TRINITY CAPITAL CORP - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99-1, PRESS RELEASE FOR 4TH QUARTER AND YEAR 2011 EARNINGS - March 2, 2012

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Exhibit 99.1

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Date:
March 2, 2012
Contact:
Steve Wells, Los Alamos National Bank President, 505-662-5171

For Immediate Release

Trinity Capital Corporation
Announces Fourth Quarter and Year 2011 Earnings

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 2, 2012 — Trinity Capital Corporation (“Trinity”), the holding company for Los Alamos National Bank (“LANB”) and Title Guaranty & Insurance Company, announced preliminary unaudited earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2011.

Trinity had preliminary unaudited net income of $7.089 million in 2011, an increase of $5.406 million (321.2%) over the $1.683 million earned in 2010.

   
Year Ended
December 31,
              
   
2011
    
2010
    
Difference, $
    
Difference, %
  
   
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
  
Interest income
  
$
67,381
    
$
72,497
    
$
(5,116
)
    
(7.1
)%
Interest expense
    
12,506
      
17,815
      
(5,309
)
    
(29.8
)
Net interest income
    
54,875
      
54,682
      
193
      
0.4
  
Provision for loan losses
    
8,245
      
20,258
      
(12,013
)
    
(59.3
)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    
46,630
      
34,424
      
12,206
      
35.5
  
Non-interest income
    
15,903
      
16,125
      
(222
)
    
(1.4
)
Non-interest expense
    
52,446
      
48,606
      
3,840
      
7.9
  
Income before income taxes
    
10,087
      
1,943
      
8,144
      
419.1
  
Income taxes
    
2,998
      
260
      
2,738
      
1,053.1
  
Net income
  
$
7,089
    
$
1,683
    
$
5,406
      
321.2
%
Dividends on preferred shares
    
2,142
      
2,127
      
15
      
0.7
  
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  
$
4,947
    
$
(444
)
  
$
5,391
      
1,214.2
%
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
  
$
0.77
    
$
(0.07
)
  
$
0.84
      
1,200.0
%


 
 
 

Unaudited net income available to common shareholders for 2011 totaled $4.947 million or $0.77 diluted earnings per share, compared to a loss available to common shareholders of $(444) thousand or $(0.07) diluted loss per common share for the same period in 2010, an increase of $5.391 million in net income available to common shareholders and an increase of $0.84 in diluted earnings per common share.  This increase in net income available to common shareholders was primarily due to a decrease in provision for loan losses of $12.013 million, which was partially offset by an increase in non-interest expense of $3.840 million.  The provision for loan losses decreased pursuant to management’s loan loss reserve analysis, reflecting an improvement in expected losses in the bank’s loan portfolio.  The increase in non-interest expense was primarily due to an increase in the temporary impairment of mortgage servicing rights due to a continued drop in interest rates to historic lows.  There was also an increase in salaries and employee benefits, mainly due to increases in staff associated with the opening of the Albuquerque location for the Bank, as well as normal salary increases.  Finally, expenses associated with interest rate lock commitments also increased due to the changing interest rate environment.

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
              
   
2011
    
2010
    
Difference, $
    
Difference, %
  
   
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
  
Interest income
  
$
16,926
    
$
17,270
    
$
(344
)
    
(2.0
)%
Interest expense
    
2,854
      
3,819
      
(965
)
    
(25.3
)
Net interest income
    
14,072
      
13,451
      
621
      
4.6
  
Provision for loan losses
    
3,366
      
4,400
      
(1,034
)
    
(23.5
)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    
10,706
      
9,051
      
1,655
      
18.3
  
Non-interest income
    
4,480
      
5,277
      
(797
)
    
(15.1
)
Non-interest expense
    
12,835
      
11,736
      
1,099
      
9.4
  
Income before income taxes
    
2,351
      
2,592
      
(241
)
    
(9.3
)
Income taxes
    
(167
)
    
201
      
(368
)
    
(183.1
)
Net income
  
$
2,518
    
$
2,391
    
$
127
      
5.3
%
Dividends on preferred shares
    
529
      
538
      
(9
)
    
(1.7
)
Net income available to common shareholders
  
$
1,989
    
$
1,853
    
$
136
      
7.3
%
Diluted earnings per common share
  
$
0.31
    
$
0.29
    
$
0.02
      
6.9
%


 
 
 

Trinity’s unaudited net income available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2011 totaled $1.989 million or $0.31 diluted earnings per common share, compared to $1.853 million or $0.29 diluted earnings per common share for the same period in 2010, an increase of $136 thousand in net income available to common shareholders and an increase of $0.02 in diluted earnings per common share.  This increase in net income available to common shareholders was primarily due to a decrease in the provision for loan losses of $1.034 million and an increase in net interest income of $621 thousand.  Partially offsetting these items was an increase in non-interest expense of $1.099 million and a decrease in non-interest income of $797 thousand.  The provision for loan losses decreased pursuant to management’s loan loss reserve analysis, reflecting an improvement in expected losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  Net interest income increased as the interest expense on the interest-bearing liabilities of the Bank decreased in 2011.  Partially offsetting this was a decline in interest income on interest-earning assets of the Bank.  Both declines were due to a continued drop in the interest rate environment.  Non-interest expense increased primarily due to an increase in the temporary impairment of mortgage servicing rights due to a continued drop in interest rates to historic lows.  Non-interest income declined primarily due to a drop in the gain on the sale of loans, due to a lower volume of loans sold in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.  Income tax expenses decreased $368 thousand, even with the decline in pre-tax income, , primarily due to purchased tax credits in 2011 which lowered the Company’s current tax liability.
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Trinity is a bank holding company with $1.523 billion in total assets and has 331 employees.  LANB is currently in its 49th year of operation, and offers financial services at its main office in Los Alamos, an office in White Rock, three offices in Santa Fe and two offices in Albuquerque.  LANB also operates a network of 30 automatic teller machines throughout northern New Mexico.  Title Guaranty & Insurance Company offers title services from its offices in Los Alamos and Santa Fe.

 
 
 

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