On April 1, 2022, Valley completed its acquisition of Bank Leumi Le-Israel Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., and parent company of Bank Leumi USA, collectively referred to as “Bank Leumi USA”. Bank Leumi USA maintained its headquarters in New York City with commercial banking offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and Aventura, Florida. The common shareholders of Bank Leumi USA received 3.8025 shares of Valley common stock and $5.08 in cash for each Bank Leumi USA common share that they owned. As a result, Valley issued approximately 85 million shares of common stock and paid $113.4 million in cash in the transaction. Based on Valley’s closing stock price on March 31, 2022, the transaction was valued at $1.2 billion, inclusive of the value of options. As a result of the acquisition, Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. owned approximately 14 percent of Valley's common stock as of April 1, 2022.

During 2022, Valley revised the estimated fair values of certain acquired assets as of the acquisition date of Bank Leumi USA based upon additional information obtained that existed as of April 1, 2022. The adjustments mainly related to the fair value of deferred tax assets and other assets and resulted in a $2.6 million reduction in goodwill (see Note 8 for more information).


	April 1, 2022
	(in thousands)
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	443,588
Equity securities	6,239
Available for sale debt securities	505,928
Held to maturity debt securities	806,627
Loans	5,914,389
Allowance for loan losses	(70,319)
Loans, net	5,844,070
Premises and equipment	38,827
Lease right of use assets	49,273
Bank owned life insurance	126,861
Accrued interest receivable	25,717
Goodwill	400,582
Other intangible assets	153,380
Other assets	160,921
Total assets acquired	$	8,562,013
Liabilities assumed:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	$	4,511,537
Interest bearing:
Savings, NOW and money market	2,224,834
Time	293,626
Total deposits	7,029,997
Short-term borrowings	103,794
Lease liabilities	79,683
Accrued expense and other liabilities	117,269
Total liabilities assumed	$	7,330,743
Common stock issued in acquisition	1,117,829
Cash paid in acquisition	113,441

The determination of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed required management to make estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows, market conditions, and other future events that are highly subjective in nature and subject to change. The fair value estimates are subject to change for up to one year after the closing date of the transaction if additional information (existing at the date of closing) relative to closing date fair values becomes available.

USA were classified as available for sale and held to maturity debt securities based on Valley's intent at the acquisition date. Their estimated fair values were calculated utilizing Level 2 inputs similar to the valuation techniques used for Valley's investment portfolios detailed in Note 3.

Loans. The acquired loan portfolio was recorded at its estimated fair value based on a discounted cash flow methodology. The acquired loan portfolio was segregated into categories for valuation purposes primarily based on loan type and loan risk rating. The estimated fair value incorporates adjustments related to market loss assumptions and prevailing market interest rates for comparable assets and other market factors such as liquidity from a market participant perspective. Management estimated the cash flows expected to be collected at the acquisition date by using valuation models that incorporated loan contractual characteristics (such as payment type, amortization type, and term to maturity) as well as estimates of key valuation assumptions (such as prepayment speeds, default rates, and loss severity rates).

The expected cash flows from the acquired loan portfolios were discounted to present value based on estimated market rates. The market rates were estimated using a buildup approach based on the following components: funding cost, servicing cost, and consideration of liquidity premium. In addition, coupon rates for recently originated loans and available market data regarding origination rates were also considered in the analysis. The methods used to estimate the Level 3 fair values of loans are sensitive to the assumptions and estimates used. While management attempted to use assumptions and estimates that best reflected the acquired loan portfolios and current market conditions, a greater degree of subjectivity is inherent in these values than in those determined in active markets.

The acquired loans were also evaluated upon acquisition to determine whether they represented PCD loans, defined as loans which have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination. Valley considered a variety of factors in assessing loans the PCD classification, including but not limited to risk grades, delinquency, non-performing status, current or previous troubled debt restructurings, watch list credits and other qualitative factors that indicated a deterioration in credit quality since origination.

For PCD loans, an initial allowance was determined based on Valley’s CECL methodology and was added to the acquisition date fair value of each PCD loan to establish its initial amortized cost basis. The difference between the unpaid principal balance of loans and the calculated amortized cost basis resulted in a net non-credit discount totaling $18.8 million. This net discount will be accreted into interest income over the loan's remaining life using the effective interest method.

Other intangible assets. Other intangible assets recorded consist of core deposit intangibles (CDI) and other acquired client relationships. CDI assets are measures of the value of non-maturity checking, savings, NOW and money market customer deposits that are acquired in a business combination. The fair value for CDI was estimated based on a discounted cash flow methodology considering expected customer attrition rates, net maintenance cost of the deposit base, alternative costs of funds, and the interest costs associated with the customer deposits. The CDI is amortized using an accelerated amortization method over an estimated useful life of 10 years. For other acquired client relationships, fair value is measured using the multi-period excess earnings methodology under the income approach. This method measures the future economic income that can be attributed to the existing client relationships acquired, after considering revenue and expense assumptions, expected client attrition rates, and subtracting returns for other complementary assets that contribute to the income over their expected remaining useful lives. The resulting net cash flows are discounted to present value using an estimated intangible asset discount rate. The other acquired client relationships are amortized using an accelerated amortization method over an estimated remaining useful life of 14 years.

Deposits. The fair values of deposit liabilities with no stated maturity (i.e., non-interest bearing accounts and savings, NOW and money market accounts) are equal to the carrying amounts payable on demand. The fair values of certificates of deposit represent contractual cash flows, discounted to present value using interest rates currently offered on deposits with similar characteristics and remaining maturities.

Landmark Insurance of the Palm Beaches. On February 1, 2022, the Bank's insurance agency subsidiary, Valley Insurance Services, acquired Landmark Insurance of the Palm Beaches Inc. (Landmark) agency. The purchase price included $8.6 million in cash and $1.0 million in contingent consideration. Goodwill and other intangible assets totaled $4.4 million and $6.2 million, respectively. The transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and accordingly the results of Landmark's operations have been included in Valley's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 from the date of acquisition.

The Westchester Bank Holding Corporation. On December 1, 2021, Valley completed its acquisition of The Westchester Bank Holding Corporation (Westchester) and its principal subsidiary, The Westchester Bank, which was headquartered in White Plains, New York. As of December 1, 2021, Westchester had approximately $1.4 billion in assets, $915.0 million in loans, and $1.2 billion in deposits, after purchase accounting adjustments, and a branch network of seven locations in Westchester County, New York. The common shareholders of Westchester received 229.645 shares of Valley common stock for each Westchester share they owned prior to the merger. The total consideration for the merger was $211.1 million, consisting of approximately 15.7 million shares of Valley common stock.

During the first quarter 2022, Valley revised the estimated fair values of the acquired assets as of the acquisition date of Westchester based upon additional information obtained that existed as of December 1, 2021. The adjustments related to the fair value of deferred tax assets and resulted in a $5.0 million increase in goodwill. See Note 8 for details.

Dudley Ventures. On October 8, 2021, Valley acquired certain subsidiaries of Arizona-based Dudley Ventures (DV), an advisory firm specializing in the investment and management of tax credits. The transaction included the acquisition of DV Fund Advisors and DV Advisory Services, which were both subsequently merged and renamed Dudley Ventures, as well as DV's community development entity, DV Community Investment. The transaction price included $11.3 million of cash at the closing date and fixed future stock consideration totaling $3.75 million, which resulting in the issuance of 327,083 shares of our common stock to the former principals of Dudley Ventures in February 2023. On November 16, 2021, Valley also acquired DV Financial Services, a registered broker-dealer regulated by FINRA, which is largely inactive.