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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC)

8-K 2023-01-26 For: 2023-01-26
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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): January 26, 2023

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Massachusetts 001-39610 84-4199750
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation or Organization) (Commission<br>File Number) (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) 265 Franklin Street 02110
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Boston , MA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 327-8376

Not Applicable

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading<br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange<br>on which registered
Common Stock EBC Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 26, 2023, Eastern Bankshares, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”) and the stock holding company for Eastern Bank, issued a press release in which it announced its earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

In the press release announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the Company announced the approval by its Board of Directors of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 3, 2023.

In connection with issuing such press release, the Company posted an investor presentation in the “Presentations” section of the Company’s investor relations website at investor.easternbank.com on January 26, 2023.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit Description
99.1 Press release datedJanuary 26, 2023
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
DATE: January 26, 2023 By: /s/ James B. Fitzgerald
James B. Fitzgerald
Chief Financial Officer

Document

Exhibit 99.1

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

BOSTON, January 26, 2023 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company,” or together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, “Eastern”) (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its 2022 fourth quarter financial results and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $42.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to net income of $54.8 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, reported for the third quarter of 2022. Operating net income* for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $49.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to $55.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, reported for the prior quarter.

“I’d like to thank my 2,100 colleagues at Eastern for all of their good work in making 2022 such a successful year for the Company” said Bob Rivers, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank. “Together, we posted record net income for 2022 of $199.8 million, 29% higher than 2021. As always, this bottom line result is the product of a number of significant achievements, including the completion of the integration of Century Bank, record commercial loan and home equity originations, outstanding asset quality, the acquisition of two insurance agencies, the continued upgrade of our technology platforms, as well as many other notable accomplishments. All of this, along with the strength of the underlying franchise, is a testament to their hard work and tremendous commitment."

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022

•Net income of $42.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, and operating net income* of $49.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022.

•Net interest income of $150.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 1% lower than the prior quarter as the increase in interest income was more than offset by the increase in interest expense.

•The net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) basis* of 2.81% for the fourth quarter was 6 basis points lower than the prior quarter.

•Core loan growth, excluding residential loans purchased from Embrace Home Loans, was 11.8% on an annualized basis. Commercial loan growth was 13.2% on an annualized basis.

•Asset quality remains strong, with annualized net charge-offs of just 0.01% of average total loans and non-performing loans of $38.6 million, or just 0.28% of total loans.

Please refer to Appendices A and B to this press release for reconciliations of operating net income* and fully-taxable equivalent net interest income*, respectively.

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets were $22.6 billion at December 31, 2022, representing an increase of $603.9 million, or 3%, from September 30, 2022.

•Total securities decreased $159.2 million, or 2%, from the prior quarter, to $7.2 billion, primarily due to principal runoff and security sales, partially offset by a reduction in the unrealized losses on the portfolio.

•Total loans were $13.6 billion, representing an increase of $671.6 million, or 5%, from the prior quarter. The increase was driven by strong loan growth in all major categories. Commercial loans grew $313.0 million, residential loans grew $342.0 million, and consumer loans grew $16.6 million, reflecting growth of 13%, 64%, and 5%, respectively, on an annualized basis. Residential loans at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 included purchased loans from Embrace Home Loans totaling $366.7 million and $77.7 million excluding purchase premiums, respectively.

•Deposits totaled $19.0 billion, representing an increase of $241.0 million, or 1%, from the prior quarter. Deposit levels were supported by brokered certificates of deposit which totaled $928.6 million at year end. On a quarterly average basis, deposits decreased $418.3 million from the prior quarter.

•Borrowed funds increased $318.1 million from the prior quarter to $740.8 million to provide funding for strong loan growth in the fourth quarter.

•Shareholders’ equity was $2.5 billion, representing an increase of $55.6 million from the prior quarter driven primarily by increases in accumulated other comprehensive income and retained earnings, partially offset by share repurchases. Please refer to Appendix D to this press release for a roll forward of tangible shareholders’ equity*.

•At December 31, 2022, book value per share was $14.03 and tangible book value per share* was $10.28.

Please refer to Appendix C to this press release for a reconciliation of book value per share and tangible book value per share*.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $150.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $152.2 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $2.2 million.

•The decrease in net interest income on a consecutive quarter basis was primarily due to a decrease in the net interest margin, as increases in earning asset yields were more than offset by increased funding costs. This was partially offset by an increase in average interest-earning asset balances of $170.3 million from the prior quarter, attributable primarily to loan growth.

•The net interest margin on a FTE basis* was 2.81% for the fourth quarter, representing a 6 basis point decrease from the prior quarter, as funding costs increased faster than asset yields.

•Total interest-earning asset yields increased 29 basis points from the prior quarter to 3.27%, due primarily to increased loan yields as a result of higher short-term interest rates during the quarter.

•Total interest-bearing funding costs increased 59 basis points from the prior quarter to 77 basis points, due to core deposit pricing increases and increases in brokered deposits and borrowings during the quarter.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses* and of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income*.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was $44.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $43.4 million for the prior quarter, representing an increase of $1.2 million. Noninterest income on an operating basis* was $42.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $45.3 million for the prior quarter, a decrease of $3.3 million.

•Insurance commissions decreased $1.7 million to $22.0 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $23.8 million in the prior quarter. Compared to the comparable prior year quarter, insurance commissions increased $1.1 million, or 5%.

•Service charges on deposit accounts increased $0.1 million on a consecutive quarter basis to $6.8 million.

•Trust and investment advisory fees decreased $0.2 million on a consecutive quarter basis to $5.6 million.

•Debit card processing fees were unchanged from the prior quarter at $3.2 million.

•Loan-level interest rate swap income decreased $1.6 million to a loss of $0.1 million in the fourth quarter, compared to income of $1.6 million in the prior quarter. The decrease was driven primarily by a decrease in the fair value of such interest rate swap transactions.

•Market performance drove gains on investments held in rabbi trust accounts totaling $3.2 million in the fourth quarter compared to losses of $2.2 million in the prior quarter.

•Realized losses on sales of available for sale securities were $0.7 million in the fourth quarter compared to $0.2 million in the prior quarter.

•Other noninterest income decreased $0.3 million in the fourth quarter to $4.3 million.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses*.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense was $132.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $116.8 million in the prior quarter, representing an increase of $15.9 million. Noninterest expense on an operating basis* for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $119.6 million, compared to $117.4 million in the prior quarter, an increase of $2.2 million.

•Salaries and employee benefits expense was $77.6 million in the fourth quarter, representing a decrease of $0.5 million from the prior quarter.

•Office occupancy and equipment expense was $9.6 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $0.1 million from the prior quarter.

•Data processing expenses were $14.3 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $1.0 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to higher software services and support expense.

•Professional services expense was $4.6 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $0.2 million from the prior quarter.

•Marketing expense was $3.1 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $0.9 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to higher advertising expense during the quarter.

•Loan expenses were $0.6 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $1.6 million from the prior quarter, due in part to a decrease in legal and appraisal expense.

•Other noninterest expense was $20.4 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $16.4 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to a previously disclosed Defined Benefit Plan settlement accounting charge of $12.0 million, as well as an increase in the provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposure.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses*.

ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for loan losses was $142.2 million at December 31, 2022, or 1.05% of total loans, compared to $131.7 million or 1.02% of total loans at September 30, 2022. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses totaling $10.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, of which $7.2 million was due to loan growth.

Non-performing loans totaled $38.6 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $34.0 million at the end of the prior quarter. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded total net charge-offs of $0.3 million, or 0.01% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to $0.3 million or 0.01% of average total loans in the prior quarter, respectively.

DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 2023.

The Company repurchased 1,547,934 shares of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2022 at a weighted average price of $19.91 excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $30.8 million.

As announced in September of 2022, the Company received regulatory non-objection for its second share repurchase program of up to 8,900,000 shares, representing approximately 5% of its shares of common stock then outstanding. The repurchase program, which is limited to $200 million through August 31, 2023, may be modified or terminated by the Board of Directors of the Company at any time. At December 31, 2022, there were 6,989,750 shares available for repurchase and $161.8 million in total market value remaining under the repurchase authorization.

CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION

A conference call and webcast covering Eastern’s fourth quarter 2022 earnings will be held on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To join by telephone, participants can call the toll-free dial-in number (888) 396-8049 from within the U.S. and reference conference ID 15857557. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast. Participants may join the webcast on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.easternbank.com. A presentation providing additional information for the quarter is also available at investor.easternbank.com. A replay of the webcast will be made available on demand on this site.

ABOUT EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. is the stock holding company for Eastern Bank. Founded in 1818, Boston-based Eastern Bank has more than 120 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Bank had approximately $23 billion in total assets. Eastern provides banking, investment and insurance products and services for consumers and businesses of all sizes, including through its Eastern Wealth Management division and its Eastern Insurance Group LLC subsidiary. Eastern takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern employs

approximately 2,100 deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues, and communities. For investor information, visit investor.easternbank.com.

CONTACT

Investor Contact

Jillian Belliveau

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

InvestorRelations@easternbank.com

781-598-7920

Media Contact

Andrea Goodman

Eastern Bank

a.goodman@easternbank.com

781-598-7847

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

*Denotes a non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release.

A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of the Company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding (or including) amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) in the Company’s statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements).

The Company presents non-GAAP financial measures, which management uses to evaluate the Company’s performance, and which exclude the effects of certain transactions that management believes are unrelated to its core business and are therefore not necessarily indicative of its current performance or financial position. Management believes excluding these items facilitates greater visibility for investors into the Company’s core business as well as underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items in the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

There are items in the Company’s financial statements that impact its financial results, but which management believes are unrelated to the Company’s core business. Accordingly, the Company presents noninterest income on an operating basis, total operating revenue, noninterest expense on an operating basis, operating net income, operating earnings per share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average shareholders’ equity, operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (discussed further below), the operating efficiency ratio, and the ratio of noninterest income to total revenue on an operating basis. Each of these figures excludes the impact of such applicable items because management believes such exclusion can provide greater visibility into the Company’s core business and underlying trends. Such items that management does not consider to be core to the Company’s business include (i) income and expenses from investments held in rabbi trusts, (ii) gains and losses on sales of securities available for sale, net, (iii) gains and losses on the sale of other assets, (iv) rabbi trust employee benefits, (v) impairment charges on tax credit investments and associated tax credit benefits, (vi) other real estate owned (“OREO”) gains, (vii) merger and acquisition expenses, and (viii) the non-cash pension settlement charge recognized related to the Defined Benefit Plan. The Company does not provide an outlook for its total noninterest income and total noninterest expense because each contains income or expense components, as applicable, such as income associated with rabbi trust accounts and rabbi trust employee benefit expense, which are market-driven, and over which the Company cannot exercise control. Accordingly, reconciliations of the Company’s outlook for its noninterest income on an operating basis and its noninterest expense on an operating basis to an outlook for total noninterest income and total noninterest expense, respectively, cannot be made available without unreasonable effort.

Management also presents tangible assets, tangible shareholders’ equity, average tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets, return on

average tangible shareholders’ equity, and operating return on average shareholders’ equity (discussed further above), each of which excludes the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets, as management believes these financial measures provide investors with the ability to further assess the Company’s performance, identify trends in its core business and provide a comparison of its capital adequacy to other companies. The Company included the tangible ratios because management believes that investors may find it useful to have access to the same analytical tools used by management to assess performance and identify trends.

These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release should not be considered an alternative or substitute for financial results or measures determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indication of the Company’s cash flows from operating activities, a measure of its liquidity position or an indication of funds available for its cash needs. An item which management considers to be non-core and excludes when computing these non-GAAP measures can be of substantial importance to the Company’s results for any particular period. In addition, management’s methodology for calculating non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the methodologies employed by other banking companies to calculate the same or similar performance measures, and accordingly, the Company’s reported non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the same or similar performance measures reported by other banking companies. Please refer to Appendices A-D for reconciliations of the Company's GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures in this press release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of 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 include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can identify these statements from the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results described in the forward-looking statements.

Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include developments in the Company’s market relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the severity and duration of the associated economic slowdown; adverse developments in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; increased competitive pressures; changes in interest rates and resulting changes in competitor or customer behavior and mix or costs of sources of funding; risks that revenue or expense synergies or the other expected benefits of the Company’s merger with Century Bank in November 2021 may not fully materialize for the Company in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly to achieve; adverse national or regional economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets; legislative and regulatory changes and related compliance costs that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiary Eastern Bank are engaged, including the effect of, and changes in, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, such as the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; market and monetary fluctuations, including inflationary or recessionary pressures, interest rate sensitivity, liquidity constraints, increased borrowing and funding costs, and fluctuations due to actual or anticipated changes to federal tax laws; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its risk mitigation strategies; and asset and credit quality deterioration, including adverse developments in local or regional real estate markets that decrease collateral values associated with existing loans; and the failure of the Company to execute all of its planned share repurchases. For further discussion of such factors, please see the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's expectations only as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Certain information in this press release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of and for the three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data) Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Earnings data
Net interest income $ 149,994 $ 152,179 $ 137,757 $ 128,124 $ 122,437
Noninterest income 44,516 43,353 41,877 46,415 49,001
Total revenue 194,510 195,532 179,634 174,539 171,438
Noninterest expense 132,757 116,840 111,139 108,866 143,602
Pre-tax, pre-provision income 61,753 78,692 68,495 65,673 27,836
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses 10,880 6,480 1,050 (485) (4,318)
Pre-tax income 50,873 72,212 67,445 66,158 32,154
Net income 42,294 54,777 51,172 51,516 35,087
Operating net income (non-GAAP) 49,912 55,742 52,518 55,107 44,860
Per-share data
Earnings per share, basic $ 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.31 $ 0.30 $ 0.20
Earnings per share, diluted $ 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.31 $ 0.30 $ 0.20
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP) $ 0.31 $ 0.34 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.26
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP) $ 0.31 $ 0.34 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.26
Book value per share $ 14.03 $ 13.59 $ 15.17 $ 16.40 $ 18.28
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) $ 10.28 $ 9.87 $ 11.52 $ 12.83 $ 14.80
Profitability
Return on average assets (1) 0.75 % 0.97 % 0.92 % 0.90 % 0.67 %
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (1) 0.88 % 0.97 % 0.94 % 0.96 % 0.86 %
Return on average shareholders' equity (1) 6.93 % 7.83 % 7.16 % 6.38 % 4.07 %
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (1) 8.17 % 7.98 % 7.34 % 6.82 % 5.19 %
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (1) 9.54 % 10.25 % 9.28 % 7.96 % 4.80 %
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (1) 11.26 % 10.44 % 9.53 % 8.53 % 6.14 %
Net interest margin (FTE) (1) 2.81 % 2.87 % 2.63 % 2.42 % 2.54 %
Cost of deposits (1) 0.37 % 0.10 % 0.06 % 0.07 % 0.06 %
Fee income ratio 22.89 % 22.17 % 23.31 % 26.59 % 28.58 %
Efficiency ratio 68.25 % 59.75 % 61.87 % 62.37 % 83.76 %
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 61.11 % 58.38 % 60.61 % 60.39 % 65.21 %
Balance Sheet (end of period)
Total assets $ 22,646,858 $ 22,042,933 $ 22,350,848 $ 22,836,072 $ 23,512,128
Total loans 13,575,531 12,903,954 12,398,694 12,182,203 12,281,510
Total deposits 18,974,359 18,733,381 19,163,801 19,392,816 19,628,311
Total loans / total deposits 72 % 69 % 65 % 63 % 63 %
Asset quality
Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") (2) $ 142,211 $ 131,663 $ 125,531 $ 124,166 $ 97,787
ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs") 368.38 % 387.77 % 209.64 % 367.13 % 279.53 %
Total NPLs / total loans 0.28 % 0.26 % 0.48 % 0.28 % 0.29 %
Net charge-offs (recoveries) ("NCOs") / average total loans (1) 0.01 % 0.01 % (0.01) % 0.01 % 0.05 %
Capital adequacy
Shareholders' equity / assets 10.91 % 10.96 % 12.16 % 13.17 % 14.49 %
Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP) 8.24 % 8.20 % 9.52 % 10.61 % 12.06 %
(1) Presented on an annualized basis.
(2) The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective approach. Accordingly, at March 31, 2022 and thereafter, the allowance for loan losses was determined in accordance with ASC 326, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses” and ASC 310, “Receivables,” as amended. At December 31, 2021 and prior, the allowance for loan losses was determined in accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies” and ASC 310, “Receivables.”

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of Dec 31, 2022 change from
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands) Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
ASSETS △ % △ %
Cash and due from banks $ 106,040 $ 102,776 $ 144,634 3 % (27) %
Short-term investments 63,465 55,661 1,087,158 7,804 14 % (1,023,693) (94) %
Cash and cash equivalents 169,505 158,437 1,231,792 11,068 7 % (1,062,287) (86) %
Available for sale ("AFS") securities (1) 6,690,778 6,844,615 8,511,224 (153,837) (2) % (1,820,446) (21) %
Held to maturity ("HTM") securities (1) 476,647 481,963 (5,316) (1) % 476,647 %
Total securities 7,167,425 7,326,578 8,511,224 (159,153) (2) % (1,343,799) (16) %
Loans held for sale 4,543 951 1,206 3,592 378 % 3,337 277 %
Loans:
Commercial and industrial 3,150,946 3,023,729 2,960,527 127,217 4 % 190,419 6 %
Commercial real estate 5,155,323 4,985,654 4,522,513 169,669 3 % 632,810 14 %
Commercial construction 336,276 314,193 222,328 22,083 7 % 113,948 51 %
Business banking 1,090,492 1,096,436 1,334,694 (5,944) (1) % (244,202) (18) %
Total commercial loans 9,733,037 9,420,012 9,040,062 313,025 3 % 692,975 8 %
Residential real estate 2,460,849 2,118,852 1,926,810 341,997 16 % 534,039 28 %
Consumer home equity 1,187,547 1,168,476 1,100,153 19,071 2 % 87,394 8 %
Other consumer 194,098 196,614 214,485 (2,516) (1) % (20,387) (10) %
Total loans 13,575,531 12,903,954 12,281,510 671,577 5 % 1,294,021 11 %
Allowance for loan losses (142,211) (131,663) (97,787) (10,548) 8 % (44,424) 45 %
Unamortized prem./disc. and def. fees (13,003) (19,349) (26,442) 6,346 (33) % 13,439 (51) %
Net loans 13,420,317 12,752,942 12,157,281 667,375 5 % 1,263,036 10 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost 41,363 18,714 10,904 22,649 121 % 30,459 279 %
Premises and equipment 62,656 63,261 80,984 (605) (1) % (18,328) (23) %
Bank-owned life insurance 160,790 159,838 157,091 952 1 % 3,699 2 %
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 661,126 662,222 649,703 (1,096) % 11,423 2 %
Deferred income taxes, net 331,648 342,550 76,535 (10,902) (3) % 255,113 333 %
Prepaid expenses 165,900 180,742 179,330 (14,842) (8) % (13,430) (7) %
Other assets 461,585 376,698 456,078 84,887 23 % 5,507 1 %
Total assets $ 22,646,858 $ 22,042,933 $ 23,512,128 3 % (4) %
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Demand $ 6,240,637 $ 6,582,122 $ 7,020,864 (5) % (11) %
Interest checking accounts 4,568,122 5,047,018 4,478,566 (478,896) (9) % 89,556 2 %
Savings accounts 1,831,123 1,990,188 2,077,495 (159,065) (8) % (246,372) (12) %
Money market investment 4,710,095 4,757,477 5,525,005 (47,382) (1) % (814,910) (15) %
Certificates of deposit 1,624,382 356,576 526,381 1,267,806 356 % 1,098,001 209 %
Total deposits 18,974,359 18,733,381 19,628,311 240,978 1 % (653,952) (3) %
Borrowed funds:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 704,084 384,215 14,020 319,869 83 % 690,064 4922 %
Escrow deposits of borrowers 22,314 21,853 20,258 461 2 % 2,056 10 %
Interest rate swap collateral funds 14,430 16,650 (2,220) (13) % 14,430 %
Total borrowed funds 740,828 422,718 34,278 318,110 75 % 706,550 2061 %
Other liabilities 459,881 470,671 443,187 (10,790) (2) % 16,694 4 %
Total liabilities 20,175,068 19,626,770 20,105,776 548,298 3 % 69,292 %
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares 1,762 1,778 1,863 (16) (1) % (101) (5) %
Additional paid-in capital 1,649,141 1,676,396 1,835,241 (27,255) (2) % (186,100) (10) %
Unallocated common shares held by the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP") (137,696) (138,950) (142,709) 1,254 (1) % 5,013 (4) %
Retained earnings 1,881,775 1,855,757 1,768,653 26,018 1 % 113,122 6 %
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax (923,192) (978,818) (56,696) 55,626 (6) % (866,496) 1528 %
Total shareholders' equity 2,471,790 2,416,163 3,406,352 55,627 2 % (934,562) (27) %
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 22,646,858 $ 22,042,933 $ 23,512,128 3 % (4) %
(1) AFS and HTM securities represented at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.

All values are in US Dollars.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Three months ended Three months ended Dec 31, 2022 change from three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data) Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Interest and dividend income: △ % △ %
Interest and fees on loans $ 142,446 $ 124,992 $ 101,275 14 % 41 %
Taxable interest and dividends on securities 30,413 29,280 21,335 1,133 4 % 9,078 43 %
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities 1,594 1,917 1,815 (323) (17) % (221) (12) %
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments 545 1,638 452 (1,093) (67) % 93 21 %
Total interest and dividend income 174,998 157,827 124,877 17,171 11 % 50,121 40 %
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits 17,457 4,781 2,398 12,676 265 % 15,059 628 %
Interest on borrowings 7,547 867 42 6,680 770 % 7,505 17869 %
Total interest expense 25,004 5,648 2,440 19,356 343 % 22,564 925 %
Net interest income 149,994 152,179 122,437 (2,185) (1) % 27,557 23 %
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses 10,880 6,480 (4,318) 4,400 68 % 15,198 (352) %
Net interest income after provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses 139,114 145,699 126,755 (6,585) (5) % 12,359 10 %
Noninterest income:
Insurance commissions 22,049 23,788 20,937 (1,739) (7) % 1,112 5 %
Service charges on deposit accounts 6,834 6,708 7,261 126 2 % (427) (6) %
Trust and investment advisory fees 5,626 5,832 6,541 (206) (4) % (915) (14) %
Debit card processing fees 3,227 3,249 3,169 (22) (1) % 58 2 %
Interest rate swap income (78) 1,562 512 (1,640) (105) % (590) (115) %
Gains (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts 3,235 (2,248) 4,444 5,483 (244) % (1,209) (27) %
Gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net 8 22 561 (14) (64) % (553) (99) %
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (683) (198) (485) 245 % (683) %
Other 4,298 4,638 5,576 (340) (7) % (1,278) (23) %
Total noninterest income 44,516 43,353 49,001 1,163 3 % (4,485) (9) %
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits 77,604 78,060 96,362 (456) (1) % (18,758) (19) %
Office occupancy and equipment 9,559 9,703 16,194 (144) (1) % (6,635) (41) %
Data processing 14,314 13,294 12,947 1,020 8 % 1,367 11 %
Professional services 4,566 4,767 9,188 (201) (4) % (4,622) (50) %
Marketing 3,096 2,219 1,955 877 40 % 1,141 58 %
Loan expenses 627 2,211 1,907 (1,584) (72) % (1,280) (67) %
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance 1,540 1,578 1,237 (38) (2) % 303 24 %
Amortization of intangible assets 1,097 1,033 726 64 6 % 371 51 %
Other 20,354 3,975 3,086 16,379 412 % 17,268 560 %
Total noninterest expense 132,757 116,840 143,602 15,917 14 % (10,845) (8) %
Income before income tax expense (benefit) 50,873 72,212 32,154 (21,339) (30) % 18,719 58 %
Income tax expense (benefit) 8,579 17,435 (2,933) (8,856) (51) % 11,512 (392) %
Net income $ 42,294 $ 54,777 $ 35,087 (23) % 21 %
Share data:
Earnings per share, basic $ 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.20
Earnings per share, diluted $ 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.20

All values are in US Dollars.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Twelve months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data) Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Change
Interest and dividend income: △ %
Interest and fees on loans $ 476,041 $ 367,585 30 %
Taxable interest and dividends on securities 118,690 58,312 60,378 104 %
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities 7,179 7,376 (197) (3) %
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments 3,271 1,886 1,385 73 %
Total interest and dividend income 605,181 435,159 170,022 39 %
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits 28,621 5,167 23,454 454 %
Interest on borrowings 8,506 165 8,341 5055 %
Total interest expense 37,127 5,332 31,795 596 %
Net interest income 568,054 429,827 138,227 32 %
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses 17,925 (9,686) 27,611 (285) %
Net interest income after provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses 550,129 439,513 110,616 25 %
Noninterest income:
Insurance commissions 99,232 94,704 4,528 5 %
Service charges on deposit accounts 30,392 24,271 6,121 25 %
Trust and investment advisory fees 23,593 24,588 (995) (4) %
Debit card processing fees 12,644 12,118 526 4 %
Interest rate swap income 6,009 5,634 375 7 %
(Losses) income from investments held in rabbi trusts (10,762) 10,217 (20,979) (205) %
Gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net 248 3,605 (3,357) (93) %
(Losses) gains on sales of securities available for sale, net (3,157) 1,166 (4,323) (371) %
Other 17,962 16,852 1,110 7 %
Total noninterest income 176,161 193,155 (16,994) (9) %
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits 298,186 295,916 2,270 1 %
Office occupancy and equipment 40,764 40,465 299 1 %
Data processing 57,273 50,839 6,434 13 %
Professional services 16,814 21,879 (5,065) (23) %
Marketing 9,540 8,741 799 9 %
Loan expenses 6,384 9,114 (2,730) (30) %
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance 6,250 4,226 2,024 48 %
Amortization of intangible assets 3,864 2,512 1,352 54 %
Other 30,527 10,264 20,263 197 %
Total noninterest expense 469,602 443,956 25,646 6 %
Income before income tax expense 256,688 188,712 67,976 36 %
Income tax expense 56,929 34,047 22,882 67 %
Net income $ 199,759 $ 154,665 29 %
Share data:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (1) 165,510,357 172,192,336 (6,681,979) (4) %
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (1) 165,648,571 172,252,057 (6,603,486) (4) %
Earnings per share, basic $ 1.21 $ 0.90 34 %
Earnings per share, diluted $ 1.21 $ 0.90 34 %
(1) Shares held by the Company’s ESOP that have not been allocated to employees in accordance with the terms of the ESOP are not deemed outstanding for earnings per share calculations.

All values are in US Dollars.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS

As of and for the three months ended
Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands) Avg. Balance Interest Yield / Cost (5) Avg. Balance Interest Yield / Cost (5) Avg. Balance Interest Yield / Cost (5)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1):
Commercial $ 9,528,386 $ 108,015 4.50 % $ 9,138,029 $ 96,270 4.18 % $ 8,021,665 $ 80,326 3.97 %
Residential 2,313,810 18,837 3.23 % 2,043,219 15,811 3.07 % 1,735,324 12,993 2.97 %
Consumer 1,363,858 18,949 5.51 % 1,341,528 16,072 4.75 % 1,189,106 9,683 3.23 %
Total loans 13,206,054 145,801 4.38 % 12,522,776 128,153 4.06 % 10,946,095 103,002 3.73 %
Investment securities 8,422,385 32,432 1.53 % 8,716,105 31,708 1.44 % 7,336,783 23,633 1.28 %
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments 63,408 545 3.41 % 282,629 1,638 2.30 % 1,201,223 452 0.15 %
Total interest-earning assets 21,691,847 178,778 3.27 % 21,521,510 161,499 2.98 % 19,484,101 127,087 2.59 %
Non-interest-earning assets 653,158 911,025 1,373,219
Total assets $ 22,345,005 $ 22,432,535 $ 20,857,320
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings $ 1,924,840 $ 57 0.01 % $ 2,021,125 $ 51 0.01 % $ 1,800,862 $ 61 0.01 %
Interest checking 4,871,089 4,897 0.40 % 5,211,914 2,686 0.20 % 3,830,427 1,267 0.13 %
Money market 4,778,694 9,919 0.82 % 4,824,452 1,893 0.16 % 4,743,313 788 0.07 %
Time deposits 563,735 2,584 1.82 % 380,560 151 0.16 % 388,511 281 0.29 %
Total interest-bearing deposits 12,138,358 17,457 0.57 % 12,438,051 4,781 0.15 % 10,763,113 2,397 0.09 %
Borrowings 795,527 7,547 3.76 % 157,686 867 2.18 % 29,204 42 0.57 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 12,933,885 25,004 0.77 % 12,595,737 5,648 0.18 % 10,792,317 2,439 0.09 %
Demand deposit accounts 6,495,817 6,614,467 6,226,291
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities 495,129 445,640 415,481
Total liabilities 19,924,831 19,655,844 17,434,089
Shareholders' equity 2,420,174 2,776,691 3,423,231
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 22,345,005 $ 22,432,535 $ 20,857,320
Net interest income - FTE $ 153,774 $ 155,851 $ 124,648
Net interest rate spread (2) 2.50 % 2.80 % 2.50 %
Net interest-earning assets (3) $ 8,757,962 $ 8,925,773 $ 8,691,784
Net interest margin - FTE (4) 2.81 % 2.87 % 2.54 %
(1) Includes non-accrual loans.
(2) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Net interest margin - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income* divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.
(5) Presented on an annualized basis.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS

As of and for the twelve months ended
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands) Avg. Balance Interest Yield / Cost Avg. Balance Interest Yield / Cost
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1):
Commercial $ 9,147,540 $ 366,097 4.00 % $ 7,410,024 $ 288,557 3.89 %
Residential 2,064,609 63,803 3.09 % 1,510,703 47,143 3.12 %
Consumer 1,327,417 56,965 4.29 % 1,103,042 36,019 3.27 %
Total loans 12,539,566 486,865 3.88 % 10,023,769 371,719 3.71 %
Total investment securities 8,666,868 127,781 1.47 % 5,151,136 67,647 1.31 %
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments 420,834 3,271 0.78 % 1,514,351 1,886 0.12 %
Total interest-earning assets 21,627,268 617,917 2.86 % 16,689,256 441,252 2.64 %
Non-interest-earning assets 986,865 1,173,830
Total assets $ 22,614,133 $ 17,863,086
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings $ 2,015,651 $ 209 0.01 % $ 1,483,271 $ 230 0.02 %
Interest checking 4,890,709 11,675 0.24 % 2,866,091 1,997 0.07 %
Money market 5,057,445 13,479 0.27 % 3,870,712 2,342 0.06 %
Time deposits 463,261 3,258 0.70 % 280,141 598 0.21 %
Total interest-bearing deposits 12,427,066 28,621 0.23 % 8,500,215 5,167 0.06 %
Borrowings 256,632 8,506 3.31 % 26,495 165 0.62 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 12,683,698 37,127 0.29 % 8,526,710 5,332 0.06 %
Demand deposit accounts 6,647,518 5,547,615
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities 451,384 364,191
Total liabilities 19,782,600 14,438,516
Shareholders' equity 2,831,533 3,424,570
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 22,614,133 $ 17,863,086
Net interest income - FTE $ 580,790 $ 435,920
Net interest rate spread (2) 2.57 % 2.58 %
Net interest-earning assets (3) $ 8,943,570 $ 8,162,546
Net interest margin - FTE (4) 2.69 % 2.61 %
(1) Includes non-accrual loans.
(2) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Net interest margin - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income* divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ASSET QUALITY - NON-PERFORMING ASSETS (1)

As of
Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial $ 21,474 $ 19,886 $ 43,628 $ 17,919 $ 20,630
Residential 9,750 8,513 9,486 8,256 6,681
Consumer 7,380 5,555 6,766 7,646 5,682
Total non-accrual loans 38,604 33,954 59,880 33,821 32,993
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more (2): 1,990
Total non-performing loans 38,604 33,954 59,880 33,821 34,983
Other real estate owned
Other non-performing assets:
Total non-performing assets $ 38,604 $ 33,954 $ 59,880 $ 33,821 $ 34,983
Total accruing troubled debt restructured loans $ 28,834 $ 36,275 $ 33,518 $ 32,016 $ 33,336
Total non-performing loans to total loans 0.28 % 0.26 % 0.48 % 0.28 % 0.29 %
Total non-performing assets to total assets 0.17 % 0.15 % 0.27 % 0.15 % 0.15 %
(1) Non-performing assets are comprised of NPLs, other real estate owned ("OREO"), and non-performing securities. NPLs consist of non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest. OREO consists of real estate properties, which primarily serve as collateral to secure the Company’s loans, that it controls due to foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
(2) Loans that were past due 90 days or more and still accruing in prior quarters were comprised solely of purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans. PCI loans were not subject to classification as nonaccrual in the same manner as originated loans as their interest income related to the accretable yield recognized and not to contractual interest payments at the loan level. In connection with the Company’s adoption on January 1, 2022 of the loan loss methodology commonly referred to as the "current expected credit losses methodology" ("CECL"), the Company's PCI loans are now considered purchased credit deteriorated ("PCD") loans. Interest income recognition for PCD loans is consistent with originated loans and, therefore, PCD loans cease accruing interest at 90 days past due unless management believes that collateral held by the Company is clearly sufficient and in full satisfaction of both principal and interest. There were no PCD or originated loans at December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022 or March 31, 2022 that were past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ASSET QUALITY - PROVISION, ALLOWANCE, AND NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)

Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Average total loans 13,203,450 $ 12,521,426 $ 12,213,706 $ 12,203,212 $ 10,944,091
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period 125,531 124,166 97,787 103,398
Total cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (1): 27,086
Charged-off loans:
Commercial and industrial 11 1 1 1,008
Commercial real estate 5
Commercial construction
Business banking 369 608 945 1,002
Residential real estate 35
Consumer home equity 24
Other consumer 603 490 661 666
Total charged-off loans 983 1,099 1,607 2,740
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:
Commercial and industrial 126 698 250 873
Commercial real estate 3 36 14
Commercial construction
Business banking 286 464 928 399
Residential real estate 56 14 10 7
Consumer home equity 6 6 4 48
Other consumer 158 196 179 120
Total recoveries 635 1,414 1,385 1,447
Net loans charged-off (recoveries):
Commercial and industrial (115) (697) (249) 135
Commercial real estate (3) (36) (14) 5
Commercial construction
Business banking 83 144 17 603
Residential real estate (56) (14) (10) 28
Consumer home equity (6) (6) (4) (24)
Other consumer 445 294 482 546
Total net loans charged-off (recoveries) 348 (315) 222 1,293
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses 6,480 1,050 (485) (4,318)
Total allowance for loan losses, end of period 142,211 $ 131,663 $ 125,531 $ 124,166 $ 97,787
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average total loans outstanding during this period (2) % 0.01 % (0.01) % 0.01 % 0.05 %
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans % 1.02 % 1.01 % 1.02 % 0.80 %
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans % 387.77 % 209.64 % 367.13 % 279.53 %
(1) Represents the adjustment needed to reflect the cumulative day one impact pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13 (i.e., cumulative effect adjustment related the adoption of ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2022). The adjustment represents a 27.1 million increase to the allowance for loan losses attributable to the change in accounting methodology which requires the estimation of the allowance for credit losses resulting from the Company’s adoption of the standard. The adjustment also includes the adjustment needed to reflect the day one reclassification of the Company’s financial assets that were previously classified as PCI financial assets as PCD financial assets and the associated gross-up of 0.1 million, pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13.
(2) Presented on an annualized basis.

All values are in US Dollars.

APPENDIX A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data) Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Net income (GAAP) 42,294 $ 54,777 $ 51,172 $ 51,516 $ 35,087
Add:
Noninterest income components:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts 2,248 7,316 4,433 (4,444)
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net 198 104 2,172
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (501) (1,251) 274 (34)
Noninterest expense components:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (867) (3,310) (2,087) 2,519
Impairment charge on tax credit investments 116
Merger and acquisition expenses 271 34 30,652
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments 1,349 2,859 4,826 28,809
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) 384 1,513 1,235 19,036
Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax 7,618 $ 965 $ 1,346 $ 3,591 $ 9,773
Operating net income (non-GAAP) 49,912 $ 55,742 $ 52,518 $ 55,107 $ 44,860
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period (2):
Basic 163,718,962 166,533,920 169,857,950 172,246,799
Diluted 164,029,649 166,573,627 169,968,156 172,481,829
Earnings per share, basic 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.31 $ 0.30 $ 0.20
Earnings per share, diluted 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.31 $ 0.30 $ 0.20
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP) 0.31 $ 0.34 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.26
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP) 0.31 $ 0.34 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.26
Return on average assets (3) % 0.97 % 0.92 % 0.90 % 0.67 %
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3) 0.04% 0.13% 0.08% (0.08)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3) (0.01)% (0.02)% 0.00% 0.00%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3) (0.02)% (0.06)% (0.04)% 0.05%
Impairment charge on tax credit investments (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.58%
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3) 0.01% 0.03% 0.02% 0.36%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (3) % 0.97 % 0.94 % 0.96 % 0.86 %
Return on average shareholders' equity (3) % 7.83 % 7.16 % 6.38 % 4.07 %
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3) 0.32% 1.02% 0.55% (0.52)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3) 0.03% 0.01% 0.27% 0.00%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3) (0.07)% (0.18)% 0.03% 0.00%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3) (0.12)% (0.46)% (0.26)% 0.29%
Impairment charge on tax credit investments (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3) 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 3.55%
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3) 0.05% 0.21% 0.15% 2.21%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3) % 7.98 % 7.34 % 6.82 % 5.19 %
Average tangible shareholders' equity:
Average total shareholders' equity (GAAP) 2,420,174 $ 2,776,691 $ 2,865,799 $ 3,273,447 $ 3,423,231
Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles 656,684 654,444 649,497 520,988
Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) 1,758,333 $ 2,120,007 $ 2,211,355 $ 2,623,950 $ 2,902,243
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3) % 10.25 % 9.28 % 7.96 % 4.80 %
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3) 0.42% 1.33% 0.69% (0.61)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3) 0.04% 0.02% 0.34% 0.00%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3) (0.09)% (0.23)% 0.04% 0.00%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3) (0.16)% (0.60)% (0.32)% 0.34%
Impairment charge on tax credit investments (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3) 0.05% 0.00% 0.01% 4.19%
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3) 0.07% 0.27% 0.19% 2.60%
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3) % 10.44 % 9.53 % 8.53 % 6.14 %
(1) The net tax benefit associated with these items is determined by assessing whether each item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying our combined statutory tax rate only to those items included in net taxable income. The net tax benefit amount for the quarters ended December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022 reflect the impact of the release of 11.3 million and 0.7 million, respectively, of the 12.0 million valuation allowance associated with the Company's stock donation to the Eastern Bank Foundation made in the quarter ended December 31, 2020. There was no such release in other quarters.
(2) Shares held by the Company’s ESOP that have not been allocated to employees in accordance with the terms of the ESOP are not deemed outstanding for earnings per share calculations.
(3) Presented on an annualized basis.

All values are in US Dollars.

APPENDIX B: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Revenues and Expenses

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Three Months Ended
Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Net interest income (GAAP) $ 149,994 $ 152,179 $ 137,757 $ 128,124 $ 122,437
Add:
Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) (1) 3,780 3,672 3,023 2,261 2,211
Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP) $ 153,774 $ 155,851 $ 140,780 $ 130,385 $ 124,648
Noninterest income (GAAP) $ 44,516 $ 43,353 $ 41,877 $ 46,415 $ 49,001
Less:
Income (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts 3,235 (2,248) (7,316) (4,433) 4,444
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (683) (198) (104) (2,172)
Gain (losses) on sales of other assets 14 501 1,251 (274) 34
Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP) $ 41,950 $ 45,298 $ 48,046 $ 53,294 $ 44,523
Noninterest expense (GAAP) $ 132,757 $ 116,840 $ 111,139 $ 108,866 $ 143,602
Less:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) 1,103 (867) (3,310) (2,087) 2,519
Impairment charge on tax credit investments 116
Merger and acquisition expenses 271 34 30,652
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss 12,045
Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non-GAAP) $ 119,609 $ 117,436 $ 114,449 $ 110,919 $ 110,315
Total revenue (GAAP) $ 194,510 $ 195,532 $ 179,634 $ 174,539 $ 171,438
Total operating revenue (non-GAAP) $ 195,724 $ 201,149 $ 188,826 $ 183,679 $ 169,171
Efficiency ratio (GAAP) 68.25 % 59.75 % 61.87 % 62.37 % 83.76 %
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 61.11 % 58.38 % 60.61 % 60.39 % 65.21 %
Noninterest income / total revenue (GAAP) 22.89 % 22.17 % 23.31 % 26.59 % 28.58 %
Noninterest income / total revenue on an operating basis (non-GAAP) 21.43 % 22.52 % 25.44 % 29.01 % 26.32 %
(1) Interest income on tax-exempt loans and investment securities has been adjusted to an FTE basis using a marginal tax rate of 21.6%, 21.5%, 21.5%, 21.5%, and 21.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

APPENDIX C: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Capital Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of
Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Tangible shareholders' equity:
Total shareholders' equity (GAAP) $ 2,471,790 $ 2,416,163 $ 2,718,396 $ 3,008,392 $ 3,406,352
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles 661,126 662,222 653,853 654,759 649,703
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) 1,810,664 1,753,941 2,064,543 2,353,633 2,756,649
Tangible assets:
Total assets (GAAP) 22,646,858 22,042,933 22,350,848 22,836,072 23,512,128
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles 661,126 662,222 653,853 654,759 649,703
Tangible assets (non-GAAP) $ 21,985,732 $ 21,380,711 $ 21,696,995 $ 22,181,313 $ 22,862,425
Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP) 10.91 % 10.96 % 12.16 % 13.17 % 14.49 %
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP) 8.24 % 8.20 % 9.52 % 10.61 % 12.06 %
Common shares outstanding 176,172,073 177,772,553 179,253,801 183,438,711 186,305,332
Book value per share (GAAP) $ 14.03 $ 13.59 $ 15.17 $ 16.40 $ 18.28
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) $ 10.28 $ 9.87 $ 11.52 $ 12.83 $ 14.80

APPENDIX D: Tangible Shareholders’ Equity Roll Forward Analysis

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of Change
Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Common stock $ 1,762 $ 1,778 $ (16)
Additional paid in capital 1,649,141 1,676,396 (27,255)
Unallocated ESOP common stock (137,696) (138,950) 1,254
Retained earnings 1,881,775 1,855,757 26,018
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities (880,156) (918,855) 38,699
AOCI, net of tax - pension 7,123 (5,842) 12,965
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge (50,159) (54,121) 3,962
Total shareholders' equity: $ 2,471,790 $ 2,416,163 $ 55,627
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles 661,126 662,222 (1,096)
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) $ 1,810,664 $ 1,753,941 $ 56,723
Common shares outstanding 176,172,073 177,772,553 (1,600,480)
Per share:
Common stock $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $
Additional paid in capital 9.36 9.43 (0.07)
Unallocated ESOP common stock (0.78) (0.78)
Retained earnings 10.68 10.44 0.24
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities (5.00) (5.17) 0.17
AOCI, net of tax - pension 0.04 (0.03) 0.07
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge (0.28) (0.30) 0.02
Total shareholders' equity: $ 14.03 $ 13.59 $ 0.44
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles 3.75 3.73 0.03
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) $ 10.28 $ 9.87 $ 0.41

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