EX-13 3 dex13.htm 2006 ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders

Exhibit 13

Dear Stockholder:

The past year was challenging for many financial institutions due to rising interest rates and increasing competitive pressures in the marketplace. We are fortunate that our earnings and market share remained strong in this economic climate. The year 2006 will be remembered for many positive factors and accomplishments concerning your company.

The attached financials show that we were able to increase earnings 5.37% over 2005. This equates to basic per share earnings of $1.67 compared to $1.59 per share for 2005. This increase was primarily due to improved credit quality and management’s efforts to maintain a very healthy net interest margin and to control expense.

During the year, we determined that our stockholders would be best served by discontinuing the listing of our common stock on the American Stock Exchange and listing it on The NASDAQ Global Market. We feel that NASDAQ offers a more transparent and progressive market, utilizing more market makers that, hopefully, will generate more trading activity in our common stock than in the past. We believe that this change should translate into enhanced value for stockholders.

Within the bank, we are constantly seeking ways to improve our existing operations while expanding into new markets. All efforts in this regard are geared toward a balance of better service and increased revenues. To this end, we are eagerly awaiting the completion of our new branch in Starkville, Mississippi. This branch will be our first eco-friendly building equipped with many energy saving features that will result in long-term cost savings to us. In addition, we have purchased property in Lauderdale County, where we hope to open our second location in this market. With the proper personnel, we feel that these branches have tremendous potential for asset and revenue growth while providing service and convenience to our customer base.

In closing, senior management and the Board of Directors recognize that we have a very strong and healthy capital position. Our intention is to deploy this capital in a well-prepared growth strategy that may include moving into new markets and taking advantage of any opportunities that may become available.

I am thankful to have a strong, diversified Board of Directors that gives counsel in regard to policy and direction for the company. Along with this Board, great stockholders, great customers and great employees provide the components for a great company. Thank you for the opportunity to lead this company, as we serve our communities and seek to maximize your investment.

As always, thank you for your interest and supporting a great company.

Sincerely,

LOGO

 

Greg McKee

President & CEO


CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY

AND SUBSIDIARY

Philadelphia, Mississippi

Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004


CONTENTS

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

   3

Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets

   4

Consolidated Statements of Income

   5

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

   6

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

   7

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   8 – 9

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   10 – 40


LOGO

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Citizens Holding Company

Philadelphia, Mississippi

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Citizens Holding Company and Subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. We also have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, an opinion on management’s assessment, and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of financial statements included 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

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To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Citizens Holding Company

Page Two

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Citizens Holding Company and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the period ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, management’s assessment that Citizens Holding Company and Subsidiary maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by COSO. Furthermore, in our opinion, Citizens Holding Company and Subsidiary maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

LOGO

Jackson, Mississippi

March 12, 2007

 

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Citizens Holding Company

Philadelphia, MS 39350

MANAGEMENT’S ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management of Citizens Holding Company (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Management, under the direction of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, assessed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2006, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company, and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

HORNE LLP, the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, has audited management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, as stated in their report, beginning on page 1, which expresses unqualified opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006.

 

LOGO     LOGO
Greg L. McKee     Robert T. Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer     Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

March 12, 2007

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

      2006     2005  

ASSETS

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 15,449,434     $ 26,743,200  

Interest bearing deposits with other banks

     396,811       312,825  

Federal funds sold

     15,200,000       —    

Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $175,450,210 in 2006 and $170,896,605 in 2005)

     174,617,149       169,321,390  

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $3,712,375 in 2006 and $4,561,817 in 2005

     369,280,664       374,964,316  

Bank premises, furniture, fixtures and equipment, net

     12,106,456       9,894,215  

Real estate acquired by foreclosure

     2,707,885       2,975,047  

Accrued interest receivable

     5,015,574       4,695,147  

Cash value of life insurance

     16,846,557       16,045,673  

Intangible assets

     4,752,573       5,290,076  

Other assets

     4,824,393       4,585,520  
                

Total assets

   $ 621,197,496     $ 614,827,409  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Deposits

    

Non-interest bearing deposits

   $ 82,867,220     $ 87,333,891  

Interest bearing time deposits

     388,980,036       386,478,343  
                

Total deposits

     471,847,256       473,812,234  

Federal funds purchased

     —         1,600,000  

Sweep account liability

     12,767,483       7,344,496  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     59,400,000       60,048,818  

Accrued interest payable

     1,153,890       798,667  

Deferred compensation payable

     2,699,783       2,366,592  

Other liabilities

     2,181,742       3,724,667  
                

Total liabilities

     550,050,154       549,695,474  
                

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —    

Minority interest

     1,482,069       1,357,830  
                

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock, $.20 par value, authorized 22,500,000 shares; 5,020,228 shares issued at 2006 and 5,009,278 at 2005

     1,004,046       1,001,856  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,886,830       3,386,248  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes of $304,082 in 2006 and $574,981 in 2005

     (511,161 )     (966,542 )

Retained earnings

     65,285,558       60,352,543  
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     69,665,273       63,774,105  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 621,197,496     $ 614,827,409  
                

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

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Interest income

      

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 28,914,226     $ 26,435,191     $ 24,159,391  

Interest on securities

      

Taxable

     3,651,802       3,022,520       2,846,951  

Non-taxable

     3,514,524       3,406,130       2,882,402  

Other

     406,842       179,863       82,967  
                        

Total interest income

     36,487,394       33,043,704       29,971,711  
                        

Interest expense

      

Deposits

     10,314,943       7,431,479       5,772,547  

Other borrowed funds

     2,866,762       2,415,801       1,764,422  
                        

Total interest expense

     13,181,705       9,847,280       7,536,969  
                        

Net interest income

     23,305,689       23,196,424       22,434,742  

Provision for loan losses

     360,910       (1,084,326 )     (1,067,443 )
                        

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     23,666,599       22,112,098       21,367,299  
                        

Non-interest income

      

Service charges on deposit accounts

     3,816,473       3,556,824       3,391,188  

Other service charges and fees

     567,320       585,288       670,582  

Net gains (losses) on securities sales

     (12,318 )     —         7,020  

Other income

     1,816,046       1,594,811       1,505,841  
                        

Total non-interest income

     6,187,521       5,736,923       5,574,631  
                        

Non-interest expense

      

Salaries and employee benefits

     9,980,336       9,523,367       8,607,066  

Occupancy expense

     1,395,498       1,163,219       1,199,437  

Equipment expense

     1,614,969       1,739,751       1,738,348  

Earnings applicable to minority interest

     185,409       198,872       189,395  

Other expense

     5,446,971       4,891,696       4,978,710  
                        

Total non-interest expense

     18,623,183       17,516,905       16,712,956  
                        

Income before income taxes

     11,230,937       10,332,116       10,228,974  

Income tax expense

     2,836,413       2,365,984       2,682,889  
                        

Net income

   $ 8,394,524     $ 7,966,132     $ 7,546,085  
                        

Net income per share – basic

   $ 1.67     $ 1.59     $ 1.51  
                        

Net income per share – diluted

   $ 1.65     $ 1.57     $ 1.49  
                        

Average shares outstanding

      

Basic

     5,016,257       5,006,493       4,992,792  
                        

Diluted

     5,080,755       5,066,165       5,056,637  
                        

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

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Net income

   $ 8,394,524     $ 7,966,132     $ 7,546,085  
                        

Other comprehensive income (loss)

      

Unrealized holding gains (losses) during year

     729,836       (2,196,048 )     (1,661,064 )

Income tax effect

     (272,229 )     798,637       562,385  
                        

Net unrealized gains (losses)

     457,607       (1,397,411 )     (1,098,679 )
                        

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income

     12,318       —         (7,020 )

Income tax effect

     (4,594 )     —         2,377  
                        

Net (gains) losses included in net income

     7,724       —         (4,643 )
                        

Change in minority interest in net unrealized gains (losses)

     (9,950 )     30,948       33,205  
                        

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     455,381       (1,366,463 )     (1,070,117 )
                        

Comprehensive income

   $ 8,849,905     $ 6,599,669     $ 6,475,968  
                        

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

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

    

Number

of Shares

Issued

  

Common

Stock

  

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

   

Retained

Earnings

    Total  
               
               
               

Balance, December 31, 2003

   4,979,628    $ 995,926    $ 2,944,314    $ 1,470,038     $ 51,091,798     $ 56,502,076  

Net income

   —        —        —        —         7,546,085       7,546,085  

Dividends paid ($0.60 per share)

   —        —        —        —         (2,996,881 )     (2,996,881 )

Options exercised

   20,650      4,130      205,932      —         —         210,062  

Other comprehensive loss, net

   —        —        —        (1,070,117 )     —         (1,070,117 )
                                           

Balance, December 31, 2004

   5,000,278      1,000,056      3,150,246      399,921       55,641,002       60,191,225  

Net income

   —        —        —        —         7,966,132       7,966,132  

Dividends paid ($0.65 per share)

   —        —        —        —         (3,254,591 )     (3,254,591 )

Options exercised, including tax benefit of $106,792

   9,000      1,800      236,002      —         —         237,802  

Other comprehensive loss, net

   —        —        —        (1,366,463 )     —         (1,366,463 )
                                           

Balance, December 31, 2005

   5,009,278      1,001,856      3,386,248      (966,542 )     60,352,543       63,774,105  

Net income

   —        —        —        —         8,394,524       8,394,524  

Dividends paid ($0.69 per share)

   —        —        —        —         (3,461,509 )     (3,461,509 )

Options exercised, including tax benefit of $12,287

   10,950      2,190      196,421      —         —         198,611  

Stock compensation expense

   —        —        304,161      —         —         304,161  

Other comprehensive income, net

   —        —        —        455,381       —         455,381  
                                           

Balance, December 31, 2006

   5,020,228    $ 1,004,046    $ 3,886,830    $ (511,161 )   $ 65,285,558     $ 69,665,273  
                                           

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

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Cash flows from operating activities

      

Net income

   $ 8,394,524     $ 7,966,132     $ 7,546,085  

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

      

Depreciation

     950,340       1,024,320       1,056,647  

Amortization of intangibles

     537,503       537,503       537,503  

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on investment securities

     697,003       1,182,298       1,387,598  

Stock compensation expense

     304,161       —         —    

Provision for loan losses

     (360,910 )     1,084,326       1,067,443  

Realized investment securities gains

     12,318       —         (7,020 )

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

     (169,994 )     (310,432 )     11,432  

Net earnings applicable to minority interest

     108,975       198,872       189,395  

Earnings from equity method of investment

     (102,411 )     (131,664 )     (188,911 )

Write downs of real estate acquired by foreclosure

     —         —         233,610  

Increase in accrued interest receivable

     (320,427 )     (309,255 )     (179,788 )

Increase in cash value of life insurance

     (800,884 )     (540,844 )     (624,211 )

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

     355,223       178,077       (47,948 )

Increase in deferred compensation liability

     333,191       209,551       324,830  

Net change in other operating assets and liabilities

     3,642,085       2,212,319       973,112  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     13,580,697       13,301,203       12,279,777  
                        

Cash flows from investing activities

      

Proceeds from maturities of securities available-for-sale

     15,451,326       37,496,514       38,276,877  

Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale

     18,132,710       —         22,515,102  

Purchases of securities available-for-sale

     (38,846,962 )     (51,638,423 )     (72,448,447 )

Purchases of bank premises, furniture, fixtures and equipment

     (3,162,581 )     (1,146,322 )     (829,887 )

Proceeds from sale of real estate acquired by foreclosure

     691,132       2,043,687       1,381,344  

Net (increase) decrease in interest bearing deposits with other banks

     (83,986 )     505,891       (720,680 )

Net decrease (increase) in loans

     5,620,592       (13,412,543 )     (17,705,207 )

Net (increase) decrease in federal funds sold

     (15,200,000 )     11,000,000       (11,000,000 )

Cash paid for acquisitions, net

     —         —         25,398  
                        

Net cash used by investing activities

     (17,397,769 )     (15,151,196 )     (40,505,500 )
                        

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

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     2006     2005     2004  

Cash flows from financing activities

      

Net increase in deposits

   $ (1,964,978 )   $ (651,511 )   $ 35,766,446  

Net increase (decrease) in federal funds purchased

     (1,600,000 )     1,600,000       (1,500,000 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     186,324       131,610       210,062  

Excess tax benefits on stock option exercises

     12,287       —         —    

Dividends paid to stockholders

     (3,461,509 )     (3,254,591 )     (2,996,881 )

Federal Home Loan Bank advance proceeds

     15,000,000       25,000,000       13,500,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank advance payments

     (15,648,818 )     (11,069,748 )     (15,018,281 )
                        

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

     (7,476,694 )     11,755,760       29,961,346  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks

     (11,293,766 )     9,905,767       1,735,623  

Cash and due from banks, beginning of year

     26,743,200       16,837,433       15,101,810  
                        

Cash and due from banks, end of year

   $ 15,449,434     $ 26,743,200     $ 16,837,433  
                        

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow Information

      

Cash paid for Interest

   $ 12,826,482     $ 9,669,203     $ 7,584,917  
                        

Income taxes

   $ 4,711,328     $ 786,026     $ 2,762,059  
                        

Non-cash disclosures

      

Real estate acquired by foreclosure

   $ 480,646     $ 2,232,018     $ 3,706,652  
                        

Unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   $ 729,836     $ (2,196,048 )   $ (1,661,064 )
                        

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

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The accounting policies of Citizens Holding Company and Subsidiary conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices within the banking industry. The consolidated financial statements of Citizens Holding Company include the accounts of its 97.86 percent-owned subsidiary, The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi (collectively referred to as the “Company”). All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. As the result of a 1-for-1,000 reverse stock split on January 2, 2007, Citizens Holding Company became the sole owner of The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Nature of Business

The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi (the “Bank”) operates under a state bank charter and provides general banking services. As a state bank, the Bank is subject to regulations of the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Citizens Holding Company is subject to the regulations of the Federal Reserve. The area served by the Bank is Neshoba County, Mississippi and the immediately surrounding areas. Services are provided at several branch offices.

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.

Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans. In connection with the determination of the allowance for loan losses and valuation of foreclosed real estate, management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties.

While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans and foreclosed real estate, future additions to the allowance or adjustments to the valuation may be necessary based on changes in local economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses and valuations of foreclosed real estate. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance or to make adjustments to the valuation based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. Because of these factors, it is reasonably possible that the allowance for loan losses and valuation of foreclosed real estate may change materially in the near term.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

Cash and Due from Banks

For the purpose of reporting cash flows, cash and due from banks include cash on hand and demand deposits. Cash flows from loans originated by the Company, deposits, and federal funds purchased and sold are reported net in the statement of cash flows. The Company is required to maintain average reserve balances with the Federal Reserve Bank based on a percentage of deposits. The average reserve required by the Federal Reserve Bank at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $812,000 and $837,000, respectively.

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks mature within one year and are carried at cost.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had deposits in financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. Management monitors the soundness of the financial institutions and believes there is minimal risk.

Investment Securities

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, securities are classified as “available-for-sale,” “held-to-maturity” or “trading”. Fair values for securities are based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. Gains or losses on the sale of securities are determined using the specific identification method. Currently, the Company has no held-to-maturity or trading securities.

Securities Available-for-Sale

Securities available-for-sale are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Securities that are held for indefinite periods of time or used as part of the Company’s asset/liability management strategy and that may be sold in response to interest rate changes, changes in prepayment risk, the need to increase regulatory capital, and other similar factors are classified as available-for-sale.

Realized gains or losses, determined on the basis of the cost of specific securities sold, are included in earnings. The amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are recognized in interest income.

Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans receivable that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at the principal amount outstanding, net of unearned discounts and unearned finance charges. The Company has no loans held-for-sale.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

Loan origination and commitment fees and direct loan origination costs attributable to loans held with a maturity of more than one year are not significant and are, therefore, recognized as income or expense, as applicable in the period received or incurred.

Unearned discounts on installment loans are recognized as income over the terms of the loans by a method that approximates the interest method. Unearned finance charges and interest on commercial loans are recognized based on the principal amount outstanding. For all other loans, interest is accrued daily on the outstanding balances. For impaired loans, interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering collection efforts and other factors, that the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. Cash collections on impaired loans are credited to the loan receivable balance, and no interest income is recognized on those loans until the principal balance has been collected. The Company generally discontinues the accrual of interest income when a loan becomes 90 days past due as to principal or interest; however, management may elect to continue the accrual when the estimated net realizable value of collateral is sufficient to cover the principal balance and the accrued interest. Interest income on other nonaccrual loans is recognized only to the extent of interest payments. Upon discontinuance of the accrual of interest on a loan, any previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed against interest income.

A loan is impaired when management determines that it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all contractual principal and interest payments due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The amount of impairment, if any, and any subsequent changes are included in the allowance for loan losses.

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged against net income. Loans determined to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance for loan losses, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The allowance represents an amount which, in management’s judgment, will be adequate to absorb estimated probable losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. Management’s judgment in determining the adequacy of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectibility of loans and prior loss experience. These evaluations take into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, review of specific problem loans, the Company’s past loan loss experience, adverse situations that may affect the borrowers’ ability to pay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, current economic conditions, and other relevant factors.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

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 as well as loans considered impaired. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, a specific 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 and other 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.

Large groups of small-balance homogenous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify individual consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures.

Bank Premises, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment

The Company’s premises, furniture, fixtures and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation computed primarily by straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Costs of major additions and improvements are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

Real Estate Acquired by Foreclosure

Real estate acquired by foreclosure consists of properties repossessed by the Company on foreclosed loans. These assets are stated at the lower of the outstanding loan amount (including accrued interest, if any) or fair value at the date acquired less estimated costs to sell. Losses arising from the acquisition of such property are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Declines in value resulting from subsequent revaluation of the property or losses resulting from disposition of such property are expensed. Revenue and expenses from operations of other real estate owned are reflected as other income (expense).

Cash Value of Life Insurance

The Company has purchased life insurance contracts on certain employees and directors. Certain of such policies were acquired pursuant to “split-dollar” arrangements with employees. During 2004 and 2003, several of these policies were converted to bank owned policies and the remainder of each policy was surrendered for cash. The cash surrender value of the remaining “split-dollar” policies as well as other Company owned policies is carried at the actual cash surrender value of the policy at the balance sheet date.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include core deposits purchased and goodwill. Core deposit intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic lives ranging from 5 to 10 years. Prior to 2002, goodwill was amortized over 40 years. Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer amortized, but are tested at least annually for impairment. Fair values are determined based on market valuation multiples for the Company and comparable businesses based on the assets and cash flow of the Bank, the Company’s only reportable segment. If impairment has occurred, the goodwill or other intangible asset is reduced to its estimated fair value through a charge to expense.

Investment – Insurance Company

The Company accounts for its investment in New South Life Insurance Company (“New South”), a 36% owned affiliate, by the equity method of accounting. The Company’s share of the net income of New South is recognized as income in the Company’s income statement and added to the investment account, and dividends received from New South would be treated as a reduction of the investment account. New South has not paid dividends.

The fiscal year of New South ends on November 30, and the Company follows the practice of recognizing the net income of New South on that basis.

The investment in New South, which is included in other assets, totaled $1,924,196 and $1,898,643 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Income from the investment for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 included in other income totaled $102,411, $131,664 and $188,911, respectively.

Trust Assets

Assets held by the Trust Department of the Company in fiduciary or agency capacities are not assets of the Company and are not included in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

Income Taxes

Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled as described in SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes net earnings reported in the statements of income and changes in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale reported as a component of stockholders’ equity. Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale, net of related income taxes, is the only component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the Company.

Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the periods, including the dilutive effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options. The effect of the dilutive shares for the years 2006, 2005 and 2004 is illustrated in the following table.

 

     2006    2005    2004

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     5,016,257      5,006,493      4,992,792

Dilutive effect of stock options

     64,498      59,672      63,845
                    

Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding

     5,080,755      5,066,165      5,056,637
                    

Net income

   $ 8,394,524    $ 7,966,132    $ 7,546,085
                    

Net income per share-basic

   $ 1.67    $ 1.59    $ 1.51

Net income per share-diluted

   $ 1.65    $ 1.57    $ 1.49

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

Stock-Based Compensation

At December 31, 2006, the Corporation had two stock-based compensation plans, which are the 1999 Employees’ Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 1999 Directors’ Stock Compensation Plan. Effective January 1, 2006, the Corporation began accounting for these plans under the recognition and measurement principles of fair value set forth in SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, (“SFAS No. 123R”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 107 (“SAB 107”). SAB 107 provides guidance related to share-based payment transactions, including valuation methods (including assumptions such as expected volatility and expected term), the classification of compensation expense, non-GAAP financial measures, first time adoption of SFAS No. 123R in an interim period and disclosure in Management’s Discussion and Analysis subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective transition method. Under that method of transition, compensation cost recognized in 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 estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. At the date of adoption, there were no unvested share-based payments outstanding. Also, given the limited historical amount of forfeited options, the Company has not reduced compensation expense for estimated forfeitures. The adoption of SFAS No.123R increased stock compensation expense by $304,161 in 2006.

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Corporation accounted for options in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, which results in no compensation cost recognized for grants prior to December 31, 2005. Accordingly, no compensation expense was recognized for stock options granted if the option price is not less than the fair market value of the underlying stock at the grant date. For each of the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, no stock based compensation expense was included in the determination of net income as all options granted during the years had an exercise price equal to the market value of the stock on the date of grant.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

Had compensation expense been determined on the basis of fair value pursuant to SFAS No. 123R, net income and earnings per share would have been reduced as follows:

 

     2005     2004  

Net income

    

As reported

   $ 7,966,132     $ 7,546,085  

Stock based employee compensation expense included in reported net income

     —         —    

Less stock based compensation expense determined under fair value method for all stock options, net of related income tax benefit

     (55,340 )     (201,610 )
                

Pro forma net income

   $ 7,910,792     $ 7,344,475  
                
     2005     2004  

Basic earnings per share

    

As reported

   $ 1.59     $ 1.51  

Pro forma

   $ 1.58     $ 1.47  

Diluted earnings per share

    

As reported

   $ 1.57     $ 1.49  

Pro forma

   $ 1.56     $ 1.45  

The fair value of each option is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were made in estimating fair values:

 

Assumption

   2006     2005     2004  

Dividend yield

   2.9 %   3.0 %   3.0 %

Risk-free interest rate

   4.65 %   4.0 %   4.0 %

Expected life

   5.3 years     7 years     7 years  

Expected volatility

   28.86 %   5.36 %   20.40 %

Forfeitures

   0 %   0 %   0 %

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are charged to expense when incurred. Advertising expense was $482,540, $495,579 and $440,538 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of financial instruments’ fair values, as well as the methodology and significant assumptions used in estimating fair values. These requirements have been incorporated in Note 1. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument. SFAS No. 107 excludes certain financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company and may not be indicative of amounts that might ultimately be realized upon disposition or settlement of those assets and liabilities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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 and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. This interpretation is effective January 1, 2007. The Company is in the process of determining the impact of this interpretation; however the Company does not expect such adoption will have a material impact on its results of operation or financial position.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 enhances existing guidance for measuring assets and liabilities using fair value. Prior to the issuance of SFAS No. 157, guidance for applying fair value was incorporated in several accounting pronouncements. SFAS No. 157 provides a single definition of fair value, together with a framework for measuring it, and requires additional disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 also emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair value hierarchy with the highest priority being quoted prices in active markets. Under SFAS No. 157, fair value measurements are disclosed by level within that hierarchy. While SFAS No. 157 does not add any new fair value measurements, it does change current practice. Changes to practice include: (1) a requirement for an entity to include its own credit standing in the measurement of its liabilities; (2) a modification of the transaction price presumption; (3) a prohibition on the use

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Continued

 

of block discounts when valuing large blocks of securities for broker-dealers and investment companies; and (4) a requirement to adjust the value of restricted stock for the effect of the restriction even if the restriction lapses within one year. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not determined the impact of adopting SFAS No. 157 on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R) (“SFAS No. 158”), requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a plan’s over funded status or a liability for a plan’s under funded status; (b) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year (with limited exceptions); and (c) recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the changes occur. Those changes will be reported in comprehensive income. The requirement by SFAS No. 158 to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 158 are effective as of the end of the first fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006 for entities with publicly traded equity securities. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 158 did not have a material effect on the financial position or results of operation of the Company at December 31, 2006.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, Establishing the Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities (“SFAS No. 159”). The FASB has issued SFAS No. 159 to permit all entities to choose to elect, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value. An entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date, and recognize upfront costs and fees related to those items in earnings as incurred and not deferred. SFAS No. 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also elected to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” An entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS No. 159, unless it chooses early adoption. SFAS No. 159 also applies to eligible items existing at November 15, 2007 (or early adoption date). The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 159 to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Reclassifications

Certain information for 2005 and 2004 has been reclassified to conform to the financial presentation for 2006. Such reclassifications are not considered material and had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 2. Intangible Assets

 

In 2002, the Company acquired CB&T Capital Corporation, a one-bank holding company, whose wholly-owned subsidiary was Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Louisville, Mississippi. In addition to the intangible assets related to the purchase of CB&T Capital Corporation, the Company recorded intangible assets from the purchase of branches located in Kosciusko, Scooba, Forest and Decatur, Mississippi along with the purchase of Three D Mortgage Company. The following table details the goodwill associated with each purchase which is no longer being amortized.

 

Purchase

  

Total

  

Life to Date

Amortization

  

Unamortized

Kosciusko Branch

   $ 605,122    $ 309,285    $ 295,837

Scooba Branch

     400,000      180,000      220,000

Three D Mortgage Company

     76,408      10,188      66,220

CB&T Capital Corporation

     2,567,600      —        2,567,600
                    

Total goodwill

   $ 3,649,130    $ 499,473    $ 3,149,657
                    

The Company has also allocated intangible assets to be recognized as core deposit intangibles on the acquisition of the Forest and Decatur branches and the CB&T Capital Corporation acquisition. These transactions are detailed in the following table.

 

Purchase

  

Total

  

Current

Amortization

Per Year

  

Life to Date

Amortization

  

Unamortized

           
           

Decatur and Forest branches

   $ 2,487,574    $ 352,812    $ 1,885,067    $ 602,507

CB&T Capital Corporation

     1,846,909      184,691      846,500      1,000,409
                           

Total core deposit intangible

   $ 4,334,483    $ 537,503    $ 2,731,567    $ 1,602,916
                           

Total amortization expense related to all intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $537,503, $537,503 and $537,503, respectively. Estimated amortization expense attributable to core deposit intangible assets for the next five years is detailed in the table below. The Company has not added any intangibles during the last three years except for a 2004 adjustment to the intangible for the Forest acquisition of $25,398.

 

Year Ending December 31,

   Amount

2007

   $ 537,503

2008

     434,386

2009

     184,691

2010

     184,691

2011

     184,691

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 3. Investment Securities

 

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

2006

  

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair Value

Securities available-for-sale

           

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies

   $ 11,935,669    $ 21,078    $ 243,627    $ 11,713,120

Mortgage-backed securities

     69,853,177      29,971      938,531      68,944,617

Other investments

     93,661,364      1,043,934      745,886      93,959,412
                           

Total

   $ 175,450,210    $ 1,094,983    $ 1,928,044    $ 174,617,149
                           

 

2005

  

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair Value

Securities available-for-sale

           

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies

   $ 12,200,149    $ 27,462    $ 255,547    $ 11,972,064

U.S. Treasuries

     2,000,836      1,664      —        2,002,500

Mortgage-backed securities

     58,096,368      122,317      948,220      57,270,465

Other investments

     98,599,252      1,054,497      1,577,388      98,076,361
                           

Total

   $ 170,896,605    $ 1,205,940    $ 2,781,155    $ 169,321,390
                           

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (in thousands), aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, in thousands.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 3. Continued

 

December 31, 2006    Less than 12 months    12 months or more    Total

Description of Securities

   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses

Obligations of U. S. Government agencies

   $ —      $ —      $ 10,761    $ 244    $ 10,761    $ 244

Mortgage-backed securities

     24,310      164      38,475      774      62,785      938

Other investments

     7,085      164      26,070      582      33,155      746
                                         

Total

   $ 31,395    $ 328    $ 75,306    $ 1,600    $ 106,701    $ 1,928
                                         

 

December 31, 2005    Less than 12 months    12 months or more    Total

Description of Securities

   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses

Obligations of U. S. Government agencies

   $ 10,806    $ 256    $ —      $ —      $ 10,806    $ 256

Mortgage-backed securities

     25,877      507      25,420      441      51,297      948

Other investments

     24,260      822      20,499      755      44,759      1,577
                                         

Total

   $ 60,943    $ 1,585    $ 45,919    $ 1,196    $ 106,862    $ 2,781
                                         

Mortgage-backed Securities. The unrealized losses on the Company’s investment in mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate increases. The contractual cash flows of these investments are guaranteed either by the full faith and credit of the United States or by an agency of the United States Government and it is not expected that the securities would be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company’s investment. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006 or 2005.

Other investments. The Company’s unrealized loss on other investments relates to state, county and municipal bonds that have seen a decline in value due to changes in interest rates. It is not expected that these securities would be settled at a price less than amortized cost of the Company’s investment. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be at maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006 or 2005.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 3. Continued

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities at December 31, 2006, by contractual maturity, are shown below. 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.

 

    

Amortized

Cost

  

Fair Value

Securities available-for-sale

     

Due in one year or less

   $ 18,424,868    18,427,651

Due after one year through five years

     10,545,428    10,572,590

Due after five years through ten years

     21,932,315    22,143,734

Due after ten years

     124,547,599    123,473,174
           

Total

   $ 175,450,210    174,617,149
           

Investment securities with carrying values of $107,357,331 and $98,540,046 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were pledged as collateral for public deposits.

Gross realized gains and losses are included in other income. Total gross realized gains and gross realized losses from the sale of investment securities for each of the years ended December 31 were:

 

     2006     2005    2004  

Gross realized gains

   $ 12,917     $ —      $ 10,141  

Gross realized losses

     (25,235 )     —        (3,121 )
                       
   $ (12,318 )   $ —      $ 7,020  
                       

 

Note 4. Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

The Company, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (“FHLB”) system, owns stock in such organization. No ready market exists for the stock, and it has no quoted market value. The Company’s investment in the FHLB is carried at cost of $3,301,100 and $3,497,400 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and is included in other investments.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 5. Loans

 

The composition of net loans at December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:

 

     2006     2005  
     (In Thousands)  

Commercial, financial and agricultural loans

   $ 186,202     $ 213,444  

Real estate – construction loans

     11,047       8,779  

Real estate – mortgage loans

     115,203       90,952  

Consumer loans

     61,572       67,712  
                
     374,024       380,887  

Unearned discount

     (1,031 )     (1,361 )

Allowance for loan losses

     (3,712 )     (4,562 )
                

Loans, net

   $ 369,281     $ 374,964  
                

Loans are made principally to customers in the Company’s trade area. The Company’s lending policy provides that loans collateralized by real estate are normally made with loan-to-loan value ratios of 80 percent or less. Commercial loans are typically collateralized by property, equipment, inventories and/or receivables with loan-to-value ratios from 50 percent to 80 percent. Real estate mortgage loans are collateralized by personal residences with loan-to-value ratios of 80 percent or less. Consumer loans are typically collateralized by real estate, vehicles and other consumer durable goods. Approximately $58.4 million and $87.2 million of the loans outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were variable rate loans.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 5. Continued

 

Changes in the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Balance, beginning

   $ 4,561,817     $ 4,720,875     $ 5,126,735  

Provision for loan losses

     (360,910 )     1,084,326       1,067,443  

Loans charged off

     (780,040 )     (1,567,186 )     (1,799,687 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     291,508       323,802       326,384  
                        

Balance, end of year

   $ 3,712,375     $ 4,561,817     $ 4,720,875  
                        

Loans on nonaccrual (impaired) status were $1,628,651, $4,346,512 and $3,146,041 at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Allowance for loan losses attributable to the entire balance of nonaccrual (impaired) loans totaled $491,301 and $883,041 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Interest income forgone on loans classified as nonaccrual (impaired) during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $122,706, $348,804 and $229,286, respectively.

 

Note 6. Bank Premises, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment

Bank premises, furniture, fixtures and equipment consist of the following at December 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

     2006    2005

Land and buildings

   $ 13,635,092    $ 11,357,801

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     9,758,542      8,901,348
             
     23,393,634      20,259,149

Less accumulated depreciation

     11,287,178      10,364,934
             

Total

   $ 12,106,456    $ 9,894,215
             

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $950,340, $1,024,320 and $1,056,647, respectively.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 7. Deposits

 

The composition of deposits is as follows:

 

     2006    2005

Non-interest bearing

   $ 82,867,220    $ 87,333,891

NOW and money market accounts

     152,988,036      148,434,618

Savings deposits

     32,636,927      35,579,157

Time certificates, $100,000 or more

     76,352,424      79,393,146

Other time certificates

     127,002,649      123,071,422
             

Total

   $ 471,847,256    $ 473,812,234
             

The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit at December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

   Amount

2007

   $ 167,959,276

2008

     31,041,846

2009

     4,137,505

2010

     195,621

2011

     20,825
      
   $ 203,355,073
      

Interest expense for certificates of deposit over $100,000 was approximately $2,902,000, $2,074,000 and $1,691,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 8. Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

 

Pursuant to collateral agreements with the FHLB, advances are collateralized by all the Company’s stock, FHLB securities ($3,301,100 included in securities available-for-sale at December 31, 2006) and qualifying first mortgage and other loans. As of December 31, 2006, the balance in qualifying first mortgage loans was $113,738,070. At December 31, 2006, advances from the FHLB, along with their rate and maturity date, consist of the following:

 

Advance Amount at

December 31,

  

Interest

Rate

   

Final

Maturity

    
2006    2005     
$ —      $ 10,000,000    3.76 %   May 24, 2006
  —        648,818    4.94     July 3, 2006
  10,000,000      —      5.37     May 25, 2007
  5,000,000      5,000,000    5.46     February 26, 2008
  5,000,000      5,000,000    5.66     April 28, 2008
  15,000,000      15,000,000    4.50     June 23, 2008
  3,000,000      3,000,000    5.24     April 20, 2009
  2,000,000      2,000,000    5.29     April 20, 2009
  2,000,000      2,000,000    4.47     September 7, 2010
  2,000,000      2,000,000    4.88     August 22, 2011
  1,000,000      1,000,000    4.76     August 29, 2011
  900,000      900,000    4.43     September 19, 2011
  10,000,000      10,000,000    3.66     June 17, 2013
  3,500,000      3,500,000    4.67     December 16, 2014
               
  $59,400,000    $ 60,048,818     
               

The scheduled payments for the next five years are as follows:

 

Year Due

   Payment
  

2007

   $ 10,000,000

2008

     25,000,000

2009

     5,000,000

2010

     2,000,000

2011

     3,900,000

Thereafter

     13,500,000
      
   $ 59,400,000
      

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 9. Other Income and Other Expense

 

The following is a detail of the major income classifications that are included in Other Income under Non-Interest income on the income statement.

 

Other Income

   2006    2005    2004

BOLI Insurance

   $ 553,477    $ 485,890    $ 410,436

Mortgage Loan Origination Fees

     407,426      380,049      328,295

Other Income

     855,143      728,872      767,110
                    

Total Other Income

   $ 1,816,046    $ 1,594,811    $ 1,505,841
                    

The following is a detail of the major expense classifications that make up the Other Expense line item in the income statement.

 

Other Expense

   2006    2005    2004

Intangible Amortization

   $ 537,503    $ 537,503    $ 537,503

Advertising

     482,540      495,579      440,538

Office Supplies

     515,958      559,442      535,628

Legal and Audit Fees

     452,064      404,183      454,131

Telephone Expense

     377,716      398,435      394,270

Other Expenses

     3,081,190      2,496,554      2,616,640
                    

Total Other Expense

   $ 5,446,971    $ 4,891,696    $ 4,978,710
                    

 

Note 10. Income Taxes

The consolidated provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

     2006     2005     2004

Currently payable

      

Federal

   $ 2,559,846     $ 2,250,896     $ 2,297,257

State

     446,561       425,520       374,200
                      
     3,006,407       2,676,416       2,671,457

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

     (169,994 )     (310,432 )     11,432
                      

Income tax expense

   $ 2,836,413     $ 2,365,984     $ 2,682,889
                      

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 10. Continued

 

The differences between income taxes calculated at the federal statutory rate and income tax expense were as follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Federal taxes based on statutory rate

   $ 3,818,519     $ 3,512,919     $ 3,477,851  

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     294,730       280,843       246,972  

Tax-exempt investment interest

     (1,070,432 )     (1,067,853 )     (922,520 )

Other, net

     (206,404 )     (359,925 )     (119,414 )
                        

Income tax expense

   $ 2,836,413     $ 2,365,984     $ 2,682,889  
                        

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, net deferred tax assets consist of the following:

 

     2006    2005

Deferred tax assets

     

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 1,384,716    $ 1,511,038

Deferred compensation liability

     1,007,020      882,739

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

     310,732      587,555

Other

     67,728      86,123
             

Total

     2,770,196      3,067,455

Deferred tax liabilities

     

Premises and equipment

     507,826      553,955

Intangible assets

     13,713      151,712

Other

     717,424      400,354
             

Total

     1,238,963      1,106,021
             

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 1,531,233    $ 1,961,434
             

The net deferred tax asset of $1,531,233 and $1,961,434 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, is included in other assets. The Company has evaluated the need for a valuation allowance related to the above deferred tax assets and, based on the weight of the available evidence, has determined that it is more likely than not that all deferred tax assets will be realized.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 11. Summarized Financial Information of Citizens Holding Company

 

Summarized financial information of Citizens Holding Company, parent company only, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, is as follows:

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

     2006    2005

Assets

     

Cash (1)

   $ 1,783,950    $ 1,514,327

Investment in bank subsidiary (1)

     67,830,998      62,144,841

Other assets (1)

     53,925      117,338
             

Total assets

   $ 69,668,873    $ 63,776,506
             

Liabilities

     

Other liabilities

   $ 3,600    $ 2,401

Stockholders’ equity

     69,665,273      63,774,105
             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 69,668,873    $ 63,776,506
             

(1) Eliminates in consolidation.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 11. Continued

 

Income Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Interest income

   $ 13,577     $ 30,359     $ 38,994  
                        

Other income

      

Dividends from bank subsidiary (1)

     3,498,167       3,265,783       3,017,969  

Equity in undistributed earnings of bank subsidiary (1)

     4,987,588       4,717,327       4,540,676  
                        

Total other income

     8,485,755       7,983,110       7,558,645  
                        

Other expense

     158,733       58,468       60,605  
                        

Income before income taxes

     8,340,599       7,955,001       7,537,034  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (53,925 )     (11,131 )     (9,051 )
                        

Net income

   $ 8,394,524     $ 7,966,132     $ 7,546,085  
                        

(1) Eliminates in consolidation.

Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Cash flows from operating activities

      

Net income

   $ 8,394,524     $ 7,966,132     $ 7,546,085  

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

      

Equity in undistributed earnings of Bank

     (4,987,588 )     (4,717,327 )     (4,540,676 )

(Increase) decrease in other assets

     11,836       13,961       (9,051 )

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

     1,200       (36,603 )     (10,075 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     3,419,972       3,226,163       2,986,283  
                        

Cash flows from investing activities

      

Other

     —         300,890       4,259  
                        

Net cash provided by (used by) investing activities

     —         300,890       4,259  
                        

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 11. Continued

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Cash flows from financing activities

      

Dividends paid to stockholders

   $ (3,461,509 )   $ (3,254,591 )   $ (2,996,881 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     311,160       131,595       210,062  
                        

Net cash used by financing activities

     (3,150,349 )     (3,122,996 )     (2,786,819 )
                        

Net increase in cash

     269,623       404,057       203,723  
                        

Cash, beginning of year

     1,514,327       1,110,270       906,547  
                        

Cash, end of year

   $ 1,783,950     $ 1,514,327     $ 1,110,270  
                        

The Bank is required to obtain approval from state regulators before paying dividends. The Bank paid dividends of $3,498,167, $3,265,783 and $3,017,969 to the Citizens Holding Company during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Note 12. Related Party Transactions

The Company had, and may be expected to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors, significant stockholders, principal officers, their immediate families, and affiliated companies in which they are principal stockholders (commonly referred to as related parties). In management’s opinion, such loans are made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated parties, and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility at the time of the transaction.

The balance of loans made to related parties at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $336,995 and $355,698, respectively. Advances to related parties during the year ended December 31, 2006 totaled $193,308. Payments received from related parties during the year ended December 31, 2006 totaled $212,011.

Deposits from related parties at December 31, 2006 and 2005 approximated $2,649,575 and $2,469,000, respectively.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 13. Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments, Commitments and Contingencies and Concentrations of Risks

 

Commitments to Extend Credit

In the ordinary course of business, the Company makes various commitments and incurs certain contingent liabilities to fulfill the financing needs of its customers. These commitments and contingent liabilities include commitments to extend credit and issue standby letters of credit. They involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, commitments related to unused lines of credit were $22,150,442 and $21,477,893 and standby letters of credit were $955,218 and $1,261,236, respectively. The fair value of such commitments is not material. As some of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company applies the same credit policies and standards as it does in the lending process when making these commitments. The collateral obtained is based upon the assessed credit worthiness of the borrower. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, crops, livestock, inventory, property and equipment, residential real estate and income-producing commercial properties.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company is principally engaged in providing short-term and medium-term installment, commercial and agricultural loans with interest rates that are fixed or fluctuate with the prime lending rate. These assets are primarily funded through short-term demand deposits and long-term certificates of deposit with variable and fixed rates. Accordingly, the Company is exposed to interest rate risk because, in changing interest rate environments, interest rate adjustments on assets and liabilities may not occur at the same time or in the same amount. The Company manages the overall rate sensitivity and mix of its asset and liability portfolio and attempts to minimize the effects that interest rate fluctuations will have on its net interest margin.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is party to lawsuits and other claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The lawsuits assert claims related to the general business activities of the Company. The cases are being vigorously contested. In the regular course of business, management evaluates estimated losses or costs related to litigation, and provision is made for anticipated losses whenever management believes that such losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. While management believes that the final resolution of pending legal proceedings will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, the final resolution of such proceedings could have such a material adverse effect.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 13. Continued

 

Concentration of Risk

The Company makes agricultural, agribusiness, commercial, residential and consumer loans primarily in the eastern region of Mississippi. A substantial portion of the Company’s customers’ abilities to honor their contracts is dependent on the business and agricultural economy in that area.

Although the Company’s loan portfolio is diversified, there is a relationship in this region between the agricultural economy and the economic performance of loans made to nonagricultural customers. The Company’s lending policies for agricultural and nonagricultural customers require loans to be well-collateralized and supported by cash flows. Collateral for agricultural loans includes equipment, crops, livestock, and land. Credit losses from loans related to the agricultural economy are consistent with credit losses experienced in the portfolio as a whole. The concentration of credit in the regional agricultural economy is taken into consideration by management in determining the allowance for loan losses. See Note 5 for a summary of loans by type.

The nature of the Company’s business requires that it maintain amounts due from banks, which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

 

Note 14. Lease Commitment and Total Rental Expense

The Company has operating leases under noncancellable operating lease agreements for banking facilities and equipment. Future minimum rental payments due under the leases are as follows:

 

Years Ending December 31,

   Amounts
  

2007

   $ 80,335

2008

     60,534

2009

     58,531

2010

     58,531

2011

     55,816
      
   $ 313,747
      

The total rental expense included in the income statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is $65,625, $63,398, and $58,847, respectively.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 15. Benefit Plans

 

The Company provides its employees with a profit sharing and savings plan, which allows employees to direct a percentage of their compensation into a tax deferred retirement account, subject to statutory limitations. To encourage participation, the Company provides a 100 percent matching contribution for up to 6 percent of each participant’s compensation, plus discretionary non-matching contributions. Employees are eligible after one year of service. For 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company’s contributions were $523,270, $516,555 and $448,334, respectively.

Deferred Compensation Plans

The Company provides a deferred compensation plan covering its directors. Participants in the deferred compensation plan can defer a portion of their compensation for payment after attaining age 70. Life insurance contracts have been purchased which may be used to fund payments under the plan. Net expenses related to this plan were $192,651, $144,158 and $131,120 for the plan years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The Company has also entered into deferred compensation arrangements with certain officers that provide for payments to such officers or their survivors after retirement. Life insurance policies have been purchased which may be used to fund payments under these arrangements. The obligations of the Company under both the directors and officers deferred compensation arrangements are on a systematic basis over the remaining expected service period of the individual directors and officers.

 

Note 16. Regulatory Matters

The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet the minimum regulatory capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material affect on the Company.

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 16. Continued

 

Under the regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company must meet specific capital guidelines involving quantitative measures of the Company’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s capital amounts and classification under the prompt corrective action guidelines are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total capital and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations) and Tier I capital to average assets (as defined in the regulations). Management believes, as of December 31, 2006, that the Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the most recent regulatory notification categorized the Bank as well capitalized. There have been no conditions or events that would cause changes to the capital structure of the Company since this notification. To continue to be categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company would have to maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios as disclosed below, in comparison with actual capital amounts and ratios:

 

    

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

               

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Citizens Holding Company

   $ 70,618,305    18.32 %   $ 30,829,550    8 %   $ N/A    —    

Citizens Bank

     68,795,198    17.85       30,825,236    8       38,531,545    10 %

Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Citizens Holding Company

     66,905,930    17.36       15,414,775    4       N/A    —    

Citizens Bank

     65,082,824    16.89       15,412,618    4       23,118,927    6  

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

               

Citizens Holding Company

     66,905,930    11.30       23,683,458    4       N/A    —    

Citizens Bank

     65,082,824    11.00       23,670,190    4       29,587,738    5  

 

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Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 16. Continued

 

    

Actual

   

For Capital

Adequacy Purposes

   

To Be Well

Capitalized under Prompt

Corrective Action Provisions

 
      
      
     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio  

As of December 31, 2005

               

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Citizens Holding Company

   $ 65,370,218    16.20 %   $ 32,279,732    8 %   $ N/A    —    

Citizens Bank

     63,762,072    15.80       32,279,732    8       40,349,665    10 %

Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Citizens Holding Company

     60,808,401    15.07       16,139,866    4       N/A    —    

Citizens Bank

     59,200,255    14.67       16,139,866    4       24,209,799    6  

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

               

Citizens Holding Company

     60,808,401    10.11       24,064,264    4       N/A    —    

Citizens Bank

     59,200,255    9.84       24,066,894    4       30,083,618    5  

 

Note 17. Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The following represents the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

     2006    2005
    

Carrying

Amount

  

Fair

Value

  

Carrying

Amount

  

Fair

Value

           

Financial assets

           

Cash and due from banks

   $ 15,449,434    $ 15,449,434    $ 26,743,000    $ 26,743,000

Interest bearing deposits with banks

     396,811      396,811      312,825      312,825

Federal funds sold

     15,200,000      15,200,000      —        —  

Securities available-for-sale

     174,617,419      174,617,419      162,203,117      162,203,117

Net loans

     369,280,664      368,758,573      374,964,316      372,219,005

Accrued interest receivable

     5,015,574      5,015,574      4,695,147      4,695,147

Financial liabilities

           

Deposits

   $ 471,847,256    $ 472,088,286    $ 473,812,234    $ 473,587,831

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     59,400,000      58,410,468      60,048,818      59,344,446

Accrued interest payable

     1,153,890      1,153,890      798,667      798,667

Federal funds purchased

     —        —        1,600,000      1,600,000

Sweep account liability

     12,767,483      12,767,483      7,344,496      7,344,496

The fair value estimates, methods and assumptions used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments were:

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 17. Continued

 

Cash and Due from Banks and Interest Bearing Deposits with Banks

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for these instruments approximate those assets’ fair values because of their immediate and shorter-term maturities.

Securities Available-for-Sale

Fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments.

Net Loans

For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values. The fair values for other loans (i.e., commercial real estate and rental property mortgage loans, commercial and industrial loans, financial institution loans, and agricultural loans) are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality. The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value.

Federal Funds Sold and Purchased; Sweep Account Liability

Due to the short term nature of these instruments, the carrying amount is equal to the fair value.

Deposits

The fair values for demand deposits, NOW and money market accounts and savings accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). The carrying amounts for variable-rate, fixed-term money market accounts and time deposits approximate their fair values at the reporting date. Fair values for fixed-rate time deposits are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits. The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings

The fair value of the portion of FHLB advances that matures within 90 days approximates its fair value. For longer term maturities, the fair value is based on discounted cash flow analysis.

Off-Balance Sheet Instruments

The fair value of commitments to extend credit and letters of credit are estimated using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements. The fees associated with these financial instruments are not material.

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 18. Stock Options

 

The Company has a directors’ stock compensation plan and employees’ long-term incentive plan. Under the directors’ plan, the Company may grant options for up to 210,000 shares of common stock. The price of each option is equal to the market price determined as of the option grant date. Options granted are exercisable after 6 months and expire after 10 years. Under the employees’ incentive plan the Company may grant options for up to 7 percent of the total number of shares of common stock, which may be issued and outstanding. Incentive options must be granted within 10 years of the adoption of the plan and expire no later than 10 years from the grant date. The exercise price is equal to the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant.

Following is a summary of the status of the plans for the years ending December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:

 

     Directors’ Plan    Employees’ Plan
    

Number

of

Shares

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

  

Number

of

Shares

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Outstanding at January 1, 2004

   84,000     $ 11.68    93,650     $ 13.89

Granted

   13,500       22.25    43,500       21.85

Exercised

   (19,650 )     9.94    (1,000 )     14.65

Forfeited

   —         —      —         —  
                         

Outstanding at December 31, 2004

   77,850     $ 13.95    136,150     $ 16.43

Granted

   12,000       20.00    43,500       21.05

Exercised

   (6,000 )     14.66    (3,000 )     14.55

Forfeited

   —         —      (4,450 )     17.24
                         

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

   83,850     $ 14.77    172,200     $ 17.60

Granted

   12,000       23.70    40,500       23.46

Exercised

   (4,500 )     17.88    (6,450 )     16.41

Forfeited

   (1,500 )     22.25    (9,450 )     19.68
                         

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

   89,850     $ 15.68    196,800     $ 18.75
                         

Options exercisable at:

         

December 31, 2006

   89,850     $ 15.68    196,800     $ 18.75
                         

Weighted average fair value of Options granted during years ended

         

December 31, 2004

     $ 5.69      $ 5.59
                 

December 31, 2005

     $ 1.48      $ 1.56
                 

December 31, 2006

     $ 6.10      $ 5.87
                 

 

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CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 18. Continued

 

The following table presents the outstanding stock options granted in relation to the option price and the weighted average maturity.

 

Range of Exercise Prices

  

Options

Outstanding

  

Weighted

Average Price

  

Weighted Average

Life Remaining

        

$7.15 to $10.00

   14,850    $ 7.27    2 years, 2 months

$10.01 to $15.00

   108,800      13.41    5 years, 1 month

$15.01 to $20.00

   24,000      18.20    7 years, 4 months

$20.01 to $22.50

   87,500      21.55    7 years, 8 months

$22.51 and above

   51,500      23.52    8 years, 3 months
                

Total

   286,650    $ 17.79    6 years, 8 months
                

The intrinsic value of options granted under the Directors’ Plan at December 31, 2006 was $599,300 and the intrinsic value of the Employees’ Plan at December 31, 2006 was $708,480 for a total intrinsic value at December 31, 2006 of $1,307,780. Additionally, the total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2006 and 2005 was $93,843 and $57,855, respectively. There was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense at December 31, 2006.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

OVERVIEW

The following information discusses the financial condition and results of operations of Citizens Holding Company (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. In this discussion, all references to the activities, operations or financial performance of the Company reflect the Company’s activities, operations and financial performance through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi (the “Bank”), unless otherwise specifically noted.

Over the past three years, the Company has experienced growth in total assets and earnings as management has capitalized on opportunities for organic growth within our market area. Total assets increased over the three-year period by $34.0 million. Earnings have increased steadily over the three-year period as management has utilized low cost funds to increase net interest income. At the same time, management believes it has made appropriate provisions for loan losses although the improving loan portfolio quality has required smaller or negative provisions for loan losses.

During 2006, the Company’s assets grew to $621,197,496, or 1.0%, from 2005, loans decreased to $369,280,664, or 1.5%, and deposits decreased $1,964,978, or .4%. Loans decreased in 2006 due to the repayment of loans related to Hurricane Katrina rebuilding contracts that were made in the fourth quarter of 2005 and repaid in the first quarter of 2006 when the contracts were completed. Decreases in savings accounts and certificates of deposit were the primary reason for the decrease in deposits as they ended 2006 at $2,051,725, or .9%, lower than 2005. Demand, NOW and money market accounts grew $86,747, or .04%, to $235,855,256 at December 31, 2006.

In 2005, the Company experienced growth in its assets and loans as compared to 2004 although the growth rate was less than in 2004. The Company’s assets grew to $607,709,136, or 3.5%, from 2004, loans increased to $374,964,316, or 2.8%, and deposits decreased $651,511, or .1%. Loans increased in 2005 due to the Hurricane Katrina rebuilding contracts. The decrease in savings accounts and certificates of deposit were the primary reason for the decrease in deposits as they ended 2005 at $9,731,729, or 3.9% lower than 2004. Demand, NOW and money market accounts grew $9,080,209, or 4.0% to $235,768,509, at December 31, 2005 compared to the balance at December 31, 2004.

In 2004, the Company grew through the expansion of its existing customer base within the Company’s market area. Total assets for the year were $587,238,991, and net loans were $364,868,117. The loan growth in 2004 was funded in part by an increase in demand deposit accounts. Deposits were $474,463,744 even though certificates of deposits declined by $12,135,472, or 5.5%.

In 2006, the Company’s net income after taxes increased to $8,394,524, an increase of $428,392 over 2005. The increase in the rates paid on deposits was offset by a negative provision for loan losses, which was due to an improvement in the credit quality of the loan portfolio. Net income for 2006 produced, on a fully diluted basis, earnings per share of $1.65 compared to $1.57 in 2005 and $1.49 for 2004.

The Company’s net income after taxes for 2005 increased 5.6% to $7,966,132 over 2004. Interest rates continued to rise in 2005, resulting in a higher cost of investible funds for the Company. This increase was offset by a corresponding increase in interest rates on loans and investments.

 

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The Company’s Return on Average Assets (“ROA”) was 1.39% in 2006, compared to 1.35% in 2005 and 1.33% in 2004. Its Return on Average Equity (“ROE”) was 12.59% in 2006, 12.63% in 2005 and 12.84% in 2004. During these periods, leverage capital ratios (the ratio of equity to average total assets) increased from 9.72% in 2004 to 10.11% in 2005 and to 11.30% in 2006. The decrease in ROE is a result of the Company’s capital growing at a faster rate than its net income. The increase in ROA indicates that the Company has been successful in using its capital to support growth in both assets and earnings. This growth has enabled the Company to increase the annual dividend payout rate to approximately 41.3% of 2006 earnings per share, as compared to 40.9% in 2005 and 39.7% in 2004. Even though the dividend payout ratio has increased, the leverage capital ratio increased to 11.30% in 2006, which is well above the regulatory requirement of 5% to be considered “well capitalized” under applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) guidelines for the Bank.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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 critical accounting policy most important to the presentation of our financial statements relates to the allowance for loan loss and the related provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses is available to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the entire loan portfolio. The appropriate level of the allowance is based on a quarterly analysis of the loan portfolio and represents an amount that management deems adequate to provide for inherent losses, including collective impairment as recognized under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”. The collective impairment is calculated based on loans grouped by grade. Another component of the allowance is losses on loans assessed as impaired under FASB Statement 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan” (“SFAS No. 114”). The balance of these loans determined to be impaired under SFAS No. 114 and their related allowance is included in management’s estimation and analysis of the allowance for loan losses. For a discussion of other considerations in establishing the allowance for loan losses and our loan policies and procedures for addressing credit risk, please refer to the disclosures in this Item under the heading “Provision for Loan Losses and Asset Quality.”

Prior to the adoption of FASB SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123R”, effective January 1, 2006), the Company accounted for stock options in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB No. 25”). APB No. 25 did not require the Company to recognize compensation expense for stock options granted to employees if the option price was not less than the fair market value of the underlying stock at the grant date. Accordingly, the Company did not recognize compensation expense for the 55,500 and 57,000 options granted to employees and directors for 2005 and 2004, respectively. If the Company had applied the provisions of SFAS No. 123R for the options granted, the Company would have reported compensation expense of $55,340 and $201,610 for 2005 and 2004, respectively, with the decrease in volatility of our stock price used in calculating compensation expense being the primary reason for the decrease in expense from 2004 to 2005.

 

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Generally, all options granted to employees and directors fully vest six months and one day after the date of grant, rather than vesting in tranches over a specified period. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective transition method. Under that method of transition, compensation cost recognized in 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 estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. At the date of adoption, there were no unvested share-based payments outstanding. Also, given the limited historical amount of forfeited options, the Company has not reduced compensation expense for estimated forfeitures. The Company did not change the amount or terms of any outstanding option arrangements in anticipation of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the fair value of stock options. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of certain assumptions, including the volatility of the Company’s stock price (the Company has used the historical volatility in prior periods to determine the estimated compensation expense), the expected life of the option, the expected dividend rate and the discount rate. The Company does not currently expect to change the model or its methods for determining the assumptions underlying the valuation of future stock option grants. For more information on the Company’s stock options and the assumptions used to calculate the expense of such options, please refer to Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” and Note 18, “Stock Options” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

Please refer to Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included in this Annual Report for a detailed discussion of recent accounting pronouncements affecting the Company.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In addition to historical information, this report contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements and information which are based on management’s beliefs, plans, expectations, assumptions and on information currently available to management. The words “may,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” and similar expressions used in this report that do not relate to historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The Company notes that a variety of factors could cause its actual results or experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations described or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operation, performance, development and results of the business of the Company and the Bank, include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  •  

the risk of adverse changes in business conditions in the banking industry generally and in the specific markets in which the Company operates;

 

  •  

changes in the legislative and regulatory environment that negatively impact the Company and the Bank through increased operating expenses;

 

  •  

increased competition from other financial institutions;

 

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the impact of technological advances;

 

  •  

expectations about the movement of interest rates, including actions that may be taken by the Federal Reserve Board in response to changing economic conditions;

 

  •  

changes in asset quality and loan demand;

 

  •  

expectations about overall economic strength and the performance of the economy in the Company’s market area; and

 

  •  

other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements subsequent to the date on which they are made.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data has been taken from the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this Annual Report and should be read in conjunction with such consolidated financial statements and related notes. Dollar references in all of the following tables are in thousands except for per share data.

The major components of the Company’s operating results for the past five years are summarized in Table 1 – Five Year Financial Summary of Consolidated Statements and Related Statistics.

TABLE 1 – FIVE YEAR SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND RELATED STATISTICS

 

     2006     2005    2004    2003    2002
Summary of Earnings              

Total interest income

   $ 36,487     $ 33,044    $ 29,972    $ 29,725    $ 30,197

Total interest expense

     13,182       9,847      7,537      8,188      9,746

Provision for loan losses

     (361 )     1,084      1,067      2,003      1,758

Non-interest income

     6,188       5,737      5,575      5,324      4,435

Non-interest expense

     18,623       17,517      16,713      15,042      13,865

Income tax expense

     2,836       2,366      2,683      2,845      2,965

Net income

     8,395       7,966      7,546      6,971      6,298
Per Share Data              

Earnings-basic

   $ 1.67     $ 1.59    $ 1.51    $ 1.40    $ 1.27

Earnings-diluted

     1.65       1.57      1.49      1.39      1.26

Cash dividends

     0.69       0.65      0.60      0.57      0.52

Book value at year end

     13.88       12.73      12.04      11.35      10.81
Selected Year End Actual Balances              

Loans, net of unearned income

   $ 372,993     $ 379,526    $ 369,589    $ 357,064    $ 308,175

Allowance for loan losses

     3,712       4,562      4,721      5,127      4,222

Securities available for sale

     174,617       169,321      151,716      143,181      162,276

 

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Earning assets

     552,843       555,267       525,155       493,209       468,592  

Total assets

     621,197       614,827       587,239       550,761       518,450  

Deposits

     471,847       473,812       474,464       438,697       432,768  

Long-term borrowings

     59,400       60,049       46,119       47,637       24,606  

Shareholders’ equity

     69,665       63,774       60,191       56,502       53,783  
Selected Year End Average Balances           

Loans, net of unearned income

   $ 373,729     $ 371,925     $ 364,922     $ 337,763     $ 289,407  

Allowance for loan losses

     4,162       4,646       5,532       4,495       3,905  

Securities available for sale

     160,537       156,333       142,994       164,371       153,726  

Earning assets

     527,891       528,562       506,898       499,726       450,174  

Total assets

     604,137       591,872       565,892       549,520       491,833  

Deposits

     469,460       464,629       457,510       447,188       414,135  

Long-term borrowings

     59,608       54,823       41,607       35,314       19,301  

Shareholders’ equity

     66,685       63,068       58,750       56,121       51,304  
Selected Ratios           

Return on average assets

     1.39 %     1.35 %     1.33 %     1.27 %     1.28 %

Return on average equity

     12.59 %     12.63 %     12.84 %     12.42 %     12.28 %

Dividend payout ratio

     41.24 %     40.86 %     39.71 %     40.71 %     40.98 %

Equity to year end assets

     11.21 %     10.49 %     10.25 %     10.26 %     10.37 %

Total risk-based capital to risk-adjusted assets

     17.73 %     16.20 %     15.35 %     14.94 %     15.57 %

Leverage capital ratio

     11.30 %     10.11 %     9.72 %     9.11 %     8.83 %

Efficiency ratio

     60.05 %     58.14 %     57.65 %     54.45 %     54.51 %

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income is the most significant component of the Company’s earnings. Net interest income is the difference between interest and fees realized on earning assets, primarily loans and securities, and interest paid on deposits and other borrowed funds. The net interest margin is this difference expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. Net interest income is affected by several factors, including the volume of earning assets and liabilities, the mix of earning assets and liabilities, and interest rates. The discussion below is presented on a tax equivalent basis which management believes to be the best way to analyze net interest income.

Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis was $24,527,000, $24,373,000 and $23,435,000 for the years 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Net interest margin was 4.55%, 4.61% and 4.61% for the same periods. During 2006, the yields on interest earning assets rose less than the rates paid on interest bearing deposits. The largest increase in rates paid was in the rates paid on certificates of deposit. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the average yield on earnings assets was 6.97%, an increase of 51 basis points compared to the average yield at December 31, 2005. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 2.98%, an increase of 66 basis points compared to the average rate at December 31, 2005. The effect of increases in rates on net interest margin was offset partially by changes in volume. The volume of earning assets increased 2.1% while the volume of interest-bearing liabilities increased .3% in 2006.

 

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During 2005, the rates on interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities both rose such that the net interest margin in 2005 was unchanged from 2004. Both volume and rates increased on both interest bearing assets and liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the average yield on earnings assets was 6.46%, an increase of 37 basis points compared to the average yield at December 31, 2004. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 2.22%, an increase of 46 basis points compared to the average rate at December 31, 2004. The volume of earning assets increased 4.6% while the volume of interest-bearing liabilities increased 3.2% in 2005.

The increase in net interest income in 2004 was due to the increases in the volume and yield of interest-bearing assets exceeding the increases in the volume of and rates paid on deposits. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the average yield on earnings assets was 6.09% and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 1.76%. The volume of earning assets increased 2.1% while the volume of interest-bearing liabilities increased 1.7% in 2004.

During this three-year period, loan demand has remained steady and has allowed the Company to continue to invest its available funds in loans. Loans generally provide the Company with yields that are greater than the yields on typical investment securities.

During 2003, the Company purchased $11.4 million of additional bank-owned life insurance. The income received by the Company on these policies increased the Company’s total investment to approximately $15.5 million at December 31, 2004, $16.0 million at December 31, 2005 and $16.8 million at December 2006. The additional purchases were made to provide a future funding source for certain of the Company’s deferred compensation arrangements. Such insurance also offers more attractive yields than other investment securities.

Table 2 – Average Balance Sheets and Interest Rates sets forth average balance sheet data, including all major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, together with the interest earned or interest paid and the average yield or average rate paid on each such category for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

 

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TABLE 2 – AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND INTEREST RATES

 

     Average Balance    Income/Expense    Average Yield/Rate  
     2006    2005    2004    2006    2005    2004    2006     2005     2004  

Loans:

                        

Loans, net of unearned income

   $ 372,691    $ 370,982    $ 363,405    $ 28,920    $ 26,435    $ 24,162    7.76 %   7.13 %   6.65 %

Investment Securities

                        

Taxable

     74,846      71,916      72,023      3,652      3,023      2,847    4.88 %   4.20 %   3.95 %

Tax-exempt

     84,019      80,728      66,542      4,709      4,582      3,880    5.60 %   5.65 %   5.80 %
                                                            

Total Investment Securities

     158,865      152,644      138,565      8,361      7,605      6,727    5.26 %   4.97 %   4.84 %

Federal Funds Sold and Other

     8,825      5,891      6,031      407      180      83    4.61 %   3.06 %   1.38 %
                                                            

Total Interest Earning Assets

     540,381      529,517      508,001      37,688      34,220      30,972    6.97 %   6.46 %   6.09 %
                                                            

Non-Earning Assets

     63,756      62,355      57,891   
                                    

Total Assets

   $ 604,137    $ 591,872    $ 565,892   
                                    

Deposits:

           

Interest-bearing Demand Deposits

   $ 144,348    $ 144,134    $ 127,902    $ 2,528    $ 2,098    $ 1,372    1.75 %   1.46 %   1.07 %

Savings

     34,288      35,494      37,591      313      319      336    0.85 %   0.89 %   0.85 %

Time

     202,792      204,265      219,150      7,474      5,014      4,065    3.69 %   2.45 %   1.85 %
                                                            

Total Deposits

     381,428      383,893      384,643      10,315      7,431      5,773    2.70 %   1.93 %   1.50 %

Borrowed Funds

                        

Short-term Borrowings

     1,106      2,344      1,113      60      84      18    5.42 %   3.58 %   1.62 %

Long-term Borrowings

     59,607      54,823      41,607      2,807      2,332      1,746    4.71 %   4.25 %   4.20 %
                                                            

Total Borrowed Funds

     60,713      57,167      42,720      2,867      2,416      1,764    4.72 %   4.23 %   3.70 %
                                                            

Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities

     442,141      441,060      427,363      13,182      9,847      7,537    2.98 %   2.22 %   1.76 %

Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities

           

Demand Deposits

     87,396      80,737      72,867   

Other Liabilities

     7,935      7,007      6,912   

Shareholders’ Equity

     66,665      63,068      58,750   
                                    

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 604,137    $ 591,872    $ 565,892   
                                    

Interest Rate Spread

            3.99 %   4.24 %   4.33 %
                                    

Net Interest Margin

   $ 24,506    $ 24,373    $ 23,435    4.55 %   4.61 %   4.61 %
                                                

Less

                    

Tax Equivalent Adjustment

     1,201      1,177      1,000   
                                    

Reported Net Interest Income

   $ 23,305    $ 23,196    $ 22,435   
                                    

 

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Table 3 – Net Average Interest Earning Assets illustrates net interest earning assets and liabilities for 2006, 2005, and 2004.

TABLE 3 – NET AVERAGE INTEREST EARNING ASSETS

 

     2006    2005    2004

Average interest earning assets

   $ 540,381    $ 529,517    $ 508,001

Average interest bearing liabilities

     442,141      441,614      427,363
                    

Net average interest earning assets

   $ 98,240    $ 87,903    $ 80,638
                    

Table 4 – Volume/Rate Analysis depicts the effect on interest income and interest expense of changes in volume and changes in rate from 2004 through 2006. Variances which were attributable to both volume and rate are allocated proportionately between rate and volume using the absolute values of each for a basis for the allocation. Non-accruing loans are included in the average loan balances used in determining the yields. Interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 34%.

TABLE 4 – VOLUME/RATE ANALYSIS

 

     2006 Change from 2005     2005 Change from 2004  
     Volume     Rate     Total     Volume     Rate     Total  

INTEREST INCOME

            

Loans

   $ 133     $ 2,352     $ 2,485     $ 540     $ 1,733     $ 2,273  

Taxable Securities

     143       486       629       (4 )     180       176  

Non-Taxable Securities

     184       (39 )     145       801       (100 )     701  

Federal Funds Sold and Other

     135       92       227       (4 )     101       97  
                                                

TOTAL INTEREST INCOME

   $ 595     $ 2,891     $ 3,486     $ 1,333     $ 1,914     $ 3,247  
                                                

INTEREST EXPENSE

            

Interest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 4     $ 426       430     $ 237     $ 489       726  

Savings Deposits

     (10 )     1       (9 )     (18 )     —         (18 )

Time Deposits

     (54 )     2,514       2,460       (365 )     1,314       949  

Short-term borrowings

     (67 )     43       (24 )     44       22       66  

Long-term borrowings

     225       250       475       562       24       586  
                                                

TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE

   $ 98     $ 3,234       3,332     $ 460     $ 1,849       2,309  
                                                

NET INTEREST INCOME

   $ 693     $ 6,125     $ 6,818     $ 873     $ 65     $ 938  
                                                

 

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LOANS

The loan portfolio constitutes the major earning asset of the Company and, in the opinion of management, offers the best alternative for maximizing net interest margin. The Company’s loan personnel have the authority to extend credit under guidelines established and approved by the Board of Directors. Any aggregate credit that exceeds the authority of the loan officer is forwarded to the Board’s loan committee for approval. The loan committee is composed of various directors, including the Chairman of the Board. All aggregate credits which exceed the loan committee’s lending authority are presented to the full Board of Directors for ultimate approval or denial. The loan committee not only acts as an approval body to ensure consistent application of the Company’s loan policy but also provides valuable insight through communication and pooling of knowledge, judgment, and experience of its members.

The Company has stated in its Loan Policy the following objectives for its loan portfolio:

 

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to make loans after sound and thorough credit analysis;

 

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to properly document all loans;

 

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to eliminate loans from the portfolio that are under-priced, high risk or difficult and costly to administer;

 

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to seek good relationships with the customer;

 

  •  

to avoid undue concentrations of loans; and

 

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to keep non-accrual loans to a minimum by aggressive collection policies.

Loan demand has remained steady in the Company’s market area over the past three years. In general, the loan growth experienced in 2006, 2005 and 2004 was due to a continuation of the overall growth in the market area served by the Company. The impact on the housing market caused by the opening of a casino on the nearby Choctaw Indian Reservation in 1995 is beginning to show less of an impact in the area. The impact on the loan portfolio attributable to Hurricane Katrina rebuilding contracts has also lessened, as these loans were repaid in early 2006 as the rebuilding contracts were completed. Real estate mortgage loans originated by the Company increased by 26.7%, or $24,250,834, in 2006, declined by 1.7%, or $1,550,809, in 2005, and increased by .5%, or $500,699, in 2004 compared to the prior year. Most of the increase in mortgage loans during 2006 is the result of 1-to-4 family rental property being reclassified from commercial loans to residential real estate. Prior to 2006, 1-to-4 family rental housing had been classified as commercial real estate instead of 1-to-4 family mortgages due to the business nature of the property. After a review of our collateral as part of its normal collateral verification process, The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (“FHLB”) advised that 1-to-4 family rental property should be classified as 1-to-4 family mortgages. This reclassification affected approximately $20 million in commercial real estate loans.

Commercial and agricultural loans declined $27,241,284, or 12.76% in 2006, after having increased by $12,019,676, or 6.0%, in 2005 and $14,317,978, or 7.7%, in 2004. The decrease in 2006 in this category of loans is a result of a transfer of loans from being classified as commercial loans to mortgage loans and reflected in the increase noted above. Commercial and agricultural loans are the largest segment of the loan portfolio and, by nature, bear a higher degree of risk. Management believes the lending practices, policies, and procedures applicable to this loan category are adequate to manage any risk represented by the growth of the loans in this category.

 

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Consumer loans declined $6,140,000, or 9.1% in 2006, increased $1,046,248, or 1.6%, in 2005 and increased $1,919,155, or 3.2%, in 2004 compared to the prior year. The Company believes that changes in consumer purchasing habits and the increase in loan sources have affected the growth of this segment of loans. Sustained low unemployment may also have lessened the dependence on consumer loans for some purchases.

Table 5 – Loans Outstanding reflects outstanding balances by loan type for the past five years. Additional loan information is presented in Note 5, “Loans,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

TABLE 5 – LOANS OUTSTANDING

 

    

AT DECEMBER 31,

     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 186,202    $ 213,444    $ 201,424    $ 186,950    $ 149,762

Real estate – construction

     11,047      8,779      10,706      15,409      11,708

Real estate – mortgage

     115,203      90,952      92,503      92,412      89,452

Consumer

     61,572      67,712      66,666      64,309      59,660
                                  

TOTAL LOANS

   $ 374,024    $ 380,887    $ 371,299    $ 359,080    $ 310,582
                                  

Table 6 – Loan Liquidity and Sensitivity to Changes in Interest Rates reflects the maturity schedule or repricing frequency of all loans. Also presented are fixed and variable rate loans maturing after one year for all loans.

TABLE 6 – LOAN LIQUIDITY

LOAN MATURITIES AT DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

    

1 YEAR

OR LESS

  

1 - 5

YEARS

  

OVER 5

YEARS

  

Total

           

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 67,744    $ 97,994    $ 20,464    $ 186,202

Real estate – construction

     10,878      169      —      $ 11,047

Real estate – mortgage

     19,576      68,872      26,755    $ 115,203

Consumer

     24,284      33,650      3,638    $ 61,572
                           

Total loans

   $ 122,482    $ 200,685    $ 50,857    $ 374,024
                           

SENSITIVITY TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES

 

    

1 – 5

YEARS

  

OVER 5

YEARS

     

Fixed rates

   $ 176,601    $ 35,587

Variable rates

     24,084      15,270
             

Total loans

   $ 200,685    $ 50,857
             

 

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Each loan the Company makes either has a stated maturity as to when the loan is to be repaid or is subject to an agreement between the Company and the customer governing its progressive reduction. The Company’s policy is that every loan is to be repaid by its stated maturity and not carried as a continuing debt. Generally, the Company requires that principal reductions on a loan must have begun prior to the second renewal date of the loan.

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES AND ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for loan losses represents an amount which in management’s judgment will be adequate to absorb estimated probable losses within the existing loan portfolio. Loans that management determines to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance for loan losses, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Management’s judgment in determining the adequacy of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectibility of specific loans and prior loss experience. Other factors considered by management include specific economic events, general economic conditions and trends, and loan portfolio mix and growth. The allowance for loan losses is subject to close regulatory review from the FDIC and the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance and is also a factor in each agency’s determination of our capital adequacy. The estimation of losses in our loan portfolio is susceptible to changes resulting from changes in the financial condition of individual borrowers and economic conditions in the Company’s market area.

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged against net income. This expense is determined by a number of factors, including historical loan losses, assessment of specific credit weaknesses within the portfolio, assessment of the prevailing economic climate, and other factors that may affect the overall condition of the loan portfolio. Management utilized these factors to determine the provision for loan losses for each of 2004, 2005 and 2006. The ratio of net loans charged off to average loans was .13% in 2006, .33% in 2005 and .40% in 2004. These percentages are representative of normal loan charge-offs and are not the result of an economic downturn in any particular segment of the Company’s market. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan loss on a monthly basis and makes adjustments to the allowance based on this analysis.

The provision for loan losses in 2006 was a negative provision of $360,910 compared to a positive provision of $1,084,326 in 2005 and $1,067,443 in 2004. The Company uses a model that takes into account historical charge-offs and recoveries and applies that to certain loan segments of our portfolio. Using this method, management determined that the Company’s allowance for loan losses was in excess of the allowance for loan losses required by the model. Therefore, a negative provision was required to reduce the allowance to the year end level. At the end of 2006, the total allowance for loan losses was $3,712,375, an amount that management believes to be sufficient to cover estimated probable losses in the loan portfolio.

Activity in the allowance for loan losses is reflected in Table 7 – Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses. The Company’s policy is to charge-off loans when in management’s opinion the loan is deemed uncollectible. Even after it is charged off, however, the Company makes concerted efforts to maximize recovery of such loan.

 

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TABLE 7 – ANALYSIS OF ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

   $ 4,562     $ 4,721     $ 5,127     $ 4,222     $ 3,375  
LOANS CHARGED-OFF           

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     101       861       1,394       700       935  

Real estate – construction

     72       —         —         —         23  

Real estate – mortgage

     30       64       15       145       122  

Consumer

     577       642       390       555       957  
                                        

TOTAL CHARGE-OFFS

     780       1,567       1,799       1,400       2,037  
                                        
CHARGE-OFFS RECOVERED           

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     37       189       144       65       54  

Real estate – construction

     —         —         —         —         —    

Real estate – mortgage

     0       2       11       2       4  

Consumer

     254       133       171       235       221  
                                        

TOTAL RECOVERIES

     291       324       326       302       279  
                                        

Net loans charged-off

     489       1,243       1,473       1,098       1,758  

Additions charged to operating expense

     (361 )     1,084       1,067       2,003       1,758  

Other increases attributed to acquisition

     —         —         —         —         847  
                                        

BALANCE AT END OF YEAR

   $ 3,712     $ 4,562     $ 4,721     $ 5,127     $ 4,222  
                                        

Loans, net of unearned, at year end

   $ 372,993     $ 379,526     $ 369,589     $ 357,064     $ 308,175  

Ratio of allowance to loans at year end

     1.00 %     1.20 %     1.28 %     1.44 %     1.37 %

Average loans – net of unearned interest

   $ 373,729     $ 371,925     $ 364,922     $ 337,763     $ 289,407  

Ratio of net loans charged-off to average loans

     0.13 %     0.33 %     0.40 %     0.33 %     0.61 %

 

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ALLOCATION OF ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

     AT DECEMBER 31,
   2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   $ 1,163    $ 1,713    $ 1,872    $ 2,300    $ 1,700

Real estate – construction

     200      300      300      300      200

Real estate – mortgage

     900      900      900      900      800

Consumer

     1,350      1,550      1,550      1,550      1,475

Unallocated

     99      99      99      77      47
                                  

Total

   $ 3,712    $ 4,562    $ 4,721    $ 5,127    $ 4,222
                                  

COMPOSITION OF LOAN PORTFOLIO BY TYPE

 

     AT DECEMBER 31,  
   2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   49.79 %   56.04 %   54.25 %   52.06 %   48.22 %

Real estate – construction

   2.95 %   2.30 %   2.88 %   4.29 %   3.77 %

Real estate – mortgage

   30.80 %   23.88 %   24.91 %   25.74 %   28.80 %

Consumer

   16.46 %   17.78 %   17.96 %   17.91 %   19.21 %
                              
   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %
                              

As discussed earlier, the loan portfolio has increased steadily in the past three years. The table above illustrates that the most significant portion of the growth occurred in the mortgage real estate category, primarily on account of the reclassification of certain loans into the mortgage real estate category, as discussed above. Notwithstanding this growth, a larger portion of the allowance for loan losses is allocated to commercial, financial and agricultural loans and consumer loans. This reflects the higher risks associated with commercial and consumer lending as compared to real estate mortgages and construction loans.

Non-performing assets and the relative percentages of such assets to loan balances are presented in Table 8 – Non-performing Assets. Non-performing loans include non-accrual loans, loans delinquent 90 days or more based on contractual terms and troubled debt restructurings (within the meaning of FASB Statement 15, “ Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings”). Management classifies loans as non-accrual when it believes that collection of interest is doubtful. This typically occurs when payments are past due over 90 days, unless the loans are well secured and in the process of collection. Another measurement of asset quality is other real estate owned (OREO), which represents properties acquired by the Company through foreclosure following loan defaults by customers; the percentage of OREO to total loans at December 31, 2006 was .73% compared to .78% in 2005. OREO increased in 2005 due to the foreclosure on several loans that were collateralized by real estate. These loans were reported in the 90 days or more past due category in 2004.

Loans on non-accrual status amounted to $1,628,651 in 2006 as compared to $4,346,512 in 2005 and $3,146,041 in 2004. Non-accrual loans decreased in 2006 due to a loan previously on non-accrual status in the amount of $2.33 million moved in 2006 to accruing due to

 

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improvements in the payment history of the loan. This loan was made to a single borrower that filed for bankruptcy protection. Although management continues to believe that this loan is adequately collateralized, the Company has allocated a loan loss reserve equal to 5% of the outstanding balance of this loan. Management now believes that both principal and interest on this loan will be fully collected. Interest income forgone on loans classified as non-accrual in 2006 was $122,706 as compared to $348,804 in 2005 and $229,286 in 2004. Upon the classification of a loan as non-accrual, all interest accrued on the loan prior to the time it is classified as non-accrual is reversed and interest accruals are suspended until such time that the loan is in compliance with its terms and/or deemed collectable.

TABLE 8 – NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

 

    

AS OF DECEMBER 31,

 
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

PRINCIPAL BALANCE

          

Non-accrual

   $ 1,629     $ 4,347     $ 3,146     $ 1,503     $ 358  

Accruing loans 90 days or more past due

     1,355       911       904       4,396       5,117  

Troubled debt restructuring

     —         —         —         —         —    
                                        

TOTAL LOANS

   $ 2,984     $ 5,258     $ 4,050     $ 5,899     $ 5,475  
                                        

TOTAL NON-PERFORMING LOANS

   $ 2,984     $ 5,258     $ 4,050     $ 5,899     $ 5,475  
                                        

Income on non-accrual loans not recorded

   $ 123     $ 349     $ 229     $ 169     $ 69  

Non-performing as a percent of loans

     0.80 %     1.39 %     1.10 %     1.65 %     1.78 %

Other real estate owned

   $ 2,708     $ 2,975     $ 2,787     $ 695     $ 1,286  

OREO as a percent of loans

     0.73 %     0.78 %     0.75 %     0.19 %     0.42 %

Allowance as a percent of non-performing loans

     124.40 %     86.76 %     116.57 %     86.91 %     77.11 %

SFAS Nos. 114 and 118, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,” was effective January 1, 1995. These statements changed the methods of estimating the loan loss allowance for problem loans. In general, when management determines that principal and interest due under the contractual terms of a loan are not fully collectible, management must value the loan using discounted future expected cash flows. Management considers the Company’s nonaccrual loans as being impaired under FASB 114 and 118. The balances of nonaccrual (impaired) loans for the years 2006, 2005, 2004 were $1,628,651, $4,346,512 and $3,146,041, respectively.

Management monitors any loans which are classified under FDIC regulations as loss, doubtful or substandard, even if management has not classified the loans as non-performing or impaired. In addition to loans classified for regulatory purposes, management also designates certain loans for internal monitoring purposes in a “watch” category. Loans may be placed on

 

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management’s watch list as a result of delinquent status, management’s concern about the borrower’s financial condition or the value of the collateral securing the loan, a substandard classification during regulatory examinations, or simply as a result of management’s desire to monitor more closely a borrower’s financial condition and performance. Watch category loans may include loans that are still performing and accruing interest and may be current under the terms of the loan agreement but about which management has a significant degree of concern about the borrowers’ ability to continue to perform according to the terms of the loan agreement. Watch category loans may also include credits which, although adequately secured and performing, reflect a past delinquency problem or unfavorable financial trends exhibited by the borrower. Loss exposure on these loans is typically evaluated based primarily upon the estimated liquidation value of the collateral securing the loan.

At December 31, 2006, loans totaling $16,238,723 were included on the watch list of the Company compared to $18,431,504 at December 31, 2005. The majority of these loans are real estate loans that, although adequately collateralized, have experienced frequent delinquencies in scheduled payments. The inclusion of loans on this list does not indicate a greater risk of loss; rather it indicates that the loan possesses one of the several characteristics described above warranting increased oversight by management.

SECURITIES

At December 31, 2006, the Company classified all of its securities as available-for-sale. Securities available-for-sale are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included as a separate component of equity, net of tax. The Company does not hold any securities classified as held to maturity or held for trading purposes.

Table 9 – Securities and Securities Maturity Schedule summarizes the carrying value of securities from 2004 through 2006 and the maturity distribution at December 31, 2006, by classification.

TABLE 9 – SECURITIES

 

     2006    2005    2004

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

        

U. S. Treasury

   $ 0    $ 2,003    $ 4,103

U. S. Agencies

     11,713      11,972      18,102

Mortgage Backed

     68,945      57,270      49,404

State, Municipal and Other

     93,959      98,076      80,107
                    

TOTAL SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

   $ 174,617    $ 169,321    $ 151,716
                    

 

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SECURITIES MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

     1 year or less     1 to 5 years     5 to 10 years     over 10 years  
    

Actual

Balance

  

Average

Yield

   

Actual

Balance

  

Average

Yield

   

Actual

Balance

  

Average

Yield

   

Actual

Balance

  

Average

Yield

 

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE

                    

U. S. Treasury

   $ 0    0.00 %   $ 0    0.00 %   $ 0    0.00 %   $ 0    0.00 %

U. S. Agencies

     0    0.00 %     548    4.65 %     1,406    4.61 %     9,759    5.50 %

Mortgage Backed (1)

     0    0.00 %     0    0.00 %     0    0.00 %     68,945    5.41 %

State, Municipal and Other (2)

     18,428    5.91 %     10,024    5.84 %     20,738    6.29 %     44,769    6.12 %
                                                    

TOTAL AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE

   $ 18,428    5.91 %   $ 10,572    5.78 %   $ 22,144    6.18 %   $ 123,473    5.67 %
                                                    

(1) The maturities for mortgage backed securities in the above table are based on final maturity.
(2) Average rates were calculated on tax equivalent basis using a marginal federal income tax rate of 34% and a state tax rate of 5%.

The change in the carrying value of the available-for-sale portfolio is due to market value fluctuations resulting from the changing interest rate environment during 2006. This change is not used in the Tier 1 capital calculation.

As the above table illustrates, during the last three years, the Company shifted its investment mix away from lower-yielding U. S. Treasury securities into higher-yielding mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Agency (“GNMA”) and other agencies of the federal government and higher-yielding securities issued by state and local entities. This move was done mainly to maintain a higher yield on investment securities than the Company could have attained with U. S. Treasury instruments.

DEPOSITS

The Company offers a wide variety of deposit services to individual and commercial customers, such as non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit. The deposit base is the Company’s major funding source for earning assets. Although time deposits declined in 2006, they continue to be the largest single segment of the Company’s total deposits. Time deposits declined because management did not aggressively price time deposits in the Company’s markets, as management believed the Company had sufficient funds to meet loan demand.

A three-year schedule of deposits by type and maturities of time deposits greater than $100,000 is presented in Table 10 – Deposit Information.

 

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TABLE 10 – DEPOSIT INFORMATION

 

     2006     2005     2004  
  

Average

Balance

  

Average

Rate

   

Average

Balance

  

Average

Rate

   

Average

Balance

  

Average

Rate

 
               

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 87,396    —       $ 80,183    —       $ 72,867    —    

Interest-bearing demand

     144,348    1.75 %     144,134    1.46 %     127,902    1.07 %

Savings

     34,924    0.85 %     36,048    0.83 %     37,591    0.85 %

Certificates of deposit

     202,792    3.69 %     204,265    2.45 %     219,150    1.85 %
                                       
   $ 469,460    2.20 %   $ 464,630    1.59 %   $ 457,510    1.44 %
                                       

MATURITY RANGES OF TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT OF $100,000 OR MORE,

 

     AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2006

3 months or less

   $ 16,653

3 through 6 months

     18,558

6 through 12 months

     22,171

over 12 months

     18,970
      
   $ 76,352
      

The Company in its normal course of business will acquire large certificates of deposit, generally from public entities, with a variety of maturities. These funds are acquired on a bid basis and are considered to be part of the deposit base of the Company.

BORROWINGS

Aside from the core deposit base and large denomination certificates of deposit mentioned above, the remaining funding sources utilized by the Company include short-term and long-term borrowings. Short-term borrowings consist of Federal Funds Purchased from other financial institutions on an overnight basis and short-term advances from the FHLB. Long-term borrowings are advances from the FHLB with an initial maturity of greater than one year.

 

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TABLE 11 – SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

 

    

AS OF DECEMBER 31,

 
     2006     2005     2004  

Short-term borrowings

      

Year-end balance

   $ 12,767     $ 1,600     $ 0  

Weighted average rate

     4.71 %     4.20 %     0.00 %

Maximum month-end balance

   $ 50,682     $ 12,600     $ 12,000  

Year to date average balance

   $ 20,796     $ 2,344     $ 2,907  

Weighted average rate

     4.55 %     3.54 %     1.05 %

The Company borrows funds for short periods from the FHLB as an alternative to Federal Funds Purchased. The Company foresees short-term borrowings to be a continued source of liquidity and likely will continue to use these borrowings as a method to fund short-term needs. At December 31, 2006, the Company had the capacity to borrow up to $82,054,921from the FHLB and other financial institutions in the form of Federal Funds Purchased. The Company generally will use these types of borrowings if loan demand is greater than the growth in deposits.

The Company at the end of 2006 had long-term debt in the amount of $59,400,000 to the FHLB for advances and $1,260,642 payable to the State of Mississippi for advances under the Mississippi Agribusiness Enterprise Loan Program. This program provides interest-free loans to banks to fund loans to qualifying farmers. Farmers that qualify for the program receive 20% of their loan at zero interest. When the loan is repaid, the State of Mississippi receives 20% of the principal payment, which is equal to the amount advanced by the state; the Company retains the balance of the principal payment. The remaining maturity schedule of the long-term debt at December 31, 2006 is listed below.

 

     2006

Less than one year

   $ 10,004

One year to three years

     30,101

Over three years

     20,556
      

Total Long-term borrowings

   $ 60,661
      

NON-INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE

Table 12 – Non-interest Income and Expense illustrates the Company’s non-interest income and expense from 2004 through 2006 and percentage changes between such years.

 

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TABLE 12 – NON-INTEREST INCOME & EXPENSE

 

    

2006

  

%
CHANGE

FROM
2005

   

2005

  

%
CHANGE

FROM
2004

   

2004

            

NON-INTEREST INCOME

            

Service charges on deposit accounts

   $ 3,816    7.28 %   $ 3,557    4.90 %   $ 3,391

Other operating income

     2,372    8.81 %     2,180    -0.18 %     2,184
                                

TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME

   $ 6,188    7.86 %   $ 5,737    2.91 %   $ 5,575
                                

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

            

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 9,980    4.80 %   $ 9,523    10.64 %   $ 8,607

Occupancy expense, including equipment

     3,010    3.69 %     2,903    -1.19 %     2,938

Other operating expense

     5,633    10.65 %     5,091    -1.49 %     5,168
                                

TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

   $ 18,623    6.31 %   $ 17,517    4.81 %   $ 16,713
                                

Non-interest income typically consists of service charges on checking accounts, including debit card fees, and other financial services. With continued pressure on interest rates, the Company has sought to increase its non-interest income through the expansion of fee income and the development of new services. Currently, the Company’s main sources of non-interest income are service charges on checking accounts, safe deposit box rentals, credit life insurance premiums, title insurance service fees and income contributions from the Company’s credit life insurance subsidiary.

During 2006, non-interest income increased $450,598, or 7.9%, when compared to year of 2005. Service charge income from checking accounts was the main source of this increase.

During 2005, non-interest income increased $162,292, or 2.91%, when compared to the year of 2004. The majority of this increase came from service charge income from checking accounts.

Non-interest expenses consist of salaries and benefits, occupancy expense and other overhead expenses incurred by the Company in the transaction of its business. In 2006, non-interest expense increased $1,106,278, or 6.3%, to $18,623,183. Included in this was an increase in salaries and benefits in the amount of $456,969, or 4.8%. The remainder of the increase is the result of increased costs in losses on fraudulent checks and charged off checking accounts, building repair costs and normal other expense increases as a result of growth and inflation.

In 2005, non-interest expenses increased $803,949, or 4.81%, to $17,516,905. The main reason for this increase was a $916,301 increase in salaries and benefits. At the same time, the Company was able to decrease the amount of other operating expenses.

 

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In 2006, the Company’s efficiency ratio was 60.05%, compared to 58.14% in 2005 and 57.65% in 2004. The efficiency ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating one dollar of revenue. That is, the ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate one dollar of revenue. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing non-interest expense by the sum of net interest income, on a fully tax equivalent basis, and non-interest income. The increase in the efficiency ratio over the past three years reflects increases in non-interest expense associated with managing the growth in assets during the period.

INCOME TAXES

The Company records a provision for income taxes currently payable, along with a provision for deferred taxes to be realized in the future. Such deferred taxes arise from differences in timing of certain items for financial statement reporting rather than income tax reporting. The deferred tax amount of $1,531,233 is considered realizable without the use of extraordinary tax planning strategies.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 25.26%, 22.90% and 26.23% in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The major difference between the effective tax rate applied to the Company’s financial statement income and the federal statutory rate of 34% is interest on tax-exempt securities and loans. Further tax information is disclosed in Note 10, “Income Taxes” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

LIQUIDITY AND RATE SENSITIVITY

Liquidity management is the process by which the Company ensures that adequate liquid funds are available to meet its financial commitments on a timely basis. These commitments include honoring withdrawals by depositors, funding credit obligations to borrowers, servicing long-term obligations, making shareholder dividend payments, paying operating expenses, funding capital expenditures and maintaining reserve requirements.

The Company’s predominant sources of funding include: core deposits (consisting of both commercial and individual deposits), proceeds from maturities of securities, repayments of loan principal and interest, Federal Funds Purchased, and short-term and long-term borrowing from the FHLB. In 2006, the Company experienced a decline in deposits and a larger decline in loans outstanding. Since loans declined more than deposits, the Company’s dependence on long and short term borrowings to fund loan and security growth was reduced. The Company relies upon non-core sources of funding, such as Federal Funds Purchased and short and long term borrowings from the FHLB, when deposit growth is not adequate to meet its short term needs. While the strategy of using these wholesale funding sources is adequate to cover liquidity deficiencies in the short term, the Company’s goal is to increase core deposits as a source of long term funding. Management does not intend to rely on borrowings from the FHLB as the first choice as a source of funds but prefers to increase core deposits through increased competition for available deposits. Management believes that core deposits can be increased by offering more competitive rates and superior service to our customers.

The deposit base is diversified between individual and commercial accounts, which the Company believes helps it avoid dependence on large concentrations of funds. The Company

 

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does not solicit certificates of deposit from brokers. The primary sources of liquidity on the asset side of the balance sheet are federal funds sold and securities classified as available-for-sale. The entire investment securities portfolio is classified in the available-for-sale category, and is available to be sold, should liquidity needs arise. Management, through its Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”), and the Board review the Company’s liquidity position on a monthly basis. At December 31, 2006, both the ALCO and the Board determined that the Company’s liquidity position was adequate.

Table 13 – Funding Uses and Sources details the main components of cash flows for 2006 and 2005.

TABLE 13 – FUNDING USES AND SOURCES

 

    

2006

   

2005

 
    

Average

Balance

   Increase/(decrease)    

Average

Balance

   Increase/(decrease)  
      Amount     Percent        Amount     Percent  

FUNDING USES

              

Loans, net of unearned income

   $ 369,567    $ (2,358 )   -0.63 %   $ 371,925    $ 7,003     1.92 %

Taxable securities

     73,170      1,562     2.18 %     71,608      (415 )   -0.58 %

Tax-exempt securities

     83,494      2,360     2.91 %     81,134      14,592     21.93 %

Federal funds sold and other

     8,825      2,934     49.80 %     5,891      (140 )   -2.32 %
                                          

TOTAL USES

   $ 535,056    $ 4,498     0.85 %   $ 530,558    $ 21,040     2.06 %
                                          

FUNDING SOURCES

              

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   $ 87,396    $ 7,213     9.00 %   $ 80,183    $ 7,316     10.04 %

Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits

     179,272      (909 )   -0.50 %     180,181      14,688     8.88 %

Time Deposits

     202,792      (1,473 )   -0.72 %     204,265      (14,885 )   -6.79 %

Short-term borrowings

     1,106      (1,238 )   -52.82 %     2,344      1,231     110.60 %

Long-term debt

     59,608      4,785     8.73 %     54,823      13,216     31.76 %
                                          

TOTAL SOURCES

   $ 530,174    $ 8,378     1.61 %   $ 521,796    $ 21,566     2.91 %
                                          

The Company’s liquidity depends substantially on the ability of the Bank to transfer funds to the Company in the form of dividends. The information under the heading “Market Price and Dividend Information” in this Annual Report discusses federal and state statutory and regulatory restrictions on the ability of the Bank to transfer funds to the Company in the form of dividends.

CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory capital guidelines as required by federal and state banking agencies. These guidelines define the various components of core capital and assign risk weights to various categories of assets.

 

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) required federal regulatory agencies to define capital tiers. These tiers are: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Under FDICIA, a “well-capitalized” institution must achieve a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.00%, a total capital ratio of at least 10.00%, a leverage ratio of at least 5.00% and not be under a capital directive order. These ratios generally measure the percentage of a bank’s capital to all or certain categories of assets. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. If a bank is only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required before the bank may accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions, asset growth, and expansion are limited, and the institution is required to submit a capital restoration plan.

Management believes the Company and the Bank meet all the capital requirements to be well-capitalized under the guidelines established by FDICIA as of December 31, 2006, as noted below in Table 14 – Capital Ratios. To be classified as well-capitalized, the Company and Bank must maintain the ratios described above.

 

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TABLE 14 – CAPITAL RATIOS

 

    

At December 31,

 
     2006     2005     2004  

Tier 1 capital

      

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 69,665     $ 63,774     $ 60,191  

Less: Intangibles

     (4,753 )     (5,290 )     (5,827 )

Add/less: Unrealized loss/(gain) on securities

     511       966       (400 )

Add: Minority interest in equity accounts of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     1,482       1,358       1,466  
                        

TOTAL TIER 1 CAPITAL

   $ 66,905     $ 60,808     $ 55,430  
                        

Total capital

      

Tier 1 capital

   $ 66,905     $ 60,808     $ 55,430  

Allowable allowance for loan losses

     3,712       4,562       4,721  
                        

TOTAL CAPITAL

   $ 70,617     $ 65,370     $ 60,151  
                        

RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS

   $ 398,397     $ 403,497     $ 391,754  
                        

AVERAGE ASSETS (FOURTH QUARTER)

   $ 592,086     $ 601,607     $ 570,342  
                        

RISK BASED RATIOS

      

TIER 1

     16.79 %     15.07 %     14.14 %
                        

TOTAL CAPITAL

     17.73 %     16.20 %     15.39 %
                        

LEVERAGE RATIOS

     11.30 %     10.11 %     9.72 %
                        

Management’s strategy with respect to capital levels is to maintain a sufficient amount of capital to allow the Company to respond to growth and acquisition opportunities in our service area. Over the past three years, the Company has been able to increase the amount of its capital, through retention of earnings, while still increasing the dividend payout ratio to approximately 41.24% of earnings per share. The Company does not currently have any commitments for capital expenditures that would require the Company to raise additional capital by means other than retained earnings. The Company does not plan to change this strategy unless needed to support future acquisition activity.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

In the ordinary course of business, the Company makes various commitments and incurs certain contingent liabilities to fulfill the financing needs of its customers. These commitments

 

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and contingent liabilities include commitments to extend credit and issue standby letters of credit. These off-balance sheet arrangements are further detailed in Note 13, “Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments, Commitments and Contingencies and Concentration of Risks,” in the notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The following table summarizes the contractual obligations of the Company as of December 31, 2006.

 

(amounts in thousands)    Payments Due by Period
Contractual Obligations   

Total

  

Less than

1 year

  

1-3

Years

  

3 - 5

Years

  

Over 5

Years

              

Long-term Debt

   $ 59,400    $ 10,000    $ 30,000    $ 5,900    $ 13,500

Operating Leases

     313      80      119      114      —  

Branch Construction Contract

     1,314      1,314      —        —        —  

Other Long-term Liabilities

     1,261      4      101      1,156      —  
                                  

Total

   $ 62,288    $ 11,398    $ 30,220    $ 7,170    $ 13,500
                                  

Long-term debt obligations represent borrowings from the FHLB that have an original maturity in excess of one (1) year. Operating leases are primarily for a lease on one of the Bank’s branches and other leases for mailing equipment. The branch lease is for 60 months and the equipment leases are for various terms. The other long-term liabilities are those obligations of the Company under the Agribusiness Enterprise Loan Program of the State of Mississippi.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

OVERVIEW

The definition of market risk is the possibility of loss that could result from adverse changes in market prices and/or interest rates. The Company has taken steps to assess the amount of risk that is associated with its asset and liability structure. The Company measures the potential risk on a regular basis and makes changes to its strategies to manage these risks. The Board of Directors reviews important policy limits each month, with a more detailed risk analysis completed on a quarterly basis. These measurement tools are important in allowing the Company to manage market risk and to plan effective strategies to respond to any adverse changes in risk. The Company does not participate in some of the financial instruments that are inherently subject to substantial market risk. All of the financial instruments entered into by the Company are for purposes other than trading.

MARKET/INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

Interest rate risk is the primary market risk that management must address. Interest rate risk is the exposure of Company earnings and capital to changes in interest rates. All financial institutions assume interest rate risk as an integral part of normal operations.

 

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The primary purpose in managing interest rate risk is to effectively invest capital and preserve the value created by the core banking business of the Company. The Company utilizes an investment portfolio to manage the interest rate risk naturally created through its business activities. The process of managing interest rate risk generally involves both reducing the exposure of the Company’s net interest margin to swings in interest rates and concurrently ensuring that there is sufficient capital and liquidity to support balance sheet growth. The Company uses a quarterly interest rate risk report to evaluate its exposure to interest rate risk, project earnings and manage the composition of the balance sheet and its growth. This report utilizes an immediate 200 basis point rate movement up and down and measures the effect this change has on earnings and the value of equity.

In addition to the quarterly interest rate risk report, the Company employs a number of tools to measure interest rate risk. One tool is static gap analysis, which matches assets with specified maturities to liabilities with corresponding maturities. Although management believes that this does not provide a complete picture of the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk, it does highlight significant short-term repricing volume mismatches. The following table presents the Company’s rate sensitivity static gap analysis at December 31, 2006 ($ in thousands):

 

     Interest Sensitive Within  
     90 days     One year  

Total rate sensitive assets

   $ 66,135     $ 61,502  

Total rate sensitive liabilities

     234,851       128,546  
                

Net gap

   ($ 168,716 )   ($ 58,656 )
                

The analysis shows a negative gap position over the next three- and twelve –month periods which indicates that the Company would benefit somewhat from a decrease in market interest rates. Although rate increases would be detrimental to the interest rate risk of the Company, management believes there is adequate flexibility to alter the overall rate sensitivity structure as necessary to minimize exposure to these changes.

Management believes that static gap analysis does not fully capture the impact of interest rate movements on interest sensitive assets and liabilities. Thus, the Company also measures interest rate risk by analyzing interest rate sensitivity and the rate sensitivity gap. Table 15 – Interest Rate Sensitivity provides additional information about the financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. This tabular disclosure is limited by its failure to depict accurately the effect on assumptions of significant changes in the economy or interest rates or changes in management’s expectations or intentions relating to the Company’s financial statements. The information in the interest rate sensitivity table below reflects contractual interest rate pricing dates and contractual maturity dates. For indeterminate maturity deposit products (money market, NOW and savings accounts), the tables present principal cash flows in the shortest term. Although these deposits may not reprice within this time frame, the depositors of such funds have the ability to reprice. Weighted average floating rates are based on the rate for that product as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

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TABLE 15 – INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

As of December 31, 2006

 

    

2007

   

2008

   

2009

   

2010

   

2011

   

Thereafter

   

Carrying

Value

   

Fair

Value

Loans

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 93,932     $ 41,597     $ 44,024     $ 48,114     $ 42,585     $ 34,609     $ 304,861     $ 368,759

Average Int Rate

     8.09 %     7.29 %     7.33 %     7.57 %     8.28 %     7.59 %     7.76 %  

Floating Rate

   $ 19,040     $ 16,031     $ 3,171     $ 2,333     $ 2,548     $ 15,271     $ 58,394     $ 58,394

Average Int Rate

     8.89 %     7.47 %     8.44 %     7.99 %     8.68 %     8.68 %     8.37 %  

Investment securities

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 1,417     $ 2,173     $ 3,200     $ 6,820     $ 6,737     $ 137,259     $ 157,606     $ 157,606

Average Int Rate

     5.91 %     5.35 %     5.22 %     5.21 %     5.73 %     5.80 %     5.76 %  

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Other earning assets

                

Fixed Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Interest-bearing deposits

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 344,640     $ 23,621     $ 196     $ 168         $ 368,625     $ 368,915

Average Int Rate

     1.85 %     4.06 %     4.28 %     4.49 %         1.99 %  

Floating Rate

   $ 8,902     $ 7,421     $ 3,942     $ 20     $ 21       $ 20,306     $ 20,306

Average Int Rate

     3.54 %     3.54 %     3.54 %     3.54 %     3.54 %       3.54 %  

Other int-bearing liabilities

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 10,000     $ 25,000     $ 5,000     $ 2,000     $ 3,900     $ 13,500     $ 59,400     $ 58,410

Average Int Rate

     5.37 %     4.92 %     5.26 %     4.47 %     4.75 %     3.92 %     4.77 %  

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                
As of December 31, 2005
    

2006

   

2007

   

2008

   

2009

   

2010

   

Thereafter

   

Carrying

Value

   

Fair

Value

Loans

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 73,937     $ 41,158     $ 48,459     $ 54,767     $ 49,607     $ 36,446     $ 304,374     $ 301,629

Average Int Rate

     7.29 %     7.46 %     7.00 %     6.89 %     7.23 %     7.12 %     7.16 %  

Floating Rate

   $ 29,506     $ 864     $ 17,464     $ 3,331     $ 3,065     $ 16,360     $ 70,590     $ 70,590

Average Int Rate

     7.58 %     6.99 %     6.92 %     7.36 %     7.00 %     7.66 %     7.39 %  

Investment securities

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 3,514     $ 2,920     $ 2,537     $ 4,824     $ 11,911     $ 132,750     $ 158,456     $ 158,456

Average Int Rate

     4.91 %     4.52 %     5.10 %     5.37 %     5.57 %     5.79 %     5.71 %  

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Other earning assets

                

Fixed Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Interest-bearing deposits

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 333,954     $ 27,508     $ 3,870     $ 114     $ 168       $ 365,614     $ 365,390

Average Int Rate

       3.73 %     2.88 %     4.00 %     5.00 %      

Floating Rate

   $ 7,097     $ 13,689     $ 78           $ 20,864     $ 20,864

Average Int Rate

     3.30 %     3.30 %     3.30 %           3.30 %  

Other int-bearing liabilities

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 12,249       $ 25,000     $ 5,000     $ 2,000     $ 17,400     $ 61,649     $ 60,944

Average Int Rate

     3.88 %       4.92 %     5.26 %     4.47 %     4.11 %     4.50 %  

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

Interest-bearing deposits

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 333,954     $ 27,508     $ 3,870     $ 114     $ 168       $ 365,614     $ 365,390

Average Int Rate

       3.73 %     2.88 %     4.00 %     5.00 %      

Floating Rate

   $ 7,097     $ 13,689     $ 78           $ 20,864     $ 20,864

Average Int Rate

     3.30 %     3.30 %     3.30 %           3.30 %  

Other int-bearing liabilities

                

Fixed Rate

   $ 12,249       $ 25,000     $ 5,000     $ 2,000     $ 17,400     $ 61,649     $ 60,944

Average Int Rate

     3.88 %       4.92 %     5.26 %     4.47 %     4.11 %     4.50 %  

Floating Rate

                

Average Int Rate

                

 

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Rate sensitivity gap analysis is another tool management uses to measure interest rate risk. The rate sensitivity gap is the difference between the repricing of interest earning assets and the repricing of interest bearing liabilities within certain defined time frames. The Company’s interest rate sensitivity position is influenced by the distribution of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities among the maturity categories. Table 16 - Rate Sensitivity Gap reflects interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities by maturity distribution as of December 31, 2006. Product lines repricing in time periods predetermined by contractual agreements are included in the respective maturity categories.

TABLE 16 – RATE SENSITIVITY GAP

AT DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

    

1 - 90

Days

   

91 - 365

Days

   

1 - 5

Years

   

Over

5 years

   

Total

INTEREST EARNING ASSETS

          

Loans

   $ 53,698     $ 61,502     $ 177,814     $ 38,092     $ 331,106

Investment securities

     12,040       8,388       33,100       104,078       157,606

Federal Home Loan Bank Account

     397       —         —         —         397

Federal Funds Sold

     —         —         —         —         —  
                                      

TOTAL INTEREST BEARING ASSETS

   $ 66,135     $ 69,890     $ 210,914     $ 142,170     $ 489,109
                                      

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES

          

Interest bearing demand deposits

   $ 139,953     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 139,953

Savings and Money Market deposits

     45,484       —         —         —         45,484

Time deposits

     49,414       118,546       35,395       —         203,355

Federal Funds Purchased

     —         —         —         —         —  

Short term borrowings

     —         —         —         —         —  

Long term borrowings

     —         10,000       35,900       13,500       59,400
                                      

TOTAL INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES

   $ 234,851     $ 128,546     $ 71,295     $ 13,500     $ 448,192
                                      

Rate sensitive gap

   $ (168,716 )   $ (58,656 )   $ 139,619     $ 128,670     $ 40,917

Rate sensitive cumulative gap

     (168,716 )     (227,372 )     (87,753 )     40,917    

Cumulative gap as a percentage of total earning assets

     -34.49 %     -46.49 %     -17.94 %     8.37 %  

 

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The purpose of the above table is to measure interest rate risk utilizing the repricing intervals of interest sensitive assets and liabilities. Rate sensitive gaps constantly change as funds are acquired and invested and as rates change. Rising interest rates are likely to increase net interest income in a positive gap position while falling interest rates are beneficial in a negative gap position.

The above rate sensitivity analysis places interest-bearing demand and savings deposits in the shortest maturity category because these liabilities do not have defined maturities. If these deposits were placed in a maturity distribution representative of the Company’s deposit base history, the shortfall of the negative rate sensitive gap position would be reduced in the 1-to-90 day time frame.

The rate sensitivity gap table illustrates that the Company had a large negative cumulative gap position for the one-year period ending December 31, 2006. This negative gap position was mainly due to: (1) the interest-bearing and savings deposits being classified in the 1-90 day category; (2) approximately 82.6% of certificates of deposit maturing during the next twelve months; and (3) a significant portion of the Company’s loans maturing after one year.

The interest rate sensitivity and rate sensitivity gap tables, taken together, indicate that the Company continues to be in a liability sensitive position when evaluating the maturities of interest bearing items. Thus a decline in the interest rate environment would enhance earnings, while an increase in interest rates would have the opposite effect on corporate earnings. The Company has attempted to mitigate the impact of its interest rate position by increasing the amount of its variable rate loans and also by increasing the amount of its transaction accounts by paying a competitive rate on those accounts. At the same time, it has not participated in the higher yielding certificates of deposit. The effect of any changes in interest rates on the Company would be mitigated by the fact that interest-bearing demand and savings deposits may not be immediately affected by changes in general interest rates.

Although short and medium term interest rates increased again in 2006 in connection with increases in the target Federal Funds rate by the Federal Reserve Bank, the effect on the Company was marginal. The Company’s net interest margin in 2006 was 4.55% and in 2005 was 4.61%. Even as rates were rising, the Company lessened the impact of higher rates because of a shift in deposits from certificates of deposit to interest bearing transaction accounts.

 

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Quarterly Financial Trends

 

    

2006

 
    

First

Quarter

   

Second

Quarter

   

Third

Quarter

   

Fourth

Quarter

 
        

Interest Income

   $ 8,660     $ 9,162     $ 9,265     $ 9,400  

Interest Expense

     2,965       3,283       3,425       3,508  
                                

Net Interest Income

     5,695       5,879       5,840       5,892  

Provision for Loan Losses

     (129 )     (63 )     (111 )     (58 )

Non-interest Income

     1,400       1,664       1,582       1,541  

Non-interest Expense

     4,643       4,724       4,657       4,599  

Income Taxes

     656       771       751       658  
                                

Net Income

   $ 1,925     $ 2,111     $ 2,125     $ 2,234  
                                

Per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.38     $ 0.42     $ 0.42     $ 0.44  

Diluted

   $ 0.38     $ 0.42     $ 0.42     $ 0.44  
                                

Cash Dividends

   $ 0.17     $ 0.17     $ 0.17     $ 0.18  
    

 

2005

 
    

First

Quarter

   

Second

Quarter

   

Third

Quarter

   

Fourth

Quarter

 
        

Interest Income

   $ 8,016     $ 8,072     $ 8,449     $ 8,506  

Interest Expense

     2,098       2,278       2,588       2,883  
                                

Net Interest Income

     5,918       5,794       5,861       5,623  

Provision for Loan Losses

     163       343       541       38  

Non-interest Income

     1,321       1,577       1,554       1,285  

Non-interest Expense

     4,556       4,400       4,370       4,191  

Income Taxes

     600       602       572       592  
                                

Net Income

   $ 1,920     $ 2,026     $ 1,932     $ 2,087  
                                

Per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.38     $ 0.40     $ 0.39     $ 0.42  

Diluted

   $ 0.38     $ 0.40     $ 0.38     $ 0.41  
                                

Cash Dividends

   $ 0.16     $ 0.16     $ 0.16     $ 0.17  

 

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Market Price and Dividend Information

MARKET PRICE

On November 16, 2006, the Company’s common stock began trading on The NASDAQ Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “CIZN”. Prior to that date, the stock was traded on the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) under the symbol “CIZ”. The stock began trading on the AMEX on October 19, 1999 and prior to that date was sold in private transactions between parties. On December 31, 2006, the common stock’s closing price on Nasdaq was $22.35. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for the common stock as reported on Nasdaq or AMEX, as applicable, as well as the dividends declared, in each quarter in the past two fiscal years.

 

               Dividends Declared

2005

   High    Low    (per common share)

January - March

   $ 21.40    $ 19.70    $ 0.16

April - June

     23.05      20.00      0.16

July - September

     23.75      21.47      0.16

October - December

     22.85      21.30      0.17
              

 

Dividends Declared

2006

   High    Low    (per common share)

January - March

   $ 24.20    $ 22.25    $ 0.17

April - June

     24.00      22.15      0.17

July - September

     22.75      21.40      0.17

October - December

     22.75      21.32      0.18

On March 9, 2007, shares of our common stock were held of record by approximately 475 shareholders.

DIVIDENDS

Dividends totaled $0.69 per share for 2006 compared to $0.65 per share for 2005, an increase of 6.2%.

If funds are available, the Company typically declares dividends on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December with payment following at the end of the month in which the dividend was declared. Funds for the payment by the Company of cash dividends are obtained from dividends, loans or advances received by the Company from the Bank. Accordingly, the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company depend upon the Bank’s earnings and financial condition, general economic conditions, compliance with regulatory requirements, and other factors. The Bank must also receive the approval of the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance prior to the payment of a dividends; the amount

 

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of any dividend is limited to earned surplus in excess of three times its capital stock. At December 31, 2006, the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank in the form of cash dividends 10% of its consolidated net assets, or $62,342,000.

Federal Reserve regulations also limit the amount the Bank may loan to the Company unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations. At December 31, 2006, the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank in the form of cash dividends and loans was 20% of its consolidated net assets, or $121,461,750.

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following performance graph compares the performance of the Company’s common stock to the AMEX Market Index and to a peer group of 70 other regional bank holding companies for the Company’s reporting period. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the Company’s common stock and each index was $100 at December 31, 2001 and that all dividends were reinvested. All information relating to the Company’s common stock in the performance graph has been adjusted to give effect to the three-for-two stock split of the Company’s common stock effective January 2, 2002.

Although the Company’s stock currently trades on the Nasdaq, this graph reflects a comparison to the AMEX Market Index. This is due to the fact that the Company did not transfer the listing of its common stock to Nasdaq until November 2006. Thus, our stock had traded on the Nasdaq for slightly more than a month prior to the end of the year, and we believe it is more appropriate to compare our stock’s performance to the AMEX Market Index.

Performance Graph

December 31, 2001 – December 31, 2006

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     12/29/2001    12/31/2002    12/31/2003    12/31/2004    12/31/2005    12/30/2006

Citizens Holding Company

   100.00    98.67    145.61    134.39    152.26    155.60

AMEX Market Index

   100.00    107.02    136.65    157.12    159.10    187.46

Regional-Southeast Banks

   100.00    96.01    130.68    149.65    165.03    184.77

(1) The bank holding companies included in the peer group are as follows: Alabama National Bancorp, Appalachian Bancshares, Atlantic Southern Financial, Auburn National Banc Inc., Bancorpsouth Inc., Banctrust Financial Group, Bank of the Ozarks Inc., Beach Community Banc, Inc., Beach First National Bankshares, Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation, Cadence Financial Corp., Capital Bancorp Inc., Capitalsouth Bancorp, Cardinal Financial Corp., Centerstate Banks of Florida, Citizens First Corp., Citizens National Corp, Civitas Bankgroup, Inc., Colonial Bancgroup CLA, Community First Bancorp (South Carolina), Community Trust Bancorp Inc., Compass Bancshares Inc., Cornerstone Bancshares, Crescent Banking Company, Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, Fauquier Bancshares Inc., First Bancshares Inc. (Mississippi), First Financial Service Corp, First Horizon National, First M&F Corporation, FNB Corporation (Florida), FNB Corporation (Virginia), Four Oaks Fincorp, FPB Bancorp Inc, Freedom Bank Bradenton, Globe Bancorp Inc., Greene County Bancshares, Hancock Holding Co., Heritage Financial Group, Horizon Bancorporation, Iberiabank Corporation, Metairie Bank & Trust (Louisiana), Midsouth Bancorp Inc, Minden Bancorp Inc., Mountain National Banc, Nature Coast Bank Cry RV, NB&T Financial Group, Nexity Financial Corp, Paragon National Bank, Penseco Financial Services Corp., Peoples Banctrust Co., Pinnacle Bancshares Corp., Pinnacle Financial Partners, Premier Financial Bancorp, Regions Financial Corp., Renasant Corporation, Republic Bancorp Inc. CLA, S.Y. Bancorp Inc., Security Bank Corp, Simmons First National. Corp., Southcoast Financial, Southshore Community Bank, Stonegate Bank (Florida), Superior Bancorp, Tennessee Commerce Banc, Trustmark Corp., United Bancorp of Alabama, United Security Bancshares, and Whitney Holding Corporation.

Source: Hemscott, Richmond Virginia

There can be no assurance that the Company’s common stock performance will continue in the future with the same or similar trends depicted in the performance graph above. The Company does not and will not make or endorse any predictions as to future stock performance.

 

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THE CITIZENS BANK OFFICERS

 

Greg McKee

   Pat Stokes    Kosciusko Branch

President & CEO

   Assistant Cashier   
      Charlie Hudson

Danny Hicks

   Adriana Burt    President

Senior Vice President

   Assistant Cashier   
      David Blair

Robert T. Smith

   Mitch Peden    Vice President

Senior Vice President & CFO

   Data Processing Officer   
      Joanne Sanders

Erdis Chaney

   Tammy Pope    Assistant Cashier

Vice President & Senior Deposit Officer

   Accounting Officer   
     

Tim Lofton

   Mark Flake    Scooba Branch

Vice President & CIO

   Data Processing Officer   
      Fran Knight

Randy Cheatham

   Barbara Lewis    President

Vice President

   Assistant Cashier   
     

Mike Guthrie

   Greg Jackson    Meridian Branch

Vice President & Senior Credit Officer

   Accounting Officer   
      Charles Young

Joe Foster

   Patsy Smith    President

Vice President & Trust

   Assistant Cashier   
      Vikki Gunter

Murray Johnson

   Camp Keith    Assistant Vice President

Vice President

   Assistant Cashier   
     

Jackie Hester

   Vicki Brown    Forest Branch

Vice President & Marketing

   Assistant Cashier & Compliance Officer   
      Richard Latham

Kaye Johnson

   Ashley Peebles    Vice President

Vice President

   Assistant Cashier   
      Dymple Winstead

Stanley Salter

      Assistant Vice President

Vice President

   Carthage Branch   
     

Darrell Bates

   Mike Brooks    Decatur Branch

Vice President

   President   
      Ken Jones

Jean T. Fulton

   Margaret Thompson    Vice President

Vice President & Internal Auditor

   Assistant Cashier   
     

Gayle Sharp

      Louisville Branch

Vice President

   Sebastopol Branch   
      Terry Woods

Brad Copeland

   Linda Bennett    President

Vice President

   President   
      Edna Bell

Mark Majure

      Vice President

Vice President

   Union Branch   
      Stan Acy

Sommer Vick

   Robert C. Palmer, Jr.    Vice President

Assistant Vice President

   President   
      Marion Gardner

Carolyn K. McKee

   Karen Foster    Assistant Cashier

Student Loan Officer

   Assistant Vice President   
      Bruce Lee

Beth Branning

      Assistant Vice President

Assistant Vice President

     
     

Tommy Jackson

      Mortgage Loan Department

Assistant Vice President

     
      Linda Stribling
      Mortgage Loan Officer

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Karl Brantley

   William M. Mars

Retired Plant Manager

   Retired Attorney

U. S. Electrical Motors

   Mars, Mars, Mars & Chalmers
  

Don Fulton

   Greg L. McKee

President & General Manager

   President & CEO

Nemanco, Inc.

   Citizens Holding Company and The Citizens Bank
  

Donald L. Kilgore

   David P. Webb

Attorney General

   Attorney

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

   Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
  

David A. King

   A. T. Williams

Proprietor

   Certified Public Accountant

Philadelphia Motor Company

   A. T. Williams, CPA
  

Herbert A. King

  

Civil Engineer

  

King Engineering Associates, Inc.

  

CITIZENS HOLDING COMPANY OFFICERS

 

William M. Mars

Chairman

Greg L. McKee

President and CEO

Carolyn K. McKee

Secretary

Robert T. Smith

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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BANKING LOCATIONS

 

The Citizens Bank

  Crossroads Branch   Decatur Branch

Main Office

  501 Hwy 35 south   15330 Hwy 15 South

521 Main Street

  Carthage, MS 39051   Decatur, MS 39327

Philadelphia, MS 39350

  601.267.4525   601.635.2321

601.656.4692

   

Westside Branch

  Madden Branch   Forest Branch

912 West Beacon Street

  Highway 488   247 Woodland Drive North

Philadelphia, MS 39350

  Madden, MS 39109   Forest, MS 39074

601.656.4978

  601.267.7366   601.469.3424

Northside Branch

  Sebastopol Branch   Louisville Branch

802 Pecan Avenue

  24 Pine Street   l00 East Main Street

Philadelphia, MS 39350

  Sebastopol, MS 39359   Louisville, MS 39339

601.656.4977

  601.625.7447   662.773.6261

Eastside Branch

  DeKalb Branch   Noxapater Branch

585 East Main Street

  Corner of Main & Bell St.   45 East Main Street

Philadelphia, MS 39350

  DeKalb, MS 39328   Noxapater, MS 39346

601.656.4976

  601.743.2115   662.724.4261

Pearl River Branch

  Kosciusko Branch   Industrial Branch

110 Choctaw Town Center

  775 North Jackson Street   803 South Church Street

Philadelphia, MS 39350

  Kosciusko, MS 39090   Louisville, MS 39339

601.656.4971

  662.289.4356   662.773.6261

Union Branch

  Scooba Branch  

502 Bank Street

  1048 Johnson Street  

Union, MS 39365

  Scooba, MS 39358  

601.656.4879

  662.476-8431  

601.774.9231

   

Carthage Main Office

  Meridian Branch  

219 West Main Street

  1825 Hwy 39 North  

Carthage, MS 39051

  Meridian, MS 39301  

601.257.4525

  601.693.8367  

Phone Teller

  Internet Banking  

1.800.397.0344

  http://www.thecitizensbankphila.com  

 

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

521 Main Street

P.O. Box 209

Philadelphia, MS 39350

601.656.4692

ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING

The Annual Stockholder meeting of the Citizens Holding Company, Inc. will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at 4:30P.M. at the main office of The Citizens Bank, 521 Main Street, Philadelphia, Mississippi.

STOCK REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

New York, NY 10038

FORM 10-K

The Corporation’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available without charge to stockholder’s upon request to the Treasurer of the Citizens Holding Company.

FINANCIAL CONTACT

Robert T. Smith

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

P.O. 209

Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350

601.656.4692

www.thecitizensbankphila.com

 

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