The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swap does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements.

CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Note 5. Derivatives – (continued)

Interest rate swaps were entered into on June 4, 2019 and August 6, 2019 each with a notional amount of $50 million and in April 13, 2017, August 24, 2015, and December 30, 2014 each with a respective notional amount of $25 million and were designated as cash flow hedges of an FHLB advance. The swaps were determined to be fully effective during the period presented and therefore no amount of ineffectiveness has been included in net income while the aggregate fair value of the swaps is recorded in other assets (liabilities) with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) would be reclassified to current earnings should the hedges no longer be considered effective. The Company expects the hedges to remain fully effective during the remaining term of the swaps.

Summary information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges as of September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 are presented in the following table.

September 30,

2019

December 31,

2018

September 30,

2018

(dollars in thousands)

Notional amount

$

175,000

$

75,000

$

100,000

Weighted average pay rates

1.83

%

1.70

%

1.68

%

Weighted average receive rates

2.53

%

2.19

%

2.12

%

Weighted average maturity

1.5 years

2.0 years

1.7 years

Fair value

$

(380

)

$

1,159

$

1,906

Interest expense recorded on these swap transactions totaled approximately $(204,000) and $(563,000) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $(173,000) and $(326,000) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Cash Flow Hedge

The following table presents the net gains/losses recorded in other comprehensive income and the Consolidated Statements of Income relating to the cash flow derivative instruments for the following periods:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Amount of gain

(loss) recognized in

OCI (Effective

Portion)

Amount of (gain)

loss reclassified

from OCI to

interest income

Amount of gain recognized in other Noninterest income (Ineffective Portion)

(dollars in thousands)

Interest rate contracts

$

(976)

$

(563)

$

-

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Amount of gain

(loss) recognized

in OCI (Effective

Portion)

Amount of (gain)

loss reclassified

from OCI to

interest income

Amount of gain recognized in other Noninterest income (Ineffective Portion)

(dollars in thousands)

Interest rate contracts

$

796

$

-

$

-

The following table reflects the cash flow hedges included in the consolidated statements of condition as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

September 30, 2019

December 31, 2018

Notional

Amount

Fair Value

Notional

Amount

Fair Value

(dollars in thousands)

Interest rate swaps related to FHLB advances included in assets

$

175,000

$

(380)

$

75,000

$

1,159