EXHIBIT 99
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Contact: | | Judith Wawroski, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | |
| | International Bancshares Corporation | |
| | (956) 722-7611 | |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
IBC Reports 2021 Earnings
LAREDO, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)— February 24, 2022—International Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ:IBOC), one of the largest independent bank holding companies in Texas, today reported annual net income for 2021 of $253.9 million or $4.00 diluted earnings per common share ($4.01 per share basic) compared to $167.3 million or $2.62 diluted earnings per common share ($2.63 per share basic), which represents an increase of 52.7 percent in diluted earnings per share and a 51.8 percent increase in net income over the corresponding period in 2020. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $56.5 million or $.89 diluted earnings per common share ($.90 per share basic), compared to $48.2 million or $.76 diluted earnings per common share ($.76 per share basic) for the same period in 2020, representing an increase of 17.2 percent in net income and a 17.1 percent increase in diluted earnings per share.
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021 was positively impacted by the sale of an equity interest in a merchant banking investment held by one of our non-bank subsidiaries totaling $42.8 million, net of tax, in the second quarter of 2021. Net income was also positively impacted by a decrease in the provision for credit losses compared to the same period of 2020 as economic conditions have stabilized or improved, positively impacting certain segments of our portfolio and our allowance for credit loss calculation.
International Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Summary
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| | | Years Ended December 31, |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
| | | (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
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Interest income | $ | 398,103 | | $ | 427,008 | | $ | 492,401 |
Interest expense | | (26,831) | | | (39,119) | | | (58,629) |
Net interest income | | 371,272 | | | 387,889 | | | 433,772 |
Provision for credit losses | | (7,955) | | | (45,379) | | | (18,843) |
Non-interest income | | 222,326 | | | 150,579 | | | 154,826 |
Non-interest expense | | (236,316) | | | (281,331) | | | (309,801) |
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Income before income taxes | | 322,327 | | | 211,758 | | | 259,954 |
Income taxes | | (68,405) | | | (44,439) | | | (54,850) |
Net income | $ | 253,922 | | $ | 167,319 | | $ | 205,104 |
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Net income per common share | | | | | | | | |
Basic | $ | 4.01 | | $ | 2.63 | | $ | 3.13 |
Diluted | $ | 4.00 | | $ | 2.62 | | $ | 3.12 |
“The global health crisis resulting from COVID-19 has continued to impact our business; however, because of management’s forward-looking vision and legacy commitment to expense control, we took aggressive steps to reduce expenses at the inception of the pandemic. Given the high level of uncertainty the pandemic would have on our operations and revenue streams, the swift and broad-based actions management took have resulted in a decrease in non-interest expenses of approximately 15% or $46.5 million, before tax, for the two-year period ended December 31, 2021. The successful execution of the cost savings initiatives as well as our focus on growing non-interest income, positioned us to