OAK RIDGE, N.J. (AP) _ Lakeland Bancorp Inc. (LBAI) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $22.2 million.

The Oak Ridge, New Jersey-based bank said it had earnings of 43 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 42 cents per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $69.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $64.9 million, which also topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $64.6 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $95 million, or $1.85 per share. Revenue was reported as $257.2 million.

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