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Exhibit 99.1
 
BANKUNITED, INC. REPORTS 2015 RESULTS
 
Miami Lakes, Fla. — January 21, 2016 — BankUnited, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: BKU) today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.
 
For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, the Company reported net income of $56.3 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared to $46.8 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company reported net income of $251.7 million, or $2.35 per diluted share. The Company reported net income of $204.2 million, or $1.95 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2014. Excluding the impact of a discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees recognized in the third quarter of 2015, net income for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $203.1 million, or $1.90 per diluted share.

John Kanas, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Despite the challenging banking environment, BankUnited had an outstanding quarter with respect to earnings and growth in loans and deposits.”
 
Performance Highlights

During the quarter ended December 31, 2015, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% senior notes.
New loans and leases, including equipment under operating lease, grew by $1.3 billion during the fourth quarter of 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2015, new loans and leases increased by $4.7 billion.
Total deposits increased by a record $1.0 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 to $16.9 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2015, total deposits increased by $3.4 billion.
Net interest income increased by $31.5 million to $203.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 from $171.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Interest income increased by $42.2 million primarily as a result of an increase in the average balance of loans outstanding. Interest expense increased by $10.7 million due primarily to an increase in average interest bearing liabilities. Net interest income continued to grow quarter over quarter, increasing by $14.0 million compared to the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2015.
The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.94% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 compared to 4.26% and 4.61% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, respectively. The net interest margin continues to be impacted by the origination of new loans at current market yields lower than those on loans acquired in the FSB Acquisition (as defined below). The net interest margin for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2015 was 3.88%.
As expected, the ratio of non-performing, non-covered loans to total non-covered loans at December 31, 2015 declined to 0.37% from 0.66% at September 30, 2015.
Book value and tangible book value per common share grew to $21.65 and $20.90, respectively, at December 31, 2015.

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Capital

The Company and its banking subsidiary continue to exceed all regulatory guidelines required to be considered well capitalized. The Company’s regulatory capital ratios at December 31, 2015 were as follows:
Tier 1 leverage
9.3
%
 
 

Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") risk-based capital
12.6
%
 
 
Tier 1 risk-based capital
12.6
%
 
 

Total risk-based capital
13.4
%

Loans and Leases 

Loans, including premiums, discounts and deferred fees and costs, increased to $16.6 billion at December 31, 2015 from $12.4 billion at December 31, 2014.  New loans grew to $15.8 billion while loans acquired in the FSB acquisition declined to $877 million at December 31, 2015.

Loan growth for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was concentrated in the commercial portfolio segment. New commercial loans, including commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, and loans and leases originated by our commercial lending subsidiaries, grew $1.3 billion to $12.8 billion. New residential loans remained at $2.9 billion during the fourth quarter of 2015.

The New York franchise contributed $623 million to new loan growth for the quarter while the Florida franchise contributed $485 million. The Company's national platforms contributed $147 million of new loan growth and $82 million of growth in the operating lease portfolio.  We refer to our three commercial lending subsidiaries, our mortgage warehouse lending operations, the newly acquired small business finance unit and our residential loan purchase program as national platforms. At December 31, 2015, the new loan portfolio included $5.5 billion, $5.5 billion and $4.7 billion attributable to the Florida franchise, the New York franchise and the national platforms, respectively.
 
A comparison of portfolio composition at the dates indicated follows:
 
 
New Loans
 
Total Loans
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Single family residential and home equity
 
18.4
%
 
22.2
%
 
22.3
%
 
28.6
%
Multi-family
 
21.9
%
 
17.1
%
 
20.9
%
 
15.8
%
Commercial real estate
 
18.4
%
 
15.6
%
 
17.5
%
 
14.4
%
Commercial real estate - owner occupied
 
8.5
%
 
9.0
%
 
8.2
%
 
8.4
%
Construction and land
 
2.2
%
 
1.5
%
 
2.1
%
 
1.4
%
Commercial and industrial
 
17.6
%
 
21.4
%
 
16.7
%
 
19.4
%
Commercial lending subsidiaries
 
12.8
%
 
13.0
%
 
12.1
%
 
11.8
%
Consumer
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Asset Quality and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
 
For the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded provisions for loan losses of $9.9 million and $20.5 million, respectively. Of these amounts, provisions of $8.3 million and $21.6 million, respectively, related to new loans. For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded provisions for loan losses of $44.3 million and $41.5 million, respectively. Of these amounts, provisions of $42.1 million and $41.7 million, respectively, related to new loans.

The provision for loan losses for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 reflected continued growth in the new loan portfolio. The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to the fourth quarter of 2014

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reflects the impact of decreases in the provision related to loans individually determined to be impaired and a decline in loss rates used to calculate general reserves.

Asset quality remains strong. The ratio of non-performing, non-covered loans to total non-covered loans was 0.37% and 0.29% at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The ratio of total non-performing loans to total loans was 0.43% at December 31, 2015 and 0.31% at December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2015, non-performing assets totaled $82.7 million, including $11.2 million of other real estate owned (“OREO”) and other foreclosed assets, compared to $52.8 million, including $13.8 million of OREO, at December 31, 2014. Non-covered, non-performing assets totaled $61.5 million, or 0.26% of total assets, at December 31, 2015 compared to 0.44% at September 30, 2015 and 0.17% at December 31, 2014. The ratio of the allowance for non-covered loan and lease losses to non-performing, non-covered loans was 204.45% and 281.54% at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The ratio of net charge-offs to average non-covered loans was 0.09% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 0.08% for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
 
ACI Loans
 
Non-ACI
Loans
 
New Loans
 
Total
 
ACI Loans
 
Non-ACI
Loans
 
New Loans
 
Total
Balance at beginning of period
$

 
$
3,485

 
$
114,800

 
$
118,285

 
$

 
$
5,789

 
$
73,079

 
$
78,868

Provision (recovery)

 
1,584

 
8,340

 
9,924

 

 
(1,035
)
 
21,558

 
20,523

Charge-offs

 
(222
)
 
(2,533
)
 
(2,755
)
 

 
(810
)
 
(3,386
)
 
(4,196
)
Recoveries

 
21

 
353

 
374

 

 
248

 
99

 
347

Balance at end of period
$

 
$
4,868

 
$
120,960

 
$
125,828

 
$

 
$
4,192

 
$
91,350

 
$
95,542

 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
ACI Loans
 
Non-ACI
Loans
 
New Loans
 
Total
 
ACI Loans
 
Non-ACI
Loans
 
New Loans
 
Total
Balance at beginning of period
$

 
$
4,192

 
$
91,350

 
$
95,542

 
$
2,893

 
$
9,502

 
$
57,330

 
$
69,725

Provision (recovery)

 
2,251

 
42,060

 
44,311

 
2,311

 
(2,554
)
 
41,748

 
41,505

Charge-offs

 
(1,680
)
 
(13,719
)
 
(15,399
)
 
(5,204
)
 
(3,496
)
 
(8,754
)
 
(17,454
)
Recoveries

 
105

 
1,269

 
1,374

 

 
740

 
1,026

 
1,766

Balance at end of period
$

 
$
4,868

 
$
120,960

 
$
125,828

 
$

 
$
4,192

 
$
91,350

 
$
95,542


Deposits
 
At December 31, 2015, deposits totaled $16.9 billion compared to $13.5 billion at December 31, 2014.  Deposits in New York totaled $3.3 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The average cost of total deposits was 0.62% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to 0.61% for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2015 and 0.61% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The average cost of interest bearing deposits was 0.75% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to 0.74% for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2015 and 0.76% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The average cost of deposits was 0.61% for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Net interest income
 
Net interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 increased to $203.0 million from $171.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Net interest income was $745.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to $677.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. Increases in net interest income reflected increases in interest income, partially offset by increases in interest expense. The increases in interest income were attributable to increases in the average balance of loans and investment securities outstanding, partially offset by a decline in the related average yields. Interest expense increased due primarily to an increase in average interest bearing liabilities.
 
The Company’s net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.94% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 compared to 4.26% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 . Net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was

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3.94% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 4.61% for the year ended December 31, 2014. Significant factors impacting this expected trend in net interest margin for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 included:
 
The tax-equivalent yield on loans declined to 5.34% and 5.40% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 compared to 5.89% and 6.44% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, primarily because new loans, originated at yields lower than those on loans acquired in the FSB Acquisition, comprised a greater percentage of total loans.
The tax-equivalent yield on new loans was 3.51% and 3.50% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 compared to 3.52% and 3.56% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
The tax-equivalent yield on loans acquired in the FSB Acquisition increased to 35.76% and 30.29% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 from 27.15% and 27.09% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
The tax-equivalent yield on investment securities decreased to 2.77% and 2.59% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 from 2.82% and 2.80% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
The average rate on interest bearing liabilities increased to 0.89% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 from 0.86% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, reflecting the impact of the senior notes issued in the fourth quarter of 2015. The average rate on interest bearing liabilities declined to 0.84% for the year ended December 31, 2015 from 0.87% for year ended December 31, 2014, primarily due to lower rates on time deposits and FHLB advances.
The Company’s net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, of 3.94% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 increased from 3.88% for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2015. The primary drivers of this increase were increases in the tax-equivalent yields on loans acquired in the FSB Acquisition and on investment securities.
The Company’s net interest margin continues to be impacted by reclassifications from non-accretable difference to accretable yield on ACI loans.  Non-accretable difference at acquisition represented the difference between the total contractual payments due and the cash flows expected to be received on these loans.  The accretable yield on ACI loans represented the amount by which undiscounted expected future cash flows exceeded the recorded investment in the loans.  As the Company’s expected cash flows from ACI loans have increased since the FSB Acquisition, the Company has reclassified amounts from non-accretable difference to accretable yield.
Changes in accretable yield on ACI loans for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands): 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
1,158,572

Reclassifications from non-accretable difference
185,604

Accretion
(338,864
)
Balance at December 31, 2014
1,005,312

Reclassifications from non-accretable difference
192,291

Accretion
(295,038
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
902,565

 
Non-interest income
 
Non-interest income totaled $29.3 million and $102.2 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 compared to $19.0 million and $84.2 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
 
The provision for (recovery of) loan losses for covered loans, net income from resolution of covered assets, gain (loss) on sale of covered loans and loss (gain) related to covered OREO all relate to transactions in the covered assets. The line item Net loss on FDIC indemnification represents the mitigating impact of FDIC indemnification on gains and losses arising from these transactions in the covered assets. The impact on pre-tax earnings of these transactions, net of FDIC indemnification, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 was $3.2 million and $16.4 million, respectively, compared to $1.8 million and $26.0 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
  
The variance in the impact on pre-tax earnings of these transactions in covered assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014 related primarily to sales of covered loans. The Company recognized net gains on the sale of covered loans of $34.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 and a related net loss on FDIC

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indemnification of $(28.1) million, resulting in a pre-tax impact of $6.9 million. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized net gains on the sale of covered loans of $20.4 million, and a related net loss on FDIC indemnification of $(5.3) million, resulting in a pre-tax impact of $15.0 million. The gain recognized for the year ended December 31, 2015 related to the sale of covered residential loans while the gain recognized for the year ended December 31, 2014 related primarily to the sale of covered commercial loans prior to the termination of the Commercial Shared Loss Agreement with the FDIC. The net loss on FDIC indemnification related to covered loan sales for the year ended December 31, 2014 did not bear the 80% relationship to the net gain on sale that might generally be expected primarily because indemnification is determined based on the unpaid principal balance of the loans sold rather than carrying value and because proceeds in excess of the unpaid principal balance are not subject to sharing with the FDIC.

Increases in income from lease financing for the year ended December 31, 2015 corresponded to growth in the portfolio of equipment under operating lease.

Non-interest expense
 
Non-interest expense totaled $136.8 million and $506.7 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 compared to $108.5 million and $426.5 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. The most significant component of the increase in non-interest expense for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 was the increase in amortization of the FDIC indemnification asset.
  
Amortization of the FDIC indemnification asset was $32.5 million and $109.4 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 compared to $20.6 million and $69.5 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. The amortization rate increased to 16.66% and 12.68%, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 from 8.16% and 6.41%, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. As the expected cash flows from ACI loans have increased, expected cash flows from the FDIC indemnification asset have decreased, resulting in continued increases in the amortization rate.

Increases in employee compensation and benefits, occupancy and equipment, deposit insurance expense and other non-interest expense for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 over the corresponding periods in 2014 primarily reflect the overall growth of the Company.

Increases in depreciation of equipment under operating lease for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 generally correspond to growth in the portfolio of equipment under operating lease.
 
Provision for income taxes
 
The effective income tax rate was 34.2% and 15.2%, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 23.9% and 30.4%, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. The effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2015 reflects a discrete income tax benefit of $49.3 million. The tax benefit, predicated on guidance issued by the IRS in 2015, relates to the Company's ability to claim additional tax basis in certain assets acquired in the FSB Acquisition. The effective income tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 reflects the impact of changes in state income tax positions and benefits resulting from state income tax law changes.
 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
Tangible book value per common share is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes this measure is relevant to understanding the capital position and performance of the Company. Disclosure of this non-GAAP financial measure also provides a meaningful base for comparability to other financial institutions. The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measurement of tangible book value per common share to the comparable GAAP financial measurement of book value per common share at December 31, 2015 (in thousands except share and per share data): 
Total stockholders’ equity
 
$
2,243,898

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets
 
78,330

Tangible stockholders’ equity
 
$
2,165,568

 
 
 
Common shares issued and outstanding
 
103,626,255

 
 
 
Book value per common share
 
$
21.65

 
 
 
Tangible book value per common share
 
$
20.90


Net income and earnings per diluted common share excluding the impact of a discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees are non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes disclosure of these measures enhances readers' ability to compare the Company's financial performance for the current period to that of other periods presented. The following table reconciles these non-GAAP financial measurements to the comparable GAAP financial measurements of net income and earnings per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2015 (in thousands except share and per share data): 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2015
Net income excluding the impact of a discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees:
 
 
Net income (GAAP)
 
$
251,660

Less discrete income tax benefit
 
(49,323
)
Add back related professional fees, net of tax of $524
 
801

Net income excluding the impact of a discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees (non-GAAP)
 
$
203,138

 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share, excluding the impact of a discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees:
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP)
 
$
2.35

Impact on diluted earnings per common share of discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees (non-GAAP)
 
(0.47
)
Impact on diluted earnings per common share of discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees allocated to participating securities (non-GAAP)
 
0.02

Diluted earnings per common share, excluding the impact of a discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees (non-GAAP)
 
$
1.90

 
 
 
Impact on diluted earnings per common share of discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees:
 
 
Discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees, net of tax
 
$
(48,522
)
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share (GAAP)
 
102,972,150

Impact on diluted earnings per common share of discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees (non-GAAP)
 
$
(0.47
)
 
 
 
Impact on diluted earnings per common share of discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees allocated to participating securities:
 
 
Discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees, net of tax, allocated to participating securities
 
$
1,881

Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share (GAAP)
 
102,972,150

Impact on diluted earnings per common share of discrete income tax benefit and related professional fees allocated to participating securities (non-GAAP)
 
$
0.02



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Earnings Conference Call and Presentation
 
A conference call to discuss quarterly results will be held at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 21, 2016 with Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, John A. Kanas, and Chief Financial Officer, Leslie N. Lunak.
 
The earnings release will be available on the Investor Relations page under About Us on www.bankunited.com prior to the call. The call may be accessed via a live Internet webcast at www.bankunited.com or through a dial in telephone number at (855) 798-3052 (domestic) or (234) 386-2812 (international). The name of the call is BankUnited, Inc. and the confirmation number for the call is 22044064. A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 p.m. ET on January 21st through 11:59 p.m. ET on January 28th by calling (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international). The pass code for the replay is 22044064. An archived webcast will also be available on the Investor Relations page of www.bankunited.com.

About BankUnited, Inc. and the FSB Acquisition 
BankUnited, Inc., with total assets of $23.9 billion at December 31, 2015, is the bank holding company of BankUnited, N.A., a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with 98 branches in 15 Florida counties and 6 banking centers in the New York metropolitan area at December 31, 2015.
The Company was organized by a management team led by its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, John A. Kanas, in 2009.  On May 21, 2009, BankUnited acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed all of the non-brokered deposits and substantially all other liabilities of BankUnited, FSB from the FDIC, in a transaction referred to as the FSB Acquisition.  Concurrently with the FSB Acquisition, BankUnited entered into two loss sharing agreements, or the Loss Sharing Agreements, which covered certain legacy assets, including the entire legacy loan portfolio and OREO, and certain purchased investment securities.  Assets covered by the Loss Sharing Agreements are referred to as “covered assets” (or, in certain cases, “covered loans”). The Loss Sharing Agreements do not apply to subsequently purchased or originated loans (“new loans”) or other assets. Effective May 22, 2014 and consistent with the terms of the Loss Sharing Agreements, loss share coverage was terminated for those commercial loans and OREO and certain investment securities that were previously covered under the Loss Sharing Agreements.  Pursuant to the terms of the Loss Sharing Agreements, the covered assets are subject to a stated loss threshold whereby the FDIC will reimburse BankUnited for 80% of losses, including certain interest and expenses, up to the $4.0 billion stated threshold and 95% of losses in excess of the $4.0 billion stated threshold.  The Company’s current estimate of cumulative losses on the covered assets is approximately $3.8 billion.  The Company has received $2.7 billion from the FDIC in reimbursements under the Loss Sharing Agreements for claims filed for incurred losses as of December 31, 2015.

Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. 

The Company generally identifies forward-looking statements by terminology such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words.  Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the historical performance of the Company and its subsidiaries or on the Company’s current plans, estimates and expectations.  The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company’s operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity.  If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Company’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements.  These factors should not be construed as exhaustive.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.  A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements.  Information on these factors can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 available at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
 
Contacts
BankUnited, Inc.
Investor Relations:
Leslie N. Lunak, 786-313-1698
llunak@bankunited.com

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or
Media Relations:
Mary Harris, 305-817-8117
mharris@bankunited.com
 
Source: BankUnited, Inc.

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BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
 
December 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
ASSETS
 

 
 

Cash and due from banks:
 

 
 

Non-interest bearing
$
31,515

 
$
46,268

Interest bearing
39,613

 
33,979

Interest bearing deposits at Federal Reserve Bank
192,366

 
100,596

Federal funds sold
4,006

 
6,674

Cash and cash equivalents
267,500

 
187,517

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value
4,859,539

 
4,585,694

Investment securities held to maturity
10,000

 
10,000

Non-marketable equity securities
219,997

 
191,674

Loans held for sale
47,410

 
1,399

Loans (including covered loans of $809,540 and $1,043,864)
16,636,603

 
12,414,769

Allowance for loan and lease losses
(125,828
)
 
(95,542
)
Loans, net
16,510,775

 
12,319,227

FDIC indemnification asset
739,880

 
974,704

Bank owned life insurance
225,867

 
215,065

Equipment under operating lease, net
483,518

 
314,558

Deferred tax asset, net
105,577

 
117,215

Goodwill and other intangible assets
78,330

 
68,414

Other assets
335,074

 
225,062

Total assets
$
23,883,467

 
$
19,210,529

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 

 
 

Liabilities:
 

 
 

Demand deposits:
 

 
 

Non-interest bearing
$
2,874,533

 
$
2,714,127

Interest bearing
1,167,537

 
899,696

Savings and money market
8,288,340

 
5,896,007

Time
4,608,091

 
4,001,925

Total deposits
16,938,501

 
13,511,755

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
4,008,464

 
3,307,932

Notes and other borrowings
402,545

 
10,627

Other liabilities
290,059

 
327,681

Total liabilities
21,639,569

 
17,157,995

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 103,626,255 and 101,656,702 shares issued and outstanding
1,036

 
1,017

Paid-in capital
1,406,786

 
1,353,538

Retained earnings
813,894

 
651,627

Accumulated other comprehensive income
22,182

 
46,352

Total stockholders' equity
2,243,898

 
2,052,534

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
23,883,467

 
$
19,210,529





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BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Interest income:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans
 
$
208,218

 
$
167,679

 
$
753,901

 
$
667,237

Investment securities
 
31,424

 
30,279

 
116,817

 
108,662

Other
 
2,760

 
2,269

 
10,098

 
7,845

Total interest income
 
242,402

 
200,227

 
880,816

 
783,744

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
25,333

 
19,967

 
91,151

 
72,961

Borrowings
 
14,074

 
8,758

 
44,013

 
33,690

Total interest expense
 
39,407

 
28,725

 
135,164

 
106,651

Net interest income before provision for loan losses
 
202,995

 
171,502

 
745,652

 
677,093

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses (including $1,584, $(1,035), $2,251 and $(243) for covered loans)
 
9,924

 
20,523

 
44,311

 
41,505

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
193,071

 
150,979

 
701,341

 
635,588

Non-interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from resolution of covered assets, net
 
9,397

 
9,326

 
50,658

 
49,082

Net loss on FDIC indemnification
 
(12,918
)
 
(6,638
)
 
(65,942
)
 
(46,396
)
FDIC reimbursement of costs of resolution of covered assets
 
18

 
789

 
859

 
4,440

Service charges and fees
 
4,296

 
4,185

 
17,876

 
16,612

Gain (loss) on sale of loans, net (including gain (loss) related to covered loans of $8,219, $(2,226), $34,929 and $20,369)
 
10,943

 
(2,065
)
 
40,633

 
21,047

Gain on investment securities available for sale, net
 
2,987

 
2,703

 
8,480

 
3,859

Lease financing
 
9,687

 
8,916

 
35,641

 
21,601

Other non-interest income
 
4,842

 
1,830

 
14,019

 
13,920

Total non-interest income
 
29,252

 
19,046

 
102,224

 
84,165

Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee compensation and benefits
 
53,464

 
46,210

 
210,104

 
195,218

Occupancy and equipment
 
19,277

 
18,275

 
75,484

 
70,520

Amortization of FDIC indemnification asset
 
32,537

 
20,587

 
109,411

 
69,470

Deposit insurance expense
 
4,561

 
2,333

 
14,257

 
9,348

Professional fees
 
4,112

 
3,515

 
14,185

 
13,178

Telecommunications and data processing
 
3,346

 
3,476

 
13,613

 
13,381

Depreciation of equipment under operating lease
 
5,847

 
2,801

 
18,369

 
8,759

Other non-interest expense
 
13,667

 
11,292

 
51,249

 
46,629

Total non-interest expense
 
136,811

 
108,489

 
506,672

 
426,503

Income before income taxes
 
85,512

 
61,536

 
296,893

 
293,250

Provision for income taxes
 
29,249

 
14,702

 
45,233

 
89,035

Net income
 
$
56,263

 
$
46,834

 
$
251,660

 
$
204,215

Earnings per common share, basic
 
$
0.53

 
$
0.45

 
$
2.37

 
$
1.95

Earnings per common share, diluted
 
$
0.52

 
$
0.45

 
$
2.35

 
$
1.95

Cash dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.84

 
$
0.84




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BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Average Balance
 
Interest (1)
 
Yield / Rate (1) (2)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest (1)
 
Yield / Rate (1)(2)
Assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest earning assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans
 
$
15,872,239

 
$
212,870

 
5.34
%
 
$
11,565,407

 
$
170,966

 
5.89
%
Investment securities (3)
 
4,792,805

 
33,136

 
2.77
%
 
4,401,576

 
31,055

 
2.82
%
Other interest earning assets
 
525,542

 
2,760

 
2.09
%
 
495,275

 
2,269

 
1.82
%
Total interest earning assets
 
21,190,586

 
248,766

 
4.68
%
 
16,462,258

 
204,290

 
4.95
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses
 
(122,719
)
 
 
 
 
 
(82,923
)
 
 
 
 
Non-interest earning assets
 
2,031,537

 
 
 
 
 
1,926,249

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
23,099,404

 
 
 
 
 
$
18,305,584

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing demand deposits
 
$
1,290,496

 
1,902

 
0.58
%
 
$
898,116

 
984

 
0.43
%
Savings and money market deposits
 
7,586,158

 
11,044

 
0.58
%
 
5,616,832

 
7,603

 
0.54
%
Time deposits
 
4,587,946

 
12,387

 
1.07
%
 
3,933,781

 
11,380

 
1.15
%
Total interest bearing deposits
 
13,464,600

 
25,333

 
0.75
%
 
10,448,729

 
19,967

 
0.76
%
FHLB advances
 
3,973,249

 
11,314

 
1.13
%
 
2,847,012

 
8,443

 
1.18
%
Notes and other borrowings
 
202,146

 
2,760

 
5.42
%
 
10,672

 
315

 
11.71
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
 
17,639,995

 
39,407

 
0.89
%
 
13,306,413

 
28,725

 
0.86
%
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
 
2,833,792

 
 
 
 
 
2,650,525

 
 
 
 
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
 
380,630

 
 
 
 
 
283,812

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
20,854,417

 
 
 
 
 
16,240,750

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
2,244,987

 
 
 
 
 
2,064,834

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
23,099,404

 
 
 
 
 
$
18,305,584

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
 
$
209,359

 
 
 
 
 
$
175,565

 
 
Interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
 
3.79
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.09
%
Net interest margin
 
 
 
 
 
3.94
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.26
%
 
 
(1) On a tax-equivalent basis where applicable
(2) Annualized
(3) At fair value except for securities held to maturity


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BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Average Balance
 
Interest (1)
 
Yield / Rate (1)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest (1)
 
Yield / Rate (1)
Assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest earning assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans
 
$
14,263,617

 
$
769,789

 
5.40
%
 
$
10,536,287

 
$
678,274

 
6.44
%
Investment securities (2)
 
4,672,032

 
121,221

 
2.59
%
 
3,984,543

 
111,471

 
2.80
%
Other interest earning assets
 
481,716

 
10,098

 
2.10
%
 
453,252

 
7,845

 
1.73
%
Total interest earning assets
 
19,417,365

 
901,108

 
4.64
%
 
14,974,082

 
797,590

 
5.33
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses
 
(108,875
)
 
 
 
 
 
(76,606
)
 
 
 
 
Non-interest earning assets
 
1,985,421

 
 
 
 
 
1,928,564

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
21,293,911

 
 
 
 
 
$
16,826,040

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing demand deposits
 
$
1,169,921

 
5,782

 
0.49
%
 
$
773,655

 
3,254

 
0.42
%
Savings and money market deposits
 
6,849,366

 
37,744

 
0.55
%
 
5,092,444

 
25,915

 
0.51
%
Time deposits
 
4,305,857

 
47,625

 
1.11
%
 
3,716,611

 
43,792

 
1.18
%
Total interest bearing deposits
 
12,325,144

 
91,151

 
0.74
%
 
9,582,710

 
72,961

 
0.76
%
FHLB advances
 
3,706,288

 
40,328

 
1.09
%
 
2,613,156

 
32,412

 
1.24
%
Notes and other borrowings
 
58,791

 
3,685

 
6.27
%
 
10,768

 
1,278

 
11.87
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
 
16,090,223

 
135,164

 
0.84
%
 
12,206,634

 
106,651

 
0.87
%
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
 
2,732,654

 
 
 
 
 
2,366,621

 
 
 
 
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
 
305,519

 
 
 
 
 
235,930

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
19,128,396

 
 
 
 
 
14,809,185

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
2,165,515

 
 
 
 
 
2,016,855

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
21,293,911

 
 
 
 
 
$
16,826,040

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
 
$
765,944

 
 
 
 
 
$
690,939

 
 
Interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
 
3.80
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.46
%
Net interest margin
 
 
 
 
 
3.94
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.61
%
 
 
(1) On a tax-equivalent basis where applicable
(2) At fair value except for securities held to maturity


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BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 
Three Months Ended  
 December 31,
 
Years Ended 
 December 31,
c
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Basic earnings per common share:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Numerator:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Net income
$
56,263

 
$
46,834

 
$
251,660

 
$
204,215

Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
(2,163
)
 
(1,777
)
 
(9,742
)
 
(7,991
)
Income allocated to common stockholders for basic earnings per common share
$
54,100

 
$
45,057

 
$
241,918

 
$
196,224

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
103,552,654

 
101,657,597

 
103,187,530

 
101,574,076

Less average unvested stock awards
(1,147,535
)
 
(1,110,377
)
 
(1,128,416
)
 
(1,117,869
)
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per common share
102,405,119

 
100,547,220

 
102,059,114

 
100,456,207

Basic earnings per common share
$
0.53

 
$
0.45

 
$
2.37

 
$
1.95

Diluted earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income allocated to common stockholders for basic earnings per common share
$
54,100

 
$
45,057

 
$
241,918

 
$
196,224

Adjustment for earnings reallocated from participating securities
13

 
3

 
54

 
16

Income used in calculating diluted earnings per common share
$
54,113

 
$
45,060

 
$
241,972

 
$
196,240

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per common share
102,405,119

 
100,547,220

 
102,059,114

 
100,456,207

Dilutive effect of stock options
1,046,112

 
132,399

 
913,036

 
139,606

Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per common share
103,451,231

 
100,679,619

 
102,972,150

 
100,595,813

Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.52

 
$
0.45

 
$
2.35

 
$
1.95



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BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED RATIOS
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Financial ratios (5)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Return on average assets
 
0.97
%
 
1.02
%
 
1.18
%
 
1.21
%
Return on average stockholders’ equity
 
9.94
%
 
9.00
%
 
11.62
%
 
10.13
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
3.94
%
 
4.26
%
 
3.94
%
 
4.61
%

 
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Capital ratios
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage
 
9.3
%
 
10.7
%
CET1 risk-based capital
 
12.6
%
 
N/A

Tier 1 risk-based capital
 
12.6
%
 
15.5
%
Total risk-based capital
 
13.4
%
 
16.3
%
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Non-Covered
 
Total
 
Non-Covered
 
Total
Asset quality ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-performing loans to total loans (1) (3)
 
0.37
%
 
0.43
%
 
0.29
%
 
0.31
%
Non-performing assets to total assets (2)
 
0.26
%
 
0.35
%
 
0.17
%
 
0.27
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans (3)
 
0.76
%
 
0.76
%
 
0.80
%
 
0.77
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses to non-performing loans (1)
 
204.45
%
 
175.90
%
 
281.54
%
 
244.69
%
Net charge-offs to average loans
 
0.09
%
 
0.10
%
 
0.08
%
 
0.15
%
 
(1) We define non-performing loans to include non-accrual loans, loans, other than ACI loans, that are past due 90 days or more and still accruing and certain loans modified in troubled debt restructurings. Contractually delinquent ACI loans on which interest continues to be accreted are excluded from non-performing loans.
 
(2) Non-performing assets include non-performing loans, OREO and other foreclosed assets.
 
(3) Total loans include premiums, discounts, and deferred fees and costs.
 
(4) On a tax-equivalent basis.
 
(5) Annualized for the three month periods.


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