The Board of Directors of Bank First National Corporation approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share, payable on April 4, 2018, to shareholders of record as of March 28, 2018.

The company reported earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended of December 31, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $3.3 million, or $0.50 per share, down 7.8% from the same period in 2016. Net interest income after provision for loan losses was $14.7 million compared to $9.9 million for the prior year fourth quarter, representing a 48.1% increase year-over-year. Net income was adversely impacted by $2.0 million ($1.4 million after tax) in expenses related to the acquisition of Waupaca Bancorporation Inc. The two nonrecurring expense items reduced fourth quarter earnings per share by $0.31. without these two items, fourth quarter 2017 earnings per share would have been $0.81, up 40.6% from the same period in 2016.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, the company earned $15.3 million or $2.44 per share, up 2.7% from the year ended December 31, 2016. Net interest income after provision for loan losses totaled $44.7 million, up 16.1% from $38.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.