UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
The
Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
58-1861820
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
25
Bull Street, 6
th
Floor, Savannah, GA 31401 912-629-6486
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including
area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
John
C. Helmken II
, 25
Bull Street, 6
th
Floor, Savannah, GA 31401 912-629-6486
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
agent
for service)
Copies
to:
J.
Wiley Ellis
Ellis,
Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP
2
E. Bryan Street, 10
th
Floor
Savannah,
Georgia 31401
(912)
233-9700
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From
time to time after this registration statement becomes effective, as determined
by the Selling Shareholders.
If
the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant
to
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box:
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If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box:
⌧
If
this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering.
¨
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering.
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If
delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please
check the following box.
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of each class of
securities
to be registered
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Amount
to be
Registered
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Proposed maximum
offering
price per unit
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Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
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Amount
of
registration
fee
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Common
Stock,
$1.00
par value
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71,000
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$25.08
(1)
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$
1,780,680 (1)
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$54.67
(1)
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(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to
Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based upon the average of the
closing prices reported in The NASDAQ National Market on August 22-23, the
day
prior to and the the day after the public announcement of the proposed
transaction..
THE
REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS
MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A
FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling
shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus
is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not a solicitation of an
offer to buy these securities in any state in which the offer or sale is not
permitted.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 2, 2007
71,000
Shares
THE
SAVANNAH BANCORP, INC.
Common
Stock
This
prospectus relates to the offer and sale from time to time of up to an aggregate
of 71,000 shares of our common stock for the account of our shareholders named
in this prospectus (the “Selling Shareholders”). Pursuant to an Asset
Purchase Agreement dated August 22, 2007 (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"),
the
Company acquired the assets of Minis & Co., Inc., a registered investment
advisor, in exchange for the payment of cash plus 71,000 shares of stock of
the
Company. On September 11, 2007, Minis & Co., Inc. transferred
those 71,000 shares to the Selling Shareholders. Under the terms of
the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to file this Registration
Statement within 30 days following the August 31, 2007 closing date and to
exercise its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become
effective as soon thereafter as possible. Three of the Selling
Shareholders, O. Thompson Smith, Mark I. Allen and A. Felton Jenkins, III,
are
non-affiliated accredited investors who acquired 39,000 shares. The
other Selling Shareholder, Russell W. Carpenter, an affiliated accredited
investor who is a Director of the Company , acquired 32,000
shares. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the
sale of these shares, although it has paid the expenses of preparing this
prospectus and the related registration statement.
The
shares are being registered to permit the Selling Shareholders to sell the
shares from time to time in the public market. The Selling Shareholders may
sell
this common stock through ordinary brokerage transactions, directly to market
makers or through any other means described in the section entitled “Plan of
Distribution.”
Our
common stock is listed for trading on The NASDAQ National Market under the
trading symbol “SAVB.” On October 1, 2007, the last reported sale price of our
common stock on NASDAQ was $24.69 per share. The shares covered by this
prospectus may be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at
negotiated prices.
The
address of our principal executive offices is 25 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia
31401, and our telephone number is (912) 629-6500.
Investing
in our common stock involves risks.
See
“
Risk
Factors
beginning on page 5.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus
is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The
date of this prospectus is October 2, 2007
You
should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in
this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information
different from that contained in this prospectus. The common stock is not being
offered in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. The information
contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of the
common stock.
Table
of Contents
Table
of Contents
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, INCLUDING OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND THE NOTES THERETO, AND OUR RECENT QUARTERLY REPORTS,
IS
INCORPORATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS BY REFERENCE TO OUR REPORTS FILED WITH THE
SEC.
SEE “WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.” YOU ARE URGED TO READ THIS
PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING THE “RISK FACTORS,” AND OUR SEC REPORTS IN THEIR
ENTIRETY.
The
Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our
beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions,
estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which may be beyond our control,
and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
All
statements other than statements of
historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking
statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through
our use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "assume," "should,"
"indicate," "would," "believe," "contemplate," "expect," "estimate," "continue,"
"plan," "point to," "project," "predict," "could," "intend," "target,"
"potential," and other similar words and expressions of the
future. These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a
variety of factors, including, without limitation:
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future
local and national economic or business and real estate market
conditions;
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governmental
monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory
changes, including banking, securities and tax laws and
regulations;
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the
risks of changes in interest rates on the levels, composition and
costs of
deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities,
and
interest sensitive assets and
liabilities;
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credit
risks of borrowers;
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the
effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national,
and other providers of financial and investment
services;
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the
failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of allowances
for
possible loan losses and other
estimates;
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the
risks of mergers and acquisitions, including, without limitation,
the
related costs, including integrating operations and personnel as
part of
these transactions and the failure to achieve expected gains, revenue
growth and/or expense savings from such
transactions;
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changes
in accounting rules, policies and
practices;
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changes
in technology and/or products - especially those that result in increased
costs to us or less benefits to us than we had
expected;
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the
effects of war or other conflict, acts of terrorism or other catastrophic
events; and
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other
factors and risks described in the "Risk Factors" section of this
prospectus and in any of our filings that we make with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission").
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All
written or oral forward-looking
statements that are made by or are attributable to us are expressly qualified
in
their entirety by this cautionary notice. Our forward-looking
statements apply only as of the date of this prospectus or the respective date
of the document from which they are incorporated herein by
reference. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. We have no obligation and do not
undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this prospectus, or after the respective dates on which such
statements otherwise are made, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Summary
Information
and Risk Factors
The
following summary contains basic
information about this offering. It likely does not contain all of
the information that is important to you. For a more complete
understanding of this offering, we encourage you to read this entire document,
including the "Risk Factors" section and the documents attached as Exhibits
to,
and incorporated by reference into
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this
prospectus. Unless the context otherwise indicates, all references in
this prospectus to "the Company", "we", "us" and "our" refer to The Savannah
Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries, The Savannah Bank, N.A. ("Savannah Bank"),
Bryan Bank & Trust ("Bryan Bank") and Harbourside Community Bank, FSB
(“Harbourside”) (Savannah Bank, Bryan Bank and Harbourside are collectively
referred to in this prospectus as the "Banks").
The
Company
The
Company is a Georgia corporation
organized on October 5, 1989. The Company maintains its principal
executive offices at 25 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401, and its telephone
number is (912) 629-6500. The Company's common stock is quoted on the
Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol "SAVB". The Company
currently has three operating subsidiaries: Savannah Bank, Bryan Bank
and Harbourside.
On
August 3, 2007, Savannah Advisors,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, agreed to purchase substantially
all of the assets of Minis & Co., Inc., a Savannah company that has owned
and operated an investment advisory business in Savannah since
1932. In exchange for the assets of Minis & Co., Inc., Minis
& Co., Inc. received 71,000 shares of the Company in addition to a cash
payment, which shares were then distributed to the Selling
Shareholders.
The total maximum
purchase
price under the Asset Purchase Agreement was $5,960,000.00, consisting of a
down-payment of $3,750,000.00 of which $1,780,680.00 was derived from
the 71,000 shares valued at $25.08 per share with the remainder in cash, plus
an
maximum earn-out component of $2,210,000. A copy of the Asset
Purchase Agreement has been included under Exhibit
10.1.
Immediately following the purchase, the name "Savannah
Advisors, Inc." was changed to "Minis & Co., Inc." so that the business will
continue under the same name.
The
four Selling Shareholders who were
parties to the Asset Purchase Agreement each signed Employment
Agreements: Russell W. Carpenter signed an eleven-month Employment
Agreement, O. Thompson Smith signed a four-month Employment Agreement, and
A.
Felton Jenkins, III and Mark I. Allen each signed three-year Employment
Agreements renewable for successive one-year terms. Russell W.
Carpenter and O. Thompson Smith also signed Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation
Covenants effective for a period of five years from the date of the closing
of
the sale and A. Felton Jenkins, III and Mark I. Allen signed Noncompetition
and
Nonsolicitation Covenants effective for a period of three years from the closing
date.
The
Company anticipates that Minis
& Co., Inc. will continue to operate as a separate wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company with existing management and staff. Applications for
approval of the purchase of assets were filed with the Federal Reserve Bank
of
Atlanta and approved on August 22, 2007.
The
directors and officers of Savannah
Advisors, Inc. are:
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Russell
W. Carpenter
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Robert
B. Briscoe
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Chief
Financial Officer
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A.
Felton Jenkins, III
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Vice-President
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Mark
I. Allen
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Vice-President
and Secretary
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O.
Thompson Smith
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Director
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J.
Wiley Ellis
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Director
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John
C. Helmken II
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Director
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Russell
W.
Carpenter is also a Director of the Company. The transaction was
approved by vote of a majority of uninterested Directors of the
Company.
The
Offering
Securities
Offered:
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71,000
shares of our common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Shares")
offered by the Selling Shareholders.
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Offering
Price:
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The
shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus are being offered
by the
Selling Shareholders from time to time at the then current market
price.
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Common
Stock to be
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Outstanding
After This
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Offering:
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5,916,479
shares (as of October 2, 2007)
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Nasdaq
National Market
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Symbol:
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SAVB
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Use
of Proceeds:
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The
shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus are being sold by
the
Selling Shareholders, and we will not receive any proceeds of the
offering.
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Dividends:
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We
currently pay a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock
per
quarter, or $0.48 annualized. Any future determination relating
to the payment of dividends will be made at the discretion of our
Board of
Directors and will depend on a number of factors, including our future
earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, future prospects,
regulatory restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors
may
deem relevant. We cannot give you any assurance that we will
continue to pay dividends or that the amount of dividends paid will
not be
reduced in the future.
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SUMMARY
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The
following summary consolidated financial data has been derived from our
unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006 and from our audited consolidated financial statements
as
of and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and
2002. The information contained in this table is a summary and does
not provide all of the information contained in our consolidated financial
statements, including the related notes. Operating results for the six-month
period ended June 30, 2007, are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007. You should
read the following summary consolidated financial data in conjunction with
our
consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, and the information
contained in our Exchange Act reports under the caption "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".
(Amounts
in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Six
Months Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)
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Years
Ended December 31,
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Income
Statement Data:
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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Interest
income
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$
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31,136
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$
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26,155
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$
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55,189
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$
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42,358
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$
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28,707
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$
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22,937
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$
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23,512
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Interest
expense
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14,548
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10,080
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22,737
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14,679
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8,427
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6,695
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8,402
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Net
interest income
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16,588
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16,075
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32,452
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27,679
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20,280
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16,242
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15,110
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Provision
for credit losses
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895
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775
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1,585
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1,500
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1,450
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1,000
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750
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Net
interest income after
Provision
for credit losses
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15,693
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15,300
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30,867
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26,179
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18,830
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15,242
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14,360
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Noninterest
income
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2,053
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2,159
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4,303
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4,387
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4,100
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3,381
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3,010
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Noninterest
expense
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10,174
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9,875
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19,953
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16,646
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14,254
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11,655
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10,722
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Income
before income taxes
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7,572
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7,584
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15,217
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13,920
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8,676
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6,968
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6,648
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Income
tax expense
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2,670
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2,695
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5,215
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4,880
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2,940
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2,324
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2,140
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Net
income
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$
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4,902
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$
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4,889
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$
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10,002
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$
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9,040
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$
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5,736
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$
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4,644
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$
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4,508
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Balance
Sheet Data at Period End:
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Assets
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$
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872,664
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$
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772,026
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$
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843,514
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$
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717,901
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$
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617,341
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$
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476,865
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$
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437,598
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Interest-earning
assets
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829,589
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734,420
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803,927
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685,531
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593,035
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449,025
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394,756
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Loans
held for sale
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1,126
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4,407
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914
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10,473
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26,471
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10,393
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Loans
- net of unearned income
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752,328
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657,128
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720,918
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613,667
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499,868
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386,731
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336,775
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Deposits
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726,013
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642,393
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706,824
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600,510
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506,120
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389,146
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363,044
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Loan
to deposit ratio
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104
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%
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102
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%
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102
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%
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102
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%
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99
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%
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99
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%
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93
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%
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Interest-bearing
liabilities
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706,804
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606,828
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669,974
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558,116
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488,546
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360,817
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337,213
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Shareholders'
equity
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70,025
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61,018
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66,574
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58,543
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40,071
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36,771
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34,756
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Shareholders'
equity to total assets
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8.02
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%
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7.90
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%
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7.89
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%
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8.15
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%
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6.49
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%
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7.71
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%
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7.94
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%
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Per
Common Share Data
(1)
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|
|
|
|
Net
income – Basic
|
|
$
|
0.84
|
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
|
$
|
1.73
|
|
|
$
|
1.68
|
|
|
$
|
1.12
|
|
|
$
|
0.91
|
|
|
$
|
0.88
|
|
Net
income – Diluted
|
|
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
1.70
|
|
|
|
1.63
|
|
|
|
1.09
|
|
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
0.87
|
|
Book
value
|
|
|
12.00
|
|
|
|
10.60
|
|
|
|
11.52
|
|
|
|
10.20
|
|
|
|
7.80
|
|
|
|
7.17
|
|
|
|
6.78
|
|
Tangible
book value
|
|
|
12.00
|
|
|
|
10.60
|
|
|
|
11.52
|
|
|
|
10.20
|
|
|
|
7.80
|
|
|
|
7.17
|
|
|
|
6.78
|
|
Explanatory
Note
(1)
|
Share
and per share amounts have been adjusted for a 5-for-4 stock split
in
December 2006 and December 2004 and a ten percent stock dividend
distributed in each of
February 2003.
|
(Amounts
in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
Performance
Ratios
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
on average assets
|
|
|
1.17
|
%
|
|
|
1.31
|
%
|
|
|
1.30
|
%
|
|
|
1.32
|
%
|
|
|
1.03
|
%
|
|
|
1.05
|
%
|
|
|
1.14
|
%
|
Return
on average equity
|
|
|
14.42
|
%
|
|
|
16.53
|
%
|
|
|
16.19
|
%
|
|
|
19.06
|
%
|
|
|
15.04
|
%
|
|
|
12.99
|
%
|
|
|
13.50
|
%
|
Net
interest margin
|
|
|
4.15
|
%
|
|
|
4.55
|
%
|
|
|
4.44
|
%
|
|
|
4.25
|
%
|
|
|
3.86
|
%
|
|
|
3.91
|
%
|
|
|
4.10
|
%
|
Efficiency
ratio
|
|
|
54.58
|
%
|
|
|
54.16
|
%
|
|
|
54.29
|
%
|
|
|
51.91
|
%
|
|
|
58.47
|
%
|
|
|
59.40
|
%
|
|
|
59.17
|
%
|
Noninterest
income to average assets
|
|
|
0.49
|
%
|
|
|
0.58
|
%
|
|
|
0.56
|
%
|
|
|
0.64
|
%
|
|
|
0.74
|
%
|
|
|
0.76
|
%
|
|
|
0.76
|
%
|
Noninterest
expense to
average
assets
|
|
|
2.43
|
%
|
|
|
2.65
|
%
|
|
|
2.59
|
%
|
|
|
2.43
|
%
|
|
|
2.56
|
%
|
|
|
2.63
|
%
|
|
|
2.70
|
%
|
Loans,
net to deposits
|
|
|
104
|
%
|
|
|
102
|
%
|
|
|
102
|
%
|
|
|
102
|
%
|
|
|
99
|
%
|
|
|
99
|
%
|
|
|
93
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset
Quality Ratios:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
charge-off to average loans
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.07
|
%
|
|
|
0.01
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
0.09
|
%
|
|
|
0.07
|
%
|
Nonperforming
loans to total loans
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
0.39
|
%
|
|
|
0.31
|
%
|
|
|
0.22
|
%
|
|
|
0.11
|
%
|
|
|
0.15
|
%
|
|
|
0.59
|
%
|
Nonperforming
assets to
loans
and OREO
|
|
|
0.34
|
%
|
|
|
0.39
|
%
|
|
|
0.39
|
%
|
|
|
0.22
|
%
|
|
|
0.20
|
%
|
|
|
0.39
|
%
|
|
|
0.63
|
%
|
Allowance
for credit losses to loans
|
|
|
1.27
|
%
|
|
|
1.31
|
%
|
|
|
1.24
|
%
|
|
|
1.27
|
%
|
|
|
1.28
|
%
|
|
|
1.31
|
%
|
|
|
1.30
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Ratios:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tier
1 capital to average assets
|
|
|
9.51
|
%
|
|
|
9.54
|
%
|
|
|
9.57
|
%
|
|
|
9.60
|
%
|
|
|
8.23
|
%
|
|
|
9.02
|
%
|
|
|
8.48
|
%
|
Tier
1 capital to risk-based assets
|
|
|
11.32
|
%
|
|
|
11.47
|
%
|
|
|
11.09
|
%
|
|
|
11.52
|
%
|
|
|
9.95
|
%
|
|
|
10.60
|
%
|
|
|
9.99
|
%
|
Total
capital to risk-based assets
|
|
|
12.57
|
%
|
|
|
12.72
|
%
|
|
|
12.34
|
%
|
|
|
12.77
|
%
|
|
|
11.20
|
%
|
|
|
11.85
|
%
|
|
|
11.24
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
|
$
|
0.42
|
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
Dividend
payout ratio
|
|
|
28.44
|
%
|
|
|
26.41
|
%
|
|
|
25.92
|
%
|
|
|
25.53
|
%
|
|
|
37.69
|
%
|
|
|
45.00
|
%
|
|
|
44.32
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
shareholders' equity to average assets
total
assets
|
|
|
8.11
|
%
|
|
|
7.94
|
%
|
|
|
8.02
|
%
|
|
|
6.92
|
%
|
|
|
6.84
|
%
|
|
|
8.06
|
%
|
|
|
8.42
|
%
|
Average
loans to average deposits
|
|
|
105.05
|
%
|
|
|
103.28
|
%
|
|
|
103.17
|
%
|
|
|
97.96
|
%
|
|
|
98.43
|
%
|
|
|
97.42
|
%
|
|
|
94.02
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares outstanding (000s)(1)
|
|
|
5,834
|
|
|
|
5,759
|
|
|
|
5,781
|
|
|
|
5,739
|
|
|
|
5,140
|
|
|
|
5,129
|
|
|
|
5,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
shares (000s)
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
5,803
|
|
|
|
5,759
|
|
|
|
5,765
|
|
|
|
5,396
|
|
|
|
5,136
|
|
|
|
5,129
|
|
|
|
5,125
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
5,895
|
|
|
|
5,890
|
|
|
|
5,876
|
|
|
|
5,531
|
|
|
|
5,261
|
|
|
|
5,226
|
|
|
|
5,200
|
|
Explanatory
Note
(1)
|
Share
and per share amounts have been adjusted for 5-for-4 stock splits
in
December 2006 and December 2004, as well as a ten percent stock dividend
distributed in February 2003.
|
The
risks and uncertainties described
below are applicable to the operation of our business and to your investment
in
our company. You should read these risks factors
carefully. If any of these risks actually occur, our business,
financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely
affected.
.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
Our
business is affected by the strength of the local economies where we
operate.
Our
success significantly depends upon
the growth in population, income levels, deposits and real estate development
in
our primary markets in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. If these
communities do not grow or if prevailing economic conditions locally or
nationally are unfavorable, our business may not succeed. We are less
able than a larger institution to spread the risks of unfavorable local economic
conditions across a large number of diversified economies. Moreover,
we cannot give any assurance that we will benefit from any market growth or
favorable economic conditions in our primary market areas if they do
occur.
Any
adverse market or economic
conditions in coastal Georgia and South Carolina may disproportionately increase
the risk that our borrowers will be unable to make their loan
payments. In addition, the market value of the real estate securing
loans as collateral could be adversely affected by unfavorable changes in market
and economic conditions. As of June 30, 2007, approximately 89% of
our loans held for investment were secured by real estate. Of the
commercial real estate loans in our portfolio, approximately 42% represent
properties owned and occupied by businesses to which we have extended
loans. Any sustained period of increased payment delinquencies,
foreclosures or losses caused by adverse market or economic conditions in
coastal Georgia and South Carolina could adversely affect the value of our
assets, our revenues, results of operations and overall financial
condition.
Our
recent operating results may not be indicative of our future operating
results.
We
may not be able to sustain our
historical rate of growth. In addition, our recent growth may distort
some of our historical financial ratios and statistics. For example,
our earnings grew by 10.6% in 2006 and by 0.3% during the first six months
of
2007 as compared to the prior periods. Rising interest rates have
also been favorable to us from mid-2004 through mid-2006 due to an ability
to
reprice interest bearing assets faster than interest bearing liabilities. Flat
prime interest rates at relatively high levels through mid-September 2007
experienced their first decline on September 18, 2007 when the Federal Reserve
Bank decreased the Federal Funds Target Rate by 50 basis points to 4.75%.
Falling loan rates will adversely impact operating results. Various
factors, such as economic conditions, regulatory and legislative considerations
and competition, may impede or prohibit our ability to expand our market
presence, which also may adversely affect our results of
operations.
Changes
in real estate values may adversely impact our loans that are secured by real
estate.
Although
we offer a variety of secured loans, including commercial lines of credit,
commercial term loans, real estate, construction, home equity, consumer and
other loans, a significant portion of our loan portfolio consists of residential
and commercial mortgages secured by real estate. As of June 30, 2007,
approximately 89% of the Bank’s loans had real estate as a primary, secondary or
tertiary component of collateral. These properties are primarily concentrated
in
Chatham County and Bryan County in Georgia and Hilton Head and Bluffton in
South
Carolina.
The
real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment
in
the event of default by the borrower, but such collateral may deteriorate in
value during the time the credit is extended. If we are required to liquidate
the collateral securing a loan during a period of reduced real estate values
to
satisfy the debt, our earnings and capital could be adversely
affected. A downturn in this regional real estate market could hurt
our company’s business because of the geographic concentration within this
regional area. If there is a significant decline in real estate values, the
collateral for our loans will provide less security. As a result, our company’s
ability to recover on defaulted loans by selling the underlying real estate
would be diminished, and we would be more likely to suffer losses on defaulted
loans.
Our
markets have experienced a sharp increase in real estate values in recent years,
in part as the result of historically low interest rates. This year, real estate
markets in Georgia and South Carolina have, as in other areas on the country,
experienced a slowdown in real estate sales, and in some cases a decline in
real
estate values due to the supply of new and existing properties for
sale. Real estate values and real estate markets generally are
affected by, among other things, changes in national, regional or local economic
conditions, fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of loans to
potential purchasers, changes in the tax laws and other governmental statutes,
regulations and policies, and acts of nature. If real estate prices decline,
the
value of the real estate collateral securing our loans could be reduced. This
reduction in the value of the collateral would increase the number of
non-performing loans and could have a material negative impact on our financial
performance. Risk of loan defaults and foreclosures are unavoidable
in the banking industry, and we try to limit our exposure to this risk by
monitoring our extensions of credit carefully. However, we cannot
fully eliminate credit risk, and as a result credit losses may occur in the
future. In addition, a decline in economic conditions or rising
interest rates could have an adverse effect on the demand for new loans, the
ability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans, the value of real estate and
other collateral securing loans and the value of real estate owned by us, as
well as our financial condition and results of operations in general and the
market value of our common stock.
Our
bank's concentration in real estate construction loans subjects us to
risks such as inadequate security for repayment of those loans and fluctuations
in the demand for those loans based on changes in the housing
market.
As
of June 30, 2007, approximately 12% of our lending portfolio was classified
as
real estate construction loans, which are secured by the real estate under
development. Construction lending involves extensive risks. In addition to
the
risk that the market values of the real estate securing these loans may
deteriorate, these loans are also subject to the development risks that the
projects will not be completed in a timely manner or according to original
specifications.
Our real estate construction loans are based upon estimates of costs and value
associated with the completed project. These estimates may be
inaccurate. Construction lending involves additional risks when
compared to permanent residential lending because funds are advanced upon the
security of the project, which is of uncertain value prior to its
completion.
Real
estate development and construction projects that are not completed in a timely
manner or according to original specifications are generally less marketable
than projects that are fully developed, and the loans underlying such projects
may be subject to greater losses in the event that the real estate collateral
becomes the source of repayment. Construction projects are commonly underwritten
based upon projections, such as the sales of homes or future leasing of
commercial space, and substantial deviations from such projections can occur.
Construction lending is also labor intensive for the Bank, requiring Bank
employees to expend substantial time and resources in monitoring and servicing
each construction loan to completion. In addition, a construction loan that
is
in default can create problems for the Bank, such as designating replacement
builders for a project, considering alternate users for the project and site
and
handling any structural or environmental issues that might arise. Such problems
and the risks inherent in construction lending may have a material adverse
effect on the our earnings and overall financial condition.
Construction lending also typically involves higher loan principal amounts
and
is often concentrated with a small number of builders. In addition, generally
during the term of a construction loan, no payment from the borrower is required
since the accumulated interest is added to the principal of the loan through
an
interest reserve. Construction loans often involve the disbursement of
substantial funds with repayment substantially dependent on the success of
the
ultimate project and the ability of the borrower to sell or lease the property
or obtain permanent take-out financing, rather than the ability of the borrower
or guarantor to repay principal and interest. If our appraisal of the value
of
the completed project proves to be overstated, we may have inadequate security
for the repayment of the loan upon completion of construction and may incur
a
loss.
Our ability to continue to originate a significant amount of construction loans
is dependent on the continued strength of the housing market in the Chatham
County and Bryan County areas of Georgia and the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton
areas of South Carolina. To the extent there is a decline in the demand for
new
housing in these communities, it is expected that the demand for construction
loans would decline, our liquidity would substantially increase and our net
income would be adversely affected.
Commercial
real estate and commercial business loans expose us to increased lending
risks.
Commercial
real estate and commercial and industrial loans comprise a significant portion
of our loan portfolio. As of June 30, 2007, our portfolio of commercial and
industrial loans totaled approximately $62 million and our commercial real
estate loans amounted to approximately $270 million, in comparison to total
loans of $752 million. In addition to the general risks associated
with our lending activities described above, commercial real estate loans are
subject to additional risks. Commercial real estate loans are
generally viewed as having more risk to our financial condition than residential
real estate loans or consumer loans due primarily to the large amounts loaned
to
individual borrowers. These types of loans generally expose a lender
to greater risk of non-payment and loss than one-to-four family residential
mortgage loans because repayment of commercial loans often depends on the
successful operation and cash flow of the borrowers. These cash flows
may be affected significantly by general economic conditions, and a downturn
in
the local economy generally or in occupancy rates where the property is located
could increase the likelihood of default. In addition, banking regulators are
giving commercial real estate lending greater scrutiny and may require banks
with higher levels of commercial real estate loans to implement improved
underwriting, internal controls, risk management policies and portfolio stress
testing, as well as possibly higher levels of allowances for possible losses
and
capital levels as a result of commercial real estate lending growth and
exposure. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations.
Commercial
real estate loans also typically involve larger loan balances to single
borrowers or groups of related borrowers compared to one-to-four family
residential mortgage loans. Because the loan portfolio contains a significant
number of commercial, construction and commercial real estate loans with
relatively large balances, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans
could cause a significant increase in non-performing loans. An increase in
non-performing loans could result in a net loss of earnings from these loans,
an
increase in the provision for possible loan losses and an increase in loan
charge-offs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations. Consequently, an adverse
development with respect to a commercial real estate loan or commercial business
loan can expose us to a significantly greater risk of loss compared to an
adverse development with respect to a one-to-four family residential mortgage
loan or a non-commercial loan. Commercial real estate loans may present special
lending risks and may expose lenders to unanticipated earnings and capital
volatility due to adverse changes in the general commercial real estate
market.
Hurricanes
or other adverse weather events would negatively affect our local economies
or
disrupt our operations, which would have an adverse effect on our business
or
results of operations.
Like
other coastal areas, some of our markets are susceptible to hurricanes and
tropical storms. Such weather events can disrupt our operations, result in
damage to our properties and negatively affect the local economies in which
we
operate. We cannot predict whether or to what extent damage that may
be caused by future hurricanes will affect our operations or the economies
in
our market areas, but such weather events could result in a decline in loan
originations, a decline in the value or destruction of properties securing
our
loans and an increase in the delinquencies, foreclosures and loan losses. Our
business or results of operations may be adversely affected by these and other
negative effects of hurricanes or tropical storms.
Future
departures of our key personnel may impair our operations.
We
are, and for the foreseeable future
will be, dependent on the services of John C. Helmken II, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer
of
Savannah Bank; E. James Burnsed, Vice Chairman of the Company and Chairman
and
Chief Executive Officer of Bryan Bank; R. Stephen Stramm, Executive Vice
President - Lending of the Company and of Savannah Bank; Robert B. Briscoe,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and of
Savannah Bank, Thomas W. Lennox, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Harbourside; and Russell W. Carpenter as a director of Minis & Co.,
Inc. Should the services of any of Messrs. Helmken, Burnsed, Stramm,
Briscoe, Lennox or Carpenter become unavailable, there can be no assurance
that
a suitable successor could be found who will be willing to be employed upon
terms and conditions acceptable to us. A failure to replace any of
these individuals promptly, should his services become unavailable, could have
a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
performance. These risks are heightened by the fact that neither the
Company nor any of the Banks has entered into an employment agreement with
any
of these individuals, other than Mr. Lennox.
Our
continued pace of growth may require us to raise additional capital in the
future, but that capital may not be available when it is
needed.
We
are required by federal and state
regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our
operations. We anticipate that our capital resources as of the date
of this prospectus will satisfy our capital requirements for the foreseeable
future. We may, at some point, however, need to raise additional
capital to support our continued growth.
Our
ability to raise additional
capital, if needed, will depend on conditions in the capital markets at that
time, which are outside our control, and on our financial
performance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of our ability to
raise additional capital if needed on terms acceptable to us, or at
all. If we cannot raise additional capital when needed, our ability
to further expand our operations through internal growth and acquisitions could
be materially impaired.
Changes
in interest rates could reduce our profitability.
Our
earnings are significantly
dependent on our net interest income, as we expect to realize income primarily
from the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and the
interest paid on deposits and borrowings. We expect that we will
periodically experience "gaps" in the interest rate sensitivities of our assets
and liabilities, meaning that either our interest-bearing liabilities will
be
more sensitive to changes in market interest rates than our interest-earning
assets, or vice versa. In either event, if market interest rates
should move contrary to our position, this "gap" would work against us, and
our
earnings may be negatively affected.
For
example, in the event of a decrease
in interest rates, our net interest income will be negatively affected because
our interest-bearing assets currently reprice faster than our interest-bearing
liabilities. Although our asset-liability management strategy is
designed to control our risk from changes in market interest rates, we may
not
be able to prevent changes in interest rates from having a material adverse
effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Changes
in the level of interest rates
also may negatively affect our ability to originate real estate loans, the
value
of our assets and our ability to realize gains from the sale of our assets,
all
of which ultimately affect our earnings. A decline in the market
value of our assets may limit our ability to borrow additional funds or result
in our lenders requiring additional collateral from us under our loan
agreements. As a result, we could be required to sell some of our
loans and investments under adverse market conditions, upon terms that are
not
favorable to us, in order to maintain our liquidity. If those sales
are made at prices lower than the amortized costs of the investments, we will
incur losses. While rising interest rates since mid-2004 have been
favorable to us, there can be no assurance or guarantee that rates will continue
to be favorable to us or that we will be able to take measures to hedge, on
favorable terms or at all, against unfavorable events, which could adversely
affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Our
use of brokered deposits, uninsured local deposits and other borrowings may
impair our liquidity and constitute an unstable funding
source.
We
use wholesale and brokered deposits,
uninsured local deposits and other borrowings, including repurchase agreements,
Federal Funds purchased and Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") borrowings, to
fund
a portion of our operations. Federal law requires a bank to be well
capitalized if it accepts new brokered deposits. Thus, the
Company and the Banks must maintain a "well capitalized" status to meet our
funding plans. Failure to maintain "well capitalized" status would
limit our access to wholesale and brokered deposits and Federal Funds purchased
(but not necessarily repurchase agreements or FHLB borrowings), which could
impair our liquidity. We will be considered "well capitalized" if we
(i) have a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0 percent or greater; (ii)
have
a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0 percent or greater; (iii) have a
leverage ratio of 5.0 percent or greater; and (iv) are not subject to any
written agreement, order, capital directive, or prompt corrective action
directive issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC")
to
meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure.
Depositors
that invest in brokered
deposits are generally interest rate sensitive and well informed about
alternative markets and investments. Consequently, funding with
brokered deposits may not provide the same stability to our deposit base as
traditional local retail deposit relationships. Our liquidity may be
negatively affected if brokered deposit supply declines due to a loss of
investor confidence or a flight to higher quality investments such as U.S.
Treasury securities.
Deposit
balances in excess of the
FDIC's $100,000 insurance limit per depositor are uninsured
deposits. Customers with uninsured deposits are more sensitive to
financial or reputation risk than insured depositors. Consequently,
uninsured deposits do not provide the same stability to our deposit base as
insured deposits. Our liquidity may be negatively affected by a
decline in uninsured deposits due to a loss of investor confidence and a flight
to insured deposits at other financial institutions.
Our
business operates in a highly regulated environment. New laws or
regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations, affecting the banking
industry could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.
The
Company and the Banks are subject
to extensive government regulation and supervision under various state and
federal laws, rules and regulations, primarily under the rules and regulations
of the Office of the Comptroller of the Company (the "OCC"), the OTS, the FDIC,
the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the Federal
Reserve. These laws and regulations are designed primarily to protect
depositors, borrowers, and the deposit insurance funds of the
FDIC. These regulators maintain significant authority to impose
requirements on our overall operations, such as limiting certain activities
or
mandating the increase of capital levels. The financial services
industry also is subject to frequent legislative and regulatory changes and
proposed changes, the effects of which cannot be predicted.
Monetary
policies may adversely affect our business and earnings.
Our
results of operations are affected
by the policies of monetary authorities, particularly the Board of Governors
of
the Federal Reserve System. Changes in interest rates can affect the
number of loans we originate, as well as the value of our loans and other
interest-earning assets and liabilities and the ability to realize gains on
the
sale of those assets and liabilities. Prevailing interest rates also
affect the extent to which borrowers prepay loans owned by us. When
interest rates decrease, borrowers are more likely to prepay their loans, and
vice versa. We may be required to invest funds generated by
prepayments at less favorable interest rates. Increases in interest
rates could hurt the ability of borrowers who have loans with floating interest
rates to meet their increased payment obligations. If those borrowers
were not able to make their payments, then we could suffer losses, and our
level
of non-performing assets could increase.
We
face substantial competition in our industry sector from banking and financial
institutions that have larger and greater financial and marketing capabilities,
which may hinder our ability to compete successfully.
The
banking and financial services
industry is highly competitive. This competitiveness may negatively
impact our ability to retain qualified management and loan officers, raise
sufficient deposits at an acceptable price, and attract
customers. The increasingly competitive environment is a result of
changes in regulation, changes in technology and product delivery systems,
and
the accelerating pace of consolidation among financial providers. We
compete with many different banking and financial institutions, including banks
and savings and loan associations, credit unions, brokerage and investment
banking firms, and mortgage companies and brokers.
These
entities may be branches or
subsidiaries of much larger organizations affiliated with statewide, regional
or
national banking companies, and as a result may have greater resources and
lower
cost of funds. These entities may also be start-up
organizations. Any of these entities may attempt to duplicate our
business plan and strategy. There can be no assurance that we will be
able to compete effectively in the future.
If
our allowance for loan losses is not sufficient to cover actual loan losses,
our
earnings could decrease.
Our
loan customers may not repay their
loans according to the terms of these loans and the collateral securing the
payment of these loans may be insufficient to assure repayment. We
may experience significant loan losses which could have a material adverse
effect on our operating results. Our management makes various
assumptions and judgments about the collectibility of our loan portfolio,
including the creditworthiness of our borrowers and the value of the real estate
and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of many of our
loans. We maintain an allowance for loan losses in an attempt to
cover any loan losses which may occur. In determining the size of the
allowance, we rely on an analysis of our loan portfolio based on historical
loss
experience, volume and types of loans, trends in classification, volume and
trends in delinquencies and non-accruals, national and local economic conditions
and other pertinent information. As we expand into new markets, such
as the coastal South Carolina market in which Harbourside operates, our
determination of the size of the allowance could be understated due to our
lack
of familiarity with market-specific factors.
If
our assumptions are wrong, our
current allowance may not be sufficient to cover future loan losses, and
adjustments may be necessary to allow for different economic conditions or
adverse developments in our loan portfolio. Material additional
provisions to our allowance would materially decrease our net
income.
In
addition, federal and state
regulators periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require
us
to increase our provision for loan losses or recognize further loan charge-offs,
based on judgments different than those of our management. Any
increase in our allowance for loan losses or loan charge-offs as required by
these regulatory agencies could have a negative effect on our operating
results.
Failure
to implement our business strategies may adversely affect our financial
performance.
Our
management has developed a business
plan that details the strategies we intend to implement in our efforts to
continue profitable operations. If we cannot implement our business
strategies, we will be hampered in our ability to develop business and serve
our
customers, which could in turn have an adverse effect on our financial
performance. Even if our business strategies are successfully
implemented, they may not have the favorable impact on operations that we
anticipate.
We
are subject to, among other things, the attestation requirements regarding
the
effectiveness of internal controls over financial
reporting.
We
are required to comply with various
corporate governance and financial reporting requirements under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as well as new rules and regulations adopted by
the
Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and
NASDAQ. In particular, we are required to include management and
auditor reports on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial
reporting as part of our annual report on Form 10-K pursuant to Section 404
of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Although we continually evaluate these
controls and spend significant amounts of time and money on compliance with
these rules, any failure on our part to correct any noted weaknesses in internal
controls over financial reporting could result in the disclosure of material
weaknesses which could have a material adverse effect upon the market value
of
our stock.
Our
business is concentrated in the areas of Chatham and Bryan County, Georgia
and
Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Currently,
our lending and other
business is concentrated in Chatham and Bryan Counties in Georgia and Hilton
Head Island and Bluffton in South Carolina. A downturn in market
conditions in any of the respective areas may adversely affect the performance
of our loans and the results of our operations and financial
condition. In particular, Hilton Head Island is a vacation and resort
area with high concentrations of second home and investment
properties. Changes in interest rates, local or general economic
conditions, real estate values or the income tax deductibility of mortgage
interest may subject this market to greater volatility which could adversely
impact our performance. Additionally, this area is susceptible to the
risk of hurricane disasters and has many areas that are located in flood
zones. While most such losses are insurable, hurricanes and flooding
could adversely affect operations and financial condition.
RISKS
RELATED TO AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMON STOCK
Our
authorized preferred stock exposes holders of our common stock to certain
risks.
Our
Articles of Incorporation authorize
the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00
per
share. The authorized but unissued preferred stock constitutes what
is commonly referred to as "blank check" preferred stock. This type
of preferred stock may be issued by us, at the direction of our Board of
Directors, from time to time on any number of occasions, without stockholder
approval, as one or more separate series of shares comprised of any number
of
the authorized by unissued shares of preferred stock, designated by resolution
of the Board of Directors stating (i) the dividend rate or the amount of
dividends to be paid thereon, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if
so,
from which date(s), the payment date(s) for dividends, and the participating
or
other special rights, if any, with respect to dividends; (ii) the voting powers,
full or limited, if any, of shares of such series; (iii) whether the shares
of
such series shall be redeemable and, if so, the price(s) at which, and the
terms
and conditions on which, such shares may be redeemed; (iv) the amount(s) payable
upon the shares of such series in the event of voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; (v) whether the shares
of
such series shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking or retirement fund
to
be applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares, and if so entitled,
the
amount of such fund and the manner of its application, including the price
or
prices at which such shares may be redeemed or purchased through the application
of such funds; (vi) whether the shares of such series shall be convertible
into,
or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of stock of the
Company, and, if so, the conversion price(s), or the rate(s) of exchange, and
the adjustments thereof, if any, at which such conversion or exchange may be
made, and any other terms and conditions of such conversion and exchange; (vii)
the price or other consideration for which the shares of such series shall
be
issued; (viii) whether the shares of such series which are redeemed or converted
shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of serial preferred
stock and whether such shares may be reissued as shares of the same or any
other
series of serial preferred stock; and (ix) whether the shares of such series
shall be entitled to other rights, preferences and privileges. Such
preferred stock may provide our Board of Directors the ability to hinder or
discourage any attempt to gain control of us by a merger, tender offer at a
control premium price, proxy contest or otherwise. Consequently, the
preferred stock could entrench our management. The market price of
our common stock could be depressed to some extent by the existence of the
preferred stock. Moreover, any preferred stock that is issued will
rank ahead of any Shares in this Offering, in terms of dividends, priority
and
liquidation preferences and may have greater voting rights than our common
stock. As of the date of this prospectus, no shares of preferred
stock have been issued.
Our
directors and executive officers own a significant portion of our common
stock.
As
of August 31, 2007, our directors
and executive officers, collectively, beneficially owned approximately 20.03%
of
our outstanding common stock. As a result of their ownership, the
directors and executive officers, as a group, have the ability to significantly
influence the outcome of all matters submitted to our shareholders for approval,
including the election of directors and the approval of mergers and other
significant corporate transactions, even if their interests conflict with those
of other shareholders, which could adversely affect the market price of our
common stock.
Our
ability to pay dividends is limited, and we may be unable to pay future
dividends.
Our
ability to pay dividends is limited
by regulatory restrictions and the need to maintain sufficient consolidated
capital. The ability of the Banks to pay dividends to us is limited
by their obligations to maintain sufficient capital and by other general
restrictions on their dividends that are applicable to Georgia banks and banks
that are regulated by the FDIC. If we do not satisfy these regulatory
requirements, we will be unable to pay dividends on our common
stock.
Certain
provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws may deter potential
acquirers and may depress our stock price.
Our
Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws divide our Board of Directors into three classes, as nearly equal as
possible, with staggered three-year terms. Business combinations,
such as sales or mergers involving us, require the approval of a majority of
shareholders as well as the recommendation for such business combination by
at
least two-thirds of the continuing directors, or in the alternative, unanimously
recommended by the continuing directors, provided that the continuing directors
constitute at least three members of the Board of Directors at the time of
such
approval. Shareholders may remove directors with or without cause upon the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding voting shares
of the Company and the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the
outstanding voting shares of the Company other than those of which an interested
shareholder is the beneficial owner. These provisions could make it
more difficult for a third party to acquire control of the
Company. In addition, the above provisions may be altered only
pursuant to specified shareholder action. With several specific
exceptions, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are silent with respect
to
the amendment of our Articles of Incorporation, and thus, the Georgia Business
Corporations Code ("GBCC") dictates the requirements for making such an
amendment. The GBCC generally provides that, other than in the case
of certain routine amendments (such as changing the corporate name) and other
amendments which the GBCC specifically allows without shareholder action, the
corporation's board of directors must recommend any amendment of the Articles
of
Incorporation to the shareholders (unless the board elects to make no such
recommendation because of a conflict of interest or other special circumstances
and the board communicates the reasons for its election to the shareholders)
and
the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the
amendment by each voting group entitled to vote on the amendment (unless the
GBCC, the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors require a greater
percentage of votes) is required to amend our Articles of
Incorporation.
Our
Articles of Incorporation provide
that the provisions regarding the approval required for certain business
combinations may only be changed by the affirmative vote of at least 75% of
the
outstanding voting shares of the Company and the affirmative vote of the holders
of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of the Company other than those of
which an interested shareholder is the beneficial owner. Our Articles
of Incorporation also provide that the provisions regarding the applicability
of
Article 11, Parts 2 and 3 of the GBCC (regarding mergers and share exchanges)
to
the Company may only be repealed by both the affirmative vote of at least
two-thirds of the continuing directors and a majority of the votes entitled
to
be cast by voting shares of the Company, in addition to any other vote required
by our Articles of Incorporation.
Our
Bylaws generally provide that the
Bylaws may be altered or amended by our shareholders at any annual meeting
or
special meeting of the shareholders or by our Board of Directors at any regular
or special meeting of the Company's Board of Directors.
The
existence of the above provisions
could result in our being less attractive to a potential acquirer, or result
in
our shareholders receiving less for their shares of common voting stock than
otherwise might be available if there were a takeover attempt.
We
have certain obligations and the general ability to issue additional shares
of
our common stock in the future, and such future issuances may depress the price
of our common stock.
We
have various obligations to issue
additional shares of common stock in the future. These obligations
include Non-qualified and Incentive Stock Options as detailed in the table
below.
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2007 were as follows:
|
Outstanding
|
Exercisable
|
Outstanding
Common Options
|
Remaining
Contractual Number
|
Remaining
Contractual Life (Years)
|
Weighted
Average Strike Price
|
Number
|
Weighted
Average Price
|
Range
of Exercise Prices
|
|
|
|
|
|
$9.00 -
$12.00
|
34,047
|
2.94
|
$10.25
|
34,047
|
$10.25
|
$12.01
- $15.00
|
46,745
|
3.34
|
$13.21
|
41,919
|
$13.23
|
$15.01
- $20.00
|
81,243
|
6.50
|
$16.60
|
37,027
|
$16.55
|
$20.01
- $25.00
|
36,655
|
7.65
|
$22.31
|
19,030
|
$22.41
|
$25.01
- $28.56
|
15,449
|
9.15
|
$27.60
|
12,847
|
$27.98
|
$9.00 -
$28.56
|
214,139
|
5.63
|
$16.62
|
144,868
|
$15.89
|
The
options described above permit the
holders to purchase shares of our common stock at specified
prices. These purchase prices may be less than the then current
market price of our common stock. Any shares of our common stock
issued pursuant to these options would further dilute the percentage ownership
of existing stockholders. The terms on which we could obtain
additional capital during the life of these options may be adversely affected
because of such potential dilution. Finally, we may issue additional
shares in the future other than as listed above. There are no
preemptive rights in connection with our common stock. Thus, the
percentage ownership of existing stockholders may be diluted if we issue
additional shares in the future. For issuances of shares and grants
of options, our Board of Directors will determine the timing and size of the
issuances and grants and the consideration or services required
therefor. Our Board of Directors intends to use its reasonable
business judgment to fulfill its fiduciary obligations to our then existing
stockholders in connection with any such issuance or
grant. Nonetheless, future issuances of additional shares could cause
immediate and substantial dilution to the net tangible book value of shares
of
our common stock issued and outstanding immediately before such
transaction. Any future decrease in the net tangible book value of
such issued and outstanding shares could materially and adversely affect the
market value of the shares.
Sales
of large quantities of our common stock could reduce the market price of our
common stock.
Any
sales of large quantities of shares
of our common stock, or the perception that any such sales are likely to occur,
could reduce the market price of our common stock. If holders sell
large quantities of shares of our common stock, the market price of our common
stock may decrease and the public market for our common stock may otherwise
be
adversely affected because of the additional shares available in the
market.
Our
common stock has experienced only limited trading.
Our
common stock has been quoted and
traded on the NASDAQ National Market in the United States under the symbol
"SAVB" since 1998 and the NASDAQ SmallCap Market from 1990 to
1998. The trading volume in our common stock has been relatively low
when compared with larger companies quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or
listed on the stock exchanges. We cannot say with any certainty that
a more active and liquid trading market for our common stock will
develop. Because of this, it may be more difficult for you to sell a
substantial number of shares for the same price at which you could sell a
smaller number of shares.
We
cannot predict the effect, if any, that future sales of our common stock in
the
market, or the availability of shares of common stock for sale in the market,
will have on the market price of our common stock. We, therefore, can
give no assurance that sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in
the
market, or the potential for large amounts of sales in the market, would not
cause the market price of our common stock to decline or impair our future
ability to raise capital through sales of our common stock. As of
October 1, 2007, there were 5,916,479 shares of common stock
outstanding. The price of our common stock will be determined in the
marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the
following:
|
*
|
The
depth and liquidity of the markets for our common
stock;
|
|
*
|
Investor
perception of us and the industry in which we
participate;
|
|
*
|
General
economic and market conditions;
|
|
*
|
Responses
to quarter-to-quarter variations in operating
results;
|
|
*
|
Earnings
relative to securities analysts'
estimates;
|
|
*
|
Changes
in financial estimates by securities
analysts;
|
|
*
|
Conditions,
trends or announcements in the banking
industry;
|
|
*
|
Announcements
of significant acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures
or
capital commitments by us or our
competitors;
|
|
*
|
Additions
or departures of key personnel;
|
|
*
|
Accounting
pronouncements or changes in accounting rules that affect our financial
statements; and
|
|
*
|
Other
factors and events beyond our
control.
|
The
market price of our common stock
could experience significant fluctuations unrelated to our operating
performance. As a result, you (due to personal circumstances) may be
required to sell your shares of our common stock at a time when our stock price
is depressed due to random fluctuations, possibly based on factors beyond our
control.
Risks
Related to Minis & Co., Inc.
The
loss of significant revenues in Minis & Co., Inc. could result in lower
operating earnings as well as significant non-cash charges to earnings related
to the impairment of goodwill and accelerated amortization of the client list
intangible asset.
Asset
management fee revenues are
impacted by the total of the investments under management. The assets
under management are impacted by stock values, bond values, interest rates
and
the gain or loss of accounts due primarily to investment
performance. Minis & Co., Inc.’s selling shareholders have
significant earnout incentives to maintain and increase revenues through June
2010. However, events and decisions beyond their control can
negatively impact assets under management and the related revenues from such
assets.
The
Selling Shareholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the
common stock offered under this prospectus.
The
shares registered herein are being
sold by the Selling Shareholders, and not by us, and are therefore being sold
at
the market price as of the date of sale by the Selling
Shareholder. Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market
System under the symbol “SAVB.” On October 1, 2007, the reported
closing price for our common stock was $24.69.
We
are registering all 71,000 shares covered by this prospectus on behalf of the
Selling Shareholders named in the table below. These shares were issued to
the
Selling Shareholders as the result of a purchase of assets. We are registering
the shares in order to permit the Selling Shareholders to offer these shares
for
resale from time to time. The Selling Shareholders may sell all, some or none
of
the shares covered by this prospectus. See “Plan of Distribution.” None of the
Selling Shareholders has had a material relationship with us within the past
three years other than those discussed herein.
The
table below lists the Selling Shareholders and other information regarding
the
ownership of common stock by each of the Selling Shareholders.
Selling
Shareholders
|
|
Number
of Shares Owned Prior to Offering (1)
|
|
Number
of Shares Being Offered
|
|
Percentage
of Shares Owned Prior to Offering (1)
|
|
Shares
Owned After Offering (2) Number
|
|
Shares
Owned After Offering(2) Percent
|
Russell
W. Carpenter (3)
|
|
84,056
|
|
32,000
|
|
1.42
|
|
52,046
|
|
*
|
O.
Thompson Smith
|
|
59,574
|
|
25,000
|
|
1.01
|
|
34,574
|
|
*
|
Mark
I. Allen
|
|
8,000
|
|
8,000
|
|
*
|
|
-
|
|
*
|
A.
Felton Jenkins III
|
|
6,274
|
|
6,000
|
|
*
|
|
274
|
|
*
|
_______________
(1)
|
Based
on total shares outstanding of 5,916,479 at October 2, 2007. In
calculating this amount for each holder, we treated as outstanding
the
number of shares of common stock that such holder has the right to
acquire
within 60 days of the date of this prospectus through the exercise
of any
option, warrant or right, but we did not include such shares in the
calculation of this amount for any other
holder.
|
(2)
|
Assumes
that the Selling Shareholders dispose of all the shares of common
stock
covered by this prospectus and do not acquire any additional shares
of
common stock.
|
(3)
|
Beneficial
owner has served as a Director of the Company since
1989. Beneficial holdings include 1,114 shares of incentive
stock options.
|
As
of the date of this prospectus, we have not been advised by the Selling
Shareholders as to any plan of distribution. Distributions of the shares by
the
Selling Shareholders, or by their partners, pledgees, donees (including
charitable organizations), transferees or other successors in interest, may
from
time to time be offered for sale either directly by such individual, or through
underwriters, dealers, brokers or agents or on any exchange on which the shares
may from time to time be traded, in the over-the-counter market, or in
independently negotiated transactions or otherwise. The methods by which the
shares may be sold include:
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a
block trade
(which
may involve
crosses) in
which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to
sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion
of the
block as principal to facilitate the
transaction;
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purchases
by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer
for
its own account pursuant to this
prospectus;
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distributions and/or secondary
distributions;
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brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchasers;
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Such
transactions may be effected by the Selling Shareholders at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholders
may effect such transactions by selling the securities to underwriters or to
or
through broker-dealers, and such underwriters or broker-dealers may receive
compensations in the form of discounts or commissions from the Selling
Shareholders and may receive commissions from the purchasers of the securities
for whom they may act as agent. The Selling Shareholders may agree to indemnify
any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent that participates in transactions
involving sales of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
In
connection with sales of the securities under this prospectus, the Selling
Shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, who may
in
turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the
positions they assume. The Selling Shareholders also may sell securities short
and deliver them to close out the short positions, or loan or pledge the
securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell them.
The
Selling Shareholders and any underwriters, dealers or agents that participate
in
distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any profit
on sale of the securities by them and any discounts, commissions or concessions
received by any underwriter, dealer or agent may be deemed to be underwriting
discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Any
securities covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale under Rule 144
under
the Securities Act may be sold under that Rule rather than under this
prospectus.
There
can be no assurances that the Selling Shareholders will sell any or all of
the
securities offered under this prospectus.
Description
of Capital Stock
Capital
Stock
Our
authorized capital stock consists
of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, and 10,000,000
shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share.
Common
Stock
Our
authorized common stock consists of
20,000,000 shares, $1.00 par value per share ("Common Stock"). As of
the date of this prospectus, 5,916,479 shares of Common Stock were issued and
outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of Common Stock are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of record of
Common Stock will be entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by
our
Board of Directors out of our funds legally available therefor. In
the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, whether
voluntary or otherwise, after payment or provision for payment of our debts
and
other liabilities, including the liquidation preference of all classes of our
preferred stock, if any, each holder of Common Stock will be entitled to receive
such holder's pro rata portion of our remaining net assets, if
any. Each share of Common Stock has one vote, and there are no
preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights. Shares of
Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders
of a majority of the shares of Common Stock voting for the election of directors
can elect all of the directors.
Preferred
Stock
Our
Articles of Incorporation authorize
the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value
per
share ("Preferred Stock"). As of the date of this prospectus, no
shares of Preferred Stock were outstanding. The Preferred Stock
constitutes what is commonly referred to as "blank check" preferred
stock. "Blank check" preferred stock allows our Board of Directors,
from time to time, to divide the Preferred Stock into series, to designate
each
series, to cause us to issue shares of any series, and to fix and determine
separately for each series their relative rights, preferences and
privileges. Dividends on shares of Preferred Stock, when and as
declared by the Board of Directors out of any funds legally available therefor,
may be cumulative and may have a preference over Common Stock as to the payment
of such dividends. The provisions of a particular series, as
designated by the Board of Directors, may, among other things, include
restrictions on our ability to purchase shares of Common Stock or to redeem
a
particular series of Preferred Stock. Depending upon the voting
rights granted to any series of Preferred Stock, issuance thereof could result
in a reduction in the power of the holders of Common Stock. In the
event of our dissolution, liquidation or winding up, whether voluntary or
involuntary, the holders of each series of the then outstanding Preferred Stock
may be entitled to receive, prior to the distribution of any assets or funds
to
the holders of the Common Stock, a liquidation preference established by the
Board of Directors, together with all accumulated and unpaid
dividends. Depending upon the consideration paid for Preferred Stock,
the liquidation preference of Preferred Stock and other matters, the issuance
of
Preferred Stock could result in a reduction in the assets available for
distribution to the holders of the Common Stock in the event of our
liquidation. Holders of Preferred Stock will not have preemptive
rights provided for by law to acquire any additional securities issued by the
Company. Once a series has been designated and shares of the series
are outstanding, the rights of holders of that series may not be modified
adversely except by a vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares
constituting such series.
One
of the effects of the existence of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be to
enable our Board of Directors to render it more difficult or to discourage
an
attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer at a control
premium price, proxy contest or otherwise and thereby protect the continuity
of
or entrench our management, which may have a potentially adverse effect on
the
market price of the Common Stock. If in the due exercise of its
fiduciary obligations, for example, the Board of Directors were to determine
that a takeover proposal was not in our best interests, the Board of Directors
could cause such shares to be issued without stockholder approval in one or
more
private placements or other transactions that might prevent or render more
difficult or make more costly the completion of any attempted takeover
transaction by diluting voting or other rights of the proposed acquirer or
insurgent stockholder group, by creating a substantial voting block in
institutional or other hands that might support the position of the incumbent
Board of Directors, by effecting an acquisition that might complicate or
preclude the takeover, or otherwise.
Legal
Matters
Certain
legal matters associated with the shares being offered hereby will be passed
upon for the Company by Ellis, Painter, Ratteree and Adams, LLP, Savannah,
Georgia.
Experts
The
consolidated financial statements
and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006
incorporated by reference in this prospectus have been audited by BDO Seidman,
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for
the
periods set forth in their reports incorporated herein by reference, and are
incorporated herein in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority
of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The Company's
financial statements for 2007 will be audited by Mauldin & Jenkins LLC, an
independent registered public accounting firm.
Material
Changes
There
have been no material changes in the Company or its financial performance since
the filing of the most recent Form 8-K on September 4, 2007 or Form 10-Q on
August 9, 2007.
Where
You Can Find Additional Information
We
have filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act with respect to this offering. This prospectus, which forms
a
part of the registration statement, does not contain all the information
included in the registration statement and the attached exhibits.
The
Savannah Bancorp, Inc. is subject to the information requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, in
accordance therewith, file reports, proxy statements and other information
with
the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other information
can be inspected and copied at the public reference room maintained by the
Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call
the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public
reference room. The Commission also maintains a World Wide Web site
that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission. The
address of that site is http://www.sec.gov/. SEC filings and certain other
information may also be obtained from the Company’s website at
http://www.savb.com/. Copies of any documents referenced herein will
be provided at no cost to any person, including any beneficial owner, to whom
a
prospectus is delivered upon written request to: The Savannah
Bancorp, Inc. Attn: Investor Relations, 25 Bull Street, 6
th
Floor, Savannah,
GA 31401.
The
following documents are incorporated by reference in and considered to be a
part
of this prospectus:
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ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, FILED
WITH
THE COMMISSION ON MARCH 15, 2007
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QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2007, FILED WITH
THE
COMMISSION ON MAY 9, 2007
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QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2007, FILED WITH
THE
COMMISSION ON AUGUST 9, 2007
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DEFINITIVE
PROXY STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE DEF 14A FILED WITH THE COMMISSION ON
MARCH 9,
2007
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CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K, DATED MARCH 7, 2007, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
ON
MARCH 8, 2007
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CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K, DATED DECEMBER 31, 2006, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
ON
APRIL 20, 2007
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CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K, DATED APRIL 20, 2007, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
ON
APRIL 20, 2007
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CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K, DATED MAY 3, 2007, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
ON MAY 7,
2007
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CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K, DATED AUGUST 22, 2007, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
ON
AUGUST 23, 2007
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CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K, DATED AUGUST 31, 2007, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
ON
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
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THE
DESCRIPTION OF OUR COMMON STOCK CONTAINED IN OUR REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON
FORM S-1 DATED FEBRUARY 8, 1990 (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENT TO THAT
FORM THAT
WE MAY HAVE FILED IN THE PAST, OR MAY FILE IN THE FUTURE, FOR THE
PURPOSE
OF UPDATING THE DESCRIPTION OF OUR COMMON
STOCK)
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ALL
DOCUMENTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED BY THE COMPANY, PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION
OF
THIS OFFERING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(A), 13(C), 14 OR 15(D) OF THE
EXCHANGE ACT (OTHER THAN CURRENT REPORTS ON FORM 8-K FURNISHING
INFORMATION UNDER ITEM 2.02 OR ITEM 7.01 OF SUCH REPORTS) SHALL BE
DEEMED
TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AND TO BE A PART HEREOF FROM
THE
DATE OF THE FILING OF SUCH
DOCUMENT.
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Disclosure
of
Commission Position on Indemnification for
Securities Act Liabilities
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
may
be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to
the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
YOU
SHOULD RELY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE HAVE NOT
AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION DIFFERENT FROM THAT CONTAINED
IN THIS PROSPECTUS. THE STATEMENTS AND REPRESENTATIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS
PROSPECTUS ARE TRUE AND CORRECT AS OF THE DATE INDICATED ON THE COVER PAGE.
THE
DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE THE
IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE SINCE THAT DATE. THIS PROSPECTUS
IS
NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OTHER
THAN THOSE REGISTERED SECURITIES TO WHICH THE PROSPECTUS RELATES. MOREOVER,
THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER
TO
BUY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS
UNLAWFUL.
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The
following expenses have been or will be paid by the Company in connection with
the offering described in the registration statement. All of such
expenses, except for the SEC registration fee, are estimated.
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Item
15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Sections
14-2-850 through 14-2-859 of
the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the “GBCC”) set forth provisions
pertaining to the indemnification of and insurance for directors and officers
of
a corporation. The Georgia Business Corporation Code provides for the mandatory
indemnification of a director, against reasonable expenses incurred by the
director in connection with a proceeding, where a director is wholly successful
in the defense of the proceeding and where the proceeding is one to which
he or
she was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation. The
GBCC
grants the Company the power to indemnify its directors and officers against
liability for certain of their acts.
The
Company's Articles of
Incorporation generally provide that any director will be indemnified
against liability to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages
for
breach of the duty of care as a director or officer; provided, however, that
the
Company will not indemnify any director for any liability or expenses incurred
by such director (i) for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of
any
business opportunity of the Company ; (ii) for any acts or omissions which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) for the
types of liability set forth in Section 14-2-832 of the GBCC; or (iv) for
any
transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.
The
Company’s Articles of Incorporation further provide that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the liability of a director or officer shall be eliminated or
limited
to the fullest extent permitted by the GBCC.
The
Company’s Bylaws provide that
expenses incurred by any persons who are, were, or are threatened to be made
a
party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether formal or informal, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or was serving at the request
of the
Company as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, may be paid by the
Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding
as authorized by the Board of Directors upon an undertaking by or on behalf
of
the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it is
ultimately determined he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Company.
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Definitive
Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 22, 2007 between Savannah
Advisors,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.,
and Minis
& Co., Inc.
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Articles
of Incorporation as amended
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4.3***
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Form
of Stock Certificate
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5.1
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Opinion
regarding legal matters of Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP
dated October 2, 2007.
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Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, BDO Seidman,
LLP
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Consent
of legal counsel, Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP (included in
Exhibit 5.1)
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Powers
of attorney (included on the signature pages of this Registration
Statement).
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4.1 was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 3.1to the Company's
Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-33405) filed in February 1990
and
such document is incorporated herein by reference.
**Item
4.2 was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's
Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-128724) filed on Form S-3 on
September 30, 2005.
***Item
4.3 was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 4 to the Company's
Registration Statement Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-33405) filed on February
8,
1990 and such document is incorporated herein by reference.
The
Company hereby
undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of
1933, as amended;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change
in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change
to
such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided,
however, that paragraphs
(1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included
in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section
13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
the
Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the
securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing
of the Company’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
be a
new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide offering thereof.
The
Company hereby undertakes to
deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom
the
prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to security holders
that
is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to
and
meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and where interim financial information required to
be
presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus,
to
deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is
sent
or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by
reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial
information.
Insofar
as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that
in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of
Savannah, State of Georgia, on October 2, 2007.
The
Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
By
/s/
John C. Helmken
II
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints John C. Helmken II, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
on
his behalf individually and in each capacity stated below any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and
to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority
to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might
or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents and either of them, or their substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities on October 1,
2007.
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