Triangle Capital Partners ------------------------- Investment Bankers Presentation to Darlington County Bancshares, Inc. May 10, 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Going Private 2. Triangle Capital Partners 3. Publicly Traded Banks < $100MM in Assets TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Triangle Capital Partners, LLC 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 104 Raleigh, NC 27612 Fax: (919) 719-4777 www.trianglecapitalpartners.com - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Schramm Bill Wagner Mike Patterson Managing Director Managing Director Managing Director Phone: (919) 719 - 4783 Phone: (919) 719 - 4782 Phone: (919) 719 - 4786 jschramm@trianglecapitalpartners.com wwagner@trianglecapitalpartners.com mpatterson@trianglecapitalpartners.com - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIVATE EQUITY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garland Tucker Tarlton Long David Parker Managing Director Managing Director Managing Director Phone: (919) 719 - 4779 Phone: (919) 719 - 4780 Phone: (919) 719 - 4781 gtucker@trianglecapitalpartners.com tlong@trianglecapitalpartners.com dparker@trianglecapitalpartners.com TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. GOING PRIVATE TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers GOING PRIVATE OVERVIEW - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - De Register with the SEC - Must have fewer than 300 shareholders - File form 15 - Eliminate SEC filings - Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K , Schedule 13D, 13G, and Form 4 - However, you will still need to distribute a proxy and annual report - Cease listing on NASDAQ National and Small Cap Markets - Must be registered with the SEC to be listed - Cannot be traded on OTC Bulletin Board - Must be registered with the SEC to be listed - Shares can be listed on the Pink Sheets - No cost - Must have sponsoring market maker - File Form 211 with NASD OTC Compliance unit TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 1 REASONS FOR GOING PRIVATE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Saves money - Professional fees - NASD fees - Printing, EDGAR and mailing costs - Reduces administrative burden - Reduces liability and burdens associated with Sarbanes-Oxley - Audit committee and auditor independence requirements - Personal certification of 10-Qs and 10-Ks - Increased civil and criminal penalties - However, for legal and regulatory reasons, it may be necessary to follow portions of Sarbanes-Oxley - Allows management to take longer term perspective - Reduces pressure on quarterly earnings - Considering S-Corp status - Discourages stock ownership by professional investors - Increases ability to stay independent TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 2 REASONS FOR NOT GOING PRIVATE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Reduces liquidity of stock - Limits ability to raise additional capital - Limits ability to make acquisitions - May require valuation of company stock for employee benefit plans - May require company to repurchase stock from a participant in an ESOP - May invite a hostile or competing offer from another bank - Does not necessarily mean bank must sell - High level of inside ownership is big deterrent - May increase certain shareholders ownership above 10%, which may trigger change of control regulations and require regulatory approval TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 3 EVALUATE SHAREHOLDER BASE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Obtain shareholder lists - Street name - look through one level - Consolidate accounts held by the same shareholder (duplicate accounts, misspellings) - Determine final shareholder count - Determine number of shareholders above 300 - Determine cost and feasibility to reduce shareholders below 300 - How will bank fund this? - Excess capital? - Trust preferred? - Holding company loan? TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 4 OPTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Odd-lot tender offer - Share repurchase - Tender offer - Reverse stock split - Cash-out merger - Form 13E(3) must be filed with the SEC if any of the above options are used to de-register. - Sets forth the Board's reasons for going private and the impact on the company and its shareholders. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 5 ODD-LOT TENDER OFFER - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Board approves program to purchase shares from shareholders with fewer than 100 shares - Eliminates expense and burden of small shareholders - Purchased directly by company - Shareholders avoid brokerage commissions - Company sets price - Typically set at market price or at slight premium to market - Voluntary sale by shareholders - No guarantee shareholders will sell - Difficult to get small shareholders' attention TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 6 SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Board authorizes repurchase plan - Typically 5% or 10% of outstanding shares - Company makes press release - Company follows rules set forth by SEC Rule 10b-18 - No guarantee that enough shareholders will sell shares to go private - Difficult to predict how long it will take TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 7 TENDER OFFER - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Company offers to buy back a set number of shares at a fixed price at a set time - Basically, a tender offer is just a large share repurchase - There are SEC rules that govern a tender offer - A tender offer document must be mailed to shareholders setting forth the offer and its financial impact on the company - An alternative to a fixed price tender is the "Dutch Auction" tender offer - Company establishes a range of prices it is willing to pay - Shareholders may elect to sell shares within the range - The company selects the price at which it can purchase the most shares at the lowest cost per share - All shares are purchased at the same price - No guarantee that shareholders will tender shares - Many small shareholders may not make the effort to tender shares TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 8 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Method whereby outstanding shares are reduced, with fractional shares cashed out - Example 1 for 500 reverse stock split - Shareholders receive 1 share for every 500 shares they own - Shareholders with fewer than 500 shares receive cash - Fractional shares receive cash - Must be approved by shareholders - Establish reverse stock split to guarantee reducing remaining shareholders below 300 - Determine number of fractional shares and total cost - Determine how the purchase of these shares will be financed - SEC rules require a proxy offer or tender offer document be distributed to shareholders - Value of shares is determined by Board - Typically, Board retains a financial advisor to aid in establishing this value and evaluating the financial impact - The financial advisor establishes a range of value that would be fair to shareholders - The financial advisor provides a fairness opinion - Hiring a financial advisor helps the Board fulfill its fiduciary obligations TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 9 CASH-OUT MERGER - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Procedurally very similar to a reverse stock split, except that not all fractional shares are cashed out - Only those shareholders with less than one full share are cashed out - Not available in all states - Similar to forming a holding company - Bank merges into a dummy corporation - The exchange ratio for the dummy corporation's shares and the bank's shares is set to result in the elimination of the necessary number of shareholders TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 10 SELECTED GOING PRIVATE TRANSACTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announce Closing Transaction Transaction Company Ticker City State Assets Date Date Type Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Cash Out Bancorp, Inc. ABNC Opelousas LA 100,781 4/16/04 Pending Merger $ 5,374,838 Reverse Coddle Creek Stock Financial Corp. CDLC Mooresville NC 137,652 3/30/04 Pending Split $ 500,000 Hemlock Federal Tender Financial Corp. HMLK Oak Forest IL 312,468 3/16/04 Pending Offer $ 5,800,000 High Country Bancorp, Inc. HCBC Salida CO 193,467 2/10/04 Pending Form 15 NA Easton Bancorp Cash Out Inc. EASB Easton MD 101,837 1/2/04 Pending Merger $ 3,013,650 Reverse IBW Financial Stock Corp. IBWF Washington DC 302,720 12/31/03 Pending Split $ 470,230 Sistersville Bancorp, Inc. SVBC Sistersville WV 47,566 11/26/03 11/26/03 Form 15 NA Umbrella Bancorp, Incorporated Summit IL 230,515 11/14/03 11/14/03 Form 15 NA Reverse Huron National Stock Bancorp, Inc. Rogers City MI 44,503 11/7/03 3/24/03 Split $ 492,600 First National Cash Out Bankshares Corp. Ronceverte WV 177,815 11/6/03 2/24/03 Merger $ 3,720,574 Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp, Modified Inc. CRZY Buffalo WY 77,669 10/3/03 11/17/03 Dutch TO $ 6,387,500 Odd Lot Coddle Creek Tender Financial Corp. CDLC Mooresville NC 137,652 10/1/03 11/21/03 Offer $ 250,800 First Cherokee Cash Out Bancshares, Inc. FCKE Woodstock GA 190,938 9/19/03 3/29/04 Merger $ 6,081,814 Reverse Stock Valley Ridge Financial Corp. VYRG Kent City MI 193,008 9/19/03 11/26/03 Split $ 1,660,000 East Texas Financial Services, Inc. ETFS Tyler TX 222,783 9/8/03 9/15/03 Form 15 NA Reverse Stock BankPlus, FSB BPLS Morton IL 313,234 7/15/03 9/23/03 Split $ 200,000 Captial Cash Out Directions, Inc. CTDN Mason MI 129,839 6/25/03 2/12/03 Merger $ 551,450 InvestorsBancorp, Cash Out Inc. Pewaukee WI 191,933 3/25/03 9/23/03 Merger $ 5,697,818 Henderson Citizens Cash Out Bancshares, Inc. Henderson TX 555,958 2/23/03 8/18/03 Merger $ 3,000,000 Zachary Cash Out Bancshares, Inc. Zachary LA 109,751 12/2/02 3/13/03 Merger $ 1,332,730 Reverse Greater Rome Stock Bancshares, Inc. Rome GA 131,659 9/23/02 1/8/03 Split $ 4,140,000 Chesapeake Reverse Financial Shares, Stock Inc. CPKF Kilmarnock VA 332,424 9/3/02 2/28/03 Split $ 1,979,073 Odd Lot First National of Tender Nebraska, Inc. FINN Omaha NE 11,669,667 6/6/02 7/11/02 Offer $ 52,500,000 Cash Out Hemet Bancorp Riverside CA 313,893 5/22/02 9/4/02 Merger $ 45,031,680 Cash Out FVNB Corp. Victoria TX 813,270 4/27/01 8/13/01 Merger $ 16,875,000 TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 11 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A REGIONAL INVESTMENT BANK WITH A FOCUS ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Investment Banking Mezzanine Investment Banking General Fund Financial Institutions Offers customized Manages an Provides investment $ 80MM mezzanine specialized banking services investment fund investment banking to middle market and is a licensed services to companies. SBIC. community financial institutions. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 1 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROFESSIONALS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN F. SCHRAMM - MANAGING DIRECTOR - John Schramm is a founder and co-head of the Financial Institutions Group. His focus is primarily bank mergers and acquisitions and business valuations. During his career, John has represented many community banks in merger negotiations as both buyers and sellers. He has been involved in transactions with such highly-regarded financial institutions as BB&T, Fifth Third, RBC Centura, First Union, Huntington, National Commerce, Regions, SouthTrust, Synovus and Union Planters. In addition, he has extensive experience with financial institution asset-backed financing, mutual-to-stock conversion appraisals, branch bank acquisitions and divestitures, and business plans. Prior to joining Triangle, John was a Managing Director for Trident Securities in Raleigh, NC. Between 1987 and 2002, John was involved in over 40 bank mergers and acquisitions. He also appraised over 25 thrifts for mutual-to-stock conversions transactions, and structured several asset-backed financing transactions. John began his career as a Consultant for Arthur Anderson & Co., in Charlotte, NC. While at Anderson, he worked in the Information Consulting Division (later known as Anderson Consulting and Accenture) where he worked with companies in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution and utilities industries. John received his B.A. degree from Northwestern University in 1982. In 1984, he received an M.B.A. degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. John is an Accredited Senior Appraiser certified in business valuation by the American Society of Appraisers. WILLIAM J. WAGNER, CPA - MANAGING DIRECTOR - Bill Wagner is a founder and co-head of the Financial Institutions Group. Bill's focus is on providing financial advisory services to community financial institutions in the areas of merger advisory services, strategic planning, branch purchases, share repurchases and capital raising, including trust preferred securities. Throughout his career, Bill has successfully completed numerous complex transactions in the financial services industry. In addition, he has extensive experience with accounting and tax issues unique to financial institutions. Prior to joining Triangle, Bill served as a Senior Vice President in the Trident Securities division of McDonald Investments, Inc. from 1992 to 2002. During his tenure at Trident, Bill represented many community banks in merger negotiations as both buyers and sellers. In total, Bill was involved in over 30 announced bank mergers and acquisitions while at Trident. Prior to 1992, Bill was a Vice President of First Citizens Bank, an $11 billion bank headquartered in Raleigh, NC. While at First Citizens, he worked in the corporate finance department as the corporate tax manager and was involved in several complex merger transactions. Prior to joining First Citizens, Bill was a tax consultant with Deloitte and Touche in Columbus, OH. Bill received his B.S. degree from Miami University in 1984. In 1991, he received an M.B.A. degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Bill is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in North Carolina and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 2 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROFESSIONALS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICHAEL S. PATTERSON - MANAGING DIRECTOR- Mike Patterson joined Triangle Capital Partners as a Managing Director in December, 2002. Prior to joining TCP, Mike was a commercial banker in North Carolina for thirty years. Most recently he was Chairman of the Board for Centura Banks, Inc. and Centura Bank headquartered in Rocky Mount, NC. He became Chairman in February 2000 when his prior company, Triangle Bancorp, was acquired by Centura and retained that position until Centura was acquired by the Royal Bank of Canada in June of 2001. He joined Triangle Bancorp, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, in August of 1990 as President and COO and became CEO in March of 1991. Under his leadership, Triangle grew from $85 million in assets to $2.4 billion when it was sold to Centura. During that time, Triangle acquired ten other financial institutions and completed four branch acquisition transactions. Mike is a graduate of Campbell University and the graduate program at The School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University and the Graduate Executive Program at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. MATTHEW H. PARAMORE - ANALYST - Matt Paramore joined Triangle Capital Partners in July 2003 after graduating cum laude from Davidson College. Matt majored in both Economics and Classics in addition to studying in Cork, Ireland and Athens, Greece. Prior to joining Triangle, Matt worked on a wide variety of legal issues including admiralty claims, civil litigation, and corporate matters as law clerk at McCotter, Ashton & Smith, P. A. in New Bern, North Carolina. Matt has passed the Level I CFA examination and is actively pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 3 OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Triangle Capital Partners' ("TCP") Financial Institutions Group was formed to meet the investment banking needs of community financial institutions. TCP's banking team has over 25 years of combined experience serving as a trusted financial advisor to numerous community financial institutions. In terms of announced deals, the lead partners at TCP have been involved in over 70 mergers and acquisitions with a total deal value in excess of $2 billion. Merger Advisory Services Strategic Advisory Services Triangle Capital Fairness Opinions Partners' Financial Valuations Institutions Group Equity Issuance Trust Preferred Securities Branch Purchases/Sales TCP's Financial Institutions Group is committed to providing the most thorough and complete financial advice available to the financial services industry. The Financial Institutions Group was founded on the principle of providing honest and unbiased advice that is in the long-term best interests of our clients. Our goal is to become one of our clients most trusted advisors. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 4 #1 ADVISOR FOR BRANCH TRANSACTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 2004 Number Deposits Rank Firm of Deals Sold ($000) ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS 3 62,212 ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 McConnell Budd & Romano Inc. 2 11,400 2 Ward & Smith PA 2 41,780 4 Austin Associates LLC 1 13,000 4 Bank Analysis Center 1 9,000 4 DD&F Consulting Group 1 6,000 4 Garland McPherson & Assoc. Inc 1 21,000 4 Hovde Financial LLC 1 65,300 4 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 1 29,800 4 McQueen Financial Advisors 1 13,000 4 Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP 1 380,000 4 Scott & Stringfellow Inc. 1 20,432 Rankings exclude terminated deals. Source: SNL Financial, LC as of 04/28/2004 ----------------------------------------------------------- Capital Bank Capital Bank Corporation Corporation has announced the sale of its has announced the sale of its Warrenton, North Carolina Seadboard and Woodland, branch to North Carolina branches to First Citizens Bank SouthernBank ---- Triangle Capital Partners acted as Triangle Capital Partners acted as exclusive Financial Advisor to exclusive Financial Advisor to Capital Bank Corporation. Capital Bank Corporation. February 2004 February 2004 FNB First South Bank Southeast ---- has announced the sale of its All the Bank You'll Ever Need Richlands, Virginia has announced the acquisition branch to of the New Bern and Greenville, ------------------- North Carolina branches of National Bankshares CCB Central Carolina Bank Triangle Capital Partners acted as Triangle Capital Partners acted as exclusive Financial Advisor to exclusive Financial Advisor to FNB Financial Services Corporation. First South Bancorp. January 2004 October 2003 TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 5 TCP ANNOUNCED M&A TRANSACTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================= $10,100,000 TECHE Holding Company Has announced its intention to acquire ST. LANDRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers Triangle Capital Partners acted as financial advisor to Teche Holding Company March 2004 ========================================================= TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 6 TCP ANNOUNCED M&A TRANSACTIONS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,700,000 $ 21,100,000 LBA Bank of Granite Acadiana BancShares, Inc. Corporation Has been acquired by Has acquired iBERIABANK First An Independent Louisiana Bank(TM) Commerce Bank TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- ------------------------- Investment Bankers Investment Bankers Triangle Capital Partners acted as financial advisor to Triangle Capital Partners acted as financial advisor to Acadiana Bancshares, Inc. Bank of Granite Corporation February 2003 July 2003 TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 7 TCP TRUST PREFERRED TRANSACTIONS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAPITAL BANK WACCAMAW CORPORATION BANK 10,000,000 $ 8,000,000 -------------------------- -------------------------- Trust Preferred Securities Trust Preferred Securities -------------------------- -------------------------- Private Placement Private Placement Triangle Capital Partners acted as Triangle Capital Partners acted as Placement Agent and Financial Placement Agent and Financial Advisor. Advisor. December 2003 December 2003 ======================================================================== PREMIER BANK UNDISCLOSED NC BANK ------------ Expect the Best. $2,500,000 $ 20,000,000 -------------------------- -------------------------- Trust Preferred Securities Trust Preferred Securities -------------------------- -------------------------- Private Placement Private Placement Triangle Capital Partners acted as Triangle Capital Partners acted as Placement Agent and Financial Placement Agent. Advisor. December 2003 December 2003 ======================================================================== FIRST SOUTH BANK UNDISCLOSED SC BANK All The Bank You'll Ever Need $10,000,000 $ 15,000,000 -------------------------- -------------------------- Trust Preferred Securities Trust Preferred Securities -------------------------- -------------------------- Private Placement Private Placement Triangle Capital Partners acted as Triangle Capital Partners acted as Placement Agent and Financial Placement Agent and Financial Advisor. Advisor. September 2003 July 2003 ======================================================================== CAPITAL BANK UNDISCLOSED NC BANK CORPORATION $10,000,000 $ 20,000,000 -------------------------- -------------------------- Trust Preferred Securities Trust Preferred Securities -------------------------- -------------------------- Private Placement Private Placement Triangle Capital Partners acted as Triangle Capital Partners acted as Placement Agent and Financial Placement Agent. Advisor. June 2003 December 2002 ======================================================================== TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 8 OTHER ENGAGEMENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMUNITY CAPITAL PREMIER BANK Corporation ------------ Corporation Expect the Best. ------------------- PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ----------------------- VALUATION PRIVATE STOCK VALUATION ------------------- ----------------------- Triangle Capital Partners provided Community Capital Corporation with a valuation of the financial assets and liabilities, including core Triangle Capital Partners provided deposits, acquired in the purchase a valuation of the common stock of of Abbeville Capital Corporation. Premier Financial Corp. March 2004 December 2003 =============================================================================== CODDLE CREEK BANK OF GRANITE FINANCIAL CORP. CORPORATION ODD LOT TENDER OFFER / PURCHASE ACCOUNTING GOING PRIVATE TRANSACTION VALUATION Triangle Capital Partners acted as Triangle Capital Partners provided Financial Advisor and Information Bank of Granite Corporation with Agent to Coddle Creek a valuation of the financial assets Financial Corp. and liabilities, including core deposits, acquired in the purchase of First Commerce Corporation. December 2003 September 2003 =============================================================================== Undisclosed $500MM Financial Institution ------------------------ Hostile Takeover Defense ------------------------ Triangle Capital Partners acted as financial advisor to an undisclosed target in responding to an unsolicited offer. July 2003 TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 9 WHOLE BANK M&A TRANSACTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Role Client Transaction Description Deal Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teche Holding Company, Cash Purchase of St. Landry Feb-04 Buy Side Franklin, LA Financial Corp. $ 10,100,000 Bank of Granite Corporation, Cash/Stock Purchase of First Jul-03 Buy Side Granite Falls, NC Commerce Corp. $ 21,100,000 Acadiana Bancshares, Inc., Cash/Stock Sale to IBERIABANK Feb-03 Sell Side Lafayette, LA Corp. $ 52,000,000 Capital Bank Corporation, Stock Purchase of High Street Dec-02 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Corp. $ 20,800,000 Rowan Bancorp, Inc., China Aug-02 Sell Side Grove, NC Stock Sale to FNB Corp. $ 21,800,000 First Community Financial Cash/Stock Sale to Capital Bank Jan-02 Sell Side Corp., Burlington, NC Corp. $ 54,000,000 Innes Street Financial Corp., Cash Sale to Gaston Federal Dec-01 Sell Side Salisbury, NC Bancorp, Inc. $ 38,000,000 CENIT Bancorp, Inc., Norfolk, Aug-01 Sell Side VA Stock Sale to SouthTrust Corp. $ 121,600,000 VA Capital Bancshares, Inc., Jun-01 Sell Side Fredericksburg, VA Stock Sale to BB&T Corp. $ 175,500,000 Industrial Bancorp, Inc., Cash Sale to United Community Jun-01 Sell Side Bellevue, OH Financial $ 91,800,000 Century Bancorp, Inc., May-01 Sell Side Thomasville, NC Cash/Stock Sale to First Bancorp $ 21,700,000 FirstSpartan Financial Corp, Mar-01 Sell Side Spartanburg, SC Stock Sale to BB&T Corp. $ 102,100,000 Centura Banks, Inc., Rocky Stock Sale to Royal Bank of Jan-01 Sell Side Mount, NC Canada $2,330,000,000 Twin City Bancorp, Inc., Cash Sale to Citco Community Nov-00 Sell Side Bristol, TN Bancshares $ 20,200,000 Mid-Coast Bancorp, Inc., Cash Sale to Union Bankshares Sep-00 Sell Side Waldoboro, ME Company $ 12,100,000 First Savings Bancorp, Inc., Sep-00 Sell Side Southern Pines, NC Stock Sale to First Bancorp $ 77,900,000 Heritage Bancorp, Inc., Cash/Stock Sale to SouthBanc Jul-00 Sell Side Laurens, SC Shares, Inc. $ 77,000,000 Piedmont Bancorp, Inc., Stock Sale to National Commerce Apr-00 Sell Side Hillsborough, NC Bancorp. $ 32,100,000 Carolina Fincorp, Inc., Apr-00 Sell Side Rockingham, NC Stock Sale to FNB Corp. $ 29,100,000 Anson Bancorp, Inc., Cash Sale to Uwharrie Capital Jan-00 Sell Side Wadesboro, NC Corp. $ 10,100,000 Community Federal Bancorp, Cash/Stock Sale to First M&F Nov-99 Sell Side Tupelo, MS Corp. $ 79,300,000 Eagle BancGroup, Inc., Oct-99 Sell Side Bloomington, IL Cash Sale to First Busey Corp. $ 27,100,000 Oak Hill Financial, Inc., Stock Purchase of Towne Oct-99 Buy Side Jackson, OH Financial Corp. $ 20,300,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Sale to Centura Banks Aug-99 Sell Side Raleigh, NC Inc. $ 607,700,000 FFBS BanCorp, Inc., Stock Sale to NBC Capital Aug-99 Sell Side Columbus, MS Corp. $ 47,400,000 Delaware First Financial Cash Sale to Crown Group, Aug-99 Sell Side Corp, Wilmington, DE Inc. $ 17,900,000 Heartland Bancshares, Jun-99 Sell Side Inc., Herrin, IL Cash Sale to Banterra Corp. $ 13,200,000 Note: Certain transactions listed above were completed by individuals at Triangle Capital Partners either prior to or subsequent to the formation of TCP. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 10 WHOLE BANK M&A TRANSACTIONS - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Role Client Transaction Description Deal Value - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Coastal Bankshares, Stock Sale to Centura Banks Mar-99 Sell Side Virginia Beach, VA Inc. $124,900,000 Stock Purchase of Columbia Sep-98 Buy Side Cecil Bancorp, Elkton, MD Bank, A FSB $ 3,200,000 Shelby County Bancorp, Cash Sale to Blue River Jun-98 Sell Side Shelbyville, IN Bancshares $ 10,800,000 ESB Bancorp, Inc., Enfield, Cash Sale to Southern May-98 Sell Side NC Bancshares $ 6,400,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of United Dec-97 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Federal Savings Bank $ 54,600,000 First Southeast Financial Stock Sale to Carolina First Nov-97 Sell Side Corp, Anderson, SC Corp. $ 64,700,000 First Savings Financial Corp., Cash Sale to First Citizens Oct-97 Sell Side Reidsville, NC BancShares, Inc. $ 10,600,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of Guaranty Oct-97 Buy Side Raleigh, NC State Bancorp $ 35,500,000 SouthFirst Bancshares Inc., Cash/Stock Purchase of First Oct-97 Buy Side Sylacauga, AL FS & LA, Clanton, AL $ 5,300,000 Oak Hill Financial, Inc., Cash Purchase of Unity Oct-97 Buy Side Jackson, OH Savings Bank $ 10,600,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of Bank of Mar-97 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Mecklenburg $ 42,000,000 Home Federal Savings Bank, Cash Sale to Charter Jan-97 Sell Side Carbondale, IL Financial, Inc. $ 6,300,000 Preferred Bank, FSB, Cash Sale to SouthTrust Nov-96 Sell Side Palmetto, FL Corp. $ 8,800,000 Sentinel Financial Corporation, Stock Sale to Roosevelt Oct-96 Sell Side Kansas City, MO Financial Group $ 14,300,000 Workingmens Capital Stock Sale to Old National Oct-96 Sell Side Holdings, Bloomington, IN Bancorp $ 39,200,000 Valley Federal Savings Bank, Stock Sale to Union Planters Oct-96 Sell Side Sheffield, AL Corp. $ 12,600,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of Granville Jun-96 Buy Side Raleigh, NC United Bank $ 11,100,000 Harbor Investment May-96 Sell Side Corporation, Odenton, MD Cash Sale to FCNB Corp. $ 6,600,000 KY Enterprise Bancorp, Stock Sale to Fifth Third Mar-96 Sell Side Newport, KY Bancorp $ 61,900,000 RS Financial Corporation, Stock Sale to First Union Jan-96 Sell Side Raleigh, NC Corp. $117,800,000 Winton Financial Corporation, Stock Purchase of Blue Chip Jan-96 Buy Side Cincinnati, OH Savings Bank $ 4,600,000 Heritage Federal Bancshares, Stock Sale to First American Nov-95 Sell Side Kingsport, TN Corp. $ 97,400,000 Mutual Community Savings Cash Purchase of Sep-95 Buy Side Bank, Durham, NC Greensboro National Bank $ 1,100,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of The May-95 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Village Bank $ 9,800,000 Stock Sale to BancorpSouth, Mar-95 Sell Side LF Bancorp, Inc., Laurel, MS Inc. $ 28,800,000 Gwinnett Bancshares, Inc., Stock Sale to Bank South Feb-95 Sell Side Lawrenceville, GA Corp. $ 65,800,000 Note: Certain transactions listed above were completed by individuals at Triangle Capital Partners either prior to or subsequent to the formation of TCP. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 11 WHOLE BANK M&A TRANSACTIONS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Role Client Transaction Description Deal Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Federal Savings Bank, Cash/Stock Sale to PAB Jan-95 Sell Side Bainbridge, GA Bankshares Inc. $ 8,100,000 FirstFed Northern KY, Stock Sale to Huntington Dec-94 Sell Side Covington, KY Bancshares Inc. $32,500,000 First Republic Savings Bank, Cash Sale to First Citizens Dec-94 Sell Side Roanoke Rapids BancShares, Inc. $10,900,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of Columbus Sep-94 Buy Side Raleigh, NC National Bank $13,500,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of Atlantic Sep-94 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Community Bncp, Inc. $19,900,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of Standard Bank & Sep-94 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Trust Company $15,300,000 Security Capital Bancorp, Cash Purchase of First FS & LA of Sep-94 Buy Side Salisbury, NC Charlotte, NC $40,400,000 Liberty Bancshares, Paris, Jun-94 Sell Side TN Stock Sale to Union Planters Corp. $35,500,000 Great Northern Financial Apr-94 Sell Side Corp, Barberton, OH Stock Sale to FirstMerit Corp. $51,500,000 Citizens Savings Bank, Merger Conversion with BB&T Dec-93 Sell Side Mooresville, NC Financial Corp. $ 5,800,000 Mutual SB of Rockingham Merger Conversion with BB&T Nov-93 Sell Side Co., Reidsville, NC Financial Corp. $ 6,700,000 First Savings Bank, Forest Merger Conversion with Centura Oct-93 Sell Side City, NC Banks, Inc. $ 8,900,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of New East Mar-93 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Bancorp $18,300,000 First Federal Bank, FSB, Merger Conversion with Union Feb-93 Sell Side Maryville, TN Planters Corp. $14,700,000 Security Financial Holding Feb-93 Sell Side Co., Durham, NC Stock Sale to BB&T Financial Corp. $43,800,000 Cherokee Federal Savings Cash Sale to Community Bank Jan-93 Sell Side Bank, Canton, GA Capital Corp $ 7,300,000 Santee Cooper State Bank, Jan-93 Sell Side Elloree, SC Stock Sale to First National Corp. N.A. First Trident S&L Dec-92 Sell Side Corporation, Charleston, SC Stock Sale to NBSC Corp. $10,800,000 First Federal S&LA, Merger with First Liberty Financial Dec-92 Sell Side Milledgeville, GA Corp. N.A. Clinton Federal S&LA, Merger Conversion with Harvest Dec-92 Sell Side Clinton, Iowa Financial Corp. $ 2,300,000 Security Federal S&LA, Merger Conversion with Regions Dec-92 Sell Side Nashville, TN Financial Corp. $16,000,000 Gate City FS&LA, Merger Conversion with BB&T Aug-91 Sell Side Greensboro, NC Financial Corp. $43,600,000 First Federal Savings Bank, Merger Conversion with First Jul-91 Sell Side Henderson, NC Citizens BancShares, Inc. $ 4,200,000 Citizens Federal S&LA, Merger Conversion with Synovus Apr-91 Sell Side Rome, GA Financial Corp. $ 2,200,000 Davidson Federal Savings Merger Conversion with Regency Dec-90 Sell Side Bank, Lexington, NC Bancshares, Inc. $ 3,200,000 Triangle Bancorp, Inc., Stock Purchase of Enterprise Sep-90 Buy Side Raleigh, NC Bancorp Inc. N.A. Note: Certain transactions listed above were completed by individuals at Triangle Capital Partners either prior to or subsequent to the formation of TCP. TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers 11 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. PUBLICLY TRADED BANKS < $100MM IN ASSETS TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers TRADING COMPARABLE COMPANIES TRADING PRICES FOR COMMERCIAL BANKS AS OF 05/07/04 TRIANGLE CAPITAL PARTNERS ------------------------- Investment Bankers Company Trading Market Pricing Multiples - ----------------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- T D E Average y a Total Closing x Daily Market Price To Earnings Ratios p t Assets Price c Volume Capital LTM MRQ --- --- Name St Symbol e e ($mil) $ h (000s) ($mil) Rep Core Rep Core 2004E - ----------------------------------- -- ------ - -- ------ ------- - ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- BOL Bancshares Inc. LA BOLB B 12 99 17.25 P - 3 7.5 11.1 8.3 4.6 NA Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. VA BRBS B 12 84 49.50 P - 11 31.3 31.3 NA 18.7 NA Chino Commercial Bank NA CA CKNA B 3 64 28.00 B 1 15 31.8 31.8 35.0 35.0 NA Citizens NB of Meyersdale PA CZNS B 12 56 159.00 P - 8 20.2 20.4 NA 22.0 NA Commerce First Bancorp Inc. MD CMFB B 3 56 9.00 B - 7 39.1 39.1 25.0 25.0 NA Discovery Bank CA DVLB B 12 68 15.50 B - - 36.9 36.9 25.8 25.8 NA F & M Bancorp OH FMOO B 12 78 109.50 P - 9 19.4 21.3 10.6 12.1 NA First National Bank of Groton NY FIGR B 12 94 190.00 P - - 9.2 9.2 NA 8.7 NA First National Bk of Wellston OH FIWO B 12 82 34.00 P - - 7.3 7.4 NA 8.5 NA GNB Financial Services Inc PA GNBF B 12 86 43.01 B - 13 11.4 11.8 NA 18.2 NA Inland Community Bank NA CA ICMM B 12 71 5.25 B 2 7 25.0 24.6 9.4 9.4 NA Mission Oaks National Bank CA MKNB B 3 96 15.00 B 1 29 25.0 25.0 26.8 26.8 NA Old Line Bancshares Inc MD OLBK B 3 98 10.90 O 2 19 36.3 36.3 27.3 27.3 NA Pan American Bank CA PABK B 12 41 8.60 P 1 13 35.8 34.9 NM NM NA People's Bank of Commerce OR PBCO B 12 54 18.00 B - 13 14.4 14.9 13.2 15.2 NA Red Oak Bank NJ ROBK B 12 89 8.15 B 1 8 22.6 22.6 NA NA NA Ridgestone Financial Services WI RFSV B 3 90 12.30 B 4 10 20.9 21.1 38.4 38.4 NA Shore Community Bank NJ SHRC B 12 94 18.00 B 1 19 30.0 33.1 21.4 21.4 NA Tri-State 1st Banc Inc. OH TSEO B 12 89 18.75 B - 17 24.0 25.7 27.6 27.6 NA WebFinancial Corp. NY WEFN B 12 26 2.77 O 7 12 5.8 6.8 2.2 2.9 NA Wilton Bank CT WIBW B 12 98 58.00 B - 23 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 NA Guideline Company Average 21 77 39.55 1 13 22.3 22.8 20.3 19.0 NA Guideline Company High 21 99 190.00 7 29 39.1 39.1 38.4 38.4 NA Guideline Company Median 21 84 18.00 - 13 22.6 22.6 23.2 18.7 NA Guideline Company Low 21 26 2.77 - 3 5.8 6.8 2.2 2.9 NA Selected Median Ratios: Banks - Market Cap $1mm - $10mm 23 82 11.50 - 7 20.2 20.4 17.3 10.7 NA Banks - ROA 75bp - 100bp 200 358 23.82 1 63 18.1 18.3 18.2 18.4 15.6 Banks - ROE 6% - 9% 118 301 20.00 1 39 21.7 21.6 20.2 21.3 19.1 Banks - Tangible Capital 9% - 12% 231 303 25.00 1 61 16.5 16.6 17.1 17.1 14.6 Banks - South Carolina 22 256 19.75 1 39 20.9 20.7 18.8 18.9 14.5 Banks - Southeast 190 384 21.75 2 71 16.7 17.1 16.8 16.8 14.1 Banks - All Companies 886 422 24.45 2 82 16.8 17.2 16.9 17.1 14.7 Pricing Multiples ----------------- Price/ Price/ Tang. Divid. Book Book Yield Name % % % - ----------------------------------- ---- ---- ---- BOL Bancshares Inc. 70 70 - Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. 103 103 2.2 Chino Commercial Bank NA 279 279 - Citizens NB of Meyersdale 105 105 2.4 Commerce First Bancorp Inc. 127 127 - Discovery Bank NA NA - F & M Bancorp 91 91 3.1 First National Bank of Groton 104 104 3.5 First National Bk of Wellston 64 64 - GNB Financial Services Inc 143 143 1.0 Inland Community Bank NA 151 151 - Mission Oaks National Bank 286 286 - Old Line Bancshares Inc 147 147 1.1 Pan American Bank 222 222 - People's Bank of Commerce 155 155 - Red Oak Bank 143 143 - Ridgestone Financial Services 130 130 - Shore Community Bank NA NA - Tri-State 1st Banc Inc. 181 181 1.9 WebFinancial Corp. 88 98 - Wilton Bank 174 174 2.6 Guideline Company Average 145 146 2.2 Guideline Company High 286 286 3.5 Guideline Company Median 143 143 2.3 Guideline Company Low 64 64 1.0 Selected Median Ratios: Banks - Market Cap $1mm - $10mm 117 117 2.5 Banks - ROA 75bp - 100bp 176 185 2.1 Banks - ROE 6% - 9% 145 154 2.0 Banks - Tangible Capital 9% - 12% 172 176 2.5 Banks - South Carolina 195 200 2.2 Banks - Southeast 177 193 2.3 Banks - All Companies 182 196 2.4 TRADING COMPARABLE COMPANIES CONT. TRADING PRICES FOR COMMERCIAL BANKS AS OF 05/07/04 Per Share Company Price Change Financial Ratios Data - ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ------ Price Change 52 Week LTM LTM Effic. Tang. NPAs/ EPS ---------------------- ---------------- Qtr Year High Low ROAA ROAE Ratio Capital Assets LTM Name % % $ $ % % % % % $ - ----------------------------------- ------------ -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------ -------- ------- ------ BOL Bancshares Inc. 32.7 146.4 17.25 7.00 0.41 9.9 90 6.7 1.90 2.30 Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. 3.1 3.1 49.50 48.00 0.44 3.3 87 12.3 0.15 1.58 Chino Commercial Bank NA 21.7 79.5 30.00 16.00 0.93 9.5 79 8.6 - 0.88 Citizens NB of Meyersdale 6.0 6.0 159.00 152.00 0.75 5.2 73 14.1 0.86 7.88 Commerce First Bancorp Inc. (2.7) 2.9 9.25 8.25 0.39 3.4 81 10.5 0.49 0.23 Discovery Bank 8.8 6.9 16.05 13.60 0.81 5.9 80 14.2 - 0.42 F & M Bancorp - (7.2) 109.50 109.50 0.57 6.2 85 11.8 - 5.66 First National Bank of Groton - - NA NA 1.35 11.7 58 11.6 NA 20.66 First National Bk of Wellston - - NA NA 1.13 9.2 62 13.0 0.47 4.63 GNB Financial Services Inc (5.1) 42.4 45.83 43.01 1.57 12.3 45 12.6 - 3.77 Inland Community Bank NA (12.5) 53.1 6.00 3.05 0.44 6.6 88 6.5 - 0.21 Mission Oaks National Bank 20.0 66.7 16.00 9.00 1.31 12.6 66 10.5 - 0.60 Old Line Bancshares Inc (2.3) 30.8 12.00 8.32 0.60 4.4 73 13.5 - 0.30 Pan American Bank 115.0 237.3 8.60 2.70 0.89 6.3 73 14.3 - 0.24 People's Bank of Commerce 17.8 65.1 18.00 11.90 1.74 11.4 69 15.1 1.37 1.25 Red Oak Bank (15.7) 22.3 10.00 5.95 0.62 6.5 73 12.6 0.02 0.36 Ridgestone Financial Services (3.9) 29.5 13.00 8.50 0.61 7.0 72 9.0 NA 0.59 Shore Community Bank (1.9) 114.1 19.40 8.55 0.69 8.4 75 8.2 0.11 0.60 Tri-State 1st Banc Inc. (0.8) 3.0 20.25 18.00 0.80 8.1 78 10.4 0.46 0.78 WebFinancial Corp. 3.5 63.1 3.47 1.70 NM 16.9 70 49.1 NA 0.48 Wilton Bank 6.9 13.5 61.75 51.00 1.77 13.9 49 13.7 4.94 4.25 Guideline Company Average 9.1 46.6 0.89 8.5 73 13.2 0.60 2.75 Guideline Company High 115.0 237.3 1.77 16.9 90 49.1 4.94 20.66 Guideline Company Median - 29.5 0.78 8.1 73 12.3 0.07 0.78 Guideline Company Low (15.7) (7.2) 0.39 3.3 45 6.5 - 0.21 Selected Median Ratios: Banks - Market Cap $1mm - $10mm (1.8) 25.2 0.52 4.3 79 8.5 0.45 0.21 Banks - ROA 75bp - 100bp 0.7 25.3 0.89 10.7 67 8.1 0.48 1.19 Banks - ROE 6% - 9% - 20.8 0.72 7.7 72 8.7 0.48 0.87 Banks - Tangible Capital 9% - 12% - 18.1 1.08 10.9 64 10.0 0.40 1.44 Banks - South Carolina (0.4) 29.3 0.92 9.9 64 8.8 0.35 0.92 Banks - Southeast (1.0) 18.1 1.02 11.3 63 8.2 0.49 1.20 Banks - All Companies (0.2) 22.0 1.03 11.8 64 8.4 0.43 1.40 Per Share Data ------------------------------- Book Tang. Ann. 2004E Value Book Div. Name $ $ $ $ - ----------------------------------- ------ ------- ------- ----- BOL Bancshares Inc. NA 24.62 24.62 - Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. NA 47.89 47.89 1.08 Chino Commercial Bank NA NA 10.04 10.04 - Citizens NB of Meyersdale NA 151.06 151.06 3.80 Commerce First Bancorp Inc. NA 7.10 7.10 - Discovery Bank NA NA NA - F & M Bancorp NA 120.80 120.80 3.40 First National Bank of Groton NA 182.18 182.18 6.60 First National Bk of Wellston NA 53.25 53.25 - GNB Financial Services Inc NA 29.98 29.98 0.44 Inland Community Bank NA NA 3.48 3.48 - Mission Oaks National Bank NA 5.24 5.24 - Old Line Bancshares Inc NA 7.43 7.43 0.12 Pan American Bank NA 3.87 3.87 - People's Bank of Commerce NA 11.64 11.64 - Red Oak Bank NA 5.68 5.68 - Ridgestone Financial Services NA 9.47 9.47 - Shore Community Bank NA NA NA - Tri-State 1st Banc Inc. NA 10.36 10.34 0.36 WebFinancial Corp. NA 3.14 2.82 - Wilton Bank NA 33.25 33.25 1.50 Guideline Company Average NA 37.92 37.90 2.16 Guideline Company High NA 182.18 182.18 6.60 Guideline Company Median NA 10.36 10.34 1.29 Guideline Company Low NA 3.14 2.82 0.12 Selected Median Ratios: Banks - Market Cap $1mm - $10mm NA 6.39 6.39 3.40 Banks - ROA 75bp - 100bp 1.51 12.50 11.75 0.56 Banks - ROE 6% - 9% 1.15 13.32 11.65 0.56 Banks - Tangible Capital 9% - 12% 1.67 13.35 13.07 0.71 Banks - South Carolina 1.94 11.39 9.82 0.42 Banks - Southeast 1.88 11.48 10.41 0.52 Banks - All Companies 1.72 12.65 11.55 0.65