UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q
 
 (Mark one)  
  [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
   OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
       or
     
   [  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
           Commission File Number:  0-18560

The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia
58-1861820
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

25 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia   31401
(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

(912) 629-6486
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

  [Not Applicable]
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X ] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [   ] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer __
Accelerated filer __
Non-accelerated filer __     Small reporting company X   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 7,199,136 common shares, $1.00 par value, at July 29, 2011.

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The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Form 10-Q Index
June 30, 2011


 
Page
   
Cover Page
1
   
Form 10-Q Index
2
   
Part I – Financial Information
 
   
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
   
              Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
                  June 30, 2011 and 2010 and December 31, 2010
3
   
              Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
                 for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
4
   
              Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
 
   for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
5
   
              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
                 for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
6
   
              Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
7-17
   
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
 
   and Results of Operations
18-32
   
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
32
   
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
32
   
   
Part II – Other Information
 
 
Item 6.   Exhibits
32
   
Signatures
33


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Part I – Financial Information
Item 1.  Financial Statements
The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands, except share data)

 
June 30,
December 31,
June 30, 
 
        2011
2010
       2010 
Assets
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited) 
Cash and due from banks
$     11,717
$     17,990
$     19,606 
Federal funds sold
200
110
8,286 
Interest - bearing deposits in banks
36,353
40,836
203,611 
     Cash and cash equivalents
48,270
58,936
231,503 
Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized
     
   cost of $105,792, $136,980 and $116,115)
108,018
138,099
117,695 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $23,523,
     
   $20,350 and $18,775
784,010
806,212
830,077 
Premises and equipment, net
14,692
15,056
15,480 
Other real estate owned
12,125
13,199
7,793 
Bank-owned life insurance
6,407
6,309
6,206 
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
3,674
3,786
2,542 
Other assets
25,058
25,333
23,521 
          Total assets
$ 1,002,254
$ 1,066,930
$ 1,234,817 
       
Liabilities
     
Deposits:
     
   Noninterest-bearing
$     96,025
$     95,725
$     89,793 
   Interest-bearing demand
136,991
140,531
121,834 
   Savings
21,497
20,117
18,810 
   Money market
267,270
265,840
257,961 
   Time deposits
335,699
401,532
582,047 
          Total deposits
857,482
923,745
1,070,445 
Short-term borrowings
12,575
15,075
15,295 
Other borrowings
9,677
10,536
13,257 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
23,656
17,658
29,661 
Subordinated debt to nonconsolidated subsidiaries
10,310
10,310
10,310 
Other liabilities
3,420
3,803
6,255 
          Total liabilities
917,120
981,127
1,145,223 
       
Shareholders' equity
     
Preferred stock, par value $1 per share:
     
   authorized 10,000,000 shares, none issued
-
-
-
Common stock, par value $1 per share:  shares
     
   authorized 20,000,000; issued 7,201,346
7,201
7,201
7,201 
Additional paid-in capital
48,644
48,634
48,644 
Retained earnings
27,909
29,275
32,715 
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,210, 2,483 and 536 shares
(1)
(1)
(1) 
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
1,381
694
1,035 
          Total shareholders' equity
85,134
85,803
89,594 
          Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$ 1,002,254
$ 1,066,930
$ 1,234,817 

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

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The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
($ in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


 
For the
Three Months Ended
June 30,
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
2010
2011
2010
Interest and dividend income
       
Loans, including fees
$ 10,620
$ 11,298
$ 21,317
$ 22,916
Investment securities:
       
   Taxable
753
463
1,540
941
   Tax-exempt
67
79
137
151
Dividends
16
10
34
21
Deposits with banks
27
24
59
30
Federal funds sold
1
3
2
11
        Total interest and dividend income
11,484
11,877
23,089
24,070
Interest expense
       
Deposits
2,082
3,118
4,465
6,393
Short-term and other borrowings
205
302
420
622
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
86
105
175
201
Subordinated debt
76
76
150
149
         Total interest expense
2,449
3,601
5,210
7,365
Net interest income
9,035
8,276
17,879
16,705
Provision for loan losses
6,300
3,745
10,660
9,065
Net interest income after
       
  provision for loan losses
2,735
4,531
7,219
7,640
Noninterest income
       
Trust and asset management fees
683
678
1,345
1,311
Service charges on deposit accounts
348
460
718
915
Mortgage related income, net
68
103
82
192
Gain on sale of securities
237
141
455
608
Gain (loss) on hedges
2
(11)
(5)
(11)
Other operating income
369
355
737
991
          Total noninterest income
1,707
1,726
3,332
4,006
Noninterest expense
       
Salaries and employee benefits
2,846
3,053
5,752
6,093
Occupancy and equipment
981
909
1,864
1,802
Information technology
416
519
818
1,014
FDIC deposit insurance
336
410
816
798
Loss on sale and write-downs of foreclosed assets
1,115
331
1,348
859
Other operating expense
1,415
1,317
2,624
2,400
          Total noninterest expense
7,109
6,539
13,222
12,966
Loss before income taxes
(2,667)
(282)
(2,671)
(1,320)
Income tax benefit
(1,175)
(220)
(1,305)
(770)
Net loss
$     (1,492)
$     (62)
$    (1,366)
$    (550)
Net loss per share:
       
    Basic
$  (0.21)
$  (0.01)
$  (0.19)
$  (0.09)
    Diluted
$  (0.21)
$  (0.01)
$  (0.19)
$  (0.09)
Dividends per share
$    0.00
$    0.00
$    0.00
$    0.02

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

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The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
  ($ in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
2010
Common shares issued
   
Shares, beginning of period
7,201,346
5,933,789
Common stock issued
-
1,267,557
Shares, end of period
7,201,346
7,201,346
Treasury shares owned
   
Shares, beginning of period
2,483
1443
Treasury stock issued (273) (943)
Unredeemed common stock
-
36
Shares, end of period
2,210
536
Common stock
   
Balance, beginning of period
$   7,201
$  5,934
Common stock issued
-
1,267
Balance, end of period
7,201
7,201
Additional paid-in capital
   
Balance, beginning of period
48,634
38,605
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs
2
10,006
Stock-based compensation, net
8
33
Balance, end of period
48,644
48,644
Retained earnings
   
Balance, beginning of period
29,275
33,383
Net loss
(1,366)
(550)
Dividends
-
(118)
Balance, end of period
27,909
32,715
Treasury stock
   
Balance, beginning of period
(1)
(4)
Treasury stock issued
3
Balance, end of period
(1)
(1)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
   
Balance, beginning of period
694
1,108
Change in unrealized gains/ losses on securities
   
 available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment
687
159
Change in fair value and gains on termination of derivative
   
   instruments, net of tax
-
(232)
Balance, end of period
1,381
1,035
Total shareholders' equity
$ 85,134
$ 89,594
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
   
Net loss
$  (1,366)
$   (550)
Change in unrealized gains/losses on securities
   
   available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment
687
159
Change in fair value and gains on termination of derivative
   
   instruments, net of tax
-
(232)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$     (679)
$   (623)

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

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The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  ($ in thousands)
(Unaudited)
  
 
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
2010
Operating activities
   
Net loss
$    (1,366)
$      (550)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash
   
  provided by operating activities:
   
    Provision for loan losses
10,660
9,065
    Net amortization of securities
660
718
    Depreciation and amortization
682
683
    Accretion of gain on termination of derivatives
-
(351)
    Non cash stock-based compensation expense
8
53
    Increase in deferred income taxes, net
(743)
(173)
    Gain on sale of securities, net
(455)
(608)
    Loss on sale and write-down of foreclosed assets
1,348
859
    Increase in CSV of bank-owned life insurance policies
(98)
(80)
    Decrease in prepaid FDIC deposit insurance assessment
769
726
    Increase in income taxes receivable
(815)
(1,764)
    Change in other assets and other liabilities, net
260
1,154
          Net cash provided by operating activities
10,910
9,732
Investing activities
   
Activity in available for sale securities
   
     Purchases
(2,490)
(35,799)
     Sales
22,999
24,435
     Maturities, calls and paydowns
10,475
7,567
Loan originations and principal collections, net
8,037
21,062
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets
3,231
5,814
Additions to premises and equipment
(206)
(517)
Net cash received from FDIC-assisted transaction
-
190,253
Proceeds from life insurance
-
308
           Net cash provided by investing activities
42,046
213,123
Financing activities
   
Net increase (decrease) in noninterest-bearing deposits
300
(1,095)
Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits
(66,563)
(13,884)
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings
(2,500)
1,742
Net increase (decrease) in FHLB advances
5,998
(27,003)
Net decrease in other borrowings
(859)
(2,731)
Payment on note payable
-
(74)
Dividends paid
-
(118)
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
2
11,273
Issuance of treasury stock
-
3
          Net cash used in financing activities
(63,622)
(31,887)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(10,666)
190,968
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
58,936
40,535
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$   48,270
$ 231,503

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

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The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(Unaudited)


Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Form 10-Q and Article S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto, included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Certain prior period balances and formats have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.


Note 2 - Acquisitions

On June 25, 2010, The Savannah Bank, N.A. (“Savannah”) entered into an agreement with the FDIC to purchase substantially all deposits and certain liabilities and assets of First National Bank, Savannah (“First National”).  First National operated four branches in Savannah, Georgia and the surrounding area.  Savannah acquired approximately $42 million in assets and assumed $216 million in liabilities, including $201 million in customer deposits. The assets primarily include cash and due from accounts and investment securities.  Savannah acquired the local, non-brokered deposits of approximately $105 million at a premium of 0.11 percent, or approximately $116,000.  In connection with closing, Savannah received a cash payment from the FDIC totaling $174 million, based on the differential between liabilities assumed and assets acquired, taking into account the deposit premium.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition.

($ in thousands)
June 25, 2010
Assets acquired
 
Cash and due from banks
$       7,330
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
8,851
Securities available for sale
25,937
Loans
131
Premises and equipment
11
Deposit premium intangible
387
Other assets
128
Total assets acquired
42,775
Liabilities assumed
 
Deposits
200,843
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
15,271
Due to the FDIC
266
Accrued interest and other liabilities
432
Total liabilities assumed
216,812
Net liabilities assumed
$ (174,037)

The only loans assumed by Savannah were deposit-secured loans which are not subject to FDIC loss-share.  In its assumption of the deposit liabilities, the Company believes that the customer relationships associated with the local deposits have intangible value.  In addition, the Company determined that the recorded amount of the deposits approximates fair value primarily due to the fact that the Company can re-price all customer deposits to current market rates.

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Note 3 - Restrictions on Cash and Demand Balances Due from Banks and Interest-Bearing Bank Balances

Savannah and Bryan Bank & Trust (collectively referred to as the “Subsidiary Banks”) are required by the Federal Reserve Bank to maintain minimum cash reserves based on reserve requirements calculated on their deposit balances.  Cash reserves of $494,000, $581,000 and $336,000 are required as of June 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively.  At times, the Company pledges interest-bearing cash balances at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”) in addition to investment securities to secure public fund deposits and securities sold under repurchase agreements.  The Company did not have any cash pledged at the FHLB at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  Pledged cash balances were $1,500,000 at June 30, 2010.


Note 4 - Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share represents net loss divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted loss per share reflect additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance.  Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate solely to outstanding stock options, and are determined using the treasury stock method.  For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 the Company did not have any diluted shares.  Loss per common share have been computed based on the following:

 
For the
For the
 
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
June 30,
(Amounts in thousands)
2011
2010
2011
2010
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic
7,199
6,146
7,199
6,042
Effect of dilutive options
-
-
-
-
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted
7,199
6,146
7,199
6,042

Stock option shares in the amount of 140,792 and 203,010 at June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation due to their anti-dilutive effect.


Note 5 - Securities Available for Sale

The aggregate amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale are as follows:

 
June 30, 2011
($ in thousands)
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
 
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
Investment securities:
       
   U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (“GSE”)
$     1,624
$      16
$         -
$    1,640
   Mortgage-backed securities - GSE
91,013
2,034
(7)
93,040
   State and municipal securities
9,522
184
(1)
9,705
   Restricted equity securities
3,633
-
-
3,633
Total investment securities
$ 105,792
$ 2,234
$     (8)
$ 108,018
   
 
December 31, 2010
($ in thousands)
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
 
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
Investment securities:
       
   U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$     1,821
$        4 
$         -
$     1,825
   Mortgage-backed securities - GSE
120,998
1,628 
(435)
122,191
   State and municipal securities
10,285
76 
(154)
10,207
   Restricted equity securities
3,876
-
-
3,876
Total investment securities
$ 136,980
$ 1,708 
$ (589)
$ 138,099

 
                         
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Note 5 - Securities Available for Sale (continued)

The distribution of securities by contractual maturity at June 30, 2011 is shown below.  Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

($ in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair Value
Securities available for sale:
   
   Due in one year or less
$             -
$             -
   Due after one year through five years
2,131
2,166
   Due after five years through ten years
4,127
4,256
   Due after ten years
4,888
4,923
   Mortgage-backed securities - GSE
91,013
93,040
   Restricted equity securities
3,633
3,633
Total investment securities
$ 105,792
$ 108,018

The restricted equity securities consist solely of FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta stock.  These securities are carried at cost since they do not have readily determinable fair values due to their restricted nature.

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  Available for sale securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position are as follows:

 
June 30, 2011
 
Less Than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
 
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
($ in thousands)
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
Mortgage-backed securities - GSE
$  1,233
$   (7)
$       -
$        -
$ 1,233
$   (7)
State and municipal securities
1,354
(1)
-
-
1,354
(1)
Total temporarily impaired securities
$  2,587
$   (8)
$       -
$        -
$  2,587
$   (8)

 
December 31, 2010
 
Less Than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
 
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
($ in thousands)
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
Mortgage-backed securities - GSE
$ 37,606
$ (435)
$ -
$ -
$ 37,606
$ (435)
State and municipal securities
3,853
(154)
-
-
3,853
(154)
Total temporarily impaired securities
$ 41,459
$ (589)
$ -
$ -
$ 41,459
$ (589)

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investment in GSE mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate increases.  The Company purchased those investments at a premium relative to their face amount, and the contractual cash flows of those investments are guaranteed by an agency of the U.S. Government.  Accordingly, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost bases of the Company’s investments.  The Company also has one municipal security with an unrealized loss caused by interest rate increases.  Management has reviewed this bond and it is rated Aa1.  Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2011.

 
                         
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N ote 6 - Loans

The composition of the loan portfolio at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is presented below:

($ in thousands)
June 30,
2011
Percent of Total
 
December 31, 2010
Percent of Total
Commercial real estate
         
   Construction and development
$   21,978
2.7%
 
$   20,819
2.5%
   Owner-occupied
120,280
    14.9   
 
120,797
    14.6   
   Non owner-occupied
228,303
    28.3   
 
231,641
    28.0   
Residential real estate - mortgage
350,596
         43.4   
 
363,390
    44.0   
Commercial
73,423
      9.1   
 
74,889
      9.1   
Installment and other consumer
12,953
      1.6   
 
15,026
      1.8   
Gross loans
807,533
100.0%
 
826,562
100.0%
Allowance for loan losses
(23,523)
   
(20,350)
 
Net loans
$ 784,010
   
$ 806,212
 

For purposes of the disclosures required pursuant to accounting standards, the loan portfolio was disaggregated into segments and then further disaggregated into classes for certain disclosures. A portfolio segment is defined as the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic method for determining its allowance for loan losses. There are four loan portfolio segments that include commercial real estate, residential real estate-mortgage, commercial and installment and other consumer.  Commercial real estate has three classes including construction and development, owner-occupied and non owner-occupied.  The construction and development class includes residential and commercial construction and development loans.  Land and lot development loans are included in the non owner-occupied commercial real estate class or residential real estate segment depending on the property type.

The following table details the change in the allowance for loan losses from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011 by loan segment:

($ in thousands)
Commercial Real Estate
Residential Real Estate
Commercial
Consumer
Unallocated
Total
Allowance for loan losses
           
   Beginning balance
$ 4,722
$ 13,582
$ 1,528
$  518
$      -
$ 20,350
      Charge-offs
(1,089)
(5,827)
(646)
(60)
-
(7,622)
      Recoveries
20
87
17
11
-
135
      Provision
3,400
6,750
483
(260)
287
10,660
   Ending balance
$ 7,053
$ 14,592
$ 1,382
$  209
$ 287
$ 23,523


 
                         
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Note 6 - Loans (continued)

The following table details the allowance for loan losses on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 by loan segment:

 
June 30, 2011
($ in thousands)
Commercial Real Estate
Residential
Real Estate
Commercial
Consumer
Unallocated
Total
Allowance for loan losses
           
   Ending balance
$ 7,053
$ 14,592
$ 1,382
$ 209
$ 287
$ 23,523
   Ending balance:  impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment
$ 1,313
$ 5,393
$ 184
$      -
$      -
$ 6,890
Ending balance:  impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment
$ 375
$ 1,616
$  40
$   55
$      -
$ 2,086
             
Loans
           
   Ending balance
$ 370,561
$ 350,596
$ 73,423
$ 12,953
$   -
$ 807,533
   Ending balance:  impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment
$ 10,357
$ 33,925
$ 634
 $      -
$   -
$ 44,916
   Ending balance:  impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment
$ 3,474
$ 13,365
$ 257
$ 480
$   -
$ 17,576

 
 
December 31, 2010
 ($ in thousands)
Commercial Real Estate
Residential
Real Estate
Commercial
Consumer
Unallocated
Total
Allowance for loan losses
           
   Ending balance
$ 4,722
$ 13,582
$ 1,528
$  518
$    -
$ 20,350
   Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment
$ 285
$ 4,055
$ 540
$ 257
$    -
$ 5,137
   Ending balance:  impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment
$ 538
$ 2,261
$ 79
$  92
$    -
$ 2,970
Loans
           
   Ending balance
$ 373,257
$ 363,390
$ 74,889
$ 15,026
$   -
$ 826,562
   Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment
$ 3,865
$ 25,669
$ 596
$ 257
$   -
$ 30,387
   Ending balance:  impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment
$ 4,454
$ 17,871
$ 600
$ 557
$   -
$ 23,482

A loan is considered impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance, when based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual term of the loan.  Impaired loans include loans modified in troubled debt restructurings where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties.  These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection.

 
                         
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Note 6 - Loans (continued)

The following is a summary of information pertaining to impaired loans as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2011:

 
June 30, 2011
($ in thousands)
Recorded Investment
Unpaid Principal Balance
Related Allowance
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
     
   Commercial real estate
     
      Construction and development
$          -
$          -
$         -
      Owner-occupied
478
568
-
      Non owner-occupied
3,978
6,418
-
   Residential real estate - mortgage
16,032
23,414
-
   Commercial
331
493
-
   Installment and other consumer
-
-
-
Total impaired loans without a valuation allowance
20,819
30,893
-
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
     
   Commercial real estate
     
      Construction and development
2,357
3,357
309
      Owner-occupied
1,046
1,357
381
      Non owner-occupied
5,972
6,011
998
   Residential real estate - mortgage
31,258
31,781
7,009
   Commercial
560
573
224
   Installment and other consumer
480
482
55
Total impaired loans with a valuation allowance
41,673
43,561
8,976
Total impaired loans
$ 62,492
$ 74,454
$ 8,976
Average investment in impaired loans for the quarter
$ 57,247
   
Income recognized on impaired loans for the quarter
$      291
   
Income recognized on impaired loans for the six months
$      457
   

 
                         
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N ote 6 - Loans (continued)

The following is a summary of information pertaining to impaired loans as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010:

 
December 31, 2010
($ in thousands)
Recorded Investment
Unpaid Principal Balance
Related Allowance
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
     
   Commercial real estate
     
      Construction and development
$      152
$      177
$         -
      Owner-occupied
1,075
1,374
-
      Non owner-occupied
301
3,979
-
   Residential real estate - mortgage
12,906
18,476
-
   Commercial
-
-
-
   Installment and other consumer
-
-
-
Total impaired loans without a valuation allowance
14,434
24,006
-
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
     
   Commercial real estate
     
      Construction and development
2,218
3,218
265
      Owner-occupied
1,647
1,667
186
      Non owner-occupied
2,926
3,353
372
   Residential real estate - mortgage
30,634
33,471
6,316
   Commercial
1,196
1,425
619
   Installment and other consumer
814
818
349
Total impaired loans with a valuation allowance
39,435
43,952
8,107
Total impaired loans
$ 53,869
$ 67,958
$ 8,107
Average investment in impaired loans for the year
$ 53,962
   
Income recognized on impaired loans for the year
$      821
   

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of June 30, 2011 by class of loans:

 
June 30, 2011
($ in thousands)
30-59 days past due
60-89 days past due
Accruing greater
 than
 90 days
 past due
Nonaccrual
Total past due and nonaccrual
Commercial real estate
         
   Construction and development
$      321
$         -
$      -
$   2,357
$   2,678
   Owner-occupied
1,187
89
-
1,365
2,641
   Non owner-occupied
976
2,770
-
4,578
8,324
Residential real estate - mortgage
8,191
2,850
113
29,680
40,834
Commercial
232
218
25
781
1,256
Installment and other consumer
161
18
12
399
590
Total
$ 11,068
$ 5,945
$ 150
$ 39,160
$ 56,323

 
                         
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N ote 6 - Loans (continued)

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of December 31, 2010 by class of loans:

 
December 31, 2010
($ in thousands)
30-59 days past due
60-89 days past due
Accruing greater
 than
90 days
 past due
Nonaccrual
Total past due and nonaccrual
Commercial real estate
         
   Construction and development
$        -
$       -
$         -
$    2,370
$    2,370 
   Owner-occupied
1,471
-
251
1,194
2,916 
   Non owner-occupied
309
12
803
1,595
2,719 
Residential real estate - mortgage
4,114
4,894
1,855
26,446
37,309 
Commercial
120
85
151
760
1,116 
Installment and other consumer
147
12
4
471
634 
Total
$ 6,161
$ 5,003
$ 3,064
$ 32,836
$ 47,064 

Internal risk-rating grades are assigned to each loan by lending or credit administration, based on an analysis of the financial and collateral strength and other credit attributes underlying each loan.  Management analyzes the resulting ratings, as well as other external statistics and factors, such as delinquency, to track the migration performance of the portfolio balances.  Loan grades range between 1 and 8, with 1 being loans with the least credit risk.  Loans that migrate toward the “Pass” grade (those with a risk rating between 1 and 4) or within the “Pass” grade generally have a lower risk of loss and therefore a lower risk factor.  The “Special Mention” grade (those with a risk rating of 5) is utilized on a temporary basis for “Pass” grade loans where a significant risk-modifying action is anticipated in the near term.  Substantially all of the “Special Mention” loans are performing.  Loans that migrate toward the “Substandard” or higher grade (those with a risk rating between 6 and 8) generally have a higher risk of loss and therefore a higher risk factor applied to those related loan balances.

The following table presents the Company’s loan portfolio by risk-rating grades at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
June 30, 2011
($ in thousands)
Pass
(1-4)
Special Mention
(5)
Sub-standard
(6)
Doubtful
(7)
Loss
(8)
Total
Commercial real estate
           
   Construction and development
$   18,597
$      341
$   3,040
$         -
$     -
$   21,978
   Owner-occupied
111,737
2,208
6,335
-
-
120,280
   Non owner-occupied
199,217
8,583
20,503
-
-
228,303
Residential real estate - mortgage
277,176
15,954
57,466
-
-
350,596
Commercial
68,767
513
4,143
-
-
73,423
Installment and other consumer
12,208
79
666
-
-
12,953
Total
$ 687,702
$ 27,678
$ 92,153
$         -
$     -
$ 807,533

 
December 31, 2010
($ in thousands)
Pass
(1-4)
Special Mention
(5)
Sub-standard
(6)
Doubtful
(7)
Loss
(8)
Total
Commercial real estate
           
   Construction and development
$   17,792
$      577
$   2,450
$         -
$     -
$   20,819
   Owner-occupied
114,603
1,851
4,343
-
-
120,797
   Non owner-occupied
216,744
9,017
5,880
-
-
231,641
Residential real estate - mortgage
290,894
19,936
51,317
1,243
-
363,390
Commercial
71,361
666
2,562
300
-
74,889
Installment and other consumer
14,011
78
762
175
-
15,026
Total
$ 725,405
$ 32,125
$ 67,314
$ 1,718
$     -
$ 826,562
 
 
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Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Determination of Fair Value

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures.  In accordance with the accounting standards for fair value measurements and disclosure, the fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices.  However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments.  In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques.  Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.  Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.

The fair value guidance provides a consistent definition of fair value, which focuses on exit price in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.  If there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate.  In such instances, determining the price at which willing market participants would transact at the measurement date under current market conditions depends on the facts and circumstances and requires the use of significant judgment.  The fair value is a reasonable point within the range that is most representative of fair value under current market conditions.

In accordance with this guidance, the Company groups its financial assets and financial liabilities generally measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity for the asset or liability.  Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

Recurring Fair Value Changes

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheet, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Investment securities: The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities.

Derivative instruments : The derivative instruments consist of loan level swaps.  As such, significant fair value inputs can generally be verified and do not typically involve significant judgments by management.

 
                         
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Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

   
Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2011 Using
   
Quoted Prices in
Significant Other
Significant
   
Active Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
 
Carrying
Identical Assets
Inputs
Inputs
($ in thousands)
Value
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Investment securities
$ 108,018
$        -
$ 104,385
$ 3,633
Derivative asset positions
145
-
145
-
Derivative liability positions
151
-
151
-
     
 
Carrying
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010 Using
($ in thousands)
Value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Investment securities
$ 138,099
$        -
$ 134,223
$ 3,876
Derivative asset positions
136
-
136
-
Derivative liability positions
135
-
135
-

Nonrecurring Fair Value Changes

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.  These instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but subject to fair value in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of impairment that may require write-downs.  The write-downs for the Company’s more significant assets or liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis are based on the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value.

Impaired loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”) :  Impaired loans and OREO are evaluated and valued at the time the loan or OREO is identified as impaired, at the lower of cost or market value.  Market value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans and is classified at a Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.  Collateral for impaired loans may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable.  Its fair value is generally determined based on real estate appraisals or other independent evaluations by qualified professionals.  Impaired loans and OREO are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above.  Impaired loans measured on a nonrecurring basis do not include pools of impaired loans.

Assets and liabilities with an impairment charge during the current period and measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized below:

   
Carrying Values at June 30, 2011
 
($ in thousands)
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total loss
Impaired loans
$ 11,719
$     -
$     -
$ 11,719
$ (4,728)
OREO
3,608
-
-
3,608
(742)

   
Carrying Values at December 31, 2010
 
($ in thousands)
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total loss
Impaired loans
$ 7,236
$     -
$     -
$ 7,236
$ (5,073)
OREO
5,423
-
-
5,423
(1,424)

Fair Value Disclosures

Accounting standards require the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments for which the Company did not elect the fair value option.  The fair value represents management’s best estimates based on a range of methodologies and assumptions.


 
                         
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Note 7 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

Cash and federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in banks, accrued interest receivable, all non-maturity deposits, short-term borrowings, other borrowings, subordinated debt and accrued interest payable have carrying amounts which approximate fair value primarily because of the short repricing opportunities of these instruments.

Following is a description of the methods and assumptions used by the Company to estimate the fair value of its other financial instruments:

Investment securities: Fair value is based upon quoted market prices, if available.  If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.  Restricted equity securities are carried at cost because no market value is available.

Loans: The fair value is estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics.  Loans are segregated by type, such as commercial, mortgage, and consumer loans.  The fair value of the loan portfolio is calculated by discounting contractual cash flows using estimated market discount rates which reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan.  The estimated fair value of the Subsidiary Banks' off-balance sheet commitments is nominal since the committed rates approximate current rates offered for commitments with similar rate and maturity characteristics and since the estimated credit risk associated with such commitments is not significant.

Derivative instruments: The fair value of derivative instruments, consisting of interest rate contracts, is equal to the estimated amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the derivative instruments at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the credit-worthiness of the counterparties.

Deposit liabilities: The fair value of time deposits is estimated using the discounted value of contractual cash flows based on current rates offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

FHLB advances :  The fair value is estimated using the discounted value of contractual cash flows based on current rates offered for advances of similar remaining maturities and/or termination values provided by the FHLB.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows:

 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
($ in thousands)
 
Estimated
   
Estimated
 
Carrying
Fair
 
Carrying
Fair
 
Value
Value
 
Value
Value
Financial assets:
         
Cash and federal funds sold
$   11,917
$   11,917
 
$   18,100
$   18,100
Interest-bearing deposits
36,353
36,353
 
40,836
40,836
Securities available for sale
108,018
108,018
 
138,099
138,099
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
784,010
776,777
 
806,212
800,785
Accrued interest receivable
3,100
3,100
 
3,789
3,789
Derivative asset positions
145
145
 
136
136
           
Financial liabilities:
         
Deposits
857,482
863,272
 
923,745
929,271
Short-term borrowings
12,575
12,575
 
15,075
15,075
Other borrowings
9,677
9,677
 
10,536
10,536
FHLB advances
23,656
24,182
 
17,658
18,214
Subordinated debt to nonconsolidated subsidiaries
10,310
10,310
 
10,310
10,310
Accrued interest payable
845
845
 
1,108
1,108
Derivative liability positions
151
151
 
135
135


 
                         
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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

The Company may, from time to time, make written or oral “forward-looking statements,” including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the SEC (including this quarterly report on Form 10-Q) and in its reports to shareholders and in other communications by the Company, which are made in good faith by the Company pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

This MD&A and other Company communications and statements may contain "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements about our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, estimates and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and which may change based on various factors, many of which are beyond our control.  The words "may," "could," "should," "would," “will,” "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," “indicate,” "plan" and similar words are intended to identify expressions of the future.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions that are subject to change based on various important factors (some of which are beyond the Company’s control).  The following factors, among others, could cause the Company’s financial performance to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements: the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which the Company conducts operations; the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation, interest rates, market and monetary fluctuations; competitors’ products and services; technological changes; acquisitions; changes in consumer spending and saving habits; and the success of the Company at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

Overview

For a comprehensive presentation of the Company’s financial condition at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the following analysis should be reviewed with other information including the Company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in this report.

 
                         
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The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Second Quarter Financial Highlights
  ($ in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

Balance Sheet Data at June 30
2011
 
2010  
 
% Change
Total assets
$ 1,002,254 
 
$ 1,234,817 
 
(19)
Interest-earning assets
910,717 
 
1,137,863 
 
(20)
Loans
807,533 
 
848,852 
 
(4.9)
Other real estate owned
12,125 
 
7,793 
 
56
Deposits
857,482 
 
1,070,445 
 
(20)
Interest-bearing liabilities
817,675 
 
1,049,175 
 
(22)
Shareholders' equity
85,134 
 
89,594 
 
(5.0)
Loan to deposit ratio
94.17 
%
79.30 
%
19
Equity to assets
8.49 
%
7.26 
%
17
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
11.09 
%
12.10 
%
(8.3)
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
12.37 
%
13.36 
%
(7.5)
Outstanding shares
7,199 
 
7,201 
 
0.0
Book value per share
$    11.83 
 
$    12.44 
 
(4.9)
Tangible book value per share
$     11.32 
 
$    12.09 
 
(6.4)
Market value per share
$      7.41 
 
$      9.76 
 
(24)
           
Loan Quality Data
         
Nonaccruing loans
$  39,160 
 
$  39,001 
 
0.4
Loans past due 90 days – accruing
150 
 
2,184 
 
(93)
Net charge-offs
7,487 
 
7,968 
 
(6.0)
Allowance for loan losses
23,523 
 
18,775 
 
25
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
2.91 
%
2.21 
%
32
Nonperforming assets to total assets
5.13 
%
3.97 
%
29
           
Performance Data for the Second Quarter
         
Net loss
$ (1,492) 
 
$       (62) 
 
NM
Return on average assets
(0.59) 
%
(0.02) 
%
NM
Return on average equity
(6.96) 
%
(0.31) 
%
NM
Net interest margin
3.91 
%
3.54 
%
10
Efficiency ratio
66.18 
%
65.38 
%
1.2
Per share data:
         
Net loss – basic
$   (0.21) 
 
$   (0.01) 
 
NM
Net loss – diluted
$   (0.21) 
 
$   (0.01) 
 
NM
Dividends
$   0.00   
 
$     0.00  
 
0.0
Average shares (000s):
         
Basic
7,199 
 
6,146 
 
17
Diluted
7,199 
 
6,146 
 
17
           
Performance Data for the First Six Months
         
Net loss
$ (1,366) 
 
    $    (550)
 
(148)
Return on average assets
(0.27) 
%
(0.05)
%
(440)
Return on average equity
(3.18) 
%
(0.69)
%
(361)
Net interest margin
3.82  
%
3.59
%
6.4
Efficiency ratio
62.34  
%
62.60
%
(0.4)
Per share data:
         
Net loss – basic
$    (0.19) 
 
$   (0.09)
 
112
Net loss – diluted
$    (0.19) 
 
$   (0.09)
 
112
Dividends
$      0.00  
   
$     0.02 
 
NM
Average shares (000s):
         
Basic
7,199 
 
6,042
 
19
Diluted
7,199 
 
6,042 
 
   19

 
                         
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Introduction

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) provides supplemental information, which sets forth the major factors that have affected the Company's financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.  The MD&A is divided into subsections entitled:

Introduction
Critical Accounting Estimates
Results of Operations
Financial Condition and Capital Resources
Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity Management
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

These discussions should facilitate a better understanding of the major factors and trends that affect the Company's earnings performance and financial condition and how the Company's performance during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 compared with the same periods in 2010.  Throughout this section, The Savannah Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiaries, collectively, are referred to as "SAVB" or the "Company."  The Savannah Bank, N.A. is referred to as "Savannah" and Bryan Bank & Trust is referred to as “Bryan.”  Minis & Co., Inc., a registered investment advisor and wholly-owned subsidiary, is referred to as “Minis.”  SAVB Holdings, LLC (“SAVB Holdings”), was formed in the third quarter 2008 for the purpose of holding problem loans and other real estate.  Collectively, Savannah and Bryan are referred to as the “Subsidiary Banks.”

The averages used in this report are based on the sum of the daily balances for each respective period divided by the number of days in the reporting period.

The Company is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia and, as of June 30, 2011, had eleven banking offices and thirteen ATMs in Savannah, Garden City, Skidaway Island, Whitemarsh Island, Tybee Island, Pooler, and Richmond Hill, Georgia and Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, South Carolina.  The Company also has mortgage lending offices in Savannah, Richmond Hill and Hilton Head Island and an investment management office in Savannah.

Savannah and Bryan are in the relatively diverse and growing Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area (“Savannah MSA”).  The diversity of major employers includes manufacturing, port related transportation, construction, military, healthcare, tourism, education, warehousing and the supporting services and products for each of these major employers.  The real estate market is experiencing moderate government growth and very minimal commercial and residential growth.  Coastal Georgia and South Carolina continue to be desired retiree residential destinations as well as travel destinations.  The Savannah MSA and Coastal South Carolina markets have both experienced significant devaluation in real estate prices.

The primary risks to the Company include those disclosed in Item 1A in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for December 31, 2010.

The primary strategic objectives of the Company are growth in loans, deposits, assets under management, product lines and service quality in existing markets, and quality expansion into new markets, within acceptable risk parameters, which result in enhanced shareholder value.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company and Subsidiary Banks consider their policies regarding the allowance for loan losses to be its most critical accounting estimate due to the significant degree of management judgment involved.  The allowance for loan losses is established through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for loan losses based on management's continuous evaluation of the loan portfolio.  Loan losses and recoveries are charged or credited directly to the allowance.  The amount of the allowance reflects management's opinion of an adequate level to absorb probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio at June 30, 2011.  The amount charged to the provision and the level of the allowance is based on management's judgment and is dependent upon growth in the loan portfolio, the total amount of past due loans and nonperforming loans, recent charge-off levels, known loan deteriorations and concentrations of credit.  Other factors affecting the allowance include market interest rates, loan sizes, portfolio maturity and composition, collateral values and general economic conditions.  Finally, management's assessment of probable losses, based upon internal credit grading of the loans and periodic reviews and assessments of credit risk associated with particular loans, is considered in establishing the amount of the allowance.
 
 
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The Company and Subsidiary Banks have a comprehensive program designed to control and continually monitor the credit risks inherent in the loan portfolios.  This program includes a structured loan approval process in which the Board of Directors (“Board”) delegates authority for various types and amounts of loans to loan officers on a basis commensurate with seniority and lending experience.  There are four risk grades of "criticized" assets: Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful and Loss.  Assets designated as substandard, doubtful or loss are considered "classified".  The classification of assets is subject to regulatory review and reclassification.  The Company and Subsidiary Banks include aggregate totals of criticized assets, and general and specific valuation reserves in quarterly reports to the Board, which approves the overall allowance for loan losses evaluation.

The Subsidiary Banks use a risk rating system which is consistent with the regulatory risk rating system.  This system applies to all assets of an insured institution and requires each institution to periodically evaluate the risk rating assigned to its assets.  The Subsidiary Banks' loan risk rating systems utilize both the account officer and an independent loan review function to monitor the risk rating of loans.  Each loan officer is charged with the responsibility of monitoring changes in loan quality within his or her loan portfolio and reporting changes directly to loan review and senior management.  The internal credit administration function monitors loans on a continuing basis for both documentation and credit related exceptions.  Additionally, the Subsidiary Banks have contracted with an external loan review service which performs a review of the Subsidiary Banks' loans to determine that the appropriate risk grade has been assigned to each borrowing relationship and to evaluate other credit quality, documentation and compliance factors.  Delinquencies are monitored on all loans as a basis for potential credit quality deterioration.  Commercial and mortgage loans that are delinquent 90 days (four payments) or longer generally are placed on nonaccrual status unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection.  Revolving credit loans and other personal loans are typically charged-off when payments are 120 days past due.  Loans are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest in full becomes doubtful.

No assurance can be given that the Company will not sustain loan losses which would be sizable in relationship to the amount reserved or that subsequent evaluation of the loan portfolio, in light of conditions and factors then prevailing, will not require significant changes in the allowance for loan losses by future charges or credits to earnings.  The allowance for loan losses is also subject to review by various regulatory agencies through their periodic examinations of the Subsidiary Banks.  Such examinations could result in required changes to the allowance for loan losses.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $23,523,000, or 2.91 percent of total loans, at June 30, 2011.  This is compared to an allowance of $20,350,000, or 2.46 percent of total loans, at December 31, 2010.  For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company reported net charge-offs of $7,487,000 compared to net charge-offs of $7,968,000 for the same period in 2010.  During the first six months of 2011 and 2010, a provision for loan losses of $10,660,000 and $9,065,000, respectively, was added to the allowance for loan losses.  The Company continues to see weakness in its local real estate markets with downward pressure on real estate values during the first half of 2011.  This weakness in the real estate market has led to a continued high level of real estate related charge-offs and a higher level of provision for loan losses during 2011.

The Company's nonperforming assets consist of loans on nonaccrual status, loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more on which interest is still being accrued, and other real estate owned.  Nonaccrual loans of $39,160,000 and loans past due 90 days or more of $150,000 totaled $39,310,000, or 4.87 percent of gross loans, at June 30, 2011.  Nonaccrual loans of $32,836,000 and loans past due 90 days or more of $3,064,000 totaled $35,900,000, or 4.34 percent of gross loans, at December 31, 2010.  Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status when the collection of the principal or interest in full becomes doubtful.  Management typically writes down loans through a charge to the allowance when it determines they are impaired.  Nonperforming assets also included $12,125,000 and $13,199,000 of other real estate owned at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Management is aggressively pricing and marketing the other real estate owned.

Impaired loans, which include loans modified in troubled debt restructurings, totaled $62,492,000 and $53,869,000 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 
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At June 30, 2011 nonperforming loans consisted primarily of $18.0 million of improved residential real estate-secured loans and $14.2 million of land, lot and construction and development related loans.  Less than one percent of the nonperforming loans were unsecured.  The largest nonperforming relationship consists of four loans for $6.3 million to a residential developer in the Bluffton/Hilton Head Island, South Carolina market.  The loans are secured by residential land and lots.  Approximately $1,449,000 has already been charged-off on this loan relationship and an additional $855,000 of the allowance was allocated as a specific reserve.  The next largest nonpeforming loan relationship consists of four loans for $2.8 million to a residential developer in the Effingham County, Georgia market.  The loans are secured by residential land and lots and completed 1-4 family properties.  The Company charged-off $1,500,000 on this relationship in 2010 and still has approximately $300,000 of the allowance allocated as a specific reserve and $52,000 allocated as a general reserve.  The next largest nonperforming relationship consists of two loans for $2.7 million which are secured by a 1-4 family rental property and a residential improved lot located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.  The Company charged-off $642,000 on this relationship in the second quarter 2011.  The next largest nonperforming relationship consists of four loans for $2.7 million secured by 1-4 family residential rental properties on Tybee Island, Georgia.  The Company is in process of foreclosing on the properties and has approximately $451,000 of the allowance allocated as a specific reserve.

The Company continues to devote significant internal and external resources to managing the past due and classified loans.  The Company has performed extensive internal and external loan review procedures and analyses on the loan portfolio.  The Company charges-down loans as appropriate before the foreclosure process is complete and often before they are past due.

If the allowance for loan losses had changed by five percent, the effect on net income would have been approximately $729,000.  If the allowance had to be increased by this amount, it would not have changed the holding company or the Subsidiary Banks’ status as well-capitalized financial institutions.

Impairment of Loans

The Company measures impaired loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  A loan is not considered impaired during a period of delay in payment if the ultimate collection of all amounts due is expected.  The Company maintains a valuation allowance or charges-down the loan balance to the extent that the measure of value of an impaired loan is less than the recorded investment.

Other Real Estate Owned

Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis.  Subsequent to foreclosure, management periodically performs valuations of the foreclosed assets based on updated appraisals, general market conditions, length of time the properties have been held, and our ability and intention with regard to continued ownership of the properties.  The Company may incur additional write-downs of foreclosed assets to fair value less costs to sell if valuations indicate a further other than temporary deterioration in market conditions.

 
                         
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The following table provides historical information regarding the allowance for loan losses and nonperforming loans and assets for the most recent five quarters ended June 30, 2011.

 
2011
2010
 
Second
First
Fourth
Third
Second
($ in thousands)
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
           
Allowance for loan losses
         
Balance at beginning of period
 $ 22,363
 $ 20,350
 $ 19,519
 $ 18,775
 $ 19,611
Provision for loan losses
6,300
4,360
6,725
5,230
3,745
Net charge-offs
(5,140)
(2,347)
(5,894)
(4,486)
(4,581)
Balance at end of period
$ 23,523
$ 22,363
$ 20,350
$ 19,519
$ 18,775
           
As a % of loans
2.91%
2.73%
2.46%
2.34%
2.21%
As a % of nonperforming loans
59.84%
64.38%
56.69%
47.56%
45.59%
As a % of nonperforming assets
45.73%
45.87%
41.45%
38.44%
38.33%
           
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans (a)
2.65%
1.21%
2.26%
2.03%
2.26%
           
Risk element assets
         
Nonaccruing loans
$ 39,160
$ 33,921
$ 32,836
$ 40,837
$ 39,001
Loans past due 90 days – accruing
150
817
3,064
204
2,184
Total nonperforming loans
39,310
34,738
35,900
41,041
41,185
Other real estate owned
12,125
14,014
13,199
9,739
7,793
    Total nonperforming assets
$ 51,435
$ 48,752
$ 49,099
$ 50,780
$ 48,978
           
Loans past due 30-89 days
$ 17,013
$ 9,175
$ 11,164
$ 10,757
$ 10,259
           
Nonperforming loans as a % of loans
4.87%
4.24%
4.34%
4.93%
4.85%
Nonperforming assets as a % of loans
         
   and other real estate owned
6.28%
5.85%
5.85%
6.03%
5.72%
Nonperforming assets as a % of assets
5.13%
4.69%
4.60%
4.63%
3.97%
           
(a) Annualized
         








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Results of Operations

Second Quarter, 2011 Compared to the Second Quarter, 2010

The Company reported a net loss for the second quarter 2011 of $1,492,000, compared to a net loss of $62,000 in the second quarter 2010.  Net loss per diluted share was 21 cents in the second quarter 2011 compared to a net loss of 1 cent per diluted share in the second quarter 2010.  The quarter over quarter decrease in earnings resulted primarily from an increase in the provision for loan losses and in losses on the sale and write-down of foreclosed assets. These losses were partially offset by an increase in net interest income.  Return on average equity was (6.96) percent, return on average assets was (0.59) percent and the efficiency ratio was 66.18 percent in the second quarter 2011.  Pretax earnings before the provision for loan losses and gain/loss on sale of securities and foreclosed assets were $4,511,000 in the second quarter of 2011 versus $3,653,000 in the second quarter of 2010.  The schedule below reconciles the loss before income taxes to the pre-tax core earnings.

 
            For  the
            Three Months Ended  
             June 30, 
  ($ in thousands) 2011  2010 
Loss before income taxes
$ (2,667)
$ (282)
   Add:  Provision for loan losses
6,300
3,745 
   Add:  Loss on foreclosed assets
1,115
331 
   Less:  Gain on sale of securities
(237)
(141) 
Pre-tax core earnings
$ 4,511
$ 3,653 

Second quarter average interest-earning assets decreased 1.2 percent to $928 million in 2011 from $939 million in 2010.  Second quarter net interest income was $9,035,000 in 2011 compared to $8,276,000 in 2010, a 9.2 percent increase.  Second quarter average accruing loans were $777 million in 2011 compared to $813 million in 2010, a 4.4 percent decrease.  Average deposits were $879 million in 2011 versus $896 million in 2010, a decrease of 1.9 percent.  Shareholders' equity was $85.1 million at June 30, 2011 compared to $89.6 million at June 30, 2010.  The Company's total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 12.37 percent at June 30, 2011, which exceeds the 10 percent required by the regulatory agencies to maintain well-capitalized status.

Second quarter net interest margin increased 10 percent to 3.91 percent in 2011 from 3.54 percent in 2010.  As shown in Table 2, the increase in net interest margin was primarily due to a lower cost on interest-bearing deposits.  This was partially offset by a decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets.  The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased from 1.54 percent for the second quarter of 2010 to 1.06 percent for the same period in 2011.  The decrease was due to both the repricing of money market accounts and time deposits in the current low interest rate environment and a shift in the deposit makeup from higher cost time deposits to lower cost money market accounts.  Average money market accounts grew approximately $24.3 million from the quarter ended June 30, 2010 to the quarter ended June 30, 2011.  Average time deposits declined approximately $67.5 million from the quarter ended June 30, 2010 to the quarter ended June 30, 2011.  The yield on earning assets decreased from 5.07 percent for the second quarter of 2010 to 4.97 percent for the second quarter of 2011 which was primarily a result of the Company holding, on average, $31.8 million more in lower yielding interest-bearing deposits and investments during the second quarter of 2011 than the same period in 2010.  The Company received $190 million in cash when it acquired the deposits and certain assets of First National Bank, Savannah (“First National”) in an FDIC-assisted transaction in June, 2010 and much of this liquidity was invested in interest-bearing deposits and investments.  Since this transaction, the Company has allowed much of its brokered and higher priced time deposits to run-off in order to reduce this excess liquidity and improve the net interest margin.  On a linked quarter basis, the net interest margin increased 18 basis points compared to the first quarter 2011.  The Company on average held $23.5 million less in interest-bearing deposits and investments during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2011.  The resulting yield on earning assets increased from 4.89 percent in the first quarter of 2011 to 4.97 percent during the second quarter of 2011.  The Company continues to aggressively manage the pricing on deposits and the use of wholesale funds to augment the net interest margin.

As shown in Table 1, the Company’s balance sheet continues to be asset-sensitive since the interest-earning assets re-price faster than interest-bearing liabilities.  Rising interest rates favorably impact the net interest margin of an asset-sensitive balance sheet and falling rates adversely impact the net interest margin.  However, when the prime rate stops decreasing, the interest rates on time deposits, certain non-maturity deposits and other funding sources will continue to decline due to the re-pricing lag associated with those liabilities.  In addition, the Company has instituted interest rate floors on many variable rate loans such that the loans will not re-price in a rising rate environment until the floating rate exceeds the floor.
 
 
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Second quarter provision for loan losses was $6,300,000 for 2011, compared to $3,745,000 in 2010.  Second quarter net charge-offs were $5,140,000 for 2011 compared to $4,581,000 in 2010.  Loans decreased $11.6 million, or 1.4 percent, in the second quarter 2011 compared to a decline of $19.7 million, or 2.3 percent, in the second quarter 2010.  The higher provision for loan losses and net charge-offs in the second quarter of 2011 compared to 2010 were due to the fact that the Company continues to see weakness in its local real estate markets with downward pressure on real estate values.  This weakness in the real estate market has led to a continued high level of real estate related charge-offs and a higher level of provision for loan losses during 2011.

Noninterest income decreased $19,000, or 1.1 percent, in the second quarter of 2011 versus the same period in 2010 due to an $112,000 decline in service charges on deposit accounts.  The decline in service charges was primarily due to recent regulatory guidance related to NSF/overdraft charges.  This decline was partially offset by a $96,000 increase in the gain on sale of securities during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.

Noninterest expense increased $570,000, or 8.7 percent, to $7,109,000 in the second quarter 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  The increase in noninterest expense was mainly attributable to a $784,000, or 237 percent, increase in losses from write-downs and sales of foreclosed assets.  This increase was partially offset by a $207,000, or 6.7 percent, decline in salaries and employee benefits, a $103,000, or 20 percent, decline in information technology expense, and a $74,000, or 18 percent, decline in FDIC deposit insurance premiums.  The decrease in salaries and benefits was due to the reduction in the number of full time equivalent employees from 216 at June 30, 2010 to 185 at June 30, 2011.  The Company renegotiated and renewed its contract with its core processor resulting in the decline in its information technology expense.  The decrease in the FDIC insurance premiums was due to changes to the FDIC assessment process which became effective in the second quarter of 2011.

The second quarter income tax benefit was $1,175,000 in 2011 compared to $220,000 in 2010.  The effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.1 percent compared to 78.0 percent in the second quarter of 2010.  The decline in the effective tax rate in the second quarter 2011 was due in part to the impact of tax credits.  The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets every quarter.  All significant deferred tax assets are considered to be realizable due to expected future taxable income and open tax years for which taxable losses could be carried back.

First Six Months, 2011 Compared to the First Six Months, 2010

The Company reported a net loss for the first six months of 2011 of $1,366,000 compared to a net loss of $550,000 in the first six months of 2010.  Net loss per diluted share was 19 cents in the first six months of 2011 compared to a net loss of 9 cents per diluted share in the same period in 2010.  The decrease in earnings during the first six months in 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 resulted primarily from an increase in the provision for loan losses and a decrease in noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in net interest income.  Return on average equity was (3.18) percent, return on average assets was (0.27) percent and the efficiency ratio was 62.34 percent in the first half of 2011.  Pretax earnings before the provision for loan losses and gain/loss on sale of securities and foreclosed assets were $10,187,000 in the first six months of 2011 versus $7,996,000 in the first half of 2010.  The schedule below reconciles the loss before income taxes to the pre-tax core earnings.

 
           For the
 
            Six Months Ended
 
        June 30,
($ in thousands)
2011
2010
Loss before income taxes
$ (1,366)
$ (1,320)
   Add:  Provision for loan losses
10,660
9,065
   Add:  Loss on foreclosed assets
1,348
859
   Less:  Gain on sale of securities
(455)
(608)
Pre-tax core earnings
$ 10,187
$ 7,996

Average interest-earning assets in the first six months of 2011 increased 0.6 percent to $945 million from $940 million in 2010.  Net interest income during the first six months of 2011 was $17,879,000 compared to $16,705,000 in 2010, a 7.0 percent increase.  Average accruing loans during the first six months of 2011 were $782 million compared to $827 million during the first six months of 2010, a 5.4 percent decrease.  Average deposits during the first six months of 2011 were $896 million versus $887 million in 2010, an increase of 1.0 percent.
 
 
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The net interest margin increased 6.4 percent during the first six months of 2011 increased to 3.82 percent from 3.59 percent during the same period in 2010.  As shown in Table 3, the increase in net interest margin was primarily due to a lower cost on interest-bearing deposits.  This was partially offset by a decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets.  The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased to 1.12 percent during the first six months of 2011 from 1.60 percent for the same period in 2010.  The decrease was due to both the repricing of money market accounts and time deposits in the current low interest rate environment and a shift in the deposit makeup from higher cost time deposits to lower cost money market accounts.   Average money market accounts grew approximately $30.6 million from the six months ended June 30, 2010 to the six months ended June 30, 2011.  Average time deposits declined approximately $51.0 million from the six months ended June 30, 2010 to the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The yield on earning assets decreased to 4.93 percent during the first six months of 2010 from 5.17 percent for the same period in 2010, which was primarily a result of the Company holding, on average, $57.1 million more in lower yielding interest-bearing deposits and investments during 2011 compared to 2010.

The provision for loans losses was $10,660,000 for the first six months of 2011, compared to $9,065,000 for the comparable period in 2010.  Net charge-offs were $7,487,000 during the first six months of 2011 compared to $7,968,000 for the same period in 2010.  Loans decreased $19 million, or 2.3 percent, in the first half of 2011 compared to a decline of $35 million, or 4.1 percent, in the first half 2010.  The high level of provision for loan losses and net charge-offs in the first half of 2011 and 2010 are due to the fact that the Company continues to see weakness in its local real estate markets with downward pressure on real estate values.  This weakness in the real estate market has led to a continued high level of real estate related charge-offs and a higher level of provision for loan losses during 2011.

Noninterest income decreased $674,000, or 17 percent, in the first six months of 2011 versus the same period in 2010 due to a $197,000 decline in service charges on deposit accounts, a $153,000 decline on gain on sale of securities and a $254,000 decline in other operating income.  The decline is service charges were primarily due to recent regulatory guidance related to NSF/overdraft charges.  The decline in other operating income was due to the Company recording a $308,000 gain on a bank-owned life insurance policy payout in which the Company was the beneficiary during the first half of 2010.

Noninterest expense increased $256,000, or 2.0 percent, to $13,222,000 in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  The increase in noninterest expense was mainly attributable to a $489,000, or 57 percent, increase in losses from write-downs and sales of foreclosed assets.  This increase was partially offset by a decline in salaries and employee benefits of $341,000 or 5.6 percent and a decline in information technology expense of $196,000 or 19 percent.  The Company renegotiated and renewed its contract with its core processor resulting in the decline in its information technology expense.

The income tax benefit was $1,305,000 in the first half of 2011 compared to $770,000 in the same period in 2010.  The effective tax rate in the first half of 2011 was 48.9 percent compared to 58.3 percent in the first half of 2010.  The decline in the effective tax rate in 2011 was due in part to the impact of tax credits.  The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets every quarter.  All significant deferred tax assets are considered to be realizable due to expected future taxable income and open tax years for which taxable losses could be carried back.


Financial Condition and Capital Resources

Balance Sheet Activity

The changes in the Company’s assets and liabilities for the current and prior period are shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows.  Total assets were $1.00 billion and $1.07 billion at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, a decrease of 6.1 percent.  Loans decreased $19 million, or 2.3 percent, the first six months of 2011.  The Company experienced normal pay downs on loans in 2011 and demand for new loans was weak.  Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities decreased $41 million, or 21 percent, during the first half of 2011.  The Company had an influx of deposits from the First National transaction during June 2010 and these funds were primarily used to increase cash and cash equivalents and investment securities.  The Company has allowed much of its brokered and higher priced time deposits to run-off in order to reduce this excess liquidity and improve the net interest margin.  As such, deposits have declined $66 million, or 7.2 percent, from $924 million at December 31, 2010 to $857 million at June 30, 2011.

Average total assets remained flat at $1.04 billion in the first half of 2011 and 2010.  On average, the Company held $51 million more in interest-bearing deposits, federal funds sold and investment securities in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  This was offset by the $45 million decline in the average balance of accruing loans in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  The decline in loans from the first half of 2011 compared to 2010 was due to normal pay downs, charge-offs and weak demand for new loans.
 
 
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The Company has classified all investment securities as available for sale.  Lower short-term interest rates resulted in an overall net unrealized gain of $2.2 million in the investment portfolio at June 30, 2011.  The unrealized gain or loss amounts are included in shareholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.  The Company’s investment portfolio decreased $30 million during the first half of 2011 to $108 million primarily due to the Subsidiary Banks selling approximately $23 million in securities.  The securities were sold in part to provide liquidity for maturing brokered and internet time deposits that the Company elected not to renew.

Deposits were down $66 million during the first half of 2011 to $857 million at June 30, 2011.  The Company decided not to renew higher cost deposits including brokered and internet time deposits in order to reduce excess liquidity and improve the Company’s net interest margin.  At June 30, 2011, the Company had $122 million in brokered and internet deposits which included $41 million in institutional money market accounts.  This was down approximately $39 million, or 24 percent, from December 31, 2010 when the Company had $161 million including $43 million in institutional money market accounts.  At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, brokered time deposits include $39 million and $36 million, respectively, of reciprocal deposits from the Company’s local customers that are classified as brokered because they are placed in the CDARS network for deposit insurance purposes.  In addition, at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had $18 million and $51 million, respectively, of internet time deposits remaining from the First National acquisition.


Capital Resources

The Subsidiary Banks’ primary regulators have adopted capital requirements that specify the minimum capital level for which no prompt corrective action is required.  In addition, the FDIC has adopted FDIC insurance assessment rates based on certain “well-capitalized” risk-based and equity capital ratios.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in the initiation of certain actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material effect on the Company’s and the Subsidiary Banks’ financial statements.  As of June 30, 2011, the Company and the Subsidiary Banks were categorized as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action in the most recent notification from the FDIC.  Bryan has agreed with its primary regulator to maintain a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio of not less than 8.00 percent.  The Company is evaluating its options for Bryan to be in conformity with this stipulation.

Total tangible equity capital for the Company was $81.5 million, or 8.13 percent of total assets at June 30, 2011.  The table below includes the regulatory capital ratios for the Company and each Subsidiary Bank along with the minimum capital ratio and the ratio required to maintain a well-capitalized regulatory status.

         
Well-
($ in thousands)
Company
Savannah
Bryan
Minimum
Capitalized
           
Qualifying Capital
         
Tier 1 capital
$  84,679
$ 65,173
$ 18,428
-
-
Total capital
94,394
72,248
20,916
-
-
           
Leverage Ratios
         
Tier 1 capital to average assets
8.39%
8.71%
7.37%
4.00%
5.00%
           
Risk-based Ratios
         
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
11.09%
11.65%
9.53%
4.00%
6.00%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
12.37%
12.92%
10.81%
8.00%
10.00%

Tier 1 and total capital at the Company level includes $10 million of subordinated debt issued to the Company’s nonconsolidated subsidiaries.  Total capital also includes the allowance for loan losses up to 1.25 percent of risk-weighted assets.

 
                         
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Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity Management

The objectives of balance sheet management include maintaining adequate liquidity and preserving reasonable balance between the repricing of interest sensitive assets and liabilities at favorable interest rate spreads.  The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the availability of adequate funds to meet the loan demands and the deposit withdrawal needs of customers.  This is achieved through maintaining a combination of sufficient liquid assets, core deposit growth and unused capacity to purchase and borrow funds in the money markets.

During the first six months of 2011, portfolio loans decreased $19 million to $808 million while deposits decreased $66 million to $857 million.  The loan to deposit ratio was 94 percent at June 30, 2011, which is up from 89 percent at December 31, 2010.   Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities decreased $41 million, or 21 percent, during the first six months of 2011 to $156 million.  During the first half of 2011, the Company allowed much of its brokered and higher priced time deposits to run-off in order to reduce excess liquidity and improve the net interest margin.

In addition to local deposit growth, primary funding and liquidity sources include borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”), temporary federal funds purchased lines with correspondent banks and non-local institutional and brokered deposits.  Contingency funding and liquidity sources include the ability to sell loans, or participations in certain loans, to investors and borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) discount window.

The Subsidiary Banks have Blanket Floating Lien Agreements with the FHLB.  Under these agreements, the Subsidiary Banks have pledged certain 1-4 family first mortgage loans, commercial real estate loans, home equity lines of credit and second mortgage residential loans.  The Subsidiary Banks’ individual borrowing limits range from 20 to 25 percent of assets.  In aggregate, the Subsidiary Banks had secured borrowing capacity of approximately $117 million with the FHLB of which $24 million was advanced at June 30, 2011.  These credit arrangements serve as a core funding source as well as liquidity backup for the Subsidiary Banks.  The Subsidiary Banks also have conditional federal funds borrowing lines available from correspondent banks that management believes can provide up to $44.5 million of funding needs for 30-60 days.  The Subsidiary Banks have been approved to access the FRB discount window to borrow on a secured basis at 50 basis points over the Federal Funds Target Rate.  The amount of credit available is subject to the amounts and types of collateral available when borrowings are requested.  The Subsidiary Banks were approved by the FRB under the borrower-in-custody of collateral (“BIC”) arrangement.  This temporary liquidity arrangement allows collateral to be maintained at the Subsidiary Banks rather than being delivered to the FRB or a third-party custodian.  At June 30, 2011, the Company had secured borrowing capacity of $108 million with the FRB and no amount outstanding.

A continuing objective of interest rate sensitivity management is to maintain appropriate levels of variable rate assets, including variable rate loans and shorter maturity investments, relative to interest rate sensitive liabilities, in order to control potential negative impacts upon earnings due to changes in interest rates.  Interest rate sensitivity management requires analyses and actions that take into consideration volumes of assets and liabilities repricing and the timing and magnitude of their price changes to determine the effect upon net interest income.  The Company utilizes hedging strategies to reduce interest rate risk as noted below.

The Company’s cash flow, maturity and repricing gap at June 30, 2011 was $90 million at one year, or 9.9 percent of total interest-earning assets.  At December 31, 2010 the gap at one year was $95 million, or 9.8 percent of total interest-earning assets.  Interest-earning assets with maturities over five years totaled approximately $56 million, or 6.2 percent of total interest-earning assets at June 30, 2011.  See Table 1 for cash flow, maturity and repricing gap.  The gap position between one and five years is of less concern because management has time to respond to changing financial conditions and interest rates with actions that reduce the impact of the longer-term gap positions on net interest income.  However, interest-earning assets with maturities and/or repricing dates over five years may include significant rate risk and market value of equity concerns in the event of significant interest rate increases.

The Company continues to be asset-sensitive within the 90 day and one year time frame which usually means that if rates increase then net interest income and the net interest margin increase and if rates decrease then net interest income and the net interest margin decrease.  However, over the past twelve months, interest rates have basically remained flat if not declined slightly, and net interest income and the net interest margin increased in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  The Company’s cost of interest-bearing deposits declined more than the yield on interest-earning assets during the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
 
 
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The Company has implemented various strategies to reduce its asset-sensitive position, primarily through the increased use of fixed rate loans, interest rate floors on variable rate loans and short maturity funding sources.  In the past the Company has also implemented hedging strategies such as interest rate floors, collars and swaps.  These actions have reduced the Company’s exposure to falling interest rates.  The amounts in other comprehensive income related to the terminated derivative transactions were reclassified into earnings over the remaining lives of the original hedged transactions, all of which expired in 2010.

Management monitors interest rate risk quarterly using rate-sensitivity forecasting models and other balance sheet analytical reports.  If and when projected interest rate risk exposures are outside of policy tolerances or desired positions, specific strategies to return interest rate risk exposures to desired levels are developed by management, approved by the Asset-Liability Committee and reported to the Board.

Table 1 – Cash Flow/Maturity Gap and Repricing Data

The following is the cash flow/maturity and repricing data for the Company as of June 30, 2011:

   
0-3
3-12
1-3
3-5
Over 5
 
($ in thousands)
Immediate
months
months
years
years
years
Total
Interest-earning assets
             
Investment securities
$          -
$    7,550
$   14,770
$   32,022
$  21,865
$   31,811
$ 108,018
Federal funds sold
200
-
-
-
-
-
200
Interest-bearing deposits
34,920
573
175
685
-
-
36,353
Loans - fixed rates
-
119,617
146,095
179,092
31,726
23,206
499,736
Loans - variable rates
-
255,639
6,451
4,843
298
1,406
268,637
Total interest-earnings assets
35,120
383,379
167,491
216,642
53,889
56,423
912,944
Interest-bearing liabilities
             
NOW and savings
-
7,924
15,850
39,622
47,545
47,547
158,488
Money market accounts
-
74,545
79,357
45,347
68,021
-
267,270
Time deposits
-
109,198
167,541
33,991
24,894
75
335,699
Short-term borrowings
12,575
-
-
-
-
-
12,575
Other borrowings
-
1,936
5,806
1,935
-
-
9,677
FHLB advances
7,000
-
3,504
3,011
11
10,130
23,656
Subordinated debt
-
10,310
-
-
-
-
10,310
Total interest-bearing liabilities
19,575
203,913
272,058
123,906
140,471
57,752
817,675
Gap-Excess assets (liabilities)
15,545
179,466
(104,567)
92,736
   (86,582)
(1,329)
95,269
Gap-Cumulative
$ 15,545
$ 195,011
$ 90,444
$ 183,180
$ 96,598
$ 95,269
$ 95,269
Cumulative sensitivity ratio *
1.79
1.87
1.18
1.30
1.13
1.12
1.12
 
          * Cumulative interest-earning assets / cumulative interest-bearing liabilities
 


 
                         
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Table 2 – Average Balance Sheet and Rate/Volume Analysis – Second Quarter, 2011 and 2010

The following table presents average balances of the Company and the Subsidiary Banks on a consolidated basis, the taxable-equivalent interest earned and the interest paid during the second quarter of 2011 and 2010.

           
Taxable-Equivalent
 
(a) Variance
Average Balance
Average Rate
   
Interest (b)
 
Attributable to
QTD
QTD
QTD
QTD
   
QTD
QTD
Vari-
   
06/30/11
06/30/10
06/30/11
06/30/10
   
06/30/11
06/30/10
ance
Rate
Volume
($ in thousands)
(%)
   
($ in thousands)
 
($ in thousands)
         
Assets
         
$     35,785
$  32,915
0.30
0.29
 
Interest-bearing deposits
$     27
$      24
$     3
$      1
$        2
108,408
78,271
2.85
2.44
 
Investments - taxable
770
476
294
80
214
6,361
7,595
4.48
4.33
 
Investments - non-taxable
71
82
(11)
3
(14)
595
7,365
0.67
0.16
 
Federal funds sold
1
3
(2)
9
(11)
777,167
813,215
5.48
5.57
 
Loans (c)
10,623
11,300
(677)
(182)
(495)
928,316
939,361
4.97
5.07
 
Total interest-earning assets
11,492
11,885
(393)
(89)
(304)
90,008
98,815
     
Noninterest-earning assets
         
$1,018,324
$1,038,176
     
Total assets
         
                     
         
Liabilities and equity
         
         
Deposits
         
$   140,593
$126,536
0.29
0.37
 
   NOW accounts
100
116
(16)
(25)
9
21,169
18,015
0.15
0.40
 
   Savings accounts
8
18
(10)
(11)
1
235,375
188,443
1.11
1.57
 
   Money market accounts
654
739
(85)
(216)
131
40,527
63,147
0.51
0.85
 
   MMA - institutional
52
134
(82)
(54)
(28)
163,689
168,090
1.61
2.43
 
   CDs, $100M or more
657
1,019
(362)
(344)
(18)
43,599
97,563
0.81
1.05
 
   CDs, broker
88
255
(167)
     (58)
(109)
141,114
150,201
1.49
2.24
 
   Other time deposits
523
837
(314)
(281)
(33)
786,066
811,995
1.06
1.54
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
2,082
3,118
(1,036)
(989)
(47)
23,545
34,695
3.49
3.65
 
Short-term/other borrowings
205
316
(111)
(14)
(97)
14,788
15,992
2.33
2.28
 
FHLB advances
86
91
(5)
2
(7)
10,310
10,310
2.96
2.96
 
Subordinated debt
76
76
-
-
-
         
Total interest-bearing
         
834,709
872,992
1.18
1.65
 
    liabilities
2,449
3,601
(1,152)
(1,001)
(151)
93,049
83,620
     
Noninterest-bearing deposits
         
4,529
1,454
     
Other liabilities
         
86,037
80,110
     
Shareholders' equity
         
$1,018,324
$1,038,176
     
Liabilities and equity
         
   
3.79
3.42
 
Interest rate spread
         
   
3.91
3.54
 
Net interest margin
         
         
Net interest income
$ 9,043
$ 8,284
$   759
$    912
$  (153)
$   93,607
$  66,369
     
Net earning assets
         
$ 879,115
$895,615
     
Average deposits
         
   
0.95
1.40
 
Average cost of deposits
         
88%
91%
     
Average loan to deposit ratio
         

 (a)
This table shows the changes in interest income and interest expense for the comparative periods based on either changes in average volume or changes in average rates for interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Changes which are not solely due to rate changes or solely due to volume changes are attributed to volume.
 (b)
The taxable equivalent adjustment results from tax exempt income less non-deductible TEFRA interest expense and was $8 in the second quarter 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(c)
Average nonaccruing loans have been excluded from total average loans and categorized in noninterest-earning assets.

 
                         
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Table 3 – Average Balance Sheet and Rate/Volume Analysis – First Six Months, 2011 and 2010

The following table presents average balances of the Company and the Subsidiary Banks on a consolidated basis, the taxable-equivalent interest earned and the interest paid during the first six months of 2011 and 2010.

           
Taxable-Equivalent
 
(a) Variance
Average Balance
Average Rate
   
Interest (b)
 
Attributable to
YTD
YTD
YTD
YTD
   
YTD
YTD
Vari-
   
06/30/11
06/30/10
06/30/11
06/30/10
   
06/30/11
06/30/10
ance
Rate
Volume
($ in thousands)
(%)
   
($ in thousands)
 
($ in thousands)
         
Assets
         
$     38,678
$  19,450
0.31
0.31
 
Interest-bearing deposits
$     59
$      30
$     29
$      -
$      29
116,911
77,969
2.72
2.50
 
Investments - taxable
1,576
965
611
85
526
6,627
7,712
4.41
4.16
 
Investments - non-taxable
145
159
(14)
10
(24)
647
7,179
0.62
0.31
 
Federal funds sold
2
11
(9)
11
(20)
782,364
827,344
5.50
5.59
 
Loans (c)
21,323
22,921
(1,598)
(369)
(1,229)
945,227
939,654
4.93
5.17
 
Total interest-earning assets
23,105
24,086
(981)
(264)
(717)
90,967
95,678
     
Noninterest-earning assets
         
$1,036,194
$1,035,332
     
Total assets
         
                     
         
Liabilities and equity
         
         
Deposits
         
$   139,955
$124,688
0.31
0.38
 
   NOW accounts
212
235
(23)
(43)
20
20,761
17,742
0.18
0.44
 
   Savings accounts
19
39
(20)
(23)
3
235,342
180,672
1.19
1.58
 
   Money market accounts
1,388
1,418
(30)
(349)
319
41,316
65,380
0.53
0.89
 
   MMA - institutional
109
290
(181)
(117)
(64)
170,933
164,974
1.66
2.56
 
   CDs, $100M or more
1,408
2,095
(687)
(736)
49
46,549
101,889
0.84
1.07
 
   CDs, broker
194
540
(346)
(116)
(230)
148,428
150,012
1.54
2.39
 
   Other time deposits
1,135
1,776
(641)
(632)
(9)
803,284
805,357
1.12
1.60
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
4,465
6,393
(1,928)
(2,017)
89
24,472
38,955
3.46
3.35
 
Short-term/other borrowings
420
647
(227)
21
(248)
15,243
15,828
2.32
2.24
 
FHLB advances
175
176
(1)
6
(7)
10,310
10,310
2.93
2.91
 
Subordinated debt
150
149
1
1
-
         
Total interest-bearing
         
853,309
870,450
1.23
1.71
 
    liabilities
5,210
7,365
(2,155)
(1,989)
(166)
92,366
81,485
     
Noninterest-bearing deposits
         
3,797
3,831
     
Other liabilities
         
86,722
79,566
     
Shareholders' equity
         
$1,036,194
$1,035,332
     
Liabilities and equity
         
   
3.70
3.46
 
Interest rate spread
         
   
3.82
3.59
 
Net interest margin
         
         
Net interest income
$17,895
$ 16,721
$1,174
$  1,725
$  (551)
$   91,918
$  69,204
     
Net earning assets
         
$ 895,650
$886,842
     
Average deposits
         
   
1.01
1.45
 
Average cost of deposits
         
87%
93%
     
Average loan to deposit ratio
         

(a) 
This table shows the changes in interest income and interest expense for the comparative periods based on either changes in average volume or changes in average rates for interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Changes which are not solely due to rate changes or solely due to volume changes are attributed to volume.
(b)
The taxable equivalent adjustment results from tax exempt income less non-deductible TEFRA interest expense and was $8 in the first six months 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 (c)
Average nonaccruing loans have been excluded from total average loans and categorized in noninterest-earning assets.

 
                         
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Table 4 - Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risks in the normal course of business in order to meet the financing needs of its customers.  At June 30, 2011, the Company had unfunded commitments to extend credit of $83 million and outstanding letters of credit of $3 million.  Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.  Management does not anticipate that funding obligations arising from these financial instruments will adversely impact its ability to fund future loan growth or deposit withdrawals.

The following table includes a breakdown of short-term and long-term payment obligations due under long-term contracts:

($ in thousands)
Payments due by period
   
Less than
1-3
3-5
More than
Contractual obligations
Total
1 year
years
years
5 years
FHLB advances
$ 16,656
$  3,500
$   3,000
$          -
$ 10,156
Subordinated debt
10,310
-
-
-
10,310
Operating leases – buildings
5,831
862
1,375
2,256
1,338
Information technology contracts
5,537
1,212
2,497
1,828
-
Total
$ 38,334
$ 5,574
$  6,872
$  4,084
$ 21,804


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

See “Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity Management” on pages 28-29 in the MD&A section for quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk.


Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures - We have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer.  Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting - No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


Part II – Other Information

Item 6.  Exhibits.
 
 Exhibit 10.10  Change in Control Agreement for Jerry O'Dell Keith
 Exhibit 10.11  Change in Control Agreement for John C. Helmken II
 Exhibit 31.1   Certification by CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 Exhibit 31.2  Certification by CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 Exhibit 32  Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 Exhibit 101.INS  XBRL Instance Document
 Exhibit 101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Schema
 Exhibit 101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase
 Exhibit 101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase
 Exhibit 101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase
 Exhibit 101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase
     
      
 
                         
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Signatures

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


 
The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
(Registrant)
   
Date:   8/15/11                                 
/s/ John C. Helmken II
John C. Helmken II
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date:       8/15/11                                 
/s/   Michael W. Harden, Jr.
Michael W. Harden, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 
                         
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