Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has entered into loan transactions with its directors, principal officers and affiliated companies in which they are principal stockholders. Such transactions were made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with other customers, and did not, in the opinion of management, involve more than normal credit risk or present other unfavorable features. There were no changes in terms or loan modifications from the preceding period. The following schedule summarizes the changes in loan amounts outstanding to these persons during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

 

                 
    2012     2011  

Balance at January 1

  $ 29,416     $ 21,679  

Advances

    29,132       12,462  

Repayments

    (7,005     (4,725
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

  $ 51,543     $ 29,416  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company has also entered into deposit transactions with its directors, principal officers and affiliated companies in which they are principal stockholders, all of which are under the same terms as other customers. The aggregate amount of these deposit accounts was $22.2 million and $26.5 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

In February 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with James Ukrop, a director of the Company, and a related trust. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company repurchased 335,649 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $4,363,437, or $13.00 per share. The repurchase was funded with cash on hand. The Company transferred 115,384 of the repurchased shares to its Employee Stock Ownership Plan for $13.00 per share. The remaining 220,265 shares were retired. On February 6, 2012, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the agreement and repurchase.

In December 2012, the Company received authorization from its Board of Directors to purchase up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in private transactions. The repurchase program was authorized through December 31, 2013. Subsequently, in December 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 750,000 shares of its common stock from Markel Corporation, the Company’s largest shareholder, for an aggregate purchase price of $11,580,000, or $15.44 per share. The repurchase was funded with cash on hand. Steven A. Markel, Vice Chairman of Markel Corporation, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company retired the shares. On December 12 and 20, 2012 the Company filed Current Reports on Form 8-K with respect to authorization and repurchase.