ACQUISITION OF FOURTH STREET BANKING COMPANY (FREEDOM BANK) January 23, 2020
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The risks relating to the proposed Fourth Street merger include, without limitation, failure to obtain the approval of shareholders of Fourth Street in connection with the merger; the timing to consummate the proposed merger; the risk that a condition to the closing of the proposed merger may not be satisfied; the risk that a regulatory approval that may be required for the proposed merger is not obtained or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; the parties' ability to achieve the synergies and value creation contemplated by the proposed merger; the parties' ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Seacoast and Fourth Street, including unexpected transaction costs, the costs of integrating operations, severance, professional fees and other expenses; the diversion of management time on issues related to the merger; the failure to consummate or any delay in consummating the merger for other reasons; changes in laws or regulations; the risks of customer and employee loss and business disruption, including, without limitation, as the result of difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees; increased competitive pressures and solicitations of customers and employees by competitors; the difficulties and risks inherent with entering new markets. 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Important Information For Investors And Shareholders This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast") will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4 containing a proxy statement of Fourth Street Banking Company (“Fourth Street”) and a prospectus of Seacoast, and Seacoast will file other documents with respect to the proposed merger. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of Fourth Street. Investors and security holders of Seacoast and Fourth Street are urged to read the entire proxy statement/prospectus and other documents that will be filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Seacoast through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Seacoast will be available free of charge on Seacoast's internet website or by contacting Seacoast. Seacoast, Fourth Street, their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Seacoast is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 5, 2019 and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available. 3 3
Fourth Street Banking Company / Freedom Bank: Strengthening Seacoast’s Role as One of the Top Florida Banks in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Market • Enhances Seacoast’s franchise in Tampa-St. Petersburg MSA, one of the largest MSAs in the Southeast and top 20 in the nation by population High-Quality • Builds off of the GulfShore Bank and NorthStar Bank acquisitions in 2017, enhancing Seacoast’s market share¹ as the #3 Florida- Expansion Within headquartered community bank² in the attractive Tampa-St. Petersburg market, bringing the combined company to approximately Attractive Market $679 million in total deposits¹ in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA • Addition of a profitable franchise with a high quality balance sheet, consistent historical growth and a management team with deep local relationships • Immediately accretive to earnings, with 3%+ EPS accretion in 2021 and thereafter Anticipated • 20%+ internal rate of return Positive Financial Results • Minimal upfront dilution to tangible book value per share, earned back in approximately 1.5 years (crossover method, inclusive of the impact of CECL) Financially • Strong customer franchise, with 74% non-time deposits and demand deposits representing 33% of the deposit mix³ Attractive • High yielding loan portfolio with strong credit quality and bolsters Seacoast’s SBA program Acquisition with Limited Risk • Little impact on the Seacoast capital base, maintaining robust pro forma capital ratios When combined with the pending acquisition of First Bank of the Palm Beaches (“First Bank”): • Immediately accretive to earnings, with 5%+ EPS accretion in 2021 and thereafter Anticipated • 20%+ internal rate of return Cumulative Financial Impact • Minimal upfront dilution to tangible book value per share, earned back in less than two years (crossover method, inclusive of the impact of CECL) 1. Market share and deposit data sourced from the FDIC Summary of Deposits Report, as of June 30, 2019 2. ”Community Bank” defined as banks with less than $20 billion in total assets as of most recently reported quarter, excluding MHCs 4 3. Deposit data as of September 30, 2019 4
Fourth Street Transaction Summary Transaction Value • $63.6 million fully diluted, $3.75 per Fourth Street common share1 2 • Shareholders will receive 0.1275 shares of Seacoast common stock Consideration • Options cashed out at the positive difference between $3.75 and the exercise price Closing • Expected in mid-to-late second quarter of 2020 • Regulatory authorities Required Approvals • Fourth Street shareholders • Fourth Street’s existing Holding Company debt is converted to common equity prior to transaction close • Fourth Street shareholders to own approximately 3.9% of Seacoast following transaction Additional Details • Approximately 50%+ cost savings and Assumptions • Estimated core deposit intangibles of 2.5% amortized using sum-of-years-digits method over 10 years • 3.12% / $8.6 million total pre-tax mark to Fourth Street’s loan book; includes 0.50% interest rate mark, 0.81% credit discount mark relating to the non-PCD loans, and 1.82% CECL-related ALLL 1. Based on Seacoast’s closing price of $29.39 as of January 22, 2020 5 2. Assumes conversion of Fourth Street’s existing Holding Company debt to common equity prior to transaction close 5
Overview: Freedom Bank MRQ Summary Financial Metrics¹ ($000) Bank Level Assets: $306,215 Yield on Loans: 5.79% Bank Level Gross Loans: $248,948 Cost of Deposits 1.05% Bank Level Deposits: $276,401 NPAs / Assets: 0.34% Bank Level Tangible Common Equity: $28,296 Loan to Deposit Ratio: 90.1% Bank Level TCE / TA: 9.2% Net Interest Margin: 4.16% Consolidated Tangible Common Equity²: $25,767 Fully Converted Consolidated Tangible Common Equity³: $35,737 Loan & Deposit Composition¹ Retail Footprint Multi 1-4 Family family 2.7% 2.3% Other Nonint.- 7.0% Bearing 32.8% OwnerOcc Time C&I CRE Deposits 22.2% 31.2% > $100K NOW & 22.7% Other Trans. 15.4% Consumer Time MMDA & 1.2% Other CRE Deposits Sav. HELOC 23.5% < $100K 25.3% 5.9% C&D 3.8% 4.0% 1. Bank-level regulatory data for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted 2. Consolidated equity as of September 30, 2019 per internal Fourth Street documents 3. Includes conversion of $10 million of convertible subordinated debt that is held at the Holding Company 6 Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, Fourth Street documents 6
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA is the Second Largest in Florida With A Healthy Business Environment Population Growth Business Environment • 2nd largest MSA in • Tampa ranked #34 on Business.org's list of Florida, 18th largest in the top 40 US cities for entrepreneurs. United States. • Business.org named the Tampa-St. • MSA includes Hillsborough, Pinellas, Petersburg-Clearwater metro one of the top Hernando, and Pasco counties. areas for female entrepreneurs. • 2019 population of 3.1 million, representing 15% • WalletHub named Tampa #5 best large cities of Florida’s population. to start a business using 19 key metrics, • Tampa MSA’s population grew 7.6% compared to ranging from five-year business-survival rate to 4.4% nationally in last five years; is projected to office-space affordability. grow 5.6% from 2016 to 2021 compared to 3.7% • Diverse set of employers headquartered in the nationally. Tampa Bay area including: • Freedom Bank locations are located in St. Petersburg, the 5th largest city in Florida and the 2nd largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. Source: Tampa Bay Times, WalletHub, U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, National Venture Capital Association, Yelp, Indeed.com, Tax Foundation, 7 Council for Community and Economic Research, LoopNet, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Tampa Bay Business Journal
Combined Tampa-St. Petersburg Presence Increases Deposit Share In Key Market Pro Forma Community Bank1 Deposit Market Share Impact Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA City of St. Petersburg, FL Deposits Total Deposits Total 2019 Active in Market Market 2019 Active in Market Market Rank Institution Branches ($mm) Share Rank Institution Branches ($mm) Share 1 Tampa Bay Banking Co. 11 $1,498.4 1.74% Pro Forma 3 $327.9 1.06% 2 TFS Financial Corp. (MHC) 5 $1,076.2 1.25% 1 Fourth Street Banking Co. 2 $315.4 1.02% 3 CenterState Bank Corp. 15 $987.4 1.14% 2 Republic Bancorp Inc. 2 $191.2 0.62% 4 Cadence Bancorp. 8 $898.1 1.04% 3 TFS Financial Corp. (MHC) 1 $187.2 0.60% 5 Home BancShares Inc. 11 $695.7 0.81% 4 First Home Bancorp Inc. 1 $157.6 0.51% Pro Forma 6 $678.7 0.79% 5 Tampa Bay Banking Co. 1 $108.6 0.35% 6 Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida 4 $363.3 0.42% 6 Home BancShares Inc. 1 $80.5 0.26% 7 Republic Bancorp Inc. 8 $351.2 0.41% 7 Stearns Financial Services Inc. 1 $25.1 0.08% 8 First Home Bancorp Inc. 4 $333.0 0.39% 8 Adam Bank Group Inc. 1 $17.0 0.05% 9 First Citrus Bancorp. Inc. 5 $324.5 0.38% 9 Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida 1 $12.5 0.04% 10 Pilot Bancshares Inc. 5 $316.3 0.37% 10 Pilot Bancshares Inc. 1 $10.1 0.03% 11 Fourth Street Banking Co. 2 $315.4 0.37% *There are only 10 Community Banks¹ in the City of St. Petersburg State of Florida Deposits Total 2019 Active in Market Market Rank Institution Branches ($mm) Share 1 City National Bank of Florida 32 $11,806.2 1.94% 2 CenterState Bank Corp. 121 $9,617.6 1.58% 3 Home BancShares Inc. 78 $6,152.5 1.01% Pro Forma 53 $5,935.5 0.97% 4 Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida 51 $5,620.1 0.92% 5 Amerant Bancorp Inc. 19 $5,228.2 0.86% Fourth Street Branches 6 Ameris Bancorp 56 $3,920.1 0.65% 7 Ocean Bankshares Inc. 23 $3,693.8 0.61% Seacoast Branches 8 TFS Financial Corp. (MHC) 16 $2,705.4 0.45% 9 Capital City Bank Group Inc. 51 $2,283.1 0.38% 62 Fourth Street Banking Co. 2 $315.4 0.05% 1. ”Community Bank” defined as banks with less than $20 billion in total assets as of most recently reported quarter Note: Deposit market share data excludes data from closed branches; deposit totals as of June 30, 2019; Seacoast branch count as of June 30, 2019 (pro forma for pending acquisition of First Bank) 8 Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits Report, as of June 30, 2019 8
Agenda Acquisition Further Strengthens Seacoast’s Franchise In Florida, U.S.’s 3rd Largest State Projected Florida Population Growth, Seacoast Customer Map 2020 – 2025* Treasure Coast / Palm Beach Co. Current: 3,814,388 Expected I-4 Corridor Growth: 6.4% Orlando MSA Current: 6,599,350 Expected Growth: 7.3% Tampa / St. Pete MSA Port St Lucie MSA Southwest Florida Current: 1,158,943 Expected Growth: 8.0% West Palm Beach, Ft Lauderdale MSA * S&P Global Market Intelligence 9
Transaction Summary: Fourth Street Banking Company o In-market acquisition of core deposit franchise with high-yielding loan portfolio in the attractive Tampa-St. Petersburg market o Improves Seacoast’s projected profitability and returns 3%+ EPS accretion in 2021; 5%+ cumulative EPS accretion in 2021 when including the impact of Seacoast’s pending acquisition of First Bank o Minimal impact to TBV o Leverages Seacoast’s proven integration capabilities o Strengthens Seacoast’s attractive Florida franchise and position within the Tampa-St. Petersburg market 10
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Fourth Street Transaction Summary – Loan Portfolio Mark and CECL Assumptions • Loans to be separated into purchased credit deteriorated (PCD) and non-purchased credit deteriorated (non-PCD) PCD Loans • The credit mark from purchase accounting relating to PCD loans will be recorded as ALLL CECL Impact • The credit mark from purchase accounting relating to the non-PCD loans will be recorded on a net basis (a contra loan balance without any allowance), and in addition to this purchase accounting Non-PCD discount, will require a separate ALLL established through provision Loans • The non-PCD credit mark relating to the purchase accounting is assumed to be accreted back through income over the life of the loans • 2.32% / $6.4 million gross pre-tax credit and interest rate mark on the loan portfolio ‒ $2.8 million pre-tax, or 4.28% mark on PCD loans (1.01% of gross loans), recorded as ALLL ‒ $2.2 million pre-tax, or 1.06% mark on non-PCD loans (0.81% of gross loans), recorded as a contra-loan discount; assumed to be accreted through income over 3.6 years Credit and ‒ $1.4 million pre-tax, or 0.50% interest rate mark on total loans, recorded as a contra loan discount Interest Rate • $2.2 million pre-tax, or 1.08% recorded in provision expense through the income statement, established on Day One on Mark the Fourth Street non-PCD loans (in addition to the non-PCD credit mark above) • 3.12% / $8.6 million total pre-tax mark to Fourth Street’s loan book; includes 0.50% interest rate mark, 0.81% credit discount mark relating to the non-PCD loans, and 1.82% CECL-related ALLL ‒ $3.6 million of the mark is accreted back through income (mark equal to 1.30% of total loans) ‒ $5.0 million of the mark is not accreted back through income (mark equal to 1.82% of total loans); recorded as ALLL 12 1 2
Prudent Loan Portfolio Mix Maintained Post Consolidation Other 0.9% C&I 1-4 Family 14.2% Combined Pro Forma Portfolio Mix ¹ 23.1% Consumer Multifamily 3.9% Other 3.3% 1.2% HELOC $5,369 million 6.5% C&D OwnerOcc Bank Level: C&I 6.2% CRE 14.5% 1-4 Family C&D Ratio: 42.5% 20.0% 22.2% Multifamily CRE Ratio: 213.5% Other CRE Consumer 21.9% 3.8% 3.2% HELOC 1-4 Family Multifamily 2.7% 2.3% 6.5% OwnerOcc Other C&D CRE 7.0% 6.2% 20.5% ² OwnerOcc Other CRE C&I CRE 21.9% 22.2% 31.2% $249 million Bank Level: Combined $5,618 million³ C&D Ratio: 31.8% Consumer CRE Ratio: 237.8% 1.2% Bank Level: HELOC Other CRE C&D Ratio: 42.5%⁴ 23.5% 5.9% CRE Ratio: 216.4%⁴ C&D 4.0% 1. Seacoast Bank loan composition and concentration ratios estimated pro forma for pending acquisition of First Bank of the Palm Beaches, excluding any purchase accounting adjustments; reflects Seacoast Bank standalone bank-level regulatory data for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 and First Bank of the Palm Beaches standalone bank-level regulatory data for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 2. Freedom Bank loan composition and concentration ratios reflect bank-level regulatory data as of September 30, 2019 3. Does not include fair value adjustments 4. Adjusted for reversal of Freedom Bank’s ALLL included in total capital and impact of estimated after-tax one-time transaction-related costs; excludes other purchase accounting adjustments 13 Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence 1 3