For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company earned net income of $752,000, an increase of 86.6% over net income of $403,000 reported for the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company earned net income of $1,938,000, an increase of $773,000 from the $1,165,000 earned for the same period last year. Basic earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, as adjusted for the 5% stock dividend, were $0.24 and $0.61 respectively, compared to $0.21 and $0.61 for the respective comparable periods of 2004, as the weighted number of basic shares increased by 1,238,861 shares, or 64.2%, and 1,241,364 shares, or 64.6%, respectively for the three and nine month periods between 2004 and 2005. Diluted earnings per share, as adjusted for the 5% stock dividend, were $0.23 and $0.61 respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $0.20 and $0.58 for the respective comparable periods of 2004, as the weighted number of diluted shares increased by 1,194,572 shares, or 59.5%, and 1,187,026 shares, or 58.9%, respectively for the three and nine month periods between 2004 and 2005.
The Company’s net interest income increased to $2,885,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 from $2,298,000 for the third quarter of 2004. The Company’s interest income increased to $4,023,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 from $2,987,000 for the third quarter of 2004. The Company’s interest expense increased to $1,138,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 from $689,000 for the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company’s net interest income increased to $8,263,000 from the $6,553,000 earned for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company’s interest income increased to $11,130,000 from $8,595,000 for the period ended September 30, 2004. The Company’s total deposits increased to $245.1 million at September 30, 2005 from $223.7 million at September 30, 2004. At September 30, 2005 the Company had total assets of $304.0 million, compared to total assets of $259.7 million at September 30, 2004.
The loan loss provision for the third quarter was $206,000 compared to $120,000 for the same period last year. The Company’s total loans increased $54.6 million to $203.6 million at September 30, 2005 from $149.0 million at September 30, 2004.
The Company also experienced increases in non-interest income in both the current quarter and year to date periods compared to 2004. The Company reported non-interest income of $1,267,000 and $3,692,000 for the current three and nine month periods, respectively, compared to non-interest income of $1,109,000 and $3,426,000 for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2004. For the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2005, $334,000 and $885,000 was from service charges on deposit accounts.
Sussex Bancorp also announced that its Board of Directors declared a 5% stock dividend payable on November 29, 2005 to shareholders of record as of November 3, 2005.
Sussex Bancorp is the holding company for Sussex Bank, which operates through its main office in Franklin, New Jersey and branch offices in Andover, Augusta, Newton, Montague, Sparta, Vernon and Wantage, New Jersey, and for the Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc., a full service insurance agency located in Sussex County, New Jersey.