Parkway Bank Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results

LENOIR, N.C., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Parkway Bank (OTC Bulletin Board: PKWY), a North Carolina state chartered bank headquartered in Lenoir, North Carolina, announced its fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results today.

Net income (loss) for the fourth quarter of 2009 was ($1,899,000) compared to ($1,283,000) for the fourth quarter of 2008.  Basic and diluted income (loss) per share were ($1.36) in the 2009 period, compared to ($.92) for basic and diluted income per share in the 2008 period.  For the full year of 2009, net income (loss) was ($4,294,000) compared to ($1,882,000) in the full year of 2008.  Basic and diluted income (loss) per share were ($3.07) and ($1.34) in the respective periods.  

Due to the deterioration in capital, we are reducing our asset size.  Total assets at December 31, 2009 were $116.8 million, compared to $125.3 million at December 31, 2008, a decrease of $8.5 million or 6.7%.  Total deposits declined to $105.3 million at December 31, 2009 from $111.8 million at December 31, 2008, a decrease of $6.5 million or 5.8%.  During the same period, total loans decreased to $88.7 million from $95.2 million, a decrease $6.5 million or 6.9%.

"We continue to be negatively impacted by the poor economic and financial conditions both on a national and local level.  The positive signs that we are seeing in our business such as an improving net interest margin are being more than offset by the overwhelming burden of asset quality issues," said James E. Sponenberg, III, President and CEO of Parkway Bank.  "The asset quality issues are primarily from over twenty-three million dollars in participation loans made from 2006 to 2007 with Silverton, a bank that failed in May of 2009.  Over the last two years we have lost over five million dollars directly attributable to those loans.  We have recognized the losses and are ready to move forward.  We are looking at all possible strategic alternatives, including the raising of additional capital.  We will begin a capital raising effort within the next few weeks.  With our continued operating losses, we are 'Adequately Capitalized' by all regulatory measures, but are striving to regain 'Well Capitalized' status".

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