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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549
___________________

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008


[  ]
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 0-29030

  SUSSEX BANCORP

  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New Jersey
 
22-3475473
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
200 Munsonhurst Rd., Franklin, NJ
 
07416
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(973) 827-2914

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)


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 and 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 is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [  ]
Accelerated filer [   ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ]
Smaller reporting company [X]
   
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 

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

As of August 7, 2008 there were 3,096,565 shares of common stock, no par value, outstanding.



 
 

 



SUSSEX BANCORP
FORM 10-Q

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
           
             
Item 1 - Financial Statements
           
             
SUSSEX BANCORP
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
(Unaudited)
 
             
ASSETS
 
June 30, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
             
Cash and due from banks
  $ 11,409     $ 7,985  
Federal funds sold
    30,735       3,790  
   Cash and cash equivalents
    42,144       11,775  
                 
Interest bearing time deposits with other banks
    100       100  
Trading securities
    14,104       14,259  
Securities available for sale
    48,539       48,397  
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost
    2,111       2,032  
                 
Loans receivable, net of unearned income
    305,366       300,646  
   Less:  allowance for loan losses
    4,831       5,140  
        Net loans receivable
    300,535       295,506  
                 
Foreclosed real estate
    3,437       -  
Premises and equipment, net
    8,868       9,112  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,862       2,035  
Goodwill
    2,820       2,820  
Other assets
    7,943       7,496  
                 
Total Assets
  $ 432,463     $ 393,532  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Liabilities:
               
   Deposits:
               
      Non-interest bearing
  $ 43,750     $ 36,625  
      Interest bearing
    302,546       271,913  
   Total Deposits
    346,296       308,538  
                 
Borrowings
    36,173       35,200  
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
    2,547       2,467  
Junior subordinated debentures
    12,887       12,887  
                 
Total Liabilities
    397,903       359,092  
                 
Stockholders' Equity:
               
   Common stock, no par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares;
               
       issued shares 3,114,075 in 2008 and 3,104,374 in 2007;
               
       outstanding shares 3,100,830 in 2008 and 3,093,699 in 2007
    26,724       26,651  
   Retained earnings
    8,334       7,774  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (498 )     15  
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity
    34,560       34,440  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 432,463     $ 393,532  
                 
                 
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
 


 
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SUSSEX BANCORP
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Dollars In Thousands Except Per Share Data)
 
(Unaudited)
 
                         
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
INTEREST INCOME
                       
   Loans receivable, including fees
  $ 4,637     $ 4,881     $ 9,448     $ 9,534  
   Securities:
                               
      Taxable
    543       404       1,067       800  
      Tax-exempt
    226       257       462       507  
   Federal funds sold
    88       69       112       161  
   Interest bearing deposits
    -       2       1       3  
         Total Interest Income
    5,494       5,613       11,090       11,005  
                                 
INTEREST EXPENSE
                               
   Deposits
    2,068       2,355       4,198       4,563  
   Borrowings
    373       243       755       465  
   Junior subordinated debentures
    131       121       324       234  
        Total Interest Expense
    2,572       2,719       5,277       5,262  
                                 
        Net Interest Income
    2,922       2,894       5,813       5,743  
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
    117       436       290       544  
        Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    2,805       2,458       5,523       5,199  
                                 
OTHER INCOME
                               
   Service fees on deposit accounts
    351       335       702       654  
   ATM and debit card fees
    120       104       225       191  
   Insurance commissions and fees
    653       664       1,396       1,518  
   Investment brokerage fees
    48       56       95       213  
   Holding gains (losses) on trading securities
    (196 )     (48 )     21       (2 )
   Gain on sale of securities, available for sale
    68       -       152       -  
   Other
    184       124       316       247  
      Total Other Income
    1,228       1,235       2,907       2,821  
                                 
OTHER EXPENSES
                               
   Salaries and employee benefits
    1,976       1,829       3,855       3,611  
   Occupancy, net
    304       300       662       613  
   Furniture, equipment and data processing
    374       356       747       694  
   Stationary and supplies
    48       46       91       92  
   Professional fees
    88       165       197       304  
   Advertising and promotion
    161       137       287       241  
   Insurance
    47       48       85       94  
   FDIC assessment
    90       9       185       18  
   Postage and freight
    46       48       84       88  
   Amortization of intangible assets
    14       26       29       63  
   Other
    419       372       818       758  
      Total Other Expenses
    3,567       3,336       7,040       6,576  
                                 
       Income before Income Taxes
    466       357       1,390       1,444  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    107       63       394       426  
      Net Income
  $ 359     $ 294     $ 996     $ 1,018  
                                 
EARNINGS PER SHARE
                               
   Basic
  $ 0.12     $ 0.09     $ 0.32     $ 0.32  
   Diluted
  $ 0.12     $ 0.09     $ 0.32     $ 0.32  
                                 
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
 


 
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SUSSEX BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
 
(Unaudited)
 
                                     
                     
Accumulated
             
   
Number of
               
Other
         
Total
 
   
Shares
   
Common
   
Retained
   
Comprehensive
   
Treasury
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Outstanding
   
Stock
   
Earnings
   
Income (Loss)
   
Stock
   
Equity
 
                                     
Balance December 31, 2006
    3,152,374     $ 27,306     $ 7,415     $ (129 )   $ -     $ 34,592  
Adjustment to opening balance, net of tax, for the adoption
                                         
   of SFAS No. 159 (see Note 7)
    -       -       (262 )     262       -       -  
Adjusted opening balance, January 1, 2007
    3,152,374       27,306       7,153       133       -       34,592  
                                                 
Comprehensive income:
                                               
   Net income
    -       -       1,018       -       -       1,018  
   Change in unrealized gains on securities
                                               
        available for sale, net of tax
    -       -       -       (399 )     -       (399 )
Total Comprehensive Income
                                            619  
                                                 
Treasury shares purchased
    (6,800 )     -       -       -       (101 )     (101 )
Treasury shares retired
    -       (101 )     -       -       101       -  
Exercise of stock options
    20,851       256       -       -       -       256  
Income tax benefit of stock options exercised
    -       18       -       -       -       18  
Restricted stock vested during the period (a)
    1,925       -       -       -       -       -  
Compensation expense related to stock option and
                                               
   restricted stock grants
    -       34       -       -       -       34  
Compensation expense related to stock awards
    1,000       15       -       -       -       15  
Dividends on common stock ($0.14 per share)
    -       -       (445 )     -       -       (445 )
                                                 
Balance June 30, 2007
    3,169,350     $ 27,528     $ 7,726     $ (266 )   $ -     $ 34,988  
                                                 
Balance December 31, 2007
    3,093,699     $ 26,651     $ 7,774     $ 15     $ -     $ 34,440  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
   Net income
    -       -       996       -       -       996  
   Change in unrealized losses on securities
                                               
        available for sale, net of tax
    -       -       -       (513 )     -       (513 )
Total Comprehensive Income
                                            483  
                                                 
Treasury shares purchased
    (500 )     -       -       -       (5 )     (5 )
Treasury shares retired
    -       (5 )     -       -       5       -  
Exercise of stock options
    3,606       34       -       -       -       34  
Income tax benefit of stock options exercised
    -       1       -       -       -       1  
Restricted stock vested during the period (a)
    4,025       -       -       -       -       -  
Compensation expense related to stock option and
                                               
   restricted stock grants
    -       43       -       -       -       43  
Dividends on common stock ($0.14 per share)
    -       -       (436 )     -       -       (436 )
                                                 
Balance June 30, 2008
    3,100,830     $ 26,724     $ 8,334     $ (498 )   $ -     $ 34,560  
                                                 

 
(a) Balance of unvested shares of restricted stock; 13,245 in 2008 and 10,675 in 2007
         
                 
                 
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


 
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SUSSEX BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $ 996     $ 1,018  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
   Provision for loan losses
    290       544  
   Provision for depreciation and amortization
    522       513  
   Net change in trading securities
    155       2,082  
   Net amortization of securities premiums and discounts
    -       11  
   Net realized gain on sale of securities
    (152 )     -  
   Earnings on investment in life insurance
    (51 )     (53 )
   Compensation expense for stock options and stock awards
    43       49  
   (Increase) decrease in assets:
               
       Accrued interest receivable
    173       106  
       Other assets
    (83 )     (761 )
   Increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities
    81       152  
                 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    1,974       3,661  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Securities available for sale:
               
   Purchases
    (11,320 )     (11,141 )
   Proceeds from sale of securities
    5,240       1,304  
   Maturities, calls and principal repayments
    5,235       3,729  
Net increase in loans
    (9,072 )     (22,388 )
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate
    316       -  
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (249 )     (1,262 )
Increase in FHLB stock
    (79 )     (170 )
                 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
    (9,929 )     (29,928 )
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Net increase in deposits
    37,758       15,565  
Proceeds from borrowings
    3,000       8,000  
Repayments of borrowings
    (2,027 )     (6,025 )
Proceeds from junior subordinated debentures
    -       12,887  
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
    34       256  
Purchase of treasury stock
    (5 )     (101 )
Dividends paid
    (436 )     (445 )
                 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    38,324       30,137  
                 
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    30,369       3,870  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning
    11,775       22,165  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Ending
  $ 42,144     $ 26,035  
Supplementary Cash Flows Information
               
Interest paid
  $ 5,521     $ 5,026  
Income taxes paid
  $ 282     $ 1,093  
Supplementary Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
               
Foreclosed real estate acquired in settlement of loans
  $ 3,753     $ -  
                 
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
 



 
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SUSSEX BANCORP
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sussex Bancorp (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sussex Bank (the “Bank”).  The Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are SCB Investment Company, Inc. and Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc. (“Tri-State”) a full service insurance agency located in Sussex County, New Jersey.  Tri-State’s operations are considered a separate segment for financial disclosure purposes.  All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.  Sussex Bank is also a 49% partner of SussexMortgage.com LLC, an Indiana limited liability company and mortgage banking joint venture with National City Mortgage, Inc.  The Bank operates ten banking offices, eight located in Sussex County, New Jersey and two in Orange County, New York.  The Bank has also received regulatory approval for a branch location in Pike County, Pennsylvania.

 The Company is subject to the supervision and regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "FRB").  The Bank's deposits are insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF") of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") up to applicable limits.  The operations of the Company and the Bank are subject to the supervision and regulation of the FRB, FDIC and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (the "Department") and the operations of Tri-State are subject to supervision and regulation by the Department.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for full year financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature.  Operating results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.  These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto that are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.


Note 2 - Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares (nonvested restricted stock grants and stock options) had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance of potential common shares that may be issued by the Company. Potential common shares related to stock options are determined using the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share.

   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
               
Per
               
Per
 
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Share
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Share
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
   
Amount
   
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
   
Amount
 
Basic earnings per share:
                                   
     Net income applicable to common stockholders
  $ 359       3,100     $ 0.12     $ 294       3,166     $ 0.09  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                               
     Stock options
    -       14               -       17          
Diluted earnings per share:
                                               
     Net income applicable to common stockholders
                                               
        and assumed conversions
  $ 359       3,114     $ 0.12     $ 294       3,183     $ 0.09  
                                                 
 
 
 
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
               
Per
               
Per
 
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Share
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Share
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
   
Amount
   
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
   
Amount
 
Basic earnings per share:
                                   
     Net income applicable to common stockholders
  $ 996       3,099     $ 0.32     $ 1,018       3,162     $ 0.32  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                               
     Stock options
    -       16               -       35          
Diluted earnings per share:
                                               
     Net income applicable to common stockholders
                                               
        and assumed conversions
  $ 996       3,115     $ 0.32     $ 1,018       3,197     $ 0.32  
                                                 
 
Note 3 - Comprehensive Income

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and related tax effects are as follows:

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
Unrealized holding  loss on available for sale securities
  $ (717 )   $ (738 )   $ (703 )   $ (665 )
Reclassification adjustments for gains included in net income
    (68 )     -       (152 )     -  
     Net unrealized loss
    (785 )     (738 )     (855 )     (665 )
Tax effect
    314       294       342       266  
     Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
  $ (471 )   $ (444 )   $ (513 )   $ (399 )


Note 4 – Segment Information

      The Company’s insurance agency operations are managed separately from the traditional banking and related financial services that the Company also offers.  The insurance agency operation provides commercial, individual, and group benefit plans and personal coverage.

   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
   
Banking and
   
Insurance
         
Banking and
   
Insurance
       
(Dollars in thousands)
Financial Services
   
Services
   
Total
   
Financial Services
   
Services
   
Total
 
Net interest income from external sources
  $ 2,922     $ -     $ 2,922     $ 2,894     $ -     $ 2,894  
Other income from external sources
    575       653       1,228       571       664       1,235  
Depreciation and amortization
    243       12       255       246       10       256  
Income before income taxes
    477       (11 )     466       308       49       357  
Income tax expense (1)
    111       (4 )     107       43       20       63  
Total assets
    429,185       3,278       432,463       384,074       3,180       387,254  

             
   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
   
Banking and
   
Insurance
         
Banking and
   
Insurance
       
(Dollars in thousands)
Financial Services
   
Services
   
Total
   
Financial Services
   
Services
   
Total
 
Net interest income from external sources
  $ 5,813     $ -     $ 5,813     $ 5,743     $ -     $ 5,743  
Other income from external sources
    1,511       1,396       2,907       1,303       1,518       2,821  
Depreciation and amortization
    499       23       522       493       20       513  
Income before income taxes
    1,282       108       1,390       1,166       278       1,444  
Income tax expense (1)
    351       43       394       315       111       426  
Total assets
    429,185       3,278       432,463       384,074       3,180       387,254  
                                                 
 (1) Insurance services calculated at statutory tax rate of 40%


Note 5 - Stock-Based Compensation

The Company currently has stock-based compensation plans in place for directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company.   Under the terms of these plans the Company may grant restricted shares and stock options for the purchase of the Company’s common stock.  The stock-based compensation is granted under terms determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  Stock options granted have a maximum term of ten years, generally vest over periods ranging between one and four years, and are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date the options are granted.  Restricted stock is valued at the market value of the common stock on the date of grant and generally vests between two and five years.
 
 
 

 
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During the first six months of 2008, the Company expensed $43 thousand in stock-based compensation under stock option plans and restricted stock awards, including $10 thousand related to stock option plans.  No stock options have been granted in 2008.  At June 30, 2008, the unrecognized compensation expense for stock option plans was $2 thousand and will be recognized in July of 2008.
 
Information regarding the Company’s stock option plans as of June 30, 2008 was as follows:

         
Weighted
   
Weighted
       
   
Number of
   
Average Exercise
   
Average
   
Aggregate Intrinsic
 
   
Shares
   
Price Per Share
   
Contractual Term
   
Intrinsic Value
 
Options outstanding, beginning of year
    217,814     $ 13.11              
   Options exercised
    (3,606 )     9.37              
   Options forfeited
    (3,820 )     15.19              
Options outstanding, end of quarter
    210,388     $ 13.14       5.18     $ 899  
Options exercisable, end of quarter
    199,363     $ 13.14       6.66     $ 899  
Option price range at end of quarter
  $ 7.32 to $17.52                          
Option price range for exercisable shares
  $ 7.32 to $17.52                          

The total intrinsic value or fair market price over the exercise price, of stock options exercised was $7 thousand during the first six months of 2008.

Information regarding the Company’s restricted stock activity as of June 30, 2008 was as follows:

         
Weighted Average
 
   
Number of
   
Grant Date
 
   
Shares
   
Fair Value
 
Restricted stock, beginning of year
    10,675     $ 15.06  
     Granted
    6,795       10.41  
     Forfeited
    (200 )     15.00  
     Vested
    (4,025 )     15.09  
Restricted stock, end of quarter
    13,245     $ 13.22  

Compensation expense recognized for restricted stock was $33 thousand for the first six months of 2008.  At June 30, 2008, unrecognized compensation expense for non-vested restricted stock was $147 thousand, which is expected to be recognized over an average period of 2.9 years.


Note 6 - Guarantees

The Company does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure, other than its standby letters of credit.  Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  Generally, all letters of credit, when issued have expiration dates within one year.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as those that are involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  The Company, generally, holds collateral and/or personal guarantees supporting these commitments.  The Company had $2,320,000 of undrawn standby letters of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2008.  Management believes that the proceeds obtained through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would be sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under the corresponding guarantees.  The amount of the liability as of June 30, 2008 for guarantees under standby letters of credit issued is not material.


Note 7 - Adoption of SFAS 157 and 159

The Company elected to early adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 and FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.”  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 159, which was issued in February 2007, generally permits the measurement of selected eligible financial instruments at fair value at specified election dates, subject to the conditions set forth in the standard, one of which is a requirement to adopt all the requirements of SFAS No. 157 at the early adoption date of SFAS No. 159 or earlier.

 

 
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On January 1, 2007, the Company elected to early adopt SFAS No. 159 for 28, or 20.3%, of its 138 available for sale securities, or $14.4 million of its $23.2 million in mortgage-backed securities, and reclassified them as trading securities.
 
At December 31, 2006, it was the Company’s intent to hold these investments until maturity or market price recovery and the Company classified the securities as available for sale.  In the weeks following the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, the Company evaluated the impact of the adoption of each of the statements on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income.  The purposes weighing most heavily in favor of adoption of SFAS No. 159 included the potential net-interest margin improvements afforded by the election and the balance sheet management flexibility which the Company has achieved.  The Company selected these mortgage-backed securities primarily on the basis of yield.

The following table summarizes the impact of adopting SFAS No. 159 for certain investment securities:

   
Balance Sheet
   
Balance Sheet
   
Balance Sheet
 
   
1/1/2007 prior
   
Adjustment
   
1/1/2007 after
 
(Dollars in thousands)
to adoption
   
Pretax
   
FVO adoption
 
Securities, available for sale, at amortized cost
  $ 54,851     $ (14,828 )   $ 40,023  
Net unrealized losses on securities available for sale
    (216 )     436       220  
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    54,635       (14,392 )     40,243  
Trading securities
    -       14,392       14,392  
    $ 54,635     $ -     $ 54,635  
Pretax cumulative effect of adoption of the fair value option
          $ (436 )        
Increase in deferred tax assets
            174          
Cumulative effect of adoption of the fair value option (charged to retained earnings)
          $ (262 )        

The Company records trading securities at fair value.  Any holding gains and losses on those trading securities are reflected in the consolidated statement of income. The degree of judgment utilized in measuring the fair value of trading securities generally correlates to the level of pricing observability.  Pricing observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of asset, whether the asset has an established market and the characteristics specific to the transaction.  Trading securities with readily active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of pricing observability and a lesser degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value.  Conversely, assets rarely traded or not quoted will generally have less, or no, pricing observability and a higher degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value.

Impaired loans are evaluated and valued at the time the loan is identified as impaired, at the lower of cost or market value.  Other real estate owned is evaluated at the time the loan is foreclosed upon at market value.  Market value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans and assets.  The value of real estate collateral is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company.  Appraised and reported values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business.  Impaired loans and other real estate owned are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above.

Under SFAS No. 157, there is a hierarchal disclosure framework associated with the level of pricing observability utilized in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value.  The three broad levels defined by the SFAS No. 157 hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date.

Level 2 - Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The nature of these asset and liabilities include items for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently, and items that are fair valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed.

Level 3 - Assets and liabilities that have little to no pricing observability as of reported date.  These items do not have two-way markets and are measured using management’s best estimate of fair value, where the inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation.


 
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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s assets measured at fair value by the above SFAS No. 157 pricing observability levels:
         
Fair Value Measurements Using:
 
         
Quoted Prices in
   
Significant
       
         
Active Markets
   
Other
   
Significant
 
   
Fair
   
for Identical
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
Value
   
Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Measurements
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
At  June 30, 2008:
                       
Trading securities
  $ 14,104     $ -     $ 14,104     $ -  
Available for sale securities
    48,539       -       48,539       -  
Impaired loans
    9,821       -       -       9,821  
Other real estate owned
    3,437       -       -       3,437  
                                 
At  December 31, 2007:
                               
Trading securities
  $ 14,259     $ -     $ 14,259     $ -  
Available for sale securities
    48,397       -       48,397       -  
Impaired loans
    13,461       -       -       13,461  
Other real estate owned
    -       -       -       -  

There was an unrealized gain on trading securities recorded on the income statement of $21 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and $2 thousand unrealized loss for the same period in 2007.

The table below presents a reconciliation for assets measured at fair value using Level 3 significant unobservable inputs:

   
2008
   
2007
 
   
Impaired
   
Other Real
         
Impaired
   
Other Real
       
   
Loans
   
Estate Owned
   
Total
   
Loans
   
Estate Owned
   
Total
 
                                     
Beginning balance, January 1,
  $ 13,461     $ -     $ 13,461     $ 2,185     $ -     $ 2,185  
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
                                               
     Included in earnings
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
     Other changes in fair value
    (519 )     -       (519 )     5       -       5  
Purchases, Issuances, and settlements
    (3,121 )     3,437       316       6,506       -       6,506  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Ending balance, June 30,
  $ 9,821     $ 3,437     $ 13,258     $ 8,696     $ -     $ 8,696  

Impaired loans, which are measured for impairment using the fair value of collateral-dependent loans, had carrying amounts of $11.2 million and $9.2 million, with valuation allowances of $1.4 million and $483 thousand at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2008, a $344 thousand decrease in the related provision for loan losses was recorded, as $522 thousand in impaired loans was charged-off in related transactions and in the six month period ended June 30, 2007, impaired loans required an additional provision for loan losses of $461 thousand.


Note 8 - New Accounting Standards

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This Statement identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements.  This Statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets.”  This FSP amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”).  The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS 141R, and other GAAP.  This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is prohibited.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.
 
 

 
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In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities.”  This FSP clarifies that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders.  Awards of this nature are considered participating securities and the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share must be applied.  This FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 08-3, “Accounting for Lessees for Maintenance Deposits Under Lease Arrangements” (EITF 08-3). EITF 08-3 provides guidance for accounting for nonrefundable maintenance deposits.  It also provides revenue recognition accounting guidance for the lessor.  EITF 08-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (Statement 161).  Statement 161 requires entities that utilize derivative instruments to provide qualitative disclosures about their objectives and strategies for using such instruments, as well as any details of credit-risk-related contingent features contained within derivatives.  Statement 161 also requires entities to disclose additional information about the amounts and location of derivatives located within the financial statements, how the provisions of SFAS 133 have been applied, and the impact that hedges have on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.  Statement 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2008, the FASB issued a Staff Position (FSP) FAS 140-3, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions.” This FSP addresses the issue of whether or not these transactions should be viewed as two separate transactions or as one "linked" transaction. The FSP includes a "rebuttable presumption" that presumes linkage of the two transactions unless the presumption can be overcome by meeting certain criteria. The FSP will be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and will apply only to original transfers made after that date; early adoption will not be allowed. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB statement No. 141(R) “Business Combinations” was issued in December of 2007. This Statement establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its consolidated financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. The Statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the consolidated financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008.  This new pronouncement will impact the Company’s accounting for business combinations completed beginning January 1, 2009.

FASB statement No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51” was issued in December of 2007. This Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.


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


MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The Company's goal is to serve as community-oriented financial institution serving the northwestern New Jersey, northeastern Pennsylvania and Orange County, New York marketplace.  Our market presence has expanded by opening branch offices in Port Jervis and Warwick, New York.  In addition, the Company has received regulatory approval to open an office in Pike County, Pennsylvania.  While offering traditional community bank loan and deposit products and services, the Company obtains non-interest income through its Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Tri-State") insurance brokerage operations and the sale of non-deposit products.  We report the operations of Tri-State as a separate segment from our commercial banking operations.

 

 
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The Company has continued to face strong competition for cost effective deposits in its primary trade area. This competition has caused us to rely more heavily on higher promotional rate savings and time deposits than traditional deposit accounts to fund our growing loan portfolio. In addition, we have experienced an increase in non-performing loans, which coupled with the competitive deposit market, has caused our margin to compress.  In response, the Company is closely monitoring rates offered on deposit products and is seeking to enhance its yield on interest earning assets, primarily its loan portfolio. The Company has strategically slowed its loan growth in 2008 to maintain its loan to deposit ratio within policy guidelines while focusing on its more profitable relationships and deemphasizing construction development loans.  Management believes this will benefit the Company’s net interest margin and profitability.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our accounting policies are fundamental to understanding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.  Disclosure of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Since future events and their effect cannot be determined with absolute certainty, actual results may differ from those estimates.  Management makes adjustments to its assumptions and judgments when facts and circumstances dictate.  The amounts currently estimated by us are subject to change if different assumptions as to the outcome of future events were made.  We evaluate our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Management believes the critical accounting policies relating to the allowance for loan losses, stock-based compensation, goodwill and other intangible assets, and investment securities impairment evaluation, encompass the most significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements.  These estimates, judgments and policies were unchanged from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

When used in this discussion the words: “believes”, “anticipates”, “contemplates”, “expects” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements.  Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.  Those risks and uncertainties include changes to interest rates, the ability to control costs and expenses, general economic conditions, the success of the Company’s efforts to diversify its revenue base by developing additional sources of non-interest income while continuing to manage its existing fee based business, risks associated with the quality of the Company’s assets and the ability of its borrowers to comply with repayment terms, and the risks inherent in integrating acquisitions into the Company and commencing operations in new markets.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to those forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after this date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


COMPARISION OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007

Overview - The Company realized net income of $359 thousand for the second quarter of 2008, an increase of $65 thousand, or 22.1%, from the $294 thousand reported for the same period in 2007. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were $0.12 compared to $0.09 for the comparable period of 2007.

The increase in both net income and earnings per share reflects a $319 thousand decrease in the Company’s provision for loan losses, largely offset by an $81 thousand increase in FDIC insurance premiums and a $35 thousand increase in other real estate expenses for the three month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.


 

 
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Comparative Average Balances and Average Interest Rates
 
The following table presents, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, a summary of the Company’s interest-earning assets and their average yields, and interest-bearing liabilities and their average costs for the three month period ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
 
       
(Dollars in thousands)
2008
   
2007
 
   
Average
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
 
Earning Assets:
 
Balance
   
Interest (1)
   
Rate (2)
   
Balance
   
Interest (1)
   
Rate (2)
 
Securities:
                                   
      Tax exempt  (3)
  $ 21,931     $ 339       6.22 %   $ 24,417     $ 335       5.50 %
      Taxable
    42,289       543       5.16 %     34,547       404       4.69 %
Total securities
    64,220       882       5.52 %     58,964       739       5.03 %
Total loans receivable (4)
    306,361       4,637       6.09 %     279,035       4,881       7.02 %
Other interest-earning assets
    17,364       88       2.04 %     5,980       71       4.75 %
Total earning assets
    387,945     $ 5,607       5.81 %     343,979     $ 5,691       6.64 %
                                                 
Non-interest earning assets
    30,671                       28,463                  
Allowance for loan losses
    (5,384 )                     (3,605 )                
Total Assets
  $ 413,232                     $ 368,837                  
                                                 
Sources of Funds:
                                               
Interest bearing deposits:
                                               
      NOW
  $ 57,617     $ 186       1.30 %   $ 59,290     $ 327       2.22 %
      Money market
    26,460       138       2.10 %     38,047       362       3.81 %
      Savings
    69,485       439       2.54 %     39,429       89       0.90 %
      Time
    133,455       1,305       3.93 %     130,606       1,577       4.84 %
Total interest bearing deposits
    287,017       2,068       2.90 %     267,372       2,355       3.53 %
      Borrowed funds
    36,178       373       4.08 %     20,343       243       4.73 %
      Junior subordinated debentures
    12,887       131       4.02 %     5,576       121       8.58 %
Total interest bearing liabilities
    336,082     $ 2,572       3.08 %     293,291     $ 2,719       3.72 %
                                                 
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
                                               
      Demand deposits
    39,919                       37,995                  
      Other liabilities
    2,293                       2,277                  
Total non-interest bearing liabilities
    42,212                       40,272                  
Stockholders' equity
    34,938                       35,273                  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 413,232                     $ 368,837                  
                                           
Net Interest Income and Margin (5)
          $ 3,035     3.15 %           $ 2,972     3.46 %
                                                 
 
(1) Includes loan fee income
 
(2) Average rates on securities are calculated on amortized costs
 
(3) Fully taxable equivalent basis, using a 39% effective tax rate and adjusted for TEFRA (Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act) interest expense disallowance
 
(4) Loans outstanding include non-accrual loans
 
(5) Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets
 


Net Interest Income - Net interest income is the difference between interest and fees on loans and other interest-earning assets and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities.  Net interest income is directly affected by changes in volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that support those assets, as well as changing interest rates when differences exist in repricing dates of assets and liabilities.
 
Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis (a 39% tax rate), increased $63 thousand, or 2.1%, to $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $2.9 million for the second quarter of  2007.  Total average earning assets increased by $44.0 million, or 12.8%, to $387.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, while total interest bearing liabilities increased $42.8 million, or 14.6%, to $336.1 million during the same three month period. The major increase in average earning assets was in the loan portfolio, while the largest increase in interest bearing liabilities was in savings deposits.
 
The net interest margin decreased, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, by 32 basis points to 3.15% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to 3.46% for the same period in 2007, as the yield on total earning assets decreased 82 basis points to 5.81% and the cost of total interest bearing liabilities decreased 64 basis points to 3.08% in the three month period ended June 30, 2008 from the same period a year earlier.  The decrease in yield on earning assets and cost of interest bearing liabilities largely reflects the decrease in market rates of interest and, with regard to the decrease in yield, the increase in non-performing loans.

 

 
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Interest Income - Total interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, decreased by $82 thousand to $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $5.7 million in the same period in 2007.  The decrease in interest income primarily reflects the $245 thousand decrease in interest earned on second quarter average loan receivable balances, as the yield on loan receivables decreased 93 basis points to 6.09% for the three month period ended June 30, 2008 from 7.02% in the same period in 2007. This decrease in yield is offset by a 49 basis point increase in yield on investment securities from 5.03% for the three month period ended June 30, 2007 to 5.52% during the same period in 2008.

Total interest income on securities, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased $143 thousand, to $882 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 from $739 thousand for the second quarter of 2007.  As the average balance of total securities increased $5.3 million, the yield on securities increased 49 basis points, from 5.03% in the second quarter of 2007 to 5.52% for the second quarter of 2008.  The increase in the average balances of the securities portfolio reflects a $7.7 million increase in taxable securities and a $2.5 million decrease in tax-exempt securities, as new purchases exceeded sales, paydowns and maturities of securities.  The increase in yield was accomplished by the repricing of existing mortgage backed securities, new security purchases and the effective tax rate adjustments on tax exempt securities between the two second quarter periods.
 
The average balance in loans receivable increased $27.3 million, or 9.8%, to $306.4 million in the current three month period from $279.0 million in the same period of 2007, while the interest earned on total loans receivable decreased $245 thousand, or 5.0% from the second quarter of 2007 to the current period.  The average rate earned on loans decreased 93 basis points from 7.02% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to 6.09% for the same period in 2008.  The increase in our loan portfolio average balance reflects our continuing efforts to enhance our loan origination capacity, while the decrease in yield is the result of increased loan competition on the basis of rate and the impact of non-accrual loans.   In the second quarter of 2008, non-accrual loan balances increased $5.2 million.  In addition $3.4 million in non-accrual loan receivable balances were transferred to foreclosed real estate between the two three month periods.
 
Interest Expense - The Company’s interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 decreased $147 thousand, or 5.4%, to $2.6 million from $2.7 million for the same period in 2007, as the balance in average interest-bearing liabilities increased $42.8 million, or 14.6%, to $336.1 million from $293.3 million in the year ago period.  The average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities has decreased by 64 basis points from 3.72% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to 3.08% for the same period in 2008.  The decrease in rate reflects the Company’s efforts to reprice higher costing time deposits into a promotional savings account product, as well as repricing borrowings and junior subordinated debentures in a declining interest rate environment.

The Company’s time deposits represent the largest component of interest-bearing deposits.  The average balance in time deposits increased by $2.8 million, or 2.2%, to $133.5 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to $130.6 million for the same period in 2007, while the related interest expense on time deposits decreased $272 thousand, or 17.3%, to $1.3 million. The average rate paid on time deposits decreased 91 basis points from 4.84% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to 3.93% for the same period in 2008 reflecting the current decrease in market interest rates.

In March of 2008 the Company began offering a promotional savings account product linked to a demand deposit account.  The new savings account product was well received by customers; increasing second quarter 2008 average savings balances $30.1 million, or 76.2%, to $69.5 million over the same period balances in 2007.  The yield on savings accounts increased 164 basis points to 2.5% from 0.9% between the periods ending June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, resulting in an increase of $350 thousand in savings deposit interest expense to $439 thousand for the second quarter of 2008 from $89 thousand a year earlier, while contributing to the overall decline in interest expense.

Offsetting the savings account average balance increase, money market account average balances declined $11.6 million, to $26.5 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2008 from $38.0 million one year earlier.  The yield on money market accounts declined 171 basis points from 3.81% to 2.10% during the two periods as interest expense decreased $223 thousand, or 61.8%, from $362 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to $138 thousand during the same period in 2008.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the Company’s average borrowed funds increased $15.8 million to $36.2 million compared to average borrowed funds of $20.3 million during the second quarter of 2007.  The balance at June 30, 2008 consisted of six convertible notes, one repurchase agreement and one amortizing advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank.  The average rate paid on total borrowed funds decreased 66 basis points from the second quarter of 2007 to the same period in 2008, as $6.0 million in convertible notes were called and $21.0 million in lower yielding convertible advances were purchased.  One $2.0 million repurchase agreement matured in March of 2008 and was replaced by a $3.0 million repurchase agreement which matures in December of 2008.

 

 
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The Company had an average balance of $12.9 million in junior subordinated debentures outstanding during the second quarter of 2008 compared to $5.6 million during the same period in 2007.  One $5.2 million debenture which bore a floating rate of interest averaging 9.01% during the three months ended June 30, 2007 was called and repaid on July 9, 2007 and replaced with a $12.9 million junior subordinated debenture, issued on June 28, 2007 which also bares a floating rate of interest tied to the three month LIBOR. The rate on the newly issued debenture averaged 4.02% for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  The restructuring of the junior subordinated debentures increased the average balance of these instruments by $7.3 million while lowering the Company’s cost 456 basis points.
   
Provision for Loan Losses - The loan loss provision for the second quarter of 2008 decreased $254 thousand, or 46.7%, to $117 thousand compared to a provision of $436 thousand in the second quarter of 2007.  Additional provisions were necessary in the second quarter of 2007 to adequately reserve for the increase in non-performing loan balances during that period, as compared to a decrease in non-performing loans during the second quarter of 2008.  The provision for loan losses reflects management’s judgment concerning the risks inherent in the Company’s existing loan portfolio and the size of the allowance necessary to absorb the risks, as well as the activity in the allowance during the periods.  Management reviews the adequacy of its allowance on an ongoing basis and will provide additional provisions, as management may deem necessary.

Non-Interest Income - The Company’s non-interest income is primarily generated through insurance commissions earned through the operation of Tri-State and service fees on deposit accounts.  The Company’s non-interest income decreased $7 thousand, or 1.0%, to $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.  Insurance commission income from Tri-State has decreased $11 thousand, or 1.7%, in the second quarter of 2008 over the same period in 2007, and service fees on deposit accounts have increased by $16 thousand, or 4.8%, to $351 thousand in the second quarter of 2008 from $335 thousand during the same period in 2007.  For the three months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized a loss before taxes of $11 thousand from Tri-State’s operations, compared to net income before taxes of $49 thousand in the year ago period.

ATM and debit card fees increased $16 thousand, or 15.4%, from $104 thousand in the second quarter of 2007 to $120 thousand in the three month period ended June 30, 2008, due to increased usage of our ATMs and debit cards.  Following the early adoption of SFAS No. 159, the Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities in the first quarter of 2007, the Company has reported $196 thousand in holding losses on trading securities in the second quarter of 2008, compared to $48 thousand in holding losses reported in the same period one year ago.  The trading securities losses reflect the mark to market adjustment at each quarter end to the investment securities for which the Company has elected the fair value option.   The Company has also reported a $68 thousand gain on the sale of securities, available for sale in the second quarter of 2008 compared to no such gains or losses in the same period of 2007.  Investment brokerage fees have decreased $8 thousand, or 14.3%, to $48 thousand in the second quarter of 2008 compared to $56 thousand during the same period in 2007.

Other non-interest income increased $60 thousand, or 48.4%, in the second quarter of 2008 to $184 thousand from $124 thousand during the same period a year earlier.  The majority of the increase in other income in the second quarter of 2008 was a $28 thousand increase in the Company’s 49% share of joint venture income from SussexMortgage.com and a $32 thousand increase in other loan fee income over second quarter 2007 earnings.

Non-Interest Expense - Total non-interest expense increased $231 thousand, or 6.9%, from $3.3 million in the second quarter of 2007 to $3.6 million in the second quarter of 2008.  Salaries and employee benefits increased $147 thousand, or 8.0%, due to additions to staff and normal pay increases.  Furniture, equipment and data processing expenses rose $18 thousand, or 5.1%, while occupancy expenses increased $4 thousand, or 1.3%, between the two periods.  Advertising and promotion expenses increased $24 thousand, or 17.5%, in the second quarter of 2008 from the same period in 2007 as the Company increased its newspaper advertising for a new Savings Plus account promotion and FDIC insurance premiums related to the new assessment rate calculations from the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 increased $81 thousand to $90 thousand for the second quarter of 2008 from $9 thousand in the same year ago period.  The $47 thousand increase in other non-interest expenses in second quarter 2008 over 2007 was mostly attributable to a $35 thousand increase in other real estate expenses directly related to the $3.4 million in foreclosed real estate owned by the Company which was not present during the second quarter of 2007.

Professional fees have decreased $77 thousand, or 46.7%, to $88 thousand in the second quarter of 2008 due to loan review and compliance services which were outsourced in 2007 and are now performed internally by credit review and compliance officers, as well as a restructuring of the internal audit services provided.  Certain amortization expenses on intangible assets have expired, reducing these expenses $12 thousand in the second quarter of 2008.

 

 
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Income Taxes - The Company’s income tax provision, which includes both federal and state taxes, was $107 thousand and $63 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  This $44 thousand increase in income taxes resulted from an increase in income before taxes of $109 thousand, or 30.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.  The Company’s effective tax rate, which is below the statutory tax rate, increased to 23.0% from 17.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, due a decrease in tax-exempt interest on securities.


COMPARISION OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007

Overview - For the six months ended June 30, 2008, net income was $996 thousand, a decrease of $22 thousand, or 2.2%, from the $1.0 million reported for the same period in 2007.  Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.32 for both six month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.  The decline in net income reflects a $254 thousand decrease in the Company’s provision for loan losses and increases in net interest income and non-interest income, offset by an increase in non-interest expenses.

Comparative Average Balances and Average Interest Rates
 
The following table presents, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, a summary of the Company’s interest-earning assets and their average yields, and interest-bearing liabilities and their average costs for the six month period ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2008
   
2007
 
   
Average
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
 
Earning Assets:
 
Balance
   
Interest (1)
   
Rate (2)
   
Balance
   
Interest (1)
   
Rate (2)
 
Securities:
                                   
      Tax exempt  (3)
  $ 22,287     $ 690       6.23 %   $ 24,030     $ 663       5.57 %
      Taxable
    41,339       1,067       5.19 %     34,135       800       4.73 %
Total securities
    63,626       1,757       5.55 %     58,166       1,463       5.07 %
Total loans receivable (4)
    303,192       9,448       6.27 %     272,678       9,534       7.05 %
Other interest-earning assets
    10,153       113       2.24 %     6,397       164       5.16 %
Total earning assets
    376,971     $ 11,318       6.04 %     337,242     $ 11,161       6.67 %
                                                 
Non-interest earning assets
    30,054                       28,098                  
Allowance for loan losses
    (5,305 )                     (3,496 )                
Total Assets
  $ 401,720                     $ 361,844                  
                                                 
Sources of Funds:
                                               
Interest bearing deposits:
                                               
      NOW
  $ 58,426     $ 429       1.48 %   $ 58,221     $ 642       2.22 %
      Money market
    29,588       354       2.41 %     36,731       704       3.87 %
      Savings
    53,995       551       2.05 %     39,655       178       0.91 %
      Time
    134,773       2,864       4.27 %     127,386       3,039       4.81 %
Total interest bearing deposits
    276,782       4,198       3.05 %     261,993       4,563       3.51 %
      Borrowed funds
    35,914       755       4.16 %     19,565       465       4.73 %
      Junior subordinated debentures
    12,887       324       4.97 %     5,366       234       8.66 %
Total interest bearing liabilities
    325,583     $ 5,277       3.26 %     286,924     $ 5,262       3.70 %
                                                 
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
                                               
      Demand deposits
    39,286                       37,647                  
      Other liabilities
    2,069                       2,218                  
Total non-interest bearing liabilities
    41,355                       39,865                  
Stockholders' equity
    34,782                       35,055                  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 401,720                     $ 361,844                  
                                             
Net Interest Income and Margin (5)
          $ 6,041     3.22 %           $ 5,899     3.53 %
                                                 
 
(1) Includes loan fee income
 
(2) Average rates on securities are calculated on amortized costs
 
(3) Fully taxable equivalent basis, using a 39% effective tax rate and adjusted for TEFRA (Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act) interest expense disallowance
 
(4) Loans outstanding include non-accrual loans
 
(5) Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets
 


 

 
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Net Interest Income - Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis (a 39% tax rate), increased $143 thousand, or 2.4%, to $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from $5.9 million for the same six month period in 2007.  The net interest margin decreased, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, by 31 basis points to 3.22% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to 3.53% for the same period in 2007, as the yield on total earning assets decreased 63 basis points to 6.04% and the cost of total interest bearing liabilities decreased 44 basis points to 3.26% in the six month period ended June 30, 2008 from the same period a year earlier.  The decrease in both yield on earning assets and cost of interest bearing liabilities largely reflects the decrease in market rates of interest and, with regard to the decrease in yield, an increase in non-accrual loans.

Interest Income - Total interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased by $158 thousand to $11.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $11.2 million in the same period in 2007.  The increase in interest income primarily reflects a $39.7 million increase in average earning assets, offset by a decline in yield to 6.04% for the first six months of 2008 from 6.67% in the same period in 2007.  This decrease in yield is the net result of a 78 basis point decline in the yield on loan receivables, offset by a 48 basis point increase in yield on investment securities.

Total interest income on securities, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased $294 thousand, to $1.8 million for the first six months of 2008 from $1.5 million for the first half of 2007.  As the average balance of total securities increased $5.5 million, the yield on securities increased 48 basis points, from 5.07% in the first half of 2007 to 5.55% for the first six months of 2008.  The increase in the average balances of the securities portfolio reflects a $7.2 million increase in taxable securities and a $1.7 million decrease in tax-exempt securities, as new purchases exceeded sales, paydowns and maturities of securities.  The increase in yield was accomplished by the repricing of existing mortgage backed securities, new security purchases and the effective tax rate adjustments on tax exempt securities between the two six month periods.
 
The average balance in loans receivable increased $30.5 million, or 11.2%, to $303.2 million in the current six month period from $272.7 million in the same period of 2007, while the interest earned on total loans receivable decreased $86 thousand, or 0.9% from the first half of 2007 to the current period.  The average rate earned on loans decreased 78 basis points from 7.05% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to 6.27% for the same period in 2008.  The increase in our loan portfolio average balance reflects our continuing efforts to grow our loan portfolio, while the decrease in yield is the result of the reclassification of $8.6 million in loan receivable balances to non-accrual and foreclosed real estate between the two six month periods and market competition.
 
Interest Expense - The Company’s interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 increased $15 thousand, or 0.3%, to $5.3 million, as the balance in average interest-bearing liabilities increased $38.7 million, or 13.5% to $325.6 million from $286.9 million in the year ago period.  The average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities has decreased by 44 basis points from 3.70% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to 3.26% for the same period in 2008.  The decrease in rate reflects the Company’s efforts to reprice all interest-bearing liabilities in a declining interest rate environment, while offering competitive deposit products in the Company’s market area.

The Company’s time deposits represent the largest component of interest-bearing deposits.  The average balance in time deposits increased by $7.4 million, or 5.8%, to $134.8 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to $127.4 million for the same period in 2007, while the interest expense on time deposits decreased $175 thousand, or 5.8%, to $2.9 million.  The average rate paid on time deposits decreased 54 basis points from 4.81% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to 4.27% for the same period in 2008, reflecting the current decrease in market interest rates.

In March of 2008, the Company began offering a high rate savings account associated with a checking account to attract core deposits and build customer relationships.  The promotion has successfully increased savings account average balances by $14.3 million, or 36.2%, to $54.0 million in the first six months of 2008 from $39.7 million in the same period a year earlier.  The yield on savings accounts increased 114 basis points to 2.05% and interest expense on savings accounts increased $373 thousand to $551 thousand in the first half of 2008 from the six month period ended June 30, 2007.

Total average interest bearing deposit balances increased $14.8 million, or 5.6%, to $276.8 million, while interest expense decreased $365 thousand, or 8.0%, to $4.2 million during the first six months of 2008 from the first six months of 2007.  As the Company has repositioned higher costing time deposits into lower yielding core deposits in a declining interest rate environment, the average rate paid on interest bearing deposits decreased 46 basis points to 3.05% for the first six months of 2008 from 3.51% from the first half of 2007.   Also contributing to the interest bearing deposit rate decline was a 146 basis point decrease in the rate paid on money market accounts to 2.41% during the first six months of 2008 from 3.87% during the same period in 2007.  This decline reduced the Company’s interest expense on money market accounts $350 thousand to $354 thousand while average money market balances decreased $7.1 million to $29.6 million in the first half of 2008 from the first six months of 2007.

 

 
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For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company’s average borrowed funds increased $16.3 million to $35.9 million compared to average borrowed funds of $19.6 million during the first half of 2007.  The average rate paid on total borrowed funds decreased 57 basis points to 4.16% during the first six months of 2008 from 4.73% for the same period in 2007, as the Company has restructured its advances into lower yielding instruments while meeting asset liability needs.

The Company had an average balance of $12.9 million in junior subordinated debentures outstanding during the first six months of 2008 compared to $5.4 million during the same period in 2007.  As described in the three month comparison, the restructuring of the junior subordinated debentures increased the average balance of these instruments by $7.5 million while lowering the Company’s cost 369 basis points between the two six month periods.
   
Provision for Loan Losses - The loan loss provision for the first half of 2008 decreased $254 thousand, or 46.7%, to $290 thousand compared to a provision of $544 thousand in the first half of 2007.  The lower provision during the first six months of 2008 was related to a decrease in non-performing loan balances compared to the same period in 2007 and an 11.2% increase in the Company’s loan growth during the first six months of 2008, as compared to loan growth of 19.9% in the first six months of 2007.  The provision for loan losses reflects management’s judgment concerning the risks inherent in the Company’s existing loan portfolio and the size of the allowance necessary to absorb the risks, as well as the activity in the allowance during the periods.  Management reviews the adequacy of its allowance on an ongoing basis and will provide additional provisions, as management may deem necessary.

Non-Interest Income - The Company’s non-interest income increased by $86 thousand, or 3.1%, to $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from $2.8 million for the same period in 2007.  Insurance commissions earned through the operation of Tri-State are the Company’s primary source of non-interest income.  Insurance commission income from Tri-State has decreased $122 thousand, or 8.0%, in the first half of 2008 over the same period in 2007, largely due to a decrease in contingency commission income, which is based upon criteria set by each insurance carrier.  Investment brokerage fees have also decreased the first half of 2008 by $118 thousand, or 55.4%, to $95 thousand compared to $213 thousand during the same period in 2007.  During the first quarter of 2007 several new large brokerage accounts were opened and the Company earned related commission income. There was no similar activity in 2008.

Offsetting these decreases, other sources of non-interest income increased. Service fees on deposit accounts have increased by $48 thousand, or 7.3%, to $702 thousand in the first six months of 2008 from $654 thousand during the same period in 2007.  Due to increased usage of our ATMs and debit cards, related fees increased $34 thousand, or 17.8%, from $191 thousand in the first half of 2007 to $225 thousand in the six month period ended June 30, 2008.  The Company has reported a $152 thousand gain on the sale of securities, available for sale in the first half of 2008 compared to no such gains or losses in the same period of 2007 and there was a $23 thousand increase in holding gains on trading securities to $21 thousand compared to a $2 thousand holding loss on trading securities recorded in the first half of 2007.  As stated in the second quarter comparison, increases in loan fees and joint venture income from SussexMortgage.com are the largest components of the $69 thousand, or 27.9%, increase in other non-interest income between the two six month periods.

Non-Interest Expense - Total non-interest expense increased $464 thousand, or 7.1%, from $6.6 million in the first half of 2007 to $7.0 million in the first six months of 2008.  Salaries and employee benefits increased $244 thousand, or 6.8%, due to additions to staff and normal pay increases, as professional fees have decreased $107 thousand, or 35.2%, to $197 thousand in the first six months of 2008 largely due to outsourced loan review and compliance services which are now performed internally.

Occupancy expenses increased $49 thousand or 8.0%, and furniture, equipment and data processing expenses rose $53 thousand, or 7.6%, between the two six month periods due to an increase in overhead costs associated with the Wantage branch relocation, increased heating costs and new software products and technology enhancements.  Advertising and promotion expenses increased $46 thousand, or 19.1%, in the first half of 2008 from the same period in 2007 as the Company increased its newspaper advertising to promote its new savings account product.  FDIC insurance premiums have increased from $18 thousand during the first half of 2007 to $185 thousand in the first six months of 2008 due to one-time assessment credits which were applied in the first half of 2007.  These credits were not available in 2008.  Other non-interest expenses increased $60 thousand, or 7.9%, to $818 thousand as other real estate expenses increased $56 thousand during the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.  Certain amortization expenses on intangible assets have expired, reducing these expenses $34 thousand in the first six months of 2008.


Income Taxes - The Company’s federal and state income tax provision decreased $32 thousand, or 7.5%, to $394 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from $426 thousand recorded for the first half of 2007.  This decrease in income taxes resulted from a decrease in income before taxes of $54 thousand, or 3.7%, for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.  The Company’s effective tax rate decreased from 29.5% for the six months period ended June 30, 2007 to 28.3% for the first half of 2008 and is below the statutory tax rate due to tax exempt interest on securities and earnings on the investment in life insurance.

 
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COMPARISION OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT JUNE 30, 2008 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007

At June 30, 2008 the Company had total assets of $432.5 million compared to total assets of $393.5 million at December 31, 2007, an increase of 9.9%, or $38.9 million.  Loans receivable, net of unearned income increased $4.7 million, or 1.6%, to $305.4 million while total deposits increased $37.8 million, or 12.2%, to $346.3 million at June 30, 2008 from $308.5 million at December 31, 2007.  Additionally, cash and cash equivalents increased $30.3 million to $42.1 million at June 30, 2008, up from $11.8 million at December 31, 2007.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company’s cash and cash equivalents increased by $30.3 million at June 30, 2008 to $42.1 million from $11.8 million at December 31, 2007.  This increase mostly reflects the Company’s increase in federal funds sold of $26.9 million to $30.7 million at June 30, 2008 from $3.8 million at year-end 2007.  The increased balance in federal funds sold is the result of the Company’s deposit growth outpacing loan growth in the first half of 2008.  The Company intends to use the cash and cash equivalents to fund future loan demand and purchase securities.

Securities Portfolio and Trading Securities - The Company’s securities, available for sale, at fair value, increased $142 thousand from $48.4 million at December 31, 2007 to $48.5 million at June 30, 2008.  During the first six months of 2008 the Company purchased $11.3 million in new available for sale securities, $3.5 million in available for sale securities matured, $5.2 million were sold or called and $1.7 million were repaid.  As of June 30, 2008 trading securities balances decreased $155 thousand to $14.1 million due to the net effect of $4.7 million in new security purchases, $3.2 million in sales or calls, $1.7 million in paydowns and net amortization expenses offset by $21 thousand in holding gains on trading securities.

Balances in state and municipal tax-exempt securities, at fair value, decreased $2.3 million to $21.1 million from $23.4 million at December 31, 2007 as balances in taxable securities, at fair value, increased $2.5 million to $27.4 million at June 30, 2008.  This shift from tax-exempt to taxable security balances was the result of realizing net gains on the sale of municipal securities, while increasing the taxable securities balance to fulfill collateral requirements.

The carrying value of the available for sale portfolio at June 30, 2008 includes a net unrealized loss of $830 thousand, reflected as an accumulated other comprehensive loss of $498 thousand in stockholders’ equity, net of a deferred income tax asset of $332 thousand.  This compares with an unrealized gain at December 31, 2007 of $25 thousand, shown as an accumulated other comprehensive gain of $15 thousand in stockholders’ equity, net of a deferred income tax liability of $10 thousand.  Management considers the unrealized gains and losses to be temporary and primarily resulting from changes in the interest rate environment. The securities portfolio contained no high-risk securities or derivatives as of June 30, 2008.  There were no held to maturity securities at June 30, 2008 or December 31, 2007.

Loans - The loan portfolio comprises the largest part of the Company's earning assets. Total loans receivable, net of unearned income, at June 30, 2008 increased $4.7 million to $305.4 million from $300.6 million at year-end 2007.  The balance in loans secured by non-residential property accounts for 51.5% of the Company’s total loan portfolio and increased $2.8 million, to $157.3 million at June 30, 2008 from $154.6 million on December 31, 2007.  The largest percentage increase during this six month period was in one to four family residential mortgage loans which increased 10.8%, or $7.6 million, from $70.6 million at December 31, 2007 to $78.2 million at June 30, 2008.   During the first six months of 2008, the Company decreased its construction and land development loans $6.0 million, or 14.2%, to $36.0 million from $42.0 million at December 31, 2007, as $3.4 million in these loan balances were transferred to foreclosed real estate properties.

The increase in loans was funded during the first six months of 2008 by an increase in deposits.  The loan to deposit ratios at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 were 86.8% and 95.8%, respectively.

 Loan and Asset Quality - Total non-performing assets, which include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days and still accruing, restructured loans and foreclosed real estate owned (“OREO), increased by $724 thousand to $13.6 million at June 30, 2008 from $12.9 million at year end 2007. The Company’s non-accrual loans decreased $2.7 million to $9.6 million at June 30, 2008 from $12.3 million at December 31, 2007.  Foreclosed real estate at June 30, 2008 increased to $3.4 million and consisted of two parcels of real estate, from no OREO properties at December 31, 2007. The non-accrual loans at June 30, 2008 primarily consist of loans which are collateralized by real estate.  The Company had $576 thousand and $554 thousand in restructured loans and loans past due over 90 days and still accruing at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

 
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The Company seeks to actively manage its non-performing assets.  In addition to active monitoring and collecting on delinquent loans, management has an active loan review process for customers with aggregate relationships of $500,000 or more if the credit(s) are unsecured or secured, in whole or substantial part, by collateral other than real estate and $1,000,000 or more if the credit(s) are secured in whole or substantial part by real estate.  During the first quarter of 2008 the Company has brought the credit review process in-house through the hiring of a credit review officer.

Management continues to monitor the Company’s asset quality and believes that the non-performing assets are adequately collateralized and anticipated material losses have been adequately reserved for in the allowance for loan losses.  However, given the uncertainty of the current real estate market additional provisions for losses may be deemed necessary in future periods.  In addition the Company does not invest in sub prime investments or loans.  The following table provides information regarding risk elements in the loan portfolio at each of the periods presented:


(Dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Non-accrual loans
  $ 9,566     $ 12,301  
Non-accrual loans to total loans
    3.13 %     4.09 %
Non-performing assets
  $ 13,579     $ 12,864  
Non-performing assets to total assets
    3.14 %     3.35 %
Allowance for loan losses as a % of non-performing loans
    47.63 %     39.96 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    1.58 %     1.71 %


Allowance for Loan Losses - The allowance is allocated to specific loan categories based upon management’s classification of problem loans under the bank’s internal loan grading system and to pools of other loans that are not individually analyzed.  Management makes allocations to specific loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows or the fair value of the underlying collateral for impaired loans and to other classified loans based on various credit risk factors.  These factors include collateral values, the financial condition of the borrower and industry and current economic trends.

Allocations to commercial loan pools are categorized by commercial loan type and are based on management’s judgment concerning historical loss trends and other relevant factors.  Installment and residential mortgage loan allocations are made at a total portfolio level based on historical loss experience adjusted for portfolio activity and current conditions.  Additionally, all other delinquent loans are grouped by the number of days delinquent with this amount assigned a general reserve amount.

At June 30, 2008, the total allowance for loan losses was $4.8 million, a decrease of $309 thousand from the $5.1 million at December 31, 2007.  The total provision for loan losses was $290 thousand and there were $627 thousand in charge-offs and $27 thousand in recoveries for the first six months of 2008.  A charge-off for $454 thousand was taken on one loan with a balance of $3.4 million upon transfer to foreclosed real estate at its fair value of $3.0 million.  The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.58% at June 30, 2008 and 1.71% at December 31, 2007.
 
Management regularly assesses the adequacy of the loan loss reserve in relation to credit exposure associated with individual borrowers, overall trends in the loan portfolio and other relevant factors, and believes the reserve is adequate for each of the periods presented.  Additional provisions for losses may be deemed necessary in future periods due to the uncertainty of current trends in the real estate market.

Deposits - Total deposits increased $37.8 million, or 12.2%, from $308.5 million at December 31, 2007 to $346.3 million at June 30, 2008.  The Company’s total non-interest bearing deposits increased $7.1 million to $43.8 million at June 30, 2008 from $36.6 million at December 31, 2007 and interest-bearing deposits increased $30.6 million to $302.5 million at June 30, 2008 from $271.9 million at December 31, 2007.  In February of 2008 the Company began offering a promotional rate on a savings deposit product which must be opened in conjunction with a checking account.  The focus of the promotion was to attract banking relationships with lower-costing core deposits and reduce the Company’s dependency on higher priced time deposits.  As of June 30, 2008 the savings account promotion has brought in approximately $32.0 million in new deposits to the Company.   Total savings account balances have increased $64.5 million, or 176.1%, to $101.2 million at June 30, 2008 from $36.7 million on December 31, 2007, while NOW, money market and time deposit balances have decreased a combined $33.9 million, as depositors transferred balances into the new promotional savings account.

 

 
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Included in time deposit balances at June 30, 2008 are $533 thousand in brokered time deposits, a decrease of $966 thousand from $1.5 million at December 31, 2007.  As a participant with a third party service provider, the Company can either buy, sell or reciprocate balances of time deposits in excess of a single bank’s FDIC insurance coverage with one or more other banks, to ensure that the entire deposit is insured. This permits the Company to obtain time deposits, as an alternate source of funding, when the need arises.  Management continues to monitor the shift in deposits through its Asset/Liability Committee.

Borrowings - Borrowings consist of long-term advances and a repurchase agreement from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”).  The advances are secured under terms of a blanket collateral agreement by a pledge of qualifying investment securities and certain mortgage loans and the repurchase agreement is secured by selected investment securities held at the FHLB.  As of June 30, 2008, the Company had $36.2 million in borrowings at a weighted average interest rate of 4.09%, compared to $35.2 million in borrowings at an average rate of 4.30% at December 31, 2007.  The advances total $30.0 million, all with quarterly convertible options, that allow the FHLB to change the note rate to a then current market rate.  In November of 2005, the Company entered into a $3.2 million amortizing advance that matures on November 3, 2010 at a rate of 5.00%.  A one year $3.0 million repurchase agreement was entered into in March of 2008 at a rate of 2.24%, replacing a matured $2.0 million repurchase agreement at 5.15%, lowering the weighted average rate on borrowings by 21 basis points.

Junior Subordinated Debentures - On June 28, 2007, the Company raised an additional $12.5 million in capital through the issuance of junior subordinated debentures to a non-consolidated statutory trust subsidiary.  The subsidiary in turn issued $12.5 million in variable rate capital trust pass through securities to investors in a private placement.  The interest rate is based on the three-month LIBOR plus 144 basis points and adjusts quarterly.  The rate at June 30, 2008 was 4.22%.  The capital securities are redeemable by Sussex Bancorp during the first five years at a redemption price of 103.5% of par for the first year and thereafter on a sliding scale down to 100% of par on or after September 15, 2012 in whole or in part or earlier if the regulatory capital or tax treatment of the securities is substantially changed.  The proceeds of these trust preferred securities which have been contributed to the Bank are included in the Bank’s capital ratio calculations and treated as Tier I capital.

In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51”, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Sussex Capital Trust II, is not included in our consolidated financial statements.

Equity -  Stockholders' equity, inclusive of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes, was $34.6 million at June 30, 2008, an increase of $120 thousand over the $34.4 million at year-end 2007.  Stockholders' equity increased due to $996 thousand in net income earned in the first six months of 2008, $34 thousand from the exercise of stock options and $44 thousand through the compensation expense of stock options, restricted stock and the tax benefit of stock options exercised.  These changes were offset by a $5 thousand decrease in common stock due to the purchase and retirement of treasury shares, cash dividends paid of $436 thousand and an unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of income tax, of $513 thousand.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

It is management’s intent to fund future loan demand with deposits and maturities and pay downs on investments.  In addition, the Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and as of June 30, 2008, had the ability to borrow up to $72.8 million against selected mortgages and investment securities as collateral for borrowings.  At June 30, 2008, the Bank had outstanding borrowings with the FHLBNY totaling $36.2 million.  The Bank also has available an overnight line of credit and a one-month overnight repricing line of credit, each in an amount of $35.5 million at the Federal Home Loan Bank and an overnight line of credit in the amount of $4.0 million at the Atlantic Central Bankers Bank.

At June 30, 2008, the amount of liquid assets remained at a level management deemed adequate to ensure that contractual liabilities, depositors’ withdrawal requirements, and other operational customer credit needs could be satisfied.  At June 30, 2008, liquid investments totaled $42.1 million and all mature within 30 days.

At June 30, 2008, the Company had $48.5 million of securities classified as available for sale.  Of these securities, $30.8 million had $959 thousand of unrealized losses and therefore are not available for liquidity purposes because management’s intent is to hold them until market price recovery

The Bank's regulators have implemented risk based guidelines which require banks to maintain Tier I capital as a percent of risk-adjusted assets of 4.0% and Tier II capital as of risk-adjusted assets of 8.0% at a minimum.  The Bank meets the well-capitalized regulatory standards applicable to it.  At June 30, 2008, the Bank's Tier I and Tier II capital ratios were 9.48% and 10.73%, respectively. The Company also maintained $42.1 million in cash and cash equivalents which could be contributed to the Bank as capital.

 
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In addition to the risk-based guidelines, the Bank's regulators require that banks which meet the regulators' highest performance and operational standards to maintain a minimum leverage ratio (Tier I capital as a percent of tangible assets) of 4.0%.  As of June 30, 2008, the Bank had a leverage ratio of 7.69%.

The Company has no investment or financial relationship with any unconsolidated entities that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on liquidity or the availability of capital resources, except for the junior subordinated debentures of Sussex Capital Trust II.  The Company is not aware of any known trends or any known demands, commitments, events or uncertainties, which would result in any material increase or decrease in liquidity.  Management believes that any amounts actually drawn upon can be funded in the normal course of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - The Company’s financial statements do not reflect off-balance sheet arrangements that are made in the normal course of business.  These off-balance sheet arrangements consist of unfunded loans and letters of credit made under the same standards as on-balance sheet instruments.  These unused commitments, at June 30, 2008 totaled $61.7 million and consisted of $28.6 million in commitments to grant commercial real estate, construction and land development loans, $12.3 million in home equity lines of credit, and $20.9 million in other unused commitments.  These instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because many of them will expire without being drawn upon, they do not generally present any significant liquidity risk to the Company.  Management believes that any amounts actually drawn upon can be funded in the normal course of operations.


IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature.  As a result, the level of interest rates has a more significant impact on a financial institution’s performance than effects of general levels of inflation.  Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or change with the same magnitude as the price of goods and services, which prices are affected by inflation.  Accordingly, the liquidity, interest rate sensitivity and maturity characteristics of the Company’s assets and liabilities are more indicative of its ability to maintain acceptable performance levels.  Management of the Company monitors and seeks to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes by attempting to match the maturities of assets and liabilities to gap, thus seeking to minimize the potential effect of inflation.


Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not applicable


Item 4 (T) - Controls and Procedures

(a)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are, as of the end of the period covered by this report, effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings.

Management of Sussex Bancorp ( the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13A-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board of Directors as to the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements, errors or fraud. Also, projections of any evaluations of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 
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(b)  Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Not applicable


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

The Company and the Bank are periodically involved in various legal proceedings as a normal incident to their businesses.  In the opinion of management, except as described below, no material loss is expected from any such pending lawsuit.

In connection with a non-performing asset with a current balance of $3.3 million, the Bank has initiated a foreclosure and collection proceeding. The borrower and the guarantor, who are related parties, have asserted various counterclaims against the Bank, claiming, among other things, that they were coerced into signing loan modifications and that the Bank has breached its obligations under the loan agreements. As is permitted under New Jersey law, the claimants have not made demand for any specific amount of damages. The Bank believes the claims are wholly without merit, and the counterclaims have been dismissed in the foreclosure proceeding, although they are still at issue in the collection action. The Bank intends to vigorously defend the counterclaims in the collection action and pursue the foreclosure and collection actions.


Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On April 16, 1999 the Company announced a stock repurchase plan whereby the Company may purchase up to 50,000 shares of outstanding stock.  There is no expiration date to this plan.  On April 27, 2005, the Company’s Board increased this plan to 100,000 shares; on April 19, 2006 to 150,000 shares and on August 23, 2007 to 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  There were no stock repurchases during the second quarter of 2008 and as of June 30, 2008, 184,797 shares had been purchased as part of the plan and 65,203 shares were left to be purchased under the plan.


Item 3 - Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable


Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 23, 2008, the Registrant held its annual meeting of shareholders to elect members of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Nominees for election to the Board of Directors received the following votes:

Nominees:
For
Withhold Authority
Patrick Brady
2,206,763
156,582
Edward Leppert
2,206,620
156,725
Richard Scott
2,180,296
183,049
Timothy Marvil
2,200,540
162,805


Item 5 - Other Information

Not applicable
 


 
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Item 6 - Exhibits

Number
Description
31.1
Certification of Donald L. Kovach pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Candace A. Leatham pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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


 
SUSSEX BANCORP
   
 
By: /s/ Candace A. Leatham
 
CANDACE A. LEATHAM
 
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: August 13, 2008


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