Parkway Bank Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

LENOIR, N.C., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parkway Bank (OTCBB: PKWY), a North Carolina state chartered bank headquartered in Lenoir, North Carolina, announced its first quarter 2012 financial results today.

Net income (loss) for the first quarter of 2012 was $128,000 compared to ($297,000) for the first quarter of 2011.  Basic and diluted income (loss) per share were $.09 in the 2012 period, compared to ($.21) for basic and diluted income per share in the 2011 period.

Due to the continued deterioration in capital, we have been reducing our asset size.  Total assets at March 31, 2012 were $113.0 million, compared to $115.3 million at March 31, 2011 a decrease of $2.3 million or 2.0%.  Total deposits declined to $106.6 million at March 31, 2012 from $107.0 million at March 31, 2011 a decrease of $.4 million or .3%.  During the same period, total loans decreased to $75.2 million from $85.9 million, a decrease of $10.7 million or 12.5%.

"Parkway Bank is a local community bank and reflects the community's economy.  We are pleased to report a profit for the first quarter of 2012 primarily due to the repositioning of our investment securities portfolio.  We continue to move forward to meet the challenges of a poor economic environment by improving our processes and equipping our staff with the tools and training to make us as efficient and responsive as we can be," said James E. Sponenberg, III, President and CEO of Parkway Bank.  "From a quality and performance standpoint, we have reduced troubled loans, improved our net interest margin and remained liquid.  Our need for capital is being addressed by our retaining McKinnon and Company to explore the best option available to us for raising capital.  We anticipate announcing a capital raising plan in the near future."

Parkway Bank is a full-service community bank.  Founded in 2001, the Bank has offices in Lenoir, Granite Falls and Hudson, NC. 

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SOURCE Parkway Bank