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10-Q

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP (HWC)

10-Q 2024-05-08 For: 2024-03-31
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-36872

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Mississippi 64-0693170
(State or other jurisdiction of<br><br>incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer<br><br>Identification No.)

Hancock Whitney Plaza, 2510 14th Street,<br><br>Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(228) 868-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $3.33 per share HWC Nasdaq
6.25% Subordinated Notes HWCPZ Nasdaq

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐
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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

86,630,304 common shares were outstanding at April 30, 2024.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation

Index

Part I. Financial Information Page<br><br>Number
ITEM 1. Financial Statements 5
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) – March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 5
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 6
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 7
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 8
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 9
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) – March 31, 2024 and 2023 10
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 38
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 60
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures 62
Part II. Other Information
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 63
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 63
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 63
ITEM 3. Default on Senior Securities N/A
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures N/A
ITEM 5. Other Information 63
ITEM 6. Exhibits 64
Signatures 65

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Hancock Whitney Corporation

Glossary of Defined Terms

Entities:

Hancock Whitney Corporation – a financial holding company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Hancock Whitney Bank – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hancock Whitney Corporation through which Hancock Whitney Corporation conducts its banking operations

Company – Hancock Whitney Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries

Parent – Hancock Whitney Corporation, exclusive of its subsidiaries

Bank – Hancock Whitney Bank

Other Terms:

ACL – allowance for credit losses

AFS – available for sale securities

AOCI – accumulated other comprehensive income or loss

ALCO – Asset Liability Management Committee

ALLL – allowance for loan and lease losses

ASC – Accounting Standards Codification

ASU – Accounting Standards Update

ATM – automated teller machine

Basel III – Basel Committee's 2010 Regulatory Capital Framework (Third Accord)

Beta – amount by which deposit or loan costs change in response to movement in short-term interest rates

BOLI – bank-owned life insurance

bp(s) – basis point(s)

C&I – commercial and industrial loans

CD – certificate of deposit

CDE – Community Development Entity

CECL – Current Expected Credit Losses

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

CFPB– Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CFO – Chief Financial Officer

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CMO – collateralized mortgage obligation

Core client deposits – total deposits excluding public funds and brokered deposits

Core deposits – total deposits excluding certificates of deposits of $250,000 or more and brokered deposits

CRE – commercial real estate

CET1 – Common equity tier 1 capital as defined by Basel III capital rules

DEI – Diversity, equity and inclusion

DIF – Deposit Insurance Fund

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance; term used in discussion of risks and corporate policies related to those items

EVE – Economic Value of Equity

Excess Liquidity – deposits held at the Federal Reserve above normal levels

FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FDICIA – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991

Federal Reserve Board – The 7-member Board of Governors that oversees the Federal Reserve System, establishes

monetary policy (interest rates, credit, etc.), and monitors the economic health of the country. Its members are appointed

by the President subject to Senate confirmation, and serve 14-year terms.

Federal Reserve System – The 12 Federal Reserve Banks, with each one serving member banks in its own district. This system, supervised by the Federal Reserve Board, has broad regulatory powers over the money supply and the

credit structure. They implement the policies of the Federal Reserve Board and also conduct economic research.

FFIEC – Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

FHA – Federal Housing Administration

FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank

GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America

HTM – held to maturity securities

ICS – Insured cash sweep

IRR – Interest rate risk

IRS – Internal Revenue Service

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIHTC – Low Income Housing Tax Credit

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LTIP – long-term incentive plan

MBS – mortgage-backed securities

MD&A – management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

MDBCF – Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance

MEFD - reportable modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as defined by ASC 326 effective January 1, 2023

NAICS – North American Industry Classification System

NII – net interest income

n/m – not meaningful

NSF – Non-sufficient funds

OCI – other comprehensive income or loss

OD – Overdraft

ORE – other real estate defined as foreclosed and surplus real estate

PCD – purchased credit deteriorated loans, as defined by ASC 326

PPNR – Pre-provision net revenue

Repos – securities sold under agreements to repurchase

SBA – Small Business Administration

SBIC – Small Business Investment Company

SEC – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Act – Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Short-term Investments – the sum of Interest-bearing bank deposits and Federal funds sold

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

Supplemental disclosure items – certain highlighted items that are outside of our principal business and/or are not indicative of forward-looking trends

te – taxable equivalent adjustment, or the term used to indicate that a financial measure is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis

TSR – total shareholder return

U.S. Treasury – The United States Department of the Treasury

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2023
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks 414,280 $ 561,202
Interest-bearing bank deposits 438,606 626,646
Federal funds sold 414 436
Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of 5,535,212 and 5,496,718) 4,905,423 4,915,195
Securities held to maturity (fair value of 2,436,610 and 2,485,918) 2,653,759 2,684,779
Loans held for sale (includes 15,208 and 13,269 measured at fair value) 16,470 26,124
Loans 23,970,938 23,921,917
Less: allowance for loan losses (313,726 ) (307,907 )
Loans, net 23,657,212 23,614,010
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of 326,472 and 318,746 296,199 301,639
Right of use assets, net of accumulated amortization of 58,824 and 55,815 101,694 105,799
Prepaid expenses 48,773 45,234
Other real estate and foreclosed assets, net 2,793 3,628
Accrued interest receivable 159,095 157,179
Goodwill 855,453 855,453
Other intangible assets, net 42,111 44,637
Life insurance contracts 756,746 749,495
Funded pension assets, net 244,383 216,849
Deferred tax asset, net 165,090 153,384
Other assets 488,618 516,884
Total assets 35,247,119 $ 35,578,573
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing 10,802,127 $ 11,030,515
Interest-bearing 18,973,779 18,659,544
Total deposits 29,775,906 29,690,059
Short-term borrowings 667,760 1,154,829
Long-term debt 236,355 236,317
Accrued interest payable 44,365 45,000
Lease liabilities 120,975 125,618
Other liabilities 548,322 523,089
Total liabilities 31,393,683 31,774,912
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 309,513 309,513
Capital surplus 1,739,702 1,739,671
Retained earnings 2,457,736 2,375,604
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (653,515 ) (621,127 )
Total stockholders' equity 3,853,436 3,803,661
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 35,247,119 $ 35,578,573
Preferred shares authorized (par value of 20.00 per share) 50,000 50,000
Preferred shares issued and outstanding — —
Common shares authorized (par value of 3.33 per share) 350,000 350,000
Common shares issued 92,947 92,947
Common shares outstanding 86,622 86,345

All values are in US Dollars.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2024 2023
Interest income:
Loans, including fees $ 363,293 $ 314,601
Loans held for sale 303 295
Securities-taxable 46,785 47,646
Securities-tax exempt 4,526 4,721
Short-term investments 6,777 5,340
Total interest income 421,684 372,603
Interest expense:
Deposits 147,483 64,451
Short-term borrowings 4,966 20,063
Long-term debt 3,064 3,095
Total interest expense 155,513 87,609
Net interest income 266,171 284,994
Provision for credit losses 12,968 6,020
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 253,203 278,974
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts 22,239 20,622
Trust fees 17,077 16,734
Bank card and ATM fees 20,622 20,721
Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions 11,844 8,867
Secondary mortgage market operations 2,891 2,168
Other income 13,178 11,218
Total noninterest income 87,851 80,330
Noninterest expense:
Compensation expense 96,569 92,403
Employee benefits 24,588 22,920
Personnel expense 121,157 115,323
Net occupancy expense 13,395 12,206
Equipment expense 4,228 4,736
Data processing expense 28,737 28,182
Professional services expense 9,036 9,131
Amortization of intangible assets 2,526 3,114
Deposit insurance and regulatory fees 8,931 5,920
Other real estate and foreclosed assets income, net (196 ) 155
Other expense 19,908 22,117
Total noninterest expense 207,722 200,884
Income before income taxes 133,332 158,420
Income taxes expense 24,720 31,953
Net income $ 108,612 $ 126,467
Earnings per common share-basic $ 1.25 $ 1.45
Earnings per common share-diluted $ 1.24 $ 1.45
Dividends paid per share $ 0.30 $ 0.30
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic 86,521 86,018
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted 86,726 86,282

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023
Net income $ 108,612 $ 126,467
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes:
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale cash flow hedges and equity method investment (77,799 ) 100,944
Reclassification of loss realized and included in earnings 13,577 9,520
Valuation adjustments to employee benefit plans 22,014 (1,836 )
Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to held to maturity 428 494
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes (41,780 ) 109,122
Income tax expense (benefit) (9,392 ) 24,405
Other comprehensive income (loss) net of income taxes (32,388 ) 84,717
Comprehensive income $ 76,224 $ 211,184

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 Accumulated
Other
(in thousands, except parenthetical share data) Amount Capital<br>Surplus Retained<br>Earnings Comprehensive<br>Loss Total
Balance, December 31, 2023 92,947 $ 309,513 $ 1,739,671 $ 2,375,604 $ (621,127 ) $ 3,803,661
Net income — — — 108,612 — 108,612
Other comprehensive loss — — — — (32,388 ) (32,388 )
Comprehensive loss — — — 108,612 (32,388 ) 76,224
Cash dividends declared (0.30 per common share) — — — (26,527 ) — (26,527 )
Common stock activity, long-term incentive plans — — (866 ) 47 — (819 )
Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans — — 897 — — 897
Balance, March 31, 2024 92,947 $ 309,513 $ 1,739,702 $ 2,457,736 $ (653,515 ) $ 3,853,436
Balance, December 31, 2022 92,947 $ 309,513 $ 1,716,884 $ 2,088,413 $ (772,182 ) $ 3,342,628
Net income — — — 126,467 — 126,467
Other comprehensive income — — — — 84,717 84,717
Comprehensive income — — — 126,467 84,717 211,184
Dividends declared (0.30 per common share) — — — (26,387 ) — (26,387 )
Common stock activity, long-term incentive plans — — 2,804 68 — 2,872
Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans — — 935 — — 935
Balance, March 31, 2023 92,947 $ 309,513 $ 1,720,623 $ 2,188,561 $ (687,465 ) $ 3,531,232

All values are in US Dollars.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 108,612 $ 126,467
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 8,176 8,565
Provision for credit losses 12,968 6,020
Gain on other real estate and foreclosed assets (364 ) (20 )
Deferred tax benefit (2,314 ) (801 )
Increase cash surrender value of life insurance contracts (8,851 ) (2,995 )
(Gain) Loss on disposal of assets (1,430 ) 30
Net decrease in loans held for sale 9,633 3,028
Net amortization of securities premium/discount 3,421 5,103
Amortization of intangible assets 2,526 3,114
Stock-based compensation expense 5,691 5,726
Net change in derivative collateral liability 10,297 76,152
Net decrease in interest payable and other liabilities (21,324 ) (28,313 )
(Increase) decrease in other assets 40,643 (112,916 )
Other, net (1,013 ) (3,272 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 166,671 85,888
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale 82,667 77,339
Purchases of securities available for sale (121,652 ) —
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity 28,414 30,900
Purchases of securities held to maturity — (6,023 )
Proceeds received upon termination of fair value hedge instruments — 16,550
Net (increase) decrease in short-term investments 188,063 (1,964,089 )
Net purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock — (68,057 )
Proceeds from sales of loans and leases 28,508 11,006
Net increase in loans (86,295 ) (306,873 )
Purchases of property and equipment (2,273 ) (5,498 )
Proceeds from sales of other real estate and foreclosed assets 1,753 235
Other, net 618 (4,252 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 119,803 (2,218,762 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in deposits 85,847 542,721
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings (487,069 ) 1,648,226
Dividends paid (26,514 ) (26,173 )
Payroll tax remitted on net share settlement of equity awards (6,557 ) (2,922 )
Proceeds from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans 897 935
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (433,396 ) 2,162,787
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS (146,922 ) 29,913
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING 561,202 564,459
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, ENDING $ 414,280 $ 594,372
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Assets acquired in settlement of loans $ 591 $ 202

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hancock Whitney Corporation and all other entities in which it has a controlling interest (the “Company”). The financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Company has also evaluated all subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Some financial information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Financial information reported in these financial statements is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows for any other interim or annual period.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These changes in presentation did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or operating results.

Use of Estimates

The accounting principles the Company follows and the methods for applying these principles conform to GAAP and general practices followed by the banking industry. These accounting principles require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounting Policies

There were no material changes or developments during the reporting period with respect to methodologies that the Company uses when applying what management believes are critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

2. Securities

The following tables set forth the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of debt securities classified as available for sale and held to maturity at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Amortized cost of securities does not include accrued interest which is reflected in the accrued interest line item on the consolidated balance sheets totaling $28.8 million at March 31, 2024 and $27.4 million at December 31, 2023.

March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Gross Gross Gross Gross
Securities Available for Sale Amortized unrealized unrealized Fair Amortized unrealized unrealized Fair
($ in thousands) cost gains losses value cost gains losses value
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ 114,086 $ 722 $ 1,670 $ 113,138 $ 97,741 $ 1,581 $ 1,514 $ 97,808
Municipal obligations 202,764 — 3,730 199,034 203,533 79 2,200 201,412
Residential mortgage-backed securities 2,401,546 743 357,044 2,045,245 2,440,411 2,734 329,279 2,113,866
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 2,748,086 3,528 265,878 2,485,736 2,683,872 7,176 253,576 2,437,472
Collateralized mortgage obligations 45,230 — 3,357 41,873 47,661 — 3,376 44,285
Corporate debt securities 23,500 — 3,103 20,397 23,500 — 3,148 20,352
Total $ 5,535,212 $ 4,993 $ 634,782 $ 4,905,423 $ 5,496,718 $ 11,570 $ 593,093 $ 4,915,195
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
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Gross Gross Gross Gross
Securities Held to Maturity Amortized unrealized unrealized Fair Amortized unrealized unrealized Fair
($ in thousands) cost gains losses value cost gains losses value
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ 409,435 $ — $ 48,083 $ 361,352 $ 413,490 $ 179 $ 43,971 $ 369,698
Municipal obligations 660,372 739 23,185 637,926 664,488 1,252 19,593 646,147
Residential mortgage-backed securities 636,208 — 64,540 571,668 654,262 — 59,223 595,039
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 917,008 — 80,280 836,728 920,048 — 75,803 844,245
Collateralized mortgage obligations 30,736 — 1,800 28,936 32,491 — 1,702 30,789
Total $ 2,653,759 $ 739 $ 217,888 $ 2,436,610 $ 2,684,779 $ 1,431 $ 200,292 $ 2,485,918

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The following tables present the amortized cost and fair value of debt securities available for sale and held to maturity at March 31, 2024 by contractual maturity. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because of rights to call or repay obligations with or without penalties and scheduled and unscheduled principal payments on mortgage-backed securities and collateral mortgage obligations.

Debt Securities Available for Sale Amortized Fair
($ in thousands) cost value
Due in one year or less $ 106,858 $ 105,620
Due after one year through five years 585,990 566,852
Due after five years through ten years 2,549,295 2,287,101
Due after ten years 2,293,069 1,945,850
Total available for sale debt securities $ 5,535,212 $ 4,905,423
Debt Securities Held to Maturity Amortized Fair
--- --- --- --- ---
($ in thousands) cost value
Due in one year or less $ 92,336 $ 91,307
Due after one year through five years 734,660 696,030
Due after five years through ten years 716,536 666,275
Due after ten years 1,110,227 982,998
Total held to maturity securities $ 2,653,759 $ 2,436,610

The Company held no securities classified as trading at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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There were no gross gains or gross losses on sales of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Net gains or losses, when applicable, are reflected in the "Securities transactions, net" line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Securities with carrying values totaling approximately $4.2 billion and $4.7 billion were pledged as collateral at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, primarily to secure public deposits or securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

Credit Quality

The Company’s policy is to invest only in securities of investment grade quality. These investments are largely limited to U.S. agency securities and municipal securities. Management has concluded, based on the long history of no credit losses, that the expectation of nonpayment of the held to maturity securities carried at amortized cost is zero for securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of and/or guaranteed by the U.S. government. As such, no allowance for credit losses has been recorded for these securities. The municipal portfolio is analyzed separately for allowance for credit loss in accordance with the applicable guidance for each portfolio as noted below.

The Company evaluates credit impairment for individual securities available for sale whose fair value was below amortized cost with a more than inconsequential risk of default and where the Company had assessed whether the decline in fair value was significant enough to suggest a credit event occurred. There were no securities with a material credit loss event and, therefore, no allowance for credit loss was recorded in any period presented.

The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities classified as available for sale with unrealized losses for the periods indicated follow.

Available for Sale
March 31, 2024 Losses < 12 months Losses 12 months or > Total
($ in thousands) Fair<br>value Gross<br>unrealized<br>losses Fair<br>value Gross<br>unrealized<br>losses Fair<br>value Gross<br>unrealized<br>losses
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ 11,973 $ 27 $ 7,460 $ 1,643 $ 19,433 $ 1,670
Municipal obligations 19,549 118 176,664 3,612 196,213 3,730
Residential mortgage-backed securities 31,818 86 1,717,118 356,958 1,748,936 357,044
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 35,700 211 2,195,760 265,667 2,231,460 265,878
Collateralized mortgage obligations — — 41,873 3,357 41,873 3,357
Corporate debt securities — — 18,397 3,103 18,397 3,103
Total $ 99,040 $ 442 $ 4,157,272 $ 634,340 $ 4,256,312 $ 634,782
Available for Sale
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December 31, 2023 Losses < 12 months Losses 12 months or > Total
Gross Gross Gross
Fair unrealized Fair unrealized Fair unrealized
($ in thousands) value losses value losses value losses
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ — $ — $ 7,790 $ 1,514 $ 7,790 $ 1,514
Municipal obligations 49,832 374 128,965 1,826 178,797 2,200
Residential mortgage-backed securities 3,062 25 1,795,154 329,254 1,798,216 329,279
Commercial mortgage-backed securities — — 2,227,703 253,576 2,227,703 253,576
Collateralized mortgage obligations — — 44,285 3,376 44,285 3,376
Corporate debt securities — — 19,852 3,148 19,852 3,148
Total $ 52,894 $ 399 $ 4,223,749 $ 592,694 $ 4,276,643 $ 593,093

At each reporting period, the Company evaluated its held to maturity municipal obligation portfolio for credit loss using probability of default and loss given default models. The models were run using a long-term average probability of default migration and with a probability weighting of Moody’s economic forecasts. The resulting credit losses, if any, were negligible and no allowance for credit loss was recorded. 12

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The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities classified as held to maturity with unrealized losses for the periods indicated follow.

Held to maturity
March 31, 2024 Losses < 12 months Losses 12 months or > Total
Gross Gross Gross
Fair unrealized Fair unrealized Fair unrealized
($ in thousands) value losses value losses value losses
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ 29,579 $ 316 $ 331,773 $ 47,767 $ 361,352 $ 48,083
Municipal obligations 71,115 495 544,326 22,690 615,441 23,185
Residential mortgage-backed securities — — 571,669 64,540 571,669 64,540
Commercial mortgage-backed securities — — 836,727 80,280 836,727 80,280
Collateralized mortgage obligations — — 28,936 1,800 28,936 1,800
Total $ 100,694 $ 811 $ 2,313,431 $ 217,077 $ 2,414,125 $ 217,888
Held to maturity
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December 31, 2023 Losses < 12 months Losses 12 months or > Total
Gross Gross Gross
Fair unrealized Fair unrealized Fair unrealized
($ in thousands) value losses value losses value losses
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ 9,530 $ 63 $ 339,533 $ 43,908 $ 349,063 $ 43,971
Municipal obligations 343,401 1,801 226,165 17,792 569,566 19,593
Residential mortgage-backed securities — — 595,039 59,223 595,039 59,223
Commercial mortgage-backed securities — — 844,245 75,803 844,245 75,803
Collateralized mortgage obligations — — 30,789 1,702 30,789 1,702
Total $ 352,931 $ 1,864 $ 2,035,771 $ 198,428 $ 2,388,702 $ 200,292

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had 727 and 698 securities, respectively, with market values below their cost basis. There were no material unrealized losses related to the marketability of the securities or the issuer’s ability to meet contractual obligations. In all cases, the indicated impairment on these debt securities would be recovered no later than the security’s maturity date or possibly earlier if the market price for the security increases with a reduction in the yield required by the market. The unrealized losses were deemed to be materially non-credit related at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, the Company had adequate liquidity and, therefore, neither planned to nor expected to be required to liquidate these securities before recovery of the amortized cost basis.

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3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company generally makes loans in its market areas of southern and central Mississippi; southern and central Alabama; northwest, central and southern Louisiana; the northern, central and panhandle regions of Florida; certain areas of east and northeast Texas; and the metropolitan areas of Nashville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia.

Loans, net of unearned income, by portfolio are presented at amortized cost basis in the table below. Amortized cost does not include accrued interest, which is reflected in the accrued interest line item in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaling $125.4 million and $124.7 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The following table presents loans, net of unearned income, by portfolio class at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023
Commercial non-real estate $ 9,926,333 $ 9,957,284
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 3,080,192 3,093,763
Total commercial and industrial 13,006,525 13,051,047
Commercial real estate - income producing 4,042,797 3,986,943
Construction and land development 1,541,773 1,551,091
Residential mortgages 3,983,321 3,886,072
Consumer 1,396,522 1,446,764
Total loans $ 23,970,938 $ 23,921,917

The following briefly describes the composition of each loan category and portfolio class.

Commercial and industrial

Commercial and industrial loans are made available to businesses for working capital (including financing of inventory and receivables), business expansion, to facilitate the acquisition of a business, and the purchase of equipment and machinery, including equipment leasing. These loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and, when secured, have the added strength of the underlying collateral.

Commercial non-real estate loans may be secured by the assets being financed or other tangible or intangible business assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, ownership, enterprise value or commodity interests, and may incorporate a personal or corporate guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis, including a small portfolio of corporate credit cards, generally issued as a part of overall customer relationships.

Commercial real estate – owner occupied loans consist of commercial mortgages on properties where repayment is generally dependent on the cash flow from the ongoing operations and activities of the borrower. Like commercial non-real estate, these loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower, but also have the added strength of the value of underlying real estate collateral.

Commercial real estate – income producing

Commercial real estate – income producing loans consist of loans secured by commercial mortgages on properties where the loan is made to real estate developers or investors and repayment is dependent on the sale, refinance, or income generated from the operation of the property. Properties financed include retail, office, multifamily, senior housing, hotel/motel, skilled nursing facilities and other commercial properties.

Construction and land development

Construction and land development loans are made to facilitate the acquisition, development, improvement and construction of both commercial and residential-purpose properties. Such loans are made to builders and investors where repayment is expected to be made from the sale, refinance or operation of the property or to businesses to be used in their business operations. This portfolio also includes residential construction loans and loans secured by raw land not yet under development.

Residential mortgages

Residential mortgages consist of closed-end loans secured by first liens on 1- 4 family residential properties. The portfolio includes both fixed and adjustable rate loans, although most longer-term, fixed rate loans originated are generally sold in the secondary mortgage market. 14

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Consumer

Consumer loans include second lien mortgage home loans, home equity lines of credit and nonresidential consumer purpose loans. Nonresidential consumer loans include both direct and indirect loans. Direct nonresidential consumer loans are made to finance the purchase of personal property, including automobiles, recreational vehicles and boats, and for other personal purposes (secured and unsecured), and deposit account secured loans. Indirect nonresidential consumer loans include automobile financing provided to the consumer through an agreement with automobile dealerships, though the Company is no longer engaged in this type of lending and the remaining portfolio is in runoff. Consumer loans also include a small portfolio of credit card receivables issued on the basis of applications received through referrals from the Bank’s branches, online and other marketing efforts.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The calculation of the allowance for credit losses is performed using two primary approaches: a collective approach for pools of loans that have similar risk characteristics using a loss rate analysis, and a specific reserve analysis for credits individually evaluated. The allowance for credit losses for collectively evaluated portfolios is developed using multiple Moody’s macroeconomic forecasts applied to internally developed credit models for a two year reasonable and supportable period.

The following tables present activity in the allowance for credit losses (ACL) by portfolio class for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, as well as the corresponding recorded investment in loans at the end of each period.

Commercial Total Commercial
Commercial real estate- commercial real estate- Construction
non-real owner and income and land Residential
($ in thousands) estate occupied industrial producing development mortgages Consumer Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance $ 101,737 $ 40,197 $ 141,934 $ 74,539 $ 27,039 $ 38,983 $ 25,412 $ 307,907
Charge-offs (9,630 ) — (9,630 ) (8,819 ) (75 ) (56 ) (4,786 ) (23,366 )
Recoveries 13,104 102 13,206 3 61 202 914 14,386
Net provision for loan losses (853 ) (1,021 ) (1,874 ) 12,154 (1,187 ) 2,029 3,677 14,799
Ending balance - allowance for loan losses $ 104,358 $ 39,278 $ 143,636 $ 77,877 $ 25,838 $ 41,158 $ 25,217 $ 313,726
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
Beginning balance $ 5,507 $ 327 $ 5,834 $ 1,344 $ 20,019 $ 30 $ 1,667 $ 28,894
Provision for losses on unfunded commitments 192 (40 ) 152 (352 ) (1,615 ) (8 ) (8 ) (1,831 )
Ending balance - reserve for unfunded lending commitments 5,699 287 5,986 992 18,404 22 1,659 27,063
Total allowance for credit losses $ 110,057 $ 39,565 $ 149,622 $ 78,869 $ 44,242 $ 41,180 $ 26,876 $ 340,789
Allowance for loan losses:
Individually evaluated $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Collectively evaluated 104,358 39,278 143,636 77,877 25,838 41,158 25,217 313,726
Allowance for loan losses $ 104,358 $ 39,278 $ 143,636 $ 77,877 $ 25,838 $ 41,158 $ 25,217 $ 313,726
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
Individually evaluated $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Collectively evaluated 5,699 287 5,986 992 18,404 22 1,659 27,063
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments: $ 5,699 $ 287 $ 5,986 $ 992 $ 18,404 $ 22 $ 1,659 $ 27,063
Total allowance for credit losses $ 110,057 $ 39,565 $ 149,622 $ 78,869 $ 44,242 $ 41,180 $ 26,876 $ 340,789
Loans:
Individually evaluated $ 11,255 $ 739 $ 11,994 $ 23,436 $ 928 $ — $ 818 $ 37,176
Collectively evaluated 9,915,078 3,079,453 12,994,531 4,019,361 1,540,845 3,983,321 1,395,704 23,933,762
Total loans $ 9,926,333 $ 3,080,192 $ 13,006,525 $ 4,042,797 $ 1,541,773 $ 3,983,321 $ 1,396,522 $ 23,970,938

The Company utilized the February 2024 Moody’s forecasts in the computation of the March 31, 2024 allowance for credit losses, which was the most current available at that time. The Company incorporated certain qualitative factors in the computation of the allowance for credit loss to account for factors not captured in the Moody’s macroeconomic forecast. The Moody's forecasts are anchored on a baseline economic forecast, which Moody’s defines as the “most likely outcome” based on current conditions and its view of where the economy is headed. The baseline scenario is positioned at the 50th percentile of possible outcomes. Several upside and downside alternative scenarios are also derived from that baseline scenario and considered when assessing reasonably possible outcomes.

In arriving at the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2024, the Company weighted Moody’s February 2024 baseline economic forecast at 40% and downside mild recessionary S-2 scenario at 60%. The February 2024 baseline scenario maintains a generally optimistic outlook in its assumptions surrounding the drivers of economic growth, including its expectations of the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy in easing inflationary conditions without precipitating a recession. The S-2 scenario is less optimistic compared to the baseline, with the assumed combination of risk of a federal shutdown, rising political tensions, continuing elevated inflation, and reduced credit availability leading to a forecasted mild recession beginning in the second quarter of 2024 and lasting for three quarters. 15

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The modest increase in the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023, reflects a relatively consistent credit loss outlook and continued focus on risks that impact certain segments within the Company’s loan portfolio. The decline in the reserve for unfunded commitments compared to December 31, 2023 was largely volume driven.

Commercial Total Commercial
Commercial real estate- commercial real estate- Construction
non-real owner and income and land Residential
($ in thousands) estate occupied industrial producing development mortgages Consumer Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance $ 96,461 $ 48,284 $ 144,745 $ 71,961 $ 30,498 $ 32,464 $ 28,121 $ 307,789
Charge-offs (4,528 ) — (4,528 ) — (61 ) (20 ) (3,363 ) (7,972 )
Recoveries 1,033 195 1,228 — 6 181 838 2,253
Net provision for loan losses (320 ) (813 ) (1,133 ) 4,231 459 1,916 1,842 7,315
Ending balance - allowance for loan losses $ 92,646 $ 47,666 $ 140,312 $ 76,192 $ 30,902 $ 34,541 $ 27,438 $ 309,385
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
Beginning balance $ 4,984 $ 302 $ 5,286 $ 1,395 $ 25,110 $ 31 $ 1,487 $ 33,309
Provision for losses on unfunded commitments (191 ) 22 (169 ) 493 (1,487 ) (14 ) (118 ) (1,295 )
Ending balance - reserve for unfunded lending commitments 4,793 324 5,117 1,888 23,623 17 1,369 32,014
Total allowance for credit losses $ 97,439 $ 47,990 $ 145,429 $ 78,080 $ 54,525 $ 34,558 $ 28,807 $ 341,399
Allowance for loan losses:
Individually evaluated $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Collectively evaluated 92,646 47,666 140,312 76,192 30,902 34,541 27,438 309,385
Allowance for loan losses $ 92,646 $ 47,666 $ 140,312 $ 76,192 $ 30,902 $ 34,541 $ 27,438 $ 309,385
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
Individually evaluated $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Collectively evaluated 4,793 324 5,117 1,888 23,623 17 1,369 32,014
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments: $ 4,793 $ 324 $ 5,117 $ 1,888 $ 23,623 $ 17 $ 1,369 $ 32,014
Total allowance for credit losses $ 97,439 $ 47,990 $ 145,429 $ 78,080 $ 54,525 $ 34,558 $ 28,807 $ 341,399
Loans:
Individually evaluated $ 10,273 $ 684 $ 10,957 $ 1,120 $ — $ 1,135 $ — $ 13,212
Collectively evaluated 10,003,209 3,050,064 13,053,273 3,757,335 1,726,916 3,328,658 1,525,129 23,391,311
Total loans $ 10,013,482 $ 3,050,748 $ 13,064,230 $ 3,758,455 $ 1,726,916 $ 3,329,793 $ 1,525,129 $ 23,404,523

The allowance for credit loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was up slightly when compared to December 31, 2022, with modest increases in the Commercial Real Estate Income Producing and Residential Mortgage portfolios that were largely offset by declines across the remaining portfolios. Positive economic indicators of growth within the Company's footprint, relatively stable asset quality metrics and modest credit losses in recent periods led to relatively flat reserves for the quarter. In arriving at the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2023, the Company weighted the baseline economic forecast at 40%, the downside S-2 mild recession scenario at 50%, and the S-3 more severe recession scenario at 10%.

Nonaccrual loans and certain reportable modified loan disclosures

The following table shows the composition of nonaccrual loans and those without an allowance for loan loss, by portfolio class.

March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
($ in thousands) Total nonaccrual Nonaccrual without allowance for loan loss Total nonaccrual Nonaccrual without allowance for loan loss
Commercial non-real estate $ 17,487 $ 11,255 $ 20,840 $ 13,637
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 2,197 739 2,228 —
Total commercial and industrial 19,684 11,994 23,068 13,637
Commercial real estate - income producing 24,066 23,436 461 —
Construction and land development 2,228 928 815 —
Residential mortgages 25,924 — 26,137 —
Consumer 10,180 818 8,555 —
Total loans $ 82,082 $ 37,176 $ 59,036 $ 13,637

As a part of our loss mitigation efforts, we may provide modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to improve long-term collectability of the loans and to avoid the need for repossession or foreclosure of collateral. Nonaccrual loans include reportable nonaccruing modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty (“MEFDs”) totaling $0.2 million and $0.1 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Total reportable MEFDs, both accruing and nonaccruing, were $37.6 million and $24.5 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company had unfunded commitments to borrowers whose 16

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loan terms have been modified as a reportable MEFD totaling $10.8 million and $0.7 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The tables below provide detail by portfolio class for reportable MEFDs entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Modified facilities are reflected only once in each table based on the type of modification or combination of modification.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Term extension Significant payment delay Term extensions and <br>significant payment delay
($ in thousands) Balance Percentage of portfolio Balance Percentage of portfolio Balance Percentage of portfolio
Commercial non-real estate $ 17,846 0.18 % $ — — $ 5,275 0.05 %
Commercial real estate - owner occupied — — — — — —
Total commercial and industrial 17,846 0.14 % — — 5,275 0.04 %
Commercial real estate - income producing — — 1,573 0.04 % — —
Construction and land development — — — — — —
Residential mortgages 1,893 0.05 % — — — —
Consumer 113 0.01 % — — — —
Total reportable modified loans $ 19,852 0.08 % $ 1,573 0.01 % $ 5,275 0.02 %
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
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Term extension Significant payment delay Term extensions and <br>significant payment delay
($ in thousands) Balance Percentage of portfolio Balance Percentage of portfolio Balance Percentage of portfolio
Commercial non-real estate $ 934 0.01 % $ — — $ — —
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 684 0.02 % — — — —
Total commercial and industrial 1,618 0.01 % — — — —
Commercial real estate - income producing — — — — — —
Construction and land development — — — — — —
Residential mortgages — — — — — —
Consumer — — — — — —
Total reportable modified loans $ 1,618 0.01 % $ — — $ — —

Reportable modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three months ended March 31, 2024 consisted of weighted average term extensions totaling approximately eight months for commercial loans, eight years for residential mortgage loans and four years for consumer loans. The weighted average term of other than insignificant payment delays during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was four months for commercial loans. Reportable modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three months ended March 31, 2023 consisted of weighted average term extensions totaling one month for commercial loans. Reported term extensions and payment delays are considered more than insignificant if they exceeded six months when considering other modifications made in the past twelve months

The tables below present the aging analysis of reportable modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty by portfolio class at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

March 31, 2024 30-59<br>days<br>past due 60-89<br>days<br>past due Greater than<br>90 days<br>past due Total<br>past due Current Total reportable <br>modified Loans
(in thousands)
Commercial non-real estate $ — $ 5,791 $ 178 $ 5,969 $ 25,473 $ 31,442
Commercial real estate - owner occupied — 955 — 955 806 1,761
Total commercial and industrial — 6,746 178 6,924 26,279 33,203
Commercial real estate - income producing — — — — 1,573 1,573
Construction and land development — — — — 84 84
Residential mortgages 222 — — 222 2,125 2,347
Consumer 197 — — 197 188 385
Total reportable modified loans $ 419 $ 6,746 $ 178 $ 7,343 $ 30,249 $ 37,592

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December 31, 2023 30-59<br>days<br>past due 60-89<br>days<br>past due Greater than<br>90 days<br>past due Total<br>past due Current Total reportable <br>modified Loans
(in thousands)
Commercial non-real estate $ 3,149 $ 233 $ 4,430 $ 7,812 $ 14,145 $ 21,957
Commercial real estate - owner occupied — — — — 1,774 1,774
Total commercial and industrial 3,149 233 4,430 7,812 15,919 23,731
Commercial real estate - income producing — — — — — —
Construction and land development — — — — 85 85
Residential mortgages 66 — — 66 390 456
Consumer — — — — 274 274
Total reportable modified loans $ 3,215 $ 233 $ 4,430 $ 7,878 $ 16,668 $ 24,546

There were three commercial non-real estate loans totaling $3.2 million with a reportable term extension modification that had a post modification payment default during the three month period ended March 31, 2024. There were no post modification payment defaults within the three month period ended March 31, 2023. A payment default occurs if the loan is either 90 days or more delinquent or has been charged off as of the end of the period presented.

Aging Analysis

The tables below present the aging analysis of past due loans by portfolio class at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

March 31, 2024 60-89<br>days<br>past due Greater<br>than<br>90 days<br>past due Total<br>past due Current Total<br>Loans Recorded<br>investment<br>> 90 days<br>and still<br>accruing
( in thousands)
Commercial non-real estate 7,152 $ 8,450 $ 13,837 $ 29,439 $ 9,896,894 $ 9,926,333 $ 1,863
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 1,751 1,979 2,608 6,338 3,073,854 3,080,192 421
Total commercial and industrial 8,903 10,429 16,445 35,777 12,970,748 13,006,525 2,284
Commercial real estate - income producing 204 23,436 3,701 27,341 4,015,456 4,042,797 3,128
Construction and land development 851 147 2,285 3,283 1,538,490 1,541,773 381
Residential mortgages 49,842 2,763 19,549 72,154 3,911,167 3,983,321 125
Consumer 10,290 7,639 6,008 23,937 1,372,585 1,396,522 2,020
Total 70,090 $ 44,414 $ 47,988 $ 162,492 $ 23,808,446 $ 23,970,938 $ 7,938

All values are in US Dollars.

December 31, 2023 60-89<br>days<br>past due Greater<br>than<br>90 days<br>past due Total<br>past due Current Total<br>Loans Recorded<br>investment<br>> 90 days<br>and still<br>accruing
( in thousands)
Commercial non-real estate 12,311 $ 4,381 $ 21,132 $ 37,824 $ 9,919,460 $ 9,957,284 $ 5,782
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 1,614 1,596 1,715 4,925 3,088,838 3,093,763 431
Total commercial and industrial 13,925 5,977 22,847 42,749 13,008,298 13,051,047 6,213
Commercial real estate - income producing 3,938 606 408 4,952 3,981,991 3,986,943 —
Construction and land development 1,655 1,220 1,208 4,083 1,547,008 1,551,091 742
Residential mortgages 40,189 9,121 18,960 68,270 3,817,802 3,886,072 172
Consumer 11,059 5,957 6,611 23,627 1,423,137 1,446,764 2,482
Total 70,766 $ 22,881 $ 50,034 $ 143,681 $ 23,778,236 $ 23,921,917 $ 9,609

All values are in US Dollars.

Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present the credit quality indicators by segment and portfolio class of loans at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company routinely assesses the ratings of loans in its portfolio through an established and comprehensive portfolio management process. 18

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March 31, 2024
($ in thousands) Commercial<br>non-real<br>estate Commercial<br>real estate -<br>owner-<br>occupied Total<br>commercial<br>and industrial Commercial<br>real estate -<br>income<br>producing Construction<br>and land<br>development Total<br>commercial
Grade:
Pass $ 9,407,861 $ 2,988,192 $ 12,396,053 $ 3,862,625 $ 1,521,518 $ 17,780,196
Pass-Watch 255,418 63,335 318,753 134,248 18,027 471,028
Special Mention 25,058 17,667 42,725 6,714 — 49,439
Substandard 237,996 10,998 248,994 39,210 2,228 290,432
Doubtful — — — — — —
Total $ 9,926,333 $ 3,080,192 $ 13,006,525 $ 4,042,797 $ 1,541,773 $ 18,591,095
December 31, 2023
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
($ in thousands) Commercial<br>non-real<br>estate Commercial<br>real estate -<br>owner-<br>occupied Total<br>commercial<br>and industrial Commercial<br>real estate -<br>income<br>producing Construction<br>and land<br>development Total<br>commercial
Grade:
Pass $ 9,524,018 $ 3,016,277 $ 12,540,295 $ 3,799,004 $ 1,542,460 $ 17,881,759
Pass-Watch 234,211 52,027 286,238 139,932 7,460 433,630
Special Mention 11,486 6,647 18,133 40,826 356 59,315
Substandard 187,569 18,812 206,381 7,181 815 214,377
Doubtful — — — — — —
Total $ 9,957,284 $ 3,093,763 $ 13,051,047 $ 3,986,943 $ 1,551,091 $ 18,589,081
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
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($ in thousands) Residential<br>mortgage Consumer Total Residential <br>mortgage Consumer Total
Performing $ 3,957,398 $ 1,386,342 $ 5,343,740 $ 3,859,935 $ 1,438,209 $ 5,298,144
Nonperforming 25,923 10,180 36,103 26,137 8,555 34,692
Total $ 3,983,321 $ 1,396,522 $ 5,379,843 $ 3,886,072 $ 1,446,764 $ 5,332,836

Below are the definitions of the Company’s internally assigned grades:

Commercial:

• Pass – loans properly approved, documented, collateralized, and performing which do not reflect an abnormal credit risk.

• Pass-Watch – credits in this category are of sufficient risk to cause concern. This category is reserved for credits that display negative performance trends. The “Watch” grade should be regarded as a transition category.

• Special Mention – a criticized asset category defined as having potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may, at some future date, result in the deterioration of the repayment prospects for the credit or the institution’s credit position. Special mention credits are not considered part of the classified credit categories and do not expose the institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

• Substandard – an asset that is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Assets so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

• Doubtful – an asset that has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

• Loss – credits classified as loss are considered uncollectable and are charged off promptly once so classified.

Residential and Consumer:

• Performing – accruing loans.

• Nonperforming – loans for which there are good reasons to doubt that payments will be made in full. Nonperforming loans include all loans with nonaccrual status. 19

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Vintage Analysis

The following tables present credit quality disclosures of amortized cost by class and vintage for term loans and by revolving and revolving converted to amortizing at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company defines vintage as the later of origination, renewal or modification date. The gross charge-offs presented in the tables that follow are for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023.

Term Loans Revolving Loans
March 31, 2024 Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year Revolving Converted to
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Prior Loans Term Loans Total
Commercial Non-Real Estate:
Pass $ 356,133 $ 1,456,018 $ 1,709,790 $ 1,018,785 $ 426,293 $ 1,242,580 $ 3,154,253 $ 44,009 $ 9,407,861
Pass-Watch 1,548 55,622 21,358 27,428 19,555 26,843 102,356 708 255,418
Special Mention 11,035 2,640 499 11 124 806 9,800 143 25,058
Substandard 6,540 35,643 79,983 18,194 7,984 3,308 80,505 5,839 237,996
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 375,256 $ 1,549,923 $ 1,811,630 $ 1,064,418 $ 453,956 $ 1,273,537 $ 3,346,914 $ 50,699 $ 9,926,333
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ 3,907 $ 850 $ 106 $ 51 $ 1,483 $ 2,323 $ 910 $ 9,630
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied:
Pass $ 60,032 $ 368,653 $ 676,512 $ 605,118 $ 492,383 $ 744,599 $ 40,598 $ 297 $ 2,988,192
Pass-Watch — 2,978 24,790 9,816 5,317 19,747 687 — 63,335
Special Mention — — — 187 — 17,330 150 — 17,667
Substandard — 958 4,660 1,588 1,363 2,136 293 — 10,998
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 60,032 $ 372,589 $ 705,962 $ 616,709 $ 499,063 $ 783,812 $ 41,728 $ 297 $ 3,080,192
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Commercial Real Estate - Income Producing:
Pass $ 54,025 $ 504,820 $ 937,290 $ 1,017,973 $ 625,603 $ 653,818 $ 64,938 $ 4,158 $ 3,862,625
Pass-Watch 13,301 6,622 4,047 4,163 70,889 33,226 2,000 — 134,248
Special Mention — 448 — — — 6,266 — — 6,714
Substandard — 4,086 34,278 286 — 560 — — 39,210
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 67,326 $ 515,976 $ 975,615 $ 1,022,422 $ 696,492 $ 693,870 $ 66,938 $ 4,158 $ 4,042,797
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ — $ 8,819 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 8,819
Construction and Land Development:
Pass $ 70,758 $ 418,296 $ 635,714 $ 176,967 $ 36,935 $ 21,652 $ 156,207 $ 4,989 $ 1,521,518
Pass-Watch — 1,385 11,727 4,416 64 230 205 — 18,027
Special Mention — — — — — — — — —
Substandard — 433 1,073 97 43 286 296 — 2,228
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 70,758 $ 420,114 $ 648,514 $ 181,480 $ 37,042 $ 22,168 $ 156,708 $ 4,989 $ 1,541,773
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ — $ 75 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 75
Residential Mortgage:
Performing $ 67,697 $ 414,407 $ 1,012,153 $ 946,874 $ 479,252 $ 1,033,398 $ 3,617 $ — $ 3,957,398
Nonperforming — 911 2,941 4,277 286 17,508 — — 25,923
Total $ 67,697 $ 415,318 $ 1,015,094 $ 951,151 $ 479,538 $ 1,050,906 $ 3,617 $ — $ 3,983,321
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ — $ — $ 2 $ — $ 54 $ — $ — $ 56
Consumer Loans:
Performing $ 27,375 $ 56,206 $ 53,824 $ 32,622 $ 24,841 $ 71,041 $ 1,111,067 $ 9,366 $ 1,386,342
Nonperforming 20 92 712 899 863 5,118 250 2,226 10,180
Total $ 27,395 $ 56,298 $ 54,536 $ 33,521 $ 25,704 $ 76,159 $ 1,111,317 $ 11,592 $ 1,396,522
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ 635 $ 832 $ 404 $ 49 $ 315 $ 2,040 $ 511 $ 4,786

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Term Loans Revolving Loans
December 31, 2023 Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year Revolving Converted to
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Prior Loans Term Loans Total
Commercial Non-Real Estate:
Pass $ 1,557,202 $ 1,812,370 $ 1,106,433 $ 483,739 $ 398,626 $ 923,143 $ 3,186,189 $ 56,316 $ 9,524,018
Pass-Watch 30,360 60,228 20,730 8,245 4,988 9,117 94,252 6,291 234,211
Special Mention 411 6,206 936 27 26 836 2,620 424 11,486
Substandard 48,264 48,178 18,882 8,058 3,079 1,660 54,453 4,995 187,569
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 1,636,237 $ 1,926,982 $ 1,146,981 $ 500,069 $ 406,719 $ 934,756 $ 3,337,514 $ 68,026 $ 9,957,284
Gross Charge-offs $ 7,885 $ 1,179 $ 1,484 $ 27,000 $ 81 $ 1,750 $ 11,971 $ 8,480 $ 59,830
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied:
Pass $ 374,466 $ 689,626 $ 620,272 $ 501,054 $ 284,032 $ 493,707 $ 40,533 $ 12,587 $ 3,016,277
Pass-Watch 2,574 9,587 9,654 3,451 8,791 17,581 389 — 52,027
Special Mention 837 — 617 — 110 5,083 — — 6,647
Substandard 2,322 4,956 967 1,295 584 7,374 1,314 — 18,812
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 380,199 $ 704,169 $ 631,510 $ 505,800 $ 293,517 $ 523,745 $ 42,236 $ 12,587 $ 3,093,763
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Commercial Real Estate - Income Producing:
Pass $ 456,334 $ 953,501 $ 966,402 $ 618,003 $ 323,344 $ 367,010 $ 65,486 $ 48,924 $ 3,799,004
Pass-Watch 9,469 3,064 3,886 75,182 23,827 22,504 2,000 — 139,932
Special Mention 156 32,255 — 354 — 8,061 — — 40,826
Substandard 4,086 1,921 286 — 122 766 — — 7,181
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 470,045 $ 990,741 $ 970,574 $ 693,539 $ 347,293 $ 398,341 $ 67,486 $ 48,924 $ 3,986,943
Gross Charge-offs $ 73 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 73
Construction and Land Development:
Pass $ 388,453 $ 676,687 $ 248,036 $ 62,086 $ 6,008 $ 18,834 $ 139,587 $ 2,769 $ 1,542,460
Pass-Watch 3,067 2,820 827 83 128 323 212 — 7,460
Special Mention 294 — — — 62 — — — 356
Substandard — 87 96 49 9 279 295 — 815
Doubtful — — — — — — — — —
Total $ 391,814 $ 679,594 $ 248,959 $ 62,218 $ 6,207 $ 19,436 $ 140,094 $ 2,769 $ 1,551,091
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ 7 $ 54 $ — $ — $ 11 $ — $ — $ 72
Residential Mortgage:
Performing $ 439,024 $ 910,361 $ 950,400 $ 489,262 $ 176,041 $ 891,232 $ 3,615 $ — $ 3,859,935
Nonperforming 561 2,233 3,260 730 2,366 16,987 — — 26,137
Total $ 439,585 $ 912,594 $ 953,660 $ 489,992 $ 178,407 $ 908,219 $ 3,615 $ — $ 3,886,072
Gross Charge-offs $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 55 $ — $ — $ 55
Consumer Loans:
Performing $ 75,615 $ 59,454 $ 36,693 $ 28,076 $ 31,802 $ 39,150 $ 1,144,401 $ 23,018 $ 1,438,209
Nonperforming 176 237 245 438 445 2,528 369 4,117 8,555
Total $ 75,791 $ 59,691 $ 36,938 $ 28,514 $ 32,247 $ 41,678 $ 1,144,770 $ 27,135 $ 1,446,764
Gross Charge-offs $ 567 $ 2,388 $ 1,473 $ 215 $ 573 $ 824 $ 7,735 $ 1,618 $ 15,393

Residential Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure

Loans in process of foreclosure include those for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. Included in loans at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $6.1 million and $7.1 million, respectively, of consumer loans secured by single family residential real estate that were in process of foreclosure. In addition to the single family residential real estate loans in process of foreclosure, the Company also held foreclosed single family residential properties in other real estate owned totaling $0.8 million at March 31, 2024 and $1.6 million at December 31, 2023.

Loans Held for Sale

Loans held for sale totaled $16.5 million and $26.1 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Loans held for sale is composed primarily of residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary market. At March 31, 2024, residential mortgage loans carried at the fair value option totaled $15.2 million with an unpaid principal balance of $14.8 million. At December 31, 2023, residential mortgage loans carried at the fair value option totaled $13.3 million with an unpaid principal balance of $12.9 million. All other loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market.

4. Investments in low income housing tax credit entities

The Company invests in certain affordable housing project limited partnerships that are qualified low-income housing tax credit developments. These investments are considered variable interest entities for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary and, 21

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therefore, are not consolidated. These partnerships generate low-income tax credits that are earned over a 10-year period, beginning with the year the rental activity begins. The Company has elected to use the practical expedient method of amortization, which approximates the proportional amortization method, whereby the investment cost is amortized in proportion to the allocated tax credits over the 10 year tax credit period. Additionally, the Company recognizes deferred taxes on the basis difference of the tax equity investment to reflect the financial impact of other tax benefits (e.g., tax operating losses) not included in the practical expedient amortization. The tax credits, when realized, are reflected in the consolidated statements of income as a reduction of income tax expense. The Company’s investments in affordable housing limited partnerships totaled $37.9 million and $37.8 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, with a carry balance net of accumulated amortization included in the other assets line item on our Consolidated Balance Sheets totaling $28.7 million and $29.6 million, respectively, for those same periods. The net impact of the low-income housing tax credit program was not material to our Consolidated Statements of Income or Cash flows for both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

5. Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase

Included in short-term borrowings are securities sold under agreements to repurchase that mature daily and are secured by U.S. agency securities totaling $667.4 million and $454.5 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company borrows funds on a secured basis by selling securities under agreements to repurchase, mainly in connection with treasury management services offered to its deposit customers. As the Company maintains effective control over assets sold under agreements to repurchase, the securities continue to be carried on the consolidated statements of financial condition. Because the Company acts as borrower transferring assets to the counterparty, and the agreements mature daily, the Company’s risk is limited.

6. Derivatives

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage risks related to differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments. The Bank also enters into interest rate derivative agreements as a service to certain qualifying customers. The Bank manages a matched book with respect to these customer derivatives in order to minimize its net interest rate risk exposure resulting from such agreements. In addition, the Bank also enters into risk participation agreements under which it may either sell or buy credit risk associated with a customer’s performance under certain interest rate derivative contracts related to loans in which participation interests have been sold to or purchased from other banks.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet

The table below presents the notional or contractual amounts and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Derivative (1) Derivative (1)
($ in thousands) Type of<br>Hedge Notional or<br>Contractual<br>Amount Assets Liabilities Notional or<br>Contractual<br>Amount Assets Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps - variable rate loans Cash Flow $ 1,550,000 $ — $ 90,143 $ 1,550,000 $ — $ 73,611
Interest rate swaps - securities Fair Value 477,500 31,347 — 477,500 22,819 —
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments $ 2,027,500 $ 31,347 $ 90,143 $ 2,027,500 $ 22,819 $ 73,611
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps N/A $ 5,094,695 $ 141,396 $ 141,539 $ 5,128,144 $ 131,271 $ 129,994
Risk participation agreements N/A 348,091 9 4 364,906 34 18
Interest rate-lock commitments on residential mortgage loans N/A 39,373 842 1 13,355 — 286
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans N/A 24,981 — 569 18,563 372 —
To Be Announced (TBA) securities N/A 20,250 9 46 13,500 — 47
Foreign exchange forward contracts N/A 83,065 961 937 83,134 1,864 1,840
Visa Class B derivative contract N/A 42,617 — 2,141 42,617 — 1,342
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments $ 5,653,072 $ 143,217 $ 145,237 $ 5,664,219 $ 133,541 $ 133,527
Total derivatives $ 7,680,572 $ 174,564 $ 235,380 $ 7,691,719 $ 156,360 $ 207,138
Less: netting adjustment (2) (79,875 ) — (65,648 ) —
Total derivative assets/liabilities $ 94,689 $ 235,380 $ 90,712 $ 207,138

(1) Derivative assets and liabilities are reported in other assets or other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

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Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company is party to various interest rate swap agreements designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges of the Company’s forecasted variable cash flows for pools of variable rate loans. For each agreement, the Company receives interest at a fixed rate and pays at a variable rate. The Company terminated six swap agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and paid cash of approximately $2.9 million. The net cash paid for these transactions was recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income/loss and is being amortized into earnings through the original maturity dates of the respective contracts. There were no terminations of interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The notional amounts of the swap agreements in place at March 31, 2024 expire as follows: $50 million in

2025

; $475 million in

2026

; $925 million in

2027

; and $100 million in

2028

.

Fair Value Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps on securities available for sale

The Company is party to forward-starting fixed payer swaps that convert the latter portion of the term of certain available for sale securities to a floating rate. These derivative instruments are designated as fair value hedges of interest rate risk. This strategy provides the Company with a fixed rate coupon during the front-end unhedged tenor of the bonds and results in a floating rate security during the back-end hedged tenor. At March 31, 2024, these single layer instruments have hedge start dates between January 2025 and July 2026, and maturity dates from December 2027 through March 2031. The fair value of the hedged item attributable to interest rate risk is presented in interest income along with the change in the fair value of the hedging instrument.

The hedged available for sale securities are part of closed portfolios of pre-payable commercial mortgage backed securities. In accordance with ASC 815, prepayment risk may be excluded when measuring the change in fair value of such hedged items attributable to interest rate risk under the portfolio layer method (formerly referred to as last-of-layer). At March 31, 2024, the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio of pre-payable commercial mortgage backed securities totaled $514.3 million, excluding any basis adjustment. The amount that represents the hedged items was $446.0 million and the basis adjustment associated with the hedged items was a loss totaling $31.5 million.

The Company terminated three fair value swap agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and received cash of approximately $16.6 million. At the time of termination, the value of the swap was recorded as an adjustment to the book value of the underlying security, thereby changing its current book yield and extending its duration, if held, or impacting the net gain or loss, if sold. There were no fair value swap agreements terminated during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

Customer interest rate derivative program

The Bank enters into interest rate derivative agreements, primarily rate swaps, with commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. The Bank enters into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions, thereby mitigating its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Because the interest rate derivatives associated with this program do not meet hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.

Risk participation agreements

The Bank also enters into risk participation agreements under which it may either assume or sell credit risk associated with a borrower’s performance under certain interest rate derivative contracts. In those instances where the Bank has assumed credit risk, it is not a direct counterparty to the derivative contract with the borrower and has entered into the risk participation agreement because it is a party to the related loan agreement with the borrower. In those instances in which the Bank has sold credit risk, it is the sole counterparty to the derivative contract with the borrower and has entered into the risk participation agreement because other banks participate in the related loan agreement. The Bank manages its credit risk under risk participation agreements by monitoring the creditworthiness of the borrower, based on the Bank’s normal credit review process.

Mortgage banking derivatives

The Bank also enters into certain derivative agreements as part of its mortgage banking activities. These agreements include interest rate lock commitments on prospective residential mortgage loans and forward commitments to sell loans to investors on either a best efforts or a mandatory delivery basis. The Company uses these forward sales commitments, which may include To Be Announced 23

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(“TBA”) security contracts, on the open market to protect the value of its rate locks and mortgage loans held for sale from changes in interest rates and pricing between the origination of the rate lock and the final sale of these loans. These instruments meet the definition of derivative financial instruments and are reflected in other assets and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, with changes to the fair value recorded in noninterest income within the secondary mortgage market operations line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The loans sold on a mandatory basis commit the Company to deliver a specific principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price, by a specified date. If the Company fails to deliver the amount of mortgages necessary to fulfill the commitment by the specified date, we may be obligated to pay a pair-off fee, based on then-current market prices, to the investor/counterparty to compensate the investor for the shortfall. Mandatory delivery forward commitments include TBA security contracts on the open market to provide protection against changes in interest rates on the locked mortgage pipeline. The Company expects that mandatory delivery contracts, including TBA security contracts, will experience changes in fair value opposite to the changes in the fair value of derivative loan commitments. Certain assumptions, including pull through rates and rate lock periods, are used in managing the existing and future hedges. The accuracy of underlying assumptions could impact the ultimate effectiveness of any hedging strategies.

Forward commitments under best effort contracts commit the Company to deliver a specific individual mortgage loan to an investor if the loan to the underlying borrower closes. Generally, best efforts cash contracts have no pair-off risk regardless of market movement. The price the investor will pay the seller for an individual loan is specified prior to the loan being funded, generally the same day the Company enters into the interest rate lock commitment with the potential borrower. The Company expects that these best efforts forward loan sale commitments will experience a net neutral shift in fair value with related derivative loan commitments.

At the closing of the loan, the rate lock commitment derivative expires and the Company generally records a loan held for sale at fair value under the election of fair value option.

Customer foreign exchange forward contract derivatives

The Company enters into foreign exchange forward derivative agreements, primarily forward foreign currency contracts, with commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. The Bank manages its risk exposure from such transactions by entering into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions. The Bank has not elected to designate these foreign exchange forward contract derivatives as hedges; as such, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.

Visa Class B derivative contract

The Company is a member of Visa USA. In 2018, the Company sold the majority of its Visa Class B holdings, at which time it entered into a derivative agreement with the purchaser whereby the Company will make or receive cash payments whenever the conversion ratio of the Visa Class B shares into Visa Class A shares is adjusted. The conversion ratio changes when Visa deposits funds to a litigation escrow established by Visa to pay settlements for certain litigation, for which Visa is indemnified by Visa USA members. The Company is also required to make periodic financing payments to the purchaser until all of Visa’s covered litigation matters are resolved. Thus, the derivative contract extends until the end of Visa’s covered litigation matters, the timing of which is uncertain.

The contract includes a contingent accelerated termination clause based on the credit ratings of the Company. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the liability associated with this contract was $2.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively. Refer to Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements for discussion of the valuation inputs and process for this derivative liability.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Income

The effects of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are presented in the table below.

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Three Months Ended
( in thousands) March 31,
Derivative Instruments: 2024 2023
Cash flow hedges:
Variable rate loans $ (12,558 ) $ (8,001 )
Fair value hedges:
Securities 3,108 2,750
Derivatives not designated as hedging:
Residential mortgage banking 285 484
Customer and all other instruments (2,802 ) 583
Total loss $ (11,967 ) $ (4,184 )

All values are in US Dollars.

Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features

Certain of the Bank’s derivative instruments contain provisions allowing the financial institution counterparty to terminate the contracts in certain circumstances, such as a downgrade of the Bank’s credit ratings below specified levels, a default by the Bank on its indebtedness, or the failure of the Bank to maintain specified minimum regulatory capital ratios or its regulatory status as a well-capitalized institution. These derivative agreements also contain provisions regarding the posting of collateral by each party. At March 31, 2024, the Company was not in violation of any such provisions. The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $76.1 million and $65.6 million, respectively, for which the Company had posted collateral of $75.7 million and $66.0 million, respectively.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Bank’s derivative instruments with certain counterparties contain legally enforceable netting provisions that allow for net settlement of multiple transactions to a single amount, which may be positive, negative, or zero. Agreements with certain bilateral counterparties require both parties to maintain collateral in the event that the fair values of derivative instruments exceed established exposure thresholds. For centrally cleared derivatives, the Company is subject to initial margin posting and daily variation margin exchange with the central clearinghouses. Offsetting information in regards to all derivative assets and liabilities, including accrued interest, subject to these master netting agreements at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is presented in the following tables.

( in thousands) Gross<br>Amounts Net Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the<br>Statement of Financial Condition
Description Offset in<br>the Statement<br>of Financial Condition Presented in<br>the Statement<br>of Financial Condition Financial<br>Instruments Cash<br>Collateral Net<br>Amount
As of March 31, 2024
Derivative Assets 177,044 $ (82,430 ) $ 94,614 $ 94,614 $ — $ —
Derivative Liabilities 97,599 $ — $ 97,599 $ 94,614 $ 104,684 $ (101,699 )

All values are in US Dollars.

( in thousands) Gross<br>Amounts Net Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset in the<br>Statement of Financial Condition
Description Offset in<br>the Statement<br>of Financial Condition Presented in<br>the Statement<br>of Financial Condition Financial<br>Instruments Cash<br>Collateral Net<br>Amount
As of December 31, 2023
Derivative Assets 152,740 $ (68,282 ) $ 84,458 $ 84,458 $ — $ —
Derivative Liabilities 87,567 $ — $ 87,567 $ 84,458 $ 96,176 $ (93,067 )

All values are in US Dollars.

The Company has excess posted collateral compared to total exposure due to initial margin requirements for day-to-day rate volatility.

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7. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Shares Outstanding

Common shares outstanding excludes treasury shares totaling 6.3 million at both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, with a first-in-first-out cost basis of $227.8 million and $236.7 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Shares outstanding also excludes unvested restricted share awards totaling $0.3 million at both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Stock Buyback Program

On January 26, 2023, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock buyback program whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase up to approximately 4.3 million shares of its outstanding common stock through the program’s expiration date of December 31, 2024. The program allows the Company to repurchase its common shares in the open market, by block purchase, through accelerated share repurchase programs, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, in one or more transactions from time to time, depending on market conditions and other factors, and in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under this program, and the board of directors has the ability to terminate or amend the program at any time prior to the expiration date. At March 31, 2024, Company had not repurchased shares under this program.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

A roll-forward of the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) is presented in the table that follows:

 HTM Securities<br>Transferred<br>from AFS Employee<br>Benefit Plans Cash<br>Flow Hedges Equity Method Investment Total
( in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2022 (584,408 ) $ (10,734 ) $ (97,952 ) $ (79,093 ) $ 5 $ (772,182 )
Net change in unrealized gain 80,958 — — 19,280 706 100,944
Reclassification of net loss realized and included in earnings — — 1,519 8,001 — 9,520
Valuation adjustments to employee benefit plans — — (1,836 ) — — (1,836 )
Amortization of unrealized net gain or loss on securities transferred to HTM — 494 — — — 494
Income tax (expense) benefit (18,224 ) (111 ) 71 (6,141 ) — (24,405 )
Balance, March 31, 2023 (521,674 ) $ (10,351 ) $ (98,198 ) $ (57,953 ) $ 711 $ (687,465 )
Balance, December 31, 2023 (450,748 ) $ (9,385 ) $ (103,061 ) $ (58,306 ) $ 373 $ (621,127 )
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) (48,264 ) — — (29,191 ) (344 ) (77,799 )
Reclassification of net loss realized and included in earnings — — 1,019 12,558 — 13,577
Valuation adjustments to employee benefit plans — — 22,014 — — 22,014
Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM — 428 — — — 428
Income tax (expense) benefit 10,927 (96 ) (5,176 ) 3,737 — 9,392
Balance, March 31, 2024 (488,085 ) $ (9,053 ) $ (85,204 ) $ (71,202 ) $ 29 $ (653,515 )

All values are in US Dollars.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss (“AOCI”) is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity. AOCI can include, among other items, unrealized holding gains and losses on securities available for sale (“AFS”), including the Company’s share of unrealized gains and losses reported by a partnership accounted for under the equity method, gains and losses associated with pension or other post-retirement benefits that are not recognized immediately as a component of net periodic benefit cost, and gains and losses on derivative instruments that are designated as, and qualify as, cash flow hedges. Net unrealized gains and losses on AFS securities reclassified as securities held to maturity (“HTM”) also continue to be reported as a component of AOCI and will be amortized over the estimated remaining life of the securities as an adjustment to interest income. Subject to certain thresholds, unrealized losses on employee benefit plans will be reclassified into income as pension and post-retirement costs are recognized over the remaining service period of plan participants. Accumulated gains or losses on cash flow hedges of variable rate loans described in Note 6 - Derivatives will be reclassified into income over the life of the hedge. Accumulated other comprehensive loss resulting from the terminated interest rate swaps are being amortized over the remaining maturities of the designated instruments. Gains and losses within AOCI are net of deferred income taxes, where applicable. 26

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The following table shows the line items in the consolidated statements of income affected by amounts reclassified from AOCI.

 Three Months Ended
Amount reclassified from AOCI (a) March 31, Affected line item on
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 the statement of income
Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM $ (428 ) $ (494 ) Interest income
Tax effect 96 111 Income taxes
Net of tax (332 ) (383 ) Net income
Amortization of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items (1,019 ) (1,519 ) Other noninterest expense (b)
Tax effect 229 340 Income taxes
Net of tax (790 ) (1,179 ) Net income
Reclassification of unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (12,658 ) (10,629 ) Interest income
Tax effect 2,844 2,393 Income taxes
Net of tax (9,814 ) (8,236 ) Net income
Amortization of gain on terminated cash flow hedges 100 2,628 Interest income
Tax effect (22 ) (592 ) Income taxes
Net of tax 78 2,036 Net income
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ (10,858 ) $ (7,762 ) Net income

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate reduction in net income.

(b) These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and post-retirement cost that is reported with other noninterest expense (see Note 11 – Retirement Plans for additional details).

8. Other Noninterest Income

Components of other noninterest income are as follows:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023
Income from bank-owned life insurance $ 4,229 $ 3,286
Credit related fees 3,131 2,765
Income (loss) from customer and other derivatives (2,802 ) 583
Net gains on sales of premises, equipment and other assets 2,779 407
Other miscellaneous 5,841 4,177
Total other noninterest income $ 13,178 $ 11,218

9. Other Noninterest Expense

Components of other noninterest expense are as follows:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023
Corporate value and franchise taxes and other non-income taxes $ 5,071 $ 5,253
Advertising 2,907 3,256
Telecommunications and postage 2,413 3,071
Entertainment and contributions 3,178 2,631
Tax credit investment amortization 1,554 1,401
Printing and supplies 882 990
Travel expense 1,103 1,046
Net other retirement expense (4,824 ) (3,655 )
Other miscellaneous 7,624 8,124
Total other noninterest expense $ 19,908 $ 22,117

10. Earnings Per Common Share

The Company calculates earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method allocates net income to each class of common stock and participating security according to common dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Participating securities consist of nonvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. 27

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A summary of the information used in the computation of earnings per common share follows.

Three Months Ended
March 31,
($ in thousands, except per share data) 2024 2023
Numerator:
Net income to common shareholders $ 108,612 $ 126,467
Net income allocated to participating securities - basic and diluted 784 1,358
Net income allocated to common shareholders - basic and diluted $ 107,828 $ 125,109
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares - basic 86,521 86,018
Dilutive potential common shares 205 264
Weighted-average common shares - diluted 86,726 86,282
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 1.25 $ 1.45
Diluted $ 1.24 $ 1.45

Potential common shares consist of stock options, nonvested performance-based awards, nonvested restricted stock units, and restricted share awards deferred under the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan. These potential common shares do not enter into the calculation of diluted earnings per share if the impact would be antidilutive, i.e., increase earnings per share or reduce a loss per share. Potential common shares with weighted averages totaling 43,493 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 34,157 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, did not enter the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the impact would have been anti-dilutive.

11. Retirement Plans

The Company offers a qualified defined benefit pension plan, the Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan and Trust Agreement (“Pension Plan”), covering certain eligible associates. Eligibility is based on minimum age and service-related requirements. The Pension Plan excludes any individual hired or rehired by the Company after June 30, 2017 from eligibility to participate, and the accrued benefits of any participant in the Pension Plan whose combined age plus years of service as of January 1, 2018 totaled less than 55 were frozen as of January 1, 2018 and will not thereafter increase. The Company makes contributions to the Pension Plan in amounts sufficient to meet funding requirements set forth in federal employee benefit and tax laws, plus such additional amounts as the Company may determine to be appropriate.

The Company also offers a defined contribution retirement benefit plan (401(k) plan), the Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust Agreement (“401(k) Plan”), that covers substantially all associates who have been employed 60 days and meet a minimum age requirement and employment classification criteria. The Company matches 100% of the first 1% of compensation saved by a participant, and 50% of the next 5% of compensation saved. Newly eligible associates are automatically enrolled at an initial 3% savings rate unless the associate actively opts out of participation in the plan. Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company makes an additional basic contribution to associates hired or rehired after June 30, 2017 in an amount equal to 2% of the associate’s eligible compensation. For Pension Plan participants whose benefits were frozen as of January 1, 2018, the 401(k) Plan provides an enhanced Company contribution in the amount of 2%, 4% or 6% of such participant’s eligible compensation, based on the participant’s current age and years of service with the Company. Participants vest in basic and enhanced Company contributions upon completion of three years of service.

The Company sponsors a nonqualified defined benefit plan covering certain legacy Whitney employees, under which accrued benefits were frozen as of December 31, 2012 and, as such, no future benefits are accrued under this plan.

The Company sponsors defined benefit post-retirement plans for both legacy Hancock and legacy Whitney employees that provide health care and life insurance benefits. Benefits under the Hancock plan are not available to employees hired on or after January 1, 2000. Benefits under the Whitney plan are restricted to retirees who were already receiving benefits at the time of plan amendments in 2007 or active participants who were eligible to receive benefits as of December 31, 2007. 28

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The following tables show the components of net periodic benefit cost included in expense for the periods indicated.

 Three Months Ended March 31,
Pension Benefits Other Post-Retirement Benefits
(in thousands) 2024 2023 2024 2023
Service cost $ 1,979 $ 1,980 $ 9 $ (31 )
Interest cost 5,920 5,788 154 216
Expected return on plan assets (11,917 ) (11,178 ) — —
Amortization of net (gain) or loss and prior service costs 1,204 1,770 (185 ) (251 )
Net periodic benefit cost $ (2,814 ) $ (1,640 ) $ (22 ) $ (66 )

12. Share-Based Payment Arrangements

The Company maintains incentive compensation plans that provide for awards of share-based compensation to employees and directors. These plans have been approved by the Company’s shareholders. Detailed descriptions of these plans were included in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The Company’s restricted and performance-based share awards to certain employees and directors are subject to service requirements. A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted stock units and restricted and performance-based share awards at March 31, 2024 are presented in the following table.

Weighted
Average
Number of Grant Date
Shares Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2024 1,457,401 $ 44.65
Granted 751,122 42.07
Vested (440,820 ) 41.51
Forfeited (51,361 ) 43.49
Nonvested at March 31, 2024 1,716,342 $ 44.36

At March 31, 2024, there was $65.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted and performance share awards and units expected to vest in the future. This compensation is expected to be recognized in expense over a weighted average period of

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years. The total fair value of shares that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $16.0 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company granted 533,662 restricted stock units (RSUs) to certain eligible employees. Unlike restricted share awards (RSAs), the holders of unvested restricted stock units have no rights as a shareholder of the Company, including voting or dividend rights. The Company has elected to award dividend equivalents on each restricted stock unit not deferred under the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation plan. Such dividend equivalents are forfeited should the employee terminate employment prior to the vesting of the RSU.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company granted 47,734 performance share awards subject to a total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance metric with a grant date fair value of $43.23 per share and 47,734 performance share awards subject to an adjusted earnings per share performance metric with a grant date fair value of $36.25 per share to key members of executive management. The number of performance shares subject to TSR that ultimately vest at the end of the three-year performance period, if any, will be based on the relative rank of the Company’s three-year TSR among the TSRs of a peer group of 49 regional banks. The fair value of the performance shares subject to TSR at the grant date was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation method. The number of performance shares subject to adjusted earnings per share that ultimately vest will be based on the Company’s attainment of certain adjusted earnings per share goals over the two-year performance period. The maximum number of performance shares that could vest is 200% of the target award. Compensation expense for these performance shares is recognized on a straight line basis over the three-year service period.

13. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Bank enters into financial instruments, such as commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, to meet the financing needs of its customers. Such instruments are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements until they are funded, although they expose the Bank to varying degrees of credit risk and interest rate risk in much the same way as funded loans. Under regulatory capital guidelines, the Company and Bank must include unfunded commitments meeting certain criteria in risk-weighted capital calculations. 29

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Commitments to extend credit include revolving commercial credit lines, nonrevolving loan commitments issued mainly to finance the acquisition and development or construction of real property or equipment, and credit card and personal credit lines. The availability of funds under commercial credit lines and loan commitments generally depends on whether the borrower continues to meet credit standards established in the underlying contract and has not violated other contractual conditions. Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Credit card and personal credit lines are generally subject to cancellation if the borrower’s credit quality deteriorates. A number of commercial and personal credit lines are used only partially or, in some cases, not at all before they expire, and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company.

A substantial majority of the letters of credit are standby agreements that obligate the Bank to fulfill a customer’s financial commitments to a third party if the customer is unable to perform. The Bank issues standby letters of credit primarily to provide credit enhancement to its customers’ other commercial or public financing arrangements and to help them demonstrate financial capacity to vendors of essential goods and services.

The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the Company’s exposure to credit risk. The Company undertakes the same credit evaluation in making loan commitments and assuming conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments and may require collateral or other credit support. The Company had a reserve for unfunded lending commitments of $27.1 million and $28.9 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s off-balance sheet financial instruments as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023
Commitments to extend credit $ 9,330,583 $ 9,852,367
Letters of credit 499,963 481,910

Legal Proceedings

The Company is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management does not believe that loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending litigation and regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or liquidity of the Company.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Special Assessment

In November 2023, the FDIC approved a final rule to implement a special deposit insurance assessment to recover losses to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) arising from the protection of uninsured depositors following the receiverships of failed institutions in the spring of 2023. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a pre-tax special assessment expense totaling $26.1 million based on the November 2023 final rule. In the first quarter of 2024, the FDIC provided notice that the estimated losses attributable to the protection of uninsured depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank increased approximately $4.1 billion from $16.3 billion, as described in the November 2023 final rule, to $20.4 billion. An additional special assessment expense of $3.8 million was recorded during the first quarter of 2024 in consideration of the revised loss estimate. The FDIC indicated that depository institutions that are subject to the special assessment will be provided with an updated estimate of each institution’s quarterly and total special assessment expense with its first quarter 2024 special assessment invoice in June 2024. We expect that there could be revisions to the estimated loss accrual at that time.

The loss estimates resulting from the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank may be subject to further change pending the projected and actual outcome of loss share agreements, joint ventures, and outstanding litigation. The exact amount of losses incurred will not be determined until the FDIC terminates the receiverships; therefore, the Company's exact exposure for FDIC special assessment remains unknown.

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14. Fair Value Measurements

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The FASB’s guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to these valuation techniques used to measure fair value, giving preference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (“level 1”) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs such as a reporting entity’s own data (“level 3”). Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, observable inputs other than quoted prices, such as interest rates and yield curves, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present for each of the fair value hierarchy levels the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 March 31, 2024
($ in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Available for sale debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ — $ 113,138 $ — $ 113,138
Municipal obligations — 199,034 — 199,034
Corporate debt securities — 20,397 — 20,397
Residential mortgage-backed securities — 2,045,245 — 2,045,245
Commercial mortgage-backed securities — 2,485,736 — 2,485,736
Collateralized mortgage obligations — 41,873 — 41,873
Total available for sale securities — 4,905,423 — 4,905,423
Mortgage loans held for sale — 15,208 — 15,208
Derivative assets (1) — 94,689 — 94,689
Total recurring fair value measurements - assets $ — $ 5,015,320 $ — $ 5,015,320
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (1) $ — $ 233,239 $ 2,141 $ 235,380
Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities $ — $ 233,239 $ 2,141 $ 235,380
 December 31, 2023
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
($ in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Available for sale debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and government agency securities $ — $ 97,808 $ — $ 97,808
Municipal obligations — 201,412 — 201,412
Corporate debt securities — 20,352 — 20,352
Residential mortgage-backed securities — 2,113,866 — 2,113,866
Commercial mortgage-backed securities — 2,437,472 — 2,437,472
Collateralized mortgage obligations — 44,285 — 44,285
Total available for sale securities — 4,915,195 — 4,915,195
Mortgage loans held for sale — 13,269 — 13,269
Derivative assets (1) — 90,712 — 90,712
Total recurring fair value measurements - assets $ — $ 5,019,176 $ — $ 5,019,176
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (1) $ — $ 205,796 $ 1,342 $ 207,138
Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities $ — $ 205,796 $ 1,342 $ 207,138

(1) For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 6 - Derivatives.

Securities classified as level 2 include obligations of U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies, including “off-the-run” U.S. Treasury securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that are issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, and state and municipal bonds. The level 2 fair value measurements for investment securities are obtained quarterly from a third-party pricing service that uses industry-standard pricing models. Substantially all of the model inputs are observable in the marketplace or can be supported by observable data. 31

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The Company invests only in securities of investment grade quality with a targeted duration, for the overall portfolio, generally between two and five and a half years. Company policies generally limit investments to U.S. agency securities and municipal securities determined to be investment grade according to an internally generated score which generally includes a rating of not less than “Baa” or its equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

Loans held for sale consist of residential mortgage loans carried under the fair value option. The fair value for these instruments is classified as level 2 based on market prices obtained from potential buyers.

For the Company’s derivative financial instruments designated as hedges and those under the customer interest rate program, the fair value is obtained from a third-party pricing service that uses an industry-standard discounted cash flow model that relies on inputs, Overnight Index swap rate curves and SOFR swap curves (where applicable), all observable in the marketplace. To comply with the accounting guidance, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to appropriately reflect nonperformance risk for both the Company and the counterparties. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value these derivative instruments fall within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit value adjustments utilize level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads. The Company has determined that the impact of the credit valuation adjustments is not significant to the overall valuation of these derivatives. As a result, the Company has classified its derivative valuations for these instruments in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s policy is to measure counterparty credit risk quarterly for derivative instruments, which are all subject to master netting arrangements, consistent with how market participants would price the net risk exposure at the measurement date.

The Company also has certain derivative instruments associated with the Bank’s mortgage-banking activities. These derivative instruments include interest rate lock commitments on prospective residential mortgage loans and forward commitments to sell these loans to investors on a best efforts delivery basis and To Be Announced securities for mandatory delivery contracts. The fair value of these derivative instruments is measured using observable market prices for similar instruments and is classified as a level 2 measurement.

The Company’s level 3 liability consists of a derivative contract with the purchaser of 192,163 shares of Visa Class B common stock. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company retains the risks associated with the ultimate conversion of the Visa Class B common shares into shares of Visa Class A common stock, such that the counterparty will be compensated for any dilutive adjustments to the conversion ratio and the Company will be compensated for any anti-dilutive adjustments to the ratio. The agreement also requires periodic payments by the Company to the counterparty calculated by reference to the market price of Visa Class A common shares at the time of sale and a fixed rate of interest that steps up once after the eighth scheduled quarterly payment. The fair value of the liability is determined using a discounted cash flow methodology. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement are the Company’s own assumptions about estimated changes in the conversion rate of the Visa Class B common shares into Visa Class A common shares, the date on which such conversion is expected to occur and the estimated growth rate of the Visa Class A common share price. Refer to Note 6 – Derivatives for information about the derivative contract with the counterparty.

The Company believes its valuation methods for its assets and liabilities carried at fair value are appropriate; however, the use of different methodologies or assumptions, particularly as applied to level 3 assets and liabilities, could have a material effect on the computation of their estimated fair values.

Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements and Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The table below presents a rollforward of the amounts on the consolidated balance sheets for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 for financial instruments of a material nature that are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

( in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2022 1,883
Cash settlement (2,547 )
Losses included in earnings 2,006
Balance at December 31, 2023 1,342
Cash settlement (431 )
Losses included in earnings 1,230
Balance at March 31, 2024 2,141

All values are in US Dollars.

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The table below provides an overview of the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in those techniques to measure the financial instrument measured on a recurring basis and classified within level 3 of the valuation. The range of sensitivities that management utilized in its fair value calculations is deemed acceptable in the industry with respect to the identified financial instrument. The assumptions reflected in the table below for March 31, 2024 were updated in consideration of the recent proposed exchange offer from Visa.

( in thousands)

Level 3 Class December 31, 2023
Derivative liability 2,141 $ 1,342
Valuation technique Discounted cash flow
Unobservable inputs:
Visa Class A appreciation - range 6-12%
Visa Class A appreciation - weighted average 9%
Conversion rate - range 1.60x-1.59x
Conversion rate -weighted average 1.5950x
Time until resolution 3-9 months

All values are in US Dollars.

The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between valuation hierarchy levels as of the end of a reporting period.

Fair Value of Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Collateral-dependent loans individually evaluated for credit loss loans are level 2 assets measured at the fair value of the underlying collateral based on independent third-party appraisals that take into consideration market-based information such as recent sales activity for similar assets in the property’s market.

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, including both foreclosed property and surplus banking property, are level 3 assets that are adjusted to fair value, less estimated selling costs, upon transfer from loans or property and equipment. Subsequently, other real estate owned and foreclosed assets is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated selling costs. Fair values are determined by sales agreement or third-party appraisals as discounted for estimated selling costs, information from comparable sales, and marketability of the assets.

The fair value information presented below is not as of the period end, rather it was as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded during the twelve months for each of the dates presented below, and excludes nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets no longer on the balance sheet.

The following tables present the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for each of the fair value hierarchy levels.

 March 31, 2024
($ in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Collateral-dependent loans individually evaluated for credit loss $ — $ 37,176 $ — $ 37,176
Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, net — — 2,793 2,793
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements $ — $ 37,176 $ 2,793 $ 39,969
 December 31, 2023
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
($ in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Collateral-dependent loans individually evaluated for credit loss $ — $ 15,882 $ — $ 15,882
Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, net — — 3,628 3,628
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements $ — $ 15,882 $ 3,628 $ 19,510

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Accounting guidance from the FASB requires the disclosure of estimated fair value information about certain on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments, including those financial instruments that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis. The significant methods and assumptions used by the Company to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are discussed below.

Cash, Short-Term Investments and Federal Funds Sold – For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Securities – The fair value measurement for securities available for sale was discussed earlier in the note. The same measurement techniques were applied to the valuation of securities held to maturity.

Loans, Net – The fair value measurement for certain collateral dependent loans that are individually evaluated for credit loss was described earlier in this note. For the remaining portfolio, fair values were generally determined by discounting scheduled cash flows using discount rates determined with reference to current market rates at which loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality.

Loans Held for Sale – These loans are either carried under the fair value option or at the lower of cost or market. Given the short duration of these instruments, the carrying amount is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Deposits – The accounting guidance requires that the fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing checking and savings accounts, be assigned fair values equal to amounts payable upon demand (“carrying amounts”). The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Federal Funds Purchased and Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase – For these short-term liabilities, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Short-Term FHLB Borrowings – At December 31, 2023, short-term FHLB borrowings consisted of one short-term fixed rate borrowing (five calendar days outstanding); as such, the carrying amount of the instrument is a reasonable estimate of fair value and is reflected as Level 1 in the respective table below.

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The following tables present the estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments by fair value hierarchy levels and the corresponding carrying amounts.

 March 31, 2024
 Total Fair Carrying
($ in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Value Amount
Financial assets:
Cash, interest-bearing bank deposits, and federal funds sold $ 853,300 $ — $ — $ 853,300 $ 853,300
Available for sale securities — 4,905,423 — 4,905,423 4,905,423
Held to maturity securities — 2,436,610 — 2,436,610 2,653,759
Loans, net — 37,176 23,119,375 23,156,551 23,657,212
Loans held for sale — 16,470 — 16,470 16,470
Derivative financial instruments — 94,689 — 94,689 94,689
Financial liabilities:
Deposits $ — $ — $ 29,761,955 $ 29,761,955 $ 29,775,906
Federal funds purchased 350 — — 350 350
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 667,410 — — 667,410 667,410
Long-term debt — 191,331 — 191,331 236,355
Derivative financial instruments — 233,239 2,141 235,380 235,380
 December 31, 2023
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
($ in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Fair<br>Value Carrying<br>Amount
Financial assets:
Cash, interest-bearing bank deposits, and federal funds sold $ 1,188,284 $ — $ — $ 1,188,284 $ 1,188,284
Available for sale securities — 4,915,195 — 4,915,195 4,915,195
Held to maturity securities — 2,485,918 — 2,485,918 2,684,779
Loans, net — 15,882 23,170,377 23,186,259 23,614,010
Loans held for sale — 26,124 — 26,124 26,124
Derivative financial instruments — 90,712 — 90,712 90,712
Financial liabilities:
Deposits $ — $ — $ 29,679,228 $ 29,679,228 $ 29,690,059
Federal funds purchased 350 — — 350 350
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 454,479 — — 454,479 454,479
FHLB short-term borrowings 700,000 — — 700,000 700,000
Long-term debt — 196,182 — 196,182 236,317
Derivative financial instruments — 205,796 1,342 207,138 207,138

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15. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

In March 2023, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-02, “Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method,” to allow reporting entities to have the option to elect and expand the use of the proportional amortization method of accounting for qualifying tax credit equity investments structures that meet certain criteria. Existing guidance under Subtopic 323-740 provides the option to apply the proportional amortization method only to investments in low-income-housing tax credit structures; equity investments in other tax credit structures are typically accounted for under Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities. Under the provisions of this update, the accounting policy election to apply the proportional amortization method can be made on a tax-credit-program-by-tax-credit-program basis for programs that meet certain conditions and is not made at the reporting entity or individual investment level. Application of the proportional amortization method to any eligible tax credit investments will result in the cost of the investment being amortized in proportion to the income tax credits and other income tax benefits received, with the amortization being presented as a component of income tax expense (benefit), as opposed to current guidance under Topic 321, where any investment income, gains and losses and tax credits are all presented gross in the statement of income. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years and must be applied on either a modified retrospective or a retrospective basis. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2024, and has elected not to apply the proportional amortization method to the new market tax program, which includes our existing qualifying new market tax credit investments. The election for any eligible future investments in other tax credit programs will be made at the time of investment. The adoption of this standard had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” to improve the disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments and to enable investors to develop more decision-useful financial analyses. The amendments in this update require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis (1) significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss (collectively referred to as the “significant expense principle”); (2) require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition; (3) require that a public entity provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods; (4) clarify that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a public entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit; (5) require that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources; and (6) require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this update and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. A public entity should apply the amendments in this update retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the provisions of this guidance. As the update contains only amendments to disclosure requirements, adoption will have no impact to the Company’s operating results or financial condition.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures," to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring additional categories of information about federal, state, and foreign income taxes to be included in the rate reconciliation and by requiring more detail to be disclosed on certain reconciling item categories that meet a quantitative threshold. Additionally, the amendment requires all entities to disclose on an annual basis (1) the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign taxes, and (2) the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). The amendments to this update related to other disclosures require that all entities disclose (1) income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign, and (2) income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. Entities should apply the amendments on a prospective basis and retrospective application is permitted. As the update contains only amendments to disclosure requirements, adoption will have no impact to the Company’s operating results or financial condition.

In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, “Codification Improvements – Amendments to Remove References to Concepts Statements,” to remove from the FASB codification extraneous references to FASB Concept Statements. FASB Concepts Statements are nonauthoritative, and the removal of references to such from the FASB codification will simplify the codification and draw a 36

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distinction between authoritative guidance and nonauthoritative literature. Generally, the amendments in this update are not intended to result in significant accounting change for most entities. The amendments in this update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and early application is permitted for any fiscal year or interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued (or made available for issuance). If an entity adopts the amendments in an interim period, it must adopt them as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity should apply the amendments in this update on a prospective basis for new transactions recognized on or after the date of first application, or on a retrospective basis to the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in which the amendments were first applied. The Company is currently assessing the provisions of this guidance to determine if one or more are applicable, but does not expect the application of any relevant provisions to have a material impact to its financial condition or results of operations.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The objective of this discussion and analysis is to provide material information relevant to the assessment of the financial condition and results of operations of Hancock Whitney Corporation and its subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and selected comparable prior periods, including an evaluation of the amounts and certainty of cash flows from operations and outside sources. This discussion and analysis is intended to highlight and supplement financial and operating data and information presented elsewhere in this report, including the consolidated financial statements and related notes. The discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning and protections 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 are subject to risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, our actual results may differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC include, but are not limited to, the following:

• general economic and business conditions in our local markets, including conditions affecting employment levels, interest rates, inflation, supply chains, the threat of recession, volatile equity capital markets, property and casualty insurance costs, collateral values, customer income, creditworthiness and confidence, spending and savings that may affect customer bankruptcies, defaults, charge-offs and deposit activity; and the impact of the foregoing on customer and client behavior (including the velocity and levels of deposit withdrawals and loan repayment);

• adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures and the potential impact of such developments on customer confidence, liquidity and regulatory responses to these developments (including increases in the cost of our deposit insurance assessments), the Company's ability to effectively manage its liquidity risk and any growth plans, and the availability of capital and funding;

• balance sheet and revenue growth expectations may differ from actual results;

• the risk that our provision for credit losses may be inadequate or may be negatively affected by credit risk exposure;

• loan growth expectations;

• management’s predictions about charge-offs;

• fluctuations in commercial and residential real estate values, especially as they relate to the value of collateral supporting the Company's loans;

• the risk that our enterprise risk management framework may not identify or address risks adequately, which may result in unexpected losses;

• the impact of future business combinations upon our performance and financial condition including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses;

• deposit trends, including growth, pricing and betas;

• credit quality trends;

• changes in interest rates, including actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board;

• net interest margin trends, including the impact of changes in interest rates;

• changes in the cost and availability of funding due to changes in the deposit and credit markets;

• success of revenue-generating and cost reducing initiatives;

• future expense levels;

• changes in expense to revenue (efficiency ratio), including the risk that we may not realize and/or sustain benefits from efficiency and growth initiatives or that we may not be able to realize cost savings or revenue benefits in the time period expected, which could negatively affect our future profitability;

• the effectiveness of derivative financial instruments and hedging activities to manage risks;

• risks related to our reliance on third parties to provide key components of our business infrastructure, including the risks related to disruptions in services or financial difficulties of a third-party vendor;

• risks related to potential claims, damages, penalties, fines and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation, regulatory proceedings or enforcement actions;

• risks related to the ability of our operational framework to manage risks associated with our business such as credit risk and operation risk, including third-party vendors and other service providers, which could among other things, result in a breach of operating or security systems as a result of a cyber-attack or similar acts;

• the extensive use, reliability, disruption, and accuracy of the models and data upon which we rely;

• risks related to our implementation of new lines of business, new products and services, new technologies, and expansion of our existing business opportunities;

• projected tax rates;

• future profitability;

• purchase accounting impacts, such as accretion levels;

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• our ability to identify and address potential cybersecurity risks, which may be exacerbated by recent developments in generative artificial intelligence, on our systems and/or third party vendors and service providers on which we rely, a failure of which could disrupt our business and result in the disclosure of and/or misuse or misappropriation of confidential or proprietary information, disruption or damage to our systems, increased costs, losses, or adverse effects to our reputation;

• our ability to receive dividends from Hancock Whitney Bank could affect our liquidity, including our ability to pay dividends or take other capital actions;

• the risk that we may be required to make substantial expenditures to keep pace with regulatory initiatives and the rapid technology changes in the financial services market;

• the impact on our financial results, reputation, and business if we are unable to comply with all applicable federal and state regulations or other supervisory actions or directives and any necessary capital initiatives;

• our ability to effectively compete with other traditional and non-traditional financial services companies, some of whom possess greater financial resources than we do or are subject to different regulatory standards;

• our ability to maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting;

• the financial impact of future tax legislation;

• the effects of war or other conflicts, including Russia's military action in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, acts of terrorism, climate change, natural disasters such as hurricanes, freezes, flooding, man-made disasters, such as oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, health emergencies, epidemics or pandemics, or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions, and/or increase costs, including, but not limited to, property and casualty and other insurance costs;

• risks related to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") legislation, rulemaking, activism and litigation, the scope and pace of which could alter our reputation and shareholder, associate, customer and third-party affiliations;

• changes in laws and regulations affecting our businesses, including governmental monetary and fiscal policies, legislation and regulations relating to bank products and services, increased regulatory scrutiny resulting from bank failures, as well as changes in the enforcement and interpretation of such laws and regulations by applicable governmental and self-regulatory agencies, which could require us to change certain business practices, increase compliance risk, reduce our revenue, impose additional costs on us, or otherwise negatively affect our businesses; and

• the risk that the regulatory environment may not be conducive to or may prohibit the consummation of future mergers and/or business combinations, may increase the length of time and amount of resources required to consummate such transactions, and the potential to reduce anticipated benefits from such mergers or combinations.

Also, any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement. These statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecast,” “goals,” “targets,” “initiatives,” “focus,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook,” or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and on information currently available to management. Our statements speak as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update these statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements in light of new information or future events.

Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on such statements. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially can be found in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or in other periodic reports that we file with the SEC.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of differences in actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such statements, except as required by law.

OVERVIEW

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations include non-GAAP measures used to describe our performance. These non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered on a standalone basis or as a substitute for analyses of financial condition and results as reported under GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized and therefore, it may not be possible to compare these measures with other companies that present measures having the same or similar names. These disclosures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.

A reconciliation of those measures to GAAP measures are provided in the Consolidated Financial Results table later in this item. The following is a summary of these non-GAAP measures and an explanation as to why they are deemed useful.

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Consistent with the provisions of subpart 229.1400 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K, “Disclosures by Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants,” we present net interest income, net interest margin and efficiency ratios on a fully taxable equivalent ("te") basis. The te basis adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments using a statutory federal tax rate of 21% to increase tax-exempt interest income to a taxable equivalent basis. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income, and that it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources.

We present certain additional non-GAAP financial measures to assist the reader with a better understanding of the Company’s performance period over period, and to provide investors with assistance in understanding the success management has experienced in executing its strategic initiatives. The Company highlights certain items that are outside of our principal business and/or are not indicative of forward-looking trends in supplemental disclosure items below our GAAP financial data and presents certain "Adjusted" ratios that exclude these disclosed items. These adjusted ratios provide management and the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business, as well as demonstrates the effects of significant gains or losses and changes.

We define Adjusted Pre-Provision Net Revenue as net income excluding provision expense and income tax expense, plus the taxable equivalent adjustment (as defined above), less supplemental disclosure items (as defined above). Management believes that adjusted pre-provision net revenue is a useful financial measure because it enables investors and others to assess the Company’s ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through a credit cycle. We define Adjusted Revenue as net interest income (te) and noninterest income less supplemental disclosure items. We define Adjusted Noninterest Expense as noninterest expense less supplemental disclosure items. We define our Efficiency Ratio as noninterest expense to total net interest income (te) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and supplemental disclosure items, if applicable. Management believes adjusted revenue, adjusted noninterest expense and the efficiency ratio are useful measures as they provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability with prior periods.

Current Economic Environment

The battle against inflation continued to be at the forefront of the economic landscape in the first quarter of 2024. Headline and core (excluding food and energy) inflation have receded considerably below the 40-year highs experienced in 2022, although at 3.5% and 3.8%, respectively, in March 2024, both remain well above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%. First quarter 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) was 1.6% on an annual basis, falling short of estimates and significantly lower than fourth quarter 2023, which was revised up to 3.4%. The labor market remains strong, with upward wage pressure persisting and a 3.8% unemployment rate in March 2024. In response to signs of meaningful decrease in inflation in early to mid-2023, the Federal Reserve has held the benchmark interest rate steady since July 2023, with market expectation of rate cuts beginning in mid-2024. However, amid continued strong economic indicators and sustained disparity between the core inflation rate and the Federal Reserve's target, the organization has signaled that it will hold rates at elevated levels for longer than originally anticipated. While the continued strong pace of consumer spending and the strength of the labor market may help prevent or reduce the severity of a potential recession, the likelihood that rates will remain higher for longer and greater uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve's future actions with respect to monetary policy may adversely affect capital markets and could result in below-trend economic growth. Economic trends may be further influenced by factors outside of inflation, such continued pressure on the commercial real estate sector, a potential shutdown of the U.S. government and ongoing geopolitical conflict.

Within the financial services industry, institutions continue to grapple with both macroeconomic and industry-specific headwinds. The elevated interest rate environment and heightened competition for deposits has fostered a continued shift within deposit composition toward higher cost products, although the pace of movement has slowed in recent months, allowing deposit costs to somewhat stabilize. The interest rate environment has also steadily affected the affordability of credit to consumers and businesses, moderating loan demand. At the same time, economic uncertainty and industry turmoil have prompted financial institutions to tighten credit standards. Many financial institutions, including ours, have also experienced some degree of deterioration in credit quality metrics from the mostly-benign credit environment experienced during the last three years.

Within our markets, loan growth remains tempered in response to heightened interest rates and increased insurance costs. Further, we continue to narrow our credit appetite and focus on full-service relationships. However, interest rates on new, renewed and repricing variable rate loans continue to result in higher yields on earning assets. Our core client deposits, defined as total deposits excluding public funds and brokered deposits, grew $365 million during the quarter as we continue to maintain our diversified deposit base with competitive pricing, as much of our client base remains interest rate sensitive.

Economic Outlook

We utilize economic forecasts produced by Moody’s that provide various scenarios to assist in the development of our economic outlook. This outlook discussion utilizes the February 2024 Moody’s forecasts, the most current available at the time of our

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computation of the March 31, 2024 allowance for credit losses. Moody’s state level forecasts for March were delayed due to recalibration, but the general outlook was not materially different than the February forecast utilized. The forecasts are anchored on a baseline forecast scenario, which Moody’s defines as the “most likely outcome” of where the economy is headed based on current conditions. Several upside and downside scenarios are produced that are derived from the baseline scenario that display varying depictions of economic performance as compared to the baseline.

Management applied a weighting of 40% to the baseline and 60% to the mild recessionary S-2 scenario in the computation of the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2024, consistent with the scenarios and respective weighting used at December 31, 2023. Our overall credit loss outlook has not changed significantly, and we continue to believe a mild recession is reasonably possible due to uncertainty in current economic conditions.

The baseline scenario continues to incorporate the belief that the Federal Reserve will accomplish its goal of bringing inflation to or below its target without precipitating a recession. Key assumptions within the February 2024 baseline forecast include the following: (1) the Federal Funds rate has reached its terminal value in the rate hiking cycle, with rate cuts of 25 basis points in May, June, July and December 2024, with subsequent 25-basis point cuts per quarter until reaching 3% in late 2026, and 2.5% by 2030; (2) the U.S government will avoid a shut down in the current year; (3) while the labor market remains strong, there are indications of softening, and the unemployment rate will rise from its current rate of 3.8% to 3.9% in 2024 and 4.1% in 2025, and then recede to 4.0% in 2026 and 2027; (4) GDP will display modest annual growth of 2.3% in 2024, 1.6% in 2025, and 2.0% in 2026; and (5) the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield will average 4.2% in the first quarter of 2024, and will approach its equilibrium level of 4% over the year and remain near this level through the end of the decade.

The S-2 scenario presents a downside alternative to the baseline. The S-2 scenario assumes an increased likelihood of a U.S. government shutdown, longer and farther-reaching disturbance from geopolitical conflict, and continued disruption in the financial services industry leading to further tightening of credit standards. Further, the scenario assumes the unemployment rate will increase considerably to 5.0% in 2024 and 5.8% in 2025 before improving to 4.1% in 2026 and 4.0% in 2027. As the economy weakens, the Federal Reserve commences rate cuts in the second quarter of 2024, deeper than those assumed in the baseline. As a result of these pressures, the U.S. falls into a mild recession beginning in the second quarter of 2024 that lasts for three quarters, with the stock market contracting 22% and a peak-to-trough decline in GDP of 1%.

The credit loss outlook for our portfolio as a whole has not changed materially since December 31, 2023. We continue to closely monitor our portfolio for customers that are sensitive to prolonged inflation, the elevated interest rate environment and/or other economic circumstances that may impact credit quality. We expect full year 2024 loan growth in the low single digit range, reflecting our disciplined loan pricing, the potential for economic slowdown and a focus on lending to resilient borrowers with whom we have a full service relationship.

There are a number of uncertainties in the current economic outlook, including the Federal Reserve's actions with respect to monetary policy. The full extent of the impact of these factors, among others, is uncertain and may have a negative impact on the U.S. economy, including the possibility of an economic recession in the near or mid-term.

Highlights of the First Quarter 2024

We reported net income for the first quarter of 2024 of $108.6 million, or $1.24 per diluted common share, compared to $50.6 million, or $0.58 per diluted common share, in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $126.5 million, or $1.45 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2023. The first quarter of 2024 includes a charge of $3.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share after-tax, supplemental disclosure item attributable to a revision of the FDIC special assessment recorded in the prior quarter. The fourth quarter of 2023 included a net charge of $75.4 million, or $0.68 per diluted share after-tax, of supplemental disclosure items that included an FDIC special assessment, a loss on restructuring of the available for sale securities portfolio and a gain on the sale of a parking facility. There were no supplemental disclosure items in the first quarter of 2023.

First quarter 2024 results compared to fourth quarter 2023:

• Net income of $108.6 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, up $58.0 million, or $0.66 per diluted share; relatively flat when adjusted to exclude supplemental disclosure items

• Adjusted pre-provision net revenue, a non-GAAP measure, totaled $152.9 million, down $4.6 million, or 3%

• Period-end loans of $24.0 billion increased $49 million, or less than 1%

• Criticized commercial loans and nonaccrual loans continued to normalize from historically low levels, annualized net charge-offs declined to 0.15% compared to 0.27%

• Period-end deposits of $29.8 billion increased $85.8 million, or less than 1%

• Net interest margin of 3.32%, up 5 basis points (bps) from 3.27%

• Common equity tier 1 ratio of 12.65%, up 32 bps, and tangible common equity ratio of 8.61%, up 24 bps

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• Efficiency ratio of 56.44%, compared to 55.58%

The first quarter of 2024 was a solid start to our 125th anniversary year. The results reflect our efforts to position our balance sheet for continued capital growth and enhanced profitability. We were able to grow core client deposits, hold our loan level relatively flat while focusing on lending to more granular, full service relationships, and, through prudent pricing efforts, experience modest net interest margin expansion. Our allowance for credit losses is solid at 1.42% and our credit metrics remain at or below peer averages. As with many other institutions, credit metrics continue to normalize from the recent benign environment, but we have seen no broad signs of weakening in any portfolio or geographic segment. We remain mindful of potential headwinds, but we believe we are well positioned to navigate the current operating environment.

Consolidated Financial Results

The following table contains the consolidated financial results for the periods indicated.

Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data) March 31,<br>2024 December 31,<br>2023 September 30,<br>2023 June 30,<br>2023 March 31,<br>2023
Income Statement Data:
Interest income $ 421,684 $ 426,794 $ 415,827 $ 405,273 $ 372,603
Interest income (te) (a) 424,514 429,628 418,679 408,110 375,187
Interest expense 155,513 157,334 146,593 131,362 87,609
Net interest income (te) 269,001 272,294 272,086 276,748 287,578
Provision for credit losses 12,968 16,952 28,498 7,633 6,020
Noninterest income 87,851 38,951 85,974 83,225 80,330
Noninterest expense 207,722 229,151 204,675 202,138 200,884
Income before income taxes 133,332 62,308 122,035 147,365 158,420
Income tax expense 24,720 11,705 24,297 29,571 31,953
Net income $ 108,612 $ 50,603 $ 97,738 $ 117,794 $ 126,467
Supplemental disclosure items-included above, pre-tax:
Included in noninterest income:
Gain on sale of parking facility $ — $ 16,126 $ — $ — $ —
Loss on securities portfolio restructure — (65,380 ) — — —
Included in noninterest expense:
FDIC special assessment 3,800 26,123 — — —
Balance Sheet Data:
Period end balance sheet data
Loans $ 23,970,938 $ 23,921,917 $ 23,983,679 $ 23,789,886 $ 23,404,523
Earning assets 31,985,610 32,175,097 32,733,591 32,715,630 34,106,792
Total assets 35,247,119 35,578,573 36,298,301 36,210,148 37,547,083
Noninterest-bearing deposits 10,802,127 11,030,515 11,626,371 12,171,817 12,860,027
Total deposits 29,775,906 29,690,059 30,320,337 30,043,501 29,613,070
Stockholders' equity 3,853,436 3,803,661 3,501,003 3,554,476 3,531,232
Average balance sheet data
Loans $ 23,810,163 $ 23,795,681 $ 23,830,724 $ 23,654,994 $ 23,086,529
Earning assets 32,556,821 33,128,130 33,137,565 33,619,829 32,753,781
Total assets 35,101,869 35,538,300 35,626,927 36,205,396 35,159,050
Noninterest-bearing deposits 10,673,060 11,132,354 11,453,236 12,153,453 12,963,133
Total deposits 29,560,956 29,974,941 29,757,180 29,372,899 28,792,851
Stockholders' equity 3,818,840 3,560,978 3,572,487 3,567,260 3,412,813
Common Shares Data:
Earnings per share - basic $ 1.25 $ 0.58 $ 1.12 $ 1.35 $ 1.45
Earnings per share - diluted 1.24 0.58 1.12 1.35 1.45
Cash dividends per common share 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
Book value per share (period-end) 44.49 44.05 40.64 41.27 41.03
Tangible book value per share (period-end) 34.12 33.63 30.16 30.76 30.47
Weighted average number of shares - diluted 86,726 86,604 86,437 86,370 86,282
Period-end number of shares 86,622 86,345 86,148 86,123 86,066

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Three Months Ended
($ in thousands) March 31,<br>2024 December 31,<br>2023 September 30,<br>2023 June 30,<br>2023 March 31,<br>2023
Performance and other data:
Return on average assets 1.24 % 0.56 % 1.09 % 1.30 % 1.46 %
Return on average common equity 11.44 % 5.64 % 10.85 % 13.24 % 15.03 %
Return on average tangible common equity 14.96 % 7.55 % 14.53 % 17.76 % 20.49 %
Tangible common equity ratio (b) 8.61 % 8.37 % 7.34 % 7.50 % 7.16 %
Tangible common equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio 12.65 % 12.33 % 12.06 % 11.83 % 11.60 %
Net interest margin (te) 3.32 % 3.27 % 3.27 % 3.30 % 3.55 %
Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue (te) 24.62 % 12.51 % 24.01 % 23.21 % 21.83 %
Efficiency ratio (c) 56.44 % 55.58 % 56.38 % 55.33 % 53.76 %
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period-end loans 1.31 % 1.29 % 1.28 % 1.32 % 1.32 %
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of period-end loans 1.42 % 1.41 % 1.40 % 1.45 % 1.46 %
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans 0.15 % 0.27 % 0.64 % 0.06 % 0.10 %
Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of loans 0.34 % 0.25 % 0.25 % 0.33 % 0.23 %
FTE headcount 3,564 3,591 3,681 3,705 3,679
Reconciliation of pre-provision net revenue (te) and adjusted pre-provision net revenue(te) (non-GAAP measures) (d)
Net income (GAAP) $ 108,612 $ 50,603 $ 97,738 $ 117,794 $ 126,467
Provision for credit losses 12,968 16,952 28,498 7,633 6,020
Income tax expense 24,720 11,705 24,297 29,571 31,953
Pre-provision net revenue 146,300 79,260 150,533 154,998 164,440
Taxable equivalent adjustment 2,830 2,834 2,852 2,837 2,584
Pre-provision net revenue (te) 149,130 82,094 153,385 157,835 167,024
Adjustments from supplemental disclosure items
Gain on sale of parking facility — (16,126 ) — — —
Loss on securities portfolio restructure — 65,380 — — —
FDIC special assessment 3,800 26,123 — — —
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue (te) $ 152,930 $ 157,471 $ 153,385 $ 157,835 $ 167,024
Reconciliation of revenue (te), adjusted revenue (te) and efficiency ratio (non-GAAP measures) (d)
Net interest income $ 266,171 $ 269,460 $ 269,234 $ 273,911 $ 284,994
Noninterest income 87,851 38,951 85,974 83,225 80,330
Total GAAP revenue 354,022 308,411 355,208 357,136 365,324
Taxable equivalent adjustment 2,830 2,834 2,852 2,837 2,584
Total revenue (te) 356,852 311,245 358,060 359,973 367,908
Adjustments from supplemental disclosure items
Gain on sale of parking facility — (16,126 ) — — —
Loss on securities portfolio restructure — 65,380 — — —
Adjusted revenue 356,852 360,499 358,060 359,973 367,908
GAAP noninterest expense 207,722 229,151 204,675 202,138 200,884
Amortization of intangibles (2,526 ) (2,672 ) (2,813 ) (2,957 ) (3,114 )
Adjustments from supplemental disclosure items
FDIC special assessment (3,800 ) (26,123 ) — — —
Adjusted noninterest expense $ 201,396 $ 200,356 $ 201,862 $ 199,181 $ 197,770
Efficiency ratio (c) 56.44 % 55.58 % 56.38 % 55.33 % 53.76 %

(a) For analytical purposes, management adjusts interest income and net interest income for tax-exempt items to a taxable equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(b) The tangible common equity ratio is common stockholders’ equity less intangible assets divided by total assets less intangible assets.

(c) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense to total net interest (te) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and supplemental disclosure items.

(d) Refer to the non-GAAP financial measures section of this analysis for a discussion of these measures.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

Net interest income (te) for the first quarter of 2024 was $269.0 million, down $3.3 million, or 1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, and $18.6 million, or 6%, compared to the first quarter of 2023.

The $3.3 million decrease in net interest income (te) compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 is largely attributable to one fewer accrual day, or approximately $2.0 million. Interest income (te) was down $5.1 million, largely due to a $3.6 million impact of one fewer accrual day, $3.3 million attributable to a decrease in the average balance of and lower yield on short-term investments, and an increase of $0.8 million in net nonaccrual interest reversals, partially offset by higher yields on loans. Interest expense was down $1.8 million, largely due to one fewer accrual day, or approximately $1.6 million, as the impact from growth in average public fund and

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retail interest-bearing deposits and higher rates paid on deposits was largely offset by decreases in the average balances of brokered time deposits and short-term borrowings. The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2024 was 3.32%, up 5 bps from 3.27% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in the net interest margin from the prior quarter was largely driven by a favorable shift in the mix of earning assets and a decrease in short-term borrowings (6 bps), an increase in loan yields (4 bps), and the impact of the bond portfolio restructure (3 bps), partially offset by a change in deposit mix and rates (8 bps).

The $18.6 million decrease in net interest income (te) compared to the first quarter of 2023 reflects the growth in and prevailing rates on interest-bearing liabilities outpacing those of earning assets. Interest income (te) increased $49.3 million, driven largely by higher yields on loans and loan growth. Interest expense increased $67.9 million, driven largely by the shift in the mix of deposits from noninterest-bearing and low interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits into higher cost products at competitive interest rates, partially offset by a decrease in the cost of borrowings largely the result of the decrease in average FHLB advances. The net interest margin was down 23 bps from the first quarter of 2023, driven largely by the cost of deposits. The rate on interest-bearing liabilities was up 119 bps compared to the first quarter of 2023, with the rate on interest-bearing deposits up 149 bps. The yield on average earning assets was up 61 bps, driven primarily by a 62 bp improvement in the loan yield.

We expect modest expansion in the net interest margin during 2024. Our expectation incorporates the assumption of three Federal Reserve interest rate cuts of 25 bps each in June, September and December of 2024, and of continued deposit remix, but at a slower pace.

The following tables detail the components of our net interest income (te) and net interest margin.

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 March 31, 2023
($ in millions) Volume Interest (d) Rate Volume Interest (d) Rate Volume Interest (d) Rate
Average earning assets
Commercial & real estate loans (te) (a) $ 18,431.0 $ 295.7 6.45 % $ 18,548.9 $ 297.6 6.37 % $ 18,322.2 $ 259.1 5.73 %
Residential mortgage loans 3,963.0 36.9 3.72 % 3,803.7 35.2 3.70 % 3,214.4 28.1 3.49 %
Consumer loans 1,416.2 31.3 8.88 % 1,443.1 31.9 8.79 % 1,549.9 29.2 7.63 %
Loan fees & late charges — 1.0 0.00 % — 1.4 0.00 % — (0.4 ) 0.00 %
Total loans (te) (b) 23,810.2 364.9 6.16 % 23,795.7 366.1 6.11 % 23,086.5 316.0 5.54 %
Loans held for sale 15.4 0.3 7.90 % 12.3 0.3 8.52 % 22.9 0.3 5.21 %
US Treasury and government agency securities 515.6 3.5 2.69 % 654.1 5.2 3.18 % 541.3 3.4 2.49 %
Mortgage-backed securities and<br>   collateralized mortgage obligations 6,792.5 42.4 2.50 % 7,031.9 41.2 2.34 % 7,668.0 43.3 2.26 %
Municipals (te) 865.8 6.4 2.96 % 870.0 6.5 2.97 % 904.3 6.7 2.98 %
Other securities 23.5 0.2 3.51 % 23.4 0.2 3.51 % 23.5 0.2 3.50 %
Total securities (te) (c) 8,197.4 52.5 2.56 % 8,579.4 53.1 2.47 % 9,137.1 53.6 2.35 %
Total short-term investments 533.8 6.8 5.11 % 740.7 10.1 5.43 % 507.3 5.3 4.27 %
Total earning assets (te) $ 32,556.8 $ 424.5 5.24 % $ 33,128.1 $ 429.6 5.16 % $ 32,753.8 $ 375.2 4.63 %
Average interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits $ 10,803.2 $ 60.1 2.24 % $ 10,681.9 $ 56.9 2.11 % $ 10,650.4 $ 27.3 1.04 %
Time deposits 4,965.3 59.1 4.79 % 5,264.3 62.4 4.71 % 2,018.6 13.4 2.70 %
Public funds 3,119.4 28.3 3.65 % 2,896.3 26.8 3.68 % 3,160.7 23.7 3.04 %
Total interest-bearing deposits 18,887.9 147.5 3.14 % 18,842.5 146.1 3.08 % 15,829.7 64.4 1.65 %
Repurchase agreements 620.2 2.7 1.77 % 569.7 2.2 1.58 % 445.8 0.8 0.69 %
Other short-term borrowings 163.8 2.3 5.51 % 424.1 5.9 5.48 % 1,652.8 19.3 4.74 %
Long-term debt 236.3 3.0 5.19 % 236.3 3.1 5.19 % 242.1 3.1 5.11 %
Total borrowings 1,020.3 8.0 3.16 % 1,230.1 11.2 3.62 % 2,340.7 23.2 4.00 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 19,908.2 155.5 3.14 % 20,072.6 157.3 3.11 % 18,170.4 87.6 1.95 %
Net interest-free funding sources 12,648.6 13,055.5 14,583.4
Total cost of funds $ 32,556.8 $ 155.5 1.92 % $ 33,128.1 $ 157.3 1.88 % $ 32,753.8 $ 87.6 1.08 %
Net interest spread (te) $ 269.0 2.10 % $ 272.3 2.05 % $ 287.6 2.67 %
Net interest margin $ 32,556.8 $ 269.0 3.32 % $ 33,128.1 $ 272.3 3.27 % $ 32,753.8 $ 287.6 3.55 %

(a) Taxable equivalent (te) amounts were calculated using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(b) Includes nonaccrual loans.

(c) Average securities do not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities.

(d) Included in interest income is net purchase accounting accretion of $0.3 million, $0.4 million, and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.

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Provision for Credit Losses

During the first quarter of 2024, we recorded a provision for credit losses of $13.0 million, compared to $17.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $6.0 million in the first quarter of 2023. The provision in the first quarter of 2024 included net charge-offs of $9.0 million and a reserve build of $4.0 million, compared to net charge-offs of $16.1 million and a reserve build of $0.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 and net charge-offs of $5.7 million and a reserve build of $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2023. The provision recorded in the first quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2023 reflect a somewhat typical level in the current operating environment as compared to the first quarter 2023 level.

Net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2024 were $9.0 million, or 0.15% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to net charge-offs of $16.1 million, or 0.27%, in the fourth quarter of 2023 and net charge-offs of $5.7 million, or 0.10% in the first quarter of 2023. The first quarter of 2024 included net charge-offs of $5.3 million in the commercial portfolio and $3.9 million in the consumer portfolio, partially offset by net recoveries of $0.2 million in the residential mortgage portfolio. Net charge-offs in the commercial portfolio for the first quarter of 2024 includes an $8.8 million charge-off on a single commercial real estate - income producing credit and an $11.8 million recovery from a single legacy energy credit. The fourth quarter of 2023 included net charge-offs of $12.7 million in the commercial portfolio and $3.7 million in the consumer portfolio, partially offset by net recoveries of $0.4 million in the residential mortgage portfolio. The first quarter of 2023 included net charge-offs of $3.4 million in the commercial portfolio and $2.5 million in the consumer portfolio, partially offset by net recoveries of $0.2 million in the residential mortgage portfolio.

We expect to see low to modest charge-offs and provision for credit losses in 2024. However, loan growth, portfolio mix, asset quality metrics and future assumptions in economic forecasts will drive the level of credit loss reserves.

The discussion labeled "Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality" that appears later in this Item provides additional information on these changes and on general credit quality.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $87.9 million for the first quarter of 2024, up $48.9 million, or 126%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $7.5 million, or 9%, from the first quarter of 2023. Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2023 included two supplemental disclosure items, a $16.1 million gain on the sale of a parking facility and a $65.4 million loss on the restructuring of the available for sale securities portfolio. Excluding the impact of the supplemental disclosure items, noninterest income for the first quarter of 2024 was relatively flat when compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, with increases in service charges on deposit accounts, trust fees, investment and annuity fees and income from secondary mortgage market operations offset by a decline in income from bank-owned life insurance and specialty lines of business. The increase in noninterest income from the first quarter of 2023 is primarily attributable to increases in service charges on deposit accounts, investment and annuity fees, income from bank-owned life insurance, net gains on sales of premises and equipment, and dividends on FHLB stock, partially offset by a decline in income from derivatives. A more detailed discussion of these and other noninterest income variances follows.

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The components of noninterest income are presented in the following table for the indicated periods.

Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 2023
Service charges on deposit accounts $ 22,239 $ 21,643 $ 20,622
Trust fees 17,077 16,845 16,734
Bank card and ATM fees 20,622 20,708 20,721
Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions 11,844 11,086 8,867
Secondary mortgage market operations 2,891 2,083 2,168
Income from bank-owned life insurance 4,229 5,171 3,286
Credit related fees 3,131 3,308 2,765
Income (loss) from customer and other derivatives (2,802 ) (1,165 ) 583
Securities transactions, net — (65,380 ) —
Net gains on sales of premises, equipment and other assets 2,779 17,078 407
Other miscellaneous 5,841 7,574 4,177
Total noninterest income $ 87,851 $ 38,951 $ 80,330
Supplemental Disclosure Items Included in Noninterest Income
Securities transactions, net
Loss on securities portfolio restructure $ — $ (65,380 ) $ —
Net gains on sales of premises, equipment and other assets
Gain on sale of parking facility — 16,126 —

Service charges on deposit accounts are composed of overdraft fees, and nonsufficient funds fees on business accounts, business and corporate account analysis fees, overdraft protection fees and other customer transaction-related charges. Service charges on deposits totaled $22.2 million for the first quarter of 2024, up $0.6 million, or 3%, from the fourth quarter of 2023 and up $1.6 million, or 8%, from the first quarter of 2023. The linked-quarter increase is primarily attributable to net analysis fees, driven by deposit balance activity, pricing changes and strong sales activity. The increase from the same period in 2023 was also largely attributable to net analysis fees, and to consumer overdraft fees, driven by higher instances of overdrafts.

Trust fee income represents revenue generated from a full range of trust services, including asset management and custody services provided to individuals, businesses and institutions. Trust fees totaled $17.1 million for the first quarter of 2024, up $0.2 million, or 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $0.3 million, or 2%, from the first quarter of 2023, primarily related to institutional trust fees for both periods.

Bank card and ATM fees include interchange and other income from credit and debit card transactions, fees earned from processing card transactions for merchants, and fees earned from ATM transactions. Bank card and ATM fees totaled $20.6 million for the first quarter of 2024, down $0.1 million, or less than 1%, from both the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2023, with modestly lower activity across most products.

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions, which include both fees earned from sales of annuity and insurance products, as well as managed account fees, totaled $11.8 million, up $0.8 million, or 7%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $3.0 million, or 34% from the first quarter of 2023. The linked quarter and year over year increases reflect continued strong annuity sales performance and fixed-income trading commissions amid the elevated interest rate environment and favorable market conditions.

Income from secondary mortgage market operations is comprised of income produced from the origination and sales of residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. We offer a full range of mortgage products to our customers and typically sell longer-term fixed-rate loans while retaining the majority of adjustable-rate loans, as well as loans generated through programs to support customer relationships. Secondary mortgage market operations income will vary based on mortgage application volume, pull through rates, the percentage of loans ultimately sold in the secondary market and the timing of such sales. Income from secondary mortgage market operations was $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2024, up $0.8 million, or 39%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $0.7 million, or 33% from the same quarter last year. The increases from both the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2023 were largely driven by an upward trend in the percentage of mortgage loans sold in the secondary market as opposed to those held in our portfolio.

Income from bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) is typically generated through insurance benefit proceeds as well as the growth of the cash surrender value of insurance contracts held. Income from BOLI was $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2024, down $0.9 million, or 18%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $0.9 million, or 29% from the first quarter of 2023. The linked quarter decrease was

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primarily attributable to lower mortality gains, and the increase over the same quarter last year reflects an increase in income from both mortality gains and cash surrender value.

Credit-related fees include fees assessed on letters of credit and unused portions of loan commitments. Credit-related fees were $3.1 million for the first quarter of 2024, down $0.2 million, or 5% from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $0.4 million, or 13% from the same quarter last year. The decrease in credit-related fees compared to the prior quarter was due to a decline in letter of credit fees. The increase compared to same quarter last year was in both unused commitment and letter of credit fees. Income from these products will vary based on letters of credit issued, credit line utilization and prevailing assessment rates.

Income or losses from customer and other derivatives is largely from our customer interest rate derivative program and totaled a loss of $2.8 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to a loss of $1.2 million in the prior quarter, and income of $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2023. Derivative income can be volatile and is dependent upon the composition of the portfolio, volume and mix of sales and termination activity, and market value adjustments due to market interest rate movement. Customer derivative income for the first quarter of 2024 includes a loss of approximately $1.5 million related to assumption changes for certain valuation inputs that is not expected to recur. The remainder of the decline in customer derivatives is largely tied to the change in the interest rate environment present in each of the comparative periods, which affects demand for variable rate loans and related derivative products, valuation adjustments, and related collateral income/expense for the program as a whole. In addition, valuation changes to our Visa B derivative liability in the first quarter of 2024 contributed to increased losses of $0.8 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 and $1.0 million compared to the first quarter of 2024.

There were no gains or losses on sales of securities during the first quarters of 2024 and 2023, compared to a loss on sales of securities of $65.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The net loss recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023 resulted from the sale of approximately $1.04 billion of available for sale securities and reflects a strategic decision to restructure the portfolio to enhance net interest margin through the deployment of sales proceeds into higher-yielding earning assets and repayment of short-term borrowings.

Net gains on sales of premises, equipment and other assets consists primarily of net revenue earned from sales of excess-bank owned facilities and equipment no longer in use, gains on sales of Small Business Administration and other non-residential mortgage loans, and leases and other assets associated with the equipment finance line of business. The level of net gains or losses in a given reporting period will vary based on a variety of circumstances. Net gains on sales of premises, equipment and other assets totaled $2.8 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $17.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $0.4 million for the first quarter of 2023. The linked-quarter decline was largely driven by the fourth quarter 2023 gain on the sale of a stand-alone parking facility of $16.1 million that was identified as a supplemental disclosure item, partially offset by a first quarter 2024 gain on sale of bank premises and equipment and other miscellaneous activity. The sale of the parking facility allowed us to take advantage of favorable market conditions while exiting a service that was not a part of our core business. The year over year increase is largely attributable to the first quarter 2024 gain on the sale of bank premises and equipment.

Other miscellaneous income is comprised of various items, including income from small business investment companies (SBIC), Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock dividends, and fees from loan syndication and other specialty lines of business. Other miscellaneous income totaled $5.8 million, down $1.7 million, or 23%, from the prior quarter, and up $1.7 million, or 40% from the first quarter of 2023. The linked quarter decrease was largely driven by a $0.6 million decline in syndication fees and a $0.5 million decline in SBIC income, which can vary from period to period. The increase from the same quarter last year was largely attributable to a $1.3 million increase in dividends on FHLB stock.

We expect noninterest income to be up three to four percent for the full year of 2024 from the 2023 adjusted noninterest income of $337.7 million.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2024 was $207.7 million, down $21.4 million, or 9% from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $6.8 million, or 3%, from the first quarter of 2023. Included in noninterest expense are supplemental disclosure items of $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2024, attributable to a revision of the FDIC's special assessment, and $26.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, attributable to an FDIC special assessment. Excluding the impact of the supplemental disclosure items, noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2024 was up $0.9 million, or less than 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, with an increase in personnel expense largely offset by decreases in data processing, professional services, net other retirement expense and other miscellaneous expenses. Excluding the impact of the supplemental disclosure item, noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2024 was up $3.0 million, or 2%, compared to the first quarter of 2023, with the increase being driven primarily by personnel expense. A more detailed discussion of these and other noninterest expense variances follows.

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The components of noninterest expense are presented in the following table for the indicated periods.

Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 2023
Compensation expense $ 96,569 $ 93,881 $ 92,403
Employee benefits 24,588 20,461 22,920
Personnel expense 121,157 114,342 115,323
Net occupancy expense 13,395 13,226 12,206
Equipment expense 4,228 4,297 4,736
Data processing expense 28,737 30,128 28,182
Professional services expense 9,036 10,766 9,131
Amortization of intangible assets 2,526 2,672 3,114
Deposit insurance and regulatory fees 8,931 31,745 5,920
Other real estate and foreclosed asset (income)/loss, net (196 ) (471 ) 155
Corporate value and franchise taxes and other non-income taxes 5,071 4,623 5,253
Advertising 2,907 3,101 3,256
Telecommunications and postage 2,413 2,400 3,071
Entertainment and contributions 3,178 2,686 2,631
Tax credit investment amortization 1,554 1,494 1,401
Printing and supplies 882 966 990
Travel expense 1,103 1,404 1,046
Net other retirement expense (4,824 ) (3,265 ) (3,655 )
Other miscellaneous 7,624 9,037 8,124
Total noninterest expense $ 207,722 $ 229,151 $ 200,884
Supplemental Disclosure Items Included in Noninterest Income
Deposit insurance and regulatory fees
FDIC deposit insurance special assessment $ 3,800 $ 26,123 $ —

Personnel expense consists of salaries, incentive compensation, long-term incentives, payroll taxes, and other employee benefits such as 401(k), pension, and insurance for medical, life and disability. Personnel expense totaled $121.2 million for the first quarter of 2024, up $6.8 million, or 6% , from the prior quarter, and up $5.8 million, or 5%, from the same quarter last year. The linked quarter increase in expense reflects seasonal increases in payroll tax and benefits, an increase in incentive expense and a decrease in expense deferrals related to loan originations, as lower origination volume reduced the amount of wages capitalized. The year over year change reflects annual increases across most salary and benefit categories and a decrease in expense deferrals, as lower origination volumes and a larger percentage of mortgage loans sold in the secondary market reduced the amount of wages capitalized.

Occupancy and equipment expenses are primarily composed of lease expenses, depreciation, maintenance and repairs, rent, taxes, and other equipment expenses. Occupancy and equipment expenses totaled $17.6 million for the first quarter of 2024, up $0.1 million or 1%, from the prior quarter, and up $0.7 million, or 4%, from the same quarter last year. The increase compared to the same quarter last year reflects higher property insurance costs and leased building expense, partially offset by lower equipment expense.

Data processing expense includes expenses related to third party technology processing and servicing costs, technology project costs and fees associated with bank card and ATM transactions, and may vary with transaction volume and timing of technology enhancement initiatives. Data processing expense was $28.7 million for the first quarter of 2024, down $1.4 million, or 9%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $0.6 million, or 2%, from the first quarter of 2023. The decline compared to the prior quarter was largely due to lower debit card processing expense. The modest increase over the same quarter last year was due to various miscellaneous items.

Professional services expense for the first quarter of 2024 totaled $9.0 million, down $1.7 million, or 16%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and down $0.1 million, or 1%, from the same quarter last year. The decrease from the prior quarter was driven by a decrease in consulting fees. Professional service expense may vary from period to period, generally related to consulting and legal needs.

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees for the first quarter of 2024 totaled $8.9 million, down $22.8 million, or 72%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $3.0 million, or 51%, from the first quarter of 2023. Included in the first quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2023 are $3.8 million and $26.1 million, respectively, attributable to a special assessment by the FDIC to cover losses incurred under the systemic risk exception following the failure of two large regional banks. Excluding the expense associated with the special assessment, deposit insurance and regulatory fees for the first quarter of 2024 were down $0.5 million, or 2%, from the fourth quarter

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of 2023 and down $0.8 million, or 13%, from the first quarter of 2023. The linked-quarter and year over year decreases are primarily attributable to modest improvement in the risk-based assessment calculation.

The FDIC special assessment expense recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024 is management's estimate of our portion of the cost attributable to the systemic risk exception based on the information available from the FDIC. However, the loss estimates resulting from the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank may be subject to further change pending the projected and actual outcome of loss share agreements, joint ventures, and outstanding litigation. The exact amount of losses incurred will not be determined until the FDIC terminates the receiverships; therefore, the exact exposure to the Company remains unknown.

Net gains on sales of other real estate and foreclosed assets outpaced expense by $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $0.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, and a net expense of $0.2 million for the first quarter of 2023. The level of net expense or income associated with maintaining the other real estate owned portfolio can vary depending on sales activity and/or valuation adjustments. Gains or losses on the sale of other real estate and foreclosed assets may occur periodically and are dependent on the number and type of assets for sale and current market conditions.

Corporate value, franchise and other non-income tax expense for the first quarter of 2024 totaled $5.1 million, up $0.4 million, or 10%, from the prior quarter, and down $0.2 million, or 3%, from the same quarter last year, largely attributable to bank share tax. The calculation of bank share tax is based on multiple variables, including average quarterly assets, earnings and stockholders’ equity to determine the taxable assessment value.

Business development-related expenses (including advertising, travel, entertainment and contributions) totaled $7.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, virtually unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $0.3 million, or 4% for the first quarter of 2023. The increase from the first quarter of 2023 was largely attributable to entertainment and contributions. The timing and level of business development expense can vary based on business needs and promotional campaigns.

All other expenses, excluding amortization of intangibles, is comprised of a variety of other operational expenses and losses, tax credit investment amortization, and other retirement expense. All other expenses totaled $7.6 million for the first quarter of 2024, down $3.0 million, or 28%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, and down $2.3 million, or 23% from the first quarter of 2023. The decreases from the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2023 were driven in large part by a reduction of other retirement expense of $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

We expect noninterest expense to be up three to four percent for the full year of 2024 from the 2023 adjusted noninterest expense of $810.7 million.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2024 was approximately 18.5% compared to 18.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023 and 20.2% in the first quarter of 2023. The first quarter of 2024 effective income tax rate is lower than the first quarter of 2023 due primarily to lower forecasted annual pre-tax earnings.

Many factors impact the effective income tax rate including, but not limited to, the level of pre-tax income and relative impact of net tax benefits related to tax credit investments, tax-exempt interest income, bank-owned life insurance, and nondeductible expenses. Additionally, discrete tax items recognized in any given period affect the comparability of the effective income tax rate between periods. Such items include share-based compensation, valuation allowance changes, uncertain tax position changes and tax law changes. Based on the current forecast, management expects the effective income tax rate for 2024 will be in the 20%-21% range, absent any changes in tax law.

Our effective tax rate has historically varied from the federal statutory rate primarily because of tax-exempt income and tax credits. Interest income on bonds issued by or loans to state and municipal governments and authorities, and earnings from the bank-owned life insurance program are the major components of tax-exempt income. The main source of tax credits has been investments in tax-advantaged securities and tax credit projects. These investments are made primarily in the markets we serve and are directed at tax credits issued under the Federal and State New Market Tax Credit (“NMTC”) programs, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) programs, as well as pre-2018 Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (“QZAB”) and Qualified School Construction Bonds (“QSCB”). These investments generate tax credits, which reduce current and future taxes and are recognized when earned as a benefit in the provision for income taxes.

We have invested in NMTC projects through investments in our own Community Development Entities (“CDE”), as well as other unrelated CDEs. Federal tax credits from NMTC investments are recognized over a seven-year period, while recognition of the benefits from state tax credits varies from three to five years. We have also invested in affordable housing projects that generate federal LIHTC tax credits that are recognized over a ten-year period, beginning in the year the rental activity begins. The amortization

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of the LIHTC investment cost is recognized as a component of income tax expense in proportion to the tax credits recognized over the ten-year credit period.

Based on tax credit investments that have been made to date in 2024, we expect to realize benefits from federal and state tax credits over the next three years totaling $9.8 million, $8.2 million, and $8.0 million in 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively. We intend to continue making investments in tax credit projects. However, our ability to access new credits will depend upon, among other factors, federal and state tax policies and the level of competition for such credits.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

Liquidity management ensures that funds are available to meet the cash flow requirements of our depositors and borrowers, while also meeting the operating, capital and strategic cash flow needs of the Company, the Bank and other subsidiaries. As part of the overall asset and liability management process, liquidity management strategies and measurements have been developed to manage and monitor liquidity risk. The following table summarizes available liquidity at March 31, 2024:

March 31, 2024
($ in thousands) Total <br>Available Amount <br>Used Net <br>Availability
Available Sources of Funding:
Internal Sources:
Free securities $ 3,286,735 $ — $ 3,286,735
External Sources:
Federal Home Loan Bank (a) 6,855,722 533,088 6,322,634
Federal Reserve Bank 3,397,241 — 3,397,241
Brokered deposits 4,466,386 394,771 4,071,615
Other 1,259,000 — 1,259,000
Total Available Sources of Funding $ 19,265,084 $ 927,859 $ 18,337,225
Cash and other interest-bearing bank deposits 853,300
Total Liquidity $ 19,190,525

(a) Amount used includes letters of credit.

The failures of three major regional U.S. banks that experienced large-scale deposit runs in the first half of 2023 have brought the subject of bank liquidity into focus. Dampened depositor confidence over a financial institution's ability to protect deposit balances in excess of the federally insured limit is thought to pose a higher likelihood of a deposit run, and, in turn, the risk that the institution may have insufficient liquidity to meet the demand. At March 31, 2024, our available on and off-balance sheet liquidity of $19.2 billion is well in excess of our estimated uninsured, noncollateralized deposits of approximately $10.5 billion.

The asset portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity primarily through loan principal repayments, maturities and repayments of investment securities and occasional sales of various assets. Short-term investments such as federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank or with other commercial banks are additional sources of liquidity to meet cash flow requirements. Free securities represent unpledged securities that can be sold or used as collateral for borrowings, and include unpledged securities assigned to short-term dealer repurchase agreements or to the Federal Reserve Bank discount window. Total pledged securities were $4.2 billion at March 31,2024, compared to $4.7 billion at December 31, 2023 and $6.1 billion at March 31, 2023. Management has established an internal target for the ratio of free securities to total securities of 20% or greater. As shown in the table below, our ratio of free securities to total securities was 44.86% at March 31, 2024, compared to 38.80% December 31, 2023 and 28.45% at March 31, 2023. The free securities ratio at March 31, 2023 was impacted by pledging additional securities to the Federal Reserve Bank, done as a cautionary measure to increase borrowing capacity under its discount window as a result of the bank failures in the first quarter 2023. Both securities and FHLB letters of credit are pledged as collateral related to public funds and repurchase agreements.

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March 31, December 31, September 30 June 30, March 31,
Liquidity Metrics 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023
Free securities / total securities 44.86 % 38.80 % 46.12 % 41.23 % 28.45 %
Core deposits / total deposits 92.61 % 92.51 % 90.85 % 91.63 % 94.83 %
Wholesale funds / core deposits 4.71 % 7.21 % 10.24 % 11.00 % 15.43 %
Liquid assets / total liabilities 13.19 % 12.69 % 14.94 % 14.52 % 15.09 %
Quarter-to-date average loans /quarter-to-date average deposits 80.55 % 79.39 % 80.08 % 80.53 % 80.18 %

The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity mainly through the ability to use cash sourced from customers’ interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposit accounts. At March 31, 2024, deposits totaled $29.8 billion, up $85.8 million compared to December 31, 2023.

Brokered time deposits at March 31, 2024 totaled $394.8 million, down $195.0 million from $589.8 million at December 31, 2023. These instruments bear interest plus fees of 5.35% per annum and will mature in May 2024. The use of brokered deposits as a funding source is subject to certain policies regarding the amount, term and interest rate.

Core deposits consist of total deposits excluding certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more and brokered deposits. Core deposits totaled $27.6 billion at March 31, 2024, up $109.6 million, or less than 1%, from December 31, 2023 and down $508.2 million, or 2%, from March 31, 2023. The increase in core deposits from December 31, 2023 is primarily attributable to growth in interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts and CDs less than $250,000. The decline in core deposits from March 31, 2023 is largely due to a decline in noninterest-bearing deposits. The ratio of core deposits to total deposits was 92.61% at March 31, 2024, compared to 92.51% at December 31, 2023 and 94.83% at March 31, 2023.

Purchases of federal funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings from customers provide additional sources of liquidity to meet short-term funding requirements. Besides funding from customer sources, the Bank has a line of credit with the FHLB that is secured by blanket pledges of certain mortgage loans. At March 31, 2024, the Bank had no borrowings and approximately $6.3 billion available under this line. The unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve’s discount window is approximately $3.4 billion. There were no outstanding borrowings with the Federal Reserve at any date during any period covered by this report.

Wholesale funds, which are comprised of short-term borrowings, long-term debt and brokered deposits were 4.71% of core deposits at March 31, 2024, compared to 7.21% at December 31, 2023 and 15.43% at March 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, wholesale funds totaled $1.3 billion, a decrease of $682.0 million, or 34%, from December 31, 2023 and a decrease of $3.0 billion, or 70%, from March 31, 2023. The linked-quarter decrease was primarily due to the repayment of $700 million of FHLB advances and the maturity of $195 million of brokered time deposits, partially offset by a $212.9 million increase in customer repurchase agreements. The decrease from March 31, 2023 reflects the repayment of $3.1 billion of FHLB advances and a net reduction of $177.7 million in brokered deposits, partially offset by a $248.3 million increase in customer repurchase agreements. The Company has established an internal target for wholesale funds to be less than 25% of core deposits.

Other key measures used to monitor liquidity include the liquid asset ratio and the loan-to-deposit ratio. The liquid asset ratio (liquid assets, consisting of cash, short-term investments and free securities, divided by total liabilities) measures our ability to meet short-term obligations. Our liquid asset ratio was 13.19% at March 31, 2024, compared to 12.69% at December 31, 2023 and 15.09% at March 31, 2023. Management has established a minimum liquid asset ratio of 7.5% and an internal target of 12% or greater. The loan to deposit ratio (average loans outstanding for the reporting period divided by average deposits outstanding) measures the amount of funds the Company lends for each dollar of deposits on hand. Our average loan-to-deposit ratio for the first quarter of 2024 was 80.55%, compared to 79.39% for the fourth quarter of 2023 and 80.18% for the first quarter of 2023. Management has an established target range for the loan-to-deposit ratio of 87% to 89%, but will operate outside that range under certain circumstances.

Cash generated from operations is another important source of funds to meet liquidity needs. The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in Part I, Item 1 of this document present operating cash flows and summarize all significant sources and uses of funds during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Dividends received from the Bank have been the primary source of funds available to the Parent for the payment of dividends to our stockholders and for servicing its debt. The liquidity management process takes into account the various regulatory provisions that can limit the amount of dividends the Bank can distribute to the Parent. The Parent targets cash and other liquid assets to provide liquidity in an amount sufficient to fund approximately six quarters of ongoing cash or liquid asset needs, consisting primarily of common stockholder dividends, debt service requirements, and any expected share repurchase or early extinguishment of debt. The Parent may operate below the target level on a temporary basis if a return to the target can be achieved in the near-term, generally not to exceed four quarters. The Parent had cash and liquid assets of $240.8 million at March 31, 2024.

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Capital Resources

Stockholders’ equity totaled $3.9 billion at March 31, 2024, up $49.8 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2023. The increase from December 31, 2023 is attributable to net income of $108.6 million, partially offset by other comprehensive loss of $32.4 million, net of tax, primarily the result of fair value adjustments on securities available for sale and cash flow hedges, and dividends of $26.5 million.

The tangible common equity (TCE) ratio was 8.61% at March 31, 2024, up 24 bps from 8.37% at December 31, 2023, driven primarily by tangible net earnings (+32 bps) and a decrease in tangible assets (+9 bps), partially offset by other comprehensive loss (-9 bps) and dividends (-8 bps).

The regulatory capital ratios of the Company and the Bank at March 31, 2024 remained well in excess of current regulatory minimum requirements, including capital conservation buffers, by at least $832 million. The Company and the Bank have been categorized as “well-capitalized” in the most recent notices received from our regulators. Refer to the Supervision and Regulation section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for further discussion of our capital requirements.

The following table shows the regulatory capital ratios for the Company and the Bank as calculated under current rules for the indicated periods. The capital ratios reflect the election to use the CECL five-year transition rule that allowed for the option to delay for two years the estimated impact of CECL on regulatory capital (0% in 2020 and 2021), followed by a three-year transition (25% in 2022, 50% in 2023, 75% in 2024, and 100% thereafter). The two-year delay included the full impact of January 1, 2020 cumulative effect impact plus an estimated impact of CECL calculated quarterly as 25% of the current ACL over the January 1, 2020 balance (modified transition amount). The modified transition amount was recalculated each quarter in 2020 and 2021, with the December 31, 2021 impact of $24.9 million plus day one impact of $44.1 million (net of tax) carrying through the remaining three years of the transition, as adjusted by the applicable transition percentage, equating to $17.2 million at March 31, 2024.

Well- March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
Capitalized 2024 2023 2023 2022 2022
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation 10.00 % 14.34 % 13.93 % 13.63 % 13.44 % 13.21 %
Hancock Whitney Bank 10.00 % 13.39 % 13.04 % 12.82 % 12.70 % 12.54 %
Tier 1 common equity capital (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation 6.50 % 12.65 % 12.33 % 12.06 % 11.83 % 11.60 %
Hancock Whitney Bank 6.50 % 12.29 % 12.03 % 11.83 % 11.68 % 11.52 %
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation 8.00 % 12.65 % 12.33 % 12.06 % 11.83 % 11.60 %
Hancock Whitney Bank 8.00 % 12.29 % 12.03 % 11.83 % 11.68 % 11.52 %
Tier 1 leverage capital
Hancock Whitney Corporation 5.00 % 10.49 % 10.10 % 10.01 % 9.64 % 9.63 %
Hancock Whitney Bank 5.00 % 10.19 % 9.86 % 9.82 % 9.52 % 9.57 %

We regularly perform stress analysis on our capital levels. One such scenario includes the hypothetical impact of including accumulated other comprehensive losses on market valuations of available for sale securities and cash flow hedges in regulatory capital and a further stress scenario that includes both those losses plus losses on the held to maturity investment portfolio in regulatory capital. We estimate that our regulatory capital ratios would remain in excess of the well-capitalized minimums under both of these stress scenarios at March 31, 2024.

On January 25, 2024, our board of directors declared the regular first quarter common stock cash dividend of $0.30 per share. The quarterly common stock cash dividend was paid on March 15, 2024 to shareholders of record on March 5, 2024. On April 25, 2024, our board of directors approved a $0.10, or 33%, increase in the regular quarterly common stock cash dividend to $0.40 per share payable on June 14, 2024 to shareholders of record on June 5, 2024. The Company has paid uninterrupted dividends to its shareholders since 1967.

On January 26, 2023, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 4,297,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 5% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2022). The authorization is set to expire on December 31, 2024. The shares may be repurchased in the open market, by block purchase, through accelerated share repurchase plans, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in one or more transactions, from time to time, depending upon market conditions and other factors, and in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under this program and the repurchase authorization may be terminated or amended by the Board at any time prior to the expiration date. As of March 31, 2024, no shares had been repurchased under this program.

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Short-Term Investments

Short-term assets are held to ensure funds are available to meet the cash flow needs of both borrowers and depositors. Short-term investments, including interest-bearing bank deposits and federal funds sold, were $439.0 million at March 31, 2024, down $188.1 million from December 31, 2023, primarily the result of the repayment of FHLB advances during the period. Average short-term investments of $533.8 million for the first quarter of 2024 were down $206.9 million from the fourth quarter of 2023. Typically, the balance of short-term investments will change on a daily basis depending upon movement in customer loan and deposit accounts.

Securities

The purpose of the securities portfolio is to increase profitability, mitigate interest rate risk, provide liquidity and comply with regulatory pledging requirements. Our securities portfolio includes securities categorized as available for sale and held to maturity. Available for sale securities are carried at fair value and may be sold prior to maturity. Unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities, net of deferred taxes, are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in stockholders' equity.

Investment in securities totaled $7.6 billion at March 31, 2024, down $40.8 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2023. The decrease from December 31, 2023 reflects an unfavorable fair market valuation adjustment of $48.3 million on the available for sale portfolio, partially offset by net purchases.

At March 31, 2024, securities available for sale totaled $4.9 billion and securities held to maturity totaled $2.7 billion.

Our securities portfolio consists mainly of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that are issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies. We invest only in high quality investment grade securities with a targeted portfolio effective duration generally between two and five and a half years. At March 31, 2024, the average expected maturity of the portfolio was 6.04 years with an effective duration of 4.49 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.51%. Under an immediate, parallel rate shock using increases of 100 bps and 200 bps, the effective durations would be 4.49 and 4.46 years, respectively. At December 31, 2023, the average expected maturity of the portfolio was 6.22 years with an effective duration of 4.60 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.48%. The changes in expected maturity, effective duration, and nominal weighted-average yield were largely the result of maturities, paydowns and purchases during the quarter. At March 31, 2024, approximately $514 million of our available for sale securities are hedged with $478 million in fair value hedges in order to provide protection and flexibility to reposition and/or reprice the portfolio in a rising interest rate environment, effectively reducing the duration (market price risk) on the hedged securities.

At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate the securities portfolio for credit loss. Based on our assessments, expected credit loss was not material for any period presented, and therefore no allowance for credit loss was recorded.

Loans

Total loans at March 31, 2024 were $24.0 billion, up $49.0 million, or less than 1%, from December 31,2023, with the increase primarily attributable to the residential mortgage loan portfolio.

The following table shows the composition of our loan portfolio at each date indicated.

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023
Total loans:
Commercial non-real estate $ 9,926,333 $ 9,957,284 $ 10,075,585 $ 10,113,932 $ 10,013,482
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 3,080,192 3,093,763 3,081,327 3,058,829 3,050,748
Total commercial and industrial 13,006,525 13,051,047 13,156,912 13,172,761 13,064,230
Commercial real estate - income producing 4,042,797 3,986,943 4,027,553 3,762,428 3,758,455
Construction and land development 1,541,773 1,551,091 1,614,846 1,768,252 1,726,916
Residential mortgages 3,983,321 3,886,072 3,721,106 3,581,514 3,329,793
Consumer 1,396,522 1,446,764 1,463,262 1,504,931 1,525,129
Total loans $ 23,970,938 $ 23,921,917 $ 23,983,679 $ 23,789,886 $ 23,404,523

Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans, including both non-real estate and owner occupied real estate secured loans, totaled approximately $13.0 billion, or 54% of the total loan portfolio, at March 31, 2024, down less than 1%, compared to December 31,

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  1. Loan growth in this portfolio segment has tempered, as demand has been affected by the interest rate environment and as a result of management's selective credit appetite with a focus on resilient industries and borrowers.

The Bank lends mainly to middle market and smaller commercial entities, although it participates in larger shared credit loan facilities. Shared national credits outstanding at March 31, 2024 totaled approximately $2.75 billion, or 11% of total loans, up from $2.63 billion at December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, our larger concentrations in shared national credits include approximately $465 million to finance and insurance customers, $438 million to healthcare-related customers, $378 million to manufacturing customers, and $359 million to real estate rental and leasing customers, with the remainder of the balance in other diverse industries.

Our loan portfolio is well diversified by product, client, and geography throughout our footprint. Nevertheless, we may be exposed to certain concentrations of credit risk which exist in relation to different borrowers or groups of borrowers, specific types of collateral, industries, loan products, or regions. The following table provides detail of the more significant industry concentrations for our commercial and industrial loan portfolio, which is based on NAICS codes for all industries, with the exception of energy, which is based on the borrower’s source of revenue (i.e. a manufacturer whose income is derived from energy-related business is reported as energy).

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
2024 2023 2023 2023 2023
Pct of Pct of Pct of Pct of Pct of
( $ in thousands ) Balance Total Balance Total Balance Total Balance Total Balance Total
Commercial & industrial loans:
Health care and social assistance $ 1,500,050 11 % $ 1,481,669 11 % $ 1,465,057 11 % $ 1,454,716 11 % $ 1,398,300 10 %
Retail trade 1,285,503 10 % 1,236,830 9 % 1,231,718 9 % 1,250,708 9 % 1,238,090 9 %
Real estate and rental and leasing 1,254,432 10 % 1,270,568 10 % 1,289,505 10 % 1,249,557 9 % 1,368,460 10 %
Manufacturing 1,108,134 9 % 1,120,232 9 % 1,159,312 9 % 1,143,417 9 % 1,149,578 9 %
Wholesale trade 1,090,634 8 % 1,111,643 8 % 1,046,650 8 % 1,064,342 8 % 999,258 8 %
Construction 992,489 8 % 998,802 8 % 1,047,345 8 % 1,052,386 8 % 1,025,582 8 %
Transportation and warehousing 951,673 7 % 872,379 7 % 884,057 7 % 902,181 7 % 852,153 7 %
Finance and insurance 862,004 7 % 878,824 7 % 931,750 7 % 925,639 7 % 914,033 7 %
Professional, scientific, and technical services 762,181 6 % 735,381 6 % 766,440 6 % 768,863 6 % 732,068 6 %
Accommodation, food services and entertainment 705,308 5 % 706,141 5 % 726,582 5 % 714,463 5 % 677,488 5 %
Public administration 443,547 3 % 461,390 3 % 477,830 4 % 489,503 4 % 507,291 4 %
Information 435,439 3 % 424,532 3 % 442,928 3 % 417,465 3 % 407,754 3 %
Other services (except public administration) 386,709 3 % 396,674 3 % 392,561 3 % 393,319 3 % 387,396 3 %
Admin, Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation Services 296,396 2 % 357,390 3 % 360,617 3 % 348,540 3 % 326,667 3 %
Educational services 252,309 2 % 247,003 2 % 247,427 2 % 264,377 2 % 282,488 2 %
Energy 204,746 2 % 204,633 2 % 205,030 1 % 222,603 2 % 227,171 2 %
Other 474,971 4 % 546,956 4 % 482,103 4 % 510,682 4 % 570,453 4 %
Total commercial & industrial loans $ 13,006,525 100 % $ 13,051,047 100 % $ 13,156,912 100 % $ 13,172,761 100 % $ 13,064,230 100 %

Commercial real estate – income producing loans totaled approximately $4.0 billion at March 31, 2024, up $55.9 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2023. Construction and land development loans totaled approximately $1.5 billion at March 31, 2024, down $9.3 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2023. The increase in commercial real estate – income producing loans was in part the result of completed construction projects moving to permanent financing. In addition, we continue to see slowing of prepayments in our commercial real estate – income producing portfolio driven by the current interest rate environment. We are continuing to limit our growth in income producing real estate with a focus on resilient projects given the current economic environment. The following table details the end-of-period aggregated commercial real estate – income producing and construction loan balances by property type. Loans reflected in 1-4 family residential construction include both loans to construction builders as well as single family borrowers.

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
2024 2023 2023 2023 2023
Pct of Pct of Pct of Pct of Pct of
( $ in thousands ) Balance Total Balance Total Balance Total Balance Total Balance Total
Commercial real estate - income producing and construction loans:
Multifamily $ 1,366,673 24 % $ 1,268,342 23 % $ 1,189,768 21 % $ 1,087,984 20 % $ 1,017,351 19 %
Retail 818,665 15 % 812,556 15 % 848,914 15 % 822,134 15 % 802,220 15 %
Healthcare related properties 800,164 14 % 777,473 14 % 864,331 15 % 844,304 15 % 865,414 16 %
Industrial 777,519 14 % 753,074 13 % 724,359 13 % 698,409 13 % 677,907 12 %
Office 503,446 9 % 514,763 9 % 547,516 10 % 555,080 10 % 561,248 10 %
Hotel, motel and restaurants 474,636 9 % 477,761 9 % 464,014 8 % 448,362 8 % 475,377 9 %
1-4 family residential construction 362,495 7 % 429,107 8 % 527,325 9 % 593,238 11 % 623,293 11 %
Other land loans 180,857 3 % 187,514 3 % 198,722 4 % 219,398 4 % 219,192 4 %
Other 300,115 5 % 317,444 6 % 277,450 5 % 261,771 5 % 243,369 4 %
Total commercial real estate - income producing and construction loans $ 5,584,570 100 % $ 5,538,034 100 % $ 5,642,399 100 % $ 5,530,680 100 % $ 5,485,371 100 %

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The residential mortgage loan portfolio totaled $4.0 billion at March 31, 2024, up $97.2 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2023. Growth in residential mortgage includes a combination of completed construction loans converting to permanent financing, as well as new loan growth.

The consumer loan portfolio totaled $1.4 billion at March 31, 2024 down $50.2 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2023. Changes in the consumer loan portfolio reflect both slowing demand and the impact of our exit from the indirect automobile lending market, where the existing portfolio is in run-off. The indirect loan portfolio totaled $41.5 million at March 31, 2024, down approximately $11.0 million from December 31, 2023.

Average loans for the first quarter of 2024 totaling $23.8 billion was up $14.5 million, or less than 1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.

Management expects the period end loan growth percentage for the full year of 2024 to be in the low single digits compared to the December 31, 2023 balance of $23.9 billion, with most of the growth occurring during the second half of the year.

Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality

Our allowance for credit losses was $340.8 million at March 31, 2024, up $4.0 million from $336.8 million at December 31, 2023. The increase in the allowance for credit losses is attributable to a $13.0 million provision for credit losses, partially offset by $9.0 million of net charge-offs. Our overall credit loss outlook is not significantly different from that at December 31, 2023, and most of our credit metrics remain near historically low levels. However, uncertainty related to inflationary pressure and the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s actions with respect to monetary policy, and stress in the commercial real estate sector continues to result in an elevated reserve relative to pre-pandemic levels. The allowance for loan loss increased $5.8 million and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments decreased $1.8 million when compared to December 31, 2023. The modest increase in the allowance for loan loss compared to December 31, 2023, reflects a relatively consistent credit loss outlook and continued focus on risks that impact certain segments within our loan portfolio. The decline in the reserve for unfunded lending commitments compared to December 31, 2023 was largely volume driven.

We utilized the February 2024 Moody's economic scenarios for our allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2024, the most current available at the time of our computation. Moody's annual update of certain state and municipal employment-related variables resulted in a delay in the delivery of the March 2024 scenarios, however, certain qualitative factors were applied to the computation in consideration of expected changes between the February and March scenarios. After considering the variables underlying each of the Moody's economic scenarios, management probability-weighed the baseline scenario at 40% and the downside S-2 mild recessionary scenario at 60% in the computation of the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2024, consistent with the weighting used in the prior quarter. Each of the scenarios considered have varying degrees of severity and duration of inflationary pressure, including volatility in commodities prices and impacts to the labor market, the consequences of the Federal Reserve's actions with regard to monetary policy, the effects of disruption in the financial services industry, and impacts from geopolitical unrest. Refer to the Economic Outlook section of this discussion and analysis for further information on the Moody’s scenarios and our weighting assumptions.

Our allowance for credit losses coverage to total loans was 1.42% at March 31, 2024, up from 1.41% at December 31, 2023. The allowance for credit losses on the commercial portfolio totaled $272.7 million, or 1.47% of that portfolio, at March 31, 2024, up from $270.7 million, or 1.46%, at December 31, 2023. The allowance for credit losses on the residential mortgage portfolio totaled $41.2 million, or 1.03% of that portfolio, at March 31, 2024, up from $39.0 million, or 1.00%, at December 31, 2023, due largely to growth in the portfolio. The allowance for credit losses on the consumer portfolio totaled $26.9 million, or 1.92% of that portfolio, at March 31, 2024, down slightly from $27.1 million, or 1.87%, at December 31, 2023.

Criticized commercial loans totaled $339.9 million at March 31, 2024, up $66.2 million, or 24% from $273.7 million at December 31, 2023. Criticized loans are defined as those having potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention (risk-rated as special mention, substandard and doubtful), including both accruing and nonaccruing loans. The Company routinely assesses the ratings of loans in its portfolio through an established and comprehensive portfolio management process. In addition, the Company often reviews portfolios of loans to determine if there are areas of risk not specifically identified in its loan by loan approach. Criticized commercial loans comprised 1.83% of that portfolio at March 31, 2024, up from 1.47% at December 31, 2023. While criticized commercial loans increased, we are not yet seeing significant weakening in any specific portfolio sector or geography. Management believes the increase is reflective of expected normalization of credit metrics following the mostly benign credit environment in recent years and our credit metrics remain in the top quartile of our peers. Our criticized commercial loans at March 31, 2024 are diversified across many industries, with the largest concentrations being construction, totaling $58.7 million; manufacturing, totaling $45.1 million; transportation and warehousing, totaling $41.3 million; wholesale trade, totaling $38.5 million; real estate and rental and leasing, totaling $35.5 million; finance and insurance, totaling $34.1 million; accommodation, food services

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and entertainment, totaling $19.4 million; and, retail trade, totaling $19.3 million. Commercial loans risk rated pass-watch totaled $471.0 million at March 31, 2024, up $37.4 million, or 9%, from $433.6 million at December 31, 2023. The pass-watch risk rating includes credits with negative performance trends that reflect sufficient risk to cause concern, but have not risen to the level of criticized.

Net charge-offs were $9.0 million, or 0.15% of average total loans on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $16.1 million, or 0.27% in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $5.7 million, or 0.10% in the first quarter of 2023. Net charge-offs in the commercial portfolio totaled $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $12.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023; net charge-offs in the consumer portfolio totaled $3.9 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023; and net recoveries in the residential mortgage portfolio totaled $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $0.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Net charge-offs in the commercial portfolio for the first quarter of 2024 includes an $8.8 million charge off on a single commercial real estate - income producing credit and an $11.8 million recovery from a single legacy energy credit.

The following table sets forth activity in the allowance for credit losses for the periods indicated.

Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 2023
Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowance for loan losses:
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period $ 307,907 $ 306,291 $ 307,789
Loans charged-off:
Commercial non real estate 9,630 14,993 4,528
Commercial real estate - owner-occupied — — —
Total commercial & industrial 9,630 14,993 4,528
Commercial real estate - income producing 8,819 — —
Construction and land development 75 — 61
Total commercial 18,524 14,993 4,589
Residential mortgages 56 2 20
Consumer 4,786 4,606 3,363
Total charge-offs 23,366 19,601 7,972
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:
Commercial non real estate 13,104 1,733 1,033
Commercial real estate - owner-occupied 102 510 195
Total commercial & industrial 13,206 2,243 1,228
Commercial real estate - income producing 3 2 —
Construction and land development 61 1 6
Total commercial 13,270 2,246 1,234
Residential mortgages 202 390 181
Consumer 914 910 838
Total recoveries 14,386 3,546 2,253
Total net charge-offs 8,980 16,055 5,719
Provision for loan losses 14,799 17,671 7,315
Allowance for loan losses at end of period $ 313,726 $ 307,907 $ 309,385
Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments:
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments at beginning of period $ 28,894 $ 29,613 $ 33,309
Provision for losses on unfunded lending commitments (1,831 ) (719 ) (1,295 )
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments at end of period $ 27,063 $ 28,894 $ 32,014
Total Allowance for Credit Losses $ 340,789 $ 336,801 $ 341,399
Total Provision for Credit Losses $ 12,968 $ 16,952 $ 6,020
Coverage Ratios:
Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans 1.31 % 1.29 % 1.32 %
Allowance for credit losses to period-end loans 1.42 % 1.41 % 1.46 %
Charge-offs ratios:
Gross charge-offs to average loans 0.39 % 0.33 % 0.14 %
Recoveries to average loans 0.24 % 0.06 % 0.04 %
Net charge-offs to average loans 0.15 % 0.27 % 0.10 %
Net Charge-offs to average loans by portfolio
Commercial non real estate (0.14 )% 0.53 % 0.14 %
Commercial real estate - owner-occupied (0.01 )% (0.07 )% (0.03 )%
Total commercial & industrial (0.11 )% 0.39 % 0.10 %
Commercial real estate - income producing 0.89 % (0.00 )% —
Construction and land development 0.00 % (0.00 )% 0.01 %
Total commercial 0.11 % 0.27 % 0.07 %
Residential mortgages (0.01 )% (0.04 )% (0.02 )%
Consumer 1.10 % 1.02 % 0.66 %

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The following table sets forth for the periods indicated nonaccrual loans and loans modified or restructured, by type, and foreclosed and surplus ORE and other foreclosed assets. The table also includes loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023
Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis:
Commercial non-real estate $ 17,487 $ 20,840 $ 22,108 $ 39,361 $ 12,378
Commercial non-real estate - modified — — — 907 924
Total commercial non-real estate 17,487 20,840 22,108 40,268 13,302
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 2,197 2,228 2,432 1,620 1,709
Commercial real estate - owner-occupied - modified — — — 675 684
Total commercial real estate - owner-occupied 2,197 2,228 2,432 2,295 2,393
Commercial real estate - income producing 24,066 461 344 356 1,501
Commercial real estate - income producing - modified — — — — —
Total commercial real estate - income producing 24,066 461 344 356 1,501
Construction and land development 2,228 815 742 370 340
Construction and land development - modified — — — — —
Total construction and land development 2,228 815 742 370 340
Residential mortgage 25,757 26,039 26,885 27,458 30,110
Residential mortgage - modified 167 98 20 — —
Total residential mortgage 25,924 26,137 26,905 27,458 30,110
Consumer 10,180 8,555 7,800 7,473 6,698
Consumer - modified — — — — —
Total consumer 10,180 8,555 7,800 7,473 6,698
Total nonaccrual loans $ 82,082 $ 59,036 $ 60,331 $ 78,220 $ 54,344
ORE and foreclosed assets 2,793 3,628 4,527 2,174 1,976
Total nonaccrual loans and ORE and foreclosed assets $ 84,875 $ 62,664 $ 64,858 $ 80,394 $ 56,320
Modified loans - still accruing:
Commercial non-real estate $ 31,442 $ 21,956 $ 11,500 $ 1,010 $ 10
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 1,761 1,774 17,035 — —
Commercial real estate - income producing 1,573 — — — —
Construction and land development 84 85 86 — —
Residential mortgage 2,180 359 166 — —
Consumer 385 274 62 — —
Total modified loans - still accruing $ 37,425 $ 24,448 $ 28,849 $ 1,010 $ 10
Total reportable modified loans $ 37,592 $ 24,546 $ 28,869 $ 2,592 $ 1,618
Loans 90 days past due still accruing $ 7,938 $ 9,609 $ 24,170 $ 7,552 $ 13,155
Ratios:
Nonaccrual loans to total loans 0.34 % 0.25 % 0.25 % 0.33 % 0.23 %
Nonaccrual loans plus ORE and foreclosed assets to loans plus ORE<br> and foreclosed assets 0.35 % 0.26 % 0.27 % 0.34 % 0.24 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans 382.21 % 521.56 % 507.68 % 402.07 % 569.31 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans and accruing loans 90 days past due 348.51 % 448.55 % 362.47 % 366.67 % 458.35 %
Loans 90 days past due still accruing to loans 0.03 % 0.04 % 0.10 % 0.03 % 0.06 %

Nonaccrual loans plus ORE and foreclosed assets totaled $84.9 million at March 31, 2024, up $22.2 million from December 31, 2023. Nonaccrual loans of $82.1 million increased $23.0 million from December 31, 2023. While the level of nonaccrual loans increased, the ratio remains relatively low at 0.34% of the total portfolio and is mostly representative of a normalization of credit metrics following a mostly benign credit environment in recent years. ORE and foreclosed assets were $2.8 million at March 31, 2024, down $0.8 million from December 31, 2023. Nonaccrual loans plus ORE and other foreclosed assets as a percentage of total loans, ORE and other foreclosed assets was 0.35% at March 31, 2024, up 9 bps from December 31, 2023.

We expect to continue to see modest charge-offs and provision for credit losses for the remainder of 2024. Loan growth, portfolio mix, asset quality metrics and future assumptions in economic forecasts will drive the level of credit loss reserves.

Deposits

Deposits provide the most significant source of funding for our interest earning assets. Generally, our ability to compete for market share depends on our deposit pricing and our wide range of products and services that are focused on customer needs, among other things. We offer high-quality banking services with convenient delivery channels, including online and mobile banking. We provide specialized services to our commercial customers to promote commercial deposit growth. These services include treasury management, industry expertise and lockbox services.

The failures of three large U.S. banks in the first half of 2023 created disruption in the financial services industry. While many factors played a role in the ultimate failures, these institutions had significant industry/demographic concentration within their deposit bases

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and a high ratio of uninsured deposits. Lack of diversity in concentration within a deposit base may increase the risk of events or trends that could prompt a larger-scale demand for deposits outflow. Concerns over a financial institution's ability to protect deposit balances in excess of the federally insured limit may increase the risk of a deposit run. We consider our deposit base to be seasoned, stable and well-diversified. We also offer our customers an insured cash sweep product (ICS) that allows customers to secure deposits above FDIC insured limits. We have seen a continued increase in demand for the ICS product following the 2023 bank failures, with the balance totaling $372.5 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $303.8 million at December 31, 2023 and $111.4 million at March 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, we have calculated our average deposit account size by dividing period-end deposits by the population of accounts with balances to be approximately $37,700 which includes $194,500 in our commercial and small business lines (excluding public funds), $130,800 in our wealth management business line, and $18,800 in our consumer business line.

Further, at March 31, 2024, our sources of liquidity exceed uninsured deposits. We have estimated the Bank’s amount of uninsured deposits using the methodologies and assumptions required for FDIC regulatory reporting to be approximately $14.0 billion at March 31, 2024, compared to $13.8 billion at December 31, 2023. Our uninsured deposit total at March 31, 2024 includes approximately $3.5 billion of public funds that have pledged securities as collateral, leaving $10.5 billion of noncollateralized, uninsured deposits compared to total liquidity of $19.2 billion. Our ratio of noncollateralized, uninsured deposits to total deposits was approximately 35.4% at March 31, 2024, compared to 34.4% at December 31, 2023.

Total deposits were $29.8 billion at March 31, 2024, virtually unchanged from December 31, 2023. Average deposits for the first quarter of 2024 were $29.6 billion, down $0.0 billion, or 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2023.

The following table shows the composition of our deposits at each date indicated.

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023
Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 10,802,127 $ 11,030,515 $ 11,626,371 $ 12,171,817 $ 12,860,027
Interest-bearing retail transaction and savings deposits 10,969,720 10,680,741 10,678,462 10,455,175 10,682,568
Interest-bearing public fund deposits:
Public fund transaction and savings deposits 2,989,966 3,069,341 2,761,267 2,828,301 2,987,565
Public fund time deposits 76,304 73,674 91,969 97,130 98,644
Total interest-bearing public fund deposits 3,066,270 3,143,015 2,853,236 2,925,431 3,086,209
Retail time deposits 4,543,018 4,246,027 4,005,025 3,328,577 2,411,765
Brokered time deposits 394,771 589,761 1,157,243 1,162,501 572,501
Total interest-bearing deposits 18,973,779 18,659,544 18,693,966 17,871,684 16,753,043
Total deposits $ 29,775,906 $ 29,690,059 $ 30,320,337 $ 30,043,501 $ 29,613,070

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $10.8 billion at March 31, 2024, down $0.2 billion, or 2%, from December 31, 2023. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits comprise 36% of total deposits at March 31, 2024, compared to 37% at December 31, 2023 and 43% at March 31, 2023. Noninterest-bearing deposit levels have declined somewhat as customers shift to interest-bearing products amid the elevated interest rate environment and as spending increases in an inflationary environment. The current level of noninterest-bearing deposits to total deposits of 36% represents what we consider to be a more typical, pre-pandemic mix of noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits.

Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts of $11.0 billion at March 31, 2024 were up $0.3 billion, or 3%, from December 31, 2023. Interest-bearing public fund deposits totaled $3.1 billion at March 31, 2024, down $ 0.1million, or 2%, from December 31, 2023. The decrease in public funds is mostly reflective of typical seasonal outflows. Retail time deposits totaled $4.5 billion at March 31, 2024, up $0.3 billion, or 7%, from December 31, 2023. The increase in retail time deposits reflects both deposit growth and in part a continued shift from other deposit products amid the elevated interest rate environment as depositors take advantage of attractive rate offerings. Brokered time deposits totaled $394.8 million at March 31, 2024, down $195.0 million as a result of the maturity of instruments that were not replaced. At March 31, 2024, brokered time deposits outstanding bear interest at 5.35% and will mature in May 2024.

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While the pace is slowing, interest rates paid on deposit accounts continued to increase in the first quarter of 2024, particularly on retail time and money market deposits where we have offered promotional rates. The following table sets forth average balances and weighted-average rates paid on deposits for the first quarter of 2024 and the fourth and first quarters of 2023.

Three months ended
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 March 31, 2023
($ in millions) Balance Rate Mix Balance Rate Mix Balance Rate Mix
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing transaction deposits $ 2,557.7 1.46 % 8.7 % $ 2,501.0 1.39 % 8.3 % $ 2,468.9 0.46 % 8.6 %
Money market deposits 6,131.3 3.28 20.7 6,010.0 3.17 20.1 5,497.3 1.80 19.1
Savings deposits 2,114.2 0.15 7.2 2,170.9 0.03 7.2 2,684.2 0.01 9.3
Time deposits 4,965.3 4.79 16.8 5,264.3 4.72 17.6 2,018.6 2.70 7.0
Public Funds 3,119.4 3.65 10.6 2,896.3 3.68 9.7 3,160.7 3.04 11.0
Total interest-bearing deposits 18,887.9 3.14 % 64.0 18,842.5 3.08 % 62.9 15,829.7 1.65 % 55.0
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 10,673.1 36.0 11,132.4 37.1 12,963.2 45.0
Total deposits $ 29,561.0 100.0 % $ 29,974.9 100.0 % $ 28,792.9 100.0 %

The following sets forth the maturities of time certificates of deposit greater than $250,000 at March 31, 2024.

March 31,
($ in thousands) 2024
Three months $ 867,697
Over three months through six months 514,286
Over six months through one year 414,843
Over one year 10,072
Total $ 1,806,898

Management expects low single-digit end of period deposit growth in 2024 from the balance of $29.7 billion at December 31, 2023.

Short-Term Borrowings

At March 31, 2024, short-term borrowings totaled $667.8 million, down $487.1 million, or 42%, from December 31, 2023. The decline from December 31, 2023 is primarily attributable to the repayment of $700 million of FHLB advances, partially offset by an increase in customer repurchase agreements. Average short-term borrowings of $784.0 million in the first quarter of 2024 were down $209.8 million, or 21%, from the fourth quarter of 2023.

Short-term borrowings are a core portion of the Company’s funding strategy and can fluctuate depending on our funding needs and the sources utilized. Customer repurchase agreements and FHLB borrowings are the major sources of short-term borrowings. Customer repurchase agreements are offered mainly to commercial customers to assist them with their cash management strategies or to provide a temporary investment vehicle for their excess liquidity pending redeployment for corporate or investment purposes. While customer repurchase agreements provide a recurring source of funds to the Bank, amounts available will vary. FHLB borrowings are funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank that are collateralized by certain residential mortgage and commercial real estate loans included in the Bank’s loan portfolio, subject to specific criteria.

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt totaled $236.4 million at March 31, 2024, virtually unchanged from December 31, 2023.

Long-term debt at March 31, 2024 includes subordinated notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $172.5 million, a stated maturity of June 15, 2060, and a fixed rate of 6.25% per annum that qualify as Tier 2 capital of certain regulatory capital ratios. Subject to prior approval by the Federal Reserve, the Company may redeem these notes in whole or in part on any of its quarterly interest payment dates after June 15, 2025.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit

In the normal course of business, the Bank enters into financial instruments, such as commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, to meet the financing needs of its customers. Such instruments are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements until they are funded, although they expose the Bank to varying degrees of credit risk and interest rate risk in much the same way as

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funded loans. Under regulatory capital guidelines, the Company and Bank must include unfunded commitments meeting certain criteria in risk-weighted capital calculations.

Commitments to extend credit include revolving commercial credit lines, non-revolving loan commitments issued mainly to finance the acquisition and development or construction of real property or equipment, and credit card and personal credit lines. The availability of funds under commercial credit lines and loan commitments generally depends on whether the borrower continues to meet credit standards established in the underlying contract and has not violated other contractual conditions. Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Credit card and personal credit lines are generally subject to cancellation if the borrower’s credit quality deteriorates. A number of commercial and personal credit lines are used only partially or, in some cases, not at all before they expire, and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent our future cash requirements.

A substantial majority of the letters of credit are standby agreements that obligate the Bank to fulfill a customer’s financial commitments to a third party if the customer is unable to perform. The Bank issues standby letters of credit primarily to provide credit enhancement to its customers’ other commercial or public financing arrangements and to help them demonstrate financial capacity to vendors of essential goods and services.

The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect our exposure to credit risk. The Bank undertakes the same credit evaluation in making loan commitments and assuming conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments and may require collateral or other credit support. At March 31, 2024, the Company had a reserve for unfunded lending commitments totaling $27.1 million.

The following table shows the commitments to extend credit and letters of credit at March 31, 2024 according to expiration date.

Expiration Date
Less than 1-3 3-5 More than
($ in thousands) Total 1 year years years 5 years
Commitments to extend credit $ 9,330,583 $ 3,513,546 $ 2,579,929 $ 2,435,218 $ 801,890
Letters of credit 499,963 404,866 24,051 70,918 128
Total $ 9,830,546 $ 3,918,412 $ 2,603,980 $ 2,506,136 $ 802,018

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

There were no material changes or developments during the reporting period with respect to methodologies that the Company uses when applying what management believes are critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and with those generally practiced within the banking industry which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, and the resulting estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of certain assets and liabilities not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Refer to Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our primary market risk is interest rate risk that stems from uncertainty with respect to the absolute and relative levels of future market interest rates that affect our financial products and services. In an attempt to manage our exposure to interest rate risk, management measures the sensitivity of our net interest income and cash flows under various market interest rate scenarios, establishes interest rate risk management policies and implements asset/liability management strategies designed to promote a relatively stable net interest margin under varying rate environments.

Net Interest Income at Risk

The following table presents an analysis of our interest rate risk as measured by the estimated changes in net interest income resulting from an instantaneous and sustained parallel shift in rates at March 31, 2024. Shifts are measured in 100 basis point increments in a range from -500 to +500 basis points from base case, with -300 through +300 basis points presented in the table below. Our interest rate sensitivity modeling incorporates a number of assumptions including loan and deposit repricing characteristics, the rate of loan

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prepayments and other factors. The base scenario assumes that the current interest rate environment is held constant over a 24-month forecast period and is the scenario to which all others are compared in order to measure the change in net interest income. Policy limits on the change in net interest income under a variety of interest rate scenarios are approved by the Board of Directors. All policy scenarios assume a static volume forecast where the balance sheet is held constant, although other scenarios are modeled.

Estimated Increase
(Decrease) in NII
Change in Interest Rates Year 1 Year 2
(basis points)
-300 -7.29 % -12.84 %
-200 -4.46 % -7.99 %
-100 -1.94 % -3.69 %
+100 2.15 % 3.51 %
+200 4.00 % 6.84 %
+300 5.86 % 10.23 %

The results indicate a general asset sensitivity across most scenarios driven primarily by repricing in variable rate loans and a funding mix which includes a large percentage of noninterest-bearing and lower rate sensitive deposits. As rates increased in the first half of 2023 and remain elevated, the funding mix has continued to shift to more rate sensitive deposits and wholesale funding which has resulted in a lower net interest income at risk measurements compared to recent years. When deemed prudent, management has taken actions to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk with on-or off-balance sheet financial instruments and intends to do so in the future. Possible actions include, but are not limited to, changes in the pricing of loan and deposit products, modifying the composition of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and adding to, modifying or terminating existing interest rate swap agreements or other financial instruments used for interest rate risk management purposes.

Even if interest rates change in the designated amounts, there can be no assurance that our assets and liabilities would perform as anticipated. Additionally, a change in the U.S. Treasury rates in the designated amounts accompanied by a change in the shape of the U.S. Treasury yield curve would cause significantly different changes to net interest income than indicated above. Strategic management of our balance sheet and earnings is fluid and would be adjusted to accommodate these movements. As with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the methods of analysis presented above. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Certain assets such as adjustable-rate loans have features which restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Also, the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of an interest rate increase. All of these factors are considered in monitoring exposure to interest rate risk.

Economic Value of Equity (EVE)

EVE simulation involves calculating the present value of all future cash flows from assets and subtracting the present value of all future cash outflows from liabilities including the impact of off-balance sheet items such as interest rate hedges. This analysis results in a theoretical market value of the bank's equity or EVE. Management’s focus on EVE analysis is not on the resulting calculation of EVE itself, but instead on the sensitivity of EVE to changes in market rates. Policy limits on the change in EVE under a variety of interest rate scenarios are approved by the Board of Directors. The following table presents an analysis of the change in the Bank’s EVE resulting from instantaneous and parallel shifts in rates as of March 31, 2024. Shifts are measured in 100 basis point increments ranging from -500 to +500 basis points from base case, with -300 through +300 basis points presented in table below.

Estimated Change<br>in EVE at
Change in Interest Rates March 31, 2024
(basis points)
- 300 2.92%
- 200 2.86%
- 100 1.93%
+ 100 -2.41%
+ 200 -5.10%
+ 300 -7.87%

The net changes in EVE presented in the preceding table are within the parameters approved by the Boards of Directors. Because EVE measures the present value of cash flows over the estimated lives of instruments, the change in EVE does not directly correlate to the

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degree that earnings would be impacted over a shorter time horizon (i.e., the current year). Further, EVE does not consider factors such as future balance sheet growth, changes in product mix, changes in yield curve relationships, possible hedging activities, or changing product spreads, each of which could mitigate the adverse impact of changes in interest rates.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, identified no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three month period ended March 31, 2024, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company, including subsidiaries, is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending litigation and regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or liquidity.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, in evaluating an investment in the Company’s securities, investors should consider carefully, among other things, the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our 2023 Form 10-K. which could materially affect the Company's business, financial position, results of operations, cash flows, or future results. Please be aware that these risks may change over time and other risks may prove to be important in the future. New risks may emerge at any time, and we cannot predict such risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, or the trading price of our securities.

There are no material changes during the period covered by this Report to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2023 Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company has in place a Board-approved stock buyback program whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 4.3 million shares of its common stock through the program’s expiration date of December 31, 2024. The program allows the Company to repurchase its common shares in the open market, by block purchase, through accelerated share repurchase programs, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, in one or more transactions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Following is a summary of repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Total number of shares or units purchased (a) Average price paid per share Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan or program Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under such plans or programs
January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024 128 $ 46.49 — 4,297,000
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024 144,773 $ 45.11 — 4,297,000
March 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 8 $ 46.04 — 4,297,000
144,909 $ 45.11 —

(a) Includes common stock purchased in connection with our share-based payment plans related shares used to cover payroll tax withholding requirements. See Note 18 – Share-Based Payment Arrangements in our 2023 Form 10-K, which includes additional information regarding our share-based incentive plans. There were no shares repurchases under the Board-approved buyback program during the first quarter of 2024.

Item 5. Other Information

Pursuant to Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, none of the Company's directors or executive officers adopted, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number Description Filed Herewith Form Exhibit Filing Date
3.1 Second Amended and Restated Articles of Hancock Whitney Corporation 8-K 3.1 5/1/2020
3.2 Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hancock Whitney Corporation 8-K 3.2 5/1/2020
31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
32.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document X
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document X
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document X
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document X
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document X
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document X
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File X

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SIGNATURES

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

Hancock Whitney Corporation
By: /s/ John M. Hairston
John M. Hairston
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael M. Achary
Michael M. Achary
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer<br><br>(Principal Financial Officer)
May 8, 2024

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, John M. Hairston, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hancock Whitney Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 8, 2024 By: /s/ John M. Hairston
Date John M. Hairston
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Michael M. Achary, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hancock Whitney Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 8, 2024 By: /s/ Michael M. Achary
Date Michael M. Achary
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hancock Whitney Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), John M. Hairston, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 8, 2024 By: /s/ John M. Hairston
Date John M. Hairston
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hancock Whitney Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Michael M. Achary, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 8, 2024 By: /s/ Michael M. Achary
Date Michael M. Achary
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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