Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) reported strong first-quarter 2022 results with net income of $51.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, up from $35.1 million in the previous quarter. Operating net income rose 23% year-over-year to $55.1 million. Loan growth, excluding PPP loans, was 3.1%. However, total assets decreased by 3% to $22.8 billion, and shareholders’ equity dropped by $398 million, primarily due to market value declines in investments. The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable June 15, 2022.

Positive

• Net income increased to $51.5 million, up 47% from prior quarter.
• Operating net income rose 23% year-over-year.
• Loan growth excluding PPP loans was 3.1% on an annualized basis.
• Declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share.

Negative

• Total assets decreased $676.1 million, or 3%, from prior quarter.
• Shareholders’ equity declined by $398 million, primarily due to market value decreases.
• Total loans fell by $99.3 million, or 1%, from prior quarter.

Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company,” or together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, “Eastern”) (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its 2022 first quarter financial results and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend. Net income for the first quarter of 2022 was $51.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to net income of $35.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, reported for the fourth quarter of 2021. Operating net income* for the first quarter of 2022 was $55.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to $44.9 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, reported for the prior quarter.

“Our first quarter results were strong as we began to realize the benefits of the investments we’ve made to grow our business and solidify our position as the leading community bank in Greater Boston,” said Bob Rivers, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank. “We remain focused on delivering on our strategic priorities, which include developing new ways to deliver our offerings and services to customers, expanding our role as an employer of choice, and contributing positively to our local community while delivering greater value to our shareholders. Our operating earnings in the first quarter were 23% higher than the same period a year ago, and we believe we are well positioned to benefit from higher interest rates in the quarters ahead.”

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022

• Operating net income* of $55.1 million for the first quarter of 2022 is 23% higher than the prior quarter and 18% higher than the prior year quarter.
• Loan growth excluding Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans was 3.1% on an annualized basis. Commercial loan growth excluding PPP loans was 4.4% on an annualized basis.
• The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13 (defined below) which included the current expected credit losses methodology ("CECL") as of January 1, 2022 and recorded a net decrease to retained earnings of $20.1 million in connection with such adoption. The Company recorded a $0.5 million release of allowance for loan losses for the first quarter.
• The Company repurchased 2,866,621 shares of its common stock during the first quarter of 2022 at a weighted average price of $21.12 excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $60.5 million.
• Subsequent to quarter end, on April 1, 2022, the Company completed the previously announced transfer of its cannabis banking and money service business to Needham Bank, marking the last Century Bancorp, Inc. (“Century”) integration milestone.

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets were $22.8 billion at March 31, 2022, representing a decrease of $676.1 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2021.

• Total securities decreased $198.5 million, or 2%, from the prior quarter, to $8.3 billion, due to a decline in the market value of available for sale securities, investment sales and paydowns partially offset by reinvestment. Cash and equivalents declined $401.3 million from the prior quarter to $830.5 million.
• Total loans were $12.2 billion, representing a decrease of $99.3 million, or 1%, from the prior quarter. The decrease was driven by PPP loan paydowns of $190.2 million, partially offset by loan growth excluding PPP loans of $90.9 million, or 3.1% on an annualized basis.
• Deposits totaled $19.4 billion, representing a decrease of $235.5 million, or 1%, from the prior quarter.
• Shareholders’ equity was $3.0 billion, representing a decrease of $398.0 million from the prior quarter. The decrease was driven primarily by a decline in the market value of the available for sale investment portfolio which drove a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income of $356.0 million. Additional paid-in capital decreased $57.6 million in the first quarter associated primarily with the Company’s share repurchase activity. Retained earnings increased $14.3 million as net income was partially offset by a $20.1 million reduction related to the adoption of CECL and quarterly dividends. Please refer to the Asset Quality section of this press release for additional information on CECL and Appendix E to this press release for a roll forward of tangible shareholders’ equity*.
• At March 31, 2022, book value per share was $16.40 and tangible book value per share* was $12.83.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $128.1 million for the first quarter, compared to $122.4 million in the prior quarter, representing an increase of $5.7 million from the prior quarter.

• The increase in net interest income on a consecutive quarter basis was primarily due to an increase in average earning assets of $2.4 billion, a result of the full quarter impact of the Century merger. This was partially offset by a decline in the net interest margin.
• Included in net interest income was $5.8 million and $10.8 million of PPP fee accretion net of deferred cost amortization in the first quarter and prior quarter, respectively. During the first quarter of 2022, $190.2 million in PPP loans were forgiven by the U.S. Small Business Administration or otherwise paid down compared to $276.3 million in the prior quarter.
• The net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) basis* was 2.42% for the first quarter, representing a 12 basis point decrease from the prior quarter. The prior quarter’s net interest margin benefited from higher PPP fee accretion compared to the first quarter.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was $46.4 million for the first quarter, compared to $49.0 million for the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $2.6 million. Noninterest income on an operating basis* was $53.3 million for the first quarter, compared to $44.5 million for the prior quarter, an increase of $8.8 million.

• Insurance commissions increased $7.8 million to $28.7 million in the first quarter, compared to $20.9 million in the prior quarter, driven by seasonality. Compared to the prior year quarter, insurance commissions increased $0.6 million, or 2%.
• Service charges on deposit accounts increased $1.3 million to $8.5 million in the first quarter, primarily due to higher account analysis fees.
• Trust and investment advisory fees decreased $0.4 million on a consecutive quarter basis to $6.1 million.
• Loan-level interest rate swap income was $2.9 million in the first quarter, compared to $0.5 million in the prior quarter, representing an increase of $2.4 million. The increase was driven by a $2.0 million increase in the fair value of such interest rate swap transactions and a $0.4 million increase in cash income due to higher swap transaction volume.
• Losses from investments held in rabbi trust accounts were $4.4 million in the first quarter compared to gains of $4.4 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $8.9 million due to weaker investment performance in the period as compared to the prior quarter.
• Realized losses on available for sale securities totaled $2.2 million in the first quarter compared to no gain or loss in the prior quarter.
• Other noninterest income decreased $2.0 million in the first quarter, due primarily to decreased income on bank owned life insurance policies.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses*.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense was $108.9 million for the first quarter, compared to $143.6 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $34.7 million. The decrease was primarily driven by a reduction in merger and acquisition costs of $30.7 million related to the merger with Century. Noninterest expense on an operating basis* for the first quarter was $110.9 million, compared to $110.3 million in the prior quarter, an increase of $0.6 million.

• Salaries and employee benefits expense was $69.5 million in the first quarter, representing a decrease of $26.8 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to a reduction in costs incurred in the prior quarter related to the Century merger as well as a decrease in benefits expense attributable to the lower market value of investments held in rabbi trust accounts associated with the Company’s defined contribution supplemental executive retirement plan.
• Office occupancy and equipment expense was $11.6 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $4.6 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to a reduction in expenses associated with the Century merger.
• Professional services expense was $4.7 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $5.2 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to a reduction in expenses associated with the Century merger.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses*.

ASSET QUALITY

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses on Financial Instruments and relevant amendments (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”) on January 1, 2022, which replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit losses methodology or CECL. Upon the January 1, 2022 adoption of CECL, the allowance for loan losses increased $27.1 million, and the reserve for unfunded commitments increased $1.0 million for a combined increase of $28.1 million for the allowance for credit losses. There was no material impact to other in-scope assets. The after-tax decrease to retained earnings of $20.1 million, or $0.11 per share, was recognized as a reduction to retained earnings and represented the cumulative effective adjustment from a change in accounting policies.

The allowance for loan losses was $124.2 million at March 31, 2022, or 1.02% of total loans, compared to $97.8 million or 0.80% of total loans at December 31, 2021. The increase in the reserve ratio was primarily due to the additional reserves required under CECL for loans acquired from Century which were recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition. Under CECL, the credit mark that is part of the day one fair value adjustment on acquired loans cannot be considered in the allowance computation, whereas, under the incurred loss model, the credit mark could be considered. The Company released loan loss reserves totaling $0.5 million in the first quarter, compared to a release of $4.3 million in the prior quarter.

Non-performing loans totaled $33.8 million at March 31, 2022 compared to $35.0 million at the end of the prior quarter. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company recorded total net charge-offs of $0.2 million, or 0.01% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to $1.3 million and 0.05% in the prior quarter, respectively.

At March 31, 2022, approximately $49.0 million in COVID-19 modified loans remained under modified payment terms, down from $106.7 million at December 31, 2021. The commercial real estate portfolio contained $39.4 million of the remaining COVID-19 modifications at period end, all of which were in the hotel segment.

DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable on June 15, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 3, 2022.

The Company repurchased 2,866,621 shares of its common stock during the first quarter of 2022 at a weighted average price of $21.12 excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $60.5 million. Through March 31, 2022, the Company had repurchased 4,002,499 shares of its common stock in total under the Company’s current repurchase authorization at a weighted average price of $20.92 excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $83.7 million. At March 31, 2022, there were 5,335,401 shares available for repurchase and $141.3 million in total market value remaining under the Company’s current repurchase authorization, which expires on November 30, 2022 and is limited to $225.0 million in total market value.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

A conference call and webcast covering Eastern’s first quarter 2022 earnings will be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To join by telephone, participants can call the toll-free dial-in number (833) 233-4460 from within the U.S. or (647) 689-4543 if outside the U.S. and reference conference ID 5295184. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast. Participants may join the webcast on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.easternbank.com. A replay of the webcast will be made available on demand on this site.

ABOUT EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. is the stock holding company for Eastern Bank. Founded in 1818, Boston-based Eastern Bank has more than 120 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As of March 31, 2022, Eastern Bank had approximately $23 billion in total assets. Eastern provides banking, investment and insurance products and services for consumers and businesses of all sizes, including through its Eastern Wealth Management division and its Eastern Insurance Group LLC subsidiary. Eastern takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern employs approximately 2,100 deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues, and communities. For investor information, visit investor.easternbank.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

*Denotes a non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release.

A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of the Company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding (or including) amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) in the Company’s statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements).

The Company presents non-GAAP financial measures, which management uses to evaluate the Company’s performance, and which exclude the effects of certain transactions that management believes are unrelated to its core business and are therefore not necessarily indicative of its current performance or financial position. Management believes excluding these items facilitates greater visibility for investors into the Company’s core businesses as well as underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items in the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

There are items in the Company’s financial statements that impact its financial results, but which management believes are unrelated to the Company’s core business. Accordingly, the Company presents noninterest income on an operating basis, total operating revenue, noninterest expense on an operating basis, operating net income, operating earnings per share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average shareholders’ equity, the operating efficiency ratio, and the ratio of noninterest income to total revenue on an operating basis. Each of these figures excludes the impact of such applicable items because management believes such exclusion can provide greater visibility into the Company’s core business and underlying trends. Such items that management does not consider to be core to the Company’s business include (i) income and expenses from investments held in rabbi trusts, (ii) gains and losses on sales of securities available for sale, net, (iii) gains and losses on the sale of other assets, (iv) rabbi trust employee benefits, (v) impairment charges on tax credit investments and associated tax credit benefits, (vi) expenses indirectly associated with the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”), (vii) other real estate owned (“OREO”) gains, (viii) merger and acquisition expenses, (ix) the stock donation to the Eastern Bank Foundation (“EBF”) in connection with the Company’s mutual-to-stock conversion and IPO, and (x) settlement of putative consumer class action litigation matters related to overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, and associated settlement expenses. The Company does not provide an outlook for its total noninterest income and total noninterest expense because each contains income or expense components, as applicable, such as income associated with rabbi trust accounts and rabbi trust employee benefit expense, which are market-driven, and over which the Company cannot exercise control. Accordingly, reconciliations of the Company’s outlook for its noninterest income on an operating basis and its noninterest expense on an operating basis to an outlook for total noninterest income and total noninterest expense, respectively, cannot be made available without unreasonable effort.

Management presents certain asset quality metrics excluding PPP loans which it does not consider to be part of the Company’s core portfolio. These metrics include the ratio of total nonperforming loans to total loans excluding PPP loans, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans excluding PPP loans, and the ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average total loans excluding PPP loans. The Company anticipates that the vast majority of its PPP loans outstanding at March 31, 2022 will be forgiven, and to the extent not forgiven, a PPP loan is intended to be 100% guaranteed by the SBA.

Management also presents tangible assets, tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, and the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets, each of which excludes the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets, as management believes these financial measures provide investors with the ability to further assess the Company’s performance, identify trends in its core business and provide a comparison of its capital adequacy to other companies. The Company included the tangible ratios because management believes that investors may find it useful to have access to the same analytical tools used by management to assess performance and identify trends.

These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release should not be considered an alternative or substitute for financial results or measures determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indication of the Company’s cash flows from operating activities, a measure of its liquidity position or an indication of funds available for its cash needs. An item which management considers to be non-core and excludes when computing these non-GAAP measures can be of substantial importance to the Company’s results for any particular period. In addition, management’s methodology for calculating non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the methodologies employed by other banking companies to calculate the same or similar performance measures, and accordingly, the Company’s reported non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the same or similar performance measures reported by other banking companies. Please refer to Appendices A-E for reconciliations of the Company's GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures in this press release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can identify these statements from the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results described in the forward-looking statements.

Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include developments in the Company’s market relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the severity and duration of the associated economic slowdown; adverse developments in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; increased competitive pressures; changes in the interest rate environment; risks that revenue or expense synergies or the other expected benefits of the Company’s merger with Century (“Transaction”) may not fully materialize for the Company in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly to achieve; risks that the Company is unable to successfully implement integration strategies for the transaction; reputational risks and the reaction of customers to the Transaction; and diversion of management time on Transaction-related issues; as well as general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets; and legislative and regulatory changes and related compliance costs that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiary Eastern Bank are engaged, including inflation, interest rates, interest rate sensitivity and liquidity, including the effect of, and changes in, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, such as the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; market and monetary fluctuations, including fluctuations due to actual or anticipated changes to federal tax laws; credit quality, including adverse developments in local or regional real estate markets that decrease collateral values associated with existing loans; and the failure of the Company to execute all of its planned share repurchases. For further discussion of such factors, please see the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Further, given the ongoing and dynamic nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is difficult to predict what continued effects the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the Company's business and results of operations. The COVID-19 pandemic and the related local and national economic disruption may result in a continued decline in demand for the Company's products and services; increased levels of loan delinquencies, problem assets and foreclosures; an increase in the Company's allowance for loan losses; a decline in the value of loan collateral, including real estate; reduced demand for office space in the Company’s markets due to remote and/or hybrid work arrangements; a greater decline in the yield on the Company's interest-earning assets than the decline in the cost of the Company's interest-bearing liabilities; and increased cybersecurity risks, as employees continue to work remotely. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's expectations only as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Certain information in this press release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of and for the three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
Earnings data
Net interest income	$	128,124		$	122,437		$	102,691		$	104,608		$	100,091
Noninterest income		46,415			49,001			43,209			45,733			55,212
Total revenue		174,539			171,438			145,900			150,341			155,303
Noninterest expense		108,866			143,602			98,970			107,335			94,049
Pre-tax, pre-provision income		65,673			27,836			46,930			43,006			61,254
Release of allowance for loan losses		(485	)		(4,318	)		(1,488	)		(3,300	)		(580	)
Pre-tax income		66,158			32,154			48,418			46,306			61,834
Net income		51,516			35,087			37,106			34,809			47,663
Operating net income (non-GAAP)		55,107			44,860			37,391			37,097			46,537
Per-share data
Earnings per share, basic	$	0.30		$	0.20		$	0.22		$	0.20		$	0.28
Earnings per share, diluted	$	0.30		$	0.20		$	0.22		$	0.20		$	0.28
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)	$	0.32		$	0.26		$	0.22		$	0.22		$	0.27
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.32		$	0.26		$	0.22		$	0.22		$	0.27
Book value per share	$	16.40		$	18.28		$	18.36		$	18.37		$	18.14
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	12.83		$	14.80		$	16.33		$	16.33		$	16.12
Profitability
Return on average assets (1)		0.90	%		0.67	%		0.84	%		0.83	%		1.19	%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (1)		0.96	%		0.86	%		0.86	%		0.89	%		1.15	%
Return on average shareholders' equity ("ROE") (1)		6.38	%		4.07	%		4.27	%		4.10	%		5.66	%
Operating ROE (non-GAAP) (1)		6.82	%		5.19	%		4.30	%		4.36	%		5.53	%
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)		2.42	%		2.54	%		2.53	%		2.69	%		2.71	%
Cost of deposits (1)		0.07	%		0.06	%		0.02	%		0.03	%		0.03	%
Fee income ratio		26.59	%		28.58	%		29.62	%		30.42	%		35.55	%
Efficiency ratio		62.37	%		83.76	%		67.83	%		71.39	%		60.56	%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		60.39	%		65.21	%		66.14	%		67.78	%		60.22	%
Balance Sheet (end of period)
Total assets	$	22,836,072		$	23,512,128		$	17,461,223		$	17,047,453		$	16,726,795
Total loans		12,182,203			12,281,510			9,504,562			9,621,075			9,916,475
Total deposits		19,392,816			19,628,311			13,649,964			13,250,433			12,980,875
Total loans / total deposits		63	%		63	%		70	%		73	%		76	%
PPP loans	$	141,166		$	331,385		$	533,965		$	825,784		$	1,238,053
Asset quality
Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") (2)	$	124,166		$	97,787		$	103,398		$	105,637		$	111,080
ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")		367.13	%		279.53	%		245.77	%		253.74	%		252.72	%
Total NPLs / total loans		0.28	%		0.29	%		0.44	%		0.43	%		0.44	%
Total NPLs / total loans (excl. PPP loans) (non-GAAP)		0.28	%		0.29	%		0.47	%		0.47	%		0.51	%
Net charge-offs ("NCOs") / average total loans (1)		0.01	%		0.05	%		0.03	%		0.09	%		0.06	%
NCOs / average total loans (excl. PPP loans) (non-GAAP) (1)		0.01	%		0.05	%		0.03	%		0.10	%		0.06	%
Remaining COVID-19 loan modifications	$	49,033		$	106,657		$	110,596		$	149,805		$	178,430
Capital adequacy
Shareholders' equity / assets		13.17	%		14.49	%		19.64	%		20.12	%		20.25	%
Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)		10.61	%		12.06	%		17.85	%		18.30	%		18.42	%

(1) Presented on an annualized basis.

(2) The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective approach. Accordingly, at March 31, 2022, the allowance for loan losses was determined in accordance with ASC 326, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses” and ASC 310, “Receivables,” as amended. At December 31, 2021, the allowance for loan losses was determined in accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies” and ASC 310, “Receivables.”

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	As of										Mar 31, 2022 change from
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Mar 31, 2021				Dec 31, 2021					Mar 31, 2021
ASSETS											△ $		△ %			△ $		△ %
Cash and due from banks	$	118,362		$	144,634		$	79,497			(26,272	)	(18	) %		38,865		49	%
Short-term investments		712,132			1,087,158			1,780,835			(375,026	)	(34	) %		(1,068,703	)	(60	) %
Cash and cash equivalents		830,494			1,231,792			1,860,332			(401,298	)	(33	) %		(1,029,838	)	(55	) %
Available for sale ("AFS") securities		7,917,305			8,511,224			3,986,253			(593,919	)	(7	) %		3,931,052		99	%
Held to maturity ("HTM") securities		395,434			—			—			395,434		—	%		395,434		—	%
Total securities		8,312,739			8,511,224			3,986,253			(198,485	)	(2	) %		4,326,486		109	%
Loans held for sale		1,166			1,206			2,022			(40	)	(3	) %		(856	)	(42	) %
Loans:
Commercial and industrial		2,886,560			2,960,527			1,986,366			(73,967	)	(2	) %		900,194		45	%
Commercial real estate		4,609,824			4,522,513			3,676,941			87,311		2	%		932,883		25	%
Commercial construction		246,093			222,328			249,416			23,765		11	%		(3,323	)	(1	) %
Business banking		1,201,007			1,334,694			1,513,051			(133,687	)	(10	) %		(312,044	)	(21	) %
Total commercial loans		8,943,484			9,040,062			7,425,774			(96,578	)	(1	) %		1,517,710		20	%
Residential real estate		1,936,182			1,926,810			1,406,510			9,372		—	%		529,672		38	%
Consumer home equity		1,099,211			1,100,153			832,466			(942	)	—	%		266,745		32	%
Other consumer		203,326			214,485			251,725			(11,159	)	(5	) %		(48,399	)	(19	) %
Total loans		12,182,203			12,281,510			9,916,475			(99,307	)	(1	) %		2,265,728		23	%
Allowance for loan losses		(124,166	)		(97,787	)		(111,080	)		(26,379	)	27	%		(13,086	)	12	%
Unamortized prem./disc. and def. fees		(24,434	)		(26,442	)		(32,673	)		2,008		(8	) %		8,239		(25	) %
Net loans		12,033,603			12,157,281			9,772,722			(123,678	)	(1	) %		2,260,881		23	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		10,904			10,904			8,805			—		—	%		2,099		24	%
Premises and equipment		73,180			80,984			46,619			(7,804	)	(10	) %		26,561		57	%
Bank-owned life insurance		157,954			157,091			79,110			863		1	%		78,844		100	%
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		654,759			649,703			376,002			5,056		1	%		278,757		74	%
Deferred income taxes, net		183,137			76,535			31,508			106,602		139	%		151,629		481	%
Prepaid expenses		188,704			179,330			150,453			9,374		5	%		38,251		25	%
Other assets		389,432			456,078			412,969			(66,646	)	(15	) %		(23,537	)	(6	) %
Total assets		22,836,072			23,512,128			16,726,795			(676,056	)	(3	) %		6,109,277		37	%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Demand		6,788,742			7,020,864			5,369,164			(232,122	)	(3	) %		1,419,578		26	%
Interest checking accounts		4,662,134			4,478,566			2,482,731			183,568		4	%		2,179,403		88	%
Savings accounts		2,089,427			2,077,495			1,362,463			11,932		1	%		726,964		53	%
Money market investment		5,406,198			5,525,005			3,522,990			(118,807	)	(2	) %		1,883,208		53	%
Certificates of deposit		446,315			526,381			243,527			(80,066	)	(15	) %		202,788		83	%
Total deposits		19,392,816			19,628,311			12,980,875			(235,495	)	(1	) %		6,411,941		49	%
Borrowed funds:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		13,689			14,020			14,473			(331	)	(2	) %		(784	)	(5	) %
Escrow deposits of borrowers		21,233			20,258			14,878			975		5	%		6,355		43	%
Total borrowed funds		34,922			34,278			29,351			644		2	%		5,571		19	%
Other liabilities		399,942			443,187			329,524			(43,245	)	(10	) %		70,418		21	%
Total liabilities		19,827,680			20,105,776			13,339,750			(278,096	)	(1	) %		6,487,930		49	%
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares		1,834			1,863			1,868			(29	)	(2	) %		(34	)	(2	) %
Additional paid-in capital		1,777,670			1,835,241			1,854,895			(57,571	)	(3	) %		(77,225	)	(4	) %
Unallocated common shares held by the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")		(141,455	)		(142,709	)		(146,472	)		1,254		(1	) %		5,017		(3	) %
Retained earnings		1,782,997			1,768,653			1,702,946			14,344		1	%		80,051		5	%
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax		(412,654	)		(56,696	)		(26,192	)		(355,958	)	628	%		(386,462	)	1475	%
Total shareholders' equity		3,008,392			3,406,352			3,387,045			(397,960	)	(12	) %		(378,653	)	(11	) %
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		22,836,072			23,512,128			16,726,795			(676,056	)	(3	) %		6,109,277		37	%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.
	Three months ended										Three months ended Mar 31, 2022 change from three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share data)	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Mar 31, 2021				Dec 31, 2021					Mar 31, 2021
Interest and dividend income:											△ $		△ %			△ $		△ %
Interest and fees on loans	$	101,367		$	101,275		$	88,639			92		—	%		12,728		14	%
Taxable interest and dividends on securities		27,876			21,335			10,206			6,541		31	%		17,670		173	%
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities		1,806			1,815			1,856			(9	)	—	%		(50	)	(3	) %
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments		436			452			432			(16	)	(4	) %		4		1	%
Total interest and dividend income		131,485			124,877			101,133			6,608		5	%		30,352		30	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		3,322			2,398			1,002			924		39	%		2,320		232	%
Interest on borrowings		39			42			40			(3	)	(7	) %		(1	)	(3	) %
Total interest expense		3,361			2,440			1,042			921		38	%		2,319		223	%
Net interest income		128,124			122,437			100,091			5,687		5	%		28,033		28	%
Release of allowance for loan losses		(485	)		(4,318	)		(580	)		3,833		(89	) %		95		(16	) %
Net interest income after release of allowance for loan losses		128,609			126,755			100,671			1,854		1	%		27,938		28	%
Noninterest income:
Insurance commissions		28,713			20,937			28,147			7,776		37	%		566		2	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		8,537			7,261			5,367			1,276		18	%		3,170		59	%
Trust and investment advisory fees		6,141			6,541			5,663			(400	)	(6	) %		478		8	%
Debit card processing fees		2,945			3,169			2,749			(224	)	(7	) %		196		7	%
Interest rate swap income		2,932			512			5,405			2,420		473	%		(2,473	)	(46	) %
(Losses) income from investments held in rabbi trusts		(4,433	)		4,444			1,846			(8,877	)	(200	) %		(6,279	)	(340	) %
Gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net		169			561			1,479			(392	)	(70	) %		(1,310	)	(89	) %
(Losses) gains on sales of securities available for sale, net		(2,172	)		—			1,164			(2,172	)	—	%		(3,336	)	(287	) %
Other		3,583			5,576			3,392			(1,993	)	(36	) %		191		6	%
Total noninterest income		46,415			49,001			55,212			(2,586	)	(5	) %		(8,797	)	(16	) %
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		69,526			96,362			64,040			(26,836	)	(28	) %		5,486		9	%
Office occupancy and equipment		11,614			16,194			8,217			(4,580	)	(28	) %		3,397		41	%
Data processing		15,320			12,947			12,129			2,373		18	%		3,191		26	%
Professional services		4,701			9,866			4,148			(5,165	)	(52	) %		553		13	%
Marketing		1,574			1,955			1,691			(381	)	(19	) %		(117	)	(7	) %
Loan expenses		1,168			1,229			1,847			(61	)	(5	) %		(679	)	(37	) %
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance		1,412			1,237			948			175		14	%		464		49	%
Amortization of intangible assets		827			726			532			101		14	%		295		55	%
Other		2,724			3,086			497			(362	)	(12	) %		2,227		448	%
Total noninterest expense		108,866			143,602			94,049			(34,736	)	(24	) %		14,817		16	%
Income before income tax expense (benefit)		66,158			32,154			61,834			34,004		106	%		4,324		7	%
Income tax expense (benefit) (1)		14,642			(2,933	)		14,171			17,575		(599	) %		471		3	%
Net income		51,516			35,087			47,663			16,429		47	%		3,853		8	%
Share data:
Earnings per share, basic	$	0.30		$	0.20		$	0.28
Earnings per share, diluted	$	0.30		$	0.20		$	0.28

(1) The net tax benefit amount for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 reflects the impact of the release of $11.3 million of the $12.0 million valuation allowance associated with the stock donation to the Eastern Bank Foundation made in the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST, YIELDS AND RATES, AND NET INTEREST MARGIN
	As of and for the three months ended
	Mar 31, 2022									Dec 31, 2021									Mar 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost (5)			Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost (5)			Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost (5)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1):
Commercial	$	8,973,094		$	78,226		3.54	%		$	8,021,665		$	80,326		3.97	%		$	7,317,951		$	69,210		3.84	%
Residential		1,937,494			14,471		3.03	%			1,735,324			12,993		2.97	%			1,393,139			11,274		3.28	%
Consumer		1,293,489			10,450		3.28	%			1,189,106			9,683		3.23	%			1,105,698			8,937		3.28	%
Total loans		12,204,077			103,147		3.43	%			10,946,095			103,002		3.73	%			9,816,788			89,421		3.69	%
Investment securities		8,647,200			30,163		1.41	%			7,336,783			23,633		1.28	%			3,631,530			12,577		1.40	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments		1,003,416			436		0.18	%			1,201,223			452		0.15	%			1,740,561			432		0.10	%
Total interest-earning assets		21,854,693			133,746		2.48	%			19,484,101			127,087		2.59	%			15,188,879			102,430		2.73	%
Non-interest-earning assets		1,436,702									1,373,219									1,120,603
Total assets	$	23,291,395								$	20,857,320								$	16,309,482
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings	$	2,076,754		$	51		0.01	%		$	1,800,862		$	61		0.01	%		$	1,300,057		$	64		0.02	%
Interest checking		4,596,026			2,032		0.18	%			3,830,427			1,267		0.13	%			2,391,025			234		0.04	%
Money market		5,568,264			920		0.07	%			4,743,313			788		0.07	%			3,440,214			587		0.07	%
Time deposits		481,833			319		0.27	%			388,511			281		0.29	%			251,115			117		0.19	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		12,722,877			3,322		0.11	%			10,763,113			2,397		0.09	%			7,382,411			1,002		0.06	%
Borrowings		30,669			39		0.52	%			29,204			42		0.57	%			25,625			40		0.63	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		12,753,546			3,361		0.11	%			10,792,317			2,439		0.09	%			7,408,036			1,042		0.06	%
Demand deposit accounts		6,821,811									6,226,291									5,125,831
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		442,591									415,481									358,087
Total liabilities		20,017,948									17,434,089									12,891,954
Shareholders' equity		3,273,447									3,423,231									3,417,528
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	23,291,395								$	20,857,320								$	16,309,482
Net interest income - FTE				$	130,385								$	124,648								$	101,388
Net interest rate spread (2)							2.37	%								2.50	%								2.67	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	9,101,147								$	8,691,784								$	7,780,843
Net interest margin - FTE (4)							2.42	%								2.54	%								2.71	%

(1) Includes non-accrual loans.

(2) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

(5) Presented on an annualized basis.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSET QUALITY - NON-PERFORMING ASSETS (1)
	As of
	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial	$	17,919		$	20,630		$	29,166		$	29,356		$	30,275
Residential		8,256			6,681			7,185			6,445			8,127
Consumer		7,646			5,682			4,262			4,106			3,873
Total non-accrual loans		33,821			32,993			40,613			39,907			42,275
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more (2):		—			1,990			1,458			1,725			1,679
Total non-performing loans		33,821			34,983			42,071			41,632			43,954
Other real estate owned		—			—			—			38			—
Other non-performing assets:		—			—			—			—			—
Total non-performing assets	$	33,821		$	34,983		$	42,071		$	41,670		$	43,954
Total accruing troubled debt restructured loans	$	32,016		$	33,336		$	34,723		$	38,316		$	39,367
Total non-performing loans to total loans		0.28	%		0.29	%		0.44	%		0.43	%		0.44	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets		0.15	%		0.15	%		0.24	%		0.24	%		0.26	%

(1) Non-performing assets are comprised of NPLs, OREO, and non-performing securities. NPLs consist of non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest. OREO consists of real estate properties, which primarily serve as collateral to secure the Company’s loans, that it controls due to foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

(2) Loans that were past due 90 days or more and still accruing in prior quarters were comprised solely of purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans. PCI loans were not subject to classification as nonaccrual in the same manner as originated loans as their interest income related to the accretable yield recognized and not to contractual interest payments at the loan level. In connection with the Company’s adoption of CECL on January 1, 2022, all PCI loans are now considered purchased credit deteriorated (PCD) loans. Interest income recognition for PCD loans is consistent with originated loans and, therefore, PCD loans cease accruing interest at 90 days past due unless management believes that collateral held by the Company is clearly sufficient and in full satisfaction of both principal and interest. There were no PCD or originated loans at March 31, 2022 that were past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSET QUALITY - PROVISION, ALLOWANCE, AND NET CHARGE OFFS
	Three months ended
	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Average total loans	$	12,204,077		$	10,946,095		$	9,528,522		$	9,796,701		$	9,816,788
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period		97,787			103,398			105,637			111,080			113,031
Total cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (1):		27,086			—			—			—			—
Charged-off loans:
Commercial and industrial		1			1,008			—			550			—
Commercial real estate		—			5			8			—			234
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		945			1,002			867			1,838			1,384
Residential real estate		—			35			—			—			—
Consumer home equity		—			24			—			—			—
Other consumer		661			666			742			275			364
Total charged-off loans		1,607			2,740			1,617			2,663			1,982
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:
Commercial and industrial		250			873			40			13			9
Commercial real estate		14			—			—			4			—
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		928			399			469			291			365
Residential real estate		10			7			88			17			10
Consumer home equity		4			48			63			3			71
Other consumer		179			120			206			192			156
Total recoveries		1,385			1,447			866			520			611
Net loans charged-off (recoveries):
Commercial and industrial		(249	)		135			(40	)		537			(9	)
Commercial real estate		(14	)		5			8			(4	)		234
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		17			603			398			1,547			1,019
Residential real estate		(10	)		28			(88	)		(17	)		(10	)
Consumer home equity		(4	)		(24	)		(63	)		(3	)		(71	)
Other consumer		482			546			536			83			208
Total net loans charged-off		222			1,293			751			2,143			1,371
Release of allowance for loan losses		(485	)		(4,318	)		(1,488	)		(3,300	)		(580	)
Total allowance for loan losses, end of period (2)	$	124,166		$	97,787		$	103,398		$	105,637		$	111,080
Net charge-offs to average total loans outstanding during this period (3)		0.01	%		0.05	%		0.03	%		0.09	%		0.06	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans		1.02	%		0.80	%		1.09	%		1.10	%		1.12	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans		367.13	%		279.53	%		245.77	%		253.74	%		252.72	%

(1) Represents the adjustment needed to reflect the cumulative day one impact pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13 (i.e., cumulative effect adjustment related the adoption of ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2022). The adjustment represents a $27.1 million increase to the allowance for loan losses attributable to the change in accounting methodology which requires the estimation of the allowance for credit losses resulting from the Company’s adoption of the standard. The adjustment also includes the adjustment needed to reflect the day one reclassification of the Company’s financial assets that were previously classified as purchase credit-impaired ("PCI") financial assets as purchased credit-deteriorated ("PCD") financial assets and the associated gross-up of $0.1 million, pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13.

(2) The balance of accrued interest receivable excluded from amortized cost and the calculation of the allowance for credit losses amounted to $31.1 million at March 31, 2022.

(3) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	Three Months Ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share data)	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
Net income (GAAP)	$	51,516		$	35,087		$	37,106		$	34,809		$	47,663
Add:
Noninterest income components:
Losses (income) from investments held in rabbi trusts		4,433			(4,444	)		289			(4,216	)		(1,846	)
Losses (gains) on sales of securities available for sale, net		2,172			—			(1	)		(1	)		(1,164	)
Losses (gains) on sales of other assets		274			(34	)		(490	)		(29	)		(18	)
Noninterest expense components:
Rabbi trust employee benefit (income) expense		(2,087	)		2,519			(53	)		2,063			986
Impairment charge (reversal) on tax credit investments		—			116			1,133			(1,419	)		—
Gain on sale of OREO		—			—			(87	)		—			—
Merger and acquisition expenses		34			30,652			740			3,479			589
Settlement and expenses for putative consumer class action matters		—			—			—			3,325			—
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments		4,826			28,809			1,531			3,202			(1,453	)
Less net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1)		1,235			19,036			1,246			914			(327	)
Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax	$	3,591		$	9,773		$	285		$	2,288		$	(1,126	)
Operating net income (non-GAAP)	$	55,107		$	44,860		$	37,391		$	37,097		$	46,537
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period (2):
Basic		169,857,950			172,246,799			172,298,615			172,173,707			172,049,044
Diluted		169,968,156			172,481,829			172,298,615			172,173,707			172,049,044
Earnings per share, basic	$	0.30		$	0.20		$	0.22		$	0.20		$	0.28
Earnings per share, diluted	$	0.30		$	0.20		$	0.22		$	0.20		$	0.28
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)	$	0.32		$	0.26		$	0.22		$	0.22		$	0.27
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.32		$	0.26		$	0.22		$	0.22		$	0.27
Return on average assets (3)		0.90	%		0.67	%		0.84	%		0.83	%		1.19	%
Add:
Losses (income) from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		0.08	%		(0.08	) %		0.01	%		(0.10	) %		(0.05	) %
Losses (gains) on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.04	%		—	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		(0.03	) %
Losses (gains) on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		(0.01	) %		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit (income) expense (3)		(0.04	) %		0.05	%		0.00	%		0.05	%		0.02	%
Impairment charge (reversal) on tax credit investments (3)		—	%		0.00	%		0.03	%		(0.03	) %		—	%
Gain on sale of OREO (3)		—	%		—	%		0.00	%		—	%		—	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.00	%		0.58	%		0.02	%		0.08	%		0.01	%
Settlement and expenses for putative consumer class action matters (3)		—	%		—	%		—	%		0.08	%		—	%
Less net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)		0.02	%		0.36	%		0.03	%		0.02	%		(0.01	) %
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (3)		0.96	%		0.86	%		0.86	%		0.89	%		1.15	%
Return on average shareholders' equity (3)		6.38	%		4.07	%		4.27	%		4.10	%		5.66	%
Add:
Losses (income) from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		0.55	%		(0.52	) %		0.03	%		(0.50	) %		(0.22	) %
Losses (gains) on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.27	%		—	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		(0.14	) %
Losses (gains) on sale of other assets (3)		0.03	%		0.00	%		(0.06	) %		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit (income) expense (3)		(0.26	) %		0.29	%		(0.01	) %		0.24	%		0.12	%
Impairment charge (reversal) on tax credit investments (3)		0.00	%		0.01	%		0.13	%		(0.17	) %		0.00	%
Gain on sale of OREO (3)		—	%		—	%		(0.01	) %		—	%		—	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.00	%		3.55	%		0.09	%		0.41	%		0.07	%
Settlement and expenses for putative consumer class action matters (3)		—	%		—	%		—	%		0.39	%		—	%
Less net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)		0.15	%		2.21	%		0.14	%		0.11	%		(0.04	) %
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		6.82	%		5.19	%		4.30	%		4.36	%		5.53	%

(1) The net tax benefit (expense) associated with these items is determined by assessing whether each item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying our combined statutory tax rate only to those items included in net taxable income. The net tax benefit amount for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 reflects the impact of the release of $11.3 million of the $12.0 million valuation allowance associated with the stock donation to the Eastern Bank Foundation made in the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

(2) Shares held by the Company’s ESOP that have not been allocated to employees in accordance with the terms of the ESOP are not deemed outstanding for earnings per share calculations.

(3) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX B: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Revenues and Expenses

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Net interest income (GAAP)	$	128,124		$	122,437		$	102,691		$	104,608		$	100,091
Add:
Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP)		2,261			2,211			1,316			1,269			1,297
Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)	$	130,385		$	124,648		$	104,007		$	105,877		$	101,388
Noninterest income (GAAP)	$	46,415		$	49,001		$	43,209		$	45,733		$	55,212
Less:
(Losses) income from investments held in rabbi trusts		(4,433	)		4,444			(289	)		4,216			1,846
(Losses) gains on sales of securities available for sale, net		(2,172	)		—			1			1			1,164
(Losses) gains on sales of other assets		(274	)		34			490			29			18
Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	53,294		$	44,523		$	43,007		$	41,487		$	52,184
Noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	108,866		$	143,602		$	98,970		$	107,335		$	94,049
Less:
Rabbi trust employee benefit (income) expense		(2,087	)		2,519			(53	)		2,063			986
Impairment charge (reversal) on tax credit investments		—			116			1,133			(1,419	)		—
Gain on sale of OREO		—			—			(87	)		—			—
Merger and acquisition expenses		34			30,652			740			3,479			589
Settlement and expenses for putative consumer class action matters		—			—			—			3,325			—
Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	110,919		$	110,315		$	97,237		$	99,887		$	92,474
Total revenue (GAAP)	$	174,539		$	171,438		$	145,900		$	150,341		$	155,303
Total operating revenue (non-GAAP)	$	183,679		$	169,171		$	147,014		$	147,364		$	153,572
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)		62.37	%		83.76	%		67.83	%		71.39	%		60.56	%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		60.39	%		65.21	%		66.14	%		67.78	%		60.22	%
Noninterest income / total revenue (GAAP)		26.59	%		28.58	%		29.62	%		30.42	%		35.55	%
Noninterest income / total revenue on an operating basis (non-GAAP)		29.01	%		26.32	%		29.25	%		28.15	%		33.98	%

APPENDIX C: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Capital Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of
	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share data)
Tangible shareholders' equity:
Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	3,008,392		$	3,406,352		$	3,429,292		$	3,430,622		$	3,387,045
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		654,759			649,703			379,772			380,402			376,002
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)		2,353,633			2,756,649			3,049,520			3,050,220			3,011,043
Tangible assets:
Total assets (GAAP)		22,836,072			23,512,128			17,461,223			17,047,453			16,726,795
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		654,759			649,703			379,772			380,402			376,002
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	22,181,313		$	22,862,425		$	17,081,451		$	16,667,051		$	16,350,793
Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP)		13.17	%		14.49	%		19.64	%		20.12	%		20.25	%
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)		10.61	%		12.06	%		17.85	%		18.30	%		18.42	%
Common shares outstanding		183,438,711			186,305,332			186,758,154			186,758,154			186,758,154
Book value per share (GAAP)	$	16.40		$	18.28		$	18.36		$	18.37		$	18.14
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	12.83		$	14.80		$	16.33		$	16.33		$	16.12

APPENDIX D: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Credit Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
Total loans excluding PPP loans:
Total loans (GAAP) (1)	$	12,157,769		$	12,255,068		$	9,481,458		$	9,591,336		$	9,883,802
Less: PPP loans (1)		137,307			321,215			514,018			799,964			1,210,598
Total loans excluding PPP loans (non-GAAP)	$	12,020,462		$	11,933,853		$	8,967,440		$	8,791,372		$	8,673,204
Total nonperforming loans (NPLs) (GAAP)	$	33,821		$	34,983		$	42,071		$	41,632		$	43,954
Total NPLs / total loans (GAAP)		0.28	%		0.29	%		0.44	%		0.43	%		0.44	%
Total NPLs / total loans (excl. PPP loans) (non-GAAP)		0.28	%		0.29	%		0.47	%		0.47	%		0.51	%
Allowance for loan losses (ALLL) (GAAP)	$	124,166		$	97,787		$	103,398		$	105,637		$	111,080
ALLL / total loans (GAAP)		1.02	%		0.80	%		1.09	%		1.10	%		1.12	%
ALLL / total loans (excl. PPP loans) (non-GAAP)		1.03	%		0.82	%		1.15	%		1.20	%		1.28	%
	As of and for the three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021			Sep 30, 2021			Jun 30, 2021			Mar 31, 2021
Average total loans excluding PPP Loans:
Average total loans (GAAP)	$	12,204,077		$	10,946,095		$	9,528,522		$	9,796,701		$	9,816,788
Less: Average PPP loans		219,198			419,894			649,443			1,073,688			1,131,516
Average total loans excluding PPP loans (non-GAAP)	$	11,984,879		$	10,526,201		$	8,879,079		$	8,723,013		$	8,685,272
Total net loans charged-off (NCOs) (GAAP)	$	222		$	1,293		$	751		$	2,143		$	1,371
NCOs / Average total loans (GAAP) (2)		0.01	%		0.05	%		0.03	%		0.09	%		0.06	%
NCOs / Average total loans (excl. PPP loans) (non-GAAP) (2)		0.01	%		0.05	%		0.03	%		0.10	%		0.06	%

(1) Includes unamortized premiums, net of unearned discounts and deferred fees.

(2) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX E: Tangible Shareholders’ Equity Roll Forward Analysis

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of							Mar 31, 2022 change from
	Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021				Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Common stock	$	1,834		$	1,863			$	(29	)
Additional paid in capital		1,777,670			1,835,241				(57,571	)
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(141,455	)		(142,709	)			1,254
Retained earnings		1,782,997			1,768,653				14,344
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(410,611	)		(58,586	)			(352,025	)
AOCI, net of tax - pension		(5,595	)		(5,471	)			(124	)
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		3,552			7,361				(3,809	)
Total shareholders' equity:	$	3,008,392		$	3,406,352			$	(397,960	)
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		654,759			649,703				5,056
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	2,353,633		$	2,756,649			$	(403,016	)
Common shares outstanding		183,438,711			186,305,332				(2,866,621	)
Per share:
Common stock	$	0.01		$	0.01			$	—
Additional paid in capital		9.69			9.85				(0.16	)
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(0.77	)		(0.77	)			(0.01	)
Retained earnings		9.72			9.49				0.23
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(2.24	)		(0.31	)			(1.92	)
AOCI, net of tax - pension		(0.03	)		(0.03	)			—
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		0.02			0.04				(0.02	)
Total shareholders' equity:	$	16.40		$	18.28			$	(1.88	)
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		3.57			3.49				0.08
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	12.83		$	14.80			$	(1.97	)

 

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FAQ

What were the earnings results for Eastern Bankshares for the first quarter of 2022?

Eastern Bankshares reported net income of $51.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2022.

What is the stock symbol for Eastern Bankshares?

The stock symbol for Eastern Bankshares is EBC.

When is the dividend payment for Eastern Bankshares?

The declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share will be payable on June 15, 2022.

How did Eastern Bankshares perform in terms of loan growth in Q1 2022?

Loan growth excluding PPP loans was recorded at 3.1% on an annualized basis for the first quarter of 2022.

What was the impact of the adoption of CECL on Eastern Bankshares' financials?

The adoption of CECL resulted in a $20.1 million decrease in retained earnings due to increased allowance for loan losses.