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MAYFLOWER BANCORP REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
(Middleboro, MA), October 22, 2013 --- Mayflower Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Market: MFLR), the holding company for Mayflower Bank, today reported a net loss of $21,000 or $0.01 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared to earnings of $375,000 or $0.18 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Diluted results per share were $(0.01) and $0.18, respectively.
For the six months ended September 30, 2013, net income was $73,000 or $0.04 per share, compared to earnings of $764,000 or $0.37 per share for the six months ended September 30, 2012. On a diluted per share basis, earnings for the six months were $0.04 and $0.37, respectively.
The Company previously announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share to be payable on October 18, 2013 to shareholders of record as of October 4, 2013.
On May 14, 2013, the Company announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Independent Bank Corp. will acquire Mayflower Bancorp, Inc.; and Rockland Trust Company, the subsidiary of Independent Bank Corp., will acquire Mayflower Bank (collectively, the “Merger”). The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for Mayflower Bancorp, Inc. shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Shareholders will be able to elect to receive either $17.50 in cash or 0.565 shares of Independent Bank Corp. common stock in exchange for their shares, subject to proration and allocation so that 70% of shares are exchanged for Independent Bank Corp. stock and the remaining 30% exchanged for cash.
Net interest income was $1,763,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared to $2,008,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The net interest margin decreased, from 3.45% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 3.05% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Average interest-earning assets decreased from $232.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to $231.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and average interest-bearing liabilities declined from $226.6 million at September 30, 2012 to $223.4 million at September 30, 2013.
Non-interest income decreased by $305,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2012. This decrease was partially due to a decrease of $241,000 in gains/losses realized upon the sale of residential mortgage loans to the secondary mortgage market. Also, during the quarter, gains on sales of investments decreased by $69,000, other income decreased by $6,000, and customer service fees decreased by $7,000 due to reduced return check fees collected. These decreases were offset by an increase of $11,000 in loan origination and other loan fees and by an increase of $7,000 in interchange income.
The following information was filed by Mayflower Bancorp Inc (MFLR) on Thursday, October 24, 2013 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-Q Quarterly Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.