EX-99.2 3 dex992.htm FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q OF COMMUNITY BANKS, INC. Financial Statements - Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Community Banks, Inc.

Exhibit 99.2

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2007

Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

     June 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

ASSETS

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 74,983     $ 73,608  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     4,438       3,561  

Trading assets

     19,750       —    

Investment securities, available for sale

     635,012       636,066  

Investment securities, held to maturity (fair value approximates $22,420 and $23,415)

     23,090       23,070  

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $25,010 and $23,626

     2,542,628       2,347,263  

Premises and equipment, net

     50,232       46,335  

Goodwill and other intangible assets

     279,963       259,406  

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

     120,748       107,061  
                

Total assets

   $ 3,750,844     $ 3,496,370  
                

LIABILITIES

    

Deposits

    

Non-interest bearing

   $ 379,624     $ 368,329  

Interest bearing

     2,228,540       2,144,853  
                

Total deposits

     2,608,164       2,513,182  

Short-term borrowings

     72,724       108,927  

Long-term debt (including $29,784 at fair value at June 30, 2007)

     455,104       315,079  

Subordinated debt

     75,260       51,548  

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

     22,399       21,473  
                

Total liabilities

     3,233,651       3,010,209  
                

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Preferred stock, no par value; 500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, $5.00 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 25,694,000 and 24,478,000 shares issued

     128,471       122,391  

Surplus

     396,489       373,142  

Retained Earnings

     23,806       17,609  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     (8,300 )     (1,806 )

Treasury stock; 889,000 and 959,000 shares, at cost

     (23,273 )     (25,175 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     517,193       486,161  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 3,750,844     $ 3,496,370  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated interim financial statements.


Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2007     2006    2007     2006

INTEREST INCOME:

         

Loans, including fees

   $ 46,797     $ 41,093    $ 90,317     $ 80,194

Investment securities:

         

Taxable

     5,597       4,381      10,997       8,794

Tax exempt

     2,661       2,205      5,293       4,573

Dividends

     374       616      926       1,230

Trading account securities

     232       —        232       —  

Other

     1,042       643      1,177       1,036
                             

Total interest income

     56,703       48,938      108,942       95,827
                             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

         

Deposits

     20,719       15,784      39,605       29,205

Short-term borrowings

     757       645      2,321       1,341

Long-term debt

     5,301       4,564      9,801       9,675

Subordinated debt

     1,347       938      2,369       1,735
                             

Total interest expense

     28,124       21,931      54,096       41,956
                             

Net interest income

     28,579       27,007      54,846       53,871

Provision for loan losses

     700       650      2,000       1,150
                             

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     27,879       26,357      52,846       52,721
                             

NON-INTEREST INCOME:

         

Investment management and trust services

     1,603       1,088      3,048       2,101

Service charges on deposit accounts

     4,677       2,855      7,673       5,386

Other service charges, commissions and fees

     2,257       1,903      4,285       3,603

Insurance premium income and commissions

     1,063       1,117      2,239       2,045

Mortgage banking activities

     694       580      1,242       1,048

Earnings on investment in life insurance

     756       675      1,444       1,331

Investment security gains (losses)

     —         6      (4,388 )     289

Trading activities loss

     (34 )     —        (34 )     —  

Other

     232       319      823       1,124
                             

Total non-interest income

     11,248       8,543      16,332       16,927
                             

NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:

         

Salaries and employee benefits

     13,069       11,251      25,078       22,669

Net occupancy

     3,980       3,386      7,774       6,898

Payment card processing expense

     774       556      1,387       839

Marketing expense

     552       265      1,057       840

Telecommunications expense

     612       566      1,137       1,117

Amortization of intangibles

     811       702      1,472       1,356

Other

     4,693       3,972      8,727       7,512
                             

Total non-interest expenses

     24,491       20,698      46,632       41,231
                             

Income before income taxes

     14,636       14,202      22,546       28,417

Income taxes

     3,686       3,698      5,009       7,344
                             

Net income

   $ 10,950     $ 10,504    $ 17,537     $ 21,073
                             

CONSOLIDATED PER SHARE DATA

         

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.44     $ 0.44    $ 0.73     $ 0.88

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.44     $ 0.44    $ 0.72     $ 0.88

Dividends declared

   $ 0.21     $ 0.20    $ 0.42     $ 0.39

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Outstanding
Shares
    Common
Stock
   Surplus    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Treasury
Stock
    Total
Equity
 

Balance, January 1, 2006

   22,915     $ 116,572    $ 347,827    $ 27,031     $ (3,779 )   $ (10,978 )   $ 476,673  

Comprehensive income:

                

Net income

             21,073           21,073  

Unrealized loss on securities, net of reclassification adjustment and tax effect

               (6,328 )       (6,328 )
                      

Total comprehensive income

                   14,745  

Cash dividends ($0.39 per share)

             (9,281 )         (9,281 )

5% stock dividend

   1,133       5,820      24,162      (29,982 )         —    

Purchases of treasury stock

   (656 )               (17,626 )     (17,626 )

Exercise of common stock options and issuances under stock purchase plan

   63             (905 )       1,735       830  

Compensation and tax benefits from employee stock transactions

          419            419  
                                                    

Balance, June 30, 2006

   23,455     $ 122,392    $ 372,408    $ 7,936     $ (10,107 )   $ (26,869 )   $ 465,760  
                                                    

Balance, January 1, 2007

   23,519     $ 122,391    $ 373,142    $ 17,609     $ (1,806 )   $ (25,175 )   $ 486,161  

Comprehensive income:

                

Net income

             17,537           17,537  

Unrealized loss on securities, net of reclassification adjustment and tax effect

               (6,494 )       (6,494 )
                      

Total comprehensive income

                   11,043  

Cash dividends ($0.42 per share)

             (10,152 )         (10,152 )

Purchases of treasury stock

   (12 )               (299 )     (299 )

Exercise of common stock options and issuances under stock purchase plan

   82             (1,188 )       2,513       1,325  

Compensation and tax benefits from employee stock transactions

          402            402  

Acquisition of BUCS Financial Corp

   548       2,741      10,343            13,084  

Acquisition of East Prospect State Bank

   668       3,339      12,602          (312 )     15,629  
                                                    

Balance, June 30, 2007

   24,805     $ 128,471    $ 396,489    $ 23,806     $ (8,300 )   $ (23,273 )   $ 517,193  
                                                    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007     2006  

Operating Activities:

    

Net income

   $ 17,537     $ 21,073  

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

    

Provision for loan losses

     2,000       1,150  

Depreciation and amortization

     3,950       3,690  

Stock option expense

     402       303  

Net amortization (accretion) of securities

     (386 )     253  

Realized (gains) losses on sales of available-for-sale securities, net

     4,388       (289 )

Loans originated for sale

     (14,781 )     (3,917 )

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

     13,756       2,626  

Gains on loan sales

     (829 )     (47 )

Earnings on investment in life insurance

     (1,444 )     (1,331 )

Purchases of trading assets

     (20,000 )     —    

Net change in fair value of trading assets and liabilities

     34       —    

Net change in other assets and other liabilities, net

     (833 )     7,776  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     3,794       31,287  
                

Investing Activities:

    

Net change in interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     1,224       1,011  

Activity in available-for-sale securities:

    

Sales

     225,149       46,627  

Maturities, prepayments and calls

     44,976       27,000  

Purchases

     (234,416 )     (29,134 )

Net increase in total loans

     (67,946 )     (107,140 )

Proceeds from sales of loans

     1,441       —    

Additions to premises and equipment

     (2,265 )     (2,590 )

Cash acquired in acquisitions

     8,208       —    

Cash paid for acquisitions

     (13,797 )     (882 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (37,426 )     (65,108 )
                

Financing Activities:

    

Net increase (decrease) in deposits

     (70,525 )     112,184  

Net change in short-term borrowings

     (46,204 )     (9,968 )

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     175,621       75,620  

Repayment of long-term debt

     (14,759 )     (121,903 )

Cash dividends and cash paid in lieu of fractional shares

     (10,152 )     (9,281 )

Purchases of treasury stock

     (299 )     (17,626 )

Tax benefits from employee stock transactions

     —         116  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     1,325       830  
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     35,007       29,972  
                

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     1,375       (3,849 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     73,608       76,820  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 74,983     $ 72,971  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Community”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Operating results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.

For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements, and footnotes thereto, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Community is a financial holding company whose wholly-owned subsidiaries include CommunityBanks, CommunityBanks Investments, Inc. (CBII), and Community Banks Life Insurance Co. (CBLIC). CommunityBanks provides a wide range of services through its network of offices in Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Luzerne, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, and York Counties in Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Carroll, and Howard Counties in Maryland.

 

2. Fair Value Measurements

In September 2006, the Financial Accountings Standard Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and enhances disclosures about assets and liabilities carried at fair value, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an asset or liability is carried at fair value. SFAS No. 157 also: (1) precludes the use of a liquidity or block discount when measuring instruments traded in an active market at fair value; (2) requires cost related to acquiring financial instruments carried at fair value to be included in earnings and; (3) clarifies that an issuer’s credit standing should be considered when measuring liabilities at fair value. The purpose of this Standard was to provide consistency and comparability in determining fair value measurements.

Community elected to adopt SFAS No. 157 and SFAS No. 159 as of January 1, 2007, under the early adoption provisions of both standards. In its original filing on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007, Community applied the fair value option provisions of SFAS No. 159 to certain securities that had a fair value of approximately $150 million that were included in its available-for-sale portfolio at December 31, 2006. These securities, which had an historical cost basis of approximately $155 million, consisted primarily of various mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage backed obligations.

All of the available-for-sale securities for which SFAS No. 159 was adopted reflected previously unrecognized loss positions prior to January 1, 2007 (i.e., their fair value was less than historic cost). Prior to the decision to early adopt SFAS No. 159 for the identified securities, Community had intended to hold these securities until their scheduled maturity or until there was a recovery in the market prices associated with these specific investments.

In April of 2007, Community sold these trading securities, all of which had been reclassified pursuant to the early adoption of SFAS No. 159, in order to facilitate a balance sheet restructuring strategy. A portion of the replacement investments, approximately $20 million, were classified as trading securities. The remaining replacement investments, totaling approximately $128 million were classified as available-for sale securities at the date of purchase. Also in April, 2007, Community applied the fair value option provisions of SFAS No. 159 to $30 million of Federal Home Loan Bank advances issued to facilitate its balance sheet restructuring.

 

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Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

2. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Subsequent to the transactions discussed above and the original filing of Community’s first quarter Form 10-Q on May 10, 2007, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advised Community that the balance sheet restructuring strategy, as presented, was inconsistent with the spirit and intent of SFAS No. 159 and therefore was deemed a non-substantive adoption of the Standard. Consequently, as reflected in an amended Form 10-Q for its first quarter, Community decided to reverse its decision to apply SFAS No. 159 to those securities as of January 1, 2007. The investment securities that were sold early in the second quarter were reclassified as available-for-sale securities. Those securities were considered “other-than-temporarily-impaired” at the end of the first quarter of 2007 based upon the presumption that Community had the intent to sell those securities as of March 31, 2007. In the first quarter of 2007, Community recognized a charge to earnings for the other-than-temporary impairment of $4.4 million. The effect of the other-than-temporary impairment charge and other related adjustments reduced income before income taxes by $4.7 million, reduced income tax expense by $1.6 million, and reduced net income by $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The “other-than-temporary impairment” charge was reclassified as an “investment security loss” as of the date of the actual sale of the securities in April of 2007.

Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157)

Assets and liabilities, at fair value, consist of the following at June 30, 2007 (in thousands):

 

Trading assets, consisting of Federal agency debt securities

   $ 19,750

Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances (contractual principal; $30,000)

   $ 29,784

Community records trading assets and selected FHLB advances at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reflected in the consolidated statement of income. The degree of judgment utilized in measuring the fair value of these assets and liabilities generally correlates to their level of pricing observability. Pricing observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of asset or liability, whether the asset or liability has an established market and the characteristics specific to the transaction. Assets and liabilities with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of pricing observability and a lesser degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value. Conversely, assets and liabilities rarely traded or not quoted will generally have less, or no, pricing observability and a higher degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value.

Community’s early adoption of SFAS No. 157, among other things, requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value. SFAS No. 157 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework associated with the level of pricing observability utilized in measuring assets or liabilities at fair value. The three broad levels defined by the SFAS No. 157 hierarchy are as follows:

Level I – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date.

Level II – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The nature of these assets and liabilities include items for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently, and items that are fair valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed.

Level III – Assets and liabilities that have little to no pricing observability as of the reported date. These items do not have two-way markets and are measured using management’s best estimate of fair value, where the inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

2. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table summarizes the valuation of Community’s trading assets and liabilities that Community measures on a recurring basis, as well as available-for-sale securities that Community measures at fair value on a recurring basis, by the above SFAS No. 157 pricing observability levels as of June 30, 2007, (in thousands):

 

Description

   Level I    Level II    Total

Trading assets – Federal agency debt securities

   $ —      $ 19,750    $ 19,750

FHLB borrowings

   $ —      $ 29,784    $ 29,784

Available-for-sale securities

   $ —      $ 635,012    $ 635,012

 

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Cash Flows Information – Refer to Note 5, “Acquisitions,” for the terms of non-cash transactions in 2007.

Earnings Per Share - Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by Community relate solely to outstanding stock options, and are determined using the treasury stock method. All share and per share amounts are restated for stock splits and stock dividends that occur prior to the issuance of the financial statements.

Earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30 have been computed as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
  

Six Months Ended

June 30,

     2007    2006    2007    2006

Net income

   $ 10,950    $ 10,504    $ 17,537    $ 21,073
                           

Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)

     24,766      23,653      24,154      23,812

Effect of dilutive stock options

     196      205      196      216
                           

Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)

     24,962      23,858      24,350      24,028
                           

Per share information:

           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.44    $ 0.44    $ 0.73    $ 0.88

Diluted earnings per share

     0.44      0.44      0.72      0.88

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Comprehensive Income (Loss) - The components of comprehensive income (loss) and related tax effect for the three and six months ended June 30 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities

   $ (13,769 )   $ (8,823 )   $ (14,379 )   $ (9,446 )

Reclassification adjustments for losses (gains) included in net income

     —         (6 )     4,388       (289 )
                                

Net unrealized losses

     (13,769 )     (8,829 )     (9,991 )     (9,735 )

Tax effect

     4,819       3,090       3,497       3,407  
                                

Net-of-tax amount

   $ (8,950 )   $ (5,739 )   $ (6,494 )   $ (6,328 )
                                

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, included in stockholders’ equity, are as follows (in thousands):

 

    

June 30,

2007

    December 31,
2006
 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

   $ (9,557 )   $ 434  

Tax effect

     3,345       (152 )
                

Net-of-tax amount

     (6,212 )     282  
                

Unfunded pension liability

     (3,213 )     (3,213 )

Tax effect

     1,125       1,125  
                

Net-of-tax amount

     (2,088 )     (2,088 )
                

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   $ (8,300 )   $ (1,806 )
                

Recent Accounting Pronouncements In May, 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FIN 48-1 “Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48” (FSP FIN 48-1). FSP FIN 48-1 provides guidance on how to determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. FSP FIN 48-1 is effective retroactively to January 1, 2007. The implementation of this standard did not impact Community’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Reclassifications Certain amounts reported in the prior year have been reclassified to conform with the 2006 presentation. These reclassifications did not impact Community’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

4. Pending Merger

On May 1, 2007, Community announced that it had signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which Community will combine with Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (“Susquehanna”), under Susquehanna’s charter. Under the terms of the agreement, Community shareholders will be entitled to elect to receive for each share of Community stock they own, either $34.00 in cash or 1.48 shares of Susquehanna common stock. Community shareholders may elect to receive cash for some shares and stock for others, but all shareholder elections will be subject to allocation procedures that will result in the exchange of 90 percent of Community’s common shares outstanding for shares of Susquehanna common stock and the remaining 10 percent of Community common shares outstanding for cash. At the time of the announcement, the value of the transaction was approximately $860 million. Following consummation, the joint franchise will include approximately 240 banking offices in the mid-Atlantic region. The merger is subject to regulatory approval and the separate approvals of the shareholders of both Community and Susquehanna.

 

5. Acquisitions

On April 1, 2007, Community and BUCS Financial Corp (“BUCS”), parent company of BUCS Federal Bank, completed a merger in which BUCS was merged into Community. Also on that date, BUCS Federal Bank was merged into CommunityBanks, Community’s banking subsidiary. BUCS was headquartered in Baltimore County, Maryland, with 4 banking offices in Baltimore and Howard counties, Maryland. The purchase price consisted of shares of Community common stock (65%) and cash (35%). Community issued approximately 550,000 shares with an aggregate value of approximately $13 million, based on Community’s share price of $23.87 at the merger date. Cash payments to electing BUCS shareholders totaled $7 million. BUCS had approximately $147 million in assets, $118 million in net loans, $9 million in investments, $123 million in deposits, $13 million in borrowings and $10 million of stockholders’ equity at the merger date.

Community and East Prospect State Bank (“East Prospect”) also completed a merger on April 1, 2007, in which East Prospect was merged into CommunityBanks. East Prospect was a single-branch bank located in York County, Pennsylvania. The purchase price consisted of shares of Community common stock (75%) and cash (25%). Community issued approximately 668,000 shares with an aggregate value of approximately $16 million, based on Community’s share price of $23.87 at the merger date. Cash payments to electing East Prospect shareholders totaled $5 million. East Prospect had approximately $58 million in assets, $13 million in net loans, $41 million in investments, $43 million in deposits, and $13 million of stockholders’ equity at the merger date.

The results of operations of Community include BUCS’ and East Prospect’s results from and after April 1, 2007. Disclosed below is certain pro forma information for 2007 as if BUCS and East Prospect had been acquired on January 1, 2007, and for 2006 as if BUCS and East Prospect had been acquired on January 1, 2006. These results combine historical results of BUCS and East Prospect into Community’s consolidated statement of income. While certain adjustments have been made for the estimated impact of purchase accounting adjustments, they are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the mergers taken place on the indicated dates.

 

     2007    2006

(in thousands, except per share data)

   Six Months
Ended June 30
   Three Months
Ended June 30
   Six Months
Ended June 30

Net interest income

   $ 56,422    $ 28,572    $ 57,030

Other income

     17,125      9,517      18,807

Net income

     14,122      10,884      21,828

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.57    $ 0.43    $ 0.86

 

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Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

6. Guarantees

Community does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure, other than its standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit written are conditional commitments issued by Community to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Generally, all letters of credit, when issued have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that which is involved in extending loan facilities to customers. Community generally holds collateral and/or personal guarantees supporting these commitments. Community had issued $87.5 million and $84.2 million of standby letters of credit as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Management believes that the proceeds obtained through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would be sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under the corresponding letters of credit. The current amount of the liability as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, for guarantees under standby letters of credit issued is not material.

 

7. Long-Term Debt

 

(in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Outstanding advances from the FHLB of Pittsburgh mature from 2007 to 2017. The advances are collateralized by FHLB stock, certain first mortgage loans and both agency and mortgage-backed securities. The advance rates range from 2.70% to 6.35%, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.62%. Advances totaling $343 million are convertible advances. Convertible advances with an initial fixed-rate period are convertible to variable rate at the option of the FHLB. Convertible advances with an initial variable-rate period at LIBOR-100 basis points are convertible to fixed-rate or to a variable rate tied to a spread over LIBOR. Under the terms of the arrangements, if the FHLB opts to convert advances to variable rate, Community has the ability to prepay the advances at no penalty. At the current time no advances have been converted, and remain at the initial period rate.

   $ 455,104    $ 315,079
             

Maturities on long-term debt at June 30, 2007, are as follows for twelve month periods ending as indicated (in thousands):

 

June 30, 2008

   $ 40,615

June 30, 2009

     70,565

June 30, 2010

     5,091

June 30, 2011

     25,092

June 30, 2012

     5,087

Thereafter

     308,654
      
   $ 455,104
      

 

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Community Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

8. Stock-Based Plans

In January, 2007, Community granted 273,000 option awards under its Long-Term Incentive Program. The fair value of the awards was estimated with the following weighted-average assumptions using the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

 

Dividend yield

     3.1 %

Volatility

     29.2 %

Risk-free interest rate

     4.5 %

Expected life (years)

     6.0  

Resulting grant-date fair value

   $ 6.33  

These assumptions are based on multiple factors, including historical exercise patterns of employees in relatively homogeneous groups with respect to exercise and post-vesting employment termination behaviors, expected future exercising patterns for the same homogeneous groups and the historical volatility of Community’s stock price.

At June 30, 2007, there was $2.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to all share-based payments. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.8 years.

 

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