8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 4/24/2018

UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 000-04887

MO	43-0903811
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1010 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(816) 860-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 24, 2018, UMB Financial Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the information is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Current Report on Form 8-K in such a filing.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company is furnishing a copy of materials that will be used in the presentation delivered by the Company’s representatives at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders that will be held at 9:00 a.m. (CDT) in the Company’s auditorium. A copy of the materials is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and will be available on the Company’s website at www.umb.com. The materials are dated April 24, 2018, and the Company disclaims any obligation to correct or update any of the materials in the future.

The information provided under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.2 hereto, is being furnished and is not deemed to be “filed” with the SEC for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and are not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Current Report on Form 8-K in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release announcing financial results for quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Exhibit 99.2	Presentation for 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit     No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release announcing financial results for quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Exhibit 99.2	Presentation for 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Ram Shankar
	Ram Shankar Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 24, 2018

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

UMB Financial Corporation News Release

1010 Grand Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64106

816.860.7000

umb.com

//FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE//

Media Contact: Rachael Crocker: 816.860.7775

Investor Relations Contact: Kay Gregory: 816.860.7106

UMB Financial Corporation Reports First Quarter Income from Continuing Operations of $57.5 Million or $1.15 per diluted share

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 24, 2018) – UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF), a financial holding company, announced income from continuing operations for the first quarter 2018 of $57.5 million or $1.15 per diluted share, compared to $47.4 million or $0.95 per diluted share in the fourth quarter 2017 (linked quarter) and $42.0 million or $0.84 per diluted share in the first quarter 2017. The reported GAAP income from continuing operations represents an increase of 21.5 percent on a linked-quarter basis and 37.1 percent compared to the first quarter 2017.

Net operating income from continuing operations, a non-GAAP financial measure which is reconciled to income from continuing operations, the nearest comparable GAAP measure, later in this release, was $59.1 million or $1.18 per diluted share for the first quarter 2018, compared to $47.5 million or $0.95 per diluted share for the linked quarter and $42.3 million or $0.85 per diluted share for the first quarter 2017. These results represent an increase of 24.3 percent on a linked-quarter basis and an increase of 39.7 percent compared to the first quarter 2017.

Summary of quarterly financial results	UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
	Q1			Q4			Q1
	2018			2017			2017
Income from continuing operations	$	57,533		$	47,357		$	41,976
(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(747	)		64,604			2,205
Net income		56,786			111,961			44,181
Earnings per share from continuing operations (diluted)		1.15			0.95			0.84
(Losses) earnings per share from discontinued operations (diluted)		(0.01	)		1.30			0.05
Earnings per share (diluted)		1.14			2.25			0.89
Net operating income from continuing operations		59,062			47,533			42,281
Operating earnings per share from continuing operations (diluted)		1.18			0.95			0.85
GAAP - continuing operations
Return on average assets		1.12	%		0.91	%		0.84	%
Return on average equity		10.80			8.72			8.58
Efficiency ratio		68.82			71.70			72.55
Non-GAAP - continuing operations
Operating return on average assets		1.15	%		0.91	%		0.85	%
Operating return on average equity		11.09			8.75			8.65
Operating efficiency ratio		68.04			71.59			72.35

“Results for the first quarter of 2018 reflect margin expansion, expense control and improved profitability metrics,” said Mariner Kemper, chairman and chief executive officer. “This year, UMB is 105 years old and I am proud of the sound company we have built and am pleased with the positive start to our 106^th year. The interest rate environment and optimizing our earning asset mix drove a 10.1 percent year-over-year increase in net interest income which, when combined with steady fee-based income, resulted in a 37.1 percent increase in income from continuing operations compared to the first quarter of 2017.”

Discussion of results from continuing operations

Summary of revenue							UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Q1			Q4			Q1			CQ vs.			CQ vs.
	2018			2017			2017			LQ			PY
Net interest income	$	147,922		$	146,346		$	134,315		$	1,576		$	13,607
Noninterest income:
Trust and securities processing		44,002			44,234			42,541			(232	)		1,461
Trading and investment banking		4,101			5,015			7,542			(914	)		(3,441	)
Service charges on deposit accounts		21,905			21,364			22,075			541			(170	)
Insurance fees and commissions		301			388			646			(87	)		(345	)
Brokerage fees		6,353			6,127			5,377			226			976
Bankcard fees		18,123			17,617			17,752			506			371
Gains on sales of securities available for sale, net		139			54			468			85			(329	)
Other		10,601			11,234			6,516			(633	)		4,085
Total noninterest income	$	105,525		$	106,033		$	102,917		$	(508	)	$	2,608
Total revenue	$	253,447		$	252,379		$	237,232		$	1,068		$	16,215
Net interest margin		3.19	%		3.21	%		3.09	%
Total noninterest income as a % of total revenue		41.64			42.01			43.38

Following the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, beginning in the first quarter of 2018, net interest margin is computed using net interest income adjusted to a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis assuming a statutory federal income tax rate of 21 percent and, where applicable, state income taxes; prior period net interest margins are computed using the then-statutory federal income tax rate of 35 percent and, where applicable, state income taxes.

Net interest income

• On a linked quarter basis, net interest income increased 1.1 percent while net interest margin declined two basis points. The calculation of the first quarter 2018 net interest margin was adversely impacted by lower tax equivalent income primarily on the company’s tax favored municipal bond investments, from the recently enacted tax legislation. The resulting impact to net interest margin from tax reform is approximately eleven basis points.

• Earning asset yields improved five basis points from the linked quarter driven by improved loan yields of 13 basis points to 4.53 percent, in part driven by favorable re-pricing driven by recent increase in short-term interest rates and volume changes within the loan portfolio. These asset yields were also affected by the impact of tax reform to tax equivalent income. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased ten basis points to 0.65 percent due to an increase of $136.8 million in federal fund borrowings, and an increase in interest rates paid on select interest-bearing deposit balances.

• On a year-over-year basis, the increase in net interest income was driven by a 6.9 percent or $726.4 million increase in average loans as well as higher average loan yields, which increased 44 basis points from one year ago, primarily driven by higher interest rates and mix changes, offset by the impacts of tax reform on tax equivalent income.

• For the first quarter 2018, average earning assets stood at $19.4 billion, which is an increase of 3.0 percent over the first quarter 2017.

Noninterest income

• First quarter 2018 noninterest income decreased $0.5 million, or 0.5 percent, on a linked quarter basis largely due to:

• a decrease of $0.9 million in trading and investment banking primarily due to lower trading volume and unfavorable fair value adjustments;

• a decrease of $0.6 million in other noninterest income primarily due to a decrease in company-owned life insurance income and a decrease in foreign exchange currency valuation;

• which were partially offset by an increase of $0.5 million in service charges on deposit accounts driven by the company’s healthcare services business; and

• an increase of $0.5 million in bankcard fee income primarily due to an increase in interchange income.

• Noninterest income in the first quarter of 2018 improved $2.6 million, or 2.5 percent, compared to the same quarter in 2017 primarily driven by:

• a $4.1 million increase in other noninterest income primarily due to increases in equity earnings on alternative investments and derivative income;

• a $0.4 million increase in wealth management revenue, a $0.3 million increase in fund servicing revenue, and a $0.7 million increase in corporate trust revenue all recorded in trust and securities processing;

• which were partially offset by a $3.4 million decrease in trading and investment banking due to a decrease of $1.8 million in bond trading fees, and a decline of $1.6 million in market adjustments from the company’s seed investments in certain Scout funds following the liquidation of such investments at the end of the second quarter of 2017.

Noninterest expense

Summary of noninterest expense					UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Q1		Q4		Q1		CQ vs.			CQ vs.
	2018		2017		2017		LQ			PY
Salaries and employee benefits	$	107,968	$	107,656	$	103,652	$	312		$	4,316
Occupancy, net		10,953		11,148		10,968		(195	)		(15	)
Equipment		18,826		18,690		17,482		136			1,344
Supplies and services		3,760		4,211		4,094		(451	)		(334	)
Marketing and business development		5,034		6,540		4,141		(1,506	)		893
Processing fees		11,161		11,238		9,199		(77	)		1,962
Legal and consulting		3,844		6,045		5,050		(2,201	)		(1,206	)
Bankcard		4,626		4,405		4,903		221			(277	)
Amortization of other intangible assets		1,562		1,641		2,046		(79	)		(484	)
Regulatory fees		2,905		3,825		3,833		(920	)		(928	)
Other		5,237		7,160		8,442		(1,923	)		(3,205	)
Total noninterest expense	$	175,876	$	182,559	$	173,810	$	(6,683	)	$	2,066

• GAAP noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2018 was $175.9 million, which was a decrease of $6.7 million, or 3.7 percent from the linked quarter and an increase of $2.1 million, or 1.2 percent from the first quarter of 2017.

• On a non-GAAP basis, operating noninterest expense (as reconciled later in this release) was $173.9 million for the first quarter 2018, a decrease of $8.4 million, or 4.6 percent, compared to the linked quarter, and an increase of $0.6 million, or 0.3 percent, compared to the first quarter 2017.

• The linked quarter decrease in noninterest expense was driven by:

• a $2.2 million decrease in legal and consulting expense partially due to the delay in timing of future projects;

• a $1.9 million decrease in other noninterest expense driven by a $1.0 million contribution made to the UMB Financial Corporation Charitable Foundation in the fourth quarter 2017 and lower derivative expense and operational losses; and

• decreased marketing and business development expense related to timing of multiple projects and reduced regulatory fees due to lower regulatory assessments.

• The year-over-year increase in noninterest expense was driven by:

• a $4.3 million increase in salaries and employee benefits, largely due to a $2.2 million increase in salary and wage expense, a $1.5 million increase in severance and a $0.7 million increase in employee benefits driven by higher payroll taxes and 401(k) expense in 2018;

• $2.0 million increase in processing expenses related to investments for regulatory requirements, cyber security, and the ongoing modernization of the company’s core systems;

• which were partially offset by a $3.2 million decrease in other noninterest expense due to lower operational losses and losses on sales of other real estate owned in the current year; and decreased consulting expenses.

Income Taxes

• The company’s effective tax rate was 14.9 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 compared to 22.9 percent for the same period in 2017. The decrease is primarily a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which lowered the federal corporate income tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent, effective on January 1, 2018.

Balance Sheet

• Average total assets for the first quarter 2018 were $20.7 billion, an increase of $23.3 million from the linked quarter, and up from $20.2 billion for the same period in 2017.

Summary of average loans and leases - QTD Average							UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Q1		Q4		Q1		CQ vs.			CQ vs.
	2018		2017		2017		LQ			PY
Commercial	$	4,456,176	$	4,438,241	$	4,397,675	$	17,935		$	58,501
Asset-based loans		336,146		326,845		225,818		9,301			110,328
Factoring loans		223,031		212,123		148,356		10,908			74,675
Commercial credit card		189,891		172,193		157,864		17,698			32,027
Real estate - construction		763,867		835,715		793,892		(71,848	)		(30,025	)
Real estate - commercial		3,635,455		3,394,232		3,157,363		241,223			478,092
Real estate - residential		645,803		619,985		567,611		25,818			78,192
Real estate - HELOC		630,617		649,268		697,010		(18,651	)		(66,393	)
Consumer credit card		223,725		247,284		249,489		(23,559	)		(25,764	)
Consumer other		158,131		164,667		125,835		(6,536	)		32,296
Leases		23,680		24,163		39,221		(483	)		(15,541	)
Total loans	$	11,286,522	$	11,084,716	$	10,560,134	$	201,806		$	726,388

• Average loans for the first quarter 2018, increased 1.8 percent, on a linked-quarter basis, and 6.9 percent, compared to first quarter 2017.

Summary of average securities - QTD Average							UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Q1		Q4		Q1		CQ vs.			CQ vs.
	2018		2017		2017		LQ			PY
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury	$	38,197	$	38,776	$	83,302	$	(579	)	$	(45,105	)
U.S. Agencies		10,360		14,753		144,166		(4,393	)		(133,806	)
Mortgage-backed		3,645,891		3,484,304		3,753,733		161,587			(107,842	)
State and political subdivisions		2,453,334		2,555,462		2,412,351		(102,128	)		40,983
Corporates		8,482		15,880		66,840		(7,398	)		(58,358	)
Commercial Paper		30,955		—		—		30,955			30,955
Total securities available for sale		6,187,219		6,109,175		6,460,392		78,044			(273,173	)
Securities held to maturity:
State and political subdivisions		1,251,771		1,269,058		1,157,871		(17,287	)		93,900
Trading securities		44,592		43,388		60,462		1,204			(15,870	)
Other securities		65,560		63,543		67,988		2,017			(2,428	)
Total securities	$	7,549,142	$	7,485,164	$	7,746,713	$	63,978		$	(197,571	)

• The year-over-year growth in the company’s held to maturity securities portfolio is due to increased activity in private placement bonds, primarily used to refinance existing revenue bonds in the healthcare and education sectors.

• Average securities available for sale decreased 4.2 percent as compared to the first quarter of 2017 driven by the ongoing reinvestment of cash flows from such securities to fund growth in the private placement bond and loan portfolios.

Summary of average deposits - QTD Average										UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Q1			Q4			Q1			CQ vs.			CQ vs.
	2018			2017			2017			LQ			PY
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	6,050,997		$	6,180,293		$	5,998,942		$	(129,296	)	$	52,055
Interest-bearing demand and savings		9,660,150			9,439,202			8,564,059			220,948			1,096,091
Time deposits		1,047,700			1,230,303			1,079,947			(182,603	)		(32,247	)
Total deposits	$	16,758,847		$	16,849,798		$	15,642,948		$	(90,951	)	$	1,115,899
Non-interest bearing deposits as % of total		36.11	%		36.68	%		38.35	%

• Average noninterest-bearing deposits were relatively unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2017, but decreased 2.1 percent on a linked-quarter basis primarily driven by lower balances held by larger commercial and institutional customers.

Capital

Capital information				UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
	Q1			Q4			Q1
	2018			2017			2017
Total equity	$	2,167,386		$	2,181,531		$	2,010,878
Book value per common share		43.31			43.72			40.34
Regulatory capital:
Common equity Tier 1 capital	$	2,097,691		$	2,041,504		$	1,821,915
Tier 1 capital		2,097,691			2,041,504			1,821,915
Total capital		2,269,315			2,213,050			1,985,231
Regulatory capital ratios:
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio		13.36	%		12.95	%		11.89	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		13.36			12.95			11.89
Total risk-based capital ratio		14.45			14.04			12.96
Tier 1 leverage ratio		10.20			9.94			9.11

• At March 31, 2018, the company’s risk-based capital ratios presented in the foregoing table exceeded all of the “well-capitalized” regulatory thresholds.

Asset Quality

Credit quality										UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Q1			Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1
	2018			2017			2017			2017			2017
Net charge-offs - Commercial loans	$	6,847		$	2,248		$	8,961		$	7,971		$	5,283
Net charge-offs (recoveries) - Real estate loans		1,512			(242	)		238			(95	)		125
Net charge-offs - Consumer credit card loans		1,849			1,612			1,635			2,079			1,815
Net charge-offs - Consumer other loans		94			167			74			71			103
Net charge-offs - Total loans		10,302			3,785			10,908			10,026			7,326
Net loan charge-offs as a % of total average loans		0.37	%		0.14	%		0.40	%		0.37	%		0.28	%
Loans over 90 days past due	$	5,650		$	3,091		$	2,088		$	2,657		$	3,369
Loans over 90 days past due as a % of total loans		0.05	%		0.03	%		0.02	%		0.02	%		0.03	%
Nonaccrual and restructured loans	$	67,604		$	59,142		$	54,231		$	51,390		$	56,594
Nonaccrual and restructured loans as a % of total loans		0.59	%		0.52	%		0.49	%		0.47	%		0.53	%
Provision for loan losses	$	10,000		$	6,000		$	11,500		$	14,500		$	9,000

• Nonperforming loans, defined as restructured loans on nonaccrual and all other nonaccrual loans, increased $8.5 million from the linked quarter and $11.0 million from the prior year period.

• Net charge-offs increased to $10.3 million or 0.37 percent of average loans, compared to $3.8 million, or 0.14 percent of average loans in the linked quarter, and $7.3 million, or 0.28 percent of average loans in the first quarter of 2017.

• Provision for loan losses increased $4.0 million from the linked quarter, consistent with the company’s methodology, which considers the inherent risk in the loan portfolio, as well as other qualitative factors, such as macroeconomic conditions, loan growth, increased impaired loans, and increased net charge-offs.

Conference Call

The company plans to host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2018 earnings results on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. (CT).

Interested parties may access the call by dialing (toll-free) 877-267-8760 or (U.S.) 412-542-4148 and requesting to join the UMB Financial call. The live call may also be accessed by visiting the investor relations area of umbfinancial.com or by using the following the link:

UMB Financial 1Q 2018 Conference Call

A replay of the conference call may be heard through May 9, 2018, by calling (toll-free) 877-344-7529 or (U.S.) 412-317-0088. The replay pass code required for playback is 10118845. The call replay may also be accessed via the company’s website umbfinancial.com by visiting the investor relations area.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In this release, we provide information about net operating income, operating earnings per share - diluted (operating EPS), operating return on average equity (operating ROE), operating return on average assets (operating ROA), operating noninterest expense, and operating efficiency ratio, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. This information supplements the results that are reported according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be viewed in isolation from, or as a substitute for, GAAP results. The differences between the non-GAAP financial measures—net operating income, operating EPS, operating ROE, operating ROA, operating noninterest expense, and operating efficiency ratio—and the nearest comparable GAAP financial measures are reconciled later in this release. The company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations may be useful to investors because they adjust for acquisition- and severance-related items and divestiture costs that management does not believe reflect the company’s fundamental operating performance.

Net operating income for the relevant period is defined as GAAP net income, adjusted to reflect the impact of excluding expenses related to acquisitions and divestitures, severance expense, and the cumulative tax impact of these adjustments. The company believes that the financial impact of excluding severance expense will be immaterial in the near future. It is excluded from certain GAAP financial measures as it has an unusually large impact on the company’s financial statements.

Operating EPS (diluted) is calculated as earnings per share as reported, adjusted to reflect, on a per share basis, the impact of excluding the non-GAAP adjustments described above for the relevant period. Operating ROE is calculated as net operating income, divided by the company’s average total shareholders’ equity for the relevant period. Operating ROA is calculated as net operating income, divided by the company’s average assets for the relevant period. Operating noninterest expense for the relevant period is defined as GAAP noninterest expense, adjusted to reflect the pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments described above. Operating efficiency ratio is calculated as the company’s operating noninterest expense, net of amortization of other intangibles, divided by the company’s total non-GAAP revenue (calculated as net interest income plus noninterest income, less gains on sales of securities available for sale, net).

Forward-Looking Statements:

This release contains, and our other communications may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “target,” “trend,” “plan,” “goal,” or other words of comparable meaning or future-tense or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” or “could.” Forward-looking statements convey our expectations, intentions, or forecasts about future events, circumstances, results, or aspirations. All forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which may change over time and many of which are beyond our control. You should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction or guarantee about the future. Our actual future objectives, strategies, plans, prospects, performance, condition, or results may differ materially from those set forth in any forward-looking statement. Some of the factors that may cause actual results or other future events, circumstances, or aspirations to differ from those in forward-looking statements are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, or other applicable documents that are filed or furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf speaks only as of the date that it was made. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of events, circumstances, or results that arise after the date that the statement was made. You, however, should consult further disclosures (including disclosures of a forward-looking nature) that we may make in any subsequent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K, or other applicable document that is filed or furnished with the SEC.

About UMB:

UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF) is a financial services company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. UMB offers personal banking, commercial banking, healthcare services and institutional banking, which includes services to mutual funds and alternative-investment entities and registered investment advisors. UMB operates banking and wealth management centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arizona and Texas. For more information, visit UMB.com, UMB Financial.com, UMB Blog or follow us on Twitter at @UMBBank, UMB Facebook and UMB LinkedIn.

Consolidated Balance Sheets	UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	March 31,
	2018			2017
Assets
Loans	$	11,458,794		$	10,757,236
Allowance for loan losses		(100,302	)		(93,323	)
Net loans		11,358,492			10,663,913
Loans held for sale		4,586			1,934
Investment securities:
Available for sale		6,139,346			6,551,593
Held to maturity		1,246,466			1,206,639
Trading securities		65,389			75,494
Other securities		67,408			67,910
Total investment securities		7,518,609			7,901,636
Federal funds and resell agreements		127,208			196,467
Interest-bearing due from banks		671,163			374,570
Cash and due from banks		279,838			373,671
Premises and equipment, net		272,632			282,398
Accrued income		97,632			97,035
Goodwill		180,867			180,867
Other intangibles, net		18,695			24,585
Other assets		458,182			424,495
Discontinued assets – goodwill and other intangibles, net		—			54,566
Total assets	$	20,987,904		$	20,576,137
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	6,042,719		$	6,202,246
Interest-bearing demand and savings		10,188,367			8,622,219
Time deposits under $250,000		553,692			594,967
Time deposits of $250,000 or more		433,487			475,752
Total deposits		17,218,265			15,895,184
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements		1,354,615			2,390,364
Long-term debt		78,687			76,104
Accrued expenses and taxes		129,753			142,987
Other liabilities		39,198			60,620
Total liabilities		18,820,518			18,565,259
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock		55,057			55,057
Capital surplus		1,046,673			1,033,225
Retained earnings		1,393,485			1,174,587
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(117,391	)		(44,159	)
Treasury stock		(210,438	)		(207,832	)
Total shareholders’ equity		2,167,386			2,010,878
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	20,987,904		$	20,576,137

Consolidated Statements of Income	UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
Interest Income
Loans	$	126,134		$	106,560
Securities:
Taxable interest		19,780			19,190
Tax-exempt interest		18,703			17,183
Total securities income		38,483			36,373
Federal funds and resell agreements		1,038			919
Interest-bearing due from banks		1,580			551
Trading securities		430			287
Total interest income		167,665			144,690
Interest Expense
Deposits		13,835			5,966
Federal funds and repurchase agreements		4,732			3,469
Other		1,176			940
Total interest expense		19,743			10,375
Net interest income		147,922			134,315
Provision for loan losses		10,000			9,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		137,922			125,315
Noninterest Income
Trust and securities processing		44,002			42,541
Trading and investment banking		4,101			7,542
Service charges on deposits		21,905			22,075
Insurance fees and commissions		301			646
Brokerage fees		6,353			5,377
Bankcard fees		18,123			17,752
Gains on sale of securities available for sale, net		139			468
Other		10,601			6,516
Total noninterest income		105,525			102,917
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits		107,968			103,652
Occupancy, net		10,953			10,968
Equipment		18,826			17,482
Supplies and services		3,760			4,094
Marketing and business development		5,034			4,141
Processing fees		11,161			9,199
Legal and consulting		3,844			5,050
Bankcard		4,626			4,903
Amortization of other intangible assets		1,562			2,046
Regulatory fees		2,905			3,833
Other		5,237			8,442
Total noninterest expense		175,876			173,810
Income before income taxes		67,571			54,422
Income tax provision		10,038			12,446
Income from continuing operations	$	57,533		$	41,976
Discontinued Operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(917	)		2,907
Income tax (benefit) expense		(170	)		702
(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(747	)		2,205
Net income	$	56,786		$	44,181
Per Share Data
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	1.16		$	0.85
(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		0.05
Net income – basic		1.15			0.90
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations		1.15			0.84
(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		0.05
Net income – diluted		1.14			0.89
Dividends		0.290			0.255
Weighted average shares outstanding		49,420,606			49,109,872
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		49,917,454			49,829,508

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Net Income	$	56,786		$	44,181
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Unrealized gains and losses on debt securities:
Change in unrealized holding gains and losses, net		(80,662	)		22,271
Less: Reclassifications adjustment for gains included in net income		(139	)		(468	)
Change in unrealized gains and losses on debt securities during the period		(80,801	)		21,803
Change in unrealized gains and losses on derivative hedges		2,202			246
Income tax benefit (expense)		19,782			(8,666	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(58,817	)		13,383
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(13,049	)		—
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income		(71,866	)		13,383
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(15,080	)	$	57,564

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity									UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
									Accumulated
									Other
	Common		Capital			Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury
	Stock		Surplus			Earnings			Loss			Stock			Total
Balance - January 1, 2017	$	55,057	$	1,033,419		$	1,142,887		$	(57,542	)	$	(211,437	)	$	1,962,384
Total comprehensive income		—		—			44,181			13,383			—			57,564
Cash dividends ($0.255 per share)		—		—			(12,481	)		—			—			(12,481	)
Purchase of treasury stock		—		—			—			—			(4,028	)		(4,028	)
Issuance of equity awards		—		(4,140	)		—			—			4,611			471
Recognition of equity based compensation		—		2,861			—			—			—			2,861
Sale of treasury stock		—		150			—			—			117			267
Exercise of stock options		—		935			—			—			2,905			3,840
Balance – March 31, 2017	$	55,057	$	1,033,225		$	1,174,587		$	(44,159	)	$	(207,832	)	$	2,010,878
Balance - January 1, 2018	$	55,057	$	1,046,095		$	1,338,110		$	(45,525	)	$	(212,206	)	$	2,181,531
Total comprehensive loss		—		—			56,786			(71,866	)		—			(15,080	)
Reclassification of certain tax effects		—		—			12,917			—			—			12,917
Cash dividends ($0.290 per share)		—		—			(14,473	)		—			—			(14,473	)
Purchase of treasury stock		—		—			—			—			(5,951	)		(5,951	)
Issuance of equity awards		—		(2,959	)		—			—			3,454			495
Recognition of equity based compensation		—		2,270			—			—			—			2,270
Sale of treasury stock		—		145			—			—			140			285
Exercise of stock options		—		1,122			—			—			4,125			5,247
Cumulative effect adjustments		—		—			145			—			—			145
Balance – March 31, 2018	$	55,057	$	1,046,673		$	1,393,485		$	(117,391	)	$	(210,438	)	$	2,167,386

Average Balances / Yields and Rates	UMB Financial Corporation
(tax - equivalent basis)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018						2017
	Average			Average			Average			Average
Assets	Balance			Yield/Rate			Balance			Yield/Rate
Loans, net of unearned interest	$	11,286,522			4.53	%	$	10,560,134			4.09	%
Securities:
Taxable		3,868,977			2.07			4,198,795			1.85
Tax-exempt		3,635,573			2.64			3,487,456			3.07
Total securities		7,504,550			2.35			7,686,251			2.40
Federal funds and resell agreements		160,972			2.62			238,201			1.56
Interest-bearing due from banks		431,638			1.48			309,125			0.72
Trading securities		44,592			4.44			60,462			2.45
Total earning assets		19,428,274			3.61			18,854,173			3.31
Allowance for loan losses		(101,502	)					(93,106	)
Other assets		1,420,251						1,473,282
Total assets	$	20,747,023					$	20,234,349
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing deposits	$	10,707,850			0.52	%	$	9,644,005			0.25	%
Federal funds and repurchase agreements		1,561,158			1.23			2,329,630			0.60
Borrowed funds		78,965			6.04			76,468			4.99
Total interest-bearing liabilities		12,347,973			0.65			12,050,103			0.35
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		6,050,997						5,998,943
Other liabilities		188,456						202,248
Shareholders’ equity		2,159,597						1,983,055
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	20,747,023					$	20,234,349
Net interest spread					2.96	%					2.96	%
Net interest margin					3.19						3.09

Business Segment Information							UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
	Commercial Banking		Institutional Banking		Personal Banking		Healthcare Services		Total
Net interest income	$	91,968	$	15,744	$	30,920	$	9,290	$	147,922
Provision for loan losses		7,978		350		1,672		—		10,000
Noninterest income		20,598		45,419		30,714		8,794		105,525
Noninterest expense		62,246		46,833		54,994		11,803		175,876
Income before taxes		42,342		13,980		4,968		6,281		67,571
Income tax expense		6,284		2,080		738		936		10,038
Income from continuing operations	$	36,058	$	11,900	$	4,230	$	5,345	$	57,533
Average assets	$	9,785,000	$	3,826,000	$	4,982,000	$	2,154,000	$	20,747,000
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Commercial Banking		Institutional Banking		Personal Banking		Healthcare Services		Total
Net interest income	$	85,390	$	11,582	$	30,075	$	7,268	$	134,315
Provision for loan losses		6,820		469		1,711		—		9,000
Noninterest income		19,206		45,666		28,536		9,509		102,917
Noninterest expense		62,750		44,778		55,997		10,285		173,810
Income before taxes		35,026		12,001		903		6,492		54,422
Income tax expense		8,007		2,734		224		1,481		12,446
Income from continuing operations	$	27,019	$	9,267	$	679	$	5,011	$	41,976
Average assets	$	9,611,000	$	3,466,000	$	5,347,000	$	1,810,000	$	20,234,000

The company has strategically aligned its operations into the following four reportable segments: Commercial Banking, Institutional Banking, Personal Banking, and Healthcare Services. Senior executive officers regularly evaluate business segment financial results produced by the company’s internal reporting system in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance for individual business segments. Previously, the company had the following two business segments: Bank and Asset Servicing. The company’s reportable segments include certain corporate overhead, technology and service costs that are allocated based on methodologies that are applied consistently between periods. For comparability purposes, amounts in all periods are based on methodologies in effect at March 31, 2018.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures	UMB Financial Corporation
Net operating income non-GAAP reconciliations:
(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
Income from continuing operations (GAAP)	$	57,533		$	41,976
Adjustments:
Acquisition and divestiture expenses		18			—
Severance expense		1,947			476
Tax-impact of adjustments (i)		(436	)		(171	)
Total Non-GAAP adjustments (net of tax)		1,529			305
Net operating income from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)	$	59,062		$	42,281
Earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted (GAAP)	$	1.15		$	0.84
Acquisition and divestiture expenses		—			—
Severance expense		0.04			0.01
Tax-impact of adjustments (i)		(0.01	)		—
Operating earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted (Non-GAAP)	$	1.18		$	0.85
GAAP
Return on average assets		1.12	%		0.84	%
Return on average equity		10.80			8.58
Non-GAAP
Operating return on average assets		1.15	%		0.85	%
Operating return on average equity		11.09			8.65

Operating noninterest expense and operating efficiency ratio non-GAAP reconciliations:	UMB Financial Corporation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
Noninterest expense	$	175,876		$	173,810
Adjustments to arrive at operating noninterest expense (pre-tax):
Acquisition and divestiture expenses		18			—
Severance expense		1,947			476
Total Non-GAAP adjustments (pre-tax)		1,965			476
Operating noninterest expense (Non-GAAP)	$	173,911		$	173,334
Noninterest expense	$	175,876		$	173,810
Less: Amortization of other intangibles		1,562			2,046
Noninterest expense, net of amortization of other intangibles (Non-GAAP) (numerator A)	$	174,314		$	171,764
Operating noninterest expense	$	173,911		$	173,334
Less: Amortization of other intangibles		1,562			2,046
Operating expense, net of amortization of other intangibles (Non-GAAP) (numerator B)	$	172,349		$	171,288
Net interest income	$	147,922		$	134,315
Noninterest income		105,525			102,917
Less: Gains on sales of securities available for sale, net		139			468
Total Non-GAAP Revenue (denominator A)	$	253,308		$	236,764
Efficiency ratio (numerator A/denominator A)		68.82	%		72.55	%
Operating efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP) (numerator B/denominator A)		68.04			72.35

(i) Calculated using the company’s marginal tax rate of 22.2% for periods beginning after December 31, 2017 as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The prior period was calculated using the company’s marginal tax rate of 36.0%.

EX-99.2

Different by Design. UMB Financial Corporation Annual Meeting of Shareholders April 24, 2018 Exhibit 99.2

Cautionary Notice about Forward-Looking Statements This presentation of UMB Financial Corporation (the “company,” “our,” “us,” or “we”) contains, and our other communications may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “target,” “trend,” “plan,” “goal,” or other words of comparable meaning or future-tense or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” or “could.” Forward-looking statements convey our expectations, intentions, or forecasts about future events, circumstances, results, or aspirations. All forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which may change over time and many of which are beyond our control. You should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction or guarantee about the future. Our actual future objectives, strategies, plans, prospects, performance, condition, or results may differ materially from those set forth in any forward-looking statement. Some of the factors that may cause actual results or other future events, circumstances, or aspirations to differ from those in forward-looking statements are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, or other applicable documents that are filed or furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf speaks only as of the date that it was made. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of events, circumstances, or results that arise after the date that the statement was made, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. You, however, should consult disclosures (including disclosures of a forward-looking nature) that we may make in any subsequent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K, or other applicable document that is filed or furnished with the SEC.

Agenda Different by Design 2017 Results & Highlights Questions & Answers First Quarter 2018 Focus

Different by Design

Different by Design

Different by Design - Risk-adjusted Returns - Diversity - Consistency

Agenda Different by Design 2017 Results & Highlights Questions & Answers First Quarter 2018 Focus

2017 Results At-A-Glance Diluted Earnings Per Share 4Q 3Q 2Q 1Q $3.12 $3.67 2016 $153.6 million 2017 $183.0 million +19.1% Primary drivers: Increased net interest income: +$63.6 million, due to Optimizing our balance sheet by remixing earning assets Strong loan growth; and Impact of 3 Fed rate increases during 2017 and higher LIBOR rates Improved revenue from wealth management, asset servicing and corporate trust activities: +$10.3 million Partially offset by: Higher salary expense due to improved company performance: +$23.8 million Increased costs related to regulatory requirements, cyber security and the ongoing modernization of core systems: +$12.0 million Net Income Prior results have been adjusted for the disposition of Scout Investments, Inc. and Scout Distributors, LLC and reflect diluted EPS from continuing operations. All comparisons are full-year 2017 vs. full-year 2016.

2017 Results – Balance Sheet Metrics Industry median loans increased by 6.0%. Industry median deposits increased by 3.8%. All comparisons are full-year 2017 vs. full-year 2016. Industry loan and deposit growth medians source: S&P Global. $10.5 billion $11.3 billion $16.6 billion $18.0 billion Total Loans Total Deposits 2016 2017 2016 2017 +7.0% +8.8%

Consistent Underwriting Standards History of Net Charge-Offs (1) Commercial Loans includes commercial & industrial, commercial credit card, asset-based and factoring loans. (2) Other includes all real-estate related loans (commercial, residential and HELOC) plus consumer loans and DDA charge-offs. (1) (2) (1) (2)

Strong Credit Trends Net Charge-Offs as % of average loans 2000 – 2017 (1) Comprised of the median for the top 50 U.S. Banks by asset size as of December 31st of each corresponding year. Source: S&P Global. (1)

2017 Personal Banking Highlights millions Private Banking Average Loans $5.2 billion 29% of total deposits Deposits $14.8 billion +9.1% Assets Under Management Stable Funding Source All amounts are averages for each year shown. Comparisons are 2017 vs, 2016. +14.1%

2017 Commercial Banking Highlights Asset-Based Lending +18.9% +76.0% Factoring +16.4% Commercial Real Estate Lending Agricultural Lending #20 in US National lending platforms = 13.7% of 2017 loan growth All comparisons are average loan balances for the full-year 2017 vs. full-year 2016. Agriculture ranking is provided by the American Bankers’ Association for 2017.

2017 Institutional Banking Highlights FDIC Sweep 2016 $9.6 million Municipal Trading Corporate Trust Assets under Administration Assets All comparisons are full-year 2017 vs. full-year 2016 and amounts are as of December 31st of each corresponding year. 2016 $51.9 billion 2017 $52.3 billion 2016 $12 billion 2017 $15.7 billion 2017 $11.3 million

$185.6 $188.7 $206.3 2015 2016 2017 2017 Fund Services Highlights $206.3 billion +9.3% Billions Assets under Administration 8 Years Running Named as a top workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Outstanding Commitment For Client Service All comparisons are full-year 2017 vs. full-year 2016.

2017 Healthcare Services Highlights Industry Growth Rates – Deposits and Assets Industry data: Devenir Research 2017 Year-End HSA Market Statistics & Trends report. Rankings as of 12/31/17. Deposit and asset growth rates on an annual basis as of 12/31 of each year. HSA Deposits and Assets $2.4 billion In 1.2 million accounts

Improving Metrics 71.7% Return on average equity Return on average assets 8.79% 0.90% 2017 Efficiency ratio 7.74% 0.78% 72.2% 2016 All comparisons are full-year 2017 vs. full-year 2016. Beginning in Q1 2018, the Company revised the denominator of their Efficiency Ratio and Operating Efficiency Ratio calculations to use “Net Interest Income” in place of “Tax Equivalent Net Interest Income”. All prior periods presented here were updated using this revised formula.

Agenda Different by Design 2017 Results & Highlights Questions & Answers First Quarter 2018 Focus

First Quarter 2018 Results At-A-Glance Return on average equity Return on average assets Efficiency ratio Profitability Metrics 10.80% 1.12% 1Q’18 8.72% 0.91% 4Q’17 8.58% 0.84% 1Q’17 68.8% 71.7% 72.6% Prior results have been adjusted for the disposition of Scout Investments, Inc. and Scout Distributors, LLC and reflect diluted EPS from continuing operations. Net income comparison is first quarter 2018 vs. first quarter 2017. 1Q ‘17 $42.0 million 1Q ‘18 $57.5 million +37.1% Primary drivers: Increased net interest income: +$13.6 million, due to remixing of earning assets, growing loan balances and rising rates Improved noninterest income: +$2.6 million, Partially offset by: Increased expense: +$2.1 million, due to higher salary and benefits costs and continued investments in core systems and business growth 4Q 3Q 2Q 1Q $3.67 Diluted Earnings Per Share $3.12 Net Income

Agenda Different by Design 2017 Results & Highlights Questions & Answers First Quarter 2018 Focus

Focus On… - Our People - Our Customers - Our Communities - Our Shareholders

Focus On Our People 21.3 years 16.3 years 9.7 years Continuity – We’re in it for the long run Average Associate Tenure 3,570 Associates

Focus On Our Customers Industry 2016 Industry 2017 UMB 2016 UMB 2017 American Customer Satisfaction Index “Score” Source: Market Strategies International 100-Point Scale

Focus On Our Communities Volunteer Time Off (VTO) 1,293 Associates Used VTO Eligible associates receive 16 hours each year to spend volunteering with a qualifying 501(c)(3) of their choice. Community Involvement 23,995 Community Involvement Hours 10,574 Total VTO Hours 1,322 VTO Workdays $579,239 Value of Community Involvement Activities

Focus On Our Communities The Pack Shack Humanity vs. Hunger American Royal School Tours Rose Brooks Center for Domestic Violence Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

Focus On Our Communities City Union Mission Heartland Tree Alliance American Royal Neighborhood Schools Program ReStart KC

Focus On Our Shareholders Dividend increase = 82.5% Industry Median -2.3% decrease Industry is defined as all publicly traded banks with dividend declarations reported in 2007 and 2017. Source: S&P Global

Total Shareholder Return December 31, 2007 – December 31, 2017 Reinvesting all cash dividends +123%

Total Shareholder Return December 31, 2007 – December 31, 2017 Reinvesting all cash dividends +126% +123%

Total Shareholder Return December 31, 2007 – December 31, 2017 Reinvesting all cash dividends +15% +126% +123%

Agenda Different by Design 2017 Results & Highlights Questions & Answers First Quarter 2018 Focus

Questions & Answers