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Columbia Bancorp Reports a 22% Increase in Net Income for the Second Quarter 2003 and Record Assets of $1.06 Billion

    COLUMBIA, Md., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Columbia Bancorp (Nasdaq: CBMD), parent company of The Columbia Bank (the
"Bank"), today announced net income for the second quarter of 2003 of $2.84
million ($.39 per diluted share) compared to $2.32 million ($.32 per diluted
share) for the second quarter 2002, a 22.4% increase.  Returns on average
equity for the second quarter 2003 and 2002 were 14.3% and 13.0%,
respectively.  Returns on average assets for the second quarter 2003 and 2002
were 1.18% and 1.06%, respectively.
    Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 totaled $5.33 million
($.73 per diluted share) compared to $4.66 million ($.64 per diluted share),
an increase of 14.5%.  Return on average equity was 13.6% and 13.2% for the
six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Return on average
assets was 1.14% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 1.09% for
the same period in 2002.

    SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    -- Assets surpassed $1 billion for the first time in the Company's
       fifteen-year history, totaling $1.06 billion at June 30, 2003.

    -- Loans increased $84.0 million or 12.6% since June 30, 2002.  Since
       December 31, 2002, loans grew $85.7 million, representing an
       annualized rate of growth of 25.8%.

    -- Customer funding sources (deposits and other short-term borrowings
       from core customers) grew $127.2 million or 15.4% since June 30, 2002.

    -- Credit quality remained exceptionally strong with nonperforming assets
       and past due loans totaling only $1.48 million or .14% of total
       assets.  Net recoveries during the quarter totaled $21,000 or .01% of
       average loans.

    -- Mortgage banking services remained very active with gains on sales of
       mortgage loans totaling $834,000, representing an increase of 148.2%
       compared to the second quarter 2002.  Originations of retail
       construction and mortgage loans totaled $110.4 million during the
       second quarter 2003, up from $48.4 million during the same period in
       2002.

    DETAILED REVIEW OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
    Total assets at June 30, 2003 were $1.06 billion, representing growth of
$134.0 million or 14.5% since June 30, 2002.  Loans, net of unearned income,
totaled $750.5 million compared to $666.5 million at June 30, 2002,
representing growth of $84.0 million or 12.6%.  Growth in the loan portfolio
since the end of the second quarter 2002 was primarily supported by strength
in the Company's commercial, commercial mortgage, and real estate development
and construction portfolios, which increased $39.9 million (21.4%),
$23.0 million (21.2%), and $17.7 million (8.5%), respectively.  Activity in
the Company's consumer loan portfolio was also strong during the one-year
period.  Net growth, however, was mitigated by excessive payoff activity
associated with mortgage refinancing, and totaled $5.6 million or 3.5%.
Customer funding sources, representing deposits plus other short-term
borrowings from core customers, increased 15.4% to $954.0 million at June 30,
2003.  Shareholders' equity climbed 11.3% to $80.5 million at June 30, 2003.
    Operating performance through June 30, 2003 has primarily been driven by
growth in net interest income and improved fee income.  Net interest income
increased 8.8% during the second quarter 2003 and 9.4% during the six months
ended June 30, 2003 as compared to the corresponding periods of 2002 as a
result of continued growth in the loan portfolio.  Modest margin pressure
resulting from the extraordinary rate environment mitigated the impact of
growth in earning assets.  The net interest margin (FTE) declined only eight
basis points during the second quarter 2003 as compared to the second quarter
2002 and only six basis points during the six months ended June 30, 2003 as
compared to the same period in 2002 as a result of successful efforts to
aggressively lower the cost of interest-bearing customer funding sources.  The
Company remained asset sensitive at June 30, 2003.  Action taken by the
Federal Reserve on June 25, 2003 to reduce short-term rates twenty-five basis
points will have a negative impact on the Company's net interest margin.
While variable rate and selected fixed rate loans will reprice downward and
maturing/called investment securities will be re-invested at lower yields,
opportunities to further reduce deposit rates are limited.  Any resulting
decrease in the net interest margin must be offset by continued strong growth
in the loan portfolio in order to maintain the growth in net interest income
experienced in the first half of 2003.  Growth in noninterest income during
2003 reflected continued strength in fee-based services, including growth in
gains on sales of mortgage loans (up $498,000 and $667,000 during the quarter
and six months of 2003 compared to 2002), fees charged for deposit services
(up $124,000 and $201,000 for the quarter and six months) and commissions on
the sales of financial services (up $43,000 and $127,000 during the quarter
and six months of 2003).  Noninterest expense increased 11.3% and 10.1% for
the second quarter 2003 and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, as
compared to the corresponding periods in 2002.  As previously disclosed,
noninterest expense in 2002 was reduced by recoveries of professional fees
totaling $307,000.  Exclusive of these recoveries, noninterest expense
increased 6.3% and 7.6% for the second quarter 2003 and six months ended
June 30, 2003, respectively, as compared to 2002.  The efficiency ratio (FTE)
improved to 58.1% during the quarter ended June 30, 2003 and 60.2% during the
six months ended June 30, 2003 as the Company continued to effectively
leverage its overhead infrastructure.
    Asset quality remained very strong at June 30, 2003, with nonperforming
assets totaling $1.48 million.  As of June 30, 2003, nonperforming assets
represented only .14% of total assets.  Net recoveries totaled $21,000, or
.01% of average loans, during the second quarter.  Net charge-offs for the six
months ended June 30, 2003 totaled $24,000, or .01% of average loans.  As a
result of the significant loan growth during the first six months of 2003, the
provision for loan losses increased from $758,000 in 2002 to $1.05 million in
2003.  At June 30, 2003, the allowance for credit losses totaled
$9.86 million, or 1.31% of loans, compared to $8.86 million, or 1.33% of
loans, at June 30, 2002.

    ABOUT COLUMBIA BANCORP
    Columbia Bancorp, headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, is a bank holding
company and parent company of The Columbia Bank, a commercial bank.  The
Columbia Bank currently operates twenty-four banking offices in the
Baltimore/Washington Corridor and provides a full range of financial services
to consumers and businesses.  Columbia Bancorp's Common Stock is traded on the
National Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market(SM) under the symbol "CBMD".

    NON-GAAP PRESENTATION
    This press release includes disclosure and discussion of the net interest
margin and efficiency ratio which are reported on a fully tax-equivalent basis
("FTE").  These ratios are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Regulation G and Item 10 of SEC
Regulation S-K.  Management believes that these measures are better indicators
of operating performance than the GAAP-based ratios and better tools for
managing net interest income and noninterest expenses.  The GAAP-based net
interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by average
earning assets.  The GAAP-based efficiency ratio is calculated as noninterest
expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.  The
net interest margin (FTE) and efficiency ratio (FTE) add a tax-equivalent
adjustment to net interest income to reflect the added benefit of tax-free
loans and investments.  The non-GAAP net interest margin (FTE) was 4.45% and
4.53% for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  The
comparable GAAP-based net interest margins were 4.40% and 4.49%.  The non-GAAP
net interest margin (FTE) was 4.42% and 4.48% for the six months ended
June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  The GAAP-based net interest margin was
4.37% and 4.45% for the comparable periods.  The non-GAAP efficiency ratio
(FTE) was 58.1% and 60.1% for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively.  The GAAP-based efficiency ratio was 58.6% and 60.5% for the
same periods.  The non-GAAP efficiency ratio (FTE) was 60.2% and 62.1% for the
six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  The GAAP-based
efficiency ratio was 60.8% and 62.5% for the same periods.  Non-GAAP
information presented by other companies may not be comparable to that
presented herein, since each company may define non-GAAP measures differently.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
    This press release contains forward-looking statements of goals,
intentions and expectations concerning or based upon economic conditions,
interest rates and other matters which are subject to significant
uncertainties.  Because of these uncertainties and the assumptions on which
the statements in this press release are based, Columbia Bancorp's actual
future results may differ materially from those expressed herein.  Investors
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Also, past results of operations may not be indicative of future results.


                                COLUMBIA BANCORP
                              Financial Highlights
                  (Dollars in Thousands Except Per-Share Data)


                                                As of and Six Months Ended
                                                         June 30,
                                               2003         2002      % Change
                                                        (unaudited)
    SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS:
        Tax equivalent interest income        $25,434      $26,013      -2.2%
        Interest expense                        5,670        8,028     -29.4%
           Tax equivalent net interest
            income                             19,764       17,985       9.9%
        Tax equivalent adjustment                 233          136      71.3%
            Net interest income                19,531       17,849       9.4%
        Provision for credit losses             1,050          758      38.5%
        Noninterest income                      4,378        3,266      34.0%
        Noninterest expense                    14,534       13,200      10.1%
            Income before taxes                 8,325        7,157      16.3%
        Income tax provision                    2,997        2,502      19.8%
        Net income                              5,328        4,655      14.5%

    PER SHARE DATA:
        Net income:
            Basic                               $0.75        $0.66      13.6%
            Diluted                             $0.73        $0.64      14.1%
        Average number of shares
         outstanding:
            Basic                           7,116,714    7,097,742       0.3%
            Diluted                         7,337,212    7,247,591       1.2%
        Book value, at period end              $11.31       $10.19      11.0%
        Tangible book value, at period
         end                                    11.31        10.19      11.0%
        Cash dividends declared                  0.25         0.22      13.6%

    PERIOD END DATA:
        Loans, net of unearned income        $750,509     $666,504      12.6%
        Investment securities and
         securities
           available-for-sale                 140,552      178,040     -21.1%
        Assets                              1,060,141      926,166      14.5%
        Noninterest-bearing deposits          197,490      168,737      17.0%
        Interest-bearing deposits             586,507      532,159      10.2%
            Total deposits                    783,997      700,896      11.9%
        Customer funding sources (a)          953,987      826,823      15.4%
        Stockholders' equity                   80,538       72,345      11.3%

    PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
        Return on average assets                1.14%        1.09%
        Return on average stockholders'
         equity                                13.60%       13.21%
        Net interest margin (FTE)               4.42%        4.48%
        Efficiency ratio (FTE)(c)              60.20%       62.11%

    CAPITAL RATIOS:
        Period-end capital to risk-
         weighted assets:
            Tier 1                              9.20%        9.43%
            Total                              10.33%       10.59%
        Period-end tier 1 leverage ratio        8.34%        8.24%

    ASSET QUALITY:
        Net recoveries (charge-offs)             $(24)         $76    -131.6%
        Nonperforming assets:
            Nonaccrual loans                      720        1,126     -36.1%
            Restructured loans                    643            -         na
            Loans 90+ days past due and
             accruing                             112          242     -53.7%
            Other real estate owned                 -          619    -100.0%
                Total nonperforming
                 assets and past due
                 loans                          1,475        1,987     -25.8%
        Allowance for credit losses to
         loans, net of unearned income, at
         period-end                             1.31%        1.33%
        Nonperforming and past-due loans
         to total loans, net of unearned
         income, at period-end                  0.20%        0.21%
        Nonperforming assets and past-due
         loans to total assets, at period-
         end                                    0.14%        0.21%
        Annualized net recoveries
         (charge-offs) to average
              loans, net of unearned
               income                          -0.01%        0.02%


    NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
     BREAKDOWN:
        Noninterest income:
            Fees charged for deposit
             services                          $1,932       $1,731      11.6%
            Gains on sales of mortgage
             loans, net of costs                1,465          798      83.6%
            Net income on other real
             estate owned                          41           81     -49.4%
            Other noninterest income              940          656      43.3%
                                                4,378        3,266      34.0%
        Noninterest expenses:
            Salaries and employee
             benefits                           7,835        7,278       7.7%
            Occupancy, net                      1,845        1,639      12.6%
            Equipment                             944          959      -1.6%
            Data processing                       894          763      17.2%
            Marketing                             567          488      16.2%
            Other noninterest expenses          2,449        2,073      18.1%
                                               14,534       13,200      10.1%

    AVERAGE BALANCES:
        Federal funds sold and
            interest-bearing deposits(b)      $34,501       $5,655     510.1%
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale                151,530      174,996     -13.4%
        Loans, net of unearned income         698,940      626,071      11.6%
        Loans originated for sale (b)          15,931        2,818     465.3%
        Total earning assets                  900,902      809,540      11.3%
        Total assets                          946,332      860,151      10.0%
        Interest-bearing deposits
            NOW accounts                       89,078       70,348      26.6%
            Savings and money market
             accounts                         192,332      165,266      16.4%
            Time deposits                     281,217      266,345       5.6%
        Total deposits                        727,128      643,399      13.0%
        Short-term borrowings (b)             111,364      120,835      -7.8%
        Long-term borrowings                   20,000       20,000       0.0%
        Total interest-bearing
         liabilities                          693,991      642,794       8.0%
        Stockholders' equity                   78,979       71,051      11.2%

    YIELD ANALYSIS:
        Federal funds sold and interest-
         bearing deposits                       1.19%        1.68%
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale (FTE)            4.64%        5.16%
        Loans, net of unearned income
         (FTE)                                  6.13%        6.89%
        Total yield on earning assets
         (FTE)                                  5.69%        6.48%

        Interest-bearing deposits
            NOW accounts                        0.15%        0.24%
            Savings and money market
             accounts                           0.73%        1.37%
            Time deposits                       2.84%        4.01%
        Short-term borrowings                   0.75%        1.67%
        Long-term borrowings                    5.42%        5.34%
        Total cost of interest-bearing
         liabilities                            1.65%        2.52%


                                COLUMBIA BANCORP
                              Financial Highlights
                  (Dollars in Thousands Except Per-Share Data)


                                              As of and Three Months Ended
                                                        June 30,
                                              2003        2002      % Change
                                                       (unaudited)
    SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS:
        Tax equivalent interest income        $12,941      $13,293     -2.6%
        Interest expense                        2,757        3,967    -30.5%
           Tax equivalent net interest
            income                             10,184        9,326      9.2%
        Tax equivalent adjustment                 113           73     54.8%
            Net interest income                10,071        9,253      8.8%
        Provision for credit losses               745          681      9.4%
        Noninterest income                      2,443        1,640     49.0%
        Noninterest expense                     7,336        6,591     11.3%
            Income before taxes                 4,433        3,621     22.4%
        Income tax provision                    1,596        1,304     22.4%
        Net income                              2,837        2,317     22.4%

    PER SHARE DATA:
        Net income:
            Basic                               $0.40        $0.33     21.2%
            Diluted                             $0.39        $0.32     21.9%
        Average number of shares
         outstanding:
            Basic                           7,117,805    7,097,964      0.3%
            Diluted                         7,346,462    7,274,443      1.0%
        Book value, at period end               na           na        na
        Tangible book value, at period
         end                                    na           na        na
        Cash dividends declared                $0.125       $0.110     13.6%

    PERIOD END DATA:
        Loans, net of unearned income
        Investment securities and
         securities
           available-for-sale
        Assets
        Noninterest-bearing deposits
        Interest-bearing deposits
            Total deposits
        Customer funding sources (a)
        Stockholders' equity

    PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
        Return on average assets                1.18%        1.06%
        Return on average stockholders'
         equity                                14.26%       12.95%
        Net interest margin (FTE)               4.45%        4.53%
        Efficiency ratio (FTE)(c)              58.10%       60.10%

    CAPITAL RATIOS:
        Period-end capital to risk-
         weighted assets:
            Tier 1
            Total
        Period-end tier 1 leverage ratio

    ASSET QUALITY:
        Net recoveries (charge-offs)              $21         $(43)   148.8%
        Nonperforming assets:
            Nonaccrual loans
            Restructured loans
            Loans 90+ days past due and
             accruing
            Other real estate owned
                Total nonperforming
                 assets and past due
                 loans
        Allowance for credit losses to
         loans, net of unearned income, at
         period-end
        Nonperforming and past-due loans
         to total loans, net of unearned
         income, at period-end
        Nonperforming assets and past-due
         loans to total assets, at period-
         end
        Annualized net recoveries
         (charge-offs) to average
              loans, net of unearned
               income                           0.01%       -0.03%


    NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
     BREAKDOWN:
        Noninterest income:
            Fees charged for deposit
             services                            $994         $870     14.3%
            Gains on sales of mortgage
             loans, net of costs                  834          336    148.2%
            Net income on other real
             estate owned                          30           94    -68.1%
            Other noninterest income              585          340     72.1%
                                                2,443        1,640     49.0%
        Noninterest expenses:
            Salaries and employee
             benefits                           3,865        3,726      3.7%
            Occupancy, net                        920          812     13.3%
            Equipment                             495          488      1.4%
            Data processing                       484          385     25.7%
            Marketing                             335          273     22.7%
            Other noninterest expenses          1,237          907     36.4%
                                                7,336        6,591     11.3%

    AVERAGE BALANCES:
        Federal funds sold and
            interest-bearing deposits(b)      $25,995       $6,046    330.0%
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale                151,508      178,178    -15.0%
        Loans, net of unearned income         721,274      639,537     12.8%
        Loans originated for sale (b)          19,945        2,406    729.0%
        Total earning assets                  918,722      826,167     11.2%
        Total assets                          965,980      877,436     10.1%
        Interest-bearing deposits
            NOW accounts                       93,717       71,863     30.4%
            Savings and money market
             accounts                         198,470      167,238     18.7%
            Time deposits                     280,242      275,511      1.7%
        Total deposits                        740,983      660,967     12.1%
        Short-term borrowings (b)             115,939      120,366     -3.7%
        Long-term borrowings                   20,000       20,000      0.0%
        Total interest-bearing
         liabilities                          708,368      654,978      8.2%
        Stockholders' equity                   79,775       71,786     11.1%

    YIELD ANALYSIS:
        Federal funds sold and interest-
         bearing deposits                       1.18%        1.79%
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale (FTE)            4.59%        5.10%
        Loans, net of unearned income
         (FTE)                                  6.02%        6.87%
        Total yield on earning assets
         (FTE)                                  5.65%        6.45%

        Interest-bearing deposits
            NOW accounts                        0.10%        0.24%
            Savings and money market
             accounts                           0.64%        1.38%
            Time deposits                       2.78%        3.76%
        Short-term borrowings                   0.69%        1.67%
        Long-term borrowings                    5.50%        5.33%
        Total cost of interest-bearing
         liabilities                            1.56%        2.43%

    (a) Deposits plus customer-related short-term borrowings in the form
        of commercial paper and repurchase agreements.
    (b) Variances reflect significant fluctuations in account balances
        due to the nature of the accounts.
    (c) The efficiency ratio is defined as total noninterest expense as
        a percentage of net interest income, on a tax-equivalent
        basis, plus noninterest income.

     Certain reclassifications of information previously reported have been
                   made to conform with current presentation.



                                COLUMBIA BANCORP

                      Consolidated Statements of Condition
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                                  December
                                              June 30,    June 30,   31,
                                               2003        2002     2002
                                                  (unaudited)    (audited)
    Assets
    Cash and due from banks                   $55,410    $41,580    $37,909
    Interest-bearing deposits with banks          217        210        214
    Federal funds sold                         72,128     13,172    101,248
    Investment securities                      92,302    134,547    112,545
    Securities available-for-sale              48,250     43,493     38,953
    Residential mortgage loans originated
     for sale                                  23,766      8,223     10,515

    Loan receivables:
        Commercial                            226,747    186,842    198,223
        Real estate development and
         construction                         225,581    207,872    187,063
        Real estate mortgage:
            Residential                        17,434     13,074     13,779
            Commercial                        131,666    108,618    122,458
        Retail, principally second
         mortgage loans
            and residential equity lines
             of credit                        149,360    148,102    143,359
        Other                                     156      2,648        388
    Total loans                               750,944    667,156    665,270
          Less: unearned income, net of
           origination costs                     (435)      (652)      (444)
                   allowance for credit
                    losses                     (9,864)    (8,859)    (8,839)
    Total loans, net                          740,645    657,645    655,987

    Other real estate owned                         -        619        178
    Property and equipment, net                 7,882      9,786      6,974
    Prepaid expenses and other assets          19,541     16,891     17,479

              Total assets                 $1,060,141   $926,166   $982,002


    Liabilities
    Deposits:
          Noninterest-bearing                $197,490   $168,737   $171,182
          Interest-bearing                    586,507    532,159    559,431
              Total deposits                  783,997    700,896    730,613
    Short-term borrowings                     169,990    125,927    147,903
    Long-term borrowings                       20,000     20,000     20,000
    Accrued expenses and other
     liabilities                                5,616      6,998      6,563
              Total liabilities               979,603    853,821    905,079

    Stockholders' equity
    Common stock, $.01 par value per
     share; authorized
        10,000,000 shares; outstanding
         7,118,529,
        7,099,135 and 7,109,607 shares,
         respectively                              71         71         71
    Additional paid-in capital                 47,553     47,382     47,439
    Retained earnings                          32,957     24,862     29,408
    Accumulated other comprehensive
     income                                       (43)        30          5
              Total stockholders' equity       80,538     72,345     76,923

              Total liabilities and
               stockholders' equity        $1,060,141   $926,166   $982,002

    Certain reclassifications of information previously reported have been
                  made to conform with current presentation.



                                 COLUMBIA BANCORP
            Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
                   (Dollars in Thousands Except Per-Share Data)


                                         Six Months Ended  Three Months Ended
                                             June 30,           June 30,
                                          2003      2002     2003      2002
                                            (unaudited)        (unaudited)
    Interest income:
        Loans                            $21,587   $21,393  $11,075   $10,945
        Investment securities              3,408     4,437    1,675     2,250
        Federal funds sold and interest-
         bearing deposits with banks         206        47       78        25
              Total interest income       25,201    25,877   12,828    13,220
    Interest expense:
        Deposits                           4,721     6,500    2,285     3,201
        Borrowings                           949     1,528      472       766
              Total interest expense       5,670     8,028    2,757     3,967
              Net interest income         19,531    17,849   10,071     9,253
    Provision for credit losses            1,050       758      745       681
              Net interest income after
               provision
                for credit losses         18,481    17,091    9,326     8,572
    Noninterest income:
        Fees charged for deposit
         services                          1,932     1,731      994       870
        Gains on sales of mortgage
         loans, net of costs               1,465       798      834       336
        Net income on other real estate
         owned                                41        81       30        94
        Other                                940       656      585       340
              Total noninterest income     4,378     3,266    2,443     1,640
    Noninterest expense:
        Salaries and employee benefits     7,835     7,278    3,865     3,726
        Occupancy, net                     1,845     1,639      920       812
        Equipment                            944       959      495       488
        Data processing                      894       763      484       385
        Marketing                            567       488      335       273
        Cash management services             290       298      149       159
        Professional fees                    394        10      136      (155)
        Deposit insurance                     98        89       49        44
        Other                              1,667     1,676      903       859
              Total noninterest expense   14,534    13,200    7,336     6,591
              Income before income taxes   8,325     7,157    4,433     3,621
    Income tax provision                   2,997     2,502    1,596     1,304
              Net income                   5,328     4,655    2,837     2,317
    Other comprehensive income, net of
     tax -
        unrealized net gain (loss) on
         securities available-for-sale       (48)       26      154       185
              Comprehensive income        $5,280    $4,681   $2,991    $2,502

    Per common share data:
        Net income:  Basic                 $0.75     $0.66    $0.40     $0.33
                             Diluted        0.73      0.64     0.39      0.32

        Cash dividends declared            $0.25     $0.22   $0.125     $0.11

    Certain reclassifications of information previously reported have been
                  made to conform with current presentation.



                                Columbia Bancorp
                            2003 Quarterly Highlights


                                                    2Q03              1Q03

    SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS:
        Tax-equivalent interest income             $12,941           $12,493
        Interest expense                             2,757             2,912
            Tax-equivalent net interest
             income                                 10,184             9,581
        Tax-equivalent adjustment                      113               120
            Net interest income                     10,071             9,461
        Provision for credit losses                    745               305
        Noninterest income                           2,443             1,934
        Noninterest expense                          7,336             7,199
            Income before taxes                      4,433             3,891
        Income tax provision                         1,596             1,400
        Net income                                   2,837             2,491

    PER SHARE DATA:
        Net income:
            Basic                                    $0.40             $0.35
            Diluted                                  $0.39              0.34
        Average number of shares
         outstanding:
            Basic                                7,117,805         7,115,612
            Diluted                              7,346,462         7,290,541
        Book value, at period end                   $11.31            $11.02
        Tangible book value, at period
         end                                         11.31             11.02
        Cash dividends declared                      0.125             0.125

    PERIOD END DATA:
        Loans, net of unearned income             $750,509          $696,322
        Investment securities and
         securities
           available-for-sale                      140,552           145,714
        Assets                                   1,060,141           993,570
        Noninterest-bearing deposits               197,490           182,421
        Interest-bearing deposits                  586,507           565,106
            Total deposits                         783,997           747,527
        Customer funding sources (a)               953,987           890,197
        Stockholders' equity                        80,538            78,422

    PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
        Return on average assets                     1.18%             1.09%
        Return on average stockholders'
         equity                                     14.26%            12.92%
        Net interest margin (FTE)                    4.45%             4.40%
        Efficiency ratio (FTE) (c)                  58.10%            62.52%

    CAPITAL RATIOS:
        Period-end capital to risk-
         weighted assets:
            Tier 1                                   9.20%             9.62%
            Total                                   10.33%            10.73%
        Period-end tier 1 leverage ratio             8.34%             8.49%

    ASSET QUALITY:
        Net recoveries (charge-offs)                   $21              $(45)
        Nonperforming assets:
            Nonaccrual loans                           720               806
            Restructured loans                         643                 -
            Loans 90+ days past due and
             accruing                                  112               164
            Other real estate owned                      -                 -
                Total nonperforming
                 assets and past due
                 loans                               1,475               970
        Allowance for credit losses to
         loans, net of unearned income, at
         period-end                                  1.31%             1.31%
        Nonperforming and past-due loans
         to total loans, net of unearned
         income, at period-end                       0.20%             0.14%
        Nonperforming assets and past-due
         loans to total assets, at period-
         end                                         0.14%             0.10%
        Annualized net recoveries
         (charge-offs) to average
          loans, net of unearned
          income                                     0.01%            -0.03%


    NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
     BREAKDOWN:
        Noninterest income:
            Fees charged for deposit
             services                                 $994              $938
            Gains on sales of mortgage
             loans, net of costs                       834               630
            Net income on other real
             estate owned                               30                11
            Other noninterest income                   585               355
                  Total noninterest
                   income                            2,443             1,934

        Noninterest expenses:
            Salaries and employee
             benefits                                3,865             3,970
            Occupancy, net                             920               924
            Equipment                                  495               448
            Data processing                            484               410
            Marketing                                  335               232
            Other noninterest expenses               1,237             1,215
                  Total noninterest
                   expenses                          7,336             7,199

    AVERAGE BALANCES:
        Federal funds sold and interest
         bearing deposits                          $25,995           $43,101
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale                     151,508           151,552
        Loans, net of unearned income              721,274           688,230
        Total earning assets                       918,722           882,883
        Total assets                               965,980           926,466
        Interest-bearing deposits:
            NOW accounts                            93,717            84,388
            Savings and money market
             accounts                              198,470           186,126
            Time deposits                          280,242           282,201
        Total deposits                             740,983           712,848
        Short-term borrowings (b)                  115,939           106,739
        Long-term borrowings                        20,000            20,000
        Total interest-bearing
         liabilities                               708,368           679,454
        Stockholders' equity                        79,775            78,182

    YIELD ANALYSIS:
        Federal funds sold and interest
         bearing deposits                            1.18%             1.20%
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale                       4.59%             4.69%
        Loans, net of unearned income
         (FTE)                                       6.02%             6.25%
        Total yield on earning assets
         (FTE)                                       5.65%             5.74%

        Interest-bearing deposits
            NOW accounts                             0.10%             0.19%
            Savings and money market
             accounts                                0.64%             0.82%
            Time deposits                            2.78%             2.90%
        Short-term borrowings                        0.69%             0.81%
        Long-term borrowings                         5.50%             5.34%
        Total cost of interest-bearing
         liabilities                                 1.56%             1.74%


    (a) Deposits plus customer-related short-term borrowings in the form of
        commercial paper and repurchase agreements.
    (b) Variances reflect significant fluctuations in account balances due
        to the nature of the accounts.
    (c) The efficiency ratio is defined as total noninterest expense as a
        percentage of net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, plus
        noninterest income.

    Certain reclassifications of information previously reported have been
                  made to conform with current presentation.


                                 Columbia Bancorp
                            2002 Quarterly Highlights


                                       4Q02       3Q02       2Q02       1Q02

    SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS:
        Tax-equivalent interest
         income                      $13,364    $13,490    $13,293    $12,720
        Interest expense               3,490      3,961      3,967      4,061
            Tax-equivalent net
             interest income           9,874      9,529      9,326      8,659
        Tax-equivalent adjustment         76         89         73         63
            Net interest income        9,798      9,440      9,253      8,596
        Provision for credit
         losses                           35         42        681         77
        Noninterest income             2,979      1,700      1,640      1,626
        Noninterest expense            7,250      6,716      6,591      6,609
            Income before taxes        5,492      4,382      3,621      3,536
        Income tax provision           2,015      1,643      1,304      1,198
        Net income                     3,477      2,739      2,317      2,338

    PER SHARE DATA:
        Net income :
            Basic                      $0.49      $0.39      $0.33      $0.33
            Diluted                     0.48       0.38       0.32       0.32
        Average number of shares
         outstanding:
            Basic                  7,102,582  7,099,666  7,097,964  7,106,850
            Diluted                7,284,434  7,271,809  7,274,443  7,229,773
        Book value, at period end     $10.82     $10.48     $10.19      $9.95
        Tangible book value, at
         period end                    10.82      10.48      10.19       9.95
        Cash dividends declared        0.125       0.11       0.11       0.11

    PERIOD END DATA:
        Loans, net of unearned
         income                     $664,826   $664,688   $666,504   $616,528
        Investment securities and
         securities
           available-for-sale        151,498    178,112    178,040    181,195
        Assets                       982,002    990,902    926,166    864,276
        Noninterest-bearing
         deposits                    171,182    169,726    168,737    150,975
        Interest-bearing deposits    559,431    557,675    532,159    501,508
            Total deposits           730,613    727,401    700,896    652,483
        Customer funding sources(a)  878,516    890,807    826,823    759,379
        Stockholders' equity          76,923     74,385     72,345     70,606

    PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
        Return on average assets       1.45%      1.17%      1.06%      1.13%
        Return on average
         stockholders' equity         18.39%     14.73%     12.95%     13.48%
        Net interest margin (FTE)      4.36%      4.33%      4.53%      4.43%
        Efficiency ratio (FTE) (c)    56.41%     59.81%     60.10%     64.26%

    CAPITAL RATIOS:
        Period-end capital to
         risk-weighted assets:
            Tier 1                     9.95%      9.50%      9.43%      9.93%
            Total                     11.10%     10.63%     10.59%     11.08%
        Period-end tier 1 leverage
         ratio                         8.48%      8.00%      8.24%      8.41%

    ASSET QUALITY:
        Net (charge-offs)
         recoveries                     $(36)      $(61)      $(43)      $119
        Nonperforming assets:
            Nonaccrual loans             563        710      1,126      1,501
            Loans 90+ days past
             due and accruing            168        219        242        323
            Other real estate
             owned                       178        443        619      1,182
                Total
                 nonperforming
                 assets and past
                 due loans               909      1,372      1,987      3,006
        Allowance for credit
         losses to loans, net
             of unearned income,
              at period-end            1.33%      1.33%      1.33%      1.33%
        Nonperforming and past-due
         loans to total
            loans, net of unearned
             income, at period-end     0.11%      0.14%      0.21%      0.30%
        Nonperforming assets and
         past-due loans
            to total assets, at
             period-end                0.09%      0.14%      0.21%      0.35%
        Annualized net (charge-
         offs) recoveries to
         average
              loans, net of
               unearned income        -0.02%     -0.04%     -0.03%      0.08%


    NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
     BREAKDOWN:
        Noninterest income:
            Fees charged for
             deposit services           $953       $886       $870       $861
            Gains on sales of
             mortgage loans, net
             of costs                    890        410        336        462
            Gains (losses) on
             sales of other
             assets, net                 708         53          -         (4)
            Net income on other
             real estate owned            12         17         94        (13)
            Other noninterest
             income                      416        334        340        320
                  Total
                   noninterest
                   income              2,979      1,700      1,640      1,626
        Noninterest expenses:
            Salaries and employee
             benefits                  4,011      3,495      3,726      3,552
            Occupancy, net               858        844        812        826
            Equipment                    454        439        488        471
            Data processing              493        399        385        379
            Marketing                    197        202        273        215
            Other noninterest
             expenses                  1,237      1,337        907      1,166
                  Total
                   noninterest
                   expenses            7,250      6,716      6,591      6,609

    AVERAGE BALANCES:
        Federal funds sold and
         interest bearing deposits   $51,423    $21,830     $6,046     $5,258
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale       169,630    176,965    178,178    171,778
        Loans, net of unearned
         income                      688,092    675,066    641,943    615,691
        Total earning assets         909,145    873,861    826,167    792,727
        Total assets                 964,230    928,204    877,436    842,674
        Interest-bearing deposits:
            NOW accounts              84,025     75,194     71,863     68,818
            Savings and money
             market accounts         186,087    178,603    167,238    163,272
            Time deposits            290,054    291,825    275,511    257,076
        Total deposits               720,357    700,275    660,967    625,837
        Short-term borrowings (b)    136,391    126,933    120,366    121,310
        Long-term borrowings          20,000     20,000     20,000     20,000
        Total interest-bearing
         liabilities                 716,557    692,555    654,978    630,476
        Stockholders' equity          75,826     73,788     71,786     70,315

    YIELD ANALYSIS:
        Federal funds sold and
         interest bearing deposits     1.33%      1.69%      1.79%      1.70%
        Investment securities and
         securities
            available-for-sale         4.77%      4.86%      5.10%      5.21%
        Loans, net of unearned
         income (FTE)                  6.43%      6.60%      6.87%      6.91%
        Total yield on earning
         assets (FTE)                  5.83%      6.12%      6.45%      6.51%

        Interest-bearing deposits
            NOW accounts               0.21%      0.24%      0.24%      0.24%
            Savings and money
             market accounts           1.02%      1.30%      1.38%      1.36%
            Time deposits              3.15%      3.53%      3.76%      4.27%
        Short-term borrowings          1.15%      1.46%      1.67%      1.66%
        Long-term borrowings           5.34%      5.34%      5.33%      5.35%
        Total cost of interest-
         bearing liabilities           1.93%      2.27%      2.43%      2.61%


    (a) Deposits plus customer-related short-term borrowings in the form
        of commercial paper and repurchase agreements.
    (b) Variances reflect significant fluctuations in account balances
        due to the nature of the accounts.
    (c) The efficiency ratio is defined as total noninterest expense as a
        percentage of net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, plus
        noninterest income.

    Certain reclassifications of information previously reported have been
                  made to conform with current presentation.


SOURCE Columbia Bancorp




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