Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) reports positive first-quarter 2024 financial results, including growth in core deposits and loans. Shareholder approval received for the merger with Cambridge Bancorp. CFO James Fitzgerald to retire soon. Quarterly cash dividend declared. The merger expected to close in the third quarter of 2024.

Positive

• Positive first-quarter 2024 financial results with growth in core deposits and loans.
• Shareholder approval received for the merger with Cambridge Bancorp.
• CFO James Fitzgerald's upcoming retirement announced.
• Well-controlled expenses and healthy balance sheet with strong capital and liquidity.
• Declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.
• Optimism for the future growth and presence in the Boston market.

Negative

• None.

Insights

Financial Analyst

Eastern Bankshares' declaration of a quarterly cash dividend reflects a tangible return to shareholders, which is often a sign of the company's stable or growing profitability. The increase in core deposits and loans suggests that Eastern is effectively deepening its market penetration in the competitive Boston area. This organic growth, combined with margin stabilization, indicates disciplined financial management and a positive outlook on revenue and profit sustainability. Moreover, the anticipated merger with Cambridge Bancorp could result in cost synergies and expanded market share, although it is subject to regulatory approvals. Investors should monitor the progress of this merger closely, as it could significantly influence Eastern's financial trajectory and market positioning.

Merger and Acquisitions Specialist

The strategic move by Eastern Bankshares to merge with Cambridge Bancorp is a significant development that investors should watch. Mergers often lead to enhanced financial performance due to economies of scale and customer base expansion. The all-stock nature of the deal also avoids immediate cash outlays, preserving liquidity. Given that both sets of shareholders have approved the merger, it reflects a mutual confidence in the combined value proposition. However, until regulatory approvals are obtained, there is uncertainty which could affect the stock's volatility. Post-merger integration will be the next challenge, where successful execution is key to realizing the promised synergies and growth opportunities.

Retirement and Succession Planning Expert

The retirement of CFO James Fitzgerald could lead to short-term uncertainty as leadership transitions often involve changes in strategic direction or financial planning. However, this change also presents an opportunity for the company to bring in new perspectives that may further enhance its financial strategies. Investors should look for transparency in the succession plan and the track record of any new appointee, as these factors will be critical in maintaining investor confidence and ensuring a smooth transition without disrupting the company's financial progress.

~ Receipt of Shareholder Approvals for the Merger with Cambridge ~

~ CFO James Fitzgerald Announces Upcoming Retirement ~

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company,” or together with its subsidiaries, “Eastern”) (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its 2024 first quarter financial results and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.

On February 28, 2024, the Company and Cambridge Bancorp (“Cambridge”) each received shareholder approval for the previously announced all-stock merger of Cambridge with and into Eastern (“the merger”). The merger is anticipated to close early in the third quarter of 2024, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals.

“Our first quarter results demonstrated growth in both core deposits and loans, as we continue to deepen our presence in the Boston market,” said Bob Rivers, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of the Company and Eastern Bank. “Our earnings in the quarter benefited from margin stabilization and well-controlled expenses, and our balance sheet remains healthy with strong capital and liquidity.”

“We remain optimistic about our continued growth as Eastern and Cambridge continue to work closely as we plan for the anticipated merger closing and integration. We are pleased to have received shareholder approvals for the merger and we look forward to receiving regulatory approvals in the near future and combining our two great franchises into Boston’s leading bank,” said Rivers.

CFO JAMES FITZGERALD ANNOUNCES UPCOMING RETIREMENT

The Company also announced today that James Fitzgerald intends to retire from his role as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer of the Company and as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Vice Chair of Eastern Bank after 12 years of dedicated service. Fitzgerald will continue to serve in his roles until a successor is appointed, and will then serve in a senior advisory role throughout the planned merger and integration with Cambridge and Cambridge Trust Company and previously announced leadership transitions related to the merger. As part of the search process to help identify the next CFO, Eastern has retained executive search firm Korn Ferry.

“On behalf of everyone at Eastern, it is my honor to recognize and thank Jim for his extraordinary contributions,” said Rivers. “Jim’s outstanding financial acumen, his leadership across many important transactions over the years, and his role as a trusted advisor to our leadership team and mentor to our next generation of executive leaders, position Eastern exceptionally well as we continue to serve our shareholders, customers and workforce. As Jim begins to prepare for retirement, we are deeply grateful for all that he has contributed and for his continued leadership throughout this transition.”

Deborah Jackson, Eastern’s Lead Director, added, “On behalf of the Board, I thank Jim for his tremendous service and dedication to Eastern over the years. Eastern’s track record of solid performance and strong financial and administrative functions are testaments to Jim’s leadership. We look forward to his continued contributions as a successor is appointed and we build upon Jim’s legacy at Eastern.”

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at Eastern and it’s been a privilege to work with Bob and the Board over the last 12 years,” added Fitzgerald. “It’s also been a privilege working with our highly talented executive team and my colleagues throughout Eastern as we have executed a number of strategic transactions since the IPO that position the Company for future growth. I’ll certainly miss the many relationships at Eastern that have been so meaningful to me and am very committed to seeing the successful completion of the Cambridge integration.”

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024

• Net income of $38.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted share. Operating net income* of $38.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share.
• Deposits up $71 million, or 1.6% on an annualized basis. Core deposits up $121 million, or 2.8% on an annualized basis, which was partially offset by a $50 million decline in brokered deposits.
• Total loans increased $115.3 million, or 3.3% on an annualized basis, from the prior quarter, to $14.1 billion.
• The net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) basis* was stable at 2.68% as compared to 2.69% in the prior quarter.
• Net interest income was $129.9 million, a decrease of $3.4 million from prior quarter.
• Noninterest expense of $101.2 million and operating noninterest expense* of $97.6 million.
• Modest increase in non-performing loans (“NPLs”) from $52.6 million to $57.2 million or from 0.38% to 0.41% of total loans.
• Net charge-offs (“NCOs”) on an annualized basis of 0.21% of average total loans, compared to 0.32% in the prior quarter.
• Continued resolution of problem loans. One NPL resolved and collateral of two NPLs under contract for sale. One new NPL in Q1 2024, the collateral of which is being marketed for sale.

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets were $21.2 billion at March 31, 2024, representing an increase of $41.5 million, or 0.2% from December 31, 2023.

• Cash and equivalents increased $45.9 million from the prior quarter to $739.0 million.
• Total securities decreased $125.8 million, or 2.6%, from the prior quarter, to $4.7 billion, due to principal runoff, as well as a decrease in the market value of available for sale securities.
• Loans totaled $14.1 billion, representing an increase of $115.3 million, or 0.8%, from the prior quarter, driven by commercial loan growth of $128.6 million.
• Deposits totaled $17.7 billion, representing an increase of $70.5 million, or 0.4%, from the prior quarter, driven primarily by an increase of $120.5 million, or 0.7%, in core deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $50.0 million in brokered deposits. The Company had no brokered deposits at March 31, 2024.
• Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances decreased $0.2 million from the prior quarter to $17.6 million.
• Shareholders’ equity was $3.0 billion, representing a decrease of $22.0 million from the prior quarter, primarily driven by a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income, partially offset by an increase in retained earnings.
• At March 31, 2024, book value per share was $16.72 and tangible book value per share* was $13.51. Please refer to Appendix D to this press release for a roll-forward of tangible shareholders’ equity*.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $129.9 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $133.3 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $3.4 million.

• The net interest margin on a FTE basis* was 2.68% for the first quarter, representing a 1 basis point decrease from the prior quarter, as higher funding costs offset increases in asset yields.
• Total interest-earning asset yields increased 7 basis points from the prior quarter to 4.13%, due primarily to an increase in loan yields of 10 basis points.
• Total interest-bearing liabilities cost increased 13 basis points from the prior quarter to 2.32%, due primarily to higher deposit costs resulting from deposit pricing increases and deposit mix shifts, partially offset by a decrease in average borrowings.
• There were 91 days in the first quarter compared to 92 in the prior quarter.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was $27.7 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $26.7 million for the prior quarter, representing an increase of $1.0 million. Noninterest income on an operating basis* was $23.4 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $21.8 million for the prior quarter, representing an increase of $1.6 million.

• Service charges on deposit accounts were $7.5 million, essentially unchanged from the prior quarter.
• Trust and investment advisory fees increased $0.4 million from the prior quarter to $6.5 million, primarily due to higher market values of assets under management.
• Debit card processing fees decreased $0.2 million from the prior quarter to $3.2 million.
• Loan-level interest rate swap income increased $1.2 million from the prior quarter to $0.7 million.
• Income from investments held in rabbi trust accounts was $4.3 million compared to $5.0 million in the prior quarter. The quarter over quarter change was driven by investment performance.
• There were no losses on sales of commercial and industrial loans in the first quarter, compared to losses of $0.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Losses on sales of mortgage loans held for sale were $0.1 million in the first quarter, compared to $0.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Other noninterest income decreased $0.1 million in the first quarter to $5.5 million.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense was $101.2 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $121.0 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $19.8 million. Noninterest expense on an operating basis* for the first quarter of 2024 was $97.6 million, compared to $117.4 million in the prior quarter, a decrease of $19.8 million.

• Salaries and employee benefits expense was $64.5 million, a decrease of $3.3 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to decreases in incentive compensation costs.
• Office occupancy and equipment expense was $9.2 million, essentially unchanged from the prior quarter.
• Data processing expense was $16.5 million, a decrease of $0.2 million from the prior quarter.
• Professional services expense was $3.5 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $0.6 million from the prior quarter.
• Marketing expense was $1.5 million, a decrease of $1.2 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to lower advertising expenses.
• Loan expenses were $1.2 million, essentially unchanged from the prior quarter.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance expense was $2.3 million, a decrease of $11.2 million from the prior quarter. FDIC insurance expense for the prior quarter included $10.8 million in special assessment charges arising out of the bank failures in early 2023.
• Other noninterest expense was $2.1 million, a decrease of $3.3 million from the prior quarter, due in part to a decrease in the provision for off balance sheet credit exposures of $1.3 million.

ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for loan losses was $149.2 million at March 31, 2024, or 1.06% of total loans, compared to $149.0 million, or 1.07% of total loans, at December 31, 2023. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses totaling $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2024 driven primarily by net charge-off activity in the first quarter.

NPLs totaled $57.2 million at March 31, 2024 compared to $52.6 million at the end of the prior quarter. The increase was primarily driven by the non-accrual designation of one individual credit secured by an investor commercial real estate (“CRE”) office property located in a suburban area. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company recorded total net charge-offs of $7.3 million, or 0.21% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to $11.4 million or 0.32% of average total loans in the prior quarter, respectively.

DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per common share. The dividend will be payable on June 14, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 3, 2024.

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the first quarter of 2024.

CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION

A conference call and webcast covering Eastern’s first quarter 2024 earnings will be held on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To join by telephone, participants can call the toll-free dial-in number (800) 549-8228 from within the U.S. and reference conference ID 46521. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast. Participants may join the webcast on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.easternbank.com. A presentation providing additional information for the quarter is also available 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, 2024, Eastern Bank had approximately $21 billion in total assets. Eastern provides a full range of banking and wealth management solutions for consumers and businesses of all sizes, and takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern is comprised of 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 business as well as underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items in the corresponding GAAP financial measures. Except as otherwise indicated, these non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release exclude discontinued operations.

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, operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (discussed further below), and the operating efficiency ratio. 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) other real estate owned (“OREO”) gains, (vii) merger and acquisition expenses, (viii) the non-cash pension settlement charge recognized related to the Defined Benefit Plan, (ix) certain discrete tax items, and (x) net income from discontinued operations. 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 also presents tangible assets, tangible shareholders’ equity, average tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets including the impact of mark-to-market adjustments on held-to-maturity securities, return on average tangible shareholders’ equity, and operating return on average shareholders’ equity (discussed further above), 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”, “outlook” 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; 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 interest rates and resulting changes in competitor or customer behavior, mix or costs of sources of funding, and deposit amounts and composition; risks associated with the Company’s completion and/or implementation of the merger with Cambridge, including risks that required regulatory approvals for the merger are not obtained or other closing conditions are not satisfied in a timely manner or at all and that the merger fails to occur in the timeframe anticipated or at all; prior to the completion of the merger or thereafter, Cambridge or the Company may not perform as expected due to transaction-related uncertainty or other factors; and revenue or expense synergies may not fully materialize for the Company in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly to achieve; adverse national or regional economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets or banking sector; 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 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 inflationary or recessionary pressures, interest rate sensitivity, liquidity constraints, increased borrowing and funding costs, and fluctuations due to actual or anticipated changes to federal tax laws; the realizability of deferred tax assets; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its risk mitigation strategies; asset and credit quality deterioration, including adverse developments in local or regional real estate markets that decrease collateral values associated with existing loans; and operational risks such as cybersecurity incidents, natural disasters, and pandemics, including COVID-19. 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”), including the joint proxy statement/prospectus (as defined below), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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 (1)

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 data)	Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023
Earnings data
Net interest income	$	129,900		$	133,307		$	137,205		$	141,588		$	138,309
Noninterest income (loss)		27,692			26,739			19,157			26,204			(309,853	)
Total revenue		157,592			160,046			156,362			167,792			(171,544	)
Noninterest expense		101,202			121,029			101,748			99,934			95,891
Pre-tax, pre-provision income (loss)		56,390			39,017			54,614			67,858			(267,435	)
Provision for allowance for loan losses		7,451			5,198			7,328			7,501			25
Pre-tax income (loss)		48,939			33,819			47,286			60,357			(267,460	)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		38,647			31,509			63,464			44,419			(202,081	)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		—			286,994			(4,351	)		4,238			7,985
Net income (loss)		38,647			318,503			59,113			48,657			(194,096	)
Operating net income (non-GAAP)		38,081			16,875			52,085			41,092			53,134
Per-share data
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted	$	0.24		$	1.95		$	0.36		$	0.30		$	(1.20	)
Continuing operations	$	0.24		$	0.19		$	0.39		$	0.27		$	(1.25	)
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	1.76		$	(0.03	)	$	0.03		$	0.05
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.23		$	0.10		$	0.32		$	0.25		$	0.33
Book value per share	$	16.72		$	16.86		$	13.87		$	14.33		$	14.63
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	13.51		$	13.65		$	10.14		$	10.59		$	10.88
Profitability
Return on average assets (2)		0.74	%		0.59	%		1.18	%		0.81	%		(3.64	)%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (2)		0.72	%		0.31	%		0.97	%		0.75	%		0.95	%
Return on average shareholders' equity (2)		5.23	%		4.66	%		9.91	%		6.85	%		(33.31	)%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (2)		5.17	%		2.51	%		8.14	%		6.34	%		8.76	%
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)		6.46	%		5.99	%		13.38	%		9.19	%		(45.55	)%
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)		6.36	%		3.20	%		10.99	%		8.50	%		11.98	%
Net interest margin (FTE) (2)		2.68	%		2.69	%		2.77	%		2.80	%		2.66	%
Cost of deposits (2)		1.66	%		1.51	%		1.33	%		1.22	%		0.92	%
Efficiency ratio		64.22	%		75.62	%		65.07	%		59.56	%		(55.90	)%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		61.89	%		73.59	%		60.83	%		58.47	%		57.97	%
Balance Sheet (end of period)
Total assets	$	21,174,804		$	21,133,278		$	21,146,292		$	21,583,493		$	22,720,530
Total loans		14,088,747			13,973,428			13,919,275			13,961,878			13,675,250
Total deposits		17,666,733			17,596,217			17,424,169			18,180,972			18,541,580
Total loans / total deposits		80	%		79	%		80	%		77	%		74	%
Asset quality
Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL")	$	149,190		$	148,993		$	155,146		$	147,955		$	140,938
ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")		260.94	%		283.49	%		326.86	%		484.18	%		407.65	%
Total NPLs / total loans		0.41	%		0.38	%		0.34	%		0.22	%		0.25	%
Net charge-offs ("NCOs") / average total loans (2)		0.21	%		0.32	%		0.00	%		0.01	%		0.00	%
Capital adequacy
Shareholders' equity / assets		13.95	%		14.08	%		11.57	%		11.71	%		11.35	%
Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)		11.58	%		11.71	%		8.73	%		8.93	%		8.70	%
(1) Average assets and average tangible shareholders' equity components for the three months ended Dec 31, 2023 and preceding periods presented in this table include discontinued operations.
(2) Presented on an annualized basis.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	As of										Mar 31, 2024 change from
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Mar 31, 2023				Dec 31, 2023						Mar 31, 2023
ASSETS											△ $			△ %			△ $			△ %
Cash and due from banks	$	71,492		$	87,233		$	98,377			$	(15,741	)	(18	)%		$	(26,885	)	(27	)%
Short-term investments		667,526			605,843			2,039,439				61,683		10	%			(1,371,913	)	(67	)%
Cash and cash equivalents		739,018			693,076			2,137,816				45,942		7	%			(1,398,798	)	(65	)%
Available for sale ("AFS") securities		4,287,585			4,407,521			4,700,134				(119,936	)	(3	)%			(412,549	)	(9	)%
Held to maturity ("HTM") securities		443,833			449,721			471,185				(5,888	)	(1	)%			(27,352	)	(6	)%
Total securities		4,731,418			4,857,242			5,171,319				(125,824	)	(3	)%			(439,901	)	(9	)%
Loans held for sale		2,204			1,124			3,068				1,080		96	%			(864	)	(28	)%
Loans:
Commercial and industrial		3,084,580			3,034,068			3,169,438				50,512		2	%			(84,858	)	(3	)%
Commercial real estate		5,519,505			5,457,349			5,201,196				62,156		1	%			318,309		6	%
Commercial construction		388,024			386,999			357,117				1,025		—	%			30,907		9	%
Business banking		1,100,637			1,085,763			1,078,678				14,874		1	%			21,959		2	%
Total commercial loans		10,092,746			9,964,179			9,806,429				128,567		1	%			286,317		3	%
Residential real estate		2,544,462			2,565,485			2,497,491				(21,023	)	(1	)%			46,971		2	%
Consumer home equity		1,217,141			1,208,231			1,180,824				8,910		1	%			36,317		3	%
Other consumer		234,398			235,533			190,506				(1,135	)	—	%			43,892		23	%
Total loans		14,088,747			13,973,428			13,675,250				115,319		1	%			413,497		3	%
Allowance for loan losses		(149,190	)		(148,993	)		(140,938	)			(197	)	—	%			(8,252	)	6	%
Unamortized prem./disc. and def. fees		(32,947	)		(25,068	)		(13,597	)			(7,879	)	31	%			(19,350	)	142	%
Net loans		13,906,610			13,799,367			13,520,715				107,243		1	%			385,895		3	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		5,879			5,904			45,168				(25	)	—	%			(39,289	)	(87	)%
Premises and equipment		59,790			60,133			61,011				(343	)	(1	)%			(1,221	)	(2	)%
Bank-owned life insurance		165,734			164,702			161,755				1,032		1	%			3,979		2	%
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		565,701			566,205			567,718				(504	)	—	%			(2,017	)	—	%
Deferred income taxes, net		272,344			266,185			315,308				6,159		2	%			(42,964	)	(14	)%
Prepaid expenses		187,211			183,073			162,081				4,138		2	%			25,130		16	%
Other assets		538,895			536,267			454,840				2,628		—	%			84,055		18	%
Assets of discontinued operations		—			—			119,731				—		—	%			(119,731	)	(100	)%
Total assets	$	21,174,804		$	21,133,278		$	22,720,530			$	41,526		—	%		$	(1,545,726	)	(7	)%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Demand	$	4,952,487		$	5,162,218		$	5,564,016			$	(209,731	)	(4	)%		$	(611,529	)	(11	)%
Interest checking accounts		3,739,631			3,737,361			4,240,780				2,270		—	%			(501,149	)	(12	)%
Savings accounts		1,291,260			1,323,126			1,633,790				(31,866	)	(2	)%			(342,530	)	(21	)%
Money market investment		4,770,058			4,664,475			5,135,590				105,583		2	%			(365,532	)	(7	)%
Certificates of deposit		2,913,297			2,709,037			1,967,404				204,260		8	%			945,893		48	%
Total deposits		17,666,733			17,596,217			18,541,580				70,516		—	%			(874,847	)	(5	)%
Borrowed funds:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		17,576			17,738			1,100,952				(162	)	(1	)%			(1,083,376	)	(98	)%
Escrow deposits of borrowers		24,368			21,978			25,671				2,390		11	%			(1,303	)	(5	)%
Interest rate swap collateral funds		10,810			8,500			11,780				2,310		27	%			(970	)	(8	)%
Total borrowed funds		52,754			48,216			1,138,403				4,538		9	%			(1,085,649	)	(95	)%
Other liabilities		502,486			513,990			431,994				(11,504	)	(2	)%			70,492		16	%
Liabilities of discontinued operations		—			—			29,430				—		—	%			(29,430	)	(100	)%
Total liabilities		18,221,973			18,158,423			20,141,407				63,550		—	%			(1,919,434	)	(10	)%
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares		1,769			1,767			1,764				2		—	%			5		—	%
Additional paid-in capital		1,669,133			1,666,441			1,651,524				2,692		—	%			17,609		1	%
Unallocated common shares held by the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")		(131,512	)		(132,755	)		(136,470	)			1,243		(1	)%			4,958		(4	)%
Retained earnings		2,068,315			2,047,754			1,672,169				20,561		1	%			396,146		24	%
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax		(654,874	)		(608,352	)		(609,864	)			(46,522	)	8	%			(45,010	)	7	%
Total shareholders' equity		2,952,831			2,974,855			2,579,123				(22,024	)	(1	)%			373,708		14	%
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	21,174,804		$	21,133,278		$	22,720,530			$	41,526		—	%		$	(1,545,726	)	(7	)%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	Three months ended										Three months ended Mar 31, 2024 change from three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)	Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Mar 31, 2023				Dec 31, 2023						Mar 31, 2023
Interest and dividend income:											△ $			△ %			△ $			△ %
Interest and fees on loans	$	169,981		$	168,419		$	153,540			$	1,562		1	%		$	16,441		11	%
Taxable interest and dividends on securities		23,373			23,782			28,642				(409	)	(2	)%			(5,269	)	(18	)%
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities		1,437			1,434			1,434				3		—	%			3		—	%
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments		7,820			10,011			5,264				(2,191	)	(22	)%			2,556		49	%
Total interest and dividend income		202,611			203,646			188,880				(1,035	)	(1	)%			13,731		7	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		72,458			67,389			42,933				5,069		8	%			29,525		69	%
Interest on borrowings		253			2,950			7,638				(2,697	)	(91	)%			(7,385	)	(97	)%
Total interest expense		72,711			70,339			50,571				2,372		3	%			22,140		44	%
Net interest income		129,900			133,307			138,309				(3,407	)	(3	)%			(8,409	)	(6	)%
Provision for allowance for loan losses		7,451			5,198			25				2,253		43	%			7,426		29704	%
Net interest income after provision for allowance for loan losses		122,449			128,109			138,284				(5,660	)	(4	)%			(15,835	)	(11	)%
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		7,508			7,514			6,472				(6	)	—	%			1,036		16	%
Trust and investment advisory fees		6,544			6,128			5,770				416		7	%			774		13	%
Debit card processing fees		3,247			3,398			3,170				(151	)	(4	)%			77		2	%
Interest rate swap income (losses)		667			(576	)		(408	)			1,243		(216	)%			1,075		(263	)%
Income from investments held in rabbi trusts		4,318			4,969			2,857				(651	)	(13	)%			1,461		51	%
Losses on sales of commercial and industrial loans		—			(87	)		—				87		(100	)%			—		—	%
Losses on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net		(58	)		(219	)		(74	)			161		(74	)%			16		(22	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		—			—			(333,170	)			—		—	%			333,170		(100	)%
Other		5,466			5,612			5,530				(146	)	(3	)%			(64	)	(1	)%
Total noninterest income (loss)		27,692			26,739			(309,853	)			953		4	%			337,545		(109	)%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		64,471			67,773			62,183				(3,302	)	(5	)%			2,288		4	%
Office occupancy and equipment		9,184			9,195			9,089				(11	)	—	%			95		1	%
Data processing		16,509			16,753			12,298				(244	)	(1	)%			4,211		34	%
Professional services		3,512			4,108			3,127				(596	)	(15	)%			385		12	%
Marketing expenses		1,515			2,693			1,023				(1,178	)	(44	)%			492		48	%
Loan expenses		1,170			1,174			1,095				(4	)	—	%			75		7	%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance		2,285			13,486			2,546				(11,201	)	(83	)%			(261	)	(10	)%
Amortization of intangible assets		504			505			291				(1	)	—	%			213		73	%
Other		2,052			5,342			4,239				(3,290	)	(62	)%			(2,187	)	(52	)%
Total noninterest expense		101,202			121,029			95,891				(19,827	)	(16	)%			5,311		6	%
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		48,939			33,819			(267,460	)			15,120		45	%			316,399		(118	)%
Income tax expense (benefit)		10,292			2,310			(65,379	)			7,982		346	%			75,671		(116	)%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	38,647		$	31,509		$	(202,081	)		$	7,138		23	%		$	240,728		(119	)%
Net income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	286,994		$	7,985			$	(286,994	)	(100	)%		$	(7,985	)	(100	)%
Net income (loss)	$	38,647		$	318,503		$	(194,096	)		$	(279,856	)	(88	)%		$	232,743		(120	)%
Share data:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		162,863,540			162,571,066			161,991,373				292,474		0	%			872,167		1	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		163,188,410			162,724,398			162,059,431				464,012		0	%			1,128,979		1	%
Earnings (loss) per share, basic:
Continuing operations	$	0.24		$	0.19		$	(1.25	)		$	0.05		26	%		$	1.49		(119	)%
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	1.77		$	0.05			$	(1.77	)	(100	)%		$	(0.05	)	(100	)%
Earnings (loss) per share, basic	$	0.24		$	1.96		$	(1.20	)		$	(1.72	)	(88	)%		$	1.44		(120	)%
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted:
Continuing operations	$	0.24		$	0.19		$	(1.25	)		$	0.05		26	%		$	1.49		(119	)%
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	1.76		$	0.05			$	(1.76	)	(100	)%		$	(0.05	)	(100	)%
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted	$	0.24		$	1.95		$	(1.20	)		$	(1.71	)	(88	)%		$	1.44		(120	)%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS
	As of and for the three months ended
	Mar 31, 2024									Dec 31, 2023									Mar 31, 2023
(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	$	10,024,299		$	126,842		5.09	%		$	9,978,154		$	126,128		5.01	%		$	9,765,236		$	115,929		4.81	%
Residential		2,570,803			23,994		3.75	%			2,573,032			23,546		3.63	%			2,513,413			21,614		3.49	%
Consumer		1,420,091			23,237		6.58	%			1,411,374			22,835		6.42	%			1,358,616			20,059		5.99	%
Total loans		14,015,193			174,073		5.00	%			13,962,560			172,509		4.90	%			13,637,265			157,602		4.69	%
Investment securities		5,574,568			25,201		1.82	%			5,670,742			25,609		1.79	%			7,684,665			30,459		1.61	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments		576,537			7,820		5.46	%			720,384			10,011		5.51	%			449,543			5,264		4.75	%
Total interest-earning assets		20,166,298			207,094		4.13	%			20,353,686			208,129		4.06	%			21,771,473			193,325		3.60	%
Non-interest-earning assets		950,893									834,391									739,270
Total assets	$	21,117,191								$	21,188,077								$	22,510,743
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings	$	1,297,360		$	41		0.01	%		$	1,352,239		$	45		0.01	%		$	1,721,143		$	81		0.02	%
Interest checking		3,744,912			8,187		0.88	%			3,753,352			7,080		0.75	%			4,363,528			4,711		0.44	%
Money market		4,741,990			30,495		2.59	%			4,735,917			29,390		2.46	%			5,040,330			20,305		1.63	%
Time deposits		2,785,130			33,735		4.87	%			2,656,313			30,874		4.61	%			1,931,860			17,836		3.74	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		12,569,392			72,458		2.32	%			12,497,821			67,389		2.14	%			13,056,861			42,933		1.33	%
Borrowings		50,781			253		2.00	%			242,437			2,950		4.83	%			675,056			7,638		4.59	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		12,620,173			72,711		2.32	%			12,740,258			70,339		2.19	%			13,731,917			50,571		1.49	%
Demand deposit accounts		4,989,245									5,210,185									5,825,269
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		537,014									555,034									493,387
Total liabilities		18,146,432									18,505,477									20,050,573
Shareholders' equity		2,970,759									2,682,600									2,460,170
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	21,117,191								$	21,188,077								$	22,510,743
Net interest income - FTE				$	134,383								$	137,790								$	142,754
Net interest rate spread (2)							1.81	%								1.87	%								2.11	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	7,546,125								$	7,613,428								$	8,039,556
Net interest margin - FTE (4)							2.68	%								2.69	%								2.66	%
(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 - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income* divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.
(5) Presented on an annualized basis.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSET QUALITY - NON-PERFORMING ASSETS (1)
	As of
	Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial	$	40,986		$	35,107		$	31,703		$	14,178		$	17,271
Residential		6,697			8,725			8,075			8,796			9,603
Consumer		9,490			8,725			7,687			7,584			7,699
Total non-accrual loans		57,173			52,557			47,465			30,558			34,573
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more:		—			—			—			—			—
Total non-performing loans		57,173			52,557			47,465			30,558			34,573
Other real estate owned		—			—			—			—			—
Other non-performing assets:		—			—			—			—			—
Total non-performing assets (1)	$	57,173		$	52,557		$	47,465		$	30,558		$	34,573
Total non-performing loans to total loans		0.41	%		0.38	%		0.34	%		0.22	%		0.25	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets		0.27	%		0.25	%		0.22	%		0.14	%		0.15	%
(1) Non-performing assets are comprised of NPLs, other real estate owned ("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.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSET QUALITY - PROVISION, ALLOWANCE, AND NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)
	Three months ended
	Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Average total loans	$	14,013,714		$	13,961,061		$	13,926,194		$	13,803,292		$	13,633,165
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period		148,993			155,146			147,955			140,938			142,211
Total cumulative effect of change in accounting principle:		—			—			—			—			(1,143	)
Charged-off loans:
Commercial and industrial		—			2			11			—			—
Commercial real estate		7,250			8,008			—			—			—
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		102			3,745			303			254			343
Residential real estate		10			—			—			—			—
Consumer home equity		2			—			—			—			7
Other consumer		651			536			731			591			561
Total charged-off loans		8,015			12,291			1,045			845			911
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:
Commercial and industrial		25			11			120			26			139
Commercial real estate		132			190			2			2			4
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		410			573			609			204			481
Residential real estate		31			34			30			18			15
Consumer home equity		—			1			39			—			1
Other consumer		163			131			108			111			116
Total recoveries		761			940			908			361			756
Net loans charged-off (recoveries):
Commercial and industrial		(25	)		(9	)		(109	)		(26	)		(139	)
Commercial real estate		7,118			7,818			(2	)		(2	)		(4	)
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		(308	)		3,172			(306	)		50			(138	)
Residential real estate		(21	)		(34	)		(30	)		(18	)		(15	)
Consumer home equity		2			(1	)		(39	)		—			6
Other consumer		488			405			623			480			445
Total net loans charged-off		7,254			11,351			137			484			155
Provision for allowance for loan losses		7,451			5,198			7,328			7,501			25
Total allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	149,190		$	148,993		$	155,146		$	147,955		$	140,938
Net charge-offs to average total loans outstanding during this period (1)		0.21	%		0.32	%		0.00	%		0.01	%		0.00	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans		1.06	%		1.07	%		1.12	%		1.06	%		1.03	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans		260.94	%		283.49	%		326.86	%		484.18	%		407.65	%
(1) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings Metrics (1)

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 data)	Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (GAAP)	$	38,647		$	31,509		$	63,464		$	44,419		$	(202,081	)
Add:
Noninterest income components:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts		(4,318	)		(4,969	)		1,523			(3,002	)		(2,857	)
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		—			—			—			—			333,170
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets		—			—			(2	)		—			5
Noninterest expense components:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)		1,746			1,740			(586	)		1,314			1,274
Merger and acquisition expenses		1,816			1,865			3,630			—			—
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments		(756	)		(1,364	)		4,565			(1,688	)		331,592
Less net tax (expense) benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2)		(190	)		13,270			15,944			1,639			76,377
Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax	$	(566	)	$	(14,634	)	$	(11,379	)	$	(3,327	)	$	255,215
Operating net income (non-GAAP)	$	38,081		$	16,875		$	52,085		$	41,092		$	53,134
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
Basic		162,863,540			162,571,066			162,370,469			162,232,236			161,991,373
Diluted		163,188,410			162,724,398			162,469,887			162,246,675			162,059,431
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, basic:	$	0.24		$	0.19		$	0.39		$	0.27		$	(1.25	)
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, diluted:	$	0.24		$	0.19		$	0.39		$	0.27		$	(1.25	)
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)	$	0.23		$	0.10		$	0.32		$	0.25		$	0.33
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.23		$	0.10		$	0.32		$	0.25		$	0.33
Return on average assets (3)		0.74	%		0.59	%		1.18	%		0.81	%		(3.64	)%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.08	)%		(0.09	)%		0.03	%		(0.05	)%		(0.05	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		6.00	%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.03	%		0.03	%		(0.01	)%		0.02	%		0.02	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.03	%		0.03	%		0.07	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Less net tax (expense) benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)		0.00	%		0.25	%		0.30	%		0.03	%		1.38	%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (3)		0.72	%		0.31	%		0.97	%		0.75	%		0.95	%
Return on average shareholders' equity (3)		5.23	%		4.66	%		9.91	%		6.85	%		(33.31	)%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.58	)%		(0.73	)%		0.24	%		(0.46	)%		(0.47	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		54.92	%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.24	%		0.26	%		(0.09	)%		0.20	%		0.21	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.25	%		0.28	%		0.57	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Less net tax (expense) benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)		(0.03	)%		1.96	%		2.49	%		0.25	%		12.59	%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		5.17	%		2.51	%		8.14	%		6.34	%		8.76	%
Average tangible shareholders' equity:
Average total shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,970,759		$	2,682,600		$	2,539,806		$	2,599,325		$	2,460,170
Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles		566,027			597,234			658,591			659,825			660,795
Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	2,404,732		$	2,085,366		$	1,881,215		$	1,939,500		$	1,799,375
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		6.46	%		5.99	%		13.38	%		9.19	%		(45.55	)%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.72	)%		(0.95	)%		0.32	%		(0.62	)%		(0.64	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		75.09	%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.29	%		0.33	%		(0.12	)%		0.27	%		0.29	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.30	%		0.35	%		0.77	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Less net tax (expense) benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)		(0.03	)%		2.52	%		3.36	%		0.34	%		17.21	%
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		6.36	%		3.20	%		10.99	%		8.50	%		11.98	%
(1) Average assets, average goodwill and other intangibles, and average tangible shareholders' equity components for the three months ended Dec 31, 2023 and preceding periods presented in this table include discontinued operations.
(2) The net tax benefit (expense) associated with these items is generally 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 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to the tax benefit from state tax strategies associated with the utilization of capital losses as a result of the sale of securities in the first quarter of 2023, described further below. Upon the sale of securities in the first quarter of 2023, we established a valuation allowance of $17.4 million, as it was determined at that time that it was not more-likely-than-not that the entirety of the deferred tax asset related to the loss on such securities would be realized. Included in that $17.4 million was $2.8 million in expected lost state tax benefits. Following the execution of the sale of our insurance agency business in October 2023 and the resulting capital gain, coupled with tax planning strategies, a state tax benefit of $13.6 million was realized on the security sale losses.
(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, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Net interest income (GAAP)	$	129,900		$	133,307		$	137,205		$	141,588		$	138,309
Add:
Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) (1)		4,483			4,483			4,376			3,877			4,445
Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)	$	134,383		$	137,790		$	141,581		$	145,465		$	142,754
Noninterest income (loss) (GAAP)	$	27,692		$	26,739		$	19,157		$	26,204		$	(309,853	)
Less:
Income (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts		4,318			4,969			(1,523	)		3,002			2,857
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		—			—			—			—			(333,170	)
Gains (losses) on sales of other assets		—			—			2			—			(5	)
Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	23,374		$	21,770		$	20,678		$	23,202		$	20,465
Noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	101,202		$	121,029		$	101,748		$	99,934		$	95,891
Less:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)		1,746			1,740			(586	)		1,314			1,274
Merger and acquisition expenses		1,816			1,865			3,630			—			—
Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	97,640		$	117,424		$	98,704		$	98,620		$	94,617
Total revenue (loss) (GAAP)	$	157,592		$	160,046		$	156,362		$	167,792		$	(171,544	)
Total operating revenue (non-GAAP)	$	157,757		$	159,560		$	162,259		$	168,667		$	163,219
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)		64.22	%		75.62	%		65.07	%		59.56	%		(55.90	)%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		61.89	%		73.59	%		60.83	%		58.47	%		57.97	%
(1) Interest income on tax-exempt loans and investment securities has been adjusted to a FTE basis using a marginal tax rate of 21.7%, 21.9%, 21.7%, 21.8%, and 21.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.

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, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Tangible shareholders' equity:
Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,952,831		$	2,974,855		$	2,446,553		$	2,526,772		$	2,579,123
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles (1)		565,701			566,205			657,824			658,993			660,165
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)		2,387,130			2,408,650			1,788,729			1,867,779			1,918,958
Tangible assets:
Total assets (GAAP)		21,174,804			21,133,278			21,146,292			21,583,493			22,720,530
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles (1)		565,701			566,205			657,824			658,993			660,165
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	20,609,103		$	20,567,073		$	20,488,468		$	20,924,500		$	22,060,365
Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP)		13.95	%		14.08	%		11.57	%		11.71	%		11.35	%
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)		11.58	%		11.71	%		8.73	%		8.93	%		8.70	%
Common shares outstanding		176,631,477			176,426,993			176,376,675			176,376,675			176,328,426
Book value per share (GAAP)	$	16.72		$	16.86		$	13.87		$	14.33		$	14.63
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	13.51		$	13.65		$	10.14		$	10.59		$	10.88
(1) Includes goodwill and other intangible assets of discontinued operations as of September 30, 2023 and preceding periods.

APPENDIX D: Tangible Shareholders’ Equity Roll Forward Analysis

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

	As of							Change from
	Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023				Dec 31, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Common stock	$	1,769		$	1,767			$	2
Additional paid in capital		1,669,133			1,666,441				2,692
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(131,512	)		(132,755	)			1,243
Retained earnings		2,068,315			2,047,754				20,561
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(611,802	)		(584,243	)			(27,559	)
AOCI, net of tax - pension		6,946			7,462				(516	)
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		(50,018	)		(31,571	)			(18,447	)
Total shareholders' equity:	$	2,952,831		$	2,974,855			$	(22,024	)
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		565,701			566,205				(504	)
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	2,387,130		$	2,408,650			$	(21,520	)
Common shares outstanding		176,631,477			176,426,993				204,484
Per share:
Common stock	$	0.01		$	0.01			$	—
Additional paid in capital		9.45			9.45				—
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(0.74	)		(0.75	)			0.01
Retained earnings		11.71			11.61				0.10
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(3.46	)		(3.31	)			(0.15	)
AOCI, net of tax - pension		0.04			0.04				—
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		(0.28	)		(0.18	)			(0.10	)
Total shareholders' equity:	$	16.72		$	16.86			$	(0.14	)
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		3.20			3.21				(0.01	)
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	13.51		$	13.65			$	(0.14	)

APPENDIX E: M&A Expense

	As of and for the Three Months Ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Mar 31, 2024		Dec 31, 2023		Sep 30, 2023		Jun 30, 2023		Mar 31, 2023
Salaries and employee benefits	$	3	$	5	$	—	$	—	$	—
Office occupancy and equipment		6		2		—		—		—
Data processing		865		1,357		—		—		—
Professional services		787		450		3,630		—		—
Other		155		51		—		—		—
Total	$	1,816	$	1,865	$	3,630	$	—	$	—

 

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