8-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of earliest event reported: July 20, 2021

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SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Tennessee	001-37661	62-1173944
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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5401 Kingston Pike , Suite 600
Knoxville , Tennessee	37919
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

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( 865 ) 437-5700 ****
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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☐  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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Title of each class	​	Trading<br>Symbol(s)	​	Name of Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	​	SMBK	​	The Nasdaq Stock Market

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

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Emerging growth company ☐

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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. ☐

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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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On July 20, 2021, SmartFinancial, Inc. (“SmartFinancial”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) reporting earnings results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2021. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 of Form 8K, the information in Item 2.02 of this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.

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SmartFinancial is filing an investor slide presentation that it intends to review in conjunction with its earnings release conference call on July 21, 2021. The slides are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 of Form 8K, the information in Item 7.01 of this report (including Exhibit 99.2) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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Item 9.01	​	Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit No.		Description
99.1	​	Press release announcing second quarter 2021 financial results dated July 20, 2021
99.2	​	Second quarter 2021 investor presentation
104	​	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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	SMARTFINANCIAL, INC.
Date: July 20, 2021
	/s/ William Y. Carroll, Jr.
	William Y. Carroll, Jr.
	President & Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

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2Q 2021

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SmartFinancial Announces Results for the Second Quarter 2021

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KNOXVILLE, TN – July 20, 2021 - SmartFinancial, Inc. ("SmartFinancial" or the "Company"; NASDAQ: SMBK), today announced net income of $8.8 million, or $0.58 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2021, compared to net income of $6.2 million, or $0.41 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2020, and compared to net income of $9.8 million, or $0.65 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2021.  Operating earnings (Non-GAAP), which excludes securities gains, merger related and restructuring expenses and non-operating items, totaled $9.1 million, or $0.60 per diluted common share, in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $7.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted common share, in the second quarter of 2020, and compared to $9.8 million, or $0.65 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2021.

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Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2021

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●	Net organic loan growth of over $87 million, a 16.3% annualized quarter-over-quarter increase
●	Operating earnings (non-GAAP) of $9.1 million, or $0.60 per diluted share
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●	Tangible book value per share (Non-GAAP) of $18.69, a 6.5% annualized quarter-over-quarter increase
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●	Announced the $38.1 million proposed acquisition of Sevier County Bancshares
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●	Announced and completed the acquisition of Fountain Equipment Finance (“Fountain”)
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●	Hired three seasoned commercial banking team members in Auburn, Alabama
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Billy Carroll, President & CEO, stated: “Our team continues to execute at a very high level, as evidenced by another nice quarter.  Growth has continued to be very strong, and our sales team are capitalizing on our outstanding markets.  We are also extremely excited to open SmartBank Auburn and continue to organically build out our Alabama footprint.”

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SmartFinancial's Chairman, Miller Welborn, concluded: “Another incredibly solid quarter by our team. Our Board could not be more excited about the trajectory of our company. We continue to execute our growth strategy for loans, deposits and earnings and remain extremely bullish on our Company’s future.”

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Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

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Net interest income was $26.9 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared to $26.3 million for the first quarter of 2021. Average earning assets totaled $3.3 billion, an increase of $218.2 million. The growth was primarily driven by an increase in average cash and cash equivalents of $114.0 million, average securities of $26.9 million and average loans and leases of $79.9 million of which $35.7 million of the increase is related to the acquisition of Fountain during the second quarter.  Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $157.3 million, directly related to continued core deposit growth.

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The tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.29% for the second quarter of 2021, compared to 3.48% for the first quarter of 2021. The tax equivalent net interest margin was impacted by a 23 basis point decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets and offset by a 5 basis point decline in the rate on interest-bearing liabilities over the prior quarter.  The decrease in yield on interest-earning assets was primarily driven by a decreased level of loan discount accretion and Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) fee accretion and additional excess liquidity from the significant deposit growth experienced during the first six months of 2021.  We recognized $1.1 million less of loan discount accretion and PPP fee accretion during the second quarter of 2021 when compared to the first quarter of 2021. However, the interest-earning yield compression was partially offset by the acquisition of Fountain, resulting in a positive margin impact of 13 basis points.

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The lower yields on interest-earning assets continue to be mitigated, in part, by a lower cost of funds.  The yield on interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 0.49% for the second quarter of 2021 when compared to 0.54% for the first quarter of 2021. The cost of average interest-bearing deposits was 0.39% for the second quarter of 2021 compared to 0.44% for the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of 5 basis points. The lower cost of average deposits was attributable to the maturing and repricing of time deposits, which decreased 14 basis

points during the period.  The cost of total deposits for the second quarter of 2021 was 0.29% compared to 0.33% in the first quarter of 2021.

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The following table presents selected interest rates and yields for the periods indicated:

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Selected Interest Rates and Yields	​	2021	​	2021	​	(Decrease)	​
Yield on loans and leases	​	4.52	%	4.67	%	(0.15)	%
Yield on earning assets, FTE	​	3.65	%	3.88	%	(0.23)	%
Cost of interest-bearing deposits	​	0.39	%	0.44	%	(0.05)	%
Cost of total deposits	​	0.29	%	0.33	%	(0.04)	%
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities	​	0.49	%	0.54	%	(0.05)	%
Net interest margin, FTE	​	3.29	%	3.48	%	(0.19)	%

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Provision for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality

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At June 30, 2021, the allowance for loan and lease losses was $18.3 million.  The allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 0.74% as of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.  For the Company’s originated loans and leases, the allowance for loan and lease losses to originated loans and leases, less PPP loans, was 0.86% as of June 30, 2021, compared to 0.93% as of March 31, 2021.  The remaining discounts on the acquired loan and lease portfolio totaled $13.0 million, or 3.61% of acquired loans and leases as of June 30, 2021.

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The following table presents detailed information related to the provision for loan and lease losses for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

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​	Provision for Loan and Lease Losses Rollforward	​	​	2021	​	​	2021	​	​	Change	​
​	Beginning balance	​	$	18,370	​	$	18,346	​	$	24	​
​	Charge-offs	​	​	(153)	​	​	(120)	​	​	(33)	​
​	Recoveries	​	​	98	​	​	77	​	​	21	​
​	Net charge-offs	​	​	(55)	​	​	(43)	​	​	(12)	​
​	Provision	​	​	(5)	​	​	67	​	​	72	​
​	Ending balance	​	$	18,310	​	$	18,370	​	$	(60)	​
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​	Allowance for loan losses to total loans and leases, gross	​	​	0.74	%	​	0.74	%	​	-	%

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The Company is not required to implement the provisions of the Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) accounting standard until January 1, 2023 and is continuing to account for the allowance for loan and lease losses under the incurred loss model.

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Nonperforming loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases was 0.15% as of June 30, 2021, a decrease of 10 basis points from the 0.25% reported in the first quarter of 2021.  Total nonperforming assets (which include nonaccrual loans and leases, loans and leases past due 90 days or more and still accruing, other real estate owned and other repossessed assets) as a percentage of total assets was 0.18% as of June 30, 2021, as compared to 0.29% as of March 31, 2021.

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The following table presents detailed information related to credit quality for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

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​	Credit Quality	​	​	2021	​	​	2021	​	​	(Decrease)	​
​	Nonaccrual loans and leases	​	$	3,694	​	$	4,739	​	$	(1,045)	​
​	Loans and leases past due 90 days or more and still accruing	​	​	64	​	​	1,495	​	​	(1,431)	​
​	Total nonperforming loans and leases	​	​	3,758	​	​	6,234	​	​	(2,476)	​
​	Other real estate owned	​	​	2,499	​	​	3,946	​	​	(1,447)	​
​	Other repossessed assets	​	​	199	​	​	-	​	​	199	​
​	Total nonperforming assets	​	$	6,456	​	$	10,180	​	$	(3,724)	​
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​	Nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases, gross	​	​	0.15	%	​	0.25	%	​	(0.10)	%
​	Nonperforming assets to total assets	​	​	0.18	%	​	0.29	%	​	(0.11)	%

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Noninterest Income

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Noninterest income decreased $548 thousand to $5.1 million for the second quarter of 2021 compared to $5.7 million for the first quarter of 2021.  During the second quarter of 2021, the primary components of the changes in noninterest income were as follows:

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●	Decrease in insurance commissions of $909 thousand, primarily due from larger commissions recognized in the prior quarter from the placement of life insurance policies;
●	Increase in other of $237 thousand, is primarily attributable to $155 thousand of new fee income from the acquisition of Fountain and an increase in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income of $57 thousand.
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The following table presents detailed information related to noninterest income for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

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Noninterest Income	​	​	2021	​	​	2021	​	​	(Decrease)
Service charges on deposit accounts	​	$	1,048	​	$	1,009	​	$	39
Mortgage banking income	​	​	1,105	​	​	1,139	​	​	(34)
Investment services	​	​	567	​	​	531	​	​	36
Insurance commissions	​	​	557	​	​	1,466	​	​	(909)
Interchange and debit card transaction fees	​	​	922	​	​	839	​	​	83
Other	​	​	944	​	​	707	​	​	237
Total noninterest income	​	$	5,143	​	$	5,691	​	$	(548)

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Noninterest Expense

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Noninterest expense increased $1.3 million to $20.8 million for the second quarter of 2021 compared to $19.5 million for the first quarter of 2021. During the second quarter of 2021, the primary components of the changes in noninterest expense were as follows:

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●	Salaries and employee benefits increased $1.3 million, primarily due to the additional headcount from both the Fountain acquisition and hiring of the Gulf Coast Team, and from a reduction in deferred salary cost that was recognized in the prior quarter relating to the PPP loan originations;
●	Data processing and technology increased $130 thousand, primarily from continued infrastructure build;
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●	Professional services increased $208 thousand, primarily from additional services performed during the quarter;
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●	Merger related and restructuring expense increased $269 thousand: and
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●Other decreased $502 thousand, primarily from an investment in a start-up fintech company recognized in the prior quarter.

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The following table presents detailed information related to noninterest expense for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

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Noninterest Expense	​	​	2021	​	​	2021	​	​	(Decrease)
Salaries and employee benefits	​	$	12,203	​	$	10,869	​	$	1,334
Occupancy and equipment	​	​	2,294	​	​	2,341	​	​	(47)
FDIC insurance	​	​	371	​	​	371	​	​	-
Other real estate and loan related expenses	​	​	506	​	​	602	​	​	(96)
Advertising and marketing	​	​	230	​	​	190	​	​	40
Data processing and technology	​	​	1,509	​	​	1,379	​	​	130
Professional services	​	​	849	​	​	641	​	​	208
Amortization of intangibles	​	​	441	​	​	444	​	​	(3)
Merger related and restructuring expenses	​	​	372	​	​	103	​	​	269
Other	​	​	2,022	​	​	2,524	​	​	(502)
Total noninterest expense	​	$	20,797	​	$	19,464	​	$	1,333

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Income Tax Expense

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Income tax expense was $2.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, a decrease of $194 thousand, compared to $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2021.

For the second quarter of 2021, the effective tax rate was 22.0% compared to 21.5% for the first quarter of 2021.

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Balance Sheet Trends

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Total assets at June 30, 2021 were $3.65 billion compared with $3.30 billion at December 31, 2020.  The increase of $349.4 million is primarily attributable to increases in cash and cash equivalents of $191.8 million, securities available-for-sale of $35.2 million, loans and leases of $86.1 million and bank owned life insurance of $40.8 million. The increase in loans and leases consisted of organic loan growth of $143.1 million and leases acquired from Fountain of $53.7 million, offset by $110.0 million in net PPP loan activity of $138.4 in originations and $248.4 million in forgiveness.

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Total liabilities increased to $3.28 billion at June 30, 2021 from $2.95 billion at December 31, 2020.  The increase of $333.1 million was primarily from organic deposit growth of $334.3 million.

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Shareholders' equity at June 30, 2021 totaled $373.4 million, an increase of $16.2 million, from December 31, 2020.  The increase in shareholders' equity was primarily from net income of $18.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and a net change in accumulated other comprehensive income of $155 thousand, which was offset by repurchase of the Company's common stock of $1.2 million and $1.8 million of dividends paid. Tangible book value per share (Non-GAAP) was $18.69 at June 30, 2021, an increase from $18.39 at March 31, 2021.  Tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) as a percentage of tangible assets (Non-GAAP) was 7.93% at June 30, 2021, compared with 8.41% at December 31, 2020.

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The following table presents selected balance sheet information for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

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Selected Balance Sheet Information	​	2021		​	2020		​	(Decrease)		​
Total assets	​	$	3,654,356	​	$	3,304,949	​	$	349,407	​
Total liabilities	​	​	3,280,963	​	​	2,947,781	​	​	333,182	​
Total equity	​	​	373,393	​	​	357,168	​	​	16,225	​
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value	​	​	250,817	​	​	215,634	​	​	35,183	​
Loans and leases	​	​	2,468,318	​	​	2,382,243	​	​	86,075	​
Deposits	​	​	3,139,472	​	​	2,805,215	​	​	334,257	​
Borrowings	​	​	78,834	​	​	81,199	​	​	(2,365)	​

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Conference Call Information

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SmartFinancial issued this earnings release for the second quarter of 2021 on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, and will host a conference call on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. ET.  To access this interactive teleconference, dial (888) 317-6003 or (412) 317-6061 and enter the confirmation number, 5194560.  A replay of the conference call will be available through July 21, 2022, by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering the confirmation number, 10158581.  Conference call materials will be published on the Company’s webpage located at http://www.smartfinancialinc.com/CorporateProfile, at 9:00 am ET prior to the conference call.

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About SmartFinancial, Inc.

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SmartFinancial, Inc., based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is the bank holding company for SmartBank. SmartBank is a full-service commercial bank founded in 2007, with 35 branches across East and Middle Tennessee, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.  Recruiting the best people, delivering exceptional client service, strategic branching, and a disciplined approach to lending have contributed to SmartBank’s success. More information about SmartFinancial can be found on its website: www.smartfinancialinc.com.

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SmartFinancial, Inc.	​
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Investor Contacts	​
Billy Carroll	​
President & CEO	​
(865) 868-0613   billy.carroll@smartbank.com	​
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Ron Gorczynski	​
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	​
(865) 437-5724 ron.gorczynski@smartbank.com	​
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Media Contact	​
Kelley Fowler	​
Senior Vice President, Public Relations & Marketing	​
(865) 868-0611    kelley.fowler@smartbank.com	​
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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Statements included in this earnings release include measures not recognized under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables, which provide a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures. SmartFinancial management uses several Non-GAAP financial measures, including: (i) operating earnings, (ii) operating return on average assets, (iii) operating pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets, (iv) operating return on average shareholder' equity, (v) return on average tangible common equity, (vi) operating return on average tangible common equity, (vii) operating efficiency ratio, (viii) operating noninterest income, (ix) operating pre-tax pre-provision earnings (x) operating noninterest expense, (xi) tangible common equity, (xii) average tangible common equity, (xiii) tangible book value; (xiv) tangible assets; and ratios derived therefrom, in its analysis of the company's performance. Operating earnings excludes the following from net income: securities gains and losses, proceeds related to the termination of an Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (“ADECA”) loan program, merger related and restructuring expenses.  Operating return on average assets is the annualized operating earnings divided by average assets.  Operating pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets is the annualized operating pre-tax pre-provision income earnings by average assets. Operating return on average shareholders' equity is the annualized operating earnings divided by average equity. Return on average tangible common equity is the annualized net income divided by average tangible common equity. Operating return on average tangible common equity is the annualized operating earnings divided by average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP). The operating efficiency ratio includes an adjustment for taxable equivalent yields and excludes securities gains and losses and merger related and restructuring expenses from the efficiency ratio. Operating noninterest income excludes the following from noninterest income: securities gains and losses, proceeds related to the termination of the ADECA loan program.  Operating pre-tax pre-provision earnings is net interest income plus operating noninterest income less operating noninterest expense.  Operating noninterest expense excludes the following from noninterest expense: prior year adjustments to salaries, merger related and restructuring expenses and certain franchise tax true-up expenses. Tangible common equity and average tangible common equity excludes goodwill and other intangible assets from shareholders' equity and average shareholders' equity, respectively.  Tangible book value is tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.  Tangible assets excludes goodwill and other intangibles from total assets.  Management believes that Non-GAAP financial measures provide additional useful information that allows investors to evaluate the ongoing performance of the company and provide meaningful comparisons to its peers.  Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures also enhance investors' ability to compare period-to-period financial results and allow investors and company management to view our operating results excluding the impact of items that are not reflective of the underlying operating performance.  Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider SmartFinancial's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the company. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

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Forward-Looking Statements

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This news release may contain statements that are based on management’s current estimates or expectations of future events or future results, and that may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements, including statements regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business and financial results and conditions, are not historical in nature and can generally be identified by such words as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “may,” “estimate,” and similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results of SmartFinancial to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others, (1) risks associated with our growth strategy, including a failure to implement our growth plans or an inability to manage our growth effectively; (2) claims and litigation arising from our business activities and from the companies we acquire, which may relate to contractual issues, environmental laws, fiduciary responsibility, and other matters; (3) the risk that cost savings and revenue synergies from recently completed acquisitions may not be realized or may take longer than anticipated to realize; (4) disruption from recently completed acquisitions with customer, supplier, employee, or other business relationships; (5) our ability to successfully integrate the businesses acquired as part of previous acquisitions with the business of SmartBank; (6) risks related to the proposed acquisition of Sevier County Bancshares, Inc. (“SCB”); (7) the risk that the anticipated benefits from the proposed acquisition of SCB may not be realized in the time frame anticipated; (8) changes in management’s plans for the future; (9) prevailing, or changes in, economic or political conditions, particularly in our market areas; (10) credit risk associated with our lending activities; (11) changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values, or competition; (12) changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; (13) changes in applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies or practices as a result of, or in response to COVID-19; (14) adverse results from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions, including as a result of the Company’s participation in and execution of government programs related to the COVID-19 pandemic; (15) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s assets, business, cash flows, financial condition, liquidity, prospects and results of operations; (16) potential increases in the provision for loan losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; and (17) other general competitive, economic, political, and market factors, including those affecting our business, operations, pricing, products, or services. These and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in SmartFinancial’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, in each case filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.  SmartFinancial disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this release, which speak only as of the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary

Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

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​	​	Ending Balances
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Assets:	​	​	​		​			​			​			​
Cash and cash equivalents	​	$	673,515	​	$	556,701	​	$	481,719	​	$	541,815	​	$	399,467
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value	​		250,817	​		250,937	​		215,634	​		214,634	​		219,631
Other investments	​		14,584	​		14,728	​		14,794	​		14,829	​		14,829
Loans held for sale	​		4,334	​		7,870	​		11,721	​		11,292	​		6,330
Loans and leases	​		2,468,318	​		2,487,129	​		2,382,243	​		2,404,057	​		2,408,284
Less: Allowance for loan losses	​		(18,310)	​		(18,370)	​		(18,346)	​		(18,817)	​		(16,254)
Loans and leases, net	​		2,450,008	​		2,468,759	​		2,363,897	​		2,385,240	​		2,392,030
Premises and equipment, net	​		72,314	​		72,697	​		72,682	​		73,934	​		73,868
Other real estate owned	​		2,499	​		3,946	​		4,619	​		3,932	​		5,524
Goodwill and core deposit intangibles, net	​		90,966	​		86,350	​		86,471	​		86,710	​		86,327
Bank owned life insurance	​		72,013	​		71,586	​		31,215	​		31,034	​		30,853
Other assets	​		23,306	​		23,629	​		22,197	​		24,168	​		37,126
Total assets	​	$	3,654,356	​	$	3,557,203	​	$	3,304,949	​	$	3,387,588	​	$	3,265,985
Liabilities:	​			​			​			​			​
Deposits:	​			​			​			​			​
Noninterest-bearing demand	​	$	807,560	​	$	777,968	​	$	685,957	​	$	669,733	​	$	645,650
Interest-bearing demand	​		702,470	​		683,887	​		649,129	​		534,128	​		479,212
Money market and savings	​		1,140,029	​		1,073,941	​		919,631	​		871,098	​		762,246
Time deposits	​		489,413	​		512,417	​		550,498	​		577,064	​		652,581
Total deposits	​		3,139,472	​		3,048,213	​		2,805,215	​		2,652,023	​		2,539,689
Borrowings	​		78,834	​		82,642	​		81,199	​		319,391	​		318,855
Subordinated debt	​		39,388	​		39,367	​		39,346	​		39,325	​		39,304
Other liabilities	​		23,269	​		22,923	​		22,021	​		27,060	​		24,649
Total liabilities	​		3,280,963	​		3,193,145	​		2,947,781	​		3,037,799	​		2,922,497
Shareholders' Equity:	​			​			​			​			​
Common stock	​		15,110	​		15,105	​		15,107	​		15,233	​		15,217
Additional paid-in capital	​		252,039	​		251,836	​		252,693	​		254,626	​		254,396
Retained earnings	​		103,906	​		96,034	​		87,185	​		78,918	​		73,283
Accumulated other comprehensive income	​		2,338	​		1,083	​		2,183	​		1,012	​		592
Total shareholders' equity	​		373,393	​		364,058	​		357,168	​		349,789	​		343,488
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	​	$	3,654,356	​	$	3,557,203	​	$	3,304,949	​	$	3,387,588	​	$	3,265,985

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	Three Months Ended															Six Months Ended
​	Jun			Mar			Dec			Sep			Jun			Jun			Jun
​	2021		​	2021		​	2020		​	2020		​	2020		​	2021		​	2020
Interest income:	​			​			​			​			​		​	​	​	​	​	​
Loans and leases, including fees	$	28,323	​	$	28,018	​	$	28,594	​	$	28,621	​	$	28,663	​	$	56,341	​	$	55,097
Securities available-for-sale:			​			​			​			​			​			​
Taxable		916	​		724	​		609	​		546	​		589	​		1,640	​		1,268
Tax-exempt		304	​		259	​		306	​		364	​		416	​		563	​		699
Federal funds sold and other earning assets		309	​		291	​		303	​		327	​		277	​		600	​		879
Total interest income		29,852	​		29,292	​		29,812	​		29,858	​		29,945	​		59,144	​		57,943
Interest expense:			​			​			​			​			​			​
Deposits		2,248	​		2,331	​		2,580	​		2,897	​		3,366	​		4,579	​		8,120
Borrowings		123	​		117	​		142	​		334	​		249	​		241	​		339
Subordinated debt		584	​		584	​		584	​		584	​		584	​		1,167	​		1,167
Total interest expense		2,955	​		3,032	​		3,306	​		3,815	​		4,199	​		5,987	​		9,626
Net interest income		26,897	​		26,260	​		26,506	​		26,043	​		25,746	​		53,157	​		48,317
Provision for loan and lease losses		(5)	​		67	​		—	​		2,634	​		2,850	​		62	​		6,049
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses		26,902	​		26,193	​		26,506	​		23,409	​		22,896	​		53,095	​		42,268
Noninterest income:			​			​			​			​			​			​
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,048	​		1,009	​		1,032	​		892	​		709	​		2,057	​		1,479
Gain (loss) on sale of securities, net		—	​		—	​		—	​		(9)	​		16	​		—	​		16
Mortgage banking		1,105	​		1,139	​		1,331	​		1,029	​		931	​		2,244	​		1,515
Investment services		567	​		531	​		407	​		359	​		363	​		1,098	​		801
Insurance commissions		557	​		1,466	​		548	​		560	​		473	​		2,023	​		742
Interchange and debit card transaction fees		922	​		839	​		760	​		868	​		508	​		1,761	​		784
Other		944	​		707	​		898	​		422	​		511	​		1,652	​		993
Total noninterest income		5,143	​		5,691	​		4,976	​		4,121	​		3,511	​		10,835	​		6,330
Noninterest expense:			​			​			​			​			​			​
Salaries and employee benefits		12,203	​		10,869	​		11,516	​		11,032	​		10,357	​		23,072	​		20,363
Occupancy and equipment		2,294	​		2,341	​		2,256	​		2,186	​		1,996	​		4,635	​		3,906
FDIC insurance		371	​		371	​		297	​		534	​		180	​		741	​		360
Other real estate and loan related expense		506	​		602	​		516	​		643	​		346	​		1,108	​		892
Advertising and marketing		230	​		190	​		181	​		253	​		202	​		419	​		400
Data processing and technology		1,509	​		1,379	​		1,182	​		1,131	​		1,155	​		2,889	​		2,163
Professional services		849	​		641	​		786	​		594	​		868	​		1,490	​		1,578
Amortization of intangibles		441	​		444	​		571	​		402	​		405	​		886	​		767
Merger related and restructuring expenses		372	​		103	​		702	​		290	​		1,477	​		475	​		3,573
Other		2,022	​		2,524	​		1,946	​		2,102	​		1,820	​		4,547	​		3,598
Total noninterest expense		20,797	​		19,464	​		19,953	​		19,167	​		18,806	​		40,262	​		37,600
Income before income taxes		11,248	​		12,420	​		11,529	​		8,363	​		7,601	​		23,668	​		10,998
Income tax expense		2,470	​		2,664	​		2,499	​		1,968	​		1,427	​		5,134	​		2,091
Net income	$	8,778	​	$	9,756	​	$	9,030	​	$	6,395	​	$	6,174	​	$	18,534	​	$	8,907
Earnings per common share:			​			​			​			​			​			​
Basic	$	0.59	​	$	0.65	​	$	0.60	​	$	0.42	​	$	0.41	​	$	1.24	​	$	0.60
Diluted	$	0.58	​	$	0.65	​	$	0.59	​	$	0.42	​	$	0.41	​	$	1.23	​	$	0.60
Weighted average common shares outstanding:			​			​			​			​			​			​
Basic		15,003,657	​		15,011,573	​		15,109,298	​		15,160,579	​		15,152,768	​		15,007,593	​		14,773,935
Diluted		15,126,184	​		15,111,947	​		15,182,796	​		15,210,611	​		15,202,335	​		15,118,924	​		14,842,486

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

YIELD ANALYSIS

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​	​	Three Months Ended
​	​	June 30, 2021							​	March 31, 2021							​	June 30, 2020
​		Average			​	​		Yield/		Average			​	​		Yield/		Average				​		Yield/
​	​	Balance		​	Interest^1^		​	Cost^1^	​	Balance		​	Interest^1^		​	Cost^1^	​	Balance		​	Interest^1^		​	Cost^1^
Assets:		​			​					​			​					​			​				​
Loans and leases, including fees^2^	​	$	2,508,388	​	$	28,256		4.52	%	$	2,428,499	​	$	27,943		4.67	%	$	2,359,101	​	$	28,590		4.87	%
Loans held for sale	​	​	5,315	​	​	67	​	5.03	%	​	7,913	​	​	75	​	3.82	%	​	6,868	​	​	73	​	4.28	%
Taxable securities	​		164,935	​		916		2.23	%		136,492	​		724		2.15	%		122,135	​		589		1.94	%
Tax-exempt securities	​		89,296	​		453		2.04	%		90,849	​		409		1.82	%		86,227	​		570		2.66	%
Federal funds sold and other earning assets	​		531,125	​		309		0.23	%		417,144	​		291		0.28	%		297,696	​		277		0.37	%
Total interest-earning assets	​		3,299,059	​		30,001		3.65	%		3,080,897	​		29,442		3.88	%		2,872,027	​		30,099		4.22	%
Noninterest-earning assets	​		286,211	​		​		​	​		275,272	​					​		260,089	​					​
Total assets	​	$	3,585,270	​	​	​	​	​	​	$	3,356,169	​					​	$	3,132,116	​					​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:	​			​			​		​			​					​			​					​
Interest-bearing demand deposits	​	$	688,756	​		304	​	0.18	%	$	641,214	​		256		0.16	%	$	453,795	​		148		0.13	%
Money market and savings deposits	​		1,117,290	​		905	​	0.32	%		983,893	​		821		0.34	%		748,673	​		614		0.33	%
Time deposits	​		502,755	​		1,039	​	0.83	%		526,062	​		1,254		0.97	%		701,390	​		2,604		1.49	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	​		2,308,801	​		2,248	​	0.39	%		2,151,169	​		2,331		0.44	%		1,903,858	​		3,366		0.71	%
Borrowings^3^	​		81,525	​		123	​	0.61	%		81,837	​		117		0.58	%		237,143	​		249		0.42	%
Subordinated debt	​		39,375	​		584	​	5.95	%		39,354	​		584		6.01	%		39,290	​		584		5.98	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	​		2,429,701	​		2,955	​	0.49	%		2,272,360	​		3,032		0.54	%		2,180,291	​		4,199		0.77	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits	​		768,399	​		​	​	​	​		700,962	​					​		587,322	​					​
Other liabilities	​		17,845	​		​	​	​	​		21,928	​					​		24,642	​					​
Total liabilities	​		3,215,945	​		​	​	​	​		2,995,250	​					​		2,792,255	​					​
Shareholders' equity	​		369,325	​		​	​	​	​		360,919	​					​		339,861	​					​
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	​	$	3,585,270	​	​	​	​	​	​	$	3,356,169	​					​	$	3,132,116	​					​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net interest income, taxable equivalent	​	​	​	​	$	27,046	​	​	​			​	$	26,410			​			​	$	25,900			​
Interest rate spread	​		​	​		​	​	3.16	%			​				3.33	%			​				3.44	%
Tax equivalent net interest margin	​		​	​		​	​	3.29	%			​				3.48	%			​				3.63	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Percentage of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities	​		​	​		​	​	135.78	%			​				135.58	%			​				131.73	%
Percentage of average equity to average assets	​		​	​		​	​	10.30	%			​				10.75	%			​				10.85	%

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^1^Taxable equivalent

^2^Includes average balance of $266,114, $312,582 and $208,814 in PPP loans for the quarters ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, and June 30, 2020, respectively.

^3^ Includes average balance of $108,082 in Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”) funding for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. No PPPLF funding was used for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

YIELD ANALYSIS

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​	​	Six Months Ended
​	​	June 30, 2021								​	June 30, 2020							​
​		Average			​	​		Yield/			Average			​	​		Yield/
​	​	Balance		​	Interest^1^		​	Cost^1^		​	Balance		​	Interest^1^		​	Cost^1^	​
Assets:		​			​			​			​			​
Loans and leases, including fees^2^	​	$	2,468,665	​	$	56,200		​	4.59	%	$	2,172,158	​	$	54,979		5.09	%
Loans held for sale	​	​	6,607	​	​	141	​	​	4.31	%	​	5,581	​	​	118	​	4.26	%
Taxable securities	​		150,792	​		1,640		​	2.19	%		119,474	​		1,268		2.13	%
Tax-exempt securities	​		90,068	​		862		​	1.93	%		78,306	​		970		2.49	%
Federal funds sold and other earning assets	​		474,449	​		600		​	0.26	%		226,726	​		879		0.78	%
Total interest-earning assets	​		3,190,581	​		59,443		​	3.76	%		2,602,245	​		58,214		4.50	%
Noninterest-earning assets	​		280,772	​		​		​	​	​		238,749	​					​
Total assets	​	$	3,471,353	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	$	2,840,994	​					​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:	​			​			​			​			​					​
Interest-bearing demand deposits	​	$	665,116	​		560	​		0.17	%	$	421,288	​		583		0.28	%
Money market and savings deposits	​		1,050,961	​		1,726	​		0.33	%		707,003	​		2,003		0.57	%
Time deposits	​		514,344	​		2,293	​		0.90	%		693,382	​		5,534		1.61	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	​		2,230,421	​		4,579	​		0.41	%		1,821,673	​		8,120		0.90	%
Borrowings^3^	​		81,680	​		241	​		0.59	%		144,532	​		339		0.47	%
Subordinated debt	​		39,364	​		1,167	​		5.98	%		39,279	​		1,167		5.97	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	​		2,351,465	​		5,987	​		0.51	%		2,005,484	​		9,626		0.97	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits	​		734,867	​		​	​		​	​		481,432	​				​	​
Other liabilities	​		19,876	​		​	​		​	​		22,812	​				​	​
Total liabilities	​		3,106,208	​		​	​		​	​		2,509,728	​				​	​
Shareholders' equity	​		365,145	​		​	​		​	​		331,266	​				​	​
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	​	$	3,471,353	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	$	2,840,994	​				​	​
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Net interest income, taxable equivalent	​	​	​	​	$	53,456	​	​	​	​			​	$	48,588		​	​
Interest rate spread	​		​	​		​	​		3.25	%			​				3.53	%
Tax equivalent net interest margin	​		​	​		​	​		3.38	%			​				3.75	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Percentage of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities	​		​	​		​	​		135.68	%			​				129.76	%
Percentage of average equity to average assets	​		​	​		​	​		10.52	%			​				11.66	%

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^1^Taxable equivalent

^2^Includes average balance of $289,220 and $106,213 in PPP loans for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

^3^ Includes average balance of $54,041 in Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”) funding for the six months ended June 30, 2020. No PPPLF funding was used for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

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​	​	As of and for The Three Months Ended
​		Jun			Mar			Dec			Sep			Jun
​	​	2021		​	2021		​	2020		​	2020		​	2020
Composition of Loans and Leases:		​		​	​	​	​	​	​		​			​		​
Commercial real estate:		​		​	​	​	​	​	​		​			​		​
owner occupied	​	$	492,750	​	$	477,293	​	$	463,771	​	$	467,569	​	$	464,073	​
non-owner occupied	​		669,741	​		593,348	​		549,205	​		563,082	​		552,958	​
Commercial real estate, total	​		1,162,491	​		1,070,641	​		1,012,976	​		1,030,651	​		1,017,031	​
Commercial & industrial	​		496,114	​		686,010	​		634,446	​		644,498	​		637,450	​
Construction & land development	​		300,704	​		285,973	​		278,075	​		275,172	​		279,216	​
Consumer real estate	​		444,640	​		432,486	​		443,930	​		440,310	​		459,861	​
Leases	​	​	53,038	​	​	—	​	​	—	​	​	—	​	​	—	​
Consumer and other	​		11,331	​		12,019	​		12,816	​		13,426	​		14,726	​
Total loans and leases	​	$	2,468,318	​	$	2,487,129	​	$	2,382,243	​	$	2,404,057	​	$	2,408,284	​
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Asset Quality and Additional Loan Data:	​			​	​	​	​	​	​	​			​			​
Nonperforming loans and leases	​	$	3,758	​	$	6,234	​	$	5,782	​	$	2,248	​	$	3,776	​
Other real estate owned	​		2,499	​		3,946	​		4,619	​		3,932	​		5,524	​
Other repossessed assets	​	​	199	​	​	—	​	​	—	​	​	—	​	​	—	​
Total nonperforming assets	​	$	6,456	​	$	10,180	​	$	10,401	​	$	6,180	​	$	9,300	​
Restructured loans and leases not included in nonperforming loans and leases	​	$	219	​	$	250	​	$	257	​	$	8	​	$	9	​
Net charge-offs to average loans and leases (annualized)	​		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.08	%		0.01	%		—	%
Allowance for loan and leases losses to loans and leases	​		0.74	%		0.74	%		0.77	%		0.78	%		0.67	%
Nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases, gross	​		0.15	%		0.25	%		0.24	%		0.09	%		0.16	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets	​		0.18	%		0.29	%		0.31	%		0.18	%		0.28	%
Acquired loan and lease fair value discount balance	​	$	12,982	​	$	12,951	​	$	14,467	​	$	15,141	​	$	16,187	​
Accretion income on acquired loans and leases	​		761	​		1,636	​		768	​		960	​		888	​
PPP net fees deferred balance	​	​	6,651	​	​	7,351	​	​	4,190	​	​	6,348	​	​	8,582	​
PPP net fees recognized	​	​	2,132	​	​	2,398	​	​	2,157	​	​	1,812	​	​	1,909	​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Capital Ratios:	​			​	​	​	​	​	​	​			​			​
Equity to Assets	​		10.22	%		10.23	%		10.81	%		10.33	%		10.52	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (Non-GAAP)^1^	​		7.93	%		8.00	%		8.41	%		7.97	%		8.09	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
SmartFinancial, Inc.^2^	​			​	​	​	​	​	​	​			​			​
Tier 1 leverage	​		8.10	%		8.55	%		8.69	%		8.78	%		8.83	%
Common equity Tier 1	​		10.66	%		11.29	%		11.61	%		11.33	%		10.92	%
Tier 1 capital	​		10.66	%		11.29	%		11.61	%		11.33	%		10.92	%
Total capital	​		12.83	%		13.62	%		14.07	%		13.81	%		13.25	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
SmartBank	​	****	Estimated^3^	​	​	​	​	​	​	​			​			​
Tier 1 leverage	​		8.76	%		9.33	%		9.58	%		9.74	%		9.82	%
Common equity Tier 1	​		11.53	%		12.31	%		12.79	%		12.57	%		12.14	%
Tier 1 capital	​		11.53	%		12.31	%		12.79	%		12.57	%		12.14	%
Total capital	​		12.22	%		13.05	%		13.57	%		13.37	%		12.82	%

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^1^Total common equity less intangibles divided by total assets less intangibles. See reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures.

^2^All periods presented are estimated.

^3^ Current period capital ratios are estimated as of the date of this earnings release.

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12

SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary

Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	As of and for The														​	​	As of and for The					​
​	Three Months Ended																Six Months Ended					​
​	Jun			Mar			Dec			Sep			Jun			​	Jun			Jun		​
​	2021		​	2021		​	2020		​	2020		​	2020		​	​	2021		​	2020		​
Selected Performance Ratios (Annualized):	​			​			​			​			​		​	​	​		​	​		​
Return on average assets	​	0.98	%	​	1.18	%	​	1.11	%	​	0.76	%	​	0.79	%	​	​	1.08	%	​	0.63	%
Return on average shareholders' equity	​	9.53	%	​	10.96	%	​	10.15	%	​	7.31	%	​	7.31	%	​	​	10.24	%	​	5.41	%
Return on average tangible common equity¹	​	12.54	%	​	14.41	%	​	13.43	%	​	9.72	%	​	9.80	%	​	​	13.46	%	​	7.23	%
Noninterest income / average assets	​	0.58	%	​	0.69	%	​	0.61	%	​	0.49	%	​	0.45	%	​	​	0.63	%	​	0.45	%
Noninterest expense / average assets	​	2.33	%	​	2.35	%	​	2.46	%	​	2.28	%	​	2.41	%	​	​	2.34	%	​	2.66	%
Efficiency ratio	​	64.91	%	​	60.92	%	​	63.38	%	​	63.54	%	​	64.28	%	​	​	62.92	%	​	68.81	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Operating Selected Performance Ratios (Annualized):	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​	​		​	​		​
Operating return on average assets^1^	​	1.01	%	​	1.19	%	​	1.14	%	​	0.79	%	​	0.93	%	​	​	1.10	%	​	0.82	%
Operating PTPP return on average assets^1^	​	1.30	%	​	1.52	%	​	1.45	%	​	1.35	%	​	1.53	%	​	​	1.41	%	​	1.46	%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity^1^	​	9.83	%	​	11.05	%	​	10.34	%	​	7.57	%	​	8.58	%	​	​	10.43	%	​	7.00	%
Operating return on average tangible common equity^1^	​	12.93	%	​	14.53	%	​	13.69	%	​	10.06	%	​	11.51	%	​	​	13.72	%	​	9.36	%
Operating efficiency ratio^1^	​	63.46	%	​	60.32	%	​	60.86	%	​	62.25	%	​	58.95	%	​	​	61.89	%	​	61.98	%
Operating noninterest income / average assets^1^	​	0.58	%	​	0.69	%	​	0.56	%	​	0.49	%	​	0.45	%	​	​	0.63	%	​	0.45	%
Operating noninterest expense / average assets^1^	​	2.29	%	​	2.34	%	​	2.37	%	​	2.25	%	​	2.23	%	​	​	2.31	%	​	2.41	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Selected Interest Rates and Yields:	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​	​		​	​		​
Yield on loans and leases	​	4.52	%	​	4.67	%	​	4.72	%	​	4.71	%	​	4.87	%	​	​	4.59	%	​	5.09	%
Yield on earning assets, FTE	​	3.65	%	​	3.88	%	​	4.01	%	​	3.88	%	​	4.22	%	​	​	3.76	%	​	4.50	%
Cost of interest-bearing deposits	​	0.39	%	​	0.44	%	​	0.50	%	​	0.59	%	​	0.71	%	​	​	0.41	%	​	0.90	%
Cost of total deposits	​	0.29	%	​	0.33	%	​	0.38	%	​	0.44	%	​	0.54	%	​	​	0.31	%	​	0.71	%
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities	​	0.49	%	​	0.54	%	​	0.60	%	​	0.65	%	​	0.77	%	​	​	0.51	%	​	0.97	%
Net interest margin, FTE	​	3.29	%	​	3.48	%	​	3.57	%	​	3.39	%	​	3.63	%	​	​	3.38	%	​	3.75	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Per Common Share:	​			​			​			​			​		​	​	​		​	​		​
Net income, basic	$	0.59	​	$	0.65	​	$	0.60	​	$	0.42	​	$	0.41	​	​	$	1.24	​	$	0.60	​
Net income, diluted		0.58	​		0.65	​		0.59	​		0.42	​		0.41	​	​		1.23	​		0.60	​
Operating earnings, basic¹		0.60	​		0.65	​		0.61	​		0.44	​		0.48	​	​		1.25	​		0.78	​
Operating earnings, diluted¹		0.60	​		0.65	​		0.61	​		0.44	​		0.48	​	​		1.25	​		0.78	​
Book value		24.71	​		24.10	​		23.64	​		22.96	​		22.57	​	​		24.71	​		22.57	​
Tangible book value¹		18.69	​		18.39	​		17.92	​		17.27	​		16.90	​	​		18.69	​		16.90	​
Common shares outstanding		15,109,736	​		15,104,536	​		15,107,214	​		15,233,227	​		15,216,932	​	​		15,109,736	​		15,216,932	​

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¹See reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures

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13

SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary

Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three Months Ended															​	Six Months Ended					​
​		Jun			Mar			Dec			Sep			Jun				Jun			Jun		​
​	​	2021		​	2021		​	2020		​	2020		​	2020		​	​	2021		​	2020		​
Operating Earnings:		​			​			​			​			​		​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net income (GAAP)	​	$	8,778	​	$	9,756	​	$	9,030	​	$	6,395	​	$	6,174	​	​	$	18,534	​	$	8,907	​
Noninterest income:	​			​			​			​			​			​	​			​			​
Securities gains (losses), net	​		—	​		—	​		—	​		9	​		(16)	​	​		—	​		(16)	​
ADECA termination proceeds	​		—	​		—	​		(465)	​		—	​		—	​	​		—	​		—	​
Noninterest expenses:	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​	​		​	​		​	​
Merger related and restructuring expenses	​		372	​		103	​		702	​		290	​		1,477	​	​		475	​		3,573	​
Income taxes:	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​		​	​	​		​	​		​	​
Income tax effect of adjustments	​		(96)	​		(27)	​		(62)	​		(77)	​		(382)	​	​		(123)	​		(931)	​
Operating earnings (Non-GAAP)	​	$	9,054	​	$	9,832	​	$	9,205	​	$	6,617	​	$	7,253	​	​	$	18,886	​	$	11,533	​
Operating earnings per common share (Non-GAAP):	​			​			​			​			​			​	​			​			​
Basic	​	$	0.60	​	$	0.65	​	$	0.61	​	$	0.44	​	$	0.48	​	​	$	1.25	​	$	0.78	​
Diluted	​		0.60	​		0.65	​		0.61	​		0.44	​		0.48	​	​		1.25	​		0.78	​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Operating Noninterest Income:	​			​			​			​			​			​	​			​			​
Noninterest income (GAAP)	​	$	5,143	​	$	5,691	​	$	4,976	​	$	4,121	​	$	3,511	​	​	$	10,835	​	$	6,330	​
Securities gains (losses), net	​		—	​		—	​		—	​		9	​		(16)	​	​		—	​		(16)	​
ADECA termination proceeds	​		—	​		—	​		(465)	​		—	​		—	​	​		—	​		—	​
Operating noninterest income (Non-GAAP)	​	$	5,143	​	$	5,691	​	$	4,511	​	$	4,130	​	$	3,495	​	​	$	10,835	​	$	6,314	​
Operating noninterest income (Non-GAAP)/average assets^1^	​		0.58	%		0.69	%		0.56	%		0.49	%		0.45	%	​		0.63	%		0.45	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Operating Noninterest Expense:	​			​			​			​			​			​	​			​			​
Noninterest expense (GAAP)	​	$	20,797	​	$	19,464	​	$	19,953	​	$	19,167	​	$	18,806	​	​	$	40,262	​	$	37,600	​
Merger related and restructuring expenses	​		(372)	​		(103)	​		(702)	​		(290)	​		(1,477)	​	​		(475)	​		(3,573)	​
Operating noninterest expense (Non-GAAP)	​	$	20,425	​	$	19,361	​	$	19,251	​	$	18,877	​	$	17,329	​	​	$	39,787	​	$	34,027	​
Operating noninterest expense (Non-GAAP)/average assets^2^	​		2.29	%		2.34	%		2.37	%		2.25	%		2.23	%	​		2.31	%		2.41	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Operating Pre-tax Pre-provision ("PTPP") Earnings:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net interest income (GAAP)	​	$	26,897	​	$	26,260	​	$	26,506	​	$	26,043	​	$	25,746	​	​	$	53,157	​	$	48,317	​
Operating noninterest income	​	​	5,143	​	​	5,691	​	​	4,511	​	​	4,130	​	​	3,495	​	​	​	10,835	​	​	6,314	​
Operating noninterest expense	​	​	(20,425)	​	​	(19,361)	​	​	(19,251)	​	​	(18,877)	​	​	(17,329)	​	​	​	(39,787)	​	​	(34,027)	​
Operating PTPP earnings (Non-GAAP)	​	$	11,615	​	$	12,590	​	$	11,766	​	$	11,296	​	$	11,912	​	​	$	24,205	​	$	20,604	​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Non-GAAP Return Ratios:	​			​			​			​			​			​	​			​			​
Operating return on average assets (Non-GAAP)^3^	​		1.01	%		1.19	%		1.14	%		0.79	%		0.93	%	​		1.10	%		0.82	%
Operating PTPP return on average assets (Non-GAAP)^4^	​	​	1.30	%	​	1.52	%	​	1.45	%	​	1.35	%	​	1.53	%	​	​	1.41	%	​	1.46	%
Return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)^5^	​		12.54	%		14.41	%		13.43	%		9.72	%		9.80	%	​		13.46	%		7.23	%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (Non-GAAP)^6^	​		9.83	%		11.05	%		10.34	%		7.57	%		8.58	%	​		10.43	%		7.00	%
Operating return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)^7^	​		12.93	%		14.53	%		13.69	%		10.06	%		11.51	%	​		13.72	%		9.36	%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Operating Efficiency Ratio:	​			​			​			​			​			​	​			​			​
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)	​		64.91	%		60.92	%		63.38	%		63.54	%		64.28	%	​		62.92	%		68.81	%
Adjustment for taxable equivalent yields	​		(0.30)	%		(0.28)	%		(0.30)	%		(0.32)	%		(0.34)	%	​		(0.31)	%		(0.34)	%
Adjustment for securities gains (losses)	​		—	%		—	%		—	%		0.02	%		(0.04)	%	​		—	%		(0.02)	%
Adjustment for merger related income and costs	​		(1.15)	%		(0.32)	%		(2.22)	%		(0.99)	%		(4.95)	%	​		(0.72)	%		(6.46)	%
Operating efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)	​		63.46	%		60.32	%		60.86	%		62.25	%		58.95	%	​		61.89	%		61.98	%

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^1^Operating noninterest income (Non-GAAP) is annualized and divided by average assets.

^2^Operating noninterest expense (Non-GAAP) is annualized and divided by average assets.

^3^Operating return on average assets (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average assets.

^4^Operating PTPP return on average assets (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating PTPP earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average assets.

^5^Return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) is the annualized net income divided by average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP).

^6^Operating return on average shareholders’ equity (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average equity.

^7^Operating return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP).

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14

SmartFinancial, Inc. and Subsidiary

Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three Months Ended															Six Months Ended
​		Jun			Mar			Dec			Sep			Jun			Jun			Jun
​	​	2021		​	2021		​	2020		​	2020		​	2020		​	2021		​	2020
Tangible Common Equity:		​			​			​			​			​		​	​	​	​	​	​
Shareholders' equity (GAAP)	​	$	373,393	​	$	364,058	​	$	357,168	​	$	349,789	​	$	343,488	​	$	373,393	​	$	343,488
Less goodwill and other intangible assets	​		90,966	​		86,350	​		86,471	​		86,710	​		86,327	​		90,966	​		86,327
Tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)	​	$	282,427	​	$	277,708	​	$	270,697	​	$	263,079	​	$	257,161	​	$	282,427	​	$	257,161
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Average Tangible Common Equity:	​			​			​			​			​			​			​
Average shareholders' equity (GAAP)	​	$	369,325	​	$	360,919	​	$	354,026	​	$	347,907	​	$	339,861	​	$	365,145	​	$	331,266
Less average goodwill and other intangible assets	​		88,551	​		86,424	​		86,561	​		86,206	​		86,484	​		87,494	​		83,427
Average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)	​	$	280,774	​	$	274,495	​	$	267,465	​	$	261,701	​	$	253,377	​	$	277,651	​	$	247,839
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tangible Book Value per Common Share:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Book value per common share (GAAP)	​	$	24.71	​	$	24.10	​	$	23.64	​	$	22.96	​	$	22.57	​	$	24.71	​	$	22.57
Adjustment due to goodwill and other intangible assets	​	​	(6.02)	​	​	(5.71)	​	​	(5.72)	​	​	(5.69)	​	​	(5.67)	​	​	(6.02)	​	​	(5.67)
Tangible book value per common share (Non-GAAP)^1^	​	$	18.69	​	$	18.39	​	$	17.92	​	$	17.27	​	$	16.90	​	$	18.69	​	$	16.90
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Total Assets	​	$	3,654,356	​	$	3,557,203	​	$	3,304,949	​	$	3,387,588	​	$	3,265,985	​	$	3,654,356	​	$	3,265,985
Less goodwill and other intangibles	​	​	90,966	​	​	86,350	​	​	86,471	​	​	86,710	​	​	86,327	​	​	90,966	​	​	86,327
Tangible Assets (Non-GAAP):	​	$	3,563,390	​	$	3,470,853	​	$	3,218,478	​	$	3,300,878	​	$	3,179,658	​	$	3,563,390	​	$	3,179,658
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (Non-GAAP)	​	​	7.93%	​	​	8.00%	​	​	8.41%	​	​	7.97%	​	​	8.09%	​	​	7.93%	​	​	8.09%

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^1^Tangible book value per share is computed by dividing total stockholder's equity, less goodwill and other intangible assets by common shares outstanding.

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15

Exhibit 99.2

INVESTOR CALL<br>2Q 2021<br>July 21, 2021, 10:00 a.m.<br>Webcast: www.smartbank.com<br>(Investor Relations)<br>Audio Only: (888) 317-6003<br>Confirmation #: 5194560<br>Miller Welborn<br>Chairman of the Board<br>Billy Carroll<br>President & CEO
Legal Disclaimer<br>2<br>Forward-Looking Statements<br>This presentation may contain statements that are based on management’s current estimates or<br>expectations of future events or future results, and that may be deemed to constitute forward-<br>looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These<br>statements, including statements regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on<br>SmartFinancial’s business and financial results and conditions, are not historical in nature and can<br>generally be identified by such words as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,”<br>“may,” “estimate,” and similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks,<br>uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results of SmartFinancial to differ<br>materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such<br>risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others, (1) the risk of litigation and<br>reputational risk associated with historic acquisition activity;(2) the risk that cost savings and<br>revenue synergies from recently completed acquisitions may not be realized or may take longer<br>than anticipated to realize;(3) disruption from recently completed acquisitions with customer,<br>supplier, employee, or other business relationships;(4) our ability to successfully integrate the<br>businesses acquired as part of previous acquisitions with the business of SmartBank;(5) risks<br>related to the proposed acquisition of Sevier County Bancshares (“SCB”);(6) the risk that the<br>anticipated benefits from the proposed acquisition of SCB may not be realized in the time frame<br>anticipated;(7) changes in management’s plans for the future;(8) prevailing, or changes in,<br>economic or political conditions, particularly in our market areas;(9) credit risk associated with our<br>lending activities;(10) changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values, or competition;<br>(11) changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines;(12) changes in applicable laws,<br>rules, or regulations, including changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies or practices<br>as a result of, or in response to, COVID-19;(13) adverse results from current or future litigation,<br>regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions, including as a result of the<br>Company’s participation in and execution of government programs related to the COVID-19<br>pandemic;(14) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s assets, business, cash<br>flows, financial condition, liquidity, prospects and results of operations;(15) potential increases in<br>the provision for loan losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; and (16) other general<br>competitive, economic, political, and market factors, including those affecting our business,<br>operations, pricing, products, or services. These and other factors that could cause results to<br>differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in<br>SmartFinancial’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and<br>current reports on Form 8-K, in each case filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange<br>Commission (the “SEC”) and available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Undue reliance<br>should not be placed on forward-looking statements. SmartFinancial disclaims any obligation to<br>update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this release, which speak only as of<br>the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.<br>Non-GAAP Financial Measures<br>Statements included in this presentation include Non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with<br>the accompanying tables, which provide a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial<br>measures. SmartFinancial management uses several Non-GAAP financial measures, including:(i) operating<br>earnings, (ii) operating return on average assets, (iii) operating return on average shareholder equity, (iv)<br>return on average tangible common equity, (v) operating return on average tangible common equity, (vi)<br>operating efficiency ratio;(vii) tangible common equity;(viii) average tangible common equity;(ix) tangible<br>book value;(x) operating pre-tax pre-provision earnings;(xi) operating noninterest income;(xii) operating<br>noninterest expense;(xiii) tangible assets; and ratios derived therefrom, in its analysis of the company's<br>performance. Operating earnings excludes the following from net income: securities gains and losses,<br>proceeds related to the termination of an Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs<br>(“ADECA”) loan program, merger related and restructuring expenses, and the income tax effect of<br>adjustments. Operating return on average assets is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by<br>average assets. Operating return on average shareholder equity is the annualized operating earnings (Non-<br>GAAP) divided by average equity. Return on average tangible common equity is the annualized net income<br>divided by average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP). Operating return on average tangible common<br>equity is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average tangible common equity (Non-<br>GAAP). The operating efficiency ratio includes an adjustment for taxable equivalent yields and excludes<br>securities gains and losses and merger related and restructuring expenses from the efficiency ratio. Tangible<br>common equity and average tangible common equity excludes goodwill and other intangible assets from<br>shareholders’ equity and average shareholders’ equity. Tangible book value excludes goodwill and other<br>intangible assets less shareholders’ equity divided by common shares outstanding. Operating pre-tax pre-<br>provision earnings is net interest income plus operating noninterest income (Non-GAAP) less operating<br>noninterest expense (Non-GAAP). Operating noninterest income excludes the following from noninterest<br>income: securities gains and losses, proceeds related to the termination of the ADECA loan program.<br>Operating noninterest expense excludes the following from noninterest expense: prior year adjustments to<br>salaries, merger related and restructuring expenses and certain franchise tax true-up expenses. Tangible<br>assets excludes goodwill and other intangibles from total assets. Management believes that Non-GAAP<br>financial measures provide additional useful information that allows investors to evaluate the ongoing<br>performance of the company and provide meaningful comparisons to its peers. Management believes these<br>non-GAAP financial measures also enhance investors' ability to compare period-to-period financial results and<br>allow investors and company management to view our operating results excluding the impact of items that are<br>not reflective of the underlying operating performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be<br>considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under<br>GAAP, and investors should consider SmartFinancial's performance and financial condition as reported under<br>GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the<br>company. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not<br>consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under<br>GAAP.
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Overview of SmartFinancial<br>3<br>Financial data as of or for the three months ended 6/30/21<br>Note: For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the Appendix<br>1) Auburn Loan Production Office scheduled to open on July 26, 2021<br>SmartFinancial, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMBK) is a $3.7 billion asset<br>bank holding company headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee<br>▪ Operates one subsidiary bank, SmartBank, founded in January 2007<br>▪ Located primarily in attractive, high-growth markets throughout East/Mid<br>Tennessee, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle<br>▪ 478 full-time equivalent employees<br>Balance Sheet (6/30/21)<br>▪ Assets: $3.7 billion<br>▪ Gross Loans and Leases: $2.5 billion<br>▪ Deposits: $3.1 billion<br>▪ Shareholders’ Equity / Tangible Common Equity (Non-GAAP): $373.4<br>million / $282.4 million<br>Profitability (Q2 ’21)<br>▪ Net Income / Operating Earnings (Non-GAAP): $8.8 million / $9.1 million<br>▪ Operating Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Earnings (Non-GAAP): $11.6 million<br>▪ ROAA / Operating ROAA (Non-GAAP): 0.98% / 1.01%<br>▪ ROATCE / Operating ROATCE (Non-GAAP): 12.54% / 12.93%<br>▪ Efficiency Ratio / Operating Efficiency Ratio (Non-GAAP): 64.9% / 63.5%<br>Asset Quality<br>▪ Superior asset quality and proven credit culture<br>▪ NPAs / Total Assets of 0.18%<br>▪ Allowance / Total Loans and Leases: 0.74%<br>Regularly Quarterly Dividend<br>▪ Paid quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share<br>Footprint:<br>35 full service<br>branches<br>1 LPO Auburn<br>(LPO Pending1)
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Culture<br>We are building a culture where Associates thrive<br>and are empowered to be leaders. The core values<br>that we have established as a company help us<br>operate in unison and have become a critical part of<br>our culture. Our Associates are key to SmartBank’s<br>success.<br>POSITIONING STATEMENT<br>At SmartBank, delivering unparalleled value to our<br>Shareholders, Associates, Clients and the<br>Communities we serve drives every decision and<br>action we take. Exceptional value means being<br>there with smart solutions, fast responses and<br>deep commitment every single time. By doing this,<br>we will create the Southeast’s next, great community<br>banking franchise. 4
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5<br>▲ Sevier County Bank Acquisition Update<br>• YTD performance in-line with budgeted expectations<br>•S-4 filed on 6/7/2021 and SCB shareholder meeting is<br>scheduled for 7/29/2021<br>• On track for 3rd quarter closing, subject to receipt of<br>regulatory and shareholders’ approvals and satisfaction of<br>customary closing conditions<br>• Projected October 2021 systems conversion<br>▲ Fountain Equipment Finance<br>• Direct origination, small ticket construction equipment<br>finance company managed by leadership with 100+ years of<br>combined experience<br>• Transaction closed on 5/3/21 and fully integrated in May<br>• Strategic planning and scaling discussions currently<br>underway<br>• $53 million in net leases resulting in ~13bps of net interest<br>margin increase during Q2 ‘21<br>▲ Gulf Coast Team Update<br>• Lift out team is fully integrated<br>• Sophisticated commercial banking relationships already<br>being realized<br>• Earnings accretive by Q4 2021<br>2021 Expansion Initiatives<br>New Auburn, AL Lending Team Lift-Out 2021 Announced Growth Initiatives Update<br>Auburn, AL Market Expansion<br>▲ SmartBank has added a new Auburn, Alabama commercial<br>banking team:<br>• Team comprised of tenured, Auburn based commercial banking<br>professionals most recently with a large regional bank<br>- Two seasoned commercial banking relationship managers<br>- One long-term customer relationship manager<br>• 50+ years of commercial banking relationship experience<br>• Based out of newly proposed Auburn, Alabama SmartBank office<br>▲ Significant business managed by the team:<br>• Large commercial and health care banking relationships<br>• Strong treasury management relationships<br> 6.0<br> 6.5<br> 7.0<br> 7.5<br> 8.0<br> 8.5<br> 9.0<br> 9.5<br>Auburn SMBK*<br>2021<br>-<br>2026 Av erage HHI Growth (%)<br>Metropolitan Statistical Area<br> -<br> 10,000<br> 20,000<br> 30,000<br> 40,000<br> 50,000<br> 60,000<br> 70,000<br> 80,000<br> 90,000<br>Auburn SMBK*<br>Av erage Household Income (HHI) ($)<br>Metropolitan Statistical Area<br>▲ Auburn-Opelika MSA ranked #17 best performing<br>MSA in the USA and #2 best performing in Alabama<br>▲ MSA anchored by Auburn University with significant<br>industrial expansion in a variety of industries including<br>automotive, health care and food products<br>Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, www.opelika-al.gov, 2021 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index<br>*SMBK franchise weighted average by MSA
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Diversified Revenue Stream<br>6
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Second Quarter Financial Highlights
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Quarterly Highlights<br>8 Note: For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the Appendix<br>($ in thousands, except per share data) 2Q21 1Q21 2Q20<br>Net interest income 26,897 $ 26,260 $ 25,746 $<br>Provision for loan and lease losses (5) 67 2,850<br>Noninterest income 5,143 5,691 3,511<br>Noninterest expense 20,797 19,464 18,806<br>Income tax expense 2,470 2,664 1,427<br>Net income 8,778 9,756 6,174<br>Non-GAAP Reconciliations<br>Noninterest income - - (16)<br>Noninterest expense 372 103 1,477<br>Income taxes (96) (27) (382)<br>Operating earnings (Non-GAAP) 9,054 $ 9,832 $ 7,253 $<br>Operating Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Earnings 11,615 $ 12,590 $ 11,912 $<br>Non-GAAP Performance Metrics<br>Diluted operating earnings per share 0.60 $ 0.65 $ 0.48 $<br>Tangible book value per share 18.69 18.39 16.90<br>Operating return on average assets 1.01% 1.19% 0.93%<br>Operating PTPP return on average assets 1.30% 1.52% 1.53%<br>Operating return on average tangible common equity 12.93% 14.53% 11.51%<br>Operating efficiency ratio 63.46% 60.32% 58.95%
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Performance Trends<br>9<br>$2,390 $2,449<br>$2,874<br>$3,266<br>$3,388 $3,305<br>$3,557 $3,654<br> $-<br> $500<br> $1,000<br> $1,500<br> $2,000<br> $2,500<br> $3,000<br> $3,500<br> $4,000<br>3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Assets Loans and Leases Deposits<br>Total Assets, Loans and Leases, and Deposits<br>($ in millions)
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Performance Trends<br>10 (1) Note: For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the Appendix<br>0.93%<br>0.79%<br>1.14% 1.19%<br>1.01%<br>1.53%<br>1.35%<br>1.45% 1.52%<br>1.30%<br>0.00%<br>0.20%<br>0.40%<br>0.60%<br>0.80%<br>1.00%<br>1.20%<br>1.40%<br>1.60%<br>1.80%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>ROAA Operating ROAA ⁽¹⁾ Operating PTPP ROAA ⁽¹⁾<br>11.5%<br>10.1%<br>13.7%<br>14.5%<br>12.9%<br>0.0%<br>2.0%<br>4.0%<br>6.0%<br>8.0%<br>10.0%<br>12.0%<br>14.0%<br>16.0%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>ROATCE ⁽¹⁾ Operating ROATCE ⁽¹⁾<br>ROAA (%): Reported, Operating, Operating PTPP ROAA<br>ROATCE (%)
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Performance Trends<br>11 (1) Note: For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the Appendix<br>$22.57 $22.96<br>$23.64<br>$24.10<br>$24.71<br>$16.90 $17.27<br>$17.92<br>$18.39 $18.69<br>$15.00<br>$17.00<br>$19.00<br>$21.00<br>$23.00<br>$25.00<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Book Value Tangible Book Value ⁽¹⁾<br>64.3% 63.5% 63.4%<br>60.9%<br>64.9%<br>45.0%<br>50.0%<br>55.0%<br>60.0%<br>65.0%<br>70.0%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Efficiency Ratio Operating Efficiency Ratio ⁽¹⁾<br>Book Value per Share<br>Efficiency Ratio (%)
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2Q20<br>C&I C&D CRE, OO CRE, NOO Consumer RE Leases & Other<br>Noninterest Demand Interest-Bearing Demand<br>Money Market and Savings Time Deposits<br>26%<br>12%<br>19%<br>23%<br>19%<br>1%<br>20%<br>12%<br>20%<br>27%<br>18%<br>3%<br>25%<br>19%<br>30%<br>26% 26%<br>22%<br>36%<br>16%<br>$2.5 $2.4<br>$3.1<br>Balance Sheet / Margin Complexion<br>2Q20<br>2Q20<br>2Q21<br>2Q21<br>Deposit Composition<br>($ in billions)<br>Loan Composition<br>($ in billions)<br>3.63% 3.39% 3.57% 3.48% 3.29%<br>4.87% 4.71% 4.72% 4.67% 4.52%<br>0.00%<br>1.00%<br>2.00%<br>3.00%<br>4.00%<br>5.00%<br>6.00%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Net Interest Margin (FTE) Loan and Lease Yield<br>Cost of Funds Interest Bearing Liabilities<br>Net Interest Margin<br>Select Average Yields and Rates<br>12<br>2Q21 1Q21 Change<br>Loans and Leases, less accretion & PPP fees 4.06% 4.00% 0.06%<br>Accretion 0.12% 0.27% (0.15%)<br>PPP Fees 0.34% 0.40% (0.06%)<br>Loans and Leases including fees 4.52% 4.67% (0.15%)<br>Interest earning asset yields 3.65% 3.88% (0.23%)<br>Total interest-bearing deposits 0.39% 0.44% (0.05%)<br>Net interest margin (FTE) 3.29% 3.48% (0.19%)<br>Cost of Total Deposits 0.29% 0.33% (0.04%)<br>Cost of Funds 0.37% 0.41% (0.04%)
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Noninterest Income<br>13 Note: For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the Appendix<br>$3,495<br>$4,130<br>$4,511<br>$5,691<br>$5,143<br> $-<br> $500<br> $1,000<br> $1,500<br> $2,000<br> $2,500<br> $3,000<br> $3,500<br> $4,000<br> $4,500<br> $5,000<br> $5,500<br> $6,000<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Service charges on deposit accounts Mortgage banking income Insurance commissions<br>Investment services income Interchange fees Other noninterest income<br>Operating Noninterest Income (Non-GAAP)<br>($ in thousands)
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Noninterest Expense<br>14 Note: For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the Appendix<br>Operating Noninterest Expense (Non-GAAP)<br>($ in thousands)<br>$17,329<br>$18,877 $19,251 $19,361<br>$20,425<br> $-<br> $2,000<br> $4,000<br> $6,000<br> $8,000<br> $10,000<br> $12,000<br> $14,000<br> $16,000<br> $18,000<br> $20,000<br> $22,000<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Salaries & benefits Occupancy & equipment Data processing & technology<br>Amortization of intangibles Professional services Other
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Asset Quality<br>15<br>Credit Quality<br>$9,005<br>$6,089<br>$9,606<br>$11,756<br>$6,699<br>0.37%<br>0.25%<br>0.40% 0.47%<br>0.27%<br>0.20%<br>0.40%<br>0.60%<br>0.80%<br>1.00%<br>1.20%<br>1.40%<br>1.60%<br>1.80%<br> $-<br> $5,000<br> $10,000<br> $15,000<br> $20,000<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Total Delinquent and Nonaccrual Loans and Leases<br>Total Delinquent and Nonaccrual Loans and Leases / Total Loans<br>and Leases<br>Delinquent and Nonaccruals / Total Loans and Leases<br>($ in thousands)<br>0.27% 0.29%<br>0.44%<br>0.39%<br>0.29%<br>0.00% 0.01%<br>0.08%<br>0.01% 0.01%<br>0.00%<br>0.05%<br>0.10%<br>0.15%<br>0.20%<br>0.25%<br>0.30%<br>0.35%<br>0.40%<br>0.45%<br>0.50%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Classified Loans and Leases / Total Loans and Leases Net Chargeoffs<br>Nonperforming Assets<br>($ in thousands)<br>299.3%<br>93.8%<br>0%<br>100%<br>200%<br>300%<br>400%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>CRE C&D<br>CRE Ratios<br>-0.10%<br>0.10%<br>0.30%<br>0.50%<br>0.70%<br>0.90%<br>1.10%<br>1.30%<br>1.50%<br>$0<br>$2,000<br>$4,000<br>$6,000<br>$8,000<br>$10,000<br>$12,000<br>$14,000<br>$16,000<br>$18,000<br>$20,000<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>OREO & Other Repos<br>Nonperforming Loans<br>Nonperforming Assets / Total Assets
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PPP Remaining<br>Balance, 13%<br>PPP Forgiven, 87%<br>Paycheck Protection Program<br>16 Source: Company information<br>Note: As of June 30, 2021<br>2020 PPP<br>Forgiveness<br>2021 PPP<br>Forgiveness<br>Originated O/S Balance Forgiven<br># of Loans 2,957 214 2,743<br>Total Loan Balance 300,789 $ 40,473 $ 260,316 $<br>Total Fees 10,068 $ 131 $<br>2020 PPP Vintage<br>Originated O/S Balance Forgiven<br># of Loans 1,801 1,801<br>Total Loan Balance 138,398 $ 138,398 $ - $<br>Total Fees 7,035 $ 6,521 $<br>2021 PPP Vintage<br>PPP Remaining<br>Balance, 100%
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Reserve Reconciliation<br>17<br>0.50%<br>0.60%<br>0.70%<br>0.80%<br>0.90%<br> $-<br> $5<br> $10<br> $15<br> $20<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Allowance for Loan Losses Acquired Loan Fair Value Discounts Allowance for Loan Losses / Total Loans and Leases<br>Total Reserves<br>($ in millions)<br>($ in thousands) 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses - Originated 14,590 $ 16,704 $ 16,464 $ 16,412 $ 16,619 $<br>Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses - Acquired 1,664 2,113 1,882 1,958 1,691<br>Acquired Fair Value Discounts 16,187 15,141 14,467 12,951 12,982<br>Total Reserves 32,441 $ 33,958 $ 32,813 $ 31,321 $ 31,292 $<br>Originated Loans and Leases 1,639,805 $ 1,673,985 $ 1,708,686 $ 1,802,436 $ 1,929,641 $<br>SBA PPP Loans 292,774 300,788 288,893 338,164 178,871<br>Acquired Loans and Leases 475,705 429,284 384,664 346,529 359,806<br>Total Loans and Leases 2,408,284 $ 2,404,057 $ 2,382,243 $ 2,487,129 $ 2,468,318 $<br>Allowance / Total Loans and Leases 0.67% 0.78% 0.77% 0.74% 0.74%<br>Allowance / Total Loans and Leases, less PPP Loans 0.77% 0.89% 0.88% 0.85% 0.80%<br>Allowance / Originated Loans and Leases, less PPP Loans 0.89% 1.00% 0.96% 0.93% 0.86%<br>Allowance / Acquired Loans and Leases 0.35% 0.49% 0.49% 0.46% 0.47%<br>Discount / Acquired Loans and Leases 3.40% 3.53% 3.76% 3.60% 3.61%<br>Total Reserves / Total Loans and Leases 1.35% 1.41% 1.38% 1.26% 1.27%<br>Total Reserves / Total Loans and Leases, less PPP Loans 1.53% 1.61% 1.57% 1.46% 1.37%
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Current Consolidated Capital Position<br>18<br>CET1 Ratio (%)<br>Basel III Regulatory Capital Minimum To Be Considered “Well Capitalized”<br>1. For a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the Appendix<br>Note: Data as of the three months ended each respective quarter.<br>8.09% 7.97% 8.41% 8.00% 7.93%<br>0.0%<br>4.0%<br>8.0%<br>12.0%<br>16.0%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>TCE / TA (%) (ퟏ)<br>8.83% 8.78% 8.69% 8.55% 8.10%<br>0.0%<br>4.0%<br>8.0%<br>12.0%<br>16.0%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Leverage Ratio (%)<br>Well Cap.<br>5%<br>10.92% 11.33% 11.61% 11.29% 10.66%<br>0.0%<br>4.0%<br>8.0%<br>12.0%<br>16.0%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Well Cap.<br>6.5%<br>13.25% 13.81% 14.07% 13.62% 12.83%<br>0.0%<br>4.0%<br>8.0%<br>12.0%<br>16.0%<br>2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1Q21 2Q21<br>Total Capital Ratio (%)<br>Well Cap.<br>10%
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Non-GAAP Reconciliation<br>20<br>1. Note: “ADECA” represents a program administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs<br>2. Operating return on average assets (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average assets.<br>3. Operating PTPP return on average assets (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating PTPP earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average assets.<br>4. Return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) is the annualized net income divided by average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP).<br>5. Operating return on average shareholders’ equity (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average shareholder equity.<br>6. Operating return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) is the annualized operating earnings (Non-GAAP) divided by average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP).<br>($ in thousands, except per share data) 2Q21 1Q21 4Q20 3Q20 2Q20<br>Operating Earnings<br>Net income (GAAP) $ 8,778 $ 9,756 $ 9,030 $ 6,395 $ 6,174<br>Noninterest income:<br>Securities (gains) losses - - - 9 (16)<br>ADECA termination proceeds(1) - - (465) - -<br>Noninterest expenses:<br>Merger related and restructuring expenses 372 103 702 290 1,477<br>Income taxes:<br>Income tax effect of adjustments (96) (27) (62) (77) (382)<br> Operating earnings (Non-GAAP) $ 9,054 $ 9,832 $ 9,205 $ 6,617 $ 7,253<br>Operating earnings per common share:<br>Basic $ 0.60 $ 0.65 $ 0.61 $ 0.44 $ 0.48<br>Diluted 0.60 0.65 0.61 0.44 0.48<br>Operating Noninterest Income<br>Noninterest income (GAAP) $ 5,143 $ 5,691 $ 4,976 $ 4,121 $ 3,511<br>Securities (gain) losses - - - 9 (16)<br>ADECA termination proceeds - - (465) - -<br>Operating noninterest income (Non-GAAP) $ 5,143 $ 5,691 $ 4,511 $ 4,130 $ 3,495<br>Operating Noninterest Expense<br>Noninterest expense (GAAP) $ 20,797 $ 19,464 $ 19,953 $ 19,167 $ 18,806<br>Merger related and restructuring expenses (372) (103) (702) (290) (1,477)<br>Operating noninterest expense (Non-GAAP) $ 20,425 $ 19,361 $ 19,251 $ 18,877 $ 17,329<br>Operating Pre-Tax Pre-Provison ("PTPP") Earnings<br>Net interest income (GAAP) $ 26,897 $ 26,260 $ 26,506 $ 26,043 25,746 $<br>Operating noninterest income (Non-GAAP) 5,143 5,691 4,511 4,130 3,495<br>Operating noninterest expense (Non-GAAP) (20,425) (19,361) (19,251) (18,877) (17,329)<br> Operating PTPP earnings (Non-GAAP) $ 11,615 $ 12,590 $ 11,766 $ 11,296 11,912 $<br>Non-GAAP Return Ratios<br>Operating return on average assets (Non-GAAP)(2) 1.01% 1.19% 1.14% 0.79% 0.93%<br>Operating PTPP return on average assets (Non-GAAP)(3) 1.30% 1.52% 1.45% 1.35% 1.53%<br>Return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)(4) 12.54% 14.41% 13.43% 9.72% 9.80%<br>Operating return on average shareholders' equity (Non-GAAP)(5) 9.83% 11.05% 10.34% 7.57% 8.58%<br>Operating return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)(6) 12.93% 14.53% 13.69% 10.06% 11.51%<br>Operating Efficiency Ratio<br>Efficiency ratio (GAAP) 64.91% 60.92% 63.38% 63.54% 64.28%<br>Adjustment for taxable equivalent yields (0.30%) (0.28%) (0.30%) (0.32%) (0.34%)<br>Adjustment for securities gains (losses) --- 0.02% (0.04%)<br>Adjustment for merger expenses (1.15%) (0.32%) (2.22%) (0.99%) (4.95%)<br>Operating efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP) 63.46% 60.32% 60.86% 62.25% 58.95%
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Non-GAAP Reconciliation<br>21<br>1. Book value per share is computed by dividing total stockholders’ equity by common shares outstanding. Tangible book value per share is computed by dividing total stockholders’<br>equity, less goodwill and other intangible assets by common shares outstanding<br>($ in thousands, except per share data) 2Q21 1Q21 4Q20 3Q20 2Q20<br>Tangible Common Equity:<br>Shareholders' equity (GAAP) $ 373,393 $ 364,058 $ 357,168 $ 349,789 $ 343,488<br>Less goodwill and other intangible assets 90,966 86,350 86,471 86,710 86,327<br>Tangible Common Equity (Non-GAAP) $ 282,427 $ 277,708 $ 270,697 $ 263,079 $ 257,161<br>Average Tangible Common Equity:<br>Average shareholders' equity (GAAP) $ 369,325 $ 360,919 $ 354,026 $ 347,907 $ 339,861<br>Less goodwill and other intangible assets 88,551 86,424 86,561 86,206 86,484<br>Average Tangible Common Equity (Non-GAAP) $ 280,774 $ 274,495 $ 267,465 $ 261,701 $ 253,377<br>Tangible Book Value per Common Share:<br>Book value per common share (GAAP) $ 24.71 $ 24.10 $ 23.64 $ 22.96 $ 22.57<br>Adjustment due to goodwill and other intangible assets (6.02) (5.71) (5.72) (5.69) (5.67)<br>Tangible book value per common share (Non-GAAP)(1) $ 18.69 $ 18.39 $ 17.92 $ 17.27 $ 16.90<br>Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets:<br>Total Assets $3,654,356 $3,557,203 $3,304,909 $3,387,588 $3,265,985<br>Less goodwill and other intangibles 90,966 86,350 86,471 86,710 86,327<br>Tangible Assets (Non-GAAP): $3,563,390 $3,470,853 $3,218,478 $3,300,878 $3,179,658<br>Tangible common equity to tangible assets (Non-GAAP): 7.93% 8.00% 8.41% 7.97% 8.09%
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Investor Contact<br>22<br>Billy Carroll<br>President & CEO<br>865.868.0613<br>billy.carroll@smartbank.com<br>Miller Welborn<br>Chairman<br>423.385.3067<br>miller.welborn@smartbank.com<br>5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 600<br>Knoxville, TN 37919
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