ITEM 1. BUSINESS
The Company
Century Bancorp, Inc. (together with its bank subsidiary, unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company”), is a Massachusetts state chartered bank holding company headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts. The Company is a Massachusetts corporation formed in 1972 and has one banking subsidiary (the “Bank”): Century Bank and Trust Company formed in 1969. The Company had total assets of $1.6 billion on December 31, 2002. The Company presently operates 19 banking offices in 16 cities and towns in Massachusetts ranging from Braintree to Peabody. The Bank’s customers consist primarily of small and medium-sized businesses and retail customers in these communities and surrounding areas, as well as local governments throughout Massachusetts.
On June 11, 1998, the Company acquired Haymarket Co-operative Bank (“Haymarket”), headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and merged Haymarket into the Bank. The purchase price paid by the Company to the shareholders of Haymarket was $21.1 million in cash and the transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The results of operations for 1998 include the effect of the Haymarket acquisition for the period beginning June 12, 1998.
In May 1998, the Company, through its newly formed subsidiary, Century Bancorp Capital Trust, issued 2,875,000 shares of Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities with a liquidation value of $10 per share. These securities pay dividends at an annualized rate of 8.30%. The Company used the proceeds for general business purposes.
On October 30, 2002, the Company and Capital Crossing Bank announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Century Bank and Trust Company ( “the Bank”) will acquire Capital Crossing’s branch office at 1220 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and substantially all of its retail deposits in its main office at 101 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The agreement includes the acquisition of approximately $233.0 million in deposits and $4.0 million of related loans. The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approval, which has been obtained, and is expected to close in March 2003.
The Company offers a wide range of services to commercial enterprises, state and local governments and agencies, and individuals. It emphasizes service to small and medium-sized businesses and retail customers in its market area. The Company makes commercial loans, real estate and construction loans, consumer loans, and accepts savings, time, and demand deposits. In addition, the Company offers to its corporate customers automated lock box collection services, cash management services and account reconciliation services, and actively promotes the marketing of these services to the municipal market. Also, the Company provides full service securities brokerage services through its subsidiary, Century Financial Services, Inc. in conjunction with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc., a full service securities brokerage business.
The Company is also a provider of financial services including cash management, transaction processing, short term financing and intermediate term leasing to municipalities in Massachusetts. The Company has deposit relationships with approximately 30% of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.
The company’s website address is www.century-bank.com and makes available free of charge through its website its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On November 12, 1999, President Clinton signed into law The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“Gramm-Leach”) which significantly altered banking laws in the United States. Gramm Leach enables combinations among banks, securities firms and insurance companies beginning March 11, 2000. As a result of Gramm Leach, many of the depression-era laws which restricted these affiliations and other activities which may be engaged in by banks and bank holding companies, were repealed. Under Gramm-Leach, bank holding companies are permitted to offer their customers virtually any type of financial service that is financial in nature or incidental thereto, including banking, securities underwriting, insurance (both underwriting and agency) and merchant banking.
In order to engage in these new financial activities, a bank holding company must qualify and register with the Federal Reserve Board as a “financial holding company” by demonstrating that each of its bank subsidiaries is “well capitalized,” “well managed,” and has at least a “satisfactory” rating under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (“CRA”). The Company has not elected to become a financial holding company under Gramm-Leach.
These new financial activities authorized by Gramm-Leach may also be engaged in by a “financial subsidiary” of a national or state bank, except for insurance or annuity underwriting, insurance company portfolio investments, real estate investment and development and merchant banking, which must be conducted in a financial holding company. In order for the new financial activities to be engaged in by a financial subsidiary of a national or state bank, Gramm-Leach requires each of the parent bank (and its sister-bank affiliates) to be well capitalized and well managed; the aggregate consolidated assets of all of that bank’s financial subsidiaries may not exceed the lesser of 45% of its consolidated total assets or $50 billion; the bank must have at least a satisfactory CRA rating; and, if that bank is one of the 100 largest banks, it must meet certain financial rating or other comparable requirements.
Gramm-Leach establishes a system of functional regulation, under which the federal banking agencies will regulate the banking activities of financial holding companies and banks’ financial subsidiaries, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will regulate their securities activities, and state insurance regulators will regulate their insurance activities. Gramm-Leach also provides new protections against the transfer and use by financial institutions of consumers’ nonpublic, personal information.
Holding Company Regulation
The Company is a bank holding company as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “Holding Company Act”) and is registered as such with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”), which is responsible for administration of the Holding Company Act. Although the Company may meet the qualifications for electing to become a financial holding company under Gramm-Leach, the Company has elected to retain its pre-Gramm-Leach status for the present time under the Holding Company Act. As required by the Holding Company Act, the Company files with the FRB an annual report regarding its financial condition and operations, management and intercompany relationships of the Company and the Bank. It is also subject to examination by the FRB and must obtain FRB approval before ( i ) acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting stock of any bank, unless it already owns or controls a majority of the voting stock of that bank, (ii) acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of a bank, except through a subsidiary which is a bank, or (iii) merging or consolidating with any other bank holding company. A bank holding company must also give the FRB prior written notice before purchasing or redeeming its equity securities, if the gross consideration for the purchase or redemption, when aggregated with the net consideration paid by the company for all such purchases or redemptions during the preceding 12 months, is equal to 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated net worth.
The Holding Company Act prohibits a bank holding company, with certain exceptions, from (i ) acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any company which is not a bank or a bank holding company, or (ii) engaging in any activity other than managing or controlling banks, or furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries. A bank holding company may own, however, shares of a company engaged in activities which the FRB has determined are so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto.
The Company and its subsidiaries are examined by federal and state regulators. The FRB has responsibility for holding company activities and performed a review in 2001.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
On December 19, 1991, the FDIC Improvement Act of 1991 (the “1991 Act”) was enacted. This legislation sought to recapitalize the Bank Insurance Fund of the FDIC (“BIF”), which had been severely depleted as a result of the larger members of failed banks. The recapitalization continues to be funded through, among other things, increased deposit insurance assessments payable by BIF-insured institutions, which increases the cost of doing business by all BIF-insured institutions, including the Bank. The 1991 Act also provides for, among other things: enhanced federal supervision of depository institutions, including greater authority for the appointment of a conservator or receiver for undercapitalized institutions; the establishment of risk-based deposit insurance premiums; a requirement that the federal banking agencies amend their risk-based capital requirements to include components for interest-rate risk, concentration of credit risk, and the risk of nontraditional activities; expanded authority for cross-industry mergers and acquisitions; mandated consumer protection disclosures with respect to deposit accounts; and imposed restrictions on the activities of state-chartered banks, including the Bank.
Provisions of the 1991 Act relating to the activities of state-chartered banks significantly impact the way the Company conducts its business. In this regard, the 1991 Act provides that insured state banks, such as the Bank, may not engage as principal in any activity that is not permissible for a national bank, unless the FDIC has determined that the activity would pose no significant risk to the BIF and the state bank is in compliance with applicable capital standards. Activities of subsidiaries of insured state banks are similarly restricted to those activities permissible for subsidiaries of national banks, unless the FDIC has determined that the activity would pose no significant risk to the BIF and the state bank is in compliance with applicable capital standards.
Interstate Banking
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, as amended (the “Interstate Banking Act”) generally permits bank holding companies to acquire banks in any state and preempts all state laws restricting the ownership by a bank holding company of banks in more than one state. The Interstate Banking Act also permits a bank to merge with an out-of-state bank and convert any offices into branches of the resulting bank if both states have not opted out of interstate branching; permits a bank to acquire branches from an out-of-state bank if the law of the state where the branches are located permits the interstate branch acquisition; and operated de novo interstate branches whenever the host state opts-in to de novo branching. Bank holding companies and banks seeking to engage in transactions authorized by the Interstate Banking Act must be adequately capitalized and managed.
Competition
The Company experiences substantial competition in attracting deposits and making loans from commercial banks, thrift institutions and other enterprises such as insurance companies and mutual funds. These competitors include several major commercial banks whose greater resources may afford them a competitive advantage by enabling them to maintain numerous branch offices and mount extensive advertising campaigns. A number of these competitors are not subject to the regulatory oversight that the Company is subject to, which increases these competitors’ flexibility.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company owns its main banking office, headquarters, and operations center in Medford, and 12 of the 18 other facilities in which its branch offices are located. The remaining offices are occupied under leases expiring on various dates from 2002 to 2026.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various claims and lawsuits arising in the course of their normal business activities. Although the ultimate outcome of these suits cannot be ascertained at this time, it is the opinion of management that none of these matters, even if it resolved adversely to the Company, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position.
ITEM 4.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s Stockholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
PART II
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(a)
The Class A Common Stock of the Company is traded on the NASDAQ National Market system under the symbol “CNBKA.” The price range of the Company’s Class A common stock since January 1, 2001 is shown on page 6. The Class B Common Stock is not traded on NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange.
Generally speaking, the shares of Class A Common Stock are not entitled to vote on any matter, including in the election of Company Directors, but, in limited circumstances, may be entitled to vote as a class on certain extraordinary transactions, including any merger or consolidation (other than one in which the Company is the surviving corporation or one which by law may be approved by the directors without any stockholder vote) or the sale, lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company. Since the vote of a majority of the shares of Class B Common Stock, voting as a class, is required to approve certain extraordinary corporate transactions, the holders of Class B Common Stock have the power to prevent any takeover of the Company not approved by them.
(b)
Approximate number of equity security holders as of December 31, 2002.
(c)
Under the Company’s Articles of Organization, the holders of the Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends per share equal to at least 200% of that paid, if any, from time to time, on each share of Class B Common Stock.
The following table shows the dividends paid by the Company on the Class A and Class B Common Stock for the periods indicated.
As a bank holding company, the Company’s ability to pay dividends is dependent in part upon the receipt of dividends from the Bank, which is subject to certain restrictions on the payment of dividends. A Massachusetts trust company may pay dividends out of net profits from time to time, provided that either (i) the trust company’s capital stock and surplus account equal an aggregate of at least 10% of its deposit liabilities, or (ii) the amount of its surplus account is equal to at least the amount of its capital account.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The information required herein is shown on page 6 and 7.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
ITEM 7a.
ITEM 7a. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Financial Highlights
Per Share Data
Financial Highlights
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
IMPAIRED INVESTMENT SECURITIES
If a material decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis of an investment security is judged to be “other than temporary,” generally six months or longer, the cost basis of the investment is written down to fair value. The amount of the write-down is included as a charge to earnings. An “other than temporary” impairment exists for debt securities if it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to contractual terms of the security. Some factors considered for “other than temporary” impairment related to a debt security include an analysis of yield which results in a decrease in expected cash flows, whether an unrealized loss is issuer specific, whether the issuer has defaulted on scheduled interest and principal payments, whether the issuer’s current financial condition hinders its ability to make future scheduled interest and principal payments on a timely basis or whether there was downgrade in ratings by rating agencies.
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under this method, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following table sets forth the distribution of the Company’s average assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity, and average rates earned or paid on a fully taxable equivalent basis for each of the years indicated.
(1)
On a fully taxable equivalent basis calculated using a federal tax rate of 35%.
(2)
Nonaccrual loans are included in average amounts outstanding.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
(1)
On a fully taxable equivalent basis calculated using a federal tax rate of 35%.
The following table summarizes the year-to-year changes in the Company’s net interest income resulting from fluctuations in interest rates and volume changes in earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. Changes due to rate are computed by multiplying the change in rate by the prior year’s volume. Changes due to volume are computed by multiplying the change in volume by the prior year’s rate. Changes in volume and rate that cannot be separately identified have been allocated in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of each change.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The Company’s profitability is affected by fluctuations in interest rates. A sudden and substantial increase or decrease in interest rates may adversely impact the Company’s earnings to the extent that the interest rates tied to specific assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent, or on the same basis. The Company monitors the impact of changes in interest rates on its net interest income using several tools. One measure of the Company’s exposures to differential changes in interest rates between assets and liabilities is an interest rate risk management test. This test measures the impact on net interest income of an immediate change in interest rates in 100 basis point increments.
(1)
The percentage change in this column represents net interest income for 12 months in various rate scenarios versus the net interest income in a stable interest rate environment.
The Company’s primary objective in managing interest rate risk is to minimize the adverse impact of changes in interest rates on the Company’s net interest income and capital, while structuring the Company’s asset-liability structure to obtain the maximum yield-cost spread on that structure. The Company relies primarily on its asset-liability structure to control interest rate risk.
Liquidity
Liquidity is provided by maintaining an adequate level of liquid assets that include cash and due from banks, federal funds sold and other temporary investments. Liquid assets totaled $122,205,000 on December 31, 2002 compared with $177,833,000 on December 31, 2001 and $175,802,000 on December 31, 2000. The decrease in liquid assets at December 31, 2002 was mainly attributable to a decreased reliance on short term investments such as federal funds sold. In each of the three years deposit activity has generally been adequate to support asset activity.
The source of funds for dividends paid by the Company is dividends received from the Bank. The Company and the Bank are regulated enterprises and their abilities to pay dividends are subject to regulatory review and restriction. Certain regulatory and statutory restrictions exist regarding dividends, loans and advances from the Bank to the Company. Generally, the Bank has the ability to pay dividends to the Company subject to minimum regulatory capital requirements.
Capital Adequacy
Total stockholders’ equity was $100,256,000 at December 31, 2002, compared with $84,599,000 at December 31, 2001 and $71,506,000 at December 31, 2000. The increase in 2002 was primarily the result of retained earnings less dividends paid and an increase in net unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale. The increase in 2001 was primarily the result of retained earnings less dividends paid and an increase in net unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale offset by treasury stock repurchases. Also, there was a $31,000 increase in 2002 and a $104,000 increase in 2000 from the exercise of certain stock options.
Federal banking regulators have issued risk-based capital guidelines, which assign risk factors to asset categories and off-balance sheet items. The current guidelines require a Tier 1 capital-to-risk assets ratio of 4.00% and a total capital-to-risk assets ratio of 8.00%. The Company and the Bank exceeded these requirements with a Tier 1 capital-to-risk assets ratio of 16.99% and 12.05% respectively, and total capital-to-risk assets ratio of 18.21% and 13.26%, respectively at December 31, 2002. Additionally, federal banking regulators have issued leverage ratio guidelines, which supplement the risk-based capital guidelines. The minimum leverage ratio requirement applicable to the Company is 4.00% and at December 31, 2002, the Company and the Bank exceeded this requirement with leverage ratios of 8.28% and 5.87%, respectively.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are not based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements, which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond the Company’s control), may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward- looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of these terms. Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, those related to the economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates, competitive products and pricing, fiscal and monetary polices of the U.S. Government, changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory fees and capital requirements, changes in prevailing interest rates, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses, credit risk management, asset/liability management, the financial and securities markets and the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity.
The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidated Statements of Income
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Century Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Century Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company provides a full range of banking services to individual, business and municipal customers in Massachusetts. As a bank holding company, the Company is subject to the regulation and supervision of the Federal Reserve Board. The Bank, a state chartered financial institution, is subject to supervision and regulation by applicable state and federal banking agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks. The Bank is also subject to various requirements and restrictions under federal and state law, including requirements to maintain reserves against deposits, restrictions on the types and amounts of loans that may be granted and the interest that may be charged thereon, and limitations on the types of investments that may be made and the types of services that may be offered. Various consumer laws and regulations also affect the operations of the Bank. In addition to the impact of regulation, commercial banks are affected significantly by the actions of the Federal Reserve Board as it attempts to control the money supply and credit availability in order to influence the economy. All aspects of the Company’s business are highly competitive. The Company faces aggressive competition from other lending institutions and from numerous other providers of financial services. The Company has one reportable operating segment.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices within the banking industry. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Material estimates that are susceptible to change in the near-term relate to the allowance for losses on loans. Management believes that the allowance for losses on loans is adequate based on independent appraisals and review of other factors associated with the assets. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance for loans may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies periodically review the Company’s allowance for losses on loans. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance for loans based on their judgements about information available to them at the time of their examination.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost; debt and equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling are classified as trading and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings; and debt and equity securities not classified as either held-to-maturity or trading are classified as available-for-sale and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of estimated related income taxes. The Company has no securities held for trading.
Premiums and discounts on investment securities are amortized or accreted into income by use of the level-yield method. If a decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis of an investment is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the investment is written down to fair value. The amount of the writedown is included as a charge to earnings. Gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are recognized at the time of sale on a specific identification basis.
LOANS
Interest on loans is recognized based on the daily principal amount outstanding. Accrual of interest is discontinued when loans become 90 days delinquent unless the collateral is sufficient to cover both principal and interest and the loan is in the process of collection. Loans, including impaired loans, on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated non-accrual loans. When a loan is placed on non-accrual, all income which has been accrued but remains unpaid is reversed against current period income and all amortization of deferred loan fees is discontinued. Non-accrual loans may be returned to an accrual status when principal and interest payments are not delinquent and the risk characteristics of the loan have improved to the extent that there no longer exists a concern as to the collectibility of principal and income. Income received on non-accrual loans is either recorded in income or applied to the principal balance of the loan depending on management’s evaluation as to the collectibility of principal.
Loan origination fees and related direct incremental loan origination costs are offset and the resulting net amount is deferred and amortized over the life of the related loans using the level-yield method.
The Bank accounts for impaired loans, except those loans that are accounted for at fair value or at lower of cost or fair value, at the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. This method applies to all loans, uncollateralized as well as collateralized, except large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
impairment, loans that are measured at fair value and leases. Management considers the payment status, net worth and earnings potential of the borrower, and the value and cash flow of the collateral as factors to determine if a loan will be paid in accordance with its contractual terms. Management does not set any minimum delay of payments as a factor in reviewing for impaired classification. Impaired loans are charged-off when management believes that the collectibility of the loan’s principal is remote. In addition, criteria for classification of a loan as in-substance foreclosure has been modified so that such classification need be made only when a lender is in possession of the collateral. The Bank measures the impairment of troubled debt restructurings using the pre-modification rate of interest.
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
The allowance for loan losses is based on management’s evaluation of the quality of the loan portfolio and is used to provide for losses resulting from loans which ultimately prove uncollectible. In determining the level of the allowance, periodic evaluations are made of the loan portfolio which take into account such factors as the character of the loans, loan status, financial posture of the borrowers, value of collateral securing the loans and other relevant information sufficient to reach an informed judgement. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to income and reduced by loan charge-offs, net of recoveries.
Management maintains an allowance for credit losses to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is based on assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Management’s methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance consists of several key elements, which include the formula allowance, specific allowances for identified problem loans and the unallocated allowance.
The formula allowance is calculated by applying loss factors to outstanding loans, in each case based on the internal risk grade of such loans. Changes in risk grades affect the amount of the formula allowance. Loss factors are based on the Company’s historical loss experience as well as regulatory guidelines.
Specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified significant conditions related to a credit that management believes that the probability that a loss has been incurred in excess of the amount determined by the application of the formula allowance.
The unallocated allowance recognizes the model and estimation risk associated with the formula allowance and specific allowances as well as management’s evaluation of various conditions, the effects of which are not directly measured in the determination of the formula and specific allowances. The evaluation of the inherent loss with respect to these conditions is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty because they are not identified with specific problem credits.
While management uses available information in establishing the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluations. Loans are charged-off in whole or in part when, in management’s opinion, collectibility is not probable.
BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
Bank premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the terms of leases, if shorter. It is general practice to charge the cost of maintenance and repairs to operations when incurred; major expenditures for improvements are capitalized and depreciated.
STOCK OPTION ACCOUNTING
The Company currently accounts for employee stock options using the intrinsic value method. Under the intrinsic value method, no compensation cost is recognized related to options if the exercise price of the option is greater than or equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. Under an alternative method, the fair value method, the “cost” of the option is estimated using an option valuation model and recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of the option. Any change from the intrinsic value method to the fair value method of accounting for stock options is required to be applied prospectively for options granted after the date of change in method which must be as of the beginning of a fiscal year. The Company generally awards stock options annually with a grant date in January.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company measures compensation cost for its stock option plans using the intrinsic value based method of accounting. Had compensation cost for the Company’s stock option plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant date, the Company’s net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
In determining the pro forma amounts, the fair value of each option grant was estimated as of the date of grant using Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
INCOME TAXES
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under this method, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
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Cash and Due From Banks
The Company is required to maintain a portion of its cash and due from banks as a reserve balance under the Federal Reserve Act. Such reserve is calculated based upon deposit levels and amounted to $507,000 at December 31, 2002 and $437,000 at December 31, 2001.
3.
Securities Available-for-Sale
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following tables show the maturity distribution of the Company’s securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2002 and the weighted average yields of securities, which are based on the amortized cost, calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis.
The weighted average remaining life of investment securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 was 3.2, 3.2 and 4.9 years, respectively. Included in the weighted average remaining life calculation at December 31, 2002 and 2001 there were $44 million and $53.4 million respectively of U.S. agency obligations that are callable at the discretion of the issuer. These call dates were not utilized in computing the weighted average remaining life.
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Loans
The Company’s lending activities are conducted principally in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. The Company grants single and multi-family residential loans, commercial and commercial real estate loans, and a variety of consumer loans. To a lesser extent, the Company grants loans for the construction of residential homes, multi-family properties, commercial real estate properties, and land development. Most loans made by the Company are secured by real estate collateral. The ability and willingness of commercial real estate, commercial, construction, residential and consumer loan borrowers to honor their repayment commitments is generally dependent on the health of the real estate market in the borrowers’ geographic areas and the general economy.
The following summary shows the composition of the loan portfolio at the dates indicated.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table indicates the rate variability of the above loans due after one year.
The Company’s commercial and industrial (C&I) loan customers represent various small and middle market established businesses involved in manufacturing, distribution, retailing and services. Most clients are privately owned with markets that range from local to national in scope. Many of the loans to this segment are secured by liens on corporate assets and the personal guarantees of the principals. The Bank has placed greater emphasis on building its C&I base in the future. The regional economic strength or weakness impacts the relative risks in this loan category. There is little concentration to any one business sector and loan risks are generally diversified among many borrowers.
Commercial real estate loans are extended to finance various manufacturing, warehouse, light industrial, office, retail and residential properties in the Bank’s market area, which generally includes Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Loans are normally extended in amounts up to a maximum of 80% of appraised value and normally for terms between three to five years. Amortization schedules are long-term and thus a balloon payment is due at maturity. Under most circumstances, the Bank will offer to re-write or otherwise extend the loan at prevailing interest rates. During recent years, the Bank has emphasized non-residential type owner-occupied properties. This compliments our C&I emphasis placed on the operating business entities and will be continued. The regional economic environment affects the risk of both non-residential and residential mortgages.
Residential real estate (1-4 family) includes two categories of loans. Approximately $9 million of loans are classified as “Commercial and Industrial” type loans secured by 1-4 family real estate. Primarily, these are small businesses with modest capital or shorter operating histories where the collateral mitigates some risk. This category of loans shares similar risk characteristics with the C&I loans, notwithstanding the collateral position.
The other category of residential real estate loans are mostly 1-4 family residential properties located in the Bank’s market area. General underwriting criteria are largely the same as those used by Fannie Mae but normally only one or three year adjustable or 15 year fixed rate interest rates are used. The Bank utilizes mortgage insurance to provide lower down payment products and has provided a “First Time Homebuyer” product to encourage new home ownership. Residential real estate loan volume has increased and remains a core consumer product. The economic environment impacts the risks associated with this category. This year, the economy has deteriorated, and the market has generally been volatile.
Home equity loans are extended as both first and second mortgages on owner-occupied residential properties in the Bank’s market area. Loans are underwritten to a maximum loan to property value of 75%.
The Bank intends to maintain a market for construction loans, principally for smaller local residential projects or an owner-occupied commercial project. Individual consumer residential home construction loans are also extended on a similar basis.
Bank officers evaluate the feasibility of construction projects, based on independent appraisals of the project, architects or engineers evaluations of the cost of construction, and other relevant data. As of December 31, 2002, the Company was obligated to advance a total of $19.2 million to complete projects under construction.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The composition of non-accrual loans and impaired loans as of and for the year ended December 31 is as follows:
The composition of impaired loans at December 31, is as follows:
Loans are placed on non-accrual status when any payment of principal and/or interest is 90 days or more past due, unless the collateral is sufficient to cover both principal and interest and the loan is in the process of collection. The Company monitors closely the performance of its loan portfolio. In addition to internal loan review, the Company has contracted with an independent organization to review the Company’s commercial and commercial real estate loan portfolios. This independent review was performed in each of the past five years. The status of delinquent loans, as well as situations identified as potential problems, are reviewed on a regular basis by senior management and monthly by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The relatively low level of nonperforming assets of $511 thousand in 2002 and $423 thousand in 2001 resulted from fewer additions to nonperforming assets during the year combined with an improvement in the resolution of nonperforming assets including payments on nonperforming loans.
In addition to the above, as of December 31, 2002, the Company continues to monitor closely $8.5 million of loans for which management has concerns regarding the ability of the borrowers to perform. The majority of the loans are secured by real estate and are considered to have adequate collateral value to cover the loan balances at December 31, 2002, although such values can fluctuate with changes in the economy and the real estate market.
6.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses in an amount determined by management on the basis of the character of the loans, loan performance, the financial condition of borrowers, the value of collateral securing loans and other relevant factors. The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the years indicated.
The increased ratio of allowance for loan loss to loans for 1999, reflects increased provisions associated with the deterioration of one borrower’s credit quality whose total relationship amounted to $4.1 million. Management placed this credit to non-accrual status during the fourth quarter of 1999 and subsequently charged-off $3.5 million of this loan during the first quarter of 2000. These provisions are the result of management’s evaluation of the quality of the loan portfolio considering such factors as loan status, collateral values, financial condition of the borrower, the state of the economy and other relevant information.
While the Company expects a similar level of charge-offs in future periods, the pace of the charge-offs depends on many factors including the national and regional economy. Cyclical lagging factors may result in charge-offs being higher than historical levels.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the amount needed for an adequate reserve to absorb losses in the existing loan portfolio. This amount is determined by an evaluation of the loan portfolio including input from an independent organization engaged to review selected larger loans, a review of loan loss experience and current economic conditions. At December 31 of each year listed below, the allowance was comprised of the following components.
7. Bank Premises and Equipment
The Company and its subsidiaries are obligated under a number of noncancelable operating leases for premises and equipment expiring in various years through 2026. Total lease expense approximated $711,000, $589,000 and $199,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Future minimum rental commitments for noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more at December 31, 2002 were as follows:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
8.
Deposits
The Company offers savings accounts, NOW accounts, demand deposits, time deposits and money market accounts. The Company offers cash management accounts which provide either automatic transfer of funds above a specified level from the customer’s checking account to a money market account or short-term borrowings. Also, an account reconciliation service is offered whereby the Company provides a computerized report balancing the customer’s checking account.
Interest rates on deposits are set bi-monthly by the Bank’s rate-setting committee, based on factors including loan demand, maturities and a review of competing interest rates offered. Interest rate policies are reviewed periodically by the Executive Management Committee.
Time Deposits as of December 31, are as follows:
Time Deposits of $100,000 or more as of December 31, are as follows:
9.
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
Amounts outstanding at December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000 carried maturity dates of the next business day. U.S. Government and Agency securities with a total book value of $51,176,000, $71,629,000, and $72,974,000 were pledged as collateral and held by custodians to secure the agreements at December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively. The approximate market value of the collateral at those dates was $51,994,000, $73,262,000, and $72,552,000, respectively.
10.
Other Borrowed Funds and Long Term Debt
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The Bank serves as a Treasury Tax and Loan depository under a note option with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This open-ended interest bearing borrowing carries an interest rate equal to the daily Federal funds rate less 0.25% and amounted to $2,038,000 at December 31, 2002. Also, the bank borrowed twenty-eight long term loans with the Federal Home Loan Bank. These loans total $166,233,000, bear a weighted average interest rate of 4.28% and mature between January 10, 2003 and March 21, 2011.
In May 1998, the Company, through its newly formed subsidiary, Century Bancorp Capital Trust, issued 2,875,000 shares of Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities with a liquidation value of $10 per share. These securities pay dividends at an annualized rate of 8.30% and mature on June 30, 2029. The Company is using the proceeds primarily for general business purposes.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BORROWINGS
The following table shows the maturity distribution of borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLB”) as follows:
11. Stockholders’ Equity
DIVIDENDS
Holders of the Class A common stock may not vote in the election of directors, but may vote as a class to approve certain extraordinary corporate transactions. Class A common stockholders are entitled to receive dividends per share equal to at least 200% per share of that paid, if any, on each share of Class B common stock. Class A common stock is publicly traded. Class B common stock is not publicly traded, however, it can be converted on a share for share basis to Class A common stock at any time at the option of the holder. Dividend payments by the Company are dependent in part on the dividends it receives from the Bank, which are subject to certain regulatory restrictions.
EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)
Diluted EPS includes the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents; basic EPS excludes all common stock equivalents. The only common stock equivalents for the Company are the stock options discussed below. The dilutive effect of these stock options for 2002, 2001 and 2000 was an increase of 17,469, 6,436 and 493 shares, respectively.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
During 2001, common stockholders of the Company approved a stock option plan (the “Option Plan”) that provides for granting of options for not more than 150,000 shares of Class A common stock. Under the Option Plan, all officers and key employees of the Company are eligible to receive non-qualified and incentive stock options to purchase shares of Class A common stock. The Option Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, of the Board of Directors, whose members are ineligible to participate in the Option Plan. Based on management’s recommendations, the Committee submits its recommendations to the Board of Directors as to persons to whom options are to be granted, the number of shares granted to each, the option price (which may not be less than 85% of the fair market value for non-qualified stock options, or the fair market value for incentive stock options, of the shares on the date of grant) and the time period over which the options are exercisable (not more than ten years from the date of grant). There were 32,925 options exercisable at December 31, 2002.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Stock option activity under the plan is as follows:
At December 31, 2002 the 67,000 options outstanding have exercise prices between $15.063 and $24.75, with a weighted average exercise price at $19.52 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 8 years. There were no options granted in 2000.
CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
The Bank is subject to various regulatory requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material affect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulation) to risk weighted assets (as defined), and Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes, as of December 31, 2002, that the Bank meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.
As of December 31, 2002, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes would cause a change in the Bank’s categorization.
The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
12. Income Taxes
The current and deferred components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
Income tax accounts included in other assets and other liabilities at December 31 are as follows:
Income tax expense for the years presented is different from the amounts computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate of 35% for 2002, 2001 and 2000 to income before Federal income taxes. The following tabulation reconciles Federal income tax expense based on statutory rates to the actual income tax expense for the years ended December 31:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table sets forth the Company’s gross deferred income tax assets and gross deferred income tax liabilities at December 31:
The Company has received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) notice that dividend distributions
by the Bank’s subsidiary real estate investment trust (REIT) are fully taxable in Massachusetts and therefore not subject to the dividends received deduction (DRD). The Notice of Assessment to charge additional state excise taxes totaled $2.7 million plus interest for the three years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001. As of the date of this notice, interest amounted to $398 thousand. The Company has received additional state tax benefits of approximately $1.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position.
In January 2003, the Massachusetts Governor put forth proposed legislation that would disallow the REIT dividend received deduction (DRD) effective for tax years ending on or after December 31, 1999. If the legislation is passed, the Company will cease recording the future tax benefits of the DRD effective for the tax year in which the legislation is passed. In addition, if the legislation applies retroactively as currently proposed, the Company will be required to recognize additional state excise taxes, including interest (net of the federal tax deduction associated with such taxes and interest), beginning in the first fiscal quarter in which the legislation is passed. This will reduce earnings by a material amount in the quarter in which the legislation is passed. As of February 25, 2003, the Company estimates that this reduction of earnings would be approximately $3.2 million. The Company is aware that Massachusetts financial institution trade groups have contended that the legislature does not have the ability to apply these provisions retroactively back to 1999.
13. Employee Benefits
The Company has a qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan (the “Plan”), which is offered to all employees reaching minimum age and service requirements. An increase in the size of the work force and increased compensation expense in 2002 resulted in an increase in pension cost.
The Company has a Supplemental Insurance/Retirement Plan (the “Supplemental Plan”), which is limited to certain officers and employees of the Company. The Supplemental Plan is voluntary and participants are required to contribute to its cost. Under the Supplemental Plan, each participant will receive a retirement benefit based on compensation and length of service. Individual life insurance policies, which are owned by the Company, are purchased covering the lives of each participant. Increased compensation expense resulted in increased cost for the Supplemental Plan.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company offers a 401(k) defined contribution plan for all employees reaching minimum age and service requirements. The plan is voluntary and employee contributions were matched by the Company at a rate of 25% for the first 4% of compensation contributed by each employee. The match was increased to a 33.3% match for the first 6% of compensation on October 1, 2001. The Company’s match totaled $202,500 for 2002, $112,000 for 2001 and $70,000 in 2000. Administrative costs associated with the plan are absorbed by the Company.
The Company does not offer any post retirement programs other than pensions.
14. Commitments and Contingencies
A number of legal claims against the Company arising in the normal course of business were outstanding at December 31, 2002. Management, after reviewing these claims with legal counsel, is of the opinion that their resolution will not have a material adverse affect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operation.
During February 2003 the Company began construction of an addition to its corporate headquarters building. The property is located adjacent to its current headquarters in Medford, Massachusetts and will provide additional corporate office space and an expanded branch banking floor. The building is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2003 and the current commitment, which excludes build out costs, is approximately seven million dollars.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
15. Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk
The Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments primarily include commitments to originate and sell loans, standby letters of credit, unused lines of credit and unadvanced portions of construction loans. The instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in these particular classes of financial instruments.
The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the financial instrument for loan commitments, standby letters of credit and unadvanced portions of construction loans is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk at December 31 are as follows:
Commitments to originate loans, unadvanced portions of construction loans and unused lines of credit are generally agreements to lend to a customer provided there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. 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 Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance by a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers.
In addition to general commitments, the Company has originated 1-4 family mortgages for sale in the secondary markets. These loans were sold with and without recourse and no loan was originated without its sale having been pre-arranged. The Company was servicing mortgage loans sold to others with a maximum recourse provision of 10% of the outstanding balance of approximately $193,000 at December 31, 2002 and $338,000 at December 31, 2001.
16. Other Operating Expenses
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
17.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair values of its financial instruments.
Excluded from this disclosure are certain financial instruments for which it is not practical to estimate their value and all nonfinancial instruments. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximate the fair values of these assets because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY AND SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE: The fair value of these securities, excluding certain state and municipal securities whose fair value is estimated at book value because they are not readily marketable, is estimated based on bid prices published in financial newspapers or bid quotations received from securities dealers.
LOANS: For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying amounts. The fair value of other loans is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality. Incremental credit risk for non-performing loans has been considered.
ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND PAYABLE: The carrying amounts for accrued interest receivable and payable approximate fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
DEPOSITS: The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity is equal to the carrying amount. The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows, applying interest rates currently being offered on the deposit products of similar maturities. The fair value estimates for deposits do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities compared to the cost of alternative forms of funding (“deposit base intangibles”).
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER BORROWED FUNDS: The fair value of repurchase agreements and other borrowed funds is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate used is estimated based on the rates currently offered for other borrowed funds of similar remaining maturities.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET INSTRUMENTS: The fair values of the Company’s unused lines of credit and unadvanced portions of construction loans, commitments to originate and sell loans and standby letters of credit are estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing. Therefore, at December 31, 2002 and 2001, there was no fair value adjustment.
The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31 are as follows:
LIMITATIONS
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the type of financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Bank’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no active market exists for some of the Bank’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgements regarding future expected loss experience, cash flows, current economic conditions, risk characteristics and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgement and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions and changes in the loan, debt and interest rate markets could significantly affect the estimates. Further, the income tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on the fair value estimates and have not been considered.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
18. Quarterly Result of Operations (unaudited)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
19. Parent Company Financial Statements
The balance sheets of Century Bancorp, Inc. (“Parent Company”) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the statements of income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002 are presented below. The statements of changes in stockholders’ equity are identical to the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and are therefore not presented here.
BALANCE SHEETS
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
20. Acquisition
On October 30, 2002 the Company and Capital Crossing Bank announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which the Bank will acquire Capital Crossing’s branch office at 1220 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and substantially all of its retail deposits in its main office at 101 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The agreement includes the acquisition of approximately $233.0 million in deposits and $4.0 million of related loans. The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approval, which has been obtained, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2003.
The following pro-forma condensed balance sheet was prepared as if this acquisition had taken place at December 31, 2002:
PRO-FORMA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(a)
Premium and deal costs funded by sale of federal funds.
(b)
Assumes net proceeds invested in investment securities.
The following pro-forma condensed results of were prepared as if this acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2002. The pro-forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations had the acquisition actually occurred on January 1, 2002.
PRO-FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)
(a)
Foregone interest on federal funds sold to finance the acquisition.
(b)
Amortization of core deposit intangible amortization assuming a seven year amortization period.
(c)
Tax effect of pro-forma adjustments.
Independent Auditors’ Report
KPMG LLP
Certified Public Accountants
99 High Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
The Board of Directors
Century Bancorp, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Century Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiary (the Company) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Century Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
January 10, 2003
PART III
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The directors of the Company and their ages as of December 31, 2002 are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
George R. Baldwin
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Roger S. Berkowitz
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Karl E. Case, Ph.D.
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Henry L. Foster, D.V.M
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Marshall I. Goldman, Ph.D.
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Russell B. Higley, Esquire
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Jonathan B. Kay
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Fraser Lemley
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Joseph P. Mercurio
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Joseph J. Senna, Esquire
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Barry R. Sloane
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Jonathan G. Sloane
Director and Executive Vice President, Century Bancorp, Inc.; Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, Century Bank and Trust Company
Marshall M. Sloane
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Century Bancorp, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Century Bank and Trust Company
Stephanie Sonnabend
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
George F. Swansburg
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Jon Westling
Director, Century Bancorp, Inc., and Century Bank and Trust Co.
Mr. Baldwin became a director of the Company in 1996. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1995. Mr. Baldwin is President and CEO of Baldwin & Co., which is a financial services firm. He was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaler Carney Liffler & Co.
Mr. Berkowitz became a director of the Company in 1996. He was elected a director of Century Bank/Suffolk in 1989 and has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since the banks merged in 1992. Mr. Berkowitz is President and CEO of Legal SeaFoods, Inc.
Dr. Case became a director of the Company in 1996. Dr. Case has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1995. He is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College and a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Dr. Foster has been a director of the Company since its organization in 1972. He was a founding director of Century Bank and Trust Company in 1969. He is Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Formerly, he was Chairman of the Board of Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. Goldman has been a director of the Company since its organization in 1972. He was also a founding director of Century Bank and Trust Company in 1969. He is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at Wellesley College and Associate Director of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University.
Mr. Higley became a director of the Company in 1996. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1986. Mr. Higley is an attorney in private practice.
Mr. Kay became a director of the Company in 1997. He was also elected a director of Century Bank and Trust Company in 1997. Mr. Kay is President of The Kay Companies.
Mr. Lemley became a director of the Company in 1996. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1988. Mr. Lemley is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Sentry Ford, Inc., Sentry Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., and Sentry South Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.
Mr. Mercurio became a director of the Company in 1990. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1995. He is an Executive Vice President of Boston University.
Mr. Senna became a director of the Company in 1986. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1979. Mr. Senna is an attorney in private practice.
Mr. Barry R. Sloane became a director of the Company in 1997. He was also elected a director of Century Bank and Trust Company in 1997. Mr. Sloane is Managing Director of Steinberg, Priest & Sloane Capital Management, LLC, which is an investment advisory firm. Formerly, he was Region Head for the Southeastern United States for the Citigroup Private Bank and Head of North America for Credit Suisse Private Banking.
Mr. Jonathan G. Sloane became a director of the Company in 1986. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1992. Mr. Sloane is currently Executive Vice President of Century Bancorp Inc. and President and Chief Operating Officer of Century Bank and Trust Company. From 1992 to 1998 he was Senior Executive Vice President of Century Bank and Trust Company.
Mr. Marshall M. Sloane is the founder of the Company and has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since its organization in 1972. He founded Century Bank and Trust Company in 1968 and is currently its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Ms. Sonnabend became a director of the Company in 1997. She has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1997. Ms. Sonnabend is President of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation.
Mr. Swansburg became a director of the Company in 1986. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust since 1992. From 1992 to 1998 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Century Bank and Trust Company. He is now retired from Century Bank and Trust Company.
Mr. Westling became a director of the Company in 1996. He has been a director of Century Bank and Trust Company since 1995. Mr. Westling is President Emeritus of Boston University.
All of the Company’s directors are elected annually and hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. There are no family relationships between any of the directors or executive officers, except that Barry R. Sloane and Jonathan G. Sloane are the sons of Marshall M. Sloane and Jonathan B. Kay is the son-in-law of Marshall M. Sloane.
The Audit Committee meets with KPMG LLP, the independent certified public accountants, in connection with the annual audit of the Company’s financial statements. The Audit Committee reviews the findings and recommendations of the FRB, FDIC, and Massachusetts Bank Commissioner’s staff in connection with their examinations and the internal audit reports and procedures for the Company and its subsidiary. The Audit Committee met four times during 2002.
Audit Committee Report
The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for providing independent, objective oversight of the Company’s accounting functions and internal controls. The Audit Committee is composed of five directors, each of whom is independent as defined by the National Association of Securities Dealers’ current listing standards. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter first adopted and approved by the Board of Directors in 2000. A copy of this Charter was last published in the 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2000.
Management is responsible for the Company’s internal controls and financial reporting process. The independent accountants are responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and to issue a report thereon. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes.
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management. The Audit Committee has also discussed with KPMG LLP, the independent accounting firm for the Company, the matters required to be discussed by Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees). The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountants as required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees). Additionally, the Audit Committee has discussed with KPMG LLP the firm’s independence. Fees paid to KPMG LLP for audit and other fees were $110,000 and $58,000, respectively. The other fees were approximately $40,000 for tax services performed and $18,000 for benefit plan audits.
Based on the review and discussions referred to in the paragraph above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the last fiscal year for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Joseph J. Senna, Chair, George R. Baldwin, Russell B. Higley, George F. Swansburg, Jon Westling
Director Compensation
Directors not employed by the Company receive a $6,000 retainer per year, $250 per Century Bancorp, Inc. Board meeting attended, $500 per Century Bank and Trust Company Board and $450 per committee meeting attended.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Executive officers are elected annually by the Board prior to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to serve for a one year term and until their successors are elected and qualified. The following table sets forth the name of each executive officer of the Company and the principal positions and offices he holds with the Company
Marshall M. Sloane
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Century Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Sloane is 76 years old.
Jonathan G. Sloane
Director and Executive Vice President; Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, Century Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Sloane is 44 years old.
Paul V. Cusick, Jr.
Vice President and Treasurer; Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Century Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Cusick is 58 years old.
Paul A. Evangelista
Executive Vice President, Century Bank and Trust Company with responsibility for retail, cash management and fee income. Mr. Evangelista is 39 years old. He joined the Company in 1999. Formerly, he was Senior Vice President at U.S. Trust.
David B. Woonton
Executive Vice President, Century Bank and Trust Company with responsibility for lending. Mr. Woonton is 47 years old. He joined the Company in 1999. Formerly, he was Regional President of Citizens Bank.
Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation
The Compensation Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors composed of Joseph P. Mercurio as Chairman, Fraser Lemley and Roger S. Berkowitz. It reviews the salaries of the Company’s officers and administers the Company’s Supplemental Executive Insurance/Retirement Income Plan and Incentive Compensation Plan.
Decisions on compensation of the Company’s executives are generally made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Each member of the Compensation Committee is a non-employee director. The goal of the Committee is to provide competitive levels of compensation in order to attract and retain qualified executive personnel. The Compensation Committee believes that the actions of each executive officer have the potential to affect the short and long term profitability of the Company. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee places considerable importance on the design and administration of the executive compensation program.
The Company has an executive compensation program that is driven by the overall performance of the Company, the increase in shareholder value, the performance of the business unit directly affected by the executive and by the performance of the individual executive. The three primary components of the executive compensation program are base salary, cash incentive plan and stock based incentive plans.
Base Salary
Base salary levels are set so that the Company has the management talent to meet the challenges in the financial services industry. Several factors are included in setting base salaries including the responsibilities of the executive officer, the scope of the executive’s position, individual performance and salary levels at peer banks. Historically, the Company’s executive compensation practices have been designed to provide total compensation in the middle range of compensation levels at similar banking institutions. Salary increases for the senior management group have averaged 5% to 9% during the last several years.
Cash Incentive Plans
The Company has a cash incentive compensation plan which provides for the award of bonuses up to a percentage of base salary to officers of the Company or its subsidiaries. Recipients of incentive compensation are selected by the Compensation Committee, upon the recommendation of management, as eligible to participate in the plan. Awards are based upon the attainments of established objectives including profitability, expense control, sales volume and overall job performance. No bonuses are paid unless actual earnings are of budgeted net income. Upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors determines the amounts, if any, to be awarded. Earned bonuses for 2002, 2001 and 2000 are shown in the Summary Compensation Table.
Executive Benefits
The Company’s executive compensation package includes a special benefits component in addition to base salary and cash and stock incentive plans. These special benefits are viewed as less important than the above. Where such benefits are provided, they are intended to support other business purposes including facilitating business development efforts.
Chief Executive Officer Compensation
Mr. Marshall Sloane is eligible to participate in the same executive compensation plans available to other executive officers described above. The 2002 cash compensation for Mr. Sloane was $1,005,600 of which $710,000 was base salary.
Conclusion
The Compensation Committee believes that the executive compensation package will motivate the management team to produce the results the Company has historically achieved.
Value of $100 Invested on December 31, 1997 at:
Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation
The following table shows, for fiscal years ending December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, the cash compensation paid by the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as certain other compensation paid, accrued or granted for those years to the five most highly compensated executive officers of the Company.
(1)
Bonus amounts are based on performance for the years shown.
(2)
Term insurance premiums paid for Supplemental Executive Insurance/Retirement Income Plan and matching contribution for the 401(k) plan.
Options Grants in 2002
The following table provides information relating to option grants pursuant to our stock option plans during 2002 to our named executive officers.
Aggregated Option Exercises in 2002 and Year-end Option Values
The following table provides information relating to option exercises in 2002 by our named executive officers and the value of such officers’ unexercised options at December 31,2002.
Supplemental Executive Insurance/Retirement Income Plan
Executive officers of the Company or its subsidiaries who have at least one year of service may participate in the Supplemental Executive Insurance/Retirement Income Plan (the “Supplemental Plan”).
The Company maintains split dollar life insurance policies for participants, in addition to the group term life insurance, which provides life insurance equal to twice the individual’s salary with a maximum of $200,000, which they receive under a policy the Company maintains for its employees generally. The split dollar insurance provides death benefits if the participant dies while in the employ of the Company, equal to $3,925,000, $1,800,000, $1,250,000, $1,100,000 and $965,000 for Messrs. Marshall M. Sloane, Jonathan G. Sloane, Cusick, Woonton and Evangelista.
Premiums paid by the Company in 2002 amounted to $87,800, $63,500, $27,200, $65,000, and $46,587, for policies on the lives of Messrs. Marshall M. Sloane, Jonathan G. Sloane, Cusick, Woonton, and Evangelista. The policies are on an “insurance bonus” basis, which means that the Company pays the full amount of all premiums on the policies but an amount equal to the one-year term cost of the insurance is treated for tax purposes as a bonus to the insured. The Company is the owner of these policies and each participating employee has received an assignment of a portion of each policy’s proceeds. Upon the death of a participant, the Company will receive benefits equal to the difference between the death benefits payable to the named beneficiary under the Supplemental Plan and the face amount of the policy (less any policy loans then in force).
A participant in the Supplemental Plan is also entitled to retirement benefits. Participants, upon retirement at age 65, after a specified number of years of service, are entitled to receive for life, with ten years certain, 75% of their highest 36 months compensation for certain executives, or 66% of such compensation if the participants are senior officers (as determined by the Compensation Committee), less the primary social security benefits and the benefit received from the defined benefit retirement plan. If a participant retires or terminates employment prior to age 65 such person is entitled to a reduced benefit. Five years of service are required for any benefits to become vested. Thereafter benefits vest incrementally.
The following table illustrates representative annual retirement benefits at various compensation levels for executive management employees under the Supplemental Plan who retire at age 65 and with 15 years of service, without reflecting the required offset of benefits from social security and the defined benefit retirement plan.
As of January 1, 2003, Messrs. Marshall M. Sloane, Jonathan G. Sloane, Cusick, Woonton, and Evangelista were 100%, 100%, 92.5%, 0%, and 0%, vested, respectively, under the Supplemental Plan.
The Company has entered into an agreement with Mr. Marshall Sloane to freeze his Supplemental Executive/Insurance Retirement Income Plan benefit. The frozen benefit is $2,925,000 of pre-retirement death benefit and $455,034 of annual retirement income. In consideration of this frozen benefit, the Company has acquired a life insurance policy providing a death benefit of $25,000,000 upon the death of the survivor of Mr. Sloane or Mrs. Sloane.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information as to the number and percentage of shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock beneficially owned as of December 31, 2002 (i) by each person known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A or Class B Common Stock (ii) by each of the Company’s directors and certain officers; and (iii) by all directors and officers of the Company as a group. As of December 31, 2002, there were 3,397,315 shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,120,110 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s Executive Officers and Directors, and any persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of securities with the SEC and NASDAQ. Executive Officers, Directors, and greater than 10% stockholders (of which, to the Company’s knowledge, there currently are none) are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on a review of the copies of such reports received by it or written representations from certain reporting persons that no other reports were required, the Company believes that, during 2002, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its Executive Officers and Directors were complied with.
The following schedule provides information, with respect to compensation plans, on equity securities (common shares) that are authorized for issuance as of December 31, 2002:
All compensation plans have been previously approved by shareholders. There are 79,425 shares available for future issuance for the Employee plan.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Certain Directors and Officers of the Company and Bank and members of their immediate family are at present, as in the past, customers of the Bank have transactions with the Bank in the ordinary course of business. In addition, certain of the Directors are at present, as in the past, also Directors, Officers or Stockholders of Corporations or members of partnerships that are customers of the Bank and have transactions with the Bank in the ordinary course of business. Such transactions with Directors and Officers of the Company and the bank and their families and with such corporations and partnerships were made in the ordinary course of business, were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral on loans, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons, and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other features unfavorable to the Bank.
PART IV
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company have evaluated the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days before the filing date of this annual report. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures effectively ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s filings and submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company has reviewed its internal controls and there have been no significant changes in its internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of its last evaluation.
ITEM 15.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(b)
Reports on Form 8K.
Current report on 8-K dated October 28, 2002, announcing Century Bank and Trust Company (the“Bank”), the principal subsidiary of Century Bancorp, Inc. (the“Company”), executed a Purchase and Assumption Agreement with Capital Crossing Bank pursuant to which the Bank will acquire Capital Crossing’s branch office at 1220 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and substantially all of its retail deposits in its main office at 101 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
(c)
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
See (a)(3) above for exhibits filed herewith.
(d)
Financial Statement required by Regulation S-X.
Schedules to Consolidated Financial Statements required by Regulation S-X are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 11th day of March 2003.
Century Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ Marshall M. Sloane
By: Marshall M. Sloane, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated and on the date indicated.
/s/ George R. Baldwin
George R. Baldwin, Director
/s/ Barry R. Sloane
Barry R. Sloane, Director
/s/ Roger S. Berkowitz
Roger S. Berkowitz, Director
/s/ Stephanie Sonnabend
Stephanie Sonnabend, Director
/s/ Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case, Ph.D., Director
/s/ George F. Swansburg
George F. Swansburg, Director
/s/ Henry L. Foster
Henry L. Foster, D.V.M., Director
/s/ Jon Westling
Jon Westling, Director
/s/ Marshall I. Goldman
Marshall I. Goldman, Ph.D., Director
/s/ Marshall M. Sloane
Marshall M. Sloane, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Russell B. Higley
Russell B. Higley, Esquire, Director
/s/ Jonathan G. Sloane
Jonathan G. Sloane, Director and
Executive Vice President
/s/ Jonathan B. Kay
Jonathan B. Kay, Director
/s/ Paul V. Cusick, Jr.
Paul V. Cusick, Jr., Vice President and Treasurer,
Principal Financial Officer
/s/ Fraser Lemley
Fraser Lemley, Director
/s/ Kenneth A. Samuelian
Kenneth A. Samuelian, Vice President and Controller,
Century Bank and Trust Company,
Principal Accounting Officer
/s/ Joseph P. Mercurio
Joseph P. Mercurio, Director
/s/ Joseph J. Senna
Joseph J. Senna, Esquire, Director
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Marshall M. Sloane, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Century Bancorp, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant, and we have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
(c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors;
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and
6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: March 19, 2003
/s/ Marshall M. Sloane
Marshall M. Sloane
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
I, Paul V. Cusick, Jr., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Century Bancorp, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant, and we have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
(c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors;
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and
6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: March 19, 2003
/s/ Paul V. Cusick Jr.
Paul V. Cusick, Jr.
Vice President and Treasurer
(Chief Financial Officer)