Mergers and Acquisitions

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Merger with Brand Group Holdings, Inc.

On March 28, 2018, the Company and Brand Group Holdings, Inc. (“Brand”), the parent company of The Brand Banking Company (“Brand Bank”), jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which the Company will acquire Brand. Under the terms of the agreement, Brand will merge with and into Renasant, with Renasant continuing as the surviving corporation. Immediately after the merger of Brand with and into Renasant, Brand Bank will merge with and into Renasant Bank, with Renasant Bank continuing as the surviving banking corporation in the merger.

According to the terms of the merger agreement, each Brand shareholder will have the right to receive 32.87 shares of Renasant common stock and $77.50 in cash for each share of Brand common stock. Additionally, all in-the-money Brand stock options will be cashed out at an amount equal to the excess of $1,550 per share over the exercise price of such option (underwater options will be cancelled). The transaction's final pricing is contingent (and subject to reduction only) upon Brand's divestiture of certain assets, as outlined in the definitive merger agreement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2018.

As of March 31, 2018, Brand, which has 13 locations throughout the greater Atlanta market, had approximately $2,400,000 in total assets, which included approximately $1,910,000 in total loans (excluding mortgage loans held for sale), and approximately $1,920,000 in total deposits.

The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018 and is subject to regulatory approval, Brand shareholder approval and other customary conditions set forth in the merger agreement.

Acquisition of Metropolitan BancGroup, Inc.

Effective July 1, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of Metropolitan, the parent company of Metropolitan Bank, in a transaction valued at approximately $219,461. The Company issued 4,883,182 shares of common stock and paid approximately $4,764 to Metropolitan stock option holders for 100% of the voting equity interest in Metropolitan. At closing, Metropolitan merged with and into the Company, with the Company the surviving corporation in the merger; immediately thereafter, Metropolitan Bank merged with and into Renasant Bank, with Renasant Bank the surviving banking corporation in the merger. On July 1, 2017, Metropolitan operated eight banking locations in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee and the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Company recorded approximately $147,478 in intangible assets which consist of goodwill of $140,512 and a core deposit intangible of $6,966. Goodwill resulted from a combination of revenue enhancements from expansion in existing markets and efficiencies resulting from operational synergies. The fair value of the core deposit intangible is being amortized on an accelerated basis over the estimated useful life, currently expected to be approximately 10 years. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The following table summarizes the allocation of purchase price to assets and liabilities acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Metropolitan based on their fair values on July 1, 2017.



Purchase Price:
Shares issued to common shareholders	4,883,182
Purchase price per share	$	43.74
Value of stock paid				$	213,590
Cash paid for fractional shares				5
Cash settlement for stock options				4,764
Deal charges, net of taxes				1,102
Total Purchase Price				$	219,461
Net Assets Acquired:
Stockholders’ equity at acquisition date	$	89,253
Increase (decrease) to net assets as a result of fair value adjustments to assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Securities	(731		)
Mortgage loans held for sale	30
Loans, net of Metropolitan’s allowance for loan losses	(13,071		)
Premises and equipment	(4,629		)
Intangible assets, net of Metropolitan’s existing intangibles	2,340
Other real estate owned	(1,251		)
Other assets	2,731
Deposits	(3,603		)
Borrowings	(1,294		)
Other liabilities	3,930
Deferred income taxes	5,244
Total Net Assets Acquired				78,949
Goodwill resulting from merger⁽¹⁾				$	140,512

(1) The goodwill resulting from the merger has been assigned to the Community Banks operating segment.

The following table summarizes the fair value on July 1, 2017 of assets acquired and liabilities assumed on that date in connection with the merger with Metropolitan. The Company is finalizing the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the Metropolitan acquisition; accordingly, the amounts in the table remain subject to change.



Cash and cash equivalents	$	47,556
Securities	108,697
Loans, including mortgage loans held for sale, net of unearned income	967,804
Premises and equipment	8,576
Other real estate owned	1,203
Intangible assets	147,478
Other assets	69,567
Total assets	1,350,881

Deposits	942,084
Borrowings	174,522
Other liabilities	20,685
Total liabilities	1,137,291

The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed consolidated financial information presents the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 of the Company as though the Metropolitan merger had been completed as of January 1, 2016. The unaudited pro forma information combines the historical results of Metropolitan with the Company’s historical consolidated results and includes certain adjustments reflecting the estimated impact of certain fair value adjustments for the periods presented. The pro forma information is not indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition taken place on January 1, 2016. The pro forma information does not include the effect of any cost-saving or revenue-enhancing strategies. Merger expenses are reflected in the period in which they were incurred.



	(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
Net interest income - pro forma	$	89,240	$	83,829

Net income - pro forma	$	33,826	$	26,677

Earnings per share - pro forma:
Basic	$	0.69	$	0.59
Diluted	$	0.68	$	0.58