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Exhibit 99.1
SEVERN BANCORP, INC.
 

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           Contact:
Thomas G. Bevivino
Chief Operating Officer &
Executive Vice President
Email: tbevivino@severnbank.com
Phone: 410.260.2000

2ND QUARTER EARNINGS INCREASE BY $1.9 MILLION AT SEVERN BANCORP

Annapolis, MD – Severn Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: SVBI) parent company of Severn Savings Bank, FSB (“Severn”), today announced net income of $1,097,000 or $.07 per share for the second quarter of 2012 compared to a net loss of $846,000 or $(.13) per share for the second quarter of 2011 and compared to net income of $472,000 or $.00 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.  Earnings per share is calculated using net income available for common shareholders, which is net income less preferred stock dividends.
“We are encouraged by the results from this quarter.  We have continued to be persistent and work hard, and it is beginning to show,” stated Alan J. Hyatt, president and chief executive officer.  Mr. Hyatt continued “We certainly owe this improvement in earnings to our customers who have continued to support a community bank like Severn for years as well as to our committed employees who have made it their mission to strengthen their company during challenging economic conditions.  We know we still face challenges, but I feel confident we have the plan, tools, and staff to continue the upward trend and improve returns to shareholders.  We continue to monitor our problem loans closely and take a conservative accounting approach to them. While impaired loans have decreased from March 31, 2012, we decided to move over $10 million of loans previously classified as impaired to non-accrual status at June 30, 2012 in an effort to reflect the loans’ interest income in a more conservative manner. ”

About Severn Savings Bank:
Founded in 1946, Severn is a full-service community bank offering a wide array of personal and commercial banking products as well as residential and commercial mortgage lending. It has assets of approximately $900 million and four branches located in Annapolis, Edgewater and Glen Burnie, Maryland. The bank specializes in exceptional customer service and holds itself and its employees to a high standard of community contribution. Severn is on the Web at www.severnbank.com.
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Forward Looking Statements

In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that may be affected by various factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, those with respect to management’s determination of the amount of loan loss reserve and statements about the economy.  The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “guidance,” “potential,” “continue,” “project,” “forecast,” “confident,” and similar expressions are typically used to identify forward-looking statements.  Severn’s operations and actual results could differ significantly from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Some of the factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, changes in the economy and interest rates both in the nation and in Severn’s general market area, federal and state regulation, competition and other factors detailed from time to time in Severn’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including “Item 1A. Risk Factors” contained in Severn’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

 
 

 

 
Severn Bancorp, Inc.
 
Selected Financial Data
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
(Unaudited)
 
                                   
                                   
       
For the Three Months Ended
 
       
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
 
       
2012
   
2012
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
 
                                   
Summary Operating Results:
                             
 
Interest income
  $ 10,276     $ 10,265     $ 10,558     $ 10,991     $ 11,254  
 
Interest expense
    3,336       3,552       3,659       3,856       3,946  
   
Net interest income
    6,940       6,713       6,899       7,135       7,308  
 
Provision for loan losses
    -       465       141       850       2,987  
   
Net interest income after provision
                                 
   
      for loan losses
    6,940       6,248       6,758       6,285       4,321  
 
Non-interest income
    835       891       873       628       447  
 
Non-interest expense
    5,906       6,311       5,772       5,959       6,171  
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,869       828       1,859       954       (1,403 )
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
    772       356       792       403       (557 )
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,097     $ 472     $ 1,067     $ 551     $ (846 )
                                             
Per Share Data:
                                       
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.07     $ 0.00     $ 0.06     $ 0.01     $ -0.13  
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.07     $ 0.00     $ 0.06     $ 0.01     $ -0.13  
 
Common stock dividends per share
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
 
Average basic shares outstanding
    10,066,679       10,066,679       10,066,679       10,066,679       10,066,679  
 
Average diluted shares outstanding
    10,066,679       10,066,679       10,066,679       10,066,679       10,066,679  
                                             
Performance Ratios:
                                       
 
Return on average assets
    0.12 %     0.05 %     0.12 %     0.06 %     -0.09 %
 
Return on average equity
    1.04 %     0.45 %     1.01 %     0.52 %     -0.80 %
 
Net interest margin
    3.41 %     3.27 %     3.27 %     3.32 %     3.39 %
 
Efficiency ratio*
    67.20 %     66.99 %     64.84 %     60.76 %     60.37 %
                                             
 * The efficiency ratio is general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net interest income plus non-interest income  
                                               
         
As of
 
         
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
 
            2012       2012       2011       2011       2011  
                                               
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
 
Total assets
  $ 896,644     $ 900,471     $ 900,628     $ 926,013     $ 937,372  
 
Total loans receivable
    691,647       701,596       719,241       741,528       766,443  
 
Allowance for loan losses
    (24,097 )     (25,795 )     (25,938 )     (30,358 )     (31,103 )
     
Net loans
    667,550       675,801       693,303       711,170       735,340  
 
Deposits
    643,653       650,473       652,757       678,717       687,482  
 
Borrowings
    115,000       115,000       115,000       115,000       115,000  
 
Stockholders' equity
    106,866       106,051       105,930       105,215       105,005  
 
Bank's Tier 1 core capital to total assets
    13.3 %     13.1 %     13.0 %     12.4 %     12.3 %
 
Book value per share
  $ 7.97     $ 7.89     $ 7.88     $ 7.80     $ 7.78  
                                               
Asset Quality Data:
                                       
 
Non-accrual loans
  $ 29,450     $ 17,882     $ 23,912     $ 26,911     $ 35,376  
 
Non-accrual troubled debt restructurings
    9,515       11,677       7,520       8,713       6,712  
 
Foreclosed real estate
    16,329       19,853       19,932       19,158       17,291  
     
Total non-performing assets
    55,294       49,412       51,364       54,782       59,379  
 
Performing troubled debt restructurings
    51,034       51,219       52,255       54,175       55,807  
 
Total non-accrual loans to net loans
    5.8 %     4.4 %     4.5 %     5.0 %     5.7 %
 
Allowance for loan losses
    24,097       25,795       25,938       30,358       31,103  
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    3.5 %     3.7 %     3.6 %     4.1 %     4.1 %
 
Allowance for loan losses to total
                                 
     
non-performing loans
    61.8 %     87.3 %     82.5 %     85.2 %     73.9 %
 
Total non-accrual loans to total assets
    4.3 %     3.3 %     3.5 %     3.8 %     4.5 %
 
Total non-performing assets to total assets
    6.2 %     5.5 %     5.7 %     5.9 %     6.3 %