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1st Colonial Bancorp Reports Increases in Net Income, Assets, Deposits and Loans.


COLLINGSWOOD Collingswood, borough (1990 pop. 15,289), Camden co., SW N.J.; settled 1682 by Quakers, inc. 1888. The borough has some light industry. , N.J. -- Please replace the release (dated November November: see month.  2, 2005) with the following corrected version due to revisions made in the tables listing results for the nine months ended September September: see month.  30, 2005.

The corrected release reads:

1ST COLONIAL BANCORP REPORTS INCREASES IN NET INCOME, ASSETS, DEPOSITS AND LOANS

1st Colonial Bancorp, Inc. (OTC OTC

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), the holding company for 1st Colonial National Bank The full name of the bank is National Bank of Fiji trading as Colonial National Bank. The bank is a subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank and has the largest branch network in Fiji. It also has a majority holding in one of the two merchant banks in the country. , today announced that for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, it had net income of $569,000, representing a $160,000 or 39.1% increase over the prior year. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, net income was $198,000 compared to $175,000 for the comparable period ended September 30, 2004, a 13.1% increase. It also reported that its total assets and loans had increased by 19.1% and 16.0% respectively since September 30, 2004.

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American politician. A signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1787), he served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) and as Vice President of the United States
 Banmiller, the President and Chief Executive Officer of 1st Colonial, said, "We are continuing our steady growth that we have maintained since we opened our doors in June June: see month.  2000. The first-class customer service provided by our hard working employees has helped to fuel this growth. Our reputation as a true "community bank" has allowed us to successfully expand our market into portions of Burlington Burlington, town, Canada
Burlington, town (1991 pop. 129,575), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. First settled (1798) by Mohawk Loyalist Joseph Brandt, Burlington's economy was built on the shipment of wheat, lumber, and quarried rock by waterway.
 and Gloucester Counties Gloucester County is the name of several counties in the United States:
  • Gloucester County, New Jersey
  • Gloucester County, Virginia
In Canada:
  • Gloucester County, New Brunswick
, New Jersey, in addition to our home base of Camden County Camden County can refer to:
  • Camden County, New Jersey
  • Camden County, North Carolina
  • Camden County, Missouri
  • Camden County, Georgia
  • A fictional county in an unspecified state where the television series My Name Is Earl takes place
. We opened our third full service office on September 6, 2005. This Burlington County office is located at 2802 Route 130 N., Cinnaminson, New Jersey."

At September 30, 2005, 1st Colonial reported $172.1 million in assets and $86.5 million in loans. These amounts reflect an increase of $27.6 million in assets and $11.9 million in loans from September 30, 2004. Deposits were $146.7 million, an increase of $26.1 million or 21.6% from September 30, 2004.

1st Colonial also reported a 16.7% increase in net interest income to $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 from $2.9 million for the comparable period ended September 30, 2004. For the three month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company reported a 9.1% increase in net interest income from the comparable period last year. Net interest income for the three month period was $1.2 million compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. According to according to
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 Gerry Banmiller, "growth in our loan portfolio has resulted in substantial net interest income growth."

1st Colonial's 39.1% increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the comparable period in 2004, enabled its diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 to increase to $0.23 compared to $0.20 in the prior period. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, diluted earnings per share increased to $.08 from $.07 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The earnings per share numbers for both periods have been adjusted to reflect the 5% stock dividend paid on April 15, 2005.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, other income increased approximately $80,000 or 38.5% compared to the comparable prior period. This was due primarily to increased account fees of $26,000, an increase in ATM fees of $12,000, the receipt $5,000 as a tentative tentative,
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 settlement in a class action lawsuit class action lawsuit

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 of which the Bank participated as a member of the Pulse EFT eft: see newt.


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 network, income of $33,000 on Bank Owned Life Insurance ("BOLI BOLI Bank-Owned Life Insurance
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"), offset by lower gains on loans sold of $9,000. The remaining increase was volume related. For the three month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company's reported a $53,000 or 77.9% increase in other income from the comparable period last year. During the third quarter 2005, the Bank purchased $4.0 million of BOLI on certain key employees. Income on these policies, which is recorded as other income and is exempt from federal income taxes, accounted for a majority of this increase.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, other expense increased approximately $420,000 or 18.5% from the comparable prior period. Most of these increases were growth related. Due to the opening of our Cinnaminson office, employee salaries and benefits increased $251,000. The Cinnaminson opening also contributed to an increase in occupancy and equipment expenses of approximately $55,000. Advertising expenses increased $61,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Professional fees increased $22,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the comparable prior period. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, other expense increased approximately $199,000 or 25.5% as compared to the comparable period in 2004. As with the nine month comparison, most of these increases were related to growth and the opening of our new office. Employee related expenses increased $135,000, occupancy and equipment increased $17,000, and advertising increased $14,000. Data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a  costs increased $17,000 and professional fees increased $8,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the linked quarter in 2004.

The Company announced that during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, certain warrants to purchase 30,919 shares were exercised resulting in $257,000 in additional capital. These warrants were issued in the 2002 unit offering. In addition, in June 2005, warrants that had been issued in its initial public offering in June 2000 were exercised, resulting in the Company's issuance of 63,592 shares and $579,000 in additional capital to the Company. The remaining year 2000 warrants representing 38,282 shares were not exercised and expired ex·pire  
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 on June 29, 2005.

Highlights as of September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, and comparing the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively (all unaudited), include the following (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
At         At
                         Sept. 30,  Sept. 30,  $ increase/ % increase/
                            2005       2004    (decrease)  (decrease)
                         ---------- ---------- ----------- -----------

Total assets              $172,079   $144,447     $27,632      19.1%

Total loans                 86,520     74,608      11,912      16.0%

Total deposits             146,711    120,653      26,058      21.6%

Shareholders' equity        18,546     17,262       1,284       7.4%



                                    For the three months ended
                             -----------------------------------------

                                                     $          %
                             Sept. 30, Sept. 30,  increase/  increase/
                                2005      2004   (decrease) (decrease)
                             --------- --------- ---------- ----------

Net interest income            $1,175    $1,077        $98      9.1%

Provision for loan losses          25        68        (43)   -63.2%

Other income                      121        68         53     77.9%

Other expense                     980       781        199     25.5%

Net income                        198       175         23     13.1%

Earnings per share, diluted     $0.08     $0.07      $0.01     14.3%



                                     For the nine months ended
                             -----------------------------------------

                                                     $          %
                             Sept. 30, Sept. 30,  increase/  increase/
                                2005      2004   (decrease) (decrease)
                             --------- --------- ---------- ----------

Net interest income            $3,432    $2,941       $491       16.7%

Provision for loan losses         130       193        (63)     -32.6%

Other income                      288       208         80       38.5%

Other expense                   2,695     2,275        420       18.5%

Net income                        569       409        160       39.1%

Earnings per share, diluted     $0.23     $0.20      $0.03       15.0%


                                       At and for the nine
                                           months ended
                                       --------------------
                                       Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
                                          2005      2004
                                       --------- ----------
Key financial ratios
Return on average assets (1)               0.50%      0.44%

Return on average equity (1)               4.26%      3.68%

Net interest margin                        3.26%      3.33%

Efficiency ratio (1) (2)                  72.45%     72.25%

Non-interest income/operating revenue      7.74%      6.61%

Non-performing assets/assets               0.02%      0.02%

Net charge offs/average loans (1)          0.00%      0.03%

Allowance for loan losses/loans            1.27%      1.27%


(1)Annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.


(2) Efficiency ratio is total other expense divided by the sum of net interest income and total other income.

This Release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that are not historical facts and include statements about management's strategies and expectations about our business. There are risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from results indicated by these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause a difference include economic conditions; changes in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand, and real estate values; competition; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
; changes in laws or regulation; new technology and other factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services. More detailed information concerning our financial condition and results of operations can be found in our 2004 annual report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This report can be accessed over the Internet Internet

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 at www.sec.gov. More information on 1st Colonial can be found online at www.1stColonial.com or by telephoning our main branch at 856-858-1100.
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