Savannah Bancorp Reports Second Quarter Earnings of $106,000 and Declares Quarterly Dividend


SAVANNAH, Ga., July 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:SAVB) reported net income for the second quarter 2009 of $106,000 compared to $1,886,000 in the second quarter 2008. Net income per diluted share was 2 cents in the second quarter of 2009 compared to 32 cents per diluted share in 2008. The decline in second quarter earnings results primarily from a higher provision for loan losses, higher FDIC insurance premiums and a lower net interest margin in 2009 as compared to 2008. Pretax earnings before the provision for loan losses and gain/loss on sale of securities and OREO were $3,946,000 in the second quarter 2009 compared to $3,875,000 in 2008. Other growth and performance ratios are included in the attached financial highlights and information.

During the second quarter 2009, the Company's two largest subsidiaries, The Savannah Bank, N.A. ("Savannah") and Bryan Bank & Trust ("Bryan"), continued to be profitable. Savannah and Bryan account for approximately 91 percent of the Company's total assets and 92 percent of total loans.

Total assets increased 5.8 percent to $1.02 billion at June 30, 2009, up $56 million from $964 million a year earlier. Loans totaled $862 million compared to $838 million one year earlier, an increase of 2.8 percent. Deposits totaled $847 million and $808 million at June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of 4.8 percent. Shareholders' equity increased 0.7 percent to $79 million at June 30, 2009 from $78 million at June 30, 2008. The Company's total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 11.55 percent, which exceeds the 10 percent required by the regulatory agencies to maintain well-capitalized status.

John Helmken, President and CEO, said, "We are proud of our profitable quarter, particularly in light of the special FDIC assessment and the aggressive manner in which we have continued to address our problem assets. Our focus on a better mix of deposits and properly pricing loans for credit risk continues to increase our net interest margin. On a linked quarter basis, the second quarter margin increased 16 basis points which followed a 12 basis point increase in the first quarter. Our decision to move rather than hold some of our OREO properties -- primarily driven by the cost to hold several of the properties -- had a very negative impact on earnings and masked some of our core overhead reductions. Our salaries and benefits expense has been reduced almost $500,000 per quarter since the second quarter of 2008."

Helmken continued, "We are excited about the new business opportunities that we are seeing and the new relationships that we are establishing. Likewise, we appreciate the continued loyalty of our existing customers. We feel that with our growing customer base, expanding net interest margin and reduced overhead, coupled with the apparent stabilization of our loan portfolio, we are well positioned for the second half of 2009 and to start 2010. Many of our competitors are afraid to do business -- we are actively looking for ways to expand our existing relationships and create new ones."

The allowance for loan losses was $15,597,000, or 1.81 percent of loans at June 30, 2009 compared to $12,445,000 or 1.48 percent of total loans a year earlier. Nonperforming assets were $33,745,000 or 3.88 percent of total loans and other real estate owned at June 30, 2009 compared to $21,030,000 or 2.50 percent at June 30, 2008. At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, nonperforming assets were $32,537,000 and $35,707,000 or 3.73 and 4.09 percent of loans and other real estate owned. Second quarter net charge-offs were $2,937,000 compared to net charge-offs of $838,000 in the same period in 2008. Year to date net charge-offs were $4,648,000 in 2009 compared to $2,644,000 in 2008. The provision for loan losses for the second quarter of 2009 was $3,225,000 compared to $1,155,000 for the second quarter of 2008. The higher provision for loan losses was primarily due to charge-offs and continued weakness in the Company's local real estate markets. In particular, the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton residential market has continued to experience price declines.

Helmken added, "Our profitability, well capitalized status, liquidity and strong balance sheet are the foundation that we need to manage our Company in the current environment as well as to take advantage of opportunities that lie ahead. Our focus on expense control and overhead reduction are finally starting to pass through to earnings. We still have work to do in our loan portfolio and continue to make that our top priority. Fortunately, we started aggressively addressing those issues ahead of many of our competitors and we feel this advantage will result in a more prompt resolution at the lowest possible cost."

Net interest income was down $302,000, or 3.6 percent, in the second quarter 2009 versus the second quarter 2008, but the net interest margin improved 16 basis points on a linked quarter basis from the 3.36 percent margin for the first quarter 2009. Second quarter net interest margin was 3.52 percent in 2009 as compared to 3.77 percent in 2008 primarily due to lower loan market rates, competitive local deposit pricing and higher levels of noninterest-earning assets. The prime rate declined 175 basis points from 5.00 percent to 3.25 percent over the one year period ended June 30, 2009.

Noninterest income increased $132,000, or 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2009 versus the same period in 2008 due to higher mortgage related income, a gain on hedges of $245,000 and a gain on the sale of securities of $190,000 partially offset by lower trust and asset management fees and lower service charges on deposits.

Noninterest expense increased to $6,739,000, up $605,000 or 10 percent, in the second quarter 2009 compared to the second quarter 2008. Second quarter 2009 noninterest expense included $651,000 of higher FDIC insurance premiums, of which approximately $465,000 was a special assessment applicable to all banks, and a loss on sale of OREO of $885,000. The remainder of the increase was due to higher information technology expense offset by a $491,000 decrease in salaries and employee benefits.

Today, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 2 cents per share payable on August 17, 2009 to shareholders of record on July 31, 2009.

The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. ("SAVB"), a bank holding company for The Savannah Bank, N.A., Bryan Bank & Trust (Richmond Hill, Georgia), Harbourside Community Bank (Hilton Head Island, SC) and Minis & Co., Inc., is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia and began operations in 1990. Its primary businesses include loan, deposit, trust, asset management, and mortgage origination services provided to local customers.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements identified by words or phrases such as "potential," "opportunity," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "current," "intention," "estimate," "assume," "outlook," "continue," "seek," "plans," "achieve," and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or similar expressions. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that these transactions will occur or that the expected benefits associated therewith will be achieved. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. These factors include, but are not limited to, those found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.



                     The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
                          and Subsidiaries
                Second Quarter Financial Highlights
                        June 30, 2009 and 2008
                ($ in thousands, except share data)
                            (Unaudited)
                                                                  %
 Balance Sheet Data at June 30             2009        2008     Change
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 Total assets                          $1,019,557    $963,600     5.8
 Interest-earning assets                  936,927     901,643     3.9
 Loans                                    862,242     838,426     2.8
 Other real estate owned                    6,377       2,346     172
 Deposits                                 847,037     808,148     4.8
 Interest-bearing liabilities             856,041     793,509     7.9
 Shareholders' equity                      78,980      78,463     0.7
 Loan to deposit ratio                     101.80%     103.75%   (1.9)
 Equity to assets                            7.75%       8.14%   (4.8)
 Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets     10.30%      10.50%   (1.9)
 Total capital to risk-weighted assets      11.55%      11.75%   (1.7)
 Outstanding shares                         5,932       5,931     0.0
 Book value per share                  $    13.31    $  13.23     0.6
 Tangible book value per share         $    12.88    $  12.77     0.9
 Market value per share                $     6.65    $  13.00    (49)


 Loan Quality Data
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 Nonaccruing loans                     $   24,994    $ 16,991     47
 Loans past due 90 days - accruing          2,374       1,693     40
 Net charge-offs                            4,648       2,644     76
 Allowance for loan losses                 15,597      12,445     25
 Allowance for loan losses to total 
  loans                                      1.81%       1.48%    22
 Nonperforming assets to total loans 
  and other real estate owned                3.88%       2.50%    55


 Performance Data for the Second 
 Quarter
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 Net income                            $      106    $  1,886    (94)
 Return on average assets                     .04%        .80%   (95)
 Return on average equity                     .53%       9.65%   (95)
 Net interest margin                         3.52%       3.77%   (6.6)
 Efficiency ratio                           67.46%      60.44%    12

 Per share data:
 Net income - basic                    $     0.02    $   0.32    (94)
 Net income - diluted                  $     0.02    $   0.32    (94)
 Dividends                             $     0.02    $  0.125    (84)

 Average shares (000s):
 Basic                                      5,932       5,931     0.0
 Diluted                                    5,936       5,952    (0.3)


 Performance Data for the First Six 
 Months
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 Net (loss) income                     $    (179)    $  3,590    (105)
 Return on average assets                   (.04)%        .76%   (105)
 Return on average equity                   (.45)%       9.18%   (105)
 Net interest margin                         3.44%       3.74%   (8.0)
 Efficiency ratio                           67.20%      61.47%    9.3

 Per share data:
 Net (loss) income - basic             $   (0.03)    $   0.61    (105)
 Net (loss) income - diluted           $   (0.03)    $   0.60    (105)
 Dividends                             $   0.145     $  0.250    (42)

 Average shares (000s):
 Basic                                      5,933       5,929     0.1
 Diluted                                    5,936       5,952    (0.3)



                The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                        Consolidated Balance Sheets
                          June 30, 2009 and 2008
                    ($ in thousands, except share data)
                               (Unaudited)


                                                        June 30,
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                                                   2009          2008
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 Assets
 Cash and due from banks                      $   22,650      $ 18,237
 Federal funds sold                               11,550        12,707
 Interest-bearing deposits                         6,209         9,763
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  Cash and cash equivalents                       40,409        40,707
 Securities available for sale, at fair value 
  (amortized cost of $81,862 and $56,475)         83,825        56,678
 Loans held for sale                                  58         1,263
 Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
  of $15,597 and $12,445                         846,645       825,981
 Premises and equipment, net                      16,408         9,519
 Other real estate owned                           6,377         2,346
 Bank-owned life insurance                         6,326         6,100
 Goodwill and other intangible assets, net         2,570         2,714
 Other assets                                     16,939        18,292
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    Total assets                              $1,019,557      $963,600
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 Liabilities
 Deposits:
  Noninterest-bearing                         $   78,961      $ 83,736
  Interest-bearing demand                        121,919       127,699
  Savings                                         16,421        16,005
  Money market                                   219,990       221,958
  Time deposits                                  409,746       358,750
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     Total deposits                              847,037       808,148
 Short-term borrowings                            61,989        46,961
 FHLB advances - long-term                        15,666        11,826
 Subordinated debt                                10,310        10,310
 Other liabilities                                 5,575         7,892
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    Total liabilities                            940,577       885,137
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 Shareholders' equity 
 Preferred stock, par value $1 per share:
  authorized 10,000,000 shares, none issued           --            --
 Common stock, par value $1 per share: 
  authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued 
  5,933,789 and 5,931,008 shares                   5,934         5,931
 Additional paid-in capital                       38,567        38,419
 Retained earnings                                32,512        32,618
 Treasury stock, 1,443 and 318 shares                (4)           (4)
 Accumulated other comprehensive income, net       1,971         1,499
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    Total shareholders' equity                    78,980        78,463
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    Total liabilities and shareholders' 
     equity                                   $1,019,557      $963,600
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             The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                Consolidated Statements of Operations
  For the Six Months and Five Quarters Ending June 30, 2009 and 2008
                ($ in thousands, except per share data)
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                                                  (Unaudited)         
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                                           For the Six Months Ended   
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                                                 June 30,      
                                         -------------------     %
                                             2009      2008     Chg   
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 Interest and dividend income                                         
 Loans, including fees                     $23,495   $27,658    (15)  
 Loans held for sale                             7        32    (78)  
 Investment securities                       1,799     1,542     17   
 Deposits with banks                            25       101    (75)  
 Federal funds sold                              4        86    (95)  
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   Total interest and dividend income       25,330    29,419    (14)  
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 Interest expense                                                     
 Deposits                                    8,745    11,482    (24)  
 Short-term borrowings & sub debt              702     1,348    (48)  
 FHLB advances                                 133       132     0.8  
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   Total interest expense                    9,580    12,962    (26)  
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 Net interest income                        15,750    16,457    (4.3) 
 Provision for loan losses                   6,945     2,225     212  
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 Net interest income after the provision                              
  for loan losses                            8,805    14,232    (38)  
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 Noninterest income                                                   
 Trust and asset management fees             1,158     1,444    (20)  
 Service charges on deposits                   899       921    (2.4) 
 Mortgage related income, net                  251       149     68   
 Other operating income                        592       606    (2.3) 
 Gain on hedges                                641       284     126  
 Gain on sale of securities                    374       134     179  
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   Total noninterest income                  3,915     3,538     11   
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 Noninterest expense                                                  
 Salaries and employee benefits              6,349     6,962    (8.8) 
 Occupancy and equipment                     1,460     1,799    (19)  
 Information technology                        889       788     13   
 Loss (gain) on sale of OREO                 1,049      (16)     NM   
 Other operating expense                     3,467     2,752     26   
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   Total noninterest expense                13,214    12,285     7.6  
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 Income (loss) before income taxes           (494)     5,485    (109) 
 Income tax (benefit) expense                (315)     1,895    (116) 
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 Net (loss) income                         $ (179)   $ 3,590    (105) 
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 Net (loss) income per share:                                         
  Basic                                    $(0.03)   $  0.61    (105) 
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  Diluted                                  $(0.03)   $  0.60    (105) 
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 Average basic shares (000s)                 5,933     5,929     0.1  
 Average diluted shares (000s)               5,936     5,952    (0.3) 
                                                               
 Performance Ratios                                                   
 Return on average equity                  (0.45)%     9.18%    (105) 
 Return on average assets                  (0.04)%     0.76%    (105) 
 Net interest margin                         3.44%     3.74%    (8.0) 
 Efficiency ratio                           67.20%    61.47%     9.3  
 Average equity                             80,236    78,404     2.3  
 Average assets                          1,004,105   942,258     6.6  
 Average interest-earning assets           923,791   884,125     4.5  
                                                               
                                                               
                                                              
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                                     (Unaudited)
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                           2009                    2008          Q2-09/
                     Second     First   Fourth    Third   Second  Q2-08
                    Quarter   Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter    %
 -------------------------- -------------------------------------------
 Interest and 
  dividend income
 Loans, including
  fees             $11,852    $11,643  $12,268  $13,333  $13,447  (12)
 Loans held for 
  sale                   4          3        8       20       20  (80)
 Investment 
  securities           894        905      817      722      760   18
 Deposits with 
  banks                 12         13       18       30       34  (65)
 Federal funds 
  sold                   2          2       16       31       33  (94)
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   Total interest
    and dividend 
    income          12,764     12,566   13,127   14,136   14,294  (11)
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 Interest expense
 Deposits            4,264      4,481    4,969    5,391    5,358  (20)
 Short-term 
  borrowings & 
  sub debt             338        364      543      412      467  (28)
 FHLB advances          78         55       80       82       83 (6.0)
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   Total interest
    expense          4,680      4,900    5,592    5,885    5,908  (21)
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 Net interest 
  income             8,084      7,666    7,535    8,251    8,386 (3.6)
 Provision for 
  loan losses        3,225      3,720    2,270    1,505    1,155  179
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 Net interest 
  income after 
  the provision  
  for loan losses    4,859      3,946    5,265    6,746    7,231  (33)
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 Noninterest 
  income         
 Trust and asset 
  management fees      571        587      675      713      720  (21)
 Service charges 
  on deposits          432        467      447      513      534  (19)
 Mortgage related
  income, net          159         92       60       86       86   85
 Other operating 
  income               309        283      314      296      300  3.0
 Gain on hedges        245        396      574      430       --   NM
 Gain on sale of 
  securities           190        184       29       --      134   42
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   Total non-
    interest 
    income           1,906      2,009    2,099    2,038    1,774  7.4
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 Noninterest 
  expense        
 Salaries and 
  employee 
  benefits           2,998      3,351    3,095    3,479    3,489  (14)
 Occupancy and 
  equipment            452      1,008    1,118      967      910  (50)
 Information 
  technology           451        438      421      424      395   14
 Loss (gain) on 
  sale of OREO         885        164      141       17     (17)   NM
 Other operating 
  expense            1,953      1,514    1,431    1,364    1,357   44
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   Total non-
    interest 
    expense          6,739      6,475    6,206    6,251    6,134   10
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 Income (loss) 
  before income 
  taxes                 26      (520)    1,158    2,533    2,871  (99)
 Income tax 
  (benefit) 
  expense             (80)      (235)      380      895      985 (108)
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 Net (loss) 
  income           $   106    $ (285)  $   778  $ 1,638  $ 1,886  (94)
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 Net (loss) 
  income per 
  share:         
  Basic            $  0.02    $(0.05)  $  0.13  $  0.28  $  0.32  (94)
 ===============================================================
  Diluted          $  0.02    $(0.05)  $  0.13  $  0.28  $  0.32  (94)
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 Average basic 
  shares (000s)      5,932      5,933    5,933    5,930    5,931  0.0
 Average diluted 
  shares (000s)      5,936      5,937    5,942    5,943    5,952 (0.3)

 Performance 
  Ratios         
 Return on 
  average equity     0.53%    (1.43)%    3.86%    8.24%    9.65%  (95)
 Return on 
  average assets     0.04%    (0.12)%    0.31%    0.68%    0.80%  (95)
 Net interest 
  margin             3.52%      3.36%    3.24%    3.63%    3.77% (6.6)
 Efficiency ratio   67.46%     66.93%   64.42%   60.75%   60.37%   12
 Average equity     79,606     80,873   80,138   79,035   78,596  1.3
 Average assets  1,005,112  1,003,068  991,368  964,762  949,937  5.8
 Average 
  interest-
  earning assets   922,073    925,531  922,642  901,992  892,397  3.3

Capital Resources

The banking regulatory agencies have adopted capital requirements that specify the minimum level for which no prompt corrective action is required. In addition, the FDIC assesses FDIC insurance premiums based on certain "well-capitalized" risk-based and equity capital ratios. As of June 30, 2009, the Company and the Subsidiary Banks exceeded the minimum requirements necessary to be classified as "well-capitalized."

Total tangible equity capital for the Company was $76.4 million, or 7.50 percent of total assets at June 30, 2009. The table below includes the regulatory capital ratios for the Company and each Subsidiary Bank along with the minimum capital ratio and the ratio required to maintain a well-capitalized regulatory status.



 ($ in thousands)              Company     Savannah        Bryan   
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 Qualifying Capital
 Tier 1 capital               $ 84,439     $ 54,671      $ 21,339   
 Total capital                  94,756       61,557        23,869 

 Leverage Ratios
 Tier 1 capital to
  average assets                  8.40%        8.18%         8.82% 

 Risk-based Ratios
 Tier 1 capital to risk-
  weighted assets                10.30%        9.96%        10.56%
 Total capital to risk-
  weighted assets                11.55%       11.22%        11.81%


                                                            Well-
 ($ in thousands)           Harbourside      Minimum     Capitalized
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 Qualifying Capital
 Tier 1 capital               $  4,910           --            --
 Total capital                   5,604           --            --

 Leverage Ratios
 Tier 1 capital to
  average assets                  6.20%        4.00%         5.00%

 Risk-based Ratios
 Tier 1 capital to risk-
  weighted assets                 9.13%        4.00%         6.00%
 Total capital to risk-
  weighted assets                10.42%        8.00%        10.00%

Tier 1 and total capital at the Company level includes $10 million of subordinated debt issued to the Company's nonconsolidated subsidiaries. Total capital also includes the allowance for loan losses up to 1.25 percent of risk-weighted assets.



             The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
          Allowance for Loan Losses and Nonperforming Loans
                             (Unaudited)

                                 2009                  2008
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                            Second    First   Fourth    Third   Second
 ($ in thousands)          Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter
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 Allowance for loan losses
 Balance at beginning
  of period                $15,309  $13,300  $12,390  $12,445  $12,128
 Provision for loan losses   3,225    3,720    2,270    1,505    1,155
 Net charge-offs            (2,937)  (1,711)  (1,360)  (1,560)    (838)
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 Balance at end of period  $15,597  $15,309  $13,300  $12,390  $12,445
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 As a % of loans              1.81%    1.77%    1.54%    1.45%    1.48%
 As a % of nonperforming
  loans                      56.99%   63.27%   48.18%   56.25%   66.61%
 As a % of nonperforming
  assets                     46.22%   47.05%   37.25%   43.94%   59.18%

 Net charge-offs as a % of
  average loans(a)            1.41%    0.82%    0.65%    0.75%    0.40%

 Risk element assets

 Nonaccruing loans         $24,994  $23,927  $26,277  $17,753  $16,991
 Loans past due 90 days -
  accruing                   2,374      268    1,330    4,274    1,693
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 Total nonperforming loans  27,368   24,195   27,607   22,027   18,684
 Other real estate owned     6,377    8,342    8,100    6,168    2,346
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  Total nonperforming
   assets                  $33,745  $32,537  $35,707  $28,195  $21,030
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 Loans past due 30-89 days $ 6,670  $16,906  $ 8,269  $ 8,841  $ 6,528

 Nonperforming loans as a
  % of loans                  3.17%    2.80%    3.19%    2.58%    2.22%
 Nonperforming assets as a
  % of loans and other
  real estate owned           3.88%    3.73%    4.09%    3.28%    2.50%

 (a) Annualized


              The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. & Subsidiaries
                     Loan Concentration Schedule
                 June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
                                                                   %
                                         % of             % of   Dollar
 ($ in thousands)               6/30/09  Total  12/31/08  Total  Change
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 Non-residential real estate
  Owner-occupied               $137,211    16   $137,742    16    (0.4)
  Non owner-occupied            139,569    16    124,502    14      12
  Construction                   11,055     1     26,965     3     (59)
  Commercial land and lot
   development                   43,565     5     42,590     5     2.3
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 Total non-residential real
  estate                        331,400    38    331,799    38    (0.1)
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 Residential real estate
  Owner-occupied - 1-4 family    92,198    11     89,774    10     2.7
  Non owner-occupied - 1-4
   family                       158,133    18    147,396    17     7.3
  Construction                   25,074     3     43,431     5     (42)
  Residential land and lot
   development                   97,766    11     98,715    12    (1.0)
  Home equity lines              57,117     7     55,092     6     3.7
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 Total residential real estate  430,288    50    434,408    50    (0.9)
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 Total real estate loans        761,688    88    766,207    88    (0.6)
 Commercial                      85,221    10     81,348    10     4.8
 Consumer                        15,640     2     17,628     2     (11)
 Unearned fees, net                (307)   --       (209)   --      47
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 Total loans, net of unearned
  fees                         $862,242   100   $864,974   100    (0.3)
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             The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Average Balance Sheet and Rate/Volume Analysis - Second Quarter, 2009
                               and 2008

     Average Balance       Average Rate
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     QTD        QTD        QTD      QTD
   6/30/09     6/30/08   6/30/09  6/30/08
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  ($ in thousands)              (%)
                                          Assets
 $    8,819  $    5,675    0.55     2.40  Interest-bearing deposits
     71,551      57,466    4.89     5.17  Investments - taxable
      1,467       1,915    7.38     5.24  Investments - non-taxable
      4,414       7,080    0.18     1.87  Federal funds sold
         72         980   22.28     8.19  Loans held for sale
    835,750     819,281    5.69     6.58  Loans(c)
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    922,073     892,397    5.56     6.43  Total interest-earning assets
                         ---------------
     83,039      57,540                   Noninterest-earning assets
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 $1,005,112  $  949,937                   Total assets
 =======================

                                          Liabilities and equity
                                          Deposits
 $  124,691  $  121,168    0.49     1.16   NOW accounts
     16,425      15,882    0.71     0.88   Savings accounts
    118,787     138,915    1.76     2.25   Money market accounts
                                           Money market accounts -
     91,463      68,601    1.61     2.50    institutional
    160,127     149,010    3.48     4.64   CDs, $100M or more
    113,551      69,404    2.17     3.44   CDs, broker
    142,272     131,358    3.35     4.42   Other time deposits
 -----------------------

                                          Total interest-bearing
    767,316     694,338    2.23     3.10   deposits
     13,974      11,876    2.24     2.80  FHLB advances - long-term
     45,704      62,738    2.12     2.10  Short-term borrowings
     10,310      10,310    3.73     5.37  Subordinated debt
 -----------------------
                                          Total interest-bearing
    837,304     779,262    2.24     3.04   liabilities
                         ---------------
     82,172      84,130                   Noninterest-bearing deposits
      6,030       7,949                   Other liabilities
     79,606      78,596                   Shareholders' equity
 -----------------------
 $1,005,112  $  949,937                   Liabilities and equity
 =======================
                           3.32     3.39  Interest rate spread
                         ===============
                           3.52     3.77  Net interest margin
                         ===============
                                          Net interest income

 $   84,769  $  113,135                   Net earning assets
 =======================
 $  849,488  $  778,468                   Average deposits
 =======================
                           2.01     2.76  Average cost of deposits
                         ===============
         98%        105%                  Average loan to deposit ratio
 =======================

                          Taxable-Equivalent            (a) Variance
                             Interest(b)               Attributable to
                          ------------------          ----------------
                             QTD      QTD     Vari-
                           6/30/09  6/30/08   ance      Rate    Volume
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                           ($ in thousands)           ($ in thousands)
 Assets
 Interest-bearing deposits $    12  $    34  $   (22) $   (26) $     4
 Investments - taxable         873      741      132      (40)     172
 Investments - non-taxable      27       25        2       10       (8)
 Federal funds sold              2       33      (31)     (30)      (1)
 Loans held for sale             4       20      (16)      34      (50)
 Loans (c)                  11,854   13,449   (1,595)  (1,818)     223
                           -------------------------------------------
 Total interest-earning
  assets                    12,772   14,302   (1,530)  (1,936)     406
                           -------------------------------------------
 Noninterest-earning assets
 Total assets

 Liabilities and equity
 Deposits
  NOW accounts                 153      351     (198)    (202)       4
  Savings accounts              29       35       (6)      (7)       1
  Money market accounts        522      778     (256)    (170)     (86)
  Money market accounts -
   institutional               367      427      (60)    (152)      92
  CDs, $100M or more         1,391    1,724     (333)    (431)      98
  CDs, broker                  613      595       18     (220)     238
  Other time deposits        1,189    1,448     (259)    (350)      91
                           -------------------------------------------
 Total interest-bearing
  deposits                   4,264    5,358   (1,094)  (1,506)     412
 FHLB advances - long-term      78       83       (5)     (17)      12
 Short-term borrowings         242      329      (87)       3      (90)
 Subordinated debt              96      138      (42)     (42)      --
                           -------------------------------------------
 Total interest-bearing
  liabilities                4,680    5,908   (1,228)  (1,554)     326
                           -------------------------------------------
 Noninterest-bearing
  deposits
 Other liabilities
 Shareholders' equity
 Liabilities and equity
 Interest rate spread
 Net interest margin
 Net interest income       $ 8,092  $ 8,394  $  (302) $  (382) $    80
                           ===========================================
 Net earning assets
 Average deposits
 Average cost of deposits
 Average loan to deposit
  ratio

 (a) This table shows the changes in interest income and interest
     expense for the comparative periods based on either changes in
     average volume or changes in average rates for interest-earning
     assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Changes which are not
     solely due to rate changes or solely due to volume changes are
     attributed to volume.

 (b) The taxable equivalent adjustment results from tax exempt income
     less non-deductible TEFRA interest expense and was $8 in the
     second quarter 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 (c) Average nonaccruing loans have been excluded from total average
     loans and categorized in noninterest-earning assets.


             The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
  Average Balance Sheet and Rate/Volume Analysis - First Six Months,
                            2009 and 2008

     Average Balance       Average Rate
 ----------------------------------------
     YTD         YTD       YTD      YTD
   6/30/09    6/30/08    6/30/09  6/30/08
 ----------------------------------------
    ($ in thousands)           (%)
                                          Assets
   $  6,331  $    6,294    0.80     3.22  Interest-bearing deposits
     74,133      57,945    4.79     5.20  Investments - taxable
      1,520       1,915    6.63     5.45  Investments - non-taxable
      4,011       6,750    0.20     2.56  Federal funds sold
         90         857   15.68     7.49  Loans held for sale
    837,706     810,364    5.66     6.85  Loans(c)
 -----------------------

    923,791     884,125    5.53     6.68  Total interest-earning assets
                         ---------------
     80,314      58,133                   Noninterest-earning assets
 -----------------------
 $1,004,105  $  942,258                   Total assets
 =======================

                                          Liabilities and equity
                                          Deposits
 $  124,023  $  118,326    0.50     1.35   NOW accounts
     15,750      15,935    0.72     0.91   Savings accounts
    113,038     137,228    1.78     2.49   Money market accounts
                                           Money market accounts -
     94,759      60,134    1.71     3.09    institutional
    152,281     147,962    3.62     4.87   CDs, $100M or more
    118,115      69,637    2.42     3.93   CDs, broker
    141,542     130,675    3.46     4.63   Other time deposits
 -----------------------

                                           Total interest-bearing
    759,508     679,897    2.32     3.39    deposits
     12,269       8,804    2.19     3.01  FHLB advances - long-term
     53,875      72,956    1.86     2.80  Short-term borrowings
     10,310      10,310    4.01     6.38  Subordinated debt
 -----------------------
                                          Total interest-bearing
    835,962     771,967    2.31     3.37   liabilities
                         ---------------
     81,660      83,827                   Noninterest-bearing deposits
      6,247       8,060                   Other liabilities
     80,236      78,404                   Shareholders' equity
 -----------------------
 $1,004,105  $  942,258                   Liabilities and equity
 =======================
                           3.22     3.31  Interest rate spread
                         ===============
                           3.44     3.74  Net interest margin
                         ===============
                                          Net interest income

 $   87,829  $  112,158                   Net earning assets
 =======================
 $  841,168  $  763,724                   Average deposits
 =======================
                           2.10     3.02  Average cost of deposits
                         ===============
                                          Average loan to deposit
        100%        106%                   ratio
 =======================

                          Taxable-Equivalent            (a) Variance
                             Interest(b)              Attributable to
                          ------------------          ----------------
                             YTD      YTD     Vari-
                           6/30/09  6/30/08   ance      Rate    Volume
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                           ($ in thousands)           ($ in thousands)
 Assets
 Interest-bearing deposits $    25  $   101  $   (76) $   (76) $    --
 Investments - taxable       1,761    1,502      259     (118)     377
 Investments - non-taxable      50       52       (2)      11      (13)
 Federal funds sold              4       86      (82)     (79)      (3)
 Loans held for sale             7       32      (25)      35      (60)
 Loans (c)                  23,499   27,662   (4,163)  (4,782)     619
                           --------------------------
 Total interest-earning
  assets                    25,346   29,435   (4,089)  (5,042)     953
                           -------------------------------------------
 Noninterest-earning assets
 Total assets


 Liabilities and equity
 Deposits
  NOW accounts                 310      799     (489)    (499)      10
  Savings accounts              56       72      (16)     (15)      (1)
  Money market accounts        996    1,706     (710)    (483)    (227)
  Money market accounts -
   institutional               805      928     (123)    (412)     289
  CDs, $100M or more         2,730    3,593     (863)    (917)      54
  CDs, broker                1,417    1,364       53     (521)     574
  Other time deposits        2,431    3,020     (589)    (758)     169
                           --------------------------
 Total interest-bearing
  deposits                   8,745   11,482   (2,737)  (3,608)     871
 FHLB advances - long-term     133      132        1      (36)      37
 Short-term borrowings         497    1,020     (523)    (340)    (183)
 Subordinated debt             205      328     (123)    (121)      (2)
                           --------------------------
 Total interest-bearing
     liabilities             9,580   12,962   (3,382)  (4,058)     676
                           -------------------------------------------
 Noninterest-bearing
  deposits
 Other liabilities
 Shareholders' equity
 Liabilities and equity

 Interest rate spread
 Net interest margin
 Net interest income       $15,766  $16,473  $  (707) $  (984) $   277
                           ===========================================
 Net earning assets
 Average deposits
 Average cost of deposits
 Average loan to deposit
  ratio

 (a) This table shows the changes in interest income and interest
     expense for the comparative periods based on either changes in
     average volume or changes in average rates for interest-earning
     assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Changes which are not
     solely due to rate changes or solely due to volume changes are
     attributed to volume.

 (b) The taxable equivalent adjustment results from tax exempt income
     less non-deductible TEFRA interest expense and was $16 in the
     first six months, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 (c) Average nonaccruing loans have been excluded from total average
     loans and categorized in noninterest-earning assets.

            

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