8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 27, 2010

SUSSEX BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	0-29030	22-3475473
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

200 Munsonhurst Road
Franklin, New Jersey	07416
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (973) 827-2914

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information in this section, including the information contained in the press release included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and shall not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. In addition, this information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Registrant's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

On July 27, 2010, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its operating results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010.  A copy of the July 27, 2010 press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.  The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1 Press Release dated July 27, 2010

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sussex Bancorp, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	SUSSEX BANCORP
	(Registrant)
Dated: July 29, 2010	By:	/s/    Anthony Labozzetta
		ANTHONY LABOZZETTA
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Sussex Bancorp	Contacts:	Anthony Labozzetta, President/CEO
200 Munsonhurst Road		Steven Fusco, SVP/CFO
Franklin, NJ  07416		973-827-2914

SUSSEX BANCORP ANNOUNCES 11.8% GROWTH IN YEAR TO DATE 2010 EARNINGS

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FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY – July 27, 2010– Sussex Bancorp (“Company”) (NASDAQ: “SBBX”) today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company’s net income increased $100 thousand, or 11.8%, to $948 thousand from the $848 thousand earned for the same period last year driven by a 16.4% increase in net interest income. Diluted earnings per share were $0.29 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $0.26 for the same period in 2009. For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the Company earned net income of $305 thousand, a decrease of $290 thousand from net income of $595 thousand for the second quarter of 2009.  Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.09 in the second quarter of 2010 compared to $0.18 for the second quarter of 2009.

The decline for the second quarter of 2010 was largely attributed to severance costs that resulted in higher salary and employee benefits expense and an other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") charge both during the second quarter of 2010.  The severance and OTTI charges of $217 thousand and $171 thousand, respectively, or combined amounted to an equivalent earnings per share decrease of $0.07.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 the provision for loan losses increased by $541 thousand and $639 thousand, respectively, over the same periods last year, which was largely offset by a decline in write-downs on foreclosed real estate expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 of $456 thousand and $429 thousand, respectively, over the same periods last year. At June 30, 2010, non-performing assets to total assets remained flat on a linked quarter basis.

“We continue to focus on proactively managing and resolving the Company’s troubled assets as well as taking steps to strengthen the Company’s operating results by executing our community bank strategy of delivering an extraordinary experience for our customers while assisting with their financial needs” stated Mr. Anthony Labozzetta, Sussex's President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Company’s net interest income increased $260 thousand, or 7.0%, to $4.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 from $3.7 million for the second quarter of 2009. The improvement in net interest income was driven by a 24 basis point increase in the Company’s net interest margin to 3.69% for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, which was largely due to a 64 basis point decrease in the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company’s net interest income increased $1.1 million, or 16.4%, to $7.9 million from the $6.8 million earned for the same period last year.  The improvement in net interest income was driven by a 51 basis point increase in the Company’s net interest margin to 3.76% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, which was largely due to an 89 basis point decrease in the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. The improvement in the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities is a product of management’s effort to reduce funding costs.

The Company reported non-interest income of $1.1 million and $2.3 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, compared to non-interest income of $1.5 million and $2.8 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009.  Adjusting for non-recurring gains on the sale of fixed assets of $203 thousand in the second quarter of 2009, non-interest income decreased by $107 thousand and declined by $263 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2009.  During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized a $171 thousand pre-tax ($113 thousand after-tax, or $0.03 per share) non-cash OTTI charge related to an equity portfolio fund that had an amortized cost of $250 thousand.  The fund is comprised of common stocks of bank holding companies. The impairment was recognized because the market value of this security was below the Company’s amortized cost for an extended period of time along with credit deterioration in some of the underlying banks and we do not believe the market value of this security will recover to the Company’s amortized cost within the foreseeable future. In addition, the decrease in non-interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2010 is attributable to lower insurance commissions and lower service charges on deposit accounts.

The Company’s non-interest expenses decreased by $164 thousand, or 4.1%, to $3.8 million and decreased by $176 thousand, or 2.3%, to $7.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2009.  The decline in non-interest expenses was largely due to a decrease in foreclosed real estate expenses and FDIC insurance premiums, reflecting the expense incurred in the second quarter of 2009 of $215 thousand related to a special assessment by the FDIC to recapitalize the Deposit Insurance Fund.  These improvements were partly offset by severance costs of $217 thousand incurred during the second quarter of 2010, which resulted in higher salary and employee benefits expense.

At June 30, 2010, non-performing assets, which include non-accrual loans and foreclosed real estate, increased on a linked quarter basis by $702 thousand to $27.1 million, or 5.59% of total assets, at June 30, 2010.  The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets for March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were 5.59% and 4.61%, respectively. The allowance for loan losses was $5.4 million, or 1.65% of total loans, at June 30, 2010 as compared to $5.5 million, or 1.65% of total loans, at December 31, 2009.  “Although the occupancy levels in our market have improved in the commercial real estate sector leading to several credit upgrades in our portfolio, we had some deterioration in the residential construction portfolio resulting in non-performing assets to total assets remaining at the same level for the current quarter” commented Mr. Labozzetta.

At June 30, 2010 the Company’s total assets were $484.6 million, an increase of $29.8 million, or 6.6%, compared to total assets of $454.8 million at December 31, 2009.  The Company’s total deposits increased $28.0 million, or 7.5%, to $400.1 million at June 30, 2010 from $372.1 million at December 31, 2009.  The growth in deposits was primarily in core deposits, (non-interest demand, NOW, savings and money market accounts), which increased $27.6 million, or 10.2%, at June 30, 2010 as compared to December 31, 2009.  The Company’s gross loans, net of unearned income decreased $2.8 million to $330.2 million at June 30, 2010 from $333.0 million at December 31, 2009, as cash and cash equivalents increased $21.9 million, or 95.1%, to $45.0 million at June 30, 2010.  Bank-owned life insurance increased to $10.0 million at June 30, 2010, as the Company purchased an additional $6.5 million during the second quarter of 2010.  At June 30, 2010 the Company’s total stockholders’ equity was $35.9 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 4.0%, as compared to December 31, 2009 and has increased $3.1 million, or 9.6% since June 30, 2009.  At June 30, 2010, the leverage capital, tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets and total capital to risk weighted assets ratios of Sussex Bank, the Company’s bank subsidiary, were 8.84%, 11.94% and 13.19%, respectively, all in excess of the 5%, 6% and 10% ratios required to be deemed “well capitalized” under regulatory requirements.

Sussex Bancorp is the holding company for Sussex Bank, which operates through its main office in Franklin, New Jersey and branch offices in Andover, Augusta, Newton, Montague, Sparta, Vernon and Wantage, New Jersey, Port Jervis and Warwick, New York and for the Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc., a full service insurance agency located in Sussex County, New Jersey.  For additional information, please visit the company's Web site at www.sussexbank.com.

When used in this discussion the words: “believes”, “anticipates”, “contemplates”, “expects” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements.  Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.  Those risks and uncertainties include those listed under Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and changes to interest rates, the ability to control costs and expenses, general economic conditions, the success of the Company’s efforts to diversify its revenue base by developing additional sources of non-interest income while continuing to manage its existing fee based business, risks associated with the quality of the Company’s assets and the ability of its borrowers to comply with repayment terms.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to those forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after this date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SUSSEX BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
ASSETS	June 30, 2010		June 30, 2009		December 31, 2009
Cash and due from banks	$	15,045	$	11,932	$	8,779
Federal funds sold		29,980		5,237		14,300
Cash and cash equivalents		45,025		17,169		23,079
Interest bearing time deposits with other banks		600		1,096		100
Trading securities		-		7,910		2,955
Securities available for sale		77,318		86,758		71,315
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost		2,103		2,047		2,045
Loans receivable, net of unearned income		330,179		329,181		332,959
Less:  allowance for loan losses		5,449		6,709		5,496
Net loans receivable		324,730		322,472		327,463
Foreclosed real estate		4,564		4,627		3,843
Premises and equipment, net		6,969		7,302		7,065
Accrued interest receivable		1,802		2,064		1,943
Goodwill		2,820		2,820		2,820
Bank-owned life insurance		9,968		3,289		3,360
Other assets		8,727		7,104		8,853
Total Assets		484,626	$	464,658	$	454,841
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	$	39,570	$	40,868	$	34,155
Interest bearing		360,481		342,278		337,920
Total Deposits		400,051		383,146		372,075
Borrowings		33,060		33,119		33,090
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		2,733		2,756		2,262
Junior subordinated debentures		12,887		12,887		12,887
Total Liabilities		448,731		431,908		420,314
Total Stockholders' Equity		35,895		32,750		34,527
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	484,626	$	464,658	$	454,841

SUSSEX BANCORP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable, including fees	$	4,749		$	4,789		$	9,429		$	9,597
Securities:
Taxable		452			754			966			1,381
Tax-exempt		265			316			528			589
Federal funds sold		10			9			17			21
Interest bearing deposits		8			7			10			14
Total Interest Income		5,484			5,875			10,950			11,602
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		1,111			1,733			2,215			3,902
Borrowings		355			356			707			708
Junior subordinated debentures		55			83			108			187
Total Interest Expense		1,521			2,172			3,030			4,797
Net Interest Income		3,963			3,703			7,920			6,805
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		965			424			1,702			1,063
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses		2,998			3,279			6,218			5,742
OTHER INCOME
Service fees on deposit accounts		340			348			674			715
ATM and debit card fees		127			121			242			228
Insurance commissions and fees		590			595			1,137			1,209
Investment brokerage fees		49			34			109			81
Realized holding gains (losses) on trading securities		(4	)		(16	)		7			19
Gain on sale of securities, available for sale		54			-			54			-
Gain on sale of fixed assets		-			203			-			203
Gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed real estate		1			-			5			(1	)
Impairment write-down on equity securities		(171	)		-			(171	)		-
Bank-owned life insurance		78			67			119			104
Other		79			101			148			232
Total Other Income		1,143			1,453			2,324			2,790
OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits		2,139			1,771			3,980			3,554
Occupancy, net		333			309			680			661
Furniture, equipment and data processing		295			337			594			677
Stationary and supplies		50			45			94			90
Professional fees		194			186			353			369
Advertising and promotion		51			37			102			96
Insurance		55			45			111			86
FDIC assessment		225			365			449			515
Postage and freight		37			35			68			77
Amortization of intangible assets		4			5			8			10
Write-down on foreclosed real estate		-			456			27			456
Expenses related to foreclosed real estate		128			93			199			276
Other		327			318			709			683
Total Other Expenses		3,838			4,002			7,374			7,550
Income before Income Taxes		303			730			1,168			982
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES		(2	)		135			220			134
Net Income	$	305		$	595		$	948		$	848

SUSSEX BANCORP

COMPARATIVE AVERAGE BALANCES AND AVERAGE INTEREST RATES

(Dollars In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2010								2009
	Average					Average			Average					Average
Earning Assets:	Balance			Interest (1)		Rate (2)			Balance			Interest (1)		Rate (2)
Securities:
Tax exempt  (3)	$	27,295		$	791		5.85	%	$	28,593		$	883		6.22	%
Taxable		49,982			966		3.90	%		61,881			1,381		4.50	%
Total securities		77,277			1,757		4.59	%		90,473			2,264		5.05	%
Total loans receivable (4)		330,872			9,429		5.75	%		323,857			9,597		5.98	%
Other interest-earning assets		30,847			27		0.18	%		26,523			35		0.27	%
Total earning assets		438,996		$	11,213		5.15	%		440,853		$	11,895		5.44	%
Non-interest earning assets		39,102								35,899
Allowance for loan losses		(6,083	)							(6,290	)
Total Assets	$	472,015							$	470,462
Sources of Funds:
Interest bearing deposits:
NOW	$	62,835		$	277		0.89	%	$	57,718		$	300		1.05	%
Money market		12,410			49		0.80	%		14,805			96		1.30	%
Savings		171,973			1,000		1.17	%		169,787			1,742		2.07	%
Time		103,638			889		1.73	%		110,060			1,764		3.23	%
Total interest bearing deposits		350,856			2,215		1.27	%		352,371			3,902		2.23	%
Borrowed funds		33,073			707		4.25	%		33,130			708		4.25	%
Junior subordinated debentures		12,887			108		1.67	%		12,887			187		2.89	%
Total interest bearing liabilities		396,816		$	3,030		1.54	%		398,388		$	4,797		2.43	%
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		38,349								37,689
Other liabilities		1,522								1,872
Total non-interest bearing liabilities		39,871								39,561
Stockholders' equity		35,328								32,512
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	472,015							$	470,462
Net Interest Income and Margin (5)				$	8,183		3.76	%				$	7,099		3.25	%
(1) Includes loan fee income
(2) Average rates on securities are calculated on amortized costs
(3) Full taxable equivalent basis, using a 39% effective tax rate and adjusted for TEFRA (Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act) interest expense disallowance
(4) Loans outstanding include non-accrual loans
(5) Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets