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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number: 000-52453

 

 

PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Georgia   20-8264706

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

110 Bill Conn Parkway, Gray, Georgia 31032

(Address of principal executive offices)

(478) 986-5900

(Issuer’s telephone number)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   x

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

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of August 8, 2008:1,630,734 shares, no par value per share.

 

 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment”) amends our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2008 (the “Original Filing”). The Company has concluded, following a review of its loan portfolio where it determined that additional allowances for loan losses should be established, that the Original filing should no longer be relied upon and should be restated. Accordingly, the Company has made appropriate revisions in Items 1, 2 and 4T of Part I to reflect this development. The Company has also amended Item 4 of Part II to reflect certain votes that were cast in person at the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting and not reported in the Original Filing.

This Amendment No. 1 amends and restates only the information described above, and such amendments and restatements only reflect the changes described above. Except for the foregoing amended and restated information, this Amendment continues to describe conditions as of the date of the Original Filing, and the disclosures contained herein have not been updated to reflect events, results or developments that have occurred after the Original Filing, or to modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Among other things, forward-looking statements made in the Original Filing have not been revised to reflect events, results or developments that have occurred or facts that have become known to the Company after the date of the Original Filing (other than the restatement), and such forward-looking statements should be read in their historical context. This Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Company’s filings made with the SEC subsequent to the Original Filing.


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PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, INC.

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1. Financial Statements

  
   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007    4
   Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007    5
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007    6
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    7 - 10

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

   10-17

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   17

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

   17
PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

   18

Item 1A. Risk Factors

   18

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   18

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   18

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

   18

Item 5. Other Information

   18

Item 6. Exhibits

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

     June 30, 2008      
   (unaudited)     December 31, 2007
ASSETS     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 2,960,764     $ 1,570,492

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

     3,347,270       2,764,112

Federal funds sold

     3,079,000       6,113,000

Securities held to maturity, at cost (fair value of $1,971,003 and $1,977,994, respectively)

     1,994,552       1,999,674

Securities available for sale, at fair value

     10,215,262       9,283,207

Restricted equity securities, at cost

     1,471,723       1,115,730

Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $3,026,671 and $1,849,044, respectively

     191,729,596       176,185,526

Accrued interest receivable

     1,780,473       1,920,920

Premises and equipment, net

     9,130,405       7,541,387

Other real estate owned

     5,025,602       241,821

Bank owned life insurance

     3,597,311       3,512,212

Other assets

     1,735,666       792,860
              

Total assets

   $ 236,067,624     $ 213,040,941
              
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Deposits:

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 6,601,198     $ 5,663,482

Interest-bearing

     190,630,531       174,772,117
              

Total deposits

     197,231,729       180,435,599

Federal funds purchased

     2,078,600       —  

Accrued interest payable

     1,187,234       947,614

Other borrowings

     19,311,933       14,100,000

Other liabilities

     98,273       387,261
              

Total liabilities

     219,907,769       195,870,474
              

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, no par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,630,734 shares issued and outstanding

     16,227,766       16,089,274

Undivided profits

     98,814       1,073,576

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (166,725 )     7,617
              

Total shareholders’ equity

     16,159,855       17,170,467
              

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 236,067,624     $ 213,040,941
              

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
   June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007  

Interest and dividend income:

        

Loans, including fees

   $ 2,863,725     $ 3,070,367     $ 6,094,067     $ 5,704,142  

Securities available for sale

     119,258       105,867       233,394       191,153  

Securities held to maturity

     21,572       14,643       43,151       26,960  

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

     26,671       49,474       57,556       91,076  

Federal funds sold

     6,789       6,629       23,791       59,842  

Dividends

     15,754       12,432       29,440       21,985  
                                
     3,053,769       3,259,412       6,481,399       6,095,158  
                                

Interest expense:

        

Deposits

     1,842,635       1,727,308       3,887,563       3,240,251  

Other borrowings

     180,267       139,353       339,584       245,013  
                                
     2,022,902       1,866,661       4,227,147       3,485,264  
                                

Net interest income

     1,030,867       1,392,751       2,254,252       2,609,894  

Provision for loan losses

     1,618,000       181,000       1,892,500       318,000  
                                

Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses

     (587,133 )     1,211,751       361,752       2,291,894  
                                

Noninterest income:

        

Service charges on deposit accounts

     43,687       23,360       81,061       51,686  

Mortgage origination income

     6,756       39,533       37,662       91,316  

Gain on sales of securities

     514       —         64,326       —    

Other

     87,239       11,068       192,737       25,787  
                                
     138,196       73,961       375,786       168,789  
                                

Noninterest expense:

        

Salaries and employee benefits

     585,968       540,834       1,247,796       1,054,038  

Equipment and occupancy

     117,182       115,148       233,887       218,295  

Other operating

     439,870       343,896       821,795       661,623  
                                
     1,143,020       999,878       2,303,478       1,933,956  
                                

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes (benefits)

     (1,591,957 )     285,834       (1,565,940 )     526,727  

Provision for income taxes (benefits)

     (587,529 )     107,400       (591,178 )     235,531  
                                

Net income (loss)

     (1,004,428 )     178,434       (974,762 )     291,196  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Unrealized losses on securities available for sale arising during period, net of tax benefit

     (169,138 )     (63,001 )     (131,887 )     (61,323 )

Reclassification adjustment for realized gains on sales of securities available for sale, net of tax

     (339 )     —         (42,455 )     —    
                                

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (1,173,905 )   $ 115,433     $ (1,149,104 )   $ 229,873  
                                

Income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.62 )   $ 0.11     $ (0.60 )   $ 0.18  
                                

Diluted

   $ (0.62 )   $ 0.11     $ (0.60 )   $ 0.17  
                                

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

(unaudited)

 

     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007  

Cash flow from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (974,762 )   $ 291,196  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     182,930       136,252  

Provision for loan losses

     1,892,500       318,000  

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

     (85,099 )     —    

Share based compensation cost

     138,492       138,491  

Deferred taxes

     —         —    

Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable

     140,447       (271,682 )

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

     239,620       (45,567 )

Loss on sale of other real estate

     599       —    

Gains on foreclosure

     (100,346 )     —    

Gain on sale of securities available for sale

     (64,326 )     —    

Net other operating activities

     (1,439,792 )     (653,565 )
                

Net cash flow used in operating activities

     (69,737 )     (86,875 )
                

Cash flow from investing activities:

    

Net increase in loans

     (23,237,223 )     (30,445,712 )

Net decrease in federal funds sold

     3,034,000       3,741,000  

Net increase in interest-bearing deposits in banks

     (583,159 )     (1,523,738 )

Purchases of restricted equity securities

     (355,993 )     (248,100 )

Purchases of securities available for sale

     (6,299,356 )     (3,083,120 )

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

     3,061,250       —    

Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale

     2,388,684       —    

Purchase of securities held to maturity

     —         (875,000 )

Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity

     5,000       175,194  

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (1,759,340 )     (724,558 )

Proceeds from sale of other real estate

     1,119,483       —    
                

Net cash flow used in investing activities

     (22,626,654 )     (32,984,034 )
                

Cash flow from financing activities:

    

Net increase in deposits

     16,796,130       33,128,862  

Net increase in Federal funds purchased

     2,078,600       84,500  

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     1,800,000       4,000,000  

Proceeds from other borrowings

     3,411,933       —    

Payment of dividends on fractional shares

     —         (425 )
                

Net cash flow provided by financing activities

     24,086,663       37,212,937  
                

Net increase in cash and due from banks

     1,390,272       4,142,028  

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

     1,570,492       1,659,993  
                

Cash and due from banks at end of period

   $ 2,960,764     $ 5,802,021  
                

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities – Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss

   $ (174,342 )   $ —    
                

Transfer of loans to other real estate

   $ 5,800,653     $ —    
                

Financed sales of other real estate

   $ 394,500     $ —    
                

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information – Cash paid for:

    

Interest

   $ 3,987,527     $ 3,530,831  
                

Income taxes

   $ 70,223     $ 450,000  
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

1. Basis of Presentation

Piedmont Community Bank Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is a one-bank holding company with respect to its wholly-owned subsidiary bank, Piedmont Community Bank (the “Bank”). The Company was organized on April 26, 2006 and consummated the acquisition of all of the outstanding common stock of the Bank in exchange for 1,358,968 shares of $5 par value common stock on February 7, 2007. In accounting for the transaction, the $5 par value common stock of the Bank became no par value common stock of the holding company. The formation and reorganization was approved by the stockholders during the fourth quarter of 2006.

The Bank is a commercial bank headquartered in Gray, Jones County, Georgia. The Bank provides a full range of banking services in its primary market areas of Jones, Bibb, Monroe, Houston, Greene, Baldwin, Putnam and the surrounding counties.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007.

All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial information included herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments), which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim period ended June 30, 2008.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and income and expense amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

2. Stock Compensation Plan

At June 30, 2008, the Company had a stock-based employee/director compensation plan which is more fully described in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. A total of 383,502 shares have been reserved under the Plan. As of June 30, 2008, the Company had 380,705 options outstanding.

The Company recorded stock based compensation expense of $138,492 and $138,491 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Income tax benefits recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $13,960 and 13,960, respectively.

At June 30, 2008, there was approximately $179,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based payments, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.48 years.

No options have been granted or exercised in 2008. As of June 30, 2008, 289,623 options were exercisable with a weighted-average exercise price of $11.67 per share.

 

3. Earnings Per Common Share

SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share , establishes standards for computing and presenting basic and diluted earnings per share. In this regard, the Company is required to report earnings per common share with and without the dilutive effects of potential common stock issuances from instruments such as options, convertible securities and warrants on the face of the statements of income. Earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period while the effects of potential common shares outstanding during the

 

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period are included in diluted earnings per share. Additionally, the Company must reconcile the amounts used in the computation of both basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share.

Presented below is a summary of the components used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per common share.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,
   2008     2007

Basic earnings (losses) per share:

    

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     1,630,734       1,630,734
              

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,004,428 )   $ 178,434
              

Basic earnings (losses) per share

   $ (0.62 )   $ 0.11
              

Diluted earnings (losses) per share:

    

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     1,630,734       1,630,734

Net effect of the assumed exercise of stock options based on the treasury stock method using average market prices for the period

     —         33,934
              

Total weighted average common shares and common stock equivalents outstanding

     1,630,734       1,664,668
              

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,004,428 )   $ 178,434
              

Diluted earnings (losses) per share

   $ (0.62 )   $ 0.11
              

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,
   2008     2007

Basic earnings (losses) per share:

    

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     1,630,734       1,630,753
              

Net (loss) income

   $ (974,762 )   $ 291,196
              

Basic earnings (losses) per share

   $ (0.60 )   $ 0.18
              

Diluted earnings (losses) per share:

    

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     1,630,734       1,630,753

Net effect of the assumed exercise of stock options based on the treasury stock method using average market prices for the period

     —         34,946
              

Total weighted average common shares and common stock equivalents outstanding

     1,630,734       1,665,700
              

Net (loss) income

   $ (974,762 )   $ 291,196
              

Diluted earnings (losses) per share

   $ (0.60 )   $ 0.17
              

 

4. Loans

The composition of loans is summarized as follows:

 

     June 30,  
     2008     2007  

Commercial

     7,545,113     $ 5,548,863  

Real estate – construction

     39,762,694       37,456,479  

Real estate – mortgage

     17,793,663       14,768,300  

Real estate – commercial

     127,495,947       89,421,467  

Consumer installment and other

     2,188,793       2,270,720  
                
     194,786,210       149,465,829  

Deferred loan fees

     (29,943 )     (92,597 )

Allowance for loan losses

     (3,026,671 )     (1,553,044 )
                

Loans, net

   $ 191,729,596     $ 147,820,188  
                

 

5. Fair Value Measurement

The Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157 on January 1, 2008. In February 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a FASB Staff Position (FSP) which permits delayed application of the provisions of SFAS 157 to nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. Since the Company has elected to delay application of the provisions of SFAS 157 to nonfinancial

 

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assets and liabilities in scope of this FSP, the information disclosed below does not consider the impact that SFAS 157 would have on such nonfinancial assets and liabilities. The major categories of assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value for which the provisions of SFAS 157 have not been applied include nonfinancial long-lived assets measured at fair value for an impairment assessment under SFAS 144.

SFAS 157 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. SFAS 157 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1    Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2    Directly or indirectly observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets: quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates); or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3    Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities would include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

 

          Fair value measurements using:
   Fair value at
June 30,
2008
   Quoted
prices in
active
markets for
identical
assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
   (In thousands)

Assets:

           

Securities available for sale

   $ 10,215    $ —      $ 10,215    $ —  

The valuation techniques used to measure fair value for the items in the table above are as follows:

 

   

Securities available for sale – The fair value of securities available for sale equals quoted market prices, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined using quoted market prices for similar securities. Level 1 securities include those traded on an active exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Level 2 securities include mortgage-backed securities, other pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations of government sponsored entities (GSE’s) and private issuers and obligations of states and political subdivision.

Certain other assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of lower of cost or fair value accounting or write-downs of individual assets due to impairment. For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for the six months ended June 30, 2008 that were still held in the balance sheet at quarter end, the following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine each adjustment and the carrying value of the related individual assets at quarter end.

 

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     Carrying value at June 30, 2008:
   Total    Quoted
prices in
active
markets for
identical
assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
   (In thousands)

Impaired loans

   $ 17,673    $ —      $ —      $ 17,673

Other real estate owned

     5,026      —        —        5,026

The valuation techniques used to measure fair value for the items in the table above are as follows:

 

   

Loans – Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to loans reflect full or partial write-downs that are based on the loan’s observable market price or current appraised value of the collateral in accordance with SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan . Since the market for impaired loans is not active, loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments based on the loan’s observable market price are generally classified as Level 2. Loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments based on the current appraised value of the collateral may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the type of asset and the inputs to the valuation. When appraisals are used to determine impairment and these appraisals are based on a market approach incorporating a dollar-per-square-foot multiple, the related loans are classified as Level 2. If the appraisals require significant adjustments to market-based valuation inputs or apply an income approach based on unobservable cash flows to measure fair value, the related loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments are typically classified as Level 3 due to the fact that Level 3 inputs are significant to the fair value measurement.

 

   

Other real estate owned – these assets are reported at the lower of the loan carrying amount at foreclosure or fair value written down by estimated cost to sale. Fair value is based on third party appraisals considering the assumptions in the valuation and are considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs.

 

6. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years after November 15, 2007. This standard did not have an impact on the financial condition or results of operation of the Company.

 

7. Stock Offering

As of August 1, 2008 the Company began selling up to 300,000 shares of its common stock for $10.00 per share. Initially, we are offering the shares to our existing shareholders, who for 30 days will have the opportunity to purchase a pro rata number of shares in this offering based on their existing percentage ownership. Thereafter, we will offer any remaining shares to the general public. This offering will terminate November 29, 2008, or when all of the shares of common stock are sold, whichever occurs first. At our discretion, we may extend the offering to a subsequent date that we determine at the time of the extension, but in no event beyond December 31, 2008.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations

The following is our discussion and analysis of certain significant factors which have affected our financial position and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain of the statements made herein are forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and as such may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be

 

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materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements include statements using words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” or “intend,” or other similar words and expressions of the future. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results we discuss in these forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and may not be realized due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:

 

   

the effects of future economic conditions;

 

   

governmental monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory changes;

 

   

the risks of changes in interest rates on the level and composition of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities, and other interest-sensitive assets and liabilities;

 

   

changes in the interest rate environment which could reduce anticipated or actual margins;

 

   

the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds and other financial institutions operating in our market area and elsewhere, including institutions operating regionally, nationally, and internationally, together with such competitors offering banking products and services by mail, telephone, computer, and the Internet;

 

   

changes occurring in business conditions and inflation;

 

   

changes in monetary and tax policies;

 

   

changes in technology;

 

   

the level of allowance for loan loss;

 

   

the rate of delinquencies and amounts of charge-offs;

 

   

the rates of loan growth;

 

   

adverse changes in asset quality and resulting credit risk-related losses and expenses;

 

   

changes in the securities market; and

 

   

other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Introduction

Through our bank subsidiary we perform banking services customary for full service banks of similar size and character. We offer personal and business checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts and various types of certificates of deposit. We also offer commercial loans, installment and other consumer loans, home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, construction loans and mortgage loans. In addition, we provide such services as official bank checks and traveler’s checks, direct deposit and United States Savings Bonds. We provide other customary banking services including ATM services, safe deposit facilities, money transfers, and individual retirement accounts.

Overview

Our loan and deposit growth has continued into the second quarter of 2008. Our continued growth, however, may be tempered somewhat if the economic slowdown that has affected certain larger metropolitan areas spreads further to our markets. So far, the real estate markets in the communities that we serve have shown only moderate signs of weakness. Real estate prices in our market areas have declined only marginally, although sales volumes and new housing starts have slowed more significantly. In our own portfolio we have experienced an increase in other real estate owned, which consists of foreclosed properties, from approximately $242,000 at December 31, 2007 to approximately $5.0 million at June 30, 2008. The majority of this net increase is attributable to two lending relationships. The number and amount of our delinquent loans greater than 30 days dropped from 17 with an aggregate balance of approximately $2.8 million at December 31, 2007 to 8 with an aggregate balance of approximately $1.6 million at June 30, 2008. The decline, however, was caused by the fact that we foreclosed on eight properties during the first quarter and ten properties during the second quarter, which explains the increase in other real estate. The increase in other real estate is partially attributable to the significant slowdown in residential real estate sales. With the significant slowing of home and land sales, the prices of homes have declined and our customers who develop and sell residential real estate cannot service their loans because they are not generating revenue. Foreclosed properties that secured construction loans represented 29% of other real estate at June 30, 2008. We also had one commercial real estate participation in other real estate which represented 52% of other real estate.

In addition to the trend of weakening real estate markets, we have been directly impacted by the interest rate reductions initiated by the Federal Reserve in response to the broad market conditions. Because our loans generally reprice more quickly than our deposits, the declining interest rate environment has significantly compressed our net interest margin. In

 

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fact, our net interest income for the first six months of 2008, which was approximately $2.3 million, was down $356,000 from the first six months of 2007 despite the fact that our average loans during the period increased from $134 million to $188 million. After deducting higher other expenses that are attributable to our growth, we experienced a net loss of $975,000 for the first six months of 2008 as compared to net income of approximately $291,000 for the first six months of 2007.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have adopted various accounting policies which govern the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2007 as filed in our annual report on Form 10-KSB.

Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by us which have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. We consider these accounting policies to be critical accounting policies. The judgments and assumptions we use are based on historical experience and other factors, which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions we make, actual results could differ from these judgments and estimates which could have a material impact on our carrying values of assets and liabilities and our results of operations.

We believe the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting policy that requires the most significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Refer to the portion of this discussion that addresses asset quality for a description of our processes and methodology for determining our allowance for loan losses.

Asset Quality

A major key to long-term earnings growth is the maintenance of a high-quality loan portfolio. Our directive in this regard is carried out through our policies and procedures for extending credit to our customers. The goal of these policies and procedures is to provide a sound basis for new credit extensions and an early recognition of problem assets to allow the most flexibility in their timely disposition. Additions to the allowance for loan losses are made periodically to maintain the allowance at an appropriate level based upon management’s analysis of potential risk in the loan portfolio.

Our management assesses the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses quarterly. This assessment includes procedures to estimate the allowance and test the adequacy and appropriateness of the resulting balance. The allowance for loan loss consists of two components: (1) a specific amount representative of identified credit exposures that are readily predictable by the current performance of the borrower and underlying collateral; and (2) a general amount based upon historical data that is then adjusted for various stress factors representative of various economic factors and characteristics of the loan portfolio.

The allowance for loan losses increased by $1,083,000 and $1,178,000 for the second quarter and the first six months of 2008 as compared to an increase of $181,000 and $318,000 for the first quarter and the first six months of 2007. Provisions for loan losses of $1,892,500 for the six month period ended June 30, 2008 were made primarily due to loan growth, increased charge-offs and our assessment of inherent risk in the loan portfolio. These provisions were offset by $715,000 which was charged-off to the reserve for adjustments to collateral values at foreclosure and for reversal of prior year interest on loans placed in non-accrual status. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.55% and 1.04% at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. Based upon our evaluation of the loan portfolio, we believe the allowance for loan losses to be adequate to absorb losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible.

The allowance for loan losses is established and adjusted through a provision for loan losses charged to expense. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries are credited to the allowance.

The allowance is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated losses relating to specifically identified loans, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio, based on an evaluation of the collectability of existing loans and prior loss experience. This evaluation also takes into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans, concentration and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay. This evaluation does not include the effects of expected losses on specific loans or groups of loans that are related to future events or expected changes in economic conditions. While management uses the best information available to make its evaluation, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if there are significant changes in economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as

 

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an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses, and may require us to make additions to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examinations.

The allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are identified as impaired. The general component covers non-impaired loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

Information with respect to nonaccrual, past due and restructured loans is as follows:

 

     June 30,
   2008    2007
   (Dollars in Thousands)

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 95    $ —  

Loans contractually past due ninety days or more as to interest or principal payments and still accruing

     —        —  

Restructured loans

     —        —  

Potential problem loans

     17,673      60

Interest income that would have been recorded on nonaccrual and restructured loans under original terms

     18      —  

Interest income that was recorded on nonaccrual and restructured loans

     25      —  

Potential problem loans are defined as loans about which we have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrower to comply with the present loan repayment terms and which may cause the loan to be placed on nonaccrual status, to become past due more than ninety days, or to be restructured.

It is our policy to discontinue the accrual of interest income when, in the opinion of management, collection of interest becomes doubtful. The collection of interest becomes doubtful when there is a significant deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower and full repayment of principal and interest is not expected unless the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection.

Loans classified for regulatory purposes as loss, doubtful, substandard, or special mention that have not been included in the table above do not represent or result from trends or uncertainties that management expects will materially impact future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources. These classified loans do not represent material credits about which we are aware of any information that causes us to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the loan repayment terms.

Information regarding certain loans and allowance for loan loss data is as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
   2008     2007  
   (Dollars in Thousands)  

Average amount of loans outstanding

   $ 188,405     $ 133,513  
                

Balance of allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

     1,849       1,235  
                

Loans charged off:

    

Construction

     (528 )     —    

Real estate mortgage

     (137 )     —    

Other

     (50 )     —    
                
     (715 )     —    
                

Loans recovered:

    

Construction

     —         —    

Real estate mortgage

     —         —    

Other

     —         —    
                
     —         —    
                

Net (charge-offs) recoveries

     (715 )     —    
                

Additions to allowance charged to operating expense during period

     1,893       318  
                

Balance of allowance for loan losses at end of period

   $ 3,027     $ 1,553  
                

Ratio of net loans charged off during the period to average loans outstanding

     0.38 %     0.00 %
                

 

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As a result of the changes in our real estate markets since last year, we incurred net charge-off of $715,000 during the six month period ended June 30, 2008. The increase in charge-off in 2008 resulted from the substantial increase in our level of nonperforming assets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity management involves the matching of the cash flow requirements of customers, who may be either depositors desiring to withdraw funds or borrowers needing assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet their credit needs, and our ability to meet those needs. We strive to maintain an adequate liquidity position by managing the balances and maturities of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities so that the balance we have in short-term investments at any given time will adequately cover any reasonably anticipated immediate need for funds. Additionally, we maintain relationships with correspondent banks, which could provide us funds on short notice, if needed.

Our liquidity and capital resources are monitored daily by management and on a periodic basis by state and federal regulatory authorities. As determined under guidelines established by these regulatory authorities, our liquidity ratio at June 30, 2008 was considered satisfactory. At that date, our short-term investments and available Federal Funding were adequate to cover any reasonably anticipated immediate need for funds. At June 30, 2008, we had unused available Federal Fund lines of $10,421,400 and unused Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing capacity of approximately $417,000.

As of June 30, 2008 we had a decreased liquidity position compared to year end 2007 as total federal funds sold amounted to $3 million, representing 1.30% of total assets as compared to $6 million or 2.87% as of December 31, 2007. Investment securities available-for-sale amounted to $10.2 million and interest-bearing deposits in banks amounted to $3.3 million, representing 4.31% and 1.41% of total assets, respectively. These securities provide a secondary source of liquidity since they can be converted into cash in a timely manner.

Our ability to maintain and expand our deposit base and borrowing capabilities is a source of liquidity. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, total deposits increased from $180.4 million at December 31, 2007 to $197.2 million at June 30, 2008. Of this total, however, approximately $120.4 million, or 61%, represent time deposits that are scheduled to mature within one year. Furthermore, we intend to continue to rely heavily on short-term time deposits as a primary source of funding for the foreseeable future. If we are unable to offer a competitive rate as these deposits mature, we could lose a substantial amount of deposits within a short period of time, which would strain our liquidity. While we consider this scenario to be unlikely, our net interest income and profitability would be negatively affected if we have to increase rates to maintain deposits.

Management is committed to maintaining capital at a level sufficient to protect depositors, provide for reasonable growth, and fully comply with all regulatory requirements. Our capital ratios have declined over the last couple of years largely because of our rapid growth and more recently because of losses that we have sustained. We recently commenced an offering for the sale of up to $3 million in common stock pursuant to a registration statement that was declared effective by the SEC on July 25, 2008. We expect that our capital ratios will improve as proceeds from this offering are collected and will then decline as these proceeds are invested in loans or used to expand our branch network. If we are successful in implementing our expansion program, we expect our profitability to eventually increase, which would improve our capital position. The table below illustrates our bank’s regulatory capital ratios at June 30, 2008.

 

     Piedmont
Community
Bank
    Regulatory
Minimum
Requirements
(Well
Capitalized)
 

Leverage capital ratios

   8.70 %   5.00 %

Risk-based capital ratios:

    

Tier 1 capital

   8.82     6.00  

Total capital

   10.07     10.00  

During the first quarter of 2008, the holding company obtained a $5,000,000 revolving line of credit from Nexity Bank for the purpose of capital injection into the Bank as needed. Through June 30, 2008, we have borrowed approximately $3,412,000 on the line. Therefore, we have additional borrowing capacity on the line of approximately $1,588,000.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Risk

We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets.

Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance sheet instruments. A summary of our commitments is as follows:

 

     June 30, 2008

Commitments to extend credit

   $ 29,907,000

Letters of credit

     20,000
      
   $ 29,927,000
      

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by us upon extension of credit, is based on our credit evaluation of the customer.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Collateral is required in instances which we deem necessary.

Financial Condition

Our total assets grew by 10.81% for the first six months of 2008. Deposit growth of $16.8 million and additional FHLB borrowings of $1.8 million were used to fund net loan growth of almost $15.5 million. Loan demand continues to be relatively strong in our primary market areas of Jones, Baldwin, Bibb, Monroe, Houston, Greene and Putnam counties. Our loan to deposit ratio has remained the same at December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2008 at 98.7%. Shareholders’ equity has decreased by approximately $1,011,000 due to net losses of $975,000, decrease in unrealized gains on investment securities of $174,000 net of recognition of stock based employee compensation cost of $138,000.

Results of Operations For The Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

Interest Income and Interest Expense

Our profitability is determined by our ability to effectively manage interest income and expense, to minimize loan and security losses, to generate noninterest income, and to control operating expenses. Because interest rates are determined by market forces and economic conditions beyond our control, our ability to generate net interest income depends upon our ability to obtain an adequate net interest spread between the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities and the rate earned on interest-earning assets. Our net interest margin was 2.22% for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to 3.49% for the same period in 2007, a decrease of 127 basis points. The decrease was primarily caused by the interest rate reductions initiated by the Federal Reserve over the past twelve months and the fact that our loans generally reprice more quickly than our deposits. Our average rate earned on interest-earning assets decreased to 6.38% for the first six months of 2008 as compared to 8.22% for the first six months of 2007, a decrease of 184 basis points. Our average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 4.31% for the first six months of 2008 as compared to 5.21% for the first six months of 2007, a decrease of only 90 basis points. Despite average loan growth of $54 million from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008, net interest income decreased slightly. We continue to experience growth in loans and deposits while maintaining our competitive pricing.

The following tables set forth the amount of our interest income and interest expense for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the average interest rate for total interest-earning assets and total interest-bearing liabilities, net interest spread and net yield on average interest-earning assets.

 

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     Six months ended
June 30, 2008
    Six months ended
June 30, 2007
 
   Interest    Average
Rate
    Interest    Average
Rate
 

INTEREST INCOME:

          

Interest and fees on loans (1)

   $ 6,094    6.56 %   $ 5,704    8.66 %

Interest on taxable securities

     277    4.94 %     218    4.61 %

Interest on federal funds sold

     24    4.83 %     60    5.09 %

Interest on deposits in banks

     57    3.57 %     91    4.86 %

Interest on other securities

     29    2.88 %     22    5.20 %
                  

Total interest income

     6,481    6.38 %     6,095    8.22 %
                  

INTEREST EXPENSE:

          

Interest on interest-bearing demand and savings

     860    2.96 %     1,050    5.09 %

Interest on time deposits

     3,028    4.98 %     2,190    5.39 %

Interest on other borrowings

     339    4.15 %     245    4.36 %
                  

Total interest expense

     4,227    4.31 %     3,485    5.21 %
                  

NET INTEREST INCOME

   $ 2,254      $ 2,610   
                  

Net interest margin

      2.22 %      3.49 %

Net interest spread

      2.07 %      3.02 %

 

(1) Interest and fees on loans include $105,000 and $148,000 of loan fee income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during 2008 and 2007 was insignificant.

Provisions for Loan Losses

Our provision for loan losses was $1,618,000 for the second quarter of 2008 as compared to $181,000 for the same period in 2007. Our allowance for loan losses increased $1,178,000 from $1,849,000 as of December 31, 2007 to $3,027,000 as of June 30, 2008. The increase is due to the provisions of $1,892,500 recorded in the first six months of 2008 as a result of the increase in loan volume, increased net charged-offs, and increases in problem loans as compared to December 31, 2007.

Noninterest Income

Non-interest income consists of service charges on deposit accounts, mortgage origination income, cash surrender value of life insurance and other miscellaneous income. We have a mortgage origination department that generates fee income from the origination and processing of conventional residential mortgages. These loans are funded by investors in the secondary market and therefore are never recorded on our books. We record fee income on an accrual basis in the month in which the income is earned.

Noninterest income increased by approximately $64,000 and $207,000 for the second quarter and the first six months of 2008 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2007. Increases in gains on foreclosure of $100,000, bank owned life insurance income of $85,000 and gains on sale of securities of $64,000 account for the first six months of 2008’s increase in noninterest income, offset by a decrease of $53,000 in mortgage origination income. The drop in mortgage origination income reflected an industry wide decline in mortgage origination activity. Service charges on deposit accounts increased from $52,000 during the first half of 2007 to $81,000 during the first half of 2008. This increase is attributable to our overall growth in deposits and branch expansion.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expenses increased by approximately $143,000 or 14.32% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The increase is due largely to an increase in salaries and employee benefits expense of $45,000 associated with additions to staff due to our growth and the opening of our Bass Road, Forsyth Road and Lake Oconee locations and normal increases in salaries and benefits. Net equipment and occupancy expenses and other operating expense increased $2,000 and $96,000, respectively, comparing the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2007, primarily due to our opening of new branches. Noninterest expenses increased $370,000 or 19.11% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The increase consists of increases in salaries and employee benefits expense of $194,000, net occupancy and equipments expenses of $16,000 and other operating expenses of $160,000. The salary and

 

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employee benefit increases were due to an increase in the number of full time equivalent employees which increased from 36 at June 30, 2007 to 44 at June 30, 2008, in addition to normal increases in salaries and benefits. The increased in other operating expenses were primarily attributable to growth and expenses related to the opening of our new branches.

Income Taxes

We have recorded income tax benefits of $588,000 and $591,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. This represents 36.9% and 37.8% of net loss before income tax benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in our effective tax rate as compared to the same periods in 2007 is primarily due to the nontaxable income related to bank owned life insurance and our net losses incurred for the periods. The comparable effective tax rates for the corresponding periods in 2007 were 37.6% and 44.7%, which included an adjustment of $32,945 related to the prior year.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

This disclosure required under this Item is not applicable since we qualify as a smaller reporting company.

 

ITEM 4T. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2008, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A, and considering the subsequent restatement, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act” )) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation and the identification of the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described below under “Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting,” the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company required to be included in the Company’s Exchange Act filings.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company reports the identification of material weaknesses in certain lending policies and risk management functions including weaknesses in the systems and processes that are used to identify, administer and classify problem credits. These weaknesses, coupled with rapid growth and the recent slowdown in real estate acquisition, development, and construction activity, where our loan portfolio is heavily concentrated, resulted in increased problem credits and substantial increases to the allowance for loan losses. The Company has taken the following steps to improve its systems:

 

 

The Company has revised our loan policy to incorporate revisions in loan classification criteria to be reflective of additional risk during the current economic conditions and to more closely align our definitions with regulatory guidance.

 

 

The Company has revised its general loan loss reserve methodology to reflect the increased risk related to the number of loans now classified as substandard according to the newly applied criteria, as well as the heavy concentration in construction and acquisition and development loans.

 

 

The Company is actively pursuing alternatives to dispose of nonperforming and impaired assets, reduce large loan concentrations, and otherwise strengthen borrowing relationships.

These actions commenced during the latter part of the third quarter of 2008. We anticipate additional ongoing improvements to occur in the fourth quarter and beyond that will continue to strengthen our internal controls related to the weaknesses identified above.

Except as discussed above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2008, including the subsequent restatement, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The design of any system of controls and procedures is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None other than routine litigations that is incidental to our business.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

This disclosure required under this Item is not applicable since we qualify as a smaller reporting company.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

We held our annual meeting of stockholders on May 29, 2008. At the meeting, there were two proposals that were submitted for a shareholder vote. The first proposal was the election of five Class II Directors to serve a three-year term, expiring in 2011. The results of the election were as follows:

 

Director

  

Votes “For”

  

Votes “Against”

  

Votes “Abstained”

Christine A Daniels

   1,104,715    0    5,907

Franklin J Davis

   1,109,722    0    900

Roy Fickling

   1,109,722    0    900

Jim Hawkins

   1,109,722    0    900

Drew Hulsey

   1,105,315    0    5,307

The second proposal was to amend the articles of incorporation to authorize the issuance of preferred stock. There were 865,983 votes in favor, 22,297 votes against and 6,660 votes abstaining resulting in the proposal being approved.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

        PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, INC.
    (Registrant)
  October 31, 2008  

/s/ Drew Hulsey

            Date   Drew Hulsey, C.E.O.
    (Principal Executive Officer)
  October 31, 2008  

/s/ Julie Simmons

            Date   Julie Simmons, C.F.O.
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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