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Exhibit 99.1
 
 

 
DANVERS BANCORP, INC.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Date:
April 28, 2011
   
       
Contacts:
Kevin T. Bottomley
 
L. Mark Panella
 
President and CEO
 
Executive Vice President and CFO
       
Phone:
(978) 739-0263
 
(978) 739-0217
Email:
kevin.bottomley@danversbank.com
 
mark.panella@danversbank.com

Danvers Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS (April 28, 2011): Danvers Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: DNBK), the holding company for Danversbank, today reported net income of $3.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to $4.3 million for the same quarter in 2010.  Increases in net interest income and non-interest income were offset by $2.3 million in expenses related to the proposed merger with People’s United Financial, Inc. (“Peoples United”) during the 2011 quarter.  Also contributing to the offset in income were increased salaries and benefits expense, occupancy, other operating expenses and the provision for income taxes.  Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 improved by $2.3 million, or 10.9%, when compared to the same period in 2010.

Compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2010, net income decreased by $1.7 million, or 34.1%.  Increases in net interest income and a decline in provision for loan losses and income tax expense were offset by the aforementioned merger expenses and increased salaries and benefits expense, occupancy and other operating expenses.

Proposed Merger

On January 20, 2011, the Company announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with People’s United, a Delaware corporation.  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, People’s United will acquire the Company in a 55% stock and 45% cash merger transaction valued at approximately $493 million, based on the 10-day average closing price of People’s United’s common stock for the period ended January 19, 2011.

The Merger Agreement provides that the Company will be merged with and into People’s United (the “Merger”), with People’s United continuing as the surviving corporation.  Simultaneously with the effective time of the Merger, the Company’s subsidiary bank, Danversbank, will be merged with and into People’s United subsidiary bank, People’s United Bank, with People’s United Bank continuing as the surviving entity.  The Company anticipates that the Merger will close in the second quarter of 2011, subject to approval by bank regulatory authorities and by the stockholders of the Company.  People’s United’s shareholder approval is not required for the Merger.

Under the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s stockholders have the right to elect to receive (i) $23.00 in cash or (ii) 1.624 shares of People’s United common stock for each share of Company common stock, subject to customary pro ration provisions, whereby 55% of Company shares are exchanged for stock and 45% for cash.

“I’m confident that this transaction will benefit Danvers Bancorp shareholders, customers and employees,” said Kevin T. Bottomley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Danvers Bancorp. “People’s United brings substantial resources for increased lending, additional products and services and opportunities for professional development for our employees. When coupled with our highly experienced lending staff and extensive eastern Massachusetts branch network, the combined organization will be well positioned to compete.”

 
 

 
DANVERS BANCORP, INC.

Selected 2011 first quarter and annual financial highlights include:

 
·
Non-performing assets to total assets of 0.55% compared to 0.70% for Q1 ‘10 and 0.52% for Q4 ‘10;
 
·
Net interest margin of 3.43% compared to 3.66% for Q1 ‘10 and 3.53% for Q4 ‘10;
 
·
Net interest income increased 10.9% compared to Q1 ‘10 and 1.7% compared to Q4 ‘10;
 
·
Non-interest income increased 24.8% compared to Q1 ‘10 and decreased 13.4% compared to Q4 ‘10;
 
·
1% annualized loan growth in 2011; and
 
·
5% annualized deposit growth in 2011.

Earnings per share basic and diluted for the first quarter of 2011 and 2010 were $0.16 and $0.21, respectively.  Earnings per share basic and diluted for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was $0.25.

Dividend Declared

The Board of Directors of the Company has declared a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.04 per share.  The dividend will be paid on or after May 13, 2011 to shareholders of record as of April 29, 2011.

2011 Earnings Summary

The Company’s net interest income increased $2.3 million, or 10.9%, during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  This increase is attributable to the overall growth of the Company and, in particular, the growth of the loan portfolio.  The Company’s net interest margin (“NIM”) decreased by 23 basis points from 3.66% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 to 3.43% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  The decline was due primarily to a 48 basis point decline in the yield on earning assets between the comparable periods.

The Company’s first quarter 2011 net interest income increased slightly by $395,000, or 1.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.  Higher volume of interest earning assets early in the quarter slightly offset a decline in the NIM.  We experienced a 22 basis point decrease in the yield on earning assets, while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined by 16 basis points.  As a result, the Company’s NIM decreased from 3.53% to 3.43% between the periods.

“Deposit funding is still reasonably abundant at the moment and these balances can be acquired at a reasonable cost.  The competition for new loan originations remains extremely challenging and it continues to pressure our loan pricing and net interest margin as a result,” mentioned Mr. Bottomley.

Non-interest income for the first quarter of 2011 totaled $3.3 million, an increase of $661,000, or 24.8%, compared to the first quarter of 2010.  The improvement was primarily due to an increase of $231,000 in net gain on sales of loans, $229,000 in net gain on sales of securities and a $279,000 increase in the other operating income that was primarily related to an increase in debit card fee income.

Non-interest income for the first quarter of 2011 decreased $514,000, or 13.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.  The difference relates to gains on limited partnership investments that the Company recognized during the fourth quarter of 2010.  While the Company’s general levels of non-interest revenues have shown incremental improvement, developing additional and meaningful sources of non-interest income remains a significant challenge.


 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.

Non-interest expense increased $3.8 million, or 21.7%, between the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, due primarily to $2.3 million in merger related expenses and secondarily to increases in salaries and employee benefits and occupancy expense as a result of the additional personnel and branches related to the overall expansion of the Company’s branch network.

Non-interest expense increased by $3.1 million, or 16.8%, for the first quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.  This increase was primarily due to $2.3 million in merger related expenses.

Since the fully taxable components of the Company’s revenues have increased as a result of the Beverly acquisition and organic growth of the franchise, the Company’s 2011 effective tax rate has increased when compared to the same period in 2010.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s effective tax rate was 17.6%.

Balance Sheet Summary

Total assets decreased by $78.9 million, or 2.8%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  Net loans (including loans held for sale) increased $4.8 million, or 0.3%, securities, in aggregate, decreased by $86.7 million, or 9.9%, and cash and cash equivalents remained flat for the quarter.  On the liability side, deposit balances increased by $25.2 million, or 1.2%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  For ALCO purposes, management chose to sell some long-term fixed-rate residential mortgage loans during the quarter.  The bulk of the sales activity was included in one package of loans totaling $25.9 million.  In addition, the combination of sales, calls, maturities and scheduled cash flow resulted in a sizeable decline in the Company’s securities portfolio.  These declines were only partially offset by increases in commercial and industrial (“C&I”) and permanent commercial real estate loan balances during the period.

The Company experienced a slight decline in its asset quality metrics for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  Non-performing assets (“NPAs”) totaled $15.1 million at March 31, 2011 compared to $14.8 million at December 31, 2010. NPAs were $19.2 million at March 31, 2010.  NPAs as a percentage of total assets increased to 55 basis points at the end of the current quarter.  This compares to NPA metrics of 52 basis points and 70 basis points for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively.  At March 31, 2011, total NPAs consisted of $12.7 million in loans considered impaired and on non-accrual, $880,000 in performing troubled debt restructures and $1.5 million in other real estate owned (“OREO”).  As has been the case in the most recent quarters, the number of problem credits being resolved has been largely offset by an equal number of new problem credits.  At March 31, 2011, the OREO balance consists of four separate properties.

Notwithstanding the current economic and employment conditions, the Company’s asset quality metrics and delinquency trends continue to be stable and favorable when compared to many industry peers.  The first quarter provision for loan losses for both 2011 and 2010 was $1.2 million.  The provision was $1.75 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.  The allowance for loan losses increased $1.0 million, or 5.8%, for the quarter and represents 1.06% of total loans at March 31, 2011.  Net charge-offs for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 were $170,000.  By comparison, net charge-offs were $390,000 for the comparable period in 2010.  The allowance represents 139.0% of non-performing loans at March 31, 2011 compared to 97.2% at March 31, 2010.

Deposits increased by $25.2 million, or 1.2%, during the first quarter of 2011. During the quarter, the Company experienced increases in demand, savings and NOW and money market account deposit categories.  This growth is attributable to the Company’s expanded retail branch presence and online banking initiatives.  The Company opened its first Boston retail location in the first quarter of 2010 and its Needham location in the third quarter of 2010.  The previously announced Lexington branch is tentatively scheduled to open during the second quarter of 2011.  Despite the low levels of short-term interest rates, the Company has experienced success in raising core deposit balances.


 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.
 
Short-term Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, repurchase agreements and Federal Reserve Board short-term advances declined by $70.0 million, or 41.7%, $11.9 million, or 26.2% and $1.0 million, respectively, at March 31, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010.  Management has selectively replaced some short- and long-term borrowing with the aforementioned deposit inflows and in the process has lessened the Company’s reliance on any single funding source.  The Company had approximately $187.9 million in various FHLB term advances outstanding and an additional $131.4 million in short-term borrowings at March 31, 2011.  The Company’s short-term borrowings consist of short-term FHLB advances and overnight customer repurchase agreements.  From a funding and liquidity perspective, the Company has ready access to a number of large, stable and well-diversified short-term funding sources and these alternatives are available at competitive rates given the current rate environment.  On February 8, 2011, in order to take advantage of the current interest rate environment, the Company exercised the call provision on its Danvers Capital Trust II subordinated debt issuance in the amount of $10,392,000.  The transaction consisted of principal and interest of $10,310,000 and $82,000, respectively.

Company Profile

Danvers Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Danversbank, is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts.  The Company has grown to $2.8 billion in assets through acquisitions and internal growth, including de novo branching.  We conduct business from our main office located at One Conant Street, Danvers, Massachusetts, and our 27 other branch offices located in Andover, Beverly, Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Danvers, Hamilton, Malden, Manchester, Middleton, Needham, Peabody, Reading, Revere, Salem, Saugus, Topsfield, Waltham, Wilmington and Woburn, Massachusetts.  Our business consists primarily of making loans to our customers, including C&I loans, commercial real estate loans, owner-occupied residential mortgages and consumer loans and investing in a variety of investment securities.  We fund these lending and investment activities with deposits from our customers, funds generated from operations and selected borrowings. We also provide wealth management and trust services, treasury management, debit and credit card products and online banking services.  Additional information about the Company and its subsidiaries is available at www.danversbank.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of management, as well as the assumptions made using information currently available to management.  Since these statements reflect the views of management concerning future events, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  As a result, actual results may differ from those contemplated by these statements.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  They often include words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “seek,” “plan” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.”  Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include changes in the interest rate environment, changes in general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and the risk factors described in the Company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 15, 2011, as updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, that adversely affect the business in which Danvers Bancorp, Inc. is engaged and changes in the securities market.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release and the associated conference call.  The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise.

 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

             
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 30,292     $ 30,282  
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    641,332       723,610  
Securities held to maturity, at cost
    148,267       152,731  
Loans held for sale
    192       2,881  
Loans
    1,791,291       1,782,741  
Less allowance for loan losses
    (18,930 )     (17,900 )
Loans, net
    1,772,361       1,764,841  
                 
Restricted stock, at cost
    18,172       18,172  
Premises and equipment, net
    41,198       39,793  
Bank-owned life insurance
    34,533       34,250  
Other real estate owned
    1,506       832  
Accrued interest receivable
    10,453       9,845  
Deferred tax asset, net
    16,977       15,675  
Goodwill and intangible assets
    32,616       33,119  
Prepaid FDIC assessment
    5,539       6,215  
Other assets
    20,987       21,099  
    $ 2,774,425     $ 2,853,345  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Deposits:
               
Demand deposits
  $ 258,426     $ 246,973  
Savings and NOW accounts
    455,084       449,036  
Money market accounts
    860,203       837,647  
Term certificates over $100,000
    336,895       344,165  
Other term certificates
    214,629       222,205  
Total deposits
    2,125,237       2,100,026  
Short-term borrowings
    131,440       214,330  
Long-term debt
    187,946       196,778  
Subordinated debt
    19,655       29,965  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    24,032       26,972  
Total liabilities
    2,488,310       2,568,071  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
Preferred stock; $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;
               
none issued
    -       -  
Common stock; $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 22,316,125 shares
               
issued
    223       223  
Additional paid-in capital
    239,665       239,163  
Retained earnings
    90,489       88,067  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (3,975 )     (2,102 )
Unearned restricted shares - 398,861 and 530,558 shares at March 31, 2011
               
and December 31, 2010, respectively
    (4,902 )     (5,331 )
Unearned compensation - ESOP; 1,195,447 and 1,213,290 shares at
               
March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    (11,954 )     (12,133 )
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,629,533 and 1,592,382 shares at March 31, 2011
               
and December 31, 2010, respectively
    (23,431 )     (22,613 )
Total stockholders' equity
    286,115       285,274  
    $ 2,774,425     $ 2,853,345  

 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(Dollars in thousands, except
 
Interest and dividend income:
 
per share amounts)
 
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 24,161     $ 23,389  
Interest on debt securities:
               
Taxable
    6,357       5,381  
Non-taxable
    580       242  
Dividends on equity securities
    14       -  
Interest on cash equivalents and certificates of deposit
    3       47  
Total interest and dividend income
    31,115       29,059  
                 
Interest expense:
               
Interest on deposits:
               
Savings and NOW accounts
    1,235       1,053  
Money market accounts
    2,105       2,255  
Term certificates
    2,476       2,597  
Interest on short-term borrowings
    171       96  
Interest on long-term debt and subordinated debt
    2,084       2,277  
Total interest expense
    8,071       8,278  
Net interest income
    23,044       20,781  
Provision for loan losses
    1,200       1,200  
Net interest income, after provision for loan losses
    21,844       19,581  
                 
Non-interest income:
               
Service charges on deposits
    1,113       1,084  
Loan servicing fees
    119       58  
Net gain on sales of loans
    330       99  
Net gain on sales of securities
    300       71  
Loss on limited partnerships, net
    (180 )     (34 )
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
    283       316  
Trust services
    404       393  
Other operating income
    954       675  
Total non-interest income
    3,323       2,662  
                 
Non-interest expenses:
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    10,459       9,856  
Occupancy
    2,531       2,089  
Equipment
    1,022       1,020  
Outside services
    819       546  
Other real estate owned expense
    108       186  
Deposit insurance expense
    729       582  
Advertising expense
    138       209  
Merger expense
    2,288       -  
Other operating expense
    3,188       2,998  
Total non-interest expenses
    21,282       17,486  
Income before income taxes
    3,885       4,757  
Provision for income taxes
    684       506  
Net income
  $ 3,201     $ 4,251  
                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    19,495,533       20,423,418  
Diluted
    19,843,457       20,423,418  
                 
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.16     $ 0.21  
Diluted
  $ 0.16     $ 0.21  

 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(Dollars in thousands,
 
   
except per share amounts)
 
Interest and dividend income:
           
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 24,161     $ 25,162  
Interest on debt securities:
               
Taxable
    6,357       5,500  
Non-taxable
    580       498  
Dividends on equity securities
    14       -  
Interest on cash equivalents and certificates of deposit
    3       20  
Total interest and dividend income
    31,115       31,180  
                 
Interest expense:
               
Interest on deposits:
               
Savings and NOW accounts
    1,235       1,268  
Money market accounts
    2,105       2,433  
Term certificates
    2,476       2,510  
Interest on short-term borrowings
    171       64  
Interest on long-term debt and subordinated debt
    2,084       2,256  
Total interest expense
    8,071       8,531  
Net interest income
    23,044       22,649  
Provision for loan losses
    1,200       1,750  
Net interest income, after provision for loan losses
    21,844       20,899  
                 
Non-interest income:
               
Service charges on deposits
    1,113       1,136  
Loan servicing fees
    119       35  
Net gain on sales of loans
    330       220  
Net gain on sales of securities, net of impairment write-down
    300       -  
Gain (loss) on limited partnerships, net
    (180 )     717  
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
    283       346  
Trust services
    404       373  
Other operating income
    954       1,010  
Total non-interest income
    3,323       3,837  
                 
Non-interest expenses:
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    10,459       10,020  
Occupancy
    2,531       2,073  
Equipment
    1,022       1,071  
Outside services
    819       575  
Other real estate owned expense
    108       176  
Deposit insurance expense
    729       706  
Advertising expense
    138       416  
Merger expense
    2,288       -  
Other operating expense
    3,188       3,183  
Total non-interest expenses
    21,282       18,220  
Income before income taxes
    3,885       6,516  
Provision for income taxes
    684       1,661  
Net income
  $ 3,201     $ 4,855  
                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    19,495,533       19,612,520  
Diluted
    19,843,457       19,767,484  
                 
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.16     $ 0.25  
Diluted
  $ 0.16     $ 0.25  

 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.
NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS
(Unaudited)

                                     
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
 
   
Outstanding
   
Earned/
   
Yield/
   
Outstanding
   
Earned/
   
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Paid
   
Rate (1)
   
Balance
   
Paid
   
Rate (1)
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 Interest-earning assets:
                                   
 Interest-earning cash equivalents and
                                   
certificates of deposit
  $ 7,055     $ 3       0.17 %   $ 27,052     $ 47       0.69 %
 Debt securities: (2)
                                               
 U.S. Government
    -       -       -       15,493       6       0.15  
 Gov't-sponsored enterprises
    480,766       3,506       2.92       218,927       1,943       3.55  
 Mortgage-backed
    321,165       2,848       3.55       294,141       3,129       4.26  
 Municipal bonds
    53,593       580       4.33       24,417       242       3.96  
 Other
    1,062       3       1.13       10,310       303       11.76  
 Restricted stock
    18,172       14       0.31       18,951       -       -  
 Real estate mortgages (3)
    918,151       12,548       5.47       967,439       13,650       5.64  
 C&I loans (3)
    693,367       9,556       5.51       567,021       8,215       5.80  
 IRBs (3)
    188,201       2,022       4.30       124,625       1,468       4.71  
 Consumer loans  (3)
    3,105       35       4.51       3,644       56       6.15  
 Total interest-earning assets
    2,684,637       31,115       4.64       2,272,020       29,059       5.12  
 Allowance for loan losses
    (18,258 )                     (15,083 )                
 Total earning assets less allowance
                                               
  for loan losses
    2,666,379                       2,256,937                  
 Non-interest-earning assets
    183,187                       206,360                  
 Total assets
  $ 2,849,566                     $ 2,463,297                  
                                                 
 Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
 Deposits:
                                               
 Savings and NOW accounts
  $ 454,208       1,235       1.09     $ 396,621       1,053       1.06  
 Money market accounts
    842,058       2,105       1.00       653,047       2,255       1.38  
 Term certificates
    561,103       2,476       1.77       558,538       2,597       1.86  
 Total deposits
    1,857,369       5,816       1.25       1,608,206       5,905       1.47  
 Borrowed funds:
                                               
 Short-term borrowings
    213,672       171       0.32       86,494       96       0.44  
 Long-term debt
    193,914       1,654       3.41       216,992       1,835       3.38  
 Subordinated debt
    24,008       430       7.16       29,965       442       5.90  
 Total interest-bearing liabilities
    2,288,963       8,071       1.41       1,941,657       8,278       1.71  
 Non-interest-bearing deposits
    252,534                       213,156                  
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities
    21,992                       20,612                  
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
    274,526                       233,768                  
 Total liabilities
    2,563,489                       2,175,425                  
 Stockholders' equity
    286,077                       287,872                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,849,566                     $ 2,463,297                  
                                                 
 Net interest income
          $ 23,044                     $ 20,781          
 Net interest rate spread (4)
                    3.23 %                     3.41 %
 Net interest-earning assets (5)
  $ 395,674                     $ 330,363                  
 Net interest margin (6)
                    3.43 %                     3.66 %
 Ratio of interest-earning assets
                                               
to total interest-bearing liabilities
    1.17  x                     1.17  x                
                                                 
                                                 
(1) Yields are annualized.
 
(2) Average balances are presented at average amortized cost.
 
(3) Average loans include non-accrual loans and are net of average deferred loan fees/costs.
 
(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing
 
liabilities.
 
(5) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
 
(6) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
 

 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.
NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS
(Unaudited)

                                     
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
 
   
Outstanding
   
Earned/
   
Yield/
   
Outstanding
   
Earned/
   
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Paid
   
Rate (1)
   
Balance
   
Paid
   
Rate (1)
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 Interest-earning assets:
                                   
 Interest-earning cash equivalents and
                                   
certificates of deposit
  $ 7,055     $ 3       0.17 %   $ 40,567     $ 20       0.20 %
 Debt securities: (2)
                                               
 Gov't-sponsored enterprises
    480,766       3,506       2.92       375,638       2,869       3.06  
 Mortgage-backed
    321,165       2,848       3.55       298,353       2,629       3.52  
 Municipal bonds
    53,593       580       4.33       47,130       498       4.23  
 Other
    1,062       3       1.13       1,062       2       0.75  
 Restricted stock
    18,172       14       0.31       18,172       -       -  
 Real estate mortgages (3)
    918,151       12,548       5.47       913,745       12,828       5.62  
 C&I loans (3)
    693,367       9,556       5.51       696,436       10,426       5.99  
 IRBs (3)
    188,201       2,022       4.30       169,379       1,867       4.41  
 Consumer loans (3)
    3,105       35       4.51       3,305       41       4.96  
 Total interest-earning assets
    2,684,637       31,115       4.64       2,563,787       31,180       4.86  
 Allowance for loan losses
    (18,258 )                     (16,845 )                
 Total earning assets less allowance
                                               
  for loan losses
    2,666,379                       2,546,942                  
 Non-interest-earning assets
    183,187                       193,772                  
 Total assets
  $ 2,849,566                     $ 2,740,714                  
                                                 
 Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
 Deposits:
                                               
 Savings and NOW accounts
  $ 454,208       1,235       1.09     $ 450,830       1,268       1.13  
 Money market accounts
    842,058       2,105       1.00       850,142       2,433       1.14  
 Term certificates
    561,103       2,476       1.77       557,471       2,510       1.80  
 Total deposits
    1,857,369       5,816       1.25       1,858,443       6,211       1.34  
 Borrowed funds:
                                               
 Short-term borrowings
    213,672       171       0.32       74,564       64       0.34  
 Long-term debt
    193,914       1,654       3.41       204,103       1,789       3.51  
 Subordinated debt
    24,008       430       7.16       30,073       467       6.21  
 Total interest-bearing liabilities
    2,288,963       8,071       1.41       2,167,183       8,531       1.57  
 Non-interest-bearing deposits
    252,534                       260,241                  
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities
    21,992                       22,781                  
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
    274,526                       283,022                  
 Total liabilities
    2,563,489                       2,450,205                  
 Stockholders' equity
    286,077                       290,509                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,849,566                     $ 2,740,714                  
                                                 
 Net interest income
          $ 23,044                     $ 22,649          
 Net interest rate spread (4)
                    3.23 %                     3.29 %
 Net interest-earning assets (5)
  $ 395,674                     $ 396,604                  
 Net interest margin (6)
                    3.43 %                     3.53 %
 Ratio of interest-earning assets
                                               
to total interest-bearing liabilities
    1.17  x                     1.18  x                
                                                 
                                                 
(1)  Yields are annualized.
                                               
(2) Average balances are presented at average amortized cost.
                                       
(3) Average loans include non-accrual loans and are net of average deferred loan fees/costs.
                         
(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing
 
liabilities.
                                               
(5) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
                 
(6) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
                 


 
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DANVERS BANCORP, INC.
NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS
(Unaudited)

               
At or For
 
   
At or For the
   
the Three
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2010
 
                   
Performance Ratios:
                 
                   
Return on assets (ratio of income to average total assets) (1)
    0.45 %     0.69 %     0.71 %
Return on equity (ratio of income to average equity) (1)
    4.48 %     5.91 %     6.68 %
Net interest rate spread (1) (2)
    3.23 %     3.41 %     3.29 %
Net interest margin (1) (3)
    3.43 %     3.66 %     3.53 %
Efficiency ratio (4)
    78.81 %     72.22 %     66.83 %
Non-interest expenses to average total assets (1)
    2.99 %     2.84 %     2.66 %
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities
    1.17 x     1.17 x     1.18 x
                         
Asset Quality Ratios:
                       
                         
Non-performing assets to total assets
    0.55 %     0.70 %     0.52 %
Non-performing loans to total loans
    0.76 %     0.96 %     0.78 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
    138.97 %     97.15 %     128.51 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    1.06 %     0.93 %     1.00 %
                         
Capital Ratios:
                       
                         
Risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
    15.05 %     16.60 %     15.36 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
    14.09 %     15.72 %     14.45 %
Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)
    9.80 %     11.52 %     10.44 %
Stockholders' equity to total assets
    10.31 %     11.82 %     10.00 %
Average stockholders' equity to average assets
    10.04 %     11.69 %     10.60 %
                         
(1) Ratios are annualized.
 
(2) The net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
 
(3) The net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
                 
(4) The efficiency ratio represents non-interest expense for the period minus expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets divided by the
 
sum of net interest income (before the loan loss provision) plus non-interest income.
 

 
 

 
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