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Surrey Bancorp Reports First Quarter Net Income of $664,057


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April 20, 2012 08:40 ET

Surrey Bancorp Reports First Quarter Net Income of $664,057

MOUNT AIRY, NC--(Marketwire - Apr 20, 2012) - Surrey Bancorp (the "Company") (PINKSHEETS: [ SRYB ]), the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust (the "Bank"), today reported earnings for the first quarter of 2012.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, net income totaled $664,057 or $0.16 per fully diluted share, compared with $552,191 or $0.13 per fully diluted common share earned during the first quarter of 2011.

The increase results from an improved net interest margin and a reduction in the provision for loan losses. Net interest income increased from $2,176,628 in the first quarter of 2011 to $2,320,600 for the first quarter of 2012. The improvement in the net interest margin is attributable to a continued reduction in deposit costs. The loan loss provision decreased from $158,897 in the first quarter of 2011 to $67,218 in 2012 due to a reduction in net loan charge offs.

The allowance for loan loss reserves was $3,901,758 or 2.15 percent of total loans as of March 31, 2012. Non-performing assets were 2.04 percent of total assets at March 31, 2012, compared to 2.23 percent on that date in 2011. At March 31, 2012, the allowance equals 76 percent of impaired and non-performing assets, net of government guarantees.

Noninterest income increased 11.2 percent, from $593,478 in the first quarter of 2011 to $659,837 in the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to increased revenues from the Bank's subsidiary operations. Noninterest expenses increased in the first quarter of 2012 to $1,853,644, which represents a 7.1 percent increase from the $1,730,372 reported at the end of the first quarter of 2011. This increase is primarily attributable to increased salaries and benefit costs, occupancy repair and maintenance costs, and expenses related to deposit operations.

Total assets as of March 31, 2012, were $228,421,181, an increase of 1.37 percent from $225,335,216 reported as of March 31, 2011. Total deposits were $187,184,571 at quarter-end 2012, a 1.38 percent increase from the $184,641,921 reported at the end of the first quarter of 2011. Net loans increased to $177,420,797, compared to $176,469,043, as of March 31, 2011.

About Surrey Bancorp
Surrey Bancorp is the bank holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust (the "Bank") and is located at 145 North Renfro Street, Mount Airy, North Carolina. The Bank operates full service branch offices at 145 North Renfro Street, 1280 West Pine Street and 2050 Rockford Street in Mount Airy. Full-service branch offices are also located at 653 South Key Street in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, and 940 Woodland Drive in Stuart, Virginia.

Surrey Bank & Trust is engaged in the sale of insurance through its wholly owned subsidiary, SB&T Insurance, located at 199 North Renfro Street in Mount Airy. The Bank also owns Surrey Investment Services, Inc., which provides full-service brokerage and investment advice through an association with LPL Financial, and Freedom Finance, LLC, a sales finance company located at 165 North Renfro Street in Mount Airy.

Surrey Bank & Trust can be found online at [ www.surreybank.com ].

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This report refers to the overhead efficiency ratio, which is computed by dividing non-interest expense by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income. This is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe provides investors with important information regarding our operational efficiency. Comparison of our efficiency ratio with those of other companies may not be possible, because other companies may calculate the efficiency ratio differently. Such information is not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be construed as such. Management believes such financial information is meaningful to the reader in understanding operating performance, but cautions that such information not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP. Surrey Bancorp, in referring to its net income, is referring to income under GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements
Information in this press release contains "forward-looking statements." These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including without limitation, the effects of future economic conditions, governmental fiscal and monetary policies, legislative and regulatory changes, the risks of changes in interest rates and the effects of competition. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in Surrey Bancorp's recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, included but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other periodic reports.

SURREY BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
March 31
2012
December 31
2011
March 31
2011
(unaudited)(unaudited)
Total assets$228,421$224,728$225,335
Total loans181,323179,345181,118
Investments28,11134,78433,047
Deposits187,185183,938184,642
Borrowed funds8,1008,1009,450
Stockholders' equity30,84530,22729,167
Non-performing assets to total assets2.01%2.20%2.04%
Loans past due more than 90 days to total loans0.03%0.03%0.22%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans2.15%2.16%2.57%
Book value per common share$7.63$7.45$7.16
SURREY BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
20122011
Interest income$2,770$2,742
Interest expense450565
Net interest income2,320702,177
Provision for loan losses67159
Net interest income after provision for loan losses2,2532,018
Noninterest income660593
Noninterest expense1,8541,730
Net income before taxes1,059881
Provision for income taxes395329
Net income664552
Preferred stock dividend declared4645
Net income available to common shareholders$618$507
Basic net income per share (1)$0.17$0.14
Diluted net income per share (1)$0.16$0.13
Return on average total assets (2)1.18%1.02%
Return on average total equity (2)8.70%7.63%
Yield on average interest earning assets5.31%5.37%
Cost of funds0.95%1.24%
Net yield on average interest earning assets4.45%4.26%
Overhead efficiency ratio62.19%62.47%
Net charge-offs/average loans0.03%1.21%
(1)The 2011 figures are adjusted for a common stock split distributed in the form of a 10% common stock dividend declared in November 2011.
(2)Annualized for all periods presented.

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