Integra Bank Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results


EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integra Bank Corporation (Nasdaq:IBNK) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2009.

The net loss available to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2009 was $28.5 million, or $1.37 per diluted share. The provision for loan losses was $31.4 million, down from $38.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2008, while net-charge-offs totaled $17.3 million, or 2.86% of total loans on an annualized basis. The high level of provision was due to continued weakness in the residential construction loan portfolio. The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2009 was 2.39%.

In February 2009, the U.S. Department of Treasury invested $83.6 million in the Company in the form of senior preferred stock and a related warrant to purchase common stock on the standard terms and conditions of the TARP Capital Purchase Program. The senior preferred stock bears a five percent dividend for each of the first five years of the investment and nine percent thereafter. The shares are callable by the Company at par at any time subject to prior consultation with the Company's federal banking regulator. The Treasury Department also received a warrant to purchase 7,418,876 shares of common stock at $1.69 per share for a ten year period.

"Our first quarter results reflect continued deterioration in our residential construction portfolios and our concurrent actions to build our loan loss reserve, which is now 3.24% of total loans," stated Mike Vea, Chairman, President and CEO. "We are starting to see some positive signs with lower delinquencies and an increase in pending residential unit sales. While not robust, it is an indication that the housing sector may be approaching bottom. Our levels of non-performing loans in the next few quarters will be largely dependent upon the housing sector and our regional economy. We continue to monitor and manage our real estate exposure closely, given the current economic environment. Our consumer and business banking areas continue to perform well," Vea added.

The net loss for the first quarter of 2009 includes $0.4 million of preferred stock dividends and discount accretion related to the Treasury warrant. It also includes a $4.7 million non-tax deductible mark to market adjustment for the warrant that reduced earnings. The warrant was reflected as a liability because it was not fully exercisable at the time of issuance. In April 2009, the Company's shareholders approved an increase in the authorized shares of common stock and the issuance of the common stock upon exercise of the warrant, at which point the Company began accounting for the warrant as equity. This reclassification improved the Company's capital ratios in April 2009, but did not affect those of Integra Bank N.A. The net loss also included a $5.0 million valuation allowance against the Company's deferred tax asset.

The allowance to total loans increased 65 basis points during the first quarter of 2009, to 3.24% at March 31, 2009, while the allowance to non-performing loans decreased from 43% to 42%. Non-performing loans increased to $189.2 million, or 7.80% of total loans, compared to $150.9 million, or 6.06% of total loans at December 31, 2008. The increase in non-performing loans came primarily within residential construction and development loans, which comprise approximately 67% of total non-performing loans. Other real estate owned increased $0.5 million during the first quarter of 2009, bringing total non-performing assets to $209.1 million at March 31, 2009.

Net interest income was $17.5 million for the first quarter of 2009, compared to $21.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, while the net interest margin was 2.39%, compared to 2.86% for the fourth quarter of 2008. A 51 basis point decline in liability costs during the first quarter was outpaced by an 81 basis point decline in earning asset yields. The decline in earning asset yields was driven by the increase in non-accrual loans, actions taken to improve liquidity, and the impact of the yield curve.

Total assets increased $198.4 million during the first quarter of 2009, driven by an increase in cash and due from banks of $291.4 million. The increase in short-term liquid funds was funded by the $83.6 million Treasury Department investment, an increase in time deposits of $128.3 million, increases in low cost deposits, which include non-interest checking, NOW and savings deposits of $72.9 million and decreases in loans and securities totaling $84.8 million. The increase in short-term liquid funds improved liquidity, but had a negative impact on the net interest margin. During the quarter, Integra Bank issued a $50 million, 2.625% senior unsecured note due in 2012 on a pooled basis as part of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.

Commercial loan average balances increased $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2009, or 0.8% on an annualized basis. This included growth in commercial real estate of $10.8 million, or 3.4% annualized, and a decline in commercial and industrial of $7.3 million, or 5.5% annualized. The growth in commercial real estate came primarily from fundings of previously committed construction loans.

Non-interest income was $5.5 million for the first quarter of 2009, compared to $5.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2008 and included $2.5 million of branch sale gains, other-than-temporary securities impairment of $1.2 million and the $4.7 million non-tax deductible mark to market adjustment for the Treasury warrant that reduced non-interest income. The fourth quarter of 2008 included other-than-temporary securities impairment of $4.3 million. Deposit service charges, which are typically lower during the first quarter of each year, declined $1.0 million from the fourth quarter of 2008 and $0.3 million from the first quarter of 2008.

Non-interest expense for the first quarter of 2009 was $29.5 million, compared to $99.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, which included $74.8 million of goodwill impairment. Loan and other real estate owned expenses increased $4.4 million from the fourth quarter of 2008.

The income tax benefit for the first quarter of 2009 was $9.8 million. The tax benefit was a result of the net loss, the impact of low income housing tax credits and tax free loan, municipal security and bank-owned life insurance income, partially offset by a $5.0 million federal and state income tax valuation allowance.

Integra Bank's ratios remain above the regulatory minimum for well capitalized status.

On April 9, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued three Final Staff Positions (FSPs) that provide additional application guidance and enhance disclosures regarding fair value measurements and impairments of securities. Integra did not elect to early adopt these standards and will adopt them during the second quarter of 2009.

Conference Call

Integra executive management will hold a conference call to discuss the contents of this news release, business highlights and its financial outlook on, Thursday, April 30, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. CT. The telephone number for the conference call is 877-675-4752, confirmation code 1545186. The conference call will also be available by webcast at http://www.integrabank.com.

About Integra

Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Integra Bank Corporation is the parent of Integra Bank N.A. As of March 31, 2009, Integra has $3.6 billion in total assets and operates 75 banking centers and 125 ATMs at locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio. Integra Bank Corporation's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol IBNK. Additional information may be found at Integra's web site, www.integrabank.com.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements made in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this release, the words "may," "will," "should," "would," "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: (1) the effects of the current recession in the markets in which we primarily do business; (2) changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our net interest margin; (3) unanticipated additional charge-offs and loan loss provisions; (4) our ability to maintain required capital levels and adequate sources of funding and liquidity; (5) additional declines in value of our investment securities portfolio, including adverse developments affecting the issuers of trust preferred securities we hold; (6) changes and trends in capital markets; (7) competitive pressures from other depository institutions that increase our funding costs; (8) unanticipated effects or changes in critical accounting policies and judgments; (9) legislative or regulatory changes or actions, or significant litigation that adversely affect us or the banking industry; (10) our ability to attract and retain key personnel; (11) our ability to fully utilize our deferred tax asset; (12) our ability to maintain security for confidential information in our computer systems and telecommunications network; (13) the effects of our participation in the Capital Purchase Program and possible changes to that program; (14) increases in insurance premiums we pay to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and (15) damage to our reputation as a result of the foregoing, including our ability to retain customers and attract new ones, our cost of funding and our level of liquidity as well as other factors we describe in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or update these risks, uncertainties and other factors except as may be set forth in our periodic reports.

Summary Operating Results Data

Here is a summary of Integra's first quarter 2009 operating results:



 Net income (loss) available to common shareholders of $(28.5) million
 for first quarter 2009
 * Compared with $(81.6) million for fourth quarter 2008
 * Compared with $5.0 million for first quarter 2008

 Diluted net income (loss) per common share of $(1.37) for first
 quarter 2009
 * Compared with $(3.97) for fourth quarter 2008
 * Compared with $0.24 for first quarter 2008

 Return on assets of (3.25)% for first quarter 2009
 * Compared with (9.57)% for fourth quarter 2008
 * Compared with 0.59% for first quarter 2008

 Return on common equity of (56.62)% for first quarter 2009
 * Compared with (119.82)% for fourth quarter 2008
 * Compared with 6.01% for first quarter 2008

 Net interest margin of 2.39% for first quarter 2009
 * Compared with 2.86% for fourth quarter 2008
 * Compared with 3.23% for first quarter 2008

 Allowance for loan losses of $78.5 million or 3.24% of loans at
 March 31, 2009
 * Compared with $64.4 million or 2.59% at December 31, 2008
 * Compared with $28.6 million or 1.22% at March 31, 2008
 * Equaled 41.5% of non-performing loans at March 31, 2009, compared
   with 42.7% at December 31, 2008 and 95.11% at March 31, 2008

 Non-performing loans of $189.2 million or 7.80% of loans at
 March 31, 2009
 * Compared with $150.9 million or 6.06% of loans at December 31, 2008
 * Compared with $30.1 million or 1.28% at March 31, 2008

 Annualized net charge-off rate of 2.86% for first quarter 2009
 * Compared with 2.48% for fourth quarter 2008
 * Compared with 0.40% for first quarter 2008


 INTEGRA BANK CORPORATION
 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (In thousands, except share data)

                                  March 31,   December 31,  March 31,
 ASSETS                             2009          2008        2008
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cash and due from banks         $   353,743  $    62,354  $    81,156
 Federal funds sold and other
  short-term investments                 514          419        3,992
 Loans held for sale (at lower
  of cost or market value)             7,956        5,776        6,480
 Securities available for sale       541,883      561,739      632,758
 Regulatory stock                     29,137       29,155       29,181
 Loans:
 Commercial loans                  1,828,731    1,850,043    1,660,472
 Consumer loans                      409,255      432,183      419,577
 Mortgage loans                      188,013      208,017      260,701
 Less:  Allowance for loan losses    (78,525)     (64,437)     (28,590)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net loans                         2,347,474    2,425,806    2,312,160
 Premises and equipment               46,834       48,500       50,228
 Goodwill                                 --           --      122,824
 Other intangible assets               9,507        9,928       11,221
 Other assets                        218,485      213,423      150,610
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL ASSETS                    $ 3,555,533  $ 3,357,100  $ 3,400,610
 =====================================================================

 LIABILITIES
 Deposits:
 Non-interest-bearing demand     $   299,454  $   284,032  $   295,942
 Savings & interest checking         657,826      600,374      555,844
 Money market                        340,084      301,411      390,610
 Certificates of deposit and
  other time deposits              1,282,679    1,154,375    1,065,727
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total deposits                    2,580,043    2,340,192    2,308,123
 Short-term borrowings               277,040      415,006      367,022
 Long-term borrowings                392,562      360,917      360,754
 Other liabilities                    44,386       36,194       33,561
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                 3,294,031    3,152,309    3,069,460

 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Preferred stock - $1,000 par
  value - 1,000,000 shares
  authorized                          81,761           --           --
 Common stock - $1.00 stated
  value - 29,000,000 shares
  authorized                          20,745       20,749       20,657
 Additional paid-in capital          209,168      208,732      207,332
 Retained earnings                   (44,435)     (15,754)     104,247
 Accumulated other comprehensive
  income (loss)                       (5,737)      (8,936)      (1,086)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY          261,502      204,791      331,150
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY           $ 3,555,533  $ 3,357,100  $ 3,400,610
 =====================================================================


 INTEGRA BANK CORPORATION
 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 (In thousands, except for per share data)

                                     Three Months Ended
                      March 31, Dec. 31,  Sept. 30, June 30,  March 31,
                        2009      2008      2008      2008      2008
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 INTEREST INCOME
 Interest and fees on
  loans and leases    $ 25,952  $ 33,235  $ 35,201  $ 35,777  $ 38,782
 Interest and
  dividends on
  securities available
  for sale               6,474     6,811     6,605     6,909     7,267
 Interest on
  securities held for
  trading                   --        --        --        45       525
 Dividends on
  regulatory stock         521       103       385       409       376
 Interest on loans
  held for sale            103        85        88        90       103
 Interest on federal
  funds sold and
  other investments         93        10        26        30        38
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total interest income  33,143    40,244    42,305    43,260    47,091

 INTEREST EXPENSE
 Interest on deposits   12,187    13,532    12,888    12,851    16,392
 Interest on
  short-term
  borrowings               763     1,447     1,995     1,955     2,166
 Interest on long-term
  borrowings             2,710     3,828     3,562     3,288     5,015
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total interest
  expense               15,660    18,807    18,445    18,094    23,573
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 NET INTEREST INCOME    17,483    21,437    23,860    25,166    23,518
 Provision for loan
  losses                31,394    38,169    17,978     6,003     3,634
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net interest income
  after provision for
  loan losses          (13,911)  (16,732)    5,882    19,163    19,884

 NON-INTEREST INCOME
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Service charges on
  deposit accounts       4,413     5,436     5,884     5,059     4,699
 Trust income              459       470       573       554       559
 Debit card
  income-interchange     1,257     1,281     1,358     1,376     1,243
 Other service charges
  and fees               1,093     1,142     1,103     1,315     1,579
 Securities gains
  (losses)              (1,170)   (4,309)       13    (6,299)       24
 Gain (Loss) on sale
  of other assets        2,496        (3)      (47)      (12)       --
 Warrant fair value
  adjustment            (4,738)       --        --        --        --
 Other                   1,682     1,742     1,300     1,019     2,630
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total non-interest
  income                 5,492     5,759    10,184     3,012    10,734

 NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Salaries and employee
  benefits              12,075    11,442    12,125    12,446    12,394
 Occupancy               2,581     2,657     2,621     2,541     2,560
 Equipment                 849       875       974       955       928
 Professional fees       1,730     1,816     1,390     1,317     1,218
 Communication and
  transportation         1,161     1,248     1,223     1,371     1,222
 Loan and OREO expense   5,448     1,028       870       430       452
 Goodwill impairment        --    74,824    48,000        --        --
 Other                   5,629     5,678     4,984     5,117     5,347
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total non-interest
  expense               29,473    99,568    72,187    24,177    24,121
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Income (Loss) before
  income taxes         (37,892) (110,541)  (56,121)   (2,002)    6,497
 Income taxes expense
  (benefit)             (9,831)  (28,919)  (22,794)   (1,103)    1,524
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net Income (loss)     (28,061)  (81,622)  (33,327)     (899)    4,973
 Preferred stock
  dividends and
  discount accretion       413        --        --        --        --
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net income (loss)
  available to common
  shareholders        $(28,474) $(81,622) $(33,327) $   (899) $  4,973
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Earnings (Loss) per
  common share:
  Basic               $  (1.37) $  (3.97) $  (1.62) $  (0.04) $   0.24
  Diluted                (1.37)    (3.97)    (1.62)    (0.04)     0.24

 Weighted average
  common shares
  outstanding:
  Basic                 20,732    20,569    20,567    20,554    20,537
  Diluted               20,732    20,569    20,567    20,554    20,544


 INTEGRA BANK CORPORATION
 SUMMARY OF SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 (In thousands, except for per share data)

             March 31,   Dec. 31,    Sept. 30,   June 30,    March 31,
               2009        2008        2008        2008        2008
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

 EARNINGS
  DATA
  Net
   Interest
   Income
   (tax-
   equiva-
   lent)    $   18,135  $   22,111  $   24,513  $   25,821  $   24,268
  Net
   Income
   (Loss)      (28,061)    (81,622)    (33,327)       (899)      4,973

 COMMON
  SHARE DATA
  Net Income
   (Loss)      (28,474)    (81,622)    (33,327)       (899)      4,973
  Basic
   Earnings
   Per Share     (1.37)      (3.97)      (1.62)      (0.04)       0.24
  Diluted
   Earnings
   Per Share     (1.37)      (3.97)      (1.62)      (0.04)       0.24
  Dividends
   Declared       0.01        0.01        0.01        0.18        0.18
  Tangible
   Book
   Value          8.21        9.39        9.22        8.95        9.54

 PERFORMANCE
  RATIOS
  Return on
   Assets        (3.25)%     (9.57)%     (3.93)%     (0.11)%      0.59%
  Return on
   Common
   Equity       (56.62)    (119.82)     (41.36)      (1.09)       6.01
  Net
   Interest
   Margin
   (tax-
   equivalent)    2.39        2.86        3.22        3.43        3.23
  Tier 1
   Risk-
   Based
   Capital       10.01        7.68        9.05        9.13        9.37
  Total
   Risk-Based
   Capital       11.73        9.75       11.03       11.13       11.51
  Tangible
   Common
   Equity to
   Tangible
   Assets         4.80        5.82        5.85        5.69        6.03
   Efficiency
    Ratio       107.66       75.55       68.49       67.59       67.73

 AT PERIOD
  END
  Assets    $3,555,533  $3,357,100  $3,356,842  $3,401,210  $3,400,610
  Interest-
   Earning
   Assets    3,005,489   3,087,332   3,026,227   3,019,211   3,013,161
  Commercial
   Loans     1,828,731   1,850,043   1,808,343   1,744,943   1,660,472
  Consumer
   Loans       409,255     432,183     431,106     427,952     419,577
  Mortgage
   Loans       188,013     208,017     221,361     237,102     260,701
   Total
    Loans    2,425,999   2,490,243   2,460,810   2,409,997   2,340,750
  Deposits   2,580,043   2,340,192   2,385,794   2,323,648   2,308,123
  Low Cost
   Deposits
   (1)         957,280     884,406     834,853     868,402     851,786
  Interest-
   Bearing
   Liabili-
   ties      2,950,191   2,832,083   2,773,566   2,749,603   2,739,957
  Share-
   holders'
   Equity      261,502     204,791     276,588     319,464     331,150
  Unrealized
   Gains
   (Losses)
   on Market
   Securities
   (FASB 115)   (5,150)     (8,509)    (17,515)     (7,737)       (334)

 AVERAGE
  BALANCES
  Assets    $3,500,401  $3,393,237  $3,377,261  $3,371,944  $3,373,865
  Interest-
   Earning
   Assets(2) 3,053,716   3,087,179   3,038,943   3,022,425   3,017,241
  Commercial
   Loans     1,840,457   1,836,979   1,776,275   1,704,492   1,640,194
  Consumer
   Loans       418,640     432,380     429,042     422,804     420,365
  Mortgage
   Loans       197,016     215,343     228,747     250,449     272,500
   Total
    Loans    2,456,113   2,484,702   2,434,064   2,377,745   2,333,059
  Deposits   2,513,377   2,410,344   2,345,027   2,307,609   2,328,697
  Low Cost
   Deposits
   (1)         912,326     858,521     850,095     850,448     808,935
  Interest-
   Bearing
   Liabili-
   ties      2,936,850   2,806,089   2,746,792   2,728,433   2,734,006
  Share-
   holders'
   Equity      233,951     270,998     320,522     330,587     333,085
  Basic
   Common
   Shares       20,732      20,569      20,567      20,554      20,537
  Diluted
   Common
   Shares       20,732      20,569      20,567      20,554      20,544

 (1) Defined as interest checking, demand deposit and savings accounts.
 (2) Includes securities available for sale and held for trading at
     amortized cost.


 INTEGRA BANK CORPORATION
 SUMMARY OF SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA-con't
 (In thousands, except ratios and yields)

                 March 31,   Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,   June 30,  March 31,
                   2009        2008      2008        2008      2008
                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

 ASSET QUALITY

  Non-Performing
   Assets:
   Non Accrual
    Loans        $ 186,770  $ 150,002  $  79,672  $  50,162  $  27,517
   Loans 90+
    Days Past Due    2,444        897      5,514        312      2,544
                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
   Non-Performing
    Loans          189,214    150,899     85,186     50,474     30,061
   Other Real
    Estate Owned    19,848     19,396      7,252      5,940      3,267
                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
   Non-Performing
    Assets       $ 209,062  $ 170,295  $  92,438  $  56,414  $  33,328
                 =========  =========  =========  =========  =========

  Allowance for
   Loan Losses:
   Beginning
    Balance      $  64,437  $  41,766  $  31,780  $  28,590  $  27,261
   Provision for
    Loan Losses     31,394     38,169     17,978      6,003      3,634
   Recoveries          330        377        464        315        448
   Loans Charged
    Off            (17,636)   (15,875)    (8,456)    (3,128)    (2,753)
                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
   Ending
    Balance      $  78,525  $  64,437  $  41,766  $  31,780  $  28,590
                 =========  =========  =========  =========  =========

  Ratios:
   Allowance for
    Loan Losses
    to Loans          3.24%      2.59%      1.70%      1.32%      1.22%
   Allowance for
    Loan Losses
    to Average
    Loans             3.20       2.59       1.72       1.34       1.23
   Allowance to
    Non-performing
    Loans            41.50      42.70      49.03      62.96      95.11
   Non-performing
    Loans to
    Loans             7.80       6.06       3.46       2.09       1.28
   Non-performing
    Assets to
    Loans and
    Other Real
    Estate Owned      8.55       6.79       3.75       2.34       1.42
   Net Charge-Off
    Ratio             2.86       2.48       1.31       0.48       0.40

 NET INTEREST
  MARGIN

  Yields (tax-
   equivalent)
   Loans              4.26%      5.28%      5.70%      5.99%      6.61%
   Securities         5.02       5.21       5.12       5.01       5.28
   Regulatory
    Stock             7.14       1.42       5.27       5.61       5.15
   Other Earning
    Assets            8.85       5.74       3.25       3.89       4.93
                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total Earning
     Assets           4.47       5.28       5.63       5.84       6.37

  Cost of Funds
   Interest
    Bearing
    Deposits          2.23       2.53       2.49       2.56       3.21
   Other Interest
    Bearing
    Liabilities       1.94       3.04       3.18       2.95       4.19
    Total
     Interest
     Bearing
     Liabilities      2.16       2.67       2.67       2.67       3.47
                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
     Total
      Interest
      Expense to
      Earning
      Assets          2.08       2.42       2.41       2.41       3.14
                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net Interest
   Margin             2.39%      2.86%      3.22%      3.43%      3.23%
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