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Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation as well as other written or oral communications made from time to time by us, may contain certain forward-looking information
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements relate to future
events or future predictions, including events or predictions relating to our future financial performance, and are generally identifiable by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “intend,” “target,” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof
or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy or goals that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are only
predictions and estimates regarding future events and circumstances and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. This information is based on various assumptions by us that
may not prove to be correct. Important factors to consider and evaluate in such forward-looking statements include:
• changes in the external competitive market factors that might impact our results of operations;
• changes in laws and regulations, including without limitation changes in capital requirements under the federal prompt corrective action regulations;
• changes in our business strategy or an inability to execute our strategy due to the occurrence of unanticipated events;
• our ability to identify potential candidates for, and consummate, acquisition or investment transactions;
• the timing of acquisition or investment transactions;
• constraints on our ability to consummate an attractive acquisition or investment transaction because of significant competition for these
opportunities;
• the failure of the Bank to complete any or all of the transactions described herein on the terms currently contemplated;
• local, regional and national economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers;
• ability to attract deposits and other sources of liquidity;
• changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers;
• changes in the level of non-performing and classified assets and charge-offs;
• changes in estimates of future loan loss reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting
requirements;
• the integration of the Bank’s recent FDIC-assisted acquisitions may present unforeseen challenges;
• inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations;
• the timely development and acceptance of new banking products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users;
• changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits;
• technological changes;
• the ability to increase market share and control expenses;