| UNITED STATES | |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C.20549 | |
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FORM 10-Q | |
| (Mark One) | |
| [X] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 | |
| [ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the transition period from ____________________ to ___________________ | |
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Commission File Number: 000-50362 |
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RAINIER PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Washington (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
87-0700148 (I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number) |
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| 3700 Pacific Highway East, Suite 200,
Fife, Washington 98424 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
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| (253) 926-4000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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| Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. |
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| (1) Yes . No X. * | |
| (2) Yes .. No X. * |
| Indicate by check whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). | |
| Yes . No X. * |
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
| Title of class: Common stock, no par value |
As of September 30, 2003
No shares* |
* The registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 was declared effective on August 12, 2003. As of September 30, 2003, the registrant had conducted no business except the offering of shares in connection with its subsidiary financial institution's, Rainier Pacific Savings Bank, conversion from mutual to stock form. As of October 20, 2003, the registrant had 8,442,840 outstanding shares of common stock.
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RAINIER PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Table of Contents
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PART 1 - |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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ITEM 1 - |
Financial Statements. Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") was formed to serve as the stock holding company for Rainier Pacific Savings Bank (the "Bank") pursuant to the Bank's mutual-to-stock conversion. As of September 30, 2003, the Bank had not completed its conversion, and accordingly, the Company had not yet issued any stock, had no assets or liabilities, and had not conducted any business other than that of an organizational nature. On October 20, 2003, the Company's offering closed and 7,935,000 shares were sold at $10.00 per share, with an additional 507,840 shares issued to the Rainier Pacific Foundation. Please see "PART II - OTHER INFORMATION, ITEM 2 - Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds" of this quarterly report for the pro forma impact of the conversion. For a further discussion of the Company's formation and operations, see the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File Number 333-106349), initially filed on June 20, 2003 and declared ef fective on August 12, 2003. Based upon the foregoing, the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements filed as a part of this quarterly report are those of Rainier Pacific Savings Bank and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Support Systems, Inc., as follows: |
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as |
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of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 |
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Consolidated Statements of Income |
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for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 |
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Selected Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements |
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ITEM 2 - |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of |
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Operations: |
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Forward-Looking Statements |
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Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 |
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Comparison of Operating Results |
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for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 |
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Comparison of Operating Results |
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for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources |
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ITEM 3 - |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
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ITEM 4 - |
Controls and Procedures |
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PART II - |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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ITEM 1 - |
Legal Proceedings |
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ITEM 2 - |
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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ITEM 3 - |
Defaults upon Senior Securities |
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ITEM 4 - |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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ITEM 5 - |
Other Information |
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ITEM 6 - |
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K |
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SIGNATURES |
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RAINIER PACIFIC SAVINGS BANK AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(Unaudited)
Dollars In Thousands
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September 30, |
December 31, |
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2003 |
2002 |
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ASSETS |
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ASSETS: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 9,440 |
$ 8,564 |
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Interest-bearing deposits with banks |
163,469 |
49 |
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Securities available-for-sale |
76,087 |
52,502 |
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Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $145,566 at |
145,835 |
49,495 |
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September 30, 2003 and $51,219 at |
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December 31, 2002 |
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Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
11,087 |
8,006 |
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Loans |
443,548 |
366,420 |
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Less allowance for loan losses |
(7,538) |
(6,084) |
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Loans, net |
436,010 |
360,336 |
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Premises and equipment, net |
13,889 |
13,221 |
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Accrued interest receivable |
3,480 |
2,647 |
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Other assets |
7,788 |
4,637 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
$ 867,085 |
$ 499,457 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES: |
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Deposits |
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Non-interest bearing |
$ 31,628 |
$ 24,700 |
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Interest-bearing |
613,389 |
264,760 |
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Total Deposits |
645,017 |
289,460 |
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Borrowed funds |
165,550 |
156,793 |
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Corporate drafts payable |
4,352 |
2,837 |
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Deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction |
1,069 |
1,219 |
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Accrued compensation and benefits |
2,927 |
3,133 |
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Other liabilities |
5,098 |
3,803 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
824,013 |
457,245 |
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EQUITY: |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
57 |
828 |
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Retained earnings |
43,015 |
41,384 |
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TOTAL EQUITY |
43,072 |
42,212 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
$ 867,085 |
$ 499,457 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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RAINIER PACIFIC SAVINGS BANK AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
Dollars In Thousands, Except Earnings Per Share
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Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
September 30, |
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2003 |
2002 |
2003 |
2002 |
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INTEREST INCOME |
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Loans |
$ 7,609 |
$ 7,134 |
$ 22,300 |
$ 20,876 |
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Securities available-for-sale |
926 |
741 |
2,514 |
2,448 |
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Securities held-to-maturity |
1,199 |
688 |
2,427 |
2,150 |
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Interest-bearing deposits |
66 |
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77 |
11 |
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Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends |
134 |
117 |
379 |
311 |
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Total interest income |
9,934 |
8,681 |
27,697 |
25,796 |
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INTEREST EXPENSE |
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Deposits |
991 |
1,234 |
3,225 |
4,756 |
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Borrowed funds |
1,804 |
1,668 |
5,186 |
4,483 |
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Total interest expense |
2,795 |
2,902 |
8,411 |
9,239 |
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Net interest income |
7,139 |
5,779 |
19,286 |
16,557 |
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PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES |
1,200 |
825 |
3,300 |
2,325 |
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses |
5,939 |
4,954 |
15,986 |
14,232 |
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NON-INTEREST INCOME |
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Deposit service fees |
854 |
937 |
2,605 |
2,670 |
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Loan service fees |
270 |
253 |
759 |
731 |
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Insurance service fees |
144 |
156 |
459 |
472 |
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Investment service fees |
124 |
131 |
437 |
498 |
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Gain on sale of securities, net |
131 |
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130 |
151 |
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Gain on sale of loans, net |
173 |
1,226 |
1,055 |
1,383 |
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Gain on sale of premise and equipment, net |
50 |
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142 |
143 |
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Other operating income |
12 |
38 |
45 |
52 |
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Total non-interest income |
1,758 |
2,796 |
5,632 |
6,100 |
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE |
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Compensation and benefits |
3,517 |
2,828 |
9,834 |
8,099 |
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Office operations |
851 |
734 |
2,460 |
2,105 |
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Occupancy, net |
326 |
279 |
890 |
822 |
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Loan servicing |
69 |
44 |
191 |
159 |
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Outside and professional services |
1,600 |
651 |
3,541 |
1,604 |
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Marketing |
258 |
281 |
844 |
707 |
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Other operating expenses |
456 |
384 |
1,414 |
1,174 |
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Total non-interest expense |
7,077 |
5,201 |
19,174 |
14,670 |
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX |
620 |
2,549 |
2,444 |
5,662 |
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INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
205 |
874 |
814 |
1,937 |
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NET INCOME |
$ 415 |
$ 1,675 |
$ 1,630 |
$ 3,725 |
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EARNINGS PER SHARE |
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Basic |
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Diluted |
n/a |
n/a |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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RAINIER PACIFIC SAVINGS BANK AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Dollars In Thousands
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITES |
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Net income |
$ 1,630 |
$ 3,725 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from |
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operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
1,104 |
934 |
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Provisions for loan losses |
3,300 |
2,325 |
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Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends |
(379) |
(311) |
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Gain on sale of securities, net |
(130) |
(151) |
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Gain on sale of premises and equipment |
(142) |
(143) |
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Gain on sale of loans, net |
(1,055) |
(1,383) |
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Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accrued interest receivable |
(833) |
408 |
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Other assets |
(2,756) |
(1,202) |
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Corporate drafts payable |
1,515 |
893 |
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Other liabilities and deferred credits |
(206) |
(144) |
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Other, net |
1,294 |
1,666 |
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Net cash from operating activities |
3,342 |
6,617 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Activity in securities available-for-sale: |
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Sales, maturities, prepayments, and calls |
47,495 |
73,854 |
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Purchases |
(72,164) |
(68,253) |
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Maturities, prepayments, and calls |
23,928 |
4,867 |
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Purchases |
(120,220) |
(6,080) |
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Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
(2,702) |
(1,403) |
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Increase in loans, net |
(109,377) |
(83,493) |
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Proceeds from sales of loans |
31,458 |
57,142 |
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Purchases of premises and equipment |
(1,778) |
(2,985) |
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Increase in interest-bearing deposits with banks |
(163,420) |
(143) |
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Net cash from investing activities |
(366,780) |
(26,494) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Net increase (decrease) in deposits |
355,557 |
(26,787) |
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Net increase in borrowed funds |
8,757 |
48,363 |
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Net cash from financing activities |
364,314 |
21,576 |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH |
876 |
1,699 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVELENTS, beginning of year |
8,564 |
7,085 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVELENTS, at end of period |
$ 9,440 |
$ 8,784 |
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RAINIER PACIFIC SAVINGS BANK AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(Unaudited)
Dollars In Thousands
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30 |
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2003 |
2002 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW |
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INFORMATION |
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Cash payments for: |
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Interest |
$ 8,466 |
$ 9,142 |
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Income taxes |
$ 1,881 |
$ 1,345 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, |
$ (769) |
$ 762 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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RAINIER PACIFIC SAVINGS BANK AND SUBSIDIARY
SELECTED NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2003
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements presented in this quarterly report include the accounts of Rainier Pacific Savings Bank and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Support Systems, Inc. The financial statements of Rainier Pacific Savings Bank and Subsidiary (the "Bank") have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and predominant practices followed by the financial services industry, and are unaudited. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. In the opinion of the Bank's management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods included herein have been made. The consolidated statement of financial condition of the Bank as of December 31, 2002 has been derived from the audited consolidated statement of financial condition of the Bank as of tha t date. The results of operations for the three-months and nine-months ended September 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be anticipated for the year ending December 31, 2003.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Bank's annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. Therefore, these consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with a reading of the financial statements and notes included in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File Number 333-106349) , as amended, initially filed on June 20, 2003, and declared effective on August 12, 2003 ("Registration Statement"). Certain amounts in the 2002 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 presentation.
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. Changes in these estimates and assumptions are considered reasonably possible and may have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and thus actual results could differ from the amounts reported and disclosed herein. The Bank considers the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting estimate.
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes, and the valuation of real estate or other collateral acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans. In connection with the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of foreclosed or repossessed assets held-for-sale, management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties. At September 30, 2003, there were no material changes in the Company's significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in the Company's Registration Statement.
Note 3 - Mutual-to-Stock Conversion of the Bank
On March 22, 2003, and amended on August 6, 2003, the Board of Directors of the Bank approved a Plan of Conversion (the "Plan") which provides for the conversion of the Bank from a Washington State chartered mutual savings bank to a Washington State chartered stock savings bank pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As part of the conversion, the Plan provides for the concurrent formation of Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") that will own 100% of the common stock of the Bank. On October 20, 2003, the Bank consummated the conversion following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, the approval of the depositors of the Bank eligible to vote on the Plan, and the satisfaction of all other conditions precedent to the conversion.
Upon conversion, the legal existence of the Bank did not terminate and the stock savings bank is a continuation of the mutual bank. The stock bank has, holds, and enjoys the same in its own right as fully and to the same extent as the same was possessed, held, and enjoyed by the mutual bank. The stock savings bank continues to have and succeeds to all the rights, obligations, and relations of the mutual bank.
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In connection with the conversion, the Bank has established a liquidation account in an amount equal to its total net worth as of the latest statement of financial condition appearing in the Registration Statement. The liquidation account will be maintained for the benefit of eligible depositors who continue to maintain their accounts at the Bank after the conversion. The liquidation account will be reduced annually to the extent that eligible depositors have reduced their qualifying deposits. Subsequent increases will not restore an eligible account holder's interest in the liquidation account. In the event of a complete liquidation, each eligible depositor will be entitled to receive a distribution from the liquidation account in an amount proportionate to the current adjusted qualifying balances for accounts then held. The liquidation account balance is not available for payment of dividends.
In connection with the Bank's commitment to its community and pursuant to the plan of conversion, the Company established a charitable foundation, the Rainier Pacific Foundation ("Foundation"), as part of the conversion. In connection with the consummation of the conversion, the Company pledged to donate to the Foundation cash and a number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock in an aggregate amount equal to 8% of the value of the shares of common stock sold in the conversion. On October 20, 2003, the Company donated 507,840 shares in common stock to the Foundation, and in the fourth quarter of 2003 will recognize an expense of $6,348,000 which is equal to the value of the stock at its issuance price of $10.00 per share and the cash pledged to the Foundation. This expense will reduce the Company's earnings and is anticipated result in a loss for the fourth quarter and the year.
The costs related to the mutual-to-stock conversion have been deferred and will be deducted from the proceeds of the shares sold in the offering. As of September 30, 2003, there was approximately $800,000 in conversion costs which were deferred.
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ITEM 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains certain "forward-looking statements" that may be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," and "potential." Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business that are subject to various factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from these estimates, and most other statements that are not historical in nature. These factors include, but are not limited to: general and local economic conditions; changes in interest rates; deposit flows; demand for mortgage, commercial, and other loans; real estate values; competition; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations and the pricing of our produ cts and services.
Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002
General. Deposits increased $355.5 million to $645.0 million at September 30, 2003 from $289.5 million at December 31, 2002. Almost all of the deposit growth was generated through out of state depositor activity related to the Bank's filing of an application to convert from mutual to stock form, and funds deposited into the Bank during the third quarter as a result of the common stock subscription offering that commenced on August 22, 2003. In response to the increase in deposits related to the conversion, and growth within our underlying core business, assets increased $367.6 million, or 73.6%, to $867.1 million at September 30, 2003 from $499.5 million at December 31, 2002. Asset growth was comprised of $75.7 million in our net loan portfolio, $119.9 million in investment securities (including mortgage-backed securities), and $164.3 million in cash and interest-bearing deposits. The increase in total assets was funded by a $356.0 million increase in de posits and an $8.8 million increase in borrowed funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle.
Assets. Throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2003, interest rates remained near historically low levels, and many of the Bank's customers continued to refinance their higher-rate real estate related loans. Our net loan portfolio increased $75.7 million, or 21.0%, to $436.0 million at September 30, 2003 from $360.3 million at December 31, 2002, which was primarily attributable to increases in the real estate loan portfolio. The largest contributors were one-to-four family residential loans which increased $38.8 million, or 44.2%, to $126.6 million from $87.8 million, and nonresidential real estate loans which increased $22.6 million, or 37.6%, to $82.7 million from $60.1 million. Multi-family real estate loans also increased $14.7 million to $89.8 million from $75.1 million, and real estate construction loans increased $7.6 million to $8.4 million from $792,000. These increases in the portfolio were partially offset by a decline in home equit y and consumer loans of $6.4 million, or 4.5%, to $135.0 million from $141.4 million at December 31, 2002.
The increase in total loans outstanding was accompanied by an increase of $1.4 million, or 23.0%, in the allowance for loan losses to $7.5 million at September 30, 2003 from $6.1 million at December 31, 2002. This increase resulted in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans increasing to 1.70% at September 30, 2003 compared to 1.66% at December 31, 2002.
The investment securities portfolio (including mortgage-backed securities) increased $119.9 million, or 117.6%, to $221.9 million at September 30, 2003 from $102.0 million at December 31, 2002. The increase was primarily attributable to a $55.6 million increase in mortgage-backed securities to $108.0 million from $52.4 million, a $14.6 million increase in corporate bonds to $17.9 million from $3.3 million, and an increase in bank trust preferred securities of $8.7 million to $18.7 million from $10.0 million. The Bank also purchased $1.3 million in municipal obligations, which comprised $12.8 million of the investment securities portfolio as of September 30, 2003. U.S. Government agency securities also increased $28.3 million, and totaled $64.7 million at September 30, 2003 from $36.4 million at December 31, 2002.
Fixed assets did not substantially increase from December 31, 2002 to September 30, 2003. However, work on our downtown Tacoma building project and our technology initiative are progressing. As of September 30, 2003, the costs that have been capitalized that are associated with the building project and the technology initiative were $2.8 million and $5.3 million, respectively, reflecting an increase of $600,000 for the building project and $1.9 million for the technology initiative from December 31, 2002. The construction-in-progress amount for the building project will accelerate in the fourth quarter as a result of the Bank's receipt of the necessary building permits and the commencement of the construction phase of the project.
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Deposits. Total deposits increased $355.5 million, or 122.8%, to $645.0 million at September 30, 2003 from $289.5 million at December 31, 2002. The Bank's deposit growth primarily resulted from increased deposits from out of state depositors seeking subscription rights and the influx of subscription offering deposits in connection with the Bank's mutual-to-stock conversion. These deposits led to an increase in interest-bearing deposits of $348.6 million to $613.4 million from $264.8 million, and in non-interest-bearing deposits of $6.9 million, to $31.6 million from $24.7 million at year end.
In addition to segregating deposits between interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing, we measure deposits in two other categories: core and non-core. Core deposits are defined by us as savings accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, money market accounts, and individual retirement accounts. Non-core deposits are defined as certificates of deposit. We consider core deposits as essential to maintaining a favorab