Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Employee benefits plans [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Note 15
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Pension Plan
The Company sponsors a noncontributory pension plan covering
 
substantially all of its associates.
 
Benefits under this plan
generally are based on the associate's total years of service and average of the
 
five highest years of compensation during the ten
years immediately preceding their departure.
 
The Company’s general funding
 
policy is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet
minimum funding requirements as set by law and to ensure deductibility
 
for federal income tax purposes.
 
On December 30,
2019, the plan was amended to remove plan eligibility for new associates hired after
 
December 31, 2019.
 
The following table details on a consolidated basis the changes in benefit
 
obligation, changes in plan assets, the funded status of
the plan, components of pension expense, amounts recognized in the
 
Company's consolidated statements of financial condition,
and major assumptions used to determine these amounts.
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2020
2019
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Benefit Obligation at Beginning of Year
$
212,566
$
180,830
$
149,347
Service Cost
6,971
5,828
6,114
Interest Cost
4,885
5,612
6,178
Actuarial (Gain) Loss
(14,934)
32,172
25,715
Benefits Paid
(2,087)
(11,677)
(6,255)
Expenses Paid
(259)
(260)
(269)
Settlements
(34,634)
-
-
Special/Contractual Termination
 
Benefits
-
61
-
Projected Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
172,508
$
212,566
$
180,830
Change in Plan Assets:
Fair Value
 
of Plan Assets at Beginning of Year
$
171,775
$
161,646
$
134,535
Actual Return on Plan Assets
30,479
17,066
28,635
Employer Contributions
-
5,000
5,000
Benefits Paid
(2,087)
(11,677)
(6,255)
Expenses Paid
(259)
(260)
(269)
Settlements
(34,634)
-
-
Fair Value
 
of Plan Assets at End of Year
$
165,274
$
171,775
$
161,646
Funded Status of Plan and Accrued Liability Recognized at End of Year:
Other Liabilities
$
7,234
$
40,791
$
19,184
Accumulated Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
149,569
$
177,362
$
156,327
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs:
Service Cost
$
6,971
$
5,828
$
6,114
Interest Cost
4,885
5,612
6,178
Expected Return on Plan Assets
(11,147)
(10,993)
(9,527)
Amortization of Prior Service Costs
15
15
15
Special/Contractual Termination
 
Benefits
-
61
-
Net Loss Amortization
6,764
3,933
3,862
Net Loss Settlements
3,072
-
-
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
10,560
$
4,456
$
6,642
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation:
Discount Rate
3.11%
2.88%
3.53%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
4.40%
4.00%
4.00%
Measurement Date
12/31/21
12/31/20
12/31/19
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Cost:
Discount Rate
2.88%
3.53%
4.43%
Expected Return on Plan Assets
6.75%
7.00%
7.25%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
4.00%
4.00%
4.00%
Amortization Amounts from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial Loss (Gain)
 
$
(34,265)
$
26,098
$
6,606
Prior Service Cost
(15)
(15)
(15)
Net Loss
(9,836)
(3,933)
(3,862)
Deferred Tax (Benefit)
 
Expense
 
11,183
(5,615)
(694)
Other Comprehensive Loss (Gain), net of tax
$
(32,933)
$
16,535
$
2,035
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial Losses
$
15,300
$
59,400
$
37,235
Prior Service Cost
20
35
50
Deferred Tax Benefit
(3,884)
(15,066)
(9,451)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax
$
11,436
$
44,369
$
27,834
(1)
 
The Company utilized an age-graded approach that varies the rate based
 
on the age of the participants.
During 2021, lump sum payments made under the Company’s
 
defined benefit pension plan triggered settlement accounting.
 
In
accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for defined
 
benefit plans, the Company recorded a settlement loss of $
3.1
million.
The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is reflected in compensation
 
expense in the accompanying statements of
income.
 
The other components of net periodic cost are included in “other” within the noninterest expense
 
category in the
statements of income.
 
See Note 1 – Significant
 
Accounting Policies for additional information.
The Company expects to recognize $
1.7
 
million of the net actuarial loss reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income
 
at
December 31, 2021 as a component of net periodic benefit cost during 2022.
Plan Assets.
The Company’s pension
 
plan asset allocation at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the target
 
asset allocation for
2021 are as follows:
Target
Percentage of Plan
Allocation
Assets at December 31
(1)
2022
2021
2020
Equity Securities
68
%
73
%
71
%
Debt Securities
27
%
23
%
21
%
Cash and Cash Equivalents
5
%
4
%
8
%
Total
100
%
100
%
100
%
(1)
Represents asset allocation at December 31 which
 
may differ from the average target
 
allocation for the year due to the year-
end cash contribution to the plan.
The Company’s pension plan assets are overseen
 
by the CCBG Retirement Committee.
 
Capital City Trust Company acts as the
investment manager for the plan.
 
The investment strategy is to maximize return on investments while minimizing risk.
 
The
Company believes the best way to accomplish this goal is to take a conservative
 
approach to its investment strategy by investing
in mutual funds that include various high-grade equity securities and investment
 
-grade debt issuances with varying investment
strategies.
 
The target asset allocation will periodically be adjusted based
 
on market conditions and will operate within the
following investment policy statement allocation ranges: equity securities ranging
 
from
55
% and
81
%, debt securities ranging
from
17
% and
37
%, and cash and cash equivalents ranging from
0
% and
10
%.
 
The overall expected long-term rate of return on
assets is a weighted-average expectation for the return on plan assets.
 
The Company considers historical performance data and
economic/financial data to arrive at expected long-term rates of return for each asset category.
The major categories of assets in the Company’s
 
pension plan at December 31 are presented in the following table.
 
Assets are
segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy
 
established by ASC Topic 820
 
utilized to measure
fair value (see Note 22 – Fair Value
 
Measurements).
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2020
Level 1:
U.S. Treasury Securities
$
200
$
405
Mutual Funds
156,726
155,192
Cash and Cash Equivalents
6,881
12,789
Level 2:
U.S. Government Agency
527
1,555
Corporate Notes/Bonds
940
1,834
Total Fair Value
 
of Plan Assets
$
165,274
$
171,775
Expected Benefit Payments.
 
At December 31, expected benefit payments related to the defined benefit pension
 
plan were as
follows:
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2022
$
13,463
2023
12,567
2024
12,774
2025
12,703
2026
12,070
2027 through 2031
51,009
Total
$
114,586
Contributions.
 
The following table details the amounts contributed to the pension plan in 2021
 
and 2020, and the expected
amount to be contributed in 2022.
Expected
Contribution
(Dollars in Thousands)
2020
2021
2022
(1)
Actual Contributions
$
5,000
$
-
$
-
 
- $
5,000
(1)
 
For 2022, the Company will have the option to make a cash contribution
 
to the plan or utilize pre-funding balances.
 
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
The Company has a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) and
 
a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan II
(“SERP II”) covering selected executive officers.
 
Benefits under this plan generally are based on the same service and
compensation as used for the pension plan, except the benefits are calculated without
 
regard to the limits set by the Internal
Revenue Code on compensation and benefits.
 
The net benefit payable from the SERP is the difference between
 
this gross benefit
and the benefit payable by the pension plan.
 
The SERP II was adopted by the Company’s Board
 
on May 21, 2020 and covers
certain executive officers that were not covered by
 
the SERP.
The following table details on a consolidated basis the changes in benefit
 
obligation, the funded status of the plan, components of
pension expense, amounts recognized in the Company's consolidated
 
statements of financial condition, and major assumptions
used to determine these amounts.
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2020
2019
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Benefit Obligation at Beginning of Year
$
13,402
$
10,244
$
8,860
Service Cost
35
31
-
Interest Cost
243
321
349
Actuarial (Gain) Loss
(146)
1,826
1,035
Plan Amendments
-
980
-
Projected Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
13,534
$
13,402
$
10,244
Funded Status of Plan and Accrued Liability Recognized at End of Year:
Other Liabilities
$
13,534
$
13,402
$
10,244
Accumulated Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
12,803
$
12,339
$
8,778
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs:
Service Cost
$
35
$
31
$
-
Interest Cost
243
321
349
Amortization of Prior Service Cost
277
327
-
Net Loss Amortization
970
503
761
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
1,525
$
1,182
$
1,110
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation:
Discount Rate
2.80%
2.38%
3.16%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
4.40%
4.00%
4.00%
Measurement Date
12/31/21
12/31/20
12/31/19
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Cost:
Discount Rate
2.38%
3.16%
4.23%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
4.00%
3.50%
3.50%
Amortization Amounts from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial
 
(Gain) Loss
$
(146)
$
1,826
$
1,035
Prior Service (Benefit) Cost
(219)
895
-
Net Loss
(970)
(458)
(761)
Deferred Tax (Benefit)
 
Expense
 
154
(573)
(70)
Other Comprehensive (Gain) Loss, net of tax
$
(1,181)
$
1,690
$
204
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial Loss
$
1,875
$
2,991
$
1,622
Prior Service Cost
429
895
-
Deferred Tax Benefit
(584)
(985)
(411)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax
$
1,720
$
2,901
$
1,211
(1)
 
The Company utilized an age-graded approach that varies the rate based
 
on the age of the participants.
The Company expects to recognize approximately $
1.0
 
million of the net actuarial loss reflected in accumulated other
comprehensive income at December 31, 2021 as a component of net periodic
 
benefit cost during 2022.
Expected Benefit Payments
. As of December 31, expected benefit payments related to the SERP were as follows:
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2022
$
7,521
2023
4,994
2024
952
2025
36
2026
28
2027 through 2031
316
Total
$
13,847
401(k) Plan
The Company has a 401(k) Plan which enables CCB and CCBG associates to defer
 
a portion of their salary on a pre-tax
basis.
 
The plan covers substantially all associates of the Company who meet
 
minimum age requirements.
 
The plan is designed to
enable participants to contribute any amount, up to the maximum annual limit allowed
 
by the IRS, of their compensation withheld
in any plan year placed in the 401(k) Plan trust account.
 
Matching contributions of
50
% from the Company are made up to
6
% of
the participant's compensation for eligible associates.
 
Further, in addition to the
50
% match, all associates hired after December
31, 2019 will receive annually a contribution by the Company equal to
3
% of their compensation.
 
For 2021, the Company made
annual matching contributions of $
1.0
 
million.
 
For 2020 and 2019, the Company made annual matching contributions of $
0.8
million and $
0.7
 
million, respectively.
 
The participant may choose to invest their contributions into thirty-three
 
investment
options available to 401(k) participants, including the Company’s
 
common stock.
 
A total of
50,000
 
shares of CCBG common
stock have been reserved for issuance.
 
Shares issued to participants have historically been purchased in the open market.
 
CCHL, a
51
% owned subsidiary of the Company has a 401(k) Plan available to
 
all CCHL associates who are employed.
 
The plan
allows participants to contribute any amount, up to the maximum annual limit allowed
 
by the IRS, of their compensation withheld
in any plan year placed in the 401(k) Plan trust account.
 
A discretionary matching contribution is determined annually by CCHL.
 
For 2021 and 2020, matching contributions were made by CCHL up to
3
% of eligible participant's compensation totaling $
0.7
million and $
0.5
 
million, respectively.
 
Other Plans
The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Stock Purchase
 
Plan.
 
A total of
250,000
 
shares have been reserved for
issuance.
 
In recent years, shares for the Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Stock Purchase Plan have
 
been acquired in the open
market and, thus, the Company did not issue any shares under this plan in 2021,
 
2020 and 2019.