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SEVERN BANCORP, INC.

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

Severn Bancorp Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings and

Significant Growth In Year End Net Income

Annapolis, MD (January 25, 2013) – Severn Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: SVBI) parent company of Severn Savings Bank, FSB (“Severn”), today announced net income of $1,156,000 or $.08 per share for the fourth quarter, slightly higher than net income of $1,067,000, or $.06 per share for the fourth quarter of 2011 . Net income was $3,283,000, or $.18 per share for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to net income of $1,219,000, or $(.05) per share for the year ended December 31, 2011. Earnings per share is calculated using net income available for common shareholders, which is net income less preferred stock dividends.

“These are our best year end results in four years. While they are improved, we are not yet satisfied. These results and the positive trend are strong motivators and reaffirm our dedication to continue our hard work,” said Alan J. Hyatt, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Hyatt continued “We have had a decent year financially and also enjoyed some recognition for our commitment to the community through several awards. We are energized for 2013.”

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 $850 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
				December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
				2012			2012			2012			2012			2011

Summary Operating Results:
	Interest income			$	9,412		$	9,104		$	10,276		$	10,265		$	10,558
	Interest expense				2,587			3,027			3,336			3,552			3,659
	Net interest income				6,825			6,077			6,940			6,713			6,899
	Provision for loan losses				300			-			-			465			141
	Net interest income after provision for loan losses				6,525			6,077			6,940			6,248			6,758
	Non-interest income				1,478			1,039			835			891			873
	Non-interest expense				6,010			6,152			5,906			6,311			5,772
	Income before income taxes				1,993			964			1,869			828			1,859
	Income tax expense				837			406			772			356			792
	Net income			$	1,156		$	558		$	1,097		$	472		$	1,067

Per Share Data:
	Basic earnings per share			$	0.08		$	0.02		$	0.07		$	0.01		$	0.06
	Diluted earnings per share			$	0.08		$	0.02		$	0.07		$	0.01		$	0.06
	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				0.13	%		0.06	%		0.12	%		0.05	%		0.12	%
	Return on average equity				1.09	%		0.52	%		1.04	%		0.45	%		1.01	%
	Net interest margin				3.33	%		3.09	%		3.41	%		3.27	%		3.27	%
	Efficiency ratio*				66.05	%		73.88	%		67.20	%		66.99	%		64.84	%

		*	The efficiency ratio is general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net interest income plus non-interest income

				As of
				December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
					2012			2012			2012			2012			2011

Balance Sheet Data:
	Total assets			$	851,138		$	861,766		$	896,644		$	900,471		$	900,628
	Total loans receivable				680,305			695,198			691,647			701,596			719,241
	Allowance for loan losses				(17,478	)		(23,180	)		(24,097	)		(25,795	)		(25,938	)
		Net loans			662,827			672,018			667,550			675,801			693,303
	Deposits				599,394			609,772			643,653			650,473			652,757
	Borrowings				115,000			115,000			115,000			115,000			115,000
	Stockholders' equity				108,017			107,142			106,866			106,051			105,930
	Bank's Tier 1 core capital to total assets				14.5	%		14.1	%		13.3	%		13.1	%		13.0	%
	Book value per share			$	8.08		$	8.00		$	7.97		$	7.89		$	7.88

Asset Quality Data:
	Non-accrual loans			$	30,537		$	29,790		$	29,450		$	17,882		$	23,912
	Non-accrual troubled debt restructurings				7,208			12,574			9,515			11,677			19,351
	Foreclosed real estate				11,441			13,801			16,329			19,853			19,932
		Total non-performing assets			49,186			56,165			55,294			49,412			63,195
	Performing troubled debt restructurings				54,875			51,230			51,034			51,034			52,255
	Total non-accrual loans to net loans				5.7	%		6.3	%		5.8	%		4.4	%		6.2	%
	Allowance for loan losses				17,478			23,180			24,097			25,795			25,938
	Allowance for loan losses to total loans				2.6	%		3.3	%		3.5	%		3.7	%		3.6	%
	Allowance for loan losses to total
		non-performing loans			46.3	%		54.7	%		61.8	%		87.3	%		60.0	%
	Total non-accrual loans to total assets				4.4	%		4.9	%		4.3	%		3.3	%		4.8	%
	Total non-performing assets to total assets				5.8	%		6.5	%		6.2	%		5.5	%		7.0	%

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