Disclosures Forward Looking StatementsThis presentation contains, and Park Sterling and its management may make, certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and often use words such as "may," "plan," "contemplate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "continue," "expect," "project," "predict," "estimate," "could," "should," "would," "will," "goal," "target" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements express management's current expectations, plans or forecasts of future events, results and condition, including expectations regarding the proposed merger with Community Capital Corporation ("Community Capital"), the general business strategy of engaging in bank mergers, organic growth and anticipated asset size, anticipated loan growth, refinement of the loan loss allowance methodology, recruiting of key leadership positions, decreases in construction and development loans and other changes in loan mix, changes in deposit mix, capital and liquidity levels, emerging regulatory expectations and measures, net interest income, credit trends and conditions, including loan losses, allowance, charge-offs, delinquency trends and nonperforming loan and asset levels, residential sales activity and other similar matters. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and by their nature involve certain risks and uncertainties that are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on the information available to management at the time that these disclosures were prepared. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any of these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the following uncertainties and risks, as well as those more fully discussed in any of Park Sterling's filings with the SEC: failure of Community Capital's shareholders to approve the merger; failure to realize synergies and other financial benefits from the proposed merger within the expected time frame; increases in expected costs or difficulties related to integration of the Community Capital merger; inability to identify and successfully negotiate and complete additional combinations with potential merger partners or to successfully integrate such businesses into Park Sterling, including the company's ability to realize the benefits and cost savings from and limit any unexpected liabilities acquired as a result of any such business combination; the effects of negative economic conditions, including stress in the commercial real estate markets or delay or failure of recovery in the residential real estate markets; changes in consumer and investor confidence and the related impact on financial markets and institutions; changes in interest rates; failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of our allowance; deterioration in the credit quality of our loan portfolios or in the value of the collateral securing those loans; deterioration in the value of securities held in our investment securities portfolio; legal and regulatory developments; increased competition from both banks and nonbanks; changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations, inaccurate estimates or assumptions in accounting and the impact on Park Sterling's financial statements; Park Sterling's ability to attract new employees; and management's ability to effectively manage credit risk, market risk, operational risk, legal risk, and regulatory and compliance risk. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Park Sterling undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made. Additional InformationCertain financial measures contained herein represent non-GAAP financial measures. For more information about these non-GAAP financial measures and the presentation of the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and accompanying reconciliations, see the appendix in this presentation. In connection with the proposed merger between Park Sterling and Community Capital Corporation ("Community Capital"), Park Sterling has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that includes a preliminary Proxy Statement of Community Capital that also constitutes a Prospectus of Park Sterling, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Once the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, Community Capital will mail a definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its shareholders. Shareholders are strongly urged to read the Registration Statement and the preliminary Proxy Statement/Prospectus regarding the proposed merger filed with the SEC, and other relevant documents that will be filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents (including the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus) as they become available, because they will contain important information regarding the proposed merger. A free copy of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Park Sterling and Community Capital, may be obtained after their filing at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). In addition, free copies of documents filed with the SEC may be obtained on the respective websites of Park Sterling and Community Capital at www.parksterlingbank.com and www.capitalbanksc.com. This communication does not constitute an offer to buy, or a solicitation to sell, shares of any security or the solicitation of any proxies from the shareholders of Park Sterling or Community Capital. Park Sterling and Community Capital and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Community Capital's shareholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of Park Sterling and Community Capital and information about other persons who may be deemed participants in this solicitation will be included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Information about Park Sterling's executive officers and directors can be found in Park Sterling's definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on April 12, 2011. Information about Community Capital's executive officers and directors can be found in Community Capital's Amendment No.1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 26, 2011. 2 |