GREENSBURG, Ind., July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Archie M. Brown, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of MainSource Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFG), announced today the unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2017. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded net income of $9.7 million, or $0.38 per common share, compared to net income of $6.1 million, or $0.27 per common share, in the second quarter of 2016. During the second quarter of 2017 the Company recorded $5.6 million of expenses related to the FCB Bancorp, Inc. acquisition. In addition, the Company also recorded $214 thousand of expenses related to the prepayment of a Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing. These two items reduced earnings per share by $0.15 (see reconciliation of Actual to Operating Earnings on page 3 of this release). During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded $6.4 million of expenses related to the Cheviot Financial acquisition which reduced earnings per share by $0.18.

CEO Comments

Mr. Brown commented on the Company's second quarter performance, "We had a very good quarter on an operating basis. Excluding the non-operating items mentioned above and the effect of gains in the securities portfolio, earnings per share were $0.53, an 18% increase from $0.45 a year ago. The addition of FCB Bancorp in late April, organic loan growth over the past twelve months and a very strong net interest margin were key drivers of our strong earnings performance."

Mr. Brown continued, "Loan balances were virtually flat on a linked quarter basis as loan activity was softer than expected. We are disappointed that we did not achieve the growth we anticipated. Our loan pipelines indicate stronger performance in the second half of 2017 and we are optimistic that we will achieve loan growth during the remainder of the year similar to our historic norm of mid to high single digits on an annualized basis. We were very pleased with our loan quality trends for the quarter as non-performing loans slightly declined and net charge-offs remained at historic lows."

Mr. Brown concluded, "We completed our acquisition of FCB Bancorp on April 30 and converted systems in late June. The transition has gone very well and we are very excited to have a meaningful presence in Louisville. We look forward to making a positive impact in the Louisville community and bringing additional financial solutions to our new customer base."

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $35.5 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $28.2 million a year ago. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to an increase in average earning assets as well as an increase in purchase accounting adjustments. Average earning assets increased year over year by $661 million with approximately $178 million coming from the Cheviot acquisition, $319 coming from the FCB Bancorp acquisition and $164 million coming from organic growth. Net interest margin, on a fully-taxable equivalent basis, was 3.77% for the second quarter of 2017, an increase of one basis point on a linked quarter basis. Overall, the accretion of purchase accounting marks added thirteen basis points to the net interest margin for the second quarter of 2017 compared to eleven basis points in the first quarter of 2017.

NON-INTEREST INCOME

The Company's non-interest income was $13.5 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $13.7 for the same period a year ago. An increase in interchange income was more than offset by a decrease in other income (primarily interest rate swap fees in the commercial banking division).

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

The Company's non-interest expense was $36.4 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $34.1 million for the same period in 2016. As previously mentioned, the Company incurred $5.6 million of expenses related to the FCB Bancorp acquisition and recorded a $214 thousand charge related to the prepayment of a Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing during the second quarter of 2017. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded $6.4 million of expenses related to the Cheviot Financial acquisition. Excluding these items, expenses would have been $30.6 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $27.7 million for the same period in 2016. The year over year increase in total expenses were primarily in the employee, occupancy and equipment expense categories and were primarily related to the acquisition of FCB in April 2017.

BALANCE SHEET AND CAPITAL

Total assets were $4.6 billion at June 30, 2017, which represents a $594 million increase from a year ago. The increase in assets was primarily related to the acquisition of FCB ($530 million) and organic loan growth over the past twelve months. Excluding the $428 million of loan balances that were acquired in the FCB acquisition, loan balances decreased by $10 million organically on a linked quarter basis. The decrease in loan balances was primarily driven by weaker than anticipated loan demand in the first half of 2017. The Company's regulatory capital ratios remain strong and as of June 30, 2017 were as follows: leverage ratio of 9.7%, tier one capital to risk-weighted assets of 12.6%, common equity tier one capital ratio of 11.2%, and total capital to risk-weighted assets of 13.3%. In addition, as of June 30, 2017, the Company's tangible common equity ratio was 8.3% compared to 8.9% as of March 31, 2017.

ASSET QUALITY

Non-performing assets (NPAs) were $24.6 million as of June 30, 2017, a decrease of $0.6 million on a linked-quarter basis. NPAs represented 0.54% of total assets as of June 30, 2017 compared to 0.62% as of March 31, 2017 and 0.58% as of June 30, 2016. The Company incurred net charge-offs of $163 thousand and recorded $100 thousand of loan loss provision expense for the second quarter of 2017. The low level of provision expense was based on the decrease in loan balances during the current quarter and the overall improvement in credit quality. The Company's allowance for loan losses as a percent of total outstanding loans was 0.73% as of June 30, 2017 compared to 0.85% as of March 31, 2017 and 0.84% as of June 30, 2016. The decrease in this metric was primarily driven by the increase in acquired loans that were marked to fair value at the acquisition date and not included in the loan loss reserve analysis.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release includes financial measures prepared other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Specifically, we have included non-GAAP financial measures of the Company's earnings per share excluding the impact of costs associated with the acquisitions of FCB Bancorp, Inc. and Cheviot Financial Corp. and the impact of a pre-payment penalty associated with the repayment of a Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing, and non-interest expense excluding the impact of costs associated with the acquisitions. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe this information is helpful in understanding the Company's results of operations separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionate positive or negative impact in any given period, such as purchase accounting impacts, one-time costs of acquisitions or other non-core items. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP equivalent is included in the text or in the attached financial tables under the heading "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for historical information contained herein, the discussion in this press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are covered by the safe harbor provisions of such sections. These statements are based upon management expectations, goals and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties (many of which are beyond management's control). Factors which could cause future results to differ materially from these expectations include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic conditions; legislative and regulatory initiatives; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; deposit flows; the costs of funds; general market rates of interest; interest rates on competing investments; demand for loan products; demand for financial services; changes in accounting policies or guidelines; changes in the quality or composition of the Company's loan and investment portfolios; the Company's ability to integrate acquisitions; and other factors, including various "risk factors" as set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other reports we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are available publicly on the SEC website, www.sec.gov, and on the Company's website, www.mainsourcefinancial.com.




                                                              Three months ended June 30         Six months ended June 30
                                                              --------------------------         ------------------------

                                                                                    2017               2016                   2017 2016
                                                                                    ----               ----                   ---- ----

    Income Statement Summary

    Interest Income                                                                      $39,202                          $30,870       $74,408 $59,616

    Interest Expense                                                                       3,691                            2,672         6,610   5,046
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    Net Interest Income                                                                   35,511                           28,198        67,798  54,570

    Provision for Loan Losses                                                                100                              205           100     705

    Noninterest Income:

    Trust and investment product fees                                                      1,299                            1,253         2,496   2,463

    Mortgage banking                                                                       2,688                            2,743         5,080   4,533

    Service charges on deposit accounts                                                    5,180                            5,219         9,971   9,901

    Securities gains/(losses)                                                                  9                              104            22     121

    Interchange income                                                                     3,034                            2,805         6,088   5,440

    Other                                                                                  1,321                            1,614         2,870   2,869
                                                                                           -----                            -----         -----   -----

    Total Noninterest Income                                                              13,531                           13,738        26,527  25,327

    Noninterest Expense:

    Employee                                                                              17,621                           15,884        35,338  30,744

    Occupancy & equipment                                                                  6,068                            5,319        11,881  10,643

    Intangible amortization                                                                  496                              369           800     697

    Marketing                                                                                980                            1,089         1,745   1,743

    Interchange expense                                                                      910                              915         1,707   1,728

    Collection expenses                                                                      364                              170           595     422

    FDIC assessment                                                                          365                              435           689     855

    FHLB advance prepayment penalty                                                          214                                -          214       -

    Merger-related expenses                                                                5,576                            6,363         5,576   6,363

    Other                                                                                  3,841                            3,553         7,319   7,059
                                                                                           -----                            -----         -----   -----

    Total Noninterest Expense                                                             36,435                           34,097        65,864  60,254
                                                                                          ------                           ------        ------  ------

    Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                          12,507                            7,634        28,361  18,938

    Provision for Income Taxes                                                             2,853                            1,517         6,634   4,055
                                                                                           -----                            -----         -----   -----

    Net Income Available to Common Shareholders                                           $9,654                           $6,117       $21,727 $14,883
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    Reconciliation of Actual to Operating Earnings - non GAAP

    Net Income as Reported                                                                $9,654                           $6,117       $21,727 $14,883

    Add: Merger-related expenses, net of tax                                               3,765                            4,341         3,765   4,341

            FHLB Prepayment Penalty, net of tax                                              139                                -          139       -

    Less: Securities gains, net of tax                                                       (6)                            (68)         (14)   (79)
                                                                                             ---                              ---           ---     ---

    Operating earnings (1)                                                               $13,552                          $10,390       $25,617 $19,145
                                                                                         =======                          =======       ======= =======

    Operating earnings per share (1)                                                       $0.53                            $0.45         $1.02   $0.85




                                       Three months ended June 30            Six months ended June 30
                                       --------------------------            ------------------------

                                                             2017                2016                        2017 2016
                                                             ----                ----                        ---- ----

    Average Balance Sheet Data

    Gross Loans                                                   $2,896,776                          $2,327,951       $2,767,730 $2,238,568

    Earning Assets                                                 3,991,134                           3,330,493        3,841,576  3,213,564

    Total Assets                                                   4,398,126                           3,665,861        4,225,772  3,531,983

    Noninterest Bearing Deposits                                     818,637                             654,661          786,691    647,033

    Interest Bearing Deposits                                      2,584,307                           2,237,171        2,462,742  2,118,308

    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities                             2,959,416                           2,554,467        2,802,775  2,438,859

    Shareholders' Equity                                             499,987                             414,686          476,979    401,945




                                         Three months ended June 30            Six months ended June 30
                                         --------------------------            ------------------------

                                                               2017                2016                        2017 2016
                                                               ----                ----                        ---- ----

    Per Share Data

    Diluted Earnings Per Common Share                                    $0.38                               $0.27            $0.87      $0.66

    Cash Dividends Per Common Share                                       0.17                                0.15             0.33       0.30

    Market Value - High                                                  35.31                               23.25            35.31      23.25

    Market Value - Low                                                   31.55                               20.30            31.55      19.95

    Average Outstanding Shares (diluted)                            25,533,033                          23,007,792       25,031,865 22,441,142




                                   Three months ended June 30    Six months ended June 30
                                   --------------------------    ------------------------

                                                            2017                           2016     2017      2016
                                                            ----                           ----     ----      ----

    Key Ratios (annualized)

    Return on Average Assets                               0.88%                         0.67%   1.04%    0.85%

    Return on Average Equity                               7.74%                         5.93%   9.19%    7.45%

    Net Interest Margin                                    3.77%                         3.63%   3.77%    3.64%

    Efficiency Ratio                                      71.39%                        77.89%  67.03%   72.10%

    Net Overhead to Average Assets                         2.09%                         2.23%   1.88%    1.99%





                                                         June 30             March 31     December 31             September 30               June 30

                                                             2017                  2017                      2016            2016                    2016
                                                             ----                  ----                      ----            ----                    ----

    Balance Sheet Highlights

    Total Loans (Including Loans Held for Sale)                   $3,035,466                          $2,618,980                  $2,664,152                $2,591,884  $2,561,765

    Allowance for Loan Losses                                         22,306                              22,369                      22,499                    21,828      21,468

    Total Securities                                               1,079,555                           1,022,208                   1,007,540                 1,025,048   1,032,380

    Goodwill and Intangible Assets                                   149,766                             110,180                     108,734                   108,651     108,477

    Total Assets                                                   4,589,556                           4,042,475                   4,080,257                 4,013,943   3,995,541

    Noninterest Bearing Deposits                                     849,470                             812,301                     767,159                   705,428     677,654

    Interest Bearing Deposits                                      2,672,873                           2,342,836                   2,343,712                 2,418,600   2,421,705

    Other Borrowings                                                 343,378                             287,643                     309,230                   320,877     321,047

    Shareholders' Equity                                             516,424                             459,779                     449,494                   459,608     453,782


                                                         June 30             March 31     December 31             September 30               June 30

                                                             2017                  2017                      2016            2016                    2016
                                                             ----                  ----                      ----            ----                    ----

    Other Balance Sheet Data

    Tangible Book Value Per Common Share (1)                          $14.34                              $14.48                      $14.16                    $14.60      $14.38

    Loan Loss Reserve to Loans                                         0.73%                              0.85%                      0.84%                    0.84%      0.84%

    Loan Loss Reserve to Non-performing Loans                        114.77%                            110.84%                    125.39%                  146.07%    131.54%

    Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets                               0.47%                              0.54%                      0.49%                    0.43%      0.49%

    NPA's (w/ TDR's) to Total Assets                                   0.54%                              0.62%                      0.57%                    0.51%      0.58%

    Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets (1)                         8.26%                              8.89%                      8.58%                    8.99%      8.88%

    Outstanding Shares                                            25,575,804                          24,148,132                  24,067,364                24,033,381  24,005,307


                                                         June 30             March 31     December 31             September 30               June 30

                                                             2017                  2017                      2016            2016                    2016
                                                             ----                  ----                      ----            ----                    ----

    Asset Quality

    Special Mention Loans                                            $51,938                             $12,987                     $20,526                   $20,050     $18,088

    Substandard Loans (Accruing)                                      21,138                              15,531                      18,626                    19,805      22,239

    New Non-accrual Loans (for the 3 months ended)                     1,128                               9,051                       3,416                     3,073       3,668


    Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing           $          -            $                     -                     $2,135                $        -       $126

    Non-accrual Loans                                                 19,436                              20,181                      15,808                    14,944      16,195

    Other Real Estate Owned                                            2,072                               1,783                       1,875                     2,242       3,180
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    Total Nonperforming Assets (NPA's)                               $21,508                             $21,964                     $19,818                   $17,186     $19,501

    Troubled Debt Restructurings (Accruing)                            3,062                               3,227                       3,270                     3,333       3,508
                                                                       -----                               -----                       -----                     -----       -----

    Total NPA's with Troubled Debt Restructurings                    $24,570                             $25,191                     $23,088                   $20,519     $23,009
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    Net Charge-offs - QTD                                               $163                                $130                        $179                    $(210)     $(184)

    Net Charge-offs as a % of average loans (annualized)               0.02%                              0.02%                      0.03%                  (0.03)%    (0.03)%



    (1) Use Of Non-GAAP Financial Measures


                These financial statements include
                          financial measures prepared other than
                          in accordance with generally accepted
                          accounting principles in the United
                          States ("GAAP"). These non-GAAP
                          financial measures should be
                          considered supplemental to, and not as
                          a substitute for, or superior to,
                          financial measures calculated in
                          accordance with GAAP.  We believe this
                          information is helpful in
                          understanding the Company's results of
                          operations separate and apart from
                          items that may, or could, have a
                          disproportionate positive or negative
                          impact in any given period, such as
                          acquisition accounting impacts, one-
                          time costs of acquisitions or other
                          non-core items.



                Tangible common equity, tangible assets
                          and tangible book value per share are
                          non-GAAP financial measures
                          calculated using GAAP amounts.
                          Tangible common equity is calculated
                          by excluding the balance of preferred
                          stock, goodwill and other intangible
                          assets from the calculation of
                          stockholders' equity. Tangible assets
                          are calculated by excluding the
                          balance of goodwill and other
                          intangible assets from the calculation
                          of total assets. Tangible book value
                          per share is calculated by dividing
                          tangible common equity by the number
                          of shares outstanding. Because not all
                          companies use the same calculation of
                          tangible common equity and tangible
                          assets, this presentation may not be
                          comparable to other similarly titled
                          measures calculated by other
                          companies. A reconciliation of these
                          non-GAAP financial measures is
                          provided below (dollars in thousands,
                          except per share data).




                                           June 30             March 31   December 31            September 30               June 30

                                               2017                  2017                   2016            2016                    2016
                                               ----                  ----                   ----            ----                    ----

    Shareholders' Equity                              $516,424                         $459,779                    $449,494                $459,608   $453,782

    Less: Intangible Assets                            149,766                          110,180                     108,734                 108,651    108,477
                                                       -------                          -------                     -------                 -------    -------

    Tangible Common Equity                             366,658                          349,599                     340,760                 350,957    345,305


    Total Assets                                     4,589,556                        4,042,475                   4,080,257               4,013,943  3,995,541

    Less: Intangible Assets                            149,766                          110,180                     108,734                 108,651    108,477
                                                       -------                          -------                     -------                 -------    -------

    Tangible Assets                                  4,439,790                        3,932,295                   3,971,523               3,905,292  3,887,064


    Ending Shares Outstanding                       25,575,804                       24,148,132                  24,067,364              24,033,381 24,005,307


    Tangible Book Value Per Common Share                $14.34                           $14.48                      $14.16                  $14.60     $14.38

    Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets               8.26%                           8.89%                      8.58%                  8.99%     8.88%

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