Merger with Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

As described under the title “Business Combination” in Note 1 - Basis of Presentation, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, we completed our merger with Pioneer on April 1, 2022. We accounted for the Pioneer merger under the acquisition method in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the fair value of the assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, and the liabilities assumed as of the closing date of the merger. Goodwill resulting from the difference between the fair value of the assets acquired and the fair value of the liabilities assumed is not amortizable for book or tax purposes. This goodwill resulted from the combination of expected operational synergies, the increase in our market share in Texas and other factors. Although the merger was nontaxable, the merger gave rise to certain temporary differences for which deferred taxes have been recognized. The results of operations for the Pioneer merger have been included in our consolidated financial results beginning on the April 1, 2022 closing date.

Consideration

Under the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding share of Pioneer common stock was converted into 1.0443 shares of FirstSun common stock (except for shareholders who properly exercised their dissenters’ rights) with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. Accordingly, we issued 6,467,466 shares of our common stock to Pioneer shareholders in the merger valued at $230,760 based on a third-party valuation of our common stock in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements as of the closing date. We also converted Pioneer stock options into 431,645 options to purchase shares of FirstSun common stock. This conversion was valued at $5,334. We also paid cash to certain Pioneer shareholders of $4,736. Total aggregate consideration paid in the Pioneer merger was $240,830.

Fair Value

We recorded the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on valuations at April 1, 2022. The determination of fair value required management to make assumptions related to discount rates, expected future cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are subjective in nature.

Fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this transaction are as follows:


	April 1, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	449,278
Investment securities	157,859
Loans held-for-sale	2,923
Loans	811,300
Premises and equipment	39,935

Bank-owned life insurance	21,382
Restricted equity securities	9,320
Core deposits and other intangible assets	11,771
Accrued interest receivable	3,947
Deferred tax assets	19,752
Prepaid expenses and other assets	7,317
Total assets acquired	1,534,784

Deposits	1,192,081
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	159,924
Accrued interest payable	407
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,975
Total liabilities assumed	1,354,387
Fair value of net assets acquired	180,397
Purchase price	240,830
Goodwill	$	60,433

Acquired loans and purchased credit impaired loans

Acquired loans were recorded at fair value based on a discounted cash flow valuation methodology that considered, among other things, projected default rates, loss given default rates and recovery rates. No allowance for credit losses was carried over from Pioneer.

We identified certain acquired loans as purchased credit impaired (PCI). PCI loan identification considered payment history and past due status, debt service coverage, loan grading, collateral values and other factors that may be an indication of a deterioration of credit quality since origination. Although we identified certain acquired loans as PCI, the amount was determined to be insignificant. The following table discloses the fair value and contractual value of loans acquired from Pioneer on April 1, 2022.


	Acquired Loans		Contractual Principal Balance
Commercial	$	98,351	$	98,752
Commercial real estate	509,173		516,341
Residential real estate	173,094		174,763
Consumer	30,682		31,982
Total fair value	$	811,300	$	821,838

Supplemental pro forma information

The following unaudited pro forma summary presents consolidated information of FirstSun as if the business combination had occurred on January 1, 2021.


	(Unaudited) Pro forma for the years ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Net interest income	$	251,783	$	201,501
Provision for credit losses	17,200		350
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	234,583		201,151
Noninterest income	90,993		129,373
Noninterest expenses	229,307		258,544
Income before income taxes	96,269		71,980
Provision for income taxes	19,508		13,413
Net income	$	76,761	$	58,567
Earnings per share:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	76,761	$	58,567
Basic	$	3.09	$	2.36
Diluted	$	3.01	$	2.30

The unaudited pro forma amounts for these periods includes adjustments for interest income on loans and investment securities acquired, amortization of intangibles arising from the transaction, adjustments for interest expense on deposits and Federal Home Loan bank advances acquired, adjustments for merger related expenses incurred, and the related income tax effects of all these items and the income tax costs or benefits derived from the income or loss before taxes of Pioneer. The unaudited pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the transaction been effected on the assumed date.