WESTFIELD, N.J., Oct. 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Town Bank (OTCBB:TBWN) issues Letter To Shareholders --
To Our Shareholders:
We are pleased to advise you that the Bank has filed applications with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to establish our fourth branch office at 328 South Avenue Fanwood, N.J. Also, we are working diligently on preparing the legal and regulatory filings to conduct a stockholders meeting to vote on the proposed business combination with Two River Community Bank. Before the stockholder's meeting, the Bank will mail to stockholders of record a proxy statement describing the transaction in detail. Stockholders are urged to review it carefully before voting their shares. We will keep you informed of our progress on both of these exciting projects.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005 your Bank recorded pre-tax income of $529,000 compared to $414,000 for the same period one year ago, an increase of $115,000 or 27.8%. As previously reported, your Bank has fully utilized net operating loss carry forwards from the early years of its existence. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, an income tax expense of $180,000 was provided for compared to $24,000 one year ago. During the 2005 quarter, expenses related to the proposed business combination with Two River Community Bank totaled $132,000 and are included in the quarterly results. Net income for the three months ended was $349,000 or $0.19 per basic share, $0.18 per diluted share, compared to net income of $390,000 or $0.21 per basic share, $0.20 per diluted share for the 2004 period.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 income before income taxes totaled $1,601,000 compared to $986,000 for the 2004 period, an increase of $615,000 or 62.4 percent. Income taxes for the nine month periods were $425,000 for 2005 compared to $59,000 for 2004. Net income for year to date September 30, 2005 amounted to $1,176,000 or $0.63 per basic share, $0.60 per diluted share compared to $927,000 or $0.50 per basic share, $0.49 per diluted share for year to date September 30, 2004. The Bank has also restated its income statements for each of the two quarters ended March 31, 2005 and ended June 30, 2005, to record an additional $125,000 in income tax expense, $101,000 in the first quarter and $24,000 in the second quarter. The impact of this additional tax expense is reflected in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
At September 30, 2005 total assets amounted to $157,538,000 compared to $126,203,000 at September 30, 2004, a growth of $31,335,000 or 24.8 percent. Total deposits grew to $140,883,000 at September 30, 2005 from $111,575,000 recorded one year ago, reflecting a growth of $29,308,000 or 26.3 percent. Loans outstanding rose from $106,954,000 to $133,979,000 over the period representing an increase of $27,025,000 or 25.3 percent.
We are excited to advise you that your Bank has been approved as a participant in the SBAExpress lender program of the US Small Business Administration. The program is intended to meet the needs of new and startup small businesses and will offer incentives to lenders to increase the availability of smaller loans, especially loans of $50,000 or less. The SBA will raise the maximum limit of a SBAExpress loan to $250,000 from $150,000 to allow more small business borrowers to take advantage of the program's expedited loan process. We welcome this opportunity to be able to service more small businesses in our marketplace.
On behalf of the directors, officers and staff we thank you for your continued confidence and support.
Sincerely yours, Joseph F.X. O'Sullivan Chairman of the Board Robert W. Dowens, Sr. President & Chief Executive Officer HTML: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/wr/102105/12953.htm PDF: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/pdf/102105/12953.pdf ONLINE NEWSROOM: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/1835.htm NEWSROOM RSS FEED: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/xml/newsrooms/1835.xml LOGO: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/1835.htm Income Statements (in thousands, except share amounts) (unaudited) For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 2004 --------- --------- Interest income $ 6,529 $ 4,521 Interest expense 2,265 1,314 --------- --------- Net interest income 4,264 3,207 Provision for loan losses 288 280 --------- --------- Net interest income after provision for loan losses 3,976 2,927 --------- --------- Non interest income 111 99 Non interest expense 2,486 2,040 --------- --------- Income before income taxes 1,601 986 Income taxes 425 59 --------- --------- Net income $ 1,176 $ 927 --------- --------- Net income per share - basic $ 0.63 $ 0.50 --------- --------- Net income per share - diluted $ 0.60 $ 0.49 --------- --------- Average shares outstanding - basic 1,876,000 1,851,000 --------- --------- Average shares outstanding - diluted 1,955,000 1,897,000 --------- --------- The above share figures have been restated for the 5% stock dividend distributed on June 1, 2004 The Town Bank Restated Net Income (dollars in thousands) For the three months ended March 31, 2005 As Reported Restated ----------- -------- Net income $ 515 $ 414 ----------- -------- Net income per share - basic $ 0.27 $ 0.22 ----------- -------- Net income per share - diluted $ 0.26 $ 0.21 ----------- -------- For the three months ended June 30, 2005 As Reported Restated ----------- -------- Net income $ 437 $ 413 ----------- -------- Net income per share - basic $ 0.24 $ 0.22 ----------- -------- Net income per share - diluted $ 0.23 $ 0.21 ----------- -------- For the six months ended June 30, 2005 As Reported Restated ----------- -------- Net income $ 952 $ 827 ----------- -------- Net income per share - basic $ 0.51 $ 0.44 ----------- -------- Net income per share - diluted $ 0.49 $ 0.42 ----------- --------