OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ BancFirst Corp. (BANF) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $35.4 million.

The bank, based in Oklahoma City, said it had earnings of $1.06 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 75 cents per share.

For the year, the company reported profit of $99.6 million, or $3 per share. Revenue was reported as $443.9 million.

BancFirst shares have increased 7% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $62.87, an increase of roughly 2% in the last 12 months.

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