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Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contact:
   
Thomas G. Bevivino
   
Executive Vice President & CFO
   
Email: tbevivino@severnbank.com
   
Phone: 410.260.2000
 
Severn Bancorp, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2015

Annapolis, MD (October 23, 2015) – Severn Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: SVBI) (“Company”) parent company of Severn Savings Bank, FSB (“Severn”), today announced net income of $1,227,000 or $.06 per share for the third quarter of 2015 compared to net income of $1,068,000 or $.05 per share for the third quarter of 2014. Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 of $3,457,000 or $0.17 per share were up significantly compared to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $1,359,000 or ($.04) per share. Earnings per share is calculated using net income available for common shareholders, which is net income less preferred stock dividends and discount amortization. Severn’s non-performing assets are now at their lowest level in years. The Company also recently announced that the formal agreement between Severn and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) was terminated.

“We are busy at work every day trying to generate revenue and grow the bank in the interest of maximizing our return to shareholders,” stated Alan J. Hyatt, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Hyatt continued, “Severn continues to offer superior community banking services and we expect continued expansion in our commercial banking relationships.”

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 $775 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 Bancorp, Inc.’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 the Company’s general market area, federal and state regulation, competition and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including “Item 1A. Risk Factors” contained in Severn Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.


Severn Bancorp, Inc.
Selected Financial Data
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
  
September 30,
2015
     
June 30,
2015
     
March 31,
2015
     
December 31,
2014
     
September 30,
2014
  
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Summary Operating Results:
 
   
   
   
   
 
Interest income
 
$
7,932
   
$
7,779
   
$
7,860
   
$
8,086
   
$
8,000
 
Interest expense
   
2,284
     
2,243
     
2,201
     
2,236
     
2,153
 
Net interest income
   
5,648
     
5,536
     
5,659
     
5,850
     
5,847
 
Provision for loan losses
   
-
     
100
     
100
     
400
     
250
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
5,648
     
5,436
     
5,559
     
5,450
     
5,597
 
Non-interest income
   
1,469
     
2,332
     
900
     
1,142
     
1,245
 
Non-interest expense
   
5,838
     
6,368
     
5,593
     
5,041
     
5,754
 
Income (loss) before income tax provision
   
1,279
     
1,400
     
866
     
1,551
     
1,088
 
Income tax provision
   
52
     
35
     
1
     
1
     
20
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
1,227
   
$
1,365
   
$
865
   
$
1,550
   
$
1,068
 
                                         
Per Share Data:
                                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.06
   
$
0.08
   
$
0.03
   
$
0.10
   
$
0.05
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.06
   
$
0.08
   
$
0.03
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.05
 
Common stock dividends per share
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Average basic shares outstanding
   
10,088,879
     
10,088,549
     
10,070,796
     
10,067,379
     
10,067,379
 
Average diluted shares outstanding
   
10,116,060
     
10,113,295
     
10,093,251
     
10,095,866
     
10,101,445
 
                                         
Performance Ratios:
                                       
Return on average assets
   
0.16
%
   
0.18
%
   
0.11
%
   
0.20
%
   
0.14
%
Return on average equity
   
1.47
%
   
1.65
%
   
1.05
%
   
1.88
%
   
1.30
%
Net interest margin
   
3.20
%
   
3.16
%
   
3.22
%
   
3.32
%
   
3.29
%
Efficiency ratio*
   
80.17
%
   
80.27
%
   
86.26
%
   
71.60
%
   
80.40
%
 
*The efficiency ratio is general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net interest income plus non-interest income

   
As of
 
     
September 30,
2015
     
June 30,
2015
     
March 31,
2015
     
December 31,
2014
     
September 30,
2014
  
                     
Balance Sheet Data:
                   
Total assets
 
$
773,977
   
$
781,923
   
$
781,628
   
$
776,328
   
$
769,313
 
Total loans receivable
   
597,061
     
611,823
     
627,591
     
643,317
     
629,342
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(8,689
)
   
(8,944
)
   
(8,964
)
   
(9,435
)
   
(9,282
)
Net loans
   
588,372
     
602,879
     
618,627
     
633,882
     
620,060
 
Deposits
   
536,646
     
544,112
     
546,535
     
543,814
     
537,743
 
Borrowings
   
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
 
Stockholders' equity
   
85,876
     
85,145
     
84,275
     
83,810
     
82,739
 
Bank's Tier 1 core capital to total assets
   
14.5
%
   
14.1
%
   
14.0
%
   
13.8
%
   
13.7
%
Book value per share
 
$
5.87
   
$
5.80
   
$
5.71
   
$
5.68
   
$
5.57
 
                                         
Asset Quality Data:
                                       
Non-accrual loans
 
$
8,778
   
$
10,107
   
$
13,317
   
$
12,845
   
$
10,798
 
Foreclosed real estate
   
1,919
     
2,092
     
2,211
     
1,947
     
5,024
 
Total non-performing assets
   
10,697
     
12,199
     
15,528
     
14,792
     
15,822
 
Total non-accrual loans to net loans
   
1.5
%
   
1.7
%
   
2.2
%
   
2.0
%
   
1.7
%
Total non-accrual loans to total assets
   
1.1
%
   
1.3
%
   
1.7
%
   
1.7
%
   
1.4
%
Allowance for loan losses
   
8,689
     
8,944
     
8,964
     
9,435
     
9,282
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
   
1.5
%
   
1.5
%
   
1.4
%
   
1.5
%
   
1.5
%
Allowance for loan losses to total non-accrual loans
   
99.0
%
   
88.5
%
   
67.3
%
   
73.5
%
   
86.0
%
Total non-performing assets to total assets
   
1.4
%
   
1.6
%
   
2.0
%
   
1.9
%
   
2.1
%
Non-accrual troubled debt restructurings (included above)
   
1,835
     
2,128
     
2,620
     
2,641
     
1,853
 
Performing troubled debt restructurings
   
24,449
     
25,591
     
26,175
     
27,724
     
28,828
 
Loan to deposit ratio
   
111.3
%
   
112.4
%
   
114.8
%
   
118.3
%
   
117.0
%