First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported net interest income of $21,524,000 against $15,800,000 a year ago. Income before income taxes was $10,660,000 against $7,238,000 a year ago. Net income was $6,797,000 or $0.55 per diluted share against $4,654,000 or $0.48 per diluted share a year ago. Return on average assets was 0.97% against 0.79% a year ago. Return on average common equity 9.22% against 8.10% a year ago. Net income for 2016 was $21,840,000 compared to $16,512,000 for 2015. On a per share basis, diluted earnings per share were $2.05 for 2016 compared to $1.81 for 2015. YTD net interest income totaled $71.2 million compared to $55.8 million last year. The increase in net interest income is primarily due to the growth in earning assets including loans and investments. Tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP metric, increased to $16.84 at December 31, 2016 compared to $15.09 at December 31, 2015 with the retained earnings from net income. Income before income taxes was $33,780,000 against $25,730,000 a year ago. Return on average assets was 0.94% against 0.91% a year ago. Return on average common equity 9.30% against 8.97% a year ago. Dividends per share for 2016 were $0.62 compared to $0.59 for 2015 for an increase of 5%. 2016 net income increased due to greater net interest income with growth in earning assets from the acquisitions and strong loan growth in the legacy markets.