Coastal Banking Company Inc. Elects Charles Wagner President and Thomas Flournoy EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Coastal Banking Company Inc. Elects Charles Wagner President and Thomas Flournoy EVP and Chief Financial Officer

BEAUFORT, S.C., Aug. 30, 2016 – Coastal Banking Company Inc. (OTCQX:CBCO), the holding company of CBC National Bank, which operates branches in Beaufort and Port Royal, S.C., Fernandina Beach, Ocala, and The Villages, Fla., today announced that its board of directors has elected Charles Wagner president of the company and Thomas J. Flournoy executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Wagner has been president of CBC National Bank since June 2015 and directly oversees the bank’s mortgage division, human resources, information technology and operations, marketing, and strategic planning. He joined the company in 2007 as a founding leader of the bank’s mortgage division. Wagner also is a member of both the Coastal and CBC National Bank boards of directors.
Michael G. Sanchez remains chief executive officer of both Coastal Banking Company Inc. and CBC National Bank, and chairman of both boards.

“The Coastal board’s management succession committee and governance committee spent 18 months planning the company’s management succession process before naming Charles Wagner president of CBC National Bank more than a year ago,” said Sanchez. “Since that time, Charles has continued to ably demonstrate the acumen and proven performance that led to our decision. Naming him president of Coastal Banking Company Inc. is a further step in the succession plan toward him assuming overall leadership of the company at the appropriate time.”

Flournoy recently joined Coastal as chief financial officer. He is a career banker with 35 years of community bank leadership of finance/accounting, audit and risk, operations and information technology teams.

“Tom Flournoy is a veteran chief financial officer who adds to the overall management strength of our company,” said Sanchez. “His deep experience, working in tandem with Charles Wagner, will serve as a valuable resource as we continue to focus on growing our company and enhancing shareholder value.”

CBC National Bank’s Mortgage Division Surpasses $13 Billion Loan Production Milestone, Earns Additional Accolades

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 16, 2016 – CBC National Bank, headquartered in Fernandina Beach and with branches in Fernandina Beach, Ocala and The Villages, Fla., and Beaufort and Port Royal, S.C., and with its mortgage banking division headquartered in Atlanta, today announced that in June its mortgage division surpassed the $13 billion mark in loan production.

CBC’s mortgage division began operations in September 2007 utilizing a conservative, risk-averse business model, originating primarily full-documentation, conforming mortgage loans pre-sold into the secondary market. The division passed the $1 billion mark in loan production in June 2009 and passed the $10 billion mark in June 2015. During the second quarter of 2016, the mortgage division continued to achieve robust funding and profitability, with more than $551.7 million in residential mortgage loans funded and $16.4 million in mortgage banking income during the quarter.

In addition to reaching the $13 billion loan production milestone, CBC’s mortgage division was earlier named by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution one of the “Best Places to Work – Atlanta” for the second consecutive year. For 2016 CBC ranked 54th out of the 150 companies receiving this honor; in 2015 it ranked 63rd.

And CBC recently learned that six of its mortgage bankers have been recognized individually as among the Scotsman Guide’s Top Originators 2015 across categories including Top VA Volume (ranking No. 13, 19, 46 and 58), Most Loans Closed (ranking No. 263) and Top Dollar Volume (ranking No. 327).

“Our continued growth and recognition is a testament to the quality of all of our associates during our almost 9 years in business,” said Brynn Stensrud, executive vice president and head of the mortgage division. “Our knowledgeable mortgage professionals continue to share CBC’s overall passion and commitment to offering our customers the best products and service available. We remain committed to the residential markets in our home communities in Fernandina Beach, Ocala and The Villages, Beaufort and Port Royal, and Atlanta, and we will continue to meet the purchase and refinance needs of our customers while meeting their demands for great service and products into the future. We likewise remain proud of the mortgage division’s significant contributions to CBC National Bank’s earnings over the years.”

About CBC National Bank

CBC National Bank, headquartered in Fernandina Beach, Fla., provides a full range of consumer and business banking services through full-service banking offices in Fernandina Beach, Ocala and The Villages, Fla., and Beaufort and Port Royal, S.C. The company’s residential mortgage banking division, headquartered in Atlanta, includes traditional retail and wholesale lending, as well as a National Retail Group that has lending offices in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. The company’s government guaranteed lending division originates SBA loans primarily in Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, Tampa and Vero Beach, Fla., Greensboro, N.C., Atlanta and Beaufort. For more information, please visit CBC National Bank’s website, www.cbcnationalbank.com.

Coastal Banking Company Inc. Appoints Thomas Flournoy as Chief Financial Officer

Coastal Banking Company Inc. Appoints 

Thomas Flournoy as Chief Financial Officer

BEAUFORT, S.C., Aug. 11, 2016 – Coastal Banking Company Inc. (OTCQX:CBCO), the holding company of CBC National Bank, which operates branches in Fernandina Beach, Ocala and The Villages, Fla., and Beaufort and Port Royal, S.C., has appointed Thomas J. Flournoy as chief financial officer of the company.

Flournoy is a career banker with 35 years of community bank leadership of finance/accounting, audit and risk, operations and information technology teams. He will oversee all financial functions, including accounting, treasury, financial reporting and budgeting, among other duties.

“Tom Flournoy is a veteran chief financial officer who has extensive experience helping growing community banks manage all the fiscal and regulatory complexities of the marketplace, as well as the executive leadership and interpersonal skills to flourish in the position,” said Michael G. Sanchez, chairman and chief executive officer. “Tom’s deep experience in mortgage banking and his focused risk management expertise make him an exceptional fit for Coastal. His experience will be a valuable resource as we continue to focus on growing our company and enhancing shareholder value.”

Flournoy has served as CFO or chief operating officer of five community banks in Georgia, Indiana and Kentucky for the past 14 years, following a 14-year tenure as controller of a large regional bank in Indiana.

Most recently, Flournoy served as senior vice president and CFO of First Bank of Georgia and Georgia-Carolina Bancshares, Inc., based in Augusta, Ga.

Flournoy earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ball State University, and he is a certified public accountant.

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Coastal Banking Company Reports Second Quarter 2016 Earnings

Coastal Banking Company Reports Second Quarter 2016 Earnings

BEAUFORT, S.C., Aug. 8, 2016 – Coastal Banking Company Inc. (OTCQX:CBCO), the holding company of CBC National Bank, which operates branches in Beaufort and Port Royal, S.C., Fernandina Beach, Ocala, and The Villages, Fla., today reported net income of $1.5 million, or earnings per diluted common share of $0.46, for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

This compares to net income of $1.6 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.51, in the second quarter of 2015, a year-over-year decrease of $56,000, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.05.   

On a linked-quarter basis, net income in the second quarter of 2016 represents an increase of $328,000, or earnings per diluted common share of $0.02, from net income of $1.2 million, or earnings per diluted common share of $0.44, in the first quarter of 2016.

Key highlights from the second quarter of 2016 include:

• Completion of the acquisition of First Avenue National Bank. 
• Continued strong profitability growth, with second quarter net income increasing by 26.9 percent over the first quarter.
• Non-interest bearing demand deposits grew $27.5 million, or 62.6 percent, over the first quarter. 
• Driven by strong earnings over the last four quarters, common tangible book value has risen to $12.48 per share at June 30, 2016, an increase of $1.63 per share, or 15 percent, during the last year from $10.85 per share at June 30, 2015.
• Continuation of robust mortgage banking funding and profitability, with more than $551.7 million in residential mortgage loans funded and $16.4 million in mortgage banking income during the quarter.
• Balance sheet expansion continued during the quarter, up by $140.8 million, or 29.7 percent, with total assets reaching $615.6 million, driven by rising balances of SBA portfolio loans, residential mortgage loans available for sale and the related loan sales receivable, as well as completing the acquisition of First Avenue National Bank. 
• Improving net interest margin for the second quarter at 3.95 percent, up 6 basis points from the first quarter of 2016.
• Other real estate owned (OREO) of $5.1 million decreased by $1.2 million, or 19.0 percent, during the quarter and $1.9 million, or 27.1 percent, from June 30, 2015.
• Capital ratios at CBC National Bank remained strong, with a total risk-based capital ratio of 19.96 percent and a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 18.70 percent.

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