Business Combinations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

Acquisition of Professional Holding Corp.

On January 31, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of Professional Holding Corp. (“Professional”). Simultaneously, upon completion of the merger of Professional and the Company, Professional Bank was merged with and into Seacoast Bank. Prior to the acquisition, Professional Bank operated nine branches across South Florida. The transaction further expanded the Company’s presence in the tri-county South Florida market, which includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, Florida’s largest metropolitan statistical area and the 8th largest in the nation. The Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Professional. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Professional shareholders received 0.8909 shares of Seacoast common stock for each share of Professional common stock held immediately prior to the merger, and Professional option holders received options to purchase Seacoast common stock, with the number of shares underlying each such option and the applicable exercise price adjusted using the same 0.8909 exchange ratio.


(In thousands, except per share data)	January 31, 2023
Number of Professional common shares outstanding	14,358
Per share exchange ratio	0.8909
Number of shares of SBCF common stock issued	12,792
Multiplied by common stock price per share at January 31, 2023	$	32.11
Value of SBCF common stock issued	$	410,738
Cash paid for fractional shares	5
Fair value of Professional options converted	10,304
Total purchase price	$	421,047

The acquisition of Professional was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. The Company recognized goodwill of $251.7 million for this acquisition that is nondeductible for tax purposes. Determining fair values of assets and liabilities, especially the loan portfolio, core deposit intangibles, and deferred taxes, is a complicated process involving significant judgment regarding methods and assumptions used to calculate estimated fair values.

As part of the acquisition of Professional, options to purchase shares of Seacoast common stock were granted to replace outstanding Professional options. These options were fully vested upon acquisition. The full value of the replacement options, $10.3 million, was associated with pre-combination service and was therefore included in the calculation of the total purchase consideration.


	Initially Measured		Measurement		As Adjusted
(In thousands)	January 31, 2023		Period Adjustments		January 31, 2023
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	141,680	$	—	$	141,680
Investment securities	167,059		—		167,059
Loans	1,991,713		(5,544)		1,986,169
Bank premises and equipment	2,478		—		2,478
Core deposit intangibles	48,885		—		48,885
Goodwill	248,091		3,583		251,674
BOLI	55,071		—		55,071
Other Assets	74,232		2,561		76,793
Total Assets	$	2,729,209	$	600	$	2,729,809

Liabilities:
Deposits	$	2,119,341	$	—	$	2,119,341
Subordinated debt	21,141		—		21,141
Other Liabilities	167,680		600		168,280
Total Liabilities	$	2,308,162	$	600	$	2,308,762

The table below presents information with respect to the fair value and unpaid principal balance of acquired loans at the acquisition date.


	January 31, 2023
(In thousands)	Book Balance		Fair Value
Loans:
Construction and land development	$	156,048	$	151,012
Commercial real estate - owner occupied	293,473		274,068
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied	752,393		692,746
Residential real estate	509,305		483,611
Commercial and financial	392,396		350,628
Consumer	33,656		32,153
PPP Loans	1,951		1,951
Total acquired loans	$	2,139,222	$	1,986,169

The table below presents the carrying amount of loans for which, at the date of acquisition, there was evidence of more than insignificant deterioration of credit quality since origination:


(In thousands)	January 31, 2023
Book balance of loans at acquisition	$	155,031
Allowance for credit losses at acquisition	(18,879)
Non-credit related discount	(12,361)
Total PCD loans acquired	$	123,791

The acquisition of Professional resulted in the addition of $45.5 million in allowance for credit losses, including the $18.9 million identified in the table above for PCD loans, and $26.6 million for non-PCD loans recorded through the provision for credit losses at the date of acquisition. Included within the $18.9 million initial PCD allowance is $5.5 million recorded as a measurement period adjustment during the three months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting information obtained by the Company relating to events or circumstances existing at the acquisition date.

The Company believes the deposits assumed in the acquisition have an intangible value. In determining the valuation amount, deposits were analyzed based on factors such as type of deposit, deposit retention, interest rates and age of deposit relationships. The core deposit intangible asset acquired from Professional is being amortized over eight years using an accelerated method of amortization.

Acquisition Costs

Acquisition costs were $33.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.