U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


x			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023


o			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to ________

Commission file number: 000-22507

THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Mississippi			64-0862173
(State of Incorporation)			(IRS Employer Identification No)


6480 U.S. Highway 98 West, Suite A, Hattiesburg, Mississippi			39402
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

(601) 268-8998

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00	FBMS	The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☑☐	Accelerated filer	☐☑
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller Reporting Company	☐
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o No þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common stock, $1.00 par value, ~~25,277,727~~32,345,400 shares issued and ~~24,028,120~~31,095,793 outstanding as of August ~~2, 2022.~~3, 2023.


Auditor Firm PCAOB ID: 686			Auditor Name: FORVIS, LLP			Auditor Location: Jackson, MS

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The First Bancshares, Inc.

Form 10-Q

Quarter Ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023

Index


Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets—Unaudited at June 30, ~~2022~~2023	3
	Consolidated Statements of Income—Unaudited	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive ~~Income—~~Income (Loss)—Unaudited	5
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity —Unaudited	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Unaudited	8
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Unaudited	910
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	3440
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	5562
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	5764

Part II. Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	5865
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	5865
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	5865
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	5865
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	5865
Item 5.	Other Information	5865
Item 6.	Exhibits	5966
Signatures		6067

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

($ in thousands)


		(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)
		June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021			June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
ASSETS	ASSETS					ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	Cash and due from banks	$	119,121	$	115,232	Cash and due from banks	$	105,788	$	67,176
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	Interest-bearing deposits with banks	237,650		804,481		Interest-bearing deposits with banks	88,262		78,139
Total cash and cash equivalents	Total cash and cash equivalents	356,771		919,713		Total cash and cash equivalents	194,050		145,315
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,638,341 - 2022; $1,741,153 - 2021; allowance for credit losses: $0)		1,489,247		1,751,832
Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 (fair value: $561,333 - 2022; $0 - 2021)		593,154		—
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,356,696 - 2023; $1,418,337 - 2022; allowance for credit losses: $0)						Securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,356,696 - 2023; $1,418,337 - 2022; allowance for credit losses: $0)	1,199,103		1,257,101
Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 (fair value: $613,831 - 2023; $642,097 - 2022)						Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 (fair value: $613,831 - 2023; $642,097 - 2022)	663,473		691,484
Other securities	Other securities	22,588		22,226		Other securities	35,725		33,944
Total securities	Total securities	2,104,989		1,774,058		Total securities	1,898,301		1,982,529
Loans held for sale	Loans held for sale	6,703		7,678		Loans held for sale	6,602		4,443
Loans held for investment	Loans held for investment	3,124,924		2,959,553		Loans held for investment	5,010,925		3,774,157
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses	(32,400)		(30,742)		Allowance for credit losses	(52,614)		(38,917)
Net loans held for investment	Net loans held for investment	3,092,524		2,928,811		Net loans held for investment	4,958,311		3,735,240
Interest receivable	Interest receivable	24,543		23,256		Interest receivable	30,837		27,723
Premises and equipment	Premises and equipment	126,512		125,959		Premises and equipment	178,489		143,518
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Operating lease right-of-use assets	4,050		4,095		Operating lease right-of-use assets	6,194		7,620
Finance lease right-of-use assets	Finance lease right-of-use assets	2,162		2,394		Finance lease right-of-use assets	1,698		1,930
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance	Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance	84,763		87,420		Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance	132,737		95,571
Goodwill	Goodwill	156,942		156,663		Goodwill	272,522		180,254
Other real estate owned	Other real estate owned	1,985		2,565		Other real estate owned	5,588		4,832
Other assets	Other assets	75,481		44,802		Other assets	176,779		132,742
Total assets	Total assets	$	6,037,425	$	6,077,414	Total assets	$	7,862,108	$	6,461,717
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY					LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:	Liabilities:					Liabilities:
Deposits:	Deposits:					Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	Noninterest-bearing	$	822,841	$	756,118	Noninterest-bearing	$	2,086,666	$	1,630,203
Interest-bearing	Interest-bearing	4,483,356		4,470,666		Interest-bearing	4,405,601		3,864,201
Total deposits	Total deposits	5,306,197		5,226,784		Total deposits	6,492,267		5,494,404
Interest payable	Interest payable	1,607		1,711		Interest payable	7,968		3,324
Borrowed funds						Borrowed funds	280,000		130,100
Subordinated debentures	Subordinated debentures	144,876		144,726		Subordinated debentures	128,214		145,027
Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liabilities	4,145		4,192		Operating lease liabilities	6,353		7,810
Finance lease liabilities	Finance lease liabilities	2,006		2,094		Finance lease liabilities	1,829		1,918
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures	Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures	1,220		1,070		Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures	2,075		1,325
Other liabilities	Other liabilities	16,922		20,665		Other liabilities	43,956		31,146
Total liabilities	Total liabilities	5,476,973		5,401,242		Total liabilities	6,962,662		5,815,054
Shareholders’ equity:	Shareholders’ equity:					Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $1 per share, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 21,778,731 shares issued at June 30, 2022, and 21,668,644 shares issued at December 31, 2021, respectively		21,779		21,669
Common stock, par value $1 per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized shares authorized; 32,345,400 shares issued at June 30, 2023, and par value $1 per share, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 25,275,369 shares issued at December 31, 2022						Common stock, par value $1 per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized shares authorized; 32,345,400 shares issued at June 30, 2023, and par value $1 per share, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 25,275,369 shares issued at December 31, 2022	32,345		25,275
Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital	459,503		459,228		Additional paid-in capital	774,101		558,833
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	231,654		206,228		Retained earnings	279,350		252,623
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(111,373)		7,978		Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(145,239)		(148,957)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,249,607 shares at June 30, 2022 and 649,607 shares at December 31, 2021		(41,111)		(18,931)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,249,607 shares at June 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022						Treasury stock, at cost, 1,249,607 shares at June 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022	(41,111)		(41,111)
Total shareholders’ equity	Total shareholders’ equity	560,452		676,172		Total shareholders’ equity	899,446		646,663
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,037,425	$	6,077,414	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	7,862,108	$	6,461,717

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

($ in thousands, except earnings and dividends per share)


		(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2023		2022		2023		2022
Interest and dividend income:	Interest and dividend income:									Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans	Interest and fees on loans	$	34,663	$	37,275	$	68,817	$	76,888	Interest and fees on loans	$	74,590	$	34,663	$	142,324	$	68,817
Interest and dividends on securities:	Interest and dividends on securities:									Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable interest and dividends	Taxable interest and dividends	8,372		4,017		14,524		7,608		Taxable interest and dividends	7,867		8,372		16,626		14,524
Tax exempt interest	Tax exempt interest	2,780		1,908		5,202		3,843		Tax exempt interest	2,948		2,780		5,896		5,202
Interest on federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in other banks	Interest on federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in other banks	32		38		45		86		Interest on federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in other banks	789		32		1,686		45
Total interest income	Total interest income	45,847		43,238		88,588		88,425		Total interest income	86,194		45,847		166,532		88,588
Interest expense:	Interest expense:									Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	Interest on deposits	1,905		3,315		4,188		7,164		Interest on deposits	14,762		1,905		27,039		4,188
Interest on borrowed funds	Interest on borrowed funds	1,841		1,873		3,660		3,982		Interest on borrowed funds	5,402		1,841		8,537		3,660
Total interest expense	Total interest expense	3,746		5,188		7,848		11,146		Total interest expense	20,164		3,746		35,576		7,848
Net interest income	Net interest income	42,101		38,050		80,740		77,279		Net interest income	66,030		42,101		130,956		80,740
Provision for credit losses, LHFI	Provision for credit losses, LHFI	450		—		450		—		Provision for credit losses, LHFI	1,000		450		11,500		450
Provision for credit losses, OBSC exposures	Provision for credit losses, OBSC exposures	150		—		150		—		Provision for credit losses, OBSC exposures	250		150		750		150
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	Net interest income after provision for credit losses	41,501		38,050		80,140		77,279		Net interest income after provision for credit losses	64,780		41,501		118,706		80,140
Non-interest income:	Non-interest income:									Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts	Service charges on deposit accounts	2,038		1,756		4,078		3,516		Service charges on deposit accounts	3,425		2,038		7,082		4,078
(Loss) gain on securities		(80)		77		(83)		97
(Loss) on securities										(Loss) on securities	(48)		(80)		(48)		(83)
Gain on acquisition	Gain on acquisition	281		—		281		—		Gain on acquisition	—		281		—		281
Government awards/grants	Government awards/grants	171		—		873		—		Government awards/grants	—		171		—		873
BOLI death proceeds	BOLI death proceeds	—		—		1,630		—		BOLI death proceeds	—		—		—		1,630
(Loss) gain on sale of premises and equipment	(Loss) gain on sale of premises and equipment	(115)		16		(113)		12		(Loss) gain on sale of premises and equipment	—		(115)		663		(113)
Other	Other	6,369		6,973		13,155		14,670		Other	9,046		6,369		17,338		13,155
Total non-interest income	Total non-interest income	8,664		8,822		19,821		18,295		Total non-interest income	12,423		8,664		25,035		19,821
Non-interest expense:	Non-interest expense:									Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	Salaries and employee benefits	17,237		16,036		34,036		32,091		Salaries and employee benefits	23,315		17,237		46,888		34,036
Occupancy and equipment	Occupancy and equipment	3,828		3,813		7,704		7,692		Occupancy and equipment	5,041		3,828		10,337		7,704
Acquisition expense/charter conversion	Acquisition expense/charter conversion	1,172		—		1,580		—		Acquisition expense/charter conversion	4,101		1,172		7,894		1,580
Other	Other	8,718		7,603		16,225		14,934		Other	14,442		8,718		27,450		16,225
Total non-interest expense	Total non-interest expense	30,955		27,452		59,545		54,717		Total non-interest expense	46,899		30,955		92,569		59,545
Income before income taxes	Income before income taxes	19,210		19,420		40,416		40,857		Income before income taxes	30,304		19,210		51,172		40,416
Income tax expense	Income tax expense	3,457		3,820		7,834		8,613		Income tax expense	6,525		3,457		11,122		7,834
Net income	Net income	$	15,753	$	15,600	$	32,582	$	32,244	Net income	$	23,779	$	15,753	$	40,050	$	32,582

Basic earnings per share	Basic earnings per share	$	0.77	$	0.74	$	1.58	$	1.53	Basic earnings per share	$	0.76	$	0.77	$	1.28	$	1.58
Diluted earnings per share	Diluted earnings per share	0.76		0.74		1.57		1.52		Diluted earnings per share	0.75		0.76		1.27		1.57

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

($ in thousands)


		(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,					Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2023		2022		2023		2022
Net income	Net income	$	15,753	$	15,600	$	32,582	$	32,244	Net income	$	23,779	$	15,753	$	40,050	$	32,582
Other comprehensive income:
Other comprehensive (loss) income:										Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period on available-for-sale securities	Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period on available-for-sale securities	(57,007)		3,955		(159,856)		(8,897)		Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period on available-for-sale securities	(19,504)		(57,007)		4,745		(159,856)
Reclassification adjustment for (accretion) amortization of unrealized holdings gain/(loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income from the transfer of securities available-for-sale to held-to-maturity										Reclassification adjustment for (accretion) amortization of unrealized holdings gain/(loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income from the transfer of securities available-for-sale to held-to-maturity	92		—		184		—
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income	Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income	80		(77)		83		(97)		Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income	48		80		48		83
Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period on available-for-sale securities	Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period on available-for-sale securities	(56,927)		3,878		(159,773)		(8,994)		Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period on available-for-sale securities	(19,364)		(56,927)		4,977		(159,773)
Income tax benefit (expense)		14,401		(982)		40,422		2,275
Income tax (expense) benefit										Income tax (expense) benefit	4,899		14,401		(1,259)		40,422
Other comprehensive (loss) income	Other comprehensive (loss) income	(42,526)		2,896		(119,351)		(6,719)		Other comprehensive (loss) income	(14,465)		(42,526)		3,718		(119,351)
Comprehensive (loss) income		$	(26,773)	$	18,496	$	(86,769)	$	25,525
Comprehensive income (loss)										Comprehensive income (loss)	$	9,314	$	(26,773)	$	43,768	$	(86,769)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

($ in thousands except per share data, unaudited)


		Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital				Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock					Total				Common Stock					Additional Paid-in Capital				Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Treasury Stock					Total
		Shares	Amount								Shares			Amount				Shares				Amount									Shares							Amount
Balance, January 1, 2021		21,598,993	$	21,599			$	456,919				$	154,241	$	25,816	(483,984)					$	(13,760)		$	644,815
Balance, January 1, 2022																						Balance, January 1, 2022	21,668,644			$	21,669		$	459,228			$	206,228		$	7,978			(649,607)		$	(18,931)		$	676,172
Net income	Net income	—	—		—				16,644			—		—		—			16,644			Net income	—			—		—				16,829			—				—		—			16,829
Common stock repurchased	Common stock repurchased	—	—		—				—			—		(165,623)		(5,171)			(5,171)			Common stock repurchased	—			—		—				—			—				(600,000)		(22,180)			(22,180)
Other comprehensive loss	Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—				—			(9,615)		—		—			(9,615)			Other comprehensive loss	—			—		—				—			(76,825)				—		—			(76,825)
Dividends on common stock, $0.13 per share		—	—		—				(2,723)			—		—		—			(2,723)
Dividends on common stock, $0.17 per share																						Dividends on common stock, $0.17 per share	—			—		—				(3,468)			—				—		—			(3,468)
Issuance of restricted stock grants	Issuance of restricted stock grants	84,578	85		(85)				—			—		—		—			—			Issuance of restricted stock grants	82,123			82		(82)				—			—				—		—			—
Restricted stock grants forfeited	Restricted stock grants forfeited	(500)	(1)		1				—			—		—		—			—			Restricted stock grants forfeited	(1,000)			(1)		1				—			—				—		—			—
Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	(14,720)	(15)		(426)				—			—		—		—			(441)			Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	(15,330)			(16)		(538)				—			—				—		—			(554)
Compensation expense	Compensation expense	—	—		440				—			—		—		—			440			Compensation expense	—			—		466				—			—				—		—			466
Balance, March 31, 2021		21,668,351	21,668		456,849				168,162			16,201		(649,607)		(18,931)			643,949
Balance, March 31, 2022																						Balance, March 31, 2022	21,734,437			21,734		459,075				219,589			(68,847)				(1,249,607)		(41,111)			590,440
Net income	Net income	—	—		—				15,600			—		—		—			15,600			Net income	—			—		—				15,753			—				—		—			15,753
Other comprehensive income		—	—		—				—			2,896		—		—			2,896
Dividends on common stock, $0.14 per share		—	—		—				(2,942)			—		—		—			(2,942)
Other comprehensive loss																						Other comprehensive loss	—			—		—				—			(42,526)				—		—			(42,526)
Dividends on common stock, $0.18 per share																						Dividends on common stock, $0.18 per share	—			—		—				(3,688)			—				—		—			(3,688)
Issuance of restricted stock grants	Issuance of restricted stock grants	3,000	3		(3)				—			—		—		—			—			Issuance of restricted stock grants	47,767			48		(48)				—			—				—		—			—
Restricted stock grants forfeited	Restricted stock grants forfeited	(1,021)	(1)		1				—			—		—		—			—			Restricted stock grants forfeited	(1,000)			(1)		1				—			—				—		—			—
Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes																						Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	(2,473)			(2)		(71)				—			—				—		—			(73)
Compensation expense	Compensation expense	—	—		549				—			—		—		—			549			Compensation expense	—			—		546				—			—				—		—			546
Balance, June 30, 2021		21,670,330	$	21,670	$	457,396			$	180,820		$	19,097	(649,607)		$	(18,931)		$	660,052
Balance, June 30, 2022																						Balance, June 30, 2022	21,778,731			$	21,779	$	459,503			$	231,654		$	(111,373)			(1,249,607)		$	(41,111)		$	560,452

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THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY CONTINUED

($ in thousands except per share data, unaudited)


		Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital				Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock					Total				Common Stock					Additional Paid-in Capital				Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Treasury Stock					Total
		Shares	Amount								Shares			Amount				Shares				Amount									Shares							Amount
Balance, January 1, 2022		21,668,644	$	21,669			$	459,228				$	206,228	$	7,978	(649,607)					$	(18,931)		$	676,172
Balance, January 1, 2023																						Balance, January 1, 2023	25,275,369			$	25,275		$	558,833			$	252,623		$	(148,957)			(1,249,607)		$	(41,111)		$	646,663
Net income	Net income	—	—		—				16,829			—		—		—			16,829			Net income	—			—		—				16,271			—				—		—			16,271
Common stock repurchased		—	—		—				—			—		(600,000)		(22,180)			(22,180)
Other comprehensive loss		—	—		—				—			(76,825)		—		—			(76,825)
Dividends on common stock, $0.17 per share		—	—		—				(3,468)			—		—		—			(3,468)
Other comprehensive income																						Other comprehensive income	—			—		—				—			18,183				—		—			18,183
Dividends on common stock, $0.21 per share																						Dividends on common stock, $0.21 per share	—			—		—				(6,498)			—				—		—			(6,498)
Issuance of common shares for HSBI acquisition																						Issuance of common shares for HSBI acquisition	6,920,422			6,920		214,602				—			—				—		—			221,522
Issuance of restricted stock grants	Issuance of restricted stock grants	82,123	82		(82)				—			—		—		—			—			Issuance of restricted stock grants	118,689			119		(119)				—			—				—		—			—
Restricted stock grants forfeited	Restricted stock grants forfeited	(1,000)	(1)		1				—			—		—		—			—			Restricted stock grants forfeited	(500)			(1)		1				—			—				—		—			—
Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	(15,330)	(16)		(538)				—			—		—		—			(554)			Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	(9,827)			(9)		(298)				—			—				—		—			(307)
Compensation expense	Compensation expense	—	—		466				—			—		—		—			466			Compensation expense	—			—		593				—			—				—		—			593
Balance, March 31, 2022		21,734,437	21,734		459,075				219,589			(68,847)		(1,249,607)		(41,111)			590,440
Balance, March 31, 2023																						Balance, March 31, 2023	32,304,153			32,304		773,612				262,396			(130,774)				(1,249,607)		(41,111)			896,427
Net income	Net income	—	—		—				15,753			—		—		—			15,753			Net income	—			—		—				23,779			—				—		—			23,779
Other comprehensive loss	Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—				—			(42,526)		—		—			(42,526)			Other comprehensive loss	—			—		—				—			(14,465)				—		—			(14,465)
Dividends on common stock, $0.18 per share		—	—		—				(3,688)			—		—		—			(3,688)
Dividends on common stock, $0.22 per share																						Dividends on common stock, $0.22 per share	—			—		—				(6,825)			—				—		—			(6,825)
Issuance of restricted stock grants	Issuance of restricted stock grants	47,827	48		(48)				—			—		—		—			—			Issuance of restricted stock grants	45,773			46		(46)				—			—				—		—			—
Restricted stock grants forfeited	Restricted stock grants forfeited	(1,000)	(1)		1				—			—		—		—			—			Restricted stock grants forfeited	(4,526)			(5)		5				—			—				—		—			—
Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes		(2,533)	(2)		(71)				—			—		—		—			(73)
Compensation expense	Compensation expense	—	—		546				—			—		—		—			546			Compensation expense	—			—		530				—			—				—		—			530
Balance, June 30, 2022		21,778,731	$	21,779	$	459,503			$	231,654		$	(111,373)	(1,249,607)		$	(41,111)		$	560,452
Balance, June 30, 2023																						Balance, June 30, 2023	32,345,400			$	32,345	$	774,101			$	279,350		$	(145,239)			(1,249,607)		$	(41,111)		$	899,446

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THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

($ in thousands)


		(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)
		Six Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021			2023		2022
Cash flows from operating activities:	Cash flows from operating activities:					Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	Net income	$	32,582	$	32,244	Net income	$	40,050	$	32,582
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:					Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion		6,520		6,685
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion						Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	2,321		6,520
Provision for credit loss	Provision for credit loss	450		—		Provision for credit loss	12,250		600
Loss on sale or writedown of ORE		235		416
Loss (gain) on sale or writedown of ORE						Loss (gain) on sale or writedown of ORE	533		235
Securities loss (gain)	Securities loss (gain)	83		(97)		Securities loss (gain)	48		83
Acquisition gain	Acquisition gain	(281)		—		Acquisition gain	—		(281)
Loss (gain) on disposal of premises and equipment		113		(12)
(Gain) loss on disposal of premises and equipment						(Gain) loss on disposal of premises and equipment	(663)		113
Restricted stock expense	Restricted stock expense	1,012		989		Restricted stock expense	1,123		1,012
Increase in cash value of life insurance	Increase in cash value of life insurance	(1,080)		(950)		Increase in cash value of life insurance	(1,587)		(1,080)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends	Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends	(1)		(26)		Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends	(222)		(1)
Residential loans originated and held for sale	Residential loans originated and held for sale	(79,176)		(134,389)		Residential loans originated and held for sale	(50,376)		(79,176)
Proceeds from sale of residential loans held for sale	Proceeds from sale of residential loans held for sale	80,151		149,821		Proceeds from sale of residential loans held for sale	48,217		80,151
Changes in:	Changes in:					Changes in:
Interest receivable	Interest receivable	(1,287)		2,318		Interest receivable	1,235		(1,287)
Interest payable	Interest payable	(104)		(307)		Interest payable	4,644		(104)
Operating lease liability	Operating lease liability	(47)		(784)		Operating lease liability	(1,457)		(47)
Other, net	Other, net	6,029		2,097		Other, net	(17,370)		6,029
Net cash provided by operating activities	Net cash provided by operating activities	45,199		58,005		Net cash provided by operating activities	38,746		45,349
Cash flows from investing activities:	Cash flows from investing activities:					Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities, calls and paydowns of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities		111,626		109,261
Purchases of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities		(604,673)		(379,796)
Redemptions (Purchases) of other securities, net		(361)		5,276
Available-for-sale securities:						Available-for-sale securities:
Sales						Sales	171,150		—
Maturities, prepayments, and calls						Maturities, prepayments, and calls	59,142		106,960
Purchases						Purchases	—		(7,000)
Held-to-maturity securities:						Held-to-maturity securities:
Maturities, prepayments, and calls						Maturities, prepayments, and calls	30,155		4,666
Purchases						Purchases	—		(597,673)
Purchases of other securities						Purchases of other securities	(9,473)		(361)
Proceeds from other securities						Proceeds from other securities	8,741		—
Net (increase) decrease in loans	Net (increase) decrease in loans	(163,253)		84,025		Net (increase) decrease in loans	(70,124)		(163,403)
Net changes in premises and equipment	Net changes in premises and equipment	(4,125)		(787)		Net changes in premises and equipment	(2,916)		(4,125)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned	Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned	836		3,431		Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned	587		836
Proceeds from the sale of land		712		—
Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment						Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment	731		712
Bank-owned life insurance – death proceeds	Bank-owned life insurance – death proceeds	1,630		—		Bank-owned life insurance – death proceeds	—		1,630
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance		—		(12,244)
Net cash used in investing activities		(657,608)		(190,834)
Cash received in excess of cash paid for acquisitions						Cash received in excess of cash paid for acquisitions	106,973		—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities						Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	294,966		(657,758)
Cash flows from financing activities:	Cash flows from financing activities:					Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in deposits		79,413		458,753
Net decrease in borrowed funds		—		(114,647)
(Decrease) increase in deposits						(Decrease) increase in deposits	(395,323)		79,413
Net change in borrowed funds						Net change in borrowed funds	149,900		—
Principal payments on finance lease liabilities	Principal payments on finance lease liabilities	(88)		(94)		Principal payments on finance lease liabilities	(89)		(88)
Dividends paid on common stock	Dividends paid on common stock	(7,050)		(5,580)		Dividends paid on common stock	(13,158)		(7,050)
Cash paid to repurchase common stock	Cash paid to repurchase common stock	(22,180)		(5,171)		Cash paid to repurchase common stock	—		(22,180)
Payment of subordinated debt issuance costs	Payment of subordinated debt issuance costs	(1)		(59)		Payment of subordinated debt issuance costs	—		(1)
Called/repayment of subordinated debt						Called/repayment of subordinated debt	(26,000)		—
Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	(627)		(441)		Repurchase of restricted stock for payment of taxes	(307)		(627)
Net cash provided by financing activities		49,467		332,761
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(562,942)		199,932
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		919,713		562,554
Ending cash and cash equivalents		$	356,771	$	762,486
Supplemental disclosures:
Loans transferred to other real estate		495		1,576
Issuance of restricted stock grants		130		88
Dividends on restricted stock grants		105		85
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets		600		14
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities						Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(284,977)		49,467

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS CONTINUED

($ in thousands)



	(Unaudited)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	48,735		(562,942)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	145,315		919,713
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	194,050	$	356,771
Supplemental disclosures:
Loans transferred to other real estate	$	1,267	$	495
Issuance of restricted stock grants	$	165	$	130
Dividends on restricted stock grants	$	165	$	105
Stock issued in connection with HSBI acquisition	6,920,422		—
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets	$	—	$	600
Lease liabilities arising from HSBI acquisition	$	184	$	—

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THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, ~~2022~~2023

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements and the instructions to Form 10-Q of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, ~~2022.~~2023. For further information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION

The First Bancshares, Inc., Hattiesburg, Mississippi (the “Company”), was incorporated June 23, 1995, under the laws of the State of Mississippi for the purpose of operating as a bank holding company. The Company’s primary asset is its interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First Bank (the “Bank” or “The First”).

On January 15, 2022, the Bank, then named The First, A National Banking Association, converted from a national banking association to a Mississippi state-chartered bank and changed its name to The First Bank. The First Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System through the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The charter conversion and name change are expected to have only a minimal impact on the Bank’s clients, and deposits will continue to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the applicable limits.

At June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the Company had approximately ~~$6.037~~$7.862 billion in assets, ~~$3.093~~$4.958 billion in net loans held for investment (“LHFI”), ~~$5.306~~$6.492 billion in deposits, and ~~$560.5~~$899.4 million in shareholders' equity. For the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the Company reported net income of ~~$32.6~~$40.1 million.

On February ~~25, 2022,~~24, 2023, the Company paid a cash dividend in the amount of ~~$0.17~~$0.21 per share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February ~~10, 2022.~~8, 2023. On May ~~25, 2022,~~24, 2023, the Company paid a cash dividend ~~in the amount~~ of ~~$0.18~~$0.22 per share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 10, 2022. On July 27, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.19 per share to be paid on its common stock on August 25, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, ~~2022.~~2023.

NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Effect of Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In ~~November 2021, FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2021-10,~~ ~~Government Assistance (Topic 832): “Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance.”~~ These amendments are expected to increase transparency in financial reporting by requiring business entities to disclose information about certain types of government assistance they receive. The Company adopted ASU 2021-10 effective January 1, 2022. Adoption of ASU 2021-10 did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

~~New Accounting Standards That Have Not Yet Been Adopted~~

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ~~(“FASB”~~("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (ASC 848): “Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” This ASU provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference ~~LIBOR~~London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. It is intended to help stakeholders during the global market-wide reference rate transition period. The ~~guidance is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.~~

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~~The~~ Company ~~is assessing~~adopted ASU 2020-04 ~~and its~~effective January 1, 2023. Adoption of ASU 2020-04 did not have a material impact on the ~~Company’s transition away from LIBOR for its loan and other~~Company's consolidated financial ~~instruments.~~statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combination (Topic 805): “Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers.” This ASU requires entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. The amendment improves comparability after the business combination by providing consistent recognition and measurement guidance for revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination and revenue contracts with customers not acquired in a business combination. ~~This ASU is effective for the Company after December 15, 2022.~~ The Company ~~is assessing~~adopted ASU 2021-08 ~~and its~~effective January 1, 2023. Adoption of ASU 2022-02 did not have a material impact on the ~~Company’s~~Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2022, FASB issued ASU No. 2022-02, "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures.” These amendments eliminate the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and instead require that an entity evaluate whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments also enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. For public business entities, these amendments require that an entity disclose current period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables

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and net investment in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Gross write-off information must be included in the vintage disclosures required for public business entities in accordance with paragraph 326-20-50-6, which requires that an entity disclose the amortized cost basis of financing receivables by credit quality indicator and class of financing receivable by year of origination. The Company adopted ASU 2022-02 effective January 1, 2023. Adoption of ASU 2022-02 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Standards That Have Not Yet Been Adopted

In March 2023, FASB issued ASU No. 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842) - "Common Control Arrangements." This ASU requires entities to determine whether a related party arrangement between entities under common control is a lease. If the arrangement is determined to be a lease, an entity must classify and account for the lease on the same basis as an arrangement with a related party. The ASU requires all entities to amortize leasehold improvements associated with common control leases over the useful life to the common control group. This guidance is effective for the Company ~~after December 15, 2022. The Company~~January 1, 2024, and is ~~assessing ASU 2022-02 and its~~not expected to have a material impact on the ~~Company’s~~Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2023, FASB issued ASU No. 2023-02, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Venture (Topic 323): "Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method." These amendments allow reporting entities to elect to account for qualifying tax equity investments using the proportional amortization method, regardless of the program giving rise to the related income tax credits. This guidance is effective for the Company January 1, 2024, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Acquisitions

~~Cadence~~Heritage Southeast Bank ~~Branches~~

On ~~December 3, 2021, The First~~January 1, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of ~~7 Cadence~~Heritage Southeast Bancorporation, Inc. ("HSBI"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 27, 2022, by and between the Company and HSBI (the "HSBI Merger Agreement"). Upon the completion of the merger of HSBI with and into the Company, Heritage Southeast Bank, ~~N.A. (“Cadence”) branches~~HSBI's wholly-owned subsidiary, was merged with and into The First Bank. Under the terms of the HSBI Merger Agreement, each share of HSBI common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.965 of a share of Company common stock. The Company paid a total consideration of $221.5 million to the former HSBI shareholders as consideration in ~~Northeast Mississippi (the “Cadence Branches”). In connection with~~ the acquisition, which included 6,920,422 shares of the ~~Cadence Branches,~~Company's common stock, and $16 thousand in cash in lieu of fractional shares. The ~~First assumed $410.2 million in deposits, acquired $40.3 million in loans at fair value, acquired certain assets associated with~~HSBI acquisition provides the ~~Cadence Branches at their book value, and paid a deposit premium of $1.0 million to Cadence. As a result of the acquisition,~~opportunity for the Company ~~will have an opportunity~~ to ~~increase~~expand its ~~deposit base~~operations in Georgia and ~~reduce transaction costs. The Company also expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.~~the Florida panhandle.

In connection with the acquisition of ~~the Cadence Branches,~~HSBI, the Company recorded ~~a $1.6~~approximately $92.1 million ~~bargain purchase gain~~of goodwill, of which $3.2 million funded the ACL for estimated losses on the acquired PCD loans, and ~~$2.9~~$43.7 million core deposit intangible. ~~The bargain purchase gain was generated as a result of the estimated fair value of net assets acquired exceeding the merger consideration, based on provisional fair values. The bargain purchase gain~~Goodwill is ~~considered non-taxable~~not deductible for income ~~taxes purposes.~~taxes. The core deposit intangible will be amortized to expense over 10 years. ~~The Company also incurred $370 thousand of provision for credit losses on credit marks from the loans acquired.~~

Expenses associated with the ~~branch~~HSBI acquisition ~~of the Cadence Branches~~ were ~~$232 thousand~~$3.0 million and ~~$444 thousand~~$4.2 million for the three months and six months period ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, respectively. These costs included charges associated with legal and consulting expenses, which have been expensed as incurred.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and consideration paid in the acquisition ~~of the Cadence Branches~~ were recorded at their estimated fair values based on management’s best estimates using information available at the date of the acquisition and are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition. While the fair values are not expected to be materially different from the estimates, accounting guidance provides that an acquirer must recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period, which will run through ~~December 3, 2022~~January 1, 2024, in respect of the ~~Cadence Branches,~~acquisition, in the measurement period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The acquirer must record in the financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of changes to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date.

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The items most susceptible to adjustment are the credit fair value adjustments on loans, core deposit intangible and the deferred income tax assets resulting from the acquisition.

The following table summarizes the provisional fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the goodwill generated from the transaction.


($ in thousands)
Purchase price:
Cash and stock	$	221,538
Total purchase price	221,538
Identifiable assets:
Cash	$	106,973
Investments	172,775
Loans	1,155,712
Core deposit intangible	43,739
Personal and real property	35,963
Other real estate owned	857
Bank owned life insurance	35,579
Deferred taxes	6,129
Interest receivable	4,349
Other assets	3,103
Total assets	1,565,179
Liabilities and equity:
Deposits	1,392,432
Trust Preferred	9,015
Other liabilities	34,271
Total liabilities	1,435,718
Net assets acquired	129,461
Goodwill	$	92,077

Beach Bancorp, Inc.

On August 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Beach Bancorp, Inc. ("BBI"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 26, 2022, by and between the Company and BBI (the "BBI Merger Agreement"). Upon the completion of the merger of BBI with and into the Company, Beach Bank, BBI's wholly-owned subsidiary, was merged with and into The First Bank. Under the terms of the BBI Merger Agreement, each share of BBI common stock and each share of BBI preferred stock was converted into the right to receive 0.1711 of a share of Company common stock (the "BBI Exchange Ratio"), and all stock options awarded under the BBI equity plans were converted automatically into an option to purchase shares of Company common stock on the same terms and conditions as applicable to each such BBI option as in effect immediately prior to the effective time, with the number of shares underlying each such option and the applicable exercise price adjusted based on the BBI Exchange Ratio. The BBI merger provides the opportunity for the Company to expand its operations in the Florida panhandle and enter the Tampa market. The Company paid consideration of $101.5 million to the former BBI shareholders including 3,498,936 shares of the Company's common stock and $1 thousand in cash in lieu of fractional shares, and also assumed options entitling the owners thereof to purchase an additional 310,427 shares of the Company's common stock.

In connection with the acquisition of BBI, the Company recorded approximately $23.5 million of goodwill, of which $1.3 million funded the ACL for estimated losses on the acquired PCD loans, and $9.8 million core deposit

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intangible. Goodwill is not deductible for income taxes. The core deposit intangible will be amortized to expense over 10 years.

Expenses associated with the BBI acquisition were $471 thousand and $1.3 million for the three months and six months period ended June 30, 2023, respectively. These costs included charges associated with legal and consulting expenses, which have been expensed as incurred.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and consideration paid in the acquisition were recorded at their estimated fair values based on management’s best estimates using information available at the date of the acquisition and are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition. While the fair values are not expected to be materially different from the estimates, accounting guidance provides that an acquirer must recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period, which will run through August 1, 2023, in respect of the acquisition, in the measurement period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The acquirer must record in the financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of changes to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The items most susceptible to adjustment are the credit fair value adjustments on loans, core deposit intangible and the deferred income tax assets resulting from the acquisition.

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The following table summarizes the provisional fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the goodwill ~~(bargain purchase gain)~~ generated from the ~~transaction ($ in thousands):~~transaction.


($ in thousands)
Purchase price:
Cash and stock	$	101,470
Total purchase price	101,470
Identifiable assets:
Cash	$	~~1,000~~23,939
~~Total purchase price~~Investments	~~1,000~~
~~Identifiable assets:~~
~~Cash~~	$	~~359,916~~22,643
Loans	~~40,262~~485,171
Other real estate	8,429
Bank owned life insurance	10,092
Core deposit intangible	~~2,890~~9,791
Personal and real property	~~9,675~~11,895
Deferred tax asset	27,135
Other assets	~~135~~9,235
Total assets	~~412,878~~608,330
Liabilities and equity:
Deposits	~~410,171~~490,591
Borrowings	25,000
Other liabilities	~~126~~14,772
Total liabilities	~~410,297~~530,363
Net assets acquired	~~2,581~~77,967
~~Bargain purchase gain~~Goodwill	$	~~(1,581)~~23,503

Supplemental Pro Forma Information

The following table presents certain supplemental pro forma information, for illustrative purposes only, for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021~~2022 as if the ~~Cadence Branches~~BBI and HSBI acquisitions had occurred on January 1, ~~2021.~~2022. The pro forma

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financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations had the acquisitions been effective as of this date.


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	(unaudited)		(unaudited)		($ in thousands)	(unaudited)		(unaudited)
		Pro-Forma		Pro-Forma
		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022		Six Months Ended June 30, 2021			Six Months Ended June 30, 2023		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Net interest income	Net interest income	$	80,740	$	77,279	Net interest income	$	130,956	$	90,701
Non-interest income	Non-interest income	19,821		18,295		Non-interest income	25,035		32,240
Total revenue	Total revenue	100,561		95,574		Total revenue	155,991		122,941
Income before income taxes	Income before income taxes	41,996		40,857		Income before income taxes	59,066		61,621

Supplemental pro-forma earnings were adjusted to exclude acquisition costs incurred. The Company’s operating results for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, include the operating results of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of the ~~Cadence Branches~~above mentioned acquisitions subsequent to the acquisition date. Due to the timing of the data conversion and the integration of operations of the branches onto the Company’s existing operations, historical reporting of the acquired branches is impracticable, and therefore, disclosure of the amounts of revenue and expenses attributable to the acquired branches since the acquisition date are not available.

NOTE 5 – EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

Basic per share data is calculated based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted per share data includes any dilution from potential common stock outstanding, such as restricted stock grants. There were no anti-dilutive common stock equivalents excluded in the calculations.

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The following tables disclose the reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted computations applicable to common ~~shareholders ($ in thousands, except per share amount):~~shareholders.


		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022					Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
($ in thousands, except per share amount)												($ in thousands, except per share amount)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
		Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data		Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data			Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data		Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data
Basic earnings per share	Basic earnings per share	$	15,753	20,507,451	$	0.77	$	15,600	21,018,772	$	0.74	Basic earnings per share	$	23,779	31,378,364	$	0.76	$	15,753	20,507,451	$	0.77
Effect of dilutive shares:	Effect of dilutive shares:											Effect of dilutive shares:
Restricted stock grants	Restricted stock grants			108,477					188,288			Restricted stock grants			213,301					108,477
Diluted earnings per share	Diluted earnings per share	$	15,753	20,615,928	$	0.76	$	15,600	21,207,060	$	0.74	Diluted earnings per share	$	23,779	31,591,665	$	0.75	$	15,753	20,615,928	$	0.76

		For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022					For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
		Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data		Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data
Basic earnings per share		$	32,582	20,602,698	$	1.58	$	32,244	21,013,930	$	1.53
Effect of dilutive shares:
Restricted stock grants				122,847					182,147
Diluted earnings per share		$	32,582	20,725,545	$	1.57	$	32,244	21,196,077	$	1.52


($ in thousands, except per share amount)	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data		Net Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Data
Basic earnings per share	$	40,050	31,343,911	$	1.28	$	32,582	20,602,698	$	1.58
Effect of dilutive shares:
Restricted stock grants			205,828					122,847
Diluted earnings per share	$	40,050	31,549,739	$	1.27	$	32,582	20,725,545	$	1.57

The Company granted ~~82,123~~118,689 shares and ~~84,578~~82,123 shares of restricted stock in the first quarter of ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. The Company granted ~~47,827~~45,773 shares and ~~3,000~~47,827 shares of restricted stock in the second quarter of ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

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NOTE 6 – COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

As presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income. The Company’s sources of other comprehensive income are unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, which are also recognized as separate components of equity.

NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. At June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, and December 31, ~~2021~~2022, these financial instruments consisted of the following:


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022				December 31, 2021				($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
		Fixed Rate		Variable Rate		Fixed Rate		Variable Rate			Fixed Rate		Variable Rate		Fixed Rate		Variable Rate
Commitments to make loans	Commitments to make loans	$	102,763	$	5,582	$	80,760	$	23,946	Commitments to make loans	$	74,312	$	53,495	$	43,227	$	15,758
Unused lines of credit	Unused lines of credit	270,342		314,136		213,332		309,791		Unused lines of credit	302,087		691,746		243,043		404,025
Standby letters of credit	Standby letters of credit	4,045		9,256		2,586		9,737		Standby letters of credit	16,584		11,122		4,260		9,909

Commitments to make loans are generally made for periods of 90 days or less. The fixed rate loan commitments have interest rates ranging from 1.0% to 18.0% and maturities ranging from approximately 1 year to 30 years.

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ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (“ACL”) ON OFF BALANCE SHEET CREDIT (“OBSC”) Exposures

The Company maintains a separate ACL on OBSC exposures, including unfunded commitments and letters of credit, which is included on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The ACL on OBSC exposures is adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over its estimated life.

Changes in the ACL on OBSC exposures were as follows for the presented periods:


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2023		2022		2023		2022
Balance at beginning of period	Balance at beginning of period	$	1,070	$	718	$	1,070	$	—	Balance at beginning of period	$	1,825	$	1,070	$	1,325	$	1,070
Adoption of ASU 326		—		—		—		718
Credit loss expense related to OBSC exposures	Credit loss expense related to OBSC exposures	150		—		150		—		Credit loss expense related to OBSC exposures	250		150		750		150
Balance at end of period	Balance at end of period	$	1,220	$	718	$	1,220	$	718	Balance at end of period	$	2,075	$	1,220	$	2,075	$	1,220

Adjustments to the ACL on OBSC exposures are recorded to provision for credit losses related to OBSC exposures. The Company recorded $250 thousand and $150 thousand provision for the three months period ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the six months period ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $750 thousand and $150 thousand provision to the ACL on OBSC exposures, respectively. The increase in the ACL on OBSC exposures for the ~~three and~~ six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 was ~~primarily~~ due to the day one provision for unfunded commitments related to the HSBI acquisition and an increase in unfunded commitments.

No credit loss estimate is reported for OBSC exposures that are unconditionally cancellable by the Company or for undrawn amounts under such arrangements that may be drawn prior to the cancellation on the arrangement.

NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES AND REPORTING, THE FAIR VALUE OPTION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the assets or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

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Level 2: Significant observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would likely consider in pricing an asset or liability.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company to estimate its financial instrument fair values disclosed at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021:~~2022:

•Investment Securities: The fair value for investment securities ~~are~~is determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2), using matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique commonly used to price debt securities that are not actively traded, valuing debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3).

•Loans Held for Sale~~: Since loans designated~~ - Loans held for sale are carried at fair value in the aggregate as determined by the ~~Company~~outstanding commitments from investors. As, such we classify those loans subjected to recurring fair value adjustments as available-for-sale are typically sold shortly after making the decision to sell them, realized gains or losses are usually recognized within the same period and fluctuations in fair values are not relevant for reporting purposes. If available-for-sale loans are held on our books for an extended periodLevel 2 of ~~time,~~ the fair value ~~of those loans is determined using quoted secondary-market prices.~~hierarchy.

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•Collateral Dependent Loans: Loans for which it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured for impairment. If the impaired loan is identified as collateral dependent, then the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment is utilized. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available for similar loans and collateral underlying such loans. Such adjustments, if any, result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. The Company generally adjusts the appraisal down by approximately 10 percent to account for cost associated with litigation and collection. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment.

•Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned consists of properties obtained through foreclosure. The adjustment at the time of foreclosure is recorded through the allowance for credit losses. Fair value of other real estate owned is based on current independent appraisals of the collateral less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals, which are updated no less frequently than annually. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach with data from comparable properties. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments, if any, result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. In the determination of fair value subsequent to foreclosure, management also considers other factors or recent developments, such as changes in market conditions from the time of valuation and anticipated sales values considering plans for disposition, which could result in an adjustment to lower the collateral value estimates indicated in the appraisals. The Company generally adjusts the appraisal down by approximately 10 percent to account for carrying costs. Periodic revaluations are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy since assumptions are used that may not be observable in the market. Due to the subjective nature of establishing the fair value when the asset is acquired, the actual fair value of the other real estate owned or foreclosed asset could differ from the original estimate. If it is determined the fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through other non-interest income. Operating costs associated with the assets after acquisition are also recorded as non-interest expense. Gains and losses on the disposition of other real estate owned and foreclosed assets are netted and recorded in other non-interest income. Other real estate owned is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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•Interest Rate Swaps: The Company offers interest rate swaps to certain commercial loan customers to allow them to hedge the risk of rising interest rates on their variable rate loans. The Company originates a variable rate loan and enters into a variable to fixed interest rate swap with the customer. The Company also enters into an offsetting swap with a correspondent bank. These back-to-back agreements are intended to offset each other and allow the Company to originate a variable rate loan, while providing the contract or fixed interest payments for the customer. Due to the observable nature of the inputs used in deriving the fair value of these derivative contracts, the valuation of interest rates swaps is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Estimated fair values for the Company’s financial instruments are as follows, as of the dates noted:


June 30, 2022		Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value			Fair Value Measurements
June 30, 2023														June 30, 2023			Carrying Amount					Estimated Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)														($ in thousands)
				Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value	Quoted Prices (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)								Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)						Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value	Quoted Prices (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

Financial Instruments:	Financial Instruments:													Financial Instruments:
Assets:	Assets:																							Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents									$	356,771							$	356,771					$	356,771						$	—	$	—	Cash and cash equivalents		$	194,050	$	194,050	$	194,050	$	—	$	—
Securities available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury					126,841					126,841				126,841				—					—
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities		158,660						158,660				—			158,660						—
Municipal securities		591,818			591,818			—				573,561			18,257
Mortgage-backed securities		574,634			574,634			—				574,634			—
Corporate obligations		37,294			37,294			—				37,262			32
Securities available-for-sale																		Securities available-for-sale				1,199,103							1,199,103		124,616		1,053,435			21,052
Securities held-to-maturity	Securities held-to-maturity	593,154			561,333			—				561,333			—			Securities held-to-maturity				663,473							613,831		—		613,831			—
Loans held for sale																		Loans held for sale				6,602				6,602			—		6,602		—
Loans, net	Loans, net	3,092,524			3,115,862			—				—			3,115,862			Loans, net				4,958,311				4,795,956			—		—		4,795,956
Accrued interest receivable	Accrued interest receivable	24,543			24,543			—				9,211			15,332			Accrued interest receivable				30,837				30,837			—		8,957		21,880
Interest rate swaps																		Interest rate swaps				12,469				12,469			—		12,469		—
Liabilities:	Liabilities:																	Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	822,841		$	822,841		$	—			$	822,841		$	—		Noninterest-bearing deposits				$	2,086,666			$	2,086,666		$	—	$	2,086,666	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	Interest-bearing deposits	4,483,356			4,331,370			—				4,331,370			—			Interest-bearing deposits				4,405,601				4,151,398			—		4,151,398		—
Subordinated debentures	Subordinated debentures	144,876			145,055			—				—			145,055			Subordinated debentures				128,214				106,361			—		—		106,361
FHLB and other borrowings																		FHLB and other borrowings				280,000				280,000			—		280,000		—
Accrued interest payable	Accrued interest payable	1,607			1,607			—				1,607			—			Accrued interest payable				7,968				7,968			—		7,968		—
Interest rate swaps																		Interest rate swaps				12,469				12,469			—		12,469		—

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December 31, 2021		Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value			Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2022														December 31, 2022			Carrying Amount					Estimated Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)														($ in thousands)
				Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value	Quoted Prices (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)								Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)						Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value	Quoted Prices (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

Financial Instruments:	Financial Instruments:													Financial Instruments:
Assets:	Assets:																							Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents									$	919,713							$	919,713					$	919,713						$	—	$	—	Cash and cash equivalents		$	145,315	$	145,315	$	145,315	$	—	$	—
Securities available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury					135,158					135,158				135,158				—					—
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities		183,021						183,021				—			183,021						—
Municipal securities		708,502			708,502			—				688,379			20,123
Mortgage-backed securities		688,298			688,298			—				688,298			—
Corporate obligations		36,853			36,853			—				36,810			43
Securities available-for-sale																		Securities available-for-sale				1,257,101							1,257,101		123,854		1,118,099			15,148
Securities held-to-maturity																		Securities held-to-maturity				691,484							642,097		—		642,097			—
Loans held for sale																		Loans held for sale				4,443				4,443			—		4,443		—
Loans, net	Loans, net	2,928,811			2,956,297			—				—			2,956,297			Loans, net				3,735,240				3,681,313			—		—		3,681,313
Accrued interest receivable	Accrued interest receivable	23,256			23,256			—				6,838			16,418			Accrued interest receivable				27,723				27,723			—		9,757		17,966
Interest rate swaps																		Interest rate swaps				12,825				12,825			—		12,825		—
Liabilities:	Liabilities:																	Liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits	Non-interest-bearing deposits	$	756,118		$	756,118		$	—			$	756,118		$	—		Non-interest-bearing deposits				$	1,630,203			$	1,630,203		$	—	$	1,630,203	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	Interest-bearing deposits	4,470,666			4,431,771			—				4,431,771			—			Interest-bearing deposits				3,864,201				3,505,990			—		3,505,990		—
Subordinated debentures	Subordinated debentures	144,726			156,952			—				—			156,952			Subordinated debentures				145,027				133,816			—		—		133,816
FHLB and other borrowings																		FHLB and other borrowings				130,100				130,100			—		130,100		—
Accrued interest payable	Accrued interest payable	1,711			1,711			—				1,711			—			Accrued interest payable				3,324				3,324			—		3,324		—
Interest rate swaps																		Interest rate swaps				12,825				12,825			—		12,825		—

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:


June 30, 2022
June 30, 2023													June 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Fair Value			Fair Value Measurements Using								($ in thousands)		Fair Value			Fair Value Measurements Using
				Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)							Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:													Assets:
Available-for-sale	Available-for-sale													Available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	126,841		$	126,841		$	—		$	—	U.S. Treasury		$	124,616		$	124,616		$	—		$	—
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and sponsored entities	158,660			—			158,660			—		Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and sponsored entities		132,738			—			132,738			—
Municipal securities	Municipal securities	591,818			—			573,561			18,257		Municipal securities		447,901			—			426,880			21,021
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	574,634			—			574,634			—		Mortgage-backed securities		455,979			—			455,979			—
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	37,294			—			37,262			32		Corporate obligations		37,869			—			37,838			31
Total available-for-sale	Total available-for-sale	$	1,489,247		$	126,841		$	1,344,117		$	18,289	Total available-for-sale		$	1,199,103		$	124,616		$	1,053,435		$	21,052
Loans held for sale													Loans held for sale		$	6,602		$	—		$	6,602		$	—
Interest rate swaps													Interest rate swaps		$	12,469		$	—		$	12,469		$	—
Liabilities													Liabilities
Interest rate swaps													Interest rate swaps		$	12,469		$	—		$	12,469		$	—

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December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022													December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Fair Value			Fair Value Measurements Using								($ in thousands)		Fair Value			Fair Value Measurements Using
				Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)							Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Available-for-sale	Available-for-sale													Available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	135,158		$	135,158		$	—		$	—	U.S. Treasury		$	123,854		$	123,854		$	—		$	—
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and sponsored entities	183,021			—			183,021			—		Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and sponsored entities		144,369			—			144,369			—
Municipal securities	Municipal securities	708,502			—			688,379			20,123		Municipal securities		457,857			—			442,740			15,117
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	688,298			—			688,298			—		Mortgage-backed securities		490,139			—			490,139			—
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	36,853			—			36,810			43		Corporate obligations		40,882			—			40,851			31
Total available-for-sale	Total available-for-sale	$	1,751,832		$	135,158		$	1,596,508		$	20,166	Total available-for-sale		$	1,257,101		$	123,854		$	1,118,099		$	15,148
Loans held for sale													Loans held for sale		$	4,443		$	—		$	4,443		$	—
Interest rate swaps													Interest rate swaps		$	12,825		$	—		$	12,825		$	—
Liabilities:													Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps													Interest rate swaps		$	12,825		$	—		$	12,825		$	—

The following is a reconciliation of activity for assets measured at fair value based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) information.


		Bank-Issued Trust Preferred Securities					Bank-Issued Trust Preferred Securities
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	2022		2021		($ in thousands)	2023		2022
Balance, January 1	Balance, January 1	$	43	$	235	Balance, January 1	$	31	$	43
Paydowns	Paydowns	(11)		(55)		Paydowns	—		(11)
Unrealized gain included in comprehensive income		—		38
Balance at June 30	Balance at June 30	$	32	$	218	Balance at June 30	$	31	$	32


		Municipal Securities					Municipal Securities
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	2022		2021		($ in thousands)	2023		2022
Balance, January 1	Balance, January 1	$	20,123	$	20,126	Balance, January 1	$	15,117	$	20,123
Purchases	Purchases	—		4,189		Purchases	—		—
Maturities, calls and paydowns	Maturities, calls and paydowns	(236)		(4,185)		Maturities, calls and paydowns	(236)		(236)
Unrealized loss included in comprehensive income		(1,630)		(26)
Transfer from level 2 to level 3						Transfer from level 2 to level 3	6,085		—
Unrealized gain (loss) included in comprehensive income						Unrealized gain (loss) included in comprehensive income	55		(1,630)
Balance at June 30	Balance at June 30	$	18,257	$	20,104	Balance at June 30	$	21,021	$	18,257

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The following tables present quantitative information about recurring Level 3 fair value measurements ($ in thousands):

Trust Preferred Securities

Fair Value

Valuation Technique

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Range of Inputs

June 30, ~~2022~~2023

3231

Discounted cash flow

Probability of default

~~4.25%~~7.69% - ~~4.72%~~7.76%

December 31, ~~2021~~2022

4331

Discounted cash flow

Probability of default

~~2.35%~~6.98% - ~~2.47%~~7.19%

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Municipal Securities

Fair Value

Valuation Technique

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

Range of Inputs

June 30, ~~2022~~2023

~~18,257~~21,021

Discounted cash flow

Discount Rate

~~2.00%~~3.65% - ~~3.90%~~5.61%

December 31, ~~2021~~2022

~~20,123~~15,117

Discounted cash flow

Discount Rate

~~0.50%~~3.00% - ~~1.90%~~4.00%

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The following table presents the fair value measurement of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements were classified at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.


June 30, 2022
June 30, 2023										June 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)			Fair Value Measurements Using						($ in thousands)			Fair Value Measurements Using
		Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Collateral dependent loans	Collateral dependent loans	$	2,011	$	—	$	—	$	2,011	Collateral dependent loans	$	6,740	$	—	$	—	$	6,740
Other real estate owned	Other real estate owned	1,985		—		—		1,985		Other real estate owned	5,588		—		—		5,588


December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022										December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)			Fair Value Measurements Using						($ in thousands)			Fair Value Measurements Using
		Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Collateral dependent loans	Collateral dependent loans	$	3,564	$	—	$	—	$	3,564	Collateral dependent loans	$	5,552	$	—	$	—	$	5,552
Other real estate owned	Other real estate owned	2,565		—		—		2,565		Other real estate owned	4,832		—		—		4,832

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NOTE 9 - SECURITIES

The following table summarizes the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) and securities held-to-maturity at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022								($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023
		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value			Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities:	Available-for-sale securities:									Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	135,820	$	—	$	8,979	$	126,841	U.S. Treasury	$	135,683	$	—	$	11,067	$	124,616
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	172,020		16		13,375		158,660		Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	152,520		1		19,783		132,738
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	671,353		1,126		80,661		591,818		Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	505,231		430		57,760		447,901
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	368,957		71		29,201		339,827		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	319,417		3		40,622		278,798
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	251,865		118		17,176		234,807		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	201,601		51		24,471		177,181
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	38,326		83		1,115		37,294		Corporate obligations	42,244		—		4,375		37,869
Total available-for-sale	Total available-for-sale	$	1,638,341	$	1,413	$	150,507	$	1,489,247	Total available-for-sale	$	1,356,696	$	485	$	158,078	$	1,199,103
Held-to-maturity:	Held-to-maturity:									Held-to-maturity:
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	109,527	$	—	$	3,403	$	106,124	U.S. Treasury	$	89,687	$	—	$	4,648	$	85,039
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	33,127		—		489		32,638		Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	33,681		—		2,383		31,298
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	146,958		162		11,576		135,544		Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	247,126		6,330		15,968		237,488
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	163,453		—		10,139		153,314		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	148,859		—		16,902		131,957
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	130,089		66		5,793		124,362		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	134,120		—		14,016		120,104
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	10,000		—		649		9,351		Corporate obligations	10,000		—		2,055		7,945
Total held-to-maturity	Total held-to-maturity	$	593,154	$	228	$	32,049	$	561,333	Total held-to-maturity	$	663,473	$	6,330	$	55,972	$	613,831

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($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	December 31, 2021								($ in thousands)	December 31, 2022
		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value			Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities:	Available-for-sale securities:									Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	135,889	$	83	$	814	$	135,158	U.S. Treasury	$	135,752	$	—	$	11,898	$	123,854
Obligations of U.S. government agencies sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. government agencies sponsored entities	182,877		1,238		1,094		183,021		Obligations of U.S. government agencies sponsored entities	163,054		3		18,688		144,369
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	698,861		12,452		2,811		708,502		Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	519,190		598		61,931		457,857
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	410,269		4,123		3,425		410,967		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	341,272		11		42,041		299,242
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	277,353		2,917		2,939		277,331		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	215,200		60		24,363		190,897
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	35,904		962		13		36,853		Corporate obligations	43,869		—		2,987		40,882
Total available-for-sale	Total available-for-sale	$	1,741,153	$	21,775	$	11,096	$	1,751,832	Total available-for-sale	$	1,418,337	$	672	$	161,908	$	1,257,101
Held-to-maturity:										Held-to-maturity:
U.S. Treasury										U.S. Treasury	$	109,631	$	—	$	5,175	$	104,456
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities										Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	33,789		—		2,153		31,636
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions										Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions	247,467		4,525		13,699		238,293
Mortgage-backed securities - residential										Mortgage-backed securities - residential	156,119		—		17,479		138,640
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial										Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	134,478		7		13,798		120,687
Corporate obligations										Corporate obligations	10,000		—		1,615		8,385
Total held-to-maturity										Total held-to-maturity	$	691,484	$	4,532	$	53,919	$	642,097

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities are shown by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Securities not due at a single maturity date are shown separately.

The Company reassessed classification of certain investments and effective October 2022, the Company transferred $863 thousand of obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities, $1.2 million of mortgage-backed securities - commercial, and $137.5 million of tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions from AFS to HTM securities. The securities were transferred at their amortized cost basis, net of any remaining unrealized gain or loss reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. The related unrealized loss of $36.8 million included in other comprehensive income remained in other comprehensive income, to be amortized out of other comprehensive income with an offsetting entry to interest income as a yield adjustment through earnings over the remaining term of the securities. There was no allowance for credit loss associated with the AFS securities that were transferred to HTM.

ACL on Securities

Securities Available for Sale

Quarterly, the Company evaluates if a security has a fair value less than its amortized cost. Once these securities are identified, in order to determine whether a decline in fair value resulted from a credit loss or other factors, the Company performs further analysis as outlined below:

•Review the extent to which the fair value is less than the amortized cost and determine if the decline is indicative of credit loss or other factors.

•The securities that violate the credit loss trigger above would be subjected to additional analysis.

•If the Company determines that a credit loss exists, the credit portion of the allowance will be measured using the discounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis using the effective interest rate. The amount of credit loss the Company

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records will be limited to the amount by which the amortized cost exceeds the fair value. The allowance for the calculated credit loss will be monitored going forward for further credit deterioration or improvement.

At both June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, the results of the analysis did not identify any securities where the decline was indicative of credit loss factors; therefore, no credit loss was recognized on any of the securities AFS.

Accrued interest receivable is excluded from the estimate of credit losses for securities AFS. Accrued interest receivable totaled ~~$7.2~~$5.7 million and ~~$6.8~~$6.2 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively and was reported in interest receivable on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

All AFS securities were current with no securities past due or on nonaccrual as of June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

Securities Held to Maturity

At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the potential credit loss exposure was ~~$391~~$201 thousand and $242 thousand, respectively and consisted of tax-exempt and taxable obligations of states and municipal subdivisions and corporate obligations securities. After applying appropriate probability of default (“PD”) and loss given default (“LGD”) assumptions, the total amount of current expected credit losses was deemed immaterial. Therefore, no reserve was recorded at June 30, ~~2022.~~

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2023.

Accrued interest receivable is excluded from the estimate of credit losses for securities held-to-maturity. Accrued interest receivable totaled ~~$2.0~~$3.4 million and $0$3.6 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively and was reported in interest receivable on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

At both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no securities held-to-maturity that were past due 30 days or more as to principal or interest payments. The Company had no securities held-to-maturity classified as nonaccrual at both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

The Company monitors the credit quality of the debt securities held-to-maturity through the use of credit ratings. The Company monitors the credit ratings on a quarterly basis. The following table summarizes the amortized cost of debt securities held-to-maturity at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, aggregated by credit quality indicators.


~~($ in thousands)~~	~~June 30, 2022~~
A2	$	~~1,419~~
~~Aa1/Aa2/Aa3~~	~~19,711~~
~~Aaa~~	~~446,055~~
~~Not rated~~	~~125,969~~
~~Total~~	$	~~593,154~~


($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Aaa	$	440,152	$	467,736
Aa1/Aa2/Aa3	137,533		110,854
A1/A2	33,349		13,757
BBB	10,000		10,000
Not rated	42,439		89,137
Total	$	663,473	$	691,484

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($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022				($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023
		Amortized Cost		Fair Value			Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Available-for-sale:	Available-for-sale:					Available-for-sale:
Due less than one year	Due less than one year	$	27,963	$	27,852	Due less than one year	$	62,185	$	61,053
Due after one year through five years	Due after one year through five years	269,064		257,549		Due after one year through five years	265,117		246,185
Due after five years through ten years	Due after five years through ten years	387,471		350,647		Due after five years through ten years	334,035		289,647
Due greater than ten years	Due greater than ten years	333,021		278,565		Due greater than ten years	174,341		146,239
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	368,957		339,827		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	319,417		278,798
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	251,865		234,807		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	201,601		177,181
Total	Total	$	1,638,341	$	1,489,247	Total	$	1,356,696	$	1,199,103

Held-to-maturity:	Held-to-maturity:					Held-to-maturity:
Due less than one year	Due less than one year	$	20,798	$	20,545	Due less than one year	$	38,491	$	37,396
Due after one year through five years	Due after one year through five years	109,904		106,351		Due after one year through five years	72,423		68,056
Due after five years through ten years	Due after five years through ten years	35,543		33,601		Due after five years through ten years	52,315		47,359
Due greater than ten years	Due greater than ten years	133,367		123,160		Due greater than ten years	217,265		208,959
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	163,453		153,314		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	148,859		131,957
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	130,089		124,362		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	134,120		120,104
Total	Total	$	593,154	$	561,333	Total	$	663,473	$	613,831

The amortized costs of securities pledged as collateral, to secure public deposits and for other purposes, was ~~$1.075~~$1.186 billion ~~and $889.5 million~~ at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and $1.031 billion at December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

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The following table summarizes securities in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021. There were no held-to-maturity securities at December 31, 2021.~~2022. The securities are aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position:


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022												($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023
		Losses < 12 Months				Losses 12 Months or >				Total					Losses < 12 Months				Losses 12 Months or >				Total
		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Available-for-sale:	Available-for-sale:													Available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	124,260	$	8,794	$	2,582	$	185	$	126,842	$	8,979	U.S. Treasury	$	—	$	—	$	124,616	$	11,067	$	124,616	$	11,067
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	152,689		12,837		4,503		538		157,192		13,375		Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	1,031		38		131,338		19,745		132,369		19,783
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	477,118		70,673		58,393		9,988		535,511		80,661		Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	47,332		2,055		378,121		55,705		425,453		57,760
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	299,279		24,606		31,500		4,595		330,779		29,201		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	9,805		423		268,497		40,199		278,302		40,622
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	182,312		13,954		30,647		3,222		212,959		17,176		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	5,067		333		167,716		24,138		172,783		24,471
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	27,684		1,111		27		4		27,711		1,115		Corporate obligations	8,323		1,177		29,547		3,198		37,870		4,375
Total	Total	$	1,263,342	$	131,975	$	127,652	$	18,532	$	1,390,994	$	150,507	Total	$	71,558	$	4,026	$	1,099,835	$	154,052	$	1,171,393	$	158,078

Held-to-maturity:	Held-to-maturity:													Held-to-maturity:
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	106,124	$	3,403	$	—	$	—	$	106,124	$	3,403	U.S. Treasury	$	—	$	—	$	85,039	$	4,648	$	85,039	$	4,648
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	32,638		489		—		—		32,638		489		Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	736		—		30,561		2,383		31,297		2,383
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	86,881		11,576		—		—		86,881		11,576		Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	44,551		4,276		67,739		11,692		112,290		15,968
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	153,314		10,139		—		—		153,314		10,139		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	—		—		131,957		16,902		131,957		16,902
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	119,649		5,793		—		—		119,649		5,793		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	25,217		1,829		94,887		12,187		120,104		14,016
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	9,351		649		—		—		9,351		649		Corporate obligations	—		—		7,945		2,055		7,945		2,055
Total	Total	$	507,957	$	32,049	$	—	$	—	$	507,957	$	32,049	Total	$	70,504	$	6,105	$	418,128	$	49,867	$	488,632	$	55,972

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($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	December 31, 2021												($ in thousands)	December 31, 2022
		Losses < 12 Months				Losses 12 Months or >				Total					Losses < 12 Months				Losses 12 Months or >				Total
		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Available-for-sale:														Available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury	U.S. Treasury	$	130,098	$	814	$	—	$	—	$	130,098	$	814	U.S. Treasury	$	4,563	$	419	$	119,292	$	11,479	$	123,855	$	11,898
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	121,402		933		5,254		161		126,656		1,094		Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	34,254		2,293		109,431		16,395		143,685		18,688
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	249,430		2,692		3,692		119		253,122		2,811		Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	275,202		31,152		159,508		30,779		434,710		61,931
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	Mortgage-backed securities - residential	284,183		3,228		8,912		197		293,095		3,425		Mortgage-backed securities - residential	76,125		4,970		222,274		37,071		298,399		42,041
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	174,697		2,836		3,038		103		177,735		2,939		Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	50,193		3,025		136,062		21,338		186,255		24,363
Corporate obligations	Corporate obligations	6,692		8		42		5		6,734		13		Corporate obligations	35,142		1,995		5,739		992		40,881		2,987
Total	Total	$	966,502	$	10,511	$	20,938	$	585	$	987,440	$	11,096	Total	$	475,479	$	43,854	$	752,306	$	118,054	$	1,227,785	$	161,908

Held-to-maturity:														Held-to-maturity:
U.S. Treasury														U.S. Treasury	$	104,457	$	5,175	$	—	$	—	$	104,457	$	5,175
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities														Obligations of U.S. government agencies and sponsored entities	31,636		2,153		—		—		31,636		2,153
Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions														Tax-exempt and taxable obligations of state and municipal subdivisions	127,628		13,583		15,303		116		142,931		13,699
Mortgage-backed securities - residential														Mortgage-backed securities - residential	138,639		17,479		—		—		138,639		17,479
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial														Mortgage-backed securities - commercial	119,758		13,798		—		—		119,758		13,798
Corporate obligations														Corporate obligations	8,385		1,615		—		—		8,385		1,615
Total														Total	$	530,503	$	53,803	$	15,303	$	116	$	545,806	$	53,919

At June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, the Company’s securities portfolio consisted of ~~1,237~~1,208 and ~~304~~1,265 securities, respectively, which were in an unrealized loss position. Securities in unrealized loss positions are evaluated for impairment related to credit losses at least quarterly. The unrealized losses shown above are due to increases in market rates over the yields available at the time of purchase of the underlying securities and not credit quality. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. No allowance for credit losses was needed at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

NOTE 10 – LOANS

The Company uses four different categories to classify loans in its portfolio based on the underlying collateral securing each loan. The loans grouped together in each category have been determined to share similar risk characteristics with respect to credit quality. Those four categories are commercial, financial and agriculture, commercial real estate, consumer real estate, consumer installment;

Commercial, financial and agriculture – Commercial, financial and agriculture loans include loans to business entities issued for commercial, industrial, or other business purposes. This type of commercial loan shares a similar risk characteristic in that unlike commercial real estate loans, repayment is largely dependent on cash flow generated from the operation of the business.

Commercial real estate – Commercial real estate loans are grouped as such because repayment is mainly dependent upon either the sale of the real estate, operation of the business occupying the real estate, or refinance

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of the debt obligation. This includes both owner-occupied and non-owner occupied CRE secured loans, because they share similar risk characteristics related to these variables.

Consumer real estate – Consumer real estate loans consist primarily of loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties and/or residential lots. This includes loans for the purpose of constructing improvements on the residential property, as well as home equity lines of credit.

Consumer installment – Installment and other loans are all loans issued to individuals that are not for any purpose related to operation of a business, and not secured by real estate. Repayment on these loans is mostly dependent on personal income, which may be impacted by general economic conditions.

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The following table shows the composition of the loan portfolio:


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Loans held for sale	Loans held for sale					Loans held for sale
Mortgage loans held for sale	Mortgage loans held for sale	$	6,703	$	7,678	Mortgage loans held for sale	$	6,602	$	4,443
Total LHFS	Total LHFS	$	6,703	$	7,678	Total LHFS	$	6,602	$	4,443

Loans held for investment	Loans held for investment					Loans held for investment
Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	$	402,619	$	397,516	Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	$	790,295	$	536,192
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	1,810,204		1,683,698		Commercial real estate	2,915,886		2,135,263
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	871,051		838,654		Consumer real estate	1,249,295		1,058,999
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	41,050		39,685		Consumer installment	55,449		43,703
Total loans	Total loans	3,124,924		2,959,553		Total loans	5,010,925		3,774,157
Less allowance for credit losses	Less allowance for credit losses	(32,400)		(30,742)		Less allowance for credit losses	(52,614)		(38,917)
Net LHFI	Net LHFI	$	3,092,524	$	2,928,811	Net LHFI	$	4,958,311	$	3,735,240


(1)			Loan balance includes ~~$6.3 million~~$514 thousand and ~~$41.1 million~~$710 thousand in Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans as of June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

Accrued interest receivable is not included in the amortized cost basis of the Company’s LHFI. At June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, accrued interest receivable for LHFI totaled ~~$15.3~~$21.9 million and ~~$16.4~~$18.0 million, respectively, with no related ACL and was reported in interest receivable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

Nonaccrual and Past Due LHFI

Past due LHFI are loans contractually past due 30 days or more as to principal or interest payments. Generally, the Company will place a delinquent loan in nonaccrual status when the loan becomes 90 days or more past due. At the time a loan is placed in nonaccrual status, all interest which has been accrued on the loan but remains unpaid is reversed and deducted from earnings as a reduction of reported interest income. No additional interest is accrued on the loan balance until the collection of both principal and interest becomes reasonably certain.

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The following tables ~~presents~~present the aging of the amortized cost basis in past due loans in addition to those loans classified as nonaccrual including purchase credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans:


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022														($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023
		Past Due 30 to 89 Days		Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing		Nonaccrual		PCD		Total Past Due, Nonaccrual and PCD		Total LHFI		Nonaccrual and PCD with No ACL			Past Due 30 to 89 Days		Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing		Nonaccrual		PCD		Total Past Due, Nonaccrual and PCD		Total LHFI		Nonaccrual and PCD with No ACL
Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	$	207	$	527	$	335	$	—	$	1,069	$	402,619	$	218	Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	$	1,549	$	—	$	221	$	1,066	$	2,836	$	790,295	$	172
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	1,894		—		17,733		1,402		21,029		1,810,204		1,487		Commercial real estate	1,278		—		9,196		793		11,267		2,915,886		5,030
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	1,437		—		2,928		1,276		5,641		871,051		90		Consumer real estate	1,899		—		3,324		1,419		6,642		1,249,295		1,456
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	194		—		4		—		198		41,050		—		Consumer installment	177		—		18		—		195		55,449		—
Total	Total	$	3,732	$	527	$	21,000	$	2,678	$	27,937	$	3,124,924	$	1,795	Total	$	4,903	$	—	$	12,759	$	3,278	$	20,940	$	5,010,925	$	6,658


(1)			Total loan balance includes ~~$6.3 million~~$514 thousand in PPP loans as of June 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

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December 31, 2021
																	December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Past Due 30 to 89 Days		Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing		Nonaccrual		PCD		Total Past Due, Nonaccrual and PCD		Total LHFI		Nonaccrual and PCD with No ACL		($ in thousands)	Past Due 30 to 89 Days		Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing		Nonaccrual		PCD		Total Past Due, Nonaccrual and PCD		Total LHFI		Nonaccrual and PCD with No ACL
Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	$	246	$	—	$	190	$	—	$	436	$	397,516	$	—	Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	$	220	$	—	$	19	$	—	$	239	$	536,192	$	—
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	453		—		19,445		2,082		21,980		1,683,698		1,661		Commercial real estate	1,984		—		7,445		1,129		10,558		2,135,263		4,560
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	2,140		45		3,776		2,512		8,473		838,654		1,488		Consumer real estate	3,386		289		2,965		1,032		7,672		1,058,999		791
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	121		—		7		1		129		39,685		—		Consumer installment	173		—		1		—		174		43,703		—
Total	Total	$	2,960	$	45	$	23,418	$	4,595	$	31,018	$	2,959,553	$	3,149	Total	$	5,763	$	289	$	10,430	$	2,161	$	18,643	$	3,774,157	$	5,351


(1)			Total loan balance includes ~~$41.1 million~~$710 thousand in PPP loans as of December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

Acquired Loans

In connection with the acquisitions of HSBI and BBI, the Company acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. Acquired loans are recorded at their fair value at the time of acquisition with no carryover from the acquired institution's previously recorded allowance for credit losses. Acquired loans are accounted for under the following accounting pronouncements: ASC 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses.

The fair value for acquired loans recorded at the time of acquisition is based upon several factors including the timing and payment of expected cash flows, as adjusted for estimated credit losses and prepayments, and then discounting these cash flows using comparable market rates. The resulting fair value adjustment is recorded in the form of premium or discount to the unpaid principal balance of each acquired loan. As it relates to acquired PCD loans, the net premium or net discount is adjusted to reflect the Company's allowance for credit losses ("ACL") recorded for PCD loans at the time of acquisition, and the remaining fair value adjustment is accreted or amortized into interest income over the remaining life of the loan. As it relates to acquired loans not classified as PCD ("non-PCD") loans, the credit loss and yield components of the fair value adjustments are aggregated, and the resulting net premium or net discount is accreted or amortized into interest income over the average remaining life of those loans. The Company records an ACL for non-PCD loans at the time of acquisition through provision expense, and therefore, no further adjustments are made to the net premium or net discount for non-PCD loans.

The estimated fair value of the non-PCD loans acquired in the BBI acquisition was $460.0 million, which is net of a $8.8 million discount. The gross contractual amounts receivable of the acquired non-PCD loans at acquisition was approximately $468.8 million, of which $6.4 million is the amount of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected.

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The estimated fair value of the non-PCD acquired in the HSBI acquisition was $1.091 billion, which is net of a $33.7 million discount. The gross contractual amounts receivable of the acquired non-PCD loans at acquisition was approximately $1.125 billion, of which $16.5 million is the amount of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected.

The following table shows the carrying amount of loans acquired in the BBI and HSBI acquisitions for which there was, at the date of acquisition, more than insignificant deterioration of credit quality since origination:


($ in thousands)	BBI		HSBI
Purchase price of loans at acquisition	$	27,669	$	52,356
Allowance for credit losses at acquisition	1,303		3,176
Non-credit discount (premium) at acquisition	530		2,325
Par value of acquired loans at acquisition	$	29,502	$	57,857

As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, and December 31, ~~2021~~2022 the amortized cost of the Company’s PCD loans totaled ~~$6.2~~$65.9 million and ~~$8.6~~$24.0 million, respectively, which had an estimated ACL of ~~$584 thousand~~$3.5 million and ~~$855 thousand,~~$1.7 million, respectively.

Loan Modifications

The Company adopted ASU No. 2022-02 effective January 1, 2023. These amendments eliminate the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and enhanced disclosures for loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.

Occasionally, the Company modifies loans to borrowers in financial distress by providing principal forgiveness, term extension, and other-than-insignificant payment delay or interest rate reduction. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged-off against the allowance for credit losses.

In some cases, the Company provides multiple types of concessions on one loan. Typically, one type of concession, such as term extension, is granted initially. If the borrower continues to experience financial difficulty, another concession, such as principal forgiveness, may be granted. For loans included in the "combination" columns below, multiple types of modifications have been made on the same loan within the current reporting period. The combination is at least two of the following: a term extension, principal forgiveness, an other-than-insignificant payment delay and/or an interest rate reduction.

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of loans at June 30, 2023 that were both experiencing financial difficulty and modified during 2023, by class and by type of modification. The percentage of the amortized cost basis of loans that were modified to borrowers in financial distress as compared to the amortized cost basis of each class of financing receivable is also presented below:


($ in thousands)	Payment Modification		Percentage of Total Loans Held for Investment
Consumer real estate	$	60	—	%
Total	$	60	—	%

The Company has not committed to lend additional amounts to the borrowers included in the previous table.

Troubled Debt Restructurings Prior to the Adoption of ASU 2022-02

If the Company grants a concession to a borrower for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties that it would not otherwise consider, the loan is classified as ~~TDRs.~~

~~In response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic and its economic impact to its customers, the Company implemented~~ a short-term modification program in accordance with interagency regulatory guidance to provide temporary payment relief to those borrowers directly impacted by COVID-19 who were not more than 30 days past due at the time of the modification. This program allowed for a deferral of payments for up two successive 90-day periods for a cumulative maximum of 180 days. Pursuant to interagency guidance, such short-term deferrals are not deemed to meet the criteria for reporting as TDRs. For borrowers requiring a longer-term modification following the short-term loan modification program the Company worked with these borrowers whose loans were not more than 30 days past due at December 31, 2019 and who required modification as a result of COVID-19 to modify such loans under Section 4013 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”).TDR.

As of ~~June 30, 2022, and~~ December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, the Company had TDRs totaling ~~$21.1~~$21.8 million. The Company acquired three TDRs totaling $1.5 million ~~and $24.2 million, respectively.~~as part of the BBI acquisition. As of ~~June 30,~~December 31, 2022, the Company had no additional amount committed on any loan classified as TDR. As of ~~June 30, 2022, and~~ December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, TDRs had a related ACL of ~~$3.8 million and $4.3 million, respectively.~~$841 thousand.

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The following table presents LHFI by class modified as TDRs that occurred during the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2022 and 2021.~~2022.

($ in thousands, except for number of loans) Three Months Ended June 30,
2022 Number of
Loans Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
Pre-Modification Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
Post-Modification
Commercial, financial and agriculture 1 $ 15 $ 15
Total 1 $ 15 $ 15
2021
Commercial real estate 2 $ 237 $ 237
Consumer real estate 1 $ 54 $ 44
Total 3 $ 291 $ 281

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($ in thousands, except for number of loans)	Three Months Ended June 30,
2022	Number of Loans	Outstanding Recorded Investment Pre-Modification		Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification
Commercial, financial and agriculture	1	$	15	$	15
Total	1	$	15	$	15

The TDRs presented above increased the ACL $0 ~~and $21 thousand~~ and resulted in no charge-offs for the three months period ended June 30, ~~2022 and 2021, respectively.~~2022.


($ in thousands, except for number of loans)	($ in thousands, except for number of loans)	Six Months Ended June 30,					($ in thousands, except for number of loans)	Six Months Ended June 30,
2022	2022	Number of Loans	Outstanding Recorded Investment Pre-Modification		Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification		2022	Number of Loans	Outstanding Recorded Investment Pre-Modification		Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification
Commercial, financial and agriculture	Commercial, financial and agriculture	1	$	15	$	15	Commercial, financial and agriculture	1	$	15	$	15
Total	Total	1	$	15	$	15	Total	1	$	15	$	15

2021
Commercial real estate		2	$	237	$	237
Consumer real estate		1	$	54	$	44
Total		3	$	291	$	281

The TDRs presented above increased the ACL $0 ~~and $21 thousand~~ and resulted in no charge-offs for the six months period ended June 30, ~~2022 and 2021, respectively.~~2022.

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the ~~modification ($ in thousands, except for number of loans).~~modification.


Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:		Six Months Ended June 30,
								($ in thousands, except for number of loans)	Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022			2021			Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:	2022
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:	Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:	Number of Loans	Recorded Investment		Number of Loans	Recorded Investment			Number of Loans	Recorded Investment
		3	$	4,562	3	$	1,027	Commercial real estate	3	$	4,562
		3	133		1	44		Consumer real estate	3	133
Total	Total	6	$	4,695	4	$	1,071	Total	6	$	4,695

The modifications described above included one of the following or a combination of the following: maturity date extensions, interest only payments, amortizations were extended beyond what would be available on similar type loans, and payment waiver. No interest rate concessions were given on these loans nor were any of these loans written down. A loan is considered to be in a payment default once it is 30 days contractually past due under the modified terms. The TDRs presented above increased the ACL $1.5 million and ~~$238 thousand and~~ resulted in no charge-offs for the six months period ended June 30, ~~2022 and 2021, respectively.~~2022.

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The following tables represents the Company’s TDRs at ~~June 30, 2022 and~~ December 31, ~~2021:~~2022:

June 30, 2022 Current
Loans Past Due
30-89 Past Due 90
days and still
accruing Nonaccrual Total
($ in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agriculture $ 15 $ — $ — $ 65 $ 79
Commercial real estate 3,142 — — 15,849 18,991
Consumer real estate 1,157 — — 902 2,059
Consumer installment 15 — — — 15
Total $ 4,329 $ — $ — $ 16,816 $ 21,144
Allowance for credit losses $ 53 $ — $ — $ 3,778 $ 3,831

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December 31, 2021		Current Loans			Past Due 30-89			Past Due 90 days and still accruing			Nonaccrual					Total
December 31, 2022										December 31, 2022				Current Loans						Past Due 30-89				Past Due 90 days and still accruing				Nonaccrual					Total
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)			Current Loans				Past Due 30-89					Past Due 90 days and still accruing					Nonaccrual									Total				($ in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agriculture	Commercial, financial and agriculture									Commercial, financial and agriculture					$	49				$	—			$	—						$	—					$	49
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	3,367					—			—				16,858					20,225			Commercial real estate			13,561				—					—				6,121			19,682
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	1,772			—			—			1,973					3,745		Consumer real estate				1,077				—				—					929				2,006
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	18			—			—			—					18		Consumer installment				14				—				—					—				14
Total	Total	$	5,220		$	—		$	—		$	18,938				$	24,158	Total				$	14,701			$	—			$	—				$	7,050			$	21,751
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses	$	90		$	—		$	—		$	4,217				$	4,307	Allowance for credit losses				$	350			$	—			$	—				$	491			$	841

Collateral Dependent Loans

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent individually evaluated loans by class of loans as of June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021:~~2022:


June 30, 2022
June 30, 2023								June 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Real Property		Equipment		Total		($ in thousands)	Real Property		Miscellaneous		Total
Commercial, financial and agriculture	Commercial, financial and agriculture	$	—	$	218	$	218	Commercial, financial and agriculture	$	—	$	172	$	172
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	1,487		—		1,487		Commercial real estate	5,030		—		5,030
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	312		—		312		Consumer real estate	1,574		—		1,574
Total	Total	$	1,799	$	218	$	2,017	Total	$	6,604	$	172	$	6,776


December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022						December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Real Property		Total		($ in thousands)	Real Property		Total
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	$	1,712	$	1,712	Commercial real estate	$	4,560	$	4,560
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	1,858		1,858		Consumer real estate	998		998
Total	Total	$	3,570	$	3,570	Total	$	5,558	$	5,558

A loan is collateral dependent when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment of the loan is expected to be provided substantially through the sale of the collateral. The following provides a qualitative description by class of loan of the collateral that secures the Company’s ~~collateral-dependent~~collateral dependent LHFI:

•Commercial, financial and agriculture – Loans within these loan classes are secured by equipment, inventory accounts, and other non-real estate collateral.

•Commercial real estate – Loans within these loan classes are secured by commercial real property.

•Consumer real estate - Loans within these loan classes are secured by consumer real property.

•Consumer installment - Loans within these loan classes are secured by consumer goods, equipment, and non-real estate collateral.

There have been no significant changes to the collateral that secures these financial assets during the period.

Loan Participations

The Company has loan participations, which qualify as participating interest, with other financial institutions. As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, these loans totaled ~~$148.6~~$273.0 million, of which ~~$62.4~~$152.8 million had been sold to other financial institutions and ~~$86.2~~$120.2 million was purchased by the Company. As of December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, these loans totaled ~~$118.4~~$202.6 million, of which ~~$77.8~~$100.1 million had been sold to other financial institutions and ~~$40.6~~$102.5 million was purchased by the Company. The loan participations convey proportionate ownership rights with equal priority to each participating interest holder; involving no recourse (other than ordinary representations and warranties) to, or subordination by, any participating interest holder; all cash flows are divided among the participating interest holders in proportion to each holder’s share of ownership; and no holder has the right to pledge the entire financial asset unless all participating interest holders agree.

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Credit Quality Indicators

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually to classify the loans as to credit risk. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Pass: Loan classified as pass are deemed to possess average to superior credit quality, requiring no more than normal attention.

Special Mention: Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Company’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard: Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

These above classifications were the most current available as of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, and were generally updated within the prior year.

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The tables below present the amortized cost basis of loans by credit quality indicator and class of loans based on the most recent analysis performed at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. Revolving loans converted to term as of the six months ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021~~2022 were not material to the total loan portfolio.


As of June 30, 2022		Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year												Revolving Loans			Total
As of June 30, 2023																As of June 30, 2023			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year																		Revolving Loans			Total
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior				Revolving Loans				Total	($ in thousands)		2023			2022			2021			2020			2019							Prior
Commercial, financial and	Commercial, financial and																Commercial, financial and
agriculture:	agriculture:																		agriculture:
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	78,092	$	118,432	$	50,598	$	46,425	$	46,582	$	60,811	$	66		$	401,006	Pass		$	63,198		$	153,935		$	119,982		$	55,578		$	42,981		$		74,566		$	274,501			$	784,741
Special mention	Special mention	—		—		218		336		—		416		—			970		Special mention		—			—			—			179			1,199			1,473			127				2,978
Substandard	Substandard	35		40		—		47		50		471		—			643		Substandard		58			427			163			317			638			948			25				2,576
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total commercial, financial and agriculture	Total commercial, financial and agriculture	$	78,126	$	118,472	$	50,816	$	46,808	$	46,632	$	61,698	$	66		$	402,619	Total commercial, financial and agriculture		$	63,256		$	154,362		$	120,145		$	56,074		$	44,818		$	76,987		$	274,653			$	790,295
Current period gross write offs																			Current period gross write offs		$	—		$	11		$	95		$	2		$	206		$	110		$	—			$	424

Commercial real estate:	Commercial real estate:																		Commercial real estate:
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	288,699	$	417,922	$	283,843	$	185,986	$	149,012	$	396,464	$	—		$	1,721,925	Pass		$	115,044		$	801,165		$	591,882		$	397,524		$	278,946		$	619,859		$	3,546			$	2,807,966
Special mention	Special mention	—		1,309		2,269		1,725		6,911		13,889		—			26,104		Special mention		—			681			10,427			3,263			10,434			18,817			—				43,622
Substandard	Substandard	—		4,973		2,761		2,284		16,362		35,121		—			61,501		Substandard		—			6,981			3,389			838			5,334			47,756			—				64,298
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		675		—			675		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total commercial real estate	Total commercial real estate	$	288,699	$	424,204	$	288,874	$	189,995	$	172,284	$	446,149	$	—		$	1,810,204	Total commercial real estate		$	115,044		$	808,827		$	605,698		$	401,625		$	294,714		$	686,432		$	3,546			$	2,915,886
Current period gross write offs																			Current period gross write offs		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—			$	—

Consumer real estate:	Consumer real estate:																		Consumer real estate:
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	139,239	$	224,599	$	135,559	$	56,347	$	55,459	$	144,043	$	99,869		$	855,114	Pass		$	87,387		$	369,865		$	236,851		$	139,610		$	64,194		$	182,654		$	149,200			$	1,229,761
Special mention	Special mention	—		—		—		201		26		3,028		—			3,254		Special mention		—			76			—			—			90			4,126			2,027				6,319
Substandard	Substandard	53		424		420		653		2,569		7,145		1,418			12,683		Substandard		—			119			527			1,647			763			8,902			1,257				13,215
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total consumer real estate	Total consumer real estate	$	139,292	$	225,023	$	135,978	$	57,201	$	58,053	$	154,215	$	101,287		$	871,051	Total consumer real estate		$	87,387		$	370,060		$	237,378		$	141,257		$	65,047		$	195,682		$	152,484			$	1,249,295

Current period gross write offs																			Current period gross write offs		$	—		$	21		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3		$	—			$	24
Consumer installment:	Consumer installment:																		Consumer installment:
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	10,954	$	13,170	$	6,613	$	2,895	$	998	$	1,853	$	4,502		$	40,986	Pass		$	13,765		$	17,183		$	9,991		$	4,416		$	1,940		$	1,618		$	6,444			$	55,357
Special mention	Special mention	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Special mention		—			—			—			1			—			—			—				1
Substandard	Substandard	22		4		23		2		3		9		—			63		Substandard		—			9			19			42			20			1			—				91
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total consumer installment	Total consumer installment	$	10,976	$	13,175	$	6,636	$	2,897	$	1,001	$	1,863	$	4,502		$	41,050	Total consumer installment		$	13,765		$	17,192		$	10,010		$	4,459		$	1,960		$	1,619		$	6,444			$	55,449

Current period gross write offs																			Current period gross write offs		$	47		$	370		$	131		$	128		$	66		$	243		$	33			$	1,018
Total	Total																		Total
Pass	Pass	$	516,984	$	774,123	$	476,613	$	291,654	$	252,050	$	603,170	$	104,438		$	3,019,031	Pass		$	279,394		$	1,342,148		$	958,706		$	597,128		$	388,061		$	878,697		$	433,691			$	4,877,825
Special mention	Special mention	—		1,309		2,488		2,261		6,937		17,333		—			30,328		Special mention		—			757			10,427			3,443			11,723			24,416			2,154				52,920
Substandard	Substandard	109		5,441		3,204		2,986		18,984		42,746		1,418			74,890		Substandard		58			7,536			4,098			2,844			6,755			57,607			1,282				80,180
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		675		—			675		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total	Total	$	517,093	$	780,874	$	482,304	$	296,901	$	277,971	$	663,924	$	105,856		$	3,124,924	Total		$	279,452		$	1,350,441		$	973,231		$	603,415		$	406,539		$	960,720		$	437,127			$	5,010,925
Current period gross write offs																			Current period gross write offs		$	47		$	402		$	226		$	130		$	272		$	356		$	33			$	1,466

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As of December 31, 2021		Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year												Revolving Loans			Total
As of December 31, 2022																As of December 31, 2022			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year																		Revolving Loans			Total
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior				Revolving Loans				Total	($ in thousands)		2022			2021			2020			2019			2018							Prior
Commercial, financial and:	Commercial, financial and:																Commercial, financial and:
agriculture	agriculture																		agriculture
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	152,798	$	60,106	$	52,802	$	47,988	$	22,083	$	43,773	$	178		$	379,728	Pass		$	181,761		$	141,174		$	55,690		$	53,954		$	43,441		$		52,038		$	181			$	528,239
Special mention	Special mention	—		255		749		90		481		29		—			1,604		Special mention		380			5,188			1,664			—			—			412			—				7,644
Substandard	Substandard	—		—		1,398		6,184		360		8,242		—			16,184		Substandard		50			—			—			34			33			192			—				309
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total commercial, financial and agriculture	Total commercial, financial and agriculture	$	152,798	$	60,361	$	54,949	$	54,262	$	22,924	$	52,044	$	178		$	397,516	Total commercial, financial and agriculture		$	182,191		$	146,362		$	57,354		$	53,988		$	43,474		$	52,642		$	181			$	536,192

Commercial real estate:	Commercial real estate:																		Commercial real estate:
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	402,284	$	313,288	$	207,879	$	177,943	$	134,234	$	332,588	$	—		$	1,568,216	Pass		$	582,895		$	436,661		$	305,140		$	217,626		$	140,682		$	368,185		$	1,765			$	2,052,954
Special mention	Special mention	1,326		2,259		1,782		15,076		2,779		15,519		—			38,741		Special mention		672			1,345			3,938			11,643			9,885			16,612			—				44,095
Substandard	Substandard	3,904		3,189		1,931		17,147		18,814		31,756		—			76,741		Substandard		50			2,830			908			1,694			4,797			27,935			—				38,214
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total commercial real estate	Total commercial real estate	$	407,514	$	318,736	$	211,592	$	210,166	$	155,827	$	379,863	$	—		$	1,683,698	Total commercial real estate		$	583,617		$	440,836		$	309,986		$	230,963		$	155,364		$	412,732		$	1,765			$	2,135,263

Consumer real estate:	Consumer real estate:																		Consumer real estate:
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	243,340	$	164,359	$	70,465	$	66,940	$	51,988	$	121,238	$	98,444		$	816,774	Pass		$	325,853		$	226,355		$	136,052		$	59,376		$	51,515		$	129,923		$	112,278			$	1,041,352
Special mention	Special mention	—		—		331		26		1,746		1,949		—			4,052		Special mention		—			—			—			—			823			3,846			—				4,669
Substandard	Substandard	444		532		1,280		3,410		1,288		9,241		1,633			17,828		Substandard		519			554			1,481			648			1,706			6,894			1,176				12,978
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total consumer real estate	Total consumer real estate	$	243,784	$	164,891	$	72,076	$	70,376	$	55,022	$	132,428	$	100,077		$	838,654	Total consumer real estate		$	326,372		$	226,909		$	137,533		$	60,024		$	54,044		$	140,663		$	113,454			$	1,058,999

Consumer installment:	Consumer installment:																		Consumer installment:
Risk Rating	Risk Rating																		Risk Rating
Pass	Pass	$	17,980	$	9,245	$	4,222	$	1,645	$	1,088	$	1,758	$	3,697		$	39,635	Pass		$	18,925		$	11,618		$	5,031		$	2,078		$	832		$	1,445		$	3,725			$	43,654
Special mention	Special mention	—		—		—		—		1		—		—			1		Special mention		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Substandard	Substandard	—		26		3		5		8		7		—			49		Substandard		4			13			24			—			3			5			—				49
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total consumer installment	Total consumer installment	$	17,980	$	9,271	$	4,225	$	1,650	$	1,097	$	1,765	$	3,697		$	39,685	Total consumer installment		$	18,929		$	11,631		$	5,055		$	2,078		$	835		$	1,450		$	3,725			$	43,703

Total	Total																		Total
Pass	Pass	$	816,402	$	546,998	$	335,368	$	294,516	$	209,393	$	499,357	$	102,319		$	2,804,353	Pass		$	1,109,434		$	815,808		$	501,913		$	333,034		$	236,470		$	551,591		$	117,949			$	3,666,199
Special mention	Special mention	1,326		2,514		2,862		15,192		5,007		17,497		—			44,398		Special mention		1,052			6,533			5,602			11,643			10,708			20,870			—				56,408
Substandard	Substandard	4,348		3,747		4,612		26,746		20,470		49,246		1,633			110,802		Substandard		623			3,397			2,413			2,376			6,539			35,026			1,176				51,550
Doubtful	Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		Doubtful		—			—			—			—			—			—			—				—
Total	Total	$	822,076	$	553,259	$	342,842	$	336,454	$	234,870	$	566,100	$	103,952		$	2,959,553	Total		$	1,111,109		$	825,738		$	509,928		$	347,053		$	253,717		$	607,487		$	119,125			$	3,774,157

Allowance for Credit Losses

The ACL is a valuation account that is deducted from loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. It is comprised of a general allowance for loans that are collectively assessed in pools with similar risk characteristics and a specific allowance for individually assessed loans. The allowance is continuously monitored by management to maintain a level adequate to absorb expected losses inherent in the loan portfolio.

The ACL represents the estimated losses for financial assets accounted for on an amortized cost basis. Expected losses are calculated using relevant information, from internal and external sources, about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics such as differences in

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underwriting standards, portfolio mix, delinquency level, or term as well as for changes in environment conditions, such as changes in unemployment rates, property values, or other relevant factors. Management may selectively apply external market data to subjectively adjust the Company’s own loss history including index or peer data. Expected losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and modifications. Loans are charged-off against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed and recoveries are credited to the allowance when received. Expected recovery amounts may not exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged-off.

The ACL is measured on a collective basis when similar risk characteristics exist. Generally, collectively assessed loans are grouped by call code (segments). Segmenting loans by call code will group loans that contain similar types of collateral, purposes, and are usually structured with similar terms making each loan’s risk profile very similar to the rest in that segment. Each of these segments then flows up into one of the four bands (bands), Commercial, Financial, and Agriculture, Commercial Real Estate, Consumer Real Estate, and Consumer Installment. In accordance with the guidance in ASC 326, the Company redefined its LHFI portfolio segments and related loan classes based on the level at which risk is monitored within the ACL methodology. Construction loans for 1-4 family residential properties with a call code 1A1, and other construction, all land development and other land loans with a call code 1A2 were previously separated between the Commercial Real Estate or Consumer Real Estate bands based on loan type code. Under our ASC 326 methodology 1A1 loans are all defined as part of the Consumer Real Estate band and 1A2 loans are all defined as part of the Commercial Real Estate Band.

The ~~probability of default (“PD”)~~PD calculation analyzes the historical loan portfolio over the given lookback period to identify, by segment, loans that have defaulted. A default is defined as a loan that has moved to past due 90 days and greater, nonaccrual status, or experienced a charge-off during the period. The model observes loans over a 12-month window, detecting any events previously defined. This information is then used by the model to calculate annual iterative count-based PD rates for each segment. This process is then repeated for all dates within the historical data range. These averaged PD’s are used for an immediate reversion back to the historical mean. The historical data used to calculate this input was captured by the Company from 2009 through the most recent quarter end.

The Company utilizes reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions when estimating the ACL on loans. The model’s calculation also includes a 24-month forecasted PD based on a regression model that calculated a comparison of the Company’s historical loan data to various national economic metrics during the same periods. The results showed the Company’s past losses having a high rate of correlation to unemployment, both regionally and nationally. Using this information, along with the most recently published Wall Street Journal survey of sixty economists’ forecasts predicting unemployment rates out over the next eight quarters, a corresponding future PD can be calculated for the forward-looking 24-month period. This data can also be used to predict loan losses at different levels of stress, including a baseline, adverse and severely adverse economic condition. After the forecast period, PD rates revert to the historical mean of the entire data set.

The LGD calculation is based on actual losses (charge-offs, net recoveries) at a loan level experienced over the entire lookback period aggregated to get a total for each segment of loans. The aggregate loss amount is divided by the exposure at default to determine an LGD rate. Defaults occurring during the lookback period are included in the denominator, whether a loss occurred or not and exposure at default is determined by the loan balance immediately preceding the default event. If there is not a minimum of five past defaults in a loan segment, or less than 15.0% calculated LGD rate, or the total balance at default is less than 1% of the balance in the respective call code as of the model run date, a proxy index is used. This index is proprietary to the Company’s ACL modeling vendor derived from loss data of other client institutions similar in organization structure to the Company. The vendor also provides a “crisis” index derived from loss data between the post-recessionary years of 2008-2013 that the Company uses.

The model then uses these inputs in a non-discounted version of DCF methodology to calculate the quantitative portion of estimated losses. The model creates loan level amortization schedules that detail out the expected monthly payments for a loan including estimated prepayments and payoffs. These expected cash flows are discounted back to present value using the loan’s coupon rate instead of the effective interest rate. On a quarterly basis, the Company uses internal credit portfolio data, such as changes in portfolio volume and composition, underwriting practices, and levels of past due loans, nonaccruals and classified assets along with other external information not used in the quantitative calculation to determine if any subjective qualitative adjustments are required so that all significant risks are incorporated to form a sufficient basis to estimate credit losses.

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The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the three ~~and six~~ months ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021:~~2022:


($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
	Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	9,443	$	28,052	$	14,201	$	754	$	52,450
Provision for credit losses	(64)		603		(118)		579		1,000
Loans charged-off	(421)		—		(24)		(681)		(1,126)
Recoveries	14		71		64		141		290
Total ending allowance balance	$	8,972	$	28,726	$	14,123	$	793	$	52,614


($ in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
	Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	6,349	$	20,389	$	11,599	$	580	$	38,917
Initial allowance on PCD loans	727		2,260		182		7		3,176
Provision for credit losses	2,263		5,991		2,284		962		11,500
Loans charged-off	(424)		—		(24)		(1,018)		(1,466)
Recoveries	57		86		82		262		487
Total ending allowance balance	$	8,972	$	28,726	$	14,123	$	793	$	52,614


($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	4,874	$	17,773	$	8,492	$	481	$	31,620
Provision for credit losses	(313)		629		62		72		450
Loans charged-off	(94)		(24)		(140)		(168)		(426)
Recoveries	44		290		338		84		756
Total ending allowance balance	$	4,511	$	18,668	$	8,752	$	469	$	32,400


($ in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	4,873	$	17,552	$	7,889	$	428	$	30,742
Provision for credit losses	(313)		629		62		72		450
Loans charged-off	(146)		(27)		(147)		(337)		(657)
Recoveries	97		514		948		306		1,865
Total ending allowance balance	$	4,511	$	18,668	$	8,752	$	469	$	32,400

($ in thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Commercial,
Financial and
Agriculture Commercial
Real Estate Consumer
Real Estate Consumer
Installment Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance $ 4,158 $ 17,578 $ 10,280 $ 647 $ 32,663
Provision for credit losses — — — — —
Loans charged-off (490) (166) (124) (108) (888)
Recoveries 242 161 183 96 682
Total ending allowance balance $ 3,910 $ 17,573 $ 10,339 $ 635 $ 32,457

($ in thousands) Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Commercial,
Financial and
Agriculture Commercial
Real Estate Consumer
Real Estate Consumer
Installment Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance $ 6,214 $ 24,319 $ 4,736 $ 551 $ 35,820
Impact of ASC 326 adoption on non-PCD loans (1,319) (4,607) 5,257 (49) (718)
Impact of ASC 326 adoption on PCD loans 166 575 372 2 1,115
Provision for credit losses — — — — —
Loans charged-off (1,476) (3,007) (263) (265) (5,011)
Recoveries 325 293 237 396 1,251
Total ending allowance balance $ 3,910 $ 17,573 $ 10,339 $ 635 $ 32,457

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The Company recorded a ~~$450 thousand~~$11.5 million provision for credit losses for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared to no$450 thousand provision for the same period in ~~2021.~~2022. The initial ACL on PCD loans recorded in March 2023, of $3.2 million was related to the HSBI acquisition. The 2023 provision for credit losses includes $10.7 million associated

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with day one post-merger accounting provision recorded for non-PCD loans and unfunded commitments acquired in the HSBI merger.

The Company recorded a $1.0 million provision for credit losses for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $450 thousand provision for ~~credit losses~~the same periods in 2022. The increase in the provision for the three months ended June 30, 2023 is ~~primarily~~ attributed to ~~an increase in total loans held for investment. The Company determined that no provision adjustment was necessary at June 30, 2021 due to the improved macroeconomic outlook.~~loan growth.

The following table provides the ending balance in the Company’s LHFI and the ACL, broken down by portfolio segment as of June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021 ($ in thousands).~~2022.


June 30, 2022		Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
($ in thousands)												($ in thousands)
June 30, 2023												June 30, 2023	Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
LHFI	LHFI											LHFI
Individually evaluated	Individually evaluated	$	218	$	1,487	$	312	$	—	$	2,017	Individually evaluated	$	172	$	5,030	$	1,574	$	—	$	6,776
Collectively evaluated	Collectively evaluated	402,401		1,808,717		870,739		41,050		3,122,907		Collectively evaluated	790,123		2,910,856		1,247,721		55,449		5,004,149
Total	Total	$	402,619	$	1,810,204	$	871,051	$	41,050	$	3,124,924	Total	$	790,295	$	2,915,886	$	1,249,295	$	55,449	$	5,010,925

Allowance for Credit Losses	Allowance for Credit Losses											Allowance for Credit Losses
Individually evaluated	Individually evaluated	$	—	$	—	$	6	$	—	$	6	Individually evaluated	$	—	$	—	$	36	$	—	$	36
Collectively evaluated	Collectively evaluated	4,511		18,668		8,746		469		32,394		Collectively evaluated	8,972		28,726		14,087		793		52,578
Total	Total	$	4,511	$	18,668	$	8,752	$	469	$	32,400	Total	$	8,972	$	28,726	$	14,123	$	793	$	52,614


December 31, 2021		Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
($ in thousands)												($ in thousands)
December 31, 2022												December 31, 2022	Commercial, Financial and Agriculture		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer Real Estate		Consumer Installment		Total
LHFI	LHFI											LHFI
Individually evaluated	Individually evaluated	$	—	$	1,712	$	1,858	$	—	$	3,570	Individually evaluated	$	—	$	4,560	$	998	$	—	$	5,558
Collectively evaluated	Collectively evaluated	397,516		1,681,986		836,796		39,685		2,955,983		Collectively evaluated	536,192		2,130,703		1,058,001		43,703		3,768,599
Total	Total	$	397,516	$	1,683,698	$	838,654	$	39,685	$	2,959,553	Total	$	536,192	$	2,135,263	$	1,058,999	$	43,703	$	3,774,157

Allowance for Credit Losses	Allowance for Credit Losses											Allowance for Credit Losses
Individually evaluated	Individually evaluated	$	—	$	4	$	2	$	—	$	6	Individually evaluated	$	—	$	—	$	5	$	—	$	5
Collectively evaluated	Collectively evaluated	4,873		17,548		7,887		428		30,736		Collectively evaluated	6,349		20,389		11,594		580		38,912
Total	Total	$	4,873	$	17,552	$	7,889	$	428	$	30,742	Total	$	6,349	$	20,389	$	11,599	$	580	$	38,917

NOTE 11 ~~– COVID-19 UPDATE~~- DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Interest Rate Swaps

The ~~COVID-19 pandemic continues~~Company enters into interest rate swap agreements primarily to ~~have significant effects on global markets, supply chains, businesses~~facilitate the risk management strategies of certain commercial customers. The interest rate swap agreements entered into by the Company are all entered into under what is referred to as a back-to-back interest rate swap, as such, the net positions are offsetting assets and ~~communities. COVID-19 could potentially impact~~liabilities, as well as income and expenses. All derivative instruments are recorded in the ~~Company’s future~~consolidated statement of financial condition at their respective fair values, as components of other assets and results of operations including but not limited to additional credit loss reserves, additional collateral and/or modifications to debt obligations, liquidity, limited dividend payouts or potential shortages of personnel.

~~The pandemic is having an adverse impact on certain industries~~other liabilities. Under a back-to-back interest rate swap program, the Company serves, including hotels, restaurants, retail, and direct energy. As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s aggregate outstanding exposure in these segments was $526.9 million. While it is still not yet possible to know the full effect that the pandemic will have on the economy, or to what extent this crisis will continue to impact the Company, all available current industry statistics and internal monitoring of loan repayment ability and payment forgiveness across the portfolio has been analyzed inenters into an ~~attempt to understand the correlation with asset quality and degree of possible deterioration.~~

~~It is unknown how long the adverse conditions associated~~interest rate swap with the ~~COVID-19 pandemic~~customer and another offsetting swap with a counterparty. The result is two mirrored interest rate swaps, absent a credit event, which will ~~last and what the complete financial effect will be to the Company. It is reasonably possible that estimates made~~offset in the financial ~~statements could be materially~~statements. These swaps are not designated as hedging instruments and ~~adversely impacted~~are recorded at fair value in other assets and other liabilities. The change in fair value is recognized in the ~~near term~~income statement as ~~a result of these conditions, including the determination of the allowance for credit losses, fair value of financial instruments, impairment of goodwill~~other income and ~~other intangible assets and income taxes.~~fees.

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The following table provides outstanding interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.


($ in thousands)
	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Notional amount	$	361,749		$	328,756
Weighted average pay rate	4.5		%	4.6		%
Weighted average receive rate	4.5		%	4.3		%
Weighted average maturity in years	5.77			6.11

The following table provides the fair value of interest rate swap contracts at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 included in other assets and other liabilities.


($ in thousands)
	June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
	Derivative Assets		Derivative Liabilities		Derivative Assets	Derivative Liabilities
Interest rate swap contracts	$	12,469	$	12,469	12,825	$	12,825

The Company also enters into a collateral agreement with the counterparty requiring the Company to post cash or

cash equivalent collateral to mitigate the credit risk in the transaction. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $500 thousand of collateral posted with its counterparties, which is included in the consolidated statement of financial condition as cash and cash equivalents as "restricted cash". The Company also receives a swap spread to compensate it for the credit exposure it takes on the customer-facing portion of the transaction and this upfront cash payment from the counterparty is recorded in other income, net of any transaction execution expenses, in the consolidated statement of operations. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, net swap spread income included in other income was $326 thousand and $495 thousand, respectively.

Entering into derivative contracts potentially exposes the Company to the risk of counterparties' failure to fulfill their legal obligations, including, but not limited to, potential amounts due or payable under each derivative contract. Notional principal amounts are often used to express the volume of these transactions, but the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are much smaller. The Company assesses the credit risk of its dealer counterparties by regularly monitoring publicly available credit rating information, evaluating other market indicators, and periodically reviewing detailed financials.

The Company records the fair value of its interest rate swap contracts separately within other assets and other liabilities as current accounting rules do not permit the netting of customer and counterparty fair value amounts in the consolidated statement of financial condition.

NOTE 12 – RECLASSIFICATION

Certain amounts in the ~~2021~~2022 financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform to the current period financial statement presentation.

NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS/OTHER

~~Heritage Southeast Bank~~

~~On July 27, 2022,~~In April 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury (the "Treasury") informed the Company ~~entered into~~that the Treasury has reviewed the Company's application to receive a grant through the Community Development Financial Institution Fund ("CDFI Fund") related to the Equitable Recovery Program ("ERP"), and that the Company would be eligible to receive an ~~Agreement~~ERP grant in an amount up to $6.2 million. The Company has not yet determined whether it will accept the offer to receive the ERP grant.

If the Company moves forward with pursuing the ERP grant from the Treasury, the Company would be required to fulfill certain conditions established by the Treasury and ~~Plan of Merger (the "HSBI Merger Agreement") with Heritage Southeast Bancorporation, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("HSBI"), whereby HSBI will~~would be ~~merged with and into the Company. Pursuant~~subject to and simultaneously with entering into the HSBI Merger Agreement, The First Bank and HSBI's wholly owned subsidiary bank, Heritage Southeast Bank, entered into a Plan of Bank Merger whereby Heritage Southeast Bank will be merged with and into The First immediatelycertain restrictions following ~~the merger of HSBI with and into the Company. Each share of HSBI common stock will, at the effective time~~its acceptance of the ~~transaction, be converted into 0.965~~investment.

Table of ~~a share of Company common stock, representing a purchase price, as~~Contents

Authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the ERP was created to respond to the economic effects of the ~~announcement date, of approximately $207.0 million. At June 30, 2022, HSBI had approximately $1.7 billion in assets, $1.1 billion in loans, and $1.5 billion in deposits. The closing~~Coronavirus Disease ("COVID-19") pandemic. These funds will strengthen the ability of the ~~transactions contemplated by~~CDFIs to help low-and moderate-income communities recover from the ~~HSBI Merger Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals~~COVID-19 pandemic and ~~the approval of the shareholders of each of the Company and HSBI.~~invest in long-term prosperity.

~~Beach Bancorp, Inc.~~

On August 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Beach Bancorp, Inc. ("BBI") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 26, 2022 by and between the Company and BBI (the "BBI Merger Agreement"). Upon the completion of the merger of BBI with and into the Company, Beach Bank, BBI's wholly-owned subsidiary, was merged with and into The First Bank. Under the terms of the BBI Merger Agreement, each share of BBI common stock and each share of BBI preferred stock was converted into the right to receive 0.1711 of a share of Company common stock (the "BBI Exchange Ratio"), and all stock options awarded under the BBI equity plans were converted automatically into an option to purchase shares of Company common stock on the same terms and conditions as applicable to each such BBI option as in effect immediately prior to the effective time, with the number of shares underlying each such option and the applicable exercise price adjusted based on the BBI Exchange Ratio. The BBI merger provides the opportunity for the Company to expand its operations in the Florida panhandle and enter the Tampa market. The Company paid consideration of approximately $101.5 million to the former BBI shareholders including 3,498,936 shares of the Company's common stock and approximately $1 thousand in cash in lieu of fractional shares, and also assumed options entitling the owners thereof to purchase an additional 310,427 shares of the Company's common stock. At June 30, 2022, BBI had approximately $619.3 million in total assets, total loans $485.5 million, and $486.1 million in total deposits. The purchase price allocation and certain fair value measurements are not complete due to the timing of the closing of the BBI Merger. Due to the recent closing, management remains in the early stages of reviewing the estimated fair values and evaluating the assumed tax positions of the BBI Merger. Pro-forma financial information is not available to be disclosed due to the timing of the closing of the BBI Merger.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company (the “Report”) which are not statements of historical fact, including those under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in this Report, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, targets, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions and future performance and involve known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements or the financial services industry or economy generally, to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through the Company’s use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “assumes,” “predicts,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “intends,” “targets,” “estimates,” “projects,” “seek,” “plans,” “potential,” “aim,” and other similar words and expressions of the future or otherwise regarding the outlook for the Company’s future business and financial performance and/or the performance of the financial services industry and economy in general. Forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this document. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. The most recent factor that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include the continued negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial statements, including the duration of the pandemic and its continued effects on financial markets, a reduction in financial transaction and business activities resulting in decreased deposits and reduced loan originations, increases in unemployment rates impacting our borrowers’ ability to repay their loans and our ability to manage liquidity in a rapidly changing and unpredictable market. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

•the continued negative impacts and disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies and communities we serve, which has had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our business operations and performance, and could have a negative impact on our credit portfolio, stock price, borrowers and the economy as a whole both globally and domestically;

•negative impacts on our business, profitability and our stock price that could result from prolonged periods of inflation;

•risks and uncertainties relating to recent, pending or potential future mergers or acquisitions, including risks related to the completion of such acquisitions within expected timeframes and the successful integration of the business that we acquire into our operations;

•the risk that a future economic downturn and contraction, including a recession, could have a material adverse effect on our capital, financial condition, credit quality, results of operations and future growth, including the risk that the strength of the current economic environment could be weakened by the continued impact of rising interest rates, supply chain challenges and inflation;

•disruptions to the financial markets as a result of the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, including Russia’s military action in Ukraine, terrorism or other geopolitical events;

•governmental monetary and fiscal policies, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal ~~Reserve, as well as legislative, tax and regulatory changes, including those that impact the money supply and inflation;~~Reserve;

•the costs and effects of litigation, investigations, inquiries or similar matters, or adverse facts and developments related ~~thereto, including the costs and effects of litigation related to our participation in government stimulus programs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic;~~thereto;

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•reduced earnings due to higher credit losses generally and specifically because losses in the sectors of our loan portfolio secured by real estate are greater than expected due to economic factors, including declining real estate values, increasing interest rates, increasing unemployment, or changes in payment behavior or other ~~factors;~~factors occurring in those areas;

•general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally and especially in our primary service area, becoming less favorable than expected resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality;

•adverse changes in asset quality and resulting credit risk-related losses and expenses;

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•ability of borrowers to repay loans, which can be adversely affected by a number of factors, including changes in economic conditions, adverse trends or events affecting business industry groups, reductions in real estate values or markets, business closings or lay-offs, natural disasters, public health emergencies and international instability;

•~~current~~developments in our mortgage banking business, including loan modifications, general demand, and the effects of judicial or ~~future legislation,~~ regulatory ~~changes~~requirements or guidance;

•changes in laws and regulations affecting our businesses, including governmental monetary ~~tax~~and fiscal policies, legislation and regulations relating to bank products and services, as well as changes in the enforcement and interpretation of such laws and regulations by applicable governmental and self-regulatory agencies, which could require us to change certain business practices, increase compliance risk, reduce our revenue, impose additional costs on us, or ~~fiscal policy that adversely~~otherwise negatively affect our businesses;

•the ~~businesses in which we or our customers or our borrowers are engaged, including the~~financial impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank Act”), the Federal Reserve’s actions with respect to interest rates, the capital requirements promulgated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”), potential impacts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the CARES Act of 2020, and other COVID-19 relief measures, uncertainty relating to calculation of LIBOR and other regulatory responses to economic conditions;future tax legislation;

•changes in political conditions or the legislative or regulatory ~~environment;~~environment, including the possibility that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations;

•the adequacy of the level of our allowance for credit losses and the amount of credit loss provisions required to replenish the allowance in future periods;

•reduced earnings due to higher credit losses because our loans are concentrated by loan type, industry segment, borrower type, or location of the borrower or collateral;

•changes in the interest rate environment which could reduce anticipated or actual margins;

•increased funding costs due to market illiquidity, increased competition for funding, higher interest rates, and increased regulatory requirements with regard to funding;

•results of examinations by our regulatory authorities, including the possibility that the regulatory authorities may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for credit losses through additional credit loss provisions or write-down of our assets;

•the rate of delinquencies and amount of loans charged-off;

•the impact of our efforts to raise capital on our financial position, liquidity, capital, and profitability;

•~~risks and uncertainties relating to not successfully closing and integrating the currently contemplated or completed acquisitions within our currently expected timeframe and other terms;~~

•significant increases in competition in the banking and financial services industries;

•changes in the securities markets;

•significant turbulence or a disruption in the capital or financial markets and the effect of a fall in stock market prices on our investment securities;

•loss of consumer confidence and economic disruptions resulting from national disasters or terrorist activities;

•our ability to retain our existing customers, including our deposit relationships;

•changes occurring in business conditions and inflation;

•changes in technology or risks to cybersecurity;

•changes in deposit flows;

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•changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines, including the impact of the Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) standard;

•our ability to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting; and

•~~risks related to the continued use, availability and reliability~~Table of ~~LIBOR and other “benchmark” rates; and~~Contents

•other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

We have based our forward-looking statements on our current expectations about future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in and the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that these expectations will be achieved, or the assumptions will be accurate. The Company disclaims any obligation to update such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments. Additional information concerning these risks and uncertainties is contained in Item 1A. ~~Risk Factors~~"Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2021~~2022 "the Company's 2022 Form 10-K" and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov.

~~ECONOMIC CONDITIONS~~

The economic conditions and growth prospects for our markets, even against the headwinds of inflation and recessionary concerns, continue to reflect a solid and positive overall outlook with economic activity close to pre-pandemic levels. Increasing interest rates and rising building costs have caused some slowing of the highly robust single family housing market, however, there continues to be a shortage of housing in several markets in the southeast. Worker shortages especially in the restaurant, hospitality and retail industries combined with supply chain disruptions impacting numerous industries and inflationary conditions has had some impact on the level of economic growth. Ongoing higher inflation levels and higher interest rates could have a negative impact on both our consumer and commercial borrowers. Overall, the southeast continues to experience economic growth due to company relocations and expansions combined with overall population growth.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Accounting policies considered critical to our financial results include the allowance for credit losses and related provision, income taxes, goodwill, and business combinations. The most critical of these is the accounting policy related to the allowance for credit losses. The allowance is based in large measure upon management’s evaluation of borrowers’ abilities to make loan payments, local and national economic conditions, and other subjective factors. If any of these factors were to deteriorate, management would update its estimates and judgments which may require additional loss provisions. The Company’s critical accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note B “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

~~As a result of the Company’s immediate response to COVID-19, including loan modifications/payment deferral programs and the PPP,~~On January 1, 2023, the Company ~~has elected~~adopted FASB ASU 2022-02, which eliminates the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and instead requires that an entity evaluate whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments also enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to ~~temporarily suspend~~certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. For public business entities, these amendments require that an entity disclose current period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investment in leases within the ~~application~~scope of ~~one provision~~Subtopic 326-20. Gross write-off information must be included in the vintage disclosures required for public business entities in accordance with paragraph 326-20-50-6, which requires that an entity disclose the amortized cost basis of ~~U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), as allowed~~financing receivables by ~~the CARES Act, which was signed into law~~credit quality indicator and class of financing receivable by ~~the President on March 27, 2020.~~year of origination.

OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS SUMMARY

Second quarter ~~2022~~2023 compared to second quarter ~~2021~~2022

The Company reported net income available to common shareholders of ~~$15.8~~$23.8 million for the three months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared with net income available to common shareholders of ~~$15.6~~$15.8 million for the same period last year,

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an increase of ~~$153 thousand~~$8.0 million or ~~1.0%~~50.9%. For the second quarter of ~~2022,~~2023, fully diluted earnings per share were ~~$0.76,~~$0.75, compared to ~~$0.74~~$0.76 for the second quarter of ~~2021.~~2022.

Operating net earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the second quarter of ~~2022~~2023 totaled ~~$16.5~~$26.8 million compared to ~~$15.6~~$16.5 million for the second quarter of ~~2021,~~2022, an increase of ~~$900 thousand~~$10.3 million or ~~5.8%~~62.7%. Operating net earnings, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, for the second quarter of 2023 excludes merger and conversion related costs of $3.1 million, net of tax. Operating net earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the second quarter of 2022 excludes merger and conversion related costs of $875 thousand, net of tax, government grants from the U.S. Treasury of $128 thousand, net of tax, offset by $123 thousand in charitable contribution related to the U.S. Treasury awards, and bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets, net of tax, $123 thousand. Diluted operating earnings per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, was ~~$0.80~~$0.85 on a fully diluted basis for the second quarter ~~2022,~~2023, compared to ~~$0.74~~$0.80 for the same period in ~~2021,~~2022, excluding the costs and income described above. See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided below.

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Net interest income for the second quarter ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$42.1~~$66.0 million, an increase of ~~$4.1~~$23.9 million or ~~10.6%~~56.8%, compared to ~~$38.1~~$42.1 million for the same period in ~~2021.~~2022. Fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) net interest income, which is a non-GAAP measure, totaled ~~$43.0~~$67.0 million and ~~$38.7~~$43.0 million for the second quarter of ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. Purchase accounting adjustments ~~decreased $447 thousand~~increased $5.9 million for the second quarter comparisons. The increase was largely due to increased interest rates as well as the acquisitions of BBI and HSBI.

Second quarter ~~2022 FTE~~2023 net interest margin ~~which is a non-GAAP measure, of 3.09%~~was 3.76% including 537 basis points related to purchase accounting adjustments compared to ~~3.14%~~3.02% for the same quarter in ~~2021,~~2022, which included 94 basis points related to purchase accounting adjustments. Excluding the purchase accounting adjustments, the core net interest margin, ~~decreased 1~~a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 41 basis points in prior year quarterly ~~comparison.~~comparison primarily due to an increase in average loans as well as interest rate increases. See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided below.

Non-interest income for the three months ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$8.7~~$12.4 million compared to ~~$8.8~~$8.7 million for the same period in ~~2021,~~2022, reflecting an increase of $3.7 million or 43.4%. This increase was attributable to increases in service charges on deposit accounts and interchange fee income of $2.8 million and an increase of $1.7 million in other charges and fees. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of ~~$158~~$454 thousand ~~or 1.8%. This decrease consisted of $1.1 million decrease~~ in mortgage income.

Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure, increased ~~7.2%~~71.3% to ~~$20.8~~$35.7 million for the quarter-ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 as compared to ~~$19.4~~$20.8 million for the second quarter of ~~2021.~~2022. Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure, for the second quarter 2023 excludes merger and conversion related costs of $4.1 million, and $1.3 million provision for credit losses. Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure, for the second quarter of 2022 excludes merger and conversion related costs of $1.2 million, $600 thousand provision for loan losses, $165 thousand bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets, and $171 thousand in government grants from the ~~U.S~~U.S. Treasury offset by $165 thousand in charitable contributions related to the U.S. Treasury awards. See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided below.

Non-interest expense was ~~$31.0~~$46.9 million for the three months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, an increase of ~~$3.5~~$15.9 million or ~~12.8%~~51.5%, when compared with the same period in ~~2021. Charges related to~~2022. For the ~~acquisition~~second quarter of ~~the Cadence Branches and Beach Bank as well as charter conversion accounted for $1.2 million of the increase. Charges~~2023, charges related to the ongoing operations of ~~the Cadence Branches~~BBI and HSBI totaled ~~$1.0~~$10.0 million ~~for the second quarter~~and acquisition charges of ~~2022.~~$2.9 million.

Investment securities totaled $1.898 billion, or 24.1% of total assets at June 30, 2023, compared to $2.105 billion, or 34.9% of total assets at June 30, ~~2022,~~2022. For the second quarter of 2023 compared to ~~$1.303 billion, or 23.6%~~the second quarter of ~~total assets at June 30, 2021. The~~2022, the average balance of investment securities ~~increased $906.8 million in prior year quarterly comparison.~~decreased $183.2 million. The average ~~tax equivalent~~ yield on investment securities ~~which is a non-GAAP measure,~~ increased 1213 basis points to ~~2.27%~~2.23% from ~~2.15%~~2.10% in prior year quarterly comparison. The investment portfolio had a net unrealized loss of ~~$149.1~~$157.6 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 as compared to a net unrealized ~~gain~~loss of ~~$25.6~~$149.1 million at June 30, ~~2021. See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided below.~~2022.

The ~~FTE~~ average yield on all earning assets ~~a non-GAAP measure, decreased 20~~increased 162 basis points in prior year quarterly comparison, from ~~3.56%~~3.29% for the second quarter of ~~2021~~2022 to ~~3.36%~~4.91% for the second quarter of ~~2022.~~2023. Interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities ~~decreased 17~~increased 126 basis points from ~~0.46%~~0.39% for the second quarter of ~~2021~~2022 to ~~0.29%~~1.65% for the second quarter of ~~2022.~~ 2023.

Cost of all deposits averaged 91 basis points for the second quarter of 2023 compared to 14 basis points for the second quarter of ~~2022 compared to 28 basis points~~2022. This increase was a result of rising interest rates and increased competition for ~~the second quarter of 2021. See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided below.~~

deposits.

First six months ~~2022~~2023 compared to first six months ~~2021~~2022

~~The Company reported~~In the year-over-year comparison, net income available to common shareholders ofincreased $7.5 million, or 22.9%, from $32.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 ~~compared~~ to ~~$32.2~~$40.1 million for the same period ~~last year.~~ ended June 30, 2023.

Operating net earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, ~~decreased $764 thousand,~~increased $22.5 million, or ~~2.4%~~71.3%, from ~~$32.2 million at June 30, 2021 to~~ $31.5 million at June 30, ~~2022.~~2022 to $54.0 million at June 30, 2023. Provision for credit losses increased ~~$600 thousand~~$11.7 million for the year-over-year comparison. Operating net earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes merger and conversion related costs of $5.9 million, net of tax, and initial provision for acquired loans for $8.0 million, net of tax, for the year-to-date period ending June 30, 2023. Operating net earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes merger and conversion related costs of $1.2 million, net of tax, government grants from the U.S. Treasury of $652 thousand, net of tax, offset by $123 thousand in contributions related to the government grants from the U.S. Treasury and $123 thousand bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets, net of tax, ~~$123 thousand~~ for the year-to-date period ending June 30, 2022. Operating earnings per share were ~~$1.52~~$1.71 on a fully diluted basis for six-month period ending June 30, 2023, compared to $1.52 for the same period in 2022,

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~~compared to $1.52 for the same period in 2021,~~ excluding the merger-related costs and income described above. See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided below.

Net interest income ~~increased by $3.5~~was $131.0 million, an increase of $50.2 million, or ~~4.5%~~62.2%, for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared to ~~$77.3~~$80.7 million for the same period in ~~2021.~~2022. This increase was primarily due to interest income earned on a high volume of loans and securities, including loans and ~~a lower rate on deposits.~~securities acquired from the HSBI and BBI. Average earning assets at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, increased ~~$769.2 million,~~$1.464 billion, or ~~15.9%~~26.0%, and average interest-bearing liabilities increased ~~$662.1~~$1,024.7 million, or ~~14.8%~~26.3%, when compared to June 30, ~~2021.~~2022.

Non-interest income for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, was ~~$19.8~~$25.0 million compared to ~~$18.3~~$19.8 million for the same period in ~~2021,~~June 30, 2022, reflecting an increase of ~~$1.5~~$5.2 million or ~~8.3%~~26.3%. The increase can be attributed to ~~$1.1~~$3.0 million in services charges on deposit accounts and ~~interchange fee income, BOLI proceeds of $1.6~~$ 2.7 million ~~and government grants from the U.S. Treasury of $873 thousand coupled with a $3.1 million decrease~~ in ~~mortgage~~interchange fee income.

The provision for credit losses was ~~$600 thousand~~$12.3 million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared with $0$600 thousand provision for credit losses for the same period in ~~2021.~~2022. The 2023 provision for credit losses includes $10.7 million associated with day one post-merger accounting provision recorded for non-PCD loans and unfunded commitments acquired in the HSBI merger. The allowance for credit losses of ~~$32.4~~$52.6 million at June 30, ~~2022 (approximately 1.0% of total loans)~~2023 is considered by management to be adequate to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio. See “Allowance for Credit Losses” in Item 2. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information on this evaluation.

Non-interest expense was ~~$59.5~~$92.6 million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, an increase of ~~$4.8~~$33.0 million or ~~8.8%~~55.5%, when compared with the same period in ~~2021.~~2022. The increase ~~is primarily~~was partially attributable to ~~an increase of $1.6~~$6.3 million in acquisition and charter conversion charges and ~~$1.7~~$20.9 million ~~related to the ongoing charges~~in increased operating expenses associated with the ~~Cadence branches.~~BBI and HSBI acquisitions for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST

The First represents the primary asset of the Company. The First reported total assets of ~~$6.027~~$7.852 billion at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 compared to ~~$6.067~~$6.462 billion at December 31, ~~2021, a decrease~~2022, an increase of ~~$39.6 million.~~$1.390 billion. Loans, including loans held for sale, increased ~~$164.4 million~~$1.239 billion to ~~$3.132~~$5.018 billion, or ~~5.5%~~32.8%, during the first six months of ~~2022.~~2023. Deposits at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 totaled ~~$5.311~~$6.511 billion compared to ~~$5.262~~$5.494 billion at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The majority of the increase in assets, loans, and deposits is attributed to the HSBI acquisition.

For the six months period ended June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, The First reported net income of ~~$35.5~~$46.7 million compared to ~~$36.4~~$35.5 million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2021.~~2022. Merger and conversion charges equaled $5.9 million, net of tax, for the first six months of 2023 as compared to $1.2 million, net of tax, for the first six months of ~~2022 as compared to $0 for the first six months of 2021.~~2022.

EARNINGS PERFORMANCE

The Company earns income from two primary sources. The first is net interest income, which is interest income generated by earning assets less interest expense on deposits and other borrowed money. The second is non-interest income, which primarily consists of customer service charges and fees as well as mortgage income but also comes from non-customer sources such as bank-owned life insurance. The majority of the Company’s non-interest expense is comprised of operating costs that facilitate offering a full range of banking services to our customers.

NET INTEREST INCOME AND NET INTEREST MARGIN

~~Net~~For the three months ended June 30, 2023, net interest income increased by ~~$4.1~~$23.9 million, or ~~10.6%~~56.8%, ~~for the second quarter of 2022 relative to the second quarter of 2021. Net interest income increased by $3.5 million, or 4.5%, to $80.7 million for the six month period ending June 30, 2022~~when compared towith the same period in ~~2021.~~2022. The increase ~~is primarily related~~was largely due to ~~an increase in taxable~~increased interest rates as well as the acquisitions of BBI and ~~dividends coupled with a decrease in interest and fees on loans and was partially offset by declines in interest expense on deposits and borrowed funds.~~HSBI. PPP loans totaled ~~$6.3 million~~$514 thousand as of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, a decrease of ~~$151.5~~$5.8 million or ~~96.0%~~91.8% when compared to the same period last year due to loan forgiveness under the PPP program. The level of net interest income we recognize in any given period depends on a combination of factors including the average volume and yield for interest-earning assets, the average volume and cost of interest-bearing liabilities, and the mix of products which comprise the Company’s earning assets, deposits, and other interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is also impacted by the reversal of interest for loans placed on nonaccrual status during the reporting period, and the recovery of interest on loans that had been on nonaccrual and were paid off, sold or returned to accrual status.

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The following tables depict, for the periods indicated, certain information related to the average balance sheet and average yields on assets and average costs of liabilities. Such yields are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of the corresponding assets or liabilities. Average balances have been derived from daily averages.

Average Balances, Tax Equivalent Interest and Yields/Rates


($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2023						June 30, 2022
	Avg. Balance		Tax Equivalent Interest		Yield/ Rate		Avg. Balance		Tax Equivalent Interest		Yield/ Rate
Earning Assets:
Taxable securities	$	1,473,166	$	7,867	2.14	%	$	1,634,679	$	8,372	2.05	%
Tax exempt securities	470,742		3,946		3.35	%	492,405		3,721		3.02	%
Total investment securities	1,943,908		11,813		2.43	%	2,127,084		12,093		2.27	%
Interest bearing deposits in other banks	93,464		789		3.38	%	432,851		32		0.03	%
Loans	4,982,368		74,590		5.99	%	3,013,228		34,663		4.60	%
Total earning assets	7,019,740		87,192		4.97	%	5,573,163		46,788		3.36	%
Other assets	862,390						539,078
Total assets	$	7,882,130					$	6,112,241

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits	$	4,465,800	$	14,762	1.32	%	$	3,706,711	$	1,905	0.21	%
Borrowed funds	277,531		3,264		4.70	%	—		—		—	%
Subordinated debentures	145,418		2,138		5.88	%	144,834		1,841		5.08	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	4,888,749		20,164		1.65	%	3,851,545		3,746		0.39	%
Other liabilities	2,091,882						1,667,286
Shareholders’ equity	901,499						593,410
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	7,882,130					$	6,112,241

Net interest income			$	66,030					$	42,101
Net interest margin					3.76	%					3.02	%
Net interest income (FTE)*			$	67,028	3.32	%			$	43,042	3.06	%
Net interest margin (FTE)*					3.82	%					3.09	%

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~~Average Balances, Tax Equivalent Interest and Yields/Rates~~

($ in thousands) Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Avg.
Balance Tax
Equivalent
Interest Yield/
Rate Avg.
Balance Tax
Equivalent
Interest Yield/
Rate
Earning Assets:
Taxable securities $ 1,634,679 $ 8,372 2.05 % $ 853,180 $ 4,017 1.88 %
Tax exempt securities 492,405 3,721 3.02 % 367,074 2,554 2.78 %
Total investment securities 2,127,084 12,093 2.27 % 1,220,254 6,571 2.15 %
Interest bearing deposits in other banks 432,851 32 0.03 % 661,069 38 0.02 %
Loans 3,013,228 34,663 4.60 % 3,042,785 37,275 4.90 %
Total earning assets 5,573,163 46,788 3.36 % 4,924,108 43,884 3.56 %
Other assets 539,078 534,423
Total assets $ 6,112,241 $ 5,458,531
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits $ 4,953,229 $ 1,905 0.15 % $ 4,374,372 $ 3,315 0.30 %
Borrowed funds — — 0.00 % 3,355 52 6.20 %
Subordinated debentures 144,834 1,841 5.08 % 144,591 1,821 5.04 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 5,098,063 3,746 0.29 % 4,522,318 5,188 0.46 %
Other liabilities 420,768 288,363
Shareholders’ equity 593,410 647,850
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 6,112,241 $ 5,458,531
Net interest income $ 42,101 $ 38,050
Net interest margin 3.02 % 3.09 %
Net interest income (FTE)* $ 43,042 3.06 % $ 38,696 3.11 %
Net interest margin (FTE)* 3.09 % 3.14 %

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($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Six Months Ended												($ in thousands)	Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2022						June 30, 2021							June 30, 2023						June 30, 2022
		Avg. Balance		Tax Equivalent Interest		Yield/ Rate		Avg. Balance		Tax Equivalent Interest		Yield/ Rate			Avg. Balance		Tax Equivalent Interest		Yield/ Rate		Avg. Balance		Tax Equivalent Interest		Yield/ Rate
Earning Assets:	Earning Assets:													Earning Assets:
Taxable securities	Taxable securities	$	1,565,844	$	14,523	1.85	%	$	777,054	$	7,608	1.96	%	Taxable securities	$	1,519,140	$	16,625	2.19	%	$	1,565,844	$	14,524	1.85	%
Tax exempt securities	Tax exempt securities	446,984		6,964		3.12	%	367,197		5,144		2.80	%	Tax exempt securities	466,752		7,892		3.38	%	446,984		6,963		3.12	%
Total investment securities	Total investment securities	2,012,828		21,487		2.13	%	1,144,251		12,752		2.23	%	Total investment securities	1,985,892		24,517		2.47	%	2,012,828		21,487		2.13	%
Interest bearing deposits in other banks	Interest bearing deposits in other banks	628,279		45		0.01	%	637,559		86		0.03	%	Interest bearing deposits in other banks	119,916		1,687		2.81	%	628,279		45		0.01	%
Loans	Loans	2,979,738		68,817		4.62	%	3,069,815		76,888		5.01	%	Loans	4,979,034		142,324		5.72	%	2,979,738		68,817		4.62	%
Total earning assets	Total earning assets	5,620,845		90,349		3.21	%	4,851,625		89,726		3.70	%	Total earning assets	7,084,842		168,528		4.76	%	5,620,845		90,349		3.21	%
Other assets	Other assets	535,698						546,608						Other assets	857,516						535,698
Total assets	Total assets	$	6,156,543					$	5,398,233					Total assets	$	7,942,358					$	6,156,543

Interest-bearing liabilities:	Interest-bearing liabilities:													Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits	Deposits	$	4,987,254	$	4,188	0.17	%	$	4,273,907	$	7,164	0.34	%	Deposits	$	4,587,933	$	27,039	1.18	%	$	3,746,538	$	4,188	0.22	%
Borrowed funds	Borrowed funds	—		—		0.00	%	51,482		340		1.32	%	Borrowed funds	177,868		4,223		4.75	%	—		—		—	%
Subordinated debentures	Subordinated debentures	144,797		3,660		5.06	%	144,590		3,642		5.04	%	Subordinated debentures	150,225		4,314		5.74	%	144,797		3,660		5.06	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	Total interest-bearing liabilities	5,132,051		7,848		0.31	%	4,469,979		11,146		0.50	%	Total interest-bearing liabilities	4,916,026		35,576		1.45	%	3,891,335		7,848		0.40	%
Other liabilities	Other liabilities	394,709						281,859						Other liabilities	2,140,995						1,635,425
Shareholders’ equity	Shareholders’ equity	629,783						646,395						Shareholders’ equity	885,337						629,783
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,156,543					$	5,398,233					Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	7,942,358					$	6,156,543

Net interest income	Net interest income			$	80,740					$	77,279			Net interest income			$	130,956					$	80,740
Net interest margin	Net interest margin					2.87	%					3.19	%	Net interest margin					2.46	%					2.87	%
Net interest income (FTE)*	Net interest income (FTE)*			$	82,501	2.91	%			$	78,580	3.20	%	Net interest income (FTE)*			$	132,952	3.31	%			$	82,501	2.91	%
Net interest margin (FTE)*	Net interest margin (FTE)*					2.94	%					3.24	%	Net interest margin (FTE)*					3.75	%					2.94	%

*N~~Non-GAAP~~on-GAAP measure. See reconciliation of ~~Non-GAAP~~non-GAAP financial measures.

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NON-INTEREST INCOME AND NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

The following table provides details on the Company’s non-interest income and non-interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021:~~2022:


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended								($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended
EARNINGS STATEMENT	EARNINGS STATEMENT	June 30, 2022		% of Total		June 30, 2021		% of Total		EARNINGS STATEMENT	June 30, 2023		% of Total		June 30, 2022		% of Total
Non-interest income:	Non-interest income:									Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts	Service charges on deposit accounts	$	2,038	23.5	%	$	1,756	19.9	%	Service charges on deposit accounts	$	3,425	27.6	%	$	2,038	23.5	%
Mortgage fee income	Mortgage fee income	1,227		14.2	%	2,372		26.9	%	Mortgage fee income	773		6.2	%	1,227		14.2	%
Interchange fee income	Interchange fee income	3,102		35.8	%	3,145		35.6	%	Interchange fee income	4,543		36.6	%	3,102		35.8	%
(Loss) gain on securities, net	(Loss) gain on securities, net	(80)		(0.9)	%	77		0.9	%	(Loss) gain on securities, net	(48)		(0.4)	%	(80)		(0.9)	%
Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment	Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment	(115)		(1.3)	%	—		0.0	%	Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment	—		0.0	%	(115)		(1.3)	%
Gain on acquisition	Gain on acquisition	281		3.2	%	—		0.0	%	Gain on acquisition	—		0.0	%	281		3.2	%
Government awards/grants	Government awards/grants	171		2.0	%	—		0.0	%	Government awards/grants	—		0.0	%	171		2.0	%
Other	Other	2,040		23.5	%	1,472		16.7	%	Other	3,730		30.0	%	2,040		23.5	%
Total non-interest income	Total non-interest income	$	8,664	100	%	$	8,822	100	%	Total non-interest income	$	12,423	100	%	$	8,664	100	%

Non-interest expense:	Non-interest expense:									Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	Salaries and employee benefits	$	17,237	55.6	%	$	16,036	58.5	%	Salaries and employee benefits	$	23,315	49.7	%	$	17,237	55.6	%
Occupancy expense	Occupancy expense	3,828		12.4	%	3,813		13.9	%	Occupancy expense	5,041		10.7	%	3,828		12.4	%
FDIC/OCC premiums	FDIC/OCC premiums	546		1.8	%	499		1.8	%	FDIC/OCC premiums	758		1.6	%	546		1.8	%
Marketing	Marketing	122		0.4	%	39		0.1	%	Marketing	45		0.1	%	122		0.4	%
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,064		3.4	%	1,052		3.8	%	Amortization of core deposit intangibles	2,391		5.1	%	1,064		3.4	%
Other professional services	Other professional services	768		2.5	%	1,049		3.8	%	Other professional services	1,570		3.3	%	768		2.5	%
Other non-interest expense	Other non-interest expense	6,218		20.1	%	4,964		18.1	%	Other non-interest expense	9,678		20.6	%	6,218		20.1	%
Acquisition and charter conversion charges	Acquisition and charter conversion charges	1,172		3.8	%	—		0.0	%	Acquisition and charter conversion charges	4,101		8.7	%	1,172		3.8	%
Total non-interest expense	Total non-interest expense	$	30,955	100	%	$	27,452	100	%	Total non-interest expense	$	46,899	100	%	$	30,955	100	%

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($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Six Months Ended								($ in thousands)	Six Months Ended
EARNINGS STATEMENT	EARNINGS STATEMENT	June 30, 2022		% of Total		June 30, 2021		% of Total		EARNINGS STATEMENT	June 30, 2023		% of Total		June 30, 2022		% of Total
Non-interest income:	Non-interest income:									Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts	Service charges on deposit accounts	$	4,078	20.6	%	$	3,516	19.2	%	Service charges on deposit accounts	$	7,082	28.4	%	$	4,078	20.6	%
Mortgage fee income	Mortgage fee income	2,457		12.4	%	5,534		30.2	%	Mortgage fee income	1,406		5.6	%	2,457		12.4	%
Interchange fee income	Interchange fee income	6,299		31.8	%	5,789		31.7	%	Interchange fee income	9,041		36.1	%	6,299		31.8	%
(Loss) gain on securities, net	(Loss) gain on securities, net	(83)		(0.4)	%	97		0.5	%	(Loss) gain on securities, net	(48)		(0.2)	%	(83)		(0.4)	%
Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment	Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment	(113)		(0.6)	%	—		0.0	%	Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment	663		2.6	%	(113)		(0.6)	%
Gain on acquisition	Gain on acquisition	281		1.4	%	—		0.0	%	Gain on acquisition	—		0.0	%	281		1.4	%
Government awards/grants	Government awards/grants	873		4.4	%	—		0.0	%	Government awards/grants	—		0.0	%	873		4.4	%
BOLI income from death proceeds	BOLI income from death proceeds	1,630		8.2	%	—		0.0	%	BOLI income from death proceeds	—		0.0	%	1,630		8.2	%
Other	Other	4,399		22.2	%	3,359		18.4	%	Other	6,891		27.5	%	4,399		22.2	%
Total non-interest income	Total non-interest income	$	19,821	100	%	$	18,295	100	%	Total non-interest income	$	25,035	100	%	$	19,821	100	%

Non-interest expense:	Non-interest expense:									Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	Salaries and employee benefits	$	34,036	57.2	%	$	32,091	58.7	%	Salaries and employee benefits	$	46,888	50.7	%	$	34,036	57.2	%
Occupancy expense	Occupancy expense	7,704		12.9	%	7,692		14.1	%	Occupancy expense	10,337		11.2	%	7,704		12.9	%
FDIC/OCC premiums	FDIC/OCC premiums	1,112		1.9	%	993		1.8	%	FDIC/OCC premiums	1,428		1.5	%	1,112		1.9	%
Marketing	Marketing	208		0.3	%	199		0.4	%	Marketing	203		0.2	%	208		0.3	%
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	Amortization of core deposit intangibles	2,128		3.6	%	2,104		3.8	%	Amortization of core deposit intangibles	4,793		5.2	%	2,128		3.6	%
Other professional services	Other professional services	1,331		2.2	%	1,983		3.6	%	Other professional services	2,638		2.8	%	1,331		2.2	%
Other non-interest expense	Other non-interest expense	11,446		19.2	%	9,655		17.6	%	Other non-interest expense	18,388		19.9	%	11,446		19.2	%
Acquisition and charter conversion charges	Acquisition and charter conversion charges	1,580		2.7	%	—		0.0	%	Acquisition and charter conversion charges	7,894		8.5	%	1,580		2.7	%
Total non-interest expense	Total non-interest expense	$	59,545	100	%	$	54,717	100	%	Total non-interest expense	$	92,569	100	%	$	59,545	100	%

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The Company sets aside a provision for income taxes on a monthly basis. The amount of the provision is determined by first applying the Company’s statutory income tax rates to estimated taxable income, which is pre-tax book income adjusted for permanent differences, and then subtracting available tax credits if applicable. Permanent differences include but are not limited to tax-exempt interest income, bank-owned life insurance cash surrender value income, and certain book expenses that are not allowed as tax deductions.

The Company’s provision for income taxes was $6.5 million or 21.5% of earnings before income taxes for the second quarter 2023, compared to $3.5 million or 18.0% of earnings before income taxes for the ~~second quarter 2022, compared to $3.8 million or 19.7% of earnings before income taxes for the~~ same period in ~~2021.~~2022. The provision for the six months ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$7.8~~$11.1 million or ~~19.4%~~21.7% of earnings before income taxes compared to ~~$8.6~~$7.8 million or ~~21.1%~~19.4% for the same period in ~~2021.~~2022.

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

EARNING ASSETS

The Company’s interest-earning assets are comprised of investments and loans, and the composition, growth characteristics, and credit quality of both are significant determinants of the Company’s financial condition. Investments are analyzed in the section immediately below, while the loan and lease portfolio and other factors affecting earning assets are discussed in the sections following investments.

INVESTMENTS

The Company’s investments can at any given time consist of debt securities and marketable equity securities (together, the “investment portfolio”), investments in the time deposits of other banks, surplus interest-earning balances in

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our Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) account, and overnight fed funds sold. Surplus FRB balances and federal funds sold to correspondent banks represent the temporary investment of excess liquidity. The Company’s investments serve several purposes: 1) they provide liquidity to even out cash flows from the loan and deposit activities of customers; 2) they provide a source of pledged assets for securing public deposits, bankruptcy deposits and certain borrowed funds which require collateral; 3) they constitute a large base of assets with maturity and interest rate characteristics that can be changed more readily than the loan portfolio to better match changes in the deposit base and other funding sources of the Company; 4) they are another interest-earning option for surplus funds when loan demand is light; and 5) they can provide partially tax exempt income. Total securities, excluding other securities, totaled ~~$2.082~~$1.863 billion, or ~~34.5%~~23.7% of total assets at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 compared to ~~$1.752~~$1.949 billion, or ~~28.8%~~30.2% of total assets at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

There were no federal funds sold at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021;~~2022; and interest-bearing balances at other banks ~~decreased~~increased to ~~$237.6~~$88.3 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 from ~~$804.5~~$78.1 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The increase in interest-bearing balances is primarily related to an increase in the Federal Reserve Bank deposits. The Company’s investment portfolio ~~increased $330.9~~decreased $84.2 million, or ~~18.7%~~4.2%, to ~~$2.105~~$1.898 billion at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 compared to December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The ~~increase~~decrease is attributed to $89.3 million in ~~the portfolio is related to purchases~~securities that matured, prepaid, or were ~~made in the first six months of 2022~~called offset by a ~~decrease~~$3.6 million change in the ~~fair market value~~net unrealized loss of ~~$159.8 million.~~the security portfolio. The Company sold approximately $171.2 million in securities that were acquired in the HSBI acquisition. The investment portfolio had a net unrealized loss of $157.6 million at June 30, 2023 as compared to a net unrealized loss of $161.2 million at December 31, 2022. The Company carries available-for-sale investments at their fair market values and ~~held-to-maturities~~held-to-maturity investments at their amortized costs. The fair value of available-for-sale securities totaled ~~1.489~~$1.199 billion at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 compared to ~~$1.752~~$1.257 billion at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The fair value of held-to-maturity investments totaled ~~$561.3~~$613.8 million and $0$642.1 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. All other investment securities are classified as “available-for-sale” to allow maximum flexibility with regard to interest rate risk and liquidity management.

Refer to the tables shown in Note 9 – ~~Securities~~"Securities" to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the Company’s amortized cost and fair market value of its investment portfolio by investment type.

LOAN PORTFOLIO

Loans Held for Sale (“LHFS”)

The Bank originates fixed rate single family, residential first mortgage loans on a presold basis. The Bank issues a rate lock commitment to a customer and concurrently “locks in” with a secondary market investor under a best efforts delivery mechanism. Such loans are sold without the mortgage servicing rights being retained by the Bank. The terms of the loan are dictated by the secondary investors and are transferred within several weeks of the Bank initially funding the loan. The Bank recognizes certain origination fees and service release fees upon the sale, which are included in other income on loans in the consolidated statements of income. Between the initial funding of the loans by the Bank and the subsequent purchase by the investor, the Bank carries the loans held for sale at ~~the lower of cost or~~ fair value in the aggregate as determined by the outstanding commitments from investors. Associated servicing rights are not retained. At June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, LHFS totaled ~~$6.7~~$6.6 million, compared to ~~$7.7~~$4.4 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

Loans Held for Investment (“LHFI”)

LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, were ~~$3.093~~$4.958 billion at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, an increase of ~~$163.7 million,~~$1.223 billion, or ~~5.6%~~32.7%, from ~~$2.929~~$3.735 billion at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The acquisition of HSBI accounted for approximately $1.159 billion, net of purchase accounting adjustments, of the increase. PPP loans were ~~$6.3 million~~$514 thousand at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, a decrease of ~~$34.8 million,~~$196 thousand, or ~~84.7%~~27.6%, from ~~$41.1 million~~$710 thousand at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

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The following table presents the Company’s composition of LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, in dollar amounts and as a percentage of total gross loans ($ in thousands):

June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Amount Percent
of Total Amount Percent
of Total
Commercial, financial and agriculture (1) $ 402,619 12.9 % $ 397,516 13.4 %
Commercial real estate 1,810,204 57.9 % 1,683,698 57.0 %
Consumer real estate 871,051 27.9 % 838,654 28.3 %
Consumer installment 41,050 1.3 % 39,685 1.3 %
Total loans 3,124,924 100 % 2,959,553 100 %
Allowance for credit losses (32,400) (30,742)
Net loans $ 3,092,524 $ 2,928,811

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	June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
	Amount		Percent of Total		Amount		Percent of Total
Commercial, financial and agriculture (1)	$	790,295	15.8	%	$	536,192	14.2	%
Commercial real estate	2,915,886		58.2	%	2,135,263		56.5	%
Consumer real estate	1,249,295		24.9	%	1,058,999		28.1	%
Consumer installment	55,449		1.1	%	43,703		1.2	%
Total loans	5,010,925		100	%	3,774,157		100	%
Allowance for credit losses	(52,614)				(38,917)
Net loans	$	4,958,311			$	3,735,240

(1)Loan amount includes ~~$6.3 million~~$514 thousand and ~~$41.1 million~~$710 thousand in PPP loans at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

Generally, the Company limits its loan-to-value ratio to 80%. Management attempts to maintain a conservative philosophy regarding its underwriting guidelines and believes that the risk elements of its loan portfolio have been reduced through strategies that diversify the lending mix.

LOAN CONCENTRATIONS

Diversification within the loan portfolio is an important means of reducing inherent lending risk. As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, management does not consider there to be any significant credit concentrations within the loan portfolio. Although the Bank’s loan portfolio, as well as existing commitments, reflects the diversity of its primary market area, a substantial portion of a borrower's ability to repay a loan is dependent upon the economic stability of the area.

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

Non-performing assets (“NPAs”) are comprised of loans for which the Company is no longer accruing interest, and foreclosed assets including mobile homes and other real estate owned. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when they become ninety days past due (principal and/or interest), unless the loans are adequately secured and in the process of collection. Nonaccrual loans totaled ~~$23.7~~$16.0 million at June 30, ~~2022, a decrease~~2023, an increase of ~~$4.3~~$3.4 million from December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

Other real estate owned is carried at fair value, determined by an appraisal, less estimated costs to sell. Other real estate owned totaled ~~$2.0~~$5.6 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023, an increase of $756 thousand as compared to ~~$2.6~~$4.8 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The acquisition of HSBI accounted for approximately $857 thousand of the increase and was offset by sales and write-downs during 2023.

A loan is classified as a restructured loan when the following two conditions are present: first, the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and second, the creditor grants a concession it would not otherwise consider but for the borrower’s financial difficulty. At June 30, 2022, the Bank had $21.1 million in loans that were classified as TDRs,

Table of which $4.3 million were performing as agreed with modified terms. At December 31, 2021, the Bank had $24.2 million in loans that were classified as TDRs of which $5.2 million were performing as agreed with modified terms. TDRs may be classified as either non-performing or performing loans depending on their accrual status. As of June 30, 2022, $16.8 million in loans categorized as TDRs were classified as non-performing as compared to $18.9 million at December 31, 2021.Contents

The following table presents comparative data for the Company’s non-performing assets ~~and performing TDRs~~ as of the dates noted.


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022			December 31, 2021			($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Nonaccrual Loans	Nonaccrual Loans							Nonaccrual Loans
Commercial, financial and agriculture	Commercial, financial and agriculture	$	335		$	190		Commercial, financial and agriculture	$	1,287		$	19
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	19,134			21,527			Commercial real estate	9,989			8,574
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	4,205			6,288			Consumer real estate	4,743			3,997
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	4			8			Consumer installment	18			1
Total Nonaccrual Loans	Total Nonaccrual Loans	23,678			28,013			Total Nonaccrual Loans	16,037			12,591

Other real-estate owned	Other real-estate owned	1,985			2,565			Other real-estate owned	5,588			4,832

Total NPAs	Total NPAs	$	25,663		$	30,578		Total NPAs	$	21,625		$	17,423
Performing TDRs		$	4,329		$	5,220
Past due 90 days or more and still accruing	Past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	527		$	45		Past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	—		$	289
Total NPAs as a % of total loans & leases net of unearned income	Total NPAs as a % of total loans & leases net of unearned income	0.8		%	1.0		%	Total NPAs as a % of total loans & leases net of unearned income	0.4		%	0.5		%
Total nonaccrual loans as a % of total loans & leases net of unearned income	Total nonaccrual loans as a % of total loans & leases net of unearned income	0.8		%	0.9		%	Total nonaccrual loans as a % of total loans & leases net of unearned income	0.3		%	0.3		%

NPAs totaled ~~$25.7~~$21.6 million at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared to ~~$30.6~~$17.4 million at December 31, ~~2021, a decrease~~2022, an increase of ~~$4.9~~$4.2 million. The ACL/total loans ratio was ~~1.0%~~1.05% at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, and ~~1.0%~~1.03% at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. Total valuation accounting

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adjustments were ~~$2.8~~$33.6 million on acquired loans at June 30, ~~2022.~~2023. The Company recorded a $9.5 million credit mark related to the BBI acquisition in 2022 and a $33.2 million credit mark related to the HSBI acquisition in 2023. The ratio of annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to total loans was ~~(0.04)%~~0.07% for the quarter ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 compared to ~~0.03%~~0.004% for the ~~year~~quarter ended December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted the ASC 326. The FASB issued ASC 326 to replace the incurred loss model for loans and other financial assets with an expected loss model and requires consideration of a wider range of reasonable and supportable information to determine credit losses. In accordance with ASC 326, the Company has developed an ACL methodology effective January 1, 2021, which replaces its previous allowance for loan losses methodology. The ACL is a valuation account that is deducted from loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. Loans are charged-off against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Expected recoveries do not exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged-off and expected to be charged-off.

Management estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics such as differences in underwriting standards, portfolio mix, delinquency level, or term as well as for changes in environment conditions, such as changes in unemployment rates, property values, or other relevant factors. Management may selectively apply external market data to subjectively adjust the Company’s own loss history including index or peer data. Management evaluates the adequacy of the ACL quarterly and makes provisions for credit losses based on this evaluation. See Note 10 - “Loans” for a description of the Company’s methodology and the quantitative and qualitative factors included in the calculation.

At June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the ACL was ~~$32.4~~$52.6 million, or 1.0% of LHFI, an increase of ~~$1.7~~$13.7 million, or ~~5.4%~~35.2% when compared to December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The ~~increase is related to $450 thousand in~~2023 provision for credit losses includes $10.7 million associated with a day one post-merger accounting provision recorded for non-PCD loans and ~~net recoveries~~unfunded commitments and a $3.2 million initial allowance on ~~several~~PCD loans ~~during 2022.~~related to the HSBI acquisition. At December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, provision for credit losses includes $3.9 million associated with a day one post-merger accounting provision recorded for non-PCD loans and unfunded commitments and a $1.3 million initial allowance on PCD loans acquired in the BBI acquisition. At December 31, 2022, the allowance for ~~loan~~credit losses was approximately ~~$30.7~~$38.9 million, which was 1.0% of LHFI.

At June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, management believes the allowance is appropriate and should any of the factors considered by management in evaluating the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses change, management’s estimate of inherent losses in the portfolio could also change, which would affect the level of future provisions for credit losses.

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The table that follows summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021~~2022 ($ in thousands):


Allowance for Credit Losses	Allowance for Credit Losses													Allowance for Credit Losses
Balances:	Balances:	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022			Three Months Ended June 30, 2021			Six Months Ended June 30, 2022			Six Months Ended June 30, 2021			Balances:	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			Three Months Ended June 30, 2022			Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Average LHFI outstanding during period:	Average LHFI outstanding during period:	$	3,013,228		$	3,042,785		$	2,979,739		$	3,069,815		Average LHFI outstanding during period:	$	4,982,368		$	3,013,228		$	4,979,034		$	2,979,739
LHFI outstanding at end of period:	LHFI outstanding at end of period:	3,124,924			3,036,732			3,124,924			3,036,732			LHFI outstanding at end of period:	$	5,010,925		$	3,124,924		5,010,925			3,124,924
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Allowance for Credit Losses:													Allowance for Credit Losses:
Balance at beginning of period	Balance at beginning of period	$	31,620		$	32,663		$	30,742		$	35,820		Balance at beginning of period	$	52,450		$	31,620		$	38,917		$	30,742
ASC 326 adoption adjustment		—			—			—			397
Provision charged to expense		450			—			450			—
Initial allowance on PCD loans														Initial allowance on PCD loans	—						3,176
Provision:														Provision:
Initial provision for acquired non-PCD loans														Initial provision for acquired non-PCD loans	—			—			10,219			—
Provision for credit losses charged to expense														Provision for credit losses charged to expense	1,000			450			1,281			450
Charge-offs:	Charge-offs:													Charge-offs:
Commercial, financial and agriculture	Commercial, financial and agriculture	94			490			146			1,476			Commercial, financial and agriculture	421			94			424			146
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	24			166			27			3,007			Commercial real estate	—			24			—			27
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	140			124			147			263			Consumer real estate	24			140			24			147
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	168			108			337			265			Consumer installment	681			168			1,018			337
Total Charge-offs	Total Charge-offs	426			888			657			5,011			Total Charge-offs	1,126			426			1,466			657
Recoveries:	Recoveries:													Recoveries:
Commercial, financial and agriculture	Commercial, financial and agriculture	44			242			97			325			Commercial, financial and agriculture	14			44			57			97
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	290			161			514			293			Commercial real estate	71			290			86			514
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	338			183			948			237			Consumer real estate	64			338			82			948
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	84			96			306			396			Consumer installment	141			84			262			306
Total Recoveries	Total Recoveries	756			682			1,865			1,251			Total Recoveries	290			756			487			1,865
Net loan charge offs (recoveries)	Net loan charge offs (recoveries)	(330)			206			(1,208)			3,760			Net loan charge offs (recoveries)	836			(330)			979			(1,208)
Balance at end of period	Balance at end of period	$	32,400		$	32,457		$	32,400		$	32,457		Balance at end of period	$	52,614		$	32,400		$	52,614		$	32,400
RATIOS	RATIOS													RATIOS
Net Charge-offs (recoveries) to average LHFI (annualized)	Net Charge-offs (recoveries) to average LHFI (annualized)	0.0		%	0.0		%	(0.1)		%	0.2		%	Net Charge-offs (recoveries) to average LHFI (annualized)	0.1		%	0.0		%	0.04		%	(0.1)		%
ACL to LHFI at end of period	ACL to LHFI at end of period	1.0		%	1.1		%	1.0		%	1.1		%	ACL to LHFI at end of period	1.0		%	1.0		%	1.0		%	1.0		%
Net Loan Charge-offs (recoveries) to PCL	Net Loan Charge-offs (recoveries) to PCL	(73.3)		%	0.0		%	(268.4)		%	0.0		%	Net Loan Charge-offs (recoveries) to PCL	83.6		%	(73.3)		%	76.4		%	(268.4)		%

The Company recorded ~~$450 thousand~~a $1.0 million provision for credit losses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and $11.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $450 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2022 and $0 for~~2022. The increase in 2023 is related to the ~~three and six months ended June 30, 2021. The increased~~initial provision for ~~credit losses resulted primarily from~~acquired non-PCD loans of $10.2 million and an ~~increase~~initial allowance on PCD loans of ~~$163.7~~$3.2 million ~~in LHFI and $1.2 million in net recoveries during 2022.~~recorded as of March 31, 2023 due to the acquisition of HSBI.

The following ~~tables~~table summarizes the ACL at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		($ in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Commercial, financial and agriculture	Commercial, financial and agriculture	$	4,511	$	4,873	Commercial, financial and agriculture	$	8,972	$	6,349
Commercial real estate	Commercial real estate	18,668		17,552		Commercial real estate	28,726		20,389
Consumer real estate	Consumer real estate	8,752		7,889		Consumer real estate	14,123		11,599
Consumer installment	Consumer installment	469		428		Consumer installment	793		580
Total	Total	$	32,400	$	30,742	Total	$	52,614	$	38,917

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ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON OBSC EXPOSURES

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Company. The ACL on OBSC exposures is adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over its estimated life. The Company recorded ~~$150~~$250 thousand and $750 thousand provision for credit losses on OBSC exposures for the three and six ~~periods~~month period ended June 30, ~~2022 and $0~~2023, respectively, compared to $150 thousand for the ~~same~~three and six month period ended in ~~2021.~~June 30, 2022. The increase in the ACL on OBSC exposures for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was primarily due to the day one provision for unfunded commitments related to the HSBI acquisition.

OTHER ASSETS

The Company’s balance of non-interest earning cash and due from banks was ~~$119.1~~$105.8 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~$115.2~~$67.2 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The balance of cash and due from banks depends on the timing of collection of outstanding cash items (checks), the level of cash maintained on hand at our branches, and our reserve requirement among other things, and is subject to significant fluctuation in the normal course of business. While cash flows are normally predictable within limits, those limits are fairly broad and the Company manages its short-term cash position through the utilization of overnight loans to and borrowings from correspondent banks, including the Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”). Should a large “short” overnight position persist for any length of time, the Company typically raises money through focused retail deposit gathering efforts or by adding brokered time deposits. If a “long” position is prevalent, the Company will let brokered deposits or other wholesale borrowings roll off as they mature, or might invest excess liquidity in higher-yielding, longer-term bonds.

Total other securities increased ~~$362 thousand~~$1.8 million to ~~$22.6~~$35.7 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 compared to ~~$22.2~~$33.9 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The increase in other securities is related to an increase in stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank. The Company’s net premises and equipment at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$126.5~~$178.5 million and ~~$126.0~~$143.5 million at December 31, ~~2021;~~2022; anincreaseof ~~$553 thousand,~~$35.0 million, or ~~0.4%~~24.4% for the first six months of ~~2022.~~2023. The increase is attributed to the HSBI acquisition. Operating right-of-use assets at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023 totaled ~~$4.0~~$6.2 million compared to ~~$4.1~~$7.6 million at December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, a decrease of ~~$45 thousand.~~$1.4 million. The decrease in operating right-of-use assets is attributed to several lease cancellations in the first quarter of 2023. Financing right-of-use assets at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023 totaled ~~$2.2~~$1.7 million compared to ~~$2.4~~$1.9 million at December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, a decrease of $232 thousand. Bank-owned life insurance at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 totaled ~~$84.8~~$132.7 million compared to ~~$87.4~~$95.6 million at December 31, ~~2021, a~~ ~~decrease~~2022, an increase of ~~$2.7~~$37.2 million. ~~The~~A majority of the ~~decrease was due~~increase in bank-owned life insurance is attributed to ~~death benefits received~~$35.6 million of insurance included in the ~~first quarter~~acquisition of ~~2022.~~HSBI. Goodwill at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 increased ~~$279 thousand~~$92.3 million to ~~$156.9~~$272.5 million compared to ~~$156.7~~$180.3 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The HSBI acquisition added approximately $92.1 million in goodwill. Other intangible assets, consisting primarily of the Company’s core deposit intangible (“CDI”), ~~decreased~~increased by ~~$2.1~~$38.9 million to ~~$27.4~~$73.6 million as of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared to ~~$29.5~~$34.6 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The HSBI acquisition added approximately $43.7 million in CDI.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually, and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. At June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, management has determined that no impairment exists.

Other real estate owned ~~decreased~~increased by ~~$580~~$756 thousand, or ~~22.6%~~15.6%, to ~~$2.0~~$5.6 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 as compared to December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The acquisition of HSBI accounted for approximately $857 thousand.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company maintains commitments to extend credit in the normal course of business, as long as there are no violations of conditions established in the outstanding contractual arrangements. Unused commitments to extend credit totaled ~~$692.8 million~~$1.122 billion at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~$627.8~~$706.1 million at December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, although it is not likely that all of those commitments will ultimately be drawn down. Unused commitments represented approximately ~~22.1%~~22.4% of gross loans at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~21.2%~~18.7% at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The Company also had undrawn similar standby letters of credit to customers totaling ~~$13.3~~$27.7 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~$12.3~~$14.2 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The effect on the Company’s revenues, expenses, cash flows and liquidity from the unused portion of the commitments to provide credit cannot be reasonably predicted because there is no guarantee that the lines of credit will ever be used. However, the “Liquidity” section in this Form 10-Q outlines resources available to draw upon should we be required to fund a significant portion of

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unused commitments. For more information regarding the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements, see Note 7 ~~– Financial~~"Financial Instruments with Off-Balance ~~Risk~~Risk" to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In addition to unused commitments to provide credit, the Company is utilizing a ~~$5.0~~$255.0 million letter of credit issued by the FHLB on the Company’s behalf as of June 30, ~~2022.~~2023. That letter of credit is backed by loans which are pledged to the FHLB by the Company.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity management refers to the Company’s ability to maintain cash flows that are adequate to fund operations and meet other obligations and commitments in a timely and cost-effective manner. Detailed cash flow projections are reviewed by management on a monthly basis, with various scenarios applied to assess its ability to meet liquidity needs under adverse conditions. Liquidity ratios are also calculated and reviewed on a regular basis. While those ratios are merely indicators and are not measures of actual liquidity, they are closely monitored, and we are focused on maintaining adequate liquidity resources to draw upon should unexpected needs arise.

The Company, on occasion, experiences cash needs as the result of loan growth, deposit outflows, asset purchases or liability repayments. To meet short-term needs, the Company can borrow overnight funds from other financial institutions, draw advances through FHLB lines of credit, utilize the bank term funding program, or solicit brokered deposits if deposits are not immediately obtainable from local sources. The net availability on lines of credit from the FHLB totaled ~~$1.506~~$2.066 billion at June 30, ~~2022.~~2023. Furthermore, funds can be obtained by drawing down the Company’s correspondent bank deposit accounts, or by liquidating unpledged investments or other readily saleable assets. In addition, the Company can raise immediate cash for temporary needs by selling under agreement to repurchase those investments in its portfolio which are not pledged as collateral. As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the market value of unpledged debt securities plus pledged securities in excess of current pledging requirements comprised ~~$1.195 billion~~$909.2 million of the Company’s investment balances, compared to ~~$985.4 million~~$1.066 billion at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. Other forms of balance sheet liquidity include but are not necessarily limited to any outstanding federal funds sold and vault cash. The Company has a higher level of actual balance sheet liquidity than might otherwise be the case since it utilizes a letter of credit from the FHLB rather than investment securities for certain pledging requirements.

The Company’s liquidity ratio as of June 30, ~~2022~~2023 was ~~33.8%~~16.7%, as compared to internal liquidity policy guidelines of 10% minimum. Other liquidity ratios reviewed include the following along with policy guidelines:


		June 30, 2022		Policy Maximum		Policy Compliance		June 30, 2023		Policy Maximum		Policy Compliance
Loans to Deposits (including FHLB advances)	Loans to Deposits (including FHLB advances)	58.4	%	90.0	%	In Policy	Loans to Deposits (including FHLB advances)	76.7	%	90.0	%	In Policy
Net Non-core Funding Dependency Ratio	Net Non-core Funding Dependency Ratio	(2.9)	%	20.0	%	In Policy	Net Non-core Funding Dependency Ratio	4.6	%	20.0	%	In Policy
Fed Funds Purchased / Total Assets	Fed Funds Purchased / Total Assets	0.0	%	10.0	%	In Policy	Fed Funds Purchased / Total Assets	0.0	%	10.0	%	In Policy
FHLB Advances / Total Assets	FHLB Advances / Total Assets	0.0	%	20.0	%	In Policy	FHLB Advances / Total Assets	0.0	%	20.0	%	In Policy
FRB Advances / Total Assets	FRB Advances / Total Assets	0.0	%	10.0	%	In Policy	FRB Advances / Total Assets	3.6	%	10.0	%	In Policy
Pledged Securities to Total Securities	Pledged Securities to Total Securities	46.1	%	90.0	%	In Policy	Pledged Securities to Total Securities	58.2	%	90.0	%	In Policy

Continued growth in core deposits and relatively high levels of potentially liquid investments have had a positive impact on our liquidity position in recent periods, but no assurance can be provided that our liquidity will continue at current robust levels.

As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, cash and cash equivalents were ~~$356.8~~$194.1 million. In addition, loans and investment securities repricing or maturing within one year or less were approximately ~~$636.5 million~~$1.384 billion at June 30, ~~2022.~~2023. Approximately ~~$692.8 million~~$1.122 billion in loan commitments could fund within the next three months and includes other commitments, primarily commercial and ~~$13.3~~$27.7 million similar letters of credit, at June 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

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The Company’s primary uses of funds are ordinary operating expenses and shareholder dividends, and its primary source of funds is dividends from the Bank since the Company does not conduct regular banking operations. Both the Company and the Bank are subject to legal and regulatory limitations on dividend payments, as outlined in Item 1. Business ~~– Supervision~~"Supervision and ~~Regulation~~Regulation" in the Company’s ~~Annual Report on~~2022 Form ~~10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.~~

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10-K.

DEPOSITS

Deposits are another key balance sheet component impacting the Company’s net interest margin and other profitability metrics. Deposits provide liquidity to fund growth in earning assets, and the Company’s net interest margin is improved to the extent that growth in deposits is concentrated in less volatile and typically less costly non-maturity deposits such as demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, and money market demand accounts. Information concerning average balances and rates for the ~~six month~~six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 ~~and 2021 is~~are included in the Average Balances, Tax Equivalent Interest and Yield/Rates tables appearing above, under the heading “Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin.” The Company implemented Deposit Reclassification at the beginning of 2020. This program reclassifies non-interest-bearing deposits and NOW deposit balances to money market accounts. This program reduces our reserve balance required at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and provides additional funds for liquidity or lending. At quarter-end June 30, 2022, $835.4 million in non-interest deposit balances and $1.044 billion in NOW deposit accounts were reclassified as money market accounts. A distribution of the Company’s deposits with reclassification showing the year-to-date average balance and percentage of total deposits by type is presented for the noted periods in the following table.


Deposit Distribution	Deposit Distribution	June 30, 2022				December 31, 2021				Deposit Distribution	June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Average Balance		Average Rate Paid		Average Balance		Average Rate Paid		($ in thousands)	Average Balance		Average Rate Paid		Average Balance		Average Rate Paid
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits	Non-interest-bearing demand deposits	$	367,059	—		$	253,324	—		Non-interest-bearing demand deposits	$	2,070,069	—		$	1,660,301	—
Interest bearing deposits:	Interest bearing deposits:									Interest bearing deposits:
NOW accounts and other	NOW accounts and other	1,853,061		0.25	%	1,529,293		0.48	%	NOW accounts and other	2,085,845		1.16	%	1,810,575		0.44	%
Money market accounts	Money market accounts	2,049,196		0.03	%	1,870,156		0.08	%	Money market accounts	1,035,120		1.28	%	831,463		0.29	%
Savings accounts	Savings accounts	521,714		0.02	%	440,997		0.03	%	Savings accounts	640,622		0.16	%	535,449		0.04	%
Time deposits	Time deposits	563,283		0.35	%	537,538		0.57	%	Time deposits	826,346		1.90	%	590,385		0.58	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	Total interest-bearing deposits	4,987,254		0.15	%	4,377,964		0.27	%	Total interest-bearing deposits	4,587,933		1.18	%	3,767,872		0.37	%
Total deposits	Total deposits	$	5,354,313	0.14	%	$	4,631,288	0.26	%	Total deposits	$	6,658,002	0.81	%	$	5,428,173	0.26	%

As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, average deposits increased by ~~$723.0 million,~~$1.230 billion, or ~~15.6%~~22.7% to ~~$5.354~~$6.658 billion from ~~$4.631~~$5.428 billion at December 31, ~~2021. The most significant growth during 2022 compared to 2021 was~~2022. During January 2023, deposits totaling $1.392 billion, net of purchase accounting adjustments were acquired in ~~money market accounts.~~the HSBI merger. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits and total deposits was ~~0.15%~~1.18% and ~~0.14%~~0.81% during at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 compared to ~~0.27%~~0.37% and 0.26% at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The ~~decreased~~increase in the average cost of interest-bearing deposit during the first six months of 2022 compared to December 31, ~~2021 was related~~2022 is attributed to the ~~Bank gradually reducing interest~~increase in volume due to the HSBI acquisition coupled with an increase in rates ~~during 2021. In addition~~attributable to ~~reducing rates, several larger public fund relationships renewed into lower rates during~~ the ~~first quarter~~higher rate environment.

The Company's estimated uninsured deposits totaled $2.200 billion at June 30, 2023, compared to $2.076 billion at December 31, 2022, representing 33.9% and 37.8% of ~~2022.~~total deposits at June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. These estimates were derived using the same methodologies and assumptions used for the Bank's regulatory reporting.

OTHER INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

The Company’s non-deposit borrowings may, at any given time, include federal funds purchased from correspondent banks, borrowings from the FHLB, advances from the Federal Reserve Bank, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and/or junior subordinated debentures. The Company uses short-term FHLB advances, and federal funds purchased on uncommitted lines to support liquidity needs created by seasonal deposit flows, to temporarily satisfy funding needs from increased loan demand, and for other short-term purposes. The FHLB line is committed, but the amount of available credit depends on the level of pledged collateral.

Total noninterest-bearing deposit liabilities increased by ~~$66.7~~$456.5 million, or ~~8.8%~~28.0%, in the first six months of ~~2022.~~2023. The increase in noninterest-bearing deposits is attributed to the HSBI acquisition. As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, junior subordinated debentures ~~increased $150 thousand,~~decreased $16.8 million, net of issuance costs, to ~~$144.9~~$128.2 million. The decrease in subordinated debentures was attributable to the Company's redemption of $24.0 million of its 5.875% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated note due 2028, and the Company's repayment of $2.0 million of its 4.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030. The decrease in junior subordinated debentures was partially offset by the addition of $9.0 million, net of purchase accounting

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adjustments, of subordinated debt that the Company acquired as part of the HSBI acquisition. Subordinated debt is discussed more fully in the below Capital section of this report.

BANK TERM FUNDING PROGRAM BORROWINGS

On March 12, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board announced the Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP"), which offers loans to banks with a term up to one year. The loans are secured by pledging the banks' U.S. treasuries, agency securities, agency mortgage-backed securities, and any other qualifying asset. These pledged securities will be valued at par for collateral purposes. The BTFP offers up to one year fixed-rate term borrowings that are prepayable without penalty.

The Bank participated in the BTFP and had outstanding debt of $280.0 million and pledged securities totaling a fair value of $293.7 million and a letter of credit at the FHLB totaling $250.0 million at June 30, 2023. The securities pledged have a par value of $321.1 million. The Bank's BTFP borrowings, which were drawn between March 15, 2023 and May 2, 2023, bear interest rates ranging from 4.69% to 4.82% and are set to mature one year from their issuance date.

LEASE LIABILITIES

As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, operating lease liabilities decreased ~~$47 thousand,~~$1.5 million, or ~~1.1%~~18.7% to ~~$4.1~~$6.4 million from ~~$4.2~~$7.8 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The decrease in operating lease liabilities is attributed to several leases that were cancelled in the first quarter of 2023. Finance lease liabilities decreased ~~$88~~$89 thousand, or ~~4.2%~~4.6% to ~~$2.0~~$1.8 million from ~~$2.1~~$1.9 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~

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2022.

OTHER LIABILITIES

Other liabilities are principally comprised of accrued interest payable and other accrued but unpaid expenses. Other liabilities ~~decreased~~increased by ~~$3.7~~$18.2 million, or ~~15.8%~~50.9%, during the first six months of ~~2022.~~2023. The ~~primary decrease~~increase is primarily related to ~~deferred~~the HSBI acquisition which included increases of $4.9 million in federal income taxes, ~~on AFS unrealized losses that were classified as~~$4.7 million in other ~~assets during 2022.~~expense payable, $1.3 million in escrow payable and $1.4 million in property taxes payable. As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, accrued interest payable ~~decreased $104 thousand,~~increased $4.6 million, or ~~6.1%~~139.7% to ~~$1.6~~$8.0 million from ~~$1.7~~$3.3 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. A majority of the increase is related to interest accrued on BTFP borrowings from the FRB. The ACL on OBSC exposures increased ~~$150~~$750 thousand to ~~$1.2~~$2.1 million at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 when compared to December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The increase in the ACL on OBSC exposures for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was due to the day one provision for unfunded commitments related to the HSBI acquisition and loan growth.

CAPITAL

At June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the Company had total shareholders’ equity of ~~$560.5~~$899.4 million, comprised of ~~$21.8~~$32.3 million in common stock, $41.1 million in treasury stock, ~~$459.5~~$774.1 million in surplus, ~~$231.7~~$279.4 million in undivided profits, and ~~$111.4~~$145.2 million in accumulated comprehensive loss on available-for-sale securities. Total shareholders’ equity at the end of ~~2021~~2022 was ~~$676.2~~$646.7 million. The ~~decrease~~increase of ~~$115.7~~$252.8 million, or ~~17.1%~~39.1%, in shareholders’ equity during the first six months of ~~2022~~2023 is primarily attributable to ~~$119.4~~$3.7 million decrease in accumulated comprehensive loss related to the effect of rising interest rates on the market value of our available-for-sale securities ~~treasury stock acquired of $22.2 million,~~ and ~~$7.2~~$13.3 million in cash dividends ~~paid, which~~paid. These decreases in total shareholders’ equity were offset by capital added through net earnings of ~~$32.6 million.~~

~~On December 16, 2020,~~$40.1 million, and $221.5 million added through the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program (the “2021 Repurchase Program”), pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to an aggregate of $30 million in shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Under the program, the Company could, but is not required to, from time to time repurchase up $30 million of its own common stock in any manner determined appropriate by the Company’s management. The actual timing and method of any purchases, the target number of shares and the maximum price (or range of prices) under the program, was be determined by management at is discretion and depended on a number of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The 2021 Repurchase Program expired on December 31, 2021. The Company repurchased 165,623 shares in 2021 pursuant to the 2021 Repurchase Program.HSBI acquisition.

On February 8, 2022, the Company announced the renewal of the 2021 Repurchase Program that previously expired on December 31, 2021. Under the renewed 2021 Repurchase Program, the Company could from time to time, repurchase up to an aggregate of $30 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock in any manner determined appropriate by the Company’s management, less the amount of prior purchases under the program during the 2021 calendar year. The renewed 2021 Repurchase Program was completed in February 2022 when the Company’s repurchases under the program approached the maximum authorized amount. ~~The Company repurchased 600,000 shares for $22.2 million under the 2021 Repurchase Program in the first quarter of 2022.~~

On March 9, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors ~~has~~ authorized a new share repurchase program (the “2022 Repurchase Program”), pursuant to which the Company ~~may~~could purchase up to an aggregate of $30 million in shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock during the 2022 calendar year. Under the program, the Company could, but was not required to, repurchase up to $30 million of shares of its own common stock in any manner determined appropriate by the Company’s management. The actual timing and method of any purchases, the

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target number of shares and the maximum price (or range of prices) under the program, was determined by management at its discretion and depended on a number of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The 2022 Repurchase Program expired on December 31, 2022.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 signed into law in August 2022 includes a provision for an excise tax equal to 1% of the fair market value of any stock repurchased by covered corporations during a taxable year, subject to certain limits and provisions. The excise tax is effective beginning in fiscal year 2023. While we may complete transactions subject to the new excise tax, we do not expect a material impact to our statement of condition or result of operations.

On February 28, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program (the "2023 Repurchase Program"), pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to an aggregate of $50 million in shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock during the 2023 calendar year. Under the program, the Company may, but is not required to, from time to time, repurchase up to ~~$30~~$50 million of shares of its own common stock in any manner determined appropriate by the Company’s management. The actual timing and method of any purchases, the target number of shares and the maximum price (or range of prices) under the program, will be determined by management at is discretion and will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The ~~2022~~2023 Repurchase Program ~~will have~~has an expiration date of December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

The Company uses a variety of measures to evaluate its capital adequacy, including risk-based capital and leverage ratios that are calculated separately for the Company and the Bank. Management reviews these capital measurements on a quarterly basis and takes appropriate action to ensure that they meet or surpass established internal and external guidelines. As permitted by the regulators for financial institutions that are not deemed to be “advanced approaches” institutions, the Company has elected to opt out of the requirement of the standards initially adopted by the Basal Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (which standards are commonly referred to as “Basel III”) to

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include accumulated other comprehensive income in risk-based capital. The following table sets forth the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios as of the dates indicated.


Regulatory Capital Ratios The First Bank	Regulatory Capital Ratios The First Bank	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		Minimum Required to be Well Capitalized		Minimum Capital Required Basel III Fully Phased In		Regulatory Capital Ratios The First Bank	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022		Minimum Required to be Well Capitalized		Minimum Capital Required Basel III Fully Phased In
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio	16.2	%	16.6	%	6.5	%	7.0	%	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio	13.2	%	15.6	%	6.5	%	7.0	%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio	Tier 1 Capital Ratio	16.2	%	16.6	%	8.0	%	8.5	%	Tier 1 Capital Ratio	13.2	%	15.6	%	8.0	%	8.5	%
Total Capital Ratio	Total Capital Ratio	17.0	%	17.4	%	10.0	%	10.5	%	Total Capital Ratio	14.1	%	16.4	%	10.0	%	10.5	%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio	Tier 1 Leverage Ratio	10.4	%	10.8	%	5.0	%	7.0	%	Tier 1 Leverage Ratio	10.3	%	11.1	%	5.0	%	7.0	%


Regulatory Capital Ratios The First Bancshares, Inc.	Regulatory Capital Ratios The First Bancshares, Inc.	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		Minimum Required to be Well Capitalized	Minimum Capital Required Basel III Fully Phased In	Regulatory Capital Ratios The First Bancshares, Inc.	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022		Minimum Required to be Well Capitalized	Minimum Capital Required Basel III Fully Phased In
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio*	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio*	12.7	%	13.7	%	N/A	N/A	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio*	11.5	%	12.7	%	N/A	N/A
Tier 1 Capital Ratio**	Tier 1 Capital Ratio**	13.1	%	14.1	%	N/A	N/A	Tier 1 Capital Ratio**	11.9	%	13.0	%	N/A	N/A
Total Capital Ratio	Total Capital Ratio	17.3	%	18.6	%	N/A	N/A	Total Capital Ratio	14.5	%	16.7	%	N/A	N/A
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio	Tier 1 Leverage Ratio	8.6	%	9.2	%	N/A	N/A	Tier 1 Leverage Ratio	9.3	%	9.3	%	N/A	N/A

*The numerator does not include Preferred Stock and Trust Preferred.

**The numerator includes Trust Preferred.

Our capital ratios remain very strong relative to the median for peer financial institutions, and at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 were well above the threshold for the Company and the Bank to be classified as “well capitalized,” the highest rating of the categories defined under the Bank Holding Company Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991. Basel III rules require a “capital conservation buffer” for both the Company and the Bank. The capital conservation buffer is subject to a three-year phase-in period that began January 1, 2016 and was fully phased-in on

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January 1, 2019 at 2.5%. Under this guidance banking institutions with a CETI, Tier 1 Capital Ratio and Total Risk Based Capital above the minimum regulatory adequate capital ratios but below the capital conservation buffer will face constraints on their ability to pay dividends, repurchase equity and pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers, based on the amount of the shortfall.

As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, management believes that each of the Bank and the Company met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject. We do not foresee any circumstances that would cause the Company or the Bank to be less than well capitalized, although no assurance can be given that this will not occur.

Total consolidated equity capital at June 30, ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$560.5~~$899.4 million, or approximately ~~9.3%~~11.4% of total assets. The Company currently has adequate capital to meet the minimum capital requirements for all regulatory agencies.

On June 30, 2006, ~~The~~the Company issued $4.1 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures to The First Bancshares Statutory Trust 2 (“Trust 2”) ~~in which the Company owns all of the common equity.~~. The debentures are the sole asset of Trust 2, and the ~~Trust.~~Company is the sole owner of the common equity of Trust 2. Trust 2 issued $4.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities ~~(“TPSs”)~~ to investors. The Company’s obligations under the debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the Trust 2’s obligations under the preferred securities. The preferred securities are redeemable by the Company at its option. The preferred securities must be redeemed upon maturity of the debentures in 2036. Interest on the preferred securities is the ~~three month London Interbank Offer~~three-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ~~(“LIBOR”~~("SOFR") plus 1.65% plus a tenor spread adjustment of .026161% and is payable quarterly. The terms of the subordinated debentures are identical to those of the preferred securities.

On July 27, 2007, ~~The~~the Company issued $6.2 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures to The First Bancshares Statutory Trust 3 (“Trust 3”) ~~in which the~~. The Company owns all of the common ~~equity. The~~equity of Trust 3, and the debentures are the sole asset of Trust 3. ~~The~~ Trust 3 issued $6.0 million of ~~TPSs~~Trust Preferred Securities to investors. The Company’s obligations under the debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the Trust 3’s obligations under the preferred securities. The preferred securities are redeemable by the

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Company at its option. The preferred securities must be redeemed upon maturity of the debentures in 2037. Interest on the preferred securities is the ~~three month LIBOR~~three-month term SOFR plus 1.40% plus a tenor spread adjustment of .026161% and is payable quarterly. The terms of the subordinated debentures are identical to those of the preferred securities.

In 2018, as a result of the acquisition of FMB Banking Corporation ("FMB"), the Company ~~acquired FMB’s Capital Trust 1 (“Trust 1”), which consisted~~became the successor to FMB's obligations in respect of $6.1 million of floating rate junior subordinated ~~deferrable interest~~ debentures ~~in which the Company owns all of the common equity.~~issued to FMB Capital Trust 1 ("FMB Trust"). The debentures are the sole asset of FMB Trust, 1.and the Company is the sole owner of the common equity of FMB Trust. FMB Trust 1 issued $6.0 million of ~~TPSs~~Trust Preferred Securities to investors. The Company’s obligations under the debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of ~~the Trust 1’s~~FMB Trust's obligations under the preferred securities. The preferred securities issued by the FMB Trust are redeemable by the Company at its option. The preferred securities must be redeemed upon maturity of the debentures in 2033. Interest on the preferred securities is the three-month ~~LIBOR~~term SOFR plus 2.85% plus a tenor spread adjustment of .026161% and is payable quarterly. ~~The terms~~

On January 1, 2023, as a result of the acquisition of HSBI, the Company became the successor to HSBI's obligations in respect of $10.3 million of subordinated debentures issued to Liberty Shares Statutory Trust II ("Liberty Trust"). The debentures are ~~identical~~the sole asset of Liberty Trust, and the Company is the sole owner of the common equity of Liberty Trust. Liberty Trust issued $10.0 million of preferred securities to ~~those~~an investor. The Company's obligations under the debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of Liberty Trust's obligations under the preferred securities. The preferred securities issued by the Liberty Trust are redeemable by the Company at its option. The preferred securities must be redeemed upon maturity of the debentures in 2036. Interest on the preferred securities is the three-month term SOFR plus 1.48% plus a tenor spread adjustment of .026161% and is payable quarterly.

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 810, Consolidation, the trusts are not included in the consolidated financial statements.

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Subordinated Notes

On April 30, 2018, ~~The~~the Company entered into two Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements pursuant to which the Company sold and issued ~~$24~~$24.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2028 (the "Notes due 2028") and ~~$42~~$42.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.40% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2033 ~~(collectively,~~(the “Notes due 2033”). In May of 2023, the ~~“Notes”).~~Company redeemed all $24.0 million of the outstanding 5.875% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2028.

The Notes due 2033 are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Notes are not subject to redemption at the option of the holder. Principal and interest on the Notes are subject to acceleration only in limited circumstances. The Notes due 2023 are unsecured, subordinated obligations of the Company and rank junior in right to payment to the Company’s current and future senior indebtedness, and each Note is pari passu in right to payment with respect to the other Notes. The Notes due 2023 have a fifteen year term, maturing May 1, 2033, and will bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 6.40%, payable quarterly in arrears, for the first ten years of the term. Thereafter, the interest rate will re-set quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to a benchmark rate (which is expected to be three-month term SOFR plus 3.39% plus a tenor spread adjustment of .026161%)., payable quarterly in arrears. As provided in the Notes due 2033, under specified conditions the interest rate on the Notes due 2033 during the applicable floating rate period may be determined based on a rate other than Three-Month Term SOFR. The Company is entitled to redeem the Notes due 2033, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date on or after May 1, 2028, and to redeem the Notes due 2033 at any time in whole upon certain other specified events.

On September 25, 2020, ~~The~~the Company entered into a Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with certain qualified institutional buyers pursuant to which the Company sold and issued $65.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.25% Fixed to Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due ~~2030.~~2030 (the "Notes due 2030"). The Notes due 2030 are unsecured and have a ten-year term, maturing October 1, 2030, and will bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 4.25%, payable semi-annually in arrears, for the first five years of the term. Thereafter, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to a benchmark rate (which is expected to be the Three-Month Term ~~Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”)~~SOFR plus 412.6 basis points), payable quarterly in arrears. As provided in the Notes due 2030, under specified conditions the interest rate on the Notes due 2030 during the applicable floating rate period may be determined based on a rate other than Three-Month Term SOFR. The Company is entitled to redeem the Notes due 2030, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date on or after October 1, 2025, and to redeem the Notes due 2030 at any time in whole upon certain other specified events.

The Company had ~~$144.9~~$128.2 million of subordinated debt, net of deferred issuance costs ~~$2.0~~$1.8 million and unamortized fair value mark ~~$619 thousand,~~$2.1 million, at June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared to ~~$144.7~~$145.0 million, net of deferred issuance costs ~~$2.1~~$1.9 million and unamortized fair value mark ~~$646~~$593 thousand, at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. The decrease in subordinated debt was attributable to the Company's redemption of $24.0 million of its 5.875% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated not due 2028 and the Company's repayment of $2.0 million of its 4.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 in May of 2023, which resulted in the Company recording a $217 thousand gain on the repurchased debt. The decrease in subordinated debt was partially offset by the addition of $9.0 million, net purchase accounting adjustments, of subordinated debt that the Company acquired as part of the HSBI acquisition.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP in the United States and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of our performance. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes operating net earnings; diluted operating earnings per share; net interest income, FTE; pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings; total interest income, FTE; interest income investment securities, FTE and certain ratios derived from these non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q allow management and investors to understand and compare results in a more consistent manner for the periods presented herein. The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income, total interest income, and interest income investment securities recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 25.3% tax rate. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis, and believes it enhances the comparability of income and expenses arising from taxable and nontaxable sources. Operating net earnings and diluted operating earnings per share exclude acquisition and charter conversion charges, initial provision for acquired loans, bargain purchase gain and loss

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on sale of fixed assets, Treasury awards, BOLI income from death proceeds, and contributions related to the Treasury awards. Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings excludes acquisition and charter conversion charges, provision for credit losses, bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets, Treasury awards,

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BOLI income from death proceeds, and charitable contributions related to Treasury awards. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental and not a substitute for the Company’s results reported in accordance with GAAP for the periods presented, and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these measures differently. The most comparable GAAP measures to these measures are earnings per share, net interest income, earnings, total interest income, and average yield on investment securities, respectively. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation and do not purport to be an alternative to the efficiency ratio, net income, earnings per share, net interest income, net interest margin, average yield on investment securities, average yield on all earning assets, common equity, book value per common share or other GAAP financial measures as a measure of operating performance. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure is provided below.

Operating Net Earnings


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022		Three Months Ended June 30, 2021				Six Months Ended June 30, 2022		Six Months Ended June 30, 2021		($ in thousands)		Three Months Ended June 30, 2023				Three Months Ended June 30, 2022				Six Months Ended June 30, 2023				Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Net income available to common shareholders	Net income available to common shareholders	$	15,753			$	15,600					$	32,582			$	32,244		Net income available to common shareholders	$	23,779			$	15,753			$	40,050	$	32,582
Acquisition and charter conversion charges	Acquisition and charter conversion charges	1,172		—				1,580		—		Acquisition and charter conversion charges		4,101				1,172				7,894				1,580
Tax on acquisition and charter conversion charges	Tax on acquisition and charter conversion charges	(297)		—				(400)		—		Tax on acquisition and charter conversion charges		(1,037)				(297)				(1,997)				(400)
Initial provision for acquired loans												Initial provision for acquired loans		—				—				10,727				—
Tax on initial provision for acquired loans												Tax on initial provision for acquired loans		—				—				(2,714)				—
Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	(165)		—				(165)		—		Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets		—				(165)				—				(165)
Tax on bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	Tax on bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	42		—				42		—		Tax on bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets		—				42				—				42
Treasury awards	Treasury awards	(170)		—				(872)		—		Treasury awards		—				(170)				—				(872)
Tax on Treasury awards	Tax on Treasury awards	42		—				220		—		Tax on Treasury awards		—				42				—				220
BOLI income from death proceeds	BOLI income from death proceeds	—		—				(1,630)		—		BOLI income from death proceeds		—				—				—				(1,630)
Contributions related to Treasury awards	Contributions related to Treasury awards	165		—				165		—		Contributions related to Treasury awards		—				165				—				165
Tax on contributions related to Treasury awards	Tax on contributions related to Treasury awards	(42)		—				(42)		—		Tax on contributions related to Treasury awards		—				(42)				—				(42)
Net earnings available to common shareholders, operating	Net earnings available to common shareholders, operating	$	16,500	$	15,600			$	31,480	$	32,244	Net earnings available to common shareholders, operating		$	26,843			$	16,500			$	53,960			$	31,480

Diluted Operating Earnings per Share


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022		Three Months Ended June 30, 2021				Six Months Ended June 30, 2022		Six Months Ended June 30, 2021		($ in thousands)		Three Months Ended June 30, 2023				Three Months Ended June 30, 2022				Six Months Ended June 30, 2023				Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Diluted earnings per share	Diluted earnings per share	$	0.76			$	0.74					$	1.57			$	1.52		Diluted earnings per share	$	0.75			$	0.76			$	1.27	$	1.57
Acquisition and charter conversion charges	Acquisition and charter conversion charges	0.06		—				0.08		—		Acquisition and charter conversion charges		0.13				0.06				0.24				0.08
Tax on acquisition and charter conversion charges	Tax on acquisition and charter conversion charges	(0.02)		—				(0.02)		—		Tax on acquisition and charter conversion charges		(0.03)				(0.02)				(0.05)				(0.02)
Initial provision for acquired loans												Initial provision for acquired loans		—				—				0.34				—
Tax on initial provision for acquired loans												Tax on initial provision for acquired loans		—				—				(0.09)				—
Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	(0.01)		—				(0.01)		—		Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets		—				(0.01)				—				(0.01)
Tax on bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	Tax on bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	—		—				—		—		Tax on bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets		—				—				—				—
Effect of Treasury awards	Effect of Treasury awards	(0.01)		—				(0.04)		—		Effect of Treasury awards		—				(0.01)				—				(0.04)
Tax on Treasury awards	Tax on Treasury awards	0.01		—				0.01		—		Tax on Treasury awards		—				0.01				—				0.01
BOLI income from death proceeds	BOLI income from death proceeds	—		—				(0.08)		—		BOLI income from death proceeds		—				—				—				(0.08)
Contributions related to Treasury awards	Contributions related to Treasury awards	0.01		—				0.01		—		Contributions related to Treasury awards		—				0.01				—				0.01
Tax on contributions related to Treasury awards	Tax on contributions related to Treasury awards	—		—				—		—		Tax on contributions related to Treasury awards		—				—				—				—
Diluted earnings per share, operating	Diluted earnings per share, operating	$	0.80	$	0.74			$	1.52	$	1.52	Diluted earnings per share, operating		$	0.85			$	0.80			$	1.71			$	1.52

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Net Interest Income, Fully Tax Equivalent


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022			Three Months Ended June 30, 2021					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022			Six Months Ended June 30, 2021			($ in thousands)		Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022					Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Net interest income	Net interest income	$	42,101					$	38,050							$	80,740				$	77,279		Net interest income		$	66,030				$	42,101				$	130,956	$	80,740
Tax exempt investment income	Tax exempt investment income	(2,780)			(1,908)					(5,202)			(3,843)			Tax exempt investment income		(2,948)					(2,780)					(5,896)					(5,202)
Taxable investment income	Taxable investment income	3,721			2,554					6,963			5,144			Taxable investment income		3,946					3,721					7,892					6,963
Net interest income, FTE	Net interest income, FTE	$	43,042		$	38,696				$	82,501		$	78,580		Net interest income, FTE		$	67,028				$	43,042				$	132,952				$	82,501

Average earning assets	Average earning assets	$	5,573,163		$	4,924,108				$	5,620,845		$	4,851,625		Average earning assets		$	7,019,740				$	5,573,163				$	7,084,842				$	5,620,845
Net interest margin, FTE	Net interest margin, FTE	3.09		%	3.14		%			2.94		%	3.24		%	Net interest margin, FTE		3.82		%			3.09		%			3.75		%			2.94		%

Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Operating Earnings


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022		Three Months Ended June 30, 2021				Six Months Ended June 30, 2022		Six Months Ended June 30, 2021		($ in thousands)		Three Months Ended June 30, 2023				Three Months Ended June 30, 2022				Six Months Ended June 30, 2023				Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Earnings before income taxes	Earnings before income taxes	$	19,210			$	19,420					$	40,416			$	40,857		Earnings before income taxes	$	30,304			$	19,210			$	51,172	$	40,416
Acquisition and charter conversion charges	Acquisition and charter conversion charges	1,172		—				1,580		—		Acquisition and charter conversion charges		4,101				1,172				7,894				1,580
Provision for credit loss	Provision for credit loss	600		—				600		—		Provision for credit loss		1,250				600				12,250				600
Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets	(165)		—				(165)		—		Bargain purchase gain and loss on sale of fixed assets		—				(165)				—				(165)
Treasury awards	Treasury awards	(170)		—				(872)		—		Treasury awards		—				(171)				—				(872)
BOLI income from death proceeds	BOLI income from death proceeds	—		—				(1,630)		—		BOLI income from death proceeds		—				—				—				(1,630)
Contributions related to Treasury awards	Contributions related to Treasury awards	165		—				165		—		Contributions related to Treasury awards		—				165				—				165
Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Operating Earnings	Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Operating Earnings	$	20,812	$	19,420			$	40,094	$	40,857	Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Operating Earnings		$	35,655			$	20,811			$	71,316			$	40,094

Total Interest Income, Fully Tax Equivalent


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022			Three Months Ended June 30, 2021					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022			Six Months Ended June 30, 2021			($ in thousands)		Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022					Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Total interest income	Total interest income	$	45,847					$	43,238							$	88,588				$	88,425		Total interest income		$	86,194				$	45,847				$	166,532	$	88,588
Tax-exempt investment income	Tax-exempt investment income	(2,780)			(1,908)					(5,202)			(3,843)			Tax-exempt investment income		(2,948)					(2,780)					(5,896)					(5,202)
Taxable investment income	Taxable investment income	3,721			2,554					6,963			5,144			Taxable investment income		3,946					3,721					7,892					6,963
Total interest income, FTE	Total interest income, FTE	$	46,788		$	43,884				$	90,349		$	89,726		Total interest income, FTE		$	87,192				$	46,788				$	168,528				$	90,349

Yield on average earning assets, FTE	Yield on average earning assets, FTE	3.36		%	3.56		%			3.21		%	3.70		%	Yield on average earning assets, FTE		4.97		%			3.36		%			4.76		%			3.21		%

Interest Income Investment Securities, Fully Tax Equivalent


($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022			Three Months Ended June 30, 2021					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022			Six Months Ended June 30, 2021			($ in thousands)		Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022					Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Interest income investment securities	Interest income investment securities	$	11,152					$	5,925							$	19,726				$	11,451		Interest income investment securities		$	10,815				$	11,152				$	22,521	$	19,726
Tax-exempt investment income	Tax-exempt investment income	(2,780)			(1,908)					(5,202)			(3,843)			Tax-exempt investment income		(2,948)					(2,780)					(5,896)					(5,202)
Taxable investment income	Taxable investment income	3,721			2,554					6,963			5,144			Taxable investment income		3,946					3,721					7,892					6,963
Interest income investment securities, FTE	Interest income investment securities, FTE	$	12,093		$	6,571				$	21,487		$	12,752		Interest income investment securities, FTE		$	11,813				$	12,093				$	24,517				$	21,487

Average investment securities	Average investment securities	$	2,127,084		$	1,220,254				$	2,012,828		$	1,144,251		Average investment securities		$	1,943,908				$	2,127,084				$	1,985,892				$	2,012,828

Yield on investment securities, FTE	Yield on investment securities, FTE	2.27		%	2.15		%			2.13		%	2.23		%	Yield on investment securities, FTE		2.43		%			2.27		%			2.47		%			2.13		%

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ITEM 3. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk arises from changes in interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The Company does not engage in the trading of financial instruments, nor does it have exposure to currency exchange rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily that of interest rate risk, and we have established policies and procedures to monitor and limit our earnings and balance sheet exposure to changes in interest rates. The principal objective of interest rate risk management is to manage the financial components of the Company’s balance sheet in a manner that will optimize the risk/reward equation for earnings and capital under a variety of interest rate scenarios.

To identify areas of potential exposure to interest rate changes, we utilize commercially available modeling software to perform earnings simulations and calculate the Company’s market value of portfolio equity under varying interest rate scenarios every month. The model imports relevant information for the Company’s financial instruments and incorporates management’s assumptions on pricing, duration, and optionality for anticipated new volumes. Various rate scenarios consisting of key rate and yield curve projections are then applied in order to calculate the expected effect of a given interest rate change on interest income, interest expense, and the value of the Company’s financial instruments. The rate projections can be shocked (an immediate and parallel change in all base rates, up or down), ramped (an incremental increase or decrease in rates over a specified time period), economic (based on current trends and econometric models) or stable (unchanged from current actual levels).

The following table shows the estimated changes in net interest income at risk and market value of equity along with policy limits:


June 30, 2022		Net Interest Income at Risk				Market Value of Equity
June 30, 2023										June 30, 2023	Net Interest Income at Risk				Market Value of Equity
Change in Interest Rates	Change in Interest Rates	% Change from Base		Policy Limit		% Change from Base		Policy Limit		Change in Interest Rates	% Change from Base		Policy Limit		% Change from Base		Policy Limit
Up 400 bps	Up 400 bps	(2.3)	%	(20.0)	%	(10.0)	%	(40.0)	%	Up 400 bps	(2.6)	%	(20.0)	%	(7.3)	%	(40.0)	%
Up 300 bps	Up 300 bps	0.7	%	(15.0)	%	(5.2)	%	(30.0)	%	Up 300 bps	(0.1)	%	(15.0)	%	(3.3)	%	(30.0)	%
Up 200 bps	Up 200 bps	2.2	%	(10.0)	%	(1.6)	%	(20.0)	%	Up 200 bps	1.3	%	(10.0)	%	(0.3)	%	(20.0)	%
Up 100 bps	Up 100 bps	1.9	%	(5.0)	%	0.2	%	(10.0)	%	Up 100 bps	1.2	%	(5.0)	%	1.1	%	(10.0)	%
Down 100 bps	Down 100 bps	(5.6)	%	(5.0)	%	(3.5)	%	(10.0)	%	Down 100 bps	(0.8)	%	(5.0)	%	(2.6)	%	(10.0)	%
Down 200 bps	Down 200 bps	(9.6)	%	(10.0)	%	(10.7)	%	(20.0)	%	Down 200 bps	(4.2)	%	(10.0)	%	(9.1)	%	(20.0)	%

We use seven standard interest rate scenarios in conducting our 12-month net interest income simulations: “static,” upward shocks of 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis points, and downward shocks of 100, and 200 basis points. Pursuant to policy guidelines, we typically attempt to limit the projected decline in net interest income relative to the stable rate scenario to no more than 5% for a 100 basis point (bp) interest rate shock, 10% for a 200 bp shock, 15% for a 300 bp shock, and 20% for a 400 bp shock. As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the Company had the following estimated net interest income sensitivity profile, without factoring in any potential negative impact on spreads resulting from competitive pressures or credit quality deterioration:


June 30, 2022		Net Interest Income at Risk – Sensitivity Year 1
June 30, 2023															June 30, 2023	Net Interest Income at Risk – Sensitivity Year 1
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	-200 bp		-100 bp		STATIC	+100 bp		+200 bp		+300 bp		+400 bp		($ in thousands)	-200 bp		-100 bp		STATIC	+100 bp		+200 bp		+300 bp		+400 bp
Net Interest Income	Net Interest Income	162,598		169,842		179,910	183,271		183,858		181,244		175,858		Net Interest Income	238,176		246,556		248,517	251,513		251,644		248,292		242,086
Dollar Change	Dollar Change	(17,312)		(10,068)			3,361		3,948		1,334		(4,052)		Dollar Change	(10,341)		(1,961)			2,996		3,127		(225)		(6,431)
NII @ Risk - Sensitivity Y1	NII @ Risk - Sensitivity Y1	(9.6)	%	(5.6)	%		1.9	%	2.2	%	0.7	%	(2.3)	%	NII @ Risk - Sensitivity Y1	(4.2)	%	(0.8)	%		1.2	%	1.3	%	(0.1)	%	(2.6)	%
Policy Limits	Policy Limits	(10.0)	%	(5.0)	%		(5.0)	%	(10.0)	%	(15.0)	%	(20.0)	%	Policy Limits	(10.0)	%	(5.0)	%		(5.0)	%	(10.0)	%	(15.0)	%	(20.0)	%

If there were an immediate and sustained downward adjustment of 200 basis points in interest rates, all else being equal, net interest income over the next twelve months would likely be approximately ~~$162.6~~$10.3 million lower than in a stable interest rate scenario, for a ~~decreased~~negative variance of ~~9.6%~~4.2%. The unfavorable variance increases if rates were to drop below 200 basis points, due to the fact that certain deposit rates are already relatively low (on NOW accounts and savings accounts, for example), and will hit a natural floor of close to zero while non-floored variable-rate loan yields continue to drop. This effect would be exacerbated by accelerated prepayments on fixed-rate loans and mortgage-backed securities when rates decline, although rate floors on some of our variable-rate loans partially offset other negative pressures.

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Net interest income would likely improve by ~~$183.9~~$3.1 million, or ~~2.2%~~1.3%, if interest rates were to increase by 200 basis points relative to a stable interest rate scenario, with the favorable variance expanding the higher interest rates rise. The initial increase in rising rate scenarios will be limited to some extent by the fact that some of our variable-rate loans are

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currently at rate floors, resulting in a re-pricing lag while base rates are increasing to floored levels, but the Company would expect to benefit from a material upward shift in the yield curve.

The Company’s one-year cumulative GAP ratio is approximately ~~214.0%~~169.0%, which means that there are more assets repricing than liabilities within the first year. The Company is ~~“asset-sensitive.”~~asset sensitive. These results are based on cash flows from assumptions of assets and liabilities that reprice (maturities, likely calls, prepayments, etc.). Typically, the net interest income of asset-sensitive financial institutions should improve with rising rates and decrease with declining rates.

If interest rates change in the modeled amounts, our assets and liabilities may not perform as anticipated. Measuring interest rate risk has inherent limitations including model assumptions. For example, changes in market indices as modeled in conjunction with changes in the shapes of the yield curves could result in different net interest income. We consider many factors in monitoring our interest rate risk, and management adjusts strategies for the balance sheet and earnings as needed.

In addition to the net interest income simulations shown above, we run stress scenarios modeling the possibility of no balance sheet growth, the potential runoff of “surge” core deposits, which flowed into the Company in the most recent economic cycle, and potential unfavorable movement in deposit rates relative to yields on earning assets. Even though net interest income will naturally be lower with no balance sheet growth, the rate-driven variances projected for net interest income in a static growth environment are similar to the changes noted above for our standard projections. When a greater level of non-maturity deposit runoff is assumed or unfavorable deposit rate changes are factored into the model, projected net interest income in declining rate and flat rate scenarios does not change materially relative to standard growth projections. However, the benefit we would otherwise experience in rising rate scenarios is minimized and net interest income remains relatively flat.

The economic value (or “fair value”) of financial instruments on the Company’s balance sheet will also vary under the interest rate scenarios previously discussed. The difference between the projected fair value of the Company’s financial assets and the fair value of its financial liabilities is referred to as the economic value of equity (“EVE”), and changes in EVE under different interest rate scenarios are effectively a gauge of the Company’s longer-term exposure to interest rate risk. Fair values for financial instruments are estimated by discounting projected cash flows (principal and interest) at projected replacement interest rates for each account type, while the fair value of non-financial accounts is assumed to equal their book value for all rate scenarios. An economic value simulation is a static measure utilizing balance sheet accounts at a given point in time, and the measurement can change substantially over time as the characteristics of the Company’s balance sheet evolve and interest rate and yield curve assumptions are updated.

The change in economic value under different interest rate scenarios depends on the characteristics of each class of financial instrument, including stated interest rates or spreads relative to current or projected market-level interest rates or spreads, the likelihood of principal prepayments, whether contractual interest rates are fixed or floating, and the average remaining time to maturity. As a general rule, fixed-rate financial assets become more valuable in declining rate scenarios and less valuable in rising rate scenarios, while fixed-rate financial liabilities gain in value as interest rates rise and lose value as interest rates decline. The longer the duration of the financial instrument, the greater the impact a rate change will have on its value. In our economic value simulations, estimated prepayments are factored in for financial instruments with stated maturity dates, and decay rates for non-maturity deposits are projected based on historical patterns and management’s best estimates. The table below shows estimated changes in the Company’s EVE as of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, under different interest rate scenarios relative to a base case of current interest rates:


June 30, 2022		Balance Sheet Shock
June 30, 2023															June 30, 2023	Balance Sheet Shock
($ in thousands)	($ in thousands)	-200 bp		-100 bp		STATIC (Base)	+100 bp		+200 bp		+300 bp		+400 bp		($ in thousands)	-200 bp		-100 bp		STATIC (Base)	+100 bp		+200 bp		+300 bp		+400 bp
Market Value of Equity	Market Value of Equity	1,138,442		1,230,187		1,274,987	1,277,035		1,254,848		1,209,282		1,147,337		Market Value of Equity	1,376,168		1,474,863		1,514,637	1,530,556		1,510,752		1,464,064		1,404,833
Change in EVE from base	Change in EVE from base	(136,545)		(44,800)			2,048		(20,139)		(65,705)		(127,650)		Change in EVE from base	(138,469)		(39,774)			15,919		(3,885)		(50,573)		(109,804)
% Change	% Change	(10.7)	%	(3.5)	%		0.2	%	(1.6)	%	(5.2)	%	(10.0)	%	% Change	(9.1)	%	(2.6)	%		1.1	%	(0.3)	%	(3.3)	%	(7.3)	%
Policy Limits	Policy Limits	(20.0)	%	(10.0)	%		(10.0)	%	(20.0)	%	(30.0)	%	(40.0)	%	Policy Limits	(20.0)	%	(10.0)	%		(10.0)	%	(20.0)	%	(30.0)	%	(40.0)	%

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~~The table shows that our EVE will generally deteriorate in declining rate scenarios, but should benefit from a parallel shift upward in the yield curve.~~ We also run stress scenarios for EVE to simulate the possibility of higher loan prepayment rates, unfavorable changes in deposit rates, and higher deposit decay rates. Model results are highly sensitive to changes in assumed decay rates for non-maturity deposits, in particular.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, ~~2022,~~2023, (the “Evaluation Date”), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, ~~2022~~2023 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings in the normal course of business. Management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome of any such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in "Part I - Item 1A - Risk Factors" of the Company's 2021 Form 10-K, which could materially affect its business, financial position, results of operations, cash flows, or future results. Please be aware that these risks may change over time and other risks may prove to be important in the future. New risks may emerge at any time, and we cannot predict such risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, or the trading price of our securities.

There have been no material changes ~~from~~in the ~~risk factors previously disclosed~~Risk Factors described in ~~our~~the Company's 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K other than as set out in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the ~~year~~quarter ended ~~December~~March 31, ~~2021.~~2023, in Item 1A of Part II.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

~~The following table provides information with respect~~


Period	Current Program
	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands) (a)
April 1 - April 30	—	$	—	—	$	50,000
May 1 - May 31	—	—		—	50,000
June 1 - June 30	—	—		—	50,000
Total	—	$	—	—

(a)On February 28, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program (the "2023 Repurchase Program"), pursuant to ~~purchases~~which the Company may purchase up to an aggregate of ~~common stock~~$50 million in shares of the ~~Company made during the three months ended June 30, 2022, by the Company or any “affiliated purchaser” of the Company as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act:~~

Period Current Program
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased Average
Price Paid
Per Share Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs Maximum
Approximate Dollar
Value of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
(in thousands)
April 1 - April 30 — $ — — $ 30,000
May 1 - May 31 200 32.66 — 30,000
June 1 - June 30 2,333 28.84 — 30,000
Total 2,533 $ 30.75 —

~~As of June 30, 2022, the Company withheld 2,533 shares in order to satisfy employee tax obligations for vesting of restricted stock awards.~~Company's issued and outstanding common stock. The 2023 Repurchase Program expires on December 31, 2023.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

~~Not applicable~~During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, none of the Company's directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement."

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

(a)Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
2.1						Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 26, 2022, by and between The Fist Bancshares, Inc. and Beach Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2022).
2.2						Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 27, 2022, by and between The First Bancshares, Inc. and Heritage Southeast Bancorporation, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2022).
3.1						Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of The First Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2016).
3.2						Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of The First Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2018).
3.3						Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the First Bancshares, Inc. (as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2023).
3.4						Amended and Restated Bylaws of The First Bancshares, Inc. effective as of March 17, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2016).
~~3.4~~3.5						Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of The First Bancshares, Inc. effective as of May 7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 11, 2020).
4.1						Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-220491 on Form S-3 filed on September 15, 2017).
4.2						Form of Global Subordinated Note for The First Bancshares, Inc. 5.875% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Due 2028 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2018).
4.3						Form of Global Subordinated Note for The First Bancshares, Inc. 6.4% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Due 2033 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2018).
4.4						Indenture by and between The First Bancshares, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated September 25, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2020).
4.5						Form of Global Subordinated Note for The First Bancshares, Inc. 4.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Due 2030 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2020).
31.1						Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2						Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1						Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.2						Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
						101.INS XBRL Instance Document
						101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
						101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
						101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
						101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
						101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


						THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
						(Registrant)

August 9, ~~2022~~2023						/s/ M. RAY (HOPPY) COLE, JR. M. Ray (Hoppy) Cole, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer), Chairman of the Board
(Date)


August 9, ~~2022~~2023						/s/ DONNA T. (DEE DEE) LOWERY Donna T. (Dee Dee) Lowery, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
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