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RNS Number : 8929B

BCB Holdings Ltd

25 February 2011

BCB HOLDINGS LIMITED ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE

NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

Belize City, Belize, February 25, 2011 -- BCB Holdings Limited (London - AIM - BCB; Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange - BCBTT; Bermuda - BBHL) (the "Company") reported net income of $3.8m (2009 -- $15.3m) for the three months ended December 31, 2010, the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was $0.04 (2009 -- $0.15).

For the nine months ended December 31, 2010 the Company reported net income of $20.3m (2009 -- $43.3m). Earnings per share for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 was $0.20 (2009 -- $0.46).

Background Information

The Financial Services division operates principally through the Belize Bank in Belize, British Caribbean Bank in the Turks and Caicos Islands and internationally through British Caribbean Bank International Limited which is based in Belize. Within Belize, the Bank is the largest, full service commercial and retail banking operation with a head office in Belize City and thirteen branches extending into each of the six districts of Belize. The principal operations of the Bank are commercial lending, consumer lending, deposit-taking and related banking activities. In Turks and Caicos the Bank is one of the largest commercial lenders.

The Company's associates, Grupo Agroindustrial CB, S.A., Tower Strategic Ltd., Mesocafta International, S.A. and BVI International Holdings, Inc., own edible oil processing and distribution operations and palm seed plantations principally in Costa Rica, where they are market leaders in edible oils, margarine, industrial oils and animal feed.

For further information contact:

Makinson Cowell BCB Holdings

+1 (212) 994 9044 UK +44 (0)20 7248 6700

Belize +501 227 7178

Note: This and other press releases are available at the Company's web site: http://www.bcbholdings.com.

BCB Holdings Limited

Financial Information

Summarized Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

US dollars in millions except per share data

 
                                  3 months    3 months    9 months    9 months 
                                     ended       ended       ended       ended 
                                  December    December    December    December 
                                       31,         31,         31,         31, 
                                      2010        2009        2010        2009 
 
 Financial Services 
  Interest income                     17.9        24.5        58.5        72.8 
 Interest expense                   (11.2)      (11.1)      (33.1)      (34.5) 
 
 Net interest income                   6.7        13.4        25.4        38.3 
 Provision for loan losses           (1.9)       (0.9)       (5.4)       (3.1) 
 Net non-interest expense            (3.9)       (1.0)       (8.3)       (2.6) 
 
 Operating income - Financial 
  Services                             0.9        11.5        11.7        32.6 
 Corporate expenses                  (2.9)       (1.3)       (7.1)       (3.8) 
 
 Total operating (loss) 
  income                             (2.0)        10.2         4.6        28.8 
 Associates                            5.8         5.1        15.7        14.5 
 
 Net income                            3.8        15.3        20.3        43.3 
 
 Earnings per ordinary share: 
  Basic and diluted: 
 Net income                          $0.04       $0.15       $0.20       $0.46 
 
 Number of shares - basic 
  and diluted                       100.0m      100.0m      100.0m       94.5m 
 
 
 
 

BCB Holdings Limited

Financial Information

Summarized Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

 
                                         December 31   March 31 
                                                2010       2010 
                                                  $m         $m 
 
 Assets 
 Financial Services 
 Cash, cash equivalents and due 
  from banks                                    45.0       58.4 
 Interest-bearing deposits with 
  correspondent banks                           82.5       84.0 
 Loans - net                                   822.3      826.3 
 Property, plant and equipment 
  - net                                         20.5       16.2 
 Government of Belize Securities                25.2         -- 
 Other assets                                   91.5       92.1 
 Total Financial Services assets             1,087.0    1,077.0 
 Corporate 
 Cash and cash equivalents                       0.2        0.3 
 Other current assets                            1.3        0.4 
 Property, plant and equipment 
  - net                                           --        0.1 
 Associates                                    118.6      108.6 
 Total assets                                1,207.1    1,186.4 
 
 
 Liabilities and shareholders' 
  equity 
 Financial Services 
 Deposits                                      601.9      611.9 
 Interest payable                               11.6        8.8 
 Other liabilities                               7.2       10.5 
 Long-term debt                                130.7      121.4 
 Total Financial Services liabilities          751.4      752.6 
 Corporate 
 Current liabilities                             5.6        4.0 
 Long-term liabilities                           1.2        1.2 
 Total liabilities                             758.2      757.8 
 Total shareholders' equity                    448.9      428.6 
 
 Total liabilities and shareholders' 
  equity                                     1,207.1    1,186.4 
 

BCB Holdings Limited

Financial Information

Summarized Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 
                                                  2010     2009 
 9 months ended December 31                         $m       $m 
 
 Cash flow from operating activities 
 Net income                                       20.3     43.3 
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to 
  net cash provided by operating activities: 
 Depreciation                                      1.0      1.0 
 Provision for loan losses                         5.4      3.1 
 Undistributed earnings of associates           (10.0)    (7.5) 
 Increase in interest payable                      2.8      0.7 
 Changes in assets and liabilities - net         (2.0)   (21.7) 
 
 Net cash provided by operating activities        17.5     18.9 
 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Purchase of property plant and equipment 
  (net of disposals)                             (5.2)    (0.6) 
 Decrease in interest-bearing deposits             1.5     10.0 
 Increase in Government securities              (25.2)    (2.7) 
 Increase in loans to customers                  (1.4)    (2.7) 
 
 Net cash (utilized) provided by investing 
  activities                                    (30.3)      4.0 
 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Decrease in deposits                           (10.0)   (66.7) 
 Increase (decrease) in long-term debt             9.3    (3.9) 
  Additional paid in capital                        --     52.4 
 Net cash utilized by financing activities       (0.7)   (18.2) 
 
 Net change in cash, cash equivalents and 
  due from banks                                (13.5)      4.7 
 
 Cash, cash equivalents and due from banks 
  at beginning of year                            58.7     47.7 
 
 Cash, cash equivalents and due from banks 
  at end of period                                45.2     52.4 
 
 

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