UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 28, 2019

NBT BANCORP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
0-14703
16-1268674
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

52 South Broad Street, Norwich, New York
 
13815
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(607) 337-2265

 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 28, 2019, NBT Bancorp Inc. issued a press release describing its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. That press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)
Not applicable.

(b)
Not applicable.

(c)
Not applicable.

(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
 
Press release of NBT Bancorp Inc. dated January 28, 2019


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
NBT BANCORP INC.
   
Date: January 28, 2019
By:/s/ Michael J. Chewens
 
Michael J. Chewens
 
Senior Executive Vice President
 
and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ATTENTION: FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS EDITORS
 
Contact:
John H. Watt, Jr., President and CEO
 
Michael J. Chewens, CFO
 
NBT Bancorp Inc.
 
52 South Broad Street
 
Norwich, NY 13815
 
607-337-6119

NBT BANCORP INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD NET INCOME OF $112.6 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $2.56; DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND

NORWICH, NY (January 28, 2019) – NBT Bancorp Inc. (“NBT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NBTB) reported record net income and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $112.6 million, up 37.0% from $82.2 million for the prior year driven by net interest margin expansion, loan growth, strong asset quality and a reduction in tax expense due to tax reform. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $2.56, as compared with $1.87 for the prior year, an increase of 37%.

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $28.7 million, down 3.9% from $29.8 million for the third quarter of 2018 and up 62.5% from $17.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $0.65, as compared with $0.68 for the prior quarter, a decrease of 4.4%, and $0.40 for the fourth quarter of 2017, an increase of 63%.

Highlights:


·
Diluted earnings per share up 37% from prior year


·
Earnings in excess of $100 million for the first time in the 163 year history of the Company


·
Loan growth for the year ended December 31, 2018 of 4.6%


·
Average demand deposits for the year ended December 31, 2018 up 4.7% over 2017


·
FTE net interest margin of 3.58% for year ended December 31, 2018 up 11 bps from 2017


·
Recognized a one-time $5.5 million tax benefit in the fourth quarter


·
Recorded a $6.6 million loss on securities sold in the fourth quarter related to the restructuring of the investment portfolio


·
Full cycle deposit beta of 6.9% through the quarter ending December 31, 20181

1 The change in the Company’s quarterly deposit costs from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2018 of 0.15% divided by the change in Federal Reserve’s target fed funds rate from December 2015 to December 2018 of 2.25%


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“As our 2018 results demonstrate, NBT had a strong year. We achieved record net income for the sixth consecutive year and a new annual EPS record,” said NBT President and CEO John H. Watt, Jr. “This strong performance was delivered by a focused and aligned team across all lines of business. They concentrate on the fundamentals of our business, including low-cost deposit gathering, loan growth and strong asset quality, while continuing to grow our fee-based business, including the RPS acquisition in the second quarter. At the same time we continued to invest in enhancing the customer experience and digitizing our offerings. As we continue to grow the Company and build shareholder value, we were pleased to increase the cash dividend paid to shareholders on two occasions in 2018 for a combined increase of 13%.”

Net interest income for the year ended 2018 was $305.6 million, up $22.1 million, or 7.8%, from 2017. The fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) net interest margin of 3.58% for the year ended December 31, 2018, was up from 3.47% for the year ended December 31, 2017 primarily due to asset yields increasing 24 basis points (“bps”), more than offsetting the 20 bp rise in the cost of interest bearing liabilities. Average interest earning assets were up $320.1 million, or 3.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, driven by a $406.3 million increase in loans that was partially offset by a $81.4 million decrease in securities. Interest income increased $34.8 million, or 11.3%, due to the increase in earning assets combined with a 24 bp improvement in loan yields. Interest expense was up $12.7 million, or 49.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017 resulting primarily from a 20 bp increase in rates on interest bearing liabilities driven by higher borrowing costs and a 14 bp increase in the cost of interest bearing deposits, combined with an increase in average interest bearing liabilities of $173.0 million. The Federal Reserve has raised its target fed funds rate nine times from December 2015 through December 2018 for a total of 225 bps. During this same cycle of increasing rates, the Company’s deposit rates have increased by 15 bps, resulting in a full cycle deposit beta of 6.9%.

Net interest income was $78.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, up $1.3 million, or 1.7%, from the previous quarter. The FTE net interest margin was 3.61% for the three months ended December 31, 2018, up 4 bps from the previous quarter, as higher rates on average earning assets were partially offset by higher funding costs. Interest income increased $2.3 million, or 2.6%, as the yield on average earning assets increased 9 bps from the prior quarter to 4.14%, combined with an increase in average interest earning assets of $38.7 million, or 0.4%, driven by the increase in average loans of $36.8 million. Interest expense was up $1.0 million, or 9.1%, as the cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 6 bps to 0.77% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, driven by interest-bearing deposit costs increasing 6 bps with increased short-term borrowings cost.

Net interest income was $78.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, up $5.4 million, or 7.4%, from the fourth quarter of 2017. The FTE net interest margin of 3.61% was up 9 bps from the fourth quarter of 2017. Interest income increased $10.3 million, or 12.8%, as the yield on average earning assets increased 30 bps from the same period in 2017, and average interest earning assets increased $338.2 million, or 4.0%, primarily due to the $347.9 million increase in average loans. Interest expense increased $4.9 million, or 71.8%, as the cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 31 bps, driven by interest-bearing deposit costs increasing 23 bps combined with the increase in short-term borrowing costs.

Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $124.8 million, up $3.5 million, or 2.9%, from the same period in 2017. The increase from the prior year was driven by higher retirement plan administration fees and an increase in other noninterest income that was partially offset by net securities losses in 2018. Retirement plan administration fees increased due to the acquisitions of Retirement Plan Services, LLC (“RPS”) in the second quarter of 2018 and of Downeast Pension Services in the second quarter of 2017. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company restructured the investment portfolio by selling $109 million lower yielding bonds and reinvesting the proceeds in higher yielding bonds, which resulted in a $6.6 million loss on securities sold. Other noninterest income in 2018 increased compared to the same period of 2017 due to non-recurring gains recognized in 2018. Excluding net securities (losses) gains, noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2018 would have been $131.1 million, up $11.7 million, or 9.8%, from the same period in 2017.


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Noninterest income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $25.9 million, down $7.4 million, or 22.3%, from the prior quarter and down $5.5 million, or 17.6%, from the fourth quarter of 2017. Excluding net securities (losses) gains, noninterest income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 would have been $32.9 million, comparable to the prior quarter and up $3.3 million, or 11.0% from the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2017 was primarily due to higher retirement plan administration fees resulting from the acquisition of RPS in the second quarter of 2018 and higher other noninterest income due primarily to swap fees.

Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $264.6 million, up $18.9 million, or 7.7%, from the same period in 2017. The increase from the prior year was driven by higher salaries and employee benefits due to the retirement plan services acquisitions in 2018 and 2017, higher incentive compensation and wage increases for over 60% of our employees from the Company’s commitment to invest a portion of the tax reform benefit in our employees.

Noninterest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $68.9 million, up $2.4 million, or 3.6%, from the prior quarter and up $5.5 million, or 8.6%, from the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2017 was driven by an increase in salaries and employee benefits expenses primarily due to the RPS acquisition, wage increases related to tax reform initiatives and higher incentive compensation associated with business growth. The increase from the prior quarter was primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits due to an increase in medical costs, an increase in professional fees and advertising expense due to timing of initiatives and an increase in other noninterest expense. The increase in other noninterest expense was primarily due to the timing of contributions and $0.5 million in non-recurring items.

Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $24.4 million, down $21.6 million, or 46.9%, from the same period of 2017. The effective tax rate of 17.8% in 2018 was down from 35.9% for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in income tax expense from the prior year was due to the lower effective tax rate resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), a $5.5 million tax benefit recorded in the fourth quarter of 2018 primarily related to one-time income tax return accounting method changes during the fourth quarter of 2018, combined with the $4.4 million estimated non-cash charge related to the enactment of the TCJA in 2017 for the Company’s deferred tax assets due to the tax rate reduction. This was partially offset by a higher level of taxable income and lower tax benefit from equity-based transactions. Excluding the tax benefit from equity-based transactions, the tax benefit in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the TCJA charge in 2017, the effective tax rate was 22.2% and 33.8% for the years ending December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $0.7 million, down $7.8 million, or 91.4%, from the prior quarter and down $15.0 million, or 95.3%, from the fourth quarter of 2017. The effective tax rate of 2.5% for the fourth quarter of 2018 was down from 22.3% for the third quarter of 2018 and down from 47.1% for the fourth quarter of 2017. The decrease in income tax expense from the prior quarter was primarily due to one-time income tax return accounting method changes during the fourth quarter of 2018. The decrease in income tax expense from the fourth quarter of 2017 was due to the lower effective tax rate resulting from the TCJA, and the income tax return accounting method changes during the fourth quarter of 2018, combined with the $4.4 million estimated non-cash charge related to the enactment of the TCJA in 2017 for the revaluation of the Company’s deferred tax assets due to the tax rate reduction. This was partially offset by a higher level of taxable income.


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Asset Quality

Net charge-offs of $25.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018 were down as compared to $26.7 million for the same period of 2017. Provision expense was $28.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared with $31.0 million for the same period of 2017. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the year ended December 31, 2018 was 0.38% as compared with 0.42% for the same period of 2017.

Net charge-offs of $6.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 were up as compared to $5.7 million for the prior quarter and comparable to the $7.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Provision expense was higher at $6.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018, as compared with $6.0 million for the prior quarter and lower compared with $8.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the fourth quarter of 2018 was 0.39%, up from 0.33% for the prior quarter and down from 0.43% for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.44% at December 31, 2018, up 3 bps from 0.41% for the prior quarter and down 3 bps from 0.47% at December 31, 2017. Past due loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.55% at December 31, 2018, up from 0.53% at September 30, 2018 and down from 0.63% at December 31, 2017.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $72.5 million at December 31, 2018, compared to $72.8 million at September 30, 2018 and $69.5 million at December 31, 2017. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans was 1.05% (1.10% excluding acquired loans) at December 31, 2018, compared to 1.06% (1.11% excluding acquired loans) at September 30, 2018 and 1.06% (1.12% excluding acquired loans) at December 31, 2017.

Balance Sheet

Total assets were $9.6 billion at December 31, 2018, up $419.6 million, or 4.6%, from December 31, 2017. Loans were $6.9 billion at December 31, 2018, up $304.1 million, or 4.6%, from December 31, 2017. Total deposits were $7.4 billion at December 31, 2018, up $197.6 million, or 2.8%, from December 31, 2017, reflecting growth in core and municipal deposits. Stockholders’ equity was $1.0 billion, representing a total equity-to-total assets ratio of 10.65% at December 31, 2018, compared with $958.2 million or a total equity-to-total assets ratio of 10.49% at December 31, 2017.

Dividend

The Board of Directors approved a first-quarter 2019 cash dividend of $0.26 per share at a meeting held today. The dividend will be paid on March 15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2019.

Corporate Overview

NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., with total assets of $9.6 billion at December 31, 2018. The Company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank and through two financial services companies. NBT Bank, N.A. has 151 banking locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. EPIC Retirement Plan Services, based in Rochester, N.Y., is a full-service 401(k) plan recordkeeping firm. NBT Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, N.Y., is a full-service insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions is available online at: www.nbtbancorp.com, www.nbtbank.com, www.epic1st.com and www.nbtinsurance.com.


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Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of NBT and its subsidiaries and on the information available to management at the time that these statements were made. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond NBT’s control, which could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly, including as a result of competitors having greater financial resources than NBT; (2) revenues may be lower than expected; (3) changes in the interest rate environment may reduce interest margins; (4) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or a reduced demand for credit; (5) legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in accounting standards and tax laws, may adversely affect business and results; (6) NBT’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and employees; and (7) adverse changes may occur in the securities markets or with respect to inflation. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, NBT does not update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent circumstances or events.

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These measures adjust GAAP measures to exclude the effects of acquisition related intangible amortization expense on earnings and equity as well as providing a FTE yield on securities and loans. Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure, is provided in the accompanying tables. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information that is important to an understanding of the results of NBT’s core business as well as provide information standard in the financial institution industry. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP and investors should consider NBT’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of NBT.


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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)

   
2018
   
2017
 
Profitability:
 
4th Q
   
3rd Q
   
2nd Q
   
1st Q
   
4th Q
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.65
   
$
0.68
   
$
0.64
   
$
0.59
   
$
0.40
 
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
   
44,059,796
     
44,050,557
     
44,016,940
     
43,975,248
     
43,957,571
 
Return on average assets (1)
   
1.20
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.21
%
   
1.15
%
   
0.77
%
Return on average equity (1)
   
11.34
%
   
11.96
%
   
11.64
%
   
10.99
%
   
7.27
%
Return on average tangible common equity (1)(3)
   
16.37
%
   
17.42
%
   
17.08
%
   
15.95
%
   
10.65
%
Net interest margin (1)(2)
   
3.61
%
   
3.57
%
   
3.57
%
   
3.57
%
   
3.52
%
                                         
   
12 Months ended December 31,
                         
Profitability:
 
2018
   
2017
                         
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
2.56
   
$
1.87
                         
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
   
44,019,698
     
43,904,520
                         
Return on average assets
   
1.20
%
   
0.91
%
                       
Return on average equity
   
11.49
%
   
8.71
%
                       
Return on average tangible common equity (4)
   
16.71
%
   
12.82
%
                       
Net interest margin (2)
   
3.58
%
   
3.47
%
                       
                                         
(1) Annualized.
 
(2) Calculated on a FTE basis.
 
(3) Non-GAAP measure - excludes amortization of intangible assets (net of tax) from net income and average tangible common equity is calculated as follows:
 
                                         
    2018
  2017  
   
4th Q
   
3rd Q
   
2nd Q
   
1st Q
   
4th Q
 
Net income
 
$
28,652
   
$
29,807
   
$
28,121
   
$
25,986
   
$
17,637
 
Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)
   
734
     
791
     
822
     
686
     
594
 
Net income, excluding intangibles amortization
 
$
29,386
   
$
30,598
   
$
28,943
   
$
26,672
   
$
18,231
 
                                         
Average stockholders' equity
 
$
1,002,822
   
$
988,551
   
$
969,029
   
$
959,044
   
$
962,660
 
Less: average goodwill and other intangibles
   
290,854
     
291,814
     
289,250
     
281,027
     
283,554
 
Average tangible common equity
 
$
711,968
   
$
696,737
   
$
679,779
   
$
678,017
   
$
679,106
 
                                         
(4) Non-GAAP measure - excludes amortization of intangible assets (net of tax) from net income and average tangible common equity is calculated as follows:
 
                                         
   
12 Months ended December 31,
                         
   
2018
   
2017
                         
Net income
 
$
112,566
   
$
82,151
                         
Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)
   
3,032
     
2,446
                         
Net income, excluding intangibles amortization
 
$
115,598
   
$
84,597
                         
                                         
Average stockholders' equity
 
$
980,005
   
$
943,676
                         
Less: average goodwill and other intangibles
   
288,273
     
283,573
                         
Average tangible common equity
 
$
691,732
   
$
660,103
                         


Note: Year-to-date EPS may not equal sum of quarters due to differences in outstanding shares.


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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)
       

   
2018
   
2017
 
   
4th Q
   
3rd Q
   
2nd Q
   
1st Q
   
4th Q
 
Balance sheet data:
                             
Securities available for sale
 
$
998,496
   
$
1,101,074
   
$
1,192,939
   
$
1,265,912
   
$
1,255,925
 
Securities held to maturity
   
783,599
     
659,949
     
544,163
     
487,126
     
484,073
 
Net loans
   
6,815,204
     
6,814,457
     
6,785,721
     
6,575,522
     
6,514,139
 
Total assets
   
9,556,363
     
9,547,284
     
9,467,138
     
9,230,834
     
9,136,812
 
Total deposits
   
7,368,211
     
7,441,290
     
7,344,449
     
7,393,928
     
7,170,636
 
Total borrowings
   
1,046,616
     
986,656
     
1,028,971
     
776,032
     
909,188
 
Total liabilities
   
8,538,454
     
8,553,129
     
8,488,209
     
8,278,104
     
8,178,635
 
Stockholders' equity
   
1,017,909
     
994,155
     
978,929
     
952,730
     
958,177
 
                                         
Asset quality:
                                       
Nonaccrual loans
 
$
25,487
   
$
23,301
   
$
24,006
   
$
25,426
   
$
25,708
 
90 days past due and still accruing
   
5,085
     
4,734
     
2,209
     
2,934
     
5,410
 
Total nonperforming loans
   
30,572
     
28,035
     
26,215
     
28,360
     
31,118
 
Other real estate owned
   
2,441
     
3,271
     
4,349
     
4,949
     
4,529
 
Total nonperforming assets
   
33,013
     
31,306
     
30,564
     
33,309
     
35,647
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
72,505
     
72,805
     
72,450
     
70,200
     
69,500
 
                                         
Asset quality ratios (total):
                                       
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
   
1.05
%
   
1.06
%
   
1.06
%
   
1.06
%
   
1.06
%
Total nonperforming loans to total loans
   
0.44
%
   
0.41
%
   
0.38
%
   
0.43
%
   
0.47
%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets
   
0.35
%
   
0.33
%
   
0.32
%
   
0.36
%
   
0.39
%
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans
   
237.16
%
   
259.69
%
   
276.37
%
   
247.53
%
   
223.34
%
Past due loans to total loans
   
0.55
%
   
0.53
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.53
%
   
0.63
%
Net charge-offs to average loans (1)
   
0.39
%
   
0.33
%
   
0.39
%
   
0.42
%
   
0.43
%
                                         
Asset quality ratios (originated) (2):
                                       
Allowance for loan losses to loans
   
1.10
%
   
1.11
%
   
1.11
%
   
1.12
%
   
1.12
%
Nonperforming loans to loans
   
0.43
%
   
0.39
%
   
0.36
%
   
0.41
%
   
0.46
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
   
254.92
%
   
285.86
%
   
306.08
%
   
273.54
%
   
243.85
%
Past due loans to loans
   
0.56
%
   
0.53
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.53
%
   
0.65
%
                                         
Capital:
                                       
Equity to assets
   
10.65
%
   
10.41
%
   
10.34
%
   
10.32
%
   
10.49
%
Book value per share
 
$
23.31
   
$
22.77
   
$
22.43
   
$
21.84
   
$
22.01
 
Tangible book value per share (3)
 
$
16.66
   
$
16.10
   
$
15.73
   
$
15.41
   
$
15.54
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
   
9.52
%
   
9.36
%
   
9.25
%
   
9.26
%
   
9.14
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
   
10.49
%
   
10.28
%
   
10.04
%
   
10.12
%
   
10.06
%
Tier 1 capital ratio
   
11.79
%
   
11.58
%
   
11.35
%
   
11.48
%
   
11.42
%
Total risk-based capital ratio
   
12.78
%
   
12.58
%
   
12.34
%
   
12.47
%
   
12.42
%
Common stock price (end of period)
 
$
34.59
   
$
38.38
   
$
38.15
   
$
35.48
   
$
36.80
 

(1)  Annualized.
(2)  Non-GAAP measure - Excludes acquired loans.
(3)  Non-GAAP measure - Stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding.


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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets
   
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
   

Assets:
 
December 31,
2018
   
December 31,
2017
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
175,550
   
$
156,852
 
Short-term interest bearing accounts
   
5,405
     
2,812
 
Equity securities, at fair value (1)
   
23,053
     
-
 
Securities available for sale, at fair value (1)
   
998,496
     
1,255,925
 
Securities held to maturity (fair value $778,675 and $481,871)
   
783,599
     
484,073
 
Trading securities (1)
   
-
     
11,467
 
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
53,229
     
46,706
 
Loans held for sale
   
6,943
     
1,134
 
Loans
   
6,887,709
     
6,583,639
 
Less allowance for loan losses
   
72,505
     
69,500
 
Net loans
 
$
6,815,204
   
$
6,514,139
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
78,970
     
81,305
 
Goodwill
   
274,769
     
268,043
 
Intangible assets, net
   
15,599
     
13,420
 
Bank owned life insurance
   
177,479
     
172,388
 
Other assets
   
148,067
     
128,548
 
Total assets
 
$
9,556,363
   
$
9,136,812
 
                 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
               
Demand (noninterest bearing)
 
$
2,361,099
   
$
2,286,892
 
Savings, NOW and money market
   
4,076,434
     
4,076,978
 
Time
   
930,678
     
806,766
 
Total deposits
 
$
7,368,211
   
$
7,170,636
 
Short-term borrowings
   
871,696
     
719,123
 
Long-term debt
   
73,724
     
88,869
 
Junior subordinated debt
   
101,196
     
101,196
 
Other liabilities
   
123,627
     
98,811
 
Total liabilities
 
$
8,538,454
   
$
8,178,635
 
                 
Total stockholders' equity
 
$
1,017,909
   
$
958,177
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
9,556,363
   
$
9,136,812
 

(1) Available for sale and trading equity securities amounts reclassified from securities available for sale and trading securities to equity securities for the current period, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.



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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
       
Consolidated Statements of Income
       
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)
       

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
 
Interest, fee and dividend income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
78,963
   
$
69,697
   
$
300,827
   
$
267,096
 
Securities available for sale (1)
   
6,332
     
7,059
     
26,920
     
28,564
 
Securities held to maturity
   
4,344
     
2,671
     
13,242
     
10,934
 
Other
   
885
     
803
     
3,266
     
2,813
 
Total interest, fee and dividend income
 
$
90,524
   
$
80,230
   
$
344,255
   
$
309,407
 
Interest expense:
                               
Deposits
 
$
6,977
   
$
3,817
   
$
22,144
   
$
14,475
 
Short-term borrowings
   
3,131
     
1,621
     
10,552
     
5,996
 
Long-term debt
   
431
     
505
     
1,790
     
2,299
 
Junior subordinated debt
   
1,110
     
836
     
4,140
     
3,144
 
Total interest expense
 
$
11,649
   
$
6,779
   
$
38,626
   
$
25,914
 
Net interest income
 
$
78,875
   
$
73,451
   
$
305,629
   
$
283,493
 
Provision for loan losses
   
6,528
     
8,153
     
28,828
     
30,988
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
$
72,347
   
$
65,298
   
$
276,801
   
$
252,505
 
Noninterest income:
                               
Insurance and other financial services revenue
 
$
5,843
   
$
5,605
   
$
24,345
   
$
23,532
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
4,503
     
4,351
     
17,224
     
16,750
 
ATM and debit card fees
   
5,704
     
5,347
     
22,699
     
21,372
 
Retirement plan administration fees
   
7,113
     
5,332
     
26,992
     
20,213
 
Trust
   
4,573
     
4,966
     
19,524
     
19,586
 
Bank owned life insurance income
   
1,239
     
1,262
     
5,091
     
5,175
 
Net securities (losses) gains
   
(6,916
)
   
1,869
     
(6,341
)
   
1,867
 
Other (1)
   
3,887
     
2,740
     
15,228
     
12,809
 
Total noninterest income
 
$
25,946
   
$
31,472
   
$
124,762
   
$
121,304
 
Noninterest expense:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits (2)
 
$
38,998
   
$
33,812
   
$
151,685
   
$
135,222
 
Occupancy
   
5,284
     
5,280
     
22,318
     
21,808
 
Data processing and communications
   
4,431
     
4,242
     
17,652
     
17,068
 
Professional fees and outside services
   
3,968
     
3,751
     
14,376
     
13,499
 
Equipment
   
4,529
     
4,001
     
17,037
     
15,225
 
Office supplies and postage
   
1,564
     
1,604
     
6,204
     
6,284
 
FDIC expense
   
1,135
     
1,196
     
4,651
     
4,767
 
Advertising
   
1,006
     
1,033
     
2,782
     
2,744
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
978
     
961
     
4,042
     
3,960
 
Loan collection and other real estate owned, net
   
738
     
1,136
     
4,217
     
4,763
 
Other (2)
   
6,273
     
6,428
     
19,597
     
20,308
 
Total noninterest expense
 
$
68,904
   
$
63,444
   
$
264,561
   
$
245,648
 
Income before income tax expense
 
$
29,389
   
$
33,326
   
$
137,002
   
$
128,161
 
Income tax expense
   
737
     
15,689
     
24,436
     
46,010
 
Net income
 
$
28,652
   
$
17,637
   
$
112,566
   
$
82,151
 
Earnings Per Share:
                               
Basic
 
$
0.66
   
$
0.40
   
$
2.58
   
$
1.89
 
Diluted
 
$
0.65
   
$
0.40
   
$
2.56
   
$
1.87
 

Note: Year-to-date EPS may not equal sum of quarters due to differences in outstanding shares.

(1) Income on available for sale and trading equity securities amounts reclassified from interest, fee and dividend income on securities available for sale to other noninterest income for the current periods, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.
(2) Amounts reclassified for the prior periods from salaries and employee benefits to other expenses related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), in the first quarter of 2018.


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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
           
Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income
           
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)
         
             

   
2018
   
2017
 
   
4th Q
   
3rd Q
   
2nd Q
   
1st Q
   
4th Q
 
Interest, fee and dividend income:
                             
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
78,963
   
$
77,249
   
$
74,172
   
$
70,443
   
$
69,697
 
Securities available for sale (1)
   
6,332
     
6,659
     
7,003
     
6,926
     
7,059
 
Securities held to maturity
   
4,344
     
3,462
     
2,811
     
2,625
     
2,671
 
Other
   
885
     
834
     
781
     
766
     
803
 
Total interest, fee and dividend income
 
$
90,524
   
$
88,204
   
$
84,767
   
$
80,760
   
$
80,230
 
Interest expense:
                                       
Deposits
 
$
6,977
   
$
6,157
   
$
5,079
   
$
3,931
   
$
3,817
 
Short-term borrowings
   
3,131
     
3,000
     
2,455
     
1,966
     
1,621
 
Long-term debt
   
431
     
431
     
452
     
476
     
505
 
Junior subordinated debt
   
1,110
     
1,089
     
1,040
     
901
     
836
 
Total interest expense
 
$
11,649
   
$
10,677
   
$
9,026
   
$
7,274
   
$
6,779
 
Net interest income
 
$
78,875
   
$
77,527
   
$
75,741
   
$
73,486
   
$
73,451
 
Provision for loan losses
   
6,528
     
6,026
     
8,778
     
7,496
     
8,153
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
$
72,347
   
$
71,501
   
$
66,963
   
$
65,990
   
$
65,298
 
Noninterest income:
                                       
Insurance and other financial services revenue
 
$
5,843
   
$
6,172
   
$
5,826
   
$
6,504
   
$
5,605
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
4,503
     
4,503
     
4,246
     
3,972
     
4,351
 
ATM and debit card fees
   
5,704
     
5,906
     
5,816
     
5,273
     
5,347
 
Retirement plan administration fees
   
7,113
     
7,244
     
7,296
     
5,339
     
5,332
 
Trust
   
4,573
     
4,808
     
5,265
     
4,878
     
4,966
 
Bank owned life insurance income
   
1,239
     
1,288
     
1,217
     
1,347
     
1,262
 
Net securities (losses) gains
   
(6,916
)
   
412
     
91
     
72
     
1,869
 
Other (1)
   
3,887
     
3,048
     
4,401
     
3,892
     
2,740
 
Total noninterest income
 
$
25,946
   
$
33,381
   
$
34,158
   
$
31,277
   
$
31,472
 
Noninterest expense:
                                       
Salaries and employee benefits (2)
 
$
38,998
   
$
38,394
   
$
37,726
   
$
36,567
   
$
33,812
 
Occupancy
   
5,284
     
5,380
     
5,535
     
6,119
     
5,280
 
Data processing and communications
   
4,431
     
4,434
     
4,508
     
4,279
     
4,242
 
Professional fees and outside services
   
3,968
     
3,580
     
3,336
     
3,492
     
3,751
 
Equipment
   
4,529
     
4,319
     
4,151
     
4,038
     
4,001
 
Office supplies and postage
   
1,564
     
1,563
     
1,504
     
1,573
     
1,604
 
FDIC expense
   
1,135
     
1,223
     
1,092
     
1,201
     
1,196
 
Advertising
   
1,006
     
739
     
700
     
337
     
1,033
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
978
     
1,054
     
1,096
     
914
     
961
 
Loan collection and other real estate owned, net
   
738
     
1,234
     
908
     
1,337
     
1,136
 
Other (2)
   
6,273
     
4,577
     
4,332
     
4,415
     
6,428
 
Total noninterest expense
 
$
68,904
   
$
66,497
   
$
64,888
   
$
64,272
   
$
63,444
 
Income before income tax expense
 
$
29,389
   
$
38,385
   
$
36,233
   
$
32,995
   
$
33,326
 
Income tax expense
   
737
     
8,578
     
8,112
     
7,009
     
15,689
 
Net income
 
$
28,652
   
$
29,807
   
$
28,121
   
$
25,986
   
$
17,637
 
Earnings Per Share:
                                       
Basic
 
$
0.66
   
$
0.68
   
$
0.64
   
$
0.60
   
$
0.40
 
Diluted
 
$
0.65
   
$
0.68
   
$
0.64
   
$
0.59
   
$
0.40
 

(1) Income on available for sale and trading equity securities amounts reclassified from interest, fee and dividend income on securities available for sale to other noninterest income for the current periods, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.
(2) Amounts reclassified for the prior periods from salaries and employee benefits to other expenses related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), in the first quarter of 2018.


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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
                   
Average Quarterly Balance Sheets
                   
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
                   

   
Average
Balance
   
Yield /
Rates
   
Average
Balance
   
Yield /
Rates
   
Average
Balance
   
Yield /
Rates
   
Average
Balance
   
Yield /
Rates
   
Average
Balance
   
Yield /
Rates
 
Three Months ended,
   
Q4 - 2018
     
Q3 - 2018
     
Q2 - 2018
     
Q1 - 2018
     
Q4 - 2017
 
Assets:
                                                                     
Short-term interest bearing accounts
 
$
3,780
     
5.25
%
 
$
3,328
     
6.08
%
 
$
3,574
     
5.16
%
 
$
2,818
     
5.18
%
 
$
5,804
     
2.39
%
Securities available for sale (1)(3)
   
1,104,198
     
2.29
%
   
1,197,910
     
2.22
%
   
1,266,304
     
2.23
%
   
1,273,634
     
2.22
%
   
1,313,870
     
2.16
%
Securities held to maturity (1)
   
688,840
     
2.73
%
   
591,220
     
2.58
%
   
503,501
     
2.50
%
   
482,375
     
2.48
%
   
490,182
     
2.68
%
Investment in FRB and FHLB Banks
   
47,689
     
6.95
%
   
50,107
     
6.20
%
   
48,184
     
6.12
%
   
46,844
     
6.32
%
   
44,320
     
6.87
%
Loans (2)
   
6,876,341
     
4.56
%
   
6,839,565
     
4.49
%
   
6,750,710
     
4.41
%
   
6,592,447
     
4.34
%
   
6,528,449
     
4.25
%
Total interest earning assets
 
$
8,720,848
     
4.14
%
 
$
8,682,130
     
4.05
%
 
$
8,572,273
     
3.99
%
 
$
8,398,118
     
3.92
%
 
$
8,382,625
     
3.84
%
Other assets (3)
   
769,302
             
776,219
             
766,604
             
746,172
             
747,468
         
Total assets
 
$
9,490,150
           
$
9,458,349
           
$
9,338,877
           
$
9,144,290
           
$
9,130,093
         
                                                                                 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
                                                                               
Money market deposit accounts
 
$
1,745,980
     
0.65
%
 
$
1,724,853
     
0.58
%
 
$
1,699,956
     
0.43
%
 
$
1,655,308
     
0.27
%
 
$
1,725,242
     
0.25
%
NOW deposit accounts
   
1,166,383
     
0.18
%
   
1,164,513
     
0.17
%
   
1,222,889
     
0.16
%
   
1,211,029
     
0.13
%
   
1,200,651
     
0.12
%
Savings deposits
   
1,250,703
     
0.06
%
   
1,279,520
     
0.06
%
   
1,289,062
     
0.06
%
   
1,248,432
     
0.06
%
   
1,215,932
     
0.06
%
Time deposits
   
921,252
     
1.47
%
   
881,792
     
1.33
%
   
858,080
     
1.22
%
   
802,959
     
1.13
%
   
792,969
     
1.10
%
Total interest bearing deposits
 
$
5,084,318
     
0.54
%
 
$
5,050,678
     
0.48
%
 
$
5,069,987
     
0.40
%
 
$
4,917,728
     
0.32
%
 
$
4,934,794
     
0.31
%
Short-term borrowings
   
724,693
     
1.71
%
   
766,372
     
1.55
%
   
706,694
     
1.39
%
   
712,220
     
1.12
%
   
684,447
     
0.94
%
Long-term debt
   
73,735
     
2.32
%
   
73,762
     
2.32
%
   
84,676
     
2.14
%
   
88,844
     
2.17
%
   
81,010
     
2.47
%
Junior subordinated debt
   
101,196
     
4.35
%
   
101,196
     
4.27
%
   
101,196
     
4.12
%
   
101,196
     
3.61
%
   
101,196
     
3.28
%
  Total interest bearing liabilities
 
$
5,983,942
     
0.77
%
 
$
5,992,008
     
0.71
%
 
$
5,962,553
     
0.61
%
 
$
5,819,988
     
0.51
%
 
$
5,801,447
     
0.46
%
Demand deposits
   
2,373,235
             
2,356,216
             
2,294,023
             
2,259,955
             
2,266,672
         
Other liabilities
   
130,151
             
121,574
             
113,272
             
105,303
             
99,314
         
Stockholders' equity
   
1,002,822
             
988,551
             
969,029
             
959,044
             
962,660
         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
9,490,150
           
$
9,458,349
           
$
9,338,877
           
$
9,144,290
           
$
9,130,093
         
                                                                                 
Interest rate spread
           
3.37
%
           
3.34
%
           
3.38
%
           
3.41
%
           
3.38
%
Net interest margin (FTE)
           
3.61
%
           
3.57
%
           
3.57
%
           
3.57
%
           
3.52
%

(1) Securities are shown at average amortized cost.
(2) For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the average loan balances outstanding.
(3) For purposes of the average balance sheet presentation, equity securities amounts reclassified for the current periods from securities available for sale to other assets, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.

Note: Interest income for tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a FTE basis using the statutory Federal income tax rate of 21% for 2018 and 35% for 2017.


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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
           
Average Year-to-Date Balance Sheets
           
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
           
             

   
Average
         
Yield/
   
Average
         
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rates
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Rates
 
Twelve Months ended December 31,
 
2018
   
2017
 
Assets:
                                   
Short-term interest bearing accounts
 
$
3,377
   
$
183
     
5.42
%
 
$
9,636
   
$
179
     
1.86
%
Securities available for sale (1)(3)
   
1,210,013
     
27,081
     
2.24
%
   
1,350,995
     
28,969
     
2.14
%
Securities held to maturity (1)
   
567,117
     
14,657
     
2.58
%
   
507,583
     
13,490
     
2.66
%
Investment in FRB and FHLB Banks
   
48,214
     
3,083
     
6.39
%
   
46,673
     
2,634
     
5.64
%
Loans (2)
   
6,765,748
     
301,258
     
4.45
%
   
6,359,447
     
267,934
     
4.21
%
Total interest earning assets
 
$
8,594,469
   
$
346,262
     
4.03
%
 
$
8,274,334
   
$
313,206
     
3.79
%
Other assets (3)
   
764,670
                     
752,258
                 
Total assets
 
$
9,359,139
                   
$
9,026,592
                 
                                                 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
                                               
Money market deposit accounts
 
$
1,706,823
   
$
8,314
     
0.49
%
 
$
1,697,386
   
$
3,864
     
0.23
%
NOW deposit accounts
   
1,191,008
     
1,894
     
0.16
%
   
1,153,361
     
1,051
     
0.09
%
Savings deposits
   
1,266,970
     
725
     
0.06
%
   
1,214,480
     
683
     
0.06
%
Time deposits
   
866,388
     
11,211
     
1.29
%
   
817,370
     
8,877
     
1.09
%
Total interest bearing deposits
 
$
5,031,189
   
$
22,144
     
0.44
%
 
$
4,882,597
   
$
14,475
     
0.30
%
Short-term borrowings
   
727,635
     
10,552
     
1.45
%
   
690,036
     
5,996
     
0.87
%
Long-term debt
   
80,195
     
1,790
     
2.23
%
   
93,389
     
2,299
     
2.46
%
Junior subordinated debt
   
101,196
     
4,140
     
4.09
%
   
101,196
     
3,144
     
3.11
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
 
$
5,940,215
   
$
38,626
     
0.65
%
 
$
5,767,218
   
$
25,914
     
0.45
%
Demand deposits
   
2,321,264
                     
2,217,785
                 
Other liabilities
   
117,655
                     
97,913
                 
Stockholders' equity
   
980,005
                     
943,676
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
9,359,139
                   
$
9,026,592
                 
Net interest income (FTE)
         
$
307,636
                   
$
287,292
         
Interest rate spread
                   
3.38
%
                   
3.34
%
Net interest margin (FTE)
                   
3.58
%
                   
3.47
%
Taxable equivalent adjustment
         
$
2,007
                   
$
3,799
         
Net interest income
         
$
305,629
                   
$
283,493
         

(1) Securities are shown at average amortized cost.
(2) For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the average loan balances outstanding.
(3) For purposes of the average balance sheet presentation, equity securities amounts reclassified for the current period from securities available for sale to other assets, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.

Note: Interest income for tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a FTE basis using the statutory Federal income tax rate of 21% for 2018 and 35% for 2017.

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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
         
Consolidated Loan Balances
         
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
         

   
2018
   
2017
 
   
4th Q
   
3rd Q
   
2nd Q
   
1st Q
   
4th Q
 
Commercial
 
$
1,291,568
   
$
1,310,262
   
$
1,299,437
   
$
1,252,729
   
$
1,258,212
 
Commercial real estate
   
1,930,742
     
1,902,315
     
1,891,119
     
1,795,101
     
1,769,620
 
Residential real estate mortgages
   
1,380,836
     
1,373,487
     
1,350,336
     
1,331,587
     
1,320,370
 
Dealer finance
   
1,216,144
     
1,229,700
     
1,252,843
     
1,238,051
     
1,227,870
 
Specialty lending
   
524,928
     
521,396
     
507,151
     
469,268
     
438,866
 
Home equity
   
474,566
     
480,761
     
488,493
     
491,807
     
498,179
 
Other consumer
   
68,925
     
69,341
     
68,792
     
67,179
     
70,522
 
Total loans
 
$
6,887,709
   
$
6,887,262
   
$
6,858,171
   
$
6,645,722
   
$
6,583,639