EXHIBIT 99.1
Sussex Bancorp | Contact: Candace Leatham |
399 Route 23 | | Executive Vice President |
Franklin, NJ 07416 | | /Treasurer |
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SUSSEX BANCORP ANNOUNCES INCREASED FIRST QUARTER 2007 EARNINGS;
SECURITIES PORTFOLIO RESTRUCTURING
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FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY– April 19, 2007– Sussex Bancorp (NASDAQ: “SBBX”) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Highlights included:
| · | A 21.5% increase in net income; |
| · | A 21.1% increase in earnings per share; |
| · | A 17.8% increase in net loans year over year; |
| · | The early adoption of SFAS 159 and a restructuring of the Company’s investment securities portfolio to enhance the yield on the portfolio. |
For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company earned net income of $724,000, an increase of approximately 21.5 percent over net income of $596,000 for the first quarter of 2006. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2007 were $0.23, a $0.04 increase over the $0.19 basic and diluted earnings per share that were reported for the first quarter of 2006.
The Company’s net interest income decreased $66 thousand, or 2.3%, to $2.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 from $2.9 million for the first quarter of 2006. The Company’s interest income increased $811 thousand to $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $4.6 million for the first quarter of 2006. However, the Company’s interest expense increased $877 thousand to $2.5 million for the first quarter of 2007 from $1.7 million for the first quarter of 2006. The increase in interest expense reflects both an increase in the average balance of interest bearing deposits and an increase in the average rate paid on interest bearing deposits, reflecting the continued competitive market for deposits in the Company’s trade area.
The Company’s non-interest income increased to $1.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 from $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2006, offsetting the decline in net interest income. The increase in non-interest income is attributable to increased insurance commissions and brokerage fees on the sale of non-deposit products.
The Company’s total deposits increased to $294.0 million at March 31, 2007 from $272.4 million at March 31, 2006. The Company’s total loans increased $41.1 million to $270.7 million at March 31, 2007 from $229.6 million at March 31, 2006. At March 31, 2007 the Company had total assets of $357.3 million, compared to total assets of $326.4 million at March 31, 2006. The loan loss provision for the first quarter of 2007 was $108 thousand compared to $216 thousand for the same period last year.
The Company also announced that effective January 1, 2007 it elected to early adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 and No. 157 Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 159, which was issued in February 2007, generally permits the measurement of selected eligible financial instruments at fair value at specified election dates. Upon adoption, the Company identified approximately $14.3 million in securities with lower yields from the available for sale portfolio. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 159, the Company intended to hold these securities until a market price recovery or possibly to maturity. The initial fair value measurement of these items resulted in an approximately $262,000 cumulative-effect adjustment, net of tax, recorded as a reduction in retained earnings as of January 1, 2007. Under SFAS No. 159, this adjustment will not be recognized in current earnings. This charge to retained earnings has no overall impact on total shareholders’ equity because the fair value adjustment had previously been included as an element of shareholders’ equity in the accumulated other comprehensive loss account. The Company recorded an unrealized fair market value trading gain of $46 thousand in the first quarter of 2007 upon adoption of SFAS 159. The Company anticipates selling these securities during the second quarter of 2007. The Company also anticipates using the proceeds to purchase securities
with an average yield of 5.20%, which should increase the Company’s interest income from its investment portfolio by $182 thousand per year starting in the second quarter of 2007.
Sussex Bancorp also announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per share, payable on May 25, 2007 to shareholders of record as of May 6, 2007.
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, Port Jervis and Warwick, New York and for the Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc., a full service insurance agency located in Sussex County, New Jersey.
SUSSEX BANCORP | |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |
(Dollars In Thousands) | |
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ASSETS | | March 31, 2007 | | March 31, 2006 | | December 31, 2006 | |
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Cash and due from banks | | $ | 7,783 | | | $ | 10,742 | | | $ | 10,170 | |
Federal funds sold | | | 2,665 | | | | 11,780 | | | | 11,995 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | 10,448 | | | | 22,522 | | | | 22,165 | |
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Interest bearing time deposits with other banks | | | 100 | | | | 500 | | | | 100 | |
Trading assets | | | 13,476 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Securities available for sale | | | 44,945 | | | | 58,354 | | | | 54,635 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost | | | 1,277 | | | | 890 | | | | 1,188 | |
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Loans receivable, net of unearned income | | | 270,740 | | | | 229,614 | | | | 262,276 | |
Less: allowance for loan losses | | | 3,428 | | | | 2,824 | | | | 3,340 | |
Net loans receivable | | | 267,312 | | | | 226,790 | | | | 258,936 | |
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Premises and equipment, net | | | 8,172 | | | | 6,688 | | | | 7,794 | |
Accrued interest receivable | | | 1,685 | | | | 1,439 | | | | 1,910 | |
Goodwill | | | 2,820 | | | | 2,820 | | | | 2,820 | |
Other assets | | | 7,017 | | | | 6,384 | | | | 6,749 | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 357,252 | | | $ | 326,387 | | | $ | 356,297 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Non-interest bearing | | $ | 37,215 | | | $ | 51,978 | | | $ | 40,083 | |
Interest bearing | | | 256,696 | | | | 220,456 | | | | 255,687 | |
Total Deposits | | | 293,911 | | | | 272,434 | | | | 295,770 | |
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Borrowings | | | 20,239 | | | | 13,288 | | | | 18,251 | |
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities | | | 2,708 | | | | 2,156 | | | | 2,529 | |
Junior subordinated debentures | | | 5,155 | | | | 5,155 | | | | 5,155 | |
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Total Liabilities | | | 322,013 | | | | 293,033 | | | | 321,705 | |
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Total Stockholders' Equity | | | 35,239 | | | | 33,354 | | | | 34,592 | |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | $ | 357,252 | | | $ | 326,387 | | | $ | 356,297 | |
SUSSEX BANCORP |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME |
(Dollars In Thousands Except Per Share Data) |
(Unaudited) |
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
INTEREST INCOME | | | | | | |
Loans receivable, including fees | | $ | 4,653 | | | $ | 3,813 | |
Securities: | | | | | | | | |
Taxable | | | 396 | | | | 353 | |
Tax-exempt | | | 250 | | | | 261 | |
Federal funds sold | | | 92 | | | | 149 | |
Interest bearing deposits | | | 1 | | | | 5 | |
Total Interest Income | | | 5,392 | | | | 4,581 | |
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INTEREST EXPENSE | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | | 2,208 | | | | 1,372 | |
Borrowings | | | 222 | | | | 191 | |
Junior subordinated debentures | | | 113 | | | | 103 | |
Total Interest Expense | | | 2,543 | | | | 1,666 | |
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Net Interest Income | | | 2,849 | | | | 2,915 | |
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES | | | 108 | | | | 216 | |
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses | | | 2,741 | | | | 2,699 | |
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OTHER INCOME | | | | | | | | |
Service fees on deposit accounts | | | 319 | | | | 320 | |
ATM fees | | | 87 | | | | 82 | |
Insurance commissions and fees | | | 854 | | | | 733 | |
Investment brokerage fees | | | 157 | | | | 52 | |
Other | | | 169 | | | | 104 | |
Total Other Income | | | 1,586 | | | | 1,291 | |
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OTHER EXPENSES | | | | | | | | |
Salaries and employee benefits | | | 1,782 | | | | 1,639 | |
Occupancy, net | | | 313 | | | | 271 | |
Furniture, equipment and data processing | | | 338 | | | | 278 | |
Stationary and supplies | | | 46 | | | | 51 | |
Professional fees | | | 139 | | | | 178 | |
Advertising and promotion | | | 104 | | | | 185 | |
Insurance | | | 46 | | | | 58 | |
Postage and freight | | | 40 | | | | 52 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 37 | | | | 33 | |
Other | | | 395 | | | | 384 | |
Total Other Expenses | | | 3,240 | | | | 3,129 | |
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Income before Income Taxes | | | 1,087 | | | | 861 | |
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | | | 363 | | | | 265 | |
Net Income | | $ | 724 | | | $ | 596 | |
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COMPARATIVE AVERAGE BALANCES AND AVERAGE INTEREST RATES | |
(Unaudited) | |
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2007 | | 2006 |
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Interest earning assets: | | Balance | | | Interest (1) | | | Rate (2) | | Balance | | | Interest (1) | | | Rate (2) |
Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax exempt (3) | | $ | 23,640 | | | $ | 328 | | | | 5.63 | % | | $ | 24,178 | | | $ | 356 | | | | 5.96 | % |
Taxable | | | 34,149 | | | | 396 | | | | 4.70 | % | | | 36,546 | | | | 353 | | | | 3.92 | % |
Total securities | | | 57,789 | | | | 724 | | | | 5.08 | % | | | 60,724 | | | | 709 | | | | 4.73 | % |
Total loans receivable (4) | | | 266,252 | | | | 4,653 | | | | 7.09 | % | | | 219,172 | | | | 3,813 | | | | 7.06 | % |
Other interest-earning assets | | | 6,819 | | | | 93 | | | | 5.53 | % | | | 14,220 | | | | 154 | | | | 4.41 | % |
Total interest earning assets | | | 330,860 | | | $ | 5,470 | | | | 6.70 | % | | | 294,116 | | | $ | 4,676 | | | | 6.45 | % |
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Non-interest earning assets | | | 27,298 | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,768 | | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (3,385 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (2,707 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | | $ | 354,773 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 316,177 | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest bearing deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NOW | | $ | 57,140 | | | $ | 314 | | | | 2.23 | % | | $ | 48,402 | | | $ | 201 | | | | 1.68 | % |
Money market | | | 35,400 | | | | 343 | | | | 3.92 | % | | | 27,663 | | | | 241 | | | | 3.54 | % |
Savings | | | 39,884 | | | | 90 | | | | 0.91 | % | | | 50,798 | | | | 103 | | | | 0.82 | % |
Time | | | 124,130 | | | | 1,462 | | | | 4.78 | % | | | 92,147 | | | | 827 | | | | 3.64 | % |
Total interest bearing deposits | | | 256,554 | | | | 2,208 | | | | 3.49 | % | | | 219,010 | | | | 1,372 | | | | 2.54 | % |
Borrowed funds | | | 18,777 | | | | 222 | | | | 4.72 | % | | | 16,192 | | | | 191 | | | | 4.72 | % |
Junior subordinated debentures | | | 5,155 | | | | 113 | | | | 8.74 | % | | | 5,155 | | | | 103 | | | | 7.97 | % |
Total interest bearing liabilities | | | 280,486 | | | $ | 2,543 | | | | 3.68 | % | | | 240,357 | | | $ | 1,666 | | | | 2.81 | % |
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Non-interest bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Demand deposits | | | 37,294 | | | | | | | | | | | | 40,491 | | | | | | | | | |
Other liabilities | | | 2,159 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,084 | | | | | | | | | |
Total non-interest bearing liabilities | | | 39,453 | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,575 | | | | | | | | | |
Stockholders' equity | | | 34,834 | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,245 | | | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | $ | 354,773 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 316,177 | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Interest Income and Margin (5) | | | | | | $ | 2,927 | | | 3.59 | % | | | | | | $ | 3,010 | | | 4.15 | % |
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(1) Includes loan fee income | |
(2) Average rates on securities are calculated on amortized costs | |
(3) Full taxable equivalent basis, using a 39% effective tax rate and adjusted for TEFRA (Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act) interest expense disallowance | |
(4) Loans outstanding include non-accrual loans | |
(5) Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets | |
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