GLENS FALLS, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS(®) - AROW) announced operating results for the three- and 12-month periods ended December 31, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2016, net income was a record $26.5 million, up 7.6% over net income of $24.7 million for 2015. Diluted EPS was a record $1.97 up 6.5% from $1.85 in 2015. Return on average equity (ROE) and return on average assets (ROA) were 11.79% and 1.06%, respectively, for the year, as compared to 11.86% and 1.05%, respectively, for 2015. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 was $6.6 million, an increase of $31 thousand, or 0.5%, from the fourth quarter of 2015. Diluted EPS of $0.49 for the quarter was unchanged from the comparable 2015 quarter.

Arrow President and CEO Tom Murphy stated, "Arrow's excellent results for 2016 demonstrates the strength of our Company and its commitment to community banking. We grew our loan portfolio 11.4% last year to a new record high, driven in large part by the consumer lending division. We also reported records for net income, total equity and assets under trust administration and investment management at year-end. I thank the entire team for their hard work to deliver value to our customers, communities and shareholders."

The following list expands on our fourth-quarter and year-to-date results:

Net Interest Income: Our net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP financial measure), increased by $1.1 million, or 6.0%, in the fourth quarter of 2016, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, due to a similar increase in the level of our interest-earning assets between the periods and our continued repositioning of our asset portfolio in favor of loans versus investment securities. Our tax-equivalent net interest margin (NIM), also a non-GAAP measure, was 3.17% for the fourth quarter of 2016, up slightly from 3.15% for the fourth quarter of 2015. While our continued loan growth has been the primary driver for maintaining a stable NIM for the past three years, our increased ratio of non-interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits has helped limit the increase in our cost of funds.

Loan Growth: At December 31, 2016, our loan portfolio reached a record high of $1.8 billion, up $179.3 million, or 11.4%, from the prior-year level. We experienced growth in all three of our major segments: commercial, consumer and residential real estate. This represents our third consecutive year of double-digit loan growth.

Consumer loans, primarily indirect automobile loans, led the way with 15.7% growth during 2016 to $537.4 million. We maintain an extensive network of automobile dealer relationships throughout Upstate New York and Vermont. Indirect loan originations have increased significantly over the past two years and the average maturities of these originations have continued to rise slowly. In the most recent quarters, average yields on indirect originations have slowly begun to increase. Residential real estate loans were up $57.2 million, or 9.2%, at year-end compared to the prior year-end. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2016, of $679.1 million represented 38.7% of the loan portfolio. During 2016, we originated $153.6 million of residential real estate loans, up 6.6% from approximately $144.2 million million of originations in 2015. With the increase in longer-term interest rates, our gain on the sale of residential real estate loan originations declined in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the same quarter of 2015. The decline was attributable to both a decrease in the amount of loans sold and a narrowing of the premium received on these sales. Commercial and commercial real estate loan growth remained strong throughout 2016 with the portfolio increasing by $49.3 million, or 10.1%, to $536.8 million.

Deposit Growth: At December 31, 2016, our deposit balances reached $2.1 billion, up by $86.1 million, or 4.2%, from the prior-year level. Noninterest-bearing deposits grew by $28.5 million or 8.0% during 2016, and represented 18.3% of total deposits at year-end, up from the prior-year level of 17.7%. This increase positively impacted our net interest margin.

Assets Under Management and Related Noninterest Income: Assets under trust administration and investment management at December 31, 2016, rose to a record $1.3 billion, an increase of 5.6%, from the December 31, 2015, balance of $1.2 billion. The growth in balances was generally attributable to a net gain in market value of assets under management as well as the addition of new accounts. For the 2016 fourth quarter, income from fiduciary activities was $1.9 million, up 4% from the same period in 2015.

Insurance Agency Operations: Insurance income for the year ended December 31, 2016, declined by $300 thousand, or 3.3%, to $8.67 million from $8.97 million in 2015. This decrease was primarily attributable to our October 2015 sale to an unrelated third party of one of our wholly owned insurance subsidiaries that engaged in offering insurance services to out-of-market amateur sports management associations.

Securities Transactions: Late in the fourth quarter, yields on fixed income securities increased significantly causing the U.S. Treasury yield curve to steepen. As part of ongoing balance sheet management, we executed security transactions where we sold U.S. Agency debentures and U.S. Agency issued mortgage-backed securities with short maturities from our available-for-sale portfolio, realizing a $166 thousand loss on sale. Utilizing the sales proceeds, we purchased U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Agency issued mortgage-backed securities in the three to five year maturity range, which were allocated to the available-for-sale portfolio.

Asset Quality: Asset quality remained strong, as measured by our low levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs. Net loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2016, expressed as an annualized percentage of average loans outstanding, were 0.10%. Our net loan losses for the full year 2016 were 0.06% of average loans outstanding, unchanged from the 2015 ratio. Nonperforming assets of $7.2 million at December 31, 2016, represented only 0.28% of period-end assets, down from the 2015 year-end ratio of 0.36%.

Our allowance for loan losses was $17.0 million at December 31, 2016, which represented 0.97% of loans outstanding, a decrease of five basis points from our ratio of 1.02% at year-end 2015. This decrease was primarily driven by continued strong asset quality indicators. However, the year-over-year provision for loan losses increased by 50.9% primarily driven by strong double-digit loan growth.

Cash and Stock Dividends: The cash dividend of $0.25 per share paid to our shareholders in the 2016 fourth quarter represented a 3% increase in the cash dividend paid by us in the 2015 quarter, as adjusted for (and reflecting) the 3% stock dividend distributed by us on September 29, 2016. This was our 23(rd) consecutive year of increased cash dividends. All prior-period per share data have been adjusted to reflect our September 29, 2016 stock dividend.

Capital: Total shareholders' equity grew to a record of $232.9 million at period-end, an increase of $18.9 million, or 8.8%, above the year-end 2015 balance. This rate of increase exceeded our rate of growth in total assets for the year. Arrow's regulatory capital ratios remained strong in 2016. At December 31, 2016, the company's Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 12.97% and total risk-based capital ratio was 15.15%. The capital ratios of the company and both its subsidiary banks continued to significantly exceed the "well capitalized" regulatory standards, the highest category.

Peer Group: Many of our key operating ratios have consistently compared favorably to our peer group, which we define as all U.S. bank holding companies having $1.0 to $3.0 billion in total assets, as identified in the Federal Reserve Bank's "Bank Holding Company Performance Report" (FRB Report). The most current peer data available in the FRB Report is as of and for the period ended September 30, 2016. For that period, our return on average equity (ROE) was 11.91%, as compared to 8.54% for our peer group.

As of December 31, 2016, our ratio of loans 90 days past due and accruing plus nonaccrual loans to total loans was 0.31%, as compared to the 0.83% ratio achieved by our peer group as of September 30, 2016 (as identified in the most recent FRB Report), while our net loan losses of 0.06% for the year ended December 31, 2016, were slightly below the peer result for the period ended September 30, 2016 (as identified in the most recent FRB Report), of 0.07% (annualized).

Industry Recognition: In 2016 Arrow received various industry recognitions. Arrow was named one of "America's 50 Most Trustworthy Financial Companies" by Forbes for the fifth consecutive year. Arrow appeared in Bank Director Magazine's annual "Bank Performance Scorecard" as one of the top-performing banks in the country. And Arrow received the Raymond James Community Bankers Cup for its "superior financial performance."

Finally, both of the Company's two banking subsidiaries also maintained their 5-Star Superior Bank Rating by BauerFinancial, Inc. Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company have each earned this designation for the past 39 and 31 quarters, respectively.

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Arrow Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Glens Falls, New York, serving the financial needs of northeastern New York. The Company is the parent of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Other subsidiaries include North Country Investment Advisers, Inc.; two property and casualty insurance agencies: Upstate Agency, LLC, and McPhillips Insurance Agency, a division of Glens Falls National Insurance Agencies, LLC; and Capital Financial Group, Inc., an insurance agency specializing in the sale and servicing of group health plans.

In addition to presenting information in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), this news release contains financial information determined by methods other than GAAP (non-GAAP). The following measures used in this release, which are commonly utilized by financial institutions, have not been specifically exempted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and may constitute "non-GAAP financial measures" within the meaning of the SEC's rules. Certain non-GAAP financial measures include: tangible equity, return on tangible equity, tax-equivalent adjustment and related net interest income - tax equivalent, and the efficiency ratio. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company from time to time are useful in evaluating the Company's performance and that such information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies. See the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in the section "Select Quarterly Information."

The information contained in this news release may contain statements that are not historical in nature but rather are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections about the future. These statements may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, involving a degree of uncertainty and attendant risk. In the case of all forward-looking statements, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what the statements predict or forecast, explicitly or by implication. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. This News Release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                                             ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                                                         (In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)


                                                            Three Months Ended                                        Twelve Months Ended

                                                               December 31,                                              December 31,

                                                      2016                    2015                    2016                    2015
                                                      ----                    ----                    ----                    ----

    INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME

    Interest and Fees on
     Loans                                                    $16,258                                        $14,903                      $62,823  $56,856

    Interest on Deposits at
     Banks                                              52                                34                                  152               94

    Interest and Dividends on Investment
     Securities:

    Fully Taxable                                    1,940                             2,107                                7,934            8,043

    Exempt from Federal Taxes                        1,520                             1,466                                6,006            5,745
                                                     -----                             -----                                -----            -----

    Total Interest and
     Dividend Income                                19,770                            18,510                               76,915           70,738
                                                    ------                            ------                               ------           ------

    INTEREST EXPENSE

    Interest-Bearing
     Checking Accounts                                 339                               316                                1,280            1,276

    Savings Deposits                                   255                               203                                  932              741

    Time Deposits of $100,000
     or More                                           140                                89                                  453              356

    Other Time Deposits                                161                               176                                  658              742

    Federal Funds Purchased
     and   Securities Sold
     Under Agreements to
     Repurchase                                          9                                 5                                   33               20

    Federal Home Loan Bank
     Advances                                          327                               293                                1,340            1,097

    Junior Subordinated
     Obligations Issued to
     Unconsolidated
     Subsidiary Trusts                                 173                               149                                  660              581
                                                       ---                               ---                                  ---              ---

    Total Interest Expense                           1,404                             1,231                                5,356            4,813
                                                     -----                             -----                                -----            -----

    NET INTEREST INCOME                             18,366                            17,279                               71,559           65,925

    Provision for Loan Losses                          483                               465                                2,033            1,347
                                                       ---                               ---                                -----            -----

    NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
     PROVISION FOR   LOAN
     LOSSES                                         17,883                            16,814                               69,526           64,578
                                                    ------                            ------                               ------           ------

    NONINTEREST INCOME

    Income From Fiduciary
     Activities                                      1,929                             1,855                                7,783            7,762

    Fees for Other Services
     to Customers                                    2,325                             2,316                                9,469            9,220

    Net (Loss) Gain on
     Securities Transactions                         (166)                               23                                 (22)             129

    Insurance Commissions                            2,200                             2,118                                8,668            8,967

    Net Gain on Sales of
     Loans                                             172                               204                                  821              692

    Other Operating Income                             188                               171                                1,113            1,354
                                                       ---                               ---                                -----            -----

    Total Noninterest Income                         6,648                             6,687                               27,832           28,124
                                                     -----                             -----                               ------           ------

    NONINTEREST EXPENSE

    Salaries and Employee
     Benefits                                        9,107                             8,487                               34,330           33,064

    Occupancy Expenses, Net                          2,179                             2,161                                9,402            9,267

    FDIC Assessments                                   232                               313                                1,076            1,186

    Other Operating Expense                          3,754                             3,281                               14,801           13,913
                                                     -----                             -----                               ------           ------

    Total Noninterest Expense                       15,272                            14,242                               59,609           57,430
                                                    ------                            ------                               ------           ------

    INCOME BEFORE PROVISION
     FOR INCOME TAXES                                9,259                             9,259                               37,749           35,272

    Provision for Income
     Taxes                                           2,659                             2,690                               11,215           10,610
                                                     -----                             -----                               ------           ------

    NET INCOME                                                 $6,600                                         $6,569                      $26,534  $24,662
                                                               ======                                         ======                      =======  =======

    Average Shares Outstanding(1):

    Basic                                           13,441                            13,306                               13,391           13,281

    Diluted                                         13,565                            13,368                               13,476           13,330

    Per Common Share:

    Basic Earnings                                              $0.49                                          $0.49                        $1.98    $1.86

    Diluted Earnings                                  0.49                              0.49                                 1.97             1.85


    (1) Share and per share data have been restated for the September 29, 2016, 3% stock dividend.



                                              ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                       CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                     (In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)


                                                                December 31,                     December 31,
                                                                        2016                                 2015
                                                                        ----                                 ----

    ASSETS

    Cash and Due From Banks                                                        $43,024                             $34,816

    Interest-Bearing Deposits at Banks                                14,331                                 16,252

    Investment Securities:

    Available-for-Sale                                               346,996                                402,309

    Held-to-Maturity (Approximate Fair
     Value of $343,751 at   December 31,
     2016, and $325,930 at December 31, 2015)                        345,427                                320,611

    Other Investments                                                 10,912                                  8,839

    Loans                                                          1,753,268                              1,573,952

    Allowance for Loan Losses                                       (17,012)                              (16,038)

    Net Loans                                                      1,736,256                              1,557,914
                                                                   ---------                              ---------

    Premises and Equipment, Net                                       26,938                                 27,440

    Goodwill                                                          21,873                                 21,873

    Other Intangible Assets, Net                                       2,696                                  3,107

    Other Assets                                                      56,789                                 53,027

    Total Assets                                                                $2,605,242                          $2,446,188
                                                                                ==========                          ==========

    LIABILITIES

    Noninterest-Bearing Deposits                                                  $387,280                            $358,751

    Interest-Bearing Checking Accounts                               877,988                                887,317

    Savings Deposits                                                 651,965                                594,538

    Time Deposits of $100,000 or More                                 74,778                                 59,792

    Other Time Deposits                                              124,535                                130,025
                                                                     -------                                -------

    Total Deposits                                                 2,116,546                              2,030,423
                                                                   ---------                              ---------

    Federal Funds Purchased and   Securities
     Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase                              35,836                                 23,173

    Federal Home Loan Bank Overnight Advances                        123,000                                 82,000

    Federal Home Loan Bank Term Advances                              55,000                                 55,000

    Junior Subordinated Obligations Issued to
     Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trusts                                 20,000                                 20,000

    Other Liabilities                                                 22,008                                 21,621
                                                                      ------                                 ------

    Total Liabilities                                              2,372,390                              2,232,217
                                                                   ---------                              ---------

    STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Preferred Stock, $5 Par Value; 1,000,000 Shares Authorized

    Common Stock, $1 Par Value; 20,000,000
     Shares Authorized   (17,943,201 Shares
     Issued at December 31, 2016, and
     17,420,776 Shares Issued at December 31,
     2015)                                                            17,943                                 17,421

    Additional Paid-in Capital                                       270,880                                250,680

    Retained Earnings                                                 28,644                                 32,139

    Unallocated ESOP Shares (19,466 Shares at
     December 31, 2016, and   55,275 Shares
     at December 31, 2015)                                             (400)                               (1,100)

    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                             (6,834)                               (7,972)

    Treasury Stock, at Cost (4,441,093 Shares
     at December 31, 2016, and   4,426,072
     Shares at December 31, 2015)                                   (77,381)                              (77,197)
                                                                     -------                                -------

    Total Stockholders' Equity                                       232,852                                213,971

    Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
     Equity                                                                     $2,605,242                          $2,446,188
                                                                                ==========                          ==========



                                                                                                                           Arrow Financial Corporation

                                                                                                                         Selected Quarterly Information

                                                                                                          (Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)


    Quarter Ended                                    12/31/2016                              9/30/2016                               6/30/2016                              3/31/2016                            12/31/2015
    -------------                                    ----------                              ---------                               ---------                              ---------                            ----------

    Net Income                                                         $6,600                                               $6,738                                               $6,647                                               $6,549                                            $6,569

    Transactions Recorded in Net Income (Net of Tax):
    ---------------------------------------------

    Net (Loss) Gain on Securities
     Transactions                                         (101)                                      -                                      88                                       -                                    14

    Share and Per Share Data:(1)
    ---------------------------

    Period End Shares Outstanding                        13,483                                  13,426                                   13,388                                  13,361                                 13,328

    Basic Average Shares
     Outstanding                                         13,441                                  13,407                                   13,372                                  13,343                                 13,306

    Diluted Average Shares
     Outstanding                                         13,565                                  13,497                                   13,429                                  13,379                                 13,368

    Basic Earnings Per Share                                            $0.49                                                $0.50                                                $0.50                                                $0.49                                             $0.49

    Diluted Earnings Per Share                             0.49                                    0.50                                     0.49                                    0.49                                   0.49

    Cash Dividend Per Share                               0.250                                   0.243                                    0.243                                   0.243                                  0.243

    Selected Quarterly Average Balances:
    ------------------------------------

    Interest-Bearing Deposits at
     Banks                                                            $34,731                                              $21,635                                              $22,195                                              $21,166                                           $44,603

    Investment Securities                               684,906                                 696,712                                  701,526                                 716,523                                716,947

    Loans                                             1,726,738                               1,680,850                                1,649,401                               1,595,018                              1,556,234

    Deposits                                          2,160,156                               2,063,832                                2,082,449                               2,069,964                              2,075,825

    Other Borrowed Funds                                157,044                                 209,946                                  165,853                                 143,274                                127,471

    Shareholders' Equity                                230,198                                 228,048                                  223,234                                 218,307                                213,219

    Total Assets                                      2,572,425                               2,528,124                                2,496,795                               2,456,431                              2,442,964

    Return on Average Assets                              1.02%                                  1.06%                                   1.07%                                  1.07%                                 1.07%

    Return on Average Equity                             11.41%                                 11.75%                                  11.98%                                 12.07%                                12.22%

    Return on Tangible Equity(2)                         12.77%                                 13.18%                                  13.47%                                 13.62%                                13.86%

    Average Earning Assets                                         $2,446,375                                           $2,399,197                                           $2,373,122                                           $2,332,707                                        $2,317,784

    Average Paying Liabilities                        1,933,974                               1,892,583                                1,891,017                               1,867,455                              1,854,549

    Interest Income, Tax-
     Equivalent                                          20,880                                  20,403                                   20,343                                  19,745                                 19,619

    Interest Expense                                      1,404                                   1,405                                    1,284                                   1,263                                  1,231

    Net Interest Income, Tax-
     Equivalent                                          19,476                                  18,998                                   19,059                                  18,482                                 18,388

    Tax-Equivalent Adjustment                             1,110                                   1,121                                    1,106                                   1,119                                  1,109

    Net Interest Margin 3                                 3.17%                                  3.15%                                   3.23%                                  3.19%                                 3.15%

    Efficiency Ratio Calculation:
    -----------------------------

    Noninterest Expense                                               $15,272                                              $15,082                                              $14,884                                              $14,370                                           $14,242

    Less: Intangible Asset
     Amortization                                            73                                      74                                       74                                      75                                     78

    Net Noninterest Expense                                           $15,199                                              $15,008                                              $14,810                                              $14,295                                           $14,164
                                                                      -------                                              -------                                              -------                                              -------                                           -------

    Net Interest Income, Tax-
     Equivalent                                                       $19,475                                              $18,998                                              $19,059                                              $18,482                                           $18,388

    Noninterest Income                                    6,648                                   7,114                                    7,194                                   6,875                                  6,687

    Less: Net Securities (Losses)
     Gains                                                (166)                                      -                                     144                                       -                                    23
                                                           ----                                     ---                                     ---                                     ---                                   ---

    Net Gross Income                                                  $26,289                                              $26,112                                              $26,109                                              $25,357                                           $25,052
                                                                      -------                                              -------                                              -------                                              -------                                           -------

    Efficiency Ratio                                     57.82%                                 57.48%                                  56.72%                                 56.37%                                56.54%

    Period-End Capital Information:
    -------------------------------

    Total Stockholders' Equity
     (i.e. Book Value)                                               $232,852                                             $229,208                                             $225,373                                             $220,703                                          $213,971

    Book Value per Share                                  17.27                                   17.07                                    16.83                                   16.52                                  16.05

    Intangible Assets                                    24,569                                  24,675                                   24,758                                  24,872                                 24,980

    Tangible Book Value per Share
     (2)                                                 15.45                                   15.23                                    14.98                                   14.66                                  14.18

    Capital Ratios:
    ---------------

    Tier 1 Leverage Ratio                                 9.47%                                  9.44%                                   9.37%                                  9.36%                                 9.25%

    Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
     Ratio                                               12.97%                                 12.80%                                  12.74%                                 12.84%                                12.82%

    Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
     Ratio                                               14.14%                                 13.98%                                  13.95%                                 14.08%                                14.08%

    Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio                       15.15%                                 14.99%                                  14.96%                                 15.09%                                15.09%

    Assets Under Trust
     Administration  and
     Investment Management                                         $1,301,408                                           $1,284,051                                           $1,250,770                                           $1,231,237                                        $1,232,890
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    (1) Share and Per Share Data have been restated for the September 29, 2016, 3% stock dividend.


    (2) Tangible Book Value and Tangible Equity exclude intangible assets from total equity.  These are non-GAAP financial measures which we believe provide investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance.


    (3) Net Interest Margin is the ratio of our annualized tax-equivalent net interest income to average earning assets.  This is also a non-GAAP financial measure which we believe provides investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance.



                                                                                                                  Arrow Financial Corporation

                                                                                                          Selected Quarterly Information - Continued

                                                                                                 (Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)


    Footnotes:


            1.    Share and Per Share Data have been restated for the September 29, 2016 3% stock dividend.


            2.     Tangible Book Value, Tangible Equity, and Return on Tangible Equity exclude goodwill and other intangible assets,
                   net from total equity.  These are non-GAAP financial measures which we believe provide investors with
                   information that is useful in understanding our financial performance.

                                                          12/31/2016                9/30/2016               6/30/2016                3/31/2016             12/31/2015
                                                          ----------                ---------               ---------                ---------             ----------

                  Total Stockholders' Equity (GAAP)                       $232,852                                          $229,208                                  $225,373             $220,703 $213,971

                   Less: Goodwill and Other Intangible
                   assets, net                                  24,569                                24,675                                24,758                       24,872     24,980
                                                              ------

                  Tangible Equity (Non-GAAP)                              $208,283                                          $204,533                                  $200,615             $195,831 $188,991
                                                                 ===


                  Period End Shares Outstanding                 13,483                                13,426                                13,388                       13,361     13,328

                   Tangible Book Value per Share (Non-
                   GAAP)                                                    $15.45                                            $15.23                                    $14.98               $14.66   $14.18

                  Net Income                                     6,600                                 6,738                                 6,647                        6,549      6,569

                   Return on Tangible Equity (Net Income/
                   Tangible Equity -Annualized)                 12.77%                               13.18%                               13.47%                      13.62%    13.86%


            3.     Net Interest Margin is the ratio of our annualized tax-equivalent net interest income to average earning assets.
                   This is also a non-GAAP financial measure which we believe provides investors with information that is useful in
                   understanding our financial performance.


                                                          12/31/2016                9/30/2016               6/30/2016                3/31/2016             12/31/2015
                                                          ----------                ---------               ---------                ---------             ----------

                  Interest Income (GAAP)                                   $19,770                                           $19,282                                   $19,237              $18,626  $18,510

                   Add: Tax Equivalent Adjustment (Non-
                   GAAP)                                         1,110                                 1,121                                 1,106                        1,119      1,109
                                                               -----

                   Interest Income - Tax Equivalent
                   (Non-GAAP)                                              $20,880                                           $20,403                                   $20,343              $19,745  $19,619
                                                                 ===


                  Net Interest Income (GAAP)                               $18,366                                           $17,877                                   $17,953              $17,363  $17,279

                   Add: Tax-Equivalent adjustment (Non-
                   GAAP)                                         1,110                                 1,121                                 1,106                        1,119      1,109
                                                               -----

                   Net Interest Income - Tax Equivalent
                   (Non-GAAP)                                              $19,476                                           $18,998                                   $19,059              $18,482  $18,388
                                                                 ===

                  Average Earning Assets                     2,446,375                             2,399,197                             2,373,122                    2,332,707  2,317,784

                  Net Interest Margin (Non-GAAP)*                3.17%                                3.15%                                3.23%                       3.19%     3.15%


            4.     Financial Institutions often use the "efficiency ratio", a non-GAAP ratio, as a measure of expense control. We
                   believe the efficiency ratio provides investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial
                   performance. We define our efficiency ratio as the ratio of our noninterest expense to our net gross income
                   (which equals our tax-equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income, as adjusted).


            5.     For the current quarter, all of the regulatory capital ratios in the table above, as well as the Total Risk-
                   Weighted Assets and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital amounts listed in the table below, are estimates based on, and
                   calculated in accordance with bank regulatory capital rules. All prior quarters reflect actual results. The
                   December 31, 2016 CET1 ratio listed in the tables (i.e., 12.92%) exceeds the sum of the required minimum CET1
                   ratio plus the fully phased-in Capital Conservation Buffer (i.e., 7.00%).


                                                          12/31/2016                9/30/2016               6/30/2016                3/31/2016             12/31/2015
                                                          ----------                ---------               ---------                ---------             ----------

                  Total Risk Weighted Assets                 1,707,829                             1,690,646                             1,662,381                    1,617,957  1,590,129

                  Common Equity Tier 1 Capital                 232,852                               216,382                               211,801                      207,777    203,848

                  Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio                    12.97%                               12.80%                               12.74%                      12.84%    12.82%


    * Quarterly ratios have been annualized



                                            Arrow Financial Corporation

                                         Consolidated Financial Information

                                         (Dollars in Thousands - Unaudited)


    Quarter Ended:                               12/31/2016                 12/31/2015
    --------------                               ----------                 ----------

    Loan Portfolio

    Commercial Loans                                             $105,155                         $102,587

    Commercial Real Estate Loans                    431,646                             384,939
                                                    -------                             -------

      Subtotal Commercial Loan Portfolio            536,801                             487,526

    Consumer Loans (Primarily Indirect
     Automobile Loans)                              537,361                             464,523

    Residential Real Estate Loans                   679,106                             621,903
                                                    -------                             -------

    Total Loans                                                $1,753,268                       $1,573,952
                                                               ==========                       ==========

    Allowance for Loan Losses

    Allowance for Loan Losses,
     Beginning of Quarter                                         $16,975                          $15,774

    Loans Charged-off                                 (486)                              (271)

    Recoveries of Loans Previously
     Charged-off                                         40                                  70
                                                        ---                                 ---

    Net Loans Charged-off                             (446)                              (201)

    Provision for Loan Losses                           483                                 465
                                                        ---                                 ---

    Allowance for Loan Losses, End of
     Quarter                                                      $17,012                          $16,038
                                                                  =======                          =======

    Nonperforming Assets

    Nonaccrual Loans                                               $4,193                           $6,433

    Loans Past Due 90 or More Days and
     Accruing                                         1,201                                 187

    Loans Restructured and in
     Compliance with Modified Terms                     106                                 286
                                                        ---                                 ---

    Total Nonperforming Loans                         5,500                               6,906

    Repossessed Assets                                  101                                 140

    Other Real Estate Owned                           1,585                               1,878
                                                      -----                               -----

    Total Nonperforming Assets                                     $7,186                           $8,924
                                                                   ======                           ======

    Key Asset Quality Ratios

    Net Loans Charged-off to Average
     Loans, Quarter-to-date
     Annualized                                       0.10%                              0.05%

    Provision for Loan Losses to
     Average Loans, Quarter-to-date
     Annualized                                       0.11%                              0.12%

    Allowance for Loan Losses to
     Period-End Loans                                 0.97%                              1.02%

    Allowance for Loan Losses to
     Period-End Nonperforming Loans                 309.31%                            232.24%

    Nonperforming Loans to Period-End
     Loans                                            0.31%                              0.44%

    Nonperforming Assets to Period-End
     Assets                                           0.28%                              0.36%

    Twelve-Month Period Ended:
    --------------------------

    Allowance for Loan Losses

    Allowance for Loan Losses,
     Beginning of Year                                            $16,038                          $15,570

    Loans Charged-off                               (1,270)                            (1,106)

    Recoveries of Loans Previously
     Charged-off                                        211                                 227
                                                        ---                                 ---

    Net Loans Charged-off                           (1,059)                              (879)

    Provision for Loan Losses                         2,033                               1,347
                                                      -----                               -----

    Allowance for Loan Losses, End of
     Year                                                         $17,012                          $16,038
                                                                  =======                          =======

    Key Asset Quality Ratios

    Net Loans Charged-off to Average
     Loans                                            0.06%                              0.06%

    Provision for Loan Losses to
     Average Loans                                    0.12%                              0.09%

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