Cobiz Financial (COBZ) 8-K CoBiz Financial Announces First Quarter 2016 Results

Exhibit 99.1

CoBiz Financial Announces First Quarter 2016 Results

Denver -- CoBiz Financial Inc. (Company) (NASDAQ: COBZ), a financial services company with $3.4 billion in assets, announced net income available to common shareholders of $7.4 million for the first quarter of 2016, or $0.18 per diluted common share. Return on average assets was 0.88% and return on average shareholders’ equity was 10.74% for the first quarter of 2016.

Financial Highlights – First Quarter 2016

•Loans at March 31, 2016 increased $267.3 million, or 10.9%, from March 31, 2015 and $17.7 million from December 31, 2015.  

•Deposits at March 31, 2016 increased $227.1 million, or 8.9%, from March 31, 2015 and $32.7 million from December 31, 2015. 

•Credit quality measures remain strong with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.40% and an allowance for loan and credit losses (Allowance) to nonperforming loan coverage of 428.0% as of March 31, 2016. 

Financial Summary

	Quarter ended (unaudited)										1Q16 change vs.
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	1Q16			4Q15			1Q15			4Q15				1Q15
Net interest income before provision	$	28,229		$	28,236		$	28,001		$	(7)	(0.0)	%	$	228	0.8	%
Provision for loan losses		370			5,390			(789)			(5,020)	(93.1)	%		1,159	146.9	%
Net interest income after provision		27,859			22,846			28,790			5,013	21.9	%		(931)	(3.2)	%
Total noninterest income		7,688			7,985			7,318			(297)	(3.7)	%		370	5.1	%
Total noninterest expense		25,832			25,717			25,363			115	0.4	%		469	1.8	%
Net income before income taxes		9,715			5,114			10,745			4,601	90.0	%		(1,030)	(9.6)	%
Provision for income taxes		2,350			714			3,342			1,636	229.1	%		(992)	(29.7)	%
Income from continuing operations		7,365			4,400			7,403			2,965	67.4	%		(38)	(0.5)	%
Discontinued operations, net of tax(1)		-			-			(71)			-	-	%		71	100.0	%
Net income		7,365			4,400			7,332			2,965	67.4	%		33	0.5	%
Preferred stock dividends		-			-			(143)			-	-	%		143	100.0	%
Net income available to common shareholders	$	7,365		$	4,400		$	7,189		$	2,965	67.4	%	$	176	2.4	%
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.18		$	0.11		$	0.18		$	0.07	63.6	%	$	-	-	%
KEY RATIOS
Net interest margin		3.73	%		3.73	%		4.06	%
Efficiency ratio(2)		68.63	%		68.51	%		69.42	%
Return on average assets		0.88	%		0.53	%		0.98	%
Return on average shareholders' equity		10.74	%		6.37	%		9.51	%
Noninterest income as a percentage of operating revenues		20.43	%		21.07	%		20.05	%

(1)The Company discontinued the operations of its investment banking subsidiary, Green Manning & Bunch (GMB) as of March 31, 2015. GMB’s operations have been reported as such for all periods presented throughout this earnings announcement.

(2)The efficiency ratio equals noninterest expense adjusted to exclude gains and losses on other real estate owned (OREO), other assets and investments, divided by the sum of tax equivalent net interest income and noninterest income. To calculate tax equivalent net interest income, the interest earned on tax exempt loans and investment securities has been adjusted to reflect the amount that would have been earned had these investments been subject to normal income taxation.

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Loans

	Quarter ended (unaudited)							1Q16 change vs.
(in thousands)	1Q16		4Q15		1Q15		4Q15				1Q15
LOANS
Commercial	$	1,181,185	$	1,175,379	$	1,034,189	$	5,806	0.5	%	$	146,996	14.2	%
Owner-occupied real estate		432,712		436,643		427,838		(3,931)	(0.9)	%		4,874	1.1	%
Investor real estate		576,970		579,625		546,947		(2,655)	(0.5)	%		30,023	5.5	%
Construction & land		208,701		201,281		179,749		7,420	3.7	%		28,952	16.1	%
Consumer		258,345		253,317		213,543		5,028	2.0	%		44,802	21.0	%
Other		58,975		52,960		47,276		6,015	11.4	%		11,699	24.7	%
Total loans	$	2,716,888	$	2,699,205	$	2,449,542	$	17,683	0.7	%	$	267,346	10.9	%

•Loans at March 31, 2016 increased $267.3 million, or 10.9%, from March 31, 2015 and $17.7 million from December 31, 2015. 

•From December 31, 2015, loans increased $40.2 million in the Arizona market but declined $22.5 million in the Colorado market primarily due to payoffs in the real estate portfolio. 

	Quarter ended (unaudited)
(in thousands)	1Q16		4Q15		3Q15		2Q15		1Q15
Loans - beginning balance	$	2,699,205	$	2,621,053	$	2,496,113	$	2,449,542	$	2,405,575
New credit extended		136,126		187,750		261,764		197,340		151,539
Credit advanced		111,032		129,789		131,936		114,932		105,157
Paydowns & maturities		(223,102)		(239,212)		(268,673)		(265,459)		(211,937)
Gross loan charge-offs		(6,373)		(175)		(87)		(242)		(792)
Loans - ending balance	$	2,716,888	$	2,699,205	$	2,621,053	$	2,496,113	$	2,449,542
Net change - loans outstanding	$	17,683	$	78,152	$	124,940	$	46,571	$	43,967

•New credit extensions and advances were lower in the first quarter of 2016.  

•Commercial line utilization was 33.8% at March 31, 2016, compared to 36.9% and 34.5%,  respectively, at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2015. 

Deposits and Customer Repurchase Agreements

	Quarter ended (unaudited)							1Q16 change vs.
(in thousands)	1Q16		4Q15		1Q15		4Q15				1Q15
DEPOSITS AND CUSTOMER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Money market	$	834,152	$	804,777	$	687,199	$	29,375	3.7	%	$	146,953	21.4	%
Interest-bearing demand		600,415		585,524		589,401		14,891	2.5	%		11,014	1.9	%
Savings		18,165		18,078		16,811		87	0.5	%		1,354	8.1	%
Certificates of deposits under $100		21,078		21,515		23,405		(437)	(2.0)	%		(2,327)	(9.9)	%
Certificates of deposits $100 and over		92,161		94,260		113,030		(2,099)	(2.2)	%		(20,869)	(18.5)	%
Reciprocal CDARS		36,816		37,223		57,317		(407)	(1.1)	%		(20,501)	(35.8)	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,602,787		1,561,377		1,487,163		41,410	2.7	%		115,624	7.8	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		1,171,577		1,180,335		1,060,054		(8,758)	(0.7)	%		111,523	10.5	%
Total deposits		2,774,364		2,741,712		2,547,217		32,652	1.2	%		227,147	8.9	%
Customer repurchase agreements		39,141		47,459		58,814		(8,318)	(17.5)	%		(19,673)	(33.4)	%
Total deposits and customer repurchase agreements	$	2,813,505	$	2,789,171	$	2,606,031	$	24,334	0.9	%	$	207,474	8.0	%

•Total deposits at March 31, 2016 increased $227.1 million from March 31, 2015 and $32.7 million from December 31, 2015. 

•Noninterest-bearing demand accounts declined $8.8 million from December 31, 2015 and were 42.2% of total deposits at March 31, 2016.    Net outflows in demand deposits in the first quarter

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typically occur as our commercial clients make annual shareholder distributions and management bonuses.    

Credit Quality

	Quarter ended (unaudited)
(in thousands)	1Q16			4Q15			1Q15
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND CREDIT LOSSES
Beginning allowance for loan losses	$	40,686		$	34,899		$	32,765
Provision for loan losses		370			5,390			(789)
Net recovery (charge-off)		(5,771)			397			526
Ending allowance for loan losses	$	35,285		$	40,686		$	32,502
CREDIT QUALITY
Nonaccrual loans	$	8,244		$	15,717		$	6,088
Loans 90 days or more past due and accruing interest		-			505			-
Total nonperforming loans		8,244			16,222			6,088
OREO and repossessed assets		5,079			5,079			5,786
Total nonperforming assets	$	13,323		$	21,301		$	11,874
Performing renegotiated loans	$	26,523		$	28,196		$	27,139
Classified loans	$	60,700		$	51,078		$	36,792
ASSET QUALITY MEASURES
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.40	%		0.64	%		0.38	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.30	%		0.60	%		0.25	%
Nonperforming loans and OREO to total loans and OREO		0.49	%		0.79	%		0.48	%
Allowance for loan and credit losses to total loans		1.30	%		1.51	%		1.33	%
Allowance for loan and credit losses to nonperforming loans		428.01	%		250.81	%		533.87	%

•Nonperforming assets (NPAs) decreased $8.0 million from December 31, 2015 to $13.3 million at March 31, 2016. 

o $6.0 million of the decrease in NPAs was driven by a partial charge-off of a large Commercial & Industrial (C&I)  credit, specifically reserved for and classified as impaired and placed on nonaccrual during the fourth quarter of 2015, as previously disclosed.   

•The Company had net charge-offs of $5.8 million, including the C&I credit mentioned above, in the first quarter of 2016.

•A provision for loan losses of $0.4 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2016.

•The resulting Allowance equated to 1.30% of total loans, and the coverage of Allowance to nonperforming loans was 428.0% at March 31, 2016.

Shareholders’ Equity and Long-Term Debt 

	Quarter ended (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	1Q16			4Q15			1Q15
EQUITY MEASURES
Common shareholders' equity	$	277,811		$	273,536		$	258,291
Total shareholders' equity		277,811			273,536			315,629
Common shares outstanding at period end		41,355			41,122			40,988
Book value per common share	$	6.72		$	6.65		$	6.30
Tangible book value per common share *	$	6.67		$	6.60		$	6.24
Tangible common equity to tangible assets *		8.23	%		8.11	%		8.29	%
Tangible equity to tangible assets *		8.23	%		8.11	%		10.14	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		**			10.47	%		13.14	%
Total-risk based capital ratio		**			13.73	%		14.11	%

* See accompanying Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures to GAAP

** Ratios unavailable at the time of release.

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•The Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of $60.0 million of subordinated notes (Notes) in June 2015 to redeem its Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) preferred stock in July 2015. The SBLF shares were included in Tier 1 capital, whereas the Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital. As a result of the transaction, the Company’s shareholders’ equity and Tier 1 capital ratio declined; however, while total regulatory capital did not change significantly as a result of the transactions, shareholders’ equity did decline. 

•On April 21, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 per common share. The dividend will be paid on May 9, 2016 to shareholders of record on May 2, 2016.

Net Interest Income and Margin

•Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis (NII) was $29.9 million for the first quarter of 2016, relatively flat from the quarter ended December 31, 2015 (linked-quarter),  based on a lower day count.

•From the quarter ended March 31, 2015, NII increased $0.8 million. The prior-year quarter comparison was impacted by:

o NII in the prior-year quarter was positively affected by collection of past-due interest on problem loan resolutions of $1.2 million.

o Interest expense of $0.9 million related to the Notes is included in net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, but not the prior-year quarter.

•Net Interest Margin (NIM) contracted 33 basis points from the prior-year quarter and was stable from the linked-quarter at 3.73%. 

o NIM was impacted by the Notes offering, which contributed 11 basis points of the contraction to the reported NIM for the first quarter of 2016 compared to the prior-year quarter, but did not impact the linked-quarter comparison.

o NIM for the prior-year quarter also benefited from the recognition of past-due interest collected on problem loan resolutions noted above.

•Supporting the growth in NII was an increase in the earning asset base and improved deposit composition.

o Quarterly average loans increased $292.3 million, or 12.1%, from the prior-year quarter, and $49.8 million from the linked-quarter.   

o Quarterly average deposits increased $212.9 million, or 8.5%, from the prior-year quarter, but decreased $30.3 million from the linked-quarter. 

o Average noninterest-bearing demand accounts increased $119.7 million,  56% of the total increase in deposits, from the prior-year quarter, but decreased $15.0 million from December 31, 2015. 

Noninterest Income

	Quarter ended (unaudited)							1Q16 change vs.
(in thousands)	1Q16		4Q15		1Q15		4Q15				1Q15
Noninterest income:
Deposit service charges	$	1,485	$	1,424	$	1,493	$	61	4.3	%	$	(8)	(0.5)	%
Investment advisory income		1,450		1,388		1,495		62	4.5	%		(45)	(3.0)	%
Insurance income		3,050		2,937		2,950		113	3.8	%		100	3.4	%
Equity method investments		494		453		233		41	9.1	%		261	112.0	%
Interest rate swaps		(293)		154		75		(447)	(290.3)	%		(368)	(490.7)	%
Other income		1,502		1,629		1,072		(127)	(7.8)	%		430	40.1	%
Total noninterest income	$	7,688	$	7,985	$	7,318	$	(297)	(3.7)	%	$	370	5.1	%

•Noninterest income was $7.7 million for the first quarter of 2016, an increase of $0.4 million from the prior-year quarter, but a  decrease of $0.3 million from the linked-quarter.   

•Noninterest income as a percentage of operating income was 20.4% for the first quarter of 2016, as compared to 20.0% and 21.1%, respectively, for the prior-year and linked-quarters.

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Operating Expenses

	Quarter ended (unaudited)							1Q16 change vs.
(in thousands)	1Q16		4Q15		1Q15		4Q15				1Q15
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	16,660	$	17,095	$	16,975	$	(435)	(2.5)	%	$	(315)	(1.9)	%
Stock-based compensation expense		969		713		1,165		256	35.9	%		(196)	(16.8)	%
Occupancy expenses, premises and equipment		3,490		3,301		3,149		189	5.7	%		341	10.8	%
Amortization of intangibles		150		150		150		-	-	%		-	-	%
Other operating expenses		4,560		4,704		3,893		(144)	(3.1)	%		667	17.1	%
Net (gain) loss on OREO, repossessed assets and other		3		(246)		31		249	101.2	%		(28)	(90.3)	%
Total noninterest expense	$	25,832	$	25,717	$	25,363	$	115	0.4	%	$	469	1.8	%

•Total noninterest expense increased $0.5 million, or 1.8%, from the prior-year quarter and increased modestly from the linked-quarter. 

o During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company eliminated several job positions and recorded related severance expense of $1.0 million.

o Offsetting part of the reduction in salary expense were seasonally higher payroll taxes, vacation expense and stock-based compensation charges.

•The efficiency ratio was 68.6% for the first quarter of 2016, as compared to 69.4% and 68.5%, respectively, for the prior-year and linked-quarters.

Earnings Conference Call

In conjunction with this release, you are invited to listen to the Company's conference call on Friday, April 22, 2016, at 9:00 am MDT with Steve Bangert, chairman and CEO of CoBiz Financial Inc. The call can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=1017371 or by telephone at 877.493.9121 (conference ID # 81182744). International callers may dial:  973.582.2750.

Explanation of the Company’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This earnings release contains GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial measures where management believes it to be helpful in understanding our results of operations and reflects the basis on which management internally reviews financial performance and capital adequacy. We believe these measures provide important supplemental information to investors. However, you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. Please see the accompanying Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP for additional information.

Contact Information

CoBiz Financial Inc.

Lyne Andrich 303.312.3458

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About CoBiz Financial

CoBiz Financial (NASDAQ:COBZ) is a $3.4 billion financial services company that serves the complete financial needs of businesses, business owners and professionals in Colorado and Arizona. The Company provides banking services through Colorado Business Bank, Arizona Business Bank and CoBiz Private Bank; wealth planning and investment management through CoBiz Wealth Management; and property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits through CoBiz Insurance.

Forward-Looking Information

This release contains forward-looking statements that describe CoBiz's future plans, strategies and expectations. Forward-looking statements include statements about future performance and results of operations. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "would”, "could", “should” or "may." Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, performance or achievements contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things:

•Risks and uncertainties described in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Form 10-K.

•Competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions nationally and in our market areas may increase significantly.

•Adverse changes in the economy or business conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, could increase credit-related losses and expenses and/or limit growth.

•Increases in defaults by borrowers and other delinquencies could result in increases in our provision for losses on loans and related expenses.

•Our ability to manage growth effectively could adversely affect our results of operations and prospects.

•Fluctuations in interest rates and market prices could reduce our net interest margin and asset valuations and increase our expenses.

•The consequences of continued bank acquisitions and mergers in our market areas, resulting in fewer but much larger and financially stronger competitors, could increase competition for financial services to our detriment.

•Changes in legislative or regulatory requirements applicable to us and our subsidiaries and implementation of current legislative or regulatory requirements could increase costs, limit certain operations and adversely affect results of operations.

•Changes in tax requirements, including tax rate changes, new tax laws and revised tax law interpretations may increase our tax expense or adversely affect our customers' businesses.

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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CoBiz Financial Inc.

March 31, 2016

(unaudited)

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2016			2015
INCOME STATEMENT DATA
Interest income	$	31,195		$	29,964
Interest expense		2,966			1,963
NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION		28,229			28,001
Provision for loan losses		370			(789)
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION		27,859			28,790
Noninterest income		7,688			7,318
Noninterest expense		25,832			25,363
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		9,715			10,745
Provision for income taxes		2,350			3,342
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		7,365			7,403
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		-			(71)
NET INCOME	$	7,365		$	7,332
Preferred stock dividends		-			(143)
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	7,365		$	7,189
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
BASIC	$	0.18		$	0.18
DILUTED	$	0.18		$	0.18
EQUITY MEASURES
Common shares outstanding at period end (in thousands)		41,355			40,988
Book value per common share	$	6.72		$	6.30
Tangible book value per common share *	$	6.67		$	6.24
Tangible common equity to tangible assets *		8.23	%		8.29	%
Tangible equity to tangible assets *		8.23	%		10.14	%
* See accompanying Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP
PERIOD END BALANCES
Total assets	$	3,357,000		$	3,090,226
Investments		495,012			488,186
Loans		2,716,888			2,449,542
Intangible assets		1,776			2,376
Deposits		2,774,364			2,547,217
Subordinated debentures		131,216			72,166
Common shareholders' equity		277,811			258,291
Total shareholders' equity		277,811			315,629
Interest-earning assets		3,229,226			2,945,276
Interest-bearing liabilities		1,879,671			1,691,143
BALANCE SHEET AVERAGES
Average assets	$	3,351,087		$	3,038,010
Average investments		507,797			486,460
Average loans		2,701,483			2,409,171
Average deposits		2,708,483			2,495,616
Average subordinated debentures		131,206			72,166
Average shareholders' equity		275,863			312,757
Average interest-earning assets		3,228,872			2,916,283
Average interest-bearing liabilities		1,891,527			1,666,630

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CoBiz Financial Inc.

March 31, 2016

(unaudited)

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2016			2015
PROFITABILITY MEASURES
Net interest margin		3.73	%		4.06	%
Efficiency ratio - tax equivalent		68.63	%		69.42	%
Return on average assets		0.88	%		0.98	%
Return on average shareholders' equity		10.74	%		9.51	%
Noninterest income as a percentage of operating revenues		20.43	%		20.05	%
CREDIT QUALITY
Nonperforming loans
Nonaccrual loans	$	8,244		$	6,088
Loans 90 days or more past due and accruing interest		-			-
Total nonperforming loans		8,244			6,088
OREO & repossessed assets		5,079			5,786
Total nonperforming assets	$	13,323		$	11,874
Performing renegotiated loans	$	26,523		$	27,139
Classified loans	$	60,700		$	36,792
Charge-offs	$	(6,373)		$	(792)
Recoveries		602			1,318
Net recoveries (charge-offs)	$	(5,771)		$	526
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.40	%		0.38	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.30	%		0.25	%
Nonperforming loans and OREO to total loans and OREO		0.49	%		0.48	%
Allowance for loan and credit losses to total loans		1.30	%		1.33	%
Allowance for loan and credit losses to nonperforming loans		428.01	%		533.87	%

										Total		NPAs as a
NONPERFORMING ASSETS BY MARKET	Colorado			Arizona			Total			in Category		%
Commercial	$	6,677		$	632		$	7,309		$	1,181,185	0.62	%
Real estate - mortgage		317			480			797			1,009,682	0.08	%
Construction & land		26			-			26			208,701	0.01	%
Consumer		112			-			112			258,345	0.04	%
Other loans		-			-			-			58,975	-	%
OREO & repossessed assets		4,903			176			5,079			5,079	-
NPAs	$	12,035		$	1,288		$	13,323		$	2,721,967	0.49	%
Total loans	$	1,822,739		$	894,149		$	2,716,888
Total loans and OREO		1,827,642			894,325			2,721,967
Nonperforming loans to loans		0.39	%		0.12	%		0.30	%
Nonperforming loans and OREO to total loans and OREO		0.66	%		0.14	%		0.49	%

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CoBiz Financial Inc.

March 31, 2016

(unaudited)

	Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2016			2015			2015			2015			2015
Interest income	$	31,195		$	31,081		$	30,177		$	30,044		$	29,964
Interest expense		2,966			2,845			2,810			1,972			1,963
Net interest income before provision		28,229			28,236			27,367			28,072			28,001
Provision for loan losses		370			5,390			762			1,057			(789)
Net interest income after provision		27,859			22,846			26,605			27,015			28,790
Noninterest income:
Deposit service charges	$	1,485		$	1,424		$	1,490		$	1,455		$	1,493
Investment advisory income		1,450			1,388			1,478			1,471			1,495
Insurance income		3,050			2,937			3,023			3,137			2,950
Equity method investments		494			453			70			556			233
Interest rate swaps		(293)			154			(156)			(23)			75
Other income		1,502			1,629			1,519			1,344			1,072
Total noninterest income		7,688			7,985			7,424			7,940			7,318
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	16,660		$	17,095		$	15,916		$	16,216		$	16,975
Stock-based compensation expense		969			713			707			739			1,165
Occupancy expenses, premises and equipment		3,490			3,301			3,371			3,258			3,149
Amortization of intangibles		150			150			150			150			150
Other operating expenses		4,560			4,704			4,653			4,091			3,893
Net (gain) loss on securities, other assets and OREO		3			(246)			(59)			(95)			31
Total noninterest expense		25,832			25,717			24,738			24,359			25,363
Net income before income taxes		9,715			5,114			9,291			10,596			10,745
Provision for income taxes		2,350			714			2,337			3,213			3,342
Net income from continuing operations		7,365			4,400			6,954			7,383			7,403
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		-			-			-			-			(71)
Net income		7,365			4,400			6,954			7,383			7,332
Preferred stock dividends		-			-			(33)			(144)			(143)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	7,365		$	4,400		$	6,921		$	7,239		$	7,189
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	0.18		$	0.11		$	0.17		$	0.17		$	0.18
Diluted	$	0.18		$	0.11		$	0.17		$	0.17		$	0.18
PROFITABILITY MEASURES
Net interest margin		3.73	%		3.73	%		3.72	%		3.96	%		4.06	%
Efficiency ratio - tax equivalent		68.63	%		68.51	%		68.25	%		65.48	%		69.42	%
Return on average assets		0.88	%		0.53	%		0.87	%		0.96	%		0.98	%
Return on average shareholders' equity		10.74	%		6.37	%		9.76	%		9.26	%		9.51	%
Noninterest income as a percentage of operating revenues		20.43	%		21.07	%		20.43	%		21.26	%		20.05	%
EQUITY MEASURES
Common shares outstanding at period end (in thousands)		41,355			41,122			41,067			41,028			40,988
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)		40,829			40,874			40,824			40,742			40,456
Book value per common share	$	6.72		$	6.65		$	6.57		$	6.47		$	6.30
Tangible book value per common share *	$	6.67		$	6.60		$	6.52		$	6.41		$	6.24
Tangible common equity to tangible assets *		8.23	%		8.11	%		8.10	%		8.32	%		8.29	%
Tangible equity to tangible assets *		8.23	%		8.11	%		8.10	%		10.13	%		10.14	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		**			10.47	%		11.05	%		13.30	%		13.14	%
Total risk based capital ratio		**			13.73	%		14.13	%		16.47	%		14.11	%

* See accompanying Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP

** Ratios unavailable at the time of release.

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CoBiz Financial Inc.

March 31, 2016

(unaudited)

	At
	March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2015			2015			2015
PERIOD END BALANCES
Total assets	$	3,357,000		$	3,351,767		$	3,307,772		$	3,166,092		$	3,090,226
Investments		495,012			512,812			513,864			493,292			488,186
Loans		2,716,888			2,699,205			2,621,053			2,496,113			2,449,542
Intangible assets		1,776			1,926			2,076			2,226			2,376
Deposits		2,774,364			2,741,712			2,707,413			2,632,386			2,547,217
Subordinated debentures		131,216			131,197			131,178			131,159			72,166
Common shareholders' equity		277,811			273,536			269,969			265,307			258,291
Total shareholders' equity		277,811			273,536			269,969			322,645			315,629
Interest-earning assets		3,229,226			3,230,664			3,171,849			3,008,533			2,945,276
Interest-bearing liabilities		1,879,671			1,872,033			1,883,026			1,767,240			1,691,143
LOANS
Commercial	$	1,181,185		$	1,175,379		$	1,173,950		$	1,100,416		$	1,034,189
Real estate - mortgage		1,009,682			1,016,268			918,191			934,923			974,785
Construction & land		208,701			201,281			229,284			203,262			179,749
Consumer		258,345			253,317			244,994			212,730			213,543
Other		58,975			52,960			54,634			44,782			47,276
Gross loans		2,716,888			2,699,205			2,621,053			2,496,113			2,449,542
Less allowance for loan losses		(35,285)			(40,686)			(34,899)			(33,832)			(32,502)
Total net loans	$	2,681,603		$	2,658,519		$	2,586,154		$	2,462,281		$	2,417,040
Gross Loans - Colorado	$	1,822,739		$	1,845,292		$	1,798,543		$	1,744,418		$	1,729,317
Gross Loans - Arizona	$	894,149		$	853,913		$	822,510		$	751,695		$	720,225
DEPOSITS AND CUSTOMER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Money market	$	834,152		$	804,777		$	832,131		$	770,076		$	687,199
Interest-bearing demand		600,415			585,524			572,848			618,272			589,401
Savings		18,165			18,078			18,540			19,384			16,811
Certificates of deposits under $100		21,078			21,515			22,220			22,487			23,405
Certificates of deposits $100 and over		92,161			94,260			100,958			105,111			113,030
Reciprocal CDARS		36,816			37,223			32,969			42,424			57,317
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,602,787			1,561,377			1,579,666			1,577,754			1,487,163
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		1,171,577			1,180,335			1,127,747			1,054,632			1,060,054
Total deposits		2,774,364			2,741,712			2,707,413			2,632,386			2,547,217
Customer repurchase agreements		39,141			47,459			62,182			58,328			58,814
Total deposits and customer repurchase agreements	$	2,813,505		$	2,789,171		$	2,769,595		$	2,690,714		$	2,606,031
BALANCE SHEET AVERAGES
Average assets	$	3,351,087		$	3,298,242		$	3,181,097		$	3,076,682		$	3,038,010
Average investments		507,797			512,638			513,469			483,867			486,460
Average loans		2,701,483			2,651,689			2,539,774			2,467,522			2,409,171
Average deposits		2,708,483			2,738,796			2,631,887			2,588,477			2,495,616
Average subordinated debentures		131,206			131,187			131,167			76,056			72,166
Average shareholders' equity		275,863			274,196			282,686			319,664			312,757
Average interest-earning assets		3,228,872			3,183,463			3,080,460			2,975,133			2,916,283
Average interest-bearing liabilities		1,891,527			1,835,549			1,804,693			1,729,251			1,666,630
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND CREDIT LOSSES
Beginning allowance for loan losses	$	40,686		$	34,899		$	33,832		$	32,502		$	32,765
Provision for loan losses		370			5,390			762			1,057			(789)
Net recovery (charge-off)		(5,771)			397			305			273			526
Ending allowance for loan losses	$	35,285		$	40,686		$	34,899		$	33,832		$	32,502
CREDIT QUALITY
Nonperforming loans
Nonaccrual loans	$	8,244		$	15,717		$	4,881		$	4,075		$	6,088
Loans 90 days or more past due and accruing interest		-			505			-			-			-
Total nonperforming loans		8,244			16,222			4,881			4,075			6,088
OREO and repossessed assets		5,079			5,079			5,481			5,786			5,786
Total nonperforming assets	$	13,323		$	21,301		$	10,362		$	9,861		$	11,874
Performing renegotiated loans	$	26,523		$	28,196		$	29,567		$	29,806		$	27,139
Classified loans	$	60,700		$	51,078		$	41,190		$	46,277		$	36,792
ASSET QUALITY MEASURES
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.40	%		0.64	%		0.31	%		0.31	%		0.38	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.30	%		0.60	%		0.19	%		0.16	%		0.25	%
Nonperforming loans and OREO to total loans and OREO		0.49	%		0.79	%		0.39	%		0.39	%		0.48	%
Allowance for loan and credit losses to total loans		1.30	%		1.51	%		1.33	%		1.36	%		1.33	%
Allowance for loan and credit losses to nonperforming loans		428.01	%		250.81	%		715.00	%		830.23	%		533.87	%

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CoBiz Financial Inc.

March 31, 2016

(unaudited)

	For the three months ended,
	March 31, 2016							December 31, 2015							March 31, 2015
				Interest		Average					Interest		Average					Interest		Average
	Average			earned		yield		Average			earned		yield		Average			earned		yield
(in thousands)	balance			or paid		or cost		balance			or paid		or cost		balance			or paid		or cost
Assets
Federal funds sold and other	$	19,592		$	27	0.55	%	$	19,136		$	14	0.29	%	$	20,652		$	12	0.23	%
Investment securities		507,797			3,590	2.83	%		512,638			3,518	2.75	%		486,460			3,527	2.90	%
Loans		2,701,483			29,295	4.29	%		2,651,689			29,221	4.31	%		2,409,171			27,597	4.58	%
Total interest-earning assets	$	3,228,872		$	32,912	4.04	%	$	3,183,463		$	32,753	4.04	%	$	2,916,283		$	31,136	4.27	%
Noninterest-earning assets		122,215							114,779							121,727
Total assets	$	3,351,087						$	3,298,242						$	3,038,010
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deposits
Money market	$	806,301		$	543	0.27	%	$	812,953		$	553	0.27	%	$	681,749		$	489	0.29	%
Interest-bearing demand		575,072			206	0.14	%		581,622			202	0.14	%		560,906			194	0.14	%
Savings		17,998			3	0.07	%		18,749			3	0.06	%		16,127			2	0.05	%
Certificates of deposit
Reciprocal		37,013			15	0.16	%		34,796			15	0.17	%		56,554			34	0.24	%
Under $100		21,108			20	0.38	%		21,626			21	0.39	%		23,739			24	0.41	%
$100 and over		94,741			118	0.50	%		97,759			124	0.50	%		120,002			151	0.51	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	1,552,233		$	905	0.23	%	$	1,567,505		$	918	0.23	%	$	1,459,077		$	894	0.25	%
Other borrowings
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		46,615			7	0.06	%		52,090			8	0.06	%		54,707			10	0.07	%
Other short-term borrowings		161,473			215	0.53	%		84,767			71	0.33	%		80,680			51	0.25	%
Long term-debt		131,206			1,839	5.54	%		131,187			1,849	5.52	%		72,166			1,008	5.59	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,891,527		$	2,966	0.62	%	$	1,835,549		$	2,846	0.61	%	$	1,666,630		$	1,963	0.47	%
Noninterest-bearing demand accounts		1,156,250							1,171,291							1,036,539
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities		3,047,777							3,006,840							2,703,169
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		27,447							17,206							22,084
Total liabilities		3,075,224							3,024,046							2,725,253
Total equity		275,863							274,196							312,757
Total liabilities and equity	$	3,351,087						$	3,298,242						$	3,038,010
Net interest income - taxable equivalent				$	29,946						$	29,907						$	29,173
Net interest spread						3.42	%						3.43	%						3.80	%
Net interest margin						3.73	%						3.73	%						4.06	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		170.70	%						173.43	%						174.98	%

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CoBiz Financial Inc.

March 31, 2016

(unaudited)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The Company believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to obtain an understanding of the operating results of the Company’s core business and reflect the basis on which management internally reviews financial performance and capital adequacy. These non-GAAP measures are not a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP nor do they necessarily conform to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

The following table includes non-GAAP financial measures related to tangible equity, tangible common equity and tangible assets.  The table below has  been adjusted to exclude intangible assets and preferred stock. 

		At
		March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
		2016			2015			2015			2015			2015
	Shareholders' equity as reported - GAAP	$	277,811		$	273,536		$	269,969		$	322,645		$	315,629
	Intangible assets		(1,776)			(1,926)			(2,076)			(2,226)			(2,376)
A	Tangible equity - non-GAAP		276,035			271,610			267,893			320,419			313,253
	Preferred stock		-			-			-			(57,338)			(57,338)
B	Tangible common equity - non-GAAP	$	276,035		$	271,610		$	267,893		$	263,081		$	255,915
	Total assets as reported - GAAP	$	3,357,000		$	3,351,767		$	3,307,772		$	3,166,092		$	3,090,226
	Intangible assets		(1,776)			(1,926)			(2,076)			(2,226)			(2,376)
C	Total tangible assets - non-GAAP	$	3,355,224		$	3,349,841		$	3,305,696		$	3,163,866		$	3,087,850
D	Common shares outstanding		41,355			41,122			41,067			41,028			40,988
B / C	Tangible common equity to tangible assets - non-GAAP		8.23	%		8.11	%		8.10	%		8.32	%		8.29	%
A / C	Tangible equity to tangible assets - non-GAAP		8.23	%		8.11	%		8.10	%		10.13	%		10.14	%
B / D	Tangible book value per common share - non-GAAP	$	6.67		$	6.60		$	6.52		$	6.41		$	6.24

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