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Exhibit 99.1


Investor Contact Information:
Anthony Cosentino
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
419.785.3663
Tony.Cosentino@thebank-sbt.com
 
Rurban Financial Corp. Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results
 
Full year earnings per share of $0.99, nearly triple the results of 2011
 
Loan growth of 4.7% year over year
 
Nonperforming assets declined to 1.40% of total assets
 
Tangible leverage of 5.70% -- approaching near-term goal of 6%
 
Fourth quarter ROA at 95 basis points
 
DEFIANCE, Ohio – January 23, 2013 -- Rurban Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: RBNF) ("Rurban" or the "Company"), a diversified financial services company providing full-service community banking, mortgage banking, wealth management and item processing services, today reported earnings for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.
 
Consolidated earnings for Rurban Financial Corp. include the results of Rurban's Banking Group, consisting primarily of The State Bank and Trust Company ("State Bank" or the "Bank") and Rurban's data services subsidiary, Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. (dba "RDSI Banking Systems" or "RDSI"). For the 2012 fiscal year, net income was $4.81 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, compared to $1.66 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the 2011 fiscal year. Excluding a 2012 net gain of $0.20 million after-tax ($0.30 million pretax) from non-recurring items, primarily from the settlement of RDSI matters, including litigation and contract buyouts, 2012 core earnings were $4.62 million, or $0.95 per diluted share. This compares to 2011 core earnings of $1.46 million, or $0.30 per common share, excluding a net gain of $0.21 million ($0.32 million pretax), primarily from balance sheet restructuring, RDSI contract buyouts and RDSI write-downs.
 
RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Matters to GAAP Financial Matters
 
   
   
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
($ in Thousands)
 
December
2012
   
September
2012
   
June
2012
   
March
2012
   
December
2011
   
December
2012
   
December
2011
 
GAAP Earnings
  $ 1,524     $ 1,304     $ 1,014     $ 972     $ 274     $ 4,814     $ 1,664  
Realized securities gains (1)
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (1,871 )
Prepayment penalties (1)
    -       -       -       -       -       -       1,083  
RDSI Settlement (2)
    (334 )     -       -       -       -       (334 )     -  
Branch writedown (1)
    65       -       -       -       -       65       -  
Hardware write-offs (2)
    -       -       -       -       609       -       609  
New Core litigation costs (2)
    115       -       -       -       -       115       -  
Contract buyouts (2)
    -       (53 )     -       (90 )     -       (143 )     (519 )
Writedown of goodwill and intangibles (2)
    -       -       -       -       381       -       381  
Total non-core items
    (154 )     (53 )     -       (90 )     990       (297 )     (317 )
Income tax effect on non-core items
    52       18       -       31       (336 )     101       108  
After-tax non- core items
    (102 )     (35 )     -       (59 )     653       (196 )     (209 )
Core recurring net income
  $ 1,442     $ 1,269     $ 1,014     $ 913     $ 927     $ 4,618     $ 1,455  
                                                         
(1) State Bank
(2) RDSI
                                                       

 
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For the quarter ended December 31, 2012, Rurban reported net income of $1.52 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.27 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2011. Excluding a one-time net gain of $0.10 million ($0.15 million pretax) for the 2012 fourth quarter and a net charge of $0.65 million ($0.99 million pretax) for the 2011 fourth quarter, operating earnings were $1.42 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 compared to $0.93 million for the fourth quarter 2011, up 53.4 percent. For the 2012 third quarter, net income was $1.3 million on a GAAP basis, and $1.27 million from operations; earnings from operations for the 2012 fourth quarter were 13.6 percent ahead of the linked quarter.
 
Mark Klein, president and chief executive officer of Rurban Financial Corp., stated, “I continue to be pleased with our progress toward higher performance. Our primary focus this past year has been to improve  profitability. With our strong fourth quarter, we have moved closer to our near-term goal of one percent ROA and top-quartile performance. Over the last twelve month period, we have significantly improved our risk profile, reducing nonperforming assets to under $9 million, while strengthening reserves and tangible capital. Although growth is not our primary consideration, it is gratifying to have expanded our loan portfolio by nearly five percent, especially since loan growth in the community banking sector has been difficult for many banks to achieve. In this context, Rurban has distinguished itself not only with strong loan growth, but also strong asset quality and an attractive fee-generating capability, another rarity among community banks. These three qualities – loan growth, asset quality and revenue diversity – position us to manage our bottom line more successfully than many banks our size. We see no impediments on the near horizon to interfere with our controlled pace of performance enhancement.”
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Consolidated Revenue
Total revenue, consisting of net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis ("FTE") and noninterest income, was $35.9 million for 2012, up $0.8 million, or 2.4 percent, from the prior-year twelve-month period. For the fourth quarter of 2012, total revenue was $9.9 million, up $1.1 million, or 12.4 percent, from the year-ago quarter.
 
Net interest income (FTE) for 2012 was $21.1 million, virtually unchanged from the $21.3 million reported for 2011. The 0.76 percent decline in net interest income resulted from a five basis point, or 1.3 percent, decline in the net interest margin (FTE), to an average of 3.76 percent for the twelve months of 2012, partially offset by a $2.8 million, or 0.5 percent, increase in average earning assets. Net interest income (FTE) for the 2012 fourth quarter was $5.25 million, a decline of $0.13 million, or 2.5 percent, from the fourth quarter 2011. Average earning assets grew $8.6 million year over year: however, average loan growth was $17.7 million. The $9.1 million difference was funded from the securities portfolio. Mr. Klein continued, “Our funding costs continue to decline, albeit more modestly in recent quarters. We have preserved our margins to the extent possible in this challenging interest-rate environment by shifting our earning asset mix in favor of higher-yielding loans.”
 
Noninterest Income
 
Noninterest income was $14.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $1.0 million, or 7.1 percent, from the $13.9 million reported for 2011. Non-core gains for 2012 totaled $0.48 million, all related to RDSI matters, including contract buyouts and a vendor settlement, while for 2011, non-core gains totaled $2.4 million, including RDSI contract buyouts and $1.87 million of securities gains. Excluding these one-time items, noninterest income from operations grew 25.3 percent, from $11.5 million in 2011 to $14.4 million for 2012. Fourth quarter 2012 noninterest income, less the $0.33 million vendor settlement, grew 26 percent to $4.3 million.
 
Despite the loss of RDSI data processing fee income, Rurban continues to report an exceptional level of noninterest income. Fees contributed 45 percent of operating revenue for the 2012 fourth quarter, and 41 percent for the full year. Higher gains on loan sales and a lower impairment of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) in both the fourth quarter and the full year contributed to the growth of 2012 noninterest income.
 
 
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Data Services
   
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
($’s in thousands)
 
Dec. 2012
   
Sep. 2012
   
Jun. 2012
   
Mar. 2012
   
Dec. 2011
   
Dec. 2012
   
Dec. 2011
 
Data Processing & Network Services
  $ 179     $ 229     $ 194     $ 177     $ 320     $ 779     $ 1,281  
Payment Solutions
    549       488       633       708       720       2,378       3,254  
Contract Buyout
    -       53       -       551       -       604       519  
Vendor Settlement
    334       -       -       -       -       334       -  
RDSI Gross Revenue
    1,062       780       827       1,436       1,040       4,095       5,054  
Less: Intercompany
    (251 )     (285 )     (251 )     (793 )     (369 )     (1,580 )     (1,424 )
Net Data Services Fees
  $ 811     $ 485     $ 576     $ 643     $ 671     $ 2,515     $ 3,630  
Core Data Services Fees
  $ 477     $ 432     $ 576     $ 553     $ 671     $ 2,038     $ 3,111  

RDSI gross revenue was $4.1 million for 2012, a decline of $0.96 million, or 19 percent, from the $5.0 million reported for 2011. Included in revenue for both years were certain one-time items arising from RDSI’s transition to become an exclusive provider of item processing and network services; for 2012, contract buyouts and a vendor settlement boosted gross revenue by $0.94 million while in 2011, the gain from a contract buyout contributed $0.52 million. Excluding these one-time items, gross revenue from operations was $3.2 million compared to $4.5 million for 2011, a decline of 30.4 percent year over year. Intercompany sales to State Bank accounted for $1.6 million in 2012, including a one-time contract buyout fee of $0.46 million paid by State Bank to RDSI in the first quarter of 2012; for 2011, intercompany sales were $1.4 million.  Excluding intercompany sales and one-time items, core net data services fees to third parties were $2.0 million in 2012 and $3.1 million in 2011, a decline of $1.1 million or 34.5 percent
 
During the fourth quarter of 2012, RDSI settled all pending litigation with New Core Holdings relating to earlier agreements and transactions, incurring one-time legal expenses of $115,000. In addition, RDSI recognized a $0.33 million gain from the settlement of a vendor agreement. According to Mr. Klein, “RDSI has nearly completed its transformation to a more focused organization committed to network services and item processing for the banking sector. At the same time, we continue to explore opportunities to leverage our technology toward applications that might expand our core expertise into new and profitable directions.”
 
Mortgage Banking
   
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
($’s in thousands)
 
Dec. 2012
   
Sep. 2012
   
Jun. 2012
   
Mar. 2012
   
Dec. 2011
   
Dec. 2012
   
Dec. 2011
 
Mortgage originations
  $ 93,619     $ 90,685     $ 79,901     $ 68,331     $ 85,114     $ 332,535     $ 220,208  
Mortgage sales
    93,993       81,862       75,227       64,212       81,046       315,294       197,500  
Mortgage servicing portfolio
    528,086       488,930       459,380       422,802       402,062       528,086       402,062  
Mortgage servicing rights
    3,775       3,346       3,359       3,359       2,820       3,775       2,820  
                                                         
Mortgage servicing revenue:
                                                       
Loan servicing fees
    319       297       274       259       242       1,149       894  
Less: OMSR amortization
    (362 )     (369 )     (254 )     (349 )     (329 )     1,335       745  
Net administrative fees
    (43 )     (72 )     20       (90 )     (87 )     (186 )     149  
Less: OMSR valuation adjustment
    195       (120 )     (185 )     419       (221 )     310       (1,119 )
Net loan servicing fees
    152       (192 )     (165 )     329       (308 )     124       (970 )
Gain on sale of mortgages
    2,136       1,572       1,395       1,181       1,529       6,284       3,620  
Mortgage banking revenue, net
  $ 2,288     $ 1,380     $ 1,230     $ 1,510     $ 1,221     $ 6,408     $ 2,650  

 
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Mortgage banking continued its banner year, with fourth quarter loan originations reaching a new high: $93.6 million, up $8.5 million, or 10 percent, from the $85.1 million generated in the fourth quarter of 2011, and higher by $2.9 million than the third quarter. For the twelve month period, originations were $332.5 million, up 51 percent above 2011, with loan sales into the secondary market also at record levels: $315.3 million, up $118 million, or 60 percent above 2011 levels.
 
Net mortgage banking income, consisting primarily of gains on the sale of mortgage loans and to a lesser extent, net loan servicing fees, was $6.4 million for the 2012 fiscal year. Loan sales strengthened with each successive quarter throughout the year, and generated a higher spread every quarter as well. The gain on sale of mortgages averaged 1.36 percent for 2012 compared to a spread of 1.08 percent for 2011, generating $6.3 million of 2012 gains – 74 percent ahead of 2011.
 
Net mortgage servicing fees were $0.12 million in 2012 compared to a loss of $0.97 million for 2011. The net mortgage servicing valuation adjustment ended 2012  in positive territory, with a gain of $0.31 million for the twelve month period; this compares to the $1.1 million charge incurred for 2011. The mortgage servicing portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012 was $528 million, up $126 million, or 31.3 percent, from 2011 fourth quarter-end.
 
“Like many banks in this environment,” explained Mr. Klein, “we have looked to mortgage banking to drive revenue growth. We have succeeded on all fronts this past year. With two-thirds of our total production coming from clients new to our bank, we have opportunities to leverage this entry-level, yet highly visible, mortgage servicing product into multifaceted, profitable relationships.”
 
Mortgage banking revenues accounted for 43 percent of noninterest income during the twelve months of 2012 compared to 19 percent in 2011 where impairment valuations reduced the contribution of mortgage banking. Excluding mortgage banking and data services fees, the remainder of noninterest income in both years was derived primarily from wealth management and customer service fees; each of these two business lines has contributed a remarkably stable stream of fee income modestly in excess of $2.5 million every year. In addition, Rurban sold several SBA and FSA guaranteed loans which generated revenue of $264,000 in 2012 and $208,000 in 2011.
 
Loan Loss Provision
The loan loss provision was $1.35 million for 2012, a decline of $0.64 million, or 32 percent, from the previous year. The decreasing provision expense reflects a 20 percent decline in nonperforming loans over the past twelve months, and a $1.1 million lower level of charge-offs. The loan loss reserve at year-end 2012 was 1.47 percent of total loans, providing 104 percent coverage of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2012; this compares to reserve coverage of 79 percent at year-end 2011. For the fourth quarter of 2012, the $0.40 million provision more than replaced net charge-offs of $0.29 million.
 
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense for 2012 was $27.5 million compared to $30.3 million for the previous year. In 2012, nonrecurring charges totaled $0.18 million, including $0.12 million for the settlement of all pending New Core litigation and $0.65 million for a branch writedown, all of which occurred in the 2012 fourth quarter; for 2011, nonrecurring charges totaled $2.1 million, including $1.1 million of prepayment penalties incurred during the Bank’s balance sheet restructuring, and $1.0 million of RDSI write-downs and write-offs. Excluding these one-time items, 2012 operating expenses declined by 3.1 percent year over year.
 
Savings were achieved across the board, with the exception of salaries and benefits expense, which grew $0.34 million, or 2.4 percent. Increased compensation expense reflects the higher level of mortgage banking activity, since mortgage bankers receive commissions based on volume of origination. Excluding mortgage banking commission of $2.1 million in 2012 and $0.9 million in 2011, the remaining consolidated total compensation expense declined by $1.0 million, or 6.3 percent year over year. Mr. Klein added, “We are making steady progress with our cost-savings initiatives, but much of our progress is masked by our growing and highly profitable non-bank activities, where expense growth, especially compensation expense, is more closely tied to revenue growth.” Reflecting this improvement, the core efficiency ratio declined to 73.8 percent, from 77.6 percent for the preceding year.
 
For the fourth quarter of 2012, noninterest expense was $7.2 million compared to $8.0 million for the 2011 fourth quarter. Excluding nonrecurring items totaling $0.18 million in 2012 and $1.0 million in 2011, noninterest expense from operations was virtually unchanged at $7.0 million for both fourth quarters.

 
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BALANCE SHEET
Total assets as of December 31, 2012 were $638.2 million, an increase of $9.6 million, or 1.5 percent, above levels at December 31, 2011. Over the same twelve-month time frame, total deposits grew $8.2 million, or 1.6 percent, and loans grew $20.8 million, or 4.7 percent. This higher level of loans outstanding relative to assets has provided support to Rurban's net interest margin as has the shift in deposit mix further toward lower-cost non-maturity deposits, which now comprise 63 percent of total deposits compared to 57 percent for the prior year-end. The continuing decline in interest rates, combined with a lower-cost deposit mix, has contributed to a 25 basis point decline in the cost of fourth quarter deposits compared to the year-earlier fourth quarter; however, the improvement has narrowed by only three basis points from the linked quarter, suggesting that further progress may be more difficult.
 
Declining interest rates also contributed to the 37 basis point decline in earning asset yield over the past year. Management’s decision to fund higher-yielding loans from the securities portfolio has moderated the decline in earning asset yield, which currently stands at 4.56 percent as of the fourth quarter of 2012. Unlike deposit costs, however, asset yields have continued to decline, with fourth quarter lower by 22 basis points compared to the linked quarter.

Loan Portfolio
 
($ in Thousands)
 
Dec. 2012
   
Sep. 2012
   
Jun. 2012
   
Mar. 2012
   
Dec. 2011
   
Variance YOY
 
Commercial & Industrial (C&I)
  $ 81,491     $ 76,043     $ 75,964     $ 78,450     $ 78,112     $ 3,379  
% of Total
    17.6 %     16.7 %     16.8 %     17.8 %     17.7 %     4.3 %
Commercial Real Estate
    201,392       198,682       199,918       188,984       187,829       13,563  
% of Total
    43.5 %     43.6 %     44.2 %     43.0 %     42.4 %     7.2 %
Agriculture
    42,276       42,988       41,093       37,741       38,361       3,915  
% of Total
    9.1 %     9.4 %     9.1 %     8.6 %     8.7 %     10.2 %
Residential Real Estate
    87,859       85,727       85,046       84,771       87,656       203  
% of Total
    19.0 %     18.8 %     18.8 %     19.3 %     19.8 %     0.2 %
Consumer & Other
    50,371       51,581       50,089       49,775       50,596       (225 )
% of Total
    10.9 %     11.3 %     11.1 %     11.3 %     11.4 %     (0.4 %)
                                                 
Total Loans
  $ 463,389     $ 455,021     $ 452,110     $ 439,721     $ 442,554     $ 20,835  
                                              4.7 %

Total loans were $463.4 million at December 31, 2012 compared to $442.6 million for the prior-year period, up $20.8 million, or 4.7 percent. Commercial real estate ("CRE") loans accounted for nearly 65 percent of total loan growth over the past twelve-month period, up $13.6 million, or 7.2 percent. CRE loans currently comprise 43.5 percent of State Bank's loan portfolio, followed by residential real estate and C&I loans, at 19.0 percent and 17.6 percent, respectively. Although CRE loans showed the largest dollar increase, agriculture loans grew by a robust 10.2 percent, adding nearly $4 million this past year.
 
ASSET QUALITY
Rurban’s strong underwriting and credit administration expertise continue to position the asset quality in the top quartile of its peers, with only 1.42 percent of its loan portfolio on nonperforming status. Nonaccruing loans were $5.3 million as of December 31, 2012, a decline of $1.6 million, or 23 percent from the year-earlier level. The greatest improvement was reflected in the C&I portfolio, where nonaccrual loans declined over the past twelve months by $1.1 million, or 48 percent; they now stand at $1.2 million as of December 31, 2012. Currently, Rurban has only one nonperforming relationship that exceeds $1.0 million; the three largest nonperforming loans total $3.0 million, accounting for 33 percent of nonperforming assets.
 
 
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Summary of Nonperforming Assets
 
                               
($ in Thousands)
                             
                               
Nonaccruing Loan Category
 
Dec. 2012
   
Sep. 2012
   
Jun. 2012
   
Mar. 2012
   
Dec. 2011
 
                                         
Commercial & Industrial (C&I)
  $ 1,246     $ 1,362     $ 1,467     $ 2,021     $ 2,393  
% of Total C&I loans
    1.53 %     1.78 %     1.93 %     2.58 %     3.06 %
                                         
Commercial Real Estate (CRE)
    782       448       1,345       1,481       1,456  
% of Total CRE loans
    0.39 %     0.23 %     0.67 %     0.78 %     0.78 %
                                         
Agriculture
    -       3       -       113       -  
% of Total Ag loans
    -       0.01 %     -       0.30 %     -  
                                         
Residential Real Estate
    2,631       2,607       1,958       1,840       2,471  
% of Total Res. RE loans
    2.99 %     3.04 %     2.30 %     2.17 %     2.82 %
                                         
Consumer & Other
    646       829       545       1,056       580  
% of Consumer & Other loans
    1.28 %     1.61 %     1.09 %     2.12 %     1.15 %
                                         
Total Nonaccruing Loans
    5,305       5,249       5,315       6,511       6,900  
% of Total Loans
    1.14 %     1.15 %     1.18 %     1.48 %     1.56 %
Accruing Restructured Loans
    1,258       1,735       1,837       1,593       1,334  
                                         
Total Nonperforming Loans
  $ 6,563     $ 6,984     $ 7,152     $ 8,104     $ 8,234  
% of Total Loans
    1.42 %     1.53 %     1.58 %     1.84 %     1.86 %
OREO & Repossessed Vehicles
    2,367       2,415       1,708       1,807       1,830  
                                         
Total Nonperforming Assets
  $ 8,930     $ 9,399     $ 8,860     $ 9,911     $ 10,064  
% of Total Assets
    1.40 %     1.49 %     1.40 %     1.54 %     1.60 %

Rurban’s strong underwriting and credit administration expertise position the quality of its loan portfolio in the top quartile of its asset peers, with only 1.42 percent of loans on nonperforming status. Nonaccruing loans were $5.3 million as of December 31, 2012, a decline of $1.6 million, or 23 percent from the year-earlier level. The greatest improvement was reflected in the C&I portfolio, where nonaccrual loans declined over the past twelve months by $1.1 million, or 48 percent; they now stand at $1.2 million as of December 31, 2012. Currently, Rurban has only one nonperforming relationship that exceeds $1.0 million; the three largest nonperforming loans total $3.0 million, accounting for 33 percent of nonperforming assets.

Nonperforming Asset Reconciliation
 
                               
($ in Thousands)
 
Dec. 2012
   
Sep. 2012
   
Jun. 2012
   
Mar. 2012
   
Dec. 2011
 
                                         
Beginning Balance
  $ 9,399     $ 8,860     $ 9,911     $ 10,064     $ 10,612  
                                         
Additions
    1,026       1,396       1,209       906       1,193  
Returns to performing status
    (226 )     (163 )     (306 )     (419 )     (169 )
Principal payments
    (228 )     (146 )     (1,773 )     (402 )     (375 )
Sale of OREO/OAO
    (264 )     (152 )     (147 )     (23 )     (358 )
Loan charge-offs
    (300 )     (294 )     (220 )     (474 )     (648 )
Valuation write-downs
    -       -       (58 )     -       (214 )
Restructured Loan Activity
    (477 )     (102 )     244       259       23  
Net Change
    469       522       (1,051 )     (153 )     (548 )
                                         
Ending Balance
  $ 8,930     $ 9,399     $ 8,860     $ 9,911     $ 10,064  
 
 
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Nonperforming assets now stand at $8.9 million, or 1.40 percent of assets. They declined by $1.1 million over the past twelve months, or approximately $0.28 million per quarter, through a combination of asset sales, charge-offs, principal payments, and credit improvements. The loan loss provision has exceeded net charge-offs each quarter.

30-89 Day Loan Delinquencies
 
December
   
September
   
June
   
March
   
December
 
($ in thousands)
 
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011
 
                               
30-59 days past due
  $ 2,058       434       1,385       271       1,002  
60-89 days past due
  $ 537       221       778       294       978  
Total 30-89 Days Delinquent
  $ 2,595       655       2,163       565       1,980  
% of Total Loans
    0.56 %     0.14 %     0.48 %     0.13 %     0.45 %

CAPITALIZATION

Capital ratios continue to improve, but still remain at the low end of management's objectives. The tangible leverage ratio improved by 85 basis points over the past twelve months, and now stands at 5.70 percent. All bank regulatory ratios remain in excess of "well-capitalized" levels, and have improved relative to the prior year; holding company ratios have also demonstrated consistent quarterly improvement since mid-year 2011. At December 31, 2012, State Bank's Total Risk-Based Capital was estimated to be $57.1 million, $19.6 million above the well-capitalized level; with the Total Risk-based Capital Ratio estimated at 12.0 percent. As of December 31, 2012, Rurban had 4,861,779 common shares outstanding.
 
About Rurban Financial Corp.
 
Based in Defiance, Ohio, Rurban Financial Corp. is a financial services holding company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: The State Bank and Trust Company (State Bank) and RDSI Banking Systems (RDSI). State Bank operates through 18 banking centers in seven Northwestern Ohio counties, and one center in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and three loan production offices: two in Columbus, Ohio and one in Angola, Indiana. The Bank offers a full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, mortgage banking, commercial and agricultural lending. RDSI provides item processing services to community banks located in the Midwest. Rurban’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol RBNF.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements within this document, which are not statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties inherent in the national and regional banking, insurance and mortgage industries, competitive factors specific to markets in which Rurban and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory actions, capital market conditions, general economic conditions, geopolitical events, the loss of key personnel and other factors. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in Rurban’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and documents subsequently filed by Rurban with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Rurban undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Rurban or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by these cautionary statements.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding Rurban’s financial performance, its performance trends and financial position. Specifically, Rurban provides measures based on “core operating earnings,” which excludes merger, integration and restructuring expenses that are not reflective of on-going operations or not expected to recur. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results.
 
 
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RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - (Unaudited)
                               
   
December
   
September
   
June
   
March
   
December
 
($ in Thousands)
 
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011
 
ASSETS
                             
Cash and due from banks
  $ 19,144     $ 10,289     $ 14,636     $ 29,602     $ 14,846  
                                         
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    98,702       101,247       102,537       110,603       111,978  
Other securities - FRB and FHLB Stock
    3,748       3,748       3,748       3,685       3,685  
Total investment securities
    102,450       104,995       106,285       114,288       115,663  
                                         
Loans held for sale
    6,147       11,584       10,595       11,384       5,238  
                                         
Loans, net of unearned income
    463,389       455,021       452,110       439,721       442,554  
Allowance for loan losses
    (6,811 )     (6,696 )     (6,618 )     (6,609 )     (6,529 )
Net loans
    456,578       448,325       445,492       433,112       436,025  
                                         
Premises and equipment, net
    12,633       12,898       13,190       13,282       13,773  
Purchased software
    330       334       355       386       159  
Cash surrender value of life insurance
    12,577       12,491       12,401       12,312       12,224  
Goodwill
    16,353       16,353       16,353       16,353       16,353  
Core deposits and other intangibles
    1,219       1,376       1,534       1,691       1,849  
Foreclosed assets held for sale, net
    2,367       2,415       1,708       1,807       1,830  
Mortgage servicing rights
    3,775       3,346       3,359       3,359       2,820  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,235       1,832       1,597       1,802       1,635  
Other assets
    3,426       3,967       5,026       5,598       6,249  
Total assets
  $ 638,234     $ 630,205     $ 632,531     $ 644,976     $ 628,664  
                                         
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                                       
Deposits
                                       
Non interest bearing demand
  $ 77,799     $ 69,250     $ 68,918     $ 71,077     $ 65,963  
Interest bearing demand
    117,289       112,230       109,268       118,898       107,446  
Savings
    57,461       53,505       53,777       52,599       49,665  
Money market
    80,381       78,006       81,114       82,799       74,244  
Time deposits
    194,071       202,259       205,584       210,119       221,447  
Total deposits
    527,001       515,250       518,661       535,492       518,765  
                                         
Notes payable
    1,702       1,975       2,249       2,519       2,788  
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
    21,000       18,500       17,500       12,611       12,776  
Repurchase agreements
    10,333       13,735       15,824       17,771       18,779  
Trust preferred securities
    20,620       20,620       20,620       20,620       20,620  
Accrued interest payable
    138       4,223       3,836       3,556       2,954  
Other liabilities
    4,156       3,972       3,567       3,381       4,050  
Total liabilities
    584,950       578,275       582,257       595,950       580,732  
                                         
Equity
                                       
Preferred stock
    -       -       -       -       -  
Common stock
    12,569       12,569       12,569       12,569       12,569  
Additional paid-in capital
    15,374       15,363       15,350       15,338       15,323  
Retained earnings
    25,280       23,755       22,452       21,438       20,466  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,830       2,012       1,672       1,450       1,343  
Treasury stock
    (1,769 )     (1,769 )     (1,769 )     (1,769 )     (1,769 )
Total equity
    53,284       51,930       50,274       49,026       47,932  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 638,234     $ 630,205     $ 632,531     $ 644,976     $ 628,664  
 
 
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RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - (Unaudited)
 
                                           
($ in thousands, except share data)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
   
December
   
September
   
June
   
March
   
December
   
December
   
December
 
Interest income
 
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Loans
                                         
  Taxable
  $ 5,840     $ 6,106     $ 6,037     $ 5,928     $ 6,171     $ 23,911     $ 24,444  
  Nontaxable
    22       21       24       23       24       90       75  
Securities
                                                       
  Taxable
    330       383       403       399       387       1,515       2,010  
  Nontaxable
    157       156       146       147       170       606       980  
Total interest income
    6,349       6,666       6,610       6,497       6,752       26,122       27,509  
                                                         
Interest expense
                                                       
Deposits
    653       694       768       854       946       2,969       3,982  
Other borrowings
    15       17       (2 )     34       22       64       96  
Repurchase Agreements
    3       11       60       68       70       142       912  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    92       92       75       74       77       333       402  
Trust preferred securities
    431       418       441       592       358       1,882       1,406  
Total interest expense
    1,194       1,232       1,342       1,622       1,473       5,390       6,798  
                                                         
Net interest income
    5,155       5,434       5,268       4,875       5,279       20,732       20,711  
                                                         
Provision for loan losses
    400       300       200       450       299       1,350       1,994  
                                                         
Net interest income after provision
                                                       
for loan losses
    4,755       5,134       5,068       4,425       4,980       19,382       18,717  
                                                         
Noninterest income
                                                       
Data service fees
    811       485       576       643       671       2,515       3,630  
Trust fees
    606       646       607       642       623       2,501       2,616  
Customer service fees
    648       677       668       631       647       2,624       2,531  
Gain on sale of mtg. loans & OMSR's
    2,136       1,572       1,395       1,181       1,529       6,284       3,620  
Mortgage loan servicing fees, net
    152       (192 )     (165 )     329       (308 )     124       (970 )
Gain on sale of non-mortgage loans
    94       170       -       -       127       264       208  
Net gain on sales of securities
    -       -       -       -       -       -       1,871  
Loss on sale or disposal of assets
    (54 )     (151 )     (50 )     (56 )     (46 )     (311 )     (333 )
Other income
    255       201       177       211       180       844       684  
Total non-interest income
    4,648       3,408       3,208       3,581       3,423       14,845       13,857  
                                                         
Noninterest expense
                                                       
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,825       3,597       3,597       3,499       3,488       14,518       14,174  
Net occupancy expense
    494       515       528       548       531       2,085       2,201  
Equipment expense
    692       722       712       711       709       2,837       2,827  
FDIC insurance expense
    100       91       223       214       191       628       908  
Fixed asset and software impairment
    65       -       -       -       609       65       609  
Data processing fees
    132       103       121       113       131       469       625  
Professional fees
    686       451       390       385       493       1,912       1,920  
Marketing expense
    115       85       103       90       93       393       328  
Printing and office supplies
    46       39       67       78       52       230       333  
Telephone and communication
    146       151       139       144       139       580       580  
Postage and delivery expense
    204       223       200       229       235       856       1,099  
State, local and other taxes
    136       128       118       120       77       502       457  
Employee expense
    113       118       119       106       113       456       524  
Goodwill Impairment
    -       -       -       -       381       -       381  
Other intangible amortization expense
    158       157       158       157       157       630       737  
OREO Impairment
    -       -       58       -       214       58       214  
Other expenses
    300       345       338       282       359       1,265       2,336  
Total non-interest expense
    7,212       6,725       6,871       6,676       7,972       27,484       30,253  
                                                         
Income before income tax expense
    2,191       1,817       1,405       1,330       431       6,743       2,322  
Income tax expense
    667       513       391       358       157       1,929       658  
                                                         
Net income
  $ 1,524     $ 1,304     $ 1,014     $ 972     $ 274     $ 4,814     $ 1,664  
                                                         
Common share data:
                                                       
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.31     $ 0.27     $ 0.21     $ 0.20     $ 0.06     $ 0.99     $ 0.34  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.31     $ 0.27     $ 0.21     $ 0.20     $ 0.06     $ 0.99     $ 0.34  
                                                         
Average shares outstanding ($ in thousands):
                                                 
Basic:
    4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862  
Diluted:
    4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862       4,862  
 
 
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RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - (Unaudited)
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
 
December
   
September
   
June
   
March
   
December
   
December
   
December
 
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
 
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
   Net interest income
  $ 5,155       5,434       5,268       4,875       5,279       20,732       20,709  
         Tax-equivalent adjustment
  $ 92       91       88       88       100       359       543  
   Tax-equivalent net interest income (core)
  $ 5,247       5,525       5,356       4,963       5,379       21,091       21,252  
   Provision for loan loss
  $ 400       300       200       450       299       1,350       1,994  
   Noninterest income
  $ 4,648       3,408       3,208       3,581       3,423       14,845       13,857  
        Less: Non core items
  $ (334 )     (53 )     -       (90 )     -       (477 )     (2,390 )
   Core noninterest income
  $ 4,314       3,355       3,208       3,491       3,423       14,368       11,467  
   Total revenue, tax-equivalent
  $ 9,895       8,933       8,564       8,544       8,802       35,936       35,111  
   Core revenue, tax-equivalent
  $ 9,561       8,880       8,564       8,454       8,802       35,459       32,720  
   Noninterest expense
  $ 7,212       6,725       6,871       6,676       7,972       27,484       30,253  
         Less: Non core items
  $ 180       -       -       -       990       180       2,073  
   Core noninterest expense
  $ 7,032       6,725       6,871       6,676       6,982       27,304       28,180  
   Pre provision pretax income
  $ 2,591       2,117       1,605       1,780       730       8,093       4,315  
   Core pre provision pretax income
  $ 2,437       2,064       1,605       1,690       1,720       7,796       3,997  
   Pretax income
  $ 2,191       1,817       1,405       1,330       431       6,743       2,322  
   Net income
  $ 1,524       1,304       1,014       972       274       4,814       1,664  
   Core earnings after tax
  $ 1,422       1,269       1,014       913       927       4,618       1,455  
                                                         
PER SHARE INFORMATION:
                                                       
   Basic & diluted earnings
  $ 0.31       0.27       0.21       0.20       0.06       0.99       0.34  
   Core earnings
  $ 0.29       0.26       0.21       0.19       0.19       0.95       0.30  
   Book value per common share
  $ 10.96       10.68       10.34       10.08       9.86       10.96       9.86  
                                                         
PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
                                                       
   Return on average assets
    0.95 %     0.82 %     0.63 %     0.61 %     0.17 %     0.75 %     0.26 %
   Core return on average assets
    0.89 %     0.80 %     0.63 %     0.57 %     0.58 %     0.72 %     0.23 %
   Return on average common equity
    11.64 %     10.25 %     8.20 %     8.04 %     2.33 %     9.57 %     3.54 %
   Core return on avg. tangible common equity
    16.55 %     15.49 %     13.01 %     12.18 %     13.21 %     14.39 %     5.38 %
   Earning asset yield
    4.50 %     4.78 %     4.76 %     4.77 %     4.93 %     4.72 %     5.06 %
   Cost of interest bearing liabilities
    0.96 %     0.98 %     1.05 %     1.28 %     1.15 %     1.07 %     1.35 %
   Core efficiency ratio
    69.47 %     72.61 %     77.66 %     76.17 %     74.80 %     73.79 %     77.55 %
   Core net interest income/ Average assets
    3.28 %     3.48 %     3.33 %     3.12 %     3.38 %     3.31 %     3.30 %
   Core noninterest income/ Average assets
    2.70 %     2.11 %     1.99 %     2.20 %     2.15 %     2.25 %     1.78 %
   Core noninterest expense/ Average assets
    4.40 %     4.24 %     4.27 %     4.20 %     4.39 %     4.28 %     4.38 %
   Core noninterest income/ Operating revenue
    43.60 %     37.56 %     37.46 %     40.86 %     38.89 %     39.98 %     32.66 %
   Net interest margin
    3.65 %     3.85 %     3.75 %     3.53 %     3.80 %     3.70 %     3.71 %
   Tax equivalent effect
    0.07 %     0.06 %     0.06 %     0.07 %     0.07 %     0.06 %     0.10 %
   Net interest margin - fully tax equivalent basis
    3.72 %     3.91 %     3.81 %     3.60 %     3.87 %     3.76 %     3.81 %
                                                         
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
                                                       
   Gross charge-offs
  $ 300       302       252       474       648       1,328       3,406  
   Recoveries
  $ 15       78       62       104       642       259       1,226  
   Net charge-offs
  $ 285       223       190       370       6       1,068       2,181  
   Nonaccruing loans/ Total loans
    1.14 %     1.15 %     1.18 %     1.48 %     1.56 %     1.14 %     1.56 %
   Nonperforming loans/ Total loans
    1.42 %     1.53 %     1.58 %     1.84 %     1.86 %     1.42 %     1.86 %
   Nonperforming assets/ Loans & OREO
    2.02 %     2.05 %     1.95 %     2.24 %     2.26 %     2.02 %     2.26 %
   Nonperforming assets/ Total assets
    1.40 %     1.49 %     1.40 %     1.54 %     1.60 %     1.40 %     1.60 %
   Allowance for loan loss/ Nonperforming loans
    103.8 %     95.9 %     92.5 %     81.6 %     79.3 %     103.8 %     79.3 %
   Allowance for loan loss/ Total loans
    1.47 %     1.47 %     1.46 %     1.50 %     1.48 %     1.47 %     1.48 %
   Net loan charge-offs/ Average loans (ann.)
    0.25 %     0.20 %     0.17 %     0.34 %     0.01 %     0.24 %     0.50 %
   Loan loss provision/ Net charge-offs
    140.56 %     134.46 %     105.22 %     121.52 %     5243.77 %     126.39 %     77.92 %
                                                         
CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY RATIOS:
                                                       
   Loans/ Deposits
    87.93 %     88.31 %     87.17 %     82.12 %     85.31 %     87.93 %     85.31 %
   Equity/ Assets
    8.35 %     8.24 %     7.95 %     7.60 %     7.62 %     8.35 %     7.62 %
   Tangible equity/ Tangible assets
    5.70 %     5.53 %     5.21 %     4.88 %     4.85 %     5.70 %     4.85 %
                                                         
END OF PERIOD BALANCES
                                                       
   Total loans
  $ 463,389       455,021       452,110       439,721       442,554       463,389       442,554  
   Total assets
  $ 638,234       630,205       632,531       644,976       628,664       638,234       628,664  
   Deposits
  $ 527,001       515,250       518,661       535,492       518,765       527,001       518,765  
   Stockholders equity
  $ 53,284       51,930       50,274       49,026       47,932       53,284       47,932  
   Tangible equity
  $ 35,382       33,867       32,032       30,596       29,571       35,382       29,571  
   Full-time equivalent employees
    204       199       204       203       210       204       210  
                                                         
AVERAGE BALANCES
                                                       
   Total loans
  $ 455,705       454,634       446,786       436,384       437,020       448,294       438,383  
   Total earning assets
  $ 564,564       565,144       562,169       552,016       556,004       560,858       558,022  
   Total assets
  $ 639,048       635,012       643,859       635,849       636,932       638,035       643,528  
   Deposits
  $ 522,970       515,795       527,992       523,193       522,472       522,412       516,282  
   Stockholders equity
  $ 52,351       50,905       49,464       48,377       47,035       50,300       47,035  
   Intangibles
  $ 17,968       18,126       18,299       18,396       18,953       18,217       19,981  
   Tangible equity
  $ 34,383       32,779       31,165       29,981       28,082       32,083       27,054  
 
 
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RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
Rate Volume Analysis - (Unaudited)
For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
($ in Thousands)
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
   
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011
 
   
Average
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
 
Assets
 
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rate
 
Taxable securities
  $ 84,945       330       1.55 %   $ 93,999       387       1.64 %
Non-taxable securities
    15,985       238       5.96 %     15,235       257       6.75 %
Federal funds sold
    -       -       N/A       870       1       0.26 %
Loans, net
    463,635       5,873       5.07 %     445,900       6,208       5.57 %
       Total earning assets
  $ 564,564       6,441       4.56 %   $ 556,004       6,852       4.93 %
Cash and due from banks
    18,185                       22,965                  
Allowance for loan losses
    (6,842 )                     (6,161 )                
Premises and equipment
    15,344                       16,699                  
Other assets
    47,595                       47,425                  
      Total assets
  $ 638,847                     $ 636,932                  
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Savings and interest-bearing demand
  $ 247,866       44       0.07 %   $ 233,149       57       0.10 %
Time deposits
    198,657       609       1.23 %     223,179       889       1.59 %
Repurchase agreements
    11,711       3       0.10 %     18,711       70       1.51 %
Advances from FHLB
    18,245       92       2.03 %     12,832       77       2.39 %
Junior subordinated debentures
    20,620       419       8.13 %     20,620       358       6.94 %
Notes payable & other borrowed funds
    1,791       27       6.03 %     2,824       22       3.17 %
      Total interest-bearing liabilities
  $ 498,890       1,194       0.96 %   $ 511,314       1,473       1.15 %
                                                 
Non interest-bearing demand
    76,447                       66,144                  
Other liabilities
    11,159                       11,501                  
      Total liabilities
    586,496                       588,959                  
Equity
  $ 52,351                     $ 47,972                  
                                                 
      Total liabilities and equity
  $ 638,847                     $ 636,932                  
                                                 
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)
          $ 5,247                     $ 5,379          
                                                 
   Net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets
              3.72 %                     3.87 %
 
   
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012
   
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011
 
   
Average
           
Average
   
Average
           
Average
 
Assets
 
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rate
 
Taxable securities
  $ 90,182       1,515       1.68 %   $ 97,528       2,010       2.06 %
Non-taxable securities
    15,160       919       6.06 %     21,892       1,483       6.77 %
Federal funds sold
    -       -       N/A       219       1       0.25 %
Loans, net
    455,516       24,047       5.28 %     438,383       24,558       5.60 %
      Total earning assets
  $ 560,858       26,481       4.72 %   $ 558,022       28,052       5.03 %
Cash and due from banks
    20,728                       26,477                  
Allowance for loan losses
    (6,591 )                     (6,534 )                
Premises and equipment
    15,360                       16,797                  
Other assets
    47,680                       48,766                  
      Total assets
  $ 638,035                     $ 643,528                  
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Savings and interest-bearing demand
  $ 245,528       210       0.09 %   $ 234,497       182       0.08 %
Time deposits
    206,135       2,759       1.34 %     217,546       3,800       1.75 %
Repurchase agreements
    15,180       142       0.94 %     31,307       912       2.91 %
Advances from FHLB
    15,547       333       2.14 %     15,674       402       2.57 %
Junior subordinated debentures
    20,620       1,815       8.80 %     20,620       1,406       6.82 %
Notes payable & other borrowed funds
    2,058       131       6.36 %     3,085       96       3.12 %
      Total interest-bearing liabilities
  $ 505,068       5,390       1.07 %   $ 522,728       6,798       1.30 %
                                                 
Non interest-bearing demand
    70,749                       64,239                  
Other liabilities
    11,919                       9,526                  
      Total liabilities
    587,736                       596,493                  
Equity
  $ 50,300                     $ 47,035                  
                                                 
      Total liabilities and equity
  $ 638,035                     $ 643,528                  
                                                 
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)
          $ 21,091                     $ 21,253          
                                                 
   Net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets
              3.76 %                     3.81 %
 
 
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