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Cornelsen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Line Bancshares, Inc. , the parent company of Old Line Bank, reported that net income attributable to Old Line Bancshares, Inc. increased $280,032 or 15.95% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 to $2.0 million from $1.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008. After inclusion of the dividends and accretion on the preferred stock issued under the U.S.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1905759562</guid><pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:17:29 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/100208/cl50497.html?.v=1</link><description>First Bancorp , the parent company of First Bank, announced today fourth quarter net income available to common shareholders of $4.3 million compared to $5.0 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2008. Â Earnings per diluted common share were $0.25 in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to $0.30 in the fourth quarter of 2008. Â For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported net income available to common shareholders of $56.3 million compared to $22.0 million reported for 2008. Â Earnings per diluted common share were $3.37 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $1.37 for 2008.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3870344724</guid><pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business calendar (at Winston-Salem Journal)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/greensboro/winston-salem_journal/fin/SIG=125me429b/*http%3A//www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/feb/07/business-calendar/</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1264810788</guid><pubDate>Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business Milestones (at Winston-Salem Journal)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/greensboro/winston-salem_journal/fin/SIG=12ep0ppa9/*http%3A//www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/feb/07/062055/business-milestones/</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3002107667</guid><pubDate>Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fidelity D&amp;D declares dividend of 25 cents a share (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100205/us_fidelity_d_d_dividend.html?.v=1</link><description>Fidelity D &amp; D Bancorp Inc., the parent of The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2826591728</guid><pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 23:33:28 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Territorial Bancorp declares dividend (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100205/us_territorial_bancorp_dividend.html?.v=1</link><description>Territorial Bancorp Inc. said Friday that its board approved a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share. 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Â Accordingly, the Company will amend its Registration Statement on Form S-1 to reflect the higher appraised value as well as the Company&apos;s operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Â The higher appraised value remains subject to change based on market conditions and regulatory review.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/11687170</guid><pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 22:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>National Bankshares, Inc. 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