OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BancFirst Corporation (NASDAQ GS:BANF) reported net income of $18.0 million, or $1.13 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2016 compared to net income of $15.6 million, or $0.98 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2015. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $52.1 million, or $3.28 per share, compared to $50.4 million, or $3.18 per share, for the first nine months of 2015.

The Company's net interest income for the third quarter of 2016 increased to $51.4 million compared to $46.9 million for the third quarter of 2015. The net interest margin for the quarter was 3.27% compared to 3.12% a year ago. Internal loan growth, acquired loans from our October 2015 acquisition and the increase in Fed Fund rate of 25 basis points during the 4th quarter of 2015 contributed to the higher net interest income and margin in 2016. The provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2016 increased to $2.9 million compared to $1.4 million a year ago. The increase in the provision was largely due to a small number of commercial loan downgrades. Net charge-offs for the quarter were 0.03% of average loans, compared to 0.08% for the third quarter of 2015. Noninterest income for the quarter totaled $27.9 million, compared to $25.3 million last year. Noninterest expense for the quarter totaled $49.2 million compared to $46.4 million last year, as a result of salary increases and our acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2015. The Company's effective tax rate was 33.9% compared to 36.0% for the third quarter of 2015.

At September 30, 2016, the Company's total assets were $6.8 billion, largely unchanged from December 31, 2015. Securities decreased $79.2 million to a total of $473.7 million primarily due to maturities within the portfolio. Loans totaled $4.3 billion, down $19.6 million from June 30, 2016 and up $71.7 million from December 31, 2015. Deposits totaled $6.0 billion, virtually unchanged from the June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 totals. The Company's total stockholders' equity was $693.7 million, an increase of $38.2 million, or 5.8%, over December 31, 2015.

Asset quality remained solid during the third quarter of 2016. Nonperforming and restructured assets were 0.58% of total assets at September 30, 2016 compared to 0.83% at December 31, 2015. The decrease in nonperforming and restructured assets was largely due to one relationship that was removed from a troubled debt restructuring status due to sustained improvement in financial condition, performance, and the commercially reasonable nature of its structure. Sales of other real estate owned also contributed to the decrease in nonperforming assets. The allowance to total loans was 1.11% compared to 0.98% at year-end 2015. The allowance to nonperforming and restructured loans was 138.3% compared to 88.5% at year-end 2015.

BancFirst Corporation is an Oklahoma based financial services holding company. The Company's principal subsidiary bank, BancFirst, is Oklahoma's largest state-chartered bank with 100 banking locations serving 53 communities across Oklahoma. More information can be found at www.bancfirst.com.

The Company may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to earnings, credit quality, corporate objectives, interest rates and other financial and business matters. Forward-looking statements include estimates and give management's current expectations or forecasts of future events. The Company cautions readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including economic conditions, the performance of financial markets and interest rates; legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; competition; as well as other factors, all of which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking statements.



                                                              BancFirst Corporation

                                                          Summary Financial Information

                                       (Dollars in thousands, except per share and share data - Unaudited)


                                  2016                         2016                              2016                 2015             2015

                          3rd Qtr                     2nd Qtr                          1st Qtr             4th Qtr         3rd Qtr
                          -------                     -------                          -------             -------         -------

    Condensed Income
     Statements:

    Net interest income        $51,431                      $50,868                           $49,976              $50,075          $46,876

    Provision for loan
     losses                      2,940                        2,804                             4,103                3,646            1,424

    Non-interest income:

    Trust revenue                2,685                        2,602                             2,465                2,254            2,295

    Service charges on
     deposits                   16,033                       15,485                            14,710               15,077           14,910

    Securities
     transactions                (146)                        (65)                              100                2,148                -

    Income from sales of
     loans                         863                          695                               562                  434              545

    Insurance commissions        4,372                        3,255                             4,135                3,176            4,427

    Cash management              2,853                        2,732                             2,318                1,899            1,906

    Other                        1,267                        1,353                             1,327                1,485            1,241
                                 -----                        -----                             -----                -----            -----

    Total noninterest
     income                     27,927                       26,057                            25,617               26,473           25,324
                                ------                       ------                            ------               ------           ------


    Non-interest expense:

    Salaries and employee
     benefits                   30,591                       30,008                            29,357               28,938           28,746

    Occupancy expense,
     net                         3,217                        3,071                             2,827                2,926            3,051

    Depreciation                 2,556                        2,567                             2,530                2,565            2,488

    Amortization of
     intangible assets             560                          580                               581                  602              444

    Data processing
     services                    1,178                        1,174                             1,215                1,151            1,132

    Net expense (income)
     from other real
     estate owned                  162                           35                           (1,141)                 143               51

    Marketing and
     business promotion          1,779                        1,624                             1,855                2,266            1,640

    Deposit insurance              641                          855                               839                  876              820

    Other                        8,520                        7,806                             8,228                9,544            7,980
                                 -----                        -----                             -----                -----            -----

    Total noninterest
     expense                    49,204                       47,720                            46,291               49,011           46,352
                                ------                       ------                            ------               ------           ------

    Income before income
     taxes                      27,214                       26,401                            25,199               23,891           24,424

    Income tax expense           9,232                        8,908                             8,620                8,163            8,794
                                 -----                        -----                             -----                -----            -----

    Net income                 $17,982                      $17,493                           $16,579              $15,728          $15,630
                               =======                      =======                           =======              =======          =======

    Per Common Share
     Data:

    Net income-basic             $1.15                        $1.12                             $1.07                $1.00            $1.01

    Net income-diluted            1.13                         1.10                              1.05                 0.99             0.98

    Cash dividends
     declared                     0.38                         0.36                              0.36                 0.36             0.36

    Common shares
     outstanding            15,695,083                   15,560,271                        15,527,804           15,597,446       15,591,530

    Average common shares
     outstanding -

       Basic                15,631,094                   15,549,811                        15,534,416           15,609,599       15,581,593

       Diluted              15,922,209                   15,842,485                        15,816,371           15,923,924       15,906,124

    Performance Ratios:

    Return on average
     assets                      1.06%                       1.04%                            1.00%               0.94%           0.97%

    Return on average
     equity                      10.35                        10.42                             10.05                 9.51             9.64

    Net interest margin           3.27                         3.28                              3.25                 3.23             3.12

    Efficiency ratio             62.00                        62.03                             61.24                64.03            64.20



                                                          BancFirst Corporation

                                                      Summary Financial Information

                                   (Dollars in thousands, except per share and share data - Unaudited)


                                                                                                       Nine months ended

                                                                                                         September 30,
                                                                                                       -------------

                                                                                                             2016              2015
                                                                                                             ----              ----

     Condensed Income Statements:

     Net interest income                                                                                 $152,275          $138,717

     Provision for loan losses                                                                              9,847             4,029

     Non-interest income:

    Trust revenue                                                                                           7,752             6,837

    Service charges on deposits                                                                            46,228            42,574

    Securities transactions                                                                                 (111)            7,121

    Income from sales of loans                                                                              2,120             1,534

    Insurance commissions                                                                                  11,762            11,615

    Cash management                                                                                         7,903             5,611

    Other                                                                                                   3,947             4,043
                                                                                                            -----             -----

    Total noninterest income                                                                               79,601            79,335
                                                                                                           ------            ------


     Non-interest expense:

    Salaries and employee benefits                                                                         89,956            84,145

    Occupancy expense, net                                                                                  9,115             8,586

    Depreciation                                                                                            7,653             7,401

    Amortization of intangible
     assets                                                                                                 1,721             1,333

    Data processing services                                                                                3,567             3,428

    Net (income) expense from
     other real estate owned                                                                                (944)              181

    Marketing and business
     promotion                                                                                              5,258             4,720

    Deposit insurance                                                                                       2,335             2,482

    Other                                                                                                  24,554            24,428
                                                                                                           ------            ------

    Total noninterest expense                                                                             143,215           136,704
                                                                                                          -------           -------

     Income before income taxes                                                                            78,814            77,319

     Income tax expense                                                                                    26,760            26,877
                                                                                                           ------            ------

     Net income                                                                                           $52,054           $50,442
                                                                                                          =======           =======

     Per Common Share Data:

     Net income-basic                                                                                       $3.34             $3.25

     Net income-diluted                                                                                      3.28              3.18

     Cash dividends declared                                                                                 1.10              1.04

     Common shares outstanding                                                                         15,695,083        15,591,530

     Average common shares
      outstanding -

       Basic                                                                                           15,571,990        15,542,027

       Diluted                                                                                         15,862,780        15,871,991

     Performance Ratios:

     Return on average assets                                                                               1.03%            1.04%

     Return on average
      stockholders' equity                                                                                  10.27             10.68

     Net interest margin                                                                                     3.27              3.09

     Efficiency ratio                                                                                       61.76             62.69



                                                               BancFirst Corporation

                                                           Summary Financial Information

                                        (Dollars in thousands, except per share and share data - Unaudited)


                                   2016                         2016                             2016                 2015            2015

                            3rd Qtr                     2nd Qtr                         1st Qtr             4th Qtr        3rd Qtr
                            -------                     -------                         -------             -------        -------

     Balance Sheet Data:


     Total assets            $6,783,537                   $6,683,376                       $6,740,938           $6,692,829      $6,406,096

     Interest-bearing
      deposits with banks     1,532,095                    1,373,923                        1,498,356            1,394,813       1,491,873

     Securities                 473,738                      419,238                          497,986              552,949         507,858

     Total loans              4,317,512                    4,337,063                        4,282,738            4,245,773       3,972,075

     Allowance for loan
      losses                   (48,061)                    (46,566)                        (44,571)            (41,666)       (40,970)

     Deposits                 6,024,949                    5,943,982                        6,010,872            5,973,358       5,698,591

     Stockholders' equity       693,731                      676,830                          662,661              655,510         646,061

     Book value per common
      share                       44.20                        43.50                            42.68                42.03           41.44

     Tangible book value
      per common share            39.87                        39.09                            38.22                37.56           37.99

     Balance Sheet Ratios:

     Average loans to
      deposits                   71.77%                      71.74%                          71.28%              69.62%         67.88%

     Average earning assets
      to total assets             93.16                        93.05                            92.88                92.84           93.15

     Average stockholders'
      equity to average
      assets                      10.22                        10.02                             9.92                 9.84           10.02

     Asset Quality Data:

     Past due loans              $1,906                       $2,695                           $1,099               $1,841          $2,061

     Nonaccrual loans            31,014                       30,063                           31,040               30,096          30,321

     Restructured loans           1,842                        1,974                              533               15,143          15,386

     Total nonperforming
      and restructured
      loans                      34,762                       34,732                           32,672               47,080          47,768

     Other real estate
      owned and repossessed
      assets                      4,339                        4,469                            4,245                8,214           7,863

     Total nonperforming
      and restructured
      assets                     39,101                       39,201                           36,917               55,294          55,631

     Nonperforming and
      restructured loans to
      total loans                 0.81%                       0.80%                           0.76%               1.11%          1.21%

     Nonperforming and
      restructured assets
      to total assets              0.58                         0.59                             0.55                 0.83            0.87

     Allowance to total
      loans                        1.11                         1.07                             1.04                 0.98            1.03

     Allowance to
      nonperforming and
      restructured loans         138.26                       134.07                           136.42                88.50           85.77

     Net charge-offs to
      average loans                0.03                         0.02                             0.03                 0.07            0.08




                                                   BancFirst Corporation

                                            Consolidated Average Balance Sheets

                                               And Interest Margin Analysis

                                                 Taxable Equivalent Basis

                                            (Dollars in thousands - Unaudited)


                                                    Three Months Ended                     Nine Months Ended

                                                    September 30, 2016                     September 30, 2016
                                                    ------------------                     ------------------

                                                                                                Interest       Average                Interest     Average

                                                          Average                                Income/       Yield/     Average     Income/      Yield/

                                                          Balance                                Expense         Rate     Balance     Expense        Rate
                                                          -------                                -------         ----     -------     -------        ----

    ASSETS

    Earning assets:

                                                                                $4,300,400             $51,817     4.78%  $4,279,894     $153,362        4.77%

      Loans

      Securities - taxable                                                         407,434               1,242      1.21      451,824        3,913         1.15

      Securities - tax exempt                                                       38,021                 383      4.00       40,515        1,148         3.77

      Interest bearing deposits with banks                                       1,535,048               1,968      0.51    1,471,623        5,622         0.51
                                                                                 ---------               -----             ---------        -----

         Total earning assets                                                    6,280,903              55,410      3.50    6,243,856      164,045         3.50
                                                                                 ---------              ------             ---------      -------


    Nonearning assets:

      Cash and due from banks                                                      171,762                                  175,738

      Interest receivable and other assets                                         335,855                                  336,188

      Allowance for loan losses                                                   (46,400)                                (44,180)
                                                                                   -------                                  -------

         Total nonearning assets                                                   461,217                                  467,746
                                                                                   -------                                  -------

         Total assets                                                           $6,742,120                               $6,711,602
                                                                                ==========                               ==========


    LIABILITIES AND

      STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Interest bearing liabilities:

      Transaction deposits                                                        $777,284                $202     0.10%    $785,496         $609        0.10%

      Savings deposits                                                           2,079,991               1,729      0.33    2,082,417        5,112         0.33

      Time deposits                                                                701,760               1,218      0.69      710,566        3,600         0.67

      Short-term borrowings                                                          1,979                   2      0.36        1,657            5         0.36

      Junior subordinated debentures                                                31,959                 524      6.51       31,959        1,569         6.54
                                                                                    ------                 ---                ------        -----

         Total interest bearing liabilities                                      3,592,973               3,675      0.41    3,612,095       10,895         0.40
                                                                                 ---------               -----             ---------       ------


    Interest free funds:

      Noninterest bearing deposits                                               2,433,136                                2,399,275

      Interest payable and other
       liabilities                                                                  26,660                                   25,232

      Stockholders' equity                                                         689,351                                  675,000
                                                                                   -------                                  -------

         Total interest free  funds                                              3,149,147                                3,099,507
                                                                                 ---------                                ---------

         Total liabilities                                                      $6,742,120                               $6,711,602

           and stockholders' equity


    Net interest income                                                                               $51,735                          $153,150
                                                                                                      =======                          ========

    Net interest spread                                                                                          3.09%                               3.10%
                                                                                                                  ====                                 ====

    Effect of interest free funds                                                                                0.18%                               0.17%
                                                                                                                  ====                                 ====

    Net interest margin                                                                                          3.27%                               3.27%
                                                                                                                  ====                                 ====

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