Signature Bank’s Long-Term and Short-Term Credit Ratings Affirmed by Fitch, Kroll and Moody's

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Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) announced the affirmation of its credit ratings from Fitch Ratings, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, and Moody’s Investors Services. The ratings reflect the Bank’s financial stability, assessed during reviews conducted between November 2022 and January 2023. Key ratings include a long-term deposit rating of A- from Fitch and A+ from Kroll, as well as a BBB+ long-term issuer rating from Fitch. Signature Bank reported $110.36 billion in assets and $88.59 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2022.

Positive

• Affirmation of credit ratings by Fitch, Kroll, and Moody's indicates financial stability.
• Long-term deposit ratings: A- (Fitch), A+ (Kroll), A (Moody's).
• Robust asset base of $110.36 billion and deposits of $88.59 billion as of December 31, 2022.

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• None.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), a New York-based, full-service commercial bank, announced today it has received affirmation of credit ratings at current levels from three of the financial industry’s premier credit rating agencies: Fitch Ratings, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and Moody’s Investors Services. All ratings on the Bank’s outstanding subordinated debt and noncumulative preferred stock issuances have also been affirmed. The Bank has no long-term senior unsecured debt outstanding. All rating information can be found on the Signature Bank Investor Relations site, and are summarized as follows:

	Fitch	Kroll	Moody’s
Long-term Deposits	A-	A+	A
Short-term Deposits	F2	K1	P-1
Long-term Issuer	BBB+	A+	Baa2

Prior to each rating affirmation, Signature Bank underwent a review of its financial stability as well as its business and risk management practices by each credit rating agency. All three annual reviews were conducted between November 2022 and January 2023.

About Signature Bank

Signature Bank, member FDIC, is a New York-based full-service commercial bank with 40 private client offices throughout the metropolitan New York area, as well as those in Connecticut, California, Nevada, and North Carolina. Through its single-point-of-contact approach, the Bank’s private client banking teams primarily serve the needs of privately owned businesses, their owners, and senior managers.

The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Signature Financial, LLC, provides equipment finance and leasing; and, Signature Securities Group Corporation, a licensed broker-dealer, investment adviser and member FINRA/SIPC, offers investment, brokerage, asset management, and insurance products and services. Signature Bank was the first FDIC-insured bank to launch a blockchain-based digital payments platform. Signet™ allows commercial clients to make real-time payments in U.S. dollars, 24/7/365 and was also the first blockchain-based solution to be approved for use by the NYS Department of Financial Services.

Since commencing operations in May 2001, Signature Bank reported $110.36 billion in assets and $88.59 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2022. Signature Bank placed 19^th on S&P Global’s list of the largest banks in the U.S., based on deposits as of year-end 2021.

For more information, please visit https://www.signatureny.com.

This press release and oral statements made from time to time by our representatives contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and may be beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our expectations regarding future results, interest rates and the interest rate environment, loan and deposit growth, loan performance, operations, new private client teams' hires, new office openings, business strategy and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on each of the foregoing and on our business overall. Forward - looking statements often include words such as "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," “potential,” “opportunity,” “could,” “project,” “seek,” “target,” “goal,” “should,” “will,” “would,” "plan," "estimate" or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements may also address our sustainability progress, plans, and goals (including climate change and environmental-related matters and disclosures), which may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions that are subject to change in the future. As you consider forward-looking statements, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or in our control. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) prevailing economic conditions; (ii) changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition, any of which can materially affect origination levels and gain on sale results in our business, as well as other aspects of our financial performance, including earnings on interest-bearing assets; (iii) the level of defaults, losses and prepayments on loans made by us, whether held in portfolio or sold in the whole loan secondary markets, which can materially affect charge-off levels and required credit loss reserve levels; (iv) changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (v) changes in the banking and other financial services regulatory environment; (vi) our ability to maintain the continuity, integrity, security and safety of our operations and (vii) competition for qualified personnel and desirable office locations. All of these factors are subject to additional uncertainty in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, which are having impacts on all aspects of our operations, the financial services industry and the economy as a whole. Additional risks are described in our quarterly and annual reports filed with the FDIC. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, beliefs and expectations, if a change occurs or our beliefs, assumptions and expectations were incorrect, our business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statements made by Signature Bank speak only as of the date on which they were made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and we cannot predict these events or how they may affect the Bank. Signature Bank has no duty to, and does not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements after the date on which they are made.

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Investor Contact:

Brian Wyremski, Senior Vice President and Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Development

646-822-1479, bwyremski@signatureny.com



Media Contact:

Susan Turkell Lewis, 646-822-1825

slewis@signatureny.com

Source: Signature Bank

FAQ

What credit ratings did Signature Bank receive in January 2023?

Signature Bank received affirmations of credit ratings including A- for long-term deposits from Fitch, A+ from Kroll, and A from Moody's.

How much assets and deposits did Signature Bank report as of December 31, 2022?

Signature Bank reported assets of $110.36 billion and deposits of $88.59 billion as of December 31, 2022.

When were the credit rating reviews for Signature Bank conducted?

The credit rating reviews for Signature Bank were conducted between November 2022 and January 2023.