F.N.B. Corporation - 10-Q quarterly report FY

 

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F.N.B. CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2007
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F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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     F.N.B. Corporation (the Corporation) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Its primary businesses include commercial and retail banking, consumer finance, asset management and insurance. The Corporation operates its commercial and retail banking business through a full service branch network in Pennsylvania and Ohio and loan production offices in Florida and Tennessee. It also conducts selected consumer finance business in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Tennessee.

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Corporation owns and operates First National Bank of Pennsylvania (FNBPA), First National Trust Company, First National Investment Services Company, LLC, F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc., First National Insurance Agency, LLC, Regency Finance Company (Regency) and F.N.B. Capital Corporation, LLC.

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals that are necessary, in the opinion of management, to fairly reflect the Corporation’s financial position and results of operations. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

     Certain information and note disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     The Corporation’s consolidated financial statements include subsidiaries in which the Corporation has a controlling financial interest. Investments in companies in which the Corporation controls operating and financing decisions (principally defined as owning a voting or economic interest greater than 50%) are consolidated. Variable interest entities are consolidated if the Corporation is exposed to the majority of the variable interest entity’s expected losses and/or residual returns (i.e., the Corporation is considered to be the primary beneficiary).

     The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes include the allowance for loan losses.

     On May 26, 2006, the Corporation completed its acquisition of The Legacy Bank (Legacy), a commercial bank and trust company headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with $375.1 million in assets, including $294.4 million in loans and $256.5 million in deposits. Consideration paid by the Corporation totaled $72.4 million comprised primarily of 2,682,053 shares of the Corporation’s common stock and $21.1 million in exchange for 3,831,505 shares of Legacy common stock. At the time of the acquisition, Legacy was merged into FNBPA. Based on the purchase price allocation, the Corporation recorded $46.4 million in goodwill and $4.3 million in core deposit intangible as a result of the acquisition. None of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes.

     The assets and liabilities of Legacy were recorded on the balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The Corporation’s consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of Legacy from the acquisition date.

     In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (FAS) 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which allows companies to report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value with the changes in fair value included in earnings. In general, a company may elect the fair value option for an eligible financial asset or financial liability when it first recognizes the instrument on its balance sheet or enters into an eligible firm commitment. A company may also elect the fair value option for eligible items that exist on the effective date of FAS 159. A company’s decision to elect the fair value option for an eligible item is irrevocable. The Corporation will be required to apply the new guidance prospectively beginning January 1, 2008. The Corporation is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that the adoption of FAS 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

     In September 2006, the FASB issued FAS 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, which amends FAS 87 and FAS 106 to require recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and other postretirement benefit plans on the balance sheet. Under FAS 158, gains and losses, prior service costs and credits and any remaining transition amounts under FAS 87 and FAS 106 that have not yet been recognized through net periodic benefit cost are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic cost. The Corporation complied with the requirement under FAS 158 to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of December 31, 2006 resulting in a $4.7 million reduction to equity within accumulated other comprehensive income, a decrease in prepaid pension asset of $9.4 million and a decrease in accrued postretirement benefit obligation of $1.5 million.

     In September 2006, the FASB issued FAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, which replaces the different definitions of fair value in existing accounting literature with a single definition, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. The Corporation will be required to apply the new guidance prospectively beginning January 1, 2008. The Corporation is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that the adoption of FAS 157 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

     In July 2006, the FASB issued FAS Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a threshold for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transitions. The Corporation adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. Details relating to the adoption of FIN 48 and the impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements are more fully discussed in the note under the caption “Income Taxes.”

     Following is a summary of the fair value of securities available for sale (in thousands):

     Following is a summary of the amortized cost of securities held to maturity (in thousands):

     The Corporation sold $2.9 million of securities at a gain of $1.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and sold $25.4 million of securities at a gain of $1.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Corporation also recognized a gain of $0.1 million relating to $6.6 million of called securities and a loss of $0.1 million due to the write-down to market value of an equity security of a company that was acquired. None of the security sales during 2007 or 2006 were at a loss.

     Securities are periodically reviewed for other-than-temporary impairment based upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to, length of time and extent to which the market value has been less than cost, financial condition of the underlying issuer, ability of the issuer to meet contractual obligations, likelihood of the security’s ability to recover any decline in its market value and management’s intent and ability to retain the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery in market value or maturity. Among the factors that are considered in determining intent and ability is a review of the Corporation’s capital adequacy, interest rate risk position and liquidity. The assessment of a security’s ability to recover any decline in market value, the ability of the issuer to meet contractual obligations and management’s intent and ability requires considerable judgment. A decline in value that is considered to be other-than-temporary is recorded as a loss within non-interest income in the consolidated statement of income.

     Following are summaries of securities by the age of unrealized losses and the associated fair value (in thousands):

Securities available for sale:

Securities held to maturity:

     As of September 30, 2007, securities with unrealized losses for less than 12 months include 12 investments in mortgage-backed securities of U.S. government agencies, 62 investments in states of the U.S. and political subdivision securities, 16 investments in corporate debt securities and 4 investments in equity securities. As of September 30, 2007, securities with unrealized losses of greater than 12 months include 5 investments in U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies and corporations securities, 78 investments in mortgage-backed securities of U.S. government agencies, 96 investments in states of the U.S. and political subdivision securities, 6 investments in corporate debt securities and 1 investment in an equity security. The Corporation has concluded that the decline in market value is due to changes in market interest rates and that it has both the intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity or for the time necessary to recover any decline in market value and as such these unrealized losses have been deemed temporary and no impairment loss has been recognized in the Corporation’s consolidated statement of income.

     Following is a summary of short-term borrowings (in thousands):

     Following is a summary of long-term debt (in thousands):

     The Corporation’s banking affiliate has available credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of $1.9 billion, of which $381.4 million was used as of September 30, 2007. These advances are secured by loans collateralized by 1-4 family mortgages and the security portfolio and are scheduled to mature in various amounts periodically through the year 2017. Effective interest rates on these advances range from 2.79% to 5.75% at both September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

     The Corporation has two unconsolidated subsidiary trusts (collectively, the Trusts), F.N.B. Statutory Trust I (Statutory Trust I) and F.N.B. Statutory Trust II (Statutory Trust II), of which 100% of the common equity of each is owned by the Corporation. The Trusts are not consolidated because the Corporation is not the primary beneficiary, as evaluated under FIN 46. The Trusts were formed for the purpose of issuing Corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable capital securities (trust preferred securities) to third-party investors. The proceeds from the sale of trust preferred securities and the issuance of common equity by the Trusts were invested in junior subordinated debt securities (subordinated debt) issued by the Corporation, which are the sole assets of each Trust. The Trusts pay dividends on the trust preferred securities at the same rate as the distributions paid by the Corporation on the junior subordinated debt held by the Trusts.

     Distributions on the subordinated debt issued to the Trusts are recorded as interest expense by the Corporation. The trust preferred securities are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in part, upon repayment of the subordinated debt. The subordinated debt, net of the Corporation’s investment in the Trusts, qualifies as Tier 1 capital under the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) guidelines. The Corporation has entered into agreements which, when taken collectively, fully and unconditionally guarantee the obligations under the trust preferred securities subject to the terms of each of the guarantees.

     The trust preferred securities of Statutory Trust I bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to the three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 325 basis points. The interest rate in effect at September 30, 2007 was 8.61%. The subordinated debt of $128.9 million issued to Statutory Trust I is first redeemable, in whole or in part, by the Corporation on or after March 31, 2008 and matures on March 31, 2033.

     The trust preferred securities of Statutory Trust II bear interest at a fixed rate per annum equal to 7.17% through June 15, 2011, at which time the issue converts to a floating rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 165 basis points. The subordinated debt of $22.2 million issued to Statutory Trust II is first redeemable, in whole or in part, by the Corporation on or after June 15, 2011 and matures on June 15, 2036.

     In February 2005, the Corporation entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $125.0 million, whereby it pays a fixed rate of interest and receives a variable rate based on LIBOR. The effective date of the swap was January 3, 2006 and the maturity date of the swap is March 31, 2008. The interest rate swap is a designated cash flow hedge designed to convert the variable interest rate to a fixed rate on $125.0 million of subordinated debt. The swap is considered to be highly effective and assessment of the hedging relationship is evaluated under Derivative Implementation Group Issue No. G7 using the hypothetical derivative method. At September 30, 2007, the swap had a fair value of $0.5 million which has been recorded in other assets, and other comprehensive loss, net of tax.

     During 2006, the Corporation implemented an interest rate swap program for commercial loans. In effect, the program provides the customer with fixed rate loans while creating a variable rate asset for the Corporation. The notional amount of swaps under this program totalled $28.8 million as of September 30, 2007.

     The Corporation has commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that involve certain elements of credit risk in excess of the amount stated in the consolidated balance sheet. The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the customer is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The credit risk associated with commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and is subject to normal credit policies. Since many of these commitments expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash flow requirements.

     Following is a summary of off-balance sheet credit risk information (in thousands):

     At September 30, 2007, funding of approximately 79.1% of the commitments to extend credit was dependent on the financial condition of the customer. The Corporation has the ability to withdraw such commitments at its discretion. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer, collateral may be deemed necessary. Collateral requirements vary and may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment and income-producing commercial properties.

     Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Corporation that may require payment at a future date. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. The obligations are not recorded in the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements. The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event the customer does not satisfy the terms of the agreement equals the notional amount of the obligation less the value of any collateral.

     The Corporation and its subsidiaries are involved in various pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages and other relief are asserted. These actions include claims brought against the Corporation and its subsidiaries where the Corporation acted as one or more of the following: a depository bank, lender, underwriter, fiduciary, financial advisor, broker or was engaged in other business activities. Although the ultimate outcome for any asserted claim cannot be predicted with certainty, the Corporation believes that it and its subsidiaries have valid defenses for all asserted claims. Reserves are established for legal claims when losses associated with the claims are judged to be probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.

     Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage and established reserves, the Corporation does not anticipate, at the present time, that the aggregate liability, if any, arising out of such legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position. However, the Corporation cannot determine whether or not any claims asserted against it will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated results of operations in any future reporting period. It is possible, in the event of unexpected future developments, that the ultimate resolution of these matters, if unfavorable, may be material to the Corporation’s consolidated results of operations for a particular period.

     Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding net of unvested shares of restricted stock.

     Diluted earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income adjusted for interest expense on convertible debt by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for the dilutive effect of potential common shares issuable for stock options, warrants, restricted shares and convertible debt. Such adjustments to the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding are made only when such adjustments dilute earnings per common share.

     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

     The Corporation awards restricted shares of common stock to key employees under its Incentive Compensation Plans (Plans). The grant date fair value of the restricted shares is equal to the price of the Corporation’s common stock on the grant date. The Corporation has available up to 3,024,118 shares of common stock to issue under these Plans.

     Under the Plans, approximately half of the shares awarded to management are earned if the Corporation meets or exceeds certain financial performance results when compared to its peers. These performance-related shares are expensed ratably from the date that the likelihood of meeting the performance measure is probable through the end of a four-year vesting period. The service-based shares are expensed ratably over a three-year vesting period. The Corporation also issues discretionary service-based awards to certain employees that vest over five years.

     The unvested shares of restricted stock are eligible to receive cash dividends which are used to purchase additional shares of stock. The additional shares of stock are subject to forfeiture if the requisite service period is not completed or the specified performance criteria are not met. These awards are subject to certain accelerated vesting provisions upon retirement, death, disability or in the event of a change of control as defined in the Plans.

     Share-based compensation expense recognized under FAS 123R, Share-Based Payment, related to restricted stock awards was $1.3 million and $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

     The following table summarizes certain information concerning restricted stock awards:

     As of September 30, 2007, there was $3.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards granted including $1.7 million that is subject to accelerated vesting under the plan’s immediate vesting upon retirement provision for awards granted prior to the adoption of FAS 123R. The components of the restricted stock awards as of September 30, 2007 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

     There were no stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 or 2006. All outstanding stock options have been granted at prices equal to the fair market value at the date of the grant and are primarily exercisable within ten years from the date of the grant and were fully vested as of January 1, 2006.

     The following table summarizes certain information concerning stock option awards:

     The intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable stock options at September 30, 2007 was $5.9 million.

     The Corporation sponsors the F.N.B. Corporation Retirement Income Plan (RIP), a qualified noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all salaried employees. The RIP covers employees who satisfy minimum age and length of service requirements. At the end of the second quarter of 2006, the Corporation amended the RIP to provide that effective January 1, 2007, benefits are earned based on the employee’s compensation each year. The plan amendment resulted in a remeasurement that produced a net unrecognized service credit of $14.0 million, which is being amortized over the average period of future service of active employees of 13.5 years. Benefits of the RIP for service provided through December 31, 2006 are generally based on years of service and an employee’s highest compensation for five consecutive years during the employee’s last ten years of employment. The Corporation’s funding policy has been to make annual contributions to the RIP each year, if necessary, such that minimum funding requirements have been met. Based on the funded status of the plan and the 2006 plan amendment, the Corporation does not expect to make contributions to the RIP in 2007.

     The Corporation also sponsors two supplemental non-qualified retirement plans. The ERISA Excess Retirement Plan provides retirement benefits equal to the difference, if any, between the maximum benefit allowable under the Internal Revenue Code and the amount that would be provided under the RIP, if no limits were applied. The Basic Retirement Plan (BRP) is applicable to certain officers who are designated by the Board of Directors. Officers participating in the BRP receive a benefit based on a target benefit percentage based on years of service at retirement and designated tier as determined by the Board of Directors. When a participant retires, the basic benefit under the BRP is a monthly benefit equal to the target benefit percentage times the participant’s highest average monthly cash compensation during five consecutive calendar years within the last ten calendar years of employment. This monthly benefit is reduced by the monthly benefit the participant receives from Social Security and the RIP.

     The net periodic benefit cost for the defined benefit plans includes the following components (in thousands):

     The net periodic pension cost decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006, due to lower service and interest costs, higher expected return on plan assets and the amortization of the unrecognized service credit primarily resulting from the RIP amendment at the end of the second quarter of 2006.

     The Corporation’s subsidiaries participate in a qualified 401(k) defined contribution plan under which eligible employees may contribute a percentage of their salary. The Corporation matches 50 percent of an eligible employee’s contribution on the first 6 percent that the employee defers. Employees are generally eligible to participate upon completing 90 days of service and having attained age 21. As an offset to the decrease in RIP benefits, beginning in the first quarter of 2007, the Corporation began making an automatic two percent contribution and may make an additional contribution of up to two percent depending on the Corporation achieving its performance goals for the plan year. As a result, the Corporation’s contribution expense of $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $1.1 million from $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

     The Corporation sponsors a pre-Medicare eligible postretirement medical insurance plan for retirees of certain affiliates between the ages of 62 and 65. At the end of the second quarter of 2006, the Corporation amended the plan to provide that only employees who are age 60 or older as of January 1, 2007 are eligible for coverage. The postretirement plan amendment resulted in a remeasurement that produced a net unrecognized service credit of $2.7 million which is being amortized over the remaining service period of eligible employees of 1.3 years. The Corporation has no plan assets attributable to this plan and funds the benefits as claims arise. Benefit costs related to this plan are recognized in the periods in which employees provide the service for such benefits. The Corporation reserves the right to terminate the plan or make additional plan changes at any time.

     The net periodic postretirement benefit credit includes the following components (in thousands):

     The net periodic postretirement benefit credit increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006, due to lower service and interest costs and the amortization of the unrecognized service credit resulting from the postretirement plan amendment at the end of the second quarter of 2006.

     The Corporation adopted the provisions of FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Corporation recognized an increase of $1.2 million in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits including $0.1 million related to interest. The cumulative effect of adoption was accounted for as a decrease to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings. On January 1, 2007, the Corporation’s unrecognized tax benefits totaled $3.6 million, of which $0.3 million relates to interest and $2.7 million relates to tax positions, the recognition of which would affect the Corporation’s effective income tax rate.

     Income tax expense and the effective tax rate for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 was favorably impacted by $0.9 million due to the successful resolution of a previously uncertain tax position in the current period. The lower effective tax rate for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 also reflected increases in tax-exempt investments and loans and excludable dividend income on bank owned life insurance.

     As of September 30, 2007, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits totaled $2.6 million, of which $0.2 million relates to interest and $1.9 million relates to tax positions, the recognition of which would affect the Corporation’s effective income tax rate. The Corporation recognizes potential accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. To the extent interest is not assessed with respect to uncertain tax positions, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as a reduction of the overall income tax provision.

     The Corporation files numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and in several state jurisdictions. The Corporation is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years prior to 2004. However, the Corporation’s 2004 and 2005 federal tax returns are presently under examination. With limited exception, the Corporation is no longer subject to state income tax examinations for years prior to 2003 and state income tax returns for 2003 through 2006 are currently subject to examination. Management does not anticipate that federal or state examinations will result in an unfavorable material change to its financial position or results of operations. However, it is reasonably possible that a reduction in the unrecognized tax benefit of up to $0.4 million may occur in the next twelve months from the outcome of examinations and/or the expiration of statutes of limitations which would result in a reduction in income taxes.

     The components of comprehensive income, net of related tax, are as follows (in thousands):

     The accumulated balances related to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in thousands):

     Following is a summary of supplemental cash flow information (in thousands):

          The Corporation operates in four reportable business segments: Community Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance and Consumer Finance.

          The following tables provide financial information for the segments of the Corporation (in thousands). The information provided under the caption “Parent and Other” represents operations not considered to be reportable segments and/or general operating expenses of the Corporation, and includes the parent company, other non-bank subsidiaries, eliminations and adjustments which are necessary for purposes of reconciling to the consolidated amounts.