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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission file number 000-23550
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Michigan
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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175 North Leroy, Fenton, Michigan |
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48430-0725 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code (810) 750-8725
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act. Yes
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). o Yes
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K
is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
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State the aggregate market value of the voting and nonvoting common equity held by nonaffiliates of
the registrant computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the
average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrants
most recently completed second quarter.
Aggregate Market Value as of June 30, 2010: $7,284,611
State the number of shares outstanding of each of issuers classes of common equity, as of the
latest practicable date. 2,309,951 shares of Common Stock as of March 1, 2011.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Fentura Financial, Inc. Proxy Statement for its annual meeting of shareholders to
be held April 27, 2011 and its Rule 14a-3 annual report are incorporated by reference into Parts II
and III.
Fentura Financial, Inc.
2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K
Table of Contents
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PART I
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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
The Company
Fentura Financial, Inc. (the Corporation or Fentura) is a bank holding company
headquartered in Fenton, Michigan that owns two subsidiary banks (see The Banks below). All
information in this Item 1 is as of December 31, 2010. The Corporations subsidiary banks operate
14 community banking offices offering a full range of banking services principally to individuals,
small businesses, and government entities throughout mid-Michigan and western Michigan. At the
close of business on December 31, 2010, the Corporation had assets of $424 million, deposits of
$276 million, and shareholders equity of $16 million. Trust assets under management totaled $82
million.
Fentura was incorporated in 1987 to serve as the holding company of its sole subsidiary bank,
The State Bank (TSB or one of the Banks). TSB traces its origins to its predecessor, The
Commercial Savings Bank of Fenton, which was incorporated in 1898. On March 15, 2004, Fentura
acquired West Michigan Community Bank (WMCB or one of the Banks). See The Banks below.
The Corporations principal executive offices are located at 175 North Leroy, Fenton, Michigan
48430-0725, and its telephone number is (810) 750-8725.
The Banks
TSBs original predecessor was incorporated as a state banking corporation under the laws of
Michigan on September 16, 1898 under the name The Commercial Savings Bank of Fenton. In 1931, it
changed its name to State Savings Bank of Fenton, and in 1988 became The State Bank. For over 100
years, TSB has been engaged in the general banking business in the Fenton, Michigan area. TSB is
headquartered in Fenton and considers its primary service area to be portions of Genesee, Oakland,
and Livingston counties in Michigan. As of December 31, 2010, TSB operated four offices and an
operations center in the City of Fenton, Michigan, one office in the City of Linden, Michigan, one
office in the Village of Holly, Michigan, two offices in the Township of Grand Blanc, Michigan, and
one office in Brighton, Michigan. Its main office is located in downtown Fenton.
Fentura acquired West Michigan Community Bank on March 15, 2004. WMCB is engaged in the
general banking business in Hudsonville, Michigan, and other portions of Ottawa County and western
Kent County, Michigan. WMCB is headquartered in Hudsonville and considers its primary service
areas to be portions of Kent and Ottawa counties. As of December 31, 2009, WMCB operated two
offices in the City of Hudsonville, Michigan, one office in the City of Jenison, Michigan, and two
offices in the City of Holland, Michigan.
On April 28, 2010, at the Annual Shareholder Meeting, a formal announcement was made regarding
the signing of a definitive agreement to sell West Michigan Community Bank. The transaction was
consummated on January 31, 2011, and the Corporation received $10,500,000 from the sale of West
Michigan Community Bank (a 10% premium to book). As a condition of the sale, the Corporation
acquired non-performing assets of West Michigan Community Bank which totaled $10,100,000. The
assets will be housed in a newly formed real estate holding company subsidiary of the Corporation.
The Banks are community-oriented providers of financial services engaged in the business of
general commercial banking. Their activities include investing in state and federal securities,
accepting demand deposits, savings and other time deposits, extending retail, commercial, consumer
and real estate loans to individuals and businesses, providing safe deposit boxes, transmitting
funds and providing other services generally associated with full service commercial banking.
Lending is focused on individuals and small businesses in the local markets served by the Banks.
In addition, TSB and WMCB operates trust departments offering a full range of fiduciary services.
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Both of the banks are state bank, chartered under the Michigan Banking Code. It is not a
member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve Board), but
the deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC). See
Supervision and Regulation below.
As of December 31, 2010, TSB employed 97 full time personnel, including 39 officers, and an
additional 38 part time employees. WMCB employed 33 full time personnel, including 11 officers,
and an additional 8 part time employees. The Banks considers their employee relations to be
excellent.
Competition
The financial services industry is highly competitive. The Banks compete with other
commercial banks, many of which are subsidiaries of bank holding companies, for loans, deposits,
trust accounts, and other business on the basis of interest rates, fees, convenience and quality of
service. The Banks also compete with a variety of other financial services organizations including
savings and loan associations, finance companies, mortgage banking companies, brokerage firms,
credit unions and other financial organizations. Many of the Banks competitors have substantially
greater resources than the Bank.
Supervision and Regulation
The following is a summary of certain statutes and regulations affecting the Corporation and
the Banks. This summary is qualified in its entirety by such statutes and regulations. A change
in applicable laws or regulations may have a material effect on the Corporation, the Banks and the
business of the Corporation and the Banks.
General
Financial institutions and their holding companies are extensively regulated under federal and
state law. Consequently, the growth and earnings performance of the Corporation and the Bank can be
affected not only by management decisions and general economic conditions, but also by the statutes
administered by, and the regulations and policies of, various governmental regulatory authorities.
Those authorities include, but are not limited to, the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the
Commissioner of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (Commissioner), the
Internal Revenue Service, and state taxing authorities. The effect of such statutes, regulations
and policies can be significant, and cannot be predicted with a high degree of certainty.
Federal and state laws and regulations generally applicable to financial institutions and
their holding companies regulate, among other things, the scope of business, investments, reserves
against deposits, capital levels relative to operations, lending activities and practices, the
nature and amount of collateral for loans, the establishment of branches, mergers, consolidations
and dividends. The system of supervision and regulation applicable to the Corporation and the
Banks establishes a comprehensive framework for their respective operations and is intended
primarily for the protection of the FDICs deposit insurance funds, the depositors of the Bank, and
the public, rather than shareholders of the Bank or the Corporation.
Federal law and regulations establish supervisory standards applicable to the lending
activities of the Bank, including internal controls, credit underwriting, loan documentation and
loan-to-value ratios for loans secured by real property.
Recent Legislation
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) became
law on July 21, 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act constitutes one of the most significant efforts in recent
history to comprehensively overhaul the financial services industry and will affect large and small
financial institutions alike. While some of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act take effect
immediately,
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many of the provisions have delayed effective dates and their implementation will require the
issuance of numerous new regulations.
The Dodd-Frank Act deals with a wide range of regulatory issues including, but not limited to:
mandating new capital requirements that would require certain bank holding companies to be subject
to the same capital requirements as their depository institutions; eliminating (with certain
exceptions) trust preferred securities; codifying the Federal Reserves Source of Strength
doctrine; creating a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection which will have the power to exercise
broad regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority concerning both existing and new consumer
financial protection laws; permanently increasing federal deposit insurance protection to $250,000
per depositor; extending the unlimited coverage for qualifying non-interest bearing transactional
accounts until December 31, 2012; increasing the ratio of reserves to deposits minimum to 1.35
percent; assessing premiums for deposit insurance coverage on average consolidated total assets
less average tangible equity, rather than on a deposit base; authorizing the assessment of
examination fees; establishing new standards and restrictions on the origination of mortgages;
permitting financial institutions to pay interest on business checking accounts; limiting
interchange fees payable on debit card transactions; and implementing requirements on boards,
corporate governance and executive compensation for public companies.
The complete impact of the Dodd-Frank Act is unknown since many of the substantive requirements
will be contained in the many rules and regulations to be implemented. However, the Dodd-Frank Act
will have significant and immediate effects on banks and bank holding companies in many areas.
The Corporation
General. The Corporation, as the sole shareholder of the Banks, is a bank holding company and
is registered with, and subject to regulation by, the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding
Company Act, as amended (the BHCA). Under the BHCA, the Corporation is subject to periodic
examination by the Federal Reserve Board, and is required to file with the Federal Reserve Board
periodic reports of its operations and such additional information as the Federal Reserve Board may
require.
In accordance with Federal Reserve Board policy, the Corporation is expected to act as a
source of financial strength to the Banks and to commit resources to support the Banks in
circumstances where the Corporation might not do so absent such policy. In addition, if the
Commissioner deems a banks capital to be impaired, the Commissioner may require the bank to
restore its capital by a special assessment upon the Corporation as the Banks sole shareholder.
If the Corporation were to fail to pay any such assessment, the directors of the bank would be
required, under Michigan law, to sell the shares of the Banks stock owned by the Corporation to
the highest bidder at either a public or private auction and use the proceeds of the sale to
restore the Banks capital.
The Corporations common stock is registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act). It is therefore subject to the information, proxy solicitation,
insider trading and other restrictions and requirements of the SEC under the Exchange Act. On July
30, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley Act). The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act provided for numerous changes to the reporting, accounting, corporate governance
and business practices of companies as well as financial and other professionals who have
involvement with the U.S. public markets.
Investments and Activities. Under the BHCA, a bank holding company must obtain Federal
Reserve Board approval before: (i) acquiring, directly or indirectly, ownership or control of any
voting shares of another bank or bank holding company if, after such acquisition, it would own or
control more than 5% of such shares (unless it already owns or controls the majority of such
shares); (ii) acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of another bank or bank holding
company; or (iii) merging or consolidating with another bank holding company. The Federal Reserve
Board may allow a bank holding company to acquire banks located in any state of the United States
without regard to geographic restrictions or reciprocity requirements imposed by state law, but
subject to certain conditions, including
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limitations on the aggregate amount of deposits that may be held by the acquiring holding
company and all of its insured depository institution affiliates.
The merger or consolidation of an existing bank subsidiary of the Corporation with another
bank, or the acquisition by such a subsidiary of assets of another bank, or the assumption of
liability by such a subsidiary to pay any deposits in another bank, will require the prior written
approval of the responsible Federal depository institution regulatory agency under the Bank Merger
Act. In addition, in certain such cases, an application to, and the prior approval of, the Federal
Reserve Board under the BHCA and/or the Commissioner under the Michigan Banking Code, may be
required.
With certain limited exceptions, the BHCA prohibits any bank holding company from engaging,
either directly or indirectly through a subsidiary, in any activity other than managing or
controlling banks unless the proposed non-banking activity is one that the Federal Reserve Board
has determined to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a
proper incident thereto. Under current Federal Reserve Board regulations, such permissible
non-banking activities include such things as mortgage banking, equipment leasing, securities
brokerage, and consumer and commercial finance company operations. Well-capitalized and
well-managed bank holding companies may engage de novo in certain types of non-banking activities
without prior notice to, or approval of, the Federal Reserve Board, provided that written notice of
the new activity is given to the Federal Reserve Board within 10 business days after the activity
is commenced. If a bank holding company wishes to engage in a non-banking activity by acquiring a
going concern, prior notice and/or prior approval will be required, depending upon the activities
in which the company to be acquired is engaged, the size of the company to be acquired and the
financial and managerial condition of the acquiring bank holding company.
A bank holding company whose subsidiary depository institutions all are well-capitalized and
well-managed and who have Community Reinvestment Act ratings of at least satisfactory may elect
to become a financial holding company. A financial holding company is permitted to engage in a
broader range of activities than are permitted to bank holding companies.
Those expanded activities include any activity which the Federal Reserve Board (in certain
instances in consultation with the Department of the Treasury) determines, by order or regulation,
to be financial in nature or incidental to such financial activity, or to be complementary to a
financial activity and not to pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of depository
institutions or the financial system generally. Such expanded activities include, among others:
insuring, guaranteeing, or indemnifying against loss, harm, damage, illness, disability or death,
or issuing annuities, and acting as principal, agent, or broker for such purposes; providing
financial, investment, or economic advisory services, including advising a mutual fund; and
underwriting, dealing in, or making a market in securities. The Corporation has not elected to be
treated as a financial holding company.
The BHCA generally does not place territorial restrictions on the domestic activities of
non-bank subsidiaries of bank or financial holding companies.
Federal legislation also prohibits the acquisition of control of a bank holding company, such
as the Corporation, by a person or a group of persons acting in concert, without prior notice to
the Federal Reserve Board. Control is defined in certain cases as the acquisition of 10% of the
outstanding shares of a bank holding company.
Capital Requirements. The Federal Reserve Board uses capital adequacy guidelines in its
examination and regulation of bank holding companies. If capital falls below minimum guidelines, a
bank holding company may, among other things, be denied approval to acquire or establish additional
banks or non-bank businesses. These capital guidelines are comparable to those established by the
regulatory authorities for the Banks discussed below.
Regulatory Agreements Effective November 2010, the Corporation received a notice from The
Federal Reserve which defined restrictions being placed upon the Holding Company. The restrictions
include the declaration or payment of any dividends, the receipt of dividends from subsidiary
Banks, the
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repayment of any principal or interest on subordinated debentures or Trust Preferred
securities, restrictions on debt, any changes in Executive or Senior Management or change in the
role of Senior Management. In addition, the notice provided an indication for the Corporation to
maintain sufficient capital levels.
Dividends. The Corporation is a corporation separate and distinct from the Banks. Most of
the Corporations revenues are received by it in the form of dividends paid by the Banks. Thus,
the Corporations ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is indirectly limited by statutory
restrictions on the Banks ability to pay dividends described below. Further, in a policy
statement, the Federal Reserve Board has expressed its view that a bank holding company
experiencing earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends exceeding its net income or which
can only be funded in ways that weaken the bank holding companys financial health, such as by
borrowing. Additionally, the Federal Reserve Board possesses enforcement powers over bank holding
companies and their non-bank subsidiaries to prevent or remedy actions that represent unsafe or
unsound practices or violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the
ability to proscribe the payment of dividends by banks and bank holding companies. Similar
enforcement powers over the Banks are possessed by the FDIC. The prompt corrective action
provisions of federal law and regulation authorizes the Federal Reserve Board to restrict the
payment of dividends by the Corporation for an insured bank which fails to meet specified capital
levels.
In addition to the restrictions on dividends imposed by the Federal Reserve Board, the
Michigan Business Corporation Act provides that dividends may be legally declared or paid only if
after the distribution a corporation, such as the Corporation, can pay its debts as they come due
in the usual course of business and its total assets equal or exceed the sum of its liabilities
plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of any
holders of preferred stock whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the
distribution.
Effective November 2010, The Federal Reserve notified the Corporation of restrictions being
placed upon the Holding Company. The restrictions include the declaration or payment of any
dividends, or the receipt of dividends from subsidiary Banks, among other restrictions. (See
Regulatory Agreements on page 7.)
Regulatory Developments. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) was
enacted on October 3, 2008. Pursuant to EESA, the U.S. Department of Treasury (the Treasury)
created the Troubled Asset Relief Programs (TARP) Capital Purchase Program (CPP) under which
the Treasury was authorized to invest in non-voting, senior preferred stock of U.S. banks and
savings associations or their holding companies. The Corporation and the Banks did not participate
in the TARP CPP.
The Banks
General. The Banks are Michigan banking corporations, and the deposit accounts are insured by
the deposit insurance fund of the FDIC. As FDIC-insured Michigan chartered banks, the Banks are
subject to the examination, supervision, reporting and enforcement requirements of the
Commissioner, as the chartering authority for Michigan banks, and the FDIC, as administrator of the
deposit insurance fund. These agencies and the federal and state laws applicable to the Banks and
its operations, extensively regulate various aspects of the banking business including, among other
things, permissible types and amounts of loans, investments and other activities, capital adequacy,
branching, interest rates on loans and on deposits, the maintenance of non-interest bearing
reserves on deposit accounts, and the safety and soundness of banking practices.
Deposit Insurance. As an FDIC-insured institution, the Bank is required to pay deposit
insurance premium assessments to the deposit insurance fund pursuant to a risk-based assessment
system. Deposit accounts are generally insured up to a maximum of $100,000 per separately insured
depositor and up to a maximum of $250,000 for self-directed retirement accounts. Effective October
3, 2008, EESA raised the basic limit on federal deposit insurance coverage from $100,000 to
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depositor. This increase was effective on a temporary basis until December 31, 2013; however,
effective July 22, 2010, the limit was raised permanently to $250,000 per depositor pursuant to the
Dodd-Frank Act. In addition, in November 2010, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the FDIC issued a
final rule to provide temporary unlimited deposit insurance coverage for non-interest bearing
accounts from December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2012.
Under the FDICs risk-based assessment regulations there are four risk categories, and each
insured institution is assigned to a risk category based on capital levels and supervisory ratings.
Well-capitalized institutions with CAMELS composite ratings of 1 or 2 are placed in Risk Category
I while other institutions are placed in Risk Categories II, III or IV depending on their capital
levels and CAMELS composite ratings. The assessment rates may be changed by the FDIC as necessary
to maintain the deposit insurance fund at the reserve ratio designated by the FDIC. The FDIC may
set the reserve ratio annually at between 1.15% and 1.50% of insured deposits. Generally, deposit
insurance assessments will be collected for a quarter at the end of the next quarter. Assessments
will be based on deposit balances at the end of the quarter, except institutions with $1 billion or
more in assets and any institutions that become insured on or after January 1, 2007 will have their
assessment base determined using average daily balances of insured deposits.
Due to a decrease in the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund, in October 2008, the
FDIC established a restoration plan to restore the reserve ratio to at least 1.15% within five
years (the FDIC extended this time to eight years). The reserve ratio has now been increased to
1.35% by the Dodd-Frank Act. The FDIC has been directed to offset the effects of increased
assessments on depository institutions with less than $10 billion in assets. To achieve these
levels, the FDIC is authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act to make special assessments and charge
examination fees.
On December 16, 2008, the FDIC adopted and issued a final rule increasing the rates banks pay
for deposit insurance uniformly by 7 basis points (annualized) effective January 1, 2009. Under
the final rule, risk-based rates for the first quarter 2009 assessment ranged between 12 and 50
basis points (annualized). The 2009 first quarter assessment rates varied depending on an
institutions risk category. On February 27, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule amending the way
that the assessment system differentiates for risk and setting new assessment rates beginning with
the second quarter of 2009. As of April 1, 2009, for the highest rated institutions, those in Risk
Category I, the initial base assessment rate was between 12 and 16 basis points and for the lowest
rated institutions, those in Risk Category IV, the initial base assessment rate was 45 basis
points. The final rule modified the means to determine a Risk Category I institutions initial
base assessment rate. It also provided for the following adjustments to an institutions
assessment rate: (1) a decrease for long-term unsecured debt, including most senior and
subordinated debt and, for small institutions, a portion of Tier 1 capital; (2) an increase for
secured liabilities above a threshold amount; and (3) for institutions in risk categories other
than Risk Category I, an increase for brokered deposits above a threshold amount. After applying
these adjustments, for the highest rated institutions, those in Risk Category I, the total base
assessment rate is between 7 and 24 basis points and for the lowest rated institutions, those in
Risk Category IV, the total base assessment rate is between 40 and 77.5 basis points.
On May 22, 2009, the FDIC imposed a special assessment of five basis points on each
FDIC-insured depository institutions assets, minus its Tier 1 capital as of June 30, 2009. The
special assessment was collected on September 30, 2009, and the Banks paid an additional
assessment of $267,000.
On November 12, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule that required insured institutions to
prepay on December 31, 2009, estimated quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of
2009 and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012. For purposes of calculating the prepayment amount, the
institutions third quarter 2009 assessment base was increased quarterly at a five percent annual
growth rate through the end of 2012. On September 29, 2009, the FDIC also increased annual
assessment rates uniformly by three basis points beginning in 2011. On December 31, 2009, the
Banks prepaid estimated assessments of $303,000.
On November 21, 2008, the FDIC adopted final regulations implementing the Temporary Liquidity
Guarantee Program (TLGP) pursuant to which depository institutions could elect to participate.
Pursuant to the TLGP, for a surcharge the FDIC provides full FDIC deposit insurance coverage for
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interest bearing deposit transaction accounts regardless of dollar amount for an additional
fee assessment by the FDIC (the Transaction Account Guarantee). These accounts are mainly
payment-processing accounts, such as business payroll accounts. The Banks did not opt out of the
Transaction Account Guarantee portion of the TLGP. The Transaction Account Guarantee was to expire
on December 31, 2009, but was extended until December 31, 2010 for those participating institutions
that did not opt out of the extended period. The Banks elected not to continue its participation
in the Transaction Account Guarantee program during the extended period. The Dodd-Frank Act
provides unlimited federal deposit insurance until January 1, 2013 for non-interest bearing demand
transaction accounts at all insured depository institutions. There is no additional surcharge
related to this coverage.
Also pursuant to the TLGP, the FDIC will guarantee, through the earlier of maturity or
December 31, 2012, certain newly issued senior unsecured debt issued by participating institutions
on or after October 14, 2008 and before October 31, 2009 (the Debt Guarantee). The Corporation
and the Banks did not opt out of the Debt Guarantee portion of the TLGP but did not issue any debt
under the Debt Guarantee program.
FICO Assessments. The Banks are subject to assessments to cover the payments on outstanding
obligations of the Financing Corporation (FICO). FICO was created to finance the recapitalization
of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, during the thrift crisis in the 1980s. From
now until the maturity of the outstanding FICO obligations in 2019, insured institutions will share
the cost of the interest on the FICO bonds on a pro rata basis.
Commissioner Assessments. Michigan banks are required to pay supervisory fees to the
Commissioner to fund the operations of the Commissioner. The amount of supervisory fees paid by a
bank is based upon the banks total assets, as reported to the Commissioner.
Capital Requirements. The FDIC has established the following minimum capital standards for
state-chartered, FDIC insured non-member banks, such as the Banks: a leverage requirement
consisting of a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total average assets of 3% for the most
highly-rated banks with minimum requirements of 4% to 5% for all others, and a risk-based capital
requirement consisting of a minimum ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets of 8%, at
least one-half of which must be Tier 1 capital. Tier 1 capital consists principally of
shareholders equity. These capital requirements are minimum requirements. Higher capital levels
will be required if warranted by the particular circumstances or risk profiles of individual
institutions.
Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action. Federal law provides the federal banking regulators with
broad power to take prompt corrective action to resolve the problems of undercapitalized
institutions. The extent of the regulators powers depends on whether the institution in question
is well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly
undercapitalized, or critically undercapitalized. Federal regulations define these capital
categories as follows:
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As of December 31, 2010, each of the Banks ratios exceeded minimum requirements for the
adequately capitalized category. However due to regulatory agreements, the Banks cannot be
considered well capitalized and are classified as adequately capitalized.
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In general, a depository institution may be reclassified to a lower category than is indicated
by its capital levels if the appropriate federal depository institution regulatory agency
determines the institution to be otherwise in an unsafe or unsound condition or to be engaged in an
unsafe or unsound practice. This could include a failure by the institution, following receipt of
a less-than-satisfactory rating on its most recent examination report, to correct the deficiency.
In addition, FDIC insured institutions may be liable for any loss incurred by, or reasonably
expected to be incurred by the FDIC in connection with the default of commonly controlled FDIC
insured depository institutions or any assistance provided by the FDIC to commonly controlled FDIC
insured depository institutions in danger of default.
Regulatory Agreements In December 2008, WMCB was presented with a Consent Order from the FDIC
and the Commissioner (the Consent Order). The Consent Order sets forth commitments to be made by
WMCB to, among other items, address and strengthen WMCBs practices relating to oversight of WMCB
by the management and board of directors of WMCB; maintain sufficient capital at WMCB; improve
asset quality through the review of WMCBs position on problem loans; improve WMCBs liquidity
position; review the adequacy of WMCBs allowance for loan and lease losses; and adopt and
implement a profit plan and budget. The Consent Order also requires WMCB to retain a Tier 1
capital to average asset ratio of a minimum of 8.0%. As of December 31, 2010, WMCB had a Tier 1
capital to average asset ratio of 7.5%. WMCBs board of directors and management reviewed the
Consent Order and after discussions, the directors signed the Consent Order agreeing to comply with
all of the requirements of the Consent Order.
In December 2009, TSB was presented with a Consent Order from the FDIC and the Commissioner
(the Consent Order). This Consent Order was effective January 8, 2010. The Consent Order set
forth commitments to be made by TSB to, among other items, address and strengthen TSBs practices
relating to oversight of TSB by the management and board of directors of TSB; maintain sufficient
capital at TSB; improve asset quality through the review of TSBs position on problem loans;
improve TSBs liquidity position; review the adequacy of TSBs allowance for loan and lease losses;
and adopt and implement a profit plan and budget. The Consent Order requires TSB to maintain a
Tier 1 capital to average asset ratio of a minimum of 8.0% and a total capital to risk-weighed
asset ratio of 12.0%. At December 31, 2010, TSB had a Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio of
6.5% and a total capital to risk-weighed asset ratio of 10.0%. This is compared to December 31,
2009, when TSB had a Tier 1 capital to average asset ratio of 6.2% and a total capital to
risk-weighted asset ratio of 8.9%. TSBs board of directors and management reviewed the Consent
Order and after discussions, the directors signed the Consent Order agreeing to comply with all of
the requirements of the Consent Order.
Dividends. Under Michigan law, the Banks are restricted as to the maximum amount of dividends
they may pay on their common stock. The Banks may not pay dividends except out of net income after
deducting their losses and bad debts. A Michigan state bank may not declare or pay a dividend
unless the bank will have surplus amounting to at least 20% of its capital after the payment of the
dividend.
Federal law generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital distribution
(including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its holding company if the
depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. The FDIC may prevent an insured bank
from paying dividends if the bank is in default of payment of any assessment due to the FDIC. In
addition, the FDIC may prohibit the payment of dividends by an insured bank, if such payment is
determined, by reason of the financial condition of the bank, to be an unsafe and unsound banking
practice.
Pursuant to the Consent Order, TSB may not declare or pay any cash dividend without the prior
written consent of the FDIC and the Commissioner.
Insider Transactions. The Banks are subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal
Reserve Act on any extensions of credit to the Corporation or its subsidiaries, on investments in
the stock or other securities of the Corporation or its subsidiaries and the acceptance of the
stock or other
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securities of the Corporation or its subsidiaries as collateral for loans. Certain
limitations and reporting requirements are also placed on extensions of credit by the Banks to its
directors and officers, to directors and officers of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, to
principal shareholders of the Corporation, and to related interests of such directors, officers
and principal shareholders. In addition, federal law and regulations may affect the terms upon
which any person becoming a director or officer of the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or a
principal shareholder of the Corporation may obtain credit from banks with which the Banks maintain
a correspondent relationship.
Safety and Soundness Standards. The FDIC has adopted guidelines to promote the safety and
soundness of federally insured depository institutions. These guidelines establish standards for
internal controls, information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit
underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, compensation, fees and benefits, asset quality
and earnings.
Investments and Other Activities. Under federal law and FDIC regulations, FDIC -insured state
banks are prohibited, subject to certain exceptions, from making or retaining equity investments of
a type, or in an amount, that are not permissible for a national bank. Federal law, as implemented
by FDIC regulations, also prohibits FDIC insured state banks and their subsidiaries, subject to
certain exceptions, from engaging as principal in any activity that is not permitted for a national
bank or its subsidiary, respectively, unless the bank meets, and continues to meet, its minimum
regulatory capital requirements and the FDIC determines the activity would not pose a significant
risk to the deposit insurance fund. Impermissible investments and activities must be divested or
discontinued within certain time frames set by the FDIC in accordance with federal law. These
restrictions are not currently expected to have a material impact on the operations of the Bank.
Federal law also authorizes insured state banks to engage in financial activities, through
subsidiaries, similar to the activities permitted for financial holding companies. If a state bank
wants to establish a subsidiary engaged in financial activities, it must meet certain criteria,
including that it and all of its affiliated insured depository institutions are well-capitalized
and have a Community Reinvestment Act rating of at least satisfactory and that it is
well-managed. There are capital deduction and financial statement requirements and financial and
operational safeguards that apply to subsidiaries engaged in financial activities. Such a
subsidiary is considered to be an affiliate of the bank and there are limitations on certain
transactions between a bank and a subsidiary engaged in financial activities of the same type that
apply to transactions with a banks holding company and its subsidiaries.
Consumer Protection Laws. The Banks business includes making a variety of types of loans to
individuals. In making these loans, the Banks are subject to State usury and regulatory laws and to
various federal statutes, including the privacy of consumer financial information provisions of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and regulations promulgated there under, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act,
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act,
and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and the regulations promulgated there under, which prohibit
discrimination, specify disclosures to be made to borrowers regarding credit and settlement costs,
and regulate the mortgage loan servicing activities of the Bank, including the maintenance and
operation of escrow accounts and the transfer of mortgage loan servicing. In receiving deposits,
the Bank is subject to extensive regulation under State and federal law and regulations, including
the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the
Electronic Funds Transfer Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Violation of these laws
could result in the imposition of significant damages and fines upon the Bank and its directors and
officers.
Branching Authority. Michigan banks, such as the Banks, have the authority under Michigan law
to establish branches in any state, including Michigan, the District of Columbia, a territory or
protectorate of the United States or a foreign country, subject to receipt of all required
regulatory approvals. Under federal law banks may establish interstate branch networks through
merger or consolidation with other banks without regard to whether such activity is contrary to
state law. The establishment of de novo interstate branches or the acquisition of individual
branches of a bank in another state (rather than the merger or consolidation with an out-of-state
bank) is allowed only if specifically authorized by the law of the state where the branch will be
established or acquired.
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Michigan law permits both U.S. and non-U.S. banks to establish branch offices in Michigan.
The Michigan Banking Code permits, in appropriate circumstances and with the approval of the
Commissioner, (1) sale by a Michigan bank of branches to an FDIC-insured bank, savings bank or
savings and loan association located in a state in which a Michigan bank could purchase branches of
the purchasing entity, (2) consolidation of Michigan banks and FDIC-insured banks, savings banks or
savings and loan associations located in other states having laws which permit such a
consolidation, (3) establishment of branches in Michigan by FDIC-insured banks located in other
states, the District of Columbia or U.S. territories or protectorates having laws permitting a
Michigan bank to establish a branch in such jurisdiction, and (4) establishment by foreign banks of
branches located in Michigan.
Reserve Requirement. Under a regulation promulgated by the Federal Reserve, depository
institutions, including the Banks, are required to maintain cash reserves against a stated
percentage of their transaction accounts. Effective October 9, 2008, the Federal Reserve Banks are
now authorized to pay interest on such reserves. The current reserve requirements are as follows:
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for transaction accounts in excess of $10.7 million up to and including $58.8 million, a
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for transaction accounts totaling in excess of $58.8 million, a reserve requirement of
$1.443 million plus 10% of that portion of the total transaction accounts greater than
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The dollar amounts and percentages reported here are all subject to adjustment by the Federal
Reserve.
This item is not applicable to smaller reporting companies.
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Unresolved Staff Comments. |
Not applicable.
The Corporations executive offices are located at 175 North Leroy Street, Fenton, Michigan,
which is also the main office of The State Bank. The State Bank also has the following community
offices (all of which are in Michigan):
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Branch 15095 Silver Parkway, Fenton (owned) |
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Branch 18005 Silver Parkway, Fenton (leased) |
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Loan Extension Office 101 North Leroy Street, Fenton (owned) |
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Branch 107 Main Street, Linden (owned) |
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Branch 4043 Grange Hall Road, Holly (leased) |
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Branch 7606 S Saginaw, Grand Blanc (owned) |
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Branch 1401 E. Hill Road, Grand Blanc (owned) |
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Branch 134 N. First St, Brighton (owned) |
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Operations Center 3202 Owen Road, Fenton (owned) |
West Michigan Community Bank is headquartered in Hudsonville, Michigan, at 5367 School Avenue.
West Michigan Community Bank also has the following community offices (all of which are in
Michigan):
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Branch 3467 Kelly Street, Hudsonville (owned) |
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Branch 81 E. 8th Street, Holland (leased) |
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Branch 437 Baldwin Road, Jenison (owned) |
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The Corporation owns the headquarters of each of its Banks and many of the other bank offices
(as noted above). The balance of the bank offices are leased from third parties. All properties
have maintenance contracts and are maintained in good condition.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
From time to time, the Corporation and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal
proceedings incident to their business. At December 31, 2010, there were no legal proceedings
which management anticipates would have a material adverse effect on the Corporation.
ADDITIONAL ITEM EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT
The following information concerning executive officers of the Corporation has been omitted
from the Registrants proxy statement pursuant to Instruction 3 to Regulation S-K, Item 401(b).
Officers of the Corporation are appointed annually by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Certain of the officers named
below are appointed annually by the Board of Directors of one or the other of the Banks and serve
at the pleasure of the Board of the Bank that appointed them. The Bank officers are included in
the listing of executive officers of the Corporation because of the nature of the office they hold.
Information concerning these executive officers is given below:
Donald L. Grill (age 63) serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of The State Bank since 1996. From 1983 to
1996, Mr. Grill was employed by First of America Bank Corporation and served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of First of America Bank Frankenmuth.
Ronald L. Justice (age 46) is the COO and President of The State Bank and
Senior Vice President of the Corporation. Prior to holding these positions, he
served as the CEO and President of West Michigan Community Bank, CEO and President
of Davison State Bank, Secretary of the Corporation and CFO of the Corporation and
its subsidiary Banks. Prior to that, Mr. Justice held other positions with The
State Bank.
Dennis E. Leyder (age 57) was appointed Senior Vice President of the
Corporation on December 1, 2004 and served as President and Chief Operating Officer
of The State Bank from December 2006 to January 2009. In his current capacity as
Senior Vice President at The State Bank, he is responsible for all compliance, trust
and investment management. Mr. Leyder has over 26 years of banking experience, all
in Genesee County.
Holly J Pingatore (age 53) is a Senior Vice President of the Corporation and a
Senior Vice President of The State Bank. Prior to joining The State Bank in 1999,
Ms. Pingatore served in various capacities at a large Michigan based regional bank.
Douglas J. Kelley (age 41) was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the
Corporation in 2003 and was appointed Senior Vice President of the Corporation on
December 1, 2004. Mr. Kelley also serves as Secretary of the Corporation. Prior to
being named Chief Financial Officer, he served as Controller and CFO of The State
Bank and Davison State Bank. Prior to joining the Banks, Mr. Kelley was an
Assistant Vice President and Accounting Officer with a large Michigan based Bank.
Mr. Kelley has over 19 years of banking experience.
Daniel J. Wollschlager (age 60) is the Chief Lending Officer and Executive Vice
President of The State Bank. Prior to holding these positions, he was Senior Vice
President of The State Bank, CEO of a south east Michigan bank and a senior officer
of a large Midwest based regional bank.
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PART II
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ITEM 5. |
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
The market, dividend, and holders of record information required by this item appears under
the caption Fentura Financial, Inc. Common Stock and Table 16 on page 64 under the title
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, of the
Corporations 2010 Rule 14a-3 annual report, and is incorporated herein by reference. Please refer
to the caption Dividends under Item 1. Description of Business of this Form 10-K for a
discussion of regulations which affect our ability to pay dividends.
The following table summarizes the repurchase activity of the Corporations common stock
during the quarter ended December 31, 2010:
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
The information required by this item appears under the title MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA, appearing in
Table 1 on page 44 of the Corporations 2010 Rule 14a-3 annual report, and is incorporated herein
by reference.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The information required by this item appears under the title MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, appearing on pages 44 through 64 of the
Corporations 2010 Rule 14a-3 annual report, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
The information required by this item appears under the headings Liquidity and Interest Rate
Risk Management on pages 57 through 59, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market
Risk on page 61 and Interest Rate Sensitivity Management on pages 62 through 63 under the title
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, appearing
on pages 44 through 64of the Corporations 2010 Rule 14a-3 annual report, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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ITEM 8. |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
The consolidated financial statements of the Company including the notes thereto and Report of
Crowe Horwath LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, appear on pages 1 through 43 of
the Financial Statements portion of the Corporations 2010 Rule 14a-3 annual report, and are
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incorporated herein by reference. The supplementary data is not required for smaller
reporting companies.
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ITEM 9. |
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
On February 4, 2011, Fentura Financial, Inc. (Fentura) dismissed its independent registered
public accounting firm, Crowe Horwath LLP (Crowe Horwath) to be effective upon Fentura filing its
2010 Form 10-K. Crowe Horwaths report on Fenturas consolidated financial statements as of and for
the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 contained no adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion,
and were not qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that Crowe
Horwaths opinion on the 2009 consolidated financial statements included an explanatory paragraph
describing substantial doubt about Fenturas ability to continue as a going concern. The decision
to change accountants was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
During each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2010, and the subsequent
interim period to the date hereof, there were (i) no disagreements between Fentura and Crowe
Horwath on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Crowe
Horwath, would have caused Crowe Horwath to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreements in connection with its reports.
On February 4, 2011, Fentura notified Rehmann Robson, P.C. (Rehmann) of the registrants
intent to formally engage Rehmann as its new independent registered public accounting firm to be
effective upon Fentura filing its 2010 Form 10-K. During the last two fiscal years and the
subsequent interim period to the date hereof, Fentura did not consult with Rehmann regarding (1)
the application of accounting principles to any transaction, either completed or proposed; (2) the
type of audit opinion that might be rendered on Fenturas financial statements; or (3) any matter
that was the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
The Corporations Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the
effectiveness of the Corporations disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-K Annual
Report, have concluded that the Corporations disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and
effective to ensure that material information relating to the Corporation would be made known to
them by others within the Corporation, particularly during the period in which this Form 10-K
Annual Report was being prepared.
During 3rd quarter end review procedures a formula error was uncovered in one of
the Banks allowance for loan loss calculation work sheets which resulted in the overstatement of
the allowance for loan losses. Management appropriately corrected the work sheet. Since no
preliminary financial results were disclosed, a restatement was not required. Management has
remediated this weakness has tested the effectiveness of the control.
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Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
The management of Fentura Financial Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting. Fentura Financial Inc.s internal control over
financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Corporations Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Corporations financial statements
for external reporting purposes in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles.
Fentura Financial Inc.s management assessed the effectiveness of the Corporations internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 based on criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework. Based on that assessment, management determined that, as of
December 31, 2010, the Corporations internal control over financial reporting is effective, based
on those criteria.
Other than the remediated control referenced above, there was no change in the Corporations
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Corporations quarter ended
December 31, 2010, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the Corporations
internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B OTHER INFORMATION
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Corporations executive officers are identified under Additional Item in Part I of this
Report on Form 10-K. The other information required by this item appears under the captions
Proposal 1-2011 Election of Directors, The Corporations Board of Directors, Code of Ethics,
Committees of the Corporation Board, and Compliance with Section 16 Reporting on pages 3-10 and
19, respectively, of the Corporations 2011 Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting and Proxy
Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation has determined that Douglas W. Rotman, a director
and member of the Audit Committee, qualifies as an Audit Committee financial expert as defined in
rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and is independent pursuant to NASDAQ listing standards.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted a Code of Ethics, which details
principles and responsibilities governing ethical conduct for all Corporation directors and
executive officers. The Code of Ethics is filed as an Exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this item appears under the captions Director Compensation,
Executive Compensation Discussion, Payments for Termination following a Change in Control and
Compensation/ESOP Committee, on pages 9 and 11 through 17 of the Corporations 2011 Notice of
Annual Shareholders Meeting and Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
The information required by this item appears under the caption Stock Ownership of Directors,
Executive Officers and Certain Major Shareholders on page 5 of the Corporations 2011 Notice of
Annual Shareholders Meeting and Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans. The Corporation had the
following equity compensation plans at December 31, 2010:
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE |
The information required by this item appears under the captions Independence of Directors
and Attendance at Meetings and Other Information Transactions with Certain Interested Parties
on pages 7 and 20 respectively, of the Corporations 2011 Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting and
Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
The information required by this item appears under the caption Relationship with Independent
Public Accountants on page 18 of the Corporations 2010 Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting and
Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
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ITEM 15. |
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EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
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The following consolidated financial statements of the Corporation and Report of
Crowe Horwath LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are incorporated
by reference under Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this
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The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this
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Exhibits:
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The Exhibit Index follows the signature page of this report and is incorporated herein by
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Regulation S-X are omitted since they are either not applicable
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, dated March 14, 2011.
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Fentura Financial, Inc.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Donald L. Grill
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Donald L. Grill |
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On behalf of the registrant
and as President & CEO
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/s/ Douglas J. Kelley
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Douglas J. Kelley |
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Chief Financial Officer
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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 and on the dates
indicated. Each director of the Registrant, whose signature appears below, hereby appoints Forrest
A. Shook and Donald L. Grill, and each of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact, to sign
his or her name and on his or her behalf, as a director of the Registrant, and to file with the
Commission any and all amendments to this report on Form 10-K.
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/s/ Forrest A. Shook
Forrest A. Shook
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Chairman of the Board
Director
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March 14, 2011 |
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/s/ Donald L. Grill
Donald L. Grill
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Director
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/s/ Ronald K. Rybar
Ronald K. Rybar
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Director
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March 14, 2011 |
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/s/ Thomas P. McKenney
Thomas P. McKenney
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Director
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/s/ Brian P. Petty
Brian P. Petty
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Director
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/s/ JoAnne Shaw
JoAnne Shaw
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Director
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/s/ William Dery
William Dery
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Director
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/s/ Douglas W. Rotman
Douglas W. Rotman
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Director
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/s/ James A. Wesseling
James A. Wesseling
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Director
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FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC.
2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Exhibit |
3(i)
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Articles of Incorporation of Fentura Financial, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). |
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3(ii)
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Bylaws of Fentura Financial, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-SB Registration
Number 0-23550). |
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4.1
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Amended and Restated Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Incorporated by reference to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 Registration No. 333-75194). |
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10.1
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement with Donald Grill dated March 16, 2007
(Incorporated by reference from Current Report filed on Form 8-K on March 22, 2007). |
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10.2
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement with Daniel Wollschlager dated October 24,
2008 (Incorporated by reference from Current Report filed on Form 8-K on October 29,
2008). |
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10.3
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Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K SB filed
on March 17, 1996). |
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10.4
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Form of Non Employee Stock Option Plan Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q
SB filed on May 2, 1996) |
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10.5
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Retainer Stock Option Plan for Directors (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K SB filed
on March 17, 1996). |
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10.6
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Employee Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K SB filed on March 17,
1996). |
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10.7
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Form of Employee Stock Option Plan Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K SB
filed on March 17, 1996). |
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10.8
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Stock Purchase Plan between The State Bank and Donald E. Johnson, Jr., Mary Alice J.
Heaton, and Linda J. LeMieux dated November 17, 1996 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.19 to the Form 10-K SB filed March 20, 1997). |
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10.9
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Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 Form S-8 filed on August
10, 2004). |
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10.10
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Severance Compensation Agreement between Donald L. Grill. (Incorporated by reference from
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2008). |
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10.11
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Severance Compensation Agreement between Ronald L. Justice. (Incorporated by reference
from Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2008). |
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10.12
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Severance Compensation Agreement between Dennis E. Leyder. (Incorporated by reference from
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2008). |
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10.13
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Severance Compensation Agreement between Douglas J. Kelley. (Incorporated by reference
from Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2008). |
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Exhibit |
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10.14
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Severance Compensation Agreement between Holly J. Pingatore. (Incorporated by reference
from Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2008). |
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10.15
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to
the Current report on Form 8-K filed October 29, 2008). |
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10.16
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Fentura Bancorp, Inc. Employee Deferred Compensation and Stock Ownership Plan.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Form 10-K filed March 28, 2005). |
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10.17
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2006 Executive Stock Bonus Plan (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2006). |
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10.18
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Written agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago date November 4, 2010,
(Incorporated by reference from current report on Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2010). |
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Rule 14a-3 Annual Report to Security Holders (This report, except for those portions which
are expressly incorporated by reference in this filing, is furnished for the information
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not deemed filed as a part of this
Report). |
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14
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Code of Ethics for Directors and Executive Officers (Filed herewith). |
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21.1
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Filed herewith). |
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23.1
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Filed herewith). |
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Powers of Attorney. Contained on the signature page of this report. |
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31.1
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Certificate of President and Chief Executive Officer of Fentura Financial, Inc. pursuant
to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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31.2
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Certificate of Chief Financial Officer of Fentura Financial, Inc. pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1
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Certificate of Chief Executive Office and Chief Financial Officer of Fentura Financial,
Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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99.1
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Stipulation and Consent-The State Bank (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 of
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2010). |
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