1 EXHIBIT 99.2 FIRST AMERICAN'S ACQUISITION OF DEPOSIT GUARANTY [LOGO] LEVERAGING THE JOINT STRENGTHS TO BUILD ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST PERFORMING COMPANIES December 8, 1997 [LOGO] FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION TO THE EXTENT THAT STATEMENTS IN THIS PRESENTATION RELATE TO THE PLANS, OBJECTIVES OR FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION, DEPOSIT GUARANTY CORP. AND THE COMBINED COMPANY FOLLOWING THE MERGER, THESE STATEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. SUCH STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. ACTUAL STRATEGIES AND RESULTS IN FUTURE PERIODS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CURRENTLY EXPECTED DUE TO VARIOUS RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OF FACTORS AFFECTING FIRST AMERICAN'S, DEPOSIT GUARANTY'S OR THE COMBINED COMPANY'S BUSINESS AND PROSPECTS IS CONTAINED IN THE COMPANY'S PERIODIC FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 2 [LOGO] AGENDA []ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION []OVERVIEW OF TRANSACTION []BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE []CONCLUSION [LOGO] AGENDA []ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION []OVERVIEW OF TRANSACTION []BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE []CONCLUSION 3 [LOGO] ATTRACTIVE ACQUISITION []SIGNIFICANTLY ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS []SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVES PROFITABILITY []MINIMAL INTEGRATION RISK []COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTHS []BROADENS MANAGEMENT TEAM [LOGO] SUBSTANTIALLY ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS []NEUTRAL IN 1998 []6% ACCRETIVE IN 1999 - $0.18/SHARE - EARNINGS ON EXCESS CAPITAL NOT INCLUDED ABOVE []10% ACCRETIVE IF EARNINGS ON EXCESS CAPITAL ARE ASSUMED NOTE: (1) BASED ON IBES ESTIMATE (2) ASSUMES SYNERGIES ARE FULLY RECOGNIZED (3) EXCLUSIVE OF ONE-TIME CHARGES 4 [LOGO] SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVES PROFITABILITY PRO FORMA FATN DEP COMBINED PERFORMANCE MEASURE 3Q97 3Q97 3Q97 - ------------------------------------------------------ ROE 16.8% 15.1% 19 - 20 % ROA 1.4% 1.4% 1.6 - 1.8% NIM 4.1% 4.9% 4.4 - 4.5% EFFICIENCY 54.8% 60.8% <50.0% (BANKING BUSINESS) [LOGO] MINIMAL INTEGRATION RISK Common Strategies - - Business line organization - - Centralized operations and technology - - Centralized staff - - Standardized products - - Superior credit quality - - Shared commitment to customer 5 [LOGO] COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTHS [] FIRST AMERICAN - Majority of franchise serves attractive growth markets - Rapidly growing non-bank fee businesses (Enterprises) - State-of-the-art customer information [] DEPOSIT GUARANTY - Market source for low cost funding - Excess liquidity - Mortgage servicing efficiency [LOGO] BROADENS MANAGEMENT TEAM PRE-ACQUISITION POST-ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITIES Dennis C. Bottorff Chairman & CEO - Chairman & CEO - FAC FAC E.B. Robinson, Jr. Chairman & CEO - Vice Chairman - FAC Banking Operations Deposit Guaranty President-FANB Chief Oper. Officer Dale W. Polley President - FAC/FANB President - FAC Administrative Functions Robert A. McCabe, Jr. Vice Chairman - FAC Vice Chairman - FAC Non-banking President - FAE President - FAE Operation 6 [LOGO] AGENDA [] Attractive Combination [] Overview of Transaction [] Building Shareholder Value [] Conclusion [LOGO] TERMS OF TRANSACTION Fixed Exchange Ratio: - 1.17 shares of First American stock for each share of Deposit Guaranty - Tax Free Exchange Purchase Price Per Share: $64.06 (based on FATN 12/5/97 closing price) Other Terms: 19.9% Stock option from DEP to FATN Transaction Value: $2.7 Billion Accounting: Pooling of Interests Expected Closing 2nd Quarter of 1998 Expected Conversion Within 12 months 7 [LOGO] ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS ----- ----- 1998 1999 ----- ----- First American -- IBES $2.68 $2.97 Deposit Guaranty -- IBES $2.51 $2.71 - -------------------------------------------------- ESTIMATED AFTER-TAX ADJ. ($MM) ($MM) - ------------------------ ----- ----- Expense Efficiencies $19.9 $39.8 Revenue Enhancements $ 6.0 $12.0 --------------- Total Adjustments $25.9 $51.8 - -------------------------------------------------- EPS EPS ---- ---- TOTAL EARNINGS OF COMBINED $2.68 $3.15 ACCRETION TO EPS $0.00 $0.18 [LOGO] SYNERGY OPPORTUNITIES [] Expected Cost Savings of $68MM - 25% of Deposit Guaranty's expense base - Synergies start in 1998 [] Projected Revenue Enhancements of $20MM - 7.5% of Deposit Guaranty's expense base - Synergies start in 1998 [] Potential Earnings from Excess Capital - $10 million - 1998 - $19 million - 1999 - Not included in synergies or EPS calculation 8 [LOGO] RESTRUCTURING AND MERGER-RELATED COSTS ($millions) Severance/Retention $ 27 Systems Conversions 13 Facilities Contracts 18 Other 29 Sub-Total $ 87 Charitable Foundation 15 Total $102 [LOGO] PRO FORMA ANALYSIS SIZE($MM) - ---- ------- ------ ------- Market Value (12/5/97) $ 3,197 $2,138 $ 5,335 Assets 10,562 6,839 17,401 Loans 7,152 4,353 11,505 Deposits 7,701 5,283 12,985 Common Equity 889 624 1,513 PROFITABILITY - ------------- ROA 1.4% 1.4% 1.7% ROE 16.8% 15.1% 19.6% Net. Int. Margin 4.1% 4.9% 4.4% Efficiency 54.8% 60.8% <50.0% Fees/Revenues 40% 33% 40% ASSET QUALITY - ------------- NPA Ratio 0.31% 0.65% 0.45% NCO Ratio 0.18% 0.65%(3) 0.37%(3) Note: (1) Financial information for the quarter ending 9/30/97. (2) Includes cost savings and revenue enhancements of 32.5%. (3) Exclusive of one large DEP loan = 0.16%; Pro Forma = .017%. 9 [LOGO] TRANSACTION PRICING COMPARISON -------------------------- [] Significant increases in bank stock trading multiples, including First American's, make Deposit Guaranty transaction multiples appear higher than recent market transactions [] Relative multiples compare favorably [LOGO] TRANSACTION PRICING COMPARISON -------------------------- As a % of Buyer's Multiple -------------- Transaction Buyer's Transaction Transaction Forward Year Forward Year Forward Year Forward Year EPS Multiple EPS EPS Multiple Acquiror/Acquiree EPS Multiple with Synergies Multiple w/Synergies - ----------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------- NB/BOAT 15.2x 10.3x 10.3x 100% ONE/FCOM 20.1 12.9 13.7 94 FTU/SBK 20.5 9.8 12.5 78 NB/BBI 20.8 9.6 12.6 76 FTU/FFB 10.9 7.6 7.7 98 FTU/CFL 19.6 11.4 13.2 87 NCC/FOA 22.3 12.0 16.6 72 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FATN/DEP 25.3x 16.9x 20.4x 83% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 [LOGO] FAVORABLE GIVE/GET RATIO LAST OWNERSHIP QUARTER BOOK SELLER'S PREMIUM TO ACQUIROR/ACQUIREE EARNINGS ASSETS VALUE OWNERSHIP EARNINGS ONE/FCOM 6.4% 7.5% 7.2% 8.6% 34.8% FTU/SBK 7.0 7.7 8.6 10.8 53.2 NB/BBI 17.1 15.5 15.1 23.9 39.8 FTU/FFB 32.3 31.3 32.6 39.9 23.5 FTU/CFL 26.6 23.4 20.9 34.8 30.8 NCC/FOA 27.9 29.2 29.6 32.7 17.2 FATN/DEP 38.7% 39.7% 41.6% 45.7% 18.1% [LOGO] GEOGRAPHIC PRESENCE PRO FORMA #OF DEPOSITS %MARKET RANK STATE BRANCHES (MM) SHARE 2 Tennessee 150 $ 6,996 12.0% 2 Mississippi 105 3,438 14.1 5 Louisiana 52 1,757 4.3 31 Virginia 19 305 0.4 14 Arkansas 6 272 1.0 31 Kentucky 4 194 0.5 TOTALS 336 $12,962 [MAP] [ ] First American [ ] Deposit Guaranty [ ] Overlap [Appearing here is a map portraying the pro forma geographic layout of the combined company's branch system.] Note: (1) Deposits as of 6/30/96. Includes all pending and completed transactions through 11/21/97. 11 [LOGO] GEOGRAPHIC PRESENCE DEPOSITS % OF MARKETS ($MM) FRANCHISE DEP. DEP Fast Growing Mkts $2.3 42% Slow Growing Mkts w/High Mkt Share $1.9 35% Other Mkts $1.3 23% FATN Fast Growing Mkts $5.2 71% Slow Growing Mkts w/High Mkt Share $ .9 12% Other Mkts $1.2 17% PRO FORMA Fast Growing Mkts $7.5 60% Slow Growing Mkts w/High Mkt Share $2.8 21% Other Mkts $2.5 19% [LOGO] NON-BANK ACTIVITIES []INVEST -Largest third-party marketer of investment and insurance products -400+clients in 43 states -1900 registered reps selling $3 billion of investment products []SSI -Third largest processor of hospital healthcare claims in the U.S. -550 hospital clients in 44 states -$29 billion of claims processed annually []MORTGAGE SERVICING -Approximately $5 billion servicing portfolio -Eight States -Very efficient cost of service 12 [LOGO] AGENDA []ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION []OVERVIEW OF TRANSACTION []BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE []CONCLUSION [LOGO] BENEFITS OF ACQUISITION: MOVES FIRST AMERICAN CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF "SWEET 16" 13 [LOGO] FIRST AMERICAN'S GOAL TO PRODUCE RESULTS CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST PERFORMING, MOST HIGHLY VALUED COMPANIES IN THE INDUSTRY - "SWEET 16" "SWEET-16" PERFORMANCE - - Current Median ROE = 20.1% - - Current Median ROA - 1.64% - - Current Median Price-to-Book Multiple = 4.4X [LOGO] FIRST AMERICAN GOALS (end of 2000) - - Soundness: - remain conservative - - Profitability -ROE > 19.50% - -ROA > 1.60% - - - Efficiency in the banking business < 50% - - - Growth - EPS growth 10-15% (CAGR) 14 [LOGO] FIRST AMERICAN PERFORMANCE [] First American is Closing the Gap on "Sweet 16" Performance ROA ROE [GRAPH] [GRAPH] Represents the median of each group in each year. Appearing here is a graph showing the ROA for the High Performing peer group and First American for years 1991-1996 and third quarter 1997. Appearing here is a graph showing the ROE for the High Performing peer group and First American for years 1991-1996 and third quarter 1997. [LOGO] ACQUISITION WILL ACCELERATE PROGRESS: [] Increased Profitability [] Enhanced Earnings Growth - Neutral to 1998 - Accretive to 1999 15 [LOGO] FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF THE ACQUISITION: [] Increased Profitability - ROA - ROE - Margin - Cost of Deposits - Liquidity - Efficiency [LOGO] INCREASED PROFITABILITY ROA [GRAPH] Appearing here is a graph showing historical ROA for "Sweet-16" and First American plus the proforma results of the combined company's ROA for the third quarter of 1997. Note: Assumes synergies are fully recognized 16 [LOGO] INCREASED PROFITABILITY [GRAPH] Appearing here is a graph showing historical ROE for "Sweet-16" and First American plus the proforma results of the combined company's ROE for the third quarter of 1997. [LOGO] INCREASED MARGIN [GRAPH] Appearing here is a graph showing 1996 and third quarter 1997 net interest margin for FATN and DEP. 17 [LOGO] LOWER COST OF DEPOSITS [GRAPH] Appearing here is a graph showing the historical cost of deposits for FATN and DEP for 1995, 1996, and the third quarter 1997. [LOGO] LOWER COST OF DEPOSITS [GRAPH] Appearing here is a graph showing historical cost of deposits for the U.S., Tennessee, and Mississippi for 1995 and 1996. 18 [LOGO] INCREASED LIQUIDITY [GRAPH] Appearing here is a graph showing historical loan-to-deposit ratios for FATN and DEP for 1995, 1996, and third quarter 1997. [LOGO] IMPROVED EFFICIENCY [GRAPH] Appearing here is a graph showing third quarter 1997 efficiency ratios for FATN, DEP, and the proforma combined company. 19 [LOGO] IMPROVED EFFICIENCY [] Efficiency Will Improve As A Result Of: - A wider margin - Lower Costs & Higher Revenue > Traditional consolidation cost savings > Leveraging First American's expertise in executing three of its key strategies [LOGO] FIRST AMERICAN STRATEGIC FOCUS [] Focus the Bank on Targeted Profitable Segments Where we can Maintain Competitiveness by Offering a "Tailored Solution" Value Proposition [] Continually Lower the Cost of Distribution in the Bank [] Transform the Organization from a Bank to a Financial Services Company 20 [LOGO] TRANSITION TEAM [] E. B. Robinson, Jr. - Operations [] Dale W. Polley - Administration [LOGO] AGENDA [] Attractive Combination [] Overview of Transaction [] Building Shareholder Value -Recognizing the Synergies [] Conclusion 21 [LOGO] TRADITIONAL COST SYNERGIES [] Traditional Cost Synergies Related To: - Executive & Administration - $23MM > Represents approximately 42% of Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, Credit Policy, and Executive and Administration Costs - Operations/Technology - $16MM > Represents approximately 38% of total Ops/Tech costs [LOGO] STRATEGIC SYNERGIES [] Focus the Bank on Targeted Profitable Segments... - Enhanced customer profitability focus $11MM - Proactive small business focus - $4MM [] Lower the Cost of Distribution... - Retail, corporate asset mgmt. and mortgage - $29MM - Represents approximately 18% of total retail, corporate and mortgage costs [] Transform From Bank to Financial Services Company - Asset management group (increased investment sales) - $5MM 22 [LOGO] SYNERGIES [] Cost: - Executive & Administration - $23MM - Operations/Technology - $16MM - Retail, Corporate, Asset Mgmt. and Mortgage - $29MM [] Revenue: - Enhanced Customer Profitability Information $11MM - Asset Mgmt. Group (Increased Investment Sales) - $5MM - Proactive Small Business Focus - $4MM [] Total: - $88MM [LOGO] CONCLUSION GIANT STEP TOWARD HIGH PERFORMANCE