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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2014
WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. Announces Earnings for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2014
RESTON, VA - WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: WFBI) (the “Company”), the holding company for WashingtonFirst Bank (the “Bank”), today reports unaudited consolidated net income to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2014 of $1.6 million ($0.20 per diluted common share) compared to $1.4 million ($0.18 per diluted common share) for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The Company's increase in net income in 2014 is primarily the result of continued organic growth and the Millennium Transaction, defined below, which closed on February 28, 2014.
Shaza Andersen, President & CEO of the Company, said “I am pleased to announce strong earnings for the first quarter 2014 for the Company. In addition, we closed on our first FDIC assisted transaction with the purchase and assumption of Millennium Bank, NA. Although the Millennium Transaction resulted in goodwill and was therefore dilutive to our tangible book value, we expect the resulting goodwill to be recovered within two years as the transaction is immediately accretive to earnings. Strategically, the Millennium Transaction enhanced the Bank’s Virginia franchise with the addition of a branch in Herndon, Virginia. We look forward to another strong year for the Bank as a result of this transaction and through continued organic growth.”

Ms. Andersen also said “I am thrilled with the opening of our Rockville, Maryland branch as this is part of our strategy to enhance our presence in Montgomery County. We have recently hired several experienced lenders that we believe will contribute to the continued growth of the Company. In addition, I am pleased to announce that our new Mortgage Division is open for business and has started to generate additional income for the Bank”.
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2014
 
March 31, 2013
Performance Ratios:
 
Return on average assets
0.56
%
 
0.56
%
Return on average shareholders' equity
5.93
%
 
5.69
%
Return on average common equity
6.88
%
 
6.66
%
Yield on average interest-earning assets
4.18
%
 
4.54
%
Rate on average interest-earning liabilities
0.79
%
 
0.87
%
Net interest spread
3.39
%
 
3.67
%
Net interest margin
3.61
%
 
3.99
%
Efficiency ratio
72.74
%
 
67.03
%
Per Share Data:
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share (1)
$
0.20

 
$
0.19

Fully diluted earnings per common share (1)
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Weighted average basic shares outstanding (1)
7,657,616

 
7,566,712

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (1)
7,724,729

 
7,632,915

(1) Retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of all stock dividends and annualized.





Millennium Transaction
On February 28, 2014, the Company entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to assume all of the deposits and certain assets of Millennium Bank, a federally chartered commercial bank headquartered in Sterling, Virginia (the "Millennium Transaction"). Millennium Bank operated two branches in Virginia – Sterling and Herndon. These branches reopened Monday, March 3, 2014 as branches of WashingtonFirst.
The Millennium Transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration paid were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the transaction date. The excess of fair value of net liabilities assumed exceeded cash received resulting in goodwill of $2.6 million being recorded. The Company also recorded $0.5 million in core deposit intangibles which will be amortized over five to eight years, depending on the underlying instrument.
The consideration paid, and the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of the purchase and assumption agreement date are summarized in the following table:
Goodwill on Millennium Transaction
 
Amount
 
(in thousands)
Assets acquired:
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
43,235

Investment securities
19,240

Other equity securities
683

Loans, net of unearned income
51,332

Core deposit intangibles
470

Other assets
440

Total assets
115,400

Liabilities assumed:
 
Deposits
121,592

FHLB advances
12,209

Other liabilities
50

Total liabilities
133,851

Net liabilities acquired
18,451

Consideration received:
 
Cash paid to WashingtonFirst Bank by the FDIC
15,812

Goodwill
$
2,639

In many cases, the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined by estimating the cash flows expected to result from those assets and liabilities and discounting them at appropriate market rates. The most significant category of assets for which this procedure was used was the acquired loans. The excess of expected cash flows above the fair value of the performing portion of loans will be accreted to interest income over the remaining lives of the loans in accordance with ASC 310-20.
Those loans for which specific credit-related deterioration since origination was identified were recorded at fair value, reflecting the present value of the amounts expected to be collected. Income recognition on these loans is based on reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows to be collected. Acquired loans deemed impaired and considered collateral dependent, with the timing of the sale of loan collateral indeterminate, remain on non-accrual status and have no accretable yield.

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Balance Sheet and Capital
As of March 31, 2014, total assets were $1.3 billion, compared to $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2013. Total loans, net of allowance increased $59.9 million (7.2 percent) from December 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Of this $59.9 million increase, approximately $51.3 million is due to the result of the Millennium Transaction. Total deposits increased $147.3 million (15.5 percent) from December 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014. This increase of $147.3 million is primarily being driven by the Millennium Transaction which accounts for approximately $121.6 million of the increase, with the remaining increase of $25.7 million being the result of organic growth of the Bank's deposit portfolio. Tier 1 capital decreased $1.6 million to $111.2 million as of March 31, 2014, compared to $112.8 million as of December 31, 2013, as a result of the goodwill recorded in the Millennium Transaction.
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Capital Ratios:
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
12.89
%
 
14.05
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
11.79
%
 
12.80
%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
9.60
%
 
10.53
%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
6.68
%
 
7.64
%
Per Share Capital Data:
 
 
 
Book value per common share (1)
$
11.98

 
$
11.74

Tangible book value per common share (1)
$
11.06

 
$
11.23

Common shares outstanding (1)
7,666,695

 
7,648,470

(1) Retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of all stock dividends.
Asset Quality
Non-performing assets totaled $25.3 million as of March 31, 2014, compared to $22.3 million as of December 31, 2013. Of the $25.3 million non-performing assets as of March 31, 2014, $2.5 million related to loans acquired in the Millennium Transaction. Net charge-offs were $1.2 million or 0.56 percent of average loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $1.2 million or 0.63 percent of average loans for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
(dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans
$
14,998

 
$
15,087

90+ days past due still accruing
2,720

 

Trouble debt restructurings still accruing
6,540

 
5,715

Other real estate owned
1,016

 
1,463

Total non-performing assets
$
25,274

 
$
22,265

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
0.88
%
 
1.02
%
Non-GAAP adjusted allowance for loan losses to total loans
2.09
%
 
1.81
%
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans
52.55
%
 
56.57
%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing assets
31.18
%
 
38.33
%
Non-performing assets to total assets
1.98
%
 
1.97
%
The Company’s allowance for loan losses was 0.88 percent of total gross loans as of March 31, 2014, compared to 1.02 percent as of December 31, 2013. In connection with the acquisition of Alliance Bankshares Corporation in December 2012 and the Millennium Transaction, the Company recorded the acquired loans at fair market value which consists of pricing and credit marks. The credit marks are negative purchase marks which are similar to an allowance for loan losses. Therefore, the Non-GAAP adjusted allowance for loan losses to Non-GAAP adjusted total loans held for investment, which considers these marks similar to allowance for loan losses, was 2.09 percent as of March 31, 2014 compared to 1.81 percent as of December 31, 2013.

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About The Company
The Company is the parent company of the Bank, a $1.3 billion bank headquartered in Reston, VA. With 16 branches in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area, WashingtonFirst is a community oriented bank that provides competitive financial services to local businesses and consumers.
Cautionary Statements About Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements of the goals, intentions, and expectations of the Company as to future trends, plans, events, results of operations and policies and regarding general economic conditions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s goals, intentions, earnings and other expectations; estimates of risks and of future costs and benefits; assessments of probable loan and lease losses; assessments of market risk; and statements of the ability to achieve financial and other goals. Additional forward-looking statements are included regarding the acquisitions made by the Company. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “estimates,” “potential,” “continue,” “should,” and similar words or phrases. These statements are based upon the beliefs of the management of the Company as to the expected outcome of future events, current and anticipated economic conditions, nationally and in the Company’s market, and their impact on the operations, assets and earnings of the Company, interest rates and interest rate policy, competitive factors, judgments about the ability of the Company to successfully integrate its operations following significant transactions including, but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions, the ability to avoid customer dislocation during the period leading up to and following such transactions, and other conditions which by their nature, are not susceptible to accurate forecast and are subject to significant uncertainty. Because of these uncertainties and the assumptions on which this discussion and the forward-looking statements are based, actual future operations and results in the future may differ materially from those indicated herein. Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. The Company assumes no obligation to revise, update, or clarify forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this release.
Additional documents are available free of charge at the SEC’s web site, www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website at www.wfbi.com under the tab “About the Bank” and then under the heading “Investor Relations” or by contacting the Company’s Investor Relations Department at 11921 Freedom Drive, Suite 250, Reston, VA 20190. You may also read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington DC. Information about the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement dated April 29, 2014 available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.



WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc.
Matthew R. Johnson, 703-840-2422
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
MJohnson@WFBI.com
www.WFBI.com




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WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
(in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
Cash and due from bank balances
$
4,127

 
$
3,569

Federal funds sold
154,908

 
99,364

Interest bearing balances
11,206

 
6,231

Cash and cash equivalents
170,241

 
109,164

Investment securities, available-for-sale, at fair value
171,635

 
145,367

Other equity securities
3,287

 
3,530

Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value
979

 

Loans held for investment:
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost
897,361

 
838,120

Allowance for loan losses
(7,881
)
 
(8,534
)
Total loans held for investment, net of allowance
889,480

 
829,586

Premises and equipment, net
5,784

 
5,395

Intangibles
7,024

 
3,943

Deferred tax asset, net
10,246

 
10,548

Accrued interest receivable
3,275

 
3,466

Other real estate owned
1,016

 
1,463

Bank-owned life insurance
10,366

 
10,283

Other assets
3,806

 
4,814

Total Assets
$
1,277,139

 
$
1,127,559

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
$
279,364

 
$
231,270

Interest bearing deposits
816,833

 
717,633

Total deposits
1,096,197

 
948,903

Other borrowings
11,762

 
10,157

FHLB advances
43,360

 
43,478

Long-term borrowings
9,897

 
9,854

Accrued interest payable
599

 
524

Other liabilities
5,685

 
7,039

Total Liabilities
1,167,500

 
1,019,955

Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock:
 
 
 
Series D - 17,796 shares issued and outstanding, 1% dividend
89

 
89

Additional paid-in capital - preferred
17,707

 
17,707

Common stock:
 
 
 
Common Stock Voting, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 6,570,336 and 6,552,136 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
66

 
66

Common Stock Non-Voting, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,096,359 and 1,096,359 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
10

 
10

Additional paid-in capital - common
85,857

 
85,636

Accumulated earnings
6,863

 
5,605

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(953
)
 
(1,509
)
Total Shareholders’ Equity
109,639

 
107,604

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$
1,277,139

 
$
1,127,559


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WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2014
 
March 31, 2013
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income:
 
Interest and fees on loans
$
10,994

 
$
10,899

Interest and dividends on investments
812

 
649

Total interest income
11,806

 
11,548

Interest expense:
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
1,222

 
1,159

Interest on borrowings
382

 
373

Total interest expense
1,604

 
1,532

Net interest income
10,202

 
10,016

Provision for loan losses
545

 
1,100

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
9,657

 
8,916

Non-interest income:
 
 
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
106

 
131

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance
83

 
46

Gain on sale of other real estate owned
64

 
90

Gain on sale of loans
17

 

Gain/(loss) on sale of available-for-sale investment securities
143

 
(20
)
Other operating income
358

 
247

Total non-interest income
771

 
494

Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
4,068

 
3,243

Premises and equipment
1,508

 
1,357

Data processing
715

 
940

Professional fees
421

 
410

Other operating expenses
1,270

 
1,095

Total other expenses
7,982

 
7,045

Income before provision for income taxes
2,446

 
2,365

Provision for income taxes
838

 
912

Net income
1,608

 
1,453

Preferred stock dividends and accretion
(44
)
 
(44
)
Net income available to common shareholders
$
1,564

 
$
1,409

 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share (1)
$
0.20

 
$
0.19

Fully diluted earnings per common share (1)
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

(1) Retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of all stock dividends.


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