ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS

NOTE 2 - ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of HSBC

On February 18, 2022, CBNA closed on its previously announced HSBC transaction, which included 66 locations in the New York City metropolitan area, 9 locations in the Mid-Atlantic/Washington D.C. area, and 5 locations in Southeast Florida. The acquired liabilities and assets included approximately $6.3 billion in deposits and $1.5 billion in loans. The transaction resulted in an estimated increase to goodwill of approximately $120 million, which was allocated to the Consumer business segment as of March 31, 2022.

The results of HSBC’s operations are included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from the closing date of the HSBC transaction. The impact of these results, along with supplemental pro forma information as if the HSBC transaction had occurred on January 1, 2021, are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The HSBC transaction has been accounted for as a business combination. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from HSBC were recorded at fair value as of the transaction date. The determination of fair value requires management to make estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are highly subjective in nature and are subject to change. Fair value estimates related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from HSBC are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the closing date. Valuations subject to adjustment include, but are not limited to, loans, deposits, certain other assets and the core deposit intangible, although any such adjustments are not expected to be material. The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from HSBC are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2022.

Acquisition of Investors

On April 6, 2022, Citizens completed its previously announced merger with Investors pursuant to an agreement and plan on merger entered into on July 28, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Investors merged with Citizens, with Citizens as the surviving corporation, and Investors Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Investors, merged with CBNA, with CBNA as the surviving bank. The acquisition of Investors builds our physical presence in the Mid-Atlantic region with the addition of 154 branches located in the greater New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas and across New Jersey. On March 31, 2022, Investors’ Consolidated Balance Sheet had approximately $23 billion of loans and $20 billion of deposits.

Upon closing of the merger, each share of Investors common stock was converted into 0.297 of a share of the Company’s common stock. In addition, outstanding restricted shares and stock options previously granted pursuant to Investors equity compensation plans were converted into Company restricted shares and stock options subject to their original terms and conditions. As a result, the transaction resulted in an increase of approximately 73.6 million basic and diluted shares. The Company also paid $355 million to shareholders of Investors, who received $1.46 in cash for each share of Investors they owned.

The Investors transaction will be accounted for as a business combination. Accordingly, the purchase price will be allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the merger effective date. The determination of fair value requires management to make estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are highly subjective in nature and are subject to change. Given the close proximity between the transaction closing date and the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the preliminary purchase price allocation is not yet complete. Management expects to complete the initial accounting for its merger with Investors, including the purchase price allocation, later in the second quarter of 2022. As a result, the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure and develop the fair values, and any goodwill recorded will be disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022, along with supplemental pro forma financial information as if the merger with Investors had occurred as of January 1, 2021.