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Exhibit 99.1

NB&T Financial Reports Earnings for First Quarter 2014

April 22, 2014

NB&T Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBTF), parent company of The National Bank and Trust Company (“NB&T”), Wilmington, Ohio, announced net income for the first quarter of 2014 of $1.1 million, or $.32 per share. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 was $1.0 million, or $.30 per share. Net income increased primarily due to a $280,000 reduction in operating costs, offset by a $135,000 increase in the provision for loan losses and continued margin compression.

Net interest income was $5.2 million for the first quarter of 2014, compared to $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2013. Net interest margin decreased to 3.48% for the first quarter of 2014, compared to 3.50% for the same quarter last year. The net interest margin decreased primarily due to continued repricing of new and variable-rate loans to lower rates. The decrease in loan yield was partially offset by an increase in investment yields due to increased investment in longer term tax-exempt municipals and slower prepayments on mortgage related securities.

The provision for loan losses for the first quarter of 2014 was $275,000, compared to $140,000 in the same quarter last year. Net charge-offs were $318,000 in the first quarter of 2014, compared to $230,000 in the first quarter of 2013. Despite the increase in charge-offs, asset quality improved during the quarter. Non-performing loans declined to $4.7 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $5.8 million and $10.4 million at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013 respectively, due primarily to the resolution of problem loans. Other real estate owned also decreased to $1.0 million at March 31, 2014 from $1.2 million and $1.9 million at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively.

President & CEO, John Limbert, commented, “The current year is off to a better start than last year, earnings are up and problem assets are down over 50% from the same time last year. We even recovered approximately $186,000 of non-accrued interest on a problem loan resolved during the quarter.”

Total non-interest income was $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2014, compared to $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2013. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company experienced an $81,000 decline in NSF fees due to higher deposit balances, which lowered the number of NSF items, partially offset by a $68,000 increase in trust income compared to same quarter last year.

Total non-interest expense was $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2014, compared to $5.9 million for the first quarter of 2013. The expense decrease is primarily due to a $201,000 decrease in net costs associated with the operation of other real estate and a decrease of approximately $79,000 in state taxes due to Ohio’s new financial institution tax replacing Ohio’s bank franchise tax.

On March 18, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.30 per share, payable April 21, 2014 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2014.


SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ending  
     3/31/2014     12/31/2013     9/30/2013     6/30/2013     3/31/2013  

Statements of Income

          

Interest income

   $ 5,623      $ 5,480      $ 5,510      $ 5,586      $ 5,896   

Interest expense

     376        414        438        473        519   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     5,247        5,066        5,072        5,113        5,377   

Provision for loan losses

     275        750        400        1,300        140   

Other non-interest income

     1,968        2,051        2,147        2,450        1,986   

Other-than-temporary impairment charge

     —          —          —          —          —     

Net gains (losses) on sales of securities

     —          227        —          817        (36
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

     1,968        2,278        2,147        3,267        1,950   

Total non-interest expenses

     5,603        5,377        5,523        5,605        5,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     1,337        1,217        1,296        1,475        1,301   

Income taxes

     251        200        228        336        282   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 1,086      $ 1,017      $ 1,068      $ 1,139      $ 1,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per Share Data

          

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.32      $ 0.30      $ 0.31      $ 0.33      $ 0.30   

Diluted earnings per share

     0.32        0.30        0.31        0.33        0.30   

Dividends per share

     0.30        0.30        0.30        0.30        0.30   

Book value at quarter end

     20.25        19.84        19.89        19.83        20.58   

Average basic shares outstanding

     3,430        3,426        3,416        3,415        3,420   

Average diluted shares outstanding

     3,437        3,436        3,438        3,426        3,427   

Balance Sheet Items (Quarter End)

          

Total assets

   $ 660,964      $ 638,312      $ 645,410      $ 659,827      $ 673,729   

Securities

     154,848        138,098        138,818        134,154        144,156   

Loans, including loans held for sale

     389,945        399,496        404,545        410,202        407,818   

Allowance for loan losses

     4,010        4,053        5,884        5,803        4,670   

Deposits

     572,127        550,800        558,075        572,926        577,349   

Borrowings

     14,310        14,310        14,310        14,310        15,310   

Total shareholders’ equity

     69,443        68,035        68,127        67,682        70,290   

Assets Under Management

          

Total assets

   $ 660,964      $ 638,312      $ 645,410      $ 659,827      $ 673,729   

Cash management sweep accounts

     48,209        44,039        44,852        38,019        40,799   

Market value of trust assets

     256,835        254,403        246,043        237,884        238,532   

Market value of brokerage assets

     82,025        80,321        78,757        76,668        77,707   

Loans serviced for others

     40,879        41,794        43,024        42,496        43,626   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets under management

   $ 1,088,912      $ 1,058,869      $ 1,058,086      $ 1,054,894      $ 1,074,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selected Financial Ratios

          

Return on average assets (annualized)

     0.67     0.62     0.65     0.69     0.61

Return on average equity (annualized)

     6.44        5.90        6.22        6.48        5.81   

Dividend payout ratio

     93.75        100.00        96.77        90.91        100.00   

Net interest margin

     3.48        3.33        3.33        3.34        3.50   

Non-interest expense to total revenue

     77.66        73.22        76.51        66.89        80.33   

Average loans to average total assets

     59.37        61.25        62.32        61.10        59.42   

Asset Quality

          

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 4,640      $ 5,734      $ 8,273      $ 9,006      $ 9,097   

Accruing and 90 or more days past due

     19        32        30        73        1,285   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

   $ 4,659      $ 5,766      $ 8,303      $ 9,079      $ 10,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other real estate owned

     1,050        1,224        1,426        1,894        1,868   

Net charge-offs

     318        2,581        319        167        230   

Non-performing loans to total loans

     1.19     1.44     2.05     2.21     2.55

Loan loss allowance to total loans

     1.03        1.01        1.46        1.42        1.15   

Loan loss allowance to non-performing loans

     86.07        70.29        70.87        63.92        44.98   

Accruing loans 30+ days past due to total loans

     0.08        0.05        0.25        0.57        0.59   

Net charge-offs to average loans

     0.33        2.57        0.31        0.16        0.23   

Capital

          

Average equity to average total assets

     10.36     10.49     10.43     10.60     10.54

Tier 1 leverage ratio**

     11.44        11.56        11.49        11.23        11.20   

Total risk-based capital ratio**

     19.46        19.10        19.22        18.98        19.08   

 

** Estimated for current quarter end