans, strategies and expectations. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, performance or achievements contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things:

 

             Competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions nationally and in our market areas may increase significantly.

             Adverse changes in the economy or business conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, could increase credit-related losses and expenses and/or limit growth.

             Increases in defaults by borrowers and other delinquencies could result in increases in our provision for losses on loans and related expenses.

             Our inability to manage growth effectively, including the successful expansion of our customer support, administrative infrastructure and internal management systems, could adversely affect our results of operations and prospects.

             Fluctuations in interest rates and market prices could reduce our net interest margin and asset valuations and increase our expenses.

             The consequences of continued bank acquisitions and mergers in our market areas, resulting in fewer but much larger and financially stronger competitors, could increase competition for financial services to our detriment.

             Our continued growth will depend in part on our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on other growth opportunities.

             Changes in legislative or regulatory requirements applicable to us and our subsidiaries could increase costs, limit certain operations and adversely affect results of operations.

             Changes in tax requirements, including tax rate changes, new tax laws and revised tax law interpretations may increase our tax expense or adversely affect our customers’ businesses.

 

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In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

As of June 30, 2006, there have been no material changes in the quantitative and qualitative information about market risk provided pursuant to Item 305 of Regulation S-K as presented in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2006 (“Evaluation Date”) pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control. During the quarter that ended on the Evaluation Date, there were no changes in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 4.                                   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 18, 2006, the following proposals were adopted by the margins indicated:

 

1.               Election of Directors.

 

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Number of shares

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Steven Bangert

 

19,694,201

 

112,940

 

Michael B. Burgamy

 

19,296,504

 

510,637

 

Jerry W. Chapman

 

19,335,908

 

471,233

 

Morgan Gust

 

19,633,533

 

173,608

 

Thomas M. Longust

 

19,592,586

 

214,555

 

Jonathan C. Lorenz

 

19,628,690

 

178,451

 

Evan Makovsky

 

19,574,294

 

232,847

 

Harold F. Mosanko

 

19,677,396

 

129,745

 

Howard R. Ross

 

19,267,747

 

539,394

 

Noel N. Rothman

 

19,547,059

 

260,082

 

Timothy J. Travis

 

19,527,295

 

279,846

 

Mary Beth Vitale

 

19,573,852

 

233,289

 

Mary White

 

19,623,256

 

183,885

 

 

2.               Proposal for ratification of independent accountants.

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

shares

 

For

 

19,759,321

 

Against

 

11,218

 

Abstain

 

36,602

 

 

Item 6.            Exhibits

 

Exhibits and Index of Exhibits.

 

10.20

 

Employment Agreement, dated August 7, 2006, by and between CoBiz Inc. and Troy R. Dumlao.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

COBIZ INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 9, 2006

 

By

/s/ Steven Bangert

 

 

 

 

Steven Bangert, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 9, 2006

 

By

/s/ Lyne B. Andrich

 

 

 

 

 

Lyne B. Andrich, Executive Vice President and

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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