Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBC) reported its Q2 2024 financial results, announcing net income of $26.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. The company completed its merger with Cambridge Bancorp on July 12, 2024, surpassing $25 billion in assets. Key highlights include:

- Operating net income of $36.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share
- Net interest margin (FTE) declined to 2.64%
- Total loans increased by $56.8 million to $14.1 billion
- Deposits declined by $129 million to $17.5 billion
- Non-performing loans reduced from 0.41% to 0.28% of total loans
- Board approved a new share repurchase program of up to 10.8 million shares

The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per common share, payable on September 16, 2024.

Positive

• Completed merger with Cambridge Bancorp, surpassing $25 billion in assets
• Total loans increased by $56.8 million to $14.1 billion
• Non-performing loans reduced from 0.41% to 0.28% of total loans
• Net recoveries of 0.02% of average total loans, compared to net charge-offs of 0.21% in the prior quarter
• Board approved a new share repurchase program of up to 10.8 million shares
• Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per common share

Negative

• Net income decreased to $26.3 million, compared to $36.5 million operating net income
• Net interest margin declined to 2.64% from 2.68% in the prior quarter
• Deposits declined by $129 million, or 2.9% on an annualized basis
• Sold securities totaling $85 million at a loss of $7.6 million
• Recorded a provision for loan losses of $6.1 million

Insights

Financial Analyst

Eastern Bankshares' Q2 2024 results reveal a mixed financial picture. The net income of $26.3 million ($0.16 per diluted share) and operating net income of $36.5 million ($0.22 per diluted share) demonstrate resilience, but there are some concerning trends to note.

The net interest margin declined slightly to 2.64%, indicating pressure on the bank's core earnings. While total loans increased by $56.8 million (1.6% annualized), deposits declined by $129 million (2.9% annualized). The deposit decline, primarily due to an early withdrawal of a $100 million omnibus deposit, is partially offset by an average deposit increase of $192.9 million (1.1%).

The bank's decision to sell $85 million in securities at a loss of $7.6 million raises questions about its investment strategy and liquidity management. However, the reduction in non-performing loans from 0.41% to 0.28% of total loans is a positive sign for asset quality.

The newly authorized share repurchase program of up to 10.8 million shares ( to $200 million) signals confidence in the bank's capital position but may also indicate growth opportunities. The maintained quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share provides some stability for income-focused investors.

Overall, while Eastern Bankshares maintains a solid foundation, the slight margin compression, deposit volatility and securities losses warrant close monitoring in the coming quarters.

Market Research Analyst

Eastern Bankshares' recent merger with Cambridge Bancorp marks a significant strategic move, propelling the company beyond $25 billion in assets. This expansion adds approximately $4.8 billion in assets under management and administration, 11 net new branch locations and 4 net new wealth management offices. This growth positions Eastern as a stronger competitor in the Greater Boston market.

The merger's timing is crucial, coming as the banking sector faces challenges from rising interest rates and economic uncertainties. By expanding its wealth management offerings and digital capabilities, Eastern is diversifying its revenue streams and potentially insulating itself from some interest rate pressures.

However, the true test will be in the execution. The financial impact of the merger, set to be revealed in Q3, will be a critical indicator of its success. Integration costs and potential cultural clashes could pose short-term challenges.

The banking landscape in New England is highly competitive, with players like Citizens Financial Group and Berkshire Bank also vying for market share. Eastern's enhanced scale and expanded product suite could help it compete more effectively, but it may also face increased regulatory scrutiny as it approaches the $50 billion asset threshold.

Investors should watch for synergy realization, deposit growth trends and any shifts in the loan portfolio mix in the coming quarters to gauge the merger's success and Eastern's competitive positioning in this evolving market.

07/25/2024 - 04:15 PM

~ Company Announces Authorization of Share Repurchase Program ~

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 second quarter financial results, the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend, and the authorization of a share repurchase program.

On July 12, 2024, the Company completed its merger (“the merger”) with Cambridge Bancorp (“Cambridge”) and surpassed $25 billion in assets. The merger also added approximately $4.8 billion in assets under management and administration (“AUM/A”), 11 net new branch locations, and 4 net new wealth management offices to the Company. The Company plans to provide an update on the financial impact of the merger with the third quarter earnings release.

“I’m very pleased with our second quarter financial results, which demonstrate the continued strength and stability of our franchise,” said Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of the Company and Eastern Bank. “Shortly after the close of the second quarter, we joined forces with Cambridge. The complementary strengths of each bank will allow us to better serve our customers with a full suite of commercial and consumer banking products and services, as well as wealth management offerings, supported by strong digital capabilities. This enhanced ability to serve our customers – combined with our financial strength and community focus – will continue to drive value for all our stakeholders and further solidify Eastern as Greater Boston’s leading local bank.”

Mr. Rivers continued, “Our Board’s approval of a new share repurchase program is a testament to the Company’s strong capital and liquidity position, and our commitment to creating shareholder value.”

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024

• Net income of $26.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Operating net income* of $36.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share.
• The net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) basis* declined modestly to 2.64% as compared to 2.68% in the prior quarter.
• Total loans increased $56.8 million, or 1.6% on an annualized basis, from the prior quarter, to $14.1 billion.
• Deposits declined $129 million, or 2.9% on an annualized basis, driven by the early withdrawal of a $100 million omnibus deposit contract for which the bank received an early termination payment of $7.8 million. Excluding this early withdrawal, deposits were relatively stable from the prior quarter.
• Average deposits increased $192.9 million in the second quarter, or 1.1%.
• Eastern sold securities totaling $85 million in the quarter at a loss of $7.6 million.
• Non-performing loans (“NPLs”) reduced from $57.2 million to $39.8 million or from 0.41% to 0.28% of total loans. The reduction was driven by the resolution of two NPLs in the second quarter.
• Net recoveries of 0.02% of average total loans, compared to net charge-offs of 0.21% in the prior quarter, both on an annualized basis.

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets were $21.0 billion at June 30, 2024, representing a decrease of $130.6 million, or 0.6% from March 31, 2024.

• Cash and equivalents increased $11.8 million from the prior quarter to $750.8 million.
• Total securities decreased $196.9 million, or 4.2%, from the prior quarter, to $4.5 billion, due to the sale of approximately $85 million in available for sale securities (“AFS securities”) and principal runoff.
• Loans totaled $14.1 billion, representing an increase of $56.8 million, or 0.4%, from the prior quarter, driven primarily by consumer loan growth of $51.3 million.
• Deposits totaled $17.5 billion, representing a decrease of $128.9 million, or 0.7%, from the prior quarter, driven primarily by the early withdrawal of a $100 million omnibus deposit contract, which was inherited from Eastern’s acquisition of Century Bank and Trust Company in 2021. Average deposits increased $192.9 million in the second quarter, or 1.1%. The Company had no brokered deposits at June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024.
• Federal Home Loan Bank advances decreased $0.2 million from the prior quarter to $17.4 million.
• Shareholders’ equity was $3.0 billion, representing an increase of $14.6 million from the prior quarter, driven primarily by an increase in retained earnings.
• At June 30, 2024, book value per share was $16.80 and tangible book value per share* was $13.60. Please refer to Appendix D to this press release for a roll-forward of tangible shareholders’ equity*.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $128.6 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to $129.9 million for the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $1.3 million.

• The net interest margin on a FTE basis* was 2.64% for the second quarter, representing a 4 basis point decrease from the prior quarter, as higher funding costs more than offset increases in interest-earning asset yields.
• Total interest-earning assets yield increased 6 basis points from the prior quarter to 4.19%, due primarily to an increase in loan yields of 3 basis points, as well as higher other short-term investments volume.
• Total interest-bearing liabilities cost increased 12 basis points from the prior quarter to 2.44%, due primarily to higher deposit costs resulting from deposit mix shifts.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was $25.3 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to $27.7 million for the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $2.3 million. Noninterest income on an operating basis* was $31.1 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to $23.4 million for the prior quarter, representing an increase of $7.8 million.

• Service charges on deposit accounts increased $0.4 million from the prior quarter to $7.9 million.
• Trust and investment advisory fees increased $0.2 million from the prior quarter to $6.7 million.
• Debit card processing fees increased $0.3 million from the prior quarter to $3.5 million.
• Loan-level interest rate swap income decreased $0.2 million from the prior quarter to $0.4 million.
• Income from investments held in rabbi trust accounts decreased $2.6 million from the prior quarter to $1.8 million. The quarter over quarter change was driven by investment performance.
• Losses on sales of mortgage loans held for sale were $0.2 million, compared to losses of $0.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Losses on sales of AFS securities were $7.6 million due to the sale of approximately $85 million of AFS securities. There were no losses on sales of AFS securities in the prior quarter.
• Other noninterest income increased $7.2 million in the second quarter to $12.7 million. The increase was driven primarily by the early termination payment of $7.8 million received from the aforementioned omnibus deposit early withdrawal.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense was $109.9 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to $101.2 million in the prior quarter, representing an increase of $8.7 million. Noninterest expense on an operating basis* for the second quarter of 2024 was $105.3 million, compared to $97.6 million in the prior quarter, representing an increase of $7.6 million.

• Salaries and employee benefits expense was $65.2 million, an increase of $0.7 million from the prior quarter.
• Office occupancy and equipment expense was $10.1 million, an increase of $0.9 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to the move to the Company’s new corporate headquarters.
• Data processing expense was $18.0 million, an increase of $1.5 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to an increase of $1.4 million in merger related data processing expenses from the prior quarter.
• Professional services expense was $4.3 million in the second quarter, an increase of $0.7 million from the prior quarter.
• Marketing expense was $1.9 million, an increase of $0.4 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to higher advertising expenses.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance expense was $4.5 million, an increase of $2.2 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to an increase of $1.9 million to the FDIC special assessment first incurred in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Other noninterest expense was $5.4 million, an increase of $2.2 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to a lower level of provision release for off balance sheet exposures of $1.5 million.

Please refer to Appendix E for additional detail on M&A expenses*.

ASSET QUALITY

Non-performing loans (“NPLs”) totaled $39.8 million at June 30, 2024 compared to $57.2 million at the end of the prior quarter. The reduction was driven primarily by the resolution of two NPLs in the second quarter.

During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded total net recoveries of $0.8 million, or 0.02% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to total net charge-offs of $7.3 million, or 0.21% of average total loans on an annualized basis, in the prior quarter, respectively. The net recoveries were driven by the partial recoveries of $2.0 million on the aforementioned two NPLs resolved in the second quarter.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses totaling $6.1 million in the second quarter of 2024 driven primarily by an increase in individual loan reserves on commercial real estate loans in the second quarter. The allowance for loan losses was $156.1 million at June 30, 2024, or 1.11% of total loans, compared to $149.2 million, or 1.06% of total loans, at March 31, 2024.

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 September 16, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 3, 2024.

The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to 10.8 million shares, representing 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The repurchase program, which is limited to $200 million through July 31, 2025, may be modified or terminated by the Board of Directors of the Company at any time.

CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION

A conference call and webcast covering Eastern’s second quarter 2024 earnings will be held on Friday, July 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 26729. 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 is Greater Boston’s leading local bank and the largest bank-owned independent investment advisor in Massachusetts with approximately 110 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Eastern provides a full range of banking and wealth management solutions for consumers and businesses of all sizes including through its Cambridge Trust Wealth Management and Private Banking divisions, and takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes more than $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 implementation of the merger with Cambridge Bancorp, including that the combined companies may not perform as expected due to transaction-related uncertainty or other factors; that 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; that following completion of the transaction, Eastern’s business may not perform as expected due to transaction-related uncertainty or other factors; that Eastern is unable to successfully implement integration strategies; that Eastern’s expansion of services or capabilities resulting from the merger may be more challenging than anticipated; reputational risks and the reaction of customers to the transaction; the inability to implement onboarding plans and other consequences associated with mergers; the diversion of management time and Company resources on merger-related issues; and disruptions arising from transitions in management personnel; 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 subsidiaries, including 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; operational risks such as cybersecurity incidents, natural disasters, and pandemics, including COVID-19 and the failure of the Company to execute 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.

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)	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023
Earnings data
Net interest income	$	128,649		$	129,900		$	133,307		$	137,205		$	141,588
Noninterest income		25,348			27,692			26,739			19,157			26,204
Total revenue		153,997			157,592			160,046			156,362			167,792
Noninterest expense		109,869			101,202			121,029			101,748			99,934
Pre-tax, pre-provision income		44,128			56,390			39,017			54,614			67,858
Provision for allowance for loan losses		6,126			7,451			5,198			7,328			7,501
Pre-tax income		38,002			48,939			33,819			47,286			60,357
Net income from continuing operations		26,331			38,647			31,509			63,464			44,419
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		—			—			286,994			(4,351	)		4,238
Net income		26,331			38,647			318,503			59,113			48,657
Operating net income (non-GAAP)		36,519			38,081			16,875			52,085			41,092
Per-share data
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	1.95		$	0.36		$	0.30
Continuing operations	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	0.19		$	0.39		$	0.27
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	—		$	1.76		$	(0.03	)	$	0.03
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.22		$	0.23		$	0.10		$	0.32		$	0.25
Book value per share	$	16.80		$	16.72		$	16.86		$	13.87		$	14.33
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	13.60		$	13.51		$	13.65		$	10.14		$	10.59
Profitability
Return on average assets (2)		0.50	%		0.74	%		0.59	%		1.18	%		0.81	%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (2)		0.70	%		0.72	%		0.31	%		0.97	%		0.75	%
Return on average shareholders' equity (2)		3.62	%		5.23	%		4.66	%		9.91	%		6.85	%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (2)		5.03	%		5.17	%		2.51	%		8.14	%		6.34	%
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)		4.48	%		6.46	%		5.99	%		13.38	%		9.19	%
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)		6.22	%		6.36	%		3.20	%		10.99	%		8.50	%
Net interest margin (FTE) (2)		2.64	%		2.68	%		2.69	%		2.77	%		2.80	%
Cost of deposits (2)		1.78	%		1.66	%		1.51	%		1.33	%		1.22	%
Efficiency ratio		71.34	%		64.22	%		75.62	%		65.07	%		59.56	%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		64.04	%		61.89	%		73.59	%		60.83	%		58.47	%
Balance Sheet (end of period)
Total assets	$	21,044,169		$	21,174,804		$	21,133,278		$	21,146,292		$	21,583,493
Total loans		14,145,520			14,088,747			13,973,428			13,919,275			13,961,878
Total deposits		17,537,809			17,666,733			17,596,217			17,424,169			18,180,972
Total loans / total deposits		81	%		80	%		79	%		80	%		77	%
Asset quality
Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL")	$	156,146		$	149,190		$	148,993		$	155,146		$	147,955
ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")		392.61	%		260.94	%		283.49	%		326.86	%		484.18	%
Total NPLs / total loans		0.28	%		0.41	%		0.38	%		0.34	%		0.22	%
Net (recoveries) charge-offs ("NCOs") / average total loans (2)		(0.02	)%		0.21	%		0.32	%		0.00	%		0.01	%
Capital adequacy
Shareholders' equity / assets		14.10	%		13.95	%		14.08	%		11.57	%		11.71	%
Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)		11.73	%		11.58	%		11.71	%		8.73	%		8.93	%
(1) Total assets, average assets and average tangible shareholders' equity components as of and 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										Jun 30, 2024 change from
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Jun 30, 2023				Mar 31, 2024						Jun 30, 2023
ASSETS											△ $			△ %			△ $			△ %
Cash and due from banks	$	72,890		$	71,492		$	105,066			$	1,398		2	%		$	(32,176	)	(31	)%
Short-term investments		677,958			667,526			768,436				10,432		2	%			(90,478	)	(12	)%
Cash and cash equivalents		750,848			739,018			873,502				11,830		2	%			(122,654	)	(14	)%
Available for sale ("AFS") securities		4,097,842			4,287,585			4,520,293				(189,743	)	(4	)%			(422,451	)	(9	)%
Held to maturity ("HTM") securities		436,712			443,833			465,061				(7,121	)	(2	)%			(28,349	)	(6	)%
Total securities		4,534,554			4,731,418			4,985,354				(196,864	)	(4	)%			(450,800	)	(9	)%
Loans held for sale		1,308			2,204			2,835				(896	)	(41	)%			(1,527	)	(54	)%
Loans:
Commercial and industrial		3,084,186			3,084,580			3,341,976				(394	)	—	%			(257,790	)	(8	)%
Commercial real estate		5,440,411			5,519,505			5,242,290				(79,094	)	(1	)%			198,121		4	%
Commercial construction		447,157			388,024			371,367				59,133		15	%			75,790		20	%
Business banking		1,108,163			1,100,637			1,089,548				7,526		1	%			18,615		2	%
Total commercial loans		10,079,917			10,092,746			10,045,181				(12,829	)	—	%			34,736		—	%
Residential real estate		2,562,808			2,544,462			2,510,705				18,346		1	%			52,103		2	%
Consumer home equity		1,254,105			1,217,141			1,198,290				36,964		3	%			55,815		5	%
Other consumer		248,690			234,398			207,702				14,292		6	%			40,988		20	%
Total loans		14,145,520			14,088,747			13,961,878				56,773		—	%			183,642		1	%
Allowance for loan losses		(156,146	)		(149,190	)		(147,955	)			(6,956	)	5	%			(8,191	)	6	%
Unamortized prem./disc. and def. fees		(35,601	)		(32,947	)		(15,202	)			(2,654	)	8	%			(20,399	)	134	%
Net loans		13,953,773			13,906,610			13,798,721				47,163		—	%			155,052		1	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		5,879			5,879			26,894				—		—	%			(21,015	)	(78	)%
Premises and equipment		60,910			59,790			59,421				1,120		2	%			1,489		3	%
Bank-owned life insurance		166,710			165,734			162,718				976		1	%			3,992		2	%
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		565,196			565,701			567,213				(505	)	—	%			(2,017	)	—	%
Deferred income taxes, net		276,064			272,344			352,060				3,720		1	%			(75,996	)	(22	)%
Prepaid expenses		183,245			187,211			157,675				(3,966	)	(2	)%			25,570		16	%
Other assets		545,682			538,895			476,074				6,787		1	%			69,608		15	%
Assets of discontinued operations		—			—			121,026				—		—	%			(121,026	)	(100	)%
Total assets	$	21,044,169		$	21,174,804		$	21,583,493			$	(130,635	)	(1	)%		$	(539,324	)	(2	)%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Demand	$	4,808,938		$	4,952,487		$	5,346,693			$	(143,549	)	(3	)%		$	(537,755	)	(10	)%
Interest checking accounts		3,532,811			3,739,631			4,173,079				(206,820	)	(6	)%			(640,268	)	(15	)%
Savings accounts		1,238,009			1,291,260			1,495,540				(53,251	)	(4	)%			(257,531	)	(17	)%
Money market investment		5,014,900			4,770,058			4,814,412				244,842		5	%			200,488		4	%
Certificates of deposit		2,943,151			2,913,297			2,351,248				29,854		1	%			591,903		25	%
Total deposits		17,537,809			17,666,733			18,180,972				(128,924	)	(1	)%			(643,163	)	(4	)%
Borrowed funds:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		17,415			17,576			314,021				(161	)	(1	)%			(296,606	)	(94	)%
Escrow deposits of borrowers		20,155			24,368			22,980				(4,213	)	(17	)%			(2,825	)	(12	)%
Interest rate swap collateral funds		11,370			10,810			14,210				560		5	%			(2,840	)	(20	)%
Total borrowed funds		48,940			52,754			351,211				(3,814	)	(7	)%			(302,271	)	(86	)%
Other liabilities		489,947			502,486			488,007				(12,539	)	(2	)%			1,940		—	%
Liabilities of discontinued operations		—			—			36,531				—		—	%			(36,531	)	(100	)%
Total liabilities		18,076,696			18,221,973			19,056,721				(145,277	)	(1	)%			(980,025	)	(5	)%
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares		1,770			1,769			1,766				1		—	%			4		—	%
Additional paid-in capital		1,673,722			1,669,133			1,656,750				4,589		—	%			16,972		1	%
Unallocated common shares held by the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")		(130,295	)		(131,512	)		(135,232	)			1,217		(1	)%			4,937		(4	)%
Retained earnings		2,076,566			2,068,315			1,704,470				8,251		—	%			372,096		22	%
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax		(654,290	)		(654,874	)		(700,982	)			584		—	%			46,692		(7	)%
Total shareholders' equity		2,967,473			2,952,831			2,526,772				14,642		—	%			440,701		17	%
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	21,044,169		$	21,174,804		$	21,583,493			$	(130,635	)	(1	)%		$	(539,324	)	(2	)%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	Three months ended										Three months ended Jun 30, 2024 change from three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Jun 30, 2023				Mar 31, 2024						Jun 30, 2023
Interest and dividend income:											△ $			△ %			△ $			△ %
Interest and fees on loans	$	172,514		$	169,981		$	160,862			$	2,533		1	%		$	11,652		7	%
Taxable interest and dividends on securities		22,724			23,373			24,618				(649	)	(3	)%			(1,894	)	(8	)%
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities		1,439			1,437			1,434				2		—	%			5		—	%
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments		10,699			7,820			14,851				2,879		37	%			(4,152	)	(28	)%
Total interest and dividend income		207,376			202,611			201,765				4,765		2	%			5,611		3	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		78,473			72,458			56,146				6,015		8	%			22,327		40	%
Interest on borrowings		254			253			4,031				1		—	%			(3,777	)	(94	)%
Total interest expense		78,727			72,711			60,177				6,016		8	%			18,550		31	%
Net interest income		128,649			129,900			141,588				(1,251	)	(1	)%			(12,939	)	(9	)%
Provision for allowance for loan losses		6,126			7,451			7,501				(1,325	)	(18	)%			(1,375	)	(18	)%
Net interest income after provision for allowance for loan losses		122,523			122,449			134,087				74		—	%			(11,564	)	(9	)%
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		7,930			7,508			7,242				422		6	%			688		10	%
Trust and investment advisory fees		6,711			6,544			6,131				167		3	%			580		9	%
Debit card processing fees		3,522			3,247			3,513				275		8	%			9		—	%
Interest rate swap income		418			667			825				(249	)	(37	)%			(407	)	(49	)%
Income from investments held in rabbi trusts		1,761			4,318			3,002				(2,557	)	(59	)%			(1,241	)	(41	)%
Losses on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net		(152	)		(58	)		(50	)			(94	)	162	%			(102	)	204	%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		(7,557	)		—			—				(7,557	)	—	%			(7,557	)	—	%
Other		12,715			5,466			5,541				7,249		133	%			7,174		129	%
Total noninterest income		25,348			27,692			26,204				(2,344	)	(8	)%			(856	)	(3	)%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		65,218			64,471			62,183				747		1	%			3,035		5	%
Office occupancy and equipment		10,109			9,184			9,067				925		10	%			1,042		11	%
Data processing		17,990			16,509			12,814				1,481		9	%			5,176		40	%
Professional services		4,250			3,512			3,025				738		21	%			1,225		40	%
Marketing expenses		1,910			1,515			2,111				395		26	%			(201	)	(10	)%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance		4,508			2,285			3,034				2,223		97	%			1,474		49	%
Amortization of intangible assets		504			504			504				—		—	%			—		—	%
Other		5,380			3,222			7,196				2,158		67	%			(1,816	)	(25	)%
Total noninterest expense		109,869			101,202			99,934				8,667		9	%			9,935		10	%
Income before income tax expense		38,002			48,939			60,357				(10,937	)	(22	)%			(22,355	)	(37	)%
Income tax expense		11,671			10,292			15,938				1,379		13	%			(4,267	)	(27	)%
Net income from continuing operations	$	26,331		$	38,647		$	44,419			$	(12,316	)	(32	)%		$	(18,088	)	(41	)%
Net income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	—		$	4,238			$	—		—	%		$	(4,238	)	(100	)%
Net income	$	26,331		$	38,647		$	48,657			$	(12,316	)	(32	)%		$	(22,326	)	(46	)%
Share data:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		163,145,255			162,863,540			162,232,236				281,715		0	%			913,019		1	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		163,499,296			163,188,410			162,246,675				310,886		0	%			1,252,621		1	%
Earnings per share, basic:
Continuing operations	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	0.27			$	(0.08	)	(33	)%		$	(0.11	)	(41	)%
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	—		$	0.03			$	—		0	%		$	(0.03	)	(100	)%
Earnings per share, basic	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	0.30			$	(0.08	)	(33	)%		$	(0.14	)	(47	)%
Earnings per share, diluted:
Continuing operations	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	0.27			$	(0.08	)	(33	)%		$	(0.11	)	(41	)%
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	—		$	0.03			$	—		0	%		$	(0.03	)	(100	)%
Earnings per share, diluted	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	0.30			$	(0.08	)	(33	)%		$	(0.14	)	(47	)%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	Six months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)	Jun 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2023				Change
Interest and dividend income:								△ $			△ %
Interest and fees on loans	$	342,495		$	314,402			$	28,093		9	%
Taxable interest and dividends on securities		46,097			53,260				(7,163	)	(13	)%
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities		2,876			2,868				8		—	%
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments		18,519			20,115				(1,596	)	(8	)%
Total interest and dividend income		409,987			390,645				19,342		5	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		150,931			99,079				51,852		52	%
Interest on borrowings		507			11,669				(11,162	)	(96	)%
Total interest expense		151,438			110,748				40,690		37	%
Net interest income		258,549			279,897				(21,348	)	(8	)%
Provision for allowance for loan losses		13,577			7,526				6,051		80	%
Net interest income after provision for allowance for loan losses		244,972			272,371				(27,399	)	(10	)%
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		15,438			13,714				1,724		13	%
Trust and investment advisory fees		13,255			11,901				1,354		11	%
Debit card processing fees		6,769			6,683				86		1	%
Interest rate swap income		1,085			417				668		160	%
Income from investments held in rabbi trusts		6,079			5,859				220		4	%
Losses on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net		(210	)		(124	)			(86	)	69	%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		(7,557	)		(333,170	)			325,613		(98	)%
Other		18,181			11,071				7,110		64	%
Total noninterest income (loss)		53,040			(283,649	)			336,689		(119	)%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		129,689			124,366				5,323		4	%
Office occupancy and equipment		19,293			18,156				1,137		6	%
Data processing		34,499			25,112				9,387		37	%
Professional services		7,762			6,152				1,610		26	%
Marketing expenses		3,425			3,134				291		9	%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance		6,793			5,580				1,213		22	%
Amortization of intangible assets		1,008			795				213		27	%
Other		8,602			12,530				(3,928	)	(31	)%
Total noninterest expense		211,071			195,825				15,246		8	%
Income (loss) before income tax expense		86,941			(207,103	)			294,044		(142	)%
Income tax expense (benefit)		21,963			(49,441	)			71,404		(144	)%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		64,978			(157,662	)			222,640		(141	)%
Net income from discontinued operations		—			12,223				(12,223	)	(100	)%
Net income (loss)	$	64,978		$	(145,439	)		$	210,417		(145	)%
Share data:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		163,004,093			162,112,223				891,870		1	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		163,390,421			162,136,984				1,253,437		1	%
Earnings (loss) per share, basic:
Continuing operations	$	0.40		$	(0.98	)		$	1.38		(141	)%
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	0.08			$	(0.08	)	(100	)%
Earnings (loss) per share, basic	$	0.40		$	(0.90	)		$	1.30		(144	)%
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted:
Continuing operations	$	0.40		$	(0.98	)		$	1.38		(141	)%
Discontinued operations	$	—		$	0.08			$	(0.08	)	(100	)%
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted	$	0.40		$	(0.90	)		$	1.30		(144	)%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS
	As of and for the three months ended
	Jun 30, 2024									Mar 31, 2024									Jun 30, 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	$	10,103,674		$	128,402		5.11	%		$	10,024,299		$	126,842		5.09	%		$	9,920,608		$	121,319		4.91	%
Residential		2,563,646			24,313		3.81	%			2,570,803			23,994		3.75	%			2,513,941			21,992		3.51	%
Consumer		1,446,543			23,960		6.66	%			1,420,091			23,237		6.58	%			1,370,011			21,045		6.16	%
Total loans		14,113,863			176,675		5.03	%			14,015,193			174,073		5.00	%			13,804,560			164,356		4.78	%
Total investment securities		5,428,583			24,555		1.82	%			5,574,568			25,201		1.82	%			5,885,545			26,435		1.80	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments		787,387			10,699		5.47	%			576,537			7,820		5.46	%			1,174,964			14,851		5.07	%
Total interest-earning assets		20,329,833			211,929		4.19	%			20,166,298			207,094		4.13	%			20,865,069			205,642		3.95	%
Non-interest-earning assets		912,302									950,893									1,084,413
Total assets	$	21,242,135								$	21,117,191								$	21,949,482
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings	$	1,259,573		$	42		0.01	%		$	1,297,360		$	41		0.01	%		$	1,552,702		$	47		0.01	%
Interest checking		3,739,590			8,827		0.95	%			3,744,912			8,187		0.88	%			4,270,945			6,141		0.58	%
Money market		4,975,843			34,022		2.75	%			4,741,990			30,495		2.59	%			5,064,469			26,611		2.11	%
Time deposits		2,933,160			35,582		4.88	%			2,785,130			33,735		4.87	%			2,275,844			23,347		4.11	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		12,908,166			78,473		2.45	%			12,569,392			72,458		2.32	%			13,163,960			56,146		1.71	%
Borrowings		49,536			254		2.06	%			50,781			253		2.00	%			348,597			4,031		4.64	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		12,957,702			78,727		2.44	%			12,620,173			72,711		2.32	%			13,512,557			60,177		1.79	%
Demand deposit accounts		4,843,336									4,989,245									5,332,045
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		512,996									537,014									505,555
Total liabilities		18,314,034									18,146,432									19,350,157
Shareholders' equity		2,928,101									2,970,759									2,599,325
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	21,242,135								$	21,117,191								$	21,949,482
Net interest income - FTE				$	133,202								$	134,383								$	145,465
Net interest rate spread (2)							1.75	%								1.81	%								2.16	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	7,372,131								$	7,546,125								$	7,352,512
Net interest margin - FTE (4)							2.64	%								2.68	%								2.80	%
(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 AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS
	As of and for the six months ended
	Jun 30, 2024									Jun 30, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost			Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1):
Commercial	$	10,063,985		$	255,243		5.10	%		$	9,843,351		$	237,248		4.86	%
Residential		2,567,225			48,307		3.78	%			2,513,679			43,605		3.50	%
Consumer		1,433,317			47,198		6.62	%			1,364,345			41,105		6.08	%
Total loans		14,064,527			350,748		5.02	%			13,721,375			321,958		4.73	%
Total investment securities		5,501,575			49,756		1.82	%			6,780,135			56,894		1.69	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments		681,963			18,519		5.46	%			814,257			20,115		4.98	%
Total interest-earning assets		20,248,065			419,023		4.16	%			21,315,767			398,967		3.77	%
Non-interest-earning assets		931,849									912,120
Total assets	$	21,179,914								$	22,227,887
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings	$	1,278,466		$	83		0.01	%		$	1,636,457		$	129		0.02	%
Interest checking		3,742,251			17,014		0.91	%			4,316,981			10,853		0.51	%
Money market		4,858,917			64,517		2.67	%			5,052,467			46,916		1.87	%
Time deposits		2,859,145			69,317		4.88	%			2,104,802			41,181		3.95	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		12,738,779			150,931		2.38	%			13,110,707			99,079		1.52	%
Borrowings		50,159			507		2.03	%			510,925			11,669		4.61	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		12,788,938			151,438		2.38	%			13,621,632			110,748		1.64	%
Demand deposit accounts		4,916,290									5,577,294
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		525,256									498,829
Total liabilities		18,230,484									19,697,755
Shareholders' equity		2,949,430									2,530,132
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	21,179,914								$	22,227,887
Net interest income - FTE				$	267,585								$	288,219
Net interest rate spread (2)							1.78	%								2.13	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	7,459,127								$	7,694,135
Net interest margin - FTE (4)							2.66	%								2.73	%
(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.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSET QUALITY - NON-PERFORMING ASSETS (1)
	As of
	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial	$	26,139		$	40,986		$	35,107		$	31,703		$	14,178
Residential		6,789			6,697			8,725			8,075			8,796
Consumer		6,843			9,490			8,725			7,687			7,584
Total non-accrual loans		39,771			57,173			52,557			47,465			30,558
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more:		—			—			—			—			—
Total non-performing loans		39,771			57,173			52,557			47,465			30,558
Other real estate owned		—			—			—			—			—
Other non-performing assets:		—			—			—			—			—
Total non-performing assets (1)	$	39,771		$	57,173		$	52,557		$	47,465		$	30,558
Total non-performing loans to total loans		0.28	%		0.41	%		0.38	%		0.34	%		0.22	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets		0.19	%		0.27	%		0.25	%		0.22	%		0.14	%
(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
	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Average total loans	$	14,113,343		$	14,013,714		$	13,961,061		$	13,926,194		$	13,803,292
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period		149,190			148,993			155,146			147,955			140,938
Charged-off loans:
Commercial and industrial		—			—			2			11			—
Commercial real estate		—			7,250			8,008			—			—
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		1,002			102			3,745			303			254
Residential real estate		—			10			—			—			—
Consumer home equity		32			2			—			—			—
Other consumer		658			651			536			731			591
Total charged-off loans		1,692			8,015			12,291			1,045			845
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:
Commercial and industrial		56			25			11			120			26
Commercial real estate		2,011			132			190			2			2
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		199			410			573			609			204
Residential real estate		27			31			34			30			18
Consumer home equity		91			—			1			39			—
Other consumer		138			163			131			108			111
Total recoveries		2,522			761			940			908			361
Net loans charged-off (recovered):
Commercial and industrial		(56	)		(25	)		(9	)		(109	)		(26	)
Commercial real estate		(2,011	)		7,118			7,818			(2	)		(2	)
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		803			(308	)		3,172			(306	)		50
Residential real estate		(27	)		(21	)		(34	)		(30	)		(18	)
Consumer home equity		(59	)		2			(1	)		(39	)		—
Other consumer		520			488			405			623			480
Total net loans (recovered) charged-off		(830	)		7,254			11,351			137			484
Provision for allowance for loan losses		6,126			7,451			5,198			7,328			7,501
Total allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	156,146		$	149,190		$	148,993		$	155,146		$	147,955
Net (recoveries) charge-offs to average total loans outstanding during this period (1)		(0.02	)%		0.21	%		0.32	%		0.00	%		0.01	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans		1.11	%		1.06	%		1.07	%		1.12	%		1.06	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans		392.61	%		260.94	%		283.49	%		326.86	%		484.18	%
(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)	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023
Net income from continuing operations (GAAP)	$	26,331		$	38,647		$	31,509		$	63,464		$	44,419
Add:
Noninterest income components:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts		(1,761	)		(4,318	)		(4,969	)		1,523			(3,002	)
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		7,557			—			—			—			—
Losses (gains) on sales of other assets		2			—			—			(2	)		—
Noninterest expense components:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)		930			1,746			1,740			(586	)		1,314
Merger and acquisition expenses		3,684			1,816			1,865			3,630			—
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments		10,412			(756	)		(1,364	)		4,565			(1,688	)
Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2)		224			(190	)		13,270			15,944			1,639
Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax	$	10,188		$	(566	)	$	(14,634	)	$	(11,379	)	$	(3,327	)
Operating net income (non-GAAP)	$	36,519		$	38,081		$	16,875		$	52,085		$	41,092
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
Basic		163,145,255			162,863,540			162,571,066			162,370,469			162,232,236
Diluted		163,499,296			163,188,410			162,724,398			162,469,887			162,246,675
Earnings per share from continuing operations, basic:	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	0.19		$	0.39		$	0.27
Earnings per share from continuing operations, diluted:	$	0.16		$	0.24		$	0.19		$	0.39		$	0.27
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)	$	0.22		$	0.23		$	0.10		$	0.32		$	0.25
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.22		$	0.23		$	0.10		$	0.32		$	0.25
Return on average assets (3)		0.50	%		0.74	%		0.59	%		1.18	%		0.81	%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.03	)%		(0.08	)%		(0.09	)%		0.03	%		(0.05	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.14	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Losses (gains) on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.02	%		0.03	%		0.03	%		(0.01	)%		0.02	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.07	%		0.03	%		0.03	%		0.07	%		0.00	%
Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.25	%		0.30	%		0.03	%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (3)		0.70	%		0.72	%		0.31	%		0.97	%		0.75	%
Return on average shareholders' equity (3)		3.62	%		5.23	%		4.66	%		9.91	%		6.85	%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.24	)%		(0.58	)%		(0.73	)%		0.24	%		(0.46	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		1.04	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Losses (gains) on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.13	%		0.24	%		0.26	%		(0.09	)%		0.20	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.51	%		0.25	%		0.28	%		0.57	%		0.00	%
Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)		0.03	%		(0.03	)%		1.96	%		2.49	%		0.25	%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		5.03	%		5.17	%		2.51	%		8.14	%		6.34	%
Average tangible shareholders' equity:
Average total shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,928,101		$	2,970,759		$	2,682,600		$	2,539,806		$	2,599,325
Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles		565,523			566,027			597,234			658,591			659,825
Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	2,362,578		$	2,404,732		$	2,085,366		$	1,881,215		$	1,939,500
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		4.48	%		6.46	%		5.99	%		13.38	%		9.19	%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.30	)%		(0.72	)%		(0.95	)%		0.32	%		(0.62	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		1.29	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Losses (gains) on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.16	%		0.29	%		0.33	%		(0.12	)%		0.27	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.63	%		0.30	%		0.35	%		0.77	%		0.00	%
Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)		0.04	%		(0.03	)%		2.52	%		3.36	%		0.34	%
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		6.22	%		6.36	%		3.20	%		10.99	%		8.50	%
(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 section 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. 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
	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Net interest income (GAAP)	$	128,649		$	129,900		$	133,307		$	137,205		$	141,588
Add:
Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) (1)		4,553			4,483			4,483			4,376			3,877
Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)	$	133,202		$	134,383		$	137,790		$	141,581		$	145,465
Noninterest income (GAAP)	$	25,348		$	27,692		$	26,739		$	19,157		$	26,204
Less:
Income (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts		1,761			4,318			4,969			(1,523	)		3,002
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		(7,557	)		—			—			—			—
Gains (losses) on sales of other assets		(2	)		—			—			2			—
Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	31,146		$	23,374		$	21,770		$	20,678		$	23,202
Noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	109,869		$	101,202		$	121,029		$	101,748		$	99,934
Less:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)		930			1,746			1,740			(586	)		1,314
Merger and acquisition expenses		3,684			1,816			1,865			3,630			—
Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	105,255		$	97,640		$	117,424		$	98,704		$	98,620
Total revenue (GAAP)	$	153,997		$	157,592		$	160,046		$	156,362		$	167,792
Total operating revenue (non-GAAP)	$	164,348		$	157,757		$	159,560		$	162,259		$	168,667
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)		71.34	%		64.22	%		75.62	%		65.07	%		59.56	%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		64.04	%		61.89	%		73.59	%		60.83	%		58.47	%
(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%, 21.7%, 21.9%, 21.7%, and 21.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, and June 30, 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
	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2023
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Tangible shareholders' equity:
Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,967,473		$	2,952,831		$	2,974,855		$	2,446,553		$	2,526,772
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles (1)		565,196			565,701			566,205			657,824			658,993
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)		2,402,277			2,387,130			2,408,650			1,788,729			1,867,779
Tangible assets:
Total assets (GAAP)		21,044,169			21,174,804			21,133,278			21,146,292			21,583,493
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles (1)		565,196			565,701			566,205			657,824			658,993
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	20,478,973		$	20,609,103		$	20,567,073		$	20,488,468		$	20,924,500
Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP)		14.10	%		13.95	%		14.08	%		11.57	%		11.71	%
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)		11.73	%		11.58	%		11.71	%		8.73	%		8.93	%
Common shares outstanding		176,687,829			176,631,477			176,426,993			176,376,675			176,376,675
Book value per share (GAAP)	$	16.80		$	16.72		$	16.86		$	13.87		$	14.33
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	13.60		$	13.51		$	13.65		$	10.14		$	10.59
(1) Includes goodwill and other intangible assets of discontinued operations as of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

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
	Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024				Mar 31, 2024
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Common stock	$	1,770		$	1,769			$	1
Additional paid in capital		1,673,722			1,669,133				4,589
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(130,295	)		(131,512	)			1,217
Retained earnings		2,076,566			2,068,315				8,251
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(612,196	)		(611,802	)			(394	)
AOCI, net of tax - pension		6,430			6,946				(516	)
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		(48,524	)		(50,018	)			1,494
Total shareholders' equity:	$	2,967,473		$	2,952,831			$	14,642
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		565,196			565,701				(505	)
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	2,402,277		$	2,387,130			$	15,147
Common shares outstanding		176,687,829			176,631,477				56,352
Per share:
Common stock	$	0.01		$	0.01			$	—
Additional paid in capital		9.47			9.45				0.02
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(0.74	)		(0.74	)			0.01
Retained earnings		11.75			11.71				0.04
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(3.46	)		(3.46	)			—
AOCI, net of tax - pension		0.04			0.04				—
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		(0.27	)		(0.28	)			0.01
Total shareholders' equity:	$	16.80		$	16.72			$	0.08
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		3.20			3.20				—
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	13.60		$	13.51			$	0.08

APPENDIX E: M&A Expense

	As of and for the Three Months Ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Jun 30, 2024		Mar 31, 2024		Dec 31, 2023		Sep 30, 2023		Jun 30, 2023
Salaries and employee benefits	$	383	$	3	$	5	$	—	$	—
Office occupancy and equipment		11		6		2		—		—
Data processing		2,249		865		1,357		—		—
Professional services		944		787		450		3,630		—
Other		97		155		51		—		—
Total	$	3,684	$	1,816	$	1,865	$	3,630	$	—

 

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