Union Planters Corporation's First Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period ________ to ________

Commission File No.

 

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

        Tennessee        

        62-0859007        

(State of incorporation)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

Union Planters Corporation

6200 Poplar Avenue

        Memphis, Tennessee 38119        

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (901) 580-6000

 

 

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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes S No ¨

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.

 

        Class        

        Outstanding at April 30, 2002        

Common stock $5 par value

135,123,118

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Form 10-Q For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2002

 

Index

 

 

Page

Part I. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Consolidated Balance Sheet - March 31, 2002, March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2001

3

Consolidated Statement of Earnings -Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 and 2001

4

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - Three Months Ended March 31, 2002

5

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 and 2001

6

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

7

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

14

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

27

   

Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceeding

30

Item 2. Changes in Securities

30

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

30

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

30

Item 5. Other Information

30

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

30

Signature

31

 

 

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

 

   March 31,   

 

December 31,

 

   2002   

 

   2001   

 

   2001   

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Assets

         

Cash and due from banks

$671,419

 

$777,098

 

$953,846

Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions

78,052

 

30,012

 

54,351

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

24,937

 

2,867

 

13,067

Trading account assets

253,334

 

261,221

 

263,315

Loans held for resale

1,200,868

 

1,053,357

 

1,862,637

Available for sale securities (Amortized cost: $4,756,548, $6,432,965 and

$4,694,248, respectively)

4,828,814

 

6,523,197

 

4,780,629

Loans

23,067,156

 

24,619,668

 

23,184,002

Less: Unearned income

(20,800)

 

(21,697)

 

(20,963)

Allowance for losses on loans

(351,452)

 

(342,138)

 

(341,930)

Net loans

22,694,904

 

24,255,833

 

22,821,109

Premises and equipment

553,742

 

603,146

 

556,686

Accrued interest receivable

222,820

 

291,426

 

245,847

FHA/VA claims receivable

41,766

 

79,888

 

55,813

Mortgage servicing rights

184,981

 

118,551

 

150,303

Goodwill

776,906

 

817,668

 

780,612

Other intangibles

142,116

 

163,072

 

146,695

Other assets

386,514

 

446,134

 

512,694

Total assets

$32,061,173

 

$35,423,470

 

$33,197,604

           

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

         

Deposits

         

Noninterest-bearing

$4,369,138

 

$4,047,894

 

$4,509,944

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over

1,586,207

 

2,182,318

 

1,602,117

Other interest-bearing

17,806,540

 

17,375,015

 

17,318,441

Total deposits

23,761,885

 

23,605,227

 

23,430,502

Short-term borrowings

1,656,711

 

5,301,437

 

3,076,679

Short- and medium-term senior notes

-

 

60,000

 

-

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,460,856

 

1,361,452

 

1,461,190

Other long-term debt

1,273,849

 

1,276,214

 

1,275,509

Accrued interest, expenses and taxes

281,891

 

359,334

 

282,211

Other liabilities

393,164

 

371,699

 

447,772

Total liabilities

28,828,356

 

32,335,363

 

29,973,863

           

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 14)

-

 

-

 

-

Shareholders' equity

         

Convertible preferred stock (Note 7)

13,404

 

19,445

 

16,101

Common stock, $5 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 136,811,055

         

issued and outstanding (137,050,599 at March 31, 2001,

         

and 137,408,887 at December 31, 2001)

683,801

 

685,253

 

687,044

Additional paid-in capital

880,333

 

869,947

 

878,901

Retained earnings

1,622,024

 

1,472,877

 

1,600,153

Unearned compensation

(12,553)

 

(16,296)

 

(13,022)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

45,808

 

56,881

 

54,564

Total shareholders' equity

3,232,817

 

3,088,107

 

3,223,741

           

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$32,061,173

 

$35,423,470

 

$33,197,604

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended  March 31,   

     2002     

     2001     

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Interest income

Interest and fees on loans

$393,659

$529,097

Interest on investment securities

Taxable

55,041

88,685

Tax-exempt

13,145

15,362

Interest on deposits at financial institutions

576

487

Interest on federal funds sold and securities

purchased under agreements to resell

698

519

Interest on trading account assets

2,278

4,237

Interest on loans held for resale

   22,527

   10,030

Total interest income

 487,924

 648,417

Interest expense

Interest on deposits

121,649

217,101

Interest on short-term borrowings

7,903

81,864

Interest on long-term debt

   38,277

    38,426

Total interest expense

 167,829

  337,391

Net interest income

320,095

311,026

Provision for losses on loans

    44,991

   25,300

Net interest income after provision for losses on loans

  275,104

 285,726

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposit accounts

52,293

53,416

Mortgage banking revenue

49,356

41,349

Merchant servicing income

803

9,660

Factoring commissions and fees

9,025

9,158

Trust service income

7,237

7,084

Profits and commissions from trading activities

1,314

2,718

Investment securities gains

9,236

25

Investments and insurance

12,251

11,661

Other income

    33,858

   29,843

Total noninterest income

  175,373

 164,914

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

132,763

132,343

Net occupancy expense

25,908

25,767

Equipment expense

21,055

22,134

Goodwill amortization

3,652

11,966

Other intangibles amortization

4,092

4,485

Other expense

   80,669

   92,977

Total noninterest expense

268,139

289,672

Earnings before income taxes

 182,338

 160,968

Income taxes

   56,415

   54,601

Net earnings

$125,923

$106,367

Net earnings applicable to common shares

$125,689

$105,981

Earnings per common share

Basic

$.92

$.78

Diluted

.91

.77

Average common shares outstanding (in thousands)

Basic

136,966

136,600

Diluted

138,942

138,179

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

           

Accumulated

 
 

Convertible

 

Additional

   

Other

 
 

Preferred

Common

Paid-in

Retained

Unearned

Comprehensive

 
 

   Stock   

   Stock   

  Capital  

Earnings

Compensation

   Income   

   Total   

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Balance, December 31, 2001

$16,101

$687,044

$878,901

$1,600,153

$(13,022)

$54,564

$3,223,741

Comprehensive income

             

Net earnings

-

-

-

125,923

-

-

125,923

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:

             

Net change in the unrealized gain

             

on available for sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

(8,756)

(8,756)

Total comprehensive income

           

117,167

Cash dividends

             

Common stock, $.50 per share

-

-

-

(68,734)

-

-

(68,734)

Preferred stock, $.50 per share

-

-

-

(234)

-

-

(234)

Common stock issued under employee benefit

             

plans, net of stock exchanged

-

1,320

6,161

-

469

-

7,950

Conversion of preferred stock

(2,697)

659

1,956

-

-

-

(82)

Common stock purchased and retired

-

(5,222)

(6,685)

(35,084)

-

-

(46,991)

Balance, March 31, 2002

$13,404

$683,801

$880,333

$1,622,024

$(12,553)

$45,808

$3,232,817

 

 

Before Tax

Tax

Net of Tax

 

Disclosure of reclassification amount:

Amount

Benefit/(Expense)

Amount

 

Change in the unrealized gain on available for sale securities arising

during the period

$(14,115)

$5,359

$(8,756)

 

Less: reclassification for gains included in net income

9,236

(3,593)

5,643

 

Net change in the unrealized gain on available for sale securities

$(4,879)

$1,766

$(3,113)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

   March 31,   

 

   2002   

 

   2001   

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Operating activities

     

Net earnings

$125,923

 

$106,367

Reconciliation of net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Provision for losses on loans, other real estate and FHA/VA foreclosure claims

44,991

 

25,187

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

16,782

 

19,898

Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles

7,744

 

16,451

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights, net

4,332

 

7,099

Net amortization (accretion) of investment securities

2,421

 

(943)

Net realized gains on sales of investment securities

(9,236)

 

(25)

Gain on sale of residential mortgage loans

(13,228)

 

(8,228)

Gain on sale of branches

(1,599)

 

-

Deferred income tax expense

4,929

 

2,777

Decrease (increase) in assets

     

Trading account assets and loans held for resale

684,978

 

(623,593)

Other assets

130,176

 

33,714

Net (decrease) increase in accrued interest, expenses, taxes and other liabilities

(54,713)

 

51,577

Other, net

481

 

1,147

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

943,981

 

(368,572)

       

Investing activities

     

Net (increase) decrease in short-term investments

(23,701)

 

19,032

Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities

274,247

 

25,328

Proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments of available for sale securities

331,648

 

516,193

Purchases of available for sale securities

(663,288)

 

(82,242)

Net decrease in loans

76,572

 

242,900

Net cash received from acquired institutions

-

 

61,970

Sale of residential real estate loans

-

 

423,777

Purchases of premises and equipment, net

(15,441)

 

(8,406)

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

(19,963)

 

1,198,552

       

Financing activities

     

Net increase (decrease) in deposits

376,935

 

(384,791)

Net decrease in short-term borrowings

(1,419,968)

 

(793,197)

Proceeds from long-term debt

-

 

866,125

Repayment of long-term debt

(2,007)

 

(649,972)

Net cash paid for sales of branches, including deposits

(40,761)

 

-

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

7,494

 

7,943

Purchase and retirement of common stock

(46,933)

 

(83,028)

Cash dividends paid

(69,335)

 

(67,797)

Net cash used by financing activities

(1,194,575)

 

(1,104,717)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(270,557)

 

(274,737)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

966,913

 

1,054,702

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

$696,356

 

$779,965

       

Supplemental disclosures

     

Cash paid (received) for

     

Interest

$182,738

 

$342,889

Income taxes

19,629

 

(827)

Unrealized gain on securities available for sale

72,266

 

90,232

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Principles of Accounting

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The foregoing financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been included.

The accounting policies followed by Union Planters Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, Union Planters or the Company) for interim financial reporting are consistent with the accounting policies followed for annual financial reporting except as noted below. The notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Appendix C of Union Planters Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Shareholders' Meeting held April 18, 2002 (the Definitive Proxy Statement including the 2001 Annual Financial Disclosures are referred to as the Proxy and Annual Financial Disclosures). Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with the 2002 financial reporting presentation.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which changes the required accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets and supercedes Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 17, "Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 142 addresses how intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of other assets (but not those acquired in a business combination) should be accounted for in the financial statements upon their acquisition. SFAS No. 142 changes the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets in the following significant respects:

In October 2001, the FASB issued interpretive guidance for SFAS No. 142 affirming that intangible assets acquired through the purchase of branches will continue to be amortized. This will result in the continued amortization of certain unidentified intangibles included in goodwill associated with branch purchases. During the first quarter of 2002, this amortization expense was $3.7 million. The FASB has undertaken a project to review this issue during 2002.

Union Planters adopted the Standard on January 1, 2002. For the quarter ended March 31, 2002, the net impact on the consolidated statement of earnings was an increase in net income of $8.2 million.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," which supersedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of" and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions," for the disposal of a business and amends Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements." Significant changes in accounting include:

The provisions of this Standard are required to be applied starting with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Union Planters adopted this Standard on January 1, 2002. The adoption had an immaterial impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Note 2. Acquisitions

In February 2001, Union Planters acquired Jefferson Savings Bancorp, Inc. (Jefferson Savings) of Ballwin, Missouri, the parent of Jefferson Heritage Bank, a federal savings bank. Jefferson Savings' total assets of $1.6 billion, total loans of $1.3 billion and total deposits of $877 million were acquired in exchange for approximately 4.4 million shares of Union Planters' common stock. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase.

Note 3. Investment Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities are summarized as follows:

 

      March 31, 2002      

 

Amortized

 

    Unrealized    

   
 

    Cost    

 

   Gains   

 

   Losses   

 

  Fair Value  

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Available for sale securities

             

U.S. Government obligations

             

U.S. Treasury

$141,027

 

$985

 

$1,236

 

$140,776

U.S. Government agencies

             

Collateralized mortgage obligations

1,830,745

 

36,556

 

1,528

 

1,865,773

Mortgage-backed

431,046

 

8,105

 

1,198

 

437,953

Other

215,395

 

7,167

 

101

 

222,461

Total U.S. Government obligations

2,618,213

 

52,813

 

4,063

 

2,666,963

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

815,454

 

15,375

 

4,043

 

826,786

Other stocks and securities

1,322,881

 

19,128

 

6,944

 

1,335,065

Total available for sale securities

$4,756,548

 

$87,316

 

$15,050

 

$4,828,814

 

 

      December 31, 2001      

 

Amortized

 

    Unrealized    

   
 

    Cost    

 

   Gains   

 

   Losses   

 

  Fair Value  

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Available for sale securities

             

U.S. Government obligations

             

U.S. Treasury

$78,414

 

$1,478

 

$156

 

$79,736

U.S. Government agencies

             

Collateralized mortgage obligations

1,699,771

 

34,352

 

1,480

 

1,732,643

Mortgage-backed

355,830

 

9,323

 

621

 

364,532

Other

324,361

 

9,421

 

95

 

333,687

Total U.S. Government obligations

2,458,376

 

54,574

 

2,352

 

2,510,598

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

1,084,757

 

24,065

 

4,049

 

1,104,773

Other stocks and securities

1,151,115

 

21,277

 

7,134

 

1,165,258

Total available for sale securities

$4,694,248

 

$99,916

 

$13,535

 

$4,780,629

Investment securities having a fair value of approximately $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively, were pledged to secure public and trust funds on deposit, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances. Included in available for sale investment securities is $266.5 million and $269.9 million of Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively, for which there is no readily determinable market value.

The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on available for sale investment securities:

 

Three Months Ended

 

      March 31,      

 

   2002   

   2001   

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Realized gains

$9,425

$37

Realized losses

(189)

(12)

Note 4. Loans

Loans are summarized by type as follows:

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

           

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$5,082,746

 

$5,413,931

 

$5,145,917

Foreign

340,857

 

489,340

 

397,737

Accounts receivable - factoring

675,899

 

683,076

 

640,312

Real estate - construction

2,245,889

 

2,252,445

 

2,190,854

Real estate - mortgage

         

Secured by 1-4 family residential

5,031,731

 

6,320,706

 

5,166,097

FHA/VA government-insured/guaranteed

131,885

 

303,177

 

133,751

Non-farm, nonresidential properties

4,896,649

 

4,456,004

 

4,821,293

Multifamily (5 or more) residential

841,370

 

767,756

 

846,259

Secured by farmland

467,118

 

417,598

 

462,676

Home equity

1,028,002

 

755,799

 

935,841

Consumer

2,225,097

 

2,652,596

 

2,338,560

Direct lease financing

99,913

 

107,240

 

104,705

Total loans

$23,067,156

 

$24,619,668

 

$23,184,002

Nonperforming loans are summarized as follows:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

       

Nonaccrual loans

$271,925

 

$234,405

Restructured loans

2,892

 

868

Total nonperforming loans

$274,817

 

$235,273

       

FHA/VA government-insured/guaranteed

     

loans on nonaccrual status

$1,824

 

$1,872

       

Note 5. Allowance for Losses on Loans

The changes in the allowance for losses on loans for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

       

Beginning balance

$341,930

 

$335,452

Provision for losses on loans

44,991

 

25,300

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

8,798

 

13,514

Loans charged off

(44,267)

 

(36,114)

Increase due to acquisitions

-

 

5,753

Decrease due to sale of loans

-

 

(1,767)

Balance, end of period

$351,452

 

$342,138

Note 6. Borrowings

Short-Term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings include short-term FHLB advances, federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings. Short-term FHLB advances are borrowings from the FHLB, which are collateralized by mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans. Federal funds purchased arise from Union Planters' market activity with its correspondent banks and generally mature in one business day. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are collateralized by U.S. Government and agency securities.

Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows:

 

     March 31,     

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001   

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Balances at period-end

         

Short-term FHLB advances

$-

 

$1,500,000

 

$400,000

Federal funds purchased

334,686

 

2,168,637

 

1,266,804

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

1,319,610

 

1,630,697

 

1,408,134

Other short-term borrowings

2,415

 

2,103

 

1,741

Total short-term borrowings

$1,656,711

 

$5,301,437

 

$3,076,679

           

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

         

Daily average balance

$2,092,552

 

$3,843,865

 

$3,198,989

Weighted average interest rate

1.48%

 

5.35%

 

2.54%

Short-term FHLB advances

         

Daily average balance

$ -

 

$ 2,117,778

 

$1,035,616

Weighted average interest rate

-%

 

5.94%

 

4.93%

Short- and Medium-Term Senior Notes

Union Planters has a $5.0 billion senior and subordinated bank note program to supplement it's funding sources. Under the program Union Planters Bank, National Association, a subsidiary of Union Planters Corporation, may from time to time issue senior bank notes having maturities ranging from 30 days to one year from their respective issue dates (Short-Term Senior Notes), senior bank notes having maturities of more than one year to 30 years from their respective dates of issue (Medium-Term Senior Notes) and subordinated bank notes with maturities from 5 years to 30 years from their respective dates of issue (Subordinated Notes). At March 31, 2002, and December 31, 2001, there were no notes outstanding under this program. At March 31, 2001, there was $60.0 million outstanding.

Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

Certain of Union Planters' banking and thrift subsidiaries had outstanding advances, with original maturity dates greater than one year, from the FHLB under Blanket Agreements for Advances and Security Agreements (the Agreements). The Agreements enable these subsidiaries to borrow funds from the FHLB to fund mortgage loan programs and to satisfy certain other funding needs. The value of the mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans pledged under the Agreements must be maintained at not less than 110% and 135%, respectively, of the advances outstanding. At March 31, 2002, Union Planters had an adequate amount of mortgage-backed securities and loans to satisfy the collateral requirements. A summary of the advances is as follows:

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

           

Balance at period-end

$1,460,856

 

$1,361,452

 

$1,461,190

Range of interest rates

1.75% - 6.92%

 

1.75% - 6.92%

 

1.75% - 6.92%

Range of maturities

2002 - 2021

 

2001 - 2021

 

2002 - 2021

Other Long-Term Debt

Union Planters' other long-term debt is summarized as follows. Reference is made to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in the Proxy and Annual Financial Disclosures for additional information regarding these borrowings.

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

8.20% Trust Preferred Securities

$199,124

 

$199,089

 

$199,115

6.75% Subordinated Notes due 2005

99,788

 

99,729

 

99,773

6.25% Subordinated Notes due 2003

74,417

 

74,365

 

74,404

6.50% Putable/Callable Subordinated Notes due 2018

300,636

 

300,822

 

300,682

7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2011

499,197

 

499,108

 

499,175

Variable-rate asset-backed certificates

100,000

 

100,000

 

100,000

Other long-term debt

687

 

3,101

 

2,360

Total other long-term debt

$1,273,849

 

$1,276,214

 

$1,275,509

Note 7. Shareholders' Equity

Preferred Stock

Union Planters' outstanding preferred stock, all of which is convertible into shares of Union Planters' common stock, is summarized as follows:

 

    March 31,   

December 31,

 

    2002    

    2001    

    2001    

Preferred stock, without par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized

(Dollars in thousands)

Series E, 8% Cumulative, Convertible

     

Preferred Stock (stated at liquidation value of $25 per shares plus unpaid dividends),

536,148 shares issued and outstanding (777,792 at March 31, 2001 and 644,037 at

December 31, 2001)

 

$13,404

 

$19,445

 

$16,101

Series F Preferred Stock

     

300,000 shares authorized, none issued

-

-

-

Total preferred stock

$13,404

$19,445

$16,101

Note 8. Other Noninterest Income and Expense

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Other noninterest income

     

ATM transaction fees

$8,012

 

$6,936

Strategic Outsourcing, Inc. net revenues

5,454

 

6,046

Letters of credit fees

1,953

 

1,741

Net gain (loss) on sales of branches/deposits and other assets

1,599

 

(51)

Earnings of equity method investments

1,355

 

1,343

Other real estate revenue

2,672

 

1,321

Other income

12,813

 

12,507

Total other noninterest income

$33,858

 

$29,843

       

Other noninterest expense

     

Communications

$7,301

 

$8,385

Other contracted services

8,690

 

8,781

Postage and carrier

6,658

 

7,753

Advertising and promotion

7,254

 

6,586

Stationery and supplies

4,684

 

6,199

Merchant interchange fees

337

 

6,545

Mortgage intangibles expense

4,332

 

7,099

Other personnel services

3,823

 

2,926

Legal fees

3,068

 

2,425

Travel

1,865

 

2,657

Federal Reserve fees

1,713

 

2,027

Accounting and audit fees

1,877

 

1,650

Other real estate expense

1,011

 

1,444

Brokerage and clearing fees on trading activities

1,473

 

2,098

Taxes other than income

1,672

 

1,911

FDIC insurance

1,033

 

1,109

Dues, subscriptions and contributions

2,121

 

1,203

Insurance

987

 

901

Credit related expense

9,836

 

3,056

Miscellaneous charge-offs

1,867

 

2,659

Other expense

9,067

 

15,563

Total other noninterest expense

$80,669

 

$92,977

Note 9. Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the first three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 was $56.4 million and $54.6 million, respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of 30.94% and 33.92%, respectively. At March 31, 2002, Union Planters had a net deferred tax asset of $67.9 million compared to $67.4 million at December 31, 2001. Management believes that the deferred tax asset will be fully realized, and therefore, no valuation allowance has been provided.

Note 10. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic net earnings per share and diluted net earnings per share:

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Basic

     

Net earnings

$125,923

 

$106,367

Less preferred dividends

234

 

386

Net earnings applicable to common shares

$125,689

 

$105,981

       

Average common shares outstanding

136,966,324

 

136,600,438

       

Net earnings per common share - basic

$.92

 

$.78

       

Diluted

     

Net earnings

$125,923

 

$106,367

       

Average common shares outstanding

136,966,324

 

136,600,438

Stock option adjustment

1,257,809

 

601,669

Preferred stock adjustment

717,519

 

976,589

Average common shares outstanding

138,941,652

 

138,178,696

       

Net earnings per common share - diluted

$.91

 

$.77

Note 11. Mortgage Loan Servicing

Union Planters acted as servicing agent for residential mortgage loans totaling approximately $16.5 billion at March 31, 2002, compared to $16.2 billion at December 31, 2001. The loans serviced for others are not included in Union Planters' consolidated balance sheet. The following table presents a reconciliation of the changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three months ended March 31,:

 

    2002    

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Beginning balance

$150,303

$123,940

Additions

39,010

4,902

Amortization of servicing rights

(9,569)

(7,099)

Provision for impairment

5,237

(3,192)

Ending balance

$184,981

$118,551

Union Planters had a valuation allowance of $9.9 million associated with the mortgage servicing rights portfolio at March 31, 2002 compared to $15.1 million as of December 31, 2001. The fair value of mortgage servicing rights at March 31, 2002 was $203.9 million. Significant assumptions utilized in determining the fair value were as follows:

Dealer consensus prepayment speeds

19.9% CPR

Market discount rates

9.7%

Both of the significant assumptions above directly relate to and move in concert with mortgage interest rates. In the view of management, in order to understand the hypothetical effect on the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights as a result of unfavorable variations in the significant assumptions, it is necessary to measure the effect that would result from a decline in mortgage interest rates. At March 31, 2002, the reduction in the current fair value of mortgage servicing rights resulting from an immediate 50 and 100 basis point decline in mortgage interest rates would be approximately $44.7 million and $82.6 million, respectively.

Note 12. Intangible Assets

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, most goodwill is no longer subject to amortization. The carrying value of goodwill not subject to amortization was $529.3 million at March 31, 2002 of which $50.7 million was in the "other operating units" line of business, with the remainder in the "banking" line of business. During the second quarter of 2002, Union Planters will finalize its evaluation of goodwill for impairment using the cash flow method; however, no impairment is expected. Had SFAS No. 142 been implemented prior to the first quarter of 2001, net income for the first quarter of 2001 would have increased $8.0 million to $114.4 million. Both basic and diluted earnings per share would have been $.83.

Union Planters' other intangible assets are core deposit intangibles acquired through bank acquisitions and are subject to amortization periods up to 15 years with no residual value. The gross amount of intangible assets at March 31, 2002 was $232.0 million, with accumulated amortization of $52.2 million. All other intangibles are in the "banking" line of business. The weighted average amortization period is 159.9 months. Amortization expense over the next five years on current other intangibles is expected to be:

(Dollars in thousands)

2002

$ 16,131

2003

16,131

2004

15,132

2005

12,644

2006

12,423

Note 13. Lines of Business Reporting

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002

     

Other

       
     

Operating

 

Parent

 

Consolidated

 

Banking

 

Units

 

Company

 

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

               

Net interest income (loss)

$288,185

 

$44,280

 

$(12,370)

 

$320,095

Provision for losses on loans

(39,391)

 

(5,600)

 

-

 

(44,991)

Noninterest income (1)

95,732

 

79,494

 

147

 

175,373

Noninterest expense

(201,556)

 

(64,568)

 

(2,015)

 

(268,139)

Earnings (loss) before taxes (1)

$142,970

 

$53,606

 

$(14,238)

 

$182,338

               

Average assets

$27,752,916

 

$4,493,389

 

$179,839

 

$32,426,144

               
               
 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2001

     

Other

       
     

Operating

 

Parent

 

Consolidated

 

Banking

 

Units

 

Company

 

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

               

Net interest income (loss)

$284,135

 

$31,274

 

$(4,383)

 

$311,026

Provision for losses on loans

(22,657)

 

(2,643)

 

-

 

(25,300)

Noninterest income (1)

106,001

 

58,632

 

281

 

164,914

Noninterest expense

(234,679)

 

(52,987)

 

(2,006)

 

(289,672)

Earnings (loss) before taxes (1)

$132,800

 

$34,276

 

$(6,108)

 

$160,968

               

Average assets

$32,470,331

 

$2,492,515

 

$140,977

 

$35,103,823

____________________

  1. Parent company noninterest income and earnings before income taxes are net of the intercompany dividend eliminations of $70.5 million and $103.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Note 14. Contingent Liabilities

Union Planters and/or its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and are parties to various pending civil actions, all of which are being defended vigorously. Certain proceedings previously outstanding have been subsequently settled within previously estimated amounts. Management is of the opinion, based upon present information, including evaluations by outside counsel, that neither Union Planters' financial position, results of operations nor liquidity will be materially affected by the ultimate resolution of pending or threatened legal proceedings.

 

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following provides a narrative discussion and analysis of significant changes in Union Planters' results of operations and financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Appendix C of Union Planters Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Shareholders' Meeting held April 18, 2002 (the Definitive Proxy Statement including the 2001 Annual Financial Disclosures are referred to as the Proxy and Annual Financial Disclosures), the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes for the three months ended March 31, 2002 included in Part I hereof, and the supplemental financial data included in this discussion.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are contained in certain sections that follow, such as Net Interest Income, Provision for Losses on Loans, Noninterest Income, Noninterest Expense, Loans and Interest-Rate Risk. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical information, but rather are related to future operations, strategies, financial results, or other developments. The words "anticipate," "project," "expect," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "should," "is likely" and other expressions that indicate future events and trends identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations as well as certain assumptions and estimates made by, and information available to, management at the time the statements are made. Examples of factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include the following: the timing and amount of interest-rate movements (which can have a significant impact on a financial institution); effects of changes in general economic conditions, as well as economic conditions in markets in which Union Planters conducts business; market and monetary fluctuations and uncertainties in the financial markets; inflation; competition within and outside the financial services industry; technology; risks inherent in originating loans, including prepayment risks, fluctuations in collateral values and changes in customer profiles; and loan loss experience, the rate of loan charge-offs and the level of the provision for losses on loans. Additionally, the policies of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), and insurance and securities regulatory agencies, unanticipated regulatory and judicial proceedings, unanticipated results from Internal Revenue Service examinations, changes in the laws, regulations and regulatory policies applicable to Union Planters and its subsidiaries, and Union Planters' success in executing its business plans and strategies and managing the risks involved in the foregoing, could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Union Planters assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements that are made from time to time.

Selected Financial Highlights

The following table presents selected financial highlights for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001:

 

Three Months Ended

   
 

   March 31,   

 

Percentage

 

   2002   

 

   2001   

 

   Change   

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

           

Net earnings

$125,923

 

$106,367

 

18%

Per share

         

Basic

.92

 

.78

 

18  

Diluted

.91

 

.77

 

18  

Return on average assets

1.57

%

1.23

%

 

Return on average common equity

15.91

 

14.54

   

Return on average tangible assets

1.62

 

1.26

   

Return on average tangible common equity

22.34

 

21.55

   

Net interest margin (FTE)

4.53

%

4.05

%

 

Net interest spread (FTE)

4.02

 

3.34

   

Expense ratio

1.07

 

1.10

   

Efficiency ratio

50.86

 

54.11

   

Tier 1 capital

$2,467,886

 

$2,255,613

 

9  

Leverage ratio

7.85

%

6.61

%

 

Book value per common share

$23.53

 

$22.39

 

5  

Dividends per common share

.50

 

.50

 

-  

Common share prices

         

High closing price

48.58

 

39.12

   

Low closing price

43.99

 

34.70

   

Closing price at quarter-end

47.39

 

38.49

   

____________________

Net interest margin = Net interest income (FTE) as a percentage of average earning assets

Net interest spread = Difference in the FTE yield on average earning assets and the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities

Expense ratio = Operating net noninterest expense (noninterest expense minus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains [losses], significant items and goodwill and other intangibles amortization) divided by average assets

Efficiency ratio = Operating noninterest expense (excluding significant expense items, goodwill and other intangibles amortization) divided by net interest income (FTE) plus noninterest income, excluding significant revenue items and investment securities gains (losses)

FTE = Fully taxable-equivalent basis

Operating Results - Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 and 2001

The following table presents a summary of Union Planters' operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 identifying significant items impacting the results for the periods shown:

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION

SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

   March 31,   

 

   2002   

 

   2001   

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

       

Interest income

$487,924

 

$648,417

Interest expense

167,829

 

337,391

Net interest income

320,095

 

311,026

Provision for losses on loans

44,991

 

25,300

Net interest income after provision for losses on loans

275,104

 

285,726

Noninterest income

     

Service charges on deposit accounts

52,293

 

53,416

Mortgage banking revenue

49,356

 

41,349

Merchant servicing income

803

 

9,660

Factoring commissions and fees

9,025

 

9,158

Trust service income

7,237

 

7,084

Profits and commissions from trading activities

1,314

 

2,718

Investments and insurance

12,251

 

11,661

Other income

32,259

 

29,843

Total noninterest income

164,538

 

164,889

Noninterest expense

     

Salaries and employee benefits

132,400

 

132,343

Net occupancy expense

25,908

 

25,767

Equipment expense

20,230

 

21,718

Goodwill

3,652

 

11,966

Other intangibles amortization

4,092

 

4,485

Other expense

72,274

 

82,686

Total noninterest expense

258,556

 

278,965

       

Earnings before significant items and income taxes

181,086

 

171,650

       

Significant items

     

Gain on sale of branches

1,599

 

-

UPExcel project expenses

(3,849)

 

-

Loss on sale of fixed assets

(1,402)

 

(416)

Amortization/impairment of mortgage servicing rights

(4,332)

 

(10,291)

Investment securities gains

9,236

 

25

Earnings before income taxes

182,338

 

160,968

Income taxes

56,415

 

54,601

Net earnings

$125,923

 

$106,367

       

Per common share data

     

Diluted earnings

$.91

 

$.77

The table that follows presents the contributions to diluted earnings per common share. A discussion of the operating results follows this table.

Union Planters Corporation

Contributions to Diluted Earnings per Common Share

 

Three Months Ended

 

EPS

 

   March 31,   

 

Increase

 

   2002   

 

   2001   

 

 (Decrease) 

           

Net interest income-FTE

$2.36

 

$2.31

 

$.05

Provision for losses on loans

     (.32)

(.18)

(.14)

Net interest income after provision for losses on loans-FTE

2.04

 

2.13

 

(.09)

           

Noninterest income

         

Service charges on deposit accounts

.38

 

.39

 

(.01)

Mortgage banking revenue

.36

 

.31

 

.05

Merchant servicing income

.01

 

.07

 

(.06)

Factoring fees and commissions

.06

 

.05

 

.01

Trust service income

.05

 

.05

 

-

Profits and commissions from trading activities

.01

 

.02

 

(.01)

Investment securities gains

.07

 

-

 

.07

Investments and insurance

.09

 

.08

 

.01

Other income

.25

 

.22

 

.03

Total noninterest income

1.28

 

1.19

 

.09

           

Noninterest expense

         

Salaries and employee benefits

.96

 

.96

 

-

Net occupancy expense

.19

 

.18

 

(.01)

Equipment expense

.15

 

.16

 

.01

Goodwill

.03

 

.09

 

.06

Other intangibles amortization

.03

 

.03

 

-

Other expense

.58

 

.67

 

.09

Total noninterest expense

1.94

 

2.09

 

.15

           

Earnings before income taxes-FTE

1.38

 

1.23

 

.15

Income taxes-FTE

.47

 

.46

 

(.01)

Net earnings

.91

 

.77

 

.14

Less preferred stock dividends

-

 

-

 

-

Diluted earnings per common share

$.91

 

$.77

 

$.14

           

Change in net earnings applicable to diluted earnings

         

per share using previous year average shares outstanding

       

$.14

Change in average shares outstanding

       

-

Change in net earnings

       

$.14

           

Average diluted shares (in thousands)

138,942

 

138,179

   

____________________

FTE = Fully taxable-equivalent basis

 

FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS OVERVIEW

For the first quarter of 2002, Union Planters reported net earnings of $125.9 million, or $.91 per diluted common share. This compared to net earnings for the same period in 2001 of $106.4 million, or $.77 per diluted common share. Net earnings for the first quarter of 2002 resulted in annualized returns on average assets, average common equity and average tangible common equity of 1.57%, 15.91% and 22.34%, respectively, which compares to 1.23%, 14.54% and 21.55%, respectively, for the same period in 2001.

EARNINGS ANALYSIS

Net Interest Income

Taxable-equivalent net interest income for the first quarter of 2002 was $328.3 million, an increase of $8.0 million from $320.3 million for the first quarter of 2001. The net interest margin (taxable-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average earning assets) for the first quarter of 2002 was 4.53%, which compares to 4.05% for the first quarter of 2001. The net interest spread was 4.02% for the first quarter of 2002, an increase from 3.34% for the first quarter of 2001.

Focused management initiatives and a favorable interest rate environment drove the increase in net interest income in the first quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001. The key business drivers supporting growth in net interest income and improved net interest margin included:

This improvement was accomplished while reducing the level of earnings at risk to changes in market interest rates from 7.6% of net income at March 31, 2001 to less than 1.0% of net income at March 31, 2002.

Reference is made to Union Planters' average balance sheet and analysis of volume and rate changes, which follows this discussion, for additional information regarding the changes in net interest income.

Interest Income

The following table presents a breakdown of average earning assets:

 

   Three Months Ended   

 

    March 31,    

December 31,

 

   2002   

 

   2001   

   2001   

 

(Dollars in billions)

Average earning assets

$29.4

 

$32.1

$30.2

Comprised of:

       

Loans

83%

 

78%

83%

Investment securities

15  

 

21  

16   

Other earning assets

2

 

1

1

____________________

       
         

Fully taxable-equivalent yield on average earning assets

6.85%

 

8.31%

7.08%

Taxable-equivalent interest income decreased $161.6 million for the first quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001. A decrease in the average yield on earning assets from 8.31% to 6.85% accounted for $111.7 million of the decline. Average earning assets, primarily loans, decreased 8.47%, which accounted for $49.9 million of the decrease in interest income.

The decline in average yield is related to the lower interest rate environment, which impacted both interest income and interest expense.

Reference is made to the Market Risk and Asset/Liability Management section for a discussion on interest rate risk management activities.

Interest Expense

The following table presents a breakdown of average interest-bearing liabilities:

Three Months Ended

    March 31,    

December 31,

    2002    

    2001    

    2001    

(Dollars in billions)

Average interest-bearing liabilities

$24.1

$27.5

$24.8

Comprised of:

Deposits

80%

70%

74%

Short-term borrowings

22  

16  

FHLB advances and long-term debt

11  

8

10  

____________________

Rate paid on average interest-bearing liabilities

2.83%

4.97%

4.19%

Interest expense decreased $169.6 million in the first quarter of 2002 compared to the same quarter last year. The decrease was driven by a decrease in average rate paid for interest-bearing liabilities from 4.97% to 2.83%, which accounted for $130.2 million of the decrease. Additionally, a 12.6% decrease in the average interest-bearing liabilities accounted for $39.4 million of the decrease.

The decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities for the first quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001 was attributable to decreases in short-term borrowings as a result of the aforementioned sale of certain loans and investment securities and increase in deposit balances.

Reference is made to the Market Risk and Asset/Liability Management section for a discussion on interest rate risk management activities.

Provision for Losses on Loans

The provision for losses on loans for the first quarter of 2002 was $45.0 million, or .75% of average loans on an annualized basis. This compares to $25.3 million, or .41% of average loans, for the first quarter of 2001. The higher provision for losses on loans in the first quarter of 2002 is attributable to current economic conditions and the resulting increase in nonperforming loans. Reference is made to the "Allowance for Losses on Loans" and "Nonperforming Loans" discussions for additional information regarding loan charge-offs and other items impacting the provision for losses on loans.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2002 was $175.4 million, an increase of $10.5 million, or 6.3%, from the first quarter of 2001. Growth of noninterest income continues to be one of management's priorities and is attributable to successful efforts in several areas. Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 34.0% in the first quarter of 2002, compared to 34.7% for the same quarter last year. The major components of noninterest income are presented in Note 8 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. Changes in the component of noninterest income include:

Service charges on deposit accounts. These fees decreased 2.1% to $52.3 million for the first quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001 due to a decrease in transaction volume.

Mortgage banking revenues. These revenues increased $8.0 million in the first quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001 due to increased loan origination volume and related fees from mortgage origination and servicing activites.

Merchant servicing income. These revenues were primarily fees earned for the conversion of payments received by merchants into cash, from customers using credit cards, debit cards, purchase cards and private label cards. In the fourth quarter of 2001, Union Planters sold the majority of this nonstrategic business and entered into a long-term marketing agreement with the buyer. Consequently, revenue for the first quarter of 2002 was $.8 million compared to $9.6 million for the first quarter of 2001.

Factoring commissions and fees. Capital Factors, a subsidiary of Union Planters, purchases accounts receivable from clients and earns commissions and other fees in return for services rendered to those clients including credit protection, collection and management information services. Commissions and fees earned were $9.0 million for the first quarter 2002 compared to $9.2 million for the same period last year.

Investment securities gains. These gains increased to $9.2 million in the first quarter of 2002 compared to $25,000 in the first quarter of 2001 as a result of the sale of small denomination municipal and other securities. These sales were part of the Company's continued efforts to reposition the balance sheet.

Other noninterest income.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2002 was $268.1 million compared to $289.7 million for the first quarter of 2001. The major components of noninterest expense are presented on the consolidated statement of earnings and in Note 8 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. This reduction was achieved through the implementation of the following strategic initiatives:

Noninterest expenses included in the results of the first quarter of 2002, which management considers significant, are expenses associated with UPExcel initiatives (discussed below) of $3.8 million, $4.3 million in amortization and impairment of mortgage servicing rights and $1.4 million in other items. Significant noninterest expenses included in the results of the first quarter of 2001 are $10.3 million in amortization and impairment of mortgage servicing rights and $.4 million in other items.

Changes in the components of noninterest expense include:

Salaries and employee benefits. These expenses represent the largest category of noninterest expenses and were $132.8 million for the first quarter of 2002, a slight increase from $132.3 million for the first quarter of 2001. At March 31, 2002, Union Planters had 11,608 full-time equivalent employees, compared to 12,608 at March 31, 2001.

Occupancy and equipment expense. Net occupancy and equipment expense was $47.0 million for the first quarter of 2002 compared to $47.9 million for the first quarter of 2001.

Goodwill and other intangibles amortization. These expenses decreased $8.7 million from the first quarter of 2001, $8.2 million of which was due to the adoption of SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which discontinued the amortization of goodwill for most acquisitions.

Mortgage servicing rights amortization and impairment. This expense decreased $6.0 million for the first quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001, primarily due to a more stable interest rate environment, which resulted in a decrease in prepayment speeds.

Other miscellaneous expenses. Credit related expense, which represents expenses related to loan origination, increased $6.8 million for the first quarter of 2002 compared to the first quarter of 2001 due to increased mortgage loan production.

UPExcel project expense. Expenses related to this initiative, which is a comprehensive "grass roots" self-improvement project that is designed to enhance client service, identify opportunities for new revenue generation and expense savings and result in more efficient and more profitable operations, were $3.8 million for the first quarter 2002. There were no related expenses in the first quarter of 2001.

Income taxes. The Company initiated certain transactions that resulted in an effective tax rate of 30.94% during the first quarter of 2002 compared to 33.92% in the first quarter of 2001. These transactions are designed to enhance the Company's ability to raise Tier I capital and also have the added benefit of reducing both Federal and state tax expense.

 

 

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND INTEREST RATES

2002

2001

Average

  Balance 

Interest

Income/

   Expense 

FTE

Yield/

    Rate    

Average

    Balance 

Interest

Income/

  Expense  

FTE

Yield/

    Rate    

Assets

Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions

$      60,188

$     576

3.88

%

$       33,320

$      487

5.93

%

Federal funds sold and securities

purchased under agreements to resell

163,739

698

1.73

34,799

519

6.05

Trading account assets

229,104

2,278

4.03

206,574

4,237

8.32

Investment securities (1), (2)

Taxable securities

3,536,217

55,041

6.31

5,450,605

88,685

6.60

Tax-exempt securities

  1,013,687

  20,065

8.03

  1,183,380

  22,958

7.87

Total investment securities

4,549,904

75,106

6.69

6,633,985

111,643

6.83

Loans, net of unearned income (1), (3), (4)

 24,383,332

417,469

6.94

 25,195,199

540,797

8.70

Total earning assets (1), (2), (3), (4)

29,386,267

496,127

6.85

32,103,877

657,683

8.31

Cash and due from banks

879,383

793,520

Premises and equipment

556,288

602,916

Allowance for losses on loans

(341,518)

(338,675)

Goodwill and other intangibles

922,980

962,693

Other assets

    1,022,744

      979,492

Total assets

$32,426,144

$35,103,823

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

Money market accounts

$  5,790,702

26,334

1.84

%

$  3,945,402

42,477

4.37

%

Interest-bearing checking

3,338,516

9,111

1.11

3,149,582

11,433

1.47

Savings deposits

1,348,342

3,886

1.17

1,350,986

4,877

1.46

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over

1,633,504

15,055

3.74

2,263,341

34,783

6.23

Other time deposits

7,086,986

67,264

3.85

8,514,807

123,531

5.88

Short-term borrowings

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under

agreements to repurchase

2,092,552

7,642

1.48

3,843,865

50,730

5.35

Other

60,122

261

1.76

2,121,701

31,134

5.95

Long-term debt

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,461,060

15,422

4.28

1,336,153

19,595

5.95

Subordinated capital notes

974,037

17,556

7.31

657,925

11,234

6.92

Medium-term senior notes

-

-

60,000

1,025

6.93

Trust Preferred Securities

199,120

4,128

8.41

199,084

4,128

8.41

Other

     101,210

    1,171

4.69

     103,212

    2,444

9.60

Total interest-bearing liabilities

24,086,151

167,830

2.83

27,546,058

337,391

4.97

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  4,417,321

-

  3,890,023

-

Total sources of funds

28,503,472

167,830

31,436,081

337,391

Other liabilities

703,860

691,137

Shareholders' equity

Preferred stock

14,351

19,532

Common equity

    3,204,461

    2,957,073

Total shareholders' equity

   3,218,812

   2,976,605

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$32,426,144

$35,103,823

Net interest income (1)

$328,297

$320,292

Net interest rate spread (1)

4.02

%

3.34

%

Net interest margin (1)

4.53

%

4.05

%

Taxable-equivalent adjustments

Loans

$1,284

$1,670

Investment securities

  6,920

  7,596

Total

$8,204

$9,266

______________________

  1. Taxable-equivalent yields are calculated assuming a 35% federal income tax rate.
  2. Yields are calculated on historical cost and exclude the impact of the unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities.
  3. Includes loan fees in both interest income and the calculation of the yield on income.
  4. Includes loans on nonaccrual status.

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ANALYSIS OF VOLUME AND RATE CHANGES

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2001 vs. 2002

 

Increase (Decrease)

 
 

Due to Change in: (1)

Total

 

Average

Average

Increase

 

Volume

Rate

(Decrease)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Interest income

     

Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions

$299

$(209)

$90

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

773 

(593)

180 

Trading account assets

420 

(2,379)

(1,959)

Investment securities (FTE)

(34,440)

(2,096)

(36,536)

Loans, net of unearned income (FTE)

(16,942)

(106,386)

(123,328)

Total interest income (FTE)

(49,890)

(111,663)

(161,553)

 

   

Interest expense

     

Money market accounts

14,733 

(30,876)

(16,143)

Interest-bearing checking

653 

(2,975)

(2,322)

Savings deposits

(10)

(981)

(991)

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over

(8,090)

(11,638)

(19,728)

Other time deposits

(18,375)

(37,892)

(56,267)

Short-term borrowings

(34,465)

(39,496)

(73,961)

Long-term debt

6,178 

(6,327)

(149)

Total interest expense

(39,376)

(130,185)

(169,561)

Change in net interest income (FTE)

$ (10,514)

$18,522 

$8,008

Percentage decrease in net interest income (FTE) over prior period

2.50%

FTE = Fully taxable-equivalent basis

  1. The change due to both rate and volume has been allocated to change due to volume and change due to rate in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

 

 

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Union Planters' total assets were $32.1 billion at March 31, 2002, compared to $35.4 billion at March 31, 2001 and $33.2 billion at December 31, 2001. Average assets were $32.4 billion for the first quarter of 2002 compared to $35.1 billion for the first quarter of 2001. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in average earning assets, which were $29.4 billion at March 31, 2002 compared to $30.2 billion for the fourth quarter of 2001 and $32.1 billion for the first quarter or 2001.

Investment Securities

Union Planters' investment securities portfolio of $4.8 billion at March 31, 2002 consisted entirely of available for sale securities, which are carried on the balance sheet at fair value. This compares to investment securities of $6.5 billion and $4.8 billion at March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2001, respectively. The decrease in investment securities is consistent with management's strategy of reducing the proportion of investment securities to total earning assets.

At March 31, 2002, these securities had net unrealized gains of $72.3 million (before income taxes). This compares to net unrealized gains of $90.2 million and $86.4 million, respectively, at March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2001. Reference is made to Note 3 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, which provides the composition of the investment portfolio at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001.

U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agency obligations represented approximately 55.2% of the investment securities portfolio at March 31, 2002, (47.7% of which were Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) and mortgage-backed securities issues). Union Planters has some credit risk in the investment portfolio; however, management does not consider that risk to be significant and does not believe that cash flows will be significantly impacted. Reference is made to the "Net Interest Income" and "Asset/Liability and Market Risk Management" discussions for information regarding the market-risk in the investment securities portfolio.

The limited credit risk in the investment securities portfolio at March 31, 2002 consisted of 21.5% investment grade CMOs, 17.1% municipal obligations and 6.1% other stocks and securities (primarily Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock).

Loans

Loans, net of unearned income, at March 31, 2002 were $23.0 billion compared to $24.6 billion and $23.2 billion at March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2001, respectively. Average loans for the first quarter of 2002 were $24.4 billion compared to $25.2 billion for the first quarter of 2001 and $25.1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2001. Note 4 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements presents the composition of the loan portfolio.

Average loans, excluding FHA/VA loans, were $24.2 billion for the first quarter of 2002, compared to $24.9 billion for the same quarter in 2001 and compared to $24.8 billion for the fourth quarter of 2001. The sale and securitization of loans, sales of branches and the targeted runoff of low return loan products during 2001 impacted average loans for the first quarter of 2002. Excluding the impact of these items, average loans increased 4.0% during the first quarter of 2001 compared to the same quarter last year. The increase was driven by 12.6% growth in other mortgage loans and 7.4% growth in residential real estate loans.

Allowance for Losses on Loans

Union Planters maintains the allowance for losses on loans (the allowance) at a level deemed sufficient to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance is reviewed quarterly to assess the risk in the portfolio. This methodology includes assigning loss factors to loans with similar characteristics for which estimates of inherent probable loss can be assessed. The loss factors are based on historical experience as adjusted for current business and economic conditions and are applied to the respective portfolios to assist in determination of the overall adequacy of the allowance.

A periodic review of selected loans (based on loan size) is conducted to identify loans with heightened risk or inherent losses. The primary responsibility for this review rests with management who has been assigned accountability for the credit relationship. This review is supplemented with periodic reviews by Union Planters' credit review function and regulatory agencies. These reviews provide information which assists in the timely identification of problems or potential problems and provides a basis for deciding whether the credit represents a probable loss or risk which should be recognized.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the allowance at the dates indicated and certain key ratios for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the year ended December 31, 2001:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

        March 31,       

 

December 31,

 

     2002     

 

     2001     

 

     2001     

 

(Dollars in thousands)

           

Balance at the beginning of period

$ 341,930

 

$335,452

 

$335,452

Loans charged off

         

Commercial, financial and agricultural

17,867

 

10,746

 

72,294

Foreign

-

 

22

 

819

Accounts receivable - factoring

-

 

3,704

 

-

Real estate - construction

1,614

 

879

 

2,667

Real estate - mortgage

         

Secured by 1-4 family residential

8,980

 

4,255

 

51,422

Non-farm, nonresidential properties

2,335

 

2,415

 

9,034

Multifamily

57

 

33

 

471

Secured by farmland

94

 

198

 

968

Home equity

771

 

347

 

1,472

Consumer

12,548

 

13,451

 

52,449

Credit cards and related plans

-

 

-

 

363

Direct lease financing

1

 

64

 

586

Total charge-offs

44,267

 

36,114

 

192,545

           

Recoveries on loans previously charged off

         

Commercial, financial and agricultural

2,145

 

3,105

 

18,230

Foreign

116

 

430

 

531

Accounts receivable - factoring

-

 

892

 

-

Real estate - construction

146

 

317

 

721

Real estate - mortgage

         

Secured by 1-4 family residential

520

 

680

 

19,287

Non-farm, nonresidential properties

295

 

1,571

 

2,652

Multifamily

10

 

23

 

91

Secured by farmland

50

 

61

 

258

Home equity

79

 

50

 

326

Consumer

5,433

 

6,385

 

22,403

Credit cards and related plans

-

 

-

 

254

Direct lease financing

4

 

-

 

109

Total recoveries

8,798

 

13,514

 

64,862

           

Net charge-offs

(35,469)

 

(22,600)

 

(127,683)

Provision charged to expense

44,991

 

25,300

 

131,963

Decrease due to loan sales

-

 

(1,767)

 

(3,555)

Increase due to acquisitions

-

 

5,753

 

5,753

Balance at end of period

$351,452

 

$342,138

 

$341,930

           

Total loans, net of unearned income, at end of period

$23,046,356

 

$24,597,971

 

$23,163,040

Less: FHA/VA government insured/guaranteed loans

131,885

 

303,177

 

133,751

           

Loans used to calculate ratios

$22,914,471

 

$24,294,794

 

$23,029,289

           

Average total loans, net of unearned income, during period

$24,383,332

$25,195,199

$25,361,201

Less: Average FHA/VA government-insured/guaranteed loans

137,066

 

290,423

 

252,924

           

Average loans used to calculate ratios

$24,246,266

 

$24,904,776

 

$25,108,277

           

Ratios (1):

         

Allowance at end of period/loans, net of unearned income

1.53%

 

1.41%

 

1.48%

Net charge-offs/average loans, net of unearned income (2)

.59   

.37    

.51   

Provision/average loans, net of unearned income (2)

.75   

 

.41   

 

.53   

____________________

(1)Ratio calculations exclude FHA/VA government-insured/guaranteed loans (FHA/VA loans), since they represent minimal credit risk.

(2)Annualized amounts for March 31, 2002 and 2001.

The allowance at March 31, 2002 was $351.5 million, an increase of $9.6 million from December 31, 2001. The allowance at March 31, 2001 was $342.1 million. The increase in the allowance from December 31, 2001 related to the provision for losses on loans exceeding net charge-offs in the first quarter. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans were .59% for the first quarter of 2002, an increase over the first quarter of 2001 and up slightly from the level for the year of 2001. Moderate increases in nonperforming assets are anticipated over the next several quarters until economic conditions improve, while net charge-offs are expected to remain in line with the first quarter of 2002. UPC's loan portfolio is diversified and well secured, and management expects losses to remain at their current manageable level. This is a forward-looking statement and actual results could differ because of several factors, including those identified in this discussion and in the discussion of Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information.

Nonperforming Assets

Nonaccrual, Restructured, and Past Due Loans and Foreclosed Properties

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

     2001    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

           

Nonaccrual loans

$271,925

 

$174,027

 

$234,405

Restructured loans

2,892

 

1,401

 

868

Total nonperforming loans

274,817

 

175,428

 

235,273

           

Foreclosed properties

         

Other real estate owned, net

60,502

 

54,819

 

65,661

Other foreclosed property

898

 

2,016

 

1,128

Total foreclosed properties

61,400

 

56,835

 

66,789

           

Total nonperforming assets

$336,217

 

$232,263

 

$302,062

           

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, other than FHA/VA

$187,630

 

$109,705

 

$173,092

           

FHA/VA government-insured/guaranteed loans

         

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest

$38,941

 

$129,776

 

$47,612

Nonaccrual loans

1,824

 

3,216

 

1,872

           

Ratios (1):

         

Nonperforming loans/loans, net of unearned income

1.20%

 

.72%

 

1.01%

Nonperforming assets/loans, net of unearned income plus foreclosed properties

1.46   

 

.95   

 

1.30   

Allowance for losses on loans/nonperforming loans

128   

 

195   

 

145   

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest/loans, net of unearned income

.82   

 

.45   

 

.74   

____________________

(1)FHA/VA government-insured/guaranteed loans are excluded from loans in the ratio calculations.

The breakdown of nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, both excluding FHA/VA loans, is as follows:

 

    Nonaccrual Loans (1)    

 

Loans Past Due 90 Days or More (1)

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Loan Type

                     

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$109,779

 

$66,031

 

$81,881

 

$25,570

 

$13,296

 

$21,552

Foreign

30

 

960

 

30

 

-

 

30

 

-

Real estate - construction

30,922

 

10,891

 

21,046

 

2,314

 

3,407

 

7,981

Real estate - mortgage

                     

Secured by 1-4 family residential

45,362

 

49,747

 

45,710

 

130,606

 

73,411

 

120,584

Non-farm, nonresidential properties

57,270

 

34,993

 

59,752

 

16,831

 

8,737

 

9,508

Multifamily (5 or more) residential

17,437

 

2,662

 

18,008

 

4,314

 

1,398

 

3,459

Secured by farmland

4,141

 

3,657

 

4,264

 

640

 

2,355

 

556

Home equity

3,871

 

3,265

 

1,659

 

1,799

 

867

 

3,644

Consumer

3,080

 

1,806

 

2,030

 

4,889

 

4,898

 

5,682

Direct lease financing

33

 

15

 

25

 

667

 

1,306

 

126

Total

$271,925

 

$174,027

 

$234,405

 

$187,630

 

$109,705

 

$173,092

____________________

(1)See the preceding table for the amount of FHA/VA government-insured guaranteed/loans on nonaccrual and past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest.

Loans Other than FHA/VA Loans. As shown in the table above, nonperforming assets increased $34.2 million over year-end and $104.0 million over March 31, 2001. A general increase in all categories of nonperforming assets was experienced during the first quarter. The largest increase related to commercial, financial and agricultural loans. This trend is expected to continue in the second quarter unless economic conditions improve. Management believes the risk of losses in nonperforming assets will be mitigated by the diversity of the loan portfolio and the conservative underwriting practices across the banking franchise. These are forward-looking statements and actual results could differ because of several factors, including those mentioned in the Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information at the beginning of this discussion.

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest totaled $187.6 million, or .82% of loans, at March 31, 2002 compared to $173.1 million, or .74% and $109.7 million, or .45% of loans, at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001, respectively. The preceding table details the composition of these loans. As discussed above, the increase in these loans related primarily to current economic conditions.

FHA/VA Loans. FHA/VA government-insured/guaranteed loans do not, in management's opinion, have traditional credit risk inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio, and risk of principal loss is considered minimal. FHA/VA loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest totaled $38.9 million at March 31, 2002 which compares to $47.6 million and $129.8 million at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001, respectively. The decrease in past due loans relates to a decline in the overall volume of these loans. At March 31, 2002, December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001, $1.8 million, $1.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of these loans were placed on nonaccrual status by management because the contractual payment of interest by FHA/VA had stopped due to missed filing dates. No loss of principal is expected from these loans.

FHA/VA Foreclosure Claims

Provisions for losses related to FHA/VA claims are provided through noninterest expense as provisions for losses on FHA/VA foreclosure claims and the corresponding liability is carried in other liabilities. At March 31, 2002, the Company had a reserve for FHA/VA claims losses of $3.0 million, compared to $3.7 million and $8.1 million at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001, respectively.

Potential Problem Assets

Potential problem assets consist of assets which are generally secured and are not currently considered nonperforming. They include those assets where reliable information about possible credit problems has raised serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with present repayment terms. Historically, such assets have been loans, which have ultimately become nonperforming. At March 31, 2002, Union Planters had potential problem assets of $70.0 million, composed of 22 loans, the largest being $10.9 million. This compares to $75.3 million, or 16 loans, at December 31, 2001 and $66.7 million, or 15 loans, at March 31, 2001.

Deposits

Union Planters' core deposit base is its most important and stable funding source and consists of deposits from the communities served by Union Planters. A summary of deposits is as follows:

 

Average Deposits

 

         Three Months Ended         

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

     2002     

 

     2001     

 

     2001     

 

(Dollars in thousands)

           

Noninterest-bearing demand

$4,417,321

 

$3,890,023

 

$4,419,837

Money market

5,790,702

 

3,945,402

 

5,428,655

Interest-bearing checking

3,338,516

 

3,149,582

 

3,174,369

Savings

1,348,342

 

1,350,986

 

1,312,520

Other time

7,086,986

 

8,514,807

 

7,386,622

Total average core deposits

21,981,867

 

20,850,800

 

21,722,003

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over

1,633,504

 

2,263,341

 

1,705,737

Total average deposits

$23,615,371

 

$23,114,141

 

$23,427,740

Average deposits were $23.6 billion for the first quarter of 2002, compared to $23.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2001 and $23.1 billion for the first quarter of 2001. The average for the first quarter of 2002 was affected by sales of branches during 2001 with $1 billion in deposits. The upward trend in deposit levels is due primarily to growth of core deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, interest bearing checking and money market accounts. Core deposit growth was driven by management focus on improving the competitiveness of the product offering and the recent trends in investor preference for the safety of bank deposits over other investment alternatives. Management is continuing to monitor deposit pricing in all the markets it serves to ensure competitive levels.

Shareholders' Equity

Union Planters' total shareholders' equity increased by $9.1 million from December 31, 2001 to $3.2 billion at March 31, 2002. The major items affecting shareholders' equity are as follows:

On February 17, 2000, the Board of Directors authorized the purchase from time to time of up to an additional 7.1 million shares. As of March 31, 2002, 1.6 million shares had been purchased under this plan. In the first quarter of 2001, management announced the intent to purchase shares up to the number of shares issued in the Jefferson Heritage acquisition. As of March 31, 2002, 3.3 million of the 4.4 million shares issued in the acquisition have been purchased.

Capital Adequacy

The following table presents capital adequacy information for Union Planters:

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

Capital Adequacy Data

         

Total shareholders' equity/total assets (at period-end)

10.08%

 

8.72%

 

9.71%

Average shareholders' equity/average total assets

9.93   

 

8.48   

 

9.06   

Tier 1 capital/unweighted average assets (leverage ratio) (1)

7.85   

 

6.61   

 

7.56   

   ____________________

  1. Based on period-end capital and quarterly adjusted average assets.

The following table presents Union Planters' risk-based capital and capital adequacy ratios. Union Planters' regulatory capital ratios qualify Union Planters for the "well-capitalized" regulatory classification.

Union Planters Corporation

Risk-Based Capital

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Tier 1 capital

         

Shareholders' equity

$3,232,817

 

$3,088,107

 

$3,223,741

Trust Preferred Securities and minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

199,124

 

203,777

 

199,115

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

(917,922)

 

(978,636)

 

(926,012)

Disallowed deferred tax asset

(324)

 

(476)

 

(347)

Unrealized gain on available for sale securities

(45,809)

 

(56,881)

 

(54,564)

Other

-

 

(278)

 

(2,286)

Total Tier 1 capital

2,467,886

 

2,255,613

 

2,439,647

Tier 2 capital

         

Allowance for losses on loans

312,618

 

329,851

 

312,757

Qualifying long-term debt

874,588

 

909,459

 

874,603

Other adjustments

799

 

-

 

727

Total capital before deductions

3,655,891

 

3,494,923

 

3,630,020

Less investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

(10,749)

 

(9,786)

 

(10,679)

Total capital

$3,645,142

 

$3,485,137

 

$3,627,734

           

Risk-weighted assets

$24,970,639

 

$26,375,798

 

$25,020,556

           

Ratios as a percent of end of period risk-weighted assets

         

Tier 1 capital

9.88%

 

8.55%

 

9.75%

Total capital

14.60   

 

13.21   

 

14.46   

Union Planters Bank, National Association

Risk-Based Capital

 

    March 31,    

 

December 31,

 

    2002    

 

    2001    

 

    2001    

 

(Dollars in millions)

           

Tier 1 capital

$2,325

 

$2,057

 

$2,259

Total capital

2,920

 

2,664

 

2,854

Risk-weighted assets

24,417

 

25,241

 

24,406

Ratios

         

Leverage

7.61%

 

6.25%

 

7.24%

Tier 1 risk-based capital

9.52   

 

8.15   

 

9.26   

Total risk-based capital

11.96   

 

10.55   

   

11.70   

Liquidity

Union Planters requires liquidity sufficient to meet cash requirements for deposit withdrawals, to make new loans and satisfy loan commitments, to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities and to repay borrowings at maturity. Deposits, available for sale securities and money market investments are Union Planters' primary sources of liquidity. Liquidity is also achieved through short-term borrowings, borrowings under available lines of credit and issuance of securities and debt instruments in the financial markets. Union Planters believes it has adequate liquidity to meet its operating requirements.

Parent company liquidity is achieved and maintained by dividends received from subsidiaries, interest on advances to subsidiaries and interest on its available for sale investment securities portfolio. At March 31, 2002, the parent company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $452.8 million, which compares to $518.4 million and $585.0 million, respectively, at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001. Net working capital (total assets maturing within one year less similar liabilities) was $455.5 million, which compares to $502.0 million and $579.3 million, respectively, at December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2001.

At April 1, 2002, the parent company could have received dividends from subsidiaries of $359.0 million without prior regulatory approval. The payment of dividends by Union Planters' subsidiaries will be dependent on the future earnings and growth of the subsidiaries. Management believes that the parent company has adequate liquidity to meet its cash needs, including the payment of its regular dividends and servicing of its debt.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market Risk and Asset/Liability Management

Union Planters' assets and liabilities are principally financial in nature, and the resulting earnings, primarily net interest income, are subject to change as a result of fluctuations in market interest rates and the mix of the various assets and liabilities. Interest rates in the financial markets affect pricing decisions on assets and liabilities, and the resulting net interest income represented approximately 66% of Union Planters' revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2002. Consequently, a substantial part of Union Planters' risk-management activities are devoted to managing interest-rate risk. Currently, Union Planters does not have any significant risks related to foreign exchange, commodities or equity risk.

Since one of the most important aspects of management's efforts to sustain long-term profitability for Union Planters is the management of interest-rate risk, management's goal is to optimize net interest income within acceptable levels of interest-rate and liquidity risk. To achieve this goal, a proper balance must be maintained between assets and liabilities with respect to size, maturity, repricing date, rate of return and degree of risk. Reference is made to the Investment Securities, Loans and Other Earning Assets discussions for additional information regarding the risks related to these items.

Union Planters' Asset/Liability Management Committee (the ALCO Committee) oversees the management of interest-rate risk, investments, capital and liquidity management activities. The ALCO Committee meets monthly and reviews the outlook for the economy and interest rates, Union Planters' balance sheet structure, yields on earning assets and rates on interest-bearing liabilities, and the impact of anticipated business activities on these items. The primary methods of analyzing and managing interest-rate risk at Union Planters are repricing gap (the difference between assets and liabilities that are repricing within a specified time) and simulation analysis (projecting net interest income under various interest rate and balance sheet assumptions).

Gap analysis is used to monitor the amounts and timing of balances exposed to changes in interest rates, as shown in the following table. The analysis has been made at a point in time and could change significantly on a daily basis. At March 31, 2002, the cumulative one-year gap was 3% of Union Planters' total assets, with $1 billion more assets repricing than liabilities. This position compares to a December 31, 2001 cumulative one-year gap of 1% of total assets, with $276 million more assets repricing than liabilities.

Since December 31, 2001, the one-year cumulative GAP change to a more asset sensitive position has occurred primarily due to the retirement of short-term borrowings and from longer term certificate of deposit promotions.

Interest-rate risk is evaluated by conducting balance sheet simulations to project net interest income for twelve months forward under various interest-rate scenarios. Each of these scenarios is compared with a base case scenario wherein current market rates and current period balances are held constant for the simulation period.

The scenarios include immediate "shocks" to current rates of 200 basis points up and down and a "most likely" scenario in which current rates are moved according to economic forecasts and management's expectations of changes in administered rates. At March 31, 2002, an additional scenario of 100 basis points down was run due to the unique interest-rate environment in which a 200 basis point decrease would drive many key market interest rates below zero, and, therefore, the risk assessment would not be meaningful.

The results of these simulations are compared to policy guidelines approved by the ALCO Committee, which limit the change in net interest income to 20% of net earnings when compared with the base case (flat) scenario.

At March 31, 2002, the 200 basis point immediate rise in interest rates produced a .31% ($1.6 million after-tax) increase in net earnings, which compared to a 2.8% ($12.4 million after-tax) decrease at December 31, 2001. The 100 basis point immediate fall in interest rates produced a 1.8% ($9.2 million after-tax) decrease in net earnings versus a 1% ($3.4 million after-tax) decrease at December 31, 2001. The "most likely" scenario (Federal Funds rate increasing 150 basis points over the next twelve months) at March 31, 2002 produced an approximate 2.3% ($11.6 million after-tax) increase in net earnings. At December 31, 2001, the "most likely" scenario (Federal Funds rate increasing 175 basis points over the last eight months of 2002) produced a 1.0% ($.85 million after-tax) decrease at the end of 2001.

The key assumptions used in simulation analysis include the following:

The assumptions are inherently uncertain, and, as a result, the simulation cannot precisely estimate net interest income nor predict the impact of higher or lower interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of interest-rate changes, the difference between actual experience and the characteristics assumed, as well as changes in market conditions and management strategies.

Union Planters Corporation and Subsidiaries

Rate Sensitivity Analysis at March 31, 2002

 

Interest-Sensitive Within (1) and (7)

 

0-90

91-180

181-365

1-3

3-5

5-15

Over

Noninterest-

 
 

Days

Days

Days

Years

Years

Years

15 Years

Bearing

Total

 

(Dollars in millions)

Assets

                 

Loans and leases (2),(3) and (4)

$ 9,702

$1,614

$2,605

$5,610

$2,344

$516

$26

$650

$23,067

Investment securities (5) and (6)

462

170

378

1,725

955

853

214

72

4,829

Other earning assets

1,557

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,557

Other assets

-

-

-

-

-

 -

-

2,608

2,608

Total assets

$11,721

$1,784

$2,983

$7,335

$3,299

$1,369

$240

$3,330

$32,061

                   

Sources of funds

                 

Money market deposits (7) and (8)

$4,809

$-

$588

$588

$-

$-

$-

$-

$5,985

Savings and Interest bearing checking

deposits (7) and (8)

1,569

-

-

1,569

-

1,616

-

-

4,754

Other time deposits

1,601

1,366

1,585

1,965

524

24

2

-

7,067

Certificates of deposit of $100,000

and over

515

255

310

384

122

-

-

-

1,586

Short-term borrowings

1,657

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,657

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,000

-

100

141

-

220

-

-

1,461

Other long-term debt

100

-

-

75

100

800

199

-

1,274

Noninterest-bearing deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,369

4,369

Other liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

675

675

Shareholders' equity

-

-

-

-

-

 -

-

 3,233

3,233

Total sources of funds

$11,251

$1,621

$2,583

$4,722

$746

$2,660

$201

$8,277

$32,061

                   

Interest rate sensitivity gap

$470

$163

$400

$2,613

$2,553

$(1,291)

$39

$(4,947)

-

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap (8)

470

633

1,033

3,646

6,199

4,908

4,947

-

-

Cumulative gap as a percentage of total assets (8)

1%

2%

3%

11%

19%

15%

15%

-

-

Policy

none

+/-15%

+/-10%

+/-5%

0 or positive

0 or positive

0 or positive

   

____________________

Management has made the following assumptions in presenting the above analysis:

(1)Assets and liabilities are generally scheduled according to their earliest repricing dates regardless of their contractual maturities.

(2)Nonaccrual loans and accounts receivable-factoring are included in the noninterest-bearing category.

(3)Fixed-rate mortgage loan maturities include estimates of principal prepayments using industry estimates of prepayment speeds for various coupon segments of the portfolio.

(4)Delinquent FHA/VA loans are scheduled based on foreclosure and repayment patterns.

(5)The scheduled maturities of mortgage-backed securities and CMOs assume principal prepayment of these securities calculated within a proprietary cash flow model.

(6)Securities are generally scheduled according to their call dates when valued at a premium to par.

(7)Money market deposits and savings deposits that have no contractual maturities are scheduled according to management's best estimate of their repricing in response to changes in market rates. The impact of changes in market rates would be expected to vary by product type and market.

(8)If all money market, NOW and savings deposits had been included in the 0-90 Days category above, the cumulative gap as a percentage of total assets would have been (12%), (12%) and (9%) for the 0-90 Days, 91-180 Days 181-365 Days, 6% for the 1-3 Years categories and positive 14%, 15% and 15%, respectively, for the 3-5 Years, 5-15 Years and over 15 Years categories at March 31, 2002.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

Union Planters and/or its various subsidiaries are parties to certain pending or threatened civil actions, which are described in Item 3, Part I of the Union Planters 2001 10-K, in Note 20 to Union Planters' consolidated financial statements, in the Proxy and Annual Financial Disclosures. Various other legal proceedings pending against Union Planters and /or its subsidiaries have arisen in the ordinary course of business.

Based upon present information, including evaluations of certain actions by outside counsel, management believes that neither Union Planters' financial position, results of operations, nor liquidity will be materially affected by the ultimate resolution of pending or threatened legal proceedings. There were no significant developments during the first quarter of 2002 in any of the pending or threatened actions that affected such opinion.

Item 2 - Changes in Securities

None

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

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

None

Item 5 - Other Information

None

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  1. Exhibits:
  2. 99 - PDF format copy of Union Planters Corporation first quarter 2002 Form 10-Q

  3. Reports on Form 8-K:

Date of Current Report

Subject

January 17, 2002

Press release announcing year ended December 31, 2001 net earnings, reported under Item 5.

April 18, 2002

Press release announcing first quarter 2002 net earnings, reported under Item 5.

April 19, 2002

Presentation materials containing information presented at the 2002 Annual Shareholders' meeting, reported under Item 9.

April 23, 2002

Press release, dated April 18, 2002, announcing stock split and dividend declaration, reported under Item 5.

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 

 

Date:May 15, 2002

 

 

     /s/ Jackson W. Moore                             

Jackson W. Moore

Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 
 

    /s/ Bobby L. Doxey                                  

Bobby L. Doxey

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer