UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ Debt Disclosure
7. Borrowed Funds, Subordinated Debentures and Derivatives
The following table presents the period-end and weighted average rate for borrowed funds and subordinated debentures as of the two most recent fiscal year end-dates:
2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
(In thousands) |
| Amount |
| Rate |
| Amount |
| Rate |
| ||
FHLB borrowings: | | | | | | | | | | ||
Non-overnight, fixed rate advances | $ | 15,774 |
| 2.55 | % | $ | 20,504 |
| 4.36 | % | |
Overnight advances |
| 170,000 |
| 3.94 |
| 140,000 |
| 4.67 | |||
Puttable advances |
| 70,000 |
| 3.60 |
| 60,000 |
| 3.70 | |||
Subordinated debentures: | $ | 10,310 |
| 5.54 | % | $ | 10,310 |
| 6.19 | % | |
The following table presents borrowed funds and subordinated debentures by maturity over the next five years:
(In thousands) | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | 2029 | | 2030 | | Thereafter | | Total | |||||||
FHLB borrowings: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-overnight, fixed rate advances | $ | 5,774 | $ | $ | 10,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,774 | ||||||||
Overnight advances | 170,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 170,000 | ||||||||||||||
Puttable advances | — | — | 20,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | — | 70,000 | ||||||||||||||
Subordinated debentures: |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 10,310 |
| 10,310 | |||||||
Total borrowings | $ | 175,774 | $ | — | $ | 30,000 | $ | 30,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 10,310 | $ | 266,084 | |||||||
Subordinated Debentures
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company was a party in the following subordinated debenture transactions:
| ● | On July 24, 2006, Unity (NJ) Statutory Trust II, a statutory business trust and wholly-owned subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc., issued $10.0 million of floating rate capital trust pass through securities to investors due on July 24, 2036. The subordinated debentures are redeemable in whole or part, prior to maturity but after July 24, 2011. The floating interest rate on the subordinated debentures is the three-month CME term SOFR 262 basis points and reprices quarterly. The floating interest rate was 5.537% at December 31, 2025 and 6.189% at December 31, 2024. |
| ● | In connection with the formation of the statutory business trust, the trust also issued $465 thousand of common equity securities to the Company, which together with the proceeds stated above were used to purchase the subordinated debentures, under the same terms and conditions. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, $310 thousand of the common equity securities remained. |
The capital securities in the above transaction have preference over the common securities with respect to liquidation and other distributions and qualify as Tier 1 capital. Under the terms of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, these securities will continue to qualify as Tier 1 capital as the Company has less than $15 billion in assets. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation,” the Company does not consolidate the accounts and related activity of Unity (NJ) Statutory Trust II because it is not the primary beneficiary. The additional capital from this transaction was used to bolster the Company’s capital ratios and for general corporate purposes, including among other things, capital contributions to the Bank.
The Company has the ability to defer interest payments on the subordinated debentures for up to 5 years without being in default. Due to the redemption provisions of these securities, the expected maturity could differ from the contractual maturity.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 4, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 7, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 11, 2022 | |
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