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Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”)  
Preferred Stock

Note 15 – Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”)

 

The Series B Stock was issued as part of the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program and Capital Purchase Program ( the “CPP”).  The Series B Stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital and pays cumulative dividends on the liquidation preference amount on a quarterly basis at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years, and 9% per annum thereafter effective in February 2014.  Concurrent with issuing the Series B Stock, the Company issued to the Treasury a ten year warrant to purchase 815,339 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $13.43 per share.

 

Subsequent to the Company’s receipt of the $73.0 million in proceeds from the Treasury in the first quarter of 2009, the Company allocated the proceeds between the Series B Stock and the warrant that was issued. The Company recorded the warrant as equity, and the allocation was based on their relative fair values in accordance with accounting guidance.  The fair value was determined for both the Series B Stock and the warrant as part of the allocation process in the amounts of $68.2 million and $4.8 million, respectively.

 

On August 31, 2010, the Company announced that it would begin deferring quarterly cash dividends on its outstanding Series B Stock.  Further, as discussed in Note 8, the Company also elected to defer interest payments on certain of its subordinated debentures. However, under the terms of the Series B Stock, if the Company failed to pay dividends for an aggregate of six quarters on the Series B Stock, whether or not consecutive, the holders would have the right to appoint representatives to the Company’s board of directors.  As the Company elected to defer dividends for more than six quarters, a new director was appointed by the Treasury to join the board during the fourth quarter of 2012.  The terms of the Series B Stock also prevent the Company from paying cash dividends or generally repurchasing its common stock while Series B Stock dividends are in arrears.

 

The Treasury sold all of the Series B Stock held to third parties, including certain of our directors, in auctions that were completed in the first quarter of 2013.  The Treasury also sold the warrant to a third party at a subsequent auction.  Upon completion by Treasury of the auction, the Company’s board affirmed the director appointed by Treasury to ongoing board membership, and the Series B director was elected by the holders of the Series B Stock at the Company’s 2013 annual meeting.

 

As a result of the completed 2013 auctions, the Company’s Board elected to stop accruing the dividend on the Series B Stock in the first quarter of 2013.  Previously, the Company had accrued the dividend on the Series B Stock quarterly throughout the deferral period.  Given the discount reflected in the results of the auction, the board believed that the Company would likely be able to redeem the Series B Stock at a price less than the face amount of the Series B Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends.  While the Company did not fully accrue the dividend on the Series B Stock in the first quarter of 2013 and did not accrue for it in subsequent quarters, the Company continued to evaluate whether accruing dividends on the Series B Stock was appropriate.  In the second quarter of 2014, the Company completed redemption of 25,669 shares of its Series B Stock at a price equal to 94.75% of liquidation value provided that the holders of shares entered into agreements to forebear payment of dividends due and to waive any rights to such dividends upon redemption.  Following the redemption, the Company resumed accrual in the second quarter of 2014.  The Company currently intends to declare and pay future dividends on these shares.  On August 15, 2014 the Company paid $1.1 million in dividends on the Series B Stock.  Payments of $24.3 million resulted in redemption of 25,669 shares of Series B Stock in the second quarter of 2014.  At September 30, 2014, the Company carried $47.3 million of Series B Stock in total stockholders’ equity.  At December 31, 2013, the Company carried $72.9 million of Series B Stock in total stockholders’ equity.