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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C . 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X]

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

   
 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

   

[   ]

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 1-34682

 

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.


(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

27-1449820

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1400 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT 59601


(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(406) 442-3080


(Issuer's telephone number)

 

Website address: www. opportunitybank .com

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes [X] 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         [ X ]
  Non-accelerated filer       [   ] Smaller reporting company [X]
    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 (defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [   ] No [X]

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock par value $0.01 per share

EBMT

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

6,403,693 shares outstanding

As of May 9, 2019

 

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I.

Financial Information

PAGE

     

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
     
 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

1

     
 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

3

     
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

5

     
 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

6

     
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

7

     
 

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

9
     

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

34

     

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

47

     

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

48

     

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

49

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

49

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

49

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

50

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

50

Item 5.

Other Information

50

Item 6.

Exhibits

50

     

Signatures

51

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “intend,” “target” and other similar words and expressions of the future. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;

statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies;

statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and

estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the management of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (“Eagle” or the “Company”) and Opportunity Bank of Montana (the “Bank”), Eagle’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.

 

The following factors, among others, could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: 

changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements;

local, regional, national and international economic and market conditions and events and the impact they may have on us, our customers and our assets and liabilities;

competition among depository and other financial institutions;

changes in the prices, values and sales volume of residential and commercial real estate in Montana;

inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments;

our ability to attract deposits and other sources of funding or liquidity;

changes or volatility in the securities markets;

political developments, uncertainties or instability;

our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;

our ability to successfully perform due diligence and integrate acquired businesses including our recent acquisition of Big Muddy Bancorp, Inc.;

changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

our ability to continue to increase and manage our commercial and residential real estate, multi-family and commercial business loans;

possible impairments of securities held by us, including those issued by government entities and government sponsored enterprises;

the level of future deposit insurance premium assessments;

the costs or effects of mergers, acquisitions or dispositions we may make, whether we are able to obtain any required governmental approvals in connection with any such mergers, acquisitions or dispositions, and/or our ability to realize the contemplated financial or business benefits, including any anticipated cost savings or synergies, associated with any such mergers, acquisitions or dispositions, including the recent merger of The State Bank of Townsend with and into Opportunity Bank of Montana;

our ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable information technology systems, effectively defend ourselves against cyberattacks, or recover from breaches to our cybersecurity infrastructure;

the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of allowance for possible loan losses and other estimates;

the possibility of goodwill impairment charges in the future;

changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers and their ability to repay their loans when due; and

the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters.

 

Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from results indicated by these forward-looking statements. For a further list and description of various risks, relevant factors and uncertainties that could cause future results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections contained elsewhere in this report, as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, any subsequent Reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, and other filings with the SEC. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur, or of which we hereafter become aware.

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

ASSETS:

               

Cash due from banks

  $ 9,054     $ 10,144  

Interest bearing deposits in banks

    2,225       1,057  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    11,279       11,201  
                 

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

    140,161       142,165  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    4,807       5,011  

Federal Reserve Bank stock

    2,040       2,033  

Investment in Eagle Bancorp Statutory Trust I

    155       155  

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, at fair value

    8,075       7,318  

Loans receivable, net of deferred loan fees of $1,083 at March 31, 2019 and $1,098 at December 31, 2018 and allowance for loan losses of $7,100 at March 31, 2019 and $6,600 at December 31, 2018

    720,920       610,333  

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

    5,005       3,479  

Mortgage servicing rights, net

    7,318       7,100  

Premises and equipment, net

    35,364       29,343  

Cash surrender value of life insurance, net

    23,564       20,545  

Real estate and other repossessed assets acquired in settlement of loans, net

    354       107  

Goodwill

    15,710       12,124  

Core deposit intangible, net

    3,311       1,498  

Deferred tax asset, net

    1,304       1,190  

Other assets

    236       301  
                 

Total assets

  $ 979,603     $ 853,903  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

LIABILITIES:

               

Deposit accounts:

               

Noninterest bearing

  $ 180,070     $ 142,788  

Interest bearing

    560,975       483,823  

Total deposits

    741,045       626,611  
                 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    9,061       5,388  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

    92,313       102,222  

Other long-term debt:

               

Principal amount

    25,155       25,155  

Unamortized debt issuance costs

    (263 )     (279 )

Total other long-term debt less unamortized debt issuance costs

    24,892       24,876  
                 

Total liabilities

    867,311       759,097  
                 
                 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

               

Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding)

    -       -  

Common stock (par value $0.01 per share; 8,000,000 shares authorized; 6,714,983 and 5,718,942 shares issued; 6,431,693 and 5,477,652 shares outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

    67       57  

Additional paid-in capital

    68,506       52,051  

Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan

    (435 )     (477 )

Treasury stock, at cost

    (3,372 )     (2,640 )

Retained earnings

    47,512       46,926  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

    14       (1,111 )

Total shareholders' equity

    112,292       94,806  
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 979,603     $ 853,903  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
                 

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:

               

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 10,048     $ 6,872  

Securities available-for-sale

    958       989  

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank dividends

    95       79  

Interest on deposits in banks

    18       17  

Other interest income

    2       -  

Total interest and dividend income

    11,121       7,957  
                 

INTEREST EXPENSE:

               

Deposits

    787       426  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

    594       337  

Long-term debt

    365       347  

Total interest expense

    1,746       1,110  
                 

NET INTEREST INCOME

    9,375       6,847  
                 

Loan loss provision

    604       502  
                 

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER LOAN LOSS PROVISION

    8,771       6,345  
                 

NONINTEREST INCOME:

               

Service charges on deposit accounts

    261       226  

Net gain on sale of loans

    2,599       1,439  

Mortgage loan servicing fees

    612       560  

Wealth management income

    112       132  

Interchange and ATM fees

    275       225  

Appreciation in cash surrender value of life insurance

    157       124  

Net loss on sale of available-for-sale securities

    (55 )     (105 )

Net loss on sale of real estate owned and other repossessed property

    (37 )     (25 )

Other noninterest income

    17       103  

Total noninterest income

    3,941       2,679  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
                 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE:

               

Salaries and employee benefits

  $ 5,992     $ 4,909  

Occupancy and equipment expense

    1,034       828  

Data processing

    928       637  

Advertising

    268       278  

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

    247       241  

Amortization of core deposit intangible and tax credits

    254       102  

Loan costs

    135       136  

Federal insurance premiums

    60       69  

Postage

    68       50  

Legal, accounting and examination fees

    274       142  

Consulting fees

    31       17  

Acquisition costs

    1,171       234  

Other noninterest expense

    806       681  

Total noninterest expense

    11,268       8,324  
                 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    1,444       700  
                 

Income tax expense (includes ($67) and ($59) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to income tax benefit from reclassification items)

    261       127  
                 

NET INCOME

  $ 1,183     $ 573  
                 
                 

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

  $ 0.18     $ 0.11  
                 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

  $ 0.18     $ 0.11  
                 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (BASIC EPS)

    6,450,326       5,311,527  
                 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (DILUTED EPS)

    6,510,486       5,375,987  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
                 

NET INCOME

  $ 1,183     $ 573  
                 

OTHER ITEMS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAX:

               

Change in fair value of investment securities available-for-sale

    1,486       (2,583 )

Reclassification for net realized losses on investment securities included in income

    55       105  

Change in fair value of loans held-for-sale

    296       262  

Reclassification for net realized gains on loans held-for-sale

    (309 )     (325 )

Total other items of comprehensive income (loss)

    1,528       (2,541 )
                 

Income tax (expense) benefit related to:

               

Investment securities

    (407 )     660  

Loans held-for-sale

    4       17  

Total income tax (expense) benefit

    (403 )     677  
                 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

  $ 2,308     $ (1,291 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

                                                   

ACCUMULATED

         
                           

UNALLOCATED

                   

OTHER

         
   

PREFERRED

   

COMMON

   

PAID-IN

   

ESOP

   

TREASURY

   

RETAINED

   

COMPREHENSIVE

         
   

STOCK

   

STOCK

   

CAPITAL

   

SHARES

   

STOCK

   

EARNINGS

   

(LOSS) INCOME

   

TOTAL

 
                                                                 

Balance at January 1, 2019

  $ -     $ 57     $ 52,051     $ (477 )   $ (2,640 )   $ 46,926     $ (1,111 )   $ 94,806  
                                                                 

Net income

                                            1,183               1,183  
                                                                 

Other comprehensive income

                                                    1,125       1,125  
                                                                 

Dividends paid ($0.0925 per share)

                                            (597 )             (597 )
                                                                 

Stock issued in connection with Big Muddy Bancorp, Inc. acquisition

            10       16,425                                       16,435  
                                                                 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares allocated or committed to be released for allocation (4,154 shares)

                    30       42                               72  
                                                                 

Treasury stock purchased (42,000 shares at $17.43 average cost per share)

                                    (732 )                     (732 )
                                                                 

Balance at March 31, 2019

  $ -     $ 67     $ 68,506     $ (435 )   $ (3,372 )   $ 47,512     $ 14     $ 112,292  
                                                                 

Balance at January 1, 2018

  $ -     $ 53     $ 42,780     $ (643 )   $ (2,826 )   $ 43,939     $ 313     $ 83,616  
                                                                 

Net income

                                            573               573  
                                                                 

Other comprehensive loss

                                                    (1,864 )     (1,864 )
                                                                 

Dividends paid ($0.09 per share)

                                            (492 )             (492 )
                                                                 

Stock issued in connection with TwinCo acquisition

            4       9,026                                       9,030  
                                                                 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares allocated or committed to be released for allocation (4,154 shares)

                    43       42                               85  
                                                                 

Balance at March 31, 2018

  $ -     $ 57     $ 51,849     $ (601 )   $ (2,826 )   $ 44,020     $ (1,551 )   $ 90,948  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
                 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

               

Net income

  $ 1,183     $ 573  

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

               

Loan loss provision

    604       502  

Depreciation

    417       273  

Net amortization of investment securities premiums and discounts

    280       307  

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

    247       241  

Amortization of right of use assets

    119       -  

Amortization of core deposit intangible and tax credits

    254       102  

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

    (589 )     189  

Net gain on sale of loans

    (2,599 )     (1,439 )

Net loss on sale of available-for-sale securities

    55       105  

Net loss on sale of real estate owned and other repossessed assets

    37       25  

Net appreciation in cash surrender value of life insurance

    (157 )     (116 )

Net change in:

               

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

    (270 )     48  

Loans held-for-sale

    1,829       1,346  

Other assets

    353       10  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (480 )     (59 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

    1,283       2,107  
                 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

               

Activity in available-for-sale securities:

               

Sales

    3,900       25,994  

Maturities, principal payments and calls

    2,919       2,578  

Purchases

    (1,513 )     (27,107 )

Federal Home Loan Bank stock redeemed

    468       493  

Federal Reserve Bank stock purchased

    (7 )     (554 )

Net cash received (paid) for acquisition

    6,901       (4,243 )

Loan origination and principal collection, net

    (22,583 )     827  

Proceeds from bank owned life insurance

    -       205  

Proceeds from sale of real estate and other repossessed assets acquired in settlement of loans

    70       -  

Additions to premises and equipment

    (1,850 )     (4,074 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (11,695 )     (5,881 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
                 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

               

Net increase in deposits

  $ 21,728     $ 23,181  

Net short-term payments on Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

    (11,047 )     (11,495 )

Long-term advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

    18,000       -  

Payments on long-term Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

    (16,862 )     (1,946 )

Purchase of treasury stock

    (732 )     -  

Dividends paid

    (597 )     (492 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

    10,490       9,248  
                 

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    78       5,474  
                 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period

    11,201       7,437  
                 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

  $ 11,279     $ 12,911  
                 
                 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

               

Cash paid during the period for interest

  $ 1,613     $ 1,229  
                 

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

  $ -     $ -  
                 

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

               

Increase (decrease) in fair value of securities available-for-sale

  $ 1,541     $ (2,478 )
                 

Mortgage servicing rights recognized

  $ 465     $ 276  
                 

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities

  $ 2,461     $ -  
                 

Loans transferred to real estate and other assets acquired in foreclosure

  $ 131     $ 4  
                 

Stock issued in connection with acquisitions

  $ 16,435     $ 9,030  
                 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares released

  $ 72     $ 85  

 

 

See Note 12. Mergers and Acquisitions for additional information related to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

NOTE 1 . BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Nature of Operations

 

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (“Eagle” or “the Company”), is a Delaware corporation that holds 100.0% of the capital stock of Opportunity Bank of Montana (“the Bank”), formerly American Federal Savings Bank (“AFSB”). The Bank was founded in 1922 as a Montana-chartered building and loan association and has conducted operations and maintained its administrative office in Helena, Montana since that time. In 1975, the Bank adopted a federal thrift charter and in October 2014 converted to a Montana chartered commercial bank and became a member bank in the Federal Reserve System.

 

On August 21, 2018, Eagle entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Big Muddy Bancorp, Inc. (“BMB”), a Montana corporation and BMB’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The State Bank of Townsend (“SBOT”), a Montana chartered commercial bank to acquire 100% of BMB’s equity voting interests. On January 1, 2019, BMB merged with and into Eagle, with Eagle continuing as the surviving corporation. SBOT operated four branches in Townsend, Dutton, Denton and Choteau, Montana.

 

The Bank currently has 22 full service branches. The Bank’s principal business is accepting deposits and, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, investing in various types of loans and securities. The Bank also operates certain branches under the brand names Dutton State Bank, Farmers State Bank of Denton and The State Bank of Townsend.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include Eagle, the Bank, Eagle Bancorp Statutory Trust I and AFSB NMTC Investment Fund, LLC. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Consolidated Financial Statement Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). It is recommended that these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K with all of the audited information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on March 12, 2019. In the opinion of management, all normal adjustments and recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented have been included.

 

The results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019 or any other period.

 

The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to March 31, 2019 for recognition and/or disclosure.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

NOTE 2 . INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

Investment securities are summarized as follows:

 

   

March 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

 
           

Gross

                   

Gross

         
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

 
   

Cost

   

Gains

   

(Losses)

   

Value

   

Cost

   

Gains

   

(Losses)

   

Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Available-for-Sale:

                                                               

U.S. government and agency obligations

  $ 9,677     $ 94     $ (25 )   $ 9,746     $ 9,333     $ 58     $ (44 )   $ 9,347  

Municipal obligations

    67,172       729       (345 )     67,556       69,024       244       (990 )     68,278  

Corporate obligations

    11,402       8       (129 )     11,281       11,411       8       (300 )     11,119  

Mortgage-backed securities

    17,896       75       (285 )     17,686       19,635       86       (373 )     19,348  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

    24,003       55       (294 )     23,764       24,229       6       (360 )     23,875  

Asset-backed securities

    10,287       1       (160 )     10,128       10,350       6       (158 )     10,198  

Total

  $ 140,437     $ 962     $ (1,238 )   $ 140,161     $ 143,982     $ 408     $ (2,225 )   $ 142,165  

 

 

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the associated gross realized gains and losses were as follows:

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In Thousands)

 
                 

Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities

  $ 3,900     $ 25,994  
                 

Gross realized gain on sale of available-for-sale securities

  $ 11     $ -  

Gross realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities

    (66 )     (105 )

Net realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities

  $ (55 )   $ (105 )

 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of securities by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
   

Amortized

   

Fair

 
   

Cost

   

Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 
                 

Due in one year or less

  $ 1,495     $ 1,495  

Due from one to five years

    14,929       14,824  

Due from five to ten years

    14,547       14,751  

Due after ten years

    67,567       67,641  
      98,538       98,711  

Mortgage-backed securities

    17,896       17,686  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

    24,003       23,764  

Total

  $ 140,437     $ 140,161  

 

 

Maturities of securities do not reflect repricing opportunities present in adjustable rate securities.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 2. INVESTMENT SECURITIES – continued

 

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, securities with a fair value of $22,877,000 and $21,408,000, respectively were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law.

 

The Company’s investment securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve or more months were as follows:

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
   

Less Than 12 Months

   

12 Months or Longer

 
           

Gross

           

Gross

 
   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 
   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

U.S. government and agency

  $ 1,762     $ (1 )   $ 2,308     $ (24 )

Municipal obligations

    476       (4 )     22,037       (341 )

Corporate obligations

    2,964       (36 )     7,310       (93 )

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

    2,392       (25 )     25,292       (554 )

Asset-backed securities

    3,873       (70 )     5,283       (90 )

Total

  $ 11,467     $ (136 )   $ 62,230     $ (1,102 )

 

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

Less Than 12 Months

   

12 Months or Longer

 
           

Gross

           

Gross

 
   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 
   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

 
                                 

U.S. government and agency

  $ -     $ -     $ 3,385     $ (44 )

Municipal obligations

    17,887       (140 )     32,712       (850 )

Corporate obligations

    2,890       (110 )     7,220       (190 )

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

    5,575       (98 )     22,559       (635 )

Asset-backed securities

    8,200       (158 )     -       -  

Total

  $ 34,552     $ (506 )   $ 65,876     $ (1,719 )

 

 

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least quarterly, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. The unrealized losses associated with these investments are believed to be caused by changing market conditions that are considered to be temporary and the Company does not intend to sell the securities, and it is not likely to be required to sell these securities prior to maturity. Based on the Company’s evaluation of these securities, no other-than-temporary impairment was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2019, or 2018. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were, respectively, 76 and 108 securities in unrealized loss positions that were considered to be temporarily impaired and therefore an impairment charge has not been recorded.

 

As of March 31, 2019, 42 U.S. government and agency securities and municipal obligations had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of approximately 1.37% from the Company’s amortized cost basis of these securities. At December 31, 2018, 74 U.S. government and agency securities and municipal obligations had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of approximately 1.88% from the Company’s amortized cost basis of these securities.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 2. INVESTMENT SECURITIES – continued

 

As of March 31, 2019, 11 corporate obligations had unrealized losses of approximately 1.24% from the Company’s amortized cost basis of these securities. At December 31, 2018, 11 corporate obligations had an unrealized loss with aggregate depreciation of approximately 2.88% from the Company's amortized cost basis of these securities. As management has the ability to hold debt securities until maturity, or for the foreseeable future, no declines are deemed to be other than temporary.

 

As of March 31, 2019, 19 mortgage-backed securities (“MBSs”) and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of approximately 2.05% from the Company’s amortized cost basis of these securities. At December 31, 2018, 19 MBSs and CMOs had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of approximately 2.54% from the Company’s amortized cost basis of these securities. Management’s analysis as of March 31, 2019 revealed no expected credit losses on the securities and therefore, declines are not deemed to be other than temporary.

 

As of March 31, 2019, 4 asset-backed securities (“ABSs”) had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of approximately 1.72% from the Company’s amortized cost basis of these securities. At December 31, 2018, 4 ABSs had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of approximately 1.89% from the Company’s amortized cost basis of these securities. Management’s analysis as of March 31, 2019 revealed no expected credit losses on the securities and therefore, declines are not deemed to be other than temporary.   

 

 

NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE

 

Loans receivable consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 144,313     $ 144,107  

Commercial real estate

    394,988       328,438  
                 

Other loans:

               

Home equity

    54,637       52,159  

Consumer

    19,043       16,565  

Commercial

    116,122       76,762  
                 

Total

    729,103       618,031  
                 

Deferred loan fees, net

    (1,083 )     (1,098 )

Allowance for loan losses

    (7,100 )     (6,600 )

Total loans, net

  $ 720,920     $ 610,333  

 

 

Within the commercial real estate loan category, $12,304,000 and $12,476,000 was guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The commercial real estate category includes $5,945,000 and $2,575,000 of loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The commercial category also includes $1,693,000 and $1,303,000 of loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency guaranteed loans have increased as a result of recent acquisitions.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE continued

 

The following table includes information regarding nonperforming assets.

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(Dollars in Thousands)

 
                 

Non-accrual loans

  $ 4,506     $ 2,268  

Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more

    788       1,477  

Restructured loans, net

    22       22  

Total nonperforming loans

    5,316       3,767  

Real estate owned and other repossessed assets, net

    354       107  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 5,670     $ 3,874  
                 

Total nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

    0.58 %     0.45 %
                 

Allowance for loan losses

  $ 7,100     $ 6,600  
                 

Percent of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

    133.56 %     175.21 %
                 

Percent of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets

    125.22 %     170.37 %

 

 

Allowance for loan losses activity was as follows:

 

   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

Home

                         
   

1-4 Family

   

Real Estate

   

Equity

   

Consumer

   

Commercial

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                               

Beginning balance, January 1, 2019

  $ 1,301     $ 3,593     $ 477     $ 190     $ 1,039     $ 6,600  

Charge-offs

    -       (20 )     -       (9 )     (95 )     (124 )

Recoveries

    -       6       -       6       8       20  

Provision

    -       344       -       10       250       604  

Ending balance, March 31, 2019

  $ 1,301     $ 3,923     $ 477     $ 197     $ 1,202     $ 7,100  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2019 allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2019 allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 1,301     $ 3,923     $ 477     $ 197     $ 1,202     $ 7,100  
                                                 

Loans receivable:

                                               

Ending balance, March 31, 2019

  $ 144,313     $ 394,988     $ 54,637     $ 19,043     $ 116,122     $ 729,103  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2019 of loans individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 984     $ 1,239     $ 433     $ 129     $ 1,743     $ 4,528  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2019 of loans collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 143,329     $ 393,749     $ 54,204     $ 18,914     $ 114,379     $ 724,575  

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE - continued

 

   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

Home

                         
   

1-4 Family

   

Real Estate

   

Equity

   

Consumer

   

Commercial

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                               

Beginning balance, January 1, 2018

  $ 1,301     $ 2,778     $ 506     $ 225     $ 940     $ 5,750  

Charge-offs

    -       -       (80 )     (27 )     (23 )     (130 )

Recoveries

    -       3       1       2       2       8  

Provision

    -       421       -       -       81       502  

Ending balance, March 31, 2018

  $ 1,301     $ 3,202     $ 427     $ 200     $ 1,000     $ 6,130  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2018 allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 4     $ -     $ 4  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2018 allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 1,301     $ 3,202     $ 427     $ 196     $ 1,000     $ 6,126  
                                                 

Loans receivable:

                                               

Ending balance, March 31, 2018

  $ 139,499     $ 272,915     $ 52,028     $ 17,252     $ 86,296     $ 567,990  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2018 of loans individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 1,325     $ 1,524     $ 241     $ 110     $ 162     $ 3,362  
                                                 

Ending balance, March 31, 2018 of loans collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 138,174     $ 271,391     $ 51,787     $ 17,142     $ 86,134     $ 564,628  

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE - continued

 

Internal classification of the loan portfolio was as follows:

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
           

Special

                                 
   

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                                               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 115,611     $ -     $ 1,010     $ -     $ -     $ 116,621  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    27,057       -       635       -       -       27,692  

Commercial real estate

    300,730       1,703       2,428       -       -       304,861  

Commercial construction and development

    44,998       -       -       -       -       44,998  

Farmland

    44,844       -       285       -       -       45,129  

Other loans:

                                               

Home equity

    54,204       -       433       -       -       54,637  

Consumer

    18,872       -       171       -       -       19,043  

Commercial

    72,876       228       833       -       -       73,937  

Agricultural

    40,591       -       1,594       -       -       42,185  

Total

  $ 719,783     $ 1,931     $ 7,389     $ -     $ -     $ 729,103  

 

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
           

Special

                                 
   

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                                               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 116,065     $ -     $ 874     $ -     $ -     $ 116,939  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    26,533       -       635       -       -       27,168  

Commercial real estate

    252,731       1,731       2,322       -       -       256,784  

Commercial construction and development

    41,726       -       13       -       -       41,739  

Farmland

    29,915       -       -       -       -       29,915  

Other loans:

                                               

Home equity

    51,668       -       491       -       -       52,159  

Consumer

    16,394       -       171       -       -       16,565  

Commercial

    57,778       950       244       81       -       59,053  

Agricultural

    17,305       -       404       -       -       17,709  

Total

  $ 610,115     $ 2,681     $ 5,154     $ 81     $ -     $ 618,031  

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE - continued

 

Credit risk profile based on payment activity of the loan portfolio was as follows. Nonperforming loans include non-accrual loans and accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more.

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
           

Restructured

                 
   

Performing

   

Loans

   

Nonperforming

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 116,272     $ -     $ 349     $ 116,621  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    27,057       -       635       27,692  

Commercial real estate

    304,313       -       548       304,861  

Commercial construction and development

    44,998       -       -       44,998  

Farmland

    44,213       -       916       45,129  

Other loans:

                               

Home equity

    54,204       22       411       54,637  

Consumer

    18,914       -       129       19,043  

Commercial

    73,119       -       818       73,937  

Agricultural

    40,697       -       1,488       42,185  

Total

  $ 723,787     $ 22     $ 5,294     $ 729,103  

 

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
           

Restructured

                 
   

Performing

   

Loans

   

Nonperforming

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 116,556     $ -     $ 383     $ 116,939  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    26,534       -       634       27,168  

Commercial real estate

    255,005       -       1,779       256,784  

Commercial construction and development

    41,726       -       13       41,739  

Farmland

    29,915       -       -       29,915  

Other loans:

                               

Home equity

    51,668       22       469       52,159  

Consumer

    16,438       -       127       16,565  

Commercial

    58,745       -       308       59,053  

Agricultural

    17,677       -       32       17,709  

Total

  $ 614,264     $ 22     $ 3,745     $ 618,031  

 

 

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NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE - continued

 

The following tables include information regarding delinquencies within the loan portfolio.

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
   

Loans Past Due and Still Accruing

                         
           

90 Days

                                 
   

30-89 Days

   

and

           

Non-Accrual

   

Current

   

Total

 
   

Past Due

   

Greater

   

Total

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

Loans

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                                               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 937     $ -     $ 937     $ 349     $ 115,335     $ 116,621  

Residential 1-4 family construction

            -       -       635       27,057       27,692  

Commercial real estate

    181       -       181       548       304,132       304,861  

Commercial construction and development

    25       -       25       -       44,973       44,998  

Farmland

    -       225       225       691       44,213       45,129  

Other loans:

                                               

Home equity

    225       -       225       433       53,979       54,637  

Consumer

    191       -       191       129       18,723       19,043  

Commercial

    257       -       257       818       72,862       73,937  

Agricultural

    257       563       820       925       40,440       42,185  

Total

  $ 2,073     $ 788     $ 2,861     $ 4,528     $ 721,714     $ 729,103  

 

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

Loans Past Due and Still Accruing

                         
           

90 Days

                                 
   

30-89 Days

   

and

           

Non-Accrual

   

Current

   

Total

 
   

Past Due

   

Greater

   

Total

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

Loans

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                                               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 381     $ 130     $ 511     $ 253     $ 116,175     $ 116,939  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    118       -       118       634       26,416       27,168  

Commercial real estate

    975       1,347       2,322       432       254,030       256,784  

Commercial construction and development

    9       -       9       13       41,717       41,739  

Farmland

    -       -       -       -       29,915       29,915  

Other loans:

                                               

Home equity

    39       -       39       491       51,629       52,159  

Consumer

    135       -       135       127       16,303       16,565  

Commercial

    284       -       284       308       58,461       59,053  

Agricultural

    91       -       91       32       17,586       17,709  

Total

  $ 2,032     $ 1,477     $ 3,509     $ 2,290     $ 612,232     $ 618,031  

 

 

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NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE - continued

 

The following tables include information regarding impaired loans.

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
           

Unpaid

         
   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

 
   

Investment

   

Balance

   

Allowance

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                       

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 349     $ 376     $ -  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    635       685       -  

Commercial real estate

    548       681       -  

Commercial construction and development

    -       -       -  

Farmland

    691       728       -  

Other loans:

                       

Home equity

    433       462       -  

Consumer

    129       138       -  

Commercial

    818       923       -  

Agricultural

    925       926       -  

Total

  $ 4,528     $ 4,919     $ -  

 

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
           

Unpaid

         
   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

 
   

Investment

   

Balance

   

Allowance

 

Real estate loans:

                       

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 253     $ 277     $ -  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    634       684       -  

Commercial real estate

    432       527       -  

Commercial construction and development

    13       26       -  

Farmland

    -       -       -  

Other loans:

                       

Home equity

    491       522       -  

Consumer

    127       181       -  

Commercial

    308       310       -  

Agricultural

    32       32       -  

Total

  $ 2,290     $ 2,559     $ -  

 

 

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NOTE 3 . LOANS RECEIVABLE continued

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

Average Recorded Investment

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 301     $ 672  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    634       228  

Commercial real estate

    490       762  

Commercial construction and development

    7       -  

Farmland

    346       -  

Other loans:

               

Home equity

    462       242  

Consumer

    128       131  

Commercial

    563       135  

Agricultural

    478       -  

Total

  $ 3,409     $ 2,170  

 

 

Interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is considered insignificant.

 

 

NOTE 4 . TROUBLE D DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS

 

A troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) loan is a loan in which the Bank grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider, for reasons related to a borrower's financial difficulties. The loan terms which have been modified or restructured due to a borrower's financial difficulty, include but are not limited to a reduction in the stated interest rate; an extension of the maturity at an interest rate below current market rates; a reduction in the face amount of the debt; a reduction in the accrued interest; or re-aging, extensions, deferrals, renewals and rewrites or a combination of these modification methods.

 

The Company offers a variety of modifications to borrowers. The modification categories offered can generally be described in the following categories:

 

Rate Modification – A modification in which the interest rate is changed.

 

Term Modification – A modification in which the maturity date, timing of payments, or frequency of payments is changed.

 

Interest Only Modification – A modification in which the loan is converted to interest only payments for a period of time.

 

Payment Modification – A modification in which the dollar amount of the payment is changed, other than an interest only modification described above.

 

Combination Modification – Any other type of modification, including the use of multiple categories above.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, there was one new restructured loan. The recorded investment at time of restructure was $23,000 and no charge-off was incurred. The loan is a home equity loan and is on non-accrual status. The recorded investment was $22,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

 

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NOTE 4. TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS – continued

 

There were no loans modified as a troubled debt restructured loan that defaulted during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 where the default occurred within 12 months of restructuring. A default for purposes of this disclosure is a troubled debt restructured loan in which the borrower is 90 days past due or results in the foreclosure and repossession of the applicable collateral.

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had no commitments to lend additional funds to loan customers whose terms had been modified in trouble debt restructures.

 

 

NOTE 5 . DEPOSITS

 

Deposits are summarized as follows:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In Thousands)

 
                 

Noninterest checking

  $ 180,070     $ 142,788  

Interest bearing checking

    111,437       105,115  

Savings

    124,992       108,234  

Money market

    122,110       108,050  

Time certificates of deposit

    202,436       162,424  

Total

  $ 741,045     $ 626,611  

 

 

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NOTE 6 . OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Other long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

   

March 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

 
           

Unamortized

           

Unamortized

 
           

Debt

           

Debt

 
   

Principal

   

Issuance

   

Principal

   

Issuance

 
   

Amount

   

Costs

   

Amount

   

Costs

 
   

(In Thousands)

 
                                 

Senior notes fixed at 5.75%, due 2022

  $ 10,000     $ (125 )   $ 10,000     $ (136 )

Subordinated debentures fixed at 6.75%, due 2025

    10,000       (138 )     10,000       (143 )

Subordinated debentures variable at 3-Month Libor plus 1.42%, due 2035

    5,155       -       5,155       -  

Total other long-term debt

  $ 25,155     $ (263 )   $ 25,155     $ (279 )

 

 

In February 2017, the Company completed the issuance, through a private placement, of $10,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% fixed senior unsecured notes due in 2022. The interest will be paid semi-annually through maturity date. The notes are not subject to redemption at the option of the Company.

 

In June 2015, the Company completed the issuance of $10,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes due in 2025 in a private placement transaction to an institutional accredited investor. The notes will bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 6.75% and interest will be paid quarterly through maturity date or earlier redemption.

 

In September 2005, the Company completed the private placement of $5,155,000 in subordinated debentures to Eagle Bancorp Statutory Trust I (“the Trust”). The Trust funded the purchase of the subordinated debentures through the sale of trust preferred securities to First Tennessee Bank, N.A. with a liquidation value of $5,155,000. Using interest payments made by the Company on the debentures, the Trust began paying quarterly dividends to preferred security holders in December 2005. The annual percentage rate of the interest payable on the subordinated debentures and distributions payable on the preferred securities was fixed at 6.02% until December 2010 then became variable at 3-Month LIBOR plus 1.42%, making the rate 4.020% and 4.228% as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Dividends on the preferred securities are cumulative and the Trust may defer the payments for up to five years. The preferred securities mature in December 2035 unless the Company elects and obtains regulatory approval to accelerate the maturity date.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, interest expense on other long-term debt was $365,000 and $347,000, respectively.

 

 

NOTE 7 . EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was computed using 6,450,326 weighted average shares outstanding. Basic earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was computed using 5,311,527 weighted average shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share was computed using the treasury stock method by adjusting the number of shares outstanding by the shares purchased. The weighted average shares outstanding for the diluted earnings per share calculations was 6,510,486 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 5,375,987 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. There were no antidilutive shares for the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018.

 

 

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NOTE 8 . DIVIDENDS AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, Eagle paid dividends of $0.09 per share for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2018. Eagle paid dividends of $0.0925 per share for the quarters ended September 30 and December 31, 2018. A dividend of $0.0925 per share was declared on January 24, 2019 and paid March 1, 2019 to shareholders of record on February 8, 2019. A dividend of $0.0925 per share was declared on April 18, 2019, payable on June 7, 2019 to shareholders of record on May 17, 2019.

 

On July 19, 2018, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares of its common stock. Under the plan, shares may be purchased by the Company on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The extent to which the company repurchases its shares and the timing of such repurchase will depend upon market conditions and other corporate considerations. No shares were purchased under this plan during the year ended December 31, 2018. However, during the first quarter of 2019, 42,000 shares were purchased at an average price of $17.43 per share. In addition, 28,000 shares were purchased during April 2019 at an average price of $17.09 per share. The plan expires on July 19, 2019.

 

On July 20, 2017, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares of its common stock. Under the plan, shares could be purchased by the Company on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. No shares were purchased under this plan. The plan expired on July 20, 2018.

 

 

NOTE 9 . ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The following table includes information regarding the activity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

           

Unrealized

         
   

Unrealized

   

(Losses) Gains

         
   

Gains (Losses)

   

on Investment

         
   

on Loans

   

Securities

         
   

Held-for-Sale

   

Available-for-Sale

   

Total

 
                         

Balance, January 1, 2019

  $ 227     $ (1,338 )   $ (1,111 )

Other comprehensive income, before reclassifications and income taxes

    296       1,486       1,782  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes

    (309 )     55       (254 )

Income tax benefit (expense)

    4       (407 )     (403 )

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

    (9 )     1,134       1,125  

Balance, March 31, 2019

  $ 218     $ (204 )   $ 14  
                         

Balance, January 1, 2018

  $ 234     $ 79     $ 313  

Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications and income taxes

    262       (2,583 )     (2,321 )

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, before income taxes

    (325 )     105       (220 )

Income tax benefit

    17       660       677  

Total other comprehensive loss

    (46 )     (1,818 )     (1,864 )

Balance, March 31, 2018

  $ 188     $ (1,739 )   $ (1,551 )

 

 

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NOTE 10 . DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 

Interest Rate Lock and Forward Commitments

 

Outstanding derivative loan commitments expose the Company to the risk that the price of the loans arising from exercise of the loan commitment might decline from inception of the rate lock to funding of the loan due to increases in mortgage interest rates. If interest rates increase, the value of these loan commitments decreases. Conversely, if interest rates decrease, the value of these loan commitments increases. The Company also enters into forward commitments to hedge against adverse price or interest rate movements on loan commitments. The notional amount of forward commitments was $21,000,000 and $16,000,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively The notional amount of interest rate lock commitments was $32,496,000 and $18,745,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The fair value of such commitments was insignificant.

 

The Company has no other off-balance-sheet arrangements or transactions with unconsolidated, special purpose entities that would expose the Company to liability that is not reflected on the face of the financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 11 . FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

 

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

 

There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

 

Level 1 Inputs Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date, or convert to cash in the short term.

 

Level 2 Inputs Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

Level 3 Inputs Significant unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

 

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.

 

In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

 

Available-for-Sale Securities – Securities classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U. S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayments speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things.

 

 

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NOTE 11 . FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES continued

 

Impaired Loans – Impaired loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Collateral values are estimated using Level 3 inputs based on internally customized discounting criteria.

 

Loans Held-for- Sale – These loans are reported at fair value. Fair value is determined based on expected proceeds based on sales contracts and commitments and are considered Level 2 inputs.

 

Repossessed Assets – Fair values are valued at the time the loan is foreclosed upon and the asset is transferred from loans. The value is based upon primary third party appraisals, less costs to sell. The appraisals are generally discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business. Such discounts are typically significant and result in Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Repossessed assets are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on same or similar factors above.

 

The following tables summarize financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value.

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total Fair

 
   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Financial assets:

                               

Available-for-sale securities

                               

U.S. government and agency

  $ -     $ 9,746     $ -     $ 9,746  

Municipal obligations

    -       67,556       -       67,556  

Corporate obligations

    -       11,281       -       11,281  

Mortgage-backed securities

    -       17,686       -       17,686  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

    -       23,764       -       23,764  

Asset-backed securities

    -       10,128       -       10,128  

Loans held-for-sale

    -       8,075       -       8,075  

 

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total Fair

 
   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Financial assets:

                               

Available-for-sale securities

                               

U.S. government and agency

  $ -     $ 9,347     $ -     $ 9,347  

Municipal obligations

    -       68,278       -       68,278  

Corporate obligations

    -       11,119       -       11,119  

Mortgage-backed securities

    -       19,348       -       19,348  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

    -       23,875       -       23,875  

Asset-backed securities

    -       10,198       -       10,198  

Loans held-for-sale

    -       7,318       -       7,318  

 

 

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NOTE 11 . FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES - continued

 

Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).

 

The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total Fair

 
   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Impaired loans

  $ -     $ -     $ 4,528     $ 4,528  

Repossessed assets

    -       -       354       354  

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total Fair

 
   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Impaired loans

  $ -     $ -     $ 2,290     $ 2,290  

Repossessed assets

    -       -       107       107  

 

 

As of March 31, 2019, impaired loans with a carrying value of $4,528,000 were not reduced by specific valuation allowance allocations and therefore resulted in a total reported fair value of $4,528,000 based on collateral valuations utilizing Level 3 valuation inputs.

 

As of December 31, 2018, impaired loans with a carrying value of $2,290,000 were not reduced by specific valuation allowance allocations and therefore resulted in a total reported fair value of $2,290,000 based on collateral valuations utilizing Level 3 valuation inputs.

 

The following table represents the Banks’s Level 3 financial assets and liabilities, the valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of those financial assets and liabilities, and the significant unobservable inputs and the ranges of values for those inputs.

 

   

Fair Value at

 

Principal

 

Significant

 

Range of

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

Signficant Input

 

Instrument

 

2019

   

2018

 

Technique

 

Inputs

 

Values

 

(Dollars In Thousands)

 
                                       

Impaired loans

  $ 4,528     $ 2,290    

Appraisal of collateral (1)

   

Appraisal adjustments

    10 - 30%  
                   

 

   

 

           

Repossessed assets

  $ 354     $ 107    

Appraisal of collateral (1)(3)

   

Liquidation expenses (2)

    10 - 30%  

 

(1)  

Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which generally include various Level 3 inputs which are not identifiable, less associated allowance.

(2)  

Appraisals may be adjusted for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

(3)  

Includes qualitative adjustments by management and estimated liquidation expenses.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 11 . FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES - continued

 

FASB ASC Topic 825 requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities recognized and not recognized in the statement of financial position, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. Below is a table that summarizes the fair market values of all financial instruments of the Company at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, followed by methods and assumptions that were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of the classes of financial instruments.

 

Because broadly traded markets do not exist for most of the Company’s financial instruments, the fair value calculations attempt to incorporate the effect of current market conditions at a specific time. These determinations are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and do not include tax ramifications; therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision, substantiated by comparison to independent markets and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the instruments. There may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the results. For all of these reasons, the aggregation of the fair value calculations presented herein do not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
                           

Total

         
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Estimated

   

Carrying

 
   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Fair Value

   

Amount

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Financial assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 11,279     $ -     $ -     $ 11,279     $ 11,279  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    4,807       -       -       4,807       4,807  

Federal Reserve Bank stock

    2,040       -       -       2,040       2,040  

Loans receivable, net

    -       -       722,217       722,217       721,712  
Accrued interest and dividends receivable     5,005       -       -       5,005       5,005  

Mortgage servicing rights

    -       -       8,630       8,630       7,318  

Financial liabilities:

                                       

Non-maturing interest bearing deposits

    -       358,539       -       358,539       358,539  

Noninterest bearing deposits

    180,070       -       -       180,070       180,070  

Time certificates of deposit

    -       -       201,019       201,019       202,436  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     9,061       -       -       9,061        9,061  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings     -       -       92,175       92,175       92,313  

Other long-term debt

    -       -       24,294       24,294       25,155  

Off-balance-sheet instruments

    -                                  

Forward delivery commitments

    -       -       -       -       -  

Commitments to extend credit

    -       -       -       -       -  

Rate lock commitments

    -       -       -       -       -  

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 11 . FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES continued

 

   

December 31, 2018

 
                           

Total

         
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Estimated

   

Carrying

 
   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Inputs

   

Fair Value

   

Amount

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Financial assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 11,201     $ -     $ -     $ 11,201     $ 11,201  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    5,011       -       -       5,011       5,011  

Federal Reserve Bank stock

    2,033       -       -       2,033       2,033  

Loans receivable, net

    -       -       603,361       603,361       608,043  
Accrued interest and dividends receivable     3,479       -       -       3,479       3,479  

Mortgage servicing rights

    -       -       8,670       8,670       7,100  

Financial liabilities:

                                       

Non-maturing interest bearing deposits

    -       321,399       -       321,399       321,399  

Noninterest bearing deposits

    142,788       -       -       142,788       142,788  

Time certificates of deposit

    -       -       160,735       160,735       162,424  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     5,388       -       -       5,388       5,388  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings     -       -       101,885       101,885       102,222  

Other long-term debt

    -       -       24,002       24,002       25,155  

Off-balance-sheet instruments

    -                                  

Forward delivery commitments

    -       -       -       -       -  

Commitments to extend credit

    -       -       -       -       -  

Rate lock commitments

    -       -       -       -       -  

 

 

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of the following classes of financial instruments. However, the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 provides additional description of valuation methodologies used in estimating fair value of these financial instruments.

 

Cash, I nterest B earing A ccounts, A ccrued I nterest and D ividend R eceivable and A ccrued E xpenses and O ther L iabilities – The carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the relatively short period of time between the origination of these instruments and their expected realization.

 

Stock in the F ederal Home L oan B ank of Des Moines (“FHLB”) and F ederal R eserve B ank (“FRB”) – The fair value of stock approximates redemption value.

 

Loans R eceivable – Fair values are estimated by stratifying the loan portfolio into groups of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as real estate, commercial, and consumer, with each category further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms. For mortgage loans, the Company uses the secondary market rates in effect for loans that have similar characteristics. The fair value of other fixed rate loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the anticipated maturities adjusted for prepayment estimates. Adjustable interest rate loans are assumed to approximate fair value because they generally reprice within the short term.

 

Fair values are adjusted for credit risk based on assessment of risk identified with specific loans, and risk adjustments on the remaining portfolio based on credit loss experience.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 11 . FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES continued

 

Mortgage S ervicing R ights – the fair value of servicing rights was determined at loan level using a discount rate of 12.00% for all investor types and prepayment speeds ranging from 89.00% to 239.00% PSA (Public Securities Association prepayment model), depending on the interest rate and term of the specific loan. The weighted average prepayment speed was 113.00% PSA. Individual mortgage servicing rights values were capped at a maximum of 1.25% for all investor types.

 

Deposits and Time C ertificates of D eposit – The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as checking, passbook, and money market, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of time certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar maturities.

 

Advances from the FHLB /Other Borrowings and Other Long-Term Deb t – The fair value of the Company’s advances and debentures are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on the interest rate that would be effective March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively if the borrowings repriced according to their stated terms.

 

Off- B alance- S heet I nstruments - Fair values for off-balance-sheet, credit-related financial instruments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing. The fair values of these financial instruments are considered insignificant. Additionally, those financial instruments have no carrying value.

 

 

NOTE 12 . MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

 

Effective January 1, 2019, Eagle completed its previously announced merger with BMB, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 21, 2018, by and among Eagle, Opportunity Bank of Montana, BMB and BMB’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SBOT, a Montana chartered commercial bank. BMB merged with and into Eagle, with Eagle continuing as the surviving corporation. SBOT operated four branches in Townsend, Dutton, Denton and Choteau, Montana. The transaction provided an opportunity to expand market presence and lending activities, throughout the state. The acquisition closed after receipt of approvals from regulatory authorities, approval of BMB shareholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. The total consideration paid was $16,436,000 and included cash consideration of $1,000 and common stock issued of $16,435,000.

 

On September 5, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with TwinCo, a Montana corporation, and TwinCo’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ruby Valley Bank, a Montana chartered commercial bank to acquire 100% of TwinCo’s equity voting interests. The merger agreement provided that Ruby Valley Bank would merge with and into Opportunity Bank of Montana and that TwinCo would merge with and into the Company. Ruby Valley Bank operated 2 branches in Madison County, Montana. The transaction provided an opportunity to expand market presence and lending activities, particularly in agricultural lending. The acquisition closed January 31, 2018, after receipt of approvals from regulatory authorities, approval of TwinCo shareholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. The total consideration paid was $18,930,000 and included cash consideration of $9,900,000 and common stock issued of $9,030,000.

 

These transactions were accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations. In business combination transactions in which the consideration given is not in the form of cash (that is, in the form of non-cash assets, liabilities incurred, or equity interests issued), measurement of the acquisition consideration is based on the fair value of the consideration given or the fair value of the asset (or net assets) acquired, whichever is more clearly evident and, thus, a more reliable measure.

 

Under FASB ASC 805, all of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are recognized at acquisition at their acquisition-date fair value, while transaction costs and restructuring costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The excess of the acquisition consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, if any, is allocated to goodwill. Goodwill recorded in the acquisitions was accounted for in accordance with the authoritative business combination guidance. Accordingly, goodwill will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment annually. The goodwill recorded is not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 12 . MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS continued

 

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded on the consolidated statement of financial condition at estimated fair value on acquisition date. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, consideration paid and the resulting goodwill. Amounts are considered provisional due to the timing of the acquisition.

 

   

BMB

   

TwinCo

 
   

January 1,

   

January 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Assets acquired:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 6,902     $ 5,657  

Investment securities

    2,096       30,728  

Loans

    89,204       55,057  

Premises and equipment

    2,246       1,605  

Cash surrender value of life insurance

    2,862       -  

Other real estate owned

    223       135  

Core deposit intangible

    1,988       1,609  

Other assets

    1,995       1,258  

Total assets acquired

  $ 107,516     $ 96,049  
                 

Liabilities assumed:

               

Deposits

  $ 92,706     $ 82,190  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    1,960       19  

Total liabilities assumed

  $ 94,666     $ 82,209  
                 

Net assets acquired

  $ 12,850     $ 13,840  
                 

Consideration paid:

               

Cash

  $ 1     $ 9,900  

Common stock issued (996,041 shares BMB and 446,774 shares TwinCo)

    16,435       9,030  

Total consideration paid

  $ 16,436     $ 18,930  
                 

Goodwill resulting from acquisition

  $ 3,586     $ 5,090  

 

 

For both the BMB and TwinCo acquisitions, the fair value analysis of the loan portfolios resulted in a valuation adjustment for each loan based on an amortization schedule of expected cash flow. Individual amortization schedules were used for each loan over a certain amount and those with specifically identified loss exposure. The remainder of the loans were grouped by type and risk rating into loan pools (based on loans type, fixed or variable interest rate, revolving or term payments and risk rating). Yield inputs for the amortization schedules included contractual interest rates, estimated prepayment speeds, liquidity adjustments and market yields. Credit inputs for the amortization schedules included probability of payment default, loss given default rates and individually identified loss exposure.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 12 . MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS continued

 

The total discount on BMB acquired loans was $2,813,000 as of January 1, 2019. During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, accretion of the loan discount was $439,000. The remaining loan discount was $2,374,000 as of March 31, 2019.

 

The total discount on TwinCo acquired loans was $1,834,000 as of January 31, 2018. During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, accretion of the loan discount was $81,000. During the year ended December 31, 2018, accretion of the loan discount was $589,000. The remaining loan discount was $1,164,000 as of March 31, 2019.

 

Four impaired loans were acquired through the BMB acquisition with a balance of $556,000 as of January 1, 2019. The balance of the loans as of March 31, 2019 was $544,000. Two impaired loans were acquired through the TwinCo acquisition with a balance of $1,188,000 as of January 31, 2018. The balance of the loans as of March 31, 2019 was $1,166,000. Acquired impaired loans are considered immaterial for separate disclosure in Note 3. Loans Receivable. The amounts recognized for loans have been determined provisionally due to the timing of the transaction.

 

Core deposit intangible assets of $1,988,000 were recorded for BMB and are being amortized using an accelerated method over the estimated useful lives of the related deposits of 10 years. The amounts recognized for deposits have been determined provisionally due to the timing of the transaction. Core deposit intangible assets of $1,609,000 were recorded for TwinCo and are being amortized using an accelerated method over the estimated useful lives of the related deposits of 10 years.

 

For both the BMB and TwinCo acquisition, the core deposit intangible value is a function of the difference between the cost of the acquired core deposits and the alternative cost of funds. These cash flow streams were discounted to present value. The fair value of other deposit accounts acquired were valued by estimating future cash flows to be received or paid from individual or homogenous groups of assets and liabilities and then discounting those cash flows to a present value using rates of return that were available in financial markets for similar financial instruments on or near the acquisition date.

 

Direct costs related to the acquisitions were expensed as incurred. The Company recorded acquisition costs related to BMB of $1,171,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 and $804,000 during the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company recorded acquisition costs related to the TwinCo acquisition of $131,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2018, $234,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and $676,000 during the year ended December 31, 2017. Acquisition costs included legal and professional fees and data processing expenses incurred related to the acquisitions.

 

Operations of BMB have been included in the consolidated financial statements since January 1, 2019. The Company does not consider BMB a separate reporting segment and does not track the amount of revenues and net income attributable to BMB since acquisition. As such, it is impracticable to determine such amounts for the period from January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019.

 

Operations of TwinCo have been included in the consolidated financial statements since February 1, 2018. The Company does not consider TwinCo a separate reporting segment and does not track the amount of revenues and net income attributable to TwinCo since acquisition. As such, it is impracticable to determine such amounts for the period from February 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 12 . MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS continued

 

The accompanying consolidated statements of income include the results of operations of the BMB acquired entity since the January 1, 2019 acquisition date. The following table presents unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018. This pro forma information gives effect to certain adjustments, including purchase accounting fair value adjustments and amortization of the core deposit intangible asset. The pro forma information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the Company purchased and assumed the assets and liabilities of BMB on January 1, 2018. Cost savings are also not reflected in the unaudited pro forma amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Pro forma net income 1)

               

Net interest income after loan loss provision

  $ 8,771     $ 7,520  

Noninterest income

    3,941       2,895  

Noninterest expense

    11,268       9,433  

Income before income taxes 1)

    1,444       982  

Income tax expense

    289       197  

Net income 1)

  $ 1,155     $ 785  
                 

Pro forma earnings per share 1)

               

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.18     $ 0.21  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.18     $ 0.20  
                 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

    6,450,326       3,811,409  

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

    6,510,486       3,875,677  

 

1)

Significant assumptions utilized include the acquisition cost noted above, accretion of interest rate fair value adjustments and a 20% effective tax rate.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

NOTE 13 . RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This guidance is a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that supersedes substantially all existing revenue recognition guidance. The new standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under existing guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. In July 2015, the FASB agreed to delay the effective date of the standard by one year. Therefore, the new standard was effective in the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of the standard in the first quarter of 2018 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Subtopic 825-10). The amendment has a number of provisions including the requirements that public business entities use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, a separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (i.e. securities or loans receivables), and eliminating the requirement for public business entities to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost. The amendment was effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and was adopted by the Company in the first quarter of 2018. Note 11. Fair Value Disclosures reflects the provisions of this pronouncement and did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) intended to improve financial reporting regarding leasing transactions. The new standard affects all companies and organizations that lease assets. The standard requires organizations to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases if the lease terms are more than 12 months. The guidance also requires qualitative and quantitative disclosures providing additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. The amendments in this update were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years and was adopted by the Company in the first quarter of 2019. The adoption of the standard did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements. The Company’s operating leases primarily relate to branch locations. We currently lease six locations that are full-service branches and one mortgage lending branch. The leases expire on various dates through 2028. As a result of adopting the lease standard on January 1, 2019, the Company recorded right of use assets of $2,461,000 and corresponding lease liabilities. The right of use assets are included in premises and equipment, net and the lease liabilities are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated statement of financial condition.

 

In September 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. The standard requires an organization to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. The standard also requires enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. Additionally, the standard amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. 

 

The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All entities may adopt the amendments in this update earlier as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity will apply the amendments in this update through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (that is, a modified-retrospective approach). 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 13 . RECENT ACCOUN T ING PRONOUNCEMENTS – continued

 

The Company believes the amendments in this update will have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and is working to evaluate the significance of that impact. In that regard, we have established a working group under the direction of our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer. The group is composed of individuals from the finance and credit administration areas of the Company. We are currently developing an implementation plan, including assessment of processes, segmentation of the loan portfolio and identifying and adding data fields necessary for analysis. The adoption of this standard is likely to result in an increase in the allowance for loan and lease losses as a result of changing from an “incurred loss” model to an “expected loss” model. While we currently cannot reasonably estimate the impact of adopting this standard, we expect the impact will be influenced by the composition, characteristics and quality of our loan and securities portfolios, as well as the general economic conditions and forecasts as of the adoption date.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) to amend and simplify current goodwill impairment testing to eliminate Step 2 from the current provisions. Under the new guidance, an entity should perform the goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if a quantitative impairment test is necessary. The guidance will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2020 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Receivables–Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium to the earliest call date. Currently, entities generally amortize the premium as a yield adjustment over the contractual life of the security. The guidance does not change the accounting for callable debt securities held at a discount. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this standard in the first quarter of 2019 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements, as we typically do not invest in these types of securities.

 

 

NOTE 14 . SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

As disclosed in our Form 8-K filed April 23, 2019, the number of authorized shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share was increased from 8,000,000 shares to 20,000,000 shares.

 

In addition, See Note 8. Dividends and Stock Repurchase Program for subsequent event regarding repurchase of common stock during 2019.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

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

 

Overview

 

The Company’s primary business activity is the ownership of its wholly owned subsidiary, Opportunity Bank of Montana (the “Bank”). The Bank is a Montana chartered commercial bank that focuses on both consumer and commercial lending. It engages in typical banking activities: acquiring deposits from local markets and originating loans and investing in securities. Its deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank’s primary component of earnings is its net interest margin (also called spread or margin), the difference between interest income and interest expense. The net interest margin is managed by management (through the pricing of its products and by the types of products offered and kept in portfolio), and is affected by changes in market interest rates. The Bank also generates noninterest income in the form of fee income and gain on sale of loans.

 

The Bank has a strong mortgage lending focus, with a large portion of its loan originations represented by single-family residential mortgages, which has enabled it to successfully market home equity loans, as well as a wide range of shorter term consumer loans for various personal needs (automobiles, recreational vehicles, etc.). In recent years, the Bank has also focused on adding commercial loans to its portfolio, both real estate and non-real estate. We have made significant progress in this initiative. The purpose of this diversification is to mitigate the Bank’s dependence on the residential mortgage market, as well as to improve its ability to manage its spread. Recent acquisitions have added to our agricultural loans, which generally have shorter maturities and nominally higher interest rates. This has provided additional interest income and improved interest rate sensitivity. The Bank’s management recognizes that fee income will also enable it to be less dependent on specialized lending and it now maintains a significant loan serviced portfolio which provides a steady source of fee income. Fee income is also supplemented with fees generated from the Bank’s deposit accounts. The Bank has a high percentage of non-maturity deposits, such as checking accounts and savings accounts, which allows management flexibility in managing its spread. Non-maturity deposits and certificates of deposits do not automatically reprice as interest rates rise. Gain on sale of loans also provides significant noninterest income in periods of high mortgage loan origination volumes. Such income will be adversely affected in periods of lower mortgage activity.    

 

Management continues to focus on improving the Bank’s core earnings. Core earnings can be described as income before taxes, with the exclusion of gain on sale of loans and adjustments to the market value of the Bank’s loan servicing portfolio. Management believes that the Bank will need to continue to concentrate on increasing net interest margin, other areas of fee income and control of operating expenses to achieve earnings growth going forward. Management’s strategy of growing the bank’s loan portfolio and deposit base is expected to help achieve these goals as follows: loans typically earn higher rates of return than investments; a larger deposit base should yield higher fee income; increasing the asset base will reduce the relative impact of fixed operating costs. The biggest challenge to the strategy is funding the growth of the Bank’s balance sheet in an efficient manner. Though deposit growth has been steady, it may become more difficult to maintain due to significant competition and possible reduced customer demand for deposits as customers may shift into other asset classes.

 

The level and movement of interest rates impacts the Bank’s earnings as well. The Federal Open Market Committee changed the federal funds target rate from 1.50% to 2.50% during the year ended December 31, 2018. The rate remained at 2.50% at March 31, 2019.

 

From time to time the Bank has considered growth through mergers or acquisition as an alternative to its strategy of organic growth. On September 5, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with TwinCo, a Montana corporation, and TwinCo’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ruby Valley Bank, a Montana chartered commercial bank to acquire 100% of TwinCo’s equity voting interests. The merger agreement provided that Ruby Valley Bank would merge with and into Opportunity Bank of Montana and that TwinCo would merge with and into the Company. Ruby Valley Bank operated 2 branches in Madison County, Montana. The transaction provided an opportunity to expand market presence and lending activities, particularly in agricultural lending. The acquisition closed January 31, 2018, after receipt of approvals from regulatory authorities, approval of TwinCo shareholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. The total consideration paid was $18.93 million and included cash consideration of $9.90 million and common stock issued of $9.03 million.

 

Effective January 1, 2019, Eagle completed its previously announced merger with Big Muddy Bancorp, Inc. (“BMB”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 21, 2018, by and among Eagle, Opportunity Bank of Montana, BMB and BMB’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The State Bank of Townsend, a Montana chartered commercial bank. At the effective time of the Merger, BMB merged with and into Eagle, with Eagle continuing as the surviving corporation. The State Bank of Townsend operated four branches in Townsend, Dutton, Denton and Choteau, Montana. The transaction provided an opportunity to expand market presence and lending activities, throughout the state. The acquisition closed after receipt of approvals from regulatory authorities, approval of BMB shareholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. The total consideration paid was $16.44 million and it was primarily related to common stock issued. 

 

 

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Financial Condition

 

Comparisons of financial condition in this section are between March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

Total assets were $979.60 million at March 31, 2019, an increase of $125.70 million, or 14.7%, from $853.90 million at December 31, 2018. The increase was largely due to the change in loans receivable significantly impacted by the acquisition of BMB. Loans receivable increased by $110.59 million, or 18.1%, to $720.92 million at March 31, 2019, from $610.33 million at December 31, 2018. Total liabilities were $867.31 million at March 31, 2019, an increase of $108.21 million, or 14.3%, from $759.10 million at December 31, 2018. The increase was mainly due to an increase in deposits largely due to the BMB acquisition. Total deposits increased by $114.44 million, or 18.3%, to $741.05 million at March 31, 2019, from $626.61 million at December 31, 2018.

 

Balance Sheet Details

 

Investment Activities

 

The following table summarizes investment activities:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

Fair Value

   

Percentage

of Total

   

Fair Value

   

Percentage

of Total

 
   

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Securities available-for-sale:

                               

U.S. government and agency

  $ 9,746       6.53 %   $ 9,347       6.22 %

Municipal obligations

    67,556       45.27 %     68,278       45.44 %

Corporate obligations

    11,281       7.56 %     11,119       7.40 %

Mortgage-backed securities

    17,686       11.85 %     19,348       12.88 %

Collateralized mortgage obligations

    23,764       15.92 %     23,875       15.89 %

Asset-backed securities

    10,128       6.79 %     10,198       6.79 %

Total securities available-for-sale

    140,161       93.92 %     142,165       94.62 %
                                 
                                 

Interest bearing deposits

    2,225       1.49 %     1,057       0.70 %

FHLB capital stock, at cost

    4,807       3.22 %     5,011       3.33 %

FRB capital stock, at cost

    2,040       1.37 %     2,033       1.35 %

Total

  $ 149,233       100.00 %   $ 150,266       100.00 %

 

 

Securities available-for-sale were $140.16 million at March, 31, 2019, a decrease of $2.01 million, or 1.4%, from $142.17 million at December 31, 2018. The largest decrease in securities available-for-sale was in mortgage-backed securities and it was due to principal payments.

 

 

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Financial Condition – continued

 

Lending Activities

 

The following table includes the composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio by loan category:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

Amount

   

Percent of

Total

   

Amount

   

Percent of

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                               

Residential 1-4 family (1)

  $ 116,621       16.00 %   $ 116,939       18.92 %

Residential 1-4 family construction

    27,692       3.80 %     27,168       4.40 %

Total residential 1-4 family

    144,313       19.80 %     144,107       23.32 %
                                 

Commercial real estate

    304,861       41.81 %     256,784       41.54 %

Commercial construction and development

    44,998       6.17 %     41,739       6.75 %

Farmland

    45,129       6.19 %     29,915       4.84 %

Total commercial real estate

    394,988       54.17 %     328,438       53.13 %
                                 

Total real estate loans

    539,301       73.97 %     472,545       76.45 %

Other loans:

                               

Home equity

    54,637       7.49 %     52,159       8.44 %

Consumer

    19,043       2.61 %     16,565       2.68 %
                                 

Commercial

    73,937       10.14 %     59,053       9.56 %

Agricultural

    42,185       5.79 %     17,709       2.87 %

Total commercial loans

    116,122       15.93 %     76,762       12.43 %
                                 

Total other loans

    189,802       26.03 %     145,486       23.55 %
                                 

Total loans

    729,103       100.00 %     618,031       100.00 %
                                 

Deferred loan fees

    (1,083 )             (1,098 )        

Allowance for loan losses

    (7,100 )             (6,600 )        
                                 

Total loans, net

  $ 720,920             $ 610,333          

 

(1) Excludes loans held-for-sale.

 

 

Loans receivable, net increased $110.59 million to $720.92 million at March 31, 2019 due largely the BMB acquisition. The BMB acquisition included $89.20 million of acquired loans. Excluding acquired loans, loans receivable increased by $21.39 million. Including acquired loans, total commercial real estate loans increased $66.55 million, total commercial loans increased $39.37 million, home equity loans increased $2.48 million, consumer loans increased $2.47 million and total residential loans increased $206,000. Total loan originations were $127.88 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, with total residential 1-4 family accounting for $78.98 million of the total. Total commercial real estate originations were $31.09 million. Total commercial and home equity loan originations totaled $11.29 million and $4.37 million, respectively, for the same period. Consumer loan originations totaled $2.15 million. Loans held-for-sale increased by $757,000, to $8.08 million at March 31, 2019 from $7.32 million at December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Financial Condition – continued

 

Lending Activities – continued

 

Nonperforming Assets . Generally, our collection procedures provide that when a loan is 15 or more days delinquent, the borrower is sent a past due notice. If the loan becomes 30 days delinquent, the borrower is sent a written delinquency notice requiring payment. If the delinquency continues, subsequent efforts are made to contact the delinquent borrower, including face to face meetings and counseling to resolve the delinquency. All collection actions are undertaken with the objective of compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Act.

 

For mortgage loans and home equity loans, if the borrower is unable to cure the delinquency or reach a payment agreement, we will institute foreclosure actions. If a foreclosure action is taken and the loan is not reinstated, paid in full or refinanced, the property is sold at judicial sale at which we may be the buyer if there are no adequate offers to satisfy the debt. Any property acquired as the result of foreclosure, or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, is classified as real estate owned until such time as it is sold or otherwise disposed of. When real estate owned is acquired, it is recorded at its fair market value less estimated selling costs. The initial recording of any loss is charged to the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent write-downs are recorded as a charge to operations. As of March 31, 2018, the Bank had $354,000 of real estate owned.

 

 

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Financial Condition – continued

 

Lending Activities – continued

 

The following table sets forth information regarding nonperforming assets:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Non-accrual loans

               

Real estate loans:

               

Residential 1-4 family

  $ 349     $ 253  

Residential 1-4 family construction

    635       634  

Commercial real estate

    548       432  

Commercial construction and development

    -       13  

Farmland

    691       -  

Other loans:

               

Home equity

    411       469  

Consumer

    129       127  

Commercial

    818       308  

Agricultural

    925       32  

Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more

               

Real estate loans:

               

Residential 1-4 family

    -       130  

Commercial real estate

    -       1,347  

Farmland

    225       -  

Other loans:

               

Agricultural

    563       -  

Restructured loans:

               

Other loans:

               

Home equity

    22       22  

Total nonperforming loans

    5,316       3,767  

Real estate owned and other repossed property, net

    354       107  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 5,670     $ 3,874  
                 

Total nonperforming loans to total loans

    0.73 %     0.61 %

Total nonperforming loans to total assets

    0.54 %     0.44 %

Total allowance for loan loss to nonperforming loans

    133.56 %     175.21 %

Total nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.58 %     0.45 %

 

 

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Financial Condition – continued

 

Deposits and Other Sources of Funds

 

The following table includes deposit accounts by category:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
           

Percent

           

Percent

 
   

Amount

   

of Total

   

Amount

   

of Total

 
   

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Noninterest checking

  $ 180,070       24.30 %   $ 142,788       22.79 %

Interest bearing checking

    111,437       15.04 %     105,115       16.78 %

Savings

    124,992       16.87 %     108,234       17.27 %

Money market

    122,110       16.48 %     108,050       17.24 %

Total

    538,609       72.68 %     464,187       74.08 %

Certificates of deposit accounts:

                               

IRA certificates

    29,972       4.04 %     28,198       4.50 %

Brokered certificates

    7,306       0.99 %     -       0.00 %

Other certificates

    165,158       22.29 %     134,226       21.42 %

Total certificates of deposit

    202,436       27.32 %     162,424       25.92 %

Total deposits

  $ 741,045       100.00 %   $ 626,611       100.00 %

 

 

Deposits increased by $114.44 million, or 18.3%, to $741.05 million at March 31, 2019 from $626.61 million at December 31, 2018. The increase was largely due to increased deposits as a result of the BMB acquisition. Excluding acquired deposits, total deposits increased by $21.73 million. Including acquired deposits, certificates of deposit increased by $40.01 million, noninterest checking increased by $37.29 million, savings increased by $16.76 million, money market increased by $14.06 million and interest bearing checking increased by $6.32 million.

 

 

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Financial Condition – continued

 

The following table summarizes borrowing activity:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

Net

   

Percent

   

Net

   

Percent

 
   

Amount

   

of Total

   

Amount

   

of Total

 
   

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

FHLB advances and other borrowings

  $ 92,313       78.76 %   $ 102,222       80.43 %

Other long-term debt:

                               

Senior notes fixed at 5.75%, due 2022

    9,875       8.43 %     9,864       7.76 %

Subordinated debentures fixed at 6.75%, due 2025

    9,862       8.41 %     9,857       7.76 %

Subordinated debentures variable, due 2035

    5,155       4.40 %     5,155       4.05 %

Total other long-term debt

    24,892       21.24 %     24,876       19.57 %

Total borrowings

    117,205       100.00 %     127,098       100.00 %

 

 

FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased by $9.91 million, or 9.7%, to $92.31 million at March 31, 2019 from $102.22 million at December 31, 2018. The decreased borrowings are due in part to acquired deposits exceeding acquired loans.

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

Total shareholders’ equity increased $17.48 million, or 18.4%, to $112.29 million at March 31, 2019 from $94.81 million at December 31, 2018. This was primarily the result of stock issued in connection with the BMB acquisition of $16.44 million. The increase was also due to net income of $1.18 million and other comprehensive income of $1.13 million. These increases were slightly offset by treasury stock purchased for $732,000 and dividends paid of $597,000.

 

Analysis of Net Interest Income

 

The Bank’s earnings have historically depended primarily upon net interest income, which is the difference between interest income earned on loans and investments and interest paid on deposits and any borrowed funds. It is the single largest component of Eagle’s operating income. Net interest income is affected by (i) the difference between rates of interest earned on loans and investments and rates paid on interest bearing deposits and borrowings (the “interest rate spread”) and (ii) the relative amounts of loans and investments and interest bearing deposits and borrowings.

 

 

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Analysis of Net Interest Income – continued

 

The following table includes average balances for balance sheet items, as well as, interest and dividends and average yields related to the average balances. All average balances are daily average balances. Non-accrual loans were included in the computation of average balances, but have been reflected in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. The yields include the effect of deferred fees and discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or expense.

 

   

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 
           

2019

                   

2018

         
   

Average

   

Interest

           

Average

   

Interest

         
   

Daily

   

and

   

Yield/

   

Daily

   

and

   

Yield/

 
   

Balance

   

Dividends

   

Cost (4)

   

Balance

   

Dividends

   

Cost (4)

 
   

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Assets:

                                               

Interest earning assets:

                                               

Investment securities

  $ 140,801     $ 958       2.76 %   $ 151,316     $ 989       2.65 %

FHLB and FRB stock

    7,122       95       5.41 %     6,006       79       5.33 %

Loans receivable, net (1)

    726,657       10,048       5.61 %     573,015       6,872       4.86 %

Other earning assets

    4,092       20       1.98 %     5,665       17       1.22 %

Total interest earning assets

    878,672       11,121       5.13 %     736,002       7,957       4.38 %

Noninterest earning assets

    88,156                       80,686                  

Total assets

  $ 966,828                     $ 816,688                  
                                                 

Liabilities and equity:

                                               

Interest bearing liabilities:

                                               

Deposit accounts:

                                               

Checking

  $ 117,568     $ 11       0.04 %   $ 108,836     $ 9       0.03 %

Savings

    118,550       16       0.05 %     101,183       14       0.06 %

Money market

    121,860       95       0.32 %     106,763       48       0.18 %

Certificates of deposit

    195,667       665       1.38 %     162,237       355       0.89 %

Advances from FHLB and other borrowings including long-term debt

    125,506       959       3.10 %     108,885       684       2.55 %

Total interest bearing liabilities

    679,151       1,746       1.04 %     587,904       1,110       0.77 %

Noninterest checking

    171,175                       126,553                  

Other noninterest bearing liabilities

    8,380                       13,554                  

Total liabilities

    858,706                       728,011                  
                                                 

Total equity

    108,122                       88,677                  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 966,828                     $ 816,688                  

Net interest income/interest rate spread (2)

          $ 9,375       4.09 %           $ 6,847       3.61 %
                                                 

Net interest margin (3)

                    4.33 %                     3.77 %

Total interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities

              129.38 %                     125.19 %

 

(1)

Includes loans held-for-sale.

( 2 )

Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest earning assets and the average rate
on interest bearing liabilities.

( 3 )

Net interest margin represents income before the provision for loan losses divided by average interest earning assets.

( 4 )

For purposes of this table, tax exempt income is not calculated on a tax equivalent basis.

 

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis

 

The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. For each category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to: (1) changes in volume multiplied by the old rate; (2) changes in rate, which are changes in rate multiplied by the old volume; and (3) changes not solely attributable to rate or volume, which have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

   

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
           

Due to

                   

Due to

         
   

Volume

   

Rate

   

Net

   

Volume

   

Rate

   

Net

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Interest earning assets:

                                               

Investment securities

  $ (69 )   $ 38     $ (31 )   $ 132     $ 128     $ 260  

FHLB, FRB and Farmer Mac stock

    15       1       16       19       20       39  

Loans receivable, net

    1,843       1,333       3,176       1,157       145       1,302  

Other earning assets

    (5 )     8       3       19       (3 )     16  

Total interest earning assets

    1,784       1,380       3,164       1,327       290       1,617  
                                                 

Interest bearing liabilities:

                                               

Checking, savings and money market accounts

    12       39       51       7       23       30  

Certificates of deposit

    73       237       310       (4 )     20       16  

Advances from FHLB and other borrowings including long-term debt

    105       170       275       144       63       207  

Total interest bearing liabilities

    190       446       636       147       106       253  
                                                 

Change in net interest income

  $ 1,594     $ 934     $ 2,528     $ 1,180     $ 184     $ 1,364  

 

 

Res ults of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 201 9 and March 31, 201 8

 

Net Income . Eagle’s net income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $1.18 million compared to $573,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. This increase of $610,000 was due to an increase in net interest income after loan loss provision of $2.42 million and an increase in noninterest income of $1.26 million. These increases were partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense of $2.95 million and an increase in income tax expense of $134,000. Basic and diluted earnings per share were both $0.18 for the current period. Basic and diluted earnings per share were both $0.11 per share for the prior year comparable period.

 

Net Interest Income . Net interest income increased to $9.38 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $6.85 million for the same quarter in the prior year. This increase of $2.53 million, or 36.9%, was primarily the result of an increase in interest and dividend income of $3.16 million, slightly offset by an increase in interest expense of $636,000.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 201 9 and March 31, 201 8 – continued

 

Interest and Dividend Income . Interest and dividend income was $11.12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $7.96 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of $3.16 million, or 39.7%. Interest and fees on loans increased to $10.05 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 from $6.87 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. This increase of $3.18 million, or 46.3%, was due to an increase in the average balance of loans, as well as an increase in the average yield of loans for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Average balances for loans receivable, net, including loans held-for-sale, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $726.66 million, compared to $573.02 million for the prior year period. This represents an increase of $153.64 million, or 26.8% and was largely impacted by the BMB acquisition and a full quarter impact of the TwinCo acquisition. The average interest rate earned on loans receivable increased by 75 basis points, from 4.86% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, to 5.61% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Interest and dividends on investment securities available-for-sale decreased slightly by $31,000 or 3.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Average balances for investments decreased to $140.80 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from $151.32 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. However, average interest rates earned on investments increased slightly from 2.65% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, to 2.76% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Interest Expense . Total interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $1.75 million compared to $1.11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase of $636,000, or 57.3%, was due to an increase in interest expense on deposits, as well as an increase in interest expense on advances from FHLB and other borrowings including long-term debt. The average balance for total deposits was $724.82 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $605.57 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. This increase was due in part to the BMB acquisition and a full quarter impact of the TwinCo acquisition. The overall average rate on total deposits was 0.44% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to 0.29% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The average borrowing balance for advances from FHLB and other borrowings including long-term debt increased from $108.89 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 to $125.51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. In addition, the average rate paid increased from 2.55% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, to 3.10% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Loan Loss Provision . Loan loss provisions are charged to earnings to maintain the total allowance for loan losses at a level considered adequate by management of the Bank, to provide for probable loan losses based on prior loss experience, volume and type of lending conducted by the Bank and past due loans in the portfolio. The Bank’s policies require a review of assets on a quarterly basis. The Bank classifies loans as well as other assets if warranted. While management believes it uses the best information available to make a determination with respect to the allowance for loan losses, it recognizes that future adjustments may be necessary. The Bank recorded $604,000 in loan loss provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $502,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Management believes the level of total allowances is adequate. Total nonperforming loans, including restructured loans, net, was $5.32 million at March 31, 2019 compared to $3.77 million at December 31, 2018. The Bank has $354,000 in other real estate owned and other repossessed assets at March 31, 2019 compared to $107,000 at December 31, 2018.

 

Noninterest Income . Total noninterest income was $3.94 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $2.68 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase of $1.26 million, or 47.0%, is largely due to an increase in net gain on sale of loans of $1.16 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, $72.32 million of mortgage loans were sold compared to $47.01 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

 

Noninterest Expense . Noninterest expense was $11.27 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $8.32 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase of $2.95 million, or 35.5%, is largely due to an increase in salaries and employee benefits expenses of $1.08 million. The increase in salaries expense is due in part to higher commission-based compensation related to the continued loan growth in both commercial and mortgage lending activities as well as the TwinCo and BMB acquisitions. In addition, acquisition costs increased $937,000 due to the BMB acquisition.

 

Income Tax Expense . Income tax expense was $261,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $127,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The effective tax rate for both periods was 18.1%.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity

 

The Bank is required to maintain minimum levels of liquid assets as defined by the Montana Division of Banking and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) regulations. The liquidity requirement is retained for safety and soundness purposes, and appropriate levels of liquidity will depend upon the types of activities in which the company engages. For internal reporting purposes, the Bank uses policy minimums of 1.0%, and 8.0% for “basic surplus” and “basic surplus with FHLB” as internally defined. In general, the “basic surplus” is a calculation of the ratio of unencumbered short-term assets reduced by estimated percentages of CD maturities and other deposits that may leave the Bank in the next 90 days divided by total assets. “Basic surplus with FHLB” adds to “basic surplus” the additional borrowing capacity the Bank has with the FHLB of Des Moines. The Bank exceeded those minimum ratios as of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

The Bank’s primary sources of funds are deposits, repayment of loans and mortgage-backed and collateralized mortgage obligation securities, maturities of investments, funds provided from operations, and advances from the FHLB of Des Moines and other borrowings. Scheduled repayments of loans and mortgage-backed and collateralized mortgage obligation securities and maturities of investment securities are generally predictable. However, other sources of funds, such as deposit flows and loan prepayments, can be greatly influenced by the general level of interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Bank uses liquidity resources principally to fund existing and future loan commitments. It also uses them to fund maturing certificates of deposit, demand deposit withdrawals and to invest in other loans and investments, maintain liquidity and meet operating expenses.

 

Liquidity may be adversely affected by unexpected deposit outflows, higher interest rates paid by competitors and similar matters. Management monitors projected liquidity needs and determines the level desirable, based in part on commitments to make loans and management’s assessment of the Bank’s ability to generate funds.

 

Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Bank’s internally determined measurement of sensitivity to interest rate movements as measured by a 200 basis point rise in interest rates scenario, increased the economic value of equity (“EVE”) by 6.5% compared to an increase of 2.3% as of December 31, 2018. The Bank is within the guidelines set forth by the Board of Directors for interest rate risk sensitivity in rising interest rate scenarios.

 

Beginning January 1, 2015, community banking organizations became subject to a new regulatory rule recently adopted by federal banking agencies (commonly referred to as Basel III). The new rule establishes a new regulatory capital framework that incorporates revisions to the Basel capital framework, strengthens the definition of regulatory capital, increases risk-based capital requirements, and amends the methodologies for determining risk-weighted assets. These changes are expected to increase the amount of capital required by community banking organizations. Basel III includes a multiyear transition period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019.

 

The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio, as measured under State of Montana and FRB rules, increased from 11.222% as of December 31, 2018 to 11.272% as of March 31, 2019. The Bank’s capital position helps to mitigate its interest rate risk exposure.

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Bank’s regulatory capital was in excess of all applicable regulatory requirements and the Bank is deemed “well capitalized” pursuant to State of Montana and FRB rules. At March 31, 2019, the Bank’s total capital, Tier 1 capital, common equity Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 leverage ratios were 15.320%, 14.352%, 14.352% and 11.272% , respectively, compared to regulatory requirements of 10.500%, 8.500%, 7.000% and 4.000%, respectively. All of these ratios with the exception of the Tier 1 leverage ratio include the capital conservation buffer of 2.500% phased-in beginning January 1, 2019.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources – continued

 

Capital Resources – continued

 

   

March 31, 2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

 
   

Dollar

   

% of

 
   

Amount

   

Assets

 
   

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Total risk-based capital to risk weighted assets:

               

Actual capital level

  $ 112,400       15.320

%

Minimum required for capital adequacy Basel III phase-in schedule

    77,037       10.500  

Excess capital

  $ 35,363       4.820

%

                 

Tier I capital to risk weighted assets:

               

Actual capital level

  $ 105,300       14.352

%

Minimum required for capital adequacy Basel III phase-in schedule

    62,363       8.500  

Excess capital

  $ 42,937       5.852

%

                 

Common equity tier I capital to risk weighted assets:

               

Actual capital level

  $ 105,300       14.352

%

Minimum required for capital adequacy Basel III phase-in schedule

    51,358       7.000  

Excess capital

  $ 53,942       7.352

%

                 

Tier I capital to adjusted total average assets:

               

Actual capital level

  $ 105,300       11.272

%

Minimum required for capital adequacy Basel III phase-in schedule

    37,366       4.000  

Excess capital

  $ 67,934       7.272

%

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Interest rate risk is the potential for loss of future earnings resulting from adverse changes in the level of interest rates. Interest rate risk results from several factors and could have a significant impact on the Company’s net interest income, which is the Company primary source of net income. Net interest income is affected by changes in interest rates, the relationship between rates on interest bearing assets and liabilities, the impact of interest fluctuations on asset prepayments and the mix of interest bearing assets and liabilities.

 

Although interest rate risk is inherent in the banking industry, banks are expected to have sound risk management practices in place to measure, monitor and control interest rate exposures. The objective of interest rate risk management is to contain the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. The process involves identification and management of the sensitivity of net interest income to changing interest rates.

 

The ongoing monitoring and management of this risk is an important component of the Company’s asset/liability committee, which is governed by policies established by the Company’s Board that are reviewed and approved annually. The Board delegates responsibility for carrying out the asset/liability management policies to the Bank’s asset/liability committee. In this capacity, the asset/liability committee develops guidelines and strategies impacting the Company’s asset/liability management related activities based upon estimated market risk sensitivity, policy limits and overall market interest rate levels and trends. The Company’s goal of its asset and liability management practices is to maintain or increase the level of net interest income within an acceptable level of interest rate risk. Our asset and liability policy and strategies are expected to continue as described so long as competitive and regulatory conditions in the financial institution industry and market interest rates continue as they have in recent years.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

Interest Rate Risk – continued

 

The Bank has established acceptable levels of interest rate risk for an instantaneous and permanent shock in rates as follows: Projected net interest income over the next twelve months (i.e. year-1) will not be reduced by more than 15.0% given an immediate change in interest rates of up to 200 basis points (+ or -). Furthermore, projected net interest income over the subsequent twelve months (i.e. year-2) will not be reduced by more than 15.0%.

 

The following table includes the Bank’s net interest income sensitivity analysis.

 

Changes in Market

   

Rate Sensitivity

         

Interest Rates

   

As of March 31, 2019

   

Policy

 

(Basis Points)

   

Year 1

   

Year 2

   

Limits

 
                           

+200

      0.80%       1.19%       -15.00%  
-200       -2.27%       -7.01%       -15.00%  

 

 

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

 

Our financial statements and the accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time and due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of our operations. Interest rates have a greater impact on our performance than do the general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

 

Item 3 . Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

This item has been omitted based on Eagle’s status as a smaller reporting company.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

Item 4 . Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of March 31, 2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. During the last quarter, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

 

Neither the Company nor the Bank is involved in any pending legal proceeding other than non-material legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

 

There have not been any material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

On July 20, 2017, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares of its common stock. Under the plan, shares could be purchased by the Company on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. No shares were purchased under this plan. The plan expired on July 20, 2018.

 

On July 19, 2018, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares of its common stock. Under the plan, shares may be purchased by the Company on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The extent to which the company repurchases its shares and the timing of such repurchase will depend upon market conditions and other corporate considerations. No shares were purchased under this plan during the year ended December 31, 2018. The plan expires on July 19, 2019.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s purchase of its common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

   

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

   

Average

Price Paid

Per Share

   

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

as Part of

Publicly

Announced Plans

or Programs

   

Maximum

Number of

Shares that

May Yet Be Purchased

Under the Plans

or Programs

 
                                 

January 1, 2019 through January 31, 2019

    13,500     $ 16.86       13,500       86,500  
                                 

February 1, 2019 through February 28, 2019

    22,500     $ 17.87       22,500       64,000  
                                 

March 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019

    6,000     $ 17.05       6,000       58,000  
                                 

Total

    42,000     $ 17.43       42,000          

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures


Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

   

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2010).

   

3.2

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

   

3.3

Bylaws of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc., amended as of August 20, 2015 (incorporated by reference to 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2015).

   
10.1 Salary Continuation Agreement between Opportunity Bank of Montana and Laura Clark (filed herewith).
   
10.2 Salary Continuation Agreement between Opportunity Bank of Montana and Dale Field (filed herewith).
   
10.3 Salary Continuation Agreement between Opportunity Bank of Montana and Chantelle Nash (filed herewith).
   

31.1

Certification by Peter J. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 (a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

   

31.2

Certification by Laura F. Clark, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 (a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

   

32.1

Certification by Peter J. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, and Laura F. Clark, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

   

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

   

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

   

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

   

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

   

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

   

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC.

   
   

Date: May 9, 2019

By:  

/s/ Peter J. Johnson

    Peter J. Johnson
    President/CEO

 

 

 

     
     

Date: May 9, 2019

By:  

/s/ Laura F. Clark

    Laura F. Clark
    Executive Vice President/CFO

 

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Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

 
 
 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Salary continuation Agreement

 

This Salary Continuation Agreement (the “Agreement”), by and between Opportunity Bank of Montana, Located in Helena Montana (the “Employer”), and Laura Clark (the “Executive”), effective as of the 1st day of November, 2014, formalizes the agreements and understanding between the Employer and the Executive.

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Employer;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer recognizes the valuable services the Executive has performed for the Employer and wishes to encourage the Executive’s continued employment and to provide the Executive with additional incentive to achieve corporate objectives;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer wishes to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Employer shall pay additional retirement benefits to the Executive;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive intend this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in compliance with Code Section 409A; and

 

WHEREAS, the Employer intends this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in such a manner as to constitute an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement, maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement benefits for the Executive, a member of select group of management or highly compensated employee of the Employer.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:

 

1.1      “ Accrued Benefit means the dollar value of the liability that should be accrued by the Employer, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, for the Employer’s obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, calculated by applying Accounting Standards Codification 710-10 and the Discount Rate.

 

1.2      “Administrator” means the Board or its designee.

 

1.3      “Affiliate” means any business entity with whom the Employer would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code. Such term shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of “service recipient” contained in Code Section 409A.

 

 

 

 

1.4      “Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated in writing by the Executive to receive benefits hereunder in the event of the Executive’s death.

 

1.5      “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Employer.

 

1.6      “Cause” means any of the following acts or circumstances: gross negligence or gross neglect of duties to the Employer; conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Employer; or fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or significant Employer policy committed in connection with the Executive's employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Employer.

 

1.7      “Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Employer, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Employer, as such change is defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder.

 

1.8      “ Claimant means a person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled hereunder.

 

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

 

1.10      “Disability” means a condition of the Executive whereby the Executive either: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer. The Administrator will determine whether the Executive has incurred a Disability based on its own good faith determination and may require the Executive to submit to reasonable physical and mental examinations for this purpose. The Executive will also be deemed to have incurred a Disability if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or in accordance with a disability insurance program, provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the initial sentence of this Section.

 

1.11      “Discount Rate” means the rate used by the Administrator for determining the Accrued Benefit. The initial Discount Rate is five per cent (5%). The Administrator may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and applicable bank regulatory guidance.

 

1.12      “Early Retirement” means Separation from Service after Early Retirement Age and before Normal Retirement Age.

 

1.13      “Early Retirement Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty (60) and completes twenty (20) Years of Service.

 

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1.14      “Early Involuntary Termination” means a Separation from Service (other than a termination for Cause) prior to Early Retirement Age due to the independent exercise of the unilateral authority of the Employer to terminate the Executive’s employment, other than due to the Executive’s implicit or explicit request, where the Executive was willing and able to continue performing services.

 

1.15      “Effective Date” means November 1, 2014.

 

1.16      “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

1.17      “Normal Retirement Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty-five (65) and completes twenty (20) Years of Service.

 

1.18      “ Plan Year” means each twelve (12) month period commencing on November 1 and ending on October 31 of each year. The initial Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the following October 31.

 

1.19      “Schedule A” means the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof. Schedule A shall be updated upon a change to any of the benefits described in Article 2 hereof.

 

1.20      “Separation from Service” means a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Employer and its Affiliates for reasons other than death or Disability. A Separation from Service may occur as of a specified date for purposes of the Agreement even if the Executive continues to provide some services for the Employer or its Affiliates after that date, provided that the facts and circumstances indicate that the Employer and the Executive reasonably anticipated at that date that either no further services would be performed after that date, or that the level of bona fide services the Executive would perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period during which the Executive performed services for the Employer, if that is less than thirty-six (36) months). A Separation from Service will not be deemed to have occurred while the Executive is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months or, if longer, the period for which a statute or contract provides the Executive with the right to reemployment with the Employer. If the Executive’s leave exceeds six (6) months but the Executive is not entitled to reemployment under a statute or contract, the Executive incurs a Separation of Service on the next day following the expiration of such six (6) month period. In determining whether a Separation of Service occurs the Administrator shall take into account, among other things, the definition of “service recipient” and “employer” set forth in Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3). The Administrator shall have full and final authority, to determine conclusively whether a Separation from Service occurs, and the date of such Separation from Service.

 

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1.21      “Specified Employee” means an individual that satisfies the definition of a “key employee” of the Employer as such term is defined in Code §416(i) (without regard to Code §416(i)(5)), provided that the stock of the Employer is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, as defined in Code §1.897-1(m). If the Executive is a key employee at any time during the twelve (12) months ending on December 31, the Executive is a Specified Employee for the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of the following April.

 

1.22      “Year of Service” means the twelve (12) month period beginning on the Executive’s date of hire and any twelve (12) month anniversary thereof during the entirety of which the Executive is an employee of the Employer. Service with a subsidiary or other entity controlled by the Employer before the time such entity became a subsidiary shall not be considered “credited service.”

 

ARTICLE 2

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

 

2.1      Normal Retirement Benefit. Upon Separation from Service after Normal Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit in the amount of Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($9,500) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.2      Early Retirement Benefit . If Early Retirement occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.3      Early Involuntary Termination Benefit . If Early Involuntary Termination occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the amount shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.4      Disability Benefit . In the event the Executive suffers a Disability prior to Early Retirement Age the Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Disability in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Disability and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.5      Death Prior to Commencement of Benefit Payments . In the event the Executive dies prior to Separation from Service, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary an annual benefit in the amount of Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($9,500) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following the Executive’s death and continuing for fifteen (15) years.

 

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2.6      Death Subsequent to Commencement of Benefit Payments . If the Executive dies after benefit distributions have begun and the Executive has received less than one hundred eighty (180) monthly benefit installments, the Beneficiary shall continue to receive the same amounts the Executive would have received at the same times the Executive would have received them until the sum of the number of installments to the Beneficiary and the Executive totals one hundred eighty (180).

 

2.7      Termination for Cause . If the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, then the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits under the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.8      Restriction on Commencement of Distributions .  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at the time of Separation from Service, the provisions of this Section shall govern all distributions hereunder. Distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service shall not be made during the first six (6) months following Separation from Service. Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Separation from Service, or if earlier, upon the Executive’s death. All subsequent distributions shall be paid as they would have had this Section not applied.

 

2.9      Acceleration of Payments . Except as specifically permitted herein, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be made hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4) in the following circumstances: (i) as a result of certain domestic relations orders; (ii) in compliance with ethics agreements with the federal government; (iii) in compliance with the ethics laws or conflicts of interest laws; (iv) in limited cashouts (but not in excess of the limit under Code §402(g)(1)(B)); (v) to pay employment-related taxes; or (vi) to pay any taxes that may become due at any time that the Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

2.10      Delays in Payment by Employer . A payment may be delayed to a date after the designated payment date under any of the circumstances described below, and the provision will not fail to meet the requirements of establishing a permissible payment event. The delay in the payment will not constitute a subsequent deferral election, so long as the Employer treats all payments to similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis.

 

(a)      Payments subject to Code Section 162(m) . If the Employer reasonably anticipates that the Employer’s deduction with respect to any distribution under this Agreement would be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the Employer to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution from this Agreement is deductible, the Employer may delay payment of any amount that would otherwise be distributed under this Agreement. The delayed amounts shall be distributed to the Executive (or the Beneficiary in the event of the Executive’s death) at the earliest date the Employer reasonably anticipates that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m).

 

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(b)      Payments that would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law . A payment may be delayed where the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law provided that the payment is made at the earliest date at which the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation. The making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Internal Revenue Code is not treated as a violation of law.

 

(c)      Solvency . Notwithstanding the above, a payment may be delayed where the payment would jeopardize the ability of the Employer to continue as a going concern.

 

2.11      Treatment of Payment as Made on Designated Payment Date . Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Code Section 409A, any payment under this Agreement made after the required payment date shall be deemed made on the required payment date provided that such payment is made by the latest of: (i) the end of the calendar year in which the payment is due; (ii) the 15 th day of the third calendar month following the payment due date; (iii) if Employer cannot calculate the payment amount on account of administrative impracticality which is beyond the Executive’s control, the end of the first calendar year which payment calculation is practicable; and (iv) if Employer does not have sufficient funds to make the payment without jeopardizing the Employer’s solvency, in the first calendar year in which the Employer’s funds are sufficient to make the payment.

 

2.12      Facility of Payment . If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Administrator may make such distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence; or (ii) to the conservator or administrator or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee. Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Employer and the Administrator from further liability on account thereof.

 

2.13      Excise Tax Limitation . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any benefit payment hereunder would be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, the Employer shall reduce such benefit payment to the extent necessary to avoid treating such benefit payment as an excess parachute payment. The Executive shall be entitled to only the reduced benefit and shall forfeit any amount over and above the reduced amount.

 

2.14      Changes in Form of Timing of Benefit Payments . The Employer and the Executive may, subject to the terms hereof, amend this Agreement to delay the timing or change the form of payments. Any such amendment:

 

(a)     must take effect not less than twelve (12) months after the amendment is made;

(b)     must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, or on account of Separation from Service or Change in Control, delay the commencement of distributions for a minimum of five (5) years from the date the first distribution was originally scheduled to be made;

 

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(c)     must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, be made not less than twelve (12) months before distribution is scheduled to begin; and

(d)     may not accelerate the time or schedule of any distribution.

 

ARTICLE 3

BENEFICIARIES

 

3.1      Designation of Beneficiaries . The Executive may designate any person to receive any benefits payable under the Agreement upon the Executive’s death, and the designation may be changed from time to time by the Executive by filing a new designation. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the Executive, shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrator, and shall be effective only when filed in writing with the Administrator during the Executive’s lifetime. If the Executive names someone other than the Executive’s spouse as a Beneficiary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by the Administrator, executed by the Executive’s spouse and returned to the Administrator. The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved.

 

3.2      Absence of Beneficiary Designation . In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Executive, the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s spouse. If the spouse is not living then the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s living descendants per stirpes , and if there no living descendants, to the Executive’s estate. In determining the existence or identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Employer may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Executive’s personal representative, executor, or administrator.

 

ARTICLE 4

ADMINISTRATION

 

4.1      Administrator Duties . The Administrator shall be responsible for the management, operation, and administration of the Agreement. When making a determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by the Employer, Executive or Beneficiary. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as imposing on the Administrator any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law, or any duty similar to any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law.

 

4.2      Administrator Authority . The Administrator shall enforce this Agreement in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration of this Agreement, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes.

 

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4.3      Binding Effect of Decision . The decision or action of the Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation or application of this Agreement and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in this Agreement.

 

4.4      Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity . The Administrator shall serve without compensation for services rendered hereunder. The Administrator is authorized at the expense of the Employer to employ such legal counsel and/or recordkeeper as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder. Expense and fees in connection with the administration of this Agreement shall be paid by the Employer.

 

4.5      Employer Information . The Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Executive’s compensation, death, Disability or Separation from Service, and such other information as the Administrator reasonably requires.

 

4.6      Termination of Participation . If the Administrator determines in good faith that the Executive no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cease further benefit accruals hereunder.

 

4.7      Compliance with Code Section 409A . The Employer and the Executive intend that the Agreement comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year prior to the year in which amounts are actually paid to the Executive or Beneficiary. This Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner that affects such intent, and the Administrator shall not take any action that would be inconsistent therewith.

 

ARTICLE 5

Claims and Review Procedures

 

5.1      Claims Procedure . A Claimant who has not received benefits under this Agreement that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as follows.

 

(a)      Initiation – Written Claim . The Claimant initiates a claim by submitting to the Administrator a written claim for the benefits. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

(b)      Timing of Administrator Response . The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within ninety (90) days after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional ninety (90) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial ninety (90) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

 

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(c)      Notice of Decision . If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of such denial. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional information or material necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is needed; (iv) an explanation of this Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; and (v) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

 

5.2      Review Procedure . If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Administrator of the denial as follows.

 

(a)      Initiation – Written Request . To initiate the review, the Claimant, within sixty (60) days after receiving the Administrator’s notice of denial, must file with the Administrator a written request for review.

(b)      Additional Submissions – Information Access . The Claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Administrator shall also provide the Claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.

(c)      Considerations on Review . In considering the review, the Administrator shall take into account all materials and information the Claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

(d)      Timing of Administrator Response . The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days after receiving the request for review. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional sixty (60) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial sixty (60) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

(e)      Notice of Decision . The Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of its decision on review. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (a) the specific reasons for the denial; (b) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (c) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and (d) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).

 

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ARTICLE 6

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

6.1      Agreement Amendment Generally . Except as provided in Section 6.2, this Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by both the Employer and the Executive.

 

6.2      Amendment to Insure Proper Characterization of Agreement . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement may be amended by the Employer at any time, if found necessary in the opinion of the Employer, i) to ensure that the Agreement is characterized as plan of deferred compensation maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as described under ERISA, ii) to conform the Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law or iii) to comply with the written instructions of the Employer’s auditors or banking regulators.

 

6.3      Agreement Termination Generally . The Employer may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing written notice of such termination to the Executive. The benefit upon such termination shall be the Accrued Benefit as of the date of termination. Except as provided in Section 6.4, such termination shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement. Rather, benefit distributions will be made at the earliest distribution event permitted under Article 2.

 

6.4      Effect of Complete Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.3, and subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), at certain times the Employer may completely terminate and liquidate the Agreement. In the event of such a complete termination, the Employer shall pay the Accrued Benefit to the Executive. Such complete termination of the Agreement shall occur only under the following circumstances and conditions.

 

(a)      Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(1)(A), provided that all benefits paid under the Agreement are included in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of: (i) the calendar year which the termination occurs; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

 

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(b)      Change in Control . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement by taking irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control. This Agreement will then be treated as terminated only if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Employer which are treated as deferred under a single plan under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with respect to each participant who experienced the Change in Control so that the Executive and any participants in any such similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate the arrangements.

(c)      Discretionary Termination . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement provided that: (i) the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer; (ii) all arrangements sponsored by the Employer and Affiliates that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangements under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) are terminated; (iii) no payments, other than payments that would be payable under the terms of this Agreement if the termination had not occurred, are made within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement; (iv) all payments are made within twenty-four (24) months following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate this Agreement; and (v) neither the Employer nor any of its Affiliates adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) if the Executive participated in both arrangements, at any time within three (3) years following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 7

MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1      No Effect on Other Rights . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof. No rights are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein. Nothing contained herein will confer upon the Executive the right to be retained in the service of the Employer nor limit the right of the Employer to discharge or otherwise deal with the Executive without regard to the existence hereof.

 

7.2      State Law . To the extent not governed by ERISA, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal law of the State of Montana without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

 

7.3      Validity . In case any provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

 

7.4      Nonassignability . Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.

 

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7.5      Unsecured General Creditor Status . Payment to the Executive or any Beneficiary hereunder shall be made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes, to be part of the general, unrestricted assets of the Employer and no person shall have any interest in any such asset by virtue of any provision of this Agreement. The Employer’s obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. In the event that the Employer purchases an insurance policy insuring the life of the Executive to recover the cost of providing benefits hereunder, neither the Executive nor the Beneficiary shall have any rights whatsoever in said policy or the proceeds therefrom.

 

7.6      Life Insurance . If the Employer chooses to obtain insurance on the life of the Executive in connection with its obligations under this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees to take such physical examinations and to truthfully and completely supply such information as may be required by the Employer or the insurance company designated by the Employer.

 

7.7      Unclaimed Benefits . The Executive shall keep the Employer informed of the Executive’s current address and the current address of the Beneficiary. If the location of the Executive is not made known to the Employer within three years after the date upon which any payment of any benefits may first be made, the Employer shall delay payment of the Executive’s benefit payment(s) until the location of the Executive is made known to the Employer; however, the Employer shall only be obligated to hold such benefit payment(s) for the Executive until the expiration of three (3) years. Upon expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Beneficiary. If the location of the Beneficiary is not made known to the Employer by the end of an additional two (2) month period following expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Executive’s estate. If there is no estate in existence at such time or if such fact cannot be determined by the Employer, the Executive and Beneficiary shall thereupon forfeit all rights to any benefits provided under this Agreement.

 

7.8      Suicide or Misstatement . No benefit shall be distributed hereunder if the Executive commits suicide within two (2) years after the Effective Date, or if an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Employer denies coverage (i) for material misstatements of fact made by the Executive on an application for life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason.

 

7.9      Removal . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive is subject to a final removal or prohibition order issued pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Furthermore, any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall, if required, comply with 12 U.S.C. 1828, FDIC Regulation 12 CFR Part 359 and any other regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

7.10      Notice . Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given to the Employer or Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the Employer’s principal business office. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive or Beneficiary under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by mail to the last known address of the Executive or Beneficiary, as appropriate. Any notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark or on the receipt for registration or certification.

 

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7.11      Headings and Interpretation . Headings and sub-headings in this Agreement are inserted for reference and convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement. Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and purpose of this Agreement requires and the context will permit, the use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural.

 

7.12      Alternative Action . In the event it becomes impossible for the Employer or the Administrator to perform any act required by this Agreement due to regulatory or other constraints, the Employer or Administrator may perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Employer, provided that such alternative act does not violate Code Section 409A.

 

7.13      Coordination with Other Benefits . The benefits provided for the Executive or the Beneficiary under this Agreement are in addition to any other benefits available to the Executive under any other plan or program for employees of the Employer. This Agreement shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify, or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein.

 

7.14      Inurement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successor and assigns, and the Executive, the Executive’s successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and the Beneficiary.

 

7.15      Tax Withholding . The Employer may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Employer is required by any law or regulation to withhold in connection with any benefits under the Agreement. The Executive shall be responsible for the payment of all individual tax liabilities relating to any benefits paid hereunder.

 

7.16      Aggregation of Agreement . If the Employer offers other deferred compensation plans, this Agreement and those plans shall be treated as a single plan to the extent required under Code Section 409A.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a representative of the Employer have executed this Agreement document as indicated below:

 

Executive:   Employer:
     
     
     
/s/ Laura Clark   By: /s/ Peter J. Johnson
Laura Clark   Its:  

 

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Salary continuation Agreement

 

Beneficiary Designation

 

I, Laura Clark, designate the following as Beneficiary under this Agreement:

 

Primary      
      %
      %

Contingent

     
      %
      %

 

 

I understand that I may change this beneficiary designation by delivering a new written designation to the Administrator, which shall be effective only upon receipt by the Administrator prior to my death. I further understand that the designation will be automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases me or if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary and our marriage is subsequently dissolved.

 

Signature:     _______________________________          Date:     _______

 

 

SPOUSAL CONSENT (Required only if Administrator requests and someone other than spouse is named Beneficiary)

 

I consent to the beneficiary designation above. I also acknowledge that if I am named Beneficiary and my marriage is subsequently dissolved, the beneficiary designation will be automatically revoked.

 

Spouse Name:     _______________________________

 

Signature:     _______________________________     Date:           

 

 

 

 

Received by the Administrator this ________ day of ___________________, 20__

 

By:  
Title:  

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Salary continuation Agreement

 

This Salary Continuation Agreement (the “Agreement”), by and between Opportunity Bank of Montana, Located in Helena Montana (the “Employer”), and Dale Field (the “Executive”), effective as of the 1st day of November, 2014, formalizes the agreements and understanding between the Employer and the Executive.

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Employer;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer recognizes the valuable services the Executive has performed for the Employer and wishes to encourage the Executive’s continued employment and to provide the Executive with additional incentive to achieve corporate objectives;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer wishes to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Employer shall pay additional retirement benefits to the Executive;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive intend this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in compliance with Code Section 409A; and

 

WHEREAS, the Employer intends this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in such a manner as to constitute an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement, maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement benefits for the Executive, a member of select group of management or highly compensated employee of the Employer.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:

 

1.1      “ Accrued Benefit means the dollar value of the liability that should be accrued by the Employer, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, for the Employer’s obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, calculated by applying Accounting Standards Codification 710-10 and the Discount Rate.

 

1.2      “Administrator” means the Board or its designee.

 

1.3      “Affiliate” means any business entity with whom the Employer would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code. Such term shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of “service recipient” contained in Code Section 409A.

 

 

 

 

1.4      “Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated in writing by the Executive to receive benefits hereunder in the event of the Executive’s death.

 

1.5      “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Employer.

 

1.6      “Cause” means any of the following acts or circumstances: gross negligence or gross neglect of duties to the Employer; conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Employer; or fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or significant Employer policy committed in connection with the Executive's employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Employer.

 

1.7      “Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Employer, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Employer, as such change is defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder.

 

1.8      “ Claimant means a person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled hereunder.

 

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

 

1.10      “Disability” means a condition of the Executive whereby the Executive either: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer. The Administrator will determine whether the Executive has incurred a Disability based on its own good faith determination and may require the Executive to submit to reasonable physical and mental examinations for this purpose. The Executive will also be deemed to have incurred a Disability if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or in accordance with a disability insurance program, provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the initial sentence of this Section.

 

1.11      “Discount Rate” means the rate used by the Administrator for determining the Accrued Benefit. The initial Discount Rate is five per cent (5%). The Administrator may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and applicable bank regulatory guidance.

 

1.12      “Early Retirement” means Separation from Service after Early Retirement Age and before Normal Retirement Age.

 

1.13      “Early Retirement Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty (60) and completes twenty (20) Years of Service.

 

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1.14      “Early Involuntary Termination” means a Separation from Service (other than a termination for Cause) prior to Early Retirement Age due to the independent exercise of the unilateral authority of the Employer to terminate the Executive’s employment, other than due to the Executive’s implicit or explicit request, where the Executive was willing and able to continue performing services.

 

1.15      “Effective Date” means November 1, 2014.

 

1.16      “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

1.17      “Normal Retirement Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty-five (65) and completes twenty (20) Years of Service.

 

1.18      “ Plan Year” means each twelve (12) month period commencing on November 1 and ending on October 31 of each year. The initial Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the following October 31.

 

1.19      “Schedule A” means the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof. Schedule A shall be updated upon a change to any of the benefits described in Article 2 hereof.

 

1.20      “Separation from Service” means a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Employer and its Affiliates for reasons other than death or Disability. A Separation from Service may occur as of a specified date for purposes of the Agreement even if the Executive continues to provide some services for the Employer or its Affiliates after that date, provided that the facts and circumstances indicate that the Employer and the Executive reasonably anticipated at that date that either no further services would be performed after that date, or that the level of bona fide services the Executive would perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period during which the Executive performed services for the Employer, if that is less than thirty-six (36) months). A Separation from Service will not be deemed to have occurred while the Executive is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months or, if longer, the period for which a statute or contract provides the Executive with the right to reemployment with the Employer. If the Executive’s leave exceeds six (6) months but the Executive is not entitled to reemployment under a statute or contract, the Executive incurs a Separation of Service on the next day following the expiration of such six (6) month period. In determining whether a Separation of Service occurs the Administrator shall take into account, among other things, the definition of “service recipient” and “employer” set forth in Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3). The Administrator shall have full and final authority, to determine conclusively whether a Separation from Service occurs, and the date of such Separation from Service.

 

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1.21      “Specified Employee” means an individual that satisfies the definition of a “key employee” of the Employer as such term is defined in Code §416(i) (without regard to Code §416(i)(5)), provided that the stock of the Employer is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, as defined in Code §1.897-1(m). If the Executive is a key employee at any time during the twelve (12) months ending on December 31, the Executive is a Specified Employee for the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of the following April.

 

1.22      “Year of Service” means the twelve (12) month period beginning on the Executive’s date of hire and any twelve (12) month anniversary thereof during the entirety of which the Executive is an employee of the Employer. Service with a subsidiary or other entity controlled by the Employer before the time such entity became a subsidiary shall not be considered “credited service.”

 

ARTICLE 2

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

 

2.1      Normal Retirement Benefit. Upon Separation from Service after Normal Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit in the amount of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.2      Early Retirement Benefit . If Early Retirement occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.3      Early Involuntary Termination Benefit . If Early Involuntary Termination occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the amount shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.4      Disability Benefit . In the event the Executive suffers a Disability prior to Early Retirement Age the Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Disability in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Disability and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.5      Death Prior to Commencement of Benefit Payments . In the event the Executive dies prior to Separation from Service, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary an annual benefit in the amount of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following the Executive’s death and continuing for fifteen (15) years.

 

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2.6      Death Subsequent to Commencement of Benefit Payments . If the Executive dies after benefit distributions have begun and the Executive has received less than one hundred eighty (180) monthly benefit installments, the Beneficiary shall continue to receive the same amounts the Executive would have received at the same times the Executive would have received them until the sum of the number of installments to the Beneficiary and the Executive totals one hundred eighty (180).

 

2.7      Termination for Cause . If the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, then the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits under the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.8      Restriction on Commencement of Distributions .  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at the time of Separation from Service, the provisions of this Section shall govern all distributions hereunder. Distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service shall not be made during the first six (6) months following Separation from Service. Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Separation from Service, or if earlier, upon the Executive’s death. All subsequent distributions shall be paid as they would have had this Section not applied.

 

2.9      Acceleration of Payments . Except as specifically permitted herein, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be made hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4) in the following circumstances: (i) as a result of certain domestic relations orders; (ii) in compliance with ethics agreements with the federal government; (iii) in compliance with the ethics laws or conflicts of interest laws; (iv) in limited cashouts (but not in excess of the limit under Code §402(g)(1)(B)); (v) to pay employment-related taxes; or (vi) to pay any taxes that may become due at any time that the Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

2.10      Delays in Payment by Employer . A payment may be delayed to a date after the designated payment date under any of the circumstances described below, and the provision will not fail to meet the requirements of establishing a permissible payment event. The delay in the payment will not constitute a subsequent deferral election, so long as the Employer treats all payments to similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis.

 

(a)      Payments subject to Code Section 162(m) . If the Employer reasonably anticipates that the Employer’s deduction with respect to any distribution under this Agreement would be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the Employer to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution from this Agreement is deductible, the Employer may delay payment of any amount that would otherwise be distributed under this Agreement. The delayed amounts shall be distributed to the Executive (or the Beneficiary in the event of the Executive’s death) at the earliest date the Employer reasonably anticipates that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m).

 

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(b)      Payments that would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law . A payment may be delayed where the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law provided that the payment is made at the earliest date at which the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation. The making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Internal Revenue Code is not treated as a violation of law.

 

(c)      Solvency . Notwithstanding the above, a payment may be delayed where the payment would jeopardize the ability of the Employer to continue as a going concern.

 

2.11      Treatment of Payment as Made on Designated Payment Date . Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Code Section 409A, any payment under this Agreement made after the required payment date shall be deemed made on the required payment date provided that such payment is made by the latest of: (i) the end of the calendar year in which the payment is due; (ii) the 15 th day of the third calendar month following the payment due date; (iii) if Employer cannot calculate the payment amount on account of administrative impracticality which is beyond the Executive’s control, the end of the first calendar year which payment calculation is practicable; and (iv) if Employer does not have sufficient funds to make the payment without jeopardizing the Employer’s solvency, in the first calendar year in which the Employer’s funds are sufficient to make the payment.

 

2.12      Facility of Payment . If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Administrator may make such distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence; or (ii) to the conservator or administrator or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee. Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Employer and the Administrator from further liability on account thereof.

 

2.13      Excise Tax Limitation . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any benefit payment hereunder would be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, the Employer shall reduce such benefit payment to the extent necessary to avoid treating such benefit payment as an excess parachute payment. The Executive shall be entitled to only the reduced benefit and shall forfeit any amount over and above the reduced amount.

 

2.14      Changes in Form of Timing of Benefit Payments . The Employer and the Executive may, subject to the terms hereof, amend this Agreement to delay the timing or change the form of payments. Any such amendment:

 

(a)     must take effect not less than twelve (12) months after the amendment is made;

(b)     must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, or on account of Separation from Service or Change in Control, delay the commencement of distributions for a minimum of five (5) years from the date the first distribution was originally scheduled to be made;

 

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(c)     must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, be made not less than twelve (12) months before distribution is scheduled to begin; and

(d)     may not accelerate the time or schedule of any distribution.

 

ARTICLE 3

BENEFICIARIES

 

3.1      Designation of Beneficiaries . The Executive may designate any person to receive any benefits payable under the Agreement upon the Executive’s death, and the designation may be changed from time to time by the Executive by filing a new designation. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the Executive, shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrator, and shall be effective only when filed in writing with the Administrator during the Executive’s lifetime. If the Executive names someone other than the Executive’s spouse as a Beneficiary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by the Administrator, executed by the Executive’s spouse and returned to the Administrator. The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved.

 

3.2      Absence of Beneficiary Designation . In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Executive, the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s spouse. If the spouse is not living then the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s living descendants per stirpes , and if there no living descendants, to the Executive’s estate. In determining the existence or identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Employer may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Executive’s personal representative, executor, or administrator.

 

ARTICLE 4

ADMINISTRATION

 

4.1      Administrator Duties . The Administrator shall be responsible for the management, operation, and administration of the Agreement. When making a determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by the Employer, Executive or Beneficiary. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as imposing on the Administrator any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law, or any duty similar to any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law.

 

4.2      Administrator Authority . The Administrator shall enforce this Agreement in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration of this Agreement, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes.

 

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4.3      Binding Effect of Decision . The decision or action of the Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation or application of this Agreement and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in this Agreement.

 

4.4      Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity . The Administrator shall serve without compensation for services rendered hereunder. The Administrator is authorized at the expense of the Employer to employ such legal counsel and/or recordkeeper as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder. Expense and fees in connection with the administration of this Agreement shall be paid by the Employer.

 

4.5      Employer Information . The Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Executive’s compensation, death, Disability or Separation from Service, and such other information as the Administrator reasonably requires.

 

4.6      Termination of Participation . If the Administrator determines in good faith that the Executive no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cease further benefit accruals hereunder.

 

4.7      Compliance with Code Section 409A . The Employer and the Executive intend that the Agreement comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year prior to the year in which amounts are actually paid to the Executive or Beneficiary. This Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner that affects such intent, and the Administrator shall not take any action that would be inconsistent therewith.

 

ARTICLE 5

Claims and Review Procedures

 

5.1      Claims Procedure . A Claimant who has not received benefits under this Agreement that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as follows.

 

(a)      Initiation – Written Claim . The Claimant initiates a claim by submitting to the Administrator a written claim for the benefits. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

 

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(b)      Timing of Administrator Response . The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within ninety (90) days after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional ninety (90) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial ninety (90) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

(c)      Notice of Decision . If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of such denial. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional information or material necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is needed; (iv) an explanation of this Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; and (v) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

 

5.2      Review Procedure . If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Administrator of the denial as follows.

 

(a)      Initiation – Written Request . To initiate the review, the Claimant, within sixty (60) days after receiving the Administrator’s notice of denial, must file with the Administrator a written request for review.

(b)      Additional Submissions – Information Access . The Claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Administrator shall also provide the Claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.

(c)      Considerations on Review . In considering the review, the Administrator shall take into account all materials and information the Claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

(d)      Timing of Administrator Response . The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days after receiving the request for review. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional sixty (60) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial sixty (60) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

(e)      Notice of Decision . The Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of its decision on review. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (a) the specific reasons for the denial; (b) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (c) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and (d) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).

 

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ARTICLE 6

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

6.1      Agreement Amendment Generally . Except as provided in Section 6.2, this Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by both the Employer and the Executive.

 

6.2      Amendment to Insure Proper Characterization of Agreement . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement may be amended by the Employer at any time, if found necessary in the opinion of the Employer, i) to ensure that the Agreement is characterized as plan of deferred compensation maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as described under ERISA, ii) to conform the Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law or iii) to comply with the written instructions of the Employer’s auditors or banking regulators.

 

6.3      Agreement Termination Generally . The Employer may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing written notice of such termination to the Executive. The benefit upon such termination shall be the Accrued Benefit as of the date of termination. Except as provided in Section 6.4, such termination shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement. Rather, benefit distributions will be made at the earliest distribution event permitted under Article 2.

 

6.4      Effect of Complete Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.3, and subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), at certain times the Employer may completely terminate and liquidate the Agreement. In the event of such a complete termination, the Employer shall pay the Accrued Benefit to the Executive. Such complete termination of the Agreement shall occur only under the following circumstances and conditions.

 

(a)      Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(1)(A), provided that all benefits paid under the Agreement are included in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of: (i) the calendar year which the termination occurs; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

 

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(b)      Change in Control . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement by taking irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control. This Agreement will then be treated as terminated only if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Employer which are treated as deferred under a single plan under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with respect to each participant who experienced the Change in Control so that the Executive and any participants in any such similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate the arrangements.

(c)      Discretionary Termination . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement provided that: (i) the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer; (ii) all arrangements sponsored by the Employer and Affiliates that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangements under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) are terminated; (iii) no payments, other than payments that would be payable under the terms of this Agreement if the termination had not occurred, are made within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement; (iv) all payments are made within twenty-four (24) months following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate this Agreement; and (v) neither the Employer nor any of its Affiliates adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) if the Executive participated in both arrangements, at any time within three (3) years following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 7

MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1      No Effect on Other Rights . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof. No rights are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein. Nothing contained herein will confer upon the Executive the right to be retained in the service of the Employer nor limit the right of the Employer to discharge or otherwise deal with the Executive without regard to the existence hereof.

 

7.2      State Law . To the extent not governed by ERISA, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal law of the State of Montana without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

 

7.3      Validity . In case any provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

 

7.4      Nonassignability . Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.

 

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7.5      Unsecured General Creditor Status . Payment to the Executive or any Beneficiary hereunder shall be made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes, to be part of the general, unrestricted assets of the Employer and no person shall have any interest in any such asset by virtue of any provision of this Agreement. The Employer’s obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. In the event that the Employer purchases an insurance policy insuring the life of the Executive to recover the cost of providing benefits hereunder, neither the Executive nor the Beneficiary shall have any rights whatsoever in said policy or the proceeds therefrom.

 

7.6      Life Insurance . If the Employer chooses to obtain insurance on the life of the Executive in connection with its obligations under this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees to take such physical examinations and to truthfully and completely supply such information as may be required by the Employer or the insurance company designated by the Employer.

 

7.7      Unclaimed Benefits . The Executive shall keep the Employer informed of the Executive’s current address and the current address of the Beneficiary. If the location of the Executive is not made known to the Employer within three years after the date upon which any payment of any benefits may first be made, the Employer shall delay payment of the Executive’s benefit payment(s) until the location of the Executive is made known to the Employer; however, the Employer shall only be obligated to hold such benefit payment(s) for the Executive until the expiration of three (3) years. Upon expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Beneficiary. If the location of the Beneficiary is not made known to the Employer by the end of an additional two (2) month period following expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Executive’s estate. If there is no estate in existence at such time or if such fact cannot be determined by the Employer, the Executive and Beneficiary shall thereupon forfeit all rights to any benefits provided under this Agreement.

 

7.8      Suicide or Misstatement . No benefit shall be distributed hereunder if the Executive commits suicide within two (2) years after the Effective Date, or if an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Employer denies coverage (i) for material misstatements of fact made by the Executive on an application for life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason.

 

7.9      Removal . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive is subject to a final removal or prohibition order issued pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Furthermore, any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall, if required, comply with 12 U.S.C. 1828, FDIC Regulation 12 CFR Part 359 and any other regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

7.10      Notice . Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given to the Employer or Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the Employer’s principal business office. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive or Beneficiary under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by mail to the last known address of the Executive or Beneficiary, as appropriate. Any notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark or on the receipt for registration or certification.

 

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7.11      Headings and Interpretation . Headings and sub-headings in this Agreement are inserted for reference and convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement. Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and purpose of this Agreement requires and the context will permit, the use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural.

 

7.12      Alternative Action . In the event it becomes impossible for the Employer or the Administrator to perform any act required by this Agreement due to regulatory or other constraints, the Employer or Administrator may perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Employer, provided that such alternative act does not violate Code Section 409A.

 

7.13      Coordination with Other Benefits . The benefits provided for the Executive or the Beneficiary under this Agreement are in addition to any other benefits available to the Executive under any other plan or program for employees of the Employer. This Agreement shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify, or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein.

 

7.14      Inurement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successor and assigns, and the Executive, the Executive’s successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and the Beneficiary.

 

7.15      Tax Withholding . The Employer may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Employer is required by any law or regulation to withhold in connection with any benefits under the Agreement. The Executive shall be responsible for the payment of all individual tax liabilities relating to any benefits paid hereunder.

 

7.16      Aggregation of Agreement . If the Employer offers other deferred compensation plans, this Agreement and those plans shall be treated as a single plan to the extent required under Code Section 409A.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a representative of the Employer have executed this Agreement document as indicated below:

 

Executive:

 

Employer:

     
     
     

/s/ Dale Field 

 

By:

/s/ Peter J. Johnson

Dale Field   

Its:

 

 

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Salary continuation Agreement

 

Beneficiary Designation

 

I, Dale Field, designate the following as Beneficiary under this Agreement:

 

Primary

     
     

%

     

%

Contingent

     
     

%

     

%

 

 

I understand that I may change this beneficiary designation by delivering a new written designation to the Administrator, which shall be effective only upon receipt by the Administrator prior to my death. I further understand that the designation will be automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases me or if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary and our marriage is subsequently dissolved.

 

Signature:     _______________________________          Date:     _______

 

 

SPOUSAL CONSENT (Required only if Administrator requests and someone other than spouse is named Beneficiary)

 

I consent to the beneficiary designation above. I also acknowledge that if I am named Beneficiary and my marriage is subsequently dissolved, the beneficiary designation will be automatically revoked.

 

Spouse Name:     _______________________________

 

Signature:     _______________________________     Date:           

 

 

 

 

Received by the Administrator this ________ day of ___________________, 20__

 

By:

 

Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

Salary continuation Agreement

 

This Salary Continuation Agreement (the “Agreement”), by and between Opportunity Bank of Montana, Located in Helena Montana (the “Employer”), and Chantelle Nash (the “Executive”), effective as of the 1st day of November, 2014, formalizes the agreements and understanding between the Employer and the Executive.

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Employer;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer recognizes the valuable services the Executive has performed for the Employer and wishes to encourage the Executive’s continued employment and to provide the Executive with additional incentive to achieve corporate objectives;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer wishes to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Employer shall pay additional retirement benefits to the Executive;

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive intend this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in compliance with Code Section 409A; and

 

WHEREAS, the Employer intends this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in such a manner as to constitute an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement, maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement benefits for the Executive, a member of select group of management or highly compensated employee of the Employer.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:

 

1.1      “ Accrued Benefit means the dollar value of the liability that should be accrued by the Employer, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, for the Employer’s obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, calculated by applying Accounting Standards Codification 710-10 and the Discount Rate.

 

1.2      “Administrator” means the Board or its designee.

 

1.3      “Affiliate” means any business entity with whom the Employer would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code. Such term shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of “service recipient” contained in Code Section 409A.

 

 

 

 

1.4      “Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated in writing by the Executive to receive benefits hereunder in the event of the Executive’s death.

 

1.5      “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Employer.

 

1.6      “Cause” means any of the following acts or circumstances: gross negligence or gross neglect of duties to the Employer; conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Employer; or fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or significant Employer policy committed in connection with the Executive's employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Employer.

 

1.7      “Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Employer, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Employer, as such change is defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder.

 

1.8      “ Claimant means a person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled hereunder.

 

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

 

1.10      “Disability” means a condition of the Executive whereby the Executive either: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer. The Administrator will determine whether the Executive has incurred a Disability based on its own good faith determination and may require the Executive to submit to reasonable physical and mental examinations for this purpose. The Executive will also be deemed to have incurred a Disability if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or in accordance with a disability insurance program, provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the initial sentence of this Section.

 

1.11      “Discount Rate” means the rate used by the Administrator for determining the Accrued Benefit. The initial Discount Rate is five per cent (5%). The Administrator may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and applicable bank regulatory guidance.

 

1.12      “Early Retirement” means Separation from Service after Early Retirement Age and before Normal Retirement Age.

 

1.13      “Early Retirement Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty (60) and completes twenty (20) Years of Service.

 

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1.14      “Early Involuntary Termination” means a Separation from Service (other than a termination for Cause) prior to Early Retirement Age due to the independent exercise of the unilateral authority of the Employer to terminate the Executive’s employment, other than due to the Executive’s implicit or explicit request, where the Executive was willing and able to continue performing services.

 

1.15       Effective Date means November 1, 2014.

 

1.16      “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

1.17      “Normal Retirement Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty-five (65) and completes twenty (20) Years of Service.

 

1.18      “ Plan Year” means each twelve (12) month period commencing on November 1 and ending on October 31 of each year. The initial Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the following October 31.

 

1.19      “Schedule A” means the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof. Schedule A shall be updated upon a change to any of the benefits described in Article 2 hereof.

 

1.20      “Separation from Service” means a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Employer and its Affiliates for reasons other than death or Disability. A Separation from Service may occur as of a specified date for purposes of the Agreement even if the Executive continues to provide some services for the Employer or its Affiliates after that date, provided that the facts and circumstances indicate that the Employer and the Executive reasonably anticipated at that date that either no further services would be performed after that date, or that the level of bona fide services the Executive would perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period during which the Executive performed services for the Employer, if that is less than thirty-six (36) months). A Separation from Service will not be deemed to have occurred while the Executive is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months or, if longer, the period for which a statute or contract provides the Executive with the right to reemployment with the Employer. If the Executive’s leave exceeds six (6) months but the Executive is not entitled to reemployment under a statute or contract, the Executive incurs a Separation of Service on the next day following the expiration of such six (6) month period. In determining whether a Separation of Service occurs the Administrator shall take into account, among other things, the definition of “service recipient” and “employer” set forth in Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3). The Administrator shall have full and final authority, to determine conclusively whether a Separation from Service occurs, and the date of such Separation from Service.

 

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1.21      “Specified Employee” means an individual that satisfies the definition of a “key employee” of the Employer as such term is defined in Code §416(i) (without regard to Code §416(i)(5)), provided that the stock of the Employer is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, as defined in Code §1.897-1(m). If the Executive is a key employee at any time during the twelve (12) months ending on December 31, the Executive is a Specified Employee for the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of the following April.

 

1.22      “Year of Service” means the twelve (12) month period beginning on the Executive’s date of hire and any twelve (12) month anniversary thereof during the entirety of which the Executive is an employee of the Employer. Service with a subsidiary or other entity controlled by the Employer before the time such entity became a subsidiary shall not be considered “credited service.”

 

ARTICLE 2

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

 

2.1      Normal Retirement Benefit. Upon Separation from Service after Normal Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit in the amount of Forty-Two Thousand Dollars ($42,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.2      Early Retirement Benefit . If Early Retirement occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.3      Early Involuntary Termination Benefit . If Early Involuntary Termination occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the amount shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.4      Disability Benefit . In the event the Executive suffers a Disability prior to Early Retirement Age the Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Disability in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Disability and continuing until the Executive’s death.

 

2.5      Death Prior to Commencement of Benefit Payments . In the event the Executive dies prior to Separation from Service, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary an annual benefit in the amount of Forty-Two Thousand Dollars ($42,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following the Executive’s death and continuing for fifteen (15) years.

 

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2.6      Death Subsequent to Commencement of Benefit Payments . If the Executive dies after benefit distributions have begun and the Executive has received less than one hundred eighty (180) monthly benefit installments, the Beneficiary shall continue to receive the same amounts the Executive would have received at the same times the Executive would have received them until the sum of the number of installments to the Beneficiary and the Executive totals one hundred eighty (180).

 

2.7      Termination for Cause . If the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, then the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits under the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.8      Restriction on Commencement of Distributions .  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at the time of Separation from Service, the provisions of this Section shall govern all distributions hereunder. Distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service shall not be made during the first six (6) months following Separation from Service. Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Separation from Service, or if earlier, upon the Executive’s death. All subsequent distributions shall be paid as they would have had this Section not applied.

 

2.9      Acceleration of Payments . Except as specifically permitted herein, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be made hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4) in the following circumstances: (i) as a result of certain domestic relations orders; (ii) in compliance with ethics agreements with the federal government; (iii) in compliance with the ethics laws or conflicts of interest laws; (iv) in limited cashouts (but not in excess of the limit under Code §402(g)(1)(B)); (v) to pay employment-related taxes; or (vi) to pay any taxes that may become due at any time that the Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

2.10      Delays in Payment by Employer . A payment may be delayed to a date after the designated payment date under any of the circumstances described below, and the provision will not fail to meet the requirements of establishing a permissible payment event. The delay in the payment will not constitute a subsequent deferral election, so long as the Employer treats all payments to similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis.

 

(a)      Payments subject to Code Section 162(m) . If the Employer reasonably anticipates that the Employer’s deduction with respect to any distribution under this Agreement would be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the Employer to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution from this Agreement is deductible, the Employer may delay payment of any amount that would otherwise be distributed under this Agreement. The delayed amounts shall be distributed to the Executive (or the Beneficiary in the event of the Executive’s death) at the earliest date the Employer reasonably anticipates that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m).

 

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(b)      Payments that would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law . A payment may be delayed where the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law provided that the payment is made at the earliest date at which the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation. The making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Internal Revenue Code is not treated as a violation of law.

 

(c)      Solvency . Notwithstanding the above, a payment may be delayed where the payment would jeopardize the ability of the Employer to continue as a going concern.

 

2.11      Treatment of Payment as Made on Designated Payment Date . Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Code Section 409A, any payment under this Agreement made after the required payment date shall be deemed made on the required payment date provided that such payment is made by the latest of: (i) the end of the calendar year in which the payment is due; (ii) the 15 th day of the third calendar month following the payment due date; (iii) if Employer cannot calculate the payment amount on account of administrative impracticality which is beyond the Executive’s control, the end of the first calendar year which payment calculation is practicable; and (iv) if Employer does not have sufficient funds to make the payment without jeopardizing the Employer’s solvency, in the first calendar year in which the Employer’s funds are sufficient to make the payment.

 

2.12      Facility of Payment . If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Administrator may make such distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence; or (ii) to the conservator or administrator or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee. Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Employer and the Administrator from further liability on account thereof.

 

2.13      Excise Tax Limitation . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any benefit payment hereunder would be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, the Employer shall reduce such benefit payment to the extent necessary to avoid treating such benefit payment as an excess parachute payment. The Executive shall be entitled to only the reduced benefit and shall forfeit any amount over and above the reduced amount.

 

2.14      Changes in Form of Timing of Benefit Payments . The Employer and the Executive may, subject to the terms hereof, amend this Agreement to delay the timing or change the form of payments. Any such amendment:

 

(a)     must take effect not less than twelve (12) months after the amendment is made;

(b)     must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, or on account of Separation from Service or Change in Control, delay the commencement of distributions for a minimum of five (5) years from the date the first distribution was originally scheduled to be made;

 

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(c)     must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, be made not less than twelve (12) months before distribution is scheduled to begin; and

(d)     may not accelerate the time or schedule of any distribution.

 

ARTICLE 3

BENEFICIARIES

 

3.1      Designation of Beneficiaries . The Executive may designate any person to receive any benefits payable under the Agreement upon the Executive’s death, and the designation may be changed from time to time by the Executive by filing a new designation. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the Executive, shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrator, and shall be effective only when filed in writing with the Administrator during the Executive’s lifetime. If the Executive names someone other than the Executive’s spouse as a Beneficiary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by the Administrator, executed by the Executive’s spouse and returned to the Administrator. The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved.

 

3.2      Absence of Beneficiary Designation . In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Executive, the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s spouse. If the spouse is not living then the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s living descendants per stirpes , and if there no living descendants, to the Executive’s estate. In determining the existence or identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Employer may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Executive’s personal representative, executor, or administrator.

 

ARTICLE 4

ADMINISTRATION

 

4.1      Administrator Duties . The Administrator shall be responsible for the management, operation, and administration of the Agreement. When making a determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by the Employer, Executive or Beneficiary. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as imposing on the Administrator any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law, or any duty similar to any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law.

 

4.2      Administrator Authority . The Administrator shall enforce this Agreement in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration of this Agreement, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes.

 

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4.3      Binding Effect of Decision . The decision or action of the Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation or application of this Agreement and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in this Agreement.

 

4.4      Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity . The Administrator shall serve without compensation for services rendered hereunder. The Administrator is authorized at the expense of the Employer to employ such legal counsel and/or recordkeeper as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder. Expense and fees in connection with the administration of this Agreement shall be paid by the Employer.

 

4.5      Employer Information . The Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Executive’s compensation, death, Disability or Separation from Service, and such other information as the Administrator reasonably requires.

 

4.6      Termination of Participation . If the Administrator determines in good faith that the Executive no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cease further benefit accruals hereunder.

 

4.7      Compliance with Code Section 409A . The Employer and the Executive intend that the Agreement comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year prior to the year in which amounts are actually paid to the Executive or Beneficiary. This Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner that affects such intent, and the Administrator shall not take any action that would be inconsistent therewith.

 

ARTICLE 5

Claims and Review Procedures

 

5.1      Claims Procedure . A Claimant who has not received benefits under this Agreement that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as follows.

 

(a)      Initiation – Written Claim . The Claimant initiates a claim by submitting to the Administrator a written claim for the benefits. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant..

 

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(b)      Timing of Administrator Response . The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within ninety (90) days after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional ninety (90) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial ninety (90) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

(c)      Notice of Decision . If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of such denial. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional information or material necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is needed; (iv) an explanation of this Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; and (v) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

 

5.2      Review Procedure . If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Administrator of the denial as follows.

 

(a)      Initiation – Written Request . To initiate the review, the Claimant, within sixty (60) days after receiving the Administrator’s notice of denial, must file with the Administrator a written request for review.

(b)      Additional Submissions – Information Access . The Claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Administrator shall also provide the Claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.

(c)      Considerations on Review . In considering the review, the Administrator shall take into account all materials and information the Claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

(d)      Timing of Administrator Response . The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days after receiving the request for review. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional sixty (60) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial sixty (60) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

(e)      Notice of Decision . The Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of its decision on review. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (a) the specific reasons for the denial; (b) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (c) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and (d) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).

 

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ARTICLE 6

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

6.1      Agreement Amendment Generally . Except as provided in Section 6.2, this Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by both the Employer and the Executive.

 

6.2      Amendment to Insure Proper Characterization of Agreement . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement may be amended by the Employer at any time, if found necessary in the opinion of the Employer, i) to ensure that the Agreement is characterized as plan of deferred compensation maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as described under ERISA, ii) to conform the Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law or iii) to comply with the written instructions of the Employer’s auditors or banking regulators.

 

6.3      Agreement Termination Generally . The Employer may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing written notice of such termination to the Executive. The benefit upon such termination shall be the Accrued Benefit as of the date of termination. Except as provided in Section 6.4, such termination shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement. Rather, benefit distributions will be made at the earliest distribution event permitted under Article 2.

 

6.4      Effect of Complete Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.3, and subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), at certain times the Employer may completely terminate and liquidate the Agreement. In the event of such a complete termination, the Employer shall pay the Accrued Benefit to the Executive. Such complete termination of the Agreement shall occur only under the following circumstances and conditions.

 

(a)      Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(1)(A), provided that all benefits paid under the Agreement are included in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of: (i) the calendar year which the termination occurs; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

 

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(b)      Change in Control . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement by taking irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control. This Agreement will then be treated as terminated only if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Employer which are treated as deferred under a single plan under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with respect to each participant who experienced the Change in Control so that the Executive and any participants in any such similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate the arrangements.

(c)      Discretionary Termination . The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement provided that: (i) the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer; (ii) all arrangements sponsored by the Employer and Affiliates that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangements under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) are terminated; (iii) no payments, other than payments that would be payable under the terms of this Agreement if the termination had not occurred, are made within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement; (iv) all payments are made within twenty-four (24) months following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate this Agreement; and (v) neither the Employer nor any of its Affiliates adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) if the Executive participated in both arrangements, at any time within three (3) years following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 7

MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1      No Effect on Other Rights . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof. No rights are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein. Nothing contained herein will confer upon the Executive the right to be retained in the service of the Employer nor limit the right of the Employer to discharge or otherwise deal with the Executive without regard to the existence hereof.

 

7.2      State Law . To the extent not governed by ERISA, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal law of the State of Montana without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

 

7.3      Validity . In case any provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

 

7.4      Nonassignability . Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.

 

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7.5      Unsecured General Creditor Status . Payment to the Executive or any Beneficiary hereunder shall be made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes, to be part of the general, unrestricted assets of the Employer and no person shall have any interest in any such asset by virtue of any provision of this Agreement. The Employer’s obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. In the event that the Employer purchases an insurance policy insuring the life of the Executive to recover the cost of providing benefits hereunder, neither the Executive nor the Beneficiary shall have any rights whatsoever in said policy or the proceeds therefrom.

 

7.6      Life Insurance . If the Employer chooses to obtain insurance on the life of the Executive in connection with its obligations under this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees to take such physical examinations and to truthfully and completely supply such information as may be required by the Employer or the insurance company designated by the Employer.

 

7.7      Unclaimed Benefits . The Executive shall keep the Employer informed of the Executive’s current address and the current address of the Beneficiary. If the location of the Executive is not made known to the Employer within three years after the date upon which any payment of any benefits may first be made, the Employer shall delay payment of the Executive’s benefit payment(s) until the location of the Executive is made known to the Employer; however, the Employer shall only be obligated to hold such benefit payment(s) for the Executive until the expiration of three (3) years. Upon expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Beneficiary. If the location of the Beneficiary is not made known to the Employer by the end of an additional two (2) month period following expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Executive’s estate. If there is no estate in existence at such time or if such fact cannot be determined by the Employer, the Executive and Beneficiary shall thereupon forfeit all rights to any benefits provided under this Agreement.

 

7.8      Suicide or Misstatement . No benefit shall be distributed hereunder if the Executive commits suicide within two (2) years after the Effective Date, or if an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Employer denies coverage (i) for material misstatements of fact made by the Executive on an application for life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason.

 

7.9      Removal . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive is subject to a final removal or prohibition order issued pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Furthermore, any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall, if required, comply with 12 U.S.C. 1828, FDIC Regulation 12 CFR Part 359 and any other regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

7.10      Notice . Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given to the Employer or Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the Employer’s principal business office. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive or Beneficiary under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by mail to the last known address of the Executive or Beneficiary, as appropriate. Any notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark or on the receipt for registration or certification.

 

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7.11      Headings and Interpretation . Headings and sub-headings in this Agreement are inserted for reference and convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement. Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and purpose of this Agreement requires and the context will permit, the use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural.

 

7.12      Alternative Action . In the event it becomes impossible for the Employer or the Administrator to perform any act required by this Agreement due to regulatory or other constraints, the Employer or Administrator may perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Employer, provided that such alternative act does not violate Code Section 409A.

 

7.13      Coordination with Other Benefits . The benefits provided for the Executive or the Beneficiary under this Agreement are in addition to any other benefits available to the Executive under any other plan or program for employees of the Employer. This Agreement shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify, or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein.

 

7.14      Inurement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successor and assigns, and the Executive, the Executive’s successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and the Beneficiary.

 

7.15      Tax Withholding . The Employer may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Employer is required by any law or regulation to withhold in connection with any benefits under the Agreement. The Executive shall be responsible for the payment of all individual tax liabilities relating to any benefits paid hereunder.

 

7.16      Aggregation of Agreement . If the Employer offers other deferred compensation plans, this Agreement and those plans shall be treated as a single plan to the extent required under Code Section 409A.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a representative of the Employer have executed this Agreement document as indicated below:

 

Executive:

 

Employer:

     
     
     

/s/ Chantelle Nash 

 

By:

/s/ Peter J. Johnson

Chantelle Nash   

Its:

 

 

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Salary continuation Agreement

 

Beneficiary Designation

 

I, Chantelle Nash, designate the following as Beneficiary under this Agreement:

 

Primary

     
     

%

     

%

Contingent

     
     

%

     

%

 

 

I understand that I may change this beneficiary designation by delivering a new written designation to the Administrator, which shall be effective only upon receipt by the Administrator prior to my death. I further understand that the designation will be automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases me or if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary and our marriage is subsequently dissolved.

 

Signature:     _______________________________          Date:     _______

 

 

SPOUSAL CONSENT (Required only if Administrator requests and someone other than spouse is named Beneficiary)

 

I consent to the beneficiary designation above. I also acknowledge that if I am named Beneficiary and my marriage is subsequently dissolved, the beneficiary designation will be automatically revoked.

 

Spouse Name:     _______________________________

 

Signature:     _______________________________     Date:             

 

 

 

 

Received by the Administrator this ________ day of ___________________, 20__

 

By:

 

Title:

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

I, Peter J. Johnson certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eagle Bancorp Montana, 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 Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

a)

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

 

 

b)

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

 

 

c)

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

 

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent quarter (the registrant's fourth 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.

 

 

Date: May 9, 2019    
  /s/ Peter J. Johnson       
  Peter J. Johnson  
  Peter J. Johnson  
  (Principal Executive Officer)  

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

I, Laura F. Clark certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eagle Bancorp Montana, 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 Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

a)

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

 

 

b)

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

 

 

c)

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

 

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent quarter (the registrant's fourth 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.

 

 

Date: May 9, 2019    
  /s/ Laura F. Clark      
  Laura F. Clark  
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
  (Principal Financial Officer)  

 

 

 

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Exhibit 32.1

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 Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (the ‘Company’) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the ‘Report’), we, Peter J. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Laura F. Clark, 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 to the undersigned’s best knowledge and belief:

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 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/ Peter J. Johnson

 

 

/s/ Laura F. Clark

Peter J. Johnson

    Laura F. Clark
Chief Executive Officer     Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)     (Principal Financial Officer)
May 9, 2019     May 9, 2019

 

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.