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State Financial Services Corporation
("State")(NASDAQ:SFSW) today reported diluted earnings per share for
the three months ended June 30, 2005 of $0.46, compared to $0.50 per
share in the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Earnings in this year's
second quarter were negatively impacted by the incurrence of $850
thousand of merger related expenses, of which $653 thousand were not
tax deductible. The diluted earnings per share impact of these merger
related expenses was $0.12.
Total loans at June 30, 2005 increased 15.5% from June 30, 2004
and 13.8% (annualized) from March 31, 2005. Total interest income for
the three months ended June 30, 2005 was $21.3 million, an increase of
22.9% over the $17.4 million in the second quarter of 2004. Net
interest income increased 17.1% in the same time period. State's net
interest margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 increased to
4.06%, from 3.62% in the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and 4.02% in the
three months ended March 31, 2005.
Asset quality continued the improving trend exhibited over the
last several quarters. The ratio of non-performing loans and leases to
total loans and leases, as of June 30, 2005, declined to 0.68%, from
0.97% and 0.76% on June 30, 2004 and March 31, 2005, respectively.
Non-performing assets, as a percentage of total assets, equaled 0.46%
at June 30, 2005, compared to 0.61% and 0.59% at June 30, 2004 and
March 31, 2005, respectively. Annualized net charge-off equaled 0.07%
of total loans in the three months ended June 30, 2005, and 0.03% in
the six months ended on the same date.
Total non-interest income declined 11.9% from the three months
ended June 30, 2004, primarily due to declines in gains on sale of
mortgages and declines in gains on the sale of securities, but
increased 3.3% (annualized) over the first quarter of 2005. For the
quarter ended June 30, 2005 total non-interest expenses increased
13.9% over the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Absent the merger related
expenses, non-interest expenses increased 4.8% for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005 over the quarter ended June 30, 2004, and 2.1%
(annualized) over the three months ended March 31, 2005.
On March 21, 2005, State announced that it had entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger with Associated Banc-Corp ("Associated"),
pursuant to which State will merge with and into Associated. A special
meeting of State's shareholders to vote on a proposal to approve the
merger agreement has been scheduled for August 24, 2005 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
State is a $1.5 billion financial services company operating
through 29 full-service locations in southeastern Wisconsin and
northeastern Illinois. State's shares are traded on the NASDAQ
National Market System under the symbol "SFSW."
This press release may be deemed to be solicitation material in
respect of the proposed acquisition of State by Associated. In
connection with the proposed transaction, Associated filed a
registration statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No 333-125842), including a
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Shareholders of State are urged to read
the definitive proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available
and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, because they will
contain important information about the proposed transaction. After
these documents are filed with the SEC, investors and security holders
will be able to obtain them free of charge at the SEC's website,
www.sec.gov, or by requesting them from Associated Banc-Corp, Attn:
Corporate Secretary, 1200 Hansen Road, Green Bay, WI 54304 or from
State Financial Services Corporation, Attn.: Corporate Secretary, 815
North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
State and Associated and their respective directors, executive
officers and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction.
Information regarding State's and Associated's directors and executive
officers and information regarding the participants in the proxy
solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests,
by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in or incorporated by
reference into Associated's Registration Statement on Form S-4
referred to above.
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State Financial Services Corporation
Press Release
Financial Highlights
June 30, 2005
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At or for the Three Months ended
Unaudited June 30,
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2005 2004 % chg
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For the Period:
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Interest Income $21,334,977 $17,362,784 22.88%
Interest Expense 7,220,196 5,311,212 35.94%
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Net Interest Income 14,114,781 12,051,572 17.12%
Provision for Loan and
Lease Losses 689,248 600,000 14.87%
Mortgage Origination Gains
& Fees 379,883 516,824 -26.50%
Gains on Sale of Securities 161,275 198,899 -18.92%
Other Non-Interest Income 2,079,236 2,259,533 -7.98%
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Total Non-Interest Income 2,620,394 2,975,256 -11.93%
Non-Interest Expense 9,808,700 9,362,561 4.77%
Merger Related Expense 850,157 0
Total Non-Interest Expense 10,658,857 9,362,561 13.85%
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Net Before Minority
Interest and Income Tax 5,387,070 5,064,267 6.37%
Minority interest in income
of consolidated subs 66,960 -
Income Tax 2,153,405 1,626,895 32.36%
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Net Income $3,166,705 $3,437,372 -7.87%
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Per Share:
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Net Income (basic) $0.47 $0.52
Net Income (diluted) $0.46 $0.50
Avg. Shares Outstanding
(basic) 6,685,987 6,658,521
Avg. Shares Outstanding
(diluted) 6,856,714 6,854,917
Dividends Declared $0.17 $0.15
End of Period: ($'s in 000's)
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Assets $1,537,009 $1,605,879
Investment securities 361,889 548,275
Loans & leases (net) 1,021,122 884,286
Allowance for loan & lease
losses 13,810 11,803
Goodwill 36,815 37,646
Deposits 1,068,458 1,066,760
Borrowed Funds 300,506 423,708
Stockholders' Equity 119,174 109,473
Per Share:
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Total Shares Outstanding 6,974,997 6,941,538
Book Value $17.09 $15.77
Tangible Book Value $11.18 $9.64
Market Value $40.26 $29.66
Key Ratios:
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Net Interest Margin 4.06% 3.62%
Return on Average Assets 0.82% 0.90%
Return on Average Common Equity 10.82% 12.41%
Return on Average Common
Tangible Equity 16.67% 20.11%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 7.19% 6.51%
Tangible Equity to Assets 5.21% 4.28%
Loans and Leases/Deposits 95.57% 82.89%
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss/
Total Loans and Leases 1.33% 1.32%
Nonperforming Loans and Leases /
Total Loans and Leases 0.68% 0.97%
Nonperforming Assets/Total
Assets 0.46% 0.61%
Net Charge-offs/Avg total
loans (annualized) 0.07% -0.01%
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At or for the Six Months ended
Unaudited June 30,
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2005 2004 % chg
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For the Period:
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Interest Income $41,165,087 $34,280,211 20.08%
Interest Expense 13,748,927 10,600,256 29.70%
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Net Interest Income 27,416,160 23,679,955 15.78%
Provision for Loan and
Lease Losses 1,217,258 1,200,000 1.44%
Mortgage Origination Gains
& Fees 693,687 929,410 -25.36%
Gains on Sale of Securities 307,511 418,279 -26.48%
Other Non-Interest Income 4,218,083 4,371,214 -3.50%
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Total Non-Interest Income 5,219,281 5,718,903 -8.74%
Non-Interest Expense 20,415,892 18,357,786 11.21%
Merger Related Expense 0 0
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Total Non-Interest Expense 20,415,892 18,357,786 11.21%
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Net Before Minority
Interest and Income Tax 11,002,291 9,841,072 11.80%
Minority interest in income
of consolidated subs 116,985
Income Tax 4,034,464 3,161,946 27.59%
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Net Income $6,850,842 $6,679,126 2.57%
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Per Share:
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Net Income (basic) $1.03 $1.00
Net Income (diluted) $1.00 $0.97
Avg. Shares Outstanding
(basic) 6,668,413 6,695,911
Avg. Shares Outstanding
(diluted) 6,840,151 6,896,736
Dividends Declared $0.34 $0.30
End of Period: ($'s in 000's)
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Assets
Investment securities
Loans & leases (net)
Allowance for loan & lease losses
Goodwill
Deposits
Borrowed Funds
Stockholders' Equity
Per Share:
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Total Shares Outstanding
Book Value
Tangible Book Value
Market Value
Key Ratios:
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Net Interest Margin 4.05% 3.63%
Return on Average Assets 0.91% 0.90%
Return on Average Common Equity 11.92% 11.93%
Return on Average Common
Tangible Equity 18.44% 19.22%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 7.29% 6.66%
Tangible Equity to Assets
Loans and Leases/Deposits
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss/
Total Loans and Leases
Nonperforming Loans and Leases /
Total Loans and Leases
Nonperforming Assets/Total Assets
Net Charge-offs/Avg total
loans (annualized) 0.03% 0.02%
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