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Employee and Director Benefit Programs
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Employee and Director Benefit Programs  
Employee and Director Benefit Programs

(12) Employee and Director Benefit Programs

 

The Bank has a profit sharing and 401(k) plan for the benefit of substantially all employees subject to certain minimum age and service requirements. Under the 401(k) plan, the Bank matched employee contributions to a maximum of 4.00% of annual compensation in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Company’s contribution pursuant to this formula was approximately $783,000, $759,000 and $719,000 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Investments made available under the 401(k) plan are determined by a committee comprised of senior management. No investments in Company stock are available under the 401(k) plan. Contributions to the 401(k) plan are vested immediately.

 

In December 2001, the Company initiated a retirement benefit plan to provide retirement benefits to key officers and its Board of Directors and to provide death benefits for their designated beneficiaries. Under the postretirement benefit plan, the Company purchased life insurance policies on the lives of the key officers and each director. The increase in cash surrender value of the policies constitutes the Company’s contribution to the postretirement benefit plan each year. Postretirement benefit plan participants are to be paid annual benefits for a specified number of years commencing upon retirement. Expenses incurred for benefits relating to the postretirement benefit plan were approximately $617,000, $430,000 and $369,000 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The following table sets forth the change in the accumulated benefit obligation for the Company’s postretirement benefit plans described above:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of period

 

$5,268

 

 

 

5,110

 

Service cost

 

 

521

 

 

 

363

 

Interest cost

 

 

101

 

 

 

70

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(464)

 

 

(275)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at end of period

 

$5,426

 

 

 

5,268

 

 

The amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 are shown in the following two tables:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2024

 

 

 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation

 

$5,426

 

 

 

5,268

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2024

 

 

 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status

 

$(5,426)

 

 

(5,268)

Unrecognized prior service cost/benefit

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net amount recognized

 

$(5,426)

 

 

(5,268)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded accrued liability

 

$(5,426)

 

 

(5,268)

Intangible assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net amount recognized

 

$(5,426)

 

 

(5,268)

 

Net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s postretirement benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 consisted of the following:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2024

 

 

 2023

 

 

 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$521

 

 

 

363

 

 

 

325

 

Interest cost

 

 

101

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic cost

 

$622

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average discount rate assumption used to determine benefit obligation

 

 

5.50%

 

 

5.50%

 

 

5.50%

The Company paid postretirement plan benefits totaling $465,000, $275,000 and $289,000 during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Information about the expected benefit payments for the Company’s postretirement benefit plan is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ending December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

$361

 

2026

 

 

455

 

2027

 

 

483

 

2028

 

 

491

 

2029

 

 

530

 

Thereafter

 

 

8,666