BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) _ Reliant Bancorp Inc. (RBNC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $13.3 million.

The Brentwood, Tennessee-based bank said it had earnings of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to 87 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 69 cents per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $44.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $39.9 million, which also beat Street forecasts.

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