2015 Financial Statement Conference Call
September 8, 2016
NASDAQ: FNBC
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and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of the company’s SEC filings may be downloaded from the Internet at
no charge from www.sec.gov or ir.firstnbcbank.com/sec.cfm. First NBC Bank Holding Company cautions you
not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation, which the company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise to reflect future events, information or circumstances arising after the
date of this presentation.
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other forward-looking statements in this presentation.
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First NBC at a Glance
• Chartered in 2006
• Successor in culture to First National Bank of Commerce
• Commercial bank on the asset side
• Commercial real estate loans (30% of assets and 42% are owner occupied)
• Commercial and industrial loans (26% of assets)
• Consistent growth history (see pages 14 – 17)
• Total asset growth of 26% per year
• 10% deposit market share in New Orleans MSA
• Historically strong profitability in ROA and ROE
• Tax credit business
• Low income housing tax credits
• New Markets tax credits
• Historic rehabilitation tax credits
• Substantial enhancement to return
• National expertise
• Reduces loan risk
Note: Financial information as of December 31, 2015, except deposit market share information (Source: www.fdic.gov, as of June 30, 2015)
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First NBC at a Glance
• First NBC strategic approach
• Community bank
• Relationship banking
• Personal service
• Pursue share of wallet
• Tiered pricing on all deposits
• Segment focus
• Small to medium business
• Private banking
• Specialty focus
• Institutional segment
• Labor union
• Outstanding CRA rating
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New Orleans Market Opportunity
• Strong economy
• Katrina recovery: 2007-2012
• Core economic expansion: 2013-current
• Economic drivers
• Hospitality
• Convention tourism
• Festival initiative
• Petrochemical industry
• Low natural gas prices
• $40 billion expansion
• Port of New Orleans
• Top 3 U.S. port
• Panama Canal effect
• Mississippi River
• Oil and gas exploration
• Most of impact south of New Orleans
• Oil service business
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New Orleans Market Opportunity
• Competition
• Capital One
• Whitney/Hancock
• JP Morgan Chase Bank
• Regions Bank
• Iberiabank
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Events in 2015
• Collapse of oil prices
• Energy exposure – 4.5%
• $90 million exploration and production credit at December 31, 2015
• Year end status
• Low prices at year end through February 2016
• Borrower was in the process of drilling a new well in its major field
• Proved undeveloped status of borrower’s oil and gas reserves in major field
• $30 million reserve provided in 2015
• Current status
• $112 million debt outstanding at June 30, 2016
• $206 million PV10 of reserves at June 30, 2016 per independent engineering report
• Proved producing at 1,200 barrels/day per company reports
• Prices at $46-50 per barrel
• Strong cash flow
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Events in 2015
• Tax credit accounting change – Historic tax credits
• 2009-2014
• Cost method
• Amortization of investment over the expected holding period
• 2015 and later
• Equity method
• Impairment
• Impact of change in accounting method
• $36 million in 2015 ($24 million, net of tax effect) in impairment charges on Historic tax credit
investments
• Restatement of prior years by $20 million ($13 million, net of tax effect)
• Impact of new structure beginning in late 2013
• Original structure – direct investment
• New structure – master tenant, two tiers
• Residual ownership at 1%
• Revised approach to Historic tax credit investment
• Mixture of direct and master tenant structures
• Syndication
• Back to former pricing – 10% residual ownership
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Events in 2015
• Default on investment in short-term receivables
• Investment through The Receivables Exchange
• 7 year history – no prior defaults
• $69.9 million investment in ethanol manufacturer
• Examination findings – fully reserve due to litigation required
• Litigation beginning to recover investment from
• Obligor in U.S.
• Seller of receivable with repurchase agreement and make whole agreement
• Spanish parent with guaranty
• Investment in receivables discontinued
• Remaining balance of investment in short-term receivables at 12/31/15 paid in full
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Capital Status
• History of strong capital position
• Support growth opportunity
• Relationship with regulators
• Frequent capital raises to support growth
• 7 raises totaling $369 million in 10 years
• Regulatory capital condition at December 31, 2015
• “Well capitalized” on
• Tier 1 leverage capital ratio
• Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
• “Adequately capitalized” on Tier 1 risk-based and total risk-based capital ratios
• Capital planning
• Return to “well capitalized” status
• Board considering various capital instruments at holding company and bank levels
• Considerations include market conditions, cost of capital and dilution, among others
• Continued earnings
• Reduced growth rate of assets
• Ongoing capital planning
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Deferred Tax Asset (DTA)
• Change in treatment after Basel III
• Deduction of certain deferred tax assets from Tier 1 capital (phase-in through 2018)
• For 2016, 60% is eliminated
• By 2018, 100% is eliminated
• Bank has always monitored impact on capital
• Tax credit business
• Impairment charges
• Loan loss provision
• Models built to evaluate
• Capital impact
• Test for valuation reserve
• No valuation reserve at year-end 2015
• Major impact in 2015
• Short-term receivable
• Historic tax credit (HTC) impairment
• Use of tax planning strategies
• Mix of syndications vs. investment for historic tax credits
• Restructure of HTC transactions for lower impairment
• Larger commitment to core banking operations
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Asset Quality
• Historical ratios at December 31, 2015
• 5 year past due ratio – 0.69%
• 5 year average NPA’s/assets – 1.17%
• 5 year net charge-offs/loans – 0.17%
• 2015 issues
• Large increase in non-performing assets
• Exploration and production credit ($90 million)
• Concrete crushing company ($16 million)
• Downtown Baton Rouge land on riverfront ($11 million)
• Reserve of $30 million on exploration and production credit
• Reserve of $8 million on concrete crushing company
• Baton Rouge property appraised at $21 million with active market
• Total loan loss reserve of $78 million, or 2.27% of gross loans
• Total oil and gas exposure
• $158 million (4.5% of portfolio), with $7 million in outstanding loan commitments
• Loan loss allowance attributable to oil and gas exposure: $34 million
• Past due ratios remain low
• 0.63% at December 31, 2015
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Internal Control Enhancements
• Governance changes
• Committed to splitting Chairman/CEO roles with independent Chairman
• Independent director committee
• Appointed additional independent director to Audit Committee
• Committed to identifying and appointing an additional director to Board and Audit Committee with significant public company
financial reporting experience
• Organizational changes
• Add Chief Operating Officer after national search
• Split Chief Financial Officer role
• Chief Financial Officer with strong GAAP expertise
• Treasurer focused on A/L management, investments, hedging, etc.
• Added Chief Accounting Officer
• Split Controller role
• Controller with broader GAAP knowledge
• Asset/liability management manager
• Strengthen internal loan review
• Enhance external loan review process
• Objectives
• Significantly increase knowledge of GAAP at every level
• Build organization to handle continued growth for future
• Prepare for transition of management in accord with succession plan
• Adopt best practices for governance
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Profitability
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Profitability
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Profitability
Efficiency ratio in all years is impacted by impairment charges and the short term receivable loss in 2015
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Annual Loan Growth
• Driven by increases in construction, commercial real estate and commercial loans
• Favorable economic market conditions in the New Orleans trade area
Summary
• Community bank with $4.7 billion in assets at December 31, 2015
• Located in a market with strong economic expansion
• Healthy growth in loans/deposits expected to continue
• Core bank earnings drivers remain in place
• Tax credit activity provides opportunity to enhance business and returns
• Historically strong profitability impacted in 2015 by oil price collapse and short –term receivable loss
• Historically strong asset quality impacted in 2015, in large part, by one exploration and production credit
• Extensive local market knowledge and expertise
• Organization focused on enhancements to personnel, control processes and governance framework
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