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Columbia Banking System Announces First Quarter 2018 Results and Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend

April 26, 2018 9:08 AM

TACOMA, Wash., April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

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Highlights

  • First quarter net income of $40.0 million; diluted earnings per share of $0.55, which included $0.04 per share negative impact from acquisition-related expenses
  • Net interest margin of 4.22%, up 2 basis points from linked quarter
  • Loan production for the quarter of $264.3 million
  • Pacific Continental core system conversion completed

Hadley Robbins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Banking System and Columbia Bank (NASDAQ: COLB) ("Columbia"), said today upon the release of Columbia's first quarter 2018 earnings, "Our first quarter 2018 loan production and line utilization reflected the seasonal pattern of being a low point in the year. In addition, earnings were impacted by $4.3 million of acquisition-related expense and an elevated provision for loan losses of $5.9 million." Mr. Robbins continued, "However, during the period, we crossed a significant milestone by completing the Pacific Continental core systems conversion and achieved a majority of the related cost saving initiatives. With the systems conversion behind us, we are well positioned to continue our focus on high quality earnings growth."

Balance Sheet

Total assets at March 31, 2018 were $12.53 billion, a decrease of $186.3 million from December 31, 2017. Loans were $8.34 billion, down $19.0 million from December 31, 2017 as loan originations of $264.3 million were offset by payments. Debt securities available for sale were $2.62 billion at March 31, 2018, a decrease of $113.7 million, or 4% from $2.74 billion at December 31, 2017. Total deposits at March 31, 2018 were $10.40 billion, a decrease of $136.6 million from December 31, 2017. Core deposits comprised 95% of total deposits and were $9.90 billion at March 31, 2018, a decrease of $142.4 million from December 31, 2017. The average cost of total deposits for the quarter was 0.10%, an increase of 2 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2017.

Income Statement

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2018 was $115.5 million, an increase of $9.3 million from the linked quarter and an increase of $28.8 million from the prior year period. The increase from both the linked quarter and prior year period was primarily due to income from earning assets acquired in the Pacific Continental transaction, which closed on November 1, 2017. For additional information regarding net interest income, see the "Net Interest Margin" section and the "Average Balances and Rates" table.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $23.1 million for the first quarter of 2018, a decrease of $438 thousand from the fourth quarter of 2018. The linked quarter decrease was principally due to lower card revenue partially offset by higher deposit account and treasury management fees. The lower card revenue reflects our change to net presentation of interchange revenue pursuant to the adoption of new revenue recognition accounting guidance on January 1, 2018. Specifically, $1.3 million of payment card network expenses that would have historically been presented in other noninterest expense are now presented in card revenue. Compared to the first quarter of 2017, noninterest income decreased by $1.7 million principally due to a prior year BOLI benefit of $1.5 million recognized in other noninterest income.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2018 was $86.0 million, an increase of $360 thousand from the fourth quarter of 2017. After removing the effect of acquisition-related expenses, noninterest expense for the current quarter increased $9.7 million from the linked quarter on the same basis. This increase was due to higher compensation and benefits as well as higher other noninterest expense. Compared to the first quarter of 2017, noninterest expense increased $17.0 million. This increase was driven by $2.9 million higher acquisition-related expenses in the current quarter as well as additional, ongoing expenses resulting from our November 1, 2017 acquisition of Pacific Continental.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for the current quarter was 14.6%, compared to 61.5% and 26.6% for the linked and prior year periods, respectively. The decrease from both periods was principally attributable to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017. Specifically, the linked period's effective tax rate included a $12.2 million re-measurement charge so that our deferred tax assets at year-end 2017 reflected the new 21% corporate tax rate. The prior year period's effective tax rate reflected the then-enacted 35% corporate tax rate reduced by favorable tax attributes of certain earning assets and discrete tax benefits from share-based compensation.

Our effective tax rate remains below the statutory tax rate due to tax-exempt income from municipal securities, bank owned life insurance and certain loan receivables. In addition, the current period's rate reflects the tax benefit of discrete items such as share-based compensation. For 2018, we expect our effective tax rate to be approximately 19%.

Net Interest Margin

Columbia's net interest margin (tax equivalent) for the first quarter of 2018 was 4.22%, an increase of 2 basis points from the linked quarter and prior year period. The increases were due to higher loan accretion income during the current quarter. Columbia's operating net interest margin (tax equivalent)(1) was 4.18% for the first quarter of 2018, a decline of 7 basis points from the linked quarter and an increase of 9 basis points from the prior year period. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to a lower tax rate utilized for the tax equivalent components of our net interest income, which lowered the margin by 7 basis points. The increase from the prior year period was due to higher loan yields and volumes which more than offset the lower tax rates used in the current quarter.

The following table shows the impact to interest income resulting from income accretion on acquired loan portfolios as well as the net interest margin and operating net interest margin:

Three Months Ended

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

2017

2017

(dollars in thousands)

Incremental accretion income due to:

FDIC purchased credit impaired loans

$

329

$

265

$

972

$

753

$

2,117

Other acquired loans

3,370

2,482

1,903

2,356

1,948

Incremental accretion income

$

3,699

$

2,747

$

2,875

$

3,109

$

4,065

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)

4.22

%

4.20

%

4.20

%

4.12

%

4.20

%

Operating net interest margin (tax equivalent) (1)

4.18

%

4.25

%

4.15

%

4.09

%

4.09

%

__________

(1) Operating net interest margin (tax equivalent) is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this earnings release for the reconciliation of operating net interest margin (tax equivalent) to net interest margin.

Asset Quality

At March 31, 2018, nonperforming assets to total assets were 0.72% compared to 0.63% at December 31, 2017. Total nonperforming assets increased $10.5 million from the linked quarter due to a $12.3 million increase in nonaccrual loans, partially offset by a decrease in other real estate owned.

Andy McDonald, Columbia's Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, commented, "The agricultural portfolio continues to impact our credit metrics and again was one of the drivers behind the increase in our provision and nonperforming loans for the first quarter. However, the weakness within this portfolio is centered in cattle and potatoes which collectively account for about $127 million of loan balances at quarter end. The rest of our agricultural portfolio is performing consistent with our expectations with only 4% adversely classified."

The following table sets forth information regarding nonaccrual loans and total nonperforming assets:

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in thousands)

Nonaccrual loans:

Commercial business

$

57,619

$

45,460

Real estate:

One-to-four family residential

1,054

785

Commercial and multifamily residential

14,539

13,941

Total real estate

15,593

14,726

Real estate construction:

One-to-four family residential

1,210

1,854

Total real estate construction

1,210

1,854

Consumer

4,042

4,149

Total nonaccrual loans

78,464

66,189

Other real estate owned and other personal property owned

11,507

13,298

Total nonperforming assets

$

89,971

$

79,487

The following table provides an analysis of the Company's allowance for loan and lease losses:

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

(in thousands)

Beginning balance

$

75,646

$

71,616

$

70,043

Charge-offs:

Commercial business

(2,477)

(1,524)

(1,127)

One-to-four family residential real estate

(307)

Commercial and multifamily residential real estate

(223)

(287)

One-to-four family residential real estate construction

(14)

Consumer

(264)

(318)

(428)

Purchased credit impaired

(1,343)

(1,440)

(1,939)

Total charge-offs

(4,307)

(3,569)

(3,815)

Recoveries:

Commercial business

802

839

365

One-to-four family residential real estate

172

188

117

Commercial and multifamily residential real estate

159

412

78

One-to-four family residential real estate construction

19

71

29

Commercial and multifamily residential real estate construction

1

Consumer

260

311

285

Purchased credit impaired

1,224

2,450

1,144

Total recoveries

2,636

4,272

2,018

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

(1,671)

703

(1,797)

Provision for loan and lease losses

5,852

3,327

2,775

Ending balance

$

79,827

$

75,646

$

71,021

The allowance for loan losses to period end loans was 0.96% at March 31, 2018 compared to 0.91% at December 31, 2017. For the first quarter of 2018, Columbia recorded a net provision for loan and lease losses of $5.9 million compared to a net provision of $3.3 million for the linked quarter and a net provision of $2.8 million for the comparable quarter last year. The net provision for loan and lease losses recorded during the current quarter consisted of $7.0 million of provision for loan losses for loans, excluding PCI loans and a provision recapture of $1.1 million for PCI loans.

Cash Dividend Announcement

Columbia will pay a regular cash dividend of $0.26 per common share on May 23, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 9, 2018. Clint Stein, Columbia's Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "With the passage of tax reform at the end of 2017, we made a commitment to allocate the benefits of a reduced tax burden amongst our employees, communities and shareholders so that all of our stakeholders benefit directly. Our 18% increase in the dividend this quarter reflects a market level payout of the additional capital generated by the reduced tax burden."

Conference Call Information

Columbia's management will discuss the first quarter 2018 financial results on a conference call scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (4:00 p.m. ET). Interested parties may join the live-streamed event by using the site:

https://engage.vevent.com/rt/columbiabankingsysteminc~042618

The conference call can also be accessed on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (4:00 p.m. ET) by calling 888-286-8956; Conference ID code #8285707.

A replay of the call can be accessed beginning Friday, April 27, 2018 using the site:

https://engage.vevent.com/rt/columbiabankingsysteminc~042618

About Columbia

Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Columbia Banking System, Inc. is the holding company of Columbia Bank, a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank with locations throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. For the eleventh consecutive year, the bank was named in 2017 as one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "Washington's Best Workplaces." Columbia ranked eleventh on the 2018 Forbes list of best banks.

More information about Columbia can be found on its website at www.columbiabank.com.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, descriptions of Columbia's management's expectations regarding future events and developments such as future operating results, growth in loans and deposits, continued success of Columbia's style of banking and the strength of the local economy. The words "will," "believe," "expect," "intend," "should," and "anticipate" or the negative of these words or words of similar construction are intended in part to help identify forward looking statements. Future events are difficult to predict, and the expectations described above are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely. In addition to discussions about risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in Columbia's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and the Company's website at www.columbiabank.com, including the "Risk Factors," "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of our annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, (as applicable), factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (1) local, national and international economic conditions may be less favorable than expected or have a more direct and pronounced effect on Columbia than expected and adversely affect Columbia's ability to continue its internal growth at historical rates and maintain the quality of its earning assets; (2) changes in interest rates could significantly reduce net interest income and negatively affect funding sources; (3) projected business increases following strategic expansion or opening or acquiring new branches may be lower than expected; (4) costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquisitions, including the acquisition of Pacific Continental, may be greater than expected; (5) competitive pressure among financial institutions may increase significantly; and (6) legislation or regulatory requirements or changes may adversely affect the businesses in which Columbia is engaged. We believe the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, based on information available to us on the date hereof. However, given the described uncertainties and risks, we cannot guarantee our future performance or results of operations and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by the federal securities laws. The factors noted above and the risks and uncertainties described in our SEC filings should be considered when reading any forward-looking statements in this release.

Contacts:

Hadley S. Robbins,

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Clint E. Stein,

Executive Vice President,

Chief Operating Officer and

Chief Financial Officer

Investor Relations

[email protected]

253-305-1921

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Unaudited

March 31,

December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

(in thousands)

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

206,532

$

244,615

Interest-earning deposits with banks

87,124

97,918

Total cash and cash equivalents

293,656

342,533

Debt securities available for sale at fair value (1)

2,624,045

2,737,751

Equity securities at fair value (1)

5,000

5,080

Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock at cost

11,640

10,440

Loans held for sale

4,312

5,766

Loans, net of unearned income

8,339,631

8,358,657

Less: allowance for loan and lease losses

79,827

75,646

Loans, net

8,259,804

8,283,011

Interest receivable

41,795

40,881

Premises and equipment, net

168,366

169,490

Other real estate owned

11,507

13,298

Goodwill

765,842

765,842

Other intangible assets, net

54,985

58,173

Other assets

289,684

284,621

Total assets

$

12,530,636

$

12,716,886

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing

$

4,927,226

$

5,081,901

Interest-bearing

5,468,297

5,450,184

Total deposits

10,395,523

10,532,085

FHLB advances

41,564

11,579

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

24,247

79,059

Subordinated debentures

35,601

35,647

Junior subordinated debentures

8,248

Other liabilities

85,778

100,346

Total liabilities

10,582,713

10,766,964

Commitments and contingent liabilities

March 31,

December 31,

2018

2017

(in thousands)

Common stock (no par value)

Authorized shares

115,000

115,000

Issued and outstanding

73,240

73,020

1,634,916

1,634,705

Retained earnings

361,140

337,442

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(48,133)

(22,225)

Total shareholders' equity

1,947,923

1,949,922

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

12,530,636

$

12,716,886

__________

(1) Reclassified to conform to current period presentation. The reclassification was limited to adding a separate line item for equity securities at fair value, which were previously included in securities available for sale at fair value.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Three Months Ended

Unaudited

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

(in thousands except per share)

Interest Income

Loans

$

103,027

$

95,889

$

74,120

Taxable securities

12,708

9,487

10,986

Tax-exempt securities

3,064

2,920

2,691

Deposits in banks

345

545

19

Total interest income

119,144

108,841

87,816

Interest Expense

Deposits

2,509

2,022

787

FHLB advances

570

99

225

Subordinated debentures

468

304

Other borrowings

116

192

129

Total interest expense

3,663

2,617

1,141

Net Interest Income

115,481

106,224

86,675

Provision for loan and lease losses

5,852

3,327

2,775

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

109,629

102,897

83,900

Noninterest Income

Deposit account and treasury management fees

8,740

8,013

7,287

Card revenue

5,813

6,967

5,723

Financial services and trust revenue

2,730

2,958

2,839

Loan revenue

3,186

2,663

3,593

Merchant processing revenue

2,019

Bank owned life insurance

1,426

1,377

1,280

Investment securities gains (losses), net

22

(11)

Change in FDIC loss-sharing asset

(274)

Other

1,226

1,614

2,392

Total noninterest income

23,143

23,581

24,859

Noninterest Expense

Compensation and employee benefits

50,570

50,473

40,825

Occupancy

10,121

9,554

7,191

Merchant processing expense

1,049

Advertising and promotion

1,429

1,543

817

Data processing

5,270

5,134

4,208

Legal and professional fees

3,237

5,955

3,369

Taxes, licenses and fees

1,425

1,279

1,241

Regulatory premiums

937

884

776

Net cost of operation of other real estate owned

1

46

152

Amortization of intangibles

3,188

2,547

1,349

Other

9,809

8,212

8,009

Total noninterest expense

85,987

85,627

68,986

Income before income taxes

46,785

40,851

39,773

Provision for income taxes

6,815

25,123

10,574

Net Income

$

39,970

$

15,728

$

29,199

Earnings per common share

Basic

$

0.55

$

0.23

$

0.50

Diluted

$

0.55

$

0.23

$

0.50

Dividends paid per common share

$

0.22

$

0.22

$

0.22

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

72,300

67,120

57,388

Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding

72,305

67,125

57,394

FINANCIAL STATISTICS

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Three Months Ended

Unaudited

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

Earnings

(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

Net interest income

$

115,481

$

106,224

$

86,675

Provision for loan and lease losses

$

5,852

$

3,327

$

2,775

Noninterest income

$

23,143

$

23,581

$

24,859

Noninterest expense

$

85,987

$

85,627

$

68,986

Acquisition-related expense (included in noninterest expense)

$

4,265

$

13,638

$

1,364

Net income

$

39,970

$

15,728

$

29,199

Per Common Share

Earnings (basic)

$

0.55

$

0.23

$

0.50

Earnings (diluted)

$

0.55

$

0.23

$

0.50

Book value

$

26.60

$

26.70

$

21.86

Averages

Total assets

$

12,603,144

$

11,751,049

$

9,473,698

Interest-earning assets

$

11,122,753

$

10,453,097

$

8,520,291

Loans

$

8,348,740

$

7,749,420

$

6,198,215

Securities, including equity securities and FHLB stock

$

2,682,250

$

2,539,321

$

2,310,490

Deposits

$

10,334,480

$

9,804,456

$

7,954,653

Interest-bearing deposits

$

5,405,730

$

5,033,980

$

4,118,604

Interest-bearing liabilities

$

5,627,853

$

5,127,100

$

4,263,660

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

4,928,750

$

4,770,476

$

3,836,049

Shareholders' equity

$

1,949,275

$

1,754,745

$

1,261,652

Financial Ratios

Return on average assets

1.27

%

0.54

%

1.23

%

Return on average common equity

8.20

%

3.59

%

9.26

%

Average equity to average assets

15.47

%

14.93

%

13.32

%

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)

4.22

%

4.20

%

4.20

%

Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) (1)

61.04

%

63.93

%

59.95

%

Operating efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) (2)

57.59

%

52.24

%

59.07

%

Noninterest expense ratio

2.73

%

2.91

%

2.91

%

Core noninterest expense ratio (2)

2.59

%

2.45

%

2.85

%

March 31,

December 31,

Period end

2018

2017

Total assets

$

12,530,636

$

12,716,886

Loans, net of unearned income

$

8,339,631

$

8,358,657

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$

79,827

$

75,646

Securities, including equity securities and FHLB stock

$

2,640,685

$

2,753,271

Deposits

$

10,395,523

$

10,532,085

Core deposits

$

9,897,185

$

10,039,557

Shareholders' equity

$

1,947,923

$

1,949,922

Nonperforming assets

Nonaccrual loans

$

78,464

$

66,189

Other real estate owned ("OREO") and other personal property owned ("OPPO")

11,507

13,298

Total nonperforming assets

$

89,971

$

79,487

Nonperforming loans to period-end loans

0.94

%

0.79

%

Nonperforming assets to period-end assets

0.72

%

0.63

%

Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans

0.96

%

0.91

%

Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)

$

1,671

(3)

$

(703)

(4)

(1) Noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income on a tax equivalent basis and noninterest income on a tax equivalent basis.

(2) The operating efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) and core noninterest expense ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" on the last two pages of this earnings release for the reconciliations of the operating efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) to the efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) and the reconciliation of the noninterest expense ratio to the core noninterest expense ratio.

(3) For the three months ended March 31, 2018.

(4) For the three months ended December 31, 2017.

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATISTICS

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Three Months Ended

Unaudited

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

2017

2017

(dollars in thousands except per share)

Earnings

Net interest income

$

115,481

$

106,224

$

88,929

$

86,161

$

86,675

Provision (recapture) for loan and lease losses

$

5,852

$

3,327

$

(648)

$

3,177

$

2,775

Noninterest income

$

23,143

$

23,581

$

37,067

$

24,135

$

24,859

Noninterest expense

$

85,987

$

85,627

$

67,537

$

68,867

$

68,986

Acquisition-related expense (included in noninterest expense)

$

4,265

$

13,638

$

1,171

$

1,023

$

1,364

Net income

$

39,970

$

15,728

$

40,769

$

27,132

$

29,199

Per Common Share

Earnings (basic)

$

0.55

$

0.23

$

0.70

$

0.47

$

0.50

Earnings (diluted)

$

0.55

$

0.23

$

0.70

$

0.47

$

0.50

Book value

$

26.60

$

26.70

$

22.76

$

22.23

$

21.86

Averages

Total assets

$

12,603,144

$

11,751,049

$

9,695,005

$

9,597,274

$

9,473,698

Interest-earning assets

$

11,122,753

$

10,453,097

$

8,750,561

$

8,651,735

$

8,520,291

Loans

$

8,348,740

$

7,749,420

$

6,441,537

$

6,325,462

$

6,198,215

Securities, including equity securities and FHLB stock

$

2,682,250

$

2,539,321

$

2,236,235

$

2,316,077

$

2,310,490

Deposits

$

10,334,480

$

9,804,456

$

8,187,337

$

7,965,868

$

7,954,653

Interest-bearing deposits

$

5,405,730

$

5,033,980

$

4,200,580

$

4,123,135

$

4,118,604

Interest-bearing liabilities

$

5,627,853

$

5,127,100

$

4,285,936

$

4,367,216

$

4,263,660

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

4,928,750

$

4,770,476

$

3,986,757

$

3,842,733

$

3,836,049

Shareholders' equity

$

1,949,275

$

1,754,745

$

1,323,794

$

1,295,564

$

1,261,652

Financial Ratios

Return on average assets

1.27

%

0.54

%

1.68

%

1.13

%

1.23

%

Return on average common equity

8.20

%

3.59

%

12.32

%

8.38

%

9.26

%

Average equity to average assets

15.47

%

14.93

%

13.65

%

13.50

%

13.32

%

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)

4.22

%

4.20

%

4.20

%

4.12

%

4.20

%

Period end

Total assets

$

12,530,636

$

12,716,886

$

9,814,578

$

9,685,110

$

9,527,272

Loans, net of unearned income

$

8,339,631

$

8,358,657

$

6,512,006

$

6,423,074

$

6,228,136

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$

79,827

$

75,646

$

71,616

$

72,984

$

71,021

Securities, including equity securities and FHLB stock

$

2,640,685

$

2,753,271

$

2,218,113

$

2,280,996

$

2,341,959

Deposits

$

10,395,523

$

10,532,085

$

8,341,717

$

8,072,464

$

8,088,827

Core deposits

$

9,897,185

$

10,039,557

$

7,999,499

$

7,721,766

$

7,794,590

Shareholders' equity

$

1,947,923

$

1,949,922

$

1,328,428

$

1,297,314

$

1,275,343

Nonperforming assets

Nonaccrual loans

$

78,464

$

66,189

$

40,317

$

36,824

$

25,547

OREO and OPPO

11,507

13,298

3,682

4,058

4,519

Total nonperforming assets

$

89,971

$

79,487

$

43,999

$

40,882

$

30,066

Nonperforming loans to period-end loans

0.94

%

0.79

%

0.62

%

0.57

%

0.41

%

Nonperforming assets to period-end assets

0.72

%

0.63

%

0.45

%

0.42

%

0.32

%

Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans

0.96

%

0.91

%

1.10

%

1.14

%

1.14

%

Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)

$

1,671

$

(703)

$

720

$

1,214

$

1,797

LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Unaudited

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

2017

2017

Loan Portfolio Composition - Dollars

(dollars in thousands)

Commercial business

$

3,402,162

$

3,377,324

$

2,735,206

$

2,704,468

$

2,559,247

Real estate:

One-to-four family residential

182,302

188,396

176,487

173,150

172,581

Commercial and multifamily residential

3,776,709

3,825,739

2,825,794

2,787,560

2,783,433

Total real estate

3,959,011

4,014,135

3,002,281

2,960,710

2,956,014

Real estate construction:

One-to-four family residential

208,441

200,518

145,419

139,956

115,219

Commercial and multifamily residential

385,339

371,931

213,939

195,565

172,896

Total real estate construction

593,780

572,449

359,358

335,521

288,115

Consumer

323,631

334,190

323,913

323,187

318,069

Purchased credit impaired

109,299

112,670

120,477

129,853

138,903

Subtotal loans

8,387,883

8,410,768

6,541,235

6,453,739

6,260,348

Less: Net unearned income

(48,252)

(52,111)

(29,229)

(30,665)

(32,212)

Loans, net of unearned income

8,339,631

8,358,657

6,512,006

6,423,074

6,228,136

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

(79,827)

(75,646)

(71,616)

(72,984)

(71,021)

Total loans, net

8,259,804

8,283,011

6,440,390

6,350,090

6,157,115

Loans held for sale

$

4,312

$

5,766

$

7,802

$

6,918

$

3,245

Loan Portfolio Composition - Percentages

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

September 30, 2017

June 30, 2017

March 31, 2017

Commercial business

40.8

%

40.4

%

42.0

%

42.1

%

41.1

%

Real estate:

One-to-four family residential

2.2

%

2.3

%

2.7

%

2.7

%

2.8

%

Commercial and multifamily residential

45.3

%

45.8

%

43.3

%

43.5

%

44.7

%

Total real estate

47.5

%

48.1

%

46.0

%

46.2

%

47.5

%

Real estate construction:

One-to-four family residential

2.5

%

2.4

%

2.2

%

2.2

%

1.8

%

Commercial and multifamily residential

4.6

%

4.4

%

3.3

%

3.0

%

2.8

%

Total real estate construction

7.1

%

6.8

%

5.5

%

5.2

%

4.6

%

Consumer

3.9

%

4.0

%

5.0

%

5.0

%

5.1

%

Purchased credit impaired

1.3

%

1.3

%

1.9

%

2.0

%

2.2

%

Subtotal loans

100.6

%

100.6

%

100.4

%

100.5

%

100.5

%

Less: Net unearned income

(0.6)

%

(0.6)

%

(0.4)

%

(0.5)

%

(0.5)

%

Loans, net of unearned income

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

DEPOSIT COMPOSITION

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Unaudited

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

2017

2017

Deposit Composition - Dollars

(dollars in thousands)

Core deposits:

Demand and other non-interest bearing

$

4,927,226

$

5,081,901

$

4,119,950

$

3,905,652

$

3,958,106

Interest bearing demand

1,328,756

1,265,212

1,009,378

988,532

985,954

Money market

2,477,487

2,543,712

1,821,262

1,787,101

1,798,034

Savings

886,171

861,941

772,858

756,825

759,002

Certificates of deposit, less than $250,000

277,545

286,791

276,051

283,656

293,494

Total core deposits

9,897,185

10,039,557

7,999,499

7,721,766

7,794,590

Certificates of deposit, $250,000 or more

96,333

100,399

84,105

81,861

74,460

Certificates of deposit insured by CDARS®

23,191

25,374

20,690

19,276

20,994

Other brokered certificates of deposit

76,931

78,481

Brokered money market accounts

302,544

289,031

237,421

249,554

198,768

Subtotal

10,396,184

10,532,842

8,341,715

8,072,457

8,088,812

Premium (discount) resulting from acquisition date fair value adjustment

(661)

(757)

2

7

15

Total deposits

$

10,395,523

$

10,532,085

$

8,341,717

$

8,072,464

$

8,088,827

Deposit Composition - Percentages

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

2017

2017

Core deposits:

Demand and other non-interest bearing

47.4

%

48.2

%

49.4

%

48.4

%

48.9

%

Interest bearing demand

12.8

%

12.0

%

12.1

%

12.2

%

12.2

%

Money market

23.8

%

24.2

%

21.8

%

22.1

%

22.2

%

Savings

8.5

%

8.2

%

9.3

%

9.4

%

9.4

%

Certificates of deposit, less than $250,000

2.7

%

2.7

%

3.3

%

3.5

%

3.6

%

Total core deposits

95.2

%

95.3

%

95.9

%

95.6

%

96.3

%

Certificates of deposit, $250,000 or more

0.9

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

Certificates of deposit insured by CDARS®

0.2

%

0.2

%

0.2

%

0.2

%

0.3

%

Other brokered certificates of deposit

0.7

%

0.7

%

%

%

%

Brokered money market accounts

3.0

%

2.8

%

2.9

%

3.2

%

2.5

%

Total

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

AVERAGE BALANCES AND RATES

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Unaudited

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2018

March 31, 2017

Average

Balances

Interest

Earned / Paid

Average

Rate

Average

Balances

Interest

Earned / Paid

Average

Rate

(dollars in thousands)

ASSETS

Loans, net (1)(2)

$

8,348,740

$

104,091

4.99

%

$

6,198,215

$

75,514

4.87

%

Taxable securities

2,158,039

12,708

2.36

%

1,861,627

10,986

2.36

%

Tax exempt securities (2)

524,211

3,878

2.96

%

448,863

4,140

3.69

%

Interest-earning deposits with banks

91,763

345

1.50

%

11,586

19

0.66

%

Total interest-earning assets

11,122,753

$

121,022

4.35

%

8,520,291

$

90,659

4.26

%

Other earning assets

218,126

178,091

Noninterest-earning assets

1,262,265

775,316

Total assets

$

12,603,144

$

9,473,698

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Certificates of deposit

$

479,729

$

526

0.44

%

$

399,306

$

95

0.10

%

Savings accounts

878,170

41

0.02

%

738,631

19

0.01

%

Interest-bearing demand

1,252,823

535

0.17

%

972,560

159

0.07

%

Money market accounts

2,795,008

1,407

0.20

%

2,008,107

514

0.10

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,405,730

2,509

0.19

%

4,118,604

787

0.08

%

FHLB advances

125,660

570

1.81

%

81,577

225

1.10

%

Subordinated debentures

35,623

468

5.26

%

%

Other borrowings

60,840

116

0.76

%

63,479

129

0.81

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,627,853

$

3,663

0.26

%

4,263,660

$

1,141

0.11

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

4,928,750

3,836,049

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

97,266

112,337

Shareholders' equity

1,949,275

1,261,652

Total liabilities & shareholders' equity

$

12,603,144

$

9,473,698

Net interest income (tax equivalent)

$

117,359

$

89,518

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)

4.22

%

4.20

%

(1)

Nonaccrual loans have been included in the tables as loans carrying a zero yield. Amortized net deferred loan fees and net unearned discounts on acquired loans were included in the interest income calculations. The amortization of net deferred loan fees was $2.2 million and $1.6 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively. The incremental accretion on acquired loans was $3.7 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(2)

Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on loans was $1.1 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on tax exempt securities was $814 thousand and $1.4 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

AVERAGE BALANCES AND RATES

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Unaudited

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

Average

Balances

Interest

Earned / Paid

Average

Rate

Average

Balances

Interest

Earned / Paid

Average

Rate

(dollars in thousands)

ASSETS

Loans, net (1)(2)

$

8,348,740

$

104,091

4.99

%

$

7,749,420

$

97,720

5.04

%

Taxable securities

2,158,039

12,708

2.36

%

2,035,788

9,487

1.86

%

Tax exempt securities (2)

524,211

3,878

2.96

%

503,533

4,492

3.57

%

Interest-earning deposits with banks

91,763

345

1.50

%

164,356

545

1.33

%

Total interest-earning assets

11,122,753

$

121,022

4.35

%

10,453,097

$

112,244

4.30

%

Other earning assets

218,126

202,246

Noninterest-earning assets

1,262,265

1,095,706

Total assets

$

12,603,144

$

11,751,049

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Certificates of deposit

$

479,729

$

526

0.44

%

$

457,285

$

374

0.33

%

Savings accounts

878,170

41

0.02

%

835,952

39

0.02

%

Interest-bearing demand

1,252,823

535

0.17

%

1,168,496

376

0.13

%

Money market accounts

2,795,008

1,407

0.20

%

2,572,247

1,233

0.19

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,405,730

2,509

0.19

%

5,033,980

2,022

0.16

%

FHLB advances

125,660

570

1.81

%

9,817

99

4.03

%

Subordinated debentures

35,623

468

5.26

%

23,427

304

5.19

%

Other borrowings

60,840

116

0.76

%

59,876

192

1.28

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,627,853

$

3,663

0.26

%

5,127,100

$

2,617

0.20

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

4,928,750

4,770,476

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

97,266

98,728

Shareholders' equity

1,949,275

1,754,745

Total liabilities & shareholders' equity

$

12,603,144

$

11,751,049

Net interest income (tax equivalent)

$

117,359

$

109,627

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)

4.22

%

4.20

%

(1)

Nonaccrual loans have been included in the tables as loans carrying a zero yield. Amortized net deferred loan fees and net unearned discounts on acquired loans were included in the interest income calculations. The amortization of net deferred loan fees was $2.2 million and $1.9 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The incremental accretion on acquired loans was $3.7 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

(2)

Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on loans was $1.1 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on tax exempt securities was $814 thousand and $1.6 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company considers its operating net interest margin and operating efficiency ratios to be useful measurements as they more closely reflect the ongoing operating performance of the Company. Despite the usefulness of the operating net interest margin and operating efficiency ratio to the Company, there are no standardized definitions for them and, as a result, the Company's calculations may not be comparable with other organizations. The Company encourages readers to consider its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

The following tables reconcile the Company's calculation of the operating net interest margin and operating efficiency ratio:

Three Months Ended

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

Operating net interest margin non-GAAP reconciliation:

(dollars in thousands)

Net interest income (tax equivalent) (1)

$

117,359

$

109,627

$

89,518

Adjustments to arrive at operating net interest income (tax equivalent):

Incremental accretion income on FDIC purchased credit impaired loans

(329)

(265)

(2,117)

Incremental accretion income on other acquired loans

(3,370)

(2,482)

(1,948)

Premium amortization on acquired securities

2,075

1,978

1,462

Correction of immaterial error - securities premium amortization

1,771

Interest reversals on nonaccrual loans

417

443

265

Operating net interest income (tax equivalent) (1)

$

116,152

$

111,072

$

87,180

Average interest earning assets

$

11,122,753

$

10,453,097

$

8,520,291

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (1)

4.22

%

4.20

%

4.20

%

Operating net interest margin (tax equivalent) (1)

4.18

%

4.25

%

4.09

%

Three Months Ended

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

Operating efficiency ratio non-GAAP reconciliation:

(dollars in thousands)

Noninterest expense (numerator A)

$

85,987

$

85,627

$

68,986

Adjustments to arrive at operating noninterest expense:

Acquisition-related expenses

(4,265)

(13,638)

(1,364)

Net benefit (cost) of operation of OREO and OPPO

4

(46)

(150)

FDIC clawback liability recovery

54

Loss on asset disposals

(56)

(6)

State of Washington Business and Occupation ("B&O") taxes

(1,317)

(1,167)

(1,123)

Operating noninterest expense (numerator B)

$

80,409

$

70,720

$

66,397

Net interest income (tax equivalent) (1)

$

117,359

$

109,627

$

89,518

Noninterest income

23,143

23,581

24,859

Bank owned life insurance tax equivalent adjustment

379

741

689

Total revenue (tax equivalent) (denominator A)

$

140,881

$

133,949

$

115,066

Operating net interest income (tax equivalent) (1)

$

116,152

$

111,072

$

87,180

Adjustments to arrive at operating noninterest income (tax equivalent):

Investment securities gains (loss), net

(22)

11

Gain on asset disposals

(35)

(34)

(29)

Mortgage loan repurchase liability adjustment

(573)

Change in FDIC loss-sharing asset

274

Operating noninterest income (tax equivalent)

23,465

24,299

25,220

Total operating revenue (tax equivalent) (denominator B)

$

139,617

$

135,371

$

112,400

Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) (numerator A/denominator A)

61.04

%

63.93

%

59.95

%

Operating efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) (numerator B/denominator B)

57.59

%

52.24

%

59.07

%

__________

(1) Tax-exempt interest income has been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis. The amount of such adjustment was an addition to net interest income of $1.9 million, $3.4 million and $2.8 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Continued

The Company also considers its core net interest expense ratio to be a useful measurement as it more closely reflects the ongoing operating performance of the Company. Despite the usefulness of the core net interest expense ratio to the Company, there is not a standardized definition for it, as a result, the Company's calculations may not be comparable with other organizations. The Company encourages readers to consider its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

The following table reconciles the Company's calculation of the core net interest expense ratio:

Three Months Ended

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

2018

2017

2017

Core noninterest expense ratio non-GAAP reconciliation:

(dollars in thousands)

Noninterest expense (numerator A)

$

85,987

$

85,627

$

68,986

Adjustments to arrive at core noninterest expense:

FDIC clawback liability recovery

54

Acquisition-related expenses

(4,265)

(13,638)

(1,364)

Net benefit (cost) of operation of OREO and OPPO

4

(46)

(150)

Core noninterest expense (numerator B)

$

81,726

$

71,943

$

67,526

Average assets (denominator)

$

12,603,144

$

11,751,049

$

9,473,698

Noninterest expense ratio (numerator A/denominator)

2.73

%

2.91

%

2.91

%

Core noninterest expense ratio (numerator B/denominator)

2.59

%

2.45

%

2.85

%

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