NBT Reports 21 Percent Profit Increase
Published: July 29th, 2008

NORWICH – NBT Bancorp Inc. (NBT) (NASDAQ: NBTB) reported today that net income per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $0.45 per share, up $0.09, or 25.0%, from $0.36 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2007. Return on average assets and return on average equity were 1.12% and 14.49%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared with 0.95% and 11.90%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $14.7 million, up $2.6 million, or 21.5%, from the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in net income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared with the three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily the result of an increase in net interest income, an increase in noninterest income, and a decrease in the provision for loan and lease losses, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense.

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