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Park Sterling Corporation Announces
Fourth Quarter 2011 Results


Charlotte, NC – February 2, 2012 – Park Sterling Corporation (NASDAQ: PSTB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today released unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the fourth quarter of 2011.  Highlights for the quarter include:

 
·
Generated net income of $658,000, or $0.02 per share, excluding merger-related expenses
 
·
Generated organic loan growth of $28.1 million, or 8% linked-quarter (31% annualized)
 
·
Decreased nonperforming loans $1.5 million, or 7%, to 2.62% of total loans (or 5.04% of total loans excluding acquisition)
 
·
Decreased net charge-offs $1.2 million, or 61%, to 0.51% of average loans annualized (or 0.85% of average loans excluding acquisition annualized)
 
·
Maintained strong ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets of 16.74%
 
·
Completed merger with Community Capital and consolidated banks into single charter

“Park Sterling’s fourth quarter was marked by a return to operating profitability, strong organic loan growth, and continued progress in reducing problem assets,” said Jim Cherry, Chief Executive Officer. “As expected, our merger with Community Capital, which was completed on November 1, 2011, was immediately accretive to earnings and contributed to our reporting net income of $658,000, or $0.02 per share, for the quarter, excluding merger-related expenses. Also as expected, we realized the benefits of our organic growth initiatives, as loans increased by $28.1 million, or 31% annualized, excluding acquired loans. Importantly, asset quality also continued to improve. Nonperforming loans have now decreased by 53% and nonperforming assets by 40% since the fourth quarter of 2010, again excluding the merger.

We remain confident that our merger with Community Capital will prove to be transformational for our customers, employees, shareholders, and communities in 2012. We consolidated activities under a single bank charter on December 1, 2011, and now operate our 23 full-service branches and one loan production office under a new, unified Park Sterling brand. We have joined forces at every level of the new company to create a single organization, aligned to deliver exceptional banking products and services to both existing and prospective customers, utilizing the experience and knowledge of our bankers, and the strength of our balance sheet.

On the mergers and acquisitions front, we expect continued consolidation among community banks across Virginia and the Carolinas, driven in part by increased regulatory burden, uncertain economic conditions, distressed housing markets, and challenging capital markets. We remain active in seeking attractive partners who share our vision of creating a profitable, growing regional franchise, characterized by sound risk management, superior customer service, and exceptional customer relationships.”

Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Net Income (Loss)

Park Sterling reported net income of $658,000, or $0.02 per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2011, excluding pre-tax, merger-related expenses of $2.6 million.  This compares to a net loss of $1.1 million, or $0.04 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2011, excluding pre-tax, merger-related expenses of $496,000. Including merger-related expenses, the company reported a net loss of $981,000, or $0.03 per share, for fourth quarter of 2011, which represented a 29% improvement from the $1.4 million net loss, or $0.05 per share, reported for the third quarter of 2011, and an 78% improvement from the $4.5 million net loss, or $0.16 per share, reported for the fourth quarter of 2010.

 
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Net interest income doubled from $3.9 million for both the fourth quarter of 2010 and the third quarter of 2011 to $7.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011.  This increase reflects the inclusion of two months of results from Community Capital in the fourth quarter of 2011, and continuing operating improvements at legacy Park Sterling. Results for the fourth quarter of 2011 also include $160,000 in estimated accretable yield and accretion from acquisition accounting adjustments for acquired loans. Net interest margin increased to 3.67% in the fourth quarter of 2011, representing a 98 basis point improvement from 2.69% in the third quarter of 2011 and a 122 basis point improvement from 2.45% in the fourth quarter of 2010. The increase in net interest margin reflects reduced earnings drag from decreased nonperforming loans at legacy Park Sterling, the inclusion of higher rate loans acquired with Community Capital, and reduced funding costs due, primarily, to improvements in funding mix that resulted from acquired core deposits. Core deposits, which exclude brokered deposits, represented approximately 66% of total funding at December 31, 2011, compared to approximately 50% at both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter increased to $1.4 million, compared to $111,000 in the third quarter of 2011, and compared to $43,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010. Our Wealth Management Group contributed $447,000 in noninterest income during two months of inclusion since the merger. Assets under management ended the period at $232.1 million, and assets held as custodian at $395.2 million. Our mortgage function contributed $297,000 in noninterest income since the merger, and originated $9.4 million in loans over that period. Service fees on deposit accounts contributed $241,000 in noninterest income during the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $23,000 in the third quarter of 2011, and compared to $19,000 during the fourth quarter of 2010, due to the inclusion of Community Capital results.  BOLI income increased to $213,000 for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $52,000 for the third quarter of 2011, again primarily due to the inclusion of Community Capital results.

Noninterest expense increased to $10.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2011, and $3.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.  The increase from the prior quarter resulted primarily from the inclusion of two months of results from Community Capital.  The increase from the prior year resulted both from the merger with Community Capital and from expenses related to Park Sterling’s organic growth initiatives, including expenses for the three de novo offices opened during 2011. Noninterest expenses for the fourth quarter of 2011 included $2.6 million in merger-related expenses, compared to $496,000 in merger-related expenses for the third quarter of 2011. There were no merger-related expenses in the fourth quarter of 2010.

For the full year of 2011, Park Sterling reported a net loss of $8.4 million, or $0.29 per share, compared to a net loss of $7.9 million, or $0.58 per share, for 2010.  Net interest income increased to $19.4 million, or 29%, compared to $15.0 million the prior year, reflecting both the inclusion of Community Capital results for two months and higher average earning asset balances from investing net proceeds from the August 2010 initial public offering. Provision expense decreased to $9.4 million, or 45%, compared to $17.0 million the prior year, reflecting improved asset quality.  Noninterest income increased to $1.6 million from $130,000, primarily due to the Community Capital merger. Noninterest expense increased to $25.0 million from $11.1 million, including $3.3 million in merger-related expenses. This increase resulted both from the merger with Community Capital and from increased personnel and professional expenses related to Park Sterling’s growth initiatives.

 
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Asset Quality

Asset quality continued to improve during the fourth quarter of 2011. Nonperforming loans, which included $3.7 million in performing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs), decreased $1.5 million, or 7%, to $19.9 million, or 2.62% of total loans (5.04% of total loans excluding acquisition) at December 31, 2011. This compares to $21.4 million, or 5.84% of total loans, at September 30, 2011. Compared to prior year results, nonperforming loans at December 31, 2011 decreased $22.2 million, or 53%, from $42.1 million, or 10.53% of total loans, at December 31, 2010.

Nonperforming assets, which included a $1.6 million nonperforming loan held for sale (that moved to OREO in January 2012 and is currently under contract for sale) and $9.6 million of acquired OREO, increased $7.2 million, or 25%, to $35.9 million, or 3.22% of total assets at December 31, 2011.  This compares to $28.7 million, or 4.93% of total assets, at September 30, 2011. Compared to prior year results, nonperforming assets at December 31, 2011 decreased $7.5 million, or 17%, from $43.4 million, or 7.04% of total assets, at December 31, 2010.

Net charge-offs decreased $1.2 million, or 61%, to $790,000, representing 0.51% of average loans (annualized), compared to $2.0 million, or 2.19% of average loans (annualized) in the third quarter of 2011.  Excluding acquired loans, net charge-offs of $790,000 for the fourth quarter represented 0.85% of average loans (annualized). This compares to net charge-offs in the fourth quarter of 2010 of $9.0 million, or 8.86% of average loans (annualized).

The allowance for loan losses was $10.2 million, or 1.34% of total loans at December 31, 2011, compared to $9.8 million, or 2.68% of total loans, at September 30, 2011. The increase in total allowance supported growth in originated net loans during the quarter. The decrease in allowance percentage resulted from including acquired loans in the ratio, for which no allowance was estimated at quarter-end given management’s judgment that net acquisition accounting adjustments adequately address estimated loss in acquired loans. Excluding acquired loans, the allowance at December 31, 2011 represented 2.57% of total loans. The decrease in allowance percentage, excluding acquired loans, reflects improvements in asset quality during the quarter. The allowance at December 31, 2011 compares to an allowance of $12.4 million, or 3.11% at December 31, 2010. This decrease in allowance also reflects improvements in asset quality, over the twelve months.

The company introduced certain enhancements to the quantitative component of its allowance methodology during the fourth quarter of 2011. The methodology currently segregates loans by product type in addition to the previous segregation by internal risk grade. The methodology also now utilizes actual, internal historical loss rates (backward-looking) for its primary quantitative factor in estimating inherent losses in Park Sterling’s performing loans, and maintains its traditional risk grade factors (forward-looking) as a secondary quantitative factor. Management believes these enhancements both strengthen the granularity of our allowance methodology and broaden its perspective. The enhanced methodology did not have a material impact on the estimated allowance at December 31, 2011, compared to estimates that would have been produced under the previous methodology.

Balance Sheet and Capital

Total assets increased $530.8 million, or 91%, in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2011, primarily due to the merger with Community Capital. Net loans increased $391.3 million, or 109%, investment securities increased $79.5 million, or 61%, and bank-owned life insurance increased $18.2 million, or 226%, for the period. The merger also resulted in the recognition of a $4.0 million core deposit intangible and $428 thousand of goodwill at December 31, 2011. Excluding acquired loans, Park Sterling generated an increase of $28.1 million, or 8% (31% annualized), in loans in the fourth quarter of 2011 through organic growth initiatives, including $3.2 million in loans originated through legacy-CapitalBank offices.

 
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Total assets increased $497.1 million, or 81%, during 2011 compared to December 31, 2010, again primarily due to the merger with Community Capital. Net loans increased $361.5 million, or 93%, which is lower than loan growth reported on a linked quarter basis due to the resolution of problem credits and a managed decrease in construction and development loans at legacy Park Sterling during the year. Investment securities increased $69.6 million, or 49%.  Cash, interest earning balances and Federal funds sold decreased $36.8 million, or 56%. This decrease resulted both from an $8 million investment in bank-owned life insurance during the third quarter of 2011, which is included in other assets, and from management’s decision to reduce certain lower yielding interest-earning assets at legacy Park Sterling during the year.

Loan mix, which improved materially over the last twelve months, was also positively impacted by the merger based on current estimates of acquisition accounting adjustments, as allocated by loan type. The combination of commercial and industrial loans and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans represented 31% of total loans at December 31, 2011, compared to 30% at September 30, 2011 and 26% at December 31, 2010.  Non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans represented 26% of total loans at December 31, 2011, compared to 30% the prior quarter and 28% the prior year.  Construction and development loans represented 16% of total loans at December 31, 2011, compared to 15% at September 30, 2011 and 24% at December 31, 2010. HELOCs represented 12% of total loans at December 31, 2011, compared to 15% in the prior quarter and 14% the prior year. Finally, 1-4 family loans represented 11% of total loans at December 31, 2011, compared to 5% in both the prior quarter and the prior year.

Total deposits increased $471.6 million, or 126%, compared to the third quarter of 2011, primarily due to the merger with Community Capital, and deposit mix continued to improve. Demand deposits increased $99.8 million, or 233%, and represented 17% of total deposits at December 31, 2011, compared to 11% at September 30, 2011 and 9% at December 31, 2010. Money market, NOW and savings deposits increased $214.0 million, or 178%, and represented 39% of total deposits at December 31, 2011, compared to 32% the prior quarter and 18% the prior year. Time deposits increased $157.9 million, or 74%, and represented 44% of total deposits at December 31, 2011, compared to 57% the prior quarter and 74% the prior year.

Core deposits improved to 85% of total deposits at December 31, 2011, compared to 77% at September 30, 2011 and 74% at December 31, 2010.  Brokered deposits increased by $37.8 million, or 44%, during the fourth quarter, as new offerings were utilized to partially fund repayment of fixed rate FHLB borrowings at Community Capital. Total borrowings increased $34.1 million, or 122%, compared to the prior quarter, due primarily to the merger. Borrowings currently include $5.4 million of Tier 1 eligible subordinated debt from Community Capital and $6.9 million of Tier 2 eligible subordinated debt from legacy Park Sterling.

Shareholders’ equity increased $15.4 million, or 9%, to $190.1 million at December 31, 2011 compared to $174.6 million at September 30, 2011.  The increase resulted primarily from the issuance of 4,024,269 shares as consideration in the Community Capital merger, which represented $15.5 million of equity capital. Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets remained very strong at 16.74%, even though it decreased from 29.98% the prior quarter due to the merger.  Tier 1 leverage ratio also remained very strong at 14.93%, even though it decreased from 27.17% the prior quarter.

During the first quarter of 2011, and as contemplated in the 2010 equity offering, 568,260 shares of restricted stock were issued but will not vest until the Company’s share price achieves certain performance thresholds above the equity offering price (these restricted stock awards vest one-third each at $8.125, $9.10 and $10.40 per share, respectively). Accordingly, these additional shares have been excluded from earnings and tangible book value per share calculations.

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Conference Call

A conference call will be held at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time this morning (February 2, 2011).  The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 317-6789 and requesting the Park Sterling Corporation earnings call.  Listeners should dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The live webcast and presentation slides will be available on www.parksterlingbank.com under Investor Relations, “Investor Presentations.”

A replay of the webcast will be available on www.parksterlingbank.com under Investor Relations, “Investor Presentations” shortly following the call.  A replay of the conference call can be accessed one hour after the call by dialing (877) 344-7529, conference number 10009544.


About Park Sterling Corporation
Park Sterling Corporation is the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Park Sterling’s primary focus is to provide financial services to small and mid-sized businesses, owner-occupied and income producing real estate owners, professionals and consumers doing business or residing within its target markets. Park Sterling offers a full array of banking services, including a diverse wealth management group. Park Sterling is committed to building a banking franchise across the Carolinas and Virginia that is noted for sound risk management, superior customer service and exceptional client relationships. For more information, visit www.parksterlingbank.com. Park Sterling’s shares are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol PSTB.

Non-GAAP Measures
Tangible assets, tangible common equity, tangible book value, earnings (loss) excluding merger-related expenses, asset quality measures excluding the effects of the merger, loan growth excluding the effects of the merger, and related ratios and EPS measures, as used throughout this release, are non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses tangible assets, tangible common equity and tangible book value and related ratios to evaluate the adequacy of shareholders’ equity and to facilitate comparisons with peers. Management uses asset quality measures excluding acquisitions to evaluate both its asset quality and asset quality trends, and to facilitate comparisons with peers. Management uses loan growth excluding acquired loans to evaluate its organic growth and to facilitate comparisons with peers. Management uses earnings (loss) excluding merger-related expenses and related EPS measures to evaluate core earnings (loss). For additional information, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” in the accompanying tables.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains, and Park Sterling Corporation (“Park Sterling”) and its management may make, certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and often use words such as “may,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “continue,” “expect,” “project,” “predict,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “goal,” “target” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements express management’s current expectations, plans or forecasts of future events, results and condition, including financial and other estimates and expectations regarding the merger with Community Capital Corporation, the  general business strategy of engaging in bank mergers, organic growth including branch openings and anticipated asset size, expansion or addition of product capabilities, anticipated loan growth, refinement of the loan loss allowance methodology, recruiting of key leadership positions, increases in net interest margin, changes in loan mix, changes in deposit mix, capital and liquidity levels, net interest income, noninterest income, credit trends and conditions, including loan losses, allowance, charge-offs, delinquency trends and nonperforming loan and nonperforming asset levels, residential sales activity and other similar matters. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and by their nature involve certain risks and uncertainties that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on the information available to management at the time that these disclosures were prepared. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any of these forward-looking statements.
 
 
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You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the following uncertainties and risks, as well as those more fully discussed in any of Park Sterling’s filings with the SEC: failure to realize synergies and other financial benefits from the merger with Community Capital within the expected time frame; increases in expected costs or difficulties related to integration of the Community Capital merger; inability to identify and successfully negotiate and complete additional combinations with potential merger partners or to successfully integrate such businesses into Park Sterling, including the company’s ability to realize the benefits and cost savings from and limit any unexpected liabilities acquired as a result of any such business combination; the effects of continued negative economic conditions, including stress in the commercial real estate markets or delay or failure of recovery in the residential real estate markets; changes in consumer and investor confidence and the related impact on financial markets and institutions; changes in interest rates; failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of our allowance; deterioration in the credit quality of our loan portfolios or in the value of the collateral securing those loans or in the value of guarantor support for those loans, where applicable; deterioration in the value of securities held in our investment securities portfolio; failure of assumptions underlying the utilization of our deferred tax assets; legal and regulatory developments; increased competition from both banks and nonbanks; changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations, inaccurate estimates or assumptions in accounting, including accounting for purchase credit impaired loans under ASC 310-30,  and the impact on Park Sterling’s financial statements; Park Sterling’s ability to attract and retain new employees; and management’s ability to effectively manage credit risk, market risk, operational risk, legal risk, and regulatory and compliance risk.
 
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Park Sterling undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made.


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For additional information contact:

David Gaines
Chief Financial Officer
(704) 716-2134
dgaines@parksterlingbank.com




 
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 PARK STERLING CORPORATION
                             
 CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
                             
 THREE MONTH RESULTS
                             
 ($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
    2010*  
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
         
 Interest income
                               
 Loans, including fees
  $ 8,285     $ 4,283     $ 4,450     $ 4,758     $ 4,984  
 Federal funds sold
    5       22       33       30       46  
 Taxable investment securities
    837       681       684       681       587  
 Tax-exempt investment securities
    184       181       181       171       160  
 Interest on deposits at banks
    29       44       11       14       16  
 Total interest income
    9,340       5,211       5,359       5,654       5,793  
 Interest expense
                                       
 Money market, NOW and savings deposits
    269       158       176       141       132  
 Time deposits
    836       868       1,080       1,226       1,435  
 Short-term borrowings
    1       1       1       -       1  
 FHLB advances
    135       140       141       141       140  
 Subordinated debt
    286       190       189       190       188  
 Total interest expense
    1,527       1,357       1,587       1,698       1,896  
 Net interest income
    7,813       3,854       3,772       3,956       3,897  
 Provision for loan losses
    1,111       568       3,245       4,462       8,237  
 Net interest income (loss) after provision
    6,702       3,286       527       (506 )     (4,340 )
 Noninterest income
                                       
 Service charges on deposit accounts
    241       23       25       26       19  
 Income from fiduciary activities
    418       -       -       -       -  
 Commissions from sales of mutual funds
    29       -       -       -       -  
 Gain on sale of securities available for sale
    -       -       1       19       -  
 Gain on sale of loans held for sale
    297       -       -       -       -  
 Income from bank owned life insurance
    213       52       -       -       -  
 Other noninterest income
    221       36       18       27       24  
 Total noninterest income
    1,419       111       44       72       43  
 Noninterest expenses
                                       
 Salaries and employee benefits
    6,245       3,051       2,975       2,507       2,114  
 Occupancy and equipment
    662       369       301       256       250  
 Advertising and promotion
    132       115       87       38       50  
 Legal and professional fees
    505       721       1,205       307       208  
 Deposit charges and FDIC insurance
    116       134       196       287       185  
 Data processing and outside service fees
    402       142       128       123       109  
 Directors fees
    94       45       45       41       182  
 Intangible amortization
    68       -       -       -       -  
 Net cost of operation of other real estate
    400       101       93       235       16  
 Loan and collection expense
    255       180       109       86       63  
 Postage and supplies
    279       58       47       39       40  
 Operational charge-offs
    225       -       9       1       -  
 Other tax expenses
    85       83       83       50       24  
 Other noninterest expense
    566       217       196       264       307  
 Total noninterest expenses
    10,034       5,216       5,474       4,234       3,548  
 Income (loss) before income taxes
    (1,913 )     (1,819 )     (4,903 )     (4,668 )     (7,845 )
 Income tax expense (benefit)
    (932 )     (443 )     (1,789 )     (1,781 )     (3,324 )
 Net income (loss)
  $ (981 )   $ (1,376 )   $ (3,114 )   $ (2,887 )   $ (4,521 )
                                         
 Earnings (loss) per share, fully diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.16 )
 Weighted average diluted shares
    30,719,363       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098  
 
* Derived from audited financial statements.
 
               
 
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 PARK STERLING CORPORATION
           
 CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
           
 TWELVE MONTH RESULTS
           
 ($ in thousands, expect per share amounts)
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
    2010*  
   
(Unaudited)
         
 Interest income
             
 Loans, including fees
  $ 21,776     $ 20,260  
 Federal funds sold
    90       107  
 Taxable investment securities
    2,883       1,567  
 Tax-exempt investment securities
    716       642  
 Interest on deposits at banks
    99       66  
 Total interest income
    25,564       22,642  
 Interest expense
               
 Money market, NOW and savings deposits
    743       408  
 Time deposits
    4,011       5,869  
 Short-term borrowings
    3       9  
 FHLB advances
    557       563  
 Subordinated debt
    855       758  
 Total interest expense
    6,169       7,607  
 Net interest income
    19,395       15,035  
 Provision for loan losses
    9,385       17,005  
 Net interest income (loss) after provision
    10,010       (1,970 )
 Service charges on deposit accounts
    315       66  
 Income from fiduciary activities
    418       -  
 Commissions from sales of mutual funds
    29       -  
 Gain on sale of securities available for sale
    20       19  
 Gain on sale of loans held for sale
    297       -  
 Income from bank owned life insurance
    265       -  
 Other noninterest income
    303       45  
 Total noninterest income
    1,647       130  
 Noninterest expenses
               
 Salaries and employee benefits
    14,778       6,442  
 Occupancy and equipment
    1,588       916  
 Advertising and promotion
    372       287  
 Legal and professional fees
    2,738       445  
 Deposit charges and FDIC insurance
    733       728  
 Data processing and outside service fees
    794       411  
 Directors fees
    225       392  
 Intangible amortization
    68       -  
 Net cost of operation of other real estate
    829       411  
 Loan and collection expense
    630       224  
 Postage and supplies
    423       145  
 Operational charge-offs
    236       -  
 Other tax expenses
    303       95  
 Other noninterest expense
    1,242       561  
 Total noninterest expenses
    24,959       11,057  
 Income (loss) before income taxes
    (13,302 )     (12,897 )
 Income tax expense (benefit)
    (4,944 )     (5,038 )
 Net income (loss)
  $ (8,358 )   $ (7,859 )
                 
 Earnings (loss) per share, fully diluted
  $ (0.29 )   $ (0.58 )
 Weighted average diluted shares
    28,723,647       13,558,221  
 
* Derived from audited financial statements.
   
 
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 PARK STERLING CORPORATION
                             
 CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                             
 ($ in thousands)
 
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
    2010*  
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
         
 ASSETS
                               
 Cash and due from banks
  $ 18,427     $ 14,962     $ 14,349     $ 54,192     $ 2,433  
 Interest earning balances at banks
    10,115       36,311       8,571       3,796       5,040  
 Investment securities available-for-sale
    210,146       130,667       146,734       112,273       140,590  
 Nonmarketable equity securities
    8,511       1,968       1,985       2,012       1,859  
 Federal funds sold
    -       5,295       44,060       57,525       57,905  
 Loans held for sale
    6,254       1,559       1,600       -       -  
 Loans
    759,047       367,412       380,365       388,187       399,829  
 Allowance for loan losses
    (10,154 )     (9,833 )     (11,277 )     (11,768 )     (12,424 )
 Net loans
    748,893       357,579       369,088       376,419       387,405  
                                         
 Premises and equipment
    24,515       5,335       4,862       4,526       4,477  
 Other real estate owned
    14,403       5,691       3,470       1,565       1,246  
 Bank owned life insurance
    26,223       8,052       -       -       -  
 Goodwill
    428                                  
 Intangible assets
    4,022       -       -       -       -  
 Deferred tax asset
    29,164       10,144       7,437       7,437       7,437  
 Other assets
    12,122       4,820       8,512       8,671       7,716  
                                         
 Total assets
  $ 1,113,223     $ 582,383     $ 610,668     $ 628,416     $ 616,108  
                                         
 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    530,840                                  
      0.91                                  
 Deposits:
                                       
 Demand noninterest-bearing
  $ 142,652     $ 42,890     $ 42,156     $ 37,098     $ 36,333  
 Money market, NOW and savings
    333,968       120,017       110,874       107,186       71,666  
 Time deposits
    370,017       212,085       250,876       277,228       299,821  
 Total deposits
    846,637       374,992       403,906       421,512       407,820  
                                         
 Short-term borrowings
    9,765       1,083       1,661       1,213       874  
 FHLB advances
    40,000       20,000       20,000       20,000       20,000  
 Subordinated debt
    12,296       6,895       6,895       6,895       6,895  
 Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    14,470       4,796       4,622       4,026       3,418  
 Total liabilities
    923,168       407,766       437,084       453,646       439,007  
                                         
 Shareholders' equity:
                                       
 Common stock
    32,644       28,619       28,619       28,619       130,438  
 Additional paid-in capital
    172,390       160,368       159,890       159,367       57,102  
 Accumulated deficit
    (17,859 )     (16,878 )     (15,502 )     (12,388 )     (9,501 )
 Accumulated other comprehensive income  (loss)
    2,880       2,508       577       (828 )     (938 )
 Total shareholders' equity
    190,055       174,617       173,584       174,770       177,101  
                                         
 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 1,113,223     $ 582,383     $ 610,668     $ 628,416     $ 616,108  
                                         
 Common shares issued and outstanding
    32,643,627       28,619,358       28,619,358       28,619,358       28,051,098  
 
* Derived from audited financial statements.
                                       

 
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PARK STERLING CORPORATION
                         
SUMMARY OF LOAN PORTFOLIO
                         
($ in thousands)
 
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
    2010*  
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
         
Commercial:
                               
  Commercial and industrial
  $ 80,381     $ 44,939     $ 45,056     $ 48,107     $ 48,401  
  Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
    158,476       71,549       66,157       55,019       56,016  
  Commercial real estate - investor income producing
    195,691       108,558       111,349       113,612       110,407  
  Acquisition, construction and development
    92,591       51,522       64,662       75,977       87,846  
  Other commercial
    15,743       3,193       2,561       2,977       2,298  
      Total commercial loans
    542,882       279,761       289,785       295,692       304,968  
                                         
Consumer:
                                       
  Residential mortgage
    84,122       19,816       21,767       25,034       21,716  
  Home equity lines of credit
    93,168       56,787       56,481       53,725       56,968  
  Residential construction
    27,263       4,787       6,048       7,018       9,051  
  Other loans to individuals
    11,279       6,530       6,494       6,811       7,245  
      Total consumer loans
    215,833       87,920       90,790       92,588       94,980  
         Total loans
    758,714       367,681       380,575       388,280       399,948  
  Deferred costs (fees)
    333       (269 )     (210 )     (93 )     (119 )
         Total loans, net of deferred costs (fees)
  $ 759,047     $ 367,412     $ 380,365     $ 388,187     $ 399,829  
 
* Derived from audited financial statements.


PARK STERLING CORPORATION
                             
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                             
THREE MONTH RESULTS
                             
($ in thousands)
 
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
    2010*  
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
         
Beginning of period allowance
  $ 9,833     $ 11,277     $ 11,768     $ 12,424     $ 13,150  
Provision for loan losses
    1,111       568       3,245       4,462       8,237  
Loans charged-off
    1,297       2,113       4,096       5,581       9,000  
Recoveries of loans charged-off
    507       101       360       463       37  
End of period allowance
    10,154       9,833       11,277       11,768       12,424  
                                         
Net loans charged-off
  $ 790     $ 2,012     $ 3,736     $ 5,118     $ 8,963  
Annualized net charge-offs
    0.51 %     2.19 %     3.87 %     5.16 %     8.86 %
                                         
* Derived from audited financial statements.
                                       


 
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PARK STERLING CORPORATION
                                   
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST ANALYSIS
                         
THREE MONTHS
                                   
($ in thousands)
 
December 31, 2011
               
December 31, 2010
             
   
Average
   
Income/
   
Yield/
   
Average
   
Income/
   
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Expense
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Expense
   
Rate
 
Assets
 
 
                               
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
   Loans with fees (1)
  $ 622,823     $ 8,285       5.28 %   $ 404,664     $ 4,984       4.89 %
   Fed funds sold
    9,326       5       0.21 %     79,732       46       0.23 %
   Taxable investment securities
    158,968       794       2.00 %     123,791       587       1.90 %
   Tax-exempt investment securities
    16,979       184       4.33 %     14,598       160       4.38 %
   Other interest-earning assets
    36,402       72       0.78 %     7,435       16       0.85 %
                                                 
      Total interest-earning assets
    844,498       9,340       4.39 %     630,220       5,793       3.65 %
                                                 
Allowance for loan losses
    (9,228 )                     (12,961 )                
Cash and due from banks
    16,863                       5,633                  
Premises and equipment
    18,246                       4,550                  
Goodwill
    836                       -                  
Intangible assets
    2,335                       -                  
Other assets
    64,619                       13,139                  
                                                 
      Total assets
  $ 938,169                     $ 640,581                  
                                                 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
   Interest-bearing demand
  $ 58,098     $ 25       0.17 %   $ 11,012     $ 3       0.11 %
   Savings and money market
    204,792       244       0.47 %     65,538       129       0.78 %
   Time deposits - core
    211,152       481       0.90 %     200,432       898       1.78 %
   Time deposits - brokered
    96,523       355       1.46 %     110,311       537       1.93 %
      Total interest-bearing deposits
    570,565       1,105       0.77 %     387,293       1,567       1.61 %
   Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    44,313       135       1.21 %     20,000       140       2.78 %
   Subordinated debt
    10,781       286       10.52 %     6,895       188       10.82 %
   Other borrowings
    1,526       1       0.26 %     1,885       1       0.21 %
      Total borrowed funds
    56,620       422       2.96 %     28,780       329       4.54 %
                                                 
      Total interest-bearing liabilities
    627,185       1,527       0.97 %     416,073       1,896       1.81 %
                                                 
Net interest rate spread
            7,813       3.42 %             3,897       1.84 %
                                                 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
    113,082                       36,052                  
Other liabilities
    12,165                       4,593                  
Shareholders' equity
    185,737                       183,863                  
                                                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 938,169                     $ 640,581                  
                                                 
Net interest margin
                    3.67 %                     2.45 %
 
(1)  Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.
                   
 
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PARK STERLING CORPORATION
                             
SELECTED RATIOS
                             
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31.
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
    2010*  
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
         
ASSET QUALITY
                               
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 16,256     $ 19,448     $ 25,565     $ 34,027     $ 40,911  
Troubled debt restructuring
    3,666       2,001       2,002       1,198       1,198  
Nonperforming loans
    19,922       21,449       27,566       35,225       42,109  
OREO
    14,403       5,691       3,470       1,565       1,246  
Loans held for sale
    1,560       1,559       1,600       -       -  
Nonperforming assets
    35,885       28,699       32,637       36,790       43,356  
Past due 30-59 days (and still accruing)
    2,401       655       -       3,469       -  
Past due 60-89 days (and still accruing)
    924       819       -       -       -  
Past due 90 days plus (and still accruing)
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    2.62 %     5.84 %     7.25 %     9.07 %     10.53 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    3.22 %     4.93 %     5.34 %     5.85 %     7.04 %
Allowance to total loans
    1.34 %     2.68 %     2.96 %     3.03 %     3.11 %
Allowance to nonperforming loans
    50.97 %     45.84 %     40.91 %     33.41 %     29.50 %
Allowance to nonperforming assets
    28.30 %     34.26 %     34.55 %     31.99 %     28.66 %
                                         
CAPITAL
                                       
Book value per share
  $ 5.93     $ 6.22     $ 6.19     $ 6.23     $ 6.31  
Tangible book value per share
  $ 5.79     $ 6.22     $ 6.19     $ 6.23     $ 6.31  
Common shares outstanding
    32,643,627       28,619,358       28,619,358       28,619,358       28,051,098  
Dilutive common shares outstanding
    32,075,367       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098  
                                         
Tier 1 capital
  $ 158,027     $ 162,207     $ 166,762     $ 170,120     $ 173,395  
Tier 2 capital
    17,049       13,124       12,143       12,123       12,373  
Total risk based capital
    175,076       175,331       178,905       182,243       185,768  
Risk weighted assets
    817,653       439,708       413,846       411,689       431,324  
Average assets for leverage ratio
    1,058,122       596,997       616,034       604,498       637,650  
                                         
                                         
Tier 1 ratio
    19.33 %     36.89 %     40.30 %     41.32 %     40.20 %
Total risk based capital ratio
    21.41 %     39.87 %     43.23 %     44.27 %     43.07 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio
    14.93 %     27.17 %     27.07 %     28.14 %     27.19 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
    16.74 %     29.98 %     28.43 %     27.81 %     28.75 %
                                         
LIQUIDITY
                                       
Net loans to total deposits
    88.46 %     95.36 %     91.38 %     89.30 %     94.99 %
Liquidity ratio
    25.36 %     49.70 %     53.09 %     53.99 %     50.48 %
                                         
INCOME STATEMENT (THREE MONTH RESULTS; ANNUALIZED)
                         
Return on Average Assets
    -0.42 %     -0.91 %     -2.00 %     -1.93 %     -2.81 %
Return on Average Equity
    -2.11 %     -3.16 %     -7.12 %     -6.60 %     -9.75 %
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)
    3.67 %     2.69 %     2.60 %     2.76 %     2.52 %
                                         
INCOME STATEMENT (ANNUAL RESULTS)
                                 
Return on Average Assets
    -1.20 %     n/a       n/a       n/a       -1.46 %
Return on Average Equity
    -4.69 %     n/a       n/a       n/a       -8.00 %
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)
    2.99 %     n/a       n/a       n/a       2.95 %
                                         
* Derived from audited financial statements.
                                 

 
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Non-GAAP Measures
Tangible assets, tangible common equity, tangible book value, earnings (loss) excluding merger-related expenses, asset quality measures excluding the effects of the merger, loan growth excluding acquired loans, and related ratios and EPS measures, as used throughout this release, are non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided below.

 
PARK STERLING CORPORATION
                             
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
                         
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
                             
   
December 31,
 
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
    2010*  
   
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
         
Tangible assets
                               
Total assets
  $ 1,113,223     $ 582,383     $ 610,668     $ 628,416     $ 616,108  
Less: intangible assets
    4,450       -       -       -       -  
Tangible assets
  $ 1,108,773     $ 582,383     $ 610,668     $ 628,416     $ 616,108  
                                         
 
                                       
Tangible common equity
                                       
Total common equity
  $ 190,055     $ 174,617     $ 173,584     $ 174,770     $ 177,101  
Less: intangible assets
    4,450       -       -       -       -  
Tangible common equity
  $ 185,605     $ 174,617     $ 173,584     $ 174,770     $ 177,101  
                                         
 
                                       
Tangible book value per share
                                       
Issued and outstanding shares
    32,643,627       28,619,358       28,619,358       28,619,358       28,051,098  
Add: dilutive stock options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Deduct: nondilutive restricted awards
    568,260       568,260       568,260       568,260       -  
Period end dilutive shares
    32,075,367       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098  
                                         
Tangible common equity
  $ 185,605     $ 174,617     $ 173,584     $ 174,770     $ 177,101  
Divided by: period end dilutive shares
    32,075,367       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098  
Tangible common book value per share
  $ 5.79     $ 6.22     $ 6.19     $ 6.23     $ 6.31  
                                         
Earnings per share (excluding merger-related expenses)
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ (981 )   $ (1,376 )   $ (3,114 )   $ (2,887 )   $ (4,521 )
Plus: merger-related expenses
    2,609       496       632       75       -  
Less: related income tax expense
    (970 )     (174 )     (231 )     -       -  
Net income (loss) (excluding merger-related expenses)
  $ 658     $ (1,054 )   $ (2,713 )   $ (2,812 )   $ (4,521 )
                                         
Divided by: weighted average dilutive shares
    30,719,363       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098       28,051,098  
Earnings per share (excluding merger-related expenses)
  $ 0.02     $ (0.04 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.16 )
                                         
Asset quality measures excluding acquisition
                                 
Total loans
  $ 759,047     $ 367,412     $ 380,365     $ 388,187     $ 399,829  
Less: loans acquired with Community Capital
    (363,539 )     -       -       -       -  
Loans excluding acquired loans (originated loans)
  $ 395,508     $ 367,412     $ 380,365     $ 388,187     $ 399,829  
                                         
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 35,885     $ 28,699     $ 32,637     $ 36,790     $ 43,356  
Less: nonpeforming assets acquired with Community Capital
    (9,762 )     -       -       -       -  
Nonperforming assets excluding acquisition
  $ 26,123     $ 28,699     $ 32,637     $ 36,790     $ 43,356  
                                         
Nonperforming loans
  $ 19,922     $ 21,449     $ 27,566     $ 35,225     $ 42,109  
Divided by: loans excluding acquisition
    395,508       367,412       380,365       388,187       399,829  
Nonperforming loans to loans excluding acquisition
    5.04 %     5.84 %     7.25 %     9.07 %     10.53 %
                                         
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 10,154     $ 9,833     $ 11,277     $ 11,768     $ 12,424  
Divided by: loans excluding acquisition
    395,508       367,412       380,365       388,187       399,829  
Allowance for loan losses to loans excluding acquisition
    2.57 %     2.68 %     2.96 %     3.03 %     3.11 %
                                         
Average loans
  $ 622,823     $ 367,096     $ 385,893     $ 397,066     $ 404,644  
Less: average loans related to Community Capital
    (251,233 )     -       -       -       -  
Average loans excluding acquisition
  $ 371,590     $ 367,096     $ 385,893     $ 397,066     $ 404,644  
                                         
Net charge-offs
  $ 790     $ 2,012     $ 3,736     $ 5,118     $ 8,963  
Divided by: average loans excluding acquisition
    372,661       367,096       385,893       397,066       404,644  
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans excluding acquisition
    0.85 %     2.19 %     3.87 %     5.16 %     8.86 %
                                         
* Derived from audited financial statements.
                                 

 
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