Minden Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results Of Operations For The Year And 4th Quarter Ended December 31, 2012

Minden Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Minden, Louisiana, is the holding company for MBL Bank. The Bank is a 102 year old Louisiana-thrift chartered FDIC-insured institution serving Minden and the surrounding areas of northwest Louisiana from two banking offices. The Bank offers a wide variety of financial services and products throughout its market area. 

The Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov . The press release can be found on Minden Bancorp's website at http://www.mblminden.com/ .

The Minden Bancorp, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=8545

This news release may contain forward-looking statements as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of l995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," and "intend" or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may." Such forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risk and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes to interest rates which could affect the net interest margin and net interest income, the possibility that increased demand or prices for the Company's financial services and products may not occur, changing economic and competitive conditions, technological developments, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

MINDEN BANCORP, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA
(In thousands)
	December 31,	December 31,
	2012	2011
Total assets	$ 276,491	$ 264,598
Cash and cash equivalents	34,290	52,407
Investment securities	88,188	72,955
Loans receivable – net	146,481	131,454
Deposits	233,963	223,713
Total stockholders' equity	40,325	39,030

MINDEN BANCORP, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED CONSOLIDATED OPERATING DATA
(In thousands, except for per share data)
	Three Months Ended		Year Ended
	December 31,		December 31,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Interest income, including fees	$ 2,430	$ 2,305	$ 9,635	$ 9,197
Interest expense	303	347	1,282	1,509
Net interest income	2,127	1,958	8,353	7,688
Provision for loan losses	30	280	120	370
Net interest income after
provision for loan loss	2,097	1,678	8,233	7,318
Total non-interest income	162	300	719	1,180
Total non-interest expenses	1,086	1,167	4,399	4,529
Income before income taxes	1,173	811	4,553	3,969
Income tax expense	381	276	1,518	1,350
NET INCOME	$  792	$   535	$ 3,035	$ 2,619
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic	$ 0.35	$ 0.23	$   1.32	$ 1.13
Diluted	$ 0.32	$ 0.22	$  1.23	$ 1.05

CONTACT: Jack E. Byrd, Jr., Chairman/President/CEO
         318-371-4156
         E-mail: [e-mail]
         or
         Becky T. Harrell, Treasurer/CFO
         318-371-4123
         E-mail: [e-mail]

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