TUPELO, Miss., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Renasant Corporation NYSE: RNST (the “Company”) today announced earnings results for the third quarter of 2024.

(Dollars in thousands, except earnings per share)	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2024		Jun 30, 2024		Sep 30, 2023			Sep 30, 2024		Sep 30, 2023
Net income and earnings per share:
Net income	$	72,455	$	38,846	$	41,833		$	150,710	$	116,554
After-tax gain on sale of insurance agency		38,951		—		—			38,951		—
After-tax loss on sale of securities (including impairments)		—		—		—			—		(17,859	)
Basic EPS		1.18		0.69		0.75			2.60		2.08
Diluted EPS		1.18		0.69		0.74			2.59		2.07
Adjusted diluted EPS (Non-GAAP)(1)		0.70		0.69		0.74			2.03		2.38
Impact to diluted EPS from after-tax gain on sale of insurance agency		0.63		—		—			0.67		—
Impact to diluted EPS from after-tax loss on sale of securities (including impairments)		—		—		—			—		(0.31	)

“The financial results for the quarter reflect solid performance and balance sheet strength,” remarked C. Mitchell Waycaster, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “We were pleased to receive shareholder approval today and look forward to completing our merger with The First in the first half of 2025, pending all required regulatory approvals and satisfaction of all other conditions.”

Quarterly Highlights

Merger Agreement with The First Bancshares, Inc. and Other Transactions

• On July 29, 2024, the Company announced its merger with The First Bancshares, Inc. (“The First”). Today, the shareholders of both Renasant and The First approved the merger and the related issuance of shares of Renasant common stock to the shareholders of The First
• On July 31, 2024, Renasant completed its public offering of an aggregate of 7,187,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $32.00 per share. The net proceeds of the offering after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses were approximately $217.0 million
• Effective July 1, 2024, Renasant sold the assets of its insurance agency for cash proceeds of $56.4 million, recognizing a positive after-tax impact to earnings of $34.1 million, which is net of transaction expenses

Earnings

• Net income for the third quarter of 2024 was $72.5 million; diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ were $1.18 and $0.70, respectively
• Net interest income (fully tax equivalent) for the third quarter of 2024 was $133.6 million, up $6.0 million on a linked quarter basis
• For the third quarter of 2024, net interest margin was 3.36%, up 5 basis points on a linked quarter basis
• Cost of total deposits was 2.51% for the third quarter of 2024, up 4 basis points on a linked quarter basis
• Noninterest income increased $50.5 million on a linked quarter basis primarily due to the $53.3 million pre-tax gain on the insurance agency sale, offset by the loss of insurance commissions as a result of the sale
• Mortgage banking income decreased $1.3 million on a linked quarter basis. The mortgage division generated $543.6 million in interest rate lock volume in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $16.7 million on a linked quarter basis. Gain on sale margin was 1.56% for the third quarter of 2024, down 13 basis points on a linked quarter basis
• Noninterest expense increased $10.0 million on a linked quarter basis. Merger and conversion expenses of $11.3 million for the third quarter of 2024 related to both the announced merger with The First and the insurance agency sale contributed to the increase

Balance Sheet

• Loans increased $22.9 million on a linked quarter basis, representing 0.7% annualized net loan growth
• Securities decreased $9.0 million on a linked quarter basis. Cash flows related to principal payments reduced securities by $43.4 million which was offset by a positive fair market value adjustment in our available-for-sale portfolio of $34.4 million
• Deposits at September 30, 2024 increased $254.5 million on a linked quarter basis. Brokered deposits decreased $31.8 million on a linked quarter basis to $126.8 million at September 30, 2024. Noninterest bearing deposits decreased $9.7 million on a linked quarter basis and represented 24.3% of total deposits at September 30, 2024

Capital and Stock Repurchase Program

• Book value per share and tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ increased 0.1% and 8.9%, respectively, on a linked quarter basis
• Effective October 22, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $100.0 million stock repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock either in open market purchases or privately-negotiated transactions. This plan replaces the Company’s $100.0 million stock repurchase program that expired in October 2024. There was no buyback activity during the third quarter of 2024

Credit Quality

• The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $0.9 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2024
• The ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.59% at September 30, 2024, unchanged on a linked quarter basis
• The coverage ratio, or the allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming loans, was 168.07% at September 30, 2024, compared to 203.88% at June 30, 2024
• Net loan charge-offs for the third quarter of 2024 were $0.7 million, or 0.02% of average loans on an annualized basis
• Nonperforming loans to total loans increased to 0.94% at September 30, 2024 compared to 0.78% at June 30, 2024, and criticized loans (which include classified and Special Mention loans) to total loans increased to 3.02% at September 30, 2024, compared to 2.62% at June 30, 2024

⁽¹⁾ This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release from GAAP to non-GAAP is included in the tables at the end of this release. The information below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” explains why the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures in this release provide useful information and describes the other purposes for which the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures.

Income Statement

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Three Months Ended															Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023		Sep 30, 2023				Sep 30, 2024			Sep 30, 2023
Interest income
Loans held for investment	$	202,655		$	198,397		$	192,390		$	188,535	$	181,129			$	593,442		$	516,114
Loans held for sale		4,212			3,530			2,308			3,329		3,751				10,050			8,478
Securities		10,304			10,410			10,700			10,728		10,669				31,414			39,760
Other		11,872			7,874			7,781			7,839		10,128				27,527			22,536
Total interest income		229,043			220,211			213,179			210,431		205,677				662,433			586,888
Interest expense
Deposits		90,787			87,621			82,613			77,168		70,906				261,021			155,163
Borrowings		7,258			7,564			7,276			7,310		7,388				22,098			38,351
Total interest expense		98,045			95,185			89,889			84,478		78,294				283,119			193,514
Net interest income		130,998			125,026			123,290			125,953		127,383				379,314			393,374
Provision for credit losses
Provision for loan losses		1,210			4,300			2,638			2,518		5,315				8,148			16,275
Recovery of unfunded commitments		(275	)		(1,000	)		(200	)		—		(700	)			(1,475	)		(3,200	)
Total provision for credit losses		935			3,300			2,438			2,518		4,615				6,673			13,075
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		130,063			121,726			120,852			123,435		122,768				372,641			380,299
Noninterest income		89,299			38,762			41,381			20,356		38,200				169,442			92,719
Noninterest expense		121,983			111,976			112,912			111,880		108,369				346,871			327,742
Income before income taxes		97,379			48,512			49,321			31,911		52,599				195,212			145,276
Income taxes		24,924			9,666			9,912			3,787		10,766				44,502			28,722
Net income	$	72,455		$	38,846		$	39,409		$	28,124	$	41,833			$	150,710		$	116,554
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)(1)	$	42,960		$	38,846		$	36,572		$	42,887	$	41,833			$	118,588		$	134,413
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”) (non-GAAP)(1)	$	56,238		$	51,812		$	48,231		$	52,614	$	57,214			$	156,281		$	180,789
Basic earnings per share	$	1.18		$	0.69		$	0.70		$	0.50	$	0.75			$	2.60		$	2.08
Diluted earnings per share		1.18			0.69			0.70			0.50		0.74				2.59			2.07
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)(1)		0.70			0.69			0.65			0.76		0.74				2.03			2.38
Average basic shares outstanding		61,217,094			56,342,909			56,208,348			56,141,628		56,138,618				57,934,806			56,085,556
Average diluted shares outstanding		61,632,448			56,684,626			56,531,078			56,611,217		56,523,887				58,297,554			56,393,957
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.22		$	0.22		$	0.22		$	0.22	$	0.22			$	0.66		$	0.66

⁽¹⁾ This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release from GAAP to non-GAAP is included in the tables at the end of this release. The information below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” explains why the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures in this release provide useful information and describes the other purposes for which the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures.

Performance Ratios

	Three Months Ended											Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2024		Jun 30, 2024		Mar 31, 2024		Dec 31, 2023		Sep 30, 2023			Sep 30, 2024		Sep 30, 2023
Return on average assets	1.63	%	0.90	%	0.92	%	0.65	%	0.96	%		1.16	%	0.90	%
Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)(1)	0.97		0.90		0.86		0.99		0.96			0.91		1.04
Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)(1)	1.75		0.98		1.00		0.71		1.05			1.25		0.99
Adjusted return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)(1)	1.05		0.98		0.93		1.08		1.05			0.99		1.13
Return on average equity	11.29		6.68		6.85		4.93		7.44			8.38		7.04
Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)(1)	6.69		6.68		6.36		7.53		7.44			6.59		8.12
Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)(1)	18.83		12.04		12.45		9.26		13.95			14.69		13.35
Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)(1)	11.26		12.04		11.58		13.94		13.95			11.61		15.35
Efficiency ratio (fully taxable equivalent)	54.73		67.31		67.52		75.11		64.38			62.33		66.28
Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)(1)	64.62		66.60		68.23		66.18		63.60			66.46		62.61
Dividend payout ratio	18.64		31.88		31.43		44.00		29.33			25.38		31.73

Capital and Balance Sheet Ratios

	As of
	Sep 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023
Shares outstanding		63,564,028			56,367,924			56,304,860			56,142,207			56,140,713
Market value per share	$	32.50		$	30.54		$	31.32		$	33.68		$	26.19
Book value per share		41.82			41.77			41.25			40.92			39.78
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)(1)		26.02			23.89			23.32			22.92			21.76
Shareholders’ equity to assets		14.80	%		13.45	%		13.39	%		13.23	%		13.00	%
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)(1)		9.76			8.16			8.04			7.87			7.55
Leverage ratio		11.32			9.81			9.75			9.62			9.48
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		12.88			10.75			10.59			10.52			10.46
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		13.67			11.53			11.37			11.30			11.25
Total risk-based capital ratio		17.32			15.15			15.00			14.93			14.91

⁽¹⁾ This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release from GAAP to non-GAAP is included in the tables at the end of this release. The information below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” explains why the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures in this release provide useful information and describes the other purposes for which the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures.

Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended													Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2024		Jun 30, 2024		Mar 31, 2024		Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023				Sep 30, 2024		Sep 30, 2023
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	10,438	$	10,286	$	10,506	$	10,603		$	9,743			$	31,230	$	28,596
Fees and commissions		4,116		3,944		3,949		4,130			4,108				12,009		13,771
Insurance commissions		—		2,758		2,716		2,583			3,264				5,474		8,519
Wealth management revenue		5,835		5,684		5,669		5,668			5,986				17,188		16,464
Mortgage banking income		8,447		9,698		11,370		6,592			7,533				29,515		25,821
Gain on sale of insurance agency		53,349		—		—		—			—				53,349		—
Net losses on sales of securities (including impairments)		—		—		—		(19,352	)		—				—		(22,438	)
Gain on extinguishment of debt		—		—		56		620			—				56		—
BOLI income		2,858		2,701		2,691		2,589			2,469				8,250		7,874
Other		4,256		3,691		4,424		6,923			5,097				12,371		14,112
Total noninterest income	$	89,299	$	38,762	$	41,381	$	20,356		$	38,200			$	169,442	$	92,719
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	71,307	$	70,731	$	71,470	$	71,841		$	69,458			$	213,508	$	209,927
Data processing		4,133		3,945		3,807		3,971			3,907				11,885		11,224
Net occupancy and equipment		11,415		11,844		11,389		11,653			11,548				34,648		34,818
Other real estate owned		56		105		107		306			(120	)			268		(39	)
Professional fees		3,189		3,195		3,348		2,854			3,338				9,732		10,817
Advertising and public relations		3,677		3,807		4,886		3,084			3,474				12,370		11,642
Intangible amortization		1,160		1,186		1,212		1,274			1,311				3,558		4,106
Communications		2,176		2,112		2,024		2,026			2,006				6,312		6,212
Merger and conversion related expenses		11,273		—		—		—			—				11,273		—
Other		13,597		15,051		14,669		14,871			13,447				43,317		39,035
Total noninterest expense	$	121,983	$	111,976	$	112,912	$	111,880		$	108,369			$	346,871	$	327,742

Mortgage Banking Income

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended											Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2024		Jun 30, 2024		Mar 31, 2024		Dec 31, 2023		Sep 30, 2023			Sep 30, 2024		Sep 30, 2023
Gain on sales of loans, net	$	4,499	$	5,199	$	4,535	$	1,860	$	3,297		$	14,233	$	12,713
Fees, net		2,646		2,866		1,854		2,010		2,376			7,366		7,041
Mortgage servicing income, net		1,302		1,633		4,981		2,722		1,860			7,916		6,067
Total mortgage banking income	$	8,447	$	9,698	$	11,370	$	6,592	$	7,533		$	29,515	$	25,821

Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands)	As of
	Sep 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,275,620		$	851,906		$	844,400		$	801,351		$	741,156
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost		1,150,531			1,174,663			1,199,111			1,221,464			1,245,595
Securities available for sale, at fair value		764,844			749,685			764,486			923,279			909,108
Loans held for sale, at fair value		291,735			266,406			191,440			179,756			241,613
Loans held for investment		12,627,648			12,604,755			12,500,525			12,351,230			12,168,023
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(200,378	)		(199,871	)		(201,052	)		(198,578	)		(197,773	)
Loans, net		12,427,270			12,404,884			12,299,473			12,152,652			11,970,250
Premises and equipment, net		280,550			280,966			282,193			283,195			284,368
Other real estate owned		9,136			7,366			9,142			9,622			9,258
Goodwill and other intangibles		1,004,136			1,008,062			1,009,248			1,010,460			1,011,735
Bank-owned life insurance		389,138			387,791			385,186			382,584			379,945
Mortgage servicing rights		71,990			72,092			71,596			91,688			90,241
Other assets		293,890			306,570			289,466			304,484			298,352
Total assets	$	17,958,840		$	17,510,391		$	17,345,741		$	17,360,535		$	17,181,621
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	3,529,801		$	3,539,453		$	3,516,164		$	3,583,675		$	3,734,197
Interest-bearing		10,979,950			10,715,760			10,720,999			10,493,110			10,422,913
Total deposits		14,509,751			14,255,213			14,237,163			14,076,785			14,157,110
Short-term borrowings		108,732			232,741			108,121			307,577			107,662
Long-term debt		433,177			428,677			428,047			429,400			427,399
Other liabilities		249,102			239,059			250,060			249,390			256,127
Total liabilities		15,300,762			15,155,690			15,023,391			15,063,152			14,948,298
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock		332,421			296,483			296,483			296,483			296,483
Treasury stock		(97,251	)		(97,534	)		(99,683	)		(105,249	)		(105,300	)
Additional paid-in capital		1,488,678			1,304,782			1,303,613			1,308,281			1,304,891
Retained earnings		1,063,324			1,005,086			978,880			952,124			936,573
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(129,094	)		(154,116	)		(156,943	)		(154,256	)		(199,324	)
Total shareholders’ equity		2,658,078			2,354,701			2,322,350			2,297,383			2,233,323
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	17,958,840		$	17,510,391		$	17,345,741		$	17,360,535		$	17,181,621

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2024						June 30, 2024						September 30, 2023
	Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/    Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/    Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/    Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Loans held for investment	$	12,584,104	$	204,935	6.47	%	$	12,575,651	$	200,670	6.41	%	$	12,030,109	$	183,521	6.06	%
Loans held for sale		272,110		4,212	6.19	%		219,826		3,530	6.42	%		227,982		3,751	6.58	%
Taxable securities		1,794,421		9,212	2.05	%		1,832,002		9,258	2.02	%		2,097,285		9,459	1.80	%
Tax-exempt securities(1)		262,621		1,390	2.12	%		263,937		1,451	2.20	%		285,588		1,566	2.19	%
Total securities		2,057,042		10,602	2.06	%		2,095,939		10,709	2.04	%		2,382,873		11,025	1.85	%
Interest-bearing balances with banks		894,313		11,872	5.28	%		595,030		7,874	5.32	%		729,049		10,128	5.51	%
Total interest-earning assets		15,807,569		231,621	5.82	%		15,486,446		222,783	5.77	%		15,370,013		208,425	5.39	%
Cash and due from banks		189,425						187,519						180,708
Intangible assets		1,004,701						1,008,638						1,012,460
Other assets		679,901						688,766						672,232
Total assets	$	17,681,596					$	17,371,369					$	17,235,413
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand(2)	$	7,333,508	$	60,326	3.26	%	$	7,094,411	$	56,132	3.17	%	$	6,520,145	$	41,464	2.52	%
Savings deposits		815,545		729	0.36	%		839,638		729	0.35	%		942,619		793	0.33	%
Brokered deposits		150,991		1,998	5.25	%		294,650		3,944	5.37	%		947,387		12,732	5.33	%
Time deposits		2,546,860		27,734	4.33	%		2,487,873		26,816	4.34	%		2,002,506		15,917	3.15	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		10,846,904		90,787	3.32	%		10,716,572		87,621	3.28	%		10,412,657		70,906	2.70	%
Borrowed funds		562,146		7,258	5.14	%		583,965		7,564	5.19	%		564,772		7,388	5.22	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		11,409,050		98,045	3.41	%		11,300,537		95,185	3.38	%		10,977,429		78,294	2.84	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		3,509,266						3,509,109						3,800,160
Other liabilities		209,763						223,992						226,219
Shareholders’ equity		2,553,517						2,337,731						2,231,605
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	17,681,596					$	17,371,369					$	17,235,413
Net interest income/ net interest margin			$	133,576	3.36	%			$	127,598	3.31	%			$	130,131	3.36	%
Cost of funding					2.61	%					2.58	%					2.11	%
Cost of total deposits					2.51	%					2.47	%					1.98	%

⁽¹⁾ U.S. Government and some U.S. Government Agency securities are tax-exempt in the states in which the Company operates.
⁽²⁾ Interest-bearing demand deposits include interest-bearing transactional accounts and money market deposits.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin, continued

(Dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2024						September 30, 2023
	Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/    Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/    Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Loans held for investment	$	12,522,802	$	600,245	6.39	%	$	11,866,662	$	523,040	5.89	%
Loans held for sale		215,978		10,050	6.20	%		175,100		8,478	6.46	%
Taxable securities(1)		1,839,249		27,975	2.03	%		2,402,739		35,129	1.95	%
Tax-exempt securities		265,601		4,346	2.18	%		349,617		6,076	2.32	%
Total securities		2,104,850		32,321	2.05	%		2,752,356		41,205	2.00	%
Interest-bearing balances with banks		687,318		27,527	5.35	%		573,498		22,536	5.25	%
Total interest-earning assets		15,530,948		670,143	5.75	%		15,367,616		595,259	5.18	%
Cash and due from banks		188,485						189,324
Intangible assets		1,007,710						1,012,613
Other assets		694,427						674,476
Total assets	$	17,421,570					$	17,244,029
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand(2)	$	7,128,721	$	168,958	3.16	%	$	6,235,322	$	90,947	1.95	%
Savings deposits		838,443		2,188	0.35	%		999,436		2,432	0.33	%
Brokered deposits		296,550		11,929	5.36	%		719,603		27,445	5.10	%
Time deposits		2,451,733		77,946	4.25	%		1,769,246		34,339	2.59	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		10,715,447		261,021	3.25	%		9,723,607		155,163	2.13	%
Borrowed funds		569,476		22,098	5.17	%		1,026,467		38,351	4.99	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		11,284,923		283,119	3.35	%		10,750,074		193,514	2.41	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		3,512,318						4,073,265
Other liabilities		221,932						208,491
Shareholders’ equity		2,402,397						2,212,199
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	17,421,570					$	17,244,029
Net interest income/ net interest margin			$	387,024	3.32	%			$	401,745	3.49	%
Cost of funding					2.55	%					1.75	%
Cost of total deposits					2.45	%					1.50	%

⁽¹⁾ U.S. Government and some U.S. Government Agency securities are tax-exempt in the states in which the Company operates.
⁽²⁾ Interest-bearing demand deposits include interest-bearing transactional accounts and money market deposits.

Supplemental Margin Information

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Sep 30, 2023				Sep 30, 2024			Sep 30, 2023
Earning asset mix:
Loans held for investment		79.61	%		81.20	%		78.27	%			80.63	%		77.22	%
Loans held for sale		1.72			1.42			1.48				1.39			1.14
Securities		13.01			13.53			15.50				13.55			17.91
Interest-bearing balances with banks		5.66			3.85			4.75				4.43			3.73
Total		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%			100.00	%		100.00	%
Funding sources mix:
Noninterest-bearing demand		23.52	%		23.69	%		25.72	%			23.74	%		27.48	%
Interest-bearing demand(1)		49.16			47.90			44.12				48.18			42.06
Savings		5.47			5.67			6.38				5.67			6.74
Brokered deposits		1.01			1.99			6.41				2.00			4.85
Time deposits		17.07			16.80			13.55				16.57			11.94
Borrowed funds		3.77			3.95			3.82				3.84			6.93
Total		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%			100.00	%		100.00	%
Net interest income collected on problem loans	$	642		$	(146	)	$	(820	)		$	619		$	(64	)
Total accretion on purchased loans		1,089			897			1,290				2,786			3,049
Total impact on net interest income	$	1,731		$	751		$	470			$	3,405		$	2,985
Impact on net interest margin		0.04	%		0.02	%		0.01	%			0.03	%		0.03	%
Impact on loan yield		0.05			0.02			0.02				0.04	%		0.03	%

⁽¹⁾ Interest-bearing demand deposits include interest-bearing transactional accounts and money market deposits.

Loan Portfolio

(Dollars in thousands)	As of
	Sep 30, 2024		Jun 30, 2024		Mar 31, 2024		Dec 31, 2023		Sep 30, 2023
Loan Portfolio:
Commercial, financial, agricultural	$	1,804,961	$	1,847,762	$	1,869,408	$	1,871,821	$	1,819,891
Lease financing		98,159		102,996		107,474		116,020		120,724
Real estate – construction		1,198,838		1,355,425		1,243,535		1,333,397		1,407,364
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgages		3,440,038		3,435,818		3,429,286		3,439,919		3,398,876
Real estate – commercial mortgages		5,995,152		5,766,478		5,753,230		5,486,550		5,313,166
Installment loans to individuals		90,500		96,276		97,592		103,523		108,002
Total loans	$	12,627,648	$	12,604,755	$	12,500,525	$	12,351,230	$	12,168,023

Credit Quality and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans

(Dollars in thousands)	As of
	Sep 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023
Nonperforming Assets:
Nonaccruing loans	$	113,872		$	97,795		$	73,774		$	68,816		$	69,541
Loans 90 days or more past due		5,351			240			451			554			532
Total nonperforming loans		119,223			98,035			74,225			69,370			70,073
Other real estate owned		9,136			7,366			9,142			9,622			9,258
Total nonperforming assets	$	128,359		$	105,401		$	83,367		$	78,992		$	79,331
Criticized Loans
Classified loans	$	218,135		$	191,595		$	206,502		$	166,893		$	186,052
Special Mention loans		163,804			138,343			138,366			99,699			89,858
Criticized loans(1)	$	381,939		$	329,938		$	344,868		$	266,592		$	275,910
Allowance for credit losses on loans	$	200,378		$	199,871		$	201,052		$	198,578		$	197,773
Net loan charge-offs	$	703		$	5,481		$	164		$	1,713		$	1,933
Annualized net loan charge-offs / average loans		0.02	%		0.18	%		0.01	%		0.06	%		0.06	%
Nonperforming loans / total loans		0.94			0.78			0.59			0.56			0.58
Nonperforming assets / total assets		0.71			0.60			0.48			0.46			0.46
Allowance for credit losses on loans / total loans		1.59			1.59			1.61			1.61			1.63
Allowance for credit losses on loans / nonperforming loans		168.07			203.88			270.87			286.26			282.24
Criticized loans / total loans		3.02			2.62			2.76			2.16			2.27

⁽¹⁾ Criticized loans include classified and Special Mention loans.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
A live audio webcast of a conference call with analysts will be available beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (9:00 AM Central Time) on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

The webcast is accessible through Renasant’s investor relations website at www.renasant.com or https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=YvWBKrUB. To access the conference via telephone, dial 1-877-513-1143 in the United States and request the Renasant Corporation 2024 Third Quarter Earnings Webcast and Conference Call. International participants should dial 1-412-902-4145 to access the conference call.

The webcast will be archived on www.renasant.com after the call and will remain accessible for one year. A replay can be accessed via telephone by dialing 1-877-344-7529 in the United States and entering conference number 8626805 or by dialing 1-412-317-0088 internationally and entering the same conference number. Telephone replay access is available until November 6, 2024.

ABOUT RENASANT CORPORATION:
Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 120-year-old financial services institution. Renasant has assets of approximately $18.0 billion and operates 186 banking, lending, mortgage and wealth management offices throughout the Southeast as well as offering factoring and asset-based lending on a nationwide basis.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This press release may contain, or incorporate by reference, statements about Renasant Corporation that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “potential,” “focus,” “possible,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could,” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Forward-looking statements include information about the Company’s future financial performance, business strategy, projected plans and objectives and are based on the current beliefs and expectations of management. The Company’s management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but they are all inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements, and such differences may be material. Prospective investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.

Important factors currently known to management that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the following: (i) the Company’s ability to efficiently integrate acquisitions (including its recently-announced acquisition of The First Bancshares, Inc. described under the “Quarterly Highlights” heading above) into its operations, retain the customers of these businesses, grow the acquired operations and realize the cost savings expected from an acquisition to the extent and in the timeframe anticipated by management (including the possibility that such cost savings will not be realized when expected, or at all, as a result of the impact of, or challenges arising from, the integration of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities into the Company, potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, or as a result of other unexpected factors or events); (ii) potential exposure to unknown or contingent risks and liabilities we have acquired, or may acquire, or target for acquisition, including in connection with the proposed merger with The First Bancshares, Inc.; (iii) the effect of economic conditions and interest rates on a national, regional or international basis; (iv) timing and success of the implementation of changes in operations to achieve enhanced earnings or effect cost savings; (v) competitive pressures in the consumer finance, commercial finance, financial services, asset management, retail banking, factoring and mortgage lending and auto lending industries; (vi) the financial resources of, and products available from, competitors; (vii) changes in laws and regulations as well as changes in accounting standards; (viii) changes in policy by regulatory agencies or increased scrutiny by, and/or additional regulatory requirements of, regulatory agencies as a result of our proposed merger with The First Bancshares, Inc.; (ix) changes in the securities and foreign exchange markets; (x) the Company’s potential growth, including its entrance or expansion into new markets, and the need for sufficient capital to support that growth; (xi) changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers or issuers of investment securities, or the impact of interest rates on the value of our investment securities portfolio; (xii) an insufficient allowance for credit losses as a result of inaccurate assumptions; (xiii) changes in the sources and costs of the capital we use to make loans and otherwise fund our operations, due to deposit outflows, changes in the mix of deposits and the cost and availability of borrowings; (xiv) general economic, market or business conditions, including the impact of inflation; (xv) changes in demand for loan and deposit products and other financial services; (xvi) concentrations of credit or deposit exposure; (xvii) changes or the lack of changes in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships; (xviii) increased cybersecurity risk, including potential network breaches, business disruptions or financial losses; (xix) civil unrest, natural disasters, epidemics and other catastrophic events in the Company’s geographic area; (xx) geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism, actions taken by the United States or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, which could impact business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad; (xxi) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; and (xxii) other circumstances, many of which are beyond management’s control.

Management believes that the assumptions underlying the Company’s forward-looking statements are reasonable, but any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. Investors are urged to carefully consider the risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available at www.renasant.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, except as required by federal securities laws.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES:
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), this press release and the presentation slides furnished to the SEC on the same Form 8-K as this release contain non-GAAP financial measures, namely, (i) adjusted loan yield, (ii) adjusted net interest income and margin, (iii) pre-provision net revenue (including on an as-adjusted basis), (iv) adjusted net income, (v) adjusted diluted earnings per share, (vi) tangible book value per share, (vii) the tangible common equity ratio, (viii) certain performance ratios (namely, the ratio of pre-provision net revenue to average assets, the return on average assets and on average equity, and the return on average tangible assets and on average tangible common equity (including each of the foregoing on an as-adjusted basis)), and (ix) the adjusted efficiency ratio.

These non-GAAP financial measures adjust GAAP financial measures to exclude intangible assets, including related amortization, and/or certain gains or charges (such as, for the third quarter of 2024, merger and conversion expenses and the gain on the sale of the assets of the Company’s insurance agency), with respect to which the Company is unable to accurately predict when these charges will be incurred or, when incurred, the amount thereof. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy. In addition, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate the making of period-to-period comparisons and are meaningful indicators of its operating performance, particularly because these measures are widely used by industry analysts for companies with merger and acquisition activities. Also, because intangible assets such as goodwill and the core deposit intangible can vary extensively from company to company and, as to intangible assets, are excluded from the calculation of a financial institution’s regulatory capital, the Company believes that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial information allows readers to more easily compare the Company’s results to information provided in other regulatory reports and the results of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables below under the caption “Non-GAAP Reconciliations”.

None of the non-GAAP financial information that the Company has included in this release or the accompanying presentation slides are intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should note that, because there are no standardized definitions for the calculations as well as the results, the Company’s calculations may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Also, there may be limits in the usefulness of these measures to investors. As a result, the Company encourages readers to consider its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Three Months Ended																Nine Months Ended
	Sep 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2023			Sep 30, 2023				Sep 30, 2024			Sep 30, 2023
Adjusted Pre-Provision Net Revenue (“PPNR”)
Net income (GAAP)	$	72,455		$	38,846		$	39,409		$	28,124		$	41,833			$	150,710		$	116,554
Income taxes		24,924			9,666			9,912			3,787			10,766				44,502			28,722
Provision for credit losses (including unfunded commitments)		935			3,300			2,438			2,518			4,615				6,673			13,075
Pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)	$	98,314		$	51,812		$	51,759		$	34,429		$	57,214			$	201,885		$	158,351
Merger and conversion expense		11,273			—			—			—			—				11,273			—
Gain on extinguishment of debt		—			—			(56	)		(620	)		—				(56	)		—
Gain on sales of MSR		—			—			(3,472	)		(547	)		—				(3,472	)		—
Gain on sale of insurance agency		(53,349	)		—			—			—			—				(53,349	)		—
Losses on sales of securities (including impairments)		—			—			—			19,352			—				—			22,438
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)	$	56,238		$	51,812		$	48,231		$	52,614		$	57,214			$	156,281		$	180,789
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Tangible Net Income
Net income (GAAP)	$	72,455		$	38,846		$	39,409		$	28,124		$	41,833			$	150,710		$	116,554
Amortization of intangibles		1,160			1,186			1,212			1,274			1,311				3,558			4,106
Tax effect of adjustments noted above(1)		(296	)		(233	)		(237	)		(240	)		(269	)			(909	)		(838	)
Tangible net income (non-GAAP)	$	73,319		$	39,799		$	40,384		$	29,158		$	42,875			$	153,359		$	119,822
Net income (GAAP)	$	72,455		$	38,846		$	39,409		$	28,124		$	41,833			$	150,710		$	116,554
Merger and conversion expense		11,273			—			—			—			—				11,273			—
Gain on extinguishment of debt		—			—			(56	)		(620	)		—				(56	)		—
Gain on sales of MSR		—			—			(3,472	)		(547	)		—				(3,472	)		—
Gain on sale of insurance agency		(53,349	)		—			—			—			—				(53,349	)		—
Losses on sales of securities (including impairments)		—			—			—			19,352			—				—			22,438
Tax effect of adjustments noted above(1)		12,581			—			691			(3,422	)		—				13,482			(4,579	)
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)	$	42,960		$	38,846		$	36,572		$	42,887		$	41,833			$	118,588		$	134,413
Amortization of intangibles		1,160			1,186			1,212			1,274			1,311				3,558			4,106
Tax effect of adjustments noted above(1)		(296	)		(233	)		(237	)		(240	)		(269	)			(909	)		(838	)
Adjusted tangible net income (non-GAAP)	$	43,824		$	39,799		$	37,547		$	43,921		$	42,875			$	121,237		$	137,681
Tangible Assets and Tangible Shareholders’ Equity
Average shareholders’ equity (GAAP)	$	2,553,517		$	2,337,731		$	2,314,281		$	2,261,025		$	2,231,605			$	2,402,397		$	2,212,199
Average intangible assets		1,004,701			1,008,638			1,009,825			1,011,130			1,012,460				1,007,710			1,012,613
Average tangible shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	1,548,816		$	1,329,093		$	1,304,456		$	1,249,895		$	1,219,145			$	1,394,687		$	1,199,586
Average assets (GAAP)	$	17,681,596		$	17,371,369		$	17,203,013		$	17,195,840		$	17,235,413			$	17,421,570		$	17,244,029
Average intangible assets		1,004,701			1,008,638			1,009,825			1,011,130			1,012,460				1,007,710			1,012,613
Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	16,676,895		$	16,362,731		$	16,193,188		$	16,184,710		$	16,222,953			$	16,413,860		$	16,231,416
Shareholders’ equity (GAAP)	$	2,658,078		$	2,354,701		$	2,322,350		$	2,297,383		$	2,233,323			$	2,658,078		$	2,233,323
Intangible assets		1,004,136			1,008,062			1,009,248			1,010,460			1,011,735				1,004,136			1,011,735
Tangible shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)	$	1,653,942		$	1,346,639		$	1,313,102		$	1,286,923		$	1,221,588			$	1,653,942		$	1,221,588
Total assets (GAAP)	$	17,958,840		$	17,510,391		$	17,345,741		$	17,360,535		$	17,181,621			$	17,958,840		$	17,181,621
Intangible assets		1,004,136			1,008,062			1,009,248			1,010,460			1,011,735				1,004,136			1,011,735
Total tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	16,954,704		$	16,502,329		$	16,336,493		$	16,350,075		$	16,169,886			$	16,954,704		$	16,169,886
Adjusted Performance Ratios
Return on average assets (GAAP)		1.63	%		0.90	%		0.92	%		0.65	%		0.96	%			1.16	%		0.90	%
Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)		0.97			0.90			0.86			0.99			0.96				0.91			1.04
Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)		1.75			0.98			1.00			0.71			1.05				1.25			0.99
Pre-provision net revenue to average assets (non-GAAP)		2.21			1.20			1.21			0.79			1.32				1.55			1.23
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue to average assets (non-GAAP)		1.27			1.20			1.13			1.21			1.32				1.20			1.40
Adjusted return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)		1.05			0.98			0.93			1.08			1.05				0.99			1.13
Return on average equity (GAAP)		11.29			6.68			6.85			4.93			7.44				8.38			7.04
Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)		6.69			6.68			6.36			7.53			7.44				6.59			8.12
Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)		18.83			12.04			12.45			9.26			13.95				14.69			13.35
Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)		11.26			12.04			11.58			13.94			13.95				11.61			15.35
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
Average diluted shares outstanding		61,632,448			56,684,626			56,531,078			56,611,217			56,523,887				58,297,554			56,393,957
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)	$	1.18		$	0.69		$	0.70		$	0.50		$	0.74			$	2.59		$	2.07
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)	$	0.70		$	0.69		$	0.65		$	0.76		$	0.74			$	2.03		$	2.38
Tangible Book Value Per Share
Shares outstanding		63,564,028			56,367,924			56,304,860			56,142,207			56,140,713				63,564,028			56,140,713
Book value per share (GAAP)	$	41.82		$	41.77		$	41.25		$	40.92		$	39.78			$	41.82		$	39.78
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	26.02		$	23.89		$	23.32		$	22.92		$	21.76			$	26.02		$	21.76
Tangible Common Equity Ratio
Shareholders’ equity to assets (GAAP)		14.80	%		13.45	%		13.39	%		13.23	%		13.00	%			14.80	%		13.00	%
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)		9.76	%		8.16	%		8.04	%		7.87	%		7.55	%			9.76	%		7.55	%
Adjusted Efficiency Ratio
Net interest income (FTE) (GAAP)	$	133,576		$	127,598		$	125,850		$	128,595		$	130,131			$	387,024		$	401,745
Total noninterest income (GAAP)	$	89,299		$	38,762		$	41,381		$	20,356		$	38,200			$	169,442		$	92,719
Gain on sales of MSR		—			—			3,472			547			—				3,472			—
Gain on extinguishment of debt		—			—			56			620			—				56			—
Gain on sale of insurance agency		53,349			—			—			—			—				53,349			—
Losses on sales of securities (including impairments)		—			—			—			(19,352	)		—				—			(22,438	)
Total adjusted noninterest income (non-GAAP)	$	35,950		$	38,762		$	37,853		$	38,541		$	38,200			$	112,565		$	115,157
Noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	121,983		$	111,976		$	112,912		$	111,880		$	108,369			$	346,871		$	327,742
Amortization of intangibles		1,160			1,186			1,212			1,274			1,311				3,558			4,106
Merger and conversion expense		11,273			—			—			—			—				11,273			—
Total adjusted noninterest expense (non-GAAP)	$	109,550		$	110,790		$	111,700		$	110,606		$	107,058			$	332,040		$	323,636
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)		54.73	%		67.31	%		67.52	%		75.11	%		64.38	%			62.33	%		66.28	%
Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		64.62	%		66.60	%		68.23	%		66.18	%		63.60	%			66.46	%		62.61	%
Adjusted Net Interest Income and Adjusted Net Interest Margin
Net interest income (FTE) (GAAP)	$	133,576		$	127,598		$	125,850		$	128,595		$	130,131			$	387,024		$	401,745
Net interest income collected on problem loans		642			(146	)		123			283			(820	)			619			(64	)
Accretion recognized on purchased loans		1,089			897			800			1,117			1,290				2,786			3,049
Adjustments to net interest income	$	1,731		$	751		$	923		$	1,400		$	470			$	3,405		$	2,985
Adjusted net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)	$	131,845		$	126,847		$	124,927		$	127,195		$	129,661			$	383,619		$	398,760
Net interest margin (GAAP)		3.36	%		3.31	%		3.30	%		3.33	%		3.36	%			3.32	%		3.49	%
Adjusted net interest margin (non-GAAP)		3.32	%		3.29	%		3.28	%		3.29	%		3.35	%			3.30	%		3.47	%
Adjusted Loan Yield
Loan interest income (FTE) (GAAP)	$	204,935		$	200,670		$	194,640		$	190,857		$	183,521			$	600,245		$	523,040
Net interest income collected on problem loans		642			(146	)		123			283			(820	)			619			(64	)
Accretion recognized on purchased loans		1,089			897			800			1,117			1,290				2,786			3,049
Adjusted loan interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)	$	203,204		$	199,919		$	193,717		$	189,457		$	183,051			$	596,840		$	520,055
Loan yield (GAAP)		6.47	%		6.41	%		6.30	%		6.18	%		6.06	%			6.39	%		5.89	%
Adjusted loan yield (non-GAAP)		6.41	%		6.38	%		6.27	%		6.14	%		6.04	%			6.35	%		5.86	%

⁽¹⁾ Tax effect is calculated based on the respective legal entity’s appropriate federal and state tax rates (as applicable) for the period, and includes the estimated impact of both current and deferred tax expense. The tax effect of the discrete gain on sale of insurance agency was calculated based on an estimated tax rate of 25.8%.

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