CENIT BANCORP INC
10-Q, 1998-05-05
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                                      

                                    FORM 10-Q

                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                                       


For Quarter Ended March 31, 1998              Commission File Number 0-20378

                              CENIT BANCORP, INC. 
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                                         54-1592546
(State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer Identification
 incorporation or organization)                        Number)

       225 West Olney Road
          Norfolk, Virginia                               23510
(Address of principal executive                        (Zip code)
      office)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (757) 446-6600

     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 the latest practicable date.


Common Stock $.01 Par Value                                  4,984,830
       Title of Class                              Number of Shares Outstanding
                                                       as of April 22, 1998

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                      CENIT BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                    Contents
                -----------------------------------------------




                                                                            Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1
   Financial Statements

Consolidated  Statement of Financial  Condition as of March 31, 1998 (Unaudited)
and December 31, 1997......................................................... 1

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 1998 and March 31, 1997........................................2

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three
Months Ended March 31, 1998 and March 31, 1997.................................3

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended 
March 31, 1998 and March 31, 1997..............................................4

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the 
Three Months ended March 31, 1998..............................................5

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements...........................6

Item 2
   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
   Operations..................................................................7


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1
   Legal Proceedings..........................................................16

Item 2
   Changes in Securities......................................................16

Item 3
   Defaults Upon Senior Securities............................................16

Item 4
   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........................16

Item 5
   Other Information..........................................................16

Item 6
   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...........................................16

   Signatures.................................................................16

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 - Financial Statements
                                       CENIT BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                   (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      ASSETS
                                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                                           March 31, 1998       December 31, 1997
                                                                           --------------       -----------------
<S>                                                                           <C>                   <C>

Cash                                                                          $  19,564             $  16,993
Federal funds sold                                                               14,591                37,118
Securities available for sale at fair value (adjusted
   cost of $136,886 and $135,861, respectively)                                 137,992               137,188
Loans, net:
   Held for investment                                                          519,727               486,487
   Held for sale                                                                  4,001                 3,167
Interest receivable                                                               5,301                 4,888
Real estate owned, net                                                              725                 1,098
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost                   10,211                 8,711
Property and equipment, net                                                      14,301                14,230
Goodwill and other intangibles, net                                               3,919                 4,010
Other assets                                                                      4,095                 4,193
                                                                              ---------             ---------
                                                                              $ 734,427             $ 718,083
                                                                              =========             =========
                                       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
   Deposits:
     Noninterest-bearing                                                      $  63,169             $  54,874
     Interest-bearing                                                           446,276               452,796
                                                                              ---------             ---------
        Total deposits                                                          509,445               507,670
   Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank                                     158,000               145,000
   Other borrowings                                                               1,861                 2,575
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                                 9,778                 9,664
   Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance                          1,366                   720
   Other liabilities                                                              3,479                 2,517
                                                                              ---------             ---------
        Total liabilities                                                       683,929               668,146
                                                                              ---------             ---------
Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized 3,000,000
     shares; none outstanding                                                         -                     -
   Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 7,000,000 shares;
     issued and outstanding 4,977,321 and 4,971,243 shares,
     respectively                                                                    50                    50
   Additional paid-in capital                                                    18,240                18,119
   Retained earnings - substantially restricted                                  35,927                35,416
   Common stock acquired by Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)                 (4,188)               (4,232)
   Common stock acquired by Management Recognition
     Plan (MRP)                                                                    (243)                 (271)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income,
     net of income taxes                                                            712                   855
                                                                              ---------             ---------
     Total stockholders' equity                                                  50,498                49,937
                                                                              ---------             ---------
                                                                              $ 734,427             $ 718,083
                                                                              =========             =========
<FN>
The notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements are an integral part of
this statement.
</FN>

</TABLE>

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                                       CENIT BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                  UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Three Months
                                                                                                   Ended
                                                                                                March 31,
                                                                                         1998             1997
                                                                                         ----             ----
<S>                                                                                   <C>                <C>

Interest and fees on loans                                                            $  10,050          $ 8,875
Interest on mortgage-backed certificates                                                  1,483            2,713
Interest on investment securities                                                           679              727
Dividends and other interest income                                                         352              236
                                                                                      ---------          -------
   Total interest income                                                                 12,564           12,551
                                                                                      ---------          -------
Interest on deposits                                                                      5,102            5,056
Interest on borrowings                                                                    2,075            2,165
                                                                                      ---------          -------
   Total interest expense                                                                 7,177            7,221
                                                                                      ---------          -------
   Net interest income                                                                    5,387            5,330
Provision for loan losses                                                                   204              150
                                                                                      ---------          -------
   Net interest income after provision for loan losses                                    5,183            5,180
                                                                                      ---------          -------
Other income:
   Deposit fees                                                                             603              483
   Merchant processing fees                                                                 393              227
   Commercial mortgage brokerage fees                                                       181                4
   Gains on sales of loans and securities, net                                              175              108
   Other                                                                                    213              149
                                                                                      ---------          -------
     Total other income                                                                   1,565              971
                                                                                      ---------          -------

Other expenses:
   Salaries and employee benefits                                                         2,088            2,080
   Equipment, data processing and supplies                                                  704              686
   Net occupancy expense of premises                                                        473              460
   Merchant processing                                                                      361              190
   Professional fees                                                                        194              113
   Expenses related to proxy contest and other matters                                        -              394
   Other                                                                                    678              604
                                                                                      ---------          -------
     Total other expenses                                                                 4,498            4,527
                                                                                      ---------          -------

Income before income taxes                                                                2,250            1,624
Provision for income taxes                                                                  793              570
                                                                                      ---------          -------
   Net income                                                                         $   1,457          $ 1,054
                                                                                      =========          =======

Earnings per  share:
   Basic                                                                              $     .31          $   .22
                                                                                      =========          =======
   Diluted                                                                            $     .30          $   .21
                                                                                      =========          =======
Dividends per common share                                                            $     .10          $   .08
                                                                                      =========          =======






<FN>

The notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements are an integral part of
this statement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                      CENIT BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

            UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                             (Dollars in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                               Three Months
                                                                                                   Ended
                                                                                                March 31,
                                                                                         1998             1997
                                                                                         ----             ----
<S>                                                                                    <C>               <C>


Net income                                                                             $  1,457          $ 1,054
                                                                                       --------          -------

Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes:
   Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale
     Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period                           (189)             (59)
     Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income                     (31)               -
                                                                                       --------          -------

Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes                                     (220)             (59)

Income tax benefit related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)                     77               26
                                                                                       --------          -------

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes                                     (143)             (33)
                                                                                       --------          -------

Comprehensive income                                                                   $  1,314          $ 1,021
                                                                                       ========          =======























<FN>

The notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements are an integral part of
this statement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                                       CENIT BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                  UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                              (Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Three months ended March 31,
                                                                             1998               1997
<S>                                                                       <C>                <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                             $  1,457           $  1,054
   Add (deduct) items not affecting cash in the period:
     Provision for loan losses                                                 204                150
     Provision for losses on real estate owned                                  14                 24
     Amortization of loan yield adjustments                                    100                 (5)
     Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net                             578                518
     Net (gains) losses on sales/disposals of:
        Securities                                                             (31)                 -
        Loans                                                                 (144)              (108)
        Real estate, property and equipment                                     46                  2
     Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale                             12,945              6,813
     Originations of loans held for sale                                   (13,636)            (7,232)
     Change in assets/liabilities:
        Decrease in interest receivable and other assets                      (251)            (1,037)
        Increase in other liabilities                                          651                516
                                                                           -------            -------
        Net cash provided by operating activities                            1,933                695
                                                                           -------            -------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of securities available for sale                              (32,903)            (4,077)
   Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale                     17,768                  -
   Principal repayments on securities available for sale                     9,984             16,902
   Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale                 4,000              5,000
   Net increase in loans held for investment                               (33,391)           (19,023)
   Net proceeds on sales of real estate owned                                  161                 49
   Additions to real estate owned                                                -                (77)
   Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock                                (1,650)            (1,000)
   Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock                                  150                  -
   Purchases of property and equipment                                        (392)              (601)
                                                                           -------            -------
     Net cash used for investing activities                                (36,273)            (2,827)
                                                                           -------            -------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants                         36                 57
   Net increase (decrease) in deposits                                       1,775            (10,643)
   Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances                           267,000            316,000
   Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances                           (254,000)          (308,000)
   Repayments of other borrowings                                             (714)                 -
   Net increase in securities sold under agreement
     to repurchase                                                             114                835
   Cash dividends paid                                                        (473)              (410)
   Other, net                                                                  646                533
                                                                           -------            -------
        Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities                14,384             (1,628)
                                                                           -------            -------
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                      (19,956)            (3,760)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                              54,111             23,478
                                                                           -------            -------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                 $  34,155           $ 19,718
                                                                           =======            =======
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow  information:
     Cash paid during the period for interest                            $   2,704           $  2,941
     Cash paid during the period for income taxes                                -                  -
   Schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
     Real estate acquired in settlement of loans                         $     105           $    383
     Loans to facilitate sale of real estate owned                             258                946






<FN>

The notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                      CENIT BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

       UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                        Three Months Ended March 31, 1998
                             (Dollars in thousands)




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                         Common
                                                                                         Stock      Accumulated Other
                                     Common       Common      Additional                Acquired      Comprehensive
                                      Stock        Stock       Paid-In     Retained     by ESOP      Income, Net of
                                     Shares       Amount       Capital     Earnings      and MRP      Income Taxes        Total 

<S>                               <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>              <C>

Balance, December 31, 1997,
   as originally reported         1,657,081      $ 17         $18,152       $35,416     $(4,503)       $   855          $ 49,937


Common stock issued in
   1998 three-for-one stock split 3,314,162        33             (33)            -          -               -                 -
                                  ---------      ----         -------       -------     ------         -------          -------- 


Balance, December 31, 1997,
   as restated                    4,971,243      $ 50         $18,119       $35,416     $(4,503)     $   855            $ 49,937


Comprehensive income                      -         -               -         1,457          -          (143)              1,314


Cash dividends declared                   -         -               -          (946)         -             -                (946)


Exercise of stock options and
   related tax benefits               6,078         -              80             -          -             -                  80

 
Other                                     -         -              41             -         72             -                 113
                                    -------      ----         -------       -------     ------       -------            --------


Balance, March 31, 1998           4,977,321      $ 50         $18,240       $35,927     $(4,431)     $   712            $ 50,498
                                  =========      ====         =======       =======     =======      =======            ======== 

























<FN>

The notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
</FN>

</TABLE>
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                      CENIT BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

              NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

     The  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements have been
prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not
include  all of  the  disclosures  and  notes  required  by  generally  accepted
accounting  principles.  In the  opinion  of  the  management,  all  adjustments
(consisting  of  normal  recurring  accruals)  considered  necessary  for a fair
presentation  have been included.  The results of operations for the three month
periods ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 are not necessarily  indicative of results
that  may be  expected  for the  entire  year or any  interim  periods.  Certain
previously  reported  amounts have been  reclassified  to agree with the current
presentation.  The interim  financial  statements  should be read in conjunction
with the December 31,  1997 consolidated  financial statements of CENIT Bancorp,
Inc. (the "Company").

Note 2 - Per Share Data

     On March 24, 1998, the Company  declared a three-for-one  stock split.  All
financial  data  included  in this Form 10-Q  reflects  the  effect of the stock
split.

     The Company adopted FAS 128,  Earnings per Share, on December 31, 1997. The
Company  changed the method used to compute  earnings per share and restated all
prior periods.

     Basic  earnings  per share is  calculated  using  weighted  average  shares
outstanding.  For the three month period ended March 31, 1998,  weighted average
shares used to compute basic  earnings per share were  4,729,096.  For the three
months  ended March 31,  1997,  weighted  average  shares used to compute  basic
earnings per share were 4,914,198.

     Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adding common stock equivalents
to the weighted  average  shares  outstanding.  For the three month period ended
March 31, 1998,  weighted  average shares used to compute  diluted  earnings per
share were  4,868,040.  For the three  months  ended  March 31,  1997,  weighted
average shares used to compute diluted earnings per share were 5,052,138.

     The  unallocated  common  shares  held  by  the  Company's  Employee  Stock
Ownership  Plan are excluded from the weighted  average shares used to calculate
basic and diluted earnings per share.

Note 3 - Comprehensive Income

     On January 1, 1998, the Company  adopted FAS 130,  Reporting  Comprehensive
Income. FAS 130 establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive
income  and its  components.  The  adoption  of FAS 130 did not have a  material
impact on the Company.  All of the Company's other comprehensive  income relates
to net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities.





                                        6
<PAGE>

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

General

     The Company's  business  currently  consists of the business of CENIT Bank,
FSB and CENIT  Bank  (formerly  Princess  Anne Bank)  (the  "Banks").  Effective
February 6, 1998,  Princess  Anne Bank changed its name to CENIT Bank.  On March
24, 25, and 26, 1998, the Boards of Directors of the Banks, as well as the Board
of Directors  of the Company,  as the sole  shareholder  of the Banks,  voted to
merge CENIT Bank into CENIT Bank, FSB.  Following the merger,  which is expected
to be completed  during the second quarter of 1998, the Company will cease to be
regulated  by the Federal  Reserve,  and will be a  registered  savings and loan
holding company regulated  pursuant to the Homeowner's Loan Act, as amended (the
"HOLA").  As such, the Company will be subject to the  regulation,  examination,
supervision  and  reporting  requirements  of the  Office of Thrift  Supervision
("OTS").

     The principal  business of the Banks consists of attracting retail deposits
from the  general  public in their  market  areas  through a variety  of deposit
products  and  investing  these funds in  commercial,  real estate and  consumer
loans. The Banks also invest in mortgage-backed certificates,  securities issued
by the  U.S.  Treasury  and  U.S.  Government  agencies  and  other  investments
permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

Financial Condition Of The Company

Total Assets

     At March 31, 1998, the Company had total assets of $734.4 million  compared
to $718.1 million at December 31, 1997.

Securities Available for Sale

     Securities  available for sale totaled $138.0 million at March 31, 1998 and
are  comprised  of U. S.  Treasury  securities,  other U. S.  Government  agency
securities, and mortgage-backed certificates.  The net decrease of $804,000 from
December 31, 1997  resulted  primarily  from $10.0 million of  repayments,  $4.0
million of proceeds from maturities, $17.8 million of proceeds from the sales of
securities,  and $32.9 million in purchases of securities available for sale. It
has been the Company's experience that most mortgage-backed  certificates prepay
substantially  in  advance  of  their  scheduled  amortizations.  Excluding  the
mortgage-backed  certificates purchased or sold during the first three months of
1998,   the   Company   experienced   amortizations   or   prepayments   on  its
mortgage-backed certificate portfolio at an annualized rate of approximately 40%
during the first quarter of 1998.

Loans

     The balance of net loans held for investment  increased from $486.5 million
at December 31, 1997 to $519.7 million at March 31, 1998. This increase resulted
primarily  from an increase in  adjustable-rate  residential  mortgage  loans of
$31.1 million.  For the three months ended  March 31,  1998,  loan  originations
totaled $53.5 million, loan purchases totaled $48.8 million, and total principal
reductions  totaled $66.8 million.  Loan purchases  include the bulk purchase of
$46.1 million of  adjustable-rate  residential  mortgage  loans during the first
quarter of 1998 with an initial yield of 6.70%.  The  collateral  for these bulk
purchased loans is located  primarily outside the Company's primary market area.
During the first quarter of 1998,  amortizations  or prepayments of conventional
1-  to  4-family  residential  mortgage  loans  were  approximately  40%  on  an
annualized basis.


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<PAGE>

     The following  table sets forth the  composition of the Company's  loans in
dollar  amounts and as a percentage of the Company's  total gross loans held for
investment at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            March 31, 1998                 December 31, 1997
                                                            --------------                 -----------------
                                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)
                                                       Amount        Percent              Amount        Percent
                                                       ------        -------              ------        -------
<S>                                                   <C>              <C>              <C>               <C>

Real estate loans:
   Residential permanent 1- to 4-family:
     Adjustable rate                                  $ 244,738        43.23%           $  213,682        40.20%
     Fixed rate
       Conventional                                      83,248        14.70                89,356        16.81
       Guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA                 5,104          .90                 5,487         1.03
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
     Total permanent 1- to 4-family                     333,090        58.83               308,525        58.04
   Residential permanent 5 or more family                 6,260         1.11                 6,374         1.20
                                                      ---------                         ----------         
     Total permanent residential loans                  339,350        59.94               314,899        59.24
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
   Commercial real estate loans:
     Hotels                                              10,120         1.78                10,240         1.93
     Office and warehouse facilities                     28,348         5.01                26,710         5.02
     Retail facilities                                   16,881         2.98                18,249         3.43
     Other                                                3,322          .59                 2,714          .51
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
     Total commercial real estate loans                  58,671        10.36                57,913        10.89
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
   Construction loans:
     Residential 1- to 4-family                          45,001         7.94                44,208         8.32
     Residential 5 or more family                        16,185         2.86                12,784         2.40
     Nonresidential                                       3,281          .58                 1,420          .27
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
     Total construction loans                            64,467        11.38                58,412        10.99
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------

   Land acquisition and development loans:
     Consumer lots                                        4,415          .78                 4,573         0.86
     Acquisition and development                         14,809         2.62                13,327         2.51
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
     Total land acquisition and development
       loans                                             19,224         3.40                17,900         3.37
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
     Total real estate loans                            481,712        85.08               449,124        84.49
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
Consumer loans:
   Boats                                                  5,289          .93                 5,685         1.07
   Home equity and second mortgage                       46,288         8.18                45,194         8.50
   Mobile homes                                              86          .02                    95          .02
   Other                                                  7,659         1.35                 7,250         1.36
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
     Total consumer loans                                59,322        10.48                58,224        10.95
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
Commercial business loans                                25,139         4.44                24,222         4.56
                                                      ---------       ------            ----------       ------
     Total loans                                        566,173       100.00%              531,570       100.00%
                                                      ---------       ======            ----------       ======
Less:
   Allowance for loan losses                              3,798                              3,783
   Loans in process                                      43,831                             42,067
   Unearned discounts, premiums, and loan fees, net      (1,183)                              (767)
                                                      ---------                         ----------
                                                         46,446                             45,083
                                                      ---------                         ----------
Total loans, net                                      $ 519,727                         $  486,487
                                                      =========                         ==========

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

     The following table sets forth information about  originations,  purchases,
sales,  and  principal  reductions  for  the  Company's  loans  for  the  period
indicated.

                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                              March 31, 1998
                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
Loans originated:
   Real estate:
      Permanent:
         Residential 1- to 4-family                             $ 19,653
         Residential 5 or more family                                  -
                                                                -------- 
            Total                                                 19,653
                                                                --------

      Commercial real estate                                       1,403
                                                                --------
       Construction:
         Residential 1- to 4-family                                6,107
         Residential 5 or more family                              3,472
         Nonresidential                                            2,300
                                                                --------
            Total                                                 11,879
                                                                --------
      Land acquisition:
         Consumer lots                                               214
         Acquisition and development                               2,223
                                                                --------
            Total                                                  2,437
                                                                --------
            Total real estate loans originated                    35,372
                                                                --------
   Consumer:
      Home equity and second mortgage                              7,537
      Other                                                        1,651
                                                                --------
            Total                                                  9,188
                                                                --------
   Commercial business                                             8,968
                                                                --------
            Total loans originated                                53,528
                                                                --------
   Loans purchased                                                48,756
                                                                --------
            Total loans originated and purchased                 102,284
                                                                --------
Principal reductions:
   Repayments and other principal reductions                      54,078
   Real estate loans sold                                         12,769
                                                                --------
            Total principal reductions                            66,847
                                                                --------
Net increase in total loans                                     $ 35,437
                                                                ========
Net increase in loans held for sale                             $    834
Net increase in gross loans held for investment                   34,603
                                                                --------
                                                                $ 35,437
                                                                ========



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<PAGE>

Deposits

     The balance of deposits  increased from $507.7 million at December 31, 1997
to $509.4 million at March 31, 1998. During this period, certificates of deposit
decreased  from  $328.2  million  at  December 31,  1997 to  $306.2  million  at
March 31,  1998, while all other  interest-bearing  deposits  increased by 12.4%
from $124.6  million at  December 31,  1997 to $140.0 million at March 31, 1998.
Noninterest-bearing  deposits increased 15.1% from $54.9 million at December 31,
1997 to $63.2 million at March 31, 1998.

Capital

     The Company's and the Banks' capital ratios exceeded applicable  regulatory
requirements at March 31, 1998.

Asset Quality

     Nonperforming Assets.  Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans,
real estate  acquired in  settlement  of loans  ("REO"),  and other  repossessed
assets. Generally the Company does not accrue interest on loans that are 90 days
or more past due,  with the  exception of certain  VA-guaranteed  or FHA insured
one- to four-family  permanent  mortgage loans,  certain credit card loans,  and
matured loans for which the borrowers are still making required monthly payments
of interest, or principal and interest,  and with respect to which the Banks are
negotiating extensions or refinancings with the borrowers.


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     The   following   table  sets  forth   information   about  the   Company's
nonperforming loans, REO, and other repossessed assets at the dates indicated.

                                                      March 31,     December 31,
                                                        1998            1997
                                                       (Dollars in Thousands)
Nonperforming loans:
   Real estate loans:
     Permanent residential 1- to 4-family
       Nonaccrual                                      $  386           $  528
       Accruing loans 90 days or more past due            316               53
                                                       ------           ------
         Total                                            702              581
                                                       ------           ------

     Commercial real estate:
       Accruing loans 90 days or more past due            535                -
                                                       ------           ------
                                                          535                -
                                                       ------           ------
     Land acquisition and development:
       Nonaccrual                                         100              200
       Accruing loans 90 days or more past due              -                -
                                                       ------           ------
          Total                                           100              200
                                                       ------           ------
   Consumer loans:
     Mobile homes (nonaccrual)                             39               48
     Credit cards (accruing loans 90 days or
       more past due)                                       -                5
     Other (nonaccrual)                                    24               24
                                                       ------           ------
       Total                                               63               77
                                                       ------           ------
   Commercial business loans:
     Nonaccrual                                           343              240
     Accruing loans 90 days or more past due                -                5
                                                       ------           ------
       Total                                              343              245
                                                       ------           ------

Total nonperforming loans:
   Nonaccrual                                             892            1,040
   Accruing loans 90 or more days past due                851               63
                                                       ------           ------
       Total                                            1,743            1,103
Real estate owned, net                                    725            1,098
Other repossessed assets, net                             148              228
                                                       ------           ------
   Total nonperforming assets, net                     $2,616           $2,429
                                                       ======           ======
   Total nonperforming assets, net, to total assets       .36%             .34%
                                                       ======           ======

     At March 31, 1998,  nonperforming  commercial real estate loans of $535,000
consists of one loan  collateralized by a hotel property.  The hotel property is
under  contract for sale and the Company  expects this loan to be repaid in full
during the second quarter of 1998.



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     Allowance for Loan Losses.  The following  table sets forth activity of the
allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated.
                                                   Three months ended March 31,
                                                  1998                     1997
                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)

Balance at beginning of period                  $ 3,783                 $ 3,806
Provision for loan losses                           204                     150
Losses charged to allowance                        (233)                    (92)
Recovery of prior losses                             44                      35
                                                -------                 -------
Balance at end of period                        $ 3,798                 $ 3,899
                                                =======                 =======

     The Company's provision for loan losses increased to $204,000 for the three
months ended March 31,  1998 as compared to $150,000 in the same period in 1997.
At March 31, 1998,  the  Company's  coverage  ratio of  nonperforming  loans was
217.9% compared to a coverage ratio of 343.0% at December 31, 1997.

Average Balance Sheets

     The  following  tables set forth,  for the periods  indicated,  information
regarding: (i) the total dollar amounts of interest income from interest-earning
assets  and the  resulting  average  yields;  (ii) the total  dollar  amounts of
interest  expense from  interest-bearing  liabilities and the resulting  average
costs;  (iii) net interest income;  (iv) interest rate spread;  (v) net interest
position;  (vi) the net yield earned on  interest-earning  assets; and (vii) the
ratio of total interest-earning  assets to total  interest-bearing  liabilities.
Average  balances shown in the following tables have been calculated using daily
average balances.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        For the Three Months              For the Three Months
                                                                Ended                            Ended
                                                           March 31, 1998                       March 31, 1997
                                                    ------------------------------     ----------------------------
                                                    Average                 Yield/     Average               Yield/
                                                    Balance    Interest      Cost      Balance   Interest     Cost
                                                    -------    --------      ----      -------   --------     ----
                                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
<S>                                                <C>         <C>           <C>    <C>         <C>           <C>

Interest-earning assets:
    Loans (1)                                      $  504,791  $ 10,050      7.96%  $  435,115  $  8,875      8.16%
    Mortgage-backed certificates                       87,980     1,483      6.74      161,218     2,713      6.73
    U.S. Treasury and other U.S.
       Government agency securities                    45,001       679      6.04       46,319       727      6.28
    Federal funds sold                                 13,171       180      5.47        6,089        84      5.52
    Federal Home Loan Bank and
       Federal Reserve Bank stock                       9,400       172      7.32        8,525       152      7.13
                                                   ----------  --------             ----------  --------
       Total interest-earning assets                  660,343    12,564      7.61      657,266    12,551      7.64
                                                   ----------  --------             ----------  --------

Noninterest-earning assets:
    REO                                                 1,023                            2,376
    Other                                              42,263                           40,632
                                                   ----------                       ----------
       Total noninterest-earning assets                43,286                           43,008
                                                   ----------                       ----------
         Total assets                              $  703,629                       $  700,274
                                                   ==========                       ==========

Interest-bearing liabilities:
    Passbook and statement savings                 $   43,152  $    353      3.27   $   46,991  $    392      3.34
    Checking accounts                                  31,891       147      1.84       28,963       154      2.12
    Money market deposit accounts                      55,676       500      3.59       45,797       374      3.27
    Certificates of deposit                           315,145     4,102      5.21      324,876     4,136      5.09
                                                   ----------  --------             ----------  --------
       Total interest-bearing deposits                445,864     5,102      4.58      446,627     5,056      4.53
                                                   ----------  --------             ----------  --------
    Advances from the Federal Home
       Loan Bank                                      141,700     1,925      5.43      156,789     2,095      5.34
    Securities sold under agreements
       to repurchase                                    9,228       104      4.51        6,488        70      4.32
    Other borrowings                                    2,424        46      7.59            -         -         -
                                                   ----------  --------             ----------  --------
       Total borrowings                               153,352     2,075      5.41      163,277     2,165      5.30
                                                   ----------  --------             ----------  --------
       Total interest-bearing liabilities             599,216     7,177      4.79      609,904     7,221      4.74
                                                   ----------  --------             ----------  --------

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
    Deposits                                           47,923                           37,658
    Other liabilities                                   6,222                            2,854
                                                   ----------                       ----------
       Total noninterest-bearing liabilities           54,145                           40,512
                                                   ----------                       ----------
         Total liabilities                                                             650,416

Stockholders' equity                                   50,268                           49,858
                                                   ----------                       ----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity         $  703,629                       $  700,274
                                                   ==========                       ==========

Net interest income/interest rate spread                       $  5,387      2.82%              $  5,330      2.90%
                                                               ========                         ========

Net interest position/net interest margin          $   61,127                3.26%  $   47,362                3.24%
                                                   ==========                       ==========

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to
    average interest-bearing liabilities               110.20%                      107.77%
                                                       ======                       ======

<FN>

(1) Includes nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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Comparison  of  Operating  Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and
March 31, 1997.

General

     The Company's  pre-tax income for the three months ended March 31, 1998 was
$2.3 million  compared to $1.6 million during the same period in the prior year.
This increase is primarily  attributable to a $594,000 increase in other income,
a $3,000 increase in net interest income after provision for loan losses,  and a
$29,000  decrease in other  expenses.  Included in other  expenses for the three
months ended March 31, 1997 are $394,000 of expenses  relating to the  Company's
1997 proxy contest and other matters.

Net Interest Income

     The  Company's  net  interest  income  before  provision  for  loan  losses
increased by $57,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 as compared to that of
the previous year.  This increase  resulted from a $13,000  increase in interest
income, and a $44,000 decrease in interest expense.

     Interest  on  the  Company's  portfolio  of  mortgage-backed   certificates
decreased by $1.2 million from $2.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1997
to $1.5 million for the comparable 1998 period. This decrease resulted primarily
from a $73.2  million  decrease in the  average  balance of the  portfolio.  The
decrease  in the  average  balance  of  mortgage-  backed  certificates  was due
primarily to prepayments and sales of mortgage-backed certificates.

     Interest on loans  increased by $1.2 million in the quarter ended March 31,
1998  compared to the  comparable  1997  period.  This  increase  was  primarily
attributable to a $69.7 million  increase in the average  balance of loans.  The
yield on the Bank's loan  portfolio  decreased  from 8.16% in the quarter  ended
March 31, 1997 to 7.96% in the  comparable  1998 period as purchased  loans with
lower initial yields were added to the loan portfolio.

     Interest on  investment  securities  for the  quarter  ended March 31, 1998
decreased by $48,000 compared to the same period in 1997 primarily due to both a
$1.3 million  decrease in the average  balance of  investment  securities  and a
decrease  in the yield from  6.28% in the first  quarter of 1997 to 6.04% in the
same period in 1998.

     Dividends and other interest income  increased by $116,000 during the first
quarter of 1998  compared  to the same period in 1997.  Most of the  increase is
from interest on federal funds sold which  increased by $96,000 due primarily to
an increase of $7.1 million in the average balance  outstanding during the first
quarter of 1998 compared to the same period in 1997.

     Interest on deposits  increased  by $46,000 in the quarter  ended March 31,
1998  compared  to  the  comparable   1997  period.   The  average   balance  of
interest-bearing  deposits  decreased  by $763,000 in the first  quarter of 1998
when  compared  to the same  period  in 1997  while  the  average  cost of these
deposits for this period increased from 4.53% in 1997 to 4.58% in 1998.

     The Company's  interest on  borrowings  decreased by $90,000 in the quarter
ended March 31, 1998 compared to the comparable  1997 period.  This decrease was
attributable  to a $9.9 million  decrease in the average  balance of  borrowings
offset by an increase of 11 basis points in the cost of these borrowings.

     The  Company's  net interest  margin  increased  from 3.24% for the quarter
ended  March 31,  1997 to 3.26% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998,  while the
Bank's interest rate spread  decreased from 2.90% in the quarter ended March 31,
1997 to 2.82% in the comparable 1998 period.  The Company's  calculations of net
interest   margin  and  interest  rate  spread  include   nonaccrual   loans  as
interest-earning assets.

Provision for Loan Losses

     The Company's  provision  for loan losses  increased by $54,000 to $204,000
for the three months ended March 31,  1998, compared to the same period in 1997.
Net loans  charged  off during the quarter  ended  March 31, 1998 were  $189,000
compared to $57,000 in the comparable 1997 period.


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Other Income

     Total other income  increased  from $971,000 in the quarter ended March 31,
1997 to $1.6 million in the comparable 1998 period.

     Deposit fees increased by $120,000, primarily as the result of increases in
usage fees from the Company's automated teller network and increases in checking
account fees.  Merchant  processing  fees increased by $166,000 from $227,000 in
the  first  quarter  of 1997 to  $393,000  in the first  quarter  of 1998 as the
Company continued to experience  substantial  growth in its merchant  portfolio.
Brokerage fees recognized by CENIT Bank,  FSB's  commercial  mortgage  brokerage
subsidiary,  increased by $177,000 to $181,000  during the first quarter of 1998
compared to $4,000 during the same period in 1997.

Other Expenses

     Total other  expenses  decreased by $29,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
1998 compared to the  comparable  1997 period.  The quarter ended March 31, 1997
includes  $394,000 of expenses  relating to the Company's 1997 proxy contest and
other matters. These expenses resulted from proxy solicitation expenses and from
legal and other expenses  related to  investigations  of possible  violations of
banking and securities laws by entities outside the Company. Merchant processing
expenses  increased,  due to  increased  volume,  by $171,000 to $361,000 in the
first  quarter of 1998  compared  to  $190,000  in 1997's  first  quarter  while
professional  fees increased by $81,000 to $194,000  during the first quarter of
1998 compared to $113,000 during the same period in 1997.

Liquidity

     The  principal  sources of funds for the Company for the three months ended
March 31, 1998 included  $267.0 million in proceeds from FHLB advances and $31.8
million in proceeds from principal repayment, sales and maturities of securities
available for sale.  Funds were used  primarily to repay FHLB advances  totaling
$254.0  million,  to fund  purchases of  securities  available for sale totaling
$32.9  million and to fund net  increases in loans held for  investment of $33.4
million.

     The Company's  liquidity could be impacted by a decrease in the renewals of
deposits  or general  deposit  runoff.  However,  the Company has the ability to
raise  deposits  by  conducting  deposit  promotions.  In the event the  Company
requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, the Company could
obtain  additional  advances from the FHLB.  The Company could also obtain funds
through the sale of investment securities from its available for sale portfolio.

     All savings  institutions,  including  CENIT  Bank,  FSB,  are  required to
maintain an average daily balance of liquid assets equal to a certain percentage
of the sum of its average daily balance of net withdrawable deposit accounts and
borrowings payable in one year or less. The liquidity  requirement may vary from
time to time (between 4% and 10%) depending upon economic conditions and savings
flows of all savings  institutions.  At the present  time,  the required  liquid
asset ratio is 4.0%.  CENIT Bank,  FSB's liquid asset ratio was 9.3% and 8.8% at
March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively.





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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1 - Legal Proceedings - Inapplicable


Item 2 - Changes in Securities - Inapplicable


Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities - Inapplicable


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


Item 5 - Other Information - None


Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

6.a      Exhibit 10.12 - Consulting Agreement with J. Morgan Davis
         Exhibit 10.13 - Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement with 
                         J. Morgan Davis

6.b      Reports on Form 8-K during the first quarter of 1998

         On March 26, 1998, the Company filed Form 8-K, Item 5 and Item 7.  
         Item 5 reported that on March 24, 1998, the Company issued a news 
         release announcing a three-for-one stock split, quarterly dividend 
         payment and other information.  Item 7 included, as an exhibit, the 
         news release.

                                   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.



 
 
                                           CENIT BANCORP, INC.




DATE: May 5, 1998                          /S/ Michael S. Ives         
                                           Michael S. Ives
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer



DATE: May 5, 1998                          /S/ John O. Guthrie         
                                           John O. Guthrie
                                           Senior Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer



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                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT


     THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made this 14th day of April,
1998,  by and between J. MORGAN  DAVIS (the  "Consultant");  and CENIT  BANCORP,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), CENIT BANK, FSB, a federal savings
bank (the "Savings Bank"), and CENIT BANK, a Virginia state chartered commercial
bank (the "Bank").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS,  the  Consultant  has  heretofore  served as a Director  of and as
President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Bank,  and as a Director  of the
Company, which is the sole stockholder of the Bank; and

     WHEREAS,  in such  capacities the  Consultant has become  familiar with all
aspects of and information about (i) the business strategy and business plans of
the Bank, the Company,  and the Savings Bank, the other wholly owned  subsidiary
of the Company  (the Bank,  the Company,  and the Savings  Bank being  sometimes
hereinafter  referred to together as "CENIT"),  (ii) the borrowers,  depositors,
and other  customers of CENIT,  (iii) the marketing,  loan pricing,  and deposit
rate strategies of CENIT,  and (iv) other similar  confidential  and proprietary
information  concerning the business and affairs of CENIT (all such confidential
and  proprietary  information  about the  business  and  affairs of CENIT  being
referred to herein as the "CENIT Confidential Information"); and

     WHEREAS,  by mutual  agreement  among  the  Consultant,  the Bank,  and the
Company,  the  Consultant has decided to resign as a director and officer of the
Bank and the Company and any subsidiaries of the Bank and the Company, and CENIT
has decided to retain the services of the Consultant as a consultant to CENIT on
and subject to terms and conditions set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS,  in consideration of the provision of such consulting services and
the release of all claims by the  Consultant  pursuant  to a separate  agreement
(the  "Release"),  of even date  herewith,  all as set forth  herein,  CENIT has
agreed to pay the Consultant the compensation described below.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein,
the  compensation  to be paid to the  Consultant  hereunder,  and other good and
valuable   consideration,   the   adequacy   and  receipt  of  which  is  hereby
acknowledged, the Consultant and CENIT hereby agree as follows:

1.   Resignation  as  Director  and  Officer.  Effective  as of the date of this
     Agreement,  the  Consultant  has  resigned as a director and officer of the
     Bank,  as a director of the  Company,  and as a director and officer of any
     subsidiaries  of either the Bank or the Company,  and any ventures in which
     either the Bank or the Company or any of their respective  subsidiaries are
     involved. The Consultant has submitted letters of resignation,  in the form
     attached  hereto as EXHIBIT A-1 and 

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     EXHIBIT A-2, to the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Company, and the
     Consultant   hereby   agrees  to  execute  such   additional   instruments,
     agreements,  documents,  and certificates as either the Bank or the Company
     may  reasonably  request  in  connection  with  such  resignations  by  the
     Consultant.  

2.   Termination  of  Employment  Agreement.  The  Consultant  and the  Bank are
     parties to that certain Employment  Agreement (the "Employment  Agreement")
     dated as of January 30, 1995.  The  Consultant  and the Bank mutually agree
     that  the  Employment  Agreement  is  hereby  terminated  in all  respects,
     effective as of the date hereof,  and that the respective  rights,  duties,
     and  obligations  of the Consultant and CENIT shall be as set forth in this
     Agreement,  the exhibits hereto, the Release, and a separate agreement (the
     "Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure  Agreement"), of even date herewith. In
     connection with the termination of the Employment Agreement, the Consultant
     has returned to CENIT all keys to corporate offices, all corporate security
     codes, all corporate access devices, if any, all corporate credit cards, if
     any,  and all  corporate  equipment  documents,  reports,  minutes,  files,
     computer records,  and correspondence  (including all copies thereof).  The
     Consultant  agrees  to  execute  all  such  instruments,   agreements,  and
     documents  as the  Bank  may  reasonably  request  in  connection  with the
     termination of the Consultant's position with the Bank under the Employment
     Agreement.  The Bank acknowledges and agrees that, for the limited purposes
     contemplated by this Agreement,  the Consultant shall remain an employee of
     the  Bank at the  current  level  of base  compensation  and  with the same
     benefits as presently in effect through May 1, 1998, and the Bank shall pay
     such compensation and provide such benefits to the Consultant  through such
     date in  accordance  with the  Bank's  standard  policies.  The  Consultant
     acknowledges  and agrees that effective May 2, 1998, the Consultant will no
     longer  be an  employee  of or  employed  by the  Bank.  The  Bank  further
     acknowledges  and agrees that the Consultant shall have the right after May
     1, 1998, as provided under COBRA, to purchase health insurance coverage, at
     the Consultant's  cost and expense,  under the Bank's health insurance plan
     as in effect from time to time.

3.   Term.  Unless  earlier  terminated  pursuant to the provisions set forth in
     this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall be twenty-five (25) months
     commencing as of the date of this  Agreement  and ending May 1, 2000.  This
     Agreement  shall not be subject to  extension  or renewal  unless  mutually
     agreed  by the  Consultant  and the  Bank  by the  execution  of a  written
     amendment hereto.

4.   Duties of the Consultant.

     A.   At the  request of retail  account or  consumer  lending  officers  or
          commercial or real estate lending officers of the Bank, the Consultant
          shall meet with existing and prospective  customers of CENIT, together
          with one or more of the  Bank's  retail  account or  consumer  lending
          officers or commercial or real estate  lending  officers,  in order to
          encourage  existing and prospective  customers to continue to do or to
          commence  doing  business  with CENIT and to refer  other  prospective
          customers  to CENIT.  The  Consultant  will not,  either  directly  or
          indirectly,  discourage,  or attempt to  discourage,  any  existing or
          prospective  customer  of CENIT  from  doing  business  with  

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          CENIT  or  encourage,  or  attempt  to  encourage,   any  existing  or
          prospective  customer of CENIT to obtain  financial  services from any
          competitor of CENIT. The Consultant  shall, at all times, use his best
          efforts  to present a positive  image for CENIT and to  encourage  all
          existing and  prospective  customers  to continue to do business  with
          CENIT  and to  expand  the  range  of  financial  services  that  such
          customers procure from CENIT.

     B.   The  Consultant   shall  have  no  authority  to  enter  into  binding
          agreements or  commitments  on behalf of CENIT and shall not represent
          to any existing or  prospective  customer of CENIT that the Consultant
          has any such  authority.  The  Consultant  shall  refer any  questions
          concerning the willingness of CENIT to enter into a binding  agreement
          or commitment  with any existing or  prospective  customer of CENIT to
          senior management of CENIT.

     C.   Without in any way limiting or qualifying  the duties and  obligations
          of  the  Consultant  under  the   Non-Competition  and  Non-Disclosure
          Agreement,  the Consultant  shall not initiate or participate,  either
          directly or  indirectly,  in any  communications  of any kind with any
          financial analyst, underwriter,  investment advisor, broker, investor,
          shareholder or any other person concerning the financial  condition or
          performance  of  the  Company,  any  actual  or  proposed  shareholder
          proposals  or  resolutions  (whether  binding or  non-binding)  or any
          mergers or  acquisitions  plans or activities of the Company nor shall
          the  Consultant  disclose  any  information  about  any such  plans or
          activities  or speculate  about the  intentions of the Company in this
          regard with any such person. In the event that the Consultant receives
          any  inquiries or other  communications  from any  financial  analyst,
          underwriter,  investment advisor, broker, investor, shareholder or any
          other person concerning the financial  condition or performance of the
          Company, any actual or proposed shareholder  proposals or resolutions,
          or any mergers or acquisitions plans or activities of the Company, the
          Consultant  shall  immediately  refer such person to the President and
          Chief Executive  Officer of the Company and shall inform the President
          and Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company of each such  inquiry or
          other communication so received.

     D.   The  Consultant  shall support  management of CENIT and shall not make
          any  statements,  whether  public or  private,  or  whether  direct or
          indirect,  that are in any way critical or disparaging of the business
          and  affairs  of  CENIT.   Without  limiting  the  generality  of  the
          foregoing,  the  Consultant  shall  support  and vote,  or cause to be
          voted, all shares of common stock of the Company, whether now owned or
          hereafter acquired, and whether owned directly or beneficially, by the
          Consultant  (the  "Consultant's  Shares")  in  favor  of  all  matters
          supported by the Board of Directors of the Company and with respect to
          which  the  Board of  Directors  of the  Company  recommends  that the
          shareholders of the Company vote in favor. The Consultant acknowledges
          and agrees that such matters shall include any proxy contests in which
          the Company may become  engaged  including,  without  limitation,  the
          proxy  contest  in  which  the  Company  is  presently  involved,  any
          shareholder  proposals  or  resolutions,  any  mergers or  acquisition
          transactions  involving other community financial  institutions in the
          Company's  market area,  and any strategic  alliances that the Company
          may decide to pursue.  Not less than ten (10) days  before the date of
          the annual meeting of  shareholders  of the Company and any other date
          set for a vote of the  shareholders  at any regular 

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          or special meeting of the shareholders of the Company,  the Consultant
          shall deliver to the Company his  completed,  properly  executed proxy
          voting the  Consultant's  Shares in favor of all matters  supported by
          the Board of  Directors  of the Company and with  respect to which the
          Board of Directors recommends that the shareholders vote in favor. The
          Consultant  further agrees to take all appropriate action necessary to
          cause any shares held by the Company's  employee stock  ownership plan
          (the "CENIT  ESOP") for the benefit of the  Consultant  to be voted in
          favor  of all  matters  supported  by the  Board of  Directors  of the
          Company and with  respect to which the Board of  Directors  recommends
          that the  shareholders  vote in favor. For purposes of this Agreement,
          the  Consultant's  Shares  shall  include all such shares in the CENIT
          ESOP held for the benefit of the Consultant. In providing such support
          of  management  and all matters  supported by the Board of  Directors,
          however,  the Consultant shall not be required to participate directly
          in proxy solicitation efforts of the Company,  although the Consultant
          agrees  to  refer  any  financial  analyst,  underwriter,   investment
          advisor, broker, investor,  shareholder or any other person requesting
          information about any matter coming before the shareholders for a vote
          to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

     E.   In order to secure the performance of the obligation of the Consultant
          to vote the Consultant's Shares in favor of any matter with respect to
          which  the  Board of  Directors  of the  Company  recommends  that the
          shareholders  of the  Company  vote in  favor,  the  Consultant  shall
          execute  an  irrevocable  proxy  and  power of  attorney,  in the form
          attached to this  Agreement as EXHIBIT B, naming the  Company,  acting
          though its President and Chief Executive Officer,  and its Senior Vice
          President and Chief Financial  Officer,  as the Consultant's proxy and
          attorney  in  fact,  with  full  power  of  substitution,  to vote the
          Consultant's  Shares  in favor of all  matters  for which the Board of
          Directors  of the  Company  recommends  that the  shareholders  of the
          Company vote in favor. The Consultant  affirmatively  acknowledges and
          agrees  that such proxy  shall be  irrevocable  and the power  granted
          thereby  shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest for as long as
          this  Agreement  remains in effect or the Consultant has any duties or
          obligations to the Bank.

5.       Compensation.

     A.   In  consideration  of the  consulting  services  to be provided by the
          Consultant  pursuant to the  provisions  of this  Agreement,  the Bank
          shall  pay to the  Consultant  during  the  term  of  this  Agreement,
          effective May 2, 1998, if the  Consultant is not then in default under
          this  Agreement,  compensation  equal to $1,000  per  month.  All such
          payments  shall  be  payable  in  monthly,  semimonthly  or  bi-weekly
          installments in conformity with the Bank's  personnel  policy relating
          to salaried  employees and with all appropriate  federal,  state,  and
          local  withholding  and  other  deductions  in  accordance  with  such
          policies.  In the event of the death of the Consultant during the term
          of this Agreement,  and if the Consultant is not then in default under
          this  Agreement,  the Bank shall  continue  to pay such  amount to the
          executor,  administrator or legal representative of the Consultant for
          the benefit of the Consultant's  estate for a period of six (6) months
          following the date of death.  The Consultant  acknowledges  and agrees
          that the  payment by the Bank of the amount of $1,000 per month to the
          Consultant shall be the total compensation payable by the Bank for the

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          consulting  services to be provided  under this Agreement and that the
          Bank  shall  have  no  duty  or   obligation   to  provide  any  other
          compensation or benefits of any kind to the Consultant.

     B.   In addition to the compensation  payable by the Bank to the Consultant
          under Paragraph 5.A. above, the Bank shall also transfer,  or cause to
          be  transferred,  to the Consultant  the title to the automobile  most
          recently  used  by  the  Consultant  in  connection  with  the  Bank's
          business.  From and after the date of this  Agreement,  the Consultant
          shall be  responsible  for all  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by the
          Consultant  in  connection   with  the   ownership,   operation,   and
          maintenance of this automobile.

     C.   In connection with consulting  services  provided by the Consultant to
          the Bank at the  request of the Bank,  if the  Consultant  is asked to
          incur any expenses in connection with the provision of such consulting
          services,  the Bank will reimburse the Consultant for reasonable costs
          and expenses directly incurred by the Consultant in providing any such
          consulting services.

     D.   The  Consultant  shall  continue to be entitled to exercise  any stock
          options  for the  purchase  of shares of common  stock of the  Company
          heretofore  granted to the Consultant in accordance with the terms and
          conditions of the grant pursuant to which such stock options were made
          and the  terms and  conditions  of the CENIT  Stock  Option  Plan (the
          "Option  Plan").  The  Consultant  acknowledges  and  agrees  that the
          Consultant  shall not be entitled to the award of any additional stock
          options  under the Option  Plan or shares  under the CENIT  Management
          Recognition  Plan and Trust (the "MRP") and that the  Consultant  must
          exercise any existing exercisable stock options held by the Consultant
          before August 1, 1998, in accordance with the provisions of the Option
          Plan.  The  shares  of  restricted  stock  previously  awarded  to the
          Consultant  under the MRP shall be  forfeited  to the Company upon the
          date of execution of this Agreement  because such shares are not fully
          vested in the  Consultant  in  accordance  with the  provisions of the
          award of such shares and the MRP.

     E.   In the event of the default by the Consultant  and the  termination of
          this Agreement as a consequence of such default, the termination shall
          be treated as a  termination  "for  cause" for  purposes of the Option
          Plan,  and the right of the  Consultant  to exercise any stock options
          held  by  the  Consultant  and  not  theretofore  exercised  shall  be
          extinguished.  After the  Consultant's  service to CENIT is terminated
          under  this   Agreement,   the   Consultant   shall  be   entitled  to
          distributions  of the benefits to which he is entitled under the CENIT
          ESOP and the CENIT 401(k) Plan, which  distributions  shall be made in
          accordance with and subject to the terms of these plans.

     F.   The  compensation to be paid to the Consultant under this Agreement is
          the exclusive  compensation  to be paid by the Bank for the consulting
          services, and all rights to compensation, benefits, stock options, and
          restricted  stock,  whether  current  or  deferred,   payable  to  the
          Consultant  under or in connection  with the Employment  Agreement are
          hereby extinguished.

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     G.   The  compensation to be paid to the Consultant under this Agreement is
          expressly  conditioned  upon the full and faithful  performance by the
          Consultant  of each of the duties and  obligations  of the  Consultant
          under this Agreement.

     H.   The  Company  and the Bank may  withhold  from  any  compensation  and
          benefits  payable under this  Agreement all federal and state or other
          taxes  as  shall  be  required  pursuant  to any  law or  governmental
          regulation or ruling.

     I.   Notwithstanding  the other provisions of this Paragraph 5, at any time
          after April 1, 1999, the Consultant shall be entitled to terminate the
          right  to  receive   compensation   under  this  Paragraph  5  and  in
          consideration  thereof  shall be released from the  obligation  not to
          compete  with  CENIT  under  the  Non-Competition  and  Non-Disclosure
          Agreement  but  not  from  the   obligation   not  to  disclose  CENIT
          Confidential  Information under the Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure
          Agreement.  The  Consultant  may  exercise  this  right by  delivering
          written  notice to CENIT at least  thirty  (30) days in advance of the
          date on which  the  Consultant  desires  to  terminate  such  right to
          receive compensation.

6.   Publicity.  The  Consultant  and CENIT  shall  maintain in  confidence  the
     provisions  of this  Agreement  and  shall not  disclose  the terms of this
     Agreement to any other  person  except as provided in this  paragraph.  The
     Consultant  agrees  that  CENIT may  disclose  the terms of this  Agreement
     and/or the  termination  of the  Employment  Agreement  to the extent  that
     disclosure  is required  by or deemed to be  appropriate  under  applicable
     federal  or state  banking or  securities  laws and  regulations  or in any
     litigation to which CENIT may become a party and in which disclosure of the
     terms of this  Agreement  is  compelled.  The  Consultant  and CENIT  shall
     mutually agree upon a statement to be released to the public concerning the
     Consultant's  resignation  of his positions as a director and an officer of
     the Bank and the  Company  and  shall  otherwise  withhold  comment  on the
     circumstances surrounding such resignation.  The Consultant agrees that the
     limitations  imposed on CENIT by this paragraph  shall become null and void
     in the event of the termination of this Agreement following a breach of the
     terms hereof by the Consultant.

7.   Termination.  CENIT shall be entitled to terminate this  Agreement,  in the
     event of any breach or violation by the  Consultant  of either the terms of
     this  Agreement  or the  terms of the  Non-Competition  and  Non-Disclosure
     Agreement  or in the event of any act or  omission  prior to or during  the
     term of this  Agreement that would have permitted the Bank to terminate the
     Employment Agreement for cause as provided therein. Before terminating this
     Agreement,  CENIT shall give the Consultant written notice of any breach or
     violation of the Consultant's obligation to perform the consulting services
     and the  opportunity  for a period of three (3) days to cure or remedy such
     breach or violation to CENIT's satisfaction;  provided, however, that CENIT
     shall  be under  no  obligation  to give the  Consultant  such  notice  and
     opportunity  to cure if such breach or violation is, in CENIT's  reasonable
     judgment, not susceptible of being cured or remedied by the Consultant.  In
     the event of such termination,  the obligation of CENIT to pay compensation
     and other benefits to the Consultant  under this Agreement shall terminate,
     and CENIT  thereupon  shall be entitled  to pursue all legal and  

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     equitable  remedies  available to it under this Agreement,  or at law or in
     equity, and any limitations imposed hereby upon CENIT's rights and remedies
     shall be immediately  terminated.  The Consultant's  duties and obligations
     under the  Non-Competition  and Non-Disclosure  Agreement shall survive any
     such termination of this Agreement.

8.   Release. In connection with the execution of this Agreement, the Consultant
     shall  execute  and  deliver  to CENIT a Release  of All Claims in the form
     attached  hereto as EXHIBIT C. In  accordance  with the  provisions  of the
     federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, such release contains a seven
     day right of rescission for the benefit of the Consultant.  This Agreement,
     and the duties, obligations,  and liabilities imposed upon CENIT hereunder,
     are  expressly  made  conditional  upon the  expiration  of such  seven-day
     rescission period without the rescission of such release by the Consultant.
     In the event of such rescission by the  Consultant,  the provisions of this
     Agreement shall be null and void.

9.   Notices.   For  the   purposes   of  this   Agreement,   notices  or  other
     communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
     be deemed to have been duly given when hand  delivered to the party to whom
     directed  or  mailed  by  United  States  certified  mail,  return  receipt
     requested, postage prepaid, addressed to such party at such party's address
     last known by the party  giving such  notice.  Each party shall  advise the
     other parties of the  appropriate  address to which notices should be sent.
     Notices of change of address shall be effective  only upon  receipt.  CENIT
     hereby advises the Consultant that all notices to CENIT should be addressed
     to CENIT  Bancorp,  Inc.,  225 West Olney Road,  Norfolk,  Virginia  23510,
     attention: President.

10.  Modification  - Waivers - Applicable  Law. No provisions of this  Agreement
     may be modified,  waived or discharged unless such waiver,  modification or
     discharge is agreed to in writing,  signed by the  Consultant and on behalf
     of CENIT by such officers as may be specifically designated by the Board of
     Directors of the Company.  No waiver of any breach,  condition or provision
     of this  Agreement by any party hereto at any time shall be deemed a waiver
     of similar or  dissimilar  provisions  or  conditions at the same or at any
     prior  or  subsequent  time.  No  agreements  or  representations,  oral or
     otherwise,  express or implied,  with respect to the subject  matter hereof
     have  been made by any party  which  are not set  forth  expressly  in this
     Agreement.  The validity,  interpretation,  construction and performance of
     this  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by the  laws of the  Commonwealth  of
     Virginia.

11.  Invalidity  -  Enforceability.  The  invalidity  or  enforceability  of any
     provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability
     of any other provision of this Agreement,  which shall remain in full force
     and  effect.  Any  provision  in this  Agreement  which  is  prohibited  or
     unenforceable  in any  jurisdiction  shall,  as to  such  jurisdiction,  be
     ineffective  only to the  extent of such  prohibition  or  unenforceability
     without  invalidating or affecting the remaining provisions hereof, and any
     such  prohibition  or   unenforceability  in  any  jurisdiction  shall  not
     invalidate   or  render   unenforceable   such   provision   in  any  other
     jurisdiction.

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12.  Successor  Rights.  This  Agreement  shall  inure to the  benefit of and be
     enforceable  by  the  Consultant's   personal  or  legal   representatives,
     executors,  administrators,  successors, heirs, distributees,  devisees and
     legatees,  and  shall be  binding  upon and  inure  to the  benefit  of the
     Company,  the Savings Bank, and the Bank and any successors thereto and any
     present and future affiliates and subsidiaries  thereof.  If the Consultant
     should die while any  amounts  would  still be  payable  to the  Consultant
     hereunder,  all such amounts,  unless otherwise  provided herein,  shall be
     paid in  accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement to the  Consultant's
     legatee  or  other  designee  or,  if  there  is no such  designee,  to the
     Consultant's estate.

13.  Compliance  with Federal  Statutes and  Regulations.  If the  Consultant is
     suspended and/or  temporarily  prohibited from participating in the conduct
     of the affairs of CENIT by a notice served under Section  8(e)(3) or (g)(1)
     of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.  Section  1818(e)(3)  and
     (g)(1)),  CENIT's  obligations to the Consultant under this Agreement shall
     be suspended as of the date of service of any such notice  unless stayed by
     appropriate proceedings.  If the charges in the notice are dismissed, CENIT
     may  in  its  discretion  (i)  pay  the  Consultant  all  or  part  of  the
     compensation  withheld  while its  obligations  under this  Agreement  were
     suspended,  and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations
     which were suspended.

     A.   If the  Consultant  is  removed  and/or  permanently  prohibited  from
          participating  in the  conduct of CENIT's  affairs by an order  issued
          under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance Act
          (12 U.S.C.  Section  1818(e)(4) or (g)(1)),  all  obligations of CENIT
          under this  Agreement  pertaining  to CENIT shall  terminate as of the
          effective  date of the order,  but vested rights of the parties hereto
          shall not be affected.

     B.   If either the Bank or the  Savings  Bank is in default  (as defined in
          Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 12 U.S.C. Section
          1813(x)(1)),  all obligations  under this Agreement shall terminate as
          of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested
          rights of the parties hereto shall not be affected.

     C.   All  obligations  of CENIT under this  Agreement  shall be terminated,
          except to the extent that it is determined  that  continuation  of the
          contract is  necessary to the  continued  operation of the Bank (i) by
          the  appropriate  federal  banking  agency,  at the time  the  Federal
          Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  enters into an  agreement  to provide
          assistance  to or on  behalf of either  the Bank or the  Savings  Bank
          under the authority  contained in Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit
          Insurance Act; or (ii) by the appropriate  federal banking agency,  at
          the time such agency approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems
          related to  operation  of either the Bank or the Savings  Bank or when
          either the Bank or the Savings Bank is determined by such agency to be
          in an unsafe or unsound  condition;  but vested  rights of the parties
          hereto shall not be affected.

14.  Headings.   Descriptive  headings  contained  in  this  Agreement  are  for
     convenience   only  and  shall  not   control  or  affect  the  meaning  or
     construction of any provision hereof.

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15.  Legal Conflict.  In the event of any conflict between any of the provisions
     of  this  Agreement  and  the  provisions  of any  applicable  statutes  or
     regulations,  as such statutes or regulations  are in effect as of the date
     of this Agreement, the provisions of such statutes or regulations in effect
     as of the date of this Agreement shall control.
 
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Agreement  effective as
of the date first above written.


                                       CONSULTANT:



                                       _____________________________(SEAL)
                                       J. Morgan Davis


                                       
                                       COMPANY:

                                       CENIT BANCORP, INC.



                                       By______________________________
                                             Title:

                                      
    
                                       SAVINGS BANK:

                                       CENIT BANK, FSB



                                       By______________________________
                                             Title:

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                                       BANK:

                                       CENIT BANK



                                       By______________________________
                                             Title:

                                       10





                  NON-COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT


     THIS NON-COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made
this 14th day of April, 1998, by and between J. MORGAN DAVIS (the "Consultant");
and CENIT BANCORP,  INC., a Delaware  corporation (the  "Company"),  CENIT BANK,
FSB, a federal  savings bank (the  "Savings  Bank"),  and CENIT BANK, a Virginia
state chartered commercial bank (the "Bank").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS,  the  Consultant  has  heretofore  served as a Director  of and as
President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Bank,  and as a Director  of the
Company, which is the sole stockholder of the Bank; and

     WHEREAS,  in such  capacities the  Consultant has become  familiar with all
aspects of and information about (i) the business strategy and business plans of
the Bank, the Company,  and the Savings Bank, the other wholly owned  subsidiary
of the Company  (the Bank,  the Company,  and the Savings  Bank being  sometimes
hereinafter  referred to together as "CENIT"),  (ii) the borrowers,  depositors,
and other  customers of CENIT,  (iii) the marketing,  loan pricing,  and deposit
rate strategies of CENIT,  and (iv) other similar  confidential  and proprietary
information  concerning the business and affairs of CENIT (all such confidential
and  proprietary  information  about the  business  and  affairs of CENIT  being
referred to herein as the "CENIT Confidential Information"); and

     WHEREAS,  by mutual  agreement  among  the  Consultant,  the Bank,  and the
Company,  the  Consultant has decided to resign as a director and officer of the
Bank and the Company and any subsidiaries of the Bank and the Company, and CENIT
has decided to retain the services of the Consultant as a consultant to CENIT on
and subject to terms and  conditions  set forth in a Consulting  Agreement  (the
"Consulting Agreement"), of even date herewith; and

     WHEREAS, in consideration of the agreement of the Consultant not to compete
with CENIT and not to disclose the CENIT  Confidential  Information as set forth
herein, CENIT has agreed to pay the Consultant the amount described below.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein,
the amount to be paid to the Consultant  hereunder,  and other good and valuable
consideration,  the  adequacy and receipt of which is hereby  acknowledged,  the
Consultant and CENIT hereby agree as follows:

1.   Resignation  as  Director  and  Officer.  Effective  as of the date of this
     Agreement,  the  Consultant  has  resigned as a director and officer of the
     Bank,  as a director of the  Company,  and as a director and officer of any
     subsidiaries  of either the Bank or the Company,  and any ventures in which
     either the Bank or the Company or any of their respective  subsidiaries are
     involved.


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2.   Termination  of  Employment  Agreement.  The  Consultant  and the  Bank are
     parties to that certain Employment  Agreement (the "Employment  Agreement")
     dated as of January 30, 1995.  The  Consultant  and the Bank mutually agree
     that  the  Employment  Agreement  is  hereby  terminated  in all  respects,
     effective as of the date hereof,  and that the respective  rights,  duties,
     and  obligations  of the Consultant and CENIT shall be as set forth in this
     Agreement, the Consulting Agreement, the exhibits thereto, and the Release.

3.   Term.  Unless  earlier  terminated  pursuant to the provisions set forth in
     this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall be twenty-five (25) months
     commencing  as of the  date of  this  Agreement  and  ending  May 1,  2000;
     provided,  however,  that the obligation of the Consultant  under Paragraph
     6.B. shall continue through May 1, 2001.

4.   Duties  of the  Consultant.  The  Consultant  shall  have  the  duties  and
     obligations  set forth in the Consulting  Agreement and shall be subject to
     the agreements, limitations and restrictions set forth herein.

5.   Compensation.

     A.   The Consultant shall continue to receive  compensation and benefits as
          an  employee  of the  Company  through  May 1, 1998,  pursuant  to the
          provisions of the Consulting Agreement.

     B.   In consideration of the agreements of the Consultant set forth in this
          Agreement,  the Bank  shall pay to the  Consultant  during the term of
          this  Agreement,  effective May 2, 1998, if the Consultant is not then
          in default under this Agreement, an amount equal to $13,000 per month.
          All  such  payments  shall  be  payable  in  monthly,  semimonthly  or
          bi-weekly  installments in conformity with the Bank's personnel policy
          relating  to  salaried  employees.  In the  event of the  death of the
          Consultant during the term of this Agreement, and if the Consultant is
          not then in default under this  Agreement,  the Bank shall continue to
          pay such amount to the executor, administrator or legal representative
          of the  Consultant  for the benefit of the  Consultant's  estate for a
          period of one (1) month  following the date of death.  The  Consultant
          acknowledges  and agrees that the payment by the Bank of the amount of
          $13,000 per month to the  Consultant  shall be the total  compensation
          payable by the Bank for the  agreements of the Consultant set forth in
          this  Agreement  and that the Bank shall have no duty or obligation to
          provide  any  other  compensation  or  benefits  of  any  kind  to the
          Consultant under this Agreement.

     C.   The  compensation to be paid to the Consultant under this Agreement is
          expressly  conditioned  upon the full and faithful  performance by the
          Consultant of each of the  agreements of the  Consultant  set forth in
          this Agreement.

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     D.   Notwithstanding  the other provisions of this Paragraph 5, at any time
          after April 1, 1999, the Consultant shall be entitled to terminate the
          right  to  receive   compensation   under  this  Paragraph  5  and  in
          consideration  thereof  shall be released from the  obligation  not to
          compete with CENIT under Paragraph 6.A. of this Agreement but not from
          the obligation not to disclose CENIT  Confidential  Information  under
          Paragraph  6.B. of this  Agreement.  The  Consultant may exercise this
          right by delivering  written notice to CENIT at least thirty (30) days
          in advance of the date on which the  Consultant  desires to  terminate
          such right to receive compensation.

6.   Noncompetition; Nondisclosure:

     A.   For a period of two (2)  years  from the date of this  Agreement,  the
          Consultant shall not, directly or indirectly, whether or not receiving
          compensation therefor, either as principal,  agent, manager, employee,
          partner,  shareholder,  director,  officer,  consultant  or otherwise,
          become  employed  by, or manage or perform  services  for any business
          operation,  whether  financially  or in any  other  capacity,  if such
          business  operation has a location  within a fifty (50) mile radius of
          the  headquarters of the Company and competes with CENIT. For a period
          of two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, the Consultant shall
          not,  directly or  indirectly,  whether or not receiving  compensation
          therefor,  either as principal,  agent,  manager,  employee,  partner,
          shareholder,  director,  officer,  consultant or otherwise, (i) in any
          way induce or attempt  to induce any  employee  of CENIT to leave such
          employee's  position with CENIT to become  associated  with a business
          competing  in any way with  CENIT or (ii)  induce or attempt to induce
          any  customer of CENIT of either to cease  transacting  business  with
          CENIT or transfer  any part of such  customer's  business to any other
          depository institution.

     B.   For a period of three (3) years from the date of this  Agreement,  the
          Consultant shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of CENIT
          all CENIT Confidential Information,  which shall have been obtained by
          the  Consultant  during the  Consultant's  previous  employment by the
          Bank,  service as a director of the Company or during the term of this
          Agreement  and which shall not be or become  public  knowledge  (other
          than by acts by the Consultant or representatives of the Consultant in
          violation of this Agreement). For a period of three (3) years from the
          date of this Agreement,  the Consultant  shall not,  without the prior
          written  consent of CENIT or as may  otherwise  be  required by law or
          legal  process,  communicate  or divulge  any such CENIT  Confidential
          Information to anyone other than CENIT and those persons designated by
          CENIT.

     C.   During  any  period in which the  provisions  of  Paragraph  6.A.  are
          effective,  those  provisions  shall not preclude the Consultant  from
          holding any publicly  traded stock  provided the  Consultant  does not
          acquire any stock interest in any one company in excess of ten percent
          (10%) of the outstanding voting stock of that company.

     D.   Except as provided in Paragraph 6.C.  above,  the Consultant  shall be
          deemed to be in violation of the  provisions  of Paragraph  6.A. if he
          (i) is  employed  by,  manages,  or  performs  services  for a bank or
          company that engages in business or performs  services  similar to the
          business

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          conducted or services performed by CENIT at the time this Agreement is
          terminated;  (ii)  otherwise  performs work in the financial  services
          industry of a similar  nature to that  performed by the Consultant for
          the Bank  previously  or during the term of this  Agreement;  or (iii)
          solicits or accepts,  other than on behalf of CENIT,  any  competitive
          business  from any  customers  of CENIT or  requests  or  advises  any
          customer  of CENIT to  withdraw,  curtail,  or cancel  the  customer's
          business with CENIT or to refrain from conducting  additional business
          with or procuring additional services from CENIT.

     E.   The parties agree that the restrictions  contained in this Paragraph 6
          are reasonable  and fair. If the  Consultant  competes in violation of
          the terms of this  Paragraph  6, the parties  agree that CENIT will be
          irreparably harmed without an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the
          Consultant acknowledges that if he breaches or threatens to breach any
          provision  of  this  Paragraph  6,  CENIT  shall  be  entitled  to  an
          injunction, both preliminary and permanent, restraining the Consultant
          from such breach or  threatened  breach,  but such  injunctive  relief
          shall not  preclude  CENIT from  pursuing all other legal or equitable
          remedies arising out of such a breach.

     F.   The parties have attempted to limit the Consultant's  right to compete
          only to the extent necessary to protect CENIT from unfair competition.
          The parties recognize,  however,  that reasonable people may differ in
          making such a  determination.  Consequently,  the parties hereby agree
          that, if the scope or  enforceability  of a  restrictive  covenant set
          forth in this  Paragraph 6 is in any way disputed at any time, a court
          or  other  trier of fact may  modify  and  reform  such  provision  to
          substitute   such  other  terms  as  are  reasonable  to  protect  the
          legitimate business interests of CENIT.

     G.   References  in this  Paragraph  6 to CENIT shall mean and refer to the
          Bank, Savings Bank and/or the Company and their respective present and
          future affiliates and subsidiaries as the context may require.

     H.   The  provisions of Paragraph 6.A. and Paragraph 6.B. shall survive any
          termination of this Agreement or the Consulting  Agreement by CENIT as
          a consequence  of the breach of any of the provision of this Agreement
          or the Consulting  Agreement by the Consultant,  and the provisions of
          Paragraph 6.B. shall survive any  termination by the Consultant  under
          Paragraph  5.D.  of the  right  to  receive  compensation  under  this
          Agreement.

     I.   The   Consultant   shall  have  the  right  at  any  time  to  seek  a
          determination from CENIT that conduct in which the Consultant proposes
          to engage does not violate the  provisions  of this  Paragraph  6. The
          Consultant  must seek such a  determination  before  engaging  in such
          conduct  and  CENIT  will  use its  best  efforts  to  respond  to the
          Consultant's request for such a determination within fifteen (15) days
          of receipt.

7.   Publicity.  The  Consultant  and CENIT  shall  maintain in  confidence  the
     provisions  of this  Agreement  and  shall not  disclose  the terms of this
     Agreement to any other  person  except as provided in this  paragraph.  The
     Consultant  agrees  that  CENIT may  disclose  the terms of this  

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          Agreement  and/or the  termination of the Employment  Agreement to the
          extent that  disclosure  is  required  by or deemed to be  appropriate
          under  applicable  federal  or state  banking or  securities  laws and
          regulations or in any litigation to which CENIT may become a party and
          in which  disclosure of the terms of this Agreement is compelled.  The
          Consultant  and CENIT  shall  mutually  agree upon a  statement  to be
          released to the public concerning the Consultant's  resignation of his
          positions as a director and an officer of the Bank and the Company and
          shall otherwise withhold comment on the circumstances surrounding such
          resignation.  The Consultant  agrees that the  limitations  imposed on
          CENIT by this paragraph shall become null and void in the event of the
          termination of this  Agreement  following a breach of the terms hereof
          by the Consultant.

8.   Termination.   CENIT  shall  be  entitled  to  terminate  this   Agreement,
     immediately and without prior notice to the Consultant, in the event of any
     breach or violation by the Consultant of either the terms of this Agreement
     or the  terms of the  Consulting  Agreement  or in the  event of any act or
     omission  prior to or during  the term of this  Agreement  that  would have
     permitted  the Bank to  terminate  the  Employment  Agreement  for cause as
     provided therein. In the event of such termination, the obligation of CENIT
     to pay  compensation  and  other  benefits  to the  Consultant  under  this
     Agreement shall terminate,  and CENIT thereupon shall be entitled to pursue
     all legal and equitable remedies  available to it under this Agreement,  or
     at law or in equity, and any limitations imposed hereby upon CENIT's rights
     and remedies shall be immediately  terminated.  The Consultant's duties and
     obligations  under  Paragraph 6 of this  Agreement  shall  survive any such
     termination.

9.   Notices.   For  the   purposes   of  this   Agreement,   notices  or  other
     communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
     be deemed to have been duly given when hand  delivered to the party to whom
     directed  or  mailed  by  United  States  certified  mail,  return  receipt
     requested, postage prepaid, addressed to such party at such party's address
     last known by the party  giving such  notice.  Each party shall  advise the
     other parties of the  appropriate  address to which notices should be sent.
     Notices of change of address shall be effective  only upon  receipt.  CENIT
     hereby advises the Consultant that all notices to CENIT should be addressed
     to CENIT  Bancorp,  Inc.,  225 West Olney Road,  Norfolk,  Virginia  23510,
     attention: President.

10.  Modification  - Waivers - Applicable  Law. No provisions of this  Agreement
     may be modified,  waived or discharged unless such waiver,  modification or
     discharge is agreed to in writing,  signed by the  Consultant and on behalf
     of CENIT by such officers as may be specifically designated by the Board of
     Directors of the Company.  No waiver of any breach,  condition or provision
     of this  Agreement by any party hereto at any time shall be deemed a waiver
     of similar or  dissimilar  provisions  or  conditions at the same or at any
     prior  or  subsequent  time.  No  agreements  or  representations,  oral or
     otherwise,  express or implied,  with respect to the subject  matter hereof
     have  been made by any party  which  are not set  forth  expressly  in this
     Agreement.  The validity,  interpretation,  construction and performance of
     this  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by the  laws of the  Commonwealth  of
     Virginia.

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<PAGE>

11.  Invalidity-Enforceability.   The  invalidity  or   enforceability   of  any
     provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability
     of any other provision of this Agreement,  which shall remain in full force
     and  effect.  Any  provision  in this  Agreement  which  is  prohibited  or
     unenforceable  in any  jurisdiction  shall,  as to  such  jurisdiction,  be
     ineffective  only to the  extent of such  prohibition  or  unenforceability
     without  invalidating or affecting the remaining provisions hereof, and any
     such  prohibition  or   unenforceability  in  any  jurisdiction  shall  not
     invalidate   or  render   unenforceable   such   provision   in  any  other
     jurisdiction.

12.  Successor  Rights.  This  Agreement  shall  inure to the  benefit of and be
     enforceable  by  the  Consultant's   personal  or  legal   representatives,
     executors,  administrators,  successors, heirs, distributees,  devisees and
     legatees,  and  shall be  binding  upon and  inure  to the  benefit  of the
     Company,  the Savings Bank, and the Bank and any successors thereto and any
     present and future affiliates and subsidiaries  thereof.  If the Consultant
     should die while any  amounts  would  still be  payable  to the  Consultant
     hereunder,  all such amounts,  unless otherwise  provided herein,  shall be
     paid in  accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement to the  Consultant's
     legatee  or  other  designee  or,  if  there  is no such  designee,  to the
     Consultant's estate.

13.  Compliance  with Federal  Statutes and  Regulations.  If the  Consultant is
     suspended and/or  temporarily  prohibited from participating in the conduct
     of the affairs of CENIT by a notice served under Section  8(e)(3) or (g)(1)
     of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.  Section  1818(e)(3)  and
     (g)(1)),  CENIT's  obligations to the Consultant under this Agreement shall
     be suspended as of the date of service of any such notice  unless stayed by
     appropriate proceedings.  If the charges in the notice are dismissed, CENIT
     may  in  its  discretion  (i)  pay  the  Consultant  all  or  part  of  the
     compensation  withheld  while its  obligations  under this  Agreement  were
     suspended,  and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations
     which were suspended.

     A.   If the  Consultant  is  removed  and/or  permanently  prohibited  from
          participating  in the  conduct of CENIT's  affairs by an order  issued
          under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance Act
          (12 U.S.C.  Section  1818(e)(4) or (g)(1)),  all  obligations of CENIT
          under this  Agreement  pertaining  to CENIT shall  terminate as of the
          effective  date of the order,  but vested rights of the parties hereto
          shall not be affected.

     B.   If either the Bank or the  Savings  Bank is in default  (as defined in
          Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 12 U.S.C. Section
          1813(x)(1)),  all obligations  under this Agreement shall terminate as
          of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested
          rights of the parties hereto shall not be affected.

     C.   All  obligations  of CENIT under this  Agreement  shall be terminated,
          except to the extent that it is determined  that  continuation  of the
          contract is  necessary to the  continued  operation of the Bank (i) by
          the  appropriate  federal  banking  agency,  at the time  the  Federal
          Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  enters into an  agreement  to provide
          assistance  to or on  behalf of either  the Bank or the  Savings  Bank
          under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit

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<PAGE>

          Insurance Act; or (ii) by the appropriate  federal banking agency,  at
          the time such agency approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems
          related to  operation  of either the Bank or the Savings  Bank or when
          either the Bank or the Savings Bank is determined by such agency to be
          in an unsafe or unsound  condition;  but vested  rights of the parties
          hereto shall not be affected.

14.  Headings.   Descriptive  headings  contained  in  this  Agreement  are  for
     convenience   only  and  shall  not   control  or  affect  the  meaning  or
     construction of any provision hereof.

15.  Legal Conflict.  In the event of any conflict between any of the provisions
     of  this  Agreement  and  the  provisions  of any  applicable  statutes  or
     regulations,  as such statutes or regulations  are in effect as of the date
     of this Agreement, the provisions of such statutes or regulations in effect
     as of the date of this Agreement shall control.
 
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Agreement  effective as
of the date first above written.

                                       CONSULTANT:



                                       _____________________________(SEAL)
                                       J. Morgan Davis


                                       COMPANY:

                                       CENIT BANCORP, INC.



                                       By______________________________
                                             Title:


                                       SAVINGS BANK:

                                       CENIT BANK, FSB



                                       By______________________________
                                             Title:



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<PAGE>

                                       BANK:

                                       CENIT BANK



                                       By______________________________
                                             Title:

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