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| Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements do not discuss historical facts but instead relate to expectations, beliefs,
plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance. Forward-looking
statements are generally identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “would,” “should,” “could,”
“may,” “predict,” “seek,” “potential,” “will,” “estimate,” “target,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,”
“intend,” “goal,” “focus,” “maintains,” “future,” “ultimately,” “likely,” “ensure,” “strategy,” “objective,” and similar
words or phrases. These statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks,
assumptions and uncertainties. We have based these statements largely on our current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, liquidity,
results of operations, business strategy and growth prospects. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to
be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number
of factors, including, but not limited to, business and economic conditions along with external events, both
generally and in the financial services industry; susceptibility to credit risk and fluctuations in the value of real
estate and other collateral securing a significant portion of our loan portfolio, including with regards to real
estate acquired through foreclosure, and the accuracy of appraisals related to such real estate; changes
impacting monetary supply and the businesses of our clients and counterparties, including levels of market
interest rates, inflation, currency values, monetary, fiscal, and international trade policy, and the volatility of
trading markets; our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet the requirements of deposit withdrawals and
other business needs; our desire to raise additional capital in connection with strategic growth initiatives and
our ability to access the capital markets when desired or on favorable terms; changes in the fair value of our
investment securities can fluctuate due to market conditions outside of our control; our investments in financial
technology companies and initiatives may subject us to material financial, reputational and strategic risks; the
allowance for credit losses and fair value adjustments may be insufficient to absorb losses in our loan portfolio;
any service interruptions, cyber incidents or other breaches relating to our technology systems, security
systems or infrastructure or those of our third-party providers; the occurrence of fraud or other financial crimes
within our business; competition from other financial services providers, including traditional financial
institutions and financial technology companies, and the effects of disintermediation within the banking
business including consolidation within the industry; changes to federal government lending programs like the
Small Business Administration’s Preferred Lender Program and the Federal Housing Administration’s
insurance programs, including the impact of changes in regulations, budget appropriations and a prolonged
government shutdown on such programs; impairment of our mortgage servicing rights, disruption in the
secondary market for mortgage loans, declines in real estate values, or being required to repurchase mortgage
loans or reimburse investors; claims and litigation related to our fiduciary responsibilities in connection with our
trust and wealth business; our ability to manage and execute our organic growth and acquisition strategies,
including our ability to realize the expected benefits of our acquisition strategies; developments in technology,
such as artificial intelligence, the success of our digital growth strategy, and our ability to incorporate innovative
technologies in our business and provide products and services that satisfy our clients’ expectations for
convenience and security; our ability to integrate Vista Bank into our business may be more difficult, costly or
time consuming than expected and we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits or cost savings of the merger;
failure to obtain regulatory approvals or consummate attractive acquisitions or continue to increase organic
loan growth would restrict our growth plans; the accuracy of projected operating results for assets and
businesses we acquire as well as our ability to drive organic loan growth to replace loans in our existing
portfolio with comparable loans as loans are paid down; our ability to comply with and manage costs related to
extensive and potentially expanding government regulation and supervision, including current and future
regulations affecting bank holding companies and depository institutions; our ability to execute our capital
allocation strategy, including paying dividends or repurchasing shares, is subject to regulatory limitations; the
application of any increased assessment rates imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; claims
or legal action brought against us by third parties or government agencies; the loss of our executive officers
and key personnel; changes to federal, state and local laws and regulations along with executive orders
applicable to our business, including tax laws; and other factors, risks, trends and uncertainties described
elsewhere in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements
are made as of the date of this communication, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain financial measures and ratios we present are supplemental measures that are not required by, or are
not presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We refer to these
financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures.” We consider the use of select non-GAAP
financial measures and ratios to be useful for financial and operational decision making and useful in
evaluating period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide
meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain expenditures or assets
that we believe are not indicative of our primary business operating results. We believe that management and
investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when
planning, forecasting, analyzing and comparing past, present and future periods.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented
in accordance with GAAP and you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our
performance. The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from non-GAAP financial measures
used by our peers or other companies. We compensate for these differences by providing the equivalent GAAP
measures whenever we present the non-GAAP financial measures and by including a reconciliation of the
impact of the components adjusted for in the non-GAAP financial measure so that both measures and the
individual components may be considered when analyzing our performance. A reconciliation of non-GAAP
financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Measures section of the Appendix.
Market and Industry Data
This presentation may reference certain market, industry and demographic data, forecasts and other statistical
information that we have obtained from various independent third-party industry sources and publications. We
believe that these sources and estimates are reliable but have not independently verified them. Although we
are not aware of any misstatements regarding the economic, employment, industry and other market data
presented herein, these estimates involve inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on assumptions that
are subject to change.
Further Information: This presentation should be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in our Form 10-K and quarterly reports
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