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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
For Immediate Release:
 
April 21, 2015
 
 
Investor Relations Contact:
Marliese L. Shaw
Executive Vice President, Investor Relations Officer
United Bank
860-291-3622
mshaw@bankatunited.com
 
Media Relations Contact:
Adam J. Jeamel
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
United Bank
860-291-3765
ajeamel@bankatunited.com


UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
ANNOUNCES RECORD REVENUE, RECORD EARNINGS
AND 20% INCREASE IN DIVIDEND

GLASTONBURY, Conn., April 21, 2015United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (“United Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market: “UBNK”), the holding company for United Bank (the “Bank”), today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. These results represent the third full fiscal quarter as the combined United Financial [merger of Rockville Financial, Inc. (“Rockville”) and legacy United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (“legacy United”)]. Rockville was the legal acquirer in the merger of equals with legacy United, in a transaction that closed on April 30, 2014, and Rockville changed its name to United Financial Bancorp, Inc. at that time.

The Company had net income of $13.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to Rockville’s net income of $947,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Net income for the linked quarter was $1.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share.

“I am pleased to report that during the first quarter of 2015 United Financial Bancorp, Inc. delivered 7% linked quarter revenue growth and a 7% decrease in linked quarter operating expenses, resulting in net income of $0.26 per diluted share. The Company reported return on tangible common equity of 10.72%, return on average equity of 8.63%, return on average assets of 0.95%, non-interest expense to average assets of 2.23% and a 63% efficiency ratio. All of these metrics reflect progress towards merger financial targets we outlined in November 2013," stated William H. W. Crawford, IV, Chief Executive Officer of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and United Bank. "For the balance of 2015 we remain focused on generating high single digit loan growth, growing fee income and core deposits while exercising expense discipline to drive non-interest expense to average assets approaching 2.00% by the fourth quarter. While the first quarter of 2015 commercial loan growth was below plan, we have record commercial and robust mortgage loan pipelines. The transformational merger into United Financial Bancorp, Inc. has positioned us for solid organic growth with a conservative risk profile and attractive cost structure all fueled by our ability to retain and recruit top talent across our organization. Given all of the above, we are increasing our quarterly dividend by 20% to $0.12 per share from $0.10 per share.”

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Financial Highlights

First quarter net income of $13.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share
ROA of 0.95% for the first quarter
ROE of 8.63% for the first quarter
Return on Tangible Common Equity increased to 10.72%
7% increase in total revenue, compared to the linked quarter
7% decrease in operating expense, compared to the linked quarter
NIE/Average Assets (NIE/AA) decreased to 2.23%
Efficiency ratio decreased to 63%

Loan Production Highlights

Strong commercial loan pipeline driven by expanded teams
Record residential mortgage originations at $168 million in the first quarter of 2015
Three consecutive quarters of record residential mortgage production
Introduced new private label credit card program

Earnings Results

The Company reported record quarterly net income of $13.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, and return on average assets (“ROA”) of 0.95% in the first quarter of 2015. Total revenues increased 7%, reaching a record $48.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The quarter’s results reflect the Company’s first quarter of earnings as a combined entity without the items prevalent in the past three quarters related to merger and acquisition expenses and inclusion of redundant back office positions and consultancy required to maintain the two legacy banks’ processing systems. In large part due to the elimination of these items, earnings per diluted share increased by $0.23 from the linked quarter. The Company's cost structure has significantly improved and non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets declined to 2.23% in the first quarter of 2015 from 3.35% in the linked quarter. The efficiency ratio declined to 63% in the first quarter of 2015 from 96% in the linked quarter.

Interest income totaled $48.3 million in the first quarter of 2015 and was flat in comparison to the linked quarter. Earning assets grew organically by $57 million, or 1%, during the quarter, while average interest-earning assets increased by $115 million, or 2%, from the linked quarter. However, declines in yields of most earning asset categories impacted the benefits that growth would otherwise provide to the Company's interest income results. These interest income results include purchase accounting accretion, for which more details are provided subsequently in this release. Interest expense increased by $635,000, or 10%, to $7.0 million for the first quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily driven by the impact of growth in money market deposits utilized in target market areas at special rates during the first quarter of 2015. Average interest bearing liabilities increased by $180 million, or 4%, from the linked quarter.
 
The GAAP tax equivalent net interest margin for the first quarter of 2015 compressed by 7 basis points to 3.37% compared to 3.44% for the linked quarter, primarily as a result of the impact of the increased interest expense associated with growth of money market deposits and to a lesser extent due to increased borrowing expense for Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston advances. On a GAAP basis, the yield on interest-earning assets declined by 2 basis points in the first quarter of 2015 to 3.92%, while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased by 4 basis points during the quarter to 0.66%. The operating net

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interest margin, which excludes the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, decreased by 7 basis points to 3.08% in the first quarter of 2015 from 3.15% in the linked quarter.

The net benefit to interest income in the first quarter of 2015 from accretion of purchase accounting adjustments totaled $1.9 million, a 21% increase from $1.5 million recognized in the fourth quarter of 2014. Interest expense benefited from net accretion of discounts totaling $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, a 17% decrease from $1.9 million recognized in the linked quarter. The decrease in the interest expense benefit was due to a lower level of maturities related to term wholesale funding in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the linked quarter. The Company continues to expect future benefits to net interest income from these purchase accounting adjustments.

The provision for loan losses decreased by $2.8 million to $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to $4.3 million for the linked quarter. The linked quarter included additional provision expense due to the completion of the post-merger review and consistent application of risk ratings for the purchased loans. The first quarter of 2015 provision for loan losses is additionally impacted by muted growth during the quarter. Net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2015 decreased by $805,000 to $1.0 million, or 0.10% annualized as a percentage of average loans outstanding, from $1.8 million, or 0.19% annualized as a percentage of average loans outstanding, in the linked quarter. Factors considered in the provision for loan losses include the composition of the portfolio, the level of non-performing loans and charge-offs, local economic and credit conditions, the direction of real estate values and delinquency trends.

Total non-interest income increased by $3.8 million, or 128%, to $6.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 from $3.0 million recognized in the linked quarter. The Company produced record residential mortgage origination volume in the first quarter of 2015 and, as a result, mortgage banking activity income (inclusive of gains on sales of loans) increased by $1.9 million to $2.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to $434,000 in the linked quarter. During the first quarter of 2014, gross loan level hedge income was $95,000 and, due to an increased focus on this activity, coupled with the expansion of the commercial banking team, primarily with bankers from larger organizations, loan level hedge income has grown as a driver of fee income over the past year to $752,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. While still a strong component of non-interest income, service charges and fees declined by $499,000 during the quarter to $3.8 million, primarily due to the $305,000 decline in gross loan level hedge income for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 from $1.1 million in the linked quarter. Other income increased by $444,000 during the first quarter of 2015, largely as a result of the $667,000 decline in the loss on the sale of fixed assets first quarter of 2015 as compared to the linked quarter.

Non-interest income in the first quarter of 2015 includes the recognition of a $430,000 loss related to limited partnership investments, while in the linked quarter the Company reported a $2.0 million loss related to limited partnership investments. The loss is more than offset by tax credit benefits in the tax provision for both the first quarter of 2015 and the linked quarter. Tax planning and strategy has become a larger component in the Company's overall strategic direction, as evidenced over the last three quarters including the first quarter of 2015, and continued benefits in the tax provision and tax rate are anticipated as a result.

Non-interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 totaled $30.7 million and decreased by $14.4 million, or 32%, from the linked quarter. While the Company reported a decrease in all non-interest expense categories, with the exception of FDIC insurance expense, the linked quarter decrease in non-interest expense is primarily driven by the $10.1 million decline in expenses directly related to the merger. Other cost savings reflected the completion of the Company's expense reduction initiatives announced in

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the fourth quarter of 2014, including the $484,000, or 21%, decrease in service bureau fees; the $1.2 million, or 21%, decline in occupancy and equipment expense; and the $380,000, or 29%, decrease in professional fees. Following the roll-out of the Company's new brand awareness campaign, marketing and promotions expense declined by $784,000, or 55%, from the linked quarter. The Company is highly focused on its cost structure and continues to seek avenues of improvement to drive the NIE/AA ratio toward 2.00%.

Business Line Discussions

Commercial Banking

During the first quarter of 2015, the Company announced the acquisition and expansion of its commercial loan teams in its Greater Springfield and Worcester markets. In addition to the expected production ramp up by these new teams, as well as the typical seasonal softness experienced in the first quarter in general, total commercial loans declined by $38 million, or 2%, during the first quarter of 2015. For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, commercial loan activity was comprised of a $13 million, or 1%, increase in the commercial real estate portfolio, offset by a $10 million, or 2%, decrease in the commercial business portfolio and a $41 million, or 24%, decrease in the commercial construction portfolio. By the end of the quarter, the Company had built momentum in this line of business resulting in a record commercial loan pipeline and an expectation for solid second quarter growth.

Mortgage Banking

In the first quarter of 2015, the Company reported a third consecutive quarter of record origination volume for residential mortgage loans. On a linked quarter basis, residential mortgage originations increased by $46 million, or 38%, to $168 million from $122 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. During the quarter, mortgage originations increased by $110 million from $58 million in the same period of the prior year. While purchase mortgage activity increased year-over-year to $64 million from $38 million in the prior year period, the percentage of production related to purchase mortgage activity declined to 38% in the first quarter of 2015 from 66% in the prior year period as a result of the increased refinance activity following the decline in interest rates early in the quarter. On-balance sheet, residential mortgage loans grew by $45 million (13% annualized) during the first quarter of 2015 compared to the linked quarter. The Company continues to take market-share throughout its footprint and in the first quarter of 2015 reported significant improvement in several of the counties in which we operate.

Funding & Deposits

Deposits totaled $4.16 billion at March 31, 2015 and increased by $122 million, or 3%, from $4.04 billion at December 31, 2014, reflecting a slight $4 million decrease in non-interest bearing deposits and a $126 million, or 4%, increase in interest bearing deposits. The cost of total interest bearing deposits increased by 5 basis points to 0.55% in the quarter ending March 31, 2015 from 0.01% in the linked quarter, driven primarily by the impact of money market specials utilized in target market areas during the first quarter of 2015.

Investment Portfolio
 
The available-for-sale securities portfolio increased by $41 million during the quarter to $1.09 billion at March 31, 2015 from $1.05 billion at December 31, 2014. This increase is largely reflective of additional investments in shorter cash flowing mortgage backed securities which represent an opportunity to shorten

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the investment portfolio duration. The available-for-sale securities portfolio represented 20% of total assets at March 31, 2015, unchanged from the prior quarter.

Asset Quality

The Company maintains a disciplined approach to asset quality and will not match extremely favorable pricing or underwriting and structure pressures from competitor banks if those considerations do not meet the Company's asset quality and return standards. Non-performing assets increased $2.8 million to $37.4 million at March 31, 2015 from $34.6 million at December 31, 2014. The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets increased 5 basis points to 0.68% at March 31, 2015 from 0.63% at December 31, 2014. Non-performing loans increased $3.3 million to $35.7 million at March 31, 2015 from $32.4 million at December 31, 2014. Included in non-performing loans are non-accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDR). Non-accruing TDRs increased $1.2 million to $5.0 million at March 31, 2015 from $3.8 million at December 31, 2014. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans increased 8 basis points to 0.91% at March 31, 2015 from 0.83% at December 31, 2014. At March 31, 2015, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans and of total loans outstanding was 70.93% and 0.65%, respectively, compared to 76.67% and 0.64% at December 31, 2014, respectively. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total covered loans outstanding was at 1.06% at March 31, 2015, compared to 1.11% at December 31, 2014.

Dividend

The Board of Directors approved a 20% increase in the Company’s cash dividend to $0.12 per share, up from $0.10 per share in the linked quarter. This increase reflects the Company's record earnings and its goal to share strong operating performance with its shareholders, while still preserving capital adequacy and flexibility. The Board of Directors declared the cash dividend to be payable on May 13, 2015 to the Company’s common stock shareholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2015. This dividend equates to a 3.71% annualized yield based on the $12.94 average closing price of the Company’s common stock in the first quarter of 2015. The Company has paid dividends for 36 consecutive quarters.

Tangible Book Value

Tangible book value per share increased to $9.86 at March 31, 2015 from $9.65 at December 31, 2014; primarily due to the impact of the Company’s net income of $13.0 million, offset in part by the stock repurchase activity in the first quarter and the cash dividend payment to shareholders of $0.10 per share.

Stock Repurchase Program

The Company obtained approval for and initiated a third buyback plan on October 15, 2014. Under this plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 2,566,283 shares, or 5% of the outstanding shares at the time the plan was approved. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had repurchased 2,311,889 shares under this plan at an average cost of $13.97 per share, and has authorization to purchase an additional 254,394 shares. The Company repurchased 377,700 shares during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, at an average price of $13.69 as compared to the average closing price during the period of $12.94. In total, the Company has repurchased 7,993,165 shares as of March 31, 2015, or 27% of total shares outstanding prior to the first repurchase program.

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Management Comments

“I want to thank my United Bank teammates and Directors for their relentless focus on the pursuit of excellence for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders,” stated William H. W. Crawford, IV, Chief Executive Officer of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and United Bank. "While we function in a highly competitive and challenging operating environment, I remain bullish as we continue to build a truly great bank together."

Investor Conference Call

United Financial Bancorp, Inc. will host a conference call on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the Company’s first quarter results. Those wishing to participate in the call may dial toll-free 1-888-339-0797. A telephone replay of the call will be available through May 6, 2015 by calling 1-877-344-7529 and entering conference number 10063391. A podcast will be available on the Company’s website for an extended period of time, as well as on the Company’s investor relations app.

Investor Presentation

United Financial Bancorp, Inc. has prepared and filed a visual slide presentation to accompany the earnings press release and investor conference call. The presentation has been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Form 8-K, but is not included in this press release. Copies of the presentation may be accessed on the Company’s investor relations website (www.unitedfinancialinc.com) by selecting “News & Market Data,” then “Presentations;” or via the IRapp and selecting “Presentations;” or directly from SEC EDGAR.

About United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

United Financial Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for United Bank, a full service financial services firm offering a complete line of commercial, business, and consumer banking products and services to customers throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts. On April 30, 2014, United Bank and Rockville Bank completed a transformational merger of equals bringing together two financially strong, well-respected institutions and creating a leading New England bank with more than 50 branches in two states and over $5.5 billion in assets. Through the merger, Rockville Financial, Inc. completed the acquisition of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. The combined Company, known as United Financial Bancorp, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “UBNK”.

For more information about United Bank’s services and products call (866) 959-BANK or visit www.bankatunited.com. For more information about United Financial Bancorp, Inc., visit www.unitedfinancialinc.com or download the Company’s free Investor Relations app on your Apple or Android device.

To download United Financial Bancorp, Inc.'s investor relations app on your iPhone or on your iPad, which offers access to SEC documents, press releases, videos, audiocasts and more, please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=725271098&mt=8 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theirapp.ubnk for your Android mobile device.


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Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements about the Company. 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.” Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets, and legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged.
 


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United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Net Income
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
Interest and dividend income:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
 
$
40,527

 
$
16,844

Securities-taxable interest
 
 
5,269

 
1,903

Securities-non-taxable interest
 
 
2,092

 
771

Securities-dividends
 
 
374

 
173

Interest-bearing deposits
 
 
33

 
11

Total interest and dividend income
 
 
48,295

 
19,702

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
4,740

 
2,158

Borrowed funds
 
 
2,212

 
636

Total interest expense
 
 
6,952

 
2,794

Net interest income
 
 
41,343

 
16,908

Provision for loan losses
 
 
1,511

 
450

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
 
39,832

 
16,458

Non-interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees
 
 
3,831

 
1,886

Net gain from sales of securities
 
 
338

 
268

Income from mortgage banking activities
 
 
2,371

 
555

Bank-owned life insurance
 
 
834

 
522

Net loss on limited partnership investments
 
 
(430
)
 

Other income (loss)
 
 
(109
)
 
(22
)
Total non-interest income
 
 
6,835

 
3,209

Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
 
16,572

 
10,242

Service bureau fees
 
 
1,820

 
1,091

Occupancy and equipment
 
 
4,458

 
1,698

Professional fees
 
 
917

 
428

Marketing and promotions
 
 
636

 
229

FDIC insurance assessments
 
 
1,078

 
318

Other real estate owned
 
 
115

 
308

Core deposit intangible amortization
 
 
481

 

Merger and acquisition expense
 
 

 
1,829

Other
 
 
4,580

 
2,114

Total non-interest expense
 
 
30,657

 
18,257

Income before income taxes
 
 
16,010

 
1,410

Provision for income taxes
 
 
2,985

 
463

Net income
 
 
$
13,025

 
$
947

Net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
 
$
0.27

 
$
0.04

Diluted
 
 
$
0.26

 
$
0.04

Weighted-average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
 
48,715,992

 
25,265,190

Diluted
 
 
49,275,942

 
25,681,048



 
F - 1
 




United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
September 30,
2014
 
June 30,
2014
 
March 31,
2014
Interest and dividend income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
$
40,527

 
$
40,682

 
$
40,119

 
$
35,366

 
$
16,844

Securities-taxable interest
 
5,269

 
5,303

 
5,180

 
3,981

 
1,903

Securities-non-taxable interest
 
2,092

 
1,794

 
1,495

 
1,053

 
771

Securities-dividends
 
374

 
409

 
381

 
339

 
173

Interest-bearing deposits
 
33

 
21

 
26

 
28

 
11

Total interest and dividend income
 
48,295

 
48,209

 
47,201

 
40,767

 
19,702

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
4,740

 
4,265

 
3,990

 
3,146

 
2,158

Borrowed funds
 
2,212

 
2,052

 
1,018

 
742

 
636

Total interest expense
 
6,952

 
6,317

 
5,008

 
3,888

 
2,794

Net interest income
 
41,343

 
41,892

 
42,193

 
36,879

 
16,908

Provision for loan losses
 
1,511

 
4,333

 
2,633

 
2,080

 
450

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
39,832

 
37,559

 
39,560

 
34,799

 
16,458

Non-interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees
 
3,831

 
4,330

 
3,657

 
3,636

 
1,886

Net gain (loss) from sales of securities
 
338

 
(59
)
 
430

 
589

 
268

Income from mortgage banking activities
 
2,371

 
434

 
978

 
1,236

 
555

Bank-owned life insurance
 
834

 
897

 
873

 
750

 
522

Net loss on limited partnership investments
 
(430
)
 
(2,048
)
 
(2,176
)
 

 

Other income (loss)
 
(109
)
 
(553
)
 
314

 
108

 
(22
)
Total non-interest income
 
6,835

 
3,001

 
4,076

 
6,319

 
3,209

Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
16,572

 
16,758

 
17,791

 
14,541

 
10,242

Service bureau fees
 
1,820

 
2,304

 
3,016

 
1,768

 
1,091

Occupancy and equipment
 
4,458

 
5,653

 
3,278

 
2,610

 
1,698

Professional fees
 
917

 
1,297

 
1,081

 
856

 
428

Marketing and promotions
 
636

 
1,420

 
367

 
280

 
229

FDIC insurance assessments
 
1,078

 
818

 
785

 
632

 
318

Other real estate owned
 
115

 
223

 
136

 
125

 
308

Core deposit intangible amortization
 
481

 
481

 
481

 
321

 

Merger related expense
 

 
10,136

 
4,008

 
20,945

 
1,829

Other
 
4,580

 
5,986

 
3,979

 
4,099

 
2,114

Total non-interest expense
 
30,657

 
45,076

 
34,922

 
46,177

 
18,257

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
16,010

 
(4,516
)
 
8,714

 
(5,059
)
 
1,410

Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
2,985

 
(5,937
)
 
(1,271
)
 
512

 
463

Net income (loss)
 
$
13,025

 
$
1,421

 
$
9,985

 
$
(5,571
)
 
$
947




 
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United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Condition
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
September 30,
2014
 
June 30,
2014
 
March 31,
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
43,348

 
$
43,416

 
$
58,109

 
$
66,269

 
$
19,977

Short-term investments
 
46,013

 
43,536

 
26,876

 
23,157

 
12,669

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
89,361

 
86,952

 
84,985

 
89,426

 
32,646

Available for sale securities – At fair value
 
1,094,229

 
1,053,011

 
1,012,780

 
952,033

 
442,332

Held to maturity securities – At amortized cost
 
15,204

 
15,368

 
15,556

 
15,761

 
14,749

Loans held for sale
 
13,002

 
8,220

 
6,332

 
19,656

 
3,267

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses
 
3,884,067

 
3,877,063

 
3,772,522

 
3,674,936

 
1,739,952

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston stock, at cost
 
34,006

 
31,950

 
30,090

 
30,419

 
15,053

Accrued interest receivable
 
14,958

 
14,212

 
14,712

 
13,728

 
5,923

Deferred tax asset, net
 
29,956

 
33,833

 
25,974

 
22,656

 
9,977

Premises and equipment, net
 
57,718

 
57,665

 
57,595

 
52,149

 
25,413

Goodwill
 
115,232

 
115,240

 
114,160

 
114,936

 
1,070

Core deposit intangible asset
 
8,821

 
9,302

 
9,783

 
10,264

 

Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
 
123,456

 
122,622

 
121,724

 
120,851

 
64,992

Other real estate owned
 
1,711

 
2,239

 
2,647

 
3,213

 
2,657

Other assets
 
49,429

 
49,132

 
44,946

 
39,450

 
14,517

 
 
$
5,531,150

 
$
5,476,809

 
$
5,313,806

 
$
5,159,478

 
$
2,372,548

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
 
$
598,157

 
$
602,359

 
$
659,859

 
$
649,929

 
$
275,068

Interest-bearing
 
3,558,958

 
3,432,952

 
3,369,143

 
3,290,261

 
1,533,385

Total deposits
 
4,157,115

 
4,035,311

 
4,029,002

 
3,940,190

 
1,808,453

Mortgagors’ and investor escrow accounts
 
8,815

 
13,004

 
6,649

 
11,983

 
3,868

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings
 
707,318

 
777,314

 
594,873

 
526,375

 
245,560

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
47,779

 
48,772

 
31,916

 
28,287

 
14,320

Total liabilities
 
4,921,027

 
4,874,401

 
4,662,440

 
4,506,835

 
2,072,201

Total stockholders’ equity
 
610,123

 
602,408

 
651,366

 
652,643

 
300,347

 
 
$
5,531,150

 
$
5,476,809

 
$
5,313,806

 
$
5,159,478

 
$
2,372,548




 
F - 3
 




United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Highlights
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Share Data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
September 30,
2014
 
June 30,
2014
 
March 31,
2014
Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income (loss) per share
 
$
0.27

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.19

 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
0.04

Diluted net income (loss) per share
 
0.26

 
0.03

 
0.19

 
(0.13
)
 
0.04

Dividends declared per share
 
0.10

 
0.10

 
0.10

 
0.10

 
0.10

Key Statistics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue
 
$
48,178

 
$
44,893

 
$
46,269

 
$
43,198

 
$
20,117

Total expense
 
30,657

 
45,076

 
34,922

 
46,177

 
18,257

Average earning assets
 
5,084,717

 
4,969,225

 
4,817,907

 
3,892,382

 
2,190,391

Key Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return (loss) on average assets (annualized)
 
0.95
%
 
0.11
 %
 
0.76
%
 
(0.53
)%
 
0.16
%
Return (loss) on average equity (annualized)
 
8.63
%
 
0.90
 %
 
6.12
%
 
(4.19
)%
 
1.26
%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (annualized)
3.37
%
 
3.44
 %
 
3.56
%
 
3.86
 %
 
3.17
%
Residential Mortgage Production:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dollar volume (total)
 
$
168,023

 
$
121,886

 
$
115,787

 
$
82,434

 
$
58,141

Mortgages originated for home purchases
 
64,108

 
74,171

 
80,709

 
64,273

 
38,474

Loans sold
 
67,377

 
39,489

 
55,806

 
23,485

 
17,923

Income from mortgage banking activities
 
2,371

 
434

 
978

 
1,236

 
555

Non-performing Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential real estate
 
$
12,527

 
$
12,387

 
$
11,468

 
$
8,366

 
$
8,373

Commercial real estate
 
12,056

 
10,663

 
5,914

 
168

 

Construction
 
1,686

 
611

 
638

 
665

 
673

Commercial business
 
4,349

 
4,872

 
5,703

 
5,516

 
1,148

Installment and collateral
 
13

 
25

 
386

 
18

 
6

Non-accrual loans
 
30,631

 
28,558

 
24,109

 
14,733

 
10,200

Troubled debt restructured – non-accruing
 
5,034

 
3,800

 
5,180

 
4,380

 
1,784

Total non-performing loans
 
35,665

 
32,358

 
29,289

 
19,113

 
11,984

Other real estate owned
 
1,711

 
2,239

 
2,647

 
3,213

 
2,657

Total non-performing assets
 
$
37,376

 
$
34,597

 
$
31,936

 
$
22,326

 
$
14,641

Non-performing loans to total loans
 
0.91
%
 
0.83
 %
 
0.77
%
 
0.52
 %
 
0.68
%
Non-performing assets to total assets
 
0.68
%
 
0.63
 %
 
0.60
%
 
0.43
 %
 
0.62
%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
 
70.93
%
 
76.67
 %
 
76.15
%
 
111.67
 %
 
162.72
%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
 
0.65
%
 
0.64
 %
 
0.59
%
 
0.58
 %
 
1.11
%
Non-GAAP Ratios: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense to average assets
 
2.23
%
 
3.35
 %
 
2.66
%
 
4.41
 %
 
3.16
%
Efficiency ratio (2)
 
63.07
%
 
96.03
 %
 
72.09
%
 
106.89
 %
 
90.76
%
Cost of interest-bearing deposits (annualized)
 
0.55
%
 
0.50
 %
 
0.46
%
 
0.46
 %
 
0.58
%
Total revenue growth rate
 
7.32
%
 
(2.97
)%
 
7.11
%
 
114.73
 %
 
0.91
%
Total revenue growth rate (annualized) (3)
29.27
%
 
(11.90
)%
 
28.44
%

n/m

 
3.65
%
Average earning asset growth rate
 
2.32
%
 
3.14
 %
 
23.78
%
 
77.70
 %
 
2.98
%
Average earning asset growth rate (annualized) (3)
9.30
%
 
12.56
 %
 
95.11
%

n/m

 
11.92
%
(1)
Non-GAAP Ratios are not financial measurements required by generally accepted accounting principles; however, management believes such information is useful to investors in evaluating Company performance.
(2)
The efficiency ratio represents the ratio of non-interest expenses to the sum of net interest income before provision for loan losses and non-interest income, exclusive of net gain (loss) on limited partnership investments.
(3)
The annualized growth rate for revenue and earning assets based on second quarter 2014 results is not meaningful due to the acquisition of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. on April 30, 2014.

 
F - 4
 




United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Balance Sheets, Interest and Yields/Costs
(Dollars In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
March 31, 2014
 
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential real estate
 
$
1,434,644

 
$
12,319

 
3.43
%
 
$
650,047

 
$
5,887

 
3.62
%
Commercial real estate
 
1,677,202

 
18,954

 
4.58

 
784,803

 
8,487

 
4.39

Construction
 
179,866

 
2,357

 
5.31

 
47,079

 
419

 
3.61

Commercial business
 
610,569

 
6,858

 
4.56

 
250,503

 
2,030

 
3.29

Installment and collateral
 
5,374

 
39

 
2.89

 
2,171

 
21

 
3.92

Investment securities
 
1,125,510

 
8,890

 
3.16

 
437,981

 
3,175

 
2.90

Other earning assets
 
51,552

 
33

 
0.26

 
17,807

 
11

 
0.25

Total interest-earning assets
 
5,084,717

 
49,450

 
3.92

 
2,190,391

 
20,030

 
3.69

Allowance for loan losses
 
(25,421
)
 
 
 
 
 
(19,255
)
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-earning assets
 
449,687

 
 
 
 
 
143,107

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
5,508,983

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,314,243

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOW and money market
 
$
1,411,240

 
1,531

 
0.44

 
$
688,268

 
552

 
0.33

Savings
 
534,033

 
82

 
0.06

 
223,369

 
35

 
0.06

Certificates of deposit
 
1,543,727

 
3,127

 
0.82

 
585,090

 
1,571

 
1.09

Total interest-bearing deposits
 
3,489,000

 
4,740

 
0.55

 
1,496,727

 
2,158

 
0.58

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
590,409

 
822

 
0.56

 
192,859

 
584

 
1.23

Other borrowings
 
179,087

 
1,390

 
3.15

 
45,815

 
52

 
0.46

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
4,258,496

 
6,952

 
0.66

 
1,735,401

 
2,794

 
0.65

Non-interest-bearing deposits
 
578,897

 
 
 
 
 
259,795

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
67,771

 
 
 
 
 
19,372

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
4,905,164

 
 
 
 
 
2,014,568

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 
603,819

 
 
 
 
 
299,675

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
5,508,983

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,314,243

 
 
 
 
Net interest-earning assets
 
$
826,221

 
 
 
 
 
$
454,990

 
 
 
 
Tax-equivalent net interest income
 
 
 
42,498

 
 
 
 
 
17,236

 
 
Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
 
3.26
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.04
%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin
 
 
 
 
 
3.37
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.17
%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
119.40
%
 
 
 
 
 
126.22
%
Less tax-equivalent adjustment
 
 
 
1,155

 
 
 
 
 
328

 
 
Net interest income
 
 
 
$
41,343

 
 
 
 
 
$
16,908

 
 



 
F - 5
 




United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Balance Sheets, Interest and Yields/Costs
(Dollars In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/
Cost
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential real estate
 
$
1,434,644

 
$
12,319

 
3.43
%
 
$
1,403,045

 
$
12,296

 
3.51
%
Commercial real estate
 
1,677,202

 
18,954

 
4.58

 
1,665,230

 
19,538

 
4.65

Construction
 
179,866

 
2,357

 
5.31

 
162,823

 
2,406

 
5.86

Commercial business
 
610,569

 
6,858

 
4.56

 
618,429

 
6,380

 
4.09

Installment and collateral
 
5,374

 
39

 
2.89

 
8,483

 
62

 
2.94

Investment securities
 
1,125,510

 
8,890

 
3.16

 
1,078,162

 
8,498

 
3.15

Other earning assets
 
51,552

 
33

 
0.26

 
33,053

 
21

 
0.25

Total interest-earning assets
 
5,084,717

 
49,450

 
3.92

 
4,969,225

 
49,201

 
3.94

Allowance for loan losses
 
(25,421
)
 
 
 
 
 
(23,353
)
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-earning assets
 
449,687

 
 
 
 
 
434,559

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
5,508,983

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,380,431

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOW and money market
 
$
1,411,240

 
1,531

 
0.44

 
$
1,309,691

 
1,024

 
0.31

Savings
 
534,033

 
82

 
0.06

 
549,209

 
100

 
0.07

Certificates of deposit
 
1,543,727

 
3,127

 
0.82

 
1,545,452

 
3,141

 
0.81

Total interest-bearing deposits
 
3,489,000

 
4,740

 
0.55

 
3,404,352

 
4,265

 
0.50

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
590,409

 
822

 
0.56

 
469,194

 
589

 
0.50

Other borrowings
 
179,087

 
1,390

 
3.15

 
205,057

 
1,463

 
2.85

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
4,258,496

 
6,952

 
0.66

 
4,078,603

 
6,317

 
0.62

Non-interest-bearing deposits
 
578,897

 
 
 
 
 
616,618

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
67,771

 
 
 
 
 
53,786

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
4,905,164

 
 
 
 
 
4,749,007

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 
603,819

 
 
 
 
 
631,424

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
5,508,983

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,380,431

 
 
 
 
Net interest-earning assets
 
$
826,221

 
 
 
 
 
$
890,622

 
 
 
 
Tax-equivalent net interest income
 
 
 
42,498

 
 
 
 
 
42,884

 
 
Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
 
3.26
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.32
%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin
 
 
 
 
 
3.37
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.44
%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
119.40
%
 
 
 
 
 
122.57
%
Less tax-equivalent adjustment
 
 
 
1,155

 
 
 
 
 
992

 
 
Net interest income
 
 
 
$
41,343

 
 
 
 
 
$
41,892

 
 





 
F - 6
 




United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
September 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
March 31, 2014
Net income (loss)
 
$
13,025

 
$
1,421

 
$
9,985

 
$
(5,571
)
 
$
947

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
(3,432
)
 
(3,421
)
 
(3,828
)
 
(4,948
)
 

Non-interest income
 
(338
)
 
729

 
(430
)
 
(589
)
 
(268
)
Non-interest expense
 
486

 
12,513

 
4,497

 
21,266

 
1,829

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
1,152

 
(2,926
)
 
226

 
(4,346
)
 
(357
)
Net adjustment
 
(2,132
)
 
6,895

 
465

 
11,383

 
1,204

Total operating net income
 
$
10,893

 
$
8,316

 
$
10,450

 
$
5,812

 
$
2,151

Total net interest income
 
$
41,343

 
$
41,892

 
$
42,193

 
$
36,879

 
$
16,908

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impact from purchase accounting fair value marks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Accretion) / Amortization of loan mark
 
(1,871
)
 
(1,543
)
 
(1,734
)
 
(3,388
)
 

Accretion / (Amortization) of deposit mark
 
1,079

 
1,276

 
1,482

 
1,150

 

Accretion / (Amortization) of borrowings mark
 
482

 
602

 
612

 
410

 

Net adjustment
 
(3,432
)
 
(3,421
)
 
(3,828
)
 
(4,948
)
 

Total operating net interest income
 
$
37,911

 
$
38,471

 
$
38,365

 
$
31,931

 
$
16,908

Total non-interest income
 
$
6,835

 
$
3,001

 
$
4,076

 
$
6,319

 
$
3,209

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net gain on sales of securities
 
(338
)
 
59

 
(430
)
 
(589
)
 
(268
)
Loss on fixed assets - branch optimization
 

 
670

 

 

 

Net adjustment
 
(338
)
 
729

 
(430
)
 
(589
)
 
(268
)
Total operating non-interest income
 
6,497

 
3,730

 
3,646

 
5,730

 
2,941

Total operating net interest income
 
37,911

 
38,471

 
38,365

 
31,931

 
16,908

Total operating revenue
 
$
44,408

 
$
42,201

 
$
42,011

 
$
37,661

 
$
19,849

Total non-interest expense
 
$
30,657

 
$
45,076

 
$
34,922

 
$
46,177

 
$
18,257

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merger and acquisition expense
 

 
(10,136
)
 
(4,008
)
 
(20,945
)
 
(1,829
)
Core deposit intangible amortization expense
 
(481
)
 
(481
)
 
(481
)
 
(321
)
 

Effect of branch lease termination agreement
 

 
(1,888
)
 

 

 

Amortization of fixed asset fair value mark
 
(5
)
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
 

 

Net adjustment
 
(486
)
 
(12,513
)
 
(4,497
)
 
(21,266
)
 
(1,829
)
Total operating expense
 
$
30,171

 
$
32,563

 
$
30,425

 
$
24,911

 
$
16,428

Total loans
 
$
3,904,733

 
$
3,897,866

 
$
3,791,491

 
$
3,693,115

 
$
1,756,611

Non-covered loans (1)
 
(1,510,264
)
 
(1,658,594
)
 
(1,693,669
)
 
(1,820,526
)
 

Total covered loans
 
$
2,394,469

 
$
2,239,272

 
$
2,097,822

 
$
1,872,589

 
$
1,756,611

Allowance for loan losses
 
$
25,297

 
$
24,809

 
$
22,304

 
$
21,343

 
$
19,500

Allowance for loan losses to total loans
 
0.65
%
 
0.64
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.58
%
 
1.11
%
Allowance for loan losses to total covered loans
 
1.06
%
 
1.11
%
 
1.06
%
 
1.14
%
 
1.11
%
(1) As required by GAAP, the Company recorded at fair value the loans acquired in the legacy United transactions. These loans carry no allowance for loan losses for the periods reflected above.

 
F - 7
 




United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Interest Income/Expense and Yields/Costs
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
GAAP
 
Mark to Market
 
Operating
 
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
Residential real estate
 
$
12,319

 
3.43
%
 
$
(735
)
 
(0.24
) %
 
$
13,054

 
3.67
%
Commercial real estate
 
18,954

 
4.58

 
698

 
0.20

 
18,256

 
4.38

Construction
 
2,357

 
5.31

 
542

 
1.33

 
1,815

 
3.98

Commercial business
 
6,858

 
4.56

 
1,384

 
1.00

 
5,474

 
3.56

Installment and collateral
 
39

 
2.89

 
(18
)
 
(1.39
)
 
57

 
4.28

Certificates of deposit
 
3,127

 
0.82

 
(1,079
)
 
(0.29
)
 
4,206

 
1.11

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
822

 
0.56

 
(490
)
 
(0.35
)
 
1,312

 
0.91

Other borrowings
 
1,390

 
3.15

 
8

 
0.06

 
1,382

 
3.09

Tax-equivalent net interest margin
 
42,498

 
3.37

 
3,432

 


 
39,066

 
3.08

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
GAAP
 
Mark to Market
 
Operating
 
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
 
Interest
and
Dividends
 
Yield/Cost
Residential real estate
 
$
12,296

 
3.51
 %
 
$
(633
)
 

 
$
12,929

 
3.72
 %
Commercial real estate
 
19,538

 
4.65

 
744

 
0.21

 
18,794

 
4.44

Construction
 
2,406

 
5.86

 
774

 
2.03

 
1,632

 
3.83

Commercial business
 
6,380

 
4.09

 
685

 
0.51

 
5,695

 
3.58

Installment and collateral
 
62

 
2.94

 
(27
)
 
(1.81
)
 
89

 
4.75

Certificates of deposit
 
3,141

 
0.81

 
(1,276
)
 
(0.33
)
 
4,417

 
1.14

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
589

 
0.50

 
(609
)
 
(0.53
)
 
1,198

 
1.03

Other borrowings
 
1,463

 
2.85

 
7

 
(0.14
)
 
1,456

 
2.99

Tax-equivalent net interest margin
 
42,884

 
3.44

 
3,421

 


 
39,463

 
3.15





 
F - 8