Southside Bancshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

• Third quarter net income of $18.4 million;
• Linked quarter loan growth of 2.1%;
• Third quarter earnings per diluted common share of $0.60;
• Annualized return on third quarter average assets of 0.93%;
• Annualized return on third quarter average tangible common equity of 13.17%⁽¹⁾; and
• Nonperforming assets remain low at 0.05% of total assets.

TYLER, Texas, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southside Bancshares, Inc. (“Southside” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SBSI) today reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Southside reported net income of $18.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, a decrease of $8.5 million, or 31.5%, compared to $27.0 million for the same period in 2022. Earnings per diluted common share decreased $0.24, or 28.6%, to $0.60 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, from $0.84 for the same period in 2022. The annualized return on average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2023, was 9.50%, compared to 14.23% for the same period in 2022. The annualized return on average assets was 0.93% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 1.43% for the same period in 2022.

“Southside reported third quarter earnings per diluted common share of $0.60, and a 13.17% return on average tangible common equity,” stated Lee R. Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southside. “Linked quarter net income decreased due to recording a $7.0 million provision for credit losses. The increase in provision for credit losses was driven by increased economic and repricing concerns forecasted in our CECL model while our asset quality metrics remained strong with a ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.05%. Linked quarter, loans increased $91.6 million, or 2.1% and deposits increased $231.9 million, or 3.8%. The increase in deposits was due to an increase in public funds primarily from two of our contractual municipal depositories. Our tax-equivalent net interest margin linked quarter decreased 15 basis points primarily due to these higher cost deposits along with continued overall higher funding costs.”

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Net income was $18.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $27.0 million for the same period in 2022, a decrease of $8.5 million, or 31.5%. Earnings per diluted common share were $0.60 and $0.84 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The decrease in net income was primarily a result of the increase in the provision for credit losses, the decrease in net interest income and the increase in noninterest expense, partially offset by the decrease in income tax expense and the increase in noninterest income. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were 0.93% and 9.50%, respectively, compared to 1.43% and 14.23%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Our efficiency ratio and tax-equivalent efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾ were 54.86% and 52.29%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 50.09% and 47.42%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 53.54% and 51.06%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $53.3 million, compared to $55.5 million for the same period in 2022, a decrease of 4.0%. The decrease in net interest income was due to the increase in interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities due to higher interest rates and an increase in the average balance of our interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by the increase in interest income, a result of the increase in the average yield and average balance of interest earning assets. Linked quarter, net interest income decreased $0.6 million, or 1.2%, compared to $53.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in net interest income was largely due to the increase in the average rate paid on our interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by increases in the average yield of interest earning assets and average balance of interest earning assets.

Our net interest margin and tax-equivalent net interest margin⁽¹⁾ decreased to 2.85% and 3.02%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 3.15% and 3.36%, respectively, for the same period in 2022. Linked quarter, net interest margin and tax-equivalent net interest margin⁽¹⁾ decreased from 2.99% and 3.17%, respectively for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Noninterest income was $10.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $0.6 million, or 5.5%, compared to $10.3 million for the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to increases in deposit services income and trust fees. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income increased $0.4 million, or 3.6%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was due to a net gain on sale of securities AFS during the third quarter, partially offset by decreases in net gain on sale of equity securities and other noninterest income.

Noninterest expense increased $2.1 million, or 6.2%, to $35.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $33.5 million for the same period in 2022, due to increases in other noninterest expense, software and data processing expense and FDIC insurance. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expense increased by $0.6 million, or 1.6%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Income tax expense decreased $0.8 million, or 19.5%, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. On a linked quarter basis, income tax expense decreased $1.4 million, or 31.7%. Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) increased to 14.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 12.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and decreased from 15.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The higher ETR for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, was primarily due to a decrease in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income.

Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Net income was $69.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $77.4 million for the same period in 2022, a decrease of $8.0 million, or 10.3%. Earnings per diluted common share were $2.24 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $2.39 for the same period in 2022, a decrease of 6.3%. The decrease in net income was primarily a result of increases in noninterest expense, provision for credit losses and income tax expense, partially offset by increases in net interest income and noninterest income. Returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were 1.20% and 12.21%, respectively, compared to 1.42% and 12.92%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Our efficiency ratio and tax-equivalent efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾ were 53.99% and 51.44%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 50.46% and 47.76%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Net interest income was $160.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $155.5 million for the same period in 2022, due to the increase in interest income, a result of the increase in the average yield and average balance of our interest earning assets, partially offset by the increase in average rate paid and average balance of our interest bearing liabilities.

Our net interest margin and tax-equivalent net interest margin⁽¹⁾ were 2.95% and 3.13%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 3.08% and 3.29%, respectively, for the same period in 2022. The decrease in net interest margin was due to larger average rate and balance increases on our interest-bearing liabilities when compared to the interest earning assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Noninterest income was $33.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $3.2 million, or 10.8%, compared to $30.1 million for the same period in 2022. The increase was due to a net gain on sale of equity securities and an increase in BOLI income related to death benefits realized in the first quarter of 2023, partially offset by an increase in net loss on sale of securities AFS and a decrease in other noninterest income.

Noninterest expense was $105.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $96.8 million for the same period in 2022, an increase of $8.6 million, or 8.9%, due to increases in salaries and employee benefits, other noninterest expense, software and data processing expense and FDIC insurance.

Income tax expense increased $1.9 million, or 18.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Our ETR was approximately 15.0% and 11.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The higher ETR for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was primarily due to a decrease in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income.

Balance Sheet Data

At September 30, 2023, Southside had $7.97 billion in total assets, compared to $7.56 billion at December 31, 2022 and $7.45 billion at September 30, 2022.

Loans at September 30, 2023 were $4.42 billion, an increase of $357.1 million, or 8.8%, compared to $4.06 billion at September 30, 2022. Linked quarter, loans increased $91.6 million, or 2.1%, due to increases of $63.2 million in construction loans, $17.0 million in commercial real estate loans, $6.3 million in municipal loans, $4.6 million in 1-4 family residential loans, and $2.1 million in commercial loans. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $1.5 million in loans to individuals.

Securities at September 30, 2023 were $2.64 billion, an increase of $67.7 million, or 2.6%, compared to $2.58 billion at September 30, 2022. Linked quarter, securities decreased $4.8 million, or 0.2%, from $2.65 billion at June 30, 2023.

Deposits at September 30, 2023 were $6.35 billion, an increase of $168.4 million, or 2.7%, compared to $6.18 billion at September 30, 2022. Linked quarter, deposits increased $231.9 million, or 3.8%, from $6.12 billion at June 30, 2023. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, public fund deposits increased $265.8 million, or 33.1%, and brokered deposits increased $19.6 million, or 2.5%, compared to June 30, 2023.

At September 30, 2023, we had 181,094 total deposit accounts with an average balance of $31,000. Our estimated uninsured deposits was 36.2% as of September 30, 2023. When excluding affiliate deposits (Southside-owned deposits) and public fund deposits (all collateralized), our total estimated deposits without insurance or collateral was 19.4% as of September 30, 2023. We continued to increase interest rates paid on deposits during the quarter in order to retain deposits. Our noninterest bearing deposits represent approximately 23% of total deposits. Linked quarter, our cost of interest bearing deposits increased 55 basis points from 2.03% in the prior quarter to 2.58%. Linked quarter, our cost of total deposits increased 48 basis points from 1.50% in the prior quarter to 1.98%.

Our cost of interest bearing deposits increased 169 basis points, from 0.47% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, to 2.16% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Our cost of total deposits increased 128 basis points, from 0.34% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, to 1.62% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Our capital ratios and contingent liquidity sources remain solid. During the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, we purchased 212,388 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $29.39 authorized pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Plan. Repurchases may be carried out in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or pursuant to any trading plan that might be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company has no obligation to repurchase any shares under the Stock Repurchase Plan and may modify, suspend or discontinue the plan at any time. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, and through October 24, 2023, we purchased 141,480 shares of common stock at an average price of $28.56 pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Plan.

We utilized the Federal Reserve’s Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”) to reduce our overall funding costs and to enhance our interest rate risk position. As of September 30, 2023, our BTFP borrowings of $291.3 million were at a cost of 4.46%. As of September 30, 2023, out total available contingent liquidity, net of current outstanding borrowings, was $2.4 billion, consisting of FHLB advances, Federal Reserve Discount Window and correspondent bank lines of credit.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2023 were $4.4 million, or 0.05% of total assets, a decrease of $7.3 million, or 62.6%, compared to $11.7 million, or 0.16% of total assets, at September 30, 2022. The decrease in nonperforming assets was primarily due to the adoption of ASU 2022-02 on January 1, 2023, which allowed for the prospective exclusion of loan modifications that are performing but would have previously required disclosure as troubled debt restructures in nonperforming assets. Linked quarter, nonperforming assets increased from $3.1 million at June 30, 2023 due to an increase of $1.3 million, or 43.1%, in nonaccrual loans.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $41.8 million, or 0.94% of total loans, at September 30, 2023, compared to $36.5 million, or 0.90% of total loans, at September 30, 2022. The increase in the allowance as a percentage of total loans was primarily due to increased economic and repricing concerns forecasted in our CECL model when compared to September 30, 2022. The allowance for loan losses was $36.3 million, or 0.84% of total loans, at June 30, 2023.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2023, we recorded a provision for credit losses for loans of $6.3 million, compared to a provision for credit losses for loans of $1.3 million and $0.3 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Net charge-offs were $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to net charge-offs of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Net charge-offs were $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to net charge-offs of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

We recorded a provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures of $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and a reversal of provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. We recorded a provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and a reversal of provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The balance of the allowance for off-balance-sheet credit exposures at September 30, 2023 and 2022, was $3.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and is included in other liabilities.

Dividend

Southside Bancshares, Inc. declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.35 per share on August 3, 2023, which was paid on September 1, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of August 17, 2023.

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(1) Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for more information and for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.

Conference Call

Southside's management team will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter ended September 30, 2023 financial results on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The conference call can be accessed by webcast, for listen-only mode, on the company website, https://investors.southside.com, under Events.

Those interested in participating in the question and answer session, or others who prefer to call-in, can register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BIf8ba20b3feef4841a0555bb85ebcd27 ... to receive the dial-in number and unique code to access the conference call seamlessly. While not required, it is recommended that those wishing to participate, register 10 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure a more efficient registration process.

For those unable to attend the live event, a webcast recording will be available on the company website, https://investors.southside.com, for at least 30 days, beginning approximately two hours following the conference call.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“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. These include the following fully taxable-equivalent measures (“FTE”): (i) Net interest income (FTE), (ii) net interest margin (FTE), (iii) net interest spread (FTE), and (iv) efficiency ratio (FTE), which include the effects of taxable-equivalent adjustments using a federal income tax rate of 21% to increase tax-exempt interest income to a tax-equivalent basis. Interest income earned on certain assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments.

Net interest income (FTE), net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread (FTE). Net interest income (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments and is not permitted under GAAP in the consolidated statements of income. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and that it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest income. Net interest margin (FTE) is the ratio of net interest income (FTE) to average earning assets. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest margin. Net interest spread (FTE) is the difference in the average yield on average earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis and the average rate paid on average interest bearing liabilities. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest spread.

Efficiency ratio (FTE). The efficiency ratio (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that provides a measure of productivity in the banking industry. This ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating one dollar of revenue. The ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate that dollar of revenue. We calculate this ratio by dividing noninterest expense, excluding amortization expense on intangibles and certain nonrecurring expense by the sum of net interest income (FTE) and noninterest income, excluding net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale and certain nonrecurring impairments. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our efficiency ratio.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently. Whenever we present a non-GAAP financial measure in an SEC filing, we are also required to present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and reconcile the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure and such comparable GAAP measure.

Management believes adjusting net interest income, net interest margin and net interest spread to a fully taxable-equivalent basis is a standard practice in the banking industry as these measures provide useful information to make peer comparisons. Tax-equivalent adjustments are reflected in the respective earning asset categories as listed in the “Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates” tables.

A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables.

About Southside Bancshares, Inc.

Southside Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with approximately $7.97 billion in assets as of September 30, 2023, that owns 100% of Southside Bank. Southside Bank currently has 55 branches in Texas and operates a network of 73 ATMs/ITMs.

To learn more about Southside Bancshares, Inc., please visit our investor relations website at https://investors.southside.com. Our investor relations site provides a detailed overview of our activities, financial information and historical stock price data. To receive email notification of company news, events and stock activity, please register on the website under Resources and Investor Email Alerts. Questions or comments may be directed to Lindsey Bailes at [phone], or [e-mail].

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements of other than historical fact that are contained in this press release and in other written materials, documents and oral statements issued by or on behalf of the Company may be considered to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of and subject to the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. These statements may include words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “appear,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “would,” “seek,” “intend,” “probability,” “risk,” “goal,” “target,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, expectations, objectives, goals, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions and future performance and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For example, discussions of the effect of our expansion, benefits of the Share Repurchase Plan, trends in asset quality, capital, liquidity, the Company's ability to sell nonperforming assets, expense reductions, planned operational efficiencies and earnings from growth and certain market risk disclosures, including the impact of interest rates, tax reform, inflation, the impacts related to or resulting from other economic factors are based upon information presently available to management and are dependent on choices about key model characteristics and assumptions and are subject to various limitations. By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future. Accordingly, our results could materially differ from those that have been estimated. The most significant factor that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include the ongoing impact of higher inflation levels, higher interest rates and general economic and recessionary concerns, all of which could impact economic growth and could cause a reduction in financial transactions and business activities, including decreased deposits and reduced loan originations, our ability to manage liquidity in a rapidly changing and unpredictable market, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and additional interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, under “Part I - Item 1. Forward Looking Information” and “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors,” the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, under “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors” and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to announce publicly the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Summary (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		As of
			2023												2022
		Sep 30,				Jun 30,				Mar 31,				Dec 31,				Sep 30,
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$	105,601			$	114,707			$	101,109			$	106,143			$	110,620
Interest earning deposits			106,094				14,059				151,999				9,276				3,476
Federal funds sold			114,128				78,347				57,384				83,833				81,031
Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value			1,335,560				1,339,821				1,437,222				1,299,014				1,424,562
Securities held to maturity, at net carrying value			1,307,886				1,308,472				1,308,457				1,326,729				1,151,205
Total securities			2,643,446				2,648,293				2,745,679				2,625,743				2,575,767
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost			12,778				10,801				16,696				9,190				12,887
Loans held for sale			1,382				1,666				407				667				421
Loans			4,420,633				4,329,043				4,152,644				4,147,691				4,063,495
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(41,760	)			(36,303	)			(36,332	)			(36,515	)			(36,506	)
Net loans			4,378,873				4,292,740				4,116,312				4,111,176				4,026,989
Premises & equipment, net			139,473				139,801				141,363				141,256				142,653
Goodwill			201,116				201,116				201,116				201,116				201,116
Other intangible assets, net			3,295				3,702				4,144				4,622				5,137
Bank owned life insurance			135,737				134,951				134,635				133,911				133,394
Other assets			130,545				167,069				121,501				131,703				160,256
Total assets		$	7,972,468			$	7,807,252			$	7,792,345			$	7,558,636			$	7,453,747
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Noninterest bearing deposits		$	1,431,285			$	1,466,756			$	1,543,413			$	1,671,562			$	1,759,959
Interest bearing deposits			4,918,286				4,650,931				4,294,807				4,526,457				4,421,200
Total deposits			6,349,571				6,117,687				5,838,220				6,198,019				6,181,159
Other borrowings and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			608,038				683,348				958,810				374,511				318,252
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			93,838				93,796				98,710				98,674				98,639
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			60,269				60,267				60,266				60,265				60,264
Other liabilities			132,157				86,993				85,309				81,170				87,797
Total liabilities			7,243,873				7,042,091				7,041,315				6,812,639				6,746,111
Shareholders' equity			728,595				765,161				751,030				745,997				707,636
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	7,972,468			$	7,807,252			$	7,792,345			$	7,558,636			$	7,453,747

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

		Three Months Ended
			2023												2022
		Sep 30,				Jun 30,				Mar 31,				Dec 31,				Sep 30,
Income Statement:
Total interest income		$	93,078			$	86,876			$	80,848			$	75,128			$	66,880
Total interest expense			39,805				32,960				27,495				18,286				11,365
Net interest income			53,273				53,916				53,353				56,842				55,515
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses			6,987				(74	)			(40	)			2,086				1,494
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses			46,286				53,990				53,393				54,756				54,021
Noninterest income
Deposit services			6,479				6,291				6,422				6,478				6,241
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale			11				(3,455	)			(2,146	)			—				(99	)
Net gain on sale of equity securities			—				2,642				2,416				—				—
Gain on sale of loans			96				185				104				36				109
Trust fees			1,522				1,490				1,467				1,571				1,407
Bank owned life insurance			790				756				1,675				516				720
Brokerage services			760				904				697				727				701
Other			1,178				1,651				1,398				1,438				1,190
Total noninterest income			10,836				10,464				12,033				10,766				10,269
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits			21,241				21,376				21,856				20,967				21,368
Net occupancy			3,796				3,690				3,734				3,973				3,847
Advertising, travel & entertainment			1,062				854				1,050				1,188				789
ATM expense			358				320				355				360				317
Professional fees			1,472				1,192				1,372				1,473				1,412
Software and data processing			2,432				2,264				2,055				1,741				1,736
Communications			359				348				327				387				497
FDIC insurance			902				1,220				544				511				485
Amortization of intangibles			407				442				478				515				550
Other			3,524				3,287				3,078				2,446				2,463
Total noninterest expense			35,553				34,993				34,849				33,561				33,464
Income before income tax expense			21,569				29,461				30,577				31,961				30,826
Income tax expense			3,120				4,568				4,543				4,293				3,875
Net income		$	18,449			$	24,893			$	26,034			$	27,668			$	26,951
Common Share Data:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding			30,502				30,721				31,372				31,896				32,112
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding			30,543				30,754				31,464				31,964				32,221
Common shares outstanding end of period			30,338				30,532				31,121				31,547				32,127
Earnings per common share
Basic		$	0.60			$	0.81			$	0.83			$	0.87			$	0.84
Diluted			0.60				0.81				0.83				0.87				0.84
Book value per common share			24.02				25.06				24.13				23.65				22.03
Tangible book value per common share			17.28				18.35				17.54				17.13				15.61
Cash dividends paid per common share			0.35				0.35				0.35				0.38				0.34
Selected Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets			0.93	%			1.29	%			1.38	%			1.47	%			1.43	%
Return on average shareholders’ equity			9.50				13.32				13.92				15.08				14.23
Return on average tangible common equity (1)			13.17				18.59				19.36				21.35				19.94
Average yield on earning assets (FTE) (1)			5.15				5.00				4.76				4.43				4.00
Average rate on interest bearing liabilities			2.84				2.45				2.14				1.48				0.92
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)			3.02				3.17				3.21				3.40				3.36
Net interest spread (FTE) (1)			2.31				2.55				2.62				2.95				3.08
Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities			133.24				134.12				137.67				143.66				142.83
Noninterest expense to average total assets			1.79				1.82				1.85				1.78				1.77
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (1)			52.29				51.06				50.99				46.38				47.42

_{(1) Refer to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands) 

		Three Months Ended
			2023												2022
		Sep 30,				Jun 30,				Mar 31,				Dec 31,				Sep 30,
Nonperforming Assets:		$	4,381			$	3,059			$	3,180			$	10,862			$	11,717
Nonaccrual loans			4,316				3,017				3,169				2,846				3,039
Accruing loans past due more than 90 days			—				—				—				—				—
Restructured loans (1)			15				—				—				7,849				8,481
Other real estate owned			50				—				—				93				162
Repossessed assets			—				42				11				74				35
Asset Quality Ratios:
Ratio of nonaccruing loans to:
Total loans			0.10	%			0.07	%			0.08	%			0.07	%			0.07	%
Ratio of nonperforming assets to:
Total assets			0.05				0.04				0.04				0.14				0.16
Total loans			0.10				0.07				0.08				0.26				0.29
Total loans and OREO			0.10				0.07				0.08				0.26				0.29
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to:
Nonaccruing loans			967.56				1,203.28				1,146.48				1,283.03				1,201.25
Nonperforming assets			953.21				1,186.76				1,142.52				336.17				311.56
Total loans			0.94				0.84				0.87				0.88				0.90
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding			0.08				0.03				0.03				0.05				0.02
Capital Ratios:
Shareholders’ equity to total assets			9.14				9.80				9.64				9.87				9.49
Common equity tier 1 capital			12.27				12.32				12.73				12.63				12.98
Tier 1 risk-based capital			13.31				13.37				13.81				13.70				14.07
Total risk-based capital			15.71				15.68				16.28				16.11				16.50
Tier 1 leverage capital			9.61				9.69				9.83				9.96				10.09
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets (2)			6.75				7.37				7.19				7.35				6.92
Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets			9.76				9.72				9.94				9.72				10.02

_{(1) Pursuant to our adoption of ASU 2022-02, effective January 1, 2023, we prospectively discontinued the recognition and measurement guidance previously required on troubled debt restructures. As a result, “restructured” loans beginning March 31, 2023, exclude any loan modifications that are performing but would have previously required disclosure as troubled debt restructures.
(2) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		Three Months Ended
			2023												2022
Loan Portfolio Composition		Sep 30,				Jun 30,				Mar 31,				Dec 31,				Sep 30,
Real Estate Loans:
Construction		$	720,515			$	657,354			$	591,894			$	559,681			$	554,345
1-4 Family Residential			689,492				684,878				672,595				663,519				646,692
Commercial			2,117,306				2,100,338				1,990,861				1,987,707				1,901,921
Commercial Loans			385,816				383,724				388,182				412,064				433,538
Municipal Loans			441,512				435,211				438,566				450,067				449,219
Loans to Individuals			65,992				67,538				70,546				74,653				77,780
Total Loans		$	4,420,633			$	4,329,043			$	4,152,644			$	4,147,691			$	4,063,495
Summary of Changes in Allowances:
Allowance for Loan Losses
Balance at beginning of period		$	36,303			$	36,332			$	36,515			$	36,506			$	35,449
Loans charged-off			(1,262	)			(737	)			(633	)			(864	)			(686	)
Recoveries of loans charged-off			378				430				362				383				449
Net loans (charged-off) recovered			(884	)			(307	)			(271	)			(481	)			(237	)
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses			6,341				278				88				490				1,294
Balance at end of period		$	41,760			$	36,303			$	36,332			$	36,515			$	36,506
Allowance for Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures
Balance at beginning of period		$	3,207			$	3,559			$	3,687			$	2,091			$	1,891
Provision for (reversal of) off-balance-sheet credit exposures			646				(352	)			(128	)			1,596				200
Balance at end of period		$	3,853			$	3,207			$	3,559			$	3,687			$	2,091
Total Allowance for Credit Losses		$	45,613			$	39,510			$	39,891			$	40,202			$	38,597

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
			2023				2022
Income Statement:
Total interest income		$	260,802			$	177,853
Total interest expense			100,260				22,354
Net interest income			160,542				155,499
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses			6,873				1,155
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses			153,669				154,344
Noninterest income
Deposit services			19,192				19,365
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale			(5,590	)			(3,819	)
Net gain on sale of equity securities			5,058				—
Gain on sale of loans			385				495
Trust fees			4,479				4,421
Bank owned life insurance			3,221				2,131
Brokerage services			2,361				2,608
Other			4,227				4,890
Total noninterest income			33,333				30,091
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits			64,473				61,666
Net occupancy			11,220				11,157
Advertising, travel & entertainment			2,966				2,242
ATM expense			1,033				954
Professional fees			4,036				3,486
Software and data processing			6,751				5,106
Communications			1,034				1,509
FDIC insurance			2,666				1,434
Amortization of intangibles			1,327				1,758
Other			9,889				7,453
Total noninterest expense			105,395				96,765
Income before income tax expense			81,607				87,670
Income tax expense			12,231				10,318
Net income		$	69,376			$	77,352
Common Share Data:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding			30,862				32,195
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding			30,916				32,341
Common shares outstanding end of period			30,338				32,127
Earnings per common share
Basic		$	2.25			$	2.40
Diluted			2.24				2.39
Book value per common share			24.02				22.03
Tangible book value per common share			17.28				15.61
Cash dividends paid per common share			1.05				1.02
Selected Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets			1.20	%			1.42	%
Return on average shareholders’ equity			12.21				12.92
Return on average tangible common equity (1)			16.98				17.74
Average yield on earning assets (FTE) (1)			4.97				3.74
Average rate on interest bearing liabilities			2.49				0.63
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)			3.13				3.29
Net interest spread (FTE) (1)			2.48				3.11
Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities			134.94				143.10
Noninterest expense to average total assets			1.82				1.77
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (1)			51.44				47.76

_{(1) Refer to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
			2023				2022
Nonperforming Assets:		$	4,381			$	11,717
Nonaccrual loans			4,316				3,039
Accruing loans past due more than 90 days			—				—
Restructured loans(1)			15				8,481
Other real estate owned			50				162
Repossessed assets			—				35
Asset Quality Ratios:
Ratio of nonaccruing loans to:
Total loans			0.10	%			0.07	%
Ratio of nonperforming assets to:
Total assets			0.05				0.16
Total loans			0.10				0.29
Total loans and OREO			0.10				0.29
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to:
Nonaccruing loans			967.56				1,201.25
Nonperforming assets			953.21				311.56
Total loans			0.94				0.90
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding			0.05				0.01
Capital Ratios:
Shareholders’ equity to total assets			9.14				9.49
Common equity tier 1 capital			12.27				12.98
Tier 1 risk-based capital			13.31				14.07
Total risk-based capital			15.71				16.50
Tier 1 leverage capital			9.61				10.09
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets(2)			6.75				6.92
Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets			9.81				10.97

_{(1) Pursuant to our adoption of ASU 2022-02, effective January 1, 2023, we prospectively discontinued the recognition and measurement guidance previously required on troubled debt restructures. As a result, “restructured” loans beginning March 31, 2023, exclude any loan modifications that are performing but would have previously required disclosure as troubled debt restructures.
(2) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
Loan Portfolio Composition			2023				2022
Real Estate Loans:
Construction		$	720,515			$	554,345
1-4 Family Residential			689,492				646,692
Commercial			2,117,306				1,901,921
Commercial Loans			385,816				433,538
Municipal Loans			441,512				449,219
Loans to Individuals			65,992				77,780
Total Loans		$	4,420,633			$	4,063,495
Summary of Changes in Allowances:
Allowance for Loan Losses
Balance at beginning of period		$	36,515			$	35,273
Loans charged-off			(2,632	)			(1,720	)
Recoveries of loans charged-off			1,170				1,505
Net loans (charged-off) recovered			(1,462	)			(215	)
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses			6,707				1,448
Balance at end of period		$	41,760			$	36,506
Allowance for Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures
Balance at beginning of period		$	3,687			$	2,384
Provision for (reversal of) off-balance-sheet credit exposures			166				(293	)
Balance at end of period		$	3,853			$	2,091
Total Allowance for Credit Losses		$	45,613			$	38,597

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

The tables that follow show average earning assets and interest bearing liabilities together with the average yield on the earning assets and the average rate of the interest bearing liabilities for the periods presented. The interest and related yields presented are on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are therefore non-GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for more information.

		Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2023										June 30, 2023
		Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans (1)		$	4,396,184			$	64,758		5.84	%		$	4,197,130			$	59,334		5.67	%
Loans held for sale			1,537				26		6.71	%			1,664				23		5.54	%
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)			912,789				8,731		3.79	%			925,445				8,773		3.80	%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)			1,510,044				16,232		4.26	%			1,562,232				16,182		4.15	%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)			442,908				4,426		3.96	%			401,427				3,830		3.83	%
Total securities			2,865,741				29,389		4.07	%			2,889,104				28,785		4.00	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments			22,363				265		4.70	%			21,480				379		7.08	%
Interest earning deposits			37,891				535		5.60	%			56,604				742		5.26	%
Federal funds sold			94,441				1,253		5.26	%			59,186				748		5.07	%
Total earning assets			7,418,157				96,226		5.15	%			7,225,168				90,011		5.00	%
Cash and due from banks			106,348										103,559
Accrued interest and other assets			400,850										419,420
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(36,493	)									(36,512	)
Total assets		$	7,888,862									$	7,711,635
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts		$	622,246				1,458		0.93	%		$	648,560				1,430		0.88	%
Certificates of deposit			949,894				9,443		3.94	%			797,992				6,365		3.20	%
Interest bearing demand accounts			3,189,048				20,050		2.49	%			2,841,818				13,884		1.96	%
Total interest bearing deposits			4,761,188				30,951		2.58	%			4,288,370				21,679		2.03	%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			230,184				1,174		2.02	%			211,309				1,032		1.96	%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			93,817				962		4.07	%			97,804				994		4.08	%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			60,268				1,178		7.75	%			60,266				1,100		7.32	%
Repurchase agreements			104,070				1,048		4.00	%			97,915				883		3.62	%
Other borrowings			317,913				4,492		5.61	%			631,447				7,272		4.62	%
Total interest bearing liabilities			5,567,440				39,805		2.84	%			5,387,111				32,960		2.45	%
Noninterest bearing deposits			1,441,738										1,490,445
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			109,490										84,252
Total liabilities			7,118,668										6,961,808
Shareholders’ equity			770,194										749,827
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	7,888,862									$	7,711,635
Net interest income (FTE)						$	56,421									$	57,051
Net interest margin (FTE)									3.02	%									3.17	%
Net interest spread (FTE)									2.31	%									2.55	%

_{(1) Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.}

_{Note: As of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, loans totaling $4.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2023										December 31, 2022
		Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans (1)		$	4,128,775			$	55,453		5.45	%		$	4,103,429			$	52,650		5.09	%
Loans held for sale			1,662				20		4.88	%			1,087				15		5.47	%
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)			690,864				5,712		3.35	%			622,004				4,804		3.06	%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)			1,692,700				16,466		3.95	%			1,730,233				15,652		3.59	%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)			455,811				4,329		3.85	%			483,914				4,614		3.78	%
Total securities			2,839,375				26,507		3.79	%			2,836,151				25,070		3.51	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments			31,470				245		3.16	%			22,616				212		3.72	%
Interest earning deposits			87,924				1,033		4.76	%			10,974				108		3.90	%
Federal funds sold			72,630				837		4.67	%			84,858				774		3.62	%
Total earning assets			7,161,836				84,095		4.76	%			7,059,115				78,829		4.43	%
Cash and due from banks			107,765										108,200
Accrued interest and other assets			398,709										356,248
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(36,690	)									(36,602	)
Total assets		$	7,631,620									$	7,486,961
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts		$	665,919				1,313		0.80	%		$	676,654				758		0.44	%
Certificates of deposit			787,887				5,407		2.78	%			645,972				3,035		1.86	%
Interest bearing demand accounts			2,983,218				13,186		1.79	%			3,119,682				9,894		1.26	%
Total interest bearing deposits			4,437,024				19,906		1.82	%			4,442,308				13,687		1.22	%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			404,199				3,141		3.15	%			189,939				1,623		3.39	%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			98,693				999		4.11	%			98,657				1,013		4.07	%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			60,265				1,031		6.94	%			60,264				901		5.93	%
Repurchase agreements			65,435				492		3.05	%			37,416				117		1.24	%
Other borrowings			136,700				1,926		5.71	%			85,033				945		4.41	%
Total interest bearing liabilities			5,202,316				27,495		2.14	%			4,913,617				18,286		1.48	%
Noninterest bearing deposits			1,588,725										1,757,568
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			81,829										88,024
Total liabilities			6,872,870										6,759,209
Shareholders’ equity			758,750										727,752
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	7,631,620									$	7,486,961
Net interest income (FTE)						$	56,600									$	60,543
Net interest margin (FTE)									3.21	%									3.40	%
Net interest spread (FTE)									2.62	%									2.95	%

_{(1) Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.}

_{Note: As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, loans totaling $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2022
		Average Balance				Interest				Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans (1)		$	4,012,547			$	45,992			4.55	%
Loans held for sale			606				7			4.58	%
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)			626,136				4,896			3.10	%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)			1,750,952				14,455			3.28	%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)			520,501				4,770			3.64	%
Total securities			2,897,589				24,121			3.30	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments			24,013				101			1.67	%
Interest earning deposits			18,664				105			2.23	%
Federal funds sold			46,106				269			2.31	%
Total earning assets			6,999,525				70,595			4.00	%
Cash and due from banks			102,840
Accrued interest and other assets			433,532
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(35,706	)
Total assets		$	7,500,191
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts		$	685,947				481			0.28	%
Certificates of deposit			588,212				1,452			0.98	%
Interest bearing demand accounts			3,164,961				5,954			0.75	%
Total interest bearing deposits			4,439,120				7,887			0.70	%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			173,838				1,078			2.46	%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			98,621				1,004			4.04	%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			60,263				669			4.40	%
Repurchase agreements			30,530				54			0.70	%
Other borrowings			98,174				673			2.72	%
Total interest bearing liabilities			4,900,546				11,365			0.92	%
Noninterest bearing deposits			1,746,245
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			101,881
Total liabilities			6,748,672
Shareholders’ equity			751,519
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	7,500,191
Net interest income (FTE)						$	59,230
Net interest margin (FTE)										3.36	%
Net interest spread (FTE)										3.08	%

_{(1) Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.}

_{Note: As of September 30, 2022, loans totaling $3.0 million were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2023										September 30, 2022
		Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance				Interest			Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans(1)		$	4,241,676			$	179,545		5.66	%		$	3,855,844			$	120,705		4.19	%
Loans held for sale			1,620				69		5.69	%			1,102				33		4.00	%
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)			843,846				23,216		3.68	%			629,413				14,136		3.00	%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)			1,587,656				48,880		4.12	%			1,656,691				40,737		3.29	%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)			433,335				12,585		3.88	%			501,330				12,025		3.21	%
Total securities			2,864,837				84,681		3.95	%			2,787,434				66,898		3.21	%
FHLB stock, at cost, and equity investments			25,071				889		4.74	%			20,796				291		1.87	%
Interest earning deposits			60,623				2,310		5.09	%			46,972				254		0.72	%
Federal funds sold			75,499				2,838		5.03	%			30,837				352		1.53	%
Total earning assets			7,269,326				270,332		4.97	%			6,742,985				188,533		3.74	%
Cash and due from banks			105,885										103,390
Accrued interest and other assets			406,160										492,173
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(36,564	)									(35,746	)
Total assets		$	7,744,807									$	7,302,802
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts		$	645,415				4,201		0.87	%		$	669,632				1,080		0.22	%
CDs			845,851				21,215		3.35	%			556,728				2,624		0.63	%
Interest bearing demand accounts			3,005,449				47,120		2.10	%			3,146,350				11,684		0.50	%
Total interest bearing deposits			4,496,715				72,536		2.16	%			4,372,710				15,388		0.47	%
FHLB borrowings			281,260				5,347		2.54	%			117,724				1,668		1.89	%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			96,753				2,955		4.08	%			98,587				3,002		4.07	%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			60,266				3,309		7.34	%			60,262				1,496		3.32	%
Repurchase agreements			89,282				2,423		3.63	%			27,393				82		0.40	%
Other borrowings			362,684				13,690		5.05	%			35,421				718		2.71	%
Total interest bearing liabilities			5,386,960				100,260		2.49	%			4,712,097				22,354		0.63	%
Noninterest bearing deposits			1,506,431										1,697,779
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			91,784										92,161
Total liabilities			6,985,175										6,502,037
Shareholders’ equity			759,632										800,765
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	7,744,807									$	7,302,802
Net interest income (FTE)						$	170,072									$	166,179
Net interest margin (FTE)									3.13	%									3.29	%
Net interest spread (FTE)									2.48	%									3.11	%

_{(1) Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.}

_{Note: As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, loans totaling $4.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.}

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

The following tables set forth the reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity, book value per share to tangible book value per share, net interest income to net interest income adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 21% marginal tax rate for interest earned on tax-exempt assets such as municipal loans and investment securities, along with the calculation of total revenue, adjusted noninterest expense, efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread (FTE) for the applicable periods presented.

		Three Months Ended																				Nine Months Ended
			2023												2022								2023				2022
		Sep 30,				Jun 30,				Mar 31,				Dec 31,				Sep 30,				Sep 30,				Sep 30,
Reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity:
Net income		$	18,449			$	24,893			$	26,034			$	27,668			$	26,951			$	69,376			$	77,352
After-tax amortization expense			322				349				378				407				435				1,048				1,389
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders		$	18,771			$	25,242			$	26,412			$	28,075			$	27,386			$	70,424			$	78,741
Average shareholders' equity		$	770,194			$	749,827			$	758,750			$	727,752			$	751,519			$	759,632			$	800,765
Less: Average intangibles for the period			(204,658	)			(205,086	)			(205,555	)			(206,049	)			(206,591	)			(205,096	)			(207,172	)
Average tangible shareholders' equity		$	565,536			$	544,741			$	553,195			$	521,703			$	544,928			$	554,536			$	593,593
Return on average tangible common equity			13.17	%			18.59	%			19.36	%			21.35	%			19.94	%			16.98	%			17.74	%
Reconciliation of book value per share to tangible book value per share:
Common equity at end of period		$	728,595			$	765,161			$	751,030			$	745,997			$	707,636			$	728,595			$	707,636
Less: Intangible assets at end of period			(204,411	)			(204,818	)			(205,260	)			(205,738	)			(206,253	)			(204,411	)			(206,253	)
Tangible common shareholders' equity at end of period		$	524,184			$	560,343			$	545,770			$	540,259			$	501,383			$	524,184			$	501,383
Total assets at end of period		$	7,972,468			$	7,807,252			$	7,792,345			$	7,558,636			$	7,453,747			$	7,972,468			$	7,453,747
Less: Intangible assets at end of period			(204,411	)			(204,818	)			(205,260	)			(205,738	)			(206,253	)			(204,411	)			(206,253	)
Tangible assets at end of period		$	7,768,057			$	7,602,434			$	7,587,085			$	7,352,898			$	7,247,494			$	7,768,057			$	7,247,494
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets			6.75	%			7.37	%			7.19	%			7.35	%			6.92	%			6.75	%			6.92	%
Common shares outstanding end of period			30,338				30,532				31,121				31,547				32,127				30,338				32,127
Tangible book value per common share		$	17.28			$	18.35			$	17.54			$	17.13			$	15.61			$	17.28			$	15.61
Reconciliation of efficiency ratio to efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin to net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread to net interest spread (FTE):
Net interest income (GAAP)		$	53,273			$	53,916			$	53,353			$	56,842			$	55,515			$	160,542			$	155,499
Tax-equivalent adjustments:
Loans			674				673				697				744				742				2,044				2,249
Tax-exempt investment securities			2,474				2,462				2,550				2,957				2,973				7,486				8,431
Net interest income (FTE) (1)			56,421				57,051				56,600				60,543				59,230				170,072				166,179
Noninterest income			10,836				10,464				12,033				10,766				10,269				33,333				30,091
Nonrecurring income (2)			(11	)			226				(1,221	)			—				99				(1,006	)			2,982
Total revenue		$	67,246			$	67,741			$	67,412			$	71,309			$	69,598			$	202,399			$	199,252
Noninterest expense		$	35,553			$	34,993			$	34,849			$	33,561			$	33,464			$	105,395			$	96,765
Pre-tax amortization expense			(407	)			(442	)			(478	)			(515	)			(550	)			(1,327	)			(1,758	)
Nonrecurring expense (3)			17				36				3				26				87				56				148
Adjusted noninterest expense		$	35,163			$	34,587			$	34,374			$	33,072			$	33,001			$	104,124			$	95,155
Efficiency ratio			54.86	%			53.54	%			53.57	%			48.92	%			50.09	%			53.99	%			50.46	%
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (1)			52.29	%			51.06	%			50.99	%			46.38	%			47.42	%			51.44	%			47.76	%
Average earning assets		$	7,418,157			$	7,225,168			$	7,161,836			$	7,059,115			$	6,999,525			$	7,269,326			$	6,742,985
Net interest margin			2.85	%			2.99	%			3.02	%			3.19	%			3.15	%			2.95	%			3.08	%
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)			3.02	%			3.17	%			3.21	%			3.40	%			3.36	%			3.13	%			3.29	%
Net interest spread			2.14	%			2.37	%			2.44	%			2.74	%			2.87	%			2.31	%			2.90	%
Net interest spread (FTE) (1)			2.31	%			2.55	%			2.62	%			2.95	%			3.08	%			2.48	%			3.11	%

_{(1) These amounts are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are non-GAAP measures.
(2) These adjustments may include net gain or loss on sale of securities available for sale, net gain on sale of equity securities, BOLI income related to death benefits realized and other investment income or loss in the periods where applicable.
(3) These adjustments may include foreclosure expenses and branch closure expenses, in the periods where applicable.}