The foregoing material contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which may be identified by the use of such words as "allow," "anticipate," "believe," "continues," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan,"   "potential," "predict," "project," "reflects," "should," "typically," "usually," "view," "will," "would," and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company and the Bank, the banking industry, the economy in general, expectations of the business environment in which the Company operates, projections of future performance and other statements contained herein that are not historical facts.  These remarks are based upon current management expectations, and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and are beyond the Company's control and are subject to a variety of uncertainties that could cause future results to vary materially from the Company's historical performance, or from current expectations.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to attract and retain key management and staff; (ii) changes in business strategy or an inability to successfully execute strategy due to the occurrence of unanticipated events; (iii) the ability to attract deposits and other sources of liquidity; (iv) changes in the financial performance and/or condition of the Bank's borrowers; (v) changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits; (vi) the ability to increase market share and control expenses; (vii) changes in estimates of future loan loss reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; (viii) local, regional and national economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on the Company and its customers; (ix) volatility in the credit and equity markets and its effect on the general economy; (x) the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs; (xi) the overall quality of the composition of the Company's loan and securities portfolios; (xii) inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations;(xiii) legislative and regulatory changes, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the implementing regulations, changes in banking, securities and tax laws and regulations and their application by regulators and changes in the scope and cost of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance and other coverages; (xiv) the effects of, and changes in, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (xv) competition among providers of financial services; (xvi) other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and the other risks detailed under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and in other filings made pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  No undue reliance should be placed on any forward-looking statements.  The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any such forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.