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 FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC.  1st QUARTER EARNINGS 2012
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FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC.
4390 Davisville Road, Hatboro, PA 19040 Phone (215) 682-7400 Fax (215) 682-4144
NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Date:                      April 30, 2012
Contact:                 Roger S. Deacon
Chief Financial Officer
Phone:                    (215) 775-1435

FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Declares Dividend of $0.04 Per Share; Announces Additional 5% Stock Repurchase Plan)

HATBORO, PA, April 30, 2012 – Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GM: FXCB), the holding company for Fox Chase Bank (the “Bank”), today announced net income of $1.2 million, or $0.10 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.09 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per outstanding share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on or about May 29, 2012 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 14, 2012.

Highlights for the quarter included:
 
  
Return on assets improved to 0.47% for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to 0.45% for the three months ended March 31, 2011;
  
Net interest income increased $358,000, or 4.7%, to $8.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The net interest margin was 3.23% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to 2.84% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The improvements in net interest income and net interest margin were primarily driven by decreases in interest expense on deposits and borrowings due to maturities of higher cost liabilities as well as continued improvement in mix shift to higher yielding asset classes.
  
The efficiency ratio improved to 64.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to 65.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2011;
  
Service charges and other fee income increased $62,000, or 19.0%, to $389,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $327,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in loan fees, including unused line fees, and cash management fee income due to growth from commercial customers;
  
Other noninterest income increased $131,000 to $157,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily due to higher income and volumes from mortgage banking activities;
  
Noninterest expense increased $342,000, or 6.5%, to $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in salaries, benefits and other compensation of $172,000 due to increased compliance staffing, equity award expense and annual merit increases, an increase in professional fees of $118,000 primarily due to incremental legal costs associated with nonperforming assets, and an increase of $96,000 in costs associated with other real estate owned. FDIC premiums decreased $102,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily due to a revised premium calculation which became effective April 1, 2011.
  
Total assets were $1.01 billion at March 31, 2012, a decrease of $7.8 million, or 0.8%, from $1.02 billion at December 31, 2011.  Total loans were $645.6 million at March 31, 2012, a decrease of $25.0 million, or 3.7%, from $670.6 million at December 31, 2011.  The decrease was driven by:  (i) a $13.6 million decrease in one-to four-family residential mortgages due to normal amortization payments and a $4.9 million transfer to other real estate owned, (ii) a $7.1 million decrease in construction loans due to payoffs, and (iii) a $5.1 million decrease in multi-family and commercial real estate loans.  New commercial production during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 of $19.8 million was more than offset by a reduction in line utilization, normal amortization payments and accelerated payoffs.
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Credit related items as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 include:
 
  
The allowance for loan losses decreased to $11.3 million, or 1.72% of total loans at March 31, 2012 compared to $12.1 million, or 1.77% of total loans at December 31, 2011;
  
The provision for loan losses was $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $975,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011;
  
Net loan charge-offs totaled $2.1 million and were comprised primarily of a $1.3 million charge-off on a one-to four-family residential mortgage;
  
  
Nonperforming assets increased to $26.5 million, or 2.62% of total assets, at March 31, 2012 compared to $23.4 million, or 2.30% of total assets, at December 31, 2011.  The increase was primarily due to the inclusion of consumer loans to finance insurance premiums, totaling $8.1 million, as nonperforming loans at March 31, 2012.  At December 31, 2011, $3.9 million of these loans were classified as nonperforming;
  
Delinquent loans totaled $704,000 at March 31, 2012 compared to $1.9 million at December 31, 2011.  There were no delinquent commercial loans at March 31, 2012.
 
Commenting on the performance for the quarter, Thomas M. Petro, President and Chief Executive Officer said, “We continue to be pleased with our strategy of transitioning Fox Chase Bank from a traditional thrift into a commercial bank and our ability to pay a dividend of $0.04 per share.  Solid commercial loan production in the quarter was more than offset by run-off in our residential and construction portfolios for an aggregate decline of $25.0 million in total loans. Fees associated with serving our growing commercial client base helped contribute to a better than 40% increase in fee income for the quarter compared to the first quarter of 2011.  From a credit perspective, we continue to devote significant energy and resources to resolving problem assets. The Company continues to be well positioned to exit the credit cycle with a strong balance sheet with capital to grow.”
 
On April 25, 2012 the Board of Directors approved an additional 5% stock repurchase plan (the “April 2012 Plan”).  Subject to market conditions and other factors, repurchases related to the April 2012 Plan will begin subsequent to completion of repurchases under the Company’s existing repurchase plan, which was approved in October 2011.  During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company repurchased 294,200 shares of common stock.
 
Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2012 results on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 9:00 am EDT.  The general public can access the call by dialing (877) 317-6789.  A replay of the conference call will be available through June 6, 2012 by dialing (877) 344-7529; use Conference ID: 10013355.
 
Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. is a stock holding company of Fox Chase Bank. The Bank is a federally chartered savings bank originally established in 1867.  The Bank offers traditional banking services and products from its main office in Hatboro, Pennsylvania and ten branch offices in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania and Atlantic and Cape May Counties in New Jersey.  For more information, please visit the Bank’s website at www.foxchasebank.com.
 
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements can generally 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” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.”  Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking and are based upon current expectations that may differ materially from actual results.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein.  These risks and uncertainties involve general economic trends, changes in interest rates, loss of deposits and loan demand to other financial institutions, substantial changes in financial markets; changes in real estate value and the real estate market, regulatory changes, possibility of unforeseen events affecting the industry generally, the uncertainties associated with newly developed or acquired operations, the outcome of pending litigation, and market disruptions and other effects of terrorist activities.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
 
 

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
INTEREST INCOME
     
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 8,848     $ 8,832  
Interest on mortgage related securities
    1,979       2,561  
Interest on investment securities available-for-sale
               
Taxable
    93       140  
Nontaxable
    19       70  
Other interest income
    3       28  
Total Interest Income
    10,942       11,631  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Deposits     1,771       -  
Short-term borrowings
    5       -  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    754       1,154  
Other borrowed funds
    432       427  
Total Interest Expense
    2,962       4,009  
Net Interest Income
    7,980       7,622  
Provision for loan losses
    1,275       975  
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    6,705       6,647  
NONINTEREST INCOME
               
Service charges and other fee income
    389       327  
Net gain on sale of other real estate owned
    29       -  
Income on bank-owned life insurance
    119       114  
Other     157       26  
                 
Total Noninterest Income
    694       467  
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
               
Salaries, benefits and other compensation
    3,339       3,167  
Occupancy expense
    459       497  
Furniture and equipment expense
    152       103  
Data processing costs
    446       420  
Professional fees
    469       351  
Marketing expense
    46       60  
FDIC premiums
    181       283  
Provision for loss on other real estate owned
    45       -  
Other real estate owned expense
    70       19  
Other     433       398  
Total Noninterest Expense
    5,640       5,298  
Income Before Income Taxes
    1,759       1,816  
Income tax provision
    572       570  
Net Income
  $ 1,187     $ 1,246  
Earnings per share:
               
      Basic   $ 0.10     $ 0.09  
      Diluted   $ 0.10     $ 0.09  
 

 
 

 
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
ASSETS
 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 47     $ 734  
Interest-earning demand deposits in other banks
    5,843       6,852  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    5,890       7,586  
                 
Investment securities available-for-sale
    18,191       23,106  
Mortgage related securities available-for-sale
    248,911       225,664  
Mortgage related securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $38,925 at
               
March 31, 2012 and $41,758 at December 31, 2011)
    38,100       41,074  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $11,298
               
at March 31, 2012 and $12,075 at December 31, 2011
    645,619       670,572  
Other real estate owned
    6,473       2,423  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    7,670       8,074  
Bank-owned life insurance
    13,725       13,606  
Premises and equipment, net
    10,617       10,431  
Real estate held for investment
    1,620       1,620  
Accrued interest receivable
    3,669       4,578  
Mortgage servicing rights, net
    287       316  
Deferred tax asset, net
    1,222       1,682  
Other assets
    6,038       5,131  
Total Assets
  $ 1,008,032     $ 1,015,863  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
LIABILITIES
 
Deposits
  $ 667,080     $ 676,594  
Short-term borrowings
    11,900       8,500  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    87,122       88,278  
Other borrowed funds
    50,000       50,000  
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    1,690       1,736  
Accrued interest payable
    421       418  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    4,196       2,145  
Total Liabilities
    822,409       827,671  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
                 
Preferred stock ($.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,
               
none issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011)
    -       -  
Common stock ($.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized,
               
12,753,943 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012
               
and 13,037,310 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011)
    146       146  
Additional paid-in capital
    135,277       134,871  
Treasury stock, at cost (1,819,100 shares at March 31, 2012 and
               
1,524,900 shares at December 31, 2011)
    (23,587 )     (19,822 )
Common stock acquired by benefit plans
    (11,309 )     (11,541 )
Retained earnings
    78,664       77,971  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
    6,432       6,567  
Total Stockholders' Equity
    185,623       188,192  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 1,008,032     $ 1,015,863  

 
 

 
 
 
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA OF THE COMPANY (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2011
 
CAPITAL RATIOS:
                 
Total stockholders’ equity (to total assets) (1)
    18.41 %     18.53 %     19.31 %
                         
Tier 1 capital (to adjusted assets) (2)
    15.57       15.30       14.06  
Tier 1 risk –based capital (to risk-weighted assets) (2)
    23.73       22.88       23.28  
Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) (2)
    24.71       23.90       24.53  
                         
ASSET QUALITY INDICATORS:
                       
Nonperforming Assets:
                       
Nonaccruing loans
  $ 19,980     $ 17,078     $ 22,488  
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
    -       3,875       200  
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 19,980     $ 20,953     $ 22,688  
Other real estate owned
    6,473       2,423       3,905  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 26,453     $ 23,376     $ 26,593  
                         
Ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans
    3.04 %     3.07 %     3.54 %
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets
    2.62       2.30       2.48  
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans
    1.72       1.77       1.98  
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to
                       
     nonperforming loans
    56.5       57.6       56.0  
                         
Impaired Loans:
                       
Nonperforming loans
  $ 19,980     $ 20,953     $ 22,688  
Troubled debt restructurings (3)
    7,557       7,207       12,130  
Other impaired loans
    -       2,354       3,870  
Total impaired loans
  $ 27,537     $ 30,514     $ 38,688  
                         
Past Due Loans:
                       
30 - 59 days
  $ 176     $ 1,467     $ 1,499  
60 - 89 days (3)
    528       421       5,329  
Total
  $ 704     $ 1,888     $ 6,828  
                         
   
At or for the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
      2012       2011       2011  
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (4):
                       
Return on average assets
    0.47 %     0.41 %     0.45 %
Return on average equity
    2.53       2.17       2.41  
Net interest margin
    3.23       3.18       2.84  
Efficiency ratio (5)
    64.7       61.7       65.5  
OTHER:
                       
Tangible book value per share
  $ 14.55     $ 14.43     $ 14.22  
Employees (full-time equivalents)
    134       136       132  
                         

(1) Represents stockholders’ equity ratio of Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.
(2) Represents capital ratios of Fox Chase Bank.
(3) At March 31, 2011, troubled debt restructurings and past due loans 60-89 days both include the same $4.7 million commercial loan.
(4) Annualized
(5) Represents noninterest expense, excluding provision for loss on other real estate owned, divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, excluding gains or losses on the sale of securities, premises and equipment and other real estate owned.
 
 
 
 

 
 
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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
         
Interest
               
Interest
       
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
 
Assets:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Interest-earning demand deposits
  $ 8,690     $ 3       0.13 %   $ 48,677     $ 28       0.23 %
Mortgage related securities
    274,353       1,979       2.88 %     330,908       2,561       3.10 %
Taxable securities
    25,937       93       1.45 %     33,843       140       1.66 %
Nontaxable securities
    1,873       19       4.02 %     6,925       70       4.07 %
Loans (1)
    670,809       8,848       5.24 %     646,588       8,832       5.46 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (12,295 )                     (12,791 )                
Net loans
    658,514       8,848               633,797       8,832          
Total interest-earning assets
    969,367       10,942       4.49 %     1,054,150       11,631       4.36 %
Noninterest-earning assets
    42,858                       41,533                  
Total assets
  $ 1,012,225                     $ 1,095,683                  
Liabilities and equity:
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
    577,628       1,771       1.23 %     623,559       2,428       1.58 %
Borrowings
    148,017       1,191       3.18 %     172,380       1,582       3.67 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    725,645       2,962       1.63 %     795,939       4,010       2.03 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    93,770                       87,138                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    5,489                       5,926                  
Total liabilities
    824,904                       889,003                  
Stockholders' equity
    180,715                       200,196                  
Accumulated comprehensive income
    6,606                       6,484                  
Total stockholder's equity
    187,321                       206,680                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,012,225                     $ 1,095,683                  
                                                 
Net interest income
          $ 7,980                     $ 7,621          
Interest rate spread
                    2.86 %                     2.33 %
Net interest margin
                    3.23 %                     2.84 %
 
(1)  
Nonperforming loans are included in average balance computation.
(2)  
Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 
 

 
 
 
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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
         
Interest
               
Interest
       
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
 
Assets:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Interest-earning demand deposits
  $ 8,690     $ 3       0.13 %   $ 7,153     $ 2       0.12 %
Mortgage related securities
    274,353       1,979       2.88 %     290,958       2,124       2.92 %
Taxable securities
    25,937       93       1.45 %     29,879       108       1.46 %
Nontaxable securities
    1,873       19       4.02 %     1,872       19       4.00 %
Loans (1)
    670,809       8,848       5.24 %     664,441       8,849       5.25 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (12,295 )                     (13,030 )                
Net loans
    658,514       8,848               651,411       8,849          
Total interest-earning assets
    969,367       10,942       4.49 %     981,273       11,102       4.42 %
Noninterest-earning assets
    42,858                       39,445                  
Total assets
  $ 1,012,225                     $ 1,020,718                  
Liabilities and equity:
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
    577,628       1,771       1.23 %     586,913       1,903       1.29 %
Borrowings
    148,017       1,191       3.18 %     145,827       1,211       3.25 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    725,645       2,962       1.63 %     732,740       3,114       1.68 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    93,770                       91,777                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    5,489                       3,940                  
Total liabilities
    824,904                       828,457                  
Stockholders' equity
    180,715                       184,945                  
Accumulated comprehensive income
    6,606                       7,316                  
Total stockholder's equity
    187,321                       192,261                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,012,225                     $ 1,020,718                  
                                                 
Net interest income
          $ 7,980                     $ 7,988          
Interest rate spread
                    2.86 %                     2.74 %
Net interest margin
                    3.23 %                     3.18 %
                                                 

(1)  
Nonperforming loans are included in average balance computation.
(2)  
Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 
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