The Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2006 Earnings

July 31, 2006

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2006--

The Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") (Nasdaq NM:TBBK)

    Second Quarter 2006 Financial highlights:

    --  Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30,
        2006 increased 83.3% to $0.22 compared to $0.12 for the three
        months ended June 30, 2005

    --  Total loans increased 23.7% to $842.8 million at June 30, 2006
        from $681.6 million at December 31, 2005

    --  Efficiency ratio decreased to 53.04% for the three months
        ended June 30, 2006 from 58.87% for the three months ended
        June 30, 2005

    --  Net interest margin increased to 4.43% for the three months
        ended June 30, 2006 from 4.20% for the three months ended June
        30, 2005

Bancorp, a bank holding company, reported net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended June 30, 2006 of $3.1 million, or $0.22 diluted earnings per share compared to net income available to common shareholders of $1.5 million, or $0.12 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2005. On January 1, 2006, Bancorp adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) 123 R, "Share-Based Payments", requiring the expensing of our stock compensation plans based on the fair value of the awards. The impact of the adoption of FAS 123 R is included in the financial results for the second quarter of 2006 ($92,000 of non-interest expense). The second quarter of 2005 is shown on a pro forma basis in the condensed income statement, as a result of the adoption of the modified prospective method.

Bancorp reported net income available to common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $5.9 million, or $0.42 diluted earnings per share compared to net income available to common shareholders of $1.8 million, or $0.15 diluted earnings per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The impact of the adoption of FAS 123 R is included in the financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2006 ($184,000 of non-interest expense). The six months ended June 30, 2005 is shown on a pro forma basis in the condensed income statement.

At June 30, 2006, Bancorp's total assets were $1.1 billion, an increase of $187.9 million or 20.5% from December 31, 2005. Loans grew to $842.8 million, an increase of $161.2 million or 23.7% from those of December 31, 2005, and deposits grew to $896.9 million, an increase of $164.3 million or 22.2%, from deposits at December 31, 2005. Total common shares outstanding were 13,673,823 at June 30, 2006 and 13,637,148 at December 31, 2005.

Conference Call Webcast

Interested parties can access the LIVE webcast of Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 11:30 AM EDT on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 by clicking on the webcast link on Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the replay of the webcast will be available following the live call on Bancorp's investor relations website and telephonically until Tuesday, August 8, 2006 by dialing 888-286-8010, access code 51925918.

About Bancorp

Bancorp, a bank holding company that operates The Bancorp Bank, an FDIC-insured commercial bank that delivers a full array of financial services and products both directly and through private-label affinity partner programs nationwide. The Bancorp Bank, through Philadelphia Private Bank, its regional community bank division, serves the needs of small and mid-size businesses and their principals in the Philadelphia-Wilmington region.

                          The Bancorp, Inc.
                         Financial highlights
                             (unaudited)


                         Three months ended       Six months ended
                              June 30,                June 30,
                          2006        2005        2006        2005
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                       (dollars in thousands   (dollars in thousands
                        except per share data)  except per share data)

Condensed income
 statement
Net interest income       $10,808      $7,362     $21,034     $13,832
Provision for loan and
 lease losses                 700         550       1,300       1,050
Non-interest income         1,433       1,291       2,733       2,305
Non-interest expense        6,493       5,094      12,866       9,858
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income from
 operations                 5,048       3,009       9,601       5,229

Payment expense from
 redemption of trust
 preferred subordinated
 debt                           -           -           -      (1,285)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income before
 income tax expense         5,048       3,009       9,601       3,944
Income tax expense          1,880       1,127       3,578       1,496
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income                  3,168       1,882       6,023       2,448
Less preferred stock
 dividends and
 accretion                    (27)       (204)        (54)       (408)
Income allocated to
 Series A preferred
 shareholders                 (20)       (141)        (40)       (186)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income available to
 common shareholders       $3,121      $1,537      $5,929      $1,854
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========


Basic earnings per
 share excluding loss
 from early redemption
 of trust preferred
 securities net of tax
 expense of $436,000        $0.23       $0.12       $0.43       $0.21
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Basic earnings per
 share from early
 redemption of trust
 preferred securities
 net of tax expense of
 $436,000                      $-          $-          $-      $(0.06)
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Basic earnings per
 share                      $0.23       $0.12       $0.43       $0.15
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========


Diluted earnings per
 share excluding loss
 from early redemption
 of trust preferred
 securities net of tax
 expense of $436,000        $0.22       $0.12       $0.42       $0.21
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Diluted earnings per
 share from early
 redemption of trust
 preferred securities
 net of tax expense of
 $436,000                      $-          $-          $-      $(0.06)
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Diluted earnings per
 share                      $0.22       $0.12       $0.42       $0.15
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Weighted average shares
 - basic               13,666,113  12,414,366  13,651,127  12,305,548
Weighted average shares
 - diluted             14,302,418  12,849,131  14,242,107  12,699,731

Pro forma calculation
 of net income and
 earnings per share for
 FAS 123 R (1)
Net income as reported                 $1,882                  $2,448

Less stock-based
 compensation costs
 under fair value
 method for all awards                      -                  (1,769)
                                   -----------             -----------
Pro forma net (loss)
 income                                 1,882                     679
Less preferred stock
 dividends and
 accretion                               (204)                   (408)
Less preferred stock
 dividends and
 accretion                               (141)                    (51)
                                   -----------             -----------
Net loss available to
 common shareholders                    1,537                     220
Basic earnings per
 share, pro forma                       $0.12                   $0.02
                                   ===========             ===========
Diluted earnings per
 share, pro forma                       $0.12                   $0.02
                                   ===========             ===========


                        June 30,    March 31,   December    June 30,
                          2006        2006      31, 2005      2005
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Condensed balance sheet
Assets
Federal funds sold       $118,918    $129,623     $89,437      $4,858
Investment securities     113,725     113,603     103,596     107,860
Loans                     842,822     761,783     681,582     556,421
Allowance for loan and
 lease losses              (6,751)     (6,074)     (5,513)     (4,610)
Other assets               36,645      33,554      48,369      72,437
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total assets           $1,105,359  $1,032,489    $917,471    $736,966
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Liabilities and
 shareholders' equity
Transaction accounts     $479,691    $510,151    $467,826    $323,972
Time deposits             417,164     335,911     264,762     233,094
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total deposits            896,855     846,062     732,588     557,066
Other borrowings           64,569      44,985      46,908      45,252
Other liabilities           3,210       4,025       3,028       3,964
Shareholder's equity      140,725     137,417     134,947     130,684
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total liabilities and
 shareholders' equity  $1,105,359  $1,032,489    $917,471    $736,966
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========


                         Second       First      Fourth      Second
                         quarter     quarter     quarter     quarter
Average condensed        average     average     average     average
 balance sheet            2006        2006        2005        2005
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Assets
Federal funds sold        $57,762     $67,130     $63,742     $65,345
Investment securities     112,885     110,689     104,888     105,558
Loans                     803,704     701,090     631,554     530,003
Allowance for loan and
 lease losses              (6,359)     (5,775)     (5,268)     (4,278)
Other assets               35,614      38,092      42,237      37,173
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total assets           $1,003,606    $911,226    $837,153    $733,801
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Liabilities and
 shareholders' equity
Transaction accounts     $474,392    $452,304    $413,473    $347,151
Time deposits             348,607     271,170     259,073     212,781
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total deposits            822,999     723,474     672,546     559,932
Other borrowings           37,130      48,700      28,492      43,322
Trust preferred                 -           -           -           -
Guaranteed preferred
 interest in Company's
 subordinated debt              -           -           -           -
Other liabilities           4,972       3,344       2,176       3,324
Shareholders' equity      138,505     135,708     133,939     127,223
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total liabilities and
 shareholders' equity  $1,003,606    $911,226    $837,153    $733,801
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Loan Portfolio

                         June 30,   March 31,   December     June 30,
                          2006        2006      31, 2005      2005
                         Amount      Amount      Amount      Amount
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Commercial               $136,892    $121,756    $119,654     $96,775
Commercial mortgage       238,406     222,746     190,153     167,185
Construction              227,842     199,292     168,149     133,962
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total commercial loans    603,140     543,794     477,956     397,922
Direct financing
 leases, net               92,729      90,145      81,162      73,863
Residential mortgage       67,823      64,658      62,378      47,115
Consumer loans and
 others                    79,867      63,961      61,017      38,205
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                          843,559     762,558     682,513     557,105
Unamortized costs            (737)       (775)       (931)       (684)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total loans, net of
 unamortized fees and
 costs                   $842,822    $761,783    $681,582    $556,421
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========


                         Three months ended       Six months ended
                              June 30,                June 30,
                          2006        2005        2006        2005
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Selected operating
 ratios
Return on average
 assets                      1.26%       1.03%       1.26%       0.73%
Return on average
 equity                      9.15%       5.92%       8.80%       3.91%
Net interest margin          4.43%       4.20%       4.53%       4.31%
Efficiency ratio            53.04%      58.87%      54.13%      69.05%
Book value per share       $10.20       $9.61      $10.20       $9.61

                          As of or for the
                            period ended
                              June 30,
Asset quality ratios      2006        2005
                       ----------- -----------
Nonperforming loans to
 total loans                 0.04%       0.20%
Nonperforming assets to
 total assets                0.03%       0.15%
Allowance for loan and
 lease losses to total
 loans                       0.80%       0.83%
Nonaccrual loans               $-        $205
Loans 90 days past due
 still accruing
 interest                    $313      $1,087


(1) As disclosed in Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2005

Source: The Bancorp, Inc.

Contact: The Bancorp, Inc. Andres Viroslav, 215-861-7990 andres.viroslav@thebancorp.com