Acquisitions

Security Bank Acquisition

On January 31, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Security California Bancorp (“SCAF”) whereby we acquired $714 million in total assets, $456 million in loans and $637 million in total deposits. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each share of SCAF common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.9629 shares of the Corporation’s common stock. The value of the total deal consideration was $120 million, which includes $788,000 of aggregate cash consideration to the holders of SCAF stock options and the issuance of 5,815,051 shares of the Corporation’s common stock, valued at $119.4 million based on a closing stock price of $20.53 per share on January 29, 2016.

SCAF was the holding company of Security Bank of California, a Riverside, California, based state-chartered bank with six branches located in Riverside County, San Bernardino County and Orange County.

Goodwill in the amount of $51.7 million was recognized in the SCAF acquisition. Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from net assets acquired that are not individually identified and separately recognized and is attributable to synergies expected to be derived from the combination of the two entities. Goodwill recognized in this transaction is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The following table represents the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of SCAF as of January 31, 2016 and the fair value adjustments and amounts recorded by the Company in 2016 under the acquisition method of accounting:



	SCAF Book Value			Fair Value Adjustments			Fair Value
	(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS ACQUIRED
Cash and cash equivalents	$	40,947		$	—		$	40,947
Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions	1,972			—			1,972
Investment securities	191,881			(1,627		)	190,254
Loans, gross	467,197			(11,039		)	456,158
Allowance for loan losses	(7,399		)	7,399			—
Fixed assets	5,335			(1,145		)	4,190
Core deposit intangible	493			3,826			4,319
Deferred tax assets	5,618			1,130			6,748
Other assets	10,589			(1,227		)	9,362
Total assets acquired	$	716,633		$	(2,683	)	$	713,950
LIABILITIES ASSUMED
Deposits	$	636,450		$	141		$	636,591
Borrowings	—			—			—
Deferred tax liability	—			—			—
Other Liabilities	9,063			(220		)	8,843
Total liabilities assumed	645,513			(79		)	645,434
Excess of assets acquired over liabilities assumed	$	71,120		$	(2,604	)	68,516
Consideration paid							120,174
Goodwill recognized							$	51,658

Independence Bank Acquisition

On January 26, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of Independence Bank (“IDPK”) in exchange for consideration valued at $79.8 million, which consisted of $6.1 million of cash consideration for IDPK common stockholders, $1.5 million of aggregate cash consideration to the holders of IDPK stock options and warrants, $1.3 million fair market value of warrants assumed and the issuance of 4,480,645 shares of the Corporation’s common stock, which was valued at $70.9 million based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on January 26, 2015 of $15.83 per share.

IDPK was a Newport Beach, California based state-chartered bank. The acquisition was an opportunity for the Company to strengthen its competitive position as one of the premier community banks headquartered in Southern California. Additionally, the IDPK acquisition enhanced and connected the Company’s footprint in Southern California.

Goodwill in the amount of $27.9 million was recognized in the IDPK acquisition. Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from net assets acquired that are not individually identified and separately recognized and is attributable to synergies expected to be derived from the combination of the two entities. Goodwill recognized in this transaction is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The following table represents the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of IDPK as of January 26, 2015 and the fair value adjustments and amounts recorded by the Company in 2015 under the acquisition method of accounting:



	IDPK Book Value			Fair Value Adjustments			Fair Value
	(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS ACQUIRED
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,486		$	—		$	10,486
Investment securities	56,503			(382		)	56,121
Loans, gross	339,502			(6,609		)	332,893
Allowance for loan losses	(3,301		)	3,301			—
Deferred income taxes	5,266			(472		)	4,794
Bank owned life insurance	11,276			—			11,276
Core deposit intangible	904			1,999			2,903
Other assets	3,756			780			4,536
Total assets acquired	$	424,392		$	(1,383	)	$	423,009

LIABILITIES ASSUMED
Deposits	335,685			333			336,018
FHLB advances	33,300			—			33,300
Other liabilities	1,916			(120		)	1,796
Total liabilities assumed	370,901			213			371,114
Excess of assets acquired over liabilities assumed	$	53,491		$	(1,596	)	51,895
Consideration paid							79,777
Goodwill recognized							$	27,882

The Company accounted for these transactions under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires purchased assets and liabilities assumed to be recorded at their respective fair values at the date of acquisition.

The loan portfolios of IDPK and SCAF were recorded at fair value at the date of each acquisition. A valuation of IDPK and SCAF's loan portfolio was performed as of the acquisition dates to assess the fair value of the loan portfolio. The loan portfolios were both segmented into two groups; loan with credit deterioration and loans without credit deterioration, and then split further by loan type. The fair value was calculated on an individual loan basis using a discounted cash flow analysis. The discount rate utilized was based on a weighted average cost of capital, considering the cost of equity and cost of debt. Also factored into the fair value estimates were loss rates, recovery period and prepayment rates based on industry standards.

The Company also determined the fair value of the core deposit intangible, securities and deposits with the assistance of third-party valuations as well as the fair value of other real estate owned (“OREO”) was based on recent appraisals of the properties.

The core deposit intangible on non-maturing deposit was determined by evaluating the underlying characteristics of the deposit relationships, including customer attrition, deposit interest rates, service charge income, overhead expense and costs of alternative funding. Since the fair value of intangible assets are calculated as if they were stand-alone assets, the presumption is that a hypothetical buyer of the intangible asset would be able to take advantage of potential tax benefits resulting from the asset purchase. The value of the benefit is the present value over the period of the tax benefit, using the discount rate applicable to the asset.

In determining the fair value of certificates of deposit, a discounted cash flow analysis was used, which involved present valuing the contractual payments over the remaining life of the certificates of deposit at market-based interest rates..

For loans acquired from IDPK and SCAF, the contractual amounts due, expected cash flows to be collected, interest component and fair value as of the respective acquisition dates were as follows:



	Acquired Loans
	IDPK		SCAF
	(dollars in thousands)
Contractual amounts due	$	453,987	$	539,806
Cash flows not expected to be collected	3,795		2,765
Expected cash flows	450,192		537,041
Interest component of expected cash flows	117,299		80,883
Fair value of acquired loans	$	332,893	$	456,158

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles there was no carryover of the allowance for loan losses that had been previously recorded by SCAF and IDPK

The operating results of the Company for the twelve months ending December 31, 2016 include the operating results of SCAF and IDPK since their respective acquisition dates. The following table presents the net interest and other income, net income and earnings per share as if the merger with SCAF and IDPK were effective as of January 1, 2016, 2015 and 2014 for the respective year in which each acquisition was closed. The unaudited pro forma information in the following table is intended for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of our future operating results or operating results that would have occurred had the mergers been completed at the beginning of each respective year. No assumptions have been applied to the pro forma results of operations regarding possible revenue enhancements, expense efficiencies or asset dispositions.

Unaudited pro forma net interest and other income, net income and earnings per share presented below:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Net interest and other income	$	122,465	$	122,316	$	116,723
Net income	43,661		38,927		24,959
Basic earnings per share	1.62		1.44		0.92
Diluted earnings per share	1.59		1.42		0.91