UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

or

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

For the transition period from _____________to_____________


Commission File No.: 000-25805

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
54-1288193
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10 Courthouse Square, Warrenton, Virginia
20186
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(540) 347-2700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ¨ No ¨

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

Large accelerated filer ¨       Accelerated filer ¨       Non-accelerated filer ¨       Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)
Yes ¨ No x

The registrant had 3,636,758 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 4, 2010.
 


 
 

 

FAU QUIER BANKSHARES, INC.
 
INDEX

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
   
Page
     
Item 1.
3
     
  3
     
  4
     
  5
     
  6
     
  7
     
  8
     
Item 2.
25
     
Item 3.
42
     
Item 4.
43 
     
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
43
     
Item 1A.
43
     
Item 2.
43
     
Item 3.
43
     
Item 4.
44
     
Item 5.
44
     
Item 6.
44
     
44

 
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
IT EM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Fa uquier Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
             
Assets
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 5,703,579     $ 5,652,617  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    68,070,938       20,546,596  
Federal funds sold
    7,302       9,154  
Securities available for sale
    46,986,127       36,692,094  
Restricted investments
    3,514,900       3,774,700  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $5,730,512 in 2010 and $5,481,963 in 2009
    459,785,130       462,783,962  
Bank premises and equipment, net
    14,469,773       14,025,745  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,592,518       1,495,085  
Other real estate owned, net of valuation allowance
    2,821,000       2,479,860  
Other assets
    21,401,815       21,022,655  
Total assets
  $ 624,353,082     $ 568,482,468  
                 
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
Deposits:
               
Noninterest-bearing
    67,620,634       68,469,699  
Interest-bearing:
               
NOW accounts
    166,169,865       83,395,687  
Savings accounts
    50,347,207       47,718,188  
Money market accounts
    68,001,961       58,740,375  
Time certificates of deposit
    193,182,911       207,662,808  
Total interest-bearing
    477,701,944       397,517,058  
Total deposits
    545,322,578       465,986,757  
                 
Federal funds purchased
    -       -  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    25,000,000       50,000,000  
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable capital securities
    4,124,000       4,124,000  
Other liabilities
    5,797,876       5,732,869  
Commitments and contingencies
    -       -  
Total liabilities
    580,244,454       525,843,626  
                 
Shareholders' Equity
               
Common stock, par value, $3.13; authorized 8,000,000 shares: issued and outstanding, 2010: 3,636,758 shares (includes nonvested shares of 33,772);  2009: 3,594,685 shares (includes nonvested shares of 47,282)
    11,277,346       11,103,371  
Retained earnings
    34,439,061       33,458,933  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
    (1,607,779 )     (1,923,462 )
Total shareholders' equity
    44,108,628       42,638,842  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 624,353,082     $ 568,482,468  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
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Fa uquier Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

   
2010
   
2009
 
Interest Income
           
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 6,758,535     $ 6,741,498  
Interest and dividends on securities available for sale:
               
Taxable interest income
    290,865       307,862  
Interest income exempt from federal income taxes
    56,352       59,374  
Dividends
    8,259       22,291  
Interest on federal funds sold
    5       38  
Interest on deposits in other banks
    13,853       4,511  
Total interest income
    7,127,869       7,135,574  
                 
Interest Expense
               
Interest on deposits
    1,279,051       1,310,379  
Interest on federal funds purchased
    1,278       15,698  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    254,361       274,382  
Distribution on capital securities of subsidiary trusts
    27,295       23,483  
Total interest expense
    1,561,985       1,623,942  
                 
Net interest income
    5,565,884       5,511,632  
                 
Provision for loan losses
    700,000       360,000  
                 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    4,865,884       5,151,632  
                 
Other Income
               
Wealth management income
    365,242       317,811  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    752,147       700,521  
Other service charges, commissions and income
    421,272       338,334  
(Loss) on sale or impairment of other real estate owned
    (58,671 )     -  
Gain on sale of investments
    465,209       -  
Net other than temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings (includes total other than temporary impairment losses of $303,035, net of $198,881 gain recognized in other comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 before tax benefit)
    (501,916 )     (245,741 )
Total other income
    1,443,283       1,110,925  
Other Expenses
               
Salaries and benefits
    2,644,321       2,677,232  
Net occupancy expense of premises
    453,877       387,895  
Furniture and equipment
    322,588       259,107  
Marketing expense
    175,817       184,127  
Legal, audit and consulting expense
    246,027       220,023  
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation expense
    173,881       145,050  
Data processing expense
    239,806       232,563  
Other operating expenses
    732,153       877,643  
Total other expenses
    4,988,470       4,983,640  
                 
Income before income taxes
    1,320,697       1,278,917  
                 
Income tax expense
    338,328       322,982  
                 
Net Income
  $ 982,369     $ 955,935  
                 
Earnings per Share , basic
  $ 0.27     $ 0.27  
                 
Earnings per Share , assuming dilution
  $ 0.27     $ 0.26  
                 
Dividends per Share
  $ 0.20     $ 0.20  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
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Fa uquier Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

   
2010
   
2009
 
Interest Income
           
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 20,172,788     $ 19,587,882  
Interest and dividends on securities available for sale:
               
Taxable interest income
    896,126       980,004  
Interest income exempt from federal income taxes
    172,329       178,759  
Dividends
    21,726       42,519  
Interest on federal funds sold
    16       194  
Interest on deposits in other banks
    37,931       11,488  
Total interest income
    21,300,916       20,800,846  
                 
Interest Expense
               
Interest on deposits
    3,891,083       4,310,152  
Interest on federal funds purchased
    1,314       38,544  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    720,142       770,743  
Distribution on capital securities of subsidiary trusts
    67,124       88,703  
Total interest expense
    4,679,663       5,208,142  
                 
Net interest income
    16,621,253       15,592,704  
                 
Provision for loan losses
    1,450,000       920,000  
                 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    15,171,253       14,672,704  
                 
Other Income
               
Wealth management income
    1,027,649       814,855  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    2,019,088       2,026,642  
Other service charges, commissions and income
    1,145,354       1,157,138  
(Loss) on sale or impairment of other real estate owned
    (119,810 )     (135,759 )
Gain on sale of investments
    552,627       -  
Net other than temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings (includes total other than temporary impairment losses of $579,313, net of $398,276 gain recognized in other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 before tax benefit)
    (977,589 )     (412,129 )
Total other income
    3,647,319       3,450,747  
                 
Other Expenses
               
Salaries and benefits
    7,894,945       7,362,842  
Net occupancy expense of premises
    1,397,183       1,013,204  
Furniture and equipment
    931,405       808,388  
Marketing expense
    496,679       492,485  
Legal, audit and consulting expense
    807,979       1,032,927  
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation expense
    526,960       675,150  
Data processing expense
    758,612       906,486  
Other operating expenses
    2,270,072       2,292,895  
Total other expenses
    15,083,835       14,584,377  
                 
Income before income taxes
    3,734,737       3,539,074  
                 
Income tax expense
    937,903       936,550  
                 
Net Income
  $ 2,796,834     $ 2,602,524  
                 
Earnings per Share , basic
  $ 0.77     $ 0.72  
                 
Earnings per Share , assuming dilution
  $ 0.77     $ 0.72  
                 
Dividends per Share
  $ 0.60     $ 0.60  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
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Fa uquier Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

   
Common Stock
   
Retained Earnings
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
   
Comprehensive Income
   
Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2008
  $ 11,036,687     $ 32,668,530     $ (2,217,280 )         $ 41,487,937  
Comprehensive income:
                                     
Net income
            2,602,524               2,602,524       2,602,524  
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
                                       
Unrealized holding losses on securities available for sale, net of tax of $21,446
                            41,630          
Add: reclassification adjustments for other than temporary impairment, net of tax of $101,731
                            310,398          
Other comprehensive income net of tax of $123,177
                    352,028       352,028       352,028  
Total comprehensive income
                            2,954,552          
Cash dividends ($.60 per share)
            (2,158,322 )                     (2,158,322 )
Amortization of unearned compensation,
                                       
restricted stock awards
            218,843                       218,843  
Issuance of common stock - nonvested
                                       
shares  (10,585 shares)
    33,131       (33,131 )                     -  
Exercise of stock options
    33,553       64,487                       98,040  
Balance, September 30, 2009
  $ 11,103,371     $ 33,362,931     $ (1,865,252 )           $ 42,601,050  
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2009
  $ 11,103,371     $ 33,458,933     $ (1,923,462 )           $ 42,638,842  
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
            2,796,834             $ 2,796,834       2,796,834  
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
                                       
Interest rate swap (cash flow hedge), net of tax benefit of $88,131
                            (171,078 )        
Add: Change in beneficial obligation for defined plan, net of tax of $94,864
                            184,149          
Unrealized holding losses on securities available for sale, net of tax of $11,405
                            22,137          
Less: gain on sale of securities available for sale, net net of tax benefit of $187,893
                            (364,734 )        
Add: reclassification adjustments for other than temporary impairment, net of tax of $332,380
                            645,209          
Other comprehensive income net of tax of $162,625
                    315,683       315,683       315,683  
Total comprehensive income
                            3,112,517          
Cash dividends ($.60 per share)
            (2,178,612 )                     (2,178,612 )
Amortization of unearned compensation, restricted stock awards
            281,848                       281,848  
Issuance of common stock - nonvested shares (28,847 shares)
    90,291       (90,291 )                     -  
Issuance of common stock - vested shares (6,522 shares)
    20,414       69,459                       89,873  
Exercise of stock options
    63,270       100,890                       164,160  
Balance, September 30, 2010
  $ 11,277,346     $ 34,439,061     $ (1,607,779 )           $ 44,108,628  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
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F auquier Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)

   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $ 2,796,834     $ 2,602,524  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    931,407       602,622  
Provision for loan losses
    1,450,000       920,000  
Loss on impairment of other real estate
    58,085       -  
Loss on sale of other real estate
    61,725       135,759  
(Gain) on sale of securities
    (552,627 )     -  
Loss on impairment of securities
    977,589       412,129  
Amortization (accretion) of security premiums, net
    50,431       (32,079 )
Amortization of unearned compensation, net of forfeiture
    281,848       218,843  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase) in other assets
    (639,219 )     (257,471 )
Increase in other liabilities
    84,810       757,163  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    5,500,883       5,359,490  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale
    10,499,027       -  
Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal payments of securities available for sale
    12,027,291       7,127,108  
Purchase of securities available for sale
    (32,837,240 )     (6,689,614 )
Purchase of premises and equipment
    (1,375,435 )     (4,808,664 )
Sale proceeds (purchase) of other bank stock
    259,800       (719,900 )
Net decrease (increase) in loans
    270,832       (21,632,692 )
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned
    817,050       869,626  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (10,338,675 )     (25,854,136 )
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts and savings accounts
    93,815,718       2,136,077  
Net (decrease) increase in certificates of deposit
    (14,479,897 )     33,137,651  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    -       170,000,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank principal repayments
    (25,000,000 )     (165,000,000 )
Purchase of federal funds
    -       (8,275,000 )
Cash dividends paid on common stock
    (2,178,612 )     (2,158,322 )
Issuance of common stock
    254,033       98,040  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    52,411,242       29,938,446  
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    47,573,450       9,443,800  
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
               
Beginning
    26,208,367       11,023,162  
                 
Ending
  $ 73,781,817     $ 20,466,962  
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
               
                 
Cash payments for:
               
Interest
  $ 4,746,676     $ 5,419,609  
                 
Income taxes
  $ 1,596,000     $ 1,106,000  
                 
Supplemental Disclosures of Noncash Investing Activities
               
                 
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of tax effect
  $ 22,137     $ 41,630  
                 
Change in market value of interest rate swaps   (171,000 )   -  
                 
Other real estate acquired in settlement of loans
  $ 1,278,000     $ -  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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F AUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1.
General

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. (“the Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: The Fauquier Bank (“the Bank”) and Fauquier Statutory Trust II; and the Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Fauquier Bank Services, Inc.  In consolidation, significant intercompany financial balances and transactions have been eliminated.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial positions as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 and the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and  2009.  The notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance relating to the accounting for transfers of financial assets. The new guidance, which was issued as SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment to Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 140”, was adopted into Codification in December 2009 through the issuance of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-16. The new standard provides guidance to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that an entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets.  ASU 2009-16 was effective for transfers on or after January 1, 2010.  The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued new guidance relating to variable interest entities.  The new guidance, which was issued as SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),” was adopted into Codification in December 2009. The objective of the guidance is to improve financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable interest entities and to provide more relevant and reliable information to users of financial statements. SFAS No. 167 was effective as of January 1, 2010. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-15, “Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing.” ASU 2009-15 amends Subtopic 470-20 to expand accounting and reporting guidance for own-share lending arrangements issued in contemplation of convertible debt issuance. ASU 2009-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009 and interim periods within those fiscal years for arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of those fiscal years. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-04, Accounting for Various Topics – Technical Corrections to SEC Paragraphs. ASU 2010-04 makes technical corrections to existing SEC guidance including the following topics: accounting for subsequent investments, termination of an interest rate swap, issuance of financial statements - subsequent events, use of residential method to value acquired assets other than goodwill, adjustments in assets and liabilities for holding gains and losses, and selections of discount rate used for measuring defined benefit obligation. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 
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In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU 2010-06 amends Subtopic 820-10 to clarify existing disclosures, require new disclosures, and includes conforming amendments to guidance on employers’ disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, “Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements.”  ASU 2010-09 addresses both the interaction of the requirements of Topic 855 with the SEC’s reporting requirements and the intended breadth of the reissuance disclosures provisions related to subsequent events.  An entity that is an SEC filer is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.  ASU 2010-09 is effective immediately. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.”  The new disclosure guidance will significantly expand the existing requirements and will lead to greater transparency into a company’s exposure to credit losses from lending arrangements.  The extensive new disclosures of information as of the end of a reporting period will become effective for both interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010.  Specific disclosures regarding activity that occurred before the issuance of the ASU, such as the allowance roll-forward and modification disclosures, will be required for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2010-20 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

On September 15, 2010, the SEC issued Release No. 33-9142, “Internal Control Over Financial Reporting In Exchange Act Periodic Reports of Non-Accelerated Filers.”  This release issued a final rule adopting amendments to its rules and forms to conform them to Section 404(c) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), as added by Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  SOX Section 404(c) provides that Section 404(b) shall not apply with respect to any audit report prepared for an issuer that is neither an accelerated filer nor a large accelerated filer as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Release No. 33-9142 was effective September 21, 2010.

On September 17, 2010, the SEC issued Release No. 33-9144, “Commission Guidance on Presentation of Liquidity and Capital Resources Disclosures in Management’s Discussion and Analysis.”  This interpretive release is intended to improve discussion of liquidity and capital resources in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in order to facilitate understanding by investors of the liquidity and funding risks facing the registrant. This release was issued in conjunction with a proposed rule, “Short-Term Borrowings Disclosures,” that would require public companies to disclose additional information to investors about their short-term borrowing arrangements. Release No. 33-9144 was effective on September 28, 2010.

Note 2.
Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale, with unrealized gains and losses follows:

 
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Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
   
Fair
Value
 
   
September 30, 2010
 
Obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  $ 38,744,005     $ 666,456     $ (1,415 )   $ 39,409,046  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    5,467,817       438,189       -       5,906,006  
Corporate Bonds
    4,363,697       -       (3,030,554 )     1,333,143  
Mutual Funds
    324,216       7,216       -       331,432  
FHLMC Preferred Bank Stock
    18,500       -       (12,000 )     6,500  
    $ 48,918,235     $ 1,111,861     $ (3,043,969 )   $ 46,986,127  
                                 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
   
Fair
Value
 
   
December 31, 2009
 
Obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  $ 27,837,619     $ 916,798     $ (25,592 )   $ 28,728,825  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    5,569,586       163,021       (8,758 )     5,723,849  
Corporate Bonds
    5,341,286       -       (3,428,830 )     1,912,456  
Mutual Funds
    315,715       -       (3,451 )     312,264  
FHLMC Preferred Bank Stock
    18,500       -       (3,800 )     14,700  
    $ 39,082,706     $ 1,079,819     $ (3,470,431 )   $ 36,692,094  
 
The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale, by contractual maturity, are shown below.  Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without penalties.

   
September 30, 2010
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Due in one year or less
  $ -     $ -  
Due after one year through five years
    11,079,307       11,092,241  
Due after five years through ten years
    5,839,683       6,070,525  
Due after ten years
    31,656,529       29,485,429  
Equity securities
    342,716       337,932  
    $ 48,918,235     $ 46,986,127  

There were $502,000 of impairment losses on securities in the quarter ended September 30, 2010 and $246,000 of impairment losses in the quarter ended September 30, 2009.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, impairment losses on securities were $978,000 and $412,000, respectively.

Eight securities with a total amortized cost of $8.5 million were sold in the quarter ended September 30, 2010 for a gain of $465,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, nine securities, with a total amortized cost of $9.9 million, were sold at a gain of $553,000. During the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the eight securities were sold in order to ensure the recognition of current value that had future exposure to prepayment risk. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an additional bond was sold because of its relatively longer term contractual duration and its inherent extension risk of an additional two years of duration if market interest rates increase in the future. The tax expense on these gains on sale totaled $188,000. There were no securities sold in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

The following table shows the Company securities with gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 
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September 30, 2010
 
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
Description of Securities
 
Fair Value
   
Unrealized (Losses)
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized (Losses)
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized (Losses)
 
                                     
Obligations of U.S.
                                   
Government corporations and agencies
  $ 1,997,390     $ (1,415 )   $ -     $ -     $ 1,997,390     $ (1,415 )
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Corporate bonds
    -       -       1,333,143       (3,030,554 )     1,333,143       (3,030,554 )
Subtotal, debt securities
    1,997,390       (1,415 )     1,333,143       (3,030,554 )     3,330,533       (3,031,969 )
Mutual funds
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
FHLMC preferred bank stock
    6,500       (12,000 )     -       -       6,500       (12,000 )
Total
  $ 2,003,890     $ (13,415 )   $ 1,333,143     $ (3,030,554 )   $ 3,337,033     $ (3,043,969 )
                                                 
                                                 
December 31, 2009
 
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
Description of Securities
 
Fair Value
   
Unrealized (Losses)
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized (Losses)
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized (Losses)
 
                                                 
Obligations of U.S.
                                               
Government corporations and agencies
  $ 3,030,782     $ (25,592 )   $ -     $ -     $ 3,030,782     $ (25,592 )
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    312,667       (174 )     275,475       (8,584 )     588,142       (8,758 )
Corporate bonds
    -       -       1,912,456       (3,428,830 )     1,912,456       (3,428,830 )
Subtotal, debt securities
    3,343,449       (25,766 )     2,187,931       (3,437,414 )     5,531,380       (3,463,180 )
Mutual funds
    -       -       312,263       (3,451 )     312,263       (3,451 )
FHLMC preferred bank stock
    14,700       (3,800 )     -       -       14,700       (3,800 )
Total
  $ 3,358,149     $ (29,566 )   $ 2,500,194     $ (3,440,865 )   $ 5,858,343     $ (3,470,431 )

The nature of securities which are temporarily impaired for a continuous 12 month period or more at September 30, 2010 consists of four corporate bonds with a cost basis totaling $4.36 million and a temporary loss of approximately $3.03 million. The method for valuing these four corporate bonds came from Moody's Analytics. Moody’s Analytics employs a two step discounted cash-flow valuation process. The first step is to use Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate the credit quality of the collateral pool and the structural supports. Step two is to apply a discount rate to the cash flows to calculate a value. These four corporate bonds are the “Class B” or subordinated “mezzanine” tranche of pooled trust preferred securities. Each of the four trust preferred securities are collateralized by the interest and principal payments made on trust preferred capital offerings by a geographically diversified pool of approximately 60 different financial institutions. They have an estimated maturity of approximately 24 years. These bonds could have been called at par on the five year anniversary date of issuance, which has already passed for all four bonds.  The bonds reprice every three months at a fixed rate index above the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).  These bonds have sufficient collateralization and cash flow projections to satisfy their valuation based on the cash flow portion of the other than temporary impairment (“OTTI’) test under authoritative accounting guidance as of September 30, 2010. All four bonds totaling $1.33 million at fair value, are classified as nonperforming corporate bond investments in the nonperforming asset table in Note 4.

Additional information regarding each of the pooled trust preferred securities as of September 30, 2010 follows:

 
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Cost, net of OTTI loss
 
Fair Value
   
Percent of Underlying Current Collateral Performing
   
Percent of Underlying Collateral in Deferral
   
Percent of Underlying Collateral in Default
 
Estimated  incremental defaults required to break yield (1)
 
Current Moody's Rating
 
Cumulative Amount of OTTI Loss
   
Cumulative Other Compreshensive Loss, net of tax benefit
 
$          359,294
  $ 91,102       53.0 %     31.3 %     15.7 %
broken
 
Ca
  $ 640,706     $ 177,006  
1,822,050
    614,757       76.3 %     11.7 %     12.0 %
broken
 
Ca
    177,950     $ 796,813  
1,627,760
    544,255       71.2 %     22.5 %     6.3 %
broken
 
Ca
    372,240     $ 715,113  
554,593
    83,029       65.0 %     23.0 %     12.0 %
broken
 
Ca
    445,407     $ 311,232  
$       4,363,697
  $ 1,333,143                                   $ 1,636,303     $ 2,000,165  

_________
(1)  
A break in yield for a given tranche investment means that defaults and/or deferrals have reached such a level that the specific tranche would not receive all of the contractual principal and interest cash flow by its maturity, resulting in not a temporary shortfall, but an actual loss.

The Company monitors these pooled trust preferred securities in its portfolio as to additional collateral issuer defaults and deferrals, which as a general rule indicate that additional impairment may have occurred. Due to the continued stress on banks in general, and the issuer banks in particular, as a result of overall economic conditions, the Company anticipates having to recognize additional impairment in future periods; however the extent, timing, and probability of any additional impairment cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

The following roll forward reflects the amount related to credit losses recognized in earnings (in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320-10-35-34D):

   
Available for sale
 
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 658,714  
         
Add: Amount related to the credit loss for which an other-than- temporary impairment was not previously recognized
    372,240  
         
Add: Increases to the amount related to the credit loss for which an other-than temporary impairment was previously recognized
    605,349  
         
Less: Realized losses for securities sold
    -  
         
Less: Securities for which the amount previously recognized in other comprehensive income was recognized in earnings because the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis
    -  
         
Less: Increases in cash flows expected to be collected that are recognized over the remaining life of the security (See FASB ASC 320-10-35-35)
    -  
         
Ending balance as of September 30, 2010
  $ 1,636,303  
 
The market value of securities pledged to secure deposits and for other purposes amounted to $42.6 million and $23.7 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 
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The amortized cost and fair value of restricted securities follows:

   
September 30, 2010
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
   
Fair
Value
 
Restricted investments:
                      -  
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
    3,365,900       -       -       3,365,900  
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
    99,000       -       -       99,000  
Community Bankers' Bank Stock
    50,000       -       -       50,000  
    $ 3,514,900     $ -     $ -     $ 3,514,900  
                                 
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
   
Fair
Value
 
Restricted investments:
                            -  
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
    3,625,700       -       -       3,625,700  
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
    99,000       -       -       99,000  
Community Bankers' Bank Stock
    50,000       -       -       50,000  
    $ 3,774,700     $ -     $ -     $ 3,774,700  

The Company’s restricted investments include an equity investment in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”). FHLB stock is generally viewed as a long term investment and as a restricted investment which is carried at cost because there is no market for the stock other than the FHLB or member institutions. Therefore, when evaluating FHLB stock for impairment, its value is based on ultimate recoverability of the par value rather than recognizing temporary declines in value. Despite the FHLB’s temporary suspension of cash dividends during 2009, the Company does not consider this investment to be other than temporarily impaired at September 30, 2010, and no impairment has been recognized.


Note 3.
Loans

A summary of the balances of loans follows:

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(Thousands)
 
Real estate loans:
           
Construction
  $ 27,519     $ 33,003  
Secured by farmland
    1,087       948  
Secured by 1 - to - 4 family residential
    189,020       193,709  
Other real estate loans
    196,987       186,463  
Commercial and industrial loans (not secured by real estate)
    29,338       29,286  
Consumer installment loans
    7,535       10,390  
All other loans
    14,240       14,559  
Total loans
  $ 465,726     $ 468,358  
Unearned income
    (210 )     (92 )
Allowance for loan losses
    (5,731 )     (5,482 )
Net loans
  $ 459,785     $ 462,784  
 
Of the $197.0 million in other real estate loans at September 30, 2010, $97.1 million or 49.3% were owner occupied. Of the $186.5 million in other real estate loans at December 31, 2009, $100.3 million or 53.8% were owner occupied.

 
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Note 4.
Allowance for Loan Losses

Analysis of the allowance for loan losses follows:
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
   
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2009
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 5,481,963     $ 4,779,662     $ 4,779,662  
Provision for loan losses
    1,450,000       920,000       1,710,000  
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off
    83,005       77,096       81,106  
Loan losses charged-off
    (1,284,456 )     (555,723 )     (1,088,805 )
Balance at end of year
  $ 5,730,512     $ 5,221,035     $ 5,481,963  

Non-performing assets consist of the following:

   
September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
   
September 30, 2009
 
Impaired loans for which an allowance has been provided
  $ 965,317     $ 3,213,516     $ 3,137,846  
Impaired loans for which no allowance has been provided
    547,115       175,429       1,832,247  
    $ 1,512,432     $ 3,388,945     $ 4,970,093  
                         
Allowance provided for impaired loans, included in the allowance for loan losses
  $ 764,800     $ 1,163,072     $ 1,425,051  
   
 
                 
                       
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2009
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Average balance in impaired loans
  $ 1,558,044     $ 3,631,937     $ 4,978,382  
                         
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
  $ 46,806     $ 148,490     $ 171,440  

Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest were $916,000 at September 30, 2010, and $354,000 and $448,000 on December 31, 2009, and September 30, 2009, respectively.

Authoritative accounting guidance requires that the impairment of loans that have been separately identified for evaluation is to be measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows or, alternatively, the observable market price of the loans or the fair value of the collateral. However, for those loans that are collateral dependent (that is, if repayment of those loans is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral) and for which management has determined foreclosure is probable, the measure of impairment is to be based on the net realizable value of the collateral. Authoritative accounting guidance also requires certain disclosures about investments in impaired loans and the allowance for loan losses and interest income recognized on loans.
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
   
September 30, 2009
 
Non-accrual loans
  $ 2,070     $ 3,410     $ 4,332  
Restructured loans
    -       -       -  
Other real estate owned
    2,821       2,480     $ 2,029  
Other repossessed assets owned
    21       54       68  
Non-performing corporate bond investments, at fair value
    1,333       1,126       634  
Total non-performing assets
  $ 6,245     $ 7,070     $ 7,063  
                         
Allowance for loan losses to total loans, period end
    1.23 %     1.17 %     1.13 %
Non-accrual loans to total loans, period end
    0.44 %     0.73 %     0.94 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans, period end
    276.84 %     160.76 %     120.52 %
Non-performing assets to total assets, period end
    1.00 %     1.24 %     1.29 %
 
 
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A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors involved in determining impairment include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, financial condition of the borrower, and the current economic conditions. A performing loan may be considered impaired if the factors above indicate a need for impairment. A loan on non-accrual status may not be impaired if it is in the process of collection or if the shortfall in payment is insignificant. A delay of less than 30 days or a shortfall of less than 5% of the required principal and interest payments generally is considered “insignificant” and would not indicate an impairment situation, if,  in management’s judgment, the loan will be paid in full. Loans that meet the regulatory definitions of doubtful or loss generally qualify as impaired loans under authoritative accounting guidance. As is the case for all loans, charge-offs for impaired loans occur when the loan or portion of the loan is determined to be uncollectible.

Note 5.
Company-Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Securities

On September 21, 2006, the Company’s wholly-owned Connecticut statutory business trust privately issued $4 million face amount of the trust’s Floating Rate Capital Securities in a pooled capital securities offering (“Trust II”).  Simultaneously, the trust used the proceeds of that sale to purchase $4.0 million principal amount of the Company’s Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due in 2036.  The interest rate on the capital security resets every three months at 1.70% above the then current three month LIBOR. Interest is paid quarterly.

Total capital securities at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $4,124,000 for both respective dates.  The Trust II issuance of capital securities and the respective subordinated debentures are callable at any time after five years from the issue date.  The subordinated debentures are an unsecured obligation of the Company and are junior in right of payment to all present and future senior indebtedness of the Company.  The capital securities are guaranteed by the Company on a subordinated basis.

Note 6.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Generally accepted accounting principles require that all derivatives be recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements at their fair values.  On the date that the derivative contract was entered into, the Company designated the derivative as a hedge of variable cash flows to be paid in conjunction with recognized liabilities, or a cash-flow hedge. For a derivative treated as a cash flow hedge, the ineffective portion of changes in fair value is reported in current period earnings.  The effective portion of the cash flow hedge is recorded as an adjustment to the hedged item through other comprehensive income.

The Company formally assesses, both at the hedges’ inception, and on an on-going basis, whether derivatives used in hedging transactions have been highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items and whether those derivatives are expected to remain highly effective in subsequent periods.  The Company discontinues hedge accounting when (a) it determines that a derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of a hedged item; (b) the derivative expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; (c) probability exists that the forecasted transaction will no longer occur or (d) management determines that designating the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate.  In all cases in which hedge accounting is discontinued and a derivative remains outstanding, the Company will carry the derivative at fair value in the Consolidated Financial Statements, recognizing changes in fair value in current period income in the statement of income.

The Company follows generally accepted accounting principles, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, which includes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows.

 
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The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement on July 1, 2010.  The Bank uses the interest rate swap to reduce interest rate risks and to manage interest income, specifically with regard to the interest rate expense on its Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2036.  By entering into this agreement, the Company converts a floating rate liability priced at three month LIBOR plus 1.70% into a fixed rate liability priced at 4.91% (consisting of 3.21% for the swap, plus 1.70%) through 2020.  Interest differentials paid or received under the swap agreements are reflected as adjustments to interest income.  These interest rate swap agreements are considered cash flow hedge derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting.  The notional amounts of the interest rate swaps are not exchanged and do not represent exposure to credit loss.  In the event of default by a counter party, the risk in these transactions is the cost of replacing the agreements at current market rates.

The effects of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Financial Statements for September 30, 2010 are as follows:

Derivatives at dates shown:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2010
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
Notional/ Contract Amount
   
Estimated Net Fair Value
 
Fair Value Balance Sheet Location
Expiration Date
 
Fixed Rate
 
Interest rate swap - 10 year cash flow
  $ 4,000     $ 3,741  
Other liabilities
9/15/2020
    3.21 %
 
 
       
September 30, 2010
     
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
in OCI on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
2010
 
Location of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized
in Income on
Derivative
(Ineffective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
 
Interest rate swap - 10 year cash flow
  $ (259 )
Not applicable
  $ -  

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company receives interest quarterly at the rate equivalent to three month LIBOR repricing every three months on the same date as the Company’s Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2036 and pays interest income monthly at the fixed rate shown above.

The net interest expense on the interest rate swap was $4,863 for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010.


Note 7.
Earnings Per Share

The following table shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share and the effect on weighted average number of shares of dilutive potential common stock.  Dilutive potential common stock had no effect on income available to common shareholders.
 
 
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Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2010
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2009
 
   
Shares
   
Per Share
Amount
   
Shares
   
Per Share
Amount
 
                         
Basic earnings per share
    3,636,638     $ 0.27       3,597,602     $ 0.27  
                                 
Effect of dilutive securities, stock-based awards
    16,960               12,558          
                                 
      3,653,598     $ 0.27       3,610,160     $ 0.26  
                                 
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2010
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2009
 
   
Shares
   
Per Share
Amount
   
Shares
   
Per Share
Amount
 
                                 
Basic earnings per share
    3,623,733     $ 0.77       3,591,796     $ 0.72  
                                 
Effect of dilutive securities, stock-based awards
    16,166               9,068          
                                 
      3,639,899     $ 0.77       3,600,864     $ 0.72  
 
All shares in circulation were dilutive and included in the calculation above at September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009.

Note 8.
Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Incentive Plan (2009)

On May 19, 2009, the shareholders of the Company approved the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which superseded and replaced the Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Under the Plan, stock options, stock appreciation rights, non-vested and/or restricted shares, and long-term performance unit awards may be granted to directors and employees of the Company.  The effective date of the Plan is March 19, 2009, the date the Company’s Board approved the Plan, and the Plan has a termination date of December 31, 2019.  The Company’s Board may terminate, suspend or modify the Plan within certain restrictions. The Plan authorizes for issuance 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The Plan requires that options be granted at an exercise price equal to at least 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant. Such options are generally not exercisable until three years from the date of issuance and generally require continuous employment during the period prior to exercise.  The options will expire in no more than ten years after the date of grant. The stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, and long-term performance unit awards for employees are generally subject to vesting requirements and are subject to forfeiture if vesting and other contractual provision requirements are not met. The restricted shares for non-executive directors are not subject to vesting requirements, but are generally subject to three year restrictions of sale.

The Company did not grant stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 or September 30, 2009. The Company previously has issued stock options to non-employee directors and employees under its Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long-Term Incentive Plan.

A summary of the status of the options granted under the above described plans is presented below:

 
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Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Average
Intrinsic
Value (1)
 
                   
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
    62,480     $ 9.96        
Granted
    - -                
Exercised
    (20,214 )     8.12        
Forfeited
    - -                
Outstanding at September 30, 2010
    42,266     $ 10.84        
                       
Exercisable at end of quarter
    42,266            
$         91,373
 
Weighted-average fair value per option of options granted during the year
    -             `  
 
 
(1)
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options in the table above reflects the pre-tax intrinsic value (the amount by which the    September 30, 2010 market value of the underlying stock option exceeded the exercise price of the option) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2010.  This amount changes based on the changes in the market value of the Company’s stock.


The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $161,271 and $35,838, respectively.

The Company has granted awards of shares to executive officers and non-employee directors under the above-described incentive plans: 9,784 shares and 15,050 shares of non-vested restricted stock to executive officers and 5,553 shares and 8,450 shares of vested restricted stock to non-executive directors on March 5, 2010 and February 18, 2009, respectively.

The restricted shares are accounted for using the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the restricted shares were awarded.  The restricted shares issued to executive officers are subject to a vesting period, whereby, the restrictions on the shares lapse on the third year anniversary of the date the restricted shares were awarded.  Compensation expense for non-vested shares amounted to $38,294 and $66,780, net of forfeiture, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Compensation expense for non-vested shares amounted to $281,848 and $218,843, net of forfeiture, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.   During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the restricted shares previously issued to non-employee directors were no longer subject to a vesting period, and the previously deferred compensation expense on these shares, totaling an additional compensation expense of approximately $150,000, was fully recognized during the first quarter of 2010.

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested restricted shares granted under the above described plans is presented below:
 
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30, 2010
 
   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Price
 
             
Non-vested at January 1, 2010
    47,282        
Granted
    15,337     $ 13.78  
Vested
    (28,847 )        
Non-vested at September 30, 2010
    33,772          


 
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As of September 30, 2010, there was $188,528 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans.  That cost is expected to be recognized over an approximate period of 29 months.

The performance-based stock rights are accounted for using the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the restricted shares were awarded, and adjusted as the market value of the stock changes.  The performance-based stock rights shares issued to executive officers are subject to a vesting period, whereby, the restrictions on the shares lapse on the third year anniversary of the date the restricted shares were awarded.  They are also subject to the Company reaching a predetermined return on average equity ratio for the final year of the vesting period. Compensation expense for performance-based stock rights amounted to $11,255 and $24,707 during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Compensation expense for performance-based stock rights amounted to $79,049 and $63,586 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Note 9.
Employee Benefit Plan

The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the defined benefit pension plan’s obligations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Service cost
  $ -     $ 62,707  
Interest cost
    79,523       73,827  
Expected return on plan assets
    (64,176 )     (65,839 )
Amortization of transition (asset)
    -       -  
Amortization of prior service cost
    -       -  
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss
    382,347       -  
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 397,694     $ 70,695  
                 
                 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
      2010       2009  
                 
Service cost
  $ -     $ 188,121  
Interest cost
    238,569       221,481  
Expected return on plan assets
    (192,528 )     (197,517 )
Amortization of transition (asset)
    -       -  
Amortization of prior service cost
    -       -  
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss
    568,960       -  
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 615,001     $ 212,085  

On December 20, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the termination of the defined benefit pension plan effective on December 31, 2009, and effective January 1, 2010, the Company replaced the defined benefit pension plan with an enhanced 401(k) plan.  On January 18, 2009, the assets within the defined benefit pension plan were redeployed from ownership in various equity and debt mutual fund investments, and into a short-term money market fund in order to preserve asset value until the plan terminated and is distributed.

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, that there were no contributions made to its pension plan in 2009.  Based on the September 30, 2010 value of assets of $6,159,632 and an estimated liability of approximately $6,864,000 projected as of December 1, 2010, the Company estimates that an additional contribution of approximately $704,000 will be required to fund the plan termination settlement. Approximately $398,000 and $615,000 of this additional contribution has been accrued and expensed in the quarter and nine month period ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and the remaining $89,000 will be accrued and expensed during the quarter ended December 30, 2010.

Defined benefit pension plan expenses are projected to be approximately $704,000 in 2010 and zero in 2011 and thereafter due to the curtailment. Expenses for the 401(k) plan were $150,000 and $450,000 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Expenses for the 401(k) plan are projected to be approximately $625,000 in 2010. Growth in 401(k) after 2010 is projected to increase approximately at the same rate of increase as salaries.

 
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Note 10.
Fair Value Measurement

The Company adopted ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures” (previously SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”), on January 1, 2008 to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value of certain assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.

ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 based on these two types of inputs are as follows:

 
Level 1 –
Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
 
 
Level 2 –
Valuation is based on observable inputs including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in less active markets, and model-based valuation techniques for which significant assumptions can be derived primarily from or corroborated by observable data in the market.

 
Level 3 –
Valuation is based on model-based techniques that use one or more significant inputs or assumptions that are unobservable in the market.

The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements:

         
Fair Value Measurements at Using
 
(In Thousands)
                       
Description
 
Balance
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Obervable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Signicant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
Assets at September 30, 2010
                       
Available-for-sale securities:
                       
Obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  $ 39,409     $ -     $ 39,409     $ -  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    5,906       -       5,906       -  
Corporate bonds
    1,333       -       -       1,333  
Mutual funds
    331       331       -       -  
FHLMC Preferred
    7       -       7       -  
Total assets at fair value
  $ 46,986     $ 331     45,322     1,333  
                                 
Liabilities at September 30, 2010
                               
Interest rate swaps   $ 3,741     $ -      3,741      -  
Total liabilities at fair value   $ 3,741      -     3,741     $  -  
                                 
Assets at December 31, 2009
                               
Available-for-sale securities:
                               
Obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  $ 28,729     $ -     $ 28,729     $ -  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    5,724       -       5,724       -  
Corporate bonds
    1,912       -       -       1,912  
Mutual funds
    312       312       -       -  
FHLMC Preferred
    15       -       15       -  
Total assets at fair value
  36,692     $ 312     $ 34,468     1,912  
 
 
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Securities available for sale: Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted market prices, when available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data. Third party vendors compile prices from various sources and may determine the fair value of identical or similar securities by using pricing models that considers observable market data (Level 2).

The following table presents the balances of financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 by levels within the valuation hierarchy:

Change in Level 3 Fair Value

The changes in Level 3 assets measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:

(In Thousands)
       
Total Gains (Losses) Realized/Unrealized
             
Description
 
Balance January 1, 2010
   
Included in earnings
   
Included in Other Comprehensive Income
   
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
   
Balance September 30, 2010
 
Assets at September 30, 2010
                             
Available-for-sale securities:
                             
Corporate bonds
  $ 1,912     $ (978 )   $ (579 )   $ 978     $ 1,333  

Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Adjustments to the fair value of these assets usually result from the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the financial statements:

Impaired Loans: Loans are designated as impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. The measurement of loss associated with impaired loans can be based on either the observable market price of the loan or the fair value of the collateral. Fair value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing the loans. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or business assets including equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable. The value of real estate collateral is determined utilizing an income or market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser outside of the Company using observable market data (Level 2). However, if the collateral is a house or building in the process of construction or if an appraisal of the real estate property is over two years old, then the fair value is considered Level 3. The value of business equipment is based upon an outside appraisal if deemed significant, or the net book value on the applicable business’ financial statements if not considered significant using observable market data. Likewise, values for inventory and accounts receivables collateral are based on financial statement balances or aging reports (Level 3). Impaired loans allocated to the Allowance for Loan Losses are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Any fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred as provision for loan losses on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Certain assets such as real estate owned are measured at fair value less the estimated cost to sell. Management believes that the fair value component in its valuation follows the provisions of ASC 820.

 
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The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period.

          Carrying value at September 30, 2010  
(In Thousands)
Description
 
Balance as of
September 30,
2010
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
                       
Impaired loans, net
  $ 201       -     $ 108     $ 93  
Other real estate owned
    2,821       -       2,821       -  


         
Carrying value at December 31, 2009
 
(In Thousands)
Description
 
Balance as of
December 31,
2009
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
                       
Impaired loans, net
  $ 2,050       -     $ 794     $ 1,256  
Other real estate owned
    2,480       -       2,480       -  

The fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation.  Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices.  However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments.  In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques.  Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.  Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instruments.  ASC 820 (previously SFAS No. 107 “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”) excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements.  Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.

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

Cash and cash equivalents
The carrying amounts of cash and short-term instruments approximate fair value.

Securities
For securities and marketable equity securities held for investment purposes, fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes.  For other securities held as investments, fair value equals quoted market price, if available.  If a quoted market price is not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices for similar securities. See Note 2 “Securities” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on determining fair value for pooled trust preferred securities.

Loan Receivables
For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values.  Fair values for certain mortgage loans (e.g., one-to-four family residential), credit card loans, and other consumer loans are based on quoted market prices of similar loans sold in conjunction with securitization transactions, adjusted for differences in loan characteristics.  Fair values for other loans (i.e., commercial real estate and investment property mortgage loans, commercial and industrial loans) are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.  Fair values for nonperforming loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses or underlying collateral values, where applicable.

 
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Accrued Interest
The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.

Deposit Liabilities
The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (i.e., interest and non-interest bearing checking, statement savings and money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable at the reporting date (that is, their carrying  amounts).  Fair values of fixed rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.

Federal Funds Purchased
The carrying amounts of the Company’s federal funds purchased are approximate fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
The fair values of the Company’s FHLB advances are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Off-Balance-Sheet Financial Instruments
The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present credit worthiness of the counterparties.  For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates.

The fair value of standby letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date.

At September 30, 2010 and 2009, the fair value of loan commitments and standby letters of credit were deemed immaterial.

The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are as follows:

 
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September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
(In Thousands)
 
Carrying
Amount
   
Fair
Value
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Fair
Value
 
             
Financial assets:
                       
Cash and short-term investments
  $ 73,775     $ 73,775     $ 26,199     $ 26,199  
Federal funds sold
    7       7       9       9  
Securities
    46,986       46,986       36,692       36,692  
Restricted securities
    3,515       3,515       3,775       3,775  
                                 
Loans, net
    459,785       484,071       462,784       477,100  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,593       1,593       1,495       1,495  
                                 
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits
  $ 545,323     $ 540,739     $ 465,987     $ 467,600  
FHLB advances
    25,000       26,580       50,000       50,477  
Federal funds purchased
    -       -       -       -  
Company obligated mandatorily redeemable capital securities
    4,124       4,123       4,124       2,673  
Interest rate swap     3,741        3,741        -        -  
Accrued interest payable
    546       546       613       613  
 
The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of its normal operations.  As a result, the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company.  Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk.  However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment.  Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment.  Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.
 
Note 11.
Subsequent Events

In accordance with ASC 855-10/SFAS 165, the Company evaluates subsequent events that have occurred after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are issued. There are two types of subsequent events: (1) recognized, or those that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements, and (2) non-recognized,  or those that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose after that date.

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date of filing this document. Based on the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 
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I TEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations of the Company and the Bank, and are generally identifiable by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” “may,” “will” or similar expressions. Although we believe our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, intentions, or expectations will be achieved. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain, and actual results could differ materially from those contemplated. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to, changes in: interest rates, general economic conditions, the legislative/regulatory climate, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the Bank’s loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in our market area, our plans to expand our branch network and increase our market share, and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements in this report and you should not place undue reliance on such statements, which reflect our position as of the date of this report.

For additional discussion of risk factors that may cause our actual future results to differ materially from the results indicated within forward-looking statements, please see "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

GENERAL
Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on January 13, 1984. The Company is a registered bank holding company and owns all of the voting shares of The Fauquier Bank (“the Bank”).  The Company engages in its business through the Bank, a Virginia state-chartered bank that commenced operations in 1902. The Company has no significant operations other than owning the stock of the Bank. The Company had issued and outstanding 3,636,758 shares of common stock, par value $3.13 per share, held by approximately 417 holders of record on September 30, 2010.  The Bank has ten full service branch offices located in the Virginia communities of Old Town-Warrenton, Warrenton, Catlett, The Plains, Sudley Road-Manassas, Old Town-Manassas, New Baltimore, Bealeton, Bristow and Haymarket. The executive offices of the Company and the main office of the Bank are located at 10 Courthouse Square, Warrenton, Virginia 20186.

The Bank’s general market area principally includes Fauquier County, western Prince William County, and neighboring communities and is located approximately fifty (50) miles southwest of Washington, D.C.

The Bank provides a range of consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses and industries. The deposits of the Bank are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The basic services offered by the Bank include: non-interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, money market deposit accounts, NOW accounts, time deposits, safe deposit services, credit cards, cash management, direct deposits, notary services, night depository, prepaid debit cards, cashier’s checks, domestic collections, savings bonds, automated teller services, drive-in tellers, internet banking, telephone banking, and banking by mail. In addition, the Bank makes secured and unsecured commercial and real estate loans, issues stand-by letters of credit and grants available credit for installment, unsecured and secured personal loans, residential mortgages and home equity loans, as well as automobile and other types of consumer financing. The Bank provides automated teller machine (“ATM”) cards, as a part of the Cirrus, Accel-Exchange and Plus ATM networks, thereby permitting customers to utilize the convenience of larger ATM networks.  The Bank also is a member of the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”). CDARs can provide a customer multi-million dollar FDIC insurance on CD investments through the transfer and/or exchange with other FDIC insured institutions. CDARS is a registered service mark of Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC.

 
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The Bank operates a Wealth Management Services (“WMS” or “Wealth Management”) division that began with the granting of trust powers to the Bank in 1919. The WMS division provides personalized services that include investment management, trust, estate settlement, retirement, insurance, and brokerage services.

The Bank, through its subsidiary Fauquier Bank Services, Inc., has equity ownership interests in Bankers Insurance, LLC, a Virginia independent insurance company; Infinex Investments, Inc., a full service broker/dealer; and Bankers Title Shenandoah, LLC, a title insurance company. Bankers Insurance consists of a consortium of Virginia community bank owners; Infinex is owned by banks and banking associations in various states; and Bankers Title Shenandoah is owned by a consortium of Virginia community banks.

The revenues of the Bank are primarily derived from interest on, and fees received in connection with, real estate and other loans, and from interest and dividends from investment and mortgage-backed securities, and short-term investments. The principal sources of funds for the Bank’s lending activities are its deposits, repayment of loans, the sale and maturity of investment securities, and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Atlanta. Additional revenues are derived from fees for deposit-related and WMS-related services.  The Bank’s principal expenses are the interest paid on deposits and operating and general administrative expenses.

As is the case with banking institutions generally, the Bank’s operations are materially and significantly influenced by general economic conditions and by related monetary and fiscal policies of financial institution regulatory agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”). As a Virginia-chartered bank and a member of the Federal Reserve, the Bank is supervised and examined by the Federal Reserve and the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Interest rates on competing investments and general market rates of interest influence deposit flows and costs of funds. Lending activities are affected by the demand for financing of real estate and other types of loans, which in turn is affected by the interest rates at which such financing may be offered and other factors affecting local demand and availability of funds. The Bank faces strong competition in the attraction of deposits (its primary source of lendable funds) and in the origination of loans. Please see "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had total consolidated assets of $624.4 million, total loans net of allowance for loan losses of $459.8 million, total consolidated deposits of $545.3 million, and total consolidated shareholders’ equity of $44.1 million.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
GENERAL. The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The financial information contained within our statements is, to a significant extent, based on measures of the financial effects of transactions and events that have already occurred. A variety of factors could affect the ultimate value that is obtained either when earning income, recognizing an expense, recovering an asset or relieving a liability. We use historical loss factors as one factor in determining the inherent loss that may be present in our loan portfolio. Actual losses could differ significantly from the historical factors that we use in our estimates. In addition, GAAP itself may change from one previously acceptable accounting method to another method. Although the economics of the Company’s transactions would be the same, the timing of events that would impact the Company’s transactions could change.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES. The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the losses that may be sustained in our loan portfolio. The allowance is based on three basic principles of accounting: (i) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 450 “Contingencies” (previously Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies") which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimable, (ii) ASC 310 “Receivables” (previously SFAS No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan") which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market and the loan balance and (iii) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 102, “Selected Loan Loss Allowance Methodology and Documentation Issues,” which requires adequate documentation to support the allowance for loan losses estimate. 

 
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The Company’s allowance for loan losses has two basic components: the specific allowance and the general allowance. Each of these components is determined based upon estimates that can and do change when the actual events occur. The specific allowance is used to individually allocate an allowance for larger balance, non-homogeneous loans. The specific allowance uses various techniques to arrive at an estimate of loss. First, analysis of the borrower’s overall financial condition, resources and payment record, the prospects for support from financial guarantors, and the fair market value of collateral are used to estimate the probability and severity of inherent losses. Then the migration of historical default rates and loss severities, internal risk ratings, industry and market conditions and trends, and other environmental factors are considered. The use of these values is inherently subjective and our actual losses could be greater or less than the estimates. The general allowance is used for estimating the loss on pools of smaller-balance, homogeneous loans; including 1-4 family mortgage loans, installment loans, other consumer loans, and outstanding loan commitments. Also, the general allowance is used for the remaining pool of larger balance, non-homogeneous loans which were not allocated a specific allowance upon their review. The general allowance begins with estimates of probable losses inherent in the homogeneous portfolio based upon various statistical analyses. These include analysis of historical and peer group delinquency and credit loss experience, together with analyses that reflect current trends and conditions. The Company also considers trends and changes in the volume and term of loans, changes in the credit process and/or lending policies and procedures, and an evaluation of overall credit quality. The general allowance uses a historical loss view as an indicator of future losses. As a result, even though this history is regularly updated with the most recent loss information, it could differ from the loss incurred in the future. The general allowance also captures losses that are attributable to various economic events, industry or geographic sectors whose impact on the portfolio have occurred but have yet to be recognized in the specific allowances.

Specifically, the Company uses both external and internal qualitative factors when determining the non-loan-specific allowances. The external factors utilized include: unemployment in the Company’s defined market area of Fauquier County, Prince William County, and the City of Manassas (“market area”), as well as state and national unemployment trends; new residential construction permits for the market area; bankruptcy statistics for the Virginia Eastern District and trends for the United States; and foreclosure statistics for the market area and the state. Quarterly, these external qualitative factors as well as relevant anecdotal information are evaluated from data compiled from local periodicals such as The Washington Post, The Fauquier Times Democrat , and The Bull Run Observer , which cover the Company’s market area. Additionally, data is gathered from the Federal Reserve Beige Book for the Richmond Federal Reserve District , Global Insight ’s monthly economic review, the George Mason School of Public Policy Center for Regional Analysis, and daily economic updates from various other sources. Internal Bank data utilized includes: loans past due aging statistics, nonperforming loan trends, trends in collateral values, loan concentrations, loan review status downgrade trends, and lender turnover and experience trends. Both external and internal data is analyzed on a rolling six quarter basis to determine risk profiles for each qualitative factor. Ratings are assigned through a defined matrix to calculate the allowance consistent with authoritative accounting literature. A narrative summary of the reserve allowance is produced quarterly and reported directly to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s application of these qualitative factors to the allowance for loan losses has been consistent over the reporting period.

The Company employs an independent outsourced loan review function, which annually substantiates and/or adjusts internally generated risk ratings and loan impairment calculations. This independent review is reported directly to the Company’s Board of Directors’ audit committee, and the results of this review are factored into the calculation of the allowance for loan losses.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
This discussion is intended to focus on certain financial information regarding the Company and the Bank and may not contain all the information that is important to the reader. The purpose of this discussion is to provide the reader with a more thorough understanding of our financial statements. As such, this discussion should be read carefully in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes contained elsewhere in this report.

 
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The Bank is the primary independent community bank in its immediate market area as measured by deposit market share. It seeks to be the primary financial service provider for its market area by providing the right mix of consistently high quality customer service, efficient technological support, value-added products, and a strong commitment to the community. The Company and the Bank’s primary operating businesses are in commercial and retail lending, deposit accounts and core deposits, and assets under WMS management.

Net income of $982,000 for the third quarter of 2010 was a 2.8% increase from the net income for the third quarter of 2009 of $956,000. Loans, net of reserve, totaling $459.8 million at September 30, 2010, decreased 0.6% when compared with December 31, 2009, and increased 1.0% when compared with September 30, 2009. Deposits, totaling $545.3 million at September 30, 2010, increased 17.0% compared with year-end 2009, and increased 25.2% when compared with September 30, 2009.  Approximately $39.4 million of the total $109.8 million increase from September 30, 2009 to September 30, 2010 is of a temporary nature. Assets under WMS management, totaling $283.2 million in market value at September 30, 2010, decreased 6.6% from $303.1 million in market value at September 30, 2009.

Net interest income is the largest component of net income, and equals the difference between income generated on interest-earning assets and interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. Future trends regarding net interest income are dependent on the absolute level of market interest rates, the shape of the yield curve, the amount of lost income from non-performing assets, the amount of prepaying loans, the mix and amount of various deposit types, competition for loans and deposits, and many other factors, as well as the overall volume of interest-earning assets. These factors are individually difficult to predict, and when taken together, the uncertainty of future trends compounds. Based on management’s current projections, net interest income may continue to increase in the last quarter of 2010 and beyond as average interest-earning assets increase, but this may be offset in part or in whole by a possible contraction in the Bank’s net interest margin resulting from competitive market conditions and/or a flat or inverted yield curve. A steeper yield curve is projected to result in an increase in net interest income, while a flatter or inverted yield curve is projected to result in a decrease in net interest income.

The Bank’s non-performing assets totaled $6.2 million or 1.00% of total assets at September 30, 2010, as compared with $7.1 million or 1.24% of total assets at December 31, 2009, and $7.1 million or 1.29% of total assets at September 30, 2009. Nonaccrual loans totaled $2.1 million or 0.44% of total loans at September 30, 2010 compared with $3.4 million or 0.73% of total loans at December 31, 2009, and $4.3 million or 0.94% of total loans at September 30, 2009. The provision for loan losses was $1.45 million for the first nine months of 2010 compared with $920,000 for the first nine months of 2009. Loan charge-offs, net of recoveries, totaled $1.2 million or 0.26% of total average loans for the first nine months of 2010, compared with $479,000 or 0.10% of total average loans for the first nine months of 2009. The $530,000 increase in the provision for loan losses from the first nine months of 2010 compared with the first nine months of 2009 was largely in response to the increase in loan charge-offs, partially offset by the decline in nonaccrual loans since December 2009. Total allowance for loan losses was $5.7 million or 1.23% of total loans at September 30, 2010 compared with $5.5 million or 1.17% of loans at December 31, 2009 and $5.2 million or 1.13% of loans at September 30, 2009.

COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NET INCOME
Net income of $982,000 for the third quarter of 2010 was a 2.8% increase from the net income for the third quarter of 2009 of $956,000. Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis were $0.27 for the third quarter of 2010 compared with $0.26 for the third quarter of 2009. Profitability as measured by return on average assets decreased from 0.70% in the third quarter of 2009 to 0.66% for the same period in 2010. Profitability as measured by return on average equity decreased from 8.87% to 8.77% over the same respective quarters in 2009 and 2010.

NET INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
Net interest income increased $54,000 or 1.0% to $5.57 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 from $5.51 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.  The increase in net interest income was due to the impact of total average earning assets increasing $41.7 million or 8.3% from $502.7 million during the third quarter of 2009 to $544.4 million during the third quarter of 2010.  This was partially offset by the Company’s net interest margin decreasing from 4.38% in the third quarter of 2009 to 4.14% in the third quarter of 2010.

 
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Total interest income decreased $8,000 or 0.1% to $7.13 million for the third quarter of 2010 from $7.14 million for the third quarter of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the yield on investment securities from third quarter 2009 to third quarter 2010.

The average yield on loans was 5.79% for the third quarter of 2010 compared with 5.86% for the third quarter of 2009. Average loan balances increased $12.3 million or 2.7% from $456.6 million during the third quarter of 2009 to $468.9 million during the third quarter of 2010. The increase in loans outstanding, partially offset by the seven basis point decrease in the tax equivalent yield on loans from third quarter 2009 to third quarter 2010, resulted in a $17,000 or 0.3% increase in interest and fee income from loans for the third quarter of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.

Average investment security balances increased $9.6 million from $37.5 million in the third quarter of 2009 to $47.1 million in the third quarter of 2010. The tax-equivalent average yield on investments decreased from 4.48% for the third quarter of 2009 to 3.26% for the third quarter of 2010. Together, there was a decrease in interest and dividend income on security investments of $34,000 or 8.7%, from $389,000 for the third quarter of 2009 to $355,000 for the third quarter of 2010.  This decrease was partially due to the suspension of interest payments on the Bank’s investment in pooled trust-preferred corporate bonds during 2010. Interest income on deposits in other banks increased $9,000 from third quarter 2009 to third quarter 2010.

Total interest expense decreased $62,000 or 3.8% from $1.62 million for the third quarter of 2009 to $1.56 million for the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to the overall decline in shorter-term market interest rates. Interest paid on deposits decreased $31,000 or 2.4% from $1.31 million for the third quarter of 2009 to $1.28 million for the third quarter of 2010. Average NOW deposit balances increased $43.8 million from the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010, while the average rate on NOW accounts increased from 0.47% to 0.56%, resulting in an increase of $80,000 in NOW interest expense for the third quarter of 2010.  Average money market account balances increased $4.0 million from third quarter 2009 to third quarter 2010, while their average rate increased from 0.57% to 0.68% over the same period, resulting in a increase of $24,000 of interest expense for the third quarter of 2010. Average savings account balances increased $8.4 million from the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010 while the average rate on savings deposits decreased from 0.65% to 0.36%, resulting in a decrease of $24,000 in interest expense for the third quarter of 2010.  Average time deposit balances increased $9.3 million from the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010 while the average rate on time deposits decreased from 2.27% to 1.93%, resulting in a decrease of $111,000 in interest expense for the third quarter of 2010.

Interest expense on FHLB of Atlanta advances decreased $20,000 from the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010. Average FHLB of Atlanta advances decreased from $49.5 million for the third quarter of 2009 to $28.2 million for the third quarter of 2010. This was partially offset by an increase in the average rate paid on FHLB advances from 2.20% for the September 2009 quarter to 3.58% for the September 2010 quarter.  The average rate on total interest-bearing liabilities decreased from 1.51% for the third quarter of 2009 to 1.33% for the third quarter of 2010.

The following table sets forth information relating to the Company’s average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on assets and average cost of liabilities for the periods indicated and the average yields and rates paid for the periods indicated. These yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average daily balances of assets and liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented.

 
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AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, AND AVERAGE YIELDS AND RATES
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
                                   
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Average
   
Income/
   
Average
   
Average
   
Income/
   
Average
 
ASSETS:
 
Balances
   
Expense
   
Rate
   
Balances
   
Expense
   
Rate
 
Loans
                                   
Taxable
  $ 452,232     $ 6,597       5.79 %   $ 446,344     $ 6,599       5.87 %
Tax-exempt (1)
    13,875       244       6.99 %     8,252       150       7.19 %
Nonaccrual (2)
    2,800       -       -       2,048       -       -  
Total Loans
    468,907       6,841       5.79 %     456,644       6,749       5.86 %
                                                 
Securities
                                               
Taxable
    41,304       299       2.90 %     31,954       330       4.13 %
Tax-exempt (1)
    5,808       85       5.88 %     5,575       90       6.45 %
Total securities
    47,112       384       3.26 %     37,529       420       4.48 %
                                                 
Deposits in banks
    28,422       14       0.19 %     8,506       5       0.21 %
Federal funds sold
    7       -       0.25 %     64       -       0.25 %
Total earning assets
    544,448       7,239       5.28 %     502,743       7,174       5.66 %
                                                 
Less: Reserve for loan losses
    (5,616 )                     (5,204 )                
Cash and due from banks
    5,479                       5,863                  
Bank premises and equipment, net
    14,597                       11,994                  
Other real estate owned
    2,391                       2,029                  
Other assets
    22,627                       21,585                  
                                                 
Total Assets
  $ 583,926                     $ 539,010                  
                                                 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
                                               
Deposits
                                               
Demand deposits
  $ 67,205                     $ 63,139                  
                                                 
Interest-bearing deposits
                                               
NOW accounts
    121,950       173       0.56 %     78,102       93       0.47 %
Money market accounts
    66,848       115       0.68 %     62,894       91       0.57 %
Savings accounts
    50,423       45       0.36 %     42,054       69       0.65 %
Time deposits
    194,145       946       1.93 %     184,797       1,057       2.27 %
Total interest-bearing deposits
    433,366       1,279       1.17 %     367,847       1,310       1.41 %
                                                 
                                                 
Federal  funds purchased
    609       1       0.83 %     5,624       16       1.11 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    28,152       255       3.58 %     49,511       274       2.20 %
Capital securities of subsidiary trust
    4,124       27       2.63 %     4,124       24       2.26 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    466,251       1,562       1.33 %     427,106       1,624       1.51 %
                                                 
Other liabilities
    6,027                       6,027                  
Shareholders'  equity
    44,443                       42,738                  
                                                 
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
  $ 583,926                     $ 539,010                  
                                                 
Net interest spread
          $ 5,677       3.95 %           $ 5,550       4.16 %
                      1.14 %                     1.28 %
Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets
              4.14 %                     4.38 %
Net interest margin
                                               

(1)  Income and rates on non-taxable assets are computed on a tax equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 34%.
(2) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balance of total loans and total earning assets.


RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding changes in interest income and interest expense of the Company for the periods indicated. For each category of interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability, information is provided on changes attributable to changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by old rate); and changes in rates (change in rate multiplied by old volume). Changes in rate-volume, which cannot be separately identified, are allocated proportionately between changes in rate and changes in volume.

 
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RATE / VOLUME VARIANCE
(In Thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009

         
Due to
   
Due to
 
   
Change
   
Volume
   
Rate
 
INTEREST INCOME
                   
Loans; taxable
  $ (2 )   $ 87       (89 )
Loans; tax-exempt (1)
    94       102       (8 )
Securities; taxable
    (31 )     97       (128 )
Securities; tax-exempt (1)
    (5 )     4       (9 )
Deposits in banks
    9       12       (3 )
Federal funds sold
    -       -       -  
Total Interest Income
    65       302       (237 )
                         
INTEREST EXPENSE
                       
NOW accounts
    80       52       28  
Money market accounts
    24       6       18  
Savings accounts
    (24 )     14       (38 )
Time deposits
    (111 )     54       (165 )
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    (14 )     (14 )     -  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    (20 )     (118 )     98  
Capital securities of subsidiary trust
    3       -       3  
Total Interest Expense
    (62 )     (6 )     (56 )
Net Interest Income
  $ 127     $ 308     $ (181 )

(1)  Income and rates on non-taxable assets are computed on a tax equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 34%.


PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
The provision for loan losses was $700,000 for the third quarter of 2010, compared with $360,000 for the third quarter of 2009. The amount of the provision for loan loss was based upon management’s continual evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, which encompasses the overall risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, trends in the Bank’s delinquent and non-performing loans, estimated values of collateral, and the impact of economic conditions on borrowers. Greater weight is given to the loss history by loan category, prolonged changes in portfolio delinquency trends by loan category, and changes in economic trends. The increase in provision for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 primarily reflects the increase in net year-to-date loan charge-offs. There can be no assurances, however, that future losses will not exceed estimated amounts, or that increased amounts of provisions for loan losses will not be required in future periods.

OTHER INCOME
Total other income increased by $332,000 or 29.9% from $1.11 million for the third quarter of 2009 to $1.44 million in the third quarter of 2010. Non-interest income is derived primarily from recurring non-interest fee income, which consists primarily of fiduciary and other Wealth Management fees, service charges on deposit accounts, and other fee income. The increase in other income was primarily due to the $52,000 increase in service charges on deposits, the $47,000 increase in Wealth Management income, and the $465,000 gain on the sale of securities, partially offset by the $256,000 increase on the other-than-temporary-impairment loss of the Bank’s pooled trust preferred security portfolio.

Wealth Management income increased $47,000 or 14.9% from the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010, as assets under management increased from year to year, primarily due to the increase in overall stock market valuations as well as the growth in new customer relationships and brokerage revenues.

Service charges on deposit accounts increased $52,000 or 7.4% to $752,000 for the third quarter of 2010 compared to one year earlier. Due to changes in regulations regarding customer usage of overdraft protection services, service charges on deposit accounts may decline during the fourth quarter of 2010, and continue its decline into 2011. Whether this is a temporary change to customer preferences for overdraft protection, or a more permanent structural change, is difficult to determine at this point in time.

 
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Other service charges, commissions and fees increased $84,000 in third quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2009 primarily due to the increase in fees on interchange transactions. Also included in other service charges, commissions, and income is Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”) income, which was $104,000 during the third quarter of 2010 compared with $103,000 one year earlier.  Total BOLI was $11.1 million at September 30, 2010, compared with $10.7 million one year earlier.

OTHER EXPENSE
Total other expense decreased $5,000 or 0.1% during the third quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2009. Salaries and employees’ benefits decreased $33,000 or 1.2%. The decrease in salary and employee benefits reflects the $190,000 reversal of an accrual for incentive compensation in the third quarter of 2010 compared with an accrual of $191,000 in 2009, partially offset by a $338,000 increase in retirement benefits. The incentive accrual was reversed in anticipation that incentive compensation will be substantially eliminated for 2010. The pension expense increase is the result of the termination of the Bank’s defined-benefit pension plan and enhancement of its defined-contribution 401(k) plan. For additional information regarding retirement benefits, see “Employee Benefit Plan” in Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein. Additionally, salary and other benefit expenses increased due to the impact of staffing the Haymarket office in 2010 that was absent in 2009. Active full-time equivalent personnel totaled 162 at September 30, 2010 compared with 153 at September 30, 2009.  The increase in full-time equivalent personnel was primarily due to the staffing of the Haymarket office, which opened since the third quarter of 2009.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the termination of the defined benefit pension plan effective on December 31, 2009, and effective January 1, 2010 the Board approved to replace the defined benefit pension plan with an enhanced 401(k) plan.  Defined benefit pension plan expenses are projected to be approximately $704,000 in 2010 and zero in 2011 and thereafter, due to the termination of the defined benefit plan. Expenses for the 401(k) plan are projected to be approximately $625,000 in 2010. Growth in 401(k) expenses after 2010 is projected to increase approximately at the same rate of increase as salaries.

The Bank expects personnel costs, consisting primarily of salary and benefits, to continue to be its largest other expense. As such, the most important factor with regard to potential changes in other expenses is the expansion of staff. The cost of any additional staff expansion, however, would be expected to be offset by the increased revenue generated by the additional services that the new staff would enable the Bank to perform. For the remainder of 2010, the Company plans to add no new full-time positions and expects to fill four currently vacant positions.

Net occupancy expense increased $66,000 or 17.0%, and furniture and equipment expense increased $63,000 or 24.5%, from the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter to 2010. The increase in occupancy expense and furniture and equipment expense primarily reflects the increases in rent, building depreciation, and furniture and equipment depreciation associated with the opening of the Haymarket branch office, and the new location of the Warrenton-View Tree office, neither of which were in operation during the third quarter of 2009.

Marketing expense decreased $8,000 or 4.5% from $184,000 for the third quarter of 2009 to $176,000 for the third quarter of 2010. Marketing expenses for all of 2010 are projected to be approximately the same as 2009.

Legal, accounting and consulting expense increased $26,000 or 11.8% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2009. The increase of legal, accounting and consulting expense compared with the 2009 reflects timing differences in legal fees.

FDIC deposit insurance expense increased 19.9% from $145,000 for the third quarter of 2009 to $174,000 for the third quarter of 2010. Projections of future FDIC expense are difficult when taking into consideration the possibility of additional special assessments required by the FDIC.

 
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Data processing expense increased $7,000 or 3.1% for the third quarter of 2010 compared with the same time period in 2009. The Bank outsources much of its data processing to a third-party vendor. The growth in expense reflects the growth in the Bank’s deposit transactions.

Other operating expenses decreased $145,000 or 16.6% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2009, primarily due to the reduction in non-loan charge-offs, as well as reduced office supply and director compensation expenses.

INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense was $338,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 compared with $323,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The effective tax rates were 25.6% and 25.3% for the third quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate of 34% due to the Bank’s investment in tax-exempt loans and securities, and income from the BOLI purchases.

COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NET INCOME
Net income of $2.80 million for the first nine months of 2010 was a 7.5% increase from the net income for the first nine months of 2009 of $2.60 million. Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis were $0.77 for the first nine months of 2010 compared to $0.72 for the first nine months of 2009. Profitability as measured by return on average assets decreased from 0.66% for the first nine months of 2009 to 0.64% for the first nine months of 2010. Profitability as measured by return on average equity increased from 8.26% to 8.52% over the same respective nine month periods in 2009 and 2010. The increase in net income and the corresponding profitability measures was primarily due to the $1.03 million increase in net interest income in the first nine months of 2010 compared with the first nine months of 2009, partially offset by the $734,000 increase in pension and 401(k) contribution expenses.

NET INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
Net interest income increased $1.03 million or 6.6% to $16.62 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $15.59 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  The increase in net interest income was due to the impact of total average earning assets increasing 9.3% from $493.0 million during the first nine months of 2009 to $539.0 million during the first nine months of 2010.  This was partially offset by the the Company’s net interest margin decreasing from 4.28% in the first nine months of 2009 to 4.21% in the first nine months of 2010.

Total interest income increased $500,000 or 2.4% to $21.30 million for the first nine months of 2010 from $20.80 million for the first nine months of 2009. This increase was primarily due to the increase in total average earning assets of $46.0 million from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010. This was partially offset by the 32 basis point decrease in the yield on average assets from 5.69% to 5.37% over the same time period.

The average yield on loans was 5.83% for the first nine months of 2010 compared with 5.85% for the first nine months of 2009. Average loan balances increased $18.6 million or 4.1% from $449.8 million during the first nine months of 2009 to $468.4 million during the first nine months of 2010. The increase in loans outstanding resulted in a $585,000 or 3.0% increase in interest and fee income from loans for the first nine months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.

Average investment security balances increased $7.0 million from $36.6 million in the first nine months of 2009 to $43.6 million in the first nine months of 2010. The tax-equivalent average yield on investments decreased from 4.71% for the first nine months of 2009 to 3.61% for the first nine months of 2010. Together, there was a decrease in interest and dividend income on security investments of $111,000 or 9.2%, from $1.20 million for the first nine months of 2009 to $1.09 million for the first nine months of 2010.  This decrease was partially due to the suspension of interest payments on the Bank’s investment in pooled trust-preferred corporate bonds during the first nine months of 2010. Interest income on deposits in other banks decreased $27,000 from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010.

 
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Total interest expense decreased $528,000 or 10.1% from $5.21 million for the first nine months of 2009 to $4.68 million for the first nine months of 2010 primarily due to the overall decline in shorter-term market interest rates. Interest paid on deposits decreased $419,000 or 9.7% from $4.31 million for the first nine months of 2009 to $3.89 million for the first nine months of 2010. Average NOW deposit balances increased $29.2 million from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010, and the average rate on NOW accounts increased from 0.43% to  0.61%, resulting in an increase of $238,000 in NOW interest expense for the first nine months of 2010.  Average money market account balances decreased $4.7 million from first nine months 2009 to first nine months 2010, while their average rate decreased from 0.79% to 0.73% over the same period, resulting in a decrease of $56,000 of interest expense for the first nine months of 2010. Average savings account balances increased $13.7 million from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010 while the average rate on savings deposits increased from 0.43% to 0.44%, resulting in a increase of $46,000 in interest expense for the first nine months of 2010.  Average time deposit balances increased $25.7 million from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010 while the average rate on time deposits decreased from 2.76% to 1.96%, resulting in a decrease of $647,000 in interest expense.  The average rate paid on all interest-bearing deposits for the first nine months of 2010 was 1.25%, as compared with 1.63% one year earlier.

Interest expense on FHLB of Atlanta advances decreased $51,000 from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010 due to the one-time gain of $85,000 generated from the early repayment of one $10.0 million FHLB advance during the quarter ended June 30, 2010, partially offset by an increase in the average rate paid. The average rate paid on FHLB advances increased from 1.88% for the first nine months of 2009 to 2.33% for the first nine months of 2010 due to the strategic lengthening of advance maturities in order to better offset the potential negative impact of future increases in short-term interest rates. The average rate on total interest-bearing liabilities decreased from 1.67% for the first nine months of 2009 to 1.35% for the first nine months of 2010.

The following table sets forth information relating to the Company’s average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on assets and average cost of liabilities for the periods indicated and the average yields and rates paid for the periods indicated. These yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average daily balances of assets and liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented.

 
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AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, AND AVERAGE YIELDS AND RATES
(Dollars in Thousands)

   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Average
   
Income/
   
Average
   
Average
   
Income/
   
Average
 
ASSETS:
 
Balances
   
Expense
   
Rate
   
Balances
   
Expense
   
Rate
 
Loans
                                   
Taxable
  $ 451,170     $ 19,687       5.83 %   $ 439,632     $ 19,254       5.86 %
Tax-exempt (1)
    14,010       736       7.04 %     8,411       441       6.94 %
Nonaccrual (2)
    3,207       -       -       1,719       -       -  
Total Loans
    468,387       20,423       5.83 %     449,762       19,695       5.85 %
                                                 
Securities
                                               
Taxable
    37,869       918       3.23 %     31,061       1,023       4.39 %
Tax-exempt (1)
    5,735       261       6.07 %     5,537       271       6.52 %
Total securities
    43,604       1,179       3.61 %     36,598       1,294       4.71 %
                                                 
Deposits in banks
    27,039       38       0.19 %     6,535       11       0.24 %
Federal funds sold
    8       -       0.25 %     102       -       0.25 %
Total earning assets
    539,038       21,640       5.37 %     492,997       21,000       5.69 %
                                                 
Less: Reserve for loan losses
    (5,545 )                     (5,034 )                
Cash and due from banks
    5,841                       8,041                  
Bank premises and equipment, net
    14,539                       10,154                  
Other real estate owned
    2,403                       2,357                  
Other assets
    22,499                       19,081                  
                                                 
Total Assets
  $ 578,775                     $ 527,596                  
                                                 
LIABILITIES &
                                               
    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
                                               
Deposits
                                               
Demand deposits
  $ 66,457                     $ 63,623                  
                                                 
Interest-bearing deposits
                                               
NOW accounts
    106,605       490       0.61 %     77,359       252       0.43 %
Money market accounts
    63,448       345       0.73 %     68,145       401       0.79 %
Savings accounts
    49,751       163       0.44 %     36,052       117       0.43 %
Time deposits
    197,133       2,893       1.96 %     171,397       3,540       2.76 %
           Total interest-bearing deposits
    416,937       3,891       1.25 %     352,953       4,310       1.63 %
                                                 
                                                 
Federal  funds purchased
    223       1       0.79 %     4,207       38       1.22 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    41,319       721       2.33 %     54,795       771       1.88 %
Capital securities of subsidiary trust
    4,124       67       2.18 %     4,124       89       2.88 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    462,603       4,680       1.35 %     416,079       5,208       1.67 %
                                                 
Other liabilities
    5,849                       5,764                  
Shareholders'  equity
    43,866                       42,130                  
                                                 
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
  $ 578,775                     $ 527,596                  
                                                 
Net interest spread
          $ 16,960       4.01 %           $ 15,792       4.02 %
                                                 
Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets
              1.16 %                     1.41 %
Net interest margin
                    4.21 %                     4.28 %

(1)  Income and rates on non-taxable assets are computed on a tax equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 34%.
(2) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balance of total loans and total earning assets.

RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding changes in interest income and interest expense of the Company for the periods indicated. For each category of interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability, information is provided on changes attributable to changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by old rate); and changes in rates (change in rate multiplied by old volume). Changes in rate-volume, which cannot be separately identified, are allocated proportionately between changes in rate and changes in volume.

 
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RATE / VOLUME VARIANCE
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
         
Due to
   
Due to
 
   
Change
   
Volume
   
Rate
 
INTEREST INCOME
                   
Loans; taxable
  $ 433     $ 505       (72 )
Loans; tax-exempt (1)
    295       294       1  
Securities; taxable
    (105 )     224       (329 )
Securities; tax-exempt (1)
    (10 )     10       (20 )
Deposits in banks
    27       35       (8 )
Federal funds sold
    -       -       -  
Total Interest Income
    640       1,068       (428 )
                         
INTEREST EXPENSE
                       
NOW accounts
    238       95       143  
Money market accounts
    (56 )     (28 )     (28 )
Savings accounts
    46       44       2  
Time deposits
    (647 )     532       (1,179 )
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    (37 )     (37 )     -  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    (50 )     (190 )     140  
Capital securities of subsidiary trust
    (22 )     -       (22 )
Total Interest Expense
    (528 )     416       (944 )
Net Interest Income
  $ 1,168     $ 652     $ 516  

(1)  Income and rates on non-taxable assets are computed on a tax equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 34%.


PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
The provision for loan losses was $1.45 million for the first nine months of 2010, compared with $920,000 for the first nine months of 2009. The $530,000 increase in the provision for loan losses during the first nine months of 2010, compared to the same quarter one year earlier, was largely in response to the increase in net loans charge-offs and the increase in total loans at September 30, 2010 compared with one year earlier.

OTHER INCOME
Total other income increased by $197,000 from $3.45 million for the first nine months of 2009 to $3.65 million in the first nine months of 2010. The increase in other income was primarily due to the $553,000 gain on the sale of investments and a $213,000 increase in Wealth Management income, partially offset by a $565,000 increase in the impairment losses on pooled trust preferred securities.

Wealth Management income increased $213,000 or 26.1% from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010 primarily due to the increase in overall stock market valuations as well as the growth in new customer relationships and increased brokerage fee income.

Service charges on deposit accounts decreased $8,000 or 0.4% to $2.02 million for the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period one year earlier. Due to changes in regulations regarding customer usage of overdraft protection services, service charges on deposit accounts are projected to decline during the remainder of 2010. Whether this is a temporary change to customer preferences for overdraft protection, or a more permanent structural change, is difficult to determine at this point in time.

Other service charges, commissions and fees decreased $12,000 or 1.0% from $1.16 million during the first nine months of 2009 to $1.15 million during the first nine months of 2010. Also included in other service charges, commissions, and income is BOLI income, which was $308,000 during the first nine months of 2010 compared with $304,000 one year earlier.

OTHER EXPENSE
Total other expense increased $499,000 or 3.4% during the first nine months of 2010 compared with the first nine months of 2009. Salaries and employees’ benefits increased $532,000 or 7.22%, largely due to the $400,000 and $334,000 increase in pension and 401(k) contribution expense, respectively, related to the termination of the Company’s pension plan, as well as the impact of staffing the new branches in Bristow and Haymarket.  These were partially offset by the $324,000 decrease in the accrual for incentive plan expense.

 
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Net occupancy expense increased $384,000 or 37.9%, and furniture and equipment expense increased $123,000 or 15.2%, from the first nine months of 2009 to the first nine months of 2010. The increase in occupancy expense and furniture and equipment expense primarily reflects the increases in rent, building depreciation, and furniture and equipment depreciation associated with the opening of the Bristow and Haymarket branch offices, and the new location of the Warrenton-View Tree office, which were not in operation during a portion, in the case of Bristow, or all of the first nine months of 2009.

Marketing expense increased $4,000 or 0.9% from $493,000 for the first nine months of 2009 to $497,000 for the first nine months of 2010.  Legal, accounting and consulting expense decreased $225,000 or 21.8% in the first nine months of 2010 compared with the first nine months of 2009. The decrease of legal fees was associated with the 2009 annual meeting and contested election of directors, which was atypical, and did not reoccur in 2010. FDIC deposit insurance expense decreased 21.9% from $675,000 for the first nine months of 2009 to $527,000 for the first nine months of 2010. During the second quarter of 2009, the Bank paid a $240,000 special assessment required by the FDIC. Data processing expense decreased $148,000 or 16.3% for the first nine months of 2010 compared with the same time period in 2009 due to the conversion to a different third party service provider in July 2009.

Other operating expenses decreased $23,000 or 1.0% in the first nine months of 2010 compared with the first nine months of 2009.  The decrease was due to an approximate $129,000 reduction in shareholder relation expense, partially offset by the acceleration in the vesting of directors’ restricted stock. The decrease in shareholder relations expense is due to the absence of a contested election of directors in 2010 compared with 2009. For additional information regarding the acceleration in the vesting of directors’ restricted stock, see “Stock-Based Compensation” in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein.

INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense was $938,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 compared with $937,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The effective tax rates were 25.1% and 26.5% for the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate of 34% due to the Bank’s investment in tax-exempt loans and securities, and income from the BOLI purchases.
 
COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
Total assets were $624.4 million at September 30, 2010 compared with $568.5 million at December 31, 2009, an increase of 9.8% or $55.9 million. Approximately $39.4 million of the $55.9 million increase in total assets, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, and deposits are temporary in nature. Balance sheet categories reflecting significant changes included interest-bearing deposits in other banks, securities available for sale, deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. Each of these categories is discussed below.

INTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS IN OTHER BANKS. Interest-bearing deposits in other banks were $68.1 million at September 30, 2010, reflecting an increase of $47.5 million from December 31, 2009.  The increase in interest-bearing deposits in other banks was primarily due the deployment of funds from the growth in deposits, including the $39.4 million temporarily deposited in the Bank.

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE. Securities available for sale increased by $10.3 million or 28.1% from December 31, 2009 through September 30, 2010 due to the deployment of funds from the growth in deposits.
 
DEPOSITS. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, total deposits increased by $79.3 million or 17.0%, including the $39.4 million temporarily deposited in the Bank’s NOW account deposits, when compared with total deposits at December 31, 2009. Included in time certificates of deposit at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $46.2 million and $46.6 million, respectively, of brokered deposits as defined by the Federal Reserve.  Of the $46.2 million in brokered deposits at September 30, 2010, $29.5 million represent deposits of Bank customers, exchanged through the CDARS network.  With the CDARS program, funds are placed into certificate of deposits issued by other banks in the network, in increments of less than $250,000, to ensure both principal and interest are eligible for complete FDIC coverage.  These deposits are exchanged with other member banks on a dollar-for-dollar basis, bringing the full amount of our customers deposits back to the bank and making these funds fully available for lending in our community. The decline in the Bank’s non-interest-bearing deposits and the increase in interest-bearing deposits during the first nine months of 2010 were the result of many factors difficult to segregate and quantify, and equally difficult to use as factors for future projections. The economy, local competition, retail customer preferences, changes in seasonal cash flows by both commercial and retail customers, changes in business cash management practices by Bank customers, the relative pricing from wholesale funding sources, and the Bank’s funding needs all contributed to the change in deposit balances. The Bank projects to increase its transaction accounts and other deposits in 2011 and beyond through the expansion of its branch network, as well as by offering value-added NOW and demand deposit products, and selective rate premiums on its interest-bearing deposits.

 
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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES. Total FHLB of Atlanta advances decreased $25.0 million from December 31, 2009 to September 30, 2010 due to the early repayment of one $10.0 million advance as well as the scheduled repayment of $15.0 million due during the third quarter of 2010.

ASSET QUALITY
Non-performing assets, in most cases, consist of loans that are 90 days or more past due and for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued. Management evaluates all loans that are 90 days or more past due, as well as borrowers that have suffered financial distress, to determine if they should be placed on non-accrual status. Factors considered by management include the net realizable value of collateral, if any, and other resources of the borrower that may be available to satisfy the delinquency.

Loans are placed on non-accrual status when they have been specifically determined to be impaired or when principal or interest is delinquent for 90 days or more, unless the loans are well secured and in the process of collection. Any unpaid interest previously accrued on such loans is reversed from income. Interest income generally is not recognized on specific impaired loans unless the likelihood of further loss is remote. Interest payments received on such loans are applied as a reduction of the loan principal balance. Interest income on other non-accrual loans is recognized only to the extent of interest payments received.

Non-performing assets totaled $6.2 million or 1.00% of total assets at September 30, 2010, compared with $7.1 million or 1.24% of total assets at December 31, 2009, and $7.1 million, or 1.29% of total assets at September 30, 2009. Included in non-performing assets at September 30, 2010 were $1.3 million of non-performing pooled trust preferred bonds at market value, $2.8 million of other real estate owned and $2.1 million of non-accrual loans. Non-accrual loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.44% at September 30, 2010, as compared with 0.73% and 0.94% at December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2009, respectfully.

Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest were $ 916,000 at September 30, 2010, and $354,000 and $448,000 on December 31, 2009, and September 30, 2009, respectively. Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest at September 30, 2010 consisted of one 1-to-4 family residential loan, totaling $166,000, and two commercial loans to one business totaling $750,000.  The $750,000  obligation is subsequently in the process of being brought current and paid down to $350,000. No loss is expected on these three loans. There are no loans or securities, other than those disclosed above as either non-performing or impaired, where information known about the borrower has caused management to have serious doubts about the borrower’s ability to repay.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Bank’s past due loans:

 
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Age Analysis of Past Due Financing Receivables
(In thousands)
 
At September 30, 2010
       
   
30-59 Days Past Due
   
60-89 Days Past Due
   
Greater than 90 Days
   
Total Past Due
   
Total Loans
   
Past due as Percentage of Loans
 
Secured by real estate:
                                   
Construction
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 27,519       0.00 %
Farmland
    -       -       -       -       1,087       0.00 %
1-4 Family Residential
    1,647       959       1,150       3,756       189,020       1.99 %
Commercial Real Estate
    147       1,533       102       1,782       196,987       0.90 %
Commercial and Industrial
    339       209       873       1,421       29,338       4.84 %
Consumer
    50       116       -       166       7,535       2.20 %
Other
    -       -       -       -       14,240       0.00 %
Total
  $ 2,183     $ 2,817     $ 2,125     $ 7,125     $ 465,726       1.53 %
                                                 
                                                 
At December 31, 2009
         
   
30-59 Days Past Due
   
60-89 Days Past Due
   
Greater than 90 Days
   
Total Past Due
   
Total Loans
   
Past due as Percentage of Loans
 
Secured by real estate:
                                               
Construction
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 33,003       0.00 %
Farmland
    -       -       -       -       948       0.00 %
1-4 Family Residential
    1,978       469       432       2,879       193,709       1.49 %
Commercial Real Estate
    354       123       1,720       2,197       186,463       1.18 %
Commercial and Industrial
    781       168       764       1,713       29,286       5.85 %
Consumer
    137       30       41       208       10,390       2.00 %
Other
    -       -       -       -       14,559       0.00 %
Total
  $ 3,250     $ 790     $ 2,957     $ 6,997     $ 468,358       1.49 %
                                                 
                                                 
At September 30, 2009
         
   
30-59 Days Past Due
   
60-89 Days Past Due
   
Greater than 90 Days
   
Total Past Due
   
Total Loans
   
Past due as Percentage of Loans
 
Secured by real estate:
                                               
Construction
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 38,223       0.00 %
Farmland
    -       -       -       -       950       0.00 %
1-4 Family Residential
    2,414       521       955       3,890       187,852       2.07 %
Commercial Real Estate
    349       -       2,067       2,416       183,431       1.32 %
Commercial and Industrial
    1,381       59       964       2,404       37,954       6.33 %
Consumer
    315       34       134       483       11,632       4.15 %
Other
    -       -       -       -       776       0.00 %
Total
  $ 4,459     $ 614     $ 4,120     $ 9,193     $ 460,818       1.99 %

The total allowance for loan losses was $5.7 million or 1.23% of total loans at September 30, 2010 compared with $5.5 million or 1.17% of loans at December 31, 2009 and $5.2 million or 1.13% of loans at September 30, 2009.  Management’s decision to increase the total allowance since December 31, 2009 reflects the increase in net loan charge-offs partially offset by the decrease in non-accrual loans, the decrease in impaired loans, the lack of loan growth and the relative stabilization of past-due loans over the last nine months.

At September 30, 2010, no concentration of loans to commercial borrowers engaged in similar activities exceeded 10% of total loans. The largest industry concentration at September 30, 2010 was approximately 5.1% of loans to the hospitality industry (hotels, motels, inns, etc.).  For more information regarding the Bank’s concentration of loans collateralized by real estate, please refer to the discussion under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 entitled "The Company has a high concentration of loans secured by both residential and commercial real estate and a downturn in either or both markets, for any reason, may continue to increase the Company’s credit losses, which would negatively affect our financial results."

Based on regulatory guidelines, the Bank is required to monitor the commercial investment real estate loan portfolio for: (a) concentrations above 100% of Tier 1 capital and loan loss reserve for construction and land loans and (b) 300% for permanent investor real estate loans. As of September 30, 2010, construction and land loans were $28.5 million or 52.0% of the concentration limit. Commercial real estate loans, including construction and land loans, were $123.7 million or 225.5% of the concentration level.

Potential Problem Loans: For additional information regarding non-performing assets and potential loan problems, see “Allowance for Loan Losses” in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein.

 
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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
As of September 30, 2010, there have been no other material changes outside the ordinary course of business to the contractual obligations disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
During the third quarter of 2010, the Company entered into an off-balance sheet cash flow swap for the purpose of offsetting the interest rate volatility of the Company’s $4 million Floating Rate Capital Security issued by its subsidiary trust. See “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” in Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on this off-balance sheet cash flow swap. There have been no other material changes to the off-balance sheet arrangements disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

CAPITAL
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can trigger certain mandatory and discretionary actions by regulators that could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s and the Bank’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of Total and Tier 1 Capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations), and of Tier 1 Capital to average assets (as defined in the regulations). Management believes, as of September 30, 2010, that the Company and the Bank more than satisfy all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
 
At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company exceeded its regulatory capital ratios, as set forth in the following table:

RISK BASED CAPITAL RATIOS
(Dollars in Thousands)

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Tier 1 Capital:
           
Shareholders' Equity
  $ 44,109     $ 42,639  
Plus: Unrealized loss on securities available for sale/FAS 158, net
    1,437       1,919  
Less: Unrealized loss on equity securities, net
    (3 )     (4 )
Plus: Accumulated net losses on cash flow hedges
    171       -  
Plus: Company-obligated madatorily
               
redeemable capital securities
    4,000       4,000  
Total Tier 1 Capital
    49,714       48,554  
                 
Tier 2 Capital:
               
Allowable Allowance for Loan Losses
    5,604       5,482  
                 
Total Capital:
    55,318       54,036  
                 
Risk Weighted Assets:
  $ 448,189     $ 442,658  
                 
Regulatory Capital Ratios:
               
Leverage Ratio
    8.51 %     8.68 %
Tier 1 to Risk Weighted Assets
    11.09 %     10.97 %
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets
    12.34 %     12.21 %
 
 
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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Shareholders’ equity totaled $44.1 million at September 30, 2010 compared with $42.6 million at December 31, 2009 and $42.6 million at September 30, 2009. The Company initiated an open market stock buyback program in 1998, but did not repurchase any shares during the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, respectively. On September 16, 2010, the Company declared the fourth quarter 2010 dividend of $0.12 per share for shareholders of record on December 17, 2010. The fourth quarter dividend, to be paid on January 2, 2011, represents a 40% reduction compared to the $0.20 dividend paid for the third quarter of 2010. The amount of equity and dividend policy reflects the board’s and management’s desire to increase shareholders’ total return on equity while maintaining a strong capital base.

Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss decreased to an unrealized loss net of tax benefit of $1.6 million at September 30, 2010 compared with $1.9 million at December 31, 2009.  The decline in the magnitude of the accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily attributable to the realization of an other-than temporary impairment loss of $978,000 during 2010 on pooled trust preferred investment securities held available for sale.
As discussed in “Company-obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Securities” in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein, during 2006, the Company established a subsidiary trust that issued $4.0 million of capital securities as part of a separate pooled trust preferred security offering with other financial institutions. Under applicable regulatory guidelines, the capital securities are treated as Tier 1 capital for purposes of the Federal Reserve’s capital guidelines for bank holding companies, as long as the capital securities and all other cumulative preferred securities of the Company together do not exceed 25% of Tier 1 capital. As discussed above under “Capital,” banking regulations have established minimum capital requirements for financial institutions, including risk-based capital ratios and leverage ratios. As of September 30, 2010, the appropriate regulatory authorities have categorized the Company and the Bank as “well capitalized.”
The primary sources of funds are deposits, repayment of loans, maturities of investments, funds provided from operations, federal funds lines of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and other banks, and advances from the FHLB of Atlanta. While scheduled repayments of loans and maturities of investment securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan repayments are greatly influenced by the general level of interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Bank uses its sources of funds to fund existing and future loan commitments, to fund maturing certificates of deposit and demand deposit withdrawals, to invest in other interest-earning assets, to maintain liquidity, and to meet operating expenses. Management monitors projected liquidity needs and determines the desirable funding level based in part on the Bank’s commitments to make loans and management’s assessment of the Bank’s ability to generate funds. Management is not aware of any market or institutional trends, events or uncertainties that are expected to have a material effect on the liquidity, capital resources or operations of the Company or the Bank. Nor is management aware of any current recommendations by regulatory authorities that would have a material effect on liquidity, capital resources or operations. The Bank’s internal sources of such liquidity are deposits, loan and investment repayments, and securities available for sale. The Bank’s primary external sources of liquidity are federal funds lines of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and other banks and advances from the FHLB of Atlanta.

Cash and amounts due from depository institutions, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, and federal funds sold totaled $73.8 million at September 30, 2010 compared with $26.2 million at December 31, 2009. Of the $73.8 million at September 30, 2010, approximately $39.4 million is of a temporary nature. These assets, net of the temporary $39.4 million, total $34.4 million, and provide a primary source of liquidity for the Bank. In addition, management has designated the entire investment portfolio as available of sale, of which approximately $8.5 million was unpledged and readily salable at September 30, 2010. Furthermore, the Bank has a line of credit with the FHLB of Atlanta with a borrowing limit of approximately $124.6 million at September 30, 2010 to provide additional sources of liquidity, as well as available federal funds purchased lines of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and various other commercial banks totaling approximately $60.0 million. At September 30, 2010, $25.0 million of the FHLB of Atlanta line of credit and none of federal funds purchased lines of credit were in use.

 
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Management is not aware of any market or institutional trends, events or uncertainties that are expected to have a material effect on the liquidity, capital resources or operation of the Company or the Bank. Nor is management aware of any current recommendations by regulatory authorities that would have a material effect on liquidity, capital resources or operations.

The following table sets forth information relating to the Company’s sources of liquidity and the outstanding commitments for use of liquidity at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The liquidity coverage ratio is derived by dividing the total sources of liquidity by the outstanding commitments for use of liquidity.

LIQUIDITY SOURCES AND USES
(Dollars in Thousands)

   
September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Total
   
In Use
   
Available
   
Total
   
In Use
   
Available
 
Sources:
                                   
Federal funds borrowing lines of credit
  $ 60,013     $ -     $ 60,013     $ 72,563     $ -     $ 72,563  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    124,636       25,000       99,636       108,310       50,000       58,310  
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in other banks, excluding requirements
                    57,688                       13,617  
Securities, available for sale and unpledged at fair value
                    8,515                       10,730  
Total short-term funding sources
                  $ 225,852                     $ 155,220  
                                                 
Uses:
                                               
Unfunded loan commitments and lending lines of credit
                  $ 67,972                     $ 71,523  
Letters of credit
                    5,164                       8,585  
Total potential short-term funding uses
                  $ 73,136                     $ 80,108  
                                                 
Ratio of short-term funding sources to potential short-term funding uses
                    308.8 %                     193.8 %

Included in federal funds sold and deposits in other banks is approximately $39.4 million that is of a temporary nature. Excluding this $39 million, total short-term funding sources would be approximately $186.5 million, and the ratio of short-term funding sources to potential short-term funding uses would be approximately 255%.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

The consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes presented elsewhere in this document have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time and due to inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all the assets and liabilities of the Company and the Bank are monetary in nature. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of operations. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on our performance than inflation does. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

I T EM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

An important component of both earnings performance and liquidity is management of interest rate sensitivity. Interest rate sensitivity reflects the potential effect on net interest income and economic value of equity from a change in market interest rates. The Bank is subject to interest rate sensitivity to the degree that its interest-earning assets mature or reprice at different time intervals than its interest-bearing liabilities. However, the Bank is not subject to the other major categories of market risk such as foreign currency exchange rate risk or commodity price risk. The Bank uses a number of tools to manage its interest rate risk, including simulating net interest income under various scenarios, monitoring the present value change in equity under the same scenarios, and monitoring the difference or gap between rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities over various time periods. Management believes that rate risk is best measured by simulation modeling.

 
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There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures made in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

IT EM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures at the end of the period covered by this report was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the management of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc., including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. Based on such an evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of such period.

As of September 30, 2010, management has assessed the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment, management determined that it maintained effective internal control over the financial reporting as of September 30, 2010, based on those criteria, and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer can provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, has issued an audit report on the Company’s effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. The auditor’s report is incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 in Item 8 under the heading “Report of Independent Public Accounting Firm.”

No changes were made in management’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, Management’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

IT EM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no pending or threatened legal proceedings to which the Company or the Bank is a party or to which the property of either the Company or the Bank is subject to that, in the opinion of management, may materially impact the financial condition of either the Company or the Bank.
 
I TEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors faced by the Company from those disclosed in Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

IT EM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None. On January 21, 2010, the Board authorized the Company to repurchase up to 107,840 shares (3% of common stock outstanding on January 1, 2010) beginning January 1, 2010. No shares were repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

IT EM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 
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None

I TEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)

 
I TEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

On August 5, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted amendments to the Company’s By-laws. A description of the amendments was included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2010.  A copy of the Company’s By-laws, as amended and restated, was filed as Exhibit 3.2 to such Form 10-Q.

On October 21, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted amendments to the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”).  The amendments were made to clarify certain provisions in the SERP due to the Company’s termination of its defined benefit pension plan effective December 31, 2009.  Other non-material changes were made to the SERP for purposes of improving clarity or consistency.  A copy of the SERP, as amended and restated, is filed as Exhibit 10.15 to this report, and a copy of the form of participant agreement with respect to the SERP is files as Exhibit 10.15.1 to this report.

ITE M 6. EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.1
 
Articles of Incorporation of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc., as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K filed March 15, 2010.
     
3.2
 
Bylaws of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc., as amended and restated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2010.
     
 
Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated October 21, 2010.
     
 
Form of Participation Agreement for Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.
     
 
Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
     
 
Certification of CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
     
 
Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
     
 
Certification of CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

SI GNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.
(Registrant)

/s/ Randy K. Ferrell
Randy K. Ferrell
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 8, 2010

/s/ Eric P. Graap
Eric P. Graap
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Dated: November 8, 2010
 
 
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Exhibit 10.15

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

(As Amended and Restated Effective October 21, 2010)

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I

Definition of Terms

   
Page
1.1
Accrued Benefit
1
1.2
Act
1
1.3
Active Participant
1
1.4
Actuarial Equivalent or Actuarial Value
1
1.5
Administrator
2
1.6
Affiliate
2
1.7
Annuity Starting Date
2
1.8
Average Compensation
2
1.9
Beneficiary
2
1.10
Benefit Service
2
1.11
Board
2
1.12
Change in Control
2
1.13
Code
3
1.14
Continuous Service
3
1.15
Committee
3
1.16
Compensation
3
1.17
Death Benefit
4
1.18
Defined Contribution Plan
4
1.19
Defined Benefit Plan
4
1.20
Disability or Disabled
4
1.21
Effective Date
4
1.22
Eligible Employee
4
1.23
Employee
5
1.24
Employer
5
1.25
Inactive Participant
5
1.26
Normal Retirement Age
5
1.27
Participant
5
1.28
Plan
6
1.29
Plan Year
6
1.30
Rabbi Trust
6
1.31
Retirement or Retired
6
1.32
Vesting Service
6
     
 
ARTICLE II
 
 
Eligibility and Participation
 
     
2.1
Eligibility and Participation
6
2.2
Length of Participation
6

 
 

 

 
ARTICLE III
 
 
Funding
 
     
3.1
Plan Is Unfunded
6
3.2
Plan Costs and Expenses
6
3.3
No Interest or Right Other Than Plan Benefit
7
3.4
Use of Rabbi Trust Permitted
7
     
 
ARTICLE IV
 
 
Determination of Accrued Benefit
 
     
4.1
Accrued Benefit
7
4.2
No Duplication of Benefits
11
     
  ARTICLE V  
 
Determination of Accrued Benefit
 
     
5.1
Normal Retirement Date
12
5.2
Delayed Retirement Date
12
5.3
Early Retirement Date
12
5.4
Disability Retirement Date
12
     
 
ARTICLE VI
 
 
Vesting and Forfeiture of Benefits
 
     
6.1
General Vesting and Forfeiture Rules
12
6.2
Forfeiture in Other Cases
13
6.3
No Reduction in Certain Vested Accrued Benefits by Reason of Re-Employment
15
6.4
Vesting upon Change in Control
15
     
 
ARTICLE VII
 
 
Death Benefits
 
     
7.1
Death after Annuity Starting Date
16
7.2
Death before Annuity Starting Date
16
7.3
Death Benefit
16
7.4
Beneficiary Designation
17
     
 
ARTICLE VIII
 
 
Payment of Benefits
 
     
8.1
Time of Payment
18
8.2
Form and Amount of Accrued Benefit Payment
18
8.3
Form and Amount of Death Benefit Payment
19
8.4
Cashout of Benefit
19
8.5
Suspension or Deferral of Benefits upon Re-Employment
19

 
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8.6
Benefit Determination and Payment Procedure
20
8.7
Claims Procedure
20
8.8
Payments to Minors and Incompetents
25
8.9
Distribution of Benefit When Participant Cannot Be Located
25
8.10
Minimum Amount Paid Monthly
25
8.11
Limitations on Benefits
25
     
 
ARTICLE IX
 
 
Fiduciaries
 
     
9.1
Named Fiduciaries and Duties and Responsibilities
26
9.2
Limitation of Duties and Responsibilities of Named Fiduciaries
27
9.3
Service by Named Fiduciaries in More Than One Capacity
27
9.4
Allocation or Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities by Named Fiduciaries
27
9.5
Assistance and Consultation
27
9.6
Indemnification
27
     
 
ARTICLE XIII
 
 
Plan Administration
 
     
10.1
Appointment of Plan Administrator
27
10.2
Corporation as Plan Administrator
28
10.3
Duties and Responsibilities of Plan Administrator
28
10.4
Availability to Plan Administrator of Records
28
10.5
No Action by Plan Administrator with Respect to Own Benefit
28
10.6
Limitations on Plan Administrator’s Discretion
28
10.7
Makeup of Administrative Committee
29
10.8
Power and Authority of Administrative Committee
29
10.9
No Action by Administrative Member with Respect to Own Benefit
29
10.10
Action by Administrative Committee by Majority Vote
29
10.11
Provision to Administrative Committee of Necessary Information
29
10.12
Limitation on Powers and Authority of Administrative Committee
29
     
 
ARTICLE XIV
 
 
Amendment and Termination of Plan
 
     
11.1
Amendment and Termination
29
11.2
Termination Events with Respect to Employers Other Than the Corporation
30
11.3
Effect of Employer Merger, Consolidation or Liquidation
31
     
 
ARTICLE XV
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
     
12.1
Headings
31
12.2
Gender and Number
31
12.3
Governing Law
31
12.4
Employment Rights
31

 
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12.5
Conclusiveness of Employer Records
31
12.6
Right to Require Information and Reliance Thereon
31
12.7
Alienation and Assignment
32
12.8
Notices and Elections
32
12.9
Delegation of Authority
32
12.10
Service of Process
32
12.11
Construction
32
12.12
Compliance with Code Section 409A
32
 
 
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Amended and Restated Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan


THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN, originally effective January 1, 2005, is adopted effective October 21, 2010, by Fauquier Bankshares, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Corporation”), for itself and for other participating employers who may participate in the Plan as provided herein (collectively or individually hereinafter called the “Employer”).


WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Corporation maintains the Plan to provide certain nonqualified retirement benefits for such of its employees and those of its participating subsidiaries as its Board of Directors (or any authorized committee thereof) determines; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation deems it desirable to amend and restate the terms and conditions for accrual, vesting and payment of such nonqualified retirement benefits in this Plan, given the changes to the Corporation’s qualified retirement plans in 2009 and 2010.

WHEREAS, the Corporation by due corporate action has approved and authorized the execution of this Plan;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, this amended and restated Plan provides as follows:


ARTICLE 1
Definition of Terms

The following words and terms as used herein shall have the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context:

1.1            Accrued Benefit .  That benefit determined under the provisions of paragraph 4.1 to which a Participant is entitled.

1.2            Act .   The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.

1.3            Active Participant .   A Participant who (i) is an Eligible Employee or (ii) Retired on Disability Retirement, is still   Disabled and is not receiving benefit payments from the Plan.

1.4            Actuarial Equivalent or Actuarial Value .   An amount or benefit of equivalent value to another benefit or amount, based on the form(s) (which term is intended to include the time(s)) of payment involved and based on such interest factor(s) and mortality table(s) as the Committee determines for such purpose from time to time or, if the Committee does not specify an interest factor or mortality table, based on interest at an assumed rate of six percent (6%), compounded annually, and the 1984 Unisex Pension Table.

 
 

 

1.5            Administrator .  The   Plan Administrator provided for in ARTICLE X   hereof.

1.6            Affiliate .  Any corporation or business organization that is under common control with the Corporation (as described in Section 414(b) and (c) of the Code, except as   provided pursuant to guidance issued under Section 409A(d)(6) of the Code).

1.7            Annuity Starting Date .   The first day of the first period for which a benefit is paid as an annuity or in any other form (as opposed to the actual date of payment).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Annuity Starting Date shall not be considered delayed because actual benefit payment is delayed for reasonable administrative reasons as long as all benefits due are actually made.  Further, the Administrator may consider the Annuity Starting Date delayed for notice, election and consent purposes but not for payment purposes (which means that payment may be made retroactively to the Annuity Starting Date once the notice, election and consent requirements are satisfied).

1.8            Average Compensation . The average of an Employee’s Compensation for the five (5) consecutive Plan Years (or all consecutive Plan Years if there are not five (5)) during which he had Compensation and was credited with a year of Benefit Service and which produce the highest average, computed as of the end of any Plan Year during the ten (10) Plan Years immediately preceding the date as of which his Accrued Benefit or Death Benefit is being determined.  If a Participant does not have a Plan Year for which he is credited with a full year of Benefit Service, his Average Compensation shall be his annual rate of Compensation at the date he last is an Eligible Employee.

1.9            Beneficiary .   The   person or persons designated by a Participant or otherwise entitled pursuant to paragraph 7.4 to receive benefits under the Plan attributable to such Participant after the death of such Participant.

1.10          Benefit Service .   Continuous Service credited during or before the Participant last was an Eligible Employee.  The Board may, however, grant deemed service credit for any Participant for one or more Benefit Service purposes on such basis as it considers advisable.

1.11          Board .   The present and any succeeding Board of Directors of the Corporation, unless such term is used with respect to a particular Employer and its Employees, in which event it shall mean the present and any succeeding Board of Directors of that Employer. Any Compensation Committee or other committee of the Board may act on the Board’s behalf in any matter pertaining to the Plan where such committee is duly empowered to do so.

1.12          Change in Control .   The occurrence of either of the following:

(i)             Any person, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (but excluding any group of which the Participant in question is a member), becomes the owner or beneficial owner of securities of the Corporation or its subsidiary The Fauquier Bank, a Virginia banking corporation (the “Bank”), having 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Corporation or Bank securities that may be cast for the election of the Corporation or Bank directors other than a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Corporation or Bank, as long as the majority of the Board of the Corporation approving the purchases is a majority at the time the purchases are made, or


 
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(ii)           As the direct or indirect result of, or in connection with, a tender or exchange offer, a merger or other   business combination, a sale of assets, contested election, or any combination of these events, the persons who were directors of the Corporation or Bank before such events cease to constitute a majority of the Corporation’s or Bank’s Board, or any successor’s board, within two years of the last of such transactions.

1.13          Code .  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as   amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.

1.14          Continuous Service .  The uninterrupted service as an Employee of the Employer (but not of any Affiliate which is not a participating Employer), including such time as the Employee may be absent on leave of absence granted by the Employer.  The following rules shall apply in determining Continuous Service:

(i)            A temporary absence from work of less than thirty (30) days without a leave of absence granted by the Employer shall not be considered a break in continuous employment for this purpose, but any greater period of such unauthorized absence shall be considered a break in employment;

(ii)           Continuous Service shall be measured in years and months completed;

(iii)           For purposes hereof a “leave of absence” shall mean a paid or unpaid absence authorized by the Employer without loss of employment status or rights, including but not limited to, absence on account of injury, illness, Disability in the case of a Participant who Retires on Disability Retirement, vacation or service in the Armed Forces of the United States provided in the case of service in the Armed Forces of the United States the Employee returns to the employment of the Employer within the period during which his re-employment rights as a veteran are protected by law; and

(iv)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee’s Continuous Service prior to the time he last commenced Continuous Service shall be disregarded for all purposes under the Plan unless otherwise determined by the Board.

1.15          Committee .  The Administrative Committee provided for in ARTICLE X hereof.

1.16          Compensation .  An Employee’s total base salary and wages (including guaranteed commissions), and also includes incentive pay received by or made available to him in cash or by cash substitution from equity stock at the employee’s request.  Compensation shall be determined for each Employee prior to any withholding or deductions and prior to any reduction for employee elective contributions to a cafeteria or flexible benefits plan described in Section 125 of the Code, a program to provide a qualified transportation fringe benefit described in Section 132(f) of the Code or a qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in Section 401(k) of the Code.  Compensation shall exclude such items of compensation as expense reimbursement and allowances, amounts contributed for the Employee pursuant to and benefits under the Plan or any other employee benefit plan or program of the Employer, or any other similar fringe benefit or extraordinary remuneration. For purposes of determining the Accrued Benefit or Death Benefit of a Participant who retires on Disability Retirement, such Participant shall be deemed to have received Compensation at his most recent actual or equivalent hourly rate in effect prior to his becoming Disabled during periods for which he is considered to be Disabled.

 
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1.17          Death Benefit .  That benefit determined under the provisions of paragraph 7.3 to which a Participant’s Beneficiary is entitled.

1.18          Defined Contribution Plan .  The Virginia Bankers Association Master Defined Contribution Plan for The Fauquier Bank, a defined contribution pension plan maintained by The Fauquier Bank, or any transferee or successor defined contribution plan thereto.

1.19          Defined Benefit Plan .  The Virginia Bankers Association Master Defined Benefit Pension Plan for The Fauquier Bank, a defined benefit pension plan maintained by The Fauquier Bank, or any transferee or successor pension plan thereto.  The Defined Benefit Plan was terminated effective December 31, 2009.

1.20          Disability or Disabled .   That disability or state of being disabled described in paragraph 5.4.

1.21          Effective Date .

(i)             The Effective Date of the amended and restated Plan is October 21, 2010.  The original Effective Date was January 1, 2005.

(ii)            With respect to any employer becoming an Affiliate as of a date after the Effective Date of the Plan, the Effective Date of the Plan as to such Employer is the date such employer becomes an Affiliate (unless or to the extent otherwise specified by resolution of the Board or in a merger or acquisition agreement or plan approved by the Board or in any applicable asset transfer, plan merger or consolidation or adoption agreement).

The Administrator shall maintain a list of the Effective Dates of participation of all Employers participating in the Plan.

1.22          Eligible Employee .  An Employee who is employed by the Employer and who is designated by the Board as all Eligible Employees (either by name or position) for the purpose of determining Participants in the Plan.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a person who is designated as an Eligible Employee shall be deemed to be an Eligible Employee for purposes of determining his Benefit Service and Vesting Service since his last date of hire as an Employee.  The Board may, however, designate that a person shall be considered to be an Eligible Employee for purposes of determining his Benefit Service and/or Vesting Service since a date which is before or after his last date of hire as an Employee. If a person is designated as an Eligible Employee, the Board may terminate such designation prospectively at any time.

 
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1.23          Employee .  Any person who is or shall be regularly employed by the Employer on a permanent full-time basis (including an officer, but not including a director who is not an officer or who is not so employed), but in any event excluding any person who is or shall be employed for a definite temporary period or purpose. A full-time employee for the purpose of this Plan is one who is employed for more than thirty (30) hours per week and more than five (5) months per year.

1.24          Employer .

(a)           The Corporation and each Affiliate (but only while the entity is an Affiliate unless or to the extent otherwise specified by resolution of the Board or in a merger or acquisition agreement or plan approved by the Board or in any applicable asset transfer, plan merger or consolidation or adoption agreement), collectively unless the context otherwise indicates; and with respect to any Employee, any one or more of such Employers by which he is at any time employed (unless or to the extent otherwise specified by resolution of the Board or in a merger or acquisition agreement or plan approved by the Board or in any applicable asset transfer, plan merger or consolidation or adoption agreement).

(b)           For purposes of determining Compensation and Continuous Service with any business entity, or predecessor thereto, which is merged into an Employer, or a predecessor thereto, or all or substantially all the assets or the operating assets are acquired by an Employer, or a predecessor thereto, compensation from and service with such business entity and predecessor thereto shall be treated as compensation from and service with an Employer to the extent provided by resolution of the Board or in any corporate or plan merger, consolidation or asset transfer agreement or any adoption agreement approved by the Board.

1.25          Inactive Participant .  A Participant who is not an Active Participant.

1.26          Normal Retirement Age .  The later of:

(i)             The age of sixty-five (65), or

(ii)            If the Participant last became an Employee on or after his attainment of the age of sixty (60), the first day of the calendar month of the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s last becoming an Employee.

1.27          Participant .  An Eligible Employee selected to participate in the Plan for so long as he is considered a Participant as provided in ARTICLE II hereof.  Participants are either Active Participants or Inactive Participants depending on their status.

 
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1.28          Plan .  The Plan as contained herein or duly amended which shall be known as the “Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan”.

1.29          Plan Year .  A year commencing upon the first day of January of each year.

1.30          Rabbi Trust .  A trust fund described in Paragraph 3.4 that may be established or maintained for the Plan.

1.31          Retirement or Retired .  The retirement from the employment of the Employer or the state of being retired described in ARTICLE V.

1.32          Vesting Service .  Continuous Service credited during or before the Participant last was an Eligible Employee.  The Board may, however, grant deemed service credit for any Participant for one or more Vesting Service purposes on such basis as it considers advisable.


ARTICLE II
Eligibility and Participation

2.1            Eligibility and Participation .  All eligible employees will automatically be participants in the Plan.  An eligible employee is any individual who is a member of a select management group of the Employer who makes elective contributions to the Bank’s 401(k) plan at a level sufficient to receive the full employer matching contribution, and who is designated by the Board as a Plan participant.

2.2            Length of Participation .  Any Employee who becomes a Participant shall remain a Participant for so long as he or his Beneficiary is entitled to future benefits under the terms of the Plan.


ARTICLE III
Funding

3.1            Plan Is Unfunded .  The Employer’s obligation to pay benefits under the Plan is unfunded and all benefit payments under the Plan shall be made from the general assets by the Employer. Each Participant, his Beneficiary and any other person having or claiming a right to payment hereunder or to any interest under this Plan shall rely solely on the unsecured promise of the Employer to make payments due hereunder. Each Participant, his Beneficiary, and any other person having or claiming a right to payments under the Plan shall have the right to enforce such claim against the Employer in the same manner as an unsecured creditor of the Employer. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to create a trust of any kind.

3.2            Plan Costs and Expenses .  All costs of benefits under and expenses of the Plan, including reasonable legal, accounting, and other fees and expenses incurred in the establishment, amendment, administration and termination of the Plan and the compensation of the fiduciaries of the Plan to the extent provided under the Plan, shall be paid by the Employer in such manner and proportions as the Corporation shall determine.

 
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3.3            No Interest or Right Other than Plan Benefit .  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to give any Participant or Beneficiary any interest in any specific part of the assets of the Employer or any legal or equitable rights other than his right to receive benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

3.4            Use of Rabbi Trust Permitted .

(a)            Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, elect to establish, and cause each Participating Employer to fund, a Rabbi Trust for the purpose of providing benefits under the Plan.  Any Rabbi Trust shall not contain provisions which allow its assets to be located outside of the United States in violation of Section 409A(b)(1) of the Code or which provide that its assets will be restricted to the provision of Plan benefits in connection with a change in the Employer’s financial health or which otherwise makes its assets so restricted as described in Section 409A(b)(2)(A) or (B) of the Code.

(b)            The Employers acknowledge that any Rabbi Trust, if established, will be established by the Corporation for the benefit of all participating Employers (unless the trust agreement otherwise provides), that being a participating Employer in the Plan automatically makes the Employer an Employer for purposes of any Rabbi Trust (unless the trust agreement otherwise provides), that any trust agreement may be amended by appropriate action of the Corporation (without any action required by the other participating Employers), and that no Participant shall have any interest (whether equitable, legal or otherwise) in the assets held pursuant to any Rabbi Trust.

(c)            The undertaking to pay benefits hereunder shall be an unfunded obligation payable solely from the general assets of the Employer and, subject to the claims of the Employer’s creditors, from each Employer’s portion of any Rabbi Trust.


ARTICLE IV
Determination of Accrued Benefit

4.1            Accrued Benefit .

(a)            The Accrued Benefit of a Participant shall be an amount, expressed in the form of a term certain annuity with no life contingencies payable monthly for one hundred eighty (180) months, commencing upon his Normal Retirement Date or as otherwise provided in this paragraph, and equal to the amount determined under the Benefit Formula, calculated as follows:

(i)            A Participant who retires on his Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to his Accrued Benefit calculated to his Normal Retirement Date.


 
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(ii)            A Participant whose employment with the Employer terminates after his Normal Retirement Date due to Retirement shall be entitled to an Accrued Benefit commencing on his Delayed Retirement Date and equal to his Accrued Benefit calculated to his Delayed Retirement Date.

(iii)           A Participant who retires on his Early Retirement Date shall be entitled to his Accrued Benefit calculated to his Normal Retirement Date based on Average Compensation and applicable offsets determined as of his Early Retirement Date, and then credited pro-rata by the Service Fraction, as defined in subparagraph 4.1(b)(v).

(iv)           A Participant who retires on his Disability Retirement Date shall be entitled to his Accrued Benefit calculated to the earlier of:

(A)           The date as of which his Accrued Benefit commences to be paid,

(B)           The date he ceases to be Disabled, unless he returns to the employment of the Employer within thirty (30) days after he ceases to be Disabled, in which case his Accrued Benefit shall be determined under the other applicable clause of this paragraph at his subsequent termination of employment with the Employer, or

(C)           His Normal Retirement Date.

(v)           The Accrued Benefit of each other Participant shall be calculated on the basis of his Average Compensation and, where applicable, Benefit Service as of the date on which he ceases to be an Eligible Employee.

(b)           For purposes hereof, the following terms have the following meanings:

(i)           “Benefit Formula” is one-twelfth (1/12) of the product obtained by multiplying the Participant’s Service Fraction by the excess of (A) over (B) below:

(A)           The product obtained by multiplying (I) seventy percent (70%), reduced by seven percent (7%) for each of his projected years and months of Benefit Service to his Normal Retirement Date less than ten (10) (or if he has reached his Normal Retirement Date, reduced by seven percent (7%) for each of his actual years and months of Benefit Service less than ten (10)), and (II) the Participant’s Average Compensation, over

(B)           The sum of the following amounts:

 
(I)
The Participant’s Defined Benefit Accrued Benefit,
 
(II)
The Participant’s Defined Contribution Offset Amount, and
 
(III)
The Participant’s Primary Social Security Benefit.

 
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(ii)           A Participant’s “Defined Benefit Accrued Benefit” means the accrued benefit payable annually as a life annuity commencing at age 65 (whether or not payments have actually begun) under the Defined Benefit Plan as of December 31, 2009, the date the Defined Benefit Plan was terminated, regardless of the form of payment selected by the Participant or the date of distribution of the Defined Benefit Plan’s assets pursuant to the termination.

(iii)           A Participant’s “Defined Contribution Offset Amount” means the annual amount payable for the Participant’s lifetime, commencing on the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date (or if his employment with the Employer terminates after his Normal Retirement Date, commencing on the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following his cessation of employment) on account of the Participant’s “deemed balance” in the Defined Contribution Plan held in his “Employer Account” (which is intended to exclude any balance attributable to the Participant’s after-tax, before-tax or rollover contributions). The Defined Contribution Offset Amount shall be calculated assuming the following:

(A)          The “deemed balance” consists of:

 
(I)
The Participant’s balance, if any, in his Employer Account as of December 31, 2004 (calculated to include any Employer contributions allocated as of a date on or before December 31, 2004 but not actually contributed to the Defined Contribution Plan until after December 31, 2004);

 
(II)
The amount of any Employee basic contribution plus any Employer contributions allocated or deemed allocated as provided in clause (iii)(B) of this subparagraph to the Defined Contribution Plan as of a date after December 31, 2004 (with such contributions being considered held in the Defined Contribution Plan from the last day of the plan year for which contributed or deemed considered contributed as provided in clause (iii)(B) of this subparagraph even if contributed before or after such last day);

 
(III)
If the determination is made prior to the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, the amount of any Employer basic contribution plus any Employer contributions that would be credited or deemed credited as provided in clause (iii)(B) of this subparagraph annually through his Normal Retirement Date in the same amount as for the Participant’s last full year of participation in the Defined Contribution Plan (with such contributions being considered held in the Defined Contribution Plan from the last day of the plan year for which deemed contributed); and

 
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(IV)
An assumed increase in the amounts provided for in (I), (II) and (III) above at the DCP Interest Rate compounded annually until the Participant would reach his Normal Retirement Date (or if his employment with the Employer terminates after his Normal Retirement Date, through the last day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following his cessation of employment).

(B)           Where any Employer contributions referred to in clause (A) above are matching contributions, it will be assumed that the Participant received the maximum matching contribution available under the Defined Contribution Plan (sometimes referred as deemed contributions, allocations or credits) based on his compensation for the plan year and determined without regard to any suspension from participation and regardless of his actual employee contributions.

(C)           The Participant’s “deemed balance” is converted to the annual amount of Defined Contribution Offset Amount payable as a life annuity at age 65 by dividing it by an actuarial adjustment factor derived from the factors used to determined Actuarial Equivalents.

(D)           The “DCP Interest Rate” is seven percent (7%), compounded annually, provided that the Committee may determine a different interest rate or rates for this purpose at any time or from time to time on a prospective basis.

(iv)           A Participant’s “Primary Social Security Benefit” means the annual income to which the Participant is entitled at his Normal Retirement Date under the provisions of the Federal Social Security Act as in effect on the first day of the calendar year in which he reaches his Normal Retirement Date.  If a Participant does not qualify for, or loses, Social Security benefits to which he is entitled under the Federal Social Security Act because of failure to make application therefor, or entering into covered employment, such Social Security benefits shall nevertheless be considered, for purposes of the Plan, as being received by such Participant.

(A)           The Primary Social Security Benefit with respect to any Participant shall be established by the Administrator on the basis of such evidence as may be available and reasonable assumptions based thereon. In case of a Participant’s retirement or severance of employment before his Normal Retirement Date, the Primary Social Security Benefit to which he would be entitled at his Normal Retirement Date shall be computed assuming (I) that there will be no change in the Federal Social Security Act between the time of the Participant’s retirement or severance of employment and his attainment of his Normal Retirement Date and (II) that he will continue to receive Compensation at the same rate as at his retirement or severance of employment until age sixty-five (65), which Compensation would be considered as wages for purposes of the Federal Social Security Act.

 
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(B)           In determining a Participant’s Primary Social Security Benefit, the Participant’s estimated compensation, as determined by the Administrator, may be used for all years before retirement or separation from the service of the Employer or alternatively for all years before employment by the Employer. For purposes hereof, a Participant’s “estimated compensation” shall be determined by applying a salary scale, projected backwards, to his annual rate of Compensation at separation or retirement or alternatively at date of hire by the Employer. The salary scale shall be the actual change in the average wages from year to year as determined by the Social Security Administration.

(v)           A Participant’s “Service Fraction” is determined as follows.

(A)           Where the determination is made as of a date before his Normal Retirement Date, a fraction (not to exceed one) determined at the end of the most recent month (which may be the current month) in which he is credited with a month of Benefit Service, the numerator of which is his years and months of Benefit Service as of the time such determination is made, and the denominator of which is the number of years and months of Benefit Service (including those in the numerator) with which he would be credited if he remains an Eligible Employee accumulating one month of Benefit Service during each month from such time until his Normal Retirement Date, or

(B)           Where the determination is made as of a date on or after his Normal Retirement Date, one (1).

(C)           Notwithstanding subparagraph (v)(A) above, in the case where a Participant retires at the request of the Bank with at least ten (10) years of Benefit Service, the Service Fraction will be one (1).

(D)           Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this subparagraph 4.1(b)(v), if a Change in Control occurs while the Participant is an Active Participant, his Service Fraction shall be deemed to be one (1).

4.2            No Duplication of Benefits .  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the total Accrued Benefit (including any Death Benefit derived from a calculation of the Accrued Benefit) which may be earned by any Participant shall not exceed his maximum Accrued Benefit (or Death Benefit) under the Plan, calculated without regard to any prior distributions of his Accrued Benefit, and then reduced by the actuarial value of any prior distributions on such basis as the Administrator shall determine or otherwise on the basis of the benefit payment actuarial factors of the Defined Benefit Plan.

 
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ARTICLE V
Retirement Dates

5.1            Normal Retirement Date .  The Normal Retirement Date of a Participant shall be the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date on which the Participant attains his Normal Retirement Age.  A Participant who is an Employee and who is entitled to a non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit may retire from the employment of the Employer on his Normal Retirement Date for purposes of the Plan. A Participant who so retires shall be considered “Retired” on Normal Retirement for purposes of this Plan.

5.2            Delayed Retirement Date .  If a Participant continues to be an Employee after his Normal Retirement Date and if he is entitled to a non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit, he may retire from the employment of the Employer at any time for purposes of the Plan and his Delayed Retirement Date shall be the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following his separation from service.  A Participant who so retires shall be considered “Retired” on Delayed Retirement for purposes of this Plan.

5.3            Early Retirement Date .  A Participant who has attained the age of sixty (60) years or more while an Eligible Employee and has completed at least ten (10) years of Vesting Service may retire from the employment of the Employer and shall be considered “Retired” on Early Retirement for purposes of this Plan. Such Participant’s Early Retirement Date for purposes of this Plan shall be the date of such retirement.

5.4            Disability Retirement Date .  A Participant who retires from the employment of the Employer on disability retirement under the Defined Benefit Plan as an Eligible Employee shall be considered “Retired” on Disability Retirement for purposes of this Plan and shall further be considered to be “Disabled” or to be suffering a “Disability” for purposes of this Plan for the period or periods he is considered “disabled” or to suffer a “disability” for purposes of the Defined Benefit Plan.  Such Participant’s Disability Retirement Date shall be the date of
such retirement under the Defined Benefit Plan prior to December 31, 2009.  After December 31, 2009, a Participant’s Disability Retirement Date shall be any date the Participant could have retired under the disability provisions of the Defined Benefit Plan had such Plan remained in effect and not terminated.


ARTICLE VI
Vesting and Forfeiture of Benefits

6.1            General Vesting and Forfeiture Rules .

(a)           The Accrued Benefit and Death Benefit of a Participant shall be fully vested and non-forfeitable upon the first to occur of the following while an Active Participant:

(i)           Satisfaction of the age and service requirements for Early Retirement under the Plan;

 
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(ii)            Attainment of his Normal Retirement Age;

(iii)           Satisfaction of all requirements for Disability Retirement under the Plan;
 
(iv)           Death; or

(v)           Voluntary termination of employment with the consent of the Board so long as such consent expressly provides for such vesting.

(b)           If a Participant ceases to be an Active Participant or dies under any circumstances not described in subparagraph 6.1(a), his Accrued Benefit and Death Benefit shall be forfeited.

6.2            Forfeiture in Other Cases .

(a)           Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 6.1, a Participant shall forfeit his entitlement to his Accrued Benefit and his Death Benefit, and the Board may order payments already being made to be discontinued upon, and in its discretion may require repayment of benefits paid in the event the Participant’s employment is terminated by the Employer for Cause.

(i)             The Participant’s termination of employment with the Employer and all Affiliates for Cause, as defined in subparagraph 6.2(b);

(ii)            The Participant’s entering into Competition (as defined in subparagraph 6.2(b)(ii)) with the Employer or any Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Board after Retirement or other termination of employment; or

(iii)           The Participant’s Unauthorized Disclosure of Confidential Information, as defined in subparagraph 6.2(b) of the Employer or any Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Board after Retirement or other termination of employment.

The Board may at its option reinstate payment of future benefits if a Participant ceases to engage in Competition with the Employer and its Affiliates.

(b)           For purposes hereof:

(i)           “Cause” means:

(A)           Continual or deliberate neglect by the Participant in the performance of his material duties and responsibilities as an Employee as established from time to time pursuant, or the Participant’s willful failure to follow reasonable instructions or policies of the Employer after being advised in writing of such failure and being given a reasonable opportunity and period to remedy such failure;

 
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(B)           Conviction of, indictment for (or its procedural equivalent), entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to a felony, a crime of moral turpitude or any other crime with respect to which imprisonment is a possible punishment, or the commission of an act of embezzlement or fraud against the Employer or any Affiliate;

(C)           Any breach by the Participant of a material term of his employment agreement (if any), or violation in any material respect of any code or standard of behavior generally applicable to officers of the Employer and its Affiliates, after being advised in writing of such breach or violation and being given a reasonable opportunity and period to remedy such breach or violation;

(D)           Dishonesty of the Participant with respect to the Employer or any Affiliate, or breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the Employer or any Affiliate; or

(E)           The willful engaging by the Participant in conduct that is reasonably likely to result, in the good faith judgment of a majority of the outside members of the Board of the Corporation, in material injury to the Employer or any Affiliate, monetarily or otherwise.

For purposes hereof, no act, or failure to act, on the Participant’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his act or omission was in the best interest of the Employer and its Affiliates; provided that any act or omission to act on the Participant’s behalf in reliance upon an opinion of counsel to the Employer or any Affiliate or counsel to the Participant shall not be deemed to be willful.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a certification by a majority of the outside members of the Board of the Corporation finding that, in the good faith opinion of such majority, the Participant was guilty of conduct which is deemed to be Cause within the meaning hereof and specifying the particulars thereof in detail, after reasonable notice to the Participant and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before such majority.

(ii)           “Competition” means the Participant’s engaging without the written consent of the Board of the Corporation or a person authorized thereby, in an activity as an officer, a director, an employee, a partner, a more than one percent shareholder or other owner, an agent, a consultant, or in any other individual or representative capacity within fifty (50) miles of the Corporation’s headquarters or any branch office of the Employer or any Affiliate (unless the Participant’s duties, responsibilities and activities, including supervisory activities, for or on behalf of such activity, are not related in any way to such competitive activity) if it involves:

(A)           Engaging in or entering into the business of banking, lending or any other business activity in which the Employer or any Affiliates is actively engaged at the time the Participant’s employment ceases, or

 
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(B)           Soliciting or contacting, either directly or indirectly, any of the customers or clients of the Employer or any Affiliate for the purpose of competing with the products or services provided by the Employer or any Affiliate, or

(C)           Employing or soliciting for employment any employees of the Employer or any Affiliate for the purpose of competing with the Employer or any Affiliate.

In the event any of the restrictions against engaging in a competitive activity contained in this subparagraph shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, and over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable and to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.

(iii)           “Unauthorized Disclosure of Confidential Information” means the disclosure by the Participant without the written consent of the Board of the Corporation or a person authorized thereby, to any person other than as required by law or court order, or other than to an authorized employee of the Employer or an Affiliate, or to a person to whom disclosure is necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by the Participant of his duties as an employee or director of the Employer or an Affiliate (including, but not limited to, disclosure to the Employer’s or an Affiliate’s outside counsel, accountants or bankers of financial data properly requested by such persons and approved by an authorized officer of the Corporation), any non-public, proprietary and confidential information of the Employer or any Affiliate.  Confidential information may include, but is not limited to, trade secrets, customer lists and information, internal corporate planning, methods of marketing and operation, and other data or information of or concerning the Employer and its Affiliates or any of their customers that is not generally known to the public.

6.3            No Reduction in Certain Vested Accrued Benefits by Reason of Re-Employment .  Notwithstanding any provisions hereof to the contrary, in the case of a Participant who has a non-forfeitable interest in his Accrued Benefit and who separates from the service of the Employer whether by Retirement, Disability or other termination, the dollar amount of his non-forfeitable interest in his Accrued Benefit immediately prior to his reemployment shall not be reduced by reason of his reemployment.

6.4             Vesting upon Change in Control .  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this ARTICLE VI, upon a Change in Control, the Accrued Benefit and Death Benefit of each of the following Participants shall be fully vested and non-forfeitable without the requirement of further service under paragraph 6.1 and without forfeiture pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph 6.2(b) as a result of his Competition after the Change in Control. Participants to whom this paragraph applies are each Participant who at the Change in Control:

(i)             Is then an Active Participant, and

 
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(ii)           Has not then otherwise forfeited his Accrued Benefit and Death Benefit.


ARTICLE VII
Death Benefits

7.1            Death after Annuity Starting Date .  If a Participant dies after his Annuity Starting Date, the only benefits payable under the Plan after his death shall be those, if any, provided under the form of payment of his Accrued Benefit being made to him at his death, and no Death Benefit shall be paid with respect to him,

7.2            Death before Annuity Starting Date .  If a Participant dies before his Annuity Starting Date, no benefit shall be paid under the Plan except any Death Benefit which may be provided under this ARTICLE VII, and no Accrued Benefit shall be paid to or with respect to him.

7.3            Death Benefit .

(a)            In the event that a Participant dies before his Annuity Starting Date at a time when he has a non-forfeitable interest in his Accrued Benefit and provided that the Participant’s death does not occur as a result of suicide within two (2) years of his becoming a Participant, then the Beneficiary of such Participant shall be entitled to receive as a death benefit under the Plan (referred to as the “Death Benefit”) a term certain annuity with no life contingencies payable monthly on the first day of each calendar month for one hundred eighty (180) months in an amount equal to the Participant’s non-forfeitable interest in his Accrued Benefit and commencing on his Normal Retirement Date (or if his death occurs after his Normal Retirement Date, on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the date of his death), determined as follows:

(i)             If he dies while an Active Participant, such benefit shall be calculated based on:

(A)           Where he has not yet reached his Normal Retirement Date, the assumptions that his aggregate years of Benefit Service are that number he would have at his Normal Retirement Date assuming he had remained employed by the Employer in the same capacity as at his date of death or, if he Retired on Disability Retirement, at the date of his Disability from such date to his Normal Retirement Date, and that he continued to receive Compensation to his Normal Retirement Date at his most recent actual or equivalent hourly rate in effect at the date of his death, or

(B)           Where he dies after his Normal Retirement Date, his Average Compensation and actual aggregate years of Benefit Service at the date of his death, or

 
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(ii)           if he dies when not an Active Participant, such benefit shall be calculated based on his non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit when he ceased to be an Active Participant and shall be payable commencing on his Normal Retirement Date.

(b)           The Death Benefit of a Participant shall be fully vested and non-forfeitable as provided in ARTICLE VI.  Death Benefits which are not non-forfeitable shall be forfeited as provided in ARTICLE VI.

(c)           The non-forfeitable Death Benefit of a Participant shall be payable to the Participant’s Beneficiary commencing with the month immediately following the month in which the Participant died.

7.4            Beneficiary Designation .

(a)           Each Participant shall have the right to notify the Administrator in writing of any elections which he is entitled to make under the provisions of the Plan and of any designation of a Beneficiary to receive, if alive, benefits under the Plan, in the event of his death.  Such designation may be changed from time to time by notice in writing to the Administrator.

(b)           If a Participant dies without having designated a Beneficiary, or if the Beneficiary so designated has predeceased the Participant or cannot be located by the Administrator within one year after the date when the Administrator commenced making a reasonable effort to locate such Beneficiary, then the Participant’s surviving spouse, or if none, then his descendants, per stirpes, or if none, then the executor or the administrator of his estate shall be deemed to be his Beneficiary.

(c)           Any Beneficiary designation may include multiple, contingent or successive Beneficiaries and may specify the proportionate distribution to each Beneficiary.  If a Beneficiary shall survive the Participant, but shall die before the entire benefit payable to such Beneficiary has been distributed, then absent any other provision by the Participant, the unpaid amount of such benefit shall be distributed to the estate of the deceased Beneficiary. If multiple Beneficiaries are designated, absent provisions by the Participant, those named or the survivors of them shall share equally any benefits payable under the Plan. Any Beneficiary, including the Participant’s spouse, shall be entitled to disclaim any benefit otherwise payable to him under the Plan.

(d)           The determination of the marital status of a Participant shall be made pursuant to applicable local law; provided, however, that a person of the same sex as the Participant shall in no event be considered to be the spouse of the Participant for any purpose under or relating to the Plan.

 
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ARTICLE VIII
Payment of Benefits

8.1            Time of Payment .

(a)            Subject to the limitations and qualifications of ARTICLE VI, the non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit of a Participant shall become payable to the Participant or, if deceased, the non-forfeitable Death Benefit payable with respect to a Participant shall become payable to his Beneficiary, at the following applicable time:

(i)             In the case of the Participant’s non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit, the earlier of:
 
(A)           The Participant’s Early, Normal, Disability or Delayed Retirement Date on which he retires under the Plan, or

(B)           The Participant’s Normal Retirement Date if he is not then an Employee.

(ii)            In the case of the Death Benefit, the first day of the calendar month following the date on which the Participant dies.

(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, payment may be delayed for a reasonable period in the event the recipient cannot be located or is not competent to receive the benefit payment, there is a dispute as to the proper recipient of such benefit payment, or additional time is needed to calculate the Accrued Benefit or Death Benefit.

(c)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, no benefit payment shall commence to the Participant until the occurrence of a separation from service as described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code; (ii) disability as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code; (iii) death; or (v) a change in the ownership of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the corporation as provided in Section 409A(2)(A)(v) of the Code.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment to a Participant who is key employee (as determined for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) of a corporation which is publicly traded on an established securities exchange or otherwise on account of separation from service (all as determined for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) shall not commence before the date which is six (6) months after the date of his separation from service (or, if earlier, his death).  If payment commencement is deferred due to the conditions of the preceding sentence, the first payment shall include any monthly payments which would have been paid prior thereto but for the payment deferral.

8.2            Form and Amount of Accrued Benefit Payment .  Subject to the limitations and qualifications of ARTICLE VI, non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit payments to a Participant shall be paid in the form of a term certain annuity with no life contingencies for one hundred eighty (180) months payable on the first day of each calendar month and commencing as provided in paragraph 8.1, with any portion of the unpaid one hundred eighty (180) monthly payments at the Participant’s death payable as a continuing term certain annuity to his Beneficiary.

 
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8.3            Form and Amount of Death Benefit Payment .

(a)           Subject to the limitations and qualifications of ARTICLE VI, the non-forfeitable Death Benefit with respect to a Participant shall be paid to his Beneficiary in the form of a term certain annuity with no life contingencies for one hundred eighty (180) months payable on the first day of each calendar month, commencing as provided in paragraph 8.1.

(b)           The amount of each monthly payment shall be the amount of the non-forfeitable Death Benefit with respect to the Participant, reduced where applicable pursuant to the following:

(i)             The amount of the Death Benefit payable with respect to the Participant shall be reduced in the event payment commences before the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date by five-tenths of one percent (.5%) for each month by which the benefit commencement date precedes his Normal Retirement Date.

(ii)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no such reduction in the amount of the Beneficiary’s monthly payment if either:

(A)          The Participant retired on Early Retirement at the request of the Board so long as such consent expressly provides for no reduction in the amount of the Death Benefit payment due to commencement before the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, or

(B)           The Participant’s voluntary termination of employment with the consent of the Board so long as such consent expressly provides for no reduction in the amount of the Death Benefit payment due to commencement before the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date.

8.4            Cashout of Benefit .  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, if the Actuarial Value of a Participant’s non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit or Death Benefit does not exceed $25,000 (or any lesser amount permitted under Section 409A of the Code), the Committee may cause the Actuarial Value of such benefit to be cashed out in a lump sum payment at any time after the Participant’s cessation of employment with the Employer and its Affiliates or his death.

8.5             Suspension or Deferral of Benefits upon Re-Employment .  If a Participant is re-employed by the Employer, benefit payments to which such Participant is entitled under the Plan shall be suspended during the period of his re-employment if then in pay status or shall be deferred if not then in pay status until the end of the period of his re-employment by the Employer. Upon such Participant’s subsequent death, retirement, or other termination of employment with the Employer, such Participant’s non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit or Death Benefit, as the case may be, shall be redetermined (subject to appropriate adjustment for time of payment and to increase in the same for any additional benefits earned under the Plan) and shall be recommenced over the balance of the remaining term of payment in the event his benefit was in pay status or otherwise shall be paid in the form then applicable to the recipient. All such redetermined non-forfeitable Accrued Benefits and Death Benefits shall be reduced by the Actuarial Equivalent of any benefit payments previously made to the Participant.

 
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8.6             Benefit Determination and Payment Procedure .  The Administrator shall make all determinations concerning eligibility for benefits under the Plan, the time or terms of payment, and the forms or manner of payment to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary, in the event of the death of a Participant.  The Administrator shall promptly notify the Corporation of each such determination that benefit payments are due or should cease to be made and provide to the Corporation all other information necessary to allow the Corporation to carry out said determination, whereupon the Corporation shall pay or cease to pay or cause to be paid or cause to cease to be paid, by one or more of the Employers such benefits in accordance with the Administrator’s determination.

8.7             Claims Procedure .

(a)            A Participant or Beneficiary (the “Claimant”) shall have the right to request any benefit under the Plan by filing a written claim for any such benefit with the Administrator on a form provided or approved by the Administrator for such purpose.  The Administrator (or a claims fiduciary appointed by the Administrator) shall give such claim due consideration and shall either approve or deny it in whole or in part.  The following procedure shall apply:

(i)            The Administrator (or a claims fiduciary appointed by the Administrator) may schedule and hold a hearing.

(ii)            If the claim is not a Disability Benefit Claim, within ninety (90) days following receipt of such claim by the Administrator, notice of any approval or denial thereof, in whole or in part, shall be delivered to the claimant or his duly authorized representative or such notice of denial shall be sent by mail (postage prepaid) to the claimant or his duly authorized representative at the address shown on the claim form or such individual’s last known address.  The aforesaid ninety (90) day response period may be extended to one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of the claimant’s claim if special circumstances exist and if written notice of the extension to one hundred eighty (180) days indicating the special circumstances involved and the date by which a decision is expected to be made is furnished to the claimant or his duly authorized representative within ninety (90) days after receipt of the claimant’s claim.

(iii)           If the claim is a Disability Benefit Claim, within forty-five (45) days following receipt of such claim by the Administrator, notice of any approval or denial thereof, in whole or in part, shall be delivered to the claimant or his duly authorized representative or such notice of denial shall be sent by mail to the claimant or his duly authorized representative at the address shown on the claim form or such individual’s last known address. The aforesaid forty-five (45) day response period may be extended to seventy-five (75) days after receipt of the claimant’s claim if it is determined that such an extension is necessary due to matters beyond the control of the Plan and if written notice of the extension to seventy-five (75) days indicating the circumstances involved and the date by which a decision is expected to be made is furnished to the claimant or his duly authorized representative within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the claimant’s claim. Thereafter, the aforesaid seventy-five (75) day response period may be extended to one hundred five (105) days after receipt of the claimant’s claim if it is determined that such an extension is necessary due to matters beyond the control of the Plan and if written notice of the extension to one hundred five (105) days indicating the circumstances involved and the date by which a decision is expected to be made is furnished to the claimant or his duly authorized representative within seventy-five (75) days after receipt of the claimant’s claim.  In the event of any such extension, the notice of extension shall specifically explain, to the extent applicable, the standards on which entitlement to a benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the claim, and the additional information needed to resolve those issues, and the claimant shall be afforded at least forty-five (45) days within which to provide any specified information which is to be provided by the claimant.

 
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(iv)          Any notice of denial shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall:

(A)           Set forth a specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(B)           Make reference to the specific provisions of the Plan document or other relevant documents, records or information on which the denial is based;

(C)           Describe any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and explain why such material or information is necessary;

(D)           Explain the Plan’s claim review procedures, including the time limits applicable to such procedures (which are generally contained in subparagraph 8.7(b)), and provide a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action in state or federal court under Section 502(a) of the Act following an adverse determination on review of the claim denial;

(E)           In the case of a Disability Benefit Claim, if an internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination, either provide the specific rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion, or provide a statement that such a rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination and that a copy of such rule, guideline, protocol or other criterion will be provided free of charge to the claimant or his duly authorized representative upon request in writing; and

(F)           In the case of a Disability Benefit Claim, if the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either provide an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant’s medical circumstances, or provide a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request in writing.

 
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(b)           A Participant or Beneficiary whose claim filed pursuant to subparagraph 8.7(a) has been denied, in whole or in part, may, within sixty (60) days (or one hundred eighty (180) days in the case of a Disability Benefit Claim) following receipt of notice of such denial, make written application to the Administrator for a review of such claim, which application shall be filed with the Administrator. For purposes of such review, the following procedure shall apply:

(i)             The Administrator (or a claims fiduciary appointed by the Administrator) may schedule and hold a hearing.

(ii)            The claimant or his duly authorized representative shall be provided the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits.

(iii)           The claimant or his duly authorized representative shall be provided, upon request in writing and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to such claim and may submit to the Administrator written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to such claim.

(iv)           The Administrator (or a claims fiduciary appointed by the Administrator) shall make a full and fair review of any denial of a claim for benefits, which shall include:
 
(A)          Taking into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the claimant or his duly authorized representative relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination, and

(B)           In the case of a Disability Benefit Claim:

(I)            Providing for a review that does not afford deference to the initial claim denial and that is conducted by an appropriate named fiduciary of the Plan who is neither the individual who made the claim denial that is the subject of the review nor the subordinate of such individual,

(II)           In making its decision on a review of any claim denial that is based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, including determinations with regard to whether a particular treatment, drug, or other item is experimental, investigational, or not medically necessary or appropriate, consulting with a health care professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of medicine involved in the medical judgment,

(III)          Providing to the claimant or his authorized representative, either upon request in writing and free of charge or automatically, the identification of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the claim denial that is the subject of the review, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination, and

 
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(IV)          Ensuring that the health care professional engaged for purposes of a consultation under clause (iv)(B)(1I) of this subparagraph shall be an individual who is neither an individual who was consulted in connection with the claim denial that is the subject of the review, nor the subordinate of any such individual.

(V)           If the claim is not a Disability Benefit Claim, the decision on review shall be issued promptly, but no later than sixty (60) days after receipt by the Administrator of the claimant’s request for review, or one hundred twenty (120) days after such receipt if a hearing is to be held or if other special circumstances exist and if written notice of the extension to one hundred twenty (120) days indicating the special circumstances involved and the date by which a decision is expected to be made on review is furnished to the claimant or his duly authorized representative within sixty (60) days after the receipt of the claimant’s request for a review.

(VI)          If the claim is a Disability Benefit Claim, the decision on review shall be issued promptly, but no later than forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Administrator of the claimant’s request for review, or ninety (90) days after such receipt if a hearing is to be held or if other special circumstances exist and if written notice of the extension to ninety (90) days indicating the special circumstances involved and the date by which a decision is expected to be made on review is furnished to the claimant or his duly authorized representative within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of the claimant’s request for a review.

(VII)         The decision on review shall be in writing, shall be delivered or mailed by the Administrator to the claimant or his duly authorized representative in the manner prescribed in subparagraph 8.7(a) for notices of approval or denial of claims, shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall in the case of an adverse determination:

(A)           Include the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

(B)           Make reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the adverse determination is based;

(C)           Include a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request in writing and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits;

(D)           Include a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action in state or federal court under Section 502(a) of the Act following the adverse determination on review;

(E)           In the case of a Disability Benefit Claim, if an internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination, either provide the specific rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion, or provide a statement that such a rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination and that a copy of such rule, guideline, protocol or other criterion will be provided free of charge to the claimant or his duly authorized representative upon request in writing;

 
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(F)           In the case of a Disability Benefit Claim, if the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either provide an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant’s medical circumstances, or provide a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request in writing, and

(G)           In the case of a Disability Benefit Claim, provide the following statement (if applicable and appropriate): “You and your plan may have other voluntary alternative dispute resolution options, such as mediation. One way to find out what may be available is to contact your local U.S. Department of Labor Office and your State insurance regulatory agency.”

The Administrator’s decision made in good faith shall be final.

(c)           The period of time within which a benefit determination initially or on review is required to be made shall begin at the time the claim or request for review is filed in accordance with the procedures of the Plan, without regard to whether all the information necessary to make a benefit determination accompanies the filing. In the event that a period of time is extended as permitted pursuant to this paragraph due to the failure of a claimant or his duly authorized representative to submit information necessary to decide a claim or review, the period for making the benefit determination shall be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent to the claimant or his duly authorized representative until the date on which the claimant or his duly authorized representative responds to the request for additional information.

(d)           For purposes of the Plan’s claims procedure:

(i)            A “Disability Benefit Claim” is a claim for a Plan benefit whose availability is conditioned on a determination of disability and where the Plan’s claim’s adjudicator must make a determination of disability in order to decide the claim. A claim is not a Disability Benefit Claim where the determination of disability is made by a party (other than the Plan’s claim’s adjudicator or other fiduciary) outside the Plan for purposes other than making a benefit determination under the Plan (such as a determination of disability by the Social Security Administration or under the Employer’s long term disability plan).

(ii)            A document, record, or other information shall be considered “relevant” to a claimant’s claim if such document, record, or other information (A) was relied upon in making the benefit determination, (B) was submitted, considered, or generated in the course of making the benefit determination, without regard to whether such document, record, or other information was relied upon in making the benefit determination, (C) demonstrates compliance with the administrative processes and safeguards required in making the benefit determination, or (D) in the case of a Disability Benefit Claim, constitutes a statement of policy or guidance with respect to the Plan concerning the denied treatment option or benefit for the claimant’s diagnosis, without regard to whether such advice or statement was relied upon in making the benefit determination.

 
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(e)           The Administrator may establish reasonable procedures for determining whether a person has been authorized to act on behalf of a claimant.

8.8            Payments to Minors and Incompetents .  If a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to receive any benefits hereunder is a minor or is adjudged to be legally incapable of giving valid receipt and discharge for such benefits, or is deemed so by the Administrator, benefits will be paid to such person as the Administrator may designate for the benefit of such Participant or Beneficiary.  Such payments shall be considered a payment to such Participant or Beneficiary and shall, to the extent made, be deemed a complete discharge of any liability for such payments under the Plan.

8.9            Distribution of Benefit When Participant Cannot Be Located .  The Administrator shall make all reasonable attempts to determine the whereabouts of a Participant entitled to a benefit under the Plan, including the mailing by certified mail of a notice to the last known address shown on the Employer’s or the Administrator’s records.  If the Administrator is unable to locate the Participant, or if there has been no claim made for such benefits, the Corporation shall continue to hold the benefit due such Participant, subject to a determination that it is reasonable to believe that the Participant is deceased, in which case the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be paid any benefits thereby due under the Plan.

8.10           Minimum Amount Paid Monthly .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ARTICLE VIII, monthly benefits equal to One Hundred Dollars (S100.00) or less need not be paid monthly, but may be accumulated and paid annually on the last day of each Plan Year.

8.11           Limitations on Benefits .

(i)             Excess Parachute Payments .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the payments and benefits provided to the Participant, or for the Participant’s benefit, under the Plan or under any other plan or agreement which become payable or are taken into account as “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, as a result of a Change in Control or the Participant’s termination of employment relating thereto (the “Total Parachute Payments”) would result in the Participant’s being entitled to “excess parachute payments” as defined in Section 280G of the Code, the payments and benefits provided to the Participant, or for the Participant’s benefit, under the Plan shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the extent necessary so that no payment to be made, or benefit to be provided, to the Participant or for the Participant’s benefit under the Plan or any other plan or agreement would result in “excess parachute payments” as defined in Section 280G of the Code and there would consequently be no loss of an income tax deduction by the Employer or the imposition of an excise tax on the Participant under Section 4999 of the Code, provided, however that such reduction shall not apply unless the Participant’s Net After-tax Benefit if such reduction were made shall exceed the Participant’s Net After-tax Benefit if such reduction were not made by at least $25,000. In connection with the foregoing:

 
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(A)           “Net After-tax Benefit” shall mean the sum of (1) the Total Parachute Payments which the Participant receives or is then entitled to receive, less (2) the amount of federal, state and local income and employment taxes payable by the Participant with respect to the Total Parachute Payments, less (3) the amount of excise taxes imposed with respect to the Total Parachute Payments by Section 4999 of the Code.

(B)           All determinations regarding such reduction shall be made by the registered public accounting firm under Section 102 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act serving as auditors for the Corporation on the date of a Change in Control (or any other registered public accounting firm designated by the Corporation) and shall be based on the maximum applicable marginal tax rates for each year in which such payments and benefits shall be paid or provided to the Participant or for the Participant’s benefit (based upon the rate in effect for such year at the time of the first payment of the foregoing and, as appropriate as determined by such tax counsel, the taxable wage base for employment tax purposes). The determination made as to the reduction of benefits or payments required hereunder by such registered public accounting firm shall be binding, absent a determination by the Internal Revenue Service which is agreed to by both the Corporation and the Participant or a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction over the tax issue in which case such determination or decision shall control.

(C)           The Participant shall have the right to designate within a reasonable period, which payments or benefits will be reduced: provided, however, that if no direction is received from the Participant, the Corporation shall implement the reductions in its discretion.

(ii)             Banking Payment Limitation .  Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or any other agreement or plan to the contrary, the payments and benefits provided to, or for the benefit of, the Participant under the Plan or under any other plan or agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the extent necessary so that no payment to be made, or benefit to be provided, to the Participant or for his benefit under the Plan or any other plan or agreement shall be in violation of the golden parachute and indemnification payment limitations and prohibitions of 12 CFR Section 359.


ARTICLE IX
Fiduciaries

9.1             Named Fiduciaries and Duties and Responsibilities .  Authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the following, who, together with their membership, if any, shall be the Named Fiduciaries under the Plan with those powers, duties, and responsibilities specifically allocated to them by the Plan:

(a)             Corporation .  The Corporation in connection with its fiduciary obligations and rights under the Plan.

 
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(b)            Plan Administrator .  The Plan Administrator named and serving as provided in ARTICLE X hereof.

(c)            Administrative Committee .  The Administrative Committee provided for in ARTICLE X hereof.

(d)             Board.   The Board in connection with its fiduciary obligations and rights under the Plan.

9.2            Limitation of Duties and Responsibilities Named Fiduciaries .  The duties and responsibilities, and any liability therefor, of the Named Fiduciaries provided for in paragraph 9.1 shall be severally limited to the duties and responsibilities specifically allocated to each such Named Fiduciary in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and there shall be no joint duty, responsibility, or liability among any such groups of Named Fiduciaries in the control and management of the operation and administration of the Plan.

9.3            Service by Named Fiduciaries in More than One Capacity .  Any person or group of persons may serve in more than one Named Fiduciary capacity with respect to the Plan.

9.4            Allocation or Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities by Named Fiduciaries .  By written agreement filed with the Administrator and the Corporation, any duties and responsibilities of any Named Fiduciary may be allocated among Named Fiduciaries or may, with the consent of the Corporation, be delegated to persons other than Named Fiduciaries. Any written agreement shall specifically set forth the duties and responsibilities so allocated or delegated, shall contain reasonable provisions for termination, and shall be executed by the parties thereto.

9.5            Assistance and Consultation .  A Named Fiduciary, and any delegate named pursuant to paragraph 9.4, may engage agents to assist in its duties and may consult with counsel, who may be counsel for the Employer, with respect to any matter affecting the Plan or its obligations and responsibilities hereunder, or with respect to any action or proceeding affecting the Plan.  All compensation and expenses of such agents and counsel shall be paid or reimbursed by the Employer.

9.6            Indemnification .  The Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless any individual who is a Named Fiduciary or a member of a Named Fiduciary under the Plan and any other individual to whom duties of a Named Fiduciary are delegated pursuant to paragraph 9.4, to the extent permitted by law, from and against any liability, loss, cost or expense arising from their good faith action or inaction in connection with their responsibilities under the Plan.


ARTICLE X
Plan Administration

10.1           Appointment of Plan Administrator .  The Board may appoint one or more persons to serve as the Plan Administrator (the “Administrator”) for the purpose of carrying out the duties specifically imposed on the Administrator by the Plan, the Act and the Code. The person serving as Administrator shall serve for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the Board, and may, by thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Board, terminate such appointment.

 
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10.2          Corporation as Plan Administrator .  In the event that no Administrator is appointed or in office pursuant to paragraph 10.1, the Corporation shall be the Administrator.

10.3          Duties and Responsibilities of Plan Administrator .  In addition to duties and responsibilities expressly provided elsewhere in the Plan, the Administrator shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a)           The Administrator shall be responsible for the fulfillment of all relevant reporting and disclosure requirements set forth in the Act and the Code.

(b)           The Administrator shall maintain and retain necessary records respecting administration of the Plan and matters upon which disclosure is required under the Act and the Code.

(c)           The Administrator shall provide to Participants and Beneficiaries such notices and information as are required by the Plan, the Act and the Code.

(d)           Except as limited by paragraph 10.6, the Administrator shall make all determinations regarding eligibility for participation in and benefits under the Plan.

(e)           The Administrator shall exercise its power and authority in its discretion. It is intended that a court review of the Administrator’s exercise of its power and authority be made only on an arbitrary and capricious standard.

10.4          Availability to Plan Administrator of Records .  The Employer shall, at the request of the Administrator, make available necessary records or other information they possess which may be required by the Administrator in order to carry out its duties hereunder.

10.5          No Action by Plan Administrator with Respect to Own Benefit .  No Administrator who is a Participant shall take any part as the Administrator in any discretionary action in connection with his participation as an individual. Such action shall be taken by the remaining Administrator, if any, or otherwise by the Corporation.

10.6          Limitations on Plan Administrator’s Discretion .  Notwithstanding any grant of authority by the Plan, the Administrator shall exercise his discretionary authority granted under the Plan, including, but not limited to, benefit eligibility, benefit entitlement, payments and distributions, and adoption of procedures pertaining thereto, only as directed by the Committee, except in connection with the following matters:

(i)             Determination that a Participant is deceased;

(ii)            Initial review of claims; and

 
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(iii)           Any other matter that the Committee authorizes the Administrator to determine.

10.7          Makeup of Administrative Committee .  The Administrative Committee (the “Committee”) shall consist of the membership, as from time to time serving, of the Compensation Committee (or any successor thereto) of the Board.

10.8          Power and Authority of Administrative Committee .  The Committee is hereby vested with all the power and authority necessary in order to carry out its duties and responsibilities in connection with the administration of the Plan, including the power to interpret the provisions of the Plan. For such purpose, the Committee shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations consistent with the terms of the Plan. The Committee shall exercise its power and authority in its discretion. It is intended that a court review of the Committee’s exercise of its power and authority be made only on an arbitrary and capricious standard.

10.9          No Action by Administrative Committee Member with Respect to Own Benefit .  No member of the Committee who is a Participant shall take any part in any action in connection with his participation as an individual.  Such action shall be taken by the remaining members of the Committee, if any, or otherwise by the Corporation.

10.10         Action by Administrative Committee by Majority Vote .  The action of the Committee in all matters, questions and decisions shall be determined by a majority vote of its members qualified to act thereon. They may meet informally or take any action without the necessity of meeting as a group.

10.11         Provision to Administrative Committee of Necessary Information .  The Employer and the Administrator shall supply full and timely information to the Committee of all matters relating to all Participants which the Committee may require for the effective discharge of its duties.

10.12         Limitation on Powers and Authority of Administrative Committee .  The Committee shall have no power in any way to modify, alter, add to or subtract from any provisions of the Plan.


ARTICLE XI
Amendment and Termination of Plan

11.1          Amendment and Termination .

(a)            The Plan may be amended or terminated in whole or in part at any time by action of the Board; provided, however, that neither the non-forfeitable Accrued Benefit of a Participant, the right to payment without reduction before the Normal Retirement Date of a Participant (but only to the extent that all events have occurred which give rise to such right as of the date of amendment or termination) or the non-forfeitable Death Benefit with respect to a Participant at the time of any such amendment or termination shall be adversely affected thereby. Notice of every amendment or termination of the Plan shall be given to each Participant and Beneficiary of a deceased Participant, the Administrator, the Committee and the Employer.

 
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(b)            In the event of a termination or a partial termination of the Plan, so much of the Plan as has been terminated shall be automatically amended on the effective date of such termination by terminating additional benefit accrual and by reducing or eliminating any incidental benefits, other than non-forfeitable Death Benefits, of Participants and their Beneficiaries under so much of the Plan as has terminated, but only if payment thereof has not commenced or is not subject only to the expiration of a waiting period or occurrence of death, to the fullest extent permitted by subparagraph 11.1(a). Under no circumstances shall all or any portion of the Accrued Benefit or Death Benefit of any such Participant under the Plan, or the non-forfeitable percentage thereof at the time of such termination, to the extent terminated be increased by reason of continued service as an Employee with any Employer with respect to which the Plan has been terminated, unless otherwise provided by the Board. In the event of a termination or a partial termination of the Plan, all Accrued Benefits (and Death Benefits attributable to such Accrued Benefits) shall automatically become fully vested and non-forfeitable.

(c)            Termination of the Plan shall mean termination of active participation by Participants, but shall not mean immediate payment of all vested Accrued Benefits or Death Benefits unless the Corporation so directs. On termination of the Plan, the Board of the Corporation may provide for the acceleration of payment of the vested Accrued Benefits of all affected Participants on such basis as it may direct.

11.2           Termination Events with Respect to Employers Other Than the Corporation .

(a)           The Plan shall terminate with respect to any Employer other than the Corporation, and such Employer shall automatically cease to be an Employer for purposes of the Plan, upon the happening of any of the following events:

(i)             Action by the Board of the Corporation terminating the Plan as to it and specifying the date of such termination. Notice of such termination shall be delivered to the Administrator, the Committee and the Corporation.

(ii)            Its ceasing to be an Affiliate.

(b)            Termination of the Plan with respect to any Employer shall mean termination of active participation of, and cessation of the accrual of additional benefits by, the Participants employed by such Employer, but shall not mean immediate payment of all vested Accrued Benefits with respect to the Employees of such Employer unless the Corporation so directs.  On termination of the Plan with respect to any Employer, the Board of the Corporation may provide for the acceleration of payment of the vested Accrued Benefits of all affected Participants of that former participating Employer on such basis as it may direct.

 
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11.3          Effect of Employer Merger-Consolidation or Liquidation .  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this ARTICLE XI, the merger or liquidation of any Employer into any other Employer or the consolidation of two (2) or more of the Employers shall not cause the Plan to terminate with respect to the merging, liquidating or consolidating Employers, provided that the surviving or continuing employer is otherwise considered to be, and continues to be, a participating Employer in the Plan.


ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous

12.1          Headings .  The headings in the Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.

12.2          Gender and Number .  In the construction of the Plan, the masculine shall include the feminine or neuter and the singular shall include the plural and vice-versa in all cases where such meanings would be appropriate.

12.3          Governing Law .  The Plan shall be construed, enforced and administered in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and any federal law preempting the same. Unless federal law specifically addresses the issue, federal law shall not preempt applicable state law preventing an individual or person claiming through him from acquiring property or receiving benefits as a result of the death of a decedent where such individual caused the death.

12.4          Employment Rights .  Participation in the Plan shall not give any Employee the right to be retained in the Employer’s employ nor, upon dismissal or upon his voluntary termination of employment, to have any right or interest under the Plan other than as herein provided.

12.5          Conclusiveness of Employer Records .  The records of the Employer with respect to age, service, employment history, compensation, absences, illnesses and all other relevant matters shall be conclusive for purposes of the administration of the Plan.

12.6          Right to Require Information and Reliance Thereon .  The Employer and Administrator shall have the right to require any Participant, Beneficiary or other person receiving benefit payments to provide it with such information, in writing, and in such form as it may deem necessary to the administration of the Plan and may rely thereon in carrying out its duties hereunder. Any payment to or on behalf of a Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan in good faith reliance upon any such written information provided by a Participant or any other person to whom such payment is made shall be in full satisfaction of all claims by such Participant and his Beneficiary; and any payment to or on behalf of a Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan in good faith reliance upon any such written information provided by such Beneficiary or any other person to whom such payment is made shall be in full satisfaction of all claims by such Beneficiary.

 
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12.7          Alienation and Assignment .  Except as may be required by the Act, no benefit hereunder shall be subject in any manner to alienation, sale, anticipation, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, garnishment, attachment, execution or levy of any kind.

12.8          Notices and Elections .

(a)           Except as provided in subparagraph 12.8(b), all notices required to be given in writing and all elections, consents, applications and the like required to be made in writing, under any provision of the Plan, shall be invalid unless made on such forms as may be provided or approved by the Administrator and, in the case of a notice, election, consent or application by a Participant or Beneficiary, unless executed by the Participant or Beneficiary giving such notice or making such election, consent or application.

(b)           Subject to limitations under applicable provisions of the Act (such as the requirement that spousal consent be in writing), the Administrator is authorized in its discretion to accept other means for receipt of effective notices, elections, consents and/or applications by Participants and/or Beneficiaries, including but not limited to interactive voice systems and electronic or Internet communications, on such basis and for such purposes as it determines from time to time.

12.9          Delegation of Authority .  Whenever the Corporation or any Employer is permitted or required to perform any act, except where prohibited by applicable law, such act may be performed by its Chief Executive Officer, its President, the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors or its Board of Directors or by any person duly authorized by any of the foregoing.

12.10        Service of Process .  The Administrator shall be the agent for service of process on the Plan.

12.11        Construction .  This Plan is created for the exclusive benefit of Eligible Employees of the Employer and their Beneficiaries and shall be interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with its being an unfunded deferred compensation plan maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees (sometimes referred to as a “top-hat” plan) described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Act.

12.12         Compliance with Code Section 409A .  This Plan is intended to comply with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Committee shall interpret and administer the Plan in accordance therewith.  In addition, any provision, including, without limitation, any definition, in this Plan document that is determined to violate the requirements of Code Section 409A shall be void and without effect and any provision, including, without limitation, any definition, that is required to appear in this Plan document under Code Section 409A that is not expressly set forth shall be deemed to be set forth herein, and the Plan shall be administered in all respects as if such provisions were expressly set forth. In addition, the timing of certain payment of benefits provided for under this Plan shall be revised as necessary for compliance with Code Section 409A.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation, pursuant to the authorization of its Board of Directors, hereby executes this amended and restated Plan, for itself and for each participating Employer, by its duly authorized officer effective as of October 21, 2010.


 
FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.
 
       
       
Dated:  October 21, 2010
By:
/s/ John B. Adams, Jr.
 
   
John B. Adams, Jr.
 
   
Chairman
 

 
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Exhibit 10.15.1

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Participation Agreement


THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is entered into as of the ____ day of _______, 2010 by and between Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and ____________________ (the “Participant”).

WHEREAS , the Corporation maintains the Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) to provide certain nonqualified retirement benefits to designated employees who are select management and highly compensated employees who contribute materially to the long-term stability and financial success of the Corporation.  The benefits under this Agreement are intended to supplement benefits under the Corporation’s qualified retirement plans.  The Board has determined that the benefits to be paid to the Participant constitute reasonable compensation for the service rendered and to be rendered by the Participant; and

WHEREAS , the Participant has been designated as an Eligible Employee and a Participant under the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing, the Corporation and the Participant agree to the terms of the Plan, as attached hereto.

In accordance with Section 7.4 of the Plan, the Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries to receive benefits which may be payable under the Plan upon his or her death.  Completion of the attached Designated Beneficiary Form is strongly recommended.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Participation Agreement is hereby executed and delivered by the Corporation and the Participant.

 
Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.
     
     
 
By:
 
     
 
Date:
 
 
     
     
 
Participant
 
 
Date:
 
 
 


Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS
 
I, Randy K. Ferrell, certify that:

1.             I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.;

2.             Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)           Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 8, 2010
/s/ Randy K. Ferrell
 
 
Randy K. Ferrell
 
 
President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 


Exhibit 31.2

I, Eric P. Graap, certify that:

1.             I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.;

2.             Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)           Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 8, 2010
/s/ Eric P. Graap
 
 
Eric P. Graap
 
 
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 


Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) I, Randy K. Ferrell, as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc., certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010, which accompanies this certification fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. at the dates and for the periods indicated. The foregoing certification is made pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) and shall not be relied upon for any other purpose. The undersigned expressly disclaims any obligation to update the foregoing certification except as required by law.


Dated: November 8, 2010
/s/ Randy K. Ferrell
 
 
Randy K. Ferrell
 
 
President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 


Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) I, Eric P. Graap, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc., certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010, which accompanies this certification fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. at the dates and for the periods indicated. The foregoing certification is made pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) and shall not be relied upon for any other purpose. The undersigned expressly disclaims any obligation to update the foregoing certification except as required by law.


Dated: November 8, 2010
/s/ Eric P. Graap
 
 
Eric P. Graap
 
 
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer