Form 10-Q
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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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (No Fee Required)

For the transition period from              to              .

Commission file number 0-25034

 


GREATER BAY BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

California   77-0387041

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor, East Palo Alto, California 94303

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 813-8200

 


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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer    ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

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

Outstanding shares of Common Stock, no par value, as of June 30, 2007: 51,159,426

 



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Greater Bay Bancorp

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

INDEX

 

  PART I   
Item 1.   Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements   
 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

   1
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

   2
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

   3
 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

   4
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

   5
 

Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

   7
 

Note 2—Announced Merger with Wells Fargo

   10
 

Note 3—Securities

   11
 

Note 4—Loans and Leases, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments, and Nonperforming Assets

   13
 

Note 5—Deposits

   16
 

Note 6—Borrowings

   16
 

Note 7—Commitments and Contingencies

   17
 

Note 8—Shareholders’ Equity

   19
 

Note 9—Net Income Per Common Share

   20
 

Note 10—Income Taxes

   21
 

Note 11—Business Segments

   22
 

Note 12—Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan

   27
 

Note 13—Recent Accounting Developments

   28
 

Note 14—Related Party Loans

   29
 

Note 15—Subsequent Events

   29
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   
 

Executive Overview

   30
 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

   32
 

Results of Operations:

   32
 

Net Interest Income

   32
 

Provision for Credit Losses

   35
 

Non-interest Income

   35
 

Operating Expenses

   36
 

Income Taxes

   37
 

Financial Condition:

   37
 

Securities

   37
 

Loans and Leases

   38
 

Provision for Credit Losses, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and the Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments

   38
 

Property, Premises and Equipment

   40
 

Deposits

   41
 

Borrowings

   41
 

Liquidity and Cash Flows

   41
 

Capital Resources

   42
 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

   44
 

Results of Business Segments

   44
 

Recent Accounting Developments

   51
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    52
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures    53

 

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Greater Bay Bancorp

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

INDEX (continued)

 

 

  PART II   
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings    54
Item 1A.   Risk Factors    54
Item 2.   Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    54
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    54
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    54
Item 5.   Other Information    55
Item 6.   Exhibits    56
Signature    57
Exhibit Index    58

 

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Greater Bay Bancorp

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Item 1. Financial Information

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

   June 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 154,464     $ 170,365  

Securities:

    

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

     902,561       1,049,160  

Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: $421,900 and $446,140)

     423,383       445,825  

Securities trading, at fair value

     1,218       1,351  

Other securities

     42,427       46,761  
                

Total securities

     1,369,589       1,543,097  

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs

     5,052,204       4,905,841  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (64,110 )     (68,025 )
                

Total loans and leases, net

     4,988,094       4,837,816  

Property, premises and equipment, net

     76,682       86,263  

Goodwill

     246,016       246,016  

Other intangible assets

     41,150       42,978  

Other assets

     453,074       444,599  
                

Total assets

   $ 7,329,069     $ 7,371,134  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Deposits

   $ 5,299,422     $ 5,257,183  

Borrowings

     1,002,014       1,006,766  

Other liabilities

     258,201       254,812  
                

Total liabilities

     6,559,637       6,518,761  
                

Minority interest:

    

Preferred stock of real estate investment trust subsidiaries

     12,943       12,861  
                

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

    

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Preferred stock, 10,500,000 shares authorized:

    

Series B Preferred Stock, $50.00 stated value: 2,400,000 shares originally designated; 0 and 2,021,079 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     —         103,094  

Common Stock, no par value: 160,000,000 shares authorized; 51,159,426 and 50,937,731 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     309,210       297,853  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (30,237 )     (30,328 )

Retained earnings

     477,516       468,893  
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     756,489       839,512  
                

Total liabilities and total shareholders’ equity

   $ 7,329,069     $ 7,371,134  
                

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Greater Bay Bancorp

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months
ended June 30,
 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  
           (Restated)           (Restated)  

INTEREST INCOME

        

Loans and leases

   $ 97,976     $ 91,074     $ 192,885     $ 178,294  

Securities:

        

Taxable

     15,365       16,030       31,953       31,653  

Tax - exempt

     1,065       1,043       2,148       2,048  
                                

Total interest on securities

     16,430       17,073       34,101       33,701  

Other interest income

     849       174       1,748       341  
                                

Interest income

     115,255       108,321       228,734       212,336  
                                

INTEREST EXPENSE

        

Deposits

     41,042       27,941       79,805       51,702  

Long-term borrowings

     10,369       11,599       20,690       21,989  

Short-term borrowings

     4,388       2,947    

 

8,876

 

    5,930  
                                

Interest expense

     55,799       42,487       109,371       79,621  
                                

Net interest income

     59,456       65,834       119,363       132,715  

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (418 )     (1,886 )     (1,491 )     (7,890 )
                                

Net interest income after reversal of provision for credit losses

     59,874       67,720       120,854       140,605  
                                

NON-INTEREST INCOME

        

Insurance commissions and fees

     43,541       40,235       87,439       84,835  

Rental revenue on operating leases

     4,215       4,790       8,537       9,740  

Service charges and other fees

     2,239       2,368       4,435       4,908  

Loan and international banking fees

     2,359       1,718       4,406       3,513  

Income on bank owned life insurance

     2,107       1,922       3,833       3,833  

Trust fees

     1,097       1,127       2,151       2,182  

Other income

     2,633       4,610       5,854       6,525  
                                

Total non-interest income

     58,191       56,770       116,655       115,536  
                                

OPERATING EXPENSES

        

Compensation and benefits

     55,709       50,906       114,471       108,462  

Occupancy

     8,606       8,229       16,749       16,598  

Legal costs and other professional fees

     5,076       3,884       9,199       7,637  

Depreciation—equipment leased to others

     3,270       3,917       6,663       7,920  

Equipment

     2,713       2,964       5,321       5,916  

Marketing

     2,855       2,232       5,086       4,955  

Telephone, postage and supplies

     1,844       2,102       3,661       4,207  

Amortization of intangibles

     1,896       1,689       3,358       3,329  

Data processing

     1,409       1,180       3,209       2,338  

Other expenses

     7,094       5,872       13,413       12,158  
                                

Total operating expenses

     90,472       82,975       181,130       173,520  
                                

Income before provision for income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change

     27,593       41,515       56,379       82,621  

Provision for income taxes

     10,105       15,423       21,132       30,429  
                                

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

     17,488       26,092       35,247       52,192  

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax

     —         —         —         130  
                                

Net income

   $ 17,488     $ 26,092     $ 35,247     $ 52,322  
                                

Income available to common shareholders (See Note 9)

   $ 18,170     $ 24,270     $ 34,098     $ 48,668  

Basic net income per common share:

        

Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 0.36     $ 0.48     $ 0.67     $ 0.97  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —         —         —         —    
                                
   $ 0.36     $ 0.48     $ 0.67     $ 0.97  
                                

Diluted net income per common share:

        

Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 0.35     $ 0.47     $ 0.66     $ 0.94  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —         —         —         —    
                                
   $ 0.35     $ 0.47     $ 0.66     $ 0.94  
                                

Cash dividend declared per share of Common Stock

   $ 0.1600     $ 0.1575     $ 0.3200     $ 0.3150  
                                

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Greater Bay Bancorp

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  
           (Restated)           (Restated)  

Net income

   $ 17,488     $ 26,092     $ 35,247     $ 52,322  
                                

Other comprehensive income / (loss):

        

Unrealized net losses on securities:

        

Unrealized net holding losses (net of taxes arising during the period of $3.2 million, and $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and $558,000 and $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively)

     (4,494 )     (2,776 )     (786 )     (8,331 )

Reclassification adjustment for net gains and applicable amortization included in net income, net of taxes

     (384 )     (3 )     (234 )     (100 )
                                

Net change

     (4,878 )     (2,779 )     (1,020 )     (8,431 )

Additional minimum pension liability adjustments:

        

Amortization of prior service costs (net of taxes of $394,000 and $789,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and $59,000 for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2006)

     470       141       941       141  

Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income, net of taxes

     85       —         170       —    
                                

Net change

     555       141       1,111       141  
                                

Other comprehensive income / (loss)

     (4,323 )     (2,638 )     91       (8,290 )
                                

Comprehensive income

   $ 13,165     $ 23,454     $ 35,338     $ 44,032  
                                

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Greater Bay Bancorp

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

For the six month ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

   Common Stock     Unearned
compensation
   

Accumulated other
comprehensive

loss

    Retained
earnings
    Preferred Stock     Total
shareholders’
equity
 
   Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount    

Balance, December 31, 2006

   50,937,731     $ 297,853     $ —       $ (30,328 )   $ 468,893     2,021,079     $ 103,094     $ 839,512  

Net income

   —         —         —         —         35,247     —         —         35,247  

Cumulative effect of accounting change—adoption of FIN 48

   —         —         —         —         (4,542 )   —         —         (4,542 )

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes

   —         —         —         91       —       —         —         91  

Conversion of convertible preferred stock

   16,854       515       —         —         —       (10,093 )     (515 )     —    

Share-based compensation on stock options and restricted stock grants

   —         4,261       —         —         —       —         —         4,261  

Stock options exercised

   211,583       4,096       —         —         —       —         —         4,096  

Tax benefit on stock options exercised

   —         564       —         —         —       —         —         564  

Restricted stock grants

   90,577       —         —         —         —       —         —         —    

Stock issued in Dividend Reinvestment Plan

   21,270       555       —         —         —       —         —         555  

Common stock repurchased

   (118,589 )     (664 )     —         —         (2,527 )   —         —         (3,191 )

Preferred stock redeemed

   —         2,030       —         —         —       (2,010,986 )     (102,579 )     (100,549 )

Cash dividend on convertible Series B Preferred Stock

   —         —         —         —         (3,179 )   —         —         (3,179 )

Cash dividend declared of $0.3200 per share of Common Stock

   —         —         —         —         (16,376 )   —         —         (16,376 )
                                                            

Balance, June 30, 2007

   51,159,426     $ 309,210     $ —       $ (30,237 )   $ 477,516     —       $ —       $ 756,489  
                                                            

(Restated)

                

Balance, December 31, 2005

   49,906,058     $ 276,670     $ (4,588 )   $ (27,683 )   $ 428,225     2,026,553     $ 103,387     $ 776,011  

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

   —         —         —         —         52,192     —         —         52,192  

Cumulative effect of accounting change—adoption of SFAS 123R

   —         (4,812 )     4,588       —         130     —         —         (94 )
                      

Net income

             52,322     —        

Cumulative effect of accounting change—adoption of SAB 108

   —         6,033       —         —         (6,322 )   —         —         (289 )

Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes

   —         —         —         (8,290 )     —       —         —         (8,290 )

7.25% convertible preferred stock issued in purchase accounting transaction—valuation adjustment

   —         —         —         —         —       (5,428 )     (290 )     (290 )

Conversion of convertible preferred stock

   11       —         —         —         —       —         —         —    

Share-based compensation on stock options and restricted stock grants

   —         1,313       —         —         —       —         —         1,313  

Stock options exercised

   591,255       10,810       —         —         —       —         —         10,810  

Tax benefit on stock options exercised

   —         1,725       —         —         —       —         —         1,725  

Restricted stock grants

   397,864       —         —         —         —       —         —         —    

Stock issued in Dividend Reinvestment Plan

   21,540       572       —         —         —       —         —         572  

Cash dividend on convertible Series B Preferred Stock

   —         —         —         —         (3,663 )   —         —         (3,663 )

Cash dividend declared of $0.3150 per share of Common Stock

   —         —         —         —         (15,821 )   —         —         (15,821 )
                                                            

Balance, June 30, 2006

   50,916,728     $ 292,311     $ —       $ (35,973 )   $ 454,741     2,021,125     $ 103,097     $ 814,176  
                                                            

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Six months ended June 30,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006  
           (Restated)  

Cash flows—operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 35,247     $ 52,322  

Reconcilement of net income to operating cash flows, net

    

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (1,491 )     (7,890 )

Depreciation and amortization

     11,702       13,770  

Amortization of intangible assets

     3,359       3,329  

Net amortization / (accretion) of premium / (discount) on borrowings

     643       (154 )

Deferred income taxes, net of effect of adoption of FIN 48

     11,529       (2,239 )

Share-based compensation, net of cumulative effect of adoption of SFAS No. 123R

     4,261       1,089  

Tax benefit on the exercise of share-based awards

     571       1,725  

Excess tax benefit on the exercise of share-based awards

     (482 )     (810 )

Gains on securities and other investments, net

     (3,960 )     (5,291 )

Gain on of disposal of property, premises and equipment

     (886 )     (691 )

Income on bank owned life insurance policies

     (3,833 )     (3,833 )

Donation of appreciated securities and other assets to the Greater Bay Bancorp Foundation

     482       246  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Insurance premiums receivable

     (9,210 )     (23,553 )

Accrued interest receivable

     2,661       (342 )

Other assets

     (10,981 )     (3,601 )

Accrued interest payable

     (1,120 )     3,220  

Other liabilities

     5,777       (4,487 )
                

Operating cash flows, net

     44,269       22,810  
                

Cash flows—investing activities

    

Maturities and partial paydowns on securities:

    

Held-to-maturity

     40,785       42,485  

Available-for-sale

     59,915       66,574  

Other securities and other investments

     3,038    

 

718

 

Purchase of securities:

    

Held-to-maturity

     (17,542 )     (42,948 )

Available-for-sale

     —         (151,240 )

Other securities and other investments

     (2,370 )     (5,388 )

Proceeds from sale of securities:

    

Available-for-sale

     83,589       —    

Other securities and other investments

     8,006       1,202  

Loans originated and purchased net of principal collections

     (147,901 )     (48,503 )

Payment for business combinations

     (4,916 )     (3,962 )

Purchase of property, premises and equipment

     (3,573 )     (4,655 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, premises and equipment

     2,143       2,266  

Purchase of insurance policies

     —         (934 )
                

Investing cash flows, net

     21,174       (144,385 )
                

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See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30,
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006  
           (Restated)  

Cash flows—financing activities

    

Net change in deposits

     42,239       (36,306 )

Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less

     (154,000 )     60,000  

Proceeds from other short-term borrowings

     130,000       70,000  

Principal repayment—other short-term borrowings

     (743 )     (80,000 )

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

     25,000       280,668  

Principal repayment—long-term borrowings

     (5,000 )     (719 )

Repurchase and repayment of CODES

     —         (81,672 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     4,096       10,810  

Excess tax benefit on the exercise of share-based awards

     482       810  

Proceeds from sale of Common Stock

     555       572  

Repurchase of Common Stock

     (3,191 )     —    

Redemption of convertible preferred stock

     (100,549 )     —    

Cash dividends on Common Stock

     (16,142 )     (15,450 )

Cash dividends on convertible preferred stock

     (3,179 )     (3,663 )

Dividends paid on preferred stock of real estate investment trusts

     (912 )     (912 )
                

Financing cash flows, net

     (81,344 )     204,138  
                

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (15,901 )     82,563  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     170,365       152,153  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 154,464     $ 234,716  
                

Cash flows—supplemental disclosures

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 111,403     $ 77,313  
                

Income taxes

   $ 10,793     $ 30,840  
                

Non-cash transactions:

    

Conversion of convertible preferred stock

   $ 515     $ —    
                

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Greater Bay Bancorp (or “we”, “us” or “our” on a consolidated basis and “the holding company” on a parent only basis) is a financial holding company incorporated in California and headquartered in East Palo Alto, California. We have one bank subsidiary, Greater Bay Bank, National Association (or “the Bank”), and one commercial insurance brokerage subsidiary, ABD Insurance and Financial Services (or “ABD”).

On May 4, 2007, we executed a definitive merger agreement with Wells Fargo & Company (or “Wells Fargo”) pursuant to which each outstanding share of our Common Stock will be exchanged for Wells Fargo common stock. Consummation of the merger is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. See “Note 2—Announced Merger with Wells Fargo” for additional information regarding the merger.

The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2007, and the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Income, Cash Flows, and Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 have been prepared by Greater Bay Bancorp and are not audited. In our opinion, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any subsequent period or for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles (or “GAAP”) applicable in the United States, and the prevailing practices within the banking industry. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our holding company, and those subsidiaries that qualify for consolidation. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Variable interest entities, as defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or “FASB”) Interpretation No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No. 51”, are required to be consolidated by a company if that company is the primary beneficiary of that entity. We are not the primary beneficiary of any variable interest entities in which we do not also hold a majority voting interest. The following describes our investments in various variable interest entities that do not meet the requirements for consolidation as we are not the primary beneficiary:

 

   

We have investments in other equity investments, including low income housing tax credit partnerships, venture capital funds, and partnerships and corporations that invest in Community Reinvestment Act (or “CRA”) qualified assets totaling $29.1 million at June 30, 2007 and $30.0 million at December 31, 2006. See “Other Equity Investments” below for a description of these investments.

 

   

We have investments in Trusts, totaling $5.3 million at June 30, 2007 and $5.4 million at December 31, 2006, that have issued Trust Preferred Securities. See “Note 8—Borrowings” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of these investments.

Our results of operations reflect our 2006 adoption of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or “SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (or “SAB 108”). In accordance with the adoption of SAB 108, we adjusted our opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2006 along with our consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 to reflect certain changes in accounting. As a result of these adjustments, net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 increased from $25.1 million and $51.0 million, respectively, as originally reported to $26.1 million and $52.3 million respectively, as adjusted. For additional information on our adoption of SAB 108 see “Note 2 – Adoption of SAB 108” to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

As of January 1, 2007, we adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (or “FIN 48”), as described in “Note 10—Income Taxes”.

 

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Nature of Operations

We provide a wide range of financial services, including commercial and consumer loan and depository services, and other traditional banking services through the Bank’s office network. In addition, we offer specialty finance products, including asset-based lending, accounts receivable factoring, loans to small businesses on which the U.S. Small Business Administration (or “SBA”) generally provides guarantees, capital lease equipment financing, and loans and lease products tailored to the dental and veterinary health professions.

ABD, with offices located in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, provides commercial insurance brokerage, employee benefits consulting, and risk management solutions to business clients.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of certain revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, Federal funds sold, interest-earning deposits in other banks, and certain other short-term securities with original maturities of less than ninety days. Generally, Federal funds are sold for one-day periods. The Bank is required by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or “Federal Reserve”) to maintain non-interest-earning cash reserves against certain deposit accounts. The required reserves totaled $5.0 million at both June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

Cash and cash-equivalents include interest-earning deposits in other banks of $9.0 million at June 30, 2007 and $9.8 million at December 31, 2006. We also had $20.0 million in interest-bearing overnight Federal funds sold at June 30, 2007. There were no other interest-earning assets included in cash and cash-equivalents at December 31, 2006.

Other Equity Investments

We have other equity investments, including investments in low income housing tax credit partnerships, venture capital funds, and partnerships and corporations that invest in CRA qualified assets. Unfunded commitments for low income housing tax credit partnerships are included in the carrying value of those investments. Unfunded commitments for venture capital funds and CRA related investments are not recorded. The carrying value, recorded in other assets, and additional unfunded commitments for these investments is as follows:

 

     Carrying value    Additional unfunded commitments

(Dollars in thousands)

  

June 30,

2007

  

December 31,

2006

  

June 30,

2007

  

December 31,

2006

Low income housing tax credit partnerships

   $ 9,399    $ 10,247    $ 708    $ 708

Venture capital funds

     11,868      10,398      2,098      2,669

CRA related investments

     7,866      9,359      5,930      4,841
                           
   $ 29,133    $ 30,004    $ 8,736    $ 8,218
                           

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

We classify items of other comprehensive income or loss by their nature in the consolidated financial statements and display the accumulated other comprehensive loss separately from retained earnings in the equity section of the balance sheet. The changes to the balances of accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of taxes) were as follows for the periods indicated.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Unrealized
losses

on securities

    Additional
minimum pension
liability
   

Accumulated

other
comprehensive

loss

 

Balance—March 31, 2007

   $ (16,563 )   $ (9,351 )   $ (25,914 )

Other comprehensive loss

     (4,878 )     555       (4,323 )
                        

Balance—June 30, 2007

   $ (21,441 )   $ (8,796 )   $ (30,237 )
                        

Balance—March 31, 2006

   $ (28,235 )   $ (5,100 )   $ (33,335 )

Other comprehensive loss

     (2,779 )     141       (2,638 )
                        

Balance—June 30, 2006

   $ (31,014 )   $ (4,959 )   $ (35,973 )
                        

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Unrealized
losses

on securities

    Additional
minimum pension
liability
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 

Balance—December 31, 2006

   $ (20,421 )   $ (9,907 )   $ (30,328 )

Other comprehensive income

     (1,020 )     1,111       91  
                        

Balance—June 30, 2007

   $ (21,441 )   $ (8,796 )   $ (30,237 )
                        

Balance—December 31, 2005

   $ (22,583 )   $ (5,100 )   $ (27,683 )

Other comprehensive loss

     (8,431 )     141       (8,290 )
                        

Balance—June 30, 2006

   $ (31,014 )   $ (4,959 )   $ (35,973 )
                        

 

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Note 2—Announced Merger with Wells Fargo

On May 4, 2007, we executed an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Wells Fargo (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo will merge with and into us (the “Merger”), with us continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, each holder of our common stock will receive, for each share of our common stock held, that number of shares of Wells Fargo common stock determined based on an exchange ratio described in the Merger Agreement. The exchange ratio depends upon the average of the volume weighted average price of Wells Fargo common stock for each of the ten trading days preceding the shareholders’ meeting to approve the Merger Agreement (the “Measurement Price”). If the Measurement Price is greater than $32.175 and less than $39.325, the exchange ratio will be determined by dividing $28.50 by the Measurement Price. If the Measurement Price is equal to or less than $32.175, then the exchange ratio will be 0.8858. If the Measurement Price is greater than or equal to $39.325, then the exchange ratio will be 0.7247. Assuming a value of $28.50 per Greater Bay share, the total transaction value would be approximately $1.5 billion. Greater Bay stock options that are outstanding as of the closing will be converted into options to acquire shares of Wells Fargo common stock (on the same terms as applied before the Merger, except to the extent the options vest as a result of the closing), if not exercised before that time, with appropriate adjustment to the number of shares and exercise price to reflect the exchange ratio.

Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including (i) approval of the holders of our common stock, (ii) receipt of regulatory approvals, and (iii) absence of any law or order prohibiting the closing. In addition, each party’s obligation to consummate the Merger is subject to certain other conditions, including (i) subject to certain exceptions and materiality thresholds, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party, (ii) material compliance of the other party with its covenants, (iii) in the case of Greater Bay, the delivery of a customary legal opinion that the merger will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes, and (iv) in the case of Wells Fargo, the number of our outstanding shares not exceeding a specified number and the number of our dissenting common shares not exceeding 15% of all of our outstanding common shares.

In connection with the Merger Agreement, the parties have entered into a stock option agreement (the “Stock Option Agreement”) pursuant to which we have granted to Wells Fargo an irrevocable option (the “Option”) to purchase, under certain circumstances, up to 19.9% of our outstanding common shares at a price, subject to certain adjustments, of $26.46 per share. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to repurchase the Option or the shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option; alternatively, the Option could be surrendered to us, together with any shares purchased under such Option, in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $43.7 million. The Stock Option Agreement limits Wells Fargo’s Total Profit (as defined in the Stock Option Agreement) under the Stock Option Agreement to not more than approximately $58.1 million.

 

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Note 3—Securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and securities held-to-maturity are summarized below:

 

     As of June 30, 2007

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amortized
cost
   Gross
unrealized
gains
   Gross
unrealized
losses
   

Fair

value

Securities available-for-sale:

          

Governmental sponsored entity notes

   $ 82,711    $ —      $ (2,441 )   $ 80,270

Mortgage and mortgage related securities

     726,056      109      (29,952 )     696,213

Corporate debt securities

     127,230      4      (1,315 )     125,919

Marketable equity securities

     31      128      —         159
                            

Total securities available-for-sale

   $ 936,028    $ 241    $ (33,708 )   $ 902,561
                            

Securities held-to-maturity:

          

U.S. treasury obligations

   $ 17,251    $ 7    $ —       $ 17,258

Governmental sponsored entity notes

     231,300      524      (2,459 )     229,365

Tax-exempt securities

     90,285      946      (337 )     90,894

Taxable municipal securities

     671      —        (26 )     645

Corporate debt securities

     83,876      645      (783 )     83,738
                            

Total securities held-to-maturity

   $ 423,383    $ 2,122    $ (3,605 )   $ 421,900
                            
     As of December 31, 2006

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amortized
cost
   Gross
unrealized
gains
   Gross
unrealized
losses
   

Fair

value

Securities available-for-sale:

          

Governmental sponsored entity notes

   $ 82,711    $ —      $ (2,460 )   $ 80,251

Mortgage and mortgage related securities

     786,268      185      (28,143 )     758,310

Corporate debt securities

     210,827      125      (977 )     209,975

Marketable equity securities

     289      342      (7 )     624
                            

Total securities available-for-sale

   $ 1,080,095    $ 652    $ (31,587 )   $ 1,049,160
                            

Securities held-to-maturity:

          

U.S. treasury obligations

   $ 17,228    $ 13    $ —       $ 17,241

Governmental sponsored entity notes

     243,840      653      (2,032 )     242,461

Tax-exempt securities

     92,635      1,904      (191 )     94,348

Taxable municipal securities

     672      —        (25 )     647

Corporate debt securities

     91,450      727      (734 )     91,443
                            

Total securities held-to-maturity

   $ 445,825    $ 3,297    $ (2,982 )   $ 446,140
                            

Marketable equity securities are comprised of shares of public companies that were received either as distributions from our investments in venture capital funds, through the exercise of warrants received from clients, or in settlement of loans. These securities are classified as either available-for-sale or trading and are carried at their readily determinable fair values.

Marketable equity securities classified as trading securities have a fair value of $1.2 million and $1.4 million with an amortized cost of $1.6 million and $2.8 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

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Other securities are summarized below at the dates indicated and include investments in Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank (or “FHLB”) stock, and other equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values:

 

     Carrying value

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock, at historical cost

   $ 41,903    $ 46,236

Other equity securities, at historical cost

     524      525
             

Total other securities

   $ 42,427    $ 46,761
             

Any security for which the current fair value is less than the carrying value is considered impaired. The following table presents the fair value and unrealized loss positions of our temporarily impaired securities, categorized by whether the securities have been impaired for less than 12 months or if they have been impaired for 12 months or more as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

     As of June 30, 2007  
     Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fair value    Unrealized
losses
    Fair value    Unrealized
losses
    Fair value    Unrealized
losses
 

Available-for-sale securities:

               

Governmental sponsored entity notes

   $ —      $ —       $ 80,271    $ (2,441 )   $ 80,271    $ (2,441 )

Mortgage and mortgage related securities

     32,765      (400 )     647,006      (29,552 )     679,771      (29,952 )

Corporate debt securities

     23,467      (21 )     100,949      (1,294 )     124,416      (1,315 )
                                             

Total available-for-sale securities

     56,232      (421 )     828,226      (33,287 )     884,458      (33,708 )

Held-to-maturity securities:

               

Governmental sponsored entity notes

     14,835      (185 )     164,894      (2,274 )     179,729      (2,459 )

Tax-exempt securities

     28,110      (160 )     13,448      (177 )     41,558      (337 )

Taxable municipal securities

     —        —         645      (26 )     645      (26 )

Corporate debt securities

     6,002      (4 )     49,356      (779 )     55,358      (783 )
                                             

Total held-to-maturity securities

     48,947      (349 )     228,343      (3,256 )     277,290      (3,605 )
                                             

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 105,179    $ (770 )   $ 1,056,569    $ (36,543 )   $ 1,161,748    $ (37,313 )
                                             
     As of December 31, 2006  
     Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fair value    Unrealized
losses
    Fair value    Unrealized
losses
    Fair value   

Unrealized

losses

 

Available-for-sale securities:

               

Governmental sponsored entity notes

   $ 24,288    $ (712 )   $ 55,962    $ (1,748 )   $ 80,250    $ (2,460 )

Mortgage and mortgage related securities

     19,525      (70 )     723,721      (28,073 )     743,246      (28,143 )

Corporate debt securities

     101,262      (228 )     22,325      (749 )     123,587      (977 )

Marketable equity securities

     —        —         —        (7 )     —        (7 )
                                             

Total available-for-sale securities

     145,075      (1,010 )     802,008      (30,577 )     947,083      (31,587 )

Held-to-maturity securities:

               

U.S. treasury obligations

     —        —         —        —         —        —    

Governmental sponsored entity notes

     14,892      (72 )     177,918      (1,960 )     192,810      (2,032 )

Tax-exempt securities

     10,604      (36 )     11,508      (155 )     22,112      (191 )

Taxable municipal securities

     —        —         646      (25 )     646      (25 )

Corporate debt securities

     7,063      (25 )     44,443      (709 )     51,506      (734 )
                                             

Total held-to-maturity securities

     32,559      (133 )     234,515      (2,849 )     267,074      (2,982 )
                                             

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 177,634    $ (1,143 )   $ 1,036,523    $ (33,426 )   $ 1,214,157    $ (34,569 )
                                             

Management does not believe any individual unrealized loss represents an other-than-temporary impairment at June 30, 2007 or December 31, 2006. Unrealized losses are primarily attributable to changes in market interest rates, changes in implied interest rate volatility, and changes in the expected time distribution of interest and principal receipts. Factors considered in evaluating the securities included whether the securities were backed by U.S. government-sponsored agencies and credit quality concerns surrounding the recovery of the full principal and interest balances. We have both the intent and the ability to hold the temporarily impaired securities for the time necessary to recover the unrealized loss.

 

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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

 

Note 4—Loans and Leases, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments and Nonperforming Assets

The following table presents our loan portfolio composition as of the dates indicated:

 

     June 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amount     %     Amount     %  

Commercial

   $ 2,147,692     43.1 %   $ 1,996,673     41.3 %

Leases

     279,084     5.6       248,876     5.1  

Term real estate—commercial

     1,492,253     29.9       1,403,631     29.0  
                            

Total Commercial

     3,919,029     78.6       3,649,180     75.4  

Real estate construction and land

     656,405     13.2       729,871     15.1  

Residential mortgage

     258,479     5.2       279,615     5.8  

Real estate other

     144,463     2.9       173,271     3.6  

Consumer and other

     66,119     1.3       68,698     1.4  
                            

Total loans and leases, gross

     5,044,495     101.2       4,900,635     101.3  

Deferred costs and fees, net

     7,709     0.2       5,206     0.1  
                            

Total loans and leases, net of deferred costs and fees

     5,052,204     101.4       4,905,841     101.4  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (64,110 )   (1.4 )     (68,025 )   (1.4 )
                            

Total loans and leases, net

   $ 4,988,094     100.0 %   $ 4,837,816     100.0 %
                            

During the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, we originated lease contracts with an original equipment cost of $26.3 million and $47.6 million, respectively, whose residual value is partially insured, and as a result are classified as direct financing leases.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Our loan portfolio is concentrated in commercial and real estate lending, with the remainder in finance leases and consumer loans. As our lending operations are concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area that is dependent on the technology and real estate industries and supporting service companies, a downturn in these sectors could adversely impact our borrowers. This could, in turn, adversely impact the borrowers’ ability to repay their loans and reduce the demand for new loans. Multi-family residential loans are generally originated at 80% or less loan-to-value (or “LTV”). Other commercial real estate loans are generally originated at 70% or less LTV. Construction loans, the majority of which are residential in nature, are generally originated at 75% or less LTV.

 

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments

The following schedule shows the allowance for loan and lease losses and reserve for unfunded credit commitments for the periods indicated:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Allowance for
loan and lease
losses
    Reserve for
unfunded credit
commitments
    Combined total  

Balance, March 31, 2007

   $ 65,950     $ 6,457     $ 72,407  

Charge-offs

     (2,371 )     —         (2,371 )

Recoveries

     616       —         616  

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (85 )     (333 )     (418 )
                        

Balance, June 30, 2007

   $ 64,110     $ 6,124     $ 70,234  
                        

Balance, March 31, 2006

   $ 74,568     $ 8,823     $ 83,391  

Charge-offs

     (3,396 )     —         (3,396 )

Recoveries

     734       —         734  

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (217 )     (1,669 )     (1,886 )
                        

Balance, June 30, 2006

   $ 71,689     $ 7,154     $ 78,843  
                        

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Allowance for
loan and lease

losses

    Reserve for
unfunded credit
commitments
    Combined total  

Balance, December 31, 2006

   $ 68,025     $ 6,577     $ 74,602  

Charge-offs

     (4,236 )     —         (4,236 )

Recoveries

     1,359       —         1,359  

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (1,038 )     (453 )     (1,491 )
                        

Balance, June 30, 2007

   $ 64,110     $ 6,124     $ 70,234  
                        

Balance, December 31, 2005

   $ 82,159     $ 7,279     $ 89,438  

Charge-offs

     (5,490 )     —         (5,490 )

Recoveries

     2,785       —         2,785  

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (7,765 )     (125 )     (7,890 )
                        

Balance, June 30, 2006

   $ 71,689     $ 7,154     $ 78,843  
                        

 

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Nonperforming Assets

The following table sets forth information regarding nonaccrual loans, other nonperforming assets, restructured loans, and accruing loans past due 90 days or more at the dates indicated.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

Nonperforming assets:

    

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 24,176     $ 29,865  

Other nonperforming assets

     215       382  
                

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 24,391     $ 30,247  
                

Restructured loans on accrual status

   $ 123     $ 133  
                

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

   $ 3     $ 9,030  
                

Nonaccrual loans to total loans

     0.48 %     0.61 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

     0.33 %     0.41 %

Nonperforming assets, restructured loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more to total loans and OREO

     0.49 %     0.80 %

Nonperforming assets, restructured loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more to total assets

     0.33 %     0.53 %

Interest income earned on nonaccrual loans was $45,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $933,000 during the year ended December 31, 2006. Those amounts represent interest income accrued and collected prior to the classification of the loans as nonaccrual. The amount of interest income that would have been recorded for nonaccrual loans if all such loans had performed in accordance with their original terms, was $1.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $3.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2006.

Restructured loans totaling $4.7 million at June 30, 2007 and $4.0 million at December 31, 2006 were also on nonaccrual status and are included in nonaccrual loans above. There were no principal reduction concessions allowed on restructured loans during the six months ended June 30, 2007 or the year ended December 31, 2006. As of June 30, 2007, we do not have any commitments to lend additional funds to debtors whose loans have been restructured. Interest income from restructured loans on accrual status was zero during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $3,000 during the year ended December 31, 2006. The additional interest income that would have accrued on restructured loans on accrual status if they had performed in accordance with their original terms would have been zero during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006.

Impaired loans and their related allowance were as follows at the dates indicated:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Impaired loans with a specific reserve

   $ 12,498    $ 13,946

Impaired loans without a specific reserve

     11,678      15,919
             

Total impaired loans

   $ 24,176    $ 29,865
             

Allowance for impaired loans

   $ 5,742    $ 5,583
             

The average recorded investment in impaired loans, which is computed on a month-end basis, was $28.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $39.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2006. During the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, we recognized no interest income during the time the loans were deemed impaired. As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, all impaired loans were on nonaccrual status and are included in nonperforming assets.

 

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Note 5—Deposits

The following table sets forth information about our deposits.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Demand, noninterest-bearing

   $ 879,756    $ 1,028,245

MMDA, NOW and savings

     2,527,705      2,614,349

Time certificates, $100,000 and over

     805,311      892,048

Other time certificates

     1,086,650      722,541
             

Total deposits

   $ 5,299,422    $ 5,257,183
             

Interest payable on deposit accounts

   $ 9,877    $ 11,126

Overdrawn accounts, classified as consumer loans

   $ 336    $ 1,313

Institutional deposits included in total deposits:

     

Brokered deposits, denominated in amounts under $100,000 and included in other time certificates

   $ 965,562    $ 639,313

Other institutional deposits, included in time certificates, $100,000 and over

   $ 403,732    $ 403,140

There were $257.2 million and $239.2 million of brokered deposits outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, that contain periodic options for us to call these time deposits, at par, prior to the scheduled maturity dates.

Note 6—Borrowings

Borrowings are detailed as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Short-term borrowings:

     

FHLB advances

   $ 370,000    $ 344,000

Other short-term notes payable

     6,124      3,738
             

Total short-term borrowings

     376,124      347,738
             

Long-term borrowings:

     

FHLB advances

     150,410      175,463

Subordinated notes

     175,774      180,929

5.25% Senior Notes, Series B due March 31, 2008

     149,949      149,920

5.125% Senior Notes, Series D due April 15, 2010

     149,757      149,718

Other long-term notes payable

     —        2,998
             

Total long-term borrowings

     625,890      659,028
             

Total borrowings

   $ 1,002,014    $ 1,006,766
             

We had $6.4 million in interest payable on borrowings at June 30, 2007, compared to $6.3 million at December 31, 2006.

Other Long-term Borrowings

At June 30, 2007, the holding company had a three-year unsecured committed credit facility under which it had $60.0 million available. Effective July 20, 2007, the holding company reduced this credit facility to $30.0 million. Under this credit facility, no advances were outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006. We paid commitment fees on this credit facility totaling $63,000 during both the six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. We were in compliance with all debt covenants under this credit facility at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

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Subsequent to June 30, 2007, the holding company entered into a new $125.0 million unsecured committed credit facility with Wells Fargo. See “Note 15—Subsequent Events” for a description of the credit facility.

Short-term and Long-term FHLB Advances

FHLB advances are collateralized by securities and loans pledged to the FHLB. We had securities with a carrying value of $476.3 million at June 30, 2007 and $562.7 million at December 31, 2006 and loans with a carrying value of $451.1 million at June 30, 2007 and $687.2 million at December 31, 2006 pledged to the FHLB for both short-term and long-term borrowings.

As of June 30, 2007, all outstanding long-term FHLB advances mature by December 31, 2011. During the six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we paid an average interest rate of 5.35% and 4.59%, respectively, on these advances.

Short-term FHLB borrowings were as follows during the periods indicated:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Six months ended
June 30, 2007
   

Year ended

December 31, 2006

 

Average balance

   $ 341,365     $ 273,825  

Highest balance at any month-end

   $ 465,000     $ 462,000  

Average interest rate during the period

     4.87 %     4.56 %

Interest rate on advances outstanding at period end

     5.12 %     4.86 %

Note 7—Commitments and Contingencies

Loan Commitments

In the normal course of business, the Bank became contractually obligated under various commitments and contingent liabilities, such as guarantees and commitments to extend credit that are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The following table provides information about the amount of these commitments at the dates indicated.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Undrawn loan commitments

   $ 1,369,533    $ 1,399,975

Commitments under letters of credit

   $ 104,047    $ 109,526

Loan commitments, which have fixed expiration dates and require the payment of a fee, are typically contingent upon the borrower meeting certain financial and other covenants. Approximately $295.5 million of these commitments relate to real estate construction, a portion of which is expected to fund within the next 18 months. The remainder relates primarily to revolving lines of credit or other commercial loans, many of which are expected to expire without being fully funded. Therefore, the total undrawn loan commitments do not necessarily represent future loan funding amounts. Our exposure to credit loss is limited to amounts funded or drawn.

 

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Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, we have issued certain guarantees, which qualify as off-balance sheet arrangements. Those guarantees include the following:

 

 

Financial standby letters of credit and financial guarantees with maximum undiscounted future payments of $89.4 million at June 30, 2007. Unearned fees on these guarantees were $440,000 at June 30, 2007, which we have also deemed to be the fair value of these commitments. The form of collateral that we hold for these guarantees and the amount of the unsecured portion are as follows at the date indicated:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30, 2007

Cash

   $ 21,452

Credit lines

     38,569

Blanket liens on business assets

     11,519

Real estate

     1,708

Other secured

     200

Unsecured

     15,981
      

Total

   $ 89,429
      

 

 

Guaranteed credit cards issued to our clients by an unaffiliated financial institution with combined credit limits of $4.2 million at June 30, 2007.

Other Commitments

We have equity investments, including investments in low income housing tax credit partnerships, venture capital funds, and partnerships and corporations which invest in CRA qualified assets for which we have unfunded commitments totaling $8.7 million at June 30, 2007. We have recorded a $708,000 liability for the unfunded commitments related to our investment in low income housing tax credit partnerships. Unfunded commitments for venture capital funds and CRA related investments are not recorded. Those equity investments are described in “Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, there are various assertions, claims and legal proceedings pending against us. Management is of the opinion that the ultimate resolution of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

ABD has received and responded to requests for information from several state insurance commissioners and subpoenas from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Connecticut about ABD’s marketing practices and compensation arrangements with insurance carriers. As a result of conversations with officials of both states, it is our understanding that ABD’s receipt of the subpoenas is part of a broad review of the insurance brokerage industry and that others in the industry have received subpoenas. We anticipate that officials from other jurisdictions may also seek information from ABD as part of the ongoing industry-wide investigations into contingent commissions and override payments. ABD has cooperated fully with these information requests.

In 2005, our outside counsel completed a compliance review of ABD’s contingent commission arrangements and marketing practices. The report concluded that no systemic compliance problems related to contingent commissions were identified. We continue to monitor industry developments in these areas, as well as ABD’s compliance and disclosure practices.

ABD’s contingent commissions and override payments amounted to $15.8 million during the twelve months ended June 30, 2007, or 9.3% of ABD’s total commissions and fees. As a result of changes in the insurance industry with respect to the payment of contingent commissions and override payments, it is possible that the amount of such commissions and override payments we receive in the future may decrease.

Under the agreement related to our acquisition of Lucini/Parish Insurance, Inc (or “Lucini/Parish”), we are required to make additional payments to the former Lucini/Parish shareholders. For a description of such contingent agreements see “Note 6 – Business Combinations, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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See “Note 10—Income Taxes” for information regarding tax contingencies and uncertain tax positions.

Note 8—Shareholders’ Equity

On June 19, 2007, the holding company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share payable on July 31, 2007 to shareholders of record as of July 13, 2007. We recorded a liability for dividends payable on Common Stock of $8.1 million at June 30, 2007 and $8.0 million at December 31, 2006.

On June 30, 2007, we redeemed our outstanding convertible Series B Preferred Stock which had a carrying value of $102.6 million. The redemption price was the stated value of $50.00 per share for total consideration of $100.5 million. The $2.0 million excess of the carrying value of the redeemed shares over the consideration paid was recorded as an adjustment to paid-in-capital, which is included in Common Stock. This $2.0 million adjustment to paid-in-capital is also included in income available to common shareholders for purposes of determining our net income per common share. At the time of redemption, the convertible Series B Preferred Stock was convertible into 3,358,347 shares of our Common Stock.

On April 13, 2007, we redeemed the rights associated with our shareholder rights plan, which previously traded with our Common Stock. The payment date was April 30, 2007. In accordance with the shareholder rights plan, the redemption price was $0.001 per right for a total payment of $51,000.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded a $1.3 million adjustment to share-based compensation that resulted in a $1.3 million increase in common stock. This adjustment related to previous calculations of the impact of estimated forfeitures on compensation expense and represents a correction of an error that we have determined to be immaterial to current and prior period results.

Unearned compensation on unvested restricted stock grants was $12.2 million at June 30, 2007.

 

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Note 9—Net Income Per Common Share

The following tables provide a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net income per common share computations for the periods indicated:

 

     For the three months ended June 30,
     2007    2006

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

   Income     Shares    Per share
amount
   Income     Shares    Per share
amount

Basic net income per common share:

               

Net income

   $ 17,488           $ 26,092       

Excess of carrying value over the consideration paid on redemption of preferred stock

     2,030             —         

Dividends on preferred stock

     (1,348 )           (1,822 )     
                           

Income available to common shareholders

     18,170     50,639    $ 0.36      24,270     50,188    $ 0.48

Effect of dilutive securities:

               

Stock options and restricted stock grants

     —       801         —       985   
                               

Diluted net income per common share:

               

Income available to common shareholders after assumed conversions

   $ 18,170     51,440    $ 0.35    $ 24,270     51,173    $ 0.47
                               
     For the six months ended June 30,
     2007    2006

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

   Income     Shares    Per share
amount
   Income     Shares    Per share
amount

Basic net income before cumulative effect of accounting change per common share:

               

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 35,247           $ 52,192       

Excess of carrying value over the consideration paid on redemption of preferred stock

     2,030             —         

Dividends on preferred stock

     (3,179 )           (3,654 )     
                           

Income available to common shareholders before cumulative effect of accounting change

  

 

34,098

 

  50,568    $ 0.67      48,538     49,997    $ 0.97

Stock options and restricted stock grants

     —       810         —       879   

CODES due 2024

     —       —           59     984   
                               

Diluted net income prior to cumulative effect of accounting change per common share:

               

Income available to common shareholders before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 34,098     51,378    $ 0.66    $ 48,597     51,860    $ 0.94
                               

Basic net income per common share:

               

Net income

   $ 35,247           $ 52,322       

Excess of carrying value over the consideration paid on redemption of preferred stock

     2,030             —         

Dividends on preferred stock

     (3,179 )           (3,654 )     
                           

Income available to common shareholders

  

 

34,098

 

  50,568    $ 0.67      48,668     49,997    $ 0.97

Effect of dilutive securities:

               

Stock options and restricted stock grants

     —       810         —       879   

CODES due 2024

     —       —           59     984   
                               

Diluted net income per common share:

               

Income available to common shareholders after assumed conversions

   $ 34,098     51,378    $ 0.66    $ 48,727     51,860    $ 0.94
                               

 

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On June 30, 2007, we redeemed our outstanding convertible Series B Preferred Stock which had a carrying value of $102.6 million. The redemption price was the stated value of $50.00 per share for total consideration of $100.5 million. The $2.0 million excess of the carrying value of the redeemed shares over the consideration paid was recorded as an adjustment to paid-in-capital, which is included in Common Stock. This $2.0 million adjustment to paid-in-capital is also included in income available to common shareholders for purposes of determining our net income per common share.

The calculations above exclude the effect of securities deemed to be anti-dilutive or representing contingently issuable shares that have not met the conditions required to be considered outstanding for purposes of computing diluted net income per common share. Such securities are as follows:

 

 

Stock options and restricted stock grants—The following indicates the number of shares of our Common Stock available for purchase under stock options and unvested restricted stock grants deemed to be anti-dilutive during the periods indicated. Stock options are generally deemed to be anti-dilutive when their exercise price exceeds the average stock price during the period:

 

    

For the three months ended

June 30,

  

For the six months ended

June 30,

     2007    2006    2007    2006

Stock options

   2,150,678    1,912,273    2,151,678    2,267,711

Restricted stock grants

   34,110    850    36,110    850

 

 

Convertible preferred stock —The convertible Series B Preferred Stock was anti-dilutive for all periods presented during the time the stock was classified as an equity security since the quotient of the dividends paid on the preferred stock for each period divided by the potential common shares issuable on conversion of the preferred stock was greater than the diluted net income per common share.

 

 

2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (or “LTIP”)—The shares issuable pursuant to awards under the LTIP for the 2006-2008 performance period are considered contingent shares for purposes of computing net income per share. We have not included any shares for this plan in our computation of net income per share as we have not met the minimum threshold for the issuance of shares at June 30, 2007. See “Note 17—Employee Benefit Plans” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a further description of these awards.

Note 10—Income Taxes

Effective Income Tax Rate

Our effective income tax rate during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 was 36.6% and 37.5%, respectively, compared to 37.2% and 36.8%, respectively, for the same periods in 2006.

The effective rates were lower than the combined Federal and state statutory rate of 41.5% primarily due to California enterprise zone interest income exclusion, tax-exempt income on municipal securities, bank-owned life insurance policy investment earnings, and low income housing and new markets tax credit funds. The tax benefits for items exempt from taxation have been partially offset by share-based compensation expense for incentive stock options, individual compensation in excess of Internal Revenue Code (or “IRC”) Section 162(m) limits (disallowed deductions for certain executive compensation in excess of $1.0 million per year), certain merger-related expenses and meals and entertainment expenses (50% deduction disallowance), for which we do not recognize a tax benefit for financial statement purposes.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (or “REITs”)

In 2001, the Bank formed CNB Investment Trust I (or “CNBIT I”) as a real estate investment trust subsidiary. Later that year, the Bank and CNBIT I formed CNB Investment Trust II (or “CNBIT II”) as a real estate investment trust subsidiary of CNBIT I. Both CNBIT I and CNBIT II elected to be taxed as real estate investment trusts for Federal and state tax purposes. CNBIT I and CNBIT II were formed in order to provide flexibility in raising capital. In 2001, CNBIT II sold $15.0 million of preferred stock in order to raise capital. The sale of the preferred stock resulted in a one-time $34.0 million loss for income tax purposes and a corresponding $11.4 million permanent reduction in 2001 income tax expense.

During 2004, the Internal Revenue Service (or “the IRS”) requested information concerning the reported 2001 tax loss from the sale of CNBIT II’s preferred stock in connection with its ongoing examination of the 2000 and 2001 tax years. To date, the IRS has not issued an administrative notice of proposed adjustment or any other written notice regarding the claimed loss deduction. However, the IRS informed us that it intends to challenge some or all of the 2001 loss deductions. Due to these statements by the IRS, we believe that it is likely that the IRS will seek to adjust some or all of the loss we deducted in 2001 in connection with the sale of the CNBIT II preferred stock. If the IRS successfully disallowed the entire loss deduction, the net impact to the financial statement earnings would be approximately $9.4 million. We believe that the loss

 

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deduction we claimed was in accordance with relevant tax statutes and we would vigorously contest any proposed disallowance of such tax benefits in appropriate proceedings. Should the IRS successfully challenge the validity of our loss deduction, all incremental taxes would be reported as income tax expense in the period such a decision is reached, or earlier, if we determine that such an outcome is probable and estimable.

California Bad Debt Deduction

The California Franchise Tax Board (or “FTB”) commenced an audit of our 2001 and 2002 tax years in 2005. On April 26, 2006, the FTB issued to us a Notice of Proposed Assessment (or “NPA”) concerning bad debt deductions that we claimed in 2001 under the reserve method. The NPA is an FTB proposal only at this stage, not a final determination and we have filed a protest. It is subject to further discussion and analysis at the field level and administrative review and adjustments at the appeals levels. If the matter is not resolved satisfactorily at the field level, we will evaluate all administrative and legal processes available to us. The NPA disagrees with the reserve method that we utilized in 2001 and seeks to reduce our bad debt deduction for that year. If the FTB were successful in whole in its position in the NPA, we estimate that the net impact to the financial statement earnings would be a reduction of approximately $2.0 million. In addition to the assessment of additional tax, the NPA asserts that, in the event the FTB is successful in reducing the bad debt deduction claimed by us, it would assert penalties in addition to the amount of tax and interest due with respect to the 2001 tax year. We believe that the position we took concerning bad debt reserves for 2001 was appropriate under then existing California law, and we intend to vigorously contest the position of the FTB in the NPA in appropriate proceedings. In addition, even if the FTB were successful in reducing the bad debt deduction claimed by us in 2001, we do not believe we will be subject to additional penalties as asserted by the FTB based on existing California law and the California tax payments made by us under a California amnesty program. Should the FTB successfully challenge the validity of our loss deduction, all incremental taxes would be reported as income tax expense in the period such a decision is reached, or earlier, if we determine that such an outcome is probable and estimable.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of January 1, 2007, we adopted FIN 48. As a result of this adoption, we recognized a $4.5 million increase to reserves for uncertain tax positions. This increase was accounted for as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings as of the date of adoption. As of January 1, 2007, we had approximately $11.2 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits, including those benefits for which we established a reserve upon adoption of FIN 48. Of this total, $6.9 million (net of the federal benefit on state issues) represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably impact the effective income tax rate in any future periods. There were no material changes to unrecognized tax benefits during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of the income tax expense. We have approximately $750,000 of accrued interest expense related to uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007.

We do not believe that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months (i.e., on or before June 30, 2008).

Status of Open Tax Years

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state jurisdictions. We have concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters and, with limited exceptions, are no longer subject to income or franchise tax examinations for years through 1999. Federal income tax returns for 2000 through 2004 are currently under examination.

Note 11—Business Segments

We have four reportable business segments: community banking, treasury, Matsco, and ABD. The services that these segments provide are as follows:

 

   

Community banking operates offices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, the San Francisco Peninsula, the East Bay, together with Santa Cruz, Marin, Monterey, and Sonoma Counties.

 

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Treasury manages our investment portfolio, wholesale fundings, intersegment borrowings and lending, and day-to-day liquidity position. Treasury’s assets and liabilities include our securities portfolio, federal funds sold, and wholesale fundings.

 

   

Matsco provides dental and veterinarian financing services nationally.

 

   

ABD, with offices located in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, provides commercial insurance brokerage, employee benefits consulting, and risk management solutions to business clients nationally. ABD also owns a broker-dealer that advises clients on plan design and investment decisions regarding their employee retirement plans.

In addition, we have four smaller operating segments: Greater Bay Capital, Greater Bay SBA Lending, Greater Bay Business Funding, and Greater Bay Trust Company, whose results are combined and reported in all other segments. Our business segments do not include the results of administration units as those units do not meet the definition of an operating segment. Administration units include executive management, accounting, finance, information technology, facilities, human resources, legal, internal audit, credit, risk management, and back-office administrative functions related to loan services, international banking, and cash management.

 

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Changes to our Business Segments

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, management changed the way it views our business segments and as a result, there have been changes to the operating segments presented and how our segment results are determined. We have restated all prior period segment information to conform to the current composition of reportable segments and related methodologies. A description of the changes is provided below.

Changes to Operating Segments Presented

Effective January 1, 2007, we began to include our holding company’s securities portfolio and borrowings as part of our treasury business segment. Those assets and liabilities and the related income and expense were previously included with the results of our bank administration and operating unit.

Changes to how our Segment Results are Determined

Effective January 1, 2007, we began to allocate service management expenses related to our back-office deposit operations to community banking. Those expenses were previously included with the results of our bank administration and operating unit.

Effective January 1, 2007, we implemented a systematic capital allocation process for each of our segments. This allocation impacts each segment’s equity balance, which in turn impacts intersegment interest charges received and paid.

For a description of changes implemented during 2006 to how our segment results are determined See “Note 16—Business Segments” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Intersegment Revenues and Expenses

The segment data includes intersegment revenues and expenses. These intersegment revenues and expenses are eliminated in consolidation.

Intersegment Interest Income / (Expense): Community banking and Greater Bay Trust Company are our primary core deposit gathering operating segments and as such earn intersegment interest income from treasury on their funds placements. Our other lending segments and community banking fund their loan portfolios with intersegment borrowings from the treasury segment. While ABD is primarily funded with equity, it occasionally utilizes intersegment borrowings from the holding company. ABD also deposits transaction and discretionary cash with community banking. These deposits are eliminated in consolidation. The following is a summary of net intersegment interest income / (expense) for the periods indicated:

 

     For the three months ended
June 30,
   

For the six months ended

June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Community banking

   $ 16,406     $ 16,153     $ 33,397     $ 36,289  

Treasury

     4,361       85       7,031       (4,408 )

Matsco

     (10,741 )     (8,437 )     (20,712 )     (16,300 )

ABD

     55       116       53       213  

All other segments

     (7,962 )     (6,190 )     (15,521 )     (11,736 )

Other reconciling items

     (2,119 )     (1,727 )     (4,248 )     (4,058 )

Other Intersegment Revenues: ABD received insurance commissions and fees from the holding company and the operating segments totaling $119,000 and $322,000 during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and $155,000 and $367,000 during the same periods in 2006.

All remaining intersegment revenue is not significant to business segment results.

 

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Intercompany Allocation and the Provision for Income Taxes

We do not allocate expenses related to back-office functions, including costs related to certain centralized loan servicing functions, to our operating segments. Those expenses are included with the administrative units whose results are included in the column labeled “other reconciling items.” Salaries and benefits for centralized loan and deposit service functions included in the Bank’s administrative units totaled $3.3 million and $7.0 million during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and $3.6 million and $7.2 million during the same periods in 2006. Similarly, we do not allocate the provision for income taxes to our operating segments.

Management does not consider such unallocated general and administrative expenses or the provision for income taxes when evaluating segment results. Therefore, the segments’ profit or loss shown on the accompanying tables excludes unallocated administrative expenses and the provision for income taxes.

Results by Business Segment

The following tables show the financial position for each of our business segments, the combined total for all of our business segments, reconciling items, and the eliminating entries used to arrive at our consolidated totals:

 

     As of June 30, 2007

(Dollars in thousands)

   Community
banking
   Treasury    Matsco    ABD    All other    Total
business
segments
   Other
reconciling
items (1)
   Eliminating
entries
    Total

Total assets

   $ 3,083,994    $ 1,719,345    $ 1,077,663    $ 371,431    $ 759,183    $ 7,011,616    $ 540,035    $ (222,582 )   $ 7,329,069

Deposits

     3,923,346      1,369,296      —        —        37,355      5,329,997      92,031      (122,606 )     5,299,422

Assets under administration

     —        —        —        —        640,934      640,934      —        —         640,934

(1) Does not include the holding company’s investment in subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation.

 

     As of December 31, 2006

(Dollars in thousands)

   Community
banking
   Treasury    Matsco    ABD    All other    Total
business
segments
   Other
reconciling
items (1)
   Eliminating
entries
    Total

Total assets

   $ 3,057,767    $ 1,951,707    $ 996,419    $ 361,748    $ 727,056    $ 7,094,697    $ 586,683    $ (310,246 )   $ 7,371,134

Deposits

     4,230,001      1,002,361      —        —        41,228      5,273,590      196,793      (213,200 )     5,257,183

Assets under administration

     —        —        —        —        652,153      652,153      —        —         652,153

(1) Does not include the holding company’s investment in subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation.

 

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The following tables show key operating results for each of our business segments, the combined total for all of our business segments, reconciling items, and the eliminating entries used to arrive at our consolidated totals:

 

     For the three months ended June 30, 2007  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Community
banking
    Treasury     Matsco     ABD    All other     Total
business
segments
    Other
reconciling
items (1)
    Eliminating
entries
    Total  

Interest income

   $ 60,746     $ 19,518     $ 20,681     $ 72    $ 14,238     $ 115,255     $ —       $ —       $ 115,255  

Interest expense

     26,118       29,193       —         13      475       55,799       —         —         55,799  
                                                                       

Net interest income before intersegment interest income / (expense)

     34,628       (9,675 )     20,681       59      13,763       59,456       —         —         59,456  

Intersegment interest income / (expense)

     16,406       4,361       (10,741 )     55      (7,962 )     2,119       (2,119 )     —         —    
                                                                       

Net interest income before (reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     51,034       (5,314 )     9,940       114      5,801       61,575       (2,119 )     —         59,456  

(Reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     (692 )     (77 )     (907 )        1,258       (418 )     —         —         (418 )
                                                                       

Net interest income after (reversal of) /provision for credit losses

     51,726       (5,237 )     10,847       114      4,543       61,993       (2,119 )     —         59,874  

Non-interest income

     3,598       22       626       44,198      6,808       55,252       4,745       (1,806 )     58,191  

Operating expenses

     15,474       1,007       3,829       37,235      6,375       63,920       28,358       (1,806 )     90,472  
                                                                       

Income / (loss) before provision for income taxes

   $ 39,850     $ (6,222 )   $ 7,644     $ 7,077    $ 4,976     $ 53,325     $ (25,732 )   $ —       $ 27,593  
                                                                       

(1) Does not include the holding company’s undistributed income of its subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation.

 

     For the three months ended June 30, 2006 (Restated)  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Community
banking
    Treasury     Matsco     ABD    All other     Total
business
segments
    Other
reconciling
items (1)
    Eliminating
entries
    Total  

Interest income

   $ 59,040     $ 19,748     $ 17,419     $ 41    $ 12,073     $ 108,321     $ —       $ —       $ 108,321  

Interest expense

     19,002       22,881       —         30      574       42,487       —         —         42,487  
                                                                       

Net interest income before intersegment interest income / (expense)

     40,038       (3,133 )     17,419       11      11,499       65,834       —         —         65,834  

Intersegment interest income / (expense)

     16,153       85       (8,437 )     116      (6,190 )     1,727       (1,727 )     —         —    
                                                                       

Net interest income before (reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     56,191       (3,048 )     8,982       127      5,309       67,561       (1,727 )     —         65,834  

(Reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     (4,136 )     (171 )     1,329       —        1,092       (1,886 )     —         —         (1,886 )
                                                                       

Net interest income after (reversal of) /provision for credit losses

     60,327       (2,877 )     7,653       127      4,217       69,447       (1,727 )     —         67,720  

Non-interest income

     3,962       123       720       40,298      10,430       55,533       3,080       (1,843 )     56,770  

Operating expenses

     13,129       197       3,297       34,263      7,918       58,804       26,014       (1,843 )     82,975  
                                                                       

Income / (loss) before provision for income taxes

   $ 51,160     $ (2,951 )   $ 5,076     $ 6,162    $ 6,729     $ 66,176     $ (24,661 )   $ —       $ 41,515  
                                                                       

(1) Does not include the holding company’s undistributed income of its subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation.

 

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     For the six months ended June 30, 2007  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Community
banking
    Treasury     Matsco     ABD    All other     Total
business
segments
    Other
reconciling
items (1)
    Eliminating
entries
    Total  

Interest income

   $ 119,908     $ 40,369     $ 40,379     $ 147    $ 27,931     $ 228,734     $ —       $ —       $ 228,734  

Interest expense

     50,949       57,416       —         29      977       109,371       —         —         109,371  
                                                                       

Net interest income before intersegment interest income / (expense)

     68,959       (17,047 )     40,379       118      26,954       119,363       —         —         119,363  

Intersegment interest income / (expense)

     33,397       7,031       (20,712 )     53      (15,521 )     4,248       (4,248 )     —         —    
                                                                       

Net interest income before (reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     102,356       (10,016 )     19,667       171      11,433       123,611       (4,248 )     —         119,363  

(Reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     (633 )     (98 )     (2,892 )        2,132       (1,491 )     —         —         (1,491 )
                                                                       

Net interest income after (reversal of) /provision for credit losses

     102,989       (9,918 )     22,559       171      9,301       125,102       (4,248 )     —         120,854  

Non-interest income

     7,410       (658 )     1,690       88,480      12,689       109,611       10,741       (3,697 )     116,655  

Operating expenses

     31,479       1,007       7,225       73,685      13,198       126,594       58,233       (3,697 )     181,130  
                                                                       

Income / (loss) before provision for income taxes

   $ 78,920     $ (11,583 )   $ 17,024     $ 14,966    $ 8,792     $ 108,119     $ (51,740 )   $ —       $ 56,379  
                                                                       

(1) Does not include the holding company’s undistributed income of its subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation.

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2006 (Restated)  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Community
banking
    Treasury     Matsco     ABD    All other     Total
business
segments
    Other
reconciling
items (1)
    Eliminating
entries
    Total  

Interest income

   $ 115,573     $ 39,092     $ 34,373     $ 72    $ 23,226     $ 212,336     $ —       $ —       $ 212,336  

Interest expense

     36,359       42,121       —         62      1,079       79,621       —         —         79,621  
                                                                       

Net interest income before intersegment interest income / (expense)

     79,214       (3,029 )     34,373       10      22,147       132,715       —         —         132,715  

Intersegment interest income / (expense)

     36,289       (4,408 )     (16,300 )     213      (11,736 )     4,058       (4,058 )     —         —    
                                                                       

Net interest income before (reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     115,503       (7,437 )     18,073       223      10,411       136,773       (4,058 )     —         132,715  

(Reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     (5,336 )     (265 )     (2,179 )     —        (110 )     (7,890 )     —         —         (7,890 )
                                                                       

Net interest income after (reversal of) /provision for credit losses

     120,839       (7,172 )     20,252       223      10,521       144,663       (4,058 )     —         140,605  

Non-interest income

     7,602       178       1,562       85,303      16,862       111,507       7,771       (3,742 )     115,536  

Operating expenses

     27,590       620       6,508       70,407      15,670       120,795       56,467       (3,742 )     173,520  
                                                                       

Income / (loss) before provision for income taxes

   $ 100,851     $ (7,614 )   $ 15,306     $ 15,119    $ 11,713     $ 135,375     $ (52,754 )   $ —       $ 82,621  
                                                                       

(1) Does not include the holding company’s undistributed income of its subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation.

Note 12—Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan

We have entered into individual agreements with certain executives and senior officers to provide supplemental employee retirement plan benefits and have adopted a 2005 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (or collectively “the SERPs”). For additional information and a description of the SERPs see “Note 17—Employee Benefit Plans” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information and a description of the SERPs.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, we made contributions of $291,000 and $661,000, respectively, to secular trusts, which fund benefits for certain current and former executive officers under their SERPs. We presently anticipate contributing $477,000 to fund the secular trusts during the remainder of 2007.

 

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Net pension cost included the following components for the periods indicated.

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007    2006    2007    2006

Service cost-benefits earned during the period

   $ 499    $ 509    $ 998    $ 1,018

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     696      653      1,532      1,306

Amortization of prior service cost

     805      805      1,610      1,610

Recognized net actuarial loss

     145      121      290      242
                           

Net periodic pension cost

   $ 2,145    $ 2,088    $ 4,430    $ 4,176
                           

Note 13—Recent Accounting Developments

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (or “SFAS”) SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (or “SFAS No. 159”). The standard provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value on an instrument by instrument basis. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Companies may adopt this Statement and elect the fair value option for existing eligible items as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, subject to certain conditions. We did not elect early adoption of SFAS No. 159. We do not expect the adoption of this Statement to have a material impact on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)”, (or “SFAS No. 158”). We have adopted certain provisions of SFAS No. 158, as described in “Note 17—Employee Benefit Plans” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additional provisions SFAS No. 158 require companies to measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year (with limited exceptions.) These additional provisions of SFAS No. 158 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. We are in the process of evaluating the impact that these additional provisions of SFAS No. 158 will have on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (or “SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy about the assumptions used to measure fair value and clarifies assumptions about risk and the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are in the process of evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB ratified the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (or “EITF”) consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-4, “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements” and in March 2007 the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-10, “Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements.” The EITF’s consensus on both of these issues focuses on the accounting for arrangements in which a company has agreed to share a portion of the value of the insurance policy with the employee. These arrangements are referred to as “split-dollar” arrangements. Entities with split-dollar life insurance policies will have to accrue, for years beginning after December 15, 2007, liabilities and associated expense for those insurance benefits under the same rules that apply when such benefits are provided by means other than life insurance. The provisions of the consensus would be applied through a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings with the option of retrospective application. We are in the process of determining the impact of this issue on our financial statements.

 

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Note 14—Related Party Loans

An analysis of total loans to related parties for the periods indicated is presented below:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   June 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 63,232     $ 52,036  

Additions

     25,949       41,330  

Repayments

     (20,689 )     (30,134 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 68,492     $ 63,232  
                

Undisbursed commitments

   $ 41,171     $ 14,293  
                

Note 15—Subsequent Events

On July 20, 2007, the holding company entered into a $125.0 million unsecured committed credit facility with Wells Fargo at an interest rate of 50 basis points above LIBOR. The term of the credit facility is the earlier of five years or the effective date of our merger with Wells Fargo. We may cancel the credit facility at any time. After January 1, 2008, the interest rate will be determined based on our long-term unsecured debt rating. We paid a commitment fee on this credit facility totaling $156,000 upon the execution of the facility. On July 26, 2007, we drew down the entire $125.0 million available under the credit facility.

On July 20, 2007, we amended our existing unsecured committed credit facility to reduce the amount available under the facility from $60.0 million to $30.0 million.

Subsequent to June 30, 2007, we entered into three interest rate option (or “swaption”) contracts that provide us the right, but not the obligation, to enter into fixed interest rate pay and 3-month LIBOR receive swaps. The swaptions expire on February 28, 2008. The underlying interest rate swaps range in maturities from five to 10 years have a combined $350.0 million notional value. The swaptions’ purchase price was $4.1 million, and the counterparty is Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The swaptions have not been designated as hedges and accordingly will be carried at their fair market values with value changes recorded to income in the periods that value changes occur.

 

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

The following discussion and analysis is intended to provide greater details of our results of operations and financial condition and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this document and the discussion contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Certain statements under this caption constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or “the Exchange Act”) and as such, involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, our pending merger with Wells Fargo, expectations of the business environment in which Greater Bay Bancorp and its subsidiaries operate, projections of future performance, perceived opportunities in the market, and statements regarding our mission and vision. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, competition in the geographic and business areas in which we conduct our operations, fluctuation in interest rates, credit quality, government regulations, failure to consummate our merger with Wells Fargo as a result of the inability to satisfy a condition to close, including the inability to obtain requisite shareholder or governmental approval, and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. For a discussion of some of the factors that might cause such a difference, see ITEM 1A. “Risk Factors.” Greater Bay Bancorp does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.

Executive Overview

General

Greater Bay Bancorp is a financial holding company incorporated in California and headquartered in East Palo Alto, California. We have one bank subsidiary, Greater Bay Bank, National Association, and one commercial insurance brokerage subsidiary, ABD. Our lines of businesses are organized along eight segments, seven of which provide services to our clients and one that provides services internally to other segments.

On May 4, 2007, we announced that we had signed a definitive merger agreement with Wells Fargo pursuant to which each outstanding share of our Common Stock will be exchanged for Wells Fargo common stock. Consummation of the merger is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Summary of Results

The following table summarizes net income, net income per common share, and key financial ratios for the periods indicated.

 

     For the three months
ended June 30,
 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

   2007     2006  

Net income

   $ 17,488     $ 26,092  

Basic net income per common share

   $ 0.36     $ 0.48  

Diluted net income per common share

   $ 0.35     $ 0.47  

Return on average assets

     0.96 %     1.47 %

Return on quarterly average common shareholders’ equity, annualized

     9.29 %     14.85 %
     For the six months
ended June 30,
 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

   2007     2006  

Net income

   $ 35,247     $ 52,322  

Basic net income per common share

   $ 0.67     $ 0.97  

Diluted net income per common share

   $ 0.66     $ 0.94  

Return on average assets

     0.97 %     1.49 %

Return on quarterly average common shareholders’ equity, annualized

     9.47 %     15.79 %

 

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The following is a summary of our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2007, including key factors contributing to the decrease in net income from $26.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2006 to $17.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007.

 

 

A $6.4 million decrease in net interest income, reflecting the combined effects of an increase in average interest-bearing deposits and an increase in rates paid on those deposits, partially offset by the effects of an increase in the average balance of, and an increase in yields earned on, loans and leases. These combined effects resulted in a decrease in our net interest margin to 3.71% during the three months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to 4.26% during the same period in 2006.

 

 

A $1.5 million decrease in the reversal of provision for credit losses.

 

 

A $7.5 million increase in operating expenses due primarily to a $4.8 million increase in compensation and benefits, $2.1 million in professional services fees associated with our proposed merger with Wells Fargo and $811,000 in debt issuance costs write-offs. These increases were partially offset by decreases in depreciation on equipment leased to others, equipment expenses, and expenses for telephone/postage/supplies.

 

 

A decrease in our effective income tax rate to 36.6% during the three months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to 37.2% during the same period in 2006. See “Note 10—Income Taxes” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our income taxes, which is incorporated herein by reference.

See “– Net Interest Income,” “– Provision for Credit Losses,” “– Non-interest Income” and “– Operating Expenses” for more detailed information and explanations regarding the changes to net income.

The following is a summary of our operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2007, including key factors contributing to the decrease in net income from $52.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $35.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

 

A $13.4 million decrease in net interest income, reflecting the combined effects of an increase in average interest-bearing deposits and an increase in rates paid on those deposits, partially offset by the effects of an increase in the average balance of, and an increase in yields earned on, loans and leases. These combined effects resulted in a decrease in our net interest margin to 3.75% during the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to 4.31% during the same period in 2006.

 

 

A $6.4 million decrease in the reversal of provision for credit losses.

 

 

A $7.6 million increase in operating expenses due primarily to a $6.0 million increase in compensation and benefits, $2.1 million in professional services fees associated with our proposed merger with Wells Fargo, $1.6 million in professional services fees associated with our strategic planning project and $811,000 in debt issuance costs write-offs. These increases were partially offset by decreases in depreciation on equipment leased to others, equipment expenses, and expenses for telephone/postage/supplies. Compensation and benefits during the six months ended June 30, 2007 included $1.4 million in share-based compensation that represents a correction of an error that is immaterial to current and prior periods.

 

 

An increase in our effective income tax rate to 37.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to 36.8% during the same period in 2006. See “Note 10—Income Taxes” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our income taxes, which is incorporated herein by reference.

See “– Net Interest Income,” “– Provision for Credit Losses,” “– Non-interest Income” and “– Operating Expenses” for additional information regarding the changes to net income.

Key factors impacting our financial position at June 30, 2007, as compared to December 31, 2006 were:

 

 

Total loans and leases, net of deferred loan costs and fees, increased to $5.0 billion at June 30, 2007 as compared to $4.9 billion at December 31, 2006. For a discussion of the change in the portfolio mix, see “Financial Condition – Loans and Leases.”

 

 

Total core deposits, which exclude brokered and other institutional time deposits, decreased to $3.9 billion at June 30, 2007 as compared to $4.3 billion at December 31, 2006. During that period we also experienced a balance shift away from non-interest bearing deposits to time deposits.

 

 

We redeemed our outstanding convertible Series B Preferred Stock, which had a carrying value of $102.6 million, at its stated value of $50.00 per share for total consideration of $100.5 million. The redemption of the preferred stock resulted in a $100.5 million decrease in shareholders’ equity. The $2.0 million excess of the carrying value over the consideration paid is included in income available to common shareholders for purposes of determining our net income per common share.

 

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Our Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks

We believe that growth in banking opportunities to small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and high net worth individuals will be determined in part by economic growth in the San Francisco Bay Area. Weakness in the local economy could adversely affect us through diminished loan demand and credit quality deterioration.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our accounting policies are described in “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K,. Certain accounting policies require management to use significant judgment and estimates that can have a material impact on the carrying value assigned to certain assets and liabilities. We consider these policies to be critical accounting policies. Our judgments and assumptions are based upon historical experience or other factors that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions, actual results could differ from these judgments that could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. A description of our other current accounting policies involving significant management judgments appears in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.”

Results of Operations

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 was $59.5 million and $119.4 million, respectively, compared to $65.8 million and $132.7 million for the same periods in 2006. The $6.4 million and $13.4 million decrease during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006 was primarily due to increases in the rates paid on, and higher average balances of interest-bearing deposits. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to an increased reliance on wholesale funding sources as a result of attrition in lower cost core deposits. The increase in interest expense was partially offset by an increase in the yield earned on, and the average balance of, loans and leases. As a result, our net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased to 3.71% and 3.75% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to 4.26% and 4.31% for the same periods in 2006.

 

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The following table presents, for the periods indicated, our condensed average balance sheet information together with interest income and yields earned on average interest-earning assets and interest expense and rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities on a tax equivalent basis. Average balances are average daily balances.

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2007     2006  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Average
balance (1)
   Interest     Average
yield /rate
    Average
balance (1)
   Interest     Average
yield /rate
 

INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:

              

Fed funds sold

   $ 58,077    $ 763     5.27 %   $ 10,791    $ 128     4.77 %

Securities:

              

Taxable (1)

     1,347,838      15,365     4.57 %     1,433,756      16,030     4.48 %

Tax-exempt (2)

     90,848      1,554     6.86 %     86,323      1,543     7.16 %

Other short-term (3)

     9,363      86     3.70 %     9,348      46     1.99 %

Loans and leases (4)(5)

     4,948,695      97,976     7.94 %     4,705,859      91,074     7.76 %
                                  

Total interest-earning assets

     6,454,821      115,744     7.19 %     6,246,077      108,821     6.99 %

Noninterest-earning assets

     858,236      —           894,432      —      
                                  

Total assets

   $ 7,313,057      115,744       $ 7,140,509      108,821    
                                  

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:

              

Deposits:

              

MMDA, NOW and Savings

   $ 2,609,041      20,195     3.10 %   $ 2,807,337      15,094     2.16 %

Time deposits over $100,000

     858,287      10,856     5.07 %     780,415      8,466     4.35 %

Other time deposits

     814,071      9,991     4.92 %     414,765      4,381     4.24 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing deposits

     4,281,399      41,042     3.84 %     4,002,517      27,941     2.80 %

Short-term borrowings

     347,514      4,624     5.34 %     262,439      2,947     4.50 %

Subordinated debt

     176,850      3,645     8.27 %     224,755      4,867     8.68 %

Other long-term borrowings

     499,732      6,724     5.40 %     547,494      6,732     4.93 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     5,305,495      56,035     4.24 %     5,037,205      42,487     3.38 %

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     901,588          1,013,577     

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

     263,096          270,030     

Minority interest: preferred stock of real estate investment trust subsidiaries

     12,917          12,756     

Shareholders’ equity

     829,961          806,941     
                                  

Total shareholders’ equity and liabilities

   $ 7,313,057      56,035       $ 7,140,509      42,487    
                                  

Net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis

        59,709            66,334    

Net interest margin (6)

        3.71 %        4.26 %

Reconciliation to reported net interest income:

              

Adjustment for tax equivalent basis

        (253 )          (500 )  
                          

Net interest income, as reported

      $ 59,456          $ 65,834    
                          

(1) Yield on available-for-sale securities does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected in other comprehensive income.
(2) Income from tax-exempt securities issued by state and local governments or authorities is adjusted by an increment that equates tax-exempt income to tax equivalent basis (assuming a 35% federal income tax rate).
(3) Includes average interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions.
(4) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balances.
(5) Interest income on loans includes the amortization of deferred fees, net of the amortization of deferred costs of $771,000 and $602,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
(6) Net interest margin equals (a) the difference between tax-equivalent interest income on interest-earning assets and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, divided by (b) average interest-earning assets for the period.

 

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     Six months ended June 30,  
     2007     2006  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Average
balance
   Interest     Average
yield /rate
    Average
balance
   Interest     Average
yield /rate
 

INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:

              

Fed funds sold

   $ 60,635    $ 1,578     5.25 %   $ 11,533    $ 260     4.55 %

Securities:

              

Taxable (1)

     1,394,324      31,953     4.62 %     1,429,572      31,653     4.47 %

Tax-exempt (2)

     91,456      3,138     6.92 %     84,470      3,035     7.24 %

Other short-term (3)

     8,896      170     3.86 %     9,554      81     1.72 %

Loans and leases (4)(5)

     4,909,402      192,885     7.92 %     4,713,403      178,294     7.63 %
                                  

Total interest-earning assets

     6,464,713      229,724     7.17 %     6,248,532      213,323     6.88 %

Noninterest-earning assets

     862,377      —           889,779      —      
                                  

Total assets

   $ 7,327,090      229,724       $ 7,138,311      213,323    
                                  

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:

              

Deposits:

              

MMDA, NOW and Savings

   $ 2,606,503      39,005     3.02 %   $ 2,878,394      29,165     2.04 %

Time deposits over $100,000

     867,836      21,793     5.06 %     768,401      15,789     4.14 %

Other time deposits

     781,048      19,007     4.91 %     338,214      6,748     4.02 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing deposits

     4,255,387      79,805     3.78 %     3,985,009      51,702     2.62 %

Short-term borrowings

     358,491      9,112     5.13 %     275,389      5,930     4.34 %

CODES

     —        —       0.00 %     37,343      101     0.55 %

Subordinated debt

     178,878      7,356     8.29 %     217,573      9,424     8.73 %

Other long-term borrowings

     497,086      13,334     5.41 %     511,107      12,464     4.92 %
                                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     5,289,842      109,607     4.18 %     5,026,421      79,621     3.19 %

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     924,781          1,027,613     

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

     259,763          275,984     

Minority interest: preferred stock of real estate investment trust subsidiaries

     12,897          12,735     

Shareholders’ equity

     839,807          795,558     
                                  

Total shareholders’ equity and liabilities

   $ 7,327,090      109,607       $ 7,138,311      79,621    
                                  

Net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis

        120,117            133,702    

Net interest margin (6)

        3.75 %        4.31 %

Reconciliation to reported net interest income:

              

Adjustment for tax equivalent basis

        (754 )          (987 )  
                          

Net interest income, as reported

      $ 119,363          $ 132,715    
                          

(1) Yield on available-for-sale securities does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected in other comprehensive income.
(2) Income from tax-exempt securities issued by state and local governments or authorities is adjusted by an increment that equates tax-exempt income to tax equivalent basis (assuming a 35% federal income tax rate).
(3) Includes average interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions.
(4) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balances.
(5) Interest income on loans includes the amortization of deferred fees, net of the amortization of deferred costs of $1.4 million and $847,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
(6) Net interest margin equals (a) the difference between tax-equivalent interest income on interest-earning assets and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, divided by (b) average interest-earning assets for the period.

 

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The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in net interest income on a tax equivalent basis attributable to changes in average asset and liability balances (volume) and changes in average rates earned or paid (rate). Changes in interest income and expense, which are not attributable specifically to either volume or rate, are allocated proportionately between both variances.

 

     Three months ended June 30, 2007
compared with the same period of 2006
favorable / (unfavorable)
    Six months ended June 30, 2007
compared with the same period of 2006
favorable / (unfavorable)
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Volume     Rate     Combined     Volume     Rate     Combined  

INTEREST EARNED ON INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS

            

Federal funds sold

   $ 620     $ 15     $ 635     $ 1,272     $ 46     $ 1,318  

Other short-term investments

     —         40       40       (6 )     95       89  

Securities:

            

Taxable

     (980 )     315       (665 )     (774 )     1,074       300  

Tax-exempt

     78       (67 )     11       242       (139 )     103  

Loans

     4,762       2,140       6,902       7,623       6,968       14,591  
                                                

Total interest income

     4,480       2,443       6,923       8,357       8,044       16,401  
                                                

INTEREST EXPENSE ON INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

            

Deposits:

            

MMDA, NOW and savings

     1,125       (6,226 )     (5,101 )     2,980       (12,820 )     (9,840 )

Time deposits over $100,000

     (899 )     (1,491 )     (2,390 )     (2,210 )     (3,794 )     (6,004 )

Other time deposits

     (4,809 )     (801 )     (5,610 )     (10,486 )     (1,773 )     (12,259 )
                                                

Total interest-bearing deposits

     (4,583 )     (8,518 )     (13,101 )     (9,716 )     (18,387 )     (28,103 )

Short-term borrowings

     (1,064 )     (613 )     (1,677 )     (1,984 )     (1,198 )     (3,182 )

CODES

     —         —         —         51       50       101  

Subordinated debt

     1,001       221       1,222       1,611       457       2,068  

Other long-term borrowings

     617       (609 )     8       349       (1,219 )     (870 )
                                                

Total interest expense

     (4,029 )     (9,519 )     (13,548 )     (9,689 )     (20,297 )     (29,986 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net interest income

   $ 451     $ (7,076 )   $ (6,625 )   $ (1,332 )   $ (12,253 )   $ (13,585 )
                                                

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses is based on management’s assessment of the required allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments and net charge-offs. For information on our provision for credit losses see “Financial Condition—Provision for Credit Losses, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, and the Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments.”

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income was $58.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $56.8 million during the same period in 2006. The following are the key changes within the various components of non-interest income.

 

 

Insurance commissions and fees increased by $3.3 million to $43.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $40.2 million during the same period in 2006. This increase was due to the net inflow of new business and an increase in contingent commissions and override receipts.

 

 

Rental revenues earned by Greater Bay Capital on equipment leased to others decreased to $4.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $4.8 million during the same period in 2006. The decrease reflects attrition of the operating lease portfolio.

 

 

Loan and international banking fees increased to $2.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $1.7 million during the same period in 2006 primarily due to an increase in the volume of loan originations.

 

 

Other income decreased by $2.0 million to $2.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $4.6 million during the same period in 2006. This decrease is primarily the result of a $3.3 million decrease in warrant income and a $694,000 decrease in income on low income housing tax credit partnerships. Those decreases were partially offset by a $953,000 increase in income on deferred compensation plan investments and a $647,000 increase in the gain on sale of securities.

 

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Non-interest income was $116.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $115.5 million during the same period in 2006. The following are the key changes within the various components of non-interest income.

 

 

Insurance commissions and fees increased by $2.6 million to $87.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $84.8 million during the same period in 2006. This increase was due to the net inflow of new business and an increase in contingent commissions and override receipts.

 

 

Rental revenues earned by Greater Bay Capital on equipment leased to others decreased to $8.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $9.7 million during the same period in 2006. The decrease reflects attrition of the operating lease portfolio.

 

 

Loan and international banking fees increased to $4.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $3.5 million during the same period in 2006 primarily due to an increase in the volume of loan originations.

 

 

Other income decreased by $671,000 to $5.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $6.5 million during the same period in 2006. This decrease is primarily the a result of a $2.9 million decrease in warrant income and a $1.1 million decrease in income on low income housing tax credit partnerships. Those decreases were partially offset by a $2.5 million increase in income on venture fund investments and a $924,000 increase in income on deferred compensation plan investments.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $90.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to $83.0 million during the same period in 2006. The primary sources of variance in operating expenses between those periods included the following:

 

 

Compensation and benefits expenses increased $4.8 million to $55.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $50.9 million during the same period in 2006 primarily due to a $2.1 million increase in bonus expense, a $1.5 million increase in deferred compensation plan expense and a $792,000 increase in share-based compensation.

 

 

Data processing expense was $1.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $1.2 million during the same period in 2006. The $229,000 increase primarily reflects the outsourcing of certain data processing functions.

 

 

Depreciation—equipment leased to others was $3.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $3.9 million during the same period in 2006. The $647,000 decrease reflects operating lease portfolio attrition.

 

 

Legal costs and other professional fees increased to $5.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $3.9 million during the same period in 2006. The increase was primarily due to $2.1 million in merger related professional fees.

 

 

Other expenses increased to $7.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $5.9 million during the same period in 2006. The increase was primarily due to $811,000 in debt issuance costs that were written off as a result of a cancelled debt offering.

Operating expenses were $181.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to $173.5 million during the same period in 2006. The primary sources of variance in operating expenses between those periods included the following:

 

 

Compensation and benefits expenses increased $6.0 million to $114.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $108.5 million during the same period in 2006 primarily due to a $2.6 million increase in share-based compensation, a $1.5 million increase in bonus expense, a $1.4 million increase in deferred compensation plan expenses, a $795,000 increase in expenses related to the SERPs and a $722,000 increase in payroll taxes. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded a $1.4 million adjustment to share-based compensation related to prior periods for previous calculations of the impact of estimated forfeitures on compensation expense that we have determined to be immaterial to current and prior period results.

 

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Data processing expenses were $3.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $2.3 million during the same period in 2006. The $871,000 increase primarily reflects the outsourcing of certain data processing functions beginning in September 2006.

 

 

Depreciation—equipment leased to others was $6.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $7.9 million during the same period in 2006. The $1.3 million decrease reflects operating lease portfolio attrition.

 

 

Legal costs and other professional fees increased to $9.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $7.6 million during the same period in 2006. The increase was primarily due to $2.1 million in merger related professional fees.

 

 

Other expenses increased to $13.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $12.3 million during the same period in 2006. The increase was primarily due to $811,000 in debt issuance costs that were written off as a result of a cancelled debt offering, and a $443,000 increase in directors’ fees.

The efficiency ratio is a standard banking industry ratio used to measure the average cost required to deliver a dollar of revenue and is computed by dividing operating expenses by the sum of net interest income before provision for credit losses and non-interest income. The following table shows the computation of our efficiency ratio on a consolidated basis and excluding ABD. Because efficiency ratios represent a performance measure utilized by the banking industry, we provide the efficiency ratio, including and excluding ABD, providing the latter in order to present this measure in a manner comparable to other banking organizations that do not have significant non-bank service business affiliates.

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  
           (Restated)           (Restated)  

Consolidated efficiency ratio

     76.90 %     67.68 %     76.74 %     69.90 %

Efficiency ratio without ABD

     72.40 %     58.27 %     72.66 %     62.27 %

Total operating expenses

   $ 90,472     $ 82,975     $ 181,130     $ 173,520  

Less: ABD related operating expenses

     37,381       35,087       74,049       72,192  
                                

Total operating expenses without ABD

   $ 53,091     $ 47,888     $ 107,081     $ 101,328  
                                

Total revenue

   $ 117,647     $ 122,604     $ 236,018     $ 248,251  

Less: ABD total revenue

     44,312       40,424       88,651       85,525  
                                

Total revenue without ABD

   $ 73,335     $ 82,180     $ 147,367     $ 162,726  
                                

The increase in efficiency ratios on a consolidated basis and without ABD for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 is due to the increase in operating expenses as well as the decline in total revenues.

Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate was 36.6% and 37.5% during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to 37.2% and 36.8% in the same periods of 2006. See “Note 10—Income Taxes” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our income taxes, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Financial Condition

Securities

Securities decreased $173.5 million during the first half of 2007, or 11.2%, to $1.4 billion at June 30, 2007 compared to $1.5 billion at December 31, 2006. Although the stated maturity of these securities is as long as 30 years, due to scheduled principal payments and anticipated prepayments, we estimate that the average remaining life of these securities is approximately three years as of June 30, 2007. The overall yield on the securities portfolio decreased to 4.76% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to 4.85% during the year ended December 31, 2006 due to the sales and calls of higher yielding trust preferred and mortgage related securities.

 

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See “Note 3—Securities” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information concerning the composition of our securities portfolio and other information regarding the securities portfolio, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Loans and Leases

The following table presents the composition of our loan and lease portfolio at the dates indicated.

 

     June 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amount     %     Amount     %  

Commercial

   $ 2,147,692     43.1 %   $ 1,996,673     41.3 %

Leases

     279,084     5.6       248,876     5.1  

Term real estate - commercial

     1,492,253     29.9       1,403,631     29.0  
                            

Total Commercial

     3,919,029     78.6       3,649,180     75.4  

Real estate construction and land

     656,405     13.2       729,871     15.1  

Residential mortgage

     258,479     5.2       279,615     5.8  

Real estate other

     144,463     2.9       173,271     3.6  

Consumer and other

     66,119     1.3       68,698     1.4  
                            

Total loans and leases, gross

     5,044,495     101.2       4,900,635     101.3  

Deferred costs and fees, net

     7,709     0.2       5,206     0.1  
                            

Total loans and leases, net of deferred costs and fees

     5,052,204     101.4       4,905,841     101.4  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (64,110 )   (1.4 )     (68,025 )   (1.4 )
                            

Total loans and leases, net

   $ 4,988,094     100.0 %   $ 4,837,816     100.0 %
                            

Total loans and leases, net of deferred costs and fees, increased by $146.4 million from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2007. During the first half of 2007, we experienced increases in commercial loans of $269.8 million offset by decreases in real estate construction and land loans of $73.5 million, real estate other loans of $28.8 million, residential mortgage loans of $21.1 million, and consumer and other loans of $2.6 million.

The following table presents the maturity distribution of our loan and lease portfolio by type and the sensitivity of such loans to changes in interest rates at June 30, 2007.

 

     Term to final loan maturity     
     One year or less    One to five years    After five years     

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fixed rate    Variable rate    Fixed rate    Variable rate    Fixed rate    Variable rate    Total

Commercial

   $ 231,335    $ 500,276    $ 526,871    $ 132,934    $ 652,590    $ 103,686    $ 2,147,692

Leases

     24,980      —        240,693      —        13,411      —        279,084

Term real estate—commercial

     45,697      58,505      302,736      184,510      488,400      412,405      1,492,253

Real estate construction and land

     38,706      441,498      50,517      100,542      23,994      1,148      656,405

Residential mortgage

     —        —        —        —        —        258,479      258,479

Real estate other

     15,560      3,682      798      24,797      4,314      95,312      144,463

Consumer and other

     3,593      34,191      9,514      11,638      7,167      16      66,119
                                                

Total loans, gross

   $ 359,871    $ 1,038,152    $ 1,131,129    $ 454,421    $ 1,189,876    $ 871,046    $ 5,044,495
                                                

Nonperforming Assets

For information on nonperforming assets, see “Note 4—Loans and Leases, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, and Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments, and Nonperforming Assets”, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Provision for Credit Losses, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and the Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments

The allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s estimate of losses inherent in the existing loan and lease portfolio. The reserve for unfunded credit commitments represents management’s estimate of losses inherent in its unfunded loan commitments. The allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments are increased by provisions for credit losses charged to expense and recoveries, and reduced by negative provisions and charge-offs. Loans and leases are charged-off when they are deemed to be uncollectible; recoveries are generally recorded only when cash payments are received.

 

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The following table sets forth information concerning our allowance for loan and lease losses at the dates indicated.

 

     For the six months ended
June 30,
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006  

Period end gross loans outstanding

   $ 5,044,495     $ 4,770,547  

Average gross loans outstanding

   $ 4,909,402     $ 4,713,403  

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

    

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 68,025     $ 82,159  

Charge-offs:

    

Commercial

     (3,200 )     (4,189 )

Leases

     (994 )     (912 )

Term real estate - commercial

     —         —    
                

Total commercial

     (4,194 )     (5,101 )

Real estate construction and land

     —         —    

Real estate mortgage

     —         —    

Real estate other

     —         (320 )

Consumer and other

     (42 )     (69 )
                

Total charge-offs

     (4,236 )     (5,490 )
                

Recoveries:

    

Commercial

     892       1,385  

Leases

     410       284  

Term real estate - commercial

     —         1  
                

Total commercial

     1,302       1,670  

Real estate construction and land

     —         916  

Real estate mortgage

     —         —    

Real estate other

     —         —    

Consumer and other

     57       199  
                

Total recoveries

     1,359       2,785  
                

Net charge-offs

     (2,877 )     (2,705 )

Reversal of provision for loan and leases losses (1)

     (1,038 )     (7,765 )
                

Balance at end of period

   $ 64,110     $ 71,689  
                

Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding during the period

     0.12 %     0.12 %

Ratio of allowance for loan and leases to:

    

End of period loans

     1.27 %     1.50 %

Total nonaccrual loans

     265.18 %     222.17 %

(1) Excludes the provision for unfunded credit commitment amounts which is included in the reversal of credit losses. See “Note 4 - Loans and Leases, Allowance for Loan and Leases Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments and Nonperforming Assets” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details.

The allowance for loan and lease losses at June 30, 2007 was $64.1 million, compared to $68.0 million at December 31, 2006 and $71.7 million at June 30, 2006. The decrease during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was a result of a reduction in the assumed rates of default for the loan and lease portfolio specific to each credit grade, which is a key factor for determining allowance requirements.

 

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Reserve Methodology

The methodology used to determine the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments consists of three key components: specific reserves for individual impairment, the migration-based pool analysis, and the estimated identified incurred loss. The following table provides information about these components at the dates presented:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

June 30,

2007

  

December 31,

2006

Individual impairment component:

     

Specific reserves:

     

Individual loan impairment reserve

   $ 5,742    $ 5,583

Reserve for unfunded credit commitments

     60      121
             

Total individual impairment component

     5,802      5,704
             

Pool analysis component:

     

Migration-based pool analysis:

     

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     41,495      45,476

Reserve for unfunded credit commitments

     5,073      5,465
             

Total migration-based pool analysis component

     46,568      50,941
             

Estimated unidentified incurred loss:

     

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     16,873      16,965

Reserve for unfunded credit commitments

     991      991
             

Total estimated unidentified incurred loss

     17,864      17,956
             

Total reserves:

     

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     64,110      68,024

Reserve for unfunded credit commitments

     6,124      6,577
             

Total reserves

   $ 70,234    $ 74,601
             

For a description of our reserve methodology, see “Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Provision for Credit Losses, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, and the Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments” included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The $4.4 million decrease in the migration based pool analysis component at June 30, 2007 primarily resulted from a decrease in assumed rates of default, particularly in the specialty finance loan portfolio.

Property, Premises, and Equipment

Property, premises, and equipment decreased to $76.7 million at June 30, 2007, compared to $86.3 million at December 31, 2006. This decrease is primarily due to the depreciation of equipment leased to others during the period. Equipment leased to others, net of accumulated depreciation decreased to $38.1 million at June 30, 2007, compared to $46.1 million at December 31, 2006. The operating lease portfolio reduction reflects actions we have taken to qualify newly originated leases as direct financing leases rather than operating leases.

Lease contracts are categorized as direct financing leases or operating leases in accordance with SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” (or “SFAS No. 13”). Direct financing leases are included in loans and leases, net and operating leases are included in property, premises, and equipment. During the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, we originated lease contracts with an original equipment cost of $26.3 million, and $47.6 million, respectively, whose residual value was insured, and as a result qualified under SFAS No. 13 to be classified as direct financing leases and are included in loans and leases.

 

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Deposits

Total deposits remained unchanged at $5.3 billion as of June 30, 2007 when compared to December 31, 2006. Total core deposits, which exclude brokered and institutional time deposits, decreased by $324.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007 to $3.9 billion reflecting decreases in all deposit categories except time certificates under $100,000. Balance attrition in MMDA, NOW and savings deposits was attributable to the continued trend of outflows in our specialty deposits area, which is principally comprised of title, exchange, venture capital, and other large balance relationships. Balance attrition in non-interest bearing deposits was attributable to a number of factors, including higher yielding alternative investment options available to our depositors, seasonality, and client attrition.

The maturities of time deposits, $100,000 and over were as follows as of June 30, 2007:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Three months or less

   $ 794,467

Over three months through six months

     9,669

Over six months through twelve months

     1,075

Over twelve months

     100
      

Total

   $ 805,311
      

Borrowings

Total borrowings remained unchanged at $1.0 billion at June 30, 2007 when compared to December 31, 2006. Borrowings consisted of FHLB advances, securities sold under agreement to repurchase, subordinated notes, senior notes, and other notes payable.

See “Note 6—Borrowings” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information and a description of our borrowing arrangements, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Liquidity and Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $44.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $22.8 million during the same period in 2006.

Cash provided by investing activities totaled $21.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to cash used by investing activities of $144.4 million during the same period in 2006. The net use of cash for loans and leases was $147.9 during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $48.5 million for the same period in 2006. Net cash provided by securities activities, including maturities, partial paydowns, sales, and purchases, was $175.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to cash used by investing activities of $88.6 million during the same period in 2006. The increase in cash provided by securities activities during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, reflects $91.6 million of sales and $103.7 million in maturities and paydowns during the first six months of 2007.

Net cash used by financing activities was $81.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $204.1 million during the same period in 2006. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, $100.5 million in cash was used for the redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock. Short-term and long-term borrowings resulted in a $4.9 million use of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $248.3 million during the same period in 2006. We manage our borrowing levels based on several factors, including the funding requirements of our loans and leases and our securities portfolio and asset liquidity requirements of the Bank and our holding company.

As of June 30, 2007, we did not have any material capital expenditure commitments.

 

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Bank Liquidity Management

Our liquidity management objective is to allow the Bank to meet the funding needs of its clients while avoiding carrying excess cash and cash equivalent balances due to their low-yielding nature. We monitor the sources and uses of funds on a daily basis to maintain an appropriate liquidity position. In addition to asset liquidity and funds provided from operations, we have access to wholesale funding markets, principally through FHLB advances, brokered certificates of deposits and securities sold under repurchase agreements.

Holding Company Liquidity Management

Regulations restrict non-bank affiliates from accessing funds from a related bank entity. As such, holding company liquidity is managed separate and apart from Bank liquidity. The holding company’s liquidity management objective is to maintain the ability to meet obligations as they come due. In addition to its own operating expenses, the holding company is responsible for the payment of fees, interest and principal on its line of credit, senior notes, subordinated notes, investment commitments, subsidiary capital funding, and the payment of dividends on its capital stock. None of the debt instruments issued by the holding company mature in 2007, although certain debt or equity securities are redeemable at our option during 2007. On June 30, 2007, we redeemed our outstanding convertible Series B Preferred Stock, which had a carrying value of $102.6 million, at its stated value for total consideration of $100.5 million.

Substantially all of the holding company’s operating receipts are realized from interest received on its securities portfolio and dividends received from subsidiaries. There are statutory and regulatory provisions that limit the ability of the Bank and ABD to pay dividends to the holding company. Under such restrictions, the amount available for payment of dividends to the holding company totaled $82.5 million at June 30, 2007. The holding company also has the ability to supplement its cash position through capital market financings. The holding company has a three-year unsecured committed credit facility under which it had $60.0 million available as of June 30, 2007.

See “Note 6—Borrowings” and “Note 15—Subsequent Events” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information concerning our holding company’s senior notes, subordinated debt obligations, and the holding company’s line of credit facility.

Liquidity of ABD

ABD’s primary source of liquidity is its operating revenues. ABD also has access to additional liquidity through a $50.0 million line of credit facility with the holding company and capital contributions as needed.

Capital Resources

Shareholders’ equity is our primary source of regulatory capital. See the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and “Note 12—Shareholders’ Equity” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.

An additional regulatory capital component is Trust Preferred Securities issued by our subsidiary capital trusts which qualify as Tier I capital up to a maximum of 33% of core capital under applicable regulatory guidelines. Trust Preferred Securities above the Tier I qualifying maximum qualify as Tier II capital. As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, those subsidiary trusts had $170.5 million and $175.5 million, respectively, in Trust Preferred Securities outstanding, all of which qualified as Tier I capital.

 

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The federal bank regulatory agencies have adopted regulations setting forth a five-tier system for measuring the capital adequacy of the financial institutions they supervise. Our capital levels at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, were as follows:

 

     Regulatory capital ratios  
     Leverage
ratio
    Tier I
risk-based
capital ratio
    Total
risk-based
capital ratio
 

Greater Bay Bancorp:

      

June 30, 2007

   9.64 %   10.90 %   12.04 %

December 31, 2006

   10.63 %   12.26 %   13.47 %

The Bank:

      

June 30, 2007

   11.64 %   13.08 %   14.24 %

December 31, 2006

   11.53 %   13.18 %   14.41 %

Well-capitalized minimum

   5.00 %   6.00 %   10.00 %

Adequately capitalized minimum

   4.00 %   4.00 %   8.00 %

Declines in Greater Bay Bancorp’s regulatory capital ratios at June 30, 2007, as compared to December 31, 2006 were primarily the result of the redemption of our convertible Series B Preferred Stock. However, our regulatory capital ratios continue to be above “well-capitalized”.

Our tangible common equity and common equity ratios are non-regulatory capital measures that we believe are meaningful because they are frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies to measure our financial leverage. Those ratios, which are non-GAAP financial measures, were as follows at June 30, 2007:

 

     Non- regulatory
capital ratios
 
     Tangible
common
equity
    Common
equity
 

June 30, 2007

   6.66 %   10.32 %

December 31, 2006

   6.32 %   9.99 %

Tangible common equity ratio increases were a result of the growth in common shareholders’ equity increasing at a faster rate than tangible assets. The following table sets forth the reconciliation of common shareholders’ equity to tangible common equity and total assets to tangible assets.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

June 30,

2007

   

December 31,

2006

 

Common shareholders’ equity

   $ 756,489     $ 736,418  

Less: goodwill and other intangibles

     (287,166 )     (288,994 )
                

Tangible common equity

   $ 469,323     $ 447,424  
                

Total assets

   $ 7,329,069     $ 7,371,134  

Less: goodwill and other intangibles

     (287,166 )     (288,994 )
                

Tangible assets

   $ 7,041,903     $ 7,082,140  
                

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

The following table provides the amounts due under contractual obligations for the items indicated below as of June 30, 2007.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Total    Less than
one year
   One to
three years
   Four to
five years
   More than
five years

Deposits

   $ 5,299,422    $ 4,934,654    $ 312,134    $ 52,506    $ 128

Long-term borrowings

     625,889      —        250,021      200,094      175,774

Other long-term liabilities reflected on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP

     64,203      —        —        —        64,203
                                  

Total accrued contractual obligations

     5,989,514      4,934,654      562,155      252,600      240,105
                                  

Operating lease obligations

     112,191      20,758      45,585      11,015      34,833

Purchase obligations

     8,028      8,028      —        —        —  
                                  

Total off-balance sheet arrangements

     120,219      28,786      45,585      11,015      34,833
                                  

Total contractual obligations

   $ 6,109,733    $ 4,963,440    $ 607,740    $ 263,615    $ 274,938
                                  

Other information:

              

Contingent payments

   $ 4,367    $ —      $ 4,367    $ —      $ —  

Commitments to fund loans

   $ 1,369,533    $ 1,369,533    $ —      $ —      $ —  

Commitments under letters of credit

   $ 104,047    $ 104,047    $ —      $ —      $ —  

The obligations are categorized by their contractual maturity dates. The actual or expected maturity dates for these obligations may vary from their contractual due dates. Approximately $395.9 million of commitments to fund loans relate to real estate construction, a significant portion of which is expected to fund within the next 18 months. However, the remainder of the loan funding commitments relate primarily to revolving lines of credit or other commercial loans, and many of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total undrawn commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. “See Note 7—Commitments and Contingencies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a further description of contingent payments, which is incorporated herein by reference.

We may, at our option, prepay certain borrowings and Trust Preferred Securities prior to their maturity date. Furthermore, the actual payment of certain current liabilities may be deferred into future periods.

Purchase obligations represent unaccrued and unfunded commitments totaling $8.0 million on certain equity investments in venture capital funds and partnerships and corporations that invest in CRA qualified assets. See “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these unaccrued and unfunded commitments, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Results by Business Segment

We have four reportable business segments, which are community banking, treasury, Matsco, and ABD. In addition, we have four smaller operating segments, Greater Bay Capital, Greater Bay SBA Lending, Greater Bay Business Funding, and Greater Bay Trust Company, whose results are combined and reported in all other segments. The results for these four units are included in the reconciliation between business segment totals and our consolidated total. Our business segments do not include the results of administration units that do not meet the definition of an operating segment.

Changes to the Composition of our Reportable Business Segments and Other Information

During 2007 and 2006, we changed the composition of our reportable business segments, the computation of certain intersegment interest income and expenses, and how we allocate the allowance for loan and lease losses, certain liabilities, revenues, and expenses. See “Note 11—Business Segments” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these changes, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Community Banking

We provide a wide range of commercial banking and financial services to small- and medium-sized businesses, real estate developers and property managers, business executives, professionals, and other individuals.

Key measures we use to evaluate community banking’s performance are included in the following table at the dates indicated. The table also provides additional significant segment measures useful to understanding the performance of this segment:

 

     For the three months ended June 30,     For the six months ended June 30,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Key Measures:

        

Statement of operations:

        

Interest income

   $ 60,746     $ 59,040     $ 119,908     $ 115,573  

Interest expense

     26,118       19,002       50,949       36,359  
                                

Net interest income before intersegment interest income

     34,628       40,038       68,959       79,214  

Intersegment interest income

     16,406       16,153       33,397       36,289  
                                

Net interest income before (reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     51,034       56,191       102,356       115,503  

(Reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     (692 )     (4,136 )     (633 )     (5,336 )
                                

Net interest income after (reversal of) / provision for credit losses

     51,726       60,327       102,989       120,839  

Non-interest income

     3,598       3,962       7,410       7,602  

Operating expenses

     15,474       13,129       31,479       27,590  
                                

Income before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocation

   $ 39,850     $ 51,160     $ 78,920     $ 100,851  
                                

Balance sheet:

        

Assets

   $ 3,083,994     $ 3,016,262     $ 3,083,994     $ 3,016,262  

Deposits

   $ 3,923,346     $ 4,221,755     $ 3,923,346     $ 4,221,755  

Other Significant Segment Measures:

        

Average loans

   $ 3,007,681     $ 2,964,781     $ 2,998,726     $ 2,990,911  

Yield earned on loans

     8.10 %     7.99 %     8.06 %     7.79 %

Net charge-offs

   $ (423 )   $ (1,105 )   $ (1,439 )   $ (130 )

Average interest-bearing deposits

   $ 3,147,740     $ 3,263,005     $ 3,182,438     $ 3,321,055  

Rate paid on interest-bearing deposits

     3.33 %     2.34 %     3.23 %     2.21 %

Compensation and benefits

   $ 8,651     $ 7,716     $ 18,265     $ 16,974  

Interest income received from other segments

   $ 16,406     $ 16,153     $ 33,397     $ 36,289  

During the three months ended June 30, 2007, community banking’s income before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocations decreased 22% to $39.9 million, compared to $51.2 million for the same period in 2006. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in net interest income driven primarily by the increase in funding costs, a decrease in the reversal of provision for credit losses, and an increase in operating expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, community banking’s income before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocations decreased 22% to $78.9 million, compared to $100.9 million for the same period in 2006. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in net interest income, a decrease in intersegment interest income, a decrease in the reversal of provision for credit losses, and an increase in operating expenses.

Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses: Net interest income after provision for credit losses decreased to $51.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $60.3 million for the same period in 2006. The $8.6 million decrease reflects a $3.4 million increase in the provision for credit losses, a $7.1 million increase in interest expense on deposits. This was partially offset by a $1.7 million increase in interest income on loans.

The key factors affecting interest income, interest expense, and the provision for credit losses include the following for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006:

 

   

Interest income on loans was $60.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $59.0 million during the same period in 2006. This increase is primarily the result of an increase in the average balance of loans outstanding in addition to an increase in the yield earned on loans. The increase in the yield reflects higher market

 

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interest rates during the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The average yield earned on loans during the three months ended June 30, 2007 was 11 basis points higher than in the same period for 2006;

 

   

Interest expense on deposits increased to $26.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $19.0 million during the same period in 2006. These increases were primarily due to a 99 basis point increase in the average interest rates paid, which reflects higher market interest rates. The effect of a higher rate paid on deposits was partially offset by a decrease in average deposit balances during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006; and

 

   

The reversal of the provision for credit losses decreased to $692,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to a $4.1 million reversal for the same period in 2006. The provision for credit losses fluctuates based on management’s assessment of the required allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments as well as net charge-offs.

Net interest income after provision for credit losses decreased to $103.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $120.8 million for the same period in 2006. The $17.9 million decrease reflects a $4.7 million decrease in the reversal of the provision for credit losses, a $14.6 million increase in interest expense on deposits, and a $2.9 million decrease in interest income received from other segments. This was partially offset by a $4.3 million increase in interest income on loans.

The key factors affecting interest income, interest expense, intersegment interest income, and the provision for credit losses include the following for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006:

 

   

Interest income on loans was $119.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $115.6 million during the same period in 2006. This increase is primarily the result of an increase in the average yield earned on loans, which reflects higher market interest rates during the second half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The average yield earned on loans during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was 27 basis points higher than in the same period for 2006;

 

   

Interest expense on deposits increased to $50.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $36.4 million during the same period in 2006. These increases were primarily due to a 102 basis point increase in the average interest rates paid, which reflects higher market interest rates. The effect of a higher rate paid on deposits was partially offset by a decrease in average deposit balances during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006;

 

   

Intersegment interest income decreased to $33.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $36.3 million for the same period in 2006. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in average deposit balances, including non-interest bearing demand deposits; and

 

   

The reversal of the provision for credit losses decreased to $633,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to a $5.3 million reversal for the same period in 2006. The provision for credit losses fluctuates based on management’s assessment of the required allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments as well as net charge-offs.

Operating Expenses: Community banking’s operating expense increased during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006 primarily as a result of an increase in compensation and benefits, occupancy expense, and other miscellaneous expense. Compensation and benefits was $8.7 million and $18.3 million during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $7.7 million and $17.0 million for the same periods in 2006. The increase in compensation and benefits is primarily due to additions to staff in the areas of community banking administration and business development.

Balance Sheet: Community banking’s loan balance was $3.1 billion at June 30, 2007, reflecting an increase of $34.9 million from December 31, 2006.

Deposits were $3.9 billion at June 30, 2007 a decrease of $306.7 million from December 31, 2006. Those deposits were replaced by wholesale funding sources at our Treasury segment which resulted in a reduction in community banking’s intersegment interest income.

 

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Treasury

Treasury manages the Company’s investment portfolio, wholesale funding, and liquidity position. Treasury’s assets are primarily comprised of the securities portfolio, Federal funds sold, and purchased residential mortgage loans. Treasury’s liabilities include wholesale fundings, which are comprised of brokered and institutional time deposits and borrowings. Treasury provides intersegment funding to support customer lending activity and purchases funds raised from core deposit gathering activities.

Key measures we use to evaluate treasury’s performance are included in the following table. The table also provides additional significant segment measures useful to understanding the performance of this segment:

 

     For the three months ended June 30,     For the six months ended June 30,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Key Measures:

        

Statement of operations:

        

Interest income

   $ 19,518     $ 19,748     $ 40,369     $ 39,092  

Interest expense

     29,193       22,881       57,416       42,121  
                                

Net interest income before intersegment interest income / (expense)

     (9,675 )     (3,133 )     (17,047 )     (3,029 )

Intersegment interest income / (expense)

     4,361       85       7,031       (4,408 )
                                

Net interest income before reversal of provision for credit losses

     (5,314 )     (3,048 )     (10,016 )     (7,437 )

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (77 )     (171 )     (98 )     (265 )
                                

Net interest income after reversal of provision for credit losses

     (5,237 )     (2,877 )     (9,918 )     (7,172 )

Non-interest income

     22       123       (658 )     178  

Operating expenses

     1,007       197       1,007       620  
                                

Loss before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocation

   $ (6,222 )   $ (2,951 )   $ (11,583 )   $ (7,614 )
                                

Balance sheet:

        

Assets

   $ 1,719,345     $ 2,109,469     $ 1,719,345     $ 2,109,469  

Deposits

   $ 1,369,296     $ 770,723     $ 1,369,296     $ 770,723  

Other Significant Segment Measures:

        

Average loans

   $ 208,434     $ 230,010     $ 211,338     $ 232,683  

Yield earned on loans

     4.47 %     4.44 %     4.48 %     4.45 %

Average securities

   $ 1,436,162     $ 1,519,615     $ 1,483,659     $ 1,472,144  

Yield earned on securities

     4.73 %     4.64 %     4.77 %     4.75 %

Average interest-bearing deposits

   $ 1,090,417     $ 685,766     $ 1,057,589     $ 608,716  

Rate paid on interest-bearing deposits

     5.32 %     4.89 %     5.32 %     4.73 %

Interest income / (expense) received from / (paid to) other segments

   $ 4,361     $ 85     $ 7,031     $ (4,408 )

During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, treasury had a loss before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocations of $6.2 million and $11.6 million, respectively, compared to a $3.0 million and $7.6 million loss during the same periods in 2006. The increased loss during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 is due to changes in its balance sheet mix and changes in interest rates.

Management evaluates the treasury segment’s performance based on several qualitative factors in addition to its income or loss before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocation. The qualitative factors include treasury’s success in positioning the Bank’s overall asset/liability position in order to achieve company-wide interest rate risk management goals and treasury’s management of the Bank’s liquidity position. Treasury’s role in supporting these company-wide initiatives may require treasury to structure its own balance sheet in a manner that is unprofitable to the segment on a stand-alone basis.

 

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Net Interest Income: During the three months ended June 30, 2007, treasury had a loss in net interest income after provision for credit losses of $5.2 million compared to a $2.9 million loss during the same period in 2006. The key factors affecting net interest income after provision for credit losses include the following:

 

   

Interest income on securities increased to $16.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $17.1 million during the same period in 2006;

 

   

Interest income on Federal funds sold was $763,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $128,000 during the same period in 2006. The increase during the three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily a result of an increase in the rate received, in addition to an increase in the average Federal funds sold balance. The increase in the average yield earned on Federal funds sold reflects higher market interest rates during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006;

 

   

Interest expense on brokered and institutional deposits was $14.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $8.4 million during the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average deposit balance as well as an increase in the interest rate paid on deposits;

 

   

Treasury’s intersegment interest income / (expense) is dependent on the funding provided by and the funding requirements of the other segments, primarily that of community banking, Matsco and “all other segments”. For the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, community banking’s average deposit balances decreased, resulting in a reduction of interest paid by treasury to community banking. Also, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, funding requirements for Matsco and “all other segments” increased due to loan portfolio growth and an increase in the cost of funds resulted in an increase in the interest received by treasury from those segments. As a result of those factors, intersegment interest income / (expense) (representing net interest charges received from / (paid to) the other segments) for treasury increased to $4.4 million of income during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $85,000 during the same period in 2006.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, treasury had a loss in net interest income after provision for credit losses of $9.9 million, compared to a $7.2 million loss during the same period in 2006. The key factors affecting net interest income after provision for credit losses include the following:

 

   

Interest income on securities increased to $34.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $33.7 million during the same period in 2006;

 

   

Interest income on Federal funds sold was $1.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $260,000 during the same period in 2006. The increase during the first half of 2007 was primarily a result of an increase in the average Federal funds sold balance, in addition to an increase in the rate received. The increase in the average yield earned on Federal funds sold reflects higher market interest rates during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006;

 

   

Interest expense on brokered and institutional deposits was $27.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $14.3 million during the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average deposit balance as well as an increase in the interest rate paid on deposits;

 

   

Interest expense on borrowings was $29.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $27.9 million during the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average rate paid and offset by a slight decrease in the average balance of various borrowings; and

 

   

For the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, community banking’s average deposit balances decreased, resulting in a reduction of interest paid by treasury to community banking. Also, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, funding requirements for Matsco and “all other segments” increased due to loan portfolio growth and an increase in the cost of funds resulted in an increase in the interest received by treasury from those segments. As a result of those factors, intersegment interest income / (expense) (representing net interest charges received from / (paid to) the other segments) for treasury increased to $7.0 million of income during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $4.4 million of expense during the same period in 2006.

Non-interest Income: Non-interest income is primarily comprised of gains and losses on securities and other equity investments. Securities gains and losses were a $22,000 gain and a $194,000 loss during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 respectively, compared to a $5,000 gain for each of the same periods in 2006. Changes in the fair value of CRA investments are reflected in a $134,000 gain and a $195,000 loss for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively. In addition there were impairment losses on securities of $179,000 and $313,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively.

 

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Matsco

Our Matsco division offers financial products and services to meet the needs of dentists and veterinarians. Matsco’s principal financial products include practice start-up financing, practice expansion financing, practice acquisition financing, working capital, equipment financing and financing for retirement planning. These products are structured as either loans or equipment leases.

Key measures we use to evaluate Matsco’s performance are included in the following table. The table also provides additional significant segment measures useful to understanding the performance of this segment:

 

     For the three months ended June 30,     For the six months ended June 30,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Key Measures:

        

Statement of operations:

        

Interest income

   $ 20,681     $ 17,419     $ 40,379     $ 34,373  

Interest expense

     —         —         —         —    
                                

Net interest income before intersegment interest expense

     20,681       17,419       40,379       34,373  

Intersegment interest expense

     (10,741 )     (8,437 )     (20,712 )     (16,300 )
                                

Net interest income before reversal of provision for credit losses

     9,940       8,982       19,667       18,073  

Reversal of provision for credit losses

     (907 )     1,329       (2,892 )     (2,179 )
                                

Net interest income after reversal of provision for credit losses

     10,847       7,653       22,559       20,252  

Non-interest income

     626       720       1,690       1,562  

Operating expenses

     3,829       3,297       7,225       6,508  
                                

Income before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocation

   $ 7,644     $ 5,076     $ 17,024     $ 15,306  
                                

Balance sheet:

        

Assets

   $ 1,077,663     $ 937,664     $ 1,077,663     $ 937,664  

Other Significant Segment Measures:

        

Average loans and leases

   $ 1,021,852     $ 913,937     $ 1,002,745     $ 902,347  

Yield earned on loans and leases

     8.12 %     7.64 %     8.12 %     7.68 %

Net charge-offs

   $ (1,194 )   $ (1,132 )   $ (727 )   $ (1,864 )

Compensation and benefits

   $ 2,174     $ 1,984     $ 4,456     $ 3,971  

Interest expense paid to other segments

   $ (10,741 )   $ (8,437 )   $ (20,712 )   $ (16,300 )

During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, Matsco’s income before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocation increased 51% and 11% to $7.6 million and $17.0 million, respectively, compared to $5.1 million and $15.3 million during the same periods in 2006. The increases during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 were primarily due to an increase in interest income and an increase in the reversal of provision for credit losses partially offset by an increase in operating expenses and intersegment interest expense.

Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses: Net interest income after provision for credit losses increased to $10.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $7.7 million during the same period in 2006. The increase is primarily due to an increase in interest income and an increase in the reversal of provision for credit losses partially offset by an increase in intersegment interest expense all reflective of overall growth in the business. The key factors affecting interest income, intersegment interest expense, and the provision for credit losses include the following for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006:

 

   

Interest income on loans and leases was $20.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $17.4 million during the same period in 2006. This increase is primarily the result of an increase in the average balance of loans and leases, in addition to an increase in the average yield earned on loans and leases. The higher yield reflects higher market interest rates during the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The average yield earned on loans and leases during the three months ended June 30, 2007 was 48 basis points higher than in the same period for 2006;

 

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Intersegment interest expense increased to $10.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $8.4 million for the same period in 2006. The increase is primarily due to increased intersegment borrowing to support the increased lending activity in addition to an increase in the cost of funding; and

 

   

The reversal of provision for credit losses increased by $2.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006. The provision for credit losses fluctuates based on management’s assessment of the required allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments as well as net charge-offs.

Net interest income after provision for credit losses increased to $22.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $20.3 million during the same period in 2006. The increase is primarily due to an increase in interest income and an increase in the reversal of provision for credit losses partially offset by an increase in intersegment interest expense. The key factors affecting interest income, intersegment interest expense, and the provision for credit losses include the following for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006:

 

   

Interest income on loans and leases was $40.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $34.4 million during the same period in 2006. This increase is primarily the result of an increase in the average balance of loans and leases, in addition to an increase in the average yield earned on loans and leases. The higher yield reflects higher market interest rates during the first half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The average yield earned on loans and leases during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was 44 basis points higher than in the same period for 2006;

 

   

Intersegment interest expense increased to $20.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $16.3 million for the same period in 2006. The increase is primarily due to increased intersegment borrowing to support the increased lending activity in addition to an increase in the cost of funding; and

 

   

The reversal of provision for credit losses increased by $713,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006. The provision for credit losses fluctuates based on management’s assessment of the required allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments as well as net charge-offs.

ABD

ABD is a commercial insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm with offices located in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. ABD markets commercial, personal property, casualty, employee benefits, life, and retirement insurance products and provides risk management consulting services on a nationwide basis.

Key measures we use to evaluate insurance brokerage services’ performance are included in the following table. The table also provides additional significant segment measures useful to understanding the performance of this segment:

 

     For the three months ended June 30,    For the six months ended June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007    2006    2007    2006

Key Measures:

           

Statement of operations:

           

Interest income

   $ 72    $ 41    $ 147    $ 72

Interest expense

     13      30      29      62
                           

Net interest income before intersegment interest income (expense)

     59      11      118      10

Intersegment interest income

     55      116      53      213
                           

Net interest income after intersegment interest expense

     114      127      171      223

Insurance commissions and fees and non-interest income

     44,198      40,298      88,480      85,303

Operating expenses

     37,235      34,263      73,685      70,407
                           

Income before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocation

   $ 7,077    $ 6,162    $ 14,966    $ 15,119
                           

Balance sheet:

           

Assets (1)

   $ 371,431    $ 403,278    $ 371,431    $ 403,278

Other Significant Segment Measures:

           

Insurance commissions and fees

   $ 43,660    $ 40,391    $ 87,762    $ 85,202

Compensation and benefits

   $ 27,378    $ 24,221    $ 54,850    $ 51,161

Interest income received from other segments

   $ 55    $ 116    $ 53    $ 213

(1) Assets include goodwill of $213.4 million and $210.7 million as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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ABD’s income before provision for income taxes and intercompany allocation increased to $7.1 million and decreased to $15.0 million during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, from $6.2 million and $15.1 million during the same periods in 2006, primarily due to increases in insurance commissions and fees and offset by increases in operating expenses.

ABD’s primary source of revenue is insurance commissions and fees earned on the sales of insurance products and insurance related consulting services. These revenues were $43.7 million and $87.8 million during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to $40.4 million and $85.2 million during the same periods in 2006. This increase was primarily a result of an increase in contingent commissions and override receipts as well as moderate growth in core commissions and fees. ABD’s net inflow of new business was sufficient to offset the impact of the reductions in premium levels.

Recent Accounting Developments

See “Note 13—Recent Accounting Developments” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information and a description of the recent accounting developments, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The types of market risk exposures generally faced in the banking industry include interest rate risk, liquidity risk, equity price risk, foreign currency risk, and commodity price risk. Due to the nature of our operations, foreign currency and commodity price risk are not significant to us. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Financial Condition - Liquidity and Cash Flow” for a discussion of our liquidity risk. Our interest rate risk and equity market price risk are described below.

Interest Rate Risk

We manage our interest rate risk within an overall asset and liability management framework that includes attention to credit risk, liquidity risk, and capital structure. A principal objective of asset/liability management is to manage the sensitivity of net interest income to changing interest rates. Under a Board-approved policy, the Board of Directors has delegated the oversight of asset liability management to the Board Asset Liability Committee, and the Management Asset Liability Committee, a committee comprised of senior executive management. Two common measures used to monitor interest rate risk are economic value interest rate sensitivity and forecasted net interest income rate sensitivity.

Economic Value Interest Rate Sensitivity

Interest rate sensitivity is computed by estimating percentage changes in the economic value of our equity over a range of potential yield curve shocks. Economic value sensitivity is defined as the economic value of our assets less the economic value of our liabilities plus or minus the economic value of off-balance sheet items. The economic value of each asset, liability and off-balance sheet item is its discounted present value of expected cash flows. Discount rates are based on implied forward market rates of interest, adjusted for assumed shock scenario interest rate changes. The following table shows our projected percentage change in economic value sensitivity for parallel yield curve shocks as of the dates indicated relative to the value if wholesale market rates follow implied forward rates.

 

     Projected change in economic value  

Change in interest rates

   June 30, 2007     June 30, 2006  

100 basis point rise

   -3.6 %   1.0 %

100 basis point decline

   3.4 %   -1.9 %

The economic value of portfolio equity sensitivity from June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2007 has shifted due to many factors including changes in wholesale rates, the composition of customer loans, leases, deposits, wholesale borrowing maturities and modeling changes related to non-maturity deposits.

Forecasted Net Interest Income Interest Rate Sensitivity

The impact of interest rate changes on the next 12 months’ net interest income is measured using income simulation. The various products in our balance sheet are modeled to simulate their income (and cash flow) behavior in relation to interest rate movements. Income for the next 12 months is calculated using the implied forward curve and for immediate and sustained yield curve shocks.

The income simulation model includes various assumptions about the repricing behavior for each product and new business volumes and pricing behaviors. Many of our assets are floating rate loans, which would subsequently reprice in response to changes in market interest rates with the repricing being the same extent as the change in the underlying contracted index. Our administered rate open-account deposit products are assumed to reprice gradually in response to wholesale rate changes. The following table shows our projected percentage change in 12 month net interest income as a consequence of parallel yield curve shocks from the implied forward curve:

 

     Projected change in net interest income  

Change in interest rates

   June 30, 2007     June 30, 2006  

100 basis point rise

   -3.0 %   0.3 %

100 basis point decline

   3.1 %   -0.2 %

Net interest income sensitivity from June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2007 shifted from a neutral position to a slightly liability sensitive position due to changes in forecasted balances, forecasted rates, and modeling changes related to non-maturity deposits.

 

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Equity Market Price Risk

We are exposed to equity market risk through our investments in stocks and warrants. The fair value of stock investments was $1.4 million at June 30, 2007 and $2.0 million at December 31, 2006. See “Note 3—Securities “ of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these securities. The fair value of warrant investments was $2.2 million at June 30, 2007 and $1.6 million at December 31, 2006. See “Note 9—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of these warrants.

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

In accordance with Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation as of June 30, 2007 under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of June 30, 2007.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, these controls.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

None

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

Shareholders who will hold shares of our Common Stock upon consummation of our merger with Wells Fargo should read the risk factors to be contained in our proxy statement for the special shareholders’ meeting to approve the merger with respect to risks attendant to the merger. There have been no additional material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

On March 23, 2005, we announced a Common Stock repurchase program that authorized the purchase of $80.0 million in Common Stock. As of June 30, 2007, there was $22.5 million remaining under the repurchase program. There were no Common Stock repurchases during the three months ended June 30, 2007.

On June 30, 2007, we redeemed our outstanding convertible Series B Preferred Stock, which had a carrying value of $102.6 million, at its stated value of $50.00 per share for total consideration of $100.5 million. At the time of redemption, the convertible Series B Preferred Stock was convertible into 3,358,347 shares of our Common Stock.

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

 

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) We held our annual meeting of shareholders on May 30, 2007.

(b) The following directors were elected at the annual meeting to serve for a one-year term:

Frederick J. de Grosz

John M. Gatto

Robert B. Kaplan

Daniel G. Libarle

Arthur K. Lund

George M. Marcus

Duncan L. Matteson

Glen McLaughlin

Linda R. Meier

Thomas E. Randlett

Byron A. Scordelis

James C. Thompson

 

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(c) At the annual meeting, the shareholders (1) approved the election of our directors; (2) approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007; and (3) did not approve the shareholder proposal requesting the Board to consider restricting the use of preferred stock. The results of the voting were as follows:

 

Matter

   Votes for    Votes against    Withheld    Abstentions    Broker non-votes

Election of Directors:

              

Frederick J. de Grosz

   43,262,381    —      2,941,254    —      —  

John M. Gatto

   44,447,028    —      1,756,607    —      —  

Robert B. Kaplan

   44,999,813    —      1,203,822    —      —  

Daniel G. Libarle

   45,017,279    —      1,186,356    —      —  

Arthur K. Lund

   45,010,723    —      1,192,912    —      —  

George M. Marcus

   45,007,530    —      1,196,105    —      —  

Duncan L. Matteson

   43,287,598    —      2,916,037    —      —  

Glen McLaughlin

   44,468,526    —      1,735,109    —      —  

Linda R. Meier

   38,769,366    —      7,434,269    —      —  

Thomas E. Randlett

   45,021,418    —      1,182,217    —      —  

Byron A. Scordelis

   44,266,049    —      1,937,586    —      —  

James C. Thompson

   44,945,078    —      1,258,557    —      —  

Independent Public Accountants

   45,866,338    206,087    —      131,210    —  

Shareholder Proposal

   6,386,019    29,906,453    —      974,675    8,936,488

(d) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. Other Information

None

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

The Exhibits listed below are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Report.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibits

  2

  Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 4, 2007, by and between Wells Fargo & Company and Greater Bay Bancorp (1)

10.1

  Amendment, dated as of May 21, 2007, to the Greater Bay Bancorp 2005 Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan

10.2

  Amendment and Waiver, dated as of July 20, 2007, to 3-year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2005 by and among Greater Bay Bancorp, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Lenders (2)

10.3

  Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2007, by and among Greater Bay Bancorp, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the other lenders thereto (2)

31.1

  Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

  Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

  Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

  Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.1

  Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007, between Wells Fargo & Company (as issuer) and Greater Bay Bancorp (as grantee) (1)

(1) Incorporated herein by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 9, 2007.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 25, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

Greater Bay Bancorp
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ JAMES S. WESTFALL

  James S. Westfall
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 6, 2007

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibits

  2

  Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 4, 2007, by and between Wells Fargo & Company and Greater Bay Bancorp (1)

10.1

  Amendment, dated as of May 21, 2007, to the Greater Bay Bancorp 2005 Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan

10.2

  Amendment and waiver, dated as of July 20, 2007, to 3-year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2005 by and among Greater Bay Bancorp, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Lenders (2)

10.3

  Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2007, by and among Greater Bay Bancorp, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the other lenders thereto (2)

31.1

  Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

  Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

  Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

  Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.1

  Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007, between Wells Fargo & Company (as issuer) and Greater Bay Bancorp (as grantee) (1)

(1) Incorporated herein by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 9, 2007.
(2) Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 25, 2007.

 

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