First Capital Bnk Richmond Va (FPBX) - Description of business

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General

First Capital Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company that was incorporated under Virginia law in 2006. Pursuant to a statutory share exchange that was effective on September 8, 2006, First Capital Bancorp, Inc. became a bank holding company. We conduct our primary operations through our wholly owned subsidiary, First Capital Bank, which is chartered under Virginia law. We have one other wholly owned subsidiary, FCRV Statutory Trust 1, which is a Delaware Business Trust that we formed in connection with the issuance of trust preferred debt in September, 2006.

Our principal executive offices are located at 4222 Cox Road, Suite 200, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, and our telephone number is (804) 273-1160. We maintain a website at www.1capitalbank.com.

First Capital Bank, a Virginia banking corporation headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a state-chartered bank in 1997. First Capital Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and began banking operations in late 1998. First Capital Bank is a community oriented financial institution that offers a full range of banking and related financial services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals and individuals located in its market area. This market area consists of the

Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area, with a current emphasis on the western Henrico County, Chesterfield County, the City of Richmond, and the Town of Ashland, and the surrounding vicinity. First Capital Bank’s goal is to provide its customers with high quality, responsive and technologically advanced banking services. In addition, First Capital Bank strives to develop personal, knowledgeable relationships with its customers, while at the same time it offers products comparable to those offered by larger banks in its market area. We believe that the marketing of customized banking services has enabled First Capital Bank to establish a niche in the financial services marketplace in the Richmond metropolitan area.

First Capital Bank currently conducts business from its executive offices and six branch locations. See “Properties”.

Products and Services

We offer a full range of deposit services that are typically available in most banks including checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts and other time deposits of various types, ranging from daily money market accounts to longer-term certificates of deposit. The transaction accounts and time certificates are tailored to our market area at rates competitive to those offered in the area. In addition, we offer certain retirement account services, such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). All deposit accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) up to the maximum amount allowed by law (generally, $100,000 per depositor, subject to aggregation rules).

We also offer a full range of short-to-medium commercial and consumer loans. Commercial loans include both secured and unsecured loans for working capital (including inventory and receivables), business expansion (including acquisition of real estate and improvements) and purchase of equipment and machinery. Consumer loans include secured (and unsecured loans) for financing automobiles, home improvements, education and personal investments. Additionally, we originate fixed and floating-rate mortgage and real estate construction and acquisition loans.

Other services offered by us include safe deposit boxes, certain cash management services, traveler’s checks, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks and automatic drafts for various accounts, selected on-line banking services and a small and medium-sized businesses courier service. We also have become associated with a shared network of automated teller machines (ATMs) that may be used by our customers throughout Virginia and other states located in the Mid-Atlantic region.

In late September, 2004, First Capital Bank introduced First Capital Investment Group, in association with BI Investments, LLC. BI Investments, LLC is a joint venture including the Virginia Bankers’ Association and twenty-eight Virginia community banks established to market annuities and traditional investment products with the member banks.

Our Market Area

Our primary market is the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area, which includes Chesterfield County, Henrico County, Hanover County, the Town of Ashland and the City of Richmond. Richmond is the capital of Virginia. All of our branches are located in the Richmond metropolitan area.

The Richmond metropolitan area is the third-largest metropolitan area in Virginia and is one of the state’s top growth markets based on population and median household income. The population of the Richmond metropolitan area has continued to increase in recent years, with current information from the Virginia Employment Commission showing a population in excess of 1,150,000 persons. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population in the Richmond metropolitan area grew by over 15% from 1990 to 2000, and an increase of 12% is projected for the period between 2000 and 2010. In addition, median household income for the Richmond metropolitan area grew 23% from 2000 to 2006 and is projected to grow 17% through 2011. The Richmond metropolitan area had a median household income approximately 9% higher than the national median household income.

Our market area enjoys a balanced and diversified economy with a broad array of employers and industries which shield the area from any recessions specific to one sector. Nearly all sectors of the local economy are currently sharing in the area’s economic growth, with the driving force behind the economy being private education and healthcare. The unemployment rate for the Richmond metropolitan area is less than 3%, and has consistently ranked among the five areas with the lowest unemployment among the nation’s 50-largest metropolitan areas.

The population of Henrico County, the location of our headquarters and first branch office, increased by 20% between 1990 and 2000 and an additional 10% between 2000 and 2006 to around 290,000 persons. The median household income for Henrico County in 2006 was approximately $60,000, or 17% above the national median, and increased 23% since 2000. Chesterfield and Hanover Counties each had 2006 median incomes of approximately $72,000. Together with Henrico County, we expect to focus our growth in Chesterfield and Hanover Counties as we build our branch system. Chesterfield and Hanover Counties have also experienced significant growth in median household income and population from 2000 to 2006, with both counties’ median household income growing 22% and population growing 16%. Population growth in the City of Richmond has historically been slow as residents continue to move to the suburbs, but the median household income projections for the City of Richmond are extremely positive with median household income projected to increase 17% from 2006 to 2011.

Major employers in the metropolitan area include federal and state agencies, major health facilities, educational institutions, and various medium-sized and large corporations. Philip Morris, Universal Corporation, Dominion Resources, CarMax, and Circuit City Group are some of the larger corporations headquartered in Richmond. Other major employers in the private sector include Alcoa, CSX Corporation, Du Pont, Honeywell, Tyson Foods and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, as well as Bon Secours, CJW and Henrico Doctor’s medical institutions. Richmond also serves as headquarters for the Fifth Federal Reserve District.

Our market area has been subject to large scale consolidation of local banks, primarily by larger, out-of-state financial institutions. We believe that there is a large customer base in our market that prefers doing business with a local institution. We seek to fill this banking need by offering timely personalized service, while making it more convenient by continuing to build our branch network throughout the Richmond metropolitan area where our customers live and work. To that end, in 2002, we initiated a branching strategy to better ensure that our branch network covers more of the markets in which our customers live and conduct business. We have made significant investments in our infrastructure and believe our current operating platform is sufficient to support a substantially larger banking institution without incurring meaningful additional expenses.

Business Strategy

Hire experienced, local bankers. Our strategy has revolved around the hiring of experienced, local banking professionals and relationship managers to originate loans and deposits, call on customers and lead our branches. These officers have been able to attract customers with which they have built relationships over the years, typically allowing the officers to enhance our deposit and loan production immediately. We currently have 13 commercial loan officers that have an average of 18 years of experience in the Richmond metropolitan banking market and have operated in our market area through a wide range of economic cycles and lending market conditions. We intend to continue to grow and build our franchise by hiring experienced local lenders and other bankers. We recently enhanced our market presence by hiring additional lenders in the private banking, business lending and construction lending arenas.

Continue the growth of our delivery system. Due to the economic growth in the Richmond metropolitan area and the consolidation of our local competitors, management believes that continued expansion of our delivery system will contribute to long-term growth and increased value. Accordingly, we expect to continue to open branches in the Richmond metropolitan area and anticipate that we will open one to two additional branches each year over the next five years, with the goal of having 10 to 12 branches within this time frame. In the past eight months, we have opened our Forest Office Park branch and our James Center office. The Forest Office Park branch is located in the center of a business complex with approximately 260 businesses that fit our small to medium-sized

business profile. In addition, the James Center office is located in the heart of downtown Richmond and its financial and professional district, strategically placing us within a significant core of clients and prospects uniquely suited for the expansion of our Private Client Group.

A principal component of this expansion program has been to identify attractive locations for opening new branches that either complement our existing branch system, provide access to new customers within our market area or strategically match the addition of a key lender/leader to our team (as was the case with the James Center Office). We believe that the demographics and growth characteristics of the Richmond metropolitan area should also provide significant opportunities for us to continue to grow loan and deposit relationships within our existing branch network. We complement this branch network with free online banking services (for businesses and individuals), our remote deposit initiative and our business courier service.

Diversify our product and service offerings with the goal of increasing our non-interest income. The strength of the Richmond metropolitan area has allowed us to more effectively realize contributions to earnings from non-interest sources, primarily document preparation fees, monthly core deposit service charges and origination fees from our mortgage operations. We would expect our fees in these areas to grow significantly in 2007 and beyond. In particular, monthly core deposit service charges should see a material increase given our aggressive commitment to capturing small to medium-sized business deposits through our 2007 remote deposit initiative and our recent key hires in the Private Client Group and Business Banking arenas. We are becoming increasingly sophisticated in our ability to analyze customer relationships, which improves our ability to recognize opportunities to offer additional products and services that will expand these relationships and our non-interest income. We also expect to continue to grow non-interest income from the sale of investment products and services through First Capital Investment Group and in association with BI Investments, LLC, a registered brokerage firm formed as a joint venture with other Virginia based community banks.

Maintain our excellent asset quality. While our loan portfolio has experienced rapid growth, we have consistently maintained excellent asset quality. We believe that our strong asset quality is the result of a stable local economy, prudent underwriting standards, effective lending processes, timely follow-up on delinquencies, and the experience of our loan officers. We have the unique advantage of having four former Senior Lending Officers within our lending ranks, each having their own distinct market expertise. At December 31, 2006, we had one nonaccrual loan in the amount of $120,000 and no ninety-day past due loans. The nonaccrual loan is well secured by a primary residence and no loss is anticipated. We have also experienced minimal net charge offs over the last five years. Sound asset quality will always remain one of our strategic business objectives.

Emphasize relationship banking. A cornerstone of our business strategy is a commitment to customer service that is built around a personalized relationship. We hire local bankers with extensive business relationships who have experience in the Richmond community in originating and administering loans. In fact, all of our senior officers have spent most if not all their lives and banking careers in Richmond. We leverage our core relationships by providing our customers access to decision makers, customized loan products, and quick turn around time on lending decisions. Our experience indicates that by focusing on the relationship, “Where People Matter”, we are able to make good quality, profitable loans which will continue to be the foundation of our approach to business.

Employees

As of March 1, 2007, we had a total of 62 full time equivalent employees. We consider relations with our employees to be excellent. Our employees are not represented by a collective bargaining unit.

Competition

We compete as a financial intermediary with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market mutual funds and other financial institutions operating in the Central Virginia region and elsewhere. Many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive federal regulations that govern federally-insured banks and state regulations governing state chartered banks. As a result, such non-bank competitors may have certain advantages over us in providing certain services.

Our principal market area is a highly competitive, highly branched banking market. Competition in the market area for loans to small and medium-sized businesses and professionals, our target market, is intense, and pricing is important. Many of our competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits than us and offer certain services, such as extensive and established branch networks, that we are not currently providing. Moreover, larger institutions operating in the Central Virginia region have access to borrowed funds at lower cost than the funds that are presently available to us. Deposit competition among institutions in the market area also is strong. Competition for depositors’ funds comes from U.S. Government securities, private issuers of debt obligations and suppliers of other investment alternatives for depositors, among other sources. As a result, we have paid, and may in the future pay, above-market rates to attract deposits.

Governmental Monetary Policies

Our earnings and growth are affected not only by general economic conditions, but also by the monetary policies of various governmental regulatory authorities, particularly the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (the “FRB”). The FRB implements national monetary policy by its open market operations in United States Government securities, control of the discount rate and establishment of reserve requirements against both member and nonmember financial institutions’ deposits. These actions have a significant effect on the overall growth and distribution of loans, investments and deposits, as well as the rates earned on loans, or paid on deposits.

Our management is unable to predict the effect of possible changes in monetary policies upon our future operating results.

Lending Activities

Credit Policies

The principal risk associated with each of the categories of loans in our portfolio is the creditworthiness of our borrowers. Within each category, such risk is increased or decreased, depending on various factors. The risks associated with real estate mortgage loans, commercial loans and consumer loans vary based on employment levels, consumer confidence, fluctuations in the value of real estate and other conditions that affect the ability of borrowers to repay indebtedness. The risk associated with real estate construction loans varies based on the supply and demand for the type of real estate under construction. In an effort to manage these risks, we have loan amount approval limits for individual loan officers based on their position and level of experience.

We have written policies and procedures to help manage credit risk. We use a loan review process that includes a portfolio management strategy, guidelines for underwriting standards and risk assessment, procedures for ongoing identification and management of credit deterioration, and annual independent third party portfolio reviews to establish loss exposure and to monitor compliance with policies. Our loan approval process includes our Management Loan Committee, the Loan Committee of the Board of Directors and, for larger loans, the Board of Directors. Our Senior Credit Officer is responsible for reporting to the Directors monthly on the activities of the Management Loan Committee and on the status of various delinquent and non-performing loans. The Loan Committee of the Board also reviews lending policies proposed by management. Our Board of Directors establishes our total lending limit and approves proposed lending policies approved by the Loan Committee of the Board.

Loan Originations

Real estate loan originations come primarily through direct solicitations by our loan officers and continued business from current customers, and through referrals. Construction loans are obtained by solicitations of our construction loan officers and continued business from current customers. Commercial real estate loan originations are obtained through broker referrals, direct solicitation by our loan officers and continued business from current customers. We may also purchase loan participations from other community banks in Virginia.

Our loan officers, as part of the application process, review all loan applications. Information is obtained concerning the income, financial condition, employment and credit history of the applicant. If commercial real estate is involved, information is also obtained concerning cash flow available for debt service. Loan quality is analyzed based on our experience and credit underwriting guidelines. Real estate collateral for loans in excess of $250 thousand are appraised by independent appraisers who have been pre-approved by meeting the requirement of providing a current and valid license certification and based on the lender’s experience with these appraisers. Evaluations for real estate collateral for loans less than $250 thousand are made by the loan officer.

In the normal course of business, we make various commitments and incur certain contingent liabilities that are disclosed but not reflected in our annual financial statements including commitments to extend credit. At December 31, 2006, commitments to extend credit totaled $121.9 million.

Construction Lending

We make local construction and land acquisition and development loans. Residential houses and commercial real estate under construction and the underlying land secure construction loans. At December 31, 2006, construction, land acquisition and land development loans outstanding were $51.5 million, or 25.5% of total loans. These loans are concentrated in our local markets. The average life of a construction loan is less than one year. Because the interest rate charged on these loans usually floats with the market, these loans assist us in managing our interest rate risk. Construction lending entails significant additional risks, compared to residential mortgage lending. Construction loans often involve larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. In addition, the value of the building under construction is only estimable when the loan funds are disbursed. Thus, it is more difficult to evaluate accurately the total loan funds required to complete a project and related loan-to-value ratios. To mitigate the risks associated with construction lending, we generally limit loan amounts to 80% of appraised value in addition to analyzing the creditworthiness of the borrowers. We also obtain a first lien on the property as security for construction loans and typically require personal guarantees from the borrower’s principal owners.

Commercial Business Loans

Commercial business loans generally have a higher degree of risk than loans secured by real property but have higher yields. To manage these risks, we generally obtain appropriate collateral and personal guarantees from the borrower’s principal owners and monitor the financial condition of its business borrowers. Residential mortgage loans generally are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from employment and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to be readily ascertainable. In contrast, commercial business loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from cash flow from its business and are secured by business assets, such as commercial real estate, accounts receivable, equipment and inventory. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans is substantially dependent on the success of the business itself. Furthermore, the collateral for commercial business loans may depreciate over time and generally cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential real estate. We have a loan review and monitoring process to regularly assess the repayment ability of commercial borrowers. At December 31, 2006, commercial loans totaled $22.6 million, or 11.2% of the total loan portfolio.

Commercial Real Estate Lending

Commercial real estate loans are secured by various types of commercial real estate in our market area including commercial buildings and offices, recreational facilities, small shopping centers, churches and hotels. At December 31, 2006, commercial real estate loans totaled $63.1 million, or 31.3% of our total loans. We may lend up to 80% of the secured property’s appraised value. Commercial real estate lending entails significant additional risk, compared with residential mortgage lending. Commercial real estate loans typically involve larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. Additionally, the payment experience on loans secured by income producing properties is typically dependent on the successful operation of a business or

a real estate project and thus may be subject, to a greater extent, to adverse conditions in the real estate market or in the economic environment. Our commercial real estate loan underwriting criteria requires an examination of debt service coverage ratios, the borrower’s creditworthiness and prior credit history and reputation, and we typically require personal guarantees or endorsements of the borrowers’ principal owners. In addition, we carefully evaluate the location of the security property.

Residential Real Estate Lending

Residential one-to-four mortgage loans at December 31, 2006, accounts for $62.2 million, or 30.8% of our total loan portfolio. Residential first mortgage loans represent $46.3 million or 74.5% of total residential real estate loans. Multifamily and home equity loans represent $5.9 million and $7.2 million, respectively, and junior liens account for $2.8 million of total residential real estate loans.

All residential mortgage loans originated by us contain a “due-on-sale” clause providing that we may declare the unpaid principal balance due and payable upon sale or transfer of the mortgaged premises. In connection with residential real estate loans, we require title insurance, hazard insurance and if required, flood insurance. We do not require escrows for real estate taxes and insurance.

Consumer Lending

We offer various secured and unsecured consumer loans, including unsecured personal loans and lines of credit, automobile loans, boat loans, deposit account loans, installment and demand loans and credit cards. At December 31, 2006, we had consumer loans of $2.4 million or 1.2% of total loans. Such loans are generally made to customers with whom we have a pre-existing relationship. We currently originate all of our consumer loans in our market area.

Consumer loans may entail greater risk than residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are unsecured, such as loans secured by rapidly depreciable assets such as automobiles. Any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation. Due to the relatively small amounts involved, any remaining deficiency often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy.

The underwriting standards we employ to mitigate the risk for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant’s payment history on other debts and an assessment of their ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. The stability of the applicant’s monthly income may be determined by verification of gross monthly income from primary employment and from any verifiable secondary income. Although creditworthiness of the applicant is of primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes an analysis of the value of the security in relation to the proposed loan amount.

SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

General

As a bank holding company, we are subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the examination and reporting requirements of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”). As a state-chartered commercial bank, First Capital Bank is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Financial Institutions (the “BFI”). It is also subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the FRB. Other federal and state laws, including various consumer and compliance laws, govern the activities of the bank, the investments that it makes and the aggregate amount of loans that it may grant to one borrower.

The following description summarizes the significant federal and state laws applicable to us and our subsidiary. To the extent that statutory or regulatory provisions are described, the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to that particular statutory or regulatory provision.

First Capital Bancorp, Inc.

Bank Holding Company Act. As a bank holding company, we are subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHC Act”), and we are registered as such with, and are subject to examination by, the FRB. Pursuant to the BHC Act, we are subject to limitations on the kinds of business in which we can engage directly or through subsidiaries. We are permitted to manage or control banks. Generally, however, we are prohibited, with certain exceptions, from acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than five percent of any class of voting shares of an entity engaged in non-banking activities, unless the FRB finds such activities to be “so closely related to banking” as to be deemed “a proper incident thereto” within the meaning of the BHC Act. Activities at the bank holding company level are limited to:

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banking, managing or controlling banks;   •  

furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries; and   •  

engaging in other activities that the FRB has determined by regulation or order to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident to these activities. Bank acquisitions by bank holding companies are also regulated. A bank holding company may not acquire more than five percent of the voting shares of another bank without prior approval of the FRB. The BHC Act subjects bank holding companies to minimum capital requirements. Regulations and policies of the FRB also require a bank holding company to serve as a source of financial and managerial strength to its subsidiary banks. The FRB’s policy is that a bank holding company should stand ready to use available resources for assisting a subsidiary bank. Under certain conditions, the FRB may conclude that certain actions of a bank holding company, such as a payment of a cash dividend, would constitute an unsafe and unsound banking practice. Some of the activities that the FRB has determined by regulation to be proper incidents to the business of a bank holding company include making or servicing loans and specific types of leases, performing specific data processing services and acting in some circumstances as a fiduciary or investment or financial adviser. The only activity in which we are engaged is the operation of First Capital Bank. We have no present intention to engage in any other permitted activities. However, we may determine to engage in additional activities if it is deemed to be in our best interests.

With some limited exceptions, the BHC Act requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the FRB before:

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acquiring substantially all the assets of any bank;   •  

acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if after such acquisition it would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank (unless it already owns or controls the majority of such shares); or   •  

merging or consolidating with another bank holding company. In addition, and subject to some exceptions, the BHC Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, together with their regulations, require FRB approval prior to any person or company acquiring “control” of a bank holding company. Control is conclusively presumed to exist if an individual or company acquires 25% or more of any class of voting securities of the bank holding company. Control is rebuttably presumed to exist if a person acquires 10% or more, but less than 25%, of any class of voting securities and either has registered securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or no other person owns a greater percentage of that class of voting securities immediately after the transaction. The regulations provide a procedure for challenging this rebuttable control presumption.

Financial Holding Companies and Financial Activities. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act established a comprehensive framework to permit affiliations among commercial banks, insurance companies, securities firms,

and other financial service providers by revising and expanding the BHC Act framework to permit a holding company system to engage in a full range of financial activities through qualification as a new entity known as a financial holding company. We have not determined whether to become a financial holding company, but we may consider such a conversion in the future if it appears to be in our best interest.

Dividends. No Virginia corporation may make any distribution to stockholders if, after giving it effect, (i) the corporation would not be able to pay its existing and reasonably foreseeable debts, liabilities and obligations, whether or not liquidated, matured, asserted or contingent, as they become due in the usual course of business; or (ii) the corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, the amount that would be needed if the corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of stockholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution.

In a policy statement, the FRB has advised bank holding companies that it believes that payment of cash dividends in excess of current earnings from operations is inappropriate and may be cause for supervisory action. As a result of this policy, banks and their holding companies may find it difficult to pay dividends out of retained earnings from historical periods prior to the most recent fiscal year or to take advantage of earnings generated by extraordinary items such as sales of buildings or other large assets in order to generate profits to enable payment of future dividends.

The primary source of funds for payment of dividends by us to our stockholders will be the receipt of dividends and interest from First Capital Bank. Our ability to receive dividends from First Capital Bank will be limited by applicable law. The power of the board of directors of an insured depository institution to declare a cash dividend or other distribution with respect to capital is subject to statutory and regulatory restrictions which limit the amount available for such distribution, depending upon the earnings, financial condition and cash needs of the institution, as well as general business conditions. Federal law prohibits insured depository institutions from making capital distributions, including dividends, if after such transaction, the institution would be undercapitalized. A bank is undercapitalized for this purpose if its leverage ratio, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and total risk-based capital ratio are not at least 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively. See “Regulatory Capital Requirements” below.

The FRB has authority to prohibit a bank holding company from engaging in practices which are considered to be unsafe and unsound. Depending upon the financial condition of First Capital Bank and upon other factors, the FRB could determine that the payment of dividends or other payments by us or First Capital Bank might constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. Finally, any dividend that would cause a bank to fall below required capital levels could also be prohibited.

Regulatory Capital Requirements. State banks and bank holding companies are required to maintain a minimum risk capital ratio of 10% (at least 5% in the form of Tier 1 capital) of risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheets items. Tier 1 capital consists of common equity, noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and minority interest in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries and excludes goodwill. Tier 2 capital consists of cumulative perpetual preferred stock, limited-life preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, subordinated debt and (subject to a limit of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets) general loan loss reserves. In calculating the relevant ratio, a bank’s assets and off-balance sheet commitments are risk-weighted: thus, for example, most commercial loans are included at 100% of their book value while assets considered less risky are included at a percentage of their book value (e.g., 20% for interbank obligations and 0% for vault cash and U.S. treasury securities).

We are subject to leverage ratio guidelines as well. The leverage ratio guidelines require maintenance of a minimum ratio of 3% Tier 1 capital to total assets for the most highly rated organizations. Institutions that are less highly rated, anticipating significant growth or subject to other significant risks will be required to maintain capital levels ranging from 1% to 2% above the 3% minimum.

Recent federal regulation established five tiers of capital measurement ranging from “well capitalized” to “critically undercapitalized.” Federal bank regulatory authorities are required to take prompt corrective action with respect to inadequately capitalized banks. If a bank does not meet the minimum capital requirement set by its regulators, the regulators are compelled to take certain actions, which may include prohibition on payment of dividends to its holding company or requiring the adoption of a capital restoration plan which must be guaranteed by the bank’s holding company.

Cross-Institution Assessments. Any insured depository institution owned by us can be assessed for losses incurred by the FDIC in connection with assistance provided to, or the failure of, any other depository institution owned by us.

First Capital Bank

First Capital Bank is subject to various state and federal banking laws and regulations that impose specific requirements or restrictions on and provide for general regulatory oversight with respect to virtually all aspects of its operations. The following is a brief summary of the material provisions of certain statutes, rules and regulations that affect First Capital Bank. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory and regulatory provisions referred to below.

General. First Capital Bank is under the supervision of, and subject to regulation and examination by, the BFI and FRB. As such, First Capital Bank is subject to various statutes and regulations administered by these agencies that govern, among other things, required reserves, investments, loans, lending limits, acquisitions of fixed assets, interest rates payable on deposits, transactions among affiliates and First Capital Bank, the payment of dividends, mergers and consolidations, and establishment of branch offices. As noted previously, First Capital Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System. As such, the FRB, as the primary federal regulator of First Capital Bank, has the authority to impose penalties, initiate civil and administrative actions, and take other steps to prevent First Capital Bank from engaging in unsafe and unsound practices.

Mergers and Acquisitions. Under federal law, previously existing restrictions on interstate bank acquisitions were abolished effective September 29, 1995, and since such date bank holding companies from any state have been able to acquire banks and bank holding companies located in any other state. Effective June 1, 1997, the law allows banks to merge across state lines, subject to earlier “opt-in” or “opt-out” action by individual states. The law also allows interstate branch acquisitions and de novo branching if permitted by the “host state.” Effective July 1, 1995, Virginia adopted early “opt-in” legislation which permits interstate bank mergers. Virginia law also permits interstate branch acquisitions and de novo branching if reciprocal treatment is accorded Virginia banks in the state of the acquirer.

Although the above laws had the potential to have a significant impact on the banking industry, it is not possible for our management to determine, with any degree of certainty, the impact such laws have had on First Capital Bank.

Financial Services Legislation. On November 1, 1999, then President Clinton signed into law the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the “GLB Act”). The GLB Act implemented fundamental changes in the regulation of the financial services industry in the United States, further transforming the already converging banking, insurance and securities industries by permitting further mergers and affiliations which will combine commercial banks, insurers and securities firms under one holding company. Many of these changes are discussed above.

The provisions of the GLB Act have had a significant impact on the banking industry in general. However, it is not possible for us to determine, with any degree of certainty at this time, the impact that such provisions have had on First Capital Bank and its operations.

Dividends. The amount of dividends payable by First Capital Bank depends upon its earnings and capital position, and is limited by federal and state law, regulations and policy. In addition, Virginia law imposes restrictions on the ability of all banks chartered under Virginia law to pay dividends. Under such law, no dividend may be declared or paid that would impair a bank’s paid-in capital. Each of the BFI and the FDIC have the general authority to limit dividends paid by First Capital Bank if such payments are deemed to constitute an unsafe and unsound practice. In particular, Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) would prohibit First Capital Bank from making a dividend if it were “undercapitalized” or if such dividend would result in the institution becoming “undercapitalized.”

Under current supervisory practice, prior approval of the FRB is required if cash dividends declared in any given year exceed the total of First Capital Bank’s net profits for such year, plus its retained profits for the preceding two years. In addition, First Capital Bank may not pay a dividend in an amount greater than its undivided profits then on hand after deducting current losses and bad debts. Federal law further provides that no insured depository institution may make any capital distribution (which would include a cash dividend) if, after making the distribution, the institution would not satisfy one or more of its minimum capital requirements.

Insurance of Accounts, Assessments and Regulation by the FDIC

The deposits of the bank are insured by the FDIC up to the limits set forth under applicable law. The deposits of First Capital Bank are subject to the deposit insurance assessments of the Bank Insurance Fund of the FDIC.

The FDIC has implemented a risk-based deposit insurance assessment system under which the assessment rate for an insured institution may vary according to regulatory capital levels of the institution and other factors, including supervisory evaluations. For example, depository institutions insured by the BIF that are “well capitalized” and that present few or no supervisory concerns are required to pay only the statutory minimum assessment of $2,000 annually for deposit insurance, while all other banks are required to pay premiums ranging from .03% to .27% of domestic deposits. These rate schedules are subject to future adjustments by the FDIC. In addition, the FDIC has authority to impose special assessments from time to time.

The FDIC is authorized to prohibit any BIF insured institution from engaging in any activity that the FDIC determines by regulation or order to pose a serious threat to the respective insurance fund. Also, the FDIC may initiate enforcement actions against banks, after first giving the institution’s primary regulatory authority an opportunity to take such action. The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any depository institution if it determines, after a hearing, that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed in writing by the FDIC. It also may suspend deposit insurance temporarily during the hearing process for the permanent termination of insurance, if the institution has no tangible capital. If deposit insurance is terminated, the deposits at the institution at the time of termination, less subsequent withdrawals, shall continue to be insured for a period from six months to two years, as determined by the FDIC. We are not aware of any existing circumstances that could result in termination of any of First Capital Bank’s deposit insurance.

Capital Requirements. The various federal bank regulatory agencies, including the FRB, have adopted risk-based capital requirements for assessing the capital adequacy of banks and bank holding companies. Virginia chartered banks must also satisfy the capital requirements adopted by the BFI. The federal capital standards define capital and establish minimum capital requirements in relation to assets and off-balance sheet exposure, as adjusted for credit risk. The risk-based capital standards currently in effect are designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profile among bank holding companies and banks, to account for off-balance sheet exposure and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets. Assets and off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories, each with appropriate risk weights. The resulting capital ratios represent capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet items.

The minimum requirement for the ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet obligations, such as stand-by letters of credit) is 8%. At least half of the risk-based capital must consist of common equity, retained earnings and qualifying perpetual preferred stock, less deductions for goodwill and various other tangibles (“Tier 1 capital”). Tier 2 capital includes the hybrid capital instruments and other debt securities, preferred stock and a limited amount of the general valuation allowance for loan losses. The sum of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital is “total risk-based capital.”

The FRB also has adopted regulations which supplement the risk-based guidelines to include a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to quarterly average assets (“Leverage Ratio”) of 3%. The FRB has emphasized that

the foregoing standards are supervisory minimums and that a banking organization will be permitted to maintain such minimum levels of capital only if it receives the highest rating under the regulatory rating system and the banking organization is not experiencing or anticipating significant growth. All other banking organizations are required to maintain a Leverage Ratio of at least 4% to 5% of Tier 1 capital. These rules further provide that banking organizations experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels and comparable to peer group averages, without significant reliance on intangible assets. The FRB continues to consider tangible Tier 1 Leverage Ratio as the ratio of a banking organization’s Tier 1 capital, less deductions for intangibles otherwise includable in Tier 1 capital, to total tangible assets.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council establishes the guidelines which banks follow in preparing their quarterly Reports of Condition and Income (“Call Report”) which are filed with their supervisory agency. The guidelines in most respects follow accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) in presenting the financial condition of each institution. An exception exists in the manner that recognition of deferred tax asset balances are treated for the purpose of calculating capital adequacy. In preparing the Call Report schedules dealing with regulatory capital, an institution can recognize only that portion of its deferred tax asset balance which equates to projected earnings for the ensuing 12 month period. Any amount in excess of that is disallowed when calculating the institution’s capital ratios. All capital ratios reported by First Capital Bank following recognition of its deferred tax asset balance at June 30, 2003, will be in accordance with the Regulatory Accounting Principles (“RAP”) noted above. All other financial statements presented by the Bank, including all other Call Report presentations, will be in accordance with GAAP.

Section 38 of the FDIA, as amended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”), requires that the federal banking agencies establish five capital levels for insured depository institutions – “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” and “critically undercapitalized” – and requires or permits such agencies to take certain supervisory actions as an insured institution’s capital level falls.

As of December 31, 2006, we and First Capital Bank both exceeded all capital requirements under all applicable regulations.

Safety and Soundness. The federal banking agencies have broad powers under current federal law to take prompt corrective action to resolve problems of insured depository institutions. The extent of these powers depends upon whether the institutions in question are “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” or “critically undercapitalized,” all such terms are defined under uniform regulations defining such capital levels issued by each of the federal banking agencies.

On December 19, 1991, FDICIA was enacted into law. FDICIA requires each federal banking regulatory agency to prescribe, by regulation or guideline, standards for all insured depository institutions and depository institution holding companies relating to: (i) internal controls, information systems and audit systems; (ii) loan documentation; (iii) credit underwriting; (iv) interest rate risk exposure; (v) asset growth; (vi) compensation, fees and benefits; and (vii) such other operational and managerial standards as the agency determines to be appropriate. On July 10, 1995, the federal banking agencies, including the FRB, adopted final rules and proposed guidelines concerning standards for safety and soundness required to be prescribed by regulation pursuant to Section 39 of the FDIA. In general, the standards relate to (1) operational and managerial matters; (2) asset quality and earnings; and (3) compensation. The operational and managerial standards cover (a) internal controls and information systems; (b) internal audit systems; (c) loan documentation; (d) credit underwriting; (e) interest rate exposure; (f) asset growth; and (g) compensation, fees and benefits.

Activities and Investments of Insured State-Chartered Banks. The activities and equity investments of FDIC-insured, state-chartered banks are generally limited to those that are permissible for national banks. Under regulations dealing with equity investments, an insured state bank generally may not directly or indirectly acquire or retain any equity investment of a type, or in an amount, that is not permissible for a national bank. An insured state bank is not prohibited from, among other things, (i) acquiring or retaining a majority interest in a subsidiary; (ii) investing as a limited partner in a partnership the sole purpose of which is direct or indirect investment in the

acquisition, rehabilitation or new construction of a qualified housing project, provided that such limited partnership investments may not exceed 2% of the bank’s total assets; (iii) acquiring up to 10% of the voting stock of a company that solely provides or reinsures directors’, trustees’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage or bankers’ blanket bond group insurance coverage for insured depository institutions; and (iv) acquiring or retaining the voting shares of a depository institution if certain requirements are met. In addition, an insured state-chartered bank may not, directly, or indirectly through a subsidiary, engage as “principal” in any activity that is not permissible for a national bank unless the FDIC has determined that such activities would pose no risk to the insurance fund of which it is a member and the bank is in compliance with applicable regulatory capital requirements. Any insured state-chartered bank directly or indirectly engaged in any activity that is not permitted for a national bank must cease the impermissible activity. The scope of permissible activities available to FDIC-insured, state chartered banks may be expanded by the recently enacted financial services legislation. See “Supervision and Regulation – First Capital Bank – Financial Services Legislation.”

Regulatory Enforcement Authority. Applicable banking laws include substantial enforcement powers available to federal banking regulators. This enforcement authority includes, among other things, the ability to assess civil monetary penalties, to issue cease-and-desist or removal orders and to initiate injunctive actions against banking organizations and institution-affiliated parties, as defined. In general, these enforcement actions may be initiated for violations of laws and regulations and unsafe or unsound practices. Other actions or inactions may provide the basis for enforcement action, including misleading or untimely reports filed with regulatory authorities.

Monetary Policy

The commercial banking business is affected not only by general economic conditions but also by the monetary policies of the FRB. The instruments of monetary policy employed by the FRB include open market operations in United States government securities, changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowing and changes in reserve requirements against deposits held by all federally insured banks. The FRB’s monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. In view of changing conditions in the national and international economy and in the money markets, as well as the effect of actions by monetary fiscal authorities, including the FRB, no prediction can be made as to possible future changes in interest rates, deposit levels, loan demand or the business and earnings of the bank.

Federal Reserve System

In 1980, Congress enacted legislation that imposed reserve requirements on all depository institutions that maintain transaction accounts or non-personal time deposits. NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts and other types of accounts that permit payments or transfers to third parties fall within the definition of transaction accounts and are subject to these reserve requirements, as are any non-personal time deposits at an institution. For net transaction accounts in 2006, the first $7.8 million, the same amount as in 2005, will be exempt from reserve requirements. A 3% reserve ratio will be assessed on net transaction accounts over $7.8 million up to and including $40.5 million, also the same amount as in 2005. A 10% reserve ratio will be applied above $40.5 million. These percentages are subject to adjustment by the FRB. Because required reserves must be maintained in the form of vault cash or in a non-interest-bearing account at, or on behalf of, a Federal Reserve Bank, the effect of the reserve requirement is to reduce the amount of the institution’s interest-earning assets.

Transactions with Affiliates

Transactions between banks and their affiliates are governed by Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act. An affiliate of a bank is any bank or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such bank. Generally, Sections 23A and 23B:

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limit the extent to which the bank or its subsidiaries may engage in “covered transactions” with any one affiliate to an amount equal to 10% of such institution’s capital stock and surplus, and maintain an aggregate limit on all such transactions with affiliates to an amount equal to 20% of such capital stock and surplus; and   •  

require that all such transactions be on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable, to the association or subsidiary as those provided to a nonaffiliate. The term “covered transaction” includes the making of loans, purchase of assets, issuance of a guarantee and other similar types of transactions.

Loans to Insiders

The Federal Reserve Act and related regulations impose specific restrictions on loans to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of banks. Under Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act, loans to a director, an executive officer and to a principal shareholder of a bank, and some affiliated entities of any of the foregoing, may not exceed, together with all other outstanding loans to such person and affiliated entities, the bank’s loan-to-one borrower limit. Loans in the aggregate to insiders and their related interests as a class may not exceed two times the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus until the bank’s total assets equal or exceed $100,000,000, at which time the aggregate is limited to the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus. Section 22(h) also prohibits loans, above amounts prescribed by the appropriate federal banking agency, to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of a bank or bank holding company, and their respective affiliates, unless such loan is approved in advance by a majority of the board of directors of the bank with any “interested” director not participating in the voting. The FDIC has prescribed the loan amount, which includes all other outstanding loans to such person, as to which such prior board of director approval is required, as being the greater of $25,000 or 5% of capital and surplus (up to $500,000). Section 22(h) requires that loans to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders be made on terms and underwriting standards substantially the same as offered in comparable transactions to other persons.

Community Reinvestment Act

Under the Community Reinvestment Act and related regulations, depository institutions have an affirmative obligation to assist in meeting the credit needs of their market areas, including low and moderate-income areas, consistent with safe and sound banking practice. The Community Reinvestment Act requires the adoption by each institution of a Community Reinvestment Act statement for each of its market areas describing the depository institution’s efforts to assist in its community’s credit needs. Depository institutions are periodically examined for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act and are assigned ratings in this regard. Banking regulators consider a depository institution’s Community Reinvestment Act rating when reviewing applications to establish new branches, undertake new lines of business, and/or acquire part or all of another depository institution. An unsatisfactory rating can significantly delay or even prohibit regulatory approval of a proposed transaction by a bank holding company or its depository institution subsidiaries.

The GLB Act and federal bank regulators have made various changes to the Community Reinvestment Act. Among other changes, Community Reinvestment Act agreements with private parties must be disclosed and annual reports must be made to a bank’s primary federal regulatory. A bank holding company will not be permitted to become a financial holding company and no new activities authorized under the GLB Act may be commenced by a holding company or by a bank financial subsidiary if any of its bank subsidiaries received less than a “satisfactory” rating in its latest Community Reinvestment Act examination. First Capital Bank received a “satisfactory” rating during its latest examination.

Fair Lending; Consumer Laws

In addition to the Community Reinvestment Act, other federal and state laws regulate various lending and consumer aspects of the banking business. Governmental agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, have become concerned that prospective borrowers experience discrimination in their efforts to obtain loans from depository and other lending institutions. These agencies have brought litigation against depository institutions alleging discrimination against borrowers. Many of these suits have been settled, in some cases for material sums, short of a full trial.

Recently, these governmental agencies have clarified what they consider to be lending discrimination and have specified various factors that they will use to determine the existence of lending discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act, including evidence that a lender discriminated on a prohibited basis, evidence that a lender treated applicants differently based on prohibited factors in the absence of evidence that the treatment was the result of prejudice or a conscious intention to discriminate, and evidence that a lender applied an otherwise neutral non-discriminatory policy uniformly to all applicants, but the practice had a discriminatory effect, unless the practice could be justified as a business necessity.

Banks and other depository institutions also are subject to numerous consumer-oriented laws and regulations. These laws, which include the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing Act, require compliance by depository institutions with various disclosure requirements and requirements regulating the availability of funds after deposit or the making of some loans to customers.

Bank Secrecy Act

Under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), a financial institution is required to have systems in place to detect certain transactions, based on the size and nature of the transaction. Financial institutions are generally required to report cash transactions involving more than $10,000 to the United States Treasury. In addition, financial institutions are required to file suspicious activity reports for transactions that involve more than $5,000 and which the financial institution knows, suspects or has reason to suspect, involves illegal funds, is designed to evade the requirements of the BSA or has no lawful purpose. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, enacted in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, requires bank regulators to consider a financial institution’s compliance with the BSA when reviewing applications from a financial institution. As part of its BSA program, the USA PATRIOT Act also requires a financial institution to follow recently implemented customer identification procedures when opening accounts for new customers and to review lists of individuals and entities that are prohibited from opening accounts at financial institutions.

Future Regulatory Uncertainty

Because federal regulation of financial institutions changes regularly and is the subject of constant legislative debate, we cannot forecast how federal regulation of financial institutions may change in the future and impact our operations. Although Congress in recent years has sought to reduce the regulatory burden on financial institutions with respect to the approval of specific transactions, we fully expect that the financial institution industry will remain heavily regulated in the near future and that additional laws or regulations may be adopted further regulating specific banking practices.