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GOODWILL, CORE DEPOSIT INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL, CORE DEPOSIT INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS

Note 8—GOODWILL, CORE DEPOSIT INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS

Intangible assets (excluding goodwill) consisted of the following:


	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Core deposit premiums, gross carrying amount	$	3,358		$	3,358		$	3,358
Other intangibles		538			538			538
Gross carrying amount		3,896			3,896			3,896
Accumulated amortization		(2,776	)		(2,413	)		(1,890	)
Net	$	1,120		$	1,483		$	2,006

Based on the core deposit and other intangibles as of December 31, 2020, the following table presents the aggregate amortization expense for each of the succeeding years ending December 31:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amount
2021	$	201
2022		158
2023		158
2024		158
2025 and thereafter		445
Total	$	1,120

Amortization of the intangibles amounted to $363 thousand, $523 thousand and $563 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

On October 20, 2017, we completed our acquisition of Cornerstone and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cornerstone National Bank. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Cornerstone shareholders received either $11.00 in cash or 0.54 shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof, for each Cornerstone share they owned immediately prior to the merger, subject to the limitation that 70% of the outstanding shares of Cornerstone common stock were exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock and 30% of the outstanding shares of Cornerstone were exchanged for cash. The Company issued 877,384 shares of common stock in the merger. Total intangibles, including goodwill of $9.5 million and a core deposit premium of $1.8 million, were recorded in conjunction with the acquisition.

On February 1, 2014, we completed our acquisition of Savannah River Financial Corp. (“Savannah River”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Savannah River Banking Company. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Savannah River shareholders received either $11.00 in cash or 1.0618 shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof, for each Savannah River share they owned immediately prior to the merger, subject to the limitation that 60% of the outstanding shares of Savannah River common stock were exchanged for cash and 40% of the outstanding shares of Savannah River common stock were exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company issued 1,274,200 shares of common stock in connection with the merger. Total intangibles, including goodwill of $4.5 million and a core deposit premium of $1.2 million, were recorded in conjunction with the acquisition.

On September 26, 2014, the Bank completed its acquisition and assumption of approximately $40 million in deposits and $8.7 million in loans from First South Bank. This represented all of the deposits and a portion of the loans at First South Bank’s Columbia, South Carolina banking office located at 1333 Main Street. The Bank paid a premium of $714 thousand for the deposits and loans acquired. The deposits and loans from First South Bank have been consolidated into the Bank’s branch located at 1213 Lady Street, Columbia, South Carolina. The premium paid of $714 thousand plus fair value adjustments recorded on loans and deposits acquired resulted in a core deposit intangible of $365.9 thousand and other identifiable intangible assets in the amount of $538.6 thousand being recorded related to this transaction.

As a result of the acquisition of Palmetto South Mortgage Corp. on July 31, 2011, we have recorded goodwill in the amount of $571 thousand.

Total goodwill from acquisitions at December 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $14.6 million. This amount is made up of the Cornerstone, Savannah River, and Palmetto South Mortgage Corporation acquisitions. The goodwill is tested for impairment annually having identified none as of December 31, 2020 or 2019.

Bank-owned life insurance provides benefits to various bank officers. The carrying value of all existing policies at December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $27.7 million and $28.0 million, respectively.