Edgar Filing: NBT BANCORP INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016.

	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________.

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-14703

NBT BANCORP INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DELAWARE		16-1268674
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

52 SOUTH BROAD STREET, NORWICH, NEW YORK 13815

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (607) 337-2265

None

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

Large accelerated filer 

Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  No 

As of April 30, 2016, there were 42,956,023 shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

NBT BANCORP INC.

FORM 10-Q--Quarter Ended March 31, 2016

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015	3

	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	4

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	5

	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	5

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	6

	Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	34

Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	47

Item 4	Controls and Procedures	47

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1	Legal Proceedings	48
Item 1A	Risk Factors	48
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	48
Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	48
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	48
Item 5	Other Information	48
Item 6	Exhibits	49

SIGNATURES		50

INDEX TO EXHIBITS		51

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Item 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
	March 31			December 31
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	2016			2015
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	139,909		$	130,593
Short-term interest bearing accounts		15,601			9,704
Securities available for sale, at fair value		1,259,874			1,174,544
Securities held to maturity (fair value $475,110 and $473,140, respectively)		466,914			471,031
Trading securities		8,905			8,377
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		32,262			36,673
Loans		5,967,809			5,883,133
Less allowance for loan losses		64,318			63,018
Net loans		5,903,491			5,820,115
Premises and equipment, net		86,407			88,826
Goodwill		265,957			265,957
Intangible assets, net		16,168			17,265
Bank owned life insurance		161,878			117,044
Other assets		115,598			122,517
Total assets	$	8,472,964		$	8,262,646

Liabilities
Demand (noninterest bearing)	$	2,008,763		$	1,998,165
Savings, NOW, and money market		4,007,621			3,697,851
Time		888,658			908,827
Total deposits		6,905,042			6,604,843
Short-term borrowings		347,868			442,481
Long-term debt		130,377			130,447
Junior subordinated debt		101,196			101,196
Other liabilities		106,754			101,675
Total liabilities		7,591,237			7,380,642

Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 2,500,000 shares at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015		-			-
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 100,000,000 shares at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; issued 49,651,494 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015		497			497
Additional paid-in-capital		573,754			576,726
Retained earnings		471,650			462,232
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(13,871	)		(22,418	)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 6,789,653 and 6,220,792 shares at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		(150,303	)		(135,033	)
Total stockholders’ equity		881,727			882,004
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	8,472,964		$	8,262,646

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries	Three months ended March 31,
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)	2016		2015
(In thousands, except per share data)
Interest, fee, and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$	61,230	$	59,518
Securities available for sale		5,987		4,945
Securities held to maturity		2,288		2,283
Other		449		480
Total interest, fee, and dividend income		69,954		67,226
Interest expense
Deposits		3,597		3,573
Short-term borrowings		328		121
Long-term debt		833		826
Junior subordinated debt		619		540
Total interest expense		5,377		5,060
Net interest income		64,577		62,166
Provision for loan losses		6,098		3,642
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		58,479		58,524
Noninterest income
Insurance and other financial services revenue		6,946		6,374
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,939		4,072
ATM and debit card fees		4,583		4,248
Retirement plan administration fees		3,754		3,196
Trust		4,376		4,450
Bank owned life insurance		1,291		1,559
Net securities gains		29		14
Other		3,449		2,621
Total noninterest income		28,367		26,534
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		32,441		30,182
Occupancy		5,491		6,066
Data processing and communications		4,050		4,103
Professional fees and outside services		3,231		3,497
Equipment		3,460		3,249
Office supplies and postage		1,547		1,619
FDIC expenses		1,258		1,198
Advertising		504		719
Amortization of intangible assets		1,096		1,284
Loan collection and other real estate owned		705		872
Other		4,441		4,913
Total noninterest expense		58,224		57,702
Income before income tax expense		28,622		27,356
Income tax expense		9,731		9,190
Net income	$	18,891	$	18,166
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.44	$	0.41
Diluted	$	0.43	$	0.41

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries	Three months ended March 31,
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)	2016			2015
(In thousands)
Net income	$	18,891		$	18,166
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized net holding gains arising during the period (pre-tax amounts of $13,211 and $4,842)		8,072			2,959
Reclassification adjustment for net gains related to securities available for sale included in net income (pre-tax amounts of $29 and $14)		(19	)		(9	)
Amortization of unrealized net gains and losses related to the reclassification of available for sale investment securities to held to maturity (pre-tax amounts of $296 and $307 )		181			204
Pension and other benefits:
Amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss (pre-tax amounts of $512 and $561)		313			342
Total other comprehensive income		8,547			3,496
Comprehensive income	$	27,438		$	21,662

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)

	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in- Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Common Stock in Treasury			Total
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	497	$	576,504		$	423,956		$	(17,027	)	$	(119,749	)	$	864,181
Net income		-		-			18,166			-			-			18,166
Cash dividends - $0.21 per share		-		-			(9,282	)		-			-			(9,282	)
Net issuance of 80,362 shares to employee benefit plans and other stock plans, including tax benefit		-		(2,564	)		-			-			1,509			(1,055	)
Stock-based compensation		-		1,988			-			-			-			1,988
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			3,496			-			3,496
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	497	$	575,928		$	432,840		$	(13,531	)	$	(118,240	)	$	877,494

Balance at December 31, 2015	$	497	$	576,726		$	462,232		$	(22,418	)	$	(135,033	)	$	882,004
Net income		-		-			18,891			-			-			18,891
Cash dividends - $0.22 per share		-		-			(9,473	)		-			-			(9,473	)
Purchase of 675,535 treasury shares		-		-			-			-			(17,193	)		(17,193	)
Net issuance of 106,674 shares to employee benefit plans and other stock plans, including tax benefit		-		(4,584	)		-			-			1,923			(2,661	)
Stock-based compensation		-		1,612			-			-			-			1,612
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			8,547			-			8,547
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	497	$	573,754		$	471,650		$	(13,871	)	$	(150,303	)	$	881,727

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries	Three months ended March 31,
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)	2016			2015
(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating activities

Net income	$	18,891		$	18,166
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Provision for loan losses		6,098			3,642
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment		2,244			2,152
Net accretion on securities		799			531
Amortization of intangible assets		1,096			1,284
Stock based compensation		1,612			1,988
Bank owned life insurance income		(1,291	)		(1,559	)
Purchases of trading securities		(568	)		(492	)
Losses on trading securities		40			20
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale		22,098			7,111
Originations and purchases of loans held for sale		(22,133	)		(7,297	)
Net gains on sales of loans held for sale		(49	)		(64	)
Net security gains		(29	)		(14	)
Net gain on sales of other real estate owned		(306	)		-
Net decrease in other assets		2,135			12,078
Net decrease in other liabilities		(1,319	)		(7,547	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		29,318			29,999
Investing activities
Securities available for sale:
Proceeds from maturities, calls, and principal paydowns		74,090			61,153
Purchases		(142,613	)		(114,445	)
Securities held to maturity:
Proceeds from maturities, calls, and principal paydowns		15,591			19,752
Purchases		(9,471	)		(18,907	)
Other:
Net increase in loans		(90,342	)		(33,206	)
Proceeds from FHLB stock redemption		33,886			13,481
Purchases of Federal Reserve and FHLB stock		(29,475	)		(8,617	)
Proceeds from settlement of bank owned life insurance		1,457			1,468
Purchases of bank owned life insurance		(45,000	)		-
Purchases of premises and equipment		(1,625	)		(1,044	)
Proceeds from the sales of other real estate owned		3,208			698
Net cash used in investing activities		(190,294	)		(79,667	)
Financing activities
Net increase in deposits		300,199			179,832
Net decrease in short-term borrowings		(94,613	)		(123,630	)
Repayments of long-term debt		(70	)		(170	)
Proceeds from the issuance of shares to employee benefit plans and other stock plans		(2,661	)		(1,055	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(17,193	)		-
Cash dividends and payment for fractional shares		(9,473	)		(9,282	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		176,189			45,695
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		15,213			(3,973	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		140,297			146,636
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	155,510		$	142,663

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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information	Three months ended March 31,
Cash paid during the period for:	2016		2015
Interest	$	5,876	$	5,803
Income taxes paid		3,405		872
Noncash investing activities:
Loans transferred to other real estate owned	$	952	$	1,062

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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NBT BANCORP INC. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016

Note 1.

Description of Business

NBT Bancorp Inc. (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) is a registered financial holding company incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1986, with its principal headquarters located in Norwich, New York. The principal assets of the Registrant consist of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of its subsidiaries, including: NBT Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), NBT Financial Services, Inc. (“NBT Financial”), NBT Holdings, Inc. (“NBT Holdings”), Hathaway Agency, Inc., and CNBF Capital Trust I, NBT Statutory Trust I and NBT Statutory Trust II (collectively, the “Trusts”). The Company’s principal sources of revenue are the management fees and dividends it receives from the Bank, NBT Financial and NBT Holdings.

The Company’s business, primarily conducted through the Bank but also through its other subsidiaries, consists of providing commercial banking and financial services to customers in its market area, which includes central and upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, northwestern Vermont, western Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and southern Maine. The Company has been, and intends to continue to be, a community-oriented financial institution offering a variety of financial services. The Company’s business philosophy is to operate as a community bank with local decision-making, principally in non-metropolitan markets, providing a broad array of banking and financial services to retail, commercial, and municipal customers.

Note 2.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Registrant and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Bank, NBT Financial and NBT Holdings. Collectively, the Registrant and its subsidiaries are referred to herein as “the Company.” The interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other interim period. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Amounts in the prior period financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to current period presentation. The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure and there were none identified.

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Note 3.

Securities

The amortized cost, estimated fair value, and unrealized gains and losses of securities available for sale are as follows:

(In thousands)	Amortized cost		Unrealized gains		Unrealized losses			Estimated fair value
March 31, 2016
Federal Agency	$	275,258	$	1,070	$	(26	)	$	276,302
State & municipal		39,909		490		(23	)		40,376
Mortgage-backed:
Government-sponsored enterprises		401,525		8,279		(25	)		409,779
U.S. government agency securities		7,484		551		(14	)		8,021
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
Government-sponsored enterprises		446,887		4,479		(67	)		451,299
U.S. government agency securities		53,748		645		(17	)		54,376
Other securities		16,674		3,708		(661	)		19,721
Total securities available for sale	$	1,241,485	$	19,222	$	(833	)	$	1,259,874
December 31, 2015
Federal Agency	$	312,580	$	203	$	(1,511	)	$	311,272
State & municipal		31,208		446		(17	)		31,637
Mortgage-backed:
Government-sponsored enterprises		398,086		4,141		(1,068	)		401,159
U.S. government agency securities		8,191		560		(14	)		8,737
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
Government-sponsored enterprises		364,936		931		(1,828	)		364,039
U.S. government agency securities		40,699		348		(115	)		40,932
Other securities		13,637		3,249		(118	)		16,768
Total securities available for sale	$	1,169,337	$	9,878	$	(4,671	)	$	1,174,544

Other securities primarily represent marketable equity securities.

Securities with amortized costs totaling $1.6 billion at March 31, 2016 and $1.4 billion at December 31, 2015 were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, securities with an amortized cost of $198.3 million and $205.9 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral for securities sold under repurchase agreements.

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The amortized cost, estimated fair value, and unrealized gains and losses of securities held to maturity are as follows:

(In thousands)	Amortized cost		Unrealized gains		Unrealized losses			Estimated fair value
March 31, 2016
Mortgage-backed:
Government-sponsored enterprises	$	9,112	$	99	$	-		$	9,211
U.S. government agency securities		588		104		-			692
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
Government-sponsored enterprises		262,741		5,022		(604	)		267,159
State & municipal		194,473		3,592		(17	)		198,048
Total securities held to maturity	$	466,914	$	8,817	$	(621	)	$	475,110
December 31, 2015
Mortgage-backed:
Government-sponsored enterprises	$	9,432	$	-	$	(107	)	$	9,325
U.S. government agency securities		611		95		-			706
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
Government-sponsored enterprises		272,550		1,411		(1,560	)		272,401
State & municipal		188,438		2,288		(18	)		190,708
Total securities held to maturity	$	471,031	$	3,794	$	(1,685	)	$	473,140

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The following table sets forth information with regard to investment securities with unrealized losses for the periods presented:

	Less than 12 months							12 months or longer							Total
Security Type:	Fair Value		Unrealized losses			Number of Positions		Fair Value		Unrealized losses			Number of Positions		Fair Value		Unrealized losses			Number of Positions

March 31, 2016
Investment securities available for sale:
Federal agency	$	34,920	$	(22	)		3	$	9,996	$	(4	)		1	$	44,916	$	(26	)		4
State & municipal		3,450		(21	)		5		498		(2	)		1		3,948		(23	)		6
Mortgage-backed		978		(1	)		3		10,146		(38	)		6		11,124		(39	)		9
Collateralized mortgage obligations		27,259		(71	)		4		5,785		(13	)		3		33,044		(84	)		7
Other securities		-		-			-		5,455		(661	)		3		5,455		(661	)		3
Total securities with unrealized losses	$	66,607	$	(115	)		15	$	31,880	$	(718	)		14	$	98,487	$	(833	)		29

March 31, 2016
Investment securities held to maturity:
Collateralized mortgage obligations	$	-	$	-			-	$	40,987	$	(604	)		4	$	40,987	$	(604	)		4
State & municipal		2,190		(17	)		4		-		-			-		2,190		(17	)		4
Total securities with unrealized losses	$	2,190	$	(17	)		4	$	40,987	$	(604	)		4		43,177	$	(621	)		8

December 31, 2015
Investment securities available for sale:
Federal agency	$	186,685	$	(1,312	)		15	$	19,801	$	(199	)		2	$	206,486	$	(1,511	)		17
State & municipal		4,599		(14	)		7		502		(3	)		1		5,101		(17	)		8
Mortgage-backed		177,270		(1,068	)		33		1,066		(14	)		5		178,336		(1,082	)		38
Collateralized mortgage obligations		256,265		(1,889	)		24		5,218		(54	)		2		261,483		(1,943	)		26
Other securities		-		-			-		3,235		(118	)		2		3,235		(118	)		2
Total securities with unrealized losses	$	624,819	$	(4,283	)		79	$	29,822	$	(388	)		12	$	654,641	$	(4,671	)		91

December 31, 2015
Investment securities held to maturity:
Mortgage -backed	$	9,325	$	(107	)		1	$	-	$	-			-	$	9,325	$	(107	)		1
Collateralized mortgage obligations		105,604		(281	)		12		41,523		(1,279	)		4		147,127		(1,560	)		16
State & municipal		2,200		(18	)		3		-		-			-		2,200		(18	)		3
Total securities with unrealized losses	$	117,129	$	(406	)		16	$	41,523	$	(1,279	)		4	$	158,652	$	(1,685	)		20

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Declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses or in other comprehensive income, depending on whether the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss. If the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be separated into (a) the amount representing the credit loss and (b) the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to the credit loss shall be recognized in earnings. The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes.

In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers, among other things, (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (iii) the historical and implied volatility of the fair value of the security.

Management has the intent to hold the securities classified as held to maturity until they mature, at which time it is believed the Company will receive full value for the securities. Furthermore, as of March 31, 2016, management also had the intent to hold, and will not be required to sell, the securities classified as available for sale for a period of time sufficient for a recovery of cost, which may be until maturity. The unrealized losses are due to increases in market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased. When necessary, the Company has performed a discounted cash flow analysis to determine whether or not it will receive the contractual principal and interest on certain securities. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach their maturity date or repricing date or if market yields for such investments decline. As of March 31, 2016, management believes the impairments detailed in the table above are temporary and no other-than-temporary impairment losses have been realized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

The following tables set forth information with regard to contractual maturities of debt securities at March 31, 2016:

(In thousands)	Amortized cost		Estimated fair value
Debt securities classified as available for sale
Within one year	$	33,121	$	33,253
From one to five years		295,127		297,004
From five to ten years		158,231		162,243
After ten years		738,332		747,653
	$	1,224,811	$	1,240,153
Debt securities classified as held to maturity
Within one year	$	43,553	$	43,582
From one to five years		18,837		18,973
From five to ten years		131,744		134,917
After ten years		272,780		277,638
	$	466,914	$	475,110

Maturities of mortgage-backed and collateralized mortgage obligations are stated based on their estimated average lives. Actual maturities may differ from estimated average lives or contractual maturities because, in certain cases, borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Except for U.S. Government securities, there were no holdings, when taken in the aggregate, of any single issuer that exceeded 10% of consolidated stockholders’ equity at March 31, 2016.

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Note 4.

Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality of Loans

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level estimated by management to provide adequately for risk of probable losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is continuously monitored. It is assessed for adequacy using a methodology designed to ensure the level of the allowance reasonably reflects the loan portfolio’s risk profile. It is evaluated to ensure that it is sufficient to absorb all reasonably estimable credit losses inherent in the current loan portfolio.

To develop and document a systematic methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses, the Company has divided the loan portfolio into three segments, each with different risk characteristics and methodologies for assessing risk. Those segments are further segregated between our loans accounted for under the amortized cost method (referred to as “originated” loans) and loans acquired in a business combination (referred to as “acquired” loans). Each portfolio segment is broken down into class segments where appropriate. Class segments contain unique measurement attributes, risk characteristics and methods for monitoring and assessing risk that are necessary to develop the allowance for loan losses. Unique characteristics such as borrower type, loan type, collateral type, and risk characteristics define each class segment. The following table illustrates the portfolio and class segments for the Company’s loan portfolio:

Portfolio	Class
Commercial Loans	Commercial
	Commercial Real Estate
	Agricultural
	Agricultural Real Estate
	Business Banking

Consumer Loans	Indirect
	Home Equity
	Direct

Residential Real Estate Mortgages

Commercial Loans

The Company offers a variety of commercial loan products including commercial (non-real estate), commercial real estate, agricultural, agricultural real estate, and business banking loans. The Company’s underwriting analysis for commercial loans typically includes credit verification, independent appraisals, a review of the borrower’s financial condition, and a detailed analysis of the borrower’s underlying cash flows.

Commercial – The Company offers a variety of loan options to meet the specific needs of our commercial customers including term loans, time notes and lines of credit. Such loans are made available to businesses for working capital needs such as inventory and receivables, business expansion and equipment purchases. Generally, a collateral lien is placed on equipment or other assets owned by the borrower. These loans carry a higher risk than commercial real estate loans due to the nature of the underlying collateral, which can be business assets such as equipment and accounts receivable. To reduce the risk, management also attempts to secure real estate as collateral and obtain personal guarantees of the borrowers.

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Commercial Real Estate – The Company offers commercial real estate loans to finance real estate purchases, refinancings, expansions and improvements to commercial properties. Commercial real estate loans are made to finance the purchases of real estate, generally with completed structures. These commercial real estate loans are secured by first liens on the real estate, which may include apartments, commercial structures, housing businesses, healthcare facilities, and other non owner-occupied facilities. These loans are typically less risky than commercial loans, since they are secured by real estate and buildings, and are generally originated in amounts of no more than 80% of the appraised value of the property.

Agricultural – The Company offers a variety of agricultural loans to meet the needs of our agricultural customers including term loans, time notes, and lines of credit. These loans are made to purchase livestock, purchase and modernize equipment, and finance seasonal crop expenses. Generally, a collateral lien is placed on the livestock, equipment, produce inventories, and/or receivables owned by the borrower. These loans may carry a higher risk than commercial and agricultural real estate loans due to the industry price volatility, and in some cases, the perishable nature of the underlying collateral. To reduce these risks, management may attempt to secure these loans with additional real estate collateral, obtain personal guarantees of the borrowers, or obtain government loan guarantees to provide further support.

Agricultural Real Estate – The Company offers real estate loans to our agricultural customers to finance farm related real estate purchases, refinancings, expansions, and improvements to agricultural properties such as barns, production facilities, and land. The agricultural real estate loans are secured by first liens on the farm real estate. Because they are secured by land and buildings, these loans may be less risky than agricultural loans. These loans are typically originated in amounts of no more than 75% of the appraised value of the property. Government loan guarantees may be obtained to provide further support.

Business Banking - The Company offers a variety of loan options to meet the specific needs of our business banking customers including term loans, business banking mortgages and lines of credit. Such loans are generally less than $0.5 million and are made available to businesses for working capital such as inventory and receivables, business expansion, equipment purchases, and agricultural needs. Generally, a collateral lien is placed on equipment or other assets owned by the borrower such as inventory and/or receivables. These loans carry a higher risk than commercial loans due to the smaller size of the borrower and lower levels of capital. To reduce the risk, the Company obtains personal guarantees of the owners for a majority of the loans.

Consumer Loans

The Company offers a variety of consumer loan products including indirect, home equity, and direct loans.

Indirect – The Company maintains relationships with many dealers primarily in the communities that we serve. Through these relationships, the company primarily finances the purchases of automobiles and recreational vehicles (such as campers, boats, etc.) indirectly through dealer relationships. Approximately 75% of the indirect relationships represent automobile financing. Most of these loans carry a fixed rate of interest with principal repayment terms typically ranging from three to six years, based upon the nature of the collateral and the size of the loan. The majority of indirect consumer loans are underwritten on a secured basis using the underlying collateral being financed.

Home Equity – The Company offers fixed home equity loans as well as home equity lines of credit to consumers to finance home improvements, debt consolidation, education and other uses. Consumers are able to borrow up to 85% of the equity in their homes. The Company originates home equity lines of credit and second mortgage loans (loans secured by a second junior lien position on one-to-four-family residential real estate). These loans carry a higher risk than first mortgage residential loans as they are in a second position with respect to collateral. Risk is reduced through underwriting criteria, which include credit verification, appraisals, a review of the borrower's financial condition, and personal cash flows. A security interest, with title insurance when necessary, is taken in the underlying real estate.

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Direct – The Company offers a variety of consumer installment loans to finance vehicle purchases, mobile home purchases and personal expenditures. Most of these loans carry a fixed rate of interest with principal repayment terms typically ranging from one to ten years, based upon the nature of the collateral and the size of the loan. The majority of consumer loans are underwritten on a secured basis using the underlying collateral being financed or a customer's deposit account. In addition to installment loans, the Company also offers personal lines of credit and overdraft protection. A minimal amount of loans are unsecured, which carry a higher risk of loss.

Residential Real Estate Mortgages

Residential real estate loans consist primarily of loans secured by first or second deeds of trust on primary residences. We originate adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, one-to-four-family residential real estate loans for the construction, purchase or refinancing of a mortgage. These loans are collateralized by owner-occupied properties located in the Company’s market area. Loans on one-to-four-family residential real estate are generally originated in amounts of no more than 85% of the purchase price or appraised value (whichever is lower), or have private mortgage insurance. The Company’s underwriting analysis for residential mortgage loans typically includes credit verification, independent appraisals, and a review of the borrower’s financial condition. Mortgage title insurance and hazard insurance are normally required. Construction loans have a unique risk, because they are secured by an incomplete dwelling. This risk is reduced through periodic site inspections, including one at each loan draw period.

For purposes of evaluating the adequacy of the allowance, the Company considers a number of significant factors that affect the collectability of the portfolio. For individually analyzed loans, these include estimates of loss exposure, which reflect the facts and circumstances that affect the likelihood of repayment of such loans as of the evaluation date. For homogeneous pools of loans, estimates of the Company’s exposure to credit loss reflect a current assessment of a number of factors, which could affect collectability. These factors include: past loss experience; size, trend, composition, and nature of loans; changes in lending policies and procedures, including underwriting standards and collection, charge-offs and recoveries; trends experienced in nonperforming and delinquent loans; current economic conditions in the Company’s market; portfolio concentrations that may affect loss experienced across one or more components of the portfolio; the effect of external factors such as competition, legal and regulatory requirements; and the experience, ability, and depth of lending management and staff. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral component of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make loan grade changes as well as recognize additions to the allowance based on their examinations.

After a thorough consideration of the factors discussed above, any required additions or reductions to the allowance for loan losses are made periodically by charges or credits to the provision for loan losses. These charges or credits are necessary to maintain the allowance at a level which management believes is reasonably reflective of overall inherent risk of probable loss in the portfolio. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, additions and reductions of the allowance may fluctuate from one reporting period to another. These fluctuations are reflective of changes in risk associated with portfolio content and/or changes in management’s assessment of any or all of the determining factors discussed above.

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The following tables illustrate the changes in the allowance for loan losses by our portfolio segments for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

Three months ended March 31,	Commercial Loans			Consumer Loans			Residential Real Estate Mortgages			Unallocated			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	25,545		$	29,253		$	7,960		$	260		$	63,018
Charge-offs		(437	)		(5,413	)		(709	)		-			(6,559	)
Recoveries		765			974			22			-			1,761
Provision		(574	)		6,221			711			(260	)		6,098
Ending Balance as of March 31, 2016	$	25,299		$	31,035		$	7,984		$	-		$	64,318

Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	32,433		$	26,720		$	7,130		$	76		$	66,359
Charge-offs		(798	)		(4,378	)		(504	)		-			(5,680	)
Recoveries		234			748			56			-			1,038
Provision		(591	)		3,066			1,016			151			3,642
Ending Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	31,278		$	26,156		$	7,698		$	227		$	65,359

As of March 31, 2016, included in the above tables, there was $0.7 million in the allowance for loan losses related to acquired commercial loans. There was a $1.9 million allowance as of March 31, 2015 related to acquired loans. Net charge-offs related to acquired loans totaled approximately $0.1 million and $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and are included in the table above.

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The following tables illustrate the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment by portfolio segments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Allowance for Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans

(in thousands)

	Commercial Loans		Consumer Loans		Residential Real Estate Mortgages		Unallocated		Total
As of March 31, 2016
Allowance for loan losses	$	25,299	$	31,035	$	7,984	$	-	$	64,318

Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		2,970		-		-				2,970

Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$	22,329	$	31,035	$	7,984	$	-	$	61,348

Ending balance of loans	$	2,617,111	$	2,138,877	$	1,211,821			$	5,967,809

Ending balance of originated loans individually evaluated for impairment		19,691		8,262		6,214				34,167
Ending balance of acquired loans individually evaluated for impairment		1,205		-		-				1,205
Ending balance of acquired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		278,425		86,309		224,983				589,717
Ending balance of originated loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$	2,317,790	$	2,044,306	$	980,624			$	5,342,720

As of December 31, 2015
Allowance for loan losses	$	25,545	$	29,253	$	7,960	$	260	$	63,018

Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		2,005		-		-				2,005

Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$	23,540	$	29,253	$	7,960	$	260	$	61,013

Ending balance of loans	$	2,589,707	$	2,096,646	$	1,196,780			$	5,883,133

Ending balance of originated loans individually evaluated for impairment		12,253		7,693		6,017				25,963
Ending balance of acquired loans individually evaluated for impairment		1,205		-		-				1,205
Ending balance of acquired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		284,524		95,427		230,358				610,309
Ending balance of originated loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$	2,291,725	$	1,993,526	$	960,405			$	5,245,656

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Credit Quality of Loans

Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when timely collection of principal and interest in accordance with contractual terms is doubtful. Loans are transferred to nonaccrual status generally when principal or interest payments become 90 days delinquent, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection, or sooner when management concludes or circumstances indicate that borrowers may be unable to meet contractual principal or interest payments. When a loan is transferred to a nonaccrual status, all interest previously accrued in the current period but not collected is reversed against interest income in that period. Interest accrued in a prior period and not collected is charged-off against the allowance for loan losses. The Company’s nonaccrual policies are the same for all classes of financing receivable.

If ultimate repayment of a nonaccrual loan is expected, any payments received are applied in accordance with contractual terms. If ultimate repayment of principal is not expected, any payment received on a nonaccrual loan is applied to principal until ultimate repayment becomes expected. Nonaccrual loans are returned to accrual status when they become current as to principal and interest and demonstrate a period of performance under the contractual terms and, in the opinion of management, are fully collectible as to principal and interest. When in the opinion of management the collection of principal appears unlikely, the loan balance is charged-off in total or in part. For loans in all portfolios, the principal amount is charged off in full or in part as soon as management determines, based on available facts, that the collection of principal in full is improbable. For commercial loans, management considers specific facts and circumstances relative to individual credits in making such a determination. For consumer and residential loan classes, management uses specific guidance and thresholds from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Uniform Retail Credit Classification and Account Management Policy.

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The following tables set forth information with regard to past due and nonperforming loans by loan class as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Age Analysis of Past Due Financing Receivables

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands)

	31-60 Days Past Due Accruing		61-90 Days Past Due Accruing		Greater Than 90 DaysPast DueAccruing		TotalPast Due Accruing		Non-Accrual		Current		RecordedTotal Loans
ORIGINATED
Commercial Loans
Commercial	$	616	$	-	$	-	$	616	$	2,903	$	652,992	$	656,511
Commercial Real Estate		73		661		-		734		13,207		1,202,805		1,216,746
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		952		33,431		34,383
Agricultural Real Estate		-		-		-		-		479		29,440		29,919
Business Banking		1,794		40		-		1,834		4,181		393,907		399,922
		2,483		701		-		3,184		21,722		2,312,575		2,337,481

Consumer Loans
Indirect		12,305		2,600		1,634		16,539		1,582		1,518,228		1,536,349
Home Equity		3,083		618		241		3,942		3,743		449,595		457,280
Direct		368		118		65		551		110		58,278		58,939
		15,756		3,336		1,940		21,032		5,435		2,026,101		2,052,568
Residential Real Estate Mortgages		2,195		793		161		3,149		6,992		976,697		986,838
	$	20,434	$	4,830	$	2,101	$	27,365	$	34,149	$	5,315,373	$	5,376,887

ACQUIRED
Commercial Loans
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	65,412	$	65,412
Commercial Real Estate		-		-		-		-		1,314		167,131		168,445
Business Banking		463		-		-		463		416		44,894		45,773
		463		-		-		463		1,730		277,437		279,630

Consumer Loans
Indirect		71		7		1		79		79		21,689		21,847
Home Equity		359		20		10		389		340		60,199		60,928
Direct		14		7		-		21		65		3,448		3,534
		444		34		11		489		484		85,336		86,309
Residential Real Estate Mortgages		922		568		73		1,563		2,581		220,839		224,983
	$	1,829	$	602	$	84	$	2,515	$	4,795	$	583,612	$	590,922
Total Loans	$	22,263	$	5,432	$	2,185	$	29,880	$	38,944	$	5,898,985	$	5,967,809

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Age Analysis of Past Due Financing Receivables

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands)

	31-60 Days Past Due Accruing		61-90 Days Past Due Accruing		Greater Than 90 DaysPast DueAccruing		TotalPast Due Accruing		Non-Accrual		Current		RecordedTotal Loans
ORIGINATED
Commercial Loans
Commercial	$	782	$	23	$	-	$	805	$	2,817	$	640,696	$	644,318
Commercial Real Estate		39		32		-		71		5,546		1,189,280		1,194,897
Agricultural		94		-		-		94		897		33,633		34,624
Agricultural Real Estate		-		-		-		-		1,046		28,172		29,218
Business Banking		912		394		-		1,306		4,247		395,368		400,921
		1,827		449		-		2,276		14,553		2,287,149		2,303,978

Consumer Loans
Indirect		15,731		2,963		2,271		20,965		1,786		1,454,499		1,477,250
Home Equity		3,396		1,671		340		5,407		4,835		454,473		464,715
Direct		425		201		28		654		49		58,551		59,254
		19,552		4,835		2,639		27,026		6,670		1,967,523		2,001,219
Residential Real Estate Mortgages		3,301		365		696		4,362		7,713		954,347		966,422
	$	24,680	$	5,649	$	3,335	$	33,664	$	28,936	$	5,209,019	$	5,271,619


ACQUIRED
Commercial Loans
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	68,991	$	68,991
Commercial Real Estate		-		-		-		-		1,313		165,630		166,943
Business Banking		288		-		-		288		307		49,200		49,795
		288		-		-		288		1,620		283,821		285,729

Consumer Loans
Indirect		143		11		1		155		104		27,516		27,775
Home Equity		327		132		-		459		457		62,811		63,727
Direct		76		20		-		96		43		3,786		3,925
		546		163		1		710		604		94,113		95,427
Residential Real Estate Mortgages		1,443		293		326		2,062		2,584		225,712		230,358
	$	2,277	$	456	$	327	$	3,060	$	4,808	$	603,646	$	611,514
Total Loans	$	26,957	$	6,105	$	3,662	$	36,724	$	33,744	$	5,812,665	$	5,883,133

There were no material commitments to extend further credit to borrowers with nonperforming loans.

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Impaired Loans

The methodology used to establish the allowance for loan losses on impaired loans incorporates specific allocations on loans analyzed individually. Classified and nonperforming loans with outstanding balances of $0.5 million or more and all troubled debt restructured loans (“TDRs”) are evaluated for impairment through the Company’s quarterly status review process. In determining that we will be unable to collect all principal and interest payments due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreements, we consider factors such as payment history and changes in the financial condition of individual borrowers, local economic conditions, historical loss experience and the conditions of the various markets in which the collateral may be liquidated. For loans that are impaired as defined by accounting standards, impairment is measured by one of three methods: 1) the fair value of collateral less cost to sell, 2) present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's original effective interest rate or 3) the loan’s observable market price. All impaired loans are reviewed on a quarterly basis for changes in the measurement of impairment. Any change to the previously recognized impairment loss is recognized as a change to the allowance account and recorded in the consolidated statement of income as a component of the provision for loan losses.

The following table provides information on loans specifically evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016							December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	Recorded Investment Balance(Book)		UnpaidPrincipal Balance(Legal)		RelatedAllowance			Recorded Investment Balance(Book)		UnpaidPrincipal Balance(Legal)		RelatedAllowance
ORIGINATED
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial Loans
Commercial	$	2,334	$	2,581				$	2,244	$	2,490
Commercial Real Estate		7,910		7,920					3,165		3,175
Agricultural		18		24					576		1,164
Agricultural Real Estate		613		739					618		744
Business Banking		972		1,029					983		1,033
Total Commercial Loans		11,847		12,293					7,586		8,606

Consumer Loans
Indirect		10		20					12		21
Home Equity		8,252		9,161					7,681		8,574
Total Consumer Loans		8,262		9,181					7,693		8,595

Residential Real Estate Mortgages		6,214		6,935					6,017		6,627
Total	$	26,323	$	28,409				$	21,296	$	23,828

With an allowance recorded:
Commercial Loans
Commercial	$	453	$	453		$	325	$	457	$	457		$	300
Commercial Real Estate		7,391		9,239			1,910		4,210		6,059			970
Total Commercial Loans		7,844		9,692			2,235		4,667		6,516			1,270

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With an allowance recorded:
Commercial Loans
Commercial Real Estate		1,205		1,321			735		1,205		1,321			735
Total Commercial Loans		1,205		1,321			735		1,205		1,321			735

Total:	$	35,372	$	39,422		$	2,970	$	27,168	$	31,665		$	2,005

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The following tables summarize the average recorded investments on impaired loans specifically evaluated for impairment and the interest income recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2016				March 31, 2015
(in thousands)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
ORIGINATED
Commercial Loans
Commercial	$	2,773	$	19	$	1,689	$	25
Commercial Real Estate		13,509		100		9,125		41
Agricultural		158		-		20		-
Agricultural Real Estate		616		11		636		11
Business Banking		978		6		873		4
Consumer Loans
Indirect		11		-		9		-
Home Equity		8,003		121		6,388		72
Direct		-		-		2		-
Residential Real Estate Mortgage		6,121		67		4,265		30
Total Originated	$	32,169	$	324	$	23,007	$	183

ACQUIRED
Commercial Loans
Commercial		-		-		2,883		-
Commercial Real Estate		1,205		-		7,136		-
Total Acquired	$	1,205	$	-	$	10,019	$	-
Total Loans	$	33,374	$	324	$	33,026	$	183

Credit Quality Indicators

The Company has developed an internal loan grading system to evaluate and quantify the Company’s loan portfolio with respect to quality and risk. The system focuses on, among other things, financial strength of borrowers, experience and depth of borrower’s management, primary and secondary sources of repayment, payment history, nature of the business, and outlook on particular industries. The internal grading system enables the Company to monitor the quality of the entire loan portfolio on a consistent basis and provide management with an early warning system, enabling recognition and response to problem loans and potential problem loans.

Commercial Grading System

For commercial and agricultural loans, the Company uses a grading system that relies on quantifiable and measurable characteristics when available. This would include comparison of financial strength to available industry averages, comparison of transaction factors (loan terms and conditions) to loan policy, and comparison of credit history to stated repayment terms and industry averages. Some grading factors are necessarily more subjective such as economic and industry factors, regulatory environment, and management. Classified commercial loans consist of loans graded substandard and below. The grading system for commercial and agricultural loans is as follows:

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Doubtful

A doubtful loan has a high probability of total or substantial loss, but because of specific pending events that may strengthen the asset, its classification as a loss is deferred. Doubtful borrowers are usually in default, lack adequate liquidity or capital, and lack the resources necessary to remain an operating entity. Pending events can include mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, capital injections, the perfection of liens on additional collateral, the valuation of collateral, and refinancing. Generally, pending events should be resolved within a relatively short period and the ratings will be adjusted based on the new information. Nonaccrual treatment is required for doubtful assets because of the high probability of loss.

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Substandard

Substandard loans have a high probability of payment default, or they have other well-defined weaknesses. They require more intensive supervision by bank management. Substandard loans are generally characterized by current or expected unprofitable operations, inadequate debt service coverage, inadequate liquidity, or marginal capitalization. Repayment may depend on collateral or other credit risk mitigants. For some Substandard loans, the likelihood of full collection of interest and principal may be in doubt and those loans should be placed on nonaccrual. Although Substandard assets in the aggregate will have a distinct potential for loss, an individual asset’s loss potential does not have to be distinct for the asset to be rated Substandard.

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Special Mention

Special Mention loans have potential weaknesses that may, if not checked or corrected, weaken the asset or inadequately protect the Company’s position at some future date. These loans pose elevated risk, but their weakness does not yet justify a Substandard classification. Borrowers may be experiencing adverse operating trends (declining revenues or margins) or may be struggling with an ill-proportioned balance sheet (e.g., increasing inventory without an increase in sales, high leverage, tight liquidity). Adverse economic or market conditions, such as interest rate increases or the entry of a new competitor, may also support a Special Mention rating. Although a Special Mention loan has a higher probability of default than a pass asset, its default is not imminent.

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Pass

Loans graded as Pass encompass all loans not graded as Doubtful, Substandard, or Special Mention. Pass loans are in compliance with loan covenants, and payments are generally made as agreed. Pass loans range from superior quality to fair quality.

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Business Banking Grading System

Business banking loans are graded as either Classified or Non-classified:

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Classified

Classified loans are inadequately protected by the current worth and paying capacity of the obligor or, if applicable, the collateral pledged. These loans have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, or in some cases make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Classified loans have a high probability of payment default, or a high probability of total or substantial loss. These loans require more intensive supervision by management and are generally characterized by current or expected unprofitable operations, inadequate debt service coverage, inadequate liquidity, or marginal capitalization. Repayment may depend on collateral or other credit risk mitigants. When the likelihood of full collection of interest and principal may be in doubt; classified loans are considered to have a nonaccrual status. In some cases, Classified loans are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as assets is not warranted.

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Non-classified

Loans graded as Non-classified encompass all loans not graded as Classified. Non-classified loans are in compliance with loan covenants, and payments are generally made as agreed and it is expected that such timely payments of principal and interest will continue.

Consumer and Residential Mortgage Grading System

Consumer and Residential Mortgage loans are graded as either Performing or Nonperforming. Nonperforming loans are loans that are 1) over 90 days past due and interest is still accruing, 2) on nonaccrual status or 3) restructured. All loans not meeting any of these three criteria are considered Performing.

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The following tables illustrate the Company’s credit quality by loan class as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Credit Quality Indicators

As of March 31, 2016

ORIGINATED
Commercial Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate		Agricultural		Agricultural Real Estate		Total
Pass	$	614,475	$	1,161,375	$	33,744	$	28,618	$	1,838,212
Special Mention		14,130		19,483		1		366		33,980
Substandard		27,906		35,888		630		935		65,359
Doubtful		-		-		8		-		8
Total	$	656,511	$	1,216,746	$	34,383	$	29,919	$	1,937,559

Business Banking Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:		Business Banking							Total
Non-classified	$	386,194							$	386,194
Classified		13,728								13,728
Total	$	399,922							$	399,922

Consumer Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Indirect		Home Equity		Direct				Total
Performing	$	1,533,133	$	453,296	$	58,764			$	2,045,193
Nonperforming		3,216		3,984		175				7,375
Total	$	1,536,349	$	457,280	$	58,939			$	2,052,568

Residential Mortgage Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Residential Mortgage								Total
Performing	$	979,685							$	979,685
Nonperforming		7,153								7,153
Total	$	986,838							$	986,838

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Credit Quality Indicators

As of March 31, 2016

ACQUIRED
Commercial Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate				Total
Pass	$	61,898	$	155,813			$	217,711
Special Mention		1,824		2,855				4,679
Substandard		1,690		9,777				11,467
Total	$	65,412	$	168,445			$	233,857

Business Banking Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:		Business Banking					Total
Non-classified	$	42,271					$	42,271
Classified		3,502						3,502
Total	$	45,773					$	45,773

Consumer Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Indirect		Home Equity			Direct	Total
Performing	$	21,767	$	60,578	$	3,469	$	85,814
Nonperforming		80		350		65		495
Total	$	21,847	$	60,928	$	3,534	$	86,309

Residential Mortgage Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Residential Mortgage						Total
Performing	$	222,329					$	222,329
Nonperforming		2,654						2,654
Total	$	224,983					$	224,983

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Credit Quality Indicators

As of December 31, 2015

ORIGINATED
Commercial Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate		Agricultural		Agricultural Real Estate		Total
Pass	$	604,405	$	1,144,832	$	33,565	$	27,320	$	1,810,122
Special Mention		9,726		21,587		311		429		32,053
Substandard		30,187		28,478		740		1,469		60,874
Doubtful		-		-		8		-		8
Total	$	644,318	$	1,194,897	$	34,624	$	29,218	$	1,903,057

Business Banking Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:	Business Banking								Total
Non-classified	$	386,397							$	386,397
Classified		14,524								14,524
Total	$	400,921							$	400,921
Total
Consumer Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Indirect		Home Equity		Direct				Total
Performing	$	1,473,193	$	459,540	$	59,177			$	1,991,910
Nonperforming		4,057		5,175		77				9,309
Total	$	1,477,250	$	464,715	$	59,254			$	2,001,219

Residential Mortgage Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Residential Mortgage								Total
Performing	$	958,013							$	958,013
Nonperforming		8,409								8,409
Total	$	966,422							$	966,422

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Credit Quality Indicators

As of December 31, 2015

ACQUIRED
Commercial Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate				Total
Pass	$	67,241	$	154,871			$	222,112
Special Mention		802		2,174				2,976
Substandard		948		9,898				10,846
Total	$	68,991	$	166,943			$	235,934

Business Banking Credit Exposure By Internally Assigned Grade:	Business Banking						Total
Non-classified	$	46,032					$	46,032
Classified		3,763						3,763
Total	$	49,795					$	49,795

Consumer Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Indirect		Home Equity		Direct		Total
Performing	$	27,670	$	63,270	$	3,882	$	94,822
Nonperforming		105		457		43		605
Total	$	27,775	$	63,727	$	3,925	$	95,427

Residential Mortgage Credit Exposure By Payment Activity:	Residential Mortgage						Total
Performing	$	227,448					$	227,448
Nonperforming		2,910						2,910
Total	$	230,358					$	230,358

Troubled Debt Restructured Loans

The Company’s loan portfolio includes certain loans that have been modified where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced or are expected to experience financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from the Company’s loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructure and may only be returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months. Substantially all of these modifications included one or a combination of the following: an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; temporary reduction in the interest rate; or change in scheduled payment amount.

When the Company modifies a loan, management evaluates any possible impairment based on the present value of the expected future cash flows, discounted at the contractual interest rate of the original loan agreement, except when the sole (remaining) source of repayment for the loan is the operation or liquidation of the collateral. In these cases, management uses the current fair value of the collateral, less selling costs, instead of discounted cash flows. If management determines that the value of the modified loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan (net of previous charge-offs, deferred loan fees or costs and unamortized premium or discount), impairment is recognized through an allowance estimate or a charge-off to the allowance.

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TDRs that occurred during the three month period ending March 31, 2016 consisted of 12 home equity loans totaling $1.0 million and four residential real estate mortgages totaling $0.5 million. For all such modifications, the pre and post outstanding recorded investment amount remained substantially unchanged. During the three month period ending March 31, 2016 there was one default on a residential real estate mortgage totaling $0.2 million.

TDRs that occurred during the three month period ending March 31, 2015 consisted of 20 home equity loans totaling $1.3 million and nine residential real estate mortgages totaling $0.8 million. For all such modifications, the pre and post outstanding recorded investment amount remained substantially unchanged. During the three month period ending March 31, 2015 there were five defaults on home equity loan TDRs totaling $0.4 million.

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Note 5.

Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans

The Company has a qualified, noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan (“the Plan”) covering substantially all of its employees at March 31, 2016. Benefits paid from the plan are based on age, years of service, compensation and social security benefits, and are determined in accordance with defined formulas. The Company’s policy is to fund the pension plan in accordance with Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) standards. Assets of the plan are invested in publicly traded stocks and bonds. The Company is not required to make contributions to the Plan in 2016, and did not do so during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Market conditions can result in an unusually high degree of volatility and increase the risks and short term liquidity associated with certain investments held by the Plan which could impact the value of these investments.

In addition to the Plan, the Company also provides supplemental employee retirement plans to certain current and former executives. These supplemental employee retirement plans and the Plan are collectively referred to herein as “Pension Benefits.”

Also, the Company provides certain health care benefits for retired employees. Benefits are accrued over the employees’ active service period. Only employees that were employed by the Company on or before January 1, 2000 are eligible to receive postretirement health care benefits. In addition, the Company assumed post-retirement medical life insurance benefits for certain Alliance employees, retirees and their spouses, if applicable, in the Alliance acquisition. These postretirement benefits are referred to herein as “Other Benefits.” The components of expense for Pension Benefits and Other Benefits are set forth below (in thousands):

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The components of expense for Pension Benefits and Other Benefits are set forth below (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits								Other Benefits
	Three months ended March 31,								Three months ended March 31,
Components of net periodic cost (benefit):	2016				2015				2016			2015
Service cost		$	560			$	655			$	4		$	4
Interest cost			1,051				998				94			91
Expected return on plan assets			(1,835	)			(2,150	)			-			-
Net amortization			483				546				29			15
Total cost (benefit)		$	259			$	49			$	127		$	110

Note 6.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity (such as the Company’s dilutive stock options and restricted stock units).

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented in the consolidated statements of income.

Three months ended March 31,	2016		2015
(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic EPS:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		43,342		44,153
Net income available to common stockholders		18,891		18,166
Basic EPS	$	0.44	$	0.41

Diluted EPS:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		43,342		44,153
Dilutive effect of common stock options and restricted stock		365		489
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents		43,707		44,642
Net income available to common stockholders		18,891		18,166
Diluted EPS	$	0.43	$	0.41

There were 30,861 and 461,611 stock options for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively, that were not considered in the calculation of diluted earnings per share since the stock options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price during these periods.

Note 7.

Reclassification Adjustments Out of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

Detail About Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)						Affected line item in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income
	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016			March 31, 2015
Available for sale securities:
Gains on available for sale securities	$	(29	)	$	(14	)	Net securities gains
Amortization of unrealized gains and losses related to securities transfer		296			307		Interest income
Tax benefit		(105	)		(98	)	Income tax expense
Net of tax	$	162		$	195

Pension and other benefits:
Amortization of net losses	$	515		$	566		Salaries and employee benefits
Amortization of prior service costs		(3	)		(5	)	Salaries and employee benefits
Tax benefit		(199	)		(219	)	Income tax expense
Net of tax	$	313		$	342

Total reclassifications during the period, net of tax	$	475		$	537

Note 8.

Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

U.S. GAAP states that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Fair value measurements are not adjusted for transaction costs. A fair value hierarchy exists within U.S. GAAP that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;

Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include most U.S. government and agency securities, many other sovereign government obligations, liquid mortgage products, active listed equities and most money market securities. Such instruments are generally classified within level 1 or level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company does not adjust the quoted price for such instruments.

The types of instruments valued based on quoted prices in markets that are not active, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency include most investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, less liquid mortgage products, less liquid agency securities, less liquid listed equities, state, municipal and provincial obligations, and certain physical commodities. Such instruments are generally classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Level 3 is for positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, and such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate will be used. Management’s best estimate consists of both internal and external support on certain Level 3 investments. Subsequent to inception, management only changes level 3 inputs and assumptions when corroborated by evidence such as transactions in similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable entities, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in the equity or debt markets, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows.

For the three month period ending March 31, 2016, the Company has made no transfers of assets between Level 1 and Level 2, and has had no Level 3 activity.

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The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis that were accounted for at fair value. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement (in thousands):

March 31, 2016:

	Quoted Prices inActive Markets forIdentical Assets (Level 1)		SignificantOtherObservable Inputs (Level 2)		SignificantUnobservableInputs (Level 3)		Balanceas of March 31, 2016
Assets:
Securities Available for Sale:
Federal Agency	$	-	$	276,302	$	-	$	276,302
State & municipal		-		40,376		-		40,376
Mortgage-backed		-		417,800		-		417,800
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		505,675		-		505,675
Other securities		10,381		9,340		-		19,721
Total Securities Available for Sale	$	10,381	$	1,249,493	$	-	$	1,259,874
Trading Securities		8,905		-		-		8,905
Interest Rate Swaps		-		12,121		-		12,121
Total	$	19,286	$	1,261,614	$	-	$	1,280,900

Liabilities:
Interest Rate Swaps	$	-	$	12,121	$	-	$	12,121
Total	$	-	$	12,121	$	-	$	12,121

December 31, 2015:

	Quoted Prices inActive Markets forIdentical Assets (Level 1)		SignificantOtherObservable Inputs (Level 2)		SignificantUnobservableInputs (Level 3)		Balanceas ofDecember 31, 2015
Assets:
Securities Available for Sale:
Federal Agency	$	-	$	311,272	$	-	$	311,272
State & municipal		-		31,637		-		31,637
Mortgage-backed		-		409,896		-		409,896
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		404,971		-		404,971
Other securities		7,526		9,242		-		16,768
Total Securities Available for Sale	$	7,526	$	1,167,018	$	-	$	1,174,544
Trading Securities		8,377		-		-		8,377
Interest Rate Swaps		-		6,224		-		6,224
Total	$	15,903	$	1,173,242	$	-	$	1,189,145

Liabilities:
Interest Rate Swaps	$	-	$	6,224	$	-	$	6,224
Total	$	-	$	6,224	$	-	$	6,224

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Certain common equity securities are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs (exchange quoted prices). The majority of the other investment securities are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. The prices for these instruments are obtained through an independent pricing service or dealer market participants with whom the Company has historically transacted both purchases and sales of investment securities. Prices obtained from these sources include prices derived from market quotations and matrix pricing. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things. Management reviews the methodologies used in pricing the securities by its third party providers.

U.S. GAAP requires disclosure of assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis such as goodwill, loans held for sale, other real estate owned, collateral-dependent impaired loans, mortgage servicing rights, and held-to-maturity securities. The only nonrecurring fair value measurements recorded during the three month period ended March 31, 2016 were related to impaired loans. For the three month periods ending March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, the Company had $9.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively, of loans recorded at fair value with specific allowance reserves of $3.0 million for both periods. The Company uses the fair value of underlying collateral, less costs to sell, to estimate the specific reserves for collateral dependent impaired loans. The appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses ranging from 10% to 35%. Based on the valuation techniques used, the fair value measurements for collateral dependent impaired loans are classified as Level 3.

The following table sets forth information with regard to estimated fair values of financial instruments at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. This table excludes financial instruments for which the carrying amount approximates fair value. Financial instruments for which the fair value approximates carrying value include cash and cash equivalents, securities available for sale, trading securities, accrued interest receivable, non-maturity deposits, short-term borrowings, accrued interest payable, and interest rate swaps.

			March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy		Carrying amount		Estimated fair value		Carrying amount		Estimated fair value
Financial assets
Securities held to maturity		2	$	466,914	$	475,110	$	471,031	$	473,140
Net loans		3		5,903,491		6,062,550		5,820,115		5,958,427
Financial liabilities
Time deposits		2	$	888,658	$	889,278	$	908,827	$	903,501
Long-term debt		2		130,377		132,137		130,447		131,268
Junior subordinated debt		2		101,196		92,011		101,196		97,346

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

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Fair value estimates are based on existing on and off balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. For example, the Company has a substantial trust and investment management operation that contributes net fee income annually. The trust and investment management operation is not considered a financial instrument, and its value has not been incorporated into the fair value estimates. Other significant assets and liabilities include the benefits resulting from the low-cost funding of deposit liabilities as compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market, and premises and equipment. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimate of fair value.

Securities Held to Maturity

The fair value of the Company’s investment securities held to maturity is primarily measured using information from a third party pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things.

Net Loans

The fair value of the Company’s loans was estimated by discounting the expected future cash flows using the current interest rates at which similar loans would be made for the same remaining maturities. Loans were first segregated by type, and then further segmented into fixed and variable rate and loan quality categories. Expected future cash flows were projected based on contractual cash flows, adjusted for estimated prepayments.

Time Deposits

The fair value of time deposits was estimated using a discounted cash flow approach that applies prevailing market interest rates for similar maturity instruments. The fair values of the Company’s time deposit liabilities do not take into consideration the value of the Company’s long-term relationships with depositors, which may have significant value.

Long-Term Debt

The fair value of long-term debt was estimated using a discounted cash flow approach that applies prevailing market interest rates for similar maturity instruments.

Junior Subordinated Debt

The fair value of junior subordinated debt has been estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis.

Note 9.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to financial instruments in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuating interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, unused lines of credit, and standby letters of credit. Exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to make loans and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit origination guidelines, portfolio maintenance and management procedures as other credit and off-balance sheet products. Commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit totaled $1.4 billion at March 31, 2016 and $1.3 billion at December 31, 2015. Since commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit may expire without being fully drawn upon, this amount does not necessarily represent future cash commitments. Collateral obtained upon exercise of the commitment is determined using management’s credit evaluation of the borrower and may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, land and other items.

The Company guarantees the obligations or performance of customers by issuing standby letters of credit to third parties. These standby letters of credit are frequently issued in support of third party debt, such as corporate debt issuances, industrial revenue bonds and municipal securities. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is essentially the same as the credit risk involved in extending loan facilities to customers, and they are subject to the same credit origination guidelines, portfolio maintenance and management procedures as other credit and off-balance sheet products. Typically, these instruments have terms of five years or less and expire unused; therefore, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash commitments. Standby letters of credit totaled $42.0 million at March 31, 2016 and $31.5 million at December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of standby letters of credit was not significant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company has also entered into commercial letter of credit agreements on behalf of its customers. Under these agreements, the Company, on the request of its customer, opens the letter of credit and makes a commitment to honor draws made under the agreement, whereby the beneficiary is normally the provider of goods and/or services and the Company essentially replaces the customer as the payee. The credit risk involved in issuing commercial letters of credit is essentially the same as the credit risk involved in extending loan facilities to customers, and they are subject to the same credit origination guidelines, portfolio maintenance and management procedures as other credit and off-balance sheet products. Typically, these agreements vary in terms and the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash commitments. There were no commercial letters of credit at March 31, 2016 and $11.3 million at December 31, 2015.

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NBT BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Item 2 -- MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The purpose of this discussion and analysis is to provide a concise description of the financial condition and results of operations of NBT Bancorp Inc. and its wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries, NBT Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), NBT Financial Services, Inc. (“NBT Financial”), and NBT Holdings, Inc. (“NBT Holdings”) (collectively referred to herein as the “Company”). This discussion will focus on results of operations, financial condition, capital resources and asset/liability management. Reference should be made to the Company's consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in this Form 10‑Q as well as to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for an understanding of the following discussion and analysis. Operating results for the three-month period ending March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results of the full year ending December 31, 2016 or any future period.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this filing and future filings by the Company with the SEC, in the Company’s press releases or other public or stockholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, contain forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements may be identified by the use of phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “will,” “can,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” or other similar terms. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) local, regional, national and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on the Company and its customers and the Company’s assessment of that impact; (2) changes in the level of non-performing assets and charge-offs; (3) changes in estimates of future reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; (4) the effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; (5) inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations; (6) political instability; (7) acts of war or terrorism; (8) the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users; (9) changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits; (10) changes in the financial performance and/or condition of the Company’s borrowers; (11) technological changes; (12) acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; (13) the ability to increase market share and control expenses; (14) changes in the competitive environment among financial holding companies; (15) the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) with which the Company and its subsidiaries must comply including those under the Dodd-Frank Act; (16) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; (17) changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; (18) the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments including the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries and the results of regulatory examinations or reviews; (19) greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of new products and lines of business; and (20) the Company’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.

The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and advises readers that various factors, including those described above and other factors discussed in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results or circumstances for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

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Unless required by law, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligations to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Non-GAAP Measures

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These measures adjust GAAP measures to exclude the effects of acquisition related intangible amortization expense on earnings and equity as well as providing a fully taxable equivalent yield on securities and loans. Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this Form 10-Q, the comparable GAAP measure, as well as a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure, is provided in the accompanying tables. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provided useful information that is important to an understanding of the results of NBT’s core business as well as provide information standard in the financial institution industry. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP and investors should consider NBT’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of NBT.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company has identified policies as being critical because they require management to make particularly difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies relate to the allowance for loan losses, pension accounting, other-than-temporary impairment, provision for income taxes and intangible assets.

Management of the Company considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy given the uncertainty in evaluating the level of the allowance required to cover credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio and the material effect that such judgments can have on the results of operations. While management’s current evaluation of the allowance for loan losses indicates that the allowance is adequate, under adversely different conditions or assumptions, the allowance may need to be increased. For example, if historical loan loss experience significantly worsened or if current economic conditions significantly deteriorated, additional provision for loan losses would be required to increase the allowance. In addition, the assumptions and estimates used in the internal reviews of the Company’s nonperforming loans and potential problem loans have a significant impact on the overall analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. While management has concluded that the current evaluation of collateral values is reasonable under the circumstances, if collateral values were significantly lower, the Company’s allowance for loan loss policy would also require additional provision for loan losses.

Management is required to make various assumptions in valuing the Company’s pension assets and liabilities. These assumptions include the expected rate of return on plan assets, the discount rate, and the rate of increase in future compensation levels. Changes to these assumptions could impact earnings in future periods. The Company takes into account the plan asset mix, funding obligations, and expert opinions in determining the various rates used to estimate pension expense. The Company also considers the Citigroup Pension Liability Index, market interest rates and discounted cash flows in setting the appropriate discount rate. In addition, the Company reviews expected inflationary and merit increases to compensation in determining the rate of increase in future compensation levels.

The Company is subject to examinations from various taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in challenges to the tax return treatment applied by the Company to specific transactions. Management believes that the assumptions and judgments used to record tax-related assets or liabilities have been appropriate. Should tax laws change or the taxing authorities determine that management’s assumptions were inappropriate, an adjustment may be required which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

Another critical accounting policy is the policy for acquired loans. Acquired loans are initially recorded at their acquisition date fair values. The carryover of allowance for loan losses is prohibited as any credit losses in the loans are included in the determination of the fair value of the loans at the acquisition date. Fair values for acquired loans are based on a discounted cash flow methodology that involves assumptions and judgments as to credit risk, prepayment risk, liquidity risk, default rates, loss severity, payment speeds, collateral values and discount rate. Subsequent to the acquisition of acquired impaired loans, applicable accounting guidance requires the continued estimation of expected cash flows to be received. This estimation involves the use of key assumptions and estimates, similar to those used in the initial estimate of fair value. Changes in expected cash flows could result in the recognition of impairment through provision for credit losses. Subsequent to the purchase date, the methods utilized to estimate the required allowance for loan losses for the non-impaired acquired loans is similar to originated loans.

As a result of acquisitions, the Company has acquired goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill represents the cost of acquired companies in excess of the fair value of net assets at the acquisition date. Goodwill is evaluated at least annually or when business conditions suggest that an impairment may have occurred. Goodwill will be reduced to its carrying value through a charge to earnings if impairment exists. Core deposits and other identifiable intangible assets are amortized to expense over their estimated useful lives. The determination of whether or not impairment exists is based upon discounted cash flow modeling techniques that require management to make estimates regarding the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. It also requires them to select a discount rate that reflects the current return requirements of the market in relation to present risk-free interest rates, required equity market premiums and Company-specific risk indicators, all of which are susceptible to change based on changes in economic conditions and other factors. Future events or changes in the estimates used to determine the carrying value of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets could have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company’s policies on the allowance for loan losses, pension accounting, acquired loans, provision for income taxes and intangible assets are disclosed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements presented in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. All accounting policies are important, and as such, the Company encourages the reader to review each of the policies included in Note 1 to obtain a better understanding of how the Company’s financial performance is reported.

Overview

Significant factors management reviews to evaluate the Company’s operating results and financial condition include, but are not limited to: net income and earnings per share, return on average assets, equity and tangible common equity, net interest margin, noninterest income, operating expenses, certain core results, asset quality indicators, loan and deposit growth, capital management, liquidity and interest rate sensitivity, enhancements to customer products and services, technology advancements, market share and peer comparisons. The following information should be considered in connection with the Company's results for the first three months of 2016:

·	First quarter loan growth of 5.8% (annualized)

·	Average demand deposits up 11.3% from the first quarter of 2015

·	Net interest income up 3.9% from the first quarter of 2015

·	Positive trends continue for asset quality indicators:

o	Past due loans to total loans improved to 0.50% at March 31, 2016 from 0.62% at December 31, 2015

o	Annualized net charge-offs to average loans improved to 0.33% for the first quarter of 2016 from 0.38% for the full year of 2015

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Results of Operations

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $18.9 million, up from $18.2 million for the same period last year. Earnings per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $0.43, up from $0.41 for the first quarter of 2015. Return on average assets (annualized) was 0.92% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to 0.94% for the same period last year. Return on average tangible common equity (annualized) was 13.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to 13.08% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP measure and excludes amortization of intangible assets (net of tax) from net income and average tangible equity calculated as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Net Income	$	18,891	$	18,166
Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)		670		784
	$	19,561	$	18,950

Average stockholders' equity	$	880,311	$	871,074
Less: average goodwill and other intangibles		282,751		283,508
Average tangible common equity	$	597,560	$	587,566

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the difference between interest income on earning assets, primarily loans and securities, and interest expense on interest bearing liabilities, primarily deposits and borrowings. Net interest income is affected by the interest rate spread, the difference between the yield on earning assets and cost of interest bearing liabilities, as well as the volumes of such assets and liabilities. Net interest income is one of the key determining factors in a financial institution’s performance as it is the principal source of earnings.

Net interest income was $64.6 million for the first quarter of 2016, up $1.1 million from the previous quarter, and up $2.4 million from the first quarter of 2015. Fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) net interest margin was 3.47% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, up from 3.42% for the previous quarter and down from 3.60% for the first quarter of 2015. The increase from the previous quarter was driven by an increase in yields on earning assets, partially offset by slightly higher costs of interest bearing liabilities. Average interest earning assets were up $127.1 million, or 1.7%, for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the prior quarter. This increase was driven primarily by a $117.8 million increase in average securities available for sale from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016. Yields on earning assets increased by 5 basis points from 3.70% during the fourth quarter of 2015 to 3.75% for the first quarter of 2016. This increase was driven by an 8 basis-point increase in loan yields from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016. The increase in average earning assets and yields on earning assets in the first quarter of 2016 resulted in a $1.2 million increase in interest income from the fourth quarter of 2015. Interest expense for the first quarter of 2016 was up $0.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2015 and resulted primarily from a 2.0% increase in average interest bearing liabilities during the first quarter of 2016 as well as a 1 basis-point increase in the rates paid on interest bearing liabilities for the same period. Interest expense for the first quarter of 2016 was up $0.3 million from the same period in 2015 and resulted primarily from a 5.2% increase in average interest bearing liabilities during the first quarter of 2016 as well as a 1 basis-point increase in the rates paid on interest bearing liabilities as compared to the first quarter of 2015.

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Average Balances and Net Interest Income

The following tables include the condensed consolidated average balance sheet, an analysis of interest income/expense and average yield/rate for each major category of earning assets and interest bearing liabilities on a taxable equivalent basis. Interest income for tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory Federal income tax rate of 35%.

Three Months ended
			March 31, 2016							December 31, 2015							March 31, 2015
	Average				Yield/			Average				Yield/			Average				Yield/
(dollars in thousands)	Balance		Interest		Rates			Balance		Interest		Rates			Balance		Interest		Rates
ASSETS
Short-term interest bearing accounts	$	13,639	$	21		0.63	%	$	13,494	$	11		0.34	%	$	9,156	$	7		0.30	%
Securities available for sale (1)		1,188,437		6,090		2.06	%		1,070,643		5,308		1.97	%		1,018,880		5,084		2.02	%
Securities held to maturity (1)		465,916		2,870		2.48	%		470,027		2,881		2.43	%		454,957		2,766		2.47	%
Investment in FRB and FHLB Banks		33,470		428		5.14	%		32,263		458		5.63	%		30,931		473		6.20	%
Loans (2)		5,884,073		61,401		4.20	%		5,872,011		60,969		4.12	%		5,586,942		59,704		4.33	%
Total interest earning assets		7,585,535	$	70,810		3.75	%	$	7,458,438	$	69,627		3.70	%		7,100,866	$	68,034		3.89	%
Other assets		699,194							693,981							696,091
Total assets	$	8,284,729						$	8,152,419						$	7,796,957

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Money market deposit accounts	$	1,653,930	$	912		0.22	%	$	1,626,644	$	889		0.22	%	$	1,544,488	$	786		0.21	%
NOW deposit accounts		1,051,959		132		0.05	%		1,039,563		140		0.05	%		972,263	$	123		0.05	%
Savings deposits		1,105,480		158		0.06	%		1,079,757		158		0.06	%		1,040,031	$	162		0.06	%
Time deposits		921,754		2,395		1.04	%		918,875		2,426		1.05	%		1,014,904	$	2,502		1.00	%
Total interest bearing deposits	$	4,733,123	$	3,597		0.31	%	$	4,664,839	$	3,613		0.31	%	$	4,571,686	$	3,573		0.32	%
Short-term borrowings		369,443		328		0.36	%		332,742		222		0.26	%		265,420	$	121		0.19	%
Junior subordinated debt		101,196		619		2.46	%		101,196		576		2.26	%		101,196	$	540		2.16	%
Long-term debt		130,420		833		2.57	%		130,522		848		2.58	%		130,879	$	826		2.56	%
Total interest bearing liabilities	$	5,334,182	$	5,377		0.41	%	$	5,229,299	$	5,259		0.40	%	$	5,069,181	$	5,060		0.40	%
Demand deposits		1,970,315							1,944,820							1,770,703
Other liabilities		99,921							93,557							85,999
Stockholders' equity		880,311							884,743							871,074
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	8,284,729						$	8,152,419						$	7,796,957
Net interest income (FTE)				65,433							64,368							62,974
Interest rate spread						3.34	%						3.30	%						3.49	%
Net interest margin						3.47	%						3.42	%						3.60	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment				856							856						$	808
Net interest income			$	64,577						$	63,512						$	62,166

(1) Securities are shown at average amortized cost

(2) For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans are included in the average loan balances outstanding

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The following table presents changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to changes in volume (change in average balance multiplied by prior year rate), changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by prior year volume), and the net change in net interest income. The net change attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate has been allocated to each in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of change.

Three months ended March 31,
	Increase (Decrease)
	2016 over 2015
(in thousands)	Volume			Rate			Total

Short-term interest bearing accounts	$	4		$	10		$	14
Securities available for sale		906			100			1,006
Securities held to maturity		87			17			104
Investment in FRB and FHLB Banks		38			(83	)		(45	)
Loans		3,451			(1,754	)		1,697
Total interest income		4,486			(1,710	)		2,776

Money market deposit accounts		61			65			126
NOW deposit accounts		11			(2	)		9
Savings deposits		10			(14	)		(4	)
Time deposits		(206	)		99			(107	)
Short-term borrowings		66			141			207
Junior subordinated debt		-			79			79
Long-term debt		-			7			7
Total interest expense		(58	)		375			317

Change in FTE net interest income	$	4,544		$	(2,085	)	$	2,459

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income is a significant source of revenue for the Company and an important factor in the Company’s results of operations. The following table sets forth information by category of noninterest income for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
(in thousands)
Insurance and other financial services revenue	$	6,946	$	6,374
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,939		4,072
ATM and debit card fees		4,583		4,248
Retirement plan administration fees		3,754		3,196
Trust		4,376		4,450
Bank owned life insurance		1,291		1,559
Net securities gains		29		14
Other		3,449		2,621
Total noninterest income	$	28,367	$	26,534

Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $28.4 million, up $1.8 million from the same period in 2015. The increase was due primarily to increases in ATM and debit card fees from an increase in the number of accounts and usage, retirement plan administration fees resulting from the acquisition of TPA, insurance revenue from increased contingency revenue, and other noninterest income stemming from an increase in swap fees. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in bank owned life insurance income due to higher benefit payments received in 2015.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expenses are also an important factor in the Company’s results of operations. The following table sets forth the major components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
(in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits	$	32,441	$	30,182
Occupancy		5,491		6,066
Data processing and communications		4,050		4,103
Professional fees and outside services		3,231		3,497
Equipment		3,460		3,249
Office supplies and postage		1,547		1,619
FDIC expenses		1,258		1,198
Advertising		504		719
Amortization of intangible assets		1,096		1,284
Loan collection and other real estate owned		705		872
Other		4,441		4,913
Total noninterest expense	$	58,224	$	57,702

Noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $58.2 million, up $0.5 million from the first quarter of 2015. This increase was due primarily to a $2.3 million, or 7.5%, increase in salaries and employee benefits in the first quarter of 2016 as compared with the first quarter of 2015. This increase was driven by higher salary and benefit costs from higher medical costs, higher salaries, and higher retirement plan expenses. These increases were partially offset by decreases in occupancy and other noninterest expense. Occupancy expenses were down in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015 due to the mild winter.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2016 was $9.7 million, up $0.5 million from the first quarter of 2015. The increase from the prior period was due primarily to a higher level of pretax income in the first quarter of 2016. The effective tax rate was 34.0% for the first quarter of 2016 and 33.6% for the first quarter of 2015.

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

Securities

Total securities increased $81.7 million, or 4.9%, from December 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016. The securities portfolio represents 20.5% of total assets as of March 31, 2016 as compared to 20.0% as of December 31, 2015.

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The following table details the composition of securities available for sale, securities held to maturity and regulatory investments for the periods indicated:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Mortgage-backed securities:
With maturities 15 years or less		24	%		25	%
With maturities greater than 15 years		1	%		1	%
Collateral mortgage obligations		44	%		41	%
Municipal securities		14	%		13	%
US agency notes		16	%		19	%
Other		1	%		1	%
Total		100	%		100	%

The Company’s mortgage backed securities, U.S. agency notes, and collateralized mortgage obligations are all “prime/conforming” and are guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Farm Credit Banks, or Ginnie Mae (“GNMA”). GNMA securities are considered equivalent to U.S. Treasury securities, as they are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Currently, there are no subprime mortgages in our investment portfolio. Refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to other than temporary impairment considerations.

Loans

A summary of loans, net of deferred fees and origination costs, by category for the periods indicated follows:

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Residential real estate mortgages	$	1,211,821	$	1,196,780
Commercial		1,168,191		1,159,089
Commercial real estate mortgages		1,448,920		1,430,618
Consumer		1,620,669		1,568,204
Home equity		518,208		528,442
Total loans and leases	$	5,967,809	$	5,883,133

Total loans increased by $84.7 million, or 1.4%, at March 31, 2016 from December 31, 2015, or 5.8% annualized during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The increase in loans in the first quarter resulted from growth in the commercial, residential and consumer portfolios. Consumer loan growth was supplemented with approximately $30 million in loans from LendingClub Corporation as part of the Company's ongoing relationship which began with the sale of Springstone LLC in the second quarter of 2014. Loans represent approximately 70.4% of assets as of March 31, 2016, as compared to 71.2% as of December 31, 2015.

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Allowance for Loan Losses, Provision for Loan Losses, and Nonperforming Assets

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level estimated by management to provide adequately for risk of probable losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is continuously monitored using a methodology designed to ensure that the level of the allowance reasonably reflects the loan portfolio’s risk profile. It is evaluated to ensure that it is sufficient to absorb all reasonably estimable incurred credit losses inherent in the current loan portfolio.

Management considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy given the degree of judgment exercised in evaluating the level of the allowance required to cover credit losses in the portfolio and the material effect that such judgments can have on the consolidated results of operations.

For purposes of evaluating the adequacy of the allowance, the Company considers a number of significant factors that affect the collectability of the portfolio. For individually analyzed loans, these factors include estimates of loss exposure, which reflect the facts and circumstances that affect the likelihood of repayment of such loans as of the evaluation date. For homogeneous pools of loans, estimates of the Company’s exposure to credit loss reflect a thorough current assessment of a number of factors, which affect collectability. These factors include: past loss experience; the size, trend, composition, and nature of the loans; changes in lending policies and procedures, including underwriting standards and collection, charge-off and recovery practices; trends experienced in nonperforming and delinquent loans; current economic conditions in the Company’s market; portfolio concentrations that may affect loss experienced across one or more components of the portfolio; the effect of external factors such as competition, legal and regulatory requirements; and the experience, ability, and depth of lending management and staff. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral component of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examination, which may not be currently available to management.

After a thorough consideration and validation of the factors discussed above, required additions or reductions to the allowance for loan losses are made periodically by charges or credits to the provision for loan losses. These charges are necessary to maintain the allowance at a level which management believes is reasonably reflective of the overall inherent risk of probable loss in the portfolio. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, additions or reductions to the allowance may fluctuate from one reporting period to another. These fluctuations are reflective of changes in risk associated with portfolio content and/or changes in management’s assessment of any or all of the determining factors discussed above. Management considers the allowance for loan losses to be adequate based on evaluation and analysis of the loan portfolio.

The following table reflects changes to the allowance for loan losses for the periods presented. The allowance is increased by provisions for losses charged to operations and is reduced by net charge-offs. Charge-offs are made when the ability to collect loan principal within a reasonable time becomes unlikely. Any recoveries of previously charged-off loans are credited directly to the allowance for loan losses.

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Allowance For Loan Losses
	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016					March 31, 2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	63,018				$	66,359
Recoveries		1,761					1,038
Charge-offs		(6,559	)				(5,680	)
Net charge-offs		(4,798	)				(4,642	)
Provision for loan losses		6,098					3,642
Balance, end of period	$	64,318				$	65,359
Composition of Net Charge-offs
Commercial and agricultural	$	328		-7	%	$	(564	)	12	%
Real estate mortgage		(687	)	14	%		(448	)	10	%
Consumer		(4,439	)	93	%		(3,630	)	78	%
Net charge-offs	$	(4,798	)	100	%	$	(4,642	)	100	%
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans		0.33	%				0.34	%

Net charge-offs were $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, up from $4.6 million for the same period in 2015. Provision expense was $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared with $3.6 million for the first quarter of 2015. Provision expense was higher than the prior year primarily due to loan growth. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the first quarter of 2016 was 0.33%, compared with 0.38% for the full year of 2015 and 0.34% for the first quarter of 2015.

Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.69% at March 31, 2016, up from 0.64% for the prior quarter, and down from 0.85% at March 31, 2015.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $64.3 million at March 31, 2016, compared to $63.0 million at December 31, 2015, and $65.4 million at March 31, 2015. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans was 1.08% (1.18% excluding acquired loans with no related allowance recorded) at March 31, 2016, compared to 1.07% (1.18% excluding acquired loans with no related allowance recorded) at December 31, 2015 and 1.16% (1.29% excluding acquired loans with no related allowance recorded) at March 31, 2015.

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Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing, restructured loans, OREO, and nonperforming securities. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual when principal or interest payments become ninety days past due, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. Loans may also be placed on nonaccrual when circumstances indicate that the borrower may be unable to meet the contractual principal or interest payments. OREO represents property acquired through foreclosure and is valued at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less any estimated disposal costs. Nonperforming securities, which include securities which management believes are other-than-temporarily impaired, are carried at their estimated fair value and are not accruing interest.

Nonperforming Assets

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2016						December 31, 2015
Nonaccrual loans	Amount			%			Amount			%
Commercial and agricultural loans and real estate	$	21,943			57	%	$	14,655			43	%
Real estate mortgages		5,039			13	%		8,625			26	%
Consumer		8,317			21	%		6,009			18	%
Troubled debt restructured loans		3,645			9	%		4,455			13	%
Total nonaccrual loans		38,944			100	%		33,744			100	%
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing
Real estate mortgages		234			11	%		1,022			28	%
Consumer		1,951			89	%		2,640			72	%
Total loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing		2,185			100	%		3,662			100	%

Total nonperforming loans		41,129						37,406
Other real estate owned (OREO)		2,716						4,666
Total nonperforming assets	$	43,845					$	42,072
Total nonperforming loans to total loans and leases		0.69	%					0.64	%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets		0.52	%					0.51	%
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans		156.38	%					168.47	%

Past due loans as a percentage of total loans was 0.50% at March 31, 2016, down from 0.62% at December 31, 2015. For acquired loans that are not deemed to be impaired at acquisition, credit discounts representing the principal losses expected over the life of the loan are a component of the initial fair value and amortized over the life of the asset.

As a result of the application of this accounting methodology, certain credit-related ratios may not necessarily be directly comparable with periods prior to the acquisition, or comparable with other institutions. The credit metrics most impacted by our acquisitions were the allowance for loans losses to total loans, and total allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans. As of March 31, 2016, the allowance for loan losses to total originated loans and the total allowance for loan losses to originated nonperforming loans were 1.18% and 175.40%, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, the allowance for loan losses to total originated loans and the total allowance for loan losses to originated nonperforming loans were 1.18% and 193.00%, respectively.

Loans acquired that were not deemed to be impaired at acquisition and were classified as non-accrual and greater than 90 days past due and still accruing prior to acquisition, continued to be classified as non-accrual and 90 days past due and still accruing immediately after the acquisition. Loans acquired that were classified as troubled debt restructurings prior to acquisition are no longer classified as such immediately following the acquisition. Acquired credit impaired loans from acquisitions were not classified non-accrual, even though they may be contractually past due, because we expect to fully collect the recorded investment of such loans.

In addition to nonperforming loans, the Company has also identified approximately $70.6 million in potential problem loans at March 31, 2016 as compared to $73.8 million at December 31, 2015. At March 31, 2016, potential problem loans primarily consisted of commercial real estate and commercial and agricultural loans. Potential problem loans are loans that are currently performing, but known information about possible credit problems of the borrowers causes management to have doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms and which may result in classification of such loans as nonperforming at some time in the future. Potential problem loans are typically defined as loans that are performing but are classified by the Company’s loan rating system as “substandard.” Management cannot predict the extent to which economic conditions may worsen or other factors which may impact borrowers and the potential problem loans. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that other loans will not become 90 days or more past due, be placed on nonaccrual, become restructured, or require increased allowance coverage and provision for loan losses.

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Deposits

Total deposits were $6.9 billion at March 31, 2016, up $300.2 million, or 4.5%, from December 31, 2015, due primarily to seasonal growth in municipal deposits in the first quarter of 2016. Total average deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased $361.0 million, or 5.7%, from the same period in 2015, due primarily to organic deposit growth in 2015.

Borrowed Funds

The Company's borrowed funds consist of short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Short-term borrowings totaled $347.9 million at March 31, 2016 compared to $442.5 million at December 31, 2015. Long-term debt was $130.4 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

For more information about the Company’s borrowing capacity and liquidity position, see “Liquidity Risk” below.

Capital Resources

Stockholders' equity of $881.7 million represented 10.41% of total assets at March 31, 2016, compared with $882.0 million, or 10.67% as of December 31, 2015. The slight decrease in stockholders' equity resulted primarily from the stock buyback during the first quarter of 2016, offset by net income of $18.9 million for the first quarter of 2016.

The Company purchased 675,535 shares of its common stock during the first quarter of 2016 at an average price of $25.45 per share under a previously announced plan. As of March 31, 2016, there were 277,313 shares available for repurchase under this plan announced on July 27, 2015 and set to expire on December 31, 2016. On March 28, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new program for the Company to repurchase up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. This plan expires on December 31, 2017.

The Board of Directors considers the Company's earnings position and earnings potential when making dividend decisions. The Company's Board of Directors approved a 2016 second-quarter cash dividend of $0.22 per share at a meeting held on May 3, 2016. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2016 to stockholders of record as of June 1, 2016. The Company does not have a target dividend pay-out ratio.

As the capital ratios in the following table indicate, the Company remained “well capitalized” at March 31, 2016 under applicable bank regulatory requirements. Capital measurements are well in excess of regulatory minimum guidelines and meet the requirements to be considered well capitalized for all periods presented. To be considered well capitalized, Tier 1 leverage, Common equity tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Total risk-based capital ratios must be 5%, 6.5%, 8% and 10%, respectively.

Capital Measurements	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Tier 1 leverage ratio		9.15	%		9.44	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		9.79	%		10.20	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		11.28	%		11.73	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		12.29	%		12.74	%
Cash dividends as a percentage of net income		50.14	%		49.92	%
Per common share:
Book value	$	20.57		$	20.31
Tangible book value (1)	$	13.99		$	13.79

(1) Stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding

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Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity Management

Market Risk

Interest rate risk is the primary market risk affecting the Company. Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of the Company’s business activities. Interest rate risk is defined as an exposure to a movement in interest rates that could have an adverse effect on the Company’s net interest income. Net interest income is susceptible to interest rate risk to the degree that interest bearing liabilities mature or reprice on a different basis than earning assets. When interest bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly than earning assets in a given period, a significant increase in market rates of interest could adversely affect net interest income. Similarly, when earning assets mature or reprice more quickly than interest bearing liabilities, falling interest rates could result in a decrease in net interest income.

In an attempt to manage the Company's exposure to changes in interest rates, management monitors the Company’s interest rate risk. Management’s Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) meets monthly to review the Company’s interest rate risk position and profitability and to recommend strategies for consideration by the Board of Directors. Management also reviews loan and deposit pricing and the Company’s securities portfolio, formulates investment and funding strategies, and oversees the timing and implementation of transactions to assure attainment of the Board’s objectives in the most effective manner. Notwithstanding the Company’s interest rate risk management activities, the potential effect of changing interest rates is an uncertainty that can have an adverse effect on net income.

In adjusting the Company’s asset/liability position, the Board and management attempt to manage the Company’s interest rate risk while minimizing net interest margin compression. At times, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long- and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, the Board and management may determine to increase the Company’s interest rate risk position somewhat in order to increase its net interest margin. The Company’s results of operations and net portfolio values remain vulnerable to changes in interest rates and fluctuations in the difference between long- and short-term interest rates. Assuming interest rates remain at or near current historical lows, net interest margin will continue to experience compression. Additional rate reductions on deposits are becoming more difficult as deposit rates are at or near their floors, and with asset yields continuing to reprice at lower rates, this could result in additional margin pressure as well as a decrease in net interest income.

The primary tool utilized by ALCO to manage interest rate risk is a balance sheet/income statement simulation model (interest rate sensitivity analysis). Information such as principal balance, interest rate, maturity date, cash flows, next repricing date (if needed), and current rates is uploaded into the model to create an ending balance sheet. In addition, ALCO makes certain assumptions regarding prepayment speeds for loans and mortgage related investment securities along with any optionality within the deposits and borrowings.

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The model is first run under an assumption of a flat rate scenario (i.e. no change in current interest rates) with a static balance sheet over a 12-month period. Two additional models are run with static balance sheets: (1) a gradual increase of 200 bp, and (2) a gradual decrease of 100 bp taking place over a 12-month period. Under these scenarios, assets subject to prepayments are adjusted to account for faster or slower prepayment assumptions. Any investment securities or borrowings that have callable options embedded into them are handled accordingly based on the interest rate scenario. The resulting changes in net interest income are then measured against the flat rate scenario.

In the declining rate scenario, net interest income is projected to decrease when compared to the forecasted net interest income in the flat rate scenario through the simulation period. The decrease in net interest income is a result of earning assets repricing downward at a faster rate than interest bearing liabilities. The inability to effectively lower deposit rates will likely reduce or eliminate the benefit of lower interest rates. In the rising rate scenarios, net interest income is projected to experience a decline from the flat rate scenario. Net interest income is projected to remain at lower levels than in a flat rate scenario through the simulation period primarily due to a lag in assets repricing while funding costs increase. The potential impact on earnings is dependent on the ability to lag deposit repricing. If short-term rates continue to increase, the Company expects competitive pressures will likely lead to core deposit pricing increases, which will likely continue compression of the net interest margin.

Net interest income for the next 12 months in the + 200/- 100 bp scenarios, as described above, is within the internal policy risk limits of not more than a 7.5% change in net interest income. The following table summarizes the percentage change in net interest income in the rising and declining rate scenarios over a 12-month period from the forecasted net interest income in the flat rate scenario using the March 31, 2016 balance sheet position:

Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis
Change in interest rates	Percent change in
(in bp points)	net interest income
+200	(3.31%)
-100	(2.10%)

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of customers who may be depositors wanting to withdraw funds or borrowers needing assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet their credit needs. The ALCO is responsible for liquidity management and has developed guidelines which cover all assets and liabilities, as well as off balance sheet items that are potential sources or uses of liquidity. Liquidity policies must also provide the flexibility to implement appropriate strategies and tactical actions. Requirements change as loans grow, deposits and securities mature, and payments on borrowings are made. Liquidity management includes a focus on interest rate sensitivity management with a goal of avoiding widely fluctuating net interest margins through periods of changing economic conditions.

The primary liquidity measurement the Company utilizes is called the Basic Surplus, which captures the adequacy of its access to reliable sources of cash relative to the stability of its funding mix of average liabilities. Basic Surplus is calculated by subtracting short-term liabilities from liquid assets. This approach recognizes the importance of balancing levels of cash flow liquidity from short- and long-term securities with the availability of dependable borrowing sources which can be accessed when necessary. At March 31, 2016, the Company’s Basic Surplus measurement was 15.8% of total assets or approximately $1.3 billion as compared to the December 31, 2015 Basic Surplus of 18.6% or $1.5 billion, and was above the Company’s minimum of 5% or $424 million set forth in its liquidity policies.

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This Basic Surplus approach enables the Company to adequately manage liquidity from both operational and contingency perspectives. By tempering the need for cash flow liquidity with reliable borrowing facilities, the Company is able to operate with a more fully invested and, therefore, higher interest income generating securities portfolio. The makeup and term structure of the securities portfolio is, in part, impacted by the overall interest rate sensitivity of the balance sheet. Investment decisions and deposit pricing strategies are impacted by the liquidity position.

The Company’s primary source of funds is the Bank. Certain restrictions exist regarding the ability of the Bank to transfer funds to the Company in the form of cash dividends. The approval of the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is required to pay dividends when a bank fails to meet certain minimum regulatory capital standards or when such dividends are in excess of a subsidiary bank’s earnings retained in the current year plus retained net profits for the preceding two years (as defined in the regulations). At March 31, 2016, approximately $54.8 million of the total stockholders’ equity of the Bank was available for payment of dividends to the Company without approval by the OCC. The Bank’s ability to pay dividends is also subject to the Bank being in compliance with regulatory capital requirements. The Bank is currently in compliance with these requirements. Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Company may declare and pay dividends either out of its surplus or, in case there is no surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year.

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, FHLB advances outstanding totaled approximately $303 million and $432 million, respectively. The Bank is a member of the FHLB system and had additional borrowing capacity from the FHLB of approximately $1.2 billion at March 31, 2016 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2015. In addition, unpledged securities could have been used to increase borrowing capacity at the FHLB by an additional $449 million at March 31, 2016, or used to collateralize other borrowings, such as repurchase agreements. At March 31, 2016 the Bank also had additional borrowing capacity from unused collateral at the Federal Reserve of $810 million.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09 - Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The areas for simplification in this Update involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Some of the areas for simplification apply only to nonpublic entities. Simplifications that may apply to the Bank are:

All excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies (including tax benefits of dividends on share-based payment awards) should be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement. The tax effects of exercised or vested awards should be treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. An entity also should recognize excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period.

·	Excess tax benefits should be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity.

·	An entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest (current GAAP) or account for forfeitures when they occur.

·	The threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions.

·	Cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for taxwithholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity.

This guidance is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07 - Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). The amendments in this Update eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Therefore, upon qualifying for the equity method of accounting, no retroactive adjustment of the investment is required.

The amendments in this Update require that an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method. The amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating this guidance and does not believe adoption of this guidance will have a material affect on our financial statements or disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-06 - Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments. The amendments in this Update clarify the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts. An entity performing the assessment under the amendments in this Update is required to assess the embedded call (put) options solely in accordance with the four-step decision sequence.

The amendments in this Update clarify what steps are required when assessing whether the economic characteristics and risks of call (put) options are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of their debt hosts, which is one of the criteria for bifurcating an embedded derivative. Consequently, when a call (put) option is contingently exercisable, an entity does not have to assess whether the event that triggers the ability to exercise a call (put) option is related to interest rates or credit risks. The amendments are an improvement to GAAP because they eliminate diversity in practice in assessing embedded contingent call (put) options in debt instruments. The amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating this guidance and does not believe adoption of this guidance will have a material affect on our financial statements or disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-05 - Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships. The amendments in this Update clarify that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as the hedging instrument under Topic 815 does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria (including those in paragraphs 815-20-35-14 through 35-18) continue to be met. The amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating this guidance and does not believe adoption of this guidance will have a material affect on our financial statements or disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 – Leases (Topic 842). This new guidance requires lessees to recognize the rights and obligations resulting from leases as assets and liabilities. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term.

For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous GAAP. There continues to be a differentiation between finance leases and operating leases. However, the principal difference from previous guidance is that the lease assets and lease liabilities arising from operating leases should be recognized in the statement of financial position.

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For finance leases, a lessee is required to do the following:

1. Recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in the statement of financial position

2. Recognize interest on the lease liability separately from amortization of the right-of-use asset in the statement of comprehensive income

3. Classify repayments of the principal portion of the lease liability within financing activities and payments of interest on the lease liability and variable lease payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

For operating leases, a lessee is required to do the following:

1. Recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in the statement of financial position

2. Recognize a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a generally straight-line basis

3. Classify all cash payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 for the Bank and we are evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial statements and disclosures.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01 – Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The amendments in ASU 2016-01 address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The amendments in this Update make targeted improvements to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as follows:

1. Require equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer.

2. Simplify the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment. When a qualitative assessment indicates that impairment exists, an entity is required to measure the investment at fair value.

3. Eliminate the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities.

4. Eliminate the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet.

5. Require public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes.

6. Require an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value

option for financial instruments.

7. Require separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements.

8. Clarify that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets.

The guidance becomes effective for us on January 1, 2018 and is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This new guidance supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, and is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. In April 2015, the FASB approved deferral of the effective date of this guidance. This guidance is effective prospectively for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Information called for by Item 3 is contained in the Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity Management section of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2016, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There were no changes made in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is subject, except as described in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 1A – RISK FACTORS

There are no material changes to the risk factors as previously discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a)	Not applicable

(b)	Not applicable

(c)	The table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by the Company or any "affiliated purchaser" (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of our common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2016:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans	Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under The Plans (1)
1/1/16 - 1/31/16	112,416	$25.15	112,416	840,432
2/1/16 - 2/29/16	563,119	25.51	563,119	277,313
3/1/16 - 3/31/16	-	-	-	1,277,313
Total	675,535	$25.45	675,535	1,277,313

(1) The Company purchased 675,535 shares of its common stock during the first quarter of 2016 at an average price of $25.45 per share under a previously announced plan. As of March 31, 2016, there were 277,313 shares available for repurchase under this plan announced on July 27, 2015 and set to expire on December 31, 2016. On March 28, 2016, the NBT Board of Directors authorized a new program for NBT to repurchase up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. This plan expires on December 31, 2017.

Item 3 – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

Item 4 – MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None

Item 5 – OTHER INFORMATION

None

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Item 6 – EXHIBITS

3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of NBT Bancorp Inc. as amended through July 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on August 10, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws of NBT Bancorp Inc., effective July 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K, filed on July 1, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

3.3 Certificate of Designation of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed on November 18, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference).

4.1 Specimen common stock certificate for NBT's common stock (filed as exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on December 27, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, this 10th day of May 2016.

		NBT BANCORP INC.

	By:	/s/ Michael J. Chewens
		Michael J. Chewens, CPA
		Senior Executive Vice President
		Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws of NBT Bancorp Inc., effective July 1, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K, filed on July 1, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document