SUFFOLK BANCORP ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF FORMAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
Riverhead, New York, June 3, 2013 — Suffolk Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ - SUBK), parent company of Suffolk County National Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that on May 29, 2013, the Bank was informed by its primary regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), that the formal written agreement between the Bank and the OCC, dated October 25, 2010 (the “Agreement”), was terminated effective immediately. In addition, the Bank was informed by the OCC that it was no longer subject to the individual minimum capital ratios (the “IMCRs”) established by the OCC for the Bank. At March 31, 2013, the Bank was considered “well capitalized” for regulatory purposes with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.77%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 16.28% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 17.53%. The Bank exceeded the minimum regulatory requirements to be considered “well capitalized” of 5.00% for the Tier 1 leverage ratio, 6.00% for the Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and 10.00% for the total risk-based capital ratio.
President and CEO Howard C. Bluver stated, “I am very pleased with the action taken by the OCC and am gratified that our primary regulator has recognized the significant progress we have made in addressing the requirements of the Agreement. When I arrived at the Company in 2012, the two most important short term priorities were to build a premier senior management team and clean up our balance sheet. With both of those short term goals accomplished, we are now in a position to leverage our exceptional core deposit franchise and focus on future growth and financial performance. Termination of the Agreement will facilitate our ability to do so.
Notwithstanding the action announced today, it should be emphasized that the risk management, compliance, internal control, and underwriting and credit administration policies and procedures we have built over the past year will continue to be a core part of our culture and operations. In the environment in which we and the industry operate, it is essential that internal control systems be robust and effective. There will be no higher priority at the Company.”
Corporate Information
Suffolk Bancorp is a one-bank holding company engaged in the commercial banking business through the Suffolk County National Bank, a full service commercial bank headquartered in Riverhead, New York and Suffolk Bancorp’s wholly owned subsidiary. Organized in 1890, the Bank has 30 branch offices in Suffolk County, New York. For more information about the Bank and its products and services, please visit www.scnb.com.
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