Exhibit 99.1

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PEOPLE’S UTAH BANCORP REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS AND YEAR-END 2018 RESULTS; ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYMENT

Year-End Highlights

AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, January 28, 2019 – People’s Utah Bancorp (the “Company” or “PUB”) (Nasdaq: PUB) reported net income of $10.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with $10.5 million for the third quarter of 2018, and $0.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.  Diluted earnings per common share were $0.56 for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with $0.55 for the third quarter of 2018, and $0.03 for the fourth quarter of 2017.  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, net income was $40.6 million, or $2.14 per diluted common share, compared with $19.8 million, or $1.08 per diluted common share, for the same period a year earlier.    

The Company has excluded non-recurring income including gains or losses on sale of investment securities; costs related to the acquisition of the Utah branches of Banner Bank and the merger of Town & Country Bank incurred in both 2017 and 2018; and higher income tax expense related to the one-time write-down of its deferred income tax assets recorded in 2017 to derive non-GAAP financial information related to the Company’s core operations.  The Company believes this non-GAAP^(NG) financial information is useful in understanding the Company’s core financial performance.

Net income from core operations was $10.7 million, or $0.56 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with $10.4 million, or $0.55 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2018 and $8.1 million, or $0.43 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2017^(NG).  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, net income from core operations was $40.6 million, or $2.14 per diluted common share, compared with $28.1 million, or $1.53 per diluted common share, for the same period a year earlier^(NG).

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^(NG) Details on Non-GAAP financial information are on last three tables of this press release.

Return on average assets was 1.94% for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with 1.91% for the third quarter of 2018, and 0.12% for the fourth quarter of 2017.  Return on average assets from core operations for the fourth quarter of 2018 was 1.94% compared with 1.89% for the third quarter of 2018, and 1.58% for the fourth quarter of 2017^(NG).  

For the year ended December 31, 2018, return on average assets was 1.87% compared with 1.11% for the same period a year earlier.  Return on average assets from core operations for the year ended December 31, 2018, was 1.87% compared with 1.57% for the same period a year ago^(NG).  

Return on average equity was 14.84% for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with 14.97% for the third quarter of 2018, and 0.92% for the fourth quarter of 2017.  Return on average equity from core operations was 14.84% for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with 14.84% for the third quarter of 2018, and 12.59% for the fourth quarter of 2017^(NG).  

For the year ended December 31, 2018, return on average equity was 14.85% compared with 8.18% for the same period a year earlier.  Return on average equity from core operations for the year ended December 31, 2018, was 14.82% compared with 11.60% for the same period a year ago^(NG).  

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend payment of $0.11 per common share. The dividend will be payable on February 11, 2019, to shareholders of record on February 4, 2019. The dividend payout ratio for earnings for the fourth quarter of 2018 was 19.3%.  This continues the over 50-year trend of paying dividends by the Company.

“People’s Utah Bancorp achieved strong financial performance both in the fourth quarter and for all of 2018.  We are pleased that we provided a return on average equity of 14.85% for 2018 even as our tangible common equity to tangible assets increased to 12.11%”, said Len Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “We accomplished year to date average loan growth of 33% and deposit growth of 19% resulting both organically and through our two acquisition transactions completed at the end of 2017. Our net interest margin expanded by 55 basis points to 5.29% for all of 2018, despite experiencing greater deposit pricing pressures and strong competitive demand for deposits from both banks and credit unions.  We anticipate continued competition for deposits and deposit pricing pressures, consistent with our peers, in the near term.  We continue to be focused on growing our business organically and diversifying our loan portfolio.  The economic outlook for the Utah market continues to be strong, which provides us further opportunities to provide high quality growth.  We continue to actively evaluate potential acquisition opportunities throughout the Intermountain West”.

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Net Interest Income and Margin

For the fourth quarter of 2018, net interest income grew 17.2%, or $4.1 million, to $28.1 million compared with $23.9 million for the same period a year earlier.  The increase is primarily the result of average interest earning assets growing 6.9%, or $133 million, and yields on interest earning assets increasing 64 basis points to 5.80% for the same comparable periods. Higher yields on interest earning assets were primarily the result of yields on loans increasing 58 basis points to 6.56% for the same comparable periods, and the percentage of loans to total interest earning assets increasing to 83.0% for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with 80.4% for the fourth quarter of 2017.  

For the fourth quarter of 2018, total cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 27 basis points to 0.64% compared with the same period a year ago, and is the result of the cost of interest bearing deposits increasing 27 basis points to 0.63% for the same comparable periods, and short-term borrowing remaining flat at $10.5 million with the borrowing rate increasing 144 basis points to 2.79% for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with the same period a year earlier.  

For the fourth quarter of 2018, acquisition accounting adjustments, including the accretion of loan discounts and amortization of certificate of deposits premium, added 14 basis points to the net interest margin.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, net interest income grew 34.2%, or $27.5 million, to $108.2 million compared with $80.6 million for the same period a year earlier.  The increase is primarily the result of average interest earning assets growing 20.3%, or $346 million, and yields on interest earning assets increasing 70 basis points to 5.64% for the same comparable periods. Higher yields on interest earning assets were primarily the result of yields on loans increasing 34 basis points to 6.38% for the same comparable periods, and the percentage of loans to total interest earning assets increasing to 83.1% for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with 75.0% for the fourth quarter of 2017.  

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, total cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 26 basis points to 0.58% compared with the same period a year ago, and is the result of the cost of interest bearing deposits increasing 17 basis points to 0.49% for the same comparable periods, and an increase in average short-term borrowings of $64.4 million at a borrowing rate of 1.98% for all of 2018.  The Company expects the increase in cost of interest bearing deposits to continue to increase over the next several quarters as financial institutions increase their competitive deposit pricing.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, acquisition accounting adjustments, including the accretion of loan discounts and amortization of certificate of deposits premium, added 15 basis points to the net interest margin.

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Provision for Loan Losses

For the fourth quarter of 2018, provision for loan losses was $3.2 million compared with $0.8 million for the same period a year earlier. The increase in provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2018 is due primarily to an increase in charge-offs and the increase in allowance for loan losses to loans held for investment.  For the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company incurred net charge-offs of $1.2 million compared with net charge-offs of $0.1 million for the same period a year ago.  

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, provision for loan losses was $8.6 million compared with $2.8 million for the same period a year earlier. The increase in provision for loan losses for all of 2018 is due primarily to a $0.5 million increase in charge-offs and a 38 basis points increase in allowance for loan losses to loans held for investment.  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred net charge-offs of $1.7 million compared with net charge-offs of $1.2 million for the same period a year ago.  

Noninterest Income

For the fourth quarter of 2018, noninterest income was $3.6 million compared with $3.9 million the same period a year ago.   The decrease was primarily due to a $0.5 million decline in mortgage banking income resulting from lower loan originations, which is primarily the result of a higher interest rate environment for the same comparable periods.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, noninterest income was $15.1 million compared with $14.4 million the same period a year ago.   The increase was primarily due to a loss on sale of securities a year ago; an increase in service charges on deposit accounts and card processing fees compared with a year earlier; offset by $1.3 million lower mortgage banking income year-over-year resulting from lower loan originations, which is primarily the result of a higher interest rate environment for the same comparable periods.

Noninterest Expense

For the fourth quarter of 2018, noninterest expense was $14.8 million compared with $19.1 million for the same period a year earlier and the decrease is primarily the result of the Company recording $4.1 million in non-recurring costs associated with the acquisition of both the Utah branches of Banner Bank and the merger of Town & Country Bank in the fourth quarter of 2017.

For the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company’s efficiency ratio was 46.94% compared with 68.46% for the same period a year ago.  For the fourth quarter, the Company’s efficiency ratio from core operations was 46.94% compared with 53.67% for the same period a year earlier^(NG).

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For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, noninterest expense was $62.0 million compared with $56.0 million for the same period a year earlier.  Noninterest expense increased as a result of $5.5 million of higher salaries and employee benefits primarily from the addition of employees retained from the acquisition of the Utah branches of Banner Bank and the merger of Town & Country Bank, $1.2 million of higher occupancy, equipment and depreciation costs associated with the net increase of five branches from these transactions, and $0.7 million in higher data processing costs associated with an increase in total accounts from both organic growth and acquisition transactions for the same comparable periods.  Higher noninterest expense in 2018 compared with 2017 was offset by recording $4.6 million in non-recurring costs associated with the acquisition of both the Utah Banner Bank branches and the merger of Town & Country Bank in 2017.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s efficiency ratio was 50.28% compared with 58.88% for the same period a year ago.  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s efficiency ratio from core operations was 50.23% compared with 53.57% for the same period a year earlier^(NG).

Income Tax Provision

For the fourth quarter of 2018, income tax expense was $2.9 million compared with $7.5 million for the same period a year earlier.  Income tax expense in the fourth quarter was reduced by $0.3 million to reflect the final impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as well as filing the Company’s 2017 federal tax return this quarter.  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, income tax expense was $12.1 million compared with $16.5 million for the same period a year ago.  In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law, which amended the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses.  For businesses, the Act reduced the federal corporate tax rate from a maximum of 35% to a flat rate of 21%. The rate reduction was effective January 1, 2018.  Consequently, the lower corporate income tax rate reduces the future net tax benefits of timing differences between book and taxable income recorded by the Company as net deferred income tax assets.  

As a result, the Company re-measured its net deferred income tax assets at the end of December 31, 2017, and recorded a one-time additional income tax expense of $4.7 million related to the write-down of deferred income tax assets for tax benefits that the Company did not expect to realize.

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For the fourth quarter of 2018, the effective tax rate was 21.5% compared with 33.9% for the same period a year ago, excluding the one-time adjustment to the Company’s deferred income tax assets related to the write-down of its deferred income tax assets for tax benefits that the company did not expect to realize.   For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, the effective tax rate was 22.9% compared with 32.3% for the same period a year ago, excluding the one-time adjustment to the Company’s deferred income tax assets.  

The lower effective tax rate for both the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, compared with the same periods a year earlier is primarily the result of the reduction in the federal corporate tax rate to a flat rate of 21%, the reduction of the Utah state corporate tax rate to 4.95%, as well as tax benefits related to tax-deductible stock compensation expense.

Loans and Credit Quality

Loans held for investment increased $51.5 million, or 3.2%, to $1.68 billion at December 31, 2018, compared with $1.63 billion at December 31, 2017.  Loans held for investment decreased $39.5 million, or 2.3%, at December 31, 2018, compared with September 30, 2018, and is primarily the result of seasonal trends in our acquisition, development, and construction loans.

Average loans grew $426 million, or 33.4%, to $1.70 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared with $1.28 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017.  The increase in average loans held for investment was both the result of organic growth as well as loans purchased with the acquisition of the Utah branches of Banner Bank and the merger of Town & Country Bank.  

Non-performing loans increased to $4.5 million at December 31, 2018, compared with $2.9 million at December 31, 2017.  Non-performing loans to total loans were 0.27% at December 31, 2018, compared with 0.18% at December 31, 2017.  Non-performing assets increased to $4.5 million at December 31, 2018, compared with $3.9 million at December 31, 2017.  Non-performing assets to total assets were 0.21% at December 31, 2018, compared with 0.18% at December 31, 2017.  The allowance for loan losses increased $6.9 million, or 37.9% to $25.2 million at December 31, 2018, compared with the same period a year ago.  The allowance for loan losses to loans held for investment was 1.50% at December 31, 2018, compared with 1.12% at December 31, 2017.  In accordance with acquisition accounting, loans acquired from the Utah branches of Banner Bank and Town & Country Bank were recorded at their estimated fair value, which resulted in a net discount to the loans’ contractual amounts, a portion of which reflects a discount for possible credit losses. Credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value, and as a result, no allowance for loan and lease losses is recorded for acquired loans at the acquisition date.

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The discount recorded on the acquired loans is not reflected in the allowance for loan losses or related allowance coverage ratios.  Remaining discounts on acquired loans was $8.8 million at December 31, 2018.

Deposits and Liabilities

Total deposits increased $62.4 million, or 3.4%, to $1.88 billion at December 31, 2018, compared with $1.81 billion at December 31, 2017.  The increase in total deposits was the result of organic growth after the assumption of deposits from the Utah branches of Banner Bank and Town & Country Bank. Non-interest-bearing deposits were 35.4% of total deposits as of December 31, 2018, compared with 35.3% as of December 31, 2017.  

Shareholders’ Equity

Shareholders’ equity increased by $32.7 million to $290 million at December 31, 2018, compared with $257 million at December 31, 2017. The increase resulted primarily from net income earned during the intervening periods, net of cash dividends paid to shareholders.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management will conduct a live conference call and webcast for investors, analysts, and the public relating to the Company's results for the 2018 fourth quarter and year-end results at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Interested individuals are invited to listen to the call by telephone at 888-317-6003 (international calls 412-317-6061) and the participant entry number is 6307034.  Please dial in 10-15 minutes early so the name and company information can be collected prior to the start of the conference.  To participate in the webcast, log on to:

https://services.choruscall.com/links/pub190129.html.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on our website www.peoplesutah.com or at the same URL above until March 1, 2019.  Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed on this conference call.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are based on information other than historical data or that express the Company’s expectations regarding future events or determinations are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Statements based on historical data are not intended and should not be understood to indicate the Company’s expectations regarding future events.  Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events or determinations.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or determinations, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date.

Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this release.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include: (i) market and economic conditions; (ii) capital sufficiency; (iii) operational, liquidity, interest rate and credit risks; (iv) deterioration of asset quality; (v) achieving loan and deposit growth; (vi) increased competition; (vii) adequacy of reserves; (viii) investments in new branches and new business opportunities; and (ix) changes in the regulatory or legal environment; as well as other factors discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive.  The Company does not intend, or undertake any obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements.

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About People’s Utah Bancorp

People’s Utah Bancorp is the holding company for People’s Intermountain Bank.  People’s Intermountain Bank is a full-service community bank providing loans, deposit and cash management services to individuals and businesses.  The Company offers its clients direct access to decision makers, unparalleled responsiveness, seasoned relationship managers, and technology solutions. People’s Intermountain Bank has 26 locations in three banking divisions, Bank of American Fork, Lewiston State Bank, and People’s Town & Country Bank; a leasing division, GrowthFunding Equipment Finance; and a mortgage division, People’s Intermountain Bank Mortgage. The Company has been serving communities in Utah and southern Idaho for more than 100 years.  More information about PUB is available at www.peoplesutah.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

Mark K. Olson

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

1 East Main Street

American Fork, UT 84003

investorrelations@peoplesutah.com

Phone: 801-642-3998

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