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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 March 31, 2004
 
       
  [  ]   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 0-9756

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware   52-1217953
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(202) 835-4309
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or 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 an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes X .   No __.

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

     
Common Stock, $2.50 par value   28,953,184
(Title of Class)   (Outstanding at March 31, 2004)

Transitional Small Business
Format   Yes __.   No   x   .

 


 

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

                         
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   PAGE NO.
 
Item 1.   Financial Statements        
               
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003
    3  
                         
               
Consolidated Statements of Condition (Unaudited)
March 31, 2004 and 2003 and December 31, 2003
    4  
                         
               
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003
    5  
                         
               
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003
    6  
                         
               
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
    7-16  
                         
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
    17-28  
                         
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk     29-32  
                         
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures     32  
                         
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION        
                         
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings     32  
                         
Item 2.   Change in Securities     33  
                         
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities     33  
                         
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     33  
                         
Item 5.   Other Information     33  
                         
Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K     33  
                         
Signatures          
 
    33  

Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “Riggs” and the “Company” refer to Riggs National Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-UNAUDITED

                 
RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION   THREE MONTHS ENDED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
  MARCH 31,
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)   2004     2003  

 
INTEREST INCOME
               
Interest and Fees on Loans
  $ 39,913     $ 41,769  
Interest and Dividends on Securities Held to Maturity
    1,550         -  
Interest and Dividends on Securities Available for Sale
    16,496       18,971  
Interest on Time Deposits with Other Banks
    1,226       1,329  
Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Reverse Repurchase Agreements
    232       2,184  

 
Total Interest Income
    59,417       64,253  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Interest on Deposits:
               
Savings and NOW Accounts
    139       177  
Money Market Deposit Accounts
    2,372       3,393  
Time Deposits in Domestic Offices
    2,490       5,931  
Time Deposits in Foreign Offices
    1,094       1,402  

 
Total Interest on Deposits
    6,095       10,903  

 
Interest on Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt:
               
Repurchase Agreements and Other Short-Term Borrowings
    2,228       1,237  
FHLB Borrowings and Other Long-Term Debt
    10,005       3,913  

 
Total Interest on Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt
    12,233       5,150  

 
Total Interest Expense
    18,328       16,053  

 
Net Interest Income
    41,089       48,200  
Provision for Loan Losses
      -       926  

 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    41,089       47,274  
NONINTEREST INCOME
               
Trust and Investment Advisory Income
    9,653       9,406  
Service Charges and Fees
    13,015       12,067  
Venture Capital Investment Losses, Net
    (168 )     (2,222 )
Other Noninterest Income
    2,807       2,251  
Securities Gains, Net
    226       4,627  

 
Total Noninterest Income
    25,533       26,129  
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
               
Salaries and Employee Benefits
    31,677       28,466  
Occupancy, Net
    5,665       5,355  
Data Processing Services
    1,669       5,207  
Furniture, Equipment and Software
    3,686       3,060  
Consultants
    918       1,822  
Other Noninterest Expense
    16,722       15,036  

 
Total Noninterest Expense
    60,337       58,946  

 
Income before Taxes and Minority Interest
    6,285       14,457  
Applicable Income Tax Expense
    1,627       4,997  
Minority Interest in Income of Subsidiaries, Net of Taxes
    743       3,531  

 
Net Income
  $ 3,915     $ 5,929  
 
               
EARNINGS PER SHARE-                                            Basic
  $ 0.14     $ 0.21  
Diluted     0.13       0.20  
 
               
DIVIDENDS DECLARED AND PAID PER SHARE
  $ 0.05     $ 0.05  

The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part Of These Statements

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RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION                                          
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION                                          
(UNAUDITED)                           MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,     MARCH 31,  
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)                           2004     2003     2003  

 
ASSETS
                                               
Cash and Due from Banks
          $ 160,274     $ 325,975     $ 122,640  
Federal Funds Sold and Reverse Repurchase Agreements
            136,000         -       670,000  

 
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents
            296,274       325,975       792,640  
 
                                               
Time Deposits with Other Banks
            234,573       287,077       267,348  
Securities Held to Maturity (Fair Value of $52,015 at March 31, 2004
and $115,319 at December 31, 2003)
            49,879       107,891         -  
Securities Available for Sale (at Market Value)
            1,932,389       1,826,818       2,454,165  
Venture Capital Investments
            43,278       43,356       47,192  
 
                                               
Loans
            3,198,622       3,225,154       3,084,225  
Reserve for Loan Losses
            (27,783 )     (28,285 )     (25,797 )

 
Total Net Loans
            3,170,839       3,196,869       3,058,428  
 
                                               
Premises and Equipment, Net
            226,569       226,502       203,072  
Other Assets
            225,474       355,070       214,339  

 
Total Assets
          $ 6,179,275     $ 6,369,558     $ 7,037,184  
 
                                               
LIABILITIES                                
Deposits:
                               
Noninterest-Bearing Demand Deposits
          $ 986,092     $ 673,610     $ 744,803  
Interest-Bearing Deposits:
                               
Savings and NOW Accounts
            276,586       294,546       346,026  
Money Market Deposit Accounts
            2,099,890       2,378,779       2,096,537  
Time Deposits in Domestic Offices
            504,165       585,260       1,739,208  
Time Deposits in Foreign Offices
            281,139       354,037       363,534  

 
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits
            3,161,780       3,612,622       4,545,305  

 
Total Deposits
            4,147,872       4,286,232       5,290,108  
 
                                               
Repurchase Agreements and Other Short-Term Borrowings
            592,451       670,382       493,723  
Other Liabilities
            180,367       127,091       184,275  
FHLB Borrowings and Other Long-Term Debt
            796,693       912,333       428,525  

 
Total Liabilities
            5,717,383       5,996,038       6,396,631  
 
                                               
GUARANTEED PREFERRED BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEFERRABLE INTEREST DEBENTURES
            72,634         -       248,584  

 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                                
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                
Common Stock-$2.50 Par Value
                               
 
    3/31/2004       12/31/2003       3/31/2003                          
   
 
                       
Authorized Shares
    50,000,000       50,000,000       50,000,000                          
Issued Shares
    32,295,505       31,998,260       31,850,006                          
Outstanding Shares
    28,953,184       28,680,138       28,533,918                          
Treasury Shares
    3,342,321       3,318,122       3,316,088       80,739       79,996       79,625  
Additional Paid in Capital
            175,506       174,396       171,245  
Retained Earnings
            202,605       200,131       209,367  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
            2,410       (9,380 )     3,323  
Treasury Stock
            (72,002 )     (71,623 )     (71,591 )

 
Total Shareholders’ Equity
                            389,258       373,520       391,969  

 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
          $ 6,179,275     $ 6,369,558     $ 7,037,184  

The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part Of These Statements

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RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION                                    
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                    
(UNAUDITED)                                    
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)                                    
    COMMON                   ACCUMULATED            
    STOCK   ADDITIONAL           OTHER           TOTAL
    $2.50   PAID IN   RETAINED   COMPREHENSIVE   TREASURY   SHAREHOLDERS'
    PAR   CAPITAL   EARNINGS   INCOME (LOSS)   STOCK   EQUITY

 
Balance, December 31, 2002
  $ 79,530     $ 170,747     $ 204,865     $ 5,468     $ (71,369 )   $ 389,241  
Comprehensive Income:
                                               
Net Income
                    5,929                       5,929  
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax:
                                               
Unrealized Loss on
Securities Available for Sale, Net
of Reclassification Adjustments
                            (1,859 )             (1,859 )
Unrealized Gain on Derivatives,
Net of Reclassification Adjustments
                            483               483  
Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustments
                            (769 )             (769 )
 
                                           
 
 
Total Other Comprehensive Loss
                                            (2,145 )
 
                                           
 
 
Total Comprehensive Income
                                            3,784  
Issuance of Common Stock for
Stock Option Plans-37,984 Shares
    95       498                               593  
Common Stock Repurchase-14,290 shares
                                    (222 )     (222 )
Cash Dividends –
Common Stock, $.05 per Share
                    (1,427 )                     (1,427 )

 
Balance, March 31, 2003
  $ 79,625     $ 171,245     $ 209,367     $ 3,323     $ (71,591 )   $ 391,969  
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 2003
  $ 79,996     $ 174,396     $ 200,131     $ (9,380 )   $ (71,623 )   $ 373,520  
Comprehensive Income:
                                               
Net Income
                    3,915                       3,915  
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:
                                               
Unrealized Gain on
Securities Available for Sale, Net
of Reclassification Adjustments
                            11,065               11,065  
Unrealized Gain on Derivatives,
Net of Reclassification Adjustments
                            301               301  
Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustments
                            424               424  
 
                                           
 
 
Total Other Comprehensive Income
                                            11,790  
 
                                           
 
 
Total Comprehensive Income
                                            15,705  
Issuance of Common Stock for
Stock Option and Award Plans-297,245 Shares
    743       1,646                               2,389  
Repurchase of
Trust Preferred Securities, Net
            (536 )                             (536 )
Common Stock Repurchase-24,199 shares
                                    (379 )     (379 )
Cash Dividends –
Common Stock, $.05 per Share
                    (1,441 )                     (1,441 )

 
Balance, March 31, 2004
  $ 80,739     $ 175,506     $ 202,605     $ 2,410     $ (72,002 )   $ 389,258  

The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part Of These Statements

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RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION      
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS      
(UNAUDITED)      
(IN THOUSANDS)      
    THREE MONTHS ENDED
    MARCH 31,
    2004     2003  

 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net Income
  $ 3,915     $ 5,929  
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash
Provided By Operating Activities:
               
Provision for Loan Losses
            -       926  
Losses on Venture Capital Investments
    168       2,222  
Depreciation Expense and Amortization of Leasehold Improvements
    6,009       4,473  
Net Gains on Sales of Securities Available for Sale
    (226 )     (4,627 )
Decrease (Increase) in Other Assets
    27       (467 )
Increase in Other Liabilities
    52,198       6,501  

 
Total Adjustments
    58,176       9,028  

 
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
    62,091       14,957  

 
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net Decrease (Increase) in Time Deposits with Other Banks
    52,504       (64,081 )
Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Available for Sale
    845,148       2,704,580  
Proceeds from Sales of Securities Available for Sale
    330,789       175,666  
Purchases of Securities Available for Sale
    (1,142,308 )     (2,953,267 )
Purchases of Securities Held to Maturity
    (14,331 )               -  
Purchases of Venture Capital Investments
    (813 )     (897 )
Proceeds from Sale of Venture Capital Investments
    723       901  
Net Decrease (Increase) in Loans
    26,246       (77,942 )
Proceeds from Sale of OREO
    (80 )     504  
Net Increase in Premises and Equipment
    (6,055 )     (5,074 )
Other, Net
    48       (47 )

 
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities
    91,871       (219,657 )

 
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net Increase in Non-Time Deposits
    15,633       6,923  
Net (Decrease) Increase in Time Deposits
    (153,993 )     44,188  
Net Decrease in Short-Term Borrowings
    (88,931 )     (8,649 )
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank and Other Long-Term Borrowings
    50,000       102,000  
Proceeds from the Issuance of Common Stock
    748       593  
Dividend Payments
    (1,441 )     (1,427 )
Repurchase of Common Stock
    (379 )     (222 )
Repurchase of Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests
in Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures
    (5,724 )             -  

 
Net Cash (Used In) Provided By Financing Activities
    (184,087 )     143,406  

 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
    424       (769 )

 
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (29,701 )     (62,063 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
    325,975       854,703  

 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
  $ 296,274     $ 792,640  
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
               
Trade Dated Securities Purchases
  $ 10,003     $ 59,460  
Interest Paid
    11,341       14,131  

The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part Of These Statements

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RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)

NOTE 1.            BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and follow general practice within the banking industry. These principles have been applied on a consistent basis and include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for all of 2004. For comparability, certain prior period amounts may have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

NOTE 2.            CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

As noted above, management of the Company has prepared the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applied on a consistent basis and which follow general practice within the banking industry. Accordingly, management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that it believes to be reasonable based upon the information available. These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net interest income, the provision for loan losses, noninterest income and noninterest expense during the periods presented. Based on its consideration of accounting policies that involve the most complex and subjective estimates and assumptions, as well as its analysis of whether and to what extent such estimates and assumptions will have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, management has identified the following critical accounting policies. Due to uncertainty inherent in these matters, actual results of future operations could differ from the estimates, judgments and assumptions used in applying these critical accounting policies.

Reserve for Loan Losses
The reserve for loan losses is maintained at a level deemed adequate to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio. The determination of the adequacy of the reserve for loan losses is based upon an on-going, analytical review of the loan portfolio. This analysis requires application of judgment, subjective evaluation of economic uncertainties and assessment of business conditions that may change. Because of these and other factors, adjustments to the reserve for loan losses may be required.

The analytical review of the loan portfolio performed to determine the adequacy of the reserve for loan losses includes a review of loans with balances over $250 thousand for impairment, an analysis of historical loss experience by loan type, an evaluation of current economic conditions and other factors considered pertinent to the analysis. Impaired loans are defined as those credits where the Company has determined it probable that all amounts due in accordance with the loan agreements will not be collected or recovered from the disposition of collateral. Impaired loans are generally commercial and financial loans and commercial real estate loans and are usually on non-accrual status. Each impaired loan with an outstanding balance equal to or greater than $250 thousand has a specific, identified loan loss reserve associated with it or has been written down to its estimated net realizable value. Impaired loans do not include groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans with similar collateral characteristics, such as residential mortgage and home equity loans. Loss reserves for these types of loans are established on an aggregate basis using historical loss experience and other factors deemed relevant to the analysis. Balances related to impaired loans for which there are specific reserves are excluded when applying historical loss ratios to determine loan loss reserves.

The specific reserves for impaired loans, if any, are included in the reserve for loan losses. Impaired loans are valued based upon the fair value of the related collateral if the loans are collateral dependent. For all other impaired loans, the specific reserves are based on the present values of expected cash flows discounted at each loan’s initial effective interest rate.

Provisions to the reserve for loan losses are charged against, or credited to, earnings in amounts necessary to maintain an adequate reserve for loan losses. Commercial loans are charged-off when it is determined that they cannot be fully recovered and non-commercial loans are generally charged- off or loan foreclosure proceedings begun upon becoming 120 days delinquent or at such time as permitted by law or other regulations. Recoveries of loans previously charged-off are credited to the reserve for loan losses.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

The Company maintains its reserve for loan losses in accordance with a policy approved by the Board of Directors. The Company has an established methodology for analyzing its reserve for loan losses that includes an internal loan classification policy. The Company periodically evaluates the appropriateness of its loan loss methodology to ascertain that it produces accurate assessments of probable loan losses. Domestic and international loans are subjected to similar review procedures.

While the Company believes its credit monitoring procedures are adequate, credit losses are, however, inherent to the business, and it is possible there may be unidentified losses in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2004 that may become apparent at a later date pursuant to additional internal analysis or pursuant to comment following regulatory examination. The establishment of loan loss reserves for problem credits that are currently unidentified or unanticipated would negatively impact future earnings. A charge, if any is needed, would generally be recorded in the segment in which the loan is recorded.

Venture Capital Investments
Venture capital investments are accounted for at fair value with gains and losses included in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

At March 31, 2004, the Company valued its venture capital portfolio at $43.3 million. This valuation was arrived at using a variety of factors including, but not limited to: market prices, where available, and discounted, if necessary, to reflect trading history, lock-up provisions, lack of market liquidity and other factors; cost, if there is no readily determinable market price and there has not been a material event, such as a follow-on round of financing or strategic sale; a value higher than cost if indicated by additional financing which fulfills certain requirements; an offer to purchase; and analysis and commentary from a fund’s Investment Manager/General Partner. The largest investment in the venture capital portfolio is valued at $3.7 million at March 31, 2004.

Since the Company has no present intention to sell or liquidate the venture capital portfolio, the valuation of venture capital investments is subject to uncertainty in that it does not represent a negotiated value between the Company, as seller, and an independent, willing buyer that has the necessary knowledge and financial ability to complete the purchase. Additionally, if the Company attempted to sell its venture capital portfolio, particularly if it deemed it necessary to liquidate the investments within a short period of time, the actual proceeds from the sale could differ significantly from the recorded carrying value. The market for the type of venture capital investments Riggs holds has since 2000 been impacted by a slow economy, a depressed domestic equity market in which, notwithstanding the recent recovery of stock prices, the values of publicly traded companies have declined. Because of these market conditions, there has been a decline in the number of initial public offerings and acquisitions of private companies by publicly traded firms. The gradual improvement in these sectors has begun to afford the Company better liquidation opportunities and it continues to actively manage the portfolio to maximize current valuations. Although these and other factors have been assessed in determining current values, because of the subjectivity in determining values, it is possible that the Company would experience a loss if it chose to liquidate its venture capital portfolio, particularly if it attempted to do so quickly. The loss, if any, would be recorded in the Riggs Capital Partners segment.

Deferred Taxes
The Company records a provision for income taxes based upon the amount of current taxes payable (or refundable) and the change in net deferred tax assets or liabilities during the year. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax effects of differing carrying values of assets and liabilities for tax and financial statement reporting purposes that will reverse in future periods. When substantial uncertainty exists concerning the recoverability of a deferred tax asset, the carrying value of the asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. Establishing a valuation allowance results in an increase in income tax expense.

Unrealized losses in venture capital operations have resulted in the maintenance of $12.0 million of deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2004. These assets can be utilized to reduce taxes payable on future capital gains but must be utilized within five years of the year in which the loss is realized for tax return purposes. Because of continuing losses in the venture capital portfolio and the lack of current suitability of alternatives to generate capital gains, Riggs has established a valuation allowance of $6.9 million against the deferred tax asset at March 31, 2004. The Company believes that the unreserved deferred tax asset balance of $5.1 million at March 31, 2004, which includes a deferred tax asset related to realized losses of $3.2 million, will be realized through generation of future net capital gains within its venture capital operations or the implementation of alternative business strategies that generate net capital gains. Management has identified several alternative business strategies that could produce sufficient capital gains to allow the unreserved deferred tax asset balance to be realized.

If sufficient net capital gains within the Company’s venture capital operations are not realized in a timely manner, or if business conditions or other factors make it impossible, impractical or imprudent to implement alternative strategies, an additional valuation allowance, resulting in a charge against income for that portion of the deferred tax asset which will not be utilized, will be recorded in the Other segment.

Contingencies
The Company evaluates gain and loss contingencies in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 (Accounting for Contingencies) and, when necessary, FASB Interpretation No. 14 (Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5).

Gain contingencies are not recognized in the financial statements until the gain is realized but the Company does evaluate the need to disclose such contingent gains in the notes to the financial statements. Loss contingencies are categorized as remote, reasonably possible or probable of occurring. Contingent losses for which chances of occurrence are remote are neither recognized nor disclosed in the financial statements. Possible contingent losses are those events which may or may not occur. Reasonably possible loss contingencies are not recorded in the financial statements but, if material, are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. Loss contingencies that are more likely than not to occur are deemed probable of occurring. Probable loss contingencies that are material are recorded as liabilities in the financial statements at the estimated amount of the loss if such loss can be reasonably estimated. If no reasonable estimate of the loss can be made, but a range of possible losses can be reasonably ascertained, the minimum estimated loss will be accrued and the Company describes in its disclosure the remaining loss contingency.

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NOTE 3.            EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share computations are as follows:

                                 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED   THREE MONTHS ENDED
    MARCH 31, 2004

MARCH 31, 2003
    BASIC     DILUTED     BASIC     DILUTED  
    EPS     EPS     EPS     EPS  
   
 
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders
  $ 3,915     $ 3,915     $ 5,929     $ 5,929  
 
                               
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding
    28,845,364       28,845,364       28,528,109       28,528,109  
Weighted-Average Dilutive Effect
of Stock-Based Compensation Plans
    n/a       1,055,682       n/a       437,289  
   
 
Adjusted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding
    28,845,364       29,901,046       28,528,109       28,965,398  
 
                               
Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.14     $ 0.13     $ .21     $ .20  

Approximately 2.4 million and 3.7 million stock options were outstanding at the end of March 2004 and 2003, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of the common shares for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 and, therefore, the effect would be antidilutive. The weighted average exercise price for these options was $20.52 per share and $18.79 per share at the end of the same respective periods.

Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans
At March 31, 2004 the Company had five stock-option plans which are described more fully in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in its 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company accounts for these plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25 (Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees), SFAS 148 (Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement 123) and related interpretations. There is no stock-based compensation expense for these plans reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as all options granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The Company has also awarded time vested and performance based shares. Expense related to time-vested and performance-based stock awards are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 (Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation) to stock-based employee compensation.

                 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)   2004     2003  

 
Net income, as reported
  $3,915     $5,929  
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported
net income, net of related tax effects
    331       210  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined
under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (900 )     (911 )
   
 
Pro forma net income
  $3,346     $5,228  
   
 
 
               
Earnings per share:
               
Basic-as reported
  $0.14     $0.21  
Basic-pro forma
  $0.12     $0.18  
 
               
Diluted-as reported
  $0.13     $0.20  
Diluted-pro forma
  $0.11     $0.18  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

NOTE 4.            OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

                         
    BEFORE -     TAX        
    TAX     (EXPENSE)     NET-OF-TAX  
    AMOUNT     BENEFIT     AMOUNT  

 
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003:
                       
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
  $ (1,183 )   $ 414     $ (769 )
Unrealized Gains on Securities:
                       
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) Arising During Period
    1,767       (618 )     1,149  
Reclassification Adjustment for Gains Realized in Net Income
    (4,627 )     1,619       (3,008 )

 
Net Unrealized Gains on Securities
    (2,860 )     1,001       (1,859 )

 
Unrealized Gains on Derivatives:
                       
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) Arising During Period
    743       (260 )     483  
Reclassification Adjustment for Gains Realized in Net Income
          -           -             -  

 
Net Unrealized Losses on Derivatives
    743       (260 )     483  

 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
  $ (3,300 )   $ 1,155     $ (2,145 )
 
                       
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2004:
                       
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
  $ 652     $ (228 )   $ 424  
Unrealized Losses on Securities:
                       
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) Arising During Period
    17,121       (5,909 )     11,212  
Reclassification Adjustment for Gains Realized in Net Income
    (226 )     79       (147 )

 
Net Unrealized Losses on Securities
    16,895       (5,830 )     11,065  

 
Unrealized Gains on Derivatives:
                       
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) Arising During Period
    463       (162 )     301  
Reclassification Adjustment for Gains Realized in Net Income
          -           -             -  

 
Net Unrealized Gains on Derivatives
    463       (162 )     301  

 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
  $ 18,010     $ (6,220 )   $ 11,790  

Tax (expense) benefit reflects a blended tax rate of 35% for the gain (loss) recorded in the U.S. and 30% for the gain (loss) recorded in the U.K.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) BALANCES

                                 
    FOREIGN     UNREALIZED     UNREALIZED     ACCUMULATED  
    CURRENCY     GAIN (LOSS)     GAIN (LOSS)     OTHER  
    TRANSLATION     ON     ON     COMPREHENSIVE  
    ADJUSTMENTS     SECURITIES     DERIVATIVES     INCOME (LOSS)  

 
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003:
                               
Balance, December 31, 2002
  $ (4,154 )   $ 12,746     $ (3,124 )   $ 5,468  
Period Change
    (769 )     (1,859 )     483       (2,145 )

 
Balance, March 31, 2003
  $ (4,923 )   $ 10,887     $ (2,641 )   $ 3,323  
 
                               

 
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2004:
                               
Balance, December 31, 2003
  $ (2,687 )   $ (5,203 )   $ (1,490 )   $ (9,380 )
Period Change
    424       11,065       301       11,790  

 
Balance, March 31, 2004
  $ (2,263 )   $ 5,862     $ (1,189 )   $ 2,410  

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NOTE 5:            SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that provide diverse products and services within the financial services industry. Riggs has five reportable segments: Banking, International Banking, Treasury, Riggs Capital Partners (venture capital) and Other.

Except for the utilization of funds transfer pricing and cost allocation methodologies, the accounting policies for the segments are substantially the same as those described in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Riggs accounts for intercompany transactions as if the transactions were to third parties under market conditions. Overhead and support expenses are allocated to each operating segment based on number of employees, service usage and other factors relevant to the expense incurred. Geographic financial information is provided in Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Revenue and expense allocation formulas and funds transfer pricing methodologies may change. If necessary, prior periods are restated to reflect material changes in the components of the segments. Prior periods are not restated, however, to reflect changes in revenue and cost allocations or funds transfer pricing methodologies. In addition, revenues and expenses which are unusual or noncontrollable may be reflected in the Other segment, which is consistent with internal financial reporting, if management believes such presentation most accurately represents the remaining operating segments’ performance. Beginning in the first quarter of 2004, the segment previously reported as Riggs & Co. is, due to an organizational realignment, included in the Banking segment. Prior periods have been adjusted to reflect this change.

Reconciliations are provided from the segment totals to the consolidated financial statements. The reconciliations of noninterest income and noninterest expense offset as these items result from intercompany transactions and the reconciliation of total average assets represents the elimination of intercompany transactions.

Following are brief descriptions of the segments:

Banking
The Banking segment provides both community and wholesale banking services. Community banking includes traditional branch banking operations, private banking to high net worth individuals, small business banking, trust and broker-dealer services, mortgage and consumer lending and merchant card services. Wholesale banking provides banking services for middle market and commercial real estate customers, not-for-profit organizations, government contractors and embassy and diplomatic customers. Wholesale banking also provides cash management services, investment management services (through Riggs Investment Advisors) and (through its Multi-Employer Property Trust unit) trustee to a commingled real estate fund.

The Banking segment operations at March 31, 2004 are primarily conducted through 48 branch offices and 145 ATMs in and around Washington, D.C.

International Banking
The International Banking segment includes the Washington-based embassy banking business, the London banking subsidiary, Riggs Bank Europe Ltd. (RBEL) and an Edge Act chartered subsidiary in Miami. Among the services provided are letters of credit, foreign exchange, taking of deposits, private banking and cash management. The International Banking segment also includes an international private-client services division, which has offices in London and in Jersey (Channel Islands), and Riggs Bank & Trust Company (Channel Islands), which provides credit, treasury and investment management services to affluent international clients.

Treasury
The Treasury segment is responsible for asset and liability management throughout the Company including management of the securities portfolio, foreign exchange activities, wholesale funding, overall management of interest rate risk and facilitation of the funds transfer pricing component for segment reporting.

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Riggs Capital Partners
Riggs Capital Partners represent the Company’s venture capital operations, which specialize in equity investments in privately-held high-tech and high-growth companies.

Other
The Other segment consists of unallocated parent company income and expense, net interest income from unallocated equity, long-term debt, trust preferred securities, foreclosed real estate activities and other revenue or expenses not attributable to one of the other segments.

                                                         

 
THREE MONTHS                           RIGGS                     RIGGS  
ENDED           INTERNATIONAL             CAPITAL                     NATIONAL  
MARCH 31, 2004   BANKING     BANKING     TREASURY     PARTNERS     OTHER     RECONCILIATION     CORPORATION  

 
NET INTEREST INCOME
                                                       
Interest Income
  $ 36,403     $ 5,750     $ 17,502     $ 1     $ 5,335     $ (5,574 )   $ 59,417  
Interest Expense
    3,003       4,053       6,496         -       10,350       (5,574 )     18,328  
Funds Transfer Income (Expense)
    2,899       7,715       (10,617 )       -       3                 -  

 
 
                                                       
Net Interest Income (Loss)
    36,299       9,412       389       1       (5,012 )             41,089  
Provision for Loan Losses
      -         -         -         -         -                 -  
   
 
Net Interest Income (Loss) after Provision
  $ 36,299     $ 9,412     $ 389     $ 1     $ (5,012 )   $   -     $ 41,089  
   
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
                                                       
Noninterest Income-External
Customers
  $ 21,651     $ 1,586     $ 1,359     $ (168 )   $ 1,105             $ 25,533  
Intersegment Noninterest Income
    626       1,796         -         -       477       (2,899 )       -  
   
 
Total Noninterest Income
  $ 22,277     $ 3,382     $ 1,359     $ (168 )   $ 1,582     $ (2,899 )   $ 25,533  
   
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                                                       
Direct Depreciation and Amortization
  $ 1,146     $ 285     $ 1     $ 3     $ 2,795             $ 4,230  
Direct Expense
    22,659       8,638       1,104       154       26,451       (2,899 )     56,107  
Overhead and Support
    19,565       4,280       476         -       (24,321 )               -  
   
 
Total Noninterest Expense
  $ 43,370     $ 13,203     $ 1,581     $ 157     $ 4,925     $ (2,899 )   $ 60,337  
   
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes and
Minority Interest
  $ 15,206     $ (409 )   $ 167     $ (324 )   $ (8,355 )   $   -     $ 6,285  
   
 
 
                                                       
Taxes
  $ 5,321     $ 537     $ 59     $   -     $ (4,290 )           $ 1,627  
Minority Interest
      -         -         -       (3 )     746               743  

 
Net Income (Loss)
  $ 9,885     $ (946 )   $ 108     $ (321 )   $ (4,811 )   $   -     $ 3,915  

 

 
Total Average Assets
  $ 3,656,410     $ 648,995     $ 2,411,997     $ 45,501     $ 683,326     $ (1,204,649 )   $ 6,241,580  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

                                                         

 
THREE MONTHS                           RIGGS                     RIGGS  
ENDED           INTERNATIONAL             CAPITAL                     NATIONAL  
MARCH 31, 2003   BANKING     BANKING     TREASURY     PARTNERS     OTHER     RECONCILIATION     CORPORATION  

 
NET INTEREST INCOME
                                                       
Interest Income
  $ 39,848     $ 5,340     $ 22,474     $ 4     $ 8,328     $ (11,741 )   $ 64,253  
Interest Expense
    8,412       4,839       5,014         -       9,529       (11,741 )     16,053  
Funds Transfer Income (Expense)
    7,181       9,431       (18,388 )     (786 )     2,562                  -  
   
 
 
                                                       
Net Interest Income (Loss)
    38,617       9,932       (928 )     (782 )     1,361               48,200  
Provision for Loan Losses
    (1,322 )     399         -         -       (3 )             (926 )
   
 
Net Interest Income (Loss) after Provision
  $ 37,295     $ 10,331     $ (928 )   $ (782 )   $ 1,358     $   -     $ 47,274  
   
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
                                                       
Noninterest Income-External
Customers
  $ 21,525     $ 1,563     $ 5,227     $ (2,185 )   $ (1 )           $ 26,129  
Intersegment Noninterest Income
    1,457       1,750         -         -       520       (3,727 )       -  
   
 
Total Noninterest Income
  $ 22,982     $ 3,313     $ 5,227     $ (2,185 )   $ 519     $ (3,727 )   $ 26,129  
   
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                                                       
Direct Depreciation and Amortization
  $ 1,033     $ 320     $ 3     $ 4     $ 2,335             $ 3,695  
Direct Expense
    26,961       8,173       978       222       22,644       (3,727 )     55,251  
Overhead and Support
    19,085       3,525       747       94       (23,451 )               -  
   
 
Total Noninterest Expense
  $ 47,079     $ 12,018     $ 1,728     $ 320     $ 1,528     $ (3,727 )   $ 58,946  
   
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes and
Minority Interest
  $ 13,198     $ 1,626     $ 2,571     $ (3,287 )   $ 349     $   -     $ 14,457  
   
 
Taxes
  $ 3,833     $ 602     $ 902     $   -     $ (340 )           $ 4,997  
Minority Interest
      -         -         -       (17 )     3,548               3,531  

 
Net Income (Loss)
  $ 9,365     $ 1,024     $ 1,669     $ (3,270 )   $ (2,859 )   $   -     $ 5,929  

 

 
Total Average Assets
  $ 3,453,101     $ 604,930     $ 3,369,373     $ 61,209     $ 788,666     $ (1,501,375 )   $ 6,775,904  

 

NOTE 6:            ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVES

See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10K for a discussion of the Company’s accounting policies related to derivatives.

The Company has the following hedging instruments at March 31, 2004:

Fair Value Hedges - The Company enters into pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swaps to hedge changes in fair value of fixed rate loans attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates. At March 31, 2004 and 2003 Riggs had no fair value hedges.

Cash Flow Hedges - Riggs uses interest rate swaps to hedge its exposure to variability in expected future cash outflows on floating rate liabilities attributable to changes in interest rates. At March 31, 2004, Riggs had 7 such interest rate swaps with a total notional value of $47.2 million compared to 6 swaps with a total notional of $42.7 million at March 31, 2003. The Company also uses foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the foreign exchange risk associated with principal and interest payments on loans denominated in a foreign currency. At March 31, 2004, there were no foreign currency forward contracts compared to 2 such contracts with a total notional value of $7.9 million at March 31, 2003.

For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, there was no impact to Other Noninterest Income in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the ineffective portion of all cash flow hedges.

Gains or losses on derivatives that are reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to income are included in the line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in which the income or expense related to the hedged item is recorded. At March 31, 2004, there are no deferred net losses on derivative instruments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to be reclassified as expense during the next twelve months compared to $15 thousand of deferred net losses at March 31, 2003. The maximum term over which Riggs was hedging its exposure to the variability of cash flows was 15 months as of March 31, 2004 and 27 months as of March 31, 2003.

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The Company uses forward exchange contracts to hedge substantially all of its net investment in a foreign subsidiary. The purpose of this hedge is to protect against adverse movements in currency exchange rates, in this case for pounds sterling. At March 31, 2004, $227 thousand of net losses related to the existing net investment forward exchange contract are included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income compared to $506 thousand of net losses at March 31, 2003. The corresponding notional values for these periods was $77.7 million and $72.0 million, respectively.

As of March 31, 2004 and 2003 the Company had certain derivative instruments used to manage interest rate risk that were not designated to specific hedge relationships. The carrying value of these items is a net liability of $116 thousand and $591 thousand at March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income from these swaps was a gain of $85 thousand for the first three months of 2004 and a loss of $10 thousand for the same period in 2003. At March 31, 2004, Riggs had 8 interest rate contracts and 8 forward contracts with a total notional value of $32.6 million compared to 24 interest rate contracts and 8 forward contracts with a total notional value of $88.5 million at March 31, 2003. These instruments are marked to market through current period earnings.

NOTE 7:     CONSENT ORDER, NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS

In July 2003, the Bank entered into a Stipulation and Consent to the Issuance of a Consent Order and a Consent Order (collectively the Consent Order) with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The provisions of the Consent Order are effective until such time as they are amended, suspended, waived or terminated by the OCC. The Consent Order requires the Bank to take various actions to ensure compliance and improve the monitoring of compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and related rules and regulations (BSA). The Consent Order allows the OCC to take whatever future actions it deems necessary to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities. These actions could include a civil money penalty.

The OCC advised the Bank that primarily as a direct result of its BSA criticisms, it expected to designate the Bank as being in a “troubled condition.” The OCC has now formally advised the Bank that it is designated as being in a “troubled condition.” A bank that is classified as being in a “troubled condition” must have any new director or executive officer approved in advance by the OCC and is subject, along with its holding company, to restrictions on making severance payments to the Bank’s directors, officers and employees under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s “golden parachute rule.”

On March 2, 2004, the OCC advised the Bank that it was considering whether to institute a civil money penalty action against the Bank and that such action would be based upon the OCC’s allegations that the Bank (1) violated the BSA and related rules and regulations, (2) failed to comply with the Consent Order discussed above and (3) failed to implement adequate controls to ensure that the Bank operates in a safe and sound manner with respect to BSA compliance. The amount of the civil money penalty being considered was not specified by the OCC. Many of the regulatory violations alleged by the OCC predate the Consent Order. Under OCC procedures, the Bank is afforded the opportunity to submit information bearing on the appropriate amount of any penalty to be assessed before the imposition of such a penalty. The Bank made its submission to the OCC in April 2004.

Also on March 2, 2004, the Bank was advised by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the United States Department of the Treasury that it was evaluating whether it is appropriate for FinCEN to assess a civil monetary penalty and/or take additional enforcement action against the Bank for alleged apparent willful violations of the BSA and related rules and regulations. FinCEN generally categorizes its concerns as (1) failure to establish and implement an adequate anti-money laundering program, (2) failure to properly prepare and file suspicious activity reports, and (3) failure to file accurate currency transaction reports. The amount of the civil money penalty being considered was not specified by FinCEN. Under FinCEN’s procedures, before it makes a determination as to the existence and willfulness of the Bank’s violations, the Bank is allowed to submit further information that is relevant to FinCENs evaluation of whether a civil money penalty and/or additional enforcement action is warranted for the alleged violations. The Bank made its submission to FinCEN in April 2004.

As also previously disclosed, the OCC and FinCEN are considering the imposition of civil money penalties against Riggs for various BSA related matters. Riggs has now concluded that it is probable that the OCC and FinCEN will seek to impose a civil money penalty against the Bank. Riggs has enquired but to date has not been advised by the OCC or FinCEN of the proposed amount or the potential range of amounts of any such penalty. In accordance with FAS 5 and FIN 14, the Company has considered all information available to determine if an amount or ranges of amounts of a potential penalty can be reasonably estimated. In the absence of such advice from the OCC and FinCEN, the Company believes that there is not a reasonable basis to quantify a specific amount or range of amounts. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2004 no accrual has been recorded. The ultimate amount of any penalty, which is expected to be known in the second quarter, could be material to the financial condition and/or results of operations of the Company. The Bank has been advised by the OCC that it intends to modify the Bank’s existing Consent Order or impose a new Consent Order on the Bank that is intended to enhance the existing enforcement action. The Bank has not been provided with any modification or new order.

The OCC is also continuing to review the involvement of employees, officers and directors of the Bank in connection with its compliance with anti-money laundering laws and regulations and its Consent Order with the OCC and is considering whether to institute a civil money penalty proceeding against such individuals. In connection with that review, the Bank’s directors and certain officers, as well as two former officers, have been afforded the opportunity by the OCC to submit information to the OCC and have done so.

The Federal Reserve has advised Riggs that it will request the Company and Riggs International Banking Corporation, a Miami-based Edge Act corporation subsidiary of the Bank regulated by the Federal Reserve, to enter into an enforcement order. Although Riggs has not been provided with any order, Riggs understands that the enforcement order may include a requirement that the Company obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve prior to declaring and paying dividends, including dividends on its trust preferred securities, and interest at the holding company level. The Federal Reserve has approved Riggs’ first quarter common stock dividend. The entry by Riggs into the enforcement order may, depending upon the terms, result in it being considered to be in a “troubled condition” as well with the same consequences at the holding company level as at the Bank level.

Riggs expects these regulatory actions to increase its costs of doing business but cannot quantify the amount of the increases.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

NOTE 8:            RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Prior to and during the three months ended March 31, 2004 the Company entered into various transactions with officers and directors of the Company and its affiliates as well as with their associates. These transactions were of a similar nature to those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. At March 31, 2004, the Company had $206.2 million of debt payable to Riggs Capital II, an unconsolidated subsidiary.

NOTE 9:            NEW FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

On March 9, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105 (“SAB 105”), Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments. SAB No. 105 provides guidance regarding loan commitments accounted for as derivative instruments, and is effective for quarters beginning April 1, 2004. The Company is currently retaining substantially all of the loans it originates and therefore SAB No. 105 is not expected to have a material impact.

NOTE 10:          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 7, 2004 and April 28, 2004, Company shareholders filed substantially similar purported derivative actions in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against the Company’s Board of Directors. The complaints each allege that the Board violated its fiduciary duties in relation to a variety of matters, including, among others, the compliance by the Bank with various anti-money laundering laws and various aspects of the Bank’s international and embassy businesses. The lawsuits each seek, on behalf of the Company, among other things, monetary damages and certain types of equitable relief.

In light of the changed global risk environment post 9/11 and the Company’s strategy of building its domestic banking business in the growing Greater Washington, D.C. marketplace, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the implementation of management’s plan for substantially reducing Riggs’ risk exposure. The plan involves, among other things, Riggs exiting or selling most of its international banking businesses and focusing its embassy banking relationships on a more select client base. Accordingly, Riggs will pursue a buyer for its London and Channel Islands operations, close its Miami office, sell the corporate aircraft used in support of its international operations, and exit embassy banking accounts that do not meet strict risk-related criteria recently adopted by its Board and management. Riggs said that it expects to substantially curtail its international business activity by the end of the third quarter of 2004, although it expects to maintain the Bank’s London branch, which has assets of approximately $200 million, to service customers who meet Riggs’ risk criteria.

Riggs expects to incur a one-time, pre-tax charge of between approximately $15 million and $21 million in the second quarter of 2004 in connection with exiting or selling these businesses and relationships. In addition, the Company will expense employee severance and retention benefits over the period that the operations are wound down.

Riggs believes that these and previously initiated actions could reduce deposits by up to approximately $1.05 billion, including the previously disclosed approximately $360 million of deposits from a relationship that Riggs terminated, and assets by up to approximately $185 million. The Bank expects to fund this reduction in deposits through its principal sources of liquidity, which consist of its customer deposit base, its portfolio of free (i.e., not pledged as collateral) securities, other liquid assets such as federal funds sold and borrowings under a Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit. The Bank plans to supplement these liquidity sources with the sale of brokered deposits. As of March 31, 2004, the Bank had approximately $937 million of free securities, approximately $371 million in federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and approximately $455 million remaining on its Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit for total liquid assets and lines of approximately $1.76 billion.

The Federal Reserve has advised Riggs that it will request the Company and Riggs International Banking Corporation, a Miami-based Edge Act corporation subsidiary of the Bank regulated by the Federal Reserve, to enter into an enforcement order. Although Riggs has not been provided with any order, Riggs understands that the enforcement order may include a requirement that the Company obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve prior to declaring and paying dividends, including dividends on its trust preferred securities, and interest at the holding company level. The Federal Reserve has approved Riggs’ first quarter common stock dividend being announced today. The entry by Riggs into the enforcement order may, depending upon the terms, result in it being considered to be in a “troubled condition” as well with the same consequences at the holding company level as at the Bank level.

The Bank serves as trustee for the MEPT. The MEPT governing document provides for amendment of the trust. Such amendments may include the naming of a new trustee and subsequent transitioning of the trusteeship from Riggs to another entity. Based on recent conversations with participants in the trust, Riggs has reason to believe that this transition may occur. The transition would result in a reduction of revenue of approximately $8.5 million annually, partially offset by any consideration received and by approximately $2.0 million in annual expense reductions.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

NOTE 11:            NET PERIODIC PENSION COST

The Company’s net periodic costs for the pension plan and postretirement health and life insurance benefits are as follows:

Components of Net Period Benefit Cost
(IN THOUSANDS)

                                 
    RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION
    Three months ended March 31
                    Other Post
    Pension

Retirement Benefits
    2004     2003     2004     2003  
   
 
Service cost
  $ 60     $ 60     $ 122     $ 130  
Interest cost
    1,591       1,580       428       416  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,925 )     (1,964 )       -         -  
Amortization of Transition Amount
      -         -       89       89  
Amortization of prior service cost
    (29 )     (30 )     (531 )     (609 )
Amortization of the net (gain) loss
    1,273       1,329       590       672  
   
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 970     $ 975     $ 698     $ 698  
   
 

The Company did not make any contributions to the pension plan during the three month periods ending March 31, 2004 and 2003. The Company has not yet determined whether it will make a contribution to the pension plan in 2004.

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

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that reflect the Company’s current expectations and projections about future results, performance, prospects and opportunities, and include, without limitation, the references in this 10-Q to earnings from venture capital, implementation of business strategies, hedging activities and the Company’s trust and investment advisory income. The Company has attempted to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “could” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities in 2004 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, certain risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development, growth projections and results of the business. More specifically, these risks include the growth of (or decline in) the economy, changes in credit quality or interest rates, changes in value of venture capital investments in the technology and other sectors, timing of technology enhancements for products and operating systems, the impact of competitive products, services and pricing, customer business requirements, Congressional legislation, regulatory oversight, investigations, general economic conditions-both domestic and international-and similar matters. In addition, the continuing impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and global economy, the possibility of additional attacks, and international political conditions also may be an important factor or make the occurrence of one or more of the aforementioned risks or factors more likely.

Do not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by federal securities law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

OVERVIEW

The following discussion and analysis should be read along with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As noted above, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.

Riggs National Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Company engages in a variety of banking and financial services including community, commercial and international banking, trust and investment management services and venture capital investing. Riggs conducts its activities through five reportable segments: Banking, International Banking, Treasury, Riggs Capital Partners (venture capital) and Other. With the exception of venture capital investing the activities of the Company are conducted through its principal operating subsidiary, Riggs Bank, and its subsidiaries and divisions. Venture capital investing is performed through two subsidiaries of the Company, Riggs Capital Partners and Riggs Capital Partners II.

The Company has 48 branch locations and 145 ATMs in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and a bank in the United Kingdom. It has additional operations or subsidiaries in London (England), Miami (Florida), Jersey (Channel Islands) and Nassau (Bahamas). The Company serves an array of customers including individuals, partnerships, corporations, foundations, not-for-profit organizations and foreign embassies and delegations.

In light of the changed global risk environment post 9/11 and the Company’s strategy of building its domestic banking business in the growing Greater Washington, D.C. marketplace, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the implementation of management’s plan for substantially reducing Riggs’ risk exposure. The plan involves, among other things, Riggs exiting or selling most of its international banking businesses and focusing its embassy banking relationships on a more select client base. Accordingly, Riggs will pursue a buyer for its London and Channel Islands operations, close its Miami office, sell the corporate aircraft used in support of its international operations, and exit embassy banking accounts that do not meet strict risk-related criteria recently adopted by its Board and management. Riggs said that it expects to substantially curtail its international business activity by the end of the third quarter of 2004, although it expects to maintain the Bank’s London branch, which has assets of approximately $200 million, to service customers who meet Riggs’ risk criteria.

Riggs expects to incur a one-time, pre-tax charge of between approximately $15 million and $21 million in the second quarter of 2004 in connection with exiting or selling these businesses and relationships. In addition, the Company will expense employee severance and retention benefits over the period the operations are wound down.

Riggs believes that these and previously initiated actions could reduce deposits by up to approximately $1.05 billion, including the previously disclosed approximately $360 million of deposits from a relationship that Riggs terminated, and assets by up to approximately $185 million. The Bank expects to fund this reduction in deposits through its principal sources of liquidity, which consist of its customer deposit base, its portfolio of free (i.e., not pledged as collateral) securities, other liquid assets such as federal funds sold and borrowings under a Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit. The Bank plans to supplement these liquidity sources with the sale of brokered deposits. As of March 31, 2004, the Bank had approximately $937 million of free securities, approximately $371 million in federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and approximately $455 million remaining on its Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit for total liquid assets and lines of approximately $1.76 billion.

For a discussion of the more significant risk factors that impact Riggs, or could impact Riggs, see Item 7 of the 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly report on form 10Q for a discussion of the Company’s more significant accounting policies and estimates.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company recorded net income of $3.9 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2004 compared to net income of $5.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2003. The decrease in earnings in the first quarter of 2004 was due primarily to decreases in net interest income which decreased $7.1 million. Noninterest income, which decreased $596 thousand year to year, and noninterest expense, which increased from $58.9 million in 2003 to $60.3 million in the current quarter, also contributed to lower earnings. Return on average assets was .25% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared to .35% for the same period a year ago and return on average shareholders’ equity was 4.15% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared to 6.13% for the same period in March 2003.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis (net interest income plus an amount equal to the tax savings on tax-exempt interest) totaled $42.3 million in the first quarter of 2004, a $7.1 million (or 14.4%) decrease from the $49.4 million for the same quarter in 2003. This decrease was attributable to both a decrease in interest income on interest-earning assets and an increase in interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Despite a small increase in the rate earned on earning assets, from 4.30% in 2003 to 4.34% in 2004, interest income on a tax equivalent basis declined $4.8 million, or 7%, in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003. As further discussed below, this decline in interest income is attributable to a $547.1 million decrease in average interest-earning assets from the first quarter of 2003 to the comparable period of 2004. Similarly, and as discussed below, average interest-bearing liabilities also declined from the first quarter of 2003 to the comparable period of 2004. Average first quarter interest-bearing liabilities declined by $438.0 million from 2003 to 2004 while the rate on these liabilities increased from 1.19% to 1.47%.

Net interest income in 2004 compared to 2003 was adversely impacted by a mid-year change in 2003 in the methodology by which the U.S. Treasury compensates financial agent banks, such as Riggs. Prior to July 14, 2003, and therefore including the first quarter of 2003, Riggs as a financial agent bank was compensated by net interest earned on interest-bearing U.S. Treasury deposits. These deposits required collateral to be pledged against the deposits. Hence, for the first quarter of 2003 the methodology by which the U.S. Treasury compensated financial agent banks affected the average balance of interest-earning assets, interest bearing liabilities and, as a result, net interest income. Beginning on July 14, 2003 and through February 28, 2004, Riggs utilized non-interest bearing U.S. Treasury deposits to purchase a non-marketable, U.S. Treasury-issued depositary compensation security (DCS) for the same amount as the U.S. Treasury deposits. The DCS and deposit balances were netted in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and in accordance with FIN 39 (Offsetting of Amount Related to Certain Contracts) and therefore were not included in either average interest-earnings assets or average interest-bearing liabilities during the first quarter of 2004. Effective March 2004, the U.S. Treasury neither maintains funds at Riggs to compensate it as a financial agent bank nor does Riggs hold a U.S. Treasury DCS. Rather, commencing in March 2004, Riggs invoices the U.S. Treasury on a monthly basis for services performed as a financial agent bank. Income earned by Riggs in its capacity as a financial agent bank in the first quarter of 2004 was $2.3 million and is reflected as a component of noninterest income. The average balance of deposits maintained by the U.S. Treasury to compensate Riggs as a financial agent bank during the first quarter of 2003 was approximately $1.13 billion.

During the first quarter of 2003, guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures were reported, net of the amount of these securities which had been repurchased by the Company, as minority interest. Accordingly, the expense of these debentures was included in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the period ended March 31, 2003 as minority interest in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes. During the first quarter of 2003, therefore, these debentures had no impact on the reported net interest income of the Company. On October 1, 2003, however, the Company adopted FIN 46R (Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities) and therefore ceased consolidating Riggs Capital and Riggs Capital II, the business trusts which had issued its Series A and Series C debentures. On April 26, 2004, banking regulators extended its interim rule until July 1, 2004 which allows entities with variable interest entities, including Riggs, to include these variable interest entities in risk-based capital requirement calculations.

Riggs Capital II, the issuer of $200 million of 8.875% Series C debentures, remains an unconsolidated entity at March 31, 2004 and, accordingly, the $206.2 million of Riggs National Corporation (Parent Company) debt payable to Riggs Capital II is a liability to the Company at this date. Interest on this debt for the first quarter of 2004 in the amount of $4.6 million is included in long-term interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income. At March 31, 2004, the Company owned $49.9 million of the Series C debentures which are classified as securities held to maturity on the Consolidated Statements of Condition. The average of Series C debentures owned by the Company during the first quarter of 2004 was $48.8 million and the income earned on these securities was $1.1 million. Therefore the deconsolidation of Riggs Capital II had a $3.5 million adverse impact on net interest income in the quarter ended March 31, 2004 when compared to the first quarter of 2003.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Riggs Capital, the issuer of $150 million of 8.625% Series A debentures, was also deconsolidated upon the adoption of FIN 46R in 2003. In February 2004, however, the Company, which had been acquiring these securities, acquired sufficient Series A debentures so that it owned more than 50% of all such debentures and, accordingly, reconsolidated this entity as the Company is the primary beneficiary of Riggs Capital. As a result, the debt payable by Riggs National Corporation (Parent Company) to Riggs Capital at March 31, 2004 and the related interest expense since reconsolidation have been eliminated in consolidation. Interest expense on this debt which was incurred prior to reconsolidation amounted to $1.1 million and is included in interest expense on long-term debt in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Prior to reconsolidation, the Series A debentures owned by the Company were classified as held to maturity securities in the Consolidated Statements of Condition. These securities had an average balance of $29.9 million for the first quarter of 2004 and $0.5 million of interest income on these securities is included in interest income for the quarter prior to reconsolidation. Therefore the deconsolidation of Riggs Capital had a $0.6 million adverse impact on net interest income in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the comparable quarter of the prior year.

At March 31, 2004, the Series A debentures outstanding are netted against the Series A debentures owned by the Company and reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Condition as guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures.

An analysis of the changes in interest income and expense attributable to volume and rate changes follows:

NET INTEREST INCOME CHANGES (1)

                         
    THREE MONTHS ENDED
    MARCH 31, 2004 VS. 2003
(TAX-EQUIVALENT BASIS)   DUE TO     DUE TO     TOTAL  
(IN THOUSANDS)   RATE     VOLUME     CHANGE  

 
Interest Income:
                       
Loans, Including Fees
  $ (5,175 )   $ 3,205     $ (1,970 )
Securities Available for Sale
    (360 )     (2,001 )     (2,361 )
Securities Held to Maturity
      -       1,550       1,550  
Time Deposits with Other Banks
    (225 )     122       (103 )
Federal Funds Sold and Reverse
Repurchase Agreements
    (365 )     (1,587 )     (1,952 )

 
Total Interest Income
    (6,125 )     1,289       (4,836 )
 
                       
Interest Expense:
                       
Interest-Bearing Deposits
    (2,671 )     (2,137 )     (4,808 )
Repurchase Agreements and Other
Short-Term Borrowings
    475       516       991  
FHLB Borrowings and Other Long-Term Debt
    937       5,155       6,092  

 
Total Interest Expense
    (1,259 )     3,534       2,275  

 
Net Interest Income
  $ (4,866 )   $ (2,245 )   $ (7,111 )

(1) -   The dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to changes in rate/volume (change in rate multiplied by change in volume) has been allocated between rate and volume variances based on the percentage relationship of such variances to each other. Income and rates are computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a Federal income tax rate of 35% and local tax rates as applicable.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

An analysis of the changes in the Company’s average Statements of Condition and changes to its margin for the quarters ended March 31 follows:

                                                 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED   THREE MONTHS ENDED
    MARCH 31, 2004
  MARCH 31, 2003
(TAX-EQUIVALENT BASIS) (1)   AVERAGE     INCOME/             AVERAGE     INCOME/        
(IN THOUSANDS)   BALANCE     EXPENSE     RATE     BALANCE     EXPENSE     RATE  

 
ASSETS
                                               
Loans (2)
  $ 3,229,263     $ 41,016       5.11 %   $ 3,006,181     $ 42,986       5.80 %
Securities Held to Maturity
    77,764       1,550       8.02         -         -         -  
Securities Available for Sale (3)
    1,978,569       16,610       3.38       2,230,124       18,971       3.45  
Time Deposits with Other Banks
    243,763       1,226       2.02       223,126       1,329       2.42  
Federal Funds Sold and Reverse Repurchase Agreements
    93,000       232       1.00       710,000       2,184       1.25  

 
Total Earning Assets and Average Rate Earned (5)
    5,622,359       60,634       4.34       6,169,431       65,470       4.30  
Reserve for Loan Losses
    (28,233 )                     (25,608 )                
Cash and Due from Banks
    176,250                       167,005                  
Other Assets
    471,204                       465,076                  

 
Total Assets
  $ 6,241,580                     $ 6,775,904                  
 
                                               
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                               
Interest-Bearing Deposits
  $ 3,570,812     $ 6,095       0.69 %   $ 4,607,395     $ 10,903       0.96 %
Repurchase Agreements and Other Short-Term Borrowings
    608,912       2,228       1.47       450,128       1,237       1.11  
FHLB Borrowings and Other Long-Term Debt
    835,335       10,005       4.82       395,503       3,913       4.01  

 
Total Interest-Bearing Funds and Average Rate Paid
    5,015,059       18,328       1.47       5,453,026       16,053       1.19  
Demand Deposits (4)
    642,027                       557,074                  
Other Liabilities
    124,629                       124,874                  
Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests in Junior
Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures
    80,769                       248,584                  
Shareholders’ Equity
    379,096                       392,346                  

 
Total Liabilities, Minority Interest and
Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 6,241,580                     $ 6,775,904                  

 
NET INTEREST INCOME AND SPREAD
          $ 42,306       2.87 %           $ 49,417       3.11 %

 
NET INTEREST MARGIN ON EARNING ASSETS
                    3.03 %                     3.25 %

(1) -   Income and rates are computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a Federal income tax rate of 35% and local tax rates as applicable.
(2) -   Loans held for sale and nonperforming loans are included in average balances used to determine rates.
(3) -   The averages and rates for the securities available for sale portfolio are based on amortized cost.
(4) -   Demand deposit balances for all periods presented exclude certain accounts transferred to the money market classification to reduce the level of deposit reserves required.
(5) -   Includes loans held for sale but excludes venture capital investments.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

The composition of average earning assets and average interest-bearing liabilities is as follows:

                 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED
    MARCH 31,
    2004     2003  

 
Total Loans
    58 %     49 %
Securities Available for Sale
    35       36  
Securities Held to Maturity
    1         -  
Time Deposits with Other Banks
    4       4  
Federal Funds Sold &
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
    2       11  

 
Total Average Earning Assets
    100 %     100 %

 

 
Interest-Bearings Deposits
    71 %     84 %
Repurchase Agreements &
Other Short-Term Borrowings
    12       9  
Long-Term Debt
    17       7  

 
Total Average Interest Bearing Liabilities
    100 %     100 %

 

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2004 totaled $25.5 million, a decrease of 2% from the $26.1 million in the first quarter of 2003. This decrease resulted primarily from a $4.4 million reduction in securities gains, partially offset by a reduction in venture capital losses of $2.1 million year to year and increase in service charges of $948 thousand. The increase in service charges and fees was partly due to the previously described change in how the U.S. Treasury compensates financial agent banks such as Riggs. The earnings on the DCS for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 were $2.3 million. There was no comparable DCS income in the first quarter of 2003. Deposit service charges and overdraft fees declined by approximately $800 thousand primarily due to a reduction in the number of low balance accounts as a result of the implementation of higher fees. Trust and investment advisory income increased by $247 thousand in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003 primarily because of greater assets under management. Significant securities gains were recorded in the first quarter of 2003 as the Company sold high-coupon mortgage-backed securities that were prepaying rapidly.

Trust and investment advisory income impacts the Riggs & Company segment while venture capital losses impact the Riggs Capital Partners segment. Securities gains impact the Treasury segment and service charge income primarily impacts the Banking segment.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $60.3 million, an increase of $1.4 million from the $58.9 million reported for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The $1.4 million or 2% increase in noninterest expense from the first quarter of 2003 is comprised of the following:

                 
Salaries and Employee Benefits
  $ 3.2   million
Occupancy, Net
    0.3          
Data Processing Services
    (3.5 )        
Furniture, Equipment and Software
    0.6          
Consultants
    (0.9 )        
Other Noninterest Expense
    1.7          
 
   
 
         
 
  $           1.4   million
 
   
 
         

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

The $3.2 million increase in salaries and employee benefits is composed of a $2.9 million increase in salary expense, or 13% over the comparable quarter of the prior year, and a $299 thousand increase in employee benefit costs, or 4% increase over the first quarter of 2003. It includes approximately $658 thousand in employee severance benefits related to a reduction in the Company’s workforce that was implemented in February 2004. Contract labor costs increased $1.3 million from the comparable quarter of 2003 primarily because of costs incurred to operate Cashlink II, a computer system built and maintained by the Company and utilized by the federal government in its cash management and reporting.

Net occupancy costs rose $310 thousand, or 6%, in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the first quarter of 2003 primarily due to increases in real estate tax expense ($171 thousand or 38%), bank premises depreciation ($86 thousand or 4%) and utility expenses ($49 thousand or 10%). Real estate tax expense increased primarily as a result of increased assessments on several of the Company’s larger branch facilities and a $88 thousand real estate credit received in 2003 but not in 2004.

Data processing expense decreased by $3.5 million, or 68%, in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003 as a result of changing third party service providers. This change was implemented in the third and fourth quarters of 2003 as part of the Company’s previously reported Enhancing Performance and Service project (Project EPS). Because of this change, and the different ways service providers invoice the Company for services performed, many of the costs in categories of noninterest expense other than data processing services during the quarter ended March 31, 2004 were contained in data processing services in the first quarter of 2003.

Furniture, equipment and software expense for the first quarter of 2004 increased by $626 thousand, or 20%, from the comparable 2003 period. The primary components of the change are increased equipment depreciation ($505 thousand or 32%) and equipment maintenance ($88 thousand or 13%). Both of these increases are attributable to new equipment and related maintenance agreements procured in conjunction with Project EPS.

Consultant expense decreased $904 thousand, or 50%, from the first quarter of 2003 to the first quarter of 2004 primarily due to the completion of Project EPS in late-2003. Included in the first quarter of 2004 are $708 thousand related to the Company’s continuing Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance matters. See Consent Order, Notification of Possible Assessment of Civil Money Penalties and Other Regulatory Matters. The Company anticipates that consulting expenses will increase in the second quarter of 2004 because of continuing BSA concerns.

Other noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2004 was $16.7 million, a $1.7 million or 11% increase from the first quarter of 2003. The largest component of this increase was a $1.0 million increase in the software amortization expense which is the result of the implementation of new computer software upon the completion of Project EPS in late-2003. In addition, legal fees increased $274 thousand or 65%, from the first quarter of 2004 to the comparable quarter of 2003 primarily because of the Company’s continuing efforts to address regulatory concerns regarding its BSA compliance program and procedures. See Consent Order, Notification of Possible Assessment of Civil Money Penalties and Other Regulatory Matters. The Company anticipates that legal fees will remain above 2003 amounts in the second quarter of 2004 because of these continuing BSA concerns.

EFFECTIVE TAX RATES

The effective tax rate on Income Before Taxes and Minority Interest for the three month period ended March 31, 2004 was 25.9% compared to 34.6% during the same period of the prior year. The primary reason for the rate reduction was a reduction in losses in venture capital operations and accordingly, a reduction in the valuation allowance required to be established during the first quarter against the related deferred tax asset. A valuation allowance of $826 thousand was established in the first quarter of 2003, and no valuation allowance as yet has been established in 2004 with respect to losses on venture capital.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

FINANCIAL CONDITION

SECURITIES

Securities available for sale totaled $1.93 billion as of March 31, 2004, compared to $1.83 billion as of year-end 2003 and $2.45 billion as of March 31, 2003. The activity for the first three months of 2004 included purchases of securities available for sale totaling $1.14 billion, which were offset by maturities and calls, principal payments and sales of securities available for sale totaling $1.18 billion. The weighted-average duration and yield for the portfolio, adjusted for anticipated prepayments, were approximately 1.9 years and 3.60%, respectively, as of March 31, 2004. As of March 31, 2003, the weighted-average duration and yield were approximately 1.1 years and 3.62%, respectively.

The balance of securities available for sale decreased from March 31, 2003 primarily because of the previously described change, occurring in July 2003, in the methodology utilized by the U.S. Treasury to compensate its financial agent banks. Under the old methodology Riggs was required to collateralize the U.S. Treasury deposits using securities from its investment portfolio. Under the DCS methodology this is no longer required. Effective March 2004, the U.S. Treasury does not maintain funds at Riggs to compensate it as a financial agent bank nor is Riggs required to hold a DCS. Rather, Riggs now invoices the U.S. Treasury for the services it performs as a financial agent bank.

Details on securities available for sale follow:

                                 
    MARCH 31, 2004
            GROSS     GROSS        
    AMORTIZED     UNREALIZED     UNREALIZED     FAIR  
(IN THOUSANDS)   COST     GAINS     LOSSES     VALUE  

 
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ 4,000     $      -     $      -     $ 4,000  
State and Municipal Securities
    26,831       248       90       26,989  
Government Agencies Securities
    626,080       2,352       23       628,409  
Mortgage-Backed Securities
    1,218,720       7,989       1,609       1,225,100  
Other Securities
    47,742       149            -       47,891  

 
Total Securities Available for Sale
  $ 1,923,373     $ 10,738     $ 1,722     $ 1,932,389  

 

                                 
    MARCH 31, 2003
            GROSS     GROSS        
    AMORTIZED     UNREALIZED     UNREALIZED     FAIR  
(IN THOUSANDS)   COST     GAINS     LOSSES     VALUE  

 
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ 4,999     $      -     $      -     $ 4,999  
Government Agencies Securities
    1,332,523       4,670       11       1,337,182  
Mortgage-Backed Securities
    1,046,991       12,706       614       1,059,083  
Other Securities
    52,903            -       2       52,901  

 
Total Securities Available for Sale
  $ 2,437,416     $ 17,376     $ 627     $ 2,454,165  

 
 
                               

                                 
    DECEMBER 31, 2003
            GROSS     GROSS        
    AMORTIZED     UNREALIZED     UNREALIZED     FAIR  
(IN THOUSANDS)   COST     GAINS     LOSSES     VALUE  

 
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ 25,103     $      -     $ 29     $ 25,074  
State and Municipal Securities
    24,917       145       44       25,018  
Government Agencies Securities
    720,212       506       3,191       717,527  
Mortgage-Backed Securities
    1,012,635       1,547       6,933       1,007,249  
Other Securities
    51,831       119            -       51,950  

 
Total Securities Available for Sale
  $ 1,834,698     $ 2,317     $ 10,197     $ 1,826,818  

 

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Realized gains from the sale of securities totaled $231 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, and realized losses totaled $5 thousand. For the quarter ended March 31, 2003, realized gains were $4.6 million with no realized losses.

Substantially all of the available for sale securities have been issued by the U.S. Treasury, an agency of the U.S. Government or a government sponsored entity (such as the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) and, therefore, the repayment of substantially all of the available for sale securities is either guaranteed by the government or a AAA rated entity. As a result, timely payment of principal and interest is reasonably assured and any unrealized gain or loss is, therefore, attributable to changes in market interest rates.

LOANS

As of March 31, 2004 loans outstanding totaled $3.20 billion, with residential mortgage/home equity, commercial and financial and real estate- commercial/construction comprising 49%, 16% and 26% of the portfolio, respectively. At March 31, 2003 these percentages were 54%, 18% and 18%, respectively. The residential mortgage/home equity loans are generally fully secured with approximately 7% having a loan to value ratio of 90% or greater.

As indicated in the following table, total loans increased from $3.08 billion at March 31, 2003. Since that time, the increases were primarily in the real estate-commercial/construction and home equity loan portfolios. These increases were partially offset by decreases in commercial and financial, residential real estate and foreign loans.

As of March 31, 2004 foreign loans outstanding totaled $220.0 million, a decrease of $40.0 million from March 31, 2003. This decrease is primarily attributable to the Company’s continuing de-emphasis of commercial lending at RBEL. At March 31, 2004 the commercial loans remaining in the London operations amounted to $15.9 million. At March 31, 2004, residential mortgage loans of approximately $94 million were held by Riggs Bank and Trust Company Limited (Jersey, Channel Islands).

Riggs periodically purchases residential mortgage loans to utilize liquidity. Since March 2003, the Company has purchased $94.4 million of these loans at a net premium of approximately $1.4 million. The Company does not anticipate purchasing residential mortgage loans during the remainder of 2004.

COMPOSITION OF LOAN PORTFOLIO

                                                 
    MARCH 31,   DECEMBER 31,   MARCH 31,
    2004   2003   2003

 
(IN THOUSANDS)                                                
Commercial and Financial
  $ 521,188       16 %   $ 581,223       18 %   $ 555,942       18 %
Real Estate – Commercial/Construction
    821,232       26       815,004       25       558,676       18  
Residential Mortgage
    1,242,501       39       1,155,603       36       1,371,555       45  
Home Equity
    327,078       10       306,599       10       268,008       9  
Consumer
    62,784       2       64,403       2       61,183       2  
Foreign
    220,007       7       299,055       9       260,033       8  

 
Total Loans
  $ 3,194,790       100 %   $ 3,221,887       100 %   $ 3,075,397       100 %
 
                                               
Net Deferred Loan Fees,
Premiums and Discounts
    3,832               3,267               8,828          

 
Loans
  $ 3,198,622             $ 3,225,154             $ 3,084,225          

 

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

RESERVE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Changes in the reserve for loan losses are summarized as follows:

                 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED
    MARCH 31,
(IN THOUSANDS)   2004     2003  

 
Balance, January 1
  $ 28,285     $ 25,958  
Provision for loan losses
      -       926  
 
               
Loans charged-off
    908       1,421  
Less: Recoveries on charged-off loans
    362       386  

 
Net loan charge-offs
    546       1,035  
Foreign exchange translation adjustments
    44       (52 )

 
Balance, March 31
  $ 27,783     $ 25,797  

The reserve amount is determined based on the risk of loss in the loan portfolio. For the three month period ended March 31, 2004 the Company had no consolidated loan loss provision and for the three month period ended March 31, 2003, Riggs had a consolidated loan loss provision of $926 thousand. The Company’s reserve for loan losses decreased by approximately $500 thousand, or 2%, from December 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004 while nonperforming assets, as noted below, decreased by approximately $300 thousand, or 12%, during the same period.

Foreign loans and other credits may be adversely affected by sudden political instabilities, including military confrontations. The Company cannot estimate the losses, if any, associated with any such instability. See Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ASSET QUALITY

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

Nonperforming assets, which include nonaccrual loans, renegotiated loans, other real estate (net of reserves) and repossessed assets, totaled $2.1 million as of March 31, 2004, a $292 thousand decrease from the year-end 2003 total of $2.3 million and a $2.3 million decrease from the March 31, 2003 total of $4.4 million. Of the $2.1 million balance at March 31, 2004, $116 thousand is recorded in the Banking segment and $1.9 million is in the International Banking segment. The decrease in nonperforming assets from March 31, 2003 was mainly due to activity in the London based portfolio, which recorded $2.3 million in charge-offs and $980 thousand in sales and repayments in its commercial loan portfolio. These reductions were partially offset by additions to the nonperforming asset portfolio of $475 thousand. There were no renegotiated loans at March 31, 2004 and 2003, and December 31, 2003. As of March 31, 2004 the Company had no specific reserves for loan losses.

PAST-DUE AND POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS

Past-due loans consist of residential real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans and consumer loans that are in the process of collection and that are accruing interest. Loans past-due over 90 days decreased $2.3 million from March 31, 2003 to $9.0 million at March 31, 2004 and decreased $3.2 million from December 31, 2003.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND PAST-DUE LOANS

                         
    MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,     MARCH 31,  
(IN THOUSANDS)   2004     2003     2003  

 
NONPERFORMING ASSETS:
                       
 
                       
Nonaccrual Loans (1)
  $ 2,051     $ 2,308     $ 4,264  
Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets, Net
    5       40       97  

 
Total Nonperforming Assets
  $ 2,056     $ 2,348     $ 4,361  
 
                       
30-89 DAYS PAST-DUE LOANS (2)
  $ 41,834     $ 32,043     $ 25,924  
 
                       
90+ DAYS PAST-DUE LOANS (3)
  $ 8,951     $ 12,178     $ 11,283  
 
                       
POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS
  $ 1,265     $ 814     $ 119  

(1)  
Loans that are in default in either principal or interest for 90 days or more that are not well-secured and in the process of collection, or that are, in management’s opinion, doubtful as to the collectibility of either interest or principal.
(2)   Loans contractually past due 30-89 days or more in principal or interest.
(3)   Loans contractually past due 90 days or more in principal or interest that are well-secured and in the process of collection.

DEPOSITS

Deposits are the Company’s primary source of funds. Deposits totaled $4.15 billion as of March 31, 2004, a decrease of $138.4 million from $4.29 billion at December 31, 2003 and a decrease of $1.14 billion from $5.29 billion at March 31, 2003. Compared to the March 31, 2003 balance, deposits decreased significantly in time deposits in domestic offices, primarily due to the previously described change in how the U.S. Treasury compensates financial agent banks. The amount of DCS purchased in mid-July 2003 upon implementation of the new methodology was approximately $1.11 billion. Except for demand deposits, which increased $241.3 million from March 31, 2003 and $312.5 million from December 31, 2003, balances in all other categories decreased in both periods.

As a means of reducing deposit reserve requirements, Riggs periodically sweeps excess demand funds into money market accounts. The average balances transferred for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, which are not included in demand deposits in the Average Statement of Condition, were $476.8 million and $472.0 million, respectively.

FHLB BORROWINGS AND OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt at March 31, 2004 consisted of $66.5 million, 9.65% fixed rate, subordinated debentures due in 2009, $329.0 million in FHLB advances, $195.0 million in long-term repurchase agreements, and $206.2 million in debt payable to Riggs Capital II, the issuer of the Series C trust preferred securities. At March 31, 2003, long-term debt consisted of the $66.5 million subordinated debentures and $394.0 million in FHLB advances, and at December 31, 2003 long-term debt included the $66.5 million in debentures, $279.0 in FHLB advances, $206.0 million in long-term repurchase agreements, and $360.8 in debt payable to issuers of trust preferred securities. The subordinated debentures cannot be called, and at March 31, 2004 qualify at 100% as tier II capital for regulatory purposes. Once the remaining maturity term is less than five years, the amount includible in tier II capital is discounted. After June 16, 2004, the amount includible will decrease to 80%. Every twelve months thereafter the portion includible decreases to 60%, 40% and 20%, respectively. Issuance costs related to this debt are being amortized over the life of the debentures as a component of interest expense, making the effective cost of this debt 9.73%. The FHLB advances at March 31 have maturity dates through 2007 and carry a blended rate of 2.48%. Of the $329.0 million, $25.0 million is callable in 2004 and $75.0 million of these advances is callable in 2005. The long-term repurchase agreements at March 31, 2004 also have maturity dates through 2007 and carry a blended interest rate of 1.63%. $100.0 million of long-term repurchase agreements is callable in 2004.

The Company adopted FIN46R (Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities) on October 1, 2003. At the time of the adoption of FIN 46R and at December 31, 2003, Riggs owned $60.3 million of the Series A trust preferred securities and $47.6 million of the Series C trust preferred securities. In the financial statements for the first three quarters of 2003, including the quarter ended March 31, 2003, the amount of trust preferred securities owned by Riggs was netted against the outstanding debt of Riggs Capital and Riggs Capital II and reported as minority interest in the Consolidated

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Statements of Condition. The interest earned by the Company on the trust preferred securities it owned was reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a reduction of minority interest in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes. Beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2003, the trust preferred securities owned by Riggs are classified as securities held to maturity in the Consolidated Statements of Condition and $360.8 million of debt that the Company has that is payable to Riggs Capital and Riggs Capital II is included in long-term debt. Beginning the fourth quarter of 2003, interest earned on the trust preferred securities that the Company owns is reflected as a component of interest income and the cost of the debt payable to Riggs Capital and Riggs Capital II is included in interest expense.

During the first quarter of 2004 the Company acquired sufficient Series A securities so that it owned more than 50% of all such securities and, accordingly, the Company reconsolidated the subsidiary that issued the securities beginning in February 2004 as the Company was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of Riggs Capital. At March 31, 2004, the Series A securities are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, net of the Series A securities Riggs owns, as guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures. Since reconsolidation the cost of these securities are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as minority interest in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes.

At March 31, 2004, the amount of the Series C, 8.875% securities classified as held to maturity is $49.9 million. See also “Shareholders’ Equity and Regulatory Capital” below.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

Riggs maintains liquidity to meet the needs of depositors, borrowers and creditors. The Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) actively analyzes and manages liquidity in coordination with other areas of the organization (see Item 3-Sensitivity to Market Risk). As of March 31, 2004, the Company’s liquid assets, which include cash and due from banks, Government obligations and other securities, federal funds sold, reverse repurchase agreements and time deposits at other banks, totaled $2.46 billion (40% of total assets). This compares to $2.44 billion (38% of total assets) as of December 31, 2003 and $3.48 billion (49% of total assets) as of March 31, 2003. As of March 31, 2004, $885.9 million of the Company’s assets were pledged to secure deposits and other borrowings.

At March 31, 2004, the Bank had approximately $937 million of unencumbered securities , approximately $371 million in federal funds sold and other short-term investments and approximately $455 million remaining on its Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit for total liquid assets and lines of credit of approximately $1.76 billion. Riggs has additional liquidity avaliable to it through the brokered certificate of deposit market.

FHLB advances have maturity dates through 2007 and bear rates of interest from .62% to 3.70 %. In the third quarter of 2003 the Company also began borrowing under long-term repurchase agreements. At March 31, 2004, Riggs has outstanding $195.0 million of these repurchase agreements, which have maturity dates through 2007 and bear interest rates from .60% to 3.02%. Both the FHLB borrowings and long-term reverse repurchase agreements are discussed in further detail in “FHLB Borrowings and Other Long-Term Debt” in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Because of continuing regulatory BSA concerns, during the first quarter of 2004 the Bank informed two large international banking customers that it was terminating its relationship with them. At March 31, 2004, these customers and related parties had approximately $465.0 million of deposits, or approximately 11% of the total deposits.

For additional discussion of liquidity, see the Overview of this Item 2.

Shareholders’ Equity and Regulatory Capital

Total shareholders’ equity as of March 31, 2004 was $389.3 million, an increase of $15.7 million from year-end 2003 and a decrease of $2.7 million from a year ago. The increase from year-end was primarily the result of net unrealized gains on our investment portfolio of $11.1 million, net income of $3.9 million, and $2.4 million from the issuance of stock. These increases were partially offset by cash payments of dividends of $1.4 million and trust preferred and common stock repurchases totaling $915 thousand. The decrease from March 31, 2003 was primarily the result of net unrealized investment losses of $5.0 million, dividend payments of $5.7 million, and a net loss of $1.0 million. These decreases were partially offset by the issuance of common stock of $6.0 million and foreign exchange translation adjustments in the amount of $2.7 million.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Book value per common share was $13.44 as of March 31, 2004 compared to $13.02 as of year-end 2003 and $13.74 as of March 31, 2003. The changes in book value from March 31 of the prior year and from year-end 2003 were primarily the result of the aforementioned changes in equity.

Following are the Company’s regulatory capital ratios and those of Riggs Bank National Association (Riggs Bank N.A.), the Company’s principal operating subsidiary, as of March 31, 2004 and 2003, and December 31, 2003. It should be noted that the Company’s trust preferred securities, which at March 31, 2004 carried a blended interest rate of 8.79%, are included in the calculations for Tier I, as allowed, and Combined Tier I and Tier II capital ratios. This rate is significantly higher than the target federal funds rate at March 31, 2004, of 1.00%. Both Riggs and Riggs Bank N.A. are classified as “well-capitalized” for purposes of federal banking regulations.

Because of FIN 46R and the deconsolidation of one of the two entities that has issued trust preferred securities, regulatory authorities may conclude at a future date that the trust preferred securities should no longer be included as a component of tier I regulatory capital. The Company has determined that it and the Bank would continue to be “well capitalized” at March 31, 2004 without including the trust preferred securities as a component of regulatory capital. The Company cannot, however, estimate the amount of any OCC or FinCEN assessment related to BSA matters. If such assessments are large, capital ratios may be adversely impacted to a significant degree.

During the first quarter of 2004 the Company purchased for cash $19.3 million of trust preferred securities. The average rate on these securities was 8.65% and Riggs paid a premium of $805 thousand. These first quarter purchases will result in annualized interest expense savings of $197 thousand and after-tax minority interest expense savings of $954 thousand.

                                         
                                    TO BE WELL  
                                    CAPITALIZED  
                                    UNDER PROMPT  
                                    CORRECTIVE  
    MARCH 31,     MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,     REQUIRED     ACTION  
    2004     2003     2003     MINIMUMS     PROVISIONS  

 
RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION:
                                       
Tier I
    13.14 %     13.89 %     12.52 %     4.00 %     6.00 %
Combined Tier I and Tier II
    18.03       19.80       17.81       8.00       10.00  
Leverage
    8.19       7.46       8.41       4.00       5.00  
 
                                       
RIGGS BANK N.A.:
                                       
Tier I
    11.62 %     12.54 %     11.08 %     4.00 %     6.00 %
Combined Tier I and Tier II
    12.36       13.27       11.82       8.00       10.00  
Leverage
    7.40       6.76       7.52       4.00       5.00  

The ratios of total shareholders’ equity to total assets were 6.30%, 5.86%, and 5.57% at March 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2003, respectively.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 7, 2004 and April 28, 2004, Company shareholders filed substantially similar purported derivative actions in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against the Company’s Board of Directors. The complaints each allege that the Board violated its fiduciary duties in relation to a variety of matters, including, among others, the compliance by the Bank with various anti-money laundering laws and various aspects of the Bank’s international and embassy businesses. The lawsuits each seek, on behalf of the Company, among other things, monetary damages and certain types of equitable relief.

In light of the changed global risk environment post 9/11 and the Company’s strategy of building its domestic banking business in the growing Greater Washington, D.C. marketplace, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the implementation of management’s plan for substantially reducing Riggs’ risk exposure. The plan involves, among other things, Riggs exiting or selling most of its international banking businesses and focusing its embassy banking relationships on a more select client base. Accordingly, Riggs will pursue a buyer for its London and Channel Islands operations, close its Miami office, sell the corporate aircraft used in support of its international operations, and exit embassy banking accounts that do not meet strict risk-related criteria recently adopted by its Board and management. Riggs said that it expects to substantially curtail its international business activity by the end of the third quarter of 2004, although it expects to maintain the Bank’s London branch, which has assets of approximately $200 million, to service customers who meet Riggs’ risk criteria.

Riggs expects to incur a one-time, pre-tax charge of between approximately $15 million and $21 million in the second quarter of 2004 in connection with exiting or selling these businesses and relationships. In addition, the Company will expense employee severance and retention benefits over the period that the operations are wound down.

Riggs believes that these and previously initiated actions could reduce deposits by up to approximately $1.05 billion, including the previously disclosed approximately $360 million of deposits from a relationship that Riggs terminated, and assets by up to approximately $185 million. The Bank expects to fund this reduction in deposits through its principal sources of liquidity, which consist of its customer deposit base, its portfolio of free (i.e., not pledged as collateral) securities, other liquid assets such as federal funds sold and borrowings under a Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit. The Bank plans to supplement these liquidity sources with the sale of brokered deposits. As of March 31, 2004, the Bank had approximately $937 million of free securities, approximately $371 million in federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and approximately $455 million remaining on its Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit for total liquid assets and lines of approximately $1.76 billion.

The Federal Reserve has advised Riggs that it will request the Company and Riggs International Banking Corporation, a Miami-based Edge Act corporation subsidiary of the Bank regulated by the Federal Reserve, to enter into an enforcement order. Although Riggs has not been provided with any order, Riggs understands that the enforcement order may include a requirement that the Company obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve prior to declaring and paying dividends, including dividends on its trust preferred securities, and interest at the holding company level. The Federal Reserve has approved Riggs’ first quarter common stock dividend being announced today. The entry by Riggs into the enforcement order may, depending upon the terms, result in it being considered to be in a “troubled condition” as well with the same consequences at the holding company level as at the Bank level.

The Bank serves as trustee for the MEPT. The MEPT governing document provides for amendment of the trust. Such amendments may include the naming of a new trustee and subsequent transitioning of the trusteeship from Riggs to another entity. Based on recent conversations with participants in the trust, Riggs has reason to believe that this transition may occur. The transition would result in a reduction of revenue of approximately $8.5 million annually, partially offset by any consideration received and by approximately $2.0 million in annual expense reductions.

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ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

SENSITIVITY TO MARKET RISK

Riggs is exposed to various market risks which are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Interest-rate risk is a pervasive risk which may have a material impact on the Company’s financial performance especially during periods of rapid and/or significant interest rate changes. Because of this, the Company has established an Asset/Liability Committee to manage interest-rate risk. The role of this committee is to manage the asset/liability mix of the Company’s operations in an effort to provide a stable net interest margin while maintaining desired levels of liquidity and capital. This entails the management of overall risk in conjunction with the acquisition and deployment of funds based upon ALCO’s view of both current and prospective market and economic conditions. Riggs also has risk associated with foreign currency exchange which it attempts to mitigate through various hedges. See Note 6-Accounting for Derivatives.

Riggs manages its interest-rate risk through the use of an income simulation model, which forecasts the impact on net interest income of a variety of different interest rate scenarios. A “most likely” interest rate scenario is forecasted based upon an analysis of current market conditions and expectations. The model then evaluates the impact on net interest income of rates moving significantly higher or lower than the “most likely” scenario. “Most likely” is defined as the outlook of the Bank’s Treasury Group on the path of future interest rates. As of March 31, 2004, the most likely interest rate scenario calls for the federal funds target rate to be flat at 1.00% until August 2004. The federal funds target rate then rises gradually to 3.75% by June 2006, holding at that level for the remainder of the forecast horizon. The results are compared to risk tolerance limits set by corporate policy. The model’s results as of March 31, 2004 are shown following. Current policy establishes limits for possible changes in net interest income for 12 and 36 month horizons. The interest rate scenarios monitored by ALCO are based upon a 100 basis point (1%) gradual increase or decrease in rates over a 12-month time period versus the most likely scenario and a 300 basis point (3%) gradual increase or decrease in rates over a 36-month time period versus the most likely scenario.

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ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK, CONTINUED

INTEREST-RATE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS (1)

                                 

MOVEMENTS IN INTEREST RATES FROM MARCH 31, 2004
    SIMULATED IMPACT OVER   SIMULATED IMPACT OVER

NEXT TWELVE MONTHS

NEXT THIRTY-SIX MONTHS
(In Thousands)   +100BP     -100BP     +300BP     -300BP  

 
Simulated Impact Compared With a
“Most Likely” Scenario:
                               
 
                               
Net Interest Income Increase/(Decrease)
    (4.1 )%     1.5 %     (8.0 )%     2.0 %
 
                               
Net Interest Income Increase/(Decrease)
  $ (6,618 )   $ 2,350     $ (38,720 )   $ 9,483  

(1) Key Assumptions:
Assumptions with respect to the model’s projections of the effect of changes in interest rates on Net Interest Income include:
1.   Target balances for various asset and liability classes, which are solicited from the management of the various units of the Corporation.
2.   Interest rate scenarios which are generated by ALCO for the “most likely” scenario and are dictated by ALCO’s policy for the alternative scenarios.
3.   Spread relationships between various interest rate indices, which are generated by the analysis of historical relationships and ALCO consensus.
4.   Assumptions about the effect of embedded options and prepayment speeds: instruments that are callable are assumed to be called at the first opportunity if an interest rate scenario makes it advantageous for the owner of the call to do so. Prepayment assumptions for mortgage products are derived from accepted industry sources.
5.   Reinvestment rates for funds replacing assets or liabilities that are assumed (through early withdrawal, prepayment, calls, etc.) to run off the balance sheet, which are generated by the spread relationships.
6.   Maturity strategies with respect to assets and liabilities, which are solicited from the management of the various units of the Corporation.

As of March 31, 2004, the forecasted impact of rates rising or falling 100 basis points versus the “most likely” scenario over a 12-month time period was a change in net interest income not exceeding 5%, the Company guideline for a 12-month time horizon. For a 300 basis point movement in rates versus the “most likely” scenario over a 36-month period, the impact on net interest income did not exceed 10%, the Company guideline for a 36-month time horizon. The results of the simulation for March 31, 2004 indicated that the Bank was liability sensitive due to a large portion of its assets being comprised of fixed-rate instruments. Earnings benefit in a declining rate environment from increasing spreads on fixed-rate assets but are offset somewhat by floors on deposit rates and faster prepayment rates on mortgage loans and mortgage backed securities.

In managing interest-rate risk, ALCO uses financial derivative instruments, such as interest-rate swaps. Financial derivatives are employed to assist in the management and/or reduction of our interest-rate risk and can effectively alter the interest-rate sensitivity of portions of the Statements of Condition for specified periods of time. Along with financial derivative instruments, the income simulation model includes short-term financial instruments, investment securities, loans, deposits, and other borrowings.

Though the methodologies previously discussed provide a meaningful representation of the Company’s interest-rate and market risk sensitivity, factors other than changes in the interest-rate environment, such as levels of non-earning assets, and changes in the composition of earning assets, may affect thr risk sensitivity, and, therefore, our net interest income. As with any method of measuring interest-rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the model. As such, the predictive value of our model is not guaranteed.

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ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK, CONTINUED

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Various commitments to extend credit are made in the normal course of banking business. Commitments to extend credit and letters of credit outstanding as of March 31, 2004 and 2003, and December 31, 2003 are:

                         
    MARCH 31,   MARCH 31,   DECEMBER 31,
    2004   2003   2003

 
Commitments to extend credit
  $ 1,485,477     $ 1,128,914     $ 1,327,070  
 
                       
Commercial letters of credit
    31,787       67,129       46,273  
 
                       
Stand-by letters of credit
    45,200       61,340       60,115  

At March 31, 2004, a liability of $61 thousand existed in the Consolidated Statement of Condition for the stand-by letters of credit compared to $72 thousand at March 31, 2003 and $167 thousand at December 31, 2003.

The above commitment amounts are not reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Condition and many of the commitments will expire without being drawn upon. Such commitments are issued only upon careful evaluation of the financial condition of the customer.

The Company also was committed to fund venture capital investments in the amount of $8.7 million and $12.7 million at March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

CONSENT ORDER, NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS

In July 2003, the Bank entered into a Stipulation and Consent to the Issuance of a Consent Order and a Consent Order (collectively the Consent Order) with the OCC. The provisions of the Consent Order are effective until such time as they are amended, suspended, waived or terminated by the OCC. The Consent Order requires the Bank to take various actions to ensure compliance and improve the monitoring of compliance with BSA and related rules and regulations. The Consent Order allows the OCC to take whatever future actions it deems necessary to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities. These actions could include the imposition of a civil money penalty.

The OCC advised the Bank that primarily as a direct result of its BSA criticisms, it expected to designate the Bank as being in a “troubled condition.” The OCC has now formally advised the Bank that it is designated as being in a “troubled condition.” A bank that is classified as being in a “troubled condition” must have any new director or executive officer approved in advance by the OCC and is subject, along with its holding company, to restrictions on making severance payments to the Bank’s directors, officers and employees under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s “golden parachute rule.”

On March 2, 2004, the OCC advised the Bank that it was considering whether to institute a civil money penalty action against the Bank and that such action would be based upon the OCC’s allegations that the Bank (1) violated the BSA and related rules and regulations, (2) failed to comply with the Consent Order discussed above and (3) failed to implement adequate controls to ensure that the Bank operates in a safe and sound manner with respect to BSA compliance. The amount of the civil money penalty being considered was not specified by the OCC. Many of the regulatory violations alleged by the OCC predate the Consent Order. Under OCC procedures, the Bank is afforded the opportunity to submit information bearing on the appropriate amount of any penalty to be assessed before the imposition of such a penalty. The Bank made its submission to the OCC in April 2004.

Also on March 2, 2004, the Bank was advised by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the United States Department of the Treasury that it was evaluating whether it is appropriate for FinCEN to assess a civil monetary penalty and/or take additional enforcement action against the Bank for alleged apparent willful violations of the BSA and related rules and regulations. FinCEN generally categorizes its concerns as (1) failure to establish and implement an adequate anti-money laundering program, (2) failure to properly prepare and file suspicious activity reports, and (3) failure to file accurate currency transaction reports. The amount of the civil money penalty being considered was not specified by FinCEN. Under FinCEN’s procedures, before it makes a determination as to the existence and willfulness of the Bank’s violations, the Bank is allowed to submit further information that is relevant to FinCENs evaluation of whether a civil money penalty and/or additional enforcement action is warranted for the alleged violations. The Bank made its submission to FinCEN in April 2004.

As also previously disclosed, the OCC and FinCEN are considering the imposition of civil money penalties against Riggs for various BSA related matters. Riggs has now concluded that it is probable that the OCC and FinCEN will seek to impose a civil money penalty against the Bank. Riggs has enquired but to date has not been advised by the OCC or FinCEN of the proposed amount or the potential range of amounts of any such penalty. In accordance with FAS 5 and FIN 14, the Company has considered all information available to determine if an amount or ranges of amounts of a potential penalty can be reasonably estimated. In the absence of such advice from the OCC and FinCEN, the Company believes that there is not a reasonable basis to quantify a specific amount or range of amounts. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2004 no accrual has been recorded. The ultimate amount of any penalty, which is expected to be known in the second quarter, could be material to the financial condition and/or results of operations of the Company. The Bank has been advised by the OCC that it intends to modify the Bank’s existing Consent Order or impose a new Consent Order on the Bank that is intended to enhance the existing enforcement action. The Bank has not been provided with any modification or new order.

The OCC is also continuing to review the involvement of employees, officers and directors of the Bank in connection with its compliance with anti-money laundering laws and regulations and its Consent Order with the OCC and is considering whether to institute a civil money penalty proceeding against such individuals. In connection with that review, the Bank’s directors and certain officers, as well as two former officers, have been afforded the opportunity by the OCC to submit information to the OCC and have done so.

The Federal Reserve has advised Riggs that it will request the Company and Riggs International Banking Corporation, a Miami-based Edge Act corporation subsidiary of the Bank regulated by the Federal Reserve, to enter into an enforcement order. Although Riggs has not been provided with any order, Riggs understands that the enforcement order may include a requirement that the Company obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve prior to declaring and paying dividends, including dividends on its trust preferred securities, and interest at the holding company level. The Federal Reserve has approved Riggs’ first quarter common stock dividend. The entry by Riggs into the enforcement order may, depending upon the terms, result in it being considered to be in a “troubled condition” as well with the same consequences at the holding company level as at the Bank level.

Riggs expects these regulatory actions to increase its costs of doing business but cannot quantify the amount of the increases.

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ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK, CONTINUED

On April 7, 2004 and April 28, 2004, Company shareholders filed substantially similar purported derivative actions in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against the Company’s Board of Directors. The complaints each allege that the Board violated its fiduciary duties in relation to a variety of matters, including, among others, the compliance by the Bank with various anti-money laundering laws and various aspects of the Bank’s international and embassy businesses. The lawsuits each seek, on behalf of the Company, among other things, monetary damages and certain types of equitable relief.

ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable (not absolute) assurance that its objectives will be met. Furthermore, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

     
ITEM 1.
  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
   
  In the normal course of business we are involved in various types of litigation and disputes that may lead to litigation. The Company believes that these pending or unasserted legal actions will not have a material impact on its financial condition or future operations.
 
   
  On April 7, 2004 and April 28, 2004, Company shareholders filed substantially similar purported derivative actions in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against the Company’s Board of Directors. The complaints each allege that the Board violated its fiduciary duties in relation to a variety of matters, including, among others, the compliance by the Bank with various anti-money laundering laws and various aspects of the Bank’s international and embassy businesses. The lawsuits each seek, on behalf of the Company, among other things, monetary damages and certain types of equitable relief.

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ITEM 2.
  CHANGES IN SECURITIES
 
   
  Not applicable.
 
   
ITEM 3.
  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
   
  Not applicable.
 
   
ITEM 4.
  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
   
  Not applicable.
 
   
ITEM 5.
  OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
  Not applicable.
 
   
ITEM 6.
  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
         
  (a)   Exhibits
 
       
      The exhibits listed on page 34 are incorporated by reference or filed herewith in response to this item.
 
       
  (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
 
       
      On January 21, 2004, the Company furnished a Form 8-K to announce earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003.
 
       
      On February 18, 2004, the Company filed a Form 8-K to announce a reduction in labor force.

SIGNATURES

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

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION

         
Date:
  April 29, 2004   /s/ ROBERT L. ALLBRITTON
 
 
 
 
      Robert L. Allbritton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
       
Date:
  April 29, 2004   /s/ STEVEN T. TAMBURO
 
 
 
 
      Steven T. Tamburo
Treasurer
(Chief Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT   DESCRIPTION   PAGES
NO.            

 
(10.1)
  Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan, dated January 21, 2004     35-47  
 
           
(10.2)
  Third Amendment to the Operating Agreement of Riggs Capital Partners II, LLC, dated January 21, 2004     49-50  
 
           
(10.3)
  Fifth Amendment to the Operating Agreement of Riggs Capital Partners, LLC, dated January 21, 2004     51-52  
 
           
(10.4)
  Letter Agreement with Tim Coughlin, dated February 27, 2004     53-54  
 
           
(31.1)
  Chief Executive Officer Section 302 Certification of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q     55  
 
           
(31.2)
  Chief Financial Officer Section 302 Certification of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q     56  
 
           
(32.1)
  Chief Executive Officer Section 906 Certification of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q     57  
 
           
(32.2)
  Chief Financial Officer Section 906 Certification of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q     58  

(Exhibits omitted are not required or not applicable.)

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