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FOR:
Immediate Release
 
CONTACT:
 
Larry Lentych
 
April 24, 2008
     
574 235 2000
               
           
Andrea Short
           
574 235 2000

 


1ST SOURCE CORPORATION REPORTS INCREASE IN FIRST QUARTER INCOME, CASH DIVIDEND DECLARED
 

 
South Bend, IN -- 1st Source Corporation (Nasdaq: SRCE), parent company of 1st Source Bank and First National Bank, Valparaiso, today reported net income of $9.35 million for the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 9.75 percent over the $8.52 million from the first quarter a year ago. Diluted net income per common share for the first quarter of 2008 amounted to $0.38, up 2.70 percent over the $0.37 from the first quarter of 2007.
 
Christopher J. Murphy III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the first quarter by saying, "1st Source is pleased to be reporting improved earnings for the first quarter. We have had good performance on credit quality and are working diligently to remain appropriately reserved, well capitalized and flexible enough to bend with the current economic winds. However, 1st Source is not immune from the environment in which we operate. We have not been severely impacted as have many of our peers as we did not participate in sub-prime lending or real estate development lending. But, we are in a number of businesses that could be adversely affected by a prolonged recession and these include financing for heavy duty construction machinery, trucking, aircraft, the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industry and other durable goods manufacturers. Our credit quality has declined only slightly as evidenced by a relatively normal 30-day delinquency rate of 0.71 percent at the end of March 2008, versus a very good delinquency rate of 0.25 percent at the end of the first quarter a year earlier."
 
       Mr. Murphy continued, "Loan and deposit totals have remained steady with some focused growth. We are carefully managing our rates and loan commitments to improve our net interest margin but find the volatility of the national money markets challenging at best.  With short-term rates down, we have seen some improvement in the net interest margin over the fourth quarter of 2007 and as compared to a year ago. In June, we will merge First National Bank, Valparaiso into 1st Source Bank allowing us to offer the full array of 1st Source products and services to all of our clients. This should also help with expense management. In this environment, we must be even more diligent in our focus on reducing costs and increasing our productivity everywhere in the bank.”
 
 
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"1st Source will continue to focus on three areas - pristine credit quality, rigorous expense control and outstanding client service. Doing each one well should help us safely navigate the turbulent market and financial challenges of the coming year," concluded Mr. Murphy.
 
At its April meeting, the Board of Directors approved a first quarter cash dividend of $0.14 per common share. The cash dividend will be payable on May 15, 2008, to shareholders of record May 5, 2008.
 
        Return on average common shareholders’ equity for 1st Source Corporation was 8.56 percent compared to 9.24 percent for the first quarter of 2007, and return on average total assets was 0.86 percent compared to 0.94 percent a year ago.  As of March 31, 2008, the common equity-to-assets ratio for 1st Source was 9.87 percent, up from 9.86 percent a year ago. Common shareholders’ equity was $440.32 million, up 17.40 percent from March 31, 2007.  At the end of March 2008, total assets were $4.46 billion, up 17.33 percent from a year ago.  Loans and leases increased 15.93 percent and deposits increased 15.55 percent from a year ago.
 
        For the first quarter of 2008, 1st Source’s provision for loan and lease losses was $1.54 million as compared to a recovery of provision of $0.62 million for the first quarter of 2007. Net charge-offs were $0.71 million for the first quarter of 2008 compared to net recoveries of $0.52 million in the first quarter of 2007.  The reserve for loan and lease losses as of March 31, 2008, was 2.11 percent of total loans and leases compared to 2.13 percent as of March 31, 2007. The ratio of nonperforming assets to net loans and leases was 0.57 percent on March 31, 2008, compared to 0.50 percent for the same period last year. At March 31, 2008, nonperforming assets included $3.81 million of former bank premises held for sale.
 
        Tax-equivalent net interest income was $33.22 million for the first quarter of 2008, up 23.18 percent from 2007's first quarter, and the net interest margin improved to 3.33 percent over the 3.17 percent in the first quarter of 2007.
 
        Noninterest income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 was $21.03 million, an increase of 20.25 percent as compared to the first quarter of 2007. Noninterest income increased in all categories with equipment rental income and trust fees having the largest increase.
 
 Noninterest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 was $37.90 million, an increase of 19.19 percent as compared to the first quarter of 2007. The leading factor in the increase in salaries and employee benefits, furniture and equipment expense, and occupancy expense was the acquisition of First National Bank, Valparaiso on May 31, 2007.  Additionally, depreciation expense on leased equipment increased in 2008 compared to 2007.
 
         1st Source is the largest locally controlled financial institution headquartered and serving the Northern Indiana-Southwestern Michigan area. While delivering a comprehensive range of consumer and commercial banking services, 1st Source Bank has distinguished itself with highly personalized services. 1st Source Bank also competes for business nationally by offering specialized financing services for new and used private and cargo aircraft, automobiles for leasing and rental agencies, medium and heavy duty trucks, construction and environmental equipment. The Corporation includes over 75 banking centers in 17 counties, 24 locations nationwide for the 1st Source Bank Specialty Finance Group, plus six 1st Source Insurance offices. With a history dating back to 1863, 1st Source Bank has a tradition of providing superior service to clients while playing a leadership role in the continued development of the communities in which it serves.
 
 
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         1st Source may be accessed on its home page at “www.1stsource.com.”  Its common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under "SRCE" and appears in the National Market System tables in many daily newspapers under the code name "1st Src." Marketmakers in 1st Source common shares are Cantor, Fitzgerald & Company; FTN Midwest Research Securities Corporation; Goldman, Sachs Research; Howe Barnes Investments; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Lehman Brothers Equity Research; Morgan Stanley; Sandler O’Neill & Partners; Stifel, Nicolaus and Company, Incorporated; Susquehanna Financial Group; Timber Hill, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.
 
          Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this document express “forward-looking statements.” Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” and similar expressions indicate forward-looking statements. Those statements, including statements, projections, estimates or assumptions concerning future events or performance, and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact, are subject to material risks and uncertainties. 1st Source cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
 
          1st Source may make other written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time. Readers are advised that various important factors could cause 1st Source’s actual results or circumstances for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected in such forward-looking statements. Such factors, among others, include changes in laws, regulations or accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; 1st Source’s competitive position within its markets served; increasing consolidation within the banking industry; unforeseen changes in interest rates; unforeseen downturns in the local, regional or national economies or in the industries in which 1st Source has credit concentrations; and other risks discussed in 1st Source’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, which filings are available from the SEC. 1st Source undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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1st SOURCE CORPORATION
     
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1st QUARTER 2008 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
         
(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands, except for per share data)
         
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March, 31
 
 
2008
   
2007
 
END OF PERIOD BALANCES
         
   Assets
$ 4,462,320     $ 3,803,085  
   Loans and leases
  3,189,841       2,751,415  
   Deposits
  3,505,124       3,033,431  
   Reserve for loan and lease losses
  67,428       58,702  
   Intangible assets
  93,165       19,313  
   Common shareholders' equity
  440,315       375,058  
               
AVERAGE BALANCES
             
   Assets
$ 4,361,737     $ 3,681,796  
   Earning assets
  4,010,173       3,451,613  
   Investments
  779,062       665,350  
   Loans and leases
  3,177,595       2,706,462  
   Deposits
  3,377,724       2,890,385  
   Interest bearing liabilities
  3,475,565       2,927,729  
   Common shareholders' equity
  439,749       374,194  
               
INCOME STATEMENT DATA
             
   Net interest income
$ 32,297     $ 26,272  
   Net interest income - FTE
  33,216       26,965  
   Provision for (Recovery of provision for) loan and lease losses
  1,539       (623 )
   Noninterest income
  21,027       17,486  
   Noninterest expense
  37,901       31,800  
   Net income
  9,354       8,523  
               
PER SHARE DATA
             
   Basic net income per common share
$ 0.39     $ 0.38  
   Diluted net income per common share
  0.38       0.37  
   Cash dividend declared
  0.140       0.140  
   Book value per common share
  18.27       16.66  
   Market value - High
  21.810       32.620  
   Market value - Low
  15.130       24.270  
   Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
  24,096,274       22,504,799  
   Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
  24,382,507       22,797,557  
               
KEY RATIOS
             
   Return on average assets
  0.86
%
    0.94 %
   Return on average common shareholders' equity
  8.56       9.24  
   Average common shareholders' equity to average assets
  10.08       10.16  
   End of period tangible common equity to tangible assets
  7.95       9.40  
   Net interest margin
  3.33       3.17  
   Efficiency: expense to revenue
  67.92       69.09  
   Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans and leases
  0.09       (0.08 )
   Loan and lease loss reserve to loans and leases
  2.11       2.13  
   Nonperforming assets to loans and leases
  0.57       0.50  
               
ASSET QUALITY
             
  Loans and leases past due 90 days or more
$ 1,072     $ 75  
  Nonaccrual and restructured loans and leases
  10,966       12,275  
  Other real estate
  937       534  
  Former bank premises held for sale
  3,805        
  Repossessions
  1,604       1,019  
  Equipment owned under operating leases
  200       112  
  Total nonperforming assets
  18,584       14,015  
 

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
           
             
(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands)
           
   
March 31, 2008
   
March 31, 2007
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 118,844     $ 70,962  
Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits with other banks
    90,351       136,409  
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value
  (amortized cost of $763,024 and $643,334 at
  March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively)
    772,994       643,915  
                 
Mortgages held for sale
    37,853       41,649  
                 
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount
               
  Commercial and agricultural loans
    641,159       508,976  
  Auto, light truck and environmental equipment
    301,879       308,341  
  Medium and heavy duty truck
    281,554       336,254  
  Aircraft financing
    575,676       501,838  
  Construction equipment financing
    370,276       326,779  
  Loans secured by real estate
    876,885       644,819  
  Consumer loans
    142,412       124,408  
Total loans and leases
    3,189,841       2,751,415  
Reserve for loan and lease losses
    (67,428 )     (58,702 )
Net loans and leases
    3,122,413       2,692,713  
                 
Equipment owned under operating leases,
               
net of accumulated depreciation
    79,844       75,541  
Net premises and equipment
    44,365       36,925  
Goodwill and intangible assets
    93,165       19,313  
Accrued income and other assets
    102,491       85,658  
                 
Total assets
  $ 4,462,320     $ 3,803,085  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits:
               
  Noninterest bearing
  $ 419,287     $ 404,350  
  Interest bearing
    3,085,837       2,629,081  
Total deposits
    3,505,124       3,033,431  
                 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
   under agreements to repurchase
    237,558       204,389  
Other short-term borrowings
    74,387       18,085  
Long-term debt and mandatorily redeemable securities
    35,025       43,604  
Subordinated notes
    89,692       59,022  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    80,219       69,496  
Total liabilities
    4,022,005       3,428,027  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Preferred stock; no par value
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Common stock; no par value
    342,840       289,163  
Retained earnings
    123,420       105,231  
Cost of common stock in treasury
    (32,091 )     (19,697 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    6,146       361  
Total shareholders' equity
    440,315       375,058  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 4,462,320     $ 3,803,085  
                 
                 
 
 

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
           
(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands)
           
   
Three Months Ended
March 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Interest income:
           
  Loans and leases
  $ 53,263     $ 48,274  
  Investment securities, taxable
    6,600       5,730  
  Investment securities, tax-exempt
    2,105       1,417  
  Other
    156       532  
                 
Total interest income
    62,124       55,953  
                 
Interest expense:
               
  Deposits
    25,120       25,270  
  Short-term borrowings
    2,381       2,690  
  Subordinated notes
    1,772       1,094  
  Long-term debt and mandatorily redeemable securities
    554       627  
                 
Total interest expense
    29,827       29,681  
                 
Net interest income
    32,297       26,272  
Provision for (recovery of provision for) loan and lease losses
    1,539       (623 )
                 
Net interest income after provision for
               
(recovery of provision for) loan and lease losses
    30,758       26,895  
                 
Noninterest income:
               
  Trust fees
    4,262       3,643  
  Service charges on deposit accounts
    5,108       4,570  
  Mortgage banking income
    1,117       571  
  Insurance commissions
    1,946       1,638  
  Equipment rental income
    5,749       5,098  
  Other income
    2,222       1,719  
  Investment securities and other investment gains
    623       247  
                 
Total noninterest income
    21,027       17,486  
                 
Noninterest expense:
               
  Salaries and employee benefits
    20,634       17,566  
  Net occupancy expense
    2,476       1,936  
  Furniture and equipment expense
    3,978       3,094  
  Depreciation - leased equipment
    4,616       4,076  
  Supplies and communication
    1,669       1,272  
  Other expense
    4,528       3,856  
                 
Total noninterest expense
    37,901       31,800  
                 
Income before income taxes
    13,884       12,581  
Income tax expense
    4,530       4,058  
                 
Net income
  $ 9,354     $ 8,523  
                 
                 
The Nasdaq Global Select Market Symbol: "SRCE" (CUSIP #336901 10 3)
               
Please contact us at shareholder@1stsource.com
               
                 
                 
 

 
 
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