Uwharrie reports increase in total assets

Published 2:30 pm Thursday, October 21, 2021

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Uwharrie Capital Corp. and its subsidiary, Uwharrie Bank, reported consolidated total assets of $921 million at Sept. 30, 2021, versus $827.8 million at Dec. 31, 2020.

Net income for the nine-month period ended Sept. 30, 2021, was $8.9 million versus $3.5 million for the same period in 2020. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, net income available to common shareholders was $8.4 million, or $1.17 per share, compared to $3.1 million, or $0.42 per share, for Sept. 30, 2020. Net income available to common shareholders takes into consideration the payment of dividends on preferred stock issued by the company.

Net income for the three-month period ended Sept. 30, 2021, was $2.7 million versus $1.6 million for the same period in 2020. For the three months ended Sept. 30, 2021, net income available to common shareholders was $2.5 million, or $0.35 per share, compared to $1.4 million, or $0.20 per share, for the same quarter in 2020, an increase of 77 percent.

Additionally, the Board of Directors has declared a 3 percent stock dividend to be paid to common stock shareholders on Nov. 23, 2021. Current and prior year earnings per share reported above have been adjusted retroactively for the 3 percent stock dividend.

Shareholders of Uwharrie Capital Corp, as of the record date Nov. 9, 2021, will receive the dividend, which will be paid electronically via book-entry. No stock certificates will be issued. Shareholders will receive a statement indicating the new shares gained. If the stock is held in a brokerage account, shares will be electronically delivered directly to the appropriate account. Only whole shares of stock will be issued. If applicable, a check for payment of a fractional share may also be issued or deposited electronically.

Contact Chief Financial Officer David Beaver at 704-991-1266 for further information.