Another Strong Quarter Results in Earnings per Share of $0.63

Professional Holding Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:PFHD), the parent company of Professional Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $8.5 million, or $0.63 per share, for the third quarter of 2022 compared to net income of $7.0 million, or $0.52 per share, for the second quarter of 2022, and net income of $6.3 million, or $0.48 per share, for the third quarter of 2021.

"Our team continues to deliver high quality results establishing a solid foundation as we prepare for our next phase," said Abel Iglesias, Chief Executive Officer.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net income increased by $1.5 million, or 21.1%, to $8.5 million compared to $7.0 million in the second quarter, due to an increase in net interest income of $2.9 million and a decrease in provision expense of $0.9 million, partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income of $0.6 million, an increase in noninterest expense of $1.2 million, and an increase in income tax provision of $0.5 million.
Net interest income increased $2.9 million, or 13.2%, to $24.8 million compared to $21.9 million in the second quarter, due to the Federal Reserve's target Federal Funds Rate increases during the third quarter and new loan production in a higher rate environment on the Company's asset sensitive balance sheet. The Company's yield on average interest earning assets increased 91 basis points while cost of funds increased 14 basis points compared to the prior quarter.
Provision for loan losses expense decreased $0.9 million, or 40.0%, to $1.3 million compared to $2.2 million in the second quarter, primarily due to slower net loan growth during the third quarter. There were no net charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $0.7 million of charge-offs in the second quarter.
Noninterest income decreased $0.6 million, or 31.3% to $1.2 million compared to $1.8 million in the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to $0.5 million of insurance proceeds recorded in the second quarter on a previously recognized contingency.
Noninterest expense increased by $1.2 million, or 9.9%, to $13.9 million compared to $12.6 million in the prior quarter, primarily due to expenses of $1.0 million in connection with the pending merger with Seacoast, higher salaries and employee benefits of $0.5 million, of which $0.2 million was attributable to lower capitalized costs related to the development of internal-use software, and higher marketing expenses of $0.4 million due to a charitable contribution to the AAA scholarship foundation. These increases were partially offset by $0.2 million in lower Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") expense and a decrease in other noninterest expense. Other noninterest expense decreased by $0.3 million, or 14.9%, compared to the second quarter due to a $0.4 million decrease related to the loss contingency reclassification recorded in the prior quarter, partially offset by an increase in the provision for unfunded commitments of $0.1 million.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net income increased by $0.5 million, or 2.8%, to $17.9 million compared to $17.4 million in the prior year period, due to an increase in net interest income of $11.6 million, partially offset by an increase in provision expense of $1.6 million, a decrease in noninterest income of $0.6 million, an increase in noninterest expense of $8.6 million, and an increase in income tax provision of $0.3 million.
Net interest income increased by $11.6 million, or 21.3%, to $65.8 million compared to $54.2 million in the prior year period, primarily due to the impact of the Federal Reserve's target Federal Funds Rate increases in 2022 on the Company's asset sensitive balance sheet, in addition to an increase in average loans from $1.7 billion in 2021 to $1.9 billion in 2022. Interest income also benefited from increased average balances and higher yields in the investment portfolio.
Provision for loan losses increased by $1.6 million, or 55.0%, to $4.4 million compared to $2.9 million in the prior year period primarily due to loan growth. The ratio of annualized charge-offs to average loans was 0.05% during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 0.61% in the prior year period.
Noninterest income decreased by $0.6 million, or 12.7% to $4.3 million compared to the prior year period. The decrease primarily reflected lower service charges of $0.6 million on deposit accounts compared to prior year due to service charges of approximately $0.7 million, associated with acting as a correspondent bank for a Payroll Protection Program lender, and lower swap fee income of $0.7 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.8 million in other noninterest income, comprised of $0.5 million of expected insurance proceeds on a previously recognized contingency and a $0.2 million loss on fixed asset disposals recorded in 2021.
Noninterest expense increased by $8.6 million, or 25.0%, to $43.0 million compared to $34.4 million in the prior year period primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits of $5.5 million and higher other noninterest expense of $2.0 million. The increase in salaries and benefits was driven by the $2.9 million expense related to the departure of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer, and higher employee compensation costs from higher headcount and bonus and sales incentives. The increase in other noninterest expense was primarily comprised of a $0.7 million loss related to a previously recognized contingency from the first quarter, a $0.3 million increase related to our Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") mutual fund investment valuation, and a $0.5 million increase in the provision for unfunded commitments.

Financial Condition

At September 30, 2022:

Total assets decreased by $0.2 billion, or 27.8%, annualized to $2.5 billion, compared to June 30, 2022, primarily as a result of decreases in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by an increase in loans.
Total loans increased by $17.7 million, or 3.5%, annualized, compared to June 30, 2022. We experienced loan originations of approximately $193.5 million, of which $67.2 million funded, partially offset by paydowns and prepayments. The Professional Bank PPP loan balance decreased $5.6 million, or 68.0%, to $2.6 million from June 30, 2022.
Total deposits decreased by $0.2 billion, or 32.2% annualized, compared to June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decreases in all of our deposit categories. Cost of deposits increased 15 basis points to 0.39% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, from 0.24% for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
As of September 30, 2022, nonperforming assets increased $0.3 million to $1.8 million compared to $1.5 million at June 30, 2022, due to the addition of a nonaccrual loan in our commercial real estate portfolio during the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Capital and Liquidity

The Company continues to remain well capitalized per regulatory requirements. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had a total risk-based capital ratio of 13.2% and a leverage capital ratio of 9.2%. The Company maintains a strong liquidity position. At September 30, 2022, in addition to its balance sheet liquidity, the Company had the ability to generate approximately $459.3 million in liquidity through available resources. Additionally, the Company retained $9.2 million in cash at the holding company.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin Analysis

Net interest income was $24.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The following table shows the average outstanding balance of each principal category of the Company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity, together with the average yields on assets and the average costs of liabilities for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are calculated by dividing the annualized income or expense by the average daily balances of the corresponding assets or liabilities for the respective periods. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company's cost of funds was 0.42%.

(Dollars in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2022						June 30, 2022						September 30, 2021
	Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense⁽⁴⁾		Average Yield/Rate		Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense⁽⁴⁾		Average Yield/Rate		Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense⁽⁴⁾		Average Yield/Rate
Assets
Interest earning assets
Interest-earning deposits	$	137,355	$	747	2.16	%	$	474,835	$	963	0.81	%	$	561,082	$	212	0.15	%
Federal funds sold		21,895		124	2.25	%		31,584		66	0.84	%		36,264		10	0.11	%
Federal Reserve Bank stock, FHLB stock and other corporate stock		7,384		108	5.80	%		7,318		105	5.76	%		7,521		96	5.06	%
Investment securities - taxable		168,662		736	1.73	%		177,082		704	1.59	%		105,498		186	0.70	%
Investment securities - tax exempt		27,572		228	3.28	%		28,422		232	3.27	%		19,402		177	3.62	%
Loans⁽¹⁾		1,979,132		25,222	5.06	%		1,853,077		21,600	4.68	%		1,702,137		20,209	4.71	%
Total interest earning assets		2,342,000		27,165	4.60	%		2,572,318		23,670	3.69	%		2,431,904		20,890	3.41	%
Loans held for sale		31						639						1,478
Noninterest earning assets		156,584						152,134						125,751
Total assets	$	2,498,615					$	2,725,091					$	2,559,133
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits		1,453,653		2,170	0.59	%		1,663,120		1,491	0.36	%		1,463,138		1,476	0.40	%
Borrowed funds		24,447		198	3.21	%		25,735		270	4.21	%		45,046		310	2.73	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,478,100		2,368	0.64	%		1,688,855		1,761	0.42	%		1,508,184		1,786	0.47	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		758,135						784,252						810,042
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		24,492						21,098						16,746
Stockholders' equity		237,888						230,886						224,161
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,498,615					$	2,725,091					$	2,559,133
Net interest income			$	24,797					$	21,909					$	19,104
Net interest spread⁽²⁾					3.96	%					3.27	%					2.94	%
Net interest margin⁽³⁾					4.20	%					3.42	%					3.12	%

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(1)		Includes nonaccrual loans.
(2)		Net interest spread is the difference between interest earned on interest earning assets and interest paid on interest bearing liabilities.
(3)		Net interest margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets for the same period.
(4)		Interest income on loans includes loan fees of $0.9 million, $1.4 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.

Net interest income was $65.8 million and the Company's cost of funds was 0.34% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2022						September 30, 2021
(Dollars in thousands)	Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense⁽⁴⁾		Average Yield/Rate		Average Outstanding Balance		Interest Income/ Expense⁽⁴⁾		Average Yield/Rate
Assets
Interest earning assets
Interest earning deposits	$	394,614	$	1,985	0.67	%	$	441,679	$	436	0.13	%
Federal funds sold		27,215		209	1.03	%		49,982		50	0.13	%
Federal Reserve Bank stock, FHLB stock and other corporate stock		7,433		310	5.58	%		7,624		290	5.09	%
Investment securities - taxable		177,604		2,078	1.56	%		81,941		526	0.86	%
Investment securities - tax-exempt		27,305		673	3.30	%		20,396		569	3.73	%
Loans ⁽¹⁾		1,869,450		66,602	4.76	%		1,688,499		57,753	4.57	%
Total interest earning assets		2,503,621		71,857	3.84	%		2,290,121		59,624	3.48	%
Loans held for sale		452						1,824
Noninterest earning assets		148,404						122,306
Total assets	$	2,652,477					$	2,414,251
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits		1,595,585		5,247	0.44	%		1,350,795		4,223	0.42	%
Borrowed funds		33,463		857	3.42	%		82,229		1,216	1.98	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,629,048		6,104	0.50	%		1,433,024		5,439	0.51	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		769,026						742,530
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		20,781						17,769
Shareholders' equity		233,622						220,928
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,652,477					$	2,414,251
Net interest income			$	65,753					$	54,185
Net interest spread ⁽²⁾					3.34	%					2.97	%
Net interest margin ⁽³⁾					3.51	%					3.16	%

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(1)		Includes nonaccrual loans.
(2)		Net interest spread is the difference between interest earned on interest earning assets and interest paid on interest bearing liabilities.
(3)		Net interest margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets for the same period.
(4)		Interest income on loans includes loan fees of $3.9 million and $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

Provision for Loan Losses

Provision for loan losses decreased by $0.9 million, or 40.0%, in the third quarter to $1.3 million compared to $2.2 million in the prior quarter, primarily due to slower net loan growth during the quarter. There were no net charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $0.7 million of charge-offs in the second quarter. Also, there was an addition of two impaired loans that required a specific reserve this quarter.

Investment Securities

The Company's investment portfolio decreased $14.6 million, or 7.4%, to $183.8 million compared to the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to $7.2 million in investment calls, redemptions and paydowns coupled with an increase in unrealized losses of $7.2 million during the third quarter. To supplement interest income earned on the Company's loan portfolio, the Company invests in high quality mortgage-backed securities, government agency bonds, corporate bonds, community development district bonds, and equity securities (including mutual funds). Equity securities include $0.9 million of investments, made through our subsidiary Pro Opp Fund LLC, in businesses directly and indirectly related to the Company's core business as permitted under the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act. Pro Opp Fund LLC has an additional $0.8 million of unfunded investments outstanding.

Loan Portfolio

The Company's primary source of income is derived from interest earned on loans. The Company's loan portfolio consists of loans secured by real estate, as well as commercial business loans, construction and development loans, and other consumer loans. The Company's loan clients primarily consist of small-to medium-sized businesses, the owners and operators of those businesses, and other professionals, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. The Company's owner-occupied and investment commercial real estate loans, residential construction loans, and commercial business loans provide higher risk-adjusted returns, shorter maturities, and more sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations and are complemented by the relatively lower risk residential real estate loans to individuals. The Company's lending activities are principally directed to the Miami-Dade MSA. The following table summarizes and provides additional information about certain segments of the Company's loan portfolio as of September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2022					June 30, 2022					December 31, 2021
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent
Loans held for investment:
Commercial real estate	$	997,478		49.8	%	$	1,034,487		52.1	%	$	902,654		50.8	%
Residential real estate		452,521		22.6	%		422,239		21.2	%		377,511		21.2	%
Commercial (non-PPP) ⁽¹⁾		397,725		19.8	%		387,317		19.5	%		325,415		18.3	%
Commercial (PPP)		2,618		0.1	%		8,176		0.4	%		58,615		3.3	%
Construction and land development		128,570		6.4	%		114,938		5.8	%		91,520		5.1	%
Consumer and other		25,983		1.3	%		20,076		1.0	%		21,449		1.2	%
Total loans held for investment, gross		2,004,895		100.0	%		1,987,233		100.0	%		1,777,164		100.0	%
Allowance for loan losses		(16,485	)				(15,142	)				(12,704	)
Loans held for investment, net	$	1,988,410				$	1,972,091				$	1,764,460

Loans held for sale:
Loans held for sale	$	—		—	%	$	—		—	%	$	165		100.0	%
Total loans held for sale	$	—				$	—				$	165

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(1)

Includes search fund lending of $99.2 million, $102.1 million, and $84.0 million for September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Nonperforming Assets

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had nonperforming assets of $1.8 million, or 0.07% of total assets, compared to nonperforming assets of $1.5 million, or 0.06% of total assets, at June 30, 2022. The increase was due to the addition of a nonaccrual loan in our commercial real estate portfolio during the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss ("ALLL")

The Company's allowance for loan losses increased $1.3 million, or 8.9%, to $16.5 million at September 30, 2022, compared to June 30, 2022, due to loan production and the increase of specific reserves allocated to two impaired loans. The Company's allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans held for investment was 0.82% at September 30, 2022, compared to 0.76% at June 30, 2022. There were minimal changes to qualitative loss factors and historical loss factors for the current period with the principal driver for the increased allowance being loan growth.

PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	43,863			41,202		$	38,469
Interest earning deposits		113,641			299,834			545,521
Federal funds sold		15,762			27,043			13,477
Cash and cash equivalents		173,266			368,079			597,467
Securities available for sale, at fair value - taxable		150,517			164,354			175,536
Securities available for sale, at fair value - tax exempt		26,863			27,453			18,765
Securities held to maturity (fair value September 30, 2022 – $178, June 30, 2022 – $197, December 31, 2021 – $242)		194			204			236
Equity securities		6,182			6,359			6,638
Loans, net of allowance of $16,485, $15,142, and $12,704 as of September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively		1,988,410			1,972,091			1,764,460
Loans held for sale		—			—			165
Premises and equipment, net		7,867			8,570			9,020
Bank owned life insurance		54,534			54,134			38,485
Goodwill and intangibles		25,579			25,639			25,766
Other assets		41,465			34,631			27,573
Total assets	$	2,474,877		$	2,661,514		$	2,664,111
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits
Demand – noninterest bearing	$	758,042		$	777,501		$	674,003
Demand – interest bearing		308,167		$	339,942			310,362
Money market and savings		976,766		$	1,055,813			1,121,330
Time deposits		145,316		$	208,479			265,693
Total deposits		2,188,291			2,381,735			2,371,388
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		—			—			35,000
Official Checks		5,350			5,815			4,125
Other borrowings		—			—			10,000
Subordinated debt		24,467			24,436			—
Accrued interest and other liabilities		18,905			15,930			12,074
Total liabilities		2,237,013			2,427,916			2,432,587
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—			—
Class A Voting Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares. Issued 14,769,354 and outstanding 13,811,084 shares as of September 30, 2022, issued 14,699,975 and outstanding 13,742,381 shares at June 30, 2022, issued 14,393,750 and outstanding 13,446,400 shares at December 31, 2021		148			147			144
Class B Non-Voting Common stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding on September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021		—			—			—
Treasury stock, at cost		(16,214	)		(16,201	)		(16,003	)
Additional paid in capital		216,703			215,541			212,012
Retained earnings		54,006			45,533			36,120
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(16,779	)		(11,422	)		(749	)
Total stockholders' equity		237,864			233,598			231,524
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,474,877		$	2,661,514		$	2,664,111

PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)


	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			September 30, 2021			September 30, 2022			September 30, 2021
Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	25,222		$	21,600		$	20,209		$	66,602		$	57,753
Investment securities - taxable		736			704			186			2,078			526
Investment securities - tax-exempt		228			232			177			673			569
Dividend income on restricted stock		108			105			96			310			290
Other		871			1,029			222			2,194			486
Total interest income		27,165			23,670			20,890			71,857			59,624

Interest expense
Deposits		2,170			1,491			1,476			5,247			4,223
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		—			3			182			137			568
Subordinated debt		198			266			128			696			335
Other borrowings		—			1			—			24			313
Total interest expense		2,368			1,761			1,786			6,104			5,439

Net interest income		24,797			21,909			19,104			65,753			54,185
Provision for loan losses		1,343			2,240			1,060			4,434			2,860
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		23,454			19,669			18,044			61,319			51,325

Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts		542			577			643			1,636			2,237
Income from bank owned life insurance		400			376			281			1,049			844
SBA origination fees		90			48			21			138			166
Swap fee income		—			—			208			112			781
Loans held for sale income		6			45			161			122			462
Gain on sale and call of securities		—			13			1			13			23
Other		185			722			161			1,207			384
Total noninterest income		1,223			1,781			1,476			4,277			4,897

Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		8,003			7,473			7,350			26,696			21,233
Occupancy and equipment		1,001			1,010			935			3,013			2,942
Data processing		257			304			303			875			869
Marketing		565			125			420			886			738
Professional fees		830			886			689			2,635			2,087
Acquisition expenses		957			—			—			957			684
Regulatory assessments		254			473			481			1,276			1,248
Other		1,986			2,333			1,446			6,614			4,565
Total noninterest expense		13,853			12,604			11,624			42,952			34,366

Income before income taxes		10,824			8,846			7,896			22,644			21,856
Income tax provision		2,351			1,852			1,608			4,758			4,452
Net income	$	8,473		$	6,994		$	6,288		$	17,886		$	17,404

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.63		$	0.52		$	0.48		$	1.33		$	1.30
Diluted	$	0.60		$	0.50		$	0.45		$	1.27		$	1.25

Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized holding loss on securities available for sale	$	(7,176	)	$	(5,841	)	$	(288	)	$	(21,484	)	$	(1,081	)
Tax effect		1,819			1,481			71			5,454			265
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(5,357	)		(4,360	)		(217	)		(16,030	)		(816	)
Comprehensive income	$	3,116		$	2,634		$	6,071		$	1,856		$	16,588

PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Unaudited)

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the effect of employee stock awards during the year.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
Basic earnings per share:
Net income	$	8,473	$	6,994	$	6,288	$	17,886	$	17,404
Total weighted average common stock outstanding		13,498,007		13,446,335		13,196,025		13,430,536		13,344,470
Net income per share	$	0.63	$	0.52	$	0.48	$	1.33	$	1.30
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	8,473	$	6,994	$	6,288	$	17,886	$	17,404
Total weighted average common stock outstanding		13,498,007		13,446,335		13,196,025		13,430,536		13,344,470
Add: dilutive effect of employee restricted stock and options		742,008		628,550		659,402		661,214		568,613
Total weighted average diluted stock outstanding		14,240,015		14,074,885		13,855,427		14,091,750		13,913,083
Net income per share	$	0.60	$	0.50	$	0.45	$	1.27	$	1.25

Anti-dilutive restricted stock and options		16,874		29,250		7,357		49,167		278,007

Explanation of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), which we refer to as "non-GAAP financial measures." The table below provides a reconciliation between these non-GAAP measures and net income and net income per share, which are the most comparable GAAP measures.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of the Company's performance and believes these measures are useful supplemental information that can enhance investors' understanding of the Company's business and performance without considering taxes or provisions for loan losses and can be useful when comparing performance with other financial institutions. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			September 30, 2021			September 30, 2022			September 30, 2021
Net interest income (GAAP)	$	24,797		$	21,909		$	19,104		$	65,753		$	54,185
Total noninterest income		1,223			1,781			1,476			4,277			4,897
Total noninterest expense		13,853			12,604			11,624			42,952			34,366
Pre-tax pre-provision earnings (non-GAAP)	$	12,167		$	11,086		$	8,956		$	27,078		$	24,716
Total adjustments to noninterest expense⁽¹⁾		(957	)		—			—			(3,872	)		(684	)
Adjusted pre-tax pre-provision earnings (non-GAAP)	$	13,124		$	11,086		$	8,956		$	30,950		$	25,400

Return on average assets (GAAP)		1.35	%		1.03	%		0.97	%		0.90	%		0.96	%
Annualized pre-tax pre-provision ROAA (non-GAAP)		1.93	%		1.63	%		1.39	%		1.36	%		1.37	%
Adjusted annualized pre-tax pre-provision ROAA (non-GAAP)		2.08	%		1.63	%		1.39	%		1.56	%		1.41	%

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Adjustments to noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022, were related to acquisition expenses. Adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, were related to acquisition expenses and severance and accelerated vesting expense related to the departure of the former Chief Executive Officer. Adjustments to noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, were related to change in control payments to two former Marquis employees.

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Total loans held for investment, net (GAAP)	$	1,988,410		$	1,972,091		$	1,764,460
Add allowance for loan loss ("ALLL")		16,485			15,142			12,704
Total gross loans held for investment ("LHFI")		2,004,895			1,987,233			1,777,164
Less Professional Bank net PPP loans ("PPP")		2,618			8,176			58,615
Total gross LHFI excluding net PPP loans (non-GAAP)		2,002,277			1,979,057			1,718,549
Add purchase accounting loan marks ("PA")		8,480			9,937			13,003
Total gross LHFI excluding net PPP loans (non-GAAP) + PA marks	$	2,010,757		$	1,988,994		$	1,731,552

ALLL as a % of LHFI (GAAP)		0.82	%		0.76	%		0.71	%
ALLL as a % of total LHFI excluding net PPP loans (non-GAAP)		0.82	%		0.77	%		0.74	%
PA marks + ALLL / LHFI excluding net PPP loans (non-GAAP)		1.24	%		1.26	%		1.48	%

(Dollar amounts in thousands)	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			September 30, 2021			September 30, 2022			September 30, 2021
Net interest income (GAAP)	$	24,797		$	21,909		$	19,104		$	65,753		$	54,185
Less: PPP net interest income recognized		(200	)		(818	)		(2,151	)		(2,077	)		(7,048	)
Net interest income excluding PPP (non-GAAP)		24,597			21,091			16,953			63,676			47,137
Less: PA premium/discounts		(1,504	)		(1,648	)		(1,969	)		(4,813	)		(1,969	)
Net interest income excluding PPP and PA (non-GAAP)	$	23,093		$	19,443		$	14,984		$	58,863		$	45,168
Average interest earning assets (GAAP)		2,342,000			2,572,318			2,431,904			2,503,621			2,290,121
Less: average PPP loans		(4,796	)		(19,727	)		(117,256	)		(22,890	)		(164,691	)
Average interest earning assets, excluding PPP (non-GAAP)		2,337,204			2,552,591			2,314,648			2,480,731			2,125,430
Add: average PA marks		9,178			10,436			14,317			10,631			16,823
Average interest earning assets, excluding PPP and PA (non-GAAP)	$	2,346,382		$	2,563,027		$	2,328,965		$	2,491,362		$	2,142,253
Net interest margin (GAAP)		4.20	%		3.42	%		3.12	%		3.51	%		3.16	%
Net interest margin excluding PPP (non-GAAP)		4.18	%		3.31	%		2.91	%		3.43	%		2.97	%
Net interest margin excluding PPP and PA (non-GAAP)		3.90	%		3.04	%		2.55	%		3.16	%		2.82	%

Certain Performance Metrics

The following table shows the return on average assets (computed as annualized net income divided by average total assets), return on average equity (computed as annualized net income divided by average equity) and average equity to average assets ratios for the periods presented below.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2022		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022		Three Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Return on average assets	1.35	%	1.03	%	0.97	%	0.90	%	0.96	%
Return on average equity	14.13	%	12.15	%	11.13	%	10.24	%	10.53	%
Average equity to average assets	9.52	%	8.47	%	8.76	%	8.81	%	9.15	%

Additional Materials

A slide presentation with supplemental financial information relating to this release can be accessed at https://proholdco.com.

Forward Looking Statements

"This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained in this communication that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements preceded by, followed by or including words such as "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "seek," "project" or "expect," "may," "will," "would," "could" or "should" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's current expectations, plans or forecasts; involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties; and are not guarantees. Several important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Those factors include, without limitation:

general business and economic conditions, either globally, nationally, in the State of Florida, or in the specific markets in which we operate, including the negative impacts and disruptions resulting from rising interest rates, supply chain challenges and inflation, which have had and may likely continue to have an adverse impact on our business operations and performance, and could continue to have a negative impact on our credit portfolio, stock price, borrowers and the economy as a whole both globally and domestically;
the impact of Hurricane Ian on Florida generally, as well as certain of the communities we serve, and which could continue to have a negative impact on our business, credit portfolio, borrowers and our stock price;
the effects of our lack of a diversified loan portfolio and concentration in the South Florida market;
the risk that our proposed merger Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast") may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect our business and the price of our common stock;
the diversion of management time on issues related to the merger with Seacoast;
the effect of the announcement or pendency of the merger on Seacoast's customer, employee and business relationships, operating results, and business generally;
changes in laws or regulations;
changes in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand and real estate values;
the ongoing impacts and disruptions resulting from COVID-19 or other variants on the economies and communities we serve, which has had and may likely continue to have an adverse impact on our business operations and performance, and could continue to have a negative impact on our credit portfolio, stock price, borrowers and the economy as a whole both globally and domestically; and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Although we make such statements based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. We caution investors not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge investors to carefully consider the risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, referred to above, which are available on www.proholdco.com and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments or changes in expectations, except as may be required by law."

About Professional Bank and Professional Holding Corp.:

Professional Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PFHD) is the financial holding company for Professional Bank, a Florida state-chartered bank established in 2008 and based in Coral Gables, Florida. Professional Bank focuses on providing creative, relationship-driven commercial banking products and services designed to meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses, the owners and operators of these businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs. Professional Bank currently operates its Florida network through nine branch locations and two LPOs in the regional areas of Miami, Broward, Palm Beach, Duval (Jacksonville), Hillsborough and Pinellas (Tampa Bay) counties. It also has a Digital Innovation Center located in Cleveland, Ohio and a LPO in Bedford, New Hampshire that specializes in search fund lending. For more information, visit www.myprobank.com. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

On August 8, 2022, Seacoast, the holding company for Seacoast National Bank ("Seacoast Bank"), and Professional Holding Corp. ("Professional") announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Seacoast will acquire Professional. The transaction is subject to approval of Professional's shareholders, regulatory approvals and other conditions and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.

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Professional Holding Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results