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EXHIBIT 99.1
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES, INC.
ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE
THIRD QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020


Third quarter diluted earnings per share of $0.82, an increase of 41.4% compared to same period in 2019;
Third quarter net income of $27.1 million, an increase of 36.8% compared to same period in 2019;
Annualized return on third quarter average tangible equity of 17.73%(1);
Nonperforming assets remain low at 0.23% of total assets;
Total COVID-19 modified loans decreased 76.5%, to $76.5 million;
Allowance for loan losses to total loans, 1.45%.


Tyler, Texas (October 23, 2020) Southside Bancshares, Inc. (“Southside” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SBSI) today reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Southside reported net income of $27.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $7.3 million, or 36.8%, compared to $19.8 million for the same period in 2019. Earnings per diluted common share increased $0.24, or 41.4%, to $0.82 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, from $0.58 for the same period in 2019. The annualized return on average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was 12.89%, compared to 9.78% for the same period in 2019.  The annualized return on average assets was 1.48% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 1.23% for the same period in 2019.

“I am delighted to report Southside’s strong third quarter financial results,” stated Lee R. Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southside. “We reported a return on third quarter average tangible equity of 17.73% as net income increased 36.8% compared to the same period in 2019, largely driven by a decrease in provision for credit losses and an increase in net interest income that was partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense. Asset quality metrics remain solid with nonperforming assets to total assets decreasing to 0.23%. As of October 20, 2020 and since the release of our second quarter results in July, total COVID-19 modified loans have decreased approximately $249 million, or 76.5%, from $326 million as of July 20, to $76.5 million, or 2.2% of total loans, net of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. On a linked quarter basis our net interest margin(1) remained unchanged at 3.02%, while the net interest spread(1) increased two basis points to 2.84%.”

“During the third quarter loans decreased $62.6 million primarily due to a few large payoffs in commercial real estate loans. Our loan pipeline is growing as lending opportunities in our markets are steadily increasing. Our balance sheet, capital position and underlying earnings continue to be a source of strength, as reflected in our third quarter results.”

“On October 3, Southside celebrated its 60th Anniversary with various activities, including a customer appreciation day in our branches. We were honored to virtually ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell in celebration of our 60th anniversary on September 28. Over the last 60 years, we have experienced tremendous growth, expanded our footprint to many communities in Texas and formed meaningful long-standing relationships with our customers. We have been blessed with exceptional team members and customers who have played an integral role in our success and together, we look forward to further expanding and growing Southside’s Texas franchise.”

“While the pandemic continues to impact the markets we serve and many uncertainties remain, we are encouraged by the increased economic activity in our markets. I continue to be extremely proud of the dedication and professionalism consistently shown by our team members as they safely and efficiently serve our customers and I want to thank each of them publicly.”

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Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Net income was $27.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $19.8 million for the same period in 2019, an increase of $7.3 million, or 36.8%. Earnings per diluted common share were $0.82 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $0.58 for the same period in 2019, an increase of 41.4%. The increase in net income was largely driven by the increase in net interest income and the decrease in the provision for credit losses, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were 1.48% and 12.89%, respectively.  Our efficiency ratio (FTE)(1) was 50.07% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 48.29% for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $46.6 million compared to $42.4 million for the same period in 2019. The increase in net interest income compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to the decrease in interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities, a result of lower funding costs, partially offset by a decrease in interest income due to a decrease in the average yield on our interest earning assets during the three months ended September 30, 2020. Linked quarter, net interest income decreased $0.7 million, or 1.4%, compared to $47.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in interest income on mortgage related securities and loans, partially offset by decreases in interest expense on deposits and FHLB borrowings.
Our tax equivalent net interest margin(1) was 3.02% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 3.03% for the same period in 2019. Our tax equivalent net interest margin linked quarter remained unchanged from 3.02% for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Noninterest income was $11.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, with only a slight increase of $30,000, or 0.3%. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income decreased $1.1 million, or 8.6%, due to a $2.6 million decrease in net gain on sale of securities available for sale, partially offset by an increase in deposit services income, other noninterest income and gain on sale of loans.
Noninterest expense was $31.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $2.6 million, or 8.9%, compared to $29.0 million for the same period in 2019. The increase was the result of increases in other noninterest expense, salaries and employee benefits and FDIC insurance. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expense increased $1.8 million, or 5.9%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was due to increases in salaries and employee benefits, other noninterest expense and FDIC insurance.
Income tax expense increased $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. On a linked quarter basis, income tax expense increased $1.0 million, or 34.7%. Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) decreased to 12.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to 15.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and increased compared to 11.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The lower ETR for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, was primarily due to an increase in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income for the three months ended September 30, 2020. On a linked quarter basis, the increase in ETR for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was due to a decrease in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income.
Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Net income was $52.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $57.2 million for the same period in 2019, a decrease of $4.6 million, or 8.1%. Earnings per diluted common share were $1.58 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $1.69 for the same period in 2019, a decrease of 6.5%. The decrease in net income was primarily driven by an increase in the provision for credit losses after adopting ASU 2016-13(2) (“CECL”) and an increase in noninterest expense, partially offset by an increase in net interest income, an increase in noninterest income and a decrease in income tax expense. The increase in the provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to the economic environment related to COVID-19 and the resulting impact on the economic assumptions used in the CECL model. The adoption of CECL(2) replaced the incurred loss model with an expected credit loss methodology. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were 0.98% and 8.56%, respectively.  Our efficiency ratio (FTE)(1) was 50.06% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 51.85% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $138.6 million, compared to $126.6 million during the same period in 2019, an increase of $11.9 million, or 9.4%. The increase in net interest income compared to the same period in 2019 was due to the decrease in interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities, a result of lower funding costs on our interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in interest income due to a lower yield on our interest earning assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
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Our tax equivalent net interest margin(1) was 3.02% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 3.09% for the same period in 2019. The decrease was due to the shift in interest earning assets from higher yielding loans into securities and to a lesser extent, lower yielding average PPP loan balances included during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Noninterest income was $38.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of 21.7%, compared to $31.9 million for the same period in 2019. The increase was due to the increases in net gain on sale of securities available for sale and gain on sale of loans, partially offset by decreases in deposit services income and trust fees.
Noninterest expense was $92.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $88.4 million for the same period in 2019, an increase of $3.6 million, or 4.1%. The increase was the result of increases in salaries and employee benefits, other noninterest expense, net occupancy expense and software and data processing expense, partially offset by decreases in amortization of intangibles and advertising, travel and entertainment expense.
Income tax expense decreased $3.3 million, or 31.8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. Our ETR was approximately 11.9% and 15.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The lower ETR for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, was primarily due to an increase in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income.
Balance Sheet Data
At September 30, 2020, we had $7.19 billion in total assets, compared to $6.75 billion at December 31, 2019 and $6.54 billion at September 30, 2019.
Loans at September 30, 2020 were $3.79 billion, an increase of $290.1 million, or 8.3%, compared to $3.50 billion at September 30, 2019. Linked quarter loans decreased $62.6 million, or 1.6%, from $3.85 billion at June 30, 2020. The linked quarter net decrease in loans consisted primarily of decreases of $79.3 million of commercial real estate loans, $23.5 million of 1-4 family residential loans and $10.0 million of commercial loans, partially offset by increases of $39.6 million of construction loans, $9.9 million of municipal loans and $0.7 million of loans to individuals. On a linked quarter basis, our PPP loans, net of deferred fees and included in the commercial loan category, increased $3.3 million, or 1.1%, from $299.5 million to $302.8 million.
Securities at September 30, 2020 were $2.75 billion, an increase of $367.3 million, or 15.4%, compared to $2.38 billion at September 30, 2019. The increase occurred primarily during the first quarter of 2020. Linked quarter, securities decreased $51.3 million, or 1.8%, from $2.80 billion at June 30, 2020 primarily due to principal pay downs of mortgage related securities.
Deposits at September 30, 2020 were $5.10 billion, an increase of $612.3 million, or 13.6%, compared to $4.49 billion at September 30, 2019, largely driven by PPP loan disbursements deposited into our commercial accounts, stimulus checks deposited during the second quarter and an increase in public fund deposits. Linked quarter, deposits increased $32.5 million, or 0.6%, from $5.07 billion at June 30, 2020, primarily due to an increase in individual interest bearing savings accounts, commercial interest bearing checking accounts and brokered certificates of deposits.
CECL Adoption and Asset Quality
During the first quarter of 2020, we adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, often referred to as CECL. Upon the adoption of CECL, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment that decreased retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax. This adjustment was the result of a $5.3 million increase in the allowance for loan losses, from $24.8 million at December 31, 2019 to $30.1 million upon adoption, including $0.2 million for purchased loans with credit deterioration, and a $4.8 million increase in other liabilities related to the allowance for off-balance-sheet credit exposures.
Based on the credit quality of our securities portfolio, the adoption of CECL did not result in the recording of an allowance for credit losses on our held-to-maturity securities.
Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2020 were $16.8 million, or 0.23% of total assets, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 3.6%, compared to $17.4 million, or 0.26% of total assets, at December 31, 2019, and a decrease from $17.6 million, or 0.24% of total assets, at June 30, 2020. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, nonaccrual loans increased $0.3 million, or 5.9%.
The allowance for loan losses increased to $55.1 million, or 1.45% of total loans at September 30, 2020, compared to $24.8 million, or 0.69% of total loans, at December 31, 2019. The allowance for loan losses was $59.9 million, or 1.55% of total loans at June 30, 2020. The increase year-to-date is due to the adoption of CECL and the economic uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting expected losses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a reversal of provision for credit losses for loans of $4.4 million, compared to a provision for loan losses of $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and a provision for credit losses of $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $26.0 million, compared to $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The
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increase during 2020 was primarily due to the economic impact of COVID-19 on macroeconomic factors used in the CECL methodology, including the potential for credit deterioration. The partial reversal of provision for credit losses during the three months ended September 30, 2020, was largely driven by an improvement in the economic forecasts and the decrease in commercial real estate loans. However, if the COVID-19 pandemic and economic impact is prolonged, it is likely that credit losses and nonperforming assets may increase. Net charge-offs were $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to net charge-offs of $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $0.1 million of net charge-offs for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Net charge-offs were $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recorded a reversal of provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures of $0.3 million and a reversal of provision of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The reversal of provision of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was a result of an improvement in economic forecasts and a lower balance of off-balance-sheet credit exposures compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020. The reversal of provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.3 million, compared to a reversal of provision of $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The balance of the allowance for off-balance-sheet credit exposures at September 30, 2020 was $6.0 million, and is included in other liabilities.
Dividend
Southside Bancshares, Inc. declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.31 per share on August 6, 2020, which was paid on September 3, 2020, to all shareholders of record as of August 20, 2020.

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(1) Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for more information and for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.
(2) We adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” on January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss model with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as current expected credit loss. Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020, resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax. Due to the adoption of the guidance under the modified retrospective approach, prior periods have not been adjusted and thus may not be comparable.


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Conference Call
Southside's management team will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter ended September 30, 2020 financial results on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. CDT.  The call can be accessed by dialing 844-775-2540 and by identifying the conference ID number 6077847 or by identifying “Southside Bancshares, Inc., Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Call.”  To listen to the call via webcast, register at https://investors.southside.com.
For those unable to listen to the conference call live, a recording will be available from approximately 12:00 p.m. CDT October 23, 2020 through 11:00 a.m. CST November 4, 2020 by accessing the company website, https://investors.southside.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of our performance. These include the following fully taxable-equivalent measures (“FTE”): (i) Net interest income (FTE), (ii) Net interest margin (FTE), (iii) Net interest spread (FTE), and (iv) Efficiency ratio (FTE), which include the effects of taxable-equivalent adjustments using a federal income tax rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 to increase tax-exempt interest income to a tax-equivalent basis. Interest income earned on certain assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments.
Net interest income (FTE), Net interest margin (FTE) and Net interest spread (FTE). Net interest income (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest income. Net interest margin (FTE) is the ratio of net interest income (FTE) to average earning assets. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest margin. Net interest spread (FTE) is the difference in the average yield on average earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis and the average rate paid on average interest bearing liabilities. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest spread.
Efficiency ratio (FTE).  The efficiency ratio (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that provides a measure of productivity in the banking industry. This ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating one dollar of revenue. The ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate that dollar of revenue. We calculate this ratio by dividing noninterest expense, excluding amortization expense on intangibles and certain nonrecurring expense by the sum of net interest income (FTE) and noninterest income, excluding net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale and certain nonrecurring impairments. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our efficiency ratio.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently. Whenever we present a non-GAAP financial measure in an SEC filing, we are also required to present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and reconcile the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure and such comparable GAAP measure.
Management believes adjusting net interest income, net interest margin and net interest spread to a fully taxable-equivalent basis is a standard practice in the banking industry as these measures provide useful information to make peer comparisons. Tax-equivalent adjustments are reflected in the respective earning asset categories as listed in the “Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates” tables.
A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables.


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About Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Southside Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with approximately $7.19 billion in assets as of September 30, 2020, that owns 100% of Southside Bank.  Southside Bank currently has 57 branches in Texas and operates a network of 80 ATMs/ITMs.
To learn more about Southside Bancshares, Inc., please visit our investor relations website at https://investors.southside.com. Our investor relations site provides a detailed overview of our activities, financial information and historical stock price data.  To receive e-mail notification of company news, events and stock activity, please register on the E-mail Notification portion of the website.  Questions or comments may be directed to Lindsey Bailes at (903) 630-7965, or lindsey.bailes@southside.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements of other than historical fact that are contained in this press release and in other written material, documents and oral statements issued by or on behalf of the Company may be considered to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of and subject to the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date.  These statements may include words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “appear,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “likely,” “intend,” “probability,” “risk,” “target,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” and similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements are statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, expectations, objectives, goals, anticipations, assumptions and estimates about the Company's future performance and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  For example, discussions about trends in asset quality, capital, liquidity, the pace of loan and revenue growth, the Company's ability to sell nonperforming assets, expense reductions, planned operational efficiencies, earnings, successful integration of completed acquisitions and certain market risk disclosures, including the impact of interest rates, tax reform and other economic factors, are based upon information presently available to management and are dependent on choices about key model characteristics and assumptions and are subject to various limitations.  By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future.  The most recent factor that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial position, operations and prospects, including our ability to continue our business activities in certain communities we serve, the duration of the pandemic and its continued effects on financial markets, a reduction in financial transactions and business activities resulting in decreased deposits and reduced loan originations, increases in unemployment rates impacting our borrowers' ability to repay their loans, our ability to manage liquidity in a rapidly changing and unpredictable market, additional interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve and other government actions in response to the pandemic, including additional quarantines, regulations or laws enacted to counter the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.
Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, under “Part I - Item 1. Forward Looking Information” and “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and the quarter ended June 30, 2020, under Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors” and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to announce publicly the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.
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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Summary (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

As of
20202019
Sep 30,Jun 30,Mar 31,Dec 31,Sep 30,
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks$81,643 $81,271 $71,727 $66,949 $92,300 
Interest earning deposits14,561 19,535 40,486 43,748 22,524 
Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value2,633,519 2,679,521 2,813,024 2,358,597 2,240,381 
Securities held to maturity, at net carrying value115,089 120,384 134,491 134,863 140,955 
Total securities2,748,608 2,799,905 2,947,515 2,493,460 2,381,336 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost35,860 55,689 54,696 50,087 45,039 
Loans held for sale8,686 3,392 1,830 383 1,000 
Loans3,789,975 3,852,571 3,601,002 3,568,204 3,499,917 
Less: Allowance for loan losses
(55,110)(59,868)(53,638)(24,797)(25,129)
Net loans3,734,865 3,792,703 3,547,364 3,543,407 3,474,788 
Premises & equipment, net147,169 147,715 146,212 143,912 141,683 
Goodwill201,116 201,116 201,116 201,116 201,116 
Other intangible assets, net10,569 11,450 12,381 13,361 14,391 
Bank owned life insurance114,928 114,248 101,066 100,498 99,916 
Other assets92,955 102,587 149,245 91,992 67,982 
Total assets$7,190,960 $7,329,611 $7,273,638 $6,748,913 $6,542,075 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Noninterest bearing deposits$1,363,228 $1,398,179 $1,065,708 $1,040,112 $1,038,695 
Interest bearing deposits3,739,798 3,672,365 3,673,415 3,662,657 3,452,072 
Total deposits5,103,026 5,070,544 4,739,123 4,702,769 4,490,767 
Other borrowings and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings994,512 1,165,463 1,492,270 1,001,102 988,577 
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt
issuance costs
98,708 98,663 98,619 98,576 98,532 
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs60,254 60,253 60,251 60,250 60,249 
Other liabilities95,312 117,083 87,575 81,636 93,497 
          Total liabilities6,351,812 6,512,006 6,477,838 5,944,333 5,731,622 
Shareholders' equity839,148 817,605 795,800 804,580 810,453 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$7,190,960 $7,329,611 $7,273,638 $6,748,913 $6,542,075 


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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended
20202019
Sep 30,Jun 30,Mar 31,Dec 31,Sep 30,
Income Statement:
Total interest income$55,677 $58,495 $60,752 $60,533 $60,555 
Total interest expense9,091 11,224 16,051 17,357 18,182 
Net interest income46,586 47,271 44,701 43,176 42,373 
Provision for credit losses (1)
(4,746)5,245 25,247 2,508 1,005 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses51,332 42,026 19,454 40,668 41,368 
Noninterest income
Deposit services
6,129 5,532 6,279 6,647 6,753 
Net gain on sale of securities available for sale
78 2,662 5,541 42 42 
Gain on sale of loans
1,071 683 170 104 131 
Trust fees
1,253 1,221 1,305 1,685 1,523 
Bank owned life insurance
680 650 569 582 622 
Brokerage services
564 499 580 531 555 
Other
1,366 946 1,054 874 1,485 
Total noninterest income
11,141 12,193 15,498 10,465 11,111 
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits
19,344 18,629 19,643 19,406 18,388 
Net occupancy
3,595 3,668 3,311 3,234 3,430 
Advertising, travel & entertainment
519 292 832 791 593 
ATM expense
271 233 224 236 232 
Professional fees
961 1,082 1,195 1,142 1,192 
Software and data processing
1,215 1,295 1,227 1,259 1,116 
Communications
495 506 493 485 480 
FDIC insurance
469 174 25 — — 
Amortization of intangibles
881 931 980 1,030 1,080 
Other (1)
3,866 3,046 2,590 3,361 2,515 
Total noninterest expense
31,616 29,856 30,520 30,944 29,026 
Income before income tax expense30,857 24,363 4,432 20,189 23,453 
Income tax expense3,783 2,809 479 2,854 3,661 
Net income$27,074 $21,554 $3,953 $17,335 $19,792 
Common Share Data:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding33,047 33,016 33,691 33,790 33,773 
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding33,098 33,083 33,805 33,934 33,901 
Common shares outstanding end of period33,072 33,032 33,012 33,823 33,795 
Earnings per common share
Basic
$0.82 $0.65 $0.12 $0.51 $0.59 
Diluted
0.82 0.65 0.12 0.51 0.58 
Book value per common share25.37 24.75 24.11 23.79 23.98 
Tangible book value per common share (2)
18.97 18.32 17.64 17.45 17.60 
Cash dividends paid per common share0.31 0.31 0.31 0.34 0.31 
Selected Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets1.48 %1.17 %0.23 %1.03 %1.23 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity12.89 10.82 1.93 8.42 9.78 
Return on average tangible common equity (2)
17.73 15.24 3.11 11.97 13.96 
Average yield on earning assets (FTE) (2)
3.57 3.69 4.06 4.12 4.28 
Average rate on interest bearing liabilities0.73 0.87 1.30 1.46 1.60 
Net interest spread (FTE) (2)
2.84 2.82 2.76 2.66 2.68 
Net interest margin (FTE) (2)
3.02 3.02 3.03 2.98 3.03 
Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities131.92 129.03 126.22 128.00 128.33 
Noninterest expense to average total assets1.73 1.63 1.78 1.85 1.80 
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (2)
50.07 48.29 51.91 53.87 50.53 
(1)Upon adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for credit losses is the sum of the provision for loan losses and the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures. Prior to the adoption of CECL, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.
(2)Refer to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.
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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
20202019
Sep 30,Jun 30,Mar 31,Dec 31,Sep 30,
Nonperforming Assets:$16,822 $17,600 $17,403 $17,449 $29,747 
Nonaccrual loans (1)
5,971 5,639 5,221 4,963 17,148 
Accruing loans past due more than 90 days (1)
— — — — — 
Troubled debt restructured loans (2)
10,307 11,367 11,448 12,014 11,683 
Other real estate owned536 586 734 472 912 
Repossessed assets— — 
Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonaccruing loans to total loans0.16 %0.15 %0.14 %0.14 %0.49 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccruing loans922.96 1,061.68 1,027.35 499.64 146.54 
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets327.61 340.16 308.21 142.11 84.48 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans1.45 1.55 1.49 0.69 0.72 
Nonperforming assets to total assets0.23 0.24 0.24 0.26 0.45 
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans0.04 0.01 0.06 0.32 0.07 
Capital Ratios:
Shareholders’ equity to total assets11.67 11.15 10.94 11.92 12.39 
Common equity tier 1 capital14.24 13.68 12.81 14.07 14.19 
Tier 1 risk-based capital15.63 15.06 14.13 15.46 15.61 
Total risk-based capital19.03 18.51 17.35 18.43 18.65 
Tier 1 leverage capital9.50 9.05 9.45 10.18 10.46 
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets (3)
8.99 8.50 8.25 9.03 9.40 
Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets11.49 10.86 11.94 12.28 12.54 

(1)Prior to the adoption of CECL, excluded purchased credit impaired loans measured at fair value at acquisition if the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected from those sales could be reasonably estimated.
(2)Prior to the adoption of CECL, included $0.8 million in PCI loans restructured as of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019.
(3)Refer to the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.
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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended
20202019
Loan Portfolio CompositionSep 30,Jun 30,Mar 31,Dec 31,Sep 30,
Real Estate Loans:
Construction
$610,394 $570,801 $603,952 $644,948 $621,040 
1-4 Family Residential
738,343 761,815 787,875 787,562 792,638 
Commercial
1,327,233 1,406,541 1,350,818 1,250,208 1,236,307 
Commercial Loans629,170 639,162 383,984 401,521 382,077 
Municipal Loans387,286 377,428 375,934 383,960 366,906 
Loans to Individuals97,549 96,824 98,439 100,005 100,949 
Total Loans$3,789,975 $3,852,571 $3,601,002 $3,568,204 $3,499,917 
Summary of Changes in Allowances:
Allowance for Loan Losses
Balance at beginning of period$59,868 $53,638 $24,797 $25,129 $24,705 
Impact of CECL adoption (1) - cumulative effect adjustment
— — 5,072 — — 
Impact of CECL adoption - purchased loans with credit deterioration— — 231 — — 
Loans charged-off(718)(546)(995)(3,251)(1,000)
Recoveries of loans charged-off361 436 451 411 419 
  Net loans (charged-off) recovered(357)(110)(544)(2,840)(581)
Provision for (reversal of) for loan losses(4,401)6,340 24,082 2,508 1,005 
Balance at end of period$55,110 $59,868 $53,638 $24,797 $25,129 
Allowance for Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures
Balance at beginning of period$6,365 $7,460 $1,455 $1,540 $1,859 
Impact of CECL adoption (1)
— — 4,840 — — 
Provision for (reversal of) off-balance-sheet credit exposures (2)
(345)(1,095)1,165 (85)(319)
Balance at end of period$6,020 $6,365 $7,460 $1,455 $1,540 
Total Allowance for Credit Losses$61,130 $66,233 $61,098 $26,252 $26,669 

(1)We adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” on January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss model with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as current expected credit losses (“CECL”). Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020, resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax.
(2)Prior to the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.
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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20202019
Income Statement:
Total interest income$174,924 $180,254 
Total interest expense36,366 53,625 
Net interest income138,558 126,629 
Provision for credit losses (1)
25,746 2,593 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses112,812 124,036 
Noninterest income
Deposit services
17,940 19,391 
Net gain on sale of securities available for sale
8,281 714 
Gain on sale of loans
1,924 405 
Trust fees
3,779 4,584 
Bank owned life insurance
1,899 1,725 
Brokerage services
1,643 1,549 
Other
3,366 3,535 
Total noninterest income
38,832 31,903 
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits
57,616 54,325 
Net occupancy
10,574 9,894 
Advertising, travel & entertainment
1,643 2,173 
ATM expense
728 658 
Professional fees
3,238 3,575 
Software and data processing
3,737 3,278 
Communications
1,494 1,456 
FDIC insurance
668 859 
Amortization of intangibles
2,792 3,388 
Other (1)
9,502 8,747 
Total noninterest expense
91,992 88,353 
Income before income tax expense59,652 67,586 
Income tax expense7,071 10,367 
Net income$52,581 $57,219 
Common Share Data:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding33,250 33,732 
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding33,331 33,878 
Common shares outstanding end of period33,072 33,795 
Earnings per common share
Basic
$1.58 $1.70 
Diluted
1.58 1.69 
Book value per common share25.37 23.98 
Tangible book value per common share (2)
18.97 17.60 
Cash dividends paid per common share0.93 0.92 
Selected Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets0.98 %1.21 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity8.56 9.93 
Return on average tangible common equity (2)
12.05 14.47 
Average yield on earning assets (FTE) (2)
3.77 4.34 
Average rate on interest bearing liabilities0.96 1.61 
Net interest spread (FTE) (2)
2.81 2.73 
Net interest margin (FTE) (2)
3.02 3.09 
Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities129.07 128.34 
Noninterest expense to average total assets1.71 1.87 
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (2)
50.06 51.85 

(1)Upon adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for credit losses is the sum of the provision for loan losses and the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures. Prior to the adoption of CECL, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.
(2)Refer to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.
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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20202019
Nonperforming Assets:$16,822 $29,747 
Nonaccrual loans (1)
5,971 17,148 
Accruing loans past due more than 90 days (1)
— — 
Troubled debt restructured loans (2)
10,307 11,683 
Other real estate owned536 912 
Repossessed assets
Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonaccruing loans to total loans0.16 %0.49 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccruing loans922.96 146.54 
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets327.61 84.48 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans1.45 0.72 
Nonperforming assets to total assets0.23 0.45 
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans0.04 0.18 
Capital Ratios:
Shareholders’ equity to total assets11.67 12.39 
Common equity tier 1 capital14.24 14.19 
Tier 1 risk-based capital15.63 15.61 
Total risk-based capital19.03 18.65 
Tier 1 leverage capital9.50 10.46 
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets (3)
8.99 9.40 
Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets11.42 12.21 

(1)Prior to the adoption of CECL, excluded purchased credit impaired loans measured at fair value at acquisition if the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected from those sales could be reasonably estimated.
(2)Prior to the adoption of CECL, included $0.8 million in PCI loans restructured as of September 30, 2019.
(3)Refer to the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.
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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Loan Portfolio Composition20202019
Real Estate Loans:
Construction
$610,394 $621,040 
1-4 Family Residential
738,343 792,638 
Commercial
1,327,233 1,236,307 
Commercial Loans629,170 382,077 
Municipal Loans387,286 366,906 
Loans to Individuals97,549 100,949 
Total Loans$3,789,975 $3,499,917 
Summary of Changes in Allowances:
Allowance for Loan Losses
Balance at beginning of period$24,797 $27,019 
Impact of CECL adoption (1) - cumulative effect adjustment
5,072 — 
Impact of CECL adoption - purchased loans with credit deterioration231 — 
Loans charged-off(2,259)(5,682)
Recoveries of loans charged-off1,248 1,199 
  Net loans (charged-off) recovered(1,011)(4,483)
Provision for (reversal of) for loan losses26,021 2,593 
Balance at end of period$55,110 $25,129 
Allowance for Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures
Balance at beginning of period$1,455 $1,890 
Impact of CECL adoption (1)
4,840 — 
Provision for (reversal of) off-balance-sheet credit exposures (2)
(275)(350)
Balance at end of period$6,020 $1,540 
Total Allowance for Credit Losses$61,130 $26,669 

(1)We adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” on January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss model with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as current expected credit losses (“CECL”). Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020, resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax.
(2)Prior to the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

The tables that follow show average earning assets and interest bearing liabilities together with the average yield on the earning assets and the average rate of the interest bearing liabilities for the periods presented. The interest and related yields presented are on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are therefore non-GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for more information.
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Average BalanceInterestAverage Yield/RateAverage BalanceInterestAverage Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans (1)
$3,815,989 $38,842 4.05 %$3,826,383 $39,766 4.18 %
Loans held for sale3,934 31 3.13 %3,213 28 3.50 %
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)
145,724 1,175 3.21 %94,247 732 3.12 %
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
1,295,179 11,418 3.51 %1,320,772 11,560 3.52 %
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,209,913 7,048 2.32 %1,359,941 9,044 2.67 %
Total securities
2,650,816 19,641 2.95 %2,774,960 21,336 3.09 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments60,528 249 1.64 %67,582 360 2.14 %
Interest earning deposits17,668 17 0.38 %24,097 23 0.38 %
Total earning assets6,548,935 58,780 3.57 %6,696,235 61,513 3.69 %
Cash and due from banks80,368 78,326 
Accrued interest and other assets699,351 660,411 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(61,212)(55,908)
Total assets$7,267,442 $7,379,064 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts$461,895 192 0.17 %$426,420 187 0.18 %
Certificates of deposits1,172,179 3,568 1.21 %1,187,665 4,817 1.63 %
Interest bearing demand accounts2,069,751 1,102 0.21 %2,013,770 1,225 0.24 %
Total interest bearing deposits3,703,825 4,862 0.52 %3,627,855 6,229 0.69 %
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings1,037,855 2,369 0.91 %1,197,097 2,929 0.98 %
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs98,686 1,427 5.75 %98,641 1,412 5.76 %
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs60,253 378 2.50 %60,252 491 3.28 %
Other borrowings63,526 55 0.34 %205,724 163 0.32 %
Total interest bearing liabilities4,964,145 9,091 0.73 %5,189,569 11,224 0.87 %
Noninterest bearing deposits1,371,748 1,310,651 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities96,219 77,431 
Total liabilities6,432,112 6,577,651 
Shareholders’ equity835,330 801,413 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$7,267,442 $7,379,064 
Net interest income (FTE)$49,689 $50,289 
Net interest margin (FTE)3.02 %3.02 %
Net interest spread (FTE)2.84 %2.82 %

(1)Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, loans totaling $6.0 million and $5.6 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Average BalanceInterestAverage Yield/RateAverage BalanceInterestAverage Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans (1)
$3,587,143 $42,554 4.77 %$3,540,274 $43,166 4.84 %
Loans held for sale831 4.36 %1,114 3.21 %
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)
70,293 512 2.93 %10,083 86 3.38 %
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
888,906 7,837 3.55 %699,868 6,431 3.65 %
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,598,374 11,534 2.90 %1,674,503 12,197 2.89 %
Total securities
2,557,573 19,883 3.13 %2,384,454 18,714 3.11 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments62,976 425 2.71 %59,743 437 2.90 %
Interest earning deposits40,236 180 1.80 %44,039 247 2.23 %
Total earning assets6,248,759 63,051 4.06 %6,029,624 62,573 4.12 %
Cash and due from banks76,739 72,018 
Accrued interest and other assets611,017 574,124 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(30,373)(25,618)
Total assets$6,906,142 $6,650,148 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts$384,863 237 0.25 %$372,798 262 0.28 %
Certificates of deposit1,362,427 6,346 1.87 %1,204,392 6,172 2.03 %
Interest bearing demand accounts1,975,837 3,336 0.68 %1,936,969 4,067 0.83 %
Total interest bearing deposits3,723,127 9,919 1.07 %3,514,159 10,501 1.19 %
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings999,070 3,974 1.60 %1,019,844 4,716 1.83 %
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs98,597 1,411 5.76 %98,554 1,426 5.74 %
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs60,234 600 4.01 %60,250 643 4.23 %
Other borrowings69,846 147 0.85 %17,874 71 1.58 %
Total interest bearing liabilities4,950,874 16,051 1.30 %4,710,681 17,357 1.46 %
Noninterest bearing deposits1,042,341 1,049,211 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities88,168 73,408 
Total liabilities6,081,383 5,833,300 
Shareholders’ equity824,759 816,848 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$6,906,142 $6,650,148 
Net interest income (FTE)$47,000 $45,216 
Net interest margin (FTE)3.03 %2.98 %
Net interest spread (FTE)2.76 %2.66 %

(1)Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, loans totaling $5.2 million and $5.0 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.


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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
Average BalanceInterestAverage Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans (1)
$3,477,187 $43,780 5.00 %
Loans held for sale2,497 26 4.13 %
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)
3,000 26 3.44 %
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
555,835 5,328 3.80 %
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,660,331 12,569 3.00 %
Total securities
2,219,166 17,923 3.20 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments57,108 422 2.93 %
Interest earning deposits26,746 206 3.06 %
Total earning assets5,782,704 62,357 4.28 %
Cash and due from banks73,815 
Accrued interest and other assets570,657 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(24,938)
Total assets$6,402,238 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts$367,615 270 0.29 %
Certificates of deposit1,118,410 6,011 2.13 %
Interest bearing demand accounts1,966,764 5,085 1.03 %
Total interest bearing deposits3,452,789 11,366 1.31 %
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings881,088 4,647 2.09 %
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs98,511 1,425 5.74 %
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs60,248 685 4.51 %
Other borrowings13,401 59 1.75 %
Total interest bearing liabilities4,506,037 18,182 1.60 %
Noninterest bearing deposits1,020,325 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities72,923 
Total liabilities5,599,285 
Shareholders’ equity802,953 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$6,402,238 
Net interest income (FTE)$44,175 
Net interest margin (FTE)3.03 %
Net interest spread (FTE)2.68 %

(1)Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of September 30, 2019, loans totaling $17.1 million were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Average BalanceInterestAverage Yield/RateAverage BalanceInterestAverage Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Loans (1)
$3,743,437 $121,162 4.32 %$3,387,719 $129,549 5.11 %
Loans held for sale2,664 68 3.41 %1,698 54 4.25 %
Securities:
Taxable investment securities (2)
103,576 2,419 3.12 %3,000 81 3.61 %
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
1,168,749 30,815 3.52 %557,961 15,573 3.73 %
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,388,754 27,626 2.66 %1,662,715 38,289 3.08 %
Total securities
2,661,079 60,860 3.05 %2,223,676 53,943 3.24 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments63,683 1,034 2.17 %54,407 1,217 2.99 %
Interest earning deposits27,299 220 1.08 %52,345 1,003 2.56 %
Federal funds sold— — — 3,639 86 3.16 %
Total earning assets6,498,162 183,344 3.77 %5,723,484 185,852 4.34 %
Cash and due from banks78,484 78,539 
Accrued interest and other assets656,952 538,248 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(49,208)(25,604)
Total assets$7,184,390 $6,314,667 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Savings accounts$424,530 616 0.19 %$364,520 790 0.29 %
Certificates of deposit1,240,506 14,731 1.59 %1,130,561 17,569 2.08 %
Interest bearing demand accounts2,019,968 5,663 0.37 %1,973,024 15,705 1.06 %
Total interest bearing deposits3,685,004 21,010 0.76 %3,468,105 34,064 1.31 %
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings1,077,861 9,272 1.15 %817,978 13,003 2.13 %
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs98,642 4,250 5.76 %98,470 4,235 5.75 %
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs60,252 1,469 3.26 %60,247 2,132 4.73 %
Other borrowings112,851 365 0.43 %14,894 191 1.71 %
Total interest bearing liabilities5,034,610 36,366 0.96 %4,459,694 53,625 1.61 %
Noninterest bearing deposits1,242,055 1,007,263 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities87,170 76,963 
Total liabilities6,363,835 5,543,920 
Shareholders’ equity820,555 770,747 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$7,184,390 $6,314,667 
Net interest income (FTE)$146,978 $132,227 
Net interest margin (FTE)3.02 %3.09 %
Net interest spread (FTE)2.81 %2.73 %

(1)Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of September 30, 2020 and 2019, loans totaling $6.0 million and $17.1 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
The following tables set forth the reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity, book value per share to tangible book value per share, net interest income to net interest income adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 21% marginal tax rate for interest earned on tax-exempt assets such as municipal loans and investment securities, along with the calculation of total revenue, adjusted noninterest expense, efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread (FTE) for the applicable periods presented.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
20202019September 30,
Sep 30,Jun 30,Mar 31,Dec 31,Sep 30,20202019
Reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity:
Net income$27,074 $21,554 $3,953 $17,335 $19,792 $52,581 $57,219 
After-tax amortization expense696 735 774 814 853 2,206 2,677 
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders$27,770 $22,289 $4,727 $18,149 $20,645 $54,787 $59,896 
Average shareholders' equity$835,330 $801,413 $824,759 $816,848 $802,953 $820,555 $770,747 
Less: Average intangibles for the period(212,221)(213,135)(214,104)(215,101)(216,169)(213,150)(217,283)
   Average tangible shareholders' equity$623,109 $588,278 $610,655 $601,747 $586,784 $607,405 $553,464 
Return on average tangible common equity17.73 %15.24 %3.11 %11.97 %13.96 %12.05 %14.47 %
Reconciliation of book value per share to tangible book value per share:
Common equity at end of period$839,148 $817,605 $795,800 $804,580 $810,453 $839,148 $810,453 
Less: Intangible assets at end of period(211,685)(212,566)(213,497)(214,477)(215,507)(211,685)(215,507)
Tangible common shareholders' equity at end of period$627,463 $605,039 $582,303 $590,103 $594,946 $627,463 $594,946 
Total assets at end of period$7,190,960 $7,329,611 $7,273,638 $6,748,913 $6,542,075 $7,190,960 $6,542,075 
Less: Intangible assets at end of period(211,685)(212,566)(213,497)(214,477)(215,507)(211,685)(215,507)
Tangible assets at end of period$6,979,275 $7,117,045 $7,060,141 $6,534,436 $6,326,568 $6,979,275 $6,326,568 
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets8.99 %8.50 %8.25 %9.03 %9.40 %8.99 %9.40 %
Common shares outstanding end of period33,072 33,032 33,012 33,823 33,795 33,072 33,795 
Tangible book value per common share$18.97 $18.32 $17.64 $17.45 $17.60 $18.97 $17.60 
Reconciliation of efficiency ratio to efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin to net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread to net interest spread (FTE):
Net interest income (GAAP)$46,586 $47,271 $44,701 $43,176 $42,373 $138,558 $126,629 
Tax equivalent adjustments:
Loans688 679 668 653 641 2,035 1,837 
Tax-exempt investment securities2,415 2,339 1,631 1,387 1,161 6,385 3,761 
Net interest income (FTE) (1)
49,689 50,289 47,000 45,216 44,175 146,978 132,227 
Noninterest income11,141 12,193 15,498 10,465 11,111 38,832 31,903 
Nonrecurring income (2)
(78)(2,662)(5,541)(42)(42)(8,281)(428)
Total revenue$60,752 $59,820 $56,957 $55,639 $55,244 $177,529 $163,702 
Noninterest expense$31,616 $29,856 $30,520 $30,944 $29,026 $91,992 $88,353 
Pre-tax amortization expense(881)(931)(980)(1,030)(1,080)(2,792)(3,388)
Nonrecurring expense (3)
(315)(39)29 56 (33)(325)(82)
Adjusted noninterest expense$30,420 $28,886 $29,569 $29,970 $27,913 $88,875 $84,883 
Efficiency ratio52.77 %50.85 %54.10 %55.92 %52.23 %52.55 %53.69 %
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (1)
50.07 %48.29 %51.91 %53.87 %50.53 %50.06 %51.85 %
Average earning assets$6,548,935 $6,696,235 $6,248,759 $6,029,624 $5,782,704 $6,498,162 $5,723,484 
Net interest margin2.83 %2.84 %2.88 %2.84 %2.91 %2.85 %2.96 %
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)
3.02 %3.02 %3.03 %2.98 %3.03 %3.02 %3.09 %
Net interest spread2.65 %2.64 %2.61 %2.52 %2.55 %2.64 %2.60 %
Net interest spread (FTE) (1)
2.84 %2.82 %2.76 %2.66 %2.68 %2.81 %2.73 %
(1)These amounts are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are non-GAAP measures.
(2)These adjustments may include net gain and loss on sale of securities available for sale and loss on fair value hedges, in the periods where applicable.
(3)These adjustments may include foreclosure expenses, in the periods where applicable.
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