TUPELO, Miss., July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renasant Corporation (NASDAQ:RNST) (the "Company") today announced earnings results for the second quarter of 2023.

(Dollars in thousands, except earnings per share)	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2023		Mar 31, 2023	Jun 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2023		Jun 30, 2022
Net income and earnings per share:
Net income	$28,643		$46,078	$39,678	$74,721		$73,225
After-tax loss on sale of securities	(18,085	)	—	—	(17,870	)	—
Basic EPS	0.51		0.82	0.71	1.33		1.31
Diluted EPS	0.51		0.82	0.71	1.33		1.30
Impact to diluted EPS from loss on sale of securities	0.32		—	—	0.31		—
Adjusted diluted EPS (Non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	0.83		0.82	0.72	1.64		1.32

"We are pleased with our second quarter results in light of the challenging interest rate environment. In the quarter we continued to take steps to add strength and optionality to our balance sheet and benefit earnings," remarked C. Mitchell Waycaster, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "The Company's focus remains on core funding and maintaining a diverse and granular loan portfolio."

Quarterly Highlights

Earnings

Net income for the second quarter of 2023 was $28.6 million with diluted EPS of $0.51
Net interest income (fully tax equivalent) for the second quarter of 2023 was $133.1 million, down $5.4 million on a linked quarter basis
For the second quarter of 2023, net interest margin was 3.45%, down 21 basis points on a linked quarter basis
Cost of total deposits was 150 basis points for the second quarter of 2023, up 51 basis points on a linked quarter basis
Noninterest income decreased $20.1 million on a linked quarter basis primarily due to losses of $22.4 million on securities sales, as detailed below. The Company's wealth management and insurance lines of business produced solid results during the second quarter of 2023
The mortgage division generated $0.6 billion in interest rate lock volume in the second quarter of 2023. Gain on sale margin was 1.66% for the second quarter of 2023, up 51 basis points on a linked quarter basis
Noninterest expense increased $1.5 million during the second quarter of 2023. Annual merit increases contributed to the increase

Balance Sheet

Loans increased $164.1 million on a linked quarter basis, which represents 5.6% annualized net loan growth
The securities portfolio decreased $584.2 million on a linked quarter basis, primarily due to the sale of available-for-sale securities, which generated $489 million in proceeds. The Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $22.4 million and used the sale proceeds to pay down FHLB borrowings
Deposits at June 30, 2023 increased $183.3 million on a linked quarter basis, driven by an increase in brokered deposits of $224 million. Brokered deposits were $1.1 billion at June 30, 2023. Noninterest bearing deposits decreased $365.9 million on a linked quarter basis and represented 27.5% of total deposits at June 30, 2023

Capital and Liquidity

Book value per share and tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ increased 0.9% and 1.8%, respectively, on a linked quarter basis
The Company has a $100 million stock repurchase program that is in effect through October 2023; there was no buyback activity during the second quarter of 2023

Credit Quality

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $3.0 million and a recovery of credit losses on unfunded commitments (included in noninterest expense) of $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2023
The ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was relatively stable at 1.63% at June 30, 2023
The coverage ratio, or the allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming loans, was 211.85% at June 30, 2023, compared to 259.39% at March 31, 2023
Net loan charge-offs for the second quarter of 2023 were $3.9 million, or 0.13% of average loans on an annualized basis
Loans 30-89 days past due to total loans decreased 33 basis points on a linked quarter basis to 0.10%. Nonperforming loans to total loans increased to 0.77% at June 30, 2023 compared to 0.64% at March 31, 2023 and criticized loans (which include classified and special mention loans) to total loans decreased to 2.32% at June 30, 2023, compared to 2.44% at March 31, 2023

⁽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										Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2023		Mar 31, 2023		Dec 31, 2022		Sep 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2023		Jun 30, 2022
Interest income
Loans held for investment	$	173,198	$	161,787	$	145,360	$	123,100	$	106,409	$	334,985	$	202,238
Loans held for sale		2,990		1,737		1,688		2,075		2,586		4,727		5,449
Securities		14,000		15,091		15,241		14,500		12,471		29,091		23,306
Other		6,978		5,430		2,777		3,458		1,954		12,408		2,618
Total interest income		197,166		184,045		165,066		143,133		123,420		381,211		233,611
Interest expense
Deposits		51,391		32,866		17,312		7,241		5,018		84,257		10,655
Borrowings		15,559		15,404		9,918		5,574		4,887		30,963		9,812
Total interest expense		66,950		48,270		27,230		12,815		9,905		115,220		20,467
Net interest income		130,216		135,775		137,836		130,318		113,515		265,991		213,144
Provision for loan losses		3,000		7,960		10,488		9,800		2,000		10,960		3,500
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		127,216		127,815		127,348		120,518		111,515		255,031		209,644
Noninterest income		17,226		37,293		33,395		41,186		37,214		54,519		74,672
Noninterest expense		109,165		107,708		101,582		101,574		98,194		216,873		192,299
Income before income taxes		35,277		57,400		59,161		60,130		50,535		92,677		92,017
Income taxes		6,634		11,322		12,885		13,563		10,857		17,956		18,792
Net income	$	28,643	$	46,078	$	46,276	$	46,567	$	39,678	$	74,721	$	73,225

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	$	46,728	$	46,078	$	50,324	$	44,233	$	40,601	$	92,591	$	74,329
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue ("PPNR") (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	$	59,715	$	63,860	$	72,187	$	66,970	$	54,172	$	123,575	$	96,836

Basic earnings per share	$	0.51	$	0.82	$	0.83	$	0.83	$	0.71	$	1.33	$	1.31
Diluted earnings per share		0.51		0.82		0.82		0.83		0.71		1.33		1.30
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		0.83		0.82		0.89		0.79		0.72		1.64		1.32
Average basic shares outstanding		56,107,881		56,008,741		55,953,104		55,947,214		55,906,755		56,058,585		55,858,243
Average diluted shares outstanding		56,395,653		56,270,219		56,335,446		56,248,720		56,182,845		56,330,295		56,130,762
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.22	$	0.22	$	0.22	$	0.22	$	0.22	$	0.44	$	0.44

⁽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										Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2023		Mar 31, 2023		Dec 31, 2022		Sep 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2023		Jun 30, 2022
Return on average assets	0.66	%	1.09	%	1.11	%	1.11	%	0.96	%	0.87	%	0.89	%
Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	1.08		1.09		1.20		1.05		0.98		1.08		0.90
Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	0.73		1.19		1.20		1.20		1.04		0.96		0.97
Adjusted return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	1.18		1.19		1.30		1.14		1.07		1.18		0.98
Return on average equity	5.18		8.55		8.58		8.50		7.31		6.84		6.67
Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	8.45		8.55		9.33		8.07		7.48		8.48		6.77
Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	9.91		16.29		15.98		15.64		13.50		13.04		12.18
Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	15.94		16.29		17.35		14.87		13.81		16.07		12.36
Efficiency ratio (fully taxable equivalent)	72.63		61.26		58.39		58.50		64.37		66.50		66.00
Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾	62.98		61.30		56.25		58.78		62.44		62.13		64.63
Dividend payout ratio	43.14		26.83		26.51		26.51		30.99		33.08		33.59

Capital and Balance Sheet Ratios

	As of
	Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023			Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022
Shares outstanding		56,132,478			56,073,658			55,953,104			55,953,104			55,932,017
Market value per share	$	26.13		$	30.58		$	37.59		$	31.28		$	28.81
Book value per share		39.35			39.01			38.18			37.39			37.85
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		21.30			20.92			20.02			20.12			20.55
Shareholders' equity to assets		12.82	%		12.52	%		12.57	%		12.70	%		12.74	%
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾		7.37			7.13			7.01			7.26			7.34
Leverage ratio		9.22			9.18			9.36			9.39			9.16
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		10.30			10.19			10.21			10.64			10.74
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		11.09			10.98			11.01			11.47			11.60
Total risk-based capital ratio		14.76			14.68			14.63			15.15			15.34

Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended													Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023		Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2022
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	9,733		$	9,120	$	10,445		$	10,216	$	9,734		$	18,853		$	19,296
Fees and commissions		4,987			4,676		4,470			4,148		4,668			9,663			8,650
Insurance commissions		2,809			2,446		2,501			3,108		2,591			5,255			5,145
Wealth management revenue		5,338			5,140		5,237			5,467		5,711			10,478			11,635
Mortgage banking income		9,771			8,517		5,170			12,675		8,316			18,288			17,949
Net losses on sales of securities		(22,438	)		—		—			—		—			(22,438	)		—
BOLI income		2,402			3,003		2,487			2,296		2,331			5,405			4,484
Other		4,624			4,391		3,085			3,276		3,863			9,015			7,513
Total noninterest income	$	17,226		$	37,293	$	33,395		$	41,186	$	37,214		$	54,519		$	74,672
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	70,637		$	69,832	$	67,372		$	66,463	$	65,580		$	140,469		$	127,819
Data processing		3,684			3,633		3,521			3,526		3,590			7,317			7,853
Net occupancy and equipment		11,865			11,405		11,122			11,266		11,155			23,270			22,431
Other real estate owned		51			30		(59	)		34		(187	)		81			(428	)
Professional fees		4,012			3,467		2,856			3,087		2,778			7,479			5,929
Advertising and public relations		3,482			4,686		3,631			3,229		3,406			8,168			7,465
Intangible amortization		1,369			1,426		1,195			1,251		1,310			2,795			2,676
Communications		2,226			1,980		2,028			1,999		1,904			4,206			3,931
Merger and conversion related expenses		—			—		1,100			—		—			—			687
Restructuring charges		—			—		—			—		1,187			—			732
Other		11,839			11,249		8,816			10,719		7,471			23,088			13,204
Total noninterest expense	$	109,165		$	107,708	$	101,582		$	101,574	$	98,194		$	216,873		$	192,299

Mortgage Banking Income

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2023		Mar 31, 2023		Dec 31, 2022		Sep 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2023		Jun 30, 2022
Gain on sales of loans, net	$	4,646	$	4,770	$	1,003	$	5,263	$	3,490	$	9,416	$	9,537
Fees, net		2,859		1,806		1,849		2,405		3,064		4,665		6,117
Mortgage servicing income, net		2,266		1,941		2,318		5,007		1,762		4,207		2,295
Total mortgage banking income	$	9,771	$	8,517	$	5,170	$	12,675	$	8,316	$	18,288	$	17,949

Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands)	As of
	Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023			Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	946,899		$	847,697		$	575,992		$	479,500		$	1,010,468
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost		1,273,044			1,300,240			1,324,040			1,353,502			488,851
Securities available for sale, at fair value		950,930			1,507,907			1,533,942			1,569,242			2,528,253
Loans held for sale, at fair value		249,615			159,318			110,105			144,642			196,598
Loans held for investment		11,930,516			11,766,425			11,578,304			11,105,004			10,603,744
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(194,391	)		(195,292	)		(192,090	)		(174,356	)		(166,131	)
Loans, net		11,736,125			11,571,133			11,386,214			10,930,648			10,437,613
Premises and equipment, net		285,952			287,006			283,595			284,062			284,035
Other real estate owned		5,120			4,818			1,763			2,412			2,807
Goodwill and other intangibles		1,013,046			1,014,415			1,015,884			966,461			967,713
Bank-owned life insurance		377,649			375,572			373,808			371,650			371,298
Mortgage servicing rights		87,432			85,039			84,448			81,980			94,743
Other assets		298,530			320,938			298,385			287,000			235,722
Total assets	$	17,224,342		$	17,474,083		$	16,988,176		$	16,471,099		$	16,618,101

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	3,878,953		$	4,244,877		$	4,558,756		$	4,827,220		$	4,741,397
Interest-bearing		10,216,408			9,667,142			8,928,210			8,604,904			9,022,532
Total deposits		14,095,361			13,912,019			13,486,966			13,432,124			13,763,929
Short-term borrowings		257,305			732,057			712,232			312,818			112,642
Long-term debt		429,630			431,111			428,133			426,821			431,553
Other liabilities		233,418			211,596			224,829			207,055			193,100
Total liabilities		15,015,714			15,286,783			14,852,160			14,378,818			14,501,224

Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock		—			—			—			—			—
Common stock		296,483			296,483			296,483			296,483			296,483
Treasury stock		(105,589	)		(107,559	)		(111,577	)		(111,577	)		(112,295	)
Additional paid-in capital		1,301,883			1,299,458			1,302,422			1,299,476			1,298,207
Retained earnings		907,312			891,242			857,725			823,951			789,880
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(191,461	)		(192,324	)		(209,037	)		(216,052	)		(155,398	)
Total shareholders' equity		2,208,628			2,187,300			2,136,016			2,092,281			2,116,877
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	17,224,342		$	17,474,083		$	16,988,176		$	16,471,099		$	16,618,101

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023						June 30, 2022
	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	$	11,877,592	$	175,549	5.93	%	$	11,688,534	$	163,970	5.68	%	$	10,477,036	$	107,612	4.12	%
Loans held for sale		192,539		2,990	6.21	%		103,410		1,737	6.72	%		227,435		2,586	4.55	%
Taxable securities		2,435,442		12,089	1.99	%		2,588,148		13,054	2.02	%		2,684,624		10,355	1.54	%
Tax-exempt securities⁽¹⁾		413,680		2,429	2.35	%		443,996		2,608	2.35	%		451,878		2,719	2.41	%
Total securities		2,849,122		14,518	2.04	%		3,032,144		15,662	2.07	%		3,136,502		13,074	1.67	%
Interest-bearing balances with banks		524,307		6,978	5.34	%		464,229		5,430	4.74	%		1,004,226		1,954	0.78	%
Total interest-earning assets		15,443,560		200,035	5.19	%		15,288,317		186,799	4.94	%		14,845,199		125,226	3.38	%
Cash and due from banks		189,668						197,782						206,882
Intangible assets		1,013,811						1,011,557						968,441
Other assets		690,885						660,242						610,768
Total assets	$	17,337,924					$	17,157,898					$	16,631,290
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand⁽²⁾	$	6,114,067	$	29,185	1.91	%	$	6,066,770	$	20,298	1.36	%	$	6,571,905	$	3,598	0.22	%
Savings deposits		1,004,096		813	0.32	%		1,052,802		826	0.32	%		1,137,607		147	0.05	%
Brokered deposits		810,087		10,090	5.00	%		395,942		4,318	4.42	%		—		—	—	%
Time deposits		1,735,093		11,303	2.61	%		1,564,658		7,424	1.92	%		1,303,735		1,273	0.39	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		9,663,343		51,391	2.13	%		9,080,172		32,866	1.47	%		9,013,247		5,018	0.22	%
Borrowed funds		1,204,968		15,559	5.18	%		1,281,552		15,404	4.86	%		543,728		4,887	3.60	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		10,868,311		66,950	2.47	%		10,361,724		48,270	1.89	%		9,556,975		9,905	0.42	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		4,039,087						4,386,998						4,714,161
Other liabilities		212,818						222,382						182,617
Shareholders' equity		2,217,708						2,186,794						2,177,537
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	17,337,924					$	17,157,898					$	16,631,290
Net interest income/ net interest margin			$	133,085	3.45	%			$	138,529	3.66	%			$	115,321	3.11	%
Cost of funding					1.80	%					1.33	%					0.28	%
Cost of total deposits					1.50	%					0.99	%					0.15	%

⁽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)	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2023						June 30, 2022
	Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Loans held for investment	$	11,783,585	$	339,519	5.81	%	$	10,293,949	$	204,613	4.00	%
Loans held for sale		148,221		4,727	6.38	%		278,722		5,449	3.91	%
Taxable securities⁽¹⁾		2,511,373		25,143	2.00	%		2,592,645		19,137	1.48	%
Tax-exempt securities		428,754		5,037	2.35	%		445,154		5,354	2.41	%
Total securities		2,940,127		30,180	2.05	%		3,037,799		24,491	1.61	%
Interest-bearing balances with banks		494,434		12,408	5.06	%		1,233,241		2,618	0.43	%
Total interest-earning assets		15,366,367		386,834	5.07	%		14,843,711		237,171	3.21	%
Cash and due from banks		193,703						206,559
Intangible assets		1,012,690						966,956
Other assets		675,648						647,254
Total assets	$	17,248,408					$	16,664,480
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand⁽²⁾	$	6,090,549	$	49,483	1.64	%	$	6,603,986	$	7,245	0.22	%
Savings deposits		1,028,315		1,639	0.32	%		1,117,724		286	0.05	%
Brokered deposits		604,158		14,408	4.81	%		—		—	—	%
Time deposits		1,650,347		18,727	2.29	%		1,339,022		3,124	0.47	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		9,373,369		84,257	1.81	%		9,060,732		10,655	0.24	%
Borrowed funds		1,243,049		30,963	5.01	%		514,940		9,812	3.82	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		10,616,418		115,220	2.19	%		9,575,672		20,467	0.43	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		4,212,081						4,683,446
Other liabilities		217,573						191,938
Shareholders' equity		2,202,336						2,213,424
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	17,248,408					$	16,664,480
Net interest income/ net interest margin			$	271,614	3.56	%			$	216,704	2.94	%
Cost of funding					1.57	%					0.29	%
Cost of total deposits					1.25	%					0.16	%

Supplemental Margin Information

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023			Jun 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2022
Earning asset mix:
Loans held for investment		76.91	%		76.45	%		70.57	%		76.68	%		69.35	%
Loans held for sale		1.25			0.68			1.53			0.96			1.88
Securities		18.45			19.83			21.13			19.13			20.47
Interest-bearing balances with banks		3.39			3.04			6.77			3.23			8.30
Total		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%

Funding sources mix:
Noninterest-bearing demand		27.09	%		29.74	%		33.03	%		28.41	%		32.85	%
Interest-bearing demand		41.01			41.13			46.05			41.07			46.31
Savings		6.74			7.14			7.97			6.93			7.84
Brokered deposits		5.43			2.68			—			4.07			—
Time deposits		11.64			10.61			9.14			11.13			9.39
Borrowed funds		8.09			8.70			3.81			8.39			3.61
Total		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%

Net interest income collected on problem loans	$	364		$	392		$	2,276		$	756		$	2,710
Total accretion on purchased loans		874			885			2,021			1,759			3,256
Total impact on net interest income	$	1,238		$	1,277		$	4,297		$	2,515		$	5,966
Impact on net interest margin		0.03	%		0.03	%		0.11	%		0.03	%		0.08	%
Impact on loan yield		0.04	%		0.04	%		0.16	%		0.04	%		0.12	%

Loan Portfolio

(Dollars in thousands)	As of
	Jun 30, 2023		Mar 31, 2023		Dec 31, 2022		Sep 30, 2022		Jun 30, 2022
Loan Portfolio:
Commercial, financial, agricultural	$	1,729,070	$	1,740,778	$	1,673,883	$	1,513,091	$	1,497,272
Lease financing		122,370		121,146		115,013		103,357		101,350
Real estate - construction		1,369,019		1,424,352		1,330,337		1,215,056		1,126,363
Real estate - 1-4 family mortgages		3,348,654		3,278,980		3,216,263		3,127,889		3,030,083
Real estate - commercial mortgages		5,252,479		5,085,813		5,118,063		5,016,665		4,717,513
Installment loans to individuals		108,924		115,356		124,745		128,946		131,163
Total loans	$	11,930,516	$	11,766,425	$	11,578,304	$	11,105,004	$	10,603,744

Credit Quality and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans

(Dollars in thousands)	As of
	Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023			Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022
Nonperforming Assets:
Nonaccruing loans	$	55,439		$	56,626		$	56,545		$	54,278		$	43,897
Loans 90 days or more past due		36,321			18,664			331			1,587			617
Total nonperforming loans		91,760			75,290			56,876			55,865			44,514
Other real estate owned		5,120			4,818			1,763			2,412			2,807
Total nonperforming assets	$	96,880		$	80,108		$	58,639		$	58,277		$	47,321

Criticized Loans
Classified loans	$	219,674		$	222,701		$	200,249		$	193,844		$	185,267
Special Mention loans		56,616			64,832			86,172			69,883			87,476
Criticized loans⁽¹⁾	$	276,290		$	287,533		$	286,421		$	263,727		$	272,743

Allowance for credit losses on loans	$	194,391		$	195,292		$	192,090		$	174,356		$	166,131
Net loan charge-offs	$	3,898		$	4,732		$	2,566		$	1,575		$	2,337
Annualized net loan charge-offs / average loans		0.13	%		0.16	%		0.09	%		0.06	%		0.09	%
Nonperforming loans / total loans		0.77			0.64			0.49			0.50			0.42
Nonperforming assets / total assets		0.56			0.46			0.35			0.35			0.28
Allowance for credit losses on loans / total loans		1.63			1.66			1.66			1.57			1.57
Allowance for credit losses on loans / nonperforming loans		211.85			259.39			337.73			312.10			373.21
Criticized loans / total loans		2.32			2.44			2.47			2.37			2.57

⁽¹⁾ Criticized loans include loans in risk rating classifications of classified and special mention.

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, July 26, 2023.

The webcast is accessible through Renasant's investor relations website at www.renasant.com or https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=ICrvDnu5. To access the conference via telephone, dial 1-877-513-1143 in the United States and request the Renasant Corporation 2023 Second 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 3891007 or by dialing 1-412-317-0088 internationally and entering the same conference number. Telephone replay access is available until August 9, 2023.

ABOUT RENASANT CORPORATION:

Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 119-year-old financial services institution. Renasant has assets of approximately $17.2 billion and operates 195 banking, lending, mortgage, wealth management and insurance 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 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; (ii) the effect of economic conditions and interest rates on a national, regional or international basis; (iii) timing and success of the implementation of changes in operations to achieve enhanced earnings or effect cost savings; (iv) competitive pressures in the consumer finance, commercial finance, insurance, financial services, asset management, retail banking, factoring and mortgage lending and auto lending industries; (v) the financial resources of, and products available from, competitors; (vi) changes in laws and regulations as well as changes in accounting standards; (vii) changes in policy by regulatory agencies; (viii) changes in the securities and foreign exchange markets; (ix) the Company's potential growth, including its entrance or expansion into new markets, and the need for sufficient capital to support that growth; (x) changes in the quality or composition of the Company's loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in repayment ability of individual borrowers or issuers of investment securities, or the impact of interest rates on the value of our investment securities portfolio; (xi) an insufficient allowance for credit losses as a result of inaccurate assumptions; (xii) 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; (xiii) general economic, market or business conditions, including the impact of inflation; (xiv) changes in demand for loan products and financial services; (xv) concentration of credit exposure; (xvi) changes or the lack of changes in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships; (xvii) increased cybersecurity risk, including potential network breaches, business disruptions or financial losses; (xviii) civil unrest, natural disasters, epidemics (including the re-emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic) and other catastrophic events in the Company's geographic area; (xix) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; and (xx) 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, including, without limitation, (i) core loan yield, (ii) core net interest income and margin, (iii) adjusted pre-provision net revenue, (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 adjusted pre-provision net revenue to average assets, the adjusted return on average assets and on average equity, and the return on average tangible assets and on average tangible common equity (including on an as-adjusted basis)), and (ix) the adjusted efficiency ratio.

These non-GAAP financial measures adjust GAAP financial measures to exclude intangible assets and/or certain charges (such as, for the most recently-completed quarter, losses on the sale of securities and the recovery of the provision for unfunded commitments, 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 and charges such as the provision for unfunded commitments (or the recovery thereof) 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															Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2023			Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2023			Jun 30, 2022
Adjusted Pre-Provision Net Revenue ("PPNR")
Net income (GAAP)	$	28,643		$	46,078		$	46,276		$	46,567		$	39,678		$	74,721		$	73,225
Income taxes		6,634			11,322			12,885			13,563			10,857			17,956			18,792
Provision for credit losses (including unfunded commitments)		2,000			6,460			10,671			9,800			2,450			8,460			3,400
Pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)	$	37,277		$	63,860		$	69,832		$	69,930		$	52,985		$	101,137		$	95,417
Merger and conversion expense		—			—			1,100			—			—			—			687
Gain on sale of MSR		—			—			—			(2,960	)		—			—			—
Restructuring charges		—			—			—			—			1,187			—			732
Voluntary reimbursement of certain re-presentment NSF fees		—			—			1,255			—			—			—			—
Losses on security sales		22,438			—			—			—			—			22,438			—
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)	$	59,715		$	63,860		$	72,187		$	66,970		$	54,172		$	123,575		$	96,836

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Tangible Net Income
Net income (GAAP)	$	28,643		$	46,078		$	46,276		$	46,567		$	39,678		$	74,721		$	73,225
Amortization of intangibles		1,369			1,426			1,195			1,251			1,310			2,795			2,676
Tax effect of adjustments noted above⁽¹⁾		(266	)		(299	)		(260	)		(265	)		(291	)		(569	)		(594	)
Tangible net income (non-GAAP)	$	29,746		$	47,205		$	47,211		$	47,553		$	40,697		$	76,947		$	75,307

Net income (GAAP)	$	28,643		$	46,078		$	46,276		$	46,567		$	39,678		$	74,721		$	73,225
Merger and conversion expense		—			—			1,100			—			—			—			687
Gain on sale of MSR		—			—			—			(2,960	)		—			—			—
Restructuring charges		—			—			—			—			1,187			—			732
Initial provision for acquisitions		—			—			2,820			—			—			—			—
Voluntary reimbursement of certain re-presentment NSF fees		—			—			1,255			—			—			—			—
Losses on security sales		22,438			—			—			—			—			22,438			—
Tax effect of adjustments noted above⁽¹⁾		(4,353	)		—			(1,127	)		626			(264	)		(4,568	)		(315	)
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)	$	46,728		$	46,078		$	50,324		$	44,233		$	40,601		$	92,591		$	74,329
Amortization of intangibles		1,369			1,426			1,195			1,251			1,310			2,795			2,676
Tax effect of adjustments noted above⁽¹⁾		(266	)		(299	)		(260	)		(265	)		(291	)		(569	)		(594	)
Adjusted tangible net income (non-GAAP)	$	47,831		$	47,205		$	51,259		$	45,219		$	41,620		$	94,817		$	76,411
Tangible Assets and Tangible Shareholders' Equity
Average shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,217,708		$	2,186,794		$	2,139,095		$	2,173,408		$	2,177,537		$	2,202,336		$	2,213,424
Average intangible assets		1,013,811			1,011,557			967,005			967,154			968,441			1,012,690			966,956
Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	1,203,897		$	1,175,237		$	1,172,090		$	1,206,254		$	1,209,096		$	1,189,646		$	1,246,468

Average assets (GAAP)	$	17,337,924		$	17,157,898		$	16,577,840		$	16,645,481		$	16,631,290		$	17,248,408		$	16,664,480
Average intangible assets		1,013,811			1,011,557			967,005			967,154			968,441			1,012,690			966,956
Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	16,324,113		$	16,146,341		$	15,610,835		$	15,678,327		$	15,662,849		$	16,235,718		$	15,697,524

Shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,208,628		$	2,187,300		$	2,136,016		$	2,092,281		$	2,116,877		$	2,208,628		$	2,116,877
Intangible assets		1,013,046			1,014,415			1,015,884			966,461			967,713			1,013,046			967,713
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	1,195,582		$	1,172,885		$	1,120,132		$	1,125,820		$	1,149,164		$	1,195,582		$	1,149,164

Total assets (GAAP)	$	17,224,342		$	17,474,083		$	16,988,176		$	16,471,099		$	16,618,101		$	17,224,342		$	16,618,101
Intangible assets		1,013,046			1,014,415			1,015,884			966,461			967,713			1,013,046			967,713
Total tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	16,211,296		$	16,459,668		$	15,972,292		$	15,504,638		$	15,650,388		$	16,211,296		$	15,650,388

Adjusted Performance Ratios
Return on average assets (GAAP)		0.66	%		1.09	%		1.11	%		1.11	%		0.96	%		0.87	%		0.89	%
Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)		1.08			1.09			1.20			1.05			0.98			1.08			0.90
Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)		0.73			1.19			1.20			1.20			1.04			0.96			0.97
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue to average assets (non-GAAP)		1.38			1.51			1.73			1.60			1.31			1.44			1.17
Adjusted return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)		1.18			1.19			1.30			1.14			1.07			1.18			0.98
Return on average equity (GAAP)		5.18			8.55			8.58			8.50			7.31			6.84			6.67
Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)		8.45			8.55			9.33			8.07			7.48			8.48			6.77
Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)		9.91			16.29			15.98			15.64			13.50			13.04			12.18
Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)		15.94			16.29			17.35			14.87			13.81			16.07			12.36

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
Average diluted shares outstanding		56,395,653			56,270,219			56,335,446			56,248,720			56,182,845			56,330,295			56,130,762

Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)	$	0.51		$	0.82		$	0.82		$	0.83		$	0.71		$	1.33		$	1.30
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)	$	0.83		$	0.82		$	0.89		$	0.79		$	0.72		$	1.64		$	1.32

Tangible Book Value Per Share
Shares outstanding		56,132,478			56,073,658			55,953,104			55,953,104			55,932,017			56,132,478			55,932,017

Book value per share (GAAP)	$	39.35		$	39.01		$	38.18		$	37.39		$	37.85		$	39.35		$	37.85
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	21.30		$	20.92		$	20.02		$	20.12		$	20.55		$	21.30		$	20.55

Tangible Common Equity Ratio
Shareholders' equity to assets (GAAP)		12.82	%		12.52	%		12.57	%		12.70	%		12.74	%		12.82	%		12.74	%
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)		7.37	%		7.13	%		7.01	%		7.26	%		7.34	%		7.37	%		7.34	%
Adjusted Efficiency Ratio
Net interest income (FTE) (GAAP)	$	133,085		$	138,529		$	140,565		$	132,435		$	115,321		$	271,614		$	216,704

Total noninterest income (GAAP)	$	17,226		$	37,293		$	33,395		$	41,186		$	37,214		$	54,519		$	74,672
Gain on sale of MSR		—			—			—			2,960			—			—			—
Losses on security sales		(22,438	)		—			—			—			—			(22,438	)		—
Total adjusted noninterest income (non-GAAP)	$	39,664		$	37,293		$	33,395		$	38,226		$	37,214		$	76,957		$	74,672

Noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	109,165		$	107,708		$	101,582		$	101,574		$	98,194		$	216,873		$	192,299
Amortization of intangibles		1,369			1,426			1,195			1,251			1,310			2,795			2,676
Merger and conversion expense		—			—			1,100			—			—			—			687
Restructuring charges		—			—			—			—			1,187			—			732
Voluntary reimbursement of certain re-presentment NSF fees		—			—			1,255			—			—			—			—
(Recovery of) provision for unfunded commitments		(1,000	)		(1,500	)		183			—			450			(2,500	)		(100	)
Total adjusted noninterest expense (non-GAAP)	$	108,796		$	107,782		$	97,849		$	100,323		$	95,247		$	216,578		$	188,304

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)		72.63	%		61.26	%		58.39	%		58.50	%		64.37	%		66.50	%		66.00	%
Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		62.98	%		61.30	%		56.25	%		58.78	%		62.44	%		62.13	%		64.63	%

Core Net Interest Income and Core Net Interest Margin
Net interest income (FTE) (GAAP)	$	133,085		$	138,529		$	140,565		$	132,435		$	115,321		$	271,614		$	216,704
Net interest income collected on problem loans		364			392			161			78			2,276			756			2,710
Accretion recognized on purchased loans		874			885			625			1,317			2,021			1,759			3,256
Non-core net interest income	$	1,238		$	1,277		$	786		$	1,395		$	4,297		$	2,515		$	5,966
Core net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)	$	131,847		$	137,252		$	139,779		$	131,040		$	111,024		$	269,099		$	210,738

Net interest margin (GAAP)		3.45	%		3.66	%		3.78	%		3.54	%		3.11	%		3.56	%		2.94	%
Core net interest margin (non-GAAP)		3.43	%		3.63	%		3.76	%		3.50	%		3.00	%		3.53	%		2.86	%

Core Loan Yield
Loan interest income (FTE) (GAAP)	$	175,549		$	163,970		$	147,519		$	124,614		$	107,612		$	339,519		$	204,613
Net interest income collected on problem loans		364			392			161			78			2,276			756			2,710
Accretion recognized on purchased loans		874			885			625			1,317			2,021			1,759			3,256
Core loan interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)	$	174,311		$	162,693		$	146,733		$	123,219		$	103,315		$	337,004		$	198,647

Loan yield (GAAP)		5.93	%		5.68	%		5.19	%		4.57	%		4.12	%		5.81	%		4.00	%
Core loan yield (non-GAAP)		5.89	%		5.64	%		5.16	%		4.52	%		3.96	%		5.77	%		3.89	%

⁽¹⁾ Tax effect is calculated based on the respective periods' effective tax rate excluding the impact of discrete items.

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	Senior Vice President	Executive Vice President
	Chief Marketing Officer	Chief Financial Officer
	(662) 680-1219	(662) 680-1281

Renasant Corporation Announces Earnings for the Second Quarter of 2023