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EXHIBIT 99.1

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HBT FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES

FOURTH QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Quarterly Cash Dividend Increased to $0.17 per Share

Fourth Quarter Highlights

Net income of $17.2 million, or $0.59 per diluted share; return on average assets (ROAA) of 1.60%; return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) of 18.50%; and return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE)(1) of 20.17%
Adjusted net income(1) of $17.9 million; or $0.62 per diluted share; adjusted ROAA(1) of 1.67%; adjusted ROAE(1) of 19.31%; and adjusted ROATCE(1) of 21.05%
Asset quality remained strong with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.12%
Net interest margin expanded 45 basis points to 4.10%

(1)

See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely comparable GAAP financial measures.

Bloomington, IL, January 25, 2023 – HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company” or “HBT Financial” or “HBT”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, today reported net income of $17.2 million, or $0.59 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2022. This compares to net income of $15.6 million, or $0.54 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2022, and net income of $13.6 million, or $0.47 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Fred L. Drake, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HBT Financial, said, “We had an excellent fourth quarter to complete 2022, thanks to growth in average earning assets, expanded net interest margin and solid non-interest income, resulting in increased book value and tangible book value per share. We expect to deliver good results again for our shareholders in 2023. We are excited to close the pending merger with Town and Country Financial Corporation (“Town and Country”) during the first quarter, which will add scale and efficiency, generate profitable growth and enhance the long-term value of our company. Town and Country has a long history in their markets and is a high performing bank – we look forward to teaming up to build future success.”

“While the economy faces a lot of uncertainty, we are confident in our ability to manage through challenging times. Our bank has a strong foundation, with a proven executive team, an established core deposit base and a conservative, well-diversified loan portfolio.”


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Adjusted Net Income

In addition to reporting GAAP results, the Company believes adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share, which adjust for acquisition expenses, branch closure expenses, gains (losses) on sale of closed branch premises, net earnings (losses) from closed or sold operations, charges related to termination of certain employee benefit plans, realized gains (losses) on sales of securities, and mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustments, provide investors with additional insight into its operational performance. The Company reported adjusted net income of $17.9 million, or $0.62 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2022. This compares to adjusted net income of $15.9 million, or $0.55 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2022, and adjusted net income of $14.2 million, or $0.49 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2021 (see "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables).

Cash Dividend

On January 24, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share on the Company’s common stock (the “Dividend”). The Dividend is payable on February 14, 2023 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2023. This represents an increase of $0.01 from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share.

Mr. Drake noted, “We are very pleased that our strong financial performance and capital ratios have enabled us to further increase our quarterly cash dividend while maintaining sufficient capital to support the continued growth of the Company.”

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $42.2 million, an increase of 12.8% from $37.4 million for the third quarter of 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to higher yields on interest-earning assets, with the yield on loans increasing 70 basis points to 5.61%, while the cost of funds only increased 11 basis points to 0.28%. Contributing to the increased loan interest income were higher nonaccrual interest recoveries which totaled $1.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 and $0.1 million during the third quarter of 2022.

Relative to the fourth quarter of 2021, net interest income increased 28.4% from $32.9 million. The increase was primarily attributable to higher yields on interest-earning assets, a more favorable asset mix, and nonaccrual interest recoveries. Partially offsetting these improvements was a decrease in PPP loan fees recognized as loan interest income which totaled $1.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2021. Additionally, nonaccrual interest recoveries totaled $0.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 4.10%, compared to 3.65% for the third quarter of 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to higher yields on interest-earning assets. The contribution of nonaccrual interest recoveries to net interest margin was 13 basis points during the fourth quarter of 2022 and 1 basis point during the third quarter of 2022. Additionally, acquired loan discount accretion contributed 2 basis points to net interest margin during the fourth quarter of 2022 and 2 basis points during the third quarter of 2022.

Relative to the fourth quarter of 2021, net interest margin increased from 3.17%. This increase was primarily attributable to higher yields on interest-earning assets and a more favorable mix of interest-earning assets. Nonaccrual interest recoveries contributed 5 basis points to net interest margin, and acquired loan discount accretion contributed 6 basis points to net interest margin, during the fourth quarter of 2021.


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Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $7.9 million, a decrease of 4.2% from $8.2 million for the third quarter of 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to the fourth quarter 2022 results including a negative $0.3 million mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) fair value adjustment, while the third quarter of 2022 included a positive $0.4 million MSR fair value adjustment. Partially offsetting this decline was a $0.4 million increase in wealth management fees, primarily due to increased farmland brokerage service fees.

Relative to the fourth quarter of 2021, noninterest income decreased 15.7% from $9.4 million. The decline was primarily due to a $0.7 million decrease in gains on sale of mortgage loans. Additionally, the fourth quarter of 2021 results included a positive $0.3 million MSR fair value adjustment.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $27.5 million, a 14.6% increase from $24.0 million for the third quarter of 2022. The increase was primarily due to a $2.6 million accrual related to pending legal matters, a $0.5 million increase in salaries expense, and a $0.4 million increase in benefits expense driven by higher medical benefit costs.

Relative to the fourth quarter of 2021, noninterest expense increased 12.8% from $24.4 million, also primarily attributable to the accrual for pending legal matters and increased salaries and benefits expenses.

Loan Portfolio

Total loans outstanding, before allowance for loan losses, were $2.62 billion at December 31, 2022, compared with $2.58 billion at September 30, 2022 and $2.50 billion at December 31, 2021. The $40.3 million increase in total loans from September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to growth in the multi-family and commercial and industrial categories. The $26.1 million increase in commercial and industrial loans was driven primarily by higher balances on lines of credit across a variety of industries.

Deposits

Total deposits were $3.59 billion at December 31, 2022, compared with $3.64 billion at September 30, 2022 and $3.74 billion at December 31, 2021. The $56.4 million decrease from September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to lower balances maintained in public funds and business accounts, while balances maintained in retail accounts remained nearly unchanged.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming loans totaled $2.2 million, or 0.08% of total loans, at December 31, 2022, compared with $3.2 million, or 0.12% of total loans, at September 30, 2022, and $2.8 million, or 0.11% of total loans, at December 31, 2021.

The Company recorded a negative provision for loan losses of $0.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a provision for loan losses of $0.4 million for the third quarter of 2022. The negative provision was primarily due to $0.9 million of net recoveries, partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in required reserves, resulting primarily from the increase in loans during the fourth quarter of 2022.

The Company had net recoveries of $0.9 million, or (0.14)% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to net charge-offs of $0.1 million, or 0.01% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the third quarter of 2022, and net charge-offs of $0.1 million, or 0.01% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the fourth quarter of 2021.

The Company’s allowance for loan losses was 0.97% of total loans and 1,175% of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2022, compared with 0.97% of total loans and 782% of nonperforming loans at September 30, 2022.


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On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, commonly referenced as the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) standard. Management is finalizing macroeconomic conditions and forecast assumptions to be used in our CECL model; however, we expect the initial allowance for credit losses and the reserve for unfunded commitments together to be approximately 25% to 50% above the existing allowance for loan loss levels. When finalized, this one-time increase will be recorded, net of tax, as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings. Ongoing impacts of the CECL methodology will be dependent upon changes in economic conditions and forecasts, the credit quality of our loan portfolio, originated and acquired loan portfolio composition, portfolio duration, and other factors.

Stock Repurchase Program

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock. The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program that took effect upon the expiration of the Company’s prior stock repurchase program on January 1, 2023. The new Program will be in effect until January 1, 2024 and authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $15 million of its common stock.

Pending Acquisition of Town and Country

On August 23, 2022, HBT and Town and Country, the holding company for Town and Country Bank, jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which HBT will acquire Town and Country and Town and Country Bank. The acquisition will further enhance HBT’s footprint in Central Illinois as well as expand HBT’s footprint into metro-east St. Louis. Acquisition-related expenses were $0.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 and $0.5 million during the third quarter of 2022. The acquisition is expected to close on February 1, 2023.

About HBT Financial, Inc.

HBT Financial, Inc., headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, is the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, and has banking roots that can be traced back to 1920. HBT provides a comprehensive suite of business, commercial, wealth management, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses and municipal entities throughout Central and Northeastern Illinois and Eastern Iowa through 58 full-service branches. As of December 31, 2022, HBT had total assets of $4.3 billion, total loans of $2.6 billion, and total deposits of $3.6 billion.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include net interest income (tax-equivalent basis), net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis), efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis), tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible book value per share, return on average tangible common equity, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average stockholders' equity, and adjusted return on average tangible common equity. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, together with the related GAAP financial measures, in its analysis of our performance and in making business decisions. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present these non-GAAP financial measures, and accordingly believes that providing these measures may be useful for peer comparison purposes. These disclosures should not be viewed as substitutes for the results determined to be in accordance with GAAP; nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that may be presented by other companies. See our reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables.


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Forward-Looking Statements

Readers should note that in addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains, and future oral and written statements of the Company and its management may contain, "forward-looking statements" within the meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "propose," "may," "plan," "seek," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "continue," or “should,” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the strength of the local, state, national and international economies (including effects of inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints); (ii) the economic impact of any future terrorist threats and attacks, widespread disease or pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States), acts of war or other threats thereof, or other adverse external events that could cause economic deterioration or instability in credit markets, and the response of the local, state and national governments to any such adverse external events; (iii) changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies, the FASB or the PCAOB; (iv) changes in state and federal laws, regulations and governmental policies concerning the Company’s general business; (v) changes in interest rates and prepayment rates of the Company’s assets (including the impact of LIBOR phase-out); (vi) increased competition in the financial services sector and the inability to attract new customers; (vii) changes in technology and the ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems; (viii) unexpected results of acquisitions, which may include failure to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions and the possibility that transaction costs may be greater than anticipated; (ix) the loss of key executives or employees; (x) changes in consumer spending; (xi) unexpected outcomes of existing or new litigation involving the Company; (xii) the economic impact of exceptional weather occurrences such as tornadoes, floods and blizzards; (xiii) the risk that a condition to closing of the pending Town and Country transaction may not be satisfied, that either party may terminate the merger agreement or that the closing of the pending transaction might be delayed or not occur at all; (xiv) potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; (xv) the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; (xvi) the ultimate timing, outcome and results of integrating the operations of Town and Country into those of HBT; (xvii) the effects of the merger on HBT’s future financial condition, results of operations, strategy and plans; and (xviii) the ability of the Company to manage the risks associated with the foregoing. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included in this press release are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).


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Important Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, HBT Financial and Town and Country filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 of HBT Financial that includes a proxy statement of Town and Country and a prospectus of HBT Financial that has been distributed to the stockholders of Town and Country. This document is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or the Registration Statement or for any other document that HBT Financial or Town and Country may file with the SEC and/or send to Town and Country’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. TOWN AND COUNTRY’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY HBT FINANCIAL OR TOWN AND COUNTRY OR DISTRIBUTED TO TOWN AND COUNTRY STOCKHOLDERS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HBT FINANCIAL, TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Investors can obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and proxy statement/prospectus, as each may be amended from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by HBT Financial and Town and Country with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by HBT Financial are available free of charge from HBT Financial’s website at https://ir.hbtfinancial.com or by contacting HBT Financial’s Investor Relations Department at HBTIR@hbtbank.com.

No Offer or Solicitation

This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy any securities with respect to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

CONTACT:

Peter Chapman

HBTIR@hbtbank.com

(888) 897-2276


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HBT Financial, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary

As of or for the Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Interest and dividend income

$

44,948

$

39,014

$

34,355

$

153,054

$

128,223

Interest expense

2,765

1,624

1,496

7,180

5,820

Net interest income

42,183

37,390

32,859

145,874

122,403

Provision for loan losses

(653)

386

(843)

(706)

(8,077)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

42,836

37,004

33,702

146,580

130,480

Noninterest income

7,889

8,234

9,354

34,717

37,328

Noninterest expense

27,510

23,998

24,381

99,507

91,246

Income before income tax expense

23,215

21,240

18,675

81,790

76,562

Income tax expense

6,058

5,613

5,081

21,317

20,291

Net income

$

17,157

$

15,627

$

13,594

$

60,473

$

56,271

Earnings per share - Basic

$

0.60

$

0.54

$

0.47

$

2.09

$

2.02

Earnings per share - Diluted

0.59

0.54

0.47

2.09

2.02

Adjusted net income (1)

$

17,903

$

15,856

$

14,160

$

59,822

$

56,840

Adjusted earnings per share - Basic (1)

0.62

0.55

0.49

2.07

2.04

Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted (1)

0.62

0.55

0.49

2.07

2.04

Book value per share

$

13.13

$

12.49

$

14.21

Tangible book value per share (1)

12.08

11.43

13.13

Shares of common stock outstanding

28,752,626

28,752,626

28,986,061

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

28,752,626

28,787,662

29,036,164

28,853,697

27,795,806

SUMMARY RATIOS

Net interest margin *

4.10

%

3.65

%

3.17

%

3.54

%

3.18

%

Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) * (1)(2)

4.17

3.72

3.22

3.60

3.23

Efficiency ratio

54.66

%

52.07

%

57.15

%

54.62

%

56.46

%

Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis) (1)(2)

53.91

51.31

56.47

53.87

55.76

Loan to deposit ratio

73.05

%

70.81

%

66.87

%

Return on average assets *

1.60

%

1.47

%

1.26

%

1.42

%

1.41

%

Return on average stockholders' equity *

18.50

16.27

13.15

15.78

14.81

Return on average tangible common equity * (1)

20.17

17.70

14.24

17.15

15.95

Adjusted return on average assets * (1)

1.67

%

1.49

%

1.32

%

1.40

%

1.43

%

Adjusted return on average stockholders' equity * (1)

19.31

16.51

13.70

15.61

14.95

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity * (1)

21.05

17.96

14.83

16.97

16.12

CAPITAL

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

16.45

%

16.34

%

16.88

%

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

14.41

14.26

14.66

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

13.25

13.08

13.37

Tier 1 leverage ratio

10.58

10.44

9.84

Total stockholders' equity to total assets

8.83

8.52

9.55

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)

8.18

7.85

8.89

ASSET QUALITY

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans, before allowance for loan losses

(0.14)

%

0.01

%

0.01

%

(0.08)

%

(0.01)

%

Allowance for loan losses to loans, before allowance for loan losses

0.97

0.97

0.96

Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses

0.08

0.12

0.11

Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.12

0.14

0.14


*       Annualized measure.

(1)See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely comparable GAAP financial measures.
(2)On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.


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HBT Financial, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary

Consolidated Statements of Income

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Loans, including fees:

Taxable

$

35,839

$

29,855

$

27,884

$

120,343

$

103,900

Federally tax exempt

952

842

662

3,135

2,384

Securities:

Taxable

6,421

6,635

4,625

23,368

16,948

Federally tax exempt

1,184

1,207

1,017

4,569

4,400

Interest-bearing deposits in bank

504

458

142

1,541

527

Other interest and dividend income

48

17

25

98

64

Total interest and dividend income

44,948

39,014

34,355

153,054

128,223

INTEREST EXPENSE

Deposits

849

587

651

2,511

2,472

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

10

9

11

36

34

Borrowings

880

85

7

967

9

Subordinated notes

470

470

470

1,879

1,879

Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts

556

473

357

1,787

1,426

Total interest expense

2,765

1,624

1,496

7,180

5,820

Net interest income

42,183

37,390

32,859

145,874

122,403

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

(653)

386

(843)

(706)

(8,077)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

42,836

37,004

33,702

146,580

130,480

NONINTEREST INCOME

Card income

2,642

2,569

2,518

10,329

9,734

Wealth management fees

2,485

2,059

2,371

9,155

8,384

Service charges on deposit accounts

1,701

1,927

1,716

7,072

6,080

Mortgage servicing

593

697

730

2,609

2,825

Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustment

(293)

351

265

2,153

1,690

Gains on sale of mortgage loans

194

354

927

1,461

5,846

Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities

33

(107)

33

(414)

107

Gains (losses) on foreclosed assets

(122)

(225)

184

(314)

310

Gains (losses) on other assets

17

(31)

(4)

136

(723)

Income on bank owned life insurance

42

41

41

164

41

Other noninterest income

597

599

573

2,366

3,034

Total noninterest income

7,889

8,234

9,354

34,717

37,328

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Salaries

13,278

12,752

12,486

51,767

48,972

Employee benefits

2,126

1,771

1,964

8,325

6,513

Occupancy of bank premises

1,893

1,979

1,777

7,673

6,788

Furniture and equipment

633

668

793

2,476

2,676

Data processing

2,167

1,631

2,153

7,441

7,329

Marketing and customer relations

867

880

1,085

3,803

3,376

Amortization of intangible assets

140

243

255

873

1,054

FDIC insurance

276

302

280

1,164

1,043

Loan collection and servicing

278

336

219

1,049

1,317

Foreclosed assets

33

97

204

293

908

Other noninterest expense

5,819

3,339

3,165

14,643

11,270

Total noninterest expense

27,510

23,998

24,381

99,507

91,246

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

23,215

21,240

18,675

81,790

76,562

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

6,058

5,613

5,081

21,317

20,291

NET INCOME

$

17,157

$

15,627

$

13,594

$

60,473

$

56,271

EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC

$

0.60

$

0.54

$

0.47

$

2.09

$

2.02

EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED

$

0.59

$

0.54

$

0.47

$

2.09

$

2.02

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING

28,752,626

28,787,662

29,036,164

28,853,697

27,795,806


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HBT Financial, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

    

December 31, 

September 30, 

   

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands)

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

18,970

$

22,169

$

23,387

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

95,189

56,046

385,881

Cash and cash equivalents

114,159

78,215

409,268

Interest-bearing time deposits with banks

490

Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value

843,524

853,740

942,168

Debt securities held-to-maturity

541,600

546,694

336,185

Equity securities with readily determinable fair value

3,029

2,996

3,443

Equity securities with no readily determinable fair value

1,977

1,977

1,927

Restricted stock, at cost

7,965

4,050

2,739

Loans held for sale

615

2,297

4,942

Loans, before allowance for loan losses

2,620,253

2,579,928

2,499,689

Allowance for loan losses

(25,333)

(25,060)

(23,936)

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

2,594,920

2,554,868

2,475,753

Bank owned life insurance

7,557

7,515

7,393

Bank premises and equipment, net

50,469

50,854

52,483

Bank premises held for sale

235

281

1,452

Foreclosed assets

3,030

2,637

3,278

Goodwill

29,322

29,322

29,322

Core deposit intangible assets, net

1,070

1,210

1,943

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value

10,147

10,440

7,994

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

1,165

1,165

1,165

Accrued interest receivable

19,506

16,881

14,901

Other assets

47,461

48,182

17,408

Total assets

$

4,277,751

$

4,213,324

$

4,314,254

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing

$

994,954

$

1,017,710

$

1,087,659

Interest-bearing

2,592,070

2,625,733

2,650,526

Total deposits

3,587,024

3,643,443

3,738,185

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

43,081

48,130

61,256

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

160,000

60,000

Subordinated notes

39,395

39,376

39,316

Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts

37,780

37,763

37,714

Other liabilities

32,822

25,539

25,902

Total liabilities

3,900,102

3,854,251

3,902,373

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

293

293

293

Surplus

222,783

222,436

220,891

Retained earnings

236,021

223,495

194,132

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(71,759)

(77,462)

1,471

Treasury stock at cost

(9,689)

(9,689)

(4,906)

Total stockholders’ equity

377,649

359,073

411,881

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

4,277,751

$

4,213,324

$

4,314,254

SHARE INFORMATION

Shares of common stock outstanding

28,752,626

28,752,626

28,986,061


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HBT Financial, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary

    

December 31, 

September 30, 

   

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands)

LOANS

Commercial and industrial

$

266,757

$

240,671

$

286,946

Agricultural and farmland

237,746

245,234

247,796

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

218,503

226,524

234,544

Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied

713,202

718,089

684,023

Multi-family

287,865

260,630

263,911

Construction and land development

360,824

364,290

298,048

One-to-four family residential

338,253

328,667

327,837

Municipal, consumer, and other

197,103

195,823

156,584

Loans, before allowance for loan losses

$

2,620,253

$

2,579,928

$

2,499,689

PPP LOANS (included above)

Commercial and industrial

$

28

$

65

$

28,404

Agricultural and farmland

913

Municipal, consumer, and other

171

Total PPP Loans

$

28

$

65

$

29,488

December 31, 

September 30, 

   

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands)

DEPOSITS

Noninterest-bearing

$

994,954

$

1,017,710

$

1,087,659

Interest-bearing demand

1,139,150

1,131,284

1,105,949

Money market

555,425

584,202

583,198

Savings

634,527

641,139

633,171

Time

262,968

269,108

328,208

Total deposits

$

3,587,024

$

3,643,443

$

3,738,185


HBT Financial, Inc.

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

September 30, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

    

Average

    

    

    

Average

    

    

    

Average

    

    

 

Balance

Interest

 

Yield/Cost *

 

Balance

Interest

 

Yield/Cost *

 

Balance

Interest

 

Yield/Cost *

 

(dollars in thousands)

ASSETS

Loans

$

2,600,746

$

36,791

 

5.61

%  

$

2,481,920

$

30,697

 

4.91

%  

$

2,432,025

$

28,546

 

4.66

%

Securities

 

1,396,401

 

7,605

 

2.16

 

1,470,092

7,842

 

2.12

 

1,285,672

 

5,642

 

1.74

Deposits with banks

 

76,507

 

504

 

2.61

 

105,030

458

 

1.73

 

392,729

 

142

 

0.14

Other

 

5,607

 

48

 

3.37

 

2,936

17

 

2.25

 

4,821

 

25

 

2.10

Total interest-earning assets

 

4,079,261

$

44,948

 

4.37

%  

 

4,059,978

$

39,014

 

3.81

%  

 

4,115,247

$

34,355

 

3.31

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

(25,404)

 

(24,717)

 

(24,826)

Noninterest-earning assets

 

188,844

 

173,461

 

176,242

Total assets

$

4,242,701

$

4,208,722

$

4,266,663

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities

Interest-bearing deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$

1,125,877

$

177

 

0.06

%  

$

1,137,072

$

144

 

0.05

%  

$

1,061,481

$

145

 

0.05

%

Money market

 

572,718

 

379

 

0.26

 

577,388

 

203

 

0.14

 

589,396

 

158

 

0.11

Savings

 

640,668

 

53

 

0.03

 

649,752

 

53

 

0.03

 

630,489

 

53

 

0.03

Time

 

266,117

 

240

 

0.36

 

271,870

 

187

 

0.27

 

322,800

 

295

 

0.36

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

2,605,380

 

849

 

0.13

 

2,636,082

 

587

 

0.09

 

2,604,166

 

651

 

0.10

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

51,703

 

10

 

0.08

 

50,427

9

 

0.07

 

56,861

 

11

 

0.08

Borrowings

 

92,120

 

880

 

3.79

 

11,967

85

 

2.80

 

5,309

 

7

 

0.57

Subordinated notes

39,384

470

4.73

39,365

470

4.73

39,305

470

4.74

Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts

 

37,770

 

556

 

5.84

 

37,755

473

 

4.97

 

37,704

 

357

 

3.76

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,826,357

$

2,765

 

0.39

%  

 

2,775,596

$

1,624

 

0.23

%  

 

2,743,345

$

1,496

 

0.22

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

1,023,355

 

  

 

1,031,407

 

  

 

  

 

1,087,468

 

  

 

  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

25,078

 

  

 

20,736

 

  

 

  

 

25,660

 

  

 

  

Total liabilities

 

3,874,790

 

  

 

3,827,739

 

  

 

  

 

3,856,473

 

  

 

  

Stockholders' Equity

 

367,911

 

  

 

380,983

 

  

 

  

 

410,190

 

  

 

  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

4,242,701

 

  

$

4,208,722

 

  

 

  

$

4,266,663

 

  

 

  

Net interest income/Net interest margin (1)

$

42,183

4.10

%  

$

37,390

 

3.65

%  

$

32,859

 

3.17

%  

Tax-equivalent adjustment (2)

 

698

0.07

 

674

 

0.07

 

514

 

0.05

Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)/ Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (2) (3)

$

42,881

4.17

%  

 

$

38,064

 

3.72

%  

 

$

33,373

 

3.22

%  

Net interest rate spread (4)

 

 

3.98

%  

 

  

 

  

 

3.58

%  

 

  

 

  

 

3.09

%  

Net interest-earning assets (5)

$

1,252,904

  

$

1,284,382

 

  

 

  

$

1,371,902

 

  

 

  

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

1.44

 

  

 

1.46

 

  

 

  

 

1.50

 

  

 

  

Cost of total deposits

 

 

0.09

%  

 

  

 

  

 

0.06

%  

 

  

 

  

 

0.07

%  

Cost of funds

0.28

0.17

0.15


*       Annualized measure.

(1)Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(2)On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state income tax rate of 9.5%.
(3)See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely comparable GAAP financial measures.
(4)Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.


HBT Financial, Inc.

Page 12 of 16

HBT Financial, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary

Year Ended

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

    

Average

    

    

    

Average

    

    

 

Balance

Interest

 

Yield/Cost

 

Balance

Interest

 

Yield/Cost

 

(dollars in thousands)

ASSETS

Loans

$

2,514,549

$

123,478

 

4.91

%  

$

2,271,544

$

106,284

 

4.68

%

Securities

 

1,403,016

 

27,937

 

1.99

 

1,148,900

21,348

 

1.86

Deposits with banks

 

197,030

 

1,541

 

0.78

 

422,828

527

 

0.12

Other

 

3,529

 

98

 

2.77

 

3,201

64

 

2.01

Total interest-earning assets

 

4,118,124

$

153,054

 

3.72

%  

 

3,846,473

$

128,223

 

3.33

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

(24,703)

 

  

 

(27,999)

 

  

 

  

Noninterest-earning assets

 

176,427

 

  

 

162,064

 

  

 

  

Total assets

$

4,269,848

 

  

$

3,980,538

 

  

 

  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Liabilities

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Interest-bearing demand

$

1,141,402

$

607

 

0.05

%  

$

1,024,888

$

518

 

0.05

%

Money market

 

582,514

813

 

0.14

 

521,366

437

 

0.08

Savings

 

650,385

208

 

0.03

 

595,887

188

 

0.03

Time

 

283,232

883

 

0.31

 

295,788

1,329

 

0.45

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

2,657,533

 

2,511

 

0.09

 

2,437,929

 

2,472

 

0.10

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

51,554

36

 

0.07

 

50,104

34

 

0.07

Borrowings

 

26,468

967

 

3.65

 

1,653

9

 

0.54

Subordinated notes

39,355

1,879

4.77

39,275

1,879

4.78

Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts

 

37,746

1,787

 

4.73

 

37,680

1,426

 

3.79

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,812,656

$

7,180

 

0.26

%  

 

2,566,641

$

5,820

 

0.23

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

1,051,187

 

 

  

 

1,004,757

 

  

 

  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

22,688

 

 

  

 

29,060

 

  

 

  

Total liabilities

 

3,886,531

 

 

  

 

3,600,458

 

  

 

  

Stockholders' Equity

 

383,317

 

 

  

 

380,080

 

  

 

  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

4,269,848

 

  

 

3,980,538

 

  

 

  

Net interest income/Net interest margin (1)

$

145,874

3.54

%  

 

$

122,403

 

3.18

%  

Tax-equivalent adjustment (2)

 

2,499

0.06

 

 

2,028

 

0.05

Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)/ Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (2) (3)

$

148,373

3.60

%  

 

$

124,431

 

3.23

%  

Net interest rate spread (4)

 

 

3.46

%  

 

  

 

  

 

3.10

%

Net interest-earning assets (5)

$

1,305,468

  

$

1,279,832

 

  

 

  

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

1.46

 

  

 

1.50

 

  

 

  

Cost of total deposits

 

 

0.07

%  

 

  

 

  

 

0.07

%  

Cost of funds

0.19

0.16


(1)Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(2)On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state income tax rate of 9.5%.
(3)See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely comparable GAAP financial measures.
(4)Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.


HBT Financial, Inc.

Page 13 of 16

HBT Financial, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Summary

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

Nonaccrual

$

2,155

$

3,206

 

$

2,763

Past due 90 days or more, still accruing (1)

 

1

 

 

16

Total nonperforming loans

 

2,156

 

3,206

 

2,779

Foreclosed assets

 

3,030

 

2,637

 

3,278

Total nonperforming assets

$

5,186

$

5,843

$

6,057

Allowance for loan losses

$

25,333

$

25,060

$

23,936

Loans, before allowance for loan losses

2,620,253

2,579,928

2,499,689

CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS

 

  

 

  

 

  

Allowance for loan losses to loans, before allowance for loan losses

 

0.97

%  

 

0.97

%  

 

0.96

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans

1,175.55

781.66

866.30

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

 

1,175.00

 

781.66

 

861.32

Nonaccrual loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses

0.08

0.12

0.11

Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses

 

0.08

 

0.12

 

0.11

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.12

 

0.14

 

0.14

Nonperforming assets to loans, before allowance for loan losses, and foreclosed assets

 

0.20

 

0.23

 

0.24


(1)Excludes loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are past due 90 or more days, still accruing totaling $145 thousand, $22 thousand, and $32 thousand as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

(dollars in thousands)

Beginning balance

$

25,060

$

24,734

$

24,861

$

23,936

$

31,838

Provision

(653)

386

(843)

(706)

(8,077)

Charge-offs

(169)

(222)

(539)

(684)

(1,414)

Recoveries

1,095

162

457

2,787

1,589

Ending balance

$

25,333

$

25,060

$

23,936

$

25,333

$

23,936

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$

(926)

$

60

$

82

$

(2,103)

$

(175)

Average loans, before allowance for loan losses

2,600,746

2,481,920

2,432,025

2,514,549

2,271,544

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans, before allowance for loan losses *

(0.14)

%

0.01

%

0.01

%

(0.08)

%

(0.01)

%


*       Annualized measure.


HBT Financial, Inc.

Page 14 of 16

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Return on Average Assets

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands)

Net income

$

17,157

$

15,627

$

13,594

$

60,473

$

56,271

Adjustments:

Acquisition expenses

(630)

(462)

(879)

(1,092)

(1,416)

Branch closure expenses

(748)

Gains (losses) on sales of closed branch premises

(38)

141

Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustment

(293)

351

265

2,153

1,690

Total adjustments

(923)

(149)

(614)

1,202

(474)

Tax effect of adjustments

177

(80)

48

(551)

(95)

Less adjustments, after tax effect

(746)

(229)

(566)

651

(569)

Adjusted net income

$

17,903

$

15,856

$

14,160

$

59,822

$

56,840

Average assets

$

4,242,701

$

4,208,722

$

4,266,663

$

4,269,848

$

3,980,538

Return on average assets *

1.60

%

1.47

%

1.26

%

1.42

%

1.41

%

Adjusted return on average assets *

1.67

1.49

1.32

1.40

1.43


*       Annualized measure.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Adjusted Earnings Per Share

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Numerator:

Net income

$

17,157

$

15,627

$

13,594

$

60,473

$

56,271

Earnings allocated to participating securities (1)

(20)

(17)

(23)

(71)

(104)

Numerator for earnings per share - basic and diluted

$

17,137

$

15,610

$

13,571

$

60,402

$

56,167

Adjusted net income

$

17,903

$

15,856

$

14,160

$

59,822

$

56,840

Earnings allocated to participating securities (1)

(21)

(17)

(24)

(70)

(105)

Numerator for adjusted earnings per share - basic and diluted

$

17,882

$

15,839

$

14,136

$

59,752

$

56,735

Denominator:

Weighted average common shares outstanding

28,752,626

28,787,662

29,036,164

28,853,697

27,795,806

Dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units

91,905

72,643

27,577

65,619

15,487

Weighted average common shares outstanding, including all dilutive potential shares

28,844,531

28,860,305

29,063,741

28,919,316

27,811,293

Earnings per share - Basic

$

0.60

$

0.54

$

0.47

$

2.09

$

2.02

Earnings per share - Diluted

$

0.59

$

0.54

$

0.47

$

2.09

$

2.02

Adjusted earnings per share - Basic

$

0.62

$

0.55

$

0.49

$

2.07

$

2.04

Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted

$

0.62

$

0.55

$

0.49

$

2.07

$

2.04


(1)The Company has granted certain restricted stock units that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividend equivalents. Such restricted stock units are considered participating securities. As such, we have included these restricted stock units in the calculation of basic earnings per share and calculate basic earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method of computing earnings per share is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings.


HBT Financial, Inc.

Page 15 of 16

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin (Tax Equivalent Basis)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands)

Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)

Net interest income

$

42,183

$

37,390

$

32,859

$

145,874

$

122,403

Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)

698

674

514

2,499

2,028

Net interest income (tax equivalent basis) (1)

$

42,881

$

38,064

$

33,373

$

148,373

$

124,431

Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis)

Net interest margin *

4.10

%

3.65

%

3.17

%

3.54

%

3.18

%

Tax-equivalent adjustment * (1)

0.07

0.07

0.05

0.06

0.05

Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) * (1)

4.17

%

3.72

%

3.22

%

3.60

%

3.23

%

Average interest-earning assets

$

4,079,261

$

4,059,978

$

4,115,247

$

4,118,124

$

3,846,473


*       Annualized measure.

(1)On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Efficiency Ratio (Tax Equivalent Basis)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands)

Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis)

                

                

                

                

                

Total noninterest expense

$

27,510

$

23,998

$

24,381

$

99,507

$

91,246

Less: amortization of intangible assets

140

243

255

873

1,054

Adjusted noninterest expense

$

27,370

$

23,755

$

24,126

$

98,634

$

90,192

Net interest income

$

42,183

$

37,390

$

32,859

$

145,874

$

122,403

Total noninterest income

7,889

8,234

9,354

34,717

37,328

Operating revenue

50,072

45,624

42,213

180,591

159,731

Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)

698

674

514

2,499

2,028

Operating revenue (tax equivalent basis) (1)

$

50,770

$

46,298

$

42,727

$

183,090

$

161,759

Efficiency ratio

54.66

%

52.07

%

57.15

%

54.62

%

56.46

%

Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis) (1)

53.91

51.31

56.47

53.87

55.76


(1)On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.


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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets and Tangible Book Value Per Share

    

December 31, 

September 30, 

   

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Tangible common equity

Total stockholders' equity

$

377,649

$

359,073

$

411,881

Less: Goodwill

29,322

29,322

29,322

Less: Core deposit intangible assets, net

1,070

1,210

1,943

Tangible common equity

$

347,257

$

328,541

$

380,616

Tangible assets

Total assets

$

4,277,751

$

4,213,324

$

4,314,254

Less: Goodwill

29,322

29,322

29,322

Less: Core deposit intangible assets, net

1,070

1,210

1,943

Tangible assets

$

4,247,359

$

4,182,792

$

4,282,989

Total stockholders' equity to total assets

8.83

%

8.52

%

9.55

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.18

7.85

8.89

Shares of common stock outstanding

28,752,626

28,752,626

28,986,061

Book value per share

$

13.13

$

12.49

$

14.21

Tangible book value per share

12.08

11.43

13.13

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity,

Adjusted Return on Average Stockholders' Equity and Adjusted Return on Tangible Common Equity

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

(dollars in thousands)

Average tangible common equity

Total stockholders' equity

$

367,911

$

380,983

$

410,190

$

383,317

$

380,080

Less: Goodwill

29,322

29,322

29,322

29,322

25,057

Less: Core deposit intangible assets, net

1,134

1,356

2,092

1,480

2,333

Average tangible common equity

$

337,455

$

350,305

$

378,776

$

352,515

$

352,690

Net income

$

17,157

$

15,627

$

13,594

$

60,473

$

56,271

Adjusted net income

17,903

15,856

14,160

59,822

56,840

Return on average stockholders' equity *

18.50

%

16.27

%

13.15

%

15.78

%

14.81

%

Return on average tangible common equity *

20.17

17.70

14.24

17.15

15.95

Adjusted return on average stockholders' equity *

19.31

%

16.51

%

13.70

%

15.61

%

14.95

%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity *

21.05

17.96

14.83

16.97

16.12


*       Annualized measure.