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Exhibit 99.1

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NASDAQ: WASH
Contact: Elizabeth B. Eckel
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Telephone: (401) 348-1309
E-mail: ebeckel@washtrust.com
Date: January 25, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Washington Trust Reports Record Full-Year 2016 Earnings
WESTERLY, R.I., January 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:WASH), parent company of The Washington Trust Company, today announced net income of $12.2 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to net income of $12.3 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, reported for the third quarter of 2016.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, net income totaled $46.5 million, or $2.70 per diluted share. Full-year net income increased by 7% from $43.5 million, or $2.54 per diluted share, reported for 2015. Returns on average equity and average assets in 2016 were 11.96% and 1.16%, respectively, compared to 12.00% and 1.19%, for the same period in 2015.

“Washington Trust’s solid fourth quarter results contributed to record 2016 net income and earnings per share,” stated Joseph J. MarcAurele, Washington Trust Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  “We are pleased with our continued success at growing our core business lines, expanding our local and regional footprint, and consistently providing healthy returns to our shareholders.”

Selected highlights for 2016 include:
Total loans stood at $3.2 billion at December 31, 2016, up by 2% in the quarter and up by 7% from a year ago.
Total deposits amounted to $3.1 billion at December 31, 2016, up by 1% from the third quarter. Total deposits were up by 4% from a year ago.
Wealth management revenues of $37.6 million for the year 2016 and wealth management assets of $6.1 billion at December 31, 2016 were all-time highs for the Corporation.
Mortgage banking revenues rose by 22% on a linked quarter basis. Mortgage banking revenues and loans sold during the quarter were record highs for Washington Trust.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income totaled $28.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, up by $1.2 million from the third quarter. Included in net interest income was loan prepayment fee income of $816 thousand for the fourth quarter, compared to $365 thousand in the third quarter. The net interest margin was 2.89% for the fourth quarter of 2016, down by 5 basis points from the preceding quarter. The reduction in the net interest margin reflects additions of lower-yielding debt securities to the investment portfolio and increases in wholesale funding balances. Significant linked quarter changes included:




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Average interest-earning assets increased by $224 million from the third quarter, reflecting a $133 million increase in the average balance of investment securities and a $101 million increase in the average balance of loans. The yield on interest-earning assets was 3.53%, down by 2 basis points from the preceding quarter.
Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $183 million from the preceding quarter, reflecting increases of $113 million in the average balance of wholesale funding balances (FHLBB advances and wholesale brokered time deposits) and $70 million in the average balance of in-market interest-bearing deposits. The cost of interest-bearing funds was 0.79%, up by 3 basis points from the third quarter.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income totaled $17.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, up modestly from the preceding quarter. Significant linked quarter changes included:
Wealth management revenues totaled $9.3 million for the fourth quarter, down by $332 thousand, or 3%, from the preceding quarter, largely due to a decline of $216 thousand in transaction-based revenues. Wealth management assets under administration amounted to $6.1 billion at December 31, 2016, up by $6 million on a linked quarter basis. Managed assets continue to represent over 90% of total wealth management assets at December 31, 2016.
Total annual wealth management revenues reached an all-time high of $37.6 million, up by $2.2 million, or 6%, from the preceding year.
Mortgage banking revenues totaled $4.5 million for the fourth quarter, up by $807 thousand, or 22%, from the preceding quarter, reflecting both higher volume and yields on loans sold to the secondary market. Residential mortgage loans sold to the secondary market amounted to $200 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $164 million in the preceding quarter.
Total full-year 2016 mortgage banking revenues amounted to $13.2 million, up by $3.3 million, or 33%, from the preceding year.
Loan related derivative income amounted to $912 thousand in the fourth quarter, down by $266 thousand from the preceding quarter, reflecting a lower volume of commercial borrower interest rate swap transactions.

Noninterest Expenses
Noninterest expenses totaled $25.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, up by $323 thousand, or 1%, from the third quarter. Included in the third quarter was a $939 thousand reduction in noninterest expenses, resulting from a downward adjustment in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability recognized in connection with a 2015 acquisition. Excluding this adjustment, noninterest expenses were down by $616 thousand, or 2%, on a linked quarter basis. Salaries and benefit costs, the largest component of noninterest expenses, decreased by $380 thousand from the preceding quarter.

Income tax expense amounted to $5.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, up by $10 thousand from the preceding quarter. The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2016 was 32.6%, compared to 32.2% for the third quarter of 2016. Based on the current federal and applicable state income tax statutes, the Corporation currently expects the 2017 effective tax rate will be approximately 34.0%.




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Loans
Total loans amounted to $3.2 billion at December 31, 2016, up by $53 million, or 2%, from the balance at the end of the third quarter. The commercial loan portfolio increased by $14 million, or approximately 1%, during the quarter, reflecting growth in the commercial construction portfolio, partially offset by a reduction in commercial mortgages. Residential loan portfolio balances increased by $43 million, or 4%. During the quarter, $36 million of residential mortgages were purchased from another financial institution. These purchased loans were individually evaluated to our underwriting standards and are predominantly secured by properties in Massachusetts.
Total loans were up by $221.2 million, or 7%, in the last twelve months. This included a 7% increase in the commercial portfolio and an 11% increase in the residential real estate portfolio.

Investment Securities
The investment securities portfolio amounted to $756 million at December 31, 2016, up by $174 million, or 30%, from the balance at September 30, 2016. During the quarter, government agency mortgage-backed debt securities and agency debt securities totaling $235 million and with a weighted average yield of 2.55% were purchased. The purchases were partially offset by calls and maturities of agency debt securities and obligations of state and political subdivisions, as well as routine principal pay-downs on mortgage-backed securities. Investment securities represented 17% of total assets as of December 31, 2016.

Deposits and Borrowings
Total deposits amounted to $3.1 billion at December 31, 2016, up by $26 million, or 1%, from the preceding quarter end and up by $129.5 million, or 4%, in the last twelve months. Included in total deposits were wholesale brokered time deposit balances of $412 million, which increased by $53 million in the quarter and by $109.8 million in the last twelve months. Excluding wholesale brokered time deposits, in-market deposits decreased by $27 million, or 1%, in the quarter and increased by $20 million, or 1%, in the last twelve months. The balance of demand deposits and NOW accounts were up by 4% in the quarter and 7% in the last twelve months.
FHLBB advances amounted to $849 million at December 31, 2016, up by $177 million from September 30, 2016 and by $470 million from December 31, 2015.

Asset Quality
Total past due loans amounted to $24.4 million, or 0.76% of total loans, at December 31, 2016, compared to $21.3 million, or 0.67% of total loans, at September 30, 2016. The linked quarter increase in past due loans was largely due to a $3.9 million increase in residential mortgage loans. Total nonaccrual loans amounted to $22.1 million, or 0.68% of total loans, at December 31, 2016, compared to $24.0 million, or 0.75% of total loans, at September 30, 2016. The linked quarter decrease in nonaccrual loans was attributable to $2.6 million of charge-offs recognized in the fourth quarter.
During the fourth quarter of 2016, a charge-off of $2.5 million was recognized on one nonaccrual commercial real estate relationship. This relationship was placed on nonaccrual status in the third quarter of 2016 and had a carrying value of $3.9 million at December 31, 2016. A loan loss provision totaling $2.9 million was charged to earnings in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to a loan loss provision of $1.8 million recognized in the third quarter of 2016. The increase in loan loss provision was primarily due to additional



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loss exposure allocated to this commercial real estate relationship. The allowance for loan losses was $26.0 million, or 0.80% of total loans, at December 31, 2016, compared to $25.6 million, or 0.81% of total loans, at September 30, 2016.

Capital and Dividends
Total shareholders' equity was $391 million at December 31, 2016, down by $5 million from September 30, 2016. This change included $9.5 million of market depreciation on available for sale securities and a charge of $2.6 million associated with the annual measurement of defined benefit pension liabilities, both net of tax and recognized in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders' equity. Capital levels at December 31, 2016 exceeded the regulatory minimum levels to be considered well capitalized, with a total risk-based capital ratio of 12.26% at December 31, 2016, compared to 12.31% at September 30, 2016. At December 31, 2016, book value per share amounted to $22.76, down from $23.11 in the preceding quarter.

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 37 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. The dividend was paid on January 13, 2017 to shareholders of record on January 2, 2017.

Conference Call
Washington Trust will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter results, business highlights and outlook on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Individuals may dial in to the call at 1-877-407-0784. An audio replay of the call will be available, shortly after the conclusion of the call, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 and entering the Replay PIN Number 13652407; the audio replay will be available through February 5, 2017. Also, a webcast of the call will be posted in the Investor Relations section of Washington Trust's web site, www.washtrustbancorp.com, and will be available through March 31, 2017.

Background
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of The Washington Trust Company. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking and wealth management and trust services through its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation’s common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol WASH. Investor information is available on the Corporation’s web site at www.washtrustbancorp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are “forward-looking statements”. We may also make forward-looking statements in other documents we file with the SEC, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “outlook,” “will,” “should,” and other expressions that predict or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters. You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the control of Washington Trust. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Washington Trust to be materially different from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors that might cause these differences include the following: weakness in national, regional or international economic conditions or conditions affecting the banking or financial services industries or financial capital markets; volatility in national and international financial markets; reductions in net interest income resulting from interest rate volatility as well as changes in the balance and mix of loans and deposits; reductions in the market value of wealth management assets under administration; changes in the value of securities and other assets; reductions in loan demand; changes in loan collectibility, default and charge-off rates; changes in the size and nature of the our competition; changes in legislation or regulation and accounting principles, policies and guidelines; and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. In addition, the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings submitted to the SEC, may result in these differences. You should carefully review all of these factors and you should be aware that there may be other factors that could cause these differences. These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans and estimates at the date of this report, and we



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assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.

Supplemental Information - Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Washington Trust's management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information, which consists of measurements and ratios based on tangible equity and tangible assets, is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company's financial condition and therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.






Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks

$106,185


$126,752


$116,658


$89,966


$93,222

Short-term investments
1,612

2,420

3,255

4,931

4,409

Mortgage loans held for sale
29,434

45,162

38,554

22,895

38,554

Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale, at fair value
739,912

564,256

401,749

411,352

375,044

Held to maturity, at amortized cost
15,633

16,848

17,917

19,040

20,023

Total securities
755,545

581,104

419,666

430,392

395,067

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
43,129

37,249

34,303

26,515

24,316

Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
1,771,666

1,757,215

1,732,220

1,698,811

1,654,547

Residential real estate
1,122,748

1,079,887

1,005,036

1,004,349

1,013,555

Consumer
339,957

344,253

343,628

343,833

345,025

Total loans
3,234,371

3,181,355

3,080,884

3,046,993

3,013,127

Less allowance for loan losses
26,004

25,649

25,826

26,137

27,069

Net loans
3,208,367

3,155,706

3,055,058

3,020,856

2,986,058

Premises and equipment, net
29,020

29,433

29,590

29,882

29,593

Investment in bank-owned life insurance
71,105

70,557

65,036

66,000

65,501

Goodwill
64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

Identifiable intangible assets, net
10,175

10,493

10,814

11,137

11,460

Other assets
62,484

81,099

80,088

71,577

59,365

Total assets

$4,381,115


$4,204,034


$3,917,081


$3,838,210


$3,771,604

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits

$585,960


$566,027


$512,307


$539,119


$537,298

NOW accounts
427,707

404,827

414,532

394,873

412,602

Money market accounts
730,075

794,905

675,896

763,565

823,490

Savings accounts
358,397

357,966

342,579

331,800

326,967

Time deposits
961,613

913,649

844,036

850,294

833,898

Total deposits
3,063,752

3,037,374

2,789,350

2,879,651

2,934,255

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
848,930

671,615

640,010

487,189

378,973

Junior subordinated debentures
22,681

22,681

22,681

22,681

22,681

Other liabilities
54,948

77,037

76,708

67,409

60,307

Total liabilities
3,990,311

3,808,707

3,528,749

3,456,930

3,396,216

Shareholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
1,073

1,069

1,068

1,064

1,064

Paid-in capital
115,123

113,290

112,314

111,641

110,949

Retained earnings
294,365

288,613

282,666

277,810

273,074

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(19,757
)
(7,645
)
(7,716
)
(9,235
)
(9,699
)
Total shareholders’ equity
390,804

395,327

388,332

381,280

375,388

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$4,381,115


$4,204,034


$3,917,081


$3,838,210


$3,771,604


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Twelve Months Ended
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
 
Dec 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans

$30,738


$29,633


$29,122


$29,998


$28,511

 

$119,491


$114,229

Taxable interest on securities
3,703

3,024

2,487

2,370

2,262

 
11,584

8,875

Nontaxable interest on securities
157

218

280

327

352

 
982

1,555

Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank stock
362

288

231

210

315

 
1,091

953

Other interest income
95

93

70

64

37

 
322

138

Total interest and dividend income
35,055

33,256

32,190

32,969

31,477

 
133,470

125,750

Interest expense:


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
3,445

3,110

2,981

2,968

3,097

 
12,504

13,142

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
2,886

2,641

2,313

2,152

1,966

 
9,992

7,746

Junior subordinated debentures
135

125

119

112

157

 
491

871

Other interest expense
1

1

1

2

2

 
5

9

Total interest expense
6,467

5,877

5,414

5,234

5,222

 
22,992

21,768

Net interest income
28,588

27,379

26,776

27,735

26,255

 
110,478

103,982

Provision for loan losses
2,900

1,800

450

500

750

 
5,650

1,050

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
25,688

25,579

26,326

27,235

25,505

 
104,828

102,932

Noninterest income:


 






 
 
 
Wealth management revenues
9,291

9,623

9,481

9,174

9,167

 
37,569

35,416

Mortgage banking revenues
4,541

3,734

2,710

2,198

2,582

 
13,183

9,901

Service charges on deposit accounts
945

915

935

907

971

 
3,702

3,865

Card interchange fees
858

870

860

797

810

 
3,385

3,199

Income from bank-owned life insurance
549

521

1,090

499

502

 
2,659

1,982

Loan related derivative income
912

1,178

508

645

752

 
3,243

2,441

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries
(89
)
(88
)
(89
)
(88
)
(69
)
 
(354
)
(293
)
Other income
313

508

419

502

431

 
1,742

1,829

Total noninterest income
17,320

17,261

15,914

14,634

15,146

 
65,129

58,340

Noninterest expense:


 






 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
16,528

16,908

17,405

16,380

16,053

 
67,221

63,024

Net occupancy
1,775

1,766

1,803

1,807

1,724

 
7,151

7,000

Equipment
1,556

1,648

1,503

1,501

1,393

 
6,208

5,533

Outsourced services
1,311

1,254

1,294

1,363

1,337

 
5,222

5,111

Legal, audit and professional fees
597

691

662

629

825

 
2,579

2,741

FDIC deposit insurance costs
390

504

491

493

470

 
1,878

1,846

Advertising and promotion
403

370

420

265

325

 
1,458

1,526

Amortization of intangibles
318

321

322

323

333

 
1,284

904

Debt prepayment penalties



431


 
431


Acquisition related expenses




52

 

989

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

(939
)
16

25

41

 
(898
)
41

Other expenses
2,095

2,127

2,114

2,233

2,008

 
8,569

8,214

Total noninterest expense
24,973

24,650

26,030

25,450

24,561

 
101,103

96,929

Income before income taxes
18,035

18,190

16,210

16,419

16,090

 
68,854

64,343

Income tax expense
5,873

5,863

5,153

5,484

5,346

 
22,373

20,878

Net income

$12,162


$12,327


$11,057


$10,935


$10,744

 

$46,481


$43,465

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available to common shareholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic

$12,137


$12,302


$11,035


$10,910


$10,718

 

$46,384


$43,339

  Diluted

$12,137


$12,302


$11,035


$10,910


$10,718

 

$46,384


$43,339

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic
17,142

17,090

17,067

17,023

17,004

 
17,081

16,879

  Diluted
17,245

17,203

17,194

17,157

17,167

 
17,208

17,067

Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic

$0.71


$0.72


$0.65


$0.64


$0.63

 

$2.72


$2.57

  Diluted

$0.70


$0.72


$0.64


$0.64


$0.62

 

$2.70


$2.54

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared per share

$0.37


$0.37


$0.36


$0.36


$0.34

 

$1.46


$1.36


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SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 

Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Share and Equity Related Data:
 
 
 
 
 
Book value per share

$22.76


$23.11


$22.73


$22.40


$22.06

Tangible book value per share - Non-GAAP (1)

$18.44


$18.75


$18.35


$17.98


$17.62

Market value per share

$56.05


$40.22


$37.92


$37.32


$39.52

Shares issued and outstanding at end of period
17,171

17,107

17,081

17,024

17,020

 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 risk-based capital
11.44% (i)

11.48
%
11.57
%
11.56
%
11.64
%
Total risk-based capital
12.26% (i)

12.31
%
12.43
%
12.45
%
12.58
%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
8.67% (i)

8.95
%
9.21
%
9.31
%
9.37
%
Common equity tier 1
10.75% (i)

10.77
%
10.84
%
10.82
%
10.89
%
Equity to assets
8.92
%
9.40
%
9.91
%
9.93
%
9.95
%
Tangible equity to tangible assets - Non-GAAP (1)
7.35
%
7.77
%
8.16
%
8.13
%
8.11
%
(i) - estimated
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
For the Twelve Months Ended
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
 
Dec 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Performance Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest margin (FTE)
2.89
%
2.94
%
3.05
%
3.24
%
3.08
%
 
3.02
%
3.12
%
Return on average assets
1.14
%
1.21
%
1.14
%
1.16
%
1.16
%
 
1.16
%
1.19
%
Return on average tangible assets - Non-GAAP (1)
1.16
%
1.24
%
1.17
%
1.18
%
1.19
%
 
1.19
%
1.21
%
Return on average equity
12.26
%
12.57
%
11.50
%
11.50
%
11.52
%
 
11.96
%
12.00
%
Return on average tangible equity - Non-GAAP (1)
15.09
%
15.53
%
14.28
%
14.34
%
14.45
%
 
14.82
%
14.79
%

(1)
See the section labeled “SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this document.


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SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
For the Twelve Months Ended
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
 
Dec 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Wealth Management Results
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wealth Management Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust and investment management fees

$8,283


$8,358


$8,195


$8,065


$8,001

 

$32,901


$30,149

Mutual fund fees
771

812

812

843

952

 
3,238

4,009

   Asset-based revenues
9,054

9,170

9,007

8,908

8,953

 
36,139

34,158

Transaction-based revenues
237

453

474

266

214

 
1,430

1,258

Total wealth management revenues

$9,291


$9,623


$9,481


$9,174


$9,167

 

$37,569


$35,416

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets Under Administration:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period

$6,056,859


$5,905,019


$5,878,967


$5,844,636


$5,714,201

 

$5,844,636


$5,069,966

Acquisition of Halsey Associates, Inc.





 

839,994

Net investment appreciation (depreciation)
 & income
(8,506
)
192,518

71,447

22,389

153,953

 
277,848

(95,228
)
Net client asset flows
14,940

(40,678
)
(45,395
)
11,942

(23,518
)
 
(59,191
)
29,904

Balance at end of period

$6,063,293


$6,056,859


$5,905,019


$5,878,967


$5,844,636

 

$6,063,293


$5,844,636

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage Banking Results
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage Banking Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains & commissions on loan sales, net

$4,455


$3,744


$2,804


$2,134


$2,528

 

$13,137


$9,825

Residential mortgage servicing fee income, net
86

(10
)
(94
)
64

54

 
46

76

Total mortgage banking revenues

$4,541


$3,734


$2,710


$2,198


$2,582

 

$13,183


$9,901

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage Loan Originations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Originations for retention in portfolio

$72,533


$90,308


$54,080


$47,545


$38,080

 

$264,466


$234,852

Originations for sale to secondary market (1)
185,626

170,673

154,043

90,458

134,125

 

$600,800

523,834

Total mortgage loan originations

$258,159


$260,981


$208,123


$138,003


$172,205

 

$865,266


$758,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage Loans Sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sold with servicing rights retained

$48,545


$44,611


$45,804


$26,454


$44,493

 

$165,414


$162,224

Sold with servicing rights released (1)
151,506

119,572

93,239

79,507

82,906

 

$443,824

368,676

Total mortgage loans sold

$200,051


$164,183


$139,043


$105,961


$127,399

 

$609,238


$530,900

(1)
Also includes loans originated in a broker capacity.


-9-



END OF PERIOD LOAN AND DEPOSIT COMPOSITION
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgages

$1,074,186


$1,086,175


$1,074,747


$976,931


$931,953

Construction & development
121,371

98,735

81,812

123,032

122,297

Commercial & industrial
576,109

572,305

575,661

598,848

600,297

Total commercial
1,771,666

1,757,215

1,732,220

1,698,811

1,654,547

Residential real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgages
1,094,824

1,052,829

978,399

980,274

984,437

Homeowner construction
27,924

27,058

26,637

24,075

29,118

Total residential real estate
1,122,748

1,079,887

1,005,036

1,004,349

1,013,555

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity lines
264,200

265,238

260,541

258,513

255,565

Home equity loans
37,272

38,264

39,572

45,499

46,649

Other
38,485

40,751

43,515

39,821

42,811

Total consumer
339,957

344,253

343,628

343,833

345,025

Total loans

$3,234,371


$3,181,355


$3,080,884


$3,046,993


$3,013,127


 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Balance

% of Total
 
Balance
% of Total
Commercial Real Estate Loans by Property Location:
 
 
 
 
 
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts

$1,105,539

92.5
%
 

$959,883

91.0
%
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
77,038

6.4
%
 
80,989

7.7
%
New Hampshire
12,980

1.1
%
 
13,377

1.3
%
Total commercial real estate loans (1)

$1,195,557

100.0
%
 

$1,054,249

100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgages by Property Location:
 
 
 
 
 
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts

$1,106,366

98.6
%
 

$995,743

98.2
%
New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine
11,445

1.0
%
 
10,186

1.0
%
New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania
2,648

0.2
%
 
4,163

0.4
%
Ohio
997

0.1
%
 
1,557

0.2
%
Other
1,292

0.1
%
 
1,906

0.2
%
Total residential mortgages

$1,122,748

100.0
%
 

$1,013,555

100.0
%
(1)
Commercial real estate loans consist of commercial mortgages and construction and development loans. Commercial mortgages are loans secured by income producing property.

 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing demand deposits

$521,165


$520,860


$476,848


$474,477


$475,398

Interest-bearing demand deposits
64,795

45,167

35,459

64,642

61,900

NOW accounts
427,707

404,827

414,532

394,873

412,602

Money market accounts
730,075

794,905

675,896

763,565

823,490

Savings accounts
358,397

357,966

342,579

331,800

326,967

Time deposits (in-market)
549,376

554,669

549,935

540,815

531,419

Wholesale brokered time deposits
412,237

358,980

294,101

309,479

302,479

Total deposits

$3,063,752


$3,037,374


$2,789,350


$2,879,651


$2,934,255




-10-



CREDIT & ASSET QUALITY DATA
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Asset Quality Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.53
%
0.59
%
0.48
%
0.49
%
0.58
%
Nonaccrual loans to total loans
0.68
%
0.75
%
0.56
%
0.57
%
0.70
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans
117.89
%
107.09
%
149.73
%
150.00
%
128.61
%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
0.80
%
0.81
%
0.84
%
0.86
%
0.90
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgages

$7,811


$10,357


$4,054


$4,054


$5,711

Commercial construction & development





Commercial & industrial
1,337

1,744

1,204

2,659

3,018

Residential real estate mortgages
11,736

10,140

10,409

9,367

10,666

Consumer
1,174

1,709

1,581

1,345

1,652

Total nonaccrual loans
22,058

23,950

17,248

17,425

21,047

Other real estate owned
1,075

1,045

1,515

1,326

716

Total nonperforming assets

$23,133


$24,995


$18,763


$18,751


$21,763

 
 
 
 
 
 
Past Due Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgages

$8,708


$10,352


$4,062


$4,564


$4,555

Commercial & industrial
1,154

1,047

1,978

2,906

462

Residential real estate mortgages
12,226

8,291

8,893

8,703

9,286

Consumer loans
2,334

1,565

2,201

2,122

3,256

Total past due loans

$24,422


$21,255


$17,134


$18,295


$17,559

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total past due loans to total loans
0.76
%
0.67
%
0.56
%
0.60
%
0.58
%
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due

$—


$—


$—


$—


$—

Nonaccrual loans included in past due loans

$18,602


$18,796


$13,211


$14,030


$13,635

 
 
 
For the Twelve Months Ended
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
 
Dec 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Nonaccrual Loan Activity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period

$23,950


$17,248


$17,425


$21,047


$16,844

 

$21,047


$15,945

Additions to nonaccrual status
2,105

9,750

2,072

1,352

7,029

 
15,278

14,964

Loans returned to accruing status
(718
)
(592
)

(206
)
(303
)
 
(1,516
)
(2,489
)
Loans charged-off
(2,622
)
(2,055
)
(860
)
(1,475
)
(904
)
 
(7,012
)
(2,305
)
Loans transferred to other real estate owned
(30
)

(435
)
(610
)
(716
)
 
(1,075
)
(1,206
)
Payments, payoffs and other changes
(627
)
(401
)
(954
)
(2,683
)
(903
)
 
(4,664
)
(3,862
)
Balance at end of period

$22,058


$23,950


$17,248


$17,425


$21,047

 

$22,058


$21,047

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period

$25,649


$25,826


$26,137


$27,069


$27,161

 

$27,069


$28,023

Provision charged to earnings
2,900

1,800

450

500

750

 
5,650

1,050

Charge-offs
(2,622
)
(2,055
)
(860
)
(1,475
)
(904
)
 
(7,012
)
(2,305
)
Recoveries
77

78

99

43

62

 
297

301

Balance at end of period

$26,004


$25,649


$25,826


$26,137


$27,069

 

$26,004


$27,069

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Loan Charge-Offs (Recoveries):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgages

$2,510


$1,936


$65


$1,249


$405

 

$5,760


$717

Commercial & industrial
(20
)
(43
)
684

(18
)
217

 
603

584

Residential real estate mortgages
6

47

2

134

117

 
189

179

Consumer
49

37

10

67

103

 
163

524

Total

$2,545


$1,977


$761


$1,432


$842

 

$6,715


$2,004

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)
0.31
%
0.25
%
0.10
%
0.19
%
0.11
%
 
0.21
%
0.07
%


-11-



The following table presents average balance and interest rate information. Tax-exempt income is converted to a fully taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate adjusted for applicable state income taxes net of the related federal tax benefit. Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities and fair value adjustments on mortgage loans held for sale are excluded from the average balance and yield calculations. Nonaccrual and renegotiated loans, as well as interest recognized on these loans are included in amounts presented for loans.

CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Average Balance
Interest
Yield/
Rate
 
Average Balance
Interest
Yield/
Rate
 
Average Balance
Interest
Yield/
 Rate
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgages

$1,086,772


$9,520

3.48
 

$1,079,917


$9,362

3.45
 

$885,967


$7,887

3.53
Construction & development
110,342

927

3.34
 
86,623

712

3.27
 
134,243

1,004

2.97
Commercial & industrial
575,983

6,927

4.78
 
565,170

6,382

4.49
 
581,584

6,520

4.45
Total commercial loans
1,773,097


$17,374

3.90
 
1,731,710


$16,456

3.78
 
1,601,794


$15,411

3.82
Residential real estate loans, including loans held for sale
1,140,492

10,652

3.72
 
1,080,302

10,386

3.82
 
1,049,007

10,338

3.91
Consumer loans
341,528

3,284

3.83
 
341,829

3,340

3.89
 
344,690

3,251

3.74
Total loans
3,255,117

31,310

3.83
 
3,153,841

30,182

3.81
 
2,995,491

29,000

3.84
Cash, federal funds sold and short-term investments
77,092

95

0.49
 
88,414

93

0.42
 
72,031

37

0.20
FHLBB stock
39,212

362

3.67
 
37,933

288

3.02
 
24,316

315

5.14
Taxable debt securities
636,277

3,703

2.32
 
497,738

3,024

2.42
 
341,130

2,262

2.63
Nontaxable debt securities
16,003

244

6.07
 
22,038

336

6.07
 
35,799

550

6.10
Total securities
652,280

3,947

2.41
 
519,776

3,360

2.57
 
376,929

2,812

2.96
Total interest-earning assets
4,023,701

35,714

3.53
 
3,799,964

33,923

3.55
 
3,468,767

32,164

3.68
Noninterest-earning assets
249,182

 
 
 
262,724

 
 
 
231,674

 
 
Total assets

$4,272,883

 
 
 

$4,062,688

 
 
 

$3,700,441

 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits

$46,668


$16

0.14
 

$39,865


$13

0.13
 

$42,324


$11

0.10
NOW accounts
408,788

51

0.05
 
402,307

51

0.05
 
376,185

56

0.06
Money market accounts
761,582

574

0.30
 
709,549

487

0.27
 
856,405

707

0.33
Savings accounts
356,837

51

0.06
 
352,032

52

0.06
 
310,608

47

0.06
Time deposits (in-market)
552,474

1,419

1.02
 
552,576

1,408

1.01
 
533,224

1,333

0.99
Wholesale brokered time deposits
382,798

1,334

1.39
 
310,740

1,099

1.41
 
277,681

943

1.35
FHLBB advances
732,269

2,886

1.57
 
690,843

2,641

1.52
 
373,652

1,966

2.09
Junior subordinated debentures
22,681

135

2.37
 
22,681

125

2.19
 
22,681

157

2.75
Other
40

1

9.95
 
53

1

7.51
 
92

2

8.62
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3,264,137

6,467

0.79
 
3,080,646

5,877

0.76
 
2,792,852

5,222

0.74
Demand deposits
548,595

 
 
 
520,439

 
 
 
475,215

 
 
Other liabilities
63,410

 
 
 
69,370

 
 
 
59,177

 
 
Shareholders' equity
396,741

 
 
 
392,233

 
 
 
373,197

 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$4,272,883

 
 
 

$4,062,688

 
 
 

$3,700,441

 
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 

$29,247

 
 
 

$28,046

 
 
 

$26,942

 
Interest rate spread
 
 
2.74
 
 
 
2.79
 
 
 
2.94
Net interest margin
 
 
2.89
 
 
 
2.94
 
 
 
3.08

Interest income amounts presented in the preceding table include the following adjustments for taxable equivalency:
For the Three Months Ended
Dec 31, 2016
Sep 30, 2016
Dec 31, 2015
Commercial loans

$572


$549


$489

Nontaxable debt securities
87

118

198

Total

$659


$667


$687


-12-



CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
 
 
For the Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Average Balance
Interest
Yield/
Rate
 
Average Balance
Interest
Yield/
 Rate
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgages

$1,030,289


$36,089

3.50
 

$870,241


$31,281

3.59
Construction & development
110,770

3,732

3.37
 
109,198

3,340

3.06
Commercial & industrial
584,307

27,398

4.69
 
593,799

27,507

4.63
Total commercial loans
1,725,366

67,219

3.90
 
1,573,238

62,128

3.95
Residential real estate loans, including loans held for sale
1,069,402

41,173

3.85
 
1,038,836

41,083

3.95
Consumer loans
342,431

13,328

3.89
 
340,889

12,885

3.78
Total loans
3,137,199

121,720

3.88
 
2,952,963

116,096

3.93
Cash, federal funds sold and short-term investments
75,997

322

0.42
 
69,169

138

0.20
FHLBB stock
33,643

1,091

3.24
 
34,349

953

2.77
Taxable debt securities
472,892

11,584

2.45
 
325,166

8,875

2.73
Nontaxable debt securities
24,939

1,520

6.09
 
39,751

2,408

6.06
Total securities
497,831

13,104

2.63
 
364,917

11,283

3.09
Total interest-earning assets
3,744,670

136,237

3.64
 
3,421,398

128,470

3.75
Noninterest-earning assets
249,808

 
 
 
226,623

 
 
Total assets

$3,994,478

 
 
 

$3,648,021

 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits

$45,038


$49

0.11
 

$37,168


$27

0.07
NOW accounts
400,209

212

0.05
 
356,713

209

0.06
Money market accounts
741,925

2,035

0.27
 
824,625

3,482

0.42
Savings accounts
343,943

200

0.06
 
301,652

196

0.06
Time deposits (in-market)
546,460

5,486

1.00
 
549,039

5,531

1.01
Wholesale brokered time deposits
323,390

4,522

1.40
 
284,448

3,697

1.30
FHLBB advances
616,404

9,992

1.62
 
398,866

7,746

1.94
Junior subordinated debentures
22,681

491

2.16
 
22,681

871

3.84
Other
60

5

8.33
 
110

9

8.18
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3,040,110

22,992

0.76
 
2,775,302

21,768

0.78
Demand deposits
503,806

 
 
 
458,369

 
 
Other liabilities
62,021

 
 
 
52,152

 
 
Shareholders' equity
388,541

 
 
 
362,198

 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$3,994,478

 
 
 

$3,648,021

 
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 

$113,245

 
 
 

$106,702

 
Interest rate spread
 
 
2.88
 
 
 
2.97
Net interest margin
 
 
3.02
 
 
 
3.12

Interest income amounts presented in the preceding table include the following adjustments for taxable equivalency:
For the Twelve Months Ended
Dec 31, 2016
Dec 31, 2015
Commercial loans

$2,229


$1,867

Nontaxable debt securities
538

853

Total

$2,767


$2,720



-13-



SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Tangible Book Value per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity, as reported

$390,804


$395,327


$388,332


$381,280


$375,388

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

Identifiable intangible assets, net
10,175

10,493

10,814

11,137

11,460

Total tangible shareholders' equity

$316,570


$320,775


$313,459


$306,084


$299,869

 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares outstanding, as reported
17,171

17,107

17,081

17,024

17,020

 
 
 
 
 
 
Book value per share - GAAP

$22.76


$23.11


$22.73


$22.40


$22.06

Tangible book value per share - Non-GAAP

$18.44


$18.75


$18.35


$17.98


$17.62

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Total tangible shareholders' equity

$316,570


$320,775


$313,459


$306,084


$299,869

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets, as reported

$4,381,115


$4,204,034


$3,917,081


$3,838,210


$3,771,604

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

Identifiable intangible assets, net
10,175

10,493

10,814

11,137

11,460

Total tangible assets

$4,306,881


$4,129,482


$3,842,208


$3,763,014


$3,696,085

 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity to assets - GAAP
8.92
%
9.40
%
9.91
%
9.93
%
9.95
%
Tangible equity to tangible assets - Non-GAAP
7.35
%
7.77
%
8.16
%
8.13
%
8.11
%

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Twelve Months Ended
 
Dec 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2016
Jun 30,
2016
Mar 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
 
Dec 31,
2016
Dec 31,
2015
Return on Average Tangible Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, as reported

$12,162


$12,327


$11,057


$10,935


$10,744

 

$46,481


$43,465

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total average assets, as reported

$4,272,883


$4,062,688


$3,869,508


$3,769,025


$3,700,441

 

$3,994,478


$3,648,021

Less average balances of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

64,194

 
64,059

60,657

Identifiable intangible assets, net
10,330

10,650

10,972

11,294

11,616

 
10,810

7,625

Total average tangible assets

$4,198,494


$3,987,979


$3,794,477


$3,693,672


$3,624,631

 

$3,919,609


$3,579,739

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets - GAAP
1.14
%
1.21
%
1.14
%
1.16
%
1.16
%
 
1.16
%
1.19
%
Return on average tangible assets -
Non-GAAP
1.16
%
1.24
%
1.17
%
1.18
%
1.19
%
 
1.19
%
1.21
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on Average Tangible Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, as reported

$12,162


$12,327


$11,057


$10,935


$10,744

 

$46,481


$43,465

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total average equity, as reported

$396,741


$392,233


$384,717


$380,342


$373,197

 

$388,541


$362,198

Less average balances of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
64,059

64,059

64,059

64,059

64,194

 
64,059

60,657

Identifiable intangible assets, net
10,330

10,650

10,972

11,294

11,616

 
10,810

7,625

Total average tangible equity

$322,352


$317,524


$309,686


$304,989


$297,387

 

$313,672


$293,916

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average equity - GAAP
12.26
%
12.57
%
11.50
%
11.50
%
11.52
%
 
11.96
%
12.00
%
Return on average tangible equity -
Non-GAAP
15.09
%
15.53
%
14.28
%
14.34
%
14.45
%
 
14.82
%
14.79
%

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