EX-99.1 2 c79938exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
Exhibit 99.1
     
    (UNIVEST LOGO)
CONTACT:   Kim Detwiler
UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Vice President, Director of Corporate Communications
215-721-8396, detwilerk@univest.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA – UNIVEST NATIONAL
BANK AND TRUST CO. – REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS
SOUDERTON, Pa., January 28, 2009 – Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ: UVSP), parent company of Univest National Bank and Trust Co. of Souderton, Pa., has reported net income of $3,805,000 or $0.30 basic net income per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, compared to $6,547,000 or $0.51 basic net income per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. Diluted earnings per share were $0.29 for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, compared to $0.51 per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, Univest reported net income of $20,590,000 or $1.60 basic net income per share, compared to $25,557,000 or $1.98 basic net income per share reported for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007. Diluted earnings per share were $1.60 and $1.98 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively.
On January 2, 2008, Univest Corporation paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share.
Average assets for fiscal 2008 totaled $2,025,060,000 compared to $1,932,264,000 for the same period in 2007.  This is an increase of 4.80%.  Total average shareholders’ equity increased 7.30% year-over-year with $204,095,000 for fiscal 2008, compared to $190,215,000 for the same period in 2007.
“Univest’s focused and disciplined business approach, strong capital position and high-quality credit culture helped us end a challenging year with solid core operations,” said William S. Aichele, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. “We remain well-capitalized, without government assistance, and are well positioned to seize opportunities in the future as we execute our long-term growth strategy and build shareholder value.”

 

 

 

About Univest Corporation
Headquartered in Souderton, Pa., Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (www.univest.net) and its subsidiaries serve the financial needs of residents, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Lehigh counties.  Univest National Bank and Trust Co., member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender, offers customers 33 financial service centers, 12 retirement financial services centers, and 38 ATM locations throughout the region, and is the parent company of Univest Capital, Inc., a small ticket commercial finance business;  Univest Insurance, Inc., an independent insurance agency headquartered in Lansdale, Pa., which serves commercial and personal customers; and  Univest Investments, Inc., Member FINRA and SIPC, a full-service broker-dealer and investment advisory firm. For more information on Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and its subsidiaries, please visit www.univest.net.
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors.  Such factors include the possibility that increased demand or prices for the Company’s financial services and products may not occur, changing economic and competitive conditions, technological developments, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
Consolidated Selected Financial Data
December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)
                                         
Balance Sheet (Period End)   12/31/08     09/30/08     06/30/08     03/31/08     12/31/07  
Assets
   $ 2,084,797     $ 2,046,390     $ 2,012,659     $ 2,059,572     $ 1,972,505  
Securities
     443,026       418,804       429,844       471,962       423,448  
Loans and leases, gross
     1,450,436       1,441,899       1,398,269       1,357,887       1,355,442  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
     13,118       14,954       13,713       12,997       13,086  
Loans and leases, net
     1,437,318       1,426,945       1,384,556       1,344,890       1,342,356  
Total deposits
     1,527,328       1,507,527       1,504,007       1,616,843       1,532,603  
Non-interest bearing deposits
     221,863       226,606       233,436       230,531       226,513  
NOW, Money Market and Savings
     795,495       783,830       788,177       925,613       816,294  
Time deposits
     509,970       497,091       482,394       460,699       489,796  
Borrowings
     312,736       304,368       275,345       202,073       208,729  
Shareholders’ equity
     203,207       204,251       203,138       203,263       198,726  
                                                         
    For the three months ended,     For the twelve months ended,  
Balance Sheet (Average)   12/31/08     09/30/08     06/30/08     03/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/08     12/31/07  
Assets
   $ 2,028,900     $ 2,020,537     $ 2,044,987     $ 2,005,682     $ 1,951,233     $ 2,025,060     $ 1,932,264  
Securities
     414,764       422,994       459,469       449,828       407,461       436,666       391,740  
Loans and leases, gross
     1,437,727       1,422,774       1,392,177       1,354,584       1,356,625       1,401,971       1,367,017  
Deposits
     1,523,964       1,503,402       1,560,015       1,565,693       1,522,238       1,538,134       1,498,777  
Shareholders’ equity
     205,384       205,062       205,464       200,439       194,505       204,095       190,215  
                                         
Asset Quality Data (Period End)   12/31/08     09/30/08     06/30/08     03/31/08     12/31/07  
Nonaccrual loans and leases
   $ 5,029     $ 7,871     $ 6,992     $ 6,165     $ 6,878  
Troubled debt restructured
     380       563       423       —       —  
Other real estate owned
     346       346       —       —       —  
Nonperforming assets
     6,900       10,358       10,422       9,680       8,795  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
     13,118       14,954       13,713       12,997       13,086  
Nonperforming loans and leases / Loans and leases
     0.45 %     0.69 %     0.75 %     0.71 %     0.65 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses / Loans and leases
     0.90 %     1.04 %     0.98 %     0.96 %     0.97 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses / Nonperforming loans
     200.15 %     149.36 %     131.58 %     134.27 %     148.79 %
                                                         
    For the three months ended,     For the twelve months ended,  
    12/31/08     09/30/08     06/30/08     03/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/08     12/31/07  
Net loan and lease charge-offs
   $ 4,263     $ 1,804     $ 1,582     $ 1,088     $ 1,219     $ 8,737     $ 2,363  
Net loan and lease charge-offs (annualized) / Average loans and leases
     1.18 %     0.50 %     0.46 %     0.32 %     0.36 %     0.62 %     0.17 %

 

 

 

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
Consolidated Selected Financial Data
December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                         
    For the three months ended,     For the twelve months ended,  
For the period:   12/31/08     09/30/08     06/30/08     03/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/08     12/31/07  
 
                                                        
Interest income
   $ 26,524     $ 26,739     $ 27,010     $ 28,093     $ 29,245     $ 108,366     $ 116,533  
Interest expense
     9,630       10,148       10,370       12,162       13,715       42,310       54,127  
 
                                          
Net interest income
     16,894       16,591       16,640       15,931       15,530       66,056       62,406  
Provision for loan and lease losses
     2,427       3,046       2,297       999       433       8,769       2,166  
 
                                          
Net interest income after provision
     14,467       13,545       14,343       14,932       15,097       57,287       60,240  
Noninterest income:
                                                        
Trust fee income
     1,171       1,578       1,628       1,627       1,428       6,004       5,921  
Service charges on deposit accounts
     1,723       1,719       1,708       1,658       1,764       6,808       6,822  
Investment advisory commission and fee income
     536       581       642       615       668       2,374       2,538  
Insurance commissions and fee income
     1,128       1,266       1,271       2,058       1,151       5,723       5,730  
Life insurance income
     25       241       1,734       791       379       2,791       1,503  
Net (loss) gain on sales of and impairments on securities
    (122 )     (692 )     (213 )     56       125       (971 )     435  
Other income
     798       793       1,134       852       972       3,577       3,930  
 
                                          
Total noninterest income
     5,259       5,486       7,904       7,657       6,487       26,306       26,879  
Noninterest expense
                                                        
Salaries and benefits
     8,291       7,935       8,019       8,168       7,518       32,413       30,811  
Premises and equipment
     2,225       2,110       2,085       2,057       1,859       8,477       7,880  
Other expense
     4,351       3,620       4,981       3,383       3,259       16,335       13,520  
 
                                          
Total noninterest expense
     14,867       13,665       15,085       13,608       12,636       57,225       52,211  
 
                                          
Income before taxes
     4,859       5,366       7,162       8,981       8,948       26,368       34,908  
Applicable income taxes
     1,054       1,176       1,288       2,260       2,401       5,778       9,351  
 
                                          
Net income
   $ 3,805     $ 4,190     $ 5,874     $ 6,721     $ 6,547     $ 20,590     $ 25,557  
 
                                          
 
                                                        
Per Common Share Data:
                                                        
Book value per share
   $ 15.71     $ 15.83     $ 15.80     $ 15.83     $ 15.49     $ 15.71     $ 15.49  
Net income per share:
                                                        
Basic
   $ 0.30     $ 0.33     $ 0.46     $ 0.52     $ 0.51     $ 1.60     $ 1.98  
Diluted
   $ 0.29     $ 0.33     $ 0.46     $ 0.52     $ 0.51     $ 1.60     $ 1.98  
Dividends per share
   $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.80     $ 0.80  
Weighted average shares outstanding
     12,921,814       12,874,648       12,855,379       12,839,040       12,789,263       12,872,889       12,884,804  
Period end shares outstanding
     12,938,514       12,905,326       12,858,376       12,843,507       12,830,609       12,938,514       12,830,609  

 

 

 

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
Consolidated Selected Financial Data
December 31, 2008
                                                         
    For the three months ended,     Year to date  
Profitability Ratios (annualized)   12/31/08     09/30/08     06/30/08     03/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/08     12/31/07  
 
                                                        
Return on average assets
     0.75 %     0.82 %     1.16 %     1.35 %     1.33 %     1.02 %     1.32 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity
     7.37 %     8.13 %     11.50 %     13.49 %     13.35 %     10.09 %     13.44 %
Net interest margin (FTE)
     3.83 %     3.76 %     3.74 %     3.66 %     3.71 %     3.75 %     3.72 %
Efficiency ratio (1)
     64.32 %     59.15 %     57.34 %     54.77 %     54.45 %     58.77 %     55.87 %
 
                                                        
Capitalization Ratios
                                                        
 
                                                        
Dividends paid to net income
     67.94 %     61.50 %     43.77 %     38.22 %     39.10 %     50.03 %     40.32 %
Shareholders’ equity to assets (Period End)
     9.75 %     9.98 %     10.09 %     9.87 %     10.07 %     9.75 %     10.07 %
     
(1)   Total operating expenses to net interest income before loan loss provision plus non-interest income adjusted for tax equivalent income.