Territorial Bancorp Inc. Declares Dividend

HONOLULU, July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Territorial Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: TBNK) (the “Company”), headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, the holding company parent of Territorial Savings Bank, announces that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share. The dividend is expected to be paid on August 25, 2023 to stockholders of record as of August 11, 2023.

“Our financial results continue to be impacted by the record pace and level of increases in short-term interest rates over the last 15 months,” said Allan Kitagawa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The efforts by the Federal Reserve to rein in inflation by increasing short-term interest rates over the past six quarters to historically high levels, has put increased pressure on our net interest margins as lower cost transactional deposit and savings accounts have migrated to higher cost time deposits. We expect our net interest margin to continue to decline for the remainder of 2023. Despite these challenges, we have enhanced our liquidity levels, continued to seek ways to retain and grow deposits through promotional campaigns, and focused on maintaining our lending base. Throughout all of this, we have been able to maintain our strong capital levels, which are well above regulatory required levels, our asset quality remains solid, and we continue to have ample liquidity.”

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