UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

 

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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ________ to _______

 

Commission file Number: 000-51889

 

COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

New Jersey

 

20-3700861

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

 

1250 Highway 35 South, Middletown, NJ 07748

 

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

 

 

(732) 706-9009

 

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, No Par Value

 

 

(Title of Class)

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.
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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. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer x

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

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the price at which the common stock was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common stock, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, is $67,833,350.

As of March 27, 2007, 6,511,582 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed by the registrant within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s most recent fiscal year are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

 

 

 

 



 

FORM 10-K

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I 

 
 
Item 1.    Business    1 
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    14 
Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments    17 
Item 2.    Properties    17 
Item 3.    Legal Proceedings    18 
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    18 
 
PART II
 
Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer     
    Purchases of Equity Securities    18 
Item 6.    Selected Financial Data    20 
Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and     
    Results of Operation    21 
Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    43 
Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    43 
Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and     
    Financial Disclosure    44 
Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures    44 
Item 9B.    Other Information    44 
 
PART III
 
Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance    45 
Item 11.    Executive Compensation    45 
Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and     
    Related Shareholder Matters    45 
Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence    45 
Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services    45 
 
PART IV
 
Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules    45 
 
SIGNATURES    50 

 

 

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PART I

 

Item 1. Business.

Community Partners Bancorp

The disclosures set forth in this item are qualified by Item 1A. Risk Factors, the section captioned “Forward-looking Statements” in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation and other statements set forth in this report.

Community Partners Bancorp (“Community Partners,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a business corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey in August 2005. The principal place of business of Community Partners is located at 1250 Highway 35 South, Middletown, New Jersey 07748 and its telephone number is (732) 706-9009.

Community Partners was organized to effect the acquisition and become the holding company of two New Jersey chartered commercial banks, Two River Community Bank (“Two River”), located in Middletown, New Jersey, and The Town Bank (“Town Bank”), located in Westfield, New Jersey. Throughout this document, we refer to each of Two River and Town Bank as a “Bank” and we refer to them together as the “Banks”. At the effective time of the acquisition, each Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Partners.

Other than its investment in the Banks, Community Partners currently conducts no other significant business activities. Community Partners may determine to operate its own business or acquire other commercial banks, thrift institutions or bank holding companies, or engage in or acquire such other activities or businesses as may be permitted by applicable law, although it has no present plans or intentions to do so. When we refer to the business conducted by Community Partners in this document, including any lending or other banking activities, we are referring to the business that Community Partners conducts through the Banks.

Subject to regulatory approval and/or consent, it is expected that Community Partners will receive a cash infusion from Two River for working capital and other purposes. Additional financial resources may be available to Community Partners in the future through borrowings, debt or equity financings, or dividends from the Banks or from acquired entities or new businesses. Dividends from either Bank to Community Partners will be subject to regulatory limitations, and other actions by which Community Partners may acquire cash or assets may also be subject to compliance with regulatory restrictions.

As of December 31, 2006, the Company had consolidated assets of $520.5 million, total deposits of $441.9 million and shareholders’ equity of $68.3 million.

 Employees

As of December 31, 2006, Community Partners had 113 full-time and 12 part-time employees. The Company’s employees are not represented by a union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Management of the Company believes that, in general, its employee relations are good. 

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The Banks

Two River is a New Jersey state chartered commercial bank which engages in the business of commercial and retail banking. As a community bank, Two River offers a wide range of banking services including demand, savings and time deposits and commercial and consumer/installment loans to small and medium-sized businesses, not-for-profit organizations, professionals and individuals principally in the Monmouth County, New Jersey area. Two River also offers its customers numerous banking products such as safety deposit boxes, a night depository, wire transfers, money orders, travelers checks, automated teller machines, direct deposit, federal payroll tax deposits, telephone and internet banking and merchant card services. 

We believe that Two River customers still want to do business with a banker and that they want to feel that they are important to that banker. To accomplish this objective, Two River emphasizes to its employees the importance of delivering exemplary customer service and seeking out opportunities to build further relationships with the Bank’s customers. Two River’s deposits are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund of the FDIC up to the statutory limits.

Two River has established a website on the Internet at www.tworiverbank.com.

Town Bank was organized in 1998 as a New Jersey state chartered commercial bank in Westfield, New Jersey by a group of prominent local business and community leaders to provide community banking as an alternative to larger financial institutions. Town Bank commenced operations in October 1998, and conducts business from two banking locations in Westfield. Town Bank provides a wide-range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, including personal and business checking accounts and time deposits, money market accounts and regular savings accounts. Town Bank’s deposits are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund of the FDIC up to the statutory limits.

Town Bank has established a website on the Internet at www.townbank.com.

Market Analysis and Competition

Our market strategy is focused on delivering to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses exceptional client service and effective financial advice through friendly and personal banking professionals who understand and care about the broad financial needs and objectives of its clients. 

Two River operates ten branch offices and an operations center in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Two River’s principal office is located on the west side of Route 35 South, just to the north of its intersection with New Monmouth Road in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Branch offices are located in Atlantic Highlands, Cliffwood, Middletown Township, Navesink, Port Monmouth, Red Bank, Tinton Falls (2), Wall Township, and West Long Branch, New Jersey. Each branch is within 75 miles of the metropolitan areas of both New York City and Philadelphia, with a diverse population and growing economy.

Town Bank operates two branch offices in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey. Town Bank’s primary trade area includes the town of Westfield as well as the immediately contiguous portions of Clark, Cranford, Fanwood, Garwood, Mountainside and Scotch Plains in Union County, New Jersey. The Westfield area is a bedroom community for New York City, approximately 25 miles to the east, and is easily accessible by major highways or rail.

Competition

We expect that for the near future, our primary business will be the ownership of the Banks. Therefore, the competitive conditions to be faced by Community Partners will be those faced by the member Banks. In addition, many banks and other financial institutions have formed, or are in the process of forming, holding companies. It is likely that these holding companies will attempt to acquire commercial banks, thrift institutions or companies engaged in bank-related activities. We are therefore likely to face competition in undertaking any such acquisitions and in operating subsequent to any such acquisitions.

 

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Both Banks face substantial competition for deposits and creditworthy borrowers. They compete with both New Jersey and regionally based commercial banks, savings banks and savings and loan associations, most of which have assets, capital and lending limits greater in amount than of the Banks. Other competitors include money market mutual funds, mortgage bankers, insurance companies, stock brokerage firms, regulated small loan companies, credit unions and issuers of commercial paper and other securities.

Products and Services

The Banks offer a full range of retail and commercial banking services to our customers. This includes a wide variety of business loans and consumer lending products; checking, savings, money market and certificates of deposit; corporate services for businesses and professionals; safe deposit boxes; ACH services; debit card and ATM services; and check deposit pick-up. Other service products include traveler’s checks, money orders, treasurer’s checks, and direct deposit facilities. We also offer customers the convenience of a full complement of internet banking services which allow them to check account balances, view account activity, transfer funds, place stop-payment orders, and pay their bills any time of the day or night. Deposits are insured up to applicable legal limits.

Lending Activities

The Banks engage in a variety of lending activities, which are primarily categorized as commercial and residential real estate - consumer lending. The strategy is to focus its lending activities on small/medium business customers and retain customers by offering them a wide range of products and personalized service. Commercial and real estate mortgage lending (consisting of commercial real estate, commercial business, construction and other commercial lending) are currently our main lending focus. Sources to fund loans are derived primarily from deposits, although we do occasionally borrow on a short-term basis to fund loan growth or meet deposit outflows.

The Banks presently generate the vast majority of our loans in the State of New Jersey, with a significant portion in Union and Monmouth County. Loans are generated through marketing efforts, its present customers, walk-in customers, referrals, the directors, founders and advisory boards of the member Banks. The Banks have been able to maintain a high overall credit quality through the establishment and adherence to prudent lending policies and practices and sound management. There is an established written loan policy for each of its categories of loans. These loan policies have been adopted by the board of directors of each member Bank and are reviewed annually. Any loan to Bank or Company directors or their affiliates must be reviewed and approved by the Bank’s board of directors in accordance with the loan policy for such loans as well as applicable state and federal law.

In managing the growth and quality of its loan portfolio, we have focused on: (i) the application of prudent underwriting criteria; (ii) the active involvement by senior management and the Bank board of directors in the loan approval process; (iii) the active monitoring of loans to ensure that repayments are made in a timely manner and early detection of potential problem loans; and (iv) a loan review process by an independent loan review firm, which conducts in-depth reviews of portions of the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis.

Our principal earning assets are loans originated or participated in by the Banks. The risk that certain borrowers will not be able to repay their loans under the existing terms of the loan agreement is inherent in the lending function. Risk elements in a loan portfolio include non-accrual loans, past due and restructured loans, potential problem loans, loan concentrations (by industry or geographically) and other real estate owned, acquired thru foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Because the vast majority of the Banks’ loans are made to borrowers located in Union and Monmouth County, New Jersey, each loan or group of loans presents a geographical risk and credit risk based upon the condition of the local economy. The local economy is influenced by outside conditions such as housing prices, employment conditions and changes in interest rates.

 Commercial and Construction Loans

Our commercial loan portfolio consists primarily of commercial business loans to small and medium sized businesses and individuals for business purposes and commercial real estate loans.

 

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Commercial and industrial loans are usually made to finance the purchase of inventory and new or used equipment or for short-term working capital. Generally, these loans are secured, but these loans are sometimes granted on an unsecured basis. To further enhance its security position, we generally require personal guarantees of principal owners. These loans are made on both a line of credit basis and on a fixed-term basis ranging from one to five years in duration. At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, commercial and industrial loans comprised 24.0% and 25.6%, respectively, of our total loan portfolio.

Commercial real estate loans are made to local commercial, retail and professional firms and individuals for the acquisition of new property or the refinancing of existing property. These loans are typically related to commercial businesses and secured by the underlying real estate used in these businesses or real property of the principals. These loans are generally offered on a fixed or variable rate basis with 5 to 20 year maturities, subject to rate re-adjustments every five years, and a 10 to 20 year amortization schedule. At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, commercial real estate loans comprised 38.0% and 45.3%, respectively, of our total loan portfolio.

Construction and land development loans are made on a short-term basis for both residential and non-residential properties and are secured by land and property. Construction loans are usually for a term of 6 to 12 months. Funds for construction loans are disbursed as phases of construction are completed and after the construction is inspected by an independent third party. At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, construction loans comprised 26.8% and 19.7%, respectively, of our total loan portfolio.

We have established written underwriting guidelines for commercial loans. In granting commercial loans, we look primarily to the borrower’s cash flow as the principal source of loan repayment. Collateral and personal guarantees of the principals of the entities to which we lend are consistent with the requirements of our loan policy.

Commercial loans are often larger and may involve greater risks than other types of lending. Since payments on such loans are often dependent on the successful operation of the business involved, repayment of such loans may be more sensitive than other types of loans to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy. Construction loans involve the additional risk of non-completion by the borrower. We are also involved with off-balance sheet financial instruments which include collateralized commercial and standby letters of credit meeting the financial needs of their customers. We seek to minimize these risks through its underwriting and monitoring guidelines. There can be no assurances, however, of success in the efforts to minimize these risks.

Residential Real Estate and Consumer Loans

We offer a full range of residential real estate and consumer loans. These loans consist of residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit and loans, personal loans, automobile loans and overdraft protection. Our home equity revolving lines of credit come with a floating interest rate tied to the prime rate with a maximum ratio of loan to value ratio of 80%. Lines of credit are available to qualified applicants in amounts up to $250,000 for up to 15 years. We also offer fixed rate home equity loans in amounts up to $250,000 for a term of up to 15 years. Credit is based on the income and cash flow of the individual borrowers and real estate collateral supporting the mortgage debt. At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, consumer and residential real estate loans comprised 11.2% and 9.3%, respectively, of our total loan portfolio.

 Asset Quality

As we continue to grow and leverage our capital, we envision that loans will continue to be our principal earning assets. An inherent risk in lending is the borrower’s ability to repay the loan under its existing terms. Risk elements in a loan portfolio include non-accrual loans (as defined below), past due and restructured loans, potential problem loans, loan concentrations and other real estate owned, acquired through foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

Non-performing assets include loans that are not accruing interest (non-accruing loans) as a result of principal or interest being in default for a period of 90 days or more and other real estate owned. When a loan is classified as non-accruing, interest accruals cease and all past due interest is reversed and charged against current income. Until the loan becomes current, any payments received from the borrower are applied to outstanding principal unless we determine that the financial condition of the borrower and other factors merit recognition of such payments as interest. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no non-accrual loans.

 

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We utilize a risk system, consisting of multiple grading categories, as an analytical tool to assess risk and set appropriate reserves. Along with the risk system, management further evaluates risk characteristics of the loan portfolio under current economic conditions and considers such factors as the financial condition of the borrower, past and expected loss experience, and other factors management feels deserve recognition in establishing an appropriate reserve or reasons which might bear on ultimate collectibility.

In addition, the FDIC has a classification system for problem loans and other lower quality assets, classifying them as “substandard,” “doubtful” or “loss.” A loan is classified as “substandard” when it is inadequately protected by the current value and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that some loss may occur if the deficiencies are not corrected.

A loan is classified “doubtful” when it has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified as substandard with the added characteristics that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing factors, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. A loan is classified as “loss” when it is considered uncollectible and of such little value that the asset’s continuance as an asset on the balance sheet is not warranted.

In addition to non-performing loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest categories, we maintain a list of performing loans where management has identified problems which potentially could cause such loans to be placed on non-accrual status in future periods. Loans on this watch list are subject to heightened scrutiny and more frequent review by management. The balance of potential problem loans at December 31, 2006 totaled approximately $17.4 million.

 Allowance for Loan Losses

We maintain an allowance for loan losses at a level that we believe is adequate to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Loan losses are charged directly to the allowance when they occur and any recovery is credited to the allowance when realized. Risks from the loan portfolio are analyzed on a continuous basis by loan officers, and periodically by our outside independent loan review auditors, directors on the Loan Committee and the Bank board of directors as a whole.

A risk system, consisting of multiple grading categories, is utilized as an analytical tool to assess risk and set appropriate reserves. Along with the risk system, management further evaluates risk characteristics of the loan portfolio under current and anticipated economic conditions and considers such factors as the financial condition of the borrower, past and expected loss experience, and other factors management feels deserve recognition in establishing an appropriate reserve. These estimates are reviewed at least quarterly, and as adjustments become necessary, they are realized in the periods in which they become known. Additions to the allowance are made by provisions charged to expense and the allowance is reduced by net charge-offs (i.e., loans judged to be uncollectible and charged against the reserve, less any recoveries on such loans).

Although management attempts to maintain the allowance at a level deemed sufficient to cover any losses, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based upon any changes in market conditions. In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for loan losses, and may require us to take additional provisions based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

Investment Portfolio

Our investment portfolio consists primarily of obligations of U.S. Government sponsored agencies as well as municipal and government authority bonds, with high grade corporate bonds accounting for less than 10% of the portfolio. Government regulations limit the type and quality of instruments in which the company may invest its funds.

 

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We conduct our asset/liability management through consultation with members of our board of directors, senior management and an outside financial advisor. The asset/liability investment committee, commonly known as an ALCO committee, which is comprised of the president, chief financial officer and certain members of our board of directors. The ALCO committee, in consultation with our board of directors, is responsible for the review of interest rate risk and evaluates future liquidity needs over various time periods.

We have established a written investment policy which is reviewed annually by the ALCO committee and our board of directors. The investment policy identifies investment criteria and states specific objectives in terms of risk, interest rate sensitivity and liquidity and emphasizes the quality, term and marketability of the securities acquired for its investment portfolio.

The ALCO committee is responsible for monitoring the Company’s investment portfolio and ensuring that investments comply with the investment policy. The ALCO committee may from time to time consult with investment advisors. Each Bank president and its chief financial officer may purchase or sell securities in accordance with the guidelines of the ALCO committee. Each Bank’s board of directors reviews the components of the investment portfolio on a monthly basis.

 Deposits

We emphasize relationships with commercial and individual customers and seek to obtain transaction accounts, which are frequently non-interest bearing deposits or lower cost interest bearing checking and money market deposit accounts.

Deposits are the primary source of funds used in lending and other general business purposes. In addition to deposits, we may derive additional funds from principal repayments on loans, the sale of investment securities and borrowing from other financial institutions. Loan amortization payments have historically been a relatively predictable source of funds. The level of deposit liabilities can vary significantly and is influenced by prevailing interest rates, money market conditions, general economic conditions and competition. As another means of funding our growth, we have the option of generating additional capital through the issuance of trust preferred capital securities.

Community Partners deposits consist of checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit. Deposits are obtained from individuals, partnerships, corporations and unincorporated businesses in the company’s market area. We attempt to control the flow of deposits primarily by pricing its accounts to remain generally competitive with other financial institutions in its market area.

Business Growth Strategy

Our plan for growth emphasizes expanding our market presence in the communities located between Union County and Monmouth County, New Jersey by adding strategically located new offices and considering selective acquisitions that would be accretive to earnings within the first full year of combined operations. We believe that this strategy will continue to build shareholder value and increase revenues and earnings per share by creating a larger base of lending and deposit relationships and achieving economies of scale and other efficiencies Our efforts include opening retail banking offices in the Middlesex county area and other attractive markets where we have established lending relationships, as well as exploring opportunities to grow and add other profitable banking-related businesses. We believe that by establishing banking offices and making selective acquisitions in attractive growth markets while providing our customary superior service, our core deposits will naturally increase.

 

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Supervision and Regulation

Overview

Two River, Town Bank and Community Partners operate within a system of banking laws and regulations intended to protect bank customers and depositors. These laws and regulations govern the permissible operations and management, activities, reserves, loans and investments of Community Partners, Two River and Town Bank. In addition, Community Partners is subject to federal laws and regulations and the corporate laws and regulations of the state of its incorporation, New Jersey. Two River and Town Bank, New Jersey state chartered banks, are also subject to The New Jersey Banking Act. The following descriptions summarize the key banking and other laws and regulations to which Two River and Town Bank are subject, and to which Community Partners is subject as a registered bank holding company. These descriptions are not intended to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the statutes and regulations. Future changes in these laws and regulations, or in the interpretation and application thereof by their administering agencies, cannot be predicted, but could have a material effect on the business and results of Community Partners, Two River and Town Bank.

Community Partners is a bank holding company under the Federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended by the 1999 financial modernization legislation known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and is subject to the supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. In general, the Bank Holding Company Act limits the business of bank holding companies to banking, managing or controlling banks, and performing certain servicing activities for subsidiaries and, as a result of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act amendments, would permit bank holding companies that are also financial holding companies to engage in any activity, or acquire and retain the shares of any company engaged in any activity, that is either (1) financial in nature or incidental to such financial activity or (2) complementary to a financial activity and does not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally. In order for a bank holding company to engage in the broader range of activities that are permitted by the Bank Holding Company Act for bank holding companies that are also financial holding companies, upon satisfaction of certain regulatory criteria, the bank holding company must file a declaration with the Federal Reserve Board that it elects to be a “financial holding company.” Community Partners does not intend to seek a “financial holding company” designation at this time, and does not believe that the current decision not to seek a financial holding company designation will adversely affect its ability to compete in its chosen markets. We believe that seeking such a designation for Community Partners would not position it to compete more effectively in the offering of products and services currently offered by the Banks.

Two River and Town Bank are each commercial banks chartered under the laws of the State of New Jersey. As such, they are subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, or NJDOBI, and by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC. Each of these agencies regulates aspects of activities conducted by the Banks and Community Partners, as discussed below. Neither Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 Dividend Restrictions

The primary source of cash to pay dividends, if any, to the Company’s shareholders and to meet the Company’s obligations is dividends paid to the Company by the Banks. Dividend payments by the Banks to the Company are subject to the New Jersey Banking Act of 1948 (the “Banking Act”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the “FDIA”). Under the Banking Act and the FDIA, the Banks may not pay any dividends if after paying the dividend, the Bank would be undercapitalized under applicable capital requirements. In addition to these explicit limitations, the federal regulatory agencies are authorized to prohibit a banking subsidiary or bank holding company from engaging in an unsafe or unsound banking practice. Depending upon the circumstances, the agencies could take the position that paying a dividend would constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice.

It is the policy of the Federal Reserve Board that bank holding companies should pay cash dividends on common stock only out of income available over the immediately preceding year and only if prospective earnings retention is consistent with the organization’s expected future needs and financial condition. The policy provides that bank holding companies should not maintain a level of cash dividend that undermines the bank holding company’s ability to serve as a source of strength to its banking subsidiary. A bank holding company may not pay dividends when it is insolvent.

 

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Neither Two River nor Town Bank has ever declared any cash dividends and neither entity contemplates the payment of such dividends in the future, except to fund expenses of Community Partners. Community Partners did not pay any cash dividends to shareholders in 2006 and does not contemplate the payment of cash dividends to shareholders in 2007. On July 18, 2006, Community Partners declared a 3% stock dividend, which was paid on September 1, 2006 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2006.

Transactions with Affiliates

Banking laws and regulations impose certain restrictions on the ability of bank holding companies to borrow from and engage in other transactions with their subsidiary banks. Generally, these restrictions require that any extensions of credit must be secured by designated amounts of specified collateral and are limited to (i) 10% of the bank’s capital stock and surplus per non-bank affiliated borrower, and (ii) 20% of the bank’s capital stock and surplus aggregated as to all non-bank affiliated borrowers. In addition, certain transactions with affiliates must be on terms and conditions, including credit standards, at least as favorable to the institution as those prevailing for arms-length transactions.

Liability of Commonly Controlled Institutions and “Source of Strength” Doctrine

The Federal Deposit Insurance Act contains a “cross-guarantee” provision that could result in any insured depository institution owned by Community Partners being assessed for losses incurred by the FDIC in connection with assistance provided to, or the failure of, any other insured depository institution owned by Community Partners. Capital loans by a bank holding company to a bank subsidiary are subordinate in right of repayment to deposits and other bank indebtedness. If a bank holding company declares bankruptcy, its bankruptcy trustee must fulfill any commitment made by the bank holding company to sustain the capital of its subsidiary banks.

 Deposit Insurance

Our subsidiary banks’ deposits are insured to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Although the FDIC is authorized to assess premiums under a risk-based system for such deposit insurance, most insured depository institutions have not been required to pay premiums for the last ten years. The Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (the “Reform Act”), which was signed into law on February 15, 2006, has resulted in significant changes to the federal deposit insurance program: (i) effective March 31, 2006, the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”) were merged into a new combined fund, called the Deposit Insurance Fund; (ii) the current $100,000 deposit insurance coverage will be indexed for inflation (with adjustments every five years, commencing January 1, 2011); and (iii) deposit insurance coverage for retirement accounts was increased to $250,000 per participant subject to adjustment for inflation. In addition, the Reform Act gave the FDIC greater latitude in setting the assessment rates for insured depository institutions, which could be used to impose minimum assessments.  

The FDIC is authorized to set the reserve ratio for the Deposit Insurance Fund annually at between 1.15% and 1.5% of estimated insured deposits. If the Deposit Insurance Fund’s reserves exceed the designated reserve ratio, the FDIC is required to pay out all or, if the reserve ratio is less than 1.5%, a portion of the excess as a dividend to insured depository institutions based on the percentage of insured deposits held on December 31, 1996 adjusted for subsequently paid premiums. Insured depository institutions that were in existence on December 31, 1996 and paid assessments prior to that date (or their successors) are entitled to a one-time credit against future assessments based on the amount of their assessable deposits on that date. Our subsidiary banks will not be entitled to this credit as neither were in existence as of December 31, 1996.

 

Pursuant to the Reform Act, the FDIC has determined to maintain the designated reserve ratio at its current 1.25%. The FDIC has also adopted a new risk-based premium system that provides for quarterly assessments based on an insured institution’s ranking in one of four risk categories based on their examination ratings and capital ratios. Beginning in 2007, well-capitalized institutions with the CAMELS ratings of 1 or 2 will be grouped in Risk Category I and will be assessed for deposit insurance at an annual rate of between five and seven basis points, with the assessment rate for an individual institution to be determined according to a formula based on a weighted average of the institution’s individual CAMEL component ratings plus either five financial ratios or the average ratings of its long-term debt. Institutions in Risk Categories II, III and IV will be assessed at annual rates of 10, 28 and 43 ba sis points, respectively.

 

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In addition, all FDIC-insured institutions are required to pay assessments to the FDIC to fund interest payments on bonds issued by the Financing Corporation (“FICO”), an agency of the Federal government established to recapitalize the predecessor to the SAIF. The FICO assessment rates, which are determined quarterly, averaged 0.013% of insured deposits in fiscal 2006. These assessments will continue until the FICO bonds mature in 2017.

 

 Capital Adequacy

The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC have substantially similar risk-based capital and leverage ratio guidelines for banking organizations. These guidelines are intended to ensure that banking organizations have adequate capital given the risk levels of their assets and off-balance sheet financial instruments. Under the risk-based capital and leverage ratio guidelines, assets and off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories, each with appropriate weights. The resulting capital ratios represent capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet items. These risk-based capital requirements identify concentration of credit risk, and facilitate management of those risks.

To derive total risk-weighted assets, bank assets are given risk-weights of 0%, 20%, 50% and 100%. In addition, certain off-balance sheet items are converted to asset equivalent amounts to which an appropriate risk-weight will apply. Most loans are assigned to the 100% risk category, except for performing first mortgage loans fully secured by residential property, which carry a 50% risk weighting. Most investment securities (including, primarily, general obligation claims of states or other political subdivisions of the United States) are assigned to the 20% category, except for municipal or state revenue bonds, which have a 50% risk-weight, and direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury or obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, which have a 0% risk-weight. In converting off-balance sheet items, direct credit substitutes, including general guarantees and standby letters of credit backing financial obligations, are given a 100% risk-weighting. Transaction-related contingencies such as bid bonds, standby letters of credit backing nonfinancial obligations, and undrawn commitments (including commercial credit lines with an initial maturity or more than one year) have a 50% risk weighting. Short-term commercial letters of credit have a 20% risk weighting, and certain short-term unconditionally cancelable commitments have a 0% risk weighting.

Under the capital guidelines, a banking organization’s total capital is divided into tiers. “Tier I Capital” consists of common shareholders’ equity and qualifying preferred stock, less certain goodwill items and other intangible assets. Not more than 25% of qualifying Tier I capital may consist of trust preferred securities. “Tier II Capital” consists of hybrid capital instruments, perpetual debt, mandatory convertible debt securities, a limited amount of subordinated debt, and preferred stock that does not qualify as Tier I Capital, plus a limited amount of loan and lease loss allowances and a limited amount of unrealized holding gains on equity securities. “Tier III Capital” consists of qualifying unsecured subordinated debt. “Total Capital” is the sum of Tier I, Tier II and Tier III Capital. The sum of Tier II and Tier III Capital may not exceed the amount of Tier I Capital.

Under the Federal Reserve Board’s risk-based capital guidelines for bank holding companies, the required minimum ratio of Total Capital (the sum of Tier I, Tier II and Tier III capital) to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet activities, such as standby letters of credit) is 8%. The required minimum ratio of Tier I Capital to risk-weighted assets is 4%. At December 31, 2006, Community Partners’ ratios of Total Capital and Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets were 10.73% and 9.68%, respectively.

The Federal Reserve Board also requires bank holding companies to comply with minimum leverage ratio guidelines. The leverage ratio is the ratio of a bank holding company’s Tier I Capital (excluding intangibles) to its total assets (excluding intangibles). Bank holding companies normally must maintain a minimum leverage ratio of 4%, unless the bank holding company has the highest supervisory rating or has implemented the Federal Reserve Board’s risk-adjusted measure for market risk, in which case its minimum leverage ratio must be 3%. Banking organizations undergoing significant growth or undertaking acquisitions must maintain even higher capital positions. At December 31, 2006, Community Partners’ leverage ratio was 8.52%. 

 

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The primary federal regulator for each of the Banks, the FDIC, also has implemented risk-based capital guidelines for insured depository institutions. Like the Federal Reserve Board’s requirements, the FDIC’s required minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets is 8.0%. At least half of the total capital is required to be Tier I Capital. The required minimum ratio of Tier I Capital to risk-weighted assets is 4%. At December 31, 2006, Two River’s ratios of Total Capital and Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets were 10.54% and 9.55%, respectively. At December 31, 2006, Town Bank’s ratios of Total Capital and Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets were 11.29% and 10.14%, respectively.

 Prompt Corrective Action

The Federal Deposit Insurance Act requires federal banking regulators to take prompt corrective action with respect to depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. Failure to meet minimum requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have an adverse material effect on Community Partners’ financial condition. Under the Prompt Corrective Action Regulations, the Banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their respective assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.

The Prompt Corrective Action Regulations define specific capital categories based on an institution’s capital ratios. The capital categories, in declining order, are “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” and “critically undercapitalized.” The Federal Deposit Insurance Act imposes progressively more restrictive constraints on operations, management and capital distributions, depending on the capital category by which the institution is classified. Institutions categorized as “undercapitalized” or worse may be subject to requirements to file a capital plan with their primary federal regulator, prohibitions on the payment of dividends and management fees, restrictions on asset growth and executive compensation, and increased supervisory monitoring, among other things. Other restrictions may be imposed on the institution by the regulatory agencies, including requirements to raise additional capital, sell assets or sell the entire institution. Once an institution becomes “critically undercapitalized,” it generally must be placed in receivership or conservatorship within 90 days.

The Prompt Corrective Action Regulations provide that an institution is “well capitalized” if the institution has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or greater, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater, and a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater. The institution also may not be subject to an order, written agreement, capital directive or prompt corrective action directive to meet and maintain a specific level for any capital measure. An institution is “adequately capitalized” if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% or greater, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 4.0% or greater, and a leverage ratio of 4.0% or greater (or a leverage ratio of 3.0% or greater if the institution is rated composite 1 in its most recent report of examination, subject to appropriate federal banking agency guidelines), and the institution does not meet the definition of a well-capitalized institution. An institution is deemed “undercapitalized” if it has a total risk-based capital ratio that is less than 8.0%, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of less than 4.0%, or a leverage ratio of less than 4.0% (or a leverage ratio of 3.0% or greater if the institution is rated composite 1 in its most recent report of examination, subject to appropriate federal banking agency guidelines), and the institution does not meet the definition of a significantly undercapitalized or critically undercapitalized institution. An institution is “significantly undercapitalized” if the institution has a total risk-based capital ratio that is less than 6.0%, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of less than 3.0%, or a leverage ratio less than 3.0% and the institution does not meet the definition of a critically undercapitalized institution, and is “critically undercapitalized” if the institution has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0%.

The appropriate federal banking agency may, under certain circumstances, reclassify a well-capitalized insured depository institution as adequately capitalized. The appropriate agency is also permitted to require an adequately capitalized or undercapitalized institution to comply with the supervisory provisions as if the institution were in the next lower category (but not to treat a significantly undercapitalized institution as critically undercapitalized) based on supervisory information other than an institution’s capital levels.

 

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At December 31, 2006, Two River and Town Bank were each “well capitalized” based on the ratios and guidelines noted above. However, the capital categories of these banks are determined solely for the purpose of applying the Prompt Corrective Action Regulations and may not constitute an accurate representation of their overall financial condition or prospects.

Unsafe and Unsound Practices

Notwithstanding its Prompt Corrective Action category dictated by risk-based capital ratios, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act permits the appropriate bank regulatory agency to reclassify an institution if it determines, after notice and a hearing, that the condition of the institution is unsafe or unsound, or if it deems the institution to be engaging in an unsafe or unsound practice. Also, if a federal regulatory agency with jurisdiction over a depository institution believes that the depository institution will engage, is engaging, or has engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice, the regulator may require that the bank cease and desist from such practice, following notice and a hearing on the matter.

The USA PATRIOT Act

On October 26, 2001, the President of the United States signed into law certain comprehensive anti-terrorism legislation known as the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act substantially broadened the scope of the U.S. anti-money-laundering laws and regulations by imposing significant new compliance and due diligence obligations, creating new crimes and penalties and expanding the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a number of implementing regulations which apply various requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act to financial institutions such as Two River and Town Bank. Those regulations impose new obligations on financial institutions to maintain appropriate policies, procedures and controls to detect, prevent and report money laundering and terrorist financing.

Failure of a financial institution to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act’s requirements could have serious legal consequences for an institution and adversely affect its reputation. The banks and Community Partners adopted appropriate policies, procedures and controls to address compliance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act under the existing regulations and each of them will continue to revise and update its policies, procedures and controls to reflect changes required by the Act and by the Treasury Department regulations.

 Community Reinvestment Act

The Federal Community Reinvestment Act requires banks to respond to the full range of credit and banking needs within their communities, including the needs of low and moderate-income individuals and areas. A bank’s failure to address the credit and banking needs of all socio-economic levels within its markets may result in restrictions on growth and expansion opportunities for the bank, including restrictions on new branch openings, relocation, formation of subsidiaries, mergers and acquisitions. In the latest CRA examination report with respect to Two River, dated February 23, 2006, Two River received a rating of Satisfactory. In the latest CRA examination report with respect to Town Bank, dated January 5, 2006, Town Bank received a rating of Satisfactory.

Consumer Privacy

In addition to fostering the development of “financial holding companies,” the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act modified laws relating to financial privacy. The new financial privacy provisions generally prohibit financial institutions, including both banks and, following the acquisition, Community Partners, from disclosing or sharing nonpublic personal financial information to third parties for marketing or other purposes not related to transactions, unless customers have an opportunity to “opt out” of authorizing such disclosure, and have not elected to do so. It has never been the policy of either bank, and it is not expected to be the policy of Community Partners, to release such information except as may be required by law.

 

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Loans to One Borrower

Federal banking laws limit the amount a bank may lend to a single borrower to 15% of the bank’s capital base, unless the entire amount of the loan is secured by adequate amounts of readily marketable collateral. However, no loan to one borrower may exceed 25% of a bank’s statutory capital, notwithstanding collateral pledged to secure it.

New Jersey banking law limits the total loans and extensions of credit by a bank to one borrower at one time to 15% of the capital funds of the bank when the loan is not fully secured by collateral having a market value at least equal to the amount of the loans and extensions of credit. Such loans and extensions of credit are limited to 10% of the capital funds of the bank when the total loans and extensions of credit by a bank to one borrower at one time are fully secured by readily available marketable collateral having a market value (as determined by reliable and continuously available price quotations) at least equal to the amount of funds outstanding. If a bank’s lending limit is less than $500,000, the bank may nevertheless have total loans and extensions of credit outstanding to one borrower at one time not to exceed $500,000.

Depositor Preference Statute

Under federal law, depositors, certain claims for administrative expenses and employee compensation against an insured depository institution are afforded a priority over other general unsecured claims against the institution, in the event of a “liquidation or other resolution” of the institution by a receiver.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999 (the “Modernization Act”) became effective in early 2000. The Modernization Act:

 

allows bank holding companies meeting management, capital and Community Reinvestment Act standards to engage in a substantially broader range of non-banking activities than is permissible for a bank holding company, including insurance underwriting and making merchant banking investments in commercial and financial companies; if a bank holding company elects to become a financial holding company, it files a certification, effective in 30 days, and thereafter may engage in certain financial activities without further approvals;

 

allows banks to establish subsidiaries to engage in certain activities which a financial holding company could engage in, if the bank meets certain management, capital and Community Reinvestment Act standards;

 

allows insurers and other financial services companies to acquire banks and removes various restrictions that currently apply to bank holding company ownership of securities firms and mutual fund advisory companies; and establishes the overall regulatory structure applicable to financial holding companies that also engage in insurance and securities operations.

The Modernization Act modified other financial laws, including laws related to financial privacy and community reinvestment.

The Modernization Act also amends the BHCA and the Bank Merger Act to require the federal banking agencies to consider the effectiveness of a financial institution’s anti-money laundering activities when reviewing an application under these acts.

 

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Additional proposals to change the laws and regulations governing the banking and financial services industry are frequently introduced in Congress, in the state legislatures and before the various bank regulatory agencies. The likelihood and timing of any such changes and the impact such changes might have on the Company cannot be determined at this time.

 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), which became law on July 30, 2002, added new legal requirements affecting corporate governance, accounting and corporate reporting for companies with publicly traded securities.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act provides for, among other things:

 

a prohibition on personal loans made or arranged by the issuer to its directors and executive officers (except for loans made by a bank subject to Regulation O);

 

independence requirements for audit committee members;

 

disclosure of whether at least one member of the audit committee is a “financial expert” (as such term is defined by the SEC) and if not, why not;

 

independence requirements for outside auditors;

 

a prohibition by a company’s registered public accounting firm from performing statutorily mandated audit services for the company if the company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer, comptroller, chief accounting officer or any person serving in equivalent positions had been employed by such firm and participated in the audit of such company during the one-year period preceding the audit initiation date;

 

certification of financial statements and reports on Forms 10-K, 10-KSB, 10-Q, and 10-QSB by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer;

 

the forfeiture of bonuses or other incentive-based compensation and profits from the sale of an issuer’s securities by directors and senior officers in the twelve month period following initial publication of any financial statements that later require restatement due to corporate misconduct;

 

disclosure of off-balance sheet transactions;

 

two-business day filing requirements for insiders filing Forms 4;

 

disclosure of a code of ethics for financial officers and filing a Form 8-K for a change or waiver of such code;

 

“real time” filing of periodic reports;

 

posting of certain SEC filings and other information on the company website;

 

the reporting of securities violations “up the ladder” by both in-house and outside attorneys;

 

restrictions on the use of non-GAAP financial measures;

 

the formation of a public accounting oversight board; and

 

various increased criminal penalties for violations of securities laws.

 

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Additionally, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that a public company subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, include in its annual report (i) a management’s report on internal control over financial reporting assessing the company’s internal controls, and (ii) an auditor’s attestation report, completed by the registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues an accountant’s report which is included in the company’s annual report, attesting to the effectiveness of management’s internal control assessment. Because we are neither a “large accelerated filer” nor an “accelerated filer”, under current rules, we are not required to provide management’s report on internal control over financial reporting until we file our annual report for 2007 and compliance with the auditor’s attestation report requirement is not required until we file our annual report for 2008.

Each of the national stock exchanges, including the Nasdaq Capital Market where our common stock is listed, have implemented corporate governance rules, including rules strengthening director independence requirements for boards, and the adoption of charters for the nominating, corporate governance, and audit committees. The rule changes are intended to, among other things, make the board of directors independent of management and allow shareholders to more easily and efficiently monitor the performance of companies and directors. These increased burdens have increased our legal and accounting fees and the amount of time that our board of directors and management must devote to corporate governance issues.  

Overall Impact of New Legislation and Regulations

Various legislative initiatives are from time to time introduced in Congress and in the New Jersey State Legislature. It cannot be predicted whether or to what extent the business and condition of Community Partners, Two River and Town Bank will be affected by new legislation or regulations, and legislation or regulations as yet to be proposed or enacted.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our common stock is speculative in nature and involves a significant degree of risk. The risk factors below are not listed in order of importance.

Changes in interest rates could reduce our income, cash flows and asset values.

Our income and cash flows and the value of our assets depend to a great extent on the difference between the interest rates we earn on interest-earning assets, such as loans and investment securities, and the interest rates we pay on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and borrowings. These rates are highly sensitive to many factors which are beyond our control, including general economic conditions and policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, in particular, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, will influence not only the interest we receive on our loans and investment securities and the amount of interest we pay on deposits and borrowings but will also affect our ability to originate loans and obtain deposits and the value of our investment portfolio. If the rate of interest we pay on our deposits and other borrowings increases more than the rate of interest we earn on our loans and other investments, our net interest income, and therefore our earnings, could be adversely affected. Our earnings also could be adversely affected if the rates on our loans and other investments fall more quickly than those on our deposits and other borrowings.

Economic conditions either nationally or locally in areas in which our operations are concentrated may adversely affect our business.

Deterioration in local, regional, national or global economic conditions in Middlesex, Monmouth or Union County in New Jersey could cause us to experience a reduction in deposits and new loans, an increase in the number of borrowers who default on their loans and a reduction in the value of the collateral securing their loans, all of which could adversely affect our performance and financial condition. Unlike larger banks that are more geographically diversified, we provide banking and financial services Middlesex, Monmouth or Union County in New Jersey. Therefore, we are particularly vulnerable to adverse local economic conditions.

 

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Competition may decrease our growth or profits.

We face substantial competition in all phases of our operations from a variety of different competitors, including commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, credit unions, consumer finance companies, factoring companies, leasing companies, insurance companies and money market mutual funds. There is very strong competition among financial services providers in our principal service area. Our competitors may have greater resources, higher lending limits or larger branch systems than we do. Accordingly, they may be able to offer a broader range of products and services as well as better pricing for those products and services than we can.

In addition, some of the financial services organizations with which we compete are not subject to the same degree of regulation as is imposed on federally insured financial institutions. As a result, those non-bank competitors may be able to access funding and provide various services more easily or at less cost than we can, adversely affecting our ability to compete effectively.

We plan to continue to grow rapidly and there are risks associated with rapid growth.

We intend to continue to expand our business and operations to increase deposits and loans. Continued growth may present operating and other problems that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our growth may place a strain on our administrative, operational, personnel and financial resources and increase demands on our systems and controls. Our ability to manage growth successfully will depend on our ability to attract qualified personnel and maintain cost controls and asset quality while attracting additional loans and deposits on favorable terms, as well as on factors beyond our control, such as economic conditions and interest rate trends. If we grow too quickly and are not able to attract qualified personnel, control costs and maintain asset quality, this continued rapid growth could materially adversely affect our financial performance.

We rely on our management and other key personnel, and the loss of any of them may adversely affect our operations.

We are and will continue to be dependent upon the services of our executive management team. In addition, we will continue to depend on our ability to retain and recruit key commercial loan officers. The unexpected loss of services of any key management personnel or commercial loan officers could have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition because of their skills, knowledge of our market, years of industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.

We may fail to achieve sufficient operational integration between the two Banks to make their combination under a single holding company a financial success.

Our success will depend on, among other things, our ability to realize anticipated cost savings and to integrate the operations of Two River and Town Bank in a manner that does not materially disrupt the existing customer relationships of either bank or result in decreased revenues from any loss of customers. If we are not able to successfully achieve these objectives, the anticipated benefits of the acquisition may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected.

Two River and Town Bank have operated, and are continuing to operate, independently. We continue to face significant challenges in consolidating Two River and Town Bank functions, integrating the organizations, procedures and operations in a timely and efficient manner and retaining key Two River and Town Bank personnel. The integration of Two River and Town Bank has been and continues to be costly, complex and time consuming, and our management continues to devote substantial resources and efforts to it.

The ongoing integration process may result in the disruption of each Bank’s ongoing business or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect their ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and others with whom they have business dealings or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the acquisition.

 

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Our financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected if our allowance for loan losses is not sufficient to absorb actual losses or if we are required to increase our allowance.

Despite our underwriting criteria, we may experience loan delinquencies and losses. In order to absorb losses associated with non-performing loans, we maintain an allowance for loan losses based on, among other things, historical experience, an evaluation of economic conditions, and regular reviews of delinquencies and loan portfolio quality. Determination of the allowance inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires us to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. At any time there are likely to be loans in our portfolio that will result in losses but that have not been identified as non-performing or potential problem credits. We cannot be sure that we will be able to identify deteriorating credits before they become non-performing assets or that we will be able to limit losses on those loans that are identified.

We may be required to increase our allowance for loan losses for any of several reasons. State and federal regulators, in reviewing our loan portfolio as part of a regulatory examination, may request that we increase our allowance for loan losses. Changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in our allowance. In addition, if charge-offs in future periods exceed our allowance for loan losses, we will need additional increases in our allowance for loan losses. Any increases in our allowance for loan losses will result in a decrease in our net income and, possibly, our capital, and may materially affect our results of operations in the period in which the allowance is increased.

We may be adversely affected by government regulation.

The banking industry is heavily regulated. Banking regulations are primarily intended to protect the federal deposit insurance funds and depositors, not shareholders. Changes in the laws, regulations, and regulatory practices affecting the banking industry may increase our costs of doing business or otherwise adversely affect us and create competitive advantages for others. Regulations affecting banks and financial services companies undergo continuous change, and we cannot predict the ultimate effect of these changes, which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability or financial condition.

Environmental liability associated with lending activities could result in losses.

In the course of our business, we may foreclose on and take title to properties securing our loans. If hazardous substances were discovered on any of these properties, we could be liable to governmental entities or third parties for the costs of remediation of the hazard, as well as for personal injury and property damage. Many environmental laws can impose liability regardless of whether we knew of, or were responsible for, the contamination. In addition, if we arrange for the disposal of hazardous or toxic substances at another site, we may be liable for the costs of cleaning up and removing those substances from the site even if we neither own nor operate the disposal site. Environmental laws may require us to incur substantial expenses and may materially limit use of properties we acquire through foreclosure, reduce their value or limit our ability to sell them in the event of a default on the loans they secure. In addition, future laws or more stringent interpretations or enforcement policies with respect to existing laws may increase our exposure to environmental liability.

Failure to implement new technologies in our operations may adversely affect our growth or profits.

The market for financial services, including banking services and consumer finance services, is increasingly affected by advances in technology, including developments in telecommunications, data processing, computers, automation, Internet-based banking and telebanking. Our ability to compete successfully in our markets may depend on the extent to which we are able to exploit such technological changes. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be able properly or timely to anticipate or implement such technologies or properly train our staff to use such technologies. Any failure to adapt to new technologies could adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.

 

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties.

The following table provides certain information with respect to properties:

Office Location

 

Address

 

Description

 

Opened

Two River Main Office:

 

1250 Highway 35 South

Middletown, NJ

 

5,300 sq. ft. first-floor stand-alone building (leased)

 

02/00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allaire:

 

Monmouth Executive Airport

229 Airport Road, Bldg 13

Farmingdale, NJ

 

3,800 sq. ft. building (leased)

 

02/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantic Highlands:

 

84 First Avenue

Atlantic Highlands, NJ

 

700 sq. ft. ground floor of downtown space (leased)

 

03/02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cliffwood:

 

Angel Street & Route 35

Aberdeen, NJ

 

2,500 sq. ft. building (leased)

 

11/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navesink:

 

East Pointe Shopping Center

2345 Route 36

Atlantic Highlands, NJ

 

2,080 sq. ft in strip shopping center (leased)

 

09/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Monmouth:

 

357 Highway 36

Port Monmouth, NJ

 

2,180 sq. ft. stand-alone building (leased)

 

06/01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Bank:

 

City Centre Plaza

100 Water Street

Red Bank, NJ

 

512 sq. ft. in strip shopping center (leased)

 

09/02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tinton Falls:

 

656 Shrewsbury Avenue

Tinton Falls, NJ

 

3,650 sq. ft. stand-alone building (leased)

 

08/00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Long Branch:

 

359 Monmouth Road

West Long Branch, NJ

 

3,100 sq. ft. in strip shopping center (leased)

 

01/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations Center:

 

178 Office Max Plaza

Suite 3-A

Eatontown, NJ

 

7,200 sq. ft.

Operations office space (leased)

 

06/02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tinton Falls:

 

4050 Asbury Avenue

Tinton Falls, NJ

 

3,400 sq. ft. stand-alone building (leased)

 

10/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Bank Main Office:

 

520 South Avenue

Westfield, NJ

 

3,000 sq. ft. stand-alone building (leased)

 

10/98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downtown Office

 

44 Elm Street

Westfield, NJ

 

3,000 sq. ft. building (owned)

 

04/01

 

 

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Town Bank has acquired a parcel of vacant land at 245-249 North Avenue in Cranford, New Jersey and has obtained approvals from New Jersey state and federal banking authorities to open a bank branch there. Town Bank is pursuing municipal site plan and other approvals to construct the facility and anticipates opening the location for business in early 2008. Town Bank also leases vacant land in Fanwood, New Jersey for an approved branch location. The landlord has municipal approval to construct a building of approximately 3,000 square feet.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

We may be involved, from time to time, as plaintiff or defendant in legal actions arising in the normal course of its business. At December 31, 2006, we were not involved in any material legal proceedings.

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

No matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The common stock of the Company trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “CPBC”. The following are the high and low sales prices per share prospective from April 4, 2006, the date the Company’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

 

2006

 

 

High

 

Low

 

First Quarter

$

      --

 

$

      --

(1)

Second Quarter

 

15.05

 

 

9.95

(1)

Third Quarter

 

12.04

 

 

10.44

(1)

Fourth Quarter

 

11.40

 

 

9.73

(1)

 

(1) Prices have been retroactively adjusted for the 3% stock dividend declared on July 18, 2006 and paid on September 1, 2006 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2006.

As of March 27, 2007, there were approximately 516 holders of the Company’s common stock.

The Company paid a 3% stock dividend on September 1, 2006 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2006. The Company has never paid a cash dividend and there are no plans to pay a cash dividend at this time. The Company intends to retain its earnings in order to provide capital for the continuing growth of the Banks.

 

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Stock Performance Graph

The following graph compares the performance of the Company’s common stock with the performance of the Nasdaq Composite Index and a the Nasdaq Bank Index from April 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. The graph assumes that $100 was invested on April 1, 2006 in the Company’s common stock, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Nasdaq Bank Index and that all dividends were reinvested.

 


 

4/11/06

4/06

5/06

6/06

7/06

8/06

9/06

10/06

11/06

12/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Partners Bancorp

100.00

93.41

84.25

86.15

82.42

84.89

79.23

74.10

75.32

75.83

Nasdaq Composite

100.00

99.83

93.50

93.15

89.81

93.72

96.55

101.14

103.91

103.69

Nasdaq Bank

100.00

103.34

94.14

97.31

100.20

107.48

110.73

121.40

126.23

127.60

 

 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

In connection with our acquisition of Two River and Town Bank, the former Two River shareholders received a majority of the voting rights of the combined entity (Community Partners). Accordingly, Two River is the acquiring company for accounting purposes. Two River’s assets and liabilities are reported by the Company at Two River’s historical cost, and the Company’s financial statements consist of only Two River’s for the periods prior to April 1, 2006. Town Bank’s assets and liabilities were recorded at their respective fair values as of the time of the acquisition as described in Note 2 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Operations relating to the business of Town Bank are included in the Company’s financial statements only prospectively from April 1, 2006, the date of the transaction. See Note 1 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on Page F-8.

The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes presented elsewhere herein.

For years ended December 31

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

 

(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

3,699

$

2,092

$

1,325

$

1,250

$

743

Return on average assets

 

0.82%

 

0.82%

 

0.64%

 

0.84%

 

0.68%

Return on avg. tangible assets

 

0.85%

 

0.82%

 

0.64%

 

0.84%

 

0.68%

Return on average equity

 

6.60%

 

9.16%

 

8.08%

 

9.52%

 

6.16%

Return on avg. tangible equity

 

10.27%

 

9.16%

 

8.08%

 

9.52%

 

6.16%

Net interest margin

 

4.24%

 

4.49%

 

4.39%

 

4.67%

 

4.79%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Statement Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

$

17,560

$

10,740

$

8,725

$

6,666

$

4,989

Provision for loan losses

 

649

 

453

 

458

 

322

 

491

Non-interest income

 

1,486

 

1,228

 

820

 

578

 

474

Non-interest expenses

 

12,515

 

8,197

 

6,969

 

5,244

 

4,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data at December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

$

520,520

$

268,276

$

235,470

$

168,885

$

132,224

Total Deposits

 

441,918

 

236,449

 

199,955

 

141,048

 

109,717

Total Loans, net of deferred fees

 

416,904

 

216,327

 

176,000

 

133,759

 

104,252

Shareholders’ Equity

 

68,319

 

23,767

 

21,809

 

13,543

 

12,526

Intangible Assets

 

26,543

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

4,567

 

2,380

 

1,927

 

1,469

 

1,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Information (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – Basic

$

0.63

$

0.52

$

0.35

$

0.35

$

0.21

Earnings per share – Diluted

$

0.61

$

0.49

$

0.33

$

0.33

$

0.20

Book value per share

$

10.49

$

5.86

$

5.43

$

3.76

$

3.48

Tangible book value per share

$

6.42

$

5.86

$

5.43

$

3.76

$

3.48

Average diluted shares

outstanding

 

6,078

 

4,252

 

4,020

 

3,808

 

3,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital to risk-weighted

assets

 

 

10.73%

 

 

11.40%

 

 

12.24%

 

 

10.49%

 

 

12.11%

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted

assets

 

 

9.68%

 

 

10.38%

 

 

11.25%

 

 

9.47%

 

 

11.08%

Tier 1 capital to average assets

 

8.52%

 

9.16%

 

9.61%

 

8.39%

 

9.80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)
All share information has been restated for the effect of a 3% stock dividend declared on July 18, 2006 and paid on September 1, 2006 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2006.

 

 

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.

The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operation is intended to provide a better understanding of the significant changes and trends relating to the financial condition, results of operations, capital resources, liquidity and interest rate sensitivity of Community Partners Bancorp as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2006. The following information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended December 31, 2006, including the related notes thereto.

Forward-Looking Statements

When used in this and in future filings by us with the SEC, in our press releases and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer of ours, the words or phrases “will,” “will likely result,” “could,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “continues,” “expects,” “plans,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “project” or “outlook” or similar expressions (including confirmations by an authorized executive officer of ours of any such expressions made by a third party with respect to us) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We wish to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, each of which speak only as of the date made. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected.

Factors that may cause actual results to differ from those results expressed or implied, include, but are not limited to, those listed below under “Risk Factors”; changes in the direction of the economy nationally or in New Jersey; changes in effective income tax rates; continued relationships with major customers including sources for loans; the ability of customers to repay their obligations; the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; competition; and the effects of general economic conditions and legal and regulatory barriers and structure. Although management has taken certain steps to mitigate any negative effect of the aforementioned items, significant unfavorable changes could severely impact the assumptions used and have an adverse effect on profitability. Such risks and other aspects of our business and operations are described in “Business”, “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.” We have no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

 Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The following discussion is based upon our 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, revenue and expenses.

Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements for December 31, 2006 contains a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies. Management believes the following critical accounting policies encompass the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Allowance for Loan Losses. Management believes our policy with respect to the methodology for the determination of the allowance for loan losses involves a high degree of complexity and requires management to make difficult and subjective judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. Changes in these judgments, assumptions or estimates could materially impact the results of operations. This critical policy and its application are periodically reviewed with our audit committee and board of directors.

The allowance for loan losses is based upon management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance account, including an assessment of known and inherent risks in the portfolio, giving consideration to the size and composition of the loan portfolio, actual loan loss experience, level of delinquencies, detailed analysis of individual loans for which full collectibility may not be assured, the existence and estimated net realizable value of any underlying collateral and guarantees securing the loans, and current economic and market conditions. Although

 

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management utilizes the best information available, the level of the allowance for loan losses remains an estimate that is subject to significant judgment and short term change. Various regulatory agencies may require us and our banking subsidiaries to make additional provisions for loan losses based upon information available to them at the time of their examination. Furthermore, the majority of our loans are secured by real estate in New Jersey, primarily in Monmouth County and Union County. Accordingly, the collectibility of a substantial portion of the carrying value of our loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in local market conditions and may be adversely affected should real estate values decline or the New Jersey and/or our local market areas experience economic shock. Future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses account may be necessary due to economic, operating, regulatory and other conditions beyond our control.

Stock Based Compensation. Prior to January 1, 2006, our stock option plans were accounted for under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 (Opinion 25), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations, as permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.” No stock-based employee compensation cost was recognized in our statements of income through December 31, 2005, as all options granted under the plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant. Statement No. 123(R) replaced Statement No. 123, supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 and requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment,” using the modified-prospective transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized after January 1, 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January 1, 2006 based on the grant-date fair value calculated in accordance with the provision of Statement No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to December 31, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value calculated in accordance with the provision of Statement 123(R). We had no nonvested stock options at December 31, 2005, therefore, the adoption of Statement 123(R) relates only to share-based payments granted after January 1, 2006.

Community Partners did not grant any stock options, restricted stock grants or any other share-based compensation awards during the year ended December 31, 2006. Also, Community Partners did not adopt any new share-based compensation plans during 2006.

Investment Securities Impairment Valuation. Management evaluates securities for other-than temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. Consideration is given to (1) length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of Two River to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

Purchase Accounting for Business Combinations. In June of 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” These standards eliminated the pooling-of-interests method of accounting (“pooling”) in favor of purchase accounting. Further, these standards were promulgated to ensure that post-merger financial statements of combined entities are prepared in a manner that best represents the underlying economics of a business combination.

These standards necessitate the application of accounting policies and procedures that entail the use of assumptions, estimates, and judgments that are critical to the presentation of financial information, including the ongoing valuation of intangibles. Goodwill and other intangible assets are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, or more often if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. The magnitude of the acquisition of Town Bank on our consolidated results suggests that the application of these standards since the date of that acquisition is substantially more critical to the presentation of financial information.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax effects of temporary differences, net operating loss carry forwards and tax credits. Deferred tax assets are subject to management’s judgment based upon available evidence that future realization is more likely than not. If management determines that we may be unable to realize all or part of net deferred tax assets in the future, a direct charge to income tax expense may be required to reduce the recorded value of the net deferred tax asset to the expected realizable amount.

 

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Executive Summary

Effective April 1, 2006, Community Partners acquired all of the shares of capital stock of each of Two River and The Town Bank in exchange for shares of Community Partners common stock, and Two River and Town Bank became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Community Partners. Two River is the acquiring company for accounting purposes and its assets and liabilities are reported by Community Partners at Two River’s historical cost. Town Bank’s assets and liabilities were recorded by Community Partners at their respective fair values as of April 1, 2006. Operations relating to the business of Town Bank are included in Community Partners’ financial statements only prospectively from April 1, 2006. Thus, reported earnings and balance sheet figures of Community Partners prior to April 1, 2006 include those of Two River and do not include those of Town Bank. Current period performance, other than per share amounts and ratio analysis, is not generally comparable to reported results for corresponding prior periods, as a significant portion of the increases in reported earnings and balance sheet figures are due to the inclusion of Town Bank in the periods subsequent to March 31, 2006 but not the prior periods.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, net interest income increased $6.9 million, or 64.5%, to $17.6 million from $10.7 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net income totaled $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $1.6 million or 76.2%. Basic earnings per share were $0.63 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $0.52 per share for the same period in 2005. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2006 amounted to $0.61 compared to $0.49 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2005. Our 2006 results were positively affected by the inclusion of Town Bank’s operations in reported earnings prospectively from April 1, 2006. Included in the consolidated results of operations of Community Partners for 2006 was net income amounting to $1.7 million attributable to the operations of Town Bank.

All per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 3% stock dividend paid by Community Partners on September 1, 2006.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, net interest income increased $2.0 million, or 23.0%, to $10.7 million from $8.7 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2004. Net income totaled $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $767 thousand, or 57.9%. Basic earnings per share were $0.52 for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $0.35 per share for the same period in 2004. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2005 amounted to $0.49 compared to $0.33 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Total assets increased by $252.2 million, or 94.0% to $520.5 million at December 31, 2006 from $268.3 million at December 31, 2005. The increase in total assets was primarily the result of our acquisition of Town Bank as of April 1, 2006. At March 31, 2006, Town Bank’s total assets amounted to $208.0 million. The remainder of our growth during 2006 consisted primarily of increased loans outstanding.

The loan portfolio, net of the allowance for loan losses, grew to $412.3 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of $198.4 million, or 92.8% from the December 31, 2005 level of $213.9 million. The allowance for loan losses totaled $4.6 million, or 1.10% of total loans at December 31, 2006 compared to $2.4 million, or 1.10% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2005. Acquired loan growth consists of Town Bank’s net loans at March 31, 2006 of $137.3 million. Organic loan growth for 2006 was $61.1 million.

Deposits rose to $441.9 million at December 31, 2006 from $236.4 million at December 31, 2005, an increase of $205.5 million, or 86.9%. The increase in deposits is primarily attributable to the acquisition of Town Bank and to a lesser extent the result of gaining market share in our Company’s trade area. Town Bank’s total deposits were $160.8 million at March 31, 2006. Organic deposit growth was $44.7 million for 2006.

 

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The following table provides information on our performance ratios for the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

Performance Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

0.82%

 

0.82%

 

0.64%

Return on average tangible assets

0.85%

 

0.82%

 

0.64%

Return on average shareholders’ equity

6.60%

 

9.16%

 

8.08%

Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity

10.27%

 

9.16%

 

8.08%

Average equity to average assets

12.38%

 

9.00%

 

7.88%

Average tangible equity to average tangible assets

8.32%

 

9.00%

 

7.88%

Dividend payout

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

 

Results of Operations

Our principal source of revenue is net interest income, the difference between interest income on earning assets and interest expense on deposits and borrowings. Interest earning assets consist primarily of loans, investment securities and federal funds sold. Sources to fund interest earning assets consist primarily of deposits and borrowed funds. Our net income is also affected by our provision for loan losses, other income and other expenses. Other income consists primarily of service charges, commissions and fees, while other expenses are comprised of salaries and employee benefits, occupancy costs and other operating expenses.

Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005

 Net Income

For the year ended December 31, 2006, net income increased to $3.7 million, or $0.63 per share for basic and $0.61 per share for diluted shares, compared to net income of $2.1 million, or $0.52 per share for basic and $0.49 per share for diluted shares in 2005.

Our net income was primarily due to a $6.9 million, or 64.5%, increase in net interest income. The improvement in net interest income is attributable primarily to the inclusion of Town Bank’s operating results subsequent to the date of acquisition, and to a lesser extent, to our continued strong growth, which is made possible by establishing a sound foundation through the strategic utilization of our resources. Town Bank’s net interest income included in our consolidated operations amounted to $6.0 million for 2006.

Non-interest expenses increased $4.3 million, or 52.4%, to $12.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Town Bank’s non-interest expenses amounted to $3.0 million during the period subsequent to the date of acquisition. Additional increases in non-interest expenses resulted as we increased our support staff and deployed other resources in order to continue our strategic plan.

 Net Interest Income

For the year ended December 31, 2006, we recognized net interest income of $17.6 million, as compared to $10.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. We achieved this increase by increasing our average balance of interest earning assets by $175.1 million, or 73.2%, to $414.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $239.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 as a result of the acquisition, while our net interest spread and net interest margin declined by 52 basis points and 25 basis points, respectively, to 3.42% and 4.24% for the year ended December 31, 2006 from 3.94% and 4.49% for the year ended December 31, 2005, as a result of increasingly competitive market conditions.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, our total interest income increased to $29.8 million from $14.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This $15.0 million, or 101.4% increase, was driven primarily by increased volume, as volume-related increases in interest income of $11.1 million were further increased by rate-related increases of $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the prior fiscal year. Most of the interest-income increases came from our loan portfolio, which accounted for $10.4 million of the $11.1 million volume-related increase, and $3.5 million of the $3.9 million rate-related increase, as our average loans outstanding increased by $156.1 million, or 79.4%, to $352.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $196.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in the average balances of interest-earning assets was due primarily to the acquisition of Town Bank and strong organic growth. The average yield on our interest-earning assets increased by 100 basis points to 7.19% for the year ended December 31, 2006 from 6.19% for the prior year. The increase in market interest rates throughout 2005 and 2006 accounted for the improvement in yield.

 

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Total interest expense increased to $12.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 period from $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This 197.6% increase in interest expense is primarily due to a $143.3 million increase in our average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, which increased to $323.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $180.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities was due primarily to the acquisition of Town Bank. In addition, faced with steadily increasing interest rates during 2006, we priced and marketed our deposit products in a manner designed to obtain the increased funds we needed for loan growth without significantly shrinking our net interest margin. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the average rate on our interest-bearing liabilities was 3.78% compared to 2.25% in the prior fiscal year. The 153 basis point increase in our interest-bearing liabilities, partially off-set by the 100 basis point increase in our interest-earning assets, resulted in our net interest margin decreasing to 4.24% for the 2006 fiscal year from 4.49% for the 2005 fiscal year.

 

 

 

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The following table reflects, for the periods presented, the components of our net interest income, setting forth: (1) average assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity, (2) interest income earned on interest-earning assets and interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities, (3) average yields earned on interest-earning assets and average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, (4) our net interest spread (i.e., the average yield on interest-earning assets less the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities), and (5) our yield on interest-earning assets. There have been no tax equivalent adjustments made to yields.

   

Years ended December 31

   

2006

   

2005

   

2004

 
                  Average                 Average                 Average  
             

Interest 

 

 rates

            Interest    rates             Interest    rates  
     

Average

       

income/ 

  earned/     Average         income/   earned/       Average       income/    earned/  
     

 balance

       

expense 

 

 paid

   

balance

        expense    paid        balance       expense    paid  
   

(In thousands, except percentages)

ASSETS                                                     
Interest Earning Assets:                                                     
         Federal Funds Sold    $   9,335     $    467    5.00 %    $   1,680     $    52    3.10 %    $   8,429     $   108    1.28 % 
         Investment Securities      52,177         2.328    4.46 %      40,831         1,639    4.01 %      36,292       1,443    3.98 % 
         Loans (net of unearned income) (1) (2)      352,662         27,004    7.66 %      196,554         13,104    6.67 %      154,195       9,705    6.29 % 
 
                     Total Interest Earning Assets      414,174         29,799    7.19 %      239,065         14,795    6.19 %      198,916       11,256    5.66 % 
 
Non-Interest Earning Assets:                                                     
         Allowance for Loan Loss      (3,865 )                  (2,150 )                  (1,675 )           
         All Other Assets      42,563                   16,701                   10,972            
 
                     Total Assets    $   452,872                 $   253,616                 $   208,213            
 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                                     
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                                                     
         NOW Deposits    $   38,174         735    1.93 %    $   28,148         306    1.09 %    $   24,507       147    0.60 % 
         Savings Deposits      40,851         943    2.31 %      58,649         1,333    2.27 %      62,637       1,314    2.10 % 
         Money Market Deposits      60,400         2,033    3.37 %      32,415         613    1.89 %      34,554       503    1.46 % 
         Time Deposits      173,310         8,094    4.67 %      48,243         1,477    3.06 %      21,680       446    2.06 % 
         Securities sold under agreements to repurchase      8,814         293    3.32 %      7,865         153    1.95 %      7,581       116    1.53 % 
         Short-term Borrowings      2,378         141    5.93 %      5,292         173    3.27 %      398       5    1.26 % 
 
                     Total Interest Bearing Liabilities      323,927         12,239    3.78 %      180,612         4,055    2.25 %      151,357       2,531    1.67 % 
 
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities:                                                     
         Demand Deposits      69,909                   48,754                   39,522            
         Other Liabilities      2,981                   1,417                   928            
 
                     Total Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities      72,890                   50,171                   40,450            
 
Shareholders’ Equity      56,055                   22,833                   16,406            
 
                     Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity    $   452,872                 $   253,616                 $   208,213            
 
NET INTEREST INCOME                                                     
          $    17,560              $    10,740              $   8,725     
 
NET INTEREST SPREAD (3)                  3.42 %                  3.94 %                3.99 % 
 
NET INTEREST MARGIN (4)                  4.24 %                  4.49 %                4.39 % 

(1)      Included in interest income on loans are loan fees.
(2)      Includes non-performing loans.
(3)      The interest rate spread is the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest earning assets and the weighted average cost of average interest bearing liabilities.
(4)      The interest rate margin is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average interest earning assets.

 

 

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Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the amounts of the total change in net interest income that can be attributed to changes in the volume of interest-bearing assets and liabilities and the amount of the change that can be attributed to changes in interest rates.

             

Year ended December 31,

             
 
 

2006 vs. 2005

 

2005 vs. 2004

 
 

Increase (decrease) due to change in

 
    Average       Average           Average       Average        
    volume       rate     Net       volume       rate      

Net

 
   

  (In thousands)

 
Interest Earned On:                                 
         Federal Funds Sold  $ 237      $ 178     $ 415     $  (86 )     $ 30     $ (56 ) 
         Investment Securities    455       234     689       180       16       196  
         Loans (net of unearned fees)    10,408       3,492     13,900       2,666       733       3,399  
 
                     Total Interest Income    11,100       3,904     15,004       2,760       779       3,539  
 
Interest Paid On:                                 
         NOW Deposits    109       320     429       22       137       159  
         Savings Deposits    (405 )      15     (390 )      (84 )      103       19  
         Money Market Deposits    529       891     1,420       (31 )      141       110  
         Time Deposits    3,829       2,788     6,617       546       485       1,031  
         Securities sold under agreements to repurchase    18       122     140       4       33       37  
         Short-term Borrowing    (95 )      63     (32 )      61       107       168  
 
                     Total Interest Expense    3,985       4,199     8,184       518       1,006       1,524  
 
                     Net Interest Income  $ 7,115      $ (295 )    $ 6,820     $  2,242      $ (227 )    $ 2,015  

 

Provision for Loan Losses

Our provision for loan losses recorded for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $649,000, compared to $453,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in the provision for 2006 was primarily due to higher loan growth and the assumption of Town Bank’s loan loss provision in 2006 compared to 2005. Loan growth in 2006 was approximately $62 million compared to $40 million in 2005. In addition, the provision reflects management’s assessment of economic conditions, credit quality and other risk factors inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses totaled $4.6 million, or 1.10% of total loans at December 31, 2006, compared to $2.4 million, or 1.10% of total loans, at December 31, 2005. The $2.2 million increase in the allowance for loan losses for the year ended December 31, 2006 is a result of the growth of our loan portfolio, which accounted for $649,000 of the increase, and the acquisition of Town Bank, which accounted for $1.5 million of the increase. We will continue to review the need for additions to our allowance for loan losses based upon our review of the loan portfolio, the level of delinquencies and general market and economic conditions.

 Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income amounted to $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $258,000, or 21.0%. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in service fees on deposits of $189,000, or 40.6%, and an increase in other income of $183,000, or 72.6%. The growth in service fees on deposits reflects the growth in transaction account deposits and activity and the increase in other income reflects increased ATM surcharge fees and a higher level of fees on residential mortgages originated for other institutions. These increases are attributable to our continued growth and the acquisition of Town Bank. Partially off-setting these increases was a reduction in other loan customer service fees, which decreased by $113,000 from $343,000 during 2005 to $230,000 during 2006. The reduction in other loan customer service fees resulted from a reduction in the amount of loan pre-payment penalty fees collected as commercial loan pre-payments and refinancing with other institutions slowed during 2006. 

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 Non-Interest Expense

The following table provides a summary of non-interest expense by category for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

   

Year ended

           
   

December 31, 

           
                          %  
     

2006 

     

2005 

      Increase    Increase  
(dollars in thousands)                      (Decrease)    (Decrease)  
Salaries and employee benefits    $ 6,545      $ 4,490      $ 2,055    45.8 % 
Occupancy and equipment expenses      2,117        1,580        537    34.0 % 
Professional fees      473        190        283    148.9 % 
Advertising and marketing expenses      325        288        37    12.8 % 
Data processing expenses      609        228        381    167.1 % 
Insurance      232        211        21    10.0 % 
Amortization of identifiable intangibles      287        -        287    -  
Other operating expenses      1,927        1,210        717    59.3 % 
 
Total non-interest expenses    $ 12,515      $ 8,197      $ 4,318    52.7 % 

 

  

Non-interest expense was $12.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $4.3 million, or 52.4%. Salaries and employee benefits increased $2.1 million, or 45.8%, to $6.5 million from $4.5 million primarily as a result of the acquisition of Town Bank, which accounted for $1.4 million of the increase, and additions to staff to support our growth, along with higher salaries and health insurance costs. The number of our full-time equivalent employees increased from 73 at December 31, 2004, to 80 at December 31, 2005, and to 126 at December 31, 2006. Occupancy and equipment expenses, advertising and marketing expenses, insurance and other operating expenses increased by $1.3 million, or 39.9%, due to the general growth of our business and the inclusion of Town Bank’s operations subsequent to March 31, 2006. Professional fees increased by $283,000, or 148.9%, to $473,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $190,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily as a result of the formation of the bank holding company, the acquisition of Town Bank and the increased costs of being a public company. Data processing expenses increased by $381,000, or 167.1%, to $609,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $228,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 as a result of expenses associated with converting Town Bank to the Company’s core processing servicer and our general growth. Subsequent to the acquisition of Town Bank as of April 1, 2006, we began amortizing identifiable intangible assets and incurred $287,000 in costs during 2006. At December 31, 2006, the balance of $1.8 million in core deposit intangibles remains to be amortized through March, 2016.

We anticipate continued significant increases in non-interest expense in 2007 and beyond, as we incur costs related to the expansion of our branch system and our lending activities, and ongoing efforts to penetrate our target markets, in addition to other costs associated with the integration of the operations of the two banks and the operation of the Company.

 Income Tax Expenses

For the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded $2.2 million in income tax expense, compared to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in income tax expense is due to higher pre-tax income. The effective tax rate for 2006 was 37.1%, compared to 36.9% for 2005.

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004

Net Income

For the year ended December 31, 2005, net income increased to $2.1 million or $0.52 per share for basic and $0.49 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.3 million or $0.35 per share for basic and $0.33 per diluted share for the same period in 2004.

The increase in net income was primarily due to a $2.0 million, or 23.0% increase in net interest income. The improvement in net interest income is attributable to our strong growth in 2005.

Net Interest Income

For the year ended December 31, 2005, we recognized net interest income of $10.7 million as compared to $8.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase in net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2004, was largely due to an increase in the average balance of interest earning assets, which increased $40.2 million, or 20.2%, to $239.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $198.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase reflects an increase in average loans outstanding of $42.4 million, or 27.5%, to $196.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $154.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, and an increase in average investment securities of $4.5 million, or 12.4%, to $40.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $36.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, and was partially offset by a decrease of $6.7 million, or 79.8%, in average federal funds sold to $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Primarily as a result of the increase in the average balance of interest earning assets, our interest income increased to $14.8 million, or 31%, for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $11.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The improvement in interest income was primarily due to volume-related increases in income from the loan portfolio of $2.7 million and volume-related increases in income of $180,000 in the investment securities portfolio, partially offset by volume-related decreases in income of $86,000 in federal funds sold. In addition to the net volume-related increases, rate-related increases amounting to $779,000 resulted as the average yield on our interest-earning assets increased to 6.19% for the year ended December 31, 2005 from 5.66% for the prior year.

Total interest expense increased 64.0% to $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase in interest expense is primarily related to the increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, which increased $29.2 million to $180.6 million for the 2005 fiscal year compared to $151.4 million for the 2004 fiscal year. Volume-related increases in interest expense accounted for $518,000 of increased expense and was further increased by $1.0 million attributable to net rate-related increases in interest expense. The volume related increases in interest-bearing liabilities were the result of marketing and pricing decisions made by management in response to the need for cost effective sources of funds, primarily to fund loan growth. These decisions, along with market rate increases on deposits for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the prior fiscal year, resulted in the increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 2.25% for the year ended December 31, 2005 from 1.67% for year ended December 31, 2004.

Please refer to the Average Balance Sheet in the preceding discussion and the Rate/Volume Analysis comparing the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.

Provision for Loan Losses

Our provision for loan losses recorded for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $453,000 compared to $458,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The provision is the result of our review of several factors. We had no loan charge-offs during the periods ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004. Loan growth for the year ended December 31, 2005 was approximately $40 million compared to $42 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The provision also reflects management’s assessment of economic conditions, credit quality and other risk factors inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses totaled $2.4 million, or 1.10% of total loans at December 31, 2005, compared to $1.9 million, or 1.10% of total loans, at December 31, 2004.

 

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 Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income amounted to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $820,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $408,000, or 49.8%. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in earnings from investment in life insurance which increased $154,000 to $167,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $13,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004, and increased other income which increased $113,000 to $252,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $139,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. We invested in $3.5 million of bank-owned life insurance during December 2004, and we recorded an entire year of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in other income during 2005 resulted primarily from fees on residential mortgages originated for other institutions, a service first instituted by the Company during 2005. Service fees on deposits increased $76,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to the prior year and other loan customer service fees increased $65,000 during the same comparable periods. The growth in service fees on deposits and other loan customer service fees reflects the growth in transaction account deposits and activity and increases in non-interest related loan fees.

Non-Interest Expense

The following table provides a summary of non-interest expense by category for the two years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.

   

Year ended

         
   

December 31,

         
                          %  
        2005          2004      Increase     Increase  
(dollars in thousands)                     

(Decrease)

    (Decrease)  
Salaries and employee benefits     $   4,490      $ 3,773      $ 717     19.0 % 
Occupancy and equipment expenses        1,580        1,367      213     15.6 % 
Professional fees        190        188      2     1.06 % 
Advertising and marketing expenses        288        236      52     22.0 % 
Data processing expenses        228        235      (7 )    -3.0 % 
Insurance        211        217      (6 )    -2.8 % 
Amortization of identifiable intangibles        -        -      -     -  
Other operating expenses        1,210        953      257     26.9 % 
 
Total non-interest expenses      $   8,197      $ 6,969      $ 1,228     17.6 % 

 

Non-interest expense amounted to $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $7.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $1.2 million, or 17.1%. The increase was due primarily to increases in employee expenses as well as increases in occupancy expenses, equipment expenses and other costs generally attributable to our growth. Of this increase, salary and employee benefits increased $717,000, or 19.0%, and reflected increases in the number of employees from 73 full-time equivalents at December 31, 2004 to 80 full-time equivalents at December 31, 2005. The increase in personnel is attributable to the acquisition of support personnel required due to our growth and for the opening of two new branch offices during November, 2004 and September, 2005.

Occupancy and equipment expenses increased $213,000, or 15.6%, to $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase was attributable to the opening of two new branch offices during November 2004 and September 2005, which resulted in increased lease expense and increased maintenance costs.

All other operating expenses increased $298,000, or 16.3%, to $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. 

 

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We anticipate that the expense of our expanding branch system, combined with increased expenses associated with our expanding lending activities, as well as increased costs associated with our ongoing efforts to penetrate our target markets, will continue to increase non-interest expense in subsequent years.

Income Tax Expenses

For the year ended December 31, 2005, we recorded $1.2 million in income tax expense compared to $793,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 36.9% compared to 37.4% for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Financial Condition

December 31, 2006 Compared to December 31, 2005

 General

At December 31, 2006, our total assets were $520.5 million, an increase of $252.2 million, or 94.0%, over total 2005 year-end assets of $268.3 million. At December 31, 2006, our total loans were $416.9 million, an increase of $200.6 million, or 92.7%, from the $216.3 million reported at December 31, 2005. Investment securities increased to $52.4 million at December 31, 2006, from $40.0 million at December 31, 2005, an increase of $12.4 million, or 31.0%. At December 31, 2006, we had $6.1 million of federal funds sold compared to no federal funds sold at December 31, 2005. Our fixed assets increased by $2.8 million, or 116.7%, to $5.2 million at December 31, 2006 from $2.4 million at December 31, 2005. At December 31, 2006, we recorded goodwill amounting to $24.7 million and core deposit intangibles amounting to $2.1 million as a result of our acquisition of Town Bank. At March 31, 2006, the total assets of Town Bank amounted to $208.0 million.

Liabilities

We had total deposits of $441.9 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of $205.5 million, or 86.9%, over total deposits of $236.4 million at December 31, 2005. Deposits are our primary source of funds. The deposit growth during 2006 was primarily due to the acquisition of Town Bank, which had $160.7 million of deposits at March 31, 2006, and to the expansion and maturation of our existing branch system, which had organic deposit growth of $44.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. We also generated a significant increase in our deposit products through promotional activities at our branches, which were targeted to gain market penetration as we expanded our branch office network. During 2006, our primary promotional products were interest-bearing deposits. At December 31, 2006, our non-interest bearing deposits represented 16.3% of our total deposits, down from 21.3% at year-end 2005. As long as our quality loan demand remains strong, we intend to raise the most cost effective funding available within our market area.

Securities Portfolio

We maintain an investment portfolio to fund increased loans or decreased deposits and other liquidity needs and to provide an additional source of interest income. The portfolio is composed of obligations of the U.S. government and agencies, government-sponsored entities, municipal securities and a limited amount of corporate debt securities.

The Company accounts for its investment securities in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. This standard requires, among other things, that debt and equity securities be classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. Management determines the appropriate classification at the time of purchase. Based on an evaluation of the probability of the occurrence of future events, we determine if we have the ability and intent to hold the investment securities to maturity, in which case we classify them as held-to-maturity. All other investments are classified as available-for-sale.

 

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Securities classified as available-for-sale must be reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, net of taxes. Gains or losses on the sales of securities available-for-sale are recognized upon realization utilizing the specific identification method. The net effect of unrealized gains or losses, caused by marking an available-for-sale portfolio to market, could cause fluctuations in the level of undivided profits and equity-related financial ratios as market interest rates cause the fair value of fixed-rate securities to fluctuate.

Securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount over the terms of the maturity in a manner that approximates the interest method.

Investments totaled $52.4 million at December 31, 2006 compared to $40.0 million at December 31, 2005, an increase of $12.4 million, or 31.0%. The increase in investment securities was from the acquisition of Town Bank, which had $13.9 million of investment securities at March 31, 2006. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had no sales of securities.

The following table sets forth the carrying value of the securities portfolio as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands).

 

 

December 31,

 


2006

  


2005

  


2004
 

Investment securities available-for-sale:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

U.S. Government agency securities

$

24,538

  

$

18,864

  

$

19,347

Municipal securities

 

3,537

  

 

1,144

  

 

1,074

Mortgage backed securities

 

14,534

  

 

12,983

  

 

18,083

Corporate debt securities and other

 

1,829

  

 

840

  

 

1,372

                 

 

 

44,438

  

 

33,831

  

 

39,876

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

243

  

 

253

  

 

—  

ACBB stock

 

75

  

 

30

  

 

—  

                 

 

$

44,756

  

$

34,114

  

$

39,876

                 

Investment securities held-to-maturity:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

U.S. Government agency securities

$

1,000

  

$

1,000

  

$

1,000

Municipal securities

 

4,836

  

 

4,841

  

 

2,840

Corporate debt securities and other

 

1,796

 

 

—  

  

 

—  

                 

 

$

7,632

  

$

5,841

  

$

3,840

 

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The contractual maturity distribution and weighted average yields, calculated on the basis of the stated yields to maturity, taking into account applicable premiums or discounts, of the securities portfolio at December 31, 2006 is as follows. Securities available-for-sale are carried at amortized cost in the table for purposes of calculating the weighted average yield. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. There have been no tax equivalent adjustments made to the yields on tax-exempt securities.

 

December 31, 2006

 

Due within 1
year

 

 

Due 1 – 5
years

 

 

Due 5 – 10
years

 

 

Due after 10
years

 

 

Total

(dollars in thousands)

 

  

 

Amortized
cost
 

  

Wtd

Avg

Yield 

 

 

Amortized
cost

  

 

Wtd

Avg

Yield

 

 

 

 

Amortized
cost
 

 

 

Wtd

Avg

Yield 

  

 

 

 

Amortized
cost
 

 

 

 

Wtd

Avg

Yield 

 

 

 

 

Amortized
cost
 

  

Wtd
Avg
Yield
 

Investment securities available-for-sale:

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

U.S. Government agency securities

  

$

7,989

  

4.31

%

 

$

10,257

  

4.54

%

 

$

5,478

  

5.45

%

 

$

1,001

  

6.61

%

 

$

24,725

  

4.75

%

Municipal securities

  

 

2,453

  

3.42

%

 

 

—  

  

—  

 

 

 

 

      1,062   4.45 %     3,515   3.73 %

Mortgage backed securities

  

 

  

—  

 

 

 

2,977

  

3.95

     

1,077

 

4.70

%

    10,795   4.76 %     14,849   4.59 %

Corporate debt securities and other

  

 

352

  

4.02

%

 

 

—  

  

—  

     

973

 

5.26

%

    490   6.51 %     1,815   5.36 %

 

  

   

  

 

 

 

   

  

             

 

                       

 

  

 

10,794

  

4.10

%

 

 

13,234

  

4.41

     

7,528

 

5.32

%     13,348   4.94 %     44,904   4.65 %

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

  

 

 

—  

 

 

 

—  

  

—  

              243   4.00 %     243   4.00 %

ACBB stock

  

 

  

—  

 

 

 

—  

  

—  

     

 

 

 

 

75

  

4.00

%

 

  75

  

4.00 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,794

 

4.10

%

 

$

13,234

 

4.41

 

 

$

7,528

 

5.32

%

 

 

$

13,666

 

4.92

%

 

$

45,222

 

4.64

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

$

1,000

 

3.10

%

 

$

—  

  

—  

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

1,000

 

3.10

%

Municipal securities

 

 

 

—  

 

 

 

—  

  

—  

 

 

 

1,176

 

3.46

%

 

 

 

3,660

 

4.21

%

 

 

4,836

 

4.03

%

Corporate debt securities and other

 

 

 

—   

 

 

 

—  

  

—  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,796

 

6.14

%

 

 

1,796

 

6.14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

$

1,000

 

3.10

%

  

$

—  

  

—  

 

  

$

1,176

 

3.46

%

 

 

$

5,456

 

4.85

%

 

$

7,632

 

4.41

%

 

 

 Loan Portfolio

The following table summarizes total loans outstanding by loan category and amount on the dates indicated.

 

 

  

December 31, 

 

 

  

2006
 

 

 

2005
 

 

 

2004
 

 

 

  

Amount
 

  

Percent

 

 

 

Amount

 

  

Percent 

 

 

 

Amount

 

  

Percent

 

 

 

  

(in thousands, except for percentages)

 

Commercial and industrial

  

$

99,994

  

24.0

%

 

$

55,480

  

25.6

%

 

$

44,128

  

25.1

%

Real estate-construction

  

 

112,088

  

26.8

%

 

 

42,657

  

19.7

%

 

 

27,631

  

15.7

%

Real estate-commercial

  

 

158,523

  

38.0

%

 

 

97,934

  

45.3

%

 

 

90,168

  

51.2

%

Real estate-residential

  

 

2,477

  

0.6

%

 

 

2,625

  

1.2

%

 

 

318

  

0.2

%

Consumer

  

 

44,218

  

10.6

%

 

 

17,569

  

8.1

%

 

 

13,673

  

7.7

%

Other

  

 

117

  

0.0

%

 

 

181

  

0.1

%

 

 

150

  

0.1

%

 

                                   

Total loans

  

$

417,417

  

100.0

%

 

$

216,446

  

100.0

%

 

$

176,068

  

100.0

%

 

 

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December 31,

 

 

 

2003
 

 

2002
 

 

 

Amount

 

  

Percent 

 

 

Amount

 

  

Percent 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentages)

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

37,628

  

28.1

%

 

$

27,599

  

26.5

%

Real estate—construction

 

 

17,849

  

13.4

%

 

 

12,439

  

11.9

%

Real estate—commercial

 

 

66,818

  

49.9

%

 

 

51,940

  

49.8

%

Real estate—residential

 

 

325

  

0.3

%

 

 

919

  

0.9

%

Consumer

 

 

11,154

  

8.3

%

 

 

11,269

  

10.8

%

Other

 

 

36

  

0.0

%

 

 

120

  

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Total loans

 

$

133,810

  

100.0

%

 

$

104,286

  

100.0

%

 

 

Net loans increased by $198.4 million, or 92.8%, from $213.9 million recorded at December 31, 2005 compared to $412.3 million at December 31, 2006. The growth was recorded in all loan categories except for residential real estate, which is not a core loan product of ours. Within the loan portfolio, commercial real estate loans remained the largest component, constituting 38.0% of our total loans outstanding. These loans increased by $60.6 million, or 61.9%, to $158.5 million at December 31, 2006, compared to $97.9 million at December 31, 2005. Real estate construction loans increased by $69.4 million, or 162.5%, to $112.1 million at December 31, 2006, and comprised 26.8% of our total loans outstanding. Commercial and industrial loans increased $44.5 million to $100.0 million at year-end 2006 compared to $55.5 million at year-end 2005, an increase of 80.2% and comprised 24.0% of our portfolio. Consumer loans increased by $26.6 million, or 151.1%, to $44.2 million at December 31, 2006 compared to $17.6 million at December 31, 2005, and comprised 10.6% of our 2006 loan portfolio.

The increases in the loan portfolio categories are largely the result of the acquisition of Town Bank, which had $137.3 million of loans outstanding at March 31, 2006, the date of acquisition.

The following table sets forth the aggregate maturities of loans net of unearned discounts and deferred loan fees, in specified categories and the amount of such loans which have fixed and variable rates as of December 31, 2006.
 

(in thousands)

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

As of December 31, 2006 

  

Due within 1
year

  

Due 1–5 years

  

Due after 5
years

  

Total

 

Commercial and industrial

  

$

53,391

 

$

28,851

  

$

17,752

  

$

99,994

 

Real estate—construction

  

 

68,911

  

 

32,934

  

 

10,243

  

 

112,088

 

Real estate—commercial

  

 

756

  

 

12,114

  

 

145,653

  

 

158,523

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Total

  

$

123,058

  

$

73,899

  

$

173,648

  

$

370,605

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate loans

  

12,045

  

$

40,577

  

36,190

  

$

88,812

 

Variable rate loans

  

 

111,013

  

 

33,322

  

 

137,458

  

 

281,793

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Total

  

123,058

  

73,899

  

173,648

  

$

370,605

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Asset Quality

 Non-Performing Loans

Loans are considered to be non-performing if they are on a non-accrual basis, past due 90 days or more, or have been renegotiated to provide a reduction of or deferral of interest or principal because of a weakening in the financial condition of the borrowers. Loans are placed on non-accrual when a loan is specifically determined to be impaired or when principal or interest is delinquent for 90 days or more. Any unpaid interest previously accrued on those loans is reversed from income. Interest income generally is not recognized on specific impaired loans unless the likelihood of further loss is remote. Interest income on other non-accrual loans is recognized only to the extent of interest payments received. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no non-accrual loans. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, we had a $94,000 non-accrual loan and no non-accrual loans at December 31, 2002. The Company had no loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, no restructured loans and no other real estate owned at December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

 Potential Problem Loans (“Watch List”)

The Company maintains a list of loans where management has identified problems which potentially could cause such loans to be placed on non-accrual status in future periods. Loans on this watch list are subject to heightened scrutiny and more frequent review by management. The balance of watch list loans at December 31, 2006 totaled approximately $17.4 million.

 Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table summarizes our allowance for loan losses for each of the five years ended December 31, 2006. 

   

Years ended December 31,

 
     

2006 

     

2005

     

2004

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages) 

Balance at beginning of year    $ 2,380     $ 1,927     $ 1,469  
Acquisition of Town Bank      1,536              
Provision charged to expense      649       453       458  
Loans recovered. net      2              
 
Balance of allowance at end of year    $ 4,567     $ 2,380     $ 1,927  
 
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding      0.00 %      0.00 %      0.00 % 
Balance of allowance at period-end as a percent of loans at year-end      1.10 %      1.10 %      1.10 % 
Ratio of allowance at period-end to non-performing loans                  2,050.00 % 

 

 
 

Years ended December 31,

 
   

2003

   

 

 

2002

 
 

(in thousands, except percentages) 

 
         Balance at beginning of year  $  1,147       $ 657  
         Provision charged to expense    322       491  
         Charge-offs, net          (1 )
         Balance of allowance at end of year  $  1,469       $ 1,147  
 
         Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding    0.00 %      0.00 % 
 
         Balance of allowance at period-end as a percent of loans at year-end    1.10 %      1.10 % 
 
         Ratio of allowance at period-end to non-performing loans    1,562.77 %      % 

 

 

 

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The allowance for loan losses is a valuation reserve available for losses incurred or expected on extensions of credit. Credit losses primarily arise from the Company’s loan portfolio, but may also be derived from other credit related sources including commitments to extend credit. Additions are made to the allowance through periodic provisions which are charged to expense. All losses of principal are charged to the allowance when incurred or when a determination is made that a loss is expected. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

We attempt to maintain an allowance for loan losses at a sufficient level to provide for probable losses in the loan portfolio. Loan losses are charged directly to the allowance when they occur and any recovery is credited to the allowance. Risks within the loan portfolio are analyzed on a continuous basis by our officers, by outside independent loan review auditors, by our Directors Loan Committee, and by the board of directors. A risk system, consisting of multiple grading categories, is utilized as an analytical tool to assess risk and set appropriate reserves. Along with the risk system, management further evaluates risk characteristics of the loan portfolio under current economic conditions and considers such factors as the financial condition of the borrower, past and expected loss experience, and other factors management feels deserve recognition in establishing an appropriate reserve. Additions to the allowance are made by provisions charged to expense and the allowance is reduced by net charge-offs (i.e., loans judged to be un-collectible and charged against the reserve, less any recoveries on such loans). Although management attempts to maintain the allowance at a level deemed adequate, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based upon changes in market conditions, either generally or specific to our area, or changes in the circumstances of particular borrowers. In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. These agencies may require us to take additional provisions based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

 Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table sets forth the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by category of loans and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans at December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002 (dollars in thousands). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

2006 

 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

 

Amount 

  

Percent of

 

 

Amount

  

Percent of

 

 

Amount

  

Percent of

 

 

 

  

Allowance

to total

allowance

 

 

Loans

to total

loans

 

 

 

  

Allowance

to total

allowance

 

 

Loans

to total

loans

 

 

 

  

Allowance

to total

allowance

 

 

Loans

to total

loans

 

Balance applicable to

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

$

1,297

  

28.4

%

 

24.0

%

 

$

703

  

29.5

%

 

25.6

%

 

$

569

  

29.5

%

 

25.1

%

Real estate—construction

 

1,241

  

27.1

%

 

26.8

%

 

 

499

  

21.0

%

 

19.7

%

 

 

300

  

15.5

%

 

15.7

%

Real estate—commercial

 

1,665

  

36.5

%

 

38.0

%

 

 

1,005

  

42.2

%

 

45.3

%

 

 

938

  

48.7

%

 

51.2

%

Real estate— residential

 

18

  

0.4

%

 

0.6

%

 

 

21

  

0.9

%

 

1.2

%

 

 

3

  

0.2

%

 

0.2

%

Consumer

 

346

  

7.6

%

 

10.6

%

 

 

152

  

6.4

%

 

8.1

%

 

 

117

  

6.1

%

 

7.7

%

Other

 

—  

  

0.0

%

 

0.0

%

 

 

—  

  

0.0

%

 

0.1

%

 

 

—  

  

0.0

%

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

4,567

  

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,380

  

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

$

1,927

  

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

 

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December 31,

 

2003

 

 

2002

 

 

Amount 

  

Percent of

 

 

Amount 

  

Percent of

 

 

 

  

Allowance

to total

allowance 

 

 

Loans

to total

loans 

 

 

 

  

Allowance

to total

allowance 

 

 

Loans

to total

loans 

 

Balance applicable to

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

$

484

  

32.9

%

 

28.1

%

 

$

360

  

31.4

%

 

26.5

%

Real estate—construction

 

194

  

13.2

%

 

13.4

%

 

 

137

  

11.9

%

 

11.9

%

Real estate—commercial

 

693

  

47.2

%

 

49.9

%

 

 

545

  

47.5

%

 

49.8

%

Real estate— residential

 

3

  

0.2

%

 

0.3

%

 

 

8

  

0.7

%

 

0.9

%

Consumer

 

95

  

6.5

%

 

8.3

%

 

 

97

  

8.5

%

 

10.8

%

Other

 

—  

  

0.0

%

 

0.0

%

 

 

—  

  

0.0

%

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

1,469

  

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

$

1,147

  

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

 

Bank-Owned Life Insurance

During 2004, we invested in $3.5 million of bank-owned life insurance as a source of funding for employee benefit expenses, primarily for the Company’s Salary Continuation Plan for certain directors and executive officers implemented in 2004 that provides for payments upon retirement, death or disability. Expenses related to the plan were approximately $143,000, $143,000, and $23,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Bank-owned life insurance involves our purchase of life insurance on a chosen group of officers. We are the owner and beneficiary of the policies. Increases in the cash surrender values of this investment are recorded in other income in the statements of income.

Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment totaled $5.2 million and $2.4 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The $2.8 million, or 116.7% increase in our investment in premises and equipment in 2006 over 2005 was due primarily to the acquisition of Town Bank, which had $2.5 million of recorded investment in premises and equipment at March 31, 2006.

 Deposits

Deposits are the primary source of funds used by us in lending and for general corporate purposes. The level of deposit liabilities may vary significantly and are dependent upon prevailing interest rates, money market conditions, general economic conditions and competition. Our deposits consist of checking, savings and money market accounts along with certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. Deposits are obtained from individuals, partnerships, corporations, unincorporated businesses and non-profit organizations throughout our market area. We attempt to control the flow of deposits primarily by pricing our deposit offerings to be competitive with other financial institutions in our market area but not necessarily offering the highest rate. The deposit growth experienced since our inception was primarily due to the expansion and maturation of our branch system. We also generated significant increases in our deposit and customer base through promotional activities at our branches, which were targeted to gain market penetration as we expanded our branch office network. During 2006, we acquired Town Bank, which had $160.8 million of deposits at March 31, 2006.

One of our primary strategies is the accumulation and retention of core deposits. Core deposits consist of all deposits, except certificates of deposits in excess of $100,000. Total deposits increased $205.5 million, or 86.9% from December 31, 2005, to the December 31, 2006 of $441.9 million. Excluding Town Bank deposits acquired, deposits increased $44.7 million in 2006.

Core deposits at December 31, 2006 accounted for 73.7% of total deposits compared to 86.7% at December 31, 2005. During 2006, we marketed a certificate of deposit program in our local market area for the purpose of increasing deposits to fund the loan portfolio. This program accounted for the decline in the core deposit ratio.

 

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The following table reflects the average balances and average rates paid on deposits for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 (dollars in thousands)

 

2006

 

 

2005

 

 

2004

 

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Average
Rate

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Average
Rate

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Average
Rate

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand

 

$

69,909

 

0.00

%

 

$

48,754

 

0.00

%

 

$

39,522

 

0.00

%

Interest-bearing demand (NOW)

 

 

38,174

 

1.93

%

 

 

28,148

 

1.09

%

 

 

24,507

 

0.60

%

Savings deposits

 

 

40,851

 

2.31

%

 

 

58,649

 

2.27

%

 

 

62,637

 

2.10

%

Money Market Deposits

 

 

60,400

 

3.37

%

 

 

32,415

 

1.89

%

 

 

34,554

 

1.46

%

Time deposits

 

 

173,310

 

4.67

%

 

 

48,243

 

3.06

%

 

 

21,680

 

2.06

%

 

                                   

Total

 

$

382,644

 

3.09

%

 

$

216,209

 

1.72

%

 

$

182,900

 

1.32

%

 

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the maturities of certificates of deposit $100,000 and over at December 31, 2006 (in thousands).

 

  

December 31,
2006
 

Due in three months or less

  

$

65,243

Due over three months through twelve months

  

 

48,382

Due over one year through three years

  

 

2,442

Due over three years

 

 

228

 

     

Total certificates of deposit $100,000 and over

  

$

116,295

 

Short-Term Borrowings

The Banks have unsecured lines of credit totaling $12,000,000 with another financial institution that bears interest at a variable rate and is renewed annually. There were no borrowings under these lines of credit at December 31, 2006 and 2005. Two River also has a maximum borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank of approximately $57,000,000. There were no borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank at December 31, 2006. Short-term borrowings were $300,000 at December 31, 2006. Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank are secured by qualifying assets of Two River.

Short-term borrowings consist of federal funds purchased and short-term borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank and are summarized as following.

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands) 

 

2006    

 

 

2005

 

 

2004

 

Short-term borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at year-end

 

$

—  

 

 

$

1,514

 

 

$

5,000

 

Average during the year

 

 

2,615

 

 

 

5,292

 

 

 

398

 

Maximum month-end balance

 

 

6,894

 

 

 

8,503

 

 

 

8,078

 

Weighted average rate during the year

 

 

5.39

%

 

 

3.27

%

 

 

1.29

%

Weighted average rate at December 31

 

 

—  

%

 

 

4.04

%

 

 

2.44

%

 

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Repurchase Agreements

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are classified as secured borrowings, generally mature within one to four days from the transaction date. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are reflected as the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction. We may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities.

Repurchase agreements are summarized as following.

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,
 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 


2006
 

 

 


2005
 

 

 


2004
 

 

Repurchase agreements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at year-end

 

$

7,802

 

 

$

5,197

 

 

$

7,761

 

Average during the year

 

 

8,814

 

 

 

7,865

 

 

 

7,581

 

Maximum month-end balance

 

 

12,216

 

 

 

9,801

 

 

 

9,549

 

Weighted average rate during the year

 

 

3.33

%

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

1.53

%

Weighted average rate at December 31

 

 

3.71

%

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

1.54

%

 

 

Liquidity

Liquidity defines our ability to generate funds to support asset growth, meet deposit withdrawals, maintain reserve requirements and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. An important component of an institution’s asset and liability management structure is the level of liquidity which is available to meet the needs of its customers and requirements of creditors. Our liquidity needs are primarily met by cash on hand, federal funds sold, maturing investment securities and short-term borrowings on a temporary basis. We invest the funds not needed to meet our cash requirements in overnight federal funds sold. With adequate deposit inflows over the past year coupled with the above mentioned cash resources, and the acquisition of Town Bank, we believe the level of short-term assets are adequate.

 Contractual Obligations

In the normal course of business we become party to various outstanding contractual obligations that will require future cash outflows. The following table sets forth our contractual obligations outstanding as of December 31, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

  

Total 

  

Within

one year

  

One to

three years

  

Four to

five years

  

After five

years

As of December 31, 2006

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Minimum annual rentals on noncancellable operating

  

$

6,207

  

$

685

  

$

1,371

  

949

  

$

3,202

Remaining contractual maturities of time deposits

  

 

221,650

  

 

214,390

  

 

6,227

  

 

1,033

  

 

—  

Non-qualified Salary Continuation Plan

 

 

3,075

 

 

— 

 

 

30

 

 

60

 

 

2,985

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

$

230,932

  

$

215,075

  

$

7,628

  

$

2,042

  

$

6,187

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our financial statements do not reflect off-balance sheet arrangements that are made in the normal course of business. These off-balance sheet arrangements consist of unfunded loans and letters of credit made under the same standards as on-balance sheet instruments. These instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because many of them will expire without being drawn upon, they do not generally present any significant liquidity risk to us.

 

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Management believes that any amounts actually drawn upon these commitments can be funded in the normal course of operations. The following table sets forth our off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2006:

     

 

December 31,

2006

Commercial lines of credit

$

51,138

One-to-four family residential lines of credit

 

28,543

Commitments to grant commercial and construction loans secured by real estate

 

34,500

Commercial letters of credit

 

4,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

118,373

 

Capital

Our shareholders’ equity increased by $44.5 million or 187.0% to $68.3 million at December 31, 2006 compared to $23.8 million at December 31, 2005. The primary reason for this increase was the acquisition of Town Bank effective April 1, 2006 which accounted for $40.3 million of the increase. Net income recorded during 2006 further increased equity by $3.7 million. Also contributing to the increase was $278 thousand attributable to the exercised stock options. Further increasing stockholders’ equity was $276,000 in increased other comprehensive income which resulted from unrealized gains in our available-for-sale investment securities portfolio.

Capital Resources

The Bank subsidiaries are required to maintain a cash reserve balance in vault cash or with the Federal Reserve Bank. The total of this reserve balance was $525,000 at December 31, 2006.

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

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and its bank subsidiaries to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth below) of total and Tier l capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier l capital to average assets. Management believes, as of December 31, 2006 that the Company and its bank subsidiaries meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject. 

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As of December 31, 2006, the bank subsidiaries met all regulatory requirements for classification as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the institutions’ categories. Community Partners (on a consolidated basis) and its bank subsidiaries’ actual capital amounts and ratios at December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the minimum amounts and ratios required for capital adequacy purposes and to be well capitalized under the prompt corrective action provisions are as follows:

   

Actual

 

For Capital Adequacy
Purposes

 

To be Well Capitalized
under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions

   

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

As of December 31, 2006

(Dollars in Thousands)

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   
 

Community Partners Bancorp

$

 46,636

 

10.73

%  

$

>34,771

 

>8.00

%  

$           NA

 

N/A  

 

Two River Community Bank

 

29,021

 

10.54

%  

>22,027

 

>8.00

%  

>27,534

 

>10.00

%

 

The Town Bank

 

18,062

 

11.29

%  

>12,799

 

>8.00

%  

>15,998

 

>10.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

 

Community Partners Bancorp

 

42,069

 

9.68

%  

>17,384

 

>4.00

%  

N/A

 

N/A  

 

Two River Community Bank

 

26,300

 

9.55

%  

>11,015

 

>4.00

%  

>16,524

 

>6.00

%

 

The Town Bank

 

16,215

 

10.14

%  

>6,396

 

>4.00

%  

>9,595

 

>6.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

 

Community Partners Bancorp

 

42,069

 

8.52

%  

>19,751

 

>4.00

%  

N/A

 

N/A  

 

Two River Community Bank

 

26,300

 

8.41

%  

>12,509

 

>4.00

%  

>15,636

 

>5.00

%

 

The Town Bank

 

16,215

 

8.94

%  

>7,255

 

>4.00

%  

>9,069

 

>5.00

%

 

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

As of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

 

Two River Community Bank

$

 26,716

 

11.40

%  

$

>18,751

 

>8.00

 

$     >23,440

 

>10.00

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

 

Two River Community Bank

 

24,336

 

10.38

%  

> 9,376

 

>4.00

%  

>14,064

 

>6.00

%

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

 

 

 

       

 

       

 

   

 

Two River Community Bank

 

24,336

 

9.16

%  

>10,627

 

>4.00

%  

>13,286

 

>5.00

%

 

The Banks are subject to certain legal and regulatory limitations on the amount of dividends that they may declare without prior regulatory approval. No dividends were paid by the subsidiaries during 2006. Under Federal Reserve regulations, the bank subsidiaries are limited as to the amount it may lend affiliates, including the Company, unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations.

The prompt corrective action regulations define specific capital categories based upon an institution’s capital ratios. The capital categories in descending order are “well capitalized”, “adequately capitalized”, “under capitalized”, “significantly undercapitalized”, and “critically undercapitalized.” Institutions categorized as “undercapitalized” or lower are subject to certain restrictions, not able to pay dividends and management fees, restricted on asset growth and executive compensation and also are subject to increased supervisory monitoring, among other matters. The regulators may impose other restrictions. Once an institution becomes “critically undercapitalized” it must be placed in receivership or conservatorship within 90 days. To be considered “adequately capitalized,” an institution must generally have Tier 1 capital to total asset ratio of at least 4%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 4%, and a total risked based capital ratio of at least 8%. An institution is deemed to be “critically undercapitalized” if it has a tangible equity ratio, Tier 1 capital, net of all intangibles, to tangible capital of 2% or less.

Under the risk based capital guideline regulations, a banking organization’s assets and certain off balance sheet items are classified into categories, with the least capital required for the category deemed to have the least risk, and the most capital required for the category deemed to have the most risk. Under current regulations, banking organizations are required to maintain total capital of 8.00% of risk weighted assets, of which 4.00% must be in core or Tier 1 capital. 

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Interest Rate Sensitivity

Interest rate risk management involves managing the extent to which interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities are matched. Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and earnings volatility due to the re-pricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. Our net income is affected by changes in the level of market interest rates. In order to maintain consistent earnings performance, we seek to manage, to the extent possible, the re-pricing characteristics of our assets and liabilities. The ratio between assets and liabilities re-pricing in specific time intervals is referred to as an interest rate sensitivity gap. Interest rate sensitivity gaps can be managed to take advantage of the slope of the yield curve as well as forecasted changes in the level of interest rate changes.

One of our major objectives when managing the rate sensitivity of our assets and liabilities is to stabilize net interest income. The management of and authority to assume interest rate risk is the responsibility of the Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO), which is comprised of senior management and board members. We have instituted policies and practices of measuring and reporting interest rate risk exposure, particularly regarding the treatment of non-contractual assets and liabilities. In addition, we annually review our interest rate risk policy, which includes limits on the impact to earnings from shifts in interest rates.

To manage our interest sensitivity position, an asset/liability model called “gap analysis” is used to monitor the difference in the volume of our interest-sensitive assets and liabilities that mature or re-price within given periods. A positive gap (asset-sensitive) indicates that more assets re-price during a given period compared to liabilities, while a negative gap (liability-sensitive) has the opposite effect. During a period of falling interest rates, a positive gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income, while a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. During a period of rising interest rates, a positive gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while a negative gap would tend to affect net interest income adversely. We employ net interest income simulation modeling to assist in quantifying interest rate risk exposure. This process measures and quantifies the impact on net interest income through varying interest rate changes and balance sheet compositions. The use of this model assists the ALCO to gauge the effects of the interest rate changes on interest-sensitive assets and liabilities in order to determine what impact these rate changes will have upon the net interest spread.

At December 31, 2006, we maintained a one-year positive cumulative gap of 10.9% of total assets, or $56.6 million, which is within the Company’s board of directors’ approved guidelines.

The method used to analyze interest rate sensitivity has a number of limitations. Certain assets and liabilities may react differently to changes in interest rates even though they re-price or mature in the same or similar time periods. The interest rates on certain assets and liabilities may change at different times than changes in market interest rates, with some changing in advance of provisions which may limit changes in interest rates each time the interest rate changes and on a cumulative basis over the life of the loan. Additionally, the actual prepayments and withdrawals we experience in the event of a change in interest rates may differ significantly from the maturity dates of the loans. Finally, the ability of borrowers to service their debts may decrease in the event of an interest rate increase.

The Company’s Asset Liability Committee policy has established that interest rate sensitivity will be considered acceptable if the change in net interest income is within 10.00% of net interest income from the unchanged interest rate scenario over a twelve month time horizon.

 

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At December 31, 2006, the Company’s income simulation model indicates the level of interest rate risk as presented below.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Gradual change in interest rates

 

 

  

200 basis point increase 

 

 

200 basis point decrease 

 

(dollars in thousands) 

  

Dollar risk 

  

Percent of risk

 

 

Dollar risk

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of risk

 

Twelve month horizon:

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

(890)

  

-4.37

%

 

$

1,123

5.52

%

 

To measure the impacts of longer-term asset and liability mismatches beyond two years, the Company utilizes Modified Duration of Equity and Economic Value of Portfolio Equity (“EVPE”) models. The modified duration of equity measures the potential price risk of equity to changes in interest rates. A longer modified duration of equity indicates a greater degree of risk to rising interest rates. Because of balance sheet optionality, an EVPE analysis is also used to dynamically model the present value of asset and liability cash flows, with rates ranging up or down 200 basis points. The economic value of equity is likely to be different as interest rates change. Results falling outside prescribed ranges require action by Management. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company’s variance in the EVPE as a percentage of assets with an instantaneous and sustained parallel shift of 200 basis points is within the Company’s negative 3% guideline, as shown in the tables below.

 

The market capitalization of the Company should not be equated to the EVPE, which only deals with the valuation of balance sheet cash flows using conservative assumptions. Calculated core deposit premiums may be less than what is available in an outright sale. The model does not consider potential premiums on floating rate loan sales, the impact of overhead expense, non-interest income, taxes, industry market price multiples and other factors reflected in the market capitalization of a company.

 

Market Risk Analysis

December 31, 2006

 

 

Change in Interest Rates

 

Flat

 

-200bp

 

+200bp

Economic Value of Portfolio Equity

$ 66,939

$ 68,702

$ 62,587

Change

(1,380)

383

(5,732)

Change as a % of assets

-0.3%

0.1%

-1.1%

 

December 31, 2005 

 

Change in Interest Rates

 

Flat

 

-200bp

 

+200bp

Economic Value of Portfolio Equity

$ 22,957

$ 24,859

$ 18,800

Change

(810)

1,093

(4,967)

Change as a % of assets

-0.3%

0.4%

-1.9%

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The information required by this Item 7A is provided on page 42 hereof under the heading “Interest Rate Sensitivity.”

 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

Reference is made to Item 15(a)(1) and (2) to page F-1 for a list of financial statements and supplementary data required to be filed pursuant to this Item 8. The information required by this Item 8 is provided on pages F-1 through F-35 hereof.

 

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Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the assistance of other members of the Company’s management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officers have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have also concluded that there have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Because the Company is not an “Accelerated Filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, the Company is not presently required to file Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting and the Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm required by Item 308(a) and (b) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Under current rules, because the Company is neither a “large accelerated filer” nor an “accelerated filer”, the Company is not required to provide management’s report on internal control over financial reporting until the Company files its annual report for 2007 and compliance with the auditor’s attestation report requirement is not required until the Company files its annual report for 2008. The Company currently expects to comply with these requirements at such time as the Company is required to do so.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None

 

 

 

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Directors and Executive Officers.”

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Executive Compensation.”

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters.

 

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Stock Ownership of Management and Principal Shareholders” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information.”

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

This information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Certain Transactions With Management.”

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The information regarding principal accounting fees and services and the Company’s pre-approval policies and procedures for audit and non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent accountants is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Principal Accountant Fees and Services.”

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

 

(a)

Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

     
  The following documents are filed as part of this report
     
  1. Financial Statements of Community Partners Bancorp
     
    Reports of independent registered public accounting firm
     
    Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2006 and 2005
     
    Consolidated Statements of Income – Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
     
    Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity –
Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
     
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
     
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

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  2. All schedules are omitted because either they are inapplicable or not required, or because the information required therein is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.
     
  3. Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

2

 

 

Agreement and Plan of Acquisition, dated as of August 16, 2005, among the Registrant, Two River Community Bank, and The Town Bank (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the SEC on February 8, 2006 (the “February S-4/A”))

3

(i)

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 the Community Partners Bancorp Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on November 10, 2005 (the “S-4”))

3

(ii)

 

By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the S-4)

4.1

 

 

Specimen certificate representing the Registrant’s common stock, no par value per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the SEC on January 6, 2006 (the “January S-4/A”))

4.2

 

 

Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2004, by and between Two River Community Bank and Registrar and Transfer Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the S-4)

10.1

 

 

Form of Shareholder Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2005, by and between Two River Community Bank and each director of Town Bank, in their capacities as shareholders of The Town Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus included in the February S-4/A)

10.2

 

#

Form of Affiliate Agreement by and between the Registrant and certain affiliates of each of Two River Community Bank and of The Town Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus included in the February S-4/A)

10.3

 

#

Form of Change in Control Agreement between Two River Community Bank and each of Barry B. Davall, William D. Moss, Michael J. Gormley, Antha J. Stephens, and Alan B. Turner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the S-4)

10.4

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement, dated January 1, 2005, between Two River Community Bank and Barry B. Davall (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the S-4)

10.5

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and William D. Moss (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the S-4)


 

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Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.6

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and Michael J. Gormley (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the S-4)

10.7

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and Antha Stephens (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the S-4)

10.8

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and Alan Turner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the S-4)

10.9

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2003 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the S-4)

10.10

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2003 Non-qualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the S-4)

10.11

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2001 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the S-4)

10.12

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2001 Non-qualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the S-4)

10.13

 

 

Services agreement between Two River Community Bank and Phoenix International Ltd., Inc. dated November 18, 1999, and subsequent amendment #1 dated February 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the S-4)

10.14

 

 

Services agreement between Two River Community Bank and Online Resources Corporation/Quotien, dated March 17, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the S-4)

10.15

 

#

The Town Bank 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the S-4)

10.16

 

#

The Town Bank 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the S-4)

10.17

 

#

The Town Bank 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the S-4)

10.18

 

#

The Town Bank 2002 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the S-4)

10.19

 

#

The Town Bank 1999 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the S-4)

10.20

 

#

The Town Bank 2000 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the S-4)

 

 

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Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.21   # The Town Bank 2001 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the S-4)

10.22

 

#

Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2006)

10.23

 

#

Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2006)

10.24

 

#

Fifth Amendment to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as of December 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 25, 2006)

10.25

 

#

Fifth Amendment to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as of December 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 25, 2006)

10.26

 

 

Internet Master Services Agreement dated as of June 11, 2003 (including all addenda, schedules and exhibits, as amended from time to time) by and between The Town Bank and Aurum Technology Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the S-4)

10.27

 

 

Information Technology Services Agreement effective as of June 18, 2003 by and between The Town Bank and Aurum Technology Inc. d/b/a Fidelity Integrated Financial Solutions (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the S-4)

10.28

 

 

MAC(R) Network Participation Agreement dated as of September 20, 2000 by and between The Town Bank and Money Access Service Inc. (predecessor in interest to Star Networks Inc.) (including all addenda, schedules and exhibits, as amended from time to time) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the S-4)

10.29

 

#

Retention Agreement dated as of December 16, 2005, by and among The Town Bank, Community Partners Bancorp and Nicholas A. Frungillo, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the January S-4/A)

10.30

 

#

Second Amendment dated December 27, 2005 to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the January S-4/A)

10.31

 

#

Second Amendment dated December 27, 2005 to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the January S-4/A)

 

 

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Exhibit No.

Description

10.32

 

#

Second Amendment dated December 27, 2005 to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Nicholas A. Frungillo, Jr., made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the January S-4/A)

10.33

 

#

Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the January S-4/A)

10.34

 

#

Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the January S-4/A)

10.35

 

#

Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the January S-4/A)

10.36

 

#

Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 2002 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the January S-4/A)

10.37

 

#

Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the S-4)

10.38

 

#

Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the S-4)

10.39

 

#

Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Nicholas A. Frungillo, Jr., made as December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the S-4)

21

 

*

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

31.1

 

*

Certification of Barry B. Davall, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

31.2

 

*

Certification of Michael J. Gormley, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

32

 

*

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Barry B. Davall, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, and Michael J. Gormley, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant

 

_____________________

 

*

Filed herewith.

  # Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

(b)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibits required by Section 601 of Regulation S-K (see (a) above)

 

 

(c)

Financial Statement Schedules

 

See the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

 

 

 

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-3

   
Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005

F-4

   
Consolidated Statements of Income – Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

F-5

   
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005
          and 2004

F-6

   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

F-7

   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-8

 

 

F-1

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Community Partners Bancorp

Middletown, New Jersey

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Community Partners Bancorp and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Community Partners Bancorp and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Beard Miller Company LLP                       

Beard Miller Company LLP

Allentown, Pennsylvania

March 12, 2007

 

F-2

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors
Community Partners Bancorp

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows of Community Partners Bancorp (parent of Two River Community Bank) for the year ended December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Bank is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Bank's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements of Community Partners Bancorp referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated results of operations and consolidated cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 21, 2005 (except for Note lE and Note IP
            as to which the date is January 31, 2006)

 

 

 

 

F-3

 


 

Community Partners Bancorp            
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
       

December 31,

 
         

2006

     

2005

 
         

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 
Assets
     Cash and due from banks         $  9,036       $ 5,827  
     Federal funds sold          6,141       -  
 
             Cash and Cash Equivalents      15,177       5,827  
 
     Securities available for sale          44,756       34,114  
     Securities held to maturity (fair value 2006 $7,638; 2005 $5,836)      7,632       5,841  
 
     Loans          416,904       216,327  
     Allowance for loan losses          (4,567 )      (2,380 ) 
 
             Net Loans          412,337       213,947  
 
     Bank owned life insurance          3,821       3,667  
     Premises and equipment, net          5,248       2,390  
     Accrued interest receivable          2,345       973  
     Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $287      26,543       -  
     Other assets          2,661       1,517  
 
             Total Assets         $  520,520       $  268,276  
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
LIABILITIES                 
     Deposits:                 
           Noninterest-bearing        $ 72,119     $ 50,301  
           Interest-bearing          369,799       186,148  
 
             Total Deposits          441,918       236,449  
 
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase      7,802       5,197  
     Short-term borrowings          -       1,514  
     Accrued interest payable          587       71  
     Other liabilities          1,894       1,278  
 
             Total Liabilities          452,201       244,509  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 
     Preferred stock, no par value;6,500,000 shares authorized; no shares             
               issued and outstanding          -       -  
     Common stock, no par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 6,511,582 shares issued             
           and outstanding at December 31, 2006; $2.00 par value; authorized 10,000,000             
           shares; 3,936,595 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005      64,728       7,873  
     Additional paid-in capital          -       14,310  
     Retained earnings          3,884       2,153  
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss      (293 )      (569 ) 
 
             Total Shareholders’ Equity      68,319       23,767  
 
             Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity    $  520,520       $ 268,276  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.             

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp                  

 

Consolidated Statements of Income
   

Years Ended December 31, 

     

2006 

    2005     

2004 

   

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) 

Interest Income                   
     Loans, including fees    $  27,004    $  13,104    $  9,705 
     Investment securities      2,328      1,639      1,443 
     Federal funds sold      467      52      108 
 
             Total Interest Income      29,799      14,795      11,256 
Interest Expense                   
     Deposits      11,805      3,729      2,410 
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase      293      153      116 
     Short-term borrowings      141      173      5 
 
             Total Interest Expense      12,239      4,055      2,531 
 
             Net Interest Income      17,560      10,740      8,725 
 
Provision for Loan Losses      649      453      458 
 
             Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses      16,911      10,287      8,267 
Non-Interest Income                   
     Service fees on deposit accounts      655      466      390 
     Other loan customer service fees      230      343      278 
     Earnings from investment in life insurance      166      167      13 
     Other income      435      252      139 
 
             Total Non-Interest Income      1,486      1,228      820 
Non-Interest Expenses                   
     Salaries and employee benefits      6,545      4,490      3,773 
     Occupancy and equipment      2,117      1,580      1,367 
     Professional      473      190      188 
     Advertising      325      288      236 
     Data processing      609      228      235 
     Insurance      232      211      217 
     Amortization of identifiable intangibles      287      -      - 
     Other operating      1,927      1,210      953 
 
             Total Non-Interest Expenses      12,515      8,197      6,969 
 
             Income before Income Taxes      5,882      3,318      2,118 
 
Income Tax Expense      2,183      1,226      793 
 
             Net Income    $  3,699    $  2,092    $  1,325 
Earnings Per Share                   
     Basic    $  0.63    $  0.52    $  0.35 
     Diluted    $  0.61    $  0.49    $  0.33 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.                   

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

                                         
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
                                    Accumulated          
                                    Other          
                        Retained         Compre-          
                Additional     Earnings         hensive         Total  
    Outstanding         Common      Paid-In     (Accumu-         Income         Shareholders’  
(Dollars in Thousands)    Shares         Stock     Capital     lated Deficit)         (Loss)         Equity  
 
Balance - December 31, 2003    3,495,989      $    6,992     $    7,875      $    (1,264 )     $    (60 )    $    13,543  
 
         Comprehensive income:                                             
                   Net income    -         -         -         1,325         -         1,325  
                   Change in net unrealized gain (loss)                                             
                   on securities available for sale, net of                                             
                   reclassification adjustment and tax                                             
                   effect    -         -         -         -         (117 )        (117 ) 
                   Total Comprehensive Income                                            1,208  
 
         Issuance of common stock, net of offering                                             
                   expenses    400,000         800         6,232         -         -         7,032  
         Options exercised    7,005         14         12         -         -         26  
 
Balance - December 31, 2004    3,902,994         7,806         14,119         61         (177 )        21,809  
 
         Comprehensive income:                                             
                   Net income    -         -         -         2,092         -         2,092  
                   Change in net unrealized gain (loss)                                             
                   on securities available for sale, net of                                             
                   reclassification adjustment and tax                                             
                   effect    -         -         -         -         (392 )        (392 ) 
                   Total Comprehensive Income                                            1,700  
         Options exercised    33,601         67         58         -         -         125  
         Tax benefit - exercised non-qualified stock                                             
                   options            -         133         -         -         133  
Balance - December 31, 2005    3,936,595         7,873         14,310         2,153         (569 )        23,767  
 
         Comprehensive income:                                             
                   Net income    -         -         -         3,699         -         3,699  
                   Change in net unrealized gain (loss)                                             
                   on securities available for sale, net of                                             
                   reclassification adjustment and tax                                             
                   effect    -         -         -         -         276         276  
                   Total Comprehensive Income                                            3,975  
         Merger of Two River Community Bank:                                             
Exchange of common stock    -         14,310         (14,310 )        -         -         -  
         Acquisition of The Town Bank:                                             
                 Issuance of common stock    2,347,675         38,173         -         -         -         38,173  
                 Fair value of stock options    -         2,167         -         -         -         2,167  
                 Dissenter shares acquired    (2,733 )        (41 )        -         -         -         (41 ) 
         Stock Dividend – 3%    189,779         1,968         -         (1,968 )        -         -  
         Options exercised    40,266         246         -         -         -         246  
         Tax benefit – exercised non-qualified stock                                             
                   options    -         32         -         -         -         32  
Balance - December 31, 2006    6,511,582     $    64,728     $    -     $    3,884     $    (293 )    $    68,319  
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp                        
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
   

Years Ended December 31, 

 
   

2006

   

2005

       

2004

 
           

 (In Thousands)

         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                         
     Net income    $    3,699     $   2,092     $    1,325  
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by                         
           operating activities:                         
           Depreciation and amortization        845         674         621  
           Provision for loan losses        649         453         459  
         Intangible amortization        287         -         -  
           Deferred income taxes        (265 )        (42 )        (182 ) 
           Net (accretion) amortization of premiums and discounts        (13 )        54         72  
           Loss on sale of bank premises and equipment        -         5         -  
           Commercial loan participations originated for sale        (9,756 )        (5,617 )        (7,690 ) 
           Proceeds from sales of commercial loan participations        9,756         5,617         7,690  
           Tax benefit of options exercised        -         133         -  
           (Increase) decrease in assets:                         
                   Accrued interest receivable        (578 )        (149 )        (283 ) 
                   Other assets        189         (869 )        291  
           Increase (decrease) in liabilities:                         
                   Accrued interest payable        166         50         (32 ) 
                   Other liabilities        (2,017 )        354         (78 ) 
                             Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities        2,962         2,755         2,193  
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                         
     Purchase of securities held to maturity        (1,796 )        (2,004 )        (3,825 ) 
     Purchase of securities available for sale        (12,834 )        (3,284 )        (19,147 ) 
     Proceeds from repayments and maturities of securities available for sale        12,553         8,401         6,313  
     Net increase in loans        (61,746 )        (40,327 )        (42,241 ) 
     Purchase of bank owned life insurance        -         -         (3,500 ) 
     Purchase of premises and equipment        (1,155 )        (670 )        (1,664 ) 
     Proceeds from sale of property and equipment        -         17         -  
     Cash acquired in acquisition        25,324         -         -  
                             Net Cash Used in Investing Activities        (39,654 )        (37,867 )        (64,064 ) 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities 

                       
     Net increase in deposits        44,714         36,494         58,907  
     Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase        2,605         (2,564 )        1,306  
     Net repayments on short-term borrowings        (1,514 )        (3,486 )        (1,784 ) 
     Net proceeds from common stock issued        -         -         7,032  
     Proceeds from exercise of stock options        246         125         26  
     Tax benefit of options exercised        32         -         -  
     Acquisition of dissenter shares        (41 )        -         -  
                             Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities        46,042         30,569         65,487  
                             Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents        9,350         (4,543 )        3,616  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning        5,827         10,370         6,754  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Ending    $    15,177     $   5,827     $    10,370  
Supplementary Cash Flows Information                         
     Interest paid    $    12,073     $   4,005     $    2,563  
     Income taxes paid    $    2,811     $   1,251     $    1,114  
See notes to consolidated financial statements.                         

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A. Organization and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Community Partners Bancorp (the “Company” or “Community Partners”), a bank holding company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Two River Community Bank (“Two River”) and The Town Bank (“Town Bank”) and Two River’s wholly-owned subsidiary, TRCB Investment Corporation, and wholly-owned trust, Two River Community Bank Employer’s Trust. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Effective April 1, 2006 (the “Effective Time”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Acquisition, dated as of August 16, 2005 (the “Plan of Acquisition”), among Community Partners, Two River and Town Bank, the Company acquired all of the shares of capital stock of each of Two River and Town Bank in exchange for shares of Company common stock. As a result, at the Effective Time, Two River and Town Bank became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Acquisition”).

The Company was formed for the purposes of effecting the Acquisition and to thereafter serve as a bank holding company for Two River and Town Bank. Accordingly, prior to the Effective Time, the Company had no business operations.

As the former Two River shareholders received a majority of the voting rights of the combined entity (Community Partners), Two River is the acquiring company for accounting purposes. Two River’s assets and liabilities are reported by the Company at Two River’s historical cost. Accordingly, the Company’s financial statements consist of only Two River’s for the periods prior to April 1, 2006. Town Bank’s assets and liabilities were recorded at their respective fair values as of the time of the acquisition as described in Note 2. Operations relating to the business of Town Bank are included in the Company’s financial statements only prospectively from April 1, 2006, the date of the transaction.

B. Nature of Operations

Community Partners is a bank holding company whose principal activity is the ownership of Two River and Town Bank. Through its banking subsidiaries, the Company provides banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals and individual consumers primarily in Monmouth County, New Jersey and Union County, New Jersey. The Company competes with other banking and financial institutions in its market communities.

The Company and its bank subsidiaries are subject to regulations of certain state and federal agencies and, accordingly, they are periodically examined by those regulatory authorities. As a consequence of the extensive regulation of commercial banking activities, the Company’s and the Banks’ businesses are susceptible to being affected by state and federal legislation and regulations.

C. Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The principal material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to: the allowance for loan losses, certain intangible assets, such as goodwill and core deposit intangible and the valuation of deferred tax assets.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

D. Significant Concentrations of Credit Risk

Most of the Company’s activities are with customers located within Monmouth County, New Jersey and Union County, New Jersey. Note 3 discusses the types of securities that the Company invests in. Note 4 discusses the types of lending that the Company engages in. Although the Company actively manages the diversification of its loan portfolio, a substantial portion of its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent upon the strength of the local economy. The loan portfolio includes commercial real estate, which is comprised of owner occupied and investment real estate, including general office, medical, manufacturing and retail space. Construction loans, short-term in nature, comprise another portion of the portfolio, along with commercial and industrial loans. The latter includes lines of credit and equipment loans. From time to time, the Company may purchase or sell an interest in a loan from or to another lender (participation loan) in order to manage its portfolio risk. Loans purchased by the Company are typically located in central New Jersey and meet the Company’s own independent underwriting guidelines. The Company does not have any significant concentrations in any one industry or customer.

E. Statement of Cash Flows

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, interest bearing demand deposits, and federal funds sold. Generally federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods.

F. Securities

Securities classified as available for sale are those securities that the Company intends to hold for an indefinite period of time but not necessarily to maturity. Securities available for sale are carried at fair value. Any decision to sell a security classified as available for sale would be based on various factors, including significant movement in interest rates, changes in maturity mix of the Company’s assets and liabilities, liquidity needs, regulatory capital considerations and other similar factors. Unrealized gains or losses are reported as increases or decreases in other comprehensive income, net of the related deferred tax effect. Realized gains or losses, determined on the basis of the cost of the specific securities sold, are included in earnings. Premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

Securities classified as held to maturity are those securities the Company has both the intent and ability to hold to maturity regardless of changes in market conditions, liquidity needs or changes in general economic conditions. These securities are carried at cost adjusted for the amortization of premium and accretion of discount, computed by the interest method over the terms of the securities.

Management determines the appropriate classification of debt securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date.

Declines in the fair value of held to maturity and available for sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Federal law requires a member institution of the Federal Home Loan Bank to hold stock of its district Federal Home Loan Bank according to a predetermined formula. This restricted stock is carried at cost.

G. Loans Receivable

Loans receivable that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are stated at their outstanding unpaid principal balances, net of an allowance for loan losses and any deferred fees or costs. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the yield (interest income) of the related loans. The Company is generally amortizing these amounts over the contractual life of the loan.

The accrual of interest is discontinued when the contractual payment of principal or interest has become 90 days past due or management has serious doubts about further collectibility of principal or interest, even though the loan is currently performing. A loan may remain on accrual status if it is in the process of collection and is either guaranteed or well secured. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, unpaid interest credited to income in the current year is reversed and unpaid interest accrued in prior years is charged against the allowance for loan losses. Interest received on nonaccrual loans generally is either applied against principal or reported as interest income, according to management’s judgment as to the collectibility of principal. Generally, loans are restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time and the ultimate collectibility of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt.

H. Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is established through provisions for loan losses charged against income. Loans deemed to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance for loan losses, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for losses that can be reasonably anticipated. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based on the Company’s past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

The allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as either doubtful, substandard or special mention. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the princip al and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis for commercial loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify individual consumer, residential, and home equity loans for impairment disclosures, unless such loans are the subject of a restructuring agreement.

I. Transfers of Financial Assets

Transfers of financial assets, including loan participation sales, are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity. The Company sold only commercial loan participations to other banks in the amount of $9,756,000, $5,617,000, and $7,690,000 during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. No gains or losses were recognized on these participations sold. The Company had no loan participations held for sale at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The balance of participations sold to other banks that are serviced by the Company was $21,075,000 and $8,027,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. No servicing asset or liability has been recognized due to immateriality.

J. Bank-Owned Life Insurance

The Company invests in bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) as a source of funding for employee benefit expenses. BOLI involves the purchasing of life insurance by the Company’s wholly-owned trust on a chosen group of employees. The Company is the owner and beneficiary of the policies. This life insurance investment is carried at the cash surrender value of the underlying policies. Income generated from the increase in cash surrender value of the policies is included in non-interest income on the income statement.

K. Bank Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is charged to operations on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated life or the lease term.

L. Advertising

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.

M. Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided on the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

N. Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into off-balance sheet financial instruments consisting of commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded in the balance sheet when they are funded.

O. Earnings per Share

On July 18, 2006, the Company declared a 3% stock dividend on common stock outstanding payable September 1, 2006 to shareholders of record on August 18, 2006. The stock dividend resulted in the issuance of 189,779 additional common shares. All share amounts and per share data have been adjusted for the effect on the stock dividend.

Earnings per share are calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. All weighted average, actual shares or per share information in the financial statements have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of the stock dividend. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if certain outstanding securities exercisable for common stock were exercised and converted into common stock. Potential common shares relate solely to outstanding stock options, and are determined using the treasury stock method.

P. Stock-Based Compensation

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company’s stock option plans were accounted for under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 (Opinion 25), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations, as permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.” No stock-based employee compensation cost was recognized in the Company’s statements of income through December 31, 2005, as all options granted under the plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant. Statement No. 123(R) replaced Statement No. 123, supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 and requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment,” using the modified-prospective transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized after January 1, 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January 1, 2006 based on the grant-date fair value calculated in accordance with the provision of Statement No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to December 31, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value calculated in accordance with the provision of Statement 123(R). The Company had no nonvested stock options at December 31, 2005, therefore, the adoption of Statement 123(R) relates only to share-based payments granted after January 1, 2006.

 

Community Partners did not grant any stock options, restricted stock grants or any other share-based compensation awards during the year ended December 31, 2006. Also, the Company did not adopt any new share-based compensation plans during 2006.

The weighted average fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $9.98 and $8.61, respectively, as adjusted for the 3% stock dividend in 2006.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share, as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to stock-based compensation for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:

     

2005

   

2004

 
      (In Thousands Except Per Share Data)  
Net income, as reported   

$ 

2,092  

$ 

1,325  
Deduct stock-based compensation expense under fair value           
         based method for all awards, net of related tax effects      (284 )    (1,679 ) 
 
             Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)   

$ 

1,808  

$ 

(354 ) 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share – basic           
         As reported   

 $ 

0.52  

$ 

0.35  
         Pro forma   

 $ 

0.45  

$ 

(0.09 ) 
 
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted           
         As reported   

 $ 

0.49  

$ 

0.33  
         Pro forma   

 $ 

0.43  

$ 

(0.09 ) 

  

 

For purposes of SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in 2005 and 2004: dividend yield of -0-% for 2005 and 2004; 4.45%, and 4.19%, risk-free interest rate for 2005 and 2004; volatility of 41.2% and 31.9% for 2005 and 2004, respectively, and expected lives of ten years.

Q. Reclassification

Certain amounts in the 2005 and 2004 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the presentation used in the 2006 financial statements. These reclassifications had no effect on net income.

R. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company applies the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which established financial accounting and reporting standards for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill is no longer amortized but is reviewed at least annually for impairment. Other intangible assets that have finite useful lives will continue to be amortized over their useful lives.

SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at least annually utilizing a two-step methodology. The initial step requires the Company to determine the fair value of each of its reporting units and compare it to the carrying value, including goodwill, of such reporting units. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, no impairment loss is recognized. However, a carrying value that exceeds its fair value may be an indication of impaired goodwill. The amount, if any, of the impairment would then be measured and an impairment loss would be recognized.

The Company evaluates its goodwill at least annually and will reflect the impairment of goodwill, if any, in operating income in the income statement.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

S. Segment Reporting

The Company acts as an independent community financial services provider, and offers traditional banking and related financial services to individual, business and government customers. Through its branch, automated teller machine networks, and internet banking services, the Company offers a full array of commercial and retail financial services, including taking of time, savings and demand deposits; the making of commercial, consumer and mortgage loans; and the providing of other financial services. Management does not separately allocate expenses, including the cost of funding loan demand, between the commercial, retail, and consumer banking operations of the Company. As such, discrete financial information is not available and segment reporting would not be meaningful.

T. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments”. SFAS No. 155 amends FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Statement No. 140, and improves the financial reporting of certain hybrid financial instruments by requiring more consistent accounting that eliminates exemptions and provides a means to simplify the accounting for these instruments. Specifically, SFAS No. 155 allows financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 155, as applicable, beginning in fiscal year 2007. Management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 155 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets — An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (“SFAS 156”). SFAS No. 156 requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. The statement permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. SFAS No. 156 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, which for the Company will be as of the beginning of fiscal 2007. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 156 will have a significant effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-4, “Classification of Options and Similar Instruments Issued as Employee Compensation That Allow for Cash Settlement upon the Occurrence of a Contingent Event.” This position amends SFAS No. 123(R) to incorporate that a cash settlement feature that can be exercised only upon the occurrence of a contingent event that is outside the employee’s control does not meet certain conditions in SFAS No. 123(R) until it becomes probable that the event will occur. The guidance in this FASB Staff Position shall be applied upon initial adoption of Statement No. 123(R). The adoption of this FASB Staff Position did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This Interpretation requires that companies recognize in their financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. The Company does not believe that the adoption of FIN 48 will have a significant effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB Statement No. 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. The new guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of FASB Statement No. 157 on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

On September 13, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulleting No. 108 (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a potential current year misstatement. Prior to SAB 108, Companies might evaluate the materiality of financial statement misstatements using either the income statement or balance sheet approach, with the income statement approach  focusing on new misstatements added in the current year, and the balance sheet approach focusing on the cumulative amount of misstatement present in a company’s balance sheet. Misstatements that would be material under one approach could be viewed as immaterial under another approach, and not be corrected. SAB 108 now requires that companies view financial statement misstatements as material if they are material according to either the income statement or balance sheet approach. The Company has analyzed SAB 108 and determined that upon adoption it will have no impact on the reported results of consolidated operations or consolidated financial condition.

In October 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 123(R)-5, “Amendment of FASB Staff Position FAS 123(R)-1” (“FSP 123(R)-5”). FSP 123(R)-5 amends FSP 123(R)-1 for equity instruments that were originally issued as employee compensation and then modified, with such modification made solely to reflect an equity restructuring that occurs when the holders are no longer employees. The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP 123(R)-5 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EIFT) issued EITF Issue No. 06-4, “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements” (“EITF 06-4). EITF 06-4 requires the recognition of a liability related to the postretirement benefits covered by an endorsement split-dollar life insurance arrangement. The consensus highlights that the employer (who is also the policyholder) has a liability for the benefit it is providing to its employee. As such, if the policyholder has agreed to maintain the insurance policy in force for the employee’s benefit during his or her retirement, then the liability recognized during the employee’s active service period should be based on the future cost of insurance to be incurred during the employee’s retirement. Alternatively, if the policy holder has agreed to provide the employee with a death benefit, then the liability for the future death benefit should be recognized by following the guidance in SFAS No. 106 or Accounting Principals Board (APB) Opinion No. 12, as appropriate. For transition, an entity can choose to apply the guidance using either of the following approaches: (a) a change in accounting principle through retrospective application to all periods presented or (b) a change in accounting principle through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance in retained earnings at the beginning of the year of adoption. The disclosures are required in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact of this statement on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for our Company January 1, 2008. The Company is evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Formation of Bank Holding Company and Acquisition

On August 16, 2005, Two River and Town Bank entered into a definitive agreement and plan of acquisition pursuant to which Two River would acquire Town Bank. The agreement called for an all-stock transaction in which the two banks would become independently operated, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Community Partners, with substantially all of each bank’s board of directors and management team remaining in place. The transaction received approval of the shareholders of each bank on March 28, 2006.

Effective April 1, 2006, pursuant to the agreement and plan of acquisition, the Company acquired all the shares of common stock of each of Two River and Town Bank in exchange for shares of Company common stock. Each share of Two River common stock was converted into one share of Company common stock. Town Bank shareholders received 1.25 shares of Company common stock in exchange for each share of Town Bank common stock, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. An aggregate of 3,936,595 shares of Company common stock, representing approximately 62.7% of the Company’s outstanding shares, were issued to Two River shareholders and an aggregate of 2,344,942 shares of Company common stock, representing approximately 37.3% of the Company’s outstanding shares, were issued to shareholders of Town Bank.

As the former Two River shareholders received a majority of the voting rights of the combined entity (the Company), Two River is the acquiring company for accounting purposes. Two River’s assets and liabilities are reported by the Company at Two River’s historical cost. The Company used the purchase method of accounting to record the acquisition of Town Bank. Accordingly, Town Bank’s assets and liabilities were recorded at their respective fair values as of the time of the acquisition. The excess of the purchase price and costs of acquisition over the fair value of Town Bank’s tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities were recorded as goodwill. Operations relating to the business of Town Bank are included in the Company’s financial statements only prospectively from April 1, 2006, the date of the transaction.

The purchase price of Town Bank includes the value of Company common stock issued, in the amount of $38.2 million, in exchange for all the outstanding common stock of Town Bank. The value of the common shares issued was determined based on the average market price of Two River common shares two days before and two days after the date of the announcement of entry into the Plan of Acquisition, August 16, 2005. The Company also converted 160,183 Town Bank vested employee stock options into Community Partners stock options (200,229 options after the 1.25 exchange ratio) with a fair value of $2.2 million. The fair value of Community Partners options that were issued in exchange for the Town Bank options was estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The more significant assumptions used in the estimation of fair value of Community Partners stock options issued in the exchange for the Town Bank stock options include a risk-free interest rate of 4.85%, a dividend yield of 0%, a weighted average expected life of 3.5 years and volatility of 30.14%. The risk-free interest rate was based on the comparable term Treasury rate. The remaining contractual life of the options to be converted is approximately 6.5 years, therefore a weighted average expected life of 3.5 years was deemed to be reasonable. Volatility was calculated based on Two River’s share prices over the last 3.5 years. All of Town Bank’s outstanding stock options vested immediately due to the acquisition; therefore, there were no nonvested stock options that converted. In addition, options of Town Bank valued at $200 thousand were exchanged for cash under a severance agreement with one of the executives of Town Bank.

 

F-16

 


 

Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Formation of Bank Holding Company and Acquisition (Continued)

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of Town Bank based on estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands). 
 

 

At April 1,
2006

Assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

 25,324

 

Investment securities

 

13,872

 

Net loans

 

137,293

 

Core deposit intangible

 

2,106

 

Premises and equipment

 

2,548

 

Other assets

 

2,216

 

 

Total identifiable assets

 

183,359

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Total deposits

 

160,755

 

Other liabilities

 

5,066

 

Total liabilities

 

165,821

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

$

 17,538

 

 

The following table provides the calculation of goodwill:

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

Purchase Price:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Bank common stock outstanding

 

 

 

1,878,140

 

 

 

 

Exchange ratio

 

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Partners common stock issued

 

 

 

2,347,675

 

 

 

 

Average purchase price per Two River common share

$

 16.26

 

 

 

 

Purchase price assigned to shares exchanged

 

 

 

 

 

$

 38,173

 

Town Bank fractional shares exchanged for cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Fair value of vested employee stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,167

 

Cash out of vested employee stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

1,720

 

 

Total Purchase Price

 

 

 

 

$

 42,262

Net Assets Acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Bank shareholders’ equity

 

$

 16,271

 

 

 

 

Estimated adjustments to reflect assets acquired at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

(825)

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment

 

 

639

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

427

 

 

 

 

 

Identifiable intangibles – core deposit premium

 

 

2,106

 

 

 

 

Estimated adjustments to reflect liabilities assumed at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

 

 

(1,080)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Acquired

 

 

 

 

17,538

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

$

 24,724

 

F-17

 


 

Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Formation of Bank Holding Company and Acquisition (Continued)

The intangible asset and goodwill related to the acquisition are not deductible for income tax purposes.

Discussed below is certain unaudited pro forma information for the periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 as if Town Bank had been acquired on January 1, 2005. These results combine historical results of Town Bank into Community Partners’ consolidated statements of income. While certain adjustments have been made for the estimated impact of the application of purchase accounting, the results shown below are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the merger taken place on the indicated dates (in thousands, except per share data).

 

Pro Forma

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2006

 

 

2005

Net interest income

$

 18,759

 

$

 17,629

Other income

 

1,523

 

 

1,390

Net income

 

3,935

 

 

3,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

$

 0.61

 

$

 0.62

Diluted earnings per common share

$

 0.59

 

$

 0.59

 

The following table summarizes the impact of the (amortization)/accretion of the fair value adjustments made in connection with the combination on Community Partners consolidated results of operations for the following years (in thousands):

 

Projected future amounts for the years ended
December 31,

 

Core deposit
intangible

 

Net accretion
(amortization)

 

Net increase (decrease) in income before taxes

2007

 

$

 ( 354)

 

$

900

 

$

 546

2008

 

 

(316)

 

 

200

 

 

(116)

2009

 

 

(278)

 

 

40

 

 

(238)

2010

 

 

(239)

 

 

21

 

 

(218)

2011

 

 

(201)

 

 

(11)

 

 

(212)

2012 and thereafter

 

 

(431)

 

 

(267)

 

 

(698)

 

The following methods and periods were used for the accretion/amortization of the fair value adjustments:
 

  Loans level yield method over the estimated average life of the loans.
  Investment securities straight line method over a two year period.
  Premises straight line method over thirty years.
  Certificates of deposit level yield method over the estimated life of the certificates.
  Core deposit intangible accelerated method over a ten year period.

 

The amortizable core deposit intangible asset related to the acquisition has a carrying value of $1,819,000 net of accumulated amortization of $287,000, as of December 31, 2006.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 3 - Securities

 

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair values of the Company’s securities are summarized as follows:

 

                Gross    Gross        
        Amortized        Unrealized   

Unrealized

      Fair 
        Cost        Gains    Losses       Value 
   

(In Thousands) 

 
December 31, 2006:                               
         Securities available for sale:                               
                   U.S. Government agency securities    $    24,725    $    59    $    (246 )    $   24,538 
                   Municipal securities        3,515        23        (1 )      3,537 
                   Mortgage-backed securities        14,849        52        (367 )      14,534 
                   Corporate debt securities and others        1,815        17        (3 )      1,829 
 
        44,904        151        (617 )      44,438 
                   Federal Home Loan Bank stock        243        -        -       243 
                   ACBB stock        75        -        -       75 
 
    $    45,222    $    151    $    (617 )    $   44,756 
 
         Securities held to maturity:                               
                   U.S. Government agency securities    $    1,000    $    -    $    (6 )    $   994 

                   Municipal securities 

      4,836        30        (13 )      4,853 
                   Corporate debt securities and others        1,796        2        (7 )      1,791 
 
    $    7,632    $    32    $    (26 )    $   7,638 
 
December 31, 2005:                               
         Securities available for sale:                               
                   U.S. Government agency securities    $    19,288    $    -    $    (424 )    $   18,864 
                   Municipal securities        1,123        21        -       1,144 
                   Mortgage-backed securities        13,437        17        (471 )      12,983 
                   Corporate debt securities and others        845        -        (5 )      840 
 
        34,693        38        (900 )      33,831 
                   Federal Home Loan Bank stock        253        -        -       253 
                   ACBB stock        30        -        -       30 
 
    $    34,976    $    38    $    (900 )    $   34,114 
 
         Securities held to maturity:                               
                   U.S. Government agency securities    $    1,000    $    -    $    (20 )    $   980 
                   Municipal securities        4,841        35        (20 )      4,856 
 
    $    5,841    $    35    $    (40 )    $   5,836 

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 3 - Securities (Continued)

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s debt securities at December 31, 2006, by contractual maturity, are shown. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. 

       

Available for Sale 

     

Held to Maturity 

        Amortized        Fair       

  Amortized

      Fair 
        Cost        Value       

Cost 

      Value 
   

(In Thousands)

 
Due in one year or less    $    10,794    $    10,757       $    1,000    $    994 
Due in one year through five years        10,257        10,165        -        - 
Due in five years through ten years        6,451        6,413        1,176        1,166 
Due after ten years        2,553        2,569        5,456        5,478 
 
        30,055        29,904        7,632        7,638 
Mortgage-backed securities        14,849        14,534        -        - 
 
    $    44,904    $    44,438       $    7,632    $    7,638 

 

The Company had no sales of securities in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Certain of the Company’s investment securities, totaling $14,211,000 and $8,944,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure securities sold under agreements to repurchase and public deposits as required or permitted by law.

The tables below indicate the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2006 and 2005:

     

Less than 12 Months

       

 12 Months or More

   

Total

 
      Fair   

Unrealized

       

Fair 

 

Unrealized

        Fair       

Unrealized

 
      Value   

Losses

        Value   

Losses

        Value        Losses  
                      (In Thousands)                  
 
December 31, 2006:                                               
         U.S. Government agency                                               
securities    $   1,993    $    (3 )    $    17,043    $    (249 )    $    19,036    $    (252 ) 
         Corporate debt securities      1,304        (9 )        250        (1 )        1,554        (10 ) 
         Municipal securities      2,551        (1 )        848        (13 )        3,399        (14 ) 
         Mortgage-backed securities      -        -         10,021        (367 )        10,021        (367 ) 
 
Total Temporarily                                               
                       Impaired Securities    $   5,848    $    (13 )    $    28,162     $    (630 )    $    34,010    $    (643 ) 

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 3 - Securities (Continued)

     

Less than 12 Months

       

 12 Months or More

   

Total

 
      Fair   

Unrealized

       

Fair 

 

Unrealized

        Fair       

Unrealized

 
      Value   

Losses

        Value   

Losses

        Value        Losses  
                      (In Thousands)                  
 
December 31, 2005:                                             
         U.S. Government agency                                             
securities    $    5,202    $    (95 )    $   13,642    $    (349 )    $   18,844    $    (444 ) 
         Corporate debt securities        250        (4 )      490        (1 )      740        (5 ) 
         Municipal securities        1,020        (9 )      517        (11 )      1,537        (20 ) 
         Mortgage-backed securities        4,171        (71 )      7,892        (400 )      12,063        (471 ) 
 
Total Temporarily                                             
                       Impaired Securities    $    10,643    $    (179 )    $   22,541    $    (761 )    $   33,184    $    (940 ) 

 

Unrealized losses detailed above relate primarily to U.S. Government Agency and mortgage-backed securities and the decline in fair value is due only to interest rate fluctuations. The Company had 56 and 53 securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company has the intent and ability to hold such investments until maturity or market price recovery. Management has considered factors regarding other than temporarily impaired securities and determined that there are no securities that are other than temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

Note 4 - Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses

The components of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

       

2006

       

2005

 
   

(In Thousands)

 
 
Commercial and industrial    $    99,994     $    55,480  
Real estate - construction        112,088         42,657  
Real estate - commercial        158,523         97,934  
Real estate - residential        2,477         2,625  
Consumer        44,218         17,569  
Other        117         181  
 
        417,417         216,446  
Allowance for loan losses        (4,567 )        (2,380 ) 
Unearned fees        (513 )        (119 ) 
 

Net Loans 

  $    412,337     $    213,947  

 

The Company had no loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued, and no loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 4 - Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

The recorded investment in impaired loans, not requiring an allowance for loan losses, was $0 and $367,000 December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The recorded investment in impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses was $0 at December 31, 2006 and 2005. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the average recorded investment in impaired loans was $0, $368,000 and $0 and the interest income recognized on these impaired loans was $0, $25,000 and $0, respectively.

Changes in the allowance for loan losses are as follows:

       

2006 

      2005       

2004 

   

(In Thousands)

 
Balance, beginning of year    $    2,380     $    1,927    $    1,469 
         Acquisition of Town Bank        1,536        -        - 
         Provision charged to expenses        649        453        458 
         Loans recovered, net        2        -        - 
 
Balance, end of year    $    4,567     $    2,380    $    1,927 

 

 

Note 5 - Bank Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

    Estimated                 
    Useful Lives       

2006

       

2005

 
            (In Thousands)     
 
Land    Indefinite     $    1,250     $    -  
Buildings    30 years        807         -  
Leasehold improvements    5-15 years        2,527         2,095  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment    3 - 7 years        2,635         2,085  
Computer equipment and software    2 - 5 years        1,404         990  
Construction in progress    -        250         -  
 
            8,873         5,170  
 
Less accumulated depreciation and                         

amortization 

          (3,625 )        (2,780 ) 
 
        $    5,248     $    2,390  

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 6 - Deposits

The components of deposits at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

       

2006 

     

2005 

   

(In Thousands)

Demand, non-interest bearing    $    72,119    $    50,301 
Demand, interest bearing - NOW, money market and savings        148,149        111,421 
Time, $100,000 and over        116,295        31,404 
Time, other        105,355        43,323 
    $    441,918    $    236,449 

 

 

Included in time deposits, other, at December 31, 2005, are brokered deposits of $10,000,000. The Company had no brokered deposits at December 31, 2006.

At December 31, 2006, the scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows (in thousands):

2007    $    214,390 
2008        5,201 
2009        1,026 
2010        819 
2011        214 
 
    $    221,650 

 

Note 7 - Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are classified as secured borrowings, generally mature within one to four days from the transaction date. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are reflected as the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction. Securities sold under these agreements are retained under the Company’s control at their safekeeping agent. The Company may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities. Information concerning repurchase agreements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:

       

2006

       

2005

       

2004

 
                (Dollars In Thousands)          
 
Repurchase agreements:                         
         Balance at year-end    $    7,802      $   5,197     $    7,761  
         Average during the year        8,814         7,865         7,581  
         Maximum month-end balance        12,216         9,801         9,549  
         Weighted average rate during the year        3.33 %        1.94 %        1.53 % 
         Weighted average rate at December 31        3.71 %        2.48 %        1.54 % 

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 8 - Short-Term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings consist of federal funds purchased and short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank. Information concerning short-term borrowings for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:

       

2006

       

2005

       

2004

 
                (Dollars In Thousands)          
 
Short-term borrowings:                         
         Balance at year-end    $    -     $   1,514     $    5,000  
         Average during the year        2,615         5,292         398  
         Maximum month-end balance        6,894         8,503         8,078  
         Weighted average rate during the year        5.39 %        3.27 %        1.29 % 
         Weighted average rate at December 31        -         4.04 %        2.44 % 

 

The Company has unsecured lines of credit totaling $12,000,000 with another financial institution that bears interest at a variable rate and is renewed annually. There were no borrowings under these lines of credit at December 31, 2006 and 2005.

The Company has a maximum borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank of approximately $57,000,000. There were no borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank at December 31, 2006. Short-term borrowings were $300,000 at December 31, 2005. Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank are secured by qualifying assets of Two River.

Note 9 - Shareholders’ Equity

On August 10, 2004 Two River completed a common stock offering of 400,000 units of its common stock and warrants at $18.00 per unit for $7,200,000. Gross proceeds of the offering were reduced by offering costs of $168,000. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock, par value $2.00, and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $20.50. Upon acquisition on April 1, 2006 of Two River by Community Partners, these warrants converted into warrants to purchase Community Partners common stock at the same per share exercise price. The warrants were exercisable during the period from May 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 and expired without exercise.

Note 10 - Employee Benefit Plans

The Company maintains 401(k) plans for each of its subsidiary banks. Under the plans, all employees are eligible to contribute from 3% to a maximum of 20% of their annual salary. Annually the Company matches a percentage of employee contributions. The Company contributed $113,000, $87,000, and $66,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Each year, the Company may at its discretion elect to contribute profit sharing amounts into the Plans. For the year ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, the Company has not contributed any profit sharing amounts.

The Company has a non-qualified Salary Continuation Plan (the Plan) for certain directors and executive officers that provides for payments upon retirement, death or disability. The annual benefit is based on annual salary (as defined) and adjusted for earnings, if applicable. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, other liabilities included approximately $309,000 and $166,000, respectively, accrued under the plan. Expenses related to this Plan included in the consolidated statements of income are approximately $143,000, $143,000, and $23,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 11 - Comprehensive Income

Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income. Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the balance sheet, such items, along with net income, are components of comprehensive income.

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and related tax effects for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

     

2006 

     

2005

     

2004 

 
   

(In Thousands)

 
 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available for                   
         sale securities    $  396        $  (594 )    $  (161 ) 
Tax effect      (120 )      202       44  
 
             Net of Tax Amount    $  276        $  (392 )    $  (117 ) 

 

 

Note 12 - Federal Income Taxes

The components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

     

2006 

   

2005

     

2004

 
           

(In Thousands)

       
 
Current    $  2,072     $  1,268     $  975  
Deferred      111      (42 )      (182 ) 
 
    $  2,183     $  1,226     $  793  

 

A reconciliation of the statutory income tax at a rate of 34% to the income tax expense included in the statements of income is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:

 

   

2006

   

2005

   

2004

 
     

Amount

 

%

   

Amount

 

%

   

Amount

 

%

 
            (In Thousands)        
 
Federal income tax at statutory rate    $  2,000   34.0 %    $ 1,128   34.0 %    $ 720   34.0 % 
Tax exempt interest      (122 )  (2.1 )    (59 )  (1.8 )    (25 )  (1.2 ) 
Bank-owned life insurance income      (52 )  (0.9 )    (52 )  (1.6 )    -  

-

 
State income taxes, net of federal                     
         income tax benefit      344   5.8     173   5.2     92   4.3  
Other      13   0.3     36   1.1     6   0.3  
 
    $  2,183   37.1 %    $ 1,226   36.9 %    $ 793   37.4 % 

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 12 - Federal Income Taxes (Continued)

The components of the net deferred tax asset, included in other assets, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, were as follows:

 

           

2006

       

  2005 

              (In Thousands)     
 
Deferred tax assets:                       
                   Allowance for loan losses            $  1,084     $    210 
                   Depreciation and amortization              380         43 
                   Deferred compensation              123         66 
                   Unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale      170         292 
                   Other              24         34 
 
              1,781         645 
             Deferred tax liabilities:                       
                                 Purchase accounting adjustments              (197 )        - 
                                 Other              (20 )        - 
 
              (217 )        - 
 
                                 Net Deferred Tax Asset            $  1,564     $    645 

 

Note 13 - Earnings Per Share 

 

Years Ended December 31, 

 

2006 

 

2005

   

2004 

 

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 
Net income applicable to common stock  $  3,699   

$ 

2,092     $ 1,325 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding    5,899      4,052       3,740 
Effect of dilutive securities, stock options    179      200       280 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding used to                 

          calculate diluted earnings per share 

  6,078      4,252       4,020 
 
Basic earnings per share  $  0.63   $  0.52     $ 

     0.35

 
Diluted earnings per share  $  0.61   $  0.49     $ 

     0.33

 

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 14 - Lease Commitments and Total Rental Expense

The Company leases banking facilities under non-cancelable operating lease agreements expiring through 2022. Aggregate rent expense was $747,000, $537,000, and $477,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.

The approximate future minimum rental commitments under operating leases at December 31, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):

2007    $    685 
2008        712 
2009        659 
2010        519 
2011        430 
Thereafter        3,202 
 
    $    6,207 

 

Note 15 - Stock Option Plans

Both Two River and the Town Bank had stock option plans outstanding at the time of their acquisition by Community Partners for the benefit of their employees and directors. The plans provided for the granting of both incentive and non-qualified stock options. All stock options outstanding at the time of acquisition, April 1, 2006 were fully vested. In accordance with terms of the acquisition, Two River outstanding stock options were converted into options to purchase the same number of Community Partners common stock at the same per share exercise price.

Town Bank’s outstanding options were converted into options to purchase shares of common stock of Community Partners determined by multiplying the number of shares subject to the original option by the 1.25 exchange ratio, at an exercise price determined by dividing the exercise price of the original option by the 1.25 exchange ratio.

Stock options converted are subject to the same terms and conditions, including expiration date, vesting and exercise provisions that applied to the original options.

There are no shares available for grant under these prior plans. As of December 31, 2006 the Company has no share-based compensation plans outstanding.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 15 - Stock Option Plans (Continued)

The following table summarizes information about outstanding options from all plans at and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, as adjusted for the 3% stock dividend in 2006:

            Weighted     
            Average     
        Weighted    Remaining   

Aggregate 

   

Number of

    Average    Contractual   

 Intrinsic 

    Shares    

Price 

  Life   Value 
Options Outstanding, December 1, 2003    467,623     $ 7.10         
         Options granted    163,255     16.75         
         Options exercised    (7,216 )    3.63         
Options outstanding, December 31, 2004    623,662     9.71         
         Options granted    7,725     16.02         
         Options exercised    (34,609 )    3.63         
Options outstanding, December 31, 2005    596,778     10.48         
         Options exercised    (41,474 )    5.94         
         Town Bank options converted    206,236     6.30         
         Options forfeited    (2,575 )    16.75         
Options outstanding, December 31, 2006    758,965     $ 9.57    5.89 years    $  2,015,618 
Options exercisable, end of year    758,965     $ 9.57    5.89 years    $  2,015,618 
Options outstanding – price range at end of year    $ 3.55  to             
    $ 16.75              
                         
    $ 3.55  to             
Options exercisable – price range at end of year    $ 16.75              

 

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $228,740, $400,158 and $103,949 during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 15 - Stock Option Plans (Continued)

The following summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2006.

 

          Options Outstanding 
 
          Number    Weighted-     
          Outstanding    Average     
          at    Remaining    Weighted- 
          December 31,    Contractual    Average 

Range of Exercise Prices

  2006   

Life 

  Exercise Price 
 
$ 3.55  -  $ 3.85      210,013             4.5 years    $ 3.65 
$ 4.26  -  $ 4.99      48,002             6.5 years    4.64 
$ 5.03  -  $ 5.92      38,169             5.5 years    5.34 
$ 6.16  -  $ 6.95      36,073             3.5 years    6.22 
$ 7.03  -  $ 9.40      28,545             4.0 years    7.75 
$ 9.61 - $ 13.20     212,692             6.0 years    12.31 
$ 16.02  -  $ 16.75      168,405             7.7 years    16.71 
$ 11.07  -  $ 11.65      17,066             7.9 years    11.62 
 
          758,965         

 

Note 16 - Transactions with Executive Officers, Directors and Principal Shareholders

Certain directors and executive officers of Community Partners Bancorp and its affiliates, including their immediate families and companies in which they are principal owners (more than 10%), were indebted to the banking subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, such loans are consistent with sound banking practices and are within applicable regulatory bank lending limitations and in compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Community Partners Bancorp relies on the directors and executive officers for the identification of their associates. These loans at December 31, 2006, were current as to principal and interest payments, and did not involve more than normal risk of collectibility. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, loans to related parties amounted to $16,476,000 and $8,230,000 respectively. During 2006 new loans and advances to such related parties totaled $4,477,000, repayments and other reductions aggregated $2,620,000, and $6,389,000 related party loans were acquired in the Town Bank acquisition.

 

A director of the bank is the principal of a company that provides leasehold improvement construction services for the Bank’s new offices. The bank paid $191,000, $143,000 and $741,000 for these construction services for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively. Such costs are capitalized to leasehold improvements and are amortized over a ten to fifteen year period. Construction costs incurred were comparable to similarly outfitted bank office space in the market area.

 

Note 17 - Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the financial statements.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 17 - Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Continued)

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. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation. Collateral held varies but may include personal or commercial real estate, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment. The Company had commitments to extend credit, including unused lines of credit of approximately $114,181,000 and $80,023,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the financial performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support contracts entered into by customers. Most guarantees extend for one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Company defines the fair value of these letters of credit as the fees paid by the customer or similar fees collected on similar instruments. The Company amortizes the fees collected over the life of the instrument. The Company generally obtains collateral, such as real estate or liens on customer assets for these types of commitments. The Company’s potential liability would be reduced by any proceeds obtained in liquidation of the collateral held. The Company had standby letters of credit for customers aggregating $4,192,000 and $2,712,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The approximate value of underlying collateral upon liquidation that would be expected to cover this maximum potential exposure was $3,643,000 and $2,239,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The current amounts of the liability related to guarantees under standby letters of credit issued is not material as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

Note 18 - Regulatory Matters

The bank subsidiaries are required to maintain a cash reserve balance in vault cash or with the Federal Reserve Bank. The total of this reserve balance was $525,000 at December 31, 2006.

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

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and its bank subsidiaries to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth below) of total and Tier l capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier l capital to average assets. Management believes, as of December 31, 2006 that the Company and its bank subsidiaries meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.  

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 18 - Regulatory Matters (Continued) 

 

As of December 31, 2006, the bank subsidiaries met all regulatory requirements for classification as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the institutions’ categories. Community Partners (on a consolidated basis) and its bank subsidiaries’ actual capital amounts and ratios at December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the minimum amounts and ratios required for capital adequacy purposes and to be well capitalized under the prompt corrective action provisions are as follows:

 

                            To be Well Capitalized 
             

For Capital Adequacy 

    under Prompt Corrective 
   

Actual

 

Purposes 

    Action Provisions 
   

Amount 

 

Ratio 

    Amount   

Ratio 

 

Amount 

  Ratio 
             

(Dollars in Thousands) 

           
 
As of December 31, 2006                                   
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)                                   
         Community Partners Bancorp   

$

46,636    10.73  %    $  > 34,771    > 8.00  %    $  N/A    N/A   
         Two River Community Bank    29,021    10.54  %      > 22,027    > 8.00  %      > 27,534    > 10.00  % 
         The Town Bank    18,062    11.29  %      > 12,799    > 8.00  %      > 15,998    > 10.00  % 
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)                                   
         Community Partners Bancorp    42,069    9.68  %      > 17,384    > 4.00  %      N/A    N/A   
         Two River Community Bank    26,300    9.55  %      > 11,015    > 4.00  %      > 16,524    > 6.00  % 
         The Town Bank    16,215    10.14  %      > 6,396    > 4.00  %      > 9,595    > 6.00  % 
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)                                   
         Community Partners Bancorp    42,069    8.52  %      > 19,751    > 4.00  %      N/A    N/A   
         Two River Community Bank    26,300    8.41  %      > 12,509    > 4.00  %      > 15,636    > 5.00  % 
         The Town Bank    16,215    8.94  %      > 7,255    > 4.00  %      > 9,069    > 5.00  % 
 
As of December 31, 2005                                   
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)                                   
         Two River Community Bank    $ 26,716    11.40  %    $  > 18,751    > 8.00  %    $  > 23,440    > 10.00  % 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)                                   
         Two River Community Bank    24,336    10.38  %      > 9,376    > 4.00  %      > 14,064    > 6.00  % 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)                                   
         Two River Community Bank    24,336    9.16  %      > 10,627    > 4.00  %      > 13,286    > 5.00  % 

 

The bank subsidiaries are subject to certain legal and regulatory limitations on the amount of dividends that they may declare without prior regulatory approval. No dividends were paid by the subsidiaries during 2006. Under Federal Reserve regulations, the bank subsidiaries are limited as to the amount it may lend affiliates, including the Company, unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations.

Note 19 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments; however, there are inherent weaknesses in any estimation technique. Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized in a sales transaction on the dates indicated. The estimated fair value amounts have been measured as of their respective year ends, and have not been reevaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent to those respective dates. As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than the amounts reported at each year end.

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 19 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The following information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the entire Company since a fair value calculation is only provided for a limited portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Company’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2006 and 2005:

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair value.

Securities

Fair values for securities equal quoted market price, if available. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities. For restricted stock, the fair value is based on carrying value.

Loans Receivable

The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

Accrued Interest Receivable

The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates fair value.

Accrued Interest Payable

The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates fair value.

Deposit Liabilities

The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Other Borrowed Funds

The carrying amount of securities sold under agreements to repurchase and short-term borrowings approximates fair value.

Off-Balance Sheet Instruments

The fair value of commitments to extend credit and for outstanding letters of credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements.

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 19 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:

 

   

2006

 

2005

          Estimated        Estimated 
    Carrying      Fair    Carrying    Fair 
    Amount      Value    Amount    Value 
   

(In Thousands)

 
Financial assets:                   
         Cash and cash equivalents    $ 15,177      $ 15,177    $ 5,827    $ 5,827 
         Securities available for sale    44,756      44,756    34,114    34,114 
         Securities held to maturity    7,632      7,638    5,841    5,836 
         Loans receivable    416,904      416,894    216,327    216,959 
         Accrued interest receivable    2,345      2,345    973    973 
 
Financial liabilities:                   
         Deposits    441,918      442,062    236,449    236,103 
         Securities sold under agreements to repurchase    7,802      7,802    5,197    5,197 
         Short-term borrowings    -      -    1,514    1,514 
         Accrued interest payable    587      587    71    71 
 
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:                   
         Commitments to extend credit and outstanding                   

                  letters of credit 

  -      -    -    - 

 

Note 20 – Condensed Financial Statements of Parent Company

Condensed financial information pertaining to the parent company, Community Partners Bancorp, is as follows:

 

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2006

(In Thousands)

 

Assets       
         Cash and cash equivalents    $  90 
         Investments in subsidiaries      68,765 
         Other assets      482 
 
                   Total assets    $  69,337 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity       
         Other liabilities    $  1,018 
         Shareholders’ equity      68,319 
 
                   Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity    $  69,337 

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 20 – Condensed Financial Statements of Parent Company (Continued)

 

Statement of Income

Period from April 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006

(In Thousands)

 

                             Management fees from subsidiaries    $  455  
                             Other operating expenses      455  
 
                                       Income before undistributed income of subsidiaries      -  
 
                             Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries      3,216  
 
                                       Net income    $  3,216  



Statement of Cash Flows

Period from April 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006

(In Thousands)

 
                             Cash flows from operating activities:       
                                       Net income    $  3,216  
                                                 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided        

                                                      by operating activities: 

     
                                                           Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries      (3,216 ) 
                                                           Other, net      90  
 
                                                             Net cash provided by operating activities      90  
 
                             Cash flows from financing activities:       
                                       Proceeds from options exercised      246  
                                       Tax benefit of options exercised      32  
                                       Acquisition of dissenter shares      (41 ) 
                                       Repayment of advances from subsidiaries      (237 ) 
 
                                                             Net cash provided by financing activities      -  
 
                             Increase in cash and cash equivalents      90  
 
                             Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period      -  
 
                             Cash and cash equivalents at end of year    $  90  

 

 

 

 

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Community Partners Bancorp

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 21 – Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

The following summarizes the consolidated results of operations during 2006 and 2005, on a quarterly basis, for Community Partners Bancorp (in thousands, except per share data):

 

   

2006

    Fourth         

Second 

    First 
    Quarter    Third  Quarter   

Quarter (1)

    Quarter 
 
Interest income    $ 8,859    $  8,539    $  8,072    $  4,329 
Interest expense    3,873      3,584      3,269      1,513 
 
               Net interest income    4,986      4,955      4,803      2,816 
Provision for loan losses    112      164      257      116 
 
               Net interest after provision for loan                       
                                   losses    4,874      4,791      4,546      2,700 
Non-interest income    398      382      408      298 
Non-interest expense    3,567      3,455      3,230      2,263 
 
               Income before income taxes    1,705      1,718      1,724      735 
Income taxes    649      644      638      252 
 
               Net income    $ 1,056    $  1,074    $  1,086    $  483 
Net income per share:                       
               Basic    $  0.16    $  0.17    $  0.17    $  0.12 
               Diluted    $  0.16    $  0.16    $  0.16    $  0.11 


(1) Results beginning with the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 include the results of Town Bank.

   

2005

      Fourth      Third      Second      First 
      Quarter      Quarter      Quarter      Quarter 
 
Interest income    $  4,069    $  3,800             $ 3,574    $  3,352 
Interest expense      1,260      1,058      951      786 
 
               Net interest income      2,809      2,742      2,623      2,566 
Provision for loan losses      140      35      136      142 
 
               Net interest after provision for                         

                      loan losses 

    2,669      2,707      2,487      2,424 
Non-interest income      357      308      311      252 
Non-interest expense      2,118      2,070      2,016      1,993 
 
               Income before income taxes      908      945      782      683 
Income taxes      331      353      289      253 
 
               Net income    $  577    $  592             $ 493    $  430 
Net income per share:                         
               Basic    $ 0.14   $ 0.15   $ 0.12   $ 0.11
               Diluted    $ 0.14   $ 0.14   $ 0.12   $ 0.10

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP 
 
 
Date: April 2, 2007  By:  /s/ BARRY B. DAVALL   
     Barry B. Davall 
    President and Chief Executive Officer 
    (Principal Executive Officer) 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

Signature    Capacity    Date 
 
/s/ BARRY B. DAVALL    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director    April 2, 2007 
Barry B. Davall    (Principal Executive Officer)     
 
/s/ CHARLES T. PARTON    Chairman of the Board    April 2, 2007 
Charles T. Parton         
 
/s/ JOSEPH F.X. O’SULLIVAN    Vice Chairman of the Board    April 2, 2007 
Joseph F.X. O’Sullivan         
 
/s/ MICHAEL W. KOSTELNIK, JR.    Director    April 2, 2007 
Michael W. Kostelnik, Jr.         
 
/s/ FRANK J. PATOCK, JR.    Director    April 2, 2007 
Frank J. Patock, Jr.         
 
/s/ ROBERT E. GREGORY    Director    April 2, 2007 
Robert E. Gregory         
 
/s/ FREDERICK H. KURTZ    Director    April 2, 2007 
Frederick H. Kurtz         
 
/s/ JOHN J. PERRI, JR.    Director    April 2, 2007 
John J. Perri, Jr.         
 
/s/ MICHAEL J. GORMLEY    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    April 2, 2007 
Michael J. Gormley    (Principal Financial Officer)     
 
/s/ MICHAEL BIS    Controller and Chief Accounting Officer    April 2, 2007 
Michael Bis    (Principal Accounting Officer)     

 

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3.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

2

 

 

Agreement and Plan of Acquisition, dated as of August 16, 2005, among the Registrant, Two River Community Bank, and The Town Bank (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the SEC on February 8, 2006 (the “February S-4/A”))

3

(i)

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 the Community Partners Bancorp Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on November 10, 2005 (the “S-4”))

3

(ii)

 

By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the S-4)

4.1

 

 

Specimen certificate representing the Registrant’s common stock, no par value per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the SEC on January 6, 2006 (the “January S-4/A”))

4.2

 

 

Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2004, by and between Two River Community Bank and Registrar and Transfer Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the S-4)

10.1

 

 

Form of Shareholder Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2005, by and between Two River Community Bank and each director of Town Bank, in their capacities as shareholders of The Town Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus included in the February S-4/A)

10.2

 

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Form of Affiliate Agreement by and between the Registrant and certain affiliates of each of Two River Community Bank and of The Town Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus included in the February S-4/A)

10.3

 

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Form of Change in Control Agreement between Two River Community Bank and each of Barry B. Davall, William D. Moss, Michael J. Gormley, Antha J. Stephens, and Alan B. Turner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the S-4)

10.4

 

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Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement, dated January 1, 2005, between Two River Community Bank and Barry B. Davall (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the S-4)

10.5

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and William D. Moss (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the S-4)

10.6

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and Michael J. Gormley (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the S-4)


 

 


 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.7

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and Antha Stephens (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the S-4)

10.8

 

#

Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement between Two River Community Bank and Alan Turner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the S-4)

10.9

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2003 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the S-4)

10.10

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2003 Non-qualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the S-4)

10.11

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2001 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the S-4)

10.12

 

#

Two River Community Bank 2001 Non-qualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the S-4)

10.13

 

 

Services agreement between Two River Community Bank and Phoenix International Ltd., Inc. dated November 18, 1999, and subsequent amendment #1 dated February 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the S-4)

10.14

 

 

Services agreement between Two River Community Bank and Online Resources Corporation/Quotien, dated March 17, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the S-4)

10.15

 

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The Town Bank 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the S-4)

10.16

 

#

The Town Bank 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the S-4)

10.17

 

#

The Town Bank 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the S-4)

10.18

 

#

The Town Bank 2002 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the S-4)

10.19

 

#

The Town Bank 1999 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the S-4)

10.20

 

#

The Town Bank 2000 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the S-4)

10.21   # The Town Bank 2001 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the S-4)

 

 

 


 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.22

 

#

Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2006)

10.23

 

#

Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2006)

10.24

 

#

Fifth Amendment to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as of December 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 25, 2006)

10.25

 

#

Fifth Amendment to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as of December 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 25, 2006)

10.26

 

 

Internet Master Services Agreement dated as of June 11, 2003 (including all addenda, schedules and exhibits, as amended from time to time) by and between The Town Bank and Aurum Technology Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the S-4)

10.27

 

 

Information Technology Services Agreement effective as of June 18, 2003 by and between The Town Bank and Aurum Technology Inc. d/b/a Fidelity Integrated Financial Solutions (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the S-4)

10.28

 

 

MAC(R) Network Participation Agreement dated as of September 20, 2000 by and between The Town Bank and Money Access Service Inc. (predecessor in interest to Star Networks Inc.) (including all addenda, schedules and exhibits, as amended from time to time) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the S-4)

10.29

 

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Retention Agreement dated as of December 16, 2005, by and among The Town Bank, Community Partners Bancorp and Nicholas A. Frungillo, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the January S-4/A)

10.30

 

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Second Amendment dated December 27, 2005 to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the January S-4/A)

10.31

 

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Second Amendment dated December 27, 2005 to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the January S-4/A)

 

 

 


 

 

Exhibit No.

Description

10.32

 

#

Second Amendment dated December 27, 2005 to Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Nicholas A. Frungillo, Jr., made as of December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the January S-4/A)

10.33

 

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Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the January S-4/A)

10.34

 

#

Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the January S-4/A)

10.35

 

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Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the January S-4/A)

10.36

 

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Amendment dated January 4, 2006 to The Town Bank 2002 Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the January S-4/A)

10.37

 

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Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Edwin Wojtaszek, made as December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the S-4)

10.38

 

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Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Robert W. Dowens, Sr., made as December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the S-4)

10.39

 

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Severance Agreement between The Town Bank and Nicholas A. Frungillo, Jr., made as December 4, 2002 (as amended December 20, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the S-4)

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Subsidiaries of the Registrant

31.1

 

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Certification of Barry B. Davall, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

31.2

 

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Certification of Michael J. Gormley, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

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Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Barry B. Davall, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, and Michael J. Gormley, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant

       

 

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Filed herewith.

  # Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.