UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q


 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from ______ to ______

 

Commission file number 000-29599

 

  PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Connecticut

 

06-1559137  

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

900 Bedford Street, Stamford, Connecticut

 

06901

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(203) 324-7500

(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   ☒     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 (§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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

 

Large accelerated filer

 

  

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

 PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS: 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.    Yes  ☐     No  ☐

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

 

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

 

 

As of August 10, 2017, there were 3,894,128 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 
 

 

 

Table of Contents

 
   

Table of Contents

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PART I- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1: Consolidated Financial Statements

3

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

3

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

4

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

5

Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity (Unaudited)

6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

7

Note to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8

Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

37

Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

50

Item 4: Disclosure Controls and Procedures

52

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

53

Item 1:            Legal Proceedings

53

Item 1A:         Risk Factors

53

Item 6:            Exhibits

54

SIGNATURES

55

 

 
 

 

 

PART I- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Consolidated Financial Statements

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except share data)

 

June 30,

2017

   

December 31,

2016

 
                 

ASSETS

               

Cash and due from banks:

               

Noninterest bearing deposits and cash

  $ 3,210       2,596  

Interest bearing deposits

    7,633       89,693  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    10,843       92,289  

Investment securities:

               

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

    24,981       24,428  

Other investments, at cost

    4,450       4,450  

Total investment securities

    29,431       28,878  
                 

Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost

    2,424       2,109  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

    5,833       5,609  

Loans receivable (net of allowance for loan losses: 2017: $5,944, 2016: $4,675)

    673,144       576,982  

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

    3,208       2,726  

Premises and equipment, net

    34,471       32,759  

Other real estate owned

    851       851  

Deferred tax asset

    11,212       12,632  

Other assets

    2,003       1,819  

Total assets

  $ 773,420       756,654  
                 

Liabilities

               

Deposits:

               

Noninterest bearing deposits

  $ 77,778       76,772  

Interest bearing deposits

    484,261       452,552  

Total deposits

    562,039       529,324  
                 

Federal Home Loan Bank and correspondent bank borrowings

    120,000       138,000  

Senior notes, net

    11,666       11,628  

Junior subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated trust

    8,082       8,079  

Note payable

    1,675       1,769  

Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance

    3,111       2,676  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    1,547       2,608  

Total liabilities

    708,120       694,084  
                 

Commitments and Contingencies

               
                 

Shareholders' equity

               

Preferred stock, no par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

    -       -  

Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2017: 3,967,769 shares issued; 3,894,128 shares outstanding. 2016: 3,965,538 shares issued; 3,891,897 shares outstanding

    40       40  

Additional paid-in capital

    106,797       106,729  

Accumulated deficit

    (40,368 )     (42,902 )

Less: Treasury stock, at cost: 2017 and 2016, 73,641 and 73,641 shares, respectively

    (1,177 )     (1,177 )

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)

    8       (120 )

Total shareholders' equity

    65,300       62,570  

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 773,420       756,654  

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
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PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 
                                 

Interest and Dividend Income

                               

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 7,591       5,783       14,198       11,623  

Interest on investment securities

    242       132       413       274  

Dividends on investment securities

    93       90       175       176  

Other interest income

    19       28       83       69  

Total interest and dividend income

    7,945       6,033       14,869       12,142  
                                 

Interest Expense

                               

Interest on deposits

    1,129       496       2,118       969  

Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings

    183       64       261       185  

Interest on senior debt

    228       -       457       -  

Interest on subordinated debt

    89       83       174       165  

Interest on note payable

    8       8       17       16  

Total interest expense

    1,637       651       3,027       1,335  
                                 

Net interest income

    6,308       5,382       11,842       10,807  
                                 

Provision (Credit) for Loan Losses

    260       1,959       (1,489 )     1,959  
                                 

Net interest income after provision (credit) for loan losses

    6,048       3,423       13,331       8,848  

Non-interest Income

                               

Loan application, inspection and processing fees

    15       21       36       88  

Deposit fees and service charges

    146       150       295       301  

Rental Income

    91       104       185       207  

Loss on sale of investment securities

    -       -       (78 )     -  

Other income

    97       90       188       179  

Total non-interest income

    349       365       626       775  
                                 

Non-interest Expense

                               

Salaries and benefits

    2,497       2,615       4,927       5,165  

Occupancy and equipment expense

    807       750       1,582       1,530  

Data processing expense

    326       241       446       526  

Professional and other outside services

    550       364       1,202       773  

Advertising and promotional expense

    111       96       185       213  

Loan administration and processing expense

    14       8       23       16  

Regulatory assessments

    163       147       342       294  

Insurance expense

    56       56       115       111  

Material and communications

    103       115       190       208  

Other operating expense

    387       344       696       664  

Total non-interest expense

    5,014       4,736       9,708       9,500  
                                 

Income (loss) before income taxes

    1,383       (948 )     4,249       123  
                                 

Expense (benefit) for Income Taxes

    579       (366 )     1,715       52  
                                 

Net income (loss)

  $ 804       (582 )     2,534       71  
                                 

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.21       (0.15 )     0.65       0.02  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.21       (0.15 )     0.65       0.02  

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
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PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 
                                 

Net income (loss)

  $ 804       (582 )     2,534       71  

Other comprehensive income

                               

Unrealized holding gains on securities

    48       59       287       115  

Income tax effect

    (18 )     (23 )     (111 )     (44 )
                                 

Reclassification for realized losses on sale of investment securities

    -       -       (78 )     -  

Income tax effect

    -       -       30       -  
                                 

Total other comprehensive income

    30       36       128       71  
                                 

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 834       (546 )     2,662       142  

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
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PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except shares)

 

Number

of

Shares

   

Common

Stock

   

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

   

Accumulated

Deficit

   

Treasury

Stock

   

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

   

Total

 
                                                         
                                                         

Balance at December 31, 2016

    3,891,897     $ 40       106,729       (42,902 )     (1,177 )     (120 )     62,570  

Comprehensive income:

                                                       

Net income

    -       -       -       2,534       -       -       2,534  

Other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       -       -       128       128  

Total comprehensive income

    -       -       -       2,534       -       128       2,662  

Share-based compensation expense

    -       -       68       -       -       -       68  

Vesting of restricted stock

    2,231       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Balance at June 30, 2017

    3,894,128     $ 40       106,797       (40,368 )     (1,177 )     8       65,300  
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         

Balance at December 31, 2015

    3,956,207       40       106,568       (44,832 )     (160 )     (152 )     61,464  

Comprehensive income:

                                                       

Net income

    -       -       -       71       -       -       71  

Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

    -       -       -       -       -       71       71  

Total comprehensive income

    -       -       -       71       -       71       142  

Share-based compensation expense

    -       -       308       -       -       -       308  

Vesting of restricted stock

    2,526       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Balance at June 30, 2016

    3,958,733     $ 40       106,876       (44,761 )     (160 )     (81 )     61,914  

 

 

 See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
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PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

 

 

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2017

   

2016

 
                 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

               

Net income

  $ 2,534       71  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Amortization of investment premiums, net

    53       35  

Amortization and accretion of purchase loan premiums and discounts, net to loans

    260       8  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    41       3  

(Credit) provision for loan losses

    (1,489 )     1,959  

Depreciation and amortization

    590       616  

Loss on sales of available-for-sale securities

    78       -  

Share-based compensation

    68       308  

Deferred income taxes

    1,339       (117 )

Gain on acquisition of OREO

    -       (11 )

Changes in assets and liabilities:

               

Increase in accrued interest and dividends receivable

    (482 )     (110 )

Increase in other assets

    (184 )     (344 )

(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (1,061 )     231  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    1,747       2,649  
                 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Proceeds from sales on available-for-sale securities

    13,848       5,031  

Principal repayments on available-for-sale securities

    1,244       1,389  

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

    (15,567 )     -  

Purchases of Federal Reserve Bank stock

    (315 )     (48 )

(Purchases) redemptions of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    (224 )     711  

Increase in net originations of loans receivable

    (21,911 )     (45,125 )

Purchase of loan pools receivable

    (73,022 )     -  

Purchase of premises and equipment

    (2,302 )     (1,167 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (98,249 )     (39,209 )
                 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Increase in deposits, net

    32,715       1,656  

(Repayments of) FHLB and correspondent bank borrowings

    (18,000 )     (4,000 )

Principal repayments of note payable

    (94 )     (93 )

Increase in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance

    435       84  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    15,056       (2,353 )
                 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (81,446 )     (38,913 )
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

    92,289       85,400  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

  $ 10,843       46,487  
                 
                 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

               

Cash paid for interest

  $ 2,974       1,173  

Cash paid for income taxes

  $ 375       -  
                 

Supplemental Disclosures of Noncash Investing Activities:

               

Transfers of loans receivable to other real estate owned

  $ -       840  

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1: Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries including Patriot Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) (collectively, “Patriot”), have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been omitted. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included on the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016 presented herein has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements.

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and to disclose contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has identified accounting for the allowance for loan losses, the analysis and valuation of its investment securities, and the valuation of deferred tax assets as certain of Patriot’s more significant accounting policies and estimates, in that they are critical to the presentation of Patriot’s financial condition and results of operations. As they concern matters that are inherently uncertain, these estimates require management to make subjective and complex judgments in the preparation of Patriot’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

 

The information furnished reflects, in the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the remainder of 2017.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2: Available-for Sale Securities

 

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and approximate fair values of available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

   

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

   

Gross

Unrealized

(Losses)

   

Fair

Value

 

June 30, 2017:

                               

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

  $ 8,468       31       (77 )     8,422  

Corporate bonds

    9,000       -       (46 )     8,954  

Subordinated notes

    7,500       105       -       7,605  
    $ 24,968       136       (123 )     24,981  
                                 

December 31, 2016:

                               

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

  $ 10,624       9       (192 )     10,441  

Corporate bonds

    9,000       -       (39 )     8,961  

Subordinated notes

    5,000       26       -       5,026  
    $ 24,624       35       (231 )     24,428  

 

 

The following table presents the available-for-sale securities’ gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by the length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous loss position as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Less than 12 Months

   

12 Months or More

   

Total

 

June 30, 2017:

 

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

(Loss)

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

(Loss)

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

(Loss)

 

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

  $ 3,501       (77 )     -       -       3,501       (77 )

Corporate bonds

    8,954       (46 )     -       -       8,954       (46 )
    $ 12,455       (123 )     -       -       12,455       (123 )
                                                 

December 31, 2016:

                                               

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

  $ 5,969       (144 )     3,356       (48 )     9,325       (192 )

Corporate bonds

    -       -       5,961       (39 )     5,961       (39 )
    $ 5,969       (144 )     9,317       (87 )     15,286       (231 )

   

At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, five of eleven and seven out of twelve available-for-sale securities had unrealized losses with an aggregate depreciation of 1.0% and 1.5% from amortized cost, respectively.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Based on its quarterly reviews, management believes that none of the losses on available-for-sale securities noted above constitute an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). The noted losses are considered temporary due to market fluctuations in available interest rates on U.S. Government agency debt, mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Government agencies, and corporate debt. Management considers the issuers of the securities to be financially sound, the corporate bonds are investment grade, and the collectability of all contractual principal and interest payments is reasonably expected. Since Patriot is not more-likely-than-not to be required to sell the investments before recovery of the amortized cost basis and does not intend to sell the securities at a loss, none of the available-for-sale securities noted are considered to be OTTI as of June 30, 2017.

 

At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , available-for-sale securities of $5.1 million and $4.2 million, respectively, were pledged to the FRB of New York, primarily to secure municipal deposits.

 

The following summarizes, by class and contractual maturity, the amortized cost and estimated fair value of available-for-sale debt securities held at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The mortgages underlying the mortgage-backed securities are not due at a single maturity date. Additionally, these mortgages often are and generally may be pre-paid without penalty, creating a degree of uncertainty that such investments can be held until maturity. For convenience, mortgage-backed securities have been included in the summary as a separate line item.

 

(In thousands)

 

Amortized Cost

   

Fair Value

 
   

Due

Within

5 years

   

Due After

5 years

through

10 years

   

Due

After

10 years

   

Total

   

Due

Within

5 years

   

Due After

5 years

through

10 years

   

Due

After

10 years

   

Total

 

June 30, 2017:

                                                               

Corporate bonds

  $ -       9,000       -       9,000       -       8,954       -       8,954  

Subordinated Notes

    1,000       6,500       -       7,500       1,020       6,585       -       7,605  

Available-for-sale securities with single maturity dates

    1,000       15,500       -       16,500       1,020       15,539       -       16,559  

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

    -       -       8,468       8,468       -       -       8,422       8,422  
    $ 1,000       15,500       8,468       24,968       1,020       15,539       8,422       24,981  
                                                                 

December 31, 2016:

                                                               

Corporate bonds

  $ 9,000       -       -       9,000       8,961       -       -       8,961  

Subordinated Notes

    1,000       4,000       -       5,000       1,026       4,000       -       5,026  

Available-for-sale securities with single maturity dates

    10,000       4,000       -       14,000       9,987       4,000       -       13,987  

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

    -       2,132       8,492       10,624       -       2,106       8,335       10,441  
    $ 10,000       6,132       8,492       24,624       9,987       6,106       8,335       24,428  

 

There were $13.8 million sales and $15.6 million purchases of available-for-sale securities in 2017. No loss on the sale of available-for-sale securities was recorded during the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. A loss on the sale of available-for-sale securities of $78,000 was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2017. There were no realized gains (losses) of available-for sale securities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3: Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, loans receivable, net, consists of the following:

 

(In thousands)

               

Loan portfolio segment:

 

June 30,

2017

   

December 31,

2016

 

Commercial Real Estate

  $ 280,059       271,229  

Residential Real Estate

    152,428       86,514  

Commercial and Industrial

    94,884       60,977  

Consumer and Other

    94,830       101,449  

Construction

    49,222       53,895  

Construction to permanent - CRE

    7,665       7,593  

Loans receivable, gross

    679,088       581,657  

Allowance for loan losses

    (5,944 )     (4,675 )

Loans receivable, net

  $ 673,144       576,982  

 

 

Patriot's lending activities are conducted principally in Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut and Westchester County in New York, and the five Boroughs of New York City. Patriot originates commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans, a variety of consumer loans, and construction loans. All commercial and residential real estate loans are collateralized primarily by first or second mortgages on real estate. The ability and willingness of borrowers to satisfy their loan obligations is dependent to some degree on the status of the regional economy as well as upon the regional real estate market. Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of a substantial portion of the loan portfolio and the recovery of a substantial portion of any resulting real estate acquired is susceptible to changes in market conditions.

 

Patriot has established credit policies applicable to each type of lending activity in which it engages and evaluates the creditworthiness of each borrower. Unless extenuating circumstances exist, Patriot limits the extension of credit on commercial real estate loans to 75% of the market value of the underlying collateral. Patriot’s loan origination policy for multi–family residential real estate is limited to 80% of the market value of the underlying collateral. In the case of construction loans, the maximum loan-to-value is 75% of the “as completed” appraised value of the real estate project. Management monitors the appraised value of collateral on an on-going basis and additional collateral is requested when warranted. Real estate is the primary form of collateral, although other forms of collateral do exist and may include such assets as accounts receivable, inventory, marketable securities, time deposits, and other business assets.

 

Risk characteristics of the Company’s portfolio classes include the following:

 

Commercial Real Estate Loans

 

In underwriting commercial real estate loans, Patriot evaluates both the prospective borrower’s ability to make timely payments on the loan and the value of the property securing the loans. Repayment of such loans may be negatively impacted should the borrower default, the value of the property collateralizing the loan substantially decline, or there are declines in general economic conditions. Where the owner occupies the property, Patriot also evaluates the business’ ability to repay the loan on a timely basis and may require personal guarantees, lease assignments, and/or the guarantee of the operating company.

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Residential Real Estate Loans

 

In 2013, Patriot discontinued offering primary mortgages on personal residences. Repayment of residential real estate loans may be negatively impacted should the borrower have financial difficulties, should there be a significant decline in the value of the property securing the loan, or should there be declines in general economic conditions.

 

In March 2017, Patriot purchased $73 million of residential real estate loans.

 

Commercial and Industrial Loans

 

Patriot’s commercial and industrial loan portfolio consists primarily of commercial business loans and lines of credit to businesses and professionals. These loans are generally for the financing of accounts receivable, purchases of inventory, purchases of new or used equipment, or for other short- or long-term working capital purposes. These loans are generally secured by business assets, but are also occasionally offered on an unsecured basis. In granting these types of loans, Patriot considers the borrower’s cash flow as the primary source of repayment, supported by the value of collateral, if any, and personal guarantees, as applicable. Repayment of commercial and industrial loans may be negatively impacted by adverse changes in economic conditions, ineffective management, claims on the borrower’s assets by others that are superior to Patriot’s claims, a loss of demand for the borrower’s products or services, or the death or disability of the borrower or other key management personnel.

 

Consumer and Other Loans

 

Patriot offers individual consumers various forms of credit including installment loans, credit cards, overdraft protection, and reserve lines of credit. Repayments of such loans are generally dependent on the personal income of the borrower, which may be negatively impacted by adverse changes in economic conditions. The Company does not place a high emphasis on originating these types of loans.

 

The Company does not have any lending programs commonly referred to as subprime lending. Subprime lending generally targets borrowers with weakened credit histories that are typically characterized by payment delinquencies, previous charge-offs, judgments against the consumer, a history of bankruptcies, or borrowers with questionable repayment capacity as evidenced by low credit scores or high debt-burdened ratios.

 

Construction Loans

 

Construction loans are of a short-term nature, generally of eighteen-months or less, that are secured by land intended for commercial, residential, or mixed-use development. Loan proceeds may be used for the acquisition of or improvements to the land under development and funds are generally disbursed as phases of construction are completed.

 

Included in this category are loans to construct single family homes where no contract of sale exists, based upon the experience and financial strength of the builder, the type and location of the property, and other factors. Construction loans tend to be personally guaranteed by the principal(s). Repayment of such loans may be negatively impacted by an inability to complete construction, a downturn in the market for new construction, by a significant increase in interest rates, or by decline in general economic conditions.

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Construction to Permanent – CRE

 

One time close of a construction facility with simultaneous conversion to an amortizing mortgage loan. Construction to permanent loans combine a short term period similar to a  construction loan, generally with a variable rate, and a longer term CRE loan typically 20-25 years, resetting every five years to the FHLB rate. 

 

Close of the construction facility typically occurs when events dictate, such as receipt of a certificate of occupancy and property stabilization, which is defined as cash flow sufficient to support a pre-defined minimum debt coverage ratio and other conditions and covenants particular to the loan. Construction facilities are typically variable rate instruments that, upon conversion to an amortizing mortgage loan, reset to a fixed rate instrument that is the greater of the in-force variable rate plus a predetermined spread over a reference rate (e.g., prime) or a minimum interest rate.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses  

 

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for loan losses, allocated to segments of the loan portfolio, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Commercial

Real Estate

   

Residential

Real Estate

   

Commercial

and

Industrial

   

Consumer

and

Other

   

Construction

   

Construction

to

Permanent

[CRE]

   

Unallocated

   

Total

 

Three months ended June 30, 2017

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               

March 31, 2017

  $ 2,198       1,073       1,049       583       591       77       126       5,697  

Charge-offs

    -       -       -       (13 )     -       -       -       (13 )

Recoveries

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Provisions (credits)

    20       (32 )     404       23       (101 )     (4 )     (50 )     260  

June 30, 2017

  $ 2,218       1,041       1,453       593       490       73       76       5,944  
                                                                 

Three months ended June 30, 2016

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               

March 31, 2016

  $ 1,943       624       1,083       609       650       121       217       5,247  

Charge-offs

    -       -       -       (1 )     -       -       -       (1 )

Recoveries

    -       1       3       -       -       -       -       4  

Provisions (credits)

    352       22       2,314       (77 )     (481 )     24       (195 )     1,959  

June 30, 2016

  $ 2,295       647       3,400       531       169       145       22       7,209  

 

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for loan losses, allocated to segments of the loan portfolio, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Commercial

Real Estate

   

Residential

Real Estate

   

Commercial

and

Industrial

   

Consumer

and

Other

   

Construction

   

Construction

to

Permanent

[CRE]

   

Unallocated

   

Total

 

Six months ended June 30, 2017

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               

December 31, 2016

  $ 1,853       534       740       641       712       69       126       4,675  

Charge-offs

    -       -       -       (13 )     -       -       -       (13 )

Recoveries

    2       -       2,769       -       -       -       -       2,771  

Provisions (credits)

    363       507       (2,056 )     (35 )     (222 )     4       (50 )     (1,489 )

June 30, 2017

  $ 2,218       1,041       1,453       593       490       73       76       5,944  
                                                                 

Six months ended June 30, 2016

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               

December 31, 2015

  $ 1,970       740       1,027       677       486       123       219       5,242  

Charge-offs

    -       (4 )     -       (2 )     -       -       -       (6 )

Recoveries

    -       1       12       1       -       -       -       14  

Provisions (credits)

    325       (90 )     2,361       (145 )     (317 )     22       (197 )     1,959  

June 30, 2016

  $ 2,295       647       3,400       531       169       145       22       7,209  

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables summarize, by loan portfolio segment, the amount of loans receivable evaluated individually and collectively for impairment as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Commercial

Real Estate

   

Residential

Real Estate

   

Commercial

and

Industrial

   

Consumer

and

Other

   

Construction

   

Construction

to

Permanent

[CRE]

   

Unallocated

   

Total

 

June 30, 2017

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               

Individually evaluated f or impairment

  $ -       -       231       -       -       -       -       231  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    2,218       1,041       1,222       593       490       73       76       5,713  

Total allowance for loan losses

  $ 2,218       1,041       1,453       593       490       73       76       5,944  
                                                                 

Loans receivable, gross:

                                                               

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 6,142       1,905       269       540       -       -       -       8,856  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    273,917       150,523       94,615       94,290       49,222       7,665       -       670,232  

Total loans receivable, gross

  $ 280,059       152,428       94,884       94,830       49,222       7,665       -       679,088  

 

(In thousands)

 

Commercial

Real Estate

   

Residential

Real Estate

   

Commercial

and

Industrial

   

Consumer

and

Other

   

Construction

   

Construction

to

Permanent

[CRE]

   

Unallocated

   

Total

 

December 31, 2016

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ -       -       231       -       -       -       -       231  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    1,853       534       509       641       712       69       126       4,444  

Total allowance for loan losses

  $ 1,853       534       740       641       712       69       126       4,675  
                                                                 

Loans receivable, gross:

                                                               

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 6,267       1,911       231       542       -       -       -       8,951  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    264,962       84,603       60,746       100,907       53,895       7,593       -       572,706  

Total loans receivable, gross

  $ 271,229       86,514       60,977       101,449       53,895       7,593       -       581,657  

 

Patriot monitors the credit quality of its loans receivable on an ongoing basis. Credit quality is monitored by reviewing certain indicators, including loan to value ratios, debt service coverage ratios, and credit scores.

 

Patriot employs a risk rating system as part of the risk assessment of its loan portfolio. At origination, lending officers are required to assign a risk rating to each loan in their portfolio, which is ratified or modified by the Loan Committee to which the loan is submitted for approval. If financial developments occur on a loan in the lending officer’s portfolio of responsibility, the risk rating is reviewed and adjusted, as applicable. In carrying out its oversight responsibilities, the Loan Committee can adjust a risk rating based on available information. In addition, the risk ratings on all commercial loans over $250,000 are reviewed annually by the Credit Department.

 

Additionally, Patriot retains a third-party objective loan reviewing expert to perform a quarterly analysis of the results of its risk rating process. The quarterly review is based on a randomly selected sample of loans within established parameters (e.g., value, concentration), in order to assess and validate the risk ratings assigned to individual loans. Any changes to the assigned risk ratings, based on the quarterly review, are required to be approved by the Loan Committee.

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

When assigning a risk rating to a loan, management utilizes the Bank’s internal eleven-point risk rating system. An asset is considered “special mention” when it has a potential weakness based on objective evidence, but does not currently expose the Bank to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the following categories:

 

Sub-standard: An asset is considered “substandard” if it is not adequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. Sub-standard assets have well defined weaknesses based on objective evidence, and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss, if noted deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Doubtful: Assets classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified “sub-standard”, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation-in–full improbable, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values.

 

Charge–offs, to reduce the loan to its recoverable value, generally commence after the loan is classified as “doubtful”.

 

In accordance with Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council published policies establishing uniform criteria for the classification of retail credit based on delinquency status, “Open-end” and “Closed-end” credits are charged off when 180 days and120 days delinquent, respectively.

 

If an account is classified as “Loss”, the full balance of the loan receivable is charged off, regardless of the potential recovery from a sale of the underlying collateral. Any amount that may be recovered on the sale of collateral underlying a loan is recognized as a “recovery” in the period in which the collateral is sold.

 

In March 2017, the Bank reached a settlement agreement with its insurance carrier for a loss recognized in 2016, related to a single Commercial and Industrial loan, resulting in cash receipts of $2.8 million, net of related deductibles and other amounts excluded pursuant to the insurance policy.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables summarize non-performing (i.e., non-accruing) loans by aging category and status, within the applicable loan portfolio segment as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Non-accruing Loans

         
   

30 - 59 Days

Past Due

   

60 - 89 Days

Past Due

   

90 Days

or

Greater Past Due

   

Total

Past Due

   

Current

   

Total

Non-accruing

Loans

 

As of June 30, 2017:

                                               

Loan portfolio segment:

                                               

Residential Real Estate:

                                               

Sub-standard

  $ -       -       1,590       1,590       -       1,590  

Commercial and Industrial:

                                               

Sub-standard

    -       -       269       269       -       269  

Total non-accruing loans

  $ -       -       1,859       1,859       -       1,859  
                                                 

As of December 31, 2016:

                                               

Loan portfolio segment:

                                               

Residential Real Estate:

                                               

Sub-standard

  $ -       -       1,590       1,590       -       1,590  

Commercial and Industrial:

                                               

Sub-standard

    -       -       231       231       -       231  

Total non-accruing loans

  $ -       -       1,821       1,821       -       1,821  

 

If non-accrual loans had been performing in accordance with the original contractual terms, additional interest income of $22,000 and $43,000 would have been recognized in income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, additional interest income of $58,000 and $196,000 would have been recognized in income.

 

Additionally, certain loans for which the borrower cannot demonstrate sufficient cash flow to continue loan payments in the future and certain troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) are placed on non-accrual status. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, no interest income was collected and recognized on non-accruing loans.

 

The accrual of interest on loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due for payment unless the loan is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer installment loans are typically charged off no later than 180 days past due. Past due status is based on contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on non-accrual status or charged-off, at an earlier date, if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. All interest accrued, but not collected for loans that are placed on non-accrual status or charged off, is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis method until qualifying for return to accrual status. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current, future payments are reasonably assured, and there is six months of performance. Management considers all non-accrual loans and troubled debt restructurings to be impaired. In most cases, loan payments that are past due less than 90 days, based on contractual terms, are considered collection delays and not an indication of loan impairment. The Bank considers consumer installment loans to be pools of smaller homogeneous loan balances, which are collectively evaluated for impairment.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables summarize performing and non-performing loans receivable by portfolio segment, by aging category, by delinquency status as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

(In thousands)

 

Performing (Accruing) Loans

                 

As of June 30, 2017:

 

30 - 59 Days

Past Due

   

60 - 89 Days

Past Due

   

90 Days

or

Greater Past Due

   

Total

   

Current

   

Total

Performing

Loans

   

Non-accruing

Loans

   

Loans

Receivable

Gross

 

Loan portfolio segment:

                                                               

Commercial Real Estate:

                                                               

Pass

  $ -       -       -       -       252,424       252,424       -       252,424  

Special Mention

    -       -       -       -       16,421       16,421       -       16,421  

Substandard

    3,097       -       -       3,097       8,117       11,214       -       11,214  
      3,097       -       -       3,097       276,962       280,059       -       280,059  

Residential Real Estate:

                                                               

Pass

    478       9       1,447       1,934       148,904       150,838       -       150,838  

Substandard

    -       -       -       -       -       -       1,590       1,590  
      478       9       1,447       1,934       148,904       150,838       1,590       152,428  

Commercial and Industrial:

                                                               

Pass

    47       4       750       801       93,324       94,125       -       94,125  

Substandard

    -       -       -       -       490       490       269       759  
      47       4       750       801       93,814       94,615       269       94,884  

Consumer and Other:

                                                               

Pass

    9       134       -       143       94,687       94,830       -       94,830  

Construction:

                                                               

Pass

    -       -       -       -       49,222       49,222       -       49,222  

Construction to permanent - CRE:

                                                               

Pass

    -       -       -       -       7,665       7,665       -       7,665  
                                                                 

Total

  $ 3,631       147       2,197       5,975       671,254       677,229       1,859       679,088  
                                                                 

Loans receivable, gross:

                                                               

Pass

  $ 534       147       2,197       2,878       646,226       649,104       -       649,104  

Special Mention

    -       -       -       -       16,421       16,421       -       16,421  

Substandard

    3,097       -       -       3,097       8,607       11,704       1,859       13,563  

Loans receivable, gross

  $ 3,631       147       2,197       5,975       671,254       677,229       1,859       679,088  

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

Performing (Accruing) Loans

                 

As of December 31, 2016:

 

30 - 59 Days

Past Due

   

60 - 89 Days

Past Due

   

90 Days

or

Greater Past Due

   

Total

   

Current

   

Total

Performing

Loans

   

Non-accruing

Loans

   

Loans

Receivable

Gross

 

Loan portfolio segment:

                                                               

Commercial Real Estate:

                                                               

Pass

  $ -       -       -       -       265,246       265,246       -       265,246  

Special Mention

    -       -       -       -       4,531       4,531       -       4,531  

Substandard

    -       -       -       -       1,452       1,452       -       1,452  
      -       -       -       -       271,229       271,229       -       271,229  

Residential Real Estate:

                                                               

Pass

    131       9       1,449       1,589       83,335       84,924       -       84,924  

Substandard

    -       -       -       -       -       -       1,590       1,590  
      131       9       1,449       1,589       83,335       84,924       1,590       86,514  

Commercial and Industrial:

                                                               

Pass

    47       4       -       51       60,692       60,743       -       60,743  

Substandard

    -       -       -       -       3       3       231       234  
      47       4       -       51       60,695       60,746       231       60,977  

Consumer and Other:

                                                               

Pass

    75       -       3       78       101,371       101,449       -       101,449  

Construction:

                                                               

Pass

    -       -       -       -       53,895       53,895       -       53,895  

Construction to permanent - CRE:

                                                               

Pass

    -       -       -       -       7,593       7,593       -       7,593  
                                                                 

Total

  $ 253       13       1,452       1,718       578,118       579,836       1,821       581,657  
                                                                 

Loans receivable, gross:

                                                               

Pass

  $ 253       13       1,452       1,718       572,132       573,850       -       573,850  

Special Mention

    -       -       -       -       4,531       4,531       -       4,531  

Substandard

    -       -       -       -       1,455       1,455       1,821       3,276  

Loans receivable, gross

  $ 253       13       1,452       1,718       578,118       579,836       1,821       581,657  

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”)

 

On a case-by-case basis, Patriot may agree to modify the contractual terms of a borrower’s loan to assist customers who may be experiencing financial difficulty. If the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and a concession has been made, the loan is classified as a TDR.

 

There were no loans modified as TDRs and no defaults of TDRs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were no commitments to advance additional funds under TDRs.

 

Substantially all TDR loan modifications involve lowering the monthly payments on such loans through either a reduction in interest rate below the contract rate, an extension of the term of the loan, or a combination of adjusting these two contractual attributes . TDR loan modifications may result in the forgiveness of principal or accrued interest. In addition, when modifying commercial loans, Patriot frequently obtains additional collateral or guarantor support. If the borrower has performed under the existing contractual terms of the loan and Patriot’s underwriters determine that the borrower has the capacity to continue to perform under the terms of the TDR, the loan continues accruing interest. Non-accruing TDRs may be returned to accrual status when there has been a sustained period of performance (generally six consecutive months of payments) and both principal and interest are reasonably assured of collection.

 

Impaired Loans

 

Impaired loans may consist of non-accrual loans and/or performing and non-performing TDRs. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, based on the on-going monitoring and analysis of the loan portfolio, impaired loans of $8.8 million and $8.9 million were identified, for which $231,000 and $231,000 specific reserves were established, respectively. Loans not requiring specific reserves had sufficient collateral values, less costs to sell, supporting the carrying amount of the loans. Once a borrower is in default, Patriot is under no obligation to advance additional funds on unused commitments.

 

At June 30, 2017 exposure to the $8.8 million of impaired loans was related to 11 borrowers. In all cases, appraisal reports of the underlying collateral, if any, have been obtained from independent licensed appraisal firms. For non-performing loans, the independently determined appraised values were reduced by an estimate of the costs to sell the assets, in order to estimate the potential loss, if any, that may eventually be realized. Performing loans are monitored to determine when, if at all, additional loan loss reserves may be required for a loss of underlying collateral value.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The following summarizes the investment in, outstanding principal balance of, and the related allowance, if any, for impaired loans as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

(In thousands)

                                               
   

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Recorded

Investment

   

Principal

Outstanding

   

Related

Allowance

   

Recorded

Investment

   

Principal

Outstanding

   

Related

Allowance

 

With no related allowance recorded:

                                               

Commercial Real Estate

  $ 6,142       6,593       -       6,267       6,721       -  

Residential Real Estate

    1,905       1,938       -       1,911       2,915       -  

Commercial and Industrial

    38       38       -       -       -       -  

Consumer and Other

    540       629       -       542       631       -  

Construction

    -       287       -       -       -       -  
      8,625       9,485       -       8,720       10,267       -  
                                                 

With a related allowance recorded:

                                               

Commercial Real Estate

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Residential Real Estate

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Commercial and Industrial

    231       231       231       231       231       231  

Consumer and Other

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Construction

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Construction to permanent - CRE

    -       -       -       -       -       -  
      231       231       231       231       231       231  
                                                 

Impaired Loans, Total:

                                               

Commercial Real Estate

    6,142       6,593       -       6,267       6,721       -  

Residential Real Estate

    1,905       1,938       -       1,911       2,915       -  

Commercial and Industrial

    269       269       231       231       231       231  

Consumer and Other

    540       629       -       542       631       -  

Construction

    -       287       -       -       -       -  

Construction to permanent - CRE

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Impaired Loans, Total

  $ 8,856       9,716       231       8,951       10,498       231  

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables summarize additional information regarding impaired loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

With no related allowance recorded:

                               

Commercial Real Estate

  $ 6,188       75       7,524       79  

Residential Real Estate

    1,907       3       4,525       31  

Commercial and Industrial

    37       -       116       -  

Consumer and Other

    541       5       545       5  
      8,673       83       12,710       115  

With a related allowance recorded:

                               

Commercial Real Estate

    -       -       -       -  

Residential Real Estate

    -       -       -       -  

Commercial and Industrial

    232       -       2,977       -  

Consumer and Other

    -       -       2       -  
      232       -       2,979       -  

Impaired Loans, Total:

                               

Commercial Real Estate

    6,188       75       7,524       79  

Residential Real Estate

    1,907       3       4,525       31  

Commercial and Industrial

    269       -       3,093       -  

Consumer and Other

    541       5       547       5  

Impaired Loans, Total

  $ 8,905       83       15,689       115  

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

With no related allowance recorded:

                               

Commercial Real Estate

  $ 6,213       148       7,597       159  

Residential Real Estate

    1,909       5       4,535       62  

Commercial and Industrial

    37       -       148       -  

Consumer and Other

    541       10       546       9  
      8,700       163       12,826       230  

With a related allowance recorded:

                               

Commercial and Industrial

    232       -       1,914       -  

Consumer and Other

    -       -       2       -  
      232       -       1,916       -  

Impaired Loans, Total:

                               

Commercial Real Estate

    6,213       148       7,597       159  

Residential Real Estate

    1,909       5       4,535       62  

Commercial and Industrial

    269       -       2,062       -  

Consumer and Other

    541       10       548       9  

Impaired Loans, Total

  $ 8,932       163       14,742       230  

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 4 :     Deposits

 

The following table presents the balance of deposits held, by category as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
                 

Non-interest bearing

  $ 77,778     $ 76,772  

Interest bearing:

               

NOW

    27,947       29,912  

Savings

    148,408       131,429  

Money market

    14,687       15,593  

Certificates of deposit, less than $250,000

    169,526       160,609  

Certificates of deposit, $250,000 or greater

    63,434       51,077  

Brokered deposits

    60,259       63,932  

Interest bearing, Total

    484,261       452,552  
                 

Total Deposits

  $ 562,039     $ 529,324  

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 5: Share-Based Compensation and Employee Benefit Plan

 

The Company maintains the Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) to provide an incentive to directors and employees of the Company by the grant of restricted stock awards (“RSA”), options, or phantom stock units. Since 2013, the Company’s practice is to grant RSAs; as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were no options or phantom stock units outstanding or that have been exercised.

 

The Plan provides for the issuance of up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to certain limitations. As of June 30, 2017, 2,886,432 shares of stock are available for issuance under the Plan. In accordance with the terms of the Plan, the vesting of RSAs and options may be accelerated at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee sets the terms and conditions applicable to the vesting of RSAs and stock option grants. RSAs granted to directors and employees generally vest in quarterly or annual installments over a three, four or five year period from the date of grant. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company granted 5,084 RSAs to directors and zero RSA to employees. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company granted 52,200 restricted shares to employees and 5,884 restricted shares to directors, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, 0 and 2,231 shares of restricted stock became vested, 6,000 and 6,000 shares of restricted stock forfeited, respectively. All RSAs are non- participating grants.

 

The Company recognizes compensation expense for all director and employee share-based compensation awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is equal to the vesting schedule of each award, for each vesting portion of an award equal to its grant date fair value. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $25,000 and $68,000, respectively. The share-based compensation attributable to employees of Patriot amounted to $4,000 and $32,000, respectively.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $154,000 and $308,000, respectively. The share-based compensation attributable to employees of Patriot amounted to $139,000 and $279,000, respectively.

 

Included in share-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 were $21,000 and $36,000 attributable to Patriot’s external Directors, who received total compensation of $77,000 and $146,000 for each of those periods, respectively, which amounts are included in Other Operating Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

The share-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 were $15,000 and $29,000 attributable to Patriot’s external Directors, who received total compensation of $80,000 and $152,000 for each of those periods, respectively, which amounts are included in Other Operating Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s restricted shares as of June 30, 2017 and 2016 and changes therein during the periods indicated:

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2017:

 

Number

of

Shares Awarded

   

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Unvested at March 31, 2017

    33,033     $ 12.55  

Granted

    5,084     $ 15.05  

Forfeited

    (6,000 )   $ 15.50  

Unvested at June 30, 2017

    32,117     $ 12.39  
                 

Six months ended June 30, 2017:

               

Unvested at December 31, 2016

    35,264     $ 12.84  

Granted

    5,084     $ 15.05  

Vested

    (2,231 )   $ 13.05  

Forfeited

    (6,000 )   $ 15.50  

Unvested at June 30, 2017

    32,117     $ 12.39  

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2016:

 

Number

of

Shares Awarded

   

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Unvested at March 31, 2016

    113,938     $ 14.06  

Vested

    (2,526 )   $ 14.72  

Forfeited

    (4,213 )   $ 11.31  

Unvested at June 30, 2016

    107,199     $ 14.16  
                 

Six months ended June 30, 2016:

               

Unvested at December 31, 2015

    55,854     $ 12.83  

Granted

    58,084     $ 15.25  

Vested

    (2,526 )   $ 14.72  

Forfeited

    (4,213 )   $ 11.31  

Unvested at June 30, 2016

    107,199     $ 14.16  

 

Compensation expense attributable to the unvested restricted shares outstanding as of June 30, 2017 amounts to $367,000, which amount is expected to be recognized over the weighted average remaining life of the awards of 2.56 years.

 

RSA Grant - Non-executive Employees

 

On January 4, 2016, the Company granted 100 restricted shares of common stock to each of eighty-seven full- and part-time non-executive employees as of December 31, 2015. The total number of shares granted was 8,700 at a grant date fair value of $15.50 per share, resulting in expected future employee compensation of $135,000. The shares granted vest in three-years on January 2, 2019 and are non-participating during the vesting period.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, none of the shares granted were forfeited. The remaining 6,900 shares continue to vest and $54,000 of compensation expense is expected to be recognized through the January 2019 vesting date.

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The Company offers a 401K retirement plan (the “401K”), which provides for tax-deferred salary deductions for eligible employees. Employees may choose to make voluntary contributions to the 401K, limited to an annual maximum amount as set forth periodically by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company matches 50% of such contributions, up to a maximum of six percent. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, compensation expense under the 401K aggregated $60,000 and $94,000, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, compensation expense under the 401K aggregated $38,000 and $81,000, respectively.

 

Note 6 : Earnings per share

 

The Company is required to present basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share in its Consolidated Statements of Operations. Basic earnings per share amounts are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding unvested RSAs granted to directors and employees. The dilutive effect resulting from these potential shares is determined using the treasury stock method. The Company is also required to provide a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of both basic and diluted earnings per share.

 

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 follows.

 

(Net income in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

Basic earnings per share:

                               

Net income attributable to Common shareholders

  $ 804       (582 )     2,534       71  
                                 

Divided by:

                               

Weighted average shares outstanding

    3,894,128       3,957,012       3,893,431       3,956,609  
                                 

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 0.21       (0.15 )     0.65       0.02  
                                 
                                 

Diluted earnings per share:

                               

Net income attributable to Common shareholders

  $ 804       (582 )     2,534       71  
                                 

Weighted average shares outstanding

    3,894,128       3,957,012       3,893,431       3,956,609  
                                 

Effect of potentially dilutive restricted common shares

    7,400       - (1)     5,289       33,366  
                                 

Divided by:

                               

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

    3,901,528       3,957,012       3,898,720       3,989,975  
                                 

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 0.21       (0.15 )     0.65       0.02  

 

 

(1) There were 1,073 shares excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share due to their anti-dilutive effect for the three month period ended June 30, 2016.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 7 : Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

 

In the normal course of business, Patriot is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheet. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement Patriot has in particular classes of financial instruments.

 

The contractual amount of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit represents the maximum amount of potential accounting loss should: the contract be fully drawn upon; the customer default; and the value of any existing collateral becomes worthless. Patriot applies its credit policies to entering commitments and conditional obligations and, as with its lending activates, evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. Management believes that it effectively mitigates the credit risk of these financial instruments through its credit approval processes, establishing credit limits, monitoring the on-going creditworthiness of recipients and grantees, and the receipt of collateral as deemed necessary.

 

Financial instruments with credit risk at June 30, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

       
   

As of June 30, 2017

 

Commitments to extend credit:

       

Unused lines of credit

  $ 44,158  

Undisbursed construction loans

    14,121  

Home equity lines of credit

    21,745  

Future loan commitments

    19,773  

Financial standby letters of credit

    1,299  
    $ 101,096  

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments to extend credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses, and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Since these commitments could expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary upon extending credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral held varies, but may include commercial property, residential property, deposits and securities. Patriot has established a $5,000 reserve for credit loss as of June 30, 2017, which is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.

 

Standby letters of credit are written commitments issued by Patriot to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. Guarantees that are not derivative contracts are recorded at fair value and included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 8 : Regulatory and Operational Matters

 

Federal and State regulatory authorities have adopted standards requiring financial institutions to maintain increased levels of capital. Effective January 1, 2015, Federal banking agencies imposed four minimum capital requirements on community bank’s risk-based capital ratios consisting of Total Capital, Tier 1 Capital, Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) Capital, and a Tier 1 Leverage Capital ratio. The risk-based capital ratios measure the adequacy of a bank's capital against the riskiness of its on- and off-balance sheet assets and activities. Failure to maintain adequate capital is a basis for "prompt corrective action" or other regulatory enforcement action. In assessing a bank's capital adequacy, regulators also consider other factors such as interest rate risk exposure, liquidity, funding and market risks, quality and level of earnings, concentrations of credit, quality of loans and investments, nontraditional activity risk, policy effectiveness, and management's overall ability to monitor and control risk.

 

Capital adequacy is one of the most important factors used to determine the safety and soundness of individual banks and the banking system. Under the instituted regulatory framework, to be considered “well capitalized”, a financial institution must generally have a Total Capital ratio of at least 10%, a Tier 1 Capital ratio of at least 8.0%, a CET1 Capital ratio at least 6.5%, and a Tier 1 Leverage Capital ratio of at least 5.0%. However, regardless of a financial institution’s ratios, the OCC may require increased capital ratios or impose dividend restrictions based on the other factors it considers in assessing a bank’s capital adequacy.

 

Management continuously assesses the adequacy of the Bank’s capital in order to maintain its “well capitalized” status.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital amounts and ratios at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

   

Patriot Bank, N.A.

 
   

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

   

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

 

Total Capital (to risk weighted assets):

                                                               

Actual

    71,547       10.309       66,254       10.603       80,258       11.594       74,303       11.928  

To be Well Capitalized (1)

    -       -       -       -       69,226       10.000       62,292       10.000  

For capital adequacy with Capital Buffer (2)

    -       -       -       -       64,034       9.250       53,727       8.625  

For capital adequacy

    55,522       8.000       49,989       8.000       55,381       8.000       49,834       8.000  
                                                                 

Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets):

                                                               

Actual

    65,595       9.451       61,571       9.854       74,306       10.734       69,620       11.176  

To be Well Capitalized (1)

    -       -       -       -       55,381       8.000       49,834       8.000  

For capital adequacy with Capital Buffer (2)

    -       -       -       -       50,189       7.250       41,269       6.625  

For capital adequacy

    41,641       6.000       37,491       6.000       41,536       6.000       37,375       6.000  
                                                                 

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ( to risk weighted assets):

                                                               

Actual

    57,595       8.299       53,571       8.573       74,306       10.734       69,620       11.176  

To be Well Capitalized (1)

    -       -       -       -       44,997       6.500       40,490       6.500  

For capital adequacy with Capital Buffer (2)

    -       -       -       -       39,805       5.750       31,925       5.125  

For capital adequacy

    31,231       4.500       28,119       4.500       31,152       4.500       28,031       4.500  
                                                                 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets):

                                                               

Actual

    65,595       8.804       61,571       9.296       74,306       9.974       69,620       10.518  

To be Well Capitalized (1)

    -       -       -       -       37,250       5.000       33,096       5.000  

For capital adequacy

    29,803       4.000       26,494       4.000       29,800       4.000       26,477       4.000  

 

(1)

Designation as "Well Capitalized" does not apply to bank holding companies - - the Company. Such categorization of capital adequacy only applies to insured depository institutions - - the Bank.

(2)

The Capital Conservation Buffer implemented by the FDIC began to be phased in beginning January 1, 2016. It was not applicable to periods prior to that date and does not apply to bank holding companies - - the Company.

 

Under the final capital rules that became effective on January 1, 2015, there was a requirement for a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, which is in addition to the other minimum risk-based capital standards in the rule. Institutions that do not maintain this required capital buffer become subject to progressively more stringent limitations on the percentage of earnings that may be distributed to shareholders or used for stock repurchases and on the payment of discretionary bonuses to senior executive management.

 

The capital buffer requirement is being phased in over three years beginning in 2016. The 0.625% capital conversation buffer for 2016 has been included in the minimum capital adequacy ratios in the 2016 column in the table above. The capital conversation buffer increased to 1.25% for 2017, which has been included in the minimum capital adequacy ratios in the 2017 column above.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The capital buffer requirement effectively raises the minimum required Total Capital ratio to 10.5%, the Tier 1 capital ratio to 8.5% and the CET1 capital ratio to 7.0% on a fully phased-in basis, which will be effective beginning on January 1, 2019. Management believes that, as of June 30, 2017, Patriot satisfies all capital adequacy requirements under the Basel III Capital Rules on a fully phased-in basis, as if all such requirements were currently in effect.

 

Note 9 : Fair Value and Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. A fair value hierarchy has been established that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value, requiring entities to maximize the use of observable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs generally require significant management judgment.

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy consist of:

 

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access at the measurement date (such as active exchange-traded equity securities and certain U.S. and government agency debt securities).

   

Level 2

Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as:

  -  Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets (such as U.S. agency and government sponsored mortgage-backed securities)
  -  Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in less active markets (such as certain U.S. and government agency debt securities, and corporate and municipal debt securities that trade infrequently)
  -  Other inputs that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (i.e. interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, etc.).
   

Level 3

Valuation techniques that require unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability (such as pricing and discounted cash flow models that typically reflect management’s estimates of the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability).

 

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, and for estimating fair value for financial and non-financial instruments not recorded at fair value, is set forth below.

 

Cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, short-term investments and accrued interest receivable and payable

The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value and accordingly these are classified as Level 1. These financial instruments are not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Available-for-Sale Securities

The fair value of securities available for sale (carried at fair value) and held to maturity (carried at amortized cost) are determined by obtaining quoted market prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (Level 1), or matrix pricing (Level 2), which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted market prices for the specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities' relationship to other benchmark quoted prices, or using unobservable inputs employing various techniques and assumptions (Level 3).

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Other Investments  

The Bank’s investment portfolio includes the Solomon Hess SBA Loan Fund totaling $4.5 million. This investment is utilized by the Bank to satisfy its Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) lending requirements. As this fund operates as a private fund, shares in the Fund are not publicly traded and therefore have no readily determinable market value. The investment in the Fund is reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements at cost.

 

Loans  

For variable rate loans, which periodically reprice with no apparent change in credit risk, carrying values, adjusted for credit losses inherent in the portfolios, are a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

The fair value of fixed rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the period-end rates, estimated by using local market data, at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities, adjusted for credit losses inherent in the portfolios.

 

Since individual loans do not trade on an open market and transfer of individual loans are private transactions that are not publicized, the fair value of the loan portfolio is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Patriot does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis; however, from time to time, nonrecurring fair value adjustments to collateral-dependent impaired loans are recorded to reflect the net realizable value expected to be collected on default by the borrower based on observable market inputs or current appraised value of collateral held. Fair values estimated in this manner do not fully incorporate an exit-price approach, but instead are based on a comparison to current market rates for comparable loans, adjusted by management based on the best information available.

 

OREO

The fair value of other OREO the Bank may obtain is based on current appraised property value less estimated costs to sell. When the fair value is based on unadjusted current appraised values, OREO is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Patriot classifies OREO within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy when unobservable inputs are used to determine adjustments to appraised values. Patriot does not record OREO at fair value on a recurring basis, but rather initially records OREO at fair value and then monitors property and market conditions that may indicate a change in value is warranted.

 

Deposits

The fair value of demand deposits, regular savings and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. 

 

The fair value of certificates of deposit and other time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities, estimated using local market data, to a schedule of aggregated expected maturities on such deposits. 

 

The Company does not record deposits at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Senior Notes and Junior Subordinated Debt

The senior notes were issued in December 2016 and therefore the carrying value is considered comparable to fair value. Management does not intend to measure the senior notes at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Junior subordinated debt reprices quarterly, as a result, the carrying amount is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value. The Company does not record junior subordinated debt at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings  

The fair value of FHLB advances is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies current FHLB interest rates for advances of similar maturity to a schedule of maturities of such advances. The Company does not record these borrowings at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Off-balance sheet instruments  

Off-balance sheet financial instruments are based on interest rate changes and fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing. The Company does not record its off-balance-sheet instruments at fair value (i.e., commitments to extend credit) on a recurring basis.

 

The following tables detail the financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the valuation techniques utilized relative to the fair value hierarchy, as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

   

Significant

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

   

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

   

Total

 

June 30, 2017:

                               

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

  $ -       8,422       -       8,422  

Corporate bonds

    -       8,954       -       8,954  

Subordinated notes

    -       5,605       2,000       7,605  
                                 

Available-for-sale securities

  $ -       22,981       2,000       24,981  
                                 

December 31, 2016:

                               

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

  $ -       10,441       -       10,441  

Corporate bonds

    -       8,961       -       8,961  

Subordinated notes

    -       3,026       2,000       5,026  
                                 

Available-for-sale securities

  $ -       22,428       2,000       24,428  

 

The table below presents the valuation methodology and unobservable inputs for level 3 assets measures at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair Value

   

Valuation Methodology

   

Unobservable Inputs

   

Range of Inputs

 

June 30, 2017:

                               

Impaired loans

  $ 8,856    

Real Estate Appraisals

   

Discount for appraisal type

      0% - 8%  

OREO

    851    

Real Estate Appraisals

   

Discount for appraisal type

        21%    
                                 

December 31, 2016:

                               

Impaired loans

  $ 8,951    

Real Estate Appraisals

   

Discount for appraisal type

      0%  - 8%  

OREO

    851    

Real Estate Appraisals

   

Discount for appraisal type

        21%    

 

The Company discloses fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. Certain financial instruments are excluded from disclosure requirements and, accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not necessarily represent the complete underlying value of the financial instruments included in the Consolidated Financial Statements .

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The estimated fair value amounts have been measured as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and have not been reevaluated or updated for purposes of these consolidated financial statements subsequent to those respective dates. As such, the estimated fair values of the financial instruments measured may be different than if they had been subsequently valued .

 

The information presented should not be interpreted as an estimate of the total fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, since only a portion of Patriot’s assets and liabilities are liabilities are required to be measured at fair value for financial reporting purposes . Due to the wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Company’s disclosures and those of other bank holding companies may not be meaningful.

 

The following table provides a comparison of the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of Patriot’s financial assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

(In thousands)

         

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Fair Value

Hierarchy

   

Carrying

Amount

   

Estimated

Fair Value

   

Carrying

Amount

   

Estimated

Fair Value

 

Financial Assets:

                                       

Cash and noninterest bearing balances due from banks

 

Level 1

    $ 3,210       3,210       2,596       2,596  

Interest-bearing deposits due from banks

 

Level 1

      7,633       7,633       89,693       89,693  

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

Level 2

      8,422       8,422       10,441       10,441  

Corporate bonds

 

Level 2

      8,954       8,954       8,961       8,961  

Subordinated Notes

 

Level 2

      5,605       5,605       3,026       3,026  

Subordinated Notes

 

Level 3

      2,000       2,000       2,000       2,000  

Other investments

 

Level 2

      4,450       4,450       4,450       4,450  

Federal Reserve Bank stock

 

Level 2

      2,424       2,424       2,109       2,109  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

Level 2

      5,833       5,833       5,609       5,609  

Loans receivable, net

 

Level 3

      673,144       671,694       576,982       576,757  

Accrued interest receivable

 

Level 2

      3,208       3,208       2,726       2,726  
                                         
Financial assets, total           724,883       723,433       708,593       708,368  
                                         

Financial Liabilities:

                                       

Demand deposits

 

Level 2

      77,778       77,778       76,772       76,772  

Savings deposits

 

Level 2

      148,408       148,408       131,429       131,429  

Money market deposits

 

Level 2

      14,687       14,687       15,593       15,593  

NOW accounts

 

Level 2

      27,947       27,947       29,912       29,912  

Time deposits

 

Level 2

      232,960       232,590       211,686       210,321  

Brokered deposits

 

Level 1

      60,259       60,222       63,932       63,897  

FHLB and correspondent bank borrowings

 

Level 2

      120,000       120,202       138,000       138,149  

Senior notes

 

Level 2

      11,666       11,315       11,628       11,628  

Subordinated debentures

 

Level 2

      8,082       8,082       8,079       8,079  

Note payable

 

Level 3

      1,675       1,506       1,769       1,565  

Accrued interest payable

 

Level 2

      131       131       118       118  
                                         
Financial liabilities, total           703,593       702,868       688,918       687,463  

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

The carrying amount of cash and noninterest bearing balances due from banks, interest-bearing deposits due from banks, and demand deposits approximates fair value, due to the short-term nature and high turnover of these balances. These amounts are included in the table above for informational purposes.

 

In the normal course of its operations, the Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change). As a result, the fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities are affected when interest market rates change, which change may be either favorable or unfavorable . Management attempts to mitigate interest rate risk by matching the maturities of its financial assets and liabilities. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay their obligations in a rising interest rate environment and more likely to prepay their obligations in a falling interest rate environment. Conversely, depositors receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising interest rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling interest rate environment. Management monitors market rates of interest and maturities of its financial assets and liabilities, adjusting the terms of new loans and deposits in an attempt to minimize interest rate risk. Additionally, management mitigates its overall interest rate risk through its available funds investment strategy .

 

Off-balance sheet instruments

 

Loan commitments on which the committed interest rate is less than the current market rate were insignificant at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The estimated fair value of fee income on letters of credit at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was insignificant.

 

 

Note 1 0 :     Recent Accounting Pronouncements     

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Updates

 

ASU 2014-09  

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers . This update will replace all current U.S. GAAP related to revenue recognition and will eliminate all industry-specific guidance. During 2016, the update was further clarified by ASU 2016-08 Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principle versus Agent Considerations; ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing and ASU 2016-12 Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients. In July 2015, the FASB affirmed its proposal to defer the effective date of this new standard. As a result, public companies will apply the new revenue standard to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 , including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Management continues to assess the impact that this guidance may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to new transactions entered into through the course of normal operations. Except for additional disclosures that are required, management has determined that ASU 2014-09 will not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations with respect to its normal and customary operations, but continues to monitor potential impacts that may occur as it explores additional transactions and opportunities.

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

ASU 2016-01

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01,  Financial Instruments - Overall . ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments, excluding equity investments that are consolidated or accounted for under the equity method of accounting, to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. The ASU simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, and a measurement of the investment at fair value only when impairment is qualitatively identified to exist. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is not permitted. Management is currently assessing the potential impact ASU 2016-01 will have on its financial statements, but does not expect a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

 

ASU 2016-02  

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,  Leases.  This ASU increases transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of leased assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet, and the disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

ASU 2016-13  

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The ASU changes the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments measured at amortized cost to a current expected loss (“CECL”) model. Under the CECL model, entities will estimate credit losses over the entire contractual term of a financial instrument from the date of initial recognition of the instrument. The ASU also changes the existing impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities. In cases where there is neither the intent nor a more-likely-than-not requirement to sell the debt security, an entity will record credit losses as an allowance rather than a direct write-down of the amortized cost basis. Additionally, ASU 2016-13 notes that credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities and purchased credit impaired loans should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

ASU 2016-15  

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows : Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments . ASU 2016-15 addresses the classification of certain specific transactions presented on the Statement of Cash Flows, in order to improve consistency across entities. Debt prepayment or extinguishment, debt-instrument settlement, contingent consideration payments post-business combination, and beneficial interests in securitization transactions are specific items addressed by this ASU that may affect the Bank. Additionally, the ASU codifies the predominance principle for classifying separately identifiable cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

ASU 2016-18

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18,  Statement of Cash Flows:   Restricted Cash.   The purpose of the standard is to improve consistency and comparability among companies with respect to the reporting of changes in restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Statement of Cash Flows. The ASU requires the Statement of Cash Flows to include all changes in total cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, and to the extent restricted cash and cash equivalents are presented in separate line items on the Balance Sheet, disclosure reconciling the change in total cash and cash equivalents to the amounts shown on the Balance Sheet are required. ASU 2016-18 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, Patriot does not have restricted cash and cash equivalents separately disclosed on its Balance Sheet. In the future, if Patriot’s activities warrant presenting separate line items on its Balance Sheet for restricted cash and cash equivalents, management does not envision any difficulties implementing the requirements of ASU 2016-18, as applicable.

 

ASU 2017-08

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities, which amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. For all other entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Earlier application is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the ASU in an interim period, any adjustments must be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The Company has not yet determined the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-08 will have on the consolidated financial statements.

 

ASU 2017-09

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Scope of Modification Accounting, which provide guidance on determining which changes to the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting under Topic 718 Stock compensation. The ASU is effective all entities for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
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PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to consolidated financial statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 11:     Subsequent Events     

 

Dividend

 

On July 17, 2017, the Company announced its intention to begin making quarterly cash dividend payments. The first dividend of $0.01 per share was announced for shareholders of record as of July 24, 2017 with a payment date of August 1, 2017.

 

Merger Agreement  

 

On August 1, 2017, a definitive merger agreement (“Merger Agreement”) was entered into by and among the Company, Prime Bank, a Connecticut bank headquartered in Orange, CT (“Prime Bank”) (PMHV:US) and a stockholder representative of Prime Bank. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Prime Bank will merge into Patriot Bank and existing stockholders of Prime Bank will receive aggregate cash consideration (“Merger Consideration”) equal to 115% of Prime Bank’s tangible book value as of the closing date which is anticipated to be in the fourth quarter 2017. Moreover, all outstanding stock options of Prime Bank will be settled by cash payment in an amount equal to the amount by which the per share Merger Consideration exceeds the exercise price of each stock option.

 

The acquisition will enable Patriot to expand its consumer and small business relationships, lending operations, and community presence, all of which will improve key operating metrics. This transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and approval of the shareholders of Prime Bank. Upon closing, the acquisition will result in a new Patriot branch located in the Town of Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut.

 

As a result of the proximity of the Merger Agreement to the date these consolidated financial statements are available to be issued, Patriot is still evaluating the estimated fair values of the assets to be acquired and the liabilities to be assumed. Accordingly, the amount of any goodwill and other intangible assets to be recognized in the connection with this transaction, as well as acquisition costs incurred and expected to be incurred, are also yet to be determined.

 

The effect of the merger is expected to be reflected in the Patriot’s results beginning with the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

 

 
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Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

 

Certain statements contained in the Company’s public statements, including this one, and in particular in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” may be forward looking and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1) changes in prevailing interest rates which would affect the interest earned on the Company’s interest earning assets and the interest paid on its interest bearing liabilities; (2) the timing of repricing of the Company’s interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities; (3) the effect of changes in governmental monetary policy; (4) the effect of changes in regulations applicable to the Company and the Bank and the conduct of its business; (5) changes in competition among financial service companies, including possible further encroachment of non-banks on services traditionally provided by banks; (6) the ability of competitors that are larger than the Company to provide products and services which it is impracticable for the Company to provide; (7) the state of the economy and real estate values in the Company’s market areas, and the consequent effect on the quality of the Company’s loans; (8) recent governmental initiatives that are expected to have a profound effect on the financial services industry and could dramatically change the competitive environment of the Company; (9) other legislative or regulatory changes, including those related to residential mortgages, changes in accounting standards, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) premiums that may adversely affect the Company; (10) the application of generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied; (11) the fact that one period of reported results may not be indicative of future periods; (12) the state of the economy in the greater New York metropolitan area and its particular effect on the Company's customers, vendors and communities and (13) other such factors, including risk factors, as may be described in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.

 

Although the Company believes that it offers the loan and deposit products and has the resources needed for continued success, future revenues and interest spreads and yields cannot be reliably predicted. These trends may cause the Company to adjust its operations in the future. Because of the foregoing and other factors, recent trends should not be considered reliable indicators of future financial results or stock prices.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and to disclose contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has identified the accounting for the allowance for loan losses, the analysis and valuation of its investment securities and the valuation of deferred tax assets, as the Company’s most critical accounting policies and estimates in that they are important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. They require management’s most subjective and complex judgment as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2017 for additional information.

 

 

 
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Summary

 

The Company reported net income for the second quarter of 2017 of $804,000 ($0.21 basic and diluted earnings per share) compared to a net loss of $582,000, as restated, ($(0.15) basic and diluted loss per share) for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. On a pre-tax basis, the Company earned $1.4 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $2.3 million over the second quarter of 2016. 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company reported net income of $2.5 million ($0.65 basic and diluted earnings per share) compared to net income of $71,000, as restated, ($0.02 basic and diluted earnings per share) for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $2.46 million.

 

The comparative results for the first six months of 2016 and 2017 were affected by a troubled loan that was ultimately resolved. In the first half of 2016, the Bank recorded a significant loan loss provision of $1.96 million related to this loan, but aggressively worked towards a recovery, which was successfully accomplished in the first quarter of 2017.

 

Excluding the impact of the loan loss provision (credit) (which primarily included loan losses and recoveries related to this loan), Patriot’s second quarter net income was up 42% from the first quarter of 2017, and net income for the six-month period ending June 30, 2017 was 28% higher than the same period in 2016. These results are the byproduct of aggressive value-enhancing strategies that have been underway over the past year.

  

The following table represents a reconciliation of the reported net income to the net income excluding loan loss provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The table is reported in a format that is not in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (non-GAAP) but is beneficial to the reader and provides enhanced comparability due to the loan loss and subsequent loan recovery associated with the troubled loan described previously. Company management finds this measure useful when assessing the period to period change in core performance of the business.      

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

Net Income excluding Loan Loss Provision (credit)

                               

Net income (loss) reported

  $ 804       (582 )     2,534       71  

Tax provision (benefit)

    579       (366 )     1,715       52  

Loan loss provision (credit)

    260       1,959       (1,489 )     1,959  

Effective tax rate

    41.87 %     38.55 %     40.36 %     42.19 %
                                 

Pre-tax income (loss) reported

  $ 1,383       (948 )     4,249       123  

Pre-tax income excluding loan loss provision (credit)

    1,643       1,011       2,760       2,082  

Net income excluding loan loss provision (credit)

    955       622       1,629       1,275  

 

Total assets increased $16.7 million or 2%, from $756.7 million at December 31, 2016 to $773.4 million at June 30, 2017.

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $81.4 million or 88%, from $92.3 million at December 31, 2016 to $10.8 million at June 30, 2017, as the availability of off-balance sheet funding negated the need to maintain cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet.
 

The net loan portfolio increased $96.2 million or 17%, from $577.0 million at December 31, 2016 to $673.1 million at June 30, 2017.

 

Total liabilities increased $14.0 million or 2%, from $694.1 million at December 31, 2016 to $708.1 million at June 30, 2017.

 

 

Deposits increased $32.7 million or 6%, from $529.3 million to $562.0 million.

 

Following historical seasonal trends, non-interest bearing deposits increased by $1.0 million or 1%.

 

Interest bearing deposits increased $31.7 million or 7%, mostly relating to increases of $21.3 million or 10.1% in Certificates of deposits, $17.0 million or 12.9% in Savings accounts, partially offset by decreases of $3.6 million or 5.6% in brokered deposits, and $2.9 million or 6.4% in NOW and Money Market accounts, respectively.

 

Equity increased $2.7 million or 4%, from $62.6 million at December 31, 2016 to $65.3 million at June 30, 2017, primarily due to $2.5 million of year-to-date net income, $68,000 of equity compensation, and $128,000 of investment portfolio unrealized gains.

 

Financial Condition  

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $81.4 million, from $92.3 million at December 31, 2016 to $10.8 million at June 30, 2017. The Company funded $73.0 million in purchases of loans, $21.9 million in net originations of loans receivable, $18.0 million in repayments of FHLB and correspondent bank borrowings, and $15.6 million in purchases of available-for sale securities. The effect of these outlays was partially offset by a $32.7 million increase in deposits, and $13.8 million of proceeds from sales and principal repayments on available for sale securities, and $1.7 million in net cash provided by operations during the period.

 

 
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Investments

 

The following table is a summary of the Company’s available-for-sale securities portfolio, at fair value, at the dates shown:

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

   

Inc/(Dec)

   

Inc/(Dec)

 

(In thousands)

 

2017

   

2016

   

($)

   

(%)

 

U. S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities

  $ 8,422       10,441       (2,019 )     (19.34 )%

Corporate bonds

    8,954       8,961       (7 )     (0.08 )%

Subordinated notes

    7,605       5,026       2,579       51.31 %

Total Available-for-Sale Securities

  $ 24,981       24,428       553       2.26 %

 

Available-for-sale securities increased $553,000 or 2.26%, from $24.4 million at December 31, 2016 to $25.0 million at June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily attributable to purchase of $2.5 million subordinated notes, and purchase of $4.0 million of Government agency mortgage-backed securities, which was offset by the sale of approximate $6.0 million of Government agency mortgage-backed securities and repayments of principal on the same securities. In addition, the Company received $9.0 million from sales of corporate bonds, which was offset by a purchase of a different set of $9.0 million corporate bonds with superior rates of return.

 

Loans

 

The following table is a summary of the Company’s loan portfolio at the dates shown:

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30,

   

December 31,

   

Inc/(Dec)

   

Inc/(Dec)

 

Loan portfolio segment:

 

2017

   

2016

   

($)

   

(%)

 

Commercial Real Estate

  $ 280,059       271,229       8,830       3.26 %

Residential Real Estate

    152,428       86,514       65,914       76.19 %

Commercial and Industrial

    94,884       60,977       33,907       55.61 %

Consumer and Other

    94,830       101,449       (6,619 )     (6.52 )%

Construction

    49,222       53,895       (4,673 )     (8.67 )%

Construction to permanent - CRE

    7,665       7,593       72       0.95 %

Loans receivable, gross

    679,088       581,657       97,431       16.75 %

Allowance for loan losses

    (5,944 )     (4,675 )     (1,269 )     27.14 %

Loans receivable, net

  $ 673,144       576,982       96,162       16.67 %

   

The Company’s gross loan portfolio increased $97.4 million, or 16.7%, from $581.7 million at December 31, 2016 to $679.1 million at June 30, 2017. The increase in loans was primarily attributable to purchases of $73.0 million residential real estate loans, and $21.9 million increase in net origination of loans receivable. As of June 30, 2017, the loan pipeline is strong, and management expects continued growth.

 

At June 30, 2017, the net loan to deposit ratio was 120% and the net loan to total assets ratio was 87%. At December 31, 2016, these ratios were 109% and 76%, respectively.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses increased $1.2 million or 26% from $4.7 million at December 31, 2016 to $5.9 million at June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to a $2.8 million increase in recoveries within our Commercial and Industrial category that was offset by $(1.5) million provision (credit) for all loan categories.

 

The overall credit quality of the loan portfolio continues to be strong and stable. Based upon the overall assessment and evaluation of the loan portfolio at June 30, 2017, management believes the allowance for loan losses of $5.9 million, which represents 0.9% of gross loans outstanding, was adequate under prevailing economic conditions to absorb existing losses in the loan portfolio.

 

 

 
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Non-Accrual, Past Due and Restructured Loans

 

The following table presents non-accruing loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing:

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30,

   

December 31,

   

Inc/(Dec)

   

Inc/(Dec)

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

($)

   

(%)

 

Loans past due over 90 days and still accruing

  $ 2,197       1,452       745       51.31 %

Non-accruing loans

    1,859       1,821       38       2.09 %

Total

  $ 4,056       3,273       783       23.92 %
                                 

% of Total Loans

    0.60 %     0.57 %                

% of Total Assets

    0.52 %     0.43 %                

 

The $1.9 million of non-accrual loans at June 30, 2017 is comprised of four relationships, for which a specific reserve of $231,000 has been established.

 

The Company has obtained appraisal reports from independent licensed appraisal firms and discounted those values for estimated selling costs to determine estimated impairment.

 

The $1.8 million of non-accrual loans at December 31, 2016 was comprised of three borrowers, for which a specific reserve of $231,000 had been established. 

 

Other Real Estate Owned

 

As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, OREO of $851,000, consisting of a single undeveloped property (i.e., raw land) zoned for multi-use construction, was reported on the Balance Sheet. The carrying amount was comprised of $840,000 representing the value of the loan receivable due from the mortgagor of the foreclosed property and a gain of $11,000 recognized upon taking possession of the property in May 2016.  The gain was the excess of the fair value of the property at the date of possession over the loan receivable's carrying amount, after deducting an estimate of costs to liquidate the property.

 

Deferred Taxes                    

 

Deferred tax assets decreased $1.4 million, from $12.6 million at December 31, 2016 to $11.2 million at June 30, 2017 . This decrease was primarily due to the reduction of net operating loss carry forwards, as a result of applying the income tax liability on current year taxable income and net unrealized gains on the investment portfolio to the net operating loss carry forward.

 

The Company will continue to evaluate its ability to realize its net deferred tax asset. If future evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized, the valuation allowance may be increased.

 

 
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Deposits

 

The following table is a summary of the Company’s deposits at the dates shown:

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30,

   

December 31,

   

Inc/(Dec)

   

Inc/(Dec)

 
   

2017

   

2016

    ($)     (%)  

Non-interest bearing

  $ 77,778       76,772       1,006       1.31 %

Interest bearing:

                               

NOW

    27,947       29,912       (1,965 )     (6.57 )%

Savings

    148,408       131,429       16,979       12.92 %

Money market

    14,687       15,593       (906 )     (5.81 )%

Certificates of deposit, less than $250,000

    169,526       160,609       8,917       5.55 %

Certificates of deposit, $250,000 or greater

    63,434       51,077       12,357       24.19 %

Brokered deposits

    60,259       63,932       (3,673 )     (5.75 )%

Total Interest bearing

    484,261       452,552       31,709       7.01 %
                                 

Total Deposits

  $ 562,039       529,324       32,715       6.18 %

 

Deposits increased $32.7 million or 6%, from $529.3 million at December 31, 2016 to $562.0 million at June 30, 2017. The increase was substantially the result of an effort to attract new deposits and strengthen the loyalty of the existing customer base by offering attractive rates compared to market during the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. The effort was part of a strategy to establish long-term relationships for sustained growth and profitability. The increase in deposits, most notably in the category of time certificates, signifies the success in strengthening the Bank’s liquidity by refocusing its operations on its customer base. The Company continues to implement deposit growth initiatives.

 

Borrowings

 

Total borrowings declined by $18.1 million or 11%, from $159.5 million at December 31, 2016 to $141.4 million at June 30, 2017. Borrowings consist primarily of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, senior notes, junior subordinated debentures and a note payable. 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings

 

The Company is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLB"). Borrowings from the FHLB are limited to a percentage of the value of qualified collateral, as defined on the FHLB Statement of Products Policy. Qualified collateral, as defined, primarily consists of mortgage-backed securities and loans receivable that are required to be free and clear of liens and encumbrances, and may not be pledged for any other purposes. As of June 30, 2017, the Bank had $41.0 million of available borrowing capacity from the FHLB.

 

In addition, Patriot has a $2.0 million revolving line of credit with the FHLB. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, no funds had been borrowed under the line of credit.

   

 
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Correspondent Bank - Line of Credit

 

Effective July 2016, Patriot entered into a Federal funds sweep and Federal funds line of credit facility agreement (the “Correspondent Bank Agreement”) with ZB, N.A. (“Zions Bank”). The purpose of the agreement is to provide a credit facility intended to satisfy overnight Fed account balance requirements and to provide for daily settlement of FRB, ACH, and other clearinghouse transactions.

 

The Correspondent Bank Agreement provides for up to $16 million in funds of which no funds was outstanding as of June 30, 2017. The Correspondent Bank Agreement is unsecured, currently requires a compensating balance of $250,000 to remain on account with Zions Bank at all times, pays interest on funds on account (e.g., Fed funds sweep, compensating balance) at variable rates depending on the total deposit, and charges interest on advances at Zions Bank’s daily Fed funds rate, which is variable.

 

Senior notes

 

On December 22, 2016, the Company issued $12 million of senior notes bearing interest at 7% per annum and maturing on December 22, 2021 (the “Senior notes”). Interest on the Senior notes is payable semi-annually on June 22 and December 22 of each year beginning on June 22, 2017.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Senior notes, the Company incurred $374,000 of costs, which are being amortized over the term of the Senior notes to recognize a constant rate of interest expense. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $334,000 and $372,000 of unamortized debt issuance costs have been deducted from the face amount of the Senior notes included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

The Senior Notes contain affirmative covenants that require the Company to: maintain its and its subsidiaries’ legal entity and tax status, pay its income tax obligations on a timely basis, and comply with SEC and FDIC reporting requirements. The 7% Senior Notes are unsecured, rank equally with all other senior obligations of the Company, are not redeemable nor may they be put to the Company by the holders of the notes, and require no payment of principal until maturity.

 

Junior subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated trust

 

In 2003, the Trust, which has no independent assets and is wholly-owned by the Company, issued $8.0 million of trust preferred securities. The proceeds, net of a $240,000 placement fee, were invested in junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company, which invested the proceeds in the Bank. The Bank used the proceeds to fund its operations.

 

At its option, exercisable on a quarterly basis, the Company may redeem the junior subordinated debentures from the Trust, which would then redeem the trust preferred securities.

 

Note Payable

 

In September 2015, the Bank purchased the property in which its Fairfield, Connecticut branch is located for approximately $2 million, a property it had been leasing until that date. The purchase price was primarily satisfied by issuing the seller a $2.0 million, nine-year, promissory note bearing interest at a fixed rate of 1.75% per annum. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the note had a balance outstanding of $1.7 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The note matures in August 2024 and requires a balloon payment of approximately $234,000. The note is secured by a first Mortgage Deed and Security Agreement on the purchased property.

 

 

 
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Equity

 

Equity increased $2.7 million from $62.6 million at December 31, 2016 to $65.3 million at June 30, 2017, primarily due to $2.5 million of year-to-date net income, $68,000 of equity compensation, and $128,000 of investment portfolio unrealized gains.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

 

The Company’s off-balance sheet commitments, which primarily consist of commitments to lend, increased $2.7 million from $98.4 million at December 31, 2016 to $101.1 million at June 30, 2017.

 

 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differential

 

The following tables present daily average balance sheets, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding yields earned and rates paid for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Three months ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

Daily

Average

Balance ($)

   

Interest

($)

   

Yield

(%)

   

Daily

Average

Balance ($)

   

Interest

($)

   

Yield

(%)

 

ASSETS

                                               

Interest Earning Assets:

                                               

Loans

  $ 654,997       7,591       4.65       507,771       5,783       4.62  

Cash equivalents

    10,822       19       0.70       33,458       28       0.34  

Investments

    35,788       335       3.75       36,895       222       2.44  
                                                 

Total interest earning assets

    701,607       7,945       4.54       578,124       6,033       4.23  
                                                 

Cash and due from banks

    5,014                       2,996                  

Premised and equipment, net

    33,929                       29,908                  

Allowance for loan losses

    (5,757 )                     (5,270 )                

OREO

    851                       -                  

Other assets

    17,136                       17,247                  
                                                 

Total Assets

  $ 752,780                       623,005                  
                                                 

Liabilities

                                               

Interest bearing liabilities:

                                               

Deposit

  $ 484,765       1,129       0.93       363,889       496       0.55  

Borrowings

    103,473       183       0.71       107,393       64       0.24  

Senior notes

    11,655       228       7.84       -       -       -  

Subordinated debt

    8,248       89       4.33       8,248       83       4.08  

Note Payable

    1,691       8       1.75       1,876       8       1.73  
                                                 

Total interest bearing liabilities

    609,832       1,637       1.08       481,406       651       0.55  
                                                 

Demand deposits

    75,266                       75,074                  

Other liabilities

    2,539                       3,630                  
                                                 

Total Liabilities

    687,637                       560,110                  
                                                 

Shareholders' equity

    65,143                       62,895                  
                                                 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

  $ 752,780                       623,005                  
                                                 

Net interest income

            6,308                       5,382          
                                                 

Interest margin

                    3.61                       3.78  

Interest spread

                    3.46                       3.68  

 

 
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The following tables present daily average balance sheets, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding yields earned and rates paid for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

(In thousands)

 

Six months ended June 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

Daily

Average

Balance ($)

   

Interest

($)

   

Yield

(%)

   

Daily

Average

Balance ($)

   

Interest

($)

   

Yield

(%)

 

ASSETS

                                               

Interest Earning Assets:

                                               

Loans

  $ 612,466       14,198       4.67       496,566       11,623       4.72  

Cash equivalents

    23,356       83       0.72       42,479       69       0.33  

Investments

    35,319       588       3.36       39,547       450       2.29  
                                                 

Total interest earning assets

    671,141       14,869       4.47       578,592       12,142       4.23  
                                                 

Cash and due from banks

    4,766                       3,036                  

Premised and equipment, net

    33,408                       29,770                  

Allowance for loan losses

    (5,255 )                     (5,258 )                

OREO

    851                       -                  

Other assets

    17,043                       17,125                  
                                                 

Total Assets

  $ 721,954                       623,265                  
                                                 

Liabilities

                                               

Interest bearing liabilities:

                                               

Deposit

  $ 474,697       2,118       0.90       361,380       969       0.54  

Borrowings

    85,554       261       0.62       110,608       185       0.34  

Senior notes

    11,645       457       7.91       -       -       -  

Subordinated debt

    8,248       174       4.25       8,248       165       4.03  

Note Payable

    1,714       17       2.00       1,899       16       1.70  
                                                 

Total interest bearing liabilities

    581,858       3,027       1.05       482,135       1,335       0.55  
                                                 

Demand deposits

    73,172                       75,272                  

Other liabilities

    2,614                       3,215                  
                                                 

Total Liabilities

    657,644                       560,622                  
                                                 

Shareholders' equity

    64,310                       62,643                  
                                                 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

  $ 721,954                       623,265                  
                                                 

Net interest income

            11,842                       10,807          

Interest margin

                    3.56                       3.77  

Interest spread

                    3.42                       3.68  

 

 

 
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The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the major categories of our interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2017 compared to 2016

   

2017 compared to 2016

 
   

Increase/(Decrease)

   

Increase/(Decrease)

 
   

Volume

   

Rate

   

Total

   

Volume

   

Rate

   

Total

 

Interest Earning Assets:

                                               

Loans

  $ 1,615       193       1,808     $ 2,870       (295 )     2,575  

Cash equivalents

    (19 )     10       (9 )     (31 )     45       14  

Investments

    (10 )     123       113       (52 )     190       138  
                                                 

Total interest earning assets

    1,586       326       1,912       2,787       (60 )     2,727  
                                                 

Interest bearing liabilities:

                                               

Deposit

    191       442       633       356       793       1,149  

Borrowings

    (2 )     121       119       (42 )     118       76  

Senior notes

    228       -       228       457       -       457  

Subordinated debt

    -       6       6       -       9       9  

Note Payable

    -       -       -       1       -       1  
                                                 

Total interest bearing liabilities

    417       569       986       772       920       1,692  
                                                 

Net interest income

  $ 1,169       (243 )     926     $ 2,015       (980 )     1,035  

 

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, interest income increased $1.9 million or 32% as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2016, as focused growth and diversification in the loan portfolio yielded an increase in interest income. Average loan balances increased $147.2 million or 29% as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Total interest expense increased $986,000 or 151% as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2016, primarily driven by $633,000 increase in interest on deposits as the result of an increase in deposit rates, $228,000 increase in interest expense on senior debt that was issued in December 2016, and $119,000 increase in interest expense on FHLB borrowings, due to the increase in general market borrowing rates.

 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, interest income increased $2.7 million or 22% as compared to the six-months ended June 30, 2016. Average loan balances increased $115.9 million as compared to the six-months ended June 30, 2016, primarily driven by $73.0 million purchases of loan pools during the first quarter of 2017 and $21.9 million new loans originated in the second quarter.

 

As the loan pipeline continues to grow in 2017, so did the need to increase the Bank’s deposit base and liquidity sources. Since the second half of 2016, the Bank has adopted a certificate of deposits (CD) program to attract term deposits at competitive rates. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, total interest expense increased $1.7 million or 127% as compared to the six-months ended June 30, 2016, primarily driven by $1.1 million increase in interest on deposits as the result of an increase in deposit rates, and the $457,000 increase in interest expense associated with the issuance of senior debt in December 31, 2016.

 

Net interest income was $6.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, up 17% from the corresponding 2016 period, reflecting strong loan and deposit growth. Net interest income of $11.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was 9% higher than the $10.8 million in the six month period ended June 30, 2016. Net interest margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 was 3.61% as compared to 3.78% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. For the six-months ended June 30, 2017, net interest margin was 3.56% as compared to 3.77% for the year-ago period.

 

 

 
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Provision (Credit) for Loan Losses

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, provision (credit) for loan losses decreased $1.7 million and $3.4 million as compared to the period ended June 30, 2016, respectively. This is primarily attributable to a single recovery in its Commercial and Industrial portfolio segment. Potential loss on the loan was fully reserved against during 2016 and the loan was charged off during the fourth quarter of 2016. In March 2017, the Bank received $2.8 million of insurance recovery, which was recorded as a credit to the allowance for loan losses.

 

Non-interest income

 

Non-interest income decreased $16,000 from $365,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 to $349,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The decrease is primarily attributable to decrease of $13,000 in rental income.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, non-interest income decreased $149,000 to $626,000 as compared to $775,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease is primarily attributable to $52,000 reduction of loan activity fees and a $78,000 loss on sale of investment securities in the first quarter of 2017.

 

Non-interest expense

 

Non-interest expense increased $278,000 from $4.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 to $5.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The increase is primarily attributable to $186,000 increase in professional and other outside services, $85,000 increase in data processing expense, and $57,000 increase in occupancy and equipment expense, which was offset by reduction of $118,000 salaries and benefits. The increase in professional and other outside services results primarily from increased consulting fees incurred in connection with the implementation of operational improvements.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, non-interest expense increased $208,000 to $9.7 million as compared to $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The increase is primarily attributable to $429,000 increase in professional and other outside services, which was offset by reduction of $238,000 salaries and benefits and $80,000 decrease in data processing expense. The increase in professional and other outside services results primarily from increased consulting fees incurred in connection with implementation of operational improvements.

 

LIQUIDITY

 

The Company’s balance sheet liquidity to total assets ratio was 4.4% at June 30, 2017 compared to 14.9% at December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company’s available total liquidity (including off balance sheet funding sources) to total assets ratio was 17.6% at June 30, 2017 compared to 19.1% at December 31, 2016.

 

The following categories of assets are considered balance sheet liquidity: cash and due from banks, federal funds sold (if any), short-term investments (if any) and unpledged available-for-sale securities. In addition, off balance sheet funding sources include collateral based borrowing available from the FHLB, correspondent bank borrowing lines, and brokered deposits subject to internal limitations.

 

Liquidity is a measure of the Company’s ability to generate adequate cash to meet its financial obligations. The principal cash requirements of a financial institution are to cover downward fluctuations in deposit accounts. Management believes the Company’s liquid assets provide sufficient coverage to satisfy loan demand, cover potential fluctuations in deposit accounts, and to meet other anticipated operational cash requirements.

   

 
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CAPITAL

 

The following table illustrates the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

   

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

   

Patriot Bank, N.A.

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

   

June 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

   

Amount

($)

   

Ratio

(%)

 

Total Capital (to risk weighted assets)

    71,547       10.309       66,254       10.603       80,258       11.594       74,303       11.928  

Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)

    65,595       9.451       61,571       9.854       74,306       10.734       69,620       11.176  

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)

    57,595       8.299       53,571       8.573       74,306       10.734       69,620       11.176  

Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets)

    65,595       8.804       61,571       9.296       74,306       9.974       69,620       10.518  

 

Capital adequacy is one of the most important factors used to determine the safety and soundness of individual banks and the banking system. Under the regulatory framework for prompt correction action, to be considered “well capitalized,” an institution must generally have a leverage capital ratio of at least 5.0%, Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio at least 6.5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0% and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10%. However, the OCC has the discretion to require increased capital ratios.

 

Under the final capital rules that became effective on January 1, 2015, there is a requirement for a CET1 Capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, which is in addition to the other minimum risk-based capital standards in the rule. Institutions that do not maintain this required capital buffer become subject to progressively more stringent limitations on the percentage of earnings that may be distributed to shareholders or used for stock repurchases and on the payment of discretionary bonuses to senior executive management.

 

The capital buffer requirement is being phased in over three years beginning in 2016. The 0.625% capital conservation buffer for 2016 has been included in the minimum capital adequacy ratios in 2016 column in the table above. The capital conversation buffer increased to 1.25% for 2017, which has been included in the minimum capital adequacy ratios in the 2017 column above.

 

The capital buffer requirement effectively raises the minimum required Total Capital ratio to 10.5%, the Tier 1 Capital ratio to 8.5%, and the CET1 Capital ratio to 7.0% on a fully phased-in basis, which will be effective beginning on January 1, 2019. Management believes that, as of June 30, 2017, Patriot satisfies all capital adequacy requirements under the Basel III Capital Rules on a fully phased-in basis, as if all such requirements were currently in effect.

 

Management continuously assesses the adequacy of the Bank’s capital with the goal to maintain a “well capitalized” classification.

 

 
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IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

 

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution’s performance than the effect of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or with the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services. Notwithstanding this, inflation can directly affect the value of loan collateral, in particular, real estate. Inflation, deflation or disinflation could significantly affect the Company’s earnings in future periods.

 

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

The following table presents share repurchases of Patriot’s common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2016.

 

 

Period Beginning

 

Period Ending

 

No. of Shares

Purchased (1)

   

Average Price

Paid per Share

   

No. of Shares Purchased

as part of

Publicly Announced

Plans (1)

   

Maximum No. of Shares

that may yet be

Purchased Under the

Plans (1)

 

November 1, 2016

 

November 30, 2016

    629     $ 13.73       629       498,853  

December 1, 2016

 

December 31, 2016

    71,324     $ 14.04       71,324       427,529  
                                     
Three-months ended December 31, 2016     71,953     $ 14.04                  

 

 

(1)

All shares have been repurchased in connection with the stock repurchase program (the "Program") authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on July 29, 2016. The Program authorized the Company's chairman to direct the Company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of Patriot's common stock on the open-market or in private transactions, through July 31, 2017.

 

There were no shares of Patriot’s common stock repurchased during the three and six months period ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. And the program ended as scheduled July 31, 2017.

 

 
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Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Market risk is defined as the sensitivity of income to fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices, commodity prices and other market-driven rates or prices. The Company’s market risk is primarily limited to interest rate risk.

 

The Company’s goal is to maximize long term profitability while minimizing its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The first priority is to structure and price the Company’s assets and liabilities to maintain an acceptable interest rate spread while reducing the net effect of changes in interest rates. In order to accomplish this, the focus is on maintaining a proper balance between the timing and volume of assets and liabilities re-pricing within the balance sheet. One method of achieving this balance is to originate variable rate loans for the portfolio and purchase short-term investments to offset the increasing short term re-pricing of the liability side of the balance sheet. In fact, a number of the interest-bearing deposit products have no contractual maturity. Therefore, deposit balances may run off unexpectedly due to changing market conditions. Additionally, loans and investments with longer term rate adjustment frequencies can be matched against longer term deposits and borrowings to lock in a desirable spread.

 

The exposure to interest rate risk is monitored by the Management Asset and Liability Committee consisting of senior management personnel. The Committee reviews the interrelationships within the balance sheet to maximize net interest income within acceptable levels of risk. This Committee reports to the Board of Directors. In addition to the Management Asset and Liability Committee, there is a Board Asset and Liability Committee (“ALCO”), which meets quarterly. ALCO monitors the interest rate risk analyses, reviews investment transactions during the period and determines compliance with the Company’s Investment, ALCO and Liquidity policies.

 

Management analyzes the Company’s interest rate sensitivity position to manage the risk associated with interest rate movements through the use of interest income simulation and GAP analysis. The matching of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are “interest sensitive.” An asset or liability is said to be interest sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period.

 

Management’s goal is to manage asset and liability positions to moderate the effects of interest rate fluctuations on net interest income. Interest income simulations are completed quarterly and presented to ALCO. The simulations provide an estimate of the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income under a range of assumptions. Changes to these assumptions can significantly affect the results of the simulations. The simulation incorporates assumptions regarding the potential timing in the repricing of certain assets and liabilities when market rates change and the changes in spreads between different market rates.

 

Simulation analysis is only an estimate of the Company’s interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time. Management regularly reviews the potential effect changes in interest rates could have on the repayment of rate- sensitive assets and funding requirements of rate-sensitive liabilities.

 

 

 
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The tables below set forth examples of changes in estimated net interest income and the estimated net portfolio value based on projected scenarios of interest rate increases and decreases. The analyses indicate the rate risk embedded in the Company’s portfolio at the dates indicated should all interest rates instantaneously rise or fall. The results of these changes are added to or subtracted from the base case; however, there are certain limitations to these types of analyses. Rate changes are rarely instantaneous and these analyses may therefore overstate the impact of short-term repricings. As a result of the historically low interest rate environment, the calculated effects of the 100 and 200 basis point downward shocks cannot absolutely reflect the risk to earnings and equity, since the interest rates on certain balance sheet items have approached their minimums. Therefore, it is not possible for the analyses to fully measure the true impact of these downward shocks.

 

(In thousands)

                                                 
     

Net Portfolio Value - Performance Summary

 
     

As of June 30, 2017

   

As of December 31, 2016

 

Projected Interest

Rate Scenario

   

Estimated

Value

   

Change

from

Base ($)

   

Change

from

Base (%)

   

Estimated

Value

   

Change

from

Base ($)

   

Change

from

Base (%)

 

+200

      94,885       (11,632 )     (10.9)       102,546       (1,629 )     (1.6)  

+100

      101,633       (4,884 )     (4.6)       104,044       (130 )     (0.1)  

BASE

      106,517       -       -       104,174       -       -  
-100       109,965       3,448       3.2       105,408       1,233       1.2  
-200       113,935       7,418       7.0       107,152       2,977       2.9  

 

 

     

Net Interest Income - Performance Summary

 
     

June 30, 2017

   

Year ended December 31, 2016

 

Projected Interest

Rate Scenario

   

Estimated

Value

   

Change

from

Base ($)

   

Change

from

Base (%)

   

Estimated

Value

   

Change

from

Base ($)

   

Change

from

Base (%)

 

+200

      27,592       (354 )     (1.3)       25,588       976       4.0  

+100

      27,932       (13 )     -       25,149       538       2.2  

BASE

      27,946       -       -       24,611       -       -  
-100       27,487       (459 )     (1.6)       23,956       (655 )     (2.7)  
-200       27,407       (539 )     (1.9)       24,073       (538 )     (2.2)  

 

 
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Item 4: Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

 

The Bank maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed timely, is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely fashion. In designing and evaluating such controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management is necessarily required to use judgment in evaluating controls and procedures.

 

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures was performed by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, as of the end of the period covered by this report. As used herein, “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures of the Company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation, the aforementioned officers concluded that, as of June 30, 2017, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. 

 

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

A material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was disclosed in Item 9A, Controls and Procedures, of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company did not have effective controls over (i) the recording, monitoring and valuation of eligible collateral when calculating specific reserves on impaired loans; and (ii) controls over the development and monitoring of qualitative factors used in calculating the general component of the loan loss reserve in accordance with the approved allowance for loan losses policy.  Based on the evaluation, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2016, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as a result of the material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting that affected its financial reporting during the second and third quarters of 2016.

 

In response to the identified material weakness, management implemented changes to its disclosure controls and procedures and its system of internal control over financial reporting in each of the quarters ended December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, and June 30, 2017, including changes to the process and procedures for establishing allowances for loan loss and enhancements to create a more robust review process. Other implemented enhancements include strengthened controls over the monitoring and valuation of collateral related to loans deemed to be impaired and for which specific reserves have been established.

 

Management believes all disclosure controls and procedures needed to provide reasonable assurance that information will be communicated in a timely fashion to management are now in place and such controls related to the allowance for loan losses have operated for a sufficient period of time for Management to evaluate the operating effectiveness of the controls and, accordingly, Management believes the material weakness in internal control described in the preceding paragraph has been remediated. 

 

No changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting have occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 

 

Item 1:      Legal Proceedings

 

Neither the Company nor the Bank has any pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to its business, to which the Company or the Bank is a party or any of its property is subject.

 

Item 1A: Risk Factors

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, there were no material changes to the risk factors relevant to the Company’s operations, which are described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, except as follows.

 

Our stockholders may experience dilution upon the repurchase of common shares. On July 26, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase plan permitting the Company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its common stock. The Company could have repurchased shares of its common stock in the open market, including block purchases, at prices that may be above or below the net asset value as reported in the most recently published financial statements. The share repurchase program was in effect until July 31, 2017, or until suspended, discontinued or replaced. If the Company had repurchased shares at a price above net asset value per share, such repurchases would have resulted in an immediate dilution in net asset value per share to existing common stockholders.

 

 
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Item 6:      Exhibits               

 

No .

Description

 

3(i) (C)

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Patriot National Bancorp Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s current report Form 8-K dated October 21, 2010)

 

3(ii)

Amended and Restated By-laws of Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 1, 2010 (Commission File No. 000-29599))

 

10(a) (2)

2012 Stock Plan of Bancorp (incorporated by reference from Annex A to the Proxy Statement on Form 14C filed November 1, 2011)

 

10(a) (20)

Amended Financial Services Agreement, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) (20) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 (Commission File No. 000-29599)

   
10(a) (21) Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., Patriot Bank, National Association, Prime Bank and Jasper J. Jaser, as stockholders' representative, dated as of August 1, 2017

 

14

Code of Conduct for Senior Financial Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10 -KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004 (Commission File No. 000-29599))

 

21

Subsidiaries of Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999 (Commission File No. 000-29599))

 

31(1)

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

31(2)

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

32

Section 1350 Certifications

 

101.INS#

XBRL Instance Document

 

101.SCH#

XBRL Schema Document

 

101.CAL#

XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB#

XBRL Labels Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE#

XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF#

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

 

The exhibits marked with the section symbol (#) are interactive data files.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date: August 11, 2017

 

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Joseph D. Perillo

 

 

 

Joseph D. Perillo

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10(a)(21)

 

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

 

by and among

 

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.,

 

PATRIOT BANK, National association,

PRIME BANK

 

and

 

JASPER J. JASER, AS STOCKHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE

 

Dated as of


August 1, 2017

 

 

 
 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I.

THE MERGER

1

     
 

1.1.

Effective Time of the Merger

1

 

1.2.

Closing

2

 

1.3.

Effects of the Merger

2

 

1.4.

Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation

2

       

ARTICLE II.

EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON PRIME CAPITAL STOCK

2

     
 

2.1.

Effect of the Merger on Prime Capital Stock

2

 

2.2.

Surrender and Payment

6

 

2.3

Dissenting Shares

8

 

2.4

Withholding Rights

8

       

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRIME

8

     
 

3.1.

Organization, Standing and Power

9

 

3.2.

Capitalization

10

 

3.3.

Subsidiaries

11

 

3.4.

Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents

11

 

3.5.

Financial Statements

13

 

3.6.

No Undisclosed Liabilities

13

 

3.7.

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

14

 

3.8.

Taxes

14

 

3.9.

Owned and Leased Properties

17

 

3.10.

Intellectual Property

18

 

3.11.

Contracts

19

 

3.12.

Litigation

21

 

3.13.

Environmental Matters

21

 

3.14.

Employee Benefit Plans

23

 

3.15.

Compliance With Laws

25

 

3.16.

Permits

25

 

3.17.

Labor Matters

25

 

3.18.

Insurance

26

 

3.19.

Affiliate Transactions

26

 

3.20.

Brokers

26

 

3.21.

Books and Records

26

 

3.22.

Proxy Statement

27

 

3.23.

Anti-Corruption Matters

27

 

3.24.

Fairness Opinion

27

 

3.25.

Regulatory Issues

27

 

3.26.

Investment Securities

28

 

3.27.

Derivative Transactions

28

 

3.28.

Loans; Nonperforming and Classified Assets

28

 

3.29.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

29

 

3.31.

Deposit Insurance

30

 

3.32.

Community Reinvestment Act, Anti-money Laundering and Customer Information Security

30

 

 
 

 

 

 

3.33.

Disclosure

31

       

ARTICLE IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PATRIOT AND THE BANK

31

     
 

4.1.

Organization, Standing and Power

31

 

4.2.

Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents

32

 

4.3.

Litigation

33

 

4.4.

Taxes

33

 

4.5.

Compliance With Laws

33

 

4.6.

Brokers

33

 

4.7.

Statements True and Correct

33

 

4.8.

Regulatory Issues

34

 

4.9.

Community Reinvestment Act, Anti-money Laundering and Customer Information Security

35

 

4.10.

Financing

35

       

ARTICLE IV.

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

35

     
 

5.1.

Covenants of Prime

35

 

5.2.

Reasonable Best Efforts

39

 

5.3.

Confidentiality

39

       

ARTICLE VI.

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

39

     
 

6.1.

No Solicitation

39

 

6.2.

Access to Information

42

 

6.3.

Shareholders Meeting; Proxy Statement

43

 

6.4.

Legal Conditions to the Merger

44

 

6.5.

Public Disclosure

44

 

6.6.

Indemnification of Prime Directors and Officers

45

 

6.7.

Notification of Certain Matters

46

 

6.8.

Shareholder Litigation

46

 

6.9.

Board of Directors and Loan Committee of Prime

46

 

6.10.

Financial Statements

46

 

6.11.

Liens

46

 

6.12.

Employees of Prime

47

 

6.13.

Life Insurance Policies

47

 

6.14.

No Survival of Representations and Warranties

47

       

ARTICLE VII.

CONDITIONS TO MERGER

47

     
 

7.1.

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger

47

 

7.2.

Additional Conditions to Obligations of Patriot and the Bank

48

 

7.3.

Additional Conditions to Obligations of Prime

50

       

ARTICLE VIII.

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

51

     
 

8.1.

Termination

51

 

8.2.

Effect of Termination

52

 

8.3.

Amendment

52

 

8.4.

Extension; Waiver

52

 

 
 

 

 

ARTICLE IX.

MISCELLANEOUS

53

     
 

9.1.

Notices

53

 

9.2.

Entire Agreement

54

 

9.3.

No Third Party Beneficiaries

54

 

9.4.

Assignment

54

 

9.5.

Severability

55

 

9.6.

Counterparts and Signature

55

 

9.7.

Interpretation

55

 

9.8.

Governing Law

55

 

9.9.

Remedies

56

 

9.10.

Submission to Jurisdiction

56

 

9.11.

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

56

 

9.12.

Disclosure Schedule

56

 

 

TABLE OF EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Voting Agreement

     
 

Exhibit B

Bank Merger Agreement

     
 

Exhibit C

Option Cancellation Agreement

     
 

Exhibit D

Definitions

     
 

Exhibit E

Consents and Approvals

 

 
 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of August 1, 2017, by and among Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (“ Patriot ”), Patriot Bank, National Association, a federally chartered national banking association and a wholly owned subsidiary of Patriot (the “ Bank ” and together with Patriot, the “ Companies ”), Prime Bank, a Connecticut bank (“ Prime ”) and Jasper J. Jaser, as representative of the Stockholders (as defined below) (the “ Stockholders’ Representative ”)

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a transaction whereby Prime will merge with and into the Bank (the “ Merger ”) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Connecticut Business Corporation Act (the “ CBCA ”), the Banking Law of Connecticut (the “ BLC ”) and the federal Bank Merger Act (“ BMA ”), as a result of which the Bank shall be the surviving corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Prime (the “ Prime Board ”) and the Board of Directors of Patriot and the Bank have each unanimously (a) determined that the Merger is in the best interests of their respective entities and stockholders, (b) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and (c) in the case of Prime, has resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement to the stockholders of Prime (the “ Stockholders ”);

 

WHEREAS, as a material inducement to the Companies entering into this Agreement, each of the directors and executive officers of Prime has entered into a voting agreement with the Companies dated as of the date hereof (“the Voting Agreement ”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A pursuant to which each such director or executive officer has agreed, among other things, to vote all shares of Prime Common Stock owned by such person in favor of the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in such agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Patriot, the Bank, and Prime agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.
THE MERGER

 

1.1.          Effective Time of the Merger . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, prior to the Closing, the Bank and Prime shall enter into a bank merger agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B (the “ Bank Merger Agreement ”) and shall, concurrently with the Closing, cause the Bank Merger Agreement to be filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“ OCC ”) in accordance with the relevant provisions of the BMA and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the CBCA and the BMA. The Merger shall become effective as provided in 12 C.F.R. Section 5.33 and Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 36a-126 (the “ Effective Time ”).

 

 
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1.2.          Closing . The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on a date to be specified by the Companies and Prime (the “ Closing Date ”), which shall be no later than the third Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than delivery of items to be delivered at the Closing and other than satisfaction of those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the delivery of such items and the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), at the offices of Blank Rome LLP, One Logan Square, 130 North 18 th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, unless another date, place or time is agreed to in writing by the Companies and Prime. For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Business Day ” shall be any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a legal holiday recognized as such by the U.S. Government, or (c) a day on which banking institutions located in the State of Connecticut are permitted or required by Law, executive order or governmental decree to remain closed.

 

1.3.         Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and 12 U.S.C. § 215a. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, the separate existence of Prime shall cease and Prime shall be merged with and into the Bank with the Bank being the surviving corporation (following the Effective Time, the Bank is sometimes referred to herein as the “ Surviving Corporation ”). The Charter and By-laws of the Bank, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Charter and the By-laws of the Surviving Corporation, until the same may be amended as provided therein and in accordance with applicable Law.

 

1.4.         Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation . The directors of the Bank immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Charter and By-laws of the Bank, and the officers of the Bank immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed in accordance with the Charter and By-laws of the Bank and applicable Law.

 

ARTICLE II.
EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON PRIME CAPITAL STOCK

 

2.1.           Effect of the Merger on Prime Capital Stock . As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Bank and Prime, nor any holder of any shares of Prime Common Stock:

 

 

(a)           Cancellation of Certain Capital Stock of Prime . Each share of Prime Common Stock that is owned by Prime (as treasury stock or otherwise) will automatically be cancelled and retired and will cease to exist, and no consideration will be delivered in exchange therefor.

 

(b)          Conversion of Capital Stock of Prime . Prime Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (i) shares owned by Prime to be cancelled and retired in accordance with Section 2.1(a), and (ii) Dissenting Shares) will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as defined in Section 2.1(d), without interest, at the time and subject to the contingencies, adjustments and other terms specified herein.

 

 
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(c)          Prime Common Stock. As of the Effective Time, all shares of Prime Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of Prime Common Stock (each, a “ Certificate ”) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except as set forth above in Section 2.1(b) .

 

(d)           Merger Consideration . Subject to and in accordance with Section 2.2 :

 

(i)       Each share of Prime Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be cancelled as provided in Section 2.1(a) and other than any Dissenting Shares (as defined herein)), totaling 563,527 shares, shall, by virtue of the Merger, be converted into the right to receive, in cash, an amount equaling (A) one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the tangible book value as of the Closing Date (“ TBV ”), as determined pursuant to and subject to any adjustment as provided in Section 2.1(e) (i) divided by (B) the total number of shares of Prime Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, adjusted to reflect the payment to Prime Stock Option holders described in the next sub-paragraph (the “ Merger Consideration Per Share ”). An example of this calculation is included and incorporated herein by reference to Schedule 2.1(d).

 

(ii)      The Merger Consideration also includes the settlement of all of the 101,000 outstanding Prime Stock Options by payment of an amount, in cash, equal to the amount by which the Merger Consideration Per Share exceeds each such option’s exercise price, if any (the “ Per Option Consideration ”, the aggregate amount of which, along with the aggregate amount of Merger Consideration Per Share, represents the “ Merger Consideration ”). An example of this calculation is included and incorporated herein by reference to Schedule 2.1(d) .

 

(iii)     Prime shall take all action necessary such that each Prime Stock Option outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date shall, at the Closing Date be cancelled and converted at the Closing Date into the right to receive the Per Option Consideration. In the event that the Per Option Consideration for any Prime Stock Option is equal to or less than $0, such Prime Stock Option shall be cancelled as of the Closing Date without payment of consideration therefore. Prime shall cause each holder of a Prime Stock Option to execute and deliver to Prime at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date an option cancellation agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (each, an “ Option Cancellation Agreement ”). Patriot or Bank shall pay to Prime or the Surviving Corporation an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the Closing Consideration Per Share (as defined below) exceeds each option’s exercise price, if any, and Prime or the Surviving Corporation shall further allocate and pay such amount through its payroll system to the holders of Prime Stock Options in accordance with this Section 2.1(d)(iii) .

 

 
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(e)           Adjustments to T B V .

 

(i)      Prior to the Closing Date, at a time mutually agreeable to Patriot and Prime, Prime shall prepare and deliver to Patriot and Bank a written notice containing its good faith estimate (along with reasonable support therefor) of the Estimated Adjusted TBV (except that the Estimated Adjusted TBV for purposes of such calculation will be calculated as of the date of such notice) (the “ Sample Adjusted TBV ”) in accordance with the adjustment and methodology set forth in subsection (ii) below. The Companies shall work in good faith with Prime to provide the Companies’ objections to the Sample Adjusted TBV and reconcile their differences in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that Sample Adjusted TBV shall be for advisory purposes only and shall have no binding effect.

 

(ii)     Within ten (10) Business Days following the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which the Closing occurs, Prime shall prepare and deliver to Patriot and Bank a written notice containing its good faith estimate (along with reasonable support therefor) of the TBV adjusted both (i) upward to account for (A) any unaccrued recoveries, net of any costs and liabilities associated with such recoveries, and (B) any increases to the fair market valuation of Prime’s securities portfolio, provided such increase is not already marked and reflected in Prime’s TBV; and (ii) downward to account for (A) unreserved contingent liabilities; (B) unaccrued costs and liabilities associated with any known or threatened litigation, operating costs or costs associated with the Merger, including any severance related to any employee retirements or resignations associated with the Merger (unless agreed to by Patriot for retention purposes); (C) decrease in the fair market valuation of the securities portfolio, provided such decrease is not already marked and reflected in Prime’s TBV; (D) obligations or liabilities, contractual or otherwise, that are triggered by a change of control; (E) Deficiencies (as defined below) in the allowance for loan losses; (F) the amount of the employer portion of payroll taxes due in connection with the settlement of the Prime Employee Stock Options; (G) fifty percent (50%) of the termination fee payable to Connecticut Online Computer Center, Inc. (“ COCC ”) pursuant to that certain Agreement for Data Processing Services dated September 9, 2014 between COCC and Prime, as if such contract was terminated as of the Closing Date; and (H) any other relevant items or factors deemed mutually reasonable by the parties and (such adjusted TBV, the “ Adjusted TBV ” and Prime’s good faith estimate of the Adjusted TBV, the “ Estimated Adjusted TBV ”). “ Deficiencies ” shall mean an amount not conforming with U.S. GAAP, Connecticut Department of Banking (“ DOB ”), FDIC or OCC regulatory standards.

 

(iii)     Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date, the Companies shall prepare and deliver to the Stockholders’ Representative a written statement (the “ Closing Statement ”) setting forth the Companies’ calculation of the Adjusted TBV.

 

 
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(iv)     On or prior to the fifteenth (15th) calendar day following the Companies’ delivery of the Closing Statement, the Stockholders’ Representative may give the Companies a written notice stating in reasonable detail any and all of the Stockholders’ non-duplicative objections (an “ Objection Notice ”) to the Closing Statement or the determination of the Adjusted TBV as determined by the Companies. During such fifteen (15) calendar day period, the Companies shall provide the Stockholders’ Representative and one independent accountant acting on behalf of the Stockholders’ Representative, if so used, and at the sole expense of the Stockholders, with access, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice, to the Surviving Corporation’s books and records and the Surviving Corporation’s personnel and accountants. To be in proper form, any Objection Notice shall specify in reasonable detail the nature and dollar amount of any specific item of objection and the reasonable basis or bases therefor (and shall include necessary supporting documentation). Any determination set forth on the Closing Statement to which the Stockholders’ Representative does not specifically object in the Objection Notice shall be deemed acceptable and shall be final and binding upon the Parties upon delivery of the Objection Notice. The failure by the Stockholders’ Representative to deliver an Objection Notice within such fifteen (15) day period shall constitute the Stockholders’ acceptance of all of the items set forth in the Closing Statement, which shall be final and binding on the Stockholders and the Stockholders’ Representative for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(v)     Following the Companies’ receipt of any Objection Notice, the Stockholders’ Representative and the Companies shall attempt to negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute. In the event that the Stockholders’ Representative and the Companies fail to agree on any of the Stockholders’ Representative’s proposed adjustments set forth in the Objection Notice, within fifteen (15) days after the Companies receive the Objection Notice, the Stockholders’ Representative and the Companies agree that the items in dispute shall be submitted to a mutually acceptable independent national accounting firm (the “ Accounting Arbitrator ”) for final determination, and the calculations shall be deemed adjusted in accordance with the determination of the Accounting Arbitrator and shall become binding, final and conclusive upon all parties hereto as of the review date. The Accounting Arbitrator shall consider only the items in dispute and shall be instructed to act within five (5) Business Days (or such longer period as the parties may agree) to resolve all items in dispute. Prime, on one hand, and Patriot and Bank, on the other hand, shall share equally the payment of reasonable fees and expenses of the independent accounting firm. For purposes of this agreement, “ Final Adjusted TBV ” means an amount equal to (i) the Adjusted TBV provided in the Closing Statement if the Companies do not receive an Objection Notice pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.1(e)(iii) or otherwise, (ii) (A) the Adjusted TBV as calculated by the Accounting Arbitrator in accordance with this Section 2.1(e)(iv) .

 

 
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(vi)     If the Estimated Adjusted TBV exceeds the Final Adjusted TBV after final determination pursuant to this Section 2.1(e) , then the Companies and the Stockholders’ Representative shall, within three (3) Business Days after the final determination of such excess amount pursuant to this Section 2.1(e) , jointly instruct the Escrow Agent (as defined below) to disburse from the Escrow Amount (as defined below) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Patriot, such excess amount. If the Final Adjusted TBV exceeds the Estimated Adjusted TBV, then (1) the Companies shall pay to the Exchange Agent such amount for distribution to the Stockholders in accordance with the Exchange Agent Agreement and (2) the Companies and the Stockholders’ Representative shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to release the remaining Escrow Amount to the Exchange Agent for distribution to the Stockholders in accordance with the Exchange Agent Agreement. Any amount due under this Section 2.1(e)(v i ) shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days after the date of final determination pursuant to this Section 2.1(e) . For purposes of clarity, if the Estimated Adjusted TBV is equal to the Final Adjusted TBV, then (X) no additional payment shall be made by any Person pursuant to this Section 2.1(e)(v i ) and (Y) the Companies and the Stockholders’ Representative shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to release the Escrow Amount to the Exchange Agent for distribution to the Stockholders in accordance with the Exchange Agent Agreement. The Merger Consideration shall be deemed to be increased or decreased, as applicable, by any payments made pursuant to this Section 2.1(e)(v i ) .

 

2.2.          Surrender and Payment .

 

(a)     Prior to the Effective Time, Patriot or Bank shall appoint an agent (the “ Exchange Agent ”), who shall be reasonably acceptable to Prime to act as the agent, in accordance with the terms of an Exchange Agent Agreement (“ Exchange Agent Agreement ”), in form and substance mutually agreed upon by the parties, for the purpose of exchanging the Merger Consideration for the Certificates representing the shares of Prime Common Stock. At the Closing, Patriot or Bank shall (i) deposit with the Exchange Agent, sufficient cash to pay the Closing Payment (as defined below) and (ii) deposit with the Escrow Agent (as defined below) the Escrow Amount. If for any reason the Payment Fund is inadequate to pay the amounts to which holders of shares shall be entitled under Section 2.1(d) , Patriot and Bank shall take all steps necessary to deposit in trust additional cash with the Exchange Agent sufficient to make all payments in respect of the Prime Common Stock required under this Agreement, and Patriot and the Surviving Corporation shall in any event be liable for the payment thereof. The Payment Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. The Surviving Corporation shall pay all charges and expenses, including those of the Exchange Agent, in connection with the exchange of shares of Prime Common Stock for the Merger Consideration. Promptly after the Effective Time, Patriot shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each record holder of shares of Prime Common Stock at the Effective Time, a letter of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent) for use in such exchange.

 

(b)     Each holder of shares of Prime Common Stock that have been converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration shall be entitled to receive the Closing Consideration Per Share, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate, together with a duly completed and validly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may reasonably be requested by the Exchange Agent. Until so surrendered or transferred, as the case may be, and subject to the terms set forth in this Section 2.2 , each such Certificate shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes only the right to receive the Closing Consideration Per Share payable in respect thereof. No interest shall be paid or accrued on the cash payable upon the surrender or transfer of any Certificate. Upon payment of the Closing Consideration Per Share pursuant to the provisions of this Article II , each Certificate or Certificates so surrendered shall immediately be cancelled.

 

 
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(c)         All Closing Consideration Per Share paid upon the surrender of Certificates in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Prime Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate, and from and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration or transfers of shares of Prime Common Stock on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the Closing Consideration Per Share provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth, in this Article II .

 

(d)        Any portion of the Payment Fund that remains unclaimed by the holders of shares of Prime Common Stock twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be returned to Patriot, upon demand, and any such holder who has not exchanged shares of Prime Common Stock for the Merger Consideration Per Share in accordance with this Section 2.2 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to Patriot or the Surviving Corporation for payment of the Merger Consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Patriot shall not be liable to any holder of shares of Prime Common Stock for any amounts paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws.

 

(e)         Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent in respect of any Dissenting Shares shall be returned to Patriot or the Surviving Corporation, upon demand.

 

(f)          Lost Certificates . If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(g)          Definitions .

 

(i)       “ Escrow Agent ” means an agent reasonably acceptable to the Companies and Prime to act as escrow agent in accordance with the terms of an Escrow Agreement (the “ Escrow Agreement ”), in form and substance mutually agreed upon by the parties.

 

(ii)      “ Escrow Amount ” means One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).

 

(iii)     “ Closing Payment ” means the Merger Consideration less (1) the Escrow Amount, less (2) fifty percent (50%) of the fees payable to Escrow Agent under the Escrow Agreement.

 

(iv)     “ Payment Fund ” means the Merger Consideration that is payable in respect of all of the shares of Prime Common Stock represented by the Certificates.

 

 
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(v)      “ Closing Consideration Per Share ” means the Closing Payment divided by the total number of shares of Prime Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, adjusted to reflect the payment to Prime Stock Option holders described in Section 2.1(d)(ii) .

 

 

2.3

Dissenting Shares .

 

(a)     Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and in accordance with Section 33-856 of the CBCA, the outstanding shares of Prime Common Stock, the holders of which have timely filed written notices of an intention to demand payment of fair value for their shares (“ Dissenting Shares ”) pursuant to the CBCA and have not effectively withdrawn or lost their dissenters rights under the CBCA, shall not be converted into a right to receive the Merger Consideration, and the holders thereof shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by Section 33-856 of the CBCA.

 

(b)     If any such holder of Prime Common Stock shall have failed to perfect or effectively shall have withdrawn or lost such right, the Dissenting Shares held by such holder shall be converted into a right to receive the Merger Consideration Per Share in accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement, upon surrender by such holder of Certificates formerly representing such holders’ shares of Prime Common Stock and delivery of a properly completed letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent in accordance with Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(c)     Prime will give the Bank (i) prompt written notice of any written demands for payment of fair value for any Dissenting Shares and any other instruments received by Prime relating to dissenters rights, (ii) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for payment of fair value for any Dissenting Shares under the CBCA, and (iii) the right to approve any settlement of any such demand.

 

 

2.4

Withholding Rights . Patriot, the Bank, the Surviving Corporation (and, if applicable, Prime) will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement (including payments of the Merger Consideration Per Share and the Per Option Consideration) such amount as such party is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any other provision of applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Patriot, the Bank, the Surviving Corporation or Prime and remitted to the appropriate Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding were made.

 

 

ARTICLE III.
representations and warranties of prime

 

Prime represents and warrants to the Companies that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except as set forth herein or in the disclosure schedule delivered by Prime to the Companies concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and dated as of the date of this Agreement (the “ Prime Disclosure Schedule ”). For purposes of this Agreement, “ Prime’s Knowledge ” or the “ Knowledge of Prime ” shall mean the actual knowledge of those individuals listed on Section 3.0 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule (or any successor with similar authority and responsibilities) (the “ Relevant Prime Persons ”). For the avoidance of doubt, Prime’s Knowledge shall be deemed to exist also with respect to any fact or circumstance that the Relevant Prime Persons would have been aware of if they had discussed the subject matter of such representations and warranties with their staff members in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

 
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3.1.          Organization, Standing and Power .

 

(a)     Prime is a bank duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State of Connecticut, has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and is duly qualified and licensed to do business and, where applicable as a legal concept, is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties it owns, operates or leases or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so organized, qualified, licensed or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, that are not reasonably likely to have a Prime Material Adverse Effect.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Prime Material Adverse Effect ” means any adverse change, event, effect, circumstance or development with respect to, or, that, individually or together with any other change, event, effect, circumstance or development, on long term basis, materially diminishes Prime’s financial position, the ability of Prime to perform its obligations under any Transaction Documents, or the validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the rights and remedies of the Bank (except as a result of any act or failure to act by the Bank or Patriot) under any of the Transaction Documents; provided , however , that none of the following shall constitute, or shall be considered in determining whether there has occurred, a Prime Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes that are the result of economic or political factors affecting the national, regional or world economy or acts of war or terrorism; (ii) changes in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“ GAAP ”) or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to banks generally; (iii) any modifications or changes to valuation policies and practices in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case in accordance with GAAP; (iv) changes that are the result of factors generally affecting the banking industry and (v) changes in Law, rules or regulations or generally accepted accounting principles or the interpretation thereof; provided , further , that any change, event, effect, circumstance or development referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Prime Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such change, event, effect, circumstance or development has a disproportionate effect on Prime compared to other participants in the community banking industry in which Prime conducts its business.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Voting Agreements, the Bank Merger Agreement, and the Exchange Agent Agreement and each other certificate, document, instrument or agreement executed in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(b)     Charter Documents. Prime has delivered or made available to Patriot and Bank a true and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation (including any certificate of designations), by-laws, or like organizational documents, each as amended to date, of Prime. Prime is not in violation of any of the provisions of its organizational documents.

 

 
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3.2.          Capitalization .

 

(a)     The authorized capital stock of Prime as of the date of this Agreement consists of 5,000,000 shares, par value of $2.00, of common stock (the “ Prime Common Stock ”) and 101,000 outstanding options to purchase Prime Common Stock (the “ Prime Stock Options ”). As of the date hereof, 563,527 shares of Prime Common Stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of Prime Common Stock were held as treasury shares.

 

(b)     Except as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement (A) there are no equity securities of any class of Prime, or any security convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any equity securities (including Prime Common Stock), issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding and (B) there are no options, warrants, equity securities, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which Prime is a party or by which Prime is bound obligating Prime to issue, exchange, transfer, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, exchanged, transferred, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests of Prime or any security or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such shares or other equity interests, or obligating Prime to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, otherwise modify or amend or enter into any such option, warrant, equity security, call, right, commitment or agreement. Prime is not a party to nor is bound by any agreements or understandings with respect to the voting (including voting trusts and proxies) or sale or transfer (including agreements imposing transfer restrictions) of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of Prime. There are no registration rights, and there is no rights agreement, “poison pill,” anti-takeover plan or other similar agreement or understanding to which Prime is a party or by which it is bound with respect to any equity security of any class of Prime. None of the Prime Common Stock or Prime Stock Options have been issued in violation of any rights of any person or in violation of the registration requirements of any applicable jurisdiction’s Laws. Section 3.2 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all outstanding Prime Stock Options and the following with respect to each such option: (i) the number of shares of Prime Common Stock subject thereto, (ii) the vested status (assuming consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), (iii) the grant and expiration dates; and (iv) the exercise price, if applicable. Each Prime Stock Option was granted with an exercise price not less than the fair market value of a share of Prime Common Stock on the date of grant.

 

(c)     All outstanding shares of Prime Common Stock are, and all shares of Prime Common Stock subject to issuance as specified in Section 3.2(b) above, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (other than the Prime Stock Options) not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the CBCA, the BLC, Prime’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or any agreement to which Prime is a party or is otherwise bound.

 

 
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(d)     There are no obligations, contingent or otherwise, of Prime to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Prime Common Stock or the capital stock of Prime.

 

(e)     Any Contract relating to any matters described in this Section 3.2 shall be deemed a Prime Material Contract.

 

3.3.          Subsidiaries .

 

(a)     Except for securities and other interests held in a fiduciary capacity and beneficially owned by third parties or taken in consideration of debts previously contracted, Prime does not own beneficially, directly or indirectly, any equity securities or similar interests of any person or any interest in a partnership or joint venture of any kind.

 

(b)     There is no corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other non-corporate business enterprise in which Prime holds stock or other ownership interests representing (A) more than 50% of the voting power of all stock or other ownership interests of such entity or (B) the right to receive more than 50% of the net assets of such entity available for distribution to the holder of outstanding stock or other ownership interests upon a liquidation or dissolution of such entity. Prime does not control directly or indirectly or have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other business association or entity.

 

3.4.          Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents .

 

(a)     Prime has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of this Agreement (the “ Prime Voting Proposal ”) by the Stockholders (the “ Prime Shareholder Approval ”) and the consents and approvals set forth on Exhibit E hereto, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by Prime have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Prime, subject only to the required receipt of Prime Shareholder Approval. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Prime and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Prime, enforceable against Prime in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles (the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Exception ”).

 

 
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(b)     The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by Prime do not, and the consummation by Prime of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Prime, (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, constitute a change in control under, or result in the imposition of any mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or encumbrance, lease, license, encroachment, conditional sale agreement or other title retention agreement, option, covenant, right of way, easement, restriction or covenant (“ Liens ”) on the assets of Prime under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation, written or oral, to which Prime is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound (a “ Contract ”), or (iii) subject to compliance with the requirements specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 3.4(c ), conflict with or violate any permit, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Prime or any of its properties or assets, except in the case of clause (ii) of this Section 3.4(b ) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, penalties or Liens, and for any consents or waivers not obtained, that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Prime Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially delay or impair the performance of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(c)     No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any international, national, federal, state, provincial or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, commission, board, court, tribunal, arbitral body, self-regulated entity or similar body, whether domestic or foreign and specifically including, without limitation, the Connecticut Department of Banking, the OCC and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“ FDIC ” and collectively with the Connecticut Department of Banking and the OCC, a “ Governmental Entity ”) is required by or with respect to Prime in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Prime or the consummation by Prime of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Bank Merger Agreement with the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut; (ii) the filings required to be made and the approvals or non-objection status required to be obtained from the OCC and the FDIC and (iii) expiration of applicable waiting periods.

 

(d)     The Prime Board, by resolutions duly adopted by a unanimous vote at a meeting of all directors of Prime duly called and held and, not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has: (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, are fair to, and in the best interests of, Prime and the Stockholders; (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement, including the execution, delivery, and performance thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; (iii) directed that this Agreement be submitted to a vote of the Stockholders for adoption at the Prime Meeting; and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement.

 

(e)     No “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “supermajority,” “affiliate transactions,” “business combination,” or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation enacted under any federal, state, local, or foreign laws applicable to Prime is applicable to this Agreement, the Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

 
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3.5.          Financial Statements      

 

(a)     Prime has provided to the Companies the audited annual financial statements of Prime for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (the “ Prime Financial Statements ”) and will, prior to Closing, provide to the Companies intervening quarterly unaudited financial statements (the “ Prime Quarterly Statements ”), including a balance sheet and profit and loss statement.

 

(b)     The Prime Financial Statements are, and the Prime Quarterly Statements will be, derived from the books and records of Prime, and are and will be true and complete in all material respects, prepared in accordance with GAAP in accordance with historical practices on a consistent basis, and fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and, with respect to the audited financial statements only, cash flows, of Prime as of the date thereof and for the period referred to therein and are consistent with the books and records of Prime. No circumstances existed on the relevant balance sheet dates of the Prime Financial Statements or the Prime Quarterly Statements which render any items in the Prime Financial Statements or the Prime Quarterly Statements incorrect or incomplete in any material respect. The statements of operations included in the Prime Financial Statements or the Prime Quarterly Statements do not include any item of special or non-recurring revenue, except as specifically identified therein.

 

(c)     The books of account and other financial records of Prime have been maintained with reasonable detail and accurately reflect Prime’s business transactions, including its assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and have been maintained in accordance with good business and accounting principles and are in all material respects complete and correct and do not contain or reflect any material inaccuracies or discrepancies.

 

(d)     The allowance for loan losses reflected in Prime’s Financial Statements was, and the allowance for loan losses shown on the Prime Quarterly Statements for periods ending after December 31, 2016 was, adequate, as of the date thereof, under GAAP. Prime’s allowance for loan losses is, and shall be as of the Closing Date, in compliance with its existing methodology for determining the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses as well as the standards established by GAAP and is and shall be adequate under all such standards. Prime complied with all orders, written comments and directives provided to it by any Governmental Entities relating to its allowance for loan losses since the date of its Financial Statements.

 

3.6.          No Undisclosed Liabilities .

 

(a)     Prime has no liability, whether asserted or unasserted, absolute, accrued or unaccrued, contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether due or to become due, or otherwise, that would be required by GAAP to be reflected on a balance sheet of Prime, except (i) as disclosed in the Prime Quarterly Statements including footnotes thereto, (ii) for liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice after the date of the Prime Financial Statements (none of which results from, arises out of, relates to or is in the nature of, or was caused by any breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of Law), or (iii) for other liabilities that are not in excess of $10,000 individually, or $25,000 in the aggregate.

 

 
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(b)     Other than deferred tax liabilities and except as disclosed in Section 3.6(b) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, since the date of Prime Quarterly Statements Prime has not incurred any liability other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (the “ Ordinary Course of Business ”).

 

3.7.          Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since the date of the Prime Financial Statements, except in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the business of Prime has been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice and there has not been or occurred:

 

(a)     any Prime Material Adverse Effect or any event, condition, change, or effect that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Prime Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(b)     any event, condition, action, or effect that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, would constitute a breach of Section 5.1 .

 

3.8.          Taxes . Except as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule,

 

(a)     All Tax Returns of Prime have been timely filed or extended in accordance with applicable Laws, and each such Tax Return is true, correct and complete. Prime has timely paid all Taxes due with respect to the taxable periods covered by such Tax Returns and all other Taxes (whether or not shown on any Tax Return). Prime has not requested an extension of time within which to file any Tax Return which has not since been filed. Prime has delivered to the Companies true, correct and complete copies of all federal and state income Tax Returns of Prime for the prior five (5) Tax years.

 

(b)     Prime has complied with the provisions of the Code relating to the withholding and payment of Taxes, including the withholding and reporting requirements under Code Sections 1441 through 1464, 3401 through 3406, and 6041 through 6049, as well as similar provisions under any other Laws, and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by Law, withheld from employee wages and paid over to the proper Tax authorities all amounts required. Prime and its subsidiaries have accurately classified all service providers as either employees or independent contractors for all Tax purposes. Prime (i) has collected and remitted all applicable sales, use or value-added Taxes to the appropriate Tax authority, or (ii) has obtained, in good faith, any applicable sales, use or value-added Tax exemption certificates.

 

(c)     There is no claim against Prime for any Taxes which are owed by Prime and due under applicable Law, but have not been paid in full, and no assessment, deficiency, or adjustment has been asserted, proposed, or threatened with respect to any Tax Return of or with respect to Prime. No written claim has ever been received by Prime from any Tax authority in a jurisdiction where Prime does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation in the jurisdiction. No (i) audit of Prime by any Tax authority has ever been conducted, is currently pending or is threatened, and (ii) no notice of any proposed Tax audit, or of any Tax deficiency or adjustment, has been received by Prime, and there is no reasonable basis for any Tax deficiency or adjustment to be assessed against Prime.

 

 
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(d)     All Tax deficiencies that have been claimed, proposed, or asserted against Prime have been fully paid or finally settled, and no issue has been raised in any examination which, by application of similar principles, could be expected to result in the proposal or assertion of a Tax deficiency for any other year not so examined.

 

(e)     No position has been taken on any Tax Return with respect to the business or operations of Prime for a taxable period for which the statute of limitations for the assessment of any Taxes with respect thereto has not expired that is substantially similar to any position which a Tax authority has successfully challenged in the course of an examination of a Tax Return of Prime. Prime has not participated in a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1) (other than such transactions that have been properly reported), or transactions that constitute “listed transactions” as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(f)     Prime is not a party to or bound by any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity obligation or similar contract or practice with respect to Taxes (including any advance pricing agreement, Tax closing agreement or other agreement relating to Taxes with any Governmental Entity).

 

(g)     Prime has not been a member of an Affiliated Group, other than an Affiliated Group of which Prime is the common parent, and Prime does not have any liability for Taxes of any other person under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.

 

(h)     Prime is not a United States Real Property Holding Corporation as such term is defined in Section 897 of the Code.

 

(i)     There are no Liens upon any properties or assets of Prime arising from any failure or alleged failure to pay any Tax (other than Liens relating to Taxes for which adequate reserves have been recorded in line items on the most recent Prime Financial Statements).

 

(j)     Prime will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any period (or any portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) installment sale or other transaction on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) Tax closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law, (iii) accounting method change or agreement with any Tax authority, (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, or (v) income from discharge of indebtedness deferred pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law.

 

(k)      Section 3.8 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of the entity classification of Prime for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, and, unless otherwise noted on Section 3.8 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, each entity has had such classification at all times since its incorporation or formation, as applicable.

 

 
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(l)      Section 3.8 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Tax Returns filed by Prime with respect to its last five (5) fiscal years.

 

(m)    Prime has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (i) in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions subject to this Agreement.

 

(n)     The most recent Prime Financial Statements fully accrue all actual and contingent liabilities for Taxes with respect to all periods through the dates thereof in accordance with GAAP, and, for all periods after the date of the most recent Prime Financial Statements, Prime has not incurred any liabilities for Taxes except in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

 

For purposes of this Agreement:

 

Affiliated Group ” means any affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, or any similar group defined under a similar provision of Law.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Tax ” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes” and “Taxable”) means any income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental, windfall profit, customs, vehicle, airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital stock, franchise, employees’ income withholding, foreign or domestic withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, value added, alternative, add-on minimum, escheat, unclaimed property and other tax, fee, assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind whatsoever and any interest, penalty (including a penalty for failing to file a Tax Return or a true, complete and/or accurate Tax Return), addition or additional amount thereon imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity; and,

 

Tax Returns ” means all returns and reports (including Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)), amended returns, information returns (including IRS Form 5741s and IRS Form 5472s), statements, declarations, estimates, schedules, notices, notifications, forms, elections, certificates or other documents required to be filed or submitted to any Tax authority with respect to the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of, or compliance with, any Tax.

 

 
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3.9.          Owned and Leased Properties .

 

(a)         Except as set forth in Section 3.9(a) of the Prime Disclosure Schedules, Prime does not and has not owned any real property.

 

(b)          Section 3.9(b) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of all real property leased by Prime (including, without limitation, any and all oral leases) (the “ Leased Real Property ”), which list shall include addresses, acreage (or a reasonable estimation thereof to the extent Prime does not have a real estate survey for such parcel of real property) and a description of the improvements located thereon. Prime has a valid leasehold interest in all of its Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). All leases associated with Leased Real Property are assignable without any required prior consents. Prime has delivered to the Companies a true and complete copy of each such lease.

 

(i)       With respect to each of such lease: (A) such lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect; (B) neither Prime nor, to the Knowledge of Prime, any other party to such lease, is in breach or default under such lease, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default under such lease; (C) Prime’s possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Property under such lease has not been disturbed, and, to the Knowledge of Prime, there are no disputes with respect to such lease; and (D) there are no Liens on the estate created by such lease other than Permitted Liens.

 

(ii)      The Leased Real Property constitutes all the real estate and buildings used by Prime in the conduct of its business. To Prime’s Knowledge, there are no structural defects or material defects in the mechanical or building systems in any facility located on any Leased Real Property.

 

(iii)     Except as set forth in Section 3.9(b) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending, and Prime has not received written notice of any threatened condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain, environmental, land use, or special assessment regulatory proceeding or investigation affecting the Leased Real Property. Prime has not received written notice of any fire, health, safety, building, hazardous substances, pollution control, zoning, or other regulatory proceedings, either instituted or planned to be instituted, which would have a Prime Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iv)     Except as set forth in Section 3.9(b) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, no person leases, occupies or is in possession of, or has any rights to lease, occupy or possess any of the Leased Real Property other than Prime. Except as set forth in Section 3.9(b) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, there are no current options or other Contracts pursuant to which Prime has granted to any person the option to sublease the Leased Real Property or any interests therein.

 

(v)      Prime will make available to the Bank complete and correct copies of any and all title policies and underlying title documents, surveys, engineering and geologic reports, maintenance reports and environmental reports in its possession with respect to the Leased Real Property.

 

 
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(c)     Prime has good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of its tangible personal property assets, and except for Taxes not yet due and payable that are payable without penalty or that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been recorded. All such tangible personal property assets are free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established on the most recent Prime Financial Statements, (ii) Liens for assessments and other governmental charges or Liens of carriers and warehousemen incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, in each case for sums not yet due and payable or due but not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been established on the most recent Prime Financial Statements, (iv) Liens set forth on Section 3.9(b) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule and (v) Liens arising solely due to Prime’s leasehold interest therein (collectively, “ Permitted Liens ”).

 

3.10.        Intellectual Property .

 

(a)     For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Intellectual Property ” means all U.S. and foreign (i) inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), improvements, and U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and reexaminations, (ii) U.S. and foreign trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names, and including all associated goodwill, and all applications, registrations and renewals, (iii) copyrightable works, copyrights and all applications, registrations and renewals (iv) trade secrets and confidential business information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, patterns, industrial designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals), (v) domain names and computer software (including data and related documentation) and (vi) proprietary or confidential information and all documentation materials related thereto.

 

(b)     Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, Prime owns all right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property identified in Section 3.10 free and clear of any and all Liens. Prime otherwise possesses licenses to use Prime Intellectual Property (as defined below). Prime hereby represents that it shall, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Prime and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder, continue to own, license, sublicense or otherwise possess, legally enforceable rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct the business of Prime as currently conducted (the “ Prime Intellectual Property ”).

 

(c)     (i) The conduct of the businesses of Prime has not infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, and is not infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating, any Intellectual Property of any other person; and (ii) to the Knowledge of Prime, no third party is infringing upon, violating, or misappropriating any Prime Intellectual Property.

 

 
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(d)         There are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of Prime, threatened: (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation, or violation of the Intellectual Property of any person by Prime; or (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, or ownership of any Prime Intellectual Property or Prime’s rights with respect to any Prime Intellectual Property. Prime is not subject to any outstanding order that restricts or impairs the use of any Prime Intellectual Property.

 

3.11.         Contracts

 

(a)          For purposes of this Agreement, “ Prime Material Contract ” shall mean:

 

(i)       each employment or other similar Contract providing for compensation, severance or a fixed term of employment in respect of services performed by any employees of Prime;

 

(ii)      each management, consulting, subcontractor, retainer or other similar type of agreement under which services are provided by any person to Prime in excess of $10,000 per annum or $25,000 in the aggregate;

 

(iii)     each other agreement or commitment for services and supplies provided by any other person to Prime with a term of more than one (1) year or requiring payments of more than $10,000 per annum or $25,000 in the aggregate;

 

(iv)     any Contract providing for indemnification or any guaranty by Prime;

 

(v)      any Contract limiting the right of Prime to engage in any line of business or compete with any person in any line of business or to compete with any party, otherwise prohibiting or limiting the right of Prime to solicit customers, employees or other service providers;

 

(vi)     any Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition by Prime after the date of this Agreement of a material amount of assets or pursuant to which Prime has any material ownership interest in any other person or other business enterprise or to which will otherwise constitute a capital expenditure in excess of $10,000;

 

(vii)     any mortgages, notes, bonds, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security agreements, deeds of trust, purchase money agreements, conditional sales contracts, capital leases or other contracts or instruments evidencing indebtedness or extension of credit, and each guaranty of any indebtedness or other obligation, or the net worth of any person, other than loans and instruments in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(viii)     any Contract under which Prime has licensed, sublicensed or otherwise granted or transferred any Intellectual Property to a third party, involving or having the potential to enable either party to generate sales in an amount in excess of $10,000;

 

 
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(ix)     any Contract by Prime with any Governmental Entity;

 

(x)      any Contract that requires a consent to or otherwise contains a provision relating to a “change of control,” or that would prohibit or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(xi)     any Contract that grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer, or similar right with respect to any material assets, rights, or properties of Prime;

 

(xii)     any Contract that obligates Prime to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis or that contains a “most favored nation” or similar covenant with any third party or upon consummation of the Merger will obligate Patriot or the Surviving Corporation to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis or that contains a “most favored nation” or similar covenant with any third party;

 

(xiii)    any Contract under which Prime has received a license to or otherwise received any rights under any Intellectual Property that is material to the business of Prime taken as a whole;

 

(xiv)    any Contract with an Affiliate, or, to Prime’s Knowledge, with any entity which an officer or director of Prime holds an interest;

 

(xv)     any Contract affecting or governing ownership, development or use of any Intellectual Property of Prime;

 

(xvi)    any partnership, joint venture or similar Contract;

 

(xvii)   any Contract or instrument (other than purchase orders and similar agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business) having an indefinite term or a fixed term of more than one (1) year (other than those that are terminable by Prime, on no more than thirty (30) Business Days’ notice without liability or financial obligation to Prime) that requires an expenditure by Prime of more than $10,000 on an annual basis or in excess of $25,000 over the current Contract term or the loss of which could reasonably be expected to have, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a Prime Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(xviii)  any Contract which is not otherwise described in clauses (i)-(xviii) above that is material to Prime.

 

(b)      Section 3.11 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Prime Material Contracts to which Prime is a party as of the date hereof. Prime has made available to the Companies correct and complete copies of all Prime Material Contracts, including any amendments thereto. Except as specifically set forth on Section 3.11 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, Prime is not (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) and, to the Knowledge of Prime, no third party is in breach of or in default under any of Prime Material Contracts.

 

 
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(c)     All Prime Material Contracts are valid and in full force and effect except to the extent they have previously expired in accordance with their terms.

 

3.12.        Litigation . Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation (each, an “ Action ”) pending or threatened in writing (nor to Prime’s Knowledge, are there any facts which could lead to such an Action), in each case against, affecting or in any way related to Prime or its business at law or in equity, before any Governmental Entity. There are no judgments, orders, rulings, charges, injunctions, notices of violations, decrees or other mandates against Prime. There is no Action pending or threatened in writing (nor to Prime’s Knowledge, are there any facts which could lead to such an Action), in each case, as of the date of this Agreement against Prime or, to Prime’s Knowledge, any of its directors or executive officers, alleging a violation of federal or state securities laws that relates to Prime. Nothing set forth in Section 3.12 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, either individually or when aggregated with other items set forth on such Schedule, could reasonably be expected to have a Prime Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

3.13.         Environmental Matters .

 

(a)          Except as set forth in Section 3.13 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule:

 

(i)       Prime has not received any written notice, written report or other written information regarding any actual or alleged, or, to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened, violation or liability under Environmental Laws, including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations, arising under any Environmental Laws at any property or site currently or formerly owned, operated, leased or occupied by Prime;

 

(ii)      Prime has obtained, maintained and is in compliance with, all permits, licenses and other authorizations necessary under Environmental Laws (collectively “ Environmental Permits ”) for the occupation of its facilities and the operation of its businesses and Prime has not received written notice regarding any proposed, or to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened, action to revoke, cancel, terminate, or limit or modify the terms of any Environmental Permits;

 

(iii)     Prime is not subject to any orders, decrees or injunctions issued by any Governmental Entity relating to Environmental Laws, Hazardous Substances or Contamination;

 

(iv)     Prime is, and during the term of applicable statutes of limitation at all prior times has been, in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits; and

 

(v)      Prime either expressly, by operation of Law, or otherwise, has not assumed or undertaken any liability of any other person under any Environmental Law, including without limitation, any obligation for investigation or corrective or remedial action under any Environmental Law.

 

 
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(b)         Prime has provided to the Bank, prior to the execution of this Agreement, complete and correct copies of any environmental investigations, studies, audits, tests, reviews or other analyses that are in the possession or control of Prime, in relation to any property, site or facility now or previously owned, operated, leased or occupied by Prime excluding the drafts of such documents and any documents subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine.

 

(c)     For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Environmental Law ” means any law, statute, regulation, order, decree or permit or other legally binding requirement of any local, state, federal or foreign governmental jurisdiction relating to: (i) the protection, investigation or restoration of the indoor or outdoor environment, human health or safety, or natural resources, (ii) the handling, use, storage, treatment, transport, remediation, investigation, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substances or (iii) noise, odor or wetlands protection.

 

(d)     For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Hazardous Substance ” means: (i) any substance that is regulated or that falls within the definition of a “hazardous substance,” “solid waste,” “hazardous waste,” “toxic waste” or “hazardous material” pursuant to any Environmental Law; (ii) any petroleum, petroleum product or by-product, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials or radon; or (iii) any substance the release of which could reasonably be expected to result in liability under any Environmental Law.

 

(e)     For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Contamination ” means the presence of Hazardous Substances in, on or under the soil, ambient air, groundwater, surface water or other environmental media or within occupied structures requiring investigation, remediation, removal, reporting or other response action under any Environmental Law or that could otherwise reasonably be expected to result in liability under any Environmental Law.

 

(f)     None of the Leased Real Property qualifies as an “establishment” as defined by the Connecticut Transfer Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-134 et seq., (the “ Transfer Act ”; for purposes of this Section 3.13 , terms in quotations herein are defined by the Transfer Act) and therefore that the Merger does not qualify as a “transfer” under the Transfer Act. The provisions of this Section 3.13(f) shall survive the Closing.

 

 
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3.14.      Employee Benefit Plans .

 

(a)      Section 3.14(a) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of all Employee Benefit Plans maintained, sponsored or contributed to or required to be contributed to, by Prime, or any of its ERISA Affiliates, or with respect to which Prime or any of its ERISA Affiliates has or may have any material liability, contingent or otherwise (together, the “ Prime Employee Plans ”). For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (i) “ Employee Benefit Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), any “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), and any other written or oral plan, agreement, policy or arrangement involving direct or indirect compensation involving one or more persons, including, without limitation, insurance coverage, severance benefits, disability benefits, retiree medical benefits, pension, deferred compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock appreciation or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement compensation and all unexpired severance agreements, for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee or director of Prime or an ERISA Affiliate; (ii) “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and (iii) “ ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity, trade or business that is a member of (A) a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code), (B) a group of trades or businesses under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code) or (C) an affiliated service group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Code), which includes Prime.

 

(b)     With respect to each Prime Employee Plan, Prime has made available to the Bank a complete and accurate copy of (as applicable) (i) the plan document or other governing contract for such Prime Employee Plan, including all amendments and supplements thereto, and a summary of any unwritten Prime Employee Plan, (ii) the last three (3) annual reports (Form 5500, including schedules and attachments) filed with the Internal Revenue Service or Department of Labor; (iii) each trust agreement, group annuity contract, or other funding agreement or contract for Prime Employee Plan; (iv) the most recently distributed summary plan description, any summaries of material modification, and any similar descriptions prepared or required for any Prime Employee Plan relating to such Prime Employee Plan; and (v) the most recently received determination letter and/or opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service for any Prime Employee Plan.

 

(c)     Each Prime Employee Plan is being operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with ERISA, the Code and all other applicable laws and the regulations thereunder and in accordance with its terms. None of Prime, or their ERISA Affiliates, any officer or employee of Prime or such ERISA Affiliate, or any Prime Employee Plans which are subject to ERISA, including any trusts created thereunder, or any trustee, administrator, or fiduciary thereof, has engaged in a non-exempt prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) that could result in material liability to Prime. All contributions and all payments and premiums required to have been made to or under any Prime Employee Plan have been made (or otherwise accrued to the extent required by GAAP if not yet due). Nothing has occurred with respect to the operation of Prime Employee Plans that would reasonably be expected to cause the imposition of a material liability, penalty or tax on Prime under ERISA, the Code or other applicable Law. No Prime Employee Plans have been terminated, nor has there been any reportable event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Prime Employee Plan within the last three (3) years.

 

(d)     The assets of each Prime Employee Plan that is funded are reported at their fair market value on the books and records of such Prime Employee Plan.

 

 
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(e)     All Prime Employee Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code are so qualified and, if they are not maintained pursuant to a prototype plan have received determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Prime Employee Plans are qualified and the plans and trusts related thereto are exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code. No such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been threatened and no act or omission has occurred, that would materially and adversely affect its qualification or materially increase its cost. Any voluntary employee benefit association that provides benefits to current or former employees of Prime, or any of its ERISA Affiliates, or their beneficiaries, is and has been qualified under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.

 

(f)     Neither Prime, nor any of its ERISA Affiliates (i) maintains a Prime Employee Plan that was ever subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA or (ii) has ever been obligated to contribute to, or ever incurred any liability (contingent or otherwise) with respect to, an employee benefit plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, or a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).

 

(g)     Except as set forth in Section 3.14(g) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, neither Prime nor any of its ERISA Affiliates is a party to any oral or written agreement with any shareholder, director, executive officer or other employee of Prime, the benefits of which are contingent or accelerated, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Prime of the nature of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(h)     Except as set forth in Section 3.14(h) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, there are no pending or, to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened suits, audits, examinations, actions, litigation or claims (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary course) with respect to any Prime Employee Plans that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to result in any material liability to Prime.

 

(i)      Except as set forth in Section 3.14(i) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, Prime has not maintained and has no obligation to contribute to, or provide coverage under, any retiree life or retiree health plans or arrangements which provide for continuing benefits or coverage for current or former officers, directors or employees of Prime, except as may be required under part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and at the sole expense of the participant or the participant’s beneficiary.

 

(j)      Each Prime Employee Plan that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (as defined under Code Section 409A) satisfies the applicable requirements of Sections 409A(a)(2),(3) and (4) of the Code, and has been operated and maintained, in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations Promulgated thereunder, subject to applicable guidance of the United States Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.

 

(k)     Except as set forth in Section 3.14(k) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, no payment, accrual of additional benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting in any benefit under any Prime Employee Plan or other agreement or arrangement will be caused by Prime’s entering into this Agreement or by the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in combination with any other event). There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement covering any employee or former employee of Prime or any of its Affiliates that, individually or collectively, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with any other event) will give rise to the payment to any person of a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.

 

 
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(l)      The transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not and will not individually or collectively constitute a “prohibited transaction” under the Code or ERISA for which no statutory or administrative exemption is available.

 

(m)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither this Section 3.14 nor any provision of this Agreement is intended to, or does, constitute the establishment of, or an amendment to, any Prime Employee Plan.

 

3.15.        Compliance With Laws . Prime is and has been in compliance in all material respects with, is not in violation of, and, has not received any written notice alleging any violation with respect to, any Law with respect to the conduct of its businesses, or the ownership or operation of its respective properties or assets, except for failures or violations that would not have a Prime Material Adverse Effect.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “ Law ” means any law in any jurisdiction (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, permit, order, decree or other requirement or guideline.

 

3.16.        Permits . All material governmental licenses, approvals, authorizations, registrations, consents, orders, certificates, decrees, franchises and permits (collectively, “ Permits ”) of Prime, are set forth on Section 3.16 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule. Such Permits are all of the material Permits necessary for the services provided by Prime and the conduct and operation of its business. All such Permits are in full force and effect; and no proceeding is pending or, to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened, seeking the revocation or limitation of any such Permit. To Prime’s Knowledge, there exists no state of facts which could cause any Governmental Entity to limit, revoke or fail to renew any Permit related to or in connection with any business as currently conducted or operated by Prime.

 

3.17.        Labor Matters.

 

(a)      Section 3.17(a) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule contains a list as of the date of this Agreement of all employees of Prime, along with the position and the annual rate of base compensation and date of hire of each such person.

 

(b)     No employee or former employee of Prime is subject to any collective bargaining agreement relating to their employment with Prime and there is no union or other labor organization which, pursuant to applicable Law, must be notified or consulted or with which negotiations need to be conducted by operation of law in connection with the Merger.

 

(c)     Except as set forth in Section 3.17(c) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, Prime is not the subject of any proceeding asserting that Prime has committed an unfair labor practice or is seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor union or other labor organization, and there is not pending or, to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened, any labor strike, dispute, walkout, work stoppage, slow-down or lockout involving Prime that individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Prime Material Adverse Effect, and there has not been any such action.

 

 
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(d)     Except as set forth in Section 3.17(d) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, Prime is not the subject of any proceeding pending or, to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other similar state or local agency responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment practices.

 

3.18.        Insurance . Prime has made available to the Bank copies of all current insurance policies and binders (the “ Insurance Policies ”) (i) insuring the business or properties of Prime or (ii) which provide insurance for any director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Prime that is held by or on behalf of Prime. All material Insurance Policies are in full force and effect (to Prime’s Knowledge, free from any presently exercisable right of termination on the part of the insurance company issuing such policy prior to the expiration of the terms of such policy) and all premiums due and payable in respect thereof have been paid. Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding claims under any Insurance Policy nor have there been any claims which have been denied or disputed by the insurer. Prime has not received written or, to Prime’s Knowledge, oral notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any Insurance Policy that has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior to the date of such cancellation. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not give rise to a right of termination of any such policy by the insurance company issuing the same prior to the expiration of one term of such policy.

 

3.19.       Affiliate Transactions . Except as disclosed in Section 3.19 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, no officer, director, employee, equity holder, or Affiliate of Prime is or was a party to any Contract or transaction or loan to, from or with Prime or has any interest in any property, real or personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, of Prime. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any person, any person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person in question. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) as used with respect to any person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

3.20.       Brokers . No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Prime.

 

3.21.       Books and Records . The books and records of Prime and its operations, employees and properties, have been maintained in the usual, regular and ordinary manner, all entries with respect thereto have been accurately made in all material respects.

 

 
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3.22.      Proxy Statement . None of the information included or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Stockholders or at the time of the Prime Meeting or at the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by Prime with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by the Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement.

 

3.23.       Anti- Corruption Matters . None of Prime or any director, officer or, to the Knowledge of Prime, employee or agent of Prime has: (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment, or other unlawful payments relating to an act by any Governmental Entity; (b) made any unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee or to any foreign or domestic political party or campaign or violated any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (c) made any other unlawful payment under any applicable Law relating to anti-corruption, bribery, or similar matters. Prime has not disclosed to any Governmental Entity that it violated or may have violated any Law relating to anti-corruption, bribery, or similar matters. To the Knowledge of Prime, no Governmental Entity is investigating, examining, or reviewing Prime’s compliance with any applicable provisions of any Law relating to anti-corruption, bribery, or similar matters.

 

3.24.       Fairness Opinion . Prime has received the written opinion of Prime’s financial advisor (and has provided a copy of such opinion to the Companies) to the effect that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the qualifications and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger Consideration Per Share is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of shares of Prime Common Stock, and, as of the date of this Agreement, such opinion has not been withdrawn, revoked, or modified.

 

3.25.        Regulatory Issues .

 

(a)     Prime and each of its officers and directors are in compliance in all material respects with, and have complied in all material respects, with (i) the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations promulgated under such act and (ii) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

 

(b)     Neither Prime nor, to Prime’s Knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Prime has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Prime or its respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Prime has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.

 

(c)     Prime has duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut, the DOB, the FDIC, and any other applicable Governmental Entity, in correct form, the reports and other documents required to be filed under applicable Laws and regulations and has paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, and such reports were, in all material respects, complete and accurate and in compliance with the requirements of applicable Laws and regulations. Other than normal examinations conducted by a Governmental Entity in the Ordinary Course of Business of Prime, no Governmental Entity has notified Prime that it has initiated any proceeding or, to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened an investigation into the business or operations of Prime. There is no material unresolved violation, criticism, or exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations or inspections of Prime. There have been no material formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or disputes with, any Governmental Entity with respect to the business, operations, policies or procedures of Prime.

 

 
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(d)     Prime is “well-capitalized,” as such term is defined in the rules and regulations promulgated by the FDIC and the DOB.

 

3.26.        Investment Securities . Section 3.26 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule sets forth the investment securities of Prime (the “ Prime Investment Securities ”), as well as any purchases or sales of Prime Investment Securities between September 30, 2015 to and including the date hereof reflecting with respect to all such securities, whenever purchased or sold, descriptions thereof, CUSIP numbers, designations as securities “available for sale” or securities “held to maturity” (as those terms are used in ASC 320), book values and coupon rates, and any gain or loss with respect to any Prime Investment Securities sold during such time period after September 30, 2015. Prime does not own any of the outstanding equity of any savings bank, savings and loan association, savings and loan holding company, credit union, bank or bank holding company, insurance company, mortgage or loan broker or any other financial institution other than Prime.

 

3.27.        Derivative Transactions . Prime has not entered into any swap transaction, option, warrant, forward purchase or sale transaction, futures transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction or collar transaction, in each case, relating to one or more currencies, commodities, bonds, equity securities, loans, interest rates, catastrophe events, weather-related events, credit-related events or conditions or any indexes, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or combination of any of these transactions, including collateralized mortgage obligations or other similar instruments or any debt or equity instruments evidencing or embedding any such types of transactions, and any related credit support, collateral or other similar arrangements related to any such transaction or transactions.

 

3.28.        Loans; Nonperforming and Classified Assets .

 

(a)     Section 3.28(a) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule identifies any written or oral loan, loan agreement, note or borrowing arrangement and other extensions of credit (including, without limitation, leases, credit enhancements, commitments, guarantees and interest-bearing assets) to which Prime is a party as obligee (collectively, “ Loans ”), under the terms of which the obligor was over sixty (60) days delinquent in payment of principal or interest as of such date.

 

(b)     Section 3.28(b) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule identifies each Loan that was classified as “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” “Doubtful,” “Loss,” “Classified,” “Criticized,” “Credit Risk Assets,” “Concerned Loans,” “Watch List” or words of similar import by Prime or any bank examiner, together with the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on each such Loan and the identity of the borrower thereunder as of such date.

 

 
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(c)     Section 3.28(c) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule identifies each asset of Prime that was classified as other real estate owned (“ OREO ”) and the book value thereof as of the date of this Agreement as well as any assets classified as OREO since September 30, 2015 and any sales of OREO between September 30, 2015 and the date hereof, reflecting any gain or loss with respect to any OREO sold.

 

(d)     Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material, each Loan held in Prime’s loan portfolio (each a “ Prime Loan ”) (i) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness that are true, genuine and what they purport to be, (ii) to the extent secured, is and has been secured by valid Liens which have been perfected and (iii) to Prime’s Knowledge, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and other Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 

(e)     All currently outstanding Prime Loans were solicited, originated and currently exist in material compliance with all applicable requirements of Law and Prime’s lending policies at the time of origination of such Prime Loans, and the notes or other credit or security documents with respect to each such outstanding Prime Loan are complete and correct in all material respects. There are no oral modifications or amendments or additional agreements related to the Prime Loans that are not reflected in the written records of Prime. All such Prime Loans are owned by Prime free and clear of any Liens (other than blanket Liens by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston). No claims of defense as to the enforcement of any Prime Loan have been asserted in writing against Prime for which there is a reasonable probability of an adverse determination, and Prime has no Knowledge of any acts or omissions which would give rise to any claim or right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense for which there is a reasonable probability of an adverse determination to Prime. Except as set forth in Section 3.2 8 (e) of the Prime Disclosure Schedule, no Prime Loans are presently serviced by third parties, and there is no obligation which could result in any Prime Loan becoming subject to any third party servicing.

 

(f)     Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material, Prime is not a party to any agreement or arrangement with (or otherwise obligated to) any person which obligates Prime to repurchase from any such person any Loan or other asset of Prime, unless there is a material breach of a representation or covenant by Prime, and none of the agreements pursuant to which Prime has sold Loans or pools of Loans or participations in Loans or pools of Loans contain any obligation to repurchase such Loans or interests therein solely on account of a payment default by the obligor on any such Loan.

 

(g)     Prime is not now nor has it ever been since January 1, 2012, subject to any fine, suspension, settlement or other contract or other administrative agreement or sanction by, or any reduction in any loan purchase commitment from, any Governmental Entity relating to the origination, sale or servicing of mortgage or consumer Loans.

 

3.29.        Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses . Prime’s allowance for loan and lease losses as reflected in the latest balance sheet was, in the opinion of management, as of the applicable date thereof, in compliance with Prime’s existing methodology for determining the adequacy of its allowance for loan and lease losses as well as the standards established by applicable Governmental Entities, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and GAAP.

 

 
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3.30.      Trust Business; Administration of Fiduciary Accounts . Prime has not offered or engaged in providing any individual or corporate trust services or administers any accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary, including, but not limited to, any accounts in which it serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor.

 

3.30.      Investment Management and Related Activities . None of Prime or any of its directors, officers or employees is required to be registered, licensed or authorized under the Laws of any Governmental Entity as an investment adviser, a broker or dealer, an insurance agency or company, a commodity trading adviser, a commodity pool operator, a futures commission merchant, an introducing broker, a registered representative or associated person, investment adviser, representative or solicitor, a counseling officer, an insurance agent, a sales person or in any similar capacity with a Governmental Entity.

 

3.32.      Repurchase Agreements . Prime has not entered into any agreements pursuant to which Prime has purchased securities subject to an agreement to resell.

 

3.31.      Deposit Insurance . The deposits of Prime are insured by the FDIC in accordance with the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“ FDIA ”) to the full extent permitted by Law, and Prime has paid all premiums and assessments and filed all reports required by the FDIA. No proceedings for the revocation or termination of such deposit insurance are pending or, to Prime’s Knowledge, threatened.

 

3.32.      Community Reinvestment Act, Anti-money Laundering and Customer Information Security . Except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impact or interfere with Prime’s operations, Prime is not a party to any agreement with any individual or group regarding Community Reinvestment Act matters and Prime does not have Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would cause Prime: (a) to be deemed not to be in compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or to be assigned a rating for Community Reinvestment Act purposes by federal or state bank regulators of lower than “satisfactory”; (b) to be deemed to be operating in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 103), the USA PATRIOT Act, any order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or any other applicable anti-money laundering statute, rule or regulation; or (c) to be deemed not to be in compliance with the applicable privacy of customer information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy Laws and regulations, including, without limitation, in Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as the provisions of the information security program adopted by Prime pursuant to 12 C.F.R. Part 364. Furthermore, the Prime Board has adopted and Prime has implemented an anti-money laundering program that contains adequate and appropriate customer identification verification procedures that meets the requirements of Sections 352 and 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

 
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3.33.        Disclosure . No representation or warranty by Prime contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any statement or certificate furnished by Prime to the Bank or its representatives in connection herewith or therewith or pursuant hereto or thereto contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state any material fact required to make the statements herein or therein contained not misleading. There is no fact known to Prime which might reasonably be expected to have a Prime Material Adverse Effect.

 

ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PATRIOT AND THE BANK

 

Patriot and the Bank represent and warrant to Prime as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that the statements contained in this Article IV are true and correct, except as set forth herein. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Bank’s Knowledge ” or the “ Knowledge of Bank ” shall mean the actual knowledge of Michael A. Carrazza, Richard Muskus, Sam Davis, Joseph Perillo and Frederick Staudmyer (the “ Relevant Persons ”). For the avoidance of doubt, Bank’s Knowledge shall be deemed to exist also with respect to any fact or circumstance that the Relevant Persons would have been aware of if they had discussed the subject matter of such representations and warranties with their staff members in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

4.1.         Organization, Standing and Power . Each of Patriot and the Bank is a corporation and bank, respectively, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or chartering, has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and is duly qualified and licensed to do business and, where applicable as a legal concept, is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties it owns, operates or leases or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so organized, qualified, licensed or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, that are not reasonably likely to have a Bank Material Adverse Effect.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Bank Material Adverse Effect ” means any adverse change, event, effect, circumstance or development with respect to, or, that, individually or together with any other change, event, effect, circumstance or development, on a long term basis, materially diminishes the financial position of Bank or Patriot, the ability of Bank or Patriot to perform their obligations under any Transaction Documents, or the validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the rights and remedies of the Bank or Patriot (except as a result of any act or failure to act by the Bank or Patriot) under any of the Transaction Documents; provided , however , that none of the following shall constitute, or shall be considered in determining whether there has occurred, a Bank Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes that are the result of economic or political factors affecting the national, regional or world economy or acts of war or terrorism; (ii) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to banks generally; (iii) any modifications or changes to valuation policies and practices in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case in accordance with GAAP; (iv) changes that are the result of factors generally affecting the banking industry and (v) changes in Law, rules or regulations or generally accepted accounting principles or the interpretation thereof; provided , further , that any change, event, effect, circumstance or development referred to in clauses (i) through (v) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Bank Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such change, event, effect, circumstance or development has a disproportionate effect on Bank compared to other participants in the industries in which Bank conducts its businesses.

 

 
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4.2.          Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents .

 

(a)     Each of Patriot and the Bank has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by Patriot and the Bank have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of Patriot and the Bank. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Patriot and the Bank and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each of Patriot and the Bank, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

 

(b)     The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which each of Patriot and the Bank are a party do not, and the consummation by Patriot and the Bank of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the Articles of Association or By-laws of Patriot or the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Bank, (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, require a consent or waiver under, constitute a change in control under, require the payment of a penalty under or result in the imposition of any Lien on Patriot’s or the Bank’s assets under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which Patriot or the Bank is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound, or (iii) subject to compliance with the requirements specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of Section 4.2(c) , conflict with or violate any permit, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Patriot or the Bank or any of its or their respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4.2(b) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, penalties or Liens, and for any consents or waivers not obtained, that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have an Bank Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)     No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any international, national, federal, state, provincial or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, commission, board, court, tribunal, arbitral body, self-regulated entity or similar body, whether domestic or foreign and specifically including, without limitation, the OCC and the FDIC is required by or with respect to Bank or Patriot in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Bank and Patriot or the consummation by Bank or Patriot of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Bank Merger Agreement with the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut; (ii) the filings required to be made and the approvals or non-objection status required to be obtained from the OCC and the FDIC and (iii) expiration of applicable waiting periods.

 

 
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(d)     No vote of the holders of any class or series of Patriot’s capital stock or other securities is necessary for the consummation by Patriot or the Bank of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(e)     Neither of Patriot and the Bank is an “interested shareholder” of Prime, and neither of Patriot and the Bank is, or after consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would be, an affiliate or associate of an “interested shareholder” pursuant to Sections 33-840 to 33-845 of the CBCA.

 

4.3.      Litigation . There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Patriot and the Bank, threatened in writing (nor to the knowledge of Patriot and the Bank, are there any facts which could lead to such an Action) against Patriot or the Bank, at law or in equity, before any Governmental Entity that challenges the Merger or the validity of this Agreement, or the right of Patriot or the Bank to enter into this Agreement, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

4.4.      Taxes . Patriot and the Bank have filed all foreign and federal, and all material state and local Tax Returns and other reports, each is required by law to file and has paid all Taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges that are due and payable (except those which are being properly contested in good faith). The provision for Taxes on the books of Patriot and the Bank is, in the reasonable business judgment of Patriot and the Bank, adequate for all years not closed by Law, and for its current fiscal year, and Patriot and the Bank do not have any knowledge of any material deficiency or additional material assessment in connection therewith not provided for on their books.

 

4.5.      Compliance With Laws . Bank and Patriot are and have been in compliance in all material respects with, are not in violation of, and, have not received any written notice alleging any violation with respect to, any Law with respect to the conduct of their businesses, or the ownership or operation of their respective properties or assets, except for failures or violations that would not have a Bank Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.6.      Brokers . No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Patriot or the Bank.

 

4.7.      Statements True and Correct . None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Patriot or the Bank for inclusion in (i) the Proxy Statement (as defined herein), and (ii) any other documents to be filed with any banking or other regulatory authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, will, at the respective times such documents are filed, and with respect to the Proxy Statement, when first mailed to the Stockholders and at the time of the Prime Meeting (as defined herein), contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. All documents that Patriot or the Bank is responsible for filing with any other regulatory authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of applicable law.

 

 
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4.8.          Regulatory Issues .

 

(a)     Patriot, the Bank, and each of their officers and directors are in compliance in all material respects with, and have complied in all material respects, with (i) the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations promulgated under such act and (ii) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

 

(b)     Neither Patriot, the Bank nor, to the Bank’s Knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Patriot or the Bank has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Patriot or the Bank or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Patriot or the Bank has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.

 

(c)     Neither Patriot nor the Bank is subject to, or has received any notice that it may become subject to, any cease-and-desist or other order issued by, consent or other agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is a recipient of any extraordinary supervisory letter from, or is subject to any order or directive by, or has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any federal or state agency charged with the supervision or regulation of financial institutions or their holding companies or engaged in the insurance of financial institution deposits or any other Governmental Entity having supervisory or regulatory authority with respect to Patriot or the Bank. Neither Patriot nor the Bank is aware of any fact, circumstance or consideration that would impair the obtaining of regulatory approvals required to approve the Merger.

 

(d)     Patriot and the Bank have duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut, the OCC, and any other applicable Governmental Entity, in correct form, the reports and other documents required to be filed under applicable Laws and regulations and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, and such reports were, in all material respects, complete and accurate and in compliance with the requirements of applicable Laws and regulations. Other than normal examinations conducted by a Governmental Entity in the Ordinary Course of Business of Patriot and the Bank, no Governmental Entity has notified Patriot or the Bank that it has initiated any proceeding or, to the Bank’s Knowledge, threatened an investigation into the business or operations of Patriot or the Bank. There is no material unresolved violation, criticism, or exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations or inspections of Patriot or the Bank. There have been no material formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or disputes with, any Governmental Entity with respect to the business, operations, policies or procedures of Patriot or the Bank.

 

 
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(e)     Patriot and the Bank are “well-capitalized,” as such term is defined in the rules and regulations promulgated by the OCC.

 

4.9.          Community Reinvestment Act, Anti-money Laundering and Customer Information Security . Except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impact or interfere with Patriot’s or the Bank’s operations, neither Patriot nor the Bank are a party to any agreement with any individual or group regarding Community Reinvestment Act matters and Patriot or the Bank do not have Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would cause Patriot or the Bank: (a) to be deemed not to be in compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or to be assigned a rating for Community Reinvestment Act purposes by federal or state bank regulators of lower than “satisfactory”; (b) to be deemed to be operating in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 103), the USA PATRIOT Act, any order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or any other applicable anti-money laundering statute, rule or regulation; or (c) to be deemed not to be in compliance with the applicable privacy of customer information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy Laws and regulations, including, without limitation, in Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as the provisions of the information security program adopted by Prime pursuant to 12 C.F.R. Part 364. Furthermore, Patriot’s and the Bank’s boards of directors have adopted and Patriot and the Bank have implemented anti-money laundering programs that contain adequate and appropriate customer identification verification procedures that meet the requirements of Sections 352 and 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Financing . As of the date of this Agreement, Patriot and the Bank have the financial ability and on the Effective Date of the Merger and through the date of payment of the aggregate amount of cash payable pursuant to this Agreement, Patriot and the Bank shall have the funds necessary to consummate the Merger and pay the aggregate amount of cash to be paid to holders of Prime Common Stock and Prime Stock Options.

 

ARTICLE V
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

 

5.1.         Covenants of Prime . Except as expressly provided or permitted herein, set forth in Section 5.1 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule or as consented to in writing by the Bank, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time or such earlier date as this Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms (the “ Pre-Closing Period ”), Prime shall (i) maintain its existence in good standing, (ii) maintain in effect all of its presently existing insurance coverage (or substantially equivalent insurance coverage), preserve its business organization and keep substantially intact its assets and properties, (iii) use reasonable best efforts to keep the services of its present principal employees and preserve its business relationships with its customers, strategic partners and others having business dealings with it, (iv) maintain the business of Prime and (iv) in all respects conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business, without a material change in current operational policies. Prime shall use its reasonable best efforts to perform and fulfill all conditions and obligations on its part to be performed or fulfilled under this Agreement and to cause the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period Prime shall not, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Bank:

 

 
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(a)     (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether in cash, securities or other property) in respect of, any of its capital stock other than consistent with past practice; (ii) split, combine, alter the terms of or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or any of its other securities; or (iii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other of its securities or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other securities;

 

(b)     except as permitted by Section 5.1(i) , issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any shares of its capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting securities or convertible or exchangeable securities (other than the issuance of shares of Prime Common Stock upon the exercise of Prime Stock Options outstanding on the date of this Agreement pursuant to the terms herein);

 

(c)     amend its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other comparable charter or organizational documents or alter, through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring, or in any other fashion, its structure or ownership;

 

(d)     acquire (i) by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing all or a substantial portion of the assets or any stock of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other business organization or division thereof or (ii) any assets that are material, in the aggregate, to Prime, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(e)     transfer, mortgage, sell, lease, license, pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise dispose of or encumber (whether by way of merger, consolidation, sale of stock or assets, or otherwise) any properties or assets, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(f)     other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, (i) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another Person, (ii) issue, sell or amend any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities, or guarantee any debt securities of another Person, (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investment in, any other Person, other than Prime, or (iv) enter into any hedging agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement designed to protect Prime against fluctuations in interest rates;

 

(g)     make any capital expenditures or other expenditures with respect to property, plant or equipment in excess of $10,000, individually, or $25,000, in the aggregate, other than the specific capital expenditures disclosed in Section 5.1 of the Prime Disclosure Schedule;

 

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(i)     except as required to comply with applicable Law or agreements, plans or arrangements existing on the date hereof, (i) adopt, enter into, terminate, amend or enhance any employment, severance or similar agreement or Prime Employee Plan (including, but not limited to, granting any additional awards under any stock option or plan or modifying any existing award thereunder) for the benefit or welfare of any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant or any collective bargaining agreement (except in the Ordinary Course of Business), (ii) increase in the compensation or fringe benefits of, or pay any bonus to, any director, officer, employee or consultant (except for annual increases (not to exceed 3% for any person) of salaries), (iii) promote any officers or employees, except in connection with the Company’s annual compensation review cycle in the Ordinary Course of Business or as the result of the termination, retirement or resignation of any officer or employee, (iv) amend or accelerate the payment, right to payment or vesting of any compensation or benefits, including any outstanding options or restricted stock awards, or (v) pay any material benefit not provided for as of the date of this Agreement under any Prime Employee Plan.

 

(j)     (A) change any of its accounting (financial or Tax) policies, practices or procedures, except as required by GAAP or under applicable Law, (B) make or change any election in respect of Taxes, (C) adopt or change any method of accounting or annual reporting, (D) settle or compromise any Tax liability, claim or assessment, (E) file any amended Tax Return, (F) enter into any closing agreement relating to any Tax, (G) agree to an extension or waiver of a statute of limitations period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment, (H) fail to pay any Tax when due and payable, (I) surrender any right to claim a Tax refund, or (J) take any other similar action related to the filing of any Tax Return or the payment of any Tax;

 

(k)     initiate, settle or compromise any Action or cancel, waive or compromise any debt or claim in excess of $10,000;

 

(l)     open any new, or permanently close, any existing, facility or office;

 

(m)     extend, terminate, amend or modify any Prime Material Contract or permit any renewal notice period or option period to lapse with respect to any Prime Material Contract, except for terminations of Prime Material Contracts upon their expiration during such period in accordance with their terms;

 

(n)     discharge or satisfy any Lien other than those which are required to be discharged or satisfied during such period in accordance with their original terms;

 

(o)     pay any material obligation or liability (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), whether due or to become due, except for any current liabilities, and the current portion of any long term liabilities shown on Prime Financial Statements or incurred since December 31, 2016 in the Ordinary Course of Business, including payments on the Prime line of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston with a current balance outstanding of $7 million;

 

(p)     (i) enter into any lease or other Contract affecting the Leased Real Property or the possession, use or control thereof; or (ii) create, permit or suffer any Lien to attach to or affect the Leased Real Property, except for the Lien of nondelinquent real estate Taxes;

 

 
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(q)     acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions of control, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice), including without limitation, by merger or consolidation or by investment in a partnership or joint venture, all or any portion of the assets, business, securities, deposits or properties of any other Person.

 

(r)     change its material lending, investment, underwriting, pricing, servicing, risk and asset liability management and other material banking and operating policies, except as required by applicable law, regulation or policies imposed by any Governmental Entity, or the manner in which its investment securities or loan portfolio is classified or reported; or invest in any mortgage-backed or mortgage-related security that would be considered “high risk” under applicable regulatory guidance; or file any application or enter into any contract with respect to the opening, relocation or closing of, or open, relocate or close, any branch, office, service center or other facility;

 

(s)     repurchase, prepay or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money (other than deposits, federal funds purchased, cash management accounts, Federal Home Loan Bank or Federal Reserve borrowings that mature within one year and that have no put or call features and securities sold under agreements to repurchase that mature within 90 days, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business); or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other Person, issue any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Prime, other than with respect to the collection of checks and other negotiable instruments in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(t)     except for government agency or government guaranteed mortgage-backed securities portfolios in the Ordinary Course of Business, acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions in the Ordinary Course of Business) any debt security or equity investment other than federal funds or United States Government securities or United States Government agency securities, in each case with a term of one year or less or (ii) dispose of any debt security or equity investment;

 

(u)     enter into any material agreement, agreement in principle, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, or similar Contract with respect to any joint venture, strategic partnership, or alliance;

 

(v)     abandon, allow to lapse, sell, assign, transfer, grant any security interest in otherwise encumber or dispose of any Prime Intellectual Property, or grant any right or license to any Prime Intellectual Property other than pursuant to non-exclusive licenses entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice;

 

(w)     terminate or modify in any material respect, or fail to exercise renewal rights with respect to, any material insurance policy; or

 

 
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(x)     authorize any of, or commit or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of, the foregoing actions.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) any loans in default may be modified by Prime, (ii) any Lien may be discharged or satisfied by Prime, or (iii) any assets, deposits, business or properties, including other real estate owned, may be sold, transferred, mortgaged or encumbered by Prime, in each case with the prior written consent of the Bank, not to be unreasonably withheld. Prime shall provide the Bank with written notice of any such proposed action which will be deemed approved within four Business Days of delivery to the Bank, unless the Bank objects in writing within that timeframe. If a court or arbitrator requires Prime to take any such action within a shorter period of time, (i) Prime shall use its best efforts to extend the court or arbitrator deadline and (ii) promptly notify the Bank of such deadline. If the deadline cannot be extended, the Bank shall be deemed to approve of Prime’s proposed action, unless the Bank objects in writing no later than the deadline.

 

5.2.         Reasonable Best Efforts . Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, the parties agree to use their reasonable best efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement during the first calendar quarter of 2018 or as soon thereafter as practicable. In the event that a party determines that a condition to obligation to complete the Merger cannot be fulfilled and that it will not waive that condition, it will immediately so notify the other party.

 

5.3.         Confidentiality . The parties acknowledge that Patriot, the Bank and Prime have previously executed a bilateral confidentiality agreement, dated as of April 28, 2017 (as amended to date, the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”), which Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, except as expressly modified herein.

 

ARTICLE VI.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

6.1.          No Solicitation .

 

(a)           No Solicitation or Negotiation .

(i)     Prime shall not, nor shall Prime authorize its directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives (such directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, other advisors and representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) to, directly or indirectly solicit, initiate or knowingly take any action to facilitate or encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal or the making of any proposal that could reasonably be expected to lead to any Acquisition Proposal, or, subject to Section 6.1(a)(ii), (i) conduct or engage in any discussions or negotiations with, disclose any non-public information relating to Prime to, afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of Prime to, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by, any third party that is seeking to make, or has made, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) (A) amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of Prime or (B) approve any transaction under, or any third party becoming an “interested stockholder“ under Section 33-844 of the CBCA, or (iii) enter into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other contract, agreement, arrangement, instrument or understanding relating to any Acquisition Proposal (each, a “Prime Acquisition Agreement”). Subject to Section 6.1(a)(ii), neither the Prime Board nor any committee thereof shall fail to make, withdraw, amend, modify or materially qualify, in a manner adverse to the Bank, the Prime Voting Proposal, or recommend an Acquisition Proposal, or fail to recommend against acceptance of any tender offer or exchange offer for Prime Common Shares within ten (10) Business Days after the commencement of such offer, or make any public statement inconsistent with the Prime Voting Proposal, or resolve or agree to take any of the foregoing actions (any of the foregoing, a “Prime Adverse Recommendation Change”).

 

 
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(ii)     Notwithstanding Section 6.1(a)(i), prior to the approval of the Prime Voting Proposal at the meeting of the Stockholders (the “ Prime Meeting ”) to consider the Prime Voting Proposal, the Prime Board, directly or indirectly through any Representative, may, subject to Section 6.1(a)(iii) (i) participate in negotiations or discussions with any third party that has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide, unsolicited Acquisition Proposal in writing that the Prime Board believes in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, constitutes or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal, (ii) thereafter furnish to such third party non-public information relating to Prime pursuant to an executed confidentiality agreement not, in the aggregate, less restrictive of the other party than the Confidentiality Agreement, and/or (iii) take any action that any court of competent jurisdiction orders Prime to take (which order remains unstayed), but in each case referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (ii), only if the Prime Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to cause the Prime Board to be in breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.

 

(iii)     The Prime Board shall not take any of the actions referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 6.1(a)(ii) unless Prime shall have first delivered to the Companies a prior written notice advising the Companies that it intends to take such action. Prime shall notify the Companies promptly (but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours) after it obtains knowledge of the receipt by Prime (or any of its Representatives) of any Acquisition Proposal, any inquiry that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, any request for non-public information relating to Prime or for access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of Prime by any third party. In such notice, Prime shall identify the third party making, and details of the material terms and conditions of, any such Acquisition Proposal, indication or request. Prime shall keep the Bank informed, on a current basis, of the status and material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal, indication or request, including any material amendments or proposed amendments as to price and other material terms thereof. Prime shall provide the Bank with at least forty-eight (48) hours’ prior notice of any meeting of the Prime Board (or such lesser notice as is provided to the members of the Prime Board) at which the Prime Board is reasonably expected to consider any Acquisition Proposal. Prime shall promptly provide the Bank with a list of any non-public information concerning Prime’s business, present or future performance, financial condition or results of operations, provided to any third party, and, to the extent such information has not been previously provided to the Bank, copies of such information.

 

 
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(b)         No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement . Except as set forth in this Section 6.1, the Prime Board shall not make any Prime Adverse Recommendation Change or enter into a Prime Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement, the Prime Board may make a Prime Adverse Recommendation Change or enter into a Prime Acquisition Agreement, if: (i) Prime promptly notifies the Bank, in writing, at least five (5) Business Days (the “Notice Period“) before making a Prime Adverse Recommendation Change or entering into a Prime Acquisition Agreement, of its intention to take such action with respect to a Superior Proposal, which notice shall state expressly that Prime has received an Acquisition Proposal that the Prime Board intends to declare a Superior Proposal and that the Prime Board intends to make a Prime Adverse Recommendation Change and/or Prime intends to enter into a Prime Acquisition Agreement; (ii) Prime attaches to such notice the most current version of the proposed agreement (which version shall be updated on a prompt basis) and the identity of the third party making such Superior Proposal; (iii) Prime shall, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to, during the Notice Period, negotiate with the Bank in good faith to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal, if the Bank, in its discretion, proposes to make such adjustments (it being agreed that in the event that, after commencement of the Notice Period, there is any material revision to the terms of a Superior Proposal, including, any revision in price, the Notice Period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least five (5) Business Days remain in the Notice Period subsequent to the time Prime notifies the Bank of any such material revision (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)); and (iv) the Prime Board determines in good faith, after consulting with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal after taking into account any adjustments made by the Bank during the Notice Period in the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in this paragraph, the Prime Board shall not make any Prime Adverse Recommendation Change or enter into a Prime Acquisition Agreement.

 

(c)         Break-Up Fee . In the event the Prime Board makes a Prime Adverse Recommendation Change and accepts a Superior Proposal, Prime shall be required to pay to Bank a fee in the amount equal to the sum of (i) 3% of the Merger Consideration (assuming for purposes of such calculation, that the TBV is to be calculated as of the date of such termination) and (ii) reimbursement of all reasonable expenses incurred by the Companies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (such sum, the “ Break-Up Fee ”); provided , however , that the reimbursement of such expenses shall be no higher than $200,000; provided , further , that the Break-Up Fee shall not exceed 5% of the Merger Consideration (assuming for purposes of such calculation, that the TBV is to be calculated as of the date of such termination).

 

(d)         Cessation of Ongoing Discussions . Prime shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, cease immediately all discussions and negotiations that commenced prior to the date of this Agreement regarding any proposal that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal. Prime shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any third party (or its agents or advisors) in possession of non-public information in connection with any such Acquisition Proposal in respect of Prime that was furnished by or on behalf of Prime to return or destroy (and confirm destruction of) all such information.

 

 
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(e)           Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement:

 

(i)       “ Acquisition Proposal ” means any proposal or offer from, or indication of interest in making a proposal or offer by, any Person (other than the Companies) relating to any (a) direct or indirect acquisition of assets of Prime (but excluding sales of assets in the Ordinary Course of Business) equal to fifteen percent (15%) or more of the fair market value of Prime’s consolidated assets or to which fifteen percent (15%) or more of Prime’s net revenues or net income on a consolidated basis are attributable, (b) direct or indirect acquisition of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting equity interests of Prime, (c) tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person beneficially owning (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting equity interests of Prime, (d) merger, consolidation, other business combination or similar transaction involving Prime, pursuant to which such Person would own fifteen percent (15%) or more of the consolidated assets, net revenues or net income of Prime, taken as a whole, or (e) liquidation or dissolution (or the adoption of a plan of liquidation or dissolution) of Prime or the declaration or payment of an extraordinary dividend (whether in cash or other property) by Prime.

 

(ii)      “ Superior Proposal ” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that the Prime Board determines in its good faith business judgment (after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor) is more favorable from a financial point of view to the holders of Prime Common Stock than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, taking into account (a) all financial considerations, (b) the identity of the third party making such Acquisition Proposal, (c) the anticipated timing, conditions (including any financing condition or the reliability of any debt or equity funding commitments) and prospects for completion of such Acquisition Proposal, (d) the other terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal and the implications thereof on Prime, including relevant legal, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal deemed relevant by the Prime Board and (e) any revisions to the terms of this Agreement and the Merger proposed by the Bank during the Notice Period set forth in Section 6.1(b).

 

6.2.          Access to Information .

 

(a)     During the Pre-Closing Period, Prime shall afford the Companies and the Companies’ officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives, reasonable access, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours and in a manner that does not disrupt or interfere with business operations, to such of their properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records as the requesting party shall reasonably request, and, during such period, Prime shall furnish promptly to the Companies (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by the disclosing party during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws, and (ii) all other information concerning Prime’s business, properties, assets and personnel as the requesting party may reasonably request. In addition, during the Pre-Closing Period, Prime shall also provide the Companies’ officers and employees reasonable access to its customers and suppliers, provided that such access shall at all times be granted only if such access is scheduled in advance with Prime and only with the direct supervision or participation of one of Prime’s officers, employees or Representatives (who shall make all reasonable efforts to be available). The Companies shall hold all such information that is non-public in confidence in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement.

 

 
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6.3.          Shareholders Meeting; Proxy Statement .

 

(a)     Prime, acting through the Prime Board, shall take all actions in accordance with applicable Law, its Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws necessary to promptly and duly call, give proper notice of, convene and hold as promptly as practicable the Prime Meeting for the purpose of considering and voting upon the Prime Voting Proposal. As soon as practicable after execution of this Agreement, Prime shall prepare a proxy statement to solicit from the Stockholders proxies in favor of the Prime Voting Proposal (the “ Proxy Statement ”). Subject to Section 6.1 , the Prime Board shall recommend approval of the Prime Voting Proposal by the Stockholders and include such recommendation in the materials delivered to the Stockholders , and shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) solicit from the Stockholders proxies in favor of the Prime Voting Proposal and (ii) take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of the Stockholders required by applicable Law to obtain such approval. Prime shall not submit any other proposals for approval at the Prime Meeting other than a Superior Proposal without the prior written consent of the Companies. Prime shall keep the Companies updated with respect to proxy solicitation results as requested by the Companies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Prime may not adjourn or postpone the Prime Meeting once the Prime Meeting has been called and noticed without the prior written consent of the Companies other than to the extent necessary to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to the materials delivered to the Stockholders (including the Proxy Statement) is provided to the Stockholders or, if as of the time for which the Prime Meeting is originally scheduled (x) there are insufficient shares of Prime Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Prime Meeting or (y) there are insufficient votes in favor of the Prime Voting Proposal and Prime believes in good faith that it can procure sufficient votes in favor of the Prime Voting Proposal by adjourning the meeting to a date not more than thirty (30) calendar days from the scheduled date of the Prime Meeting; provided , however , that Prime shall provide prompt written notice to Patriot and Bank of any such adjournment or postponement. If the Prime Board recommends a Super Proposal, it will not alter the obligation of Prime to submit the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger to the Stockholders at the Prime Meeting to consider and vote upon, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Prime Meeting.

 

(b)     Promptly following the Prime Meeting, Prime shall cause to be delivered to the Bank in writing results of the vote on the Prime Voting Proposal.

 

 
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6.4.          Legal Conditions to the Merger .

 

(a)     Subject to the terms hereof, including Section 6.1 and Section 6.4(b) , Prime and the Bank shall each use their reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, (ii) as promptly as practicable, obtain from any Governmental Entity or any other third party any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations, or orders required to be obtained or made by Prime or the Bank in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) as promptly as practicable, make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Merger, any related governmental request thereunder and any other applicable Law, and (iv) execute or deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. Prime and the Bank shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all such filings, including providing copies, ( i . e ., complete copies or non-confidential versions, as applicable), of all such documents to the non-filing party, or if more appropriate, to its advisors prior to the submission of correspondence, filings or communications to any Governmental Entity, and, if requested, accepting reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the other party in connection therewith. Prime and the Bank shall each use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to each other, or, if more appropriate, to their advisors, all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable Law (including all information required to be included in the Proxy Statement) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Bank and Prime agree that nothing contained in this Section 6.4(a) shall modify or affect their respective rights and responsibilities under Section 6.4(b) .

 

(b)     Each of Prime and the Bank shall give any notices to third parties, and use reasonable best efforts to obtain any third party consents required in connection with the Merger that are (i) necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) disclosed or required to be disclosed in the Prime Disclosure Schedule, or (iii) required to prevent the occurrence of an event that is reasonably likely to have a Prime Material Adverse Effect or a Bank Material Adverse Effect prior to or after the Effective Time.

 

6.5.         Public Disclosure . Patriot and the Bank and Prime shall consult with each other before issuing any public disclosures or a press release with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statements without the prior consent of the other parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

 
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6.6.         Indemnification of Prime Directors and Officers .

 

(a)     From the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the date on which the Effective Time occurs, the Bank and the Surviving Corporation shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a director or officer of Prime (the “ Prime Indemnified Parties ”), against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to the fact that a Prime Indemnified Party is or was an officer or director of Prime, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent provided under the BLC or Prime’s current Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or agreements with those persons. Each Prime Indemnified Party shall be entitled, subject to applicable Law, to advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation from the Surviving Corporation within ten (10) Business Days of receipt by the Surviving Corporation from Prime Indemnified Party of a request therefor; in all cases subject to the Surviving Corporation’s receipt of an undertaking by such Prime Indemnified Party to repay such expenses and fees paid in advance if it is ultimately determined in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such Prime Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified under applicable Law. In addition, the Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

(b)     On or before the Closing, the Surviving Corporation shall, at the Surviving Corporation’s sole cost and expense and at no expense to the beneficiaries, obtain and shall thereafter maintain in effect for six (6) years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Exchange Agent Agreement); provided that the insurance policies obtained by the Surviving Corporation shall provide for at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions no less advantageous to Prime Indemnified Parties when compared to the insurance policies maintained by Prime on the date hereof. Prime or the Bank may also satisfy the obligations of the Bank under this Section 6.6(b) by purchasing “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of six (6) years from the Effective Time with at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions that were not less advantageous to Prime Indemnified Parties with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Effective Time.

 

(c)     The Surviving Corporation shall pay all expenses, including attorneys’ reasonable fees and costs, that may be incurred by the persons referenced in this Section 6.6 in connection with their enforcement of their rights provided in this Section 6.6 .

 

(d)     The provisions of this Section 6.6 are intended to be in addition to the rights otherwise available to the current officers and directors of Prime by Law, charter, statute, by-law or agreement, and shall operate for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of Prime Indemnified Parties, their heirs and their representatives.

 

 
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6.7.          Notification of Certain Matters .

 

(a)     During the Pre-Closing Period, the Bank shall give prompt written notice to Prime, and Prime shall give prompt written notice to the Bank, of: (i) the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any factor or event, which occurrence or failure to occur is reasonably likely to cause (A) any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, in each case at any time from and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, or (B) any covenant, condition or agreement of such party not to be satisfied in any material respect; (ii) any material failure of the Bank or Prime, as the case may be, or of any officer, director, employee or agent thereof, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement or (iii) the occurrence of any change, condition or event that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Prime Material Adverse Effect or a Bank Material Adverse Effect, as applicable. Notwithstanding the above, the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section shall not (x) affect the representations and warranties of the Bank or Prime, as the case may be, or the right of the party receiving such notice to rely on such representations and warranties (as unmodified by such notice), and (y) will not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice or the conditions to such party’s obligation to consummate the Merger.

 

(b)     Prime shall supplement the information set forth on the Prime Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, with respect to any matter now existing or hereafter arising that, if existing or occurring at or prior to the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Prime Disclosure Schedule or that is necessary to correct any information in the or Prime Disclosure Schedule or in any representation or warranty of Patriot, the Bank, or Prime, as applicable which has been rendered inaccurate thereby promptly following discovery thereof. No such supplement shall be deemed to cure any breach of any representation or warranty made in this Agreement, have any effect for purposes of determining the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII , or have any effect for the purpose of determining the compliance by either party with any covenant set forth herein.

 

6.8.          Shareholder Litigation . Each of Prime and the Bank shall keep the other reasonably informed of any shareholder litigation or claim pending against Prime or the Bank, as applicable, and its directors or officers, relating to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that all obligations of Prime and the Bank in this Section 6.8 shall be subject to the ability of such party under applicable Laws to preserve attorney-client communication and privilege.

 

6.9.          Board of Directors and Loan Committee of Prime . The Bank shall receive at least three (3) days’ advance written notice of each meeting of the Board of Directors or Loan Committee of Prime to be held after the date hereof. The Bank shall be entitled to send a representative to attend any such meeting. The Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any and all information obtained by the Bank or Patriot pursuant to this Section 6.9 .

 

6.10.        Financial Statements . As soon as available and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each month prior to the Closing Date, Prime shall deliver to the Bank such of its balance sheets and statements of operations with respect to Prime as are internally prepared by it in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

6.11.        Liens . Prime shall obtain releases of all Liens on the assets of Prime or the shares of Prime Common Stock (other than those set forth on Schedule 6.11 hereto).

 

 
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6.12.      Employees of Prime . With the exception of Prime’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, each of whom will be either retiring or resigning upon the Merger, the Bank expects to retain most of the existing branch employees of Prime and other employees, including Paul Lutsky, who have primary responsibility for customer relationships, and will provide them with benefits substantially similar to those offered to Bank employees. Certain other employees may not be offered employment with the Bank. Each employee of Prime hired by the Bank shall be credited with service as a Prime employee for purposes of determining his or her status under the Bank’s policies.

 

6.13.      Life Insurance Policies . Insurance policies with respect to Jasper J. Jaser and Marion M. Violano have been issued by Northwestern Mutual, are in effect and are further described on Schedule 6.13 of the Prime Disclosure Schedules (along with a description of those certain Assignment Agreements dated March 1, 1996 related thereto).

 

6.14.      No Survival of Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the parties set forth in Article III and Article IV hereof shall not survive the Closing and shall be of no further force and effect following the Closing.

 

6.15.      The Stockholders’ Representative . Each of the Stockholders makes, constitutes and appoints the Stockholders’ Representative, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact for him, her or it and in his, her or its name, place, and stead to sign, execute, deliver and perform any agreement, instrument, certificate or document required to be executed by the Stockholders or otherwise contemplated hereby, to make and authorize amendments to, or waivers of, this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument, certificate and document contemplated hereby, to enforce the obligations of the Companies or Prime under this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument, certificate and document contemplated hereby, to give and receive all notices required or permitted by the Stockholders’ Representative under this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument, certificate and document contemplated hereby. This power of attorney is a special power of attorney coupled with an interest and is irrevocable, and shall survive the Closing and death, disability, legal incapacity, bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, or cessation of existence of any Stockholder. This power of attorney may be exercised by the Stockholders’ Representative by listing the Stockholder executing any agreement, instrument, certificate and document contemplated hereby with the single signature of the Stockholders’ Representative acting as attorney-in-fact for such Stockholder. Each Party shall be entitled to rely exclusively upon any communication given or other action taken by the Stockholders’ Representative on behalf of the Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement or the other agreement, instrument, certificate and document contemplated hereby.

 

 

ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS TO MERGER

 

7.1.         Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger . The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, be waived in writing by any party in its sole discretion (provided that such waiver shall only be effective as to the obligations of such party):

 

 
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(a)      Shareholder Approval . The Prime Voting Proposal shall have been approved at the Prime Meeting, at which a quorum is present, by two-thirds or greater of the Prime shares issued and outstanding (the “ Required Prime Shareholder Vote” ); and Prime shall have caused the certified vote tabulation(s) required by Section 6.3(b) of this Agreement to be delivered to the Bank.

 

(b)      Governmental Approvals . Other than the filing of the Bank Merger Agreement, all authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, or expirations of waiting periods imposed by, any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been filed, been obtained or occurred on terms and conditions that would not reasonably be likely to have a Bank Material Adverse Effect or a Prime Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)      No Injunctions . No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have obtained, enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law, order, executive order, stay, decree, judgment or injunction (whether preliminary, temporary or permanent) or statute, rule or regulation that is in effect and that has the effect of making the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

7.2.         Additional Conditions to Obligations of Patriot and the Bank . The obligations of Patriot and the Bank to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following additional conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Patriot and the Bank:

 

(a)      Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of Prime set forth in this Agreement (other than in Section 3.1 , Section 3.2 , Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 ), and any schedule or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto, (i) if qualified by materiality (or any variation of such term), shall be true, complete and accurate (without giving effect to such materiality qualification set forth therein) when made and as of the Closing Date, except that any such representation or warranty that is made as of a specified date shall only be required to be true, complete and accurate as of that date, and (ii) if not qualified by materiality (or any variation of such term), shall be true, complete and accurate in all material respects when made and as of the Closing Date, except that any such representation or warranty that is made as of a specified date shall only be required to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of that date. The representations and warranties of Prime set forth in Section 3.1 , Section 3.2 , Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 , and any schedule or any certificate delivered pursuant thereto, shall be true, complete and accurate when made and as of the Closing Date, except that any such representation or warranty that is made as of a specified date shall only be required to be true, complete and accurate as of that date.

 

(b)      Performance of Obligations of Prime . Prime shall have performed all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date; and the Companies shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Prime by the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of Prime to such effect.

 

 
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(c)      No Material Adverse Effect . On or prior to the Closing Date, there shall have been no occurrence (including, without limitation, a breach of the representations and warranties or covenants of Prime contained in this Agreement (including the schedules hereto)) that has resulted in or is reasonably likely to result in a Prime Material Adverse Effect or a Bank Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)      Prime Certificate . The Bank shall have received a favorable certificate, dated as of the Effective Time, signed by chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of Prime as to the matters set forth in Sections 7.2(a) , 7.2(b) and 7.2(c) , which certificate shall also certify (x) the incumbency and genuineness of signatures of all officers of Prime executing this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (y) the truth and correctness of corporate resolutions authorizing the entry by Prime into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (z) the truth, correctness and completeness of the organizational documents of Prime.

 

(e)      Consents and Approvals . All third party consents with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement set forth on Exhibit F shall have been received and shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Bank in its sole discretion.

 

(f)      No Litigation . No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order shall have been issued by any Governmental Entity, nor any statute, rule, regulation, decree or executive order promulgated or enacted by any Governmental Entity, that (a) declares this Agreement invalid or unenforceable in any material respect, (b) prevents or significantly delays the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (c) imposes or will impose restrictions on Patriot, the Bank or any of their Affiliates to sell, to hold separate or otherwise dispose of any material assets, or to materially alter the conduct or operations, or to materially restrict, or otherwise change in any material respect, the assets or business of Patriot, the Bank, or any of their Affiliates (including without limitation Prime from and after the Effective Time); and (d) no action or proceeding before any Governmental Entity shall have been instituted by any Governmental Entity, or by any other Person (other than an Affiliate of the Bank), which (i) seeks to prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) challenges the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (iii) seeks to impose restrictions on Patriot, the Bank or any of their Affiliates to sell, to hold separate or otherwise dispose of any material assets, or to materially alter the conduct or operations, or to materially restrict, or otherwise change in any material respect, the assets or business of Patriot, the Bank or any of their Affiliates (including without limitation Prime from and after the Effective Time).

 

(g)     Resignations . The Bank shall have received letters of resignation from the directors and officers of Prime reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Bank.

 

(h)     Voting Agreements . The Voting Agreements shall have been executed and delivered by each director and executive officer of Prime concurrently with Prime’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

 
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(i)       Exchange Agent Agreement . Other than the Bank and Patriot, all parties to the Exchange Agent Agreement shall have entered into such agreement and there shall have been no notice that any such other parties do not intend to honor such agreement.

 

(j)       Escrow Agreement . Other than the Bank and Patriot, all parties to the Escrow Agreement shall have entered into such agreement and there shall have been no notice that any such other parties do not intend to honor such agreement.

 

(k)      Certificate of Good Standing . The Bank shall have received a certificate of corporate good standing or legal existence of Prime as of a recent date.

 

(l)       Transaction Documents . Prime shall have entered into each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

(m)     Other Closing Matters . The Bank shall have received such other supporting information in confirmation of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Prime and the satisfaction of the conditions to the Bank’s obligation to close hereunder as the Bank or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

7.3.         Additional Conditions to Obligations of Prime . The obligation of Prime to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following additional conditions, either of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Prime:

 

(a)      Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of Patriot and Bank set forth in this Agreement, and any schedule or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto, (i) if qualified by materiality (or any variation of such term), shall be true, complete and accurate (without giving effect to such materiality qualification set forth therein) when made and as of the Closing Date, except that any such representation or warranty that is made as of a specified date shall only be required to be true, complete and accurate as of that date, and (ii) if not qualified by materiality (or any variation of such term), shall be true, complete and accurate in all material respects when made and as of the Closing Date, except that any such representation or warranty that is made as of a specified date shall only be required to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of that date.

 

(b)      Performance of Obligations of the Bank. The Bank shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date; and Prime shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Bank by the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Bank to such effect.

 

(c)      Bank Certificate . Prime shall have received a favorable certificate, dated as of the Effective Time, signed by the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Bank as to the matters set forth in Section 7.3(a) , which certificate shall also certify (x) the incumbency and genuineness of signatures of all officers of the Bank executing this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (y) the truth and correctness of corporate resolutions authorizing the entry by the Bank into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (z) the truth, correctness and completeness of the organizational documents of the Bank.

 

 
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(d)      Certificates of Good Standing . Prime shall have received certificates of corporate good standing or legal existence of the Bank as of a recent date.

 

(e)      Exchange Agent Agreement . Other than Prime, all parties to the Exchange Agent Agreement shall have entered into such agreement and there shall have been no notice that any such other parties do not intend to honor such agreement.

 

(f)      Funding of Exchange Account . The Bank shall have delivered or caused to be delivered the Merger Consideration to the Exchange Agent.

 

ARTICLE VIII.
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

 

8.1.          Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time (with respect to Sections 8.1(b) through 8.1(h) , by written notice by the terminating party to the other party), whether before or, subject to the terms hereof; after the receipt of Prime Shareholder Approval:

 

(a)     by mutual written consent of Patriot, the Bank and Prime;

 

(b)     by either the Bank or Prime if the Merger shall not have been consummated by March 31, 2018 (the “ Outside Date ”) (provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before the Outside Date);

 

(c)     by either the Bank or Prime if a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a nonappealable final order, decree or ruling or taken any other nonappealable final action, in each case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger;

 

(d)     by either the Bank or Prime if at the Prime Meeting at which a vote on the Prime Voting Proposal is taken, the Required Prime Shareholder Vote in favor of the Prime Voting Proposal shall not have been obtained;

 

(e)     by the Bank, if, prior to the approval of the Prime Voting Proposal by the Stockholders at the Prime Meeting: (i) a Prime Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred, (ii) Prime shall have entered into, or publicly announced its intention to enter into, a Prime Acquisition Agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement), (iii) Prime shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of the covenants and agreements set forth in Section 6.1 , or (iv) the Prime Board fails to reaffirm (publicly, if so requested by the Bank) the Prime Voting Proposal within ten (10) Business Days after the date any Acquisition Proposal (or material modification thereto) is first publicly disclosed by Prime or the Person making such Acquisition Proposal;

 

 
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(f)     by Prime, if, prior to the approval of the Prime Voting Proposal by the Stockholders at the Prime Meeting, the Prime Board authorizes Prime, in full compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof, to enter into a Prime Acquisition Agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement) in respect of a Superior Proposal; provided that Prime shall have paid any amounts due pursuant to Section 6.1(c) hereof in accordance with the terms, and at the times, specified therein;

 

(g)     by the Bank, if there has been a material breach of any representation or warranty, or any failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Prime set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would cause the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 not to be satisfied, and (ii) shall not have been cured within twenty (20) days following receipt by Prime of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from the Bank; or

 

(h)     by Prime, if there has been a material breach of any representation or warranty, or any failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Bank set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would cause the conditions set forth in Section 7.3 not to be satisfied, and (ii) shall not have been cured within twenty (20) days following receipt by the Bank of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from Prime.

 

8.2.        Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall immediately become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Patriot, the Bank or Prime, or their respective officers, directors, shareholders or Affiliates; provided that (a) any such termination shall not relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of this Agreement, (b) a termination by Prime under Section 8.1(f) shall not relieve Prime of its obligation under Section 6.1(c), and (c) the provisions of Sections 5.3 (Confidentiality), this Section 8.2 (Effect of Termination) and Article IX (Miscellaneous) of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

8.3.         Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

8.4.         Extension; Waiver . At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto, may, (a) by action taken or authorized by the Prime Board and approved by the Bank, extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party. Such extension or waiver shall not be deemed to apply to any time for performance, inaccuracy in any representation or warranty, or noncompliance with any agreement or condition, as the case may be, other than that which is specified in the extension or waiver. The failure of any party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder.

 

 
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1.           Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly delivered (a) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, or (b) on the date of confirmation of receipt of transmission by facsimile or other electronic means (or, the first Business Day following such receipt if the date of such receipt is not a Business Day), in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

(a)           if to Patriot or the Bank, to

 

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

900 Bedford Street, 3 rd Floor

Stamford, CT 06901

Attn: Michael Carrazza, Chairman

e-mail: mc@solaiacapital.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Alan L. Zeiger, Esq.

Blank Rome LLP

One Logan Square

130 North 18 th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Fax: (212) 832-5754

e-mail: Zeiger@BlankRome.com

 

(b)           if to Prime, to

 

Prime Bank

7 Old Tavern Road

Orange, CT 06477

Attn: Jasper J. Jaser, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

e-mail: jjaser@primebankct.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

William W. Bouton III

Hinckley Allen

20 Church Street

Hartford, CT. 06103-1221

Fax: (860) 331-2627

e-mail: wbouton@hinckleyallen.com

 

 
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(c)           if to the Stockholders’ Representative, to

 

Jasper J. Jaser

PO Box 1066

Orange, CT 06477

Telephone: (203) 530-9547

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

William W. Bouton III

Hinckley Allen

20 Church Street

Hartford, CT. 06103-1221

Fax: (860) 331-2627

e-mail: wbouton@hinckleyallen.com

 

Any party to this Agreement may give any notice or other communication hereunder using any other means (including personal delivery, messenger service, telex, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it is intended. Any party to this Agreement may change the address to which notices and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties to this Agreement notice in the manner herein set forth.

 

9.2.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to herein that are to be delivered at the Closing) constitutes the entire agreement among the parties to this Agreement and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto, or any of them, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to, that certain letter dated April 28, 2017, from Patriot to Prime, indicating interest in a merger transaction; provided that the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms.

 

9.3.      No Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Section 6.6 with respect to Prime Indemnified Parties, which shall be third party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in Section 6.6 , nothing in this Agreement is intended, and shall not be deemed, to confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, to create any agreement of employment with any person or to otherwise create any third-party beneficiary hereto.

 

9.4.      Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

 
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9.5.      Severability . Whenever possible, each term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term.

 

9.6.      Counterparts and Signature . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by electronic .pdf delivery or facsimile transmission.

 

9.7.      Interpretation . When reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents, table of defined terms and headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa. Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The terms “material,” “materially” or “materiality” as used in this Agreement with an initial lower case “m” are agreed to have their respective customary and ordinary meanings, without regard to the meanings ascribed to Prime Material Adverse Effect in Section 3.1 or the Bank Material Adverse Effect in Section 4.1 . Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” No summary of this Agreement prepared by any party shall affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

 
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9.8.      Governing Law . This Agreement, and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Connecticut.

 

9.9.      Remedies . Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

9.10.     Submission to Jurisdiction . .In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach or alleged breach hereof, each of the parties hereto irrevocably (a) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, or if such court does not have jurisdiction, the appropriate State Court of the State of Connecticut, (b) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding brought in any such court and (c) waives any claim that such action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

9.11.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF PATRIOT, THE BANK AND PRIME HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF PATRIOT, THE BANK AND PRIME IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

9.12.     Disclosure Schedule . The Prime Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in Sections corresponding to the numbered Sections contained in Article III , and the disclosure in any Section shall qualify (a) the corresponding Section in Article III , and (b) the other Sections in Article III to the extent that the disclosures therein specifically reference such other Sections. The inclusion of any information in the Prime Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment, in and of itself, that such information is required by the terms hereof to be disclosed, is material, has resulted in or would result in a Prime Material Adverse Effect or the Bank Material Adverse Effect, or is outside the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

[ next page is the signature page ]

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Patriot, the Bank and Prime have caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

 

 

PATRIOT:

 

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC .

 

By:                                                           

       Michael Carrazza

       Chairman

 

 

 

BANK:

 

PATRIOT BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

 

 

By:                                                           

       Michael Carrazza

       Chairman

 

[signatures continue on the following page]

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to the Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

PRIME:

 

PRIME BANK

 

By:                                                             

       Jasper J. Jaser

       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

STOCKHOLDERS’

REPRESENTATIVE:

 

 

_____________________________

Jasper J. Jaser

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to the Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

 

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

 

MERGER AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

OPTION CANCELLATION AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

TABLE OF DEFINED TERMS

 

Terms

Reference in Agreement

Acquisition Proposal

Section 6.1(e)(i)

Action

Section 3.12

Adjusted TBV

Section 2.1(e)

Affiliate

Section 3.19

Affiliated Group

Section 3.8

Agreement

Preamble to Article I

Bank

Preamble to Article I

Bank Material Adverse Effect

Section 4.1

Bank Merger Agreement

Section 1.1

Bank’s Knowledge

Preamble to Article IV

Bankruptcy and Equity Exception

Section 3.4(a)

BLC

Preamble to Article I

BMA

Preamble to Article I

Break-Up Fee

Section 6.1(c)

Business Day

Section 1.2

CBCA

Preamble to Article I

Certificate

Section 2.1(c)

Closing

Section 1.2

Closing Consideration

Section 2.2(g)

Closing Date

Section 1.2

Closing Payment

Section 2.2(g)

COCC

Section 2.1(e)

Code

Section 3.8

Companies

Preamble to Article I

Confidentiality Agreement

Section 5.3

Contamination

Section 3.13(e)

Contract

Section 3.4(b)

Deficiencies

Section 2.1(e)

Dissenting Shares

Section 2.3(a)

DOB

Section 2.1(e)

Effective Time

Section 1.1

Employee Benefit Plan

Section 3.14(a)

Environmental Law

Section 3.13(c)

Environmental Permits

Section 3.13(a)(ii)

ERISA

Section 3.14(a)

ERISA Affiliate

Section 3.14(a)

Escrow Agent

Section 2.2(g)

Escrow Amount

Section 2.2(g)

Exchange Act

Section 6.1(e)(i)

Exchange Agent

Section 2.2(a)

Exchange Agent Agreement

Section 2.2(a)

 

 

 

 

FDIA

Section 3.29

FDIC

Section 3.4(c)

Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding

Section 2.1(d)(i)

GAAP

Section 3.1(b)

Governmental Entity

Section 3.4(c)

Hazardous Substance

Section 3.13(d)

Insurance Policies

Section 3.18

Intellectual Property

Section 3.10(a)

Law

Section 3.15

Leased Real Property

Section 3.9(a)

Liens

Section 3.4(b)

Loans

Section 3.27(a)

Merger

Preamble to Article I

Merger Consideration

Section 2.1(d)

Merger Consideration Per Share

Section 2.1(d)(i)

Notice Period

Section 6.1(b)

OCC

Section 1.1

Ordinary Course of Business

Section 3.6(b)

OREO

Section 3.27(c)

Outside Date

Section 8.1(b)

Patriot Common Stock

Section 2.1(d)(ii)

Patriot Financial Statements

Section 4.4(a)

Patriot Quarterly Statements

Section 4.4(a)

Payment Fund

Section 2.2(g)

Permits

Section 3.17

Permitted Liens

Section 3.9(b)

Pre-Closing Period

Section 5.1

Prime

Preamble to Article I

Prime Acquisition Agreement

Section 6.1(a)(i)

Prime Adverse Recommendation Change

Section 6.1(a)(i)

Prime Board

Preamble to Article I

Prime Common Stock

Section 3.2(a)

Prime Disclosure Schedule

Preamble to Article III

Prime Employee Plans

Section 3.14(a)

Prime Employee Stock Options

Section 2.1(d)(ii)

Prime Financial Statements

Section 3.5(a)

Prime Indemnified Parties

Section 6.6(a)

Prime Intellectual Property

Section 3.10(b)

Prime Investment Securities

Section 3.26

Prime Loan

Section 3.27(d)

Prime Material Adverse Effect

Section 3.1

Prime Material Contract

Section 3.11(a)

Prime Meeting

Section 6.1(a)(ii)

Prime Quarterly Statements

Section 3.5(a)

Prime Shareholder Approval

Section 3.4(a)

Prime Stock Options

Section 3.2(a)

 

 

 

 

Prime Voting Proposal

Section 3.4(a)

Prime’s Knowledge

Preamble to Article III

Proxy Statement

Section 6.3(a)

Relevant Prime Persons

Preamble to Article III

Relevant Bank Persons

Preamble to Article IV

Representatives

Section 6.1(a)(i)

Required Prime Shareholder Vote

Section 7.1(a)

Superior Proposal

Section 6.1(e)(ii)

Surviving Corporation

Section 1.3

Tax

Section 3.8

Tax Returns

Section 3.8

Taxes

Section 3.8

TBV

Section 2.1(d)

Transaction Documents

Section 3.1

Transfer Act Section 3.13(f)

Voting Agreement

Preamble to Article I

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

CONSENTS AND APPROVALS

 

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Connecticut Department of Banking

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

 

 

 

 

Schedule 2.1(d)

 

Merger Consideration Calculation Example

 

Assume (which for the avoidance of doubt, is meant to be an illustrative example only):

 

 

563,527 shares outstanding

 

 

All options are exercised (e.g., all 101,000 options are exercised or cashed out at Closing) and are in the money.

 

 

There are 664,527 total shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis (563,527 + 101,000)

 

 

Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options is $10 per share (option holders will receive actual difference between their actual exercise price and the deal price)

 

 

TBV is $8,758,309 1

 

 

115% of TBV is $10,072,055.35 (this is the Merger Consideration)

 

First, multiply the average exercise price of outstanding options ($10) by the number of total options being exercised (101,000). This is the aggregate option exercise price and is equal to $1,010,000.

 

Second, (i) add the aggregate option exercise price ($1,010,000) to the Merger Consideration ($10,072,055.35), and (ii) divide such number ($11,082,055.35) by the total shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis (664,527). This is the Merger Consideration Per Share and is equal to $16.68.

 

Third, subtract the average option exercise price ($10) from the Merger Consideration Per Share ($16.68). This is the Merger Consideration given to each Optionholder for each option share and is equal to $6.68.

 

 

 


1 Note: Such number to be updated pursuant to Section 2.1(d) of the Merger Agreement.

EXHIBIT 31 (1)

 

Certification

By Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14

 

I, Michael A. Carrazza, certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Patriot National Bancorp, 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 controls 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 in the United States of America;

 

(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.

 

 

/ s/ Michael A. Carrazza

Michael A. Carrazza,

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer)

 

 

 

August 11, 2017

EXHIBIT 31 (2)

 

Certification

By Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14

 

I, Joseph D. Perillo , certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Patriot National Bancorp, 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 controls 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 in the United States of America;

 

(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.

 

/s / Joseph D. Perillo                    

 Joseph D. Perillo

 Executive Vice President

 (Chief Financial Officer)

 

August 11, 2017

Exhibit 32

 

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “ Company ”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “ Report ”), we, Michael A. Carrazza and Joseph D. Perillo, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael A. Carrazza

Michael A. Carrazza

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

/s / Joseph D. Perillo

 Joseph D. Perillo

Chief Financial Officer

 

August 11, 2017

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be considered filed as part of the Report.