EXHIBIT 99.1
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GLEN BURNIE BANCORP RELEASES 3Q EARNINGS
Highlights
| · | 8.80% increase in year to date net loans |
| · | 3.75% increase in year to date deposits |
| · | 1.86% increase in year to date total interest income |
| · | New branch attracts $3 million in deposits and $2.9 million in loans |
GLEN BURNIE, MD (October 28, 2005) - Glen Burnie Bancorp (NASDAQ: GLBZ), parent company of The Bank of Glen Burnie, today announced results for the third quarter.
The company realized net income of $742,000 (-3.51%) or $.37 (-2.64%) basic earnings per share in the quarter ended September 30, 2005 compared to $769,000 or $.38 basic earnings per share for the same three-month period in 2004. Year to date net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $2,104,000 (-5.05%) or $1.03 (-5.51%) basic earnings per share as compared to $2,216,000 or $1.09 basic earnings per share for the same period in 2004.
“We made a strategic decision to expand our branch network,” commented Michael G. Livingston, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We continue to be affected by the typical operating expenses associated with expansion.”
The new full service-office, located in the redeveloped Burwood Village on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard continues to grow and currently has $3 million in deposits and $2.9 million in loans outstanding since opening in January.
The company also reported that year to date net loans increased 8.80% to $198,341,000 and year to date deposits increased 3.75% to $271,483,000 since December 31, 2004.
Total interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was $4,094,000 (+0.72%) as compared to $4,065,000 for the same period in 2004. Year to date total interest income was $11,971,000 (+1.86%) as compared to $11,753,000 in 2004. For the three month period ending September 30, 2005, net interest income was $3,014,000 (-3.92%) as compared to $3,137,000 for the same period in 2004. Year to date net interest income was $8,972,000 (-0.34%) as compared to $9,002,000 in 2004. Retained earnings increased to $13,101,000 (11.27%) for the quarter as compared to $11,774,000 in 2004.
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“We are continuing to deliver stockholder value,” said President & Chief Executive Officer F. William Kuethe, Jr. “The third quarter dividend paid to stockholders represented a 16.67% increase [from the second quarter of 2005] and marked Glen Burnie Bancorp’s 52nd consecutive dividend.”
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, total stockholders’ equity increased to $26,617,000 (+3.40%) and total liabilities and stockholders’ equity rose to $318,624,000 (+5.40%). On October 7, 2005, Glen Burnie Bancorp paid a dividend of 14 cents ($.14) per share of common stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 23, 2005.
Glen Burnie Bancorp, parent company to The Bank of Glen Burnie, (www.thebankofglenburnie.com) maintains assets totaling approximately $318 million. The Bank of Glen Burnie is a locally-owned community bank with eight branches serving Anne Arundel County.
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Certain information contained in this news release, which does not relate to historical financial information, may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause the company’s actual results in the future to differ materially from its historical results and those presently anticipated or projected. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see the company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.