Veritex Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Operating Results

DALLAS, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veritex Holdings, Inc. (“Veritex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: VBTX), the holding company for Veritex Community Bank, today announced the results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

“Despite the economic headwinds resulting from the pandemic, we delivered a strong quarter.  Loans on active deferral have declined 87% since late July.  We remain optimistic about the current recovery and the long-term strength of the DFW and Houston economies,” said C. Malcolm Holland, III, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our quarterly results reflect strong pre-tax, pre-provision operating net revenue, slower building of our allowance for credit losses, higher capital levels and positive loan and deposit growth. I couldn’t be more proud and encouraged by what the team has accomplished during 2020 which is proving to be a challenging operating period.”

Third Quarter Highlights

• Net income of $22.9 million, or $0.46 diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), compared to $24.0 million, or $0.48 diluted EPS, for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and $27.4 million, or $0.51 diluted EPS, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019;
• Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings¹ totaled $39.3 million, compared to $45.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and $45.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019;
• Provision for credit losses and unfunded commitments was $10.1 million, compared to $19.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020;
• Allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) to total loans held for investments (“LHI”), excluding mortgage warehouse and Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, was 2.10% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to 2.01% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
• Total loans, excluding PPP loans, grew $165.3 million from the second quarter of 2020, or 10.7% annualized.
• Total deposits grew $97.0 million from the second quarter of 2020, or 6.3% annualized, with the average cost of total deposits decreasing to 0.46% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 0.59% for the three months ended June 30, 2020;
• Growth of $20.9 million in total common equity tier 1 capital for the three months ended September 30, 2020;
• Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 payable on November 19, 2020;
• On October 5, 2020, issued $125 million in subordinated debt initially bearing a fixed interest rate of 4.125%; and
• On October 27, 2020, extended the expiration date of the Stock Buyback Program from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021.

Financial Highlights	QTD								YTD
	Q3 2020				Q2 2020				Q3 2020				Q3 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)  (unaudited)
GAAP
Net income	$	22,920			$	24,028			$	51,082			$	61,688
Diluted EPS	0.46				0.48				1.02				1.13
Return on average assets2	1.06		%		1.11		%		0.81		%		1.04		%
Efficiency ratio	48.12				46.02				47.19				59.42
Book value per common share	$	23.87			$	23.45			$	23.87			$	23.02
Non-GAAP1
Operating earnings	$	22,928			$	21,188			$	48,250			$	93,542
Diluted operating EPS	0.46				0.43				0.96				1.71
Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings	39,265				45,668				124,040				136,118
Pre-tax, pre-provision operating return on average assets	1.82		%		2.11		%		1.96		%		2.30		%
Tangible book value per common share	$	15.19			$	14.71			$	15.19			$	14.61

¹ Refer to the section titled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of these non-generally accepted accounting principles (“”GAAP”) financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures.
² Annualized ratio.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Net Interest Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, net interest income before provision for credit losses was $65.9 million and net interest margin was 3.32% compared to $65.8 million and 3.31%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Net interest margin increased 1 basis point from the three months ended June 30, 2020 primarily due to decreases in the average rates paid on interest-bearing demand and savings deposits and certificate and other time deposits which is slightly offset by decreases in the average yields earned on loans the three months ended September 30, 2020. As a result, the average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 17 basis points to 0.67% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 0.84% for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Net interest income before provision for credit losses decreased by $5.0 million from $70.9 million to $65.9 million and net interest margin decreased by 58 basis points from 3.90% to 3.32% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. The decrease in net interest income before provision for credit losses was primarily due to a $17.1 million decrease in interest income on loans, partially offset by $8.3 million and $5.3 million decrease in interest expenses on transaction and savings deposits and certificates and other time deposits, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. Net interest margin decreased 58 basis points from the three months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to a decrease in yields earned on loan balances, partially offset by decreases in the average rate paid on interest-bearing demand and savings deposits and certificates and other time deposits for the three months ended September 30, 2020. As a result, the average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 112 basis points to 0.67% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 1.79% for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $9.8 million, a decrease of $11.5 million, or 54.0%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a $8.7 million decrease in government guaranteed loan income, net. In the second and third quarter of 2020, the Company earned fee income of 5% on PPP loans under $350 thousand, 3% on PPP loans between $350 thousand and $2 million and 1% on PPP loans greater than $2 million totaling fee income of $295 thousand in the third quarter of 2020 compared to $12.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. The recognized fee income on PPP loans was partially offset by a valuation allowance on the PPP loans of $2.0 million as the Company elected to carry these loans at fair value.

Compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019, noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $1.4 million, or 16.2%. The increase was primarily due to a $1.3 million increase in government guaranteed loan income, net, as a result of the fee income earned on PPP loans.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $36.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $40.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $3.7 million, or 9.1%. The decrease was primarily driven by a $1.6 million decrease in pre-payment fees on Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances paid in the second quarter of 2020 with no corresponding  pre-payment fees during the three months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease was also driven by a $1.2 million decrease in COVID related expenses primarily related to Community Reinvestment Act donations, lender incentives, employee overtime and cleaning services that were paid in the second quarter of 2020 with nominal COVID expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019, noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $1.8 million, or 5.1%. The increase was primarily driven by a $3.0 million increase in salaries and employee benefits offset by a $1.0 million decrease in merger and acquisition expenses.

Financial Condition

Total loans were $6.8 billion at September 30, 2020, an increase of $157.7 million, or 9.6% annualized, compared to June 30, 2020. The increase was the result of the continued execution and success of our loan growth strategy.

Total deposits were $6.2 billion at September 30, 2020, an increase of $97.0 million, or 6.3% annualized, compared to June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily the result of increases of $107.8 million and $13.0 million in interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits and noninterest-bearing demand deposits, respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $23.8 million in certificates and other time deposits.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets totaled $96.4 million, or 1.11% of total assets at September 30, 2020, compared to $39.4 million, or 0.50% of total assets, at December 31, 2019. The Company had a net charge-off of $2.5 million for the quarter, which is primarily the result of one relationship charge-off that was fully reserved against in the second quarter of 2020.

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 of $8.7 million, compared to $16.2 million and $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. The decrease in the recorded provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020, was primarily attributable to improvement in the Texas economic forecasts used in the Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) model in the third quarter of 2020 to reflect the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 30, 2020, as compared to our Texas economic forecasts and expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 30, 2020. Changes to the Texas economic forecasts were offset by a $13.2 million increase in specific reserves on certain lending relationships that moved onto nonaccrual status during the three months ended September 30, 2020. In the third quarter of 2020, we also recorded a $1.4 million provision for unfunded commitments which was attributable to higher unfunded balances compared to a $2.8 million provision for unfunded commitments recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of LHI, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans, was 2.10%, 2.01% and 0.46% of total loans at September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.

Dividend Information

On October 27, 2020, Veritex’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share on its outstanding shares of common stock.  The dividend will be paid on or after November 19, 2020 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 5, 2020.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Veritex’s management uses certain non-GAAP (U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) financial measures to evaluate its operating performance and provide information that is important to investors. However, non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, Veritex’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, Veritex reviews and reports tangible book value per common share, operating earnings, tangible common equity to tangible assets, return on average tangible common equity, pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings, pre-tax, pre-provision operating return on average assets, diluted operating earnings per share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average tangible common equity and operating efficiency ratio. Veritex has included in this earnings release information related to these non-GAAP financial measures for the applicable periods presented. Please refer to “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” after the financial highlights at the end of this earnings release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Conference Call

The Company will host an investor conference call to review the results on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Participants may pre-register for the call by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/yb2kmpoq and will receive a unique PIN, which can be used when dialing in for the call. This will allow attendees to access the call immediately. Alternatively, participants may call toll-free at [phone].

The call and corresponding presentation slides will be webcast live on the home page of the Company's website, https://ir.veritexbank.com/. An audio replay will be available one hour after the conclusion of the call at [phone], Conference
#1172928. This replay, as well as the webcast, will be available until November 4, 2020.

About Veritex Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Veritex is a bank holding company that conducts banking activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, Veritex Community Bank, with locations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and in the Houston metropolitan area. Veritex Community Bank is a Texas state chartered bank regulated by the Texas Department of Banking and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. For more information, visit www.veritexbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on various facts and derived utilizing assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to the expected payment date of Veritex’s quarterly cash dividend, the impact of certain changes in Veritex’s accounting policies, standards and interpretations, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken in response thereto, Veritex’s future financial performance, business and growth strategy, projected plans and objectives, as well as other projections based on macroeconomic and industry trends, which are inherently unreliable due to the multiple factors that impact broader economic and industry trends, and any such variations may be material.  Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts, although not all forward-looking statements include the foregoing words. We refer you to the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of Veritex’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and any updates to those risk factors set forth in Veritex’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Veritex’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what Veritex anticipates.  Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.  Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made.  Veritex does not undertake any obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this earnings release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that Veritex or persons acting on Veritex’s behalf may issue.

VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended																				For the Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2020				Jun 30, 2020				Mar 31, 2020				Dec 31, 2019				Sep 30, 2019				Sep 30, 2020				Sep 30, 2019
	(Dollars and shares in thousands)
Per Share Data (Common Stock):
Basic EPS	$	0.46			$	0.48			$	0.08			$	0.56			$	0.52			$	1.02			$	1.15
Diluted EPS	0.46				0.48				0.08				0.56				0.51				1.02				1.13
Book value per common share	23.87				23.45				23.19				23.32				23.02				23.87				23.02
Tangible book value per common share1	15.19				14.71				14.39				14.73				14.61				15.19				14.61
Common Stock Data:
Shares outstanding at period end	49,650				49,633				49,557				51,064				52,373				49,650				52,373
Weighted average basic shares outstanding for the period	49,647				49,597				50,725				51,472				52,915				49,989				53,721
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the period	49,775				49,727				51,056				52,263				53,873				50,176				54,633
Summary of Credit Ratios:
ACL to total LHI, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans	2.10		%		2.01		%		1.73		%		0.52		%		0.46		%		2.10		%		0.46		%
Nonperforming assets to total assets	1.11				0.62				0.60				0.50				0.21				1.11				0.21
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding	0.04				0.03				—				—				0.14				0.04				0.19
Summary Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets2	1.06				1.11				0.20				1.43				1.36				0.81				1.04
Return on average equity2	7.74				8.36				1.41				9.63				8.98				5.91				6.88
Return on average tangible common equity1, 2	13.27				14.49				3.27				16.22				15.15				10.56				11.93
Efficiency ratio	48.12				46.02				47.61				47.12				43.67				47.19				59.42
Selected Performance Metrics - Operating:
Diluted operating EPS1	$	0.46			$	0.43			$	0.08			$	0.58			$	0.53			$	0.96			$	1.71
Pre-tax, pre-provision operating return on average assets1, 2	1.82		%		2.11		%		1.94		%		2.07		%		2.26		%		1.96		%		2.30		%
Operating return on average assets1, 2	1.06				0.98				0.20				1.49				1.42				0.76				1.58
Operating return on average tangible common equity1, 2	13.27				12.90				3.27				16.87				15.78				10.04				17.57
Operating efficiency ratio1	48.11				45.74				47.61				45.67				42.36				47.10				43.19
Veritex Holdings, Inc. Capital Ratios:
Tier 1 capital to average assets (leverage)	9.54				9.16				9.49				10.17				10.33				9.54				10.33
Common equity tier 1 capital	9.67				9.66				9.53				10.60				10.82				9.67				10.82
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets	10.05				10.05				9.92				11.02				11.26				10.05				11.26
Total capital to risk-weighted assets	12.70				12.71				12.48				13.10				12.26				12.70				12.26
Tangible common equity to tangible assets1	9.12				8.96				8.81				10.01				10.17				9.12				10.17

¹Refer to the section titled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” after the financial highlights for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures.
²Annualized ratio.

VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Highlights
(In thousands)

	Sep 30, 2020				Jun 30, 2020				Mar 31, 2020				Dec 31, 2019				Sep 30, 2019
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)								(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	128,767			$	160,306			$	430,842			$	251,550			$	252,592
Securities	1,091,440				1,112,061				1,117,804				997,330				1,023,393
Other securities	98,023				104,213				112,775				84,063				85,007
Loans held for sale	13,928				28,041				15,048				14,080				10,715
PPP loans, at fair value	405,465				398,949				—				—				—
Loans held for investment, mortgage warehouse	544,845				441,992				371,161				183,628				233,577
Loans held for investment	5,789,293				5,726,873				5,853,735				5,737,577				5,654,027
Total loans	6,753,531				6,595,855				6,239,944				5,935,285				5,898,319
Allowance for credit losses	(121,591		)		(115,365		)		(100,983		)		(29,834		)		(26,243		)
Bank-owned life insurance	82,366				81,876				81,395				80,915				80,411
Bank premises, furniture and equipment, net	115,794				115,560				116,056				118,536				118,449
Other real estate owned	5,796				7,716				7,720				5,995				4,625
Intangible assets, net	64,716				66,705				69,444				72,263				75,363
Goodwill	370,840				370,840				370,840				370,840				370,463
Other assets	112,693				88,091				85,787				67,994				80,504
Total assets	$	8,702,375			$	8,587,858			$	8,531,624			$	7,954,937			$	7,962,883
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	1,920,715			$	1,907,697			$	1,549,260			$	1,556,500			$	1,473,126
Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits	2,821,945				2,714,149				2,536,865				2,654,972				2,528,293
Certificates and other time deposits	1,479,896				1,503,701				1,713,820				1,682,878				1,876,427
Total deposits	6,222,556				6,125,547				5,799,945				5,894,350				5,877,846
Accounts payable and other liabilities	66,096				64,625				56,339				37,427				45,475
Accrued interest payable	3,444				4,088				5,407				6,569				6,054
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank	1,082,756				1,087,794				1,377,832				677,870				752,907
Subordinated debentures and subordinated notes	140,158				140,283				140,406				145,571				72,284
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	2,028				1,772				2,426				2,353				2,787
Total liabilities	7,517,038				7,424,109				7,382,355				6,764,140				6,757,353
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	555				555				554				549				524
Additional paid-in capital	1,124,148				1,122,063				1,119,757				1,117,879				1,114,659
Retained earnings	157,639				143,277				127,812				147,911				125,344
Accumulated other comprehensive income	47,155				42,014				45,306				19,061				23,837
Treasury stock	(144,160		)		(144,160		)		(144,160		)		(94,603		)		(58,834		)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,185,337				1,163,749				1,149,269				1,190,797				1,205,530
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	8,702,375			$	8,587,858			$	8,531,624			$	7,954,937			$	7,962,883

VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Highlights
(In thousands, except per share data)

	For the Three Months Ended																				For the Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2020				Jun 30, 2020				Mar 31, 2020				Dec 31, 2019				Sep 30, 2019				Sep 30, 2020				Sep 30, 2019
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	$	68,685			$	70,440			$	77,861			$	82,469			$	85,811			$	216,986			$	258,344
Investment securities	7,852				7,825				7,397				7,168				7,687				23,074				22,316
Deposits in financial institutions and Fed Funds sold	65				186				871				1,285				1,329				1,122				4,255
Other investments	827				891				850				820				816				2,568				2,129
Total interest income	77,429				79,342				86,979				91,742				95,643				243,750				287,044
Interest expense:
Transaction and savings deposits	2,105				2,471				6,552				8,203				10,381				11,128				32,152
Certificates and other time deposits	5,004				6,515				8,240				9,455				10,283				19,759				29,220
Advances from FHLB	2,707				2,801				2,879				2,661				3,081				8,387				7,323
Subordinated debentures and subordinated notes	1,743				1,798				1,903				1,559				1,024				5,444				3,116
Total interest expense	11,559				13,585				19,574				21,878				24,769				44,718				71,811
Net interest income	65,870				65,757				67,405				69,864				70,874				199,032				215,233
Provision for credit losses	8,692				16,172				31,776				3,493				9,674				56,640				18,021
Provision for unfunded commitments	1,447				2,799				3,881				—				—				8,127				—
Net interest income after provisions	55,731				46,786				31,748				66,371				61,200				134,265				197,212
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts	3,130				2,960				3,642				3,728				3,667				9,732				10,606
Loan fees	1,260				1,240				845				1,921				1,536				3,345				4,026
(Loss) gain on sales of investment securities	(8		)		2,879				—				(438		)		—				2,871				(1,414		)
Gain on sales of mortgage loans held for sale	472				308				142				81				853				922				394
Government guaranteed loan income, net	2,257				11,006				439				560				930				13,702				4,148
Rental income	502				547				551				371				643				1,600				1,629
Other	2,182				2,350				1,628				909				801				6,160				3,559
Total noninterest income	9,795				21,290				7,247				7,132				8,430				38,332				22,948
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	20,553				20,019				18,870				18,917				17,530				59,442				53,874
Occupancy and equipment	3,980				3,994				4,273				4,198				4,044				12,247				12,187
Professional and regulatory fees	3,159				2,796				2,196				2,615				2,750				8,151				8,982
Data processing and software expense	2,452				2,434				2,089				1,880				2,252				6,975				6,485
Marketing	1,062				561				1,083				971				708				2,706				2,288
Amortization of intangibles	2,840				2,696				2,696				2,696				2,712				8,232				8,191
Telephone and communications	345				308				319				466				361				972				1,381
Merger and acquisition expense	—				—				—				918				1,035				—				38,042
COVID expenses	132				1,245				—				—				—				1,377				—
Other	1,885				6,008				4,019				3,623				3,238				11,912				10,089
Total noninterest expense	36,408				40,061				35,545				36,284				34,630				112,014				141,519
Income before income tax expense	29,118				28,015				3,450				37,219				35,000				60,583				78,641
Income tax (benefit) expense	6,198				3,987				(684		)		8,168				7,595				9,501				16,953
Net income	$	22,920			$	24,028			$	4,134			$	29,051			$	27,405			$	51,082			$	61,688
Basic EPS	$	0.46			$	0.48			$	0.08			$	0.56			$	0.52			$	1.02			$	1.15
Diluted EPS	$	0.46			$	0.48			$	0.08			$	0.56			$	0.51			$	1.02			$	1.13
Weighted average basic shares outstanding	49,647				49,597				50,725				51,472				52,915				49,989				53,721
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	49,775				49,727				51,056				52,263				53,873				50,176				54,633

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Financial Highlights
(In thousands except percentages)

	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2020											June 30, 2020											September 30, 2019
	Average  Outstanding  Balance				Interest  Earned/  Interest  Paid				Average  Yield/  Rate			Average  Outstanding  Balance				Interest  Earned/  Interest  Paid				Average  Yield/ Rate			Average  Outstanding  Balance				Interest  Earned/  Interest  Paid				Average  Yield/  Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans1	$	5,753,859			$	64,958			4.49	%		$	5,797,989			$	67,404			4.68	%		$	5,702,696			$	84,022			5.85	%
Loans held for investment, mortgage warehouse	358,248				2,705				3.00			304,873				2,279				3.01			182,793				1,789				3.88
PPP loans	407,112				1,022				1.00			303,223				757				1.00			—				—				—
Securities	1,101,469				7,852				2.84			1,117,964				7,825				2.82			1,022,289				7,687				2.98
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks	175,201				65				0.15			366,764				186				0.20			234,087				1,329				2.25
Other investments	103,948				827				3.17			110,672				891				3.24			71,901				816				4.50
Total interest-earning assets	7,899,837				77,429				3.90			8,001,485				79,342				3.99			7,213,766				95,643				5.26
Allowance for loan losses	(116,859		)									(110,483		)									(22,539		)
Noninterest-earning assets	802,948											798,772											818,150
Total assets	$	8,585,926										$	8,689,774										$	8,009,377
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits	$	2,735,170			$	2,105			0.31	%		$	2,684,897			$	2,471			0.37	%		$	2,621,701			$	10,381			1.57	%
Certificates and other time deposits	1,459,046				5,004				1.36			1,625,971				6,515				1.61			1,953,084				10,283				2.09
Advances from FHLB	1,067,771				2,707				1.01			1,206,930				2,801				0.93			632,754				3,081				1.93
Subordinated debentures and subordinated notes	142,432				1,743				4.87			142,549				1,798				5.07			74,869				1,024				5.43
Total interest-bearing liabilities	5,404,419				11,559				0.85			5,660,347				13,585				0.97			5,282,408				24,769				1.86
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	1,937,921											1,826,327											1,467,127
Other liabilities	65,704											47,302											49,695
Total liabilities	7,408,044											7,533,976											6,799,230
Stockholders’ equity	1,177,882											1,155,798											1,210,147
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	8,585,926										$	8,689,774										$	8,009,377
Net interest rate spread2									3.05	%										3.02	%										3.40	%
Net interest income					$	65,870										$	65,757										$	70,874
Net interest margin3									3.32	%										3.31	%										3.90	%

¹ Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $15,404, $22,958 and $8,525 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, respectively, and average balances of loans held for investment, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans.
² Net interest rate spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
³ Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

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Financial Highlights
(In thousands except percentages)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020											September 30, 2019
	Average Outstanding Balance					Interest Earned/ Interest Paid			Average Yield/ Rate			Average Outstanding Balance					Interest Earned/ Interest Paid			Average Yield/ Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans1	$	5,779,469				$	208,889		4.83	%		$	5,731,902				$	253,247		5.91	%
Loans held for investment, mortgage warehouse	275,890					6,318			3.06			152,617					5,097			4.47
PPP loans	236,778					1,779			1.00			—					—			—
Securities	1,086,185					23,074			2.84			968,616					22,316			3.08
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks	283,108					1,122			0.53			242,119					4,255			2.35
Other investments	102,185					2,568			3.36			56,438					2,129			5.04
Total interest-earning assets	7,763,615					243,750			4.19			7,151,692					287,044			5.37
Allowance for loan losses	(90,633			)								(22,173			)
Noninterest-earning assets	776,790											799,509
Total assets	$	8,449,772										$	7,929,028
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits	$	2,680,925				$	11,128		0.55	%		$	2,657,195				$	32,152		1.62	%
Certificates and other time deposits	1,579,114					19,759			1.67			2,067,032					29,220			1.89
Advances from FHLB	1,070,856					8,387			1.05			427,306					7,323			2.29
Subordinated debentures and subordinated notes	143,387					5,444			5.07			75,298					3,116			5.53
Total interest-bearing liabilities	5,474,282					44,718			1.09			5,226,831					71,811			1.84
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	1,763,289											1,459,904
Other liabilities	57,737											42,853
Total liabilities	7,295,308											6,729,588
Stockholders’ equity	1,154,464											1,199,440
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	8,449,772										$	7,929,028
Net interest rate spread2									3.10	%										3.53	%
Net interest income						$	199,032										$	215,233
Net interest margin3									3.42	%										4.02	%

¹ Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $16,448 and $8,127 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, and average balances of loans held for investment, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans.
² Net interest rate spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
³ Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

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Financial Highlights

Yield Trend

	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2020			June 30,  2020			March 31,  2020			December 31,  2019			September 30, 2019
Average yield on interest-earning assets:
Loans1	4.49	%		4.68	%		5.32	%		5.63	%		5.85	%
Loans held for investment, mortgage warehouse	3.00			3.01			3.28			3.51			3.88
PPP loans	1.00			1.00			—			—			—
Securities	2.84			2.82			2.86			2.83			2.98
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks	0.15			0.20			1.14			1.63			2.25
Other investments	3.17			3.24			3.72			4.53			4.50
Total interest-earning assets	3.90	%		3.99	%		4.74	%		5.00	%		5.26	%
Average rate on interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits	0.31	%		0.37	%		1.00	%		1.24	%		1.57	%
Certificates and other time deposits	1.36			1.61			2.01			2.10			2.09
Advances from FHLB	1.01			0.93			1.23			1.45			1.93
Subordinated debentures and subordinated notes	4.87			5.07			5.27			5.23			5.43
Total interest-bearing liabilities	0.85	%		0.97	%		1.47	%		1.65	%		1.86	%
Net interest rate spread2	3.05	%		3.02	%		3.27	%		3.35	%		3.40	%
Net interest margin3	3.32	%		3.31	%		3.67	%		3.81	%		3.90	%

  ¹Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $15,404, $22,958, $10,995, $10,643 and $8,525 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, March 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively, and average balances of loans held for investment, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans.
  ² Net interest rate spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
  ³ Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

Supplemental Yield Trend

	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2020			June 30,  2020			March 31,  2020			December 31,  2019			September 30, 2019
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits	0.67	%		0.84	%		1.39	%		1.59	%		1.79	%
Average costs of total deposits, including noninterest-bearing	0.46			0.59			1.02			1.18			1.36

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Financial Highlights
(In thousands except percentages)

Total LHI and Deposit Portfolio Composition

	September 30, 2020							June 30,  2020							March 31,  2020							December 31,  2019							September 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
LHI1
Commercial	$	1,623,249			28.0	%		$	1,555,300			27.2	%		$	1,777,603			30.4	%		$	1,712,838			29.9	%		$	1,711,256			30.3	%
Real Estate:
Owner occupied commercial	734,939				12.7			769,952				13.4			723,839				12.4			706,782				12.3			716,130				12.7
Commercial	1,817,013				31.4			1,847,480				32.3			1,828,386				31.2			1,784,201				31.1			1,710,510				30.3
Construction and land	623,496				10.8			599,510				10.5			566,470				9.7			629,374				11.0			623,622				11.0
Farmland	14,413				0.2			14,723				0.3			14,930				0.3			16,939				0.3			7,986				0.1
1-4 family residential	548,953				9.5			528,688				9.2			536,892				9.2			549,811				9.6			559,310				9.9
Multi-family residential	412,412				7.1			394,829				6.9			388,374				6.6			320,041				5.6			306,966				5.4
Consumer	14,127				0.2			14,932				0.2			15,771				0.2			17,457				0.2			18,113				0.3
Total LHI	$	5,788,602			100	%		$	5,725,414			100	%		$	5,852,265			100	%		$	5,737,443			100	%		$	5,653,893			100	%
Mortgage warehouse	544,845							441,992							373,161							183,628							233,577
PPP loans	405,465							398,949							—							—							—
Total LHI1	$	6,738,912						$	6,566,355						$	6,225,426						$	5,921,071						$	5,887,470
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	1,920,715			31.0	%		$	1,907,697			31.2	%		$	1,549,260			26.7	%		$	1,556,500			26.4	%		$	1,473,126			25.1	%
Interest-bearing transaction	450,739				7.2			343,640				5.6			306,641				5.3			388,877				6.6			373,997				6.4
Money market	2,267,191				36.4			2,272,520				37.1			2,143,874				37.0			2,180,017				37.0			2,066,315				35.2
Savings	104,015				1.7			97,989				1.6			86,350				1.5			86,078				1.5			87,981				1.5
Certificates and other time deposits	1,479,896				23.8			1,503,701				24.5			1,713,820				29.5			1,682,878				28.5			1,876,427				31.8
Total deposits	$	6,222,556			100	%		$	6,125,547			100	%		$	5,799,945			100	%		$	5,894,350			100	%		$	5,877,846			100	%
Loan to Deposit Ratio	108.3%							107.2%							107.3%							100.5%							100.2%
Loan to Deposit Ratio, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans	93.0 %							93.5 %							100.9 %							97.3 %							96.2 %

¹ Total LHI does not include deferred fees of $691 thousand at September 30, 2020, deferred costs of $1.5 million and $1.5 million at June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively, deferred fees of $134 thousand at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and $134 thousand at September 30, 2019.

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Financial Highlights
(In thousands except percentages)

Asset Quality

	For the Three Months Ended																				For the Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2020				Jun 30, 2020				Mar 31, 2020				Dec 31, 2019				Sep 30, 2019				Sep 30, 2020				Sep 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming Assets (“NPAs”):
Nonaccrual loans	$	88,877			$	43,594			$	38,836			$	29,779			$	10,172			$	88,877			$	10,172
Accruing loans 90 or more days past due1	1,689				2,021				4,764				3,660				2,194				1,689				2,194
Total nonperforming loans held for investment (“NPLs”)	90,566				45,615				43,600				33,439				12,366				90,566				12,366
Other real estate owned	5,796				7,716				7,720				5,995				4,625				5,796				4,625
Total NPAs	$	96,362			$	53,331			$	51,320			$	39,434			$	16,991			$	96,362			$	16,991
Charge-offs:
Residential	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	(157	)
Owner occupied commercial real estate	(2,421		)		—				—				—				—				(2,421		)		—
Commercial	(68		)		(1,740		)		—				—				(8,101		)		(1,808		)		(10,898		)
Consumer	(11		)		(57		)		(68		)		(48		)		(113		)		(136		)		(217		)
Total charge-offs	(2,500		)		(1,797		)		(68		)		(48		)		(8,214		)		(4,365		)		(11,272		)
Recoveries:
Residential	7				—				1				5				—				8				62
Commercial	14				7				29				135				71				50				91
Consumer	13				—				274				6				—				287				86
Total recoveries	34				7				304				146				71				345				239
Net charge-offs	$	(2,466	)		$	(1,790	)		$	236			$	98			$	(8,143	)		$	(4,020	)		$	(11,033	)
CECL transition adjustment	$	—			$	—			$	39,137			$	—			$	—			$	39,137			$	—
Allowance for credit  losses (“ACL”) at end of period	$	121,591			$	115,365			$	100,983			$	29,834			$	26,243			$	121,591			$	26,243
Asset Quality Ratios:
NPAs to total assets	1.11		%		0.62		%		0.60		%		0.50		%		0.21		%		1.11		%		0.21		%
NPLs to total LHI, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans	1.56				0.80				0.75				0.58				0.22				1.56				0.22
ACL to total LHI, excluding mortgage warehouse and PPP loans	2.10				2.01				1.73				0.52				0.46				2.10				0.46
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding	0.04				0.03				—				—				0.14				0.07				0.19

¹ Accruing loans greater than 90 days past due exclude purchase credit deteriorated loans greater than 90 days past due that are accounted for on a pooled basis.

VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)

We identify certain financial measures discussed in this earnings release as being “non-GAAP financial measures.” In accordance with SEC rules, we classify a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are included or excluded, as the case may be, in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States (“GAAP”), in our statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures do not include operating and other statistical measures or ratios calculated using exclusively either one or both of (i) financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and (ii) operating measures or other measures that are not non-GAAP financial measures.

The non-GAAP financial measures that we present in this earnings release should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable or other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which we calculate the non-GAAP financial measures that we present in this earnings release may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names. You should understand how such other financial institutions calculate their financial measures that appear to be similar or have similar names to the non-GAAP financial measures we have discussed in this earnings release when comparing such non-GAAP financial measures.

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share. Tangible book value is a non-GAAP measure generally used by financial analysts and investment bankers to evaluate financial institutions. We calculate: (a) tangible common equity as total stockholders’ equity less goodwill and core deposit intangibles, net of accumulated amortization; and (b) tangible book value per common share as tangible common equity (as described in clause (a)) divided by number of common shares outstanding. For tangible book value per common share, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is book value per common share.

We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the marketplace who are interested in changes from period to period in book value per common share exclusive of changes in core deposit intangibles. Goodwill and other intangible assets have the effect of increasing total book value while not increasing our tangible book value.

The following table reconciles, as of the dates set forth below, total stockholders’ equity to tangible common equity and presents our tangible book value per common share compared with our book value per common share:

	As of
	Sep 30, 2020				Jun 30, 2020				Mar 31, 2020				Dec 31, 2019				Sep 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Tangible Common Equity
Total stockholders' equity	$	1,185,337			$	1,163,749			$	1,149,269			$	1,190,797			$	1,205,530
Adjustments:
Goodwill	(370,840		)		(370,840		)		(370,840		)		(370,840		)		(370,463		)
Core deposit intangibles	(60,209		)		(62,661		)		(65,112		)		(67,563		)		(70,014		)
Tangible common equity	$	754,288			$	730,248			$	713,317			$	752,394			$	765,053
Common shares outstanding	49,650				49,633				49,557				51,064				52,373
Book value per common share	$	23.87			$	23.45			$	23.19			$	23.32			$	23.02
Tangible book value per common share	$	15.19			$	14.71			$	14.39			$	14.73			$	14.61

VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets. Tangible common equity to tangible assets is a non-GAAP measure generally used by financial analysts and investment bankers to evaluate financial institutions. We calculate: (a) tangible common equity as total stockholders’ equity, less goodwill and core deposit intangibles, net of accumulated amortization; (b) tangible assets as total assets less goodwill and core deposit intangibles, net of accumulated amortization; and (c) tangible common equity to tangible assets as tangible common equity (as described in clause (a)) divided by tangible assets (as described in clause (b)). For tangible common equity to tangible assets, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is total stockholders’ equity to total assets.

We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the marketplace who are interested in the relative changes from period to period in common equity and total assets, in each case, exclusive of changes in core deposit intangibles. Goodwill and other intangible assets have the effect of increasing both total stockholders’ equity and assets while not increasing our tangible common equity or tangible assets.

The following table reconciles, as of the dates set forth below, total stockholders’ equity to tangible common equity and total assets to tangible assets and presents our tangible common equity to tangible assets:

	As of
	Sep 30, 2020					Jun 30, 2020					Mar 31, 2020					Dec 31, 2019					Sep 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Tangible Common Equity
Total stockholders' equity	$	1,185,337				$	1,163,749				$	1,149,269				$	1,190,797				$	1,205,530
Adjustments:
Goodwill	(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,463		)
Core deposit intangibles	(60,209		)			(62,661		)			(65,112		)			(67,563		)			(70,014		)
Tangible common equity	$	754,288				$	730,248				$	713,317				$	752,394				$	765,053
Tangible Assets
Total assets	$	8,702,375				$	8,587,858				$	8,531,624				$	7,954,937				$	7,962,883
Adjustments:
Goodwill	(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,463		)
Core deposit intangibles	(60,209		)			(62,661		)			(65,112		)			(67,563		)			(70,014		)
Tangible Assets	$	8,271,326				$	8,154,357				$	8,095,672				$	7,516,534				$	7,522,406
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets	9.12			%		8.96			%		8.81			%		10.01			%		10.17			%

VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity. Return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP measure generally used by financial analysts and investment bankers to evaluate financial institutions. We calculate: (a) net income available for common stockholders adjusted for amortization of core deposit intangibles (which we refer to as “return”) as net income, plus amortization of core deposit intangibles, less tax benefit at the statutory rate; (b) average tangible common equity as total average stockholders’ equity less average goodwill and average core deposit intangibles, net of accumulated amortization; and (c) return (as described in clause (a)) divided by average tangible common equity (as described in clause (b)). For return on average tangible common equity, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is return on average equity.

We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the marketplace who are interested in the return on common equity, exclusive of the impact of core deposit intangibles. Goodwill and core deposit intangibles have the effect of increasing total stockholders’ equity while not increasing our tangible common equity. This measure is particularly relevant to acquisitive institutions that may have higher balances in goodwill and core deposit intangibles than non-acquisitive institutions.

The following table reconciles, as of the dates set forth below, average tangible common equity to average common equity and net income available for common stockholders adjusted for amortization of core deposit intangibles, net of taxes to net income and presents our return on average tangible common equity:

	For the Three Months Ended																									For the Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2020					Jun 30, 2020					Mar 31, 2020					Dec 31, 2019					Sep 30, 2019					Sep 30, 2020					Sep 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net income available for common stockholders adjusted for amortization of core deposit intangibles
Net income	$	22,920				$	24,028				$	4,134				$	29,051				$	27,405				$	51,082				$	61,688
Adjustments:
Plus: Amortization of core deposit intangibles	2,451					2,451					2,451					2,451					2,451					7,353					7,379
Less: Tax benefit at the statutory rate	515					515					515					515					515					1,545					1,550
Net income available for common stockholders adjusted for amortization of core deposit intangibles	$	24,856				$	25,964				$	6,070				$	30,987				$	29,341				$	56,890				$	67,517
Average Tangible Common Equity
Total average stockholders' equity	$	1,177,882				$	1,155,798				$	1,183,116				$	1,197,191				$	1,210,147				$	1,154,464				$	1,199,440
Adjustments:
Average goodwill	(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,463		)			(370,224		)			(370,840		)			(369,097		)
Average core deposit intangibles	(61,666		)			(64,151		)			(66,439		)			(68,913		)			(71,355		)			(64,077		)			(73,965		)
Average tangible common equity	$	745,376				$	720,807				$	745,837				$	757,815				$	768,568				$	719,547				$	756,378
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity (Annualized)	13.27			%		14.49			%		3.27			%		16.22			%		15.15			%		10.56			%		11.93			%

VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)

Operating Earnings, Pre-tax, Pre-provision Operating Earnings and performance metrics calculated using Operating Earnings and Pre-tax, Pre-provision Operating Earnings, including Diluted Operating Earnings per Share, Operating Return on Average Assets, Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Operating Return on Average Assets, Operating Return on Average Tangible Common Equity and Operating Efficiency Ratio. Operating earnings, pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings and the performance metrics calculated using these metrics, listed below, are non-GAAP measures used by management to evaluate the Company’s financial performance. We calculate (a) operating earnings as net income plus loss (gain) on sale of securities, net, plus loss (gain) on sale of disposed branch assets, plus FHLB pre-payment fees, plus merger and acquisition expenses, less tax impact of adjustments, plus other merger and acquisition tax items, plus re-measurement of deferred tax assets as a result of the reduction in the corporate income tax rate under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We calculate (b) diluted operating earnings per share as operating earnings as described in clause (a) divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding. We calculate (c) pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings as operating earnings as described in clause (a) plus provision for income taxes, plus provision for loan losses. We calculate (d) pre-tax, pre-provision operating return on average assets as pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings as described in clause (a) divided by average total assets. We calculate (e) operating return on average assets as operating earnings as described in clause (a) divided by average total assets. We calculate (f) operating return on average tangible common equity as operating earnings as described in clause (a), adjusted for the amortization of intangibles and tax benefit at the statutory rate, divided by total average tangible common equity (average stockholders’ equity less average goodwill and average core deposit intangibles, net of accumulated amortization). We calculate (g) operating efficiency ratio as non interest expense plus adjustments to operating non interest expense divided by (i) non interest income plus adjustments to operating non interest income plus (ii) net interest income.

We believe that these measures and the operating metrics calculated utilizing these measures are important to management and many investors in the marketplace who are interested in understanding the ongoing operating performance of the Company and provide meaningful comparisons to its peers.

The following tables reconcile, as of the dates set forth below, operating net income and pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings and related metrics:

	For the Three Months Ended																				For the Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2020				Jun 30, 2020				Mar 31, 2020				Dec 31, 2019				Sep 30, 2019				Sep 30, 2020				Sep 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Operating Earnings
Net income	$	22,920			$	24,028			$	4,134			$	29,051			$	27,405			$	51,082			$	61,688
Plus: Loss (gain) on sale of securities, net	8				(2,879		)		—				438				—				(2,871		)		1,414
Plus: Loss on sale of disposed branch assets1	—				—				—				—				—				—				359
Plus: FHLB pre-payment fees	—				1,561				—				—				—				1,561				—
Plus: Merger and acquisition expenses	—				—				—				918				1,035				—				37,683
Operating pre-tax income	22,928				22,710				4,134				30,407				28,440				49,772				101,144
Less: Tax impact of adjustments	—				(277		)		—				(23		)		217				(277		)		8,285
Plus: Other M&A tax items2	—				—				—				829				406				—				683
Plus: Discrete tax adjustments3	—				(1,799		)		—				(965		)		—				(1,799		)		—
Operating earnings	$	22,928			$	21,188			$	4,134			$	30,294			$	28,629			$	48,250			$	93,542
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	49,775				49,727				51,056				52,263				53,873				50,176				54,633
Diluted EPS	$	0.46			$	0.48			$	0.08			$	0.56			$	0.51			$	1.02			$	1.13
Diluted operating EPS	0.46				0.43				0.08				0.58				0.53				0.96				1.71

¹ Loss on sale of disposed branch assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is included in merger and acquisition expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
² Other M&A tax items of $829 thousand and $406 thousand recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively, relate to permanent tax expense recognized by the Company as a result of deduction limitations on compensation paid to covered employees in excess of the 162(m) limitation directly due to change-in-control payments made to covered employees in connection with the Green acquisition.
³ Discrete tax adjustments of $965 thousand were recorded during the fourth quarter of 2019 primarily due to the Company recording a net tax benefit of $1.6 million as a result of the Company settling an audit with the IRS. The Company released an uncertain tax position reserve that was assumed in the Green acquisition resulting in a $2.2 million tax benefit, offset by tax expense totaling $598 thousand that were recorded due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act rate change on deferred tax assets resulting from the IRS audit settlement.  The net IRS settlement was offset by various discrete, non-recurring tax expenses totaling $0.6 million. A discrete tax benefit of $1,799 was recorded in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the Company amending a prior year Green tax return to carry back a net operating loss ("NOL") incurred by Green on January 1, 2019.  The Company was allowed to carry back this NOL as result of a provision in the CARES Act which permits NOLs generated in tax years 2018, 2019 or 2020 to be carried back five years.

	For the Three Months Ended																									For the Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2020					Jun 30, 2020					Mar 31, 2020					Dec 31, 2019					Sep 30, 2019					Sep 30, 2020					Sep 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Operating Earnings
Net income	$	22,920				$	24,028				$	4,134				$	29,051				$	27,405				$	51,082				$	61,688
Plus: Provision (benefit) for income taxes	6,198					3,987					(684		)			8,168					7,595					9,501					16,953
Pus: Provision for credit losses and unfunded commitments	10,139					18,971					35,657					3,493					9,674					64,767					18,021
Plus: Loss (gain) on sale of securities, net	8					(2,879		)			—					438					—					(2,871		)			1,414
Plus: Loss on sale of disposed branch assets1	—					—					—					—					—					—					359
Plus: FHLB pre-payment fees	—					1,561					—					—					—					1,561					—
Plus: Merger and acquisition expenses	—					—					—					918					1,035					—					37,683
Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings	$	39,265				$	45,668				$	39,107				$	42,068				$	45,709				$	124,040				$	136,118
Average total assets	$	8,585,926				$	8,689,774				$	8,125,782				$	8,043,505				$	8,009,377				$	8,449,772				$	7,929,028
Pre-tax, pre-provision operating return on average assets2	1.82			%		2.11			%		1.94			%		2.07			%		2.26			%		1.96			%		2.30			%
Average total assets	$	8,585,926				$	8,689,774				$	8,125,782				$	8,043,505				$	8,009,377				$	8,449,772				$	7,929,028
Return on average assets2	1.06			%		1.11			%		0.20			%		1.43			%		1.36			%		0.81			%		1.04			%
Operating return on average assets2	1.06					0.98					0.20					1.49					1.42					0.76					1.58
Operating earnings adjusted for amortization of core deposit intangibles
Operating earnings	$	22,928				$	21,188				$	4,134				$	30,294				$	28,629				$	48,250				$	93,542
Adjustments:
Plus: Amortization of core deposit intangibles	2,451					2,451					2,451					2,451					2,451					7,353					7,379
Less: Tax benefit at the statutory rate	515					515					515					515					515					1,545					1,550
Operating earnings adjusted for amortization of core deposit intangibles	$	24,864				$	23,124				$	6,070				$	32,230				$	30,565				$	54,058				$	99,371
Average Tangible Common Equity
Total average stockholders' equity	$	1,177,882				$	1,155,798				$	1,183,116				$	1,197,191				$	1,210,147				$	1,154,464				$	1,199,440
Adjustments:
Less: Average goodwill	(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,840		)			(370,463		)			(370,224		)			(370,840		)			(369,097		)
Less: Average core deposit intangibles	(61,666		)			(64,151		)			(66,439		)			(68,913		)			(71,355		)			(64,077		)			(73,965		)
Average tangible common equity	$	745,376				$	720,807				$	745,837				$	757,815				$	768,568				$	719,547				$	756,378
Operating return on average tangible common equity2	13.27			%		12.90			%		3.27			%		16.87			%		15.78			%		10.04			%		17.57			%
Efficiency ratio	48.12			%		46.02			%		47.61			%		47.12			%		43.67			%		47.19			%		59.42			%
Operating efficiency ratio	48.11			%		45.74			%		47.61			%		45.67			%		42.36			%		47.10			%		43.19			%

¹ Loss on sale of disposed branch assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is included in merger and acquisition expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
² Annualized ratio.

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