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Q2
2013
Investor
Presentation
Brian L. Vance
CEO & President
Exhibit 99.1
Heritage
Financial
Corporation


Forward Looking Statement
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This presentation contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
The credit and concentration risks of lending activities;
Changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas;
Competitive market pricing factors and interest rate risks;
Market interest rate volatility;
Balance sheet (for example, loans) concentrations;
Fluctuations in demand for loans and other financial services in our market areas;
Changes in legislative or regulatory requirements or the results of regulatory examinations;
The ability to recruit and retain key management and staff;
Risks associated with our ability to implement our expansion strategy and merger integration;
Stability of funding sources and continued availability of borrowings;
Adverse changes in the securities markets;
The inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us;
Changes in accounting policies and practices and the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our
assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; and
These and other risks as may be detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Moreover, you should treat
these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the
Company. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements
to
reflect
the
occurrence
of
anticipated
or
unanticipated
events
or
circumstances
after
the
date
of
such
statements.
These
risks could cause our actual results for 2013 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements by, or on behalf of, us, and could negatively affect the Company’s operating and stock price performance.


Overview
Company Information
Financial Performance
Strategic Initiatives
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Company Information
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Our Market Area


2013 Announcements
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January 9, 2013 –
Completed Merger with Northwest Commercial Bank
Results in an Auburn location, consolidation of Lakewood branches and $65
million in total assets.  Completed systems conversion March 9, 2013.
March 11, 2013 –
Announced Definitive Agreement to Acquire Valley Community
Bancshares, Inc.
9 branches in Pierce & King Counties and $234 million in total assets
Transaction is anticipated to close in Q3 2013 with conversion in October
2013
April 8, 2013 –
Heritage to Consolidate Bank Subsidiary
Central Valley Bank has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heritage Financial
Corporation for 14 years
Central Valley Bank will merge into Heritage Bank to gain efficiencies and as a
result of the President’s planned retirement in 2014
Merger anticipated to be completed in Q2 2013 with conversion in
October
2013


Valley Bank Transaction Overview
Transaction Value:
Approximately $44.2 million (including cash out of stock options)
Offer Price Per Share:
$39.00
Consideration Mix:
50% of Valley shares exchanged for $19.50 cash
50% of Valley shares exchanged for 1.3611 HFWA shares
Stock Option Treatment:
In-the-money stock options cashed out (approximately $232 thousand)
Board Representation:
One Valley Board member will join the Board of HFWA
Exchange Ratio:
Fixed exchange ratio
Collars:
A 20% collar above and below HFWA’s stock price of $14.33
Walk-away Provision:
If HFWA’s stock price drops below $11.46 HFWA has the option to fill with cash or stock or
walk-away
Termination Fee:
$1.76 million
Required Approvals:
Customary regulatory approvals and Valley shareholder approval
Expected Closing:
Q3 2013
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Source: Company documents and SNL Financial.


Valley Bank Transaction Overview
Purchase Accounting Adjustments (pre-tax):
Estimated credit mark of 2.0% or ~$279 thousand
Estimated $1.5 million mark-up on real estate and other assets
Estimated core deposit intangible equaling 1.0% of Valley’s core deposits
(1)
Other Financial Impacts:
Estimated cost savings of between 45% and 50%
Phased-in 50% in 2013 and 100% in 2014
Assumes consolidation of four branches
Estimated after-tax deal related expenses of $2.0 million
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(1)
Core deposits represent total deposits less total certificates
of deposit.


Valley Bank Transaction Overview
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Valley Bank has a history of strong and stable profitability with an average ROAA of
0.97% over the past 5 years
Strong
asset
quality
has
been
maintained
throughout
the
economic
recession
Attractive low-cost funding mix (total cost of funds was 0.17% as of 12/31/2012)
Overview:
Headquarters:
Year Established (BHC / Bank):
Number of Branches:
FTE:
Assets / FTE ($000s):
Puyallup, WA
1998 / 1972
9*
67
$3,615
Balance Sheet & Capital
Assets ($000s):
Deposits ($000s):
Gross Loans:
Loans / Deposits:
Securities / Assets:
TCE / TA:
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio:
$242,220
$212,501
$125,085
58.9%
25.9%
11.7%
11.2%
Profitability
ROAA:
ROAE:
Net Interest Margin:
Cost of Interest-Bearing Deposits:
Efficiency Ratio:
0.78%
6.57%
3.68%
0.25%
69.82%
Asset Quality
NPAs / Assets:
NPAs / (Loans + OREO):
Reserves / Loans:
Reserves / NPAs:
NCOs / Avg. Loans:
1.00%
1.93%
1.78%
91.94%
0.04%
Note: Consolidated Valley Community Bancshares, Inc. financials not publicly available.
*1 location is a drive-up facility only
FTE = Full-time employees
Source: SNL Financial & Valley Bank call report data as of and for the year ended 12/31/2012.


Valley Bank Transaction Overview
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Valley has maintained strong asset quality throughout the economic downturn,
despite being located in a region that was not immune to the recession
Valley Net Charge-Off History
Cumulative net charge-offs since
2008 total $1.1 million


Valley Bank Transaction Overview
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Earnings Accretion & Return
(1)
:
2014 EPS Accretion:
2015 EPS Accretion:
IRR:
Tangible Book Value Earnback Period:
> 19%
> 24%
> 16%
<4.5 years, using incremental earnings
(2)
<1.5 years, on static basis
(3)
Capital Ratios (as of 03/31/13):
TCE / TA:
Leverage Ratio:
Tier 1 Ratio:
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio:
13.0%
13.3%
17.8%
19.1%
12.2%
11.6%
20.1%
21.4%
11.7%
11.7%
16.4%
17.7%
Pro Forma
(1)
Based on internal earnings estimates
(2)
Incremental tangible book value earnback represents the number of  years to eliminate tangible book value dilution at closing utilizing just the incremental earnings
realized through the merger (it ignores HFWA stand alone earnings)
(3)
Static tangible book value earnback represents the number of years to eliminate tangible book value dilution at closing utilizing combined pro forma earnings


Benefits of the Central Valley Bank Merger
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Leadership transition
Operational efficiencies
Improved financial performance
Regulatory risks reduced
Improved shareholder value through
improved efficiencies


Financial Performance
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Balance Sheet
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Total Loan Portfolio
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Financial data as of March 31, 2013


Loan Trends
Net Loan Balance
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2009
2010
2011
2012
Q1 2013
CAGR
Originated
Loans
$746.1
$720.0
$815.6
$855.4
$869.2
3.89%
Purchased
Covered
Loans
-
$128.7
$105.4
$84.0
$81.4
n/a
Purchased
Non-Covered
Loans
-
$131.0
$83.5
$59.0
$104.9
n/a
Total
$746.1
$979.8
$1,004.5
$998.4
$1,055.5
9.06%
Dollars in millions


Credit Quality
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* HFWA ratios relate to originated loan portfolios only. Regional Peer data not available for Q1’13
Regional
Peer
Group
(10):
Ticker
Symbols
BANR,
CACB,
COLB,
FFNW,
HOME,
NRIM,
PCBK,
RVSB,
TSBK,
WBCO
Source:  SNL Financial


Deposit Base
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Financial data as of and for the quarter ending March 31, 2013.


Deposit Growth
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Equity
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*After the anticipated acquisition of Valley Bank Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets is estimated to be 11.7%  


Earnings
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*Includes after-tax gain of $7.7 million for FDIC-assisted bank acquisitions.


Diluted Earnings Per Share
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*Includes $0.69 earnings per share related to the after-tax gain on FDIC-assisted acquisitions.


Operating Expenses
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*Includes Northwest Commercial Bank acquisition expenses of $665,000
and the proposed Valley Bank acquisition expenses of $148,000


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Strategic Initiatives
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2013 Strategic Initiatives
Acquisitions
Enhance Pacific Northwest footprint
Balance Sheet Growth
2013 projected originated loan growth of 3-5%
Maintain loan to deposit ratio 85-90%
Efficiency Improvements
A disciplined approach to managing expenses
Merge Central Valley Bank into Heritage Bank
Core System Conversion
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2013 Strategic Initiatives
Branching
De Novo branch -
East Vancouver, WA
Re-locating branches –
Tumwater and Kent, WA
Valley Bank branch consolidation
Wealth Management
Continue growth focus on Trust, Brokerage, Advisory
Management Services
Grow Assets under Management
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Strategic Efficiency Initiatives
Emphasis on improving:
Assets per employee (ApE)
Deposits per branch (DpB)
Loan commitments per lender
Efficiency Ratio
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Strategic Capital Management
Cash Dividends
Continued focus on
Regular dividends in the 35% to 40% payout range
Special dividend as appropriate but dependent on acquisition
activities
Stock buybacks on an opportunistic basis
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2011
2012
2013
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Quarterly
Dividend
$0.03
$0.05
$0.05
$0.06
$0.08
$0.08
$0.08
$0.08
$0.08
Special
Dividend
-
-
$0.25
-
$0.20
-
$0.30
-
-


Capital Return
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Total
Capital
Returned*
Since
Q1
2011
(%
of
Tg.
Common
Equity
in
Q1
2011)
Source: SNL Financial, as of 12/31/2012 unless noted otherwise
*Total capital returned includes all cash dividends and stock buybacks since Q1 2011
HFWA has returned
more capital to
shareholders than
most peers since Q1
2011 based on
beginning balance of
tangible common
equity
14.0%
5.1%
8.2%
12.7%
7.3%
9.7%
8.1%
9.4%
6.9%
9.9%
6.6%
12.1%
8.2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
HFWA
BMRC
COLB
CVBF
FIBK
GBCI
PCBK
PACW
TCBK
UMPQ
WBCO
WAFD
Median


Capital Return
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Source: SNL Financial, as of 12/31/2012 unless noted otherwise
*Total capital returned includes all cash dividends and stock buybacks since Q1 2011
HFWA has
returned more
capital to
shareholders
than
accumulated net
income since Q1
2011
Total Capital Returned* / Net Income (Since Q1 2011)
138.7%
22.1%
54.7%
52.6%
39.0%
80.0%
74.4%
40.9%
37.0%
59.2%
34.9%
81.8%
52.6%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
160%
HFWA
BMRC
COLB
CVBF
FIBK
GBCI
PCBK
PACW
TCBK
UMPQ
WBCOWAFD
Median


Capital Return
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Source: SNL Financial, as of 12/31/2012
*Total capital returned includes all cash dividends and stock buybacks since Q1 2011
HFWA has returned capital through both dividends and stock buybacks
68.3% through dividends and 31.7% through buybacks
vs. peer median 93.3% through dividends and 6.7% through buybacks
More advantageous for shareholders from a tax perspective for stock buybacks vs. dividends
None of the selected companies had a buyback program in place without a dividend program as well
Mix of Capital Returned* (Since Q1 2011)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HFWA
BMRC
COLB
CVBF
FIBK
GBCI
PCBK
PACW
TCBK
UMPQ
WBCO
WAFD
Median
Buyback
Dividends


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Conclusion
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Investment Value
Strong financial foundation performance
trends
Positioned to take advantage of the right
opportunities
Continued focus on building long-term
franchise value
Disciplined approach to acquisitions
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Thank You
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