8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2018

Cadence Bancorporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38058	47-1329858
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 3800 Houston, Texas		77056
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(713) 871-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 24, 2018, Cadence Bancorporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Company is conducting an earnings conference call and webcast on January 25, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. CT / 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its fourth quarter 2018 financial results. The press release contains information about how to access the webcast. A copy of the presentation slides to be used during the earnings conference call, which contain supplemental information relating to the Company, is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated January 24, 2018.
99.2	Earnings conference call presentation slides dated January 25, 2018.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated January 24, 2018.
99.2	Earnings conference call presentation slides dated January 25, 2018.

SIGNATURE

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

	Cadence Bancorporation
Date: January 24, 2018	By:	/s/ Valerie C. Toalson
	Name:	Valerie C. Toalson
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

                                                                                                                      

Cadence Bancorporation reports

Fourth quarter 2017 RESULTs AND

INITIATES A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

HOUSTON, TEXAS (January 24, 2018) – Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE:CADE) (“Cadence”) today announced net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 of $14.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted common share (“per share”), compared to $32.6 million, or $0.39 per share, in the third quarter of 2017, and $29.0 million, or $0.38 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2016.   The fourth quarter of 2017 includes a one-time charge of $19.0 million, or $0.22 per share, recorded in income tax expense (the “one-time tax charge”) related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017 (“Tax Reform”) requiring a re-measurement of our deferred tax assets arising from a lower corporate tax rate.

Highlights:

• Fourth quarter of 2017 net income was $14.7 million.  Excluding the one-time tax charge, after-tax earnings for the fourth quarter of 2017 were $33.7⁽¹⁾ million, representing an increase of $1.1 million, or 3.4%, as compared to the third quarter of 2017, and an increase of $4.7 million, or 16.2%, compared to fourth quarter of 2016.

o On a per-share basis, net income was $0.17 per share for the fourth quarter of 2017.  Excluding the one-time tax charge, after-tax earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $0.39⁽¹⁾, the same as the third quarter of 2017 and up $0.01 from the fourth quarter of 2016.  The year-over-year per share comparison was impacted by the issuance of 8.625 million shares in our initial public offering in April 2017.

o Annualized returns on average assets, common equity and tangible common equity⁽¹⁾ for the fourth quarter of 2017 were 0.55%, 4.32% and 5.71%, respectively.  Annualized returns on average assets, common equity and tangible common equity⁽¹⁾ excluding the one-time tax charge for the fourth quarter of 2017 were 1.26%, 9.92% and 13.11%, respectively, as compared to 1.29%, 9.78% and 13.04%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2017.

• Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $102.4 million, compared to the prior year net income of $65.8 million.  Excluding the one-time tax charge, after-tax earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $121.4⁽¹⁾ million, an increase of $55.6 million, or 84.5%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2016.

o Net income was $1.25 per share for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $0.87 per share in the prior year.  Excluding the one-time tax charge, after-tax earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $1.48⁽¹⁾ per share, an increase of $0.61 per share or 71% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2016.

o Returns on average assets, common equity and tangible common equity⁽¹⁾ for the year ended December 31, 2017 were 1.02%, 8.16% and 11.08%, respectively.  Returns on average assets, common equity and tangible common equity⁽¹⁾ excluding the one-time tax charge were 1.21%, 9.68% and 13.14%, respectively, as compared to 0.71%, 6.01% and 8.68%, respectively, for the prior year.

• Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $113.6 million, up 4.9% from the linked quarter and up 19.7% from the same period in 2016.  On a full year basis, 2017 revenues of $426.1 million represented an increase of $58.2 million, or 15.8%, as compared to the prior year.  

⁽¹⁾ Considered a non-GAAP financial measure.  See Table 7 “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

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• Total assets were $10.9 billion as of December 31, 2017, an increase of $1.4 billion, or 14.9%, as compared to $9.5 billion as of December 31, 2016.

• Loans were $8.3 billion as of December 31, 2017, an increase of $820.7 million, or 11.0%, as compared to $7.4 billion at December 31, 2016.

• Core deposits (total deposits excluding brokered) were $8.2 billion as of December 31, 2017 grew $1.2 billion, or 17.8%, from December 31, 2016.  

“We are pleased with our core operating performance for the quarter, as our business growth continued to reflect the strong momentum we experienced throughout 2017,” said Paul B. Murphy, Jr., Cadence’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  “Revenue growth for the quarter was solid, driven by strong loan and core deposit growth, and stable margins.   I am very pleased with our credit results during 2017, and particularly during the fourth quarter as we continued the trend of reduced nonperforming assets.  Lower nonperforming assets (“NPAs”), low charge-offs and a stabilized energy environment all supported a net recovery of loan provision for the quarter.  2017 was a big year for Cadence as we became a public company, crossed the $10 billion asset threshold and achieved record financial performance.   As a next step, we are very pleased to announce the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.125 per share to our common shareholders, representing an annualized dividend of $0.50 per share.  I am proud of our employees who work hard for our customers every day, and we believe those efforts show through in our results and in returns for our shareholders.”

Period End Balance Sheet:

Cadence continued its strong growth during the quarter with total assets reaching $10.9 billion as of December 31, 2017, an increase of $446.7 million, or 4.3%, from September 30, 2017, and an increase of $1.4 billion, or 14.9%, from December 31, 2016.  

Loans at December 31, 2017 were $8.3 billion, an increase of $224.5 million, or 2.8%, from September 30, 2017, and an increase of $820.7 million, or 11.0%, from December 31, 2016.

- Increases in loans reflect organic growth primarily in our specialized, general C&I and residential portfolios.  

- Energy lending remained a consistent portion of total loans, with balances totaling $935.4 million, or 11.3%, of total loans at December 31, 2017, and continued to reflect improved credit results.

Total deposits at December 31, 2017 were $9.0 billion, an increase of $510.4 million, or 6.0%, from September 30, 2017, and an increase of $994.8 million, or 12.4%, from December 31, 2016.

- Deposit increases reflect growth in core deposits, with a key focus on expansion of commercial deposit relationships and treasury management services.  The core deposit growth supported a $245.1 million reduction in brokered deposits during the year.  

- As of December 31, 2017, brokered deposits totaled $0.8 billion, or 8.8% of total deposits, down from 9.7% and 13.0% of total deposits at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  

- Noninterest bearing deposits as a percent of total deposits increased to 24.9%, up from 24.4% at September 30, 2017 and 23.0% at December 31, 2016.  

Shareholders’ equity was $1.4 billion at December 31, 2017, an increase of $18.2 million from September 30, 2017, and an increase of $278.6 million from December 31, 2016.

- The increase in shareholders’ equity includes $155.7 million in net proceeds from our April 2017 initial public offering that was added to tangible common equity during the second quarter of 2017.  This offering resulted in

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increasing average diluted shares to 84.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, as compared to 75.4 million and 84.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and third quarter of 2017, respectively.  

- In November 2017, Cadence completed a secondary offering whereby its controlling stockholder, Cadence Bancorp, LLC, sold 10,925,000 Cadence Bancorporation shares, reducing its ownership in Cadence to 76.6%.  All proceeds from this transaction were received by Cadence Bancorp, LLC and did not impact Cadence Bancorporation’s equity or outstanding shares.

Asset Quality:

Credit quality metrics reflected meaningful improvement during the fourth quarter of 2017 due to continued improvements of energy credits combined with general credit stability in the remaining loan portfolio.

- NPAs totaled $70.7 million, or 0.9%, of total loans, OREO and other NPAs as of December 31, 2017, down from $121.8 million, or 1.5%, as of September 30, 2017, and down from $166.2 million, or 2.2%, as of December 31, 2016.  

- The decline in NPAs are due primarily to continued improvements of energy credits, with energy portfolio NPAs totaling $58.7 million at December 31, 2017 down from $98.2 million at September 30, 2017.  

- Of the $42.8 million in energy nonperforming loans included in total NPAs as of December 31, 2017, over 75% were paying in accordance with contractual terms.

The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was $87.6 million, or 1.06% of total loans, as of December 31, 2017, as compared to $94.8 million, or 1.18% of total loans, as of September 30, 2017 and $82.3 million, or 1.11% of total loans, as of December 31, 2016.  

- Net-charge offs as a percent of average loans for the full year amounted to 0.06% in 2017, and an improvement from 0.65% in 2016.  Net-charge offs were $2.7 million and $4.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively, as compared to $3.7 million and $46.9 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, respectively, and $173 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2017.  

- The decline in the ACL during the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the prior quarter resulted primarily from the reduction in non-performing loans and related valuation reserves (largely from the energy portfolio), improved environmental factors in the energy sector, and the reversal of approximately $2.0 million in consumer mortgage reserves recorded in the third quarter of 2017 associated with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.  

- At December 31, 2017, the ACL included reserves for the energy portfolio of 1.8%, down from 2.5% as of September 30, 2017 and 2.6% as of December 31, 2016.  

- Loan provisions (reversals) for the fourth quarter of 2017 were $(4.5) million as compared to $(5.2) million in the prior year quarter and $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2017.  

Total Revenue:

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $113.6 million, up 4.9% from the linked quarter and up 19.7% from the same period in 2016.  On a full year basis, 2017 revenues of $426 million increased $58.2 million or 15.8%.  The revenue increases were primarily a result of both strong loan growth during the period and meaningful increases in net interest margins.  

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $87.9 million an increase of $6.7 million, or 8.3%, from the third quarter of 2017 and an increase of $15.4 million, or 21.3%, from the same period 2016.  

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- Our fully tax-equivalent net interest margin (“NIM”) for the fourth quarter of 2017 was 3.59% as compared to 3.52% for the third quarter of 2017 and 3.31% for the fourth quarter of 2016.  The year-over-year increase in NIM is primarily a result of our asset sensitive balance sheet and earning asset yields increasing more significantly than our funding costs in the recent rising rate environment.  The linked quarter increase in NIM was due to timing of recovery accretion on acquired-impaired loans.  

- Earning asset yields for the fourth quarter of 2017 were 4.41%, up 11 basis points from 4.30% in the third quarter of 2017, and up 45 basis points from 3.96% in the fourth quarter of 2016, driven by increases in loan yields.  

o Approximately 70% of our loan portfolio is floating rate and has benefited from the short-term rate increases during the periods.  

o Yield on loans, excluding acquired-impaired loans, was 4.47%, 4.41% and 4.03% for the fourth quarter of 2017, third quarter of 2017 and fourth quarter of 2016, respectively.

o Total accretion for acquired-impaired loans was $8.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, up $2.3 million from the third quarter of 2017 and up $0.3 million from the fourth quarter of 2016.    

o Total loan yields increased to 4.72% for the fourth quarter of 2017 versus 4.55% for the third quarter of 2017 and 4.26% for the fourth quarter of 2016.  

- Total cost of deposits for the fourth quarter of 2017 was 69 basis points versus 64 basis points in the linked quarter and 47 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2016.  

- Total cost of funds for the fourth quarter of 2017 was 89 basis points versus 84 basis points in the linked quarter and 69 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2016.  

o Increases in funding costs reflect the increases in short term rates, partially offset by improvements in the funding mix, including declines in interest-sensitive brokered deposits and increases in noninterest bearing deposits.

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $25.7 million, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 5.4%, from the third quarter of 2017, and an increase of $3.3 million, or 14.7%, from the same period of 2016.  

- Total service fees and revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $22.4 million, a decrease of $0.6 million from the third quarter of 2017, and an increase of $1.8 million from the same period of 2016.  The changes were driven primarily by:

o Assets Under Management increasing to $5.6 billion as of December 31, 2017, an increase of $51.4 million from September 30, 2017 and $266.2 million from December 31, 2016.

o Insurance revenue declines of $0.5 million linked quarter due to the sale of the assets of a specialty insurance unit in the third quarter of 2017.

o Mortgage banking revenue declines of $0.3 million from the third quarter of 2017 due to both seasonality and more mortgages being held on the balance sheet versus sold.

- Total other noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $3.3 million, a decrease of $0.9 million from the third quarter of 2017, and an increase of $1.5 million from the same period of 2016.  

- Significant non-routine items included in other noninterest income during comparable periods include:

o Securities gains (losses) - $16 thousand gains in the fourth quarter of 2017 and $1.3 million gains in the fourth quarter of 2016;

o Gain (loss) on sale of commercial loans - $1.6 million gain in the fourth quarter of 2017 and ($0.5) million loss in the fourth quarter of 2016, both related to credit resolutions;

o Gain on sale of assets of a specialty insurance unit - $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2017;

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o Earnings from Limited Partnerships primarily due to changes in equity valuation – $0.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2017 and a loss of ($0.2) million in the fourth quarter of 2016.  

Noninterest Expenses:

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $66.4 million, an increase of $9.8 million from $56.5 million for the third quarter of 2017, and an increase of $11.0 million from $55.4 million during the same period in 2016.  Increases in the fourth quarter of 2017 included non-routine expenses related to legacy bank pre-acquisition legal costs, secondary offering costs, consulting, and other notable expenses detailed below:

- Salaries and employee benefits expense included an increase in incentives of $0.7 million from the third quarter of 2017 and an increase of $5.0 million from the fourth quarter of 2016 driven by improved operating performance of the bank and company valuation.

- Other real estate (“ORE”) costs for the fourth quarter of 2017 included $0.6 million in ORE writedowns and another $0.4 million in ORE losses on sales, as we reduced our ORE by $11.2 million during the quarter to $7.6 million at December 31, 2017.

- Data processing expense for the fourth quarter of 2017 included $0.5 million in costs associated with a trust system upgrade and conversion.

- Consulting and professional fees in the fourth quarter of 2017 included $1.2 million in expenses specific to the November 2017 secondary offering, and $0.8 million in non-routine tax consulting costs.

- Legal expense for the fourth quarter of 2017 included $2.0 million in legal costs associated with certain pre-acquisition related litigation and contingencies related to a legacy acquired bank.

- Other expenses for the fourth quarter of 2017 included $0.8 million in unfunded commitments provision driven by loan growth, $0.6 million related to technology licensing updates, as well as other seasonal variances in expenses.

Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $233.4 million as compared to $220.2 million during the same period of 2016, an increase of $13.2 million, or 6.0%.  

The efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾ for the fourth quarter of 2017 was 58.44%, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 and third quarter of 2017 ratios of 58.40% and 52.20%, respectively.  The efficiency ratio for the year ended December 31, 2017 was 54.77%, compared to 59.86% in the prior year, reflecting ongoing focus on managing expense and expanding revenue.  Total 2017 revenues increased $58.2 million or 15.8% over 2016, while total 2017 expenses increased $13.2 million or 6.0% over 2016.

Taxes:

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 was 71.6% as compared to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2017 and 35.1% in the fourth quarter of 2016.  Excluding the effects of Tax Reform, our effective tax rate for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 was 34.8%⁽¹⁾ and 33.7%⁽¹⁾, respectively.  Considering the effects of Tax Reform, we estimate our effective tax rate will range between 21% to 22% in 2018.

⁽¹⁾ Considered a non-GAAP financial measure.  See Table 7 “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

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Quarterly Dividend:

On January 24, 2018, the Board of Directors of Cadence declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.125 per share of common stock, representing an annualized dividend of $0.50 per share.  The dividend will be paid on March 20, 2018 to holders of record of the Class A common stock on March 1, 2018.  

Supplementary Financial Tables (Unaudited):

Supplementary Financial Tables (Unaudited) are included in this release following the customary disclosure information.  

Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call:

Cadence Bancorporation executive management will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2017 results on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. CT / 11:00 a.m. ET.  Slides to be presented by management on the conference call can be viewed by visiting www.cadencebancorporation.comand selecting “Events & Presentations” then “Event Calendar”.    

Conference Call Access:

To access the conference call, please dial one of the following numbers approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the start time to allow time for registration, and use the Elite Entry Number provided below.

Dial in (toll free):	1-888-317-6003
International dial in:	1-412-317-6061
Canada (toll free):	1-866-284-3684
Participant Elite Entry Number:	0853440

For those unable to participate in the live presentation, a replay will be available through February 8, 2018.  To access the replay, please use the following numbers:  

US Toll Free:	1-877-344-7529
International Toll:	1-412-317-0088
Canada Toll Free:	1-855-669-9658
Replay Access Code:	10115434
End Date:	February 8, 2018

Webcast Access:

A webcast of the conference call as well as the slides to be presented by management can be viewed by visiting www.cadencebancorporation.comand selecting “Events & Presentations” then “Event Calendar”.

About Cadence Bancorporation

Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE:CADE) is an $11 billion in assets regional bank holding company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Through its affiliates, Cadence operates 65 locations in Alabama, Florida, Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee, and provides corporations, middle-market companies, small businesses and consumers with a full range of

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innovative banking and financial solutions. Services and products include commercial and business banking, treasury management, specialized lending, commercial real estate, foreign exchange, wealth management, investment and trust services, financial planning, retirement plan management, business and personal insurance, consumer banking, consumer loans, mortgages, home equity lines and loans, and credit cards. Clients have access to leading-edge online and mobile solutions, interactive teller machines, and 56,000 ATMs. The Cadence team of 1,200 associates is committed to exceeding customer expectations and helping their clients succeed financially. Cadence Bank, N.A., Cadence Insurance, and Linscomb & Williams are direct or indirect subsidiaries of Cadence Bancorporation.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This communication 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 results of operations, financial condition and financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, without limitation, the “Risk Factors” referenced in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the following factors: business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic market areas; economic, market, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with our business; lack of seasoning in our loan portfolio; deteriorating asset quality and higher loan charge-offs; the laws and regulations applicable to our business; our ability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth and the composition of such growth; increased competition in the financial services industry, nationally, regionally or locally; our ability to maintain our historical earnings trends; our ability to raise additional capital to implement our business plan; material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; systems failures or interruptions involving our information technology and telecommunications systems or third-party servicers; the composition of our management team and our ability to attract and retain key personnel; the fiscal position of the U.S. federal government and the soundness of other financial institutions; the composition of our loan portfolio, including the identify of our borrowers and the concentration of loans in energy-related industries and in our specialized industries; the portion of our loan portfolio that is comprised of participations and shared national credits; and the amount of nonperforming and classified assets we hold. Cadence can give no assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and Cadence 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 applicable law.

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About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain of the financial measures and ratios we present, including “efficiency ratio,” “adjusted noninterest expenses,” “adjusted operating revenue,” “tangible common equity ratio,” “tangible book value per share” and “return on average tangible common equity” and “pre-tax, pre-provision net earnings,” are supplemental measures that are not required by, or are not presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We refer to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures.” We consider the use of select non-GAAP financial measures and ratios to be useful for financial and operational decision making and useful in evaluating period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain expenditures or assets that we believe are not indicative of our primary business operating results or by presenting certain metrics on a fully taxable equivalent basis. We believe that management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, analyzing and comparing past, present and future periods.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from non-GAAP financial measures used by our peers or other companies. We compensate for these limitations by providing the equivalent GAAP measures whenever we present the non-GAAP financial measures and by including a reconciliation of the impact of the components adjusted for in the non-GAAP financial measure so that both measures and the individual components may be considered when analyzing our performance.  A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables (Table 7).

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Contact Information

Media contact:

Danielle Kernell

713-871-4051

danielle.kernell@cadencebank.com

Investor relations contact:

Valerie Toalson

713-871-4103 or 800-698-7878

vtoalson@cadencebancorporation.com

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Table 1 - Selected Financial Data

	As of and for the Three Months Ended												For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017		June 30, 2017		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016			2017		2016
Statement of Operations Data:
Interest income	$	108,370		$	99,503	$	99,375	$	89,619	$	87,068		$	396,867	$	335,250
Interest expense		20,459			18,340		16,991		14,861		14,570			70,651		55,811
Net interest income		87,911			81,163		82,384		74,758		72,498			326,216		279,439
Provision for credit losses		(4,475	)		1,723		6,701		5,786		(5,222	)		9,735		49,348
Net interest income after provision		92,386			79,440		75,683		68,972		77,720			316,481		230,091
Noninterest income  - service fees and revenue		22,405			23,014		22,144		22,489		20,605			90,052		81,976
- other noninterest income		3,251			4,110		845		1,616		1,755			9,822		6,427
Noninterest expense		66,371			56,530		56,134		54,321		55,394			233,356		220,180
Income before income taxes		51,671			50,034		42,538		38,756		44,686			182,999		98,314
Income tax expense		36,980			17,457		13,570		12,639		15,701			80,646		32,540
Net income	$	14,691		$	32,577	$	28,968	$	26,117	$	28,985		$	102,353	$	65,774
Period-End Balance Sheet Data:
Investment securities, available-for-sale	$	1,262,948		$	1,198,032	$	1,079,935	$	1,116,280	$	1,139,347		$	1,262,948	$	1,139,347
Total loans, net of unearned income		8,253,427			8,028,938		7,716,621		7,561,472		7,432,711			8,253,427		7,432,711
Allowance for credit losses		87,576			94,765		93,215		88,304		82,268			87,576		82,268
Total assets		10,948,926			10,502,261		9,811,557		9,720,937		9,530,888			10,948,926		9,530,888
Total deposits		9,011,515			8,501,102		7,930,383		7,841,710		8,016,749			9,011,515		8,016,749
Noninterest-bearing deposits		2,242,765			2,071,594		1,857,809		1,871,514		1,840,955			2,242,765		1,840,955
Interest-bearing deposits		6,768,750			6,429,508		6,072,574		5,970,196		6,175,794			6,768,750		6,175,794
Borrowings and subordinated debentures		470,814			572,683		499,266		682,568		331,712			470,814		331,712
Total shareholders’ equity		1,359,056			1,340,848		1,304,054		1,105,976		1,080,498			1,359,056		1,080,498
Average Balance Sheet Data:
Investment securities, available-for-sale	$	1,228,330		$	1,169,182	$	1,099,307	$	1,125,174	$	1,060,821		$	1,155,819	$	1,001,317
Total loans, net of unearned income		8,226,294			7,867,794		7,650,048		7,551,173		7,375,446			7,825,763		7,186,635
Allowance for credit losses		94,968			94,706		90,366		82,258		95,042			90,621		90,264
Total assets		10,586,245			10,024,871		9,786,355		9,670,593		9,596,574			10,020,036		9,271,629
Total deposits		8,635,473			8,139,969		7,940,421		8,025,068		7,925,281			8,186,781		7,655,302
Noninterest-bearing deposits		2,170,758			1,982,784		1,845,447		1,857,657		1,784,422			1,965,070		1,688,405
Interest-bearing deposits		6,464,715			6,157,185		6,094,974		6,167,411		6,140,859			6,221,711		5,966,897
Borrowings and subordinated debentures		502,428			484,798		510,373		474,976		500,045			493,196		452,685
Total shareholders’ equity		1,348,867			1,320,884		1,251,217		1,090,905		1,094,182			1,253,861		1,093,604

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Table 1 (Continued) - Selected Financial Data

	As of and for the Three Months Ended															For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			2017			2016
Per Share Data:(3)
Earnings
Basic	$	0.18		$	0.39		$	0.35		$	0.35		$	0.39		$	1.26		$	0.88
Diluted		0.17			0.39			0.35			0.35			0.38			1.25			0.87
Book value per common share		16.25			16.03			15.59			14.75			14.41			16.25			14.41
Tangible book value (1)		12.33			12.10			11.64			10.33			9.97			12.33			9.97
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		83,625,000			83,625,000			81,918,956			75,000,000			75,000,000			81,072,945			75,000,000
Diluted		84,717,005			83,955,685			81,951,795			75,672,750			75,402,525			81,605,015			75,294,600
Performance Ratios:
Return on average common equity (2)		4.32	%		9.78	%		9.29	%		9.71	%		10.54	%		8.16	%		6.01	%
Return on average tangible common equity (1) (2)		5.71			13.04			12.63			13.96			15.16			11.08			8.68
Return on average assets (2)		0.55			1.29			1.19			1.10			1.20			1.02			0.71
Net interest margin (2)		3.59			3.52			3.71			3.46			3.31			3.57			3.30
Efficiency ratio (1)		58.44			52.20			53.27			54.95			58.40			54.77			59.86
Asset Quality Ratios:
Total nonperforming assets ("NPAs") to total loans and OREO and other NPAs		0.85	%		1.51	%		1.82	%		2.25	%		2.22	%		0.85	%		2.22	%
Total nonperforming loans to total loans		0.58			0.96			1.36			1.77			1.73			0.58			1.73
Total ACL to total loans		1.06			1.18			1.21			1.17			1.11			1.06			1.11
ACL to total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")		183.62			122.66			88.81			65.80			63.83			183.62			63.80
Net charge-offs to average loans (2)		0.13			0.01			0.09			(0.01	)		0.20			0.06			0.65
Capital Ratios:
Total shareholders’ equity to assets		12.41	%		12.77	%		13.29	%		11.38	%		11.34	%		12.41	%		11.34	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)		9.71			9.95			10.27			8.25			8.13			9.71			8.13
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) (transitional)		10.57			10.79			10.92			8.99			8.84			10.57			8.84
Tier 1 leverage capital		10.68			11.12			11.00			9.10			8.89			10.68			8.89
Tier 1 risk-based capital		10.94			11.17			11.31			9.36			9.19			10.94			9.19
Total risk-based capital		12.81			13.18			13.41			11.43			11.22			12.81			11.22
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(1) - Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See Table 7 "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
(2) - Annualized.
(3) - As of the completion of a secondary offering on November 13, 2017, 64,075,000 of our outstanding shares are owned by our parent-holding company Cadence Bancorp LLC.  Cadence Bancorp LLC owned 75,000,000 of our outstanding shares before the secondary offering.

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Table 2 - Average Balances/Yield/Rates

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2017									2016
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
(In thousands)	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income(1)
Originated and ANCI loans	$	7,961,692		$	89,762			4.47	%	$	7,037,980		$	71,237			4.03	%
ACI portfolio		264,602			8,145			12.21			337,466			7,813			9.21
Total loans		8,226,294			97,907			4.72			7,375,446			79,050			4.26
Investment securities
Taxable		817,971			5,000			2.43			676,148			3,418			2.01
Tax-exempt (2)		410,359			5,047			4.88			384,673			4,814			4.98
Total investment securities		1,228,330			10,047			3.25			1,060,821			8,232			3.09
Federal funds sold and short-term investments		409,317			1,151			1.12			436,665			783			0.71
Other investments		51,318			1,030			7.96			48,643			688			5.63
Total interest-earning assets		9,915,259			110,135			4.41			8,921,575			88,753			3.96
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		66,849									44,851
Premises and equipment		64,730									67,608
Accrued interest and other assets		634,375									657,582
Allowance for credit losses		(94,968	)								(95,042	)
Total assets	$	10,586,245								$	9,596,574
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits	$	4,424,371		$	7,844			0.70	%	$	4,404,779		$	4,973			0.45	%
Savings deposits		177,413			112			0.25			179,094			111			0.25
Time deposits		1,862,931			7,129			1.52			1,556,986			4,325			1.11
Total interest-bearing deposits		6,464,715			15,085			0.93			6,140,859			9,409			0.61
Other borrowings		367,373			3,021			3.26			365,728			2,854			3.10
Subordinated debentures		135,055			2,353			6.91			134,317			2,307			6.83
Total interest-bearing liabilities		6,967,143			20,459			1.17			6,640,904			14,570			0.87
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		2,170,758									1,784,422
Accrued interest and other liabilities		99,477									77,066
Total liabilities		9,237,378									8,502,392
Stockholders' equity		1,348,867									1,094,182
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	10,586,245								$	9,596,574
Net interest income/net interest spread					89,676			3.24	%					74,183			3.09	%
Net yield on earning assets/net interest margin								3.59	%								3.31	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment:
Investment securities					(1,765	)								(1,685	)
Net interest income				$	87,911								$	72,498
_____________________
(1) Nonaccrual loans are included in loans, net of unearned income. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the
calculation of yields.
(2) Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35%.

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	For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2017									For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
(In thousands)	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income(1)
Originated and ANCI loans	$	7,961,692		$	89,762			4.47	%	$	7,587,556		$	84,321			4.41	%
ACI portfolio		264,602			8,145			12.21			280,238			5,840			8.27
Total loans		8,226,294			97,907			4.72			7,867,794			90,161			4.55
Investment securities
Taxable		817,971			5,000			2.43			760,269			4,610			2.41
Tax-exempt (2)		410,359			5,047			4.88			408,913			5,046			4.90
Total investment securities		1,228,330			10,047			3.25			1,169,182			9,656			3.28
Federal funds sold and short-term investments		409,317			1,151			1.12			267,684			1,072			1.59
Other investments		51,318			1,030			7.96			49,661			380			3.04
Total interest-earning assets		9,915,259			110,135			4.41			9,354,321			101,269			4.30
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		66,849									60,760
Premises and equipment		64,730									65,308
Accrued interest and other assets		634,375									639,188
Allowance for credit losses		(94,968	)								(94,706	)
Total assets	$	10,586,245								$	10,024,871
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits	$	4,424,371		$	7,844			0.70	%	$	4,329,086		$	7,300			0.67	%
Savings deposits		177,413			112			0.25			180,099			113			0.25
Time deposits		1,862,931			7,129			1.52			1,648,000			5,665			1.36
Total interest-bearing deposits		6,464,715			15,085			0.93			6,157,185			13,078			0.84
Other borrowings		367,373			3,021			3.26			349,925			2,926			3.32
Subordinated debentures		135,055			2,353			6.91			134,873			2,336			6.87
Total interest-bearing liabilities		6,967,143			20,459			1.17			6,641,983			18,340			1.10
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		2,170,758									1,982,784
Accrued interest and other liabilities		99,477									79,220
Total liabilities		9,237,378									8,703,987
Stockholders' equity		1,348,867									1,320,884
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	10,586,245								$	10,024,871
Net interest income/net interest spread					89,676			3.24	%					82,929			3.20	%
Net yield on earning assets/net interest margin								3.59	%								3.52	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment:
Investment securities					(1,765	)								(1,766	)
Net interest income				$	87,911								$	81,163
_____________________
(1) Nonaccrual loans are included in loans, net of unearned income. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the
calculation of yields.
(2) Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35%.

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	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2017									2016
	Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
(In thousands)	Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income(1)
Originated and ANCI loans	$	7,535,099		$	327,857			4.35	%	$	6,811,616		$	268,984			3.95	%
ACI portfolio		290,664			31,451			10.82			375,019			36,569			9.75
Total loans		7,825,763			359,308			4.59			7,186,635			305,553			4.25
Investment securities
Taxable		747,590			18,089			2.42			725,100			15,838			2.18
Tax-exempt (2)		408,229			20,554			5.03			276,217			13,464			4.87
Total investment securities		1,155,819			38,643			3.34			1,001,317			29,302			2.93
Federal funds sold and short-term investments		313,683			3,336			1.06			368,669			2,419			0.66
Other investments		49,781			2,774			5.57			46,364			2,688			5.80
Total interest-earning assets		9,345,046			404,061			4.32			8,602,985			339,962			3.95
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		60,108									47,569
Premises and equipment		65,428									69,290
Accrued interest and other assets		640,075									642,049
Allowance for credit losses		(90,621	)								(90,264	)
Total assets	$	10,020,036								$	9,271,629
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits	$	4,360,252		$	27,030			0.62	%	$	4,122,667		$	17,832			0.43	%
Savings deposits		181,500			456			0.25			178,397			423			0.24
Time deposits		1,679,959			22,213			1.32			1,665,833			17,191			1.03
Total interest-bearing deposits		6,221,711			49,699			0.80			5,966,897			35,446			0.59
Other borrowings		358,413			11,644			3.25			318,668			11,215			3.52
Subordinated debentures		134,783			9,308			6.91			134,017			9,150			6.83
Total interest-bearing liabilities		6,714,907			70,651			1.05			6,419,582			55,811			0.87
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		1,965,070									1,688,405
Accrued interest and other liabilities		86,198									70,038
Total liabilities		8,766,175									8,178,025
Stockholders' equity		1,253,861									1,093,604
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	10,020,036								$	9,271,629
Net interest income/net interest spread					333,410			3.27	%					284,151			3.08	%
Net yield on earning assets/net interest margin								3.57	%								3.30	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment:
Investment securities					(7,194	)								(4,712	)
Net interest income				$	326,216								$	279,439
_____________________
(1) Nonaccrual loans are included in loans, net of unearned income. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the
calculation of yields.
(2) Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35%.

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Table 3 – Loan Interest Income Detail

	For the Three Months Ended,															For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			2017			2016
Loan Interest Income Detail
Interest income on loans, excluding ACI loans	$	89,762		$	84,321		$	79,904		$	73,869		$	71,237		$	327,857		$	268,984
Scheduled accretion for the period		5,348			5,550			6,075			6,331			6,845			23,303			30,870
Recovery income for the period		2,797			290			4,450			610			968			8,148			5,699
Accretion on acquired credit impaired (ACI) loans		8,145			5,840			10,525			6,941			7,813			31,451			36,569
Loan interest income	$	97,907		$	90,161		$	90,429		$	80,810		$	79,050		$	359,308		$	305,553
Loan yield, excluding ACI loans		4.47	%		4.41	%		4.36	%		4.14	%		4.03	%		4.35	%		3.95	%
ACI loan yield		12.21			8.27			14.02			8.89			9.21			10.82			9.75
Total loan yield		4.72	%		4.55	%		4.74	%		4.34	%		4.26	%		4.59	%		4.25	%

Table 4 - Allowance for Credit Losses

	For the Three Months Ended															For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			2017			2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	94,765		$	93,215		$	88,304		$	82,268		$	91,169		$	82,268		$	79,783
Charge-offs		(2,860	)		(581	)		(2,879	)		(551	)		(3,922	)		(6,871	)		(49,302	)
Recoveries		146			408			1,089			801			243			2,444			2,439
Net (charge-offs) recoveries		(2,714	)		(173	)		(1,790	)		250			(3,679	)		(4,427	)		(46,863	)
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		(4,475	)		1,723			6,701			5,786			(5,222	)		9,735			49,348
Balance at end of period	$	87,576		$	94,765		$	93,215		$	88,304		$	82,268		$	87,576		$	82,268

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Table 5 -Noninterest Income

	For the Three Months Ended											For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2017		September 30, 2017		June 30, 2017			March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		2017			2016
Noninterest Income
Investment advisory revenue	$	5,257	$	5,283	$	5,061		$	4,916	$	4,821	$	20,517		$	18,811
Trust services revenue		4,836		4,613		4,584			5,231		4,109		19,264			16,109
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,753		3,920		3,784			3,815		3,614		15,272			13,793
Credit-related fees		3,372		3,306		2,741			2,747		2,875		12,166			10,729
Insurance revenue		1,470		1,950		1,828			2,130		1,577		7,378			7,717
Bankcard fees		1,833		1,803		1,862			1,812		1,813		7,310			7,270
Mortgage banking revenue		687		965		1,213			866		1,019		3,731			4,663
Other service fees earned		1,197		1,174		1,071			972		777		4,414			2,884
Total service fees and revenue		22,405		23,014		22,144			22,489		20,605		90,052			81,976
Securities gains (losses), net		16		1		(244	)		81		1,267		(146	)		3,736
Other		3,235		4,109		1,089			1,535		488		9,968			2,691
Total other noninterest income		3,251		4,110		845			1,616		1,755		9,822			6,427
Total noninterest income (GAAP)		25,656		27,124		22,989			24,105		22,360		99,874			88,403
Less: Securities gains (losses)		16		1		(244	)		81		1,267		(146	)		3,736
Adjusted noninterest operating revenue (Non-GAAP measure)	$	25,640	$	27,123	$	23,233		$	24,024	$	21,093	$	100,020		$	84,667

Table 6 -Noninterest Expense

	For the Three Months Ended										For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2017		September 30, 2017		June 30, 2017		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		2017		2016
Noninterest Expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	$	35,162	$	35,007	$	34,682	$	34,267	$	28,139	$	139,118	$	125,068
Premises and equipment		7,629		7,419		7,180		6,693		7,475		28,921		27,982
Intangible asset amortization		1,085		1,136		1,190		1,241		1,555		4,652		6,532
Net cost of operation of other real estate owned		1,075		453		427		296		1,117		2,251		3,033
Data processing		2,504		1,688		1,702		1,696		1,767		7,590		6,280
Special asset expenses		331		215		469		140		670		1,156		1,788
Consulting and professional fees		4,380		2,069		1,502		1,139		2,288		9,090		6,728
Loan related expenses		810		532		757		280		1,236		2,379		3,114
FDIC insurance		939		889		954		1,493		1,517		4,275		7,228
Communications		857		650		675		655		741		2,837		2,656
Advertising and public relations		683		521		499		345		344		2,048		1,369
Legal expenses		2,626		612		508		432		662		4,178		2,721
Branch closure expenses		55		50		47		46		47		198		238
Other		8,235		5,289		5,542		5,598		7,836		24,663		25,443
Total noninterest expenses	$	66,371	$	56,530	$	56,134	$	54,321	$	55,394	$	233,356	$	220,180

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Table 7 - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	As of and for the Three Months Ended															As of and for the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			2017			2016
Efficiency ratio
Noninterest expenses (numerator)	$	66,371		$	56,530		$	56,134		$	54,321		$	55,394		$	233,356		$	220,180
Net interest income	$	87,911		$	81,163		$	82,384		$	74,758		$	72,498		$	326,216		$	279,439
Noninterest income		25,656			27,124			22,989			24,105			22,360			99,874			88,403
Operating revenue (denominator)	$	113,567		$	108,287		$	105,373		$	98,863		$	94,858		$	426,090		$	367,842
Efficiency ratio		58.44	%		52.20	%		53.27	%		54.95	%		58.40	%		54.77	%		59.86	%
Adjusted noninterest expenses and operating revenue
Noninterest expense	$	66,371		$	56,530		$	56,134		$	54,321		$	55,394		$	233,356		$	220,180
Less: Branch closure expenses		55			50			47			46			47			198			238
Adjusted noninterest expenses	$	66,316		$	56,480		$	56,087		$	54,275		$	55,347		$	233,158		$	219,942
Net interest income	$	87,911		$	81,163		$	82,384		$	74,758		$	72,498		$	326,216		$	279,439
Noninterest income		25,656			27,124			22,989			24,105			22,360			99,874			88,403
Less: Securities gains (losses), net		16			1			(244	)		81			1,267			(146	)		3,736
Adjusted operating revenue	$	113,551		$	108,286		$	105,617		$	98,782		$	93,591		$	426,236		$	364,106
Tangible common equity ratio
Shareholders’ equity	$	1,359,056		$	1,340,848		$	1,304,054		$	1,105,976		$	1,080,498		$	1,359,056		$	1,080,498
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		(328,040	)		(329,124	)		(330,261	)		(331,450	)		(332,691	)		(328,040	)		(332,691	)
Tangible common shareholders’ equity		1,031,016			1,011,724			973,793			774,526			747,807			1,031,016			747,807
Total assets		10,948,926			10,502,261			9,811,557			9,720,937			9,530,888			10,948,926			9,530,888
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		(328,040	)		(329,124	)		(330,261	)		(331,450	)		(332,691	)		(328,040	)		(332,691	)
Tangible assets	$	10,620,886		$	10,173,137		$	9,481,296		$	9,389,487		$	9,198,197		$	10,620,886		$	9,198,197
Tangible common equity ratio		9.71	%		9.95	%		10.27	%		8.25	%		8.13	%		9.71	%		8.13	%
Tangible book value per share
Shareholders’ equity	$	1,359,056		$	1,340,848		$	1,304,054		$	1,105,976		$	1,080,498		$	1,359,056		$	1,080,498
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		(328,040	)		(329,124	)		(330,261	)		(331,450	)		(332,691	)		(328,040	)		(332,691	)
Tangible common shareholders’ equity	$	1,031,016		$	1,011,724		$	973,793		$	774,526		$	747,807		$	1,031,016		$	747,807
Common shares issued		83,625,000			83,625,000			83,625,000			75,000,000			75,000,000			83,625,000			75,000,000
Tangible book value per share	$	12.33		$	12.10		$	11.64		$	10.33		$	9.97		$	12.33		$	9.97
Return on average tangible common equity
Average common equity	$	1,348,867		$	1,320,884		$	1,251,217		$	1,090,905		$	1,094,182		$	1,253,861		$	1,093,604
Less: Average intangible assets		(328,697	)		(329,816	)		(330,977	)		(332,199	)		(333,640	)		(330,411	)		(336,054	)
Average tangible common shareholders’ equity	$	1,020,170		$	991,068		$	920,240		$	758,706		$	760,542		$	923,450		$	757,550
Net income	$	14,691		$	32,577		$	28,968		$	26,117		$	28,985		$	102,353		$	65,774
Return on average tangible common equity(1)		5.71	%		13.04	%		12.63	%		13.96	%		15.16	%		11.08	%		8.68	%
Pre-tax, pre-provision net earnings
Income before taxes	$	51,671		$	50,034		$	42,538		$	38,756		$	44,686		$	182,999		$	98,314
Plus: Provision for credit losses		(4,475	)		1,723			6,701			5,786			(5,222	)		9,375			49,348
Pre-tax, pre-provision net earnings	$	47,196		$	51,757		$	49,239		$	44,542		$	39,464		$	192,374		$	147,662

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Table 7 (continued) - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

	As of and for the Three Months Ended			As of and for the Year Ended
(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2017
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Related to One-Time Tax Charge
Net income excluding one-time tax charge
Net income	$	14,691		$	102,353
Add: One-time tax charge		19,022			19,022
Net income excluding one-time tax charge	$	33,713		$	121,375
Earnings per share
Earnings per diluted common share	$	0.17		$	1.25
One-time tax charge per share		0.22			0.23
Earnings per diluted common share excluding one-time tax charge	$	0.39		$	1.48
Return on Average Assets
Net income excluding one-time tax charge	$	33,713		$	121,375
Average assets		10,586,245			10,020,036
Return on average assets excluding one-time tax charge(1)		1.26	%		1.21	%
Return on Average Common Equity
Net income excluding one-time tax charge	$	33,713		$	121,375
Average common equity		1,348,867			1,253,861
Return on average common equity excluding one-time tax charge(1)		9.92	%		9.68	%
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity
Net income excluding one-time tax charge	$	33,713		$	121,375
Average tangible common shareholders’ equity		1,020,170			923,450
Return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity excluding one-time tax charge(1)		13.11	%		13.14	%
Effective Tax Rate
Income before taxes	$	51,671		$	182,999
Income tax expense		36,980			80,646
Less: one-time tax charge		19,022			19,022
Income tax expense excluding one-time tax charge		17,958			61,624
Effective tax rate excluding one-time tax charge		34.8	%		33.7	%
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(1) Annualized for the three month periods.

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EX-99.2

ANALYST PRESENTATION February 7, 2017 Paul B. Murphy, Jr. Chairman and CEO Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results January 25, 2018 Exhibit 99.2

Disclaimers This communication 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 results of operations, financial condition and financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, without limitation, the “Risk Factors” referenced in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the following factors: business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic market areas; economic, market, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with our business; lack of seasoning in our loan portfolio; deteriorating asset quality and higher loan charge-offs; the laws and regulations applicable to our business; our ability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth and the composition of such growth; increased competition in the financial services industry, nationally, regionally or locally; our ability to maintain our historical earnings trends; our ability to raise additional capital to implement our business plan; material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; systems failures or interruptions involving our information technology and telecommunications systems or third-party servicers; the composition of our management team and our ability to attract and retain key personnel; the fiscal position of the U.S. federal government and the soundness of other financial institutions; the composition of our loan portfolio, including the identify of our borrowers and the concentration of loans in energy-related industries and in our specialized industries; the portion of our loan portfolio that is comprised of participations and shared national credits; and the amount of nonperforming and classified assets we hold. Cadence can give no assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and Cadence 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 applicable law. Certain of the financial measures and ratios we present are supplemental measures that are not required by, or are not presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We refer to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures.” We consider the use of select non-GAAP financial measures and ratios to be useful for financial and operational decision making and useful in evaluating period-to-period comparisons. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. More information regarding non-GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, is included in our earnings release and in the appendix to this presentation.  

Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights Earnings Net income of $14.7 million or $0.17/share, including one-time tax charge of $19.0 million or $0.22/share Excluding one-time tax charge, net income of $33.7 million, +3.4% linked quarter and +16.2% from 4Q16 ROAA of 0.55% and ROATCE(1) of 5.71%; excluding one-time tax charge, 1.26% and 13.11%, respectively Revenue Balance Sheet Efficiency Credit Quality (1) Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation” in the appendix. (2) Presented on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis using a tax rate of 35% (3) Core deposits are defined as total deposits excluding brokered deposits Adj. operating revenue(1) of $113.6 million, up 21% from 4Q16 & up 5% from 3Q17 with growth driven primarily by spread income vs. year ago quarter and noninterest income vs. linked quarter Net Interest Margin of 3.59%(2), up 28 bp from 4Q16 & up 7 bp from 3Q17 Total period end assets of $10.9 billion, up $1.4 billion or 15% from 4Q16 Loans of $8.3 billion, up $820.7 million or 11% from 4Q16, reflecting solid momentum Core Deposits(3) of $8.2 billion, increasing $1.2 billion or 18% from 4Q16; Total Deposits of $9.0 billion, up $995 million or 12% from 4Q16 Efficiency ratio of 58.4%(1), unchanged from 4Q16 and up from 52.2% in 3Q17, due in part to non-routine expenses in the fourth quarter Noninterest expenses to average assets of 2.49% in 4Q17 Total NPAs to total loans, OREO and other NPAs decreased from 1.51% in 3Q17 to 0.85% in 4Q17 Net charge-offs of $2.7 million for the fourth quarter or 13 bp of average loans Loan provision recovery of $4.5 million in 4Q17 resulting in an allowance for credit losses at 1.1% of loans

Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights $ in thousands, except per share and unless otherwise indicated (1) Favorable (Unfavorable) comparison versus prior period. YoY represents 12/31/17 vs. 12/31/16. QoQ represents 12/31/17 vs. 9/30/17. (2) Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation” in the appendix (3) Annualized for the three month periods

Full Year 2017 Highlights $ in thousands, except per share and unless otherwise indicated (1) Favorable (Unfavorable) comparison versus prior period. YoY represents 12/31/17 vs. 12/31/16. (2) Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation” in the appendix Net income of $102.4 million, a 56% increase from 2016 and PTPP net earnings(2) of $192.7 million, up 31% from prior year. ROAA of 1.02%; ROATCE(2) of 11.08% Adj. operating revenue(2) of $426.1 million, up 16% from 2016, and a result of both strong loan growth and meaningful increases in spread income NIM (FTE) of 3.57%, up 27 bp from 2016, reflecting the balance sheet asset sensitivity to rate increases Efficiency ratio of 54.8%(2), improved from 59.9% in 2016, reflecting ongoing focus on managing expense and expanding revenue NPA% dropped from 2.23% a year ago to 0.85% at year-end 2017 Net charge-offs of $4.4 million for the year or 6 bp of average loans

Highlights Consistent Loan Growth $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated Loan Growth Loans grew $821 million or 11% to $8.3 billion from the year ago period. Cadence continues to be commercial-focused, reflecting 76% of total loans. Organic loan production and pipelines remain attractive with strong commercial customer activity. Energy loans were $935 million or 11% of total loans, with 60% of the total consisting of Midstream. (1) Period End Financials. (2) Figures do not equal 100% due to rounding. (3) Favorable (Unfavorable) comparison versus prior period. YoY represents 12/31/17 vs. 12/31/16. QoQ represents 12/31/17 vs. 9/30/17. 4Q17 Loan Breakdown and Historical Comparison

Improving Credit Quality $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated Nonperforming Assets(1) Highlights Net Charge Offs Total nonperforming assets declined by $51 million during 4Q17 to $71 million and an NPA%(1) of 0.9% at December 31, 2017. Overall asset quality improvement, increase in energy prices, active credit resolutions, and loan paydowns drove NPAs lower by $96 million or -58% from a year ago. 90% of all NPLs are energy, of which over 75% are performing in accordance with contractual terms Originated portfolio delinquency (30+ day past due) of 23 bp compared to 27 bp in 3Q17 Net charge-offs of $2.7 million in 4Q17 or 13 bp of average loans, on an annualized basis, compared to $0.2 million or 1 bp in 3Q17 and $3.7 million or 20 bps in 4Q16 The decline in NPAs, low charge-offs, improving energy environment and lack of hurricane-related credit issues supported a net loan provision recovery of $4.5 million in 4Q17. The allowance for credit losses was $87.6 million or 1.1% of total loans at 4Q17, and the reserves for the energy portfolio was 1.8% (1) NPA% represents total nonperforming assets (NPAs) to total loans and OREO and other NPAs

Highlights Meaningful Core Deposit(2) Growth $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated Deposit Growth 4Q17 Deposit Breakdown and Comparison Core Deposit(2) growth remains a top strategic focus, increasing $538 million or 7% from 3Q17 and $1.2 billion or 18% from 4Q16. Commercial deposit relationships and treasury management services were the strongest areas of growth. Approximately 51% of Core Deposits are from commercial customers, 12% wealth services customers and 37% retail as of December 31, 2017. (1) Favorable (Unfavorable) comparison versus prior period. YoY represents 12/31/17 vs. 12/31/16. QoQ represents 12/31/17 vs. 9/30/17. (2) Core deposits are defined as total deposits excluding brokered deposits Deposit Composition (12/31/17)

Net Interest Margin $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated Highlights Net interest margin (tax equivalent) improved 28bp to 3.59% from 3.31% a year ago and improved 7bp from 3.52% in the third quarter due to increased loan yields and lagging deposit costs related to the December rate hike. Loan yields excluding acquired credit impaired loans (ACI) increased to 4.47% for 4Q17 versus 4.03% for 4Q16 and 4.41% for 3Q17, demonstrating the interest-sensitivity of the loan portfolio. 70% of the loan portfolio is floating rate of which 86% driven by 30/60/90 day LIBOR.  Loan betas excluding ACI were 59% year to date(1). Total accretion from acquired loans for 4Q17 was $8.5 million as compared to $5.8 million in 3Q17 and $8.0 million in 4Q16. Total cost of deposits was 69 bp for 4Q17 versus 47 bp in 4Q16 and 64 bp in 3Q17. Deposit betas were approximately 29% year to date(1). NIM, Yields & Costs Est. Sensitivity (Net Interest Income % change) (1) Year to date measured from 1Q17 to 4Q17, using quarterly average balances

Highlights Attractive Noninterest Income Platform Noninterest Income Composition(2) Noninterest Income Growth $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated 4Q17 Noninterest Income: $ 26mm Adjusted noninterest income(1) of $26 million was up 15% compared to 4Q16 and down -5% from 3Q17 Total service fees and revenue for 4Q17 was $22.4 million, a decrease of $0.6 million from 3Q17, and an increase of $1.8 million from the same period of 2016. 4Q17 other income of $3.3 million, up $1.5 million from 4Q16 and decrease of $0.9 million in 3Q17. 4Q17 included a $1.6 million loan sale gain, 4Q16 included a ($0.5) million loss, both related to credit resolutions. 3Q17 included a $1.0 million gain from insurance sale. Assets Under Management (1) Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation” in the appendix (2) Figures do not equal 100% due to rounding. Noninterest Income / Total Revenue 24.4 % 23.6 % 24.4 % 21.8 % 22.6 %

Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Earnings(1) Net Earnings Growth & Ongoing Expense Management Noninterest Expense Highlights $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated 4Q17 Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Earnings(1) was up 20% from 4Q16 and full year 2017 up 30% from 2016. The efficiency ratio(1) for 2017 of 54.8%, improved from 59.9% in 2016, reflecting strong growth in organic revenue combined with realization of inherent capacity within the organization. 4Q17 expenses included a number of non-routine or notable expenses related to legacy bank pre-acquisition legal costs, secondary offering costs, consulting, and other. Efficiency Ratio(1) (1) Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation” in the appendix + 30 % + 6 % - 509 bp

Appendix

$10+ billion Preparation *Assumes 21.5% tax rate (1) Based on preliminary management assumptions and calculations driven off current assessment of Cadence bank profile As of 12/31/17, $10.9 billion of total assets. We will be required to comply with heightened regulatory requirements as we crossed the $10 billion threshold during the third quarter of 2017. Under the current timeline, we will be subject to the majority of incremental regulation starting in 2Q 2018 and DFAST stress testing in 2Q 2019. Large and experienced team with nearly 80 risk and audit professionals. In addition, we have spent over $2 million enhancing our risk management infrastructure since 2013. Hired an independent consultant in early December 2016 to provide services on DFAST (stress testing) preparation, including an assessment of current status and assistance in preparation and ongoing maintenance of stress test framework $ in millions Expected Regulatory Costs Date Estimated Annual Impact Key Primary Regulation Applicable 2018E 2019E Description Durbin 2Q 2018 $ 1.30 $ 2.60 Caps interchange revenue FDIC Assessment 2Q 2018 2.25 3.00 FDIC Large Bank assessment pricing(1) CFPB Supervision 2Q 2018 TBD TBD CFPB oversight of consumer businesses DFAST (stress test) ‘19 Cycle 1.56 1.38 Company-run stress test requirements Highway Bill 1Q 2018 1.25 1.25 Caps Federal Reserve dividends Total Pre-Tax $ 6.36 $ 8.23 Total After-Tax 4.99 6.46

Summary Balance Sheet – Period End $ in millions Note: Figures may not total due to rounding.

Summary Income Statement $ in millions (1) Considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation” in the appendix Note: Figures may not total due to rounding.

Energy Loans Detail $ in millions Note: Figures may not total due to rounding. (1) Excluded from our Nonperforming Loans as of September 30, 2017 is a $9.9 million nonperforming energy credit that has been reclassified as held-for-sale (HFS) and is being carried at lower of cost or market value. Because this credit has been reclassified to HFS it has not been included in our investment loan portfolio ratios in order for these ratios to be comparable to prior periods.

Allowance for Credit Losses Rollforward $ in thousands Note: Figures may not total due to rounding.

Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation $ in millions Note: Figures may not total due to rounding.

Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation, continued Note: Figures may not total due to rounding. $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated

Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation, continued $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated

Non-GAAP Measures and Ratio Reconciliation, continued $ in millions, unless otherwise indicated