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Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 26, 2016


CenterState Banks, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2015 Operating Results


CenterState reports record earnings for year ending December 31, 2015


DAVENPORT, FL. - January 26, 2016 - CenterState Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSFL) reported earnings per share ("EPS") of $0.23 on net income of $10,396 for the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to

$0.22 per share on net income of $9,916 reported during the prior quarter. For the year 2015, the Company reported $0.85 EPS ($0.87 Operating EPS) compared to $0.31 EPS ($0.54 Operating EPS) reported for year 2014. All amounts are in thousands, except per share information, and all earnings per share amounts are reported on a diluted basis unless otherwise noted.


CURRENT QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS


  • Fourth quarter annualized ROA of 1.02% gaap (1.06% operating) and 1.00% (1.01% operating) for the year 2015.


  • Efficiency ratio of 61% for the fourth quarter and 62% for the year 2015.


  • 9% annualized increase in loans during the fourth quarter and 11% for the year 2015 (excluding Purchased Credit Impaired "PCI" loans). (page 4)


  • 10% annualized increase in checking deposits during the fourth quarter and 9% for the year 2015.


  • 12% decrease in non-performing assets during the fourth quarter and 35% decrease from December 31, 2014. (page 10)


  • The two complimentary acquisitions in South Miami-Dade County announced in 4Q15 remain on schedule to close late in 1Q16.


Quarterly condensed consolidated income statements (unaudited) are shown below for the periods indicated. See notes 1 and 2 below for a discussion related to FDIC revenue and amortization (negative accretion) included in non-interest income.

Quarterly Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)


For the quarter ended:

12/31/15 9/30/15 6/30/15 3/31/15 12/31/14

Interest income

$ 41,098 $ 40,112 $ 41,625 $ 39,485 $ 38,019

Interest expense

1,819 1,784 1,818 1,865 1,848

Net interest income

39,279 38,328 39,807 37,620 36,171

Provision for loan losses

484 4 2,330 1,941 210

Recovery for loan losses- PCI loans

59 (4) (22) (299) (192)

Net interest income after loan loss provision

38,736 38,328 37,499 35,978 36,153

Correspondent banking and capital markets division- income

6,241

5,935

8,587

6,800

5,795

Gain on sale of securities available for sale

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4

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FDIC- IA amortization (negative accretion) (1)

(3,420)

(4,144)

(4,649)

(4,350)

(5,599)

FDIC- revenue (2)

633

27

359

667

1,080

All other non-interest income 6,212 6,308 6,276 5,964 6,259

Total non interest income 9,666 8,130 10,573 9,081 7,535


Credit related expenses

309

439

522

16

299

FDIC credit related expenses

997

(46)

625

(567)

369

Correspondent banking and capital markets division-expense

5,094

5,063

6,008

5,595

4,993

Merger and acquisition related expenses

524

169

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848

Branch closure and efficiency initiatives

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(417)

All other non-interest expense 25,162 25,230 25,383 25,559 25,999

Total non interest expense 32,086 30,855 32,538 30,603 32,091


Income before income tax

16,316 15,603 15,534 14,456 11,597

Income tax provision

5,920 5,687 5,656 5,308 4,316

NET INCOME

$ 10,396

$ 9,916

$ 9,878

$ 9,148

$ 7,281

Net Income allocated to common shares

$ 10,343

$ 9,862

$ 9,823

$ 9,097

$ 7,250

Earnings per share (basic) (GAAP)

$ 0.23

$ 0.22

$ 0.22

$ 0.20

$ 0.16

Earnings per share (diluted) (GAAP)

$ 0.23

$ 0.22

$ 0.21

$ 0.20

$ 0.16

Net operating income per share (Non-GAAP) (3)

$ 0.23

$ 0.22

$ 0.22

$ 0.20

$ 0.17

Average common shares outstanding (basic)

45,237

45,200

45,161

45,128

45,072

Average common shares outstanding (diluted)

45,935

45,826

45,737

45,658

45,506

Common shares outstanding at period end

45,459

45,469

45,421

45,409

45,324

note 1: On the date of an FDIC acquisition (with loss share), the Company estimates expected future losses and the timing of those losses by loan pool. The related reimbursements from the FDIC, pursuant to the specific loss share agreement, of those losses are recorded as a receivable from the FDIC, referred to as indemnification asset or "IA." The Company updates its estimate of future losses and the timing of the losses each quarter. To the extent management estimates that future losses are less than prior expected future losses, management adjusts its estimates of future expected cash flows and this increase is accreted to interest income over the remaining life of those specific loan pools, increasing the yield on loans. Because management no longer expects these incremental future losses on the loan pool(s), then the expected future reimbursements from the FDIC for the related percentage of loss share are also reduced. Instead of immediately charging down the IA for expected future FDIC reimbursements, the IA is written down over the shorter of the loss share period or the life of the related loan pool(s) by negative accretion (amortization) in this line item.


note 2: Two FDIC related revenue items are included in this line item. The first item is FDIC reimbursement income from the sale of OREO. When OREO (those covered by loss share agreements) is sold for a loss, the FDIC covered portion of the loss is recognized as income and included in this line item per the coverage breakdown in the table on page 10, Selected Credit Quality Ratios. Second, when a loan pool (with loss share) is impaired, the impairment expense is included in provision for loan losses, and the percentage of the loss that is reimbursable from the FDIC is recognized as income from FDIC reimbursement, and included in this line item as well.


note 3: This non-gaap metric represents gaap net income excluding certain income and expense items net of the effective tax rate for the period presented. Items excluded are gains on sales of securities held for sale, acquisition and merger related expenses and one time charges related to the Company's efficiency and profitability initiatives announced in January 2014, which include impairment charges on the real estate of several of the branches closed during April 2014, divided by the average diluted common shares outstanding. A reconciliation table is presented on page 18, Explanation of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures.


The condensed quarterly results of the Company's correspondent banking and capital markets segment are presented below.

Quarterly Condensed Segment Information - Correspondent banking and capital markets division (unaudited)


For the quarter ended:

12/31/15

9/30/15

6/30/15

3/31/15

12/31/14

Net interest income

$1,716

$1,545

$1,467

$1,602

$991

Provision for loan losses

(4)

1

(24)

(131)

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Total non-interest income (note 1)

6,241

5,935

8,587

6,800

5,795

Total non-interest expense (note 2)

(5,094)

(5,063)

(6,008)

(5,595)

(4,993)

Income tax provision (1,103) (934) (1,551) (1,032) (692)

Net income

$ 1,756

$ 1,484

$ 2,471

$ 1,644

$ 1,101

Contribution to diluted earnings per share

$ 0.04

$ 0.03

$ 0.05

$ 0.04

$ 0.02


Allocation of indirect expense net of inter-company earnings credit, net of income tax benefit (note 3)


$(174) $(304) $(262) $(276) $(163)

Contribution to diluted earnings per share after deduction of allocated indirect expenses


$ 0.03 $ 0.03 $ 0.05 $ 0.03 $ 0.02


note 1: The primary component in this line item is gross commissions earned on bond sales, fees from hedging services, loan brokering fees and related consulting fees which were $5,254, $4,943, $7,334, $5,694 and $4,876 for 4Q15, 3Q15, 2Q15, 1Q15 and 4Q14, respectively. The fee income in this category is based on sales volume in any particular period and is therefore volatile between comparable periods. The remaining non interest income items in this category, which are less volatile, include fees from safe-keeping activities, bond accounting services, asset/liability consulting related activities, international wires, clearing and corporate checking account services, and other correspondent banking related revenue and fees.


note 2: A significant portion of these expenses are variable in nature and are a derivative of the income from bond sales, hedging services, brokering loans sales and related consulting services identified in note 1 above. The variable expenses related to these fees identified in note 1 above were $2,505, $2,388, $3,461, $2,938 and $2,149 for 4Q15, 3Q15, 2Q15, 1Q15 and 4Q14, respectively. Expenses in this line item do not include any indirect support allocation costs.


note 3: A portion of the cost of the Company's indirect departments such as human resources, accounting, deposit operations, item processing, information technology, compliance and others have been allocated to the correspondent banking and capital markets division based on management's estimates. In addition, an inter-company earnings credit is allocated to the segment for services provided to the commercial bank segment, also based on management's estimates and judgment.


LOAN PRODUCTION


Loans excluding PCI loans increased $51,395 during the fourth quarter, an annualized growth rate of approximately 8.8% and $230,489 during the year ending December 31, 2015, an annualized growth rate of approximately 10.7%. Total new loans originated during the quarter approximated $203.2 million, of which $157.1 million were funded. About 51% of funded loan origination was commercial real estate ("CRE"), 19% commercial and industrial ("C&I"), 19% single family residential, 5% land, development & construction and 6% were all other.



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Funded Loans Total Loan Production


Approximately 60% of the funded loan production was a combination of floating and variable rate, and the remaining 40% was fixed rate. In the aggregate, the funded loan production for the current quarter is expected to result in an estimated duration of approximately 2.3 years. The loan origination pipeline is approximately $266 million at December 31, 2015 compared to $285 million at September 30, 2015. The graph above summarizes total loan production and funded loan production over the past nine quarters.


LOAN PORTFOLIO MIX, PCI LOANS, FDIC COVERED LOANS AND THE RELATED INDEMNIFICATION ASSET ("IA')


Total PCI loans at December 31, 2015 is equal to $210,528 of which $150,338 (71%) are covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements. The Company acquired both covered and non-covered PCI loans in its June 1, 2014 acquisition of First Southern Bank ("FSB"). It also acquired FDIC covered loans that are not included in the PCI loan portfolio. In addition, the Company also acquired non-covered PCI loans in its January 17, 2014 Gulfstream Business Bank ("GSB") acquisition. The table below compares the Company's total FDIC covered loans and its PCI loan portfolio at December 31, 2015.

PCI loans Non-PCI Total loans


FDIC covered

$ 150,338 $ 26,982 $ 177,320

not covered

60,190 2,356,266 2,416,456

Total

$ 210,528 $ 2,383,248 $ 2,593,776

Centerstate Banks Inc. issued this content on 26 January 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 26 January 2016 21:32:16 UTC

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