UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON
, D. C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

x

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

 

 

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 001-15373


ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

 

Incorporated in the State of Delaware

I.R.S. Employer Identification # 43-1706259

Address: 150 North Meramec

Clayton, MO  63105

Telephone: (314) 725-5500


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

 

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

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   x

No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an 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:

o

Accelerated filer:

x

Non-accelerated filer:

o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

Yes   o

No   x

As of August 4, 2006, the Registrant had outstanding 11,605,669 of outstanding common stock.



ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005

1

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

2

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

5

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

13

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

24

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

25

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

25

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

25

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

25

 

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

26

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

27

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

28

 

 

Signatures

29

 

 

Certifications

 


PART I – ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

 

At June 30,
2006

 

At December 31,
2005

 


 



 



 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Audited)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

50,063

 

$

54,118

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

3,034

 

 

64,709

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

607

 

 

84

 

 

 



 



 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

53,704

 

 

118,911

 

 

 



 



 

Investments in debt and equity securities available for sale, at estimated fair value

 

 

109,449

 

 

135,559

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

3,028

 

 

2,761

 

Portfolio loans

 

 

1,108,906

 

 

1,002,379

 

Less: Allowance for loan losses

 

 

14,449

 

 

12,990

 

 

 



 



 

Portfolio loans, net

 

 

1,094,457

 

 

989,389

 

 

 



 



 

Fixed assets, net

 

 

13,941

 

 

10,276

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

6,018

 

 

5,598

 

Goodwill

 

 

12,004

 

 

12,042

 

Intangibles, net

 

 

4,092

 

 

4,548

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

9,848

 

 

7,884

 

 

 



 



 

Total assets

 

$

1,306,541

 

$

1,286,968

 

 

 



 



 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand

 

$

195,719

 

$

229,325

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

 

99,887

 

 

108,712

 

Money market accounts

 

 

466,999

 

 

479,507

 

Savings

 

 

4,527

 

 

3,679

 

Certificates of deposit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$100 and over

 

 

242,045

 

 

229,839

 

Other

 

 

66,537

 

 

65,182

 

 

 



 



 

Total deposits

 

 

1,075,714

 

 

1,116,244

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

30,930

 

 

30,930

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

88,653

 

 

28,584

 

Other borrowings

 

 

4,810

 

 

6,847

 

Notes payable

 

 

—  

 

 

1,500

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

1,914

 

 

2,704

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

5,323

 

 

7,221

 

 

 



 



 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,207,344

 

 

1,194,030

 

 

 



 



 

Minority interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary

 

 

—  

 

 

333

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,508,415 shares at June 30, 2006 and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,458,852 at December 31, 2005.

 

 

105

 

 

105

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

52,764

 

 

53,218

 

Unearned compensation

 

 

—  

 

 

(1,531

)

Retained earnings

 

 

47,905

 

 

41,950

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(1,577

)

 

(1,137

)

 

 



 



 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

99,197

 

 

92,605

 

 

 



 



 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,306,541

 

$

1,286,968

 

 

 



 



 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

1


ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 


 


 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 


 



 



 



 



 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

20,425

 

$

15,424

 

$

38,441

 

$

29,311

 

Interest on debt and equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

1,021

 

 

664

 

 

2,045

 

 

1,380

 

Nontaxable

 

 

9

 

 

10

 

 

17

 

 

20

 

Interest on federal funds sold

 

 

110

 

 

76

 

 

445

 

 

87

 

Interest on interest-bearing deposits

 

 

16

 

 

1

 

 

22

 

 

1

 

Dividends on equity securities

 

 

78

 

 

57

 

 

118

 

 

87

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total interest income

 

 

21,659

 

 

16,232

 

 

41,088

 

 

30,886

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

 

568

 

 

220

 

 

1,023

 

 

370

 

Money market accounts

 

 

4,367

 

 

2,311

 

 

8,332

 

 

4,090

 

Savings

 

 

15

 

 

9

 

 

25

 

 

14

 

Certificates of deposit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$100 and over

 

 

2,232

 

 

1,532

 

 

4,397

 

 

2,787

 

Other

 

 

628

 

 

320

 

 

1,234

 

 

594

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

546

 

 

288

 

 

1,068

 

 

548

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

1,123

 

 

522

 

 

1,512

 

 

899

 

Notes payable and other borrowings

 

 

38

 

 

28

 

 

98

 

 

59

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total interest expense

 

 

9,517

 

 

5,230

 

 

17,689

 

 

9,361

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net interest income

 

 

12,142

 

 

11,002

 

 

23,399

 

 

21,525

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

737

 

 

226

 

 

1,537

 

 

1,012

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

11,405

 

 

10,776

 

 

21,862

 

 

20,513

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management revenue

 

 

3,231

 

 

1,471

 

 

6,549

 

 

2,684

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

532

 

 

537

 

 

1,033

 

 

1,020

 

Other service charges and fee income

 

 

136

 

 

121

 

 

262

 

 

229

 

Gain on sale of mortgage loans

 

 

48

 

 

80

 

 

71

 

 

102

 

Miscellaneous income

 

 

5

 

 

16

 

 

14

 

 

27

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total noninterest income

 

 

3,952

 

 

2,225

 

 

7,929

 

 

4,062

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

 

5,843

 

 

5,402

 

 

11,643

 

 

10,600

 

Occupancy

 

 

608

 

 

554

 

 

1,219

 

 

1,084

 

Furniture and equipment

 

 

239

 

 

188

 

 

490

 

 

360

 

Data processing

 

 

315

 

 

248

 

 

624

 

 

473

 

Other

 

 

2,315

 

 

1,779

 

 

4,638

 

 

3,372

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

9,320

 

 

8,171

 

 

18,614

 

 

15,889

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary

 

 

60

 

 

0

 

 

(393

)

 

0

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

6,097

 

 

4,830

 

 

10,784

 

 

8,686

 

Income tax expense

 

 

2,196

 

 

1,689

 

 

3,885

 

 

3,098

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income

 

$

3,901

 

$

3,141

 

$

6,899

 

$

5,588

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Per share amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.37

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.56

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

10,490

 

 

10,046

 

 

10,477

 

 

9,984

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.29

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.53

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

10,876

 

 

10,676

 

 

10,864

 

 

10,601

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

2


ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

(in thousands, except shares)

 

Common Stock

 

Additional Paid
in Capital

 

Unearned
Compensation

 

Retained
earnings

 

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)

 

Total
shareholders’
equity

 


Shares

 

Amount


 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Balance December 31, 2005

 

 

10,458,852

 

$

105

 

$

53,218

 

$

(1,531

)

$

41,950

 

$

(1,137

)

$

92,605

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,899

 

 

 

 

 

6,899

 

Unrealized loss on securities, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(703

)

 

(703

)

Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

263

 

 

263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Dividends declared ($0.045 per share)

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 

 

 

(944

)

 

—  

 

 

(944

)

Stock options exercised, including related tax benefit

 

 

51,636

 

 

—  

 

 

723

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

723

 

Restricted stock unit activity

 

 

(2,073

)

 

—  

 

 

(44

)

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

(44

)

Noncash compensation attributed to stock option grants

 

 

 

 

 

—  

 

 

33

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

33

 

Noncash compensation attributed to restricted share units

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

365

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

365

 

Reclassification of unearned compensation to additional paid in capital

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

(1,531

)

 

1,531

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Balance June 30, 2006

 

 

10,508,415

 

$

105

 

$

52,764

 

$

—  

 

$

47,905

 

$

(1,577

)

$

99,197

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

3


ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 


 

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 


 



 



 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

6,899

 

$

5,588

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

744

 

 

521

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

1,537

 

 

1,012

 

Net amortization of debt and equity securities

 

 

21

 

 

280

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

456

 

 

90

 

Mortgage loans originated

 

 

(24,969

)

 

(28,524

)

Proceeds from mortgage loans sold

 

 

24,772

 

 

27,006

 

Gain on sale of mortgage loans

 

 

(71

)

 

(102

)

Excess tax benefit for nonqualified stock options

 

 

—  

 

 

267

 

Noncash compensation for stock option grants & restricted share units

 

 

354

 

 

306

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

(420

)

 

(382

)

Accrued interest and other liabilities

 

 

(2,427

)

 

(707

)

Other, net

 

 

(1,859

)

 

(509

)

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

5,037

 

 

4,846

 

 

 



 



 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in loans

 

 

(106,827

)

 

(60,555

)

Purchases of available for sale debt and equity securities

 

 

(39,785

)

 

(5,596

)

Proceeds from sales of available for sale debt securities

 

 

—  

 

 

9,995

 

Proceeds from redemption of equity securities

 

 

2,949

 

 

3,455

 

Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns on available for sale debt and equity securities

 

 

61,825

 

 

23,970

 

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

 

 

222

 

 

274

 

Purchases of fixed assets

 

 

(4,408

)

 

(2,034

)

 

 



 



 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(86,024

)

 

(30,491

)

 

 



 



 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in non-interest bearing deposit accounts

 

 

(33,607

)

 

1,853

 

Net (decrease) increase in interest bearing deposit accounts

 

 

(6,924

)

 

54,203

 

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

608,533

 

 

299,200

 

Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

(548,464

)

 

(278,935

)

Decrease in other borrowings

 

 

(2,037

)

 

(2,386

)

Paydowns on notes payable

 

 

(1,500

)

 

(250

)

Cash dividends paid on common stock

 

 

(944

)

 

(702

)

Excess tax benefit for nonqualified stock options

 

 

135

 

 

—  

 

Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options

 

 

588

 

 

2,581

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

15,780

 

 

75,564

 

 

 



 



 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(65,207

)

 

49,919

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

 

118,911

 

 

28,480

 

 

 



 



 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

53,704

 

$

78,399

 

 

 



 



 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

18,479

 

$

9,097

 

Income taxes

 

 

2,884

 

 

2,916

 

 

 



 



 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

4


ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The more significant accounting policies used by the Company in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are summarized below:

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company” or “EFSC”) is a financial holding company that provides a full range of banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers located in the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan markets through its subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust (the “Bank”.)  In addition, as of October 21, 2005, the Company owns 60% of Millennium Brokerage Group, LLC (“Millennum”) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Millennium Holding Company, Inc.  Millennium is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and operates life insurance advisory and brokerage operations from thirteen offices serving life agents, banks, CPA firms, property & casualty groups, and financial advisors in 49 states.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  They do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.   

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, Bank (100% owned) and Millennium (60% owned).  Acquired businesses are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.  All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.  Minority ownership interests are reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The minority ownership interest of our earnings or loss, net of tax, is classified as “Minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary” in our Consolidated Statements of Income.   For more information, please refer to “Minority Interest in Net Income of Consolidated Subsidiary” discussed in Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this filing.  

Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2006.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year balances to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity.

New Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, an Interpretation of FAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.  The interpretation defines the threshold for recognizing the financial impact of uncertain tax positions in accordance with FAS 109.   A company would be required to recognize, in its financial statements, the best estimate of the impact of a tax position only if that position is “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained on audit based solely on the technical merits of the position on the reporting date. In evaluating whether the probable recognition threshold has been met, the Interpretation would require the presumption that the tax position will be evaluated during an audit by taxing authorities. The term “more-likely-than-not” is defined as a likelihood of more than 50 percent.  Individual t ax positions that fail to meet the recognition threshold will generally result in either (a) a reduction in the deferred tax asset or an increase in a deferred tax liability or (b) an increase in a liability for income taxes payable or the reduction of an income tax refund receivable. The impact may also include both (a) and (b). This Interpretation also provides guidance on disclosure, accrual of interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and transition.  The Interpretation is effective for reporting periods after December 15, 2006.  The Company is evaluating the Interpretation and is presently unable to determine its overall impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

5


NOTE 2—EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table shows the components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated.

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 


 



 



 



 



 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, as reported

 

$

3,901

 

$

3,141

 

$

6,899

 

$

5,588

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

10,490

 

 

10,046

 

 

10,477

 

 

9,984

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.37

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.56

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,901

 

$

3,141

 

$

6,899

 

$

5,588

 

Expense related to dilutive stock options and appreciation rights, net of tax

 

 

—  

 

 

6

 

 

—  

 

 

11

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

$

3,901

 

$

3,147

 

$

6,899

 

$

5,599

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

10,490

 

 

10,046

 

 

10,477

 

 

9,984

 

Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units

 

 

386

 

 

630

 

 

387

 

 

617

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

10,876

 

 

10,676

 

 

10,864

 

 

10,601

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.29

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.53

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

For the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, 59,263 restricted share units and 3,253 stock appreciation rights, respectively, were excluded from the earnings per share calculation because their effect was anti-dilutive.   For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, 29,795 restricted stock units and 3,200 stock appreciation rights, respectively, were excluded from the earnings per share calculation because their effect was anti-dilutive.  

NOTE 3—SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company maintains a number of stock-based incentive programs, which are discussed in more detail in Note 17 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.  Prior to fiscal 2006, the Company applied the intrinsic value-based method, as outlined in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” (“APB No. 25”) and related interpretations, in accounting for stock options granted under these programs. Under the intrinsic value-based method, no compensation expense was recognized if the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock options equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of the grant. Accordingly, prior to fiscal year 2006, no compensation cost was recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of income on stock options granted to employees, since all options granted under the Company’s share incentive programs had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant.   

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (“SFAS No. 123R”) “Share-based Payment.” This statement replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supersedes APB No. 25. SFAS No. 123R requires that all stock-based compensation be recognized as an expense in the financial statements and that such cost be measured at the fair value of the award. This statement was adopted using the modified prospective method of application, which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense on a prospective basis. Therefore, prior period financial statements have not been restated. Under this method, in addition to reflecting compensation expense for new share-based awards, expense is also recognized to reflect the remaining service period of awards that had been included in pro forma disclosures in prior periods. SFAS No. 123R also requires that excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises be reflected as financing cash inflows instead of operating cash inflows.  For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized a tax benefit of $135,000 and $267,000, respectively, related to the exercise of non-qualified stock options as a component of paid-in capital.

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the following table includes the disclosures required by Statement 123R and illustrates the pro forma impact on net income and earnings per share as if SFAS 123R had been applied to all outstanding awards for that period.  The impact of adopting SFAS 123R increased the compensation expense in the second quarter and first half of 2006 by $13,000 and $26,000, respectively, before income taxes, and had less than a $0.01 impact on basic and diluted earnings per share.  

 

 

Three months ended
June 30,

 

Six months ended
June 30,

 

 

 


 


 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2005

 

2005

 


 



 



 

Net income, as reported

 

$

3,141

 

$

5,588

 

Add total stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax

 

 

68

 

 

185

 

Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair-value-based method for all awards, net of tax

 

 

(70

)

 

(187

)

 

 



 



 

Pro forma net income

 

$

3,139

 

$

5,586

 

 

 



 



 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.56

 

Pro forma

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.56

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.29

 

$

0.53

 

Pro forma

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.53

 

Stock Options

 

 

Number
Of Shares

 

Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Contractual
Term

 

Remaining
Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in years)

 

(in  thousands)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

 

 

901,528

 

$

12.03

 

 

—  

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

3,850

 

 

22.73

 

 

—  

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(38,134

)

 

11.63

 

 

—  

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding at June 30, 2006

 

 

867,244

 

$

12.10

 

 

5.87

 

$

11,582

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Exercisable at June 30, 2006

 

 

853,932

 

$

11.96

 

 

5.80

 

$

11,523

 

The Company awarded 3,850 and 5,000 options, respectively during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The fair value of stock options granted in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions:

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

—  

 

 

4.47

%

 

4.36

%

 

4.36

%

Expected dividend rate

 

 

—  

 

 

0.60

%

 

0.60

%

 

0.60

%

Expected volatility

 

 

—  

 

 

39.13

%

 

50.45

%

 

37.65

%

Expected life (years)

 

 

—  

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options

 

 

—  

 

$

10.11

 

$

13.94

 

$

9.68

 

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Restricted Stock Units

 

 

Number
Of Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

 

 



 



 

Unvested at December 31, 2005

 

 

95,613

 

$

19.04

 

Granted

 

 

114,495

 

 

25.56

 

Vested

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

Forfeited

 

 

(2,713

)

 

18.75

 

 

 



 



 

Unvested at June 30, 2006

 

 

207,395

 

$

22.64

 

 

 



 



 

Compensation expense related to restricted share units (“RSUs”) was $365,000 in the first half of 2006.  As of June 30, 2006, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock awards, including restricted stock units, was $4.2 million and the related weighted average period over which it is expected to be recognized is approximately 4 years. 

Stock Appreciation Rights

Expense to record the market value of the stock appreciation rights (“SARS”) was $21,000 and $40,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  There have been no changes in SARS outstanding since December 31, 2005.

Moneta Plan

The Company recognized Moneta option-related expenses of $8,600 and $17,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  During second quarter of 2006, 13,502 Moneta options were exercised with a weighted average price of $10.71.  

NOTE 4—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

Acquisition of NorthStar Bancshares

On July 5, 2006, the Company completed its acquisition of Kansas City-based NorthStar Bancshares, Inc. (“NorthStar”) for $36 million in EFSC common stock (80%) and cash (20%.)   The acquisition served to expand the Company’s banking franchise in the greater Kansas City area.   All shares issued by EFSC were issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(2) and Rule 506 of the Securities Act of 1933.  As a result, the 1.1 million EFSC shares issued for the acquisition will be “restricted securities” and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration of an applicable exemption from registration requirements.  The cash portion of the transaction was funded through internally generated funds and borrowing on the Company’s line of credit.  Subsequently, on July 28, 2006, the Company issued $4 million of trust preferred securities (“TRUPS”) through a newly formed affiliated statutory trust, as further discussed below.  The TRUPS proceeds were used to pay off a portion of the line of credit borrowing.  

At the time of the acquisition, NorthStar had assets of $187.5 million, loans, net of unearned discount, of $167.2 million, deposits of $158.5 million and stockholders’ equity of $18.8 million.  The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair value on the acquisition date.  The fair value adjustments represent current estimates and are subject to further adjustments as the valuation data is finalized.  Preliminary goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes, was approximately $14.9 million.  Core deposit intangibles were approximately $2.4 million and will be amortized over five years utilizing an accelerated method.  Core deposit intangibles are not deductible for tax purposes.  NorthStar Bank NA, a subsidiary of EFSC, is expected to be merged with and into the Bank in the fourth quarter of 2006.  Please refer to the Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 5, 2006 for more information.

Trust Preferred Securities - EFSC Capital Trust V

On July 28, 2006, EFSC Statutory Capital Trust V (“EFSC Trust V”), a newly formed Delaware statutory trust and subsidiary of EFSC, issued 4,000 floating rate Trust Preferred Securities at $1,000 per share to a Trust Preferred Securities Pool.   The floating rate is equal to three-month LIBOR + 1.60%, and is payable quarterly beginning September 15, 2006.  The TRUPS are fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed on a subordinated basis by the Company.  The proceeds were invested in junior subordinated debentures of the Company.  The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the junior subordinated debentures, were approximately $4 million.   The TRUPS mature on September 15, 2036.  The mandatory date may be shortened to a date not earlier than September 15, 2011 if certain conditions are met.  The TRUPS are classified as subordinated debentures and the distributions are recorded as interest expense in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  The proceeds from the offering were used to partially fund the acquisition of NorthStar Bancshares, Inc., as discussed above.

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NOTE 5—DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Bank utilizes interest rate swap derivatives as one method to manage some of its interest rate risks from recorded financial assets and liabilities. These derivatives are utilized when they can be demonstrated to effectively hedge a designated asset or liability and such asset or liability exposes the Bank to interest rate risk.  

The Bank accounts for its derivatives under SFAS No. 149, An Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.  These Standards require recognition of all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and require measurement of those instruments at fair value through adjustments to other comprehensive income, current earnings, or both, as appropriate.

The decision to enter into an interest rate swap is made after considering the asset/liability mix of the Bank, the desired asset/liability sensitivity and by interest rate levels.  Prior to entering into a hedge transaction, the Bank formally documents the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective for undertaking the various hedge transactions.

The following is a summary of the Company’s accounting policies for derivative instruments and its activities under SFAS No. 149, SFAS No. 133 and DIG Issue G25.

Cash Flow Hedges – The Bank entered into interest rate swaps to convert floating-rate loan assets to fixed rates.   The swap agreements provide for the Bank to pay a variable rate of interest equivalent to the prime rate and to receive a fixed rate of interest.  Under the swap agreements the Bank is to pay or receive interest quarterly.  Amounts to be paid or received under these swap agreements are accounted for on an accrual basis and recognized as interest income of the related asset.  The net cash flows related to cash flow hedges decreased interest income on loans by $74,000 and $411,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.  The net cash flows related to cash flow hedges decreased interest income on loans by $91,000 and $71,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively.  In addition, swaps with notional amounts of $30 million and $40 million under which the Bank received a fixed rate of 5.3425% and 5.415% matured in March and April 2006, respectively.  

Cash flow hedges are accounted for at fair value.   The effective portion of the change in the cash flow hedge’s gain or loss is reported as a component of other comprehensive income, net of taxes.  The ineffective portion of the change in the cash flow hedge’s gain or loss is recorded in earnings on each quarterly measurement date.  At December 31, 2005 deferred losses of $263,000, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income.  All cash flow hedges were effective, therefore, no gain or loss was recorded in earnings.

Fair Value Hedges - The Bank has entered into interest rate swap agreements with the objective of converting the fixed interest rate on brokered CDs to a variable interest rate.  The swap agreements provide for the Bank to pay a variable rate of interest based on a spread to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and to receive a fixed rate of interest equal to that of the brokered CD (hedged instrument.) Under the swap agreements the Bank is to pay or receive interest semiannually.  Amounts to be paid or received under these swap agreements are accounted for on an accrual basis and recognized as interest expense of the related liability.   The net cash flows related to fair value hedges increased interest expense on certificates of deposit by $73,000 and $230,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.  The net cash flows related to fair value hedges increased interest expense on certificates of deposit by $54,000 and $110,000 for three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively.  In addition, two swaps, each with a $10 million notional amount, under which the Bank received a fixed rate of 2.30% and 2.45% matured in February and April 2006, respectively.

Fair value hedges are accounted for at fair value.   At inception, each hedging transaction is evaluated against the eight criteria applicable to fair value hedges pursuant to paragraph 68 of SFAS No. 133.  Based on our evaluation, the swaps qualify for the “shortcut method” under SFAS No. 133; therefore, no ineffectiveness is assumed.  As a result, changes in the fair value of the swaps directly offset changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged item (i.e., brokered CDs).  All changes in fair value are measured on a quarterly basis.  

The Company paid broker placement fees by reducing the proceeds received from the issued CD. The fees did not affect the inception value of the interest rate swap.  Placement fees are capitalized and amortized into interest expense over the life of the CD in a manner similar to debt issuance costs. 

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The following table summarizes the Bank’s derivative instruments at the periods indicated below.

(in thousand)

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 


 



 



 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional amount

 

$

—  

 

$

70,000

 

Weighted average pay rate

 

 

—  

%

 

7.25

%

Weighted average receive rate

 

 

—  

%

 

5.39

%

Weighted average maturity in months

 

 

—  

 

 

3

 

Unrealized gain (loss) related to interest rate swaps

 

$

—  

 

$

(395

)

Fair Value Hedges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional amount

 

$

10,000

 

$

30,000

 

Weighted average pay rate

 

 

5.33

%

 

4.42

%

Weighted average receive rate

 

 

2.90

%

 

2.55

%

Weighted average maturity in months

 

 

8

 

 

6

 

Unrealized loss related to interest rate swaps

 

$

(184

)

$

(341

)

The notional amounts of derivative financial instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties, and therefore, are not a measure of the Bank’s credit exposure through its use of these instruments.  The credit exposure represents the accounting loss the Bank would incur in the event the counterparties failed completely to perform according to the terms of the derivative financial instruments and the collateral held to support the credit exposure was of no value.    At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, in connection with our interest rate swap agreements we had pledged investment securities available for sale with a fair value of $2.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively.  At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had accepted, as collateral in connection with our interest rate swap agreements, cash of $196,300.

NOTE 6—DISCLOSURES ABOUT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Bank issues financial instruments with off balance sheet risk in the normal course of the business of meeting the financing needs of its customers.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.  These instruments may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.  

The Company’s extent of involvement and maximum potential exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments.  The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for financial instruments included on its consolidated balance sheets.  At June 30, 2006, no amounts have been accrued for any estimated losses for these financial instruments.  

The following table summarizes the contractual amount of off-balance-sheet financial instruments at the periods indicated below.   

(in thousands)

 

June 30,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 


 



 



 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

415,496

 

$

346,205

 

Standby letters of credit

 

 

29,976

 

 

28,013

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments usually have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee.  Of the total commitments to extend credit at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, approximately $16.7 million and $10.5 million, respectively, represents fixed rate loan commitments.  Since certain of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The Bank evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis.  The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on  management’s credit evaluation of the borrower.  Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, premises and equipment, and real estate.

10


Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  These standby letters of credit are issued to support contractual obligations of the Bank’s customers.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as the risk involved in extending loans to customers.  The approximate remaining terms of standby letters of credit range from 1 month to 5 years at June 30, 2006.

NOTE 7—SEGMENT REPORTING

Management segregates the Company into three distinct businesses for evaluation purposes.  The three segments are Banking, Wealth Management, and Corporate and Intercompany.  The segments are evaluated separately on their individual performance, as well as, their contribution to the Company as a whole.

The majority of the Company’s assets and income result from the Banking segment.  The Bank is a full-service commercial bank with four St. Louis locations and two locations in the Kansas City region.

The Wealth Management segment includes the Trust division of the Bank along with Millennium.  The Trust division of the Bank provides estate planning, investment management, and retirement planning as well as, consulting on management compensation, strategic planning and management succession issues.  Millennium operates life insurance advisory and brokerage operations from thirteen offices serving life agents, banks, CPA firms, property & casualty groups, and financial advisors in 49 states.

The Corporate and Intercompany segment includes the holding company and subordinated debentures.  The Company incurs general corporate expenses and owns the Bank and a 60% controlling ownership of Millennium. 

The financial information for each business segment reflects that information which is specifically identifiable or which is allocated based on an internal allocation method.

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Following are the financial results for the Company’s operating segments.

Balance Sheet Information

 

 

At June 30, 2006

 

 

 


 

(in thousands)

 

Banking

 

Wealth
Management

 

Corporate and
Intercompany

 

Total

 


 



 



 



 



 

Portfolio loans

 

$

1,108,906

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

$

1,108,906

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,938

 

 

10,066

 

 

—  

 

 

12,004

 

Deposits

 

 

1,079,431

 

 

—  

 

 

(3,717

)

 

1,075,714

 

Borrowings

 

 

93,463

 

 

—  

 

 

30,930

 

 

124,393

 

Total assets

 

 

1,288,995

 

 

16,830

 

 

411

 

 

1,306,236

 


 

 

At December 31, 2005

 

 

 


 

Portfolio loans

 

$

1,002,379

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

$

1,002,379

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,938

 

 

10,104

 

 

—  

 

 

12,042

 

Deposits

 

 

1,117,110

 

 

—  

 

 

(866

)

 

1,116,244

 

Borrowings

 

 

35,431

 

 

—  

 

 

32,430

 

 

67,861

 

Total assets

 

 

1,269,212

 

 

16,253

 

 

1,503

 

 

1,286,968

 

Income Statement Information

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 


 

(in thousands)

 

Banking

 

Wealth
Management

 

Corporate and
Intercompany

 

Total

 


 



 



 



 



 

Net interest income

 

$

12,638

 

$

28

 

$

(524

)

$

12,142

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

737

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

737

 

Noninterest income

 

 

717

 

 

3,230

 

 

5

 

 

3,952

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

6,284

 

 

2,149

 

 

887

 

 

9,320

 

Minority interest

 

 

—  

 

 

60

 

 

—  

 

 

60

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

 

6,334

 

 

1,169

 

 

(1,406

)

 

6,097

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

2,280

 

 

421

 

 

(505

)

 

2,196

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income (loss)

 

$

4,054

 

$

748

 

$

(901

)

$

3,901

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 


 

Net interest income

 

$

11,266

 

$

16

 

$

(280

)

$

11,002

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

226

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

226

 

Noninterest income

 

 

725

 

 

1,472

 

 

28

 

 

2,225

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

6,081

 

 

1,184

 

 

906

 

 

8,171

 

Minority interest

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

 

5,684

 

 

304

 

 

(1,158

)

 

4,830

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

1,999

 

 

109

 

 

(419

)

 

1,689

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income (loss)

 

$

3,685

 

$

195

 

$

(739

)

$

3,141

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2006

 

 

 


 

Net interest income

 

$

24,391

 

$

50

 

$

(1,042

)

$

23,399

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

1,537

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

1,537

 

Noninterest income

 

 

1,361

 

 

6,549

 

 

19

 

 

7,929

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

12,419

 

 

4,459

 

 

1,736

 

 

18,614

 

Minority interest

 

 

—  

 

 

(393

)

 

—  

 

 

(393

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

 

11,796

 

 

1,747

 

 

(2,759

)

 

10,784

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

4,248

 

 

629

 

 

(992

)

 

3,885

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income (loss)

 

$

7,548

 

$

1,118

 

$

(1,767

)

$

6,899

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 


 

Net interest income

 

$

22,023

 

$

35

 

$

(533

)

$

21,525

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

1,012

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

1,012

 

Noninterest income

 

 

1,331

 

 

2,684

 

 

47

 

 

4,062

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

11,900

 

 

2,295

 

 

1,694

 

 

15,889

 

Minority interest

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

 

10,442

 

 

424

 

 

(2,180

)

 

8,686

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

3,737

 

 

153

 

 

(792

)

 

3,098

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income (loss)

 

$

6,705

 

$

271

 

$

(1,388

)

$

5,588

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Readers should note that in addition to the historical information contained herein, some of the information in this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  Forward-looking statements typically are identified with use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “potential,” “could”: and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently.  You should be aware that Enterprise Financial Services Corp’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including: burdens imposed by federal and state regulation, including changes in accounting regulation or standards of banks; credit risk; exposure to general and local economic conditions; risks associated with rapid increase or decrease in prevailing interest rates; consolidation within the banking industry; competition from banks and other financial institutions; our ability to attract and retain relationship officers and other key personnel and technological developments; all of which could cause Enterprise Financial Services Corp’s actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Other factors that could cause results to differ from expected results include the acquisition of Millennium and the integration of our recent acquisition of NorthStar, both of which could result in costs and expenses that are greater, or benefits that are less, than we currently anticipate, or the assumption of unanticipated liabilities.

In addition to the foregoing, readers should refer to the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the statements.  The Company does not intend to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report.  Readers should carefully review all disclosures we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on our website at www.enterprisebank.com.

Introduction

The following discussion describes significant changes in the financial condition of the Company that have occurred during the first six months of 2006 compared to December 31, 2005.  In addition, this discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the consolidated results of operations, liquidity and cash flows of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.  This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements included in this report and our Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Critical Accounting Policies

The impact and any associated risks related to the Company’s critical accounting policies on business operations are discussed throughout “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results.  For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see the Company’s Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Management believes there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies.

Management believes there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies.

Results of Operations

Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $3.9 million and $6.9 million, an increase of 24% and 23%, respectively, compared to $3.1 million and $5.6 million for the same periods in 2005.  Fully diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 were $0.36 and $0.64, an increase of 24% and 21%, respectively, compared to $0.29 and $0.53 for the same periods in 2005.

On July 5, the Company completed its acquisition of NorthStar Bancshares, Inc, a Kansas City-based commercial bank.  Please refer to the Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 5, 2006 for more information and to Note 4 – Subsequent Events included in this filing.

Financial Condition

Portfolio loans grew by $107 million – a 21% annualized growth rate from December 31, 2005 and were up $150 million or 16% from June 30, 2005.  Since December 31, 2005, deposits have declined $40 million or 4%.

The $107 million growth in loans and $40 million decline in deposits were funded by a $65 million reduction in cash and cash equivalents (primarily Federal funds sold), $26 million in maturities of debt securities and a $60 million increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances (“FHLB Advances”).

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Historically, deposits decline in the first four months of the calendar year due to the seasonal cash demands of our client base and then increase as the year progresses along with new client growth.  The rebound in balances has been slow, but pipelines for the treasury management business are strong.  In addition, during 2006, the Bank is focusing on obtaining deposit transaction accounts rather than client-based certificates of deposit.  Transaction accounts generally cost less and tend to be more relationship oriented than certificates of deposit.  We believe this may result in lower deposit growth than in the prior year.  We plan to utilize FHLB advances and short-term brokered certificates of deposit to fund shortfalls due to loan demand.  Through June 30, 2006, we have utilized approximately $60 million in short-term FHLB Advances and $30 million net in short-term brokered certificates of deposit to fund the loan demand.

The growth in loans in the first half of 2006 was strong in both of our primary markets and is in part a result of the addition of experienced relationship managers in both St. Louis and Kansas City.  The Bank continues to experience strong loan and deposit pricing competition in both markets.  We continue to monitor competitive trends and intend to remain disciplined in our pricing practices in order to maintain margins.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the primary source of the Company’s revenue.  Net interest income is the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and the interest expense on interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings, used to fund interest-earning and other assets.  The amount of net interest income is affected by changes in interest rates and by the amount and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Additionally, net interest income is impacted by the sensitivity of the balance sheet to changes in interest rates, which factors in characteristics such as the fixed or variable nature of the financial instruments, contractual maturities, and repricing frequencies.

Net interest spread and net interest rate margin are utilized to measure and explain changes in net interest income.  Interest rate spread is the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the rate paid for interest-bearing liabilities that fund those assets.  The net interest rate margin is expressed as the percentage of net interest income to average interest-earning assets.  The net interest rate margin exceeds the interest rate spread because noninterest-bearing sources of funds (net free funds), principally demand deposits and shareholders’ equity, also support interest-earning assets.

While the Company remains asset-sensitive, with approximately 57% of the loan portfolio floating with prime rate, we are trending toward a more neutral position.  Increases by the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) should not have a significant positive influence on net interest income.  The shift in our loan portfolio over the past year toward a 50/50 split on fixed/floating percentages, along with higher levels of variable rate liabilities and the expiration of cash flow hedges is naturally increasingly our protection against falling rates, which management deems prudent given the current economic environment.

Net interest income (presented on a tax-equivalent basis) was $12.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $11.1 million for the same period of 2005, an increase of 11%.  Average interest-earning assets increased $133 million, or 12% to $1.203 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 compared to $1.070 billion for the same period in 2005.   For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, average interest-bearing liabilities increased $143 million, or 17% to $972 million compared to $829 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

The net interest rate margin (on a tax-equivalent basis) was 4.11% for the second quarter of 2006, compared to 4.18% in the second quarter of 2005.  The margin was negatively impacted by a refinement in the methodology of deferring direct loan origination costs.  This subsequently resulted in additional amortization costs and reduced the loan yield and net interest rate margin by approximately 17 bp and 16 bp, respectively.   Excluding this refinement, the net interest margin would have been 4.28% in the second quarter of 2006.

We continue to benefit from the repositioning of a portion of the investment portfolio during the second half of 2005, which has led to an increase in the yield on securities.   The increase in cost of funds was primarily due to increases in money market and certificate of deposit rates given competitor pricing and the increasing interest rate environment.

Net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) was $23.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $21.8 million for the same period of 2005, an increase of 9%.  Average interest-earning assets for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $1.184 billion, an increase of $132 million, or 13% over $1.052 million, for the same period in 2005.

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Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $138 million, or 17% to $954 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $816 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Net interest rate margin (on a tax-equivalent basis) was 4.05% for the first half of 2006, down from 4.18% in the first half of 2005.  Increases in yields and cost of funds are similar to those described above.  Excluding the refinement for deferring direct loan origination costs, the net interest margin would have been 4.21% in the first half of 2006.

For more information see the “Rate/Volume” table below.

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Average Balance Sheet

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, certain information related to our average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as, the corresponding interest rates earned and paid, all on a tax equivalent basis.

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands)

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

 


 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable loans (1)

 

$

1,057,256

 

$

20,085

 

 

7.62

%

$

949,338

 

$

15,178

 

 

6.41

%

Tax-exempt loans(2)

 

 

24,176

 

 

532

 

 

8.83

 

 

17,402

 

 

385

 

 

8.87

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total loans

 

 

1,081,432

 

 

20,617

 

 

7.65

 

 

966,740

 

 

15,563

 

 

6.46

 

Taxable investments in debt and equity securities

 

 

110,543

 

 

1,099

 

 

3.99

 

 

88,960

 

 

721

 

 

3.25

 

Non-taxable investments in debt and equity securities(2)

 

 

1,123

 

 

14

 

 

5.00

 

 

1,530

 

 

15

 

 

3.93

 

Short-term investments

 

 

9,578

 

 

126

 

 

5.28

 

 

12,939

 

 

77

 

 

2.39

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total securities and short-term investments

 

 

121,244

 

 

1,239

 

 

4.10

 

 

103,429

 

 

813

 

 

3.15

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

1,202,676

 

 

21,856

 

 

7.29

 

 

1,070,169

 

 

16,376

 

 

6.14

 

Non-interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

 

43,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

45,064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(14,149

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,760

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,276,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,113,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

$

104,610

 

$

568

 

 

2.18

%

$

85,204

 

$

220

 

 

1.04

%

Money market accounts

 

 

464,880

 

 

4,367

 

 

3.77

 

 

413,531

 

 

2,311

 

 

2.24

 

Savings

 

 

4,215

 

 

15

 

 

1.43

 

 

4,658

 

 

9

 

 

0.77

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

271,353

 

 

2,860

 

 

4.23

 

 

239,464

 

 

1,852

 

 

3.10

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

845,058

 

 

7,810

 

 

3.71

 

 

742,857

 

 

4,392

 

 

2.37

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

30,930

 

 

546

 

 

7.08

 

 

20,620

 

 

288

 

 

5.60

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

96,088

 

 

1,162

 

 

4.85

 

 

65,077

 

 

550

 

 

3.39

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

972,076

 

 

9,518

 

 

3.93

 

 

828,554

 

 

5,230

 

 

2.53

 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

 

199,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

199,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

7,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,179,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,034,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

97,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,276,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,113,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

12,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.61

%

Net interest rate margin(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



(1)

Average balances include non-accrual loans. The income on such loans is included in interest but is recognized only upon receipt. Loan fees, prior to deferral adjustment, included in interest income are approximately $530,000 and $349,000 for the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(2)

Non-taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the combined statutory federal and state income tax rate in effect for each year. The tax-equivalent adjustments were $196,000 and $144,000 for the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(3)

Net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

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Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands)

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
Rate

 


 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable loans (1)

 

$

1,027,465

 

$

37,761

 

 

7.41

%

$

933,247

 

$

28,823

 

 

6.23

%

Tax-exempt loans(2)

 

 

24,602

 

 

1,063

 

 

8.71

 

 

17,528

 

 

762

 

 

8.77

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total loans

 

 

1,052,067

 

 

38,824

 

 

7.44

 

 

950,775

 

 

29,585

 

 

6.27

 

Taxable investments in debt and equity securities

 

 

110,624

 

 

2,163

 

 

3.94

 

 

92,526

 

 

1,467

 

 

3.20

 

Non-taxable investments in debt and equity securities(2)

 

 

1,162

 

 

27

 

 

4.69

 

 

1,558

 

 

31

 

 

4.01

 

Short-term investments

 

 

20,283

 

 

467

 

 

4.64

 

 

7,587

 

 

88

 

 

2.34

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total securities and short-term investments

 

 

132,069

 

 

2,657

 

 

4.06

 

 

101,671

 

 

1,586

 

 

3.15

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

1,184,136

 

 

41,481

 

 

7.06

 

 

1,052,446

 

 

31,171

 

 

5.97

 

Non-interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

 

42,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

43,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(13,740

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,454

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,256,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,094,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

$

104,545

 

$

1,023

 

 

1.97

%

$

85,138

 

$

370

 

 

0.88

%

Money market accounts

 

 

468,947

 

 

8,332

 

 

3.58

 

 

414,225

 

 

4,090

 

 

1.99

 

Savings

 

 

3,974

 

 

25

 

 

1.27

 

 

4,429

 

 

14

 

 

0.64

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

276,400

 

 

5,631

 

 

4.11

 

 

232,118

 

 

3,381

 

 

2.94

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

853,866

 

 

15,011

 

 

3.55

 

 

735,910

 

 

7,855

 

 

2.15

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

30,930

 

 

1,068

 

 

6.96

 

 

20,620

 

 

548

 

 

5.36

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

69,081

 

 

1,610

 

 

4.70

 

 

59,664

 

 

958

 

 

3.24

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

953,877

 

 

17,689

 

 

3.74

 

 

816,194

 

 

9,361

 

 

2.31

 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

 

198,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

195,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

8,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,160,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,017,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

96,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,256,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,094,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

23,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.32

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.66

%

Net interest rate margin(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.05

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 (1)

Average balances include non-accrual loans. The income on such loans is included in interest but is recognized only upon receipt. Loan fees, prior to deferral adjustment, included in interest income are approximately $1,031,000 and $740,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 respectively.

(2)

Non-taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the combined statutory federal and state income tax rate in effect for each year. The tax-equivalent adjustments were $393,000 and $286,000 for the six months ended June, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(3)

Net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

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Rate/Volume

The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in yield/rates and volume.

 

 

2006 Compared to 2005

 

 

 


 

 

 

3 month
Increase (decrease) due to

 

6 month
Increase (decrease due to)

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands)

 

Volume(1)

 

Rate(2)

 

Net

 

Volume(1)

 

Rate(2)

 

Net

 


 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Interest earned on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

1,847

 

$

3,060

 

$

4,907

 

$

3,102

 

$

5,836

 

$

8,938

 

Nontaxable loans (3)

 

 

149

 

 

(2

)

 

147

 

 

306

 

 

(5

)

 

301

 

Taxable investments in debt and equity securities

 

 

196

 

 

182

 

 

378

 

 

318

 

 

378

 

 

696

 

Nontaxable investments in debt and equity securities (3)

 

 

(5

)

 

4

 

 

(1

)

 

(9

)

 

5

 

 

(4

)

Short-term investments

 

 

(24

)

 

73

 

 

49

 

 

238

 

 

141

 

 

379

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total interest-earning assets

 

$

2,163

 

$

3,317

 

$

5,480

 

$

3,955

 

$

6,355

 

$

10,310

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Interest paid on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

$

59

 

$

289

 

$

348

 

$

100

 

$

553

 

$

653

 

Money market accounts

 

 

317

 

 

1,739

 

 

2,056

 

 

601

 

 

3,641

 

 

4,242

 

Savings

 

 

(1

)

 

7

 

 

6

 

 

(1

)

 

12

 

 

11

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

271

 

 

737

 

 

1,008

 

 

728

 

 

1,522

 

 

2,250

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

169

 

 

89

 

 

258

 

 

325

 

 

195

 

 

520

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

321

 

 

291

 

 

612

 

 

169

 

 

483

 

 

652

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

1,136

 

 

3,152

 

 

4,288

 

 

1,922

 

 

6,406

 

 

8,328

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net interest income

 

$

1,027

 

$

165

 

$

1,192

 

$

2,033

 

$

(51

)

$

1,982

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



(1)

Change in volume multiplied by yield/rate of prior period.

(2)

Change in yield/rate multiplied by volume of prior period.

(3)

Non taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the combined statutory federal and state income tax rate in effect for each year.

NOTE:

The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

Provision for loan losses.   The provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2006 was $737,000, compared to $226,000 in the same quarter of 2005.  Provision level increases were due to significant loan growth during the quarter versus declining loan balances in the second quarter of 2005.  The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.30% at June 30, 2006 compared to 1.30% at December 31, 2005 and 1.33% at June 30, 2005.  Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate.

Asset quality continues to be strong. Nonperforming loans were $893,000 or 8 basis points of total loans at June 30, 2006 versus 22 basis points at June 30, 2005 and 14 basis points at December 31, 2005.  At June 30, 2006, two relationships comprised the non-performing loans.  At June 30, 2005, three relationships comprised $1.5 million, or 69% of the non-performing loans.  The remaining non-performing loans represented four different relationships.

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The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses for the periods presented.

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 


 



 



 



 



 

Allowance at beginning of period

 

$

13,964

 

$

12,639

 

$

12,990

 

$

11,665

 

Loans charged off:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

300

 

 

65

 

 

300

 

 

68

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

—  

 

 

100

 

 

—  

 

 

100

 

Construction

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

Residential

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

Consumer and other

 

 

—  

 

 

14

 

 

—  

 

 

14

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total loans charged off

 

 

300

 

 

179

 

 

300

 

 

182

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Recoveries of loans previously charged off:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

46

 

 

57

 

 

205

 

 

77

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

1

 

 

73

 

Construction

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

Residential

 

 

1

 

 

19

 

 

14

 

 

114

 

Consumer and other

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

10

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total recoveries of loans

 

 

48

 

 

83

 

 

222

 

 

274

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net loans charged off (recoveries)

 

 

252

 

 

96

 

 

78

 

 

(92

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

737

 

 

226

 

 

1,537

 

 

1,012

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Allowance at end of period

 

$

14,449

 

$

12,769

 

$

14,449

 

$

12,769

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Average loans

 

$

1,081,432

 

$

966,740

 

$

1,052,067

 

$

950,775

 

Total portfolio loans

 

 

1,108,906

 

 

958,878

 

 

1,108,906

 

 

958,878

 

Net charge offs (recoveries) to average loans

 

 

0.09

%

 

0.04

%

 

0.01

%

 

(0.02%

)

Allowance for loan losses to loans

 

 

1.30

 

 

1.33

 

 

1.30

 

 

1.33

 

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The Bank had no loans 90 days past due still accruing interest at June 30, 2006 or December 31, 2005.  The following table presents the categories of nonperforming assets and certain ratios as of the dates indicated:

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 


 



 



 

Non-accrual loans

 

$

893

 

$

1,421

 

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

Restructured loans

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 



 



 

Total noperforming loans

 

 

893

 

 

1,421

 

Foreclosed property

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 



 



 

Total non performing assets

 

$

893

 

$

1,421

 

 

 



 



 

Total assets

 

$

1,306,236

 

$

1,286,968

 

Total loans

 

 

1,108,906

 

 

1,002,379

 

Total loans plus foreclosed property

 

 

1,108,906

 

 

1,002,379

 

Nonperforming loans to loans

 

 

0.08

%

 

0.14

%

Nonperforming assets to loans plus foreclosed property

 

 

0.08

 

 

0.14

 

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.11

 

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

 

 

1,618.03

%

 

914.00

%

The reduction in nonperforming assets is the direct result of loans being paid off or returning to an accrual basis due to acceptable payment history. At June 30, 2006, nonperforming loans consisted of two accounts.

The following is a summary of the Company’s credit management policies and procedures.

The Company’s credit management policies and procedures focus on identifying, measuring, and controlling credit exposure. These procedures employ a lender-initiated system of rating credits, which is ratified in the loan approval process and subsequently tested in internal loan reviews and regulatory bank examinations. The system requires rating all loans at the time they are made, at each renewal date and as conditions warrant.

Adversely rated credits, including loans requiring close monitoring, which would normally not be considered criticized credits by regulators, are included on a monthly loan watch list. Other loans are added whenever any adverse circumstances are detected which might affect the borrower’s ability to meet the terms of the loan. This could be initiated by any of the following:

 

1)

delinquency of a scheduled loan payment,

 

2)

deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition identified in a review of periodic financial statements,

 

3)

decrease in the value of collateral securing the loan or,

 

4)

change in the economic environment in which the borrower operates.

Loans on the watch list require detailed loan status reports, including recommended corrective actions, prepared by the responsible loan officer every three months. These reports are then discussed in formal meetings with the Senior Credit Administration Officer, Chief Credit Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.

Downgrades of loan risk ratings may be initiated by the responsible loan officer, internal loan review, or the credit analyst department at any time. Upgrades of certain risk ratings may only be made with the concurrence of the Senior Credit Administration Officer, Chief Credit Officer and Loan Review Officer.

In determining the allowance and the related provision for loan losses, three principal elements are considered:

 

1)

specific allocations based upon probable losses identified during a monthly review of the loan portfolio,

 

2)

allocations based principally on the Company’s risk rating formulas, and

 

3)

an unallocated allowance based on subjective factors.

The first element reflects management’s estimate of probable losses based upon a systematic review of specific loans considered to be impaired. These estimates are based upon collateral exposure, if they are collateral dependent for collection. Otherwise, discounted cash flows are estimated and used to assign loss.

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The second element reflects the application of our loan rating system.  This rating system is similar to those  employed by state and federal banking regulators.  Loans are rated and assigned a loss allocation factor for each category that is consistent with our historical losses, adjusted for environmental factors.  The higher the rating assigned to a loan, the greater the allocation percentage that is applied.

The unallocated allowance is based on management’s evaluation of conditions that are not directly reflected in the determination of the formula and specific allowances.  The evaluation of the inherent loss with respect to these conditions is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty because they may not be identified with specific problem credits or portfolio segments.  The conditions evaluated in connection with the unallocated allowance include the following:

 

general economic and business conditions affecting our key lending areas;

 

credit quality trends (including trends in nonperforming loans expected to result from existing conditions);

 

collateral values;

 

loan volumes and concentrations;

 

competitive factors resulting in shifts in underwriting criteria;

 

specific industry conditions within portfolio segments;

 

recent loss experience in particular segments of the portfolio;

 

bank regulatory examination results; and

 

findings of our internal loan review department.

Executive management reviews these conditions quarterly in discussion with our entire lending staff.  To the extent that 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 such conditions may be reflected as a specific allowance, applicable to such credit or portfolio segment.  Where any of these conditions is not evidenced by a specifically identifiable problem credit or portfolio segment as of the evaluation date, management’s evaluation of the probable loss related to such condition is reflected in the unallocated allowance.

Based on this quantitative and qualitative analysis, provisions are made to the allowance for loan losses.  Such provisions are reflected in our consolidated statements of income.

Noninterest Income

Wealth Management revenue increased $1.8 million, or 120%, from $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2005 to $3.2 million for the same period of 2006.   The increase includes $1.5 million of commission income earned by Millennium in the second quarter of 2006.  Revenue from the Company’s Trust operations increased 16% over second quarter of 2005.  The Company’s ratio of fee income to total revenue was 25% versus 16% in the same period of 2005 as the Wealth Management segment continues to expand in line with the Company’s income diversification strategies.

Wealth Management assets under administration were $1.54 billion at June 30, 2006, a 25% increase over one year ago after adjusting for the $250 million in common trust fund assets that were distributed in December 2005 in accordance with a related contract.

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, noninterest income was $7.9 million compared to $4.1 million for the same period in 2005.  Wealth management revenue increased $3.9 million, or 144%, to $6.5 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2006, compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2005 as a result of the reasons stated above.

Service charges on deposit accounts were basically unchanged year over year due to a rising earnings credit rate on commercial accounts, which was offset by increased account activity.

Noninterest Expense

Our efficiency ratio, which expresses noninterest expense as a percentage of net interest income and other income, was 57.9% for second quarter of 2006, improved from 61.8% in the second quarter of 2005.  Excluding the refinement in the methodology of deferring direct loan origination costs, the efficiency ratio for the second quarter of 2006 would have been 59.3%.

Noninterest expenses increased from $8.2 million in the second quarter of 2005 to $9.3 million in the same quarter of 2006.  Approximately $775,000 of the $1.1 million increase was related to the addition of Millennium (including amortization of intangibles.)

Approximately $348,000, or 80%, of the increase in employee compensation and benefits of the quarter over quarter increase is related to Millennium.  Excluding Millennium, employee compensation and benefits increased less than 2%, or $93,000.  Increases in salaries due to new associates, annual merit salary adjustments and benefit costs were offset by declines in wealth management commissions and the deferral of direct loan origination costs.

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The addition of Millennium contributed $62,000 to the increase in occupancy expense.  The remaining occupancy increases were due to scheduled rent increases on various Company facilities along with expenses related to additional space at the Company’s Operation Center and related leasehold improvements.

Furniture and equipment increases were due to the new St. Charles bank location, Millennium and the expansion of the Operations Center.  

Data processing expenses increased due to upgrades to the Company’s AS400, licensing fee increases for our core banking system as a result of our increased asset size and increased maintenance fees for various Company systems.

Other noninterest expense includes $337,000 for Millennium expenses (including $228,000 for amortization of intangibles.)  The remaining increase in other noninterest expense is related to increases in travel, meals and entertainment, charitable contributions and loan-related expenses along with increases in general operating expenses such as telephone, marketing, postage, and courier charges.

Noninterest expenses were $18.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $2.7 million, or 17%, over the same period of 2005.  Approximately $1.6 million, or 60%, of the increase was related to the addition of Millennium (including amortization of intangibles.)   On a year-to-date basis, our efficiency ratio was 59.4%% and improved from 62.1% in the first half of 2005.  Excluding the refinement in the methodology of deferring direct loan origination costs, the efficiency ratio for the first half of 2006 would have been 60.7%.

Minority Interest in Net Income of Consolidated Subsidiary

On October 21, 2005, the Company acquired a 60% controlling interest in Millennium.  The Company records the 40% non-controlling interest in Millennium, related to Millennium’s results of operations, in minority interest on the consolidated statements of income.  Contractually, the Company is entitled to a priority return of 23.1% pre-tax on its current $15 million investment in Millennium before the minority interest holders are entitled to any distributions.  The Company adjusted minority interest by $457,000 during the quarter in order to recognize its priority return in line with its contractual rights.  In effect, rather than receiving 40% of the earnings during the first half, the minority interest holders accrued 19%, while the Company accrued 81%.  Insurance industry seasonality and Millennium sales pipeline suggest stronger financial results in the second half of 2006, therefore we expect minority interest to move closer to 40% for the year.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $2.2 million and $3.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $1.7 million and $3.1 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.  The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was 36.0%.  The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 were 35.0% and 35.7%, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the Company has the ability to generate sufficient cash or cash equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet its commitments as they become due.  Funds are available from a number of sources, such as from the core deposit base and from loans and securities repayments and maturities.  Additionally, liquidity is provided from sales of the securities portfolio, lines of credit with major banks, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Home Loan Bank, the ability to acquire large and brokered deposits and the ability to sell loan participations to other banks.

The Company’s liquidity management framework includes measurement of several key elements, such as the loan to deposit ratio, wholesale deposits as a percentage of total deposits, and various dependency ratios used by banking regulators.  The Company’s liquidity framework also incorporates contingency planning to assess the nature and volatility of funding sources and to determine alternatives to these sources.

Strong capital ratios, credit quality and core earnings are essential to retaining cost-effective access to the wholesale funding markets.  Deterioration in any of these factors could have an impact on the Company’s ability to access these funding sources and, as a result, these factors are monitored on an ongoing basis as part of the liquidity management process.

While core deposits and loan and investment repayments are principal sources of liquidity, funding diversification is another key element of liquidity management.  Diversity is achieved by strategically varying depositor types, terms, funding markets, and instruments.

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The parent company’s liquidity is managed to provide the funds necessary to pay dividends to shareholders, service debt, invest in the Bank as necessary, and satisfy other operating requirements.  The parent company’s primary funding sources to meet its liquidity requirements are dividends from subsidiaries, borrowings against its $15 million line of credit with a major bank, and proceeds from the issuance of equity (i.e. stock option exercises). Another source of funding for the parent company includes the issuance of subordinated debentures.  As of June 30, 2006, the Company has $30 million of outstanding subordinated debentures as part of four Trust Preferred Securities Pools.  These securities are classified as debt but count as regulatory capital and the related interest expense is tax-deductible, which makes them very attractive.

Investment securities are an important tool to the Company’s liquidity objective.  As of June 30, 2006, the entire investment portfolio was available for sale.  Of the $109 million investment portfolio available for sale, $19.5 million was pledged as collateral for public deposits, treasury, tax and loan notes, and other requirements.  The remaining securities could be pledged or sold to enhance liquidity if necessary.

The Bank has a variety of funding sources (in addition to key liquidity sources, such as core deposits, loan repayments, loan participations sold, and investment portfolio sales) available to increase financial flexibility.  At June 30, 2006, the Bank had $74 million available from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines under a blanket loan pledge, absent the Bank being in default of its credit agreement, and $205 million available from the Federal Reserve Bank under a pledged loan agreement.  The Bank also has access to over $70 million in overnight federal funds lines purchased from various banking institutions.  Finally, because the Bank plans to remain a “well-capitalized” institution, it has the ability to sell certificates of deposit through various national or regional brokerage firms, if needed.

Over the normal course of business, the Company enters into certain forms of off-balance sheet transactions, including unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit.  These transactions are managed through the Company’s various risk management processes.  Management considers both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet transactions in its evaluation of the Company’s liquidity.  The Company has $415 million in unused loan commitments as of June 30, 2006.  While this commitment level would be very difficult to fund on a short term basis given the Company’s current liquidity resources, our experience is that the nature of these commitments are such that the likelihood of such a funding demand is very low.

The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets.  Management believes, as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, that the Company and Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as “well capitalized” the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s risk-based capital and leverage ratios at the dates indicated:

 

 

At June 30,

 

At December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 


 



 



 

Tier I capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

9.87

%

 

10.31

%

Total capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

11.11

%

 

11.55

%

Leverage ratio (Tier I capital to average assets)

 

 

9.06

%

 

8.75

%

Tangible capital to tangible assets

 

 

6.44

%

 

5.98

%

Tier I capital

 

$

114,427

 

$

107,538

 

Total risk-based capital

 

$

128,876

 

$

120,528

 

ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The disclosures set forth in this item are qualified by the section captioned “Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995” included in Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this report and other cautionary statements set forth elsewhere in this report.

Market risk arises from exposure to changes in interest rates and other relevant market or price risks.  The Company faces market risk in the form of interest rate risk through transactions other than trading activities.  Market risk from these activities, in the form of interest rate risk, is measured and managed through a number of methods.  The Company uses financial modeling techniques to measure interest rate risk.  These techniques measure the sensitivity of future earnings due to changing interest rate environments.  Guidelines established by the Bank’s Asset/Liability Management Committee and approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors are used to monitor exposure of earnings at risk.  General interest rate movements are used to develop sensitivity as the Bank feels it has no primary exposure to a specific point on the yield curve.  These limits are based on the Bank’s exposure to a 100 bp and 200 bp immediate and sustained parallel rate move, either upward or downward.

The following table represents the estimated interest rate sensitivity and periodic and cumulative gap positions calculated as of June 30, 2006.

(in thousands)

 

Year 1

 

Year 2

 

Year 3

 

Year 4

 

Year 5

 

Beyond
5 years
or no stated
maturity

 

Total

 


 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Interest-Earning Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in debt and equity securities

 

$

3,305

 

$

35,814

 

$

36,299

 

$

24,824

 

$

1,314

 

$

7,893

 

$

109,449

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

607

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

607

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

3,034

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

3,034

 

Loans

 

 

723,401

 

 

131,974

 

 

93,530

 

 

57,001

 

 

52,148

 

 

50,852

 

 

1,108,906

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

3,028

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

3,028

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total interest-earning assets

 

$

733,375

 

$

167,788

 

$

129,829

 

$

81,825

 

$

53,462

 

$

58,745

 

$

1,225,024

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW and Money market deposits

 

$

571,413

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

$

571,413

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

250,387

 

 

48,918

 

 

6,798

 

 

2,277

 

 

202

 

 

—  

 

 

308,582

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

20,620

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

10,310

 

 

—  

 

 

30,930

 

Other borrowings

 

 

66,735

 

 

950

 

 

1,050

 

 

5,650

 

 

1,100

 

 

17,978

 

 

93,463

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

$

909,155

 

$

49,868

 

$

7,848

 

$

7,927

 

$

11,612

 

$

17,978

 

$

1,004,388

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Interest-sensitivity GAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAP by period

 

$

(175,780

)

$

117,920

 

$

121,981

 

$

73,898

 

$

41,850

 

$

40,767

 

$

220,636

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Cumulative GAP

 

$

(175,780

)

$

(57,860

)

$

64,121

 

$

138,019

 

$

179,869

 

$

220,636

 

$

220,636

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periodic

 

 

0.81

 

 

3.36

 

 

16.54

 

 

10.32

 

 

4.60

 

 

3.27

 

 

1.22

 

Cumulative GAP

 

 

0.81

 

 

0.94

 

 

1.07

 

 

1.14

 

 

1.18

 

 

1.22

 

 

1.22

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

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ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of June 30, 2006, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.  Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2006, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic SEC filings is processed, recorded, summarized and reported when required.  There were no changes during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the Company’s internal controls or in the other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, those controls.

PART II

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and its subsidiaries are, from time to time, parties to various legal proceedings arising out of their businesses.  Management believes that there are no such proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries which, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 

ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

There have not been any material changes in the risk factors disclosure from that contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a)

During the quarter ended June 30, 2006, there were no unregistered sales of equity securities by the Company.

 

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

 

(c)

The Company has authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of its common stock.  There were no repurchases of the Company’s common stock during the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

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ITEM 4: SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS:  The annual meeting of shareholders was held on April 19, 2006.  Proxies were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  There was no solicitation in opposition to management’s nominees for Directors and all nominees were elected.  The appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company in 2006 was ratified.

The results of the voting on each proposal submitted at the meeting are as follows:

PROPOSAL NO. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Director

 

For

 

Withheld

 


 



 



 

Kevin C. Eichner

 

 

8,333,527

 

 

31,782

 

Peter F. Benoist

 

 

8,331,927

 

 

33,382

 

Paul R. Cahn

 

 

8,332,627

 

 

32,682

 

William H. Downey

 

 

8,306,427

 

 

58,882

 

Robert E. Guest, Jr.

 

 

8,333,327

 

 

31,982

 

Lewis A. Levey

 

 

8,325,227

 

 

40,082

 

Richard S. Masinton

 

 

8,296,086

 

 

69,223

 

Birch M. Mullins

 

 

8,314,927

 

 

50,382

 

James J. Murphy

 

 

8,333,327

 

 

31,982

 

Robert E. Saur

 

 

8,331,927

 

 

33,382

 

Sandra Van Trease

 

 

8,318,527

 

 

46,782

 

Henry D. Warshaw

 

 

8,259,927

 

 

105,382

 

PROPOSAL NO. 2: INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Accountants

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 


 



 



 



 

KPMG LLP

 

 

8,314,593

 

 

34,193

 

 

16,523

 

PROPOSAL NO. 3: APPROVAL OF STOCK PLAN FOR NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 



 



 



 

Stock Plan

 

 

6,404,132

 

 

251,111

 

 

212,371

 

PROPOSAL NO. 4: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT & EXTENSION OF 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 



 



 



 

2002 Incentive Plan

 

 

6,160,681

 

 

506,730

 

 

200,203

 

PROPOSAL NO. 5: APPROVAL OF ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 



 



 



 

Annual Incentive Plan

 

 

7,888,689

 

 

261,911

 

 

214,709

 

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ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6: EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number

 

Description


 


*31.1

 

Chief Executive Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a).

 

 

 

*31.2

 

Chief Financial Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a).

 

 

 

*32.1

 

Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

*32.2

 

Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



* Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Clayton, State of Missouri on the day of August 8, 2006.

 

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin C. Eichner

 

 


 

 

Kevin C. Eichner
Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Frank H. Sanfilippo

 

 


 

 

Frank H. Sanfilippo
Chief Financial Officer

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