U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Form 10-Q
[ X ] Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
[ ] Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period ended
Commission File Number 000-33227
Southern Community Financial Corporation
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| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 27104 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code (336) 768-8500
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, No Par Value
7.95% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities
7.95% Junior Subordinated Debentures
Guarantee with respect to 7.95% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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. Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [ X ]
As of July 31, 2004, (the most recent practicable date), the registrant had outstanding 17,746,801 shares of Common Stock, no par value.
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
* Derived from audited consolidated financial statements
See accompanying notes.
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SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Southern
Community Financial Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Southern
Community Bank and Trust and its wholly-owned subsidiary, VCS Management,
L.L.C., the managing general partner for Salem Capital Partners L.P., a Small
Business Investment Company; and The Community Bank of Pilot Mountain, North
Carolina, which was acquired on January 12, 2004. All intercompany
transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In
managements opinion, the financial information, which is unaudited, reflects
all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary
for a fair presentation of the financial information as of and for the
three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements, as well as the amounts of income and expense
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30,
2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2004.
The organization and business of Southern Community Financial Corporation (the
Company), accounting policies followed by the Company and other relevant
information are contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements
filed as part of the Companys 2003 annual report on Form 10-K. This quarterly
report should be read in conjunction with such annual report.
Note 2 - Net Income Per Share
Basic and diluted net income per share are computed based on the weighted
average number of shares outstanding during each period. Diluted net income
per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options
were exercised or convertible trust-preferred securities were converted,
resulting in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the net income of
the Company. The convertible trust preferred securities were converted or
redeemed during the quarter ended March 31, 2004.
Basic and diluted net income per share have been computed based upon the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding or assumed to be
outstanding as summarized below:
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Note 2 - Net Income Per Share (Continued)
For the three months ended June 30, 2004 net income for determining diluted
earnings per share was $1,957 thousand, with no adjustment for the after tax
effect of the expense associated with the dilutive convertible preferred
securities which were converted or redeemed during the first quarter of 2004.
For the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, there were 17,200, and
76,416 options, respectively, that were antidilutive since the exercise price
exceeded the average market price for the period. For the three months ended
June 30, 2003 there were 2,088,975 of antidilutive shares related to the
convertible trust preferred securities. These antidilutive common stock
equivalents have been omitted from the calculation of diluted earnings per
share for their respective periods.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004 net income for determining diluted
earnings per share was $3,643 thousand. For the six months ended June 30, 2004
and 2003, there were 17,200, and 104,355 options, respectively, that were
antidilutive since the exercise price exceeded the average market price for the
period and were omitted from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for
their respective periods. These common stock equivalents have been included in
the calculation of diluted earnings per share.
Note 3 - Business Combination
On July 30, 2003, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization and Merger with The Community Bank of Pilot Mountain, North
Carolina. The acquisition was approved at a special shareholders meeting on
December 11, 2003 and the transaction occurred effective at 12:01 am on January
12, 2004. The Community Bank shareholders could elect to receive cash, Company
stock, or a mixture of cash and stock with an overall consideration mix of
approximately 85% stock and 15% cash. As a result of the acquisition, the
Company paid approximately $15.3 million for shares exchanged for cash and
issued 6,426,532 shares of common stock. The acquisition was accounted for
using the purchase method of accounting.
The following table reflects the unaudited pro forma combined results of
operations for the six months ended
June 30, 2003, assuming the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of fiscal
year 2003.
In managements opinion, these unaudited results are not necessarily indicative
of what actual combined results of operations might have been if the
acquisition had been effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2003.
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SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Note 3 - Business Combination (Continued)
A summary of the total purchase price of the transaction is as follows:
A summary of the estimated value of The Community Bank assets acquired and
liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):
Note 4 - Stock Compensation Plans
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123,
Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation
, encourages all entities to adopt a fair value based
method of accounting for employee stock compensation plans, whereby
compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award
and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period.
However, it also allows an entity to continue to measure compensation cost for
those plans using the intrinsic value based method of accounting prescribed by
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees,
whereby compensation cost is the excess, if any, of the quoted
market price of the stock at the grant date (or other measurement date) over
the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. Stock options issued
under the Companys stock option plans have no intrinsic value at the grant
date and, under Opinion No. 25, no compensation cost is recognized for them.
The Company has elected to continue with the accounting methodology in Opinion
No. 25. Presented below are the pro forma disclosures of net income and
earnings per share and other disclosures as if the fair value based method of
accounting had been applied.
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SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Note 4 - Stock Compensation Plans (Continued)
Note 5 - Loans
Following is a summary of loans at each of the balance sheet dates presented:
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SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Note 5 - Loans (Continued)
An analysis of the allowance for loan losses is as follows:
The following is a summary of nonperforming assets at the periods presented:
Note 6 - Non-Interest Income and Other Non-Interest Expenses
The major components of non-interest income are as follows:
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SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Note 6 - Non-Interest Income and Other Non-Interest Expenses (Continued)
The major components of other non-interest expense are as follows:
Note 7 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2003, the FASB issued and subsequently amended Interpretation No.
46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No.
51 (Interpretation 46). Interpretation 46 addresses the consolidation by
business enterprises of variable interest entities as defined in the
Interpretation. Interpretation 46 applied immediately to variable interests in
variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable
interests in variable interest entities obtained after January 31, 2003. The
Company has no investments in variable interest entities that require
consolidation under Interpretation 46. However, the application of
Interpretation 46 resulted in the de-consolidation of grantor trusts that
issued the trust preferred securities reported in our consolidated financial
statements as of
December 31, 2003. Effective March 31, 2004, we discontinued the consolidation
of the remaining trust and began reporting the junior subordinated debentures
that the Company had issued in exchange for the proceeds that resulted from the
issuance of the trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities
that were previously reported and the junior subordinated debentures that were
reported effective March 31, 2004, are classified as long-term obligations.
The impact of this change did not have a material effect on our consolidated
financial statements. Except for the accounting treatment, the relationship
between the Company and Southern Community Capital Trust II has not changed.
Southern Community Capital Trust II continues to be a wholly-owned finance
subsidiary of the Company, and the full and unconditional guarantee of the
Company for the repayment of the trust preferred securities remains in effect.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain certain forward-looking
statements consisting of estimates with respect to our financial condition,
results of operations and business that are subject to various factors which
could cause actual results to differ materially from these estimates. These
factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes
in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values, and
competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; changes
in legislation or regulation; and other economic, competitive, governmental,
regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing,
products and services.
Executive Summary of Second Quarter
The Company ended the period with total assets of $1.2 billion, an increase of
$33.4 million or 2.9% on a linked quarter basis. During the quarter the
Company experienced net loan growth of $35.4 million or 5.1% to end the period
with net loans of $727.5 million. The increased level of earning assets
resulted in net interest income increasing $201,000 from the first quarter 2004
to $8.6 million for the three-month period. The combination of the Company
extending out maturities on a portion of its short-term borrowings during the
quarter as wholesale funding costs were rising in anticipation of the Federal
Reserve raising the targeted Federal funds rate, resulted in our net interest
margin compressing 5 basis points to 3.32% from 3.37% for the quarter ended
March 31, 2004. While the Company may gain some benefit in the near-term from
an increase in the Prime rate, the institution attempts to manage its balance
sheet to minimize exposure to interest rate changes.
At quarter-end, The Community Bank subsidiary converted their primary operating
system. It is the goal of management to convert Southern Community Bank and
Trust to the same operating system in October of this year and merge the two
bank subsidiaries into one charter and retain the Southern Community Bank and
Trust name.
Financial Condition at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003
During the six-month period ending June 30, 2004, total assets increased by
$377.9 million, or 47.3%, to $1.2 billion. The acquisition of The Community
Bank (Community) accounted for the majority of the asset growth during the
period. Community had assets of approximately $259 million prior to
acquisition. In addition, intangibles created by purchase accounting created
$52.5 million of the asset growth. Southern Community Bank and Trust
(Southern) total assets increased $59.0 million during the first six months of
2004. The investment and loan portfolios increased by $7.8 million and $48.3
million, respectively. Asset growth at Southern was supported by wholesale
borrowings coupled with strong deposit growth. Deposits increased $11.0
million, or 1.9% during the period, with demand deposits increasing $9.3
million or 17.8%.
At June 30, 2004, loans totaled $740.1 million, an increase of $220.3 million
or 42.4% during the six months. The Community loan portfolio accounted for
$172.0 million of the loan increase and Southern experienced $48.3 million of
loan growth during the period. Commercial mortgage loans, which total $306.5
million or 41.4% of gross loans, continue to comprise the largest segment of
the portfolio followed by loans secured by residential mortgages and then the
commercial and industrial portfolio which represent 27.8% and 15.9% of gross
loans, respectively.
Our total liquid assets, defined as cash and due from banks, federal funds sold
and investment securities, increased by $90.0 million during the six months, to
$343.9 million at June 30, 2004 versus $254.0 million at the beginning of the
period. Liquid assets at Southern increased $256.1 million with increases in
the securities portfolio and federal funds sold. The acquisition of
Communitys liquid assets accounted for the remaining $87.8 million increase in
consolidated liquid assets.
Customer deposits continue to be our primary funding source. At June 30, 2004,
deposits totaled $794.8 million, an increase of $219.6 million or 38.2% from
year-end 2003. The addition of Community during the period added $208.2
million of deposits, while Southern experienced $11.0 million or 1.9% deposit
growth over the first six months of 2004. Borrowings during the period rose
$76.4 million or 45.1% to $246.0 million, $28.2 million of this increase
resides on the balance sheet of Community. Our composition of funding shifted
during the period with the conversion of $17.3 million trust preferred
securities issued by Southern Community Capital Trust I into common stock of
the Company. Internal asset growth at Southern was funded by available liquid
assets coupled with increases in wholesale borrowings and deposits. We utilize
various funding sources, as necessary, to support
balance sheet management and growth. However, we believe that as our branch
network continues to grow and mature, the volume of core deposits will become a
relatively larger portion of our funding mix, which should contribute to a
reduction in our overall funding cost. On a consolidated basis, demand
deposits increased $37.5 million from year-end and totaled $89.4 million as of
June 30,
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2004 comprising 11.2% of total deposits, an increase from $51.9
million or 9.0% of total deposits at
December 31, 2003. Community accounted for $28.8 million of the increase,
while Southern increased demand deposits 16.8% to $60.6 million.
Our capital position remains strong, with all of our regulatory capital ratios
at levels that make us well capitalized under federal bank regulatory capital
guidelines. At June 30, 2004, our stockholders equity totaled $129.1 million,
an increase of $78.2 million from the December 31, 2003 balance. The increase
is primarily the result of 6.4 million common shares issued in the Community
transaction and 2.1 million shares issued in the conversion of Trust I
Securities, which increased equity by $62.7 million and $17.0 million,
respectively. Retained earnings have increased during the period by $1.7
million which represents the residual of year-to-date net income less the
Companys first cash dividend paid on common shares outstanding on March 15,
2004 of $1.9 million.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
Net Income.
Our net income for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $2.0
million, an increase of $1.1 million from the same three-month period in 2003.
Net income per share was $.11 basic and $.11 diluted for the three months ended
June 30, 2004, as compared with $.10 basic and $.09 diluted for the same period
in 2003. With strong internal growth at Southern and the addition of
Community, our level of average earning assets has increased $415.4 million or
66.1% to $1.0 billion from $628.2 million for the second quarter 2003. Our
interest rate spread and net yield on average interest-earning assets increased
10 basis points and 1 basis point, respectively. Our net interest income grew
66.9%, from $5.2 million for the three-month period ending June 2003 to $8.6
million for the current quarter. Net income was also supported by a $356,000
or 25.0% increase in non-interest income. These improvements were partially
offset by a 46.1% increase in non-interest expenses. Our expense growth
included the costs of new facilities, additional personnel costs, and other
infrastructure associated with expansion of our business, as well as
Communitys operations. While these expenses represent investments in building
our franchise, they initially hinder our earnings.
Net Interest Income.
During the three months ended June 30, 2004, our net
interest income increased by $3.5 million or 66.9% over the second quarter 2003
results to $8.6 million. Net interest income benefited from strong growth in
average earning assets, coupled with a reduction in cost on interest-bearing
liabilities which offset lower asset yields caused by the decline in interest
rates from period to period. Due to strong loan demand at Southern and the
addition of Community, our level of average earning assets has increased $415.4
million or 66.1% to $1.0 billion from $628.2 million for the second quarter
2003. Community contributed $254.5 million of average earning assets during
the second quarter, $175.4 million of loans and $78.7 million of investment
securities. The rates earned on a significant portion of our loan portfolio
adjust immediately when index rates, such as prime, change. As a result,
interest rate reductions generally result in an immediate drop in our interest
income on loans. At the end of June 2003, the Federal Reserve reduced the
targeted Federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1.00% causing an equal
reduction in the prime rate. In addition, issuers of higher coupon bonds
exercised their call options, reducing the overall yield on the investment
portfolio. However, the strong yield on Communitys loan portfolio coupled
with rate floors on variable rate loans and lower funding costs, in part due to
the conversion of Trust I Securities, resulted in a 1 basis point of margin
improvement when comparing the results for the second quarters of 2004 and
2003. Our average yields on total interest-earning assets for the same periods
decreased by 56 basis points from 5.62% to 5.06%. Despite the redemption of
the Trust I Securities in the first quarter of 2004, our average total
interest-bearing liabilities increased by $356.6 million, or 62.4% with the
addition of Community, funding the internal growth at Southern, and the
November 2003 issuance of $34.5 million, 7.95% fixed rate trust preferred
securities, through Southern Community Capital Trust II. Average
interest-bearing liabilities for the three-month period ending June 30, 2004
for Community were $208.0 million or 22.4% of consolidated average
interest-bearing liabilities. Our average cost of total interest-bearing
liabilities decreased 60 basis points from 2.55% to 1.95%. For the three
months ended June 30, 2004, our net interest spread was 3.10% and our net
interest margin was 3.32%. For the three months ended June 30, 2003, our net
interest spread was 3.07% and our net interest margin was 3.31%.
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Average Yield/Cost Analysis
The following table contains information relating to the Companys average
balance sheet and reflects the average yield on assets and cost of liabilities
for the periods indicated. Such annualized yields and costs are derived by
dividing annualized income or expense by the average balances of assets or
liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. The average loan
portfolio balances include non-accrual loans.
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Provision for Loan Losses.
Our provision for loan losses for the three months
ended June 30, 2004 was $717,000 representing an increase of $32,000 from the
$685,000 provision we made for the three months ended June 30, 2003. We have
continued to increase the level of our allowance for loan losses in response to
the growth in our loan portfolio. In evaluating the allowance for loan losses,
we consider factors that include growth, composition and industry
diversification of the portfolio, historical loan loss experience, current
delinquency levels, adverse situations that may affect a borrowers ability to
repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic
conditions and other relevant factors. During the three months ended June 30,
2004 net loan charge-offs totaled $275,000, down from $472,000 of net
charge-offs during the three months ended June 30, 2003. On an annualized
basis, our percentage of net loan charge-offs to average loans outstanding was
.16% and .41% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The dollar amount of non-performing assets increased to $3.0 million from $1.0
million at December 31, 2003 and $1.8 million at June 30, 2003, and as a
percentage of total assets the ratio increased slightly from 0.24% of total
assets at June 2003 to 0.25% at June 2004. The allowance for loan losses at
June 30, 2004 represented 1.70% of loans outstanding, compared with 1.40% at
December 31, 2003 and 1.45% at June 30, 2003. During the first quarter of 2004
the Community acquisition was consummated and the Companys loan loss reserving
methodologies were applied to the acquired loan portfolio to establish an
appropriate allowance for those loans. We believe that the Companys allowance
is adequate to absorb probable losses inherent in our loan portfolio.
Non-Interest Income.
For the three months ended June 30, 2004, non-interest
income increased by $356,000 or 25.0% to $1.8 million from $1.4 million for the
same period in the prior year. The increase for the three months ended
June 30, 2004 was due solely to the addition of Community, which contributed
$463,000 to consolidated non-interest income. Fees generated from mortgage
originations during 2003 were strong as a result of the increased level of home
mortgage refinancings due to the low interest rate environment. However,
despite the addition of Community, mortgage fees have dropped from $426,000 for
the second quarter 2003 to $193,000 for the three months ending
June 30, 2004. Baring another decline in interest rates we anticipate similar
fee income from mortgage originations in the near term. The Company
experienced a $442 million or 118.5% increase in service charges and fees on
deposit accounts as a result of deposit growth and the Community acquisition.
We expect a continued positive trend, however not to this same degree, in the
future as we grow our branch network and deposit base.
Non-Interest Expense
. We strive to maintain non-interest expenses at levels
that we believe are appropriate given the nature of our operations and the
investments in personnel and facilities that have been necessary to support and
service our growth. From 1998 forward through the current three-month period,
we have consistently maintained our ratio of non-interest expenses to average
total assets below 3.0%. Because of our growth we have consistently seen
increases in every major component of our non-interest expenses. For the three
months ended June 30, 2004, our non-interest expense increased $2.1 million or
46.1% over the same period in 2003. Non-interest expenses during the second
quarter of 2004 at Community totaled $1.6 million. On a consolidated basis,
salaries and employee benefit expense increased $1.1 million or 46.1%. While
Community comprises 72.4% of this increase, the residual increase reflects the
addition of personnel in Southerns new banking offices as well as additions of
personnel to expand our business and, to a lesser degree, normal salary
increases. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $264,000, or 34.0%.
Other expenses increased $746,000 or 52.7% reflecting the impact of outsourcing
the servicing of our consumer finance loan portfolio which occurred in October
of 2003, as well as increased volume of business activity, principally
increases in lending and growth in deposit accounts. Due to our strong asset
growth, for the three months ended June 30, 2004, on an annualized basis, our
ratio of non-interest expenses to average total assets decreased to 2.33% as
compared with 2.83% for the same three months in 2003.
Provision for Income Taxes.
Our provision for income taxes, as a percentage of
income before income taxes, was 34.3% and 35.0%, respectively, for the three
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.
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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
Net Income.
Our net income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $3.6
million, an increase of $1.8 million from the same six-month period in 2003.
Net income per share was $.22 basic and $.21 diluted for the six months ended
June 30, 2004, as compared with $.20 basic and $.19 diluted for the same period
in 2003. With strong internal growth at Southern and the addition of
Community, our level of average earning assets has increased $432.6 million or
72.5% to $1.0 billion from $596.7 million for the first six months of 2003.
Our interest rate spread and net yield on average interest-earning assets
decreased 2 basis points and 4 basis points, respectively. Our net interest
income grew 70.4%, from $10.0 million for the six-month period ending June 2003
to $17.1 million for the current period. Net income was also supported by a
$715,000 or 27.6% increase in non-interest income. These improvements were
partially offset by a 56.3% increase in non-interest expenses. Our expense
growth included the costs of new facilities, additional personnel costs, and
other infrastructure associated with expansion of our business, as well as
Communitys operations. While these expenses represent investments in building
our franchise, they initially hinder our earnings.
Net Interest Income.
During the six months ended June 30, 2004, our net
interest income increased by $7.1 million or 70.4% over $10.0 million for the
same six-month period in 2003. Net interest income benefited from strong
growth in average earning assets, coupled with a reduction in cost on
interest-bearing liabilities which offset lower asset yields caused by the
decline in interest rates from period to period. Due to strong loan demand at
Southern and the addition of Community, our level of average earning assets has
increased $432.6 million or 72.5% to $1.0 billion from $596.7 million for the
six-month period ending June 30, 2003. Community contributed $254.8 million of
average earning assets during the period, $177.3 million of loans and $77.3
million of investment securities. The rates earned on a significant portion of
our loan portfolio adjust immediately when index rates, such as prime, change.
As a result, interest rate reductions generally result in an immediate drop in
our interest income on loans. At the end of June 2003, the Federal Reserve
reduced the targeted Federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1.00% causing an
equal reduction in the prime rate. In addition, issuers of higher coupon bonds
exercised their call options, reducing the overall yield on the investment
portfolio. However, the strong yield on Communitys loan portfolio coupled
with rate floors on variable rate loans and lower funding costs, in part due to
the conversion of Trust I Securities, resulted in only minor margin compression
of 4 basis points when comparing the results for the first six months of 2004
and 2003. Our average yields on total interest-earning assets for the same
periods decreased by 71 basis points from 5.80% to 5.09%. Despite the
redemption of the Trust I Securities in the first quarter of 2004, our average
total interest-bearing liabilities increased by $372.2 million, or 68.8% with
the addition of Community, funding the internal growth at Southern, and the
November 2003 issuance of $34.5 million, 7.95% fixed rate trust preferred
securities, through Southern Community Capital Trust II. Average
interest-bearing liabilities for the six-month period ending June 30, 2004 for
Community were $207.3 million or 22.7% of consolidated average interest-bearing
liabilities. Our average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities decreased
69 basis points from 2.66% to 1.97%. For the six months ended June 30, 2004,
our net interest spread was 3.12% and our net interest margin was 3.35%. For
the six months ended June 30, 2003, our net interest spread was 3.14% and our
net interest margin was 3.39%.
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Average Yield/Cost Analysis
The following table contains information relating to the Companys average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on assets and cost of liabilities
for the periods indicated. Such annualized yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balances of assets or liabilities,
respectively, for the periods presented. The average loan portfolio balances include non-accrual loans.
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Provision for Loan Losses.
Our provision for loan losses for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 was $1.3 million representing an increase of $89,000 from
the $1.2 million provision we made for the six months ended June 30, 2003. We
have continued to increase the level of our allowance for loan losses in
response to the growth in our loan portfolio. In evaluating the allowance for
loan losses, we consider factors that include growth, composition and industry
diversification of the portfolio, historical loan loss experience, current
delinquency levels, adverse situations that may affect a borrowers ability to
repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic
conditions and other relevant factors. During the six months ended June 30,
2004 net loan charge-offs totaled $524,000, down from $751,000 of net
charge-offs during the six months ended June 30, 2003. On an annualized basis,
our percentage of net loan charge-offs to average loans outstanding was .15%
and .34% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The
dollar amount of non-performing assets increased to $3.0 million from $1.0
million at December 31, 2003 and $1.8 million at June 30, 2003, and as a
percentage of total assets the ratio increased slightly from 0.24% of total
assets at June 2003 to 0.25% at June 2004. The allowance for loan losses at
June 30, 2004 represented 1.70% of loans outstanding, compared with 1.40% at
December 31, 2003 and 1.45% at June 30, 2003. During the first quarter of 2004
the Community acquisition was consummated and the Companys loan loss reserving
methodologies were applied to the acquired loan portfolio to establish an
appropriate allowance for those loans. We believe that the Companys allowance
is adequate to absorb probable losses inherent in our loan portfolio.
Non-Interest Income.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, non-interest
income increased by $715,000 or 27.6% to $3.3 million from $2.6 million for the
same period in the prior year. The increase for the six months ended June 30,
2004 was due solely to the addition of Community, which contributed $1.0
million to consolidated non-interest income. Fees generated from mortgage
originations during 2003 were strong as a result of the increased level of home
mortgage refinancings due to the low interest rate environment. However,
despite the addition of Community, mortgage fees have dropped from $806,000 for
the first six months of 2003 to $357,000 for the six months ending June 30,
2004. Baring another decline in interest rates we anticipate similar fee
income from mortgage originations in the near term. The Company experienced an
$895,000 or 133.6% increase in service charges and fees on deposit accounts as
a result of deposit growth and the Community acquisition. We expect a
continued positive trend, however not to this same degree, in the future as we
grow our branch network and deposit base.
Non-Interest Expense
. We strive to maintain non-interest expenses at levels
that we believe are appropriate given the nature of our operations and the
investments in personnel and facilities that have been necessary to support and
service our growth. From 1998 forward through the current six-month period, we
have consistently maintained our ratio of non-interest expenses to average
total assets below 3.0%. Because of our growth we have consistently seen
increases in every major component of our non-interest expenses. For the six
months ended June 30, 2004, our non-interest expense increased $4.9 million or
56.3% over the same period in 2003. Non-interest expenses during the first six
months of 2004 at Community totaled $2.9 million. On a consolidated basis,
salaries and employee benefit expense increased $2.5 million or 54.6%. While
Community comprises 72.6% of this increase, the residual increase reflects the
addition of personnel in Southerns new banking offices as well as additions of
personnel to expand our business and, to a lesser degree, normal salary
increases. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $601,000, or 41.0%.
Other expenses increased $1.8 million or 67.6% reflecting the impact of
outsourcing the servicing of our consumer finance loan portfolio as well as
increased volume of business activity, principally increases in lending and
growth in deposit accounts. Due to our strong asset growth, for the six months
ended June 30, 2004, on an annualized basis, our ratio of non-interest expenses
to average total assets decreased to 2.37% as compared with 2.72% for the same
six months in 2003.
Provision for Income Taxes.
Our provision for income taxes, as a percentage of
income before income taxes, was 35.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2004
and 2003.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Market and public confidence in our financial strength and in the strength of
financial institutions in general will largely determine our access to
appropriate levels of liquidity. This confidence is significantly dependent on
our ability to maintain sound asset quality and appropriate levels of capital
resources.
Liquidity is defined as our ability to meet anticipated customer demands for
funds under credit commitments and deposit withdrawals at a reasonable cost and
on a timely basis. Management measures our liquidity position by giving
consideration to both on- and off-balance sheet sources of, and demands for,
funds on a daily and weekly basis.
Sources of liquidity include cash and cash equivalents, net of federal
requirements to maintain reserves against deposit liabilities; investment
securities eligible for pledging to secure borrowings from dealers and
customers pursuant to securities sold under repurchase agreements, investments
available for sale, loan repayments, loan sales, deposits, and
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borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank and from correspondent banks under
overnight federal funds credit lines. In addition to interest rate-sensitive
deposits, the Companys primary demand for liquidity is anticipated fundings
under credit commitments to customers.
Because of our continued growth, we have maintained a relatively high position
of liquidity in the form of federal funds sold and investment securities.
These aggregated $319.5 million at June 30, 2004, an increase of $88.4 million
from $231.0 million at December 31, 2003. Community added $76.7 million of the
increase, while Southern generated an increase of $11.7 million. Supplementing
customer deposits as a source of funding, we have available lines of credit in
the amounts of $43.2 million and $125.0 million from various correspondent
banks to purchase federal funds and repurchase agreements, respectively, on a
short-term basis. We also have credit availability to borrow up to $268.2
million from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, with $147.9 million
outstanding at June 30, 2004 and the ability to borrow up to $160.7 million
from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, with no outstanding balances at June
30, 2004. At June 30, 2004, our outstanding commitments to extend credit
consisted of loan commitments of $81.4 million and amounts available under home
equity credit lines, other credit lines and standby letters of credit of $68.0
million, $51.9 million and $8.7 million, respectively. We believe that our
combined aggregate liquidity position is sufficient to meet the funding
requirements of loan demand and deposit maturities and withdrawals in the near
term.
Throughout our eight-year history, our loan demand has exceeded our growth in
core deposits. We have therefore relied heavily on time deposits as a source
of funds. Time deposits represented 59.2% of our total deposits at June 30,
2004, and 60.0% at December 31, 2003. Time deposits of $100,000 or more
totaled $242.9 million or 30.6% of total deposits. The banks also utilize
brokered and out-of-market deposits, which amounted to $166.7 million at June
30, 2004. Large time deposits are generally considered rate sensitive;
however, we believe a portion of our large time deposits are
relationship-oriented, and while we will need to pay competitive rates to
retain these deposits at their maturities, there are other subjective factors
that will determine their continued retention.
At June 30, 2004, our Tier I capital to average quarterly asset ratio was
10.3%, and all of our capital ratios exceeded the minimums established for a
well-capitalized bank by regulatory measures. Our Tier I risk-based capital
ratio at
June 30, 2004 was 13.3%.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market risk reflects the risk of economic loss resulting from adverse changes
in market prices and interest rates. This risk of loss can be reflected in
diminished current market values and/or reduced potential net interest income
in future periods.
The Companys market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in
its lending and deposit-taking and borrowing activities. The structure of the
Companys loan and liability portfolios is such that a significant decline in
interest rates may adversely impact net market values and net interest income.
The Company does not maintain a trading account nor is the Company subject to
currency exchange risk or commodity price risk.
Other than the effects of the Community acquisition, which proportionately
inflated the balance sheet with market risk sensitivity similar to that of
Southern, management believes there has not been any significant change in the
overall analysis of financial instruments considered market risk sensitive, as
measured by the factors of contractual maturities, average interest rates and
the difference between estimated fair values and book values, since the
analysis prepared and presented in conjunction with the Form 10-K Annual Report
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by the report, the Companys management,
including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated
the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e)) pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 13a-15. Based on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Community underwent a conversion of their core operating system in June of
2004, which was considered very successful based on reviews and tests performed
to ensure customer and financial data were accurately converted. The Companys
management believes the disclosure controls and procedures at Community are
effective, based on the results of past examinations, reviews, and audits as no
significant changes have been made in those controls and procedures.
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June 30, 2004
December 31,
(Unaudited)
2003*
(Amounts in thousands,
except share data)
$
24,447
$
22,929
4,349
271
243,523
168,500
71,624
62,257
740,074
519,746
(12,567
)
(7,275
)
727,507
512,471
25,320
17,337
50,063
29,603
14,737
$
1,176,436
$
798,502
$
89,358
$
51,868
220,503
179,076
14,539
470,412
344,274
794,812
575,218
113,025
51,900
132,946
117,627
6,574
2,866
1,047,357
747,611
124,529
44,377
7,234
5,493
(2,684
)
1,021
129,079
50,891
$
1,176,436
$
798,502
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
$
10,198
$
6,718
$
20,046
$
13,179
2,199
1,177
4,428
2,850
742
896
1,504
1,118
15
10
25
24
13,154
8,801
26,003
17,171
1,017
295
1,571
506
1,916
2,158
4,359
4,422
1,580
1,172
2,992
2,221
4,513
3,625
8,922
7,149
8,641
5,176
17,081
10,022
717
685
1,314
1,225
7,924
4,491
15,767
8,797
1,780
1,424
3,309
2,594
3,525
2,413
6,979
4,513
1,040
776
2,067
1,466
2,161
1,415
4,431
2,644
6,726
4,604
13,477
8,623
2,978
1,311
5,599
2,768
1,021
459
1,956
969
$
1,957
$
852
$
3,643
$
1,799
$
.11
$
.10
$
.22
$
.20
.11
.09
.21
.19
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands)
$
1,957
$
852
$
3,643
$
1,799
(6,947
)
49
(5,580
)
(251
)
2,600
(8
)
2,104
97
(4,347
)
41
(3,476
)
(154
)
(54
)
(214
)
(111
)
(188
)
22
102
43
92
(124
)
(101
)
(262
)
(130
)
48
39
101
50
(108
)
(174
)
(229
)
(176
)
(4,455
)
(133
)
(3,705
)
(330
)
$
(2,498
)
$
719
$
(62
)
$
1,469
Accumulated
Common Stock
Other
Total
Retained
Comprehensive
Stockholders
Shares
Amount
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Equity
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
8,986,796
$
44,377
$
5,493
$
1,021
$
50,891
3,643
3,643
(3,705
)
(3,705
)
237,264
1,042
1,042
314
314
2,059,846
15,788
15,788
6,426,532
62,659
62,659
349
349
(1,902
)
(1,902
)
17,710,438
$
124,529
$
7,234
$
(2,684
)
$
129,079
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands)
$
3,643
$
1,799
1,706
827
1,314
1,225
(167
)
(72
)
57
(4
)
(58
)
21
(3,070
)
(1,764
)
567
982
3,992
3,014
(4,078
)
9,987
(99,023
)
(83,431
)
(2,245
)
(44,469
)
69,913
22,441
10,608
34,843
(43,869
)
(50,767
)
951
(3,702
)
(2,789
)
4
169
499
(7,000
)
(8,299
)
(87,526
)
(112,731
)
17,157
56,157
43,745
3,799
25,010
51,475
1,042
(1,902
)
85,052
111,431
1,518
1,714
22,929
16,632
$
24,447
$
18,346
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands)
$
(51,859
)
$
(17,796
)
(172,493
)
(5,706
)
(692
)
(50,063
)
(2,177
)
(1,543
)
202,595
25,286
3,141
349
62,659
$
(8,299
)
$
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2003
(Amounts in thousands)
$
15,317
3,728
$
.24
.22
(In thousands)
$
62,659
15,257
349
878
$
79,143
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
$
1,957
$
852
$
3,643
$
1,799
241
65
312
160
$
1,716
$
787
$
3,331
$
1,639
$
.11
$
.10
$
.22
$
.20
.10
.09
.20
.19
$
.11
$
.09
$
.21
$
.19
.09
.08
.19
.18
June 30, 2004
December 31, 2003
Percent
Percent
Amount
of Total
Amount
of Total
(Amounts in thousands)
$
205,419
27.76
%
$
150,312
28.92
%
306,477
41.41
%
186,758
35.93
%
76,071
10.28
%
71,908
13.84
%
117,475
15.87
%
87,127
16.76
%
34,632
4.68
%
23,641
4.55
%
740,074
100.0
%
519,746
100.0
%
12,567
7,275
$
727,507
$
512,471
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands)
$
12,125
$
6,603
$
7,275
$
6,342
717
685
1,314
1,225
(296
)
(481
)
(623
)
(784
)
21
9
99
33
(275
)
(472
)
(524
)
(751
)
4,502
$
12,567
$
6,816
$
12,567
$
6,816
June 30,
December 31,
June 30,
2004
2003
2003
$
2,536
$
769
$
1,094
456
272
674
$
2,992
$
1,041
$
1,768
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands)
$
815
$
373
$
1,565
$
670
193
426
357
806
237
336
399
539
138
163
276
286
397
126
712
293
$
1,780
$
1,424
$
3,309
$
2,594
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
(Amounts in thousands)
$
235
$
126
$
419
$
199
239
229
319
388
544
298
986
631
342
138
759
256
801
624
1,948
1,170
$
2,161
$
1,415
$
4,431
$
2,644
Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
Three Months Ended June 30, 2003
Average
Average
Average
Average
Balance
Interest
Rate
Balance
Interest
Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
$
717,871
$
10,198
5.70
%
$
455,214
$
6,718
5.92
%
239,658
2,199
3.68
%
125,225
1,557
4.99
%
80,651
742
3.69
%
45,282
515
4.56
%
5,414
15
1.11
%
2,428
11
1.82
%
1,043,594
13,154
5.06
%
628,149
8,801
5.62
%
112,232
38,597
$
1,155,826
$
666,746
$
239,666
390
0.65
%
$
125,340
295
0.94
%
201,049
1,222
2.44
%
127,849
1,073
3.37
%
267,199
1,321
1.98
%
181,521
1,085
2.40
%
56,540
261
1.85
%
26,789
95
1.42
%
163,036
1,319
3.24
%
109,382
1,077
3.95
%
927,490
4,513
1.95
%
570,882
3,625
2.55
%
88,810
43,303
8,491
3,962
131,035
48,599
$
1,155,826
$
666,746
$
8,641
3.10
%
$
5,176
3.07
%
3.32
%
3.31
%
112.52
%
110.03
%
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
Six Months Ended June 30, 2003
Average
Average
Average
Average
Balance
Interest
Rate
Balance
Interest
Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
$
709,446
$
20,046
5.70
%
$
442,623
$
13,179
6.00
%
235,742
4,428
3.79
%
107,565
2,849
5.34
%
79,210
1,504
3.38
%
43,279
1,118
5.21
%
4,992
25
1.01
%
3,278
25
1.54
%
1,029,390
26,003
5.09
%
596,745
17,171
5.80
%
107,390
37,443
$
1,136,780
$
634,188
$
237,251
944
0.80
%
$
117,941
506
0.87
%
217,642
2,374
2.20
%
130,820
2,100
3.24
%
246,931
2,612
2.13
%
173,801
2,322
2.69
%
60,440
626
2.09
%
17,540
125
1.44
%
151,148
2,366
3.16
%
101,125
2,096
4.18
%
913,412
8,922
1.97
%
541,227
7,149
2.66
%
85,568
41,026
11,301
3,631
126,499
48,304
$
1,136,780
$
634,188
$
17,081
3.12
%
$
10,022
3.14
%
3.35
%
3.39
%
112.70
%
110.26
%
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders was held on May 13, 2004. Of 17,610,132
shares entitled to vote at the meeting, 13,510,069 shares voted. The following
matters were voted on at the meeting:
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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Shareholders elected Don G. Angell, James O. Frye and H. Lee Merritt, Jr. to
serve one-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2005, Edward T. Brown to
serve a two-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2006, and Zack W.
Blackmon, Sr., Charles R. Bokesch, Matthew G. Gallins and William G. Ward, Sr.,
M.D. to serve three-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2007, or until
their successors are elected and qualified. Votes for each nominee were as
follows:
Name
For
Withheld
Abstain
13,464,634
45,435
13,473,411
36,658
13,466,898
43,171
13,465,192
44,877
13,467,687
42,382
13,461,776
48,293
13,475,339
34,730
13,480,016
30,053
The following directors continue in office after the meeting: Don G.
Angell, F. Scott Bauer, Zack W. Blackmon, Sr., Dr. Charles R.
Bokesch, Edward T. Brown, James G. Chrysson, James O. Frye, Matthew
G. Gallins, H. Lee Merritt, Jr., Billy D. Prim, Durward A. Smith,
Jr., Dr. William G. Ward, Sr.
(a)
Exhibits.
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(b)
Reports on Form 8-K.
On April 29, 2004, the Company filed a form 8-K with the SEC reporting
financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
On May 19, 2004, the Company filed a form 8-K with the SEC reporting
election results from the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
On May 26, 2004, the Company filed a form 8-K with the SEC announcing
that Lynn L. Lane was appointed to the Board of Directors effective May
14, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, F. Scott Bauer, certify that:
(1)
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Southern Community
Financial Corporation, a North Carolina holding company (the
registrant);
(2)
Based on my knowledge, this 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
report;
(3)
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
(4)
The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant
and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants
most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal
control over financial reporting; and
(5)
The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrants
internal control over financial reporting.
By:
/s/ F. Scott Bauer
F. Scott Bauer
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Richard M. Cobb, certify that:
(1)
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Southern Community
Financial Corporation, a North Carolina holding company (the
registrant);
(2)
Based on my knowledge, this 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
report;
(3)
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
(4)
The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant
and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants
most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal
control over financial reporting; and
(5)
The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrants
internal control over financial reporting.
By:
/s/ Richard M. Cobb
Richard M. Cobb
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned hereby certifies that, to his knowledge,
(i)
the Form 10-Q
filed by Southern Community Financial Corporation (the Issuer) for the
quarter ended June 30, 2004, fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
(ii)
the information
contained in that report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer on the dates and
for the periods presented therein.
SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ F. Scott Bauer
F. Scott Bauer
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Richard M. Cobb
Richard M. Cobb
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer