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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

Commission file number 2-78572

UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   63-0833573
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)    
     
  200 East Nashville Avenue, Atmore, Alabama   36502
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(251) 368-2525


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of April 20, 2005.

Class A Common Stock.... 2,217,330 Shares*
Class B Common Stock.... -0- Shares

*Reflects two-for-one stock split effective June 30, 2004.

 
 

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UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC.

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2005

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 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification Pursuant to Section 906
 Certification Pursuant to Section 906
 Report of United Bank mailed May 13, 2005

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc.
and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
                 
    March     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    Unaudited     Audited  
Assets:
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 12,916,523     $ 16,446,574  
Federal funds sold
    13,450,459       27,494,426  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents
    26,366,982       43,941,000  
 
               
Securities available for sale (amortized cost of $72,550,236 and $54,502,411 respectively)
    72,149,165       55,004,982  
Loans
    203,065,851       199,160,445  
Allowance for loan losses
    2,653,754       2,562,239  
 
           
Net loans
    200,412,097       196,598,206  
 
               
Premises and equipment, net
    7,146,634       7,192,202  
Interest receivable and other assets
    8,980,420       9,094,834  
 
           
Total assets
    315,055,298       311,831,224  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Deposits:
               
Non-interest bearing
    64,226,488       68,763,895  
Interest bearing
    185,749,700       184,174,772  
 
           
Total deposits
    249,976,188       252,938,667  
 
               
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    24,409,146       18,381,063  
Other borrowed funds
    9,216,920       8,292,612  
 
               
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    975,266       1,881,143  
 
               
Note payable to Trust net of debt issuance costs of $128,829 and $131,355 in 2005 and 2004, respectively
    3,995,171       3,992,645  
 
           
Total liabilities
    288,572,691       285,486,130  
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Class A common stock, Authorized 5,000,000 shares of $.01 par value; 2,363,762* and 2,363,762* shares issued respectively
    23,638       23,638  
 
               
Class B common stock of $.01 par value, Authorized 250,000 shares; -0- shares issued and outstanding.
    0       0  
Preferred stock of $.01 par value, Authorized 250,000 shares; -0- shares issued and outstanding.
    0       0  
Additional Paid in Capital
    5,444,599       5,444,563  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
    (204,948 )     301,542  
Retained earnings
    22,058,338       21,414,370  
 
           
 
    27,321,626       27,184,113  
Less: 147,706* and 147,706* treasury shares, at cost, respectively
    839,019       839,019  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    26,482,608       26,345,094  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 315,055,298     $ 311,831,224  
 
           


*   Reflects 2 for 1 stock split effective June 30, 2004

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc.
And Subsidiary

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March  
    2005     2004  
Interest income:
               
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 3,293,351     $ 2,688,542  
Interest on investment securities available for sale:
               
Taxable
  $ 382,672       303,068  
Nontaxable
  $ 246,810       251,227  
 
           
Total investment income
  $ 629,482       554,295  
Other interest income
  $ 158,655       27,126  
 
             
Total interest income
    4,081,488       3,269,963  
 
               
Interest expense:
               
Interest on deposits
    913,426       653,641  
Interest on other borrowed funds
    140,912       144,761  
 
           
Total interest expense
    1,054,338       798,402  
 
           
 
               
Net interest income
    3,027,150       2,471,561  
 
               
Provision for loan losses
    195,000       180,000  
 
           
 
               
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    2,832,150       2,291,561  
 
               
Noninterest income:
               
Service charge on deposits
    507,968       588,242  
Commission on credit life
    6,151       13,697  
Investment securities gains, net
          3,268  
Other
    187,198       191,503  
 
           
Total noninterest income
    701,317       796,710  
 
               
Noninterest expense:
               
Salaries and benefits
    1,530,575       1,361,796  
Net occupancy expense
    493,376       458,398  
Other
    664,174       629,775  
 
           
Total noninterest expense
    2,688,125       2,449,969  
 
               
Earnings before income tax expense
    845,342       638,302  
Income tax expense
    193,078       177,288  
 
           
Net earnings
  $ 652,264     $ 461,014  
 
           
 
               
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.22  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.22  
Basic weighted average shares outstanding *
    2,217,330       2,215,444  
 
           
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding *
    2,219,679       2,216,746  
 
           
Cash dividend per share
  $          
 
           
 
               
Statement of Comprehensive Income
               
 
               
Net Income
    652,264       461,014  
 
               
Other Comprehensive Income (loss), net of tax:
               
Unrealized holding (losses) gain arising during the period
    (903,642 )     429,009  
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income.
          1,961  
 
           
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (251,378 )   $ 888,062  
 
           


*   Reflects 2 for 1 stock split effective June 30, 2004

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc.
and Subsidiary

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004
(Unaudited)
                 
    2005     2004  
Operating Activities
               
Net Income
  $ 652,264       461,014  
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
               
Provision for Loan Losses
    195,000       180,000  
Depreciation on Premises and Equipment
    231,722       201,643  
Amortization (Accretion) of Investment Securities Available for Sale
    48,851       (38,547 )
Gain on Sale of Investment Securities Available for Sale
          (3,268 )
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Other Real Estate
    (2,776 )      
Increase in Interest Receivable and Other Assets
    105,414       239,762  
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
    204,042       (586,963 )
 
           
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
    1,434,517       453,641  
Investing Activities
               
Proceeds From Sales of Investment Securities Available for Sale
          1,500,300  
Proceeds From Maturities of Investment Securities Available for Sale
    2,641,445       1,620,998  
Purchases of Investment Securities Available for Sale
    (20,738,121 )     (7,244,582 )
Net Increase in Loans
    (4,008,891 )     (16,659,386 )
Purchase of Premises and Equipment
    (186,154 )     (164,768 )
Purchases of Other Real Estate
          (16,000 )
Proceeds Form Sale of Other Real Estate
    11,776        
 
           
Net cash used by Investing Activities
    (22,279,945 )     (20,963,438 )
Financing Activities
               
Net (Decrease) Increase in Deposits
    (2,962,479 )     9,112,885  
Net Increase in Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
    6,028,083       3,859,333  
Net Transactions on Treasury Stock
    (8,260 )     2,166  
Increase (Decrease) in Other Borrowed Fund
    214,066       (1,538,757 )
 
           
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    3,271,410       11,435,627  
 
           
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (17,574,018 )     (9,074,170 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
    43,941,000       24,447,625  
 
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
  $ 26,366,982       15,373,455  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosures
               
 
               
Cash paid during the year for:
               
Interest
  $ 1,025,007     $ 803,337  
 
           
 
               
Income Taxes
  $ 138,000     $  
 
           
 
               
Noncash transactions
               
Transfer of loans to other real estate through foreclosure
  $     $ 16,000  
 
           

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 — General

This report includes interim consolidated financial statements of United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. (the “Corporation” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, United Bank (the “Bank”). The interim consolidated financial statements in this report have not been audited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year or any other interim periods. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 


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NOTE 2 – Net Earnings per Share

Basic net earnings per share were computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. Common stock outstanding consists of issued shares less treasury stock. Diluted net earnings per share for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and the dilutive effects of the shares subject to options awarded under the Company’s Stock Option Plan, based on the treasury stock method using an average fair market value of the stock during the respective periods. The earnings per share amounts and average common shares and potential common stock outstanding have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effected as a 100% stock dividend as of June 30, 2004. Presented below is a summary of the components used to calculate diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004:

                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March  
    2005     2004  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.22  
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    2,217,330       2,215,444  
 
               
Effect of the assumed exercise of stock options based on the treasury stock method using average market price
    2,349       1,302  
 
           
 
               
Total weighted average common shares and potential common stock outstanding*
    2,219,679       2,216,746  
 
           


     
*
  33,584 and 23,888 shares subject to outstanding options for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, as the exercise price of these options was in excess of average market price.

 


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NOTE 3 – Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three month periods ended March 31 ($ in thousands):

                 
    March 31  
    2005     2004  
Balance at beginning of year
    2,562       2,117  
 
               
Provision charged to expense
    195       180  
 
               
Less Loans charged off
    120       121  
 
               
Recoveries
    17       11  
 
           
 
               
Balance at end of period
    2,654       2,187  
 
           

At March 31, 2005 and 2004, the amounts of nonaccrual loans were $987,402 and $1,695,136, respectively.

NOTE 4 – Operating Segments

Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 131 (SFAS 131), “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” establishes standards for the disclosure made by public business enterprises to report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires those enterprises to report selected information about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to shareholders. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The Corporation operates in only one segment – commercial banking.

NOTE 5 – New Accounting Standards

In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003) (FIN 46R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which addresses how a business enterprise should evaluate whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity through means other than voting rights and accordingly should consolidate the entity. FIN 46R replaces No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which was issued in January 2003. The Company will be required to apply FIN 46R to all entities subject to this interpretation no later than the end of the first reporting period that ends after December 15, 2004. This interpretation must be applied to those entities that are considered to be

 


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special–purpose entities no later than as of the end of the first reporting period that ended after December 15, 2003.

For any variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that must be consolidated under FIN No. 46R that were created before January 1, 2004, the assets, liabilities, and noncontrolling interests of the VIE initially would be measured at their carrying amounts with any difference between the net amount added to the balance sheet and any previously recognized interest being recognized as the cumulative effect of an accounting change. If determining the carrying amounts is not practicable, fair value at the date FIN No. 46R first applies may be used to measure the assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interest of the VIE.

The Company has applied FIN No. 46R in accounting for United Bancorp Capital Trust I (“Trust”), established on June 27, 2002. Accordingly, the accompanying balance sheet includes, in other assets, the Company’s investment in the Trust of $124,000 and also includes, in “Note payable to Trust,” the balance owed the Trust of $4,124,000. Except as related to the Trust, the application of this interpretation is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) published FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“FAS 123(R)” or the “Statement”). FAS 123(R) requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. FAS 123(R) covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including stock options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. FAS 123(R) is a replacement of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and its related interpretive guidance.

The effect of the Statement will be to require entities to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock options based on the grant-date fair value of the award, and to recognize the cost over the period the employee is required to provide services for the award. FAS 123(R) permits entities to use any option-pricing model that meets the fair value objective in the Statement.

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that begins after December 15, 2005, which will be the quarter ending March 31, 2006.

FAS 123(R) allows two methods for determining the effects of the transition: the modified prospective transition method and the modified retrospective method of transition. Under the modified prospective transition method, an entity would use the fair value based accounting method for all employee awards granted, modified, or settled after the effective date. As of the effective date, compensation cost related to the nonvested portion of awards outstanding as of that date would be based on the grant-date fair value of those awards as calculated under the original provisions of Statement No. 123; that is, an entity would not remeasure the grant-date fair value estimate of the unvested portion of awards granted prior to the effective date of FAS 123(R). An entity will have the further option to either apply the Statement to only the quarters in the period of adoption and subsequent periods, or apply the Statement to all quarters in the fiscal year of adoption. Under the modified retrospective method of transition, an entity would revise its previously issued financial statements to recognize employee compensation cost for prior periods presented in accordance with the original provisions of Statement No. 123.

Although it has not yet completed its study of the transition methods, the Company believes it will elect the modified prospective transition method. The impact of this Statement on the Company in fiscal 2006 and beyond will depend upon various factors, among them being the Company’s future compensation strategy. The pro forma compensation costs presented in the table above and in prior filings for the Company have been calculated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model and may not be indicative of amounts which should be expected in future years. No decisions have been made as to which option-pricing model is most appropriate for the Company for any future awards.

NOTE 6– Stock Based Compensation

The Company applies the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations, in accounting for its fixed plan stock options. As such, compensation expense is recorded if the current market price on the date of grant of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123 prescribes the recognition of compensation expense based on the fair value of options on the grant date and allows companies to apply APB No. 25 as long as certain pro forma disclosures are made assuming a hypothetical fair value method application.

Had compensation expense for the Company’s stock options been recognized based on the fair value on the grant date under the methodology prescribed by SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net earnings and earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 would have been impacted as shown in the following table:

 


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    For the three months ended  
    March 31  
    2005     2004  
Reported net earnings
  $ 652,264     $ 461,014  
Compensation expense, net of taxes
    4,119       6,835  
 
           
Pro forma net earnings
    648,145       454,179  
 
           
Reported basic earnings per share*
  $ 0.29     $ 0.21  
Pro forma basic earnings per share*
  $ 0.29     $ 0.21  
Reported diluted earnings per share*
  $ 0.29     $ 0.21  
Pro forma diluted earnings per share*
  $ 0.29     $ 0.21  


*   Reflects two-for-one stock split effective June 30, 2004.

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

Critical Accounting Estimates

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make estimates and assumptions. Management believes that its determination of the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting policy and involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than the Bank’s other significant accounting policies. Further, these estimates can be materially impacted by changes in market conditions or the actual or perceived financial condition of the Bank’s borrowers, subjecting the Bank to significant volatility of earnings.

The allowance for loan losses is regularly evaluated by management and reviewed by the Board of Directors for accuracy by taking into consideration factors such as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio; trends in actual and forecasted portfolio credit quality, including delinquency, charge-off and bankruptcy rates; and current economic conditions that may affect a borrower’s ability to pay. The use of different estimates or assumptions could produce different

 


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provisions for loan losses. The allowance for credit losses is established through the provision for loan losses, which is a charge against earnings.

Results of Operations

The following financial review is presented to provide an analysis of the results of operations of United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and its principal subsidiary for the three ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, compared. This review should be used in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-Q.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, Compared

Summary

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased $191,251, or 41.49%.

Net Interest Income

Total interest income increased $811,525, or 24.82%, in the first quarter of 2005 as compared to 2004. Average interest-earning assets were $287,016,612 for the first three months of 2005, as compared to $239,069,878 for the same period in 2004, an increase of $47,946,734, or 20.06%. A substantial portion of the increase is due to increases in Bank deposits that came after Hurricane Ivan in the fourth quarter of 2004. The average rate earned during the first quarter of 2005 was 5.68% as compared to 5.21% in 2004, reflecting the continuing impact of the increase in rates by the Federal Reserve Board during the past and current year.

Total interest expense increased by $255,936 or 32.06% in the first quarter of 2005, when compared to the same period in 2004. Average interest bearing liabilities increased to $222,363,849 in 2005 from $187,520,945 in 2004, an increase of $34,842,904, or 18.58%. The average rate paid increased to 1.90% in 2005 as compared to 1.60% in 2004.

The net interest margin increased to 4.35% for the first quarter of 2005, as compared to 4.23% for the same period in 2004. This was due to the increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board and the fact that the Bank’s assets reprice faster then the Bank’s liabilities.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses totaled $195,000 for the first quarter of 2005 as compared to $180,000 for the same period in 2004. The provision reflected both the growth and improvement in credit quality in the loan portfolio. For further discussion of the Provision for Loan Losses see Allowance

 


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for Loan Losses below.

Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income decreased $95,393 or 11.97% for the first quarter of 2005. Service charges on deposits decreased $80,274, or 13.65%, for the first quarter of 2005 as compared to 2004. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in insufficient fund charges on checks. Gains on sale of investments decreased by $3,268 in the first quarter of 2005 as compared to 2004, because the Bank sold investments in the first quarter of 2004 to help fund loans. Other income decreased during the first quarter of 2005 by $4,305 or 2.25% as compared to 2004. The majority of this decrease is from the decrease in insurance commission of $18,660 from the 2004 first quarter compared to the 2005 period, while dividends from Risk Associates, were $22,000, and last year the dividend was received in April of 2004.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense increased $238,155, or 9.72%, during the first quarter of 2005 compared to the same quarter of 2004. Salaries and benefits increased $168,779, or 12.39%, in the first quarter 2005 as compared to 2004. This increase is primarily due to the expansion of the Bank into new markets and increases in health care cost for the Bank. Occupancy expense increased $34,978, or 8.18%, in the first quarter of 2005, also largely associated with branch expansion. Other expenses increased $34,399 or 5.06% during the first quarter of 2005 as compared to 2004, reflecting increases in general operating expenses.

Income Taxes

Earnings before taxes for the first quarter of 2005 were $845,342 as compared to $638,302 in the first quarter of 2004, an increase of $207,041 or 32.44%. Income tax expense for the first quarter increased $15,790 to $193,078, or by 8.91%, when compared to $177,288 for the same period in 2004. The effective tax rate decreased to 22.84% in 2005 from 27.77% in 2004.

Financial Condition and Liquidity

Total assets on March 31, 2005 increased $3,224,074 or 1.03% from December 31, 2004. Average total assets for the first three months of 2005 were $313,443,216. The ratio of loans (net of allowance) to deposits plus repurchase agreements on March 31, 2005 was 73.04% as compared to 72.46% on December 31, 2004.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

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$17,574,018, or by 40.00%, from December 31, 2004. This decrease is attributed to the increase in loans and the increase in investment securities available for sale, as the Bank shifts investments from lower earning assets to higher yielding loans and investments.

Loans

Net loans increased by $3,813,891 or 1.94% at March 31, 2005, from December 31, 2004. Agricultural lending and commercial real estate loans contributed the majority of this loan growth.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level which, in management’s opinion, is appropriate to provide for estimated losses in the portfolio at the balance sheet date. Factors considered in determining the adequacy of the allowance include historical loan loss experience, the amount of past due loans, loans classified from the most recent regulatory examinations and internal reviews, general economic conditions and the current portfolio mix. The amount charged to operating expenses is that amount necessary to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level indicative of the associated risk, as determined by management, of the current portfolio.

The allowance for loan losses consists of two portions: the classified portion and the nonclassified portion. The classified portion is based on identified problem loans and is calculated based on an assessment of credit risk related to those loans. Specific loss estimate amounts are included in the allowance based on assigned loan classifications as follows: monitor (5%), substandard (15%), doubtful (50%), loss (100%) and specific reserves based on identifiable losses. Any loan categorized loss is charged off in the period in which the loan is so categorized.

The nonclassified portion of the allowance is for inherent losses which probably exist as of the evaluation date even though they may not have been identified by the more specific processes for the classified portion of the allowance. This is due to the risk of error and inherent imprecision in the process. This portion of the allowance is particularly subjective and requires judgments based upon qualitative factors which do not lend themselves to exact mathematical calculations. Some of the factors considered are changes in credit concentrations, loan mix, historical loss experience, non-accrual and delinquent loans and the general economic environment in the Corporation’s markets. However, unfavorable changes in the factors used by management to determine the adequacy of the allowance, including increased loan delinquencies and subsequent charge-offs, or the availability of new information, could require additional provisions, in excess of normal provisions, to the allowance for loan losses in future periods.

While the total allowance is described as consisting of a classified and a nonclassified portion, these terms are primarily used to describe a process. Both portions are available to support inherent losses in the loan portfolio. Management realizes that general economic trends greatly affect loan losses, and no assurances can be made that future charges to the allowance for loan

 


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losses will not be significant in relation to the amount provided during a particular period, or that future evaluations of the loan portfolio based on conditions then prevailing will not require sizable charges to income. Management does, however, consider the allowance for loan losses to be appropriate for the reported periods.

The allowance for possible loan losses represents 1.31% of gross loans at March 31, 2005, as compared to 1.29% at year-end 2004.

Loans on which the accrual of interest had been discontinued has decreased to $987,402 at March 31, 2005, as compared to $1,201,692 at December 31, 2004. Net charged-off loans for the first three months of 2005 were $103,000, as compared to $110,000 for the same period in 2004.

Non-performing Assets: The following table sets forth the Corporation’s non-performing assets at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004. Under the Corporation’s nonaccrual policy, a loan is placed on nonaccrual status when collectibility of principal and interest is in doubt or when principal and interest is 90 days or more past due except for credit cards, which continue to accrue interest after ninety days.

The amount of impaired loans determined under SFAS No. 114 and 118 has been considered in the summary of non-performing assets below. These credits were considered in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and are regularly monitored for changes within a particular industry or general economic trends, which could cause the borrowers financial difficulties. At March 31, 2005 the Bank had $928,625 in impaired loans, compared to $697,017 at December 31, 2004, reflecting an increase in specific reserves on classified loans.

 


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        March 31, 2005   December 31,
        2005   2004
        (Dollars in Thousands)
  Description                
 
                   
A
  Loans accounted for on
a nonaccrual basis
  $ 987     $ 1,202  
 
                   
B
  Loans which are contractually past due ninety days or more as to interest or principal payments (excluding balances included in (A) above)   $ 6     $ 14  
 
                   
C
  Loans, the terms of which have been renegotiated to provide a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of a deterioration in the financial position of the borrower.   $ 327     $ 351  
 
                   
D
  Other non-performing assets   $ 1,375     $ 1,384  

Investment Securities

Total investments available for sale have increased $17,144,183 at March 31, 2005 as compared to December 31, 2004 due to the Bank investing federal funds into higher yields in the investment portfolio.

Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment increased $78,432 during the first quarter of 2005.

Deposits

Total deposits decreased $2,962,479, or 1.17%, at March 31, 2005 from December 31, 2004, including a decrease of $4,537,407 on noninterest bearing deposits. Interest bearing deposits increased $1,574,928 at March 31, 2005, from December 31, 2004.

 


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Liquidity

One of the Bank’s goals is to provide adequate funds to meet changes in loan demand or any potential increase in the normal level of deposit withdrawals. This goal is accomplished primarily by generating cash from operating activities and maintaining sufficient short-term assets. These sources, coupled with a stable deposit base, allow the Bank to fund earning assets and maintain the availability of funds. Management believes that the Bank’s traditional sources of maturing loans and investment securities, cash from operating activities and a strong base of core deposits are adequate to meet the Bank’s liquidity needs for normal operations. To provide additional liquidity, the Bank utilizes short-term financing through the purchase of federal funds, and maintains a borrowing relationship with the Federal Home Loan Bank to provide liquidity. Should the Bank’s traditional sources of liquidity be constrained, forcing the Bank to pursue avenues of funding not typically used, the Bank’s net interest margin could be impacted negatively. The Corporation’s bank subsidiary has an Asset Liability Management Committee, which has as its primary objective the maintenance of specific funding and investment strategies to achieve short-term and long-term financial goals. The Corporation’s liquidity at March 31, 2005 is considered adequate by management. Also see Item 3 below.

Capital Adequacy

The Corporation has generally relied primarily on internally generated capital growth to maintain capital adequacy. Total stockholders’ equity on March 31, 2005, was $26,482,608, an increase of $137,514, or 0.52%, from December 31, 2004. This net increase is a combination of current period earnings, reduced by a decrease in the unrealized gains on securities available for sale.

Primary capital to total assets at March 31, 2005, was 8.41%, as compared to 8.44% at year-end 2004. Total capital and allowances for loan losses to total assets at March 31, 2005, was 9.25%, as compared to 9.27% at December 31, 2004. The Corporation’s risk based capital was $32,509,000, or 14.03% of risk adjusted assets, at March 31, 2005, as compared to $31,827,000, or 14.12%, at year-end 2004. The minimum requirement is 8.00%. Based on management’s projections, existing internally generated capital and the capital previously raised by issuance of trust preferred securities should be sufficient to satisfy capital requirements in the foreseeable future for existing operations, and for some expansion efforts. Continued growth into new markets may require the Corporation to further access external funding sources. There can be no assurance that such funding sources will be available to the Corporation.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The Bank’s market risk arises principally from interest rate risk inherent in its lending, deposit and borrowing activities. Management actively monitors and manages its interest rate risk exposure. Although the Bank manages other risk, such as credit quality and liquidity risk, in the normal course of business,

 


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management considers interest rate risk to be its most significant market risk. Interest rate risk could potentially have the largest material effect on the Bank’s financial condition and results of operations. Other types of market risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, generally do not arise in the Bank’s normal course of business activities to any significant extent.

The Bank’s profitability is affected by fluctuations in interest rates. Management’s goal is to maintain a reasonable balance between exposure to interest rate fluctuations and earnings. A sudden and substantial increase in interest rates may adversely impact the Bank’s earnings to the extent that the interest rates on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent or on the same basis.

The Bank’s Asset Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) monitors and considers methods of managing the rate and sensitivity repricing characteristics of the balance sheet components consistent with maintaining acceptable levels of changes in the net portfolio value (“NPV”) and net interest income. NPV represents the market values of portfolio equity and is equal to the market value of assets minus the market value of liabilities, with adjustments made for off- balance sheet items over a range of assumed changes in market interest rates. A primary purpose of the Bank’s ALCO is to manage interest rate risk to effectively invest the Bank’s capital and to preserve the value created by its core business operations. As such, certain management monitoring processes are designed to minimize the impact of sudden and sustained changes in interest rates on NPV and net interest income.

The Bank’s exposure to interest rate risk is reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Board of Directors and the ALCO. Interest rate risk exposure is measured using interest rate sensitivity analysis to determine the Bank’s change in NPV in the event of hypothetical changes in interest rates. Further, interest rate sensitivity gap analysis is used to determine the repricing characteristics of the Bank’s assets and liabilities. The ALCO is charged with the responsibility to maintain the level of sensitivity of the Bank’s net interest margin within Board approved limits.

Interest rate sensitivity analysis is used to measure the Bank’s interest rate risk by computing estimated changes in NPV of its cash flows from assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items in the event of a range of assumed changes in market interest rates. This analysis assesses the risk of loss in market risk sensitive instruments in the event of a sudden and sustained 100 — 300 basis points increase or decrease in the market interest rates. The Bank uses the HNC Asset Liability Model, which takes the current rate structure of the portfolio and shocks for each rate level and calculates the new market value equity at each level. The Bank’s Board of Directors has adopted an interest rate risk policy, which establishes maximum allowable decreases in net interest margin in the event of a sudden and sustained increase or decrease in market interest rates. The following table presents the Bank’s projected change in NPV for the various rate shock levels as of December 31, 2004, the most recent date for which the Corporation has a completed analysis. Management does not expect the analysis as of March 31, 2005 to change materially from the December 31, 2004 analysis. All market risk sensitive instruments presented in this table are held to maturity or available for sale. The Bank has no trading securities.

 


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Change in Interest Rates           Change in Market   Change in Market
(Basis Points)   Market Value Equity   Value Equity   Value Equity %
300     62,661       7,699       25  
200     59,449       5,789       19  
100     55,215       5,113       10  
0     50,102              
-100     44,151       (5,951 )     (12 )
-200     37,105       (12,997 )     (26 )
-300     29,308       (20,794 )     (42 )

The preceding table indicates that at December 31, 2004, in the event of a sudden and sustained increase in prevailing market interest rates, the Bank’s NPV would be expected to increase and that in the event of a sudden decrease in prevailing market interest rates, the Bank’s NPV would be expected to decrease. The recent growth in variable rate loans has caused the Corporation to become more asset sensitive over the period of a year, but the net interest margin remains fairly stable in all interest rate environments tested.

Computation of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes included in these forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions including relative levels of market interest rates, loan prepayments and deposit decay rates, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Further, the computations do not contemplate any actions the Bank could undertake in response to changes in interest rates.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Based on evaluation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Corporation have concluded that as of such date the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information the Corporation is required to disclose in its filings under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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financial reporting during the period covered by this quarterly report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

Forward Looking Statements

When used or incorporated by reference herein, the words “anticipate”, “estimate”, ”expect”, “project”, “target”, “goal”, and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risk, uncertainties, and assumptions including those set forth herein. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected or projected. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Corporation expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the Corporation’s expectations with regard to any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holder

  (a)   The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. was held on May 4, 2005.
 
  (b)   The following nominees were elected as Directors of the Corporation, to serve until the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, by the votes indicated:
               
Nominee   For     Against  
Dale M. Ash
    1,433,183     0  
Robert R. Jones, III
    1,433,175     8  

      The Directors of the Corporation whose terms of office continued after the 2004 Annual Meeting are as follows:
         
    To Serve Until the Annual  
Director   Meeting of Stockholders in the year  
Michael R. Andreoli
    2007  
David Swift
    2007  
L. Walter Crim
    2006  
H. Leon Esneul
    2006  
William J Justice
    2006  

Item 5. Other Information.

On May 13, 2005, the Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, United Bank (the “Bank”), mailed a report of recent events and Bank financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 to the Corporation’s shareholders. The full text of the report is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This exhibit is furnished under this Item 5 in lieu of its being furnished under cover of and pursuant to the instructions for Form 8-K.

Item 6. Exhibits

  (a)   Exhibits.

  31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
  31.2   Certification of principal accounting officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
  32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 


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  32.2   Certification of principal accounting officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
  99.1   Report of United Bank mailed May 13, 2005

       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.

             
      UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC.
     Date: May 13, 2005
           
      /s/Robert R. Jones, III    
           
      Robert R. Jones, III    
      President and CEO    

 


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
EXHIBIT    
NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
31.2
  Certification of principal accounting officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.1
  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.2
  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
99.1
  Report of United Bank mailed May 13, 2005