Exhibit 99.1
News Release
For Immediate Release
VILLAGE BANK AND TRUST FINANCIAL CORP.
REPORTS EARNINGS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024
Midlothian, Virginia, October 25, 2024. Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq symbol: VBFC), parent company of Village Bank (the “Bank”), today reported unaudited results for the third quarter of 2024. Net income for the third quarter of 2024 was $2,106,000, or $1.41 per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss for the third quarter of 2023 of $2,553,000, or $1.72 per fully diluted share. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income was $5,531,000, or $3.70 per fully diluted share, compared to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, of $226,000, or $0.15 per fully diluted share. The results for the 2023 periods were negatively impacted by the balance sheet reposition strategy completed during the third quarter of 2023.
As previously disclosed, on September 23, 2024, the Company, the Bank and TowneBank entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”), which provides that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Company and the Bank will merge with and into TowneBank (the “Merger”), with TowneBank being the surviving corporation in the Merger.
The Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company, approval of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), approval of the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and other customary closing conditions. The Company and TowneBank anticipate closing the Merger in the first quarter of 2025.
Jay Hendricks, President and CEO of the Company and the Bank, commented, “We are pleased with the Company’s performance during the third quarter. Asset repricing and stabilizing funding cost are supporting net interest margin growth and helping to offset weakness in the mortgage environment.”
“The commercial bank grew loans, excluding student loans, 1.67% and deposits 2.75% during the third quarter 2024. Increasing loan yields and disciplined management of our deposit mix and cost will support our net interest margin for the remainder of the year. Our focus remains on core relationship growth, disciplined management of our funding mix and costs, navigating the mortgage environment and remaining vigilant on credit quality.”
“We are excited about our proposed combination with TowneBank. We are actively working with the TowneBank team to efficiently complete the Merger and look forward to our future partnership.”