Exhibit 99
Press Release
Dated
December 13, 2000
PRESS RELEASE
Today's date: December 13, 2000 Contact: Bill W. Taylor
Release date: Immediately Exec. Vice President, C.F.O.
903-586-9861
JACKSONVILLE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES DECLARATION
OF CASH DIVIDEND
(NASDAQ SYMBOL - JXVL)
Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors, at their
meeting on December 12, 2000, declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per share of
common stock of Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. payable on January 11, 2001, to
stockholders of record at close of business on December 31, 2000.
Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. is the owner of Jacksonville Savings Bank, SSB
that conducts business through seven branches throughout East Texas, in
addition to its home office operations in Jacksonville, Texas.
As of September 30, 2000, Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. had a consolidated
financial statement reflecting assets of $301.5 million, liabilities and
deferred income of $267.4 million and stockholder's equity of $34.1 million.
