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Exhibit 99.1
 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2012 Earnings

Farmington, Connecticut, May 2, 2012 – First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) NASDAQ Global Market: “FBNK”, the holding company for Farmington Bank (the “Bank”), today announced first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2012.  Net income for the quarter was $991,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.0 million for the same quarter last year.

“We are pleased with the results of the first quarter of 2012 and our third quarter as a public company as our strategy to pursue organic growth opportunities led to an 8% increase in net interest income compared to the same period a year ago. Our new Wethersfield office celebrated its grand opening during the quarter and had $18.2 million in new deposits as of March 31, 2012, of which 92% were core deposits and included 592 new transaction accounts.” stated John J. Patrick, Jr., First Connecticut Bancorp’s Chairman, President & CEO.
 
Mr. Patrick said, “Our strategic geographic expansion will continue with the planned opening of our 18th branch in Bloomfield, Connecticut during the second quarter of 2012. Progress on our goal of being the bank of choice for consumers and businesses in central Connecticut is evident from our balance sheet growth, and our significant market share gains in mortgage and business banking.”
 

Financial Highlights

·  
Strong asset growth occurred as total assets increased $59.6 million or 4% for the quarter to $1.7 billion at March 31, 2012 and $222.6 million or 15% from a year ago.

·  
Sustained loan growth was achieved as total loans increased $30.7 million or 2% for the quarter and $164.8 million or 14% when compared to a year ago, despite the impact of our previously announced strategic exit from the Resort Finance business. Resort Finance loans decreased $5.6 million at March 31, 2012 when compared to the prior quarter and $32.7 million when compared to a year ago.   Loan growth when compared to the prior year primarily occurred in Residential Real Estate, 15%, Commercial Real Estate, 15%, Commercial Loans, 43% and Home Equity Lines of Credit, 41%.

·  
Asset quality continues to remain stable as non-performing loans increased slightly to $16.3 million at March 31, 2012 from $15.5 million at December 31, 2011, while loan delinquencies 30 days and greater decreased $579,000 at March 31, 2012 to $18.3 million compared to $18.8 million at December 31, 2011.  Impaired loans also decreased $1.9 million to $39.1 million at March 31, 2012 from $41.0 million at December 31, 2011.
 
 

 
·  
Net interest income increased $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 when compared to the same period in the prior year driven by growth in average earning assets, partially offset by a net interest margin decline due to a lower rate environment and the significant liquidity generated from our public offering coupled with our deposit growth.

·  
We paid a cash dividend of $.03 per share on March 26, 2012. This marks the second consecutive quarter we have paid a dividend since First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. became a public company on June 29, 2011.

Earnings Summary

Net interest income increased $1.0 million or 8% to $13.0 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year driven by growth in average earning assets, partially offset by a net interest margin decline.  Total average earning assets increased $156.9 million or 12%, to $1.5 billion reflecting growth in loan balances. Net interest margin declined 14 basis points to 3.41% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year as a result of the lower interest rate environment. The lower yield on earning assets was partially offset by lower funding costs.

Provision for loan losses was $330,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $300,000 for the same period in the prior year. The provision recorded is based upon management’s analysis of the allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2012.

Noninterest income remained flat for the three months ended March 31, 2012 at $1.3 million compared to the same period in the prior year. Bank owned life insurance income increased $145,000 reflecting the purchase of additional insurance within the past twelve months offset by decreases in brokerage and insurance fee income and a decrease in net gain on loans sold.

Noninterest expense increased $968,000 or 8%, to $12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $11.7 million in the same period in the prior year. Salaries and employee benefits increased $856,000 or 13%, primarily due to annual wage increases, $311,000 related to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) and the addition of 19 employees to support our growth strategy and our two new branches that opened within the past twelve months. Marketing expense increased $133,000 or 28% to $606,000 in part due to the grand opening of our 17th branch in January and an increase in sponsorships to expand the Bank’s brand within the communities we serve. Other operating expenses increased $164,000 to $2.0 million due to expenses related to becoming a publicly traded company and other various increases in operating costs for the three month ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year.  These items were partially offset by a $262,000 or 48% decrease in FDIC premium expense, which reflects the positive impact of the new assessment calculation that became effective on April 1, 2011. On a core basis, net of ESOP expense, noninterest expenses were $12.3 million, achieving a 2.2% positive operating leverage on a normalized basis.
 
 

 
Balance Sheet Activity

Total assets increased $59.6 million or 4%, to $1.7 billion at March 31, 2012 from December 31, 2011 reflecting growth in cash and cash equivalents, loans, and bank-owned life insurance, offset in part by a decrease in securities available-for-sale.

Our investment portfolio totaled $119.2 million or 7% of total assets and $138.4 million or 9% of total assets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Available-for-sale investment securities totaled $116.0 million at March 31, 2012 compared to $135.2 million at December 31, 2011, a decrease of $19.2 million primarily due to decreases in U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government agency obligations as a result of lower collateral requirements for our municipal deposits and commercial repurchase agreements.  The Company purchases short term U.S. Treasury and agency securities in order to meet municipal deposit and commercial repurchase agreement collateral requirements and to minimize interest rate risk during the sustained low interest rate environment. Based on current market conditions and our interest rate sensitivity position, we believe it is not prudent at this time, to use our new capital proceeds to leverage our investment portfolio for short-term revenue gains.

Net loans increased $30.9 million or 2% at March 31, 2012 to $1.3 billion due to our continued focus on residential and commercial lending which combined increased $37.4 million, offset by a $5.6 million decrease in resort loans as we are gradually exiting the resort financing market. Additionally, a $12.0 million commercial real estate loan paid off in accordance with its terms on the final day of the quarter due to the sale of the property.

Bank-owned life insurance increased $6.3 million to $36.7 million at March 31, 2012 from $30.4 million at December 31, 2011 primarily due to the purchase of an additional $6.0 million in bank-owned life insurance to offset costs incurred in connection with compensation plans.

Deposits increased $72.9 million or 6% to $1.2 billion at March 31, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011. Interest-bearing deposits grew $52.9 million to $1.0 billion and noninterest-bearing demand deposits totaled $215.6 million at March 31, 2012, an increase of $20.0 million or 10% from December 31, 2011 due to deepening our relationships with our existing customers and our continued efforts to obtain more individual and commercial account relationships.  The $52.9 million increase in interest-bearing deposits at March 31, 2012 from December 31, 2011 was primarily due to $28.2 million increase in municipal deposits, the opening of our 17th branch in Wethersfield, CT and an increase in overall deposits as we continue to grow our customer base. During the quarter ended, the Company added 1,441 net new core deposit accounts.  Our weighted-average rate paid on deposits outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2012 declined 9 basis points to 0.70% from 0.79% when compared to the same period in the prior year.

Asset Quality

The allowance for loan losses had a slight increase to $17.7 million at March 31, 2012 from $17.5 million at December 31, 2011.  Impaired loans decreased $1.9 million to $39.1 million as of March 31, 2012 from $41.0 million as of December 31, 2011.  Non-performing loans increased to $16.3 million at March 31, 2012 from $15.5 million at December 31, 2011. At March 31, 2012, the allowance for loan losses represented 1.32% of total loans and 108.5% of non-performing loans, compared to 1.34% of total loans and 113.11% of non-performing loans as of December 31, 2011. Net charge-offs for three months ended were $136,000 or 0.04%, compared to net charge-offs for the same period in the prior year of $472,000 or 0.16% of average loans outstanding for the respective periods. Loan delinquencies 30 days and greater decreased $579,000 at March 31, 2012 to $18.3 million compared to $18.8 million at December 31, 2011.  We take a proactive approach in working with customers to help ensure that they remain current on their loans.  Past due loans are primarily in our residential and commercial real estate portfolios and are due to weak economic conditions leading to stress on cash flows of our borrowers.
 
 

 
Capital and Liquidity

The Company remained well-capitalized with a total risk weighted capital to risk weighted asset ratio of 21.84% at March 31, 2012.

At March 31, 2012, the Company continued to have considerable liquidity including significant unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank as well as access to funding through the repurchase agreement and brokered deposit markets.

About First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.

First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Market: FBNK) is a Maryland-chartered stock holding company, that wholly owns Farmington Bank. Farmington Bank is a full-service, community bank with 17 branch locations throughout central Connecticut. Established in 1851, Farmington Bank is a diversified consumer and commercial bank with an ongoing commitment to contribute to the betterment of the communities in our region. For more information regarding the Bank’s products and services and for First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. investor relations information, please visit www.farmingtonbankct.com.

Forward Looking Statements

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

Financial information contained in this release should be considered to be an estimate pending the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. While the Company is not aware of any need to revise the results disclosed in this release, accounting literature may require adverse information received by management between the date of this release and the filing of the 10-Q to be reflected in the results of the fiscal period, even though the new information was received by management subsequent to the date of this release.
 
 

 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
      At or for the Three Months Ended  
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
March 31,
2012
   
December
31, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
June 30,
2011
   
March 31,
2011
 
Selected Financial Condition Data:
                             
                               
Total assets
  $ 1,677,229     $ 1,617,650     $ 1,696,576     $ 1,632,269     $ 1,454,639  
Cash and cash equivalents
    131,280       90,296       240,554       238,662       75,465  
Held to maturity securities
    3,216       3,216       3,621       3,621       3,672  
Available for sale securities
    115,956       135,170       160,743       135,823       142,548  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    7,137       7,449       7,449       7,449       7,449  
Loans receivable, net
    1,326,107       1,295,177       1,211,514       1,177,571       1,157,835  
Deposits
    1,249,583       1,176,682       1,248,236       1,187,707       1,171,496  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    63,000       63,000       63,000       68,000       68,000  
Total stockholders equity
    250,196       251,980       257,912       263,047       95,977  
Allowance for loan losses
    17,727       17,533       16,094       15,912       20,562  
Non-performing loans
    16,338       15,501       18,442       18,699       21,377  
                                         
Selected Operating Data:
                                       
                                         
Interest income
  $ 15,427     $ 14,825     $ 14,659     $ 14,810     $ 14,731  
Interest expense
    2,473       2,614       2,672       2,760       2,780  
    Net Interest Income
    12,954       12,211       11,987       12,050       11,951  
    Provision for allowance for loan losses
    330       3,190       300       300       300  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    12,624       9,021       11,687       11,750       11,651  
Noninterest income
    1,313       1,386       1,728       1,293       1,281  
Noninterest expense, excluding contribution to
                                 
  charitable foundation (*)
    12,629       12,779       11,945       13,050       11,661  
Contribution to charitable foundation (*)
    -       -       -       6,877       -  
Total noninterest expense
    12,629       12,779       11,945       19,927       11,661  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,308       (2,372 )     1,470       (6,884 )     1,271  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    317       (918 )     427       (2,239 )     255  
                                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 991     $ (1,454 )   $ 1,043     $ (4,645 )   $ 1,016  
                                         
Performance Ratios (annualized):
                                       
                                         
Return on average assets
    0.24 %     -0.35 %     0.25 %     -1.22 %     0.28 %
Return average equity
    1.57 %     -2.24 %     1.60 %     -18.26 %     4.19 %
Interest rate spread (1)
    3.20 %     2.93 %     2.78 %     3.18 %     3.42 %
Net interest rate margin (2)
    3.41 %     3.15 %     2.99 %     3.35 %     3.55 %
Non-interest expense to average assets
    3.08 %     3.08 %     2.85 %     3.44 %     3.21 %
Efficiency ratio (3)
    88.52 %     93.98 %     87.09 %     149.34 %     88.13 %
Efficiency ratio, excluding foundation contribution (4)
    88.52 %     93.98 %     87.09 %     97.80 %     88.13 %
Average interest-earning assets to average
                                 
     interest-bearing liabilities
    132.04 %     132.19 %     130.83 %     122.40 %     116.47 %
                                         
(*) In connection with the Conversion and Reorganization on June 29, 2011, the Company established Farmington Bank Community
 
 Foundation, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization, which was funded with a contribution of 687,000 shares of the Company's
 common stock. 
 
                                         
(1) Represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted-average cost of the
 
      interest-bearing liabilities.
                                       
                                         
(2) Represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets.
                 
                                         
(3) Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.
         
                                         
(4) Represents noninterest expense (excluding $6.9 million contribution to Farmington Bank Community Foundation, Inc. in June 2011)
 
  divided  by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.
                         
 
 

 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited) (Continued)
      At or for the Three Months Ended  
   
March 31,
2012
   
December 31, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
June 30,
2011
   
March 31,
2011
 
Asset Quality Ratios:
                             
                               
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans
    1.32 %     1.34 %     1.31 %     1.33 %     1.74 %
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
                                 
     non-performing loans
    108.50 %     113.11 %     87.27 %     85.10 %     96.19 %
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)
    0.04 %     0.56 %     0.04 %     1.67 %     0.16 %
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans
    1.22 %     1.18 %     1.50 %     1.57 %     1.81 %
Non-performing loans as a percent of total assets
    0.97 %     0.96 %     1.09 %     1.15 %     1.47 %
                                         
Per Share Related Data:
                                       
                                         
Basic and diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.06     $ (0.09 )   $ 0.06     $ (0.26 )     n/a  
Dividends declared per share
  $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ -     $ -       n/a  
                                         
Capital Ratios:
                                       
                                         
Equity to total assets at end of period
    14.92 %     15.58 %     15.20 %     16.12 %     6.60 %
Average equity to average assets
    15.36 %     15.65 %     15.60 %     6.70 %     6.68 %
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
    21.84 %     22.38 %     24.21 %     25.46 %     10.38 %
Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets
    20.59 %     21.13 %     22.96 %     24.20 %     9.13 %
Tier I capital to total average assets
    15.58 %     15.51 %     15.55 %     17.48 %     6.77 %
Total equity to total average assets
    15.27 %     15.20 %     15.40 %     17.32 %     6.61 %
 
 
 
 

 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Condition
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31,
2011
   
March 31, 2011
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Assets
                 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 38,280     $ 40,296     $ 25,465  
Federal funds sold
    93,000       50,000       50,000  
Cash and cash equivalents
    131,280       90,296       75,465  
Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost
    3,216       3,216       3,672  
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value
    115,956       135,170       142,548  
Loans held for sale
    3,408       1,039       378  
Loans, net
    1,326,107       1,295,177       1,157,835  
Premises and equipment, net
    21,293       21,379       21,741  
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston stock, at cost
    7,137       7,449       7,449  
Accrued income receivable
    4,304       4,185       4,154  
Bank-owned life insurance
    36,701       30,382       19,830  
Deferred income taxes
    13,672       13,907       11,424  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    14,155       15,450       10,143  
Total assets
  $ 1,677,229     $ 1,617,650     $ 1,454,639  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                       
Deposits
                       
Interest-bearing
  $ 1,033,981     $ 981,057     $ 1,008,576  
Noninterest-bearing
    215,602       195,625       162,920  
      1,249,583       1,176,682       1,171,496  
FHLB advances
    63,000       63,000       68,000  
Repurchase agreement borrowings
    21,000       21,000       21,000  
Repurchase liabilities
    55,713       64,466       70,209  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    37,737       40,522       27,957  
Total liabilities
    1,427,033       1,365,670       1,358,662  
                         
Commitments and contingencies
    -       -       -  
Stockholders' Equity
                       
Common stock
    179       179       -  
Additional paid-in-capital
    174,884       174,836       -  
Unallocated common stock held by ESOP
    (13,031 )     (10,490 )     -  
Retained earnings
    93,392       92,937       98,529  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (5,228 )     (5,482 )     (2,552 )
Total stockholders' equity
    250,196       251,980       95,977  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,677,229     $ 1,617,650     $ 1,454,639  
 
 

 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
           
Interest income
           
Interest and fees on loans
           
     Mortgage    11,110      10,548  
     Other      3,889        3,612  
Interest and dividends on investments
               
     United States Government and agency obligations      266        435  
     Other bonds      58       52  
   Corporate stocks
    70       67  
Other interest income
    34       17  
Total interest income
    15,427       14,731  
Interest expense
               
Deposits
    1,755       1,952  
Interest on borrowed funds
    481       525  
Interest on repo borrowings
    180       179  
Interest on repurchase liabilities
    57       124  
Total interest expense
    2,473       2,780  
Net interest income
    12,954       11,951  
Provision for allowance for loan losses
    330       300  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    12,624       11,651  
Noninterest income
               
Fees for customer services
    816       787  
Net gain on loans sold
    98       146  
Brokerage and insurance fee income
    25       124  
Bank owned life insurance income
    319       174  
Other
    55       50  
Total noninterest income
    1,313       1,281  
Noninterest expense
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    7,424       6,568  
Occupancy expense
    1,190       1,237  
Furniture and equipment expense
    1,099       975  
FDIC assessment
    279       541  
Marketing
    606       473  
Other operating expenses
    2,031       1,867  
Total noninterest expense
    12,629       11,661  
Income before income taxes
    1,308       1,271  
Provision for income taxes
    317       255  
Net income
  $ 991     $ 1,016  
                 
Net income per share:
               
Basic and Diluted
  $ 0.06       N/A  
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
               
Basic and Diluted
    16,784,974       N/A  
                 
Pro forma net income per share (1):
               
Basic and Diluted
    N/A     $ 0.06  
                 
(1)= Pro forma net income per share assumes the Company's shares are outstanding for all periods
 
prior to the completion of the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization on June 29, 2011.
 
 
 

 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Average Balances, Yields and Rates (Unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
and
Dividends
   
Yield/Cost
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest and Dividends
   
Yield/Cost
 
(Dollars in thousands)                                     
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Loans receivable, net
  $ 1,315,786     $ 14,999       4.57 %   $ 1,163,411     $ 14,160       4.94 %
Securities
    132,561       385       1.16 %     160,924       548       1.38 %
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston stock
7,370       9       0.49 %     7,449       6       0.33 %
Fed Funds and other earning assets
    66,714       34       0.20 %     33,731       17       0.20 %
Total interest-earning assets
    1,522,431       15,427       4.06 %     1,365,515       14,731       4.38 %
Noninterest-earning assets
    116,374                       87,224                  
Total assets
  $ 1,638,805                     $ 1,452,739                  
                                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
NOW accounts
  $ 204,932     $ 89       0.17 %   $ 239,925     $ 183       0.31 %
Money market
    262,320       544       0.83 %     179,600       412       0.93 %
Savings accounts
    161,626       61       0.15 %     140,055       69       0.20 %
Certificates of deposit
    381,985       1,061       1.11 %     441,597       1,288       1.18 %
Total interest-bearing deposits
    1,010,863       1,755       0.70 %     1,001,177       1,952       0.79 %
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank
    63,042       481       3.06 %     68,100       525       3.13 %
Repurchase Agreement Borrowing
    21,000       180       3.44 %     21,000       179       3.46 %
Repurchase liabilities
    58,067       57       0.39 %     82,122       124       0.61 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,152,972       2,473       0.86 %     1,172,399       2,780       0.96 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    195,192                       155,790                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    38,932                       27,515                  
Total liabilities
    1,387,096                       1,355,704                  
Stockholders' equity
    251,709                       97,035                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 1,638,805                     $ 1,452,739                  
                                                 
Net interest income
          $ 12,954                     $ 11,951          
Net interest rate spread (1)
                    3.20 %                     3.42 %
Net interest-earning assets (2)
  $ 369,459                     $ 193,116                  
Net interest margin (3)
                    3.41 %                     3.55 %
                                   
    Average interest-earning assets to
    average interest-bearing liabilities
            132.04 %                     116.47 %        
                                                 
(1) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost
 
    of average interest-bearing liabilities.
                                   
(2) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
                 
(3) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.