UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 17, 2014

 

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Oregon

 

001-34624

 

93-1261319

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One SW Columbia, Suite 1200

Portland, Oregon 97258

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (503) 727-4100

 

Not Applicable

Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 8.01.                                        Other Events.

 

As previously announced, on April 18, 2014, Umpqua Holdings Corporation, an Oregon corporation (“Umpqua”), completed its previously announced merger (the “Merger”) with Sterling Financial Corporation, a Washington corporation (“Sterling”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 11, 2013, between Umpqua and Sterling.  At the closing of the Merger, Sterling merged with and into Umpqua, with Umpqua surviving the Merger as the surviving corporation.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, and incorporated herein by reference are, respectively, (i) the unaudited and unreviewed consolidated balance sheets of Sterling and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, as well as the accompanying notes thereto and (ii) unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Umpqua and Sterling, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014, reflecting the Merger.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe-Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which management believes are a benefit to shareholders. These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty and actual results could differ materially due to various risk factors, including those set forth from time to time in our filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and we undertake no obligation to update any such statements. In this Form 8-K we make forward-looking statements regarding the size and growth potential from the Merger; cost savings and other synergies expected to result from the Merger; and the financial and accounting impact of the Merger and related integration activities. Specific risks that could cause results to differ from the forward-looking statements are set forth in our filings with the SEC and include, without limitation, changes in the discounted cash flow model used to determine the fair value of Sterling’s assets, prolonged low interest rate environment, unanticipated weakness in loan demand or loan pricing, deterioration in the economy, material reductions in revenue or material increases in expenses, lack of strategic growth opportunities or our failure to execute on those opportunities, our inability to effectively manage problem credits, certain loan assets becoming ineligible for loss sharing, unanticipated increases in the cost of deposits; Umpqua’s ability to achieve the synergies and earnings accretion contemplated by the merger; Umpqua’s ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Sterling and Umpqua; the diversion of management time on issues related to merger integration; changes in laws or regulations; and changes in general economic conditions.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Unaudited and Unreviewed Consolidated balance sheets of Sterling Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, as well as the accompanying notes thereto

 

 

 

99.2

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Umpqua Holdings Corporation and Sterling Financial Corporation as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014

 

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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.

 

 

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

 

 

 

 

Date: June 17, 2014

By:

/s/ Andrew H. Ognall

 

Name:

Andrew H. Ognall

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Unaudited and Unreviewed Consolidated balance sheets of Sterling Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, as well as the accompanying notes thereto

 

 

 

99.2

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Umpqua Holdings Corporation and Sterling Financial Corporation as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Page

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited and Unreviewed)

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

2

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

1 - Basis of Presentation

6

 

2 - Business Combinations

7

 

3 - Investments and MBS

10

 

4 - Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

11

 

5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

21

 

6 - Junior Subordinated Debentures

22

 

7 - Earnings Per Share

23

 

8 - Noninterest Expense

23

 

9 - Income Taxes

24

 

10 - Stock Based Compensation

24

 

11 - Derivatives and Hedging

25

 

12 - Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

26

 

13 - Fair Value

26

 

14 - Regulatory Capital

31

 

15 - Segment Information

31

 

16 - Commitments and Contingencies

32

 

17 - Subsequent Event

33

 



 

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED AND UNREVIEWED)

(in thousands, except shares)

 

 

 

March 31,
 2014

 

December 31,
 2013

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing

 

$

329,916

 

$

428,746

 

Noninterest bearing

 

106,650

 

109,942

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

436,566

 

538,688

 

Restricted cash

 

7,000

 

6,747

 

Investments and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”):

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale

 

1,386,382

 

1,429,812

 

Held to maturity

 

154

 

165

 

Loans held for sale ($146,336 and $138,952 at fair value)

 

229,084

 

138,952

 

Loans receivable, net ($25,741 and $26,462 at fair value)

 

7,285,163

 

7,331,228

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

28,896

 

28,493

 

Other real estate owned, net (“OREO”)

 

7,891

 

8,047

 

Properties and equipment, net

 

98,095

 

101,610

 

Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”)

 

193,015

 

191,553

 

Goodwill

 

52,018

 

52,018

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

14,342

 

15,561

 

Mortgage servicing rights, net

 

59,955

 

60,100

 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

275,502

 

284,059

 

Other assets, net

 

134,474

 

132,216

 

Total assets

 

$

10,208,537

 

$

10,319,249

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing

 

1,896,353

 

$

1,881,360

 

Interest bearing

 

5,236,517

 

5,193,630

 

Total deposits

 

7,132,870

 

7,074,990

 

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”)

 

976,059

 

1,146,103

 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

 

539,972

 

531,679

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

245,300

 

245,299

 

Accrued interest payable

 

4,073

 

4,284

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

99,055

 

100,947

 

Total liabilities

 

8,997,329

 

9,103,302

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding

 

0

 

0

 

Common stock, 151,515,151 shares authorized; 62,452,826 and 62,363,741 shares outstanding, respectively

 

1,972,921

 

1,972,457

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

27,273

 

19,857

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(788,986

)

(776,367

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

1,211,208

 

1,215,947

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

10,208,537

 

$

10,319,249

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED AND UNREVIEWED)

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

86,153

 

$

81,187

 

MBS

 

8,261

 

7,297

 

Investments and cash equivalents

 

2,252

 

2,273

 

Total interest income

 

96,666

 

90,757

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

5,153

 

6,307

 

Short-term borrowings

 

145

 

446

 

Long-term borrowings

 

7,680

 

7,110

 

Total interest expense

 

12,978

 

13,863

 

Net interest income

 

83,688

 

76,894

 

Provision for credit losses

 

0

 

0

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

83,688

 

76,894

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Fees and service charges

 

14,632

 

14,130

 

Mortgage banking operations

 

7,788

 

13,794

 

BOLI

 

1,461

 

1,557

 

Gains on sales of securities

 

0

 

0

 

Gains on other loan sales

 

2,641

 

25

 

Other

 

(6,312

)

8,060

 

Total noninterest income

 

20,210

 

37,566

 

Noninterest expense

 

85,165

 

81,929

 

Income before income taxes

 

18,733

 

32,531

 

Income tax provision

 

(6,380

)

(9,853

)

Net income

 

$

12,353

 

$

22,678

 

Earnings per share - basic

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.36

 

Earnings per share - diluted

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.36

 

Dividends declared per share

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.00

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

62,398,357

 

62,242,183

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

63,730,740

 

63,004,784

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED AND UNREVIEWED)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

Net income

 

 

 

$

12,353

 

 

 

$

22,678

 

Beginning balance, accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$

19,857

 

 

 

$

60,712

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains on investments and MBS available for sale

 

 

 

11,771

 

 

 

(7,359

)

Less deferred income tax (provision) benefit

 

 

 

(4,355

)

 

 

2,723

 

Net other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

7,416

 

 

 

(4,636

)

Ending balance, accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$

27,273

 

 

 

$

56,076

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

$

19,769

 

 

 

$

18,042

 

 

For the periods presented, accumulated other comprehensive income was comprised solely of unrealized market value adjustments on available for sale securities.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED AND UNREVIEWED)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

12,353

 

$

22,678

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain on sales of loans

 

(9,213

)

(10,614

)

Net (gain) loss on mortgage servicing rights

 

96

 

(2,834

)

Stock based compensation

 

1,095

 

632

 

Loss on OREO

 

436

 

214

 

Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI

 

(1,447

)

(1,461

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,152

 

10,692

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

0

 

(7,544

)

Loss on pending sale of branches

 

7,000

 

0

 

Change in:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

(403

)

(2,253

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(944

)

2,148

 

Accrued interest payable

 

(211

)

(419

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(14,385

)

(47,044

)

Proceeds from sales of loans originated for sale

 

300,624

 

797,735

 

Loans originated for sale

 

(303,269

)

(631,632

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,884

 

130,298

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in restricted cash

 

(253

)

16,826

 

Net change in loans

 

(189,161

)

(129,515

)

Proceeds from sales of loans

 

147,523

 

2,190

 

Proceeds from maturities of investment securities

 

12,896

 

169

 

Purchase of MBS

 

0

 

(76,590

)

Principal payments received on MBS

 

40,842

 

108,098

 

Office properties and equipment, net

 

(1,230

)

(5,537

)

Improvements and other changes to OREO

 

11

 

(125

)

Proceeds from sales of OREO

 

2,327

 

6,738

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents from acquisitions

 

0

 

6,877

 

Net cash provided (used in) by investing activities

 

 

12,955

 

 

(70,869

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in deposits

 

 

57,880

 

 

43,499

 

Advances from FHLB

 

125,000

 

225,000

 

Repayment of advances from FHLB

 

(295,026

)

(290,054

)

Net change in short term repurchase agreements

 

8,293

 

(5,801

)

Payments under structured repurchase agreements

 

0

 

(50,000

)

Proceeds from stock issuance, net

 

(631

)

413

 

Cash dividends paid

 

(12,477

)

0

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(116,961

)

(76,943

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(102,122

)

(17,514

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

538,688

 

299,878

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

436,566

 

$

282,364

 

Supplemental disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

13,189

 

$

14,247

 

Income taxes, net

 

2,215

 

687

 

Noncash financing and investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Foreclosed real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

2,618

 

6,764

 

Common stock cash dividend accrued

 

12,494

 

0

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

1.              Basis of Presentation:

 

The foregoing unaudited and unreviewed  interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These unaudited and unreviewed  interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as disclosed in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. References to “Sterling,” in this report are to Sterling Financial Corporation, a Washington corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries on a combined basis, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires. References to “Sterling Bank” refer to our subsidiary Sterling Savings Bank, a Washington state-chartered commercial bank. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements furnished herein include all adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of Sterling’s consolidated financial statements; accordingly, it is possible that the actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material effect on the reported amounts of Sterling’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

In addition to other established accounting policies, the following is a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements:

 

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-04, “Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date.”  ASU 2013-04 provides guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of such obligations.  ASU 2013-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013, and did not have a material impact on Sterling’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” ASU No. 2013-11 requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except to the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. No new recurring disclosures are required. The amendments are effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013, and are to be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Retrospective application is permitted. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-11 did not have a material impact on Sterling’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-01, “Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects.” ASU 2014-04 permits an entity to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognize the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of income tax expense (benefit). The amendments are effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014 and should be applied prospectively. The adoption of ASU No. 2014-01 is not expected to have a material impact on Sterling’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-04, “Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure.” ASU 2014-04 clarifies that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The amendments are effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014 and can be applied with a modified retrospective transition method or prospectively. The adoption of ASU No. 2014-04 is not expected to have a material impact on Sterling’s consolidated financial statements.

 

2. Business Combinations:

 

Commerce National Bank. On October 1, 2013, Sterling paid $42.9 million in cash to acquire Commerce National Bank (“CNB”). The following table summarizes the amounts recorded at closing:

 

 

 

October 1, 2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,555

 

Investments and MBS

 

69,353

 

Loans receivable, net

 

161,043

 

Goodwill

 

15,384

 

Core deposit intangible

 

1,160

 

Other assets

 

5,325

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

260,820

 

Deposits

 

$

189,563

 

Advances from FHLB

 

25,000

 

Other liabilities

 

3,350

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

217,913

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

42,907

 

 

The recorded goodwill represents the inherent value of the CNB transaction, as a result of the expected enhancement of Sterling’s operations in Southern California. The amount of goodwill deductible for income tax purposes is approximately equivalent to the recorded book value. The core deposit intangible has an amortization period of approximately ten years and will be amortized on an accelerated basis. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are presented above.

 

As of October 1, 2013, the unpaid principal balance and contractual interest (“contractual cash flows”) on purchased loans was $164.2 million. Sterling estimated that $3.7 million of these cash flows would be uncollectable, resulting in a combined credit and interest rate discount of $3.8 million being recorded on these loans. As of the acquisition date, the amount of loans purchased from CNB that exhibited evidence of credit deterioration was immaterial.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

Boston Private Bank and Trust Company. On May 10, 2013, Sterling paid $123.0 million in cash to acquire the Puget Sound operations of Boston Private Bank & Trust Company (“Boston Private”). The Boston Private Puget Sound offices were located in Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond, Washington.  Upon acquisition, the Boston Private Seattle branch was consolidated into one of Sterling’s existing Seattle branches.  The following table summarizes the amounts recorded at closing:

 

 

 

May 10, 2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

340

 

Loans receivable, net

 

273,353

 

Goodwill

 

14,056

 

Core deposit intangible

 

1,674

 

Other assets

 

2,721

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

292,144

 

Deposits

 

$

168,246

 

Other liabilities

 

913

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

169,159

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

122,985

 

 

The recorded goodwill represents the inherent value of the Boston Private transaction, which expands Sterling’s presence in the Puget Sound market through the addition of two branch offices and the associated customer relationships.  The additional branches are along the I-5 corridor, which Sterling identified as its primary focus for growth. The amount of goodwill deductible for income tax purposes is approximately equivalent to the recorded book value. The core deposit intangible will be amortized on an accelerated basis over approximately ten years.

 

As of May 10, 2013, the contractual cash flows on purchased loans was $280.7 million. Sterling estimated that $3.5 million of these cash flows would be uncollectable, resulting in a combined credit and interest rate discount of $5.1 million being recorded on these loans.  As of the acquisition date, none of the loans purchased from Boston Private exhibited evidence of credit deterioration.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

American Heritage Holdings. On February 28, 2013, Sterling paid $6.5 million in cash and paid off an existing note payable of $2.2 million for a total of $8.7 million in consideration to acquire American Heritage Holdings, the holding company for Borrego Springs Bank, N.A. (“Borrego”). Immediately following the acquisition, Borrego was merged with and into Sterling’s principal operating subsidiary, Sterling Bank, with Borrego’s operations continuing under the registered trade name of Borrego Springs Bank.  As a result of this transaction, Sterling has expanded its SBA lending platform and added depository branches in Southern California. The following table summarizes the amounts recorded at closing:

 

 

 

February 28, 2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

15,626

 

Investments and MBS

 

1,030

 

Loans receivable, net

 

97,262

 

Core deposit intangible

 

453

 

Other assets

 

27,197

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

141,568

 

Deposits

 

$

118,221

 

Other liabilities

 

7,054

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

125,275

 

Net assets acquired

 

16,293

 

Consideration paid

 

8,749

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

$

7,544

 

 

We recognized a bargain purchase gain of $7.5 million in the transaction for the net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price, primarily due to limited market for Borrego’s assets, in addition to Borrego’s regulatory and capital constraints.  The bargain purchase gain is included in other noninterest income on the income statement for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The core deposit intangible has a weighted average amortization period of ten years and will be amortized on an accelerated basis. On the acquisition date of February 28, 2013, the contractual cash flows of purchased impaired loans, which are described in Note 4, from Borrego were $16.1 million, cash flows expected to be collected were $13.6 million, and the fair value of the loans was $11.9 million, with $9.8 million of these loans being guaranteed by government agencies.

 

As of February 28, 2013, the unpaid principal balance and contractual interest (“contractual cash flows”) on purchased loans that had not exhibited evidence of credit deterioration was $83.3 million. Sterling estimated that $3.9 million of these cash flows would be uncollectable, resulting in a combined credit and interest rate discount of $4.5 million being recorded on these loans.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

3. Investments and MBS:

 

The carrying and fair values of investments and MBS are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBS

 

$

1,206,561

 

$

14,798

 

$

(15,199

)

$

1,206,160

 

Municipal bonds

 

171,787

 

8,639

 

(426

)

180,000

 

Other

 

213

 

9

 

0

 

222

 

Total

 

$

1,378,561

 

$

23,446

 

$

(15,625

)

$

1,386,382

 

Held to maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax credits

 

$

154

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

154

 

Total

 

$

154

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

154

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBS

 

$

1,248,908

 

$

13,269

 

$

(22,277

)

$

1,239,900

 

Municipal bonds

 

184,642

 

6,045

 

(997

)

189,690

 

Other

 

212

 

10

 

0

 

222

 

Total

 

$

1,433,762

 

$

19,324

 

$

(23,274

)

$

1,429,812

 

Held to maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax credits

 

$

165

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

165

 

Total

 

$

165

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

165

 

 

The following table summarizes Sterling’s investments and MBS that had a market value below their amortized cost as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, segregated by those investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer:

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or longer

 

Total

 

 

 

Market Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Market Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Market Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBS

 

$

448,824

 

$

(13,409

)

$

33,932

 

$

(1,790

)

$

482,756

 

$

(15,199

)

Municipal bonds

 

1,429

 

(18

)

3,772

 

(408

)

5,201

 

(426

)

Other

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Total

 

$

450,253

 

$

(13,427

)

$

37,704

 

$

(2,198

)

$

487,957

 

$

(15,625

)

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBS

 

$

679,954

 

$

(22,277

)

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

679,954

 

$

(22,277

)

Municipal bonds

 

10,051

 

(268

)

12,947

 

(729

)

22,998

 

(997

)

Other

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Total

 

$

690,005

 

$

(22,545

)

$

12,947

 

$

(729

)

$

702,952

 

$

(23,274

)

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

Management evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value each quarter. If the fair value of investment securities falls below the amortized cost and the decline is deemed to be other-than temporary, the securities are written down to current market value, resulting in the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, no securities were determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

 

The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of available for sale and held to maturity securities as of March 31, 2014, grouped by contractual maturity. Actual maturities for MBS will differ from contractual maturities as a result of the level of prepayments experienced on the underlying mortgages.

 

 

 

Held to maturity

 

Available for sale

 

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

Amortized Cost

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Due within one year

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Due after one year through five years

 

0

 

0

 

1,724

 

1,820

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

0

 

0

 

90,332

 

91,181

 

Due after ten years

 

154

 

154

 

1,286,505

 

1,293,381

 

Total

 

$

154

 

$

154

 

$

1,378,561

 

$

1,386,382

 

 

4. Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses:

 

The following table presents the composition of Sterling’s loan portfolio as of the balance sheet dates:

 

 

 

March 31,
 2014

 

December 31,
 2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Residential real estate

 

$

1,187,998

 

$

1,119,574

 

Commercial real estate (“CRE”):

 

 

 

 

 

Investor CRE

 

1,109,880

 

1,114,768

 

Multifamily

 

2,126,241

 

2,156,434

 

Construction

 

83,740

 

71,693

 

Total CRE

 

3,319,861

 

3,342,895

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied CRE

 

1,381,997

 

1,431,140

 

Commercial & Industrial (“C&I”)

 

714,700

 

742,142

 

Total commercial

 

2,096,697

 

2,173,282

 

Consumer

 

804,254

 

822,068

 

Gross loans receivable

 

7,408,810

 

7,457,819

 

Deferred loan costs (fees), net

 

12,329

 

10,703

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(135,976

)

(137,294

)

Net loans receivable

 

$

7,285,163

 

$

7,331,228

 

 

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, loans pledged as collateral for borrowings from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve were $4.88 billion and $4.95 billion, respectively.

 

Loans receivable include purchased impaired loans, which are loans acquired that are deemed to exhibit evidence of credit deterioration since origination and therefore, are classified as impaired. The accounting for purchased impaired loans is periodically updated for changes in the loans’ cash flow expectations, and reflected in interest income over the life of the loans as accretable yield. As of March 31, 2014, no allowance for credit losses was recorded in connection with purchased impaired loans, and the unpaid principal balance and carrying amount of these loans were $27.5 million and $16.6 million, respectively.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

The following table presents a roll-forward of accretable yield over the periods presented:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

2,989

 

$

1,332

 

Additions

 

0

 

1,774

 

Accretion to interest income

 

(593

)

(205

)

Reclassifications

 

(635

)

160

 

Ending balance

 

$

1,761

 

$

3,061

 

 

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, net loans receivable included unamortized discounts on acquired loans of $26.2 million and $28.4 million, respectively.  The following table presents, as of March 31, 2014, the five-year projected loan discount accretion to be recognized as an increase to interest income:

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Remainder of 2014

 

$

4,005

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

3,613

 

2016

 

2,239

 

2017

 

1,494

 

2018

 

1,011

 

2019

 

812

 

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

The following table sets forth details by segment for Sterling’s loan portfolio and related allowance as of the balance sheet dates:

 

 

 

Residential
Real Estate

 

Commercial
Real Estate

 

Commercial

 

Consumer

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable, gross:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

13,675

 

$

55,706

 

$

40,947

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

110,328

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

1,174,323

 

3,264,155

 

2,055,750

 

804,254

 

0

 

7,298,482

 

Total loans receivable, gross

 

$

1,187,998

 

$

3,319,861

 

$

2,096,697

 

$

804,254

 

$

0

 

$

7,408,810

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

2,964

 

$

987

 

$

2,803

 

$

133

 

$

0

 

$

6,887

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

8,742

 

39,917

 

33,328

 

26,476

 

20,626

 

129,089

 

Total allowance for loan losses

 

$

11,706

 

$

40,904

 

$

36,131

 

$

26,609

 

$

20,626

 

$

135,976

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable, gross:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

7,924

 

$

58,232

 

$

37,794

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

103,950

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

1,111,650

 

3,284,663

 

2,135,488

 

822,068

 

0

 

7,353,869

 

Total loans receivable, gross

 

$

1,119,574

 

$

3,342,895

 

$

2,173,282

 

$

822,068

 

$

0

 

$

7,457,819

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

2,968

 

$

952

 

$

2,842

 

$

155

 

$

0

 

$

6,917

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

11,277

 

40,201

 

39,272

 

27,423

 

12,204

 

130,377

 

Total allowance for loan losses

 

$

14,245

 

$

41,153

 

$

42,114

 

$

27,578

 

$

12,204

 

$

137,294

 

 

Purchased credit impaired loans included in loans collectively evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2014 are $16.6 million and as of December 31, 2013 are $16.7 million.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

The following tables present a roll-forward by segment of the allowance for credit losses for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Residential Real
Estate

 

Commercial
Real Estate

 

Commercial

 

Consumer

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014 first quarter activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance, Jan 1

 

$

14,245

 

$

41,153

 

$

42,114

 

$

27,578

 

$

12,204

 

$

137,294

 

Provisions

 

(2,453

)

(518

)

(5,384

)

(67

)

8,422

 

0

 

Charge-offs

 

(252

)

(635

)

(2,221

)

(1,336

)

0

 

(4,444

)

Recoveries

 

166

 

904

 

1,622

 

434

 

0

 

3,126

 

Ending balance, March 31

 

11,706

 

40,904

 

36,131

 

26,609

 

20,626

 

135,976

 

Reserve for unfunded credit commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance, Jan 1

 

3,320

 

998

 

3,132

 

3,599

 

72

 

11,121

 

Provisions

 

397

 

108

 

(114

)

(114

)

(277

)

0

 

Charge-offs

 

(222

)

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(222

)

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Ending balance, March 31

 

3,495

 

1,106

 

3,018

 

3,485

 

(205

)

10,899

 

Total credit allowance

 

$

15,201

 

$

42,010

 

$

39,149

 

$

30,094

 

$

20,421

 

$

146,875

 

2013 first quarter activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance, Jan 1

 

$

19,847

 

$

48,094

 

$

41,874

 

$

25,602

 

$

18,928

 

$

154,345

 

Provisions

 

960

 

(1,091

)

(1,610

)

1,512

 

229

 

0

 

Charge-offs

 

(1,019

)

(2,923

)

(1,588

)

(1,644

)

0

 

(7,174

)

Recoveries

 

180

 

1,055

 

920

 

347

 

0

 

2,502

 

Ending balance, March 31

 

19,968

 

45,135

 

39,596

 

25,817

 

19,157

 

149,673

 

Reserve for unfunded credit commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance, Jan 1

 

2,230

 

405

 

2,806

 

2,118

 

443

 

8,002

 

Provisions

 

(309

)

(50

)

(373

)

604

 

128

 

0

 

Charge-offs

 

(12

)

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(12

)

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Ending balance, March 31

 

1,909

 

355

 

2,433

 

2,722

 

571

 

7,990

 

Total credit allowance

 

$

21,877

 

$

45,490

 

$

42,029

 

$

28,539

 

$

19,728

 

$

157,663

 

 

In establishing the allowance for loan losses, Sterling groups its loan portfolio into classes of loans collectively evaluated for impairment. The groups are further segregated based on internal risk ratings. Both qualitative and quantitative data are

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

considered in determining the probability of default and loss given default for each group of loans. The probability of default and loss given default are used to calculate an estimated inherent loss rate.  If a loan is determined to be impaired, Sterling prepares an individual evaluation of the loan. The individual evaluation compares the present value of future cash flows or the fair value of the underlying collateral to the recorded investment in the loan. The results of the individual impairment evaluation would determine the need to record a charge-off or establish a specific reserve.

 

Sterling assigns risk rating classifications to its loans. These risk ratings are divided into the following groups:

 

Pass - the asset is considered of sufficient quality to preclude a Marginal rating. Pass assets generally are well protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the value of the asset or underlying collateral.

 

Marginal - the asset is susceptible to deterioration if stressed from a cash flow or earnings shock, with liquidity and leverage possibly below industry norms.  The borrower may have few reserves to cover debt service, besides current income.  A business generating cash flows that service the debt may be dependent on the successful reception of new products in the marketplace.

 

Special Mention - the asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or of Sterling’s credit position at some future date. Special Mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose Sterling to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

 

Substandard - the asset is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the collateral pledged, if any. Assets so classified have well-defined weaknesses. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that Sterling may sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Doubtful/Loss - the Doubtful asset has the weaknesses of those classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. An asset classified Loss is the portion of the asset that is considered uncollectible and/or of such little value that its continuance as an asset, without a charge-off or establishment of a specific reserve, is not warranted. This classification does not necessarily mean that an asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value; but rather, it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off an asset that is no longer deemed to have financial value, even though partial recovery may be recognized in the future.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

The following table presents credit quality indicators for Sterling’s loan portfolio grouped according to internally assigned risk ratings and performance status:

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Real Estate

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Real
Estate

 

Investor CRE

 

Multifamily

 

Construction

 

Owner Occupied
CRE

 

Commercial &
Industrial

 

Consumer

 

Total

 

% of
Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

1,107,383

 

$

609,598

 

$

2,031,012

 

$

22,824

 

$

775,855

 

$

514,739

 

$

777,947

 

$

5,839,358

 

79%

 

Marginal

 

53,313

 

430,241

 

87,379

 

58,376

 

503,862

 

169,777

 

15,765

 

1,318,713

 

18%

 

Special mention

 

7,533

 

37,006

 

6,798

 

1,107

 

58,875

 

17,668

 

5,411

 

134,398

 

2%

 

Substandard

 

16,805

 

32,185

 

915

 

1,433

 

41,718

 

12,478

 

4,998

 

110,532

 

1%

 

Doubtful/Loss

 

2,964

 

850

 

137

 

0

 

1,687

 

38

 

133

 

5,809

 

0%

 

Total

 

$

1,187,998

 

$

1,109,880

 

$

2,126,241

 

$

83,740

 

$

1,381,997

 

$

714,700

 

$

804,254

 

$

7,408,810

 

100%

 

Restructured

 

$

23,160

 

$

3,380

 

$

0

 

$

2,081

 

$

20,302

 

$

766

 

$

20

 

$

49,709

 

1%

 

Nonaccrual

 

14,717

 

22,538

 

0

 

783

 

20,657

 

2,661

 

3,732

 

65,088

 

1%

 

Nonperforming

 

37,877

 

25,918

 

0

 

2,864

 

40,959

 

3,427

 

3,752

 

114,797

 

2%

 

Performing

 

1,150,121

 

1,083,962

 

2,126,241

 

80,876

 

1,341,038

 

711,273

 

800,502

 

7,294,013

 

98%

 

Total

 

$

1,187,998

 

$

1,109,880

 

$

2,126,241

 

$

83,740

 

$

1,381,997

 

$

714,700

 

$

804,254

 

$

7,408,810

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

1,038,460

 

$

602,384

 

$

2,058,031

 

$

14,591

 

$

785,237

 

$

521,711

 

$

794,032

 

$

5,814,446

 

78%

 

Marginal

 

52,154

 

435,022

 

87,830

 

53,742

 

544,329

 

177,998

 

15,955

 

1,367,030

 

18%

 

Special mention

 

7,808

 

44,934

 

9,296

 

1,128

 

61,103

 

17,761

 

6,193

 

148,223

 

2%

 

Substandard

 

18,184

 

31,613

 

1,140

 

2,232

 

38,709

 

24,672

 

5,733

 

122,283

 

2%

 

Doubtful/Loss

 

2,968

 

815

 

137

 

0

 

1,762

 

0

 

155

 

5,837

 

0%

 

Total

 

$

1,119,574

 

$

1,114,768

 

$

2,156,434

 

$

71,693

 

$

1,431,140

 

$

742,142

 

$

822,068

 

$

7,457,819

 

100%

 

Restructured

 

$

22,337

 

$

3,005

 

$

0

 

$

2,084

 

$

19,553

 

$

774

 

$

21

 

$

47,774

 

1%

 

Nonaccrual

 

15,571

 

23,709

 

222

 

1,582

 

20,472

 

3,230

 

4,516

 

69,302

 

1%

 

Nonperforming

 

37,908

 

26,714

 

222

 

3,666

 

40,025

 

4,004

 

4,537

 

117,076

 

2%

 

Performing

 

1,081,666

 

1,088,054

 

2,156,212

 

68,027

 

1,391,115

 

738,138

 

817,531

 

7,340,743

 

98%

 

Total

 

$

1,119,574

 

$

1,114,768

 

$

2,156,434

 

$

71,693

 

$

1,431,140

 

$

742,142

 

$

822,068

 

$

7,457,819

 

100%

 

 

Purchased credit impaired loans of $5.4 million as of March 31, 2014, and $5.7 million as of December 31, 2013, are included in the nonaccrual loans.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

Aging by class for Sterling’s loan portfolio as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Real Estate

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential
Real Estate

 

Investor CRE

 

Multifamily

 

Construction

 

Owner Occupied
CRE

 

Commercial &
Industrial

 

Consumer

 

Total

 

% of
Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 - 59 days past due

 

$

5,741

 

$

3,017

 

$

1,519

 

$

0

 

$

9,302

 

$

659

 

$

6,435

 

$

26,673

 

0%

 

60 - 89 days past due

 

924

 

2,511

 

411

 

0

 

4,870

 

104

 

1,515

 

10,335

 

0%

 

> 90 days past due

 

15,101

 

12,332

 

0

 

783

 

11,551

 

2,346

 

3,396

 

45,509

 

1%

 

Total past due

 

21,766

 

17,860

 

1,930

 

783

 

25,723

 

3,109

 

11,346

 

82,517

 

1%

 

Current

 

1,166,232

 

1,092,020

 

2,124,311

 

82,957

 

1,356,274

 

711,591

 

792,908

 

7,326,293

 

99%

 

Total Loans

 

$

1,187,998

 

$

1,109,880

 

$

2,126,241

 

$

83,740

 

$

1,381,997

 

$

714,700

 

$

804,254

 

$

7,408,810

 

100%

 

> 90 days and accruing

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

0%

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 - 59 days past due

 

$

2,544

 

$

1,575

 

$

378

 

$

0

 

$

6,069

 

$

1,066

 

$

5,332

 

$

16,964

 

0%

 

60 - 89 days past due

 

1,258

 

1,230

 

0

 

0

 

1,350

 

1,893

 

1,473

 

7,204

 

0%

 

> 90 days past due

 

15,175

 

12,553

 

222

 

1,582

 

12,086

 

1,997

 

4,030

 

47,645

 

1%

 

Total past due

 

18,977

 

15,358

 

600

 

1,582

 

19,505

 

4,956

 

10,835

 

71,813

 

1%

 

Current

 

1,100,597

 

1,099,410

 

2,155,834

 

70,111

 

1,411,635

 

737,186

 

811,233

 

7,386,006

 

99%

 

Total Loans

 

$

1,119,574

 

$

1,114,768

 

$

2,156,434

 

$

71,693

 

$

1,431,140

 

$

742,142

 

$

822,068

 

$

7,457,819

 

100%

 

> 90 days and accruing

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

0%

 

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

Sterling considers its nonperforming loans to be impaired loans. The following table summarizes impaired loans by class as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book Balance

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid
Principal Balance

 

Charge-Offs

 

Without
Specific Reserve

 

With
Specific Reserve

 

Specific
Reserve

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

$

43,709

 

$

5,832

 

$

29,644

 

$

8,233

 

$

2,964

 

CRE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor CRE

 

32,325

 

6,407

 

20,809

 

5,109

 

850

 

Multifamily

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Construction

 

5,030

 

2,166

 

2,864

 

0

 

0

 

Total CRE

 

37,355

 

8,573

 

23,673

 

5,109

 

850

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied CRE

 

44,765

 

3,806

 

26,172

 

14,787

 

2,766

 

C&I

 

10,218

 

6,791

 

2,217

 

1,210

 

33

 

Total commercial

 

54,983

 

10,597

 

28,389

 

15,997

 

2,799

 

Consumer

 

3,896

 

144

 

3,220

 

532

 

133

 

Total

 

$

139,943

 

$

25,146

 

$

84,926

 

$

29,871

 

$

6,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book Balance

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid
Principal Balance

 

Charge-Offs

 

Without
Specific Reserve

 

With
Specific Reserve

 

Specific
Reserve

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

$

43,910

 

$

6,002

 

$

29,984

 

$

7,924

 

$

2,968

 

CRE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor CRE

 

32,908

 

6,194

 

21,732

 

4,982

 

815

 

Multifamily

 

222

 

0

 

222

 

0

 

0

 

Construction

 

12,986

 

9,320

 

3,666

 

0

 

0

 

Total CRE

 

46,116

 

15,514

 

25,620

 

4,982

 

815

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied CRE

 

43,810

 

3,785

 

26,154

 

13,871

 

2,842

 

C&I

 

10,806

 

6,802

 

4,004

 

0

 

0

 

Total commercial

 

54,616

 

10,587

 

30,158

 

13,871

 

2,842

 

Consumer

 

4,770

 

233

 

3,953

 

584

 

155

 

Total

 

$

149,412

 

$

32,336

 

$

89,715

 

$

27,361

 

$

6,780

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

The following table presents the average book balance and interest income recognized for impaired loans by class for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

Average
Book
Balance

 

Interest
Income
Recognized

 

Average
Book
Balance

 

Interest
Income
Recognized

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Residential real estate

 

$

37,893

 

$

152

 

$

43,127

 

$

152

 

Investor CRE

 

26,316

 

42

 

47,490

 

347

 

Multifamily

 

111

 

0

 

6,487

 

35

 

Construction

 

3,265

 

38

 

16,951

 

1,701

 

Owner Occupied CRE

 

40,492

 

174

 

58,785

 

394

 

C&I

 

3,715

 

6

 

4,723

 

34

 

Consumer

 

4,144

 

0

 

6,668

 

5

 

Total

 

$

115,936

 

$

412

 

$

184,231

 

$

2,668

 

 

The following tables present loans that were modified and recorded as troubled debt restructurings (“TDR’s”) during the following period:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Pre-
Modification
Recorded
Investment

 

Post-
Modification
Recorded
Investment

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Pre-
Modification
Recorded
Investment

 

Post-
Modification
Recorded
Investment

 

 

 

(in thousands, except number of contracts)

 

Residential real estate

 

4

 

$

1,271

 

$

1,274

 

9

 

$

2,134

 

$

1,929

 

Investor CRE

 

1

 

439

 

437

 

3

 

1,482

 

1,180

 

Multifamily

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Construction

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Owner Occupied CRE

 

1

 

1,000

 

996

 

3

 

2,432

 

2,414

 

C&I

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Consumer

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Total (1)

 

6

 

$

2,710

 

$

2,707

 

15

 

$

6,048

 

$

5,523

 

 


(1) Amounts exclude specific loan loss reserves.

 

Substantially all TDRs are determined to be impaired prior to being restructured. As such, they are individually evaluated for impairment, unless they are considered homogeneous loans in which case they are collectively evaluated for impairment. As of March 31, 2014, Sterling had specific reserves of $62,000 on TDRs which were restructured during the previous three months. There were no loans that were removed from TDR status during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

The following table shows the post-modification recorded investment by class for TDRs restructured during the periods presented by the primary type of concession granted:

 

 

 

Principal
Deferral

 

Rate
Reduction

 

Extension of
Terms

 

Forgiveness
of Principal
and/or
Interest

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Real Estate

 

$

516

 

$

758

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,274

 

Investor CRE

 

437

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

437

 

Multifamily

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Construction

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Owner CRE

 

0

 

0

 

996

 

0

 

996

 

C&I

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Consumer

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Total

 

$

953

 

$

758

 

$

996

 

$

0

 

$

2,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Real Estate

 

$

0

 

$

1,395

 

$

203

 

$

331

 

$

1,929

 

Investor CRE

 

0

 

1,139

 

0

 

41

 

1,180

 

Multifamily

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Construction

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Owner CRE

 

730

 

1,684

 

0

 

0

 

2,414

 

C&I

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Consumer

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Total

 

$

730

 

$

4,218

 

$

203

 

$

372

 

$

5,523

 

 

Restructurings that result in the forgiveness of principal or interest are typically part of a bankruptcy settlement. There were two Owner CRE TDRs with a value of $107,000 that were completed during the twelve month period ended March 31, 2014 that subsequently defaulted during the period. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013, there were $1.1 million, and $1.2 million of TDRs that were returned to accrual status, respectively.

 

The following table outlines accrual status of TDRs as of the dates shown:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

TDRs on nonaccrual status

 

$

14,987

 

$

22,383

 

TDRs on accrual status

 

34,723

 

47,102

 

Total TDRs

 

$

49,710

 

$

69,485

 

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

5.  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:

 

Goodwill represents the excess of a purchase price over the net assets acquired.  The following table presents a roll-forward of Sterling’s goodwill:

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Beginning balance, January 1

 

$

52,018

 

$

22,577

 

Acquired

 

0

 

0

 

Ending balance, March 31

 

$

52,018

 

$

22,577

 

 

Goodwill is not amortized, but is reviewed for impairment at least annually. Other intangible assets at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were comprised of core deposit intangibles from various acquisitions, and other identifiable intangibles related to the trust and wealth management business acquired in 2012.  The following table provides details of other intangible assets:

 

 

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core deposit intangibles

 

$

58,707

 

$

45,823

 

$

12,884

 

Other

 

1,800

 

342

 

1,458

 

 

 

$

60,507

 

$

46,165

 

$

14,342

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core deposit intangibles

 

$

58,707

 

$

44,652

 

$

14,055

 

Other

 

1,800

 

294

 

1,506

 

 

 

$

60,507

 

$

44,946

 

$

15,561

 

 

The following table provides the projected core deposit and other intangibles amortization expense for the remainder of 2014 and the next five years:

 

 

 

Amount

 

Remainder of 2014

 

$

2,641

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2,779

 

2016

 

1,606

 

2017

 

1,447

 

2018

 

1,314

 

2019

 

1,232

 

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

6.  Junior Subordinated Debentures:

 

Sterling has raised regulatory capital through the formation of trust subsidiaries and has assumed similar obligations through mergers with other financial institutions. The trusts are business trusts in which Sterling owns all of the common equity. The proceeds from the sale of the securities were used to purchase junior subordinated debentures issued by Sterling. Sterling’s obligations under the junior subordinated debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by Sterling of the trusts’ obligations. The junior subordinated debentures are treated as debt of Sterling. The junior subordinated debentures mature 30 years after issuance, and are redeemable, subject to certain conditions.  As of March 31, 2014, all of Sterling’s junior subordinated debentures were redeemable at par, at their applicable quarterly or semiannual interest payment dates.

 

Details of the junior subordinated debentures are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Next Interest

 

March 31, 2014

 

Subsidiary Issuer

 

Issue Date

 

Date

 

Payment Date

 

Rate

 

Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Sterling Capital Trust IX

 

July 2007

 

Oct 2037

 

April 2014

 

1.64

%

$

46,392

 

Sterling Capital Trust VIII

 

Sept 2006

 

Dec 2036

 

June 2014

 

1.86

 

51,547

 

Sterling Capital Trust VII

 

June 2006

 

June 2036

 

June 2014

 

1.76

 

56,702

 

Lynnwood Financial Statutory Trust II

 

June 2005

 

June 2035

 

June 2014

 

2.03

 

10,310

 

Sterling Capital Trust VI

 

June 2003

 

Sept 2033

 

June 2014

 

3.43

 

10,310

 

Sterling Capital Statutory Trust V

 

May 2003

 

June 2033

 

June 2014

 

3.49

 

20,619

 

Sterling Capital Trust IV

 

May 2003

 

May 2033

 

May 2014

 

3.39

 

10,310

 

Sterling Capital Trust III

 

April 2003

 

April 2033

 

April 2014

 

3.49

 

14,433

 

Lynnwood Financial Statutory Trust I

 

Mar 2003

 

Mar 2033

 

June 2014

 

3.39

 

9,426

 

Klamath First Capital Trust I

 

July 2001

 

July 2031

 

July 2014

 

4.09

 

15,251

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.36

%*

$

245,300

 

 


* Weighted average rate.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

7. Earnings Per Share:

 

The following table presents the computations for basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands, except shares and per share
amounts)

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

12,353

 

$

22,678

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

62,398,357

 

62,242,183

 

Dilutive securities outstanding

 

1,332,383

 

762,601

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

63,730,740

 

63,004,784

 

Earnings per share - basic

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.36

 

Earnings per share - diluted

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.36

 

Antidilutive securities outstanding (weighted average):

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

6,103

 

18,315

 

Restricted shares

 

47,359

 

1,295

 

Total antidilutive securities outstanding

 

53,462

 

19,610

 

 

8.  Noninterest Expense:

 

The following table details the components of Sterling’s noninterest expense:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

$

47,576

 

$

42,436

 

OREO operations

 

1,508

 

2,030

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

7,629

 

9,859

 

Data processing

 

7,737

 

6,577

 

FDIC insurance

 

1,178

 

1,930

 

Professional fees

 

3,241

 

5,952

 

Depreciation

 

3,989

 

2,934

 

Advertising

 

1,666

 

2,436

 

Travel and entertainment

 

1,200

 

1,171

 

Merger and acquisition

 

2,715

 

1,036

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

1,218

 

1,659

 

Other

 

5,508

 

3,909

 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

85,165

 

$

81,929

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

9. Income Taxes:

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Sterling recognized income tax expense of $6.4 million, reflecting a 34% effective tax rate, compared to income tax expense of $9.9 million and an effective tax rate of 30% for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 reflected permanent differences between book income and tax income, from the Borrego acquisition bargain purchase gain, in addition to tax exempt municipal bond and BOLI income.  As of March 31, 2014, the net deferred tax asset was $275.5 million, including $241.7 million of net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards, compared with $284.1 million as of December 31, 2013, including $242.3 million of net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards.

 

10. Stock Based Compensation:

 

The following table presents a summary of restricted stock unit activity during the period:

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Price

 

Balance, January 1, 2014

 

454,079

 

$

21.27

 

Granted

 

170,492

 

33.41

 

Vested

 

(107,612

)

32.84

 

Expired

 

(3,722

)

20.57

 

Outstanding, March 31, 2014

 

513,237

 

$

22.88

 

 

The following table presents a summary of stock option activity during the period:

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Balance, January 1, 2014

 

252,626

 

$

50.87

 

Granted

 

0

 

0.00

 

Exercised

 

0

 

0.00

 

Expired

 

(1,947

)

1,190.00

 

Cancelled

 

0

 

0.00

 

Outstanding, March 31, 2014

 

250,679

 

$

42.02

 

Exercisable, March 31, 2014

 

102,022

 

$

71.75

 

 

The following table presents the weighted average remaining contractual life and the aggregate intrinsic value for stock options as of the dates indicated:

 

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Exercisable

 

 

 

Weighted
Average Life

 

Intrinsic
Value

 

Weighted
Average Life

 

Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

8.7 years

 

$

2,861

 

8.5 years

 

$

1,210

 

December 31, 2013

 

9.0 years

 

3,046

 

8.4 years

 

889

 

 

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As of March 31, 2014, a total of 4.8 million shares remained available for grant under Sterling’s 2007 and 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plans. The stock options outstanding under these plans have terms of six and 10 years. Stock based compensation expense recognized during the periods presented was as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Stock options

 

$

199

 

$

104

 

Restricted stock

 

896

 

991

 

Total

 

$

1,095

 

$

1,095

 

 

As of March 31, 2014, unrecognized equity compensation expense totaled $11.9 million as the underlying outstanding awards had not yet been earned. This amount will be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.2 years.

 

11. Derivatives and Hedging:

 

Sterling enters into interest rate swap transactions with loan customers. The interest rate risk on these swap transactions is hedged by Sterling entering into offsetting interest rate swap agreements with various unaffiliated counterparties (“broker-dealers”). Both customer and broker-dealer related interest rate derivatives are carried at fair value, which includes consideration of counterparty credit risk.

 

As part of its mortgage banking activities, Sterling makes commitments to prospective borrowers on residential mortgage loan applications, which may have the interest rates locked for a period of 10 to 60 days or longer, if extended (“interest rate lock commitments”). The fair value of interest rate lock commitments presented in the table below has been adjusted to reflect the expected fallout. These interest rate lock commitments, and loans held for sale that have not been committed to investors, give rise to interest rate risk. Sterling hedges the interest rate risk arising from these mortgage banking activities by entering into forward sales agreements on MBS with third parties (“forward commitments”).

 

Residential mortgage loans held for sale that were not committed to investors were $134.8 million and $129.5 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The following table summarizes Sterling’s mortgage banking operations and interest rate swaps:

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Notional

 

Asset

 

Liability

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest rate lock commitments, net

 

$

136,528

 

$

2,569

 

$

0

 

Forward commitments

 

243,500

 

50

 

0

 

Interest rate swaps - broker-dealer

 

20,693

 

0

 

580

 

Interest rate swaps - customer

 

20,693

 

557

 

0

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Notional

 

Asset

 

Liability

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest rate lock commitments, net

 

$

99,215

 

$

1,740

 

$

0

 

Forward commitments

 

211,000

 

2,231

 

0

 

Interest rate swaps - broker-dealer

 

21,054

 

0

 

516

 

Interest rate swaps - customer

 

22,090

 

508

 

0

 

 

The fair value of these derivatives is included in other assets and liabilities, respectively. Gains and losses on Sterling’s mortgage banking derivative transactions are included in mortgage banking income, while gains and losses on Sterling’s interest rate swap agreements are included in other noninterest income. The following table sets forth these gains and losses:

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage banking operations

 

$

(749

)

$

(10,168

)

Other noninterest income

 

(4

)

76

 

 

Also included in mortgage banking income were loan servicing fees of $475,000 and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

12. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities:

 

Certain derivatives and repurchase agreements are subject to net settlement.  Depending on the governing disclosure rules or elections made by management, amounts are presented gross or net on a balance sheet.  The following summarizes the presentation of Sterling’s interest rate swaps and securities sold under repurchase agreements, all of which are presented gross on Sterling’s balance sheet:

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amount Offset
on Balance

 

Amount
Presented on

 

Pledged Collateral on
Balance Sheet

 

Net

 

 

 

Recognized

 

Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Securities

 

Cash

 

Position

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

557

 

$

0

 

$

557

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

557

 

Total

 

$

557

 

$

0

 

$

557

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

557

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

 

$

539,972

 

$

0

 

$

539,972

 

$

539,972

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Interest rate swaps

 

580

 

0

 

580

 

0

 

580

 

0

 

Total

 

$

540,552

 

$

0

 

$

540,552

 

$

539,972

 

$

580

 

$

0

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

508

 

$

0

 

$

508

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

508

 

Total

 

$

508

 

$

0

 

$

508

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

508

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

 

$

531,679

 

$

0

 

$

531,679

 

$

531,679

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Interest rate swaps

 

516

 

0

 

516

 

0

 

516

 

0

 

Total

 

$

532,195

 

$

0

 

$

532,195

 

$

531,679

 

$

516

 

$

0

 

 

Sterling’s cash, and investments and MBS included cash and securities pledged against its interest rate swap and securities sold under repurchase agreements liabilities.

 

13. Fair Value:

 

Fair value estimates are determined as of a specific date using quoted market prices, where available, or various assumptions and estimates. As the assumptions underlying these estimates change, the fair value of the financial instruments will change. The use of assumptions and various valuation techniques, as well as the absence of secondary markets for certain financial

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

instruments, will likely reduce the comparability of fair value disclosures between financial institutions. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent and should not be construed to represent the full underlying value of Sterling.

 

The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments as of the periods indicated were as follows. Other assets are comprised of FHLB stock and derivatives, while other liabilities are comprised of derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Level

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

1

 

$

443,566

 

$

443,566

 

$

545,435

 

$

545,435

 

Investments and MBS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale

 

2

 

1,386,382

 

1,386,382

 

1,429,812

 

1,429,812

 

Held to maturity

 

2

 

154

 

154

 

165

 

165

 

Loans held for sale

 

2

 

229,084

 

229,084

 

138,952

 

138,952

 

Loans receivable, net

 

3

 

7,285,163

 

7,306,368

 

7,331,228

 

7,344,637

 

Mortgage servicing rights, net

 

3

 

59,955

 

75,118

 

60,100

 

75,017

 

Other assets (1)

 

2

 

97,289

 

97,289

 

99,756

 

99,756

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-maturity deposits

 

2

 

5,491,427

 

5,491,427

 

5,373,544

 

5,373,544

 

Deposits with stated maturities

 

2

 

1,641,443

 

1,656,275

 

1,701,446

 

1,717,039

 

Borrowings

 

2

 

1,761,331

 

1,684,343

 

1,923,081

 

1,845,614

 

Other liabilities

 

2

 

580

 

580

 

516

 

516

 

 


(1) Other assets includes FHLB stock. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, FHLB stock was carried at $94.1 million and $95.3 million, respectively.

 

Companies have the option of carrying financial assets and liabilities at fair value, which can be implemented on all or individually selected financial instruments. The framework for defining and measuring fair value requires that one of three valuation methods be used to determine fair market value: the market approach, the income approach or the cost approach. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, the standard also creates a fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs to these valuation methods into the following three levels:

 

·                   Level 1 inputs are a select class of observable inputs, based upon the quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets that are accessible as of the measurement date, and are to be used whenever available.

 

·                   Level 2 inputs are other types of observable inputs, such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are inactive; or other inputs that are observable or can be derived from or supported by observable market data. Level 2 inputs are to be used whenever Level 1 inputs are not available.

 

·                  Level 3 inputs are substantially unobservable, reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions regarding what market participants would assume when pricing a financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are to be used only when Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are unavailable.

 

The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of certain financial instruments are as follows:

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents.  The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Investments and MBS.  The fair value of investments and MBS are provided by a third-party pricing service. These valuations are based on market data using pricing models that vary by asset class and incorporate available current trade, bid and other market information, and for structured securities, cash flow and loan performance data. The pricing processes utilize benchmark curves, benchmarking of similar securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. Option adjusted spread models are also used to

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

assess the impact of changes in interest rates and to develop prepayment scenarios. All models and processes used take into account market convention.

 

Loans Held for Sale.  Sterling has elected to carry residential loans held for sale at fair value. The fair values of residential loans are based on investor quotes in the secondary market, determined by the fair value of options and commitments to sell or issue mortgage loans. The fair value election was made to match changes in the value of these loans with the value of their economic hedges. Loan origination fees, costs and servicing rights, which were previously deferred on these loans, are now recognized as part of the loan value at origination. Nonresidential loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market (“LOCOM”) due to the frequency of these loan sale transactions, as well as the availability of market data for these loan types.

 

Loans Receivable.  The fair value of performing loans is estimated by discounting the cash flows using interest rates that consider the current credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loans and current economic and lending conditions and does not incorporate the exit price concept of fair value. The fair value of nonperforming collateral-dependent loans is estimated based upon the value of the underlying collateral. The fair value of other nonperforming loans is estimated by discounting management’s current estimate of future cash flows using a rate estimated to be commensurate with the risks involved. Changes in the various inputs in the fair value of nonperforming loans will have a significant impact on the fair value.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights.  The fair value of mortgage servicing rights is estimated using a discounted cash flow model to arrive at the net present value of expected earnings from the servicing of the loans. Model inputs include prepayment speeds, market interest rates, contractual interest rates on the loans being serviced, the amount of other fee income generated and other factors. The fair value of mortgage servicing rights is impacted by any changes in these inputs.

 

Deposits.  The fair values of deposits subject to immediate withdrawal such as interest and noninterest bearing checking, regular savings, and money market deposit accounts, are equal to the amounts payable on demand at the reporting date. Fair values for time deposits are estimated by discounting future cash flows using interest rates currently offered on time deposits with similar remaining maturities.

 

Borrowings.  The carrying amounts of short-term borrowings under repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased, short-term FHLB advances and other short-term borrowings approximate their fair values due to the relatively short period of time between the origination of the instruments and the expected payment dates on the instruments. The fair value of long-term FHLB advances and other long-term borrowings is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on Sterling’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements with similar remaining terms.

 

Derivatives.  Valuations of interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments are estimated using quoted market prices for similar instruments. Fair values for the interest rate swaps are based on the present value differential between the fixed interest rate payments and the floating interest rate payments as projected by the forward interest rate curve, over the term of the swap, with the recorded amount net of any credit valuation adjustments.

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The following table presents Sterling’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBS

 

$

1,206,160

 

$

0

 

$

1,206,160

 

$

0

 

Municipal bonds

 

180,000

 

0

 

180,000

 

0

 

Other

 

222

 

0

 

222

 

0

 

Total investment securities available for sale

 

1,386,382

 

0

 

1,386,382

 

0

 

Loans held for sale

 

146,336

 

0

 

146,336

 

0

 

Loans receivable, net

 

25,741

 

0

 

0

 

25,741

 

Other assets - derivatives

 

3,176

 

0

 

3,176

 

0

 

Total assets

 

$

1,561,635

 

$

0

 

$

1,535,894

 

$

25,741

 

Other liabilities - derivatives

 

580

 

0

 

580

 

0

 

Total liabilities

 

$

580

 

$

0

 

$

580

 

$

0

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBS

 

$

1,239,900

 

$

0

 

$

1,239,900

 

$

0

 

Municipal bonds

 

189,690

 

0

 

189,690

 

0

 

Other

 

222

 

0

 

222

 

0

 

Total investment securities available for sale

 

1,429,812

 

0

 

1,429,812

 

0

 

Loans held for sale

 

138,952

 

0

 

138,952

 

0

 

Loans receivable, net

 

26,462

 

0

 

0

 

26,462

 

Other assets - derivatives

 

4,479

 

0

 

4,479

 

0

 

Total assets

 

$

1,599,705

 

$

0

 

$

1,573,243

 

$

26,462

 

Other liabilities - derivatives

 

516

 

0

 

516

 

0

 

Total liabilities

 

$

516

 

$

0

 

$

516

 

$

0

 

 

The following table presents the changes in fair value for loans receivable measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

26,462

 

$

23,177

 

Transfers from held for sale

 

416

 

16,571

 

Principal payments and payoffs

 

(1,261

)

(806

)

Valuation adjustments

 

124

 

(47

)

Ending balance

 

$

25,741

 

$

38,895

 

 

The change in value between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans receivable carried at fair value were a gain $124,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2014, and a loss of $47,000 during the three months

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

ended March 31, 2013, and were included in income from mortgage banking operations. Valuation adjustments were based on current market rates for comparable loans, in addition to discounts applied based on specific loan characteristics.

 

Derivatives include mortgage banking interest rate lock and loan delivery commitments, and interest rate swaps. See Note 11 for a further discussion of these derivatives. The difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale that are carried at fair value were included in earnings as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage banking operations

 

$

1,781

 

$

(10,189

)

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

 

Sterling may be required, from time to time, to measure certain assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis from application of LOCOM accounting or write-downs of individual assets. The following table presents the carrying value for these assets as of the dates indicated:

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

Losses During the

 

 

 

Total Carrying
Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans held for sale

 

$

82,748

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

82,748

 

$

(6,811

)

Loans

 

31,269

 

0

 

0

 

31,269

 

(983

)

OREO

 

989

 

0

 

0

 

989

 

(138

)

Mortgage servicing rights

 

59,955

 

0

 

0

 

59,955

 

(96

)

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

Gains (Losses)

 

 

 

Total Carrying
Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

During the Year Ended
December 31, 2013

 

Loans

 

$

118,037

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

118,037

 

$

(15,352

)

OREO

 

522

 

0

 

0

 

522

 

(930

)

Mortgage servicing rights

 

60,100

 

0

 

0

 

60,100

 

6,948

 

 

The loans held for sale disclosed above relate to loans that were identified to be divested as part of the branch sales that are expected to be sold in the second quarter of 2014.  Based on the agreement to sell those branches, the loans will be sold at a loss.  The loans disclosed above represent the net balance of loans as of period end for which a charge-off or specific reserve has been recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2014, and the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively, with these losses comprised of charge-offs and increases in the specific reserve. OREO represents the carrying value of properties for which a specific reserve was recorded during the periods presented as a result of updated appraisals subsequent to foreclosure. The appraisals may use comparable sales and income approach valuation methods and may be adjusted to reflect current market or property information. In addition to the loan and OREO losses disclosed above, charge-offs at foreclosure for properties held as of period end totaled $129,000 and $884,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively. Fair value adjustments to the mortgage servicing rights were mainly due to market derived assumptions associated with mortgage prepayment speeds. Sterling carries its mortgage servicing rights at LOCOM, and they are accordingly measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Qualitative information regarding the fair value measurements for Level 3 financial instruments are as follows:

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Method

 

Inputs

 

Loans

 

Income, Market, Comparable Sales, Discounted Cash Flows

 

External appraised values; probability weighting of broker price opinions; management assumptions regarding market trends or other relevant factors; selling costs ranging from 4.5% to 9%.

 

OREO

 

Income, Market, Comparable Sales, Discounted Cash Flows

 

External appraised values; probability weighting of broker price opinions; management assumptions regarding market trends or other relevant factors; selling costs ranging from 4.5% to 9%.

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Weighted average prepayment speed: residential 9.6%, commercial 12.1%; weighted average discount rate: residential 9.7%, commercial 15.8%.

 

 

14. Regulatory Capital:

 

The following table sets forth the respective regulatory capital positions for Sterling and Sterling Bank as of March 31, 2014:

 

 

 

Actual

 

Adequately
Capitalized

 

Well-Capitalized

 

 

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

$

1,135,769

 

11.5%

 

$

393,586

 

4.0%

 

$

491,982

 

5.0%

 

Sterling Bank

 

1,100,641

 

11.2%

 

393,456

 

4.0%

 

491,820

 

5.0%

 

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

1,135,769

 

14.9%

 

305,534

 

4.0%

 

458,300

 

6.0%

 

Sterling Bank

 

1,100,641

 

14.4%

 

305,599

 

4.0%

 

458,399

 

6.0%

 

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

1,231,883

 

16.1%

 

611,067

 

8.0%

 

763,834

 

10.0%

 

Sterling Bank

 

1,196,775

 

15.7%

 

611,198

 

8.0%

 

763,998

 

10.0%

 

 

15. Segment Information:

 

Sterling’s operations are divided into two primary business segments that represent its core businesses:

 

·                  Community Banking - providing traditional banking services through the retail banking, private banking and commercial banking groups, including the originating and servicing of commercial real estate, owner occupied CRE and C&I loans.

 

·                  Home Loan Division - originating and selling residential real estate loans through its mortgage banking operations, on both a servicing-retained and servicing-released basis.

 

The Eliminations caption represents intercompany eliminations.

 

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MARCH 31, 2014

 

 

 

As of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Community
Banking

 

Home Loan
Division

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

94,247

 

$

2,419

 

$

0

 

$

96,666

 

Interest expense

 

12,182

 

0

 

796

 

12,978

 

Net interest income

 

82,065

 

2,419

 

(796

)

83,688

 

Provision for credit losses

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Noninterest income

 

10,531

 

9,679

 

0

 

20,210

 

Noninterest expense

 

67,730

 

17,330

 

105

 

85,165

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

24,866

 

$

(5,232

)

$

(901

)

$

18,733

 

Total assets

 

$

10,028,063

 

$

154,239

 

$

26,235

 

$

10,208,537

 

 

 

 

As of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

 

 

Community
Banking

 

Home Loan
Division

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

83,690

 

$

7,067

 

$

0

 

$

90,757

 

Interest expense

 

12,419

 

0

 

1,444

 

13,863

 

Net interest income

 

71,271

 

7,067

 

(1,444

)

76,894

 

Provision for credit losses

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Noninterest income

 

21,185

 

16,373

 

8

 

37,566

 

Noninterest expense

 

62,453

 

17,472

 

2,004

 

81,929

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

30,003

 

$

5,968

 

$

(3,440

)

$

32,531

 

Total assets

 

$

8,942,231

 

$

308,209

 

$

5,996

 

$

9,256,436

 

 

16. Commitments and Contingencies:

 

Merger Litigation. Sterling, its directors and Umpqua Holdings Corporation (“Umpqua”) are named as defendants in three lawsuits pending in the Superior Court of Washington in and for Spokane County, which have been consolidated under the caption In re Sterling Financial Corp. Merger Litigation, Lead No. 13-2-03848-4. The consolidated litigation generally alleges that the directors of Sterling breached their duties to the Sterling shareholders by approving the Merger, failing to take steps to maximize shareholder value, engaging in a flawed sales process, and agreeing to deal protection provisions in the merger agreement that are alleged to unduly favor Umpqua. Umpqua is alleged to have aided and abetted the alleged breaches of duty. The consolidated litigation also alleges that the disclosures approved by the Sterling board in connection with the Merger and the vote thereon are false and misleading in various respects. As relief, the complaints seek, among other things, an injunction against consummation of the Merger, rescission of the Merger if it is effected, damages in an unspecified amount, and the payment of plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs. The defendants believe that the lawsuits are without merit. On January 16, 2014 the parties to the consolidated litigation entered into a memorandum of understanding to settle the consolidated litigation (such memorandum including plaintiffs’ agreement to stay the consolidated litigation, except for proceedings relating to the settlement), subject to court approval and other customary conditions, including the execution of definitive documentation. The proposed settlement covers all holders of Sterling common stock (other than the defendants and their immediate families, heirs and assigns) from and including November 1, 2012 until the consummation of the Merger. The proposed settlement provides for the defendants to make certain additional disclosures, which were included in the proxy statement/prospectus that was mailed to Sterling shareholders in connection with the special meeting at which the Merger was approved. The proposed settlement does not provide for any other consideration from the defendants, including any monetary consideration (other than potentially attorneys’ fees as described in the following paragraph). Sterling shareholders who are members of the proposed settlement class will, at a later date, receive written notice containing the full terms of the proposed settlement and proposed release of class claims and related matters.

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

In the event that the parties enter into a settlement, a hearing will be scheduled at which the Superior Court of Washington in and for Spokane County will consider the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the settlement. If the settlement is finally approved by the court, it will resolve and release all claims in the consolidated litigation that were or could have been brought challenging any aspect of the proposed Merger, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and any disclosure made in connection therewith (but excluding dissenters’ rights pursuant to Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA), among other claims, pursuant to terms that will be disclosed to shareholders prior to final approval of the settlement. In addition, in connection with the settlement, the parties contemplate that plaintiffs’ counsel will file a petition in the Superior Court of Washington in and for Spokane County for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses to be paid by Sterling or its successor, which the defendants may oppose. Sterling or its successor will pay or cause to be paid any attorneys’ fees and expenses awarded by the Superior Court of Washington in and for Spokane County. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into a settlement or that the Superior Court of Washington in and for Spokane County will approve the settlement even if the parties were to enter into such stipulation. In such event, the proposed settlement as contemplated by the memorandum of understanding may be terminated. Sterling management believes the proposed settlement will have no adverse material impact on Sterling.

 

Neither the memorandum of understanding nor the ultimate settlement is, and neither should be construed as, an admission of wrongdoing or liability by any defendant. Sterling, its directors and Umpqua continue to believe that the consolidated litigation is without merit and vigorously deny the allegations that Sterling’s directors breached their fiduciary duties.

 

Securities Class Action Litigation. On December 11, 2009, a putative securities class action complaint, captioned City of Roseville Employees’ Retirement System v. Sterling Financial Corp., et al., No. CV 09-00368-EFS, was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against Sterling and certain of its current and former officers.  The Court appointed City of Roseville Employees’ Retirement System as lead plaintiff on March 9, 2010.  On June 18, 2010, lead plaintiff filed a consolidated complaint alleging that the defendants violated sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 by making false and misleading statements concerning our business and financial results.  The consolidated complaint purported to be brought on behalf of a class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Sterling’s stock during the period from July 23, 2008 to October 15, 2009.  The consolidated complaint alleged that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by failing to disclose the extent of Sterling’s delinquent commercial real estate, construction and land development loans, properly record losses for impaired loans, and properly reserve for loan losses, thereby causing Sterling’s stock price to be artificially inflated during the purported class period.  Plaintiffs sought unspecified damages and attorneys’ fees and costs.  On August 30, 2010, Sterling moved to dismiss the Complaint.  On March 2, 2011, after complete briefing, the court held a hearing on the motion to dismiss.  On August 5, 2013, the court granted the motion to dismiss without prejudice.  On October 11, 2013, the lead plaintiff filed an amended consolidated complaint.  The amended consolidated complaint names the same defendants, specifies the same class period, alleges the same violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and seeks the same relief.  The amended consolidated complaint contains similar allegations of improper disclosure regarding Sterling’s lending practices, status of loans and reserving and accounting for loans. On January 24, 2014, Sterling moved to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint. Sterling believes the lawsuit is without merit and continues to vigorously defend against it. Failure by Sterling to obtain a favorable resolution of the claims set forth in the complaint could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Currently, a loss resulting from these claims is not considered probable or reasonably estimable in amount.

 

Additionally, Sterling is involved in ongoing litigation, primarily related to its normal business operations. When establishing a liability for contingent litigation losses, Sterling determines a range of potential losses for each matter that is both probable and estimable, and records the amount it considers to be the best estimate within the range. For these matters and others where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible but not probable, there is no estimable range of possible losses. Sterling believes that the eventual outcome from these cases will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position.

 

17. Subsequent Event:

 

On September 11, 2013, Sterling entered into a definitive agreement to merge (the “Merger”) with and into Umpqua, with headquarters in Portland, Oregon. As of the close of business on April 18, 2014, the Merger was completed with Sterling merging with and into Umpqua, as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Sterling Bank was merged with and into Umpqua Bank, an Oregon state chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Umpqua. The combined company will operate under the

 

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STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2014

 

Umpqua Bank name and brand. Under the terms of the Merger, Sterling shareholders received 1.671 shares of Umpqua common stock and $2.18 in cash, without interest, for each share of Sterling common stock.

 

On February 19, 2014, Sterling entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of six depository branches located in Coos County and Douglas County, Oregon to Banner Bank (“Banner”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Banner Corporation.  The branches are being divested in connection with the Merger pursuant to agreements with the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve Board. Under the terms of the agreement, Sterling Bank will pay a negative premium of approximately $7.0 million for Banner to acquire approximately $225 million of deposits and $90 million of performing loans. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the $7.0 million negative premium was recorded as a loss on assets held for sale in other noninterest income on the consolidated statements of income. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2014.

 

34




Exhibit 99.2

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 is presented as if the merger with Sterling had occurred on March 31, 2014.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Umpqua
Historical

 

Sterling
Historical

 

Pro Forma
Merger
Adjustments

 

Notes

 

Pro Forma
Combined

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

196,963

 

$

106,650

 

$

 

 

 

$

303,613

 

Restricted cash

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

Interest bearing deposits

 

887,620

 

329,916

 

(328,694

)

A

 

888,842

 

Temporary investments

 

525

 

 

 

 

 

525

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

1,085,108

 

443,566

 

(328,694

)

 

 

1,199,980

 

Investment securities, trading

 

4,498

 

4,493

 

 

 

 

8,991

 

Investment securities, available for sale

 

1,701,730

 

1,386,382

 

 

 

 

3,088,112

 

Investment securities, held to maturity

 

5,465

 

154

 

 

 

 

5,619

 

Loans held for sale

 

73,106

 

229,084

 

(82,748

)

B

 

219,442

 

Non-covered loans and leases

 

7,411,108

 

7,421,139

 

(318,347

)

C

 

14,513,900

 

Less: allowance for noncovered loan and lease losses

 

(86,709

)

(135,976

)

135,976

 

D

 

(86,709

)

Non-covered loans and leases, net

 

7,324,399

 

7,285,163

 

(182,371

)

 

 

14,427,191

 

Covered loans and leases, net of allowance

 

342,263

 

 

 

 

 

342,263

 

Restricted equity securities

 

29,948

 

 

 

 

 

29,948

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

180,199

 

98,095

 

22,662

 

E

 

300,956

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

49,220

 

59,955

 

11,986

 

F

 

121,161

 

Goodwill

 

764,304

 

52,018

 

971,494

 

G

 

1,787,816

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

11,184

 

14,342

 

40,219

 

H

 

65,745

 

Non-covered other real estate owned

 

22,034

 

7,891

 

(460

)

I

 

29,465

 

Covered other real estate owned

 

1,746

 

 

 

 

 

1,746

 

FDIC indemnification asset

 

18,362

 

 

 

 

 

18,362

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

97,589

 

193,015

 

 

 

 

290,604

 

Deferred tax asset

 

11,393

 

275,502

 

29,165

 

J

 

316,060

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

24,572

 

28,896

 

 

 

 

53,468

 

Other assets

 

91,606

 

129,981

 

 

 

 

221,587

 

Total assets

 

$

11,838,726

 

$

10,208,537

 

$

481,253

 

 

 

$

22,528,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand deposits

 

$

2,465,606

 

$

1,896,353

 

$

(56,831

)

K

 

$

4,305,128

 

Interest bearing deposits

 

6,807,977

 

5,236,517

 

(153,800

)

K

 

11,890,694

 

Total deposits

 

9,273,583

 

7,132,870

 

(210,631

)

 

 

16,195,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customer

 

262,483

 

39,972

 

 

 

 

302,455

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - broker/dealer

 

 

500,000

 

46,795

 

L

 

546,795

 

Term debt

 

250,964

 

976,059

 

3,690

 

M

 

1,230,713

 

Junior subordinated debentures, at fair value

 

87,800

 

 

156,105

 

N

 

243,905

 

Junior subordinated debentures, at amortized cost

 

101,818

 

245,300

 

(245,300

)

O

 

101,818

 

Other liabilities

 

127,602

 

103,128

 

333

 

P

 

231,063

 

Total liabilities

 

10,104,250

 

8,997,329

 

(249,008

)

 

 

18,852,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

1,514,969

 

1,972,921

 

20,548

 

Q

 

3,508,438

 

Retained earnings/accumulated deficit

 

219,686

 

(788,986

)

736,986

 

R

 

167,686

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(179

)

27,273

 

(27,273

)

S

 

(179

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

1,734,476

 

1,211,208

 

730,261

 

 

 

3,675,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

11,838,726

 

$

10,208,537

 

$

481,253

 

 

 

$

22,528,516

 

 


 


 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 are presented as if the merger and the FinPac acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

(in thousands, except earnings per share)

 

Umpqua
Historical

 

Sterling Historical

 

Sterling Pro
Forma Merger
Adjustments

 

Notes

 

Pro Forma
Combined

 

Umpqua
Historical

 

FPH, LLC
Historical
(1/1/2013 to 
3/31/2013)

 

FinPac Pro
Forma Merger
Adjustments
(1/1/2013 to 
3/31/2013)

 

Notes

 

Sterling
Historical

 

Sterling Pro 
Forma Merger
Adjustments

 

Notes

 

Pro Forma
Combined

 

Interest Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-covered loans and leases

 

$

91,268

 

$

86,153

 

$

5,568

 

T

 

$

182,989

 

$

78,545

 

$

14,294

 

$

(1,224

)

T

 

$

81,187

 

$

4,061

 

T

 

$

176,863

 

Covered loans

 

12,718

 

 

 

 

 

12,718

 

14,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,580

 

Interest and dividends on investment securities

 

11,453

 

10,357

 

 

 

 

21,810

 

10,956

 

 

 

 

 

9,418

 

 

 

 

20,374

 

Temporary investments and interest bearing deposits

 

441

 

156

 

(173

)

U

 

424

 

252

 

 

 

 

 

152

 

(173

)

U

 

231

 

Total interest income

 

115,880

 

96,666

 

5,395

 

 

 

217,941

 

104,333

 

14,294

 

(1,224

)

 

 

90,757

 

3,888

 

 

 

212,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

3,848

 

5,153

 

(1,424

)

V

 

7,577

 

5,878

 

 

 

 

 

6,307

 

(2,236

)

V

 

9,949

 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase

 

41

 

4,657

 

(3,360

)

W

 

1,338

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

4,775

 

(3,360

)

W

 

1,446

 

Term debt

 

2,273

 

1,757

 

(406

)

X

 

3,624

 

2,273

 

1,747

 

 

 

 

1,333

 

(291

)

X

 

5,062

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

1,880

 

1,411

 

 

 

 

3,291

 

1,962

 

 

 

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

 

3,410

 

Total interest expense

 

8,042

 

12,978

 

(5,190

)

 

 

15,830

 

10,144

 

1,747

 

 

 

 

13,863

 

(5,887

)

 

 

19,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

107,838

 

83,688

 

10,585

 

 

 

202,111

 

94,189

 

12,547

 

(1,224

)

 

 

76,894

 

9,775

 

 

 

192,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for credit losses - non-covered

 

5,400

 

 

 

Y

 

5,400

 

6,988

 

2,577

 

 

Y

 

 

 

Y

 

9,565

 

(Recapture of) provision for credit losses - covered

 

571

 

 

 

 

 

571

 

232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

232

 

Net interest income after provision for (recapture of) credit losses

 

101,867

 

83,688

 

10,585

 

 

 

196,140

 

86,969

 

9,970

 

(1,224

)

 

 

76,894

 

9,775

 

 

 

182,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

7,767

 

13,710

 

(4,247

)

Z

 

17,230

 

6,992

 

 

 

 

 

13,140

 

(3,463

)

Z

 

16,669

 

Brokerage commissions and fees

 

3,725

 

922

 

 

 

 

4,647

 

3,636

 

 

 

 

 

990

 

 

 

 

4,626

 

Mortgage banking revenue, net

 

10,439

 

7,788

 

 

 

 

18,227

 

23,568

 

 

 

 

 

13,794

 

 

 

 

37,362

 

Gain on sale of investment securities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Other than temporary impairment losses on investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses transferred from OCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on junior subordinated debentures carried at fair value

 

(542

)

 

(966

)

AA

 

(1,508

)

(542

)

 

 

 

 

 

(966

)

AA

 

(1,508

)

Bargain purchase gain on acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,544

 

 

 

 

7,544

 

Gain (Loss) on other assets

 

7

 

(6,389

)

7,000

 

AB

 

618

 

121

 

 

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

 

178

 

Charge on prepayment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on other loan sales

 

517

 

2,641

 

 

 

 

3,158

 

744

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

769

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

736

 

1,461

 

 

 

 

2,197

 

760

 

 

 

 

 

1,557

 

 

 

 

2,317

 

Change in FDIC indemnification asset

 

(4,840

)

 

 

 

 

(4,840

)

(5,073

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,073

)

Other income

 

5,198

 

77

 

 

 

 

5,275

 

3,802

 

790

 

 

 

 

459

 

 

 

 

5,051

 

Total non-interest income

 

23,007

 

20,210

 

1,787

 

 

 

45,004

 

34,015

 

790

 

 

 

 

37,566

 

(4,429

)

 

 

67,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

53,218

 

47,576

 

(101

)

AC

 

100,693

 

51,505

 

1,979

 

182

 

AC

 

42,436

 

(5

)

AC

 

96,097

 

Net occupancy and equipment

 

16,501

 

11,761

 

 

 

 

28,262

 

14,735

 

407

 

 

 

 

10,173

 

 

 

 

25,315

 

Communications

 

2,902

 

9,783

 

 

 

 

12,685

 

3,203

 

81

 

 

 

 

8,728

 

 

 

 

12,012

 

Marketing

 

1,005

 

1,666

 

 

 

 

2,671

 

861

 

 

 

 

 

2,436

 

 

 

 

3,297

 

Supplies

 

896

 

321

 

 

 

 

1,217

 

718

 

 

 

 

 

469

 

 

 

 

1,187

 

Services

 

5,990

 

3,241

 

 

 

 

9,231

 

5,893

 

682

 

 

 

 

5,952

 

 

 

 

12,527

 

FDIC assessments

 

1,863

 

1,178

 

 

 

 

3,041

 

1,651

 

 

 

 

 

1,930

 

 

 

 

3,581

 

Net (gain) loss on non-covered OREO

 

(18

)

1,508

 

 

 

 

1,490

 

(130

)

 

 

 

 

2,030

 

 

 

 

1,900

 

Net (gain) loss on covered OREO

 

(46

)

 

 

 

 

(46

)

284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

284

 

Intangible amortization

 

1,194

 

1,218

 

1,735

 

AD

 

4,147

 

1,204

 

177

 

 

 

 

1,659

 

2,024

 

AD

 

5,064

 

Merger related expense

 

5,983

 

2,715

 

 

 

 

8,698

 

1,531

 

 

 

 

 

1,036

 

 

 

 

2,567

 

Other expenses

 

7,030

 

4,198

 

(213

)

AE

 

11,015

 

4,307

 

506

 

(385

)

AE

 

5,080

 

(233

)

AE

 

9,275

 

Total non-interest expense

 

96,518

 

85,165

 

1,421

 

 

 

183,104

 

85,762

 

3,832

 

(203

)

 

 

81,929

 

1,786

 

 

 

173,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

28,356

 

18,733

 

10,951

 

 

 

58,040

 

35,222

 

6,928

 

(1,021

)

 

 

32,531

 

3,560

 

 

 

77,220

 

Provision for income taxes

 

9,592

 

6,380

 

4,216

 

AF

 

20,188

 

11,861

 

2,716

 

(393

)

AF

 

9,853

 

1,371

 

AF

 

25,408

 

Net income

 

$

18,764

 

$

12,353

 

$

6,735

 

 

 

$

37,852

 

$

23,361

 

$

4,212

 

$

(628

)

 

 

$

22,678

 

$

2,189

 

 

 

$

51,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

18,764

 

$

12,353

 

$

6,735

 

 

 

$

37,852

 

$

23,361

 

$

4,212

 

$

(628

)

 

 

$

22,678

 

$

2,189

 

 

 

$

51,812

 

Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

113

 

 

 

 

 

113

 

183

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

211

 

Net earnings available to common shareholders

 

$

18,651

 

$

12,353

 

$

6,735

 

 

 

$

37,739

 

$

23,178

 

$

4,212

 

$

(656

)

 

 

$

22,678

 

$

2,189

 

 

 

$

51,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.21

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.24

 

Diluted

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.21

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

112,170

 

62,398

 

41,870

 

AG

 

216,438

 

111,937

 

 

 

 

 

62,242

 

41,765

 

AG

 

215,944

 

Diluted

 

112,367

 

63,731

 

42,782

 

AH

 

218,880

 

112,118

 

 

 

 

 

63,005

 

43,247

 

AH

 

218,370

 

 



 

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and explanatory notes have been prepared to illustrate the effects of the merger involving Umpqua and Sterling under the acquisition method of accounting with Umpqua treated as the acquirer. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily indicate the financial results of the combined companies had the companies actually been combined at the beginning of each period presented, nor does it necessarily indicate the results of operations in future periods or the future financial position of the combined entities. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of Sterling, as of the effective date of the merger, will be recorded by Umpqua at their respective fair values and the excess of the merger consideration over the fair value of Sterling’s net assets will be allocated to goodwill.

 

The merger, which was completed on April 18, 2014, provided for Sterling common shareholders to receive 1.671 shares of Umpqua common stock and $2.18 in cash for each share of Sterling common stock they held immediately prior to the merger. The value of the per share merger consideration was approximately $33.23 based upon the $18.58 closing price of Umpqua common stock on the date of merger closing multiplied by the exchange ratio of 1.671 and adding the cash portion of the merger consideration of $2.18 per share.  The pro forma allocation of purchase price reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is subject to adjustment and may vary from the actual purchase price allocation that will be recorded.  Adjustments may include, but not be limited to, changes in (i) Sterling’s balance sheet through the effective time of the merger; (ii) total merger related expenses if consummation and/or implementation costs vary from currently estimated amounts; and (iii) the underlying values of assets and liabilities if market conditions differ from current assumptions.

 

The accounting policies of both Umpqua and Sterling are in the process of being reviewed in detail. Upon completion of such review, conforming adjustments or financial statement reclassification may be determined.

 

Note 2—Estimated Merger and Integration Costs

 

In connection with the merger, the plan to integrate Umpqua’s and Sterling’s operations is still being developed. Over the next several months, the specific details of these plans will continue to be refined. Umpqua and Sterling are currently in the process of assessing the two companies’ personnel, benefit plans, premises, equipment, computer systems, supply chain methodologies, and service contracts to determine where they may take advantage of redundancies or where it will be beneficial or necessary to convert to one system. Certain decisions arising from these assessments may involve involuntary termination of Sterling’s employees, vacating Sterling’s leased premises, changing information systems, canceling contracts between Sterling and certain service providers and selling or otherwise disposing of certain premises, furniture and equipment owned by Sterling. Additionally, as part of our formulation of the integration plan, certain actions regarding existing Umpqua information systems, premises, equipment, benefit plans, supply chain methodologies, supplier contracts, and involuntary termination of personnel may be taken. Umpqua expects to incur merger-related expenses including system conversion costs, employee retention and severance agreements, communications to customers, and others. To the extent there are costs associated with these actions, the costs will be recorded based on the nature and timing of these integration actions. Most acquisition and restructuring costs are recognized separately from a business combination and generally will be expensed as incurred. We estimate total merger related cost to be approximately $80 million.  We incurred $6.2 million of merger expense in 2013 and $6.0 during three months ended March 31, 2014, and anticipate the majority of the remainder to be incurred in 2014.

 

Note 3—Estimated Annual Cost Savings

 

Umpqua expects to realize $87 million in annual pre-tax cost savings following the merger, which management expects to be phased-in over a two-year period, but there is no assurance that the anticipated cost savings will be realized on the anticipated time schedule or at all. These cost savings are not reflected in the presented pro forma financial information.

 



 

Note 4—Divestiture of Sterling branches

 

Due to competitive considerations of the merger in accordance with regulatory guidelines, Sterling branches in several banking markets will be divested in conjunction with the merger.  These amounts are reflected in the pro forma adjustments below.  However, other asset dispositions not required as further discussed in Note 2 are not included in the pro forma adjustments.

 

Note 5—Preliminary Purchase Accounting Allocation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information reflects the issuance of approximately 104,386,252 shares of Umpqua common stock totaling approximately $1.94 billion as well as cash consideration of approximately $136.2 million and liability for future cash consideration for exchange of warrants of $6.5 million. The merger will be accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting; accordingly Umpqua will recognize Sterling’s assets (including identifiable intangible assets) and liabilities at their respective estimated fair values as of the merger date. Accordingly, the pro forma purchase consideration and the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values are summarized in the following table.

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair value consideration to Sterling shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid (62,469,331 shares at $2.18 per share and cash-in-lieu of fractional shares)

 

 

 

$

136,191

 

Liability recorded for warrants (2,960,238 shares at $2.18 per share)

 

 

 

6,453

 

Fair value of common shares issued (62,469,331 shares at approximately $31.05 price per share)

 

 

 

1,939,497

 

Fair value of warrants, common stock options, and restricted stock exchanged (6,380,825 shares at a weighted average pre-merger service period cost per share of approximately $8.46)

 

 

 

53,972

 

Total pro forma purchase price

 

 

 

$

2,136,113

 

Fair value of assets acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

303,063

 

 

 

Investment securities

 

1,391,029

 

 

 

Non-covered loans and leases, net

 

7,249,128

 

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

120,757

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

71,941

 

 

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

54,561

 

 

 

Non-covered other real estate owned

 

7,431

 

 

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

193,015

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset

 

304,667

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

28,896

 

 

 

Other assets

 

129,981

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

9,854,469

 

 

 

Fair value of liabilities assumed:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

6,922,239

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

586,767

 

 

 

Term debt

 

979,749

 

 

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

156,105

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

103,128

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

$

8,747,988

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

 

 

$

1,106,481

 

Preliminary pro forma goodwill

 

 

 

$

1,023,512

 

 



 

Note 6—Pro Forma Adjustments

 

The following pro forma adjustments have been reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. All adjustments are based on current assumptions and valuations, which are subject to change.

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

A

 

Adjustments to cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect cash used to purchase Sterling

 

$

(136,191

)

 

 

To reflect cash paid for merger expenses

 

(52,000

)

 

 

To reflect cash paid for divestiture of Sterling branches

 

(140,503

)

 

 

 

 

$

(328,694

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

Adjustment to loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect loans sold with divestiture of Sterling branches at merger date.

 

$

(82,748

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

Adjustments to non-covered loans and leases

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect estimated fair value at merger date. The adjustment to loans is primarily related to credit deterioration in the acquired loan portfolio. The credit adjustment to loans is calculated as 3.5% of gross loans. During Umpqua’s due diligence on Sterling, Umpqua reviewed loan information across collateral types and geographic distributions. Umpqua applied traditional loan examination methodologies to arrive at the fair value adjustment. The rate adjustment to loans reflects estimated fair value at merger date based on current market rates for similar assets and will be accreted to income using the effective yield method over the contractual lives of the loans, which is approximately ten years.

 

$

(302,000

)

 

 

To reflect removal of deferred loan fees, costs and dealer incentives

 

(16,347

)

 

 

 

 

$

(318,347

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

Adjustment to allowance for non-covered loan and lease losses

 

 

 

 

 

To remove Sterling allowance at merger date as the credit risk is contemplated in the fair value adjustment in Adjustment B above.

 

$

135,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

Adjustment to premises and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect divestiture of Sterling branches at merger date.

 

$

(2,295

)

 

 

To reflect fair value adjustments to acquired premises and equipment

 

$

24,957

 

 

 

 

 

$

22,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

Adjustment to mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect estimated fair value at merger date based on current market rates for similar assets.

 

$

11,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

 

Adjustments to goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

To remove Sterling goodwill at merger date

 

$

(52,018

)

 

 

To reflect the goodwill associated with the merger

 

1,023,512

 

 

 

 

 

$

971,494

 

 



 

H

 

Adjustments to other intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

To remove Sterling other intangible assets, net

 

$

(14,342

)

 

 

To record the third party calculated fair value of acquired identifiable intangible assets. The acquired core deposit intangible will be amortized over ten years using a sum-of-the-years-digits method.

 

54,561

 

 

 

 

 

$

40,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

 

Adjustment to non-covered other real estate owned

 

 

 

 

 

To record the estimated fair value of acquired non-covered other real estate owned.

 

$

(460

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

 

Adjustments to deferred tax asset

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect deferred tax asset created in the merger, which is calculated as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to non-covered loans and leases

 

$

302,000

 

 

 

Adjustment to allowance for non-covered loan and lease losses

 

(135,976

)

 

 

Adjustment to deferred loan fees/costs

 

16,347

 

 

 

Adjustments to premises and equipment

 

(24,957

)

 

 

Adjustment to mortgage servicing rights

 

(11,986

)

 

 

Adjustments to other intangible assets, net

 

(40,219

)

 

 

Adjustment to non-covered other real estate owned

 

460

 

 

 

Adjustments to deposits

 

14,915

 

 

 

Adjustments to other liabilites (deferred revenue and rent)

 

(6,120

)

 

 

Adjustment to securities sold under agreements to repurchase - broker/dealer

 

46,795

 

 

 

Adjustments to term debt

 

3,690

 

 

 

Adjustment to junior subordinated debentures

 

(89,195

)

 

 

Subtotal for fair value adjustments

 

$

75,754

 

 

 

Calculated deferred tax asset at Umpqua’s estimated statutory tax rate of 38.5%

 

$

29,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

Adjustments to deposits

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect estimated fair value at merger date based on current market rates for similar products. This adjustment will be accreted into income over the estimated lives of the deposits, which is approximately three years.

 

$

14,915

 

 

 

To reflect deposits sold with divestiture of Sterling branches at merger date.

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand deposits

 

(56,831

)

 

 

Interest bearing deposits

 

(168,715

)

 

 

 

 

$

(210,631

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

Adjustment to securities sold under agreements to repurchase - broker/dealer

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect estimated fair value at merger date based on current market rates and spreads for similar borrowings. This estimated premium will be accreted to interest expense over the remaining contractual life of such borrowings, which is approximately 4 years.

 

$

46,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

Adjustment to term debt

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect estimated fair value at merger date based on current market rates and spreads for similar borrowings. This estimated premium will be accreted to interest expense over the remaining contractual life of such borrowings, which is approximately three years.

 

$

3,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

Adjustment to junior subordinated debentures, at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

To reclassify junior subordinated debentures, at amortized cost to junior subordinated debentures, at fair value. Junior subordinated debentures acquired will be held at fair value.

 

$

245,300

 

 

 

To reflect estimated fair value at merger date based on third party valuation.

 

(89,195

)

 

 

 

 

$

156,105

 

 



 

O

 

Adjustment to junior subordinated debentures, at amortized cost

 

 

 

 

 

To reclassify junior subordinated debentures, at amortized cost to junior subordinated debentures, at fair value. Junior subordinated debentures acquired will be held at fair value.

 

$

(245,300

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

Adjustment to other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

To remove deferred revenue and deferred rent liabilities

 

$

(6,120

)

 

 

To record liability created due to exchange of Sterling warrants.

 

$

6,453

 

 

 

 

 

$

333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q

 

Adjustments to common stock

 

 

 

 

 

To eliminate historical Sterling common stock

 

$

(1,972,921

)

 

 

To reflect the issuance and exchange of Umpqua common stock to Sterling shareholders

 

1,993,469

 

 

 

 

 

$

20,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

Adjustment to retained earnings/accumulated deficit

 

 

 

 

 

To eliminate historical Sterling accumulated deficit

 

$

788,986

 

 

 

To adjust for after tax merger expenses

 

(52,000

)

 

 

 

 

$

736,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

Adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

To eliminate historical Sterling accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$

(27,273

)

 

Income Statements
(dollars in thousands)

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2014

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2013

 

T

 

Adjustments to non-covered loans and leases interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FinPac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect adjusted interest income from leases due to the estimated loss of income from the write-off of FinPac’s loan mark and the amortization of the new interest rate mark and the accretion of the acquisition accounting adjustment relating to the credit mark. The amortization period will be the contractual lives of the leases, which is approximately four years, and will be amortized into income using the effective yield method.

 

$

 

$

(1,224

)

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect accretion of loan rate discount resulting from non-covered loans and leases fair value pro forma Adjustment C using effective yield methodology over the estimated lives of the acquired loan portfolio, which is approximately ten years.

 

$

4,433

 

$

4,048

 

 

 

To reclassify miscellaneous loan fees from service charges on deposit accounts to non-covered loans and leases interest income to conform with consolidated presentation.

 

2,248

 

1,316

 

 

 

To reflect non-covered loans and leases interest income on branches divested at merger date.

 

(1,113

)

(1,303

)

 

 

 

 

$

5,568

 

$

4,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U

 

Adjustments to interest income on temporary investments and interest bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect adjusted interest income on temporary investments and interest bearing cash due to cash paid for purchase and divestiture of Sterling branches.

 

$

(173

)

$

(173

)

 



 

V

 

Adjustments to interest expense on deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect amortization of deposit premium resulting from deposit fair value pro forma Adjustment K based on weighted average life of time deposits being approximately three years.

 

$

(1,283

)

$

(2,050

)

 

 

To reflect interest expense on branches divested at merger date.

 

(141

)

(186

)

 

 

 

 

$

(1,424

)

$

(2,236

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

 

Adjustments to interest expense on Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect amortization of securities sold under agreements to repurchase premium resulting from Securities sold under agreements to repurchase fair value pro forma Adjustment L based on weighted average life of borrowings of 20 months.

 

$

(3,360

)

$

(3,360

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Adjustments to interest expense on term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect amortization of term debt premium resulting from term debt fair value pro forma Adjustment M.

 

$

(406

)

$

(291

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

Adjustments to provision for credit losses - non-covered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FinPac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With acquired leases recorded at fair value, Umpqua would expect a reduction in the historical the provision for loan and lease losses from FinPac, however no adjustment to the historical amount of FinPac provision for loan and lease losses is reflected in this pro forma financial information.

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With acquired loans recorded at fair value, Umpqua would expect a reduction in the provision for loan losses from Sterling, however no adjustment to the historical amount of Sterling provision for loan losses is reflected in this pro forma financial information.

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z

 

Adjustments to service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect service charges on deposit accounts on branches divested at merger date.

 

$

(560

)

$

(708

)

 

 

To reclassify miscellaneous loan fees from service charges on deposit accounts to non-covered loans and leases interest income to conform with consolidated presentation.

 

(2,248

)

(1,316

)

 

 

To reflect lower service charges on deposit accounts as a result of passing $10 billion asset threshold.

 

(1,439

)

(1,439

)

 

 

 

 

$

(4,247

)

$

(3,463

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AA

 

Adjustment to loss on junior subordinated debentures carried at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect change in fair value of junior subordinated debenture discount resulting from junior subordinated debenture fair value pro forma Adjustment N based on remaining average life of junior subordinated debentures of 23.1 years.

 

$

(966

)

$

(966

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB

 

Adjustment to gain (loss) on sale of other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To remove loss on sale of branch divestiture.

 

$

7,000

 

$

 

 



 

AC

 

Adjustments to salaries and employee benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FinPac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect additional compensation expense related to restricted stock granted to FinPac management.

 

$

 

$

205

 

 

 

To remove Financial Pacific Holdings LLC salaries and employee benefits

 

 

(92

)

 

 

To reclassify private equity compensation expense from other expense.

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

$

182

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect salaries and employee benefits related to branches divested at merger date.

 

$

(647

)

$

(551

)

 

 

To reflect additional compensation expense related to restricted stock granted to Sterling management and retention bonuses of top five retained executives.

 

546

 

546

 

 

 

 

 

$

(101

)

$

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD

 

Adjustments to amortization of intangibles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect amortization of acquired intangible assets based on amortization period of ten years and using the sum-of-the-years-digits method of amortization

 

1,735

 

2,024

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,735

 

$

2,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE

 

Adjustments to other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FinPac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To remove management fees.

 

$

 

$

(286

)

 

 

To remove director compensation and travel fees.

 

 

(30

)

 

 

To reclassify private equity compensation expense to salaries and benefits.

 

 

(69

)

 

 

 

 

$

 

$

(385

)

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect other expenses related to branches divested at merger date.

 

(213

)

(233

)

 

 

 

 

$

(213

)

$

(233

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AF

 

Adjustments to income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FinPac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect the income tax effect of pro forma adjustments at Umpqua’s statutory tax rate of 38.5%

 

$

 

$

(393

)

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect the income tax effect of pro forma adjustments at Umpqua’s statutory tax rate of 38.5%

 

$

4,216

 

$

1,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AG

 

Adjustment to weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect acquisition of Sterling common shares.

 

(62,398

)

(62,242

)

 

 

To reflect issuance of Umpqua common stock as Sterling shareholders will receive 1.671 shares of Umpqua common stock for each share of Sterling common stock they hold immediately prior to the merger.

 

104,268

 

104,007

 

 

 

 

 

41,870

 

41,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AH

 

Adjustment to weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reflect acquisition of Sterling common shares.

 

(63,731

)

(63,005

)

 

 

To reflect issuance of Umpqua common stock as Sterling shareholders will receive 1.671 shares of Umpqua common stock for each share of Sterling common stock they hold immediately prior to the merger.

 

104,268

 

104,007

 

 

 

To reflect issuance of Umpqua common stock as Sterling restricted stock award holders and stock option holders will receive 1.7896 shares of Umpqua common stock for each restricted stock award or stock option they hold immediately prior to the merger and Sterling warrant holders will receive 1.671 shares of Umpqua common stock for each warrant they hold immediately prior to the merger.

 

2,245

 

2,245

 

 

 

 

 

42,782

 

43,247

 

 



 

COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA

 

Shares issued for purchase

 

104,386,252

 

 

 

 

Umpqua

 

Pro Forma
Combined
Umpqua and
FinPac

 

Sterling
Historical

 

Umpqua Pro
Forma
Combined

 

Sterling Pro
Forma Per
Equivalent
Sterling
Share (1)

 

Basic Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2014

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.29

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2013

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2014

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.29

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2013

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Dividends Paid (2) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2014

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.25

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2013

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.10

 

$

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

$

15.44

 

$

15.44

 

$

19.39

 

$

16.98

 

$

28.38

 

March 31, 2013

 

$

15.49

 

$

15.52

 

$

19.86

 

$

16.96

 

$

28.34

 

 


(1) Computed by multiplying the Umpqua pro forma combined amounts by the exchange ratio of 1.671.

(2) Pro forma combined cash dividends paid are based only upon Umpqua’s historical amounts

 


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