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Exhibit 99

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  Provident New York Bancorp
  400 Rella Boulevard
  Montebello, NY 10901-4243
News Release   T 845.369.8040
  F 845.369.8255
  www.providentbanking.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Stock Symbol:    PBNY
October 26, 2010   Traded on NASDAQ Global Select Market
AMMENDED: December 8, 2010  
PROVIDENT BANK CONTACT:  
Paul A. Maisch, EVP & Chief Financial Officer  
Miranda Grimm, VP & Controller  
845.369.8040  

Provident New York Bancorp Announces

Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings of $0.14 per Diluted Share, $0.54 per Diluted Share for Fiscal 2010

MONTEBELLO, N.Y. – October 26, 2010 – Provident New York Bancorp (NASDAQ-Global Select Market: PBNY), the parent company of Provident Bank, today announced fourth-quarter results for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010. Net income for the quarter was $5.4 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to net income of $4.8 million, or $0.12 per diluted share for the linked quarter ended June 30, 2010 and net income of $5.1 million or $0.13 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. Net income for fiscal year 2010 was $20.5 million, or $0.54 per diluted share compared to $25.9 million or $0.67 per diluted share for fiscal 2009. Fiscal 2009 results reflected significant securities gains not experienced to the same extent in fiscal 2010.

President’s Comments

George Strayton, President and CEO commented, “Provident performed comparatively well in a difficult economic environment this past fiscal year. The economy’s recovery has remained sluggish, resulting in slower loan growth and a slower recovery of credit quality industry-wide. Unemployment in our market, while showing some signs of improvement, has remained relatively flat. Yet, despite the economy’s challenges, I am very pleased that in fiscal 2010, we were able to grow commercial loan balances, increase transaction account balances, and hold expenses under control. As a result, we improved operating earnings during the fiscal year. After adjusting for gains on securities and the fair value of interest rate caps, net operating income improved over the prior year primarily due to improvement in our net interest income. Net interest income continues to be driven by our ability to attract and retain core deposits, as well as our deposit cost discipline. In addition, the fiscal year showed positive results from our continued market expansion into Westchester County. As we continue to strengthen our resources in the Westchester market during the year, we expect to be able to improve on these results in fiscal 2011.”


Key items for the quarter

 

   

Excluding the after tax effect of securities gains and the fair value adjustment of interest rate caps, earnings were $0.10 per diluted share. This compares to $0.11 for the linked quarter and $0.11 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. While we actively manage our securities portfolio as a component of our asset/liability management, we also present earnings excluding net securities gains and fair market value adjustments on interest rate caps. We believe this affords investors a better understanding of our core banking operations, and aligns more closely to the views of the investment community, which tends to adjust for more variable components of income.

 

   

Net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis is down 16 basis points to 3.75 percent over the linked quarter ended June 30, 2010, reflecting reduced yields on commercial loans and slowing decreases in the cost of interest-bearing deposits.

 

   

Net charge-offs of $2.4 million are up slightly from the linked quarter. Our provision for loan losses of $2.3 million is down from the previous quarter.

 

   

Non-performing loans were down at $26.8 million over the linked quarter while ORE increased $589,000.

 

   

The Company repurchased 364,000 shares of common stock during the quarter at a cost of $3.1 million. For fiscal 2010 the Company purchased 1,515,923 million shares at a cost of $12.9 million. There are 1,234,167 shares remaining under the current repurchase authorization.

Net Interest Income and Margin

Fourth quarter fiscal 2010 compared with fourth quarter fiscal 2009

Net interest income was $23.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, an $853,000 increase from the same quarter of fiscal 2009 as funding costs declined at a greater pace than interest income. The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.75 percent for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to 3.71 percent for the same period a year ago. The tax-equivalent yield on investments decreased 71 basis points and loan yields were down 11 basis points compared to the fourth fiscal quarter in 2009. As a result, the yield on interest-earning assets declined 30 basis points. For the same period, the cost of deposits decreased 32 basis points to 0.34 percent, and the cost of borrowings decreased by 39 basis points to 3.53 percent.

Fourth quarter fiscal 2010 compared with linked quarter ended June 30, 2010

Net interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 decreased $882,000 from the linked quarter ended June 30, 2010. The tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased 16 basis points from 3.91 percent in the linked quarter. The overall yield on loans decreased 20 basis points due primarily to prepayment fees of $600,000 received in the third quarter. The yield on the investment portfolio declined 29 basis points to 3.16 percent. The overall yield on earning assets declined 20 basis points. Interest bearing deposit costs declined 3 basis points reflecting continued discipline in deposit pricing.

Full year Fiscal 2010 compared to 2009

Net interest income declined year- over- year by $536,000, primarily due to lower yields on earning assets of 48 basis points, with no change in the average cost of long-term borrowings, partially offset by declines of 52 basis points in deposit costs.

Noninterest Income

Fourth quarter fiscal 2010 compared with fourth quarter fiscal 2009

Noninterest income totaled $7.7 million for the fiscal fourth quarter, a decrease of $90,000 from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. The decrease was due to lower deposit service charges of $442,000 caused by lower overdraft fee income, a bank owned life insurance payment of $736,000 received in fiscal 2009, as well as the decline in the fair value of the interest rate caps. This was offset by increases in gains on sale of loans of $207,000 and securities gains of $1.3 million.


Fourth quarter fiscal 2010 compared with linked quarter ended June 30, 2010

Noninterest income increased on a linked-quarter basis, mainly due to higher securities gains in the fourth quarter of $2.0 million and lower costs related to interest rate cap of $320,000.

Full year fiscal 2010 compared to 2009

Noninterest income was $27.2 million for fiscal 2010 compared to $40.0 million for fiscal 2009. Gains on sales of securities were down $9.9 million and derivative costs were up $1.1 million in fiscal 2010.

Noninterest Expense

Fourth quarter fiscal 2010 compared with fourth quarter fiscal 2009

Noninterest expense increased 10.3 percent when compared to the fourth quarter fiscal 2009. The increase is primarily due to medical and pension expense, higher incentive costs, staffing for new offices in Westchester and Nyack, and professional fees.

Fourth quarter fiscal 2010 compared with the linked quarter ended June 30, 2010

On a quarter-to-quarter basis, noninterest expense increased 3.0 percent due to increases related to medical and pension expense and incentive costs, and occupancy expense, offset in part by declines in advertising and promotion expense.

Full year fiscal 2010 compared to 2009

Noninterest expense increased 3.7% for the year. Declines in FDIC assessments, stock-based compensation, and ATM service charges were offset by increases in employee benefits and incentives, staffing for new offices, occupancy expense primarily associated with the new offices and equipment expenses, and professional fees.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the fiscal 2010 was 25 percent compared to 28 percent for fiscal 2009. The decline is mainly due to the high proportion of tax-free income from municipal securities, BOLI and insurance relative to the total levels of pre-tax income and the set up of a captive insurance company.

Credit Quality

Net charge-offs for the fourth fiscal quarter were $2.4 million compared to $2.2 million in the linked quarter and $2.5 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009. Our provision was $2.25 million, decreasing our allowance for loan losses by $178,000 to $30.8 million, or 115 percent of non-performing loans at September 30, 2010. This compares to 114 percent at September 30, 2009. Our full year provision is $10.0 million versus $9.2 million in net charge-offs, adding $793,000 to the allowance for loan losses. Provisions for fiscal 2009 were $17.6 million versus net charge-offs of $10.7 million adding $6.9 million to the allowance for loan losses.

Substandard loans at September 30, 2010 were $130.7 million compared to $124.8 million at June 30, 2010, and $89.9 million at September 30, 2009. Special mention loans were $37.9 million compared to $36.9 million at June 30, 2010, and $47.8 million at September 30, 2009. The increase in substandard loans over the linked quarter includes one C&I loan which totaled $3.0 million. Non performing loans were $26.8 million at September 30, 2010 compared to $29.1 million at June 30, 2010 and $26.5 at September 30, 2009.

 

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Key Balance Sheet Changes

 

   

Period-end total deposits increased $60.4 million compared to the previous year. We continue to see an overall increase in transaction accounts, up $65.6 million from the previous year. Business transaction accounts have increased 13.8 percent in this time frame. Decreases were seen in higher rate certificates of deposit and to a lesser extent higher rate municipal deposits. Municipal tax collection deposits (transaction accounts) were $219 million and $201 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

   

While overall loan demand continues to be sporadic, total loan originations during fiscal 2010 were $524.9 million, an increase of 4.7 percent over $501.2 million for fiscal 2009. Commercial loan originations increased $69.6 million over fiscal 2009 levels or 29 percent. Commercial loan balances increased by $61.1 million or 6.2 percent, while 1-4 family residential mortgages declined by $49.5 million or 10.7 percent as the Bank sold $48.2 million in the secondary market. Securities increased $57.7 million to $934.9 million over September 30, 2009 levels, as the Company continued investing cash generated by deposit inflows into medium term securities, with durations between two and five years.

 

   

Borrowings decreased over September 30, 2009 levels by $62.5 million as FHLBNY advances matured.

Capital and Liquidity

Provident Bank remained well-capitalized at September 30, 2010. Growth in core deposits has provided ample liquidity to reduce overall borrowings and increase available for sale securities. The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio is at 8.43 percent. The Company’s tangible capital as a percent of tangible assets increased 19 basis points to 9.33 percent as of September 30, 2010, while its tangible book value per share increased to $6.96 from $6.60 at September 30, 2009. Total capital increased $3.5 million from September 30, 2009, to $431.0 million at September 30, 2010, due to a net increase of $9.2 million in the Company’s retained earnings, an increase of $1.7 million due to stock based compensation items, a $2.6 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income, offset by a net change in treasury stock of $10.0 million.

About Provident New York Bancorp

Headquartered in Montebello, New York, Provident New York Bancorp is the parent company of Provident Bank, an independent full-service community bank. Provident Bank operates 35 branches that serve the Hudson Valley region. The Bank offers a complete line of commercial, retail and investment management services. For more information, visit the Company’s web site at www.providentbanking.com.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS

In addition to historical information, this earnings release may contain forward-looking statements for purposes of applicable securities laws. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. There are a number of important factors described in documents previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to those forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Financial information contained in this release should be considered to be an estimate pending completion of the annual audit of the Company’s financial statements and the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Company is not aware of any need to revise the results disclosed in this release, accounting literature may require adverse information received by management between the date of this release and the filing of the 10-K to be reflected in the results of the fiscal year, even though the new information was received by management subsequent to the date of this release.

Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings:

 

     Quarter Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
     September 30,     June 30,     September 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2010     2009  

Net Income

          

Net Income

   $ 5,403      $ 5,076      $ 4,756      $ 20,492      $ 25,861   

Securities gains1

     (1,746     (968     (561     (4,844     (10,735

Fair value loss on interest rate caps1

     163        —          353        657        —     
                                        

Net adjusted income

   $ 3,820      $ 4,108      $ 4,548      $ 16,305      $ 15,126   
                                        

Earnings per common share

          

Diluted Earnings per common share

     0.14      $ 0.13        0.12        0.54      $ 0.67   

Securities gains1

     (0.05     (0.03     (0.01     (0.13     (0.28

Fair value loss on interest rate caps1

     —          —          0.01        0.02        —     
                                        

Diluted adjusted earnings per common share

     0.10   $ 0.11     0.11   $ 0.43      $ 0.39   
                                        

Non-interest income

          

Total non-interest income

   $ 7,714      $ 7,804      $ 5,281      $ 27,201      $ 39,953   

Securities gains

     (2,940     (1,630     (945     (8,157     (18,076

Fair value loss on interest rate caps

     275        —          595        1,106        —     
                                        

Adjusted non interest-income

   $ 5,049      $ 6,174      $ 4,931      $ 20,150      $ 21,877   
                                        

 

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After marginal tax effect 40.61%

 

* Rounding

 

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Provident New York Bancorp and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     September 30,
2010
    September 30,
2009
 

Assets:

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 90,872      $ 160,408   

Total securities

     934,860        877,197   

Loans held for sale

     5,890        1,213   

Loans:

    

One- to four-family residential mortgage loans

     411,239        460,728   

Commercial real estate, commercial business

     822,615        789,396   

Acquisition, development and construction loans

     229,463        201,611   

Consumer loans

     238,224        251,522   
                

Total loans, gross

     1,701,541        1,703,257   

Allowance for loan losses

     (30,843     (30,050
                

Total loans, net

     1,670,698        1,673,207   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

     19,572        23,177   

Premises and equipment, net

     43,598        40,692   

Goodwill

     160,861        160,861   

Other amortizable intangibles

     3,640        5,489   

Bank owned life insurance

     50,938        49,611   

Other assets

     40,096        30,038   
                

Total assets

   $ 3,021,025      $ 3,021,893   
                

Liabilities:

    

Deposits

    

Retail

   $ 139,766      $ 169,122   

Commercial

     277,217        236,516   

Municipal

     77,909        86,596   

Personal NOW deposits

     139,517        127,595   

Business NOW deposits

     34,105        36,972   

Municipal NOW deposits

     241,995        188,074   
                

Total transaction accounts

     910,509        844,875   

Savings

     427,286        357,814   

Money market deposits

     427,334        384,632   

Certificates of deposit

     377,573        494,961   
                

Total deposits

     2,142,702        2,082,282   

Borrowings

     363,751        430,628   

Borrowings Senior Note

     51,496        51,494   

Mortgage escrow funds and other liabilities

     32,121        30,033   
                

Total liabilities

     2,590,070        2,594,437   

Stockholders’ equity

     430,955        427,456   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 3,021,025      $ 3,021,893   
                

Shares of common stock outstanding at period end

     38,262,288        39,547,207   

Book value per share

   $ 11.26      $ 10.81   

 

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Provident New York Bancorp and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

                  Quarter              
     Quarter Ended      Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,     September 30,  
     2010     2009      2010     2010     2009  

Interest and dividend income:

           

Loans and loan fees

   $ 23,094      $ 23,615       $ 23,393      $ 92,542        97,149   

Securities taxable

     4,016        4,666         4,716        18,208        25,552   

Securities non-taxable

     1,941        1,841         2,037        7,774        7,520   

Other earning assets

     270        360         262        1,250        1,369   
                                         
     29,321        30,482         30,408        119,774        131,590   

Interest expense:

           

Deposits

     1,677        3,190         1,849        8,517        18,375   

Borrowings

     4,328        4,829         4,361        17,923        19,345   
                                         

Total interest expense

     6,005        8,019         6,210        26,440        37,720   
                                         

Net interest income

     23,316        22,463         24,198        93,334        93,870   

Provision for loan losses

     2,250        4,500         2,750        10,000        17,600   
                                         

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     21,066        17,963         21,448        83,334        76,270   

Non-interest income:

           

Deposit fees and service charges

     2,695        3,137         2,796        11,228      $ 12,393   

Net gain on sales of securities

     2,940        1,630         945        8,157        18,076   

Title insurance fees

     273        337         336        1,157        1,005   

Bank owned life insurance

     491        1,248         503        2,044        2,755   

Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment

     —          —           —          (54     517   

Gain on sale of loans

     422        215         45        867        961   

Investment management fees

     759        747         756        3,070        2,576   

Fair value loss interest rate caps

     (275     —           (595     (1,106     —     

Other

     409        490         495        1,838        1,670   
                                         

Total non-interest income

     7,714        7,804         5,281        27,201        39,953   

Non-interest expense:

           

Compensation and benefits

     11,440        9,894         11,061        43,589        39,520   

Stock-based compensation plans

     338        621         172        1,543        2,942   

Occupancy and office operations

     3,403        3,195         3,168        13,434        12,802   

Advertising and promotion

     675        629         1,041        3,252        3,093   

Professional fees

     1,208        720         1,063        4,019        3,090   

Data and check processing

     587        563         571        2,285        2,284   

Amortization of intangible assets

     432        513         452        1,849        2,185   

FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments

     1,033        752         927        3,675        4,257   

ATM/debit card expense

     347        563         164        1,601        2,115   

Other

     1,899        1,909         2,122        7,923        7,899   
                                         

Total non-interest expense

     21,362        19,359         20,741        83,170        80,187   

Income before income tax expense

     7,418        6,408         5,988        27,365        36,036   

Income tax expense

     2,015        1,332         1,232        6,873        10,175   
                                         

Net income

   $ 5,403      $ 5,076       $ 4,756      $ 20,492      $ 25,861   
                                         

Per common share:

           

Basic earnings

   $ 0.14      $ 0.13       $ 0.12      $ 0.54      $ 0.67   

Diluted earnings

     0.14        0.13         0.12        0.54        0.67   

Dividends declared

     0.06        0.06         0.06        0.24        0.24   

Weighted average common shares:

           

Basic

     37,793,860        38,405,947         38,086,535        38,161,180        38,537,881   

Diluted

     37,793,860        38,532,411         38,086,579        38,185,122        38,705,837   

 

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Selected Financial Condition Data:    Three Months Ended  
(in thousands except share and per share data)    09/30/10      06/30/10      03/31/10      12/31/09      09/30/09  
End of Period               

Total assets

   $ 3,021,025       $ 2,963,706       $ 2,935,956       $ 2,917,789       $ 3,021,893   

Loans, gross (1)

     1,701,541         1,705,737         1,667,428         1,677,032         1,703,257   

Securities available for sale

     901,012         878,370         888,994         851,028         832,583   

Securities held to maturity

     33,848         40,452         43,675         46,501         44,614   

Bank owned life insurance

     50,938         50,447         49,945         49,448         49,611   

Goodwill

     160,861         160,861         160,861         160,861         160,861   

Other amortizable intangibles

     3,640         4,072         4,524         4,996         5,489   

Other non-earning assets

     83,694         85,398         87,811         88,976         70,730   

Deposits

     2,142,702         1,961,005         2,006,953         1,869,643         2,082,282   

Borrowings

     415,247         526,912         472,801         584,717         482,122   

Equity

     430,955         429,115         422,372         420,326         427,456   

Other comprehensive income related to investment securities reflected in stockholders’ equity

     12,621         9,953         3,970         2,342         9,502   
Average Balances               

Total assets

   $ 2,919,961       $ 2,928,626       $ 2,918,953       $ 2,886,880       $ 2,837,511   

Loans, gross:

              

Real estate- residential mortgage

     417,584         427,801         436,967         451,894         465,472   

Real estate- commercial mortgage

     570,023         552,888         539,679         538,646         548,195   

Real estate- Acquisition, Development & Construction

     227,165         222,958         212,454         202,864         191,826   

Commercial and industrial

     243,691         236,275         234,356         239,698         246,590   

Consumer loans

     239,908         243,484         248,134         252,354         252,667   

Loans total (1)

     1,698,371         1,683,406         1,671,590         1,685,456         1,704,750   

Securities (taxable)

     655,794         693,554         694,815         626,734         576,363   

Securities (non-taxable)

     222,024         219,121         203,153         201,706         192,733   

Total earning assets

     2,578,024         2,594,264         2,581,554         2,563,965         2,511,431   

Non earning assets

     341,937         334,362         337,399         322,915         326,080   

Non-interest bearing checking

     449,666         430,387         419,389         418,961         402,643   

Interest bearing NOW accounts

     266,950         263,709         298,935         291,844         228,761   

Total transaction accounts

     716,616         694,096         718,324         710,805         631,404   

Savings (including mortgage escrow funds)

     424,012         413,315         380,600         372,911         386,943   

Money market deposits

     421,989         428,612         428,605         397,710         394,718   

Certificates of deposit

     415,059         467,360         446,301         477,377         494,530   

Total deposits and mortgage escrow

     1,977,676         2,003,383         1,973,830         1,958,803         1,907,595   

Total interest bearing deposits

     1,528,010         1,572,996         1,554,441         1,539,842         1,504,952   

Borrowings

     486,060         481,460         500,226         485,759         488,443   

Equity

     430,862         424,221         422,129         424,338         423,361   
Selected Operating Data:               
Condensed Tax Equivalent Income Statement               

Interest and dividend income

   $ 29,321       $ 30,408       $ 29,627       $ 30,418       $ 30,482   

Tax equivalent adjustment*

     1,045         1,098         1,023         1,020         991   

Interest expense

     6,005         6,210         6,693         7,532         8,019   
                                            

Net interest income (tax equivalent)

     24,361         25,296         23,957         23,906         23,454   

Provision for loan losses

     2,250         2,750         2,500         2,500         4,500   
                                            

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     22,111         22,546         21,457         21,406         18,954   

Non-interest income

     7,714         5,281         6,113         8,093         7,804   

Non-interest expense

     21,362         20,741         21,173         19,894         19,359   
                                            

Income before income tax expense

     8,463         7,086         6,397         9,605         7,399   

Income tax expense (tax equivalent)*

     3,060         2,330         2,230         3,439         2,323   
                                            

Net income

   $ 5,403       $ 4,756       $ 4,167       $ 6,166       $ 5,076   
                                            

 

(1) Does not reflect allowance for loan losses of $30,843, $31,021, $30,444, $29,967 and $30,050
* Tax exempt income assumed at a 35% federal rate

 

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     Three Months Ended  
     09/30/10     06/30/10     03/31/10     12/31/09     09/30/09  

Performance Ratios (annualized)

          

Return on Average Assets

     0.73     0.65     0.58     0.85     0.71

Return on Average Equity

     4.98     4.50     4.00     5.76     4.76

Non-Interest Income to Average Assets

     1.05     0.72     0.85     1.11     1.09

Non-Interest Expense to Average Assets

     2.90     2.84     2.94     2.73     2.71

Operating Efficiency Adjusted (2)

     71.09     66.91     71.73     65.40     63.59

Analysis of Net Interest Income

          

Yield on Loans

     5.48     5.68     5.59     5.61     5.59

Yield on Investment Securities- Tax Equivalent

     3.16     3.45     3.45     3.67     3.87

Yield on Earning Assets- Tax Equivalent

     4.67     4.87     4.82     4.86     4.97

Cost of Interest Bearing Deposits

     0.44     0.47     0.57     0.72     0.84

Cost of Borrowings

     3.53     3.63     3.64     3.87     3.92

Cost of Interest Bearing Liabilities

     1.18     1.21     1.32     1.48     1.60

Net Interest Rate Spread- Tax Equivalent Basis

     3.49     3.66     3.49     3.39     3.38

Net Interest Margin- Tax Equivalent Basis

     3.75     3.91     3.76     3.70     3.71

Capital Information Data

          

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio- Bank Only

     8.43     8.75     8.62     8.85     8.64

Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital- Bank Only

     240,230        244,299        239,050        243,955        246,339   

Total Risk-Based Capital- Bank Only

     265,148        268,996        263,264        268,225        270,807   

Tangible Capital Consolidated (3)

     266,454        264,182        256,987        254,469        261,106   

Tangible Capital as a % of Tangible Assets Consolidated (3)

     9.33     9.44     9.28     9.25     9.14

Shares Outstanding

     38,262,288        38,628,477        38,861,477        39,061,035        39,547,207   

Shares Repurchased during qrtr(open market)

     364,000        233,000        316,723        602,200        86,860   

Basic weighted common shares outstanding

     37,793,860        38,086,535        38,188,191        38,575,909        38,405,947   

Diluted common shares outstanding

     37,793,860        38,086,579        38,209,766        38,649,174        38,532,411   

Basic Earnings per common share

   $ 0.14        0.12        0.11      $ 0.16      $ 0.13   

Diluted Earnings per common share

     0.14        0.12        0.11        0.16        0.13   

Dividends Paid per common share

     0.06        0.06        0.06        0.06        0.06   

Book Value per common share

     11.26        11.11        10.87        10.76        10.81   

Tangible Book Value per common share (3)

     6.96        6.84        6.61        6.51        6.60   

Asset Quality Measurements

          

Non-performing loans (NPLs): non-accrual

   $ 21,413        21,985        21,210      $ 21,432      $ 21,909   

Non-performing loans (NPLs): still accruing

     5,427        7,069        6,464        5,262        4,560   

Other Real Estate Owned

     3,891        3,302        2,466        2,332        1,712   

Non-performing assets (NPAs)

     30,731        32,356        30,140        29,026        28,181   

Troubled Debt Restructures still accruing: not included above

     16,047        414        416        419        674   

Net Charge-offs

     2,428        2,173        2,023        2,583        2,477   

Net Charge-offs as % of average loans (annualized)

     0.57     0.52     0.48     0.61     0.58

NPLs as % of total loans

     1.58     1.70     1.66     1.59     1.55

NPAs as % of total assets

     1.02     1.09     1.03     0.99     0.93

Allowance for loan losses as % of NPLs

     115     107     110     112     114

Allowance for loan losses as % of total loans

     1.81     1.82     1.83     1.79     1.76

 

(2) The efficiency ratio represents non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income. As in the case of net interest income, generally, net interest income as utilized in calculating the efficiency ratio is typically expressed on a tax-equivalent basis. Moreover, most institutions, in calculating the the efficiency ratio, also adjust both noninterest expense and noninterest income to exclude from these items (as calculated under generally accepted accounting principles) certain component elements, such as non-recurring charges, other real estate expense and amortization of intangibles (deducted from non interest expense) and security transactions and other non-recurring items (excluded from non interest income). We follow these practices.
(3) Provident Bank provides supplemental reporting of Non-GAAP tangible equity ratios as management believes this information is useful to investors. The following table shows the reconciliation of tangible equity and the tangible equity ratio:

 

     09/30/10     06/30/10     03/31/10     12/31/09     09/30/09  

Total Assets

   $ 3,021,025        2,963,706        2,935,956      $ 2,917,789      $ 3,021,893   

Goodwill and other amortizable intangibles

     (164,501     (164,933     (165,385     (165,857     (166,350
                                        

Tangible Assets

   $ 2,856,524        2,798,773        2,770,571      $ 2,751,932      $ 2,855,543   
                                        

Stockholders’ equity

     430,955        429,115        422,372        420,326        427,456   

Goodwill and other amortizable intangibles

     (164,501     (164,933     (165,385     (165,857     (166,350
                                        

Tangible Stockholders’ equity

   $ 266,454        264,182        256,987      $ 254,469      $ 261,106   
                                        

Outstanding Shares

     38,262,288        38,628,477        38,861,477        39,061,035        39,547,207   

Tangible capital as a % of tangible assets (consolidated)

     9.33     9.44     9.28     9.25     9.14

Tangible book value per share

   $ 6.96        6.84        6.61      $ 6.51      $ 6.60   

 

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