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Exhibit 99.01

Press Release
Available for Immediate Publication: October 26, 2011

First National Bank of Northern California Reports Third Quarter 2011 Earnings of $0.24 Per Diluted Share

Source: FNB Bancorp (CA) (Bulletin Board:FNBG)
South San Francisco, California
Website: www.fnbnorcal.com

Contacts:
Tom McGraw, Chief Executive Officer (650) 875-4864
Dave Curtis, Chief Financial Officer (650) 875-4862


FNB Bancorp (Bulletin Board: FNBG), parent company of First National Bank of Northern California (the “Bank”), today announced net earnings available to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2011 of $817,000 or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to net earnings available to common shareholders of $811,000 or $0.24 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2010. Dividend payments on the preferred shares outstanding were made as required by the Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program during the three quarters of 2011 and 2010. Our balance sheet is strong and we continue to be “well capitalized” as defined by bank regulations. Total assets as of September 30, 2011 were $723,020,000 compared to $727,502,000 as of September 30, 2010. Our net loan totals declined by $18,722,000 or 3.9% during the nine months of this year, and our deposits increased $3,214,000 or 0.5% during the same time period. The Company’s liquidity position remains strong with $152,376,000 in available for sale securities and $69,273,000 in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2011.

On September 15, 2011, Preferred Stock was issued by FNB Bancorp to the U. S. Treasury as part of the U. S. Treasury’s Small Business Lending Fund (“SBLF”). The initial dividend rate is 5%. Depending on the volume of our small business lending, it can  decrease to as low as one percent. If our small business lending does not increase in the first two years, the rate will increase to seven percent. After 4.5 years, the dividend rate will increase to nine percent if the Company has not repaid the SBLF funding. The proceeds of this Preferred Stock investment  were used to pay off the Preferred Stock Series A and B that were issued by the U. S. Treasury under the TARP program in 2009.
 
 
 

 
 
Financial Highlights: Third Quarter, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(in ’000s except earnings per share amounts)
   
Three months
   
Three months
   
Nine months
   
Nine months
 
   
ended
   
ended
   
ended
   
ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Interest income
  $ 8,241     $ 8,616     $ 24,730     $ 26,032  
Interest expense
    842       1,338       2,583       4,368  
Net interest income
    7,399       7,278       22,147       21,664  
Provision for loan losses
    (450 )     (464 )     (1,300 )     (1,029 )
Noninterest income
    1,367       1,335       3,769       3,437  
Noninterest expense
    6,783       6,698       20,303       20,449  
Income before income taxes
    1,533       1,451       4,313       3,623  
Income tax expense
    344       426       1,141       855  
Net earnings
    1,189       1,025       3,172       2,768  
Dividends and discount accretion on preferred stock
    372       214       800       640  
Net earnings available to common shareholders
  $ 817     $ 811     $ 2,372     $ 2,128  
                                 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.24     $ 0.24     $ 0.71     $ 0.64  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.24     $ 0.24     $ 0.71     $ 0.64  
                                 
Average assets
  $ 724,083     $ 732,141     $ 716,068     $ 729,185  
Average equity
  $ 84,574     $ 81,545     $ 82,872     $ 80,298  
Return on average assets (annualized)
    0.45 %     0.44 %     0.44 %     0.39 %
Return on average equity (annualized)
    3.86 %     3.98 %     3.82 %     3.53 %
Efficiency ratio
    77 %     78 %     78 %     81 %
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent)
    4.83 %     4.77 %     4.92 %     4.78 %
Average shares outstanding
    3,342       3,341       3,342       3,341  
Average diluted shares outstanding
    3,361       3,341       3,361       3,351  
 
 
 

 
 
Financial Highlights: Third Quarter, 2011
                       
                         
Consolidated Balance Sheets
                       
(in ’000s)
 
As of
   
As of
   
As of
   
As of
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
 
Assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 69,273     $ 60,874     $ 69,731     $ 62,853  
Securities available for sale
    152,376       126,189       131,123       97,188  
Loans, net
    456,106       474,828       475,464       494,349  
Premises, equipment and leasehold improvements
    13,399       13,535       11,801       11,784  
Other real estate owned, net
    2,988       6,680       6,608       7,320  
Goodwill
    1,841       1,841       1,841       1,841  
Other assets
    27,037       30,692       30,934       32,974  
Total assets
  $ 723,020     $ 714,639     $ 727,502     $ 708,309  
                                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
                               
Deposits:
                               
Demand and NOW
  $ 201,823     $ 197,650     $ 197,924     $ 177,883  
Savings and money market
    324,321       305,390       314,864       293,758  
Time
    105,510       125,400       126,222       127,323  
Total deposits
    631,654       628,440       639,010       598,964  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
   
   
      25,000  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    5,672       5,275       6,405       5,480  
Total liabilities
    637,326       633,715       645,415       629,444  
Stockholders’ equity
    85,694       80,924       82,087       78,865  
Total liab. and stockholders’ equity
  $ 723,020     $ 714,639     $ 727,502     $ 708,309  
                                 
Other Financial Information
                               
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 9,646     $ 9,524     $ 9,250     $ 9,829  
Nonperforming assets
  $ 19,168     $ 23,392     $ 23,906     $ 32,912  
Total gross loans
  $ 465,752     $ 484,352     $ 484,714     $ 504,178  
 
“During the third quarter of 2011, we were able to hold our net interest income to within $15,000 of our second quarter, 2011 level and $121,000 above comparable year ago levels.  Our expectations in the near term are that loan demand will remain muted, and with the Federal Open Market Committee holding down interest rates across the yield curve, margin compression is likely in the fourth quarter compared to this quarter’s result.  With inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers before seasonal adjustments running at 3.9% for the last twelve months (as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on October 19, 2011), and the 30 year US Treasury note trading at yields that are below 3.25%, savings customers who are looking for a short term FDIC guaranteed return on their investment that beats inflation are going to be disappointed.  Recent statements by the Federal Reserve Bank (‘FRB’) board members reveal that the majority of the members believe that inflation is not yet high enough, and that to get our economy back on track, they intend to use ‘Operation Twist’ to lower longer term rates even more, even if that means causing additional inflationary pressures.  A totally flat yield curve is not healthy for the community banking industry and the economy as a whole.  It disguises the true cost of lending and ignores the economic reality that inflation causes future cash flows to depreciate in value.  The longer the FOMC tries to manipulate the entire spectrum of the yield curve downward, the higher the probability that Bank’s net interest margins will continue to be pressured and the greater the likelihood that we will experience higher inflation rates in the future,” stated CEO Tom McGraw.
 
 
 

 
 
Cautionary Statement: This release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated herein. Management’s assumptions and projections are based on their anticipation of future events and actual performance may differ materially from those projected. Risks and uncertainties which could impact future financial performance include, among others, (a) competitive pressures in the banking industry; (b) changes in the interest rate environment; (c) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally or locally, including fluctuations in real estate values; (d) changes in the regulatory environment; (e) changes in business conditions or the securities markets and inflation; (f) possible shortages of gas and electricity at utility companies operating in the State of California, and (g) the effects of terrorism, including the events of September 11, 2001, and thereafter, and the conduct of war on terrorism by the United States and its allies. Therefore, the information set forth herein, together with other information contained in the periodic reports filed by FNB Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange Commission, should be carefully considered when evaluating its business prospects. FNB Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release.