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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

 

or

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission File Number 001-13769

 

CHITTENDEN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

VERMONT   03-0228404
(State of Incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
TWO BURLINGTON SQUARE BURLINGTON, VERMONT   05401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number: (802) 658-4000

 

NOT APPLICABLE

Former Name, Former Address and Formal Fiscal Year

If Changed Since Last Report

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). YES x NO ¨

 

At April 30, 2004, there were 36,805,926 shares of the Corporation’s $1.00 par value common stock issued and outstanding.

 


 

1


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

2


Chittenden Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 
     (in thousands)  

Assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 154,178     $ 174,939  

Securities available for sale

     1,473,497       1,588,151  

FHLB stock

     20,753       20,753  

Loans held for sale

     32,276       25,262  

Loans:

                

Commercial

     686,304       658,615  

Municipal

     92,338       87,080  

Real Estate:

                

Residential

                

1-4 family

     666,753       700,671  

Multi-family

     182,085       176,478  

Home equity

     277,062       270,959  

Commercial

     1,485,031       1,430,945  

Construction

     138,497       140,801  
    


 


Total Real Estate

     2,749,428       2,719,854  

Consumer

     252,097       259,135  
    


 


Total Loans

     3,780,167       3,724,684  

Less: Allowance for loan losses

     (57,500 )     (57,464 )
    


 


Net loans

     3,722,667       3,667,220  

Accrued interest receivable

     25,582       29,124  

Other assets

     51,870       68,587  

Premises and equipment, net

     77,534       75,179  

Mortgage servicing rights

     10,866       12,265  

Identified intangibles

     21,978       22,733  

Goodwill

     216,431       216,431  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 5,807,632     $ 5,900,644  
    


 


Liabilities:

                

Deposits:

                

Demand

   $ 848,758     $ 898,920  

Savings

     526,625       517,789  

NOW

     894,575       899,018  

CMAs/ Money market deposits

     1,472,377       1,604,138  

Certificates of deposit less than $100,000

     780,940       789,066  

Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over

     311,067       260,960  
    


 


Total deposits

     4,834,342       4,969,891  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     76,051       78,980  

Borrowings

     236,446       208,454  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     61,308       63,368  
    


 


Total liabilities

     5,208,147       5,320,693  

Stockholders’ Equity:

                

Preferred stock - $100 par value authorized – 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - none

     —         —    

Common stock - $1 par value; authorized – 60,000,000 shares; issued – 40,156,617 in 2004 and 40,142,289 in 2003

     40,157       40,142  

Surplus

     257,503       256,974  

Retained earnings

     351,569       341,441  

Treasury stock, at cost – 3,393,249 shares in 2004 and 3,505,739 shares in 2003

     (76,058 )     (78,579 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     21,964       15,595  

Directors deferred compensation to be settled in stock

     4,381       4,413  

Unearned portion of employee restricted stock

     (31 )     (35 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     599,485       579,951  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 5,807,632     $ 5,900,644  
    


 


 

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

 

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Chittenden Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2004

    2003

 
     (in thousands, except
per share amount)
 

Interest income:

                

Loans

   $ 49,258     $ 47,580  

Investment securities:

                

Taxable

     15,580       18,216  

Tax-favored

     13       46  

Short-term investments

     7       12  
    


 


Total interest income

     64,858       65,854  
    


 


Interest expense:

                

Deposits

     8,220       11,796  

Borrowings

     1,925       3,110  
    


 


Total interest expense

     10,145       14,906  
    


 


Net interest income

     54,713       50,948  

Provision for loan losses

     427       2,050  
    


 


Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     54,286       48,898  
    


 


Noninterest income:

                

Investment management and trust

     4,371       3,810  

Service charges on deposits

     4,685       4,393  

Mortgage servicing

     (767 )     (757 )

Gains on sales of loans, net

     1,899       4,436  

Gains on sales of securities

     1,802       1,391  

Loss on prepayments of borrowings

     (1,194 )     —    

Credit card income, net

     908       903  

Insurance commissions, net

     2,626       1,613  

Retail investment services

     947       896  

Other

     2,730       2,571  
    


 


Total noninterest income

     18,007       19,256  
    


 


Noninterest expense:

                

Salaries

     20,895       20,282  

Employee benefits

     5,983       4,857  

Net occupancy expense

     6,097       5,479  

Data processing

     2,305       2,501  

Amortization of intangibles

     755       511  

Conversion and restructuring charges

     152       —    

Other

     8,421       8,546  
    


 


Total noninterest expense

     44,608       42,176  
    


 


Income before income taxes

     27,685       25,978  

Income tax expense

     10,218       9,387  
    


 


Net income

   $ 17,467     $ 16,591  
    


 


Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.48     $ 0.50  

Diluted earnings per share

     0.47       0.49  

Dividends per share

     0.20       0.20  

 

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

 

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Chittenden Corporation

Consolidated Statements of CashFlows

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,


 
     2004

    2003

 
     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net income

   $ 17,467     $ 16,591  

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

                

Provision for loan losses

     427       2,050  

Depreciation

     2,153       1,943  

Amortization of intangible assets

     755       511  

Amortization of premiums, fees, and discounts, net

     2,016       2,708  

Provision for (recovery of) impairment of MSR asset

     (448 )     (133 )

Investment securities gains

     (1,802 )     (1,391 )

Deferred income taxes

     (2,104 )     (2,493 )

Loans originated for sale

     (122,228 )     (286,632 )

Proceeds from sales of loans

     117,113       300,215  

Gains on sales of loans, net

     (1,899 )     (4,436 )

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect from purchase of acquired companies:

                

Accrued interest receivable

     3,542       2,257  

Other assets

     19,836       8,976  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (3,132 )     (8,215 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     31,696       31,952  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Cash paid, net of cash acquired in acquisition

     —         (90,468 )

Proceeds from sales of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     —         946  

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale

     80,633       81,477  

Proceeds from maturing securities and principal payments on securities available for sale

     94,897       186,918  

Purchases of securities available for sale

     (51,301 )     (83,699 )

Loans originated, net of principal repayments

     (56,956 )     (34,989 )

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (4,508 )     (1,675 )
    


 


Net cash provided by investing activities

     62,765       58,510  
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Net decrease in deposits

     (135,549 )     (94,948 )

Net increase in borrowings

     25,063       7,841  

Proceeds from issuance of treasury and common stock

     2,603       1,433  

Dividends on common stock

     (7,339 )     (6,393 )