EXHIBIT 99.1
Sussex Bancorp 200 Munsonhurst Road, Rt. 517 Franklin, NJ 07416 | Candace Leatham Executive Vice President & Treasurer 973-827-2914 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
SUSSEX BANCORP ANNOUNCES INCREASED THIRD QUARTER 2005
EARNINGS
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DECLARES QUARTERLY 5% STOCK DIVIDEND
FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY – October 19, 2005– Sussex Bancorp (AMEX: “SBB”) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2005.
Highlights Include: |
- Quarterly net income growth of 86.6% from the same quarter of 2004
- Nine month net income growth of 66.4% over 2004
- Growth in quarterly non-interest income of $158thousand, or 14.2%, over same quarter in 2004
- Declaration of 5% stock dividend
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.
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SUSSEX BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars In Thousands)
ASSETS | September 30, 2005 | September 30, 2004 | December 31, 2004 | ||||||||
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Cash and due from banks | $ | 9,800 | $ | 13,090 | $ | 10,434 | |||||
Federal funds sold | 8,900 | - | 18,860 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 18,700 | 13,090 | 29,294 | ||||||||
Interest bearing time deposits with other banks | 500 | 10,900 | 3,900 | ||||||||
Securities available for sale | 66,203 | 72,612 | 74,736 | ||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost | 900 | 690 | 690 | ||||||||
Loans receivable, net of unearned income | 203,653 | 149,042 | 156,916 | ||||||||
Less: allowance for loan losses | 2,394 | 2,078 | 2,274 | ||||||||
Net loans receivable | 201,259 | 146,964 | 154,642 | ||||||||
Premises and equipment, net | 5,806 | 5,667 | 5,618 | ||||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 1,523 | 1,265 | 1,330 | ||||||||
Goodwill | 2,334 | 2,124 | 2,334 | ||||||||
Other assets | 6,728 | 6,389 | 5,731 | ||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 303,953 | $ | 259,701 | $ | 278,275 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||
Deposits: | |||||||||||
Non-interest bearing | $ | 37,355 | $ | 36,868 | $ | 34,451 | |||||
Interest bearing | 207,767 | 186,862 | 195,376 | ||||||||
Total Deposits | 245,122 | 223,730 | 229,827 | ||||||||
Borrowings | 18,000 | 12,385 | 10,000 | ||||||||
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities | 2,652 | 2,245 | 1,641 | ||||||||
Junior subordinated debentures | 5,155 | 5,155 | 5,155 | ||||||||
Total Liabilities | 270,929 | 243,515 | 246,623 | ||||||||
Total Stockholders' Equity | 33,024 | 16,186 | 31,652 | ||||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 303,953 | $ | 259,701 | $ | 278,275 | |||||
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SUSSEX BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||
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2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||
INTEREST INCOME | ||||||||||||||
Loans receivable, including fees | $ | 3,259 | $ | 2,260 | $ | 8,748 | $ | 6,522 | ||||||
Securities: | ||||||||||||||
Taxable | 400 | 483 | 1,280 | 1,368 | ||||||||||
Tax-exempt | 285 | 221 | 877 | 634 | ||||||||||
Federal funds sold | 65 | 10 | 184 | 41 | ||||||||||
Interest bearing deposits | 14 | 13 | 41 | 30 | ||||||||||
Total Interest Income | 4,023 | 2,987 | 11,130 | 8,595 | ||||||||||
INTEREST EXPENSE | ||||||||||||||
Deposits | 877 | 493 | 2,150 | 1,460 | ||||||||||
Borrowings | 169 | 130 | 461 | 395 | ||||||||||
Junior subordinated debentures | 92 | 66 | 256 | 187 | ||||||||||
Total Interest Expense | 1,138 | 689 | 2,867 | 2,042 | ||||||||||
Net Interest Income | 2,885 | 2,298 | 8,263 | 6,553 | ||||||||||
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES | 206 | 120 | 547 | 373 | ||||||||||
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses | 2,679 | 2,178 | 7,716 | 6,180 | ||||||||||
OTHER INCOME | ||||||||||||||
Service fees on deposit accounts | 334 | 175 | 885 | 557 | ||||||||||
ATM and debit card fees | 90 | 87 | 259 | 237 | ||||||||||
Insurance commissions and fees | 536 | 526 | 1,753 | 1,696 | ||||||||||
Mortgage banking fees | 48 | 130 | 209 | 456 | ||||||||||
Investment brokerage fees | 104 | 96 | 234 | 217 | ||||||||||
Net gain on sale of securities, available for sale | 42 | 11 | 42 | 11 | ||||||||||
Net gain on sale of assets | 12 | - | 12 | - | ||||||||||
Other | 101 | 84 | 298 | 252 | �� | |||||||||
Total Other Income | 1,267 | 1,109 | 3,692 | 3,426 | ||||||||||
OTHER EXPENSES | ||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 1,610 | 1,564 | 4,813 | 4,654 | ||||||||||
Occupancy, net | 246 | 225 | 734 | 639 | ||||||||||
Furniture, equipment and data processing | 267 | 247 | 789 | 659 | ||||||||||
Stationary and supplies | 43 | 43 | 131 | 126 | ||||||||||
Professional fees | 136 | 81 | 385 | 238 | ||||||||||
Advertising and promotion | 108 | 96 | 374 | 279 | ||||||||||
Insurance | 33 | 41 | 121 | 126 | ||||||||||
Postage and freight | 41 | 39 | 131 | 130 | ||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 61 | 51 | 188 | 145 | ||||||||||
Other | 311 | 354 | 1,015 | 1,015 | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | 2,856 | 2,741 | 8,681 | 8,011 | ||||||||||
Income before Income Taxes | 1,090 | 546 | 2,727 | 1,595 | ||||||||||
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 338 | 143 | 789 | 430 | ||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 752 | $ | 403 | $ | 1,938 | $ | 1,165 | ||||||
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SUSSEX BANCORP
COMPARATIVE AVERAGE BALANCES AND AVERAGE INTEREST RATES
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earning Assets: | Average Balance | Interest (1) | Average Rate (2) | Average Balance | Interest (1) | Average Rate (2) | ||||||||||||||||
Securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt (3) | $ | 27,326 | $ | 1,245 | 6.09% | $ | 22,109 | $ | 905 | 5.47% | ||||||||||||
Taxable | 46,527 | 1,280 | 3.68% | 52,691 | 1,368 | 3.47% | ||||||||||||||||
Total securities | 73,853 | 2,525 | 4.57% | 74,800 | 2,273 | 4.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Total loans receivable (4) | 177,891 | 8,748 | 6.57% | 14,980 | 6,522 | 6.18% | ||||||||||||||||
Other interest-earning assets | 10,427 | 225 | 2.89% | 8,044 | 71 | 1.17% | ||||||||||||||||
Total earning assets | 262,171 | $ | 11,498 | 5.86% | 223,824 | $ | 8,866 | 5.29% | ||||||||||||||
Non-interest earning assets | 23,982 | 25,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (2,118 | ) | (1,899 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 284,035 | $ | 246,937 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sources of Funds: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest bearing deposits: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW | $ | 43,028 | $ | 200 | 0.62% | $ | 45,671 | $ | 152 | 0.45% | ||||||||||||
Money market | 20,746 | 326 | 2.10% | 11,392 | 93 | 1.09% | ||||||||||||||||
Savings | 64,110 | 345 | 0.72% | 66,505 | 324 | 0.65% | ||||||||||||||||
Time | 66,419 | 1,279 | 2.57% | 57,051 | 891 | 2.09% | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest bearing deposits | 194,303 | 2,150 | 1.48% | 180,619 | 1,460 | 1.08% | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowed funds | 13,189 | 461 | 4.61% | 10,832 | 395 | 4.79% | ||||||||||||||||
Junior subordinated debentures | 5,155 | 256 | 6.55% | 5,155 | 187 | 4.78% | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest bearing liabilities | 212,647 | $ | 2,867 | 1.80% | 196,606 | $ | 2,042 | 1.39% | ||||||||||||||
Non-interest bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Demand deposits | 37,545 | 32,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 1,682 | 2,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-interest bearing liabilities | 39,227 | 35,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 32,161 | 15,308 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 284,035 | $ | 246,937 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Interest Income and Margin (5) | $ | 8,631 | 4.40% | $ | 6,824 | 4.07% | ||||||||||||||||
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | Includes loan fee income Average rates on securities are calculated on amortized costs Full taxable equivalent basis, using a 39% effective tax rate and adjusted for TEFRA (Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act) interest expense disallowance Loans outstanding include non-accrual loans Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets |
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