Metro Bancorp Reports Net Income of $4.8 Million and EPS of $0.33 After Merger-Related Expenses; Balance Sheet Growth Remains Strong as Loans Grow 10% and Deposits Increase 5%

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metro Bancorp, Inc. (Metro or the Company) (NASDAQ:METR), parent company of Metro Bank, today reported net income of $4.8 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 compared to $5.5 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2014.  Results for the third quarter of 2015 were impacted by $1.7 million, pre-tax, of merger-related expenses associated with Metro's announcement on August 4, 2015 that it has agreed to be acquired by F.N.B. Corporation.  The Company also reported net loan growth of $181.9 million, or 10%, over the past twelve months and total deposit growth of $113...