Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
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)
2022
2021
2020
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Benefit Obligation at Beginning of Year
$
172,508
$
212,566
$
180,830
Service Cost
6,289
6,971
5,828
Interest Cost
4,665
4,885
5,612
Actuarial (Gain) Loss
(39,962)
(14,934)
32,172
Benefits Paid
(2,139)
(2,087)
(11,677)
Expenses Paid
(416)
(259)
(260)
Settlements
(32,794)
(34,634)
-
Special/Contractual Termination
 
Benefits
-
-
61
Projected Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
108,151
$
172,508
$
212,566
Change in Plan Assets:
Fair Value
 
of Plan Assets at Beginning of Year
$
165,274
$
171,775
$
161,646
Actual Return on Plan Assets
(25,649)
30,479
17,066
Employer Contributions
-
-
5,000
Benefits Paid
(2,139)
(2,087)
(11,677)
Expenses Paid
(416)
(259)
(260)
Settlements
(32,794)
(34,634)
-
Fair Value
 
of Plan Assets at End of Year
$
104,276
$
165,274
$
171,775
Funded Status of Plan and Accrued Liability Recognized at End of Year:
Other Liabilities
$
3,875
$
7,234
$
40,791
Accumulated Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
91,770
$
149,569
$
177,362
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs:
Service Cost
$
6,289
$
6,971
$
5,828
Interest Cost
4,665
4,885
5,612
Expected Return on Plan Assets
(10,701)
(11,147)
(10,993)
Amortization of Prior Service Costs
15
15
15
Special/Contractual Termination
 
Benefits
-
-
61
Net Loss Amortization
1,713
6,764
3,933
Net Loss Settlements
2,321
3,072
-
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
4,302
$
10,560
$
4,456
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation:
Discount Rate
5.63%
3.11%
2.88%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
5.10%
4.40%
4.00%
Measurement Date
12/31/22
12/31/21
12/31/20
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Cost:
Discount Rate
3.11%
2.88%
3.53%
Expected Return on Plan Assets
6.75%
6.75%
7.00%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
4.40%
4.00%
4.00%
Amortization Amounts from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial Loss (Gain)
 
$
(3,612)
$
(34,265)
$
26,098
Prior Service Cost
(15)
(15)
(15)
Net Loss
(4,034)
(9,836)
(3,933)
Deferred Tax Expense
 
(Benefit)
 
1,942
11,183
(5,615)
Other Comprehensive Loss (Gain), net of tax
$
(5,719)
$
(32,933)
$
16,535
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial Losses
$
7,653
$
15,300
$
59,400
Prior Service Cost
5
20
35
Deferred Tax Benefit
(1,941)
(3,884)
(15,066)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax
$
5,717
$
11,436
$
44,369
(1)
 
The Company utilized an age-graded approach that varies the rate based
 
on the age of the participants.
During 2022 and 2021, lump sum payments made under the Company’s
 
defined benefit pension plan triggered settlement
accounting.
 
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance for defined benefit plans, the Company
 
recorded settlement
losses of $
2.3
 
million and $
3.1
 
million during 2022 and 2021, respectively.
 
The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is reflected in compensation
 
expense in the accompanying Consolidated
Statements of Income.
 
The other components of net periodic cost are included in “other” within the
 
noninterest expense category
in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
 
See Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.
The Company expects to recognize $
0.9
 
million of the net actuarial loss reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income
 
at
December 31, 2022 as a component of net periodic benefit cost during 2023.
Plan Assets.
The Company’s pension
 
plan asset allocation at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the target
 
asset allocation for
2022 are as follows:
Target
Percentage of Plan
Allocation
Assets at December 31
(1)
2023
2022
2021
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)
2022
2021
Level 1:
U.S. Treasury Securities
$
17,264
$
200
Mutual Funds
81,231
156,726
Cash and Cash Equivalents
5,327
6,881
Level 2:
U.S. Government Agency
-
527
Corporate Notes/Bonds
454
940
Total Fair Value
 
of Plan Assets
$
104,276
$
165,274
Expected Benefit Payments.
 
At December 31, expected benefit payments related to the defined benefit pension
 
plan were as
follows:
(Dollars in Thousands)
2022
2023
$
9,446
2024
8,896
2025
9,966
2026
9,638
2027
9,270
2028 through 2032
43,323
Total
$
90,539
Contributions.
 
The following table details the amounts contributed to the pension plan in 2022
 
and 2021, and the expected
amount to be contributed in 2023.
Expected
Contribution
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2022
2023
(1)
Actual Contributions
$
5,000
$
-
$
-
 
- $
10,000
(1)
 
For 2023, 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)
2022
2021
2020
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Benefit Obligation at Beginning of Year
$
13,534
$
13,402
$
10,244
Service Cost
31
35
31
Interest Cost
315
243
321
Actuarial (Gain) Loss
(2,932)
(146)
1,826
Plan Amendments
-
-
980
Projected Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
10,948
$
13,534
$
13,402
Funded Status of Plan and Accrued Liability Recognized at End of Year:
Other Liabilities
$
10,948
$
13,534
$
13,402
Accumulated Benefit Obligation at End of Year
$
10,887
$
12,803
$
12,339
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs:
Service Cost
$
31
$
35
$
31
Interest Cost
315
243
321
Amortization of Prior Service Cost
277
277
327
Net Loss Amortization
718
970
503
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
1,341
$
1,525
$
1,182
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation:
Discount Rate
5.45%
2.80%
2.38%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
5.10%
4.40%
4.00%
Measurement Date
12/31/22
12/31/21
12/31/20
Weighted-Average
 
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Cost:
Discount Rate
2.80%
2.38%
3.16%
Rate of Compensation Increase
(1)
4.40%
4.00%
3.50%
Amortization Amounts from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial
 
(Gain) Loss
$
(2,932)
$
(146)
$
1,826
Prior Service (Benefit) Cost
(277)
(219)
895
Net Loss
(718)
(970)
(458)
Deferred Tax Expense
 
(Benefit)
 
995
154
(573)
Other Comprehensive (Gain) Loss, net of tax
$
(2,932)
$
(1,181)
$
1,690
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Net Actuarial Loss
$
(1,775)
$
1,875
$
2,991
Prior Service Cost
151
429
895
Deferred Tax Benefit
412
(584)
(985)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Gain, net of tax
$
(1,212)
$
1,720
$
2,901
(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 $
0.5
 
million of the net actuarial loss reflected in accumulated other
comprehensive income at December 31, 2022 as a component of net periodic
 
benefit cost during 2023.
 
In June 2023, lump sum retirement distributions to two plan participants
 
will require the application of settlement accounting.
 
The amount of the settlement charge cannot be determined until the
 
time of cash payment utilizing discount rates at that time.
Expected Benefit Payments
. As of December 31, expected benefit payments related to the SERP were as follows:
(Dollars in Thousands)
2022
2023
$
9,182
2024
1,044
2025
18
2026
19
2027
20
2028 through 2032
261
Total
$
10,544
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 for 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 2022, the
Company made annual matching contributions of $
1.4
 
million.
 
For 2021 and 2020, the Company made annual matching
contributions of $
1.0
 
million and $
0.8
 
million, respectively.
 
The participant may choose to invest their contributions into thirty-
four 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 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 2022, 2021, and 2020,
matching contributions were made by CCHL up to
3
% of eligible participant’s compensation
 
totaling $
0.4
 
million, $
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 2022,
 
2021 and 2020.