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Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Company Contact:

Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Chief Financial Officer
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
Tel: (732) 240-4500, ext. 7506
Fax: (732) 349-5070
Email: Mfitzpatrick@oceanfirst.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER
FINANCIAL RESULTS


TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY, APRIL 27, 2017…OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:"OCFC"), (the "Company"), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that diluted earnings per share were $0.36 for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $0.25 for the corresponding prior year quarter.
The results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 include merger related expenses and the acceleration of stock award expense from a director retirement, which decreased net income, net of tax benefit, by $1.1 million. Excluding these items, core earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 were $13.1 million, or $0.40 per diluted share. (Please refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for details on the earnings impact of merger related expenses, certain other incurred expenses and quantification of core earnings).
Highlights for the quarter are described below:
The Company’s net interest margin increased to 3.56%, as compared to 3.40% in the prior linked quarter and 3.34% in the comparable prior year period.
Total loans grew $26.6 million, including $31.1 million in commercial loan growth.



The Company announced the authorization of the Board to repurchase 5% of the Company's outstanding common stock up to an additional 1.6 million shares (the "2017 Repurchase Program"). This amount is in addition to the remaining 154,804 shares available for repurchase under the existing 2014 Repurchase Program.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher D. Maher, commented on the Company’s results, “We are pleased with our earnings progress in the first quarter of 2017, which represents the first full quarter since the acquisition of Ocean Shore was completed on November 30, 2016.  In May, Ocean City Home Bank customers will be fully integrated into the OceanFirst platforms and the consolidation of overlapping branches will occur, providing those customers with access to the entire OceanFirst network and delivering additional operating efficiency.” Mr. Maher added, “An important component of the Company’s capital management strategy is the ability to repurchase shares.  With a limited number of shares still available in the 2014 Repurchase Program, the Board of Directors has authorized up to an additional 1.6 million shares under the 2017 Repurchase Program, providing the option to continue buybacks if and when opportunities present themselves.”
The Company also announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared its eighty-first consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. The dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $0.15 per share will be paid on May 19, 2017 to stockholders of record on May 8, 2017.
The Company continues to focus on organic growth while actively managing expense levels. Expense reductions associated with the successful systems integration of Cape Bancorp ("Cape") in the fourth quarter of 2016 have been fully realized as of the first quarter of 2017. For Ocean Shore, initial cost savings have been realized during the first quarter of 2017, with incremental savings expected after the second quarter of 2017 due to the planned systems integration.
The Company also expects to realize significant cost savings from the consolidation of branches. The Company's Board of Directors has approved the closure of 10 such branches in the legacy Cape and Ocean Shore market area in May 2017, with an expected annualized cost savings of $3.6 million. The Company's Board of Dire

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ctors also approved the closure of five branches in its central New Jersey market area by mid-2017, with an expected annualized cost savings of $2.5 million. These initiatives are expected to allow the Company to continue to invest in commercial banking and electronic delivery channels while meeting the efficiency targets established in connection with the recent acquisitions.

Results of Operations
On May 2, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Cape and its results of operations are included in the consolidated results for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, but are not included in the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.
On November 30, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Ocean Shore and its results of operations are included in the consolidated results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017; its results of operations for December 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 are included in the results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2016; and its results of operations are not included in the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.
Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, was $12.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, as compared to $4.2 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 includes merger related expenses and an accelerated stock award expense from a director retirement, of $1.1 million, net of tax benefit, as compared to $1.2 million in merger-related expenses, net of tax benefit, for the same prior year period. Net income increased over the prior year period primarily due to the acquisitions of Cape and Ocean Shore ("Acquisition Transactions"). In addition, in the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09 "Compensation - Stock Compensation" which resulted in a $1.4 million decrease in income tax expense.
Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 increased to $41.5 million, as compared to $20.6 million for the same prior year period, reflecting an increase in interest-earning assets and a higher net interest marg

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in. Average interest-earning assets increased $2.254 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same prior year period. The increase mainly resulted from the Acquisition Transactions, which added $2.005 billion to average interest-earning assets. The remaining increase is related to interest-earning deposits, securities and loans, which increased by $147.5 million, $27.1 million, and $63.4 million, respectively. The net interest margin increased to 3.56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, from 3.34% for the same prior year period. The yield on average interest-earning assets increased to 3.95% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, from 3.75% for the same prior year period. The yield on average interest-earning assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 benefited from an increase in the accretion of purchase accounting adjustments of $1.8 million and the generally higher interest rate environment. For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 0.48%, from 0.50%, in the corresponding prior year period. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.27% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to 0.26% for the corresponding prior year period.
Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 increased $5.7 million, as compared to the prior linked quarter, as average interest-earning assets increased $541.2 million. The increase in average interest-earning assets over the prior linked quarter was primarily due to the inclusion of Ocean Shore balances for the full quarter. The net interest margin increased to 3.56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, from 3.40% for the prior linked quarter. The yield on average interest-earning assets increased to 3.95% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, from 3.79% for the prior linked quarter. The yield on average interest-earning assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 benefited from an increase in the accretion of purchase accounting adjustments of $790,000, the generally higher interest-rate environment and the change in asset mix from lower-yielding interest-earning deposits into higher-yielding securities and loans. The cost of average interest-bearing liabilities was unchanged at 0.48% for both the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and the prior linked quarter.

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For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the provision for loan losses was $700,000, as compared to $563,000 for the corresponding prior year period and $510,000 in the prior linked quarter. Net loan recoveries were $268,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to net loan charge-offs of $1.1 million in the corresponding prior year period and $944,000 in the prior linked quarter. Non-performing loans totaled $21.7 million at March 31, 2017, as compared to $13.6 million at December 31, 2016, and $16.2 million at March 31, 2016. This increase was primarily due to the addition of a single commercial real estate relationship with a balance of $4.2 million and, to a lesser extent, an increase of $3.9 million in non-performing residential mortgage loans.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, other income increased to $6.0 million, as compared to $3.4 million in the same prior year period. The increase from the prior period was primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition Transactions, which added $2.1 million to other income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same prior year period. Excluding the Acquisition Transactions, the increase was primarily related to higher deposit related fees. For the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, other income included losses of $250,000 and $272,000, respectively, attributable to the operations of a hotel, golf and banquet facility acquired as Other Real Estate Owned ("OREO") in the fourth quarter of 2015. The Bank is currently engaged in a sales process with qualified buyers for this property.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, other income decreased $262,000, as compared to the prior linked quarter. A full quarter of Ocean Shore increased other income by $449,000, however, the gain on sale of loans available for sale decreased $248,000, as compared to the prior linked quarter, as the Bank retained most of its 30-year fixed-rate residential mortgage loan originations to replace repayments within the existing residential loan portfolio. Additionally, the net loss from OREO operations, excluding the net loss of $105,000 related to Ocean Shore, increased $554,000, of which $200,000 of the increase related to the operations of the hotel, golf and banquet facility.
Operating expenses increased to $31.0 million, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $16.7 million in the same prior year period. Operating expenses for each of the quarters ended March 31,

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2017 and 2016 include $1.4 million in merger related expenses. The increase in operating expenses over the prior year was primarily due to the operations of Cape and Ocean Shore, which added $11.2 million for the quarter. Excluding the Acquisition Transactions expenses, there were increases of $1.1 million relating to compensation and employee benefits, partly due to higher stock plan expense of $400,000, including $242,000 of accelerated expense relating to a director retirement, $1.7 million relating to general and administrative expenses, partly due to higher data and check processing charges, and $345,000 relating to marketing expenses.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, operating expenses, excluding merger related expenses, increased $3.7 million, as compared to the prior linked quarter. The increase was primarily related to the additional expense from the operations of Ocean Shore of $3.4 million and partly due to $242,000 of accelerated stock plan expense due to a director retirement.
The provision for income taxes was $3.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $2.5 million for the same prior year period. The effective tax rate was 24.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to 36.8% for the same prior year period and 33.0% in the prior linked quarter. The lower effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 resulted from the adoption of ASU 2016-09 "Compensation - Stock Compensation" which resulted in a $1.4 million decrease in income tax expense. Excluding the impact of ASU 2016-09, the effective tax rate would have been 32.7% for the first quarter of 2017. Under the ASU, the tax benefits of exercised stock options and vested stock awards are recognized as a benefit to income tax expense in the reporting period in which they occur. The tax benefit relating to the Company's stock plans was $62,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was recorded directly into stockholders' equity. The elevated tax benefit for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was related to the exercise of options assumed in the acquisitions of Cape and Ocean Shore and the increase in the Company's stock price.

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Financial Condition
Total assets increased by $29.3 million to $5.196 billion at March 31, 2017, from $5.167 billion at December 31, 2016. Cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits decreased by $126.1 million, to $175.3 million at March 31, 2017, from $301.4 million at December 31, 2016, as these funds were deployed into higher-yielding securities which increased $132.1 million. Loans receivable, net, increased by $22.2 million, to $3.826 billion at March 31, 2017 from $3.803 billion at December 31, 2016.
Deposits increased by $10.9 million, to $4.199 billion at March 31, 2017, from $4.188 billion at December 31, 2016, reflecting an increase in non-interest bearing checking and savings accounts totaling $24.2 million and $9.3 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by decreases in money market and time deposit accounts of $10.8 million and $14.7 million, respectively. The loan-to-deposit ratio at March 31, 2017 was 91.1%, as compared to 90.8% at December 31, 2016.
Stockholders' equity increased to $582.7 million at March 31, 2017, as compared to $572.0 million at December 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017, there were 154,804 shares available for repurchase under the Company's stock repurchase program adopted in July of 2014. In the first quarter, the Company did not repurchase any shares under this repurchase program. Tangible stockholders' equity per common share increased to $13.07 at March 31, 2017, as compared to $12.95 at December 31, 2016.
Asset Quality
The Company's non-performing loans increased to $21.7 million at March 31, 2017, as compared to $13.6 million at December 31, 2016. The increase was primarily due to a single commercial real estate relationship with a balance of $4.2 million and, to a lesser extent, an increase of $3.9 million in non-performing residential mortgage loans. Non-performing loans do not include $7.1 million of purchased credit-impaired ("PCI") loans acquired in the Acquisition Transactions. The Company's OREO totaled $8.8 million at March 31, 2017, as compared to $9.8 million at December 31, 2016. This amount includes $7.0 million relating to the hotel, golf and banquet facility located in New Jersey which the Company acquired in the fourth quarter of 2015. At March 31, 2017, the Company's allowance for loan losses was 0.42% of total loans, an increase from 0.40% at December 31, 2016. These ratios exclude existing fair value credit marks of $24.

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0 million at March 31, 2017 on the Ocean Shore, Cape and Colonial American Bank loans. These loans were acquired at fair value with no related allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans was 74.50% at March 31, 2017 as compared to 111.92% at December 31, 2016.
Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reported amounts are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). The Company's management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information, which consists of reported net income excluding merger related expenses, accelerated stock award expense relating to a director retirement, loss on sale of investment securities available for sale and FHLB prepayment fee, which can vary from period to period, provides a better comparison of period to period operating performance. Additionally, the Company believes this information 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 in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for details on the earnings impact of these items.
Conference Call
As previously announced, the Company will host an earnings conference call on Friday, April 28, 2017 at 11 a.m. Eastern time. The direct dial number for the call is (888) 338-7143. For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available. To access the replay, dial (877) 344-7529, Replay Conference Number 10104003 from one hour after the end of the call until July 28, 2017. The conference call, as well as the replay, are also available (listen-only) by internet webcast at www.oceanfirst.com in the Investor Relations section.
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OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank, founded in 1902, is a $5.2 billion community bank with branches located throughout central and southern New Jersey.  OceanFirst Bank delivers commercial and residential financing solutions, wealth management and deposit services and is one of the largest and oldest community-based financial institutions headquartered in New Jersey.
OceanFirst Financial Corp.'s press releases are available by visiting us at www.oceanfirst.com.


Forward-Looking Statements
    
In addition to historical information, this news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "will," "should," "may," "view," "opportunity," "potential," or similar expressions or expressions of confidence. The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, levels of unemployment in the Bank’s lending area, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, future natural disasters and increases to flood insurance premiums, the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company's market area, accounting principles and guidelines and the Bank's ability to successfully integrate acquired operations. These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and subsequent securities filings and should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.


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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
175,252

 
$
301,373

 
$
34,261

Securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
47,104

 
12,224

 
30,085

Securities held-to-maturity, net (estimated fair value of $695,564 at
March 31, 2017, $598,119 at December 31, 2016, and
$378,613 at March 31, 2016)
 
695,918

 
598,691

 
375,616

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost
 
19,253

 
19,313

 
16,645

Loans receivable, net
 
3,825,600

 
3,803,443

 
1,996,993

Loans held-for-sale
 
283

 
1,551

 
3,386

Interest and dividends receivable
 
12,258

 
11,989

 
6,036

Other real estate owned
 
8,774

 
9,803

 
9,029

Premises and equipment, net
 
70,806

 
71,385

 
28,322

Servicing asset
 
203

 
228

 
544

Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
132,789

 
132,172

 
57,868

Deferred tax asset
 
33,652

 
38,787

 
16,786

Other assets
 
16,233

 
10,105

 
10,485

Core deposit intangible
 
10,400

 
10,924

 
310

Goodwill
 
147,815

 
145,064

 
2,081

Total assets
 
$
5,196,340

 
$
5,167,052

 
$
2,588,447

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
4,198,663

 
$
4,187,750

 
$
1,971,360

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail
customers
 
77,207

 
69,935

 
83,913

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
250,021

 
250,498

 
251,917

Other borrowings
 
56,591

 
56,559

 
22,500

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
 
14,876

 
14,030

 
7,271

Other liabilities
 
16,302

 
16,242

 
10,410

Total liabilities
 
4,613,660

 
4,595,014

 
2,347,371

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, $1,000 liquidation preference,
5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized,
33,566,772 shares issued and 32,465,413, 32,136,892, and
17,358,005 shares outstanding at March 31, 2017,
December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2016, respectively
 
336

 
336

 
336

Additional paid-in capital
 
352,316

 
364,433

 
271,003

Retained earnings
 
256,045

 
238,192

 
231,016

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(5,382
)
 
(5,614
)
 
(5,923
)
Less: Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan
 
(2,690
)
 
(2,761
)
 
(2,974
)
Treasury stock, 1,101,359, 1,429,880, and 16,208,767
shares at March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, and
March 31, 2016, respectively
 
(17,945
)
 
(22,548
)
 
(252,382
)
Common stock acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan
 
(316
)
 
(313
)
 
(305
)
Deferred Compensation Plan Liability
 
316

 
313

 
305

Total stockholders’ equity
 
582,680

 
572,038

 
241,076

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
5,196,340

 
$
5,167,052

 
$
2,588,447


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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
For the Three Months Ended,
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
 
 
|--------------------- (unaudited) ---------------------|
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
$
41,742

 
$
36,799

 
$
21,035

Mortgage-backed securities
 
2,660

 
1,874

 
1,415

Investment securities and other
 
1,612

 
1,231

 
623

Total interest income
 
46,014

 
39,904

 
23,073

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
2,781

 
2,392

 
1,271

Borrowed funds
 
1,750

 
1,758

 
1,243

Total interest expense
 
4,531

 
4,150

 
2,514

Net interest income
 
41,483

 
35,754

 
20,559

Provision for loan losses
 
700

 
510

 
563

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
40,783

 
35,244

 
19,996

Other income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bankcard services revenue
 
1,579

 
1,424

 
851

Wealth management revenue
 
516

 
545

 
550

Fees and service charges
 
3,743

 
3,273

 
1,817

Loan servicing income
 
64

 
73

 
56

Net gain on sales of loans available-for-sale
 
42

 
290

 
179

Net loss from other real estate operations
 
(733
)
 
(74
)
 
(406
)
Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
772

 
710

 
319

Other
 
12

 
16

 
10

Total other income
 
5,995

 
6,257

 
3,376

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
 
16,138

 
13,649

 
8,466

Occupancy
 
2,767

 
2,380

 
1,626

Equipment
 
1,698

 
1,499

 
969

Marketing
 
740

 
609

 
251

Federal deposit insurance
 
661

 
830

 
529

Data processing
 
2,396

 
2,291

 
1,265

Check card processing
 
953

 
662

 
420

Professional fees
 
960

 
969

 
498

Other operating expense
 
2,677

 
2,640

 
1,277

Amortization of core deposit intangible
 
524

 
304

 
13

Merger related expenses
 
1,447

 
6,632

 
1,402

Total operating expenses
 
30,961

 
32,465

 
16,716

Income before provision for income taxes
 
15,817

 
9,036

 
6,656

Provision for income taxes
 
3,799

 
2,984

 
2,451

Net income
 
$
12,018

 
$
6,052

 
$
4,205

Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.38

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.25

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.36

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.25

Average basic shares outstanding
 
31,901

 
27,461

 
16,906

Average diluted shares outstanding
 
33,090

 
28,128

 
17,118



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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED LOAN AND DEPOSIT DATA
(dollars in thousands)
LOANS RECEIVABLE
 
 
At
 
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
$
205,720

 
$
152,810

 
$
185,633

 
$
222,355

 
$
141,364

Commercial real estate - owner-
occupied
 
 
533,052

 
534,365

 
493,157

 
523,662

 
308,666

Commercial real estate - investor
 
 
1,113,964

 
1,134,507

 
1,014,699

 
1,011,354

 
536,754

Total commercial
 
 
1,852,736

 
1,821,682

 
1,693,489

 
1,757,371

 
986,784

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
 
1,639,611

 
1,651,695

 
1,061,752

 
1,090,781

 
792,753

Residential construction
 
 
76,985

 
65,408

 
46,813

 
48,266

 
54,259

Home equity loans and lines
 
 
285,149

 
289,110

 
251,421

 
258,398

 
190,621

Other consumer
 
 
1,560

 
1,566

 
1,273

 
1,586

 
570

Total consumer
 
 
2,003,305

 
2,007,779

 
1,361,259

 
1,399,031

 
1,038,203

Total loans
 
 
3,856,041

 
3,829,461

 
3,054,748

 
3,156,402

 
2,024,987

Loans in process
 
 
(17,976
)
 
(14,249
)
 
(13,842
)
 
(13,119
)
 
(15,033
)
Deferred origination costs, net
 
 
3,686

 
3,414

 
3,407

 
3,441

 
3,253

Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(16,151
)
 
(15,183
)
 
(15,617
)
 
(16,678
)
 
(16,214
)
Loans receivable, net
 
 
$
3,825,600

 
$
3,803,443

 
$
3,028,696

 
$
3,130,046

 
$
1,996,993

Mortgage loans serviced for others
 
 
$
132,973

 
$
137,881

 
$
143,657

 
$
145,903

 
$
152,653

 
At March 31, 2017
Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan pipeline (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
4.38
%
 
$
73,793

 
$
99,060

 
$
64,976

 
$
48,897

 
$
57,571

Residential mortgage and construction
3.99

 
57,600

 
38,486

 
39,252

 
30,520

 
28,528

Home equity loans and lines
4.56

 
7,879

 
6,522

 
5,099

 
5,594

 
8,082

Total
4.23

 
$
139,272

 
$
144,068

 
$
109,327

 
$
85,011

 
$
94,181

 
For the Three Months Ended,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan originations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
4.52
%
 
$
106,896

(5) 
$
105,062

(4) 
$
63,310

 
$
59,543

 
$
58,005

Residential mortgage and construction
3.96

 
64,452

 
62,087

 
41,170

 
40,295

 
34,361

Home equity loans and lines
4.50

 
12,500

 
11,790

 
11,007

 
10,067

 
10,915

Total
4.32

 
$
183,848

 
$
178,939

 
$
115,487

 
$
109,905

 
$
103,281

Loans sold
 
 
$
1,907


$
12,098

(3) 
$
17,787

(2) 
$
10,303

 
$
8,901

(1)
Loan pipeline includes pending loan applications and loans approved but not funded
(2)
Excludes the sale of under-performing loans of $12.8 million
(3)
Excludes the sale of under-performing loans of $21.0 million
(4)
Includes purchased loans totaling $24.6 million
(5)
Includes purchased loans totaling $5.0 million
DEPOSITS
At
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Type of Account
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
$
806,728

 
$
782,504

 
$
512,957

 
$
554,709

 
$
351,743

Interest-bearing checking
1,629,589

 
1,626,713

 
1,451,083

 
1,310,290

 
860,468

Money market deposit
448,093

 
458,911

 
400,054

 
366,942

 
163,884

Savings
681,853

 
672,519

 
489,173

 
489,132

 
327,845

Time deposits
632,400

 
647,103

 
471,414

 
485,189

 
267,420

 
$
4,198,663

 
$
4,187,750

 
$
3,324,681

 
$
3,206,262

 
$
1,971,360


12


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
ASSET QUALITY
(dollars in thousands)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
ASSET QUALITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-performing loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
231

 
$
441

 
$
1,152

 
$
964

 
$
909

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
2,383

 
2,414

 
5,213

 
4,363

 
4,354

Commercial real estate - investor
5,118

 
521

 
1,675

 
1,675

 
940

Residential mortgage
11,993

 
8,126

 
7,017

 
7,102

 
8,788

Home equity loans and lines
1,954

 
2,064

 
1,450

 
1,226

 
1,202

Total non-performing loans
21,679

 
13,566

 
16,507

 
15,330

 
16,193

Other real estate owned
8,774

 
9,803

 
9,107

 
9,791

 
9,029

Total non-performing assets
$
30,453

 
$
23,369

 
$
25,614

 
$
25,121

 
$
25,222

Purchased credit-impaired ("PCI") loans
$
7,118

 
$
7,575

 
$
5,836

 
$
9,673

 
$
376

Delinquent loans 30 to 89 days
$
18,516

 
$
22,598

 
$
8,553

 
$
15,643

 
$
6,996

Troubled debt restructurings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-performing (included in total non-performing loans above)
$
3,547

 
$
3,471

 
$
3,520

 
$
2,990

 
$
4,775

Performing
26,974

 
27,042

 
26,396

 
28,173

 
26,689

Total troubled debt restructurings
$
30,521

 
$
30,513

 
$
29,916

 
$
31,163

 
$
31,464

Allowance for loan losses
$
16,151

 
$
15,183

 
$
15,617

 
$
16,678

 
$
16,214

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable (1)
0.42
%
 
0.40
%
 
0.51
%
 
0.53
%
 
0.80
%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans
74.50

 
111.92

 
94.61

 
108.79

 
100.13

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable
0.56

 
0.35

 
0.54

 
0.48

 
0.80

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets
0.59

 
0.45

 
0.62

 
0.62

 
0.97

(1)
The loans acquired from Ocean Shore, Cape, and Colonial American were recorded at fair value. The net credit mark on these loans, not reflected in the allowance for loan losses, was $24,002, $25,973, $17,051, $27,281, and $2,013, at March 31,
2017
, December 31, 2016, September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016, and March 31, 2016, respectively.

NET CHARGE-OFFS
 
For the three months ended
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
Net Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan charge-offs
$
(205
)
 
$
(979
)
 
$
(2,116
)
 
$
(223
)
 
$
(1,172
)
Recoveries on loans
473

 
35

 
167

 
25

 
101

Net loan recoveries (charge-offs)
$
268

 
$
(944
)
 
$
(1,949
)
 
$
(198
)
 
$
(1,071
)
Net loan charge-offs to average total loans
(annualized)
NM*

 
0.11
%
 
0.25
%
 
0.03
%
 
0.21
%
Net charge-off detail - recovery (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
311

 
$
(510
)
 
$
(1,707
)
 
$
(84
)
 
$
(1,073
)
Residential mortgage and construction
(49
)
 
(233
)
 
(161
)
 
(69
)
 
(24
)
Home equity loans and lines
24

 
(194
)
 
(83
)
 
(45
)
 
28

Other consumer
(18
)
 
(7
)
 
2

 

 
(2
)
Net loan recoveries (charge-offs)
$
268

 
$
(944
)
 
$
(1,949
)
 
$
(198
)
 
$
(1,071
)
Note: Included in net loan charge-offs for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2016 are $535 and $1,627 relating to under-performing loans sold or held-for-sale, respectively.
* Not meaningful

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
(dollars in thousands)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits and short-
term investments
$
214,165

 
$
409

 
0.77
%
 
$
359,804

 
$
484

 
0.54
%
 
$
48,501

 
$
28

 
0.23
%
Securities (1) and FHLB stock
703,712

 
3,863

 
2.23

 
545,302

 
2,621

 
1.91

 
445,696

 
2,010

 
1.81

Loans receivable, net (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
1,830,641

 
21,140

 
4.68

 
1,717,502

 
21,016

 
4.87

 
972,050

 
10,998

 
4.53

Residential
1,704,035

 
17,339

 
4.13

 
1,314,667

 
12,857

 
3.89

 
830,840

 
8,039

 
3.87

Home Equity
287,335

 
3,245

 
4.58

 
262,372

 
2,907

 
4.41

 
191,355

 
1,990

 
4.16

Other
1,248

 
18

 
5.85

 
1,149

 
19

 
6.58

 
501

 
8

 
6.39

Allowance for loan loss net of
deferred loan fees
(12,123
)
 

 

 
(12,987
)
 

 

 
(13,645
)
 

 

Loans Receivable, net
3,811,136

 
41,742

 
4.44

 
3,282,703

 
36,799

 
4.46

 
1,981,101

 
21,035

 
4.27

Total interest-earning assets
4,729,013

 
46,014

 
3.95

 
4,187,809

 
39,904

 
3.79

 
2,475,298

 
23,073

 
3.75

Non-interest-earning assets
482,058

 
 
 
 
 
368,965

 
 
 
 
 
129,719

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
5,211,071

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,556,774

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,605,017

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing checking
$
1,668,545

 
876

 
0.21
%
 
$
1,538,706

 
723

 
0.19
%
 
$
899,883

 
305

 
0.14
%
Money market
445,186

 
311

 
0.28

 
424,613

 
312

 
0.29

 
156,326

 
70

 
0.18

Savings
674,721

 
130

 
0.08

 
549,032

 
74

 
0.05

 
316,148

 
26

 
0.03

Time deposits
640,269

 
1,464

 
0.93

 
527,817

 
1,283

 
0.97

 
263,722

 
870

 
1.33

Total
3,428,721

 
2,781

 
0.33

 
3,040,168

 
2,392

 
0.31

 
1,636,079

 
1,271

 
0.31

Securities sold under agreements
to repurchase
76,351

 
27

 
0.14

 
72,063

 
24

 
0.13

 
83,506

 
28

 
0.13

FHLB Advances
250,339

 
1,070

 
1.73

 
250,829

 
1,120

 
1.78

 
266,234

 
1,084

 
1.63

Other borrowings
56,392

 
653

 
4.70

 
56,397

 
614

 
4.33

 
22,500

 
131

 
2.33

Total interest-bearing
liabilities
3,811,803

 
4,531

 
0.48

 
3,419,457

 
4,150

 
0.48

 
2,008,319

 
2,514

 
0.50

Non-interest-bearing deposits
791,036

 
 
 
 
 
622,882

 
 
 
 
 
343,371

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing Liabilities
29,399

 
 
 
 
 
42,773

 
 
 
 
 
13,328

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
4,632,238

 
 
 
 
 
4,085,112

 
 
 
 
 
2,365,018

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
578,833

 
 
 
 
 
471,662

 
 
 
 
 
239,999

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
5,211,071

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,556,774

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,605,017

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
$
41,483

 
 
 
 
 
$
35,754

 
 
 
 
 
$
20,559

 
 
Net interest rate spread (3)
 
 
 
 
3.47
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.31
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.25
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
3.56
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.40
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.34
%
Total cost of deposits (including non-
interest-bearing deposits)
 
 
 
 
0.27
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.26
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.26
%
(1)
Amounts are recorded at average amortized cost.
(2)
Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.
(3)    Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(4)    Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

14


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Financial Condition Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
5,196,340

 
$
5,167,052

 
$
4,151,017

 
$
4,047,493

 
$
2,588,447

Securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
47,104

 
12,224

 
2,497

 
12,509

 
30,085

Securities held-to-maturity, net
 
695,918

 
598,691

 
470,642

 
513,721

 
375,616

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock
 
19,253

 
19,313

 
18,289

 
21,128

 
16,645

Loans receivable, net
 
3,825,600

 
3,803,443

 
3,028,696

 
3,130,046

 
1,996,993

Loans held-for-sale
 
283

 
1,551

 
21,679

 
5,310

 
3,386

Deposits
 
4,198,663

 
4,187,750

 
3,324,681

 
3,206,262

 
1,971,360

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
250,021

 
250,498

 
251,146

 
312,603

 
251,917

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings
 
133,798

 
126,494

 
125,477

 
90,173

 
106,413

Stockholders' equity
 
582,680

 
572,038

 
417,244

 
409,258

 
241,076


 
 
For the Three Months Ended,
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
Selected Operating Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
46,014

 
$
39,904

 
$
37,307

 
$
33,141

 
$
23,073

Interest expense
 
4,531

 
4,150

 
3,372

 
3,127

 
2,514

Net interest income
 
41,483

 
35,754

 
33,935

 
30,014

 
20,559

Provision for loan losses
 
700

 
510

 
888

 
662

 
563

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
40,783

 
35,244

 
33,047

 
29,352

 
19,996

Other income
 
5,995

 
6,257

 
5,896

 
4,883

 
3,376

Operating expenses
 
29,514

 
25,833

 
23,715

 
21,457

 
15,314

Merger related expenses
 
1,447

 
6,632

 
1,311

 
7,189

 
1,402

Income before provision for income taxes
 
15,817

 
9,036

 
13,917

 
5,589

 
6,656

Provision for income taxes
 
3,799

 
2,984

 
4,789

 
1,928

 
2,451

Net income
 
$
12,018

 
$
6,052

 
$
9,128

 
$
3,661

 
$
4,205

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.36

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.35

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.25

Net accretion/amortization of purchase accounting adjustments included in net interest income
 
$
2,175

 
$
1,385

 
$
1,637

 
$
1,267

 
$
164


15


(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Ratios (Annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (2)
 
0.94
%
 
0.53
%
 
0.88
%
 
0.40
%
 
0.65
%
Return on average stockholders' equity (2)
 
8.42

 
5.10

 
8.77

 
3.79

 
7.05

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (2) (3)
 
11.50

 
6.48

 
10.58

 
4.32

 
7.59

Stockholders' equity to total assets
 
11.21

 
11.07

 
10.05

 
10.11

 
9.31

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets (3)
 
8.43

 
8.30

 
8.50

 
8.51

 
9.23

Net interest rate spread
 
3.47

 
3.31

 
3.49

 
3.47

 
3.25

Net interest margin
 
3.56

 
3.40

 
3.56

 
3.57

 
3.34

Operating expenses to average assets (2)
 
2.41

 
2.83

 
2.43

 
3.16

 
2.58

Efficiency ratio (2) (4)
 
65.21

 
77.28

 
62.83

 
82.09

 
69.84

Loans to deposits
 
91.11

 
90.82

 
91.10

 
97.62

 
101.30


16


(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
Wealth Management:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets under administration
 
$
215,593

 
$
218,336

 
$
221,612

 
$
221,277

 
$
203,723

Per Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.13

Stockholders' equity per common share at end of period
 
17.95

 
17.80

 
16.14

 
15.89

 
13.89

Tangible stockholders' equity per common share at end of period (3)
 
13.07

 
12.95

 
13.42

 
13.14

 
13.75

Number of full-service customer facilities:
 
61

 
61

 
50

 
50

 
28

Quarterly Average Balances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
$
703,712

 
$
545,302

 
$
533,809

 
$
571,463

 
$
445,696

Loans, receivable, net
 
3,811,136

 
3,282,703

 
3,085,691

 
2,772,518

 
1,981,101

Total interest-earning assets
 
4,729,013

 
4,187,809

 
3,787,545

 
3,384,548

 
2,475,298

Total assets
 
5,211,071

 
4,556,774

 
4,103,835

 
3,647,102

 
2,605,017

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
2,788,452

 
2,512,351

 
2,300,589

 
1,899,266

 
1,372,357

Time deposits
 
640,269

 
527,817

 
477,496

 
417,301

 
263,722

Total borrowed funds
 
383,082

 
379,289

 
358,960

 
386,578

 
372,240

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
3,811,803

 
3,419,457

 
3,137,045

 
2,703,145

 
2,008,319

Non-interest bearing deposits
 
791,036

 
622,882

 
521,088

 
529,230

 
343,371

Stockholder’s equity
 
578,833

 
471,662

 
414,166

 
388,694

 
239,999

Total deposits
 
4,219,757

 
3,663,050

 
3,299,173

 
2,845,797

 
1,979,450

Quarterly Yields
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
2.23
%
 
1.91
%
 
1.91
%
 
1.82
%
 
1.81
%
Loans, receivable, net
 
4.44

 
4.46

 
4.46

 
4.43

 
4.27

Total interest-earning assets
 
3.95

 
3.79

 
3.92

 
3.94

 
3.75

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
0.18

 
0.18

 
0.16

 
0.15

 
0.12

Time deposits
 
0.93

 
0.97

 
0.96

 
1.01

 
1.33

Borrowed funds
 
1.85

 
1.84

 
1.43

 
1.41

 
1.34

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
0.48

 
0.48

 
0.43

 
0.47

 
0.50

Net interest spread
 
3.47

 
3.31

 
3.49

 
3.47

 
3.25

Net interest margin
 
3.56

 
3.40

 
3.56

 
3.57

 
3.34

Total deposits
 
0.27

 
0.26

 
0.25

 
0.25

 
0.26

(1)
With the exception of end of quarter ratios, all ratios are based on average daily balances.
(2)
Performance ratios for each period include merger related expenses. Refer to Other Items - Non-GAAP Reconciliation for impact of merger related expenses.
(3)    Tangible stockholders' equity and tangible assets exclude intangible assets relating to goodwill and core deposit intangible.(4)    Efficiency ratio represents the ratio of operating expenses to the aggregate of other income and net interest income.

17


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
OTHER ITEMS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
 
For the three months ended
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
Core earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
12,018

 
$
6,052

 
$
9,128

 
$
3,661

 
$
4,205

Add: Merger related expenses
 
1,447

 
6,632

 
1,311

 
7,189

 
1,402

Accelerated stock award expense
 
242

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of investment securities available for sale
 

 

 

 
12

 

 Federal Home Loan Bank prepayment fee
 

 

 

 
136

 

Less: Income tax benefit on items
 
(575
)
 
(2,108
)
 
(172
)
 
(2,311
)
 
(171
)
Core earnings
 
$
13,132

 
$
10,576

 
$
10,267

 
$
8,687

 
$
5,436

Core diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.40

 
$
0.38

 
$
0.40

 
$
0.38

 
$
0.32

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core ratios (Annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
1.02
%
 
0.92
%
 
1.00
%
 
0.96
%
 
0.84
%
Return on average tangible stockholder's equity
 
12.56

 
11.33

 
11.90

 
10.26

 
9.19

Efficiency ratio
 
61.65

 
61.49

 
59.54

 
61.06

 
63.98



COMPUTATION OF TOTAL TANGIBLE EQUITY TO TOTAL TANGIBLE ASSETS

 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
 
2016
Total stockholders' equity
 
$
582,680

 
$
572,038

 
$
417,244

 
$
409,258

 
$
241,076

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
147,815

 
145,064

 
66,537

 
67,102

 
2,081

Core deposit intangible
 
10,400

 
10,924

 
3,722

 
3,903

 
310

Tangible stockholders’ equity
 
$
424,465

 
$
416,050

 
$
346,985

 
$
338,253

 
$
238,685

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
5,196,340

 
$
5,167,052

 
$
4,151,017

 
$
4,047,493

 
$
2,588,447

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
147,815

 
145,064

 
66,537

 
67,102

 
2,081

Core deposit intangible
 
10,400

 
10,924

 
3,722

 
3,903

 
310

Tangible assets
 
$
5,038,125

 
$
5,011,064

 
$
4,080,758

 
$
3,976,488

 
$
2,586,056

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets
 
8.43
%
 
8.30
%
 
8.50
%
 
8.51
%
 
9.23
%


 

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