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CLEARFIELD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CNB Financial Corporation (“CNB”) (NASDAQ: CCNE), the parent company of CNB Bank, today announced its earnings for the third quarter of 2014. Highlights include the following:

• Net income in the third quarter of 2014 was $5.5 million, an increase of 18.0% from $4.7 million in the third quarter of 2013. Earnings per share in the third quarter of 2014 were $0.39 per share, compared to $0.38 per share in the third quarter of 2013.
• Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $16.3 million, an increase of 36.6% from $12.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $1.13, compared to $0.96 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
• Annualized returns on average assets and equity of 1.01% and 12.22%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to annualized returns on average assets and equity of 0.88% and 11.42%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
• Including loans acquired from FC Banc Corp. with an acquisition date fair value of approximately $248 million, loans of $1.33 billion at September 30, 2014 compared to loans of $1.03 billion at September 30, 2013.
• Including deposits acquired from FC Banc Corp. with an acquisition date fair value of approximately $332 million, deposits of $1.87 billion at September 30, 2014 compared to deposits of $1.55 billion at September 30, 2013.
• Total non-performing assets of $11.9 million, or 0.55% of total assets, as of September 30, 2014, compared to $14.5 million, or 0.79% of total assets, as of September 30, 2013.

Joseph B. Bower, Jr., President and CEO commented, “Our annualized return on average equity of 12.22% reflects earnings performance that is at top of our peer group. Asset quality is strong as our nonperforming assets continue their downward trend. These positive trends along with solid momentum in the lending arena should provide the Corporation with good organic growth in the near term.”

Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis was 3.78% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 3.38% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net accretion included in loan interest income in the first nine months of 2014 related to loans acquired in the fourth quarter of 2013 was $1.7 million, resulting in an increase in the net interest margin of 11 basis points. Changes in average earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities, and resulting interest income and expense from the first nine months of 2013 to the first nine months of 2014 are primarily a result of the acquisition of FC Banc Corp. in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Asset Quality

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, CNB recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.0 million and $3.6 million, as compared to a provision for loan losses of $846 thousand and $4.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net chargeoffs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $509 thousand and $1.9 million, as compared to net recoveries of $875 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and net chargeoffs of $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. There were no significant changes to reserves required for impaired loans during the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets declined from 0.62% at June 30, 2014 to 0.55% at September 30, 2014.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $3.5 million and $10.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $3.2 million and $10.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Non-interest income as a percentage of average assets declined from 0.74% during the first nine months of 2013 to 0.63% during the first nine months of 2014, primarily due to a decrease in realized gains on available for sale securities of $83 thousand, a decrease in net gains on trading securities of $482 thousand, a decrease in mortgage banking income of $131 thousand, and a decrease in bank owned life insurance income of $741 thousand. During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, CNB recorded bank owned life insurance income of $576 thousand representing the excess of the face value of certain policies over their cash surrender values resulting from the recognition of a death benefit. Wealth and asset management fees increased from $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to $2.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to increases in assets under management resulting from CNB’s strategic focus to grow its Wealth and Asset Management Division.

Non-Interest Expenses

Total non-interest expenses were $13.2 million and $39.0 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $10.3 million and $30.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Non-interest expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 include amortization of a core deposit intangible asset of $302 thousand and $906 thousand associated with CNB’s acquisition of FC Banc Corp. in the fourth quarter of 2013. Non-interest expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 include merger-related expenses of $398 thousand and $1.3 million.

Salaries and benefits expenses increased $4.0 million, or 25.4%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2013, due to an increase in average full-time equivalent employees resulting primarily from the acquisition of FC Banc Corp., routine merit increases, and increases in certain employee benefit expenses, such as health insurance premiums, which continue to increase in line with market conditions. Net occupancy expenses increased $1.4 million, or 36.1% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as a result of anticipated increases in repair, maintenance, and utility expenses, increases in depreciation expense for recently completed projects and asset purchases, and the addition of eight branch locations from the acquisition of FC Banc Corp. Other non-interest expenses increased $3.1 million, or 35.0%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily as a result of the acquisition of FC Banc Corp.

About CNB Financial Corporation

CNB Financial Corporation is a financial holding company with consolidated assets of approximately $2.2 billion that conducts business primarily through CNB Bank, CNB’s principal subsidiary. CNB Bank is a full-service bank engaging in a full range of banking activities and services, including trust and wealth management services, for individual, business, governmental, and institutional customers. CNB Bank operations include a private banking division, a loan production office in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and 28 full-service offices in Pennsylvania, including ERIEBANK, a division of CNB Bank, as well as 9 full-service offices in central Ohio conducting business as FCBank, a division of CNB Bank. More information about CNB and CNB Bank may be found on the internet at www.bankcnb.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes 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, with respect to CNB’s financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, future performance and business. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors (some of which are beyond CNB’s control). Forward-looking statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.” CNB’s actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of and forward-looking statement disclaimers in CNB’s annual and quarterly reports.

The forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions and are made as of the date of this press release. CNB undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur and you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

Financial Tables

The following tables supplement the financial highlights described previously for CNB Financial Corporation.

* - 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 goodwill and other intangible assets from the calculation of stockholders’ equity. Tangible assets is 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. CNB believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide information to investors that is useful in understanding its financial condition. 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).

** - Nonperforming TDR loans are also included in the balance of non-accrual loans in the previous table.

CNB Financial Corporation
Brian W. Wingard, Treasurer, 814-765-9621

Source: CNB Financial Corporation