Exhibit 99.1
Harrington West Announces Financial Results for the March 2008 Quarter and Declares a Regular Quarterly Dividend of 7 Cents Per Share
SOLVANG, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWFG), the holding company for Los Padres Bank, FSB (LPB) and its division, Harrington Bank, today announced a $3.2 million loss or 58 cents per diluted share for the first quarter of 2008. This loss was due to $4.5 million in after-tax realized and unrealized losses on its $80 million notional amount of AAA-rated Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) total rate of return (TROR) swap position net of gains and losses on other CMBS and CMBS hedges. These financial results for the March 2008 quarter compare to the $1.9 million or 33 cents per diluted share earned in the March 2007 quarter. HWFG expects to return to profitability in the June 2008 quarter.
AAA-rated CMBS spreads (Lehman AAA 8.5+ year index) widened markedly in the quarter to the duration matched LIBOR benchmark by 157 bps, from 104 bps at December 31, 2007 to 261 bps at March 31, 2008. Over the five year period leading up to the credit crisis which began in the second half of 2007, this AAA-rated CMBS index spread averaged 33 bps, and ranged from a low of 22 bps to a high of 60 bps. $70 million of HWFG’s AAA-rated CMBS TROR swap positions expired by March 31, 2008 and were not renewed. The remaining $10 million notional amount expired at April 30, 2008 and was cross hedged until expiration. These positions were established to capitalize on a diversified portfolio of CMBS as spreads widened in the third quarter of 2007. In the period from 2003 to 2006, HWFG had earned $3.7 million after-tax on such positions. In early April 2008, HWFG purchased about $50 million of AAA-rated CMBS in its available for sale (AFS) portfolio on a hedged basis to earn the wide risk-adjusted spreads still available on these securities. The gains and losses on these securities will be reflected in equity (other comprehensive income) and not earnings. CMBS spreads tightened by 45 bps in April 2008 as measured by the Lehman 8.5+ year index.
Core banking income after-tax (a measure of recurring income, which excludes mark-to-market gains and losses and uses HWFG’s effective tax rate of 37.5%) was $1.3 million or 24 cents per diluted share in the March 2008 quarter compared to $1.9 million or 33 cents per diluted share in the March 2007 quarter. The decline in after-tax core banking income in the March 2008 over March 2007 quarter is primarily due to a higher provision for loan losses and higher operating expenses (start-up of the Surprise, Arizona banking center and higher insurance costs) in the March 2008 quarter over the March 2007 quarter.
HWFG’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7 cents per share, down from 12.5 cents per share in prior quarters due to the difficult operating conditions and HWFG’s recent financial performance. This dividend will be paid on May 22, 2008 to holders of record on May 15, 2008. On April 23, 2008, HWFG completed its previously announced private placement of common stock, raising $4.3 million in proceeds by selling 550 thousand shares at $7.75 per share. $2.2 million of this offering closed as of March 31, 2008, and $2.1 million closed on April 23, 2008, after receiving regulatory approval for a rebuttal of control filing. This capital will be used to support the company’s capital base in the current environment and for growth of the banking franchise. Los Padres Bank remained well capitalized at March 31, 2008 with a core tangible capital ratio of 6.7% and a risk based capital ratio of 10.2%.
HWFG is taking steps to further increase its capital base with an emphasis on strategies that are not dilutive to its book value per share. To that end, on April 25, 2008, it reached agreement to sell its real estate investment in Princeville, Hawaii for $1.2 million with an expected pre-tax gain of approximately $800 thousand. Furthermore, on April 30, 2008, HWFG sold $16.3 million of lower spread earning fixed rate single family mortgage loans with an approximate net pre-tax gain of $250 thousand.
Financial Performance Review and Developments
HWFG continues to be affected by the dislocations in the credit markets, the weak real estate market, and the overall slowdown in the economy. Although its investment portfolio is of high credit quality, spreads on these largely mortgage investments have widened greatly due to the severe illiquidity and credit crisis in the markets, and as a result, the prices have declined. HWFG performs independent analysis of the credit quality of the investment portfolio and its ability to earn all cash flows, and based on this analysis and the current state of the housing market, it expects to earn all the related principal and interest from these investments. However, a further weakening of the housing and general economy could affect this expected outcome adversely. Also, although HWFG has not experienced concentrated credit quality issues in its loan portfolio due to its diversification by market and loan type and underwriting standards, the weak real estate markets and economy have affected some borrowers and related credits, with deterioration of credit quality in some already classified credits. The financial results and developments for this quarter follow:
HWFG’s net interest income was $7.7 million in the March 2008 quarter versus $7.7 million in the March 2007 quarter but down from the $8.5 million in the December 2007 quarter. Net interest margin was 2.60% in the March 2008 quarter compared to 2.80% in the March 2007 quarter and 2.94% in the December 2007 quarter. The decline in net interest income and net interest margin from the December 2007 quarter was due to two factors: (1) the Federal Funds, Prime, and one month LIBOR rates fell by approximately 2.00% in the March 2008 quarter on which over $500 million of loans and securities reprice, while approximately $600 million of HWFG’s Certificate of Deposit (CD) liabilities reprice over the first 9 months of 2008. This lag in repricing causes a mismatch in the timing of the repricing of its Prime and LIBOR-based loans and CD liabilities with a corresponding short-term decline in the net interest margin. (2) Approximately $8.6 million of additional loans became non-accrual or non-performing in the March 2008 quarter over the December 2007 quarter, with $152 thousand of accrued interest reversed in the March quarter, resulting in a 6 basis point decline in net interest margin in the quarter. HWFG expects recovery in its net interest income in the second half of 2008, assuming that the Fed Funds rate stabilizes between 1.75% and 2% and total non-accruing loans do not substantially increase from the March 31, 2008 levels.
Asset quality deteriorated somewhat in the March 2008 quarter, as a few already criticized loans deteriorated in payment performance and became non-performing or non-accrual. At March 31, 2008, $12.0 million of loans were non-accrual by Bank policy or non-performing (over 90 days delinquent). A $750 thousand land development loan on property near Ventura, California, was sold as real estate owned (REO) in January 2008 at no loss, as HWFG recovered all interest, fees, and expenses. Given the growth in loans and HWFG’s credit risk analysis, $500 thousand was added to the allowance for loan losses in the March 2008 quarter compared to $100 thousand in the March 2007 quarter. The allowance for loan losses was $6.9 million at March 31, 2008 or .86% of loan balances compared to $6.0 million and .79% at the end of the March 2007 quarter.
Banking fee and other income was $1.0 million in the March 2008 quarter compared with $1.1 million in the March 2007 quarter and $1.1 million in the December 2007 quarter. Harrington Wealth Management (HWM) and deposit related fee income continue to be the growth segments of fee income, with mortgage brokerage income declining in the current environment.
| | Banking Fee & Other Income |
| | (Dollars in thousands) |
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| | March | | December | | | | | March | | March | | | |
| | 2008 | | 2007 | | | | | 2008 | | 2007 | | | |
| | | Quarter | | Quarter | | % Change | | | Quarter | | Quarter | | % Change | |
| Banking Fee Type | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mortgage Brokerage Fee, Prepayment Penalties & Other Loan Fees | | $ | 147 | | $ | 204 | | -27.9 | % | | $ | 147 | | $ | 239 | | -38.5 | % |
| Deposit, Other Retail Banking Fees & Other Fee Income | | | 440 | | | 425 | | 3.5 | % | | | 440 | | | 395 | | 11.4 | % |
| Harrington Wealth Management Fees | | | 253 | | | 241 | | 5.0 | % | | | 253 | | | 237 | | 6.8 | % |
| Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance, net | | | 193 | | | 257 | | -24.9 | % | | | 193 | | | 201 | | -4.0 | % |
| Total Banking Fee & Other Income | | $ | 1,033 | | $ | 1,127 | | -8.3 | % | | $ | 1,033 | | $ | 1,072 | | -3.6 | % |
Operating expenses were $6.1 million in the March 2008 quarter compared with $5.7 million in the March 2007 and December 2007 quarters. The growth in expenses in the comparable quarter and sequential quarters of about $400 thousand or 7% can generally be attributed to the following:
(1) an increase in FDIC deposit insurance (as HWFG’s FDIC insurance credit was fully exhausted) and other insurances of $130 thousand in the March 2008 quarter,
(2) the start up expenses for the new banking center in Surprise, Arizona and related employees of approximately $30 thousand,
(3) higher payroll taxes of $30 thousand and salary increases of $100 thousand incurred at the start of a new year,
(4) lower deferral of loan origination expenses of approximately $60 thousand, which is seasonal,
(5) and an increase in other expenses of $50 thousand.
HWFG is addressing several measures to contain operating costs and gain efficiencies.
Community Banking Update
Net loans and deposits grew in the March 2008 quarter over both the December 2007 quarter and a year ago and in line with HWFG’s targeted levels. Net loans were $799.1 million at March 31, 2008, compared to $782.6 million at December 31, 2007 (up 2.1%) and $754.3 million at March 31, 2007 (up 5.9%). The summary of the mix and growth of the loan portfolio over the referenced periods are shown in the following chart.
| HWFG Net Loan Growth and Mix |
| (Dollars in millions) |
| |
| March 31,
2008 | | December 31,
2007 | | March 31,
2007 |
| Loan Type | Total | | % of Total | | Total | | % of Total | | Total | | % of Total |
| Commercial Real Estate | $ | 267.4 | | | 33.1 | % | | $ | 266.3 | | | 33.6 | % | | $ | 259.4 | | | 34.1 | % |
| Multi-family Real Estate | | 88.8 | | | 10.9 | % | | | 82.7 | | | 10.4 | % | | | 77.3 | | | 10.1 | % |
| Construction (1) | | 134.1 | | | 16.6 | % | | | 126.5 | | | 16.0 | % | | | 119.7 | | | 15.7 | % |
| Single-family Real Estate | | 128.8 | | | 15.9 | % | | | 125.5 | | | 15.9 | % | | | 114.4 | | | 15.0 | % |
| Commercial and Industrial Loans | | 116.8 | | | 14.5 | % | | | 117.8 | | | 14.9 | % | | | 111.8 | | | 14.7 | % |
| Land Acquisition and Development | | 44.7 | | | 5.5 | % | | | 45.3 | | | 5.7 | % | | | 51.9 | | | 6.8 | % |
| Consumer Loans | | 24.7 | | | 3.1 | % | | | 24.5 | | | 3.1 | % | | | 26.3 | | | 3.4 | % |
| Other Loans (2) | | 2.9 | | | 0.4 | % | | | 2.8 | | | 0.4 | % | | | 1.8 | | | 0.2 | % |
| Total Gross Loans | | 808.2 | | | 100.0 | % | | | 791.4 | | | 100.0 | % | | | 762.6 | | | 100.0 | % |
| Allowance for loan loss | | (6.9 | ) | | | | | (6.4 | ) | | | | | (6.0 | ) | | |
| Deferred fees | | (1.7 | ) | | | | | (1.9 | ) | | | | | (1.9 | ) | | |
| Discounts/Premiums | | (0.5 | ) | | | | | (0.5 | ) | | | | | (0.4 | ) | | |
| Net Loans Receivable | $ | 799.1 | | | | | $ | 782.6 | | | | | $ | 754.3 | | | |
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(1) Includes loans collateralized by residential, commercial and land properties. |
(2) Includes loans collateralized by deposits and consumer line of credit loans. |
Retail and commercial deposits also grew in the March 2008 quarter over the comparable periods with a full quarter of favorable results in all markets for HWFG’s Power-Up program, which combines a checking account with a required automatic transaction and a premium money market account. Retail and commercial deposits were $804.6 million at March 31, 2008 compared to $785.8 million at December 31, 2007 (up 2.4%) and $733.1 at March 31, 2007 (up 9.8%). Not included in these balances are $75.4 million and $50.5 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, of California State deposits. The Power-Up program gained $48.8 million in deposits in the quarter improving the mix of core deposit accounts. The total cost of deposits was 4.05% at March 31, 2008 compared to 4.49% at December 31, 2007, and 4.51% at March 31, 2007.
By May 15, 2008, HWFG plans to open its 17th banking center in the system and the 3rd in the Phoenix metro in the city of Surprise, Arizona. The Company also owns two parcels for future development in Gilbert, Arizona and Phoenix, Arizona in the Deer Valley Airpark. These banking centers are expected to be developed over the next 18 to 24 months depending on the Company’s performance and the length of the entitlement process.
Investment Portfolio
The credit and liquidity crisis in the fixed income and loan markets continued to adversely affect HWFG in the March 2008 quarter, as spreads on residential and commercial mortgage loans widened greatly. The Treasury Liquidity Facilities put in place by the Federal Reserve to finance mortgage and related collateral of member banks and investment banks helped to improve liquidity and spreads in late March into April 2008. None-the-less, the spread widening in the quarter and related price declines in HWFG’s largely high credit quality available for sale mortgage portfolio caused the unrealized mark-to-market loss to increase by $9.8 million on an after tax basis at March 2008. HWFG expects spreads to narrow gradually over the next 12 to 18 months with a corresponding recovery in market prices. Furthermore, the overall cash flow duration of the portfolio is approximately 4.5 years, and as principal is returned at par, the losses should improve. As previously mentioned, HWFG expects to earn out the cash flows on these investments, but further prolonged deterioration in the real estate markets could adversely affect this expectation. The AFS portfolio was $331.4 million at March 31, 2008 compared to $351.5 at December 31, 2007 and $289.3 million at March 31, 2007.
Considering the $4.3 million of common capital raised, the net loss of $3.2 million incurred, the unrealized losses on the AFS portfolio and cash flow (LIBOR swap) hedges of liabilities in the March 2008 quarter, book value per share was $6.96 at March 31, 2008 compared to $9.91 at December 31, 2007. In April 2008, high credit quality mortgage security spreads tightened to comparable LIBOR based benchmarks, and LIBOR/swap interest rates increased with an improvement in the market values of some of HWFG’s AFS securities and all of its cash flow hedges.
In commenting on the March 2008 quarter, Craig J. Cerny, Chairman and CEO of HWFG, stated, “We are clearly disappointed in reporting the first quarterly net loss for HWFG since its IPO in November 2002. We sought to take advantage of the wider spread environment by investing in and holding high quality mortgage securities but the severe and unprecedented dislocations in the credit markets worsened to cause substantial mark-to-market losses that adversely affected earnings and book value per share. We have taken steps to minimize our earnings volatility from mark-to-market changes and raised additional capital in the quarter to remain well capitalized. We are seeking other initiatives to increase our capital base with a particular emphasis on those strategies that are non-dilutive and which position the franchise for shareholder wealth creation.
“HWFG successfully reached its targets for loan and deposit growth in the high single digits on an annual basis in the March quarter, and although we have experienced a weakening of already classified credits, we do not see concentrated credit risk in any one geographic or loan type. We continue to manage our problem assets diligently. We expect the banking environment to remain very challenging over the next 18 months, and we will concentrate on managing our banking risks and executing our strategic plan, while we navigate through the tougher banking environment in an effort to increase shareholder value.”
Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. is a $1.2 billion, diversified, financial institution holding company for Los Padres Bank and its division Harrington Bank. HWFG operates 16 full service banking offices on the central coast of California, Scottsdale, Arizona, and the Kansas City metro. The Company also owns Harrington Wealth Management Company, a trust and investment management company with $187.4 million in assets under management or custody.
This Release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act. All of the statements contained in the Release, other than statements of historical fact, should be considered forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those concerning (i) the Company’s strategies, objectives and plans for expansion of its operations, products and services, and growth of its portfolio of loans, investments and deposits, (ii) the Company’s beliefs and expectations regarding actions that may be taken by regulatory authorities having oversight of the operation, (iii) the Company’s beliefs as to the adequacy of its existing and anticipated allowances for loan and real estate losses, (iv) the Company’s beliefs and expectations concerning future operating results and (v) other factors referenced in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Consolidated Financial Data – Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (unaudited) |
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| | Quarter ended |
(In thousands, except per share data) | | Mar. 31,
2008 | | Mar. 31,
2007 |
| | | | | | | |
| Interest income | | $ | 19,565 | | | $ | 19,318 | |
| Interest expense | | | 11,850 | | | | 11,639 | |
| Net interest income | | | 7,715 | | | | 7,679 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 500 | | | | 100 | |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 7,215 | | | | 7,579 | |
| Non-interest income: | | | | |
| Gain/loss on sale of AFS | | | 1,402 | | | | - | |
| Income (loss) from trading assets | | | (8,670 | ) | | | 4 | |
| Other-than-temporary loss | | | (70 | ) | | | - | |
| Other gain | | | 1 | | | | - | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of insurance | | | 193 | | | | 201 | |
| Banking fee & other income | | | 840 | | | | 871 | |
| | Non-interest income | | | (6,304 | ) | | | 1,076 | |
| Non-interest Expense: | | | | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | | | 3,536 | | | | 3,273 | |
| Premises and equipment | | | 993 | | | | 949 | |
| Insurance premiums | | | 212 | | | | 85 | |
| Marketing | | | 96 | | | | 113 | |
| Computer services | | | 256 | | | | 220 | |
| Professional fees | | | 135 | | | | 264 | |
| Office expenses and supplies | | | 209 | | | | 213 | |
| Other | | | 673 | | | | 577 | |
| Non-interest expense | | | 6,110 | | | | 5,694 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | | (5,199 | ) | | | 2,961 | |
| Provision for income tax expense (benefit) | | | (1,953 | ) | | | 1,106 | |
| Net income (loss) | | $ | (3,246 | ) | | $ | 1,855 | |
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| Per share: | | | | |
| Net income - basic | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | 0.34 | |
| Net income - diluted | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | 0.33 | |
Weighted average shares used in Basic EPS calculation | | | 5,590,236 | | | | 5,516,239 | |
Weighted average shares used in Diluted EPS calculation | | | 5,590,236 | | | | 5,632,054 | |
| Cash dividends | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.13 | |
| Book value at period-end | | $ | 6.96 | | | $ | 12.48 | |
| Tangible Book Value at period end | | $ | 5.96 | | | $ | 11.33 | |
| Ending shares | | | 6,131,243 | | | | 5,546,653 | |
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| Financial ratios | | | | |
| Return on average assets | | | (1.06 | %) | | | 0.66 | % |
| Return on average equity | | | (28.14 | %) | | | 10.92 | % |
Average equity to average assets (leverage ratio) | | | 3.78 | % | | | 6.03 | % |
| Net interest margin | | | 2.60 | % | | | 2.80 | % |
| Efficiency ratio | | | 69.84 | % | | | 65.07 | % |
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| Period averages | | | | |
| Total assets | | $ | 1,226,937 | | | $ | 1,142,035 | |
| Securities and trading assets | | $ | 341,984 | | | $ | 301,297 | |
| Total loans, net of allowance | | $ | 789,079 | | | $ | 760,259 | |
| Total earning assets | | $ | 1,186,936 | | | $ | 1,089,913 | |
| Total deposits | | $ | 857,215 | | | $ | 732,105 | |
| Total equity | | $ | 46,402 | | | $ | 68,880 | |
Consolidated Financial Data – Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (unaudited) |
| | | | | Quarter Ended |
(In thousands, except per share data) | | Mar. 31,
2008 | | Dec. 31,
2007 | | Sep. 30,
2007 | | Jun. 30,
2007 | | Mar. 31,
2007 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest income | | $ | 19,565 | | | $ | 21,249 | | | $ | 20,242 | | | $ | 19,314 | | | $ | 19,318 | |
| Interest expense | | | 11,850 | | | | 12,740 | | | | 12,200 | | | | 11,690 | | | | 11,639 | |
| Net interest income | | | 7,715 | | | | 8,509 | | | | 8,042 | | | | 7,624 | | | | 7,679 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 500 | | | | 250 | | | | 200 | | | | 100 | | | | 100 | |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 7,215 | | | | 8,259 | | | | 7,842 | | | | 7,524 | | | | 7,579 | |
| Non-interest income: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gain/(loss) on sale of AFS | | | 1,402 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,004 | ) | | | - | |
| Income (loss) from trading assets | | | (8,670 | ) | | | (2,424 | ) | | | (378 | ) | | | 1 | | | | 4 | |
| Other-than-temporary loss | | | (70 | ) | | | (247 | ) | | | (1,906 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Other gain (loss) | | | 1 | | | | (1 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of insurance | | | 193 | | | | 257 | | | | 209 | | | | 206 | | | | 201 | |
| Banking fee & other income | | | 840 | | | | 870 | | | | 787 | | | | 924 | | | | 871 | |
| | Non-interest income | | | (6,304 | ) | | | (1,545 | ) | | | (1,288 | ) | | | 127 | | | | 1,076 | |
| Non-interest Expense: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | | | 3,536 | | | | 3,341 | | | | 3,308 | | | | 3,235 | | | | 3,273 | |
| Premises and equipment | | | 993 | | | | 983 | | | | 975 | | | | 969 | | | | 949 | |
| Insurance premiums | | | 212 | | | | 83 | | | | 83 | | | | 86 | | | | 85 | |
| Marketing | | | 96 | | | | 105 | | | | 84 | | | | 117 | | | | 113 | |
| Computer services | | | 256 | | | | 263 | | | | 239 | | | | 228 | | | | 220 | |
| Professional fees | | | 135 | | | | 132 | | | | 162 | | | | 204 | | | | 264 | |
| Office expenses and supplies | | | 209 | | | | 178 | | | | 195 | | | | 205 | | | | 213 | |
| Other | | | 673 | | | | 649 | | | | 703 | | | | 703 | | | | 577 | |
| Non-interest expense | | | 6,110 | | | | 5,734 | | | | 5,749 | | | | 5,747 | | | | 5,694 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | | (5,199 | ) | | | 980 | | | | 805 | | | | 1,904 | | | | 2,961 | |
| Provision for income tax expense (benefit) | | | (1,953 | ) | | | 361 | | | | 307 | | | | 708 | | | | 1,106 | |
| Net income (loss) | | $ | (3,246 | ) | | $ | 619 | | | $ | 498 | | | $ | 1,196 | | | $ | 1,855 | |
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| Per share: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income - basic | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.09 | | | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.34 | |
| Net income - diluted | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.09 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
Weighted average shares used in Basic EPS calculation | | | 5,590,236 | | | | 5,553,612 | | | | 5,550,353 | | | | 5,546,653 | | | | 5,516,239 | |
Weighted average shares used in Diluted EPS calculation | | | 5,590,236 | | | | 5,618,784 | | | | 5,642,512 | | | | 5,653,321 | | | | 5,632,054 | |
| Cash dividends per share | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | 0.13 | |
| Book value at period-end | | $ | 6.96 | | | $ | 9.91 | | | $ | 11.42 | | | $ | 12.42 | | | $ | 12.48 | |
| Tangible Book value at period-end | | $ | 5.96 | | | $ | 8.79 | | | $ | 10.30 | | | $ | 11.28 | | | $ | 11.33 | |
| Ending shares | | | 6,131,243 | | | | 5,554,003 | | | | 5,552,803 | | | | 5,546,653 | | | | 5,546,653 | |
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| Financial ratios | | | | | | | | | | |
| Return on average assets | | | (1.06 | %) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.66 | % |
| Return on average equity | | | (28.14 | %) | | | 4.09 | % | | | 2.97 | % | | | 6.86 | % | | | 10.92 | % |
Average equity to average assets (leverage ratio) | | | 3.78 | % | | | 4.93 | % | | | 5.75 | % | | | 6.21 | % | | | 6.03 | % |
| Net interest margin | | | 2.60 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 2.80 | % |
| Efficiency ratio | | | 69.84 | % | | | 59.51 | % | | | 63.61 | % | | | 65.65 | % | | | 65.07 | % |
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| Period averages | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | $ | 1,226,937 | | | $ | 1,217,491 | | | $ | 1,155,236 | | | $ | 1,127,078 | | | $ | 1,142,035 | |
| Securities and trading assets | | $ | 341,984 | | | $ | 360,894 | | | $ | 311,510 | | | $ | 286,013 | | | $ | 301,297 | |
| Total loans, net of allowance | | $ | 789,079 | | | $ | 771,991 | | | $ | 763,000 | | | $ | 760,855 | | | $ | 760,259 | |
| Total earning assets | | $ | 1,186,936 | | | $ | 1,169,141 | | | $ | 1,103,848 | | | $ | 1,074,255 | | | $ | 1,089,913 | |
| Total deposits | | $ | 857,215 | | | $ | 819,257 | | | $ | 794,246 | | | $ | 737,673 | | | $ | 732,105 | |
| Total equity | | $ | 46,402 | | | $ | 60,000 | | | $ | 66,430 | | | $ | 69,959 | | | $ | 68,880 | |
Consolidated Financial Data – Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (unaudited) |
| | | | Quarter Ended |
(In thousands, except per share data) | | Mar. 31,
2008 | | Dec. 31,
2007 | | Sep. 30,
2007 | | Jun. 30,
2007 | | Mar. 31,
2007 |
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| Balance sheet at period-end | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and due from banks | | $ | 24,599 | | | $ | 14,433 | | | $ | 17,331 | | | $ | 18,524 | | | $ | 15,476 | |
| Investments and fed funds sold | | | 335,206 | | | | 353,829 | | | | 356,677 | | | | 287,357 | | | | 290,212 | |
| Loans held for sale | | | 16,654 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Loans, before allowance for loan losses | | | 789,366 | | | | 789,072 | | | | 772,340 | | | | 765,506 | | | | 760,355 | |
| Allowance for loan losses | | | (6,945 | ) | | | (6,446 | ) | | | (6,308 | ) | | | (6,113 | ) | | | (6,013 | ) |
| Goodwill and core deposit intangibles | | | 6,136 | | | | 6,198 | | | | 6,244 | | | | 6,307 | | | | 6,369 | |
| Other assets | | | 79,052 | | | | 66,316 | | | | 62,009 | | | | 58,925 | | | | 60,001 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 1,244,068 | | | $ | 1,223,402 | | | $ | 1,208,293 | | | $ | 1,130,506 | | | $ | 1,126,400 | |
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| Interest bearing deposits | | $ | 831,033 | | | $ | 786,263 | | | $ | 778,465 | | | $ | 723,652 | | | $ | 682,851 | |
| Non-interest bearing deposits | | | 49,000 | | | | 50,070 | | | | 47,222 | | | | 47,248 | | | | 50,260 | |
| Other borrowings | | | 308,148 | | | | 322,755 | | | | 311,501 | | | | 282,931 | | | | 316,725 | |
| Other liabilities | | | 13,237 | | | | 9,272 | | | | 7,667 | | | | 7,805 | | | | 7,362 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | | 42,650 | | | | 55,042 | | | | 63,438 | | | | 68,870 | | | | 69,202 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 1,244,068 | | | $ | 1,223,402 | | | $ | 1,208,293 | | | $ | 1,130,506 | | | $ | 1,126,400 | |
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| Asset quality and capital - at period-end | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans past due 90 days or more | | $ | 2,317 | | | $ | 1,843 | | | $ | 1,888 | | | $ | 1,948 | | | $ | 95 | |
| Other real estate owned | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Total non-performing assets | | $ | 2,317 | | | $ | 1,843 | | | $ | 1,888 | | | $ | 1,948 | | | $ | 95 | |
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| Allowance for losses to loans | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.79 | % |
| Non-performing loans to total loans | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
| Non-performing assets to total assets | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
Consolidated Financial Data – Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (unaudited) |
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| | | | | | Three months ended | | Three months ended |
| (In thousands) | | March 31, 2008 | | March 31, 2007 |
| | | | | Balance | | Income | | Rate (6) | | Balance | | Income | | Rate (6) |
| Interest earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans receivable (1) | | $ | 789,079 | | $ | 14,200 | | 7.21 | % | | $ | 760,259 | | $ | 14,992 | | 7.92 | % |
| FHLB stock | | | 12,476 | | | 165 | | 5.32 | % | | | 14,648 | | | 218 | | 6.04 | % |
| Securities and trading account assets (2) | | | 367,620 | | | 5,126 | | 5.58 | % | | | 302,918 | | | 4,031 | | 5.32 | % |
| Cash and cash equivalents (3) | | | 17,761 | | | 74 | | 1.68 | % | | | 12,088 | | | 77 | | 2.58 | % |
| | Total interest earning assets | | | 1,186,936 | | | 19,565 | | 6.60 | % | | | 1,089,913 | | | 19,318 | | 7.11 | % |
| Non-interest-earning assets | | | 40,001 | | | | | | | 52,122 | | | | |
| | | Total assets | | $ | 1,226,937 | | | | | | $ | 1,142,035 | | | | |
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| Interest bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NOW and money market accounts | | $ | 125,947 | | $ | 828 | | 2.64 | % | | $ | 103,997 | | $ | 685 | | 2.67 | % |
| | Passbook accounts and certificates of deposit | | | 685,819 | | | 7,654 | | 4.49 | % | | | 578,703 | | | 6,892 | | 4.83 | % |
| | | Total deposits | | | 811,766 | | | 8,482 | | 4.20 | % | | | 682,700 | | | 7,577 | | 4.50 | % |
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| FHLB advances (4) | | | 234,857 | | | 2,547 | | 4.36 | % | | | 244,044 | | | 3,059 | | 5.08 | % |
| Reverse repurchase agreements | | | 50,336 | | | 388 | | 3.05 | % | | | 64,656 | | | 489 | | 3.03 | % |
| Other borrowings (5) | | | 25,774 | | | 433 | | 6.65 | % | | | 25,774 | | | 514 | | 7.98 | % |
| | | Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | 1,122,733 | | | 11,850 | | 4.23 | % | | | 1,017,174 | | | 11,639 | | 4.62 | % |
| Non-interest-bearing deposits | | | 45,449 | | | | | | | 49,405 | | | | |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities | | | 12,353 | | | | | | | 6,576 | | | | |
| | | Total liabilities | | | 1,180,535 | | | | | | | 1,073,155 | | | | |
| Stockholders' equity | | | 46,402 | | | | | | | 68,880 | | | | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 1,226,937 | | | | | | $ | 1,142,035 | | | | |
| Net interest-earning assets (liabilities) | | $ | 64,203 | | | | | | $ | 72,739 | | | | |
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| Net interest income/interest rate spread | | | | $ | 7,715 | | 2.37 | % | | | | $ | 7,679 | | 2.49 | % |
| Net interest margin | | | | | | 2.60 | % | | | | | | 2.80 | % |
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | | | | | | 105.72 | % | | | | | | 107.15 | % |
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| 1) | | Balance includes non-accrual loans. Income includes fees earned on loans originated and accretion of deferred loan fees. |
| 2) | | Consists of securities classified as available for sale, held to maturity and trading account assets. Excludes SFAS 115 adjustments to fair value, which are included in other non-interest earning assets. |
| 3) | | Consists of cash and due from banks and federal funds sold. |
| 4) | | Interest on FHLB advances is net of hedging costs. Hedging costs include interest income and expense and ineffectiveness adjustments for cash flow hedges. The Company uses pay-fixed, receive floating LIBOR swaps to hedge the short term repricing characteristics of the floating FHLB advances. |
| 5) | | Consists of other subordinated debt |
| 6) | | Annualized. |
CONTACT:
Harrington West Financial Group, Inc.
For information contact:
Craig J. Cerny, 480/596-6555
For share transfer information contact:
Lisa F. Watkins, 805/688-6644
