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Exhibit 99

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January 30, 2017
Contact:
Clifford H. Chen
 
 
Manager, Investor Relations &
Telephone: (808) 543-7300
 
Strategic Planning
E-mail: ir@hei.com

AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK REPORTS 2016 AND FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS

2016 Net Income of $57.3 Million - Return on Assets of 0.92%
Fourth Quarter 2016 Net Income of $16.2 Million
Solid Profitability In Line with Expectations

Selected 2016 Highlights
Achieved 2016 earnings and profitability targets consistent with guidance ranges
Return on assets of 0.92% vs. target of ~0.90%
Net interest margin of 3.59% vs. target of ~3.5% to 3.6%
Loan growth of 2.6% led by commercial real estate and consumer lending
Strong deposit growth of 10.4% including low-cost core deposit growth of 7.5%
Strong capital levels: 8.6% leverage ratio; 13.4% total capital ratio
Named one of Hawaii Business “Best Places to Work” for the 7th consecutive year; American Banker “Best Banks to Work For” list for the 4th consecutive year and only Hawaii bank to make the national list
Contributed ~7,000 volunteer hours and nearly $1 million of charitable contributions to community organizations

HONOLULU - American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (American), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE - HE) today reported net income for the full year of 2016 of $57.3 million compared to $54.7 million in 2015. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 was $16.2 million, compared to $15.1 million in the third, or linked, quarter of 2016 and $15.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2015.
“We closed 2016 with a strong 4th quarter and positioned the bank to deliver for our customers and shareholders in 2017,” said Richard Wacker, president and chief executive officer of American. “We are building on important strategic achievements like the successful implementation of our new e-banking platform to improve efficiency and deepen customer relationships.”




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January 30, 2017
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Full Year Net Income:
Net income for 2016 of $57.3 million was $2.5 million higher than 2015, reflecting solid revenue and asset growth. The most significant drivers impacting the net income increase for 2016 were as follows on an after-tax basis:
$11 million higher net interest income driven mainly by commercial real estate and consumer loan and investment portfolio growth; partially offset by
$6 million higher provision for loan losses largely related to commercial real estate and consumer lending activities; and
$2 million higher noninterest expense primarily due to costs related to the conversion and upgrade of our e-banking platform.
Fourth Quarter Net Income:
Fourth quarter of 2016 net income of $16.2 million was $1.1 million higher than the third, or linked quarter and $1.3 million higher than the fourth quarter of 2015.
Compared to the linked quarter of 2016, the $1.1 million increase in the fourth quarter of 2016 was primarily driven by the following on an after-tax basis:
$3 million lower provision for loan losses primarily due to reserves for specific commercial credits in the third quarter of 2016; and
$1 million higher net interest income driven mainly by higher yields in the commercial real estate and commercial markets loan portfolios and investment portfolio growth.
These increases were partially offset by the following on an after-tax basis:
$1 million lower noninterest income primarily due to the gain on sale of real estate and higher mortgage banking income in the third quarter of 2016; and
$1 million higher noninterest expense.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, the $1.3 million higher net income in the fourth quarter of 2016 was primarily driven by the following on an after-tax basis:
$3 million higher net interest income mainly due to higher yields and growth in the commercial real estate and consumer loan portfolios; partially offset by
$1 million higher noninterest expense.



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Note: Amounts indicated as “after-tax” in this earnings release are based upon adjusting items for the composite statutory tax rate of 40% for American.




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Financial Highlights:
    Net interest income (pretax) was $206.2 million in 2016, higher than the $188.6 million in 2015 primarily due to commercial real estate and consumer loan and investment portfolio growth in 2016. Net interest margin was 3.59% in 2016 compared to 3.53% in 2015, in line with the bank’s net interest margin target of 3.5% to 3.6% for 2016. The improvement in net interest margin was primarily attributable to higher yields on interest-earning assets and loan growth in higher yielding commercial real estate and consumer loan portfolios. The fourth quarter of 2016 net interest income (pretax) was $53.0 million, compared to $51.9 million in the linked quarter and $48.7 million in the prior year quarter. Net interest margin was 3.59% in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to 3.57% in the linked quarter and 3.55% in the fourth quarter of 2015.
The provision for loan losses (pretax) was $16.8 million in 2016 compared to $6.3 million in 2015. The higher provision for loan losses was driven by growth in the commercial real estate and consumer portfolios as well as reserves for specific commercial credits. The fourth quarter of 2016 provision for loan losses was $1.5 million compared to $5.7 million in the linked quarter and $0.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. The lower fourth quarter of 2016 provision compared to the linked quarter was primarily attributable to reserves for specific commercial and commercial real estate credits in the third quarter of 2016. The 2016 net charge-off ratio was 0.24% compared to 0.04% in 2015. The fourth quarter of 2016 net charge-off ratio was 0.40%, compared to 0.20% in the linked quarter and net recovery of 0.08% in the prior year quarter. The fourth quarter of 2016 net charge-off rate increased primarily due to charge-offs of specific commercial credits that had been previously individually reserved. Nonaccrual loans as a percent of total loans receivable held for investment decreased to 0.49% from 1.11% in the linked quarter.  The decrease was driven by the return to accrual status of certain commercial and commercial real estate loans, the full payoff of a troubled commercial loan and the transfer of a segment of residential mortgage loans to the held-for-sale portfolio.
Noninterest income (pretax) for 2016 was $67.0 million, compared to $67.8 million in 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2016, noninterest income (pretax) was $16.5 million, compared to $18.5 million in the linked quarter and $16.8 million in the prior year quarter. The linked quarter was positively impacted by the $1.0 million gain on sale of real estate.
Noninterest expense (pretax) for 2016 was $169.1 million, compared to $166.3 million in 2015. The increase was primarily due to expenses related to the conversion and upgrade of the e-banking platform. In the fourth quarter of 2016, noninterest expense (pretax) was $43.1 million compared to $41.9 million in the linked quarter and $42.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2015.





Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. Ÿ American Savings Bank, F.S.B.
January 30, 2017
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American achieved loan growth of 2.6% in 2016 driven mainly by commercial real estate and consumer loans that also helped to improve net interest margin. At the same time, the bank strategically reduced exposure to shared national credits by $93 million or 2.0% of total loans.
    Total deposits were $5.5 billion at December 31, 2016, an increase of $168 million or 12.5% annualized from September 30, 2016, and $524 million or 10.4% from December 31, 2015. Low-cost core deposits increased $152 million or 12.8% annualized from September 30, 2016, and $342 million or 7.5% from December 31, 2015. The average cost of funds was 0.23% for the full year 2016, up 1 basis point from the prior year. For the fourth quarter of 2016, the average cost of funds was 0.22% and unchanged from the prior year quarter.
     Overall, American’s return on average equity for the full year was solid at 9.90% in 2016 compared to 9.93% in 2015 and the return on average assets for the full year was 0.92% in 2016 compared to 0.95% in 2015. For the fourth quarter of 2016, the return on average equity was 11.1%, up from 10.4% in the linked quarter and 10.7% in the fourth quarter of 2015. Return on average assets was 1.02% for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to 0.97% from the linked quarter and 1.01% in the same quarter last year.
In 2016, American paid dividends of $36 million to HEI while maintaining healthy capital levels -- leverage ratio of 8.6% and total capital ratio of 13.4% at December 31, 2016.

HEI EARNINGS RELEASE, HEI WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS AND 2017 EPS GUIDANCE
Concurrent with American’s regulatory filing 30 days after the end of the quarter, American announced its fourth quarter 2016 financial results today. Please note that these reported results relate only to American and are not necessarily indicative of HEI’s consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2016.
HEI plans to announce its fourth quarter and 2016 consolidated financial results on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 and will conduct a webcast and conference call to discuss its consolidated earnings, including American’s earnings, and 2017 EPS guidance on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Hawaii time (3:00 p.m. Eastern time).
Interested parties within the United States may listen to the conference by calling (888) 317-6016 and international parties may listen to the conference by calling (412) 317-6016 or by accessing the webcast on HEI’s website at www.hei.com under the heading “Investor Relations.”  HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) intend to continue to use HEI’s website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information. Such disclosures will be included on HEI’s website in the Investor Relations section.




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January 30, 2017
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Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor such portions of HEI’s website, in addition to following HEI’s, Hawaiian Electric’s and American’s press releases, HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI’s public conference calls and webcasts. The information on HEI’s website is not incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference. Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms in order to review documents filed with and issued by the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s SEC filings.
An on-line replay of the February 14, 2017 webcast will be available on HEI’s website beginning about two hours after the event.  Replays of the conference call will also be available approximately two hours after the event through February 28, 2017 by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode: 10097589.
HEI supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii’s population through its electric utilities, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. and Maui Electric Company, Limited and provides a wide array of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through American, one of Hawaii’s largest financial institutions.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release may contain “forward-looking statements,” which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “predicts,” “estimates” or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing business strategies or prospects or possible future actions are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and the accuracy of assumptions concerning HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and HEI’s future periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI’s results to differ materially from




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those anticipated in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report, presentation or filing in which they are made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, HEI, Hawaiian Electric, American and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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American Savings Bank, F.S.B.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended 
 
Years ended December 31,
(in thousands)
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
2016
 
2015
Interest and dividend income
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
51,203

 
$
50,444

 
$
47,136

 
$
199,774

 
$
184,782

Interest and dividends on investment securities
 
4,965

 
4,759

 
4,550

 
19,184

 
15,120

Total interest and dividend income
 
56,168

 
55,203

 
51,686

 
218,958

 
199,902

Interest expense
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposit liabilities
 
2,013

 
1,871

 
1,467

 
7,167

 
5,348

Interest on other borrowings
 
1,172

 
1,464

 
1,510

 
5,588

 
5,978

Total interest expense
 
3,185

 
3,335

 
2,977

 
12,755

 
11,326

Net interest income
 
52,983

 
51,868

 
48,709

 
206,203

 
188,576

Provision for loan losses
 
1,497

 
5,747

 
839

 
16,763

 
6,275

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
51,486

 
46,121

 
47,870

 
189,440

 
182,301

Noninterest income
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Fees from other financial services
 
5,585

 
5,599

 
5,667

 
22,384

 
22,211

Fee income on deposit liabilities
 
5,714

 
5,627

 
5,746

 
21,759

 
22,368

Fee income on other financial products
 
2,144

 
2,151

 
2,006

 
8,707

 
8,094

Bank-owned life insurance
 
1,017

 
1,616

 
1,016

 
4,637

 
4,078

Mortgage banking income
 
1,529

 
2,347

 
1,003

 
6,625

 
6,330

Gains on sale of investment securities, net
 

 

 

 
598

 

Other income, net
 
470

 
1,165

 
1,387

 
2,256

 
4,750

Total noninterest income
 
16,459

 
18,505

 
16,825

 
66,966

 
67,831

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
 
22,920

 
22,844

 
23,705

 
90,117

 
90,518

Occupancy
 
4,077

 
3,991

 
4,115

 
16,321

 
16,365

Data processing
 
3,431

 
3,150

 
3,002

 
13,030

 
12,103

Services
 
2,961

 
2,427

 
2,474

 
11,054

 
10,204

Equipment
 
1,745

 
1,759

 
1,578

 
6,938

 
6,577

Office supplies, printing and postage
 
1,644

 
1,483

 
1,452

 
6,075

 
5,749

Marketing
 
982

 
747

 
844

 
3,489

 
3,463

FDIC insurance
 
839

 
907

 
881

 
3,543

 
3,274

Other expense
 
4,539

 
4,591

 
3,991

 
18,487

 
18,067

Total noninterest expense
 
43,138

 
41,899

 
42,042

 
169,054

 
166,320

Income before income taxes
 
24,807

 
22,727

 
22,653

 
87,352

 
83,812

Income taxes
 
8,590

 
7,623

 
7,700

 
30,073

 
29,082

Net income
 
$
16,217

 
$
15,104

 
$
14,953

 
$
57,279

 
$
54,730

Comprehensive income
 
$
2,540

 
$
13,176

 
$
9,477

 
$
52,077

 
$
54,017

OTHER BANK INFORMATION (annualized %, except as of period end)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
1.02

 
0.97

 
1.01

 
0.92

 
0.95

Return on average equity
 
11.09

 
10.36

 
10.66

 
9.90

 
9.93

Return on average tangible common equity
 
12.90

 
12.06

 
12.48

 
11.53

 
11.68

Net interest margin
 
3.59

 
3.57

 
3.55

 
3.59

 
3.53

Efficiency ratio
 
62.12

 
59.54

 
64.15

 
61.89

 
64.87

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding
 
0.40

 
0.20

 
(0.08
)
 
0.24

 
0.04

As of period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans to loans receivable held for investment

 
0.49

 
1.11

 
1.00

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding
 
1.17

 
1.24

 
1.08

 
 
 
 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
 
7.82

 
8.03

 
8.05

 
 
 
 
Tier-1 leverage ratio
 
8.6

 
8.6

 
8.8

 
 
 
 
Total capital ratio
 
13.4

 
13.3

 
13.3

 
 
 
 
Dividend paid to HEI (via ASB Hawaii, Inc.) ($ in millions)
 
$
9.0

 
$
9.0

 
$
7.5

 
$
36.0

 
$
30.0

This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the SEC.

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American Savings Bank, F.S.B.
BALANCE SHEETS DATA
(Unaudited)
December 31
2016
 
2015
 
(in thousands)
 
 

 
 

Assets
 
 

 
 

Cash and due from banks
 
$
137,083

 
$
127,201

Interest-bearing deposits
 
52,128

 
93,680

Restricted cash
 
1,764

 

Available-for-sale investment securities, at fair value
 
1,105,182

 
820,648

Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank, at cost
 
11,218

 
10,678

Loans receivable held for investment
 
4,738,693

 
4,615,819

Allowance for loan losses
 
(55,533
)
 
(50,038
)
Net loans
 
4,683,160

 
4,565,781

Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value
 
18,817

 
4,631

Other
 
329,815

 
309,946

Goodwill
 
82,190

 
82,190

Total assets
 
$
6,421,357

 
$
6,014,755

Liabilities and shareholder’s equity
 
 
 
 
Deposit liabilities–noninterest-bearing
 
$
1,639,051

 
$
1,520,374

Deposit liabilities–interest-bearing
 
3,909,878

 
3,504,880

Other borrowings
 
192,618

 
328,582

Other
 
101,635

 
101,029

Total liabilities
 
5,843,182

 
5,454,865

Common stock
 
1

 
1

Additional paid in capital
 
342,704

 
340,496

Retained earnings
 
257,943

 
236,664

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefits
 
 
 
 
     Net unrealized losses on securities
$
(7,931
)
 

$
(1,872
)
 
     Retirement benefit plans
(14,542
)
(22,473
)
(15,399
)
(17,271
)
Total shareholder’s equity
 
578,175

 
559,890

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity
 
$
6,421,357

 
$
6,014,755


This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the SEC.


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