8-K

Bank First Corp (BFC)

8-K 2020-07-22 For: 2020-07-22
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of TheSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 22, 2020

Bank First Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin 001-38676 39-1435359
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
402 North 8^th^ Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (920) 652-3100

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the<br>Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)<br>under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Ticker symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share BFC The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for company with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x



Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 22, 2020, Bank First Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press Release, dated July 22, 2020

SIGNATURES

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

BANK FIRST CORPORATION
Date: July 22, 2020 By: /s/<br>Kevin M. LeMahieu
Kevin M. LeMahieu
Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1


NEWS release

P.O. Box 10

Manitowoc, WI 54221-0010

For further information,contact:

Rachel Oakes, Marketing Communications Manager

Phone: (608) 372-0216 | roakes@bankfirstwi.bank

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bank First Announces Net Income forthe Second Quarter of 2020

· Net income of $8.3 and $15.6 millionfor the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
· Earnings per common share of $1.11and $2.14 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
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· Subordinated note agreements with upto $12.0 million in available borrowings entered into on July 22, 2020
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· Quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 pershare declared, matching prior quarter and prior-year second quarter
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MANITOWOC, Wis, July 22, 2020 -- Bank First Corporation (NASDAQ: BFC) (“Bank First”), the holding company for Bank First, N.A., reported net income of $8.3 million, or $1.11 per share, for the second quarter of 2020, compared with net income of $6.0 million, or $0.91 per share, for the respective prior-year period. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, Bank First earned $15.6 million, or $2.14 per share, compared to $12.6 million, or $1.91 per share for the same period in 2019.


Operating Results


Net interest income (“NII”) during the second quarter of 2020 was $20.8 million, up $2.2 million from the previous quarter and up $5.4 million from the second quarter of 2019. NII for the first six months of 2020 was $39.4 million, up from $30.6 million for the first six months of 2019.

NII related to purchased loan accounting entries, resulting from our purchases of Waupaca Bancorporation, Inc. (“Waupaca”) during the fourth quarter of 2017, Partnership Community Bancshares, Inc. (“Partnership”) during the third quarter of 2019, and Tomah Bancshares, Inc. (“Tomah”) during the second quarter of 2020 increased net income (after tax) during the second quarter of 2020 by $0.7 million, or $0.09 per share, compared to $0.7 million, or $0.10 per share, for the second quarter of 2019. For the first six months of 2020 and 2019 the impact of these purchase loan accounting entries increased net income (after tax) by $1.4 million, or $0.20 per share, and $1.4 million, or $0.21 per share, respectively.

Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.67% for the second quarter of 2020, compared to 3.76% for the second quarter of 2019. The aforementioned purchase loan accounting entries added 0.16% and 0.21% to NIM for each of these periods, respectively. NIM was 3.74% for the first six months of 2020, including 0.19% from the impact of purchase accounting entries, compared to 3.79%, including 0.23% from the impact of purchase accounting entries, for the first six months of 2019. Bank First’s NIM has remained resilient to the impact of a severe drop in the overall interest rate environment which has resulted from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID”). This resiliency has been the result of swift response to the falling rate environment on the funding side, reducing costs of interest-bearing funds by 0.36% quarter-over-quarter and by 0.77% compared to the second quarter of 2019. Based on average interest-bearing liabilities of $1.59 billion during the second quarter of 2020, the quarter-over-quarter decline in costs of funds equates to annualized interest expense savings of over $5.7 million. Bank First’s low reliance on time deposits compared to peers allowed for this swift response without the need to wait for the maturity of significant levels of high-rate time deposits entered into in prior periods.

Bank First recorded a provision for loan losses of $3.2 million during the second quarter of 2020, compared to $0.5 million during the second quarter of 2019. Provision expense was $4.1 million for the first six months of 2020 compared to $1.1 million for the same period during 2019. Net recoveries of previously charged-off loan balances in excess of current loan balance charge-offs further increased the allowance for loan losses by $0.6 million during the first six months of 2020. The increase in provision expense during 2020 is in response to the heightened economic risks related to COVID. As mentioned in its 2020 first quarter earnings release and further explained later in this release, Bank First entered this time of heightened economic turbulence with strong asset quality metrics. Management continues to monitor the stress on the overall economy caused by COVID as well as specific impacts on our customers, which have been limited to date, and these factors will guide assessments of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses in future quarters.

Noninterest income was $7.8 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $2.7 million for the second quarter of 2019. One-time events that led to significant variances in noninterest income in year-over-year quarters included the sale of $36.6 million of U.S. Treasury notes, generating a gain on sale of $3.1 million, and $0.4 million in satisfaction fees on fixed-rate customer loans that were paid off prior to contractual maturity. These items were partially offset by a negative adjustment to the value of mortgage servicing rights on Bank First’s balance sheet totaling $0.5 million. Outside of these one-time events, the largest change in noninterest income from the year-over-year second quarter comparison was net gains on sales of mortgage loans to the secondary market which totaled $1.3 million during the second quarter of 2020, comparing favorably to $0.2 million during the second quarter of 2019. Service charges earned by Bank First increased from $0.8 million during the second quarter of 2019 to $1.2 million during the second quarter of 2020, reflecting the increased scale resulting from the acquisitions of Partnership and Tomah over the previous twelve months.

Noninterest expense was $14.4 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $10.0 million during the second quarter of 2019. Expenses related to Bank First’s acquisition of Tomah, which closed on May 15, 2020, totaled $0.8 million during the second quarter of 2020. These acquisition related expenses consisted primarily of personnel expense, data processing and outside service fees. Net losses on sales and valuations of other real estate owned totaled $0.5 million during the second quarter of 2020 compared to net gains of $0.1 million during the second quarter of 2019, as the continued effects of COVID impacted two large property sales during the recently completed quarter. Amortization of intangible assets increased from $0.2 million to $0.4 million in the year-over-year second quarters as the acquisitions of Partnership and Tomah resulted in additional core deposit intangible assets. Finally, during the second quarter of 2020 Bank First paid off $30.0 million in borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB”) which had contractual maturities ranging from August 2022 through August 2024 and carried contractual interest rates ranging from 1.74% to 1.76%. While the repayment of these FHLB borrowings resulted in the recognition of a prepayment penalty totaling $1.3 million during the second quarter of 2020, it will save the Bank $1.7 million in interest expense over the next four years.



Balance Sheet


Total assets were $2.66 billion at June 30, 2020, up $447.6 million from December 31, 2019, and up $851.4 million from June 30, 2019. Total loans were $2.12 billion at June 30, 2020, up $378.7 million from December 31, 2019, and up $695.8 million from June 30, 2019. Purchased loan balances totaled $111.9 million from the acquisition of Tomah in May 2020 and $275.3 million from the acquisition of Partnership in July 2019. Bank First also originated $278.1 million in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) during the second quarter of 2020. Total deposits, nearly all of which remain core deposits, were $2.26 billion at June 30, 2020, up $419.8 million from December 31, 2019, and up $688.1 million from June 30, 2019. Assumed deposit balances totaled $171.1 million from the acquisition of Tomah in May 2020 and $268.8 million from the acquisition of Partnership in July 2019. Depending on the application by customers of funds produced by PPP loans, the origination of these loans caused a combination of reduced non-PPP loan balances and increased deposit balances during the second quarter of 2020. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $304.7 million year-over-year, comprising 31.4% of total deposits at June 30, 2020 compared to 30.6% one year earlier.

Asset Quality


Nonperforming assets at June 30, 2020 totaled $25.0 million, up from $11.5 million and $19.8 million at the end of the fourth and second quarters of 2019, respectively. Nonperforming assets to total assets ended the second quarter of 2020 at 0.94%, up from 0.52% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, but down from 1.10% at the end of the second quarter of 2019. As mentioned earlier in this release, the economic impact of COVID on our customers has been limited to date, but has caused loans classified as nonaccrual to elevate to $23.0 million at June 30, 2020, compared to $5.1 million at December 31, 2019, and $13.6 million at June 30, 2019. A majority of this increase in nonaccrual loans during the first six months of 2020 consisted of six customer relationships totaling $17.2 million, one of which was acquired in the Tomah transaction.


Capital Position


Stockholders’ equity totaled $276.1 million at June 30, 2020, an increase of $45.9 million from the end of 2019 and $90.7 million from June 30, 2019. The acquisition of Tomah during May 2020 added $29.4 million to capital. The distribution of balances from a previously terminated deferred compensation plan added another $2.1 million to capital during the first quarter of 2020. Finally, continued strong earnings offset by dividends totaling $3.0 million through the six months of 2020 led to the remainder of the increase in capital year-to-date.

On July 22, 2020, Bank First entered into subordinated note agreements with two Wisconsin-based community banks. Bank First will have the availability to draw up to $12.0 million under these agreements through December 31, 2020. Borrowings will have a stated maturity of July 22, 2030, and will be redeemable by Bank First at its option, in whole or in part, after December 31, 2025. Borrowings will bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 5.0% through June 30, 2025, converting to a variable rate of the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 0.5% for the remaining term. These notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital of Bank First for regulatory capital purposes.



Dividend Declaration


Bank First’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable on October 7, 2020, to shareholders of record as of September 23, 2020.

Bank First Corporation provides financial services through its subsidiary, Bank First, which was incorporated in 1894. The Bank is an independent community bank with 24 banking locations in Wisconsin. The Bank has grown through both acquisitions and de novo branch expansion. The Bank offers loan, deposit and treasury management products at each of its banking offices. Insurance services are available through our bond with Ansay & Associates, LLC. Trust, investment advisory and other financial services are offered through the Bank’s partnership with Legacy Private Trust, an alliance with Morgan Stanley and an affiliation with McKenzie Financial Services, LLC. The Bank is a co-owner of a data processing subsidiary, UFS, LLC, which provides data and technology services to banks in the Midwest. The Company employs approximately 307 full-time equivalent staff and has assets of approximately $2.7 billion. Further information about Bank First Corporation is available by clicking on the Investor Relations tab at www.BankFirstWI.bank.

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Forward Looking Statements:This news release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” that represent Bank First Corporation’s expectationsor beliefs concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements are about matters that are inherently subject to risks anduncertainties. Because of the risks and uncertainties inherent in forward looking statements, readers are cautioned not to placeundue reliance on them, whether included in this news release or made elsewhere from time to time by Bank First Corporation oron its behalf. Bank First Corporation disclaims any obligation to update such forward-looking statements. In addition, statementsregarding historical stock price performance are not indicative of or guarantees of future price performance.

Bank First Corporation

Consolidated Financial Summary (Unaudited)


(In<br> thousands, except per share data) At<br> or for the Three Months Ended At<br> or for the Six Months Ended
6/30/2020 3/31/2020 12/31/2019 9/30/2019 6/30/2019 6/30/2020 6/30/2019
Results of Operations:
Interest<br> income $ 24,382 $ 23,296 $ 23,795 $ 25,489 $ 20,158 $ 47,678 $ 39,881
Interest expense 3,586 4,653 5,015 5,176 4,784 8,239 9,307
Net interest income 20,796 18,643 18,780 20,313 15,374 39,439 30,574
Provision for loan<br> losses 3,150 975 1,125 3,000 500 4,125 1,125
Net interest income<br> after provision for loan losses 17,646 17,668 17,655 17,313 14,874 35,314 29,449
Noninterest income 7,764 3,897 3,211 3,145 2,736 11,661 6,276
Noninterest expense 14,438 12,741 11,182 12,087 9,955 27,179 19,491
Income before income<br> tax expense 10,972 8,824 9,684 8,371 7,655 19,796 16,234
Income tax expense 2,676 1,558 2,225 1,712 1,666 4,234 3,658
Net income $ 8,296 $ 7,266 $ 7,459 $ 6,659 $ 5,989 $ 15,562 $ 12,576
Earnings per common<br> share - basic $ 1.11 $ 1.03 $ 1.05 $ 0.95 $ 0.91 $ 2.14 $ 1.91
Earnings per common<br> share - diluted 1.11 1.02 1.04 0.93 0.90 2.13 1.89
Common Shares:
Basic weighted average 7,395,199 7,083,520 7,084,728 7,036,807 6,577,016 7,212,634 6,575,696
Diluted weighted average 7,405,995 7,128,247 7,182,854 7,134,674 6,675,794 7,271,192 6,642,222
Outstanding 7,733,457 7,155,955 7,084,728 7,084,728 6,576,171 7,733,457 6,576,171
Noninterest<br> income / noninterest expense:
Service charges $ 1,158 $ 916 $ 1,110 $ 918 $ 799 $ 2,074 $ 1,478
Income from Ansay 710 891 55 319 543 1,601 1,418
Income from UFS 850 897 842 768 731 1,747 1,325
Loan servicing income 226 462 (291 ) 374 244 688 467
Net gain on sales of<br> mortgage loans 1,332 460 627 533 154 1,792 241
Net gain on sales of<br> securities 3,233 - 611 - 23 3,233 257
Noninterest income<br> from strategic alliances 16 17 21 26 29 33 48
Other noninterest income 239 254 236 207 213 493 1,042
Total noninterest income $ 7,764 $ 3,897 $ 3,211 $ 3,145 $ 2,736 $ 11,661 $ 6,276
Personnel expense $ 6,608 $ 6,452 $ 5,918 $ 6,272 $ 5,403 $ 13,060 $ 10,713
Occupancy, equipment<br> and office 921 1,275 1,103 1,076 832 2,196 1,681
Data processing 1,334 1,199 1,478 1,158 960 2,533 1,873
Postage, stationery<br> and supplies 277 172 141 135 192 449 315
Net (gain) loss on<br> sales and valuations of other real estate owned 467 976 36 (10 ) (135 ) 1,443 (99 )
Advertising 69 55 88 53 53 124 127
Charitable contributions 127 123 69 225 141 250 272
Outside service fees 1,394 801 204 1,171 982 2,195 1,666
Amortization of intangibles 362 334 373 374 161 696 322
Penalty for early extinguishment<br> of debt 1,323 - - - - 1,323 -
Other noninterest expense 1,556 1,354 1,772 1,633 1,366 2,910 2,621
Total noninterest expense $ 14,438 $ 12,741 $ 11,182 $ 12,087 $ 9,955 $ 27,179 $ 19,491
Period-end<br> balances:
Loans $ 2,115,023 $ 1,765,242 $ 1,736,343 $ 1,714,213 $ 1,419,192 $ 2,115,023 $ 1,419,192
Allowance for loan<br> losses 16,071 12,967 11,396 10,131 12,170 16,071 12,170
Investment securities<br> available-for-sale, at fair value 174,067 172,070 181,506 136,935 120,083 174,067 120,083
Investment securities<br> held-to-maturity, at cost 9,579 43,732 43,734 42,605 39,537 9,579 39,537
Goodwill and other<br> intangibles, net 65,559 52,789 53,122 54,153 19,998 65,559 19,998
Total assets 2,657,911 2,200,320 2,210,268 2,163,501 1,806,467 2,657,911 1,806,467
Deposits 2,263,145 1,847,209 1,843,311 1,838,080 1,574,998 2,263,145 1,574,998
Stockholders' equity 276,100 237,682 230,211 225,332 185,448 276,100 185,448
Book value per common share 35.70 33.21 32.49 31.81 28.20 35.70 28.20
Tangible book value per common share 27.76 26.44 25.60 24.86 25.63 27.76 25.63
Average balances:
Loans $ 2,034,738 $ 1,744,576 $ 1,718,705 $ 1,682,932 $ 1,420,710 $ 1,889,657 $ 1,427,458
Interest-earning assets 2,329,097 2,011,382 1,976,420 1,923,451 1,679,604 2,170,238 1,665,930
Total assets 2,520,882 2,196,662 2,160,080 2,095,357 1,801,530 2,358,772 1,787,515
Deposits 2,130,100 1,843,039 1,835,430 1,786,373 1,563,322 1,986,569 1,556,369
Interest-bearing liabilities 1,589,127 1,476,814 1,373,320 1,310,757 1,142,604 1,532,970 1,141,894
Goodwill and other<br> intangibles, net 53,836 48,606 49,071 42,373 20,096 51,275 20,177
Stockholders' equity 256,529 233,470 228,404 227,205 181,498 244,999 178,295
Financial<br> ratios:
Return on average assets 1.32 % 1.32 % 1.37 % 1.27 % 1.33 % 1.32 % 1.41 %
Return on average common<br> equity 12.93 % 12.45 % 12.96 % 11.72 % 13.20 % 12.70 % 14.11 %
Average equity to average assets 10.18 % 10.63 % 10.57 % 10.84 % 10.07 % 10.39 % 9.97 %
Stockholders' equity<br> to assets 10.39 % 10.80 % 10.42 % 10.42 % 10.27 % 10.39 % 10.27 %
Tangible equity to<br> tangible assets 8.27 % 8.79 % 8.39 % 8.33 % 9.42 % 8.27 % 9.74 %
Loan yield 4.60 % 5.00 % 5.15 % 5.63 % 5.22 % 4.78 % 5.19 %
Earning asset yield 4.29 % 4.74 % 4.86 % 5.37 % 4.90 % 4.50 % 4.92 %
Cost of funds 0.91 % 1.27 % 1.45 % 1.57 % 1.68 % 1.08 % 1.64 %
Net interest margin,<br> taxable equivalent 3.67 % 3.81 % 3.85 % 4.30 % 3.76 % 3.74 % 3.79 %
Net loan charge-offs<br> to average loans 0.01 % -0.14 % -0.01 % 1.20 % 0.16 % -0.03 % 0.17 %
Nonperforming loans<br> to total loans 1.09 % 0.42 % 0.31 % 0.30 % 1.20 % 1.09 % 1.20 %
Nonperforming assets<br> to total assets 0.94 % 0.51 % 0.52 % 0.52 % 1.10 % 0.94 % 1.10 %
Allowance for loan<br> losses to loans 0.76 % 0.73 % 0.66 % 0.59 % 0.86 % 0.76 % 0.86 %