Community Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: CPBK) reports operating results for fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.

Total assets increased 19 percent to $712,563,000 at December 31, 2006 from $598,790,000 at December 31, 2005. Total loans increased $108,300,000, or 23 percent to $574,192,000 at December 31, 2006, compared to $465,892,000 at December 31, 2005. Total deposits increased $53,310,000, or 12 percent to $486,956,000 at December 31, 2006 from $433,646,000 at December 31, 2005. Shareholders' equity at December 31, 2006 was $58,926,000, compared to $54,505,000 at December 31, 2005, resulting in an increase of eight percent. Year to date return on average assets was 0.87 percent compared to 1.24 percent for the same period in 2005. Return on equity was 10.05 percent compared to 12.74 percent in 2005.

Pro forma net income for the three months ended December 31, 2006 increased one percent to $1,588,000 or $0.42 per diluted share, from $1,571,000 or $0.41 per diluted share. 1 Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2006 was $1,544,000, a decrease of 33 percent from $2,292,000 reported in the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $0.40, compared to $0.60 reported in 2005. Return on average assets was 0.87 percent for the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to 1.56 percent for the same period in 2005. Return on average equity for the fourth quarter was 10.41 percent compared to 16.53 percent in 2005.

Pro forma earnings per share decreased seven percent from $1.63 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005 to $1.52 for the twelve months ended 2006. 1 Pro forma net income decreased from $6,373,000 at December 31, 2005 to $5,798,000 at December 31, 2006. Net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 was $5,759,000 versus $7,094,000, a decrease of 19 percent. Diluted earnings per share for the period were $1.51, down from $1.82 reported in 2005.

The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, which is payable by March 2, 2007 to shareholders of record as of February 16, 2007. Community Capital Corporation has a dividend reinvestment and additional stock purchase plan. Information on the plan may be obtained from Registrar and Transfer Company, the plan administrator, at 800-368-5948.

Community Capital Corporation is the parent company of CapitalBank, which operates 17 community oriented branches throughout upstate South Carolina that offer a full array of banking and wealth management services. Additional information on CapitalBank's locations and the products and services offered are available at www.capitalbanksc.com.

Certain matters set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance. However, such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. For a discussion of certain factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from the Company's actual results, see the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

December 31

Year Ended

December 31

  2006  2005  2006  2005 
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)  
Interest income 11,248  8,347  40,679  30,878 
Interest expense 5,796  3,172  19,625  10,958 
Net interest income 5,452  5,175  21,054  19,920 
Provision for loan losses 340  400  1,140  825 
Net int. income after provision 5,112  4,775  19,914  19,095 
Non-interest income:        
Service charges on deposit accounts 666  726  2,627  3,035 
Residential mortgage origination fees 234  152  760  828 
Commissions from sales of mutual funds 31  35  245  178 
Income from fiduciary activities 330  243  1,177  901 
Gain on sales of marketable equity securities 1,092  1,092 
Gain on sales of fixed assets 101 
Other operating income 368  219  1,217  1,258 
Non-interest expense:        
Salaries and employee benefits 2,756  2,434  10,687  9,723 
Net occupancy expense 278  216  1,113  977 
Amortization of intangible assets 123  128  492  515 
Furniture and equipment expense 205  276  838  945 
Loss on sales of securities available-for-sale 67  61  66 
Loss on sales of fixed assets
Other operating expenses 1,191  975  4,974  4,689 
Income before taxes 2,121  3,212  7,777  9,573 
Income tax expense 577  920  2,018  2,479 
Net income 1,544  2,292  5,759  7,094 
         
Primary earnings per share $0.41  $0.62  $1.54  $1.87 
Diluted earnings per share $0.40  $0.60  $1.51  $1.82 
         
Average shares outstanding (fully diluted) 3,813,702  3,803,333  3,811,737  3,909,751 
Return on average assets 0.87% 1.56% 0.87% 1.24%
Return on average equity 10.41% 16.53% 10.05% 12.74%
Net interest income (fully tax equivalent at 38%) 5,580  5,312  21,568  20,471 
Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent at 38%) 3.44% 3.98% 3.60% 3.94%
Efficiency ratio 63.17% 61.02% 65.61% 63.17%
BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

December 31 December 31
  2006  2005 
  (Unaudited)  
Total assets 712,563  598,790 
Investment securities 73,950  75,887 
Loans 574,192  465,892 
Allowance for loan losses 6,200  6,324 
Total intangible assets 10,427  10,918 
Total deposits 486,956  433,646 
Other borrowings 150,907  106,324 
Junior subordinated debentures 10,310 
Shareholders' equity 58,926  54,505 
     
Book value per share $15.55  $14.63 
Equity to assets 8.27% 9.10%
Loan to deposit ratio 117.91% 107.44%
Allowance for loan losses/loans 1.08% 1.36%
Average Balances Three Months Ended

December 31

Year Ended

December 31

  2006  2005  2006  2005 
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Average total assets 704,790  583,491  660,990  571,157 
Average loans 564,201  447,044  522,520  437,890 
Average earning assets 642,929  529,726  599,900  519,720 
Average deposits 486,291  440,103  470,890  431,713 
Average interest bearing deposits 422,504  379,477  407,819  375,652 
Average non-interest bearing deposits 63,787  60,626  63,071  56,061 
Average other borrowings 143,529  82,933  121,717  79,799 
Average junior subordinated debentures 10,310  5,649 
Average shareholders' equity 58,797  55,363  57,297  55,796 
         
Asset quality        
         
Non-performing loans 2,205  2,351  2,205  2,351 
Other real estate 134  93  134  93 
Loans past due 90+ days 489  222  489  222 
Net charge-offs 289  94  1,263  309 
Net charge-offs to average loans 0.05% 0.02% 0.24% 0.07%

Footnote 1

Pro Forma Earnings Reconciliation Three Months Ended

December 31

Twelve Months Ended

December 31

  2006  2005  2006  2005 
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)  
Net income before one time items 1,544  2,292  5,759  7,094 
Loss on the sale of securities 67    61   
Gain on the sale of fixed assets   (2)  
Gain on the sale of marketable equity securities (1,092) (1,092)
Total non-recurring items before tax 67  (1,092) 59  (1,092)
Tax adjustment on one time items (23) 371  (20) 371 
   

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