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MIL-OSI Security: Former Vice President and Controller of Publicly Traded Consumer Goods Company Sentenced to 13 Months for $1.6M Insider Trading Scheme

Source: United States Attorneys General 13

A Florida man was sentenced yesterday in the Southern District of Florida to 13 months’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for his role in an insider trading scheme that netted over $1.6 million in profits. He was also ordered to pay over $200,000 in restitution and over $1.6 million in forfeiture.

According to court documents, from November 2018 to April 2023, Stephen George, 54, of Parkland, was a member of the Finance Department and held roles including controller and vice president at a consumer-packaged goods company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida (Company A). The company was the maker of a fitness drink whose securities were publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market. At Company A, George received material non-public information (MNPI) regarding the company’s financial performance.

On his final day at Company A on April 7, 2023, George created a consolidated income statement showing its financial performance for the first quarter of 2023, which George knew contained MNPI. The income statement showed that the company’s first quarter results had greatly exceeded expectations. George then emailed the document to himself using two personal email accounts.

On April 10, 2023, the first trading day after his last day of employment, and continuing through May 8, 2023, George purchased Company A securities based on MNPI – specifically, 20,000 shares of common stock and 300 call option contracts. On May 9, 2023, after the market close, Company A publicly reported better-than-expected earnings and sales for the first quarter of 2023, including an all-time quarterly record in revenue. After the public announcement, its stock price increased significantly. During the next trading day, George sold all 20,000 shares of common stock and 300 call option contracts, resulting in over $1.6 million in personal profits.

In February 2025, George pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.

Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of Florida; and Acting Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles of the FBI Miami Field Office made the announcement.

The FBI Miami Field Office investigated the case. The Justice Department appreciates the assistance of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Criminal Prosecution Assistance Group.

Trial Attorneys Matthew F. Sullivan and Matt Kahn of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eli S. Rubin and Elizabeth Young for the Southern District of Florida prosecuted the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Grosnoff for the Southern District of Florida handled asset forfeiture.

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April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI: Eagle Bancorp Montana Earns $3.2 Million, or $0.41 per Diluted Share, in the First Quarter of 2025; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.1425 Per Share and Renews Stock Repurchase Plan

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

HELENA, Mont., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBMT), (the “Company,” “Eagle”), the holding company of Opportunity Bank of Montana (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $3.2 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $3.4 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, in the preceding quarter, and $1.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024.

Eagle’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1425 per share on April 24, 2025. The dividend will be payable June 6, 2025, to shareholders of record May 16, 2025. The current dividend represents an annualized yield of 3.43% based on recent market prices.

“We produced solid first quarter 2025 operating results, reflecting quarterly deposit growth, a reduction in operating expenses and net interest margin expansion,” said Laura F. Clark, President and CEO. “We are making progress in building our community bank franchise across the state of Montana, highlighted by a steady core deposit base and a well-balanced loan portfolio. We are one of only three publicly traded financial institutions based in Montana, and while market volatility and interest rate cycles continue to impact the overall economy, we remain well positioned in our markets to continue to grow.”

First Quarter 2025 Highlights (at or for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, except where noted):

Net income was $3.2 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $3.4 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, in the preceding quarter, and increased 70.7% compared to $1.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, in the first quarter a year ago.
Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.74% in the first quarter of 2025, a 15-basis point increase compared to 3.59% in the preceding quarter and a 41-basis point increase compared to the first quarter a year ago.
Net interest income, before the provision for credit losses, increased 0.7% to $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $16.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and increased 11.1% compared to $15.2 million in the first quarter of 2024.
Revenues (net interest income before the provision for credit losses, plus noninterest income) decreased 2.1% to $20.9 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $21.4 million in the preceding quarter and increased 9.1% compared to $19.2 million in the first quarter a year ago.
Total loans increased 1.7% to $1.52 billion, at March 31, 2025, compared to $1.50 billion a year earlier, and remained unchanged compared to $1.52 billion at December 31, 2024.
Total deposits increased $54.4 million or 3.3% to $1.69 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to a year earlier, and increased $8.7 million or 0.5%, compared to December 31, 2024.
The allowance for credit losses represented 1.10% of portfolio loans and 313.1% of nonperforming loans at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.10% of total portfolio loans and 227.6% of nonperforming loans at March 31, 2024.
The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend in the first quarter of $0.1425 per share on March 7, 2025, to shareholders of record February 14, 2025.

The Company’s available borrowing capacity was approximately $437.4 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $404.0 million at December 31, 2024.

	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)	Borrowings Outstanding		Remaining Borrowing Capacity		Borrowings Outstanding		Remaining Borrowing Capacity
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	$	124,952	$	310,857	$	140,930	$	276,664
Federal Reserve Bank discount window		–		26,509		–		27,349
Correspondent bank lines of credit		–		100,000		–		100,000
Total	$	124,952	$	437,366	$	140,930	$	404,013

Balance Sheet Results

Total assets were $2.09 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to $2.08 billion a year ago, and $2.10 billion three months earlier. The investment securities portfolio totaled $291.7 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $311.2 million a year ago, and $292.6 million at December 31, 2024.

Eagle originated $43.2 million in new residential mortgages during the quarter and sold $42.8 million in residential mortgages, with an average gross margin on sale of mortgage loans of approximately 3.15%. This production compares to residential mortgage originations of $68.1 million in the preceding quarter with sales of $64.0 million and an average gross margin on sale of mortgage loans of approximately 3.18%. Mortgage volumes remain low as rates have continued to be elevated relative to rates on existing mortgages.

Total loans increased $26.1 million, or 1.7%, compared to a year ago, and increased $2.9 million, or 0.2%, from three months earlier. Commercial real estate loans increased 5.3% to $666.3 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $632.5 million a year earlier. Commercial real estate loans were comprised of 71.9% non-owner occupied and 28.1% owner occupied at March 31, 2025. Agricultural and farmland loans increased 10.7% to $284.6 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $257.0 million a year earlier. Residential mortgage loans decreased 4.9% to $149.7 million, compared to $157.4 million a year earlier. Commercial loans increased 1.5% to $139.7 million, compared to $137.6 million a year ago. Commercial construction and development loans decreased 25.5% to $110.1 million, compared to $147.7 million a year ago. Home equity loans increased 11.3% to $100.7 million, residential construction loans increased 1.1% to $45.5 million, and consumer loans decreased 9.1% to $27.0 million, compared to a year ago.

“Our deposit mix has shifted over the last several quarters towards higher yielding deposits due to the higher interest rate environment, a trend that has affected most community banks. However, we have started to experience an ease in deposit pricing following the Fed rate cuts in the second half of 2024, and we anticipate this will continue as CDs continue to reprice,” said Miranda Spaulding, CFO.

Total deposits increased to $1.69 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to $1.64 billion at March 31, 2024, and $1.68 billion at December 31, 2024. Noninterest-bearing checking accounts represented 24.3%, interest-bearing checking accounts represented 12.5%, savings accounts represented 12.6%, money market accounts comprised 23.5% and time certificates of deposit made up 27.1% of the total deposit portfolio at March 31, 2025. Time certificates on deposits include $6.2 million in brokered certificates at March 31, 2025, compared to $50.0 million at March 31, 2024 and no brokered certificates at December 31, 2024. The average cost of total deposits was 1.67% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 1.71% in the preceding quarter and 1.62% in the first quarter of 2024. The estimated amount of uninsured deposits was approximately $309.0 million, or 18% of total deposits, at March 31, 2025, compared to $323.0 million, or 19% of total deposits, at December 31, 2024.

FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased to $125.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $177.5 million at March 31, 2024, and $140.9 million at December 31, 2024. The average cost of FHLB advances and other borrowings was 4.75% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 5.02% in the preceding quarter and 5.53% in the first quarter of 2024.
Shareholders’ equity was $177.6 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $168.9 million a year earlier and $174.8 million three months earlier. Book value per share increased to $22.26 at March 31, 2025, compared to $21.07 a year earlier and $21.77 three months earlier. Tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity, less goodwill and core deposit intangible, by common shares outstanding, increased to $17.38 at March 31, 2025, compared to $16.05 a year earlier and $16.88 three months earlier.

Operating Results

“As anticipated, the higher yields on interest earning assets combined with a lower cost of funds contributed to our 15-basis point NIM expansion during the quarter, compared to the preceding quarter,” said Spaulding. “We anticipate continued improvement in our cost of funds based on current Fed rates.”

Eagle’s NIM was 3.74% in the first quarter of 2025, a 15-basis point increase compared to 3.59% in the preceding quarter and a 41-basis point improvement compared to the first quarter a year ago. The interest accretion on acquired loans totaled $172,000 and resulted in a four basis-point increase in the NIM during the first quarter of 2025, compared to $161,000 and a four basis-point increase in the NIM during the preceding quarter. Average yields on interest earning assets for the first quarter of 2025 increased to 5.76%, compared to 5.70% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 5.47% in the first quarter a year ago. Funding costs for the first quarter of 2025 were 2.54%, compared to 2.69% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2.67% in the first quarter of 2024.

Net interest income, before the provision for credit losses, increased 0.7% to $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $16.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and increased 11.1% compared to $15.2 million in the first quarter of 2024.

Total noninterest income decreased 12.2% to $4.0 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $4.6 million in the preceding quarter, and unchanged compared to $4.0 million in the first quarter a year ago. Net mortgage banking income, the largest component of noninterest income, totaled $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $2.8 million in the preceding quarter and $2.2 million in the first quarter a year ago. This decrease compared to the preceding quarter was largely driven by a decline in net gain on sale of mortgage loans, which was impacted by lower mortgage loan volumes.

Eagle’s first quarter noninterest expense was $17.0 million, a decrease of 3.9% compared to $17.7 million in the preceding quarter and unchanged compared to $17.0 million in the first quarter a year ago. Contract changes led to lower data processing expense, which contributed to the quarter-over-quarter decrease.

For the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded income tax expense of $631,000. This compared to income tax expense of $269,000 in the preceding quarter and $370,000 in the first quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025 was 16.3%, which was unchanged compared to 16.3% for the first quarter of 2024. The preceding quarter’s effective tax rate was 7.3%. The effective tax rate has been impacted by an increase in the proportion of tax-exempt income compared to pretax earnings, as well as tax credits from investments in low-income housing tax credit projects.

Credit Quality

During the first quarter of 2025, Eagle recorded a $42,000 provision for credit losses. This compared to a $36,000 recapture in the provision for credit losses in the preceding quarter and a $135,000 recapture in the provision for credit losses in the first quarter a year ago. The allowance for credit losses represented 313.1% of nonperforming loans at March 31, 2025, compared to 437.7% three months earlier and 227.6% a year earlier. Nonperforming loans were $5.3 million at March 31, 2025, $3.9 million at December 31, 2024, and $7.2 million a year earlier. Net loan charge-offs totaled $2,000 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to net loan charge-offs of $44,000 in the preceding quarter and net loan recoveries of $65,000 in the first quarter a year ago. The allowance for credit losses was $16.7 million, or 1.10% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, compared to $16.9 million, or 1.11% of total loans, at December 31, 2024, and $16.4 million, or 1.10% of total loans, a year ago.

Capital Management

The ratio of tangible common shareholders’ equity (shareholders’ equity, less goodwill and core deposit intangible) to tangible assets (total assets, less goodwill and core deposit intangible) was 6.77% at March 31, 2025, up from 6.32% a year ago and 6.57% three months earlier. This ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. For the most comparable GAAP financial measure, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. As of March 31, 2025, the Bank’s regulatory capital was in excess of all applicable regulatory requirements and is deemed well capitalized. The Bank’s Tier 1 capital to adjusted total average assets was 10.29% as of March 31, 2025.

Stock Repurchase Authority

Eagle announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 400,000 shares of its common stock beginning May 1, 2025, representing approximately 5.0% of outstanding shares. Under the plan, shares may be purchased by the Company on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The extent to which the Company repurchases its shares and the timing of such repurchase will depend upon market conditions and other corporate considerations. The plan is expected to be in place for approximately 12 months, but may be suspended, terminated or modified by the Company’s Board of Directors at any time. The plan does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares.

About the Company

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Helena, Montana, and is the holding company of Opportunity Bank of Montana, a community bank established in 1922 that serves consumers and small businesses in Montana through 30 banking offices. Additional information is available on the Bank’s website at www.opportunitybank.com. The shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “EBMT.”

Forward Looking Statements

This release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and may be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “will” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “estimated,” and “potential.” These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements of our goals, intentions, expectations and anticipations; statements regarding our business plans, prospects, mergers, growth and operating strategies; statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits. These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements; general economic conditions and political events, either nationally or in our market areas, that are worse than expected; the emergence or continuation of widespread health emergencies or pandemics, including but not limited to vaccine efficacy and immunization rates, new variants, steps taken by governmental and other authorities to contain, mitigate and combat the pandemic, adverse effects on our employees, customers and third-party service providers, the increase in cyberattacks in the current work-from-home environment; the impact of volatility in the U.S. banking industry, including the associated impact of any regulatory changes or other mitigation efforts taken by governmental agencies in response thereto; the impact of any new regulatory, policy or enforcement developments resulting from the change in U.S. presidential administration, including the implantation of tariffs and other protectionist trade policies; the possibility that future credit losses may be higher than currently expected due to changes in economic assumptions, customer behavior, adverse developments with respect to U.S. economic conditions and other uncertainties, including the impact of supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures and labor shortages on economic conditions and our business; an inability to access capital markets or maintain deposits or borrowing costs; competition among banks, financial holding companies and other traditional and non-traditional financial service providers; loan demand or residential and commercial real estate values in Montana; the concentration of our business in Montana; our ability to continue to increase and manage our commercial real estate, commercial business and agricultural loans; the costs and effects of legal, compliance and regulatory actions, changes and developments, including the initiation and resolution of legal proceedings (including any securities, bank operations, consumer or employee litigation); inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments; adverse changes in the securities markets that lead to impairment in the value of our investment securities and goodwill; other economic, governmental, competitive, regulatory and technological factors that may affect our operations; our ability to implement new technologies and maintain secure and reliable technology systems including those that involve the Bank’s third-party vendors and service providers; cyber incidents, or theft or loss of Company or customer data or money; the effects of any U.S. federal government shutdown, or closures or significant staff reductions in agencies regulating our business; our ability to navigate differing social, environmental, and sustainability concerns among governmental administrations, our stakeholders and other activists that may arise from our business activities; the effect of our recent or future acquisitions, including the failure to achieve expected revenue growth and/or expense savings, the failure to effectively integrate their operations, the outcome of any legal proceedings and the diversion of management time on issues related to the integration.

Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. All information set forth in this press release is current as of the date of this release and the company undertakes no duty or obligation to update this information.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles utilized in the United States, or GAAP, in this release, including the Financial Ratios and Other Data contains non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures include: 1) core efficiency ratio, 2) tangible book value per share and 3) tangible common equity to tangible assets. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance, performance trends and financial condition, and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance. In particular, the use of tangible book value per share and tangible common equity to tangible assets is prevalent among banking regulators, investors and analysts.

The numerator for the core efficiency ratio is calculated by subtracting acquisition costs and intangible asset amortization from noninterest expense. Tangible assets and tangible common shareholders’ equity are calculated by excluding intangible assets from assets and shareholders’ equity, respectively. For these financial measures, our intangible assets consist of goodwill and core deposit intangible. Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible common shareholders’ equity by the number of common shares outstanding. We believe that this measure is consistent with the capital treatment by our bank regulatory agencies, which exclude intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios and present this measure to facilitate the comparison of the quality and composition of our capital over time and in comparison, to our competitors.

Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. Further, the non-GAAP financial measure of tangible book value per share should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for book value per share or total shareholders’ equity determined in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies. Eagle strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are presented below.

Balance Sheet
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)						(Unaudited)
			March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
			2025			2024			2024

Assets:
	Cash and due from banks		$	21,360		$	29,824		$	19,479
	Interest bearing deposits in banks			1,445			1,735			1,438
		Total cash and cash equivalents		22,805			31,559			20,917
	Securities available-for-sale, at fair value			291,661			292,590			311,227
	Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock			7,101			7,778			8,449
	Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) stock			4,131			4,131			4,131
	Mortgage loans held-for-sale, at fair value			6,223			13,368			9,612
	Loans:
	Real estate loans:
	Residential 1-4 family			149,699			153,721			157,414
	Residential 1-4 family construction			45,508			45,701			45,026
	Commercial real estate			666,265			645,962			632,452
	Commercial construction and development			110,107			124,211			147,740
	Farmland			153,456			146,610			140,246
	Other loans:
	Home equity			100,665			97,543			90,418
	Consumer			26,978			28,513			29,677
	Commercial			139,668			144,039			137,640
	Agricultural			131,162			134,346			116,775
		Total loans		1,523,508			1,520,646			1,497,388
	Allowance for credit losses			(16,720	)		(16,850	)		(16,410	)
		Net loans		1,506,788			1,503,796			1,480,978
	Accrued interest and dividends receivable			13,271			12,890			12,038
	Mortgage servicing rights, net			15,282			15,376			15,738
	Assets held-for-sale, at cost			960			960			–
	Premises and equipment, net			101,759			101,540			97,643
	Cash surrender value of life insurance, net			53,573			53,232			48,218
	Goodwill			34,740			34,740			34,740
	Core deposit intangible, net			4,181			4,499			5,514
	Other assets			25,941			26,631			26,869
		Total assets	$	2,088,416		$	2,103,090		$	2,076,074

Liabilities:
	Deposit accounts:
	Noninterest bearing		$	411,272		$	419,211		$	408,781
	Interest bearing			1,278,694			1,262,017			1,226,818
		Total deposits		1,689,966			1,681,228			1,635,599
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities			36,739			47,018			34,950
	FHLB advances and other borrowings			124,952			140,930			177,540
	Other long-term debt, net			59,186			59,149			59,037
		Total liabilities		1,910,843			1,928,325			1,907,126

Shareholders’ Equity:
	Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share; 1,000,000 shares
	authorized; no shares issued or outstanding)			–			–			–
	Common stock (par value $0.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
	8,507,429 shares issued; 7,977,177, 8,027,177 and 8,016,784
	shares outstanding at March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and
	March 31, 2024, respectively			85			85			85
	Additional paid-in capital			108,451			108,334			108,893
	Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan			(3,867	)		(4,011	)		(4,440	)
	Treasury stock, at cost (530,252, 480,252 and 490,645 shares at
	March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively)			(11,517	)		(10,761	)		(11,124	)
	Retained earnings			103,366			101,264			96,797
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax			(18,945	)		(20,146	)		(21,263	)
		Total shareholders’ equity		177,573			174,765			168,948
		Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,088,416		$	2,103,090		$	2,076,074

Income Statement					(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)			Three Months Ended
			March 31,		December 31,			March 31,
			2025		2024			2024
Interest and dividend income:
	Interest and fees on loans		$	23,320	$	23,756		$	21,942
	Securities available-for-sale			2,451		2,475			2,724
	FRB and FHLB dividends			260		308			247
	Other interest income			38		148			29
		Total interest and dividend income		26,069		26,687			24,942
Interest expense:
	Interest expense on deposits			6,871		7,216			6,548
	FHLB advances and other borrowings			1,626		2,005			2,497
	Other long-term debt			670		676			683
		Total interest expense		9,167		9,897			9,728
Net interest income				16,902		16,790			15,214
Provision (recapture) for credit losses				42		(36	)		(135	)
		Net interest income after provision for credit losses		16,860		16,826			15,349

Noninterest income:
	Service charges on deposit accounts			389		387			400
	Mortgage banking, net			2,125		2,818			2,177
	Interchange and ATM fees			593		675			563
	Appreciation in cash surrender value of life insurance			350		408			288
	Net loss on sale of available-for-sale securities			–		(141	)		–
	Other noninterest income			559		425			524
		Total noninterest income		4,016		4,572			3,952

Noninterest expense:
	Salaries and employee benefits			9,664		9,830			9,718
	Occupancy and equipment expense			2,302		2,194			2,099
	Data processing			1,330		1,715			1,525
	Software subscriptions			658		576			528
	Advertising			232		466			253
	Amortization			320		337			369
	Loan costs			372		372			398
	FDIC insurance premiums			231		287			299
	Professional and examination fees			520		596			484
	Other noninterest expense			1,377		1,323			1,360
		Total noninterest expense		17,006		17,696			17,033

Income before provision for income taxes				3,870		3,702			2,268
Provision for income taxes				631		269			370
Net income			$	3,239	$	3,433		$	1,898

Basic earnings per common share			$	0.41	$	0.44		$	0.24
Diluted earnings per common share			$	0.41	$	0.44		$	0.24

Basic weighted average shares outstanding				7,812,248		7,862,279			7,824,928

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding				7,823,636		7,868,507			7,835,304

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION						(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)			Three Months Ended or Years Ended
			March 31,			December 31,			March 31
			2025			2024			2024

Mortgage Banking Activity (For the quarter):
	Net gain on sale of mortgage loans		$	1,349		$	2,036		$	1,414
	Net change in fair value of loans held-for-sale and derivatives			(115	)		(3	)		(173	)
	Mortgage servicing income, net			891			785			936
		Mortgage banking, net	$	2,125		$	2,818		$	2,177

Performance Ratios (For the quarter):
	Return on average assets			0.62	%		0.65	%		0.37	%
	Return on average equity			7.66	%		8.12	%		4.67	%
	Yield on average interest earning assets			5.76	%		5.70	%		5.47	%
	Cost of funds			2.54	%		2.69	%		2.67	%
	Net interest margin			3.74	%		3.59	%		3.33	%
	Core efficiency ratio*			79.77	%		81.26	%		86.95	%

Asset Quality Ratios and Data:			As of or for the Three Months Ended
			March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
			2025			2024			2024

	Nonaccrual loans		$	2,701		$	3,227		$	5,231
	Loans 90 days past due and still accruing			2,638			623			1,979
		Total nonperforming loans		5,339			3,850			7,210
	Other real estate owned and other repossessed assets			46			45			–
		Total nonperforming assets	$	5,385		$	3,895		$	7,210

	Nonperforming loans / portfolio loans			0.35	%		0.25	%		0.48	%
	Nonperforming assets / assets			0.26	%		0.19	%		0.35	%
	Allowance for credit losses / portfolio loans			1.10	%		1.11	%		1.10	%
	Allowance for credit losses/ nonperforming loans			313.17	%		437.66	%		227.60	%
	Gross loan charge-offs for the quarter		$	6		$	51		$	1
	Gross loan recoveries for the quarter		$	4		$	7		$	66
	Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) for the quarter		$	2		$	44		$	(65	)


			March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
			2025			2024			2024
Capital Data (At quarter end):
	Common shareholders’ equity (book value) per share		$	22.26		$	21.77		$	21.07
	Tangible book value per share**		$	17.38		$	16.88		$	16.05
	Shares outstanding			7,977,177			8,027,177			8,016,784
	Tangible common equity to tangible assets***			6.77	%		6.57	%		6.32	%

Other Information:
	Average investment securities for the quarter		$	293,273		$	300,088		$	314,129
	Average investment securities year-to-date		$	293,273		$	306,538		$	314,129
	Average loans for the quarter ****		$	1,526,774		$	1,533,686		$	1,499,293
	Average loans year-to-date ****		$	1,526,774		$	1,523,384		$	1,499,293
	Average earning assets for the quarter		$	1,835,210		$	1,858,078		$	1,830,316
	Average earning assets year-to-date		$	1,835,210		$	1,850,120		$	1,830,316
	Average total assets for the quarter		$	2,079,142		$	2,107,357		$	2,066,579
	Average total assets year-to-date		$	2,079,142		$	2,092,051		$	2,066,579
	Average deposits for the quarter		$	1,671,349		$	1,671,653		$	1,625,770
	Average deposits year-to-date		$	1,671,349		$	1,636,390		$	1,625,770
	Average equity for the quarter		$	169,088		$	169,054		$	162,637
	Average equity year-to-date		$	169,088		$	164,591		$	162,637

* The core efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP ratio that is calculated by dividing non-interest expense, exclusive of acquisition
costs and intangible asset amortization, by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
** The tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP ratio that is calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity,
less goodwill and core deposit intangible, by common shares outstanding.
*** The tangible common equity to tangible assets is a non-GAAP ratio that is calculated by dividing shareholders’
equity, less goodwill and core deposit intangible, by total assets, less goodwill and core deposit intangible.
**** Includes loans held for sale

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Core Efficiency Ratio			(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)			Three Months Ended
			March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
			2025			2024			2024
Calculation of Efficiency Ratio:
	Noninterest expense – efficiency ratio numerator		$	17,006		$	17,696		$	17,033

	Net interest income			16,902			16,790			15,214
	Noninterest income			4,016			4,572			3,952
		Efficiency ratio denominator		20,918			21,362			19,166

	Efficiency ratio (GAAP)			81.30	%		82.84	%		88.87	%

Calculation of Core Efficiency Ratio:
	Noninterest expense		$	17,006		$	17,696		$	17,033
	Intangible asset amortization			(320	)		(337	)		(369	)
		Core efficiency ratio numerator		16,686			17,359			16,664

	Net interest income			16,902			16,790			15,214
	Noninterest income			4,016			4,572			3,952
		Core efficiency ratio denominator		20,918			21,362			19,166

	Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)			79.77	%		81.26	%		86.95	%

Tangible Book Value and Tangible Assets			(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)			March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
			2025			2024			2024
Tangible Book Value:
	Shareholders’ equity		$	177,573		$	174,765		$	168,948
	Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net			(38,921	)		(39,239	)	$	(40,254	)
		Tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	138,652		$	135,526		$	128,694

	Common shares outstanding at end of period			7,977,177			8,027,177			8,016,784

	Common shareholders’ equity (book value) per share (GAAP)		$	22.26		$	21.77		$	21.07

	Tangible common shareholders’ equity (tangible book value)
		per share (non-GAAP)	$	17.38		$	16.88		$	16.05

Tangible Assets:
	Total assets		$	2,088,416		$	2,103,090		$	2,076,074
	Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net			(38,921	)		(39,239	)		(40,254	)
		Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	2,049,495		$	2,063,851		$	2,035,820

	Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets
		(non-GAAP)		6.77	%		6.57	%		6.32	%

Contacts:

Laura F. Clark, President and CEO
(406) 457-4007
Miranda J. Spaulding, SVP and CFO
(406) 441-5010

The MIL Network –

April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: District of Arizona Charges 232 Individuals for Immigration-Related Conduct this Week

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (b)

PHOENIX, Ariz. – During this week of enforcement operations from April 19, 2025, through April 25, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 232 defendants. Specifically, the United States filed 110 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 110 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 9 cases against 11 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona. The United States also charged one individual with failing to register, as required by law.

These cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Recent matters of interest include:

United States v. Alex Esparaza Sanchez, et al: On April 22, 2025, Alex Esparza Sanchez, Nikolas Baldriche, Carlos Zuniga-Lizo, Sherman James-Guzman, and Benjamin Lopez-Barron were indicted for Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens and Bringing in Illegal Aliens to the United States for Profit. According to the court documents, Esparza Sanchez, Baldriche and Zuniga-Lizo coordinated with James-Guzman and Lopez-Brown who picked up illegal aliens at the border in Yuma, Arizona. [Case Number: CR-25-00600-PHX-SMB]

United States v. Hakeem Alberto Lucero-Parra: On April 22, 2025, Hakeem Alberto Lucero-Parra, an illegal alien from Mexico, was charged for illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed. According to the criminal complaint, after being arrested on local charges in Phoenix, Arizona, it was determined that Lucero-Parra had been previously deported after a conviction for Aggravated Assault and Attempt to Commit Kidnapping. [Case number: MJ-25-6149-PHX-ASB]

United States v. Jacinto Medina-Palacios: On April 22, 2025, Jacinto Medina-Palacios, an illegal alien from Mexico, was charged for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed. According to the criminal complaint, after being arrested on local charges in Phoenix, Arizona, it was determined that Medina-Palacios had been previously deported after a conviction for Carrying a Loaded Firearm while not the Registered Owner. [Case Number: MJ-25-6152-PHX-ASB]

United States v. Teodoro Diaz-Ochoa: On April 23, 2025, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned a 5-count indictment against Teodoro Diaz-Ochoa, 44, of Mexico, for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Alien in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, and Reentry of a Removed Alien. According to the charging documents in the case, Arizona Game and Fish Officers encountered Diaz-Ochoa in possession of a bolt action rifle while they were conducting a hunting without a license investigation. ATF agents also found a shotgun and ammunition at Diaz-Ochoa’s residence pursuant to a search warrant. Diaz-Ochoa was previously convicted of felony Attempted Sexual Assault and deported from the United States on April 22, 2016. [Case Number: CR-25-01989-TUC-JCH]

Criminal complaints and indictments are simply methods by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

RELEASE NUMBER: 2025-063_April 25 Immigration Enforcement

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For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/
Follow the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, on X @USAO_AZ for the latest news.

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April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Arkansas Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison on Child Exploitation Charges

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

NASHVILLE – Jared James Dabbs, 41, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was sentenced last week to 40 years in federal prison on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of receipt of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGuire for the Middle District of Tennessee.

A federal grand jury indicted the defendant in December 2022. On August 19, 2024, he pled guilty to all counts in the indictment.

On March 8, 2022, Dabbs pawned his laptop at Big Boss Pawn and Gun in Giles County, Tennessee. When the pawn shop owner inspected the laptop to confirm it was operable, he found child sexual abuse material on the laptop and contacted law enforcement. Dabbs was identified as the person who pawned the laptop. The next day, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on the defendant’s laptop and located images of child sexual abuse material including images the defendant produced of the minor victim. That same day, the Giles County Sheriff’s Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and FBI executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence, where they seized multiple electronic devices. Following his arrest, Dabbs was interviewed by law enforcement officers, and he admitted creating sexual abuse material of the minor victim, that he engaged in sexual contact with the minor victim on multiple occasions, and that he downloaded and viewed child sexual abuse material on multiple electronic devices.

“The protection of children in our communities from sexual predators is among the highest priorities of the Department of Justice,” said Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGuire. “Thanks to the efforts of our prosecutors and our law enforcement partners, Jared Dabbs will never hurt another child again and justice has been done.”

“This case underscores the critical role that everyday citizens can play in combating child sexual exploitation,” said a Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud. “Because of the vigilance of a sharp-eyed pawn shop employee, law enforcement was alerted, responded swiftly, and a child predator was removed from the streets.”

“Children are among the most vulnerable in our communities,” said Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Carrico of the FBI Nashville Field Office. “The FBI is committed to finding and arresting those who prey on children, and we will continue to work with our partners to ensure these predators are off the streets and held accountable for their heinous crimes.”

Following his sentence of incarceration, Dabbs will be on supervised release for 10 years and he is required to register as a sex offender. The Court also ordered Dabbs to pay $69,600 in restitution.

Homeland Security Investigations, FBI Nashville Field Office, and the Giles County Sheriff’s Department investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Monica R. Morrison and Robert E. McGuire prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

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April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Three Fugitives Arrested in San Juan and Carolina, Puerto Rico

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Three individuals who were fugitives since December 2024 were arrested today in the municipalities of San Juan and Carolina, PR, on criminal charges related to their alleged participation on drug trafficking and violent crimes associated to a drug trafficking organization that operated in San Juan, Carolina, and other areas nearby, from in or about 2021 through December 2024, when the arrest operation took place. The three fugitives had been charged in the case of United States v. Victor J. Pérez-Fernández, a.k.a. “La Cone/Vitu/Vitikin/Enano,” et al., Case No. 24-453 (MAJ).

Defendants [10] Gerald O. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, a.k.a. “Patrón;” [18] Ángel L. Sanjurjo, a.k.a. “Vaca;” and [33] Ramsell Maldonado-Tatis, a.k.a. “R” were arrested by FBI special agents, Puerto Rico Police Bureau and the Carolina Municipal Police Department. They are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; possession and distribution of heroin, cocaine base (crack), cocaine, marijuana, and fentanyl; and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Defendant Maldonado-Tatis is also facing one count for possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

“As alleged in the indictment, these individuals were engaged in violent crime and spread deadly drugs through our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Muldrow. “Today’s arrests make clear that this Office will work tirelessly to keep the law-abiding residents of Puerto Rico safe and hold accountable those who bring violence to our streets.”

“The arrests carried out this morning reaffirm our unwavering commitment to dismantling criminal organizations. The message is clear: if you’re part of a violent criminal enterprise, the FBI will work relentlessly to find you and bring you to justice,” said Devin J. Kowalski, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s San Juan Field Office. “The residents of Puerto Rico deserve safe communities, and through close collaboration with our local and federal partners, we will continue to bring fugitives to justice and restore peace where it is most needed.”

According to the charging documents, the drug trafficking organization distributed heroin, fentanyl, crack, cocaine, marijuana, Tramadol, and Clonazepam within 1,000 feet of the Sabana Abajo Public Housing Project (PHP), the Luis Lloréns Torres PHP, the Los Mirtos PHP, the Lagos de Blasina PHP, the La Esmeralda PHP, the El Coral PHP, the Monte Hatillo PHP, and other areas near those locations, all for significant financial gain and profit. The drug trafficking organizations that operated in and around these areas (known as The Alliance) reached an agreement to conduct their drug trafficking operations as allies, which they referred to as “La Paz” (The Peace). At that time, each housing project organization was controlled by their own leadership and structure. As part of The Alliance, there would not be war between these organizations and members would be able to rely on each other for protection, drugs, and weapons.

Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) and Chief of the Gang Section Alberto López-Rocafort; Deputy Chief of the Gang Section, AUSA Teresa Zapata-Valladares; and AUSAs Laura Díaz-González, R. Vance Eaton, and Joseph Russell are prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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MIL Security OSI –

April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: 344 Immigration Cases Filed in the Western District of Texas This Week

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

SAN ANTONIO – Acting United States Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas announced today that federal prosecutors in the district filed 344 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from April 18 through April 24.

Among the new cases, Henry Cruz-Lemas, an illegal alien and a Honduran national previously convicted of aggravated kidnapping in September 2011 and sentenced to five years in prison. Cruz-Lemas was arrested on April 18 during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ERO) investigation in San Antonio. He is charged with one count of illegal reentry of an alien.

Jose Angel Escarcega-Briones, an illegal alien from Mexico, was found approximately 4 miles west of the Tornillo Port of Entry. Border Patrol Agents determined that he did not have immigration documents allowing him to be in the United States legally and that he has previously been removed from the United States 5 times. He has 3 prior convictions for illegal reentry as well as a federal drug trafficking conviction.

Jose Alfonso Deras-Valle, a citizen of El Salvador, was found near mile marker 87 of Interstate 10 in Fort Hancock, Texas. U.S. Border Patrol determined that Deras-Valle had recently been deported to El Salvador on February 21, 2025. His criminal record includes a murder conviction in Florida for which he received fifteen years in prison.

U.S. Border Patrol Agents performing line watch operations in an area near Sierra Blanca, Texas encountered three people attempting to conceal themselves in a culvert. After questioning and investigation, the agents determined the group was in the United States illegally. Sergio Aguirre-Isidro was determined to be a foot guide for the group and that he was to collect 10,000 Mexican Pesos if the group arrived in the U.S. successfully.

Junior Enrique Garcia-Escobar, a Honduran national with a prior conviction out of the State of New York for Burglary using/threatening use of a dangerous instrument, was arrested on illegal reentry charges near Eagle Pass, Texas. He had been sentenced to five years in prison on the burglary charge and was deported in 2019.

Raul Rodriguez-Morales was arrested by Border Patrol Agents in Del Rio, Texas on April 18, 2025, for illegal reentry after having been deported in January 2025. Rodriguez-Morales has previous drug convictions in California as well as a conviction for felon in possession of a firearm and two previous convictions for illegal reentry of an alien in 2011 and 2019.

In Carrizo Springs, Texas, Devarick Dewayne Benson was arrested for conspiring to transport two illegal aliens further into the United States. Benson was driving a vehicle with fictitious plates and was pulled over for driving 10 miles over the speed limit. He had two illegal aliens in the trunk of his car.

A Honduran citizen, Angel Almendarez-Ulloa, was arrested on April 19, 2025, by Border Patrol Agents near Eagle Pass, Texas. Almendarez has been deported from the United States 10 times, with his last deportation to Honduras being on April 21, 2023.

These cases were referred or supported by our federal law enforcement partners, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with additional assistance from state and local law enforcement partners.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas comprises 68 counties located in the central and western areas of Texas, encompasses nearly 93,000 square miles and an estimated population of 7.6 million people. The district includes three of the five largest cities in Texas—San Antonio, Austin and El Paso—and shares 660 miles of common border with the Republic of Mexico.

These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

Indictments and criminal complaints are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

MIL Security OSI –

April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI: cBrain aims to create and lead two new global solution niches

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Company Announcement no. 05/2025

cBrain aims to create and lead two new global solution niches

Copenhagen, April 29, 2025

The faster-than-anticipated shift in the government IT market toward COTS government software presents new strategic opportunities for cBrain. As a result, cBrain (NASDAQ: CBRAIN) has announced to adjust its growth strategy during the first half of 2025 to capitalize on these market changes.

Consequently, the growth strategy is extended by adding a focus on two market niches with global potential. Utilizing a strong financial position, cBrain is now building two new units, dedicated to achieving global leadership in two global solution areas, referred to as Paperless Ministry and Environmental Permitting.

Solid development in Denmark and internationally

cBrain has entered the year as planned with continued development in Denmark and international markets.

In January, cBrain announced an agreement to deliver the F2 Digital platform for the new Danish Ministry of Resilience and Preparedness. The F2 solution was configured for the ministerial work, ready-to-go-live, in 3 weeks.

In March cBrain announced the successful delivery of the F2 Digital platform for the Danish Energy Agency. F2 has been configured as a grant management solution to support the heat pump subsidy program. At launch the agency said the new solution exceeded all expectations, with almost 70% of all applications being processed fully automatically, and the first 930 citizen applications approved within only minutes of launching the subsidy program.

In Germany, cBrain continues deploying F2 with the agency that administrates public pensions. Several thousand users have gone live during the first months of the year, and cBrain has won a new tender extending the scope of work.

In Romania, cBrain’s partner has won a public tender to deliver a new national platform for administrating citizen pensions. F2 is now being configured as the case management and processing kernel, supporting close to 100 different administrative processes and integrating with multiple other systems. cBrain sees the project as a milestone both technically and strategically, demonstrating the power of the F2 Service Builder and the early success of the F2-for-Partner strategy.

Taking leadership within Paperless Ministry and Environmental Permitting

The long-term cBrain growth strategy is founded on a vision and a business case to provide standard software for government. Working in close collaboration with Danish government for 15 years, cBrain has invested more than 450,000 hours in developing the F2 platform.

Today, almost all Danish ministries, and more than 75 Danish authorities in total, use F2 as their digital platform. Internationally, cBrain has delivered F2 to government organizations across five continents. With Denmark ranked number one in the United Nations E-Government Survey for the past eight years, this offers cBrain a strong first-mover advantage and a solid reference position.

Leveraging the F2 software platform, cBrain is executing an ambitious international growth plan with the aim of becoming a global leader in the fast emerging market for Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software built for government.

With the 2024 Annual Report, cBrain stated that the transition from custom-built IT solutions to standardized platforms seems to emerge faster than anticipated. This assumption seems to be continuously validated throughout the spring. An increasing number of competitors are repositioning themselves as COTS suppliers, and the White House issued an executive order in April directing the administration to prioritize the procurement of commercial off-the-shelf solutions rather than procuring custom products and developing systems.

The faster-than-anticipated shift in the government IT market toward COTS government software presents new strategic opportunities for cBrain. As a result, cBrain has announced an adjustment to its growth strategy during the first half of 2025 to capitalize on these market changes.

The core of cBrain’s growth strategy is built on serving large government clients, securing steady, sustainable growth through long-term software subscriptions, and accelerating international growth through the F2-for-Partners concept.

The growth strategy is now being extended by adding a focus on two market niches with global potential. Utilizing a strong financial position, cBrain is now building two new units, dedicated to achieving global leadership in two global solution areas, referred to as Paperless Ministry and Environmental Permitting.

The F2 Paperless Ministry Solution

cBrain has built a strong home market position in Denmark. This position has been achieved by taking leadership as the supplier of the F2 Paperless Ministry solution, which today is the digital platform for almost all Danish ministries.

In the autumn 2024 the Danish government announced 3 new ministries, and in January cBrain announced that all 3 new ministries have now chosen F2 as their digital platform. The F2 ministry solution was installed and configured, ready to go live within only 3 weeks. The new ministerial projects demonstrate the power of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) for government solutions and consolidate cBrains unique position in the Danish market.

Building from the paperless ministry leadership position, cBrain has successfully been able to expand outside the ministerial solution niche into the broad Danish government market. Today serving more than 75 Danish government organizations with a large catalog of citizen-facing solutions, from tax solutions and auditing to grants management, inspections, licensing, and family affairs.

A key pillar of the expanded growth strategy is to replicate the Danish success by establishing bridgeheads in new international markets, based on a focused, vertical go-to-market approach centered around the Paperless Ministry offering. The ultimate goal is to achieve global niche leadership, thereby securing a strong foundation for future growth.

cBrain is currently testing and validating the new strategic Paperless Ministry initiative, with market initiatives in Europe and Africa.

In Europe, cBrain is still working to establish contacts with ministries in selected countries. In Africa, the initial market activities have led to a pilot project, where the Danish Paperless Ministry solution was configured and made ready to go live for a Kenyan ministry in just 10 weeks.

cBrain is now developing a go-to-market plan for the African region, working closely with Danish embassies in Africa and aligning with the UNDP Digital Offer for Africa strategy. This builds on the partnership with UNDP announced in November 2024. cBrain sees the African Paperless Ministry solution, leveraging Danish government experience, as a unique tool to help African governments achieve fast digital transformation.

Environmental Permitting

As a second pillar of its expanded growth strategy, and in parallel with the Paperless Ministry initiative, cBrain has launched an ambitious initiative to position the F2 Environmental Permitting solution as a strategic niche offering, aiming to take a leading international market position.

The importance of environmental assessment and permitting is growing worldwide. Government review and permitting processes are required for many infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, mines, factories, and power plants. In April 2025, the White House issued an executive order stating that executive departments and agencies shall make maximum use of technology in environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects of all kinds.

In close collaboration with the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cBrain has developed an F2 based Environmental Permitting solution that eliminates the use of paper-based applications and accelerates case processing time and quality.

In July 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a report to Congress that assesses and recommends technologies to improve environmental reviews and permitting processes. In this report, the cBrain F2 Platform is highlighted as a successful process and AI tool for environmental permitting.

cBrain therefore views environmental permitting as a potential niche entry point into the U.S. market, at both the federal and state levels, supporting its decision to invest in this area as the second pillar of its expanded growth strategy.

cBrain maintains its financial guidance for 2025

cBrain has provided financial guidance for the year, with an expected revenue growth of 10-15% and EBT (Earnings Before Tax) of 18-23%. cBrain maintains its financial guidance for 2025.

The allocation of leadership and delivery resources to support the new niche initiatives may temporarily slow current activities. However, the expanded growth strategy is expected to drive new business and accelerate overall growth over time. Depending on the pace of success, executing the expanded growth strategy therefore introduces uncertainty to the 2025 revenue outlook, both on the upside and downside.

In the 2025 budget cBrain has allocated extra one-time costs to market expansion of approximately 4 million Euro to support the revised strategy. These costs are fully included in the financial outlook for 2025 but are conditional on the validation to ensure disciplined growth.

Best regards

Per Tejs Knudsen, CEO

Inquiries regarding this Company Announcement may be directed to

Ejvind Jørgensen, CFO & Head of Investor Relations, cBrain A/S, ir@cbrain.com, +45 2594 4973

Attachment

Company Announcement no. 2025-05 (Q1 announcemement)

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April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI: Coastal Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

EVERETT, Wash., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coastal Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CCB) (the “Company”, “Coastal”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), the holding company for Coastal Community Bank (the “Bank”), through which it operates a community-focused bank segment (“community bank”) with an industry leading banking as a service (“BaaS”) segment (“CCBX”), today reported unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, including net income of $9.7 million, or $0.63 per diluted common share, compared to $13.4 million, or $0.94 per diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $6.8 million, or $0.50 per diluted common share, for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Management Discussion of the First Quarter Results

“First quarter of 2025 was impacted by elevated expenses related to the onboarding and implementation costs of several new partnerships and products within CCBX and investments in technology, however, we anticipate that the revenue and earnings from these investments will be highly valuable over the long-term,” stated CEO Eric Sprink. “We saw high quality deposit growth of $205.9 million during the first quarter, and our CCBX program fee income continued to increase, up 55.2% compared to the same period in 2024.”

Key Points for First Quarter and Our Go-Forward Strategy

Positive Growth Trends within CCBX Continue. As of March 31, 2025 we had two partners in testing, three in implementation/onboarding, one signed LOI and have an active pipeline of new partners and new products with existing partners for the balance of 2025 and into 2026. Total BaaS program fee income was $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $724,000, or 13.0%, from the three months ended December 31, 2024. We remain fully indemnified against fraud and 98.8% indemnified against credit risk with our CCBX partners as of March 31, 2025.

Investments for Growth Continues. Total noninterest expense of $72.0 million was up $4.6 million, or 6.8%, as compared to $67.4 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2024, mainly driven by higher salaries and employee benefits, legal and professional expenses and BaaS loan expense partially offset by lower BaaS fraud expense. As we increase the number of new CCBX partners and products with existing partners launching in 2025, we expect that expenses will tend to be front-loaded with a focus on compliance and operational risk before any new programs or products generate significant revenues. We remain focused on building our future revenue sources.

Strong Deposit Growth, Off Balance Sheet Activity Update. Total deposits of $3.79 billion, an increase of $205.9 million, or 5.7%, over the quarter ended December 31, 2024, driven primarily by growth in CCBX partner programs. On April 1, 2025 we launched the T-Mobile deposit program and those deposits will be reflected in the second quarter deposit totals. During the first quarter of 2025, we sold $744.6 million of loans, the majority of which were credit card receivables. We retain a portion of the fee income on sold credit card loans. As of March 31, 2025 there were 237,024 credit cards with fee earning potential, an increase of 54,575 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and an increase of 210,723 from March 31, 2024.

First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

The tables below outline some of our key operating metrics.

	Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data; unaudited)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Income Statement Data:
Interest and dividend income	$	104,907		$	102,448		$	105,165		$	97,422		$	91,742
Interest expense		28,845			30,071			32,892			31,250			29,536
Net interest income		76,062			72,377			72,273			66,172			62,206
Provision for credit losses		55,781			61,867			70,257			62,325			83,158
Net interest (expense)/ income after provision for credit losses		20,281			10,510			2,016			3,847			(20,952	)
Noninterest income		63,477			74,100			78,790			69,138			86,176
Noninterest expense		71,989			67,411			64,424			57,964			56,509
Provision for income tax		2,039			3,832			2,926			3,425			1,915
Net income		9,730			13,367			13,456			11,596			6,800

	As of and for the Three Month Period
	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	624,302		$	452,513		$	484,026		$	487,245		$	515,128
Investment securities		46,991			47,321			48,620			49,213			50,090
Loans held for sale		42,132			20,600			7,565			—			797
Loans receivable		3,517,359			3,486,565			3,413,894			3,321,813			3,195,101
Allowance for credit losses		(183,178	)		(176,994	)		(171,674	)		(148,878	)		(139,941	)
Total assets		4,339,282			4,121,208			4,064,472			3,959,549			3,863,062
Interest bearing deposits		3,251,599			3,057,808			3,047,861			2,949,643			2,888,867
Noninterest bearing deposits		539,630			527,524			579,427			593,789			574,112
Core deposits ⁽¹⁾		3,321,772			3,123,434			3,190,869			3,528,339			3,447,864
Total deposits		3,791,229			3,585,332			3,627,288			3,543,432			3,462,979
Total borrowings		47,923			47,884			47,847			47,810			47,771
Total shareholders’ equity		449,917			438,704			331,930			316,693			303,709

Share and Per Share Data ⁽²⁾:
Earnings per share – basic	$	0.65		$	0.97		$	1.00		$	0.86		$	0.51
Earnings per share – diluted	$	0.63		$	0.94		$	0.97		$	0.84		$	0.50
Dividends per share		—			—			—			—			—
Book value per share ⁽³⁾	$	29.98		$	29.37		$	24.51		$	23.54		$	22.65
Tangible book value per share ⁽⁴⁾	$	29.98		$	29.37		$	24.51		$	23.54		$	22.65
Weighted avg outstanding shares – basic		14,962,507			13,828,605			13,447,066			13,412,667			13,340,997
Weighted avg outstanding shares – diluted		15,462,041			14,268,229			13,822,270			13,736,508			13,676,917
Shares outstanding at end of period		15,009,225			14,935,298			13,543,282			13,453,805			13,407,320
Stock options outstanding at end of period		163,932			186,354			198,370			286,119			309,069

See footnotes that follow the tables below

	As of and for the Three Month Period
	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Credit Quality Data:
Nonperforming assets ⁽⁵⁾ to total assets		1.30	%		1.52	%		1.63	%		1.34	%		1.42	%
Nonperforming assets ⁽⁵⁾ to loans receivable and OREO		1.60	%		1.80	%		1.94	%		1.60	%		1.72	%
Nonperforming loans ⁽⁵⁾ to total loans receivable		1.60	%		1.80	%		1.94	%		1.60	%		1.72	%
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans		325.0	%		282.5	%		257.2	%		278.6	%		254.3	%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans receivable		5.21	%		5.08	%		5.03	%		4.45	%		4.35	%
Gross charge-offs	$	53,686		$	61,585		$	53,305		$	55,207		$	58,994
Gross recoveries	$	5,486		$	5,223		$	4,516		$	2,254		$	2,036
Net charge-offs to average loans ⁽⁶⁾		5.57	%		6.56	%		5.60	%		6.54	%		7.30	%

Capital Ratios:
Company
Tier 1 leverage capital		10.67	%		10.78	%		8.40	%		8.31	%		8.24	%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital		12.13	%		12.04	%		9.24	%		9.03	%		8.98	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		12.22	%		12.14	%		9.34	%		9.13	%		9.08	%
Total risk-based capital		14.73	%		14.67	%		11.89	%		11.70	%		11.70	%
Bank
Tier 1 leverage capital		10.57	%		10.64	%		9.29	%		9.24	%		9.19	%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital		12.12	%		11.99	%		10.34	%		10.15	%		10.14	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		12.12	%		11.99	%		10.34	%		10.15	%		10.14	%
Total risk-based capital		13.42	%		13.28	%		11.63	%		11.44	%		11.43	%

⁽¹⁾	Core deposits are defined as all deposits excluding brokered and time deposits.
⁽²⁾	Share and per share amounts are based on total actual or average common shares outstanding, as applicable.
⁽³⁾	We calculate book value per share as total shareholders’ equity at the end of the relevant period divided by the outstanding number of our common shares at the end of each period.
⁽⁴⁾	Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. We calculate tangible book value per share as total shareholders’ equity at the end of the relevant period, less goodwill and other intangible assets, divided by the outstanding number of our common shares at the end of each period. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is book value per share. We had no goodwill or other intangible assets as of any of the dates indicated. As a result, tangible book value per share is the same as book value per share as of each of the dates indicated.
⁽⁵⁾	Nonperforming assets and nonperforming loans include loans 90+ days past due and accruing interest.
⁽⁶⁾	Annualized calculations.

Key Performance Ratios

Return on average assets (“ROA”) was 0.93% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to 1.30% and 0.73% for the quarters ended December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. ROA for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, decreased 0.37% and increased 0.19% compared to December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. Noninterest expenses were higher for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024 largely due to higher salaries and employee benefits, due to annual pay increases and for new hires that contribute to our continued investments in growth, technology and risk management, legal and professional expenses and increased BaaS loan expense, which is directly related to interest earned on CCBX loans. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in BaaS fraud expense. Noninterest expenses were higher than the quarter ended March 31, 2024 due primarily to an increase in salaries and employee benefits, data processing and software licenses and legal and professional expenses, all of which are related to the growth of Company and investments in technology and risk management.

Legal and professional fees in first quarter were elevated in multiple areas including compliance, BSA, audit, legal and projects as we prepare for new partners, and we may experience a similar level of expenses again in second quarter before returning to a more historical level in third quarter 2025.

Yield on earning assets and yield on loans receivable increased 0.07% and 0.23%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Average loans receivable as of March 31, 2025 increased $92.2 million compared to December 31, 2024 as net CCBX loans continue to grow, despite selling $744.6 million in CCBX loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

The following table shows the Company’s key performance ratios for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended
(unaudited)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Return on average assets ⁽¹⁾		0.93	%		1.30	%		1.34	%		1.21	%		0.73	%
Return on average equity ⁽¹⁾		8.91	%		14.90	%		16.67	%		15.22	%		9.21	%
Yield on earnings assets ⁽¹⁾		10.32	%		10.24	%		10.79	%		10.49	%		10.21	%
Yield on loans receivable ⁽¹⁾		11.33	%		11.12	%		11.44	%		11.22	%		11.01	%
Cost of funds ⁽¹⁾		3.11	%		3.24	%		3.62	%		3.60	%		3.52	%
Cost of deposits ⁽¹⁾		3.08	%		3.21	%		3.59	%		3.58	%		3.49	%
Net interest margin ⁽¹⁾		7.48	%		7.23	%		7.42	%		7.12	%		6.92	%
Noninterest expense to average assets ⁽¹⁾		6.87	%		6.54	%		6.42	%		6.05	%		6.10	%
Noninterest income to average assets ⁽¹⁾		6.06	%		7.19	%		7.85	%		7.22	%		9.30	%
Efficiency ratio		51.59	%		46.02	%		42.65	%		42.84	%		38.08	%
Loans receivable to deposits ⁽²⁾		93.89	%		97.82	%		94.33	%		93.75	%		92.29	%

⁽¹⁾	Annualized calculations shown for quarterly periods presented.
⁽²⁾	Includes loans held for sale.

Management Outlook; CEO Eric Sprink

“Looking ahead to the balance of 2025, elevated onboarding activity is expected to continue into the second quarter as our CCBX pipeline remains very robust with high quality and potentially impactful opportunities. We plan to continue to invest in and enhance our technology and risk management infrastructure to support our next phase of CCBX growth. Our risk reduction efforts, namely our fraud and credit indemnifications via our partners, continued to function as expected despite the volatile macroeconomics conditions towards the end of first quarter. These efforts, plus additional growth in noninterest income should help mitigate the uncertainties associated with fluctuating interest rates and provide a stable, recurring income source.” said CEO Eric Sprink.

Coastal Financial Corporation Overview

The Company has one main subsidiary, the Bank, which consists of three segments: CCBX, the community bank and treasury & administration. The CCBX segment includes all of our BaaS activities, the community bank segment includes all community banking activities and the treasury & administration segment includes treasury management, overall administration and all other aspects of the Company.

CCBX Performance Update

Our CCBX segment continues to evolve, and we have 25 relationships, at varying stages, including two partners in testing, three in implementation/onboarding, one signed LOI as of March 31, 2025. We continue to refine the criteria for CCBX partnerships, exploring relationships with larger more established partners, with experienced management teams, existing customer bases and strong financial positions. We also will consider promising medium and smaller sized partners that align with our approach and terms including financial wherewithal and will continue to exit relationships where it makes sense for us to do so.

While we explore relationships with new partners we continue to expand our product offerings with existing CCBX partners. As we become more proficient in the BaaS space we aim to cultivate new relationships that align with our long-term goals. We believe that a strategy of adding new partnerships and launching new products with existing partners allows us to expand and grow our customer base with a modest increase in regulatory risk given our operational history with them. Increases in partner activity/transaction counts is positively impacting noninterest income and we expect this trend to continue as current products grow and new products are introduced . We plan to continue selling loans as part of our strategy to balance partner and lending limits, and manage the loan portfolio and credit quality. We retain a portion of the fee income for our role in processing transactions on sold credit card balances, and will continue this strategy to provide an on-going and passive revenue source with no on balance sheet risk or capital requirement.

On April 1, 2025, we went live with the T-Mobile deposit program and our second quarter deposits will include those balances. As we build our deposit base, we will be able to sweep deposits off and on the balance sheet as needed. This deposit sweep capability allows us to better manage liquidity and deposit programs. At March 31, 2025 we swept off $406.3 million in deposits for FDIC insurance and liquidity purposes. We are also launching a new suite of deposit products with RobinHood, which are expected to launch in the back half of 2025. The introduction of theses products are expected to increase deposits.

The following table illustrates the activity and evolution in CCBX relationships for the periods presented.

	As of
(unaudited)	March 31, 2025	December 31, 2024	March 31, 2024
Active	19	19	19
Friends and family / testing	2	1	1
Implementation / onboarding	3	1	1
Signed letters of intent	1	3	0
Total CCBX relationships	25	24	21

CCBX loans increased $47.2 million, or 2.9%, to $1.65 billion despite selling $744.6 million in loans during the three months ended March 31, 2025. In accordance with the program agreement for one partner, effective April 1, 2024, the portion of the CCBX portfolio that we are responsible for losses on decreased from 10% to 5%. At March 31, 2025 the portion of this portfolio for which we are responsible represented $19.9 million in loans.

The following table details the CCBX loan portfolio:

CCBX	As of
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total
Commercial and industrial loans:
Capital call lines	$	133,466			8.1	%	$	109,017			6.8	%	$	135,671			10.3	%
All other commercial & industrial loans		29,702			1.8			33,961			2.1			47,160			3.6
Real estate loans:
Residential real estate loans		285,355			17.3			267,707			16.7			265,148			20.2
Consumer and other loans:
Credit cards		532,775			32.2			528,554			33.0			505,706			38.6
Other consumer and other loans		670,026			40.6			664,780			41.4			358,528			27.3
Gross CCBX loans receivable		1,651,324			100.0	%		1,604,019			100.0	%		1,312,213			100.0	%
Net deferred origination (fees) costs		(498	)					(442	)					(394	)
Loans receivable	$	1,650,826					$	1,603,577					$	1,311,819
Loan Yield – CCBX ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		16.88	%					16.81	%					17.74	%

⁽¹⁾	CCBX yield does not include the impact of BaaS loan expense. BaaS loan expense represents the amount paid or payable to partners for credit enhancements and originating & servicing CCBX loans. See reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures at the end of this earnings release for the impact of BaaS loan expense on CCBX loan yield.
⁽²⁾	Loan yield is annualized for the three months ended for each period presented and includes loans held for sale and nonaccrual loans.

The increase in CCBX loans in the quarter ended March 31, 2025, includes an increase of $24.4 million, or 22.4%, in capital call lines as a result of normal balance fluctuations and business activities, an increase of $17.6 million, or 6.6%, in residential real estate loans and an increase of $9.5 million or 0.8%, in other consumer and other loans. We continue to monitor and manage the CCBX loan portfolio, and sold $744.6 million in CCBX loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to sales of $845.5 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2024. We continue to reposition ourselves by managing CCBX credit and concentration levels in an effort to optimize our loan portfolio earnings and generate off balance sheet fee income. CCBX loan yield increased 0.07% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

The following chart shows the growth in credit card accounts that generate fee income. This includes accounts with balances, which are included in our loan totals, and accounts that have been sold and have no corresponding balance in our loan totals, and that generate fee income.

The following table details the CCBX deposit portfolio:

CCBX	As of
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total
Demand, noninterest bearing	$	58,416			2.6	%	$	55,686			2.7	%	$	58,669			2.9	%
Interest bearing demand and money market		2,145,608			94.6			1,958,459			94.9			1,964,942			96.8
Savings		16,625			0.7			5,710			0.3			5,338			0.3
Total core deposits		2,220,649			97.9			2,019,855			97.9			2,028,949			100.0
Other deposits		46,359			2.1			44,233			2.1			—			—
Total CCBX deposits	$	2,267,008			100.0	%	$	2,064,088			100.0	%	$	2,028,949			100.0	%
Cost of deposits ⁽¹⁾		4.01	%					4.19	%					4.93	%

⁽¹⁾	Cost of deposits is annualized for the three months ended for each period presented.

CCBX deposits increased $202.9 million, or 9.8%, in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $2.27 billion as a result of growth and normal balance fluctuations. This excludes the $406.3 million in CCBX deposits that were transferred off balance sheet for increased Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance coverage and sweep purposes, compared to $273.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Amounts in excess of FDIC insurance coverage are transferred, using a third-party facilitator/vendor sweep product, to participating financial institutions.

Community Bank Performance Update

In the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the community bank saw net loans decrease $16.5 million, or 0.9%, to $1.87 billion, as a result of normal balance fluctuations.

The following table details the Community Bank loan portfolio:

Community Bank	As of
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total
Commercial and industrial loans	$	149,104			8.0	%	$	150,395			8.0	%	$	154,395			8.2	%
Real estate loans:
Construction, land and land development loans		166,551			8.9			148,198			7.8			160,862			8.5
Residential real estate loans		202,920			10.8			202,064			10.7			231,157			12.2
Commercial real estate loans		1,340,647			71.6			1,374,801			72.8			1,342,489			71.0
Consumer and other loans:
Other consumer and other loans		13,326			0.7			13,542			0.7			1,447			0.1
Gross Community Bank loans receivable		1,872,548			100.0	%		1,889,000			100.0	%		1,890,350			100.0	%
Net deferred origination fees		(6,015	)					(6,012	)					(7,068	)
Loans receivable	$	1,866,533					$	1,882,988					$	1,883,282
Loan Yield⁽¹⁾		6.53	%					6.53	%					6.46	%

⁽¹⁾	Loan yield is annualized for the three months ended for each period presented and includes loans held for sale and nonaccrual loans.

Community bank loans decreased $34.2 million in commercial real estate loans, $1.3 million in commercial and industrial loans and $216,000 in consumer and other loans, partially offset by an increase of $18.4 million in construction, land and land development loans, during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

The following table details the community bank deposit portfolio:

Community Bank	As of
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total			Balance			% to Total
Demand, noninterest bearing	$	481,214			31.5	%	$	471,838			31.0	%	$	515,443			35.9	%
Interest bearing demand and money market		560,416			36.8			570,625			37.5			834,725			58.2
Savings		59,493			3.9			61,116			4.0			68,747			4.8
Total core deposits		1,101,123			72.2			1,103,579			72.5			1,418,915			99.0
Other deposits		407,391			26.7			400,118			26.3			1			0.0
Time deposits less than $100,000		5,585			0.4			5,920			0.4			7,199			0.5
Time deposits $100,000 and over		10,122			0.7			11,627			0.8			7,915			0.6
Total Community Bank deposits	$	1,524,221			100.0	%	$	1,521,244			100.0	%	$	1,434,030			100.0	%
Cost of deposits⁽¹⁾		1.76	%					1.86	%					1.66	%

⁽¹⁾	Cost of deposits is annualized for the three months ended for each period presented.

Community bank deposits increased $3.0 million, or 0.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $1.52 billion as result of normal balance fluctuations. The community bank segment includes noninterest bearing deposits of $481.2 million, or 31.5%, of total community bank deposits, resulting in a cost of deposits of 1.76%, which compared to 1.86% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, largely due to the decreases in the Fed funds rate late in the third quarter and during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Net Interest Income and Margin Discussion

Net interest income was $76.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $3.7 million, or 5.1%, from $72.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, and an increase of $13.9 million, or 22.3%, from $62.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Net interest income compared to December 31, 2024, was higher due to an increase in average loans receivable, an increase in loan yield and a decrease in cost of funds. The increase in net interest income compared to March 31, 2024 was largely related to growth in higher yielding loans, partially offset by an increase in cost of funds relating to higher interest rates and growth in interest bearing deposits.

Net interest margin was 7.48% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 7.23% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, largely due to higher loan yield and lower cost of deposits. Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense, (a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this earnings release) was 4.28% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 4.16% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Net interest margin was 6.92% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was largely due to an increase in loan yield, partially offset by higher interest rates on interest bearing deposits. Interest and fees on loans receivable increased $2.6 million, or 2.7%, to $98.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $95.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as a result of loan growth. Interest and fees on loans receivable increased $12.3 million, or 14.3%, compared to $85.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, due to an increase in outstanding balances and higher interest rates. Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense (a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this earnings release) increased 0.12% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024 and increased 0.26% compared the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The following tables illustrate how net interest margin and loan yield is affected by BaaS loan expense:

Consolidated	As of and for the Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31 2025			December 31 2024			March 31 2024
Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense:
Net interest margin ⁽¹⁾		7.48	%		7.23	%		6.92	%
Earning assets		4,124,065			3,980,078			3,613,769
Net interest income (GAAP)		76,062			72,377			62,206
Less: BaaS loan expense		(32,507	)		(30,720	)		(26,107	)
Net interest income, net of BaaS loan expense⁽²⁾	$	43,555		$	41,657		$	36,099
Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		4.28	%		4.16	%		4.02	%
Loan income net of BaaS loan expense divided by average loans:
Loan yield (GAAP)⁽¹⁾		11.33	%		11.12	%		11.01	%
Total average loans receivable	$	3,511,724		$	3,419,476		$	3,137,271
Interest and earned fee income on loans (GAAP)		98,147			95,575			85,891
BaaS loan expense		(32,507	)		(30,720	)		(26,107	)
Net loan income⁽²⁾	$	65,640		$	64,855		$	59,784
Loan income, net of BaaS loan expense, divided by average loans ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		7.58	%		7.55	%		7.66	%

⁽¹⁾	Annualized calculations shown for periods presented.
⁽²⁾	A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth at the end of this earnings release.

Average investment securities decreased $974,000 to $47.2 million compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024 and decreased $68.2 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 as a result of principal paydowns and maturing securities.

Cost of funds was 3.11% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 13 basis points from the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and a decrease of 42 basis points from the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Cost of deposits for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was 3.08%, compared to 3.21% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, and 3.49% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The decreased cost of funds and deposits compared to December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 were largely due to the recent reductions in the Fed funds rate.

The following table summarizes the average yield on loans receivable and cost of deposits:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
	Yield on Loans ⁽²⁾			Cost of Deposits ⁽²⁾			Yield on Loans ⁽²⁾			Cost of Deposits ⁽²⁾			Yield on Loans ⁽²⁾			Cost of Deposits ⁽²⁾
Community Bank		6.53	%		1.76	%		6.53	%		1.86	%		6.46	%		1.66	%
CCBX ⁽¹⁾		16.88	%		4.01	%		16.81	%		4.19	%		17.74	%		4.93	%
Consolidated		11.33	%		3.08	%		11.12	%		3.21	%		11.01	%		3.49	%

⁽¹⁾	CCBX yield on loans does not include the impact of BaaS loan expense. BaaS loan expense represents the amount paid or payable to partners for credit and fraud enhancements and originating & servicing CCBX loans. To determine Net BaaS loan income earned from CCBX loan relationships, the Company takes BaaS loan interest income and deducts BaaS loan expense to arrive at Net BaaS loan income which can be compared to interest income on the Company’s community bank loans. See reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures at the end of this earnings release for the impact of BaaS loan expense on CCBX loan yield.
⁽²⁾	Annualized calculations for periods presented.

The following table illustrates how BaaS loan interest income is affected by BaaS loan expense resulting in net BaaS loan income and the associated yield:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025					December 31, 2024					March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)	Income / Expense		Income / expense divided by average CCBX loans ⁽²⁾			Income / Expense		Income / expense divided by average CCBX loans⁽²⁾			Income / Expense		Income / expense divided by average CCBX loans ⁽²⁾
BaaS loan interest income	$	67,855		16.88	%	$	64,532		16.81	%	$	55,839		17.74	%
Less: BaaS loan expense		32,507		8.09	%		30,720		8.00	%		26,107		8.29	%
Net BaaS loan income ⁽¹⁾	$	35,348		8.79	%	$	33,812		8.81	%	$	29,732		9.45	%
Average BaaS Loans⁽³⁾	$	1,630,088				$	1,527,178				$	1,265,857

⁽¹⁾	A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth at the end of this earnings release.
⁽²⁾	Annualized calculations shown for the periods presented.
⁽³⁾	Includes loans held for sale.

Noninterest Income Discussion

Noninterest income was $63.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $10.6 million from $74.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, and a decrease of $22.7 million from $86.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to a decrease of $10.8 million in total BaaS income. The $10.8 million decrease in total BaaS income included an $8.4 million decrease in BaaS credit enhancements related to the provision for credit losses and a $3.1 million decrease in BaaS fraud enhancements partially offset by an increase of $724,000 in BaaS program income. The $724,000 increase in BaaS program income is largely due to higher reimbursement of CCBX partner expenses and an increase in transaction and interchange fees and servicing and other BaaS fees, (see “Appendix B” for more information on the accounting for BaaS allowance for credit losses and credit and fraud enhancements).

The $22.7 million decrease in noninterest income over the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to a $25.1 million decrease in BaaS credit and fraud enhancements and an increase of $2.2 million in BaaS program income.

Noninterest Expense Discussion

Total noninterest expense increased $4.6 million to $72.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $67.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, and increased $15.5 million from $56.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The $4.6 million increase in noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024, was primarily due to a $3.5 million increase in salaries and benefits, $1.9 million increase in legal and professional fees, and $1.8 million increase in BaaS loan expense, partially offset by a $3.1 million decrease in BaaS fraud expense. The salaries and benefits and legal and professional fees increases were part of our continued investments in growth, technology and risk management. BaaS loan expense represents the amount paid or payable to partners for credit enhancements, fraud enhancements, and originating & servicing CCBX loans. BaaS fraud expense represents non-credit fraud losses on partner’s customer loan and deposit accounts. A portion of this expense is realized during the quarter in which the loss occurs, and a portion is estimated based on historical or other information from our partners.

The increase in noninterest expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was largely due to a $6.4 million increase in BaaS loan expense, a $1.1 million increase in BaaS fraud expense, a $2.8 million increase in legal and professional expenses, a $3.5 million increase in salary and employee benefits, and a $1.3 million increase in data processing and software licenses due to enhancements in technology all of which are related to the growth of Company and investments in technology and risk management.

Certain noninterest expenses are reimbursed by our CCBX partners. In accordance with GAAP we recognize all expenses in noninterest expense and the reimbursement of expenses from our CCBX partner in noninterest income. The following table reflects the portion of noninterest expenses that are reimbursed by partners to assist the understanding of how the increases in noninterest expense are related to expenses incurred for and reimbursed by CCBX partners:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)		2025		2024		2024
Total noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	71,989	$	67,411	$	56,509
Less: BaaS loan expense		32,507		30,720		26,107
Less: BaaS fraud expense		1,993		5,043		923
Less: Reimbursement of expenses (BaaS)		1,026		812		254
Noninterest expense, net of BaaS loan expense, BaaS fraud expense and reimbursement of expenses (BaaS) ⁽¹⁾	$	36,463	$	30,836	$	29,225

⁽¹⁾	A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth at the end of this earnings release.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $3.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $1.9 million for the first quarter of 2024. The income tax provision was lower for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024 as a result of the deductibility of certain equity awards which reduced tax expense during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and was higher compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to higher net income compared to that quarter, partially offset by the deductibility of certain equity awards.

The Company is subject to various state taxes that are assessed as CCBX activities and employees expand into other states, which has increased the overall tax rate used in calculating the provision for income taxes in the current and future periods. The Company uses a federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% as a basis for calculating provision for federal income taxes and 2.55% for calculating the provision for state income taxes.

Financial Condition Overview

Total assets increased $218.1 million, or 5.3%, to $4.34 billion at March 31, 2025 compared to $4.12 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase is primarily comprised of a $171.8 million increase in cash and a $30.8 million increase in loans receivable. Total loans receivable increased to $3.52 billion at March 31, 2025, from $3.49 billion at December 31, 2024.

As of March 31, 2025, in addition to the $624.3 million in cash on hand the Company had the capacity to borrow up to a total of $662.4 million from the Federal Reserve Bank discount window and Federal Home Loan Bank, plus an additional $50.0 million from a correspondent bank. There were no borrowings outstanding on these lines as of March 31, 2025.

The Company, on a stand alone basis, had a cash balance of $45.5 million as of March 31, 2025, which is retained for general operating purposes, including debt repayment, for funding $468,000 in commitments to bank technology investment funds and $40.0 million is available to be contributed to the Bank as capital.

Uninsured deposits were $558.8 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $543.0 million as of December 31, 2024.

Total shareholders’ equity as of March 31, 2025 increased $11.2 million since December 31, 2024. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily comprised of an increase of $1.5 million in common stock outstanding as a result of equity awards exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2025 combined with $9.7 million in net earnings.

The Company and the Bank remained well capitalized at March 31, 2025, as summarized in the following table.

(unaudited)	Coastal Community Bank			Coastal Financial Corporation			Minimum Well Capitalized Ratios under Prompt Corrective Action ⁽¹⁾
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets)		10.57	%		10.67	%		5.00	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)		12.12	%		12.13	%		6.50	%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)		12.12	%		12.22	%		8.00	%
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)		13.42	%		14.73	%		10.00	%

⁽¹⁾

Presents the minimum capital ratios for an insured depository institution, such as the Bank, to be considered well capitalized under the Prompt Corrective Action framework. The minimum requirements for the Company to be considered well capitalized under Regulation Y include to maintain, on a consolidated basis, a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0 percent or greater and a tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0 percent or greater.

Asset Quality

The total allowance for credit losses was $183.2 million and 5.21% of loans receivable at March 31, 2025 compared to $177.0 million and 5.08% at December 31, 2024 and $139.9 million and 4.38% at March 31, 2024. The allowance for credit loss allocated to the CCBX portfolio was $164.2 million and 9.95% of CCBX loans receivable at March 31, 2025, with $19.0 million of allowance for credit loss allocated to the community bank or 1.02% of total community bank loans receivable.

The following table details the allocation of the allowance for credit loss as of the period indicated:

	As of March 31, 2025									As of December 31, 2024									As of March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Community Bank			CCBX			Total			Community Bank			CCBX			Total			Community Bank			CCBX			Total
Loans receivable	$	1,866,533		$	1,650,826		$	3,517,359		$	1,882,988		$	1,603,577		$	3,486,565		$	1,883,282		$	1,311,819		$	3,195,101
Allowance for credit losses		(18,992	)		(164,186	)		(183,178	)		(18,924	)		(158,070	)		(176,994	)		(21,384	)		(118,557	)		(139,941	)
Allowance for credit losses to total loans receivable		1.02	%		9.95	%		5.21	%		1.00	%		9.86	%		5.08	%		1.14	%		9.04	%		4.38	%

Net charge-offs totaled $48.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $56.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and $57.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Net charge-offs as a percent of average loans decreased to 5.57% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to 6.56% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. CCBX partner agreements provide for a credit enhancement that covers the net-charge-offs on CCBX loans and negative deposit accounts by indemnifying or reimbursing incurred losses, except in accordance with the program agreement for one partner where the Company was responsible for credit losses on approximately 5% of a $299.8 million loan portfolio. At March 31, 2025, our portion of this portfolio represented $19.9 million in loans. Net charge-offs for this $19.9 million in loans were $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The following table details net charge-offs for the community bank and CCBX for the period indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025									December 31, 2024									March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Community Bank			CCBX			Total			Community Bank			CCBX			Total			Community Bank			CCBX			Total
Gross charge-offs	$	4		$	53,682		$	53,686		$	139		$	61,446		$	61,585		$	15		$	58,979		$	58,994
Gross recoveries		(7	)		(5,479	)		(5,486	)		(3	)		(5,220	)		(5,223	)		(4	)		(2,032	)		(2,036	)
Net charge-offs	$	(3	)	$	48,203		$	48,200		$	136		$	56,226		$	56,362		$	11		$	56,947		$	56,958
Net charge-offs to average loans ⁽¹⁾		0.00	%		11.99	%		5.57	%		0.03	%		14.65	%		6.56	%		0.00	%		18.09	%		7.30	%

⁽¹⁾	Annualized calculations shown for periods presented.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, a $54.3 million provision for credit losses was recorded for CCBX partner loans, compared to the $63.7 million provision for credit losses was recorded for CCBX partner loans for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The provision was based on management’s analysis, bringing the CCBX allowance for credit losses to $164.2 million at March 31, 2025 compared to $158.1 million at December 31, 2024. The increase in the allowance is due to the addition of new loans, partially offset by loan sales. CCBX loans have a higher level of expected losses than our community bank loans, which is reflected in the factors for the allowance for credit losses. Agreements with our CCBX partners provide for a credit enhancement which protects the Bank by indemnifying or reimbursing incurred losses.

In accordance with accounting guidance, we estimate and record a provision for expected losses for these CCBX loans and reclassified negative deposit accounts. When the provision for CCBX credit losses and provision for unfunded commitments is recorded, a credit enhancement asset is also recorded on the balance sheet through noninterest income (BaaS credit enhancements). Expected losses are recorded in the allowance for credit losses. The credit enhancement asset is relieved when credit enhancement recoveries are received from the CCBX partner. If our partner is unable to fulfill their contracted obligations then the Bank could be exposed to additional credit losses. Management regularly evaluates and manages this counterparty risk.

The factors used in management’s analysis for community bank credit losses indicated that a provision of $65,000 was needed for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to a provision recapture of $1.1 million and $199,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. The provision in the current period was due to a change in the mix of the community bank loan portfolio and growth in construction loans.

The following table details the provision expense/(recapture) for the community bank and CCBX for the period indicated:

	Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Community bank	$	65	$	(1,071	)	$	(199	)
CCBX		54,319		63,741			79,717
Total provision expense	$	54,384	$	62,670		$	79,518

A provision for unfunded commitments of $613,000 was recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 as a result of a change in the loan mix of available balance. A provision for accrued interest receivable of $784,000 was recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 on CCBX loans.

At March 31, 2025, our nonperforming assets were $56.4 million, or 1.30%, of total assets, compared to $62.7 million, or 1.52%, of total assets, at December 31, 2024, and $54.9 million, or 1.42%, of total assets, at March 31, 2024. These ratios are impacted by nonperforming CCBX loans that are covered by CCBX partner credit enhancements. As of March 31, 2025, $54.1 million of the $56.2 million in nonperforming CCBX loans were covered by CCBX partner credit enhancements described above.

Nonperforming assets decreased $6.3 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024. This change is due to a decrease in CCBX loans 90 days or more past due and still on accrual. Community bank nonperforming loans increased $89,000 from December 31, 2024 to $189,000 as of March 31, 2025, and CCBX nonperforming loans decreased $6.4 million to $56.2 million from December 31, 2024. The decrease in CCBX nonperforming loans is due to a $7.1 million decrease in CCBX loans that are past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest partially offset by an increase of $707,000 in nonaccrual loans from December 31, 2024 to $20.2 million. Some CCBX partners have a collection practice that places certain loans on nonaccrual status to improve collectability. $16.1 million of these loans are less than 90 days past due as of March 31, 2025. As a result of the type of loans (primarily consumer loans) originated through our CCBX partners we anticipate that balances 90 days past due or more and still accruing will generally increase as those loan portfolios grow. Installment/closed-end and revolving/open-end consumer loans originated through CCBX lending partners will continue to accrue interest until 120 and 180 days past due, respectively and are reported as substandard, 90 days or more days past due and still accruing. There were no repossessed assets or other real estate owned at March 31, 2025. Our nonperforming loans to loans receivable ratio was 1.60% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.80% at December 31, 2024, and 1.72% at March 31, 2024. The lower nonperforming loans to loans receivable ratio is a reflection of our on-going risk reduction efforts.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, there were $3,000 community bank net recoveries and $48.2 million in net charge-offs were recorded on CCBX loans. These CCBX loans have a higher level of expected losses than our community bank loans, which is reflected in the factors for the allowance for credit losses.

The following table details the Company’s nonperforming assets for the periods indicated.

Consolidated	As of
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	381		$	334		$	—
Real estate loans:
Residential real estate		—			—			212
Commercial real estate		—			—			7,731
Consumer and other loans:
Credit cards		13,602			10,262			—
Other consumer and other loans		6,376			8,967			—
Total nonaccrual loans		20,359			19,563			7,943
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:
Commercial & industrial loans		782			1,006			1,793
Real estate loans:
Residential real estate loans		2,407			2,608			1,796
Consumer and other loans:
Credit cards		27,187			34,490			37,603
Other consumer and other loans		5,632			4,989			5,731
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more		36,008			43,093			46,923
Total nonperforming loans		56,367			62,656			54,866
Real estate owned		—			—			—
Repossessed assets		—			—			—
Total nonperforming assets	$	56,367		$	62,656		$	54,866
Total nonaccrual loans to loans receivable		0.58	%		0.56	%		0.25	%
Total nonperforming loans to loans receivable		1.60	%		1.80	%		1.72	%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets		1.30	%		1.52	%		1.42	%

The following tables detail the CCBX and community bank nonperforming assets which are included in the total nonperforming assets table above.

CCBX	As of
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial and industrial loans:
All other commercial & industrial loans	$	192		$	234		$	—
Consumer and other loans:
Credit cards		13,602			10,262			—
Other consumer and other loans		6,376			8,967			—
Total nonaccrual loans		20,170			19,463			—
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:
Commercial & industrial loans		782			1,006			1,793
Real estate loans:
Residential real estate loans		2,407			2,608			1,796
Consumer and other loans:
Credit cards		27,187			34,490			37,603
Other consumer and other loans		5,632			4,989			5,731
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more		36,008			43,093			46,923
Total nonperforming loans		56,178			62,556			46,923
Other real estate owned		—			—			—
Repossessed assets		—			—			—
Total nonperforming assets	$	56,178		$	62,556		$	46,923
Total CCBX nonperforming assets to total consolidated assets		1.29	%		1.52	%		1.21	%

Community Bank	As of
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	189		$	100		$	—
Real estate:
Residential real estate		—			—			212
Commercial real estate		—			—			7,731
Total nonaccrual loans		189			100			7,943
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more		—			—			—
Total nonperforming loans		189			100			7,943
Other real estate owned		—			—			—
Repossessed assets		—			—			—
Total nonperforming assets	$	189		$	100		$	7,943
Total community bank nonperforming assets to total consolidated assets		0.01	%		—	%		0.21	%

About Coastal Financial

Coastal Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CCB) (the “Company”), is an Everett, Washington based bank holding company whose wholly owned subsidiaries are Coastal Community Bank (“Bank”) and Arlington Olympic LLC. The $4.34 billion Bank provides service through 14 branches in Snohomish, Island, and King Counties, the Internet and its mobile banking application. The Bank provides banking as a service to digital financial service providers, companies and brands that want to provide financial services to their customers through the Bank’s CCBX segment. To learn more about the Company visit www.coastalbank.com.

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Contact

Eric Sprink, Chief Executive Officer, (425) 357-3659
Joel Edwards, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, (425) 357-3687

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. Any statements about our management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this earnings release may turn out to be inaccurate. The inclusion of or reference to forward-looking information in this earnings release should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. We have based these forward looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the risk that changes in U.S. trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, may adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations and those other risks and uncertainties discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent period filed and in any of our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

ASSETS
	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Cash and due from banks	$	43,467		$	36,533		$	45,327		$	59,995		$	32,790
Interest earning deposits with other banks		580,835			415,980			438,699			427,250			482,338
Investment securities, available for sale, at fair value		34			35			38			39			41
Investment securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost		46,957			47,286			48,582			49,174			50,049
Other investments		12,589			10,800			10,757			10,664			10,583
Loans held for sale		42,132			20,600			7,565			—			797
Loans receivable		3,517,359			3,486,565			3,413,894			3,321,813			3,195,101
Allowance for credit losses		(183,178	)		(176,994	)		(171,674	)		(148,878	)		(139,941	)
Total loans receivable, net		3,334,181			3,309,571			3,242,220			3,172,935			3,055,160
CCBX credit enhancement asset		183,377			181,890			173,600			149,096			142,412
CCBX receivable		12,685			14,138			16,060			11,520			10,369
Premises and equipment, net		28,639			27,431			25,833			24,526			22,995
Lease right-of-use assets		5,117			5,219			5,427			5,635			5,756
Accrued interest receivable		21,109			21,104			22,315			21,620			22,485
Bank-owned life insurance, net		13,501			13,375			13,255			13,132			12,991
Deferred tax asset, net		3,912			3,600			3,083			2,221			2,221
Other assets		10,747			13,646			11,711			11,742			12,075
Total assets	$	4,339,282		$	4,121,208		$	4,064,472		$	3,959,549		$	3,863,062

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Deposits	$	3,791,229		$	3,585,332		$	3,627,288		$	3,543,432		$	3,462,979
Subordinated debt, net		44,331			44,293			44,256			44,219			44,181
Junior subordinated debentures, net		3,592			3,591			3,591			3,591			3,590
Deferred compensation		310			332			369			405			442
Accrued interest payable		1,107			962			1,070			999			1,061
Lease liabilities		5,293			5,398			5,609			5,821			5,946
CCBX payable		29,391			29,171			37,839			32,539			30,899
Other liabilities		14,112			13,425			12,520			11,850			10,255
Total liabilities		3,889,365			3,682,504			3,732,542			3,642,856			3,559,353
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock		229,659			228,177			134,769			132,989			131,601
Retained earnings		220,259			210,529			197,162			183,706			172,110
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(1	)		(2	)		(1	)		(2	)		(2	)
Total shareholders’ equity		449,917			438,704			331,930			316,693			303,709
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	4,339,282		$	4,121,208		$	4,064,472		$	3,959,549		$	3,863,062

COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts; unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$	98,147	$	95,575	$	99,676	$	90,879		$	85,891
Interest on interest earning deposits with other banks		6,070		6,021		4,781		5,683			4,780
Interest on investment securities		650		661		675		686			1,034
Dividends on other investments		40		191		33		174			37
Total interest income		104,907		102,448		105,165		97,422			91,742
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits		28,185		29,404		32,083		30,578			28,867
Interest on borrowed funds		660		667		809		672			669
Total interest expense		28,845		30,071		32,892		31,250			29,536
Net interest income		76,062		72,377		72,273		66,172			62,206
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES		55,781		61,867		70,257		62,325			83,158
Net interest income/(expense) after provision for credit losses		20,281		10,510		2,016		3,847			(20,952	)
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges and fees		860		932		952		946			908
Loan referral fees		—		—		—		—			168
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities, net		16		1		2		9			15
Other income		682		473		486		257			308
Noninterest income, excluding BaaS program income and BaaS indemnification income		1,558		1,406		1,440		1,212			1,399
Servicing and other BaaS fees		1,419		1,043		1,044		1,525			1,131
Transaction and interchange fees		3,833		3,699		3,549		2,934			2,661
Reimbursement of expenses		1,026		812		565		857			254
BaaS program income		6,278		5,554		5,158		5,316			4,046
BaaS credit enhancements		53,648		62,097		70,108		60,826			79,808
BaaS fraud enhancements		1,993		5,043		2,084		1,784			923
BaaS indemnification income		55,641		67,140		72,192		62,610			80,731
Total noninterest income		63,477		74,100		78,790		69,138			86,176
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits		21,532		17,994		17,101		17,005			17,984
Occupancy		1,034		958		964		985			1,518
Data processing and software licenses		4,232		4,010		4,297		3,625			2,892
Legal and professional expenses		6,488		4,606		3,597		3,631			3,672
Point of sale expense		107		89		73		72			90
Excise taxes		722		778		762		(706	)		320
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessments		755		750		740		690			683
Director and staff expenses		631		683		559		470			400
Marketing		50		28		67		14			53
Other expense		1,938		1,752		1,482		1,383			1,867
Noninterest expense, excluding BaaS loan and BaaS fraud expense		37,489		31,648		29,642		27,169			29,479
BaaS loan expense		32,507		30,720		32,698		29,011			26,107
BaaS fraud expense		1,993		5,043		2,084		1,784			923
BaaS loan and fraud expense		34,500		35,763		34,782		30,795			27,030
Total noninterest expense		71,989		67,411		64,424		57,964			56,509
Income before provision for income taxes		11,769		17,199		16,382		15,021			8,715
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		2,039		3,832		2,926		3,425			1,915
NET INCOME	$	9,730	$	13,367	$	13,456	$	11,596		$	6,800
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.65	$	0.97	$	1.00	$	0.86		$	0.51
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.63	$	0.94	$	0.97	$	0.84		$	0.50
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		14,962,507		13,828,605		13,447,066		13,412,667			13,340,997
Diluted		15,462,041		14,268,229		13,822,270		13,736,508			13,676,917

COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS, AND RATES – QUARTERLY
(Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025								December 31, 2024								March 31, 2024
	Average Balance			Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾			Average Balance			Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾			Average Balance			Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾
Assets
Interest earning assets:
Interest earning deposits with other banks	$	553,393		$	6,070		4.45	%	$	501,654		$	6,021		4.77	%	$	350,868		$	4,780		5.48	%
Investment securities, available for sale ⁽²⁾		37			1		10.96			39			—		—			64,878			349		2.16
Investment securities, held to maturity ⁽²⁾		47,154			649		5.58			48,126			661		5.46			50,490			685		5.46
Other investments		11,757			40		1.38			10,783			191		7.05			10,262			37		1.45
Loans receivable ⁽³⁾		3,511,724			98,147		11.33			3,419,476			95,575		11.12			3,137,271			85,891		11.01
Total interest earning assets		4,124,065			104,907		10.32			3,980,078			102,448		10.24			3,613,769			91,742		10.21
Noninterest earning assets:
Allowance for credit losses		(170,542	)							(156,687	)							(114,985	)
Other noninterest earning assets		296,993								277,922								229,437
Total assets	$	4,250,516							$	4,101,313							$	3,728,221

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing deposits	$	3,166,384		$	28,185		3.61	%	$	3,068,357		$	29,404		3.81	%	$	2,728,884		$	28,867		4.25	%
FHLB advances and other borrowings		—			1		—			—			1		—			5			—		—
Subordinated debt		44,309			598		5.47			44,272			599		5.38			44,159			598		5.45
Junior subordinated debentures		3,592			61		6.89			3,591			67		7.42			3,590			71		7.95
Total interest bearing liabilities		3,214,285			28,845		3.64			3,116,220			30,071		3.84			2,776,638			29,536		4.28
Noninterest bearing deposits		543,784								577,453								595,693
Other liabilities		49,624								50,824								58,829
Total shareholders’ equity		442,823								356,816								297,061
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	4,250,516							$	4,101,313							$	3,728,221
Net interest income				$	76,062							$	72,377							$	62,206
Interest rate spread							6.68	%							6.40	%							5.93	%
Net interest margin ⁽⁴⁾							7.48	%							7.23	%							6.92	%

⁽¹⁾	Yields and costs are annualized.
⁽²⁾	For presentation in this table, average balances and the corresponding average rates for investment securities are based upon historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
⁽³⁾	Includes loans held for sale and nonaccrual loans.
⁽⁴⁾	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by the average total interest earning assets.

COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS, AND RATES – BY SEGMENT – QUARTERLY
(Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)	Average Balance		Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾		Average Balance		Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾		Average Balance		Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾
Community Bank
Assets
Interest earning assets:
Loans receivable ⁽²⁾	$	1,881,636	$	30,292	6.53	%	$	1,892,298	$	31,043	6.53	%	$	1,871,414	$	30,052	6.46	%
Total interest earning assets		1,881,636		30,292	6.53			1,892,298		31,043	6.53			1,871,414		30,052	6.46
Liabilities
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing deposits		1,045,971		6,604	2.56	%		1,029,346		7,161	2.77	%		922,340		6,013	2.62	%
Intrabank liability		356,337		3,909	4.45			357,442		4,290	4.77			410,993		5,599	5.48
Total interest bearing liabilities		1,402,308		10,513	3.04			1,386,788		11,451	3.28			1,333,333		11,612	3.50
Noninterest bearing deposits		479,329						505,510						538,081
Net interest income			$	19,779					$	19,592					$	18,440
Net interest margin⁽³⁾					4.26	%					4.12	%					3.96	%

CCBX
Assets
Interest earning assets:
Loans receivable ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾	$	1,630,088	$	67,855	16.88	%	$	1,527,178	$	64,532	16.81	%	$	1,265,857	$	55,839	17.74	%
Intrabank asset		554,781		6,085	4.45			583,776		7,007	4.78			598,299		8,151	5.48
Total interest earning assets		2,184,869		73,940	13.72			2,110,954		71,539	13.48			1,864,156		63,990	13.81
Liabilities
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing deposits		2,120,413		21,581	4.13	%		2,039,011		22,243	4.34	%		1,806,544		22,854	5.09	%
Total interest bearing liabilities		2,120,413		21,581	4.13			2,039,011		22,243	4.34			1,806,544		22,854	5.09
Noninterest bearing deposits		64,455						71,943						57,612
Net interest income			$	52,359					$	49,296					$	41,136
Net interest margin⁽³⁾					9.72	%					9.29	%					8.88	%
Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense⁽⁵⁾					3.68	%					3.50	%					3.24	%

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)	Average Balance		Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾		Average Balance		Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾		Average Balance		Interest & Dividends		Yield / Cost ⁽¹⁾
Treasury & Administration
Assets
Interest earning assets:
Interest earning deposits with other banks	$	553,393	$	6,070	4.45	%	$	501,654	$	6,021	4.77	%	$	350,868	$	4,780	5.48	%
Investment securities, available for sale ⁽⁶⁾		37		1	10.96			39		—	—			64,878		349	2.16
Investment securities, held to maturity ⁽⁶⁾		47,154		649	5.58			48,126		661	5.46			50,490		685	5.46
Other investments		11,757		40	1.38			10,783		191	7.05			10,262		37	1.45
Total interest earning assets		612,341		6,760	4.48	%		560,602		6,873	4.88	%		476,498		5,851	4.94	%
Liabilities
Interest bearing liabilities:
FHLB advances and borrowings	$	—		1	—	%	$	—		1	—	%	$	5		—	—	%
Subordinated debt		44,309		598	5.47	%		44,272		599	5.38	%		44,159		598	5.45	%
Junior subordinated debentures		3,592		61	6.89			3,591		67	7.42			3,590		71	7.95
Intrabank liability, net ⁽⁷⁾		198,444		2,176	4.45			226,334		2,717	4.78			187,306		2,552	5.48
Total interest bearing liabilities		246,345		2,836	4.67			274,197		3,384	4.91			235,060		3,221	5.51
Net interest income			$	3,924					$	3,489					$	2,630
Net interest margin⁽³⁾					2.60	%					2.48	%					2.22	%

⁽¹⁾	Yields and costs are annualized.
⁽²⁾	Includes loans held for sale and nonaccrual loans.
⁽³⁾	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by the average total interest earning assets.
⁽⁴⁾	CCBX yield does not include the impact of BaaS loan expense. BaaS loan expense represents the amount paid or payable to partners for credit enhancements, fraud enhancements and originating & servicing CCBX loans. See reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures at the end of this earnings release for the impact of BaaS loan expense on CCBX loan yield.
⁽⁵⁾	Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense, includes the impact of BaaS loan expense. BaaS loan expense represents the amount paid or payable to partners for credit enhancements, fraud enhancements, originating & servicing CCBX loans. See reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures at the end of this earnings release.
⁽⁶⁾	For presentation in this table, average balances and the corresponding average rates for investment securities are based upon historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
⁽⁷⁾	Intrabank assets and liabilities are consolidated for period calculations and presented as intrabank asset, net or intrabank liability, net in the table above.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance.

However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for an analysis based on GAAP measures. As other companies may use different calculations for these adjusted measures, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled adjusted measures reported by other companies.

The following non-GAAP measures are presented to illustrate the impact of BaaS loan expense on net loan income and yield on loans and CCBX loans and the impact of BaaS loan expense on net interest income and net interest margin.

Loan income, net of BaaS loan expense, divided by average loans, is a non-GAAP measure that includes the impact BaaS loan expense on loan income and the yield on loans. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is yield on loans.

Net BaaS loan income divided by average CCBX loans is a non-GAAP measure that includes the impact BaaS loan expense on net BaaS loan income and the yield on CCBX loans. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is yield on CCBX loans.

Net interest income, net of BaaS loan expense, is a non-GAAP measure that includes the impact BaaS loan expense on net interest income. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net interest income.

CCBX net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense, is a non-GAAP measure that includes the impact of BaaS loan expense on net interest rate margin. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is CCBX net interest margin.

Reconciliations of the GAAP and non-GAAP measures are presented below.

CCBX	As of and for the Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31 2025			December 31 2024			March 31 2024
Net BaaS loan income divided by average CCBX loans:
CCBX loan yield (GAAP)⁽¹⁾		16.88	%		16.81	%		17.74	%
Total average CCBX loans receivable	$	1,630,088		$	1,527,178		$	1,265,857
Interest and earned fee income on CCBX loans (GAAP)		67,855			64,532			55,839
BaaS loan expense		(32,507	)		(30,720	)		(26,107	)
Net BaaS loan income	$	35,348		$	33,812		$	29,732
Net BaaS loan income divided by average CCBX loans ⁽¹⁾		8.79	%		8.81	%		9.45	%
CCBX net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense:
CCBX net interest margin ⁽¹⁾		9.72	%		9.29	%		8.88	%
CCBX earning assets		2,184,869			2,110,954			1,864,156
Net interest income (GAAP)		52,359			49,296			41,136
Less: BaaS loan expense		(32,507	)		(30,720	)		(26,107	)
Net interest income, net of BaaS loan expense	$	19,852		$	18,576		$	15,029
CCBX net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense ⁽¹⁾		3.68	%		3.50	%		3.24	%

Consolidated	As of and for the Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31 2025			December 31 2024			March 31 2024
Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense:
Net interest margin ⁽¹⁾		7.48	%		7.23	%		6.92	%
Earning assets		4,124,065			3,980,078			3,613,769
Net interest income (GAAP)		76,062			72,377			62,206
Less: BaaS loan expense		(32,507	)		(30,720	)		(26,107	)
Net interest income, net of BaaS loan expense	$	43,555		$	41,657		$	36,099
Net interest margin, net of BaaS loan expense ⁽¹⁾		4.28	%		4.16	%		4.02	%
Loan income net of BaaS loan expense divided by average loans:
Loan yield (GAAP)⁽¹⁾		11.33	%		11.12	%		11.01	%
Total average loans receivable	$	3,511,724		$	3,419,476		$	3,137,271
Interest and earned fee income on loans (GAAP)		98,147			95,575			85,891
BaaS loan expense		(32,507	)		(30,720	)		(26,107	)
Net loan income	$	65,640		$	64,855		$	59,784
Loan income, net of BaaS loan expense, divided by average loans ⁽¹⁾		7.58	%		7.55	%		7.66	%

⁽¹⁾	Annualized calculations for periods presented.

The following non-GAAP measure is presented to illustrate the impact of BaaS loan expense, BaaS fraud expense and reimbursement of expenses (BaaS) on noninterest expense. Certain noninterest expenses are reimbursed by our CCBX partners. In accordance with GAAP we recognize all expenses in noninterest expense and the reimbursement of expenses from our CCBX partner in noninterest income. This non-GAAP measure shows the portion of noninterest expenses that are reimbursed by partners to assist the understanding of how the increases in noninterest expense are related to expenses incurred for and reimbursed by CCBX partner. The most comparable GAAP measure is noninterest expense.

	As of and for the Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
Noninterest expense, net of reimbursement of expenses (BaaS)
Noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	71,989	$	67,411	$	56,509
Less: BaaS loan expense		32,507		30,720		26,107
Less: BaaS fraud expense		1,993		5,043		923
Less: Reimbursement of expenses		1,026		812		254
Noninterest expense, net of BaaS loan expense, BaaS fraud expense and reimbursement of expenses	$	36,463	$	30,836	$	29,225

APPENDIX A –
As of March 31, 2025

Industry Concentration

We have a diversified loan portfolio, representing a wide variety of industries. Our major categories of loans are commercial real estate, consumer and other loans, residential real estate, commercial and industrial, and construction, land and land development loans. Together they represent $3.52 billion in outstanding loan balances. When combined with $2.14 billion in unused commitments the total of these categories is $5.67 billion.

Commercial real estate loans represent the largest segment of our loans, comprising 38.0% of our total balance of outstanding loans as of March 31, 2025. Unused commitments to extend credit represents an additional $29.4 million, and the combined total in commercial real estate loans represents $1.37 billion, or 24.2% of our total outstanding loans and loan commitments.

The following table summarizes our loan commitment by industry for our commercial real estate portfolio as of March 31, 2025:

(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Outstanding Balance		Available Loan Commitments		Total Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment		% of Total Loans (Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment)		Average Loan Balance		Number of Loans
Apartments	$	392,740	$	4,488	$	397,228	7.0	%	$	3,927	100
Hotel/Motel		149,859		61		149,920	2.6			6,516	23
Convenience Store		138,838		561		139,399	2.5			2,314	60
Office		121,346		7,183		128,529	2.3			1,379	88
Retail		101,118		744		101,862	1.8			972	104
Warehouse		103,813		—		103,813	1.8			1,790	58
Mixed use		91,025		5,220		96,245	1.7			1,167	78
Mini Storage		73,172		8,022		81,194	1.4			3,659	20
Strip Mall		43,678		—		43,678	0.8			6,240	7
Manufacturing		36,887		370		37,257	0.7			1,272	29
Groups < 0.70% of total		88,171		2,752		90,923	1.6			1,145	77
Total	$	1,340,647	$	29,401	$	1,370,048	24.2	%	$	2,082	644

Consumer loans comprise 34.5% of our total balance of outstanding loans as of March 31, 2025. Unused commitments to extend credit represents an additional $910.8 million, and the combined total in consumer and other loans represents $2.13 billion, or 37.5% of our total outstanding loans and loan commitments. As illustrated in the table below, our CCBX partners bring in a large number of mostly smaller dollar loans, resulting in an average consumer loan balance of just $1,000. CCBX consumer loans are underwritten to CCBX credit standards and underwriting of these loans is regularly tested, including quarterly testing for partners with portfolio balances greater than $10.0 million.

The following table summarizes our loan commitment by industry for our consumer and other loan portfolio as of March 31, 2025:

(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Outstanding Balance		Available Loan Commitments ⁽¹⁾		Total Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment ⁽¹⁾		% of Total Loans (Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment)		Average Loan Balance		Number of Loans
CCBX consumer loans
Credit cards	$	532,775	$	868,969	$	1,401,744	24.7	%	$	1.7	314,203
Installment loans		654,844		29,027		683,871	12.1			0.8	776,669
Lines of credit		627		2		629	0.0			1.3	477
Other loans		14,555		—		14,555	0.3			0.1	185,894
Community bank consumer loans
Installment loans		1,846		3		1,849	0.0			65.9	28
Lines of credit		173		357		530	0.0			5.2	33
Other loans		11,307		12,400		23,707	0.4			34.6	327
Total	$	1,216,127	$	910,758	$	2,126,885	37.5	%	$	1.0	1,277,631

⁽¹⁾Total exposure on CCBX loans is subject to CCBX partner/portfolio maximum limits.

Residential real estate loans comprise 13.9% of our total balance of outstanding loans as of March 31, 2025. Unused commitments to extend credit represents an additional $529.3 million, and the combined total in residential real estate loans represents $1.02 billion, or 18.0% of our total outstanding loans and loan commitments.

The following table summarizes our loan commitment by industry for our residential real estate loan portfolio as of March 31, 2025:

(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Outstanding Balance		Available Loan Commitments ⁽¹⁾		Total Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment ⁽¹⁾		% of Total Loans (Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment)		Average Loan Balance		Number of Loans
CCBX residential real estate loans
Home equity line of credit	$	285,355	$	481,778	$	767,133	13.5	%	$	28	10,291
Community bank residential real estate loans
Closed end, secured by first liens		164,284		1,649		165,933	3.0			533	308
Home equity line of credit		27,931		45,016		72,947	1.3			115	242
Closed end, second liens		10,705		892		11,597	0.2			357	30
Total	$	488,275	$	529,335	$	1,017,610	18.0	%	$	45	10,871

⁽¹⁾Total exposure on CCBX loans is subject to CCBX partner/portfolio maximum limits. CCBX home equity lines of credit are limited to a $375.0 million portfolio maximum.

Commercial and industrial loans comprise 8.9% of our total balance of outstanding loans as of March 31, 2025. Unused commitments to extend credit represents an additional $601.0 million, and the combined total in commercial and industrial loans represents $913.2 million, or 16.1% of our total outstanding loans and loan commitments. Included in commercial and industrial loans is $133.5 million in outstanding capital call lines, with an additional $514.9 million in available loan commitments which is limited to a $350.0 million portfolio maximum. Capital call lines are provided to venture capital firms through one of our CCBX BaaS clients. These loans are secured by the capital call rights and are individually underwritten to the Bank’s credit standards and the underwriting is reviewed by the Bank on every capital call line.

The following table summarizes our loan commitment by industry for our commercial and industrial loan portfolio as of March 31, 2025:

(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Outstanding Balance		Available Loan Commitments ⁽¹⁾		Total Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment ⁽¹⁾		% of Total Loans (Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment)		Average Loan Balance		Number of Loans
CCBX C&I Loans
Capital Call Lines	$	133,466	$	514,864	$	648,330	11.4	%	$	1,019	131
Retail and other loans		29,702		21,736		51,438	0.9			10	3,002
Community bank C&I Loans
Construction/Contractor Services		30,768		31,642		62,410	1.1			152	202
Financial Institutions		48,648		—		48,648	0.9			4,054	12
Medical / Dental / Other Care		6,721		2,739		9,460	0.2			517	13
Manufacturing		5,611		4,022		9,633	0.2			156	36
Groups < 0.20% of total		57,356		25,969		83,325	1.4			222	258
Total	$	312,272	$	600,972	$	913,244	16.1	%	$	85	3,654

⁽¹⁾ Total exposure on CCBX loans is subject to CCBX partner/portfolio maximum limits.

Construction, land and land development loans comprise 4.7% of our total balance of outstanding loans as of March 31, 2025. Unused commitments to extend credit represents an additional $72.5 million, and the combined total in construction, land and land development loans represents $239.0 million, or 4.2% of our total outstanding loans and loan commitments.

The following table details our loan commitment for our construction, land and land development portfolio as of March 31, 2025:

(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Outstanding Balance		Available Loan Commitments		Total Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment		% of Total Loans (Outstanding Balance & Available Commitment)		Average Loan Balance		Number of Loans
Commercial construction	$	96,716	$	41,654	$	138,370	2.4	%	$	6,908	14
Residential construction		39,375		22,253		61,628	1.1			2,316	17
Developed land loans		7,788		2		7,790	0.1			556	14
Undeveloped land loans		16,684		4,185		20,869	0.4			1,112	15
Land development		5,988		4,382		10,370	0.2			665	9
Total	$	166,551	$	72,476	$	239,027	4.2	%	$	2,414	69

Exposure and risk in our construction, land and land development portfolio increased compared to recent periods as indicated in the following table:

	Outstanding Balance as of
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024
Commercial construction	$	96,716	$	83,216	$	97,792	$	110,372	$	102,099
Residential construction		39,375		40,940		35,822		34,652		28,751
Undeveloped land loans		16,684		8,665		8,606		8,372		8,190
Developed land loans		7,788		8,305		14,863		13,954		14,307
Land development		5,988		7,072		5,968		5,714		7,515
Total	$	166,551	$	148,198	$	163,051	$	173,064	$	160,862

Commitments to extend credit total $2.14 billion at March 31, 2025, however we do not anticipate our customers using the $2.14 billion that is showing as available due to CCBX partner and portfolio limits.

The following table presents outstanding commitments to extend credit as of March 31, 2025:

Consolidated
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	As of March 31, 2025
Commitments to extend credit:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	86,108
Commercial and industrial loans – capital call lines		514,864
Construction – commercial real estate loans		50,221
Construction – residential real estate loans		22,255
Residential real estate loans		529,335
Commercial real estate loans		29,401
Credit cards		868,969
Consumer and other loans		41,789
Total commitments to extend credit	$	2,142,942

We have individual CCBX partner portfolio limits with our each of our partners to manage loan concentration risk, liquidity risk, and counter-party partner risk. For example, as of March 31, 2025, capital call lines outstanding balance totaled $133.5 million and, while commitments totaled $514.9 million, the commitments are limited to a maximum of $350.0 million by agreement with the partner. If a CCBX partner goes over their individual limit, it would be a breach of their contract and the Bank may impose penalties and would have the choice to fund or not fund the loan.

See the table below for CCBX portfolio maximums and related available commitments:

CCBX
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	Balance			Percent of CCBX loans receivable		Available Commitments ⁽¹⁾		Maximum Portfolio Size		Cash Reserve/Pledge Account Amount ⁽²⁾
Commercial and industrial loans:
Capital call lines	$	133,466		8.1	%	$	514,864	$	350,000	$	—
All other commercial & industrial loans		29,702		1.8			21,736		475,720		541
Real estate loans:
Home equity lines of credit ⁽³⁾		285,355		17.3			481,778		375,000		33,436
Consumer and other loans:
Credit cards – cash secured		339					—				—
Credit cards – unsecured		532,436					868,969				27,589
Credit cards – total		532,775		32.2			868,969		850,000		27,589
Installment loans – cash secured		127,426					29,027				—
Installment loans – unsecured		527,418					—				1,175
Installment loans – total		654,844		39.7			29,027		1,814,541		1,175
Other consumer and other loans		15,182		0.9			2		4,739		419
Gross CCBX loans receivable		1,651,324		100.0	%		1,916,376		3,870,000	$	63,160
Net deferred origination fees		(498	)
Loans receivable	$	1,650,826

(1)	Remaining commitment available, net of outstanding balance.
(2)	Balances are as of April 9, 2025.
(3)	These home equity lines of credit are secured by residential real estate and are accessed by using a credit card, but are classified as 1-4 family residential properties per regulatory guidelines.

APPENDIX B –
As of March 31, 2025

CCBX – BaaS Reporting Information

During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, $53.6 million was recorded in BaaS credit enhancements related to the provision for credit losses – loans and reserve for unfunded commitments for CCBX partner loans and negative deposit accounts. Agreements with our CCBX partners provide for a credit enhancement provided by the partner which protects the Bank by indemnifying or reimbursing incurred losses. In accordance with accounting guidance, we estimate and record a provision for expected losses for these CCBX loans, unfunded commitments and negative deposit accounts. When the provision for credit losses – loans and provision for unfunded commitments is recorded, a credit enhancement asset is also recorded on the balance sheet through noninterest income (BaaS credit enhancements) in recognition of the CCBX partner legal commitment to indemnify or reimburse losses. The credit enhancement asset is relieved as credit enhancement payments and recoveries are received from the CCBX partner or taken from the partner’s cash reserve account. Agreements with our CCBX partners also provide protection to the Bank from fraud by indemnifying or reimbursing incurred fraud losses. BaaS fraud includes non-credit fraud losses on loans and deposits originated through partners, generally fraud losses related to loans are comprised primarily of first payment defaults. Fraud losses are recorded when incurred as losses in noninterest expense, and the enhancement received from the CCBX partner is recorded in noninterest income, resulting in a net impact of zero to the income statement. Many CCBX partners also pledge a cash reserve account at the Bank which the Bank can collect from when losses occur that is then replenished by the partner on a regular interval. Although agreements with our CCBX partners provide for credit enhancements that provide protection to the Bank from credit and fraud losses by indemnifying or reimbursing incurred credit and fraud losses, if our partner is unable to fulfill their contracted obligation then the bank would be exposed to additional loan and deposit losses if the cash flows on the loans were not sufficient to fund the reimbursement of loan losses, as a result of this counterparty risk. If a CCBX partner does not replenish their cash reserve account the Bank may consider an alternative plan for funding the cash reserve. This may involve the possibility of adjusting the funding amounts or timelines to better align with the partner’s specific situation. If a mutually agreeable funding plan is not agreed to, the Bank could declare the agreement in default, take over servicing and cease paying the partner for servicing the loan and providing credit enhancements. The Bank would evaluate any remaining credit enhancement asset from the CCBX partner in the event the partner failed to determine if a write-off is appropriate. If a write-off occurs, the Bank would retain the full yield and any fee income on the loan portfolio going forward, and our BaaS loan expense would decrease once default occurred and payments to the CCBX partner were stopped.

The Bank records contractual interest earned from the borrower on CCBX partner loans in interest income, adjusted for origination costs which are paid or payable to the CCBX partner. BaaS loan expense represents the amount paid or payable to partners for credit and fraud enhancements and originating and servicing CCBX loans. To determine net revenue (Net BaaS loan income) earned from CCBX loan relationships, the Bank takes BaaS loan interest income and deducts BaaS loan expense to arrive at Net BaaS loan income (a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth in the preceding section of this earnings release) which can be compared to interest income on the Company’s community bank loans.

The following table illustrates how CCBX partner loan income and expenses are recorded in the financial statements:

Loan income and related loan expense	Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Yield on loans ⁽¹⁾		16.88	%		16.81	%		17.74	%
BaaS loan interest income	$	67,855		$	64,532		$	55,839
Less: BaaS loan expense		32,507			30,720			26,107
Net BaaS loan income ⁽²⁾	$	35,348		$	33,812		$	29,732
Net BaaS loan income divided by average BaaS loans ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		8.79	%		8.81	%		9.45	%

(1) Annualized calculation for quarterly periods shown.
(2) A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth in the preceding section of this earnings release.

An increase in average CCBX loans receivable resulted in increased interest income on CCBX loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The increase in average CCBX loans receivable was primarily due to our strategy to optimize the CCBX loan portfolio and strengthen our balance sheet through originating higher quality new loans with enhanced credit standards. These higher quality loans also have lower stated rates and expected losses than some of our CCBX loans historically. Our yield on loans and our net interest margin net of BaaS loan expense slightly increased, as our CCBX portfolio is leveling out. Current loan sales and new loan growth are at more similar interest rates compared to prior periods when we were selling loans with higher risk and higher interest rates and replacing them with higher quality lower interest rate loans. We continue to reposition ourselves by managing CCBX credit and concentration levels in an effort to optimize our loan portfolio and also generate off balance sheet fee income. Growth in CCBX loans and deposits has resulted in increases in interest income and expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

The following tables are a summary of the interest components, direct fees and expenses of BaaS for the periods indicated and are not inclusive of all income and expense related to BaaS.

Interest income	Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
Loan interest income	$	67,855	$	64,532	$	55,839
Total BaaS interest income	$	67,855	$	64,532	$	55,839

Interest expense	Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
BaaS interest expense	$	21,581	$	22,243	$	22,854
Total BaaS interest expense	$	21,581	$	22,243	$	22,854

BaaS income	Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
BaaS program income:
Servicing and other BaaS fees	$	1,419	$	1,043	$	1,131
Transaction and interchange fees		3,833		3,699		2,661
Reimbursement of expenses		1,026		812		254
Total BaaS program income		6,278		5,554		4,046
BaaS indemnification income:
BaaS credit enhancements		53,648		62,097		79,808
BaaS fraud enhancements		1,993		5,043		923
BaaS indemnification income		55,641		67,140		80,731
Total noninterest BaaS income	$	61,919	$	72,694	$	84,777

Servicing and other BaaS fees increased $376,000 and transaction and interchange fees increased $134,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024. We expect servicing and other BaaS fees to be higher when we are bringing new partners on and then to decrease when transaction and interchange fees increase as partner activity grows and contracted minimum fees are replaced with these recurring fees when they exceed the minimum fees. Increases in BaaS reimbursement of fees offsets increases in noninterest expense from BaaS expenses covered by CCBX partners.

BaaS loan and fraud expense:	Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
BaaS loan expense	$	32,507	$	30,720	$	26,107
BaaS fraud expense		1,993		5,043		923
Total BaaS loan and fraud expense	$	34,500	$	35,763	$	27,030

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/26a7ee4c-99dc-493e-8703-90dc906581e2

The MIL Network –

April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI: Riverview Bancorp Reports Net Income of $1.1 Million in Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2025 and $4.9 Million for Fiscal 2025

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

FISCAL Q4 2025 HIGHLIGHTS


$1.1 Million	$0.05	$6.33	0.01%
Net Income	Diluted Earnings per Common Share	Tangible Book Value per Share	NPAs to Total Assets

Fiscal Quarter Comparison Highlights
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin	$9.2 million net interest income for the quarter compared to $8.6 million in Fiscal Q4 2024 Net interest margin at 2.65% for the quarter compared to 2.32% in Fiscal Q4 2024	Credit Quality	Non-performing assets at 0.01% of total assets and 0.01% of total loans – similar to year ago quarter No provision booked for the quarter and net recoveries were minimal

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense	Non-interest income of $3.7 million for the quarter compared to $494 thousand in Fiscal Q4 2024 (due to strategic investment restructure) Non-interest expense of $11.4 million for the quarter compared to $13.1 million in Fiscal Q4 2024	Shareholder Returns and Stock Activity	On April 25, 2025, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.02 per share $2.0 million stock repurchase plan completed during the quarter

VANCOUVER, Wash., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq GSM: RVSB) (“Riverview” or the “Company”) today reported earnings of $1.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $1.2 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, in the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024. During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024, Riverview strategically restructured a portion of its balance sheet resulting in an after-tax impact of $2.1 million and recorded $2.3 million in non-interest expense related to a litigation charge. Including the effects of the investment portfolio restructuring and litigation charge, Riverview reported a net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024.

For fiscal 2025, net income was $4.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to $3.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for fiscal 2024.

“We closed out our fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year end on solid footing despite the economic uncertainty and market volatility impacting all banks,” stated Nicole Sherman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Riverview’s operating performance during the quarter once again reflected steady improvements, with net interest margin expansion as a result of stabilizing funding costs and higher loan yields compared to a year ago. Loan growth was strong during the quarter, and I am proud of our team’s relationship-focused approach to clients and prospects which resulted in loan production outperforming the previous four quarters. A top priority remains improving our operating performance while also being the bank of choice to our SW Washington and NW Oregon clients that we have served for over 100 years. With our strong capital levels, disciplined credit culture and stable balance sheet, we have a great foundation to build upon in fiscal 2026.

Riverview recently completed our three-year strategic plan focusing on profitable growth, digital leadership, and data empowerment, with our employees, clients, and communities being seen, heard, and valued in everything we do. We continue to expand revenue opportunities through our C&I, business banking, and treasury management initiatives. Strategic investments in people and technology will be important, while managing operating expenses. At Riverview we are unwavering in our dedication to exceed the needs of our employees, clients, shareholders and all stakeholders,” Sherman concluded.

Fourth Quarter Highlights (at or for the period ended March 31, 2025)

Net interest income was $9.2 million for the quarter, compared to $9.4 million in the preceding quarter and $8.6 million in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago.
Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 2.65% for the quarter, a five basis point improvement compared to the preceding quarter and a 33 basis point improvement compared to the year ago quarter.
Riverview Trust Company assets under management were $877.9 million at March 31, 2025. Asset management fees continue to improve and increased to $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Asset quality remained strong, with non-performing assets at $155,000, or 0.01% of total assets at March 31, 2025.
Riverview recorded no provision for credit losses during the current quarter, the preceding quarter, or in the year ago quarter.
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) was $6.33 at March 31, 2025 compared to $6.20 at December 31, 2024.

Fiscal 2025 Highlights (at or for the period ended March 31, 2025)

Total loans increased to $1.06 billion at March 31, 2025 compared to $1.02 billion at March 31, 2024.
Total deposits were $1.23 billion at both March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) was $6.33 at March 31, 2025 compared to $6.07 at March 31, 2024.
Net income increased to $4.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 compared to $3.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
Return on average assets for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 increased to 0.32% compared to 0.24% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

Income Statement Review

Riverview’s net interest income was $9.2 million in the current quarter, compared to $9.4 million in the preceding quarter, and $8.6 million in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. The decrease compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to the recognition of a loan prepayment fee and related loan fees totaling $318,000 during the preceding quarter. The increase compared to the year ago quarter was driven by higher interest earning asset yields due to higher origination rates on new loan growth as well as loan repricing. In fiscal 2025, net interest income was $36.3 million, compared to $38.1 million in fiscal 2024. The decrease is attributed to the increase in interest expense over the respective periods. Investment income decreased compared to the year ago period due to the strategic investment restructuring that was executed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.

Riverview’s NIM was 2.65% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, a five basis point increase compared to 2.60% in the preceding quarter and a 33 basis-point increase compared to 2.32% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. “Our NIM improved during the quarter, compared to the preceding quarter, as the decrease in funding costs more than offset the modest decrease in asset yields. The preceding quarter’s loan yield included the favorable impact from the recognition of the previously mentioned loan prepayment fee and related loan fees,” said David Lam, EVP and Chief Financial Officer. “With the Federal Reserve rate reductions implemented near the end of 2024, we anticipate deposit costs to further stabilize in future quarters. Additionally, the rate cuts reduced the interest expense on borrowings, which also benefitted NIM during the fourth quarter.” In fiscal 2025, the net interest margin was 2.54% compared to 2.56% in fiscal 2024.

Investment securities decreased $14.7 million during the quarter to $322.5 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $337.2 million at December 31, 2024, and decreased $50.2 million compared to $372.7 million at March 31, 2024. The average securities balances for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, were $346.0 million, $364.2 million, and $444.1 million, respectively. The weighted average yields on securities balances for those same periods were 1.84%, 1.82%, and 2.02%, respectively. The duration of the investment portfolio at March 31, 2025, was approximately 5.1 years. The anticipated investment cashflows over the next twelve months is approximately $37.4 million. There were no investment purchases during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025.

Riverview’s yield on loans was 4.91% during the fourth fiscal quarter, compared to 4.97% in the preceding quarter, and 4.63% in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. “Loan yields declined during the current quarter compared to the prior quarter due to the impact on the loan yield in the prior quarter from the recognition of the loan prepayment and related loan fees. Compared to a year ago, loan yields have increased as a result of the current yield curve which has resulted in higher yields on loans when compared to the existing loan portfolio. We continue to explore opportunities to enhance our loan yield by expanding our commercial business portfolio offerings to include more variable rate loan structures,” said Mike Sventek, EVP and Chief Lending Officer. Deposit costs improved to 1.30% during the fourth fiscal quarter compared to 1.32% in the preceding quarter and increased compared to 1.00% in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. The increase from clients seeking higher deposit yields has moderated quarter over quarter compared to the increase from the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago given the relative change in the interest rate environment during those respective periods.

Non-interest income increased to $3.7 million during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 compared to $3.3 million in the preceding quarter and $494,000 in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024. Non-interest income during the quarter included a $261,000 BOLI death benefit. The fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 included a $2.7 million loss on the sale of investment securities from the balance sheet restructure. In fiscal 2025, non-interest income increased to $14.3 million compared to $10.2 million in fiscal 2024.

Asset management fees were $1.5 million during the fourth fiscal quarter, compared to $1.4 million in both the third fiscal quarter and in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. Asset management fees from new client relationships more than offset a volatile market performance during the fourth fiscal quarter. Riverview Trust Company’s assets under management were $877.9 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $872.6 million at December 31, 2024, and $961.8 million at March 31, 2024.

Non-interest expense was $11.4 million during the fourth fiscal quarter, compared to $11.2 million in the preceding quarter and $13.1 million in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. Salary and employee benefits, the largest component of non-interest expense, increased during the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter due to open positions being filled. Professional fees increased during the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter due to higher consulting fees. The efficiency ratio was 88.7% for the fourth fiscal quarter, compared to 87.6% for the preceding quarter and 144.9% in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. In fiscal 2025, non-interest expense was $44.3 million compared to $43.7 million in fiscal 2024.

Riverview’s effective tax rate for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 was 21.5%, compared to 21.8% for the preceding quarter and (27.0)% for the year ago quarter.

Balance Sheet Review

Total loans increased $17.4 million during the quarter to $1.06 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to $1.05 billion three months earlier and increased $38.4 million compared to $1.02 billion a year earlier. Riverview’s loan pipeline was $41.1 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $49.1 million at the end of the preceding quarter and $18.4 million at March 31, 2024. New loan originations during the quarter increased to $49.4 million, compared to $31.1 million in the preceding quarter and $12.7 million in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago.

Undisbursed construction loans totaled $18.2 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $19.5 million at December 31, 2024, with the majority of the undisbursed construction loans expected to be funded over the next several quarters. Undisbursed homeowner association loans for the purpose of common area maintenance and repairs totaled $18.3 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $14.5 million at December 31, 2024. Revolving commercial business loan commitments totaled $48.9 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $46.9 million at December 31, 2024. Utilization on these loans totaled 28.90% at March 31, 2025, compared to 17.60% at December 31, 2024. The weighted average rate on loan originations during the quarter was 7.16% compared to 7.04% in the preceding quarter. Loan repricing and maturities with respective weighted average rate for fiscal year 2026 totaled $76.6 million with a weighted average rate of 4.65%. Looking ahead, loan repricing and maturities for fiscal year 2027 total $77.1 million with a weighted average rate of 4.03%, for fiscal year 2028 total $96.2 million with a weighted average rate of 5.42% and in aggregate for fiscal years after 2028 total $108.3 million with a weighted average rate of 6.09%.

The office building loan portfolio totaled $110.9 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $113.4 million at December 31, 2024. The average loan balance of the office building loan portfolio was $1.5 million with an average loan-to-value ratio of 53.5% and an average debt service coverage ratio of 1.80x at March 31, 2025. Office building loans within the Portland core consist of two loans totaling $20.5 million which is approximately 18.5% of the total office building loan portfolio or 1.92% of total loans.

Non-interest checking and interest checking accounts, as a percentage of total deposits, totaled 48.7% at March 31, 2025, compared to 46.8% at December 31, 2024, and 51.9% at March 31, 2024. The increase during the quarter was in part due to Riverview Bank reciprocation of $20 million of balances back from Riverview Trust. Riverview Bank had moved customer deposits to Riverview Trust as a higher yielding deposit alternative and those assets were all retained within the Company during the period of increasing interest rates. CDs decreased during the quarter as Riverview allowed higher cost CDs to run off. Total deposits increased $13.3 million during the quarter to $1.23 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to $1.22 billion at December 31, 2024, and were unchanged compared to a year ago.

FHLB advances decreased $7.8 million during the quarter to $76.4 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $84.2 million at December 31, 2024. FHLB advances decreased during the quarter as a result of the increase in deposits.

Shareholders’ equity increased to $160.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $158.3 million three months earlier and $155.6 million one year earlier. Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) increased to $6.33 at March 31, 2025, compared to $6.20 at December 31, 2024, and $6.07 at March 31, 2024. Riverview paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share on April 25, 2025, to shareholders of record on April 14, 2025.

Credit Quality

“Asset quality remains a priority during uncertain economic conditions, and we continue to closely monitor our portfolio mix, loan growth, and local and national conditions to maintain an appropriate allowance,” said Robert Benke, EVP and Chief Credit Officer. Non-performing loans, excluding SBA and USDA government guaranteed loans (“government guaranteed loans”) (non-GAAP) totaled $155,000 or 0.01% of total loans as of March 31, 2025, compared to $168,000, or 0.02% of total loans at December 31, 2024, and $173,000, or 0.02% of total loans at March 31, 2024. There were no non-performing government guaranteed loans at March 31, 2025, and one non-performing government guaranteed loan totaling $301,000 at December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, non-performing assets were $155,000, or 0.01% of total assets.

Riverview recorded $22,000 in net loan recoveries for the current quarter. This compared to $114,000 in net loan charge-offs for the preceding quarter. Riverview recorded no provision for credit losses for the current quarter, or for the preceding quarter.

Classified assets were $2.9 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $226,000 at December 31, 2024, and $723,000 at March 31, 2024. The classified assets to total capital ratio was 1.6% at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.1% at December 31, 2024, and 0.4% a year earlier. The increase in classified assets during the quarter was primarily due to one $2.0 million loan for which a plan is in place to either return to performing status or payoff. Additionally, there was a borrowing relationship with two loans totaling $725,000 that credit administration is working with the borrower to bring current or seek full payoff. Criticized assets were $48.5 million at March 31 2024, compared to $50.4 million at December 31, 2024, and $36.7 million at March 31, 2024. Criticized assets decreased during the current quarter compared to the prior quarter as a result of one loan payoff. The increase compared to a year ago was primarily due to one relationship that was moved to the criticized asset category as the loans go through probate. The Company does not anticipate any loss from this relationship.

The allowance for credit losses was $15.4 million at March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively. The allowance for credit losses represented 1.45% of total loans at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.47% at December 31, 2024, and 1.50% a year earlier. The allowance for credit losses to loans, net of government guaranteed loans (non-GAAP), was 1.51% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.54% at December 31, 2024, and 1.58% a year earlier.

Capital/Liquidity

Riverview continues to maintain capital levels well in excess of the regulatory requirements to be categorized as “well capitalized” with a total risk-based capital ratio of 16.27% and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.10% at March 31, 2025. Tangible common equity to average tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP) was 8.93% at March 31, 2025.

Riverview has approximately $471.3 million in available liquidity at March 31, 2025, including $174.0 million of borrowing capacity from the FHLB and $297.3 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRB”). At March 31, 2025, the Bank had $76.4 million in outstanding FHLB borrowings.

The uninsured deposit ratio was 23.4% at March 31, 2025. Available liquidity under the FRB borrowing line would cover nearly 100% of the estimated uninsured deposits and available liquidity under both the FHLB and FRB borrowing lines would cover 163.7% of the estimated uninsured deposits.

On September 25, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program. Under this repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to $2.0 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, in the open market, based on prevailing market prices, or in privately negotiated transactions. Once the repurchase program is effective, the repurchase program will continue until the earlier of the completion of the repurchase or 12 months after the effective date, depending upon market conditions. During the fiscal fourth quarter, the Company repurchased 158,558 shares of common stock at an average price of $5.65. As of February 2, 2025, the Company had completed the full $2.0 million stock repurchase plan, repurchasing 358,631 shares at an average price of $5.53 per share.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management has presented these non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in Riverview’s core operations reflected in the current quarter’s results and facilitate the comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP. Where applicable, comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures is also presented. Because not all companies use the same calculations, our presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as calculated by other companies. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, see the tables below.

Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets and tangible book value per share:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024

Shareholders’ equity (GAAP)	$	160,014		$	158,270		$	155,588
Exclude: Goodwill		(27,076	)		(27,076	)		(27,076	)
Exclude: Core deposit intangible, net		(171	)		(196	)		(271	)
Tangible shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	132,767		$	130,998		$	128,241

Total assets (GAAP)	$	1,513,323		$	1,508,609		$	1,521,529
Exclude: Goodwill		(27,076	)		(27,076	)		(27,076	)
Exclude: Core deposit intangible, net		(171	)		(196	)		(271	)
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	1,486,076		$	1,481,337		$	1,494,182

Shareholders’ equity to total assets (GAAP)		10.57	%		10.49	%		10.23	%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)		8.93	%		8.84	%		8.58	%

Shares outstanding		20,976,200			21,134,758			21,111,043

Book value per share (GAAP)		7.63			7.49			7.37

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)		6.33			6.20			6.07


Pre-tax, pre-provision income
	Three Months Ended									Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024			March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024

Net income (loss) (GAAP)	$	1,148		$	1,232		$	(2,968	)	$	4,903	$	3,799
Include: Provision (credit) for income taxes		314			343			(1,095	)		1,335		802
Include: Provision for credit losses		–			–			–			100		–
Pre-tax, pre-provision income (loss) (non-GAAP)	$	1,462		$	1,575		$	(4,063	)	$	6,338	$	4,601


Net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share excluding securities restructure and litigation expense

	Three Months Ended									Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024			March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024

Net income (loss) (GAAP)	$	1,148		$	1,232		$	(2,968	)	$	4,903	$	3,799
Exclude impact of securities loss restructure, net of tax		–			–			2,074			–		2,074
Exclude impact of litigation expense, net of tax		–			–			1,748			–		1,748
Net income excluding securities restructure and litigation expense (non-GAAP)	$	1,148		$	1,232		$	854		$	4,903	$	7,621

Basic earnings (loss) per share (GAAP)	$	0.05		$	0.06		$	(0.14	)	$	0.23	$	0.18
Exclude impact of securities loss restructure, net of tax		–			–			0.10			–		0.10
Exclude impact of litigation expense, net of tax		–			–			0.08			–		0.08
Basic earnings per share excluding securities restructure and litigation expense (GAAP)	$	0.05		$	0.06		$	0.04		$	0.23	$	0.36

Diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP)	$	0.05		$	0.06		$	(0.14	)	$	0.23	$	0.18
Exclude impact of securities loss restructure, net of tax		–			–			0.10			–		0.10
Exclude impact of litigation expense, net of tax		–			–			0.08			–		0.08
Diluted earnings per share excluding securities restructure and litigation expense (GAAP)	$	0.05		$	0.06		$	0.04		$	0.23	$	0.36


Allowance for credit losses reconciliation, excluding Government Guaranteed loans

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024

Allowance for credit losses	$	15,374		$	15,352		$	15,364

Loans receivable (GAAP)	$	1,062,460		$	1,045,109		$	1,024,013
Exclude: Government Guaranteed loans		(47,373	)		(49,024	)		(51,013	)
Loans receivable excluding Government Guaranteed loans (non-GAAP)	$	1,015,087		$	996,085		$	973,000

Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable (GAAP)		1.45	%		1.47	%		1.50	%

Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable excluding Government Guaranteed loans (non-GAAP)		1.51	%		1.54	%		1.58	%


Non-performing loans reconciliation, excluding Government Guaranteed Loans

	Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024

Non-performing loans (GAAP)	$	155		$	469		$	178
Less: Non-performing Government Guaranteed loans		–			(301	)		(5	)
Adjusted non-performing loans excluding Government Guaranteed loans (non-GAAP)	$	155		$	168		$	173

Non-performing loans to total loans (GAAP)		0.01	%		0.04	%		0.02	%

Non-performing loans, excluding Government Guaranteed loans to total loans (non-GAAP)		0.01	%		0.02	%		0.02	%

Non-performing loans to total assets (GAAP)		0.01	%		0.03	%		0.01	%

Non-performing loans, excluding Government Guaranteed loans to total assets (non-GAAP)		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.01	%

About Riverview

Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (www.riverviewbank.com) is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington – just north of Portland, Oregon, on the I-5 corridor. With assets of $1.51 billion at March 31, 2025, it is the parent company of Riverview Bank, as well as Riverview Trust Company. The Bank offers true community banking services, focusing on providing the highest quality service and financial products to commercial, business and retail clients through 17 branches, including 13 in the Portland-Vancouver area, and 3 lending centers. For the past 11 years, Riverview has been named Best Bank by the readers of The Vancouver Business Journal and The Columbian.

“Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements which include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions, future economic performance and projections of financial items. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or implied by our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: potential adverse impacts to economic conditions in our local market areas, other markets where the Company has lending relationships, or other aspects of the Company’s business operations or financial markets, including, without limitation, as a result of employment levels, labor shortages and the effects of inflation, a potential recession, the failure of the U.S. Congress to increase the debt ceiling, or slowed economic growth caused by increasing political instability from acts of war including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as supply chain disruptions, recent bank failures and any governmental or societal responses thereto; the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in the Company’s allowance for credit losses and provision for credit losses that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long-term interest rates, deposit interest rates, the Company’s net interest margin and funding sources; the transition away from London Interbank Offered Rate toward new interest rate benchmarks; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in the Company’s market areas; secondary market conditions for loans and the Company’s ability to originate loans for sale and sell loans in the secondary market; results of examinations of the Bank by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks, and of the Company by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require the Company to increase its allowance for credit losses, write-down assets, reclassify its assets, change the Bank’s regulatory capital position or affect the Company’s ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect its liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect the Company’s business including changes in banking, securities and tax law, and in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules; the Company’s ability to attract and retain deposits; the unexpected outflow of uninsured deposits that may require us to sell investment securities at a loss; the Company’s ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of the Company’s assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risks associated with the loans on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect the Company’s workforce and potential associated charges; disruptions, security breaches or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in or attacks on our information technology systems or on the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; the Company’s ability to retain key members of its senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; the Company’s ability to implement its business strategies; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel it may acquire into its operations and the Company’s ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames; future goodwill impairment due to changes in Riverview’s business, changes in market conditions, or other factors; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock; the quality and composition of our securities portfolio and the impact of and adverse changes in the securities markets, including market liquidity; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting standards; the effects of climate change, severe weather events, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics and other public health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events on our business; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, pricing, products and services, and the other risks described from time to time in our reports filed with and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements included in this report or the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for fiscal 2025 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us and could negatively affect the Company’s consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations as well as its stock price performance.

RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Balance Sheets


(In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
ASSETS

Cash (including interest-earning accounts of $14,375, $12,573,	$	29,414		$	25,348		$	23,642
and $12,164)
Investment securities:
Available for sale, at estimated fair value		119,436			124,874			143,196
Held to maturity, at amortized cost		203,079			212,295			229,510
Loans receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $15,374,
$15,352 and $15,364)		1,047,086			1,029,757			1,008,649
Prepaid expenses and other assets		12,523			12,945			14,469
Accrued interest receivable		4,525			4,639			4,415
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		4,342			4,742			4,927
Premises and equipment, net		22,304			22,731			21,718
Financing lease right-of-use assets		1,125			1,144			1,202
Deferred income taxes, net		8,625			9,471			9,778
Goodwill		27,076			27,076			27,076
Core deposit intangible, net		171			196			271
Bank owned life insurance		33,617			33,391			32,676

TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,513,323		$	1,508,609		$	1,521,529

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

LIABILITIES:
Deposits	$	1,232,328		$	1,219,002		$	1,231,679
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		14,777			17,634			16,205
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		614			317			581
Junior subordinated debentures		27,091			27,069			27,004
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		76,400			84,200			88,304
Finance lease liability		2,099			2,117			2,168
Total liabilities		1,353,309			1,350,339			1,365,941

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Serial preferred stock, $.01 par value; 250,000 authorized,
issued and outstanding, none		–			–			–
Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 authorized,
March 31, 2025 – 20,976,200 issued and outstanding;
December 31, 2024 – 21,134,758 issued and outstanding;		208			209			211
March 31, 2024 – 21,111,043 issued and outstanding;
Additional paid-in capital		53,392			54,227			55,005
Retained earnings		119,717			118,988			116,499
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(13,303	)		(15,154	)		(16,127	)
Total shareholders’ equity		160,014			158,270			155,588

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	1,513,323		$	1,508,609		$	1,521,529

RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three Months Ended							Twelve Months Ended
(In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)	March 31, 2025		Dec. 31, 2024		March 31, 2024			March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024
INTEREST INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans receivable	$	12,685	$	13,201	$	11,743		$	50,621	$	46,031
Interest on investment securities – taxable		1,484		1,589		2,145			6,918		8,971
Interest on investment securities – nontaxable		64		65		65			260		261
Other interest and dividends		261		272		338			1,163		1,292
Total interest and dividend income		14,494		15,127		14,291			58,962		56,555

INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest on deposits		3,910		4,101		3,021			15,313		8,285
Interest on borrowings		1,391		1,638		2,718			7,305		10,184
Total interest expense		5,301		5,739		5,739			22,618		18,469
Net interest income		9,193		9,388		8,552			36,344		38,086
Provision for credit losses		–		–		–			100		–

Net interest income after provision for credit losses		9,193		9,388		8,552			36,244		38,086

NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Fees and service charges		1,446		1,492		1,398			6,002		6,269
Asset management fees		1,472		1,443		1,408			5,906		5,328
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)		226		225		222			941		891
BOLI death benefit in excess of cash surrender value		261		–		–			261		–
Loss on sale of investment securities		–		–		(2,729	)		–		(2,729	)
Other, net		302		181		195			1,146		483
Total non-interest income, net		3,707		3,341		494			14,256		10,242

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits		6,763		6,471		6,225			26,099		24,204
Occupancy and depreciation		1,873		1,871		1,942			7,560		6,872
Data processing		746		743		686			2,948		2,782
Amortization of core deposit intangible		25		25		27			100		108
Advertising and marketing		284		317		326			1,278		1,276
FDIC insurance premium		170		174		178			688		708
State and local taxes		265		327		196			1,042		1,010
Telecommunications		62		54		50			215		211
Professional fees		577		429		414			1,800		1,375
Other		673		743		3,065			2,532		5,181
Total non-interest expense		11,438		11,154		13,109			44,262		43,727

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES		1,462		1,575		(4,063	)		6,238		4,601
PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR INCOME TAXES		314		343		(1,095	)		1,335		802
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	1,148	$	1,232	$	(2,968	)	$	4,903	$	3,799

Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	0.05	$	0.06	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23	$	0.18
Diluted	$	0.05	$	0.06	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23	$	0.18
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		21,007,294		21,037,246		21,111,043			21,063,467		21,137,976
Diluted		21,007,294		21,037,246		21,111,043			21,063,467		21,139,322


(Dollars in thousands)	At or for the three months ended									At or for the twelve months ended
	March 31, 2025			Dec. 31, 2024			March 31, 2024			March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024
AVERAGE BALANCES
Average interest–earning assets	$	1,412,406		$	1,436,130		$	1,484,628		$	1,433,071	$	1,492,002
Average interest-bearing liabilities		1,011,116			1,019,265			1,047,712			1,010,592		1,028,042
Net average earning assets		401,290			416,865			436,916			422,479		463,960
Average loans		1,047,718			1,053,342			1,020,457			1,044,370		1,011,420
Average deposits		1,219,130			1,232,450			1,210,818			1,220,120		1,229,011
Average equity		159,766			160,532			158,776			158,570		156,137
Average tangible equity (non-GAAP)		132,506			133,245			131,413			131,271		128,733


ASSET QUALITY	March 31, 2025			Dec. 31, 2024			March 31, 2024

Non-performing loans	$	155		$	469		$	178
Non-performing loans excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)		155			168			173
Non-performing loans to total loans		0.01	%		0.04	%		0.02	%
Non-performing loans to total loans excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)		0.01	%		0.02	%		0.02	%
Real estate/repossessed assets owned	$	–		$	–		$	–
Non-performing assets	$	155		$	469		$	178
Non-performing assets excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)		155			168			173
Non-performing assets to total assets		0.01	%		0.03	%		0.01	%
Non-performing assets to total assets excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.01	%
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) in the quarter	$	(22	)	$	114		$	(3	)
Net charge-offs (recoveries) in the quarter/average net loans		(0.01	)%		0.04	%		0.00	%

Allowance for credit losses	$	15,374		$	15,352		$	15,364
Average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities		139.69	%		140.90	%		141.70	%
Allowance for credit losses to
non-performing loans		9918.71	%		3273.35	%		8631.46	%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans		1.45	%		1.47	%		1.50	%
Shareholders’ equity to assets		10.57	%		10.49	%		10.23	%


CAPITAL RATIOS
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)		16.27	%		16.47	%		16.32	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)		15.01	%		15.21	%		15.06	%
Common equity tier 1 (to risk weighted assets)		15.01	%		15.21	%		15.06	%
Tier 1 capital (to average tangible assets)		11.10	%		10.86	%		10.29	%
Tangible common equity (to average tangible assets) (non-GAAP)		8.93	%		8.84	%		8.58	%


DEPOSIT MIX	March 31, 2025			Dec. 31, 2024			March 31, 2024

Interest checking	$	285,035		$	257,975		$	289,824
Regular savings		168,287			169,181			192,638
Money market deposit accounts		236,044			236,912			209,164
Non-interest checking		315,503			312,839			349,081
Certificates of deposit		227,459			242,095			190,972
Total deposits	$	1,232,328		$	1,219,002		$	1,231,679


COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LOANS

			Other				Commercial
	Commercial		Real Estate		Real Estate		& Construction
	Business		Mortgage		Construction		Total
March 31, 2025	(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business	$	232,935	$	–	$	–	$	232,935
Commercial construction		–		–		18,368		18,368
Office buildings		–		110,949		–		110,949
Warehouse/industrial		–		114,925		–		114,925
Retail/shopping centers/strip malls		–		88,815		–		88,815
Assisted living facilities		–		358		–		358
Single purpose facilities		–		277,137		–		277,137
Land		–		4,610		–		4,610
Multi-family		–		91,452		–		91,452
One-to-four family construction		–		–		10,814		10,814
Total	$	232,935	$	688,246	$	29,182	$	950,363

March 31, 2024	(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business	$	229,404	$	–	$	–	$	229,404
Commercial construction		–		–		20,388		20,388
Office buildings		–		114,714		–		114,714
Warehouse/industrial		–		106,649		–		106,649
Retail/shopping centers/strip malls		–		89,448		–		89,448
Assisted living facilities		–		378		–		378
Single purpose facilities		–		272,313		–		272,313
Land		–		5,692		–		5,692
Multi-family		–		70,771		–		70,771
One-to-four family construction		–		–		16,150		16,150
Total	$	229,404	$	659,965	$	36,538	$	925,907




LOAN MIX	March 31, 2025		Dec. 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
Commercial and construction	(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business	$	232,935	$	224,506	$	229,404
Other real estate mortgage		688,246		657,380		659,965
Real estate construction		29,182		49,956		36,538
Total commercial and construction		950,363		931,842		925,907
Consumer
Real estate one-to-four family		97,683		97,760		96,366
Other installment		14,414		15,507		1,740
Total consumer		112,097		113,267		98,106

Total loans		1,062,460		1,045,109		1,024,013

Less:
Allowance for credit losses		15,374		15,352		15,364
Loans receivable, net	$	1,047,086	$	1,029,757	$	1,008,649


DETAIL OF NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
	Southwest
	Washington		Total
March 31, 2025	(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business	$	37	$	37
Commercial real estate		88		88
Consumer		30		30
Total non-performing assets	$	155	$	155


	At or for the three months ended									At or for the twelve months ended
SELECTED OPERATING DATA	March 31, 2025			Dec. 31, 2024			March 31, 2024			March 31, 2025			March 31, 2024

Efficiency ratio (4)		88.67	%		87.63	%		144.91	%		87.47	%		90.48	%
Coverage ratio (6)		80.37	%		84.17	%		65.24	%		82.11	%		87.10	%
Return on average assets (1)		0.31	%		0.32	%		(0.76	)%		0.32	%		0.24	%
Return on average equity (1)		2.91	%		3.04	%		(7.52	)%		3.09	%		2.43	%
Return on average tangible equity (1) (non-GAAP)		3.51	%		3.67	%		(9.08	)%		3.74	%		2.95	%

NET INTEREST SPREAD
Yield on loans		4.91	%		4.97	%		4.63	%		4.85	%		4.55	%
Yield on investment securities		1.84	%		1.82	%		2.02	%		1.96	%		2.02	%
Total yield on interest-earning assets		4.17	%		4.18	%		3.88	%		4.12	%		3.80	%

Cost of interest-bearing deposits		1.76	%		1.81	%		1.41	%		1.74	%		0.97	%
Cost of FHLB advances and other borrowings		5.21	%		5.43	%		5.87	%		5.70	%		5.80	%
Total cost of interest-bearing liabilities		2.13	%		2.23	%		2.20	%		2.24	%		1.80	%

Spread (7)		2.04	%		1.95	%		1.68	%		1.88	%		2.00	%
Net interest margin		2.65	%		2.60	%		2.32	%		2.54	%		2.56	%

PER SHARE DATA
Basic earnings (loss) per share (2)	$	0.05		$	0.06		$	(0.14	)	$	0.23		$	0.18
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (3)		0.05			0.06			(0.14	)		0.23			0.18
Book value per share (5)		7.63			7.49			7.37			7.63			7.37
Tangible book value per share (5) (non-GAAP)		6.33			6.20			6.07			6.33			6.07
Market price per share:
High for the period	$	5.75		$	5.88		$	6.40		$	5.88		$	6.48
Low for the period		5.08			4.59			4.53			3.64			4.17
Close for period end		5.65			5.74			4.72			5.65			4.72
Cash dividends declared per share		0.0200			0.0200			0.0600			0.0800			0.2400

Average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (2)		21,007,294			21,037,246			21,111,043			21,063,467			21,137,976
Diluted (3)		21,007,294			21,037,246			21,111,043			21,063,467			21,139,322

(1) Amounts for the periods shown are annualized.
(2) Amounts exclude ESOP shares not committed to be released.
(3) Amounts exclude ESOP shares not committed to be released and include common stock equivalents.
(4) Non-interest expense divided by net interest income and non-interest income.
(5) Amounts calculated based on shareholders’ equity and include ESOP shares not committed to be released.
(6) Net interest income divided by non-interest expense.
(7) Yield on interest-earning assets less cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities.

Contacts:

Nicole Sherman
David Lam
Riverview Bancorp, Inc. 360-693-6650

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April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI: authID Announces Strategic Partnership with TechDemocracy to Accelerate Passwordless Identity for Workforce & Customer Access

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Leading cybersecurity services firm to train its team on authID’s biometric authentication and verification platforms, aiming to accelerate the adoption of secure and privacy-preserving passwordless solutions.

Denver, Colorado and Piscataway, New Jersey, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — authID, a leading provider of identity proofing and biometric authentication, today announced a partnership with TechDemocracy, a global cybersecurity services firm with over 25 years of Identity and Access Management (IAM) expertise, to expand the industry’s familiarity with authID’s platform and further the transition to frictionless, passwordless sign-ins.

As a newly designated integration services partner, TechDemocracy will certify an initial cohort of 25 professionals on authID’s Proof, Verified, and PrivacyKey™ solutions. This cohort will be certified to consult, implement, operate, and support authID’s platform, which features one-in-one-billion false-match accuracy rates and lightning-fast verification speeds. It also provides companies with unparalleled peace of mind through its PrivacyKey technology, which ensures compliance and privacy through a groundbreaking private/public key process that stores zero biometric data.

“Passwordless authentication is more than a trend—it’s a transformational shift,” said Viresh Garg, SVP of Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at TechDemocracy. “By partnering with authID, we’re helping enterprises embrace secure, frictionless access experiences through identity proofing, all while bringing the speed, structure, and advisory depth customers expect from us.”

As part of this partnership, TechDemocracy will also be developing a library of QuickStart accelerators to embed authID’s biometric verification and continuous user authentication capabilities into digital identity journeys built on Ping Identity and Microsoft Entra. These accelerators enable rapid deployment of secure, low-friction authentication flows for both Workforce IAM and CIAM use cases.

“We’re excited to expand our partner portfolio with authID’s leading biometric solutions that complement and work with our existing identity security partners,” added Todd Rossin, CEO & Chief Strategy Officer of TechDemocracy. “This partnership broadens and strengthens the capabilities we provide our customers and further fosters the widespread adoption of passwordless security.”

“We are thrilled to welcome TechDemocracy as a strategic partner,” said Rhon Daguro, CEO of authID. “Their deep IAM expertise and unique focus on usability, security, and cost optimization will empower more organizations to fully unlock the value of authID’s passwordless identity—enabling faster, smarter transitions to frictionless, yet highly secure authentication experiences.”

As part of their collaboration, authID and TechDemocracy will co-author a series of white papers, co-host webinars, and lead roadshows to help organizations navigate the shift from passwords to modern, biometric-first authentication.

In addition, TechDemocracy is offering a series of complimentary one-day workshops led by its Field CISO team to help organizations evaluate their access management strategy, assess their current platform investments, compare passwordless options, and understand best practices for implementing biometric-based authentication at scale.

Connect with TechDemocracy about authID’s platforms by emailing authID@techdemocracy.com.

About authID

authID (Nasdaq: AUID) ensures enterprises “Know Who’s Behind the Device™” for every customer or employee login and transaction through its easy-to-integrate, patented biometric identity platform. authID powers biometric identity proofing in 700ms, biometric authentication in 25ms, and account recovery with a fast, accurate, user-friendly experience. With our ground-breaking PrivacyKey Solution, authID provides a 1-to-1-billion false match rate, while storing no biometric data. authID stops fraud at onboarding, blocks deepfakes, prevents account takeover, and eliminates password risks and costs, through the fastest, most frictionless, and most accurate user identity experience demanded by today’s digital ecosystem.

For more information, please visit authid.ai.

About TechDemocracy

With over two decades of cybersecurity expertise and 1600+ global engagements, TechDemocracy specializes in workforce IAM and customer identity & access management (CIAM), governance, risk and compliance (GRC), holistic cybersecurity, and managed security services. Combining cutting-edge technology, certified experts, and proven processes, the company helps organizations secure their digital infrastructure and manage risk. Contact us to elevate your cybersecurity posture with us. With a global presence in the US, India, Canada, and the Philippines, TechDemocracy fully manages identity security solutions throughout the entire identity journey. For more information, visit www.techdemocracy.com

Media Contacts

NextTech Communications

Walter Fowler
1-631-334-3864
wfowler@nexttechcomms.com

Investor Relations Contacts
Investor-Relations@authid.ai

TechDemocracy

Rashmi Shrivastava
marketing@techdemocracy.com

+1 732 404 8350

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April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI: As European carmakers navigate the autonomous car race, Lighty’s new AI edge software offers them a lifeline amid rising tariffs

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Zurich, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As European automakers face increasing tariffs and mounting pressure from American and Asian competitors in the autonomous driving race, leading Swiss AI startup Lightly today launches LightlyEdge – a groundbreaking edge-based data collection solution that could help level the playing field. At a time when Bosch is cutting 12,000 jobs and Mercedes is offering up to €500,000 for voluntary exits, clearly being effective and efficient matters for automotive companies. Lightly’s innovation tackles a critical bottleneck in AI development: capturing only the data that truly matters, directly at the source. This offers a strategic advantage at a time when workforce reductions threaten to slow in-house development and widen the gap with faster-moving rivals.

As companies around the world race to develop safer autonomous vehicles, the fundamental challenge remains the same: they are drowning in data and the resulting costs. While collecting large volumes of data is essential, the difficulty lies in identifying what’s truly relevant. As AI models grow more sophisticated, so does the redundancy in the data feeding them. LightlyEdge solves this problem by making intelligent decisions about what data to keep at the moment of capture, before it enters the storage and processing pipeline.

The LightlyEdge data collection report.

LightlyEdge deploys intelligent models directly onto vehicles’ cameras and sensors. The system revolutionizes data collection by analyzing video footage in real-time as it’s being captured, automatically identifying rare and valuable scenarios – like a child at a crossroad or an accident in snowy conditions – while ignoring redundant data that adds no value to training datasets. This approach dramatically slashes unnecessary storage and bandwidth costs while ensuring training datasets become more comprehensive, diverse, and optimized for real-world driving conditions.

“This launch is a fantastic opportunity to increase development cycles for autonomous driving and driving assistance,” said Matthias Heller, Co-Founder of Lightly. “With LightlyEdge, our partners can harness smarter, real-time data collection that not only accelerates AI model training but also provides a competitive edge against established industry giants. By focusing on quality data from uncommon scenarios and hazards, we’re empowering a new era of innovation that will drive the future of mobility.”

Lightly founders Matthias Heller and Igor Susmelj.

The timing of LightlyEdge’s release is particularly significant. European automotive manufacturers are working to maintain their position against competitors like Tesla, whose innovative “Active Learning” approach – feeding only the most valuable data into AI models – has become a benchmark for the industry. While European companies have a rich history of engineering excellence, they now have an opportunity to leverage artificial intelligence’s potential to overhaul their operations.

LightlyEdge captures data from cameras.

Building on what Lightly already achieved with LightlyOne in data centers, this new product shifts the intelligence right to where it’s needed – the edge devices in vehicles themselves. LightlyEdge gives developers real-time feedback and smart capture capabilities directly on the road. With its easy-to-use interface, teams can quickly deploy their AI models, keep an eye on them, and make them better over time – all of which dramatically speeds up how fast they can bring innovations to life.

That speed is becoming essential. As European carmakers are feeling the squeeze from global competitors and tough trade barriers.LightlyEdge offers them a way to innovate faster while keeping costs down. By being smarter about what data they collect, these manufacturers can build better autonomous driving systems in less time and with fewer resources. This might be exactly what they need to win the autonomous car race.

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About Lightly
Lightly was founded in Zurich, Switzerland by Matthias Heller and Igor Susmelj, former ETH and Harvard students who worked in autonomous driving and research on computer vision and deep learning.

Lightly helps companies to build better machine learning models faster through better data. Data to train machine learning models is currently the biggest bottleneck in AI development. Today, Lightly is used by Fortune 500 companies and startups in autonomous driving, robotics, and video analytics. For more information, please visit https://www.lightly.ai/ or follow the company on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.

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April 30, 2025

MIL-OSI: CECO Environmental Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Numerous Financial Records Reflect Strength of Well-Positioned Portfolio
Company Maintains Full Year Outlook

ADDISON, Texas, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECO) (“CECO”), a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025.

First Quarter Summary⁽¹⁾

Orders of $227.9 million, up 57 percent
Backlog of $602.0 million, up 55 percent
Revenue of $176.7 million, up 40 percent
Gross profit margin of 35.2 percent; Gross margin of $68.0 million, up 28 percent
Net income of $36.0 million; non-GAAP net income of $3.5 million
GAAP EPS (diluted) of $0.98; non-GAAP EPS (diluted) of $0.10
Adjusted EBITDA of $14.0 million, up 6 percent
Free cash flow of $(15.1) million, down $13.2 million

_{⁽¹⁾ All comparisons are versus the comparable prior year period, unless otherwise stated.}
_{Reconciliations of GAAP (reported) to non-GAAP measures are in the attached financial tables.}

Todd Gleason, CECO’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “We started 2025 with outstanding first quarter record orders of $228 million, which helped drive new record levels of backlog and revenue for the company. This is a powerful statement on the strength of our well-positioned portfolio, which is closely aligned to key long-term growth themes of industrial manufacturing reshoring, electrification, power generation, natural gas infrastructure, and industrial water investments. This marks the second consecutive quarter with bookings greater than $200 million, which has enabled our backlog to exceed $600 million for the first time in Company history. With our order pursuit pipeline now over $5 billion, we remain highly confident in our continued growth outlook.”

First quarter operating income was $61.9 million, up $54.2 million when compared to $7.7 million in the first quarter 2024. On an adjusted basis, non-GAAP operating income was $8.6 million, down $1.6 million or 16 percent when compared to $10.2 million in the first quarter of 2024. Net income was $36.0 million in the quarter, up $34.5 million compared to $1.5 million in the first quarter 2024. Non-GAAP net income was $3.5 million, down $0.5 million when compared to $4.0 million in the first quarter 2024. Adjusted EBITDA of $14.0 million, reflecting an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 7.9 percent, was up 6 percent compared to $13.2 million in the first quarter 2024. Free cash flow in the quarter was $(15.1) million, down $13.2 million compared to $(1.9) million in the first quarter of 2024.

“In the first quarter, we introduced strategic price actions to address preliminary tariff impacts. Additionally, to proactively manage our record backlog and robust project pipeline, we selectively pulled-in some inventory purchases and added key operational and customer-centric personnel to maintain the highest level of project execution. These additions drove incremental engineering, project management and business development costs during the first quarter as well as utilizing additional cash. This had the effect of depressing Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter, but these proactive measures were important to better position CECO for executing on our record backlog. Starting in Q2 2025, we will take strategic cost actions associated with eliminating redundant general and administrative roles and expenses resulting from our programmatic M&A and will expand our ongoing productivity and efficiency initiatives. We expect the benefits from these actions, when combined with continued strong volume growth, will underpin operating margin expansion throughout the year,” added Gleason.

2025 Full Year Guidance

For the full year 2025 outlook, the Company maintains its expectation to deliver Revenue of $700 to $750 million, up approximately 30 percent at the midpoint year and maintains its expected range for Adjusted EBITDA of $90 to $100 million, up approximately 50 percent at the midpoint versus 2024. The Company maintains its 2025 adjusted free cash flow to be between 60 and 75 percent of Adjusted EBITDA.

“We are very pleased with the strong start to the year as our industrial air, industrial water and energy transition businesses continue to drive growth through our operating model leveraging their respective niche leadership positions, and flexible business models. Our record backlog and opportunity pipeline provide me with confidence in achieving our growth targets for the year. While we recognize we are in a very dynamic environment which makes it difficult to predict the impact tariffs and other related uncertainties might have on the economy and on our operations, we believe that our direct exposure to tariff-related imports is relatively modest. CECO is comparatively well-positioned as we execute and manufacture a majority of our business in the same regions in which we sell. At present, this aspect of our business design and operating model, coupled with the cost actions we have taken, allows us to maintain our full year outlook – but we are monitoring the economic situation and working with our supply chain to aggressively manage any additional cost expenses which might arise over the course of the year,” concluded Gleason.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call is scheduled for today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the first quarter 2025 financial results. Please visit the Investor Relations portion of the website (https://investors.cecoenviro.com) to listen to the call via webcast. The conference call may also be accessed by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/tvr2idgu.

A replay of the conference call will be available on the Company’s website for a period of one year. The replay may also be accessed by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/tvr2idgu.

ABOUT CECO ENVIRONMENTAL

CECO Environmental is a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company, serving the broad landscape of industrial air, industrial water and energy transition markets globally providing innovative solutions and application expertise. CECO helps companies grow their business with safe, clean, and more efficient solutions that help protect people, the environment and industrial equipment. CECO solutions improve air and water quality, optimize emissions management, and increase energy efficiency for highly-engineered applications in power generation, midstream and downstream hydrocarbon processing and transport, electric vehicle production, polysilicon fabrication, semiconductor and electronics, battery production and recycling, specialty metals and steel production, beverage can, and water/wastewater treatment and a wide range of other industrial end markets. CECO is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “CECO.” Incorporated in 1966, CECO’s global headquarters is in Addison, Texas. For more information, please visit www.cecoenviro.com.

Company Contact:
Peter Johansson
Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
888-990-6670
investor.relations@onececo.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Steven Hooser and Jean Marie Young
Three Part Advisors, LLC
214-872-2710
investor.relations@onececo.com

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	146,471		$	37,832
Restricted cash		205			369
Accounts receivable, net allowances of $8,663 and $8,863		152,405			159,572
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts		83,335			69,889
Inventories		52,919			42,624
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		36,910			16,859
Prepaid income taxes		3,856			3,826
Total current assets		476,101			330,971
Property, plant and equipment, net		46,063			33,810
Right-of-use assets from operating leases		24,419			25,102
Goodwill		274,769			269,747
Intangible assets – finite life, net		109,250			74,050
Intangible assets – indefinite life		9,559			9,466
Deferred income taxes		210			966
Deferred charges and other assets		16,724			15,587
Total assets	$	957,095		$	759,699
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt	$	1,673		$	1,650
Accounts payable		109,504			109,671
Accrued expenses		59,176			47,528
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts		87,870			81,501
Notes payable		700			1,700
Income taxes payable		19,831			2,612
Total current liabilities		278,754			244,662
Other liabilities		4,314			14,362
Debt, less current portion		338,037			217,230
Deferred income tax liability, net		26,481			11,322
Operating lease liabilities		19,458			20,230
Total liabilities		667,044			507,806
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 14)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 35,250,489 and 34,978,009 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		352			349
Capital in excess of par value		255,807			255,211
Retained earnings		42,554			6,570
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(12,922	)		(14,441	)
Total CECO shareholders’ equity		285,791			247,689
Noncontrolling interest		4,260			4,204
Total shareholders’ equity		290,051			251,893
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	957,095		$	759,699

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2025			2024
Net sales	$	176,697		$	126,332
Cost of sales		114,535			81,200
Gross profit		62,162			45,132
Selling and administrative expenses		53,542			34,908
Amortization expenses		3,096			2,156
Acquisition and integration expenses		8,143			190
Gain on sale of Global Pump Solutions business		(64,502	)		—
Other expenses		13			192
Income from operations		61,870			7,686
Other expense, net		(594	)		(1,513	)
Interest expense		(6,217	)		(3,413	)
Income before income taxes		55,059			2,760
Income tax expense		18,617			667
Net income		36,442			2,093
Noncontrolling interest		(458	)		(585	)
Net income attributable to CECO Environmental Corp.	$	35,984		$	1,508
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.03		$	0.04
Diluted	$	0.98		$	0.04
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		35,028,301			34,846,163
Diluted		36,689,320			36,177,323

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2025			2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	36,442		$	2,093
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		5,115			3,512
Unrealized foreign currency gain (loss)		(1,142	)		149
Gain on sale of Global Pump Solutions business		(64,502	)		—
(Loss) gain on sale of property and equipment		(15	)		115
Debt discount amortization		206			120
Share-based compensation expense		3,356			1,670
Provision (recovery) for credit loss		819			(384	)
Inventory reserve expense		92			499
Deferred income tax benefit		166			—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		16,215			(5,355	)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts		(12,270	)		7,858
Inventories		(2,416	)		(4,447	)
Prepaid expense and other current assets		(17,652	)		1,211
Deferred charges and other assets		(1,137	)		(221	)
Accounts payable		(3,633	)		(2,442	)
Accrued expenses		8,865			1,220
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts		5,933			1,262
Income taxes payable		17,220			(387	)
Other liabilities		(3,358	)		(5,249	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(11,696	)		1,224
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property and equipment		(3,385	)		(3,116	)
Net cash proceeds for sale of Global Pump Solutions business		105,860			—
Net cash (paid) received for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(97,646	)		422
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		4,829			(2,694	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit lines		148,100			13,400
Repayments on revolving credit lines		(27,600	)		(12,600	)
Repayments of long-term debt		(420	)		(2,553	)
Payments on finance leases and financing liability		(234	)		(229	)
Deferred consideration paid for acquisitions		(1,000	)		(1,000	)
Equity awards surrendered by employees for tax liability, net of proceeds from employee stock purchase plan and exercise of stock options		(2,688	)		258
Noncontrolling interest distributions		(402	)		(804	)
Common stock repurchased		—			(3,000	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		115,756			(6,528	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(414	)		(422	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		108,475			(8,420	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		38,201			55,448
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	146,676		$	47,028
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	3,987		$	3,269
Income taxes	$	2,405		$	975

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

	Three months ended March 31,
(in millions, except ratios)	2025			2024
Operating income as reported in accordance with GAAP	$	61.9		$	7.7
Operating margin in accordance with GAAP		35.0	%		6.1	%
Amortization expenses		3.1			2.2
Acquisition and integration expenses		8.1			0.2
Gain on sale of Global Pump Solutions business		(64.5	)		—
Other expenses⁽¹⁾		—			0.1
Non-GAAP operating income	$	8.6		$	10.2
Non-GAAP operating margin		4.9	%		8.1	%

	Three months ended March 31,
(in millions, except share data)	2025			2024
Net income as reported in accordance with GAAP	$	36.0		$	1.5
Amortization and earnout expenses		3.1			2.2
Acquisition and integration expenses		8.1			0.2
Gain on sale of Global Pump Solutions business		(64.5	)		—
Restructuring expenses		—			0
Foreign currency remeasurement		0.6			0.9
Tax (benefit) expense of adjustments		20.2			(0.9	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	3.5		$	4.0
Depreciation		2.0			1.3
Non-cash stock compensation		3.4			1.7
Other expense, net		—			0.6
Interest expense		6.2			3.4
Income tax expense		(1.6	)		1.6
Noncontrolling interest		0.5			0.6
Adjusted EBITDA	$	14.0		$	13.2

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.03		$	0.04
Diluted	$	0.98		$	0.04

Non-GAAP net (loss) income per share:
Basic	$	0.10		$	0.11
Diluted	$	0.10		$	0.11

	Three months ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025			2024
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	(11.7	)	$	1.2
Acquisitions of property and equipment		(3.4	)		(3.1	)
Free cash flow	$	(15.1	)	$	(1.9	)

NOTE REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

CECO is providing certain non-GAAP historical financial measures as presented above as we believe that these figures are helpful in allowing individuals to better assess the ongoing nature of CECO’s core operations. A “non-GAAP financial measure” is a numerical measure of a company’s historical financial performance that excludes amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, as we present them in the financial data included in this press release, have been adjusted to exclude the effects of amortization expenses for acquisition-related intangible assets, contingent retention and earnout expenses, restructuring expenses primarily relating to severance and legal expenses, acquisition and integration expenses which include retention, legal, accounting, banking, and other expenses, foreign currency remeasurement and other nonrecurring or infrequent items and the associated tax benefit of these items. Management believes that these items are not necessarily indicative of the Company’s ongoing operations and their exclusion provides individuals with additional information to better compare the Company’s results over multiple periods. Management utilizes this information to evaluate its ongoing financial performance. Our financial statements may continue to be affected by items similar to those excluded in the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that all such costs are unusual or infrequent.

Non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of CECO’s results as reported under GAAP. Additionally, CECO cautions investors that non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation G issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow stated in the tables above are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP measures presented on a forward-looking basis were not reconciled to the comparable GAAP financial measures because the reconciliation could not be performed without unreasonable efforts. The GAAP measures are not accessible on a forward-looking basis because we are currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact GAAP measures for these periods but would not impact the non-GAAP measures. Such items may include amortization expenses for acquisition-related intangible assets, contingent retention and earnout expenses, restructuring expenses primarily relating to severance and legal expenses, acquisition and integration expenses which include retention, legal, accounting, banking, and other expenses, foreign currency remeasurement and other nonrecurring or infrequent items and the associated tax benefit of these items. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on our GAAP financial results.

SAFE HARBOR

Any statements contained in this Press Release, other than statements of historical fact, including statements about management’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, and should be evaluated as such. These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance. We use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “will,” “plan,” “should” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed under “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and may be included in subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and include, but are not limited to: the effect of the divestiture of our Fluid Handling business on business relationships, operating results, and business generally, disruption of current plans and operations and potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the transaction, diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations in connection with the integration of recent acquisitions, the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and other charges related to the transaction, the achievement of the anticipated benefits of transactions, our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize the synergies from acquisitions, as well as a number of factors related to our business, including the sensitivity of our business to economic and financial market conditions generally and economic conditions in CECO’s service areas; the potential for fluctuations in prices for manufactured components and raw materials, including as a result of tariffs and surcharges, and rising energy costs; inflationary pressures relating to rising raw material costs and the cost of labor; dependence on fixed price contracts and the risks associated therewith, including actual costs exceeding estimates and method of accounting for revenue; the effect of growth on our infrastructure, resources, and existing sales; the ability to expand operations in both new and existing markets; the potential for contract delay or cancellation as a result of on-going or worsening supply chain challenges or other customer considerations; liabilities arising from faulty services or products that could result in significant professional or product liability, warranty, or other claims; changes in or developments with respect to any litigation or investigation; failure to meet timely completion or performance standards that could result in higher cost and reduced profits or, in some cases, losses on projects; the substantial amount of debt incurred in connection with our strategic transactions and our ability to repay or refinance it or incur additional debt in the future; the impact of federal, state or local government regulations; our ability to repurchase shares of our common stock and the amounts and timing of repurchases; our ability to successfully realize the expected benefits of our restructuring program; economic and political conditions generally; our ability to optimize our business portfolio by identifying acquisition targets, executing upon any strategic acquisitions or divestitures, integrating acquired businesses and realizing the synergies from strategic transactions; and the unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including cyber security threats, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities or public health crises, as well as management’s response to any of the aforementioned factors. Many of these risks are beyond management’s ability to control or predict. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material aspects from those currently anticipated. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements as they speak only to our views as of the date the statement is made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we undertake no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The MIL Network –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI United Nations: Chile: Strengthening infrastructure resilience to face new and emerging hazards

Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction

Chile: Strengthening infrastructure resilience to face existing and emerging hazards

(In collaboration with UNDRR and CDRI)

Stretching along Latin America’s Pacific coast from tropics in the north to freezing micro-climates in the south, Chile faces an array of natural hazards. Home to 20 million people, its location in the Ring of Fire and proximity to major tectonic plates exposes Chile to earthquakes and volcanic activity.

February 2010

a magnitude 8.8 earthquake and subsequent tsunami collapsed buildings, bridges, and highways.

75% of the population

was affected and the damage cost roughly USD 30 billion, or about 18 percent of Chile’s GNP.

stated that the annual average loss for Chile is USD 5.4 billion

A high-income country recognized for its good governance, Chile has reduced many of the risks associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. However, the country must also adapt to the new and intensifying hazards related to climate.

Chile was one of the first countries, together with Bhutan, Madagascar, and Tonga, to implement the new Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review. Developed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) the methodology helps countries to identify and prioritise the strategies that will build their infrastructure resilience through a five-step approach:

1

Stakeholder mapping

Key ministries, regulators and operators in infrastructure development
Cross-sector coordination mechanisms

Review of existing policies and regulations

Policies and regulations shaping infrastructure resilience
Integration of disaster risks in national plans and strategies

Identification of vulnerabilities (Stress Testing)

Data collection on hazards and vulnerabilities
Multi-hazard resilience testing of infrastructure systems

Principles for resilient infrastructure

Infrastructure resilience assessment using the UNDRR Resilience Principles
Identification of resilience-building interventions

Development of an Implementation plan

Results validation and prioritization
Implementation plan with assigned responsibilities

“With that in mind, we need to bring together a greater number of stakeholders to identify the vulnerabilities of our infrastructure systems and propose solutions. Without a doubt, we need to explore new solutions that involve more stakeholders in the system” she added.

Advancing Infrastructure Resilience in Chile

Early start
Early start

Within the disaster risk community, Chile stands out for its proactive approach to disaster risk. While saving lives is the top priority, the motivations are also economic. Between 2000 and 2019, damage to infrastructure accounted for 53 percent of all economic losses from disasters in the Latin American and Caribbean region. By enhancing its infrastructure resilience, Chile also protects its economy.

Chile had already begun its search for new solutions to its disaster risk by the time Chile engaged with UNDRR and CDRI. In 2021, Chile replaced its National Emergency Office of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Safety (ONEMI) with SENAPRED, a new National Disaster Prevention and Response Agency, shifting the emphasis from recovery and reconstruction to disaster prevention.

Meanwhile, Chile’s new policies are also improving the resilience of Chilean infrastructure. New infrastructure projects require a disaster risk analysis, for example. Also, Chile’s 2022 Law on Climate Change (LMCC) requires sectoral, regional, and municipal authorities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote resilience to climate change. Such laws complement SENAPRED’s focus on disasters by focusing on hazards that can be slower to develop, such as water scarcity and desertification.

The implementation of these laws cannot come soon enough. Only a year after the LMCC was passed, climate change already began showing its impact. In 2023, a 14-year megadrought strained Chile’s freshwater reserves to breaking point.

Followed by several days of persistent rainfall and flooding, the overwhelmed and parched landscapes resulted in a rapid runoff and flooding. Some 22,000 people were affected by the rains, the heaviest in 30 years, while swollen rivers blocked roads and left thousands of people isolated or in shelters. This event only highlighted the need to build resilience against multiple hazards that Chile has had.
The process
The process

The Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review builds on UNDRR’s six Principles for Resilient Infrastructure, which set out the key conditions for sustainable infrastructure resilience. In doing so, the principles support the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the G20 Principles for Investing in Quality Infrastructure.

However, each country needs its own paths to infrastructure resilience, which is why the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review is important. It provides a structured approach for every country to review and enhance their infrastructure governance, identifying the opportunities to create resilience across government levels.

Chile implemented the methodology’s five steps at the national level from June 2023 to May 2024. A deep dive was then completed for the Biobío region in December 2024, adapting the Global Methodology to the regional level. The analysis focused on six sectors – water, energy, transportation, telecommunications, health and education.

The government was well represented throughout the process, bringing together stakeholders from the ministries of public works (MOP), transport and telecommunications (MTT), energy (MINEN), education (MINEDUC), health (MINSAL), social development (MIDESO), housing and urban planning (MINVU), international relations (MINREL), finance, defence, and environment (MMA).

While this broad representation in the assessment and workshops created a truly multi-stakeholder approach, the Chile pilot also looked at the role of the private sector, which manages a large portion of the country’s infrastructure. This raised questions in terms of coordination, information asymmetries, and the incentives for private companies to invest in disaster risk reduction. When a private company is managing public assets, for example, how can incentives be aligned so that the private company puts the public interest before its desire for profit?
Recognising drought
Recognising drought

Stakeholders highlighted discussions of risk as a major strength, noting that the stress testing allowed for a broader assessment of existing infrastructure vulnerabilities, including pandemics and cyber risks. While other threats—such as violence, sea level rise, atmospheric pollution, invasive exotic species, and diseases—were considered, they were ultimately excluded from further analysis due to their limited impact on infrastructure.

Prioritization of Threats in Chile

Click to download the Prioritization of Threats in Chile table in PDF

Drawing from data analysis and workshop discussions, participants ranked the greatest threats to Chilean infrastructure in the following order: drought, fires, floods, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, tidal waves, and volcanic eruptions.

Drought and water scarcity emerged as a priority because of their interdependent nature and potential cascading impacts on infrastructure systems. Around 53 percent of Chile’s territory is considered at high risk of drought, and 23 percent is at high risk of desertification. The central areas of Chile have experienced a nearly continuous megadrought since 2010.

“The application of the global methdology allowed us to break new ground by conducting a hazard analysis in Chile specifically targeted to infrastructure, consolidating a systemic view and adding new elements that had previously gone unnoticed, such as droughts,” stated Luis Doñas, Project Coordinator, SENAPRED

“Chile must now analyse these factors more closely to generate appropriate investment and make progress on key issues identified by stakeholders: territorial application, unification of information systems, strengthening intersectoral resilience training, and more decisive private sector involvement,” add Doñas

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Protecting water
Protecting water

Throughout the assessment, stakeholders distinguished between their infrastructure’s direct economic value and its critical functions. They also examined vulnerabilities, highlighting how the frequency and impact of different hazards can vary significantly between the regions.

Beyond these individual risks, the discussions also explored interdependencies between sectors and the potential for cascading failures. One key example is the relationship between water and energy in Chile.

After more than a decade of mega-drought, water supply companies have implemented contingency measures to limit the impacts in urban areas. However, the sustained dry conditions have seriously affected drinking water, irrigation, and other vital needs in rural areas. The proposed infrastructure assessment integrates advanced technology – such as desalination plants – with ongoing training and public education. Through a combination of short-, medium-, and long-term actions, the plan aims to enhance the resilience and sustainability of Chile’s water resources.

Water supply is not an isolated system, of course. It relies on other critical infrastructure, such as energy and transportation. Energy, in particular, is a priority as every other sector depends on it. A failure in the energy sector could trigger widespread cascading effects. To protect its energy infrastructure, Chile’s plan promotes advanced technologies and renewable energy solutions, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and strengthening long-term resilience.

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Chile’s water infrastructure does not have a massive economic value per se, but a sustainable water supply is vital for the health and welfare of Chile’s population. However, this supply depends heavily on other key infrastructure systems (such as energy or transportation) as well as surface and underground sources. These latter make it very vulnerable to interruptions such as drought.
Next steps
Next steps

The process initiated in Chile concluded with establishing a Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience, a strategic guide that will shape actions in this area for years to come. While the Roadmap outlines a series of proposals across six key infrastructure sectors, it also lays out a broader pathway for Chile to strengthen its infrastructure governance.

This includes better coordination, the incorporation of risk analysis into infrastructure planning and investment, better compliance, and more available and accessible risk data, including interactive platforms and information exchanges. In other words, Chile is committed to building more resilience into its infrastructure.

With this in mind, Chile has come up with three immediate actions.

Click to download the Immediate Intervention scheme in PDF

1.

First, the Roadmap suggests establishing an intersectoral working group so that the necessary sectors and ministries can develop shared definitions and guidelines for resilient infrastructure. This group will receive extra training from a “Resilience Academy” involving both national and international experts.

Second, recognizing the sheer variety of hazards and territorial conditions across the country, Chile launched a regional-level infrastructure assessment to deepen risk analysis and develop improvements to governance. This process began in the Biobío Region, one of Chile’s 16 regions.

2.

Roughly 40 percent of Chile’s population and 40 percent of its economic activity are concentrated in the central region, where Santiago, the capital, is located. As a result, this area has a higher density of critical infrastructure increasing the infrastructure exposure to hazards. At the same time, remote regions remain highly vulnerable, as they often lack the resources and preparedness to withstand disasters effectively.

Each territory has its own unique needs, making it essential to tailor disaster risk reduction to local context.

Distribution of hazards in micro-zones over the period 2000-2023

3.

Third, Chile will design and pilot an integrated data hub to consolidate risk-related information, enabling better monitoring, evaluation, and decision-making in risk management. The integrated data centre will serve as a unified system for tracking, reporting, and verifying the fragmented infrastructure resilience assessments and diagnostics currently dispersed across different sectors and agencies. By centralising this information, Chile will strengthen infrastructure planning and enhance its disaster risk reduction.

Implementing these and other measures will also move Chile towards a more resilient infrastructure, aligning with UNDRR’s principles for resilient infrastructure. This will better position the country to tackle current challenges, but also to enhance its ability to adapt to new and emerging hazards.

Collaboration will be key to success. Achieving resilience will require continued collaboration between government, business, and civil society. By enabling new analyses and multi-stakeholder workshops, the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review has played a crucial role in fostering vital trust between the different stakeholders.

“The infrastructure resilience review process achieved excellent work by bringing together different partners, and we now undoubtedly have a space for collective responsibility to strengthen our infrastructure ecosystem from a disaster risk perspective,” said Alicia Cebrián, National Director of SENAPRED

Download the full report:
Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience in the Republic of Chile

MIL OSI United Nations News –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Tuberville Visits Redstone Arsenal, Alabama Truckers over Easter Recess

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama)

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) made several stops while in Alabama over Easter recess.

FBI AT REDSTONE ARSENAL:

On Wednesday, Senator Tuberville joined U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) and FBI Director Kash Patel for a tour of the FBI facilities at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. Following the tour, the Senators joined Director Patel for a press conference.

“This is a big part of [Director Patel’s] puzzle here at Redstone Arsenal, and that is the reason we’re here today for him to see what he has inherited and will inherit in the future, because it’s going to continue to grow,” Tuberville said at the press conference.

ALABAMA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION:

On Friday, Senator Tuberville spoke at the Alabama Trucking Association Annual Convention. During his conversation with AL Trucking Association Board Chairman Joe Black, Senator Tuberville emphasized the critical role that the truckers play in supporting Alabama’s supply chain and economy.

MORE:

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WAAY: FBI Director Kash Patel visits Redstone Arsenal

Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.

MIL OSI USA News –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Norteño Gang Member Who Fled Days Before 2024 Sentencing Date Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison For Illegal Firearms Possession

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

SAN FRANCISCO – Nicholas Addleman was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge James Donato handed down the sentence.

According to court documents, Addleman, 38, of Vallejo, Calif., a longtime member of the San Francisco Mission District Norteños, previously served five years in state custody following convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at an inhabited dwelling. Addleman was released on parole in July 2022. A few months after his release, on Oct. 14, 2022, police officers conducted a parole search of Addleman’s vehicle and recovered two Glock firearms, including one with a loaded extended magazine, in a hidden compartment behind the center console. Addleman admitted to officers that the firearms were his, and his DNA was found on the grip of one of the guns.

Addleman was charged by complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) in November 2022. He pleaded guilty to the offense in September 2023, and was originally scheduled to be sentenced on his federal firearms conviction in February 2024. Days before the sentencing, Addleman absconded from pretrial supervision, and the Court issued a bench warrant for his arrest. At the time of his arrest in December 2024, a search of his Vallejo residence found multiple assault rifles, large capacity magazines, and suspected gun silencers.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Donato ordered Addleman to serve three years of supervised release and to forfeit the firearms and ammunition seized by police.

Acting United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sanjay Virmani made the announcement.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In May 2021, the Department of Justice launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

This prosecution was brought by the Violent Crime Strike Force and is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Leif Dautch prosecuted this case, with the assistance of Nina Burney. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI, the San Francisco Police Department, and Vallejo Police Department.

MIL Security OSI –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Former School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Possessing Thousands of Images of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

RIVERSIDE, California – A San Bernardino County man who once worked as a school bus driver pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Donal James Seaver, 51, of Hesperia, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

Seaver has been in federal custody since March 2024.

According to his plea agreement, federal and local law enforcement executed a search warrant at Seaver’s residence in March 2024. Law enforcement seized four digital devices from Seaver and his bedroom, three of which contained CSAM. One of the devices – a Samsung tablet – contained thousands of images depicting CSAM.

Seaver admitted in his plea agreement that he knew the files contained videos and images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He further admitted to knowingly downloading CSAM from the internet onto his devices – material that depicted children under the age of 12 years.

United States District Judge Jesus G. Bernal scheduled an August 25 sentencing hearing, at which time Seaver will face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

The FBI and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department investigated this matter.

Assistant United States Attorney Sonah Lee of the Riverside Branch Office is prosecuting this case.

MIL Security OSI –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: Five Star Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five Star Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSBC) (“Five Star” or the “Company”), a holding company that operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $13.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

First Quarter Highlights

Performance and operating highlights for the Company for the periods noted below included the following:

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share and share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Return on average assets (“ROAA”)		1.30	%		1.31	%		1.22	%
Return on average equity (“ROAE”)		13.28	%		13.48	%		14.84	%
Pre-tax income	$	18,391		$	19,367		$	14,961
Pre-tax, pre-provision income⁽¹⁾	$	20,291		$	20,667		$	15,861
Net income	$	13,111		$	13,317		$	10,631
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.62		$	0.63		$	0.62
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.62		$	0.63		$	0.62
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding		21,209,881			21,182,143			17,190,867
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		21,253,588			21,235,318			17,272,994
Shares outstanding at end of period		21,329,235			21,319,083			17,353,251

⁽¹⁾ See the section entitled “Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)” for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure.

James E. Beckwith, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented:

“The strength of Five Star Bank’s first quarter 2025 financial results is emblematic of a reputation built on an unwavering commitment to customers and community partners who rely on our speed to serve and certainty of execution for their own successes. This differentiated customer experience has created great demand for our services and seized market opportunities in San Francisco. As we continue to grow our presence, we now have 31 San Francisco Bay Area employees. As of March 31, 2025 our San Francisco Bay Area operations had $379.8 million in total deposits.

At the Company level, total loans held for investment increased by $89.1 million, or 2.52% (10.09% when annualized). Total deposits increased by $178.4 million, or 5.01% (20.05% when annualized), with wholesale deposits increasing by $130.0 million, or 23.21%, and non-wholesale deposits increasing by $48.4 million, or 1.61%. Short-term borrowings remained at zero as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Net interest margin increased by nine basis points to 3.45% and our efficiency ratio increased to 42.58%, as compared to 41.21% for the fourth quarter of 2024, while cost of funds decreased nine basis points to 2.56%.

In the first quarter of 2025, we were pleased to declare another cash dividend of $0.20 per share. We were also pleased to have been ranked third among best-performing banks in the nation by S&P Global Market Intelligence (among banks with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion).

As we execute on the expansion of industry verticals and our presence in new geographies to meet customer demand, we expect the ongoing acceleration of our growth to benefit our customers, employees, and shareholders. We also expect our demonstrated ability to adapt to changing economic conditions to serve us well into the future as we remain vigilant and focused on disciplined business practices. We thank our employees for their outstanding commitment to ensuring Five Star Bank remains a safe, trusted, and steadfast banking partner.”

Financial highlights during the quarter included the following:

The San Francisco Bay Area team increased from 27 to 31 employees who generated deposit balances totaling $379.8 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $87.4 million from December 31, 2024.
Cash and cash equivalents were $452.6 million, representing 12.11% of total deposits at March 31, 2025, as compared to 9.90% at December 31, 2024.
Total deposits increased by $178.4 million, or 5.01%, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, due to increases in both non-wholesale and wholesale deposits, which the Company defines as brokered deposits and California Time Deposit Program deposits. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, non-wholesale deposits increased by $48.4 million, or 1.61%, and wholesale deposits increased by $130.0 million, or 23.21%.
The Company had no short-term borrowings at March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
Consistent, disciplined management of expenses contributed to our efficiency ratio of 42.58% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 41.21% for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net interest margin was 3.45%, as compared to 3.36% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 3.14% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The effective Federal Funds rate was 4.33% as of March 31, 2025, remaining constant from December 31, 2024 and decreasing from 5.33% at March 31, 2024.
Other comprehensive income was $0.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Unrealized losses, net of tax effect, on available-for-sale securities were $11.6 million as of March 31, 2025. Total carrying value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities represented 0.06% and 2.35% of total interest-earning assets, respectively, as of March 31, 2025.
The Company’s common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 11.00% and 11.02% as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Bank continues to meet all requirements to be considered “well-capitalized” under applicable regulatory guidelines.
Loan and deposit growth in the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2025 was as follows:

(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		$ Change		% Change
Loans held for investment	$	3,621,819	$	3,532,686	$	89,133	2.52	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits		933,652		922,629		11,023	1.19	%
Interest-bearing deposits		2,802,702		2,635,365		167,337	6.35	%

(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024		$ Change		% Change
Loans held for investment	$	3,621,819	$	3,104,130	$	517,689	16.68	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits		933,652		817,388		116,264	14.22	%
Interest-bearing deposits		2,802,702		2,138,384		664,318	31.07	%

The ratio of nonperforming loans to loans held for investment at period end remained at 0.05% from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
The Company’s Board of Directors declared on January 16, 2025, and the Company subsequently paid, a cash dividend of $0.20 per share during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company’s Board of Directors subsequently declared another cash dividend of $0.20 per share on April 17, 2025, which the Company expects to pay on May 12, 2025 to shareholders of record as of May 5, 2025.

Summary Results

Three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to three months ended December 31, 2024

The Company’s net income was $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $13.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Net interest income increased by $0.5 million, primarily due to a decrease in interest expense due to lower average rates on deposits, partially offset by a decrease in interest income driven by lower balances and yields on interest-earning deposits in banks, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024. The provision for credit losses increased by $0.6 million, reflecting adjustments to expectations for credit losses based on economic trends and forecasts in the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024. Non-interest income decreased by $0.3 million, primarily due to a reduction in income received on equity investments in venture-backed funds during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024. Non-interest expense increased by $0.6 million, primarily related to an increase in salaries and employee benefits, partially offset by decreases in advertising, promotional, and other operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to three months ended March 31, 2024

The Company’s net income was $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Net interest income increased by $7.2 million, primarily due to an increase in interest income driven by a higher balance of loans with higher yields, partially offset by an increase in interest expense due to larger average deposit balances, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The provision for credit losses increased by $1.0 million, relating to loan growth and adjustments to expectations for credit losses based on economic trends and forecasts during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Non-interest income decreased by $0.5 million, primarily due to a reduction in income received on equity investments in venture-backed funds during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Non-interest expense increased by $2.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, with an increase in salaries and employee benefits related to increased headcount as the leading driver.

The following is a summary of the components of the Company’s operating results and performance ratios for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			$ Change			% Change
Selected operating data:
Net interest income	$	33,977		$	33,489		$	488		1.46	%
Provision for credit losses		1,900			1,300			600		46.15	%
Non-interest income		1,359			1,666			(307	)	(18.43	)%
Non-interest expense		15,045			14,488			557		3.84	%
Pre-tax income		18,391			19,367			(976	)	(5.04	)%
Provision for income taxes		5,280			6,050			(770	)	(12.73	)%
Net income	$	13,111		$	13,317		$	(206	)	(1.55	)%
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.62		$	0.63		$	(0.01	)	(1.59	)%
Diluted	$	0.62		$	0.63		$	(0.01	)	(1.59	)%
Performance and other financial ratios:
ROAA		1.30	%		1.31	%
ROAE		13.28	%		13.48	%
Net interest margin		3.45	%		3.36	%
Cost of funds		2.56	%		2.65	%
Efficiency ratio		42.58	%		41.21	%

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2025			March 31, 2024			$ Change			% Change
Selected operating data:
Net interest income	$	33,977		$	26,744		$	7,233		27.05	%
Provision for credit losses		1,900			900			1,000		111.11	%
Non-interest income		1,359			1,833			(474	)	(25.86	)%
Non-interest expense		15,045			12,716			2,329		18.32	%
Pre-tax income		18,391			14,961			3,430		22.93	%
Provision for income taxes		5,280			4,330			950		21.94	%
Net income	$	13,111		$	10,631		$	2,480		23.33	%
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.62		$	0.62		$	—		—	%
Diluted	$	0.62		$	0.62		$	—		—	%
Performance and other financial ratios:
ROAA		1.30	%		1.22	%
ROAE		13.28	%		14.84	%
Net interest margin		3.45	%		3.14	%
Cost of funds		2.56	%		2.62	%
Efficiency ratio		42.58	%		44.50	%

Balance Sheet Summary

(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		$ Change			% Change
Selected financial condition data:
Total assets	$	4,245,057	$	4,053,278	$	191,779		4.73	%
Cash and cash equivalents		452,571		352,343		100,228		28.45	%
Total loans held for investment		3,621,819		3,532,686		89,133		2.52	%
Total investments		99,696		100,914		(1,218	)	(1.21	)%
Total liabilities		3,838,606		3,656,654		181,952		4.98	%
Total deposits		3,736,354		3,557,994		178,360		5.01	%
Subordinated notes, net		73,932		73,895		37		0.05	%
Total shareholders’ equity		406,451		396,624		9,827		2.48	%

Insured and collateralized deposits were approximately $2.5 billion, representing 67.55% of total deposits as of March 31, 2025, as compared to 66.92% as of December 31, 2024. Net uninsured and uncollateralized deposits were approximately $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2025, remaining constant from December 31, 2024.
Non-wholesale deposit accounts constituted 81.53% of total deposits as of March 31, 2025, as compared to 84.26% at December 31, 2024. Deposit relationships of greater than $5 million represented 60.87% of total deposits, as compared to 61.13% as of December 31, 2024, and had an average age of approximately 8.80 years as of March 31, 2025, as compared to 9.28 years as of December 31, 2024.
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025 were $452.6 million, representing 12.11% of total deposits at March 31, 2025, as compared to 9.90% as of December 31, 2024.
Total liquidity (consisting of cash and cash equivalents and unused and immediately available borrowing capacity as set forth below) was approximately $2.0 billion as of March 31, 2025, as compared to $1.9 billion at December 31, 2024.

	March 31, 2025
(in thousands)	Line of Credit		Letters of Credit Issued		Borrowings		Available
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (“FHLB”) advances	$	1,276,072	$	731,500	$	—	$	544,572
Federal Reserve Discount Window		856,366		—		—		856,366
Correspondent bank lines of credit		175,000		—		—		175,000
Cash and cash equivalents		—		—		—		452,571
Total	$	2,307,438	$	731,500	$	—	$	2,028,509

The increase in total assets from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a $100.2 million increase in cash and cash equivalents and an $89.1 million increase in total loans held for investment. The $100.2 million increase in cash and cash equivalents primarily resulted from net cash inflows related to financing and operating activities of $174.1 million and $15.5 million, respectively, partially offset by net cash outflows related to investing activities of $89.3 million. The $89.1 million increase in total loans held for investment between December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025 was a result of $259.3 million in loan originations and advances, partially offset by $65.6 million and $104.6 million in loan payoffs and paydowns, respectively. The $89.1 million increase in total loans held for investment included $19.8 million in purchases of loans within the consumer concentration of the loan portfolio.

The increase in total liabilities from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025 was primarily due to an increase in interest-bearing deposits of $167.3 million. The increase in interest-bearing deposits was largely due to increases in time and money market deposits of $131.2 million and $52.2 million, respectively.

The increase in total shareholders’ equity from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025 was primarily a result of net income recognized of $13.1 million and a $0.7 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income, partially offset by $4.3 million in cash dividends paid during the period.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

The following is a summary of the components of net interest income for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			$ Change			% Change
Interest and fee income	$	57,087		$	57,745		$	(658	)	(1.14	)%
Interest expense		23,110			24,256			(1,146	)	(4.72	)%
Net interest income	$	33,977		$	33,489		$	488		1.46	%
Net interest margin		3.45	%		3.36	%

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2025			March 31, 2024			$ Change			% Change
Interest and fee income	$	57,087		$	47,541		$	9,546		20.08	%
Interest expense		23,110			20,797			2,313		11.12	%
Net interest income	$	33,977		$	26,744		$	7,233		27.05	%
Net interest margin		3.45	%		3.14	%

The following table shows the components of net interest income and net interest margin for the quarterly periods indicated:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
(in thousands)	Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate
Assets
Interest-earning deposits in banks	$	328,571	$	3,575	4.41	%	$	363,828	$	4,335	4.74	%	$	233,002	$	3,102	5.35	%
Investment securities		100,474		581	2.34	%		103,930		607	2.33	%		109,177		653	2.41	%
Loans held for investment and sale		3,567,992		52,931	6.02	%		3,498,109		52,803	6.01	%		3,082,290		43,786	5.71	%
Total interest-earning assets		3,997,037		57,087	5.79	%		3,965,867		57,745	5.79	%		3,424,469		47,541	5.58	%
Interest receivable and other assets, net		93,543						91,736						93,983
Total assets	$	4,090,580					$	4,057,603					$	3,518,452

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Interest-bearing transaction accounts	$	303,822	$	1,112	1.48	%	$	298,518	$	1,249	1.66	%	$	300,325	$	1,126	1.51	%
Savings accounts		123,599		772	2.53	%		127,298		887	2.77	%		124,561		861	2.78	%
Money market accounts		1,540,879		12,435	3.27	%		1,596,116		13,520	3.37	%		1,410,264		12,155	3.47	%
Time accounts		706,528		7,629	4.38	%		617,596		7,438	4.79	%		429,586		5,369	5.03	%
Subordinated notes and other borrowings		73,908		1,162	6.37	%		73,872		1,162	6.25	%		82,775		1,286	6.25	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,748,736		23,110	3.41	%		2,713,400		24,256	3.56	%		2,347,511		20,797	3.56	%
Demand accounts		910,954						921,881						842,105
Interest payable and other liabilities		30,389						29,234						40,730
Shareholders’ equity		400,501						393,088						288,106
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	4,090,580					$	4,057,603					$	3,518,452

Net interest spread					2.38	%					2.23	%					2.02	%
Net interest income/margin			$	33,977	3.45	%			$	33,489	3.36	%			$	26,744	3.14	%

Net interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased $0.5 million, or 1.46%, to $34.0 million compared to $33.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2024. Net interest margin totaled 3.45% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of nine basis points compared to the prior quarter. The increase in net interest income is primarily attributable to a $1.1 million decrease in interest expense, driven by a 15 basis point decrease in the average rate on interest-bearing deposits compared to the prior quarter. The decrease in interest expense was partially offset by a $0.7 million decrease in interest income, primarily due to a $35.3 million, or 9.69%, decrease in the average balance of interest-earning deposits in banks, combined with a 33 basis point decrease in the average yield on interest-earning deposits in banks.

As compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, net interest income increased $7.2 million, or 27.05%, to $34.0 million from $26.7 million. Net interest margin totaled 3.45% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 31 basis points compared to the same quarter of the prior year. The increase in net interest income is primarily attributable to an additional $9.1 million in loan interest income due to a $485.7 million, or 15.76%, increase in the average balance of loans and a 31 basis point improvement in the average yield on loans during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same quarter of the prior year. The increase in interest income was partially offset by a $2.4 million increase in deposit interest expense compared to the same quarter of the prior year. The increase in deposit interest expense is primarily attributable to a $478.9 million, or 15.42%, increase in the average balance of deposits and a five basis point increase in the average cost of deposits during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same quarter of the prior year.

Loans by Type

The following table provides loan balances, excluding deferred loan fees, by type as of March 31, 2025:

(in thousands)
Real estate:
Commercial	$	2,941,201
Commercial land and development		3,556
Commercial construction		113,002
Residential construction		5,747
Residential		34,053
Farmland		43,643
Commercial:
Secured		170,525
Unsecured		34,970
Consumer and other		277,093
Net deferred loan fees		(1,971	)
Total loans held for investment	$	3,621,819

Interest-bearing Deposits

The following table provides interest-bearing deposit balances by type as of March 31, 2025:

(in thousands)
Interest-bearing transaction accounts	$	295,633
Money market accounts		1,577,473
Savings accounts		128,210
Time accounts		801,386
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	2,802,702

Asset Quality

Allowance for Credit Losses

At March 31, 2025, the Company’s allowance for credit losses was $39.2 million, as compared to $37.8 million at December 31, 2024. The $1.4 million increase in the allowance is due to a $2.2 million provision for credit losses recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025, partially offset by net charge-offs mainly attributable to commercial and industrial loans of $0.7 million, during the same period.

The Company’s ratio of nonperforming loans to loans held for investment remained at 0.05% from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Loans designated as watch decreased from $123.4 million to $112.0 million between December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025. Loans designated as substandard increased from $2.6 million to $3.7 million between December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025. There were no loans with doubtful risk grades at March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.

A summary of the allowance for credit losses by loan class is as follows:

	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
(in thousands)	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Real estate:
Commercial	$	27,027	68.91	%	$	25,864	68.44	%
Commercial land and development		70	0.18	%		78	0.21	%
Commercial construction		2,227	5.68	%		2,268	6.00	%
Residential construction		78	0.20	%		64	0.17	%
Residential		279	0.71	%		270	0.71	%
Farmland		598	1.52	%		607	1.61	%
		30,279	77.20	%		29,151	77.14	%
Commercial:
Secured		5,905	15.05	%		5,866	15.52	%
Unsecured		403	1.03	%		278	0.74	%
		6,308	16.08	%		6,144	16.26	%
Consumer and other		2,637	6.72	%		2,496	6.60	%
Total allowance for credit losses	$	39,224	100.00	%	$	37,791	100.00	%

The ratio of allowance for credit losses to loans held for investment was 1.08% at March 31, 2025, as compared to 1.07% at December 31, 2024.

Non-interest Income

The following table presents the key components of non-interest income for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		$ Change			% Change
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	215	$	179	$	36		20.11	%
Gain on sale of loans		125		150		(25	)	(16.67	)%
Loan-related fees		448		400		48		12.00	%
FHLB stock dividends		331		332		(1	)	(0.30	)%
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		161		182		(21	)	(11.54	)%
Other income		79		423		(344	)	(81.32	)%
Total non-interest income	$	1,359	$	1,666	$	(307	)	(18.43	)%

Service charges on deposit accounts. The increase resulted primarily from individually immaterial increases in fees earned for services and products to support deposit accounts including, but not limited to, service charges, check order fees, and debit card income.

Gain on sale of loans. The decrease resulted from a decline in the volume and effective yield of loans sold. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately $1.7 million of loans were sold with an effective yield of 7.24%, as compared to approximately $2.0 million of loans sold with an effective yield of 7.60% during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Other income. The decrease resulted primarily from $0.3 million of income received on equity investments in venture-backed funds during the three months ended December 31, 2024 which did not reoccur during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The following table presents the key components of non-interest income for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024		$ Change			% Change
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	215	$	188	$	27		14.36	%
Gain on sale of loans		125		369		(244	)	(66.12	)%
Loan-related fees		448		429		19		4.43	%
FHLB stock dividends		331		332		(1	)	(0.30	)%
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		161		142		19		13.38	%
Other income		79		373		(294	)	(78.82	)%
Total non-interest income	$	1,359	$	1,833	$	(474	)	(25.86	)%

Gain on sale of loans. The decrease related primarily to an overall decline in the volume of loans sold, partially offset by an improvement in the effective yield of loans sold. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately $1.7 million of loans were sold with an effective yield of 7.24%, as compared to approximately $5.2 million of loans sold with an effective yield of 7.08% during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Other income. The decrease related primarily to $0.3 million of income received on equity investments in venture-backed funds during the three months ended March 31, 2024, which did not reoccur during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Non-interest Expense

The following table presents the key components of non-interest expense for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		$ Change			% Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	9,134	$	8,360	$	774		9.26	%
Occupancy and equipment		637		649		(12	)	(1.85	)%
Data processing and software		1,457		1,369		88		6.43	%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance		455		440		15		3.41	%
Professional services		913		774		139		17.96	%
Advertising and promotional		522		752		(230	)	(30.59	)%
Loan-related expenses		319		321		(2	)	(0.62	)%
Other operating expenses		1,608		1,823		(215	)	(11.79	)%
Total non-interest expense	$	15,045	$	14,488	$	557		3.84	%

Salaries and employee benefits. The increase related primarily to: (i) a $0.9 million increase in salaries, benefits, and bonus expense; and (ii) a $0.3 million decrease in loan origination costs due to fewer loan originations, net of purchased consumer loans. The increase was partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in commissions expense due to fewer loan originations, net of purchased consumer loans, period-over-period.

Professional services. The increase was primarily due to $0.1 million in fees paid for compensation consulting services, which did not occur in the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Advertising and promotional. The decrease related primarily to a $0.1 million decrease in expenses related to sponsored events and partnerships and $0.1 million decrease related to business development expenses.

Other operating expenses. The decrease was primarily due to a $0.1 million decrease in director expenses, such as conferences and meetings, combined with individually immaterial decreases in expenses related to operations, including administrative and operational expenses.

The following table presents the key components of non-interest expense for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024		$ Change		% Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	9,134	$	7,577	$	1,557	20.55	%
Occupancy and equipment		637		626		11	1.76	%
Data processing and software		1,457		1,157		300	25.93	%
FDIC insurance		455		400		55	13.75	%
Professional services		913		707		206	29.14	%
Advertising and promotional		522		460		62	13.48	%
Loan-related expenses		319		297		22	7.41	%
Other operating expenses		1,608		1,492		116	7.77	%
Total non-interest expense	$	15,045	$	12,716	$	2,329	18.32	%

Salaries and employee benefits. The increase related primarily to: (i) a $1.6 million increase in salaries, benefits, and bonus expense, mainly related to a 13.19% increase in headcount between March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025; and (ii) a $0.1 million increase in commissions paid. This increase was partially offset by a $0.2 million increase in loan origination costs due to a greater number of loan originations, net of purchased consumer loans, period-over-period.

Data processing and software. The increase was primarily due to: (i) increased usage of our digital banking platform; (ii) higher transaction volumes related to the increased number of loan and deposit accounts; and (iii) an increased number of licenses required for new users on our loan origination and documentation system.

Professional services. The increase was primarily due to $0.1 million in fees paid for compensation consulting services and $0.1 million in consulting services relating to operations in San Francisco, neither of which occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Other operating expenses. The increase was primarily due to individually immaterial increases in expenses related to operations, including administrative and operational expenses such as travel, subscriptions, and professional association memberships.

Provision for Income Taxes

Three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to three months ended December 31, 2024

Provision for income taxes decreased to $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $6.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, which was primarily due to: (i) a slight decline in taxable income recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025; and (ii) a $0.6 million provision to return true-up recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2024 related primarily to the timing of recognition of low income housing tax credits, which did not reoccur during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The effective tax rates were 28.71% and 31.24% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to three months ended March 31, 2024

Provision for income taxes increased by $1.0 million, or 21.94%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in taxable income. The effective tax rates were 28.71% and 28.94% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively.

Webcast Details

Five Star Bancorp will host a live webcast for analysts and investors on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT) to discuss its first quarter financial results. To view the live webcast, visit the “News & Events” section of the Company’s website under “Events” at https://investors.fivestarbank.com/news-events/events. The webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for a period of 90 days.

About Five Star Bancorp

Five Star is a bank holding company headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California. Five Star operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Five Star Bank. The Bank has eight branches in Northern California.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent plans, estimates, objectives, goals, guidelines, expectations, intentions, projections, and statements of the Company’s beliefs concerning future events, business plans, objectives, expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based. Forward-looking statements include without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements, and are typically identified with words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “aim,” “intend,” “plan,” or words or phases of similar meaning. The Company cautions that the forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company’s expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors which are, in many instances, beyond the Company’s control. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions (some of which may be beyond the Company’s control) and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which change over time, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict their occurrence or how they will affect the Company. If one or more of the factors affecting the Company’s forward-looking information and statements proves incorrect, then the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release. Therefore, the Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking information and statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 under the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

The Company disclaims any duty to revise or update the forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically required by law.

Condensed Financial Data (Unaudited)

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share and share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Revenue and Expense Data
Interest and fee income	$	57,087		$	57,745		$	47,541
Interest expense		23,110			24,256			20,797
Net interest income		33,977			33,489			26,744
Provision for credit losses		1,900			1,300			900
Net interest income after provision		32,077			32,189			25,844
Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		215			179			188
Gain on sale of loans		125			150			369
Loan-related fees		448			400			429
FHLB stock dividends		331			332			332
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		161			182			142
Other income		79			423			373
Total non-interest income		1,359			1,666			1,833
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		9,134			8,360			7,577
Occupancy and equipment		637			649			626
Data processing and software		1,457			1,369			1,157
FDIC insurance		455			440			400
Professional services		913			774			707
Advertising and promotional		522			752			460
Loan-related expenses		319			321			297
Other operating expenses		1,608			1,823			1,492
Total non-interest expense		15,045			14,488			12,716
Income before provision for income taxes		18,391			19,367			14,961
Provision for income taxes		5,280			6,050			4,330
Net income	$	13,111		$	13,317		$	10,631

Comprehensive Income
Net income	$	13,111		$	13,317		$	10,631
Net unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale during the period		1,030			(3,747	)		(955	)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)		305			(1,108	)		(282	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		725			(2,639	)		(673	)
Total comprehensive income	$	13,836		$	10,678		$	9,958

Share and Per Share Data
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.62		$	0.63		$	0.62
Diluted		0.62			0.63			0.62
Book value per share		19.06			18.60			16.86
Tangible book value per share⁽¹⁾		19.06			18.60			16.86
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding		21,209,881			21,182,143			17,190,867
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		21,253,588			21,235,318			17,272,994
Shares outstanding at end of period		21,329,235			21,319,083			17,353,251

Selected Financial Ratios
ROAA		1.30	%		1.31	%		1.22	%
ROAE		13.28	%		13.48	%		14.84	%
Net interest margin		3.45	%		3.36	%		3.14	%
Loan to deposit⁽²⁾		97.01	%		99.38	%		105.37	%

_{⁽¹⁾ See the section entitled “Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)” for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
⁽²⁾ Loan balance in loan to deposit ratio is total loans held for investment and sale at period end. Deposit balance in loan to deposit ratio is total deposits at period end.}

(in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Balance Sheet Data
Cash and due from financial institutions	$	42,473		$	33,882		$	29,750
Interest-bearing deposits in banks		410,098			318,461			155,575
Time deposits in banks		4,024			4,121			5,878
Securities – available-for-sale, at fair value		97,111			98,194			105,006
Securities – held-to-maturity, at amortized cost		2,585			2,720			3,000
Loans held for sale		2,669			3,247			10,243
Loans held for investment		3,621,819			3,532,686			3,104,130
Allowance for credit losses		(39,224	)		(37,791	)		(34,653	)
Loans held for investment, net of allowance for credit losses		3,582,595			3,494,895			3,069,477
FHLB stock		15,000			15,000			15,000
Operating leases, right-of-use asset		5,944			6,245			6,932
Premises and equipment, net		1,524			1,584			1,569
Bank-owned life insurance		23,246			19,375			18,872
Interest receivable and other assets		57,788			55,554			55,058
Total assets	$	4,245,057		$	4,053,278		$	3,476,360

Non-interest-bearing deposits	$	933,652		$	922,629		$	817,388
Interest-bearing deposits		2,802,702			2,635,365			2,138,384
Total deposits		3,736,354			3,557,994			2,955,772
Subordinated notes, net		73,932			73,895			73,786
Other borrowings		—			—			120,000
Operating lease liability		6,591			6,857			7,320
Interest payable and other liabilities		21,729			17,908			26,902
Total liabilities		3,838,606			3,656,654			3,183,780

Common stock		302,788			302,531			220,804
Retained earnings		115,309			106,464			84,216
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		(11,646	)		(12,371	)		(12,440	)
Total shareholders’ equity		406,451			396,624			292,580
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	4,245,057		$	4,053,278		$	3,476,360

Quarterly Average Balance Data
Average loans held for investment and sale	$	3,567,992		$	3,498,109		$	3,082,290
Average interest-earning assets		3,997,037			3,965,867			3,424,469
Average total assets		4,090,580			4,057,603			3,518,452
Average deposits		3,585,782			3,561,409			3,106,841
Average total equity		400,501			393,088			288,106

Credit Quality
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans		2,222.32	%		2,101.78	%		1,806.73	%
Nonperforming loans to loans held for investment		0.05	%		0.05	%		0.06	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.04	%		0.05	%		0.06	%
Nonperforming loans plus performing loan modifications to loans held for investment		0.05	%		0.05	%		0.06	%

Capital Ratios
Total shareholders’ equity to total assets		9.57	%		9.79	%		8.42	%
Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets⁽¹⁾		9.57	%		9.79	%		8.42	%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)		13.97	%		13.99	%		12.34	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		11.00	%		11.02	%		9.13	%
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		11.00	%		11.02	%		9.13	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio		10.17	%		10.05	%		8.63	%

_{⁽¹⁾ See the section entitled “Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)” for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure.}

Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)

The Company uses financial information in its analysis of the Company’s performance that is not in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors that is supplementary to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP. However, the Company acknowledges that its non-GAAP financial measures have a number of limitations. As such, investors should not view these disclosures as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP measures are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that other banking companies use. Other banking companies may use names similar to those the Company uses for the non-GAAP financial measures the Company discloses, but may calculate them differently. Investors should understand how the Company and other companies each calculate their non-GAAP financial measures when making comparisons.

Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets is defined as total equity less goodwill and other intangible assets, divided by total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total shareholders’ equity to total assets. Management believes that tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets is a useful financial measure because it enables management, investors, and others to assess the Company’s financial health based on tangible capital. We had no goodwill or other intangible assets at the end of any period indicated. As a result, tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets is the same as total shareholders’ equity to total assets at the end of each of the periods indicated.

Tangible book value per share is defined as total shareholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets, divided by the outstanding number of common shares at the end of the period. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is book value per share. Management believes that tangible book value per share is a useful financial measure because it enables management, investors, and others to assess the Company’s value and use of equity. We had no goodwill or other intangible assets at the end of any period indicated. As a result, tangible book value per share is the same as book value per share at the end of each of the periods indicated.

Pre-tax, pre-provision income is defined as pre-tax income plus provision for credit losses. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is pre-tax income. Management believes that pre-tax, pre-provision income is a useful financial measure because it enables management, investors, and others to assess the Company’s ability to generate operating profit and capital.

The following reconciliation table provides a more detailed analysis of this non-GAAP financial measure:

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
Pre-tax, pre-provision income
Pre-tax income	$	18,391	$	19,367	$	14,961
Add: provision for credit losses		1,900		1,300		900
Pre-tax, pre-provision income	$	20,291	$	20,667	$	15,861

Investor Contact:
Heather C. Luck, Chief Financial Officer
Five Star Bancorp
(916) 626-5008
hluck@fivestarbank.com

Media Contact:
Shelley R. Wetton, Chief Marketing Officer
Five Star Bancorp
(916) 284-7827
swetton@fivestarbank.com

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April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Accountant Pleads Guilty to $8 Million Tax Fraud

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Rodney Ermel, 71, of Colorado entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Court Judge Mark Kearney on charges of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Ermel owned and managed a Colorado-based accounting firm. Along with co-defendant Kenneth Bacon, Ermel provided accounting and tax preparation services for co-defendant Joseph LaForte, LaForte’s wife and co-defendant Lisa McElhone, and their business entities. Ermel conspired with LaForte, Bacon, and others to hide approximately $20 million in income.

He did this through various fraudulent accounting practices, such as fabricating shareholder loans and “bad debt” deductions. Ermel also filed tax returns which he knew underreported taxable income by over $20 million between 2016 and 2018. Ermel’s fraud caused a loss to the United States of over $8 million.

Ermel is the fourth defendant to plead guilty to criminal conduct related to this tax scheme. Sentencing is scheduled for September 3.

The FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Newcomer and John J. Boscia for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Trial Attorney Ezra Spiro of the Justice Department’s Tax Division are prosecuting the case.

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April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: FBI Arrests Alleged South Lake Tahoe Fentanyl Distributor

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (b)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office announces the arrest of Timothy Austin Pannell, 31, of South Lake Tahoe on a federal complaint for alleged distribution of fentanyl, a felony. An FBI special agent took Pannell into custody on Friday, April 25, 2025, in South Lake Tahoe. This arrest was made possible with assistance from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Probation, and El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.

On February 12, 2024, South Lake Tahoe Police Department, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI responded following a 911 call reporting multiple overdoses at a residence in South Lake Tahoe. Three men and one woman were found deceased in the residence. A fifth individual survived the overdose.

According to court documents, Pannell, a.k.a. “Frog,” allegedly sold fentanyl that he represented as cocaine to two of the men in the parking lot of a church in South Lake Tahoe, California, on the night of February 11, 2024.

The charge against Pannell is a mere allegation. He is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: $HAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Urges Stockholders of AKYA, WTMA, PLYA, QTRX to Act Now

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April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2025 First-Quarter Financial Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

ARCHBOLD, Ohio, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO) today reported financial results for the 2025 first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

2025 First Quarter Financial and Operating Highlights
(at March 31, 2025 and on a year-over-year basis unless noted)

88 consecutive quarters of profitability
Total interest income increased 6.1% to $41.0 million, driven by a 19-basis point improvement in the yield on earning assets and a higher average loan balance
Total loans increased by $40.5 million, or 1.6% to $2.58 billion
Total assets increased by $101.2 million, or 3.1% to $3.39 billion
Total deposits increased by $78.9 million, or 3.0% to $2.70 billion
Efficiency ratio improved to 66.79%, compared to 74.08%
Pre-tax, pre-provision income increased 49.6% to $9.3 million, from $6.2 million
Net income increased 29.7% to $7.0 million, or $0.51 per basic and diluted share
Asset quality remains at historically strong levels with nonperforming loans of only $4.5 million and net charge-offs to average loans of 0.01%
Tier 1 leverage ratio was 8.44%

Lars B. Eller, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “2025 is off to a solid start, reflecting the positive impacts our strategic priorities are having on our financial performance. Throughout the first quarter we made progress enhancing profitability, controlling growth, driving innovation, and achieving greater operational efficiency. Most importantly, our strong first-quarter results underscore the excellent execution by our team and F&M’s ongoing commitment to delivering local, personalized financial services to our communities in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.”

Mr. Eller continued, “For the first quarter of 2025 our net interest margin grew 43-basis points year-over year to 3.03% and increased 19-basis points from the fourth quarter of 2024. This growth demonstrates the benefits of continued loan repricing, as well as our disciplined approach to new loan originations and strategic efforts underway to improve our cost of funds. Total revenue – defined by net interest income plus noninterest income – increased 16.7% year-over-year, while noninterest expense rose 5.2%. This favorable spread strengthened our efficiency ratio and drove a 49.6% increase in pre-tax, pre-provision income. As we continue to successfully execute against our 2025 strategic priorities, we expect continued year-over-year growth in net income.”

Income Statement
Net income for the 2025 first quarter ended March 31, 2025, was $7.0 million, compared to $5.4 million for the same period last year. Net income per basic and diluted share for the 2025 first quarter was $0.51, compared to $0.39 for the same period last year.

Deposits
At March 31, 2025, total deposits were $2.70 billion, an increase of 3.0% from March 31, 2024. The Company’s cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 2.76% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to 3.06% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Mr. Eller commented, “We continue to pursue opportunities that optimize our deposit base and grow low-cost checking deposits. As a result, more expensive time-account balances have declined year-over-year by $19.5 million, while total deposits have increased by $78.9 million reflecting growth in lower cost core deposits. These trends have reduced our cost of funds, while improving our loan-to-deposit ratio.”

Loan Portfolio and Asset Quality
“Offices opened in 2023 continue to add new loans and new deposits at a faster pace than our legacy locations, which we believe demonstrates the need for the local community banking services F&M provides. Overall, we are experiencing stable demand across all of our markets, as a result of the addition of proven bankers to our team, our regional structure, new financial products, and growing commercial relationships. Positive demand trends allow us to control growth, expand our yield on loans, and maintain excellent asset quality. Our credit quality remains strong with nonperforming loans to total loans of just 0.17% at March 31, 2025 – the fourth quarter in a row this metric has remained below 0.20%,” continued Mr. Eller.

Total loans, net at March 31, 2025, increased 1.6%, or by $40.5 million to $2.58 billion, compared to $2.54 billion at March 31, 2024. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by higher agricultural, commercial and industrial, and commercial real estate loans, partially offset primarily by lower consumer, agricultural real estate, and consumer real estate loans. Compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024, total loans, net at March 31, 2025, increased by 0.8% or $20.0 million.

F&M continues to closely monitor its loan portfolio with a particular emphasis on higher risk sectors. Nonperforming loans were $4.5 million, or 0.17% of total loans at March 31, 2025, compared to $19.4 million, or 0.76% of total loans at March 31, 2024, and $3.1 million, or 0.12% at December 31, 2024.

F&M maintains a well-balanced, diverse and high performing CRE portfolio. CRE loans represented 51.3% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at March 31, 2025. In addition, F&M’s commercial real estate office credit exposure represented 5.4% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at March 31, 2025, with a weighted average loan-to-value of approximately 63% and an average loan of approximately $965,366.

F&M’s CRE portfolio included the following categories at March 31, 2025:

CRE Category	Dollar Balance		Percent of CRE Portfolio⁽^*)	Percent of Total Loan Portfolio⁽^*)

Industrial	$	281,484	21.2%	10.9%
Multi-family		217,903	16.4%	8.4%
Retail		213,281	16.1%	8.3%
Hotels		157,139	11.8%	6.1%
Office		139,069	10.5%	5.4%
Gas Stations		70,983	5.3%	2.7%
Food Service		52,827	4.0%	2.0%
Senior Living		31,400	2.4%	1.2%
Development		29,907	2.3%	1.2%
Auto Dealers		27,294	2.1%	1.1%
Other		104,411	7.9%	4.0%
Total CRE	$	1,325,698	100.0%	51.3%

* Numbers have been rounded

At March 31, 2025, the Company’s allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 586.38%, compared to 127.28% at March 31, 2024. The allowance to total loans was 1.07% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.05% at March 31, 2024. Including accretable yield adjustments, associated with the Company’s prior acquisitions, F&M’s allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.08% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.11% at March 31, 2024.

Mr. Eller concluded, “While the near-term economic environment has become more fluid, we believe F&M is in a strong position because of the platform we have built and the strategies we are pursuing to transform our business in 2025. As a result, we continue to believe 2025 will be another good year for F&M.”

Stockholders’ Equity and Dividends
Total stockholders’ equity increased 8.5% to $344.6 million, or $25.12 per share at March 31, 2025, from $317.7 million, or $23.22 per share at March 31, 2024. The Company had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.44%, compared to 8.40% at March 31, 2024.

Tangible stockholders’ equity increased to $263.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $256.5 million at March 31, 2024. On a per share basis, tangible stockholders’ equity at March 31, 2025, was $19.17 per share, compared to $18.75 per share at March 31, 2024.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company declared cash dividends of $0.22125 per share, representing a 0.6% increase over the same period last year. F&M is committed to returning capital to shareholders and has increased the annual cash dividend for 30 consecutive years. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the dividend payout ratio was 43.10% compared to 55.52% for the same period last year.

About Farmers & Merchants State Bank:
F&M Bank is a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams, and Wood counties in Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Steuben and Wells counties. The Michigan footprint includes Oakland County, and we have Loan Production Offices in Troy, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Perrysburg and Bryan, Ohio.

Safe Harbor Statement
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (“F&M”) wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including management’s expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&M’s SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov or through F&M’s website www.fm.bank.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes disclosure of financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are required to be disclosed by GAAP. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.’s marketplace performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included within this press release.

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME & COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Interest Income
Loans, including fees	$	37,072		$	36,663		$	36,873		$	36,593		$	35,200
Debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and government agencies		2,097			1,882			1,467			1,148			1,045
Municipalities		382			384			387			389			394
Dividends		338			367			334			327			333
Federal funds sold		–			24			7			7			7
Other		1,113			2,531			2,833			2,702			1,675
Total interest income		41,002			41,851			41,901			41,166			38,654
Interest Expense
Deposits		13,988			15,749			16,947			16,488			15,279
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase		271			274			277			276			284
Borrowed funds		2,550			2,713			2,804			2,742			2,689
Subordinated notes		284			285			284			285			284
Total interest expense		17,093			19,021			20,312			19,791			18,536
Net Interest Income – Before Provision for Credit Losses		23,909			22,830			21,589			21,375			20,118
Provision for (Recovery of) Credit Losses – Loans		811			346			282			605			(289	)
Recovery of Credit Losses – Off Balance Sheet Exposures		(260	)		(120	)		(267	)		(18	)		(266	)
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses		23,358			22,604			21,574			20,788			20,673
Noninterest Income
Customer service fees		381			237			300			189			598
Other service charges and fees		1,124			1,176			1,155			1,085			1,057
Interchange income		1,421			1,322			1,315			1,330			1,429
Loan servicing income		762			771			710			513			539
Net gain on sale of loans		284			223			215			314			107
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance		244			248			265			236			216
Net gain (loss) on sale of other assets owned		(54	)		22			–			49			–
Total noninterest income		4,162			3,999			3,960			3,716			3,946
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and wages		7,878			7,020			7,713			7,589			7,846
Employee benefits		2,404			2,148			2,112			2,112			2,171
Net occupancy expense		1,199			1,072			1,054			999			1,027
Furniture and equipment		1,278			1,032			1,472			1,407			1,353
Data processing		557			160			339			448			500
Franchise taxes		397			312			410			265			555
ATM expense		491			328			472			397			473
Advertising		503			498			597			519			530
FDIC assessment		465			505			516			507			580
Servicing rights amortization – net		127			244			219			187			168
Loan expense		228			236			244			251			229
Consulting fees		745			242			251			198			186
Professional fees		559			368			453			527			445
Intangible asset amortization		445			446			445			444			445
Other general and administrative		1,484			1,465			1,128			1,495			1,333
Total noninterest expense		18,760			16,076			17,425			17,345			17,841
Income Before Income Taxes		8,760			10,527			8,109			7,159			6,778
Income Taxes		1,808			2,146			1,593			1,477			1,419
Net Income		6,952			8,381			6,516			5,682			5,359
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Net of Tax):
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities		6,464			(7,403	)		11,664			2,531			(1,995	)
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities		–			–			–			–			–
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities		6,464			(7,403	)		11,664			2,531			(1,995	)
Tax expense (benefit)		1,358			(1,554	)		2,449			531			(418	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		5,106			(5,849	)		9,215			2,000			(1,577	)
Comprehensive Income	$	12,058		$	2,532		$	15,731		$	7,682		$	3,782
Basic Earnings Per Share	$	0.51		$	0.61		$	0.48		$	0.42		$	0.39
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	0.51		$	0.61		$	0.48		$	0.42		$	0.39
Dividends Declared	$	0.22125		$	0.22125		$	0.22125		$	0.22		$	0.22

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except share data)

	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
	(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	172,612		$	174,855		$	244,572		$	191,785		$	186,541
Federal funds sold		425			1,496			932			1,283			1,241
Total cash and cash equivalents		173,037			176,351			245,504			193,068			187,782

Interest-bearing time deposits		1,992			2,482			2,727			3,221			2,735
Securities – available-for-sale		438,568			426,556			404,881			365,209			347,516
Other securities, at cost		14,062			14,400			15,028			14,721			14,744
Loans held for sale		2,331			2,996			1,706			1,628			2,410
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses		2,555,552			2,536,043			2,512,852			2,534,468			2,516,687
Premises and equipment		33,163			33,828			33,779			34,507			35,007
Construction in progress		–			–			35			38			9
Goodwill		86,358			86,358			86,358			86,358			86,358
Loan servicing rights		5,805			5,656			5,644			5,504			5,555
Bank owned life insurance		35,116			34,872			34,624			34,359			34,123
Other assets		42,802			45,181			46,047			49,552			54,628

Total Assets	$	3,388,786		$	3,364,723		$	3,389,185		$	3,322,633		$	3,287,554

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	502,318		$	516,904		$	481,444		$	479,069		$	510,731
Interest-bearing
NOW accounts		874,881			850,462			865,617			821,145			829,236
Savings		696,635			671,818			661,565			673,284			635,430
Time		626,450			647,581			676,187			667,592			645,985
Total deposits		2,700,284			2,686,765			2,684,813			2,641,090			2,621,382

Federal funds purchased and securities
sold under agreements to repurchase		27,258			27,218			27,292			27,218			28,218
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances		245,474			246,056			263,081			266,102			256,628
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized issuance costs		34,846			34,818			34,789			34,759			34,731
Dividend payable		2,997			2,996			2,998			2,975			2,975
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		33,326			31,659			40,832			27,825			25,930
Total liabilities		3,044,185			3,029,512			3,053,805			2,999,969			2,969,864

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock – No par value 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued
14,564,425 shares 3/31/25 and 12/31/24; outstanding 13,718,336 shares 3/31/25 and 13,699,536 shares 12/31/24		135,407			135,565			135,193			135,829			135,482
Treasury stock – 846,089 shares 3/31/25 and 864,889 shares 12/31/24		(10,768	)		(10,985	)		(10,904	)		(11,006	)		(10,851	)
Retained earnings		240,079			235,854			230,465			226,430			223,648
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(20,117	)		(25,223	)		(19,374	)		(28,589	)		(30,589	)
Total stockholders’ equity		344,601			335,211			335,380			322,664			317,690

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	3,388,786		$	3,364,723		$	3,389,185		$	3,322,633		$	3,287,554

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECT FINANCIAL DATA

	For the Three Months Ended
Selected financial data	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Return on average assets		0.85	%		0.99	%		0.78	%		0.69	%		0.66	%
Return on average equity		8.31	%		10.00	%		7.93	%		7.13	%		6.76	%
Yield on earning assets		5.19	%		5.20	%		5.27	%		5.22	%		5.00	%
Cost of interest bearing liabilities		2.76	%		3.01	%		3.21	%		3.18	%		3.06	%
Net interest spread		2.43	%		2.19	%		2.06	%		2.04	%		1.94	%
Net interest margin		3.03	%		2.84	%		2.71	%		2.71	%		2.60	%
Efficiency ratio		66.79	%		59.82	%		67.98	%		69.03	%		74.08	%
Dividend payout ratio		43.10	%		35.75	%		45.99	%		52.35	%		55.52	%
Tangible book value per share	$	17.71		$	17.74		$	17.72		$	16.79		$	16.51
Tier 1 leverage ratio		8.44	%		8.12	%		8.04	%		8.02	%		8.40	%
Average shares outstanding		13,706,003			13,699,869			13,687,119			13,681,501			13,671,166

Loans	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Commercial real estate	$	1,325,698		$	1,310,811		$	1,301,160		$	1,303,598		$	1,304,400
Agricultural real estate		215,898			216,401			220,328			222,558			227,455
Consumer real estate		523,383			520,114			524,055			525,902			525,178
Commercial and industrial		278,254			275,152			260,732			268,426			256,051
Agricultural		153,607			152,080			137,252			142,909			127,670
Consumer		60,115			63,009			67,394			70,918			74,819
Other		24,985			24,978			25,916			26,449			26,776
Less: Net deferred loan fees, costs and other ⁽¹⁾		(36	)		(676	)		1,499			(1,022	)		(982	)
Total loans, net	$	2,581,904		$	2,561,869		$	2,538,336		$	2,559,738		$	2,541,367


Asset quality data	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans	$	4,494		$	3,124		$	2,898		$	2,487		$	19,391
90 day past due and accruing	$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–
Nonperforming loans	$	4,494		$	3,124		$	2,898		$	2,487		$	19,391
Other real estate owned	$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–
Nonperforming assets	$	4,494		$	3,124		$	2,898		$	2,487		$	19,391


Allowance for credit losses – loans	$	26,352		$	25,826		$	25,484		$	25,270		$	24,680
Allowance for credit losses – off balance sheet credit exposures		1,281			1,541			1,661			1,928			1,946
Total allowance for credit losses	$	27,633		$	27,367		$	27,145		$	27,198		$	26,626
Total allowance for credit losses/total loans		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.06	%		1.05	%
Adjusted credit losses with accretable yield/total loans		1.08	%		1.08	%		1.10	%		1.10	%		1.11	%
Net charge-offs:
Quarter-to-date	$	285		$	4		$	68		$	15		$	55
Year-to-date	$	285		$	142		$	138		$	70		$	55
Net charge-offs to average loans
Quarter-to-date		0.01	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Year-to-date		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Nonperforming loans/total loans		0.17	%		0.12	%		0.11	%		0.10	%		0.76	%
Allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans		586.38	%		826.70	%		879.37	%		1016.08	%		127.28	%
NPA coverage ratio		586.38	%		826.70	%		879.37	%		1016.08	%		127.28	%

⁽¹⁾Includes carrying value adjustments of $1.7 million as of March 31, 2025, $1.1 million as of December 31, 2024, $3.0 million as of September 30, 2024, $612 thousand as of June 30, 2024, and $969 thousand as of March 31, 2024 related to interest rate swaps associated with fixed rate loans

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages)


	For the Three Months Ended					For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025					March 31, 2024
Interest Earning Assets:	Average Balance		Interest/Dividends		Annualized Yield/Rate	Average Balance		Interest/Dividends		Annualized Yield/Rate
Loans	$	2,578,531	$	37,072	5.75%	$	2,577,114	$	35,200	5.46%
Taxable investment securities		458,519		2,739	2.39%		384,928		1,686	1.75%
Tax-exempt investment securities		18,310		78	2.16%		21,109		86	2.06%
Fed funds sold & other		105,770		1,113	4.21%		110,388		1,682	6.09%
Total Interest Earning Assets		3,161,130	$	41,002	5.19%		3,093,539	$	38,654	5.00%

Nonearning Assets		166,630					159,240

Total Assets	$	3,327,760				$	3,252,779

Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Savings deposits	$	1,543,665	$	8,564	2.22%	$	1,443,530	$	9,407	2.61%
Other time deposits		627,498		5,424	3.46%		650,580		5,872	3.61%
Other borrowed money		245,734		2,550	4.15%		263,280		2,689	4.09%
Fed funds purchased & securities
sold under agreement to repurchase		27,480		271	3.94%		28,458		284	3.99%
Subordinated notes		34,828		284	3.26%		34,712		284	3.27%
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities	$	2,479,205	$	17,093	2.76%	$	2,420,560	$	18,536	3.06%

Noninterest Bearing Liabilities		509,190					514,986

Stockholders’ Equity	$	339,365				$	317,233

Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Spread			$	23,909	2.43%			$	20,118	1.94%

Net Interest Margin					3.03%					2.60%

Yields on Tax exempt securities and the portion of the tax-exempt IDB loans included in loans have been tax adjusted based on a 21% tax rate in the charts

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025												For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	As Reported				Excluding Acc/Amort				Difference				As Reported				Excluding Acc/Amort				Difference
	$		Yield		$		Yield		$		Yield		$		Yield		$		Yield		$			Yield
Interest Earning Assets:
Loans	$	37,072	5.75	%	$	36,468	5.66	%	$	604	0.09	%	$	35,200	5.46	%	$	34,525	5.36	%	$	675		0.10	%
Taxable investment securities		2,739	2.39	%		2,739	2.39	%		–	0.00	%		1,686	1.75	%		1,686	1.75	%		–		0.00	%
Tax-exempt investment securities		78	2.16	%		78	2.16	%		–	0.00	%		86	2.06	%		86	2.06	%		–		0.00	%
Fed funds sold & other		1,113	4.21	%		1,113	4.21	%		–	0.00	%		1,682	6.09	%		1,682	6.09	%		–		0.00	%
Total Interest Earning Assets		41,002	5.19	%		40,398	5.11	%		604	0.08	%		38,654	5.00	%		37,979	4.92	%		675		0.08	%

Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Savings deposits	$	8,564	2.22	%	$	8,564	2.22	%	$	–	0.00	%	$	9,407	2.61	%	$	9,407	2.61	%	$	–		0.00	%
Other time deposits		5,424	3.46	%		5,424	3.46	%		–	0.00	%		5,872	3.61	%		5,872	3.61	%		–		0.00	%
Other borrowed money		2,550	4.15	%		2,547	4.15	%		3	0.00	%		2,689	4.09	%		2,707	4.11	%		(18	)	-0.02	%
Federal funds purchased and
securities sold under agreement to
repurchase		271	3.94	%		271	3.94	%		–	0.00	%		284	3.99	%		284	3.99	%		–		0.00	%
Subordinated notes		284	3.26	%		284	3.26	%		–	0.00	%		284	3.27	%		284	3.27	%		–		0.00	%
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities		17,093	2.76	%		17,090	2.76	%		3	-0.00	%		18,536	3.06	%		18,554	3.07	%		(18	)	-0.01	%

Interest/Dividend income/yield		41,002	5.19	%		40,398	5.11	%		604	0.08	%		38,654	5.00	%		37,979	4.92	%		675		0.08	%
Interest Expense / yield		17,093	2.76	%		17,090	2.76	%		3	-0.00	%		18,536	3.06	%		18,554	3.07	%		(18	)	-0.01	%
Net Interest Spread		23,909	2.43	%		23,308	2.35	%		601	0.08	%		20,118	1.94	%		19,425	1.85	%		693		0.09	%
Net Interest Margin			3.03	%			2.95	%			0.08	%			2.60	%			2.52	%				0.08	%

Company Contact:	Investor and Media Contact:
Lars B. Eller President and Chief Executive Officer Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (419) 446-2501 leller@fm.bank	Andrew M. Berger Managing Director SM Berger & Company, Inc. (216) 464-6400 andrew@smberger.com

The MIL Network –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: Amplify Energy Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

HOUSTON, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amplify Energy Corp. (“Amplify” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AMPY) announced today that it will report first quarter 2025 financial and operating results after the U.S. financial markets close on May 12, 2025. Management will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT on May 13, 2025, to discuss the Company’s results. Interested parties are invited to participate in the conference call by dialing (888) 999-3182 (Conference ID: AEC1Q25) at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. A telephonic replay will be available for fourteen days following the call by dialing (800) 654-1563 and providing the Access Code: 52458798. A transcript and a recorded replay of the call will also be available on our website after the call.

About Amplify Energy

Amplify Energy Corp. is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas properties. Amplify’s operations are focused in Oklahoma, the Rockies (Bairoil), federal waters offshore Southern California (Beta), East Texas / North Louisiana, and the Eagle Ford (Non-op). For more information, visit www.amplifyenergy.com.

Investor Relations Contacts

Jim Frew — SVP & Chief Financial Officer
(832) 219-9044
jim.frew@amplifyenergy.com

Michael Jordan — Director, Finance and Treasurer
(832) 219-9051
michael.jordan@amplifyenergy.com

The MIL Network –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: Capital Bancorp, Inc. Announces Strong First Quarter Results and Successful IFH Conversion; Continued Strong Organic Loan and Deposit Growth; NIM and Fee Income Drives Robust Returns

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

First Quarter 2025 Highlights

Net Income of $13.9 million, or $0.82 per share, and return on average assets (“ROA”) of 1.75%
- Core net income⁽¹⁾ of $14.9 million, or $0.88 per share, and core ROA⁽¹⁾ of 1.87%
Book value per common share of $22.19 at March 31, 2025, increased $0.87 compared to 4Q 2024, and increased $3.51 when compared to 1Q 2024.
- Tangible Book Value Per Share⁽¹⁾ of $19.81, increased 3.7% (not annualized), or $0.71⁽²⁾ as compared to 4Q 2024, and increased 6.0%, or $1.13 compared to 1Q 2024
Return on average equity (“ROE”) of 15.56%, and return on average tangible common equity (“ROTCE”)⁽¹⁾ of 17.57%
- Core ROE⁽¹⁾ of 16.64%, and core ROTCE⁽¹⁾ of 18.77%
Gross Loans grew $48.2 million, or 7.4% (annualized), during 1Q 2025, and growth of $713.9 million year-over-year including $340.4 million from organic growth and $373.5 million from the IFH acquisition
Total Deposits grew $129.4 million, or 19.0% (annualized), from 4Q 2024. Year-over-year growth of $885.6 million includes $426.7 million from organic growth, and $459.0 million from the acquisition of IFH, or 44.2% from 1Q 2024
- Customer Deposit growth of $154.6 million, or 25.8% (annualized) from 4Q 2024, and $738.5 million year-over-year, or 40.0% from 1Q 2024, including $445.0 million of organic growth, and $293.5 million from the acquisition of IFH
Net Interest Income increased $1.7 million, or 3.9% (not annualized), from 4Q 2024 due to balance sheet growth and purchase accounting accretion, and increased $11.0 million, or 31.5%, year-over-year, primarily driven by strong organic growth and the acquisition of IFH.
Net Interest Margin (“NIM”) of 6.05% increased 18 bps compared to 4Q 2024 and decreased 19 bps compared to 1Q 2024 due to the acquisition of commercial loans from IFH, diluting the impact from OpenSky^™
- Commercial Bank NIM⁽¹⁾ of 4.32% increased by 33 bps and 55 bps, compared to 4Q 2024 and 1Q 2024, respectively
- Net purchase accounting accretion of $1.5 million for 1Q 2025, increased $0.8 million compared to 4Q 2024, accounting for 20 bps of both reported NIM and Commercial Bank NIM⁽¹⁾
Fee Revenue (noninterest income) totaled $12.5 million, or 21.4% of total revenue for 1Q 2025, an increase of $0.6 million, from 4Q 2024 and $6.6 million, from 1Q 2024
The allowance for credit losses to total loans (“ACL Coverage Ratio”) equaled 1.81% at March 31, 2025 down 4 bps from 4Q 2024 and up 32 bps from 1Q 2024, primarily due to of the acquisition of IFH loans. The Commercial Bank ACL Coverage Ratio⁽¹⁾ equaled 1.67% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.70% at December 31, 2024.
Cash Dividend of $0.10 per share declared by the Board of Directors

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_{⁽¹⁾ As used in this press release, core net income, core ROA, core ROE, ROTCE, core ROTCE, Commercial Bank NIM, Commercial Bank ACL Coverage Ratio, and Tangible Book Value are non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures. These non-GAAP financial metrics exclude merger-related and other certain one-time non-reoccurring pre-tax adjustments and tax impacts of such adjustments. Reconciliations of these and other non–GAAP measures to their comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the Appendix at the end of this press release.}
_{⁽²⁾ 4Q 2024 Tangible Book Value restated to $19.10 from previously reported amount of $18.77 due to exclusion of Loan Servicing Assets.}

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CBNK), the holding company for Capital Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $13.9 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, for 1Q 2025, compared to net income of $7.5 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for 4Q 2024, and $6.6 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for 1Q 2024. Core net income⁽³⁾ for 1Q 2025 of $14.9 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared to $15.5 million, or $0.92 per diluted share in 4Q 2024.

The Company also declared a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable on May 28, 2025 to shareholders of record on May 12, 2025.

“The first quarter continues the momentum from 2024 and further demonstrates the value of the larger and more diversified franchise resulting from the acquisition of IFH,” said Ed Barry, CEO of the Company and the Bank. “I would like to thank Management and the teams across the organization for a successful integration of IFH in the first quarter. Our continued focused execution of our initiatives and growth objectives will build on a great start to 2025.”

“Our record GAAP earnings per share for the quarter, increased net interest margin, solid loan and deposit growth, and superior return on tangible equity all confirm that we are on the right course for continued growth. We continue to benefit from our diversified earnings platform, both in terms of overall performance and risk mitigation,” said Steven J. Schwartz, Chairman of the Company. “That said, we intend to continue to monitor closely the possible impact on our businesses from emergent governmental policies, with a view towards insulating ourselves, to the extent we can, from the effects of such policies, including interest rate and price volatility and heightened economic uncertainty.”

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Core (Non-GAAP) Net Income
The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s net income under GAAP to Core net income (non-GAAP) results excluding merger-related expenses and other one-time non-recurring transactions.

	First Quarter 2025								Fourth Quarter 2024
^{(in thousands, except per share data)}	Income Before Income Taxes		Income Tax Expense		Net Income		Diluted Earnings per Share		Income Before Income Taxes		Income Tax Expense		Net Income		Diluted Earnings per Share
GAAP Net Income	$	18,297	$	4,365	$	13,932	$	0.82	$	10,776	$	3,243	$	7,533	$	0.45
Add: Merger-Related Expenses		1,266		302		964				2,615		464		2,151
Add: Non-recurring Equity and Debt Investment Write-Down		—		—		—				2,620		—		2,620
Add: Initial IFH ACL Provision		—		—		—				4,194		1,025		3,169
Core Net Income⁽¹⁾	$	19,563	$	4,667	$	14,896	$	0.88	$	20,205	$	4,732	$	15,473	$	0.92

^{Note: The income tax expense reflects the non-deductibility of certain merger-related expenses.}

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_{¹ As used in this press release, core net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial metric excludes merger-related and other certain one-time non-recurring pre-tax adjustments and tax impacts of such adjustments. Reconciliations of this and other non–GAAP measures to their comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the Appendix at the end of this press release.}

First Quarter 2025 Results

Earnings Summary
Net income of $13.9 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, compared to net income of $7.5 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for 4Q 2024, and $6.6 million or $0.47 per diluted share, for 1Q 2024. 1Q 2025 core net income⁽⁴⁾ of $14.9 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared to 4Q 2024 of $15.5 million, or $0.92 per diluted share.

Net interest income of $46.0 million increased $1.7 million, or 3.9% (not annualized), compared to 4Q 2024, and increased $11.0 million, or 31.5% year-over-year.
- Interest income of $62.8 million increased $1.1 million, or 1.7% (not annualized), over 4Q 2024, and increased $14.4 million, or 29.8%, year-over-year. The increase quarter-over-quarter was driven by increases of $1.1 million from net purchase accounting accretion, $0.7 million from interest-bearing deposits held at other financial institutions, and $0.3 million from investments held for sale, partially offset by a decrease in loan interest income of $1.1 million due to rate and portfolio mix, while the increase year-over year was primarily driven by organic growth and the acquisition of IFH.
  - Interest income included $0.4 million from net purchase accounting accretion in 1Q 2025 compared to $0.7 million from net purchase accounting amortization in 4Q 2024. There was no related purchase accounting accretion or amortization during 1Q 2024.
- Interest expense of $16.7 million decreased $0.7 million, or 3.8% (not annualized) compared to 4Q 2024, and increased $3.4 million, or 25.1%, year-over-year. The decrease quarter-over-quarter was primarily due to a decrease in borrowed funds partially offset by lower net purchase accounting accretion, and the increase year-over-year was driven by organic growth and the acquisition of IFH.
  - Interest expense included $1.1 million from net purchase accounting accretion in 1Q 2025 compared to $1.4 million from net purchase accounting accretion in 4Q 2024. There was no related purchase accounting accretion or amortization during 1Q 2024.
The provision for credit losses was $2.2 million, a decrease of $5.6 million from 4Q 2024. The decrease over the prior quarter was primarily driven by the recognition of the Initial IFH ACL Provision of $4.2 million in 4Q 2024, and a $2.0 million lower provision from the commercial loan portfolio partially offset by an additional $0.6 million from OpenSky^™ provision in the current quarter. Net charge-offs totaled $2.4 million, or 0.38% of portfolio loans (annualized), including $2.3 million from OpenSky^™ loans. By comparison net charge-offs for 4Q 2024 totaled $2.4 million, or 0.37% of portfolio loans (annualized), including $2.1 million from OpenSky^™ loans. At March 31, 2025, the ACL Coverage Ratio was 1.81%, down 4 bps from the ratio of 1.85% at December 31, 2024, due to the payoff of certain purchase credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans acquired from IFH, during the quarter. The provision for credit losses decreased $0.5 million, year-over-year (1Q 2024) primarily from lower commercial loan portfolio provision of $0.7 million, offset by slightly higher provision for OpenSky^™ of $0.2 million, while the ACL Coverage Ratio increased 32 bps year-over-year driven by the acquisition of IFH.

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_{¹ As used in this press release, core net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial metric excludes merger-related and other certain one-time non-recurring pre-tax adjustments and tax impacts of such adjustments. Reconciliations of this and other non–GAAP measures to their comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the Appendix at the end of this press release.}

Earnings Summary (Continued)

Noninterest income of $12.5 million increased $0.6 million compared to 4Q 2024 and increased $6.6 million year-over-year primarily due to the contributions made by the businesses IFH brought to the merged entity. Core fee revenue⁽⁵⁾ of $12.5 million decreased $2.0 million, as a result of $1.2 million lower government lending revenue, $0.8 million lower SBIC investment income, $0.5 million lower loan servicing, $0.4 million lower government loan servicing revenue (Windsor), offset by a loan termination fee of $0.7 million during 1Q 2025.
Noninterest expense of $38.1 million increased $0.5 million compared to 4Q 2024 and $8.6 million compared to 1Q 2024. Core noninterest expense⁽¹⁾ of $36.8 million increased $1.9 million compared to 4Q 2024 and $8.0 million compared to 1Q 2024. Core comparisons include:
- Salaries and employee benefits expenses increased $1.6 million from 4Q 2024, primarily the result of $0.7 million lower deferred expenses related to loan production, $0.6 million from the seasonality of payroll related taxes, and $0.2 million in employee benefits.
- Marketing expenses increased $0.7 million from 4Q 2024, primarily due to additional OpenSky^™ advertising-related expenses due to seasonality.
- Regulatory assessment expenses increased $0.4 million from 4Q 2024, primarily due to additional assessments from the acquisition of IFH.
- Expense reduction of $0.8 million from 4Q 2024, includes $0.3 million from loan processing, $0.2 million from other operating, and $0.3 million from other areas.
- Year-over-year expense growth of $8.6 million was primarily due to the acquisition of IFH.
- Estimated total cost synergies resulting from the acquisition of IFH totaled $1.75 million in 1Q 2025, achieving the targeted savings earlier than anticipated.
Income tax expense of $4.4 million, or 23.9% of pre-tax income for 1Q 2025, increased $1.1 million from $3.2 million, or 30.1% of pre-tax income for 4Q 2024. The core effective income tax rate⁽¹⁾ for 1Q 2025 and 4Q 2024 would have been 23.7% and 22.6%, respectively.

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_{¹ As used in this press release, core fee revenue, core noninterest expense, and core effective income tax rate are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial metrics exclude merger-related and other certain one-time non-recurring pre-tax adjustments and tax impacts of such adjustments. Reconciliations of these and other non–GAAP measures to their comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the Appendix at the end of this press release.}

Balance Sheet
Total assets of $3.3 billion at March 31, 2025 increased $142.9 million, or 18.1% (annualized), from December 31, 2024. Total assets growth year-over-year of $1.0 billion, or 44.1%, included $559.4 million acquired with the IFH acquisition, net of purchase accounting, and $465.6 million of organic growth.

Cash and cash equivalents of $294.0 million at March 31, 2025 increased $88.7 million from December 31, 2024 due to portfolio growth, and increased $208.8 million year-over-year including $130.9 million from organic growth and $77.8 million from the acquisition of IFH.
Total portfolio loans of $2.68 billion at March 31, 2025 increased $48.2 million, or 7.4% (annualized), from December 31, 2024 and increased $713.9 million year-over-year including $373.5 million from the acquisition of IFH and $340.4 million of organic growth.
- Compared to December 31, 2024, commercial and industrial loans increased $39.8 million and construction real estate loans increased $22.0 million, offset by a $9.1 million decrease in OpenSky^™ loans and a $6.3 million decrease in commercial real estate loans.
- Commercial and industrial loans, and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans totaled 37.9% of total portfolio loans at March 31, 2025, compared to 37.8% at December 31, 2024, and 29.6% at March 31, 2024.
Total deposits of $2.89 billion at March 31, 2025 increased $129.4 million, or 19.0% (annualized), from December 31, 2024, and increased $885.6 million, or 44.2% (annualized) from March 31, 2024. The increase quarter-over-quarter includes $95.7 million of growth in customer money market deposits, $57.6 million of growth in interest-bearing demand accounts, $1.3 million of noninterest-bearing deposits, and $0.7 million of customer time deposits, partially offset by a decrease in brokered time deposits of $25.2 million. The increase year-over-year is driven by $459.0 million from the acquisition of IFH and $426.7 million from organic growth.
- Insured and protected deposits were approximately $2.0 billion as of March 31, 2025 representing 70.4% of the Company’s deposit portfolio.
- Low-and-no interest bearing deposits of $1.1 billion, or 38.8% of deposits, increased $58.2 million, or 22.2% (annualized) from December 31, 2024, and increased $257.2 million, or 29.8% year-over-year, including $157.4 million of organic growth, and $91.5 million from the acquisition of IFH.
The average portfolio loans-to-deposit ratio was 95.15% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 99.27% from 4Q 2024, and 98.46% from 1Q 2024.
The investment securities portfolio continues to be classified as available-for-sale and had a fair market value of $213.5 million, or 6.4% of total assets, an effective duration of 3.0 years, with U.S. Treasury Securities representing 56% of the overall investment portfolio at March 31, 2025. The accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the investment securities portfolio decreased $2.3 million during the quarter to negative $9.2 million after-tax as of March 31, 2025, which represents 2.5% of total stockholders’ equity. The Company does not have a held-to-maturity investment securities portfolio.
Liquidity – The Company maintains stable and reliable sources of available borrowings, generally consistent with prior quarter. Sources of available borrowings at March 31, 2025 totaled $820.9 million, compared to $803.0 from 4Q 2024. During 1Q 2025 available collateralized lines of credit of $625.4 million, unsecured lines of credit with other banks of $76.0 million and unpledged investment securities available as collateral for potential additional borrowings of $119.5 million.
Capital Positions – As of March 31, 2025, the Company reported a Common Equity Tier-1 capital ratio of 13.33%, compared to 13.74% at December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, the Company and the Bank maintain regulatory capital ratios that exceed all capital adequacy requirements.

Financial Metrics
Net Interest Margin – Net interest margin of 6.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, increased 18 bps compared to the prior quarter, and decreased 19 bps year-over-year. Commercial Bank net interest margin⁽¹⁾, of 4.32% increased 33 bps compared to the prior quarter, and increased 55 bps year-over-year. Net purchase accounting accretion for 1Q 2025 was 20 bps for NIM and Commercial Bank NIM⁽¹⁾.

The average yield on interest earning assets of 8.24% increased 7 bps compared to the prior quarter, due to portfolio mix, and decreased 39 bps year-over-year primarily due to the acquisition of commercial loans diluting the impact from OpenSky^™. The Commercial Bank Loan Yield⁽¹⁾ of 7.14% for 1Q 2025, increased 16 bps 4Q 2024, and increased 18 bps year-over-year.
The total cost of deposits of 2.42% for 1Q 2025 decreased 8 bps compared to the prior quarter due to rate and mix shift and decreased 22 bps year-over-year. The total cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 9 bps quarter-over-quarter, and 54 bps year-over-year, to 3.37% for 1Q 2025 due to rate environment and product mix.
Net purchase accounting accretion of $1.5 million during 1Q 2025, increased $0.8 million from 4Q 2024. There was no related purchase accounting accretion or amortization during 1Q 2024.

Efficiency Ratios – The efficiency ratio was 64.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 66.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 72.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The core efficiency ratio⁽⁶⁾ was 62.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The core efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾ was 59.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, and 70.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Credit Metrics and Asset Quality – The ACL Coverage Ratio equaled 1.81% at March 31, 2025, a decrease of 4 bps from December 31, 2024, and an increase of 32 bps year-over-year driven by the acquisition of IFH.

Nonperforming assets increased 27 bps to 1.21% of total assets at March 31, 2025 compared to December 31, 2024, and increased 59 bps year-over-year. Total nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2025 increased $10.2 million to $40.5 million compared to December 31, 2024, and increased $26.1 million year-over-year, mainly due to the acquisition of IFH. At March 31, 2025, special mention loans totaled $63.0 million, or 2.4% of total portfolio loans, compared to $60.0 million, or 2.3% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2024, and $27.5 million, or 1.4% of total portfolio loans, at March 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, substandard loans totaled $45.7 million, or 1.7% of total portfolio loans, compared to $48.4 million, or 1.8% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2024 and $14.1 million, or 0.7% of total portfolio loans, at March 31, 2024.

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_{¹ As used in this press release, Commercial Bank NIM, Commercial Bank Loan Yield, and core efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial metrics exclude merger-related and other certain one-time non-recurring pre-tax adjustments and tax impacts of such adjustments. Reconciliations of these and other non–GAAP measures to their comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the Appendix at the end of this press release.}

Financial Metrics (Continued)
Performance Ratios – ROA, ROE, ROTCE were 1.75%, 15.56%, and 17.57% respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 0.96%, 8.50%, and 9.33%⁽¹⁾ respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, ROA, ROE, and ROTCE were 1.15%, 10.19%, and 10.19%, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the Company did not have goodwill or other intangible assets.

Core ROA⁽²⁾, core ROE⁽²⁾, and core ROTCE⁽²⁾ for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were 1.87%, 16.64%, and 18.77% respectively. Core ROA⁽²⁾, core ROE⁽²⁾, and core ROTCE⁽²⁾ for the three months ended December 31, 2024, were 1.97%, 17.46%, and 18.91%⁽¹⁾, respectively. Core ROA⁽²⁾, core ROE⁽²⁾, and core ROTCE⁽²⁾ for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were 1.24%, 11.03%, and 11.03%, respectively.

Book Value and Tangible Book Value – Book value per common share of $22.19 at March 31, 2025, increased $0.87 when compared to December 31, 2024, and increased $3.51 when compared to March 31, 2024. Tangible book value per common share⁽²⁾ increased $0.71⁽³⁾, or 3.7%, to $19.81 at March 31, 2025 when compared to December 31, 2024, and increased $1.13, or 6.0%, when compared to March 31, 2024. Tangible book value was impacted by the purchase accounting adjustments required as part of the IFH acquisition. Therefore, tangible book value per share⁽¹⁾ was equal to book value per share for periods prior to 4Q 2024.

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_{¹ Core ROTCE and core ROTCE for the three months ended December 31, 2024 were restated to 9.33% and 18.91%, respectively, from 9.47% and 19.19%, due to exclusion of Loan Servicing Assets.}
_{² As used in this press release, core ROA, core ROE, ROTCE, core ROTCE, and Tangible Book Value are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial metrics exclude merger-related and other certain one-time non-recurring pre-tax adjustments and tax impacts of such adjustments. Reconciliations of these and other non–GAAP measures to their comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the Appendix at the end of this press release.}
_{³ 4Q 2024 Tangible Book Value restated to $19.10 from previously reported amount of $18.77 due to exclusion of Loan Servicing Assets.}

Commercial Bank
Continued Portfolio Loan Growth – Gross portfolio loans increased $55.6 million at March 31, 2025 compared to December 31, 2024, including $39.8 million of commercial and industrial loans, and $22.0 million of construction real estate loans. Historical gross portfolio loan balances are disclosed in the Composition of Loans table within the Historical Financial Highlights.

Net Interest Income – Interest income of $48.2 million increased $2.1 million from the prior quarter, driven by loan growth and higher loan yields. Interest expense of $16.6 million decreased $0.6 million, resulting from a decrease in the average balance of borrowings in 1Q 2025.

Credit Metrics – Nonperforming assets, comprised solely of nonaccrual loans, increased 27 bps to 1.21% of total assets at March 31, 2025 compared to December 31, 2024. Total nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2025 increased to $40.5 million compared to $30.2 million at December 31, 2024.

Classified and Criticized Loans – At March 31, 2025, special mention loans totaled $63.0 million, or 2.4% of total portfolio loans, compared to $60.0 million, or 2.3% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, substandard loans totaled $45.7 million, or 1.7% of total portfolio loans, compared to $48.4 million, or 1.8% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2024.

OpenSky^™Accounts – During 1Q 2025, the number of credit card accounts of 563.7 thousand increased by 11.2 thousand, or 2.0% (not annualized) from December 31, 2024, and increased 36.8 thousand, or 7.0% year-over-year.

Loan and Deposit Balances – Loan balances, net of reserves, of $118.7 million at March 31, 2025 decreased by $9.1 million, or 28.7% (annualized), compared to December 31, 2024. Corresponding deposit balances of $168.8 million at March 31, 2025 increased $2.4 million, or 6.0% (annualized), compared to December 31, 2024. Gross unsecured loan balances of $39.0 million at March 31, 2025 decreased $3.4 million, or 32.9% (annualized), compared to $42.4 million at December 31, 2024, and increased $10.5 million year-over-year.

Revenues – Total revenue of $18.2 million decreased $1.0 million from the prior quarter. Interest income of $14.4 million decreased $1.0 million from the prior quarter. Average OpenSky^™ credit card loan balances, net of reserves and deferred fees of $118.7 million for 1Q 2025, decreased $2.3 million, or 1.9% (not annualized), compared to the prior quarter. Noninterest income of $3.7 million remained generally consistent compared to the prior quarter.

Noninterest Expense – Total noninterest expense of $13.3 million decreased $0.7 million, primarily related to advertising related expenses due to seasonality.

OpenSky^™Credit – Portfolio credit metrics continue to be generally consistent with modeled expectations during 1Q 2025. The provision for credit losses of $1.8 million increased $0.6 million when compared to the prior quarter. OpenSky’s unsecured loan product continues to be offered exclusively to current and former secured card customers in order to retain customer who have successfully improved their credit profiles. Unsecured loans have been offered by OpenSky since the fourth quarter of 2021 and have performed according to management expectations over that time period.

Capital Bank Home Loans
Originations of loans held for sale totaled $65.8 million during 1Q 2025, with $54.1 million of mortgage loans sold resulting in a gain on sale of loans of $1.7 million, representing a 3.07% of gain on sale as a percentage of total loans sold. Originations of loans held for sale totaled $90.0 million during 4Q 2024, with $77.4 million of mortgage loans sold resulting in a gain on sale of loans of $1.9 million, representing a 2.45% of gain on sale as a percentage of total loans sold.

Windsor Advantage
Gross government loan servicing revenue totaled $4.6 million, including $1.0 million of Capital Bank related servicing fees, during 1Q 2025. Gross government loan servicing revenue totaled $4.6 million, including $0.9 million of Capital Bank related servicing fees, during 4Q 2024. Windsor’s total servicing portfolio was $2.6 billion at March 31, 2025, and $2.5 billion at December 31, 2024.

COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – Unaudited

	Quarter Ended									1Q25 vs 4Q24					1Q25 vs 1Q24
^{(in thousands, except per share data)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024			$ Change			% Change		$ Change			% Change
Earnings Summary
Interest income	$	62,760		$	61,707		$	48,369		$	1,053		1.7	%	$	14,391		29.8	%
Interest expense		16,713			17,380			13,361			(667	)	(3.8	)%		3,352		25.1	%
Net interest income		46,047			44,327			35,008			1,720		3.9	%		11,039		31.5	%
Provision for credit losses		2,246			7,828			2,727			(5,582	)	(71.3	)%		(481	)	(17.6	)%
Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments		—			122			142			(122	)	(100.0	)%		(142	)	(100.0	)%
Noninterest income		12,549			11,913			5,972			636		5.3	%		6,577		110.1	%
Noninterest expense		38,053			37,514			29,487			539		1.4	%		8,566		29.1	%
Income before income taxes		18,297			10,776			8,624			7,521		69.8	%		9,673		112.2	%
Income tax expense		4,365			3,243			2,062			1,122		34.6	%		2,303		111.7	%
Net income	$	13,932		$	7,533		$	6,562		$	6,399		84.9	%	$	7,370		112.3	%

Pre-tax pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”) ⁽¹⁾	$	20,543		$	18,726		$	11,493		$	1,817		9.7	%	$	9,050		78.7	%
Core PPNR⁽¹⁾	$	21,809		$	23,961		$	12,205		$	(2,152	)	(9.0	)%	$	9,604		78.7	%

Common Share Data
Earnings per share – Basic	$	0.84		$	0.45		$	0.47		$	0.39		86.7	%	$	0.37		78.7	%
Earnings per share – Diluted	$	0.82		$	0.45		$	0.47		$	0.37		82.2	%	$	0.35		74.5	%
Core earnings per share – Diluted⁽¹⁾	$	0.88		$	0.92		$	0.51		$	(0.04	)	(4.3	)%	$	0.37		72.5	%
Weighted average common shares – Basic		16,666			16,595			13,919
Weighted average common shares – Diluted		16,925			16,729			13,919

Return Ratios
Return on average assets (annualized)		1.75	%		0.96	%		1.15	%
Core return on average assets (annualized)⁽¹⁾		1.87	%		1.97	%		1.24	%
Return on average equity (annualized)		15.56	%		8.50	%		10.19	%
Core return on average equity (annualized)⁽¹⁾		16.64	%		17.46	%		11.03	%
Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)⁽¹⁾		17.57	%		9.33	%		10.19	%
Core return on average tangible common equity (annualized)⁽¹⁾		18.77	%		18.91	%		11.03	%

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_{⁽¹⁾ Refer to Appendix for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.}

COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – Unaudited (Continued)

	Quarter Ended						Quarter Ended
	March 31,						December 31,		September 30,		June 30,
^{(in thousands, except per share data)}		2025		2024	% Change			2024		2024		2024
Balance Sheet Highlights
Assets	$	3,349,805	$	2,324,238	44.1	%	$	3,206,911	$	2,560,788	$	2,438,583
Investment securities available-for-sale		213,452		202,254	5.5	%		223,630		208,700		207,917
Mortgage loans held for sale		34,656		10,303	236.4	%		21,270		19,554		19,219
Portfolio loans receivable ⁽²⁾		2,678,406		1,964,525	36.3	%		2,630,163		2,107,522		2,021,588
Allowance for credit losses		48,454		29,350	65.1	%		48,652		31,925		30,832
Deposits		2,891,333		2,005,695	44.2	%		2,761,939		2,186,224		2,100,428
FHLB borrowings		22,000		22,000	—	%		22,000		52,000		32,000
Other borrowed funds		12,062		12,062	—	%		12,062		12,062		12,062
Total stockholders’ equity		369,577		259,465	42.4	%		355,139		280,111		267,854
Tangible common equity ⁽¹⁾		329,936		259,465	27.2	%		318,196		280,111		267,854

Common shares outstanding		16,657		13,890	19.9	%		16,663		13,918		13,910
Book value per share	$	22.19	$	18.68	18.8	%	$	21.31	$	20.13	$	19.26
Tangible book value per share ⁽¹⁾	$	19.81	$	18.68	6.0	%	$	19.10	$	20.13	$	19.26
Dividends per share	$	0.10	$	0.08	25.0	%	$	0.10	$	0.10	$	0.08

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_{⁽¹⁾ Refer to Appendix for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.}
_{⁽²⁾ Loans are reflected net of deferred fees and costs.}

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024
Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	58,691	$	58,602		$	50,047	$	48,275	$	45,991
Investment securities available-for-sale		1,861		1,539			1,343		1,308		1,251
Federal funds sold and other		2,208		1,566			1,220		1,032		1,127
Total interest income		62,760		61,707			52,610		50,615		48,369

Interest expense
Deposits		16,512		16,385			13,902		13,050		12,833
Borrowed funds		201		995			354		508		528
Total interest expense		16,713		17,380			14,256		13,558		13,361

Net interest income		46,047		44,327			38,354		37,057		35,008
Provision for credit losses		2,246		7,828			3,748		3,417		2,727
Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments		—		122			17		104		142
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		43,801		36,377			34,589		33,536		32,139
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposits		258		241			235		200		207
Credit card fees		3,722		3,733			4,055		4,330		3,881
Mortgage banking revenue		1,831		1,821			1,882		1,990		1,453
Government lending revenue		1,096		2,301			—		—		—
Government loan servicing revenue		3,568		3,993			—		—		—
Loan servicing rights (government guaranteed)		472		1,013			—		—		—
Non-recurring equity and debt investment write-down		—		(2,620	)		—		—		—
Other income		1,602		1,431			463		370		431
Total noninterest income		12,549		11,913			6,635		6,890		5,972
Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		18,067		16,513			13,345		13,272		12,907
Occupancy and equipment		2,910		2,976			1,791		1,864		1,613
Professional fees		2,112		2,150			1,980		1,769		1,947
Data processing		7,112		7,210			6,930		6,788		6,761
Advertising		1,779		1,032			1,223		2,072		2,032
Loan processing		743		969			615		476		371
Foreclosed real estate expenses, net		1		—			1		—		1
Merger-related expenses		1,266		2,615			520		83		712
Operational losses		903		993			1,008		782		931
Regulatory assessment expenses		889		484			427		553		473
Other operating		2,271		2,572			1,885		1,834		1,739
Total noninterest expenses		38,053		37,514			29,725		29,493		29,487
Income before income taxes		18,297		10,776			11,499		10,933		8,624
Income tax expense		4,365		3,243			2,827		2,728		2,062
Net income	$	13,932	$	7,533		$	8,672	$	8,205	$	6,562


Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(unaudited)			(audited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
^{(in thousands, except share data)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	27,836		$	25,433		$	23,462		$	19,294		$	12,361
Interest-bearing deposits at other financial institutions		266,092			179,841			133,180			117,160			72,787
Federal funds sold		59			58			58			57			56
Total cash and cash equivalents		293,987			205,332			156,700			136,511			85,204
Investment securities available-for-sale		213,452			223,630			208,700			207,917			202,254
Restricted investments		7,031			4,479			5,895			4,930			4,441
Loans held for sale		34,656			21,270			19,554			19,219			10,303
Portfolio loans receivable, net of deferred fees and costs		2,678,406			2,630,163			2,107,522			2,021,588			1,964,525
Less allowance for credit losses		(48,454	)		(48,652	)		(31,925	)		(30,832	)		(29,350	)
Total portfolio loans held for investment, net		2,629,952			2,581,511			2,075,597			1,990,756			1,935,175
Premises and equipment, net		15,085			15,525			5,959			5,551			4,500
Accrued interest receivable		19,458			16,664			12,468			12,162			12,258
Goodwill		24,085			21,126			—			—			—
Intangible assets		13,861			14,072			—			—			—
Core deposit intangibles		1,695			1,745			—			—			—
Loan servicing assets		2,244			5,511			—			—			—
Deferred tax asset		15,902			16,670			10,748			12,150			12,311
Bank owned life insurance		44,335			43,956			38,779			38,414			38,062
Other assets		34,062			35,420			26,388			10,973			19,730
Total assets	$	3,349,805		$	3,206,911		$	2,560,788		$	2,438,583		$	2,324,238

Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	812,224		$	810,928		$	718,120		$	684,574		$	665,812
Interest-bearing		2,079,109			1,951,011			1,468,104			1,415,854			1,339,883
Total deposits		2,891,333			2,761,939			2,186,224			2,100,428			2,005,695
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		22,000			22,000			52,000			32,000			22,000
Other borrowed funds		12,062			12,062			12,062			12,062			12,062
Accrued interest payable		9,995			9,393			8,503			6,573			6,009
Other liabilities		44,838			46,378			21,888			19,666			19,007
Total liabilities		2,980,228			2,851,772			2,280,677			2,170,729			2,064,773

Stockholders’ equity
Common stock		167			167			139			139			139
Additional paid-in capital		128,692			128,598			55,585			55,005			54,229
Retained earnings		249,925			237,843			232,995			225,824			218,731
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,207	)		(11,469	)		(8,608	)		(13,114	)		(13,634	)
Total stockholders’ equity		369,577			355,139			280,111			267,854			259,465
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,349,805		$	3,206,911		$	2,560,788		$	2,438,583		$	2,324,238

The following tables show the average outstanding balance of each principal category of our assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity, together with the average yields on our assets and the average costs of our liabilities for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are calculated by dividing the annualized income or expense by the average daily balances of the corresponding assets or liabilities for the same period.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025						Three Months Ended December 31, 2024						Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Average Yield/ Rate⁽¹⁾		Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Average Yield/ Rate⁽¹⁾		Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Average Yield/ Rate⁽¹⁾
	(in thousands)
Assets
Interest earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits	$	203,053	$	2,138	4.27	%	$	140,206	$	1,446	4.10	%	$	84,531	$	1,049	4.99	%
Federal funds sold		58		1	6.99			58		—	—			56		1	7.18
Investment securities available-for-sale		235,605		1,861	3.20			236,951		1,539	2.58			233,231		1,251	2.16
Restricted investments		5,761		69	4.86			7,292		120	6.55			4,601		77	6.73
Loans held for sale		9,356		238	10.32			25,614		193	3.00			4,872		83	6.85
Portfolio loans receivable⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		2,634,110		58,453	9.00			2,592,960		58,409	8.96			1,927,372		45,908	9.58
Total interest earning assets		3,087,943		62,760	8.24			3,003,081		61,707	8.17			2,254,663		48,369	8.63
Noninterest earning assets		134,021						117,026						44,571
Total assets	$	3,221,964					$	3,120,107					$	2,299,234

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand accounts	$	242,355		368	0.62		$	257,446		424	0.66		$	183,217		110	0.24
Savings		13,204		18	0.55			13,497		20	0.59			4,841		1	0.08
Money market accounts		869,978		7,399	3.45			763,526		7,131	3.72			682,414		7,136	4.21
Time deposits		859,729		8,727	4.12			847,618		8,810	4.13			449,963		5,586	4.99
Borrowed funds		34,062		201	2.39			97,116		995	4.08			58,963		528	3.60
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,019,328		16,713	3.36			1,979,203		17,380	3.49			1,379,398		13,361	3.90
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		56,503						58,460						23,820
Noninterest-bearing deposits		783,018						729,907						637,124
Stockholders’ equity		363,115						352,537						258,892
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,221,964					$	3,120,107					$	2,299,234

Net interest spread					4.88	%					4.68	%					4.73	%
Net interest income			$	46,047					$	44,327					$	35,008
Net interest margin⁽⁴⁾					6.05	%					5.87	%					6.24	%

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_{⁽¹⁾Annualized.}
_{⁽²⁾Includes nonaccrual loans.}
_{⁽³⁾For the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, collectively, Commercial Bank Loan Yield was 7.14%, 6.98% and 6.96%, respectively.}
_{⁽⁴⁾For the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, collectively, Commercial Bank Net Interest Margin was 4.32%, 3.99% and 3.77%, respectively.}

The Company’s reportable segments represent business units with discrete financial information whose results are regularly reviewed by management. The four segments include Commercial Banking, Capital Bank Home Loans (the Company’s mortgage loan division), OpenSky^™ (the Company’s credit card division) and Windsor Advantage.

Effective January 1, 2024, the Company allocated certain expenses previously recorded directly to the Commercial Bank segment to the other segments. These expenses are for shared services also consumed by OpenSky^™, CBHL, and Windsor. The Company performs an allocation process based on several metrics the Company believes more accurately ascribe shared service overhead to each segment. The Company believes this reflects the cost of support for each segment that should be considered in assessing segment performance. Historical information has been recast to reflect financial information consistently with the 2024 presentation.

The following schedule presents financial information for the periods indicated. Total assets are presented as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024.

Segments

For the three months ended March 31, 2025

^{(in thousands)}

Commercial
Bank

CBHL

OpenSky^™

Windsor
Advantage

Consolidated

Interest income

$

48,164

$

152

$

14,444

$

—

$

62,760

Interest expense

16,649

64

—

16,713

Net interest income

31,515

88

14,444

—

46,047

Provision for credit losses

446

—

1,800

—

2,246

Net interest income after provision

31,069

88

12,644

—

43,801

Noninterest income

2,474

1,736

3,733

4,606

12,549

Noninterest expense⁽¹⁾

18,560

2,531

13,302

3,660

38,053

Net income (loss) before taxes

$

14,983

$

(707

)

$

3,075

$

946

$

18,297

Total assets

$

3,192,327

$

14,092

$

119,636

$

23,750

$

3,349,805

For the three months ended December 31, 2024

^{(in thousands)}

Commercial
Bank

CBHL

OpenSky^™

Windsor
Advantage

Consolidated

Interest income

$

46,061

$

192

$

15,454

$

—

$

61,707

Interest expense

17,249

131

—

17,380

Net interest income

28,812

61

15,454

—

44,327

Provision for credit losses

6,651

—

1,177

—

7,828

Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments

122

—

122

Net interest income after provision

22,039

61

14,277

—

36,377

Noninterest income

1,928

1,676

3,743

4,566

11,913

Noninterest expense⁽¹⁾

19,872

2,377

12,595

2,670

37,514

Net income (loss) before taxes

$

4,095

$

(640

)

$

5,425

$

1,896

$

10,776

Total assets

$

3,033,792

$

21,691

$

125,913

$

25,515

$

3,206,911

For the three months ended March 31, 2024

^{(in thousands)}

Commercial
Bank

CBHL

OpenSky^™

Windsor
Advantage

Consolidated

Interest income

$

33,365

$

83

$

14,921

$

—

$

48,369

Interest expense

13,320

41

—

13,361

Net interest income

20,045

42

14,921

—

35,008

Provision for credit losses

1,168

—

1,559

—

2,727

Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments

142

—

142

Net interest income after provision

18,735

42

13,362

—

32,139

Noninterest income

705

1,352

3,915

—

5,972

Noninterest expense⁽¹⁾

13,783

2,105

13,599

—

29,487

Net income (loss) before taxes

$

5,657

$

(711

)

$

3,678

$

—

$

8,624

Total assets

$

2,208,135

$

10,785

$

105,318

$

—

$

2,324,238

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_{⁽¹⁾Noninterest expense includes $6.4 million, $6.3 million, and $6.1 million in data processing expense in OpenSky’s^™ segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.}

HISTORICAL FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – Unaudited
	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands, except per share data)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Earnings:
Net income	$	13,932		$	7,533		$	8,672		$	8,205		$	6,562
Earnings per common share, diluted		0.82			0.45			0.62			0.59			0.47
Net interest margin		6.05	%		5.87	%		6.41	%		6.46	%		6.24	%
Commercial Bank net interest margin⁽²⁾		4.32	%		3.99	%		4.01	%		3.90	%		3.77	%
Return on average assets⁽¹⁾		1.75	%		0.96	%		1.42	%		1.40	%		1.15	%
Return on average equity⁽¹⁾		15.56	%		8.50	%		12.59	%		12.53	%		10.19	%
Efficiency ratio		64.94	%		66.70	%		66.07	%		67.11	%		71.95	%

Balance Sheet:
Total portfolio loans receivable, net deferred fees	$	2,678,406		$	2,630,163		$	2,107,522		$	2,021,588		$	1,964,525
Total deposits		2,891,333			2,761,939			2,186,224			2,100,428			2,005,695
Total assets		3,349,805			3,206,911			2,560,788			2,438,583			2,324,238
Total stockholders’ equity		369,577			355,139			280,111			267,854			259,465
Total average portfolio loans receivable, net deferred fees		2,634,110			2,592,960			2,053,619			1,992,630			1,927,372
Total average deposits		2,768,284			2,611,994			2,091,294			2,010,736			1,957,559
Portfolio loans-to-deposit ratio (period-end balances)		92.64	%		95.23	%		96.40	%		96.25	%		97.95	%
Portfolio loans-to-deposit ratio (average balances)		95.15	%		99.27	%		98.20	%		99.10	%		98.46	%

Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonperforming assets to total assets		1.21	%		0.94	%		0.60	%		0.58	%		0.62	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans		1.51	%		1.15	%		0.73	%		0.70	%		0.73	%
Net charge-offs to average portfolio loans ⁽¹⁾		0.38	%		0.37	%		0.51	%		0.39	%		0.41	%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans		1.81	%		1.85	%		1.51	%		1.53	%		1.49	%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans		119.73	%		160.88	%		206.50	%		219.40	%		204.37	%

Bank Capital Ratios:
Total risk based capital ratio		13.00	%		12.79	%		13.76	%		14.51	%		14.36	%
Tier-1 risk based capital ratio		11.75	%		11.54	%		12.50	%		13.25	%		13.10	%
Leverage ratio		9.27	%		9.17	%		9.84	%		10.36	%		10.29	%
Common Equity Tier-1 capital ratio		11.75	%		11.54	%		12.50	%		13.25	%		13.10	%
Tangible common equity		8.66	%		9.31	%		9.12	%		9.53	%		9.66	%
Holding Company Capital Ratios:
Total risk based capital ratio		15.05	%		15.48	%		16.65	%		16.98	%		16.83	%
Tier-1 risk based capital ratio		13.41	%		13.83	%		14.88	%		15.19	%		15.03	%
Leverage ratio		10.68	%		11.07	%		11.85	%		11.93	%		11.87	%
Common Equity Tier-1 capital ratio		13.33	%		13.74	%		14.78	%		15.08	%		14.92	%
Tangible common equity		9.94	%		11.07	%		10.94	%		10.98	%		11.16	%

_______________
_{⁽¹⁾Annualized.}
_{⁽²⁾Refer to Appendix for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.}

HISTORICAL FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – Unaudited (Continued)
	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands, except per share data)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Composition of Loans:
Commercial real estate, non owner-occupied	$	484,399		$	471,329		$	403,487		$	397,080		$	377,224
Commercial real estate, owner-occupied		420,643			440,026			351,462			319,370			330,840
Residential real estate		693,597			688,552			623,684			601,312			577,112
Construction real estate		343,280			321,252			301,909			294,489			290,016
Commercial and industrial		594,331			554,550			271,811			255,686			254,577
Lender finance		23,165			28,574			29,546			33,294			13,484
Business equity lines of credit		3,468			3,090			2,663			2,989			14,768
Credit card, net of reserve⁽²⁾		118,709			127,766			127,098			122,217			111,898
Other consumer loans		2,200			2,089			2,045			1,930			738
Portfolio loans receivable	$	2,683,792		$	2,637,228		$	2,113,705		$	2,028,367		$	1,970,657
Deferred origination fees, net		(5,386	)		(7,065	)		(6,183	)		(6,779	)		(6,132	)
Portfolio loans receivable, net	$	2,678,406		$	2,630,163		$	2,107,522		$	2,021,588		$	1,964,525

Composition of Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	812,224		$	810,928		$	718,120		$	684,574		$	665,812
Interest-bearing demand		296,455			238,881			266,493			266,070			193,963
Savings		12,819			13,488			3,763			4,270			4,525
Money markets		912,418			816,708			686,526			672,455			678,435
Customer time deposits		549,630			548,901			358,300			317,911			302,319
Brokered time deposits		307,787			333,033			153,022			155,148			160,641
Total deposits	$	2,891,333		$	2,761,939		$	2,186,224		$	2,100,428		$	2,005,695

Capital Bank Home Loan Metrics:
Origination of loans held for sale	$	65,815		$	89,998		$	74,690		$	82,363		$	52,080
Mortgage loans sold		54,144			77,399			67,296			66,417			40,377
Gain on sale of loans		1,664			1,897			1,644			1,732			1,238
Purchase volume as a % of originations		90.73	%		90.42	%		90.98	%		96.48	%		97.83	%
Gain on sale as a % of loans sold⁽³⁾		3.07	%		2.45	%		2.44	%		2.61	%		3.07	%
Mortgage commissions	$	545		$	620		$	598		$	582		$	490

OpenSky^™Portfolio Metrics:
Open customer accounts		563,718			552,566			548,952			537,734			526,950
Secured credit card loans, gross	$	81,252		$	87,226		$	89,641		$	90,961		$	85,663
Unsecured credit card loans, gross		38,987			42,430			39,730			33,560			28,508
Noninterest secured credit card deposits		168,796			166,355			170,750			173,499			171,771

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_{⁽³⁾Credit card loans are presented net of reserve for interest and fees.}
_{⁽⁴⁾Gain on sale percentage is calculated as gain on sale of loans divided by mortgage loans sold.}

Appendix

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

The Company has presented the following non-GAAP (U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures because it believes that these measures provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is consistent with how the Company evaluates its performance internally and these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the Company’s industry. Investors should recognize that the Company’s presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures might not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and the Company strongly encourages a review of its condensed consolidated financial statements in their entirety.

Core Earnings Metrics	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands, except per share data)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Net Income	$	13,932		$	7,533		$	8,672		$	8,205		$	6,562
Add: Merger-Related Expenses, net of tax		964			2,151			557			62			538
Add: Non-recurring equity and debt investment write-down		—			2,620			—			—			—
Add: IFH ACL Provision, net of tax		—			3,169			—			—			—
Core Net Income	$	14,896		$	15,473		$	9,229		$	8,267		$	7,100

Weighted Average Common Shares – Diluted		16,925			16,729			13,951			13,895			13,919
Earnings per Share – Diluted	$	0.82		$	0.45		$	0.62		$	0.59		$	0.47
Core Earnings per Share – Diluted	$	0.88		$	0.92		$	0.66		$	0.59		$	0.51

Average Assets	$	3,221,964		$	3,120,107		$	2,437,870		$	2,353,868		$	2,299,234
Return on Average Assets⁽¹⁾		1.75	%		0.96	%		1.42	%		1.40	%		1.15	%
Core Return on Average Assets⁽¹⁾		1.87	%		1.97	%		1.51	%		1.41	%		1.24	%

Average Equity	$	363,115		$	352,537		$	274,087		$	263,425		$	258,892
Return on Average Equity⁽¹⁾		15.56	%		8.50	%		12.59	%		12.53	%		10.19	%
Core Return on Average Equity⁽¹⁾		16.64	%		17.46	%		13.40	%		12.62	%		11.03	%

Net Interest Income (a)	$	46,047		$	44,327		$	38,354		$	37,057		$	35,008
Noninterest Income		12,549			11,913			6,635			6,890			5,972
Total Revenue	$	58,596		$	56,240		$	44,989		$	43,947		$	40,980
Noninterest Expense	$	38,053		$	37,514		$	29,725		$	29,493		$	29,487
Efficiency Ratio⁽²⁾		64.9	%		66.7	%		66.1	%		67.1	%		72.0	%

Noninterest Income	$	12,549		$	11,913		$	6,635		$	6,890		$	5,972
Add: Non-recurring equity and debt investment write-down		—			2,620			—			—			—
Core Fee Revenue (b)	$	12,549		$	14,533		$	6,635		$	6,890		$	5,972
Core Revenue (a) + (b)	$	58,596		$	58,860		$	44,989		$	43,947		$	40,980

Noninterest Expense	$	38,053		$	37,514		$	29,725		$	29,493		$	29,487
Less: Merger-Related Expenses		1,266			2,615			520			83			712
Core Noninterest Expense	$	36,787		$	34,899		$	29,205		$	29,410		$	28,775
Core Efficiency Ratio⁽²⁾		62.8	%		59.3	%		64.9	%		66.9	%		70.2	%

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_{⁽¹⁾Annualized.}
_{⁽²⁾The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by total revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income).}

Commercial Bank Net Interest Margin	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Commercial Bank Net Interest Income	$	31,515		$	28,812		$	22,676		$	21,223		$	20,045
Average Interest Earning Assets		3,087,943			3,003,081			2,380,946			2,307,070			2,254,663
Less: Average Non-Commercial Bank Interest Earning Assets		128,278			133,401			129,906			119,801			116,197
Average Commercial Bank Interest Earning Assets	$	2,959,665		$	2,869,680		$	2,251,040		$	2,187,269		$	2,138,466
Commercial Bank Net Interest Margin		4.32	%		3.99	%		4.01	%		3.90	%		3.77	%

Commercial Bank Portfolio Loans Receivable Yield	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Portfolio Loans Receivable Interest Income	$	58,453		$	58,409		$	49,886		$	48,143		$	45,908
Less: Credit Card Loan Income		14,148			15,022			15,137			15,205			14,457
Commercial Bank Portfolio Loans Receivable Interest Income	$	44,305		$	43,387		$	34,749		$	32,938		$	31,451
Average Portfolio Loans Receivable		2,634,110			2,592,960			2,053,619			1,992,630			1,927,372
Less: Average Credit Card Loans		118,723			120,993			119,458			111,288			110,483
Total Commercial Bank Average Portfolio Loans Receivable	$	2,515,387		$	2,471,967		$	1,934,161		$	1,881,342		$	1,816,889
Commercial Bank Portfolio Loans Receivable Yield		7.14	%		6.98	%		7.15	%		7.04	%		6.96	%

Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue (“PPNR”)	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024

Net Income	$	13,932	$	7,533	$	8,672	$	8,205	$	6,562
Add: Income Tax Expense		4,365		3,243		2,827		2,728		2,062
Add: Provision for Credit Losses		2,246		7,828		3,748		3,417		2,727
Add: Provision for Credit Losses on Unfunded Commitments		—		122		17		104		142
Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue (“PPNR”)	$	20,543	$	18,726	$	15,264	$	14,454	$	11,493

Core PPNR	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024

Net Income	$	13,932	$	7,533	$	8,672	$	8,205	$	6,562
Add: Income Tax Expense		4,365		3,243		2,827		2,728		2,062
Add: Provision for Credit Losses		2,246		7,828		3,748		3,417		2,727
Add: Provision for Credit Losses on Unfunded Commitments		—		122		17		104		142
Add: Merger-Related Expenses		1,266		2,615		520		83		712
Add: Non-recurring equity and debt investment write-down		—		2,620		—		—		—
Core PPNR	$	21,809	$	23,961	$	15,784	$	14,537	$	12,205

Allowance for Credit Losses to Total Portfolio Loans	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Allowance for Credit Losses	$	48,454		$	48,652		$	31,925		$	30,832		$	29,350
Total Portfolio Loans		2,678,406			2,630,163			2,107,522			2,021,588			1,964,525
Allowance for Credit Losses to Total Portfolio Loans		1.81	%		1.85	%		1.51	%		1.53	%		1.49	%

Commercial Bank Allowance for Credit Losses to Commercial Bank Portfolio Loans	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Allowance for Credit Losses	$	48,454		$	48,652		$	31,925		$	30,832		$	29,350
Less: Credit Card Allowance for Credit Losses		5,905			6,402			7,339			6,768			5,991
Commercial Bank Allowance for Credit Losses		42,549			42,250			24,586			24,064			23,359
Total Portfolio Loans		2,678,406			2,630,163			2,107,522			2,021,588			1,964,525
Less: Gross Credit Card Loans		115,991			122,928			121,718			116,180			106,572
Commercial Bank Portfolio Loans		2,562,415			2,507,235			1,985,804			1,905,408			1,857,953
Commercial Bank Allowance for Credit Losses to Total Portfolio Loans		1.67	%		1.70	%		1.24	%		1.26	%		1.26	%

Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Total Nonperforming Assets	$	40,471		$	30,241		$	15,460		$	14,053		$	14,361
Total Assets		3,349,805			3,206,911			2,560,788			2,438,583			2,324,238
Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets		1.21	%		0.94	%		0.60	%		0.58	%		0.62	%

Nonperforming Loans to Total Portfolio Loans	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Total Nonperforming Loans	$	40,471		$	30,241		$	15,460		$	14,053		$	14,361
Total Portfolio Loans		2,678,406			2,630,163			2,107,522			2,021,588			1,964,525
Nonperforming Loans to Total Portfolio Loans		1.51	%		1.15	%		0.73	%		0.70	%		0.73	%

Net Charge-Offs to Average Portfolio Loans	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Total Net Charge-Offs	$	2,444		$	2,427		$	2,655		$	1,935		$	1,987
Total Average Portfolio Loans		2,634,110			2,592,960			2,053,619			1,992,630			1,927,372
Net Charge-Offs to Average Portfolio Loans, Annualized		0.38	%		0.37	%		0.51	%		0.39	%		0.41	%

Tangible Book Value per Share	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands, except share and per share data)}	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024

Total Stockholders’ Equity	$	369,577	$	355,139	$	280,111	$	267,854	$	259,465
Less: Preferred Equity		—		—		—		—		—
Less: Intangible Assets		39,641		36,943		—		—		—
Tangible Common Equity	$	329,936	$	318,196	$	280,111	$	267,854	$	259,465
Period End Shares Outstanding		16,657,168		16,662,626		13,917,891		13,910,467		13,889,563
Tangible Book Value per Share	$	19.81	$	19.10	$	20.13	$	19.26	$	18.68

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Net Income	$	13,932		$	7,533		$	8,672		$	8,205		$	6,562
Add: Intangible Amortization, Net of Tax		199			198			—			—			—
Net Tangible Income	$	14,131		$	7,731		$	8,672		$	8,205		$	6,562
Average Equity		363,115			352,537			274,087			263,425			258,892
Less: Average Intangible Assets		36,896			22,890			—			—			—
Net Average Tangible Common Equity	$	326,219		$	329,647		$	274,087		$	263,425		$	258,892
Return on Average Equity		15.56	%		8.50	%		12.59	%		12.53	%		10.19	%
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity		17.57	%		9.33	%		12.59	%		12.53	%		10.19	%

Core Return on Average Tangible Common Equity	Quarter Ended
^{(in thousands)}	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024

Net Income, as Adjusted	$	14,896		$	15,473		$	9,229		$	8,267		$	7,100
Add: Intangible Amortization, Net of Tax		199			198			—			—			—
Core Net Tangible Income	$	15,095		$	15,671		$	9,229		$	8,267		$	7,100
Core Return on Average Tangible Common Equity		18.77	%		18.91	%		13.40	%		12.62	%		11.03	%

ABOUT CAPITAL BANCORP, INC.
Capital Bancorp, Inc., Rockville, Maryland is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of Maryland. Capital Bancorp has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates bank branches in four locations in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, other Maryland markets, one bank branch in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, one bank branch in Chicago, Illinois and one bank branch in Raleigh, North Carolina. Capital Bancorp had assets of approximately $3.3 billion at March 31, 2025 and its common stock is traded in the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “CBNK.” More information can be found at the Company’s website www.CapitalBankMD.com under its investor relations page.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This earnings release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. Any statements about our management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “optimistic,” “intends” and similar words or phrases. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this earnings release may turn out to be inaccurate. The inclusion of forward-looking information in this earnings release should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. For details on some of the factors that could affect these expectations, see risk factors and other cautionary language included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

While there is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete, below are certain factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or implied in the forward-looking statements: changes in general economic, political, or industry conditions; geopolitical concerns, including the ongoing wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East; uncertainty in U.S. fiscal and monetary policy, including the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation/deflation, interest rate, market, and monetary fluctuations; volatility and disruptions in global capital and credit markets; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success, impact, and timing of our business strategies, including market acceptance of any new products or services; the impact of changes in financial services policies, laws, and regulations, including those concerning taxes, banking, securities, and insurance, and the application thereof by regulatory bodies; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them, including the costs of compliance with potential legislation to combat cybersecurity at a state, national, or global level; climate change, including any enhanced regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs; the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the acquisition of IFH or any other acquisition the Company has made or may make might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all; the effect of acquisitions we have made or may make, including, without limitation, the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth and/or expense savings from such acquisitions, and/or the failure to effectively integrate an acquisition target into our operations; and other factors that may affect our future results.

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and the Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by law.

FINANCIAL CONTACT: Dominic Canuso (301) 468-8848 x1403

MEDIA CONTACT: Ed Barry (240) 283-1912

WEB SITE: www.CapitalBankMD.com

The MIL Network –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Jackson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Mark Leslie Lively, 58, of Kenna, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

A federal jury convicted Lively on July 17, 2024, following a two-day trial. Evidence at trial proved that Lively participated in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area from about November 2022 to in or about March 2023. Members of the DTO conspiracy commonly obtained their controlled substances on consignment, paying their suppliers with proceeds from distributing them to customers. On February 2, 2023, law enforcement officers watched Funderburk and Lively meet in an alley near Washington Street West in Charleston, where Funderburk provided approximately 138 grams of methamphetamine to Lively.

As Lively drove away from the meeting place, a law enforcement officer conducted a traffic stop of Lively’s vehicle and requested the assistance of a police K-9 unit. The police K-9 alerted to the presence of controlled substances in the vehicle. The officer searched Lively’s vehicle and seized the methamphetamine hidden underneath the dashboard.

The evidence at trial established that Lively intended to distribute the methamphetamine that he received from Funderburk.

Lively has a long criminal history that now includes 34 criminal convictions, with at least eight of those prior convictions for felony offenses.

“The defendant is a hardened criminal who has shown time and again that if he is on the streets, he is committing crimes,” said Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston. “After decades of failing to curb his lawlessness, he participated in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that caused untold harm to the community. Today’s sentence will spare the community further harm by this defendant for an extended period of time.”

Lively and Funderburk are among 31 individuals convicted as a result of Operation Smoke and Mirrors, a major drug trafficking investigation that has yielded the largest methamphetamine seizure in West Virginia history. Law enforcement seized well over 400 pounds of methamphetamine as well as 40 pounds of cocaine, 3 pounds of fentanyl, 19 firearms and $935,000 in cash.

Funderburk, 39, of Charleston, was sentenced on October 3, 2024, to 13 years and six months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute a quantity of cocaine, conspiracy to distribute a quantity of fentanyl, and for violating supervised release. Funderburk is among 30 of the defendants who pleaded guilty.

Johnston made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), the West Virginia State Police, the West Virginia National Guard Counter Drug program, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the Charleston Police Department, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office. MDENT is composed of the Charleston Police Department, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Nitro Police Department, the St. Albans Police Department and the South Charleston Police Department.

United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted the case.

The investigation was part of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The program was established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multilevel attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and is the keystone of the Department of Justice’s drug reduction strategy. OCDETF combines the resources and expertise of its member federal agencies in cooperation with state and local law enforcement. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking organizations, transnational criminal organizations and money laundering organizations that present a significant threat to the public safety, economic, or national security of the United States.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:23-cr-31.

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MIL Security OSI –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Accountant Pleads Guilty to $8M Tax Fraud

Source: US State of North Dakota

A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States and tax evasion.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Rodney Ermel owned and managed a Colorado-based accounting firm. Along with co-defendant Kenneth Bacon, Ermel provided accounting and tax preparation services for Joseph LaForte and his entities. Ermel conspired with LaForte, Bacon, and others to hide approximately $20 million in income. He did this through various fraudulent accounting practices, such as fabricating shareholder loans and “bad debt” deductions. Ermel also filed tax returns which he knew underreported taxable income by over $20 million between 2016 and 2018. Ermel’s fraud caused a loss to the United States of over $8 million.

Ermel is the fourth defendant to plead guilty to criminal conduct related to this tax scheme. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 3.

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Karen E. Kelly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney David Metcalf for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania made the announcement.

The FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Newcomer and John J. Boscia for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Trial Attorney Ezra Spiro of the Justice Department’s Tax Division are prosecuting the case.

MIL OSI USA News –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI Security: Florida Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Supervising Maryland Unemployment Insurance Scheme

Source: United States Department of Justice (National Center for Disaster Fraud)

Defendant obtained victim’s personal information to file false and fraudulent unemployment insurance claims.

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Tiia Woods, 47, of Jacksonville, Florida, to 74 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. The sentence is in connection with Woods’s role as an organizer of an unemployment insurance (UI) fraud scheme. Through the conspiracy, victims lost approximately $3,296,725.

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Troy W. Springer, National Capital Region, U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG), and Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Baltimore Field Office.

According to the guilty plea, beginning in June 2020, and continuing through at least May 2021, Woods engaged in a conspiracy to defraud and obtain money through materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises in connection with the UI scheme. Woods obtained the personal identifiable information of real persons and used the information to submit false and fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the Maryland Department of Labor (MD-DOL).

Woods and her co-conspirators used UI benefits, which were designated to assist unemployed or underemployed people due to the COVID-19 national emergency, for their personal use. She instructed her co-conspirators Tyshawna Davis and Devante Smith via text message in furtherance of the conspiracy. Woods’s guidance included instructions on how to obtain benefits, expedite a claim, and how much Woods would keep for herself.

Smith was previously sentenced to 54 months in prison for his role in the conspiracy.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act — a federal law enacted in March 2020 — provided emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act authorized increased unemployment insurance (“UI”) benefits. UI benefits have historically been a state and federal program that provided monetary benefits to eligible workers. The CARES Act expanded states’ ability to provide UI benefits for many workers impacted by COVID-19, including self-employed workers or independent contractors, who would not normally be eligible for UI benefits.

The District of Maryland Strike Force is one of five strike forces established throughout the United States by the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute COVID-19 fraud, including fraud relating to the CARES Act. The CARES Act was designed to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The strike forces focus on large-scale, multi-state pandemic relief fraud perpetrated by criminal organizations and transnational actors. The strike forces are interagency law enforcement efforts, using prosecutor-led and data analyst-driven teams designed to identify and bring to justice those who stole pandemic relief funds.

For more information on the Department’s response to the pandemic, please visit https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus. Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.

U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the DOL-OIG and FBI, along with Bank of America – Detection and Complex Investigations Fraud Rings and Analytics, for their work in the investigation. Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Evelyn Lombardo Cusson and Harry M. Gruber who prosecuted the federal case.

For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to report fraud, visit www.justice.gov/usao-md and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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MIL Security OSI –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: Powell Max Limited Announces 2024 Audited Financial Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

HONG KONG, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Powell Max Limited (Nasdaq: PMAX) (the “Company” or “Powell Max”), a financial communications services provider headquartered in Hong Kong, today announced the audited financial results of the Company and its subsidiary for the financial year ended December 31, 2024.

Overview:

Revenue was HK$36.5 million (US$4.7 million) for the year ended December 31, 2024, representing a decrease of 25.7% for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Net loss was HK$18.1 million (US$2.3 million) for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared with the profit for the year of HK$7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Financial Results for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue. Revenue decreased by 25.7% from HK$49.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to HK$36.5 million (US$4.7 million) for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was mainly due to the decrease in both the revenue from corporate financial communications services and IPO financial printing services.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by 1.28 times from HK$10.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to HK$24.9 million (US$3.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was mainly due to the incurrence of issuance expenses (which consisted of professional fee and related expenses relating to the equity line of credit under standby equity purchase agreement entered into with YA II PN, Ltd. on November 21, 2024), an increase in professional services fees and an increase in employee benefits expense.

Selling and distribution expenses. Selling and distribution expenses increased by 55.6% from HK$4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to HK$7.0 million (US$0.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was mainly due to an increase in the number of staff in our sales team and an increase in other expenses on business development and marketing. In light of the reduction of capital market activities in Hong Kong, we have allocated extra resources on sales and marketing with the view to maintain our market presence.

Net loss. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 was HK$18.1 million (US$2.3 million), as compared with the profit for the year of HK$7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Basic and diluted loss per share. Basic and diluted loss per share was HK$1.37 (US$0.18) per ordinary share for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to a basic and diluted earning per share of HK$0.56 per ordinary share for the year ended December 31, 2023.

About Powell Max Limited

Powell Max Limited is a financial communications services provider headquartered in Hong Kong. The Company engages in the provision of financial communications services that support capital market compliance and transaction needs for corporate clients and their advisors in Hong Kong. Its financial communications services cover a full range of financial printing, corporate reporting, communications and language support services from inception to completion, including typesetting, proofreading, translation, design, printing, electronic reporting, newspaper placement and distribution. The Company’s clients consist of domestic and international companies listed in Hong Kong, together with companies who are seeking to list in Hong Kong, as well as their advisors.

Exchange Rate Information

The Company is a holding company with operations conducted in Hong Kong through JAN Financial Press Limited and Miracle Media Production Limited (which was acquired after the reporting period), its direct wholly-owned operating subsidiaries. The operating subsidiaries’ reporting currency is Hong Kong dollars. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Hong Kong dollars to United States Dollars in this press release were calculated the noon middle rate of US$1 — HK$7.7677, as published in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on December 31, 2024, respectively. No representation is made that the HK$ amount represents or could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate, or at any other rate.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Words such as “will,” future,” “expects,” “believes,” and “intends,” or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Rounding Amounts and Percentages

Certain amounts and percentages included in this press release have been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this press release have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of such rounded figures, but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Company Info:

Powell Max Limited
Investor Relations
ir@janfp.com
(852) 2158 2888

POWELL MAX LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

	As of December 31
	2023			2024
	HK$			HK$			US$
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment		5,819,230			4,253,686			547,612
Total non-current assets		5,819,230			4,253,686			547,612

Current assets
Trade and other receivables		13,510,032			16,096,160			2,072,191
Cash and bank balances		3,660,213			42,222,014			5,435,588
Total current assets		17,170,245			58,318,174			7,507,779

Total assets		22,989,475			62,571,860			8,055,391

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables		27,376,032			12,990,458			1,672,368
Contract liabilities		1,524,761			1,310,435			168,703
Bank borrowings		4,767,829			3,845,863			495,110
Lease liabilities		3,361,230			1,376,122			177,159
Derivative		—			6,756,516			869,822
Convertible promissory notes		—			13,860,647			1,784,395
Total current liabilities		37,029,852			40,140,041			5,167,557

Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables		150,000			150,000			19,311
Lease liabilities		1,122,591			1,014,182			130,564
Total non-current liabilities		1,272,591			1,164,182			149,875

Total liabilities		38,302,443			41,304,223			5,317,432

Equity attributable to owners of the Company
Share capital		9,750			11,457			1,475
Accumulated losses		(15,680,728	)		(33,754,822	)		(4,345,537	)
Reserves		358,010			55,011,002			7,082,021
Total equity		(15,312,968	)		21,267,637			2,737,959

Total liabilities and equity		22,989,475			62,571,860			8,055,391

POWELL MAX LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

	Year ended December 31,
	2022			2023			2024
	HK$			HK$			HK$			US$
Revenue		37,772,821			49,121,839			36,461,260			4,693,958
Cost of sales		(22,217,680	)		(25,238,821	)		(22,081,030	)		(2,842,673	)
Gross profit		15,555,141			23,883,018			14,380,230			1,851,285

Other income and gain		1,851,815			54,116			1,952,986			251,425
General and administrative expenses		(10,723,611	)		(10,862,255	)		(24,854,036	)		(3,199,665	)
Selling and distribution expenses		(5,250,421	)		(4,530,134	)		(7,049,538	)		(907,545	)
Allowance of expected credit loss – trade receivables		(841,051	)		(914,788	)		(488,640	)		(62,908	)

Profit/(Loss) from operations		591,873			7,629,957			(16,058,998	)		(2,067,408	)
Finance costs		(690,476	)		(550,714	)		(2,015,096	)		(259,418	)

(Loss)/Profit before income tax		(98,603	)		7,079,243			(18,074,094	)		(2,326,826	)
Income tax expense		—			—			—			—
(Loss)/Profit for the year		(98,603	)		7,079,243			(18,074,094	)		(2,326,826	)

Other comprehensive (loss)/income:
Exchange differences on foreign currency translations		25,138			(47,378	)		48,424			6,234
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year		(73,465	)		7,031,865			(18,025,670	)		(2,320,592	)

(Loss)/Earnings per share attributable to owners of the Company
Basic and diluted		(0.01	)		0.56			(1.37	)		(0.18	)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares
Basic and diluted		12,500,000			12,500,000			13,178,314			13,178,314

The MIL Network –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: Transocean Ltd. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

	Three months ended									Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			sequential			March 31,			year-over-year
	2025			2024			change			2024			change
(In millions, except per share amounts, percentages and backlog)
Contract drilling revenues	$	906		$	952		$	(46	)	$	763		$	143
Revenue efficiency ⁽¹⁾		95.5	%		93.5	%					92.9	%
Operating and maintenance expense	$	618		$	579		$	(39	)	$	523		$	(95	)
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	$	(79	)	$	7		$	(86	)	$	98		$	(177	)
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	(0.09	)	$	0.01		$	(0.10	)	$	0.12		$	(0.21	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.11	)	$	—		$	0.11		$	(0.22	)

Adjusted EBITDA	$	244		$	323		$	(79	)	$	199		$	45
Adjusted EBITDA margin		26.9	%		33.9	%					26.0	%
Adjusted net income (loss)	$	(65	)	$	27		$	(92	)	$	(22	)	$	(43	)
Adjusted diluted loss per share	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.07	)


Backlog as of the April 2025 Fleet Status Report	$	7.9	billion

STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) today reported a net loss attributable to controlling interest of $79 million, or loss of $0.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

First quarter results included $14 million, $0.01 per diluted share, for unfavorable discrete tax items, net. After consideration of these discrete items, first quarter 2025 adjusted net loss was $65 million, or loss of $0.10 per diluted share.

Contract drilling revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025, decreased sequentially by $46 million to $906 million, primarily due to lower revenues generated by one rig that was undergoing contract preparation and mobilization activities during the quarter, lower revenues generated by one rig that was idle in between contracts and two fewer days in the quarter, partially offset by higher revenue efficiency and average daily revenues across the fleet.

Operating and maintenance expense was $618 million, compared with $579 million in the prior quarter. The sequential increase was the result of an unfavorable legal outcome in the first quarter, a favorable legal settlement in the fourth quarter and increased costs related to a rig in shipyard, partially offset by lower in-service maintenance costs across our fleet.

General and administrative expense was $50 million, down from $56 million in the fourth quarter due primarily to decreased legal and professional fees.

Interest expense was $152 million in the first and fourth quarter, excluding the favorable adjustment of $36 million and $61 million, respectively, for the fair value of the bifurcated exchange feature related to the 4.625% exchangeable bonds. Interest income was $8 million, compared to $10 million in the prior quarter.

The Effective Tax Rate⁽²⁾ was (95.8)%, down from 89.0% in the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to lower operating income in the current quarter compared to the prior quarter. The Effective Tax Rate excluding discrete items was (62.3)% compared to 56.7% in the previous quarter. In the first quarter, cash paid for taxes was $13 million.

Cash provided by operating activities was $26 million during the first quarter of 2025, representing a decrease of $180 million compared to the prior quarter. The sequential decrease was in large part due to reduced collections from customers and increased payroll-related payments that regularly occur in the first quarter of each year.

First quarter 2025 capital expenditures of $60 million, compared to $29 million in the prior quarter, were related to capital upgrades for certain rigs in our fleet.

“The Transocean team delivered a solid quarter, with an adjusted EBITDA of $244 million on revenues of $906 million,” said Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Thigpen. “We also improved our balance sheet with the repayment of $210 million in outstanding debt.”

Thigpen concluded, “While uncertain macroeconomic conditions have resulted in near-term market volatility, including commodity prices, Transocean is very well-positioned to navigate this evolving landscape. In addition to continuing to deliver strong operating performance across our highly contracted fleet, we remain engaged in constructive conversations with our customers on opportunities several years in the future.”

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present our operating results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”). We believe certain financial measures, such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Free Cash Flow, which are non-GAAP measures, provide users of our financial statements with supplemental information that may be useful in evaluating our operating performance. We believe that such non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with our operating results presented under U.S. GAAP, can be used to better assess our performance from period to period and relative to performance of other companies in our industry, without regard to financing methods, historical cost basis or capital structure. Such non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

All non-GAAP measure reconciliations to the most comparative U.S. GAAP measures are displayed in quantitative schedules on the company’s website at: www.deepwater.com.

About Transocean

Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in technically demanding sectors of the global offshore drilling business with a particular focus on ultra-deepwater and harsh environment drilling services, and operates the highest specification floating offshore drilling fleet in the world.

Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in and operates a fleet of 34 mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of 26 ultra-deepwater floaters and eight harsh environment floaters.

For more information about Transocean, please visit: www.deepwater.com.

Conference Call Information

Transocean will conduct a teleconference starting at 10 a.m. EDT, 4 p.m. CEST, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to discuss the results. To participate, dial +1 785-424-1619 and refer to conference code 119877 approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

The teleconference will be simulcast in a listen-only mode at: www.deepwater.com, by selecting Investors, News, and Webcasts. Supplemental materials that may be referenced during the teleconference will be available at: www.deepwater.com, by selecting Investors, Financial Reports.

A replay of the conference call will be available after 1 p.m. EDT, 7 p.m. CEST, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The replay, which will be archived for approximately 30 days, can be accessed at +1 402-220-7202, passcode 119877. The replay will also be available on the company’s website.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements described herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements could contain words such as “possible,” “intend,” “will,” “if,” “expect,” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results could differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, estimated duration of customer contracts, contract dayrate amounts, future contract commencement dates and locations, planned shipyard projects and other out-of-service time, sales of drilling units, timing of the company’s newbuild deliveries, operating hazards and delays, risks associated with international operations, actions by customers and other third parties, the fluctuation of current and future prices of oil and gas, the global and regional supply and demand for oil and gas, the intention to scrap certain drilling rigs, the success of our business following prior acquisitions, the effects of the spread of and mitigation efforts by governments, businesses and individuals related to contagious illnesses, and other factors, including those and other risks discussed in the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and in the company’s other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at: www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize (or the other consequences of such a development worsen), or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the company or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date hereof, except as otherwise may be required by law.

This press release, or referenced documents, do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and do not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) or advertising within the meaning of the FinSA. Investors must rely on their own evaluation of Transocean and its securities, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to the future performance of Transocean.

Notes

(1)		Revenue efficiency is defined as actual operating revenues, excluding revenues for contract terminations and reimbursements, for the measurement period divided by the maximum revenue calculated for the measurement period, expressed as a percentage. Maximum revenue is defined as the greatest amount of contract drilling revenues the drilling unit could earn for the measurement period, excluding revenues for incentive provisions, reimbursements and contract terminations. See the accompanying schedule entitled “Revenue Efficiency.”

(2)		Effective Tax Rate is defined as income tax expense or benefit divided by income or loss before income taxes. See the accompanying schedule entitled “Supplemental Effective Tax Rate Analysis.”

Analyst Contact:
Alison Johnson
+1 713-232-7214

Media Contact:
Pam Easton
+1 713-232-7647


TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2025			2024

Contract drilling revenues	$	906		$	763

Costs and expenses
Operating and maintenance		618			523
Depreciation and amortization		176			185
General and administrative		50			52
		844			760

Gain (loss) on disposal of assets, net		2			(6	)
Operating income (loss)		64			(3	)

Other income (expense), net
Interest income		8			15
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(116	)		(117	)
Other, net		4			12
		(104	)		(90	)
Loss before income tax expense (benefit)		(40	)		(93	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		39			(191	)

Net income (loss)		(79	)		98
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	$	(79	)	$	98

Earnings (loss) per share
Basic	$	(0.09	)	$	0.12
Diluted	$	(0.11	)	$	0.11

Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic		883			819
Diluted		958			955


TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions, except share data) (Unaudited)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2025			2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	263		$	560
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024		551			564
Materials and supplies, net of allowance of $184 and $178 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		453			439
Assets held for sale		344			343
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		428			381
Other current assets		165			165
Total current assets		2,204			2,452

Property and equipment		22,460			22,417
Less accumulated depreciation		(6,746	)		(6,586	)
Property and equipment, net		15,714			15,831

Deferred tax assets, net		50			45
Other assets		1,051			1,043
Total assets	$	19,019		$	19,371

Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable	$	273		$	255
Accrued income taxes		24			31
Debt due within one year		712			686
Other current liabilities		647			691
Total current liabilities		1,656			1,663

Long-term debt		5,936			6,195
Deferred tax liabilities, net		519			499
Other long-term liabilities		697			729
Total long-term liabilities		7,152			7,423

Commitments and contingencies

Shares, $0.10 par value, 1,057,879,029 authorized, 141,262,093 conditionally authorized, 940,828,901 issued
and 883,261,456 outstanding at March 31, 2025, and $0.10 par value, 1,057,879,029 authorized,
141,262,093 conditionally authorized, 940,828,901 issued and 875,830,772 outstanding at December 31, 2024		88			87
Additional paid-in capital		14,887			14,880
Accumulated deficit		(4,624	)		(4,545	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(141	)		(138	)
Total controlling interest shareholders’ equity		10,210			10,284
Noncontrolling interest		1			1
Total equity		10,211			10,285
Total liabilities and equity	$	19,019		$	19,371


TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In millions) (Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2025			2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(79	)	$	98
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization of contract intangible asset		—			4
Depreciation and amortization		176			185
Share-based compensation expense		8			11
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		(2	)		6
Amortization of debt-related balances, net		13			13
Gain on adjustment to bifurcated compound exchange feature		(36	)		(10	)
Loss on impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates		—			1
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		15			(164	)
Other, net		4			—
Changes in deferred revenues, net		(38	)		77
Changes in deferred costs, net		(12	)		(38	)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net		(23	)		(269	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		26			(86	)

Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(60	)		(83	)
Investment in loan to unconsolidated affiliate		—			(2	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets, net of costs to sell		2			44
Net cash used in investing activities		(58	)		(41	)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of debt		(210	)		(151	)
Other, net		(8	)		(1	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(218	)		(152	)

Net decrease in unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents		(250	)		(279	)
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		941			995
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	691		$	716


TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FLEET OPERATING STATISTICS


	Three months ended
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
Contract Drilling Revenues (in millions)	2025		2024		2024
Ultra-deepwater floaters	$	658	$	675	$	569
Harsh environment floaters		248		277		194
Total contract drilling revenues	$	906	$	952	$	763

	Three months ended
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
Average Daily Revenue ⁽¹⁾	2025		2024		2024
Ultra-deepwater floaters	$	443,600	$	428,200	$	422,900
Harsh environment floaters		443,600		452,600		367,900
Total fleet average daily revenue	$	443,600	$	434,700	$	408,200

	Three months ended
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
Revenue Efficiency ⁽²⁾	2025		2024		2024
Ultra-deepwater floaters	94.3	%	92.0	%	92.7	%
Harsh environment floaters	99.3	%	97.6	%	93.3	%
Total fleet average revenue efficiency	95.5	%	93.5	%	92.9	%

	Three months ended
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
Utilization ⁽³⁾	2025		2024		2024
Ultra-deepwater floaters	61.5	%	64.3	%	51.2	%
Harsh environment floaters	69.5	%	75.0	%	62.0	%
Total fleet average rig utilization	63.4	%	66.8	%	53.7	%


⁽¹⁾ Average daily revenue is defined as operating revenues, excluding revenues for contract terminations, reimbursements and contract intangible amortization, earned per operating day. An operating day is defined as a day for which a rig is contracted to earn a dayrate during the firm contract period after operations commence.

⁽²⁾ Revenue efficiency is defined as actual operating revenues, excluding revenues for contract terminations and reimbursements, for the measurement period divided by the maximum revenue calculated for the measurement period, expressed as a percentage. Maximum revenue is defined as the greatest amount of contract drilling revenues the drilling unit could earn for the measurement period, excluding revenues for incentive provisions, reimbursements and contract terminations.

⁽³⁾ Rig utilization is defined as the total number of operating days divided by the total number of rig calendar days in the measurement period, expressed as a percentage.


TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS
ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
(in millions, except per share data)


	YTD
	03/31/25
Adjusted Net Loss
Net loss attributable to controlling interest, as reported	$	(79	)
Discrete tax items		14
Net loss, as adjusted	$	(65	)

Adjusted Diluted Loss Per Share:
Diluted loss per share, as reported	$	(0.11	)
Discrete tax items		0.01
Diluted loss per share, as adjusted	$	(0.10	)

	YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD
	12/31/24			12/31/24			09/30/24			09/30/24			06/30/24			06/30/24			03/31/24
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest, as reported	$	(512	)	$	7		$	(519	)	$	(494	)	$	(25	)	$	(123	)	$	98
Loss on impairment of assets, net of tax		755			—			755			617			138			138			—
Loss on impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates		5			—			5			—			5			4			1
Gain on retirement of debt		(161	)		—			(161	)		(21	)		(140	)		(140	)		—
Discrete tax items		(141	)		20			(161	)		(38	)		(123	)		(2	)		(121	)
Net income (loss), as adjusted	$	(54	)	$	27		$	(81	)	$	64		$	(145	)	$	(123	)	$	(22	)

Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, as reported	$	(0.76	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.65	)	$	(0.58	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.15	)	$	0.11
Loss on impairment of assets, net of tax		0.82			—			0.82			0.64			0.17			0.17			—
Loss on impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates		0.01			—			0.01			—			—			—			—
Gain on retirement of debt		(0.18	)		—			(0.18	)		(0.02	)		(0.17	)		(0.17	)		—
Discrete tax items		(0.15	)		0.02			(0.18	)		(0.04	)		(0.15	)		—			(0.14	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, as adjusted	$	(0.26	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.18	)	$	—		$	(0.18	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.03	)


TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS
ADJUSTED CONTRACT DRILLING REVENUES
EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND RELATED MARGINS
(in millions, except percentages)


	YTD
	03/31/25

Contract drilling revenues	$	906

Net loss	$	(79	)
Interest expense, net of interest income		108
Income tax expense		39
Depreciation and amortization		176
EBITDA		244

Adjusted EBITDA	$	244


Loss margin		(8.7	)%
EBITDA margin		26.9	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin		26.9	%


	YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD
	12/31/24			12/31/24			09/30/24			09/30/24			06/30/24			06/30/24			03/31/24

Contract drilling revenues	$	3,524		$	952		$	2,572		$	948		$	1,624		$	861		$	763
Contract intangible asset amortization		4			—			4			—			4			—			4
Adjusted Contract Drilling Revenues	$	3,528		$	952		$	2,576		$	948		$	1,628		$	861		$	767

Net income (loss)	$	(512	)	$	7		$	(519	)	$	(494	)	$	(25	)	$	(123	)	$	98
Interest expense, net of interest income		312			81			231			69			162			60			102
Income tax expense (benefit)		(11	)		55			(66	)		(31	)		(35	)		156			(191	)
Depreciation and amortization		739			180			559			190			369			184			185
Contract intangible asset amortization		4			—			4			—			4			—			4
EBITDA		532			323			209			(266	)		475			277			198

Loss on impairment of assets		772			—			772			629			143			143			—
Loss on impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates		5			—			5			—			5			4			1
Gain on retirement of debt		(161	)		—			(161	)		(21	)		(140	)		(140	)		—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,148		$	323		$	825		$	342		$	483		$	284		$	199


Profit (loss) margin		(14.5	)%		0.7	%		(20.2	)%		(52.0	)%		(1.5	)%		(14.3	)%		12.9	%
EBITDA margin		15.1	%		33.9	%		8.1	%		(28.1	)%		29.2	%		32.2	%		25.8	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin		32.5	%		33.9	%		32.0	%		36.0	%		29.7	%		33.0	%		26.0	%



TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL EFFECTIVE TAX RATE ANALYSIS
(in millions, except tax rates)


	Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2025			2024			2024

Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(40	)	$	62		$	(93	)
Loss on impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates		—			—			1
Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes	$	(40	)	$	62		$	(92	)


Income tax expense (benefit)	$	39		$	55		$	(191	)
Loss on impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates		—			—			—
Changes in estimates (1)		(14	)		(20	)		121
Adjusted income tax expense (benefit)	$	25		$	35		$	(70	)

Effective Tax Rate (2)		(95.8	)%		89.0	%		206.0	%

Effective Tax Rate, excluding discrete items (3)		(62.3	)%		56.7	%		76.9	%


(1) Our estimates change as we file tax returns, settle disputes with tax authorities, or become aware of changes in laws, operational changes and rig movements that have an effect on our (a) deferred taxes, (b) valuation allowances on deferred taxes and (c) other tax liabilities.

(2) Our effective tax rate is calculated as income tax expense or benefit divided by income or loss before income taxes.

(3) Our effective tax rate, excluding discrete items, is calculated as income tax expense or benefit, excluding various discrete items (such as changes in estimates and tax on items excluded from income before income taxes), divided by income or loss before income taxes, excluding gains and losses on sales and similar items pursuant to the accounting standards for income taxes related to estimating the annual effective tax rate.


TRANSOCEAN LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS
FREE CASH FLOW AND LEVERED FREE CASH FLOW
(in millions)


																			YTD
																			03/31/25

Cash provided by operating activities																			$	26
Capital expenditures																				(60	)
Free Cash Flow																				(34	)
Debt repayments																				(210	)
Debt repayments, paid from debt proceeds																				–
Levered Free Cash Flow																			$	(244	)



	YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD
	12/31/24			12/31/24			09/30/24			09/30/24			06/30/24			06/30/24			03/31/24

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	447		$	206		$	241		$	194		$	47		$	133		$	(86	)
Capital expenditures		(254	)		(29	)		(225	)		(58	)		(167	)		(84	)		(83	)
Free Cash Flow		193			177			16			136			(120	)		49			(169	)
Debt repayments		(2,103	)		(30	)		(2,073	)		(258	)		(1,815	)		(1,664	)		(151	)
Debt repayments, paid from debt proceeds		1,748			–			1,748			99			1,649			1,649			–
Levered Free Cash Flow	$	(162	)	$	147		$	(309	)	$	(23	)	$	(286	)	$	34		$	(320	)



	YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD			QTD			YTD
	12/31/23			12/31/23			09/30/23			09/30/23			06/30/23			06/30/23			03/31/23

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	164		$	98		$	66		$	(44	)	$	110		$	157		$	(47	)
Capital expenditures		(427	)		(220	)		(207	)		(50	)		(157	)		(76	)		(81	)
Free Cash Flow		(263	)		(122	)		(141	)		(94	)		(47	)		81			(128	)
Debt repayments		(1,717	)		(10	)		(1,707	)		(139	)		(1,568	)		(4	)		(1,564	)
Debt repayments, paid from debt proceeds		1,156			–			1,156			–			1,156			–			1,156
Levered Free Cash Flow	$	(824	)	$	(132	)	$	(692	)	$	(233	)	$	(459	)	$	77		$	(536	)

The MIL Network –

April 29, 2025

MIL-OSI: RBB Bancorp Reports First Quarter 2025 Earnings

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) and its subsidiaries, Royal Business Bank (the “Bank”) and RBB Asset Management Company (“RAM”), collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

First Quarter 2025 Highlights

Net income totaled $2.3 million, or $0.13 diluted earnings per share
Return on average assets of 0.24%, compared to 0.44% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024
Net interest margin expanded to 2.88%, up from 2.76% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024
Net loans held for investment growth of $89.8 million, or 12% annualized
Nonperforming assets decreased $16.5 million, or 20.3%, to $64.6 million at March 31, 2025, down from $81.0 million at December 31, 2024
Book value and tangible book value per share⁽¹⁾ increased to $28.77 and $24.63 at March 31, 2025, up from $28.66 and $24.51 at December 31, 2024

The Company reported net income of $2.3 million, or $0.13 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to net income of $4.4 million, or $0.25 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. First quarter of 2025 net income included $6.7 million in pre-tax provision for credit losses mostly related to reducing exposure to nonperforming loans, including higher specific reserves.

“First quarter net income declined to $2.3 million, or 13 cents per share, as we took decisive action to address our nonperforming loans,” said David Morris, Chief Executive Officer of RBB Bancorp. “We reduced our net exposure to nonperforming loans to $51 million, including specific reserves, or 32% since year end. We remain focused on resolving our nonperforming loans as quickly as possible while minimizing the impact to earnings and capital and we think our actions in the first quarter reflect this.”

“Our loan production was relatively strong during the first quarter driven by continued execution of our initiatives, which resulted in 12% annualized net loan growth. Our loan prospect pipeline continues to be healthy, and we anticipate loan growth to continue in the second quarter, albeit likely at a more moderate pace,” said Johnny Lee, President of RBB Bancorp and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. “While the market environment is volatile, we have not observed significant signs of financial impact to our clients at this time.”

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Reconciliations of the non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measures included at the end of this press release.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $26.2 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $26.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The $186,000 increase was due to a $2.4 million decrease in interest expense, offset by a $2.2 million decrease in interest income. The decrease in interest income was mostly due to the impact of fewer days in the quarter of $1.2 million and lower average excess liquidity (cash and cash equivalents and investment securities) of $1.5 million. The decrease in interest expense was mostly due to the impact of lower average funding rates of $1.5 million, fewer days in the quarter of $621,000 and lower average interest-bearing liabilities of $336,000. The $1.5 million attributed to lower average funding rates included $1.8 million due to a 29 basis point decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits.

The net interest margin (“NIM”) was 2.88% for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 12 basis points from 2.76% for the fourth quarter of 2024. The NIM expansion was due to a 17 basis point decrease in the overall cost of funds, partially offset by a 3 basis point decrease in the yield on average interest-earning assets. The yield on average interest-earning assets decreased to 5.76% for the first quarter of 2025 from 5.79% for the fourth quarter of 2024 due mainly to a decrease in the yield on average cash and cash equivalents of 32 basis points and average loans of 2 basis points, partially offset by the benefit of a change in the mix in average-earning assets. Average loans represented 84% of average interest-earning assets in the first quarter of 2025, as compared to 82% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The average cost of funds decreased to 3.15% for the first quarter of 2025 from 3.32% for the fourth quarter of 2024, driven by a 29 basis point decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by a 38 basis point increase in the average cost of borrowings. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased to 3.77% for the first quarter of 2025 from 4.06% for the fourth quarter of 2024. During the first quarter of 2025, $150.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances with an average cost of 1.18% matured and were largely replaced with $110.0 million in FHLB advances with various terms at an average rate of 3.88%. The overall funding mix for the first quarter of 2025 remained relatively unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2024 with total deposits representing 90% of the funding mix and average noninterest-bearing deposits representing 17% of average total deposits. The all-in average spot rate for total deposits was 3.06% at March 31, 2025.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $6.7 million for the first quarter of 2025 compared to $6.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The first quarter of 2025 provision for credit losses was due to an increase in specific reserves of $2.8 million, net charge-offs of $2.6 million and an increase in general reserves of $1.3 million due mainly to net loan growth. The first quarter increase in specific reserves related mostly to two lending relationships. Net charge-offs included $1.4 million related to a bulk sale of $10.8 million in underperforming single-family residential (“SFR”) mortgage loans, of which $6.5 million were on nonaccrual at the end of the year, and $1.2 million related to an $8.8 million loan transferred to other real estate owned (“OREO”) and subsequently sold. Net charge-offs on an annualized basis represented 0.35% of average loans for the first quarter of 2025 compared to 0.26% for the fourth quarter of 2024. The first quarter provision also took into consideration factors such as changes in loan balances, the loan portfolio mix, the outlook for economic conditions and market interest rates, and changes in credit quality metrics, including changes in nonperforming loans, special mention and substandard loans during the period.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2025 was $2.3 million, a decrease of $434,000 from $2.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. This decrease was mostly due to the fourth quarter of 2024 including $258,000 of income from a Bank Enterprise Award grant (included in other income) and lower net gain on sale of loans as compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2025 was $18.5 million, an increase of $873,000 from $17.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. This increase was mostly due to higher salaries and employee benefits expense of $716,000 attributed to higher payroll taxes and annual pay increases, which are typically reflected in the first quarter of the year. The annualized noninterest expenses to average assets ratio was 1.90% for the first quarter of 2025, up from 1.76% for the fourth quarter of 2024. The efficiency ratio was 65.1% for the first quarter of 2025, up from 61.5% for the fourth quarter of 2024 due mostly to higher noninterest expense.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 28.2% for the first quarter of 2025 and 13.3% for the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase in the effective tax rate for the first quarter was due in part to lower tax credits combined with higher estimated pre-tax net income for the full year of 2025 as compared to the prior quarter.2

Balance Sheet

At March 31, 2025, total assets were $4.0 billion, a $16.9 million increase compared to December 31, 2024, and a $131.4 million increase compared to March 31, 2024.

Loan and Securities Portfolio

Loans held for investment (“HFI”) totaled $3.1 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $89.8 million, or 12% annualized, compared to December 31, 2024 and an increase of $115.7 million, or 3.8%, compared to March 31, 2024. The first quarter of 2025 net loan growth included $201 million in new production with an average yield of 6.77%. When loan sales, charge-offs, and foreclosures totaling $28.6 million are considered, the annualized first quarter net loan growth rate was 16%. The increase from December 31, 2024 was primarily due to a $51.8 million increase in SFR mortgage loans, a $44.0 million increase in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans, a $6.0 million increase in commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans and a $3.4 million increase in Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans, partially offset by a $14.4 million decrease in construction and land development (“C&D”) loans. The loan to deposit ratio was 98.4% at March 31, 2025, compared to 97.5% at December 31, 2024 and 98.6% at March 31, 2024.

As of March 31, 2025, available for sale securities totaled $378.2 million, a decrease of $42.0 million from December 31, 2024, primarily related to the net decrease in short-term commercial paper of $41.4 million due to maturity and purchase activity during the first quarter of 2025. As of March 31, 2025, net unrealized losses totaled $25.0 million, a $4.2 million decrease, when compared to net unrealized losses of $29.2 million as of December 31, 2024.

Deposits

Total deposits were $3.1 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $58.8 million, or 7.7% annualized, compared to December 31, 2024 and an increase of $114.3 million, or 3.8%, compared to March 31, 2024. The increase during the first quarter of 2025 was due to a $93.6 million increase in interest-bearing deposits, while noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $34.8 million. The increase in interest-bearing deposits included increases in non-maturity deposits of $58.2 million and time deposits of $35.5 million. Wholesale deposits totaled $158.5 million at March 31, 2025, and $147.5 million at December 31, 2024. Noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $528.2 million and represented 16.8% of total deposits at March 31, 2025 compared to $563.0 million and 18.3% at December 31, 2024.

Credit Quality

Nonperforming assets totaled $64.6 million, or 1.61% of total assets, at March 31, 2025, down from $81.0 million, or 2.03% of total assets, at December 31, 2024. The $16.5 million decrease in nonperforming assets was due to sales totaling $20.0 million and payoffs or paydowns of $1.8 million, partially offset by the addition of one $5.3 million CRE loan placed on nonaccrual status in the first quarter of 2025. Nonperforming assets included one $4.2 million OREO (included in “Accrued interest and other assets”) at March 31, 2025, which was a nonaccrual loan at December 31, 2024.

Special mention loans totaled $64.3 million, or 2.05% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, down from $65.3 million, or 2.14% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. The $1.1 million decrease was primarily due to the upgrade of one $1.7 million CRE loan to a pass-rated loan, offset by the addition of one $578,000 C&I loan. All special mention loans are paying current.

Substandard loans totaled $76.4 million at March 31, 2025, down from $100.3 million at December 31, 2024. This $24.0 million decrease was primarily due to loan sales totaling $11.7 million, transfers to OREO totaling $12.8 million, of which $8.8 million was subsequently sold during the first quarter of 2025, and payoffs and paydowns totaling $5.4 million, partially offset by the downgrade of two loans totaling $6.2 million. Of the total substandard loans at March 31, 2025, there were $16.0 million on accrual status.

30-89 day delinquent loans, excluding nonperforming loans, totaled $5.9 million, or 0.19% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, down from $22.1 million, or 0.72% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. The $16.2 million decrease was mostly due to $16.3 million in loans returning to current status, $2.9 million in SFR mortgage loans included in the bulk sale of several underperforming SFR mortgage loans and $398,000 in paydowns and payoffs, offset by $3.5 million in new delinquent loans.3

As of March 31, 2025, the allowance for credit losses totaled $52.6 million and was comprised of an allowance for loan losses of $51.9 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments of $629,000 (included in “Accrued interest and other liabilities”). This compares to the allowance for credit losses of $48.5 million, comprised of an allowance for loan losses of $47.7 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments of $729,000 at December 31, 2024. The $4.1 million increase in the allowance for credit losses for the first quarter of 2025 was due to a $6.7 million provision for credit losses offset by net charge-offs of $2.6 million. Net charge-offs included $1.4 million related to a bulk sale of $10.8 million in underperforming SFR mortgage loans, of which $6.5 million were on nonaccrual at the end of the year, and $1.2 million related to an $8.8 million loan transferred to OREO and subsequently sold. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans HFI increased to 1.65% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.56% at December 31, 2024, due to an increase in specific reserves. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans HFI was 86% at March 31, 2025, an increase from 68% at December 31, 2024.

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
*(dollars in thousands)*	Allowance for loan losses			Reserve for unfunded loan commitments			Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	$	47,729		$	729		$	48,458
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		6,846			(100	)		6,746
Less loans charged-off		(2,727	)		—			(2,727	)
Recoveries on loans charged-off		84			—			84
Ending balance	$	51,932		$	629		$	52,561

Shareholders’ Equity

At March 31, 2025, total shareholders’ equity was $510.3 million, a $2.4 million increase compared to December 31, 2024, and a $3.7 million decrease compared to March 31, 2024. The increase in shareholders’ equity for the first quarter of 2025 was due to lower net unrealized losses on available for sale securities of $3.0 million, net income of $2.3 million and equity compensation activity of $43,000, offset by common stock cash dividends paid of $2.9 million. The decrease in shareholders’ equity for the last twelve months was due to common stock repurchases of $19.2 million and dividends paid of $11.6 million on common stock, offset by net income of $20.9 million, lower net unrealized losses on available for sale securities of $3.7 million, and equity compensation activity of $2.5 million. Book value per share and tangible book value per share⁽¹⁾ increased to $28.77 and $24.63 at March 31, 2025, up from $28.66 and $24.51 at December 31, 2024 and up from $27.67 and $23.68 at March 31, 2024.

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Reconciliations of the non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measures included at the end of this press release.

Corporate Overview

RBB Bancorp is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had total assets of $4.0 billion. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Royal Business Bank, is a full service commercial bank, which provides consumer and business banking services predominately to the Asian-centric communities in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County in California, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan in New York, in Edison, New Jersey, in the Chicago neighborhoods of Chinatown and Bridgeport, Illinois, and on Oahu, Hawaii. Bank services include remote deposit, E-banking, mobile banking, commercial and investor real estate loans, business loans and lines of credit, commercial and industrial loans, SBA 7A and 504 loans, 1-4 single family residential loans, trade finance, a full range of depository account products and wealth management services. The Bank has nine branches in Los Angeles County, two branches in Ventura County, one branch in Orange County, California, one branch in Las Vegas, Nevada, three branches and one loan operation center in Brooklyn, three branches in Queens, one branch in Manhattan in New York, one branch in Edison, New Jersey, two branches in Chicago, Illinois, and one branch in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Company’s administrative and lending center is located at 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90017, and its operations center is located at 7025 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, California 90621. The Company’s website address is www.royalbusinessbankusa.com.

Conference Call

Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time/2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2025 financial results.

To listen to the conference call, please dial 1-888-506-0062 or 1-973-528-0011, the Participant ID code is 534591, conference ID RBBQ125. A replay of the call will be made available at 1-877-481-4010 or 1-919-882-2331, the passcode is 52277, approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available through May 13, 2025.

The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet; please visit our Royal Business Bank website at www.royalbusinessbankusa.com and click on the “Investors” tab to access the call from the site. This webcast will be recorded and available for replay on our website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.

Disclosure

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial disclosures for tangible common equity and tangible assets and adjusted earnings. The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance. Please refer to the tables at the end of this release for a presentation of performance ratios in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures.

Safe Harbor

Certain matters set forth herein (including the exhibits hereto) constitute forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations and our future financial position and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance and/or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the potential for additional material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting or other potential control deficiencies of which the Company is not currently aware or which have not been detected; business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic markets, including the tight labor market, ineffective management of the United States (“U.S.”) federal budget or debt or turbulence or uncertainly in domestic or foreign financial markets; the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations; 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; possible additional provisions for credit losses and charge-offs; credit risks of lending activities and deterioration in asset or credit quality; extensive laws and regulations and supervision that we are subject to, including potential supervisory action by bank supervisory authorities; compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other money laundering statutes and regulations; potential goodwill impairment; liquidity risk; failure to comply with debt covenants; fluctuations in interest rates; risks associated with acquisitions and the expansion of our business into new markets; inflation and deflation; real estate market conditions and the value of real estate collateral; the effects of having concentrations in our loan portfolio, including commercial real estate and the risks of geographic and industry concentrations; environmental liabilities; our ability to compete with larger competitors; our ability to retain key personnel; successful management of reputational risk; severe weather, natural disasters, earthquakes, fires, including direct and indirect costs and impacts on clients, the Company and its employees from the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires; or other adverse external events could harm our business; geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism, actions taken by the U.S. or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, including the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, in the Middle East, and increasing tensions between China and Taiwan, which could impact business and economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad; tariffs, trade policies, and related tensions, which could impact our clients, specific industry sectors, and/or broader economic conditions and financial market; public health crises and pandemics, and their effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate, including our credit quality and business operations, as well as the impact on general economic and financial market conditions; general economic or business conditions in Asia, and other regions where the Bank has operations; failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems; climate change, including any enhanced regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them; our ability to adapt our systems to the expanding use of technology in banking; risk management processes and strategies; adverse results in legal proceedings; the impact of regulatory enforcement actions, if any; certain provisions in our charter and bylaws that may affect acquisition of the Company; changes in tax laws and regulations; the impact of governmental efforts to restructure the U.S. financial regulatory system and increased costs of compliance and other risks associated with changes in regulation, including any amendments to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; the impact of changes in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance assessment rate and the rules and regulations related to the calculation of the FDIC insurance assessments; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards setters; fluctuations in the Company’s stock price; restrictions on dividends and other distributions by laws and regulations and by our regulators and our capital structure; our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, and the potential resulting dilution of interests of holders of our common stock; the soundness of other financial institutions; our ongoing relations with our various federal and state regulators, including the SEC, FDIC, FRB and California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation; our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items and all other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports, including its Annual Report as filed under Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within that document. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law. Any statements about future operating results, such as those concerning accretion and dilution to the Company’s earnings or shareholders, are for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and actual results may differ.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

	March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
	2025			2024			2024			2024			2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	25,315		$	27,747		$	26,388		$	23,313		$	21,887
Interest-earning deposits with financial institutions		213,508			229,998			323,002			229,456			247,356
Cash and cash equivalents		238,823			257,745			349,390			252,769			269,243
Interest-earning time deposits with financial institutions		600			600			600			600			600
Investment securities available for sale		378,188			420,190			305,666			325,582			335,194
Investment securities held to maturity		5,188			5,191			5,195			5,200			5,204
Loans held for sale		655			11,250			812			3,146			3,903
Loans held for investment		3,143,063			3,053,230			3,091,896			3,047,712			3,027,361
Allowance for loan losses		(51,932	)		(47,729	)		(43,685	)		(41,741	)		(41,688	)
Net loans held for investment		3,091,131			3,005,501			3,048,211			3,005,971			2,985,673
Premises and equipment, net		24,308			24,601			24,839			25,049			25,363
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock		15,000			15,000			15,000			15,000			15,000
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance		60,699			60,296			59,889			59,486			59,101
Goodwill		71,498			71,498			71,498			71,498			71,498
Servicing assets		6,766			6,985			7,256			7,545			7,794
Core deposit intangibles		1,839			2,011			2,194			2,394			2,594
Right-of-use assets		26,779			28,048			29,283			30,530			31,231
Accrued interest and other assets		87,926			83,561			70,644			63,416			65,608
Total assets	$	4,009,400		$	3,992,477		$	3,990,477		$	3,868,186		$	3,878,006
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	528,205		$	563,012		$	543,623		$	542,971		$	539,517
Savings, NOW and money market accounts		721,216			663,034			666,089			647,770			642,840
Time deposits, $250,000 and under		1,000,106			1,007,452			1,052,462			1,014,189			1,083,898
Time deposits, greater than $250,000		893,101			850,291			830,010			818,675			762,074
Total deposits		3,142,628			3,083,789			3,092,184			3,023,605			3,028,329
FHLB advances		160,000			200,000			200,000			150,000			150,000
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs		119,624			119,529			119,433			119,338			119,243
Subordinated debentures		15,211			15,156			15,102			15,047			14,993
Lease liabilities – operating leases		28,483			29,705			30,880			32,087			32,690
Accrued interest and other liabilities		33,148			36,421			23,150			16,818			18,765
Total liabilities		3,499,094			3,484,600			3,480,749			3,356,895			3,364,020
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock		260,284			259,957			259,280			266,160			271,645
Additional paid-in capital		3,360			3,645			3,520			3,456			3,348
Retained earnings		263,885			264,460			262,946			262,518			259,903
Non-controlling interest		72			72			72			72			72
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net		(17,295	)		(20,257	)		(16,090	)		(20,915	)		(20,982	)
Total shareholders’ equity		510,306			507,877			509,728			511,291			513,986
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	4,009,400		$	3,992,477		$	3,990,477		$	3,868,186		$	3,878,006

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
*(In thousands, except share and per share data)*

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	45,621	$	46,374	$	45,547
Interest on interest-earning deposits		2,014		3,641		5,040
Interest on investment securities		4,136		3,962		3,611
Dividend income on FHLB stock		330		330		331
Interest on federal funds sold and other		235		248		266
Total interest and dividend income		52,336		54,555		54,795
Interest expense:
Interest on savings deposits, NOW and money market accounts		4,468		4,671		4,478
Interest on time deposits		19,084		21,361		23,322
Interest on long-term debt and subordinated debentures		1,632		1,660		1,679
Interest on FHLB advances		989		886		439
Total interest expense		26,173		28,578		29,918
Net interest income before provision for credit losses		26,163		25,977		24,877
Provision for credit losses		6,746		6,000		—
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		19,417		19,977		24,877
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fees		1,017		988		992
Gain on sale of loans		81		376		312
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization		588		492		589
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		403		407		382
Gain on OREO		—		—		724
Other income		206		466		373
Total noninterest income		2,295		2,729		3,372
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		10,643		9,927		9,927
Occupancy and equipment expenses		2,407		2,403		2,443
Data processing		1,602		1,499		1,420
Legal and professional		1,515		1,355		880
Office expenses		408		399		356
Marketing and business promotion		197		251		172
Insurance and regulatory assessments		730		677		982
Core deposit premium		172		182		201
Other expenses		848		956		588
Total noninterest expense		18,522		17,649		16,969
Income before income taxes		3,190		5,057		11,280
Income tax expense		900		672		3,244
Net income	$	2,290	$	4,385	$	8,036

Net income per share
Basic	$	0.13	$	0.25	$	0.43
Diluted	$	0.13	$	0.25	$	0.43
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.16	$	0.16	$	0.16
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic		17,727,712		17,704,992		18,601,277
Diluted		17,770,588		17,796,840		18,666,683

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST INCOME
(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025							December 31, 2024							March 31, 2024
(tax-equivalent basis,	Average		Interest		Yield /			Average		Interest		Yield /			Average		Interest		Yield /
*dollars in thousands)*	Balance		& Fees		Rate			Balance		& Fees		Rate			Balance		& Fees		Rate
Interest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents ⁽¹⁾	$	194,236	$	2,249		4.70	%	$	308,455	$	3,890		5.02	%	$	364,979	$	5,306		5.85	%
FHLB Stock		15,000		330		8.92	%		15,000		330		8.75	%		15,000		331		8.88	%
Securities
Available for sale ⁽²⁾		390,178		4,113		4.28	%		361,253		3,939		4.34	%		320,015		3,589		4.51	%
Held to maturity ⁽²⁾		5,189		49		3.83	%		5,194		48		3.68	%		5,207		46		3.55	%
Total loans ⁽³⁾		3,079,224		45,621		6.01	%		3,059,786		46,374		6.03	%		3,018,423		45,547		6.07	%
Total interest-earning assets		3,683,827	$	52,362		5.76	%		3,749,688	$	54,581		5.79	%		3,723,624	$	54,819		5.92	%
Total noninterest-earning assets		260,508							244,609							246,341
Total average assets	$	3,944,335						$	3,994,297						$	3,969,965

Interest-bearing liabilities
NOW		61,222		321		2.13	%	$	53,879	$	254		1.88	%	$	58,946	$	298		2.03	%
Money market		463,443		3,625		3.17	%		463,850		3,735		3.20	%		411,751		3,526		3.44	%
Saving deposits		155,116		522		1.36	%		162,351		682		1.67	%		157,227		654		1.67	%
Time deposits, $250,000 and under		989,622		10,046		4.12	%		1,034,946		11,583		4.45	%		1,175,804		13,805		4.72	%
Time deposits, greater than $250,000		864,804		9,038		4.24	%		835,583		9,778		4.66	%		785,172		9,517		4.88	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		2,534,207		23,552		3.77	%		2,550,609		26,032		4.06	%		2,588,900		27,800		4.32	%
FHLB advances		176,833		989		2.27	%		200,000		886		1.76	%		150,000		439		1.18	%
Long-term debt		119,562		1,295		4.39	%		119,466		1,295		4.31	%		119,180		1,295		4.37	%
Subordinated debentures		15,175		337		9.01	%		15,121		365		9.60	%		14,957		384		10.33	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,845,777		26,173		3.73	%		2,885,196		28,578		3.94	%		2,873,037		29,918		4.19	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		520,145							539,900							528,346
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		66,151							56,993							55,795
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		586,296							596,893							584,141
Shareholders’ equity		512,262							512,208							512,787
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,944,335						$	3,994,297						$	3,969,965
Net interest income / interest rate spreads			$	26,189		2.03	%			$	26,003		1.85	%			$	24,901		1.73	%
Net interest margin						2.88	%						2.76	%						2.69	%

Total cost of deposits	$	3,054,352	$	23,552		3.13	%	$	3,090,509	$	26,032		3.35	%	$	3,117,246	$	27,800		3.59	%
Total cost of funds	$	3,365,922	$	26,173		3.15	%	$	3,425,096	$	28,578		3.32	%	$	3,401,383	$	29,918		3.54	%

(1	)	Includes income and average balances for interest-earning time deposits and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.
(2	)	Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3	)	Average loan balances relate to loans held for investment and loans held for sale and include nonaccrual loans. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and net deferred loan origination fees and costs accounted for as yield adjustments.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)

	At or for the Three Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2025			2024			2024
Per share data (common stock)
Book value	$	28.77		$	28.66		$	27.67
Tangible book value ⁽¹⁾	$	24.63		$	24.51		$	23.68
Performance ratios
Return on average assets, annualized		0.24	%		0.44	%		0.81	%
Return on average shareholders’ equity, annualized		1.81	%		3.41	%		6.30	%
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized ⁽¹⁾		2.12	%		3.98	%		7.37	%
Noninterest income to average assets, annualized		0.24	%		0.27	%		0.34	%
Noninterest expense to average assets, annualized		1.90	%		1.76	%		1.72	%
Yield on average earning assets		5.76	%		5.79	%		5.92	%
Yield on average loans		6.01	%		6.03	%		6.07	%
Cost of average total deposits ⁽²⁾		3.13	%		3.35	%		3.59	%
Cost of average interest-bearing deposits		3.77	%		4.06	%		4.32	%
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities		3.73	%		3.94	%		4.19	%
Net interest spread		2.03	%		1.85	%		1.73	%
Net interest margin		2.88	%		2.76	%		2.69	%
Efficiency ratio ⁽³⁾		65.09	%		61.48	%		60.07	%
Common stock dividend payout ratio		123.08	%		64.00	%		37.21	%

(1	)	Non-GAAP measure. See Non–GAAP reconciliations set forth at the end of this press release.
(2	)	Total deposits include non-interest bearing deposits and interest-bearing deposits.
(3	)	Ratio calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income before provision for credit losses and noninterest income.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
*(Dollars in thousands)*

	At or for the quarter ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2025			2024			2024
Credit Quality Data:
Special mention loans	$	64,279		$	65,329		$	20,580
Special mention loans to total loans		2.05	%		2.14	%		0.68	%
Substandard loans HFI	$	76,372		$	89,141		$	57,170
Substandard loans HFS	$	—		$	11,195		$	—
Substandard loans HFI to total loans HFI		2.43	%		2.92	%		1.89	%
Loans 30-89 days past due, excluding nonperforming loans	$	5,927		$	22,086		$	20,950
Loans 30-89 days past due, excluding nonperforming loans, to total loans		0.19	%		0.72	%		0.69	%
Nonperforming loans HFI	$	60,380		$	69,843		$	35,935
Nonperforming loans HFS	$	—		$	11,195		$	—
OREO	$	4,170		$	—		$	1,071
Nonperforming assets	$	64,550		$	81,038		$	37,006
Nonperforming loans HFI to total loans HFI		1.92	%		2.29	%		1.19	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		1.61	%		2.03	%		0.95	%

Allowance for loan losses	$	51,932		$	47,729		$	41,688
Allowance for loan losses to total loans HFI		1.65	%		1.56	%		1.38	%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans HFI		86.01	%		68.34	%		116.01	%
Net charge-offs	$	2,643		$	2,006		$	184
Net charge-offs to average loans		0.35	%		0.26	%		0.02	%

Capital ratios ⁽¹⁾
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ⁽²⁾		11.10	%		11.08	%		11.56	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio		12.07	%		11.92	%		12.16	%
Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets		17.87	%		17.94	%		19.10	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets		18.45	%		18.52	%		19.72	%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets		24.41	%		24.49	%		25.91	%

(1	)	March 31, 2025 capital ratios are preliminary.
(2	)	Non-GAAP measure. See Non-GAAP reconciliations set forth at the end of this press release.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)

Loan Portfolio Detail	As of March 31, 2025					As of December 31, 2024						As of March 31, 2024
*(dollars in thousands)*	$			%		$			%			$			%
Loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	135,538		4.3	%	$	129,585			4.2	%	$	121,441			4.0	%
SBA		50,651		1.6	%		47,263			1.5	%		54,677			1.8	%
Construction and land development		158,883		5.1	%		173,290			5.7	%		198,070			6.5	%
Commercial real estate ⁽¹⁾		1,245,402		39.6	%		1,201,420			39.3	%		1,178,498			38.9	%
Single-family residential mortgages		1,545,822		49.2	%		1,494,022			48.9	%		1,463,497			48.4	%
Other loans		6,767		0.2	%		7,650			0.4	%		11,178			0.4	%
Total loans ⁽²⁾	$	3,143,063		100.0	%	$	3,053,230			100.0	%	$	3,027,361			100.0	%
Allowance for loan losses		(51,932	)				(47,729	)					(41,688	)
Total loans, net	$	3,091,131				$	3,005,501					$	2,985,673

(1	)	Includes non-farm and non-residential loans, multi-family residential loans and non-owner occupied single family residential loans.
(2	)	Net of discounts and deferred fees and costs of $808, $488, and $474 as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.

Deposits	As of March 31, 2025				As of December 31, 2024					As of March 31, 2024
*(dollars in thousands)*	$		%		$		%			$		%
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	528,205	16.8	%	$	563,012		18.3	%	$	539,517		17.8	%
Savings, NOW and money market accounts		721,216	22.9	%		663,034		21.5	%		642,840		21.2	%
Time deposits, $250,000 and under		863,962	27.5	%		882,438		28.6	%		901,738		29.8	%
Time deposits, greater than $250,000		870,708	27.8	%		827,854		26.8	%		746,611		24.7	%
Wholesale deposits ⁽¹⁾		158,537	5.0	%		147,451		4.8	%		197,623		6.5	%
Total deposits	$	3,142,628	100.0	%	$	3,083,789		100.0	%	$	3,028,329		100.0	%

(1

)

Includes brokered deposits, collateralized deposits from the State of California, and deposits acquired through internet listing services.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Tangible Book Value Reconciliations

Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP disclosure. Management measures tangible book value per share to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes this is helpful to investors as additional tools for further understanding our performance. The following is a reconciliation of tangible book value to the Company shareholders’ equity computed in accordance with GAAP, as well as a calculation of tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024.


*(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)*	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Tangible common equity:
Total shareholders’ equity	$	510,306		$	507,877		$	513,986
Adjustments
Goodwill		(71,498	)		(71,498	)		(71,498	)
Core deposit intangible		(1,839	)		(2,011	)		(2,594	)
Tangible common equity	$	436,969		$	434,368		$	439,894
Tangible assets:
Total assets-GAAP	$	4,009,400		$	3,992,477		$	3,878,006
Adjustments
Goodwill		(71,498	)		(71,498	)		(71,498	)
Core deposit intangible		(1,839	)		(2,011	)		(2,594	)
Tangible assets	$	3,936,063		$	3,918,968		$	3,803,914
Common shares outstanding		17,738,628			17,720,416			18,578,132
Common equity to assets ratio		12.73	%		12.72	%		13.25	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio		11.10	%		11.08	%		11.56	%
Book value per share	$	28.77		$	28.66		$	27.67
Tangible book value per share	$	24.63		$	24.51		$	23.68

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity

Management measures return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes this is helpful to investors as an additional tool for further understanding our performance. Tangible equity excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights) and is reviewed by banking and financial institution regulators when assessing a financial institution’s capital adequacy. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table reconciles ROATCE to its most comparable GAAP measure:

	Three Months Ended
*(dollars in thousands)*	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Net income available to common shareholders	$	2,290		$	4,385		$	8,036
Average shareholders’ equity		512,262			512,208			512,787
Adjustments:
Average goodwill		(71,498	)		(71,498	)		(71,498	)
Average core deposit intangible		(1,951	)		(2,129	)		(2,726	)
Adjusted average tangible common equity	$	438,813		$	438,581		$	438,563
Return on average common equity, annualized		1.81	%		3.41	%		6.30	%
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized		2.12	%		3.98	%		7.37	%

The MIL Network –

April 29, 2025

MIL-Evening Report: How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Morgenbesser, Associate Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University

Secret police are a quintessential feature of authoritarian regimes. From Azerbaijan’s State Security Service to Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation, these agencies typically target political opponents and dissidents through covert surveillance, imprisonment and physical violence.

In contrast to the regular police and armed forces, secret police primarily use preemptive repression to thwart threats to the government.

In Nazi Germany, for example, Gestapo informants penetrated all levels of society, producing an atmosphere of distrust among those against Adolf Hitler. In Uganda, Idi Amin’s State Research Bureau employed sophisticated spying equipment and intercepted mail at the post office to root out supposed saboteurs.

In Syria, Bashar al-Assad relied on the General Intelligence Directorate to oversee a network of torture centres. And in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has used the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) to spy on opponents overseas, often running operations out of diplomatic missions.

Since US President Donald Trump took power in January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has become a far more visible and fearsome force on American streets.

Though ICE is ostensibly still bound by constitutional limits, the way it has been operating bears the hallmarks of a secret police force in the making.

As an expert on authoritarian regimes, I’ve studied historical and contemporary secret police forces extensively across Africa, Asia and Europe. They typically meet five criteria:

they’re a police force targeting political opponents and dissidents
they’re not controlled by other security agencies and answer directly to the dictator
the identity of their members and their operations are secret
they specialise in political intelligence and surveillance operations
they carry out arbitrary searches, arrests, interrogations, indefinite detentions, disappearances and torture.

How close is ICE to becoming a secret police force? Let’s consider each of these criteria.

Targeting dissidents

ICE has used the pretext of combating antisemitism to target dissidents. A branch of the agency previously used to target drug smugglers and human traffickers has reportedly been directed to scan social media for posts sympathetic to Hamas.

On March 8, ICE arrested the prominent pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident. It was a similar story for Rumeysa Ozturk, a university student grabbed off the street on March 25 by ICE agents.

Trump has cited the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 as the legal pretext for ICE’s actions in these cases and others. The law allows the US government to deport anyone whose presence has “adverse foreign policy consequences” for the country.

Because Khalil and others are being targeted for their activism, legal scholars say the government appears to be “retaliating” against constitutionally protected free speech it disagrees with.

Directly controlled by a dictator

While ICE does not report directly to Trump, the agency is controlled by people who have shown intense loyalty to him.

ICE is part of the Department of Homeland Security, which is overseen by stalwart Trump ally Kristi Noem. She is supported by Tom Homan, a former ICE director who Trump appointed as his “border czar” in November 2024.

Despite a court order barring the deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members to a prison in El Salvador, Homan has remained defiant:

We are not stopping. I don’t care what the judges think.

The pertinent question now is whether Noem or Homan would refuse to follow a dictate from Trump in the face of a direct court order.

Opaque operations

ICE agents are increasingly operating in secret. The individuals who took Ozturk off the street in a widely shared video claimed to be police officers, even though they were in plain clothes and face marks.

Similarly, ICE agents in plain clothes detained two men during a raid on a courthouse in Charlottesville, Virginia, on April 22. When two bystanders asked to see a warrant, they were ordered not to “impede” the agents’ lawful duties. ICE later said the two women would be prosecuted.

Also last week, ICE agents attempted to arrest a man at a Wisconsin courthouse without a warrant. After a judge intervened, she was arrested herself by the FBI and charged with two felonies.

This shroud of opacity has been accompanied by an end to local agency liaison meetings aimed at helping people seek answers to ICE’s actions.

Surveillance capabilities

ICE is organised into two distinct law enforcement components, giving it both political intelligence gathering and surveillance capabilities.

Its Homeland Security Investigations arm includes an intelligence division, while its Enforcement and Removal Operations arm uses third-party companies such as Geo Group, Giant Oak, and Palantir to conduct mass surveillance.

Most worryingly, ICE is trying to procure greater intelligence and surveillance capabilities by soliciting pitches from private companies to monitor threats across the internet.

According to a procurement document, contractors would be directed to focus on the backgrounds of social media users and use facial recognition capabilities to gather information on people. Criticisms of ICE itself would be monitored, too.

Unlawful policing

There has been a stream of reports exposing how ICE is conducting arbitrary searches, arrests, interrogations, and indefinite detentions.

Some of the most egregious reported examples include:

entering primary schools under false pretences in search of undocumented students
carrying out “collateral arrests”, that is detaining people not previously identified as targets during operations
detaining tourists and visa holders for weeks for unknown reasons
and disappearing US citizens without any meaningful process.

Since Trump’s inauguration, at least three people have died in ICE detention facilities, the latest in a string of fatalities in recent years.

Prolonged solitary confinement is reportedly widespread. UN experts say this can amount to torture.

Potentially expanded scope

Overall, the evidence shows ICE meets most of the criteria for being a secret police force. It has yet to target political opponents, which I define narrowly as members of the Democratic Party. And it is not directly controlled by Trump, although the current structure provides him with plausible deniability.

While the agency is far from resembling history’s most feared secret police forces, there have so far been few constraints on how it operates.

The worst may be yet to come. A budget bill making its way through Congress would provide ICE with up to US$175 billion (A$274 billion) in funding over the next decade. (Its current annual budget is US$9 billion, or A$14 billion.) This would supercharge its use of surveillance, imprisonment and physical violence.

When combined with a potential shift towards targeting US citizens for dissent and disobedience, ICE is fast becoming a key piece in the repressive apparatus of American authoritarianism.

Lee Morgenbesser does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration – https://theconversation.com/how-ice-is-becoming-a-secret-police-force-under-the-trump-administration-255019

MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz –

April 29, 2025

Category: Intelligence Agencies

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