BRIEF-Empire Bancorp Announces Write Down Of Deferred Tax Asset

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Empire Bancorp Inc:

* EMPIRE BANCORP ANNOUNCES WRITE DOWN OF DEFERRED TAX ASSET AND BALANCE SHEET RESTRUCTURING; YEAR END ASSETS AT $900 MILLION

* Q4 LOSS PER SHARE $0.20 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: