SAVANNAH BANCORP INC
10QSB, 1997-11-13
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                   FORM 10-QSB

                                   (Mark one)
              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997
                                       or
              [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           For the transition period from ___________ to ____________
                         Commission file number 0-18560


                           The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                             Georgia                58-1861820
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                     (State of incorporation)     (IRS Employer
                                                 Identification No.)

                       25 Bull Street, Savannah, GA 31401
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                  912-651-8200
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
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              (Former    name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                         since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports)  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No _

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of October 31, 1997.

           1,709,548 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share

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                           The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
                                Form 10-QSB Index
                               September 30, 1997
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<CAPTION>
                                                                           Page
<S>                                                                        <C>

Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements
 Consolidated Balance Sheets-September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996        2
 Consolidated Statements of Income
   For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996                         3
   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996                     4
 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996                     5
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996                     6
 Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                       7-8

Item 2.
 Management's Discussion and Analysis of  Financial Condition
   and Results of Operations                                                8-11


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                                  12
Item 2.   Changes in Securities                                              12
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                    12
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                12
Item 5.   Other Information                                                  12
Item 6.   Exhibits or Reports on Form 8-K                                    12
Signatures                                                                   12

Financial Data Schedules                                                   13-14
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                    The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                     September 30,  December 31,
                                                        1997            1996
                                                     ------------   ------------
                                                      (Unaudited)
Assets
<S>                                                   <C>             <C>     
 Cash and due from banks                              $  5,944        $  6,015
 Federal funds sold                                      8,262          10,810
 Investment securities available for sale:
   U. S. Treasury Securities (amortized cost of
     $13,164 and $16,235 in 1997 and 1996)              13,152          16,209
   Other taxable investments (amortized cost of
     $13,818 and $9,936 in 1997 and 1996)               13,842           9,896
   State and municipal investments (amortized cost
     of $3,377 and $3,125 in 1997 and 1996)              3,500           3,186
                                                      --------        --------
      Total investment securities available for sale    30,494          29,291
    Loans                                               97,699          88,649
    Less allowance for loan losses                      (1,376)         (1,240)
                                                      --------        --------
         Net loans                                      96,323          87,409
    Premises and equipment, net                          2,735           2,368
    Other assets                                         1,640           1,559
                                                      --------        --------
         Total assets                                 $145,398        $137,452
                                                      ========        ========


    Liabilities
    Deposits:
       Non-interest bearing demand                    $ 19,045        $ 21,812
       Interest-bearing demand                          21,287          22,611
       Savings                                           4,299           3,232
       Money market accounts                            18,679          14,656
       Time, $100,000 and over                          23,809          23,106
       Other time deposits                              39,155          35,983
                                                      --------        --------
         Total deposits                                126,274         121,400
    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
         agreements to repurchase                        3,515           1,850
    Other liabilities                                    1,056             916
                                                      --------        --------
         Total liabilities                             130,845         124,166
                                                      --------        --------

    Shareholders' Equity
      Common stock, par value $1 per share:  authorized
        20,000,000 shares; issued 1,782,598 and 1,188,408
        shares in 1997 and 1996                          1,783           1,188
      Preferred stock, par value $1 per share:
         authorized 10,000,000 shares, none issued         -               -
      Capital surplus                                    8,924           9,519
      Retained earnings                                  4,267           3,136
      Treasury stock, at cost, 73,050 and 54,200 shares
        in 1997 and 1996                                  (504)           (554)
      Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on
        available for sale securities                       83              (3)
                                                      --------        --------
         Total shareholders' equity                     14,553          13,286
                                                      --------        --------
         Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $145,398        $137,452
                                                      ========        ========      
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    See the condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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                    The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
                      (in thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                       For the Quarter Ended
                                                           September 30,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                        1997            1996
     <S>                                              <C>             <C>
                                                      --------        --------
     Interest Income:
     Loans (includes loan fees)                       $  2,272        $  1,871
     Investment securities                                 468             471
     Federal funds sold                                     82              77
                                                      --------        --------
          Total  interest income                         2,822           2,419
                                                      --------        --------
     Interest Expense:
     Deposits                                            1,227           1,105
     Other short-term borrowings                            45              16
                                                      --------        --------
          Total interest expense                         1,272           1,121
                                                      --------        --------
     Net Interest Income                                 1,550           1,298
     Provision for loan losses                              55              30
                                                      --------        --------
     Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses                         1,495           1,268
                                                      --------        --------
     Other Income
     Service charges on deposit accounts                    95              98
     Mortgage origination fees                             113              39
     Other income                                           51              22
                                                      --------        --------
          Total other operating income                     259             159
                                                      --------        --------

     Other Expense
     Salaries and employee benefits                        553             417
     Occupancy expense                                      82              78
     Equipment expense                                      81              58
     Other operating expenses                              288             256
                                                      --------        --------
          Total other expense                            1,004             809
                                                      --------        --------
     Income before provision for income taxes              750             618
     Provision for income taxes                            259             208
                                                      --------        --------
     Net income                                       $    491        $    410
                                                      ========        ========

     Net income per share: (a)
          Primary                                     $    .27        $    .23
                                                      ========        ======== 
          Fully diluted                               $    .27        $    .23 
                                                      ========        ========
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     (a) - 1996 restated for a 3-for-2 stock split  distributed  on February 24,
1997.

     See the condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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                   The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                       Consolidated Statements of Income
                 (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                  (Unaudited)


                                                      For the Nine Months Ended
                                                            September 30,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                        1997            1996
     <S>                                              <C>             <C>
                                                      --------        --------
     Interest Income
     Loans (includes loan fees)                       $  6,366        $  5,420
     Investment securities                               1,386           1,346
     Federal funds sold                                    357             285
                                                      --------        --------
        Total  interest income                           8,109           7,051
                                                      --------        --------
     Interest Expense
     Deposits                                            3,585           3,258
     Other short-term borrowings                           112              45
                                                      --------        --------
        Total interest expense                           3,697           3,303
                                                      --------        --------
     Net Interest Income                                 4,412           3,748
     Provision for loan losses                             170             150
                                                      --------        --------
     Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses                         4,242           3,598
                                                      --------        --------
     Other Income
     Service charges on deposit accounts                   299             284
     Mortgage origination fees                             246             145
     Other income                                          132              55
                                                      --------        --------
        Total other operating income                       677             484
                                                      --------        --------

     Other Expense
     Salaries and employee benefits                      1,591           1,247
     Occupancy expense                                     240             227
     Equipment expense                                     221             177
     Other operating expenses                              868             764
                                                      --------        --------
        Total other expense                              2,920           2,415
                                                      --------        --------
     Income before provision for income taxes            1,999           1,667
     Provision for income taxes                            696             584
                                                      --------        --------
     Net income                                       $  1,303        $  1,083
                                                      ========        ========

     Net income per share: (a)
        Primary                                       $    .72        $    .61
                                                      ========        ========
                                                                   
        Fully diluted                                 $    .72        $    .61
                                                      ========        ========
</TABLE>

     (a) - 1996 restated for a 3-for-2 stock split  distributed  on February 24,
1997.

     See the condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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                    The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
           Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
                  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                  Net
                                                                                              Unrealized
                                                                                                Holding
                                              Common      Capital     Retained    Treasury   Gains(Losses)
                                   Shares      Stock      Surplus     Earnings      Stock     Net of Tax     Total
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------
<S>                              <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>           <C>
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 1996

Balance, December 31, 1995        1,188,408     $ 1,188     $ 9,519     $ 1,759      ($ 554)       $ 251    $ 12,163

Cash dividends - $.055 per share      -             -           -           (96)         -            -          (96)

Change in unrealized gains 
 (losses)on securites available  
 for sale, net of tax                -             -           -            -           -          (389)       (389)

Net income                           -             -           -          1,083         -            -         1,083
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------

Balance at end of period         1,188,408     $ 1,188      $ 9,519     $ 2,746      ($ 554)      ($ 138)   $ 12,761
                                 ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ===========  ==========  
 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 1997

Balance, December 31, 1996       1,188,408     $ 1,188      $ 9,519     $ 3,136      ($ 554)        ($ 3)   $ 13,286

Three-for-two stock split          594,190         595         (595)        -            -            -          -

Cash dividends - $.10 per share       -             -            -         (172)         -            -         (172)

Change in unrealized gains 
 (losses) on securities available
 for sale, net of tax                 -             -            -           -           -            86          86

Reissuance of treasury stock          -             -            -           -           50           -           50

Net income                            -             -            -        1,303          -            -        1,303
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------

Balance at end of period          1,782,598     $ 1,783     $ 8,924     $ 4,267      ($ 504)        $ 83    $ 14,553
                                 ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ===========  ==========
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  See the condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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                    The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                             (dollars in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                      For the Nine Months Ended
                                                             September 30,
                                                      ------------------------                                              
Operating Activities                                    1997            1996
                                                      --------        --------
                                                                             
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>    
Net income                                             $ 1,303         $ 1,083
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
  Provided by operating activities:
  Provision for loan losses                                170             150
  Depreciation of premises and equipment                   190             182
  Amortization of investment securities discount-net       257              95
  Increase in accrued interest receivable                  (95)           (225)
  Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets            (40)            (94)
  Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable           43             (32)
  Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                  97            (226)
                                                      --------        ---------
        Net cash provided by operating activities        1,925             933
                                                      --------        ---------
Investing Activities
Net increase in federal funds sold                       2,548           4,586
Purchases of investment securities                      (4,320)        (13,594)
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities        3,000           6,775
Proceeds from sale of investment securities                  0             992
Net increase in loans made to customers                 (9,084)         (8,804)
Capital expenditures                                      (557)           (561)
                                                      --------        --------
        Net cash used in investing activities           (8,413)        (10,606)
                                                      --------        --------
Financing Activities
Net increase in demand, savings and 
 money market accounts                                     999           3,740
Net increase in certificates of deposit                  3,875           8,149
Net increase (decrease) in securities 
   sold under agreements to repurchase                   1,705          (1,180)
Net (decrease) increase in federal funds purchased         (40)            810
Reissuance of treasury stock                                50               0
Dividend payments                                         (172)            (96)
                                                      --------        --------
        Net cash provided by financing activities        6,417          11,423
                                                      --------        --------
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents                      (71)          1,750
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year           6,015           4,459
                                                      --------        --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period             $ 5,944         $ 6,209
                                                      ========        ========
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See the condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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                    The Savannah Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
              Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial  information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Article S-X.
Accordingly,  they do not include all of the information and footnotes  required
by generally accepted accounting  principles for complete financial  statements.
In the opinion of management,  all adjustments  (consisting of normal  recurring
accruals)  considered  necessary  for a fair  presentation  have been  included.
Operating  results for the nine month  period ended  September  30, 1997 are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results  that may be expected for the year ended
December 31, 1997. For further information,  refer to the consolidated financial
statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1996.

Note 2 - Shareholders' Equity

On January 26, 1997, the Company's  Board of Directors  declared a three-for-two
stock split payable  February 24, 1997 to  shareholders of record on February 7,
1997.  Per share  amounts  and  weighted-average  shares  have been  restated to
reflect the stock split.

Note 3 - Shares Used in Computing Net Income per Share

Net income per fully diluted income share is computed using the weighted-average
number of common and dilutive common  equivalent shares  outstanding  during the
periods.  The fully diluted  weighted  average shares  outstanding for the third
quarters  of 1997 and 1996 were  1,805,000  and  1,760,000,  respectively.  They
included 98,000 and 59,000 common share equivalent  shares in 1997 and 1996. The
fully diluted weighted  average shares  outstanding were 1,802,000 and 1,761,000
for the first nine months of 1997 and 1996,  respectively.  They included 95,000
and 60,000 common equivalent shares in 1997 and 1996, respectively.

Note 4 - Change in Accounting Standard

In February,  1997, The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" which, when
adopted,  will replace the current  methodology  for  calculating and presenting
earnings  per share.  Under SFAS No.  128,  primary  earnings  per share will be
replaced  with a  presentation  of basic  earnings  per share and fully  diluted
earnings  per share will be replaced  with  diluted  earnings  per share.  Basic
earnings  per  share  excludes  dilution  and is  computed  by  dividing  income
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed similarly to
fully diluted earnings per share.  The statement will be effective  beginning in
the  Company's  financial  statements  for the year  ended  December  31,  1997,
including  restatement  of  historical  earnings  per  share  presented  in such

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financial  statements.  Management does not expect the impact of SFAS No. 128 to
materially differ from the current presentation of earnings per share.


Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
             And Results of Operations

For a  comprehensive  presentation  of The Savannah  Bancorp,  Inc.'s  financial
condition at September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, and results of operations
for the quarters  ended  September  30, 1997 and 1996,  the  following  analysis
should be reviewed along with other information including the Company's December
31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.

Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity Management

The objectives of funds management  include  maintaining  adequate liquidity and
reasonable  harmony  between  the  repricing  of  sources  and  uses of funds on
interest sensitive assets and liabilities.  The goal of liquidity  management is
to insure the  availability  of  adequate  funds to meet the loan demand and the
deposit  withdrawal  needs of the bank's  customers.  This is  achieved  through
maintaining a combination of sufficient liquid assets,  core deposit growth, and
unused capacity to purchase funds in the money markets.

The Company will fund anticipated  loan growth primarily  through normal deposit
growth.  However,  the Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
(FHLB)  and has access to  borrowings  in excess of $10.0  million  by  pledging
qualifying  residential  real estate loans under a blanket float lien agreement.
The FHLB will also lend against unpledged investment securities of approximately
$15 million. In addition, the Bank has $8.0 million of unused short-term federal
funds borrowing lines available from correspondent banks.

The  relatively  high volume of $23.8  million of  certificates  of deposit over
$100,000 includes $9-11 million of negotiated rate deposits. The remaining large
certificates  are  considered  to  be  core  deposit  funds.   Most  are  on  an
automatically  renewing  basis for 6 - 12 months  and have  proven to be no more
rate sensitive than the smaller time deposits. These deposits have been acquired
and retained primarily through  relationships and service.  The Bank has done no
advertising  of higher rates to attract  deposits and has  consistently  set its
deposit rates with very little  premium above the regional bank  competition  in
our market area.

The Bank opened its fourth office six miles east of downtown Savannah on October
1, 1997.  This new office along with the offices  opened in 1990,  1992 and 1995
are expected to provide  continued core deposit growth as well as commercial and
consumer loan growth.

A continuing objective of asset liability management is to maintain a high level
of variable  rate assets,  including  variable  rate loans and  shorter-maturity
investments,  to balance  increases in market  sensitive  liabilities.  Interest
sensitivity  management  and its  

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effects  on the net  interest  margin  require
analyses  and actions  which take into  consideration  volumes  repriced and the
timing and magnitude of their change. The interest sensitivity gaps that existed
at September 30, 1997 are presented in the following table:

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                                                                    Cumulative
  Interest sensitive within:     Assets   Liabilities      Gap         Gap
  --------------------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
      <S>                       <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>      
       3 months                 $ 62,739     $ 67,382    $  (4,643)    $ (4,643)
       3 - 6 months                8,156       12,622       (4,466)      (9,109)
       6 - 12 months               9,638       16,252       (6,614)     (15,723)
       Over 12 months             55,787       14,487       41,300      $25,577
                              ----------  -----------  -----------  ===========
          Total                 $136,320     $110,743     $ 25,577
                              ==========  ===========  ===========
</TABLE>

At September  30, 1997,  the balance  sheet was  liability-sensitive  within one
year.  However,  because certain  deposits such as NOW, savings and money market
accounts reprice with less volatility than prime, the Bank's net interest margin
is asset  sensitive.  Management has policies and procedures in place to measure
and report  anticipated  net interest  income  fluctuations  based on rising and
falling rates.  The Board has specified a maximum risk level of 5% of annualized
net  interest  income on an  immediate  decrease  in the prime rate of 200 basis
points. The Bank is presently operating within the specified risk levels.

Financial Condition

For the first  nine  months  of 1997,  loans  increased  $9.1  million  to $97.7
million,  and deposits  increased  $4.9 million to $126.3  million.  The loan to
deposit  ratio was 77.4% at September 30, 1997 compared to 73.0% at December 31,
1996.  Non-performing  assets were  $163,000 at September  30, 1997  compared to
$23,000 at December 31, 1996.

Management has continued to classify all investment  securities as available for
sale. Fluctuations in the U. S. Treasury market rates have caused both decreases
and increases in the market value of the available for sale investment portfolio
and the related equity valuation account. Capital ratios for regulatory purposes
are not impacted by the net  unrealized  holding gains (losses) on available for
sale  securities.  Management  has chosen the  flexibility  to  restructure  the
investment  portfolio  and to  recognize  gains or  losses  on  securities  when
appropriate.

The Company's lending and investment policies emphasize quality and well-managed
growth.  These policies may translate into slower growth in net interest  income
and earnings in the  short-term;  however,  management  believes  these policies
result in lower costs and quality earnings and are best for the shareholders and
customers in the long-term.

At September 30, 1997,  $2.7 million or  approximately  18.8% of equity capital,
was invested in bank premises and  equipment.  Equity capital was $14.6 million,
or 10.0% of total  assets,  compared to the  regulatory  minimum of 4.0%.  Total
capital is 16.0% of risk-based assets compared to the regulatory  minimum of 8%.
The net  unrealized  holding 

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 gains on the  available  for sale  portfolio  were
$83,000 at September 30, 1997 compared to losses of $3,000 at December 31, 1996.

Results of Operations - Third Quarter, 1997 vs. Third Quarter, 1996

The net  income  for the  third  quarter,  1997 was  $491,000  or $.27 per fully
diluted share, compared to $410,000, or $.23 per fully diluted share in the same
period of 1996, an increase of 20% in net income and 17% in per share  earnings.
Per share amounts for 1996 have been restated to reflect a  three-for-two  stock
split distributed on February 24, 1997.

Net interest  income for the third quarter,  1997,  was  $1,550,000  compared to
$1,298,000 in 1996, an increase of 19.4%. Average  interest-earning  assets were
up 13.4% in 1997 over  1996.  The third  quarter  net yield on  interest-earning
assets  increased to 4.65% from 4.43% in 1996. The higher net interest margin is
primarily attributable to a 25 basis point increase in the prime lending rate in
March, 1997 and the higher levels of loans as compared to the prior year.

The provision for loan losses was $55,000 in the third quarter of 1997, compared
to $30,000 for the same period in 1996. There were $22,000  charge-offs and $300
recoveries in the third quarter of 1997, and $6,000  recoveries  during the same
period in 1996. There were no charge-offs during the third quarter of 1996.

Total  other  income in 1997 was  $259,000  compared  to  $159,000  in 1996,  an
increase of 62.9%.  Large volume increases in mortgage  origination fees and new
ATM transaction fees are the primary reasons for the increase.

Other expenses were  $1,004,000 in the third quarter,  1997 compared to $809,000
in the third quarter, 1996, an increase of 24.1%. Salaries and employee benefits
increases  include  promotional  and incentive  increases,  two positions in the
trust  department  and  five  full-time  equivalent  positions  in the  lending,
mortgage  and  branch  offices.  Increases  in  occupancy,  equipment  and other
expenses primarily reflect normal volume and inflation growth.

The  provision  for  income  taxes was  $259,000  in the third  quarter  of 1997
compared to  $208,000  in the second  quarter of 1996.  The  effective  combined
federal and state income tax provisions were 34.5% in 1997 and 33.7% in 1996.

Results of Operations - First Nine Months, 1997 vs. First Nine Months, 1996

The net  income for the first nine  months of 1997 was  $1,303,000,  or $.72 per
fully diluted share, compared to $1,083,000,  or $.61 per fully diluted share in
the same  period of 1996.  Per share  amounts  for 1996  have been  restated  to
reflect a three-for-two stock split distributed on February 24, 1997.

Net interest income for the first nine months,  1997, was $4,412,000 compared to
$3,748,000 in 1996, an increase of 17.7%. Average  interest-earning  assets were
up 14.5% in 1997 over 1996. The net yield on  interest-earning  assets increased
to 4.55% from 4.39%. The increase in the net yield on interest-earning assets is
primarily

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attributable  to a 25 basis point increase in the prime rate in March
1997 and the 15% increase in loans over the prior year.

The provision for loan losses was $170,000 and $150,000 in the first nine months
of 1997 and 1996,  respectively.  Charge-offs  were $40,000 and recoveries  were
$6,000 in the  first  nine  months  of 1997 and  charge-offs  were  $12,000  and
recoveries were $6,000 in the same period in 1996.

Other income was $677,000 in the first nine  months,  1997  compared to $484,000
for the same period in 1996. Higher volumes of deposit accounts,  non-sufficient
check fee volume, mortgage origination fees and new ATM transaction fees are the
primary reasons for the increases in other income.

Other expenses  totaled  $1,999,000 and $1,667,000 for first nine months of 1997
and 1996,  respectively,  an increase of 19.9%.  Salaries and employee  benefits
increases  include  promotional  and incentive  increases,  two positions in the
trust  department and additional  positions in the lending,  mortgage and branch
offices. Increases in occupancy,  equipment and other expenses primarily reflect
normal volume and inflation growth.

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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.      Legal proceedings.  None

Item 2.      Changes in Securities.

As described in Note 2, a three-for-two  stock split in the form of a 50 percent
stock  dividend  was  declared  on January 27,  payable on February  24, 1997 to
shareholders  of record on February 7, 1997. An additional  594,190  shares were
issued bringing the total issued shares to 1,782,598.

Item 3.      Defaults upon Senior Securities.  None

Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  None.

Item 5.      Other Information.  None

Item 6.      Exhibits or Reports on Form 8-K.  None.

Signatures

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.
                              ---------------------------------------------
                                             (Registrant)


Date  11/12/97                /s/ Archie H. Davis
                                  Archie H. Davis - President & CEO


Date  11/12/97                /s/ Robert B. Briscoe
                                  Robert B. Briscoe - Chief Financial Officer




                   





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