NORWICH, N.Y., July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBT Bancorp Inc. (“NBT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NBTB) reported net income and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

Net income for the second quarter of 2026 was $53.0 million, or $1.02 per diluted common share, compared to $22.5 million, or $0.44 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2025, and $51.1 million, or $0.98 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2026. Operating diluted earnings per share⁽¹⁾, a non-GAAP measure, was $1.01 for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $0.88 for the second quarter of 2025 and $0.97 for the first quarter of 2026.

The Company completed the acquisition of Evans Bancorp, Inc. (“Evans”) on May 2, 2025, adding 200 employees and 18 banking locations in Western New York, $1.67 billion in loans and $1.86 billion in deposits. In connection with the transaction, the Company issued 5.1 million shares of common stock, with a value of $221.8 million as of the closing date. The comparison to the second quarter of 2025 is significantly impacted by the Evans acquisition.

CEO Comments

“The second quarter demonstrated the strength and momentum of NBT’s diversified banking franchise,” said NBT President and CEO Scott Kingsley. “We generated significantly stronger earnings than the prior year quarter, grew loans across every business line and expanded our net interest margin to 3.73%, an increase of 14 basis points from one year ago. These results reflect the trust our customers place in us, the dedication of our employees and our disciplined approach to building long-term relationships and sustainable growth. With strong balance sheet fundamentals, healthy loan growth and continued momentum across our franchise, we are well positioned as we enter the second half of 2026.”

“We are also pleased to announce that we have increased our quarterly cash dividend for the fourteenth consecutive year to $0.40 per share in the third quarter,” added Kingsley. “This increase in the quarterly cash dividend of 8.1% affirms our continued commitment to providing favorable long-term returns to our shareholders.”

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights

Net Income	Net income was $53.0 million and diluted earnings per share was $1.02 Operating net income was $52.9 million and operating diluted earnings per share was $1.01⁽¹⁾
Net Interest Income / NIM	Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis was $137.6 million⁽¹⁾ Net interest margin (“NIM”) on an FTE basis was 3.73%⁽¹⁾, an increase of 1 basis point (“bp”) from the prior quarter Earning asset yields of 5.05% were down 1 bp from the prior quarter Total cost of funds of 1.41% was down 1 bp from the prior quarter
Noninterest Income	Noninterest income was $49.6 million, or 27% of total revenues, excluding net securities gains
Loans and Credit Quality	Period end loans were $11.87 billion Net charge-offs to average loans was 0.15% annualized Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.55% Allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.18% Provision for loan losses was $6.1 million
Deposits	Period end deposits were $13.54 billion Total cost of deposits was 1.33% for the second quarter of 2026, down 1 bp from the first quarter of 2026
Capital	Stockholders’ equity was $1.94 billion as of June 30, 2026 Tangible book value per share⁽²⁾was $27.71 at June 30, 2026 an increase of 4.4% from December 31, 2025 Tangible equity to assets was 9.16%⁽¹⁾ CET1 ratio of 12.24%; Leverage ratio of 9.85%

Loans

Period end total loans were $11.87 billion at June 30, 2026, compared to $11.60 billion at December 31, 2025, with all business lines experiencing growth in the second quarter of 2026.
Period end total loans increased $276.0 million, or 2.4% from December 31, 2025 which included a $52.4 million decrease in the other consumer and residential solar portfolios, which are in a planned run-off status.

Deposits

Total deposits at June 30, 2026 were $13.54 billion compared to $13.50 billion at December 31, 2025. Deposit mix characteristics improved with an increase in demand deposits, interest-bearing checking, savings and money market accounts, partially offset by a decrease in time deposits.
Total deposits decreased $205.7 million from March 31, 2026, primarily due to expected seasonal municipal outflows.
The loan to deposit ratio was 87.7% at June 30, 2026, compared to 85.9% at December 31, 2025.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2026 was $137.0 million, an increase of $2.6 million, or 1.9%, from the first quarter of 2026 and an increase of $12.7 million, or 10.3%, from the second quarter of 2025. The increase in net interest income from the first quarter of 2026 was driven by one additional day in the second quarter of 2026, organic growth in interest-earning assets and a decrease in funding costs. The increase in net interest income from the second quarter of 2025 resulted primarily from the improvement in net interest margin, the Evans acquisition, organic growth in interest-earning assets and a decrease in funding costs.
The NIM on an FTE basis for the second quarter of 2026 was 3.73%, an increase of 1 bp from the first quarter of 2026, as a 1 bp decrease in the cost of funds more than offset a 1 bp decline in earning asset yields. The NIM on an FTE basis increased 14 bps from the second quarter of 2025 due to the impact of the Evans acquisition, organic growth and a decrease in the cost of funds.
Earning asset yields for the three months ended June 30, 2026 decreased 1 bp from the prior quarter to 5.05%. Loan yields for the three months ended June 30, 2026 decreased 2 bps from the prior quarter to 5.64%. Earning asset yields decreased 7 bps from the same quarter in the prior year due to Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2025. Average earning assets increased $109.8 million, or 0.7%, from the first quarter of 2026 and grew $846.2 million, or 6.1%, from the second quarter of 2025 due primarily to the addition of the interest-earning assets acquired from Evans and organic earning asset growth.
Total cost of deposits, including noninterest bearing deposits, was 1.33% for the second quarter of 2026, a decrease of 1 bp from the prior quarter, primarily due to the decrease in the cost of time deposits. Total cost of deposits decreased 18 bps from the same period in the prior year.
Total cost of funds for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was 1.41%, a decrease of 1 bp from the prior quarter and a decrease of 21 bps from the second quarter of 2025.

Asset Quality and Allowance for Loan Losses

Net charge-offs to total average loans for the second quarter of 2026 was 15 bps, compared to 17 bps in the prior quarter primarily due to a decrease in commercial net charge-offs, partially offset by an increase in residential solar and other consumer net charge-offs.
Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.40% at June 30, 2026, up from 0.38% at March 31, 2026 and up from 0.33% at December 31, 2025. The increase in nonperforming assets was primarily due to an additional commercial lending relationship placed in nonaccrual status during the quarter. Past due loans to total loans increased 23 basis points from March 31, 2026, driven primarily by an increase in past due commercial loans. The majority of these loans are expected to return to current status in the third quarter.
Provision expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $6.1 million, compared to $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2026. The increase in the provision for loan losses during the quarter was primarily due to providing for the second quarter’s loan growth.
The allowance for loan losses was $140.5 million, or 1.18% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, compared to $138.6 million, or 1.20% of total loans, at March 31, 2026 and compared to $138.0 million, or 1.19% of total loans, at December 31, 2025. The increase in the allowance for loan losses in the second quarter of 2026 was primarily driven by providing for the second quarter’s loan growth, partially offset by portfolio mix changes with the run-off of the other consumer and residential solar portfolios.
The reserve for unfunded loan commitments was $5.5 million at June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026, compared to $5.8 million at December 31, 2025.

Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income, excluding securities gains, was $49.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, consistent with the first quarter of 2026, and up $2.7 million, or 5.8%, from the second quarter of 2025.
Service charges on deposit accounts were comparable to the prior quarter and higher than the second quarter of 2025 due primarily to the Evans acquisition and new account growth.
Card services income increased $0.6 million, or 9.7%, from the prior quarter and increased $0.5 million, or 8.8% from the second quarter of 2025. The increase was driven by seasonal increased volumes.
Retirement plan administration fees increased $0.4 million, or 2.2%, from the prior quarter and increased $1.2 million, or 7.8%, from the second quarter of 2025. The increase from the prior quarter and the second quarter of 2025 was driven by higher activity-based fees, additional fees from new customer relationships and increased market values of assets under administration.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense was $111.4 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $112.2 million for the first quarter of 2026 and $122.6 million for the second quarter of 2025. Excluding acquisition expenses of $17.2 million in the second quarter of 2025, noninterest expense was 5.7% higher than the second quarter of 2025 primarily due to the Evans acquisition and continued investments in our people, markets and infrastructure.
Salaries and benefits increased 0.4% from the prior quarter driven by a full quarter of merit pay increases, which were effective in March, one additional payroll day and higher medical expenses. The increase was partially offset by lower payroll taxes and stock-based compensation expenses which are seasonally higher in the first quarter. The increase from the second quarter of 2025 was driven by the impact of the Evans acquisition as NBT added 200 Evans employees in May 2025, annual merit pay increases and higher medical expenses.
Technology and data services were consistent with the prior quarter and increased $1.0 million from the second quarter of 2025 primarily due to the Evans acquisition, timing of planned activities and ongoing investment in enterprise technology initiatives.
Occupancy costs decreased $1.5 million from the prior quarter and increased $0.4 million from the second quarter of 2025. The $1.5 million decrease from the prior quarter was driven by lower seasonal maintenance and utilities costs following the harsh winter conditions across the footprint in the first quarter of 2026. The $0.4 million increase from the second quarter of 2025 was driven by additional expenses from the Evans acquisition and higher facilities costs related to new branch banking locations.
Professional fees and outside services were consistent with the prior quarter and increased $0.6 million from the second quarter of 2025 primarily due to the Evans acquisition and the timing of various initiatives.
No provision expense for unfunded loan commitments was recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to expense of $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, which included $0.5 million of acquisition-related provision associated with unfunded loan commitments acquired in the Evans acquisition.
Other expenses were consistent with the prior quarter and increased $0.6 million from the second quarter of 2025. The increase from the second quarter of 2025 reflects the Evans acquisition including increased FDIC insurance expense, travel and charitable contributions.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2026 was 23.3%, which was consistent with the prior quarter and down from 26.7% for the second quarter of 2025. The decrease in the effective tax rate from the second quarter of 2025 was primarily due to the second quarter 2025 estimated impact of nondeductible acquisition expenses related to the Evans acquisition and a lower level of tax-exempt income as a percentage of total pretax income.

Capital

Tangible common equity to tangible assets⁽¹⁾ was 9.16% at June 30, 2026. Tangible book value per share⁽²⁾ was $27.71 at June 30, 2026, which increased 4.4% from $26.54 at December 31, 2025 and increased 12.8% from $24.57 at June 30, 2025.
Stockholders’ equity increased $47.7 million from December 31, 2025 driven by net income generation of $104.2 million, partially offset by dividends declared of $38.5 million, the repurchase of common stock of $14.0 million and a $6.5 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss reflecting the change in the fair value of securities available for sale.
As of June 30, 2026, CET1 capital ratio of 12.24%, leverage ratio of 9.85% and total risk-based capital ratio of 14.18%.

Dividend

The Board of Directors approved a third-quarter cash dividend of $0.40 per share at a meeting held earlier today. The dividend represents a $0.03 per share, or 8.1%, increase over the dividend paid in the third quarter of 2025. This is the Company’s fourteenth consecutive year of annual dividend increases. The dividend will be paid on September 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of September 1, 2026.

Stock Repurchase

The Company purchased 68,595 shares of its common stock during the second quarter of 2026 for a total of $3.0 million at an average price of $43.96 per share under its previously announced stock repurchase program. The Company may repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time to mitigate the potential dilutive effects of stock-based incentive plans and other potential uses of common stock for corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2026, there were 1,431,405 shares available for repurchase under this plan.

Subordinated Debt Redemption

On June 30, 2026, the Company redeemed $25 million of subordinated debt using existing liquidity sources. The subordinated debt had a fixed rate of 3.50% which converted to a floating rate at 6.50% in the second quarter of 2026.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) Tuesday, July 28, 2026, to review the second quarter 2026 financial results. The audio webcast link, along with the corresponding presentation slides, will be available on the Company’s Event Calendar page at www.nbtbancorp.com/bn/presentations-events.html#events and will be archived for twelve months.

Corporate Overview

NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, NY, with total assets of $16.21 billion at June 30, 2026. The Company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank, and through two financial services companies. NBT Bank, N.A. has 173 banking locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. EPIC Retirement Plan Services, based in Rochester, NY, is a national benefits administration firm. NBT Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, NY, is a full-service regional insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions is available online at: www.nbtbancorp.com, www.nbtbank.com, www.epicrps.com and www.nbtbank.com/Insurance.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “will,” “can,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” or other similar terms. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by any forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) local, regional, national and international economic conditions, including actual or potential stress in the banking industry, and the impact they may have on the Company and its customers, and the Company’s assessment of that impact; (2) changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs; (3) changes in estimates of future reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; (4) the effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) and international trade disputes (including threatened or implemented tariffs imposed by the U.S. and threatened or implemented tariffs imposed by foreign countries in retaliation); (5) inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations; (6) political instability; (7) acts of war, including international military conflicts, or terrorism; (8) the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and the perceived overall value of these products and services by users; (9) changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits; (10) changes in the financial performance and/or condition of the Company’s borrowers; (11) technological changes; (12) acquisition and integration of acquired businesses; (13) the ability to increase market share and control expenses; (14) changes in the competitive environment among financial holding companies; (15) the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) with which the Company and its subsidiaries must comply, including those under the Dodd-Frank Act, and the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018; (16) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; (17) changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; (18) the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments, including the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, and the results of regulatory examinations or reviews; (19) greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of new products and lines of business; and (20) the Company’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.

The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made, and advises readers that various factors, including, but not limited to, those described above and other factors discussed in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the SEC, could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results or circumstances for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

Unless required by law, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligations to, publicly release any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, the comparable GAAP measure, as well as a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure, is provided in the accompanying tables. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information that is important to an understanding of the results of the Company’s core business as well as provide information standard in the financial institution industry. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP and investors should consider the Company’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Amounts previously reported in the consolidated financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to current period presentation.

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

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

	2026						2025
	2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Profitability (reported)
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.02		$	0.98		$	1.06		$	1.03		$	0.44
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		52,238,983			52,352,800			52,524,388			52,642,688			50,787,474
Return on average assets⁽³⁾		1.32	%		1.30	%		1.37	%		1.35	%		0.59	%
Return on average equity⁽³⁾		11.04	%		10.89	%		11.81	%		11.86	%		5.27	%
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		15.65	%		15.59	%		17.05	%		17.35	%		8.01	%
Net interest margin⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		3.73	%		3.72	%		3.65	%		3.66	%		3.59	%

	6 Months Ended June 30,
	2026			2025
Profitability (reported)
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.99		$	1.21
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		52,290,178			49,143,067
Return on average assets⁽³⁾		1.31	%		0.82	%
Return on average equity⁽³⁾		10.96	%		7.35	%
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		15.62	%		10.69	%
Net interest margin⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		3.73	%		3.52	%

	2026						2025
	2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Profitability (operating)
Diluted earnings per share⁽¹⁾	$	1.01		$	0.97		$	1.05		$	1.05		$	0.88
Return on average assets⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		1.32	%		1.29	%		1.37	%		1.37	%		1.19	%
Return on average equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		11.01	%		10.82	%		11.79	%		12.05	%		10.52	%
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		15.61	%		15.50	%		17.02	%		17.61	%		15.25	%

	6 Months Ended June 30,
	2026			2025
Profitability (operating)
Diluted earnings per share⁽¹⁾	$	1.98		$	1.70
Return on average assets⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		1.30	%		1.16	%
Return on average equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		10.91	%		10.34	%
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		15.55	%		14.77	%

	2026						2025
	2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Balance sheet data
Short-term interest-bearing accounts	$	107,489		$	564,514		$	301,958		$	394,485		$	276,786
Securities available for sale		2,006,206			1,918,526			1,862,838			1,813,194			1,729,428
Securities held to maturity		755,086			748,607			762,756			771,474			809,664
Net loans		11,733,581			11,408,655			11,460,114			11,456,134			11,484,480
Total assets		16,214,957			16,204,406			15,995,121			16,112,584			16,014,781
Total deposits		13,537,302			13,742,966			13,499,193			13,660,918			13,515,232
Total borrowings		471,195			297,407			327,422			319,358			411,376
Total liabilities		14,271,038			14,290,009			14,098,905			14,259,438			14,209,615
Stockholders' equity		1,943,919			1,914,397			1,896,216			1,853,146			1,805,166

Capital
Equity to assets		11.99	%		11.81	%		11.85	%		11.50	%		11.27	%
Tangible equity ratio⁽¹⁾		9.16	%		8.96	%		8.95	%		8.58	%		8.30	%
Book value per share	$	37.42		$	36.81		$	36.32		$	35.33		$	34.46
Tangible book value per share⁽²⁾	$	27.71		$	27.05		$	26.54		$	25.51		$	24.57
Leverage ratio		9.85	%		9.70	%		9.48	%		9.34	%		9.55	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		12.24	%		12.34	%		12.07	%		11.80	%		11.37	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		12.24	%		12.34	%		12.07	%		11.80	%		11.37	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		14.18	%		14.52	%		14.24	%		13.97	%		14.48	%
Common stock price (end of period)	$	49.37		$	42.58		$	41.52		$	41.76		$	41.55

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

		2026						2025
	2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Asset quality
Nonaccrual loans	$	62,898		$	57,903		$	44,592		$	46,450		$	43,181
90 days past due and still accruing		2,410			3,352			7,131			6,966			3,211
Total nonperforming loans		65,308			61,255			51,723			53,416			46,392
Other real estate owned		-			22			402			267			345
Total nonperforming assets		65,308			61,277			52,125			53,683			46,737
Allowance for loan losses		140,500			138,600			138,000			139,000			140,200

Asset quality ratios
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		1.18	%		1.20	%		1.19	%		1.20	%		1.21	%
Total nonperforming loans to total loans		0.55	%		0.53	%		0.45	%		0.46	%		0.40	%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets		0.40	%		0.38	%		0.33	%		0.33	%		0.29	%
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans		215.13	%		226.27	%		266.81	%		260.22	%		302.21	%
Past due loans to total loans⁽⁴⁾		0.63	%		0.40	%		0.38	%		0.38	%		0.38	%
Net charge-offs to average loans⁽³⁾		0.15	%		0.17	%		0.16	%		0.15	%		0.09	%

		2026						2025
	2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Loan net charge-offs by line of business
Commercial	$	1,217		$	2,285		$	1,232		$	1,047		$	97
Residential mortgage and home equity		22			(106	)		(15	)		18			(27	)
Indirect auto		439			843			877			679			749
Residential solar and other consumer		2,558			1,955			2,671			2,556			1,542
Total loan net charge-offs	$	4,236		$	4,977		$	4,765		$	4,300		$	2,361

		2026						2025
	2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans by segment
Commercial & industrial		0.85	%		0.89	%		0.76	%		0.81	%		0.79	%
Commercial real estate		1.06	%		1.05	%		1.06	%		1.13	%		1.14	%
Residential mortgage		0.99	%		0.99	%		1.06	%		1.05	%		1.05	%
Auto		0.70	%		0.70	%		0.68	%		0.70	%		0.70	%
Residential solar and other consumer		4.39	%		4.39	%		4.09	%		3.62	%		3.64	%
Total		1.18	%		1.20	%		1.19	%		1.20	%		1.21	%

		2026						2025
	2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Loans by line of business
Commercial & industrial	$	1,755,123		$	1,669,624		$	1,671,974		$	1,644,218		$	1,692,335
Commercial real estate		4,893,543			4,783,384			4,798,957			4,830,761			4,800,494
Residential mortgage		2,558,338			2,539,249			2,537,593			2,528,565			2,530,344
Home equity		465,340			447,462			448,113			435,584			423,355
Indirect auto		1,450,482			1,333,017			1,340,524			1,327,689			1,319,401
Residential solar and other consumer		751,255			774,519			800,953			828,317			858,751
Total loans	$	11,874,081		$	11,547,255		$	11,598,114		$	11,595,134		$	11,624,680

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

	June 30,		December 31,
	2026		2025
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	187,164	$	185,158
Short-term interest-bearing accounts		107,489		301,958
Equity securities, at fair value		50,732		48,760
Securities available for sale, at fair value		2,006,206		1,862,838
Securities held to maturity (fair value $692,689 and $702,577, respectively)		755,086		762,756
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		51,540		44,575
Loans held for sale		-		1,108
Loans		11,874,081		11,598,114
Less allowance for loan losses		140,500		138,000
Net loans	$	11,733,581	$	11,460,114
Premises and equipment, net		98,119		99,277
Goodwill		453,278		453,278
Intangible assets, net		51,117		57,656
Bank owned life insurance		314,806		317,733
Other assets		405,839		399,910
Total assets	$	16,214,957	$	15,995,121

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Demand (noninterest bearing)	$	3,861,366	$	3,800,209
Savings, interest-bearing checking and money market		8,347,052		8,206,539
Time		1,328,884		1,492,445
Total deposits	$	13,537,302	$	13,499,193
Short-term borrowings		316,438		148,069
Long-term debt		43,043		43,176
Subordinated debt, net		-		24,509
Junior subordinated debt		111,714		111,668
Other liabilities		262,541		272,290
Total liabilities	$	14,271,038	$	14,098,905

Total stockholders' equity	$	1,943,919	$	1,896,216

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	16,214,957	$	15,995,121

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2026		2025		2026			2025
Interest, fee and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$	163,764	$	158,912	$	324,866		$	296,964
Securities available for sale		14,770		11,609		28,252			21,871
Securities held to maturity		4,426		4,870		8,776			9,784
Other		2,801		2,186		6,513			3,362
Total interest, fee and dividend income	$	185,761	$	177,577	$	368,407		$	331,981
Interest expense
Deposits	$	44,879	$	48,219	$	89,714		$	90,807
Short-term borrowings		1,165		1,046		1,987			1,912
Long-term debt		445		296		886			562
Subordinated debt		611		2,001		1,121			3,823
Junior subordinated debt		1,698		1,795		3,388			3,434
Total interest expense	$	48,798	$	53,357	$	97,096		$	100,538
Net interest income	$	136,963	$	124,220	$	271,311		$	231,443
Provision for loan losses	$	6,136	$	4,813	$	11,713		$	12,367
Provision for loan losses - acquisition day 1 non-PCD		-		13,022		-			13,022
Total provision for loan losses	$	6,136	$	17,835	$	11,713		$	25,389
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	$	130,827	$	106,385	$	259,598		$	206,054
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	5,194	$	4,578	$	10,462		$	8,821
Card services income		6,613		6,077		12,641			11,394
Retirement plan administration fees		16,928		15,710		33,494			31,568
Wealth management		10,948		10,678		22,082			21,624
Insurance services		4,177		4,097		8,659			8,858
Bank owned life insurance income		2,505		2,180		5,164			5,577
Net securities gains		175		112		617			8
Other		3,187		3,500		6,744			6,534
Total noninterest income	$	49,727	$	46,932	$	99,863		$	94,384
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	69,004	$	64,155	$	137,763		$	124,849
Technology and data services		11,850		10,804		23,360			21,042
Occupancy		9,475		9,038		20,485			18,065
Professional fees and outside services		5,662		5,021		11,216			9,973
Amortization of intangible assets		3,191		3,042		6,539			5,153
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments		-		1,702		(300	)		1,792
Acquisition expenses		-		17,180		-			18,401
Other		12,256		11,668		24,607			23,235
Total noninterest expense	$	111,438	$	122,610	$	223,670		$	222,510
Income before income tax expense	$	69,116	$	30,707	$	135,791		$	77,928
Income tax expense		16,086		8,197		31,619			18,673
Net income	$	53,030	$	22,510	$	104,172		$	59,255
Earnings Per Share
Basic	$	1.02	$	0.45	$	2.00		$	1.21
Diluted	$	1.02	$	0.44	$	1.99		$	1.21

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

	2026					2025
	2nd Q		1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
Interest, fee and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$	163,764	$	161,102		$	166,046		$	169,301		$	158,912
Securities available for sale		14,770		13,482			13,081			12,063			11,609
Securities held to maturity		4,426		4,350			4,398			4,595			4,870
Other		2,801		3,712			5,019			4,508			2,186
Total interest, fee and dividend income	$	185,761	$	182,646		$	188,544		$	190,467		$	177,577
Interest expense
Deposits	$	44,879	$	44,835		$	49,426		$	52,101		$	48,219
Short-term borrowings		1,165		822			915			816			1,046
Long-term debt		445		441			451			450			296
Subordinated debt		611		510			505			547			2,001
Junior subordinated debt		1,698		1,690			1,807			1,890			1,795
Total interest expense	$	48,798	$	48,298		$	53,104		$	55,804		$	53,357
Net interest income	$	136,963	$	134,348		$	135,440		$	134,663		$	124,220
Provision for loan losses	$	6,136	$	5,577		$	3,765		$	3,100		$	4,813
Provision for loan losses - acquisition day 1 non-PCD		-		-			-			-			13,022
Total provision for loan losses	$	6,136	$	5,577		$	3,765		$	3,100		$	17,835
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	$	130,827	$	128,771		$	131,675		$	131,563		$	106,385
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	5,194	$	5,268		$	5,146		$	5,100		$	4,578
Card services income		6,613		6,028			6,205			6,389			6,077
Retirement plan administration fees		16,928		16,566			14,104			15,913			15,710
Wealth management		10,948		11,134			12,028			11,103			10,678
Insurance services		4,177		4,482			3,917			5,260			4,097
Bank owned life insurance income		2,505		2,659			3,576			3,240			2,180
Net securities gains (losses)		175		442			142			(2	)		112
Other		3,187		3,557			4,586			4,402			3,500
Total noninterest income	$	49,727	$	50,136		$	49,704		$	51,405		$	46,932
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	69,004	$	68,759		$	65,993		$	66,636		$	64,155
Technology and data services		11,850		11,510			11,803			11,180			10,804
Occupancy		9,475		11,010			9,267			9,053			9,038
Professional fees and outside services		5,662		5,554			5,826			5,941			5,021
Amortization of intangible assets		3,191		3,348			3,362			3,429			3,042
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments		-		(300	)		(100	)		(317	)		1,702
Acquisition expenses		-		-			-			1,125			17,180
Other		12,256		12,351			15,537			14,096			11,668
Total noninterest expense	$	111,438	$	112,232		$	111,688		$	111,143		$	122,610
Income before income tax expense	$	69,116	$	66,675		$	69,691		$	71,825		$	30,707
Income tax expense		16,086		15,533			14,182			17,354			8,197
Net income	$	53,030	$	51,142		$	55,509		$	54,471		$	22,510
Earnings Per Share
Basic	$	1.02	$	0.98		$	1.06		$	1.04		$	0.45
Diluted	$	1.02	$	0.98		$	1.06		$	1.03		$	0.44

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

	Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates
	Q2 - 2026				Q1 - 2026				Q4 - 2025				Q3 - 2025				Q2 - 2025
Assets
Short-term interest-bearing accounts	$	248,882	3.47	%	$	356,403	3.56	%	$	450,719	3.93	%	$	338,919	4.60	%	$	146,640	4.61	%
Securities taxable⁽¹⁾		2,633,502	2.70	%		2,547,841	2.62	%		2,513,465	2.55	%		2,464,271	2.46	%		2,486,349	2.40	%
Securities tax-exempt⁽¹⁾⁽⁵⁾		209,441	3.59	%		192,429	3.63	%		194,638	3.48	%		196,728	3.48	%		221,328	3.65	%
FRB and FHLB stock		45,925	5.64	%		44,589	5.32	%		44,632	4.95	%		42,790	5.37	%		39,176	5.12	%
Loans⁽¹⁾⁽⁶⁾		11,666,871	5.64	%		11,553,561	5.66	%		11,564,950	5.70	%		11,600,816	5.80	%		11,064,920	5.77	%
Total interest-earning assets	$	14,804,621	5.05	%	$	14,694,823	5.06	%	$	14,768,404	5.08	%	$	14,643,524	5.18	%	$	13,958,413	5.12	%
Other assets		1,300,564				1,315,235				1,317,791				1,344,775				1,242,690
Total assets	$	16,105,185			$	16,010,058			$	16,086,195			$	15,988,299			$	15,201,103
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Money market deposits	$	4,273,336	2.64	%	$	4,188,180	2.64	%	$	4,222,137	2.78	%	$	4,077,741	3.01	%	$	3,808,024	3.00	%
Interest-bearing checking deposits		2,118,007	1.02	%		2,117,278	1.04	%		2,094,105	1.14	%		2,059,009	1.10	%		1,902,392	0.98	%
Savings deposits		2,015,461	0.47	%		1,953,096	0.42	%		1,919,032	0.42	%		1,947,627	0.43	%		1,852,027	0.35	%
Time deposits		1,351,024	2.68	%		1,455,142	2.83	%		1,533,062	3.05	%		1,633,647	3.26	%		1,600,908	3.37	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	9,757,828	1.84	%	$	9,713,696	1.87	%	$	9,768,336	2.01	%	$	9,718,024	2.13	%	$	9,163,351	2.11	%
Federal funds purchased		15,330	3.74	%		-	-			-	-			-	-			14,231	4.51	%
Repurchase agreements		112,557	2.55	%		126,024	2.65	%		137,832	2.63	%		123,573	2.62	%		89,957	2.52	%
Short-term borrowings		31,291	3.92	%		-	-			-	-			11	4.61	%		27,845	4.62	%
Long-term debt		43,072	4.14	%		43,139	4.15	%		44,216	4.05	%		44,802	3.98	%		30,705	3.87	%
Subordinated debt, net		24,259	10.10	%		24,655	8.39	%		24,338	8.23	%		27,085	8.01	%		134,684	5.96	%
Junior subordinated debt		111,702	6.10	%		111,679	6.14	%		111,654	6.42	%		111,629	6.72	%		107,948	6.67	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	10,096,039	1.94	%	$	10,019,193	1.95	%	$	10,086,376	2.09	%	$	10,025,124	2.21	%	$	9,568,721	2.24	%
Demand deposits		3,814,717				3,811,907				3,848,626				3,849,288				3,634,517
Other liabilities		267,341				273,936				287,158				292,294				285,357
Stockholders' equity		1,927,088				1,905,022				1,864,035				1,821,593				1,712,508
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	16,105,185			$	16,010,058			$	16,086,195			$	15,988,299			$	15,201,103
Interest rate spread			3.11	%			3.11	%			2.99	%			2.97	%			2.88	%
Net interest margin (FTE)⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾			3.73	%			3.72	%			3.65	%			3.66	%			3.59	%

Total cost of deposits	$	13,572,545	1.33	%	$	13,525,603	1.34	%	$	13,616,962	1.44	%	$	13,567,312	1.52	%	$	12,797,868	1.51	%
Total cost of funds		13,910,756	1.41	%		13,831,100	1.42	%		13,935,002	1.51	%		13,874,412	1.60	%		13,203,238	1.62	%

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

	Average				Yield/		Average				Yield/
	Balance		Interest		Rates		Balance		Interest		Rates
Six Months Ended June 30,		2026						2025
Assets
Short-term interest-bearing accounts	$	302,346	$	5,282	3.52	%	$	105,150	$	2,389	4.58	%
Securities taxable⁽¹⁾		2,590,908		34,186	2.66	%		2,444,791		28,520	2.35	%
Securities tax-exempt⁽¹⁾⁽⁵⁾		200,982		3,598	3.61	%		220,772		3,968	3.62	%
FRB and FHLB stock		45,260		1,231	5.48	%		36,338		973	5.40	%
Loans⁽¹⁾⁽⁶⁾		11,610,529		325,302	5.65	%		10,526,197		297,422	5.70	%
Total interest-earning assets	$	14,750,025	$	369,599	5.05	%	$	13,333,248	$	333,272	5.04	%
Other assets		1,307,859						1,165,806
Total assets	$	16,057,884					$	14,499,054
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Money market deposits	$	4,230,993	$	55,340	2.64	%	$	3,653,148	$	54,719	3.02	%
Interest-bearing checking deposits		2,117,645		10,824	1.03	%		1,792,937		8,135	0.91	%
Savings deposits		1,984,451		4,358	0.44	%		1,712,624		1,806	0.21	%
Time deposits		1,402,795		19,192	2.76	%		1,526,292		26,147	3.45	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	9,735,884	$	89,714	1.86	%	$	8,685,001	$	90,807	2.11	%
Federal funds purchased		7,707		143	3.74	%		8,287		185	4.50	%
Repurchase agreements		119,253		1,539	2.60	%		98,678		1,327	2.71	%
Short-term borrowings		15,732		305	3.91	%		17,498		400	4.61	%
Long-term debt		43,105		886	4.14	%		29,198		562	3.88	%
Subordinated debt, net		24,456		1,121	9.24	%		128,044		3,823	6.02	%
Junior subordinated debt		111,691		3,388	6.12	%		104,590		3,434	6.62	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	10,057,828	$	97,096	1.95	%	$	9,071,296	$	100,538	2.23	%
Demand deposits		3,813,319						3,510,487
Other liabilities		270,621						291,139
Stockholders' equity		1,916,116						1,626,132
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	16,057,884					$	14,499,054
Net interest income (FTE)⁽¹⁾			$	272,503					$	232,734
Interest rate spread					3.10	%					2.81	%
Net interest margin (FTE)⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾					3.73	%					3.52	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment			$	1,192					$	1,291
Net interest income			$	271,311					$	231,443

Total cost of deposits	$	13,549,203	$	89,714	1.34	%	$	12,195,488	$	90,807	1.50	%
Total cost of funds		13,871,147		97,096	1.41	%		12,581,783		100,538	1.61	%

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

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

			2026						2025
		2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
	Operating net income
	Net income	$	53,030		$	51,142		$	55,509		$	54,471		$	22,510
	Acquisition expenses		-			-			-			1,125			17,180
	Acquisition-related provision for credit losses		-			-			-			-			13,022
	Acquisition-related reserve for unfunded loan commitments		-			-			-			-			532
	Securities (gains) losses		(175	)		(442	)		(142	)		2			(112	)
	Adjustments to net income	$	(175	)	$	(442	)	$	(142	)	$	1,127		$	30,622
	Adjustments to net income (net of tax)	$	(134	)	$	(338	)	$	(113	)	$	851		$	22,413
	Operating net income	$	52,896		$	50,804		$	55,396		$	55,322		$	44,923
	Operating diluted earnings per share	$	1.01		$	0.97		$	1.05		$	1.05		$	0.88

		6 Months Ended June 30,
			2026			2025
	Operating net income
	Net income	$	104,172		$	59,255
	Acquisition expenses		-			18,401
	Acquisition-related provision for credit losses		-			13,022
	Acquisition-related reserve for unfunded loan commitments		-			532
	Securities (gains)		(617	)		(8	)
	Adjustments to net income	$	(617	)	$	31,947
	Adjustments to net income (net of tax)	$	(472	)	$	24,120
	Operating net income	$	103,700		$	83,375
	Operating diluted earnings per share	$	1.98		$	1.70

			2026						2025
		2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
	FTE adjustment
	Net interest income	$	136,963		$	134,348		$	135,440		$	134,663		$	124,220
	Add: FTE adjustment		614			578			581			594			655
	Net interest income (FTE)	$	137,577		$	134,926		$	136,021		$	135,257		$	124,875
	Average earning assets	$	14,804,621		$	14,694,823		$	14,768,404		$	14,643,524		$	13,958,413
	Net interest margin (FTE)⁽³⁾		3.73	%		3.72	%		3.65	%		3.66	%		3.59	%

		6 Months Ended June 30,
			2026			2025
	FTE adjustment
	Net interest income	$	271,311		$	231,443
	Add: FTE adjustment		1,192			1,291
	Net interest income (FTE)	$	272,503		$	232,734
	Average earning assets	$	14,750,025		$	13,333,248
	Net interest margin (FTE)⁽³⁾		3.73	%		3.52	%

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

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

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

			2026						2025
		2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
	Tangible equity to tangible assets
	Total equity	$	1,943,919		$	1,914,397		$	1,896,216		$	1,853,146		$	1,805,166
	Intangible assets		504,395			507,586			510,934			515,090			518,519
	Total assets	$	16,214,957		$	16,204,406		$	15,995,121		$	16,112,584		$	16,014,781
	Tangible equity to tangible assets		9.16	%		8.96	%		8.95	%		8.58	%		8.30	%

			2026						2025
		2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q
	Return on average tangible common equity
	Net income	$	53,030		$	51,142		$	55,509		$	54,471		$	22,510
	Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)		2,393			2,511			2,522			2,572			2,282
	Net income, excluding intangibles amortization	$	55,423		$	53,653		$	58,031		$	57,043		$	24,792

	Average stockholders' equity	$	1,927,088		$	1,905,022		$	1,864,035		$	1,821,593		$	1,712,508
	Less: average goodwill and other intangibles		506,308			509,643			513,728			517,271			471,159
	Average tangible common equity	$	1,420,780		$	1,395,379		$	1,350,307		$	1,304,322		$	1,241,349
	Return on average tangible common equity⁽³⁾		15.65	%		15.59	%		17.05	%		17.35	%		8.01	%

		6 Months Ended June 30,
			2026			2025
	Return on average tangible common equity
	Net income	$	104,172		$	59,255
	Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)		4,904			3,865
	Net income, excluding intangibles amortization	$	109,076		$	63,120

	Average stockholders' equity	$	1,916,116		$	1,626,132
	Less: average goodwill and other intangibles		507,966			434,897
	Average tangible common equity	$	1,408,150		$	1,191,235
	Return on average tangible common equity		15.62	%		10.69	%

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

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NBT Bancorp Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results and Approves an 8.1% Cash Dividend Increase