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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Yadkin Financial Corporation Announces Record Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2014

RALEIGH, N.C., October 23, 2014 – Yadkin Financial Corporation (NYSE: YDKN) (the "Company" or "Yadkin"), the parent company of Yadkin Bank, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Third quarter 2014 financial highlights and other significant events:

Net operating earnings available to common shareholders, which excludes certain non-operating items, improved to $11.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, in Q3 2014.

Annualized operating return on average assets improved to 1.17 percent in Q3 2014.

Annualized operating return on average tangible equity improved to 12.68 percent in Q3 2014.

Operating efficiency, which represents operating expenses to total operating revenues, improved to 61.2 percent in Q3 2014.

Net interest margin expanded to 4.68 percent in Q3 2014.

Asset quality continued to improve as nonperforming assets decreased to 0.88 percent of total assets as of September 30, 2014. Additionally, net charge-offs totaled $626 thousand, or 0.09 percent during the quarter.

Excluding acquired loans, annualized net loan growth was approximately 13 percent in Q3 2014, which
was driven by loan originations and commitments of $376.2 million.

The Company completed its merger of equals with VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc. ("VantageSouth") at the beginning of the quarter and completed the related system conversion and rebranding in September 2014. Merger and system conversion costs totaled $17.3 million in Q3 2014, which is in line with previous estimates.

"2014 has been a transformational year for the Company with the completion of the merger of equals with VantageSouth. During the third quarter, our teammates continued to execute at a high level with our successful system conversion while continuing to build on our core business momentum," stated Scott Custer, CEO of the Company. "The operating scale provided by the merger coupled with the hard work of our dedicated teammates allowed the Company to improve our financial performance in almost every aspect, including revenue growth, core loan growth, net interest margin expansion, improved asset quality, and better operating efficiency. We are excited about the opportunity to continue to grow our franchise across North and South Carolina and look forward to serving the banking needs of our customers and communities for many years to come.”






Mergers with VantageSouth and Piedmont

On July 4, 2014, the Company completed its mergers (the “Mergers”) with VantageSouth and Piedmont Community Bank Holdings, Inc. (“Piedmont”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 27, 2014, as amended (the “Merger Agreement”). At closing, VantageSouth and Piedmont merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, holders of VantageSouth common stock received 0.3125 shares of voting common stock of the Company for each share of VantageSouth common stock. Holders of Piedmont common stock received (i) 6.28597 shares of voting common stock of the Company; (ii) $6.6878 in cash; and (iii) a right to receive a pro rata portion of certain shares of voting common stock of the Company at a later date if such shares do not become payable under the Piedmont Phantom Equity Plan. Immediately following the Mergers, VantageSouth Bank, the wholly owned banking subsidiary of VantageSouth, merged with and into Yadkin Bank.

The Mergers were accounted for as a reverse merger using the acquisition method of accounting primarily due to the relative voting interests in the Company upon completion of the Mergers. As a result, Piedmont and its consolidated subsidiaries represent the accounting acquirer, and Yadkin represents the legal acquiree. Therefore, the historical financial statements of the Company prior to the Mergers reflect the historical financial statement balances of Piedmont. In addition, the assets and liabilities of Yadkin as of the date of the Mergers have been recorded at estimated fair value and added to those of Piedmont. The Company is substantially complete with its valuations of Yadkin's assets and liabilities but may refine those valuations for up to a year from the date of the Mergers. The Mergers had a significant impact on all aspects of the Company's financial statements, and as a result, financial results after the Mergers may not be comparable to financial results prior to the Mergers. Results of operations reflect Piedmont prior to the Mergers and the combined operations following the Mergers.

Results of Operations and Asset Quality

3Q 2014 compared to 2Q 2014

Net operating earnings available to common shareholders, which excludes merger and conversion costs, restructuring charges, securities gains and losses, and a branch sale gain, totaled $11.4 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $3.3 million in the second quarter of 2014. Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings, which also excludes the same nonrecurring income and expenses, increased to $19.5 million in the third quarter of 2014 from $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. Net income available to common shareholders totaled $319 thousand in the third quarter of 2014, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to $1.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2014.

Net interest income improved to $41.5 million in the third quarter of 2014 from $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to the impact of the Mergers. Net interest margin increased from 4.12 percent in the second quarter of 2014 to 4.68 percent in the third quarter of 2014. Core net interest margin, which excludes the impact of accretion income on net interest income, increased from 3.37 percent in the second quarter of 2014 to 3.73 percent in the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to higher investment yields and a lower cost of funds on the acquired Yadkin deposit base.

Net accretion income on acquired loans totaled $7.2 million in the third quarter of 2014, which consisted of $1.3 million of net accretion on purchased credit-impaired ("PCI") loans and $5.9 million of accretion income on purchased non-impaired loans. Net accretion income on acquired loans in the second quarter of 2014 totaled $2.9 million, which included $0.9 million of accretion on PCI loans and $2.0 million of accretion income on purchased non-impaired loans. Accretion income on purchased non-impaired loans included $1.9 million of accelerated accretion due to principal prepayments in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $798 thousand in the second quarter of 2014.

Provision for loan losses was $816 thousand in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $464 thousand in the second quarter of 2014. Higher provision for loan losses was due to a $605 thousand increase in provision expense for non-PCI loans, partially offset by a $220 thousand provision recovery in the third quarter on PCI loans. Provision expense on non-PCI loans was impacted by higher net charge-offs and robust third quarter net loan growth. The following table summarizes the changes in the Company's allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") in the second and third quarters of 2014.






(Dollars in thousands)
 
Non-PCI Loans
 
PCI Loans
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at July 1, 2014
 
$
5,369

 
$
2,082

 
$
7,451

Net charge-offs
 
(626
)
 

 
(626
)
Provision for loan losses
 
1,036

 
(220
)
 
816

Balance at September 30, 2014
 
$
5,779

 
$
1,862

 
$
7,641

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q2 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at April 1, 2014
 
$
5,164

 
$
2,049

 
$
7,213

Net charge-offs
 
(226
)
 

 
(226
)
Provision for loan losses
 
431

 
33

 
464

Balance at June 30, 2014
 
$
5,369

 
$
2,082

 
$
7,451


The Company's ALLL was $7.6 million, or 0.27 percent of total loans as of September 30, 2014 compared to $7.5 million, or 0.54 percent of total loans, as of June 30, 2014 and $7.0 million, or 0.52 percent of total loans, as of September 30, 2013. The decline in ALLL to total loans was primarily due to merger accounting. Upon completion of the Mergers, Yadkin's ALLL was eliminated, and the acquired loan portfolio was adjusted to estimated fair value. Adjusted ALLL, which includes the ALLL and net acquisition accounting fair value adjustments for acquired loans, represented 2.50 percent of total loans as of September 30, 2014 compared to 2.42 percent as of June 30, 2014 and 3.04 percent as of September 30, 2013. Annualized net charge-offs were 0.09 percent of average loans in the third quarter of 2014 compared to 0.07 percent of average loans in the second quarter of 2014.

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans was 0.90 percent as of September 30, 2014, which was a decrease from 1.53 percent as of June 30, 2014 and 1.39 percent as of September 30, 2013. Total nonperforming assets (which include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, and foreclosed assets) as a percentage of total assets was 0.88 percent as of September 30, 2014, which was also a decrease from 1.44 percent as of June 30, 2014 and 1.48 percent as of September 30, 2013.

Non-interest income improved to $9.1 million in the third quarter of 2014 from $5.3 million in the second quarter of 2014. Included in non-interest income in the third quarter of 2014 was a non-recurring $415 thousand gain on sale of the New Bern branch as part of the Company's previously announced branch optimization plan. Service charges and fees on deposit accounts increased by $1.8 million primarily due to the addition of Yadkin deposit accounts acquired in the Mergers. Mortgage banking income increased by $990 thousand due to higher production volumes with the addition of Yadkin's mortgage bankers as well as servicing income generated by Yadkin's mortgage servicing portfolio. Government-guaranteed, small business lending income, which includes gains on sales of the guaranteed portion of certain SBA loans as well as servicing fees on previously sold SBA loans, contributed $2.1 million to non-interest income during the third quarter of 2014, which was down slightly from the prior quarter. Bank-owned life insurance income increased by $183 thousand due to the addition of bank-owned life insurance policies owned by Yadkin.

Non-interest expense totaled $48.2 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $18.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. The increase in expenses was primarily due to $17.3 million in merger and conversion costs, which included professional fees, severance, and other expenses required to close the Mergers as well as costs to convert data processing, technology, signage, and branch network to the Company's integrated platform. Operating non-interest expense, which excludes merger and conversion costs and restructuring charges, increased by $14.8 million. Salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, data processing, and other non-interest expense categories all increased as a result of the Mergers, which added employees, branch and other facilities, and equipment to the Company's expense base. The Company's operating efficiency ratio, which excludes merger and conversion costs and restructuring charges, improved from 66.3 percent in the second quarter of 2014 to 61.2 percent in the third quarter of 2014. Restructuring charges of $180 thousand in the third quarter of 2014 and $93 thousand in the second quarter of 2014 consisted of expenses related to the Company's previously announced branch optimization plan, which included certain costs to sell the New Bern branch.

Income tax expense was $621 thousand in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2014. The Company's effective tax rate declined to 39.6 percent in the third quarter of 2014, compared to 43.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014, due to higher tax-fee income. The effective tax rate in both periods included the impact of non-deductible merger costs.






3Q 2014 compared to 3Q 2013

Net operating earnings available to common shareholders, which excludes merger and conversion costs, restructuring charges, securities gains and losses, and a branch sale gain, totaled $11.4 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2013. Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings, which also excludes the same nonrecurring income and expenses, increased to $19.5 million in the third quarter of 2014 from $6.1 million in the third quarter of 2013. Net income available to common shareholders totaled $319 thousand in the third quarter of 2014, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to $479 thousand, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2013.

****

Yadkin Financial Corporation is the holding company for Yadkin Bank, a full-service state-chartered community bank providing services in 73 branches across North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. Serving over 80,000 customers, the Company has assets of $4.2 billion. The Bank’s primary business is providing banking, mortgage, investment and insurance services to residents and businesses across the Carolinas. The Bank provides mortgage-lending services through its mortgage division, Yadkin Mortgage, headquartered in Greensboro, NC. The Bank’s SBA Lending (Government Guaranteed Lending) is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Yadkin Financial Corporation’s website is www.yadkinbank.com. The common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol YDKN.

Conference Call

Yadkin Financial Corporation will host a conference call at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 23rd, to discuss the Company's financial results. The call may be accessed by dialing (800) 734-4208 and requesting the Yadkin Financial Corporation Third Quarter 2014 Earnings Call. Listeners should dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the call.

A webcast of the conference call will be available online at www.yadkinbank.com and following the links to About Us, Investor Relations. A replay of the call will be available through November 28, 2014, by dialing (800) 633-8284 or (402) 977-9140 and entering reservation number 21735303.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures. Yadkin uses non-GAAP financial measures, including: (i) net operating earnings available to common shareholders; (ii) pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings; (iii) operating non-interest expense, (iv) operating efficiency ratio, (v) adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans; and (vi) tangible common equity, in their analysis of the Company's performance. Net operating earnings available to common shareholders excludes the following from net income available to common shareholders: securities gains and losses, a one-time branch sale gain, merger and conversion costs, restructuring charges, income tax expense from the change in future state tax rates, and the income tax effect of adjustments. Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings excludes the following from net income: provision for loan losses, income tax expense, securities gains and losses, a one-time branch sale gain, merger and conversion costs, and restructuring charges. Operating non-interest expense excludes merger and conversion costs and restructuring charges from non-interest expense. The operating efficiency ratio excludes a one-time branch sale gain, securities gains and losses, merger and conversion costs, and restructuring charges from the efficiency ratio. Adjusted allowance for loan losses adds net acquisition accounting fair value discounts to the allowance for loan losses. Tangible common equity excludes preferred stock as well as goodwill and other intangible assets, net, from shareholders' equity.

Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures provide additional useful information that allows readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider Yadkin performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under GAAP. 






Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including without limitation, reduced earnings due to larger than expected credit losses in the sectors of our loan portfolio secured by real estate due to economic factors, including declining real estate values, increasing interest rates, increasing unemployment, or changes in payment behavior or other factors; reduced earnings due to larger credit losses because our loans are concentrated by loan type, industry segment, borrower type, or location of the borrower or collateral; the rate of delinquencies and amount of loans charged-off; the adequacy of the level of our allowance for loan losses and the amount of loan loss provisions required in future periods; costs or difficulties related to the integration of the banks we acquired or may acquire may be greater than expected; results of examinations by our regulatory authorities, including the possibility that the regulatory authorities may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses or writedown assets; the amount of our loan portfolio collateralized by real estate, and the weakness in the commercial real estate market; our ability to maintain appropriate levels of capital; the impact of our efforts to raise capital on our financial position, liquidity, capital, and profitability; the increase in the cost of capital of our preferred stock; adverse changes in asset quality and resulting credit risk-related losses and expenses; increased funding costs due to market illiquidity, increased competition for funding, and increased regulatory requirements with regard to funding; significant increases in competitive pressure in the banking and financial services industries; changes in political conditions or the legislative or regulatory environment, including the effect of recent financial reform legislation on the banking industry; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally and especially in our primary service area, becoming less favorable than expected resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality; our ability to retain our existing customers, including our deposit relationships; changes occurring in business conditions and inflation; changes in monetary and tax policies; ability of borrowers to repay loans; risks associated with a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third party vendors and other service providers or other third parties, including as a result of cyber attacks, which could disrupt our businesses, result in the disclosure or misuse of confidential or proprietary information, damage our reputation, increase our costs and cause losses; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in the assessment of whether a deferred tax valuation allowance is necessary; our reliance on secondary sources such as FHLB advances, sales of securities and loans, federal funds lines of credit from correspondent banks and out-of-market time deposits, to meet our liquidity needs; loss of consumer confidence and economic disruptions resulting from terrorist activities or other military actions; and changes in the securities markets. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including without limitation its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of the press release, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements.


CONTACT:
Terry Earley, CFO
Yadkin Financial Corporation
Phone: (919) 659-9015
Email: Terry.Earley@yadkinbank.com






QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
September 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
September 30,
2013
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
41,667

 
$
19,817

 
$
19,969

 
$
20,279

 
$
20,424

Investment securities
3,756

 
1,992

 
1,985

 
2,361

 
1,846

Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits
38

 
26

 
26

 
19

 
33

Total interest income
45,461

 
21,835

 
21,980

 
22,659

 
22,303

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
2,374

 
1,657

 
1,659

 
1,660

 
1,622

Short-term borrowings
65

 
96

 
78

 
66

 
45

Long-term debt
1,510

 
1,029

 
1,031

 
1,048

 
654

Total interest expense
3,949

 
2,782

 
2,768

 
2,774

 
2,321

Net interest income
41,512

 
19,053

 
19,212

 
19,885

 
19,982

Provision for loan losses
816

 
464

 
1,290

 
758

 
1,280

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
40,696

 
18,589

 
17,922

 
19,127

 
18,702

Non-interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
3,265

 
1,488

 
1,315

 
1,408

 
1,512

Government-guaranteed lending
2,072

 
2,120

 
2,341

 
1,884

 
1,525

Mortgage banking
1,520

 
530

 
318

 
468

 
310

Bank-owned life insurance
572

 
389

 
306

 
397

 
324

Gain (loss) on sales of available for sale securities
(96
)
 
218

 

 

 

Gain on sale of branch
415

 

 

 

 

Other
1,313

 
519

 
750

 
396

 
866

Total non-interest income
9,061

 
5,264

 
5,030

 
4,553

 
4,537

Non-interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
16,800

 
8,657

 
9,098

 
9,549

 
10,132

Occupancy and equipment
4,856

 
2,547

 
2,663

 
2,620

 
2,517

Data processing
1,255

 
991

 
1,030

 
1,096

 
1,104

Professional services
1,153

 
674

 
685

 
798

 
621

FDIC insurance premiums
700

 
365

 
390

 
436

 
423

Foreclosed asset expenses
129

 
150

 
263

 
9

 
202

Loan, collection, and repossession expense
1,192

 
353

 
681

 
802

 
909

Merger and conversion costs
17,270

 
2,068

 
1,209

 
600

 
488

Restructuring charges
180

 
93

 
836

 

 

Amortization of other intangible assets
845

 
224

 
227

 
230

 
230

Other
3,807

 
2,017

 
1,954

 
2,230

 
2,317

Total non-interest expense
48,187

 
18,139

 
19,036

 
18,370

 
18,943

Income before income taxes
1,570

 
5,714

 
3,916

 
5,310

 
4,296

Income tax expense
621

 
2,504

 
1,681

 
2,220

 
2,997

Net income
949

 
3,210

 
2,235

 
3,090

 
1,299

Dividends on preferred stock
630

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 
1,476

 
990

 
1,353

 
820

Net income available to common shareholders
$
319

 
$
1,734

 
$
1,245

 
$
1,737

 
$
479

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.01

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.05

Diluted
0.01

 
0.19

 
0.14

 
0.19

 
0.05

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,597,659

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

Diluted
31,602,192

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378






 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
September 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
September 30,
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
0.09
 %
 
0.61
 %
 
0.43
 %
 
0.59
 %
 
0.25
 %
Return on average equity
0.69
 %
 
5.34
 %
 
4.18
 %
 
5.36
 %
 
2.23
 %
Return on average tangible equity
1.00
 %
 
6.15
 %
 
4.91
 %
 
6.24
 %
 
2.60
 %
Net operating return on average assets
1.17
 %
 
0.89
 %
 
0.74
 %
 
0.71
 %
 
0.56
 %
Net operating return on average equity
8.76
 %
 
7.86
 %
 
7.17
 %
 
6.36
 %
 
4.87
 %
Net operating return on average tangible equity
12.68
 %
 
9.05
 %
 
8.41
 %
 
7.40
 %
 
5.67
 %
Yield on earning assets, tax equivalent
5.12
 %
 
4.72
 %
 
4.81
 %
 
4.93
 %
 
4.91
 %
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
0.54
 %
 
0.67
 %
 
0.69
 %
 
0.69
 %
 
0.58
 %
Net interest margin, tax equivalent
4.68
 %
 
4.12
 %
 
4.21
 %
 
4.33
 %
 
4.40
 %
Efficiency ratio
95.28
 %
 
74.59
 %
 
78.52
 %
 
75.17
 %
 
77.26
 %
Operating efficiency ratio
61.16
 %
 
66.30
 %
 
70.09
 %
 
72.71
 %
 
75.27
 %
Net loan charge-offs
0.09
 %
 
0.07
 %
 
0.33
 %
 
0.22
 %
 
0.20
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EARNINGS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available to common shareholders (GAAP)
$
319

 
$
1,734

 
$
1,245

 
$
1,737

 
$
479

Securities (gains) losses
96

 
(218
)
 

 

 

Gain on sale of branch
(415
)
 

 

 

 

Merger and conversion costs
17,270

 
2,068

 
1,209

 
600

 
488

Restructuring charges
180

 
93

 
836

 

 

Income tax effect of adjustments
(6,075
)
 
(425
)
 
(452
)
 
(24
)
 
(172
)
Deferred tax asset revaluation from reduction in state income tax rates

 

 

 

 
1,218

Allocation of adjustments to non-controlling interests

 
(632
)
 
(599
)
 
(173
)
 
(460
)
Net operating earnings available to common shareholders (Non-GAAP)
$
11,375

 
$
2,620

 
$
2,239

 
$
2,140

 
$
1,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic (Non-GAAP)
$
0.36

 
$
0.28

 
$
0.24

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.17

Diluted (Non-GAAP)
0.36

 
0.28

 
0.24

 
0.23

 
0.17

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRE-TAX, PRE-PROVISION OPERATING EARNINGS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (GAAP)
$
949

 
$
3,210

 
$
2,235

 
$
3,090

 
$
1,299

Provision for loan losses
816

 
464

 
1,290

 
758

 
1,280

Income tax expense
621

 
2,504

 
1,681

 
2,220

 
2,997

Pre-tax, pre-provision income
2,386

 
6,178

 
5,206

 
6,068

 
5,576

Securities (gains) losses
96

 
(218
)
 

 

 

Gain on sale of branch
(415
)
 

 

 

 

Merger and conversion costs
17,270

 
2,068

 
1,209

 
600

 
488

Restructuring charges
180

 
93

 
836

 

 

Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings (Non-GAAP)
$
19,517

 
$
8,121

 
$
7,251

 
$
6,668

 
$
6,064

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense (GAAP)
$
48,187

 
$
18,139

 
$
19,036

 
$
18,370

 
$
18,943

Merger and conversion costs
(17,270
)
 
(2,068
)
 
(1,209
)
 
(600
)
 
(488
)
Restructuring charges
(180
)
 
(93
)
 
(836
)
 

 

Operating non-interest expense (Non-GAAP)
$
30,737

 
$
15,978

 
$
16,991

 
$
17,770

 
$
18,455

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EFFICIENCY RATIO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
95.28
 %
 
74.59
 %
 
78.52
 %
 
75.17
 %
 
77.26
 %
Effect to adjust for securities gains (losses)
(0.18
)%
 
0.68
 %
 
 %
 
 %
 
 %
Effect to adjust for gain on sale of branch
0.79
 %
 
 %
 
 %
 
 %
 
 %
Effect to adjust for merger and conversion costs
(34.37
)%
 
(8.58
)%
 
(4.98
)%
 
(2.46
)%
 
(1.99
)%
Effect to adjust for restructuring costs
(0.36
)%
 
(0.39
)%
 
(3.45
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Operating efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)
61.16
 %
 
66.30
 %
 
70.09
 %
 
72.71
 %
 
75.27
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





QUARTERLY BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited, except December 31, 2013)
 
Ending Balances
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
2014
 
2014
 
2014
 
2013
 
2013
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
59,837

 
$
38,770

 
$
30,969

 
$
29,081

 
$
37,682

Interest-earning deposits with banks
31,223

 
76,125

 
42,474

 
71,699

 
47,954

Federal funds sold
15

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available for sale
694,993

 
394,492

 
407,231

 
404,388

 
403,902

Investment securities held to maturity
39,728

 
3,119

 
3,119

 
500

 
207

Loans held for sale
26,853

 
10,658

 
11,158

 
8,663

 
3,989

Loans
2,827,426

 
1,368,568

 
1,384,732

 
1,392,833

 
1,360,331

Allowance for loan losses
(7,641
)
 
(7,451
)
 
(7,213
)
 
(7,043
)
 
(7,034
)
Net loans
2,819,785

 
1,361,117

 
1,377,519

 
1,385,790

 
1,353,297

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
19,320

 
8,950

 
8,455

 
8,929

 
8,029

Premises and equipment, net
81,554

 
44,211

 
44,350

 
44,875

 
42,306

Bank-owned life insurance
76,500

 
48,700

 
33,386

 
33,148

 
32,896

Foreclosed assets
11,078

 
9,786

 
9,505

 
10,518

 
11,501

Deferred tax asset, net
72,919

 
48,783

 
52,276

 
54,867

 
55,937

Goodwill
150,426

 
26,254

 
26,254

 
26,254

 
26,254

Other intangible assets, net
17,217

 
5,432

 
5,657

 
5,883

 
6,113

Accrued interest receivable and other assets
77,147

 
62,751

 
56,615

 
38,118

 
19,273

Total assets
$
4,178,595

 
$
2,139,148

 
$
2,108,968

 
$
2,122,713

 
$
2,049,340

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest demand
$
657,554

 
$
228,243

 
$
195,568

 
$
217,581

 
$
208,735

Interest-bearing demand
439,117

 
348,075

 
356,134

 
351,921

 
337,282

Money market and savings
970,571

 
473,258

 
472,968

 
467,814

 
458,214

Time
1,117,697

 
620,336

 
630,132

 
634,915

 
615,616

Total deposits
3,184,939

 
1,669,912

 
1,654,802

 
1,672,231

 
1,619,847

Short-term borrowings
216,500

 
140,500

 
129,500

 
126,500

 
100,500

Long-term debt
210,154

 
69,932

 
69,962

 
72,921

 
75,880

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
24,672

 
13,070

 
11,392

 
13,002

 
16,201

Total liabilities
3,636,265

 
1,893,414

 
1,865,656

 
1,884,654

 
1,812,428

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
28,405

 

 

 

 

Common stock
31,599

 
9,219

 
9,219

 
9,219

 
9,219

Common stock warrant
717

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital
491,864

 
146,471

 
146,374

 
144,964

 
144,765

Accumulated deficit
(7,361
)
 
(7,679
)
 
(9,413
)
 
(10,658
)
 
(12,369
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(2,894
)
 
(670
)
 
(1,587
)
 
(2,725
)
 
(1,568
)
Shareholders' equity before non-controlling interests
542,330

 
147,341

 
144,593

 
140,800

 
140,047

Non-controlling interests

 
98,393

 
98,719

 
97,259

 
96,865

Total shareholders' equity
542,330

 
245,734

 
243,312

 
238,059

 
236,912

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
4,178,595

 
$
2,139,148

 
$
2,108,968

 
$
2,122,713

 
$
2,049,340

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
Ending Balances (Unaudited)
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
2014
 
2014
 
2014
 
2013
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMON SHARE DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book value per common share
$
16.26

 
$
15.98

 
$
15.68

 
$
15.27

 
$
15.19

Tangible book value per common share
$
10.96

 
$
13.98

 
$
13.66


$
12.83


$
12.73

Ending shares outstanding
31,598,907

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

 
9,219,378

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAPITAL RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible equity to tangible assets
9.34
%
 
10.16
%
 
10.18
%
 
9.85
%
 
10.14
%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
8.63
%
 
10.16
%
 
10.18
%
 
9.85
%
 
10.14
%
Yadkin Financial Corporation1, 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
9.41
%
 
8.92
%
 
8.78
%
 
8.70
%
 
8.56
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
10.80
%
 
10.60
%
 
10.38
%
 
10.14
%
 
10.12
%
Total risk-based capital ratio
12.35
%
 
13.66
%
 
13.44
%
 
13.21
%
 
13.29
%
Yadkin Bank1, 3:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
10.32
%
 
10.31
%
 
10.14
%
 
10.16
%
 
9.95
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
11.84
%
 
12.26
%
 
12.00
%
 
11.85
%
 
11.78
%
Total risk-based capital ratio
12.26
%
 
13.12
%
 
12.85
%
 
12.70
%
 
12.66
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSET QUALITY DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming loans
$
25,533

 
$
20,928

 
$
20,856

 
$
21,148

 
$
18,911

Foreclosed assets
11,078

 
9,786

 
9,505

 
10,518

 
11,501

Total nonperforming assets
$
36,611

 
$
30,714

 
$
30,361

 
$
31,666

 
$
30,412

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to loans
0.27
%
 
0.54
%
 
0.52
%
 
0.51
%
 
0.52
%
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.90
%
 
1.53
%
 
1.51
%
 
1.52
%
 
1.39
%
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.88
%
 
1.44
%
 
1.44
%
 
1.49
%
 
1.48
%
Restructured loans not included in nonperforming assets
$
4,424

 
$
4,000

 
$
985

 
$
534

 
$
542

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADJUSTED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses (GAAP)
$
7,641

 
$
7,451

 
$
7,213

 
$
7,043

 
$
7,034

Net acquisition accounting fair value discounts to loans
62,969

 
25,624

 
27,906

 
31,152

 
34,264

Adjusted allowance for loan losses (Non-GAAP)
$
70,610

 
$
33,075

 
$
35,119

 
$
38,195

 
$
41,298

Loans
$
2,827,426

 
$
1,368,568

 
$
1,384,732

 
$
1,392,833

 
$
1,360,331

Adjusted allowance for loan losses to loans (Non-GAAP)
2.50
%
 
2.42
%
 
2.54
%
 
2.74
%
 
3.04
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity (GAAP)
$
542,330

 
$
147,341

 
$
144,593

 
$
140,800

 
$
140,047

Less: Preferred stock
28,405

 

 

 

 

Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net4
167,643

 
18,489

 
18,620

 
22,509

 
22,670

Tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)
$
346,282

 
$
128,852

 
$
125,973

 
$
118,291

 
$
117,377

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Regulatory capital ratios for Q3 2014 are estimates.
2 Periods prior to Q3 2014 reflect reported regulatory capital ratios for Piedmont since it is the accounting predecessor to Yadkin Financial Corporation.
3 Periods prior to Q3 2014 reflect reported regulatory capital ratios for VantageSouth Bank since it is the accounting predecessor to Yadkin Bank.
4 Periods prior to Q3 2014 reflect a pro rata allocation of goodwill and other intangible assets, net, to Piedmont as a controlling shareholder. Therefore, tangible common equity for these periods represents tangible common equity attributable to Piedmont shareholders, which is used for the purpose of calculating tangible book value per common share.





QUARTERLY NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS
 
Three months ended September 30, 2014
 
Three months ended
June 30, 2014
 
Three months ended September 30, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Average
Balance
 
Interest*
 
Yield/Cost*
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest*
 
Yield/Cost*
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest*
 
Yield/Cost*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans
$
2,794,765

 
$
41,667

 
5.91
%
 
$
1,391,884

 
$
19,817

 
5.71
%
 
$
1,365,044

 
$
20,424

 
5.94
%
Investment securities
694,239

 
3,907

 
2.23

 
409,967

 
2,002

 
1.96

 
381,950

 
1,853

 
1.92

Federal funds and other
44,165

 
38

 
0.34

 
53,110

 
26

 
0.20

 
55,984

 
33

 
0.23

Total interest-earning assets
3,533,169

 
45,612

 
5.12
%
 
1,854,961

 
21,845

 
4.72
%
 
1,802,978

 
22,310

 
4.91
%
Goodwill
150,426

 
 
 
 
 
26,254

 
 
 
 
 
26,245

 
 
 
 
Other intangibles, net
17,758

 
 
 
 
 
5,542

 
 
 
 
 
6,251

 
 
 
 
Other non-interest-earning assets
377,754

 
 

 
 

 
235,758

 
 
 
 
 
187,611

 
 

 
 

Total assets
$
4,079,107

 
 

 
 

 
$
2,122,515

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,023,085

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest-bearing demand
$
481,460

 
$
156

 
0.13
%
 
$
348,379

 
$
150

 
0.17
%
 
$
333,133

 
$
154

 
0.18
%
Money market and savings
956,128

 
567

 
0.24

 
469,363

 
313

 
0.27

 
479,378

 
333

 
0.28

Time
1,123,293

 
1,651

 
0.58

 
630,571

 
1,194

 
0.76

 
627,874

 
1,135

 
0.72

Total interest-bearing deposits
2,560,881

 
2,374

 
0.37

 
1,448,313

 
1,657

 
0.46

 
1,440,385

 
1,622

 
0.45

Short-term borrowings
203,193

 
65

 
0.13

 
156,943

 
96

 
0.25

 
58,292

 
45

 
0.31

Long-term debt
148,650

 
1,510

 
4.03

 
53,720

 
1,029

 
7.68

 
76,154

 
654

 
3.41

Total interest-bearing liabilities
2,912,724

 
3,949

 
0.54
%
 
1,658,976

 
2,782

 
0.67
%
 
1,574,831

 
2,321

 
0.58
%
Non-interest-bearing deposits
602,888

 
 

 
 

 
211,182

 
 
 
 
 
206,745

 
 

 
 

Other liabilities
19,613

 
 

 
 

 
11,074

 
 
 
 
 
10,780

 
 

 
 

Total liabilities
3,535,225

 
 

 
 

 
1,881,232

 
 
 
 
 
1,792,356

 
 

 
 

Shareholders’ equity
543,882

 
 

 
 

 
241,283

 
 
 
 
 
230,729

 
 

 
 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
4,079,107

 
 

 
 

 
$
2,122,515

 
 

 
 
 
$
2,023,085

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income, taxable equivalent
 

 
$
41,663

 
 

 
 

 
$
19,063

 
 
 
 

 
$
19,989

 
 

Interest rate spread
 

 
 

 
4.58
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.05
%
 
 

 
 

 
4.33
%
Tax equivalent net interest margin
 

 
 

 
4.68
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.12
%
 
 

 
 

 
4.40
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
 

 
 

 
121.30
%
 
 
 
 
 
111.81
%
 
 

 
 

 
114.49
%
* Taxable equivalent basis