Cadence Bancorporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results

Jan 23, 2020 06:28 am

HOUSTON --

Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE: CADE) (“Cadence”) today announced net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $202.0 million or $1.56 per diluted common share (“per share”), compared to $166.3 million or $1.97 per share for the year ended December 31, 2018. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 was $51.4 million or $0.40 per share, compared to $32.3 million or $0.39 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, and $44.0 million or $0.34 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Returns on average assets and tangible common equity⁽¹⁾ for 2019 were 1.14% and 12.40%, respectively, as compared to 1.45% and 15.93%, respectively, for 2018. Annualized returns on average assets and tangible common equity for the fourth quarter of 2019 were 1.14% and 11.82%, respectively, compared to 1.05% and 11.85%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 0.99% and 10.43%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2019.

“In 2019 we have a number of accomplishments to report. We grew and improved our deposit base, and we effectively managed our expenses and improved our net interest margin. The State Bank merger has gone well and provided us access to attractive markets. We have intentionally moderated our loan growth and have reduced exposure to higher risk components of our portfolio. Elevated credit costs during 2019 have obviously masked these efforts. Looking ahead, we expect to see improved credit results in 2020, and we remain confident our model will generate attractive returns for investors over time,” stated Paul B. Murphy, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Bancorporation.

Adjusted Performance Metrics ⁽¹⁾:

Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾, excluding non-routine income and expenses⁽²⁾, was $223.1 million for the full year of 2019 compared to $174.8 million for 2018. For the fourth quarter of 2019, adjusted net income was $51.9 million, an increase of $10.4 million or 24.9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018 and an increase of $7.8 million or 17.6% compared to the third quarter of 2019.
Adjusted pre-tax pre-provision net earnings⁽¹⁾ for the full year 2019 was $400.3 million, compared to $241.8 million for the full year 2018. Adjusted pre-tax pre-provision net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $94.9 million, an increase of $31.5 million or 49.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018 and a decrease of $5.9 million or 5.9% compared to the third quarter of 2019.
Adjusted EPS⁽¹⁾ for the full year 2019 was $1.72 compared to $2.07 for 2018. Adjusted EPS for fourth quarter of 2019 of $0.40 decreased from the prior year quarter of $0.50 and increased from the linked quarter of $0.34.
Adjusted annualized returns on average assets⁽¹⁾ and adjusted tangible common equity⁽¹⁾ for the full year 2019 were 1.26% and 13.60%, respectively, compared to 1.52% and 16.74% for the full year 2018, respectively, and for the fourth quarter of 2019 were 1.16% and 11.93%, respectively, compared to 1.35% and 15.19%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 0.99% and 10.47%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2019.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights:

Cadence’s fundamental operating performance during the fourth quarter of 2019 continued to reflect the strengths of the business model, partially offset by the elevated credit costs in the current quarter. Fourth quarter 2019 highlights (compared to the linked quarter) are as follows:

Continued to grow core deposits, reaching $14.5 billion, an increase of $270.2 million or 1.9%, including an increase in noninterest bearing deposits of $230.8 million or 6.4%.
Aggressively managed funding costs, with total cost of funds at 1.23% and total cost of deposits at 1.14%, representing declines of 18 basis points for each.
Neutralized the effect of declining rates on our earning assets through the impact of our hedging and deposit cost management. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.89%, a decline of 5 basis points or 1.3% due to a balance shift from loans to securities, impact of nonaccrual loans and accretion. Net interest spread increased 1 basis point to 3.41%.
Continued focus on prudent expense management, with an adjusted efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾ of 50.9%.
Strong operating performance produced a solid 1.16% adjusted return on average assets and 11.93% adjusted return on tangible common equity, even with elevated credit costs during the quarter.
Ended 2019 with a well-positioned balance sheet reflecting increased liquidity, lower risk weighted assets, a strong capital base and meaningful fundamental earnings power throughout our business lines.

Balance Sheet:

Total assets were $17.8 billion as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $5.1 billion or 39.7% from December 31, 2018, and a decrease of $70.5 million or 0.4% from September 30, 2019. The year-over-year increases throughout this release are impacted by the acquisition of State Bank Financial Corporation (“State Bank”), which added $4.8 billion in total assets on January 1, 2019. Excluding the impact of the assets acquired from State Bank, total assets during 2019 increased $31.8 million or 0.3% from 2018.

Loans at December 31, 2019 totaled $13.0 billion as compared to $10.1 billion at December 31, 2018, an increase of $2.9 billion or 29.1%. Excluding the impact of the loans acquired from State Bank, loans decreased $387.3 million or 3.9% since December 31, 2018. Loans decreased $653.4 million or 4.8% from $13.6 billion at September 30, 2019. The declines in loan balances reflect management’s efforts to reduce portfolio risk and moderate loan growth, combined with higher payoff activity and charge-offs. Additionally, the declines included loans sold or transferred to the period end loans held-for-sale portfolio of $124.0 million for the full year 2019 and $96.0 million for the fourth quarter 2019.

Investment Securities at December 31, 2019 totaled $2.4 billion or 13.3% of total assets as compared to $1.2 billion or 9.3% of total assets at December 31, 2018, an increase of $1.2 billion or 99.5%. Excluding the impact of the securities acquired from State Bank, investment securities increased $513.5 million or 43.2% since December 31, 2018. Investment securities for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased $663.3 million from $1.7 billion, or 9.6% of total assets at September 30, 2019. The increase in investment securities is a result of strong deposit growth combined with lower loan balances.

Funding activities continued to reflect strong performance, with meaningful core deposit growth, improved deposit mix and further decline in period-end brokered deposits.

Total deposits at December 31, 2019 totaled $14.7 billion as compared to $10.7 billion at December 31, 2018, an increase of $4.0 billion or 37.7%. Excluding the impact of deposits assumed from State Bank, core customer deposits (total deposits excluding brokered deposits) increased $779.7 million or 8.1% from December 31, 2018, offset by a decrease of $842.3 million in brokered deposits. The linked quarter change in total deposits included an increase of $270.2 million or 1.9% in core deposits, while brokered deposits declined by $317.1 million. Brokered deposits represented 1.3% of total deposits at December 31, 2019 compared to 9.7% at December 31, 2018 and 3.5% at September 30, 2019.

Total borrowings were $372.2 million at December 31, 2019, down from $471.8 million at December 31, 2018 and up slightly from $371.9 million at September 30, 2019. The year-over-year decline was largely due to lower FHLB borrowings as a result of increased core deposits, as well as a decline of approximately $50 million in long-term debt in the second quarter of 2019.

Shareholders’ equity was $2.5 billion at December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.0 billion or 71.1% from December 31, 2018, and decreased slightly, $15.1 million or 0.6%, from September 30, 2019. Tangible common shareholders’ equity⁽¹⁾ was $1.9 billion at December 31, 2019, an increase of $746.0 million from December 31, 2018 and a decrease of $8.6 million from September 30, 2019. The year-over-year increase resulted primarily from issuance of common stock of $826.1 million related to the merger with State Bank, $202.0 million in 2019 net income, $157.6 million increase in other comprehensive income largely driven by the value of our interest rate collar put in place in the first quarter of 2019, partially offset by $90.1 million in cash dividends, $79.1 million related to common share buybacks, and an increase of $276.5 million in total intangible assets. The linked quarter decrease resulted from net income of $51.4 million offset by dividends on common stock of $22.4 million, a decrease of $35.7 million in other comprehensive income due to decreased fair values of derivatives and securities, a decrease of $6.5 million in intangible assets, and $9.8 million in common share repurchases.

Tangible book value per share⁽¹⁾ was $14.65 as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.03 from $13.62 as of December 31, 2018 and a decrease of $0.01 from $14.66 as of September 30, 2019.
Total outstanding shares at December 31, 2019 were 127.6 million. Cadence repurchased $9.8 million of common stock at an average price per share of $16.21 during the quarter and $79.1 million at an average price of $18.49 during the full year 2019.
Total shareholders’ equity to total assets and tangible equity to tangible assets were 13.8% and 10.9%, respectively, at December 31, 2019 compared to 11.3% and 9.1% at December 31, 2018, respectively.

Asset Quality:

Credit quality metrics were elevated during 2019 as certain of our borrowers, predominantly in the Restaurant, Energy, and General C&I categories, experienced increased credit stress compared to our historical experience and long-term expectations.

Provision for credit losses for the full year 2019 was $111.0 million or 0.81% annualized of average loans as compared to $12.7 million or 0.14% annualized of average loans for 2018. Provision for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $27.1 million or 0.80% annualized of average loans as compared to $8.4 million or 0.34% annualized of average loans for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $43.8 million or 1.27% annualized of average loans for the third quarter of 2019. The current quarter’s provision was driven primarily by higher charge-offs and specific reserves.
Net charge-offs for the full year 2019 were $85.8 million or 0.63% annualized of average loans as compared to $5.9 million or 0.06% annualized for the full year 2018. For the fourth quarter 2019, net charge-offs were $35.3 million or 1.04% annualized of average loans compared to $0.2 million or 0.01% annualized and $31.3 million or 0.91% annualized for the quarters ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively. The current quarter charge-offs included $15.0 million in five restaurant credits, $7.7 million in three general C&I credits, $7.5 million in three energy credits and $4.3 million in three acquired credits.
The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was $119.6 million or 0.92% of total loans as of December 31, 2019, as compared to $94.4 million or 0.94% of total loans as of December 31, 2018, and $127.8 million or 0.94% of total loans as of September 30, 2019.
The ACL to total nonperforming loans was 100.1% as of December 31, 2019, as compared to 127.1% as of December 31, 2018, and 118.2% as of September 30, 2019.
Loans 30-89 days past due were 0.17% of total loans at December 31, 2019, compared to 0.06% at December 31, 2018 and 0.15% at September 30, 2019.
Nonperforming loans (“NPL”) as a percent of total loans were 0.92% at December 31, 2019, compared to 0.74% at December 31, 2018 and 0.79% at September 30, 2019. NPL totaled $119.6 million, $74.2 million and $108.1 million as of December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively.
Total criticized loans (see Table 6) at December 31, 2019 were $605.1 million or 4.66% of total loans as compared to $259.9 million or 2.58% at December 31, 2018 and $571.9 million or 4.19% at September 30, 2019. The linked quarter increases included migration of certain general C&I credits.

Total Revenue:

Total operating revenue⁽¹⁾ for 2019 was $782.1 million, up 62.1% from 2018 reflective of the business growth during the period as well as the impact of the State Bank acquisition. Total operating revenue⁽¹⁾ for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $194.8 million, up 56.9% from the same period in 2018 and flat as compared to $194.8 million in the linked quarter.

Net interest income for the full year 2019 was $651.2 million as compared to $387.7 million for 2018, an increase of 68.0%. Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $160.9 million, an increase of $57.8 million or 56.0%, from the same period in 2018 and an increase of $0.7 million or 0.5% from the third quarter of 2019.

Our fully tax-equivalent NIM (“NIM”) for 2019 increased to 4.00% compared to 3.61% for 2018. Our net interest spread for 2019 increased to 3.48% as compared to 3.17% for 2018.
NIM in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 3.89% as compared to 3.55% for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 3.94% for the third quarter of 2019.
Net interest spread in the fourth quarter of 2019 increased to 3.41% as compared to 3.05% for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 3.40% for the third quarter of 2019.

The year-over-year increase in NIM reflects the merger with State Bank as well as other positive impacts from changes in our balance sheet mix, derivative activities, funding costs, loan yields and accretion income. The fourth quarter 2019 NIM as compared to the linked quarter was down only 5 basis points as we effectively mitigated the impact of declining rates on our loan portfolio and lower loan balances by aggressively managing funding costs and realizing the positive impact of our hedge positions. Specifically, the NIM change during the quarter included:

(Dollars in thousands)	Net Increase (Decrease)			Basis Point Increase (Decrease)
Yields and Costs
Earning assets	$	(11,574	)		(32	)
Funding		5,727			15
Hedging		4,944			12
Loan fees		1,986			5
Total		1,083			-
Balance Mix
Earning assets		(558	)		(3	)
Funding mix		526			1
Total		(32	)		(2	)
Accretion change		(38	)		(1	)
Nonaccrual impact		(302	)		(2	)
Total net change	$	711			(5	)

The impact of the changes in yields and costs on our balance sheet included the following highlights:

Yield on the underlying originated and ANCI loans (excluding accretion) was 5.18% for the fourth quarter of 2019, as compared to 5.21% and 5.29% for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2019, respectively. Approximately 67% of the total loan portfolio is floating at December 31, 2019. The declines in interest rates drove the declines in yields and impact on margin during the fourth quarter of 2019.
The negative impact of declining rates on our loan yields was partially offset by the positive impact of our hedges linked quarter:
- $4 billion notional LIBOR collar: Hedge income for the collar for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $6.9 million as compared to $2.7 million for the third quarter of 2019. The collar income year-to-date for 2019 was $9.6 million. The collar contract expires February 2024.
- Rate swaps: Swap income (loss) for the fourth quarter of 2019 was ($0.5) million as compared to ($2.0) million for the fourth quarter of 2018 and ($1.2) million for the third quarter of 2019. Swap income year-to-date for 2019 was ($4.7) million as compared to ($5.2) million for 2018. One swap contract for $300 million expired on December 31, 2019, with the remaining $350 million contract expiring February 27, 2026.
Loan fees also served to positively impact total loan yields, impacted by heightened payoffs during the fourth quarter of 2019.
Funding costs declined meaningfully this quarter with total cost of funds for the fourth quarter of 2019 of 1.23% compared to 1.51% for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 1.41% in the linked quarter. Total cost of deposits for the fourth quarter of 2019 was 1.14% compared to 1.34% for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 1.32% for the linked quarter.

Other impacts to NIM included:

The balance shift of average earning assets during the fourth quarter of 2019 negatively impacted NIM by 3 basis points as average loans declined $295.8 million and average investment securities and other short-term investments increased $541.4 million as compared to the linked quarter due to reinvestment of net liquidity into investment securities. Our funding mix improved during the fourth quarter of 2019, with brokered deposits declining by $317.1 million and core deposits increasing by $270.2 million, positively impacting NIM by 1 basis point.
Declines in accretion during the fourth quarter 2019 negatively impacted NIM by 1 basis point. Total accretion for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $18.5 million and included $1.9 million of recovery income. Total accretion for the third quarter of 2019 was $18.5 million and included $0.6 million of recovery income.
The impact of increased nonaccrual loans during the quarter was a negative 2 basis points.

Noninterest income for the full year of 2019 was $130.9 million, an increase of $36.3 million or 38.3% from 2018. Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $33.9 million, an increase of $12.9 million or 61.4% from the same period of 2018 and a decrease of $0.7 million or 2.1% over the linked quarter.

The year-over-year increase was due to across-the-board business growth and the merger. The linked quarter results included a decline in credit related fees resulting from decreased loan activity, timing on service charges and lower securities gains, offset by increases in investment advisory revenue, trust services revenue and payroll processing revenue.
Noninterest income as a percent of total revenue for 2019 was 16.7% as compared to 19.6% for 2018, and was 17.4% for the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to 16.9% and 17.8% for the fourth quarter of 2018 and third quarter of 2019, respectively.

Noninterest expense for the full year of 2019 was $408.8 million, an increase of $150.5 million or 58.3% from 2018. Noninterest expense for fourth quarter of 2019 was $100.5 million, an increase of $27.8 million or 38.3% from the same period in 2018 and an increase of $6.2 million or 6.6% from the third quarter of 2019.

Adjusted noninterest expense⁽¹⁾, which excludes the impact of non-routine items⁽²⁾, was $379.0 million for the full year of 2019, an increase of $141.5 million or 59.6% from 2018. For the fourth quarter of 2019, adjusted noninterest expense was $98.4 million, up $37.5 million or 61.6% from $60.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 and up $5.1 million or 5.5% from $93.3 million for the third quarter of 2019. Non-routine expenses included merger-related and other expenses of $29.7 million and $20.8 million for the full years 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $2.1 million, $11.8 million and $1.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, fourth quarter of 2018 and third quarter of 2019, respectively. The year-over-year increase of adjusted noninterest expense was related to the State Bank acquisition. The linked quarter increase resulted from:

Increase of $1.7 million in personnel costs related to increased operating compensation and the impact of the reductions in incentive in the third quarter 2019;
Increase of $1.6 million in loan-related expenses due to the net credit reflected in the third quarter of 2019;
Increase of $0.7 million in FDIC insurance assessment due to incremental credits received in the third quarter for assessments paid prior to reaching $10 billion in total assets;
Increase of $0.9 million in consulting and professional fees including IT, legal, accounting and audit services;
Increase of $0.7 million in premises and equipment due to timing of routine repairs and maintenance expenses on buildings and equipment; and
Increase of $0.4 million in advertising and public relations due to seasonal activity and greater focus in Atlanta.

Our adjusted efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾ for the full year of 2019 was 48.6% as compared to 49.6% for 2018, reflecting efficiencies from the State Bank acquisition combined with continued focus on an efficient operating platform. The adjusted efficiency ratio for the fourth quarter of 2019 of 50.9% declined slightly from both linked and prior year quarter ratios of 48.1% and 49.0%, respectively, due to flat revenue combined with anticipated modest expense increases in the quarter.

(1)		Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See Table 10 “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
(2)		See Table 10 for a detail of non-routine income and expenses.

Taxes:

The effective tax rate for the full year 2019 was 23.0% as compared to 21.3% for the full year 2018. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 was 23.4% compared to 22.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and 24.9% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

Supplementary Financial Tables (Unaudited):

Supplementary financial tables (unaudited) are included in this release following the customary disclosure information.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call:

Cadence Bancorporation executive management will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year end 2019 results on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 7:30 a.m. CT / 8:30 a.m. ET. Slides to be presented by management on the conference call can be viewed by visiting www.cadencebancorporation.com and selecting “Events & Presentations” then “Presentations”.

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Webcast Access:

The call and corresponding presentation slides will be webcast live on the home page of the Company’s website: www.cadencebancorporation.com.

About Cadence Bancorporation

Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE: CADE), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a regional financial holding company with $17.8 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2019. Cadence operates 98 branch locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, and provides corporations, middle-market companies, small businesses and consumers with a full range of innovative banking and financial solutions. Services and products include commercial and business banking, treasury management, specialized lending, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, SBA lending, foreign exchange, wealth management, investment and trust services, financial planning, retirement plan management, payroll and insurance services, consumer banking, consumer loans, mortgages, home equity lines and loans, and credit cards. Clients have access to leading-edge online and mobile solutions, interactive teller machines, and more than 55,000 ATMs. The Cadence team of 1,800 associates is committed to exceeding customer expectations and helping their clients succeed financially.

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Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the “Risk Factors” referenced in our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 21, 2018, and our Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on July 20, 2018, other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the following factors: business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic market areas; economic, market, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with our business; deteriorating asset quality and higher loan charge-offs; the laws and regulations applicable to our business; our ability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth and the composition of such growth; increased competition in the financial services industry, nationally, regionally or locally; our ability to maintain our historical earnings trends; our ability to raise additional capital to implement our business plan; material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; systems failures or interruptions involving our information technology and telecommunications systems or third-party servicers; the composition of our management team and our ability to attract and retain key personnel; the fiscal position of the U.S. federal government and the soundness of other financial institutions; the composition of our loan portfolio, including the identity of our borrowers and the concentration of loans in energy-related industries and in our specialized industries; the portion of our loan portfolio that is comprised of participations and shared national credits; the amount of nonperforming and classified assets we hold; the impact on our financial condition, results of operations, financial disclosures, and future business strategies related to the upcoming implementation of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, commonly referred to as CECL. Cadence can give no assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and Cadence does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain of the financial measures and ratios we present, including “efficiency ratio,” “adjusted efficiency ratio,” “adjusted noninterest expenses,” “adjusted operating revenue,” “tangible common equity ratio,” “tangible book value per share” and “return on average tangible common equity”, “adjusted return on average tangible common equity”, “adjusted return on average assets”, “adjusted diluted earnings per share”, and “pre-tax, pre-provision net earnings” are supplemental measures that are not required by, or are not presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We refer to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures.” We consider the use of select non-GAAP financial measures and ratios to be useful for financial and operational decision making and useful in evaluating period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain expenditures or assets that we believe are not indicative of our primary business operating results or by presenting certain metrics on a fully taxable equivalent basis.

We believe that management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, analyzing and comparing past, present and future periods.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from non-GAAP financial measures used by our peers or other companies. We compensate for these limitations by providing the equivalent GAAP measures whenever we present the non-GAAP financial measures and by including a reconciliation of the impact of the components adjusted for in the non-GAAP financial measure so that both measures and the individual components may be considered when analyzing our performance. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables (Table 10).

Table 1 – Selected Financial Data

	As of and for the Three Months Ended										For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2019		September 30, 2019		June 30, 2019		March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		2019		2018
Statement of Income Data
Interest income	$	207,620	$	213,149	$	217,124	$	222,185	$	143,857	$	860,076	$	512,666
Interest expense		46,709		52,962		56,337		52,896		40,711		208,903		124,925
Net interest income		160,911		160,187		160,787		169,289		103,146		651,173		387,741
Provision for credit losses		27,126		43,764		28,927		11,210		8,422		111,027		12,700
Net interest income after provision		133,785		116,423		131,860		158,079		94,724		540,146		375,041
Noninterest income		33,898		34,642		31,722		30,664		21,007		130,925		94,638
Noninterest expense		100,519		94,283		100,529		113,440		72,697		408,770		258,301
Income before income taxes		67,164		56,782		63,053		75,303		43,034		262,301		211,378
Income tax expense		15,738		12,796		14,707		17,102		10,709		60,343		45,117
Net income	$	51,426	$	43,986	$	48,346	$	58,201	$	32,325	$	201,958	$	166,261
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		127,953,742		128,457,491		128,791,933		130,485,521		83,375,485		128,913,962		83,562,109
Diluted		128,003,089		128,515,274		129,035,553		130,549,319		83,375,485		129,017,599		84,375,289
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.40	$	0.34	$	0.37	$	0.44	$	0.39	$	1.56	$	1.99
Diluted		0.40		0.34		0.37		0.44		0.39		1.56		1.97
Period-End Balance Sheet Data
Investment securities	$	2,368,592	$	1,705,325	$	1,684,847	$	1,754,839	$	1,187,252	$	2,368,592	$	1,187,252
Total loans, net of unearned income		12,983,655		13,637,042		13,627,934		13,624,954		10,053,923		12,983,655		10,053,923
Allowance for credit losses		119,643		127,773		115,345		105,038		94,378		119,643		94,378
Total assets		17,785,421		17,855,946		17,504,005		17,452,911		12,730,285		17,785,421		12,730,285
Total deposits		14,742,794		14,789,712		14,487,821		14,199,223		10,708,689		14,742,794		10,708,689
Noninterest-bearing deposits		3,833,704		3,602,861		3,296,652		3,210,321		2,454,016		3,833,704		2,454,016
Interest-bearing deposits		10,909,090		11,186,851		11,191,169		10,988,902		8,254,673		10,909,090		8,254,673
Borrowings and subordinated debentures		372,173		371,892		376,240		717,278		471,770		372,173		471,770
Total shareholders’ equity		2,460,846		2,475,944		2,426,072		2,302,823		1,438,274		2,460,846		1,438,274
Average Balance Sheet Data
Investment securities	$	2,003,339	$	1,650,902	$	1,716,550	$	1,748,714	$	1,187,947	$	1,776,689	$	1,180,623
Total loans, net of unearned income		13,423,435		13,719,286		13,921,873		13,798,386		9,890,419		13,714,731		9,116,602
Allowance for credit losses		132,975		119,873		106,656		97,065		87,996		114,256		90,813
Total assets		17,843,383		17,621,163		17,653,511		17,634,267		12,249,819		17,689,126		11,498,013
Total deposits		14,749,327		14,539,420		14,645,110		14,579,771		10,038,180		14,628,628		9,421,803
Noninterest-bearing deposits		3,648,874		3,456,807		3,281,383		3,334,399		2,210,793		3,431,300		2,137,953
Interest-bearing deposits		11,100,454		11,082,613		11,363,727		11,245,372		7,827,387		11,197,328		7,283,850
Borrowings and subordinated debentures		374,179		381,257		441,619		554,281		652,813		437,186		565,658
Total shareholders’ equity		2,471,398		2,447,189		2,331,855		2,241,652		1,412,643		2,373,856		1,377,471

Table 1 (Continued) – Selected Financial Data

	As of and for the Three Months Ended															For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2019			September 30, 2019			June 30, 2019			March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			2019			2018
Per Share Data:
Book value	$	19.29		$	19.32		$	18.84		$	17.88		$	17.43		$	19.29		$	17.43
Tangible book value ⁽¹⁾		14.65			14.66			14.21			13.23			13.62			14.65			13.62
Cash dividends declared		0.175			0.175			0.175			0.175			0.150			0.700			0.550
Dividend payout ratio		43.75	%		51.47	%		47.30	%		39.77	%		38.46	%		44.87	%		27.64	%
Performance Ratios:
Return on average common equity⁽²⁾		8.26	%		7.13	%		8.32	%		10.53	%		9.08	%		8.51	%		12.07	%
Return on average tangible common equity^{(1) (2)}		11.82			10.43			12.23			15.54			11.85			12.40			15.93
Return on average assets ⁽²⁾		1.14			0.99			1.10			1.34			1.05			1.14			1.45
Net interest margin ⁽²⁾		3.89			3.94			3.97			4.21			3.55			4.00			3.61
Efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾		51.60			48.39			52.22			56.73			58.55			52.27			53.55
Adjusted efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾		50.91			48.07			49.97			45.73			48.99			48.64			49.56
Asset Quality Ratios:
Total NPA to total loans, OREO, and other NPA		0.96	%		0.84	%		0.85	%		0.63	%		0.82	%		0.96	%		0.82	%
Total nonperforming loans ("NPL") to total loans		0.92			0.79			0.80			0.57			0.74			0.92			0.74
Total ACL to total loans		0.92			0.94			0.85			0.77			0.94			0.92			0.94
ACL to total NPL		100.07			118.17			106.08			135.21			127.12			100.07			127.12
Net charge-offs to average loans⁽²⁾		1.04			0.91			0.54			0.02			0.01			0.63			0.06
Capital Ratios:
Total shareholders’ equity to assets		13.8	%		13.9	%		13.9	%		13.2	%		11.3	%		13.8	%		11.3	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ⁽¹⁾		10.9			10.9			10.8			10.1			9.1			10.9			9.1
Common equity tier 1 ⁽³⁾		11.5			11.0			10.9			10.4			9.8			11.5			9.8
Tier 1 leverage capital ⁽³⁾		10.3			10.3			10.3			10.0			10.1			10.3			10.1
Tier 1 risk-based capital⁽³⁾		11.5			11.0			10.9			10.4			10.1			11.5			10.1
Total risk-based capital ⁽³⁾		13.7			13.1			12.9			11.9			11.8			13.7			11.8

(1)		Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See Table 10 "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
(2)		Annualized for the three-month periods.
(3)		Current quarter regulatory capital ratios are estimates.

Table 2 – Average Balances/Yield/Rates

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2019									2018
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
(In thousands)	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income ⁽¹⁾
Originated loans	$	10,160,970		$	134,450			5.25	%	$	9,356,318		$	122,674			5.20	%
ANCI portfolio		3,017,005			46,247			6.08			326,463			4,298			5.22
ACI portfolio		245,474			9,857			15.93			207,638			5,584			10.67
Total loans		13,423,449			190,554			5.63			9,890,419			132,556			5.32
Investment securities
Taxable		1,806,932			11,699			2.57			980,403			6,909			2.80
Tax-exempt ⁽²⁾		196,407			1,829			3.69			207,544			2,202			4.21
Total investment securities		2,003,339			13,528			2.68			1,187,947			9,111			3.04
Federal funds sold and short-term investments		930,910			3,392			1.45			437,565			2,092			1.90
Other investments		77,348			530			2.72			58,388			559			3.80
Total interest-earning assets		16,435,046			208,004			5.02			11,574,319			144,318			4.95
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		107,180									73,878
Premises and equipment		128,458									63,258
Accrued interest and other assets		1,305,674									626,360
Allowance for credit losses		(132,975	)								(87,996	)
Total assets	$	17,843,383								$	12,249,819
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits	$	8,195,455		$	26,946			1.30	%	$	5,242,091		$	20,024			1.52	%
Savings deposits		262,638			320			0.48			174,156			163			0.37
Time deposits		2,642,361			14,983			2.25			2,411,140			13,792			2.27
Total interest-bearing deposits		11,100,454			42,249			1.51			7,827,387			33,979			1.72
Other borrowings		152,102			953			2.49			517,051			4,266			3.27
Subordinated debentures		222,077			3,507			6.27			135,762			2,466			7.21
Total interest-bearing liabilities		11,474,633			46,709			1.61			8,480,200			40,711			1.90
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		3,648,874									2,210,793
Accrued interest and other liabilities		248,478									146,183
Total liabilities		15,371,985									10,837,176
Shareholders' equity		2,471,398									1,412,643
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	17,843,383								$	12,249,819
Net interest income/net interest spread					161,295			3.41	%					103,607			3.05	%
Net yield on earning assets/net interest margin								3.89	%								3.55	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment:
Investment securities					(384	)								(461	)
Net interest income				$	160,911								$	103,146

(1)		Nonaccrual loans are included in loans, net of unearned income. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the calculation of yields.
(2)		Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using an income tax rate of 21%.

Table 2 (Continued) – Average Balances/Yield/Rates

	For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019									For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
(In thousands)	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income⁽¹⁾
Originated loans	$	10,160,970		$	134,450			5.25	%	$	10,191,066		$	136,333			5.31	%
ANCI portfolio		3,017,005			46,247			6.08			3,269,846			54,084			6.56
ACI portfolio		245,474			9,857			15.93			258,375			7,553			11.60
Total loans		13,423,449			190,554			5.63			13,719,286			197,970			5.72
Investment securities
Taxable		1,806,932			11,699			2.57			1,447,448			9,657			2.65
Tax-exempt ⁽²⁾		196,407			1,829			3.69			203,454			1,892			3.69
Total investment securities		2,003,339			13,528			2.68			1,650,902			11,549			2.78
Federal funds sold and short-term investments		930,910			3,392			1.45			741,955			3,421			1.83
Other investments		77,348			530			2.72			77,605			606			3.10
Total interest-earning assets		16,435,046			208,004			5.02			16,189,748			213,546			5.23
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		107,180									123,758
Premises and equipment		128,458									128,286
Accrued interest and other assets		1,305,674									1,299,244
Allowance for credit losses		(132,975	)								(119,873	)
Total assets	$	17,843,383								$	17,621,163
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits	$	8,195,455		$	26,946			1.30	%	$	7,991,804		$	31,064			1.54	%
Savings deposits		262,638			320			0.48			250,003			274			0.43
Time deposits		2,642,361			14,983			2.25			2,840,806			17,083			2.39
Total interest-bearing deposits		11,100,454			42,249			1.51			11,082,613			48,421			1.73
Other borrowings		152,102			953			2.49			160,066			1,005			2.49
Subordinated debentures		222,077			3,507			6.27			221,191			3,536			6.35
Total interest-bearing liabilities		11,474,633			46,709			1.61			11,463,870			52,962			1.83
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		3,648,874									3,456,807
Accrued interest and other liabilities		248,478									253,297
Total liabilities		15,371,985									15,173,974
Stockholders' equity		2,471,398									2,447,189
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	17,843,383								$	17,621,163
Net interest income/net interest spread					161,295			3.41	%					160,584			3.40	%
Net yield on earning assets/net interest margin								3.89	%								3.94	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment:
Investment securities					(384	)								(397	)
Net interest income				$	160,911								$	160,187

(1)		Nonaccrual loans are included in loans, net of unearned income. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the calculation of yields.
(2)		Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using an income tax rate of 21%.

Table 2 (Continued) – Average Balances/Yield/Rates

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2019									2018
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
(In thousands)	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income ⁽¹⁾
Originated loans	$	10,053,507		$	542,543			5.40	%	$	8,632,284		$	435,007			5.04	%
ANCI portfolio		3,387,367			219,183			6.47			250,522			13,077			5.22
ACI portfolio		273,857			34,559			12.62			233,796			22,060			9.43
Total loans		13,714,731			796,285			5.81			9,116,602			470,144			5.16
Investment securities
Taxable		1,568,599			42,450			2.71			888,341			23,793			2.68
Tax-exempt ⁽²⁾		208,090			7,983			3.84			292,282			12,077			4.13
Total investment securities		1,776,689			50,433			2.84			1,180,623			35,870			3.04
Federal funds sold and short-term investments		759,026			12,762			1.68			465,554			6,930			1.49
Other investments		70,127			2,274			3.24			54,538			2,259			4.14
Total interest-earning assets		16,320,573			861,754			5.28			10,817,317			515,203			4.76
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		115,268									79,560
Premises and equipment		128,448									62,841
Accrued interest and other assets		1,239,093									629,108
Allowance for credit losses		(114,256	)								(90,813	)
Total assets	$	17,689,126								$	11,498,013
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits	$	7,983,237		$	117,462			1.47	%	$	4,983,113		$	57,795			1.16	%
Savings deposits		253,170			1,066			0.42			181,194			560			0.31
Time deposits		2,960,921			69,550			2.35			2,119,543			42,093			1.99
Total interest-bearing deposits		11,197,328			188,078			1.68			7,283,850			100,448			1.38
Other borrowings		256,815			8,704			3.39			430,159			14,678			3.41
Subordinated debentures		180,371			12,121			6.72			135,499			9,799			7.23
Total interest-bearing liabilities		11,634,514			208,903			1.80			7,849,508			124,925			1.59
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		3,431,300									2,137,953
Accrued interest and other liabilities		249,456									133,081
Total liabilities		15,315,270									10,120,542
Shareholders' equity		2,373,856									1,377,471
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	17,689,126								$	11,498,013
Net interest income/net interest spread					652,851			3.48	%					390,278			3.17	%
Net yield on earning assets/net interest margin								4.00	%								3.61	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment:
Investment securities					(1,678	)								(2,537	)
Net interest income				$	651,173								$	387,741

(1)		Nonaccrual loans are included in loans, net of unearned income. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the calculation of yields.
(2)		Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using an income tax rate of 21%.

Table 3 – Loan Interest Income Detail

	For the Three Months Ended																For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2019			September 30, 2019			June 30, 2019			March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018				2019			2018
Loan Interest Income Detail
Originated loans	$	134,450		$	136,333		$	135,946		$	135,815		$	122,674			$	542,543		$	435,007
ANCI loans: interest income		37,637			43,133			49,095			51,109			4,571				180,974			12,813
ANCI loans: accretion		8,610			10,951			6,171			12,478			(273	)			38,209			264
ACI loans: scheduled accretion		8,046			6,996			8,989			5,896			4,724				29,927			19,813
ACI loans: recovery income		1,811			557			1,810			453			860				4,632			2,247
Total loan interest income	$	190,554		$	197,970		$	202,012		$	205,751		$	132,556			$	796,285		$	470,144

Loan Yields
Originated loans		5.25	%		5.31	%		5.43	%		5.61	%		5.20		%		5.40	%		5.04	%
ANCI loans without discount accretion		4.95			5.23			5.49			5.62			5.55				5.34			5.11
ANCI loans discount accretion		1.13			1.33			0.69			1.38			(0.33	)			1.13			0.11
ACI loans without recovery income		13.00			10.74			12.40			7.93			9.81				10.93			8.47
ACI loans recovery income		2.93			0.86			2.50			0.61			0.86				1.69			0.96
Total loan yield		5.63	%		5.72	%		5.82	%		6.05	%		5.32		%		5.81	%		5.16	%

(1)

Certain reclassifications have been made to the first quarter of 2019 to conform to second quarter presentation.

Table 4 – Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”)

	For the Three Months Ended															For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2019			September 30, 2019			June 30, 2019			March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			2019			2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	127,773		$	115,345		$	105,038		$	94,378		$	86,151		$	94,378		$	87,576
Charge-offs		(35,432	)		(31,650	)		(18,981	)		(938	)		(318	)		(87,001	)		(8,045	)
Recoveries		176			314			362			388			123			1,239			2,147
Net charge-offs		(35,256	)		(31,336	)		(18,619	)		(550	)		(195	)		(85,762	)		(5,898	)
Provision for credit losses		27,126			43,764			28,927			11,210			8,422			111,027			12,700
Balance at end of period	$	119,643		$	127,773		$	115,346		$	105,038		$	94,378		$	119,643		$	94,378

Allocation of Ending ACL
Originated loans	$	108,860		$	114,441		$	105,368		$	96,387		$	85,402		$	108,860		$	85,402
Acquired non-credit impaired loans		1,426			1,650			1,091			1,117			1,052			1,426			1,052
Acquired credit impaired loans		9,357			11,682			8,886			7,534			7,924			9,357			7,924
Total ACL	$	119,643		$	127,773		$	115,345		$	105,038		$	94,378		$	119,643		$	94,378

Table 5 – ACL Activity by Segment

	For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
(In thousands)	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Consumer			Small Business			Total
As of September 30, 2019	$	89,657		$	17,507		$	15,244		$	5,365		$	127,773
Provision for loan losses		26,058			(337	)		557			848			27,126
Charge-offs		(31,496	)		(3,090	)		(479	)		(367	)		(35,432	)
Recoveries		90			13			70			3			176
As of December 31, 2019	$	84,309		$	14,093		$	15,392		$	5,849		$	119,643


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
(In thousands)	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Consumer			Small Business			Total
As of December 31, 2018	$	66,316		$	10,452		$	13,703		$	3,907		$	94,378
Provision for loan losses		96,669			7,556			3,259			3,543			111,027
Charge-offs		(79,590	)		(3,970	)		(1,802	)		(1,639	)		(87,001	)
Recoveries		914			55			232			38			1,239
As of December 31, 2019	$	84,309		$	14,093		$	15,392		$	5,849		$	119,643

Table 6 – Criticized Loans by Segment

	As of December 31, 2019
(Recorded investment in thousands)	Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total Criticized
Commercial and Industrial
General C&I	$	70,058	$	204,087	$	8,191	$	282,336
Energy sector		66,235		26,439		2,754		95,428
Restaurant industry		45,456		58,559		4,697		108,712
Healthcare		22,414		3,984		—		26,398
Total commercial and industrial		204,163		293,069		15,642		512,874
Commercial Real Estate
Income producing		36,205		7,125		—		43,330
Land and development		8,997		2,350		—		11,347
Total commercial real estate		45,202		9,475		—		54,677
Consumer
Residential real estate		152		11,603		—		11,755
Other		—		81		—		81
Total consumer		152		11,684		—		11,836
Small Business Lending		6,573		19,126		—		25,699
Total	$	256,090	$	333,354	$	15,642	$	605,086

Table 6 (Continued) – Criticized Loans by Segment

	As of September 30, 2019
(Recorded investment in thousands)	Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total Criticized
Commercial and Industrial
General C&I	$	68,749	$	168,054	$	4,045	$	240,848
Energy sector		59,504		34,645		4,988		99,137
Restaurant industry		58,406		46,707		6,676		111,789
Healthcare		29,154		4,051		—		33,205
Total commercial and industrial		215,813		253,457		15,709		484,979
Commercial Real Estate
Income producing		29,737		15,881		—		45,618
Land and development		5,906		2,362		—		8,268
Total commercial real estate		35,643		18,243		—		53,886
Consumer
Residential real estate		115		10,158		—		10,273
Other		—		16		—		16
Total consumer		115		10,174		—		10,289
Small Business Lending		5,984		16,753		—		22,737
Total	$	257,555	$	298,627	$	15,709	$	571,891

Table 7 – Nonperforming Assets

	As of December 31, 2019
(Recorded investment in thousands)	Originated			ANCI			ACI			Total
Nonperforming loans ("NPL"):
Commercial and industrial	$	102,214		$	3,391		$	1,198		$	106,803
Commercial real estate		—			1,127			—			1,127
Consumer		3,307			3,982			—			7,289
Small business		1,395			2,942			—			4,337
Total NPLs		106,916			11,442			1,198			119,556
Foreclosed OREO and other NPAs		4,330			72			1,556			5,958
Total nonperforming assets ("NPA")	$	111,246		$	11,514		$	2,754		$	125,514
NPL as a percentage of total loans		0.82	%		0.09	%		0.01	%		0.92	%
NPA as a percentage of loans plus OREO/other NPA		0.86	%		0.09	%		0.02	%		0.97	%
NPA as a percentage of total assets		0.62	%		0.07	%		0.02	%		0.71	%
Total accruing loans 90 days or more past due	$	205		$	741		$	22,418		$	23,364

Table 7 (Continued) – Nonperforming Assets

	As of September 30, 2019
(Recorded investment in thousands)	Originated			ANCI			ACI			Total
Nonperforming loans ("NPLs"):
Commercial and industrial	$	86,123		$	6,520		$	—		$	92,643
Commercial real estate		—			1,215			5,640			6,855
Consumer		1,969			3,325			—			5,294
Small business		665			2,669			—			3,334
Total NPLs		88,757			13,729			5,640			108,126
Foreclosed OREO and other NPAs		5,195			—			1,536			6,731
Total nonperforming assets ("NPAs")	$	93,952		$	13,729		$	7,176		$	114,857
NPLs as a percentage of total loans		0.65	%		0.10	%		0.04	%		0.79	%
NPAs as a percentage of loans plus OREO/other NPAs		0.69	%		0.10	%		0.05	%		0.84	%
NPAs as a percentage of total assets		0.53	%		0.08	%		0.04	%		0.64	%
Accruing 90 days or more past due	$	70		$	565		$	23,852		$	24,487

Table 8 – Noninterest Income

	For the Three Months Ended												Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2019		September 30, 2019		June 30, 2019		March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			2019		2018
Noninterest Income
Investment advisory revenue	$	6,920	$	6,532	$	5,797	$	5,642		$	5,170		$	24,890	$	21,347
Trust services revenue		4,713		4,440		4,578		4,335			4,182			18,066		17,760
Service charges on deposit accounts		5,181		5,462		4,730		5,130			3,856			20,503		15,432
Credit-related fees		5,094		5,960		5,341		4,870			5,191			21,265		16,124
Bankcard fees		1,933		2,061		2,279		2,213			1,073			8,486		5,951
Payroll processing revenue		1,373		1,196		1,161		1,419			-			5,149		-
SBA income		2,153		2,216		1,415		1,449			-			7,232		-
Other service fees		1,701		1,700		1,907		2,104			1,347			7,412		5,345
Securities gains (losses), net		317		775		938		(12	)		(54	)		2,018		(1,853	)
Other		4,513		4,300		3,576		3,514			242			15,904		14,531
Total noninterest income	$	33,898	$	34,642	$	31,722	$	30,664		$	21,007		$	130,925	$	94,637

Table 9 – Noninterest Expenses

	For the Three Months Ended											Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2019		September 30, 2019			June 30, 2019		March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		2019		2018
Noninterest Expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	$	54,840	$	51,904		$	53,660	$	53,471	$	43,495	$	213,874	$	154,905
Premises and equipment		11,618		10,913			11,148		10,958		8,212		44,637		30,478
Merger related expenses		925		1,010			4,562		22,000		2,049		28,497		2,983
Intangible asset amortization		5,876		6,025			5,888		6,073		598		23,862		2,755
Data processing		3,343		3,641			3,435		2,594		2,117		13,013		8,775
Software amortization		3,427		3,406			3,184		3,335		1,890		13,352		5,929
Consulting and professional fees		3,552		2,621			1,899		2,229		3,675		10,301		13,285
Loan related expenses		654		(921	)		1,740		910		1,424		2,383		3,145
FDIC insurance		1,245		527			1,870		1,752		1,230		5,394		4,645
Communications		1,236		1,425			1,457		998		684		5,116		2,773
Advertising and public relations		1,764		1,368			1,104		781		928		5,017		2,523
Legal expenses		306		500			645		158		395		1,608		3,732
Other		11,732		11,864			9,938		8,181		5,999		41,716		22,373
Total noninterest expenses	$	100,519	$	94,283		$	100,529	$	113,440	$	72,697	$	408,770	$	258,301

Table 10 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	As of and for the Three Months Ended															As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2019			September 30, 2019			June 30, 2019			March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			2019			2018
Efficiency ratio
Noninterest expenses (numerator)	$	100,519		$	94,283		$	100,529		$	113,440		$	72,697		$	408,770		$	258,301
Net interest income	$	160,911		$	160,187		$	160,787		$	169,289		$	103,146		$	651,173		$	387,741
Noninterest income		33,898			34,642			31,722			30,664			21,007			130,925			94,638
Operating revenue (denominator)	$	194,809		$	194,829		$	192,509		$	199,953		$	124,153		$	782,098		$	482,379
Efficiency ratio		51.60	%		48.39	%		52.22	%		56.73	%		58.55	%		52.27	%		53.55	%
Adjusted efficiency ratio
Noninterest expenses	$	100,519		$	94,283		$	100,529		$	113,440		$	72,697		$	408,770		$	258,301
Less: merger related expenses		925			1,010			4,562			22,000			2,049			28,497			2,983
Less: secondary offerings expenses		—			—			—			—			—			—			4,552
Less: specially designated bonuses		—			—			—			—			9,795			—			9,795
Less: pension plan termination expense		1,225			—			—			—			—			1,225			—
Less: other non-routine expenses⁽¹⁾		—			—			—			—			—			—			3,423
Adjusted noninterest expenses (numerator)	$	98,369		$	93,273		$	95,967		$	91,440		$	60,853		$	379,049		$	237,548
Net interest income	$	160,911		$	160,187		$	160,787		$	169,289		$	103,146		$	651,173		$	387,741
Noninterest income		33,898			34,642			31,722			30,664			21,007			130,925			94,638
Plus: revaluation of receivable from sale of insurance assets		—			—			2,000			—			—			2,000			—
Less: gain on sale of insurance assets		—			—			—			—			—			—			4,871
Less: gain on sale of acquired loans		1,263			—			1,514			—			—			2,777			—
Less: securities gains (losses), net		317			775			938			(12	)		(54	)		2,018			(1,853	)
Adjusted noninterest income		32,318			33,867			31,270			30,676			21,061			128,130			91,620
Adjusted operating revenue (denominator)	$	193,229		$	194,054		$	192,057		$	199,965		$	124,207		$	779,303		$	479,361
Adjusted efficiency ratio		50.91	%		48.07	%		49.97	%		45.73	%		48.99	%		48.64	%		49.56	%
Tangible common equity ratio
Shareholders’ equity	$	2,460,846		$	2,475,944		$	2,426,072		$	2,302,823		$	1,438,274		$	2,460,846		$	1,438,274
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets, net		(590,949	)		(597,488	)		(595,605	)		(598,674	)		(314,400	)		(590,949	)		(314,400	)
Tangible common shareholders’ equity		1,869,897			1,878,456			1,830,467			1,704,149			1,123,874			1,869,897			1,123,874
Total assets		17,785,421			17,855,946			17,504,005			17,452,911			12,730,285			17,785,421			12,730,285
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets, net		(590,949	)		(597,488	)		(595,605	)		(598,674	)		(314,400	)		(590,949	)		(314,400	)
Tangible assets	$	17,194,472		$	17,258,458		$	16,908,400		$	16,854,237		$	12,415,885		$	17,194,472		$	12,415,885
Tangible common equity ratio		10.87	%		10.88	%		10.83	%		10.11	%		9.05	%		10.87	%		9.05	%
Tangible book value per share
Shareholders’ equity	$	2,460,846		$	2,475,944		$	2,426,072		$	2,302,823		$	1,438,274		$	2,460,846		$	1,438,274
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets, net		(590,949	)		(597,488	)		(595,605	)		(598,674	)		(314,400	)		(590,949	)		(314,400	)
Tangible common shareholders’ equity	$	1,869,897		$	1,878,456		$	1,830,467		$	1,704,149		$	1,123,874		$	1,869,897		$	1,123,874
Common shares outstanding		127,597,569			128,173,765			128,798,549			128,762,201			82,497,009			127,597,569			82,497,009
Tangible book value per share	$	14.65		$	14.66		$	14.21		$	13.23		$	13.62		$	14.65		$	13.62

Table 10 (Continued) – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

	As of and for the Three Months Ended															As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2019			September 30, 2019			June 30, 2019			March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			2019			2018
Return on average tangible common equity ⁽²⁾
Average common equity	$	2,471,398		$	2,447,189		$	2,331,855		$	2,241,652		$	1,412,643		$	2,373,856		$	1,377,471
Less: average intangible assets		(595,439	)		(598,602	)		(597,772	)		(602,446	)		(314,759	)		(598,546	)		(320,232	)
Average tangible common shareholders’ equity	$	1,875,959		$	1,848,587		$	1,734,083		$	1,639,206		$	1,097,884		$	1,775,310		$	1,057,239
Net income	$	51,426		$	43,986		$	48,346		$	58,201		$	32,325		$	201,958		$	166,261
Plus: intangible asset amortization, net of tax		4,477			4,620			4,515			4,628			459			18,240			2,112
Tangible net income	$	55,903		$	48,606		$	52,861		$	62,829		$	32,784		$	220,197		$	168,373
Return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾		11.82	%		10.43	%		12.23	%		15.54	%		11.85	%		12.40	%		15.93	%
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity ⁽²⁾
Average tangible common shareholders’ equity	$	1,875,959		$	1,848,587		$	1,734,083		$	1,639,206		$	1,097,884		$	1,775,310		$	1,057,239
Tangible net income	$	55,903		$	48,606		$	52,861		$	62,829		$	32,784		$	220,197		$	168,373
Non-routine items:
Plus: merger related expenses		925			1,010			4,562			22,000			2,049			28,497			2,983
Plus: secondary offering expenses		—			—			—			—			—			—			4,552
Plus: specially designated bonuses		—			—			—			—			9,795			—			9,795
Plus: pension plan termination expense		1,225			—			—			—			—			1,225			—
Plus: other non-routine expenses⁽¹⁾		—			—			—			—			—			—			3,423
Plus: revaluation of receivable from sale of insurance assets		—			—			2,000			—			—			2,000			—
Less: gain on sale of insurance assets		—			—			—			—			—			—			4,871
Less: gain on sale of acquired loans		1,263			—			1,514			—			—			2,777			—
Less: securities gains (losses), net		317			775			938			(12	)		(54	)		2,018			(1,853	)
Tax expense:
Less: benefit of legacy loan bad debt deduction for tax		—			—			—			—			—			—			5,991
Less: income tax effect of tax deductible non-routine items		48			55			958			4,694			2,648			5,756			3,157
Total non-routine items, after tax		522			180			3,152			17,318			9,250			21,171			8,587
Adjusted tangible net income available to common shareholders	$	56,425		$	48,786		$	56,012		$	80,146		$	42,034		$	241,368		$	176,961
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity⁽¹⁾		11.93	%		10.47	%		12.96	%		19.83	%		15.19	%		13.60	%		16.74	%
Adjusted return on average assets ⁽²⁾
Average assets	$	17,843,383		$	17,621,163		$	17,653,511		$	17,634,267		$	12,249,819			17,689,126			11,498,013
Net income	$	51,426		$	43,986		$	48,346		$	58,201		$	32,325		$	201,958		$	166,261
Return on average assets		1.14	%		0.99	%		1.10	%		1.34	%		1.05	%		1.14	%		1.45	%
Net income	$	51,426		$	43,986		$	48,346		$	58,201		$	32,325		$	201,958		$	166,261
Total non-routine items, after tax		522			180			3,152			17,318			9,250			21,171			8,587
Adjusted net income	$	51,948		$	44,166		$	51,497		$	75,519		$	41,575		$	223,129		$	174,848
Adjusted return on average assets⁽¹⁾		1.16	%		0.99	%		1.17	%		1.74	%		1.35	%		1.26	%		1.52	%

Table 10 (Continued) – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

	As of and for the Three Months Ended										As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2019		September 30, 2019		June 30, 2019		March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		2019		2018
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		128,003,089		128,515,274		129,035,553		130,549,319		83,375,485		129,017,599		84,375,289
Net income allocated to common stock	$	51,248	$	43,849	$	48,176	$	58,028	$	32,293	$	201,275	$	166,064
Total non-routine items, after tax		522		180		3,152		17,318		9,250		21,171		8,587
Adjusted net income allocated to common stock	$	51,770	$	44,029	$	51,328	$	75,346	$	41,543	$	222,446	$	174,651
Adjusted diluted earnings per share	$	0.40	$	0.34	$	0.40	$	0.58	$	0.50	$	1.72	$	2.07
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision net earnings
Income before taxes	$	67,164	$	56,782	$	63,053	$	75,303	$	43,034	$	262,301	$	211,378
Plus: Provision for credit losses		27,126		43,764		28,927		11,210		8,422		111,027		12,700
Plus: Total non-routine items before taxes		570		235		4,110		22,012		11,898		26,927		17,735
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision net earnings	$	94,860	$	100,781	$	96,090	$	108,525	$	63,354	$	400,255	$	241,813

(1)		Annualized for the three-month periods.
(2)		Other non-routine expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 include expenses related to the sale of the assets of our insurance company and legal costs associated with litigation related to a pre-acquisition matter of a legacy acquired bank that has been resolved.

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