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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

~ Strengthens Liquidity Through Balance Sheet Repositioning – Provides 107% Coverage of All Uninsured and Uncollateralized Deposits While Maintaining Strong Capital Position ~

BOSTON, April 27, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company," or together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, "Eastern") (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its 2023 first quarter financial results and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023

  • Net loss of $194.1 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, compared to net income of $42.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2022.

  • Excluding the $280.0 million after-tax loss from the sale of $1.9 billion in available-for-sale ("AFS") securities (see "Balance Sheet Repositioning, Liquidity and Capital Update" below), and certain other non-recurring items, operating net income* was a record $61.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared to $49.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, reported for the prior quarter.

  • Total securities decreased $2.0 billion, or 28%, from the prior quarter, to $5.2 billion, primarily due to securities sales and principal runoff, partially offset by an increase in the market value of AFS securities.

  • Deposits totaled $18.5 billion, representing a decrease of $432.8 million, or 2%, from the prior quarter. Excluding a reduction in brokered certificates of deposit of $319.0 million, total core deposits decreased $113.8 million or 0.6%.

  • Customer uninsured and uncollateralized deposits totaled $6.7 billion, representing 36% of total deposits.

  • Cash and cash equivalents were $2.1 billion and secured borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank totaled $5.0 billion, providing total liquidity sources of $7.1 billion, or 107% of customer uninsured and uncollateralized deposits.

  • Total loans were $13.7 billion, representing an increase of $99.7 million, or 1%, from the prior quarter. The increase was driven primarily by an increase in commercial loans of $73.4 million and residential loans of $36.6 million, partially offset by a decrease in consumer loans of $10.3 million.

  • Shareholders’ equity was $2.6 billion, representing an increase of $107.3 million from the prior quarter driven primarily by an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income of $313.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in retained earnings of $209.6 million both of which were primarily attributable to the sale of AFS securities.

  • Over 90% of the securities portfolio is classified as available-for-sale. Adjusted to reflect the valuation of held-to-maturity ("HTM") securities, the tangible common equity ("TCE") ratio* was 8.56% at quarter end, an increase from the prior quarter, with all regulatory capital ratios greatly exceeding well-capitalized minimums as shown in Appendix F.

  • At March 31, 2023, book value per share was $14.63 and tangible book value per share* was $10.88, an increase of 4% and 6% from the prior quarter, respectively.

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"The first quarter marked a challenging time for our industry, and I’m grateful to our colleagues who have responded to the needs of our customers in a time of uncertainty," said Bob Rivers, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank. "As a traditional, relationship-based community bank with a 200+ year history, we have worked through challenging economic environments before and know that serving our customers and earning their trust, every day, is the key to our long-term success."

Regarding the sale of securities in the first quarter, Mr. Rivers continued, "We have taken important steps to further strengthen our already strong balance sheet to provide additional safety and security for our depositors while enhancing Eastern’s future earnings and long-term success. I encourage all of our stakeholders - our shareholders, customers, employees, and community partners - to review the earnings presentation on our investor relations website to learn more about the actions we have taken to better position Eastern for the future."

Please refer to Appendices A-E to this press release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial metrics denoted by an asterisk.

BALANCE SHEET REPOSITIONING, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL UPDATE

During the first quarter of 2023, the Company completed a balance sheet repositioning by selling $1.9 billion in lower-yielding AFS investment securities creating a non-recurring, after-tax loss of $280 million ("the repositioning"). The proceeds from the sale have been used to increase cash levels, which ended the quarter at $2.1 billion. The repositioning is expected to improve the Company’s overall financial profile by enhancing liquidity and strengthening earnings, while maintaining strong capital ratios on a GAAP and regulatory basis.

"Eastern deployed excess liquidity into the purchase of U.S. government and government agency bonds during the COVID-19 pandemic, when interest rates were historically low," commented Mr. Rivers. "While the bonds were of the highest credit quality, they declined in value due to the recent record rise in interest rates. After careful consideration of all our options, we made the decision in early March and prior to the recent bank failures to sell a portion of our bond portfolio to improve liquidity and future earnings while maintaining robust capital levels. Eastern remains committed to serving the needs of our customers and communities and growing our market share over the long term. We believe this repositioning will allow us to better execute on those strategic objectives."

The Company also took additional steps in the first quarter of 2023 to strengthen backup sources of liquidity including the pledging of securities to the Federal Reserve’s Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP") totaling $2.6 billion. At March 31, 2023, cash and cash equivalents were $2.1 billion and secured borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank totaled $5.0 billion, providing total liquidity sources of $7.1 billion. These liquidity sources provide 107% coverage of all customer uninsured and uncollateralized deposits which totaled $6.7 billion, or 36% of total deposits, on March 31, 2023.

The Company’s TCE ratio* was 8.70% at March 31, 2023, an increase from 8.24% the prior quarter, and all regulatory capital ratios greatly exceeded well capitalized minimums. The Company’s TCE ratio adjusted to reflect the valuation of HTM securities* was 8.56% at quarter end.

Please refer to Appendices A-E to this press release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial metrics denoted by an asterisk.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $138.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $150.0 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $11.7 million.

  • The decrease in net interest income on a consecutive quarter basis was primarily due to a decrease in the net interest margin, as increases in earning asset yields were more than offset by increased funding costs.

  • The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2023 included a partial quarter impact of the repositioning, which occurred in mid-March. As of March 31, 2023, the fully taxable-equivalent ("FTE") spot yield on the total securities portfolio was 1.81% compared to 1.61% average FTE yield for the first quarter.

  • The net interest margin on a FTE basis* was 2.66% for the first quarter, representing a 15 basis point decrease from the prior quarter, as funding costs increased faster than asset yields.

  • Total interest-earning asset yields increased 33 basis points from the prior quarter to 3.60%, due primarily to increased loan yields as a result of higher short-term interest rates during the quarter.

  • Total interest-bearing liabilities cost increased 72 basis points from the prior quarter to 1.49%, due to core deposit pricing increases, deposit mix shifts into higher cost products, and higher non-core funding during the quarter.

Please refer to Appendices A-E to this press release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial metrics denoted by an asterisk.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was $(278.3) million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $44.5 million for the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $322.8 million primarily due to pre-tax losses on the sale of AFS securities of $333.2 million related to the repositioning. Noninterest income on an operating basis* was $52.0 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $42.0 million for the prior quarter, an increase of $10.0 million.

  • Insurance commissions increased $9.5 million to $31.5 million in the first quarter, compared to $22.0 million in the prior quarter, driven primarily by seasonality. Compared to the comparable prior year quarter, insurance commissions increased $2.8 million, or 10%.

  • Service charges on deposit accounts decreased $0.4 million on a consecutive quarter basis to $6.5 million.

  • Trust and investment advisory fees increased $0.1 million on a consecutive quarter basis to $5.8 million.

  • Debit card processing fees were unchanged from the prior quarter at $3.2 million.

  • Loan-level interest rate swap income decreased $0.3 million to a loss of $0.4 million in the first quarter, compared to a loss of $0.1 million in the prior quarter. The decrease was driven primarily by a decrease in the fair value of such interest rate swap transactions.

  • Gains on investments held in rabbi trust accounts were $2.9 million in the first quarter compared to $3.2 million in the prior quarter.

  • Realized losses on sales of AFS securities were $333.2 million in the first quarter compared to $0.7 million in the prior quarter due to the repositioning.

  • Other noninterest income increased $1.3 million in the first quarter to $5.6 million.

Please refer to Appendices A-E to this press release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial metrics denoted by an asterisk.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense was $116.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $132.8 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $16.5 million. Noninterest expense on an operating basis* for the first quarter of 2023 was $115.0 million, compared to $119.6 million in the prior quarter, a decrease of $4.6 million.

  • Salaries and employee benefits expense was $78.5 million in the first quarter, representing an increase of $0.9 million from the prior quarter.

  • Office occupancy and equipment expense was $9.9 million in the first quarter, an increase of $0.3 million from the prior quarter.

  • Data processing expense was $13.4 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $0.9 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to lower software service and support expense.

  • Professional services expense was $3.4 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $1.1 million from the prior quarter.

  • Marketing expense was $1.1 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $2.0 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to lower advertising expense.

  • Loan expenses were $1.1 million in the first quarter, an increase of $0.5 million from the prior quarter.

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance expense was $2.5 million in the first quarter, an increase of $1.0 million from the prior quarter primarily due to an increase in FDIC insurance premiums for 2023.

  • Other noninterest expense was $5.4 million in the first quarter, a decrease of $15.0 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to the Defined Benefit Plan settlement accounting charge of $12.0 million in the prior quarter, as well as higher provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposure in the prior quarter.

Please refer to Appendices A-E to this press release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial metrics denoted by an asterisk.

ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for loan losses was $140.9 million at March 31, 2023, or 1.03% of total loans, compared to $142.2 million or 1.05% of total loans at December 31, 2022. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses totaling $25,000 in the first quarter of 2023. The remaining change in the allowance was due to the Company adopting ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures ("ASU 2022-02") on January 1, 2023 using a modified retrospective transition method with regard to the troubled debt restructuring ("TDR") recognition and measurement guidance. The adjustment needed to reflect the cumulative day one impact of the Company's adoption of ASU 2022-02 was a $1.1 million reduction in the allowance for loan losses and offset to retained earnings, net of taxes.

Non-performing loans totaled $34.6 million at March 31, 2023 compared to $38.6 million at the end of the prior quarter. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded total net charge-offs of $0.2 million, or less than 0.01% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to $0.3 million or 0.01% of average total loans in the prior quarter, respectively.

Additional information regarding Eastern’s CRE portfolio is included in the first quarter earnings presentation available at investor.easternbank.com.

DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable on June 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 2, 2023.

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the first quarter of 2023.

As announced in September of 2022, the Company received regulatory non-objection for its second share repurchase program of up to 8,900,000 shares, representing approximately 5% of its shares of common stock then outstanding. The repurchase program, which is limited to $200 million through August 31, 2023, may be modified or terminated by the Board of Directors of the Company at any time. At March 31, 2023, there were 6,989,750 shares available for repurchase and $161.8 million in total market value remaining under the repurchase authorization.

CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION

A conference call and webcast covering Eastern’s first quarter 2023 earnings will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To join by telephone, participants can call the toll-free dial-in number (888) 886-7786 from within the U.S. and reference conference ID 83330813. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast. Participants may join the webcast on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.easternbank.com. A presentation providing additional information for the quarter is also available at investor.easternbank.com. A replay of the webcast will be made available on demand on this site.

ABOUT EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. is the stock holding company for Eastern Bank. Founded in 1818, Boston-based Eastern Bank has more than 120 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As of March 31, 2023, Eastern Bank had approximately $23 billion in total assets. Eastern provides banking, investment and insurance products and services for consumers and businesses of all sizes, including through its Eastern Wealth Management division and its Eastern Insurance Group LLC subsidiary. Eastern takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern employs approximately 2,100 deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues, and communities. For investor information, visit investor.easternbank.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

*Denotes a non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release.

A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of the Company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding (or including) amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") in the Company’s statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements).

The Company presents non-GAAP financial measures, which management uses to evaluate the Company’s performance, and which exclude the effects of certain transactions that management believes are unrelated to its core business and are therefore not necessarily indicative of its current performance or financial position. Management believes excluding these items facilitates greater visibility for investors into the Company’s core business as well as underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items in the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

There are items in the Company’s financial statements that impact its financial results, but which management believes are unrelated to the Company’s core business. Accordingly, the Company presents noninterest income on an operating basis, total operating revenue, noninterest expense on an operating basis, operating net income, operating earnings per share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average shareholders’ equity, operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (discussed further below), and the operating efficiency ratio. Each of these figures excludes the impact of such applicable items because management believes such exclusion can provide greater visibility into the Company’s core business and underlying trends. Such items that management does not consider to be core to the Company’s business include (i) income and expenses from investments held in rabbi trusts, (ii) gains and losses on sales of securities available for sale, net, (iii) gains and losses on the sale of other assets, (iv) rabbi trust employee benefits, (v) impairment charges on tax credit investments and associated tax credit benefits, (vi) other real estate owned ("OREO") gains, (vii) merger and acquisition expenses, (viii) the non-cash pension settlement charge recognized related to the Defined Benefit Plan, and (ix) certain discrete tax items. The Company does not provide an outlook for its total noninterest income and total noninterest expense because each contains income or expense components, as applicable, such as income associated with rabbi trust accounts and rabbi trust employee benefit expense, which are market-driven, and over which the Company cannot exercise control. Accordingly, reconciliations of the Company’s outlook for its noninterest income on an operating basis and its noninterest expense on an operating basis to an outlook for total noninterest income and total noninterest expense, respectively, cannot be made available without unreasonable effort.

Management also presents tangible assets, tangible shareholders’ equity, average tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets including the impact of mark-to-market adjustments on held-to-maturity securities, return on average tangible shareholders’ equity, and operating return on average shareholders’ equity (discussed further above), each of which excludes the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets, as management believes these financial measures provide investors with the ability to further assess the Company’s performance, identify trends in its core business and provide a comparison of its capital adequacy to other companies. The Company included the tangible ratios because management believes that investors may find it useful to have access to the same analytical tools used by management to assess performance and identify trends.

These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release should not be considered an alternative or substitute for financial results or measures determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indication of the Company’s cash flows from operating activities, a measure of its liquidity position or an indication of funds available for its cash needs. An item which management considers to be non-core and excludes when computing these non-GAAP measures can be of substantial importance to the Company’s results for any particular period. In addition, management’s methodology for calculating non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the methodologies employed by other banking companies to calculate the same or similar performance measures, and accordingly, the Company’s reported non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the same or similar performance measures reported by other banking companies. Please refer to Appendices A-E for reconciliations of the Company's GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures in this press release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can identify these statements from the use of the words "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "plan," "potential," "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "expect," "target" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results described in the forward-looking statements.

Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include developments in the Company’s market relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the severity and duration of the associated economic slowdown; adverse developments in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; increased competitive pressures; changes in interest rates and resulting changes in competitor or customer behavior, mix or costs of sources of funding, and deposit amounts and composition; risks that revenue or expense synergies or the other expected benefits of the Company’s merger with Century Bank in November 2021 may not fully materialize for the Company in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly to achieve; adverse national or regional economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets or banking sector; legislative and regulatory changes and related compliance costs that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiary Eastern Bank are engaged, including the effect of, and changes in, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, such as the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; market and monetary fluctuations, including inflationary or recessionary pressures, interest rate sensitivity, liquidity constraints, increased borrowing and funding costs, and fluctuations due to actual or anticipated changes to federal tax laws; the realizability of deferred tax assets; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its risk mitigation strategies; asset and credit quality deterioration, including adverse developments in local or regional real estate markets that decrease collateral values associated with existing loans; and the failure of the Company to execute all of its planned share repurchases. For further discussion of such factors, please see the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's expectations only as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Certain information in this press release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of and for the three months ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

Earnings data

Net interest income

$

138,309

$

149,994

$

152,179

$

137,757

$

128,124

Noninterest income

(278,330

)

44,516

43,353

41,877

46,415

Total revenue

(140,021

)

194,510

195,532

179,634

174,539

Noninterest expense

116,294

132,757

116,840

111,139

108,866

Pre-tax, pre-provision (loss) income

(256,315

)

61,753

78,692

68,495

65,673

Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses

25

10,880

6,480

1,050

(485

)

Pre-tax (loss) income

(256,340

)

50,873

72,212

67,445

66,158

Net (loss) income

(194,096

)

42,294

54,777

51,172

51,516

Operating net income (non-GAAP)

61,113

49,912

55,742

52,518

55,107

Per-share data

(Loss) earnings per share, basic

$

(1.20

)

$

0.26

$

0.33

$

0.31

$

0.30

(Loss) earnings per share, diluted

$

(1.20

)

$

0.26

$

0.33

$

0.31

$

0.30

Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)

$

0.38

$

0.31

$

0.34

$

0.32

$

0.32

Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)

$

0.38

$

0.31

$

0.34

$

0.32

$

0.32

Book value per share

$

14.63

$

14.03

$

13.59

$

15.17

$

16.40

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)

$

10.88

$

10.28

$

9.87

$

11.52

$

12.83

Profitability

Return on average assets (1)

(3.50

)%

0.75

%

0.97

%

0.92

%

0.90

%

Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (1)

1.09

%

0.88

%

0.97

%

0.94

%

0.96

%

Return on average shareholders' equity (1)

(32.00

)%

6.93

%

7.83

%

7.16

%

6.38

%

Operating return on average shareholders' equity (1)

10.07

%

8.17

%

7.98

%

7.34

%

6.82

%

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (1)

(43.75

)%

9.54

%

10.25

%

9.28

%

7.96

%

Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (1)

13.78

%

11.26

%

10.44

%

9.53

%

8.53

%

Net interest margin (FTE) (1)

2.66

%

2.81

%

2.87

%

2.63

%

2.42

%

Cost of deposits (1)

0.92

%

0.37

%

0.10

%

0.06

%

0.07

%

Efficiency ratio

(83.05

)%

68.25

%

59.75

%

61.87

%

62.37

%

Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

59.06

%

61.11

%

58.38

%

60.61

%

60.39

%

Balance Sheet (end of period)

Total assets

$

22,720,530

$

22,646,858

$

22,042,933

$

22,350,848

$

22,836,072

Total loans

13,675,250

13,575,531

12,903,954

12,398,694

12,182,203

Total deposits

18,541,580

18,974,359

18,733,381

19,163,801

19,392,816

Total loans / total deposits

74

%

72

%

69

%

65

%

63

%

Asset quality

Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") (2)

$

140,938

$

142,211

$

131,663

$

125,531

$

124,166

ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")

407.65

%

368.38

%

387.77

%

209.64

%

367.13

%

Total NPLs / total loans

0.25

%

0.28

%

0.26

%

0.48

%

0.28

%

Net charge-offs (recoveries) ("NCOs") / average total loans (1)

0.00

%

0.01

%

0.01

%

(0.01

)%

0.01

%

Capital adequacy

Shareholders' equity / assets

11.35

%

10.91

%

10.96

%

12.16

%

13.17

%

Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)

8.70

%

8.24

%

8.20

%

9.52

%

10.61

%

(1) Presented on an annualized basis.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of

Mar 31, 2023 change from

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

Dec 31, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

ASSETS

△ $

△ %

△ $

△ %

Cash and due from banks

$

98,377

$

106,040

$

118,362

$

(7,663

)

(7

)%

$

(19,985

)

(17

)%

Short-term investments

2,039,439

63,465

712,132

1,975,974

3113

%

1,327,307

186

%

Cash and cash equivalents

2,137,816

169,505

830,494

1,968,311

1161

%

1,307,322

157

%

Available for sale ("AFS") securities (1)

4,700,134

6,690,778

7,917,305

(1,990,644

)

(30

)%

(3,217,171

)

(41

)%

Held to maturity ("HTM") securities (1)

471,185

476,647

395,434

(5,462

)

(1

)%

75,751

19

%

Total securities

5,171,319

7,167,425

8,312,739

(1,996,106

)

(28

)%

(3,141,420

)

(38

)%

Loans held for sale

3,068

4,543

1,166

(1,475

)

(32

)%

1,902

163

%

Loans:

Commercial and industrial

3,169,438

3,150,946

2,886,560

18,492

1

%

282,878

10

%

Commercial real estate

5,201,196

5,155,323

4,609,824

45,873

1

%

591,372

13

%

Commercial construction

357,117

336,276

246,093

20,841

6

%

111,024

45

%

Business banking

1,078,678

1,090,492

1,201,007

(11,814

)

(1

)%

(122,329

)

(10

)%

Total commercial loans

9,806,429

9,733,037

8,943,484

73,392

1

%

862,945

10

%

Residential real estate

2,497,491

2,460,849

1,936,182

36,642

1

%

561,309

29

%

Consumer home equity

1,180,824

1,187,547

1,099,211

(6,723

)

(1

)%

81,613

7

%

Other consumer

190,506

194,098

203,326

(3,592

)

(2

)%

(12,820

)

(6

)%

Total loans

13,675,250

13,575,531

12,182,203

99,719

1

%

1,493,047

12

%

Allowance for loan losses

(140,938

)

(142,211

)

(124,166

)

1,273

(1

)%

(16,772

)

14

%

Unamortized prem./disc. and def. fees

(13,597

)

(13,003

)

(24,434

)

(594

)

5

%

10,837

(44

)%

Net loans

13,520,715

13,420,317

12,033,603

100,398

1

%

1,487,112

12

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

45,168

41,363

10,904

3,805

9

%

34,264

314

%

Premises and equipment

61,110

62,656

73,180

(1,546

)

(2

)%

(12,070

)

(16

)%

Bank-owned life insurance

161,755

160,790

157,954

965

1

%

3,801

2

%

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

660,165

661,126

654,759

(961

)

%

5,406

1

%

Deferred income taxes, net

314,139

331,648

183,137

(17,509

)

(5

)%

131,002

72

%

Prepaid expenses

163,018

165,900

188,704

(2,882

)

(2

)%

(25,686

)

(14

)%

Other assets

482,257

461,585

389,432

20,672

4

%

92,825

24

%

Total assets

$

22,720,530

$

22,646,858

$

22,836,072

$

73,672

%

$

(115,542

)

(1

)%

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits:

Demand

$

5,564,016

$

6,240,637

$

6,788,742

$

(676,621

)

(11

)%

$

(1,224,726

)

(18

)%

Interest checking accounts

4,240,780

4,568,122

4,662,134

(327,342

)

(7

)%

(421,354

)

(9

)%

Savings accounts

1,633,790

1,831,123

2,089,427

(197,333

)

(11

)%

(455,637

)

(22

)%

Money market investment

5,135,590

4,710,095

5,406,198

425,495

9

%

(270,608

)

(5

)%

Certificates of deposit

1,967,404

1,624,382

446,315

343,022

21

%

1,521,089

341

...

%

Total deposits

18,541,580

18,974,359

19,392,816

(432,779

)

(2

)%

(851,236

)

(4

)%

Borrowed funds:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,100,952

704,084

13,689

396,868

56

%

1,087,263

7943

%

Escrow deposits of borrowers

25,671

22,314

21,233

3,357

15

%

4,438

21

%

Interest rate swap collateral funds

11,780

14,430

(2,650

)

(18

)%

11,780

%

Total borrowed funds

1,138,403

740,828

34,922

397,575

54

%

1,103,481

3160

%

Other liabilities

461,424

459,881

399,942

1,543

%

61,482

15

%

Total liabilities

20,141,407

20,175,068

19,827,680

(33,661

)

%

313,727

2

%

Shareholders' equity:

Common shares

1,764

1,762

1,834

2

%

(70

)

(4

)%

Additional paid-in capital

1,651,524

1,649,141

1,777,670

2,383

%

(126,146

)

(7

)%

Unallocated common shares held by the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")

(136,470

)

(137,696

)

(141,455

)

1,226

(1

)%

4,985

(4

)%

Retained earnings

1,672,169

1,881,775

1,782,997

(209,606

)

(11

)%

(110,828

)

(6

)%

Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax

(609,864

)

(923,192

)

(412,654

)

313,328

(34

)%

(197,210

)

48

%

Total shareholders' equity

2,579,123

2,471,790

3,008,392

107,333

4

%

(429,269

)

(14

)%

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

22,720,530

$

22,646,858

$

22,836,072

$

73,672

%

$

(115,542

)

(1

)%

(1) AFS and HTM securities represented at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Three months ended

Three months ended Mar 31, 2023

change from three months ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

Dec 31, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

Interest and dividend income:

△ $

△ %

△ $

△ %

Interest and fees on loans

$

153,540

$

142,446

$

101,367

$

11,094

8

%

$

52,173

51

%

Taxable interest and dividends on securities

28,642

30,413

27,876

(1,771

)

(6

)%

766

3

%

Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities

1,434

1,594

1,806

(160

)

(10

)%

(372

)

(21

)%

Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments

5,264

545

436

4,719

866

%

4,828

1107

%

Total interest and dividend income

188,880

174,998

131,485

13,882

8

%

57,395

44

%

Interest expense:

Interest on deposits

42,933

17,457

3,322

25,476

146

%

39,611

1192

%

Interest on borrowings

7,638

7,547

39

91

1

%

7,599

19485

%

Total interest expense

50,571

25,004

3,361

25,567

102

%

47,210

1405

%

Net interest income

138,309

149,994

128,124

(11,685

)

(8

)%

10,185

8

%

Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses

25

10,880

(485

)

(10,855

)

(100

)%

510

(105

)%

Net interest income after provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses

138,284

139,114

128,609

(830

)

(1

)%

9,675

8

%

Noninterest income:

Insurance commissions

31,503

22,049

28,713

9,454

43

%

2,790

10

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

6,472

6,834

8,537

(362

)

(5

)%

(2,065

)

(24

)%

Trust and investment advisory fees

5,770

5,626

6,141

144

3

%

(371

)

(6

)%

Debit card processing fees

3,170

3,227

2,945

(57

)

(2

)%

225

8

%

Interest rate swap (losses) income

(408

)

(78

)

2,932

(330

)

423

%

(3,340

)

(114

)%

Gains (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts

2,857

3,235

(4,433

)

(378

)

(12

)%

7,290

(164

)%

(Losses) gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net

(74

)

8

169

(82

)

(1025

)%

(243

)

(144

)%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net

(333,170

)

(683

)

(2,172

)

(332,487

)

48680

%

(330,998

)

15239

%

Other

5,550

4,298

3,583

1,252

29

%

1,967

55

%

Total noninterest income

(278,330

)

44,516

46,415

(322,846

)

(725

)%

(324,745

)

(700

)%

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits

78,478

77,604

69,526

874

1

%

8,952

13

%

Office occupancy and equipment

9,878

9,559

11,614

319

3

%

(1,736

)

(15

)%

Data processing

13,441

14,314

15,320

(873

)

(6

)%

(1,879

)

(12

)%

Professional services

3,420

4,566

3,950

(1,146

)

(25

)%

(530

)

(13

)%

Marketing

1,097

3,096

1,574

(1,999

)

(65

)%

(477

)

(30

)%

Loan expenses

1,095

627

1,919

468

75

%

(824

)

(43

)%

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance

2,546

1,540

1,412

1,006

65

%

1,134

80

%

Amortization of intangible assets

960

1,097

827

(137

)

(12

)%

133

16

%

Other

5,379

20,354

2,724

(14,975

)

(74

)%

2,655

97

%

Total noninterest expense

116,294

132,757

108,866

(16,463

)

(12

)%

7,428

7

%

(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense

(256,340

)

50,873

66,158

(307,213

)

(604

)%

(322,498

)

(487

)%

Income tax (benefit) expense

(62,244

)

8,579

14,642

(70,823

)

(826

)%

(76,886

)

(525

)%

Net (loss) income

$

(194,096

)

$

42,294

$

51,516

$

(236,390

)

(559

)%

$

(245,612

)

(477

)%

Share data:

(Loss) earnings per share, basic

$

(1.20

)

$

0.26

$

0.30

(Loss) earnings per share, diluted

$

(1.20

)

$

0.26

$

0.30

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS

As of and for the three months ended

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield /

Cost (5)

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield /

Cost (5)

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield /

Cost (5)

Interest-earning assets:

Loans (1):

Commercial

$

9,765,236

$

115,929

4.81

%

$

9,528,386

$

108,015

4.50

%

$

8,973,094

$

78,226

3.54

%

Residential

2,513,413

21,614

3.49

%

2,313,810

18,837

3.23

%

1,937,494

14,471

3.03

%

Consumer

1,358,616

20,059

5.99

%

1,363,858

18,949

5.51

%

1,293,489

10,450

3.28

%

Total loans

13,637,265

157,602

4.69

%

13,206,054

145,801

4.38

%

12,204,077

103,147

3.43

%

Investment securities

7,684,665

30,459

1.61

%

8,422,385

32,432

1.53

%

8,647,200

30,163

1.41

%

Federal funds sold and other short-term investments

449,543

5,264

4.75

%

63,408

545

3.41

%

1,003,416

436

0.18

%

Total interest-earning assets

21,771,473

193,325

3.60

%

21,691,847

178,778

3.27

%

21,854,693

133,746

2.48

%

Non-interest-earning assets

739,270

653,158

1,436,702

Total assets

$

22,510,743

$

22,345,005

$

23,291,395

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Savings

$

1,721,143

$

81

0.02

%

$

1,924,840

$

57

0.01

%

$

2,076,754

$

51

0.01

%

Interest checking

4,363,528

4,711

0.44

%

4,871,089

4,897

0.40

%

4,596,026

2,032

0.18

%

Money market

5,040,330

20,305

1.63

%

4,778,694

9,919

0.82

%

5,568,264

920

0.07

%

Time deposits

1,931,860

17,836

3.74

%

563,735

2,584

1.82

%

481,833

319

0.27

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

13,056,861

42,933

1.33

%

12,138,358

17,457

0.57

%

12,722,877

3,322

0.11

%

Borrowings

675,056

7,638

4.59

%

795,527

7,547

3.76

%

30,669

39

0.52

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

13,731,917

50,571

1.49

%

12,933,885

25,004

0.77

%

12,753,546

3,361

0.11

%

Demand deposit accounts

5,825,269

6,495,817

6,821,811

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

493,387

495,129

442,591

Total liabilities

20,050,573

19,924,831

20,017,948

Shareholders' equity

2,460,170

2,420,174

3,273,447

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

22,510,743

$

22,345,005

$

23,291,395

Net interest income - FTE

$

142,754

$

153,774

$

130,385

Net interest rate spread (2)

2.11

%

2.50

%

2.37

%

Net interest-earning assets (3)

$

8,039,556

$

8,757,962

$

9,101,147

Net interest margin - FTE (4)

2.66

%

2.81

%

2.42

%

(1) Includes non-accrual loans.

(2) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4) Net interest margin - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income* divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.

(5) Presented on an annualized basis.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ASSET QUALITY - NON-PERFORMING ASSETS (1)

As of

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Non-accrual loans:

Commercial

$

17,271

$

21,474

$

19,886

$

43,628

$

17,919

Residential

9,603

9,750

8,513

9,486

8,256

Consumer

7,699

7,380

5,555

6,766

7,646

Total non-accrual loans

34,573

38,604

33,954

59,880

33,821

Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more:

Total non-performing loans

34,573

38,604

33,954

59,880

33,821

Other real estate owned

Other non-performing assets:

Total non-performing assets

$

34,573

$

38,604

$

33,954

$

59,880

$

33,821

Total accruing troubled debt restructured (2)

$

$

28,834

$

36,275

$

33,518

$

32,016

Total non-performing loans to total loans

0.25

%

0.28

%

0.26

%

0.48

%

0.28

%

Total non-performing assets to total assets

0.15

%

0.17

%

0.15

%

0.27

%

0.15

%

(1) Non-performing assets are comprised of NPLs, other real estate owned ("OREO"), and non-performing securities. NPLs consist of non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest. OREO consists of real estate properties, which primarily serve as collateral to secure the Company’s loans, that it controls due to foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

(2) The Company adopted ASU 2022-02 on January 1, 2023 which eliminated the TDR recognition and measurement guidance. Accordingly, the Company has no TDRs to report as of March 31, 2023.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ASSET QUALITY - PROVISION, ALLOWANCE, AND NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)

Three months ended

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Average total loans

$

13,633,165

$

13,203,450

$

12,521,426

$

12,213,706

$

12,203,212

Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period

142,211

131,663

125,531

124,166

97,787

Total cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (1):

(1,143

)

27,086

Charged-off loans:

Commercial and industrial

256

11

1

1

Commercial real estate

Commercial construction

Business banking

343

370

369

608

945

Residential real estate

Consumer home equity

7

1

Other consumer

561

515

603

490

661

Total charged-off loans

911

1,142

983

1,099

1,607

Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:

Commercial and industrial

139

248

126

698

250

Commercial real estate

4

38

3

36

14

Commercial construction

Business banking

481

391

286

464

928

Residential real estate

15

14

56

14

10

Consumer home equity

1

8

6

6

4

Other consumer

116

111

158

196

179

Total recoveries

756

810

635

1,414

1,385

Net loans charged-off (recoveries):

Commercial and industrial

(139

)

8

(115

)

(697

)

(249

)

Commercial real estate

(4

)

(38

)

(3

)

(36

)

(14

)

Commercial construction

Business banking

(138

)

(21

)

83

144

17

Residential real estate

(15

)

(14

)

(56

)

(14

)

(10

)

Consumer home equity

6

(7

)

(6

)

(6

)

(4

)

Other consumer

445

404

445

294

482

Total net loans charged-off (recoveries)

155

332

348

(315

)

222

Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses

25

10,880

6,480

1,050

(485

)

Total allowance for loan losses, end of period

$

140,938

$

142,211

$

131,663

$

125,531

$

124,166

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average total loans outstanding during this period (2)

0.00

%

0.01

%

0.01

%

(0.01

)%

0.01

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans

1.03

%

1.05

%

1.02

%

1.01

%

1.02

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans

407.65

%

368.38

%

387.77

%

209.64

%

367.13

%

(1) For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, represents the adjustment needed to reflect the cumulative day one impact pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2022-02 (i.e., cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of ASU 2022-02 as of January 1, 2023). The adjustment represents a $1.1 million decrease to the allowance attributable to the change in accounting methodology for estimating the allowance for loan losses resulting from the Company’s adoption of the standard. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, represents the adjustment needed to reflect the cumulative day one impact pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13 (i.e., cumulative effect adjustment related the adoption of ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2022). The adjustment represents a $27.1 million increase to the allowance for loan losses attributable to the change in accounting methodology which requires the estimation of the allowance for credit losses resulting from the Company’s adoption of the standard. The adjustment also includes the adjustment needed to reflect the day one reclassification of the Company’s financial assets that were previously classified as PCI financial assets as PCD financial assets and the associated gross-up of $0.1 million, pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13.

(2) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of and for the Three Months Ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

Net (loss) income (GAAP)

$

(194,096

)

$

42,294

$

54,777

$

51,172

$

51,516

Add:

Noninterest income components:

(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts

(2,857

)

(3,235

)

2,248

7,316

4,433

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net

333,170

683

198

104

2,172

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets

(1

)

(14

)

(501

)

(1,251

)

274

Noninterest expense components:

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)

1,274

1,103

(867

)

(3,310

)

(2,087

)

Merger and acquisition expenses

271

34

Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss

12,045

Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments

331,586

10,582

1,349

2,859

4,826

Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1)

76,377

2,964

384

1,513

1,235

Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax

$

255,209

$

7,618

$

965

$

1,346

$

3,591

Operating net income (non-GAAP)

$

61,113

$

49,912

$

55,742

$

52,518

$

55,107

Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period (2):

Basic

161,991,373

162,032,522

163,718,962

166,533,920

169,857,950

Diluted

162,059,431

162,263,547

164,029,649

166,573,627

169,968,156

(Loss) earnings per share, basic

$

(1.20

)

$

0.26

$

0.33

$

0.31

$

0.30

(Loss) earnings per share, diluted

$

(1.20

)

$

0.26

$

0.33

$

0.31

$

0.30

Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)

$

0.38

$

0.31

$

0.34

$

0.32

$

0.32

Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)

$

0.38

$

0.31

$

0.34

$

0.32

$

0.32

Return on average assets (3)

(3.50

)%

0.75

%

0.97

%

0.92

%

0.90

%

Add:

(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)

(0.05

)%

(0.06

)%

0.04

%

0.13

%

0.08

%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)

6.00

%

0.01

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.04

%

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.01

)%

(0.02

)%

0.00

%

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)

0.02

%

0.02

%

(0.02

)%

(0.06

)%

(0.04

)%

Merger and acquisition expenses (3)

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3)

0.00

%

0.21

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)

1.38

%

0.05

%

0.01

%

0.03

%

0.02

%

Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (3)

1.09

%

0.88

%

0.97

%

0.94

%

0.96

%

Return on average shareholders' equity (3)

(32.00

)%

6.93

%

7.83

%

7.16

%

6.38

%

Add:

(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)

(0.47

)%

(0.53

)%

0.32

%

1.02

%

0.55

%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)

54.92

%

0.11

%

0.03

%

0.01

%

0.27

%

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.07

)%

(0.18

)%

0.03

%

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)

0.21

%

0.18

%

(0.12

)%

(0.46

)%

(0.26

)%

Merger and acquisition expenses (3)

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.04

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3)

0.00

%

1.97

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)

12.59

%

0.49

%

0.05

%

0.21

%

0.15

%

Operating return on average shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)

10.07

%

8.17

%

7.98

%

7.34

%

6.82

%

Average tangible shareholders' equity:

Average total shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$

2,460,170

$

2,420,174

$

2,776,691

$

2,865,799

$

3,273,447

Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles

660,795

661,841

656,684

654,444

649,497

Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

1,799,375

$

1,758,333

$

2,120,007

$

2,211,355

$

2,623,950

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)

(43.75

)%

9.54

%

10.25

%

9.28

%

7.96

%

Add:

(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)

(0.64

)%

(0.73

)%

0.42

%

1.33

%

0.69

%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)

75.09

%

0.15

%

0.04

%

0.02

%

0.34

%

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.09

)%

(0.23

)%

0.04

%

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)

0.29

%

0.25

%

(0.16

)%

(0.60

)%

(0.32

)%

Merger and acquisition expenses (3)

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.05

%

0.00

%

0.01

%

Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3)

0.00

%

2.72

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)

17.21

%

0.67

%

0.07

%

0.27

%

0.19

%

Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)

13.78

%

11.26

%

10.44

%

9.53

%

8.53

%

(1) The net tax benefit associated with these items is determined by assessing whether each item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying our combined statutory tax rate only to those items included in net taxable income. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, this amount is primarily comprised of a $53.2 million tax benefit, net of a valuation allowance, resulting from the sale of securities classified as available for sale and a $23.7 million tax benefit resulting from the transfer of certain securities from Market Street Securities Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary which was liquidated during the three months ended March 31, 2023, to Eastern Bank. Upon the sale of securities, the Company established a valuation allowance of $17.4 million as it was determined at that time it was not more likely than not that the entirety of the previously established deferred tax asset related to the loss on such securities would be realized.

(2) Shares held by the Company’s employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP") that have not been allocated to employees in accordance with the terms of the ESOP are not deemed outstanding for earnings per share calculations.

(3) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX B: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Revenues and Expenses

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Three Months Ended

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Net interest income (GAAP)

$

138,309

$

149,994

$

152,179

$

137,757

$

128,124

Add:

Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) (1)

4,445

3,780

3,672

3,023

2,261

Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)

$

142,754

$

153,774

$

155,851

$

140,780

$

130,385

Noninterest (loss) income (GAAP)

$

(278,330

)

$

44,516

$

43,353

$

41,877

$

46,415

Less:

Income (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts

2,857

3,235

(2,248

)

(7,316

)

(4,433

)

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net

(333,170

)

(683

)

(198

)

(104

)

(2,172

)

Gain (losses) on sales of other assets

1

14

501

1,251

(274

)

Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP)

$

51,982

$

41,950

$

45,298

$

48,046

$

53,294

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

$

116,294

$

132,757

$

116,840

$

111,139

$

108,866

Less:

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)

1,274

1,103

(867

)

(3,310

)

(2,087

)

Merger and acquisition expenses

271

34

Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss

12,045

Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non-GAAP)

$

115,020

$

119,609

$

117,436

$

114,449

$

110,919

Total revenue (GAAP)

$

(140,021

)

$

194,510

$

195,532

$

179,634

$

174,539

Total operating revenue (non-GAAP)

$

194,736

$

195,724

$

201,149

$

188,826

$

183,679

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)

(83.05

)%

68.25

%

59.75

%

61.87

%

62.37

%

Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

59.06

%

61.11

%

58.38

%

60.61

%

60.39

%

(1) Interest income on tax-exempt loans and investment securities has been adjusted to an FTE basis using a marginal tax rate of 21.7%, 21.6%, 21.5%, 21.5%, and 21.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, and March 31, 2022, respectively.

APPENDIX C: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Capital Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Mar 31, 2022

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Tangible shareholders' equity:

Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$

2,579,123

$

2,471,790

$

2,416,163

$

2,718,396

$

3,008,392

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

660,165

661,126

662,222

653,853

654,759

Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

1,918,958

1,810,664

1,753,941

2,064,543

2,353,633

Tangible assets:

Total assets (GAAP)

22,720,530

22,646,858

22,042,933

22,350,848

22,836,072

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

660,165

661,126

662,222

653,853

654,759

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$

22,060,365

$

21,985,732

$

21,380,711

$

21,696,995

$

22,181,313

Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP)

11.35

%

10.91

%

10.96

%

12.16

%

13.17

%

Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)

8.70

%

8.24

%

8.20

%

9.52

%

10.61

%

Common shares outstanding

176,328,426

176,172,073

177,772,553

179,253,801

183,438,711

Book value per share (GAAP)

$

14.63

$

14.03

$

13.59

$

15.17

$

16.40

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)

$

10.88

$

10.28

$

9.87

$

11.52

$

12.83

APPENDIX D: Tangible Shareholders’ Equity Roll Forward Analysis

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of

Change from

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Dec 31, 2022

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Common stock

$

1,764

$

1,762

$

2

Additional paid in capital

1,651,524

1,649,141

2,383

Unallocated ESOP common stock

(136,470

)

(137,696

)

1,226

Retained earnings

1,672,169

1,881,775

(209,606

)

AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities

(588,125

)

(880,156

)

292,031

AOCI, net of tax - pension

6,742

7,123

(381

)

AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge

(28,481

)

(50,159

)

21,678

Total shareholders' equity:

$

2,579,123

$

2,471,790

$

107,333

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

660,165

661,126

(961

)

Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

1,918,958

$

1,810,664

$

108,294

Common shares outstanding

176,328,426

176,172,073

156,353

Per share:

Common stock

$

0.01

$

0.01

$

Additional paid in capital

9.37

9.36

0.01

Unallocated ESOP common stock

(0.77

)

(0.78

)

0.01

Retained earnings

9.48

10.68

(1.20

)

AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities

(3.34

)

(5.00

)

1.66

AOCI, net of tax - pension

0.04

0.04

AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge

(0.16

)

(0.28

)

0.12

Total shareholders' equity:

$

14.63

$

14.03

$

0.60

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

3.74

3.75

(0.01

)

Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

10.88

$

10.28

$

0.61

APPENDIX E: HTM-Marked Tangible Common Equity Ratio

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of

Mar 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

HTM-marked tangible shareholders' equity:

Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$

2,579,123

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

660,165

Less: After-tax fair value mark on HTM securities (1)

32,841

HTM-marked tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

1,886,117

HTM-marked tangible assets:

Total assets (GAAP)

22,720,530

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

660,165

Less: After-tax fair value mark on HTM securities (1)

32,841

HTM-marked tangible assets (non-GAAP)

22,027,524

Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP)

11.35

%

HTM-marked tangible shareholders' equity to HTM-marked tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)

8.56

%

(1) Assumes pre-tax mark to market adjustments are tax-effected at an effective tax rate of 28%.

APPENDIX F: Regulatory Capital Ratios

As of March 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.1

Minimum Capital Required

to be Well-Capitalized under

Prompt Corrective Action

Provisions

Capital Amount

Above Minimums1

Tier 1 capital (to average assets) leverage

11.09%

5.00%

$

1,397,938

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.80%

6.50%

$

1,498,596

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.80%

8.00%

$

1,256,887

Total regulatory capital (to risk-weighted assets)

16.76%

10.00%

$

1,089,302

1Regulatory capital figures are preliminary estimates.

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