Bridge Capital Holdings to Present at Annual Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Community Bank Conference
| Source: Bridge Capital Holdings
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - August 19, 2008) - Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ : BBNK ), whose
sole subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, Silicon Valley's
professional business bank, announced that it will make a presentation of
the company today at the 13th Annual Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Community
Bank Conference in Chicago. Chief Executive Officer Dan Myers and Chief
Financial Officer Tom Sa will make the presentation.
Howe Barnes initiated analyst coverage of Bridge Capital Holdings in 2007.
At the end of its last fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, Bridge Capital
Holdings reported earnings of $1.6 million, or $0.23 per fully diluted
share, and total assets of $810 million. The company continued to maintain
its capital position well above the minimum regulatory requirements to be a
"well capitalized" financial institution as defined by federal banking
regulators.
Bridge Bank specializes in providing superior service and customized
banking solutions to small and middle-market, and emerging technology
businesses, in Silicon Valley, California, and the nation. The bank's
product offerings include 24/7 internet-based business cash and treasury
management, on-line account statement and item imaging, remote deposit
capture, commercial lines of credit, growth capital financing, construction
loans, Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 loans as an SBA Preferred
Lender Participant-accredited direct lender, and factoring and asset-based
loans through its Bridge Capital Finance Group.
About Bridge Capital Holdings
Bridge Capital Holdings is the holding company for Bridge Bank, National
Association. Bridge Capital Holdings was formed on October 1, 2004 and
holds a Global Select listing on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the trading
symbol BBNK. Visit Bridge Capital Holdings on the web at
www.bridgecapitalholdings.com.
About Bridge Bank, N.A.
Bridge Bank, N.A. is Silicon Valley's full-service professional business
bank. The Bank is dedicated to meeting the financial needs of small,
middle-market, and emerging technology businesses. Bridge Bank provides
its clients with a comprehensive package of business banking solutions
delivered through experienced, professional bankers. Visit Bridge Bank on
the web at www.bridgebank.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, and are subject to the safe harbors created by that Act.
Forward-looking statements describe future plans, strategies, and
expectations, and are based on currently available information,
expectations, assumptions, projections, and management's judgment about the
Bank, the banking industry and general economic conditions. These
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ
materially from those expressed, suggested or implied by the
forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (1)
competitive pressures in the banking industry; (2) changes in interest rate
environment; (3) general economic conditions, nationally, regionally, and
in operating markets; (4) changes in the regulatory environment; (5)
changes in business conditions and inflation; (6) changes in securities
markets; (7) future credit loss experience; (8) the ability to satisfy
requirements related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulation on
internal control; (9) civil disturbances or terrorist threats or acts, or
apprehension about the possible future occurrences of acts of this type;
and (10) the involvement of the United States in war or other hostilities.
The reader should refer to the more complete discussion of such risks in
Bridge Capital Holdings reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q on file with the
SEC.