Parkway Bank Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

LENOIR, N.C., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Parkway Bank (OTCBB: PKWY), a North Carolina state chartered bank headquartered in Lenoir, North Carolina, announced its third quarter 2011 financial results today.

Net income (loss) for the third quarter of 2011 was ($19,000) compared to ($295,000) for the third quarter of 2010.  Basic and diluted income (loss) per share were ($.01) in the 2011 period compared to ($.21) for basic and diluted income (loss) per share in the 2010 period.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net income (loss) was ($1,686,000) compared to ($1,603,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Basic and diluted income (loss) per share were ($1.20) in the 2011 period compared to ($1.15) in the 2010 period.

Total assets at September 30, 2011 were basically unchanged at $115.8 million, compared to $115.8 million at September 30, 2010. Total deposits increased to $108.7 million at September 30, 2011 from $105.6 million at September 30, 2010, an increase of $3.1 million or 2.9%.  During the same period, total loans decreased to $76.2 million from $83.1 million, a decrease of $6.9 million or 8.3%.

"The performance of a community bank is expected to reflect the community's economy, and we do.  Yet, we are hopeful we can meet the challenges of the local/national/global economy and perform well.  We saw encouraging signs during the third quarter with improvement in the reduction of a concentration in commercial real estate loans," stated James E. Sponenberg, III, President and CEO of Parkway Bank.  "We continue to address the issues raised by the Consent Order entered into with the FDIC and NC Commissioner of Banks in 2010.  We have retained the services of McKinnon and Company of Norfolk, Virginia to explore and determine the best option available to Parkway to raise 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