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DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/18/12 -- Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK)

  • Net income improves to $6.2 million in second quarter 2012
  • Full reversal of deferred tax asset valuation allowance
  • Nonaccrual loans declined by 28.2% during the second quarter 2012
  • Previously announced acquisition of Private Capital Management expected to close in third quarter
  • Core deposits increased by $46.0 million, or 4.0%, in the second quarter 2012

Guaranty Bancorp, a Colorado-based, community bank holding company, today reported second quarter 2012 net income of $6.2 million, or $0.06 earnings per basic and diluted common share, compared to net income of $1.4 million in the second quarter 2011. After giving effect to a non-cash adjustment of approximately $1.5 million for paid-in-kind preferred stock dividends, the loss per basic and diluted common share was approximately zero for the second quarter 2011.

The $4.8 million improvement in net income in the second quarter 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011 is primarily due to the reversal of the remaining deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $5.7 million, a $0.6 million increase in net interest income, a $0.5 million reduction in provision for loan losses, and a $0.6 million increase in noninterest income, partially offset by a $2.8 million impairment loss on bank facilities scheduled to be closed.

Paul W. Taylor, Guaranty Bancorp's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased with the accomplishments we have made in the second quarter. Excluding the tax benefit and impairment loss, our core operating income would have been $3.0 million. We continued to reduce our nonperforming and classified assets and ended the quarter with a classified asset to capital and allowance ratio of 33.8%, as compared to 35.6% in the prior quarter and 56.3% a year ago. New credit extended and new credit advanced on existing lines was $138.0 million in the second quarter as compared to $116.6 million in the previous quarter. Overall net loan growth in the quarter occurred despite several expected large loan payoffs, and the new loans we have booked continue to add granularity to our portfolio. Our valuable deposit mix also continues to improve with 39.6% of our deposits consisting of noninterest bearing deposits at June 30, 2012, as compared to 35.0% at the end of the prior quarter. In addition, our overall cost of deposits decreased to 0.21% in the second quarter as compared to 0.24% in the previous quarter."

Mr. Taylor continued, "We continue our focus on building a stronger balance sheet and improving income. In addition to our focus on loan and core deposit growth, we moved forward with improving our efficiency. We closed four underperforming branches in the second quarter, and with today's announcement, will close two additional underperforming branch locations later this year. Finally, we are excited to consummate the previously announced acquisition of Private Capital Management, a local investment advisory firm, expected to occur in the third quarter."

For the first six months of 2012, net income improved by $7.2 million to $9.1 million compared to $1.9 million for the same period last year. Earnings per basic and diluted common share improved to $0.09 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 from a loss per basic and diluted common share of $0.02, after giving effect to preferred stock dividends, for the same period last year. The increase in net income for the first six months of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 is primarily due to the reversal of the remaining deferred tax asset valuation allowance, discussed below, an increase in net interest income of $1.2 million, a decrease in provision for loan losses of $1.5 million, an increase in noninterest income of $0.4 million, and a decrease in noninterest expense, excluding the impairment of long-lived assets, of $0.9 million. These improvements were partially offset by the impairment of long-lived assets of $2.8 million recognized in June 2012 in connection with the two branch facilities scheduled to be closed later this year.

The Company had a deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $6.6 million at December 31, 2011. During the second quarter 2012, the remaining deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $5.7 million was reversed based on the Company's determination that it is more likely than not that the entire deferred tax asset will be realized.

Key Financial Measures
Income Statement


                               Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                         -----------------------------   ------------------
                         June 30,  March 31,  June 30,   June 30,  June 30,
                           2012       2012      2011       2012      2011
                         --------  ---------  --------   --------  --------
                          (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income               $  6,192      2,917  $  1,409   $  9,109  $  1,923
Net income (loss) to
 common stockholders        6,192      2,917      (109)     9,109    (1,081)
Earnings (loss) per
 common share            $   0.06  $    0.03  $  (0.00)  $   0.09  $  (0.02)
Return on average assets     1.46%      0.70%     0.32%      1.09%     0.22%
Net interest margin          3.86%      3.93%     3.56%      3.90%     3.49%
Efficiency ratio            76.55%     74.57%    79.88%     75.56%    80.10%

Balance Sheet


                      June 30,   December 31,     %      June 30,      %
                        2012         2011      Change      2011     Change
                     ----------  ------------  ------   ----------  ------
                        (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Cash and cash
 equivalents         $  107,133  $    109,225    (1.9)% $  134,896   (20.6)%
Time deposits with
 banks                   35,000             -   100.0%           -   100.0%
Total investments       398,151       386,141     3.1%     408,806    (2.6)%
Total loans, net of
 unearned discount    1,110,161     1,098,140     1.1%   1,091,132     1.7%
Loans held for sale           -             -     0.0%      14,200  (100.0)%
Allowance for loan
 losses                 (29,307)      (34,661)  (15.4)%    (38,855)  (24.6)%
Total assets          1,750,539     1,689,668     3.6%   1,747,060     0.2%
Average earning
 assets, quarter-to-
 date                 1,602,777     1,575,193     1.8%   1,663,451    (3.6)%
Total deposits        1,378,937     1,313,786     5.0%   1,346,183     2.4%
Book value per
 common share              1.70          1.62     4.9%        1.81    (6.1)%
Tangible book value
 per common share          1.62          1.53     5.9%        1.59     1.9%
Equity ratio - GAAP       10.29%        10.12%    1.7%        9.49%    8.4%
Tangible common
 equity ratio              9.85%         9.59%    2.8%        4.88%  101.9%
Total risk-based
 capital ratio            16.50%        16.33%    1.0%       16.22%    1.7%

Net Interest Income and Margin

                               Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                         -----------------------------   ------------------
                         June 30,  March 31,  June 30,   June 30,  June 30,
                           2012       2012      2011       2012      2011
                         --------  ---------  --------   --------  --------
                                       (Dollars in thousands)

Net interest income      $ 15,383  $  15,300  $ 14,747   $ 30,683  $ 29,457
Interest rate spread         3.53%      3.62%     3.18%      3.57%     3.11%
Net interest margin          3.86%      3.93%     3.56%      3.90%     3.49%
Net interest margin,
 fully tax equivalent        3.95%      4.03%     3.62%      3.99%     3.55%
Average cost of
 deposits, including
 noninterest bearing
 deposits                    0.21%      0.24%     0.55%      0.22%     0.64%

Second quarter 2012 net interest income increased by $0.1 million to $15.4 million from $15.3 million for first quarter 2012, and increased $0.6 million as compared to $14.7 million for second quarter 2011. Although the net interest income increased in the second quarter 2012, the Company's net interest margin of 3.86% reflected a decrease of seven basis points as compared to the first quarter 2012, mostly due to an increase in low-yielding overnight funding due to our growth in noninterest bearing deposits. The Company's net interest margin improved 30 basis points in the second quarter 2012 when compared to the same quarter in the prior year due to favorable improvement in our asset mix.

On a linked quarter basis, second quarter 2012 interest income remained relatively flat while interest expense decreased by $0.1 million. The decline in interest expense was primarily due to a decline in average time deposits of $10.1 million, as well as a reduction in the overall cost of deposits. This resulted in an average cost of deposits for the second quarter 2012 of 21 basis points as compared to 24 basis points for the first quarter 2012.

Second quarter 2012 interest income and interest expense decreased $1.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, as compared to the second quarter 2011. The decline in interest income was primarily due to declines in average yields on loans and investments due to declines in longer-term, fixed rates in the market over the last twelve months and a decline in average loan balances of $6.8 million. The decline in interest expense was primarily due to a $156.1 million decline in average time deposits, mostly higher-cost, brokered time deposits. At June 30, 2012 the Company has one remaining brokered deposit of $0.1 million.

Net interest income increased $1.2 million, or 4.2%, for the first six months of 2012 to $30.7 million from $29.5 million for the same period in 2011. The Company's net interest margin improved 41 basis points to 3.90% for the first six months in 2012 from 3.49% for the first six months in 2011. During the first six months in 2012, interest income decreased $2.6 million primarily due to declines in average interest-earning assets of $118.8 million while the average yield remained relatively flat at 4.49% as compared to the same period in 2011. Interest expense decreased $3.8 million, or 44.8%, in the first six months of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to a decline in average time deposit balances of $202.9 million, mostly due to the maturity of higher-cost, brokered and internet time deposits and a decline in average borrowings of $53.1 million, primarily due to the September 2011 prepayment of several Federal Home Loan Bank notes.

Noninterest Income

The following table presents noninterest income as of the dates indicated:


                                  Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                             ---------------------------   -----------------
                             June 30, March 31, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
                               2012      2012     2011       2012     2011
                             -------- --------- --------   -------- --------
                                              (In thousands)
Noninterest income:
  Customer service and other
   fees                      $  2,382 $   2,271 $  2,386   $  4,653 $  4,700
  Gain (loss) on sale of
   securities                     342       622     (312)       964      402
  Other                           187       206      262        393      514
                             -------- --------- --------   -------- --------
  Total noninterest income   $  2,911 $   3,099 $  2,336   $  6,010 $  5,616
                             ======== ========= ========   ======== ========

On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income decreased $0.2 million in the second quarter 2012 primarily due to decrease in net gains on sales of securities of $0.3 million, partially offset by an increase in customer services charges of $0.1 million.

Noninterest income increased $0.6 million to $2.9 million in the second quarter 2012, as compared to $2.3 million in the second quarter 2011 primarily due to a net increase in the gain on sales of securities.

For the first six months in 2012, noninterest income increased $0.4 million to $6.0 million as compared to $5.6 million during the same period in the prior year. This increase is primarily due to the increase in the net gains on sales of securities of $0.6 million, partially offset by the slight declines in customer service charges and other fee income.

The impact of our previously announced acquisition of Private Capital Management will be reflected in noninterest income through the generation of investment advisory fees, which is anticipated to begin in the third quarter 2012.

Noninterest Expense

The following table presents noninterest expense as of the dates indicated:


                                   Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                              ---------------------------  -----------------
                              June 30, March 31, June 30,  June 30, June 30,
                                2012      2012     2011      2012     2011
                              -------- --------- --------  -------- --------
                                              (In thousands)
Noninterest expense:
  Salaries and employee
   benefits                   $  6,614 $   6,857 $  6,320  $ 13,471 $ 12,935
  Occupancy expense              1,972     2,019    1,792     3,991    3,675
  Furniture and equipment          783       821      913     1,604    1,807
  Amortization of intangible
   assets                          761       762    1,028     1,523    2,056
  Other real estate owned          461       352      466       813    1,229
  Insurance and assessment         881       808      966     1,689    2,191
  Professional fees                856       628      914     1,484    1,822
  Impairment of long lived
   assets                        2,750         -        -     2,750        -
  Other general and
   administrative                2,438     2,235    2,275     4,673    4,435
                              -------- --------- --------  -------- --------
  Total noninterest expense   $ 17,516 $  14,482 $ 14,674  $ 31,998 $ 30,150
                              ======== ========= ========  ======== ========

Noninterest expense increased $3.0 million to $17.5 million in the second quarter 2012 as compared to $14.5 million in the first quarter 2012. The increase is primarily due to a $2.8 million impairment on building premises related to the Company's decision to close two underperforming branches. This decision reflects the Company's ongoing efforts to accelerate performance by deploying assets in areas of greater opportunity. Other increases in noninterest expense include professional fees, which increased $0.2 million, related to problem assets and our previously announced acquisition of Private Capital Management, and other general and administrative expense of $0.2 million, related to marketing and business development expenses. The increase in noninterest expense is partially offset by reductions in salaries and benefit expense of $0.2 million.

As compared to the second quarter in 2011, noninterest expense increased $2.8 million as a result of the impairment of assets discussed in the previous paragraph. In addition to this impairment, several other noninterest expense categories had offsetting variances.

Noninterest expense increased $1.8 million to $32.0 million for the first six months in 2012 as compared to $30.2 million for the same period in 2011. This increase is primarily related to the $2.8 million impairment described above. Other increases in noninterest expenses are related to salary and benefits of $0.5 million primarily due to annual salary increases; occupancy expense of $0.3 million mostly due to charges associated with branch closures in June 2012; and general and administrative expense of $0.2 million mostly related to advertising and business development expense. Partially offsetting these increases in noninterest expense were decreases in furniture and equipment expense of $0.2 million mostly related to lower depreciation; intangible amortization of $0.5 million; write-downs and net operating costs related to other real estate owned of $0.4 million; insurance and assessments of $0.5 million related to lower FDIC and other insurance premiums; and professional fees of $0.3 million.

Balance Sheet


                      June 30,   December 31,     %      June 30,      %
                        2012         2011      Change      2011     Change
                    -----------  ------------  ------  -----------  ------
                                    (Dollars in thousands)
Total assets        $ 1,750,539  $  1,689,668     3.6% $ 1,747,060     0.2%
Average assets,
 quarter-to-date      1,706,862     1,682,168     1.5%   1,767,540    (3.4)%
Total loans, net of
 unearned discount    1,110,161     1,098,140     1.1%   1,091,132     1.7%
Total deposits        1,378,937     1,313,786     5.0%   1,346,183     2.4%
Equity ratio - GAAP       10.29%        10.12%    1.7%        9.49%    8.4%
Tangible common
 equity ratio              9.85%         9.59%    2.8%        4.88%  101.9%

At June 30, 2012, the Company had total assets of $1.8 billion, which represented a $60.9 million increase as compared to December 31, 2011 and a $3.5 million increase as compared to June 30, 2011. The increase in assets from December 31, 2011 consists primarily of a $12.0 million increase in loans, net of unearned discount and a $47.0 million increase in investments. As compared to June 30, 2011, the increase in total assets is primarily due to an increase in loans, net of unearned discount of $19.0 million and an increase in investments of $24.0 million. These increases are partially offset by a decrease in cash and overnight funds of $27.8 million and a decrease in loans held for sale of $14.2 million.

The following table sets forth the amounts of our loans outstanding (excluding loans held for sale) at the dates indicated:


                          June 30,    March 31,   December 31,    June 30,
                            2012         2012         2011          2011
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  -----------
                                           (In thousands)
Loans on real estate:
  Residential and
   Commercial           $   746,965  $   756,409  $    731,107  $   675,283
  Construction               46,413       47,468        44,087       45,421
  Equity lines of
   credit                    44,830       44,745        44,601       48,129
Commercial loans            216,974      208,995       223,479      258,990
Agricultural loans           10,712       10,417        11,527       14,193
Lease financing               2,269        2,269         2,269        3,143
Installment loans to
 individuals                 20,146       20,461        22,937       25,912
Overdrafts                      218          179           254          869
SBA and other                23,419       20,751        19,706       20,736
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  -----------
                          1,111,946    1,111,694     1,099,967    1,092,676
Unearned discount            (1,785)      (1,797)       (1,827)      (1,544)
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  -----------
Loans, net of unearned
 discount               $ 1,110,161  $ 1,109,897  $  1,098,140  $ 1,091,132
                        ===========  ===========  ============  ===========

The $12.0 million growth in total loans, net of unearned discount in the first six months in 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 was primarily related to increases in real estate loans of $18.4 million, partially offset by a decline in commercial loans of $6.5 million. At June 30, 2012, our residential and commercial real estate portfolio included 29.1% owner-occupied properties and 7.0% multi-family properties. We have capacity to extend additional credit on residential and commercial real estate loans as evidenced by our regulatory concentration ratios discussed below.

Since June 30, 2011, the ratio of construction, land and land development loans to capital fell by 26 percentage points to 47% at June 30, 2012. During the same period, the ratio of commercial real estate loans to capital rose slightly by eight percentage points to 267%.

The following table sets forth the amounts of our deposits outstanding at the dates indicated:


                              June 30,   March 31,  December 31,   June 30,
                                2012        2012        2011         2011
                            ----------- ----------- ------------ -----------
                                             (In thousands)
Noninterest-bearing
 deposits                   $   546,229 $   468,133 $    450,451 $   419,731
Interest-bearing demand and
 NOW                            270,940     285,749      289,987     183,287
Money market                    280,767     298,504      277,997     343,920
Savings                          97,497      97,033       91,260      86,139
Time                            183,504     189,509      204,091     313,106
                            ----------- ----------- ------------ -----------
Total deposits              $ 1,378,937 $ 1,338,928 $  1,313,786 $ 1,346,183
                            =========== =========== ============ ===========

At June 30, 2012, noninterest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits increased to 39.6% as compared to 34.3% at December 31, 2011 and 31.2% at June 30, 2011.

Non-maturing deposits increased $85.7 million, or 7.7%, in the second quarter 2012 as compared to the fourth quarter 2011 and $162.4 million, or 15.7%, as compared to second quarter 2011. Time deposits decreased $20.6 million as of June 30, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 and $129.6 million, as compared to June 30, 2011. Time deposits decreased over the past twelve months primarily as a result of management's efforts to reduce the overall level of higher cost time deposits. Total brokered deposits at June 30, 2012 were $0.1 million as compared to $10.2 million at December 31, 2011 and $80.2 million at June 30, 2011. Brokered deposits represented less than 0.1% of total time deposits at June 30, 2012 as compared to 5.0% at December 31, 2011 and 25.6% at June 30, 2011.

Borrowings were $110.2 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 as compared to $163.2 million at June 30, 2011. The Company elected to payoff $51.0 million of FHLB term notes in September 2011. The weighted average rate of these advances was 3.5% with maturity dates that ranged from November 2011 to February 2014. The entire balance of borrowings at each balance sheet date consists of term notes with the FHLB.

Regulatory Capital Ratios

All of the Company's and its subsidiary bank's regulatory capital ratios are above the highest regulatory capital threshold of "well-capitalized" at June 30, 2012. The Company's and its subsidiary bank's actual capital ratios for June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented in the table below:


                                                                  Minimum
                                                                Requirement
                          Ratio at    Ratio at      Minimum      for "Well
                          June 30,     December     Capital    Capitalized"
                            2012       31, 2011   Requirement   Institution
                         ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------

Total Risk-Based Capital
 Ratio:
  Consolidated                16.50%       16.33%        8.00%          N/A
  Guaranty Bank and
   Trust Company              15.67%       15.59%        8.00%        10.00%
Tier 1 Risk-Based
 Capital Ratio:
  Consolidated                15.24%       15.06%        4.00%          N/A
  Guaranty Bank and
   Trust Company              14.41%       14.32%        4.00%         6.00%
Leverage Ratio:
  Consolidated                12.55%       12.12%        4.00%          N/A
  Guaranty Bank and
   Trust Company              11.84%       11.53%        4.00%         5.00%

Generally, the allowance for loan losses is included in total capital for regulatory purposes; however, it is limited to 1.25% of total risk-weighted assets. At June 30, 2012, approximately $11.8 million of the subsidiary bank's allowance for loan losses was disallowed from being included in total risk-based capital under the regulatory capital rules, or approximately 0.85% of our consolidated risk-weighted assets. At June 30, 2012, no deferred tax assets were disallowed for purposes of computing consolidated tier 1 risk-based capital.

Asset Quality

The following table presents select asset quality data (including loans held for sale) as of the dates indicated:


                 June 30,  March 31,  December 31,  September 30,  June 30,
                   2012       2012        2011           2011        2011
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
                                   (Dollars in thousands)

Nonaccrual loans
 and leases      $ 21,291  $  29,648  $     26,801  $      45,790  $ 56,342
Other
 nonperforming
 loans                  -      1,301             6            583     1,675
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
Total
 nonperforming
 loans (NPLs)    $ 21,291  $  30,949  $     26,807  $      46,373  $ 58,017
Other real
 estate owned
 and foreclosed
 assets            24,640     28,072        29,027         22,008    28,362
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
Total
 nonperforming
 assets (NPAs)   $ 45,931  $  59,021  $     55,834  $      68,381  $ 86,379
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Accruing loans
 past due 90
 days or more
 (1)             $      -  $   1,301  $          6  $         583  $  1,675
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========
Accruing loans
 past due 30-89
 days (1)        $ 18,448  $  10,798  $     10,805  $       9,358  $  4,750
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========
Allowance for
 loan losses     $ 29,307  $  30,075  $     34,661  $      35,852  $ 38,855
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========
Selected ratios:
NPLs to loans,
 net of unearned
 discount            1.92%      2.79%         2.44%          4.21%     5.25%
NPAs to total
 assets              2.62%      3.44%         3.30%          4.04%     4.94%
Allowance for
 loan losses to
 NPAs (2)           63.81%     50.96%        62.08%         66.17%    53.83%
Allowance for
 loan losses to
 NPLs (2)          137.65%     97.17%       129.30%        111.43%    88.67%
Allowance for
 loan losses to
 loans (2)           2.64%      2.71%         3.16%          3.29%     3.56%
Loans 30-89 days
 past due to
 loans, net of
 unearned
 discount            1.66%      0.97%         0.98%          0.85%     0.43%

(1) Past due loans include both loans that are past due with respect to
 payments and loans that are past due because the loan has matured, and are
 in the process of renewal, but continue to be current with respect to
 payments.
(2) Excludes loans held for sale.

The following tables summarize our past due loans by class (including loans held for sale) as of the dates indicated:


                             90 days +Past
                  30-89 Days Due and Still Non-Accrual Total Past    Total
June 30, 2012      Past Due     Accruing      Loans        Due       Loans
                  ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ----------

                                        (In thousands)
Commercial and
 residential real
 estate           $   16,779 $           - $    15,021 $   31,800 $  745,764
Construction
 loans                     -             -         114        114     46,339
Commercial loans       1,596             -       2,759      4,355    216,626
Consumer loans            73             -       1,578      1,651     65,090
Other                      -             -       1,819      1,819     36,342
                  ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Total             $   18,448 $           - $    21,291 $   39,739 $1,110,161
                  ========== ============= =========== ========== ==========


                             90 days +Past
                  30-89 Days Due and Still Non-Accrual Total Past    Total
March 31, 2012     Past Due     Accruing      Loans        Due       Loans
                  ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ----------

                                        (In thousands)
Commercial and
 residential real
 estate           $    8,699 $         862 $    14,790 $   24,351 $  755,187
Construction
 loans                     -             -         114        114     47,391
Commercial loans       1,831             -      11,353     13,184    208,657
Consumer loans           268           439       1,713      2,420     65,279
Other                      -             -       1,678      1,678     33,383
                  ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Total             $   10,798 $       1,301 $    29,648 $   41,747 $1,109,897
                  ========== ============= =========== ========== ==========

During the second quarter 2012, nonaccrual loans decreased $8.4 million primarily due to the payoff of a single natural gas energy loan. At June 30, 2012, total classified loans declined $0.2 million and loans classified as special mention and watch loans declined $25.1 million on a linked quarter basis. At June 30, 2012, our classified assets as a percentage of capital and allowance for loan losses decreased to 33.8% as compared to 35.6% at March 31, 2012 and 36.6% at December 31, 2011. Other real estate owned decreased by $3.4 million during the second quarter 2012 as compared to the first quarter 2012.

Net charge-offs in the second quarter 2012 were $1.3 million as compared to $5.6 million in the first quarter 2012 and $9.0 million in the second quarter 2011.

The general component of the allowance for loan losses decreased from $27.5 million at March 31, 2012 to $27.0 million at June 30, 2012. The general component represented 2.4% of loans, net of unearned discount, at June 30, 2012 as compared to 2.5% of loans, net of unearned discount, at the end of the previous quarter. The coverage ratio, defined as allowance for loan losses divided by nonperforming loans, increased from 97.2% at March 31, 2012 to 137.7% at June 30, 2012.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses in the second quarter 2012 of $0.5 million, as compared to $1.0 million in the first quarter 2012 and $1.0 million in the second quarter 2011. The lower level of provision for loan loss over last year reflects the overall improvement in asset quality.

Shares Outstanding

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had 106,215,690 shares of common stock outstanding, consisting of 101,120,690 shares of voting common stock and 5,095,000 shares of non-voting common stock. At June 30, 2012, total common shares outstanding include 2,280,922 shares of unvested stock awards.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures related to tangible assets, including tangible book value and tangible equity ratio, all of which exclude intangible assets, and net income.

The Company discloses these non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company's operational performance and to enhance investors' overall understanding of the Company's core financial performance. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures allow for additional transparency and are used by some investors, analysts and other users of the Company's financial information as performance measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures presented by the Company may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

The following non-GAAP schedules reconcile the book value per share to the tangible book value per share and the GAAP equity ratio to the tangible equity ratio as of the dates indicated:


                                     June 30,    December 31,    June 30,
                                       2012          2011          2011
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
                                    (Dollars in thousands, except per share
                                                   amounts)
Tangible Book Value per Common
 Share
  Total stockholders' equity       $    180,121  $    171,011  $    165,734
  Less: Preferred share
   liquidation preference                     -             -       (69,013)
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
  Stockholders' equity
   attributable to common shares        180,121       171,011        96,721
  Less: Intangible assets                (8,440)       (9,963)      (11,998)
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
  Tangible common equity           $    171,681  $    161,048  $     84,723
                                   ============  ============  ============
  Number of common shares
   outstanding and to be issued     106,215,690   105,436,623    53,389,052

  Book value per common share      $       1.70  $       1.62  $       1.81
  Tangible book value per common
   share                           $       1.62  $       1.53  $       1.59


Tangible Common Equity Ratio
                                     June 30,    December 31,    June 30,
                                       2012          2011          2011
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
                                    (Dollars in thousands, except per share
                                                   amounts)

  Total stockholders' equity       $    180,121  $    171,011  $    165,734
  Less: Intangible assets                (8,440)       (9,963)      (11,998)
    Convertible Preferred Stock               -             -       (69,013)
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
  Tangible common equity           $    171,681  $    161,048  $     84,723
                                   ============  ============  ============

  Total assets                     $  1,750,539  $  1,689,668  $  1,747,060
  Less: Intangible assets                (8,440)       (9,963)      (11,998)
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
  Tangible assets                  $  1,742,099  $  1,679,705  $  1,735,062
                                   ============  ============  ============

  Equity ratio - GAAP (total
   stockholders' equity / total
   assets)                                10.29%        10.12%         9.49%
  Tangible common equity ratio
   (tangible common equity /
   tangible assets)                        9.85%         9.59%         4.88%

The following non-GAAP table reconciles net income to core net income as of the dates indicated:


                                       June 30,    December 31,   June 30,
                                         2012          2011         2011
                                     ------------  ------------ ------------
                                              (Dollars in thousands)
Core Operating Income
  Net income                         $      6,192  $      2,917 $      1,409
  Less: Tax benefit                        (5,914)            -            -
                                     ------------  ------------ ------------
  Net income before tax benefit               278         2,917        1,409
  Less: Impairment of long-lived
   assets                                  (2,750)            -            -
                                     ------------  ------------ ------------
  Core operating income              $      3,028  $      2,917 $      1,409
                                     ============  ============ ============

About Guaranty Bancorp

Guaranty Bancorp is a bank holding company that operates 30 branches in Colorado through a single bank, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company. The Bank provides banking and other financial services including commercial and industrial, real estate, construction, energy, consumer and agricultural loans throughout its targeted Colorado markets to consumers and small to medium-sized businesses, including the owners and employees of those businesses. The Bank also provides private banking and trust services, including personal trust administration, estate settlement, investment management accounts and self-directed IRAs. More information about Guaranty Bancorp can be found at www.gbnk.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: failure to maintain adequate levels of capital and liquidity to support Company's operations; general economic and business conditions in those areas in which the Company operates; demographic changes; competition; fluctuations in interest rates; continued ability to attract and employ qualified personnel; ability to receive regulatory approval for our bank subsidiary to declare dividends to the Company; adequacy of our allowance for loan losses, changes in credit quality and the effect of credit quality on our provision for credit losses and allowance for loan losses; changes in governmental legislation or regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums; changes in accounting policies and practices; changes in business strategy or development plans; changes in the securities markets; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of capital from private or government sources; competition for loans and deposits and failure to attract or retain loans and deposits; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers and the ability of our borrowers to perform under the terms of their loans and terms of other credit agreements; political instability, acts of war or terrorism and natural disasters; and additional "Risk Factors" referenced in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as supplemented from time to time. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to the Company, investors and others are cautioned to consider these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company can give no assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date made. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.


                     GUARANTY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                     June 30,    December 31,    June 30,
                                       2012          2011          2011
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
                                                (In thousands)
Assets
Cash and due from banks            $    107,133  $    109,225  $    134,896

Time deposits with banks                 35,000             -             -

Securities available for sale, at
 fair value                             362,039       353,152       375,921
Securities held to maturity              21,687        18,424        16,277
Bank stocks, at cost                     14,425        14,565        16,608
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
      Total investments                 398,151       386,141       408,806
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------

Loans, net of unearned discount       1,110,161     1,098,140     1,091,132
  Less allowance for loan losses        (29,307)      (34,661)      (38,855)
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
      Net loans                       1,080,854     1,063,479     1,052,277
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------

Loans held for sale                           -             -        14,200
Premises and equipment, net              47,534        53,851        56,118
Other real estate owned and
 foreclosed assets, net                  24,640        29,027        28,362
Other intangible assets, net              8,440         9,963        11,998
Other assets                             48,787        37,982        40,403
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
      Total assets                 $  1,750,539  $  1,689,668  $  1,747,060
                                   ============  ============  ============

Liabilities and Stockholders'
 Equity
Liabilities:
  Deposits:
    Noninterest-bearing demand     $    546,229  $    450,451  $    419,731
    Interest-bearing demand             551,707       567,984       527,207
    Savings                              97,497        91,260        86,139
    Time                                183,504       204,091       313,106
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
      Total deposits                  1,378,937     1,313,786     1,346,183
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
Securities sold under agreements
 to repurchase and federal funds
 purchased                               13,028        16,617        17,608
Borrowings                              110,170       110,177       163,211
Subordinated debentures                  41,239        41,239        41,239
Securities purchased, not yet
 settled                                 12,557        20,800             -
Interest payable and other
 liabilities                             14,487        16,038        13,085
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
      Total liabilities               1,570,418     1,518,657     1,581,326
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock and additional
   paid-in capital - preferred
   stock                                      -             -        67,806
  Common stock and additional
   paid-in capital -common stock        705,058       704,698       619,855
  Shares to be issued for deferred
   compensation obligations                   -             -           237
  Accumulated deficit                  (423,907)     (433,016)     (420,643)
  Accumulated other comprehensive
   income                                 1,333         1,683         1,038
  Treasury stock                       (102,363)     (102,354)     (102,559)
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
      Total stockholders' equity        180,121       171,011       165,734
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' equity        $  1,750,539  $  1,689,668  $  1,747,060
                                   ============  ============  ============




                     GUARANTY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

                         Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                              June 30,                    June 30,
                     --------------------------  --------------------------
                         2012          2011          2012          2011
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                        (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share
                                              data)
Interest income:
  Loans, including
   fees              $     14,511  $     14,999  $     28,993  $     30,533
  Investment
   securities:
    Taxable                 2,366         2,918         4,759         5,983
    Tax-exempt                618           497         1,235           986
  Dividends                   153           163           311           329
  Federal funds sold
   and other                   58            86           100           175
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Total interest
     income                17,706        18,663        35,398        38,006
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Interest expense:
  Deposits                    711         1,886         1,488         4,515
  Securities sold
   under agreement
   to repurchase and
   federal funds
   purchased                   12            17            24            41
  Borrowings                  827         1,303         1,654         2,592
  Subordinated
   debentures                 773           710         1,549         1,401
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Total interest
     expense                2,323         3,916         4,715         8,549
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Net interest
     income                15,383        14,747        30,683        29,457
Provision for loan
 losses                       500         1,000         1,500         3,000
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Net interest
     income, after
     provision for
     loan losses           14,883        13,747        29,183        26,457
Noninterest income:
  Customer service
   and other fees           2,382         2,386         4,653         4,700
  Gain (loss) on
   sale of
   securities                 342          (312)          964           402
  Other                       187           262           393           514
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Total
     noninterest
     income                 2,911         2,336         6,010         5,616
Noninterest expense:
  Salaries and
   employee benefits        6,614         6,320        13,471        12,935
  Occupancy expense         1,972         1,792         3,991         3,675
  Furniture and
   equipment                  783           913         1,604         1,807
  Amortization of
   intangible assets          761         1,028         1,523         2,056
  Other real estate
   owned, net                 461           466           813         1,229
  Insurance and
   assessments                881           966         1,689         2,191
  Professional fees           856           914         1,484         1,822
  Impairment of
   long-lived assets        2,750             -         2,750             -
  Other general and
   administrative           2,438         2,275         4,673         4,435
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Total
     noninterest
     expense               17,516        14,674        31,998        30,150
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Income before
     income taxes             278         1,409         3,195         1,923
Income tax expense
 (benefit)                 (5,914)            -        (5,914)            -
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Net Income       $      6,192  $      1,409  $      9,109  $      1,923
                     ============  ============  ============  ============
Net income (loss)
 applicable to
 common stockholders $      6,192  $       (109) $      9,109  $     (1,081)
                     ============  ============  ============  ============

Earnings (loss) per
 common share-basic: $       0.06  $       0.00  $       0.09  $      (0.02)
Earnings (loss) per
 common share-
 diluted:                    0.06          0.00          0.09         (0.02)

Weighted average
 common shares
 outstanding-basic    103,914,305    51,919,637   103,903,566    51,809,240
Weighted average
 common shares
 outstanding-diluted  104,238,960    51,919,637   104,286,318    51,809,240




                      GUARANTY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Unaudited Consolidated Average Balance Sheets

                               QTD Average                  YTD Average
                   ----------------------------------  ---------------------
                    June 30,  December 31,  June 30,    June 30,   June 30,
                      2012        2011        2011        2012       2011
                   ---------- ------------ ----------  ---------- ----------
                                         (In thousands)
Assets
Interest earning
 assets
  Loans, net of
   unearned
   discount        $1,110,035 $  1,085,975 $1,116,801  $1,107,358 $1,152,810
  Securities          388,959      364,833    395,199     383,040    406,035
  Other earning
   assets             103,783      124,385    151,451      93,446    143,841
                   ---------- ------------ ----------  ---------- ----------
Average earning
 assets             1,602,777    1,575,193  1,663,451   1,583,844  1,702,686
Other assets          104,085      106,975    104,089     103,854    115,734
                   ---------- ------------ ----------  ---------- ----------

Total average
 assets            $1,706,862 $  1,682,168 $1,767,540  $1,687,698 $1,818,420
                   ========== ============ ==========  ========== ==========

Liabilities and
 Stockholders'
 Equity
Average
 liabilities:
Average deposits:
  Noninterest-
   bearing
   deposits        $  502,209 $    459,031 $  408,106  $  475,571 $  404,562
  Interest-bearing
   deposits           847,074      869,758    961,640     855,684  1,014,107
                   ---------- ------------ ----------  ---------- ----------
  Average deposits  1,349,283    1,328,789  1,369,746   1,331,255  1,418,669
Other interest-
 bearing
 liabilities          175,053      173,848    227,133     174,502    229,225
Other liabilities       6,581        9,691      7,396       7,431      8,369
                   ---------- ------------ ----------  ---------- ----------
Total average
 liabilities        1,530,917    1,512,328  1,604,275   1,513,188  1,656,263
Average
 stockholders'
 equity               175,945      169,840    163,265     174,510    162,157
                   ---------- ------------ ----------  ---------- ----------
Total average
 liabilities and
 stockholders'
 equity            $1,706,862 $  1,682,168 $1,767,540  $1,687,698 $1,818,420
                   ========== ============ ==========  ========== ==========




                              GUARANTY BANCORP
                     Unaudited Credit Quality Measures
             (Includes loans held for sale, except where noted)

                                        Quarter Ended
                 ----------------------------------------------------------
                 June 30,  March 31,  December 31,  September 30,  June 30,
                   2012       2012        2011           2011        2011
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
                                   (Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans
 and leases      $ 21,291  $  29,648  $     26,801  $      45,790  $ 56,342
Other
 nonperforming
 loans                  -      1,301             6            583     1,675
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
  Total
   nonperforming
   loans         $ 21,291  $  30,949  $     26,807  $      46,373  $ 58,017
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
Other real
 estate owned
 and foreclosed
 assets            24,640     28,072        29,027         22,008    28,362
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
  Total
   nonperforming
   assets        $ 45,931  $  59,021  $     55,834  $      68,381  $ 86,379
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Total classified
 assets          $ 77,910  $  81,130  $     83,317  $      95,916  $126,098
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Nonperforming
 loans           $ 21,291  $  30,949  $     26,807  $      46,373  $ 58,017
Allocated
 allowance for
 loan losses       (2,272)    (2,572)       (3,490)        (4,483)   (4,177)
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
  Net investment
   in impaired
   loans         $ 19,019  $  28,377  $     23,317  $      41,890  $ 53,840
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Accruing loans
 past due 90
 days or more    $      -  $   1,301  $          6  $         583  $  1,675
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Accruing loans
 past due 30-89
 days            $ 18,448  $  10,798  $     10,805  $       9,358  $  4,750
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Charged-off
 loans           $  2,062  $   6,371  $      2,603  $       4,135  $  9,997
Recoveries           (794)      (785)         (412)          (132)     (973)
                 --------  ---------  ------------  -------------  --------
  Net charge-
   offs          $  1,268  $   5,586  $      2,191  $       4,003  $  9,024
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Provision for
 loan losses     $    500  $   1,000  $      1,000  $       1,000  $  1,000
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Allowance for
 loan losses     $ 29,307  $  30,075  $     34,661  $      35,852  $ 38,855
                 ========  =========  ============  =============  ========

Allowance for
 loan losses to
 loans, net of
 unearned
 discount (1)        2.64%      2.71%         3.16%          3.29%     3.56%
Allowance for
 loan losses to
 nonaccrual
 loans (1)         137.65%    101.44%       129.33%        113.49%    92.20%
Allowance for
 loan losses to
 nonperforming
 assets (1)         63.81%     50.96%        62.08%         66.17%    53.83%
Allowance for
 loan losses to
 nonperforming
 loans (1)         137.65%     97.17%       129.30%        111.43%    88.67%
Nonperforming
 assets to
 loans, net of
 unearned
 discount, and
 other real
 estate owned        4.05%      5.19%         4.95%          6.08%     7.62%
Nonperforming
 assets to total
 assets              2.62%      3.44%         3.30%          4.04%     4.94%
Nonaccrual loans
 to loans, net
 of unearned
 discount            1.92%      2.67%         2.44%          4.15%     5.10%
Nonperforming
 loans to loans,
 net of unearned
 discount            1.92%      2.79%         2.44%          4.21%     5.25%
Annualized net
 charge-offs to
 average loans       0.46%      2.03%         0.80%          1.44%     3.24%

(1) Excludes loans held for sale



Contact:
Paul W. Taylor
President and Chief Executive Officer
Guaranty Bancorp
1331 Seventeenth Street, Suite 345
Denver, CO 80202
303/293-5563

Christopher G. Treece
E.V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Guaranty Bancorp
1331 Seventeenth Street, Suite 345
Denver, CO 80202
303/675-1194

Source: Guaranty Bancorp