NORWICH, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBT Bancorp Inc. ("NBT" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NBTB) reported net income and diluted earnings per share for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was $36.0 million, or $0.76 per diluted common share, compared to $30.4 million, or $0.64 per diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2023, and $38.1 million, or $0.80 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024. Operating diluted earnings per share⁽¹⁾, a non-GAAP measure was $0.77 for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $0.72 for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $0.80 for the third quarter of 2024.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $140.6 million, or $2.97 per diluted common share, compared to $118.8 million, or $2.65 per diluted common share, in the prior year.

The Company completed the acquisition of Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. ("Salisbury") on August 11, 2023, adding 13 banking offices, $1.18 billion in loans and $1.31 billion in deposits. The comparisons to the full year of 2023 are significantly impacted by the Salisbury acquisition.

CEO Comments

"Three consecutive quarters of growth in net interest income and margin along with continued strong results from our diverse mix of fee businesses drove NBT's operating performance in the fourth quarter of 2024," said NBT President and Chief Executive Officer Scott A. Kingsley. "In addition, we were pleased to receive regulatory approval during the fourth quarter to complete our planned merger with Evans Bancorp, Inc. Evans shareholders also demonstrated strong support for the partnership with the vote to approve the transaction in December. We continue to expect the merger to close in the second quarter of 2025 in conjunction with the core system conversion, and team members from NBT and Evans are working closely to plan a smooth transition for the customers and communities we will serve together in the Buffalo and Rochester markets."

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

Net Income	Net income was $36.0 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.76
Net Interest Income / NIM	Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis was $106.7 million, up $4.4 million from the prior quarter⁽¹⁾ Net interest margin ("NIM") on an FTE basis was 3.34%⁽¹⁾, up 7 basis points ("bps") from the prior quarter Included in FTE net interest income was $2.6 million of acquisition-related net accretion, which was consistent with the third quarter of 2024 Earning asset yields of 4.96% were down 5 bps from the prior quarter Total cost of funds of 1.71% was down 14 bps from the prior quarter
Noninterest Income	Noninterest income was $42.2 million, an increase of 11.1% from the fourth quarter of 2023, excluding net securities gains (losses)
Loans and Credit Quality	Period end total loans of $9.97 billion as of December 31, 2024, up $319.2 million, or 3.3%, from December 31, 2023 Net charge-offs to average loans was 0.23% annualized Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.52% Allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.16%
Deposits	Deposits were $11.55 billion as of December 31, 2024, up $577.8 million, or 5.3%, from December 31, 2023 Total cost of deposits was 1.60% for the fourth quarter of 2024, down 12 bps from the third quarter of 2024
Capital	Stockholders' equity was $1.53 billion as of December 31, 2024 Tangible book value per share⁽²⁾ was $23.88 at December 31, 2024 Tangible equity to assets of 8.42%⁽¹⁾ CET1 ratio of 11.93%; Leverage ratio of 10.24%

Loans

Period end total loans were $9.97 billion at December 31, 2024, $9.91 billion at September 30, 2024 and $9.65 billion at December 31, 2023.
Period end total loans increased $319.2 million from December 31, 2023. Total commercial loans increased $322.0 million to $5.30 billion while total consumer loans decreased $2.8 million to $4.67 billion. Excluding the other consumer and residential solar portfolios, which are in a planned run-off status, period end loans increased $478.6 million, or 5.6%.
Commercial line of credit utilization rate was 21% at December 31, 2024, compared to 22% at September 30, 2024 and 20% at December 31, 2023.

Deposits

Total deposits at December 31, 2024 were $11.55 billion, compared to $11.59 billion at September 30, 2024 and $10.97 billion at December 31, 2023. The $577.8 million increase in deposits from December 31, 2023 was primarily due to higher consumer and commercial deposit balances.
The loan to deposit ratio was 86.3% at December 31, 2024, compared to 88.0% at December 31, 2023.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $106.1 million, an increase of $4.4 million, or 4.4%, from the third quarter of 2024 and an increase of $6.9 million, or 7.0%, from the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in net interest income from the third quarter of 2024 resulted primarily from a decrease in the cost of deposits, an increase in average short-term interest-bearing accounts and the interest earned on those balances combined with a more favorable funding mix.
The NIM on an FTE basis for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 3.34%, an increase of 7 bps from the third quarter of 2024. This increase was driven by an improved funding mix with lower average balances of short-term borrowings, an increase in the average balance of noninterest-bearing demand deposit accounts and a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits. The NIM on an FTE basis increased 19 bps from the fourth quarter of 2023 due to higher earning asset yields and lower average balances of short-term borrowings, partially offset by the increase in the cost of interest-bearing deposits.
Earning asset yields for the three months ended December 31, 2024 decreased 5 bps from the prior quarter to 4.96% and increased 17 bps from the same quarter in the prior year. Loan yields for the three months ended December 31, 2024 decreased 9 bps from the prior quarter to 5.65% primarily due to the repricing of $2.1 billion in variable rate loans partly offset by loans originating at higher rates than portfolio yields during the quarter. Earnings asset yields increased 17 bps from the same quarter in the prior year. Average earning assets increased $257.5 million, or 2.1%, from the third quarter of 2024 due to organic loan growth and an increase in short-term interest-bearing accounts. Average earning assets grew $140.6 million, or 1.1%, from the fourth quarter of 2023 due to organic loan growth partially offset by lower average balances of short-term interest-bearing accounts and securities.
Total cost of deposits, including noninterest bearing deposits, was 1.60% for the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 12 bps from the prior quarter and an increase of 9 bps from the same period in the prior year.
Total cost of funds for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was 1.71%, a decrease of 14 bps from the prior quarter and a decrease of 1 bp from the fourth quarter of 2023.

Asset Quality and Allowance for Loan Losses

Net charge-offs to total average loans for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 23 bps compared to 16 bps in the prior quarter. The increase in net charge-offs from the prior quarter was driven by two commercial real estate relationships, of which $1.7 million was previously specifically reserved for in the second quarter of 2024. Net charge-offs for the portfolios in a planned run-off status represented the majority of total net charge-offs for the full year.
Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.38% at December 31, 2024, compared to 0.27% at September 30, 2024 and 0.28% at December 31, 2023. The increase in nonperforming assets was attributable to a commercial real estate relationship that was placed into a nonaccrual status in the fourth quarter of 2024. The relationship is being actively managed and was written-down to estimated fair value in the fourth quarter of 2024, and as such, no specific reserve has been established.
Provision expense for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was $2.2 million, compared to $2.9 million for the third quarter of 2024. The decrease in provision expense from the prior quarter was primarily due to the run-off of the other consumer and residential solar portfolios partially offset by a higher level of net charge-offs.
The allowance for loan losses was $116.0 million, or 1.16% of total loans, at December 31, 2024, compared to $119.5 million, or 1.21% of total loans, at September 30, 2024 and $114.4 million, or 1.19% of total loans, at December 31, 2023.
The reserve for unfunded loan commitments was $4.4 million at December 31, 2024, compared to $4.6 million at September 30, 2024 and $5.1 million at December 31, 2023.

Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income, excluding securities gains (losses), was $42.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, down $3.1 million, or 6.8%, from the seasonally high third quarter of 2024, and up $4.2 million, or 11.1%, from the fourth quarter of 2023.
Retirement plan administration fees were down $1.7 million from the prior quarter and increased $1.7 million from the fourth quarter of 2023. The decrease from the prior quarter, as expected, was due to higher seasonal activity-based fees in the third quarter. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2023 was driven by organic growth and higher market levels.
Wealth management fees were consistent with the prior quarter and increased $1.7 million from the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2023 was driven by market performance and growth in new customer accounts.
Insurance revenues decreased $1.0 million from the third quarter, which typically has comparatively higher levels of policy renewals than the fourth quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense was $100.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $95.7 million for the third quarter of 2024 and $92.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Total noninterest expense increased 4.8% compared to the previous quarter and increased 13.7% from the fourth quarter of 2023, excluding $1.0 million of acquisition expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024, $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, respectively, and the $4.8 million impairment of a minority interest equity investment in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Salaries and benefits increased 3.5% from the prior quarter driven by higher medical costs and an increase in other benefits including higher levels of incentive compensation. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2023 was driven by merit pay increases, higher levels of incentive compensation and higher medical and other benefit costs.
Occupancy costs were consistent with the prior quarter and increased from the fourth quarter of 2023 driven by additional expenses including seasonal maintenance, rent and equipment expense.
Other expense increased $2.5 million from the prior quarter and $0.4 million from the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase from the previous quarter was driven by increases in office supplies and postage, advertising and other expenses.

Income Taxes

The full year effective tax rate was 21.6% for 2024 down from 22.6% for the full year of 2023.

Capital

Tangible common equity to tangible assets⁽¹⁾ was 8.42% at December 31, 2024. Tangible book value per share⁽²⁾ was $23.88 at December 31, 2024, $23.83 at September 30, 2024 and $21.72 at December 31, 2023.
Stockholders' equity increased $100.5 million from December 31, 2023 driven by net income generation of $140.6 million and an $18.8 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss reflecting the change in the fair value of securities available for sale, partially offset by dividends declared of $62.3 million.
As of December 31, 2024, CET1 capital ratio of 11.93%, leverage ratio of 10.24% and total risk-based capital ratio of 15.03%.

Dividend

The Board of Directors approved a first-quarter cash dividend of $0.34 per share at a meeting held earlier today. The dividend represents a $0.02 per share, or 6.3%, increase over the dividend paid in the first quarter of 2024. The dividend will be paid on March 17, 2025 to stockholders of record as of March 3, 2025.

Stock Repurchase

The Company purchased 7,600 shares of its common stock during 2024 at an average price of $33.02 per share under its previously announced share repurchase program. The Company may repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time to mitigate the potential dilutive effects of stock-based incentive plans and other potential uses of common stock for corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2024, there were 1,992,400 shares available for repurchase under this plan.

Evans Bancorp, Inc. Merger

In December 2024, NBT announced that it had received the regulatory approval and waiver from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York necessary to complete its acquisition of Evans Bancorp, Inc. ("Evans"). Also in December 2024, the shareholders of Evans voted to approve the merger. Evans reported over 75% of the issued and outstanding shares of Evans were represented at a special shareholder meeting and over 96% of the votes cast were voted to approve the merger. NBT and Evans anticipate closing the transaction in second quarter of 2025 in conjunction with the core system conversion, pending customary closing conditions. Evans had assets of $2.28 billion, deposits of $1.90 billion and net loans of $1.76 billion as of September 30, 2024.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) Tuesday, January 28, 2025, to review the fourth quarter 2024 financial results. The audio webcast link, along with the corresponding presentation slides, will be available on the Company's Event Calendar page at www.nbtbancorp.com/bn/presentations-events.html#events and will be archived for twelve months.

Corporate Overview

NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, NY, with total assets of $13.79 billion at December 31, 2024. The Company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank, and through two financial services companies. NBT Bank, N.A. has 155 banking locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. EPIC Retirement Plan Services, based in Rochester, NY, is a national benefits administration firm. NBT Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, NY, is a full-service insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions is available online at: www.nbtbancorp.com, www.nbtbank.com, www.epicrps.com and www.nbtbank.com/Insurance.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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, including actual or potential stress in the banking industry, 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 nonperforming 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 ("FRB"); (5) inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations; (6) political instability; (7) acts of war, including international military conflicts, or terrorism; (8) the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and the perceived overall value of these products and services by users; (9) changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits; (10) changes in the financial performance and/or condition of the Company's borrowers; (11) technological changes; (12) acquisition and integration of acquired businesses; (13) the possibility that NBT and Evans may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in the merger within the expected timeframes or at all or to successfully integrate Evans operations and those of NBT; (14) the ability to increase market share and control expenses; (15) changes in the competitive environment among financial holding companies; (16) 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, and the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018; (17) 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; (18) changes in the Company's organization, compensation and benefit plans; (19) 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; (20) greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of new products and lines of business; and (21) 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, but not limited to, those described above and other factors discussed in the Company's annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the SEC, 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.

Unless required by law, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligations to, publicly release any revisions that may be made 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 press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, 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 provide useful information that is important to an understanding of the results of the Company'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 the Company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Amounts previously reported in the consolidated financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to current period presentation.

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)

		2024												2023
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Profitability (reported)
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.76		$	0.80		$	0.69		$	0.71		$	0.64
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		47,505,760			47,473,417			47,382,814			47,370,145			47,356,899
Return on average assets⁽³⁾		1.04	%		1.12	%		0.98	%		1.02	%		0.89	%
Return on average equity⁽³⁾		9.44	%		10.21	%		9.12	%		9.52	%		8.79	%
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		13.36	%		14.54	%		13.23	%		13.87	%		13.08	%
Net interest margin⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		3.34	%		3.27	%		3.18	%		3.14	%		3.15	%

	12 Months Ended December 31,
		2024			2023
Profitability (reported)
Diluted earnings per share	$	2.97		$	2.65
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		47,433,174			44,770,171
Return on average assets		1.04	%		0.95	%
Return on average equity		9.57	%		9.34	%
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾		13.75	%		13.02	%
Net interest margin⁽¹⁾		3.23	%		3.29	%

		2024												2023
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Profitability (operating)
Diluted earnings per share⁽¹⁾	$	0.77		$	0.80		$	0.69		$	0.68		$	0.72
Return on average assets⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		1.06	%		1.12	%		0.98	%		0.97	%		0.99	%
Return on average equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		9.60	%		10.23	%		9.14	%		9.04	%		9.79	%
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		13.57	%		14.56	%		13.26	%		13.20	%		14.49	%

		2024												2023
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Balance sheet data
Short-term interest-bearing accounts	$	78,973		$	231,671		$	35,207		$	156,632		$	31,378
Securities available for sale		1,574,664			1,509,338			1,439,445			1,418,471			1,430,858
Securities held to maturity		842,921			854,941			878,909			890,863			905,267
Net loans		9,853,910			9,787,541			9,733,847			9,572,777			9,536,313
Total assets		13,786,666			13,839,552			13,501,909			13,439,199			13,309,040
Total deposits		11,546,761			11,588,278			11,271,459			11,195,289			10,968,994
Total borrowings		414,983			456,666			476,082			518,190			637,387
Total liabilities		12,260,525			12,317,572			12,039,954			11,997,784			11,883,349
Stockholders' equity		1,526,141			1,521,980			1,461,955			1,441,415			1,425,691

Capital
Equity to assets		11.07	%		11.00	%		10.83	%		10.73	%		10.71	%
Tangible equity ratio⁽¹⁾		8.42	%		8.36	%		8.11	%		7.98	%		7.93	%
Book value per share	$	32.34		$	32.26		$	31.00		$	30.57		$	30.26
Tangible book value per share⁽²⁾	$	23.88		$	23.83		$	22.54		$	22.07		$	21.72
Leverage ratio		10.24	%		10.29	%		10.16	%		10.09	%		9.71	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		11.93	%		11.86	%		11.70	%		11.68	%		11.57	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		12.83	%		12.77	%		12.61	%		12.61	%		12.50	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		15.03	%		15.02	%		14.88	%		14.87	%		14.75	%
Common stock price (end of period)	$	47.76		$	44.23		$	38.60		$	36.68		$	41.91

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Asset Quality and Consolidated Loan Balances
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

		2024												2023
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Asset quality
Nonaccrual loans	$	45,819		$	33,338		$	34,755		$	35,189		$	34,213
90 days past due and still accruing		5,798			3,981			3,333			2,600			3,661
Total nonperforming loans		51,617			37,319			38,088			37,789			37,874
Other real estate owned		182			127			74			-			-
Total nonperforming assets		51,799			37,446			38,162			37,789			37,874
Allowance for loan losses		116,000			119,500			120,500			115,300			114,400

Asset quality ratios
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		1.16	%		1.21	%		1.22	%		1.19	%		1.19	%
Total nonperforming loans to total loans		0.52	%		0.38	%		0.39	%		0.39	%		0.39	%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets		0.38	%		0.27	%		0.28	%		0.28	%		0.28	%
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans		224.73	%		320.21	%		316.37	%		305.12	%		302.05	%
Past due loans to total loans⁽⁴⁾		0.34	%		0.36	%		0.30	%		0.33	%		0.32	%
Net charge-offs to average loans⁽³⁾		0.23	%		0.16	%		0.15	%		0.19	%		0.22	%

		2024												2023
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Loan net charge-offs by line of business
Commercial	$	2,542		$	807		$	(8	)	$	772		$	1,107
Residential real estate and home equity		(25	)		(64	)		(76	)		(32	)		11
Indirect auto		675			725			747			665			399
Residential solar		1,589			1,599			1,610			1,211			1,081
Other consumer		928			853			1,426			2,063			2,729
Total loan net charge-offs	$	5,709		$	3,920		$	3,699		$	4,679		$	5,327

		2024												2023
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans by segment
Commercial & industrial		0.73	%		0.73	%		0.76	%		0.79	%		0.84	%
Commercial real estate		0.95	%		1.01	%		1.00	%		0.97	%		0.99	%
Residential real estate		1.00	%		1.00	%		0.98	%		0.89	%		0.84	%
Auto		0.81	%		0.83	%		0.85	%		0.81	%		0.83	%
Residential solar		3.70	%		3.70	%		3.76	%		3.58	%		3.28	%
Other consumer		2.65	%		3.51	%		4.09	%		4.24	%		4.70	%
Total		1.16	%		1.21	%		1.22	%		1.19	%		1.19	%

		2024												2023
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Loans by line of business
Commercial & industrial	$	1,426,482		$	1,458,926		$	1,397,935		$	1,353,446		$	1,354,248
Commercial real estate		3,876,698			3,792,498			3,784,214			3,646,739			3,626,910
Residential real estate		2,142,249			2,143,766			2,134,875			2,133,289			2,125,804
Home equity		334,268			328,687			326,556			328,673			337,214
Indirect auto		1,273,253			1,235,175			1,225,786			1,190,734			1,130,132
Residential solar		820,079			839,659			861,883			896,147			917,755
Other consumer		96,881			108,330			123,098			139,049			158,650
Total loans	$	9,969,910		$	9,907,041		$	9,854,347		$	9,688,077		$	9,650,713

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands)

	December 31,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	205,083	$	173,811
Short-term interest-bearing accounts		78,973		31,378
Equity securities, at fair value		42,372		37,591
Securities available for sale, at fair value		1,574,664		1,430,858
Securities held to maturity (fair value $749,945 and $814,524, respectively)		842,921		905,267
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		33,957		45,861
Loans held for sale		9,744		3,371
Loans		9,969,910		9,650,713
Less allowance for loan losses		116,000		114,400
Net loans	$	9,853,910	$	9,536,313
Premises and equipment, net		80,840		80,675
Goodwill		362,663		361,851
Intangible assets, net		36,360		40,443
Bank owned life insurance		272,657		265,732
Other assets		392,522		395,889
Total assets	$	13,786,666	$	13,309,040

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Demand (noninterest bearing)	$	3,446,068	$	3,413,829
Savings, NOW and money market		6,658,188		6,230,456
Time		1,442,505		1,324,709
Total deposits	$	11,546,761	$	10,968,994
Short-term borrowings		162,942		386,651
Long-term debt		29,644		29,796
Subordinated debt, net		121,201		119,744
Junior subordinated debt		101,196		101,196
Other liabilities		298,781		276,968
Total liabilities	$	12,260,525	$	11,883,349

Total stockholders' equity	$	1,526,141	$	1,425,691

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	13,786,666	$	13,309,040

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited, in thousands except per share data)

	Three Months Ended					Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,					December 31,
	2024			2023		2024			2023
Interest, fee and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$	141,103		$	132,738	$	552,846		$	462,669
Securities available for sale		8,773			7,208		31,274			29,812
Securities held to maturity		4,931			5,374		20,466			20,681
Other		2,930			5,594		7,084			9,627
Total interest, fee and dividend income	$	157,737		$	150,914	$	611,670		$	522,789
Interest expense
Deposits	$	46,815		$	42,753	$	186,948		$	104,641
Short-term borrowings		918			4,951		8,669			25,608
Long-term debt		293			294		1,166			925
Subordinated debt		1,816			1,795		7,232			6,076
Junior subordinated debt		1,790			1,948		7,533			7,320
Total interest expense	$	51,632		$	51,741	$	211,548		$	144,570
Net interest income	$	106,105		$	99,173	$	400,122		$	378,219
Provision for loan losses	$	2,209		$	5,126	$	19,607		$	16,524
Provision for loan losses - acquisition day 1 non-PCD		-			-		-			8,750
Total provision for loan losses	$	2,209		$	5,126	$	19,607		$	25,274
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	$	103,896		$	94,047	$	380,515		$	352,945
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	4,411		$	4,165	$	17,087		$	15,425
Card services income		5,652			5,360		22,331			20,829
Retirement plan administration fees		12,924			11,226		56,587			47,221
Wealth management		10,842			9,152		41,641			34,763
Insurance services		3,883			3,659		17,032			15,667
Bank owned life insurance income		2,271			1,776		8,325			6,750
Net securities gains (losses)		222			507		2,789			(9,315	)
Other		2,221			2,643		11,032			10,838
Total noninterest income	$	42,426		$	38,488	$	176,824		$	142,178
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	61,749		$	50,013	$	232,487		$	194,250
Technology and data services		10,220			10,174		39,139			38,163
Occupancy		7,786			7,175		31,309			28,408
Professional fees and outside services		4,843			5,115		19,132			17,601
Amortization of intangible assets		2,080			2,131		8,443			4,734
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments		(125	)		300		(705	)		30
Impairment of a minority interest equity investment		-			4,750		-			4,750
Acquisition expenses		988			254		1,531			9,978
Other		13,234			12,839		46,545			43,750
Total noninterest expense	$	100,775		$	92,751	$	377,881		$	341,664
Income before income tax expense	$	45,547		$	39,784	$	179,458		$	153,459
Income tax expense		9,542			9,338		38,817			34,677
Net income	$	36,005		$	30,446	$	140,641		$	118,782
Earnings Per Share
Basic	$	0.76		$	0.65	$	2.98		$	2.67
Diluted	$	0.76		$	0.64	$	2.97		$	2.65

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited, in thousands except per share data)

		2024										2023
	4th Q			3rd Q		2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Interest, fee and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$	141,103		$	141,991	$	136,606		$	133,146		$	132,738
Securities available for sale		8,773			7,815		7,562			7,124			7,208
Securities held to maturity		4,931			5,042		5,190			5,303			5,374
Other		2,930			1,382		1,408			1,364			5,594
Total interest, fee and dividend income	$	157,737		$	156,230	$	150,766		$	146,937		$	150,914
Interest expense
Deposits	$	46,815		$	49,106	$	46,688		$	44,339		$	42,753
Short-term borrowings		918			1,431		2,899			3,421			4,951
Long-term debt		293			292		291			290			294
Subordinated debt		1,816			1,810		1,806			1,800			1,795
Junior subordinated debt		1,790			1,922		1,908			1,913			1,948
Total interest expense	$	51,632		$	54,561	$	53,592		$	51,763		$	51,741
Net interest income	$	106,105		$	101,669	$	97,174		$	95,174		$	99,173
Provision for loan losses	$	2,209		$	2,920	$	8,899		$	5,579		$	5,126
Provision for loan losses - acquisition day 1 non-PCD		-			-		-			-			-
Total provision for loan losses	$	2,209		$	2,920	$	8,899		$	5,579		$	5,126
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	$	103,896		$	98,749	$	88,275		$	89,595		$	94,047
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	4,411		$	4,340	$	4,219		$	4,117		$	4,165
Card services income		5,652			5,897		5,587			5,195			5,360
Retirement plan administration fees		12,924			14,578		14,798			14,287			11,226
Wealth management		10,842			10,929		10,173			9,697			9,152
Insurance services		3,883			4,913		3,848			4,388			3,659
Bank owned life insurance income		2,271			1,868		1,834			2,352			1,776
Net securities gains (losses)		222			476		(92	)		2,183			507
Other		2,221			2,773		2,865			3,173			2,643
Total noninterest income	$	42,426		$	45,774	$	43,232		$	45,392		$	38,488
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	61,749		$	59,641	$	55,393		$	55,704		$	50,013
Technology and data services		10,220			9,920		9,249			9,750			10,174
Occupancy		7,786			7,754		7,671			8,098			7,175
Professional fees and outside services		4,843			4,871		4,565			4,853			5,115
Amortization of intangible assets		2,080			2,062		2,133			2,168			2,131
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments		(125	)		250		(380	)		(450	)		300
Impairment of a minority interest equity investment		-			-		-			-			4,750
Acquisition expenses		988			543		-			-			254
Other		13,234			10,704		10,957			11,650			12,839
Total noninterest expense	$	100,775		$	95,745	$	89,588		$	91,773		$	92,751
Income before income tax expense	$	45,547		$	48,778	$	41,919		$	43,214		$	39,784
Income tax expense		9,542			10,681		9,203			9,391			9,338
Net income	$	36,005		$	38,097	$	32,716		$	33,823		$	30,446
Earnings Per Share
Basic	$	0.76		$	0.81	$	0.69		$	0.72		$	0.65
Diluted	$	0.76		$	0.80	$	0.69		$	0.71		$	0.64

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Quarterly Balance Sheets
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Average Balance		Yield / Rates	Average Balance		Yield / Rates	Average Balance		Yield / Rates	Average Balance		Yield / Rates	Average Balance		Yield / Rates
	Q4 - 2024			Q3 - 2024			Q2 - 2024			Q1 - 2024			Q4 - 2023
Assets
Short-term interest-bearing accounts	$	184,988	5.27%	$	62,210	4.87%	$	48,861	5.48%	$	47,972	4.48%	$	319,907	5.59%
Securities taxable⁽¹⁾		2,317,034	2.10%		2,266,930	1.99%		2,280,767	1.97%		2,278,029	1.91%		2,310,409	1.88%
Securities tax-exempt⁽¹⁾⁽⁵⁾		211,493	3.46%		217,251	3.47%		226,032	3.56%		230,468	3.58%		232,575	3.51%
FRB and FHLB stock		33,261	5.75%		35,395	6.97%		40,283	7.41%		42,296	7.89%		47,994	8.98%
Loans⁽¹⁾⁽⁶⁾		9,957,879	5.65%		9,865,412	5.74%		9,772,014	5.63%		9,674,892	5.54%		9,653,191	5.47%
Total interest-earning assets	$	12,704,655	4.96%	$	12,447,198	5.01%	$	12,367,957	4.92%	$	12,273,657	4.84%	$	12,564,076	4.79%
Other assets		1,093,419			1,072,277			1,064,487			1,055,386			1,052,024
Total assets	$	13,798,074		$	13,519,475		$	13,432,444		$	13,329,043		$	13,616,100
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Money market deposit accounts	$	3,504,937	3.27%	$	3,342,845	3.68%	$	3,254,252	3.65%	$	3,129,160	3.56%	$	3,045,531	3.43%
NOW deposit accounts		1,664,960	0.91%		1,600,547	0.87%		1,603,695	0.78%		1,600,288	0.75%		1,645,401	0.80%
Savings deposits		1,561,703	0.05%		1,566,316	0.05%		1,586,753	0.05%		1,607,659	0.04%		1,666,915	0.04%
Time deposits		1,446,798	3.85%		1,442,424	4.00%		1,391,062	4.00%		1,352,559	4.00%		1,343,548	3.81%
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	8,178,398	2.28%	$	7,952,132	2.46%	$	7,835,762	2.40%	$	7,689,666	2.32%	$	7,701,395	2.20%
Federal funds purchased		-	-		2,609	5.34%		29,945	5.56%		19,769	5.53%		217	5.48%
Repurchase agreements		116,408	3.13%		98,035	2.80%		86,405	1.55%		82,419	1.55%		82,387	1.59%
Short-term borrowings		174	4.57%		48,875	5.74%		155,159	5.58%		213,390	5.34%		345,250	5.31%
Long-term debt		29,657	3.93%		29,696	3.91%		29,734	3.94%		29,772	3.92%		29,809	3.91%
Subordinated debt, net		120,967	5.97%		120,594	5.97%		120,239	6.04%		119,873	6.04%		119,531	5.96%
Junior subordinated debt		101,196	7.04%		101,196	7.56%		101,196	7.58%		101,196	7.60%		101,196	7.64%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	8,546,800	2.40%	$	8,353,137	2.60%	$	8,358,440	2.58%	$	8,256,085	2.52%	$	8,379,785	2.45%
Demand deposits		3,438,194			3,389,894			3,323,906			3,356,607			3,535,815
Other liabilities		295,292			292,446			306,747			286,749			326,857
Stockholders' equity		1,517,788			1,483,998			1,443,351			1,429,602			1,373,643
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	13,798,074		$	13,519,475		$	13,432,444		$	13,329,043		$	13,616,100
Interest rate spread			2.56%			2.41%			2.34%			2.32%			2.34%
Net interest margin (FTE)⁽¹⁾			3.34%			3.27%			3.18%			3.14%			3.15%

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Year-to-Date Balance Sheets
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Average				Yield/	Average				Yield/
	Balance		Interest		Rates	Balance		Interest		Rates
Twelve Months Ended December 31,		2024					2023
Assets
Short-term interest-bearing accounts	$	86,213	$	4,412	5.12%	$	126,765	$	6,259	4.94%
Securities taxable⁽¹⁾		2,285,725		45,588	1.99%		2,377,596		45,176	1.90%
Securities tax-exempt⁽¹⁾⁽⁵⁾		221,273		7,788	3.52%		214,053		6,730	3.14%
FRB and FHLB stock		37,789		2,672	7.07%		48,641		3,368	6.92%
Loans⁽¹⁾⁽⁶⁾		9,818,064		553,784	5.64%		8,803,228		463,290	5.26%
Total interest-earning assets	$	12,449,064	$	614,244	4.93%	$	11,570,283	$	524,823	4.54%
Other assets		1,071,455					923,850
Total assets	$	13,520,519				$	12,494,133
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Money market deposit accounts	$	3,308,433	$	116,982	3.54%	$	2,418,450	$	62,475	2.58%
NOW deposit accounts		1,617,456		13,442	0.83%		1,555,414		8,298	0.53%
Savings deposits		1,580,517		734	0.05%		1,715,749		650	0.04%
Time deposits		1,408,410		55,790	3.96%		1,006,867		33,218	3.30%
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	7,914,816	$	186,948	2.36%	$	6,696,480	$	104,641	1.56%
Federal funds purchased		13,016		721	5.54%		24,575		1,269	5.16%
Repurchase agreements		95,879		2,255	2.35%		70,251		747	1.06%
Short-term borrowings		103,963		5,693	5.48%		450,377		23,592	5.24%
Long-term debt		29,715		1,166	3.92%		24,247		925	3.81%
Subordinated debt, net		120,420		7,232	6.01%		105,756		6,076	5.75%
Junior subordinated debt		101,196		7,533	7.44%		101,196		7,320	7.23%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	8,379,005	$	211,548	2.52%	$	7,472,882	$	144,570	1.93%
Demand deposits		3,377,352					3,463,608
Other liabilities		295,301					285,310
Stockholders' equity		1,468,861					1,272,333
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	13,520,519				$	12,494,133
Net interest income (FTE)⁽¹⁾			$	402,696				$	380,253
Interest rate spread					2.41%					2.61%
Net interest margin (FTE)⁽¹⁾					3.23%					3.29%
Taxable equivalent adjustment			$	2,574				$	2,034
Net interest income			$	400,122				$	378,219

⁽¹⁾	The following tables provide the Non-GAAP reconciliations for the Non-GAAP measures contained in this release:

	Non-GAAP measures
	(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)

			2024												2023
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	Operating net income
	Net income	$	36,005		$	38,097		$	32,716		$	33,823		$	30,446
	Acquisition expenses		988			543			-			-			254
	Impairment of a minority interest equity investment		-			-			-			-			4,750
	Securities (gains) losses		(222	)		(476	)		92			(2,183	)		(507	)
	Adjustments to net income	$	766		$	67		$	92		$	(2,183	)	$	4,497
	Adjustments to net income (net of tax)	$	604		$	52		$	72		$	(1,703	)	$	3,435
	Operating net income	$	36,609		$	38,149		$	32,788		$	32,120		$	33,881
	Operating diluted earnings per share	$	0.77		$	0.80		$	0.69		$	0.68		$	0.72

			2024												2023
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	FTE adjustment
	Net interest income	$	106,105		$	101,669		$	97,174		$	95,174		$	99,173
	Add: FTE adjustment		619			639			658			658			669
	Net interest income (FTE)	$	106,724		$	102,308		$	97,832		$	95,832		$	99,842
	Average earning assets	$	12,704,655		$	12,447,198		$	12,367,957		$	12,273,657		$	12,564,076
	Net interest margin (FTE)⁽³⁾		3.34	%		3.27	%		3.18	%		3.14	%		3.15	%

		12 Months Ended December 31,
			2024			2023
	FTE adjustment
	Net interest income	$	400,122		$	378,219
	Add: FTE adjustment		2,574			2,034
	Net interest income (FTE)	$	402,696		$	380,253
	Average earning assets	$	12,449,064		$	11,570,283
	Net interest margin (FTE)		3.23	%		3.29	%

	Interest income for tax-exempt securities and loans have been adjusted to an FTE basis using the statutory Federal income tax rate of 21%.

⁽¹⁾	The following tables provide the Non-GAAP reconciliations for the Non-GAAP measures contained in this release:

	Non-GAAP measures (continued)
	(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

			2024												2023
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	Tangible equity to tangible assets
	Total equity	$	1,526,141		$	1,521,980		$	1,461,955		$	1,441,415		$	1,425,691
	Intangible assets		399,023			397,853			398,686			400,819			402,294
	Total assets	$	13,786,666		$	13,839,552		$	13,501,909		$	13,439,199		$	13,309,040
	Tangible equity to tangible assets		8.42	%		8.36	%		8.11	%		7.98	%		7.93	%

			2024												2023
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	Return on average tangible common equity
	Net income	$	36,005		$	38,097		$	32,716		$	33,823		$	30,446
	Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)		1,560			1,547			1,600			1,626			1,599
	Net income, excluding intangibles amortization	$	37,565		$	39,644		$	34,316		$	35,449		$	32,045

	Average stockholders' equity	$	1,517,788		$	1,483,998		$	1,443,351		$	1,429,602		$	1,373,643
	Less: average goodwill and other intangibles		399,139			399,113			399,968			401,756			401,978
	Average tangible common equity	$	1,118,649		$	1,084,885		$	1,043,383		$	1,027,846		$	971,665
	Return on average tangible common equity⁽³⁾		13.36	%		14.54	%		13.23	%		13.87	%		13.08	%

		12 Months Ended December 31,
			2024			2023
	Return on average tangible common equity
	Net income	$	140,641		$	118,782
	Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)		6,332			3,551
	Net income, excluding intangibles amortization	$	146,973		$	122,333

	Average stockholders' equity	$	1,468,861		$	1,272,333
	Less: average goodwill and other intangibles		399,989			332,667
	Average tangible common equity	$	1,068,872		$	939,666
	Return on average tangible common equity		13.75	%		13.02	%

⁽²⁾	Non-GAAP measure - Stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding.
⁽³⁾	Annualized.
⁽⁴⁾	Total past due loans, defined as loans 30 days or more past due and in an accrual status.
⁽⁵⁾	Securities are shown at average amortized cost.
⁽⁶⁾	For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the average loan balances outstanding.

Contact:	Scott A. Kingsley, President and CEO
	Annette L. Burns, Executive Vice President and CFO
	NBT Bancorp Inc.
	52 South Broad Street
	Norwich, NY 13815
	607-337-6589

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