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BAY BANKS OF VIRGINIA HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

Ammon G. Dunton, Jr. was honored at the
recent Bay Banks of Virginia Stockholders Meeting, holding company for
Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company, held at Indian Creek Yacht &
Country Club, Kilmarnock. Dunton was recognized for his 31 years of
devoted service as a Director of Bank of Lancaster, serving 22 of those
years as Chairman of the Board. Dunton, one of the founding Directors of
Bay Banks, retired from its Board in April of 2007. He was also a
driving force in the establishment of trust services at the Company and
served on the Board of Bay Trust Company from its establishment in 2000
until his retirement in 2005. Dunton received a framed Resolution
recognizing his distinguished service and many valuable contributions to
Bay Banks, Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company. The Resolution was
presented by (l to r) John B. “Jay” Wallin, President of Bay Trust
Company; Austin L. Roberts, III, President & CEO of Bay Banks and Bank
of Lancaster; Dunton; and Allen C. Marple, Chairman of Bay Banks of
Virginia.
Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. (OTC BB:
BAYK), holding company for Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company, held
its annual Stockholders meeting and luncheon on Monday, May 19, 2008 at
Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club, Kilmarnock, Virginia. Chairman Allen
C. Marple welcomed over 220 Stockholders to the meeting, including
Directors, members of the Company’s Advisory Boards, retirees and
several members of the Company’s staff.
Mrs. Pam Varnier, Assistant Corporate
Secretary for the Company, reported that by proxy and in person, 80 % of
the Company stock was represented.
Austin L. Roberts, III and Robert J.
Wittman were re-elected to the holding company’s Board of Directors,
each to serve a three-year term.
On behalf of the Boards of Bay Banks,
Bank of Lancaster, and Bay Trust Company, Chairman Marple read a
Resolution honoring Ammon G. Dunton, Jr., who has served the family of
companies for 31 years. Dunton was elected to the Bank’s Board of
Directors in 1977 and during his 31-year tenure, he was elected Chairman
of the Executive Committee, a position he held for 22 years; and he was
elected Chairman of the Board, a position he held for 21 years. During
his directorship, Dunton served on all of the Board’s Committees, also
serving as Chair of the Trust, Investment and Loan Committees. With the
inception of the Bank’s Community Reinvestment Advisory Boards, Dunton
served as the initial Chairman of each. A Director Emeritus Board was
formed in 1998, which Dunton has chaired since its creation.
Dunton was a driving force in the
establishment of trust services at the Company and in 2000, when Bay
Trust Company was formed, he was elected a Director and served until his
retirement in 2005. In 1997, Dunton was one of the founding Directors of
Bay Banks of Virginia and was elected Chairman, a position he held until
his retirement from that Board in 2007.
Marple noted that during Dunton’s
association with the Bank, it grew from one office with assets of $65
Million to seven offices with assets of $330 Million; and the Bank has
been the market share leader in deposits throughout his tenure.
As outlined in the Resolution adopted by
the three Boards, the Directors expressed to Dunton their gratitude for
the “excellent service, counsel and leadership he has rendered to our
family of companies for the past 31 years” and “the pleasure of their
personal association with him during his tenure.” Presenting the framed
Resolution on behalf of the Boards were Austin L. Roberts, III,
President & CEO of Bay Banks and Bank of Lancaster, Bay Banks Chairman
Marple, and John B. Wallin, President of Bay Trust Company.
John B. “Jay” Wallin reported on Bay
Trust. Wallin first recognized two Trust Company family members who
retired in 2007, Robert C. Berry, Jr. and Kathleen Pollard. Wallin noted
that Berry had served as President and CEO of Bay Trust since 2001 and
while he is no longer involved in the day-to-day operations, Wallin
stated the Company feels fortunate to have his continued counsel on the
Bay Trust Board of Directors. Kathleen Pollard, who served as the Trust
Assistant, retired after 17 years and she, too, is greatly missed by
both the staff and the customers.
Wallin reported that during 2007, assets
under the care and custody of Bay Trust increased by more than $21
Million, a growth rate of better than 13%. Wallin advised that he feels
the growth experienced at Bay Trust is due in large part to the
personal, professional service provided by each member of the staff, a
staff who puts a great deal of focus on the delivery of personal, high
quality service to meet the unique, individual needs of its clients. In
the past year alone, Wallin advised that along with the wide variety of
trust services, the staff has helped clients with the purchase of a
home, the development of commercial real estate, charitable giving and
gift planning, the refinancing of a home, to name only a few. He invited
and encouraged everyone to visit Bay Trust and take advantage of the
professional and unique trust services available right here at home.
Richard C. Abbott, Senior Vice
President, next addressed the Stockholders and his opening remarks were
about the exciting opportunities before the Company. “Today, to me, is a
most exciting time. Emerging technological improvements are fascinating;
processes that once took hours to complete now take minutes. The
Internet has revolutionized banking and presents immense opportunities
for us to deliver incredibly fast responses to our customers and to
deliver services in many new and exciting venues as well as to radically
change and improve our branch retail delivery experience.”
Abbott noted that a few years ago
banking experts deemed branch banking a dinosaur doomed to extinction
because of the Internet and the new online services and ways to bank
from your living room. “While this technology is available to all of our
customers,” Abbott stated, “we have seen no decline in branch customer
activity. We feel this is due in part to the inherent need we all have
to see and to trust the people who will be the custodians of our assets.
We want to look into the eyes of the person that we are entrusting with
our financial present and future. This is what our branch network
strives to accomplish every day.”
Abbott also reported with great pleasure
the opening of the Bank’s third location in Northumberland County. The
Burgess Office will open the first of June, partnering to serve the
residents of Northumberland County with its two present locations in
Callao and Heathsville.
In closing, Abbott stated, “I am
personally confident that the future of our Company is bright, hopeful
and prosperous. It has to be, for we are the only financial services
company fully dedicated to the prosperity of the businesses and
residents of the Northern Neck.”
President & CEO Austin Roberts opened
his remarks by thanking the Stockholders for their attendance and
continued support and also thanking the staff of Indian Creek Yacht and
Country Club for once again hosting the event and doing such an
excellent job. Roberts stated that Bay Banks has a proud 78-year history
and he paid tribute to the retirees in attendance. He reported, “our
institution would not be what it is today without the people that came
before us. Each gave something of themselves, and their legacy and our
enduring values based on our mission provide a clear map to guide our
actions. These values, unlike strategies, never change. Simply put, our
mission is to make the world we are a part of a better place in which to
live.”
Roberts reported that in 2007, our
organization continued to be focused on these values as the company
experienced a year of growth, challenges, opportunities and change. The
year began with the planning of branch opportunities, with the opening
of the new Burgess Office being realized in only a few weeks and plans
to open an office in Colonial Beach on the horizon. Roberts reported on
the enhancing of the Company’s technology, including a service where
business customers can make deposits without leaving their
office. “We also strive,” Roberts stated, “to provide fundamental
insights to help our customers achieve their economic goals and solve
their financial problems. Our financial planning service, Investment
Advantage, and the business programs we provide with cutting-edge
technology, cash management techniques, and credit card services, are
all examples of ways we establish value for our customer relationships.”
All of these things have resulted in Assets Under Management reaching
record levels with growth of nearly 9%. At year-end 2007, assets owned
by the Bank exceeded the $326 Million milestone, resulting in a 6.2%
growth rate. Net Income reached $1.8 Million. “Over the past year, we
have felt that if we continued our growth strategy, we would see
positive long-term effects,” stated Roberts. “I am pleased to report
that for the first quarter of 2008, our net income of $486,000 exceeds
the results of the first quarter of 2007 by 28% and assets our Company
owns are $330 Million – we are on our way to a good year.”
Roberts also reported that during 2007,
loans grew at nearly a 6% rate, and this does not include the loans made
and placed with other investors. This growth was combined with strong
credit quality. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company’s net
charge-offs to total loans were a very small 9 hundredths of one
percent, below other banks in the local market. On the deposit side,
Bank of Lancaster is the bank of preference for 28% of the deposit
dollars in the Northern Neck marketplace, making Bank of Lancaster the
deposit market share leader in its market.
Roberts further reported that the 2007
dividend increase was 3.1%, exceeding inflation and represented the 36th
consecutive year of dividend increases. Stockholders are now receiving a
current dividend yield of 5.55%.
In closing, Roberts recognized Judy
Sydnor, the Bay Banks 2007 Employee of the Year. Roberts stated, “the
key to the financial successes we have had has always been our satisfied
customers. And the key to satisfied customers is outstanding members of
our staff, for it is they who have molded our customer partnerships over
so many years. Judy sets the example we each strive to obtain. Our value
system positively affects the communities we are proud to serve because
our family members live throughout the Northern Neck. Building value
through values only strengthens the long-term customer partnership on
which we are proud and dependent. They in turn make it possible for us
to recruit and retain the best people in our industry, to support the
communities in which we work and live, and in turn reward those who have
entrusted us with their investments. “
Chairman Marple again thanked everyone
for their attendance and the meeting was adjourned.
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