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Shaffer concluded, "As volatility in macroeconomic conditions has increased, we remain well positioned for a wide range of outcomes, with an industry leading capital position and excess liquidity. Our fortress balance sheet provides Seacoast durability and optionality allowing us to be a pillar of strength to support our clients and communities."

Acquisition Update

On February 27, 2025, the Company announced its proposed acquisition of Heartland Bancshares, Inc. ("Heartland"). The transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, will expand the Company’s presence in Central Florida. Heartland operates four branches, with total assets of approximately $763 million and deposits of approximately $666 million as of March 31, 2025.

Financial Results

Income Statement

• Net income in the first quarter of 2025 was $31.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared to $34.1 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in the prior quarter and $26.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. Adjusted net income¹ for the first quarter of 2025 was $32.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared to $40.6 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the prior quarter, and $31.1 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the prior year quarter.

• Net revenues were $140.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $7.8 million, or 6%, compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of $15.1 million, or 12%, compared to the prior year quarter. Adjusted net revenues¹ were $140.8 million in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 1%, compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of $15.3 million, or 12%, compared to the prior year quarter.

• Pre-tax pre-provision earnings¹ were $50.6 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $2.7 million, or 6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 and an increase of $14.9 million, or 42%, compared to the first quarter of 2024. Adjusted pre-tax pre-provision earnings¹ were $51.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of $4.9 million, or 9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 and an increase of $9.2 million, or 22%, compared to the first quarter of 2024.

• Net interest income totaled $118.5 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $2.7 million, or 2%, compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of $13.4 million, or 13%, compared to the prior year quarter. The increase in the first quarter of 2025 was largely driven by lower deposit costs, which declined 15 basis points when compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Securities income increased $2.4 million, or 9%, primarily the result of securities purchases during the quarter. Interest income on loans declined by $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2025, with higher core yields more than offset by lower accretion on acquired loans and lower day count. Included in loan interest income was accretion on acquired loans of $8.2 million in the first quarter of 2025, $11.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2024.

• Net interest margin increased nine basis points to 3.48% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 3.39% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding the effects of accretion on acquired loans, net interest margin expanded 19 basis points to 3.24% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 3.05% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Loan yields were 5.90%, a decrease of three basis points from the prior quarter attributed to lower accretion on acquired loans. Securities yields increased 11 basis points to 3.88%, compared to 3.77% in the prior quarter, benefiting from new purchases. The cost of deposits declined 15 basis points from 2.08% in the prior quarter to 1.93% in the first quarter of 2025.

• The provision for credit losses was $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2024. The increase in provision in the first quarter of 2025 reflects higher loan growth and recent heightened volatility in macroeconomic conditions. Allowance coverage of 1.34% remains flat compared to December 31, 2024.

• Noninterest income totaled $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $5.1 million, or 30%, compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of $1.7 million, or 8%, compared to the prior year quarter. Results in the first quarter of 2025 included:

• Service charges on deposits totaled $5.2 million, near flat from the prior quarter despite the lower day count, and an increase of $0.2 million, or 4%, from the prior year quarter. Our investments in talent and significant market expansion across the state have resulted in continued growth in treasury management services to commercial customers compared to the prior year.

• Wealth management income totaled $4.2 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 6%, from the prior quarter and an increase of $0.7 million, or 20%, from the prior year quarter. Assets under management have grown 14% year over year.

• Insurance agency income totaled $1.6 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 41%, from the prior quarter and an increase of $0.3 million, or 25%, from the prior year quarter, reflecting seasonally strong results and continued growth in the business.

• Other income totaled $6.3 million, a decrease of $4.1 million, or 39%, from the prior quarter and an increase of $0.3 million, or 5%, from the prior year quarter. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, gains on SBIC investments were lower by $2.9 million, and gains on loan sales were lower by $1.0 million.

• Securities gains of $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 resulted from increases in the value of investments in mutual funds that invest in CRA-qualified debt securities. The fourth quarter of 2024 included an $8.0 million loss on the repositioning of a portion of the available-for-sale securities portfolio.

• Noninterest expense was $90.6 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $5.0 million, or 6%, compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of $0.2 million compared to the prior year quarter. Seacoast has prudently managed expenses while strategically investing to support continued growth. Results in the first quarter of 2025 included:

• Salaries and wages totaled $42.2 million, a decrease of $0.1 million from the prior quarter and an increase of $1.9 million, or 5%, from the prior year quarter, reflecting the successful recruiting and onboarding of banking teams and talent across our footprint. During the quarter, the Company added 10 revenue producing bankers to the team.

• Employee benefits totaled $8.9 million, an increase of $2.3 million, or 35%, compared to the prior quarter and an increase of $1.0 million, or 12%, from the prior year quarter, reflecting higher seasonal payroll taxes and 401(k) contributions.

• Outsourced data processing costs totaled $8.5 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 2%, compared to the prior quarter and a decrease of $3.6 million, or 30%, from the prior year quarter.

• Occupancy costs totaled $7.4 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 2%, compared to the prior quarter and a decrease of $0.7 million, or 9%, from the prior year quarter. During the quarter, the Company opened two new branch locations.

• Marketing expenses totaled $2.7 million, reflecting an increase of $0.6 million, or 29%, compared to the prior quarter and an increase of $0.1 million, or 3%, from the prior year quarter, primarily associated with the timing of various campaigns to support customer growth initiatives.

• Legal and professional fees totaled $2.7 million, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 2%, compared to the prior quarter and an increase of $0.6 million, or 27%, from the prior year quarter.

• Merger-related charges totaled $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2025.

• Seacoast recorded $9.4 million of income tax expense in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $9.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and $7.8 million in the first quarter of 2024. Tax expense related to stock-based compensation was immaterial in each period.

• The efficiency ratio was 60.28% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 56.26% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 66.78% in the prior year quarter. The adjusted efficiency ratio¹ was 59.53% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 56.07% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 61.13% in the prior year quarter. The increase in the efficiency ratio quarter over quarter reflects seasonal expense trends, including higher seasonal payroll taxes and 401(k) contributions. The Company continues to remain keenly focused on disciplined expense control, while making investments for growth.

Balance Sheet

• At March 31, 2025, the Company had total assets of $15.7 billion and total shareholders' equity of $2.2 billion. Book value per share was $26.04 as of March 31, 2025, compared to $25.51 as of December 31, 2024, and $24.93 as of March 31, 2024. Tangible book value per share was $16.71 as of March 31, 2025, compared to $16.12 as of December 31, 2024, and $15.26 as of March 31, 2024. Year over year tangible book value per share increased 10%.

• Debt securities totaled $3.3 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $390.9 million compared to December 31, 2024. The first quarter of 2025 included strategic purchases in connection with the announcement of the Heartland acquisition. The Company purchased $412 million in available-for-sale securities at a 5.7% taxable equivalent yield, which were funded with FHLB borrowings at a weighted-average rate of 4.3% until the expected date of acquisition close. Debt securities include approximately $2.6 billion in securities classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value. The unrealized loss on these securities is fully reflected in the value presented on the balance sheet. The portfolio also includes $624.7 million in securities classified as held-to-maturity with a fair value of $509.8 million. Held-to-maturity securities consist solely of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, each of which is expected to recover any price depreciation over its holding period as the debt securities move to maturity. The Company has significant liquidity and available borrowing capacity and has the intent and ability to hold these investments to maturity.

• Loans increased $143.1 million, or 5.6% annualized, totaling $10.4 billion as of March 31, 2025. The Company continues to exercise a disciplined approach to lending and is benefiting from the investments made in recent years to attract talent from large regional banks across its markets.

• Loan pipelines (loans in underwriting and approval or approved and not yet closed) totaled $981.6 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $693.3 million at December 31, 2024 and $572.9 million at March 31, 2024.

• Commercial pipelines were $884.9 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $605.4 million at December 31, 2024, and $498.6 million at March 31, 2024. The increase in pipeline reflects the addition of revenue producing talent on-boarding new relationships.

• SBA pipelines were $19.2 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $28.8 million at December 31, 2024, and $15.6 million at March 31, 2024.

• Saleable residential pipelines were $15.5 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $6.7 million at December 31, 2024, and $9.3 million at March 31, 2024. Retained residential pipelines were $37.5 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $35.1 million at December 31, 2024, and $24.4 million at March 31, 2024.

• Consumer pipelines were $24.4 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $17.4 million at December 31, 2024 and $25.1 million at March 31, 2024.

• Total deposits were $12.6 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $332.4 million, or 11.0% annualized, when compared to December 31, 2024.

• Total noninterest bearing deposits increased $140.1 million, or 17.0% annualized.

• At March 31, 2025, customer transaction account balances represented 50% of total deposits.

• The Company benefits from a granular deposit franchise, with the top ten depositors representing approximately 3% of total deposits.

• Average deposits per banking center were $159 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $156 million at March 31, 2024.

• Consumer deposits represent 41% of overall deposit funding with an average consumer customer balance of $26 thousand. Commercial deposits represent 59% of overall deposit funding with an average business customer balance of $115 thousand.

• Federal Home Loan Bank advances totaled $465.0 million at March 31, 2025 with a weighted-average interest rate of 4.26% during the first quarter of 2025, compared to advances outstanding of $245.0 million at December 31, 2024 with a weighted-average interest rate of 4.19% in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company utilized short-term fixed-rate advances to fund securities purchases in the first quarter of 2025.

Asset Quality

• The ratio of criticized and classified loans to total loans was 2.41% at March 31, 2025, compared to 2.17% at December 31, 2024, and 2.40% at March 31, 2024.

• Nonperforming loans were $71.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $92.4 million at December 31, 2024, and $77.2 million at March 31, 2024. Nonperforming loans to total loans outstanding were 0.68% at March 31, 2025, 0.90% at December 31, 2024, and 0.77% at March 31, 2024.

• Accruing past due loans were $17.2 million, or 0.16% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, compared to $15.6 million, or 0.15% of total loans, at December 31, 2024, and $29.5 million, or 0.30% of total loans, at March 31, 2024.

• Nonperforming assets to total assets were 0.50% at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.65% at December 31, 2024, and 0.57% at March 31, 2024.

• The ratio of allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.34% at March 31, 2025, 1.34% at December 31, 2024, and 1.47% at March 31, 2024.

• Net charge-offs were $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $6.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2024.

• Portfolio diversification, in terms of asset mix, industry, and loan type, has been a critical element of the Company's lending strategy. Exposure across industries and collateral types is broadly distributed. Seacoast's average loan size is $426 thousand, and the average commercial loan size is $838 thousand, reflecting an ability to maintain granularity within the overall loan portfolio.

• Construction and land development and commercial real estate loans remain well below regulatory guidance as of March 31, 2025 at 36% and 236% of total bank-level risk-based capital², respectively, compared to 38% and 237%, respectively, at December 31, 2024. On a consolidated basis and as of March 31, 2025, construction and land development and commercial real estate loans represent 34% and 220%, respectively, of total consolidated risk-based capital².

Capital and Liquidity

• The Company continues to operate with a fortress balance sheet, with a Tier 1 capital ratio at March 31, 2025 of 14.7%² compared to 14.8% at December 31, 2024, and 14.7% at March 31, 2024. The Total capital ratio was 16.1%², the Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 14.1%², and the Tier 1 leverage ratio was 11.2%² at March 31, 2025. The Company is considered "well capitalized" based on applicable U.S. regulatory capital ratio requirements.

• Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2025 totaled $500.6 million.

• The Company’s loan to deposit ratio was 83.17% at March 31, 2025, which should continue to provide liquidity and flexibility moving forward.

• Tangible common equity to tangible assets was 9.58% at March 31, 2025, compared to 9.60% at December 31, 2024, and 9.25% at March 31, 2024. If all held-to-maturity securities were adjusted to fair value, the tangible common equity ratio would have been 9.07% at March 31, 2025.

• At March 31, 2025, in addition to $500.6 million in cash, the Company had $5.8 billion in available borrowing capacity, including $3.7 billion in available collateralized lines of credit, $1.7 billion of unpledged debt securities available as collateral for potential additional borrowings, and available unsecured lines of credit of $0.3 billion.

OTHER INFORMATION

Conference Call Information

Seacoast will host a conference call on April 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the first quarter of 2025 earnings results and business trends. Investors may call in (toll-free) by dialing (800) 715-9871 (Conference ID: 4944599). Charts will be used during the conference call and may be accessed at Seacoast’s website at www.SeacoastBanking.com by selecting "Presentations" under the heading "News/Events." Additionally, a recording of the call will be made available to individuals shortly after the conference call and can be accessed via a link at www.SeacoastBanking.com under the heading "Corporate Information." The recording will be available for one year.

About Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF)

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF) is one of the largest community banks headquartered in Florida with approximately $15.7 billion in assets and $12.6 billion in deposits as of March 31, 2025. Seacoast provides integrated financial services including commercial and consumer banking, wealth management, and mortgage services to customers at 79 full-service branches across Florida, and through advanced mobile and online banking solutions. Seacoast National Bank is the wholly-owned subsidiary bank of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida. For more information about Seacoast, visit www.SeacoastBanking.com.

Additional Information

Seacoast has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with the proposed merger of Heartland Bancshares, Inc. and Heartland National Bank with and into Seacoast and Seacoast National Bank, respectively. The registration statement in connection with the merger includes a proxy statement of Heartland Bancshares, Inc. and a prospectus of Seacoast. 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. WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGERS OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Investors may obtain these documents free of charge at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Seacoast will be available free of charge by contacting Investor Relations at (772) 288-6085.

Heartland Bancshares, Inc. and Heartland National Bank, their directors, executive officers, other members of management, and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed mergers with and into Seacoast and Seacoast National Bank. Information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation of Heartland Bancshares, Inc. and a description of its direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC.

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning, and protections, of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements about future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues, economic and seasonal conditions in the Company’s markets, and improvements to reported earnings that may be realized from cost controls, tax law changes, new initiatives and for integration of banks that the Company has acquired, or expects to acquire, as well as statements with respect to Seacoast's objectives, strategic plans, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates and intentions about future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond the Company’s control, and which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast" or the "Company") or its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank ("Seacoast Bank"), to be materially different from results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You should not expect the Company to update any forward-looking statements.

All statements other than statements of historical fact could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through the use of words such as "may", "will", "anticipate", "assume", "should", "support", "indicate", "would", "believe", "contemplate", "expect", "estimate", "continue", "further", "plan", "point to", "project", "could", "intend", "target" or other similar words and expressions of the future. These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: the impact of current and future economic and market conditions generally (including seasonality) and in the financial services industry, nationally and within Seacoast’s primary market areas, including the effects of inflationary pressures, changes in interest rates, tariffs or trade wars (including reduced consumer spending), slowdowns in economic growth, and the potential for high unemployment rates, as well as the financial stress on borrowers and changes to customer and client behavior and credit risk as a result of the foregoing; potential impacts of adverse developments in the banking industry, including those highlighted by high-profile bank failures, and including impacts on customer confidence, deposit outflows, liquidity and the regulatory response thereto (including increases in the cost of our deposit insurance assessments), the Company's ability to effectively manage its liquidity risk and any growth plans, and the availability of capital and funding; governmental monetary and fiscal policies, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, as well as legislative, tax and regulatory changes including overdraft and late fee caps (if implemented), including those that impact the money supply and inflation; the risks of changes in interest rates on the level and composition of deposits (as well as the cost of, and competition for, deposits), loan demand, liquidity and the values of loan collateral, securities, and interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities; interest rate risks (including the impacts of interest rates on macroeconomic conditions, customer and client behavior, and on our net interest income), sensitivities and the shape of the yield curve; changes in accounting policies, rules and practices; changes in retail distribution strategies, customer preferences and behavior generally and as a result of economic factors, including heightened or persistent inflation; changes in the availability and cost of credit and capital in the financial markets; changes in the prices, values and sales volumes of residential and commercial real estate, especially as they relate to the value of collateral supporting the Company’s loans; the Company’s concentration in commercial real estate loans and in real estate collateral in Florida; Seacoast’s ability to comply with any regulatory requirements and the risk that the regulatory environment may not be conducive to or may prohibit or delay the consummation of future mergers and/or business combinations, may increase the length of time and amount of resources required to consummate such transactions, and may reduce the anticipated benefit; inaccuracies or other failures from the use of models, including the failure of assumptions and estimates, as well as differences in, and changes to, economic, market and credit conditions; the impact on the valuation of Seacoast’s investments due to market volatility or counterparty payment risk, as well as the effect of a decline in stock market prices on our fee income from our wealth management business; statutory and regulatory dividend restrictions; increases in regulatory capital requirements for banking organizations generally; the risks of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including Seacoast’s ability to continue to identify acquisition targets, successfully acquire and integrate desirable financial institutions and realize expected revenues and revenue synergies; changes in technology or products that may be more difficult, costly, or less effective than anticipated; the Company’s ability to identify and address increased cybersecurity risks, including those impacting vendors and other third parties which may be exacerbated by developments in generative artificial intelligence; fraud or misconduct by internal or external parties, which Seacoast may not be able to prevent, detect or mitigate; inability of Seacoast’s risk management framework to manage risks associated with the Company’s business; dependence on key suppliers or vendors to obtain equipment or services for the business on acceptable terms; reduction in or the termination of Seacoast’s ability to use the online- or mobile-based platform that is critical to the Company’s business growth strategy; the effects of war or other conflicts, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, including hurricanes in the Company’s footprint, health emergencies, epidemics or pandemics, or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions and/or increase costs, including, but not limited to, property and casualty and other insurance costs; Seacoast’s ability to maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting; potential claims, damages, penalties, fines, costs and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation, regulatory proceedings and enforcement actions; the risks that deferred tax assets could be reduced if estimates of future taxable income from the Company’s operations and tax planning strategies are less than currently estimated, the results of tax audit findings, challenges to our tax positions, or adverse changes or interpretations of tax laws; the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, non-bank financial technology providers, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds and other financial institutions; the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for expected credit losses; risks related to, and the costs associated with, environmental, social and governance matters, including the scope and pace of related rulemaking activity and disclosure requirements; a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt, actions that the U.S. government may take to avoid exceeding the debt ceiling, and uncertainties surrounding the federal budget and economic policy, including the impact of tariffs and trade policies; the risk that balance sheet, revenue growth, and loan growth expectations may differ from actual results; and other factors and risks desc ribed herein and under "Risk Factors" in any of the Company's subsequent reports filed with the SEC and available on its website at www.sec.gov.

All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and in other periodic reports that the Company files with the SEC. Such reports are available upon request from the Company, or from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including through the SEC's Internet website at www.sec.gov.

Explanation of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This presentation contains financial information determined by methods other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of the Company’s performance and believes these presentations provide useful supplemental information, and a clearer understanding of the Company’s performance. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures enhance investors’ understanding of the Company’s business and performance and if not provided would be requested by the investor community. These measures are also useful in understanding performance trends and facilitate comparisons with the performance of other financial institutions. The limitations associated with operating measures are the risk that persons might disagree as to the appropriateness of items comprising these measures and that different companies might define or calculate these measures differently. The Company provides reconciliations between GAAP and these non-GAAP measures. These disclosures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.

 

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