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Provident New York Bancorp Announces Fiscal 2009 Earnings of $0.67 per Diluted Share, an Increase of 10%

Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:25pm EDT
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MONTEBELLO, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
Provident New York Bancorp (NASDAQ-Global Select Market: PBNY), the parent
company of Provident Bank, today announced fourth-quarter results for the fiscal
year ending Sept. 30, 2009. Net income for the quarter was $5.1 million, or
$0.13 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.5 million, or $0.17 per
diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Net income for the twelve
months ended September 30, 2009 was $25.9 million, or $0.67 per diluted share,
compared to $23.8 million, or $0.61 per diluted share for the same period in
2008. 

President`s Comments

"While fiscal 2009 proved to be a challenging year for the banking industry as a
whole, we continued to perform well under the difficult economic and real estate
market conditions," said George Strayton, President and CEO. "Although, earnings
increased by 9% to $25.9 million over last year, loan charge offs for the year
amounted to $10.7 million or 0.62 percent of average loans and were centered on
our small business loan area which we identify as 'community business
portfolio.' We continued to control expenses exclusive of an FDIC special
assessment and were able to reduce the impact of faster prepayments by
monetizing gains on mortgage backed securities, totaling $10.7 million after
tax. These actions resulted in a gain in EPS year over year which fortified an
already strong capital position. New business opportunities arose as non-bank
loan originators exited the market and bank consolidations in our market led
consumers to seek new banking relationships with strong stable banks. As a
result, our average level of transaction and savings accounts grew $81 million
and our loan portfolio excluding residential mortgages grew by $24 million. As
we move forward, we are focused on reducing the amount of classified and
criticized loans resulting from the business downturn and taking advantage of
new business opportunities presented in the market place." 

Overview of Fiscal 2009

The past two years have been a period of contraction for the economy on a global
as well as a local level. This economic slowdown has impacted our banking
operations and many of our borrowers. While most of our portfolios have held
their credit quality, our community business borrowers were the first to reflect
the impact of this slowdown. In fiscal 2008 net charge offs in the community
business sector were $3.5 million and increased to $6.9 million in fiscal 2009,
primarily in the first half of the year. In fiscal 2009, our ADC portfolio began
to show deterioration from the continuing contraction in the residential real
estate markets. We therefore have increased the allowance for loan losses to
reflect the increase in criticized and classified loans. The result is that
provisions for loan losses increased from $7.2 million in fiscal 2008 to $17.6
million in fiscal 2009. 

The economic decline has caused the Federal Reserve to engage in quantitative
easing, as well as decreasing short term interest rates by 450 basis points in
the past two fiscal years ending at an unprecedented federal funds target rate
of zero to 0.25 percent. This resulted in increases in the fair values in our
investment portfolio, but also increased the likelihood of significant
prepayments. Management decided to monetize a portion of the appreciation and
recorded $18.1 million in gains on sales of securities. The reinvestment of
proceeds in shorter term securities, coupled with the impact of the general
reduction in short term interest rates, resulted in a decrease in net interest
margin from 3.96 percent in fiscal 2008 to 3.81 percent in fiscal 2009 and net
interest income therefore declined by $1.5 million from fiscal 2008. 

Additionally, conforming fixed rate residential mortgages were sold into the
secondary market in 2009 netting $1.0 million in gains on sales of loans and the
bank recorded $736,000 in nontaxable proceeds for a BOLI death benefit.
Non-interest expense increased $4.7 million over fiscal 2008 levels due to
increased levels of FDIC assessments of $3.4 million and increases in pension
and medical benefit costs of $1.5 million. This resulted in net income of $25.9
million in fiscal 2009 compared to $23.8 million in fiscal 2008. 

Credit Quality key items for the quarter

* Non-accrual loans increased a $1.3 million over June 30, 2009 levels to $21.9
million, but were essentially unchanged from March 31, 2009, while
non-performing loans increased from $23.8 million at June 30, 2009 to $26.5
million at September 30, 2009.

* Classified loans (i.e. substandard and doubtful) increased from $44.2 million
to $89.4 million during the quarter, primarily due to downgrades in the
Acquisition, Development and Construction ("ADC") portfolio. A loan that is not
performing as originally planned requires a credit downgrade despite the fact
that payments are still being made and interest is accruing. 
* The loan-loss provision for the fourth quarter was $4.5 million, an increase
of $1.0 million from the linked quarter and an increase of $2.4 million over the
same quarter in fiscal 2008. The provision for the quarter was $2.0 million in
excess of net charge-offs. 
* Allowance for loan losses totaled $30.1 million, or 1.76 percent of loans
outstanding and 114 percent of non-performing loans as of September 30, 2009.

Other Key items for the quarter include:

* Realized gains on sales of securities were $1.6 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2009 compared to $10.0 million for the linked quarter ended
June 30, 2009. 
* Net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis was 3.71 percent for the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to 3.74 percent for the linked quarter
and 4.16 percent for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. 
* Commercial transaction accounts grew $16.3 million or 7.4 percent over the
linked quarter. Total transaction accounts were $844.9 million at September 30,
2009, compared to $614.3 million at June 30, 2009. Municipal tax deposits, which
are included in transaction account balances, were $201 million at September 30,
2009. 
* The Bank remained well capitalized at September 30, 2009, with total
risk-based capital ratio of 13.83 percent and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.64
percent. The Company`s tangible capital ratio as a percent of tangible assets
was 9.14 percent compared to 9.55 percent at June 30, 2009.

Credit Quality: 

The performance of certain sectors of our loan portfolio, specifically the
credit scored Community Business and ADC portfolio, continue to reflect weak
real estate conditions. However, we have seen improvement in our community
business portfolio as charge offs have abated in recent quarters. There has been
no appreciable deterioration in loan quality in our residential mortgage,
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") and commercial mortgage portfolios. Non
performing residential mortgages and commercial mortgages are approximately 1.0
percent of their respective total portfolios. C&I and consumer non- performing
loans are both less than 0.5 percent of respective outstandings. 

Net charge-offs for the year and for the quarter have been concentrated in the
community business portfolio, while credit downgrades are concentrated in the
ADC portfolio. Net charge-offs in the community business portfolio were $879,000
on average outstandings of $100.6 million for the fourth quarter and $6.8
million on average outstandings of $104.0 million for the year ended September
30, 2009. 

We continue to experience credit downgrades in the ADC portfolio as the extended
period of reduced activity has stressed the liquidity resources of many
borrowers, even though many continue to make current interest payments. Largely
driven by downgrades in this portfolio, substandard loans, which include all
non-performing loans, grew to $89.4 million ($46.1 million is related to ADC
loans) at September 30, 2009 from $44.2 million as of June 30, 2009. The greater
growth in the substandard category as compared to the more modest growth in
nonperforming loans is primarily caused by our downgrades in the ADC portfolio
although many borrowers continue to pay interest on a current basis. 

All significant loans classified substandard or special mention are reviewed for
impairment, under applicable accounting and regulatory standards. Specific
reserves for impairment were $3.0 million at September 30, 2008, $5.9 million at
June 30, 2009 and $6.4 million at September 30, 2009. These reserves are
included in the balance of the allowance for loan losses of $30.1 million at
September 30, 2009. 

Provident has $674,000 in addition to non accrual loans classified as Troubled
Debt Restructures ("TDRs") as of September 30, 2009. 

The table below outlines non-performing loans at September 30, 2009, by category
with the related weighted loan to value ratios and specific reserves against
such loans:

                                                                                                      WLTV after       
                                           Book                              Specific                    Specific         
 Loans with Specific Reserves               Value                 WLTV*        Reserve                     Reserve          
 ADC                                        $    7,124,121       83   %      $         1,353,209       65      %       
 Commercial mortgage                             1,872,690       69                    373,820         56              
 Residential mortgage                            2,856,538       88                    741,246         75              
                                                                                                                      
 Loans with out Specific Reserves                                                                                      
 ADC                                             4,207,255       86                    -               86              
 Commercial mortgage                             4,227,333       70                    -               70              
 Residential Mortgage                            5,016,366       72                    -               72              
 Total Mortgage secured                          25,304,303      79                    2,468,275       71              
                                                                                                                      
 Loans not Mortgage Secured                                                                                            
 Loans with specific reserves                    230,645                               51,721                          
 Loans without specific reserves                 934,152                               -                               
 Total non-performing loans                      26,469,100                            2,519,996                       
 General reserves                                                                      27,530,004                      
 Troubled Debt Restructures                      673,731                                                               
 Total allowance for loan losses                                                  $    30,050,000                      
 ORE balance                                     1,712,237                                                             
 Total non-performing assets                $    28,855,068                                                            


*Weighted average LTV is the gross loan value plus negative escrows (before
specific reserves) divided by current appraised value of the collateral securing
the loan. 

The following table reflects activity in millions on our ADC portfolio for
fiscal 2009:

 ADC Loan Portfolio as of October 1, 2008       $  171  
 New Loans Advanced                                37   
 Seasoned Loans Advanced                           30   
 Total Advanced                                    67   
 Charge-offs                                       2    
 New Loan Payments                                 1    
 Seasoned Loan Payments                            41   
 ADC Loan Portfolio as of September 30, 2009    $  194  


Net Interest Income and Margin

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 compared with fourth quarter fiscal 2008

Net interest income was $22.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, a
$3.1 million decrease from the same quarter of fiscal 2008. The net interest
margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.71 percent for the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2009, compared to 4.16 percent for same period a year ago. The
year-over-year comparison reflects the impact of the cuts in the federal funds
target rate totaling 175 basis points. The Company executed on its planned sale
program, starting in February 2009, of approximately $350 million in mortgage
backed securities with a book yield of 5.15 percent and an average life of 4.1
years, which were reinvested in securities having a yield of 3.34 percent and an
average life of 3.2 years. The tax-equivalent yield on investments decreased 132
basis points compared to the same quarter in 2008. As a result, the yield on
interest-earning assets declined 94 basis points. For the same period, the cost
of interest-bearing deposits decreased 70 basis points to 0.84 percent, and the
cost of borrowings increased 45 basis points to 3.92 percent, reflecting the
carry cost of term borrowings outstanding and repayment of short-term
borrowings. 

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 compared with linked quarter ended June 30, 2009

Net interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, decreased $263,000
from the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The tax-equivalent net interest margin
decreased 3 basis points from 3.74 percent for the same period. During the
quarter the Bank sold $83.3 million in securities and purchased $250.4 million.
The overall yield of the investment portfolio declined 83 basis points during
the fourth quarter. Further, proceeds from normal principal payments have been
kept liquid at the Federal Reserve, earning 25 basis points on an average
balance of $42.0 million. While this decision significantly enhanced the
liquidity position of the Bank, the low yield received had an 8 basis point
negative impact on the net interest margin. 

Noninterest Income

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 compared with fourth quarter fiscal 2008

Noninterest income totaled $7.8 million for the fiscal fourth quarter, an
increase of $2.5 million from $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.
The increase was due to gains of $1.6 million resulting from the Company`s
decision to realize a portion of the recent appreciation in its securities
portfolio, monetizing other comprehensive income and reducing prepayment risk.
Other factors contributing to the increase were gains on the sale of $9.2
million of loans of $215,000, and $736,000 received on the payment of a death
claim from Bank Owned Life Insurance during the fourth quarter. The Bank has
been selling current conforming fixed rate residential mortgage loan
originations in the secondary market to control interest rate risk. Fee income
was relatively unchanged in the fourth quarter. 

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 compared with linked quarter ended June 30, 2009

Noninterest income decreased on a linked-quarter basis, due to high levels of
securities gains realized, partially offset by a death payment received from
Bank Owned Life Insurance and gains on the sales of loans. 

Noninterest Expense

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 compared with fourth quarter fiscal 2008

The Company remained focused on controlling operating expenses, and as a result,
non interest expense remained relatively unchanged decreasing $140,000 when
compared to the fourth quarter fiscal 2008. 

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 compared with linked quarter ended June 30, 2009

On a quarter-to-quarter basis, non-interest expense decreased due to the
expenses related to FDIC special assessments recognized in the third quarter. 

Income Taxes

The Company`s effective tax rate was 28.2 percent for fiscal 2009 and 29.4
percent for fiscal 2008. For the linked quarter ended June 30, 2009, the
Company`s effective tax rate was 31.0 percent. 

Key Balance Sheet Changes at September 30, 2009 compared to September 30, 2008

* Net loan balances decreased year over year by $35.2 million. While loan demand
is softer than a year ago due to the economic slowdown, commercial loan
originations during the year were $342 million. Residential originations were
$76.8 million, essentially flat over 2008 levels. Fixed rate conforming
residential loan sales into the secondary market totaled $44.1 million during
2009, as the Company mitigated interest rate exposure. Gross loans totaled $1.70
billion, compared to $1.73 billion compared to September 30, 2008. 
* Securities increased $42.5 million to $877.2 million, as the Company
repositioned its investment portfolio during 2009. 
* Borrowings decreased $83.9 million to $482.1 million as the increase in
deposits, at lower rates, made it beneficial to reduce borrowings. 
* Commercial transaction accounts continued to grow, up $32.8 million over the
prior year. Period-end total deposits increased $93.1 million from September 30,
2008. Municipal transaction account balances due to seasonal tax collections
were $242 million and $201 million at September 30, 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Money market accounts increased $78.1 million to $384.6 million as
municipalities left additional funds on deposit that historically would have
been competitively bid on a term basis as certificates of deposits.

Capital and Liquidity

Provident Bank remained well-capitalized with excellent liquidity in the fourth
quarter, as it continued to build capital during fiscal 2009, with the Bank`s
Tier 1 leverage ratio at 8.64 percent. The Company`s tangible capital as a
percent of tangible assets increased to 9.14 percent as of September 30, 2009,
while its tangible book value improved to $6.60 from $5.78 at September 30,
2008. Total capital increased $28.3 million from September 30, 2008, to $427.5
million at September 30, 2009, due to a $14.5 million increase in the Company`s
retained earnings and a $12.1 million improvement in accumulated other
comprehensive income, after realizing securities gains in the fiscal year of
$18.1 million. The Company repurchased 86,860 common shares, at a cost of
$804,000 during the quarter. 

The Bank continued to focus on increasing its liquidity, and strengthening its
balance sheet, which resulted in a compression in net interest margin in the
quarter. As of September 30, 2009, the Bank maintained $41.3 million in cash at
the Federal Reserve Bank compared to $6.7 million at September 30, 2008 for
enhanced liquidity purposes. Further, the Bank has no outstanding overnight
borrowings under its $200 million line of credit facility with the Federal Home
Loan Bank. The Company`s high-quality available for sale investment portfolio
consists primarily of securities issued by U.S. Government Sponsored Agencies
and general obligations of municipalities and provides an additional source of
liquidity. 

Additional Information

* The sharp rise in FDIC insurance premiums during the year has added $3.4
million to the Company`s noninterest expense during fiscal 2009. The FDIC
approved a new plan on May 22, 2009, which imposed a special assessment on
insured banks of 5 basis points of total assets, in addition to regular
insurance premiums. This special assessment is reflected fully upon the books of
the Company as of September 30, 2009. 
* The Company holds $364.6 million in mortgage backed securities issued by FHLMC
and FNMA. It also holds private label CMO pass through securities having a fair
value of $10.4 million and an amortized cost basis of $11.2 million all of which
were performing at September 30, 2009.

About Provident New York Bancorp

Headquartered in Montebello, New York, Provident New York Bancorp is the parent
company of Provident Bank, an independent full-service community bank. Provident
Bank operates 33 branches that serve the Hudson Valley region and Bergen County,
New Jersey. The Bank offers a complete line of commercial, retail and investment
management services. For more information, visit the Company`s web site at
www.providentbanking.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS 

In addition to historical information, this earnings release may contain
forward-looking statements for purposes of applicable securities laws. Any
statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. There are a number of
important factors described in documents previously filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other factors that could cause the
Company`s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
release the results of any revisions to those forward-looking statements which
may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or
to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Financial information contained in this release should be considered to be an
estimate pending completion of the annual audit of the Company`s financial
statements and the filing of its fiscal 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Company is not aware of any need
to revise the results disclosed in this release, the Company`s auditors
currently are reviewing the Company`s testing of the carrying amount of goodwill
on its financial statements in view of the relationship between the Company`s
book value per share and the market price of its common stock at the end of the
fiscal year.Moreover, accounting literature may require adverse information
received by management between the date of this release and the filing of the
10-K to be reflected in the results of fiscal 2009, even though the new
information was received by management in fiscal 2010 subsequent to the date of
this release.

 Provident New York Bancorp and Subsidiaries                                                                                                                  
 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION                                                                                                     
 (unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                       September 30,          September 30,     
                                                                                                       2009                   2008              
 Assets:                                                                                                                                        
 Cash and due from banks                                                                                 $  160,408             $  125,810           
 Total securities                                                                                            877,197                834,701           
 Loans held for sale                                                                                         1,213                  189               
 Loans:                                                                                                                                               
          One- to four-family residential mortgage loans                                                    460,728                513,381           
          Commercial real estate, commercial business                                                       797,179                798,453           
          Acquisition, development and construction loans                                                   193,828                170,979           
          Consumer loans                                                                                    251,522                248,740           
                                                  Total loans, gross                                    1,703,257              1,731,553         
          Allowance for loan losses                                                                         (30,050        )       (23,101        )  
                                                  Total loans, net                                      1,673,207              1,708,452         
 Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost                                                                       23,177                 28,675            
 Premises and equipment, net                                                                                 40,692                 36,716            
 Goodwill                                                                                                    160,861                160,861           
 Other amortizable intangibles                                                                               5,489                  7,674             
 Bank owned life insurance                                                                                   49,611                 47,650            
 Other assets                                                                                                30,038                 33,643            
                                                  Total assets                                       $  3,021,893           $  2,984,371         
 Liabilities:                                                                                                                                         
          Deposits                                                                                                                                   
                              Retail                                                                   $  169,122             $  162,161           
                              Commercial                                                                  236,516                203,682           
                              Municipal                                                                   86,596                 122,047           
                              Personal NOW deposits                                                       127,595                115,442           
                              Business NOW deposits                                                       36,972                 20,881            
                              Municipal NOW deposits                                                      188,074                196,581           
                                                  Total transaction accounts                            844,875                820,794           
                              Savings                                                                     357,814                335,986           
                              Money market deposits                                                       384,632                306,504           
                              Certificates of deposit                                                     494,961                525,913           
                                                  Total deposits                                        2,082,282              1,989,197         
          Borrowings                                                                                        430,628                566,008           
          Borrowings Senior Note                                                                            51,494                 -                 
          Mortgage escrow funds and other                                                                   30,033                 30,008            
                                                  Total liabilities                                     2,594,437              2,585,213         
 Stockholders` equity                                                                                        427,456                399,158           
                                                  Total liabilities and stockholders` equity         $  3,021,893           $  2,984,371         
                                                                                                                                                
 Shares of common stock outstanding at period end                                                            39,547,207             39,815,213        
 Book value per share                                                                                     $  10.81               $  10.03             


 Provident New York Bancorp and Subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                                                 
 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                                                                                                                                                                                 
 (unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       Quarter                                                                        
                                                                       Quarter Ended                                        Ended                     Twelve Months Ended                                      
                                                                       September 30,                                        June 30,                  September 30,                                            
                                                                       2009                        2008                  2009                            2009                          2008            
 Interest and dividend income:                                                                                                                                                                         
                     Loans and loan fees                                $    23,615                $    26,532          $      23,848            $     97,149                  $     107,633         
                     Securities taxable                                      4,666                      7,889                  5,460                   25,552                        31,947          
                     Securities non-taxable                                  1,841                      1,767                  1,915                   7,520                         6,832           
                     Other earning assets                                    360                        518                    428                     1,369                         2,570           
                                                                            30,482                     36,706                 31,651                  131,590                       148,982         
 Interest expense:                                                                                                                                                                                     
                     Deposits                                                3,190                      5,449                  4,104                   18,375                        28,344          
                     Borrowings                                              4,829                      5,720                  4,821                   19,345                        25,298          
 Total interest expense                                                       8,019                      11,169                 8,925                   37,720                        53,642          
 Net interest income                                                          22,463                     25,537                 22,726                  93,870                        95,340          
 Provision for loan losses                                                    4,500                      2,100                  3,500                   17,600                        7,200           
 Net interest income after provision for loan losses                          17,963                     23,437                 19,226                  76,270                        88,140          
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Non-interest income:                                                                                                                                                                                  
                     Deposit fees and service charges                        3,137                      3,246                  3,083                   12,393                        12,429          
                     Net gain on sales of securities                         1,630                      -                      10,023                  18,076                        983             
                     Title insurance fees                                    337                        300                    254                     1,005                         919             
                     Bank owned life insurance                               1,248                      515                    502                     2,755                         1,832           
                     Gain on sale of premises and equipment                  -                          -                      -                       517                           -               
                     Gain on sale of loans                                   215                        -                      450                     961                           -               
                     Investment management fees                              747                        770                    622                     2,576                         3,012           
                     Other                                                   490                        475                    321                     1,670                         1,867           
 Total non-interest income                                                    7,804                      5,306                  15,255                  39,953                        21,042          
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Non-interest expense:                                                                                                                                                                                 
                     Compensation and benefits                               9,894                      10,109                 10,058                  39,520                        37,045          
                     Stock-based compensation plans                          621                        916                    639                     2,942                         3,809           
                     Occupancy and office operations                         3,195                      3,125                  3,310                   12,802                        12,434          
                     Advertising and promotion                               629                        710                    614                     3,093                         3,338           
                     Professional fees                                       720                        751                    788                     3,090                         3,339           
                     Data and check processing                               563                        638                    558                     2,284                         2,551           
                     Amortization of intangible assets                       513                        611                    531                     2,185                         2,599           
                     FDIC insurance and regulatory assessments               752                        234                    2,305                   4,257                         875             
                     ATM/debit card expense                                  563                        524                    564                     2,115                         1,936           
                     Other                                                   1,909                      1,881                  2,150                   7,899                         7,574           
 Total non-interest expense                                                   19,359                     19,499                 21,517                  80,187                        75,500          
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Income before income tax expense                                             6,408                      9,244                  12,964                  36,036                        33,682          
 Income tax expense                                                           1,332                      2,749                  4,014                   10,175                        9,904           
 Net income                                                              $    5,076                 $    6,495           $      8,950             $     25,861                  $     23,778          
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Per common share:                                                                                                                                                                                     
                     Basic earnings                                     $    0.13                  $    0.17            $      0.23              $     0.67                    $     0.61            
                     Diluted earnings                                        0.13                       0.17                   0.23                    0.67                          0.61            
                     Dividends declared                                      0.06                       0.06                   0.06                    0.24                          0.24            
 Weighted average common shares:                                                                                                                                                                       
                     Basic                                                   38,405,947                 38,589,361             38,536,716              38,537,881                    38,907,372      
                     Diluted                                                 38,532,411                 38,893,860             38,683,135              38,705,837                    39,226,641      


 Selected Financial Condition Data:                                            Three Months Ended                                                                                                 
 (in thousands except share and per share data)                                   09/30/09            06/30/09            03/31/09            12/31/08            09/30/08      
 End of Period                                                                                                                                                                  
 Total assets                                                                  $  3,021,893        $  2,824,356        $  2,954,701        $  2,921,551        $  2,984,371     
 Loans, gross (1)                                                                 1,703,257           1,714,429           1,735,507           1,746,605           1,731,553     
 Securities available for sale                                                    832,583             689,286             739,595             795,017             791,688       
 Securities held to maturity                                                      44,614              42,790              50,630              50,561              43,013        
 Bank owned life insurance                                                        49,611              49,106              48,654              48,163              47,650        
 Goodwill                                                                         160,861             160,861             160,861             160,861             160,861       
 Other amortizable intangibles                                                    5,489               6,002               6,533               7,090               8,329         
 Other non-earning assets                                                         70,730              68,735              72,843              66,072              67,318        
 Deposits                                                                         2,082,282           1,872,983           2,008,766           1,898,142           1,989,197     
 Borrowings                                                                       482,122             488,228             490,139             566,519             566,008       
 Equity                                                                          427,456             420,775             421,406             416,998             399,158       
 Other comprehensive income / (loss) (SFAS 115),                                                                                                                                
 reflected in stockholders' equity                                                9,502               1,531               6,977               6,597               (5,892     )  
 Average Balances                                                                                                                                                               
 Total assets                                                                  $  2,837,511        $  2,875,999        $  2,961,719        $  2,907,948        $  2,867,613     
 Loans, gross:                                                                                                                                                                  
 Real estate- residential mortgage                                                465,472             484,276             504,406             510,386             513,016       
 Real estate- commercial mortgage                                                 548,195             547,846             551,011             553,483             552,930       
 Real estate- Acquisition, Development & Construction                             191,826             190,875             185,911             176,135             159,698       
 Commercial and industrial                                                        246,590             245,375             248,047             246,913             244,537       
 Consumer loans                                                                   252,667             254,475             254,216             249,738             241,776       
 Loans total (1)                                                                  1,704,750           1,722,847           1,743,591           1,736,655           1,711,957     
 Securities (taxable)                                                             576,363             520,948             623,470             647,414             629,322       
 Securities (non-taxable)                                                         192,733             196,385             197,786             189,316             183,115       
 Total earning assets                                                             2,511,431           2,549,237           2,632,350           2,582,405           2,535,187     
 Non earning assets                                                               326,080             326,762             329,369             325,543             332,426       
 Non-interest bearing checking                                                    402,643             373,252             365,971             380,021             379,679       
 Interest bearing NOW accounts                                                    228,761             227,039             241,190             231,807             198,621       
 Total transaction accounts                                                       631,404             600,291             607,161             611,828             578,300       
 Savings (including mortgage escrow funds)                                        386,943             378,263             352,199             347,826             371,499       
 Money market deposits                                                            394,718             394,628             405,221             304,346             302,205       
 Certificates of deposit                                                          494,530             575,713             646,527             595,595             539,269       
 Total deposits and mortgage escrow                                               1,907,595           1,948,895           2,011,108           1,859,595           1,791,273     
 Total interest bearing deposits                                                  1,504,952           1,575,643           1,645,137           1,479,574           1,411,594     
 Borrowings                                                                       488,443             488,846             511,340             628,988             655,281       
 Equity                                                                          423,361             421,529             417,652             401,104             402,314       
 Selected Operating Data:                                                                                                                                                       
 Condensed Tax Equivalent Income Statement                                                                                                                                      
 Interest and dividend income                                                  $  30,482           $  31,651           $  33,586           $  35,871           $  36,706        
 Tax equivalent adjustment*                                                       991                 1,031               1,029               998                 951           
 Interest expense                                                                 8,019               8,925               9,951               10,825              11,169        
                              Net interest income (tax equivalent)               23,454              23,757              24,664              26,044              26,488        
 Provision for loan losses                                                        4,500               3,500               7,100               2,500               2,100         
                              Net interest income after provision for loan                                                                                                     
                              losses                                             18,954              20,257              17,564              23,544              24,388        
 Non-interest income                                                              7,804               15,255              11,123              5,771               5,306         
 Non-interest expense                                                             19,359              21,517              20,076              19,235              19,499        
 Income before income tax expense                                                 7,399               13,995              8,611               10,080              10,195        
 Income tax expense (tax equivalent)*                                             2,323               5,045               3,067               3,789               3,700         
                              Net income                                      $  5,076            $  8,950            $  5,544            $  6,291            $  6,495         
 (1) Does not reflect allowance for loan losses of $30,050, $28,027, $26,437, $23,645 and $23,101                                                                                                   
 * Tax exempt income assumed at a 35% federal rate                                                                                                                                                  


                                                              Three Months Ended                                                                                           
                                                              09/30/09            06/30/09            03/31/09            12/31/08            09/30/08        
 Performance Ratios (annualized)                                                                                                                                 
 Return on Average Assets                                        0.71        %       1.25        %       0.76        %       0.86        %       0.90        %   
 Return on Average Equity                                        4.76        %       8.52        %       5.38        %       6.22        %       6.42        %   
 Non-Interest Income to Average Assets                           1.09        %       2.13        %       1.52        %       0.79        %       0.74        %   
 Non-Interest Expense to Average Assets                          2.71        %       3.00        %       2.75        %       2.62        %       2.71        %   
 Operating Efficiency Adjusted (2)                               63.59       %       71.73       %       65.7        %       60.2        %       59.4        %   
 Analysis of Net Interest Income                                                                                                                                 
 Yield on:                                                                                                                                                       
 Loans                                                           5.59        %       5.64        %       5.63        %       5.98        %       6.25        %   
 Investment Securities- Tax Equivalent                           3.87        %       4.70        %       5.17        %       5.09        %       5.19        %   
 Earning Assets- Tax Equivalent                                  4.97        %       5.14        %       5.33        %       5.66        %       5.91        %   
 Cost of:                                                                                                                                                        
 Interest Bearing Deposits                                       0.84        %       1.04        %       1.30        %       1.56        %       1.54        %   
 Borrowings                                                      3.92        %       3.96        %       3.71        %       3.17        %       3.47        %   
 Interest Bearing Liabilities                                    1.60        %       1.73        %       1.87        %       2.04        %       2.15        %   
 Net Interest Tax Equivalent:                                                                                                                                    
 Net Interest Rate Spread- Tax Equivalent Basis                  3.38        %       3.41        %       3.46        %       3.63        %       3.76        %   
 Net Interest Margin- Tax Equivalent Basis                       3.71        %       3.74        %       3.80        %       4.00        %       4.16        %   
 Capital Information Data                                                                                                                                        
 Tier 1 Leverage Ratio- Bank Only                                8.64        %       9.04        %       8.49        %       8.32        %       8.01        %   
 Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital- Bank Only                            246,339             240,392             235,902             229,395             226,053         
 Total Risk-Based Capital- Bank Only                             270,807             264,076             259,686             253,040             249,154         
 Tangible Capital Consolidated                                   261,106             253,912             254,012             249,047             229,968         
 Tangible Capital as a % of Tangible                                                                                                                             
 Assets Consolidated                                             9.14        %       9.55        %       9.11        %       9.04        %       8.17        %   
 Shares Outstanding                                              39,547,207          39,613,454          39,876,754          39,832,857          39,815,213      
 Shares Repurchased during qrtr(open market)                     86,860              315,650             -                   13,301              34,122          
 Basic weighted common shares outstanding                        38,405,947          38,536,716          38,627,212          38,583,580          38,589,361      
 Diluted common shares outstanding                               38,532,411          38,683,135          38,811,114          38,818,569          38,893,860      
 Per Common Share:                                                                                                                                               
 Basic Earnings                                               $  0.13                0.23            $   0.14            $   0.16            $   0.17            
 Diluted Earnings                                                0.13                0.23                0.14                0.16                0.17            
 Dividends Paid                                                  0.06                0.06                0.06                0.06                0.06            
 Book Value                                                      10.81               10.62               10.57               10.47               10.03           
 Tangible Book Value                                             6.60                6.41                6.37                6.25                5.78            
 Asset Quality Measurements                                                                                                                                      
 Non-performing loans (NPLs): non-accrual                     $  21,909              20,600          $   21,567          $   13,486          $   13,589          
 Non-performing loans (NPLs): still accruing                     4,560               3,180               4,861               4,561               3,289           
 Troubled Debt Restructures                                      674                 1,199               0                   0                   0               
 Non-performing assets (NPAs)                                    28,855              26,566              28,202              19,821              16,962          
 Net Charge-offs                                                 2,477               1,910               4,308               1,957               1,001           
 Net Charge-offs as %                                                                                                                                            
 of average loans (annualized)                                   0.58        %       0.44        %       0.99        %       0.45        %       0.23        %   
 NPLs as % of total loans                                        1.55        %       1.39        %       1.52        %       1.03        %       0.97        %   
 NPAs as % of total assets                                       0.95        %       0.90        %       0.95        %       0.68        %       0.57        %   
 Allowance for loan losses as % of NPLs                          114         %       118         %       100         %       131         %       137         %   
 Allowance for loan losses as % of total loans                   1.76        %       1.63        %       1.52        %       1.35        %       1.33        %   
                                                                                                                                                              
 (2) The efficiency ratio represents non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income. As in the case of net interest income, generally, net interest income as utilized in calculating the efficiency ratio is typically expressed on a tax-equivalent basis. Moreover, most financial institutions, in calculating the efficiency ratio, also adjust both noninterest expense and noninterest income to exclude from these items (as calculated under generally accepted accounting 
 principles) certain component elements, such as non-recurring charges, other real estate expense and amortization of intangibles (deducted from non interest expense) and security transactions and other non-recurring items (excluded from noninterest income). We follow these practices. 


Provident Bank
Paul A. Maisch, EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Miranda Grimm, VP & Controller
845-369-8040

Copyright Business Wire 2009



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