Community Bancorp Announces Dividend Increase.ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- The board of directors of Community Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CMBC CMBC Coast Mountain Bus Company (Surrey, BC, Canada) CMBC Canadian Mennonite Bible College CMBC Camp Memorial Blood Center (US Army) CMBC Castle Morpeth Bridge Club (UK) ) today announced an increase in the company's common stock cash dividend for the first quarter 2005 to $0.10 per share, up 100% from the $0.05 per share previously paid. The increased dividend will be payable on March 31, 2005, to stockholders of record on March 15, 2005. On January 27, 2004, the company announced record earnings of $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. "We were extremely pleased with the results for 2004," stated Gary W. Deems, Chairman of the Board of Community Bancorp Inc. "We want to continue to reward our shareholders for the confidence they have placed in our board and management." GENERAL INFORMATION Community Bancorp is a bank holding company with $641 million in assets as of December 31, 2004, with a wholly owned banking subsidiary, Community National Bank, headquartered in Escondido, California. The bank's primary focus is community banking, providing commercial banking services including commercial, real estate and SBA SBA abbr. Small Business Administration Noun 1. SBA - an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government loans to small and medium sized businesses. The bank serves San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. County and southwest Riverside County with ten retail banking offices in Bonsall, El Cajon El Cajon (ĕl kähōn`), city (1990 pop. 88,693), San Diego co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. Electronic equipment, aircraft parts, irrigation equipment, furniture, and men's suits are among its manufactures. , Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, La Mesa La Mesa (lə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals in the San Diego area. , Murrieta, Santee, Temecula and Vista, and has additional SBA loan production offices that originate loans in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements concerning future performance, developments or events, expectations for growth and income forecasts, and any other guidance on future periods, constitute 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 subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from stated expectations. Specific factors include, but are not limited to, loan production, balance sheet management, expanded net interest margin, the ability to control costs and expenses, interest rate changes and financial policies of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. government (including the Small Business Administration), and general economic conditions. Additional information on these and other factors that could affect financial results are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments. |
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