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Park Sterling Corporation Announces Results for Third Quarter 2014 - Reports Record Total Revenues and Record Organic Loan Growth(GlobeNewswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park Sterling Corporation (Nasdaq:PSTB), the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, today released unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the third quarter of 2014. Highlights at and for the three months ended September 30, 2014 include: Highlights Adjusted net income, which excludes merger-related expenses and gain or loss on sale of securities, of $4.0 million, or $0.09 per share, compared to $3.8 million, or $0.09 per share, in the prior quarter Net income available to common shareholders of $2.5 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to $3.4 million, or $0.08 per share, in the prior quarter Record total revenues of $23.9 million, representing 14% annualized growth rate Record organic loan growth of $78.5 million, representing 21% annualized growth rate Launched "Answers You Can Bank OnSM" brand marketing campaign Completed core conversion of Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. Announced location of second de novo branch in Greater Richmond market (October 2014) Declared quarterly cash dividend on common shares of $0.02 per share (October 2014) Announced renewal of 2.2 million share repurchase program (October 2014) "Operating results for the third quarter reflect continued strong performance from Park Sterling's growth strategies," said James C. Cherry, Chief Executive Officer. "For the three months ended September 30, 2014, we reported record revenues of $23.9 million, representing a 14% annualized growth rate, driven in part by record organic loan growth of $78.5 million, representing a 21% annualized growth rate. We are particularly pleased that this revenue growth occurred across so many of our non-credit product lines, including deposit service charges, mortgage banking, wealth management and capital markets. We believe these results confirm the attractiveness of our diversified business model, our recent hiring initiatives and our partnership with Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. ("Provident Community"), which was acquired on May 1, 2014. Importantly, this strong revenue growth enabled us to report an increase in adjusted net income, which excludes merger-related expenses and gain or loss on sale of securities, while absorbing the negative impact of two items. First, we recorded a $607,000 increase in expense related to our FDIC loss share agreements, including amortization of the indemnification asset and higher true-up liability expense, reflecting underlying loan performance that continues to exceed our original expectations. Second, we were negatively impacted in the third quarter by the absence of last quarter's $936,000 non-recurring gain from selling MasterCard Class A shares. Despite the negative comparative impact of these two items, Park Sterling reported a 3% increase in adjusted net income to $4.0 million, or $0.09 per share, for the quarter. One of Park Sterling's most exciting events this quarter was the September launch of our brand marketing campaign under the theme "Answers You Can Bank OnSM." We believe this theme accurately reflects our culture and strategy of providing customers with a broad range of innovative financial solutions, tailored to meet their individual needs and delivered through local bankers. The campaign, which is focused on the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia MSA and Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin MSA, includes radio, print and digital advertising. It also includes both general brand awareness and specific product capabilities, such as our mobile platform's debit card on-off and Picture Pay™ bill paying capabilities. The early results are very positive in terms of press coverage, anecdotal feedback and digital click through rates. In other activity, we completed our operational integration of Provident Community in late August and now operate on one platform and through one brand. We continued to add experienced bankers across our platform, including hires in commercial banking, wealth management and mortgage banking, as part of our organic growth initiatives. Finally, in October, we announced our second de novo branch location in Greater Richmond. Yesterday our board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per common share, payable on November 26, 2014 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 12, 2014. Any future dividends will be subject to board approval. In addition, our board approved a two year extension of our 2.2 million share repurchase program, which represents approximately 5% of issued and outstanding shares, to November 1, 2016. The intent of this program is to both help offset the potential dilutive effect of employee equity-based awards and to take advantage of opportunities to repurchase Park Sterling shares when doing so is believed to produce an attractive return for our shareholders relative to the company's other investment opportunities. Overall, we are very pleased to report the company's strong operating results this quarter and believe that Park Sterling is well positioned to continue pursuing our vision of building a full-service regional banking franchise across the Carolinas, Virginia and North Georgia." Financial Results Income Statement – Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 Park Sterling reported net income of $2.5 million, or $0.06 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 ("2014Q3"). This compares to net income of $3.4 million, or $0.08 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 ("2014Q2") and net income of $4.2 million, or $0.10 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2013 ("2013Q3"). The $975,000, or 28%, decrease in net income from 2014Q2 resulted primarily from a $1.6 million increase in merger-related expenses, associated with the operational conversion of Provident Community and a related branch consolidation, which was partially offset by a $119,000 increase in reversal of provision expense. Total revenues, which include net interest income and noninterest income, increased $813,000, or 14% annualized, to $23.9 million in 2014Q3 driven by organic growth and a full quarter of Provident Community results. The $1.8 million, or 42%, decrease in net income from 2013Q3 resulted primarily from a $2.1 million increase in merger-related expenses. Park Sterling reported adjusted net income, which excludes merger-related expenses and gain or loss on sale of securities, of $4.0 million, or $0.09 per share, in 2014Q3. This compares to adjusted net income of $3.8 million, or $0.09 per share, in 2014Q2 and adjusted net income of $4.3 million, or $0.10 per share, in 2013Q3. The $127,000, or 3%, increase in adjusted net income from 2014Q2 resulted primarily from the increased revenues and larger reversal of provision expense noted above, which were partially offset by a $777,000, or 4%, increase in adjusted noninterest expenses, which exclude merger-related expenses. The increase in adjusted noninterest expenses reflects hiring initiatives related to the company's organic growth strategies as well as a full quarter of Provident Community results. The $357,000, or 8%, decrease in adjusted net income from 2013Q3 resulted primarily from a $2.9 million increase in adjusted noninterest expenses, which was partially offset by a $2.3 million increase in total revenues and a $65,000 increase in reversal of provision expense. Net interest income totaled $20.7 million in 2014Q3, which represents a $1.7 million, or 9%, increase from $19.1 million in 2014Q2 and a $2.4, or 13%, increase from $18.3 million in 2013Q3. Average total earning assets increased $128.4 million, or 7%, to $2.07 billion in 2014Q3 compared to $1.94 billion in 2014Q2, reflecting organic growth and a full quarter of Provident Community results. This growth included a $118.5 million, or 8%, increase in average loans (including loans held for sale) and a $59.6 million, or 14%, increase in average marketable securities, which were partially offset by a $49.7 million, or 44%, decrease in average other earning assets. The large decrease in average other earning assets reflects deployment of cash into loans and marketable securities. Average total earning assets increased $319.0 million, or 18%, in 2014Q3 compared to $1.75 billion in 2013Q3, again reflecting organic growth and the Provident Community acquisition. This growth included a $196.6 million, or 15%, increase in average loans (including loans held for sale) and a $144.8 million, or 42%, increase in average marketable securities, which were partially offset by a $22.4 million, or 26%, decrease in average other earning assets. Net interest margin was 3.98% in 2014Q3, representing a 3 basis point increase from 3.95% in 2014Q2 and an 18 basis point decrease from 4.16% in 2013Q3. The increase in net interest margin from 2014Q2 resulted primarily from a 9 basis point decrease in the cost of average total interest-bearing liabilities to 0.44% from 0.53%. This included a 4 basis point decrease in the cost of average total interest-bearing deposits to 0.35% and a 152 basis point decrease in the cost of average borrowed funds to 1.39%, reflecting the full redemption of $6.9 million of 11% subordinated notes on June 30, 2014. The yield on average total earning assets decreased 4 basis points to 4.34% in 2014Q3 from 4.38% in 2014Q2. This included a 22 basis point decrease in yield on average loans (including fees) to 5.16%, which was partially offset by an 8 basis point increase in yield on average marketable securities to 2.22% and a 31 basis point increase in yield on average other earning assets to 0.80%, as well as by a shift in mix from other earning assets to marketable securities. The decrease in net interest margin from 2013Q3 resulted primarily from a 25 basis point decrease in yield on average loans (including fees) and a 4 basis point increase in cost of average total interest-bearing liabilities. Adjusted net interest margin, which excludes accelerated accretion, was 3.95% in 2014Q3, representing a 2 basis point increase from 3.93% in 2014Q2 and a 9 basis point decrease from 4.04% in 2013Q3. Accelerated accretion ($173,000 in 2014Q3, $86,000 in 2014Q2 and $529,000 in 2013Q3) reflects enhanced accretion of credit and interest rate marks resulting from borrowers repaying performing acquired loans faster than required by their contractual terms and/or restructuring loans in such a way as to effectively result in a new loan under the contractual cash flow method of accounting, both of which result in the associated remaining credit and interest rate marks being fully accreted into interest income. The increase in adjusted net interest margin from 2014Q2 resulted primarily from the decrease in cost of average total interest-bearing liabilities discussed above. The decrease in adjusted net interest margin from 2013Q3 resulted primarily from the decrease in yield on average loans (including fees) discussed above. The company reported a $484,000 net release in provision for loan losses in 2014Q3, compared to a net release of $365,000 in 2014Q2 and a net release of $419,000 in 2013Q3. The 2014Q3 release was driven by a $764,000 net loan loss recovery for the period, which was partially offset by $284,000 of provision expense associated with growth in non-acquired loans. The 2014Q2 release was driven by a $530,000 recovery from returning a previously impaired covered PCI pool to non-impaired status, as accounted for under ASC 310-30 (formerly SOP 03-3), including the impact on the related indemnification asset, which was partially offset by $165,000 of provision expense associated with growth in non-acquired loans. The 2013Q3 release was driven by returning a previously impaired covered PCI pool to non-impaired status. Noninterest income decreased $840,000, or 21%, to $3.1 million in 2014Q3 compared to $4.0 million in 2014Q2. This decrease was driven by a $607,000, or 82%, increase in FDIC loss-share related expenses (amortization of the indemnification asset and true-up liability expense) and a $779,000, or 75%, decrease in other noninterest income reflecting the absence of the prior quarter's $936,000 gain from selling MasterCard Class A shares. Customer-related revenues posted strong growth in 2014Q3 due to organic initiatives and a full quarter of Provident Community results, including a $136,000, or 14%, increase in service charges on deposit accounts, a $169,000, or 26%, increase in mortgage banking income, a $10,000, or 1%, increase in income from wealth management activities, and a $329,000, or 940%, increase in income from the company's new capital markets activities, which is focused on interest rate and currency risk management products, loan syndications and debt placements. Compared to 2013Q3, noninterest income decreased $119,000, or 4%, primarily due to a $1.3 million increase in amortization related to the FDIC indemnification asset, which more than offset strong growth in customer-related revenues. Expenses related to the company's FDIC loss share agreements, which include amortization of the indemnification asset and true-up liability expense, totaled $1.3 million in 2014Q3, compared to $738,000 in 2014Q2 and $45,000 in 2013Q3. This increasing expense reflects reductions in the company's loss share reimbursement expectations given better than originally forecast performance of the underlying covered loans. The company reported a $5.1 million indemnification asset at 2014Q3, approximately 67% of which relates to the Bank of Hiawassee ("BOH") loss share agreement and 33% to the New Horizons Bank ("NHB") loss share agreement, compared to $7.0 million at 2014Q2 and $14.0 million at 2013Q3. The commercial components of the BOH and NHB loss share agreements, which account for approximately 63% of covered loans, expire in March 2015 and April 2016, respectively. The company expects expenses related to loss share agreements to remain elevated through 2014 and then to taper as expiration of the BOH commercial agreement approaches. Noninterest expense increased $2.4 million, or 13%, to $20.6 million in 2014Q3, compared to $18.2 million in 2014Q2, and increased $5.0 million, or 32%, compared to $15.7 million in 2013Q3. Adjusted noninterest expenses, which exclude merger-related expenses ($2.2 million in 2014Q3, $594,000 in 2014Q2 and $167,000 in 2013Q3), increased $777,000, or 4%, to $18.4 million in 2014Q3, compared to $17.6 million in 2014Q2 and increased $2.9 million, or 19%, compared to $15.5 million in 2013Q3. The increase in adjusted noninterest expenses from 2014Q2 resulted from both hiring initiatives and a full quarter of Provident Community results, and included a $524,000, or 5%, increase in personnel expenses, a $278,000, or 12%, increase in occupancy and equipment, a $55,000, or 4%, increase in data processing and service fees, a $73,000, or 20%, increase in deposit charges and FDIC insurance, and a $290,000, or 140%, increase in advertising and promotion expense related to the company's new brand marketing campaign. In addition, net cost of operation of OREO increased $129,000, or 62%, due to a bulk auction of smaller properties. The increase in adjusted noninterest expenses from 2013Q3 again resulted primarily from hiring initiatives and the Provident Community acquisition. The company's effective tax rate was relatively flat at 33.84% in 2014Q3, compared to 33.94% in 2014Q2 and 33.32% in 2013Q3. Balance Sheet Total assets increased $80.7 million, or 4%, to $2.33 billion at 2014Q3, compared to total assets of $2.25 billion at 2014Q2, driven primarily by organic loan growth. Cash and equivalents decreased $10.2 million, or 15%, to $58.9 million, due to the deployment of excess cash into loans and securities. Total securities, including non-marketable securities, increased $19.7 million, or 4%, to $494.5 million. Total securities include two investments in senior tranches of collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") totaling $14.8 million, with respect to which the collateral eligibility provisions have not yet been amended to comply with the new bank investment criteria under the Volcker Rule. The two securities had a net unrealized loss of $179,000 at 2014Q3 that could result in the company recognizing other than temporary impairment should they ultimately be determined not to comply with the Volcker Rule. The company recognized a loss of $33,000 on the sale of an additional CLO during 2014Q2 given expectations that it would not be amended to comply with the Volcker Rule. Total loans, excluding loans held for sale, increased $78.5 million to $1.55 billion at 2014Q3, representing 21% annualized organic growth compared to $1.47 billion at 2014Q2. The company's metropolitan markets, which include Charlotte, Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina, Greenville and Charleston, South Carolina and Richmond, Virginia, reported organic growth of $76.9 million, or 43% annualized, to $784.1 million, due to continued success in origination efforts. The community markets reported a $6.9 million, or 7% annualized, decrease in total loans to $411.9 million, due primarily to runoff in acquired loans. The company's central business units, which primarily include mortgage, wealth management, builder finance and special assets, reported organic growth of $8.5 million, or 10% annualized, to $356.2 million, as increases in origination activities more than offset reductions in special asset loans. The company's loan mix shifted modestly at 2014Q3 compared to 2014Q2. The combination of commercial and industrial and owner-occupied real estate loans increased to 33% from 31% of total loans. Investor owned commercial real estate decreased from 31% to 30% of total loans. Acquisition, construction and development held flat at 9% of total loans. Total consumer loans decreased from 29% to 28% of total loans, with residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit remaining at 13% and 10%, respectively. In terms of accounting designations, compared to 2014Q2, non-acquired loans, which include certain renewed and/or restructured acquired performing loans that are re-designated as non-acquired, increased $114.6 million, or 13%, to $1.02 billion. Acquired performing loans decreased $21.6 million, or 5%, to $388.0 million, and PCI loans decreased $14.5 million, or 9%, to $148.7 million. In terms of net acquisition accounting fair market value adjustments (or "marks"), at 2014Q3, non-covered performing acquired loans totaled $386.1 million and included a $3.6 million, or 0.92%, mark; non-covered PCI loans totaled $101.5 million and included a $25.0 million, or 19.7%, mark; and covered PCI loans totaled $49.0 million and included a $10.4 million, or 17.5%, mark. Total deposits increased $1.9 million, or 0%, to $1.86 billion at 2014Q3, compared to 2014Q2. Noninterest bearing demand deposits decreased $9.8 million, or 3%, to $322.1 million (17% of total deposits). Non-brokered money market, NOW and savings deposits increased $41.9 million, or 5%, to $920.3 million (49% of total deposits). Non-brokered time deposits decreased $26.7 million, or 5%, to $482.6 million (26% of total deposits). Finally, brokered deposits, which include $64.1 million in broker-dealer sweep accounts utilized to partially fund an investment strategy initiated in 2013Q4, decreased $3.6 million, or 2%, to $139.6 million (8% of total deposits). Core deposits, which exclude time deposits greater than $250,000 and brokered deposits, continued to represent 90% of total deposits at 2014Q3. Total borrowings increased $76.6 million, or 88%, to $163.4 million at 2014Q3 compared to $86.8 million at 2014Q2. This included an $85.0 million increase in FHLB borrowings to $140.0 million, which was used to fund organic loan growth and fully repay $8.6 million in short-term repurchase agreements, given a current net cost advantage over other sources of wholesale funding. Total shareholders' equity increased $1.6 million, or 1%, to $271.1 million at 2014Q3 compared to $269.5 million at 2014Q2, driven by retained earnings. The company did not repurchase any shares in 2014Q3 under its previously announced 2.2 million share repurchase authorization. The company's ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets decreased to 10.06% at 2014Q3 from 10.34% at 2014Q2, reflecting the increase in total assets resulting from organic loan growth. The company's Tier 1 leverage ratio similarly decreased to 10.09% at 2014Q3 from 10.60% at 2014Q2. Asset Quality Asset quality ratios remained strong in the third quarter. Nonperforming loans increased $3.2 million, or 33%, to $12.7 million at 2014Q3, representing 0.82% of total loans compared to 0.65% of total loans at 2014Q2. However, this increase included a $1.8 million 90+ day past due relationship that repaid in full on October 1, 2014. Nonperforming assets increased $429,000, or 2%, to $26.0 million at 2014Q3, including the same past due relationship that subsequently repaid in full, but decreased to 1.12% of total assets from 1.14% at 2014Q2. Nonperforming assets include $4.7 million of covered OREO representing 18% of total nonperforming assets at 2014Q3, compared to $5.2 million of covered OREO representing 20% of total nonperforming assets at 2014Q2. The company currently expects 80% of losses and associated expenses on covered OREO to be reimbursed under its FDIC loss share agreements. The company reported a net recovery of $764,000, or 0.20% of average loans (annualized), in 2014Q3, compared to a net recovery of $460,000, or 0.13% of average loans (annualized), in 2014Q2 and net charge-offs of $1.8 million, or 0.53% of average loans (annualized), in 2013Q3. The allowance for loan losses increased $280,000, or 3%, to $9.5 million at 2014Q3, compared to $9.2 million at 2014Q2, but decreased to 0.61% of total loans from 0.62% of total loans as a result of the previously discussed increase in total loans. The increase in allowance included (i) a $1.7 million, or 27%, decrease to $4.5 million in the quantitative component, reflecting significantly improved portfolio performance in recent quarters; (ii) a $1.6 million, or 77%, increase to $3.6 million in the qualitative component, reflecting management's judgment regarding inherent loss in the portfolio not captured by historical losses; and (iii) a $378,000, or 39%, increase to $1.3 million in the specific component. During the first quarter of 2011, and as contemplated in Park Sterling Bank's 2010 public offering, 568,260 shares of restricted stock were issued but will not vest until the company's share price achieves certain performance thresholds above the equity offering price (these restricted stock awards, of which 554,400 remained outstanding at 2014Q3, vest one-third each when the share price reaches, for 30 consecutive days, $8.125, $9.10 and $10.40 per share, respectively). These performance thresholds have not yet been achieved. Accordingly, these additional shares have been excluded from earnings and tangible book value per share calculations. Conference Call A conference call will be held at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time this morning (October 30, 2014). The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 512-1104 and requesting the Park Sterling Corporation earnings call. Listeners should dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The live webcast and presentation slides will be available on www.parksterlingbank.com under Investor Relations, "Investor Presentations." A replay of the webcast will be available on www.parksterlingbank.com under Investor Relations, "Investor Presentations" shortly following the call. A replay of the conference call can be accessed approximately one hour after the call by dialing (877) 344-7529 and requesting conference number 10052522. About Park Sterling Corporation Park Sterling Corporation, the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Park Sterling, a regional community-focused financial services company with approximately $2.3 billion in assets, is the largest community bank headquartered in the Charlotte area and has 53 banking offices stretching across the Carolinas and into North Georgia, as well as in Richmond, Virginia. The bank serves professionals, individuals, and small and mid-sized businesses by offering a full array of financial services, including deposit, mortgage banking, cash management, consumer and business finance, and wealth management services under the marketing campaign "Answers You Can Bank OnSM." Park Sterling prides itself on being large enough to help customers achieve their financial aspirations, yet small enough to care that they do. Park Sterling is focused on building a banking franchise that is noted for sound risk management, customized product solutions and exceptional customer service. For more information, visit www.parksterlingbank.com. Park Sterling Corporation shares are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol PSTB. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Tangible assets, tangible common equity, tangible book value, adjusted net income available to common shareholders, adjusted net interest margin, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted noninterest expenses, adjusted allowance for loan losses, adjusted net charge-offs/ recoveries, and related ratios and per share measures, including adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average equity, as used throughout this release, are non-GAAP financial measures. For additional information, see "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in the accompanying tables. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements This news release contains, and Park Sterling and its management may make, certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and often use words such as "may," "plan," "contemplate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "continue," expect," "project," "predict," "estimate," "could," "should," "would," "will," "goal," "target" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements express management's current expectations or forecasts of future events and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties and there are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: failure to realize synergies and other financial benefits from the merger with Provident Community within the expected time frames; increases in expected costs or decreases in expected savings or difficulties related to merger integration matters; inability to identify and successfully negotiate and complete additional combinations with other potential merger partners or to successfully integrate such businesses into Park Sterling, including the company's ability to adequately estimate or to realize the benefits and cost savings from and limit any unexpected liabilities acquired as a result of any such business combinations; failure to generate an adequate return on investment related to the Richmond branches or other hiring initiatives; inability to generate future organic growth in loan balances or retail banking, wealth management, mortgage banking or capital markets results through the hiring of new personnel, development of new products, opening of de novo branches or otherwise; variability in the performance of covered loans and associated loss-share related expenses; the effects of negative or soft economic conditions, including stress in the commercial real estate markets or failure of continued recovery in the residential real estate markets; changes in consumer and investor confidence and the related impact on financial markets and institutions; changes in interest rates; failure of assumptions underlying noninterest expense levels; failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of allowances for loan losses; deterioration in the credit quality of the loan portfolio or in the value of the collateral securing those loans; deterioration in the value of securities held in the investment securities portfolio; the possibility of recognizing other than temporary impairments on holdings of collateralized loan obligation securities as a result of the Volcker Rule; the impacts on Park Sterling of a potential increasing rate environment; the potential impacts of any government shutdown or debt ceiling impasse, including the risk of a U.S. credit rating downgrade or default, or continued global economic instability, which could cause disruptions in the financial markets, impact interest rates, and cause other potential unforeseen consequences; fluctuations in the market price of the common stock, regulatory, legal and contractual requirements of Park Sterling, other uses of capital, the company's financial performance, market conditions generally, and future actions by the board of directors, in each case impacting repurchases of common stock or declaration of dividends; legal and regulatory developments, including changes in the federal risk-based capital rules; increased competition from both banks and nonbanks; changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations, inaccurate estimates or assumptions in accounting, including acquisition accounting fair market value assumptions and accounting for purchased credit-impaired loans, and the impact on Park Sterling's financial statements; and management's ability to effectively manage credit risk, market risk, operational risk, legal risk, and regulatory and compliance risk. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the above uncertainties and risks, as well as those more fully discussed in any of Park Sterling's filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Park Sterling undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made. PARK STERLING CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT THREE MONTH RESULTS ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, 20142014201420132013 (Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)Interest income Loans, including fees $ 19,725 $ 18,734 $ 16,926 $ 17,753 $ 17,970 Taxable investment securities 2,597 2,152 1,971 1,599 1,494 Tax-exempt investment securities 138 133 222 185 187 Nonmarketable equity securities 103 85 66 41 37 Interest on deposits at banks 22 53 21 24 48 Federal funds sold 1 -- -- -- -- Total interest income 22,586 21,157 19,206 19,602 19,736Interest expense Money market, NOW and savings deposits 570 615 547 384 399 Time deposits 771 828 831 948 455 Short-term borrowings 1 1 -- -- -- FHLB advances 162 128 127 139 137 Subordinated debt 350 506 426 429 431 Total interest expense 1,854 2,078 1,931 1,900 1,422 Net interest income 20,732 19,079 17,275 17,702 18,314 Provision for loan losses (484) (365) (17) 780 (419) Net interest income after provision 21,216 19,444 17,292 16,922 18,733Noninterest income Service charges on deposit accounts 1,137 1,001 633 629 637 Mortgage banking income 822 653 244 777 401 Income from wealth management activities 783 773 775 848 910 Income from capital market activities 364 35 97 -- -- ATM and card income 631 726 548 555 639 Income from bank-owned life insurance 552 525 1,120 417 537 Gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale (63) (33) 276 (6) -- Amortization of indemnification asset and true-up liability expense (1,345) (738) (482) (218) (45) Other noninterest income 257 1,036 275 1,402 178 Total noninterest income 3,138 3,978 3,486 4,404 3,257Noninterest expenses Salaries and employee benefits 10,240 9,684 9,228 8,386 8,606 Occupancy and equipment 3,527 2,249 2,005 1,941 1,861 Data processing and outside service fees 1,907 1,544 1,346 1,389 1,268 Legal and professional fees 887 1,122 661 655 732 Deposit charges and FDIC insurance 441 368 240 379 372 (Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets -- 80 1 430 (2) Communication fees 480 538 436 425 432 Postage and supplies 176 170 175 194 188 Loan and collection expense 298 304 288 411 556 Core deposit intangible amortization 347 317 257 257 257 Advertising and promotion 564 223 233 282 186 Net cost of operation of other real estate owned 343 206 53 (48) 142 Other noninterest expense 1,438 1,431 820 1,025 1,072 Total noninterest expenses 20,648 18,236 15,743 15,726 15,670 Income before income taxes 3,706 5,186 5,035 5,600 6,320 Income tax expense 1,254 1,760 1,480 1,561 2,106 Net income 2,452 3,426 3,555 4,039 4,214 Preferred dividends -- -- -- -- --Net income available to common shares $ 2,452 $ 3,426 $ 3,555 $ 4,039 $ 4,214 Earnings per common share, fully diluted $ 0.06 $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.09 $ 0.10 Weighted average diluted common shares 44,233,532 44,213,802 44,264,178 44,288,998 44,273,821 PARK STERLING CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS ($ in thousands) September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, 20142014**20142013*2013 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) ASSETS Cash and due from banks $ 16,505 $ 21,117 $ 14,226 $ 13,087 $ 11,780 Interest-earning balances at banks 41,883 47,623 90,620 41,680 40,222 Investment securities available for sale 367,262 349,532 340,215 349,491 328,396 Investment securities held to maturity 117,463 119,302 51,303 51,972 26,636 Nonmarketable equity securities 9,731 5,906 5,242 5,905 6,805 Federal funds sold 465 280 -- 300 695 Loans held for sale 4,763 6,388 2,063 2,430 3,070 Loans - Non-covered 1,502,321 1,418,129 1,237,653 1,224,674 1,240,307 Loans - Covered 49,834 55,532 65,173 71,134 76,035 Allowance for loan losses (9,458) (9,178) (9,076) (8,831) (8,652) Net loans 1,542,697 1,464,483 1,293,750 1,286,977 1,307,690 Premises and equipment, net 59,334 59,362 55,893 55,923 56,670 FDIC receivable for loss share agreements 5,078 6,993 9,209 10,025 13,959 Other real estate owned - non-covered 8,631 10,835 8,874 9,404 8,708 Other real estate owned - covered 4,703 5,234 6,652 5,088 6,173 Bank-owned life insurance 57,293 56,831 47,840 47,832 47,485 Deferred tax asset 37,869 37,958 34,183 36,318 38,528 Goodwill 29,992 29,992 26,420 26,420 26,420 Core deposit intangible 11,307 11,654 8,372 8,629 8,886 Other assets 11,279 12,022 10,382 9,309 7,768 Total assets $ 2,326,255 $ 2,245,512 $ 2,005,244 $ 1,960,790 $ 1,939,891 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Deposits: Demand noninterest-bearing $ 322,097 $ 331,866 $ 265,929 $ 255,861 $ 262,114 Money market, NOW and savings 984,448 942,070 835,169 799,596 729,209 Time deposits 558,063 588,771 536,363 544,428 564,640 Total deposits 1,864,608 1,862,707 1,637,461 1,599,885 1,555,963 Short-term borrowings -- 8,575 2,287 996 2,702 FHLB advances 140,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 75,000 Subordinated debt 23,413 23,244 22,171 22,052 21,932 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 27,100 26,476 22,359 20,774 24,541 Total liabilities 2,055,121 1,976,002 1,739,278 1,698,707 1,680,138 Shareholders' equity: Common stock 44,851 44,833 44,726 44,731 44,761 Additional paid-in capital 222,470 222,158 222,412 222,559 222,559 Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) 6,341 4,787 2,254 (405) (3,549) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,528) (2,268) (3,426) (4,802) (4,018) Total shareholders' equity 271,134 269,510 265,966 262,083 259,753 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,326,255 $ 2,245,512 $ 2,005,244 $ 1,960,790 $ 1,939,891 Common shares issued and outstanding 44,850,813 44,833,516 44,726,416 44,730,669 44,761,384 * Derived from audited financial statements. ** Revised to reflect measurement period adjustments to goodwill. PARK STERLING CORPORATION SUMMARY OF LOAN PORTFOLIO ($ in thousands) September 30,June 30,March 31,December 31,September 30, 2014201420142013*2013BY LOAN TYPE(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited) (Unaudited) Commercial: Commercial and industrial $ 173,309 $ 142,973 $ 125,018 $ 122,400 $ 131,523 Commercial real estate (CRE) - owner-occupied 331,303 307,514 265,128 267,581 273,340 CRE - investor income producing 462,431 457,508 409,898 382,187 371,903 Acquisition, construction and development (AC&D) - 1-4 Family Construction 32,932 28,549 19,268 19,959 23,028 AC&D - Lots and land 55,100 43,601 42,459 56,759 63,944 AC&D - CRE construction 53,459 62,688 60,477 65,589 55,812 Other commercial 5,281 6,580 4,573 3,849 3,941 Total commercial loans 1,113,815 1,049,413 926,821 918,324 923,491 Consumer: Residential mortgage 198,973 194,852 172,378 173,376 174,780 Home equity lines of credit 154,769 153,921 143,123 143,754 146,484 Residential construction 56,482 48,903 39,798 40,821 46,499 Other loans to individuals 26,444 25,066 19,665 18,795 24,725 Total consumer loans 436,668 422,742 374,964 376,746 392,488 Total loans 1,550,483 1,472,155 1,301,785 1,295,070 1,315,979 Deferred costs (fees) 1,672 1,506 1,041 738 363 Total loans, net of deferred costs (fees) $ 1,552,155 $ 1,473,661 $ 1,302,826 $ 1,295,808 $ 1,316,342 * Derived from audited financial statements. September 30,June 30,March 31,December 31,September 30, 2014201420142013*2013BY ACQUIRED AND NON-ACQUIRED(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited) (Unaudited) Acquired loans - performing $ 387,989 $ 409,558 $ 375,675 $ 404,440 $ 433,695 Acquired loans - purchase credit impaired 148,669 163,213 149,502 163,787 184,762 Total acquired loans 536,658 572,771 525,177 568,227 618,457 Non-acquired loans, net of deferred costs (fees)** 1,015,497 900,890 777,649 727,581 697,885 Total loans $ 1,552,155 $ 1,473,661 $ 1,302,826 $ 1,295,808 $ 1,316,342 * Derived from audited financial statements. ** Includes loans transferred from acquired pools following release of acquisition accounting FMV adjustments. PARK STERLING CORPORATION ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES THREE MONTH RESULTS ($ in thousands)September 30,June 30,March 31,December 31,September 30, 20142014201420132013 (Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited) Beginning of period allowance $ 9,178 $ 9,076 $ 8,831 $ 8,652 $ 10,847 Loans charged-off (175) (411) (520) (1,471) (1,917) Recoveries of loans charged-off 939 871 1,069 666 141 Net charge-offs 764 460 549 (805) (1,776) Provision expense (release) (484) (356) (304) 984 (419) Benefit attributable to FDIC loss share agreements -- (9) 287 (204) -- Total provision expense charged to operations (484) (365) (17) 780 (419) Provision expense recorded through FDIC loss share receivable -- 7 (287) 204 -- End of period allowance $ 9,458 $ 9,178 $ 9,076 $ 8,831 $ 8,652 Net charge-offs (recoveries) $ (764) $ (460) $ (549) $ 805 $ 1,776 Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans -0.20% -0.13% -0.17% 0.24% 0.53% (annualized) PARK STERLING CORPORATIONAVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST ANALYSISTHREE MONTHS ($ in thousands)September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 AverageIncome/Yield/AverageIncome/Yield/ BalanceExpenseRate (3)BalanceExpenseRate (3)Assets Interest-earning assets: Loans and loans held for sale, net (1)(2) $ 1,515,671 $ 19,725 5.16% $ 1,319,037 $ 17,970 5.41% Fed funds sold 777 1 0.51% 532 -- 0.00% Taxable investment securities 475,779 2,597 2.18% 327,224 1,494 1.83% Tax-exempt investment securities 12,817 138 4.31% 16,592 187 4.51% Other interest-earning assets 61,862 125 0.80% 84,513 85 0.40% Total interest-earning assets 2,066,906 22,586 4.34% 1,747,898 19,736 4.48% Allowance for loan losses (9,744) (10,306) Cash and due from banks 18,640 12,730 Premises and equipment 59,644 56,842 Goodwill 29,942 24,743 Intangible assets 11,531 8,973 Other assets 127,582 127,024 Total assets $ 2,304,501 $ 1,967,904 Liabilities and shareholders' equity Interest-bearing liabilities: Interest-bearing demand $ 372,875 $ 81 0.09% $ 287,096 $ 59 0.08% Savings and money market 525,456 431 0.33% 463,309 340 0.29% Time deposits - core 496,316 646 0.52% 477,004 253 0.21% Brokered deposits 141,526 183 0.51% 97,086 202 0.83% Total interest-bearing deposits 1,536,173 1,341 0.35% 1,324,495 854 0.26% Federal Home Loan Bank advances 118,609 162 0.54% 55,217 137 0.98% Subordinated debt 23,323 350 5.95% 21,875 431 7.82% Other borrowings 4,469 1 0.09% 1,382 -- 0.00% Total borrowed funds 146,401 513 1.39% 78,474 568 2.87% Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,682,574 1,854 0.44% 1,402,969 1,422 0.40% Net interest rate spread 20,732 3.90% 18,314 4.08% Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 323,716 261,494 Other liabilities 26,358 24,304 Shareholders' equity 271,853 279,137 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,304,501 $ 1,967,904 Net interest margin 3.98% 4.16% (1) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average loan balances. (2) Interest income and yields for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 include accretion from acquisition accounting adjustments associated with acquired loans. (3) Yield/ rate calculated on Actual/Actual day count basis, except for yield on investments which is calculated on a 30/360 day count basis. PARK STERLING CORPORATION SELECTED RATIOS ($ in thousands, except per share amounts)September 30,June 30,March 31,December 31,September 30, 20142014201420132013 UnauditedUnauditedUnauditedUnauditedUnauditedASSET QUALITY Nonaccrual loans $ 5,894 $ 5,205 $ 5,092 $ 8,428 $ 6,778 Troubled debt restructuring 4,315 3,550 3,562 3,854 7,527 Past due 90 days plus (and still accruing) 2,485 775 493 17 357 Nonperforming loans 12,694 9,530 9,147 12,299 14,662 OREO 13,334 16,069 15,526 14,492 14,881 Nonperforming assets 26,028 25,599 24,673 26,791 29,543 Past due 30-59 days (and still accruing) 1,973 2,028 160 1,437 663 Past due 60-89 days (and still accruing) 1,788 3,299 646 255 459 Nonperforming loans to total loans 0.82% 0.65% 0.70% 0.95% 1.11% Nonperforming assets to total assets 1.12% 1.14% 1.23% 1.37% 1.52% Allowance to total loans 0.61% 0.62% 0.70% 0.68% 0.66% Allowance to nonperforming loans 74.51% 96.31% 99.22% 71.80% 59.01% Allowance to nonperforming assets 36.34% 35.85% 36.79% 32.96% 29.29% Past due 30-89 days (accruing) to total loans 0.24% 0.36% 0.06% 0.13% 0.09% Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans -0.20% -0.13% -0.17% 0.24% 0.53% (annualized) CAPITAL Book value per common share $ 6.13 $ 6.10 $ 6.01 $ 5.92 $ 5.87 Tangible book value per common share** $ 5.23 $ 5.19 $ 5.26 $ 5.16 $ 5.10 Common shares outstanding 44,850,813 44,833,516 44,726,416 44,730,669 44,761,384 Average dilutive common shares outstanding 44,233,532 44,213,802 44,264,178 44,288,998 44,273,821 Tier 1 capital $ 225,456 $ 222,489 $ 225,702 $ 218,552 $ 211,121 Tier 2 capital 9,660 9,429 16,223 15,725 15,418 Total risk based capital 235,116 231,918 241,925 234,277 226,539 Risk weighted assets 1,693,196 1,620,786 1,417,813 1,424,112 1,435,214 Average assets for leverage ratio 2,235,267 2,099,906 1,923,622 1,879,283 1,900,990 Tier 1 ratio 13.32% 13.73% 15.92% 15.35% 14.71% Total risk based capital ratio 13.89% 14.31% 17.06% 16.45% 15.78% Tier 1 leverage ratio 10.09% 10.60% 11.73% 11.63% 11.11% Tangible common equity to tangible assets** 10.06% 10.34% 11.73% 11.79% 11.78% LIQUIDITY Net loans to total deposits 82.74% 78.62% 79.01% 80.44% 84.04% Reliance on wholesale funding 14.94% 11.80% 14.13% 14.56% 11.85% INCOME STATEMENT (THREE MONTH RESULTS; ANNUALIZED) Return on Average Assets 0.42% 0.63% 0.73% 0.83% 0.85% Return on Average Common Equity 3.58% 5.16% 5.43% 6.09% 6.46% Net interest margin (non-tax equivalent) 3.98% 3.90% 3.97% 4.08% 4.16% INCOME STATEMENT (ANNUAL RESULTS) Return on Average Assets n/a n/a n/a 0.76% n/a Return on Average Equity n/a n/a n/a 5.42% n/a Net interest margin (non-tax equivalent) n/a n/a n/a 4.17% n/a ** Non-GAAP financial measure Non-GAAP Financial Measures Tangible assets, tangible common equity, tangible book value, adjusted net income available to common shareholders, adjusted net interest margin, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted noninterest expenses, adjusted allowance for loan losses, adjusted net charge-offs (recoveries), and related ratios and per share measures, including adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average equity, as used throughout this release, are non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses (i) tangible assets, tangible common equity and tangible book value (which exclude goodwill and other intangibles from equity and assets), and related ratios, to evaluate the adequacy of shareholders' equity and to facilitate comparisons with peers; (ii) adjusted allowance for loan losses (which includes net FMV adjustments related to acquired loans) as supplemental information for comparing the combined allowance and fair market value adjustments to the combined acquired and non-acquired loan portfolios (fair market value adjustments are available only for losses on acquired loans); (iii) adjusted net charge-offs/ recoveries (which exclude the impact of acquisition accounting related to PCI loans) to evaluate both its asset quality and asset quality trends, and to facilitate comparisons with peers; and (iii) adjusted net income, adjusted noninterest income and adjusted noninterest expenses (which exclude merger-related expenses and gain or loss on sale of securities, as applicable), adjusted net interest margin (which excludes accelerated accretion of net acquisition accounting fair market value adjustments), and adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average equity (which exclude merger-related expenses and gain on or loss sale of securities) to evaluate core earnings and to facilitate comparisons with peers. PARK STERLING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (three month and period end results unless otherwise stated) September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, 20142014201420132013 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Adjusted net income (three months) Pretax income (as reported) $ 3,706 $ 5,186 $ 5,035 $ 5,600 $ 6,320 Plus: merger-related expenses 2,229 594 81 386 167 (gain) loss on sale of securities 63 33 (276) 6 -- Adjusted pretax income 5,998 5,813 4,840 5,992 6,487 Tax expense 2,030 1,972 1,414 1,697 2,162 Adjusted net income available to common shareholders $ 3,968 $ 3,841 $ 3,426 $ 4,295 $ 4,325 Divided by: weighted average diluted shares 44,233,532 44,213,802 44,264,178 44,288,998 44,273,821 Adjusted net income available to common shareholders per share $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.08 $ 0.10 $ 0.10Estimated tax rate33.85%33.93%29.21%28.32%33.40% Adjusted net interest margin Net interest income (as reported) $ 20,732 $ 19,079 $ 17,275 $ 17,702 $ 18,314 Less: accelerated mark accretion (173) (86) (18) (365) (529) Adjusted net interest income 20,559 18,993 17,257 17,337 17,785 Divided by: average earning assets 2,066,906 1,938,459 1,764,187 1,722,688 1,747,886 Multiplied by: annualization factor 3.97 4.01 4.06 3.97 3.97 Adjusted net interest margin 3.95% 3.93% 3.97% 3.99% 4.04% Net interest margin 3.98% 3.95% 3.97% 4.08% 4.16% Adjusted noninterest income Noninterest income (as reported) $ 3,138 $ 3,978 $ 3,486 $ 4,404 $ 3,257 Less: (gain) loss on sale of securities 63 33 (276) 6 -- Adjusted noninterest income $ 3,201 $ 4,011 $ 3,210 $ 4,410 $ 3,257 Adjusted noninterest expense Noninterest expense (as reported) $ 20,648 $ 18,236 $ 15,743 $ 15,726 $ 15,670 Less: merger-related expenses (2,229) (594) (81) (386) (167) Adjusted noninterest expense 18,419 17,642 15,662 15,340 15,503 Adjusted return on average assets Adjusted net income available to common shareholders $ 3,968 $ 3,841 $ 3,426 $ 4,295 $ 4,325 Divided by: average assets 2,304,501 2,168,914 1,976,654 1,936,759 1,967,904 Multiplied by: annualization factor 3.97 4.01 4.06 3.97 3.97 Adjusted return on average assets 0.68% 0.71% 0.70% 0.88% 0.87% Return on average assets 0.42% 0.63% 0.73% 0.83% 0.85% Adjusted return on average equity Adjusted net income available to common shareholders $ 3,968 $ 3,841 $ 3,426 $ 4,295 $ 4,325 Divided by: average common equity 271,853 266,304 265,544 263,217 258,860 Multiplied by: annualization factor 3.97 4.01 4.06 3.97 3.97 Adjusted return on average equity 5.79% 5.78% 5.23% 6.47% 6.63% Return on average equity 3.58% 5.16% 5.43% 6.09% 6.46% PARK STERLING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) (three month and period end results unless otherwise stated) September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, 20142014201420132013 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Tangible common equity to tangible assets Total assets $ 2,326,255 $ 2,245,512 $ 2,005,244 $ 1,960,790 $ 1,939,891 Less: intangible assets (41,299) (41,646) (34,792) (35,049) (35,306) Tangible assets $ 2,284,956 $ 2,203,866 $ 1,970,452 $ 1,925,741 $ 1,904,585 Total common equity $ 271,134 $ 269,510 $ 265,966 $ 262,083 $ 259,753 Less: intangible assets (41,299) (41,646) (34,792) (35,049) (35,306) Tangible common equity $ 229,835 $ 227,864 $ 231,174 $ 227,034 $ 224,447 Tangible common equity $ 229,835 $ 227,864 $ 231,174 $ 227,034 $ 224,447 Divided by: tangible assets $ 2,284,956 $ 2,203,866 $ 1,970,452 $ 1,925,741 $ 1,904,585 Tangible common equity to tangible assets 10.06% 10.34% 11.73% 11.79% 11.78% Common equity to assets 11.66% 12.00% 13.26% 13.37% 13.39% Tangible book value per share Issued and outstanding shares 44,850,813 44,833,516 44,726,416 44,730,669 44,761,384 Less: nondilutive restricted stock awards (931,465) (919,216) (796,399) (770,399) (753,900) Period end dilutive shares 43,919,348 43,914,300 43,930,017 43,960,270 44,007,484 Tangible common equity $ 229,835 $ 227,864 $ 231,174 $ 227,034 $ 224,447 Divided by: period end dilutive shares 43,919,348 43,914,300 43,930,017 43,960,270 44,007,484 Tangible common book value per share $ 5.23 $ 5.19 $ 5.26 $ 5.16 $ 5.10 Common book value per share $ 6.17 $ 6.14 $ 6.05 $ 5.96 $ 5.90 Adjusted allowance for loan losses Allowance for loan losses $ 9,458 $ 9,178 $ 9,076 $ 8,831 $ 8,652 Plus: acquisition accounting FMV adjustments to acquired loans 38,982 40,987 34,663 37,783 41,389 Adjusted allowance for loan losses $ 48,440 $ 50,165 $ 43,739 $ 46,614 $ 50,041 Divided by: total loans (excluding LHFS) $ 1,552,155 $ 1,473,661 $ 1,302,826 $ 1,295,808 $ 1,316,342 Adjusted allowance for loan losses to total loans 3.12% 3.40% 3.36% 3.60% 3.80% Allowance for loan losses to total loans 0.61% 0.62% 0.70% 0.68% 0.66% Adjusted net charge-offs (recoveries) (annualized) Net charge-offs (recoveries) $ (764) $ (460) $ (549) $ 805 $ 1,776 Less: net charge-offs (recoveries) of PCI loans (ASC 310-30) -- -- (149) -- (960) Adjusted net charge-offs (recoveries) $ (764) $ (460) $ (698) $ 805 $ 816 Divided by: average loans $ 1,515,671 $ 1,397,158 $ 1,305,157 $ 1,310,381 $ 1,319,026 Multiplied by: annualization factor 3.97 4.01 4.06 3.97 3.97 Adjusted net charge-offs (recoveries) (annualized) to average loans -0.20% -0.13% -0.22% 0.24% 0.25% Net charge-offs (recoveries) (annualized) to average loans -0.20% -0.13% -0.17% 0.24% 0.53%CONTACT: David Gaines Chief Financial Officer (704) 716-2134 [email protected] Source: Park Sterling Bank 2014 GlobeNewswire, Inc. |