UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005
o 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 0-12126
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
PENNSYLVANIA
25-1440803
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
20 SOUTH MAIN STREET (P.O. BOX 6010), CHAMBERSBURG,PA 17201-0819
(Address of principal executive offices)
717/264-6116
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
There were 3,370,069 outstanding shares of the Registrants common stock as of July 31, 2005.
INDEX
Item 1 - Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity for the Six Months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2 - Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 4 Controls and Procedures
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
SIGNATURE PAGE
EXHIBITS
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
June 302005
December 312004
(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks
$
12,466
10,037
Interest bearing deposits in other banks and fed funds sold
78
172
Total cash and cash equivalents
12,544
10,209
Investment securities available for sale
163,782
162,659
Restricted stock
3,334
3,862
Loans held for sale
910
6,739
Loans
377,543
348,016
Allowance for loan losses
(5,255
)
(4,886
Net Loans
372,288
343,130
Premises and equipment, net
9,032
9,609
Bank owned life insurance
11,025
10,788
Other assets
16,253
16,272
Total Assets
589,168
563,268
Liabilities
Deposits
Demand (non-interest bearing)
70,763
65,025
Savings and Interest checking
231,219
217,629
Time
118,646
117,242
Total Deposits
420,628
399,896
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
53,502
41,808
Short term borrowings
1,160
9,200
Long term debt
54,106
52,359
Other liabilities
4,617
5,362
Total Liabilities
534,013
508,625
Shareholders' equity
Common stock $1 par value per share, 15,000 shares authorized with 3,806 shares issued and 3,370 outstanding at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 , respectively.
3,806
Capital stock without par value, 5,000 shares authorized with no shares issued or outstanding
Additional paid in capital
19,887
19,864
Retained earnings
36,982
35,723
Accumulated other comprehensive income
1,470
2,175
Treasury stock, 436 shares at cost at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively
(6,990
(6,925
Total shareholders' equity
55,155
54,643
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
For the Three Months EndedJune 30
For the Six Months EndedJune 30
2005
2004
Interest Income
5,616
4,793
10,663
9,517
Interest and dividends on investments:
Taxable interest
1,032
748
1,998
1,568
Tax exempt interest
442
402
885
795
Dividend income
65
50
133
104
Federal funds sold
52
19
94
Deposits and obligations of other banks
5
7
4
Total interest income
7,212
6,015
13,780
12,007
Interest Expense
1,739
1,207
3,285
2,366
322
81
537
148
9
33
53
102
710
775
1,423
1,553
Total interest expense
2,780
2,096
5,298
4,169
Net interest income
4,432
3,919
8,482
7,838
Provision for loan losses
80
240
186
480
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
4,352
3,679
8,296
7,358
Noninterest Income
Investment and trust services fees
726
654
1,412
1,297
Service charges and fees
802
825
1,531
1,522
Mortgage banking activities
12
266
180
440
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
114
125
237
251
Other, primarily losses in equity method investments
(88
(273
(508
(260
Securities gains
64
219
124
Total noninterest income
1,630
1,616
3,071
3,374
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and benefits
2,075
2,122
4,459
4,150
Net occupancy expense
292
285
587
564
Furniture and equipment expense
179
177
368
370
Advertising
303
217
455
Legal & professional fees
235
157
432
268
Data processing
276
293
492
577
Pennsylvania bank shares tax
120
117
241
233
Other
732
635
1,403
1,315
Total noninterest expense
4,212
4,003
8,437
7,919
Income before Federal income taxes
1,770
1,292
2,930
2,813
Federal income tax expense
317
169
87
420
Net income
1,453
1,123
2,843
2,393
Per share data
Basic earnings per share
0.43
0.33
0.84
0.71
Diluted earnings per share
Cash dividends paid
0.24
0.21
0.47
0.42
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (unaudited)
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
CommonStock
AdditionalPaid-inCapital
RetainedEarnings
AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome
TreasuryStock
Total
Balance at December 31, 2003
3,045
19,819
34,251
1,767
(7,024
51,858
Comprehensive income:
Unrealized loss on securities, net of reclassification adjustments
(1,046
Unrealized gain on hedging actvities, net of reclassification adjustments
359
Total Comprehensive income
1,706
25% stock dividend
761
(761
Cash dividends declared, $.42 per share
(1,400
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares
(10
Common stock issued under stock option plans
43
62
Balance at June 30, 2004
19,838
34,473
1,080
(6,981
52,216
Balance at December 31, 2004
(673
Unrealized loss on hedging actvities, net of reclassification adjustments
(32
2,138
Cash dividends declared, $.47 per share
(1,584
Acquisition of 5,000 shares of treasury stock
(134
23
69
92
Balance at June 30, 2005
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30
(Amounts in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
574
549
Net amortization of investment securities
214
308
Amortization and net write down (recovery) of mortgage servicing rights
130
(25
Securities gains, net
(219
(124
Loans originated for sale
(28,642
(90,691
Proceeds from sale of loans
34,638
90,928
Gain on sales of loans
(167
(343
Loss on sale of premises and equipment
57
(237
(251
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable and other assets
(61
(Decrease) increase in interest payable and other liabilities
(68
70
Other , net
Net cash provided by operating activities
9,298
3,447
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale
643
320
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available for sale
22,080
16,551
Net decrease in restricted stock
528
648
Purchase of investment securities available for sale
(25,145
(18,552
Net increase in loans
(29,380
(11,156
Investment in joint venture
(186
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
103
Capital expenditures
(113
(486
Net cash used by investing activities
(31,470
(12,675
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts and savings accounts
19,328
16,218
Net increase in certificates of deposit
1,404
1,843
Net increase (decrease) in short term borrowings
3,654
(2,664
Long term debt advances
5,000
Long term debt payments
(3,253
(598
Dividends paid
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares from stock split
Purchase of treasury shares
Net cash provided by financing activities
24,507
13,451
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
2,335
4,223
Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1
15,616
Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30
19,839
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Franklin Financial Services Corporation (the Corporation), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg (the Bank), Franklin Financial Properties Corp. and Franklin Future Fund Inc. Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg is a commercial bank that has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Franklin Realty Services Corporation. Franklin Realty Services Corporation is an inactive real-estate brokerage company. Franklin Financial Properties Corp. holds real estate assets that are leased by the Bank. Franklin Future Fund Inc. was formed in the second quarter of 2005 as a non-bank investment company for the purpose of making venture capital investments within the Corporations primary market area. The activities of non-bank entities are not significant to the consolidated totals. All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at June 30, 2005, and for all periods presented have been made.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporations 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include Cash and due from banks, Interest-bearing deposits in other banks and Federal funds sold. Generally, Federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods.
Earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. A reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share follows:
Three months endedJune 30
Six months endedJune 30
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)
3,367
3,366
3,369
Impact of common stock equivalents
32
26
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)
3,398
3,378
3,392
Note 2 Comprehensive Income
The components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
Investment Securities:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period
361
(3,428
(1,083
(1,461
Reclassification adjustments for gains included in net income
(64
(19
Cash-flow Hedges:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period
(83
397
63
138
Reclassification adjustments for losses included in net income
201
171
406
Other comprehensive income (loss)
295
(2,849
(1 ,068
(1,041
Tax Effect
(100
969
363
354
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
195
(1,880
(705
(687
Note 3 Guarantees
The Corporation does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure, other than its standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Generally, all letters of credit, when issued have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as those that are involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Bank, generally, holds collateral and/or personal guarantees supporting these commitments. The Bank had $7.6 million standby letters of credit of as of June 30, 2005 and $5.9 million as of December 31, 2004. Management believes that the proceeds obtained through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would be sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under the corresponding guarantees.
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Note 4 Stock Based Compensation
The Corporation has elected to follow the disclosure requirements of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Accordingly, no compensation expense for the plans has been recognized in the financial statements of the Corporation. Had compensation cost for the plans been recognized in accordance with Statement No. 123, the Corporations net income and per share amounts would have been reduced to the following pro-forma amounts.
Three Months EndedJune 30
Six Months EndedJune 30
(Amounts in thousands, except per share)
Net Income:
As reported
Compensation not expensed, net of tax
(40
(30
(67
(47
Proforma
1,413
1,093
2,776
2,346
Basic earnings per share:
0.32
0.82
0.70
Diluted earnings per share:
0.69
Note 5 Pensions
The components of pension expense for the periods presented are as follows:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost
107
96
192
Interest cost
175
170
350
340
Expected return on plan assets
(218
(436
(438
Amortization of prior service cost
24
Net periodic benefit cost
88
298
106
Note 6 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 123 (R), Share-Based Payment. Statement No. 123(R) revised Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and its related implementation guidance. Statement No. 123(R) will require compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements (with limited exceptions). The amount of compensation cost will be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. Compensation cost will be recognized over the period that an employee provides services in exchange for the award.
This statement was to be effective July 1, 2005. However, in April 2005, the SEC issued guidance that delayed the implementation date to the beginning of the next fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005. Accordingly, the Corporation will apply this statement for the first quarter of 2006. The impact to the Corporation will be dependent upon the nature and quantity of stock-based compensation granted in future periods.
In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB No. 107), Share-Based Payment, providing guidance on option valuation methods, the accounting for income tax effects of share-based payment arrangements upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), and the disclosures in MD&A subsequent to the adoption. The Company will provide SAB No.107 required disclosures upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) in the first quarter of 2006.
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
For the Three and Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
Certain statements appearing herein which are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements refer to a future period or periods, reflecting managements current views as to likely future developments, and use words such as may, will, expect, believe, estimate, anticipate, or similar terms. Because forward-looking statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and other factors over which the Corporation has no direct control, actual results could differ materially from those contemplated in such statements. These factors include (but are not limited to) the following: general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, changes in the Corporations cost of funds, changes in government monetary policy, changes in government regulation and taxation of financial institutions, changes in the rate of inflation, changes in technology, the intensification of competition within the Corporations market area, and other similar factors.
Management has identified critical accounting policies for the Corporation to include Allowance for Loan Losses, Mortgage Servicing Rights, Financial Derivatives, Temporary Investment Impairment and Stock-based Compensation. There were no new critical accounting policies adopted during the interim period nor were there any changes to the critical accounting policies disclosed in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K in regards to application or related judgements and estimates used. Please refer to Item 7 on pages 9 - 12 of the Corporations 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more detailed disclosure of the critical accounting policies.
Summary
The Corporation reported net income for the first six months of 2005 of $2.8 million, an 18.8% increase over prior year income of $2.4 million. For the second quarter of 2005, net income was $1.5 million, compared to $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2004. Diluted earnings per share for the first six months of 2005 were $.84 versus $.71 in 2004. On a year-to-date basis, the Corporation increased net interest income by $644 thousand and reduced its provision for loan losses by $294 thousand.
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Other key performance ratios as of, or for the six months ended June 30 are listed below:
Return on average equity (ROE)
10.33
%
8.96
Return on average assets (ROA)
.98
.85
Nonperforming assets to total assets
.12
.32
Allowance for loan loss as % of loans
1.39
1.31
Net loans (recovered) / charged-off as % of average loans
(.03
)%
(.06
A more detailed discussion of the operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, follows:
Net Interest Income
Comparison of three and six months ending June 30, 2005 to the three and six months ending June 30, 2004:
Net interest income for the second quarter grew 13.1% to $4.4 million from $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2004. Interest income on loans increased by $823 thousand to $5.6 million during the second quarter and was the primary factor responsible for the $1.2 million increase in total interest income. The increase in loan interest was caused by an increase in short-term interest rates and to a lesser extent, an increase in average loans outstanding. Investment income also benefited from the increasing rate environment and increased $339 thousand in the second quarter of 2005.
Interest expense was $2.8 million for the second quarter of 2005 versus $2.1 million in 2004. Money Market accounts and Repos were responsible for $579 thousand of the $684 thousand increase in interest expense. The increase in interest expense on these accounts was due primarily to the increase in short-term interest rates from 2004 to 2005. Interest expense on both short and long-term borrowings decreased as the average outstanding balances of these accounts was lower in 2005 than in 2004.
Net interest income for the first six months of 2005 was $8.5 million, a $644 increase from $7.8 million reported in 2004. Interest income increased $1.8 million (14.8%) during 2005 to $13.8 million. The increase was driven by an increase from interest on loans of $1.1 million and an increase on interest from investments of $549 thousand. The growth in loan interest was the result of an increase in both average loan balances outstanding and short-term interest rates. The increase in investment interest was due primarily to rate increases and to a lesser extent, an increase in average investment balances outstanding. Income on interest bearing deposits and fed funds sold increased $78 thousand from the previous year, primarily the result of increases to the federal funds rate over the past year.
Interest expense was $5.3 million for the first six months of 2005, an increase of $1.1 million (27.1%) from interest expense in 2004 of $4.2 million. Overall, interest expense on deposit accounts increased $919 thousand from 2004. Interest expense on deposits (primarily Money Market Deposit Accounts) and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (Repos) increased $1.3 million. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. The increase in deposit and Repo interest expense is due primarily to an increase in short-term interest rates. The decrease in interest expense on other borrowings is due primarily to a decrease in average outstanding balances on both short and long-term borrowings.
Starting in mid-year 2004, the Federal Reserve began to increase short-term interest rates and it increased the federal funds rate nine times between June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005. As a result the federal funds rate increased from 1.00% in 2004 to 3.25% on June 30, 2005. The prime rate also increased from 4.00% to 6.25%. As short-term rates increased, longer-term rates held steady or fell and as
a result the U.S. Treasury yield curve was relatively flat during this period. The rate increases helped increase the yield on earning assets from 4.98% in 2004 to 5.44% in 2005. Likewise, the cost of interest-bearing liabilities also increased from 1.75% to 2.38%. Therefore, the Banks interest spread decreased from 3.23% to 3.06% from 2004 to 2005. However, the net interest margin increased to 3.44% in 2005 from 3.31% in 2004.
The Bank recorded a provision for loan losses of $80 thousand during the second quarter of 2005 compared to $240 thousand in the second quarter of 2004. A nonrecurring loan recovery ($266 thousand) of a previously charged off commercial credit during the second quarter of 2005 resulted in a net loan recovery position of $237 thousand for the quarter. Net loans charged-off for the second quarter of 2004 were $13,000.
The Bank was in a net loan recovery position on a year-to-date basis for both 2005 and 2004. Net loans recovered were $183 thousand in 2005 and $308 thousand in 2004. Due to a nonrecurring recovery of a previously charged off commercial credit ($266 thousand) in 2005 and an improvement in the nonperforming asset ratio, the Corporation charged $186 thousand against earnings as a provision for loan losses during the first six months of 2005 versus $480 thousand for the same period in 2004. For more information concerning nonperforming loans, refer to the Loan Quality discussion.
Comparison of the three and six months ending June 30, 2005 to the three and six months ending June 30, 2004:
For the second quarter of 2005, noninterest income before securities gains, was $1.6 million. This is unchanged from $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2004. Investment and trust service fees increased 11% quarter over quarter, from $654 thousand in 2004 to $726 thousand in 2005. Loan and deposit fees and service charges decreased slightly from $825 thousand to $802 thousand. Fees from mortgage banking activities were only $12 thousand during the second quarter of 2005, versus $266 thousand in the second quarter of 2004. This decrease is primarily the result of an impairment charge of $95 thousand on mortgage servicing rights recorded in the second quarter of 2005. During the same quarter in 2004, $135 thousand of previously recorded impairment charges were reversed. In total, these mortgage servicing transactions accounted for a $230 thousand negative swing in mortgage banking fees quarter-over-quarter. Losses of $268 thousand on the Banks investment in a joint venture were reflected in other income in the second quarter of 2004. Losses from this joint venture were not as significant in the second quarter of 2005; consequently, other income improved by $185 thousand during the second quarter of 2005. Securities gains were $64 thousand for the second quarter of 2005 compared with $19 thousand last year.
Noninterest income, excluding securities gains, was $2.9 million for the first six months of 2005. This is $398 thousand less than the $3.3 million recorded in 2004. Investment and trust service fees increased by approximately 9% year-to-year, primarily due to an increase in assets under management. Other fees, primarily loan and deposit fees and service charges remained virtually unchanged from 2004 to 2005. However, the mix of loan fees changed between years as commercial lending volume increased and mortgage lending volume decreased from 2004 to 2005. As a result, commercial loan fees greatly outpaced mortgage fees, while the results were reversed in 2004. Income from mortgage banking activities fell by $260 thousand from 2004 to 2005. This decrease was the result of a decline in gains on
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the sale of mortgages of $177 thousand and a net increase of $105 thousand on mortgage servicing amortization and impairment charges. In addition, the Bank recorded losses of $302 thousand from its investment in a mortgage banking joint venture in the first quarter of 2005. The Bank also recorded lossess from this investment of $268 thousand in 2004. This investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. During the first quarter of 2005, the mortgage banking company ceased operations. Negotiations continue between the investors with regard to final disposition of the companys assets. Security gains were $219 thousand in 2005 and $124 thousand in 2004. Of the securities gains in 2005, $56 thousand was the result of a merger that required a cash settlement.
Comparing the second quarter of 2005 to the second quarter of 2004, noninterest expense increased $209 thousand (5.2%) from $4.0 million to $4.2 million. Salaries and benefits decreased by $47 thousand quarter-over-quarter. Direct salary expense decreased during the quarter, but was partially offset by increases in benefit expenses, primarily pension expense. Advertising expenses were $303 thousand for the second quarter, $86 thousand higher than the second quarter of 2004. The increase is due primarily to the timing and nature of advertising campaigns. Legal and professional fees, primarily audit and accounting service fees related to Sarbanes-Oxley implementation, increased to $235 thousand in the second quarter of 2005 from $157 thousand in the prior year quarter. The real estate loss described below was a second quarter 2005 event and was responsible for most of the increase in the other expense category.
On a year-to-date basis, noninterest expense was $8.4 million, up $518 thousand (6.5%) from $7.9 million reported in 2004. Salaries and benefits were $4.5 million, an increase of $309 thousand year-over-year, and accounted for the most of the increase in noninterest expense in 2005. Increases in salary expense ($53 thousand), health insurance ($91 thousand) and pension costs ($145 thousand) accounted for most of the increase in salaries and benefits in 2005. Included in the health insurance and pension costs was a one-time charge totaling $130 thousand for a severance agreement that was recorded in the first quarter of 2005. Legal and professional fees represent the other largest increase to noninterest expense in 2005. These fees have increased $164 thousand (61.2%) from $268 thousand in 2004 to $432 thousand in 2005. Approximately $130 thousand of additional expenses have been incurred in 2005 for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404. Data processing costs have decreased $85 thousand year-over-year as the result of a first quarter credit provided by the Banks core system processor as an incentive to renew its contract for three years. The Bank also recorded a loss of $57 thousand from the sale of real estate that was previously used as a banking facility. All other noninterest expense categories remained fairly constant from 2004 to 2005.
The Corporation recorded income tax expense of $87 thousand for the first six months of 2005 versus $420 thousand during the same period in 2004. During the first quarter of 2005, the Corporation reversed income tax expense when it became apparent that an accrual for additional taxes was no longer warranted. This reversal is expected to be a non-recurring event and is responsible for the lower than normal income tax expense. Income tax expense for the second quarter of 2005 was $317 thousand versus $169 thousand for the second quarter of 2004. The increase in income tax expense quarter over quarter is due to a 37% increase in pre-tax income quarter over quarter. All taxable income for the Corporation is taxed at a rate of 34%.
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Total assets reached $589.2 million at June 30, 2005. This is $25.9 million (4.6%) greater than total assets of $563.3 million at December 31, 2004. Total cash and cash equivalents, primarily noninterest bearing cash due from banks, increased $2.3 million from December 31, 2004. Investment securities increased slightly from the prior year-end. Loans held-for-sale decreased by $5.8 million to $910 thousand at June 30, 2005. This total is comprised of $563 thousand of loans funded by the Bank for loans produced by its joint venture mortgage banking company and $347 thousand of loans originated by the Bank. Because the joint venture company discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2005, loan production ended. As a result, there has been a substantial decrease in loans held-for-sale. These loans are expected to be sold prior to the end of the third quarter. The loan portfolio exhibited good growth during the first six months of 2005, increasing $29.5 million (8.5%) during the period. Total loans were $377.5 million at June 30, 2005 compared to $348.0 at December 31, 2004. Commercial loan activity was the driver of loan growth during the period, up $32.1 million. This growth came from a nice increase in local lending business, supplemented with purchased commercial loan participations. The Bank is pleased with the growth in commercial loans as it reflects positively on the initiative put in place by Management to generate commercial loan growth. Mortgage loans decreased $6.5 million during the first six months of the year as new mortgage origination activity slowed and the Bank decided to reduce the amount of fixed rate mortgages it holds. Consumer loan balances are up with home equity lending and indirect automobile lending increasing slightly.
Total deposits grew to $420.6 million at June 30, 2005, an increase of $20.7 (5.2%) from December 31, 2004. Nearly all deposit categories have increased since 2004 year-end. Noninterest bearing demand deposits have shown nice growth, increasing $5.7 million. The Bank has also experienced strong growth in its Money market accounts. These accounts were $99.4 million at June 30, 2005, up $18.9 million (23.6%) from $80.4 million at December 31, 2004. This growth was achieved by the addition of new accounts and increased balances in existing accounts. The money market product has become a very attractive product for customers as short-term interest rates continued to rise during 2005. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (Repos) have increased $11.7 million (27.8%) since year-end 2004. As of June 30, 2005, Repos totaled $53.5 million. Short-term borrowings have decreased since the Bank is no longer funding loans held-for-sale that were originated by the joint venture mortgage banking company. Long term debt increased slightly as the Bank took a new advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to match fund a commercial loan.
Total shareholders equity recorded a net increase of $512 thousand to $55.2 million at June 30, 2005 from $54.6 million at December 31, 2004. The increase in retained earnings more than offset the decrease in other comprehensive income, primarily unrealized losses on securities. The Corporation declared a dividend of $1.6 million and repurchased 5,000 shares of its common stock to be held as Treasury shares during the year.
Capital adequacy is currently defined by regulatory agencies through the use of several minimum required ratios. At June 30, 2005, the Corporation was well capitalized as defined by the banking regulatory agencies. The Corporations total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios at June 30, 2005 were 14.07%, 12.79% and 9.16%, respectively.
Nonperforming loans continued to decrease from $942 thousand at year-end 2004 to $727 thousand at June 30, 2005. The nonperforming loans to total loans ratio also fell from .27% to .19% over the same period. Included in nonperforming loans at June 30, 2005 were nonaccrual loans totaling $292
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thousand and loans past due 90 days or more totaling $435 thousand compared with $355 thousand and $587 thousand, respectively, at December 31, 2004. The Corporation held no foreclosed real estate on June 30, 2005 or December 31, 2004. The Bank was in a net loan recovery position for the first six months of both 2005 and 2004. Net loans recovered for 2005 total $183 thousand and $308 thousand for 2004. The net loan recoveries produced a ratio of net recoveries to average loans of .03% for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and .06% for the six months ended June 30, 2004.
The allowance for loan losses was $5.3 million at June 30, 2005, up from $4.9 million at December 31, 2004. The allowance as a percentage of total loans increased to 1.39% at June 30, 2005 from 1.31% at prior year-end. The allowance provided coverage for nonperforming loans at a rate of approximately 7.2 times at June 30, 2005.
The Corporation has identified Franklin and Cumberland Counties as its primary market areas. These counties have an unemployment rate of 3.5% and 3.7%, respectively according to data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. These unemployment rates compare very favorably to the state unemployment rate of 4.7% and Franklin County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state in June 2005. The local economy is not overly dependent on any one industry or business.
The Corporation continues to watch the actions of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee as it contemplates additional short-term rate increases. Short-term rates have increased nine times since June 2004. Many economists believe rates will continue to rise throughout the remainder of the year. An increase in short-term interest rates effects both the assets and liabilities of the Corporation that are sensitive to interest rate changes.
The Corporations liquidity ratio (net cash, short-term and marketable assets divided by net deposits and short-term liabilities) was 27% at June 30, 2005 compared with 30% at December 31, 2004. The Corporation has the ability to borrow funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB), if necessary, to enhance its liquidity position. At June 30, 2005, the funding available to the Corporation from FHLB was $167.6 million. In addition to the funding available through FHLB, the Corporation also has unpledged and available-for-sale investment securities with a market value at June 30, 2005 of $53.7 million. These securities could be used for liquidity purposes. Management believes that liquidity is adequate to meet the needs of the Corporation and monitors its future needs on a regular basis.
The Corporations financial statements do not reflect various commitments that are made in the normal course of business, which may involve some liquidity risk. These commitments consist mainly of unfunded loans and letters of credit made under the same standards as on-balance sheet instruments. Because these instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because many of them will expire without being drawn upon, they do not generally present any significant liquidity risk to the Corporation. Unused commitments and standby letters of credit totaled $102.8 million and $96.3 million, respectively, at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
The Corporation has entered into various contractual obligations to make future payments. These obligations include time deposits, long-term debt and operating leases. At June 30, 2005, the total of these obligations did not change significantly from what was reported at December 31, 2004.
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PART I, Item 3
There were no material changes in the Corporations exposure to market risk during the quarter ended June 30, 2005. For more information on market risk refer to the Corporations 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PART I, Item 4
Evaluation of Controls and Procedures
The Corporation is required to maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the company files or submits under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Corporation, under the direction of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporations disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, the Corporations Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporations disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2005.
Changes in Internal Controls
The Corporations management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Corporations internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
The Corporation, under the direction of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004. Managements assessment identified a material weakness in the Corporations internal control over financial reporting because of ineffective controls related to the review of computations and methodology pertaining to a limited number of complex, non-routine transactions which could potentially aggregate to material misstatements in financial reporting.
In order to address the material weakness described above, the Corporation has developed and is in the process of completing the implementation of procedures to ensure that those complex, non-routine transactions identified in managements evaluation of internal control over financial reporting have a sufficient level of review to ensure that the risk of misstatement is minimized.
There were no changes during the second quarter of 2005 in the Companys internal control over financial reporting, other than those previously mentioned, which materially affected, or which are reasonably likely to affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3. Defaults by the Company on its Senior Securities
Item 4. Results of Votes of Security Holders
The 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting) of the Corporation was held on April 26, 2005. The Meeting was held for the following purpose:
1. Election of Directors. To elect four Class A Directors to hold office for 3 years from the date of election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
There was no solicitation in opposition to the nominees of the Board of Directors for election to the Board. All nominees of the Board of Directors were elected. The number of votes cast, as well as the number of votes withheld for each of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors, was as follows:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
G. Warren Elliott
2,347,922
44,968
Dennis W. Good Jr.
2,356,644
36,246
William E. Snell, Jr.
2,344,868
48,022
Martha B. Walker
2,321,532
71,358
The following Directors continued their term of office after the meeting:
Charles S. Bender II, Donald A. Fry, Allan E. Jennings, H. Huber McCleary, Jeryl C. Miller, Stephen E. Patterson, Charles E. Sioberg and Kurt E.Suter.
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits
31.1 Rule 13a 14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications Chief Executive Officer
31.2 Rule 13a 14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications Chief Financial Officer
32.1 Section 1350 Certifications Chief Executive Officer
32.2 Section 1350 Certifications Chief Financial Officer
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
August 4, 2005
/s/ William E. Snell, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Mark R. Hollar
Mark R. Hollar
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer