10-K 1 form10k2005withexhibits.htm SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION 10-K FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 12/31/2005 Security Capital Corporation 10-K for the period ending 12/31/2005

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

                   [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

or

       [   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to __________

            Commission file number: 000-50224

SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

MISSISSIPPI
64-0681198
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
295 Highway 6 West/P. O. Box 690, Batesville, Mississippi
38606
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's Telephone Number:
(662) 563-9311

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

 
Name of Each Exchange on
Title of Each Class
Which Registered
 
 
None
None

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

 
Name of Each Exchange on
Title of Each Class
Which Registered
 
 
Common Stock, $5 par value
None


 



Indicated by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

YES [X] NO [ ]

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

YES [X] NO [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

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

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ]    Non-accelerated filer [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
 
Yes [ ] No [ X ]  

Based on the stockholders of record on December 31, 2005, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant was $79.9 million.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                    Class                     Outstanding at December 31, 2005

             Common stock ($5.00 par value)                     2,611,820 Shares


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the following documents are incorporated by reference into Parts III of the Form 10-K report: Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2006.





CROSS REFERENCE INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
Page
PART I
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1
Business
2
Item 2
Properties
13
Item 3
Legal Proceedings
17
Item 4
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
17
 
 
 
PART II
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5
Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
18
Item 6
Selected Financial Data
18
Item 7
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
20
Item 7A
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
42
Item 8
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
43
Item 9
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
76
Item 9A
Controls and Procedures
76
Item 9B
Other Information
76
 
 
 
PART III
 
 
 
 
 
Item 10
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
76
Item 11
Executive Compensation
77
Item 12
Security Ownership of Management and Related Stockholder Matters
77
Item 13
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
77
Item 14
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
77
 
 
 
Part IV
 
 
 
 
 
Item 15
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
78
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* Information called for by Part III (Items 10 through 14) is incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2006.








PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General Development and Structure of Business

Security Capital Corporation is a one-bank holding company and has two subsidiaries, First Security Bank and Batesville Security Building Corporation.

As a bank holding company, Security Capital Corporation engages in the business of banking through its sole banking subsidiary and may engage in certain non-banking activities closely related to banking and may own certain other business corporations that are not banks, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Security Capital Corporation is not currently engaging in non-bank activities, and does not own any business corporations except for Batesville Security Building Corporation and has no current plans to engage in non-bank activities or own any other business corporations.

Security Capital Corporation was incorporated on September 16, 1982 for the purpose of acquiring First Security Bank and serving as a one-bank holding company.

First Security Bank was originally chartered under the laws of the State of Mississippi on October 25, 1951.

Batesville Security Building Corporation, the nonbank subsidiary, was chartered under the laws of the State of Mississippi on June 23, 1971, for the purpose of acquiring real estate; to hold, improve, develop, operate, manage, mortgage, sell, exchange and lease and to generally deal and manage real estate and personal property. Batesville Security Building Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Security Capital Corporation which has been inactive in the past years but in 2004 reactivated its operations by investing in new leasehold improvements.

Security Capital Corporation’s home or principal office is located at 295 Highway 6 West, Batesville, Mississippi, 38606. The telephone of the home or principal office is (662) 563-9311. First Security Bank's website is www.firstsecuritybk.com 

Operations

Security Capital Corporation, through First Security Bank, engages in a wide range of banking activities, including accepting demand deposits, accepting savings and time deposit accounts, making secured and unsecured loans to corporations, individuals and others, issuing credit cards, issuing and processing ATM cards and debit cards, issuing commercial and standby letters of credit, originating mortgage loans, and providing personal and corporate trust services.

Security Capital Corporation’s lending services include commercial, real estate, installment, credit card loans, merchant accounts receivable loans, student loans, and agricultural loans. Revenues from Security Capital Corporation’s Lending activities constitute the largest component of Security Capital Corporation’s operating revenues.

At December 31, 2005, the loan portfolio totaled $297,945 constituting 78.1% of the earning assets of $381,794. Security Capital Corporation’s loan personnel have the authority to extend credit under guidelines established and approved by the Board of Directors. Any aggregate credit which exceeds the authority of the loan officer or a combination of several authority limits is forwarded to the Loan Committee for approval. The Loan Committee is comprised of various Bank Directors, including the Chairman.



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Security Capital Corporation’s primary lending areas are the counties of Desoto, Panola, Quitman and Tunica in the State of Mississippi. Security Capital Corporation may extend credit to borrowers out of the primary lending area but on a limited basis in which the risk is low and/or a relationship may exist with the borrower and an industry or a development in the primary lending area.

The following tables provide demographic information for Desoto, Panola, Quitman and Tunica counties, and for the State of Mississippi:

 
 
POPULATION
 
 
 
2000
 
 
1990
 
 
1980
 
 
1970
 
 
DeSoto
 
 
107,199
 
 
67,910
 
 
53,930
 
 
35,885
 
 
Panola
 
 
34,274
 
 
29,996
 
 
28,164
 
 
26,829
 
 
Quitman
 
 
10,117
 
 
10,490
 
 
12,636
 
 
15,888
 
 
Tunica
 
 
9,277
 
 
8,164
 
 
9,652
 
 
11,854
 
 
Mississippi
 
 
2,844,658
 
 
2,573,216
 
 
2,520,698
 
 
2,216,994
 
         

SOURCE: Center for Population Studies, University of Mississippi

 
 
PER CAPITA INCOME
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 
 
DeSoto
 
 
$28,713
 
 
$28,251
 
 
$27,679
 
 
$26,070
 
 
$24,537
 
 
Panola
 
 
19,173
 
 
18,331
 
 
18,238
 
 
17,186
 
 
16,242
 
 
Quitman
 
 
17,933
 
 
15,256
 
 
16,820
 
 
14,717
 
 
14,568
 
 
Tunica
 
 
19,325
 
 
16,823
 
 
18,444
 
 
17,327
 
 
17,335
 
 
Mississippi
 
 
23,466
 
 
22,511
 
 
21,950
 
 
21,005
 
 
20,053
 
 
SOURCE: United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
 

 
 
MEDIAN AGE
 
 
 
2000
 
 
1990
 
 
DeSoto
 
 
33.7
 
 
31.5
 
 
Panola
 
 
33.0
 
 
30.1
 
 
Quitman
 
 
31.8
 
 
30.1
 
 
Tunica
 
 
30.6
 
 
25.3
 
 
SOURCE: Center for Population Studies, University of Mississippi
 





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Panola County and Quitman County are rural areas, in which agriculture and industry play a big part in the economy. Desoto County and Tunica County have a different economic structure. The growth and composition of Desoto County has been dictated, primarily, by the outflow from Memphis, Tennessee, seeking residential living developments as well as locations for retail businesses and other commercial developments outside the Memphis city limits. Tunica County’s economy is dependent on the gaming industry to provide employment and to provide resources for the operation of the county. The numerous casinos in the Tunica area employ residents from the surrounding counties and residents from the States of Tennessee and Arkansas.

Security Capital Corporation has in the past and intends to continue to make most types of real estate loans including but not limited to single and multi-family housing, farm loans, residential and commercial construction loans and loans for commercial real estate.


Major classifications of loans were as follows:

 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
 
$
30,826
 
$
28,077
 
Real estate - construction and development
 
 
86,404
 
 
49,189
 
Real estate - mortgage
 
 
149,602
 
 
124,911
 
Installment loans to individuals
 
 
28,833
 
 
29,898
 
Other
 
 
2,280
 
 
2,328
 
 
 
 
297,945
 
 
234,403
 
Less allowance for loan losses
 
 
(3,899
)
 
(3,598
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
294,046
 
$
230,805
 

The success of the loan portfolio is not dependent on a single borrower or group of borrowers. The large loans of the loan portfolio are defined as those loans with a balance of $369,000 and over. As of December 31, 2005, the loan portfolio totals $297.9 million of which the large lines total $123 million representing 103 borrowers.
 
Security Capital Corporation provides a wide range of personal and corporate trust and trust-related services which includes serving as executor of estates, as trustee under testamentary and inter vivos trusts and various pension and other employee benefit plans, as guardian of the estates of minors and incompetents, as escrow agent under various agreements, as transfer agent and paying agent of registered bond issues, and as custodian for assets invested. In addition, the Trust Department of First Security Bank offers a variety of investment tools which includes a money management and financial planning program that uses the skills and abilities of a Certified Financial Planner and a Certified Retirement Services Professional among other specialists who are within the employment of First Security Bank and the Trust Department.



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In 1998, Security Capital Corporation began an expansion to new market areas for the banking operation of First Security Bank. In October of 1998, First Security Banking locations at Como, Mississippi, and Crenshaw, Mississippi, were purchased from First Tennessee Bank. In July of 1999, Planters Bank in Tunica was purchased from First Tennessee Bank. In December of 1995, a loan production office opened in Desoto County in the city of Olive Branch. In June of 1997, the loan production office extended to a full service bank branch but with a small facility and a small staff. In October of 2001, First Security Bank’s operation in Olive Branch moved to a newly constructed building with features of four drive-thru lanes and a total square footage of 7,000 to accommodate the projected growth in that area. In January 2001, a loan production office officially opened in Desoto County in the city of Hernando. On July 1, 2002, the operation in Hernando moved from a loan production facility to a newly constructed building, a sister to the Olive Branch building, providing full banking services. In August of 2003, a branch was opened in the town of Pope. In 2005, First Security Bank continued its expansion in the Desoto County area with the opening of a new branch in Southaven. By the close of 2005, construction had begun on a new facility for the banking operation at Robinsonville. The larger facility being built will meet the needs of the staff and the level of customer of activity. Construction, also, began in the last quarter of 2005 on a facility that will provide banking services at a new location on Goodman Road to further the banking operation in Desoto County. The Security Capital Corporation has offered ATM services for numerous years and began in 1995 “running” its own ATMs. Today, First Security Bank provides ATM services at twenty-four locations, sixteen of which are not located on bank property. First Security Bank, also, provides the customer with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, access to their account balances and activity through a telephone banking product called First Line. Initiated in October of 2002, First Security Bank offered internet banking, called First Teller, to accommodate those customers desiring through technology to review their account’s activity and images of the activity, if applicable, and pay their bills from anywhere in the world.

Employees

On December 31, 2005, First Security Bank had 182 full-time equivalent employees.

Supervision and Regulation

Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank are subject to state and federal banking laws and regulations which impose specific requirements or restrictions on and provide for general regulatory oversight with respect to virtually all aspects of operations. These laws and regulations are generally intended to protect depositors, not shareholders. To the extent that the following summary describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory and regulatory provisions. Any change in applicable laws or regulations may have a material effect on the business and prospects of Security Capital Corporation. Beginning with the enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA") and following with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA") and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the "Financial Services Modernization Act"), numerous additional regulatory requirements have been placed on the banking industry in the past several years, and additional changes have been proposed. The operations of Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank may be affected by legislative changes and the policies of various regulatory authorities. Security Capital Corporation is unable to predict the nature or the extent of the effect on its business and earnings that fiscal or monetary policies, economic control, or new federal or state legislation may have in the future.

Security Capital Corporation is a bank holding company within the meaning of the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the "BHCA").

The BHCA: Under the BHCA, Security Capital Corporation is subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve and is required to file periodic reports of its operations and such additional information as the Federal Reserve may require. Security Capital Corporation's and First Security Bank's activities are limited to banking, managing or controlling banks, furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries, and engaging in other activities that the Federal Reserve determines to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto.

Investments, Control, and Activities: With certain limited exceptions, the BHCA requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before (i) acquiring substantially all the assets of any bank, (ii) acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if after such acquisition it would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank (unless it already owns or controls the majority of such shares), or (iii) merging or consolidating with another bank holding company.



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In addition, and subject to certain exceptions, the BHCA and the Change in Bank Control Act, together with regulations thereunder, require Federal Reserve approval (or, depending on the circumstances, no notice of disapproval) prior to any person or company acquiring "control" of a bank holding company, such as Security Capital Corporation. Control is conclusively presumed to exist if an individual or company acquires 25% or more of any class of voting securities of the bank holding company. Control is rebuttably presumed to exist if a person acquires 10% or more but less than 25% of any class of voting securities and either Security Capital Corporation has registered securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or no other person owns a greater percentage of that class of voting securities immediately after the transaction. The regulations provide a procedure for challenge of the rebuttable control presumption.

Under the BHCA, a bank holding company is generally prohibited from engaging in, or acquiring direct or indirect control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company engaged in nonbanking activities, unless the Federal Reserve Board, by order or regulation, has found those activities to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto. Some of the activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined by regulation to be proper incidents to the business of a bank holding company include making or servicing loans and certain types of leases, engaging in certain insurance and discount brokerage activities, performing certain data processing services, acting in certain circumstances as a fiduciary or investment or financial adviser, owning savings associations, and making investments in certain corporations or projects designed primarily to promote community welfare.

The Federal Reserve Board has imposed certain capital requirements on bank holding companies under the BHCA, including a minimum leverage ratio and a minimum ratio of "qualifying" capital to risk-weighted assets. These requirements are described below under "Capital Regulations." Subject to its capital requirements and certain other restrictions, Security Capital Corporation may borrow money to make a capital contribution to First Security Bank, and such loans may be repaid from dividends paid from First Security Bank to Security Capital Corporation (although the ability of First Security Bank to pay dividends is subject to regulatory restrictions as described below in "Dividends" under Item 5). Security Capital Corporation is also able to raise capital for contribution to First Security Bank by issuing securities without having to receive regulatory approval, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws.

Source of Strength and Cross-Guarantee: In accordance with Federal Reserve Board policy, Security Capital Corporation is expected to act as a source of financial strength to First Security Bank and to commit resources to support First Security Bank in circumstances in which Security Capital Corporation might not otherwise do so. Under the BHCA, the Federal Reserve Board may require a bank holding company to terminate any activity or relinquish control of a nonbank subsidiary (other than a nonbank subsidiary of a bank) upon the Federal Reserve Board's determination that such activity or control constitutes a serious risk to the financial soundness or stability of any subsidiary depository institution of the bank holding company. Further, federal bank regulatory authorities have additional discretion to require a bank holding company to divest itself of any bank or nonbank subsidiary if the agency determines that divestiture may aid the depository institution's financial condition.

State and FDIC Regulation: First Security Bank is subject to regulation and periodic examinations by the FDIC and the State of Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. These regulatory authorities examine such areas as reserves, loan and investment quality, management policies, procedures and practices and other aspects of operations. These examinations are designed for the protection of the Banks' depositors, rather than their stockholders. In addition to these regular examinations, the Company and the Banks must furnish periodic reports to their respective regulatory authorities containing a full and accurate statement of their affairs.

FDICIA: All insured institutions must undergo regular on-site examinations by their appropriate banking agency. The cost of examinations of insured depository institutions and any affiliates may be assessed by the appropriate agency against each institution or affiliate as it deems necessary or appropriate. Insured institutions are required to submit annual reports to the FDIC and the appropriate agency (and state supervisor when applicable). FDICIA also directs the FDIC to develop with other appropriate agencies a method for insured depository institutions to provide supplemental disclosure of the estimated fair market value of assets and liabilities, to the extent feasible and practicable, in any balance sheet, financial statement, report of condition, or any other report of any insured depository institution. FDICIA also requires the federal banking regulatory agencies to prescribe, by regulation, standards for all insured depository institutions and depository institution holding companies relating, among other things, to: (i) internal controls, information systems, and audit systems; (ii) loan documentation; (iii) credit underwriting; (iv) interest rate risk exposure; and (v) asset quality.



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FDICIA contains a "prompt corrective action" section intended to resolve problem institutions at the least possible long-term cost to the deposit insurance funds. Pursuant to this section, the federal banking agencies are required to prescribe a leverage limit and a risk-based capital requirement indicating levels at which institutions will be deemed to be "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized" and "critically undercapitalized." In the case of a depository institution that is "critically undercapitalized" (a term defined to include institutions which still have positive net worth), the federal banking regulators are generally required to appoint a conservator or receiver.

Deposit Insurance: The FDIC establishes rates for the payment of premiums by federally insured banks and thrifts for deposit insurance. A separate Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") and Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") are maintained for commercial banks and thrifts, respectively, with insurance premiums from the industry used to offset losses from insurance payouts when banks and thrifts fail. Since 1993, insured depository institutions like First Security Bank have paid for deposit insurance under a risk-based premium system.

Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders: First Security Bank is subject to Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act, which places limits on the amount of loans to, and certain other transactions with, affiliates, as well as on the amount of advances to third parties collateralized by the securities or obligations of affiliates. The aggregate of all covered transactions is limited in amount, as to any one affiliate, to 10% of the Bank's capital and surplus and, as to all affiliates combined, to 20% of the Bank's capital and surplus. Furthermore, within the foregoing limitations as to amount, each covered transaction must meet specified collateral requirements.

First Security Bank is also subject to Section 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, which prohibits an institution from engaging in certain transactions with affiliates unless the transactions are on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable to such institution, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with nonaffiliated companies. First Security Bank is subject to certain restrictions on extensions of credit to executive officers, directors, certain principal shareholders, and their related interests. Such extensions of credit (i) must be made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with third parties and (ii) must not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.

Community Reinvestment Act: The Community Reinvestment Act requires that, in connection with examinations of financial institutions within their respective jurisdictions, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the OCC, or the Office of Thrift Supervision shall evaluate the record of the financial institutions in meeting the credit needs of their local communities, including low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of those institutions. These factors are also considered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions, and applications to open a branch or facility.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), which became law on July 30, 2002, added new legal requirements for all publicly-held companies affecting corporate governance, accounting and corporate reporting. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been delegated the task of enacting rules to implement various provisions, and the Company is required to comply with such rules to the extent they are applicable to the Company. In addition, each of the national stock exchanges has developed new corporate governance rules, including rules strengthening director independence requirements for boards, the adoption of corporate governance codes, and charters for the nominating and audit committees.



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Other Regulations: Interest and certain other charges collected or contracted for by First Security Bank are subject to state usury laws and certain federal laws concerning interest rates. First Security Bank's loan operations are subject to certain federal laws applicable to credit transactions, such as the federal Truth-In-Lending Act, governing disclosures of credit terms to consumer borrowers; the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, requiring financial institutions to provide information to enable the public and public officials to determine whether a financial institution is fulfilling its obligation to help meet the housing needs of the community it serves; the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of creed or other prohibited factors in extending credit; the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1978, governing the use and provision of information to credit reporting agencies; the Fair Debt Collection Act, concerning the manner in which consumer debts may be collected by collection agencies; and the rules and regulations of the various federal agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing such federal laws. The deposit operations of First Security Bank also are subject to the Right to Financial Privacy Act, which imposes a duty to maintain confidentiality of consumer financial records and prescribes procedures for complying with administrative subpoenas of financial records, and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E issued by the Federal Reserve Board to implement that Act, which governs automatic deposits to and withdrawals from deposit accounts and customers' rights and liabilities arising from the use of automated teller machines and other electronic banking services.


Enforcement Powers: FIRREA expanded and increased civil and criminal penalties available for use by the federal regulatory agencies against depository institutions and certain "institution-affiliated parties" (primarily including management, employees, and agents of a financial institution, independent contractors such as attorneys and accountants, and others who participate in the conduct of the financial institution's affairs). These practices can include the failure of an institution to timely file required reports; the filing of false or misleading information; or the submission of inaccurate reports. Civil penalties may be as high as $1,000,000 a day for such violations. Criminal penalties for some financial institution crimes have been increased to twenty years. In addition, regulators are provided with greater flexibility to commence enforcement actions against institutions and institution-affiliated parties. Possible enforcement actions include the termination of deposit insurance. Furthermore, FIRREA expanded the appropriate banking agencies' power to issue cease and desist orders that may, among other things, require affirmative action to correct any harm resulting from a violation or practice, including restitution, reimbursement, indemnifications, or guarantees against loss. A financial institution may also be ordered to restrict its growth, dispose of certain assets, rescind agreements or contracts, or take other actions as determined by the ordering agency to be appropriate.

Effect of Governmental Monetary Policies: The earnings of First Security Bank are affected by domestic economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States government and its agencies. The Federal Reserve Board's monetary policies have had, and are likely to continue to have, an important impact on the operating results of commercial banks through its power to implement national monetary policy in order, among other things, to curb inflation or combat a recession. The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board have major effects upon the levels of bank loans, investments, and deposits through its open market operations in United States government securities and through its regulation of the discount rate on borrowings of member banks and the reserve requirements against member bank deposits. It is not possible to predict the nature or impact of future changes in monetary and fiscal policies.

Financial Services Modernization Act: On November 12, 1999, President Clinton signed into law the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the "Financial Services Modernization Act"). The Financial Services Modernization Act repeals the two affiliation provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act: Section 20, which restricted the affiliation of Federal Reserve Member Banks with firms "engaged principally" in specified securities activities; and Section 32, which restricts officer, director, or employee interlocks between a member bank and any company or person "primarily engaged" in specified securities activities. In addition, the Financial Services Modernization Act also contains provisions that expressly preempt any state law restricting the establishment of financial affiliations, primarily related to insurance. The general effect of the law is to establish a comprehensive framework to permit affiliations among commercial banks, insurance companies, securities firms, and other financial service providers by revising and expanding the BHCA framework to permit a holding company system to engage in a full range of financial activities through a new entity known as a Financial Holding Company. "Financial activities" is broadly defined to include not only banking, insurance, and securities activities, but also merchant banking and additional activities that the Federal Reserve, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines to be financial in nature, incidental to such financial activities, or complementary activities that do not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally.
 
Generally, the Financial Services Modernization Act:



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Repeals historical restrictions on, and eliminates many federal and state law barriers to, affiliations among banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial service providers;

 
Provides a uniform framework for the functional regulation of the activities of banks, savings institutions, and their holding companies;

 
Broadens the activities that may be conducted by national banks, banking subsidiaries of bank holding companies, and their financial subsidiaries;

 
Provides an enhanced framework for protecting the privacy of consumer information;

 
Adopts a number of provisions related to the capitalization, membership, corporate governance, and other measures designed to modernize the Federal Home Loan Bank system;

 
Modifies the laws governing the implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA"); and

 
Addresses a variety of other legal and regulatory issues affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term activities of financial institutions.

In order for a bank holding company to take advantage of the ability to affiliate with other financial services providers, that company must become a "Financial Holding Company" as permitted under an amendment to the BHCA. To become a Financial Holding Company, Security Capital Corporation would file a declaration with the Federal Reserve, electing to engage in activities permissible for Financial Holding Companies and certifying that it is eligible to do so because all of its insured depository institution subsidiaries are well-capitalized and well-managed. In addition, the Federal Reserve must also determine that each insured depository institution subsidiary of Security Capital Corporation has at least a "satisfactory" CRA rating.

The Financial Services Modernization Act also includes a new section of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act governing subsidiaries of state banks that engage in "activities as principal that would only be permissible" for a national bank to conduct in a financial subsidiary. It expressly preserves the ability of a state bank to retain all existing subsidiaries. In order to form a financial subsidiary, a state bank must be well-capitalized, and the state bank would be subject to the same capital deduction, risk management and affiliate transaction rules as applicable to national banks.

Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank do not believe that the Financial Services Modernization Act will have a material adverse effect on operations in the near-term. However, to the extent that it permits banks, securities firms, and insurance companies to affiliate, the financial services industry may experience further consolidation. The Financial Services Modernization Act is intended to grant to community banks certain powers as a matter of right that larger institutions have accumulated on an ad hoc basis. Nevertheless, this act may have the result of increasing the amount of competition that Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank face from larger institutions and other types of companies offering financial products, many of which may have substantially more financial resources than Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank.

Capital. Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank are required to comply with the capital adequacy standards established by the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC. There are two basic measures of capital adequacy for bank holding companies and their banking subsidiaries: a risk-based measure and a leverage measure.

The risk-based capital standards are designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profile among depository institutions and bank holding companies, to account for off-balance sheet exposure, and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets. Assets and off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories, each with appropriate weights. The resulting capital ratios represent capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet items.



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The minimum guideline for the total capital to risk-weighted assets, including certain off-balance sheet items such as standby letters of credit ("total capital ratio") is 8.0 percent. At least half of total capital must be composed of common equity, undivided profits, minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, and a limited amount of cumulative perpetual preferred stock, less goodwill and certain other intangible assets ("Tier 1 capital"). The remainder may consist of subordinated debt, other preferred stock, a limited amount of loan loss reserves, and unrealized gains on equity securities subject to limitations ("Tier 2 capital").


The following table represents the capital ratios for Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank as of December 31, 2005:



 
Corporation
Bank
 
Risk-Based Capital Ratio
Ratio
Ratio
Requirements
Total Capital
14.40
13.80
8
Tier 1 Capital
13.20
12.70
4
Leverage Capital
10.20
9.80
3


Deposit Insurance Assessments: The deposits of First Security Bank are insured by the FDIC up to the limits set forth under applicable law. A majority of the deposits of First Security Bank are subject to the deposit insurance assessments of the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") of the FDIC. However, a portion of First Security Bank's deposits, relating to a savings association acquisition, are subject to assessments imposed by the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") of the FDIC. The FDIC equalized the assessment rates for BIF-insured and SAIF-insured deposits effective January 1, 1997. The assessments imposed on all FDIC deposits for deposit insurance have an effective rate ranging from 0 to 27 basis points per $100 of insured deposits, depending on the institution's capital position and other supervisory factors. Legislation was enacted in 1996 requiring both SAIF-insured and BIF-insured deposits to pay a pro rata portion of the interest due on the obligations issued by the Financing Corporation ("FICO"). Based on the assigned FICO debt service rates, the assessments paid by the Bank during 2005 ranged from 1.44 basis points to 1.34 basis points, per $100 of deposits. The assessments for the first quarter of 2006 will be paid based on an assigned FICO debt service rate of 1.32 basis points.

Competition

The banking business is a highly competitive business. Security Capital Corporation’s market area consists principally of Panola, Quitman, Desoto and Tunica Counties in Mississippi. Security Capital Corporation competes with other financial institutions, as well as insurance companies and various other entities, for deposits and in providing financial services in these counties and the surrounding counties. Security Capital Corporation, as provided by the FDIC Market Share Report of June 30, 2005 (the latest Market Share Report), held 58.03% of the deposit market in Panola County. In Quitman County, this same report reflects Security Capital Corporation holding 20.36% of the deposit market. In Desoto County, an area filled with large regional banks and national banks, Security Capital Corporation held a 5.43% share of the deposit market as of June 30, 2005. Management measures the success of the locations in this area, not only by the growth of the deposits, but by its ability to continue to be competitive and to grow in the loan production area. In Tunica County, Security Capital Corporation held a 39.99% share of the deposit base as of June 30, 2005.

Available Information

The Company maintains an internet website at www.firstsecuritybk.com. The Company, effective in 2005, provided on its website
 the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will in 2006 provide these reports as well as the annual report Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports will be available on the Company’s website as soon as reasonably practical after the reports are filed with the Commission. Information on the Company’s website is not incorporated into this Form 10-K or the Company's other securities filings and is not a part of them. Electronic or paper copies of the reports will be provided, free of charge, upon request by mail, through our website or
in person.


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Statistical Disclosure

The statistical disclosures for the Company are contained in Tables 1 through 16.

Table 1 - Five Year Financial Summary


Table 2 - Average Balances, Interest Earned and Interest Yields


Table 3 - Net Interest Earning Assets


Table 3A - Volume/Rate Analysis


Table 4 - Non-Interest Income and Expense


Table 5 - Loans by Type


Table 6 - Loan Liquidity


Table 7 - Allowance for Loan Losses


Table 8 - Nonperforming Assets


Table 8A - Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses


Table 9 - Securities


Table 10 - Securities Maturity and Repricing Schedule


Table 11 - Securities Weighted Maturity and Tax Equivalent Yield by Classification


Table 12 - Deposit Information


Table 13 - Maturity Ranges of Time Deposits with Balances More Than $100,000


Table 14 - Funding Uses and Sources




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Table 15 - Liquidity; Interest Rate Sensitivity


Table 15A - Changes in Net Interest Income over One Year Horizon


Table 16 - Capital Ratios


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Making or continuing an investment in securities issued by the Company, including the Company’s common stock, involves certain risks that you should carefully consider. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks that may have a material adverse effect on the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties also could adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively affected, the market price for your securities could decline, and you could lose all or a part of your investment. Further, to the extent that any of the information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K constitutes forward-looking statements, the risk factors set forth below also are cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.



The Company may be vulnerable to certain sectors of the economy.

A portion of the Company’s loan portfolio is secured by real estate. If the economy deteriorated and depressed real estate values beyond a certain point, that collateral value of the portfolio and the revenue stream from those loans could come under stress and possibly require additional loan loss accruals. The Company’s ability to dispose of foreclosed real estate at prices above the respective carrying values could also be impinged, causing additional losses.

General economic conditions in the areas where the Company’s operations or loans are concentrated may adversely affect our customers’ ability to meet their obligations.

A sudden or severe downturn in the economy in the geographic markets served by the Company in the state of Mississippi may affect the ability of the Company’s customers to meet loan payments obligations on a timely basis. The local economic conditions in these areas have a significant impact on the Company’s commercial, real estate, and construction loans, the ability of borrowers to repay these loans and the value of the collateral securing such loans. Changes resulting in adverse economic conditions of the Company’s market areas could negatively impact the financial results of the Company’s banking operations and its profitability. Additionally, adverse economic changes may cause customers to withdraw deposit balances, thereby causing a strain on the Company’s liquidity.

The Company is subject to a risk of rapid and significant changes in market interest rates.

The Company’s assets and liabilities are primarily monetary in nature, and as a result the Company is subject to significant risks tied to changes in interest rates. The Company’s ability to operate profitably is largely dependent upon net interest income. Unexpected movement in interest rates markedly changing the slope of the current yield curve could cause the Company’s net interest margins to decrease, subsequently decreasing net interest income. In addition, such changes could adversely affect the valuation of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

At present the Company’s one-year interest rate sensitivity position is effectively neutral, such that a gradual increase in interest rates during the next twelve months should not have a significant impact on net interest income during that period. However, as with most financial institutions, the Company’s results of operations are affected by changes in interest rates and the Company’s ability to manage this risk. The difference between interest rates charged on interest-earning assets and interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities may be affected by changes in market interest rates, changes in relationships between interest rate indices, and/or changes in the relationships between long-term and short-term market interest rates. A change in this difference might result in an increase in interest expense relative to interest income, or a decrease in the Company’s interest rate spread.

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Certain changes in interest rates, inflation, or the financial markets could affect demand for the Company’s products and the Company’s ability to deliver products efficiently.

Loan originations, and potentially loan revenues, could be adversely impacted by sharply rising interest rates. Conversely, sharply falling rates could increase prepayments within the Company’s securities portfolio lowering interest earnings from those investments. An underperforming stock market could reduce brokerage transactions, therefore reducing investment brokerage revenues; in addition, wealth management fees associated with managed securities portfolios could also be adversely affected. An unanticipated increase in inflation could cause the Company’s operating costs related to salaries & benefits, technology, & supplies to increase at a faster pace than revenues.

The fair market value of the Company’s securities portfolio and the investment income from these securities also fluctuate depending on general economic and market conditions. In addition, actual net investment income and/or cash flows from investments that carry prepayment risk, such as mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, may differ from those anticipated at the time of investment as a result of interest rate fluctuations.

Changes in the policies of monetary authorities and other government action could adversely affect the Company’s profitability.

The results of operations of the Company are affected by credit policies of monetary authorities, particularly the Federal Reserve Board. The instruments of monetary policy employed by the Federal Reserve Board include open market operations in U.S. government securities, changes in the discount rate or the federal funds rate on bank borrowings and changes in reserve requirements against bank deposits. In view of changing conditions in the national economy and in the money markets, particularly in light of the continuing threat of terrorist attacks and the current military operations in the Middle East, we cannot predict possible future changes in interest rates, deposit levels, loan demand or the Company’s business and earnings. Furthermore, the actions of the United States government and other governments in responding to such terrorist attacks or the military operations in the Middle East may result in currency fluctuations, exchange controls, market disruption and other adverse effects.
 
Natural disasters could affect the Company’s ability to operate.

The Company’s market areas are susceptible to hurricanes. Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, can disrupt the Company’s operations, result in damage to properties and negatively affect the local economies in which the Company operates.

The Company cannot predict whether or to what extent damage caused by future hurricanes will affect the Company’s operations or the economies in the Company’s market areas, but such weather events could cause a decline in loan originations, a decline in the value or destruction of properties securing the loans and an increase in the risk of delinquencies, foreclosures or loan losses.

Greater loan losses than expected may adversely affect the Company’s earnings.

The Company as lender is exposed to the risk that its customers will be unable to repay their loans in accordance with their terms and that any collateral securing the payment of their loans may not be sufficient to assure repayment. Credit losses are inherent in the business of making loans and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results. The Company’s credit risk with respect to its real estate and construction loan portfolio will relate principally to the creditworthiness of corporations and the value of the real estate serving as security for the repayment of loans. The Company’s credit risk with respect to its commercial and consumer loan portfolio will relate principally to the general creditworthiness of businesses and individuals within the Company’s local markets.
 
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The Company makes various assumptions and judgments about the collectibility of its loan portfolio and provide an allowance for estimated loan losses based on a number of factors. The Company believes that its current allowance for loan losses is adequate. However, if the Company’s assumptions or judgments prove to be incorrect, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover actual loan losses. The Company may have to increase its allowance in the future in response to the request of one of its primary banking regulators, to adjust for changing conditions and assumptions, or as a result of any deterioration in the quality of the Company’s loan portfolio. The actual amount of future provisions for loan losses cannot be determined at this time and may vary from the amounts of past provisions.

The Company’s stock is not listed or traded on the financial markets.

The Company’s stock is neither listed nor traded on any securities exchange and transfer to a non-stockholder is restricted. The Company, through handling a stock sale, provides a market for the stock.

The Company is subject to regulation by various Federal and State entities.

The Company is subject to the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. New regulations issued by these agencies may adversely affect the Company’s ability to carry on its business activities. The Company is subject to various Federal and state laws and certain changes in these laws and regulations may adversely affect the Company’s operations.

The Company is also subject to the accounting rules and regulations of the SEC and the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Changes in accounting rules could adversely affect the reported financial statements or results of operations of the Company and may also require extraordinary efforts or additional costs to implement.

Any of these laws or regulations may be modified or changed from time to time, and the Company cannot be assured that such modifications or changes will not adversely affect the Company.

The Company engages in acquisitions of other businesses from time to time.

On occasion, the Company will engage in acquisitions of other businesses. Acquisitions may result in customer and employee turnover, thus increasing the cost of operating the new businesses. The acquired companies may also have legal contingencies, beyond those that the Company is aware of, that could result in unexpected costs.
 
 
The Company is subject to industry competition which may have an impact upon its success.
 
The profitability of the Company depends on its ability to compete successfully. The Company operate in a highly competitive financial services environment. Certain competitors are larger and may have more resources than the Company does. The Company faces competition in its regional market areas from other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, internet banks, finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, brokerage and investment banking firms, and other financial intermediaries that offer similar services. Some of the Company’s nonbank competitors are not subject to the same extensive regulations that govern the Company or the Bank and may have greater flexibility in competing for business.

Another competitive factor is that the financial services market, including banking services, is undergoing rapid changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The Company’s future success may depend, in part, on its ability to use technology competitively to provide products and services that provide convenience to customers and create additional efficiencies in the Company’s operations.

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Anti-takeover laws and certain agreements and charter provisions may adversely affect share value.
 
Certain provisions of state and federal law and the Company’s articles of incorporation may make it more difficult for someone to acquire control of the Company. Under federal law, subject to certain exemptions, a person, entity, or group must notify the federal banking agencies before acquiring 10% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a bank holding company, including the Company’s shares. Banking agencies review the acquisition to determine if it will result in a change of control. The banking agencies have 60 days to act on the notice, and take into account several factors, including the resources of the acquiror and the antitrust effects of the acquisition.
 
Securities issued by the Company, including the Company’s common stock, are not FDIC insured.
 
Securities issued by the Company, including the Company’s common stock, are not savings or deposit accounts or other obligations of any bank and are not insured by the FDIC, the Bank Insurance Fund, or any other governmental agency or instrumentality, or any private insurer, and are subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Security Capital Corporation makes loans, and most of its assets are located in Panola, Quitman, Desoto, and Tunica Counties in Mississippi. Adverse changes in economic conditions in these areas could hurt Security Capital Corporation's ability to collect loans, could reduce the demand for loans, and could negatively impact performance and financial condition.

 Security Capital Corporation's Profitability Depends on Economic Policies and Factors Beyond Our Control.

Security Capital Corporation’s earnings depend to a great extent on “rate differentials,” which are the differences between interest income that Security Capital Corporation earns on loans and investments and the interest expense paid on deposits and other borrowings. These rates are highly sensitive to many factors which are beyond Security Capital Corporation’s control, including general economic conditions and the policies of various government and regulatory authorities. Changes in interest rate policy by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System affect Security Capital Corporation’s interest income, interest expense and investment portfolio. Also, governmental policies such as the creation of a tax deduction for individual retirement accounts can increase savings and affect the cost of funds. A rapid increase or decrease in interest rates could have an adverse effect on the net interest margin and results of operations of Security Capital Corporation. The nature, timing and effect of any future changes in federal monetary and fiscal policies on Security Capital Corporation and its results of operations are not predictable.
 
There is No Assurance That Security Capital Corporation Will Be Able to Successfully Compete with Others for Business.

The banking business is highly competitive, and the profitability of Security Capital Corporation depends principally upon its ability to compete in the market areas where its banking operations are located. Security Capital Corporation competes with other commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, mortgage companies, finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, brokerage and investment banking firms, asset-based non-bank lenders and certain other non-financial entities, including retail stores which may maintain their own credit programs and certain governmental organizations which may offer more favorable financing than Security Capital Corporation. Many of these competitors have greater financial and other resources than Security Capital Corporation, and certain larger competitors are recent entrants into Security Capital Corporation’s markets.


ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not Applicable 
 
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES


Security Capital Corporation, through First Security Bank, currently operates from its main office in central Batesville and from 12 additional branches in Panola, Quitman, Desoto, and Tunica Counties - all located in Mississippi. Information about these branches is set forth in the table below:

 
Name of Office
Location/Telephone Number
Banking Services Offered
 
 
 
Main Office
295 Highway 6 West;
Loans, Deposits, Cash,
 
Batesville, Mississippi 38606;
Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM,
 
662-563-9311
Trust, Drive-thru.
 
 
 
Express Branch
130 Highway 51 North
Drive-thru, Cash.
 
Batesville, Mississippi 38606;
 
 
662-563-9311
 
 
 
 
Marks Branch
Highway 3 South
Loans, Deposits, Cash,
 
Marks, Mississippi 38646;
Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-326-8053
Drive-thru.
 
 
 
Power Drive Branch
230 Power Drive
Loans, Deposits, ATM
 
Batesville, Mississippi 38606;
Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-563-9311
Cash, Drive-thru
 
 
 
Sardis Branch
201 South Main
Loans, Deposits, Cash
 
Sardis, Mississippi 38666;
Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-487-1661
Drive-thru.
 
 
 
Olive Branch Branch
6659 Highway 305
Loans, Deposits, Cash,
 
Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654;
Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM,
 
662-895-1994
Drive-thru.
 
 
 
Como Branch
227 Main Street
Loans, Deposits, Cash
 
Como, Mississippi 38619
Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-526-5191
Drive-thru.
 
 
 
Crenshaw Branch
729 Broad Street
Loans, Deposits, Cash,
 
Crenshaw, Mississippi
Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-382-5215
Drive-thru.
 
 
 
Tunica Branch
1262 Edwards Street
Loans, Deposits, Drive-
 
Tunica, Mississippi
thru, Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-363-2311
ATM, Cash.
 
 
 
Robinsonville Branch
11490 Old Highway 61
Loans, Deposits, Drive-
 
Robinsonville, Mississippi
thru, Cash, ATM.
 
662-363-5015
 
 
 
 
Hernando Branch
985 Commerce Street
Loans, Deposits, Cash,
 
Hernando, Mississippi
Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-449-4115
ATM, Drive-thru.
 
 
 
Pope Branch
7024 Highway 51
Deposits, Cash, ATM,
 
Pope, Mississippi
Drive-thru.
 
662-578-5650
 
 
 
 
Southaven Branch
3035 Church Road
Loans, Deposits, Cash,
 
Southaven, MS 38672
Safe Deposit Boxes,
 
662-893-3243
ATM, Drive-thru.
 
 
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Trust and Financial Services Branch
220 Power Drive
Investment Planning &
 
Batesville, Mississippi
Management, Personal Trusts,
 
662-563-9311
Corporate Trusts, Pension &
 
 
Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs,
 
 
Paying Agent Accounts.
 
 
 

First Security Bank owns its main office and all of its branch offices, except the Express Branch. The Express Branch is leased for an annual rent of $9,600 under a ground lease agreement that expires in 2007, with an option to renew. The main office facility, originally was occupied in 1973, is used solely by Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank. This facility contains approximately 21,300 square feet and houses the executive offices and the operations department as well as providing the customer area for cash, deposit, safe deposit and loan transactions. The other branch buildings range in size from approximately 600 square feet for the Express Branch to 7,000 square feet for the Hernando, Olive Branch, and Southaven locations.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

First Security Bank is the defendant in a case styled Amy French, individually, and Austin Lenard, a minor, by and through His Next Friend and Mother, Amy French vs. First Security Bank and Joshua Hawkins, Cause No. 2002-327-BB, filed on December 17, 2002, in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Panola County, Mississippi. The case involves an accident that occurred when a First Security Bank employee traveling in his personal vehicle to service an ATM was involved in an automobile accident. The pregnant occupant of the other vehicle gave birth later that day. The claims in the lawsuit are that the mother and child are experiencing permanent and continuing injuries, and the plaintiffs ask for compensatory damages in the amount determined to be fair by the jury. At December 31, 2005, the legal proceedings had not been resolved. However, an analysis by legal counsel anticipates possible awards to the claimants to be within the insurance coverage with no potential loss to the Bank and closure of the case is dependent on forthcoming medical documentation on status of claimants.

From time to time First Security Bank is a defendant in various other lawsuits arising out of the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of this category of claims should not have a material adverse effect on Security Capital Corporation’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.


ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a shareholder vote during the fourth quarter of 2005.


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PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS


Market Value

There is no public trading market for the Common Stock of Security Capital Corporation. The articles and bylaws of Security Capital Corporation give Security Capital Corporation a right of first refusal to acquire shares when a shareholder wishes to sell stock.

Dividends

Security Capital Corporation paid an annual cash dividend of $1.00 per share in 2005, and $.95 per share (split adjusted) in 2004. The primary source of funds for dividends paid by Security Capital Corporation to its shareholders is the dividend income received from First Security Bank. There are certain restrictions on the payment of such dividends imposed by federal and state banking laws, regulations and authorities. Under Mississippi law, the payment of dividends by First Security Bank must be approved by the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. The FDIC also has the authority to regulate the payment of dividends and to prohibit a regulated depository institution from engaging in what, in such agency’s opinion, constitutes an unsafe or unsound practice for conducting business. Depending upon the financial condition of the depository institution, payment of dividends could be deemed to constitute such an unsafe or unsound practice. In addition, a depository institution may not pay a dividend or otherwise make a capital distribution if the payment thereof would cause such institution to fail to satisfy its capital requirements. 

At December 31, 2005, there were 718 stockholders of record of the Company's common stock.


ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Five Year Financial Summary

The following table sets forth certain financial information for Security Capital Corporation on a consolidated historical basis. Such information should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the consolidated financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this report.


Security Capital Corporation
 
Table 1 - Five Year Financial Summary
 
                       
                                 
                          
    12/31/2005     
12/31/2004
   
12/31/2003
   
12/31/2002
   
12/31/2001
 
(Dollars in thousands except per share data and Other Financial Data)
   
Income Statement Data:
                               
Interest Income
   
24,458
   
19,092
   
17,009
   
16,847
   
19,834
 
Interest Expense
   
6,907
   
4,139
   
3,955
   
4,760
   
7,744
 
Net Interest Income
   
17,551
   
14,953
   
13,054
   
12,087
   
12,090
 
Provision for Loan Losses
   
1,440
   
637
   
546
   
672
   
701
 
Net Interest Income After Provision
   
16,111
   
14,316
   
12,508
   
11,415
   
11,389
 
Noninterest Income
   
6,151
   
5,657
   
5,666
   
5,155
   
4,591
 
Noninterest Expenses
   
12,948
   
11,410
   
10,618
   
10,092
   
9,555
 
Income Before Income Taxes
   
9,314
   
8,563
   
7,556
   
6,478
   
6,425
 
Income Tax Expense
   
2,707
   
2,431
   
2,039
   
1,666
   
1,814
 
NET INCOME
   
6,607
   
6,132
   
5,517
   
4,812
   
4,611
 
                                 
Per Share Data:
                               
Net Income*
   
2.53
   
2.35
   
2.12
   
1.85
   
1.77
 
Cash Dividends*
   
1.00
   
0.95
   
0.86
   
0.78
   
0.70
 
Book Value*
   
18.07
   
16.72
   
15.69
   
14.54
   
13.22
 
                                 
Other Ratios:
                               
Return on Average Assets
   
1.57
   
1.65
   
1.66
   
1.60
   
1.62
 
Return on Equity
   
14.16
   
14.22
   
13.73
   
13.45
   
13.78
 
Loans to Deposits
   
83.98
   
70.29
   
70.87
   
70.60
   
72.33
 
Loans to Total Assets
   
68.36
   
60.06
   
60.08
   
59.42
   
61.08
 
Equity Capital to Total Assets
   
10.83
   
11.24
   
12.01
   
12.00
   
12.36
 
Average Equity to Average Assets
   
11.12
   
11.61
   
12.12
   
11.94
   
11.73
 
Dividend Payout Ratio
   
39.52
   
40.52
   
40.66
   
42.04
   
39.47
 
                                 
Other Financial Data:
                               
Cash Dividends Declared
   
2,611,400
   
2,484,937
   
2,243,187
   
2,022,867
   
1,819,753
 
Weighted Average
                               
Outstanding Common Shares
   
2,611,126
   
2,608,680
   
2,603,814
   
2,603,034
   
2,603,510
 
                                 
* The per share information is based upon the retroactive effect of the stock dividends for the period. The per share
data being reflected was derived using the weighted average number of outstanding shares at December 31, 2005, as
the denominator. (The weighted average number of outstanding shares at December 31, 2005, was 2,622,878.)
For example, the cash dividends per share were determined by dividing the amount of dividends by 2,622,878.
 
 
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Balance Sheet Data:
                               
Total Assets
   
435,876
   
390,274
   
340,253
   
315,596
   
278,512
 
Earning Assets
   
381,794
   
349,276
   
304,056
   
276,677
   
244,345
 
Investment Securities AFS
   
78,949
   
96,669
   
76,320
   
74,879
   
62,056
 
Investment Securites HTM
   
2,047
   
2,050
   
2,053
   
0
   
0
 
Other Securities
   
1,456
   
1,259
   
991
   
738
   
717
 
Loans - Net
   
294,046
   
230,805
   
200,759
   
184,060
   
167,079
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
   
3,899
   
3,598
   
3,665
   
3,455
   
3,039
 
Total Deposits
   
354,766
   
333,458
   
288,442
   
265,597
   
235,192
 
Savings Deposits
   
30,349
   
28,416
   
25,869
   
19,747
   
17,552
 
Time Deposits
   
129,057
   
116,064
   
110,914
   
121,093
   
112,032
 
Long Term Borrowings
   
12,991
   
8,634
   
4,738
   
5,113
   
3,678
 
Shareholders' Equity
   
47,187
   
43,870
   
40,848
   
37,857
   
34,429
 
                                 
                                 
Average Balances:
                               
Total Assets
   
419,569
   
371,424
   
331,612
   
299,830
   
285,249
 
Earning Assets
   
372,321
   
333,561
   
296,651
   
268,860
   
257,788
 
Securities
   
93,077
   
97,514
   
87,954
   
69,521
   
67,788
 
Total Loans
   
271,323
   
221,309
   
197,814
   
179,295
   
178,263
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
   
3,727
   
3,850
   
3,667
   
3,232
   
3,006
 
Savings Deposits
   
29,420
   
26,663
   
23,006
   
18,340
   
16,277
 
Time Deposits
   
117,127
   
114,125
   
114,998
   
110,189
   
114,704
 
Long-Term Borrowings
   
11,766
   
7,695
   
3,197
   
4,852
   
3,539
 
Shareholder's Equity
   
46,665
   
43,110
   
40,183
   
35,790
   
33,470
 
                                 
Other Data:
                               
Number of Employees
   
182
   
162
   
157
   
146
   
140
 







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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

Release 33-8098 requires the company to disclose any accounting estimates based on highly uncertain data and any material impact from adopting an accounting statement or policy.

The primary area in which there is uncertainty is the potential losses in the loan portfolio. In this area, an estimate is derived from an analysis of the loan portfolio and the Allowance for Loan Losses of the loans and the loan types that pose a risk of being a future loss. To prepare for the potential loss, an increase will be made to the loan loss reserve, if needed, for the inclusion of the balances or a percentage of the balances of the identified risks in the loan portfolio. With the need to increase the Allowance for Loan Losses, an increase will occur in bad debt expense or the Provision for Loan Losses expense which ultimately lowers the net income which is reflected on the Income Statement. In addition, the building up of the Allowance for Loan Losses results in a decrease in the total assets reflected on the balance sheet by the decrease in the net loan portfolio. The amount expensed - which is a non-cash transaction - for the accounting period will be an adjustment on the Statement of Cash Flows. In 2005, the allocation to Allowance for Loan Losses increased expenses and lowered net income and net assets by $1,440 thousand. For future periods, the affect on the income statement and the balance sheet will be dependent on the amount of loan charge offs and the strength of the loan portfolio for the accounting period. If the charge offs decrease and the analysis of the loan portfolio and the Allowance for Loan Losses determine no additional provisions are required, the cease or decrease of the accrual estimate will boost income and net assets. See “Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses” for more details.
 
 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003


Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations analyzes the major elements of Security Capital Corporation's balance sheets and statements of income. This section should be read in conjunction with Security Capital Corporation's Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes and other detailed information appearing elsewhere in this report.

This discussion includes various forward-looking statements with respect to credit quality (including delinquency trends and the allowance for loan losses), corporate objectives and other financial and business matters. When used in this discussion the words "anticipate," "project," "expect," "believe," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Security Capital Corporation cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to mumerous assu,ptios, risks and uncertainties, all of which may
change over time. Actual results could differ materially from forward-looking statements.

In addition to factors disclosed by Security Capital Corporation elsewhere in this report, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements: exposure to local economic conditions, interest rate risk, credit quality, risks inherent in consumer and commercial lending, competition, and the extent and timing of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms.

Results of Operations

Overview



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Security Capital Corporation earned $6,606,641 or $2.53 per share for 2005, $6,132,173 or $2.35 per share for 2004, and $5,517,464 or $2.12 per share for 2003 representing an increase of $1,089,177 or $.41 per share for the period from year 2003 through year 2005. These changes are due to the general growth of the banking operation and the effective management of the assets and liabilities.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the most significant component of Security Capital Corporation’s earnings. Net interest income is the difference between interest and fees realized on earning assets, primarily loans and securities, and interest paid on deposits and other borrowed funds. The net interest income is determined by several factors, including the volume of earning assets and liabilities, the mix of earning assets and liabilities and interest rates. Although there are a certain number of these factors which can be controlled by management policies and actions, there are certain other factors, such as the general level of credit demand, the Federal Reserve Board monetary policy, and changes in tax law that are beyond the control of management.

The increase in net interest income in 2005 as compared to 2004 is due primarily to the increase in loans.

The following table sets forth the major components of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for three consecutive years ending December 31, 2005. In the table below, the loan interest includes loan fees and the interest on securities considers discount accretion and premium amortization.


  
Security Capital Corporation
 
Table 2 - Average Balances; Interest Earned and Interest Yields
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Years ended December 31,
 
 
 
2005
2004
2003
Average
             
Average
   
Average
       
Average
   
Average
       
Average
 
Balance
         
Interest
   
Yields
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yields
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yields
 
Assets:
                                     
Interest-Earning Assets:
                                     
Securities
   
92,679
   
3,687
   
3.98
   
96,219
   
3,826
   
3.98
   
85,582
   
3,256
   
3.80
 
BV to MV
   
398
           
1,295
           
2,372
         
Total Securities
   
93,077
   
3,687
   
3.96
   
97,514
   
3,826
   
3.92
   
87,954
   
3,256
   
3.70
 
 
                                     
Loans (2)
                                     
Commerical/Agricultural
   
197,627
   
13,888
   
7.03
   
150,633
   
8,951
   
5.94
   
138,228
   
8,409
   
6.08
 
Consumer/Installment
   
68,682
   
5,275
   
7.68
   
66,148
   
5,050
   
7.63
   
55,178
   
4,559
   
8.26
 
Mortgage
   
859
   
70
   
8.15
   
1,096
   
89
   
8.12
   
1,565
   
127
   
8.12
 
Other Personal Loans
   
4,155
   
278
   
6.69
   
3,432
   
952
   
27.74
   
2,843
   
168
   
5.91
 
Total Loans
   
271,323
   
19,511
   
7.19
   
221,309
   
15,042
   
6.80
   
197,814
   
13,263
   
6.70
 
 
                                     
Other Investments
                                     
CDs with Other Banks
   
564
   
19
   
3.37
   
529
   
19
   
3.59
   
677
   
28
   
4.14
 
Federal Funds Sold
   
3,567
   
106
   
2.97
   
4,488
   
58
   
1.29
   
5,412
   
64
   
1.18
 
FHLB Account/Bank Accounts
   
3,325
   
76
   
2.29
   
9,721
   
147
   
1.51
   
4,794
   
47
   
0.98
 
Total Other
   
7,456
   
201
   
2.70
   
14,738
   
224
   
1.52
   
10,883
   
139
   
1.28
 
 
                                     
Total Earning Assets
   
371,856
   
23,399
   
6.29
   
333,561
   
19,092
   
5.72
   
296,651
   
16,658
   
5.62
 
 
                                     
Noninterest Earning Assets:
                                     
 
                                     
Allowance for Loan Losses
   
-3,727
           
-3,850
           
-3,667
         
Fixed Assets
   
16,570
           
12,612
           
11,277
         
Other Assets
   
19,250
           
14,951
           
14,808
         
Cash and Due Froms
   
15,620
           
14,150
           
12,543
         
 
                                     
Total Noninterest Earning Assets
   
47,713
           
37,863
           
34,961
         
 
                                     
Total Assets
   
419,569
           
371,424
           
331,612
         
 
 
 
 
 
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Liabilities & Shareholder Equity
                                     
 
                                     
Interest-Bearing Liabilities
                                     
Deposits:
                                     
Interest-Bearing DDA
   
145,036
   
2,461
   
1.70
   
123,215
   
1,280
   
1.04
   
93,409
   
931
   
1.00
 
Savings Deposits
   
29,420
   
348
   
1.18
   
26,663
   
280
   
1.05
   
22,780
   
258
   
1.13
 
Time Deposits
   
117,127
   
3,355
   
2.86
   
114,125
   
2,230
   
1.95
   
114,998
   
2,421
   
2.11
 
 
                                     
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits
   
291,583
   
6,164
   
2.11
   
264,003
   
3,790
   
1.44
   
231,187
   
3,610
   
1.56
 
 
                                     
Borrowed Funds
                                     
Short-Term Borrowings
   
6,272
   
230
   
3.67
   
1,032
   
15
   
1.45
   
860
   
10
   
1.16
 
FHLB Advances- Short/Long-Term
   
11,766
   
506
   
4.30
   
7,695
   
334
   
4.34
   
7,985
   
334
   
4.18
 
 
                                     
Total Borrowed Funds
   
18,038
   
736
   
4.08
   
8,727
   
349
   
4.00
   
8,845
   
344
   
3.89
 
 
                                     
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities
   
309,621
   
6,900
   
2.23
   
272,730
   
4,139
   
1.52
   
240,032
   
3,954
   
1.65
 
 
                                     
Non-Interest-Bearing Liabilities
                                     
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposits
   
58,199
           
51,798
           
47,260
         
Other Liabilities
   
5,084
           
3,786
           
4,137
         
 
                                     
Shareholders' Equity
   
46,665
           
43,110
           
40,183
         
 
                                     
Total Liabilities & SH Equity
   
419,569
           
371,424
           
331,612
         
 
                                     
Net Interest Income &
                                     
Interest Rate Spread
       
16,499
   
4.06
       
14,953
   
4.21
       
12,704
   
3.97
 
 
                                     
Net Interest Margin
           
4.44
           
4.48
           
4.28
 



The following table sets forth net interest earning assets and liabilities for 2005, 2004 and 2003.

Table 3 - Net Interest Earning Assets
 
(in thousands)
 
               
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
                     
Average Interest
                   
Earning Assets
   
371,856
   
333,561
   
296,651
 
                     
Average Interest
                   
Bearing Liabilities
   
309,621
   
272,730
   
240,032
 
                     
Net
   
62,235
   
60,831
   
56,619
 
 

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Table 3A - Volume/Rate Analysis depicts the dollar effect of volume and rate changes from 2003 to 2005. Variances which were not specifically attributable to volume or rate were allocated proportionately between rate and volume using the absolute values of each for a basis for the allocation. Non-accruing loans were included in the average loan balances used in determining the yields.

Table 3A - Volume/Rate Analysis
 
(in thousands)
 
                           
   
2005 Change from 2004
 
2004 Change from 2003
 
Volume
         
Rate
   
Total
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Total
 
                                       
INTEREST INCOME: (1)
                                     
                                       
Loans
   
3,596
   
863
   
4,459
   
1,518
   
-472
   
1,046
 
                                       
Investment Securities
   
-176
   
39
   
-137
   
375
   
179
   
554
 
                                       
Other
   
-197
   
174
   
-23
   
58
   
27
   
85
 
                                       
Total Interest Income
   
3,223
   
1,076
   
4,299
   
1,951
   
-266
   
1,685
 
                                       
INTEREST EXPENSE: (2)
                                     
                                       
Interest Bearing
                                     
Demand Deposit Accounts
   
371
   
813
   
1,184
   
310
   
33
   
343
 
                                       
Savings Deposits
   
33
   
35
   
68
   
43
   
-21
   
22
 
                                       
Time Deposits
   
86
   
1,039
   
1,125
   
-17
   
-186
   
-203
 
                                       
Borrowed Funds
   
380
   
7
   
387
   
-5
   
10
   
5
 
                                       
Total Interest Expense
   
870
   
1,894
   
2,764
   
331
   
-164
   
167
 
                                       
NET INTEREST INCOME
   
2,353
   
-818
   
1,535
   
1,620
   
102
   
1,518
 


Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense  

Non-interest expense increased by 7.46% from 2003 to 2004 and increased by 13.48 % from 2004 to 2005, primarily because of increases in salaries and employee benefits. Increases in non-interest expense signifies Security Capital Corporation’s preparation for a move into a new market area in Desoto County that required expenditures for banking facilities as well as training employees to perform the operational procedures. Security Capital Corporation has provided its Desoto County locations with new state of the art buildings to address the needs of its staff and the increase in business as well as to present an attractive banking establishment for its customers. With the establishment of a new facility, other costs are involved such as the purchase of new equipment and the increase in the maintenance costs of the equipment. In addition to the increase in employees, salaries and employee benefits normally increase in a range from 3% to 7% dependent on the profits and the attainment of performance goals.

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Included in the 2004 non-interest income is an insurance settlement payment of $350,000 for loss of the original branch building in 2002 due to fire. This payment was partially offset by loss of $123,000 on disposal of obsolete fixed assets. For 2005, non-interest income increased by $494 from 2004 to 2005, primarily in the area of service charges. The components of non-interest income in 2005 reflect a steady increase attributable to the growth of the business with no non-routine transaction of material value to report.
 
The following table provides details on non-interest income and expense for the Years ended December 31, 2003 through 2005.

Table 4 - Non-Interest Income and Expense
 
(in thousands)
 
               
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
Non-Interest Income:
                   
Trust Department Income
   
978
   
911
   
876
 
Service Charges: Deposits
   
4,333
   
3,876
   
3,758
 
Other Operating Income
   
840
   
870
   
1,032
 
                     
Total Non-Interest Income
   
6,151
   
5,657
   
5,666
 
                     
Non-Interest Expense:
                   
Salaries & Employee Benefits
   
8,588
   
7,607
   
6,649
 
Occupancy Expense
   
1,553
   
1,236
   
1,311
 
Other Operating Expense
   
2,807
   
2,567
   
2,658
 
                     
Total Non-Interest Expense
   
12,948
   
11,410
   
10,618
 

 
Income Taxes

Security Capital Corporation records a provision for income taxes currently payable, along with a provision for those taxes in the future. Such deferred taxes arise from differences in timing of certain items for financial statement reporting rather than income tax reporting. Security Capital Corporation benefits in its computation of income taxes due from having tax-exempt securities and loans.

Financial Condition

Loans

The loan portfolio constitutes the major earning asset of Security Capital Corporation and in the opinion of management offers the best alternative for maximizing interest spread above the cost of funds. The continuing loan growth is primarily due to Security Capital Corporation’s move to a market area that is experiencing rapid growth in the building of residential and commercial structures. Real Estate Loans and Commercial Loans comprise the largest segment of the loan portfolio. Commercial loans which bear a higher degree of risk comprise 5.55% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2005. Agricultural loans, another type of loan that carries a higher degree of risk, are only 1.62% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2005.

Authorization of Loans

The Board of Directors of the Corporation has approved guidelines and policies specific for each type loan. These guidelines are followed under the direction of the President and the Senior Loan Officer. All loans made above $25,000 will be presented by the officer originating the loan to a committee of loan officers for a review of the maker(s), the repayment ability, source of repayment, type and sufficiency of collateral and length of repayment. The loans reviewed will be compiled into a report certifying that the loans have been made in accordance with the Board approved policies and principles. This periodic report is submitted to the Directors Loan Committee for review and then ratified at the next scheduled meeting. Each loan officer has an individual lending limit (not to exceed the legal limit of $250,000) which is awarded based on his or her lending experience and length of service. Any loan in excess of the loan officer’s limit must be approved prior to consummation by the Senior Loan Officer or the President or the Board of Directors or by a combined lending authority with another loan officer. All loans or lines of credit over $250,000 must be pre-approved by the Directors Loan Committee.



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Collateral and Documentation Requirements

All loans must have an ample margin of safety between the loan advance and the current fair value of the collateral. The benchmark, under normal circumstances, is loan advances for all types of loans and should not exceed 80% of the current fair value of the collateral. However, decisions of judgement are needed in special circumstances and this percentage may be reduced by the abnormality/unusual nature of the collateral. Documentation of the collateral is properly collected before the loan transaction is completed and will meet the requirements (to name a few) of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, the Loan Policy, and all pertinent regulations. In an effort to secure and to protect the liens of the First Security Bank, a staff provides loan management with periodic reports highlighting loan accounts requiring additional documentation. In addition, the compliance and loan review officer along with the internal audit staff monitor the procedures on an ongoing basis with reports for management of any deficiencies.

Characteristics, Criteria and Risks of Types

The composition of the loan portfolio consists chiefly of real estate, agricultural, consumer and commercial loans. Real estate loans, in addition to the general collateral and documentation requirements, require the performance of an appraisal or evaluation before the credit decision is made. An appraisal is required for all new real estate loans where the loan amount is $250,000 or greater. All appraisals must be prepared by a certified appraiser. However, on 1-4 family residential real estate loans less than $1,000,000, the appraisal may be prepared by a licensed appraiser. For small loans (less than $250,000), the appraisals may be performed by a certified or licensed in-house appraiser. Real estate loans are normally considered a low risk due to the required strength in collateral. Agricultural loans mandate an extensive review of the customer’s farming tract record, financial statements, cash flow statements, projected income and collateral. The depth of these reviews should determine the honesty, integrity, the debt status, the repayment ability and the collateral strength of the farmer. To combat this high risk area, the bank’s policy is for production loans to be completely secured with tangible assets and not to exceed 60% of the projected cash repayment ability. Consumer loans is another area of high risk due to the type and location of the collateral and the volatility of the economy which may affect the payback ability of the customer. The consumer loans normally require the pledging of collateral. However, up to $10,000 may be extended without the pledging of the collateral but must be based on the creditworthiness of the loan applicant. Credit card loans (a very high risk area) - in the consumer group - require a financial statement submitted in order for a credit limit of $5,000 and over to be granted. Commercial loans require a review of the purpose and the assessment of the future benefit of the operation, the financial statements, and the collateral on the onset to determine the strength of the potential loan asset. The degree of risks associated with the commercial lending is dependent on the completeness of the initial loan evaluation process.


Concentration of Credit

The bank monitors its loans in a manner that the loan portfolio will not represent an excessive risk due to concentrations of credit from a large volume of economically related assets advanced to one individual, related groups of borrowers or industry. Loans to one individual or corporation shall not exceed the limits set by state law. Mississippi state law states that the limit of lending to one individual or entity shall not exceed 20% of unimpaired capital and reserves. To keep abreast of the loan concentrations, a tracking of individual borrowers, related groups of borrowers and industry groups as well as geographical locations is compiled in a quarterly report that is presented to the Directors Loan Committee.

The following table reflects outstanding balances by loan types for the past five years.






Table 5 - Loans by Type
 
(in thousands)
 
                       
     
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
   
2001
 
Commercial, Financial & Agricultural
   
30,826
   
28,077
   
32,878
   
38,229
   
34,459
 
Real Estate - Construction & Development
   
86,404
   
49,189
   
37,116
   
27,165
   
21,183
 
Real Estate - Mortgage
   
149,602
   
124,911
   
103,348
   
96,737
   
88,074
 
Installment Loans to Individuals
   
28,833
   
29,898
   
28,529
   
22,602
   
23,893
 
Other
   
2,280
   
2,328
   
2,553
   
2,782
   
2,509
 
                                 
Total Loans
   
297,945
   
234,403
   
204,424
   
187,515
   
170,118
 



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The following table reflects the maturity schedule or repricing frequency of all loans that will reprice or mature within one year.

Table 6 - Loan Liquidity
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                   
   
Within
 
1 thr 5
 
Over
     
Loans That Will Reprice or Will Mature:
 
1 Year
 
Years
 
5 Years
 
Total
 
Allocation by Maturity Date:
                         
Commercial, financial and agriculture loans
   
18,243
   
12,249
   
334
   
30,826
 
Construction and development
   
76,106
   
10,234
   
64
   
86,404
 
     
94,349
   
22,483
   
398
   
117,230
 
                           
Repricing frequency of loan types above:
                         
Fixed Rate
   
24,335
   
14,598
   
304
   
39,237
 
Variable Rate
   
70,014
   
7,885
   
94
   
77,993
 
                           
Total
   
94,349
   
22,483
   
398
   
117,230
 
Percent of Total
   
80.48
%
 
19.18
%
 
0.34
%
 
100.00
%


Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses represent charges made to earnings to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses. The allowance is maintained at an amount believed by management to be sufficient to absorb losses inherent in the credit portfolio. Factors considered in establishing an appropriate allowance include: a careful assessment of the financial condition of the borrower; a realistic determination for the value and adequacy of underlying collateral; the condition of the local economy and the condition of the specific industry of the borrower; a comprehensive analysis of the levels and trends of loan categories; and review of delinquent and classified loans.

Security Capital Corporation maintains a comprehensive loan review program to evaluate loan administration, credit quality, and loan documentation. This program includes a regular review of problem loans, delinquencies, and charge-offs. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a quarterly basis. This evaluation focuses on specific loan reviews, changes in the type and volume of the loan portfolio given the current and forecasted economic conditions, and historical loss experience. Any one of the following conditions may necessitate a review of a specific loan: a question of whether the customer’s cash flow or net worth may not be sufficient to repay the loan; the loan has been criticized in a regulatory examination; the accrual of interest has been suspended; serious delinquency; or other reasons where either the ultimate collectibility of the loan is in question or the loan has other special or unusual characteristics which require special monitoring.



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Activity in the allowance for loan losses is reflected in Table 7 - Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses. The recorded values of loans and leases actually removed from the consolidated balance sheets are referred to as charge-offs and, after netting out recoveries on previously charged-off assets, become net charge-offs. Security Capital Corporation’s policy is to charge-off loans, when, in management’s opinion, the loan is deemed uncollectible, although concerted efforts are made to maximize recovery.


Security Capital Corporation
 
Table 7 - Allowance for Loan Losses
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
     
2005
   
2004
   
2,003
   
2002
   
2001
 
                                 
Balance at Beginning of Year
   
3,598
   
3,665
   
3,455
   
3,039
   
2,920
 
                                 
Loans Charged-Off
                               
Commercial, Financial & Agricultural
   
250
   
242
   
146
   
75
   
58
 
Real Estate - Construction & Development
   
20
   
6
   
4
   
0
       
Real Estate - Mortgage
   
313
   
225
   
69
   
75
   
121
 
Installment Loans to Individuals
   
971
   
655
   
167
   
584
   
666
 
Other
   
63
         
324
   
4
   
21
 
Total Charge-Offs
   
1,617
   
1,128
   
710
   
738
   
866
 
                                 
Charge-Off Recovered
                               
Commercial, Financial & Agricultural
   
23
   
2
   
36
   
8
   
18
 
Real Estate - Construction & Development
           
26
   
6
   
2
 
Real Estate - Mortgage
   
49
   
24
         
39
   
6
 
Installment Loans to Individuals
   
383
   
398
   
104
   
423
   
254
 
Other
   
23
         
208
   
6
   
4
 
Total Recoveries
   
478
   
424
   
374
   
482
   
284
 
                                 
Net Charge-Offs
   
1,139
   
704
   
336
   
256
   
582
 
                                 
Current Year Provision
   
1,440
   
637
   
546
   
672
   
701
 
                                 
Balance at End of Year
   
3,899
   
3,598
   
3,665
   
3,455
   
3,039
 
                                 
Loans at End of Year
   
294,046
   
230,805
   
200,759
   
187,515
   
170,118
 
                                 
Ratio: Allowance to Loans
   
1.33
%
 
1.56
%
 
1.83
%
 
1.84
%
 
1.79
%
                                 
Average Loans
   
271,323
   
221,309
   
197,814
   
179,295
   
178,263
 
                                 
Ratio: Allowance to Average Loans
   
1.44
%
 
1.63
%
 
1.85
%
 
1.93
%
 
1.70
%
                                 
Ratio: Net Charge Offs to Average Loans
   
0.42
%
 
0.32
%
 
0.17
%
 
0.14
%
 
0.33
%
                                 
Nonperforming assets and relative percentages to loan balances are presented in Table 8 - Nonperforming Assets. The level of nonperforming loans and leases is an important element in assessing asset quality and the relevant risk in the credit portfolio. Nonperforming loans include non-accrual loans, restructured loans, and loans delinquent 90 days or more. Loans are classified as non-accrual when management believes that collection of interest is doubtful, typically when payments are past due over 90 days, unless well secured and in the process of collection. Another element associated with asset quality is other real estate owned (OREO), which represents properties acquired by Security Capital Corporation through loan defaults by customers.

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Table 8 - Nonperforming Assets
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
     
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
   
2001
 
Loans:
                               
Non-accrual
   
15
   
172
   
78
   
590
   
495
 
                                 
90 Days and Over Past-Due
   
786
   
724
   
629
   
307
   
333
 
                                 
Total Nonperforming Loans
   
801
   
896
   
707
   
897
   
828
 
As % of Total Loans
   
0.27
%
 
0.38
%
 
0.35
%
 
0.44
%
 
0.49
%
                                 
Other Real Estate
   
558
   
165
   
129
   
234
   
228
 
As % of Total Loans
   
0.19
%
 
0.07
%
 
0.06
%
 
0.12
%
 
0.13
%
                                 
Loan Loss Reserve
   
3,899
   
3,598
   
3,665
   
3,455
   
2,959
 
                                 
Loan Charge-Offs
   
1617
   
1128
   
710
   
738
   
865
 
                                 
Total Loans
   
297,945
   
234,403
   
204,424
   
187,515
   
170,118
 


The consolidated reserve for loan losses reflected in Table 7 are the balances remaining after the charge offs for the year.

The loan portfolio contained $14 thousand in non-accrual loans represented by one loan and an aggregate of $786 thousand of 90 days past due and over as of December 31, 2005. If the non-accrual loans had been performing loans during the 2005 period, interest income would have shown an addition of $2 thousand. The 90 days and over past due loans, classified as being well-secured and capable of being collected, were not subject to a non-accrual status and interest is accrued and recognized daily as income. The interest income recognized in 2005 for the loans classified as 90 days and over past due at December 31, 2005, totaled $43 thousand.

Potential Problem Loans

As of December 31, 2005, loan management had identified loans of $851thousand requiring greater than normal supervision. Analysis of possible workout plans does not anticipate any deficiency. The actual deficiency depends on the market for the equipment and real estate at the time of disposal.

Management believes loans classified for regulatory purposes as loss, doubtful, or substandard that are not included in nonperforming or impaired loans do not represent or result from trends or uncertainties which will have a material impact on future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources.

In addition to loans classified for regulatory purposes, management designates certain loans for internal monitoring purposes in a watch category. Loans may be placed on management’s watch list as a result of delinquent status, concern about the borrower’s financial condition or the value of the collateral securing the loan, substandard classification during regulatory examinations, or simply as a result of management’s desire to monitor more closely a borrower’s financial condition and performance. Watch category loans may include loans with loss potential that are still performing and accruing interest and may be current under the terms of the loan agreement; however, management may have a significant degree of concern about the borrowers’ ability to continue to perform according to the terms of the loan. Loss exposure on these loans is typically evaluated based primarily upon the estimated liquidation value of the collateral securing the loan. Also, watch category loans may include credits which, although adequately secured and performing, reflect a past delinquency problem or unfavorable financial trends exhibited by the borrower.



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All watch list loans are subject to additional scrutiny and monitoring. Security Capital Corporation’s policies require loan officers to identify borrowers that should be monitored in this fashion and believe this process ultimately results in the identification of problem loans in a more timely fashion. At December 31, 2005, Security Capital Corporation in its Loan Loss Reserve Analysis classified $10,019,698 with a rating of Watch, $1301,164 with a rating of Substandard, and $14,677 with a rating of Doubtful.

All other real estate is carried by Security Capital Corporation at the lower of cost or market value less costs to dispose. Any normal expense of holding the other real estate is expensed as incurred. Expenditures occurring from other real estate that is substantial or that extends the life of the asset are capitalized.

An analysis of the loan portfolio and the loan loss reserve or allowance is conducted on a quarterly basis by the President and loan administrators and approved by the Board of Directors to insure that the bank is well protected against any potential and/or unexpected loan losses. To arrive at the proper grades or classifications needed in the loan loss reserve analysis, each loan officer reviews each loan in his or her portfolio. The review process will include consideration of the payment history of the customer, bankruptcy status, and stimuli in the economy or in the area that may affect the future cash flow of the customer. The loan officer and/or the senior loan administrator will grade the loan as exceptional, satisfactory, watch, substandard or doubtful. This quarterly review and grading process is conducted on an ongoing basis to identify the loans that are non-performing as well as loans that no longer require an allocation in the loan loss reserve. The required reserve will fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to the loan portfolio performance being monitored.

The composition of the allowance or reserve for loan losses is based on the risk elements in the loan portfolio. Loans with the highest risk are graded doubtful. These would be loans that have been restructured due to poor payment performance, insufficient collateral to support the loan balance, non-accrual loans and loans that have been modified due to a change in the financial condition of the borrower to such an extent that a loss would most normally be expected. Loans with the second highest risk are graded substandard. These loans normally portray extremely weak credit with a potential for either partial or total loss which must be recognized. With these loans, legal action is anticipated with the debt not being retired through liquidation of the collateral. The next risk level is the loans that are considered to be on the “watch” list. These loan customers display inadequate financial strength or credit to provide loan management with the assurance that they will meet the scheduled repayment plan. Loan customers who have filed bankruptcy present a high risk due to likelihood of the payment plan may not be re-affirmed. Due to the type of collateral or lack of collateral, consumer loans without real estate are considered another area of risk requiring more reserves. Agricultural loans, by the nature of the purpose and the unforeseen elements in the farming process, complete the loans identified as having more than the normal risks.


Table 8A - Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses
 
At December 31,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                           
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
Amount
       
Percent
 
Balance
   
Percent
   
Balance
   
Percent
   
Amount
   
Percent
   
Amount
   
Percent
 
                                                           
Commercial, Financial
                                                         
& Agricultural
 
$ 401
 
10.31
%
$
538
   
14.95
%
$
856
   
23.36
%
$
1,006
   
29.12
%
$
679
   
22.34
%
                                                           
Real Estate - Construction
                                                         
& Development
 
865
 
22.24
%
 
522
   
14.51
%
 
461
   
12.58
%
 
298
   
8.63
%
 
227
   
7.47
%
                                                           
Real Estate - Mortgage
 
1,896
 
48.75
%
 
1,735
   
48.22
%
 
1,533
   
41.83
%
 
1,246
   
36.06
%
 
1,040
   
34.22
%
                                                           
Installment Loans
                                                         
to Individuals
 
575
 
14.79
%
 
780
   
21.68
%
 
732
   
19.97
%
 
816
   
23.62
%
 
859
   
28.27
%
                                                           
Other Loans
 
152
 
3.91
%
 
23
   
0.64
%
 
26
   
0.71
%
 
28
   
0.81
%
 
25
   
0.82
%
                                                           
Unallocated
 
-
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
57
   
1.56
%
 
61
   
1.77
%
 
209
   
6.88
%
                                                           
Total Loans
 
$ 3,889
 
100.00
%
$
3,598
   
100.00
%
$
3,665
   
100.00
%
$
3,455
   
100.00
%
$
3,039
   
100.00
%

 
Note: Percent in the above table represents the amount represented by the loan type in the loan portfolio. 

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The allowance is based on regular, quarterly assessments of the estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance consists of several key elements, which include the formula allowance and specific allowances for identified problem loans. The portfolio is segregated into nine various rating codes based on a risk analysis of the portfolio prepared by management. Loss factors are based both on our loss experience as well as on significant factors that, in management’s judgment, affect the collect-ability of the portfolio as of the evaluation date.

The appropriateness of the allowance is reviewed by management based upon our evaluation of then-existing economic and business conditions affecting our key lending areas and other conditions, such as credit quality trends (including trends in delinquencies, nonperforming loans and foreclosed assets expected to result from existing conditions), collateral values, loan volumes and concentrations, specific industry conditions within portfolio segments and recent loss experience in particular segments of the portfolio that existed as of the balance sheet date and the impact that such conditions were believed to have had on the collect-ability of the loan. Management reviews these conditions quarterly. To the extent that if any of these conditions is evidenced by a specifically identifiable problem credit or portfolio segment as of the evaluation date, management’s estimate of the effect of this condition may be reflected as a specific allowance applicable to this credit or portfolio segment.

The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates of losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Actual losses can vary significantly from the estimated amounts. Our methodology as described permits adjustments to any loss factor used in the computation of the formula allowance in the event that, in management’s judgment, significant factors which affect the collect-ability of the portfolio as of the evaluation date are not reflected in the loss factors. By assessing the estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis, we are able to adjust specific and inherent loss estimates based upon any more recent information that has become available.

Assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective as it requires making material estimates, including the net realizable value of collateral expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change. In the opinion of management, the allowance, when taken as a whole, covers all known and inherent losses in the loan portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate.

At December 31, 2001, the loan loss reserve grew approximately $119 thousand from December 31, 2000. The allocation for substandard loans increased from $101 thousand to $169 thousand due to the increase in the loans in this risk category from $676 thousand to $1.1 million. Bankruptcy loans increased by approximately $800 and caused an increase in its loan loss reserve allocation of $156 thousand. The loans classified as agricultural loans decreased by approximately $1.6 million. This decrease created a decrease in the agricultural loans allocation by $274 thousand. The allocation for consumer loans without real estate collateral increased by $204 thousand due to the increase in loans from $12.8 million in 2000, to $23 million in 2001. Other variables in the loan loss reserve allocation remained constant. The allocation for December 31, 2001, is as follows: substandard loans, $169 thousand; doubtful loans, $39 thousand; bankruptcy loans, $367 thousand; credit card loans, $38 thousand; agricultural loans, $458 thousand; consumer loans without real estate collateral, $461 thousand; watch loans, $83 thousand and the remainder of the adjusted loan portfolio, $1,215 thousand.

At December 31, 2002, the loan portfolio analysis required an increase in the loan loss reserve. The major stimulus for the increase was the growth in the loan portfolio from $170 million to $187.5 million. A decrease in the amount allocated for doubtful loans from $38 thousand to $7 thousand was attributed to a decrease in the balance of loans with this grade. The loan loss reserve at December 31, 2002, was allocated as follows: substandard loans, $201 thousand; doubtful loans, $7 thousand; bankruptcy loans, $350 thousand; credit card loans, $39 thousand; agricultural loans, $742 thousand; consumer loans without real estate collateral, $645 thousand; watch loans, $133 thousand; and the remainder of the adjusted loan portfolio, $1,277 thousand.

Due to the growth in the loan portfolio from $187.5 million to $204.4 million during 2003, the loan portfolio analysis required an increase in the loan loss reserve. The allocation for doubtful loans reflected an increase of $17 thousand primarily to using a specific allocation for a projected loss. A specific allocation is a deficiency when the balance of the loans exceeds the market value of the collateral. The loan loss reserve at December 31, 2003, was allocated as follows: substandard loans, $166 thousand; doubtful loans, $25 thousand; bankruptcy loans, $439 thousand; credit card loans, $38 thousand; agricultural loans, $575 thousand; consumer loans without real estate collateral, $540 thousand; watch loans, $260 thousand; and the remainder of the adjusted loan portfolio, $1,622 thousand.
 


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At December 31, 2004, the loan loss reserve reflected a small decrease of $67 thousand from the previous year. The loan loss reserve at December 31, 2004, was composed of the following: substandard loans, $160 thousand; an allocation for deemed uncollectible doubtful loans, $113 thousand; bankruptcy loans, $448 thousand; credit card loans, $49 thousand; agricultural loans, $288 thousand; consumer loans without real estate collateral, $558 thousand; watch loans, $202 thousand; and the remainder of the adjusted loan portfolio, $780 thousand.

The loan loss reserve at December 31, 2005, showed an increase of $291 thousand from the previous year, which can be justified by the increase in the loan portfolio. The loan loss reserve at December 31, 2005, was represented by substandard loans ($195 thousand), doubtful loans ($5 thousand), bankruptcy loans ($577 thousand), credit card loans ($42 thousand), agricultural loans ($145 thousand), consumer loans without real estate collateral ($543 thousand), watch loans ($301 thousand) and the remainder of the adjusted loan portfolio ($1,992 thousand). In the third and fourth quarter of 2005, management looked intently at the adequacy of the loan loss reserve with the loan losses of $1.4 million being recognized for the year. Analysis at the close of 2005 of the loan loss reserve considered loan growth in specific market areas, and potential problem accounts forecasted changes in the allocation and methodology in the loan loss reserve calculations.

Loan charge offs in 2004 and 2005 were $1,128 and $1,617 thousand, respectively, reflecting a significant increase over the average loan charge offs of $858 thousand for the prior three years. This increase in loan charge offs mandated the need to maintain the increase in provisions for the Allowance for Loan Losses for 2004 and 2005, respectively, $637 thousand and $1,440 thousand. The significant increase of $803 in the provision is the resulting action of a continuing analysis of problem loans, a readiness to recognize losses, and a dedication to maintain a sufficient level of a reserve. The regulatory exam as of September 30, 2005, however, classified $1.9 million of loans as substandard, up from $1.6 million as reflected in the regulatory exam as of December 31, 2003. This increase will be a gauge in the analysis of needed loan provisions. Recoveries reflected an increase in 2005 from $424 thousand to $478 thousand as a result of the diligent efforts by loan and deposit personnel to regain principal from the classified loan activity. The ratio of the Allowance for Loan Losses to Loans for the other years presented shows a small increase with each year.

Securities

Securities are identified as either Available for Sale, Held to Maturity or Other Securities. Securities held to maturity are those securities which Security Capital Corporation has both the intent and the ability to hold to maturity and are reported at the amortized cost. Securities available for sale are those securities which Security Capital Corporation may decide to sell if needed for liquidity, asset/liability management or other reasons. Securities that are available for sale are reported at market value with the unrealized gains or losses included as a separate component of equity, net of tax. Other securities are carried at cost and are investments in FHLB, First National Banker’s Bankshares and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.


Table 9 - Securities
 
(in thousands)
 
     
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
   
2001
 
Securities Available for Sale
                               
U. S. Treasuries
   
-
   
-
   
702
   
713
   
1,007
 
U. S. Agencies
   
11,175
   
23,316
   
28,560
   
15,026
   
1,032
 
Mortgage Backed
   
20,872
   
22,419
   
9,611
   
17,158
   
14,045
 
State, Municipals & Other
   
46,902
   
50,934
   
37,447
   
41,982
   
45,972
 
                                 
Total Securities AFS
   
78,949
   
96,669
   
76,320
   
74,879
   
62,056
 
                                 
Securities Held to Maturity
                               
U. S. Treasuries
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
U. S. Agencies
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Mortgage Backed
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
State, Municipals & Other
   
2,047
   
2,050
   
2,053
   
-
   
-
 
                                 
Total Securities HTM
   
2,047
   
2,050
   
2,053
   
-
   
-
 
                                 
Other Securities
                               
Equities
   
1,456
   
1,259
   
991
   
738
   
717
 
                                 
Total Securities
   
82,452
   
99,978
   
79,364
   
75,617
   
62,773
 


The security portfolio is composed of U. S. Treasury securities, U. S. Agency securities, State and Municipal securities - both tax-exempt and taxable, equities, and mortgage-backed securities.

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Table 10
 
Securities Maturity & Repricing Schedule
 
For 12/31/2005
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
1 Year
 
After 1 Year
 
5 to 10
 
Over
 
                        
    and Less       
Thru 5 Years
   
Years
   
10 Years
 
Agencies
                         
Fair Value
   
0
   
2,452
   
981
   
7,741
 
Book Yield
       
4.000
   
3.947
   
3.970
 
                           
Taxable Municipals
                         
Fair Value
   
213
   
921
   
179
   
0
 
Book Yield
   
5.718
   
5.684
   
4.746
   
4.910
 
                           
Municipals
                         
Fair Value
   
8,058
   
15,283
   
11,635
   
12,677
 
Book Yield
   
4.118
   
5.091
   
5.949
   
7.276
 
                           
                           
Equity-FHLB
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
1,202
 
Book Yield
                     
2.440
 
                           
Other Securities
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
254
 
                           
MBS
                         
Fair Value
   
0
   
2,591
   
3,720
   
14,560
 
Book Yield
         
4.405
   
4.121
   
5.266
 
                           
Total Fair Values
   
8,271
   
21,247
   
16,515
   
36,434
 
Weigh Bk Yields
   
4.159
   
4.907
   
5.405
   
5.598
 


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Table 11 - Securities Weighted Maturity and Tax Equivalent Yield by Classification
 
December 31, 2005
 
       
Weighted
 
   
Weighted
 
Tax-Equivalent
 
   
Maturity
 
Yield
 
U. S. Agencies
   
10.32 Yrs
   
3.975
%
Mortgage Backed
   
4.64 Yrs
   
4.949
%
Taxable Municipals
   
2.72 Yrs
   
5.579
%
Tax-Exempt Municipals
   
6.63 Yrs
   
5.707
%
               
Total Securities Portfolio
   
6.55 Yrs
   
5.256
%


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The weighted tax-equivalent yields reflected in the table above were calculated using amortized costs and a tax rate of 34%.

The securities portfolio carries varying degrees of risk. Investments in U. S. Treasury and U. S. Agency securities have little or no credit risk. Mortgage-backed securities are substantially issues of federal agencies. Obligations of states and political subdivisions are the areas of highest potential credit exposure in the portfolio. This risk is minimized through the purchase of high quality investments. When purchased, obligations of states and political subdivisions and corporate bonds must have a credit rating by Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s of “A” or better. The risk of non-rated municipal bonds is minimized by limiting the amounts invested in local issues. Management believes the non-rated securities are of high equality. No securities of an individual issuer exceeded 10% of Security Capital Corporation’s shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2005. Security Capital Corporation does not use off-balance sheet derivative financial instruments as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 119, “Disclosure about Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments.”

In 2003 and 2004, the securities investment was increased as investment decisions favored securities investments when adequate loan funding was maintained. In 2005, the securities portfolio decreased as the loan demand increased without an echo of the increase in the deposits.

Deposits

Security Capital Corporation offers a wide variety of deposit services to individual and commercial customers, such as non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and time deposit. The deposit base provides the major funding source for earning assets. Total average deposits have shown steady growth over the past few years. Time deposits continue to be the largest single source of Security Capital Corporation’s deposit base.

A five-year schedule of average balances of deposits by type is presented in Table 12. Also, the maturities of time deposits greater than $100,000 are presented in Table 13.


Table 12 - Deposit Information
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
2005
     
2004
     
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
Average
         
Avg
   
Average
   
Avg
   
Average
   
Avg
   
Average
   
Avg
   
Average
   
Avg
 
Balance
         
Rate
   
Balance
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Rate
 
Noninterest- Bearing
                                                             
Demand
   
57,954
         
51,557
         
47,034
         
41,552
         
38,736
       
Savings
   
245
         
241
         
226
         
213
         
181
       
Interest-bearing
                                                             
Demand
   
145,036
   
1.70
   
123,215
   
1.04
   
93,409
   
1.00
   
79,950
   
1.34
   
70,591
   
2.39
 
Savings
   
29,420
   
1.18
   
26,663
   
1.05
   
22,780
   
1.13
   
18,127
   
1.58
   
16,097
   
2.01
 
Time Deposits
   
117,127
   
2.86
   
114,125
   
1.95
   
114,998
   
2.11
   
110,189
   
2.67
   
114,704
   
4.73
 
     
349,782
         
315,801
         
278,447
         
250,031
         
240,309
       



Table 13 - Maturity Ranges of Time Deposits
 
With Balances More Than $100,000
 
As of December 31, 2005
 
(in thousands)
 
         
3 Months or Less
 
$
21,902
 
Over 3 Months thru 6 Months
   
10,205
 
Over 6 Months thru 12 Months
   
17,558
 
Over 12 Months
   
9,773
 
     $
59,438
 
         

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Security Capital Corporation in its normal course of business will acquire large certificates of deposit (time deposits), generally from public entities that exhibit a variety of maturities. These funds are acquired on a bid basis and are considered to be part of the deposit base of Security Capital Corporation.

Borrowings

Aside from the core deposit base and large denomination certificates of deposit mentioned above, the remaining funding sources include short-term and long-term borrowings. As of December 31, 2005, Security Capital Corporation’s short-term borrowings consisted of $1,105,000 of the Treasury Tax and Loan open-end note and $12,991,000 borrowed from the Federal Home Loan Bank. As of December 31, 2004, the borrowings were composed of $1,497,000 in the Treasury, Tax and Loan open-end note and $8,634,000 in advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank. Security Capital Corporation foresees short-term borrowings to be a continued source of liquidity and will continue to use these borrowings as a method to fund short-term needs.
 
Security Capital Corporation at the end of 2005 had long-term debt in the amount of $12,991,000 with scheduled principal payments of $572,354 due to the Federal Home Loan Bank in 2006. The rates on the debt with Federal Home Loan Bank as of December 31, 2005, ranged from 2.335% to 6.575% with the maturities ranging to 2025. The maximum month-end balance during 2005 with Federal Home Loan Bank occurred at the end of November with the balance of $19,806,245. For 2005, the average outstanding long-term balance was $11,765,410 for debt with Federal Home Loan Bank.


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Liquidity and Rate Sensitivity
 
Liquidity management is the process by which Security Capital Corporation ensures that adequate liquid funds are available to meet financial commitments on a timely basis. These commitments include honoring withdrawals by depositors, funding credit obligations to borrowers, servicing long-term obligations, making shareholder dividend payments, paying operating expenses, funding capital expenditures and maintaining reserve requirements. Interest rate risk is the exposure to Corporation earnings and capital from changes in future interest rates. All financial institutions assume interest rate risk as an integral part of normal operations. Managing and measuring the interest rate risk is the process that ranges from reducing the exposure of Security Capital Corporation’s interest margin regarding swings in interest rates assuring that there are sufficient capital and liquidity to support future balance sheet growth.

Liquidity risk is the risk to a bank’s earnings and capital arising from its inability to meet obligations when they come due without incurring losses. Bank management must ensure that sufficient funds are available at a reasonable cost to meet potential demands from both funds providers and borrowers.

Security Capital Corporation addresses short-term liquidity from both an asset liquidity and a liability liquidity viewpoint. Short-term asset liquidity is provided by money market assets, the investment portfolio, and readily saleable bank assets. Short-term liability liquidity is measured by the liabilities considered to be more volatile in nature and more likely to be sensitive to changes in interest rates. Short-term liquidity is monitored thru the asset/liability reports in a measure of a coverage ratio and a crisis coverage ratio. These ratios measure the ability of the bank to raise cash quickly and how many times this cash will cover volatile liabilities. For December 31, 2005, the coverage ratio was 3.81X - which was in compliance of the policy limit of 1X. Of this ratio, the calculated reserves or the source for cash was $141.3 million which would be needed to meet the demand of the identified volatile liabilities and unused loan commitments of $22 million and $15.1 million, respectively. The crisis ratio looks at the coverage of volatile liabilities under a scenario where cash is needed immediately. The crisis ratio for December 31, 2005, was 1.42X, adequately within the policy limit of .50X. The identified reserves for a crisis ratio totaled $100.3 million and the volatile liabilities and unused loan commitments totaled $71 million. Additionally, the bank monitors liquidity by looking at the ratio of cash and short-term investments versus non-core funding. The liquidity ratio for December 31, 2005, was in compliance with the policy limit of 15% with a ratio of 15.8%. This ratio measures the net cash and short-term marketable assets of $50 million to the net deposits and short-term liabilities of $318 million. The corporation’s dependency ratio complied with policy with a ratio of 13.647% at December 31, 2005. This ratio measures the net volatile liabilities to the earning assets less short-term investments.

Long-term liquidity is the ability of the bank to maintain its reputation in the market and to produce an acceptable return to its
shareholders. Adverse effects of reputation deterioration could cause depositors and other funds providers as well as investors, to seek higher compensation and negatively impact the bank’s earnings and capital. If negative public opinion occurred, withdrawals of funding could become debilitating. The bank will take steps to minimize its reputation risk and the potential impact on liquidity. One step is to monitor its reliance on credit-sensitive funding. Another issue that is monitored is asset growth. Strategic consideration will be given to the development of new business. A significant component of reputation risk is the underlying credit underwriting process the financial institution. Continued stringent underwriting standards for both existing and for new business will be employed. Additionally, concentrations of credit will be closely monitored.

 
At December 31, 2005, we had outstanding loan origination commitments and unused commercial and commercial and retail lines of credit of $48.2 million. Letters of credit commitments totaling $14.3 million consisted of financial standby letters of credit of $8.2 million, performance standby letters of credit of $1.3 million and commercial letters of credit of $4.8 million. We anticipate that we will have sufficient funds available to meet current origination and other lending commitments. As a contingency plan for significant funding needs, the Asset/Liability Management Committee may also consider the sale of securities, sale of loans and/or the temporary curtailment of lending activities. Certificates of deposit that are scheduled to mature within one year totaled approximately $100.9 million at December 31, 2005. We expect to retain a substantial majority of these certificates of deposit.
 
       The asset/liability committee is responsible for managing liquidity issues and interest rate risk, among other matters. Various interest rate movements are factored into a simulation model to assist the asset/liability committee in assessing interest rate risk. The committee analyzes the results of the simulation model to formulate strategies to effectively manage the interest rate risk that may exist.
 
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    The liquidity of Security Capital Corporation is dependent on the receipt of dividends from First Security Bank.  Management
expects that in the aggregate, First Security Bank will continue to have the ability to provide adequate funds to Security Capital Corporation.

The Interest Rate Risk Management System is comprised of six different steps. They are: Board Oversight; Management Oversight;
 Risk Limits and Controls; Risk Identification and Measurement; Risk Monitoring and Reporting; and Independent Review. A strategic plan highlighting risk tolerance levels is established and monitored by the Board. Senior management implements the strategic plan of goals, objectives and risk limits. Risk limits are set for Earnings at Risk, Gap Analysis, Economic Value and Value at Risk. The status of liquidity and rate sensitivity is forecasted in a quarterly report, Asset/Liability Performance Analysis which is provided by an independent outside organization. The resulting analysis report notifies Security Capital Corporation of compliance with the limitations/goals established by Security Capital Corporation and regulatory agencies as well as projecting a flat rate scenario where rates do not change from the starting point of the analysis, the scenario of rates increasing by 200 and 300 basis points and the scenario of rates decreasing by 200 or 300 basis points.

The areas of interest rate risk which Security Capital Corporation is susceptible are Repricing Risk, Option Risk and Yield Curve/Basis Risk. Repricing Risk is the difference in the timing of the assets and the liabilities due to either maturities or repricing within a certain time frame. Option Risk is the interest rate related options embedded in the bank’s assets and liabilities which change the cash flow characteristics of the assets and liabilities. Yield Curve/Basis Risk are the changes in the relationship between different interest rates with the same maturity or interest rates across a maturity spectrum which create compression or expansion of net interest margins.

Gap Analysis is the analytical tool that places maturing and repricing assets and liabilities into time buckets to measure the short and long term pricing imbalances for a given period. The broad guidelines set by Security Capital Corporation for this measure are set in time frames of three months, six months, and twelve months with a +/- cumulative gap position limit of 30%. Earnings at Risk (EAR), another analysis tool, is considered management’s best source of managing short-term interest rate risk (in a one-year time frame.) The EAR variance is the percentage change in net interest income over 12 months relative to the base case scenario (with rates being flat) for a +/- instantaneous parallel movement. The first limit or level is set at 10% of net interest income which will serve as a warning to management. The second level of 15% represents a risk earnings and is not acceptable to management. When this occurs, an explanation of the variance is reported to Asset/Liability Committee and to the Board of Directors with an action plan to decrease the variance. Among the possible actions are loan sales, use of FHLB borrowings and investment portfolio restructuring. Economic Value of Equity is the tool for measuring long-term interest rate risk. This tool measures the long-term safety and soundness of the institution being compromised for the sake of short-term results. The two limits of Economic Value of Equity are level I designated having a variance of 30-39% and level II designated having a variance of 40% or higher and uses the same concern or action level as for Earnings at Risk
 
The analysis performed using December 31, 2005, data projecting for the period ending December 31, 2006, reflected the net interest income at $18.8 million. There were no exceptions to policy for the 12 month period. Return on Assets and Return on Equity at 1.88% and 17.13%, respectively, compare to December 31, 2005, actuals at 1.57% and 14.16%, respectively. The model for December 31, 2005, though shows a neutral position to changes in rates, has shifted to a liability sensitive status as compared to the model for December 31,2004, which reflected an asset sensitive status. In the current model, the net interest income decreases .50% in the 200 ramp up and decreases .60% in the up 100 ramp. Economic Value of Equity increased 28.3% in the up 200 ramp. The down 200 ramp results in an increase to net interest income of 2.8% which is well within the policy limit of 10%. As rates move down 100 basis points we see a decrease in net interest income of .60%. The model shows a “best place” position of reaping some benefit if rates fall and only a slight risk if rates continue to rise.



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First Security Bank’s source of funding is predominantly core deposits consisting of both commercial and individual deposits, maturities of securities, repayments of loan principal and interest, federal funds purchased, and long-term borrowings from the FHLB. With the deposit base being diversified between individual and commercial accounts, First Security Bank avoids dependence on large concentrations of funds. Security Capital Corporation does not solicit certificates of deposit from brokers. The primary sources of liquidity on the asset side of the balance sheet are federal funds sold and securities classified as available for sale. Most of the investment securities portfolio are classified in the available for sale category and are subject to be sold should liquidity needs arise.

Along with the cash provided by operations of $5.5 million in 2002, the cash available for use was provided by an increase of deposits of $30 million and a net increase of borrowings of $2.8 million. These funds were used to provide for an increase in loan demand of $17.6 million, the increase of an investment of $12.4 million in securities, the paying of a cash dividend of $2 million, the increase of $8.6 million in federal funds sold, the addition of buildings and equipment of $1.6 million and the purchase of bank owned life insurance of $3 million.

In 2003, funds available for use were basically provided by net income adjusted for non-cash transactions for a total of $6.9 million, maturities and calls of securities of $47 million, long-term debt advances of $3.3 million and withdrawal of certificates of deposits of $1.3 million. The major use of the funds provided was to invest $52.8 million in securities and $16.9 million in loans. Further funding was provided by the increase of deposits of $22.8 million. Other cash uses during 2003 were to fund the cash dividends paid on common stock ($2.2 million) and to retire debt of $4 million.

In 2004, the funds provided by operation activities totaled $6.4 million. The funds available from operations, maturitie, calls and sales
of securities of $36 million, and increases in deposits of $45 million were used to invest in securities of $59 million and in loans of $30 million. Other major uses of funds were cash dividends of $2.5 million and investment in buildings and locations of $2.9 million.

In 2005, the funds provided by operations totaled $5.8 million. The increase in loans of $63.6 million demanded funding from the redemption of federal funds sold of $14 million, an increase in borrowings of approximately $19 million (which includes federal funds purchased), and an increase in deposits of $21.3 million. Other uses of fundings were a $2 million purchase of bank owned life insurance, $2.6 million in dividends paid, and a $4.5 million capitalization for premises. A net decrease of $9.4 between purchases and maturities in investment in securities assisted in providing for the expenditures in 2005.

Table 14 - Funding Uses and Sources details the main components of cash flows for 2003 thru 2005.

Table 14 - Funding Uses and Sources
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
           
Increase
         
Increase
         
Increase
     
Average
     
(Decrease
)%
       
Average
   
(Decrease
)%
       
Average
   
(Decrease
)%
     
Balance
     
Amount
   
Change
   
Balance
   
Amount
   
Change
   
Balance
   
Amount
   
Change
 
Funding Uses
                                                   
Loans
 
271,323
 
50,014
   
22.60
   
221,309
   
23,495
   
11.88
   
197,814
   
18,519
   
10.33
 
Securities*
 
92,679
 
-3,540
   
-3.68
   
96,219
   
10,637
   
12.43
   
85,582
   
19,164
   
28.85
 
Federal Funds Sold
 
3,567
 
-921
   
-20.52
   
4,488
   
-924
   
-17.07
   
5,412
   
-496
   
-8.40
 
   
367,569
 
45,553
   
14.15
   
322,016
   
33,208
   
11.50
   
288,808
   
37,187
   
14.78
 
                                                     
Funding Sources
                                                   
Noninterest Bearing Deposits
                                               
Demand Deposits
 
57,954
   
6,397
   
12.41
   
51,557
   
4,523
   
9.62
   
47,034
   
5,482
   
13.19
 
Savings Deposits
 
245
   
4
   
1.66
   
241
   
15
   
6.64
   
226
   
13
   
6.10
 
Interest Bearing Deposits
                                                     
Demand Deposits
 
145,036
   
21,821
   
17.71
   
123,215
   
29,806
   
31.91
   
93,409
   
13,459
   
16.83
 
Savings Deposits
 
29,420
   
2,757
   
10.34
   
26,663
   
3,883
   
17.05
   
22,780
   
4,653
   
25.67
 
Time Deposits
 
117,127
   
3,002
   
2.63
   
114,125
   
-873
   
-0.76
   
114,998
   
4,809
   
4.36
 
Borrowings
 
18,038
   
9,311
   
106.69
   
8,727
   
-118
   
-1.33
   
8,845
   
-1,589
   
-15.23
 
   
367,820
   
43,292
   
13.34
   
324,528
   
37,236
   
12.96
   
287,292
   
26,827
   
10.30
 
                                                       
*Cost basis is used for securities instead of market values.
                                   



Table 15 - Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity reflects interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities by maturity distribution. Product lines repricing in time periods predetermined by contractual agreements are included in the respective maturity categories.



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Table 15 - Liquidity; Interest Rate Sensitivity
 
As of December 31, 2005
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
       
   
Less
 
Over 3 Mos
 
Over 1 yr
 
Over
     
3 Mos
         
thru 1 Yr
   
thru 3 Yrs
   
3 Yrs
   
Total
 
Interest Earning Assets
                               
Loans
   
107,705
   
91,001
   
62,046
   
37,193
   
297,945
 
Short-Term Investments
   
931
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
931
 
Investment Securities
   
4,215
   
12,419
   
24,322
   
41,496
   
82,452
 
Other
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
5,556
   
5,556
 
Total Interest Earning Assets
   
112,851
   
103,420
   
86,368
   
84,245
   
386,884
 
                                 
Interest Bearing Liabilities
                               
NOW
   
30,373
   
-
   
6,170
   
37,543
   
74,086
 
Money Market
   
45,541
   
-
   
1,716
   
10,393
   
57,650
 
Savings Deposits
   
24,713
   
-
   
927
   
5,251
   
30,891
 
Time Deposits
   
37,828
   
63,111
   
20,733
   
7,385
   
129,057
 
Short-Term Borrowings
   
16,105
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
16,105
 
Long-Term Borrowings
   
148
   
456
   
3,299
   
9,088
   
12,991
 
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities
   
154,708
   
63,567
   
32,845
   
69,660
   
320,780
 
                                 
Rate Sensitive Assets (RSA)
   
112,851
   
216,271
   
302,639
   
386,884
   
386,884
 
Rate Sensitive Liabilities (RSL)
   
154,708
   
218,275
   
251,120
   
320,780
   
320,780
 
Rate Sensitive Gap
   
-41,857
   
39,853
   
53,523
   
14,585
   
66,104
 
Rate Sensitive Cumulative Gap
   
-41,857
   
-2,004
   
51,519
   
66,104
   
66,104
 
Cumulative % of Earning Assets
   
-10.82
%
 
-0.52
%
 
13.32
%
 
17.09
%
 
17.09
%
Cumulative % of Total Assets
   
-12.30
%
 
-0.59
%
 
15.14
%
 
19.43
%
 
19.43
%


           Interest rate risk can also be measured by analyzing the extent to which the repricing of assets and liabilities are mismatched to create an interest sensitivity “gap.” An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive within a specific time period. The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference between the amount of interest earning assets maturing or repricing within a specific time period and the amount of interest bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within that same 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 amount of interest rate sensitive assets. During a period of rising interest rates, therefore, a negative gap would tend to adversely affect the net interest income. Conversely, during a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap position would tend to result in an increase in net interest income.

As of December 31, 2005, Security Capital Corporation had a neutral gap of 1.85% in the base case.

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types of assets may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table. Therefore, we do not rely solely on a gap analysis to manage our interest rate risk, but rather we use what we believe to be the more reliable simulation model - relating to changes in net interest income.



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Income Sensitivity :
Based on simulation modeling at December 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, our net interest income would
change over a one-year time period due to changes in interest rates as follows:


Table 15A - Change in Net Interest Income Over One Year Horizon
 
                   
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
   
at December 31, 2005
 
at December 31, 2004
 
Dollar
    % %        
Dollar
%
     
Changes in Levels of Interest Rates
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
 
                           
Increase 2.00%
   
-$102
   
0.50
%
$
285
   
1.74
%
Increase 1.00%
   
-109
   
0.60
%
 
185
   
1.13
%
Decrease 1.00%
   
259
   
1.40
%
 
-306
   
-1.87
%
Decrease 2.00%
   
518
   
2.80
%
 
-542
   
-3.32
%


As of December 31, 2004, the asset sensitivity is evident as reflected in the projected 1.74% increase in the up 200 ramp. The down 200 ramp as of December 31, 2004, results in a decrease to net interest income of 3.32%, well within the policy limit of (10%). Analysis of the simulation presented indicates as of December 31, 2005, there is little short term interest rate risk due to the projected increase in net interest income of 2.80% in a down 200 basis point rate ramp.


Capital Adequacy

Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank are subject to various regulatory capital guidelines as required by federal and state banking agencies, as discussed in greater detail under Item 1 hereof. These guidelines define the various components of core capital and assign risk weights to various categories of assets.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) requires federal regulatory agencies to define capital tiers. These are: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Under these regulations, a “well-capitalized” institution must achieve a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.00%, and a total capital ratio of at least 10.00%, and a leverage ratio of at least 5.00% and not be under a capital directive order. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on Security Capital Corporation’s financial statements. If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions, asset growth and expansion is limited, in addition to the institution being required to submit a capital restoration plan.

Management believes Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank meet all the capital requirements as of December 31, 2005, as noted below in Table 16 - Capital Ratios, and is well-capitalized under the guidelines established by the banking regulators. To be well-capitalized, Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank must maintain the prompt corrective action capital guidelines described above.

Security Capital Corporation increased the amount of dividends paid to $2,611,400 in 2005, compared to $2,484,937 in 2004, an increase of $126,463or 5.09%.

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Table 16 - Capital Ratios
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
               
   
As of December 31,
 
     
2005
   
2004
   
2003
 
Tier 1 Capital
                   
                     
Total Tier 1 Capital
   
43,568
   
39,486
   
35,690
 
                     
Total Capital
                   
Tier 1 Capital
   
43,568
   
39,486
   
35,690
 
Allowable Allowance for Loan Losses
   
3,899
   
3,373
   
2,940
 
                     
Total Capital
   
47,467
   
42,859
   
38,630
 
                     
Risk Weighted Assets
                   
                     
Net Average Assets
   
426,707
   
378,931
   
334,653
 
                     
Total Risk Weighted Assets
   
330,071
   
271,296
   
234,441
 
                     
Risk Based Ratios
                   
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio
   
10.21
   
10.42
   
10.79
 
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio
   
13.20
   
14.55
   
15.22
 
Total Risk Based Capital Ratio
   
14.38
   
15.80
   
16.48
 


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

There were no off-balance sheet arrangements existing at December 31, 2005.


Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
 
(in thousands)
 
                       
       
Payment due by period
 
Less than
               
1 to 3
   
3 to 5
   
More Than
 
Contractual Obligations
   
Total
   
1 Year
   
Years
   
Years
   
5 Years
 
                                 
Long-Term Debt Obligations
 
$
12,991
 
$
572
 
$
3,233
 
$
2,359
 
$
6,827
 
                                 
Capital Lease Obligations
   
19
   
10
   
9
   
-
   
-
 
                                 
Operating Lease Obligations
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
                                 
Purchase Obligations
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
                                 
Other Long-Term Liabilities
                               
Reflected on the Registrant's
                               
Balance Sheet under GAAP
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
                                 
Total
 
$
13,010
 
$
582
 
$
3,242
 
$
2,359
 
$
6,827
 


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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the potential of loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates and prices. The Company is exposed to market risk as a consequence of the normal course of conducting its business activities. Financial products that expose the Company to market risk include investment securities, loans, deposits and debt. The Company's market risk management process involves measuring, monitoring, controlling and managing risks that can significantly impact the Company's financial position and operating results. In this management process, market risks are balanced with expected returns in an effort to enhance earnings performance and shareholder value, while limiting the volatility of each. Normal business transactions expose the Company's balance sheet profile to varying degrees of market risk. The Company's primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk. A key element in the process of managing market risk involves oversight by senior management and the Board of Directors as to the level of such risk assumed by the Company in its balance sheet. The Board of Directors reviews and approves risk management policies, including risk limits and guidelines and delegates oversight functions to the Asset Liability Management Committee ("ALCO"). The ALCO, consisting of senior business and finance officers, monitors the Company's market risk exposure and as market conditions dictate, modifies balance sheet positions.


 
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,



   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
 
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
INCOME DATA
                     
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
20,570
 
$
15,042
 
$
13,584
 
$
13,175
 
$
15,817
 
Interest and dividends on securities
   
3,643
   
3,826
   
3,256
   
3,210
   
3,506
 
Other interest income
   
245
   
224
   
169
   
462
   
511
 
Total interest income
   
24,458
   
19,092
   
17,009
   
16,847
   
19,834
 
Interest expense
   
6,907
   
4,139
   
3,955
   
4,760
   
7,744
 
Net interest income
   
17,551
   
14,953
   
13,054
   
12,087
   
12,090
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,440
   
637
   
546
   
672
   
701
 
Net interest income after provision for
                               
loan losses
   
16,111
   
14,316
   
12,508
   
11,415
   
11,389
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
4,333
   
3,876
   
3,758
   
3,671
   
3,456
 
Other income
   
1,818
   
1,781
   
1,908
   
1,484
   
1,135
 
Total noninterest income
   
6,151
   
5,657
   
5,666
   
5,155
   
4,591
 
Salaries and employee benefits
   
8,588
   
7,607
   
6,649
   
6,145
   
5,598
 
Occupancy and equipment expense
   
1,553
   
1,236
   
1,311
   
1,277
   
1,143
 
Other expenses
   
2,807
   
2,567
   
2,658
   
2,670
   
2,814
 
Total noninterest expenses
   
12,948
   
11,410
   
10,618
   
10,092
   
9,555
 
                                 
Income before income taxes
   
9,314
   
8,563
   
7,556
   
6,478
   
6,425
 
Income taxes
   
2,707
   
2,431
   
2,039
   
1,666
   
1,814
 
                                 
Net income
 
$
6,607
 
$
6,132
 
$
5,517
 
$
4,812
 
$
4,611
 
                                 
PER SHARE DATA (1)
                               
Net income - basic
 
$
2.53
 
$
2.35
 
$
2.12
 
$
1.85
 
$
1.77
 
Dividends
   
1.00
   
.95
   
.86
   
.78
   
.70
 
Book value
   
18.07
   
16.72
   
15.69
   
14.54
   
13.22
 
                                 
OTHER RATIOS
                               
Return on average assets
   
1.57
   
1.65
   
1.66
   
1.60
   
1.62
 
Return on equity
   
14.16
   
14.22
   
13.73
   
13.45
   
13.78
 
Loans to deposits
   
83.98
   
70.29
   
70.87
   
70.60
   
72.33
 
Loans to total assets
   
68.36
   
60.06
   
60.08
   
59.42
   
61.08
 
Equity capital to total assets
   
10.83
   
11.24
   
12.01
   
12.00
   
12.36
 
Average equity to average assets
   
11.12
   
11.61
   
12.12
   
11.94
   
11.73
 
Dividend payout ratio
   
39.52
   
40.52
   
40.66
   
42.04
   
39.47
 
                                 
FINANCIAL DATA
                               
Total assets
 
$
435,876
 
$
390,274
 
$
340,253
 
$
315,596
 
$
278,512
 
Net loans
   
294,046
   
230,805
   
200,759
   
184,060
   
167,079
 
Total deposits
   
354,766
   
333,458
   
288,442
   
265,597
   
235,192
 
Total shareholders' equity
   
47,187
   
43,870
   
40,848
   
37,857
   
34,429
 
                                 
(1)  
Restated for stock dividends

 
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SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2005 and 2004


   
2005
 
2004
 
ASSETS
 
(In thousands)
 
           
Cash and due from banks
 
$
19,138
 
$
15,662
 
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
   
539
   
426
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
   
19,677
   
16,088
 
               
Federal funds sold
   
-
   
14,000
 
Certificates of deposit with other banks
   
392
   
591
 
               
Securities available-for-sale
   
78,949
   
96,669
 
Securities held-to-maturity (estimated fair value
             
of $2,063 in 2005 and $2,052 in 2004)
   
2,047
   
2,050
 
Securities, other
   
1,456
   
1,259
 
Total securities
   
82,452
   
99,978
 
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of
             
$3,899 in 2005 and $3,598 in 2004
   
294,046
   
230,805
 
Interest receivable
   
4,015
   
3,138
 
Premises and equipment
   
18,706
   
14,959
 
Intangible assets
   
3,874
   
3,874
 
Cash surrender value of life insurance
   
5,670
   
3,476
 
Customers' liability on acceptances
   
3,205
   
1,762
 
Other assets
   
3,839
   
1,603
 
Total Assets
 
$
435,876
 
$
390,274
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
               
Liabilities:
             
Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
$
63,082
 
$
53,502
 
Interest-bearing deposits
   
291,684
   
279,956
 
Total deposits
   
354,766
   
333,458
 
Interest payable
   
1,038
   
595
 
Acceptances outstanding
   
3,205
   
1,762
 
Federal funds purchased
   
15,000
   
-
 
Borrowed funds
   
14,096
   
10,131
 
Other liabilities
   
584
   
458
 
Total liabilities
   
388,689
   
346,404
 
Shareholders' equity:
             
Common stock - $5 par value, 5,000,000 shares
             
authorized, 2,622,878 shares and 2,498,504
             
shares issued in 2005 and 2004, respectively
   
13,114
   
12,493
 
Surplus
   
31,380
   
27,826
 
Retainedearnings
   
3,003
   
3,106
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
(255
)
 
510
 
Treasury stock, at par, 11,058 shares and
             
13,087 shares in 2005 and 2004, respectively
   
(55
)
 
(65
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
47,187
   
43,870
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
$
435,876
 
$
390,274
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004 AND 2003


 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
INTEREST INCOME
             
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
20,570
 
$
15,042
 
$
13,584
 
Interest and dividends on securities
                   
Taxable
   
1,705
   
1,966
   
1,597
 
Tax-exempt
   
1,938
   
1,860
   
1,659
 
Other
   
245
   
224
   
169
 
Total interest income
   
24,458
   
19,092
   
17,009
 
                     
INTEREST EXPENSE
                   
Interest on time deposits of $100,000 or more
   
1,452
   
850
   
936
 
Interest on other deposits
   
4,712
   
2,940
   
2,675
 
Interest on borrowed funds
   
743
   
349
   
344
 
Total interest expense
   
6,907
   
4,139
   
3,955
 
                     
Net interest income
   
17,551
   
14,953
   
13,054
 
                     
Provision for loan losses
   
1,440
   
637
   
546
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
16,111
   
14,316
   
12,508
 
                     
OTHER INCOME
                   
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
4,333
   
3,876
   
3,758
 
Other service charges and fees
   
388
   
325
   
299
 
Trust Department income
   
978
   
911
   
876
 
Securities gains (losses), net
   
(52
)
 
(12
)
 
1
 
Gains (losses) on sale of other assets, net
   
67
   
224
   
423
 
Other
   
437
   
333
   
309
 
Total other income
   
6,151
   
5,657
   
5,666
 
                     
OTHER EXPENSE
                   
Salaries and employee benefits
   
8,588
   
7,607
   
6,649
 
Net occupancy expense
   
801
   
713
   
766
 
Furniture and equipment expense
   
752
   
523
   
545
 
Printing, stationery, and supplies
   
250
   
194
   
251
 
Data processing
   
301
   
280
   
254
 
Directors' fees
   
259
   
247
   
234
 
Professional fees
   
143
   
183
   
232
 
Other
   
1,854
   
1,663
   
1,687
 
Total other expense
   
12,948
   
11,410
   
10,618
 
                     
Income before income taxes
   
9,314
   
8,563
   
7,556
 
Income taxes
   
2,707
   
2,431
   
2,039
 
                     
Net income
 
$
6,607
 
$
6,132
 
$
5,517
 
                     
Basic net income per share
 
$
2.53
 
$
2.35
 
$
2.12
 
                     
                     

                        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004 AND 2003

(In thousands)
 
                       
Accumulated
     
                       
Other
     
   
Comprehensive
 
Common
     
Retained
 
Treasury
 
Comprehensive
     
   
Income
 
Stock
 
Surplus
 
Earnings
 
Stock
 
Income
 
Total
 
                               
Balance, January 1, 2003
       
$
11,338
 
$
22,311
 
$
2,681
 
$
(100
)
$
1,627
 
$
37,857
 
                                             
Comprehensive income:
                                           
Net income for 2003
 
$
5,517
   
-
   
-
   
5,517
   
-
   
-
   
5,517
 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on
                                           
securities available-for-sale, net of tax
   
(342
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(342
)
 
(342
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
5,175
                                     
                                             
Cash dividends paid
         
-
   
-
   
(2,243
)
 
-
   
-
   
(2,243
)
5% stock dividend
         
562
   
2,502
   
(3,064
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Purchase of fractional shares
         
-
   
(8
)
 
-
   
(2
)
 
-
   
(10
)
Reissuance of treasury stock
         
-
   
57
   
-
   
12
   
-
   
69
 
                                             
Balance, December 31, 2003
         
11,900
   
24,862
   
2,891
   
(90
)
 
1,285
   
40,848
 
                                             
Comprehensive income:
                                           
Net income for 2004
 
$
6,132
   
-
   
-
   
6,132
   
-
   
-
   
6,132
 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on
                                           
securities available-for-sale, net of tax
   
(775
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(775
)
 
(775
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
5,357
                                     
                                             
Cash dividends paid
         
-
   
-
   
(2,485
)
 
-
   
-
   
(2,485
)
5% stock dividend
         
593
   
2,839
   
(3,432
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Purchase of fractional shares
         
-
   
(10
)
 
-
   
(2
)
 
-
   
(12
)
Purchase of treasury stock
         
-
   
(5
)
 
-
   
(1
)
 
(6
)
     
Reissuance of treasury stock
         
-
   
140
   
-
   
28
   
-
   
168
 
                                             
Balance, December 31, 2004
       
$
12,493
 
$
27,826
 
$
3,106
 
$
(65
)
$
510
 
$
43,870
 
                                             
Comprehensive income:
                                           
Net income for 2005
 
$
6,607
   
-
   
-
   
6,607
   
-
   
-
   
6,607
 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on
                                           
securities available-for-sale, net of tax
   
(765
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(765
)
 
(765
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
5,842
                                     
                                             
Cash dividends paid
         
-
   
-
   
(2,612
)
 
-
   
-
   
(2,612
)
5% stock dividend
         
621
   
3,477
   
(4,098
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Purchase of fractional shares
         
-
   
(13
)
 
-
   
(2
)
 
-
   
(15
)
Reissuance of treasury stock
         
-
   
90
   
-
   
12
   
-
   
102
 
                                             
Balance, December 31, 2005
       
$
13,114
 
$
31,380
 
$
3,003
 
$
(55
)
$
(255
)
$
47,187
 
( Continued )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004 AND 2003


   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
       
(In thousands)
     
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
             
Net income
 
$
6,607
 
$
6,132
 
$
5,517
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
                   
provided by operating activities:
                   
Provision for loan losses
   
1,440
   
637
   
546
 
Amortization of premiums and discounts on
                   
securities, net
   
601
   
814
   
1,408
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
880
   
688
   
710
 
Deferred income taxes
   
(24
)
 
242
   
37
 
FHLB stock dividend
   
(38
)
 
(17
)
 
(23
)
(Gain) loss on sale of securities, net
   
52
   
12
   
(1
)
(Gain) loss on sale of other assets, net
   
(67
)
 
(224
)
 
(423
)
Changes in:
                   
Interest receivable
   
(877
)
 
(724
)
 
285
 
Cash value of life insurance, net
   
(194
)
 
(118
)
 
(158
)
Other assets
   
(4,550
)
 
(2,271
)
 
(761
)
Interest payable
   
443
   
77
   
(196
)
Other liabilities
   
1,569
   
1,158
   
(54
)
                     
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
5,842
   
6,406
   
6,887
 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                   
Purchase of securities available-for-sale
   
(19,284
)
 
(58,568
)
 
(50,482
)
Proceeds of maturities and calls of securities
                   
available-for-sale
   
28,386
   
24,481
   
47,090
 
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
   
6,746
   
11,680
   
-
 
Purchase of securities held to maturity
   
-
   
-
   
(2,054
)
Purchase of other securities
   
(158
)
 
(250
)
 
(230
)
Additions to premises and equipment
   
(4,545
)
 
(2,900
)
 
(451
)
Proceeds of sale of other assets
   
284
   
550
   
898
 
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance
   
(2,000
)
 
-
   
-
 
Changes in:
                   
Loans
   
(63,629
)
 
(30,318
)
 
(16,918
)
Federal funds sold
   
14,000
   
6,380
   
(4,620
)
Certificates of deposits with other banks
   
199
   
(99
)
 
1,359
 
                     
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(40,001
)
 
(49,044
)
 
(25,408
)
                     
                     
( Continued )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004 AND 2003

 
 
(Continued)                                             2005         2004       2003 
(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
             
Dividends paid on common stock
 
$
(2,612
)
$
(2,485
)
$
(2,243
)
Purchase of treasury stock
   
-
   
(6
)
 
-
 
Reissuance of treasury stock
   
102
   
168
   
68
 
Purchase of fractional shares
   
(15
)
 
(12
)
 
(10
)
Repayment of debt
   
(8,948
)
 
(4,676
)
 
(4,030
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt
   
12,913
   
5,640
   
3,268
 
Changes in:
                   
Deposits
   
21,308
   
45,015
   
22,845
 
Federal funds purchased
   
15,000
   
-
   
-
 
 
                   
                     
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
37,748
   
43,644
   
19,898
 
                     
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
3,589
   
1,006
   
1,377
 
                     
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
   
16,088
   
15,082
   
13,705
 
                     
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
19,677
 
$
16,088
 
$
15,082
 
                     
                     
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
                   
                     
Cash paid during the year for:
                   
Interest
 
$
6,464
 
$
4,061
 
$
4,150
 
Income taxes
   
2,910
   
2,232
   
2,002
 
Noncash activities:
                   
Transfers of loans to other real estate and
                   
repossessed inventory
   
1,052
   
228
   
228
 
                     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Capital Corporation (Corporation), and its subsidiaries, follow accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, including, where applicable, general practices within the banking industry.

1. Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Security Capital Corporation, a one-bank holding company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, First Security Bank (Bank), Batesville Security Building Corporation (Building Corporation), and Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, First Security Insurance, Inc. (Insurance). Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 2. Nature of Operations

The Corporation is a financial holding company. Its primary asset is its investment in its subsidiary bank. The Bank operates under a state bank charter and provides full banking services, including trust services. The Bank is subject to regulation by the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The area served by the Bank is primarily the northern half of Mississippi, and services are provided in branch locations at Batesville, Marks, Sardis, Como, Crenshaw, Olive Branch, Hernando, Robinsonville, Tunica, Pope, and Southaven. The operations of the Building Corporation and Insurance are not material in relation to the Corporation as a whole.

3. Estimates

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

The Bank’s loans are generally secured by specific items of collateral including real property, consumer assets, and business assets. Although the Bank has a diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent on local economic conditions in the agricultural and real estate development industries.

( Continued )

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NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 3. Estimates (Continued)

While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, further reductions in the carrying amounts of loans may be necessary based on changes in local economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the estimated losses on loans. Such agencies may require the Bank to recognize additional losses based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. Because of these factors, it is reasonably possible that the estimated losses on loans may change materially in the near term. However, the amount of the change that is reasonably possible cannot be estimated.

 4.  Securities

Investments in securities are accounted for as follows:

Securities Available-for-Sale

Securities classified as available-for-sale are those securities that are intended to be held for an indefinite period of time, but not necessarily to maturity. Any decision to sell a security classified as available-for-sale would be based on various factors, including movements in interest rates, liquidity needs, security risk assessments, changes in the mix of assets and liabilities and other similar factors. These securities are carried at their estimated fair value, and the net unrealized gain or loss is reported as accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, until realized. Premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method.

Gains and losses on the sale of securities available-for-sale are determined using the adjusted cost of the specific security sold.

Securities Held-to-Maturity

Securities classified as held-to-maturity are those securities for which there is a positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. These securities are carried at cost adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, computed by the interest method.

Trading Account Securities

Trading account securities are those securities which are held for the purpose of selling them at a profit. There were no trading account securities on hand at December 31, 2005 and 2004.

 


( Continued )

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NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

4. Securities (Continued)

Other Securities

Other securities are carried at cost and consist of investments in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB),
First National Banker’s Bankshares, and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. The transferability of these stock holdings is restricted.
 
5. Loans

Loans are carried at the principal amount outstanding adjusted for the allowance for loan losses, and net deferred origination fees. Interest income on loans is recognized based on the principal balance outstanding and the stated rate of the loan.

A loan is considered to be impaired when it appears probable that the entire amount contractually due will not be collected. Factors considered in determining impairment include payment status, collateral values, and the probability of collecting scheduled payments of principal and interest when due. Generally, impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis using the fair value of the supporting collateral.

Loans are generally placed on a nonaccrual status when principal or interest is past due ninety days, or when specifically determined to be impaired. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, interest accrued but not received is generally reversed against interest income. If collectability is in doubt, cash receipts on nonaccrual loans are used to reduce principal rather than recorded as interest income. Past due status is based on contractual terms.

Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are capitalized and recognized as an adjustment of the yield on the related loan.

6. Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio and is based on the size and current risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, an assessment of individual problem loans, actual and anticipated loss experience, current economic events, including unemployment levels, and other pertinent factors, including regulatory guidance and general economic conditions. Determination of the allowance is inherently subjective as it requires significant estimates, including the evaluation of collateral supporting impaired


( Continued )

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NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

6. Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans based on historical loss experience, and consideration of current economic trends, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. Loan losses are charged off against the allowance, while recoveries of amounts previously charged off are credited to the allowance. A provision for loan losses is charged to operations based on management’s periodic evaluation of the factors previously mentioned, as well as other pertinent factors.

The allowance for loan losses consists of an allocated component and an unallocated component. The components of the allowance for loan losses represent an estimation done pursuant to either Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies," or FASB Statement No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan." The allocated component of the allowance for loan losses reflects expected losses resulting from an analysis developed through specific credit allocations for individual or pools of loans and historical loss experience for each loan category. The specific allocations are based on a regular review of all loans where the internal credit rating is at or below a predetermined classification. The historical loan loss element is determined statistically using loss experience and the related internal gradings of loans charged off. The analysis is performed quarterly, and loss factors are updated regularly based on actual experience. The allocated component of the allowance for loan losses also includes consideration of the amounts necessary for any concentrations and changes in portfolio mix and volume.

The unallocated portion of the allowance reflects management’s estimate of probable inherent but undetected losses within the portfolio due to uncertainties in economic conditions, changes in collateral values, unfavorable information about a borrower’s financial condition, and other risk factors that have not yet manifested themselves. In addition, the unallocated allowance includes a component that explicitly accounts for the inherent imprecision in the loan loss analysis.

7. Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are determined using the straight-line method at rates calculated to depreciate or amortize the cost of assets over their estimated useful lives.

Maintenance and repairs of property and equipment are charged to operations, and major improvements are capitalized. Upon retirement, sale, or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts, and any gains or losses are included in operations.

 

( Continued )

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NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 8. Bank Owned Life Insurance

The Corporation invests in bank owned life insurance (BOLI). BOLI involves the purchasing of life insurance by the Corporation on a chosen number of employees. The Corporation is the owner of the policies and, accordingly, the cash surrender value of the policies is an asset, and increases in cash surrender values are reported as income. The co-beneficiaries of the policies are the Bank and the insured employee.

9. Other Real Estate

Other real estate consists of properties acquired through foreclosure and is recorded at the lower of cost or current appraised value less estimated expense to sell. The Bank writes down other real estate annually in accordance with state banking regulations. Any write-down from the cost to estimated fair market value required at the time of foreclosure is charged to the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent gains or losses, including write-downs, on other real estate are reported in other operating income or expenses. At December 31, 2005, and 2004, other real estate of $558,000 and $165,223, respectively, is included in other assets.
10. Income Taxes

Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of the transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently payable plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the bases of assets and liabilities as measured by income tax laws and their bases as reported in the financial statements. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled.

The Corporation and its subsidiaries file consolidated income tax returns. The subsidiaries provide for income taxes on a separate return basis and remit to the Corporation amounts determined to be payable.

11. Net Income per Share

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for each year. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if any dilutive potential common shares had been issued. For the three years ended December 31, 2005, there were no potential dilutive common shares. All weighted average, actual shares or per share information in the financial statements have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of stock dividends.
 


( Continued )
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

11. Net Income per Share (Continued)

Presented below is a summary of the components used to calculate basic net income per share for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 (as restated for stock dividends):

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Basic Net Income Per Share
             
Weighted average common shares outstanding
   
2,611
   
2,609
   
2,604
 
Net income
 
$
6,607
 
$
6,132
 
$
5,517
 
Basic net income per share
 
$
2.53
 
$
2.35
 
$
2.12
 


12. Statement of Cash Flows

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and noninterest-bearing and readily available interest-bearing deposits due from other banks.

13. Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense for 2005 and 2004 was approximately $212,000 and $167,000, respectively.

14. Goodwill

Prior to 2002, goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of the acquired entities, was being amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of expected benefit of 15 years. Effective January 1, 2002, the Corporation and its subsidiaries adopted the provisions of FASB No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." Under this statement, goodwill is no longer amortized over its estimated useful life, but is subject to an assessment for impairment using a fair value based test at least annually. If impaired, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value.

15. Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

In the ordinary course of business, the Bank enters into off-balance sheet financial instruments consisting of commitments to extend credit, credit card agreements, commercial and similar letters of credit, and commitments to purchase securities. Such financial instruments are recorded in the financial statements when they are exercised.

( Continued )

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

16. Trust Assets

Except for amounts included in deposits, assets of the Trust Department are not included in the accompanying balance sheets.

17. Business Segments

FASB Statement No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," requires public companies to report (i) certain financial and descriptive information about their reportable operating segments (as defined) and (ii) certain enterprise-wide financial information about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. Management believes the Corporation's principal activity is community banking and that any other activities are not considered significant segments.

18. Reclassifications

Certain amounts reported in prior years have been reclassified to conform with the 2005 presentation. These reclassifications did not impact the Corporation's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

19. Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) 115-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” This FSP provides additional guidance on when an investment in a debt or equity security should be considered impaired and when that impairment should be considered other-than-temporary and recognized as a loss in earnings. Specifically, the guidance clarifies that an investor should recognize an impairment loss no later than when the impairment is deemed other-than-temporary, even if a decision to sell has not been made. The FSP also requires certain disclosures about unrealized losses that have not been recognized as other-than-temporary impairments. Management applied the guidance in this FSP in 2005.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” which changes the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. This Statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. This Statement requires retrospective application to prior period financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impractical to determine either the period-specific or cumulative effects of the change.

( Continued )


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

19. Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)

SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets”, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions.” This statement amends the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged and more broadly provides for exceptions regarding exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. This Statement is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

NOTE B - RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

The Bank is required to maintain reserve funds in cash or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank. The required reserve at December 31, 2005 and 2004, was $2,123,000 and $5,385,000, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE C - SECURITIES

A summary of amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2005 and 2004, follows:

       
Gross
 
Gross
     
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
December 31, 2005:
 
(In thousands)
 
Securities available-for-sale:
                         
U. S. Government agencies
 
$
11,491
 
$
-
 
$
316
 
$
11,175
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
21,254
   
42
   
426
   
20,870
 
State and local political
                         
subdivisions
   
46,611
   
708
   
415
   
46,904
 
                           
   
$
79,356
 
$
750
 
$
1,157
 
$
78,949
 
Securities held-to-maturity:
                         
State and local political
                         
subdivisions
 
$
2,047
 
$
41
 
$
25
 
$
2,063
 
                           
                           
December 31, 2004:
                       
Securities available-for-sale:
                         
U. S. Government agencies
   
23,557
   
23
   
264
   
23,316
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
22,371
   
192
   
144
   
22,419
 
State and local political
                         
subdivisions
   
49,927
   
1,173
   
166
   
50,934
 
                           
   
$
95,855
 
$
1,388
 
$
574
 
$
96,669
 
Securities held-to-maturity:
                         
State and local political
                         
subdivisions
 
$
2,050
 
$
17
 
$
15
 
$
2,052
 
                           




( Continued )

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE C - SECURITIES (Continued)

The scheduled maturities of securities at December 31, 2005, are as follows:

   
Available-For-Sale
 
Held-to-Maturity
 
   
Amortized
 
Estimated
 
Amortized
 
Estimated
 
   
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
   
(In thousands)
 
                   
Due in one year or less
 
$
8,283
 
$
8,270
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Due after one year through five years
   
18,410
   
18,276
   
407
   
382
 
Due after five years through ten years
   
12,829
   
12,795
   
-
   
-
 
Due after 10 years
   
18,580
   
18,738
   
1,640
   
1,681
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
21,254
   
20,870
   
-
   
-
 
   
$
79,356
 
$
78,949
 
$
2,047
 
$
2,063
 
 
Investment securities with a carrying value of $52,314,000 and $68,603,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, were pledged to secure public and trust deposits and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.

Gross gains of $53,000 in 2005, $151,201 in 2004 and $1,000 in 2003, and gross losses of $105,000 in 2005, $162,763 in 2004 and $ -0- in 2003, were realized on securities available-for-sale.

The details concerning securities classified as available for sale with unrealized losses as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, were as follows:

   
Losses < 12 Months
 
Losses 12 Months or >
 
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
 
       
Gross
     
Gross
     
Gross
 
   
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
   
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
2005
                         
U. S. Government
                         
agencies
 
$
3,915
 
$
76
 
$
7,260
 
$
240
 
$
11,175
 
$
316
 
Mortgage-backed
                                     
securities
   
11,439
   
274
   
7,432
   
152
   
18,871
   
426
 
State and local political
                                     
subdivisions
   
14,474
   
230
   
9,242
   
185
   
23,716
   
415
 
                                       
   
$
29,828
 
$
580
 
$
23,934
 
$
577
 
$
53,762
 
$
1,157
 
 

 
( Continued )

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NOTE C - SECURITIES (Continued)

   
Losses < 12 Months
 
Losses 12 Months or >
 
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
 
       
Gross
     
Gross
     
Gross
 
   
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
   
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
2004
                         
U. S. Government
                         
agencies
 
$
15,332
 
$
264
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
15,332
 
$
264
 
Mortgage-backed
                                     
securities
   
12,203
   
140
   
1,133
   
4
   
13,336
   
144
 
State and local political
                                     
Subdivisions
   
15,530
   
163
   
303
   
3
   
15,833
   
166
 
                                       
   
$
43,065
 
$
567
 
$
1,436
 
$
7
 
$
44,501
 
$
574
 
 

The details concerning securities classified as held to maturity with unrealized losses as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, were as follows:

   
Losses < 12 Months
 
Losses 12 Months or >
 
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
 
   
Gross
 
Gross
 
Gross
             
   
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
   
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
2005
                         
State and local political
                         
subdivisions
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
382
 
$
25
 
$
382
 
$
25
 
                                       
                                       
2004
                                     
 State and local political
                                     
subdivisions
 
$
201
 
$
6
 
$
194
 
$
9
 
$
395
 
$
15
 


As of December 31, 2005, approximately 52% of the number of securities in the portfolio reflected an unrealized loss. Management is of the opinion the Corporation has the ability and intent to hold these securities until such time as the value recovers or the securities mature. Management also believes the deterioration in value is attributable to changes in market interest rates and not to the credit quality of the issuer.


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NOTE D - LOANS

Major classifications of loans were as follows:
   
December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
   
(In thousands)
 
           
Commercial, financial and agricultural
 
$
30,826
 
$
28,077
 
Real estate - construction and development
   
86,404
   
49,189
 
Real estate - mortgage
   
149,602
   
124,911
 
Installment loans to individuals
   
28,833
   
29,898
 
Other
   
2,280
   
2,328
 
     
297,945
   
234,403
 
Less allowance for loan losses
   
(3,899
)
 
(3,598
)
   
$
294,046
 
$
230,805
 

Included in the above are customer demand deposits in overdraft status of approximately $397,000 at December 31, 2005, and $582,000 at December 31, 2004.

Transactions in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:     
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands)
 
               
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
3,598
 
$
3,665
 
$
3,455
 
Charge-offs during year
   
(1,617
)
 
(1,128
)
 
(710
)
Recoveries on loans previously
                   
charged off
   
478
   
424
   
374
 
Provision charged to operating expense
   
1,440
   
637
   
546
 
                     
Balance at end of year
 
$
3,899
 
$
3,598
 
$
3,665
 
                     
At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the recorded investment in loans considered to be impaired totaled approximately $609,000 and $641,000, respectively. The allowance for loan losses related to these loans approximated $550,000 and $166,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The average recorded investment in impaired loans during the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, was approximately $543,000 and $687,000, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, the amount of income recognized on impaired loans was immaterial. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, nonaccrual loans amounted to approximately $15,000 and $172,000, respectively, and loans past due ninety days or more and still accruing interest amounted to approximately $786,000 and $724,000, respectively.



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NOTE E - PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Premises and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization as follows:

   
Estimated Useful
 
December 31,
 
   
Life in Years
 
2005
 
2004
 
   
(In thousands)
 
               
Land
   
-
 
$
4,795
 
$
3,471
 
Buildings and improvements
   
10-40
   
14,132
   
11,981
 
Furniture and equipment
   
3-10
   
6,055
   
5,033
 
           
24,982
   
20,485
 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
         
(6,276
)
 
(5,526
)
                     
         
$
18,706
 
$
14,959
 

The amount charged to operating expense for depreciation was $798,000 for 2005, $623,000 for 2004, and $626,000 for 2003.


NOTE F - TIME DEPOSITS

The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more for 2005 and 2004 was $59,438,000 and $48,684,000, respectively.

Projected maturities of time deposits included in interest-bearing deposits at December 31, 2005, are as follows (in thousands):

 
Year
Amount
     
 
2006
$100,924
 
2007
19,387
 
2008
1,362
 
2009
1,967
 
2010
1,699
 
Thereafter
3,718
     
   
$129,057





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NOTE G - BORROWED FUNDS

Borrowed funds consisted of the following:
   
December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
   
(In thousands)
 
           
FHLB advances
 
$
12,991
 
$
8,634
 
Treasury tax and loan note
   
1,105
   
1,497
 
               
   
$
14,096
 
$
10,131
 

The Bank has outstanding advances from the FHLB under a blanket agreement for advances and a security agreement (Agreements). The Agreements entitle the Bank to borrow funds from FHLB to fund mortgage loan programs and to satisfy certain other funding needs. Advances from the FHLB have maturity dates ranging from March, 2007, through August, 2025. Interest is payable monthly at rates ranging from 2.335% to 6.575%. The advances are collateralized by FHLB capital stock, amounts on deposit with the FHLB, and a blanket lien on first mortgage, small business, and agricultural loans equal to the advances outstanding. FHLB advances available and unused at December 31, 2005, totaled $68.7 million.

The treasury tax and loan note generally matures within one to sixty days from the transaction date. Interest is paid at an adjustable rate as set by the U. S. Government.

Federal funds purchased represent unsecured borrowings from other banks, generally on an overnight basis.

Annual principal repayment requirements on FHLB borrowings at December 31, 2005, are as follows:

 
Year
Amount
 
   
(In thousands)
 
       
 
2006
$572
 
 
2007
1,602
 
 
2008
1,631
 
 
2009
1,662
 
 
2010
697
 
 
Thereafter
6,827
 





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NOTE H - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS

The Bank has a defined contribution plan which incorporates the provisions of a deferred compensation plan [401(k)] covering all employees who perform 1,000 hours of service annually, have one year of service and are age twenty-one or older. The Bank’s contribution is 2% of salaries, and employees may contribute up to 15% of their salary which is matched by the Bank up to an additional 3%. Additional Bank contributions are subject to Board discretion. The Bank’s contribution was approximately $248,000 for 2005, $223,000 for 2004, and $213,000 for 2003.

The Bank also has an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) covering the same group of employees as the 401(k) plan, which is funded at the discretion of the Board. The ESOP invests primarily in the stock of Corporation. Dividends on ESOP shares are recorded as a reduction of retained earnings and the shares are considered outstanding for earnings per share computation. Bank contributions were approximately $261,000 for 2005, $232,000 for 2004, and $196,000 for 2003. The ESOP held 193,516 and 186,376 shares of Corporation common stock, 192,215 and 184,129 of which were allocated shares, at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.


NOTE I - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

In the calculation of comprehensive income, certain reclassification adjustments are made to avoid double counting amounts that are displayed as part of other comprehensive income. The disclosures of the reclassification amounts are as follows:
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Net change in unrealized (losses) gains on
             
available-for-sale securities
 
$
(1,221
)
$
(1,235
)
$
(546
)
Reclassification adjustment for net losses
                   
(gains) realized in income
   
52
   
12
   
(1
)
Net unrealized (gains) losses
   
(1,169
)
 
(1,223
)
 
(547
)
Tax effect
   
404
   
448
   
205
 
                     
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on
                   
securities available-for-sale, net of tax
 
$
(765
)
$
(775
)
$
(342
)






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NOTE J - INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes including the tax effects of securities transactions is as follows:
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands)
 
               
Current:
             
Federal
 
$
2,352
 
$
1,901
 
$
1,746
 
State
   
379
   
288
   
256
 
Deferred
   
(24
)
 
242
   
37
 
                     
   
$
2,707
 
$
2,431
 
$
2,039
 


The difference between the total expected tax expense at the federal tax rate and the reported income tax expense is as follows:
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands)
 
               
Tax on income before income taxes
 
$
3,167
 
$
2,911
 
$
2,569
 
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
                   
Tax-exempt income
   
(719
)
 
(639
)
 
(623
)
Disallowed interest expense
   
54
   
33
   
29
 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
   
250
   
190
   
169
 
Other, net
   
(45
)
 
(64
)
 
(105
)
                     
   
$
2,707
 
$
2,431
 
$
2,039
 








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NOTE J - INCOME TAXES (Continued)

The components of the net deferred tax included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

   
December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Deferred tax assets:
         
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
1,266
 
$
1,152
 
Unrealized loss on securities
             
available for sale
   
152
   
-
 
Other
   
14
   
10
 
     
1,432
   
1,162
 
               
Deferred tax liabilities:
             
Premises and equipment
   
(168
)
 
(174
)
Unrealized gain on securities
             
available for sale
   
-
   
(304
)
Other
   
(580
)
 
(479
)
     
(748
)
 
(957
)
Net deferred tax asset
 
$
684
 
$
205
 
               
NOTE K - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The consolidated financial statements do not reflect various commitments and contingent liabilities which arise in the normal course of the Bank’s business and which involve elements of credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. These commitments and contingent liabilities are commitments to extend credit, commercial letters of credit, credit card agreements, and standby letters of credit. A summary of the Bank’s approximate commitments and contingent liabilities arising from the normal course of business at December 31 is as follows:
   
Contractual Amount
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
   
(In thousands)
 
           
Commitments to extend credit
 
$
48,228
 
$
41,901
 
Credit card arrangements
   
2,253
   
2,227
 
Letters of credit
   
14,251
   
15,655
 
               

Commitments to extend credit, credit card agreements, commercial letters of credit, and standby letters of credit include some exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance of the customer. The Bank’s credit policies and procedures for such commitments and financial guarantees are the same as those used for lending activities. Because these instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because


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NOTE K - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Continued)

many of them expire without being drawn upon, they do not generally present any significant liquidity risk. No significant losses on commitments were incurred during the three years ended December 31, 2005, nor are any significant losses as a result of these transactions anticipated.

The Bank leases property for branch offices under a noncancellable lease agreement that expires in 2007. The lease is for a five-year period with an option to renew. The total minimum rental commitment at December 31, 2005, under the leases is approximately $19,200 which is due as follows:

 
Year
Amount
 
       
 
2006
$9,600
 
 
2007
9,600
 
 
2008
-
 
 
2009
-
 
 
2010
-
 
   
$19,200
 

The annual rental expense was $9,600 for 2005, 2004, and 2003.

The Bank has a contract with HBE Financial Facilities for the construction of a new facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, located on Goodman Road at an amount of $1,886,848 with a remaining commitment at December 31, 2005, of $1,736,968. The anticipated completion of the construction and the commitment is scheduled for late in 2006. The Bank has a contract at an amount of $1,387,735 with Tri-Star Mechanical for the construction of a new facility in Robinsonville, Mississippi. The remaining commitment at December 31, 2005 of $1,271,610 is anticipated to be completed in July of 2006.

The Bank is a defendant in various pending and threatened legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, based upon the advice of legal counsel, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.


NOTE L - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the normal course of business, loans are made to directors and executive officers and to companies in which they have a significant ownership interest. In the opinion of management, these loans are made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other parties, are consistent with sound banking practices and are within applicable regulatory and lending limitations. Such loans amounted to approximately $2,254,000 and $1,795,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.


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NOTE M - REGULATORY MATTERS

Banking regulations require the Bank to maintain certain capital levels and limit the dividends paid by the Bank to the holding company. Dividends paid by the Bank to the Corporation are the primary source of funds for dividends by the Corporation to its shareholders.

The Corporation and its subsidiary bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state 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 direct material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Corporation and its subsidiary 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 Corporation and its subsidiary bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to adjusted average total assets (leverage). Management’s contention is that, as of December 31, 2005, the Corporation and its subsidiary bank exceed all capital adequacy requirements.

At December 31, 2005, the Bank was categorized by regulators as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. A financial institution is considered to be well-capitalized if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10% or more, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% or more, and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 5% or more. There are no conditions or anticipated events that, in the opinion of management, would change the categorization.

The actual capital amounts and ratios at December 31, 2005 and 2004, are presented in the following table. No amount was deducted from capital for interest-rate risk exposure.
 
   
Security Capital
         
   
Corporation
         
   
(Consolidated)
 
Bank
 
   
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
   
($ In Thousands)
 
December 31, 2005:
                 
Total risk-based
 
$
47,467
   
14.4
%
$
45,417
   
13.8
%
Tier 1 risk-based
   
43,568
   
13.2
%
 
41,518
   
12.7
%
Tier 1 leverage
   
43,568
   
10.2
%
 
41,518
   
9.8
%
                           
December 31, 2004:
                         
Total risk-based
 
$
42,859
   
15.8
%
$
40,884
   
15.2
%
Tier 1 risk-based
   
39,486
   
14.6
%
 
37,511
   
13.9
%
Tier 1 leverage
   
39,486
   
10.4
%
 
37,511
   
9.9
%

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NOTE M - REGULATORY MATTERS (Continued)

The minimum amounts of capital and ratios as established by banking regulators at December 31, 2005 and 2004, were as follows:

   
Security Capital
         
   
Corporation
         
   
(Consolidated)
 
Bank
 
   
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
   
($ In Thousands)
 
December 31, 2005:
                 
Total risk-based
 
$
26,406
   
8.0
%
$
26,247
   
8.0
%
Tier 1 risk-based
   
13,203
   
4.0
%
 
13,123
   
4.0
%
Tier 1 leverage
   
12,801
   
3.0
%
 
12,747
   
3.0
%
                           
December 31, 2004:
                         
Total risk-based
 
$
21,704
   
8.0
%
$
21,571
   
8.0
%
Tier 1 risk-based
   
10,851
   
4.0
%
 
10,785
   
4.0
%
Tier 1 leverage
   
11,368
   
3.0
%
 
11,325
   
3.0
%



NOTE N - DISCLOSURE ABOUT FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with FASB Statement No. 107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments." The estimated fair value amounts have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is necessarily required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Cash and Cash Equivalents - For such short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Securities - For securities held as investments, fair value equals market price, if available. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities. Fair value of other securities, which consist of FHLB, First National Banker’s Bankshares, and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, is estimated to be the carrying value which is par.


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NOTE N - DISCLOSURE ABOUT FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)

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

Deposits - The fair values of demand deposits are, as required by Statement No. 107, equal to the carrying value of such deposits. Demand deposits include noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts, and money market demand accounts. The fair value of variable rate term deposits, those repricing within six months or less, approximates the carrying value of these deposits. Discounted cash flows have been used to value fixed rate term deposits and variable rate term deposits repricing after six months. The discount rate used is based on interest rates currently being offered on comparable deposits as to amount and term.

FHLB and Other Borrowings - The fair value of the fixed rate borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flows, based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The carrying amount of any variable rate borrowings approximates their fair values.

Off-Balance Sheet Instruments - Fair values of off-balance sheet financial instruments are based on fees charged to enter into similar agreements. However, commitments to extend credit do not represent a significant value until such commitments are funded or closed. Management has determined that these instruments do not have a distinguishable fair value and no fair value has been assigned. 

The estimated fair values of the financial instruments, none of which are held for trading purposes, were as follows:

   
December 31, 2005
     
December 31, 2004
 
   
Carrying
 
Estimated
 
Carrying
 
Estimated
 
   
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
   
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
 
Financial assets:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
19,677
 
$
19,677
 
$
16,088
 
$
16,088
 
Federal funds sold
   
-
   
-
   
14,000
   
14,000
 
Certificates of deposit with
                         
other banks
   
392
   
392
   
591
   
591
 
Securities available-for-sale
   
78,949
   
78,949
   
96,669
   
96,669
 
Securities held-to-maturity
   
2,047
   
2,063
   
2,050
   
2,052
 
Securities, other
   
1,456
   
1,456
   
1,259
   
1,259
 
Loans
   
294,046
   
272,375
   
230,805
   
215,967
 
Financial liabilities:
                         
Noninterest-bearing deposits
   
63,082
   
63,082
   
53,502
   
53,502
 
Interest-bearing deposits
   
291,684
   
290,334
   
279,956
   
278,908
 
FHLB and other borrowings
   
29,096
   
29,096
   
10,131
   
10,086
 

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NOTE O - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT

Most of the loans, commitments, commercial letters of credit and standby letters of credit have been granted to customers in the Bank’s market area. Generally such customers are also depositors. Investments in state and municipal securities also include governmental entities within the Bank’s market area. The concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth in Note D. The distribution of commitments to extend credit approximates the distribution of loans outstanding. Letters of credit were granted primarily to commercial borrowers.


NOTE P - CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS

Balance sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and statements of income and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, of Security Capital Corporation (parent company only) are presented below:

BALANCE SHEETS
   
December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Assets
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
23
 
$
116
 
Investment in subsidiaries
   
45,730
   
42,489
 
Land
   
2,173
   
994
 
Other assets
   
243
   
317
 
               
   
$
48,169
 
$
43,916
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
             
Notes payable
 
$
930
 
$
-
 
Other liabilities
   
52
   
46
 
Shareholders' equity
   
47,187
   
43,870
 
               
   
$
48,169
 
$
43,916
 









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NOTE P - CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS (Continued)


STATEMENTS OF INCOME

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Income
             
Dividends from subsidiary
 
$
2,695
 
$
2,420
 
$
2,530
 
Gain on sale of other asset
   
-
   
-
   
406
 
Other
   
53
   
10
   
10
 
     
2,748
   
2,430
   
2,946
 
                     
Expense
   
202
   
151
   
177
 
Income before income taxes and equity in
                   
undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
   
2,546
   
2,279
   
2,769
 
Income tax (expense) benefit
   
56
   
50
   
(78
)
Income before equity in undistributed earnings
                   
of subsidiaries
   
2,602
   
2,329
   
2,691
 
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
                   
in excess of dividends
   
4,005
   
3,803
   
2,826
 
                     
Net income
 
$
6,607
 
$
6,132
 
$
5,517
 
                     
















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NOTE P - CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS (Continued)


STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
 
 
         
Net income
 
$
6,607
 
$
6,132
 
$
5,517
 
Equity in subsidiaries’ earnings
   
(4,005
)
 
(3,803
)
 
(2,826
)
Gain on sale of other asset
   
-
   
-
   
(406
)
Other, net
   
80
   
(68
)
 
234
 
                     
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
2,682
   
2,261
   
2,519
 
                     
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
                   
Purchases of assets
   
(1,179
)
 
(1,204
)
 
-
 
Proceeds from sale of other asset
   
-
   
-
   
406
 
Other, net
   
(2
)
 
-
   
-
 
                   
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
(1,181
)
 
(1,204
)
 
406
 
                     
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
                   
Dividends paid on common stock
   
(2,611
)
 
(2,485
)
 
(2,243
)
Issuance of debt
   
930
   
-
   
-
 
Other, net
   
87
   
150
   
58
 
                     
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(1,594
)
 
(2,335
)
 
(2,185
)
                     
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
(93
)
 
(1,278
)
 
740
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
   
116
   
1,394
   
654
 
                     
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
23
 
$
116
 
$
1,394
 

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NOTE Q - SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS (UNAUDITED)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
Mar. 31
 
June 30
 
Sept. 30
 
Dec. 31
 
   
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2005
                 
Total interest income
 
$
5,332
 
$
5,906
 
$
6,493
 
$
6,727
 
Total interest expense
   
1,287
   
1,595
   
1,893
   
2,132
 
Net interest income
   
4,045
   
4,311
   
4,600
   
4,595
 
Provision for loan losses
   
185
   
185
   
465
   
605
 
Net interest income after provision for
                         
loan losses
   
3,860
   
4,126
   
4,135
   
3,990
 
Total noninterest income, excluding
                         
securities gains (losses)
   
1,492
   
1,555
   
1,616
   
1,556
 
Securities gains (losses)
   
7
   
-
   
(16
)
 
(43
)
Total noninterest expenses
   
3,075
   
3,269
   
3,325
   
3,295
 
Income taxes
   
657
   
593
   
754
   
703
 
                           
Net income
   
1,627
   
1,819
   
1,656
   
1,505
 
Per share: (1)
                         
Net income
 
$
.62
 
$
.70
 
$
.63
 
$
.58
 
Cash dividends declared
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1.00
 

(1) Restated for stock dividends.













( Continued )

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SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                                                       NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE Q - SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
Mar. 31
 
June 30
 
Sept. 30
 
Dec. 31
 
   
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2004
                 
Total interest income
 
$
4,392
 
$
4,610
 
$
4,969
 
$
5,121
 
Total interest expense
   
949
   
956
   
1,061
   
1,173
 
Net interest income
   
3,443
   
3,654
   
3,908
   
3,948
 
Provision for loan losses
   
163
   
144
   
148
   
182
 
Net interest income after provision for
                         
loan losses
   
3,280
   
3,510
   
3,760
   
3,766
 
Total noninterest income, excluding
                         
securities gains (losses)
   
1,313
   
1,720
   
1,409
   
1,350
 
Securities gains (losses)
   
-
   
33
   
(45
)
 
-
 
Total noninterest expenses
   
2,716
   
2,988
   
2,852
   
2,977
 
Income taxes
   
485
   
644
   
532
   
770
 
                           
Net income
 
$
1,392
 
$
1,631
 
$
1,740
 
$
1,369
 
                           
Per share: (1)
                         
Net income
 
$
.53
 
$
.62
 
$
.67
 
$
.52
 
Cash dividends declared
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1.00
 


(1)  
Restated for stock dividends.

 



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Security Capital Corporation


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Security Capital Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation'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 financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Security Capital Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


/s/ T. E. LOTT & COMPANY


Columbus, Mississippi
January 18, 2006



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TEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Not Applicable

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e), a company's "disclosure controls and procedures" means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

As of December 31, 2005 (the "Evaluation Date"), the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as defined in the Exchange Act Rules. Based on their evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficiently effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company and required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Controls 

Subsequent to the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2005, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Not Applicable

PART III
 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT 

Included under the heading "Information Concerning Nominees and Directors" in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2006, and incorporated by reference herein.

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The Company's Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of this Code of Ethics can be found at the Company's internet website at www.firstsecuritybk.com. The Company intends to disclose any amendments to its Code of Ethics, and any waiver from a provision of the Code of Ethics granted to the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions, on the Company's internet website within five business days following such amendment or waiver. The information contained on or connected to the Company's internet website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K and should not be considered part of this or any other report that we file with or furnish to the SEC.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Included under the heading "Executive Compensation" in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2006, and incorporated by reference herein.


ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER   MATTERS

Included under the heading "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2006, and incorporated by reference herein.


ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Included under the heading "Certain Relationship and Related Transactions” in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2006, and incorporated by reference herein.


ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Included under the heading "Independent Public Accountants and Fees" in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2006, and incorporated by reference herein.




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PART IV

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Documents Filed as Part of This Annual Report on Form 10-K

(a)  
Independent Registered Public Accountants’ Report

(b)  
Consolidated Financial Statements - See the Financial Statements included in Item 8.

(c)  
Financial Statement Schedules - Financial statement schedules are omitted for the reason that they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is included in the financial statements.

(d)  
Exhibits - The exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are identified in the Exhibit Index, which Exhibit Index specifically identifies those exhibits that describe or evidence all management contracts and compensation plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this report. Such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

Reports on Form 8-K

None 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.





Security Capital Corporation


Date: March 30, 2006  By /s/ Frank West
Frank West, Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 30, 2006  By /s/ Connie Hawkins
Connie Hawkins, Chief Financial Officer


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SIGNATURES

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



DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
  /s/ Larry Pratt, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ Frank West, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ Laney Funderburk, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ Joe Brown, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ Ben Smith, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ G. E. McKittrick, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ Will Hays, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ Steve Ballard, Director


DATE:
March 30, 2006
       
/s/ Tony Jones, Director



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Exhibit Index
     
   
Reference to
   
Prior Filing or
Exhibit
 
Exhibit Number
Number
Document
Attached Hereto
3.1
Registrant's Articles of Incorporation
*
     
3.2
Registrant's Bylaws
*
     
21
Subsidiaries of the registrant
21
     
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company's President
31.1
 
and Chief Executive Officer
 
     
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company's Chief
31.2
 
Financial Officer
 
     
32
Section 1350 Certification
32
     
     
     
*
Filed on March 31,2003, as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement
 
 
on Form 10-SB (File No. 000-50224), and incorporated herein by reference