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Exhibit 99

May 13, 2011

 

NEWS RELEASE    FIRST WEST VIRGINIA BANCORP, INC.
   1701 WARWOOD AVENUE
   WHEELING, WV 26003
RELEASE IMMEDIATELY    For further information
   Contact Sylvan J. Dlesk, President & CEO or
  

Francie P. Reppy, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative

Officer & Chief Financial Officer

   (304) 218-2410

FIRST WEST VIRGINIA BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2011 EARNINGS

Wheeling, WV, May 13, 2011–First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE Amex: FWV) President and Chief Executive Officer, Sylvan J. Dlesk, today announced first quarter earnings for the Wheeling, West Virginia, based holding company. First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Progressive Bank, N. A., Wheeling, West Virginia.

The Company reported net income of $549,907 or $.33 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $460,651 or $.28 per share for the same period during 2010. The increase in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 of $89,256 or 19.4% was primarily the result of increases in net interest income, offset in part by increases in noninterest expenses and income tax expense combined with the decrease in noninterest income. Net interest income increased $133,231 or 6.3%, primarily due to the decrease in the interest expense paid on interest bearing liabilities combined with the increase in the interest earned on investment securities, offset in part by a decline in the interest and fees earned on loans. Noninterest expenses increased $6,430 or .3% during the three month period ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to the increase in other operating expenses, as well as increases in salary and employee benefits expense, offset in part by a decline in occupancy expenses. Noninterest income fell $8,407 or 2.9% primarily due to the decline in service charges and fees earned on deposit accounts, which was offset in part by increases in other operating income and in the net change in the gains on sales of investment securities. Income tax expense increased during the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to the increase of $118,394 in pretaxable income. The ROA was .80% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to.70% for the same period of the prior year. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to March 31, 2010, the ROE was 7.41% and 6.46%, respectively.

FIRST WEST VIRGINIA BANCORP, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)    (Unaudited)
March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

AT PERIOD END

     

Total Assets

   $ 283,903       $ 277,959   

Total Deposits

     234,116         228,475   

Total Loans

     117,324         121,367   

Total Investment Securities

     138,823         133,169   

Shareholders’ Equity

     31,544         31,101   

Shareholders’ Equity Per Share of Common Stock

     19.08         18.82   


(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)    March 31,
2011
    March 31,
2010
 

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

    

Net income

     550        461   

Provision for Loan Losses

     30        30   

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

     .33        .28   

Dividends Per Share of Common Stock

     .19        .18   

Return on Average Assets

     .80     .70

Return on Average Equity

     7.41     6.46

Weighted average shares outstanding

     1,652,814        1,652,814   

First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. stock is traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “FWV.”