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Bank of New Hampshire reports record profits for the year and fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1994.


MANCHESTER Manchester, city, England
Manchester (măn`chəstər, –chĕs'tər), city and metropolitan district (1991 pop. 397,400), NW England, on the Irwell, Medlock, Irk, and Tib rivers.
, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 1995--Bank of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E).  Corp. today reported record earnings for 1994 of $8.6 million, up 35 percent over last year's $6.4 million.

Earnings per share for the year stood at $2.12 versus $1.80 in 1993.

Fourth quarter earnings were also a record for the company and totalled $2.7 million compared to $1.6 million in 1993, a 63 percent increase. Earnings per share increased 65 percent and stood at $.66 per share versus $.40 per share for the same period last year.

Davis P. Thurber Thur·ber   , James Grover 1894-1961.

American writer and cartoonist who was long associated with the New Yorker magazine. His essays, short stories, such as "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939), and drawings humorously depict the
, chairman, commenting on the results stated that, "Our record breaking performance this past year serves to reinforce re·in·force
v.
1. To give more force or effectiveness to something; strengthen.

2. To reward an individual, especially an experimental subject, with a reinforcer subsequent to a desired response or performance.

3.
 Bank of New Hampshire's strategy of qualitative qualitative /qual·i·ta·tive/ (kwahl´i-ta?tiv) pertaining to quality. Cf. quantitative.

qualitative

pertaining to observations of a categorical nature, e.g. breed, sex.
 and profitable lending and investing, without sacrificing any of the sound fundamental principles for which Bank of New Hampshire has historically been known."

Bank of New Hampshire Corp. is the parent company of Bank of New Hampshire, the largest locally-owned and operated bank in the state with 29 banking offices throughout the southern, central, coastal, and lakes region of New Hampshire.
             Bank of New Hampshire Corporation
             Summary of Selected Financial Data
         (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Quarter Ended December 31:              1994     1993


 Net Income                           $2,667   $1,637
 Earnings Per Share                     0.66     0.40
 Loan Loss Provision                     400      250
 Net Interest Margin                    4.96%    4.36%


Year Ended December 31:


 Net Income                           $8,611   $6,392
 Earnings Per Share                     2.12(A)  1.80(A)
 Loan Loss Provision                   1,580    4,200
 Net Interest Margin                    4.61%    4.62%


As of December 31:


 Total Assets                       $953,456 $976,719
 Liquid Assets (Cash, Cash
  Equivalents and Securities)        384,228  424,391
 Total Loans                         541,284  524,843
 Allowance for Possible
  Loan Losses (Reserve)               13,191   14,581
 Total Deposits                      825,856  865,335
 Shareholders' Equity                 75,174   68,242


 Nonaccrual Loans                     $9,732  $13,039
 90 Days Past Due Loans                3,003    2,006
 Restructured Loans                    1,251    1,012
 Nonperforming Loans                  13,986   16,057
 Other Real Estates                   11,319   13,393
 Nonperforming Assets                 25,305   29,450


Reserve Coverages (as of December 31):


 Reserve/Nonperforming Assets             52%      50%
 Reserve/Nonperforming Loans              94%      91%
 Reserve/Nonaccrual Loans                136%     112%


(A) The company issued 690,000 shares of common stock on
Sept. 30, 1993 which had a dilutive effect of $0.43 on 1994 earnings
per share and a $.09 on 1993 per share.


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                     Bank of New Hampshire Corp.
            Supplemental 1994 Fourth Quarter Financial Data


                                               Fourth
                                               Quarter
Average Balance Sheet (Dollars in thousands)    1994


Average Assets:
Taxable securities                          $287,717
Tax exempt securities                          2,865
Domestic loans                               531,524
Other earning assets                          58,438
Total earning assets                         880,544
Allowance for loan losses                    (13,509)
Non-earning assets                            91,016
Total average assets                        $958,051


Average liabilities and equity:
Savings/now accounts                        $434,218
Money-market deposits                         52,565
Other consumer time                          191,084
CD's $100,000 & over                           9,430
Short-term borrowings                         42,549
Total interest bearing
 liabilities                                 729,846
Demand deposits                              145,845
Other liabilities                              8,485
Common equity                                 73,875
Total average liabilities
 and equity                                 $958,051


                                               Fourth
                                              Quarter
Income Statement                               1994


Interest income-FTE                         $16,420
Interest expense                              5,404
Net interest income-FTE                      11,016
Loan loss provision                             400
Trust revenue                                   990
Service charges on deposits                     847
Other non-interest revenue                      565
Total non-interest income                     2,402
Staff expense                                 4,591
Occupancy & equipment                         1,079
Deposit insurance expense                       540
ORE expense                                     212
Other expenses                                2,534
Total non-interest expense                    8,956
Pre-tax income-PTE                            4,062
Tax equivalent adjustment                        39
Reported pre-tax income                       4,023
Taxes                                         1,356


Net income                                   $2,667


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                  Bank of New Hampshire Corporation
                        End of Period Data
                           Dec. 31, 1994
            (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Capital
Book Value Per Share                     $18.50
Market Value Per Share:
Fourth Quarter High                      $27.00
Fourth Quarter Low                       $18.25
Fourth Quarter Close                     $22.25
Shares Outstanding                    4,064,103
Risk-Adjusted Total Assets              460,863
Tier I Capital                           73,440
Tier II Capital                           5,853
Leverage Ratio                             7.68%


Credit Quality Data
Nonaccrual Loans                         $9,732
Renegotiated Loans                        1,251
90 Days Past Due Loans                    3,003
Total Nonperforming Loans                13,986
Other Real Estate Owned                  10,024
In-Substance
 Foreclosures ("ISF")                     1,295
Total Non-Performing
 Assets                                 $25,305


Nonaccrual and Renegotiated Loans:
Commercial Mortgages                    $ 5,557
Commercial Loans                            798
Other                                     4,628
Total                                   $10,983


Loan Portfolio
Construction & Land
 Development                            $ 3,544
Commercial Mortgages                    132,321
Commercial Loans                         58,764
Residential Mortgages                   230,866
Home Equity Loans                        29,863
Credit Card Outstanding                   9,300
Other Consumer                           76,626
Total Loans                             541,284


Net Loan Losses (Recoveries)


Gross Loan Losses                       $ 5,333
Recoveries                               (2,363)
Net Loan Losses                           2,970


Parent Company Data


Investment in Subsidiaries              $69,640
Goodwill                                  1,728
Employees (FTE)                             514
Offices                                      29


CONTACT: Bank of New Hampshire

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