Potomac Bancshares, Inc. Participates in VirtualBankConference.com

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- (OTC: PTBS) – Potomac Bancshares, Inc. ("the Company") (OTC: PTBS), the bank holding company for Bank of Charles Town, also known as The Community's Bank (the "Bank" or "BCT"),  announced its recent participation in the successful VirtualBankConference.com online conference for bank investors and industry professionals, held on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Potomac Bancshares joined other esteemed banks, including CB Financial Services, Inc. (CBFV), FinWise Bancorp (FINW), First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (FSFG), and Meridian Corporation (MRBK), in presenting at this event. The conference provided valuable insights and connections between banks and investors in an efficient and engaging manner.

Keynote speaker Melissa Roberts, Managing Director at Stephens, Inc., delivered a keynote address on the impact of the Russell Index on bank stocks and upcoming changes to the index methodology. 

Alice Frazier, President and CEO of Potomac Bancshares, presented on behalf of the company.  Joining Alice was Shane Bell, EVP and CFO.  A copy of their presentation can be found at  https://www.mybct.bank/assets/1/6/Investor-Presentation-March-2025.pdf.  To learn more about Potomac Bancshares, visit https://ir.mybct.bank.

VirtualBankConference.com was founded by Julienne Cassarino and Ian Green to facilitate meaningful connections between banks and investors. Potomac Bancshares, Inc. is proud to have been part of this innovative platform and looks forward to continued engagement with industry professionals and investors.

For more information about the conference, in general, please visit VirtualBankConference.com or contact:

• Julienne Coe Cassarino, Sycamore Analytics, [email protected], 860-349-1557
• Ian Green, Pendragon Capital, [email protected], 917-837-2287

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures that the Company's management believes provide useful information for financial and operational decision making, evaluating trends, and comparing financial results to other financial institutions. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this document include adjusted net income, adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average equity, pre-provision pre-tax earnings, adjusted pre-provision pre-tax earnings, fully taxable equivalent interest income, the net interest margin, the efficiency ratio, tangible book value per share, and tangible common equity to tangible assets.

The Company believes certain non-GAAP financial measures enhance the understanding of its business, performance, and financial position. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and not a substitute for, or more important than, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to those reported by other financial institutions. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included at the end of this release.

ABOUT POTOMAC BANCSHARES, INC.

Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (OTCPK: PTBS) is the bank holding company of Bank of Charles Town, which was founded in 1871. The Bank also does business under the names BCT and The Community's Bank. The Bank conducts operations through its main office, an additional eight branch offices, and two loan production offices. The Bank's offices are in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties (WV), Washington County (MD), and Loudoun and Stafford Counties (VA). The Bank offers commercial lines and term loans, residential and commercial construction loans, commercial real estate loans, agricultural loans, and government contractor loans. The Bank is also a Small Business Administration (SBA) Preferred Lender. The Residential Lending division offers secondary market and portfolio mortgage loans, one-time close construction to permanent loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit. For over 70 years, BCT Wealth Advisors has provided caring and personalized trust services, growing into a premier financial management, investments, and estate services provider. The Bank also provides convenient online and mobile banking for individuals, businesses, and local governments plus free access to over 55,000 ATMs through the Allpoint® network plus another approximately 675 free access ATMs through another partnership. BCT was voted WINNER in the LoudounNow 2024 Loudoun's Favorites readers' poll in four categories: Bank, Mortgage Company, Banker, and Financial Planner. In 2023, American Banker selected BCT as a "Top 200 Community Bank," an annual listing of the best performing banks in the United States with assets under $2 billion. BCT was voted a "Best of the Best" winner in the 2024 Journal-News Readers' Choice Awards in three categories:  Bank, Loan Services, and Financial Planning. The Bank was named a "Best Bank to Work For" by American Banker five of the last six years.

The Company's shares are quoted on the OTC Pink Sheet marketplace under the symbol "PTBS." For more information about Potomac Bancshares, Inc., and the Bank, please visit our website at www.mybct.bank.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical facts, such as statements about the Company's growth strategy and deployment of capital. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) general economic conditions, especially in the communities and markets in which the Company conducts its business; (2) credit risk, including risk that negative credit quality trends may lead to a deterioration of asset quality, risk that our allowance for credit losses may not be sufficient to absorb actual losses in the Company's loan portfolio, and risk from concentrations in the Company's loan portfolio; (3) changes in the real estate market, including the value of collateral securing portions of the Company's loan portfolio; (4) changes in the interest rate environment; (5) operational risk, including cybersecurity risk and risk of fraud, data processing system failures, and network breaches; (6) changes in technology and increased competition, including competition from non-bank financial institutions; (7) changes in consumer preferences, spending and borrowing habits, demand for our products and services, and customers' performance and creditworthiness; (8) difficulty growing loan and deposit balances; (9) the Company's ability to effectively execute its business plan; (10) changes in regulations, laws, taxes, government policies, monetary policies and accounting policies affecting bank holding companies and their subsidiaries, including changes in deposit insurance premiums; (11) deterioration in the financial condition of the U.S. banking system may impact the valuations of investments the Company has made in the securities of other financial institutions; (12) regulatory enforcement actions and adverse legal actions; (13) difficulty attracting and retaining key employees; and (14) other economic, competitive, technological, operational, governmental, regulatory, and market factors affecting the Company's operations. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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