Business Combinations

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Business Combinations

Business Combinations

Note 12: Business Combinations

On January 20, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of Citizens Bancshares, Co., Kansas City, Missouri (“Citizens”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Citizens Bank and Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction. In late February 2023, the Company merged Citizens Bank and Trust Company with and into Southern Bank, coincident to the data systems conversion. For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred $3.3 million and $4.1 million respectively, of third-party acquisition-related costs, included in noninterest expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. Based on preliminary valuations of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the purchase price for the Citizens acquisition is detailed in the following table. If, prior to the end of the one-year measurement period for finalizing the purchase price allocation, information becomes available about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, which would indicate adjustments are required to the purchase price allocation, such adjustments will be included in the purchase price allocation retrospectively.

Citizens Bancshares Company
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred
(dollars in thousands)
Cash	$	32,522
Common stock, at fair value		98,280
Total consideration	$	130,802
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents	$	243,225
Investment securities		226,451
Loans		447,388
Premises and equipment		23,430
BOLI		21,733
Identifiable intangible assets		24,645
Miscellaneous other assets		7,596
Deposits		(851,140)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(27,629)
Miscellaneous other liabilities		(8,266)
Total identifiable net assets		107,433
Goodwill	$	23,369

Of the total purchase price, $22.1 million was allocated to core deposit intangible, and will be amortized over ten years on a straight line basis, $2.5 million was allocated to trust intangible and will be amortized over ten years on a straight line basis, and $23.4 million was allocated to goodwill. None of the purchase price is deductible. Goodwill is attributable to synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of the Citizens Bank. To the extent that management revises any of the fair value of the above fair value adjustments as a result of continuing evaluation, the amount of goodwill recorded in the acquisition will change.

The Company acquired the $461.5 million loan portfolio at an estimated fair value discount of $14.1 million. The excess of expected cash flows above the fair value of the performing portion of loans will be accreted to interest income over the remaining lives of the loans in accordance with ASC 310-30. Loans acquired that were not subject to guidance relating to PCD loans include loans with a fair value of $419.5 million and gross contractual amounts receivable of $520.0 million at the date of acquisition. Management identified 48 PCD loans, with a book balance of $27.5 million, associated with the Citizens acquisition (ASC 310-30).

The acquired business contributed revenues of $5.7 million and earnings of $1.2 million for the period from January 20, 2023 through March 31, 2023.  The following unaudited pro forma summaries present consolidated information of the Company as if the business combination had occurred on the first day of each period:

	Pro Forma
	For the three months ended
	March 31,
(dollars in thousands)		2023		2022
Revenue	$	43,232	$	40,529
Earnings	$	4,103	$	11,987

	Pro Forma
	For the nine months ended
	March 31,
(dollars in thousands)		2023		2022
Revenue	$	138,709	$	121,128
Earnings	$	35,595	$	41,265

On February 25, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Fortune, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fortune Bank (“FB”), in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $35.5 million. The acquired financial institution was merged with and into Southern Bank simultaneously with the acquisition of Fortune. For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred $0 and $45,000, respectively, compared to $1.1 million and $1.3 million in the same periods of the prior fiscal year, of third-party acquisition-related costs, included in noninterest expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. Based on valuations of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the purchase price for the Fortune acquisition is detailed in the following table.

Fortune Financial Corporation
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred
(dollars in thousands)
Cash	$	12,664
Common stock, at fair value		22,884
Total consideration	$	35,548
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents	$	34,280
Interest bearing time deposits		2,300
Loans		202,053
Premises and equipment		7,690
BOLI		3,720
Identifiable intangible assets		1,602
Miscellaneous other assets		3,512
Deposits		(213,670)
FHLB Advances		(9,681)
Subordinated debt		(7,800)
Miscellaneous other liabilities		(1,214)
Total identifiable net assets		22,792

Goodwill $ 12,756

Of the total purchase price, $1.6 million was allocated to core deposit intangible, and will be amortized over seven years on a straight line basis. Additionally, $12.8 million was allocated to goodwill, and none of the purchase price is deductible. Goodwill is attributable to synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of the Bank and Fortune. To the extent that management revises any of the fair value of the above fair value adjustments as a result of continuing evaluation, the amount of goodwill recorded in the acquisition will change.

The Company acquired the $204.1 million loan portfolio at an estimated fair value discount of $2.1 million. The excess of expected cash flows above the fair value of the performing portion of loans will be accreted to interest income over the remaining lives of the loans in accordance with ASC 310-30. Loans acquired that were not subject to guidance relating to PCD loans include loans with a fair value and gross contractual amounts receivable of $187.0 million and $211.0 million at the date of acquisition. Management identified 31 PCD loans, with a book balance of $15.1 million, associated with the Fortune acquisition (ASC 310-30).

On December 15, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of the Cairo, Illinois, branch of First National Bank, Oldham, South Dakota. The deal resulted in Southern Bank relocating its facility from its prior location to the First National Bank location in Cairo. The Company views the acquisition and updates to the new facility as an expression of its continuing commitment to the Cairo community. For the three- and nine- month periods ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred no third-party acquisition-related costs, compared to $26,000 and $50,000, respectively, in the same periods of the prior fiscal year.

Based on valuations of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the purchase price for the Cairo acquisition is detailed in the following table.

First National Bank - Cairo Branch
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred
(dollars in thousands)
Cash	$	(26,932)
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents	$	220
Loans		408
Premises and equipment		468
Identifiable intangible assets		168
Miscellaneous other assets		1
Deposits		(28,540)
Miscellaneous other liabilities		(99)
Total identifiable net liabilities		(27,374)
Goodwill	$	442

Of the total purchase price, $168,000 was allocated to core deposit intangible, and will be amortized over seven years on a straight line basis. Additionally, $442,000 was allocated to goodwill, and none of the purchase price is deductible. Goodwill is attributable to synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of the Southern Bank existing facility with the acquired Cairo branch.