Exhibit 99.1
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 25, 2007
Contacts: | | |
| Steven C. Ackmann | Salvatore R. DeFrancesco, Jr. |
| President and | Treasurer and |
| Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
| 570-346-4156 | 570-504-8000 |
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC.
SECOND QUARTER 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Dunmore, PA — Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FDBC), parent company of The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, announced net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 of $1,159,000, a 23% increase compared to $939,000 for the same quarter of 2006. Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis for the quarter totaled $0.56, up from $0.45 for the prior year period.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $2,203,000, a 12% increase compared to net income of $1,970,000 for the same 2006 period. Earnings per share were $1.07 and $0.96 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively
Net interest income increased to $4,323,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 from $4,265,000 recorded during the same quarter of 2006. Growth in money market and non-interest bearing deposits, along with reductions in repurchase agreements and long-term debt each contributed towards containing rising interest costs below interest income growth while operating in a higher interest rate environment. This improved the net interest margin to 3.34% for the second quarter of 2007 from 3.26% for same 2006 period.
Net interest income increased to $8,627,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $8,496,000 recorded during the same quarter of 2006. Net interest margin was 3.35% during the first half of 2007, up five basis points from 3.30% during the same 2006 period.
No provision for loan loss was required during the second quarter or six months of 2007 compared to $175,000 and $250,000 in the same 2006 quarter and six month period, respectively. The allowance for loan losses was 1.24% of total loans at June 30, 2007, down from 1.36% at June 30, 2006.
“Our continuing efforts to improve asset quality and build a more stable deposit structure lead to improvements in both our margin and net income in this latest period,” said Steven C. Ackmann, President and CEO. “The recent opening of our new Green Ridge office, which is receiving widespread praise and exceeding our early expectations, is an important part of this strategy of building a solid core deposit base. Continuing with this plan, we anticipate breaking ground on our new West Scranton office on August 2, 2007.”
Total other income recorded for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $1,329,000, compared with $1,084,000 for the same quarter in 2006. A gain recorded on sale of a foreclosed property in the second quarter of 2007 along with growth in service charge and fee income produced the $245,000 increase in
other income compared to the second quarter of 2006. Total other income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $2,543,000, up compared to $2,213,000 for the same period in 2006.
Total other operating expenses increased from $3,948,000 to $4,088,000 for the quarters ending June 30, 2006 and 2007, respectively. The operating expense increase resulted primarily from salary and benefit expenses plus more advertising expenses, associated with our Green Ridge branch grand opening, occurring during in the second quarter of 2007 as compared to 2006. Total other operating expenses increased 4% from $7,871,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006 to $8,201,000 for 2007.
The Company’s assets grew $11,174,000 to total $573,492,000 at June 30, 2007 from $562,318,000 at December 31, 2006.
Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. serves Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties through The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s 12 community banking offices and 19 ATM locations.
For more information please visit our investor relations web site located at www.the-fidelity.com.
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. These factors include the possibility that increased demand or prices for the company’s financial services and products may not occur, changing economic, interest rate and competitive conditions, technological developments and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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