CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (OTC-QB: PTBS), the one bank holding company for Bank of Charles Town, for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 earned $485 thousand or 14 cents per share compared to $685 thousand or 20 cents a share for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.   Year to date earnings through September 30, 2016 are $1.631 million compared to earnings of $1.828 million for the same period in 2015. This represents a decrease of $197 thousand or 10.8% compared to the same period last year. Total loans increased from $273.6 million as of September 30, 2015 to $317.5 million as of September 30, 2016, an increase of 16.0%. Deposits increased from $292.1 million to $331.8 million or 13.6% over the same time period. Volume increases in loans and deposits contributed to the 10.4% increase in net interest income.

The quarter was impacted by the sale of an old parcel of foreclosed property and the additional valuation write-down of a non-performing loan.  The combination of these items created a lower than expected net income for the quarter as the net of tax impact from these two items was approximately $125,000.    

President and CEO, Robert F. Baronner, Jr. stated, "We continue to see good growth in all of our markets and across most business lines." As communicated in the prior quarter, the increase in loan volume has required an increase in the provision for loan losses to keep pace with the growth.  We expect to continue to collect on the principal balance of loans that had been charged off several years ago.  As noted earlier in the year, this will allow us to further build our loan loss reserve "excluding" any unforeseen events.  These collection efforts continue to be worked; however, the timing is less predictable. Credit quality is strong as non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets is below the prior year. 

Potomac Bancshares' Board of Directors declared a 6.5 cents per share dividend at the October 2016 meeting. The dividend will be available to all shareholders of record on October 25, 2016. The cash dividend will be paid on November 1, 2016.

Should you need information on PTBS, feel free to contact President and CEO, Robert F. Baronner, Jr., at 304-728-2431.  As always, thank you for your support.

Bank of Charles Town, a wholly owned subsidiary of Potomac Bancshares, Inc., is a locally owned community bank with seven offices serving the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Washington County, Maryland and Middleburg, Virginia.  For more information, visit us at our newly designed website www.mybct.com or speak to our staff by calling 304-725-8431.

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