DEF 14A 1 ddef14a.htm NOTICE & PROXY Notice & Proxy

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

4806 N. HENRY BOULEVARD

STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA 30281

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We cordially invite you to attend the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Henry County Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for The First State Bank. At the meeting, we will report on our performance in 2006 and answer your questions. We look forward to discussing both our accomplishments and our plans with you. We hope that you can attend the meeting and we look forward to seeing you there.

This letter serves as your official notice that we will hold the meeting on April 10, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at our office at 4806 N. Henry Boulevard, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 for the following purposes:

 

  1. To elect the 2007 Board of Directors;

 

  2. To approve an Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company; and

 

  3. To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment of the meeting.

Shareholders owning our common stock at the close of business on March 8, 2007 are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.

Please use this opportunity to take part in the affairs of your Company by voting on the business to come before this meeting. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, we encourage you to complete and return the enclosed proxy to Anita Jarvis at the above listed address, as promptly as possible in the envelope provided.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

David H. Gill
President and Chief Executive Officer

March 16, 2007

Stockbridge, Georgia


HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

4806 N. HENRY BOULEVARD

STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA 30281

PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF

SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 10, 2007

Our Board of Directors is soliciting proxies for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This proxy statement contains important information for you to consider when deciding how to vote on the matters brought before the meeting. We encourage you to read it carefully.

VOTING INFORMATION

The Board set March 8, 2007 as the record date for the meeting. Shareholders owning our common stock at the close of business on that date are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, with each share entitled to one vote. There were 14,321,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 8, 2007. A majority of the outstanding shares of common stock represented at the meeting will constitute a quorum.

When you sign the proxy card, you appoint David H. Gill or William C. Strom, Jr. as your representative at the meeting. Mr. Gill and Mr. Strom, or either of them, will vote your proxy as you have instructed them on the proxy card. If you submit a proxy but do not specify how you would like it to be voted, Mr. Gill or Mr. Strom will vote your proxy FOR the election to the Board of Directors of all nominees listed below under “Election Of Directors,” and FOR approval of the proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. We are not aware of any other matters to be considered at the meeting. However, if any other matters come before the meeting, Mr. Gill or Mr. Strom will vote your proxy on such matters in accordance with their judgment.

You may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the polls close at the meeting. You may do this by signing and delivering another proxy with a later date or by voting in person at the meeting.

We are paying for the costs of preparing and mailing the proxy materials and of reimbursing brokers and others for their expenses of forwarding copies of the proxy materials to our shareholders. Our officers and employees may assist in soliciting proxies but will not receive additional compensation for doing so. The Annual Report of the Company for the year 2006 accompanies this proxy statement. We are distributing this proxy statement and the Annual Report on or about March 16, 2007.


PROPOSAL NO. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Each of the Board of Directors is elected each year so that the terms of the Board members expire at each annual meeting. The terms of the current directors will expire at the 2007 Annual Shareholders Meeting. Our directors are:

 

  Paul J. Cates, Jr.   Edwin C. Kelley, Jr.   Ronald M. Turpin  
  H.K. Elliott, Jr.   Mary Lynn E. Lambert   James C. Waggoner  
  G.R. Foster III   Robert O. Linch    
  David H. Gill   William C. Strom, Jr.    

The Board of Directors has also nominated Phillip H. Cook to serve as a director.

Shareholders will elect the nominees as directors at the meeting to serve a one-year term, expiring at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting. This means that the 11 nominees receiving the highest number of votes will be elected. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered to be either affirmative or negative votes.

The Board of Directors recommends that you elect each of the 11 nominees as directors.

If you submit a proxy but do not specify how you would like it to be voted, Mr. Gill or Mr. Strom will vote your proxy to elect each of the nominees. If any of these nominees is unable or fails to accept nomination or election (which we do not anticipate), Mr. Gill or Mr. Strom will vote instead for a replacement to be recommended by the Board of Directors, unless you specifically instruct otherwise in the proxy.

Set forth below is certain information about the nominees, each of whom has been a director of the Company and is also a director of The First State Bank, except nominee Phillip H. Cook.

Paul J. Cates, Jr.—President, Planters Warehouse and Lumber.

H. K. Elliott, Jr.—Owner, Elliott Construction Company.

G. R. Foster, III—Dentist.

David H. Gill—Mr. Gill has served as President of the Bank and of the Company since 2000. Prior to that time he served as Executive Vice President of the Bank and Vice President of the Company.

Edwin C. Kelley, Jr.—Owner, Buddy Kelley Properties.

 

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Mary Lynn E. Lambert—Co-owner of a sand and gravel business.

Robert O. Linch—Private Investor.

William C. Strom, Jr.—Mr. Strom has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Bank since 2000 and Secretary of the Company since 1997. Mr. Strom served as Vice President of the Bank from 1995 to 2000.

Ronald M. Turpin—Retired builder.

James C. Waggoner—Owner, Stockbridge Veterinary Hospital.

Phillip H. Cook—Certified Public Accountant, Retired Partner KPMG, LLP.

PROPOSAL NO. 2: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF

INCORPORATION OF HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC

At its regular meeting on March 8, 2007, our Board of Directors voted to adopt, subject to the approval of two-thirds of the holders of all classes of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, an Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. The Amendment will increase the authorized shares of common stock of the Company from twenty million to thirty million. The increase in authorized shares will provide the Company with greater flexibility in implementing certain transactions such as stock splits, acquisitions and future listing on a national securities exchange. The Company currently has no plans, arrangements, or commitments regarding the additional authorized shares for a merger, acquisition or other transaction.

The proposed Amendment would delete current Article V and replace it with the following Article V:

“ARTICLE V

The Corporation shall have authority, acting by its board of directors, to issue not more than Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares of Common Stock. Each issued and unissued share to have a par value of $2.50. All shares of Common Stock shall be one and the same class and when issued shall have equal rights of participation in dividends and assets of the Corporation and shall be non-assessable. Each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.”

Shareholder Approval Required

The affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of all classes of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors is required to approve the Amendment to the Articles of

 

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Incorporation of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered to be either affirmative or negative votes.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

General

Henry County Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), headquartered in Stockbridge, Georgia, is a Georgia business corporation which operates as a bank holding company. The Company was incorporated on June 22, 1982 for the purpose of reorganizing The First State Bank (the “Bank”) to operate within a holding company structure. The Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

The Company’s principal activities consist of owning and supervising the Bank, which engages in a full service commercial and consumer banking business, as well as a variety of deposit services provided to its customers. The Bank also conducts mortgage lending operations through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Metro Mortgage Co., which provides the Company’s customers with a wide range of mortgage banking services and products.

The Company, through the Bank, derives substantially all of its income from the furnishing of banking and banking related services.

The Company directs the policies and coordinates the financial resources of the Bank. The Company provides and performs various technical and advisory services for its subsidiaries, coordinates their general policies and activities, and participates in their major decisions.

The First State Bank, Stockbridge, Georgia

The Bank was chartered by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance in 1964. The Bank operates through its main office at 4806 North Henry Boulevard, Stockbridge, Georgia, as well as five (5) full service branches located at 1810 Hudson Bridge Road in Stockbridge, 295 Fairview Road in Ellenwood, 114 John Frank Ward Boulevard in McDonough, 4979 Bill Gardner Parkway in Locust Grove and 2316 Highway 155 in McDonough. The Bank owns two lots for the construction of future branches in Henry County, at the intersection of Chambers Road and Jonesboro Road, as well as Highway 81 (Bethany Road) in McDonough. The Bethany Road branch is under construction at this location and will open in the Spring of 2007. The Bank owns an additional parcel of real

 

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estate adjacent to its main office location in Stockbridge, Georgia, upon which is situated a small house leased to an unaffiliated insurance company.

The Bank engages in a full service commercial and consumer banking business in its primary market area of Henry County and surrounding counties, as well as a variety of deposit services provided to its customers. The Bank offers on-line banking services to its customers. Checking, savings, money market accounts and other time deposits are the primary sources of the Bank’s funds for loans and investments. The Bank offers a full complement of lending activities, including commercial, consumer installment, real estate, home equity and second mortgage loans, with particular emphasis on short and medium term obligations. Commercial lending activities are directed principally to businesses whose demands for funds fall within the Bank’s lending limits. Consumer lending is oriented primarily to the needs of the Bank’s customers. Real estate loans include short term acquisition and construction loans. The Bank focuses primarily on residential and commercial construction loans, commercial loans secured by machinery and equipment with a developed resale market, working capital loans on a secured short term basis to established businesses in the primary service area, home equity loans of up to 80% of the current market value of the underlying real estate, residential real estate loans of up to 90% of value with adjustable rates or balloon payments due within five (5) years, and loans secured by savings accounts, other time accounts, cash value of life insurance, readily marketable stocks and bonds, or general use machinery and equipment for which a resale market has developed. The Bank makes both secured and unsecured loans to persons and entities which meet criteria established by the Bank and the executive committee. Approximately 92% of the Bank’s loan portfolio is concentrated in loans secured by real estate, most of which is located in the Bank’s primary market area. The Bank, as a matter of state law and bank policy, does not extend credit to any single borrower or group of related borrowers in excess of 25% of statutory capital, or approximately $12,000,000. The lending policies and procedures of the Bank are periodically reviewed and modified by the Board of Directors of the Bank in order to ensure risks are acceptable and to protect the Bank’s financial position in the market. Among other services offered are drive-up windows, night deposits, safe deposits, traveler’s checks, credit cards, cashier’s checks, notary public and other customary bank services. The Bank does not offer trust services.

The Bank maintains correspondent relationships with The Bankers Bank, SunTrust Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. These banks provide certain services to the Bank such as investing excess funds, wire transfer of funds, safekeeping of investment securities, loan participation and investment advice.

The banking business in and around Henry County, Georgia is highly competitive which includes certain major banks which have acquired formerly locally owned institutions. These banks have considerably greater resources and lending limits than the Bank. In addition to commercial banks and savings banks, the Bank competes with other financial institutions, such as credit unions, agricultural credit associations, and investment firms which provide services similar to checking accounts and commercial lending. The Bank competes with numerous institutions within the primary service areas, including local

 

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branches of Bank of America, SunTrust Bank, Wachovia and BB&T. As of December 31, 2006 the Bank held approximately 29% of the deposit accounts in the Henry County area. Neither the Company nor the Bank generates a material amount of revenue from foreign countries, nor does either have material long-lived assets, customer relationships, mortgages or servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, or deferred tax assets in foreign countries. Thus, the Company has no significant risks attributable to foreign operations.

The Bank relies substantially on personal conduct of its officers, directors and shareholders, as well as a broad product line, competitive services, and an aggressive local advertising campaign and promotional activities to attract business and to acquaint potential customers with the Bank’s personal services. The Bank’s marketing approach emphasizes the advantages of dealing with an independent, locally owned and headquartered commercial bank attuned to the particular needs of small to medium size businesses, professionals and individuals in the community.

A history of the Bank’s financial position for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, is as follows:

 

     Years Ended
     2006    2005    2004

Total Assets

   $ 694,310,816    $ 631,033,297    $ 570,528,323

Total Deposits

   $ 594,873,414    $ 545,247,129    $ 470,313,491

Net Income

   $ 12,409,292    $ 10,275,922    $ 8,383,164

First Metro Mortgage Co.

First Metro Mortgage Co. was formed in 1985 to provide mortgage loan origination services in the same primary market area as the Bank. Its offices are located at the Bank’s branch facility on Hudson Bridge Road in Stockbridge, Georgia. First Metro Mortgage Co. initiates long term mortgage loans but immediately sells those loans in the secondary market to investors pursuant to agreements between the investors and the company prior to funding. All loans are sold without recourse, and the Bank does not retain servicing rights or obligations with respect to those loans. First Metro Mortgage Co. realized net loss of $110,029 for 2006, compared to a net loss of $42,624 in 2005, and net income of $26,239 in 2004. First Metro Mortgage Co. was merged into and became a subsidiary of The First State Bank, effective July 1, 2003.

 

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Employees

As of December 31, 2006, the Bank had 133 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees. None of the Bank’s employees are represented by a collective bargaining group. The Bank considers its relationships with its employees to be good.

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER

MATTERS

General

There is no established public trading market for the Company’s common stock. It is not traded on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market. There is no assurance that an active market will develop for the Company’s common stock in the future. Therefore, management of the Company is furnished with only limited information concerning trades of the Company’s common stock. The following table sets forth for each quarter during the most two recent fiscal years the number of shares traded and the high and low per share sales price to the extent known to management.

 

YEAR 2006

   NUMBER OF
SHARES TRADED
  

HIGH SALES PRICE

(Per Share)

   

LOW SALES PRICE

(Per Share)

 

First Quarter

   16,330    $ 23.00     $ 20.50  

Second Quarter

   22,867    $ 24.00     $ 21.00  

Third Quarter

   15,868    $ 26.00     $ 23.00  

Fourth Quarter

   30,768    $ 13.00 (1)   $ 12.50 (1)

 

YEAR 2005

   NUMBER OF
SHARES TRADED
   HIGH SALES PRICE
(Per Share)
   

LOW SALES PRICE

(Per Share)

 

First Quarter

   9,779    $ 18.75        $ 18.50     

Second Quarter

   16,756    $ 19.00     $ 18.75  

Third Quarter

   11,980    $ 20.00     $ 19.00  

Fourth Quarter

   12,588    $ 20.00     $ 19.50  

 

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(1) High and low sales prices during the 4th quarter of 2006 have been adjusted to reflect a two for one stock-split effective December 14, 2006.

The Company has historically paid dividends on an annual basis. Any declaration and payment of dividends will be based on the Company’s earnings, economic conditions, and the evaluation by the Board of Directors of other relevant factors. The Company’s ability to pay dividends is dependent on cash dividends paid to it by the Bank. The ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company is restricted by applicable regulatory requirements. The following table sets forth cash dividends which have been declared and paid by the Company since January 1, 2004.

 

    

Cash Dividends Declared

Per Share ($)

Fiscal 2006

  

First Quarter

   $ .10 per share

Second Quarter

   $ .10 per share

Third Quarter

   $ .10 per share

Fourth Quarter

   $ .32 per share

Fiscal 2005

  

First Quarter

   $ .09 per share

Second Quarter

   $ .09 per share

Third Quarter

   $ .09 per share

Fourth Quarter

   $ .22 per share

Fiscal 2004

  

First Quarter

   $ .09 per share

Second Quarter

   $ .09 per share

Third Quarter

   $ .09 per share

Fourth Quarter

   $ .14 per share

As of February 8, 2007, 14,321,468 shares of common stock were outstanding held of record by approximately 590 persons (not including the number of persons or entities holding stock in nominee or street name through various brokerage houses).

 

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The holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available. Funds for the payment of dividends of the Company are primarily obtained from dividends paid by the Bank.

There are no shares of the Company’s common stock that are subject to outstanding options or warrants to purchase, or that are convertible into, common equity of the Company.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The Company recognizes that an important reason for its success is its ability to attract and retain executive and senior management that can lead the daily operations of the Company in accordance with the policy guidelines of the Board. The management team of the Company must effectively carry out those programs that are required for the company to meet its short term objectives, as well as reach its long term strategic goals. An effective and comprehensive compensation program is an important component of the overall strategy for management recruitment and retention. The compensation program should be fair, reasonable and competitive in the Company’s market environment.

The Company has established a Senior Management Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) which is charged with developing compensation strategies and making compensation policies for executive officers. The Committee makes compensation recommendations to the Board of Directors, which has adopted those recommendations without alteration. The Committee directs the executive compensation policy for the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, The First State Bank. The Committee is composed solely of outside directors and has available to it such resources as it feels are necessary to ensure that the compensation levels are competitive in the market. The Committee may interview senior and executive management to determine those compensation issues that are most effective in meeting the Committee’s objectives.

The elements of the compensation program are designed to attract and retain management best suited to the Company. The program is also crafted to provide a mechanism to align the interests of the management with those of the company. A third goal of the compensation program is to reward executives for reaching or exceeding stated goals.

The Company includes a number of components in its compensation program. These components include cash, non-cash benefits, retirement programs, insurance protection and perquisites. Cash is used for base salary and for regular annual bonus purposes. Cash bonuses are typically paid based on the performance of the Company as a whole and the evaluated performance of each individual executive. Non-cash benefits include vacation, sick and personal day allowances. Retirement programs include profit sharing contributions, matching contributions to a 401(k) program and deferred compensation arrangements. Insurance protection includes health insurance for the manager (with the availability of dependent coverage at the executive’s expense), life insurance, both short and long term disability insurance and other health related group insurance coverage available at the executive’s expense. Perquisites include the use of a company vehicle for business and personal travel, routine expense reimbursements for business related activities, educational opportunities and social memberships.

The Committee meets as needed to review the Company’s objectives for the year

 

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and the performance of executive and senior management in meeting those objectives. The Committee also reviews industry comparisons of compensation such as the Georgia Banker’s Annual Salary Survey and the compilation of Bank Executive Compensation Survey by Mauldin and Jenkins, LLC. The Committee meets with legal counsel if necessary and other such outside advisors as it deems proper to ensure that it has the appropriate information to assist in its deliberations. The Committee takes into consideration the experience level of the executives and their overall importance to the strategic initiatives the Company may undertake. The Committee typically makes two separate recommendations to the Board for executive compensation adjustments. The first recommendation, in the early part of the year, is to grant any adjustment in the base salary of the senior executives. The second major recommendation to the Board is a recommendation for annual bonus compensation based on performance for the year.

The Committee has wide discretion in its evaluation of executive management’s performance and the most effective manner in which to reward performance. There are no specific targets given to executive management with defined benefits to be paid upon meeting those targets. The Committee takes into consideration the overall performance of the Company for the year with special emphasis on how well the Company met its budgeted items in the areas of loan and deposit growth and expense control. Earnings of the Company are evaluated relative to predetermined Committee objectives and are the greatest contributing component in determining year end bonus awards. Based on evaluation of the performance of the executives in meeting overall bank goals and their individual contributions in attaining and exceeding those goals, the Committee recommends to the Board specific individual annual bonus payments of cash.

In 2006 the Committee recognized that the availability of stock ownership in the Company was an important component of aligning the financial interests of the executives with those of the shareholders. Additionally, the Committee evaluated the competitive market and found that a significant percentage of financial institutions have included stock ownership as an integral part of compensation programs. Because of the desire to align the financial interests of the executives with those of the shareholders as well as to maintain a compensation strategy that would both reward the executives for performance and be calculated to provide an incentive for retention, the Committee recommended that a limited amount of the Company’s stock held in treasury be made available for purchase by the executives. The stock purchase was at the prevailing market price with no discounts.

The attached Summary Compensation Table identifies the compensation levels of certain executive officers of the Company.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee of the Company has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with

 

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management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.

 

The Compensation Committee
Mary Lynn E. Lambert, Chairperson
G.R. Foster, III
H. K. Elliott, Jr.
Edwin C. Kelley, Jr.
Robert O. Linch

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No interlocks or insider participation exists within the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee is comprised solely of independent directors.

 

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2006 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and Principal Position

   Year    Salary ($)   

Bonus

($)

  

Stock

Awards

($)

  

Option

Awards

($)

  

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

  

Change in

Pension

Value and

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

($)

  

All Other

Compensation

($)

   

Total

($)

David H. Gill

CEO

   2006    252,200    150,176    0    0    0    0    77,677 (1)   $ 480,053

William C. Strom, Jr.

Executive Vice President

   2006    185,300    92,824    0    0    0    0    50,012 (2)   $ 328,136

Thomas L. Redding

Sr. Vice President & CFO

   2006    112,500    38,437    0    0    0    0    13,345 (3)   $ 164,282

M. Debra Walker

Sr. Vice President & COO

   2006    101,000    45,327    0    0    0    0    13,083 (4)   $ 159,410

(1) Includes directors fees of $32,250 in 2006. Also includes liability incurred by the Company for the Employee’s Salary Continuation Plan in the amount of $24,925. In 2006, 401(k) match for 2006 was $5,146 and Profit Sharing Contribution for 2006 was $15,356.
(2) Includes directors fees of $14,250 in 2006. Also include liability incurred by the Company for the Employee’s Salary Continuation Plan in the amount of $16,617 in 2006. 401(k) match for 2006 was $3,789 and Profit Sharing Contribution for 2006 was $15,356.
(3) Includes 2006 401(k) match of $2,972 and Profit Sharing Contribution of $10,373.
(4) Includes 2006 401(k) match of $2,914 and Profit Sharing Contribution of $10,169.

Not included in Other Compensation:

 

     Medical     Dental    Life Ins. Prem.

David Gill

   $ 3,807.36     $ 302.28    $ 3,007.00

William Strom

   $ 3,807.36     $ 302.28    $ 3,274.00

Tom Redding

   $ 5,074.00     $ 302.28    $ 1,728.60

M. Debra Walker

   $ 1680.00  (annuity)     n/a    $ 1,836.12

 

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2006 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name

  

Executive Contributions

in Last Fiscal Year

($)

  

Registrant

Contributions in Last

Fiscal Year

($)

  

Aggregate Earnings

in Last Fiscal Year

($)

  

Aggregate

Withdrawals /

Distributions

($)

  

Aggregate Balance at

Last Fiscal Year-End

($)

David H. Gill

   $ 15,000.00    0    $ 9,925.02    0    $ 177,325.44

William C. Strom, Jr.

   $ 10,000.00    0    $ 6,616.71    0    $ 118,217.30

2006 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name

  

Fees Earned or

Paid in Cash

($)

  

Stock Awards

($)

  

Option Awards

($)

  

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

  

Change

in Pension

Value and

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

($)

  

All Other

Compensation

($)

  

Total

($)

Robert O. Linch

   $ 38,250    0    0    0    0    0    $ 38,250

H. K. Elliott, Jr.

   $ 32,250    0    0    0    0    0    $ 32,250

Edwin C. Kelley, Jr.

   $ 32,250    0    0    0    0    0    $ 32,250

James C. Waggoner

   $ 15,250    0    0    0    0    0    $ 15,250

G. R. Foster, III

   $ 36,250    0    0    0    0    0    $ 36,250

Ronald M. Turpin

   $ 32,250    0    0    0    0    0    $ 32,250

Mary Lynn Lambert

   $ 16,800    0    0    0    0    0    $ 16,800

Paul J. Cates

   $ 15,250    0    0    0    0    0    $ 15,250

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Please See Appendix A.

HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Please see Appendix B.

Directors and Executive Officers

The Board of Directors of the Company is currently composed of the following ten persons, each of whom serves for a term of one (1) year. Executive officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and serve at the Board’s discretion.

 

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The following table sets forth information with respect to the current directors, nominees and executive officers of the Company:

 

NAME

  

AGE

  

POSITION

  

YEAR FIRST ELECTED

OR APPOINTED1

Paul J. Cates, Jr.    65    Director    2002
H. K. Elliott, Jr.    65    Director    1977
G. R. Foster, III    60    Director    1999
David H. Gill    52    President, Director    1997
Edwin C. Kelley, Jr.    56    Director    1994
Mary Lynn E. Lambert    49    Director    2001
Robert O. Linch    77   

Director and

Chairman of the Board

   1975
William C. Strom, Jr.    57   

Director, Executive Vice

President of the Bank

and Secretary of the

Company

   2005
Ronald M. Turpin    63    Director    1999
James C. Waggoner    62    Director    1994
Thomas L. Redding    48    Chief Financial Officer    —  
Phillip H. Cook    52    Nominee Director    —  

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Refers to the year the individual first became a director of the Bank or Company. All directors of the Bank in June 1982 became directors of the Company when it was incorporated in June 1982.

 

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

General

The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2006, persons or groups who are known by the Company to own more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s common stock and, as of December 31, 2006, common stock ownership by directors and executive officers of the Company. Other than as noted below, management knows of no other person or group that owns more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

 

NAME AND ADDRESS

OF BENEFICIAL

OWNER

 

AMOUNT AND NATURE

OF BENEFICIAL

OWNERSHIP(1)

 

PERCENT OF SHARES

OF COMMON STOCK

OUTSTANDING

Paul J. Cates, Jr.

863 McGarity Road

McDonough, GA 30252

  66,322 Shares   (2)

H. K. Elliott, Jr.

2865 Camp Branch Road

Buford, Georgia 30519

  198,528 Shares   1.39%

G. R. Foster, III

950 Turner Church Road

McDonough, GA 30252

  24,950 Shares   (2)

David H. Gill

109 Magnolia Place

Stockbridge, GA 30281

  115,372 Shares   (2)

Edwin C. Kelley, Jr.

1540 Dogwood Drive

Greensboro, GA 30642

  68,002 Shares   (2)

Mary Lynn E. Lambert

1409 Highway 42 S

McDonough, GA 30252

  88,940 Shares   (2)

Robert O. Linch

230 Darwish Drive

McDonough, GA 30253

  900,224 Shares   6.29%

 

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William C. Strom, Jr.

156 Cotton Creek Drive

McDonough, GA 30252

  26,228 Shares   (2)

Ronald M. Turpin

812 Elliott Road

McDonough, GA 30252

  63,830 Shares   (2)

James C. Waggoner

268 Butlers Bridge Drive

McDonough, GA 30252

  50,124 Shares   (2)

Thomas L. Redding

315 Landing Point

Stockbridge, GA 30281

  8,564 Shares   (2)

Phillip H. Cook

5000 Lakeridge Close

McDonough, GA 30253

  540 Shares (3)   (2)

All directors, nominees

and officers as a group (12 persons)

  1,611,624 Shares   11.25%

(1) Includes shares of common stock held directly as well as by spouses or minor children, in trust and other indirect ownership, over which shares the individuals effectively exercise sole voting and investment power.
(2) Less than 1% of the common stock outstanding.
(3) Shares were purchased in 2007.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company held seven meetings and the Board of Directors of The First State Bank held twelve meetings. All of the directors of the Company and The First State Bank attended at least 75% of the aggregate of such board meetings and the meetings of each committee on which they served. All of the Directors, with the exceptions of David H. Gill and William C. Strom, Jr., are independent pursuant to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) rules regarding independence standards.

 

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Audit Committee

Henry County Bancshares, Inc. has an Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”), which is comprised of four independent members, as defined by the rules of NASD. The Audit Committee recommends to the Board of Directors the independent accountants to be selected as the Company’s auditors and reviews the audit plan, financial statements and audit results.

The names of each member of Henry County Bancshares, Inc.’s Audit Committee are: Directors Cates, Foster, Lambert, and Waggoner. Mr. Foster serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix C. The Company does not have an Audit Committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Company has determined that its current Audit Committee members do not meet the definition as provided in the SEC’s regulations pursuant to Section 407 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, but that each member is highly experienced and fully qualified to fulfill their responsibilities to the Board and the shareholders.

The Audit Committee met four times in 2006. The Audit Committee has the responsibility of reviewing the Company’s financial statements, evaluating internal accounting controls, reviewing reports of regulatory authorities, and determining that all audits and examinations required by law are performed. The committee recommends to the Board the appointment of the independent auditors for the next fiscal year, reviews and approves the auditor’s audit plans, and reviews with the independent auditors the results of the audit and management’s responses. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the entire audit function and appraising the effectiveness of internal and external audit efforts. The Audit Committee reports its findings to the Board of Directors.

Audit Committee Report

During the fiscal year 2006, Henry County Bancshares, Inc. retained its principal auditor, Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, to provide audit and non-audit services. The Audit Committee has considered whether provisions of non-audit services by its principal auditor is compatible with maintaining auditor independence.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 with management. The Audit Committee has discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards (“SAS”) No. 61 (Codifications of Statements on Auditing Standards, AU Section 380), Communications with Audit Committees, as amended and adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountants required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3600T, and has discussed with the independent accountants their independence. The Audit

 

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Committee has concluded that the independent auditors are independent from the Company and its management. Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements referred to above be included in Henry County Bancshares, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 2006 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Submitted by the members of the Audit Committee:    Paul J. Cates, Jr.
   G. R. Foster, III
   Mary Lynn E. Lambert
   James C. Waggoner

Nominating Committee

Each year, the Chairman of the Board of Directors appoints a Nominating Committee to serve a one-year term. In 2006, the Nominating Committee was composed solely of independent Directors pursuant to NASD rules. The members of the Nominating Committee are: Directors Elliott, Turpin, Foster, Kelley and Linch. Director candidates are nominated by the Nominating Committee. The Committee does not currently have a formal written policy or process for identifying and evaluating director nominees. However, all director candidates must satisfy the requirements set forth by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and meet the following minimum criteria for a position on the Company’s Board of Directors: independence; highest personal and professional ethics and integrity; willing to devote sufficient time to fulfilling duties as a director; and impact on the diversity of the Board’s overall composition in terms of age, skills, experience in business, government and education. The Committee’s policy for consideration of a nominee recommended by shareholders is as follows: Shareholders who would like for an individual to be considered by the Nominating Committee should submit the proposed name to the committee for its consideration no later than October 1 of the calendar year preceding the next shareholder’s meeting. In order for the committee to consider the prospective nominee, a biographical summary and qualifications and such other information as must be disclosed to meet SEC reporting requirements must be provided. The Nominating Committee would then evaluate the proposed nominee using the criteria outlined above and would consider such a person in comparison to all other candidates. The Nominating Committee is not obligated to nominate any such individual for election. This information may be sent to The First State Bank, P. O. Box 928, 4806 N. Henry Boulevard, Stockbridge, Georgia. The nomination should be sent to the attention of the Chairman of the Board. No such shareholder nominations have been received by the Company for this Annual Meeting.

 

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The Nominating Committee has a written charter, a copy of which is attached as Appendix D. The charter is not available on the Company’s website. The charter was not amended in 2006.

Compensation Committee

Executive compensation is recommended to the full board by the Company’s Senior Management Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”), which in 2006 consisted of Mary Lynn E. Lambert, Chairperson, G. R. Foster, III, H. K. Elliott, Jr., Edwin C. Kelley, Jr. and Robert O. Linch. The Compensation Committee met six times in 2006. The Committee is compromised solely of non-employee Directors, all of whom the Board has determined are independent pursuant to NASD rules.

The general philosophy of the Compensation Committee is to provide executive compensation designed to enhance shareholder value, including annual compensation, consisting of salary and bonus awards, and long-term compensation, consisting of stock options and other equity based compensation. To this end, the Compensation Committee designs compensation plans and incentives to link the financial interests of the Company’s executive officers to the interest of its shareholders, the encourage support of the Company’s long-term goals, to the executive compensation to the Company’s performance, to attract and retain talented leadership and to encourage significant ownership of the Company’s common stock by executive officers.

The Compensation Committee meets in the fall of each fiscal year to establish performance goals for the Company, including profit growth, loan and deposit growth, and loan-to-deposit ratio growth. The performance of the Bank as measured by those goals in the ensuing year is a factor given considerable weight by the Compensation Committee in recommending compensation of executive officers for the following fiscal year, including salary and bonuses.

No executive officers nor consultants played any role in determining or recommending the amount or form of executive or director compensation.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Interests of Management and Others in Certain Transactions

The Bank has followed a policy of granting various types of loans to executive officers and directors and to entities with which they are affiliated. The loans have been made in the ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with the Bank’s

 

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other customers, and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility, or present other unfavorable features. As of December 31, 2006 directors and executive officers of the Company and entities with which they are affiliated were indebted to the Bank in the aggregate amount of $338,095. In construction of the Highway 81 Bethany Road branch in 2006, Ray Lambert, the spouse of Director Mary Lynn E. Lambert, was hired and paid as a subcontractor by the general contractor hired by the Company. In addition, in 2003 the Bank sold a parcel of excess land adjacent to the Bank’s Highway 155 branch to Director James C. Waggoner at the appraised fair market value on substantially the same terms as with comparable transactions with the Bank’s other customers. Otherwise, neither the Company nor the Bank has during the last two (2) years entered into, nor is there proposed, any transaction in which any director, executive officer, director nominee, or principal shareholder, or any member of their immediate family, had a direct or indirect material interest.

Legal Proceedings

During the previous five years, no director or executive officer was the subject of a legal proceeding (as defined below) that is material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any director or executive officer. A “legal proceeding” includes: (a) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive prior to that time; (b) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (c) any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, or any Federal or State authority permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of commodities business, securities or banking activities; and (d) any finding by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of a violation of a federal or state securities or commodities law (such finding having not been reversed, suspended or vacated).

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and amendments thereto or written representations of certain reporting persons furnished to the Company under Rule 16a-3(d) during 2006, no person who, at any time during 2006, was a director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 10% of any class of equity securities of the Company failed to file on a timely basis any reports required by Section 16(a) during the 2006 fiscal year or previously.

Independent Public Accountant

The Company has selected the firm of Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC to serve as the independent auditors to the Company for the year ending December 31, 2006. The Company does not expect a representative from this firm to attend the annual meeting.

 

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During fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the Company retained its principal auditor, Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, to provide services in the following categories and amounts:

 

     2005    2006

Audit Fees

   $ 104,309    $ 108,000

Audit Related Fees

     8,211      12,110

Tax Fees (tax return preparation)

     7,650      7,500

All Other Fees

     —        —  
             

Total

   $ 120,170    $ 127,610

All non-audit services are pre-approved by the Audit Committee. None of the tax or expenses paid in connection with the principal accountant’s engagement for audited financial statements were attributable to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s employees.

Changes in and Disagreement with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

The Company’s principal accountant has not changed during the Company’s two (2) most recent fiscal years or any subsequent interim period. There has been no Form 8-K filed within 24 months prior to the date of the most recent financial statements reporting a change of accounting or reporting disagreements on any matter of accounting principle, practice, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.

Shareholder Communications to the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors has a long standing policy of providing a process for shareholders to send communications directly to the Board of Directors. Shareholders are informed if they want to send a communication to the Board or a particular director, they may either send it to David Gill’s attention or to the attention of the Chairman of the Board, and a mailbox is provided for the Chairman to receive sealed communications.

The Company does not have a formal policy on director attendance at the Company’s annual meeting; however all directors are encouraged to attend and the full board was in attendance at last year’s annual meeting.

 

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Shareholder Proposals for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

In order for shareholder proposals to be eligible for consideration by the Company for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2008 annual meeting, they must deliver a written copy of their proposal to the principal executive offices of the Company no later than December 17, 2007. To ensure prompt receipt by the Company, the proposal should be sent certified mail, return receipt requested. Proposals must comply with the Company’s bylaws relating to shareholder proposals in order to be included in the Company’s proxy materials. Any shareholder who intends to propose any other matter to be acted upon at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (but not include such proposal in the Company’s Proxy Statement) must inform the Company no later than March 7, 2008. If notice is not provided by that date, the persons named in the Company’s proxy for the 2008 Annual Meeting will be allowed to exercise their discretionary authority to vote upon any such proposal without the matter having been discussed in the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting.

UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, A COPY OF OUR MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL SCHEDULES AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SHALL BE FURNISHED TO SHAREHOLDERS WITHOUT CHARGE. PLEASE DIRECT YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST TO: DAVID H. GILL, HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC., P. O. BOX 928, STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA 30281.

March 16, 2007

 

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TABLE OF APPENDICES

 

Appendix A

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

Appendix B

   Selected Financial Data, Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplemental Data

Appendix C

   Audit Committee Charter

Appendix D

   Nominating Committee Charter


APPENDIX A

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion of our financial condition and the financial condition of our bank subsidiary, The First State Bank and our mortgage subsidiary, First Metro Mortgage Co. at December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the results of operations for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. The purpose of this discussion is to focus on information about our financial condition and results of operations that are not otherwise apparent from our audited financial statements. Reference should be made to those statements and the selected financial data presented elsewhere in this report for an understanding of the following discussion and analysis.

A Warning About Forward-Looking Statements

We may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and reports to stockholders. Statements made by us, other than those concerning historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s belief as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including governmental monetary and fiscal policies, deposit levels, loan demand, loan collateral values, securities portfolio values, interest rate risk management, the effects of competition in the banking business from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market funds and other financial institutions operating in our market area and elsewhere, including institutions operating through the Internet, changes in governmental regulation relating to the banking industry, including regulations relating to branching and acquisitions, failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for loan losses, including the value of collateral underlying delinquent loans and other factors. We caution that these factors are not exclusive. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us, or on our behalf.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our accounting and reporting policies are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and conform to general practices within the banking industry. Our significant accounting policies are described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Certain accounting policies require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, which have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities, and we consider these to be critical accounting policies. The estimates and assumptions used are based on historical experience and other factors that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material impact on the carrying value of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and results of operations for the reporting periods.

 


We believe the following are critical accounting policies that require the most significant estimates and assumptions that are particularly susceptible to a significant change in the preparation of our financial statements.

Allowance for Loan Losses

A provision for loan losses is based on management’s opinion of an amount that is adequate to absorb losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based on management’s evaluation of current economic conditions, volume and composition of the loan portfolio, the fair market value or the estimated net realizable value of underlying collateral, historical charge off experience, the level of nonperforming and past due loans, and other indicators derived from reviewing the loan portfolio. The evaluation includes a review of all loans on which full collection may not be reasonably assumed. Should the factors that are considered in determining the allowance for loan losses change over time, or should management’s estimates prove incorrect, a different amount may be reported for the allowance and the associated provision for loan losses. For example, if economic conditions in our market area experience an unexpected and adverse change, we may need to increase our allowance for loan losses by taking a charge against earnings in the form of an additional provision for loan loss.

Overview

The year 2006 was highlighted by continued loan and core deposit growth as Henry County continues to remain a growth leader in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Our loan portfolio grew in excess of $43 million, while our deposit growth exceeded $49 million. We continued to remain the market leader as measured by deposits in Henry County, representing 29% market share as of June 30, 2006. We reported net income of $12,409,292 in 2006 as compared to $10,275,922 in 2005 and $8,383,164 in 2004. As a result of continued growth in average earning assets, our net interest margins increased to 4.31% at year end 2006, compared to 3.90% at year end 2005.

We believe that our continued branch expansion within the Henry County market, as well as our commitment to quality customer service, will allow us to take advantage of this continued growth.

Financial Condition at December 31, 2006 and 2005

The following is a summary of our balance sheets for the periods indicated:

 

     December 31,
     2006    2005
     (Dollars in Thousands)

Cash and due from banks

   $ 18,585    $ 15,951

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

     295      388

Federal funds sold

     5,500      9,600

Securities

     91,077      72,702

Loans held for sale

     666      822

Loans, net

     556,416      513,142

Premises and equipment

     9,936      9,041

Other assets

     11,835      9,387
             
   $ 694,310    $ 631,033
             

Total deposits

   $ 594,873    $ 545,247

Other borrowings

     24,222      19,988

Other liabilities

     4,017      3,050

Stockholders’ equity

     71,198      62,748
             
   $ 694,310    $ 631,033
             


As of December 31, 2006, we had total assets of $694 million, an increase of 10.03% over December 31, 2005. Total interest-earning assets were $659 million at December 31, 2006 as compared to $602 million at December 31, 2005 or 95% of total assets for both years. Our primary interest-earning assets at December 31, 2006 were loans, which made up 83% of total interest-earning assets as compared to 86% at December 31, 2005. Increases of $49.6 million in deposit growth, coupled with net increases in other borrowings of $4.2 million and increases of $8.4 million in shareholders’ equity were primarily used to fund loan growth of $43.2 million as well as increasing the investment securities portfolio by $18.4 million. Our total equity increased by $8.4 million year-to-date as net income of $12.4 million, coupled with an increase in other comprehensive income related to our securities available for sale of $240,182, as well as sales of previously held treasury stock in the amount of $235,300 was offset by dividends paid of $4.4 million.

The funding component of this change was accomplished through the continued emphasis on raising core deposits as well as using alternative funding sources such as wholesale certificates of deposit, Federal Home Loan Bank Advances and other short term borrowings. The Company is favorably positioned for moderate increases in interest rates and will continue to accept opportunity cost in the short term to preserve earnings stability for the long term.

The securities portfolio provides the Company with a source of liquidity and a relatively stable source of income. The Company’s investment policy focuses on the use of the securities portfolio to manage the interest rate risk created by the inherent mismatch of the loan and deposit portfolios. The Company’s asset/liability management committee meets quarterly to review economic trends and makes recommendations as to the structure of the securities portfolio based upon this review and the Company’s projected funding needs.

The Company’s securities portfolio continued to shorten in duration during 2006 as maturities and pay downs were being used to facilitate the funding of loans.

Our securities portfolio, consisting of U.S. Government and Agency, mortgage-backed, municipal and equity securities amounted to $91 million at December 31, 2006. Unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale were $241,363 at December 31, 2006 as compared to unrealized losses of $605,274 at December 31, 2005. Unrealized losses on securities held-to-maturity were $65,176 at December 31, 2006 as compared to unrealized gains of $1,381 at December 31, 2005. We have not specifically identified any securities for sale in future periods, which, if so designated, would require a charge to operations if the market value would not be reasonably expected to recover prior to the time of sale.

Since lending activities generate the primary source of revenue, the Company’s main objective is to adhere to sound lending practices. The Board of Directors has delegated loan policy decisions and loan


approval authority to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of five outside directors and the Chief Executive Officer. The Executive Committee establishes lending policies that include underwriting guidelines on the various types of loans made as well as guidance on loan terms. The Company employs a loan approval process in which individual loan officers are provided with independent approval authority based upon their experience and training. When prospective loans are analyzed, both interest rate and credit quality objectives are considered in determining whether to make a given loan. Parameters are set on the amount of credit that can be extended to one borrower. The largest amount that can generally be extended to any one borrower without obtaining approval from the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is $150,000. The Executive Committee is authorized to extend credit to one borrower on an unsecured basis of up to 15% of statutory capital or approximately $7.2 million and on a secured basis of up to 25% of statutory capital or approximately $12 million.

The Bank offers a variety of loans to retail customers in the communities we serve.

Consumer Loans

Consumer loans in general carry a moderate degree of risk compared to other loans. They are generally more risky than traditional residential real estate but less risky than commercial loans. Risk of default is generally determined by the well being of the national and local economies. During times of economic stress there is usually some level of job loss both nationally and locally, which directly affects the ability of the consumer to repay debt. Risk on consumer type loans is generally managed through policy limitations on debt levels consumer borrowers may carry and limitations on loan terms and amounts depending upon collateral type.

Various types of consumer loans include the following:

 

  - Home equity loans - open and closed end

 

  - Vehicle financing

 

  - Loans secured by deposits

 

  - Secured and unsecured personal loans

The various types of consumer loans all carry varying degrees of risk for the Bank. Loans secured by deposits carry little or no risk and in our experience have had a zero default rate. Home equity lines carry additional risk because of the increased difficulty of converting real estate to cash in the event of a default. However, underwriting policy provides mitigation to this risk in the form of a maximum loan to value ratio of 90% on a collateral type that has historically appreciated in value. The Bank also requires the customer to carry adequate insurance coverage to pay all mortgage debt in full if the collateral is destroyed. Vehicle financing carries additional risks over loans secured by real estate in that the collateral is declining in value over the life of the loan and is mobile. Risks inherent in vehicle financing are managed by matching the loan term with the age and remaining useful life of the collateral to ensure the customer always has an equity position and is never “upside down.” Collateral is protected by requiring the customer to carry insurance showing the bank as loss payee. The Bank also has a blanket policy that covers the Bank in the event of a lapse in the borrower’s coverage and also provides assistance in locating collateral when necessary. Secured personal loans carry additional risks over the previous types in that they are generally smaller and made to


borrowers with somewhat limited financial resources and credit histories. These loans are secured by a variety of collateral with varying degrees of marketability in the event of default. Risk on these types of loans is managed primarily at the underwriting level with guidelines for debt to income ratio limitations and conservative collateral valuations. Unsecured personal loans carry the greatest degree of risk in the consumer portfolio. Without collateral, the Bank is completely dependent on the commitment of the borrower to repay and the stability of the borrower’s income stream. Again, primary risk management occurs at the underwriting stage with guidelines for debt to income ratios, time in present job and in industry and policy guidelines relative to loan size as a percentage of net worth and liquid assets.

Commercial and Industrial Loans

The Bank makes loans to small and medium sized businesses in our primary trade area for purposes such as new or upgrades to plant and equipment, inventory acquisition and various working capital purposes. Commercial loans are granted to borrowers based on cash flow, ability to repay and degree of management expertise. This type loan may be subject to many different types of risk, which will differ depending on the particular industry the borrower is involved with. General risks to an industry, or segment of an industry, are monitored by senior management on an ongoing basis, when warranted. Individual borrowers who may be at risk due to an industry condition may be more closely analyzed and reviewed at a Loan Committee or Board of Directors level. On a regular basis, commercial and industrial borrowers are required to submit statements of financial condition relative to their business to the Bank for review. These statements are analyzed for trends and the loan is assigned a credit grade accordingly. Based on this grade the loan may receive an increased degree of scrutiny by management up to and including additional loss reserves being required.

This type loan is almost always collateralized. Generally, business assets are used and may consist of general intangibles, inventory, equipment or real estate. Collateral is subject to risk relative to conversion to a liquid asset if necessary as well as risks associated with degree of specialization, mobility and general collectibility in a default situation. To mitigate this risk to collateral, it is underwritten to strict standards including valuations and general acceptability based on the Bank’s ability to monitor its ongoing health and value.

Commercial Real Estate

The Bank grants loans to borrowers secured by commercial real estate located in our market area. In underwriting these type loans we consider the historic and projected future cash flows of the real estate, we make an assessment of the physical condition and general location of the property and the effect these factors will have on its future desirability from a tenant standpoint. We will generally lend up to a maximum 75% loan to value ratio and require a minimum debt coverage ratio of 1.25% or other compensating factors.

Commercial real estate offers some risks not found in traditional residential real estate lending. Repayment is dependent upon successful management and marketing of properties and on the level of expense necessary to maintain the property. Repayment of these loans may be adversely affected by conditions in the real estate market or the general economy. Also commercial real estate loans typically involve relatively large loan balances to single borrowers. To mitigate these risks, we monitor our loan concentration and loans are audited by a third party auditor. This type loan generally has a shorter maturity than other loan types giving the Bank an opportunity to reprice, restructure or decline to renew the credit. As with other loans, commercial real estate loans are graded depending upon strength of credit and performance. A lower grade will bring increased scrutiny by management and the Board of Directors.

 


Construction and Development Loans

The Bank makes residential construction and development loans to customers in our market area. Loans are granted for both speculative projects and those being built with end buyers already secured. This type loan is subject primarily to market and general economic risk caused by inventory build-up in periods of economic prosperity. During times of economic stress this type loan has typically had a greater degree of risk than other loan types. To mitigate that risk, the Board of Directors and management reviews the entire portfolio on a monthly basis. The percentage of our portfolio being built on a speculative basis is tracked very closely. On a quarterly basis the portfolio is segmented by market area to allow analysis of exposure and a comparison to current inventory levels in these areas. To further mitigate risk, this type loan is accorded a larger percentage loan loss allowance than other loan types. Loan policy also provides for limits on speculative lending by borrower and by real estate project.

Loan Participations

The Bank sells loan participations in the ordinary course of business when an originated loan exceeds its legal lending limit as defined by state banking laws. These loan participations are sold to other financial institutions without recourse. (As of December 31, 2006 the Bank had $7.6 million in loan participations sold).

The Bank will also purchase loan participations from time to time from other banks in the ordinary course of business usually without recourse. Purchased loan participations are underwritten in accordance with the Bank’s loan policy and represent a source of loan growth to the Bank. Although the originating financial institution provides much of the initial underwriting documentation, management is responsible for the appropriate underwriting, approval and the on-going evaluation of the loan. One risk associated with purchasing loan participations is that the Bank often relies on information provided by the selling bank regarding collateral value and the borrower’s capacity to pay. To the extent this information is not accurate, the Bank may experience a loss on these participations. Otherwise, the Bank believes that the risk related to purchased loan participations is consistent with other similar type loans in the loan portfolio. If a purchased loan participation defaults, the Bank usually has no recourse against the selling bank but will take other commercially reasonable steps to minimize its loss. (As of December 31, 2006, the Bank had purchased 21 loan participations. The total principal amount of these participations comprised 6.00% of our total portfolio on December 31, 2006).

Through the Company’s mortgage subsidiary, First Metro Mortgage Co., first mortgage loans are originated for immediate sale to investors. The loans are sold with servicing rights attached; therefore, no servicing rights are retained by the Company. Gains and losses on the sale of loans are recognized at the settlement date and are determined by the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the loans sold.

All loans originated by First Metro Mortgage Co. are classified as loans held for sale on the balance sheet because of the intention to immediately sell these loans. The balance of the loans held for sale represents individual mortgage loans that have been funded for which proceeds from, the investor have not yet been received. Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value. However, because the proceeds from the investors for the sale of these loans are usually received within fourteen days, the aggregate cost and fair value of these loans are the same.

 


For the year ended December 31, 2006, First Metro Mortgage Co. originated 173 loans totaling $26 million. These mortgage banking activities are performed exclusively by First Metro Mortgage Co. No similar activities are conducted at the Bank level. All loans originated by the Bank are classified as held for investment.

We have 93% of our loan portfolio collateralized by real estate located in our primary market area of Henry County, Georgia and surrounding counties. Our real estate mortgage portfolio consists of loans collateralized by one to four-family and multifamily residential properties (8%), construction loans to build one to four-family and multifamily residential properties (60%), and nonresidential properties consisting primarily of small business commercial properties (32%).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The purpose of liquidity management is to ensure that there are sufficient cash flows to satisfy demands for credit, deposit withdrawals, and our other needs. Traditional sources of liquidity include asset maturities and growth in core deposits. A company may achieve its desired liquidity objectives from the management of assets and liabilities and through funds provided by operations. Funds invested in short-term marketable instruments and the continuous maturing of other earning assets are sources of liquidity from the asset perspective. The liability base provides sources of liquidity through deposit growth, the maturity structure of liabilities, and accessibility to market sources of funds.

Scheduled loan payments are a relatively stable source of funds, but loan payoffs and deposit flows fluctuate significantly, being influenced by interest rates and general economic conditions and competition. We attempt to price deposits to meet asset/liability objectives consistent with local market conditions.

Our liquidity and capital resources are monitored on a monthly basis by management and periodically by State and Federal regulatory authorities. As determined under guidelines established by regulatory authorities and internal policy, our liquidity ratio of 13% at December 31, 2006 was considered satisfactory.

At December 31, 2006, we had loan commitments outstanding of $104 million. Because these commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and many will expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. If needed, we have the ability on a short-term basis to borrow and purchase federal funds from other financial institutions. We had arrangements with two commercial banks for additional short-term advances of $31.6 million, of which none had been drawn upon as of December 31, 2006. We also have the ability to borrow up to $112 million, subject to available collateral, from the Federal Home Loan Bank.

At December 31, 2006, our capital ratios were considered adequate based on regulatory minimum capital requirements. Stockholders’ equity increased in 2006 by $8.4 million as net income of $12.4 million coupled with an increase in other comprehensive income related to our securities available-for-sale of $240,182, as well as sales of previously held treasury stock in the amount of $235,300 was offset by dividends paid of $4.4 million. For regulatory purposes, the net unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale are excluded in the computation of the capital ratios.

In the future, the primary source of funds available to us will be the payment of dividends by the Bank. Banking regulations limit the amount of the dividends that may be paid without prior approval of the Bank’s


regulatory agency. At December 31, 2006, the Bank could pay dividends of $6.2 million without regulatory approval.

The minimum capital requirements to be considered well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions and the actual capital ratios for Henry County Bancshares, Inc. and the Bank as of December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

     Actual  
     Consolidated     Bank     Regulatory
Requirements
 

Leverage capital ratio

   9.85 %   9.71 %   5.00 %

Risk-based capital ratios:

      

Core capital

   11.90     11.72     6.00  

Total capital

   12.77     12.59     10.00  

These ratios may decline as asset growth continues, but are expected to exceed the regulatory minimum requirements to be considered well-capitalized. Anticipated future earnings will assist in keeping these ratios at satisfactory levels above the regulatory minimum requirement to be considered well-capitalized.

We believe that our liquidity and capital resources are adequate and will meet our foreseeable short and long-term needs. We anticipate that we will have sufficient funds available to meet current loan commitments and to fund or refinance, on a timely basis, our other material commitments and liabilities.

Management is not aware of any other known trends, events or uncertainties, other than those discussed above, that will have or that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our liquidity, capital resources or operations. Management is also not aware of any current recommendations by the regulatory authorities that, if they were implemented, would have such an effect.

Effects of Inflation

The impact of inflation on banks differs from its impact on non-financial institutions. Banks, as financial intermediaries, have assets that are primarily monetary in nature and that tend to fluctuate in concert with inflation. A bank can reduce the impact of inflation if it can manage its rate sensitivity gap. This gap represents the difference between rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities. We, through our asset-liability committee, attempt to structure the assets and liabilities and manage the rate sensitivity gap, thereby seeking to minimize the potential effects of inflation. For information on the management of the Bank’s interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities, see the “Asset/Liability Management” section.

We do not engage in any transactions or have relationships or other arrangements with an unconsolidated entity. These include special purpose and similar entities or other off-balance sheet arrangements. We also do not trade in energy, weather or other commodity based contracts.

 


Results of Operations For The Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

The following is a summary of our operations for the years indicated.

 

     Years Ended December 31,
     2006    2005    2004
     (Dollars in Thousands)

Interest income

   $ 48,311    $ 36,602    $ 28,685

Interest expense

     20,498      13,859      10,022
                    

Net interest income

     27,813      22,743      18,663

Provision for loan losses

     477      546      443

Other income

     3,296      3,983      4,322

Other expenses

     10,614      10,239      9,548
                    

Pretax income

     20,018      15,941      12,994

Income taxes

     7,609      5,665      4,611
                    

Net income

   $ 12,409    $ 10,276    $ 8,383
                    

Net Interest Income

Our results of operations are determined by our ability to manage interest income and expense effectively, to minimize loan and investment losses, to generate non-interest income, and to control operating expenses. Because interest rates are determined by market forces and economic conditions beyond our control, our ability to generate net interest income depends on our ability to obtain an adequate net interest spread between the rate we pay on interest-bearing liabilities and the rate we earn on interest-earning assets.

The net yield on average interest-earning assets increased to 4.31% in 2006 from 3.90% in 2005. The average yield on interest-earning assets increased to 7.50% in 2006 from 6.27 % in 2005. The average yield on interest-bearing liabilities increased to 3.95% in 2006 from 3.05 % in 2005. By increasing higher yielding loan assets, we were able to increase our net interest income during 2006.

The net yield on average interest-earning assets increased to 3.90% in 2005 from 3.61% in 2004. The average yield on interest-earning assets increased to 6.27% in 2005 from 5.55% in 2004. The average yield on interest-bearing liabilities increased to 3.05% in 2005 from 2.50% in 2004.

Net interest income increased by $5.1 million in 2006 as compared to an increase of $4.1 million in 2005 and an increase of $2.3 million in 2004 compared to 2003. The increase in 2006 was attributed to an overall increase in average interest-earning assets.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses decreased by $69,290 to $476,860 in 2006 and increased by $103,150 to $546,150 in 2005. The amounts provided are due primarily to our assessment of the inherent risk in the loan portfolio. Please see the section titled “Allowance for Loan Losses” for a more detailed explanation of our assessment criteria as it relates to providing for loan losses. We believe that the $5.2 million in the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2006, or .93% of total net outstanding loans and the $4.9 million in the


allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2005, or .96% of total net outstanding loans, are adequate at their respective dates to absorb known risks in the portfolio based upon our historical experience. Our net charge-offs were minimal in 2006, 2005 and 2004 as the ratio of charged-off loan to average loans outstanding was .04%, .01% and .03%, respectively. No assurance can be given, however, that increased loan volume, and adverse economic conditions or other circumstances will not result in increased losses in our loan portfolio.

Other Income

Other income consists of service charges on deposit accounts, other service charges and fees and mortgage banking income. Other income was $3.3 million in 2006 as compared to $4.0 million in 2005. The decrease is due primarily to decreased service charges on demand deposit accounts of $416,000, as well as decreases in mortgage banking income of $348,000. Decreases in service charges on demand deposit accounts are attributed to decreases in overdraft fees of $157,000 and decreases in fees charged on service charge demand deposit and club accounts of $137,000 and $113,000, respectively. We anticipate increased trends in our percentage of non-service fee charge accounts to total demand deposit accounts due to increased competition and market awareness of this product. The decrease in mortgage banking income is attributed to a lesser volume of mortgage originations as well as fewer re-financings during 2006 compared to 2005.

Other income was $4.0 million in 2005 as compared to $4.3 million in 2004. The decrease is due primarily to decreased service charges on deposit accounts of $372,000, as well as less significant decreases in mortgage banking income of $122,000. Decreases in service charges on deposit accounts can be attributed in part to the introduction of two non-service charge demand deposit accounts during 2005.

Other Expenses

Other expenses were $10.6 million in 2006 as compared to $10.2 million in 2005, an increase of $374,588. Gross salaries and employee benefits’ increased by $308,261, primarily as a result of normal salary, incentive and benefits increases of $284,000. The number of full time equivalent employees was 144 at December 31, 2006 as compared to 150 at December 31, 2005. Our equipment and occupancy expenses increased by $49,612 in 2006 as compared to 2005, primarily as a result of increased depreciation expense on computer equipment. Other operating expenses increased by only $16,715 as there was no significant increase or decrease in individual other operating expense accounts, other than the costs normally associated with continued growth.

The increase in other expenses to $10.2 million in 2005 from $9.5 million in 2004 was due to increased salary and employee benefits of $541,666, primarily as a result of normal salary and incentive increases of $388,000 coupled with decreases in capitalized loan fees in the amount of $154,000. Equipment and occupancy expense increased by $109,552 as a result of increased computer and fixtures depreciation. Other operating expenses increased by $39,409.

Income Tax

Income tax expense was $7.6 million in 2006 as compared to $5.6 million in 2005. The increase is primarily due to higher pretax income. Income tax expense as a percentage of pretax income was 38% at December 31, 2006 and 36% at December 31, 2005.

 


The increase in income tax expense to $5.6 million in 2005 from $4.6 million in 2004 was due to higher pretax income and to a lower volume of nontaxable securities. Income tax as a percentage of pretax income was 36% in 2005 and 35% in 2004.

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND STATISTICAL DATA

The tables and schedules on the following pages set forth certain financial information and statistical data with respect to: the distribution of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity; interest rates and interest differentials; interest rate sensitivity gap ratios; the securities portfolio; the loan portfolio; including types of loans, maturities and sensitivities to changes in interest rates and information on nonperforming loans; summary of the loan loss experience and allowance for loan losses; types of deposits; and the return on equity and assets.

 


The following table sets forth the amount of our interest income or interest expense for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the average interest yield/rate for total interest-earning assets and total interest-bearing liabilities, net interest spread and net yield on average interest-earning assets.

 

Table 1 -  

Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Interest Rates and Interest Differentials

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  
     Average
Balances(1)
    Income/
Expense
   Yields/
Rates
    Average
Balances(1)
    Income/
Expense
   Yields/
Rates
    Average
Balances(1)
    Income/
Expense
   Yields/
Rates
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Taxable securities

   $ 71,923     $ 3,077    4.28 %   $ 52,793     $ 1,639    3.10 %   $ 46,995     $ 1,365    2.90 %

Nontaxable securities (4)

     8,666       332    3.83 %     5,677       226    3.98       7,615       325    4.27  

Federal funds sold

     15,492       780    5.03 %     13,895       495    3.56       6,115       82    1.34  

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

     227       14    6.17 %     521       15    2.88       351       7    1.99  

Loans (2) (3)

     548,046       44,109    8.05 %     510,733       34,226    6.70       455,993       26,906    5.90  
                                                   

Total interest-earning assets

     644,354       48,312    7.50 %     583,619       36,601    6.27       517,069       28,685    5.55  
                                 

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities

     (607 )          (426 )          173       

Allowance for loan losses

     (5,194 )          (4,782 )          (4,394 )     

Cash and due from banks

     17,462            19,822            21,002       

Other assets

     20,054            17,934            18,095       
                                       

Total

   $ 676,069          $ 616,167          $ 551,945       
                                       

Interest-bearing demand & savings

   $ 163,912       4,328    2.64 %   $ 153,669       3,204    2.09 %   $ 138,513       2,113    1.53 %

Time

     332,730       15,029    4.52 %     278,152       9,609    3.45 %     231,004       6,761    2.93 %

Borrowings

     22,379       1,141    5.10 %     22,759       1,046    4.60 %     30,939       1,148    3.71 %
                                                   

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     519,021       20,498    3.95 %     454,580       13,859    3.05 %     400,456       10,022    2.50 %
                                 

Noninterest-bearing demand

     83,922            97,100            93,034       

Other liabilities

     5,088            4,484            4,049       

Stockholders’ equity

     68,038            60,003            54,406       
                                       

Total

   $ 676,069          $ 616,167          $ 551,945       
                                       

Net interest income

     $ 27,814        $ 22,742        $ 18,663   
                                 

Net interest spread

        3.54 %        3.22 %        3.04 %

Net yield on average interest-earning assets

        4.31 %        3.90 %        3.61 %

(1) Average balances were determined using the daily average balances.
(2) Average balances of loans include nonaccrual loans.
(3) Interest and fees on loans include $220,000, $223,000, and $218,000 of loan fee income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
(4) Yields on nontaxable securities are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

Table 2 - Rate and Volume Analysis

The following table describes the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected our interest income and expense during the years indicated. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (1) change in volume (change in volume multiplied by old rate); (2) change in rate (change in rate multiplied by old volume); and (3) a combination of change in rate and change in volume. The changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.


     Years Ended December 31,  
     2006 to 2005     2005 to 2004  
     Increase (decrease)
due to change in
    Increase (decrease)
due to change in
 
     Rate     Volume     Net     Rate     Volume     Net  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Income from interest-earning assets:

            

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 2,634     $ 7,249     $ 9,883     $ 3,436     $ 3,884     $ 7,320  

Interest on taxable securities

     704       734       1,438       176       98       274  

Interest on nontaxable securities

     115       (9 )     106       (78 )     (21 )     (99 )

Interest on federal funds sold

     62       223       285       179       234       413  

Interest on interest-bearing deposits in banks

     (11 )     10       (1 )     4       4       8  
                                                

Total interest income

     3,504       8,207       11,711       3,717       4,199       7,916  
                                                

Expense from interest-bearing liabilities:

            

Interest on interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits

     228       896       1,124       251       840       1,091  

Interest on time deposits

     2,111       3,309       5,420       1,662       1,186       2,848  

Interest on borrowings

     (17 )     112       95       (342 )     240       (102 )
                                                

Total interest expense

     2,322       4,317       6,639       1,571       2,266       3,837  
                                                

Net interest income

   $ 1,182     $ 3,890     $ 5,072     $ 2,146     $ 1,933     $ 4,079  
                                                

Asset/Liability Management

Our asset/liability mix is monitored on a regular basis and a report evaluating the interest rate sensitive assets and interest rate sensitive liabilities is prepared and presented to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. The objective of this policy is to monitor interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities so as to minimize the impact of substantial movements in interest rates on earnings. An asset or liability is considered to be interest rate-sensitive if it will reprice or mature within the time period analyzed, usually one year or less. The interest rate-sensitivity gap is the difference between the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within such time period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest rate-sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest rate-sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative when the amount of interest rate-sensitive liabilities exceeds the interest rate-sensitive assets. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income, while a positive gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. Conversely, during a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while a positive gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income. If our assets and liabilities were equally flexible and moved concurrently, the impact of any increase or decrease in interest rates on net interest income would be minimal.

A simple interest rate “gap” analysis by itself may not be an accurate indicator of how net interest income will be affected by changes in interest rates. Accordingly, we also evaluate how the repayment of


particular assets and liabilities is impacted by changes in interest rates. Income associated with interest-earning assets and costs associated with interest-bearing liabilities may not be affected uniformly by changes in interest rates. In addition, the magnitude and duration of changes in interest rates may have a significant impact on net interest income. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods of repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities fluctuate in advance of changes in general market rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in general market rates. In addition, certain assets, such as adjustable rate mortgage loans, have features (generally referred to as “interest rate caps and floors”) that limit the amount of changes in interest rates. Prepayment and early withdrawal levels also could deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the interest rate gap. The ability of many borrowers to service their debts also may decrease during periods of rising interest rates.

Changes in interest rates also affect our liquidity position. We currently price deposits in response to market rates and it is management’s intention to continue this policy. If deposits are not priced in response to market rates, a loss of deposits could occur which would negatively affect our liquidity position.

At December 31, 2006 our cumulative one year interest rate sensitivity gap ratio was 101%. Our targeted ratio is 80% to 120% in this time horizon. This indicates that our interest-earning assets will reprice during this period at a rate faster than our interest-bearing liabilities.

The following table sets forth the distribution of the repricing of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as of December 31, 2006, the interest rate sensitivity gap (i.e., interest rate sensitive assets less interest rate sensitive liabilities), the cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap, the interest rate sensitivity gap ratio (i.e., interest rate sensitive assets divided by interest rate sensitive liabilities) and the cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap ratio.

The table also sets forth the time periods in which interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities will mature or may reprice in accordance with their contractual terms. However, the table does not necessarily indicate the impact of general interest rate movements on the net interest margin since the repricing of various categories of assets and liabilities is subject to competitive pressures and the needs of our customers. In addition, various assets and liabilities indicated as repricing within the same period may in fact reprice at different times within such period and at different rates.

 


     Within
Three
Months
   After Three
Months But
Within One
Year
    After One
Year But
Within
Five Years
   After Five
Years
   Total
     (Dollars in Thousands)

Interest-earning assets:

             

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

   $ 295    $ —       $ —      $ —      $ 295

Federal funds sold

     5,500      —         —        —        5,500

Securities

     4,209      16,403       52,347      15,990      88,949

Loans

     377,284      58,705       119,324      6,999      562,312
                                   

Total interest-earning assets

     387,288      75,108       171,671      22,989      657,056
                                   

Interest-bearing liabilities:

             

Interest-bearing demand and savings

   $ 155,723    $ —       $ —      $ —      $ 155,723

Time deposits

     77,075      212,152       72,430      —        361,657

Repurchase agreements

     —        —         5,000      —        5,000

Other borrowings

     10,722      —         8,500      —        19,222
                                   

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   $ 243,520    $ 212,152     $ 85,930    $ —      $ 541,602
                                   

Interest rate sensitivity gap

   $ 143,768    $ (137,044 )   $ 85,741    $ 22,989    $ 115,454
                                   

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap

   $ 143,768    $ 6,724     $ 92,465    $ 115,454   
                               

Interest rate sensitivity gap ratio

     1.59      .35       2.00      0.00   
                               

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap ratio

     1.59      1.01       1.17      1.21   
                               

We actively manage the mix of asset and liability maturities to control the effects of changes in the general level of interest rates on net interest income. Except for its effect on the general level of interest rates, inflation does not have a material impact on us due to the rate variability and short-term maturities of our earning assets. In particular, approximately 63% of the loan portfolio is comprised of loans that have variable rate terms or mature within one year. Most mortgage loans are made on a variable rate basis with rates being adjusted every one to five years.


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

Types of Investments

The carrying amounts of securities at the dates indicated are summarized as follows:

 

     December 31,
     2006    2005    2004
     (Dollars in Thousands)

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ —      $ 996    $ —  

Government-sponsored agencies

     71,262      59,196      38,129

Mortgage-backed securities

     7,947      4,886      7,878

Municipal securities

     9,498      5,567      5,875
                    
     88,707      70,645      51,882

Equity securities

     2,370      2,057      2,359
                    
   $ 91,077    $ 72,702    $ 54,241
                    

Maturities

The amounts of debt securities, including the weighted average yield in each category as of December 31, 2006 are shown in the following table according to contractual maturity classifications (1) one year or less, (2) after one through five years, (3) after five through ten years and (4) after ten years. Equity securities are not included in the table because they have no contractual maturity.

 

     One year or less     After one
through five years
    After five
through ten years
 
     Amount    Yield (1)     Amount    Yield (1)     Amount    Yield (1)  

Government-sponsored agencies

   $ 20,123    4.06 %   $ 44,198    5.31 %   $ 6,941    5.90 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     —      —         754    4.66       1,453    5.63  

Municipal securities

     348    3.64       7,321    3.73       1,290    4.06  
                           
   $ 20,471    4.06     $ 52,273    5.08     $ 9,684    5.61  
                           

 

     After ten years     Total  
     Amount    Yield (1)     Amount    Yield (1)  

Government-sponsored agencies

   $ —      —   %   $ 71,262    5.02 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     5,740    5.18       7,947    5.21  

Municipal securities

     539    5.36       9,498    3.85  
                  
   $ 6,279    5.19     $ 88,707    4.91  
                  

(1) The weighted average yields were computed using coupon interest, adding discount accretion or subtracting premium amortization, as appropriate, on a ratable basis over the life of each security.
(2) The weighted average yields for municipal securities are not stated on a tax-equivalent basis.


LOAN PORTFOLIO

Types of Loans

Loans by type of collateral are presented below:

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Commercial

   $ 32,765     $ 36,349     $ 47,246     $ 55,075     $ 58,994  

Real estate – construction

     309,565       260,912       223,907       156,821       102,602  

Real estate – mortgage

     210,368       210,366       203,598       191,944       165,546  

Consumer installment and other

     8,948       10,487       11,972       14,797       23,135  
                                        
     561,646       518,114       486,723       418,637       350,277  

Less allowance for loan losses

     (5,230 )     (4,972 )     (4,489 )     (4,178 )     (3,827 )
                                        

Net loans

   $ 556,416     $ 513,142     $ 482,234     $ 414,459     $ 346,450  
                                        

Maturities and Sensitivities to Changes in Interest Rates

Total loans as of December 31, 2006 are shown in the following table according to contractual maturity classifications (1) one year or less, (2) after one year through five years, and (3) after five years.

 

     (Dollars in Thousands)

Commercial

  

One year or less

   $ 22,092

After one through five years

     9,219

After five years

     1,454
      
     32,765
      

Construction

  

One year or less

     289,303

After one through five years

     20,262

After five years

     0
      
     309,565
      

Other

  

One year or less

     78,742

After one through five years

     111,377

After five years

     29,197
      
     219,316
      
   $ 561,646
      

 


The following table summarizes loans at December 31, 2006 with the due dates after one year for predetermined and floating or adjustable interest rates.

 

     (Dollars in Thousands)

Predetermined interest rates

   $ 101,155

Floating or adjustable interest rates

     70,354
      
   $ 171,509
      

Risk Elements

The following table presents the aggregate of nonperforming loans for the categories indicated.

 

     December 31,
     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002
     (Dollars in Thousands)

Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis

   $ 416    782    $ 498    $ 346    $ 296

Loans contractually past due ninety days or more as to interest or principal payments and still accruing

     1,001    4,173      3,251      1,654      1,048

Loans, the term of which have been renegotiated to provide a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of deterioration in the financial position of the borrower

     —      —        —        —        —  

Potential problem loans

     —      —        —        15      120

The reduction in interest income associated with nonaccrual loans as of December 31, 2006 is as follows:

 

     (Dollars in Thousands)

Interest income that would have been recorded on nonaccrual loans under original terms

   $ 9
      

Interest income that was recorded on nonaccrual loans

   $ 21
      

Potential problem loans are defined as loans about which we have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrower to comply with the present loan repayment terms and which may cause the loan to be placed on nonaccrual status, to become past due more than ninety days, or to be restructured.

Our policy is to discontinue the accrual of interest income when, in the opinion of management, collection of such interest becomes doubtful. This status is determined when: (1) there is a significant deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower and full repayment of principal and interest is not expected; and (2) the principal or interest is more than ninety days past due, unless the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection. Accrual of interest on such loans is resumed when, in management’s judgment, the collection of interest and principal becomes probable. Loans classified for regulatory purposes as loss, doubtful, substandard, or special mention that have not been included in the table above do not represent or result from trends or uncertainties which management reasonably expects will materially impact future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources. These classified loans do not represent material credits about which management is aware and which causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of


such borrowers to comply with the loan repayment terms. In the event of non-performance by the borrower, these loans have collateral pledged which would prevent the recognition of substantial losses.

SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE

The following table summarizes average loan balances for each year determined using the daily average balances during the year; changes in the allowance for loan losses arising from loans charged off and recoveries on loans previously charged off; additions to the allowance which have been charged to expense; and the ratio of net charge-offs during the year to average loans.

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Average amount of loans outstanding

   $ 548,046     $ 510,733     $ 455,993     $ 378,992     $ 333,224  
                                        

Balance of allowance for loan losses at beginning of year

   $ 4,972     $ 4,489     $ 4,178     $ 3,827     $ 3,377  
                                        

Loans charged off:

          

Real estate

     (5 )     (21 )     (17 )     (25 )     (5 )

Commercial

     (148 )     (12 )     (45 )     (15 )     —    

Consumer installment

     (88 )     (53 )     (91 )     (122 )     (124 )
                                        
     (241 )     (86 )     (153 )     (162 )     (129 )
                                        

Recoveries of loans previously charged off:

          

Real estate

     —         9       6       1       —    

Commercial

     —         1       —         —         —    

Consumer installment

     22       13       15       40       39  
                                        
     22       23       21       41       39  
                                        

Net loans charged off during the year

     (219 )     (63 )     (132 )     (121 )     (90 )
                                        

Additions to allowance charged to expense during year

     477       546       443       472       540  
                                        

Balance of allowance for loan losses at end of year

   $ 5,230     $ 4,972     $ 4,489     $ 4,178     $ 3,827  
                                        

Ratio of net loans charged off during the year to average loans

          

Outstanding

     0.04 %     0.01 %     0.03 %     0.03 %     0.03 %
                                        

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that is deemed appropriate by us to adequately cover all known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio. Our evaluation considers significant factors relative to the credit risk and loss exposure in the loan portfolio, including past due and classified loans, historical experience, underlying collateral values, and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay. The allowance for loan losses is evaluated by segmenting the loan portfolio into unclassified and classified loans. An allowance percentage is applied to the unclassified loans to establish a general allowance for loan losses. The allowance percentage determined is based upon our experience specifically and the historical


experience of the banking industry generally. The classified loans, including impaired loans, are analyzed individually in order to establish a specific allowance for loan losses. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that we will be unable to collect all principal and interest due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

As of the indicated dates, we had made no allocations of our allowance for loan losses to specifically correspond to the categories of loans listed below. Based on our best estimate, the allocation of the allowance for loan losses to types of loans, as of the indicated dates, is as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
     Amount    Percent
of Loans
in Each
Category
to Total
Loans
    Amount    Percent
of Loans
in Each
Category
to Total
Loans
    Amount    Percent
of Loans
in Each
Category
to Total
Loans
    Amount    Percent
of Loans
in Each
Category
to Total
Loans
    Amount    Percent
of Loans
in Each
Category
to Total
Loans
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Commercial

   $ 499    5.83 %   $ 554    7.01 %   $ 647    9.71 %   $ 813    13.15 %   $ 800    16.84 %

Real estate-construction

     2,911    55.12       2,066    50.35       1,698    46.00       1,015    37.46       841    29.29  

Real estate-mortgage

     1,570    37.45       1,827    40.60       1,526    41.83       1,625    45.85       1,530    47.26  

Consumer installment and other

     250    1.60       525    2.04       618    2.46       725    3.54       656    6.61  
                                                                 

Total allowance

   $ 5,230    100.00 %   $ 4,972    100.00 %   $ 4,489    100.00 %   $ 4,178    100.00 %   $ 3,827    100.00 %
                                                                 

DEPOSITS

Average amounts of deposits and average rates paid thereon, classified as to noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing demand and savings deposits and time deposits, are presented below. (1)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  
     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 83,922    —   %   $ 97,101    —   %   $ 93,034    —   %

Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits

     163,912    2.64       153,669    2.09       138,513    1.53  

Time deposits

     332,730    4.52       278,152    3.45       231,004    2.93  
                           

Total deposits

   $ 580,564      $ 528,922      $ 462,551   
                           

(1) Average balances were determined using the daily average balances.


The amounts of time certificates of deposit issued in amounts of $100,000 or more as of December 31, 2006 are shown below by category, which is based on time remaining until maturity of (1) three months or less, (2) over three through six months (3) over six through twelve months, and (4) over twelve months.

 

     (Dollars in Thousands)

Three months or less

   $ 30,095

Over three through six months

     37,127

Over six through twelve months

     55,691

Over twelve months

     31,058
      

Total

   $ 153,971
      

RETURN ON EQUITY AND ASSETS

The following rate of return information for the periods indicated is presented below.

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  

Return on assets (1)

   1.84 %   1.67 %   1.52 %

Return on equity (2)

   18.24     17.13     15.41  

Dividend payout ratio (3)

   35.63     34.03     35.02  

Equity to assets ratio (4)

   10.06     9.74     9.86  

(1) Net income divided by average total assets.
(2) Net income divided by average equity.
(3) Dividends declared per share divided by earnings per share.
(4) Average equity divided by average total assets.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed only to U.S. dollar interest rate changes and accordingly, we manage exposure by considering the possible changes in the net interest margin. We do not have any trading instruments nor do we classify any portion of the investment portfolio as held for trading. We do not engage in any hedging activities or enter into any derivative instruments with a higher degree of risk than mortgage-backed securities that are commonly passed through securities. Finally, we have no exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk, and other market risks. Interest rates play a major part in the net interest income of a financial institution. The sensitivity to rate changes is known as “interest rate risk.” The repricing of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities can influence the changes in net interest income. As part of our asset/liability management program, the timing of repriced assets and liabilities is referred to as Gap management. It is our policy to maintain a Gap ratio in the one-year time horizon of .80 to 1.20.

GAP management alone is not enough to properly manage interest rate sensitivity, because interest rates do not respond at the same speed or at the same level to market rate changes. For example, savings and money market rates are more stable than loans tied to a “Prime” rate and thus respond with less volatility to a market rate change.


We use a third party simulation model to monitor changes in net interest income due to changes in market rates. The model of rising, falling and stable interest rate scenarios allow management to monitor and adjust interest rate sensitivity to minimize the impact of market rate swings. The analysis of impact on net interest margins as well as market value of equity over a twelve-month period is subjected to a 200 basis point increase and decrease in rate. The 4th quarter model reflects an increase of 23% in net interest income and a 12% increase in economic value of equity for a 200 basis point increase in rates. The same model shows a 3% decrease in net interest income and a 14% decrease in economic value of equity for a 200 basis point decrease in rates. Our investment committee monitors changes on a quarterly basis, measures the changing values based on the model’s performance and determines an appropriate interest rate policy for management to follow in order to minimize the impact on earnings and market value equity in the projected rate environment.


APPENDIX B

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table presents selected historical consolidated financial information for us and our subsidiaries and is derived from the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this annual report. This information is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and related notes.

 

     As of and For the Year Ended December 31,
   2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Total Loans

   $ 561,646    $ 518,114    $ 486,723    $ 418,637    $ 350,277

Total Deposits

     594,873      545,247      470,313      427,033      420,149

Total Borrowings

     24,222      19,988      42,058      34,835      20,287

Total Assets

     694,311      631,033      570,528      515,137      489,153

Interest Income

     48,311      36,602      28,685      25,748      27,298

Interest Expense

     20,498      13,859      10,022      9,429      10,977

Net Interest Income

     27,813      22,743      18,663      16,319      16,321

Provision for Loan Losses

     477      546      443      472      540

Net Interest Income After Provision

     27,336      22,197      18,220      15,847      15,781

Non-Interest Income

     3,296      3,983      4,322      5,531      4,546

Non-Interest Expense

     10,614      10,239      9,548      9,417      9,134

Income Before Income Taxes

     20,018      15,941      12,994      11,961      11,193

Provision for Income Taxes

     7,609      5,665      4,611      4,225      3,859

Net Income

     12,409      10,276      8,383      7,736      7,334

Net Income Per Share*

     .87      .72      .59      .54      .51

Cash Dividends Declared *

     0.31      0.245      0.205      0.19      0.175

Book Value Per Share *

     4.97      4.39      3.93      3.59      3.26

Weighted Average Shares *

     14,303,517      14,303,368      14,311,557      14,312,676      14,313,293

* All years adjusted for two for one stock split effective December 14, 2006.

 

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QUARTERLY DATA

 

     Years Ended December 31,
   2006    2005
   Fourth
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
   Second
Quarter
   First
Quarter
   Fourth
Quarter
   Third
Quarter
   Second
Quarter
   First
Quarter
   (In thousands, except per share data)

Interest income

   $ 13,171     $ 12,595    $ 11,667    $ 10,878    $ 10,103    $ 9,600    $ 8,747    $ 8,152

Interest expense

     6,032       5,432      4,721      4,313      3,951      3,687      3,269      2,952
                                                        

Net interest income

     7,139       7,163      6,946      6,565      6,152      5,913      5,478      5,200

Provision for loan losses

     (30 )     111      250      146      70      155      160      161
                                                        

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     7,169       7,052      6,696      6,419      6,082      5,758      5,318      5,039

Noninterest income

     757       790      881      868      927      1,055      1,011      990

Noninterest expenses

     2,863       2,680      2,621      2,450      2,673      2,561      2,470      2,535
                                                        

Income before income taxes

     5,063       5,162      4,956      4,837      4,336      4,252      3,859      3,494

Provision for income taxes

     2,038       1,961      1,848      1,762      1,347      1,577      1,438      1,303
                                                        

Net income

   $ 3,025     $ 3,201    $ 3,108    $ 3,075    $ 2,989    $ 2,675    $ 2,421    $ 2,191
                                                        

Earnings per share

   $ .22     $ .22    $ .22    $ .21    $ 0.21    $ 0.19    $ 0.17    $ 0.15
                                                        

 

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   4

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Consolidated balance sheets

   5

Consolidated statements of income

   6

Consolidated statements of comprehensive income

   7

Consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity

   8

Consolidated statements of cash flows

   9

Notes to consolidated financial statements

   10-30

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

To the Board of Directors

Henry County Bancshares, Inc.

Stockbridge, Georgia

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries’ 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), and our report dated February 27, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ MAULDIN & JENKINS, LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

February 27, 2007

 

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

 

     2006     2005  

Assets

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 18,584,790     $ 15,950,626  

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

     294,763       388,078  

Federal funds sold

     5,500,000       9,600,000  

Securities available for sale

     84,379,359       70,348,924  

Securities held to maturity, at cost (fair value 2006 $4,263,163; 2005 $297,166)

     4,328,339       295,785  

Restricted equity securities, at cost

     2,369,651       2,057,451  

Loans held for sale

     666,066       822,000  

Loans

     561,646,248       518,113,879  

Less allowance for loan losses

     5,229,838       4,971,852  
                

Loans, net

     556,416,410       513,142,027  

Premises and equipment

     9,936,123       9,041,588  

Other assets

     11,835,315       9,386,818  
                

Total assets

   $ 694,310,816     $ 631,033,297  
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Deposits:

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 77,493,610     $ 84,615,988  

Interest-bearing

     517,379,804       460,631,141  
                

Total deposits

     594,873,414       545,247,129  

Other borrowings

     24,221,682       19,988,352  

Other liabilities

     4,017,123       3,049,949  
                

Total liabilities

     623,112,219       568,285,430  
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock, par value $2.50; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 14,388,749.60 and 7,237,065.60 issued, respectively

     35,971,874       18,092,664  

Surplus

     739,560       739,560  

Retained earnings

     35,942,063       45,880,738  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (159,299 )     (399,481 )

Treasury stock, 67,282 and 85,382 shares, respectively

     (1,295,601 )     (1,565,614 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     71,198,597       62,747,867  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 694,310,816     $ 631,033,297  
                

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 AND 2004

 

     2006    2005    2004

Interest income:

        

Loans, including fees

   $ 44,108,552    $ 34,226,407    $ 26,906,483

Taxable securities

     3,077,351      1,639,413      1,364,729

Nontaxable securities

     332,024      225,926      325,269

Deposits in banks

     13,719      14,887      6,545

Federal funds sold

     780,048      494,918      82,010
                    

Total interest income

     48,311,694      36,601,551      28,685,036
                    

Interest expense:

        

Deposits

     19,357,142      12,812,755      8,873,571

Other borrowings

     1,141,326      1,045,922      1,147,941
                    

Total interest expense

     20,498,468      13,858,677      10,021,512
                    

Net interest income

     27,813,226      22,742,874      18,663,524

Provision for loan losses

     476,860      546,150      443,000
                    

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     27,336,366      22,196,724      18,220,524
                    

Other income:

        

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,492,460      1,908,418      2,280,582

Other service charges and fees

     1,099,671      1,023,284      868,362

Mortgage banking income

     703,566      1,051,195      1,173,436
                    

Total other income

     3,295,697      3,982,897      4,322,380
                    

Other expenses:

        

Salaries and employee benefits

     6,649,091      6,340,830      5,799,164

Equipment and occupancy expenses

     1,698,863      1,649,251      1,539,699

Other operating expenses

     2,265,734      2,249,019      2,209,610
                    

Total other expenses

     10,613,688      10,239,100      9,548,473
                    

Income before income taxes

     20,018,375      15,940,521      12,994,431

Income tax expense

     7,609,083      5,664,599      4,611,267
                    

Net income

   $ 12,409,292    $ 10,275,922    $ 8,383,164
                    

Earnings per share

   $ 0.87    $ 0.72    $ 0.59
                    

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 AND 2004

 

     2006    2005     2004  

Net income

   $ 12,409,292    $ 10,275,922     $ 8,383,164  
                       

Other comprehensive income (loss):

       

Net unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax expense (benefits) of $123,730, $(149,480) and $(202,410), respectively

     240,182      (290,167 )     (392,915 )
                       

Comprehensive income

   $ 12,649,474    $ 9,985,755     $ 7,990,249  
                       

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 AND 2004

 

    Common Stock       Retained    

Accumulated

Other
Comprehensive

    Treasury Stock    

Total

Stockholders’

 
  Shares   Par Value   Surplus   Earnings     Income (Loss)     Shares     Cost     Equity  

Balance, December 31, 2003

  7,237,066   $ 18,092,664   $ 739,560   $ 33,661,983     $ 283,601     76,074     $ (1,393,416 )   $ 51,384,392  

Net income

  —       —       —       8,383,164       —       —         —         8,383,164  

Cash dividends declared, $.41 per share

  —       —       —       (2,936,007 )     —       —         —         (2,936,007 )

Purchase of treasury stock

  —       —       —       —         —       9,308       (172,198 )     (172,198 )

Other comprehensive loss

  —       —       —       —         (392,915 )   —         —         (392,915 )
                                                     

Balance, December 31, 2004

  7,237,066     18,092,664     739,560     39,109,140       (109,314 )   85,382       (1,565,614 )     56,266,436  

Net income

  —       —       —       10,275,922       —       —         —         10,275,922  

Cash dividends declared, $.49 per share

  —       —       —       (3,504,324 )     —       —         —         (3,504,324 )

Other comprehensive loss

  —       —       —       —         (290,167 )   —         —         (290,167 )
                                                     

Balance, December 31, 2005

  7,237,066     18,092,664     739,560     45,880,738       (399,481 )   85,382       (1,565,614 )     62,747,867  

Net income

  —       —       —       12,409,292       —       —         —         12,409,292  

Two for one common stock split

  7,151,684     17,879,210     —       (17,879,210 )     —       —         —         —    

Cash dividends declared, $.62 per share

  —       —       —       (4,434,044 )     —       —         —         (4,434,044 )

Reissuance of treasury stock

  —       —       —       (34,713 )     —       (18,100 )     270,013       235,300  

Other comprehensive income

  —       —       —       —         240,182     —         —         240,182  
                                                     

Balance, December 31, 2006

  14,388,750   $ 35,971,874   $ 739,560   $ 35,942,063     $ (159,299 )   67,282     $ (1,295,601 )   $ 71,198,597  
                                                     

 

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 AND 2004

 

     2006     2005     2004  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES       

Net income

   $ 12,409,292     $ 10,275,922     $ 8,383,164  

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

      

Depreciation

     601,386       578,534       547,800  

Provision for loan losses

     476,860       546,150       443,000  

Loss on sale of other real estate

     3,722       —         —    

Deferred income taxes

     (36,405 )     (389,379 )     (111,019 )

Net (increase) decrease in loans held for sale

     155,934       (244,245 )     1,095,613  

Increase in interest receivable

     (1,679,023 )     (1,396,977 )     (677,699 )

Increase in interest payable

     1,079,952       814,416       165,325  

Net other operating activities

     246,826       25,344       (33,710 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     13,258,544       10,209,765       9,812,474  
                        
INVESTING ACTIVITIES       

Purchases of securities available for sale

     (137,258,378 )     (33,242,717 )     (22,970,861 )

Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale

     123,591,856       13,903,291       27,426,244  

Purchases of securities held to maturity

     (4,215,000 )     —         —    

Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity

     182,446       136,940       139,644  

(Purchases) retirement of restricted equity securities

     (312,200 )     302,022       (1,376,000 )

Net (increase) decrease in federal funds sold

     4,100,000       (9,600,000 )     —    

Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits in banks

     93,315       (57,941 )     241,747  

Net increase in loans

     (45,179,650 )     (32,013,801 )     (68,255,001 )

Proceeds from sale of other real estate

     208,281       370,106       40,000  

Purchase of premises and equipment

     (1,495,921 )     (522,549 )     (546,086 )
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (60,285,251 )     (60,724,649 )     (65,300,313 )
                        
FINANCING ACTIVITIES       

Net increase in deposits

     49,626,285       74,933,638       43,280,357  

Net proceeds (repayment) from other borrowings

     4,233,330       (22,069,553 )     7,222,640  

Dividends paid

     (4,434,044 )     (3,504,324 )     (2,936,007 )

Reissuance (purchase) of treasury stock

     235,300       —         (172,198 )
                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     49,660,871       49,359,761       47,394,792  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks

     2,634,164       (1,155,123 )     (8,093,047 )

Cash and due from banks at beginning of year

     15,950,626       17,105,749       25,198,796  
                        

Cash and due from banks at end of year

   $ 18,584,790     $ 15,950,626     $ 17,105,749  
                        
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES       

Cash paid for:

      

Interest

   $ 19,418,516     $ 13,044,261     $ 9,856,187  

Income taxes

   $ 7,630,923     $ 5,620,000     $ 4,581,960  
NONCASH TRANSACTIONS       

Other real estate acquired in settlement of loans

   $ 1,597,669     $ 682,050     $ 36,854  

Financed sales of other real estate owned

   $ 169,262     $ —       $ —    

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

Henry County Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) is a bank holding company whose principal activity is the ownership and management of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First State Bank, (the “Bank”) and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, First Metro Mortgage Co. (“First Metro”). The Bank is a commercial bank located in Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia with five other branches located in Henry County. The Bank provides a full range of banking services in its primary market area of Henry County and surrounding counties. First Metro is also located in Stockbridge and provides mortgage loan origination services in the same primary market area as the Bank.

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Estimates

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of foreclosed real estate, and contingent assets and liabilities. The determination of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is based on estimates that are susceptible to significant changes in the economic environment and market conditions. In connection with the determination of the estimated losses on loans and the valuation of foreclosed real estate, management obtains independent appraisals for significant collateral.

Cash, Due From Banks and Cash Flows

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and due from banks includes cash on hand, cash items in process of collection and amounts due from banks. Cash flows from loans, federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in banks, deposits and other borrowings are reported net.

The Bank is required to maintain reserve balances in cash or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank, based on a percentage of deposits. The total of those reserve balances was approximately $93,000 and $339,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Securities

Debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity and recorded at amortized cost. Securities not classified as held to maturity, including equity securities with readily determinable fair values, are classified as available for sale and recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Securities (Continued)

other comprehensive income, net of the related deferred tax effect. Equity securities without a readily determinable fair value are classified as available for sale and recorded at cost.

The amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the life of the securities. Realized gains and losses, determined on the basis of the cost of specific securities sold, are included in earnings on the settlement date. Declines in the fair value of held to maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses.

Loans Held for Sale

Loans held for sale consist of mortgage loans originated by the Company, which the Company intends to sell into the secondary market and are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, as determined by the aggregate outstanding commitments from investors, net of origination costs. These loans are sold with servicing rights attached; therefore, no servicing rights are retained by the Company.

The Company sells mortgage loans to investors under various blanket agreements. Under the agreements, investors generally have a limited right of recourse to the Company for normal representations and warranties and, in some cases, delinquencies within the first three to six months, which lead to loan default and foreclosure. These recourse provisions represent off-balance sheet risks in the normal course of business. Any liability applicable to loans sold with recourse would be included in other liabilities. No recourse liability was required at December 31, 2006 or December 31, 2005.

Mortgage banking income in the statement of income includes gains and losses on the sale of loans and miscellaneous fees received from borrowers. Gains and losses on the sale of loans are recognized at the settlement date and are determined by the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the loans sold.

Loans

Loans are reported at their outstanding principal balances less the allowance for loan losses. Interest income is accrued on the outstanding principal balance.

Loan origination fees and certain direct costs are netted and recognized in income over the life of the loans using a method which approximates a level yield.

The accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payments as they become due, unless the loan is well-secured. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income, unless management believes that the accrued interest is recoverable through the liquidation of collateral. Interest income on nonaccrual loans is recognized on the cost-recovery

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

method, until the loans are returned to accrual status. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

A loan is considered impaired when it is probable, based on current information and events, the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest payments due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans are measured by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable 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. Interest on accruing impaired loans is recognized as long as such loans do not meet the criteria for nonaccrual status.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectibility of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The allowance is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated losses relating to specifically identified loans, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio, based on an evaluation of the collectibility of existing loans and prior loss experience. This evaluation also takes into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans, concentrations and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay. This evaluation does not include the effects of expected losses on specific loans or groups of loans that are related to future events or expected changes in economic conditions. While management uses the best information available to make its evaluation, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if there are any significant changes in economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses, and may require the Company to make additions to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examinations.

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Premises and Equipment

Land is carried at cost. Premises and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed principally by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Other Real Estate Owned

Other real estate owned represents properties acquired through or in lieu of loan foreclosure and is initially recorded at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Any write-down to fair value at the time of transfer to other real estate owned is charged to the allowance for loan losses. Costs of improvements are capitalized, whereas costs relating to holding other real estate owned and subsequent adjustments to the value are expensed. The carrying amount of other real estate owned at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $1,410,667 and $194,263, respectively.

Income Taxes

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the balance sheet method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax bases of the various balance sheet assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Weighted average shares outstanding were 14,303,517, 14,303,368, and 14,311,557 for the years ending December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Weighted average shares outstanding for the years ending December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 have been adjusted for a two for one stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend declared and paid on December 14, 2006.

Comprehensive Income

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

Reclassifications

Certain items on the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 have been reclassified, with no effect on net income, to be consistent with the classifications adopted for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Recent Accounting Standards

In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. This interpretation addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a Company’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. It prescribes a comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It requires that only benefits from tax positions that are more-likely-than-not of being sustained upon examination should be recognized in the financial statements. These benefits would be recorded at amounts considered to be the maximum amounts more-likely-than-not of being sustained. At the time these positions become more-likely-than-not to be disallowed, their recognition would be reversed. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Recent Accounting Standards (Continued)

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements. The standard provides for guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. It defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurement. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price what would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. It clarifies the principle that fair value should be used on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In support of this principle, the standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. Statement 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this statement could have on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

NOTE 2. SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities are summarized as follows:

 

     Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value
Securities Available for Sale           

December 31, 2006:

          

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ —      $ —      $ —       $ —  

Government-sponsored agencies

     71,435,383      58,442      (231,274 )     71,262,551

State and municipal securities

     5,194,263      31,384      (42,478 )     5,183,169

Mortgage-backed securities

     7,991,076      56,221      (113,658 )     7,933,639
                            

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 2. SECURITIES (Continued)

 

                            
   $  84,620,722    $  146,047    $  (387,410 )   $  84,379,359
                            

December 31, 2005:

          

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 996,663    $ —      $ (1,038 )   $ 995,625

Government-sponsored agencies

     59,732,647      —        (536,753 )     59,195,894

State and municipal securities

     5,293,573      45,267      (41,980 )     5,296,860

Mortgage-backed securities

     4,931,315      30,699      (101,469 )     4,860,545
                            
   $ 70,954,198    $ 75,966    $ (681,240 )   $ 70,348,924
                            

Securities Held to Maturity

          

December 31, 2006:

          

State and municipal securities

   $ 4,315,000    $ 7,006    $ (72,191 )   $ 4,249,815

Mortgage-backed securities

     13,339      9      —         13,348
                            
   $ 4,328,339    $ 7,015    $ (72,191 )   $ 4,263,163
                            

December 31, 2005:

          

State and municipal securities

   $ 270,000    $ 1,057    $ —       $ 271,057

Mortgage-backed securities

     25,785      324      —         26,109
                            
   $ 295,785    $ 1,381    $ —       $ 297,166
                            

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 2. SECURITIES (Continued)

 

Restricted equity securities are summarized as follows:

 

     December 31,
   2006    2005

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

   $ 2,094,300    $ 1,782,100

Correspondent bank stock

     275,351      275,351
             
   $ 2,369,651    $ 2,057,451
             

Securities with a carrying value of $66,695,000 and $58,976,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law.

There were no sales of securities available-for-sale for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of December 31, 2006 by contractual maturity are shown below. Maturities may differ from contractual maturities in mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without penalty. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following summary.

 

     Securities Available for Sale    Securities Held to Maturity
   Amortized
Cost
  

Fair

Value

   Amortized
Cost
  

Fair

Value

Due in one year or less

   $ 20,512,273    $ 20,371,383    $ 100,000    $ 100,108

Due from one to five years

     48,374,359      48,304,246      3,215,000      3,214,797

Due from five to ten years

     7,234,502      7,231,146      1,000,000      934,910

Due after ten years

     508,512      538,945      —        —  

Mortgage-backed securities

     7,991,076      7,933,639      13,339      13,348
                           
   $ 84,620,722    $ 84,379,359    $ 4,328,339    $ 4,263,163
                           

In 2003, the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force released Issue 03-01, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments. The issue requires disclosure of certain information about other than temporary impairments in the market value of securities. The market value of securities is based on quoted market values and is significantly affected by the interest rate environment.

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 2. SECURITIES (Continued)

 

Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2006 and 2005, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, follows:

 

     Less Than Twelve Months    Over Twelve Months
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  

Fair

Value

   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  

Fair

Value

December 31, 2006

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Government-sponsored agencies

     21,398      19,473,958      209,876      26,086,305

State and municipal securities

     76,623      4,047,441      38,046      1,967,454

Mortgage-backed securities

     304      74,009      113,354      1,721,455
                           
   $ 98,325    $ 23,595,408    $ 361,276    $ 29,775,214
                           

December 31, 2005

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 1,038    $ 995,625    $ —      $ —  

Government-sponsored agencies

     149,783      31,049,130      386,970      27,056,763

State and municipal securities

     39,114      2,861,232      2,866      310,234

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,090      227,525      99,379      2,366,310
                           
   $ 192,025    $ 35,133,512    $ 489,215    $ 29,733,307
                           

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in U.S. Treasury obligations and direct obligations of the U.S. government sponsored agencies were caused by interest rate increases. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investment. 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 those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investment in State and municipal securities are caused by interest rate increases. The Company’s investments in State and municipal securities consist primarily of general obligations of municipalities located in the state of Georgia. Within the Company’s portfolio of State and municipal securities approximately 50% of the total fair value and 58% of the unrealized losses are attributed to general obligation bonds purchased during 2005 when interest rates were lower. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold those investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investment in federal agency mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate increases. The Company purchased those investments at a discount relative to their face amount, and the contractual cash flows of those investments are guaranteed by an agency of

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 2. SECURITIES (Continued)

 

the U.S. government. Accordingly, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company’s investment. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold those investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

NOTE 3. LOANS

The composition of loans is summarized as follows:

 

     December 31,  
   2006     2005  

Commercial, financial, and agricultural

   $ 32,765,000     $ 36,349,000  

Real estate – construction

     309,565,000       260,912,000  

Real estate – mortgage

     210,368,000       210,366,000  

Consumer installment and other

     8,948,248       10,486,879  
          
     561,646,248       518,113,879  

Allowance for loan losses

     (5,229,838 )     (4,971,852 )
          

Loans, net

   $ 556,416,410     $ 513,142,027  
          

Changes in the allowance for loan losses are as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
   2006     2005     2004  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 4,971,852     $ 4,488,958     $ 4,178,472  

Provision for loan losses

     476,860       546,150       443,000  

Loans charged off

     (240,608 )     (85,909 )     (153,598 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     21,734       22,653       21,084  
                        

Balance, end of year

   $ 5,229,838     $ 4,971,852     $ 4,488,958  
                        

The total recorded investment in impaired loans, consisting solely of loans on nonaccrual status, was $416,377 and $781,922 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. There were no impaired loans that had related allowances for loan losses determined in accordance with SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The average recorded investment in impaired loans for 2006 and 2005 was $1,035,750 and $797,855, respectively. Interest income recognized on impaired loans for cash payments received was not material for the years ended 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Loans past due ninety days or more and still accruing interest amounted to $1,001,000 and $4,173,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has granted loans to certain related parties, including directors, executive officers, and their affiliates. The interest rates on these loans were substantially the same as rates prevailing at the time of the transaction and repayment terms are customary for the type of loan. Changes in related party loans for the year ended December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

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NOTE 3. LOANS (Continued)

 

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 840,097  

Advances

     85,016  

Repayments

     (587,018 )
        

Balance, end of year

   $ 338,095  
        

NOTE 4. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:

 

     December 31,  
   2006     2005  

Land

   $ 2,209,015     $ 2,211,515  

Buildings

     8,998,338       8,998,338  

Equipment

     4,186,339       3,997,184  

Construction in progress, estimated cost to complete $275,000

     1,345,920       36,653  
                
     16,739,612       15,243,690  

Accumulated depreciation

     (6,803,489 )     (6,202,102 )
                
   $ 9,936,123     $ 9,041,588  
                

NOTE 5. DEPOSITS

The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $153,971,000 and $132,201,000, respectively. The scheduled maturities of time deposits at December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

2007

     $ 289,229,533

2008

     29,184,170

2009

     15,790,584

2010

     14,607,602

2011

     12,845,291
      
   $ 361,657,180
      

The Company had brokered time deposits of $17,034,000 and $21,669,000 at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

Overdraft demand deposits reclassified to loans totaled $133,000 and $33,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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NOTE 6. OTHER BORROWINGS

 

Other borrowings consist of the following:

 

     December 31,
   2006    2005

Advance from Federal Home Loan Bank with interest at 5.00%, due March 30, 2009.

   $ —      $ 5,000,000

Advance from Federal Home Loan Bank with interest at 5.51%, due March 26, 2008.

     5,000,000      5,000,000

Advance from Federal Home Loan Bank with interest at 4.00%, due April 19, 2010.

     1,000,000      1,000,000

Advance from Federal Home Loan Bank with interest at 3.28%, due April 17, 2008.

     1,000,000      1,000,000

Advance from Federal Home Loan Bank with interest at 3.16%, due April 19, 2010.

     1,500,000      1,928,572

Advance from Federal Home Loan Bank with interest at prime minus 287.5 basis points (5.375% at December 31, 2006), adjustable daily, due June 28, 2007.

     10,000,000      —  

Treasury, tax and loan note option account, with interest at .25% less than the federal funds rate, due on demand.

     721,682      1,059,780

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

     5,000,000      5,000,000
             
   $ 24,221,682    $ 19,988,352
             

The advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank are secured by Federal Home Loan Bank stock of $2,094,300 and Federal Home Loan Bank Agency bonds in the amount of $19,690,000.

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are secured borrowings, generally mature within thirty days from the transaction date. Securities sold under repurchase agreements are reflected at the amount of cash received in connection with the transactions. The Company may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities. The Company monitors the fair value of the underlying securities on a daily basis.

The Company has available unused lines of credit with various financial institutions totaling $31,600,000 at December 31, 2006.

 

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NOTE 7. MORTGAGE BANKING INCOME

 

Mortgage banking income consists of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31,
   2006    2005    2004

Gains (losses) on sale of loans

   $ 330,959    $ 502,309    $ 550,613

Other fees from borrowers

     372,607      548,886      622,823
                    
   $ 703,566    $ 1,051,195    $ 1,173,436
                    

NOTE 8. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company has a noncontributory profit-sharing plan and a 401(k) retirement plan covering substantially all employees. Contributions to the plans charged to expense during 2006, 2005 and 2004 amounted to $417,816, $398,259 and $347,081, respectively.

The Company also has deferred compensation agreements with certain key officers. Amounts charged to expense under these agreements totaled $53,064, $49,996, and $38,386 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense consists of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
   2006     2005     2004  

Current

   $ 7,645,488     $ 6,053,978     $ 4,722,286  

Deferred

     (36,405 )     (389,379 )     (111,019 )
                        

Income tax expense

   $ 7,609,083     $ 5,664,599     $ 4,611,267  
                        

The Company’s income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the federal income tax statutory rates to income before income taxes. A reconciliation of the differences is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
   2006     2005     2004  

Income taxes at federal statutory rate

   $ 7,006,431     $ 6,057,398     $ 4,548,051  

Tax-exempt interest

     (109,750 )     (85,852 )     (112,970 )

State income taxes

     580,302       334,538       208,016  

Surtax exemption

     —         (550,000 )     (100,000 )

Other items, net

     132,100       (91,485 )     68,170  
                        

Income tax expense

   $ 7,609,083     $ 5,664,599     $ 4,611,267  
                        

 

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NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES (Continued)

 

The components of deferred income taxes are as follows:

 

     December 31,
   2006    2005

Deferred tax assets:

     

Loan loss reserves

   $ 1,975,988    $ 1,975,763

Deferred compensation

     223,262      228,614

Deferred loan fees

     50,064      51,957

Securities available for sale

     82,063      205,793
             
     2,331,377      2,462,127
             

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Depreciation

     162,345      205,770
             

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 2,169,032    $ 2,256,357
             

NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Loan Commitments

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. They involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets. The majority of all commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are variable rate instruments.

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. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. A summary of the Company’s commitments is as follows:

 

     December 31,
   2006    2005

Commitments to extend credit

   $ 104,075,148    $ 104,126,894

Other standby letters of credit

     6,485,481      5,362,211
             
   $ 110,560,629    $ 109,489,105
             

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the party.

 

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NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)

 

Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, residential real estate, and income-producing commercial properties.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Collateral held varies as specified above and is required in instances which the Company deemed necessary.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the carrying amount of liabilities related to the Company’s obligation to perform under financial standby letters of credit was insignificant. The Company has not been required to perform on any financial standby letters of credit, and the Company has not incurred any losses on financial standby letters of credit for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings. In the opinion of management, any liability resulting from such proceedings would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 11. CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT

The Company originates primarily commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate, and consumer loans to customers in Henry County and surrounding counties. The ability of the majority of the Company’s customers to honor their contractual loan obligations is dependent on the economy in these areas.

Ninety-three percent of the Company’s loan portfolio is concentrated in loans secured by real estate, of which a substantial portion is secured by real estate in the Company’s primary market area. In addition, a substantial portion of the other real estate owned is located in those same markets. Accordingly, the ultimate collectibility of the loan portfolio and recovery of other real estate owned are susceptible to changes in market conditions in the Company’s primary market area. The other significant concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth in Note 3.

The Company, as a matter of policy, does not generally extend credit to any single borrower or group of related borrowers in excess of 25% of statutory capital, or approximately $12,000,000.

NOTE 12. REGULATORY MATTERS

The Bank is subject to certain restrictions on the amount of dividends that may be declared without prior regulatory approval. At December 31, 2006, approximately $6,278,000 of retained earnings were available for dividend declaration without regulatory approval.

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a

 

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NOTE 12. REGULATORY MATTERS (Continued)

 

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

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of Total and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets, as defined, and of Tier I capital to average assets, as defined. Management believes, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

As of December 31, 2006, the most recent notification from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the following table. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies.

The Company and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table.

 

     Actual    

For Capital

Adequacy

Purposes

   

To Be Well

Capitalized Under

Prompt Corrective

Action Provisions

 
     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

As of December 31, 2006:

            

Total Capital to Risk

               

Weighted Assets:

               

Consolidated

   $ 76,588    12.77 %   $ 47,987    8.00 %   N/A    N/A  

Bank

   $ 75,518    12.59 %   $ 47,975    8.00 %   $59,969    10.00 %

Tier I Capital to Risk

               

Weighted Assets:

               

Consolidated

   $ 71,358    11.90 %   $ 23,994    4.00 %   N/A    N/A  

Bank

   $ 70,288    11.72 %   $ 23,987    4.00 %   $35,981    6.00 %

Tier I Capital to

               

Average Assets:

               

Consolidated

   $ 71,358    9.85 %   $ 28,973    4.00 %   N/A    N/A  

Bank

   $ 70,288    9.71 %   $ 28,963    4.00 %   $36,204    5.00 %

As of December 31, 2005:

               

Total Capital to Risk

               

Weighted Assets:

               

 

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NOTE 12. REGULATORY MATTERS (Continued)

 

Consolidated

   $ 68,119    12.44 %   $ 43,819    8.00 %   N/A    N/A  

Bank

   $ 67,247    12.28 %   $ 43,806    8.00 %   $54,758    10.00 %

Tier I Capital to Risk

               

Weighted Assets:

               

Consolidated

   $ 63,147    11.53 %   $ 21,909    4.00 %   N/A    N/A  

Bank

   $ 62,275    11.37 %   $ 21,903    4.00 %   $32,855    6.00  

Tier I Capital to

               

Average Assets:

               

Consolidated

   $ 63,147    9.73 %   $ 25,965    4.00 %   N/A    N/A  

Bank

   $ 62,275    9.60 %   $ 25,959    4.00 %   $32,449    5.00  

NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based on discounted cash flows or other valuation techniques. These techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. FASB Statement No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Values of Financial Instruments, excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of its financial instruments:

Cash, Due From Banks, Interest-bearing Deposits in Banks and Federal Funds Sold: The carrying amount of cash, due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in banks and federal funds sold approximates fair values.

Securities: Fair values of securities are based on available quoted market prices. The carrying values of equity securities with no readily determinable fair value approximates fair values.

Loans and Loans Held For Sale: The carrying amount of variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and have no significant change in credit risk approximates fair value. The fair value of fixed-rate loans is estimated based on discounted contractual cash flows, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers with similar credit quality. The fair value of impaired loans is estimated based on discounted contractual cash flows or underlying collateral values, where applicable. The carrying amounts of loans held for sale approximate fair value.

Deposits: The carrying amount of demand deposits, savings deposits, and variable-rate certificates of deposit approximates fair value. The fair value of fixed-rate certificates of deposit is estimated

 

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NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)

 

based on discounted contractual cash flows using interest rates currently being offered for certificates of similar maturities.

Repurchase Agreements and Other Borrowings: The carrying amount of variable rate borrowings and securities sold under repurchase agreements approximate fair value. The fair value of fixed rate other borrowings are estimated based on discounted contractual cash flows using the current incremental borrowing rates for similar type borrowing arrangements.

Accrued Interest: The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximates their fair value.

Off-Balance Sheet Instruments: The carrying amount of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit approximates fair value. The carrying amount of the off-balance sheet financial instruments is based on fees charged to enter into such agreements.

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments were as follows:

 

     December 31, 2006    December 31, 2005
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Financial assets:

           

Cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in banks and federal funds sold

   $ 24,379,553    $ 24,379,553    $ 25,938,704    $ 25,938,704

Securities available for sale

     84,379,359      84,379,359      70,348,924      70,348,924

Securities held to maturity

     4,328,339      4,263,163      295,785      297,166

Restricted equity securities

     2,369,651      2,369,651      2,057,451      2,057,451

Loans held for sale

     666,066      666,066      822,000      822,000

Loans, net

     556,416,410      552,234,501      513,142,027      506,487,383

Accrued interest receivable

     6,777,823      6,777,823      5,098,800      5,098,800

Financial liabilities:

           

Deposits

     594,873,414      594,016,234      545,247,129      545,100,934

Other borrowings

     24,221,682      24,100,000      19,988,352      19,900,000

Accrued interest payable

     3,141,554      3,141,554      2,061,602      2,061,602

NOTE 14. SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has two reportable segments: commercial banking and mortgage loan origination. The commercial banking segment provides traditional banking services offered through the Bank. The mortgage loan origination segment provides mortgage loan origination services offered through First Metro.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performance based on profit and loss from operations before income taxes not including nonrecurring gains and losses.

 

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NOTE 14. SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

 

The Company accounts for intersegment revenues and expenses as if the revenue/expense transactions were to third parties, that is, at current market prices.

The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment has different types and levels of credit and interest rate risk.

 

     INDUSTRY SEGMENTS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2006

   Commercial
Banking
   Mortgage     All Other     Eliminations     Total

Interest income

   $ 48,369,210    $ 16,857     $ —       $ (74,373 )   $ 48,311,694

Interest expense

     20,515,325      57,516       —         (74,373 )     20,498,468

Net interest income (expense)

     27,853,885      (40,659 )     —         —         27,813,226

Intersegment net interest income (expense)

     40,659      (40,659 )     —         —         —  

Other revenue from external sources

     2,604,371      703,566       12,600       —         3,320,537

Intersegment other revenues (expenses)

     24,840      (24,840 )     —         —         —  

Depreciation

     592,515      1,209       7,662       —         601,386

Provision for loan losses

     476,860      —         —         —         476,860

Segment profit

     20,258,542      (179,419 )     (60,748 )     —         20,018,375

Segment assets

     695,051,272      1,583,299       1,130,481       (3,454,236 )     694,310,816

Expenditures for premises and equipment

     1,495,921      —         —         —         1,495,921

 

     INDUSTRY SEGMENTS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2005

   Commercial
Banking
   Mortgage     All Other     Eliminations     Total

Interest income

   $ 36,683,561    $ 14,988     $ —       $ (96,998 )   $ 36,601,551

Interest expense

     13,873,665      82,010       —         (96,998 )     13,858,677

Net interest income (expense)

     22,809,896      (67,022 )     —         —         22,742,874

Intersegment net interest income (expense)

     67,022      (67,022 )     —         —         —  

Other revenue from external sources

     2,919,102      1,051,195       12,600       —         3,982,897

Intersegment other revenues (expenses)

     24,840      (24,840 )     —         —         —  

Depreciation

     567,191      2,264       9,079       —         578,534

Provision for loan losses

     546,150      —         —         —         546,150

Segment profit

     16,124,988      (72,830 )     (111,637 )     —         15,940,521

Segment assets

     631,874,962      1,856,742       916,963       (3,615,370 )     631,033,297

Expenditures for premises and equipment

     520,995      1,554       —         —         522,549

 

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NOTE 14. SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

 

 

     INDUSTRY SEGMENTS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

   Commercial
Banking
   Mortgage     All Other     Eliminations     Total

Interest income

   $ 28,741,394    $ 15,108     $ —       $ (71,466 )   $ 28,685,036

Interest expense

     10,036,620      56,358       —         (71,466 )     10,021,512

Net interest income (expense)

     18,704,774      (41,250 )     —         —         18,663,524

Intersegment net interest income (expense)

     41,250      (41,250 )     —         —         —  

Other revenue from external sources

     3,136,344      1,173,436       12,600       —         4,322,380

Intersegment other revenues (expenses)

     58,840      (58,840 )     —         —         —  

Depreciation

     536,244      2,475       9,081       —         547,800

Provision for loan losses

     443,000      —         —         —         443,000

Segment profit

     13,029,496      42,789       (77,854 )     —         12,994,431

Segment assets

     571,402,974      1,684,930       962,259       (3,521,840 )     570,528,323

Expenditures for premises and equipment

     546,086      —         —         —         546,086

NOTE 15. PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following information presents the condensed balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, statements of income, and cash flows for Henry County Bancshares, Inc. for the periods ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,
     2006    2005

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 953,558    $ 709,534

Investment in subsidiaries

     70,128,586      61,875,904

Premises and equipment

     153,426      161,089

Other assets

     23,497      46,340
             

Total assets

   $ 71,259,067    $ 62,792,867
             

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

     

Other liabilities

   $ 60,470    $ 45,000

Stockholders’ equity

     71,198,597      62,747,867
             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 71,259,067    $ 62,792,867
             

 

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NOTE 15. PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  

Income

      

Dividends from bank subsidiary

   $ 4,434,044     $ 3,504,325     $ 2,936,007  

Rental income

     12,600       12,600       12,600  
                        
     4,446,644       3,516,925       2,948,607  
                        

Expense

      

Salaries and employee benefits

     —         —         16,667  

Depreciation

     7,662       9,079       9,081  

Other expenses

     65,686       115,158       64,706  
                        

Total expenses

     73,348       124,237       90,454  
                        

Income before income tax benefits and equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries

     4,373,296       3,392,688       2,858,153  

Income tax benefits

     (23,497 )     (46,340 )     (30,113 )
                        

Income before undistributed income of subsidiaries

     4,396,793       3,439,028       2,888,266  

Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries

     8,012,499       6,836,894       5,494,898  
                        

Net income

   $ 12,409,292     $ 10,275,922     $ 8,383,164  
                        

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 15. PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      

Net income

   $ 12,409,292     $ 10,275,922     $ 8,383,164  

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

      

Depreciation

     7,662       9,079       9,081  

Undistributed income of subsidiaries

     (8,012,499 )     (6,836,894 )     (5,494,898 )

Net other operating activities

     38,313       3,773       49,751  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     4,442,768       3,451,880       2,947,098  
                        

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Dividends paid

     (4,434,044 )     (3,504,324 )     (2,936,007 )

Reissuance of treasury stock

     235,300       —         —    

Purchase of treasury stock

     —         —         (172,198 )
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (4,198,744 )     (3,504,324 )     (3,108,205 )
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     244,024       (52,444 )     (161,107 )

Cash at beginning of year

     709,534       761,978       923,085  
                        

Cash at end of year

   $ 953,558     $ 709,534     $ 761,978  
                        

 

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APPENDIX C

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

Authorization of the Audit Committee

The Board of Directors of The First State Bank has established the Audit Committee of the Board to carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Audit Committee under applicable securities laws and rules and regulations and to further assist the Board in monitoring (1) the integrity of the financial statements of the Company, (2) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and the independent auditors.

Members of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee shall be comprised of at least three and no more than five directors. Each member of the Audit Committee must be financially literate. If the Audit Committee has a “Financial Expert” as defined by Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it will be so designated.

The members of the Audit Committee shall be elected by the Board. A director that serves on the audit committees of more than three public companies (including the Company) may serve on the Audit Committee only if the Board affirmatively determines that the director is able to effectively serve on the Audit Committee.

Each member of the Audit Committee shall attend at least one continuing education course or seminar per year regarding current accounting, auditing, and financial reporting developments and current business and industry issues.

All members of the Audit Committee shall be independent of the management of the Company and free of any relationship that, in the judgment of the Board, would interfere with their exercise of independent judgment as Audit Committee members.

No Audit Committee member shall have an interest in the Company that would have a material adverse effect on his or her ability to act on behalf of all the shareholders of the Company.

If there is any basis for believing an Audit Committee member is not independent, the facts and circumstances should be reported to the General Counsel of the Company and the Board, and no action should be taken until the Board, or the Nominating/Governance Committee thereof, has determined that the Audit Committee member is truly independent.


No Audit Committee member may vote on any matter in which he or she, directly or indirectly, has a conflict of interest.

Responsibilities of the Audit Committee

Scope of Responsibility

The Audit Committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment and dismissal, compensation, and oversight of the Company’s independent auditors, and may not delegate any of such responsibilities to others. The Audit Committee shall assist the Board in its oversight of (1) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, (2) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and the Company’s independent auditors. The Audit Committee shall also prepare the report of the Audit Committee to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

The Audit Committee shall assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by (1) reviewing the Company’s financial information that will be provided to its shareholders and to analysts, (2) working with management to establish, subject to the approval of the Board, the systems of internal controls, (3) reviewing the systems of internal controls and reports of variance from those controls, (4) reviewing all audit processes and results of internal audits, and (5) reviewing the Company’s accounting, reporting and financial practices.

The responsibilities of a member of the Audit Committee are in addition to his or her responsibilities as a member of the Board. Each member of the Audit Committee will be compensated separately for his or her service on the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall direct the Company’s General Counsel to prepare or obtain from the Company’s outside counsel a memorandum on a regular basis setting forth the standards applicable to the members of the Audit Committee under applicable laws and regulations.

The Audit Committee does not prepare financial statements on behalf of the Company or perform the Company’s audits, and its members are not the Company’s auditors and do not certify the Company’s financial statements. These functions are performed by the Company’s management and independent auditors.

In addition to the matters set forth herein, the Audit Committee shall perform such other functions as are required by law, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or the Board.


Responsibilities and Duties

The Audit Committee:

 

   

shall meet at the request of the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Chief Financial Officer or the independent auditor is authorized to contact any member of the Audit Committee and shall meet at least once every quarter in regular session, or more frequently as circumstances dictate;

 

   

shall meet with the Chief Financial Officer separately at such times as it chooses to review the accounts of the Company;

 

   

shall meet with the independent auditors separately at periodic intervals;

 

   

shall recommend to the Board whether the audited financial statements should be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K;

 

   

may conduct or authorize investigations into any matters within its scope of responsibilities;

 

   

may take any other action permitted by applicable laws, rules, and regulations necessary to accomplish any action authorized by this Charter or to further the goals of the Audit Committee as set forth in this Charter; and

 

   

shall report its actions and budget to the Board.

All meetings of the Audit Committee required by this Charter shall be held without any other members of the Board present. Portions of all meetings with external accountants and internal audit officers shall be held without any other members of management present. Meetings may be held in person or by telephonic means at the discretion of the chair of the Audit Committee.

Assistance from Others

The Audit Committee may request reports from the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer. The Audit Committee may retain (and determine the funding for) experts to advise or assist it, including outside counsel, accountants, financial analysts or others, and the Company shall provide sufficient funding thereof.


APPENDIX D

HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER

This charter is to establish the Henry County Bancshares, Inc. policy and guidelines for the nominating committee of the Board of Directors. The nominating committee is to be guided by the following principles:

 

1. The nominating committee will be appointed annually by the Chairman of the Board of directors and that appointment will be made during a regular or called meeting of the directors.

 

2. The nominating committee will consist of a minimum of three outside directors. The nominating committee may solicit information from the CEO or any other inside director, but neither the CEO nor any inside director may serve on the nominating committee.

 

3. The nominating committee will ensure that any nominees for re-election or first election to the board of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. are qualified to serve under the appropriate rules and regulations that govern directors.

 

4. The nominating committee must ensure that any nominee has agreed to serve as a director and in agreeing to serve will commit to following the Henry County Bancshares, Inc. directors’ code of ethics and all governance policies.

 

5. The nominating committee will make its report to the Board in a timely manner, but in any event in time for the proposed slate of candidates to be placed on the elections ballot to be included with the annual proxy statement.


PROXY SOLICITED FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF

HENRY COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

TO BE HELD ON APRIL 10, 2007

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints David H. Gill and William C. Strom, Jr., and each of them, his or her true and lawful agents and proxies with full power of substitution in each, to represent and vote, as indicated below, all of the shares of common stock of Henry County Bancshares, Inc. that the undersigned would be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at 4806 N. Henry Boulevard, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281, on April 10, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. local time, and at any adjournment, upon the matters described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, receipt of which is acknowledged. These proxies are directed to vote on the matters described in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement as follows:

This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted: (i) “FOR” Proposal No. 1 to elect the eleven identified directors to serve on the Board of Directors each for a one year term, and (ii) “FOR” approval of the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

1. PROPOSAL to elect the eleven identified directors to serve for a one year term.

 

Paul J. Cates, Jr.    Edwin C. Kelley, Jr.    Ronald M. Turpin
H. K. Elliott, Jr.    Mary Lynn E. Lambert    James C. Waggoner
G. R. Foster, III    Robert O. Linch    Phillip H. Cook
David H. Gill    William C. Strom, Jr.   

 

¨  

FOR all nominees listed

(except as marked to the contrary)

  ¨   

WITHHOLD AUTHORITY

to vote for all nominees

INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write that nominees’ name(s) in the space provided below.

 


2. PROPOSAL to approve the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

 

¨   FOR   ¨    AGAINST   ¨    ABSTAIN

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY

 

Dated:                         , 2007
   
Signature of Shareholder
   
Please print name
   
Signature of Shareholder
   
Please print name

Please sign exactly as name or names appear on your stock certificate. Where more than one owner is shown on your stock certificate, each owner should sign. Persons signing in a fiduciary or representative capacity shall give full title. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.