HERITAGE FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2023 RESULTS AND DECLARES REGULAR CASH DIVIDEND

• Net income was $16.8 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2023 compared to $20.5 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023.

• Loans receivable increased $123.9 million, or 3.0% in the second quarter of 2023.

• Capital remains strong with a leverage ratio of 9.9% and a total capital ratio of 14.1% at June 30, 2023.

• The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets at June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 was 0.07%.

• Net interest margin was 3.56% for the second quarter of 2023 compared to 3.91% for the first quarter of 2023.

• Cost of total deposits was 0.61% for the second quarter of 2023 compared to 0.31% for the first quarter of 2023.

• Total deposits decreased $193.5 million or 3.3% in the second quarter of 2023.

• Declared a regular cash dividend of $0.22 per share on July 19, 2023.

Heritage Financial Corporation (PRNewsFoto/Heritage Financial Corporation) (PR NEWSWIRE)

OLYMPIA, Wash., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ GS: HFWA) (the "Company" or "Heritage"), the parent company of Heritage Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $16.8 million for the second quarter of 2023 compared to $20.5 million for the first quarter of 2023 and $18.6 million for the second quarter of 2022. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2023 were $0.48 compared to $0.58 for the first quarter of 2023 and $0.52 for the second quarter of 2022.

Jeffrey J. Deuel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage, commented, "Results for the second quarter continue to demonstrate the strength of our business model. We have a balance sheet with a legacy of strong core deposits and ample liquidity which allows us to maintain loan production. Although we are experiencing the industry-wide pressure on funding costs, we are encouraged with the ongoing development of customer relationships, particularly in the markets where we've hired banking teams over the past year, such as the Portland, Eugene and Boise MSAs. We believe our continued focus on prudent risk management, coupled with strategic and measured growth, will benefit our long-term returns for shareholders.

We are proud to report that Heritage Bank has partnered with Francis + Clare Place to provide financing for 61 affordable housing units in Portland, Oregon. These units will house individuals who have been living on the street and will provide substantial social safety-net services to help them reintegrate into the community. This Catholic Charities of Oregon sponsored transaction is the second of two complexes located in an area that has been especially hurt by homelessness."

Financial Highlights

The following table provides financial highlights at the dates and for the periods indicated:

	As of or for the Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		June 30, 2022
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income	$ 16,846		$ 20,457		$ 18,584
Pre-tax, pre-provision income (1)	$ 21,780		$ 26,495		$ 21,357
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.48		$ 0.58		$ 0.52
Return on average assets (2)	0.95 %		1.17 %		1.01 %
Pre-tax, pre-provision return on average assets (2)	1.22 %		1.52 %		1.16 %
Return on average common equity (2)	8.19 %		10.21 %		9.19 %
Return on average tangible common equity (2)	12.04 %		15.05 %		13.68 %
Net interest margin (2)	3.56 %		3.91 %		3.04 %
Cost of total deposits (2)	0.61 %		0.31 %		0.09 %
Efficiency ratio	65.5 %		61.1 %		62.6 %
Noninterest expense to average total assets (2)	2.32 %		2.39 %		1.94 %
Total assets	$ 7,115,410		$ 7,236,806		$ 7,316,467
Loans receivable, net	$ 4,204,936		$ 4,083,003		$ 3,834,368
Total deposits	$ 5,595,543		$ 5,789,022		$ 6,330,190
Loan to deposit ratio (3)	76.0 %		71.3 %		61.2 %
Book value per share	$ 23.39		$ 23.53		$ 22.94
	$ 16.34		$ 16.48		$ 15.83

(1)

(2) Annualized.

(3)

Balance Sheet

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $193.1 million, or 64.1%, to $108.4 million at June 30, 2023 from $301.5 million at March 31, 2023 due primarily to an increase in loans receivable and a decrease in deposits, partially offset by an increase in borrowings.

Total investment securities decreased $47.4 million, or 2.3%, to $2.03 billion at June 30, 2023 from $2.08 billion at March 31, 2023 due primarily to maturities and prepayments. There were no investment securities purchased in the second quarter of 2023. The total of net unrealized losses in available for sale and net unrecognized losses in held to maturity investments increased $32.6 million due primarily to a decline in fair values of investment securities available for sale and held to maturity since March 31, 2023 due to changes in market rates.

The following table summarizes the Company's investment securities at the dates indicated including change in net unrealized loss and net unrecognized loss:

	June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023
			Net Unrealized Loss						Net Unrealized Loss
	(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities available for sale:
	$ 68,514		$ (4,255)		$ 64,259		$ 68,514		$ (3,964)		$ 64,550		$ (291)
Municipal securities	145,681		(15,666)		130,015		146,525		(14,028)		132,497		(1,638)
Residential CMO and MBS(1)	465,625		(54,653)		410,972		481,380		(47,668)		433,712		(6,985)
Commercial CMO and MBS(1)	698,833		(50,492)		648,341		704,156		(40,659)		663,497		(9,833)
Corporate obligations	4,000		(226)		3,774		4,000		(183)		3,817		(43)
	19,491		(302)		19,189		20,394		(395)		19,999		93
Total	1,402,144		(125,594)		1,276,550		1,424,969		(106,897)		1,318,072		(18,697)
	June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023
			Net						Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities held to maturity:
	151,005		(30,245)		120,760		150,969		(28,298)		122,671		(1,947)
Residential CMO and MBS(1)	280,032		(17,219)		262,813		285,337		(12,303)		273,034		(4,916)
Commercial CMO and MBS(1)	323,239		(42,002)		281,237		323,857		(34,915)		288,942		(7,087)
Total	754,276		(89,466)		664,810		760,163		(75,516)		684,647		(13,950)
	$ 2,156,420		$ (215,060)		$ 1,941,360		$ 2,185,132		$ (182,413)		$ 2,002,719		$ (32,647)

Loans receivable increased $123.9 million, or 3.0% in the second quarter of 2023, due to a combination of loan originations and net advances on loans outstanding. New loans funded in the second quarter of 2023 and first quarter of 2023 were $133.6 million and $138.1 million, respectively. Net advances on loans outstanding increased $47.8 million to $60.9 million during the second quarter of 2023 as compared to $13.1 million in the first quarter of 2023. Loan prepayments increased slightly during the second quarter of 2023 to $52.3 million, compared to $41.5 million during the first quarter of 2023.

Non-owner occupied CRE loans increased by $42.7 million, or 2.7%, during the second quarter of 2023 due to new loan originations of $46.2 million offset partially by loan repayments. Commercial and multifamily construction loans increased by $36.5 million, or 13.5%, due primarily to advances on outstanding loans during the second quarter of 2023. Total new commitments for commercial and multifamily construction loans were $58.5 million in the second quarter of 2023. In addition, commercial and industrial loans increased $23.0 million, or 3.4%, due to new loan originations of $34.4 million offset partially by loan repayments.

The following table summarizes the Company's loans receivable, net at the dates indicated:

	June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				Change
	Balance				Balance				$		%
	(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
Commercial and industrial	$ 708,021		16.7 %		$ 684,998		16.6 %		$ 23,023		3.4 %
SBA PPP	567		—		900		—		(333)		(37.0)
Owner-occupied commercial real estate ("CRE")	958,912		22.6		949,064		23.0		9,848		1.0
Non-owner occupied CRE	1,644,490		38.6		1,601,789		38.8		42,701		2.7
Total commercial business	3,311,990		77.9		3,236,751		78.4		75,239		2.3
Residential real estate	375,659		8.8		363,777		8.8		11,882		3.3
Real estate construction and land development:
Residential	78,660		1.9		72,926		1.8		5,734		7.9
Commercial and multifamily	307,041		7.2		270,547		6.6		36,494		13.5
	385,701		9.1		343,473		8.4		42,228		12.3
Consumer	177,994		4.2		183,471		4.4		(5,477)		(3.0)
Loans receivable	4,251,344		100.0 %		4,127,472		100.0 %		123,872		3.0
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(46,408)				(44,469)				(1,939)		4.4
Loans receivable, net	$ 4,204,936				$ 4,083,003				$ 121,933		3.0 %

Total deposits decreased $193.5 million, or 3.3%, from March 31, 2023. The decrease was due to competitive pricing pressures and customers moving excess funds to alternative higher yielding investments as well as general decreases in individual customer balances which included large capital expenditures and tax payments.

Certificates of deposit increased $44.8 million, or 11.3%, from March 31, 2023. The increase in certificates of deposits included transfers from non-maturity deposit accounts. Brokered deposits decreased $7.6 million, or 14.5%, to $44.7 million at June 30, 2023 from $52.3 million at March 31, 2023.

The following table summarizes the Company's total deposits at the dates indicated:

	June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				Change
	Balance (1)				Balance				$		%
	(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest demand deposits	$ 1,857,492		33.2 %		$ 1,982,909		34.3 %		$ (125,417)		(6.3) %
Interest bearing demand deposits	1,618,539		28.9		1,675,393		28.9		(56,854)		(3.4)
Money market accounts	1,143,284		20.4		1,155,559		20.0		(12,275)		(1.1)
Savings accounts	535,065		9.6		578,807		10.0		(43,742)		(7.6)
Total non-maturity deposits	5,154,380		92.1		5,392,668		93.2		(238,288)		(4.4)
Certificates of deposit	441,163		7.9		396,354		6.8		44,809		11.3
Total deposits	$ 5,595,543		100.0 %		$ 5,789,022		100.0 %		$ (193,479)		(3.3) %

Total borrowings increased $66.9 million, or 17.5%, to $450.0 million at June 30, 2023 compared to $383.1 million at March 31, 2023. All borrowings at March 31, 2023 were advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"). During the second quarter of 2023, the Company transferred all borrowings to the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP") due to advantageous terms and conditions. The BTFP offers loans of up to one year in length to institutions pledging eligible investment securities. The advance rate on the collateral is at par value. The average rate on borrowings from the BTFP was 4.72% as compared to an average rate of 5.15% for FHLB borrowings during the second quarter of 2023.

Total stockholders' equity decreased $6.3 million, or 0.8%, to $819.7 million at June 30, 2023 compared to $826.1 million at March 31, 2023 due primarily to an increase of $14.7 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a result of declining fair values of available for sale investment securities and $7.8 million in dividends paid offset partially by $16.8 million of net income recognized for the quarter.

The Company and Bank continue to maintain capital levels in excess of the applicable regulatory requirements for them both to be categorized as "well-capitalized".

The following table summarizes capital ratios for the Company at the dates indicated:

	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		Change
Stockholders' equity to total assets	11.5 %		11.4 %		0.1 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)	8.3		8.3		—
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (2)	12.8		12.9		(0.1)
Leverage ratio (2)	9.9		9.9		—
Tier 1 capital ratio (2)	13.2		13.3		(0.1)
Total capital ratio (2)	14.1		14.1		—

(1)

(2)

Allowance for Credit Losses and Provision for Credit Losses

The ACL as a percentage of loans was 1.09% at June 30, 2023 compared to 1.08% at March 31, 2023. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a $1.9 million provision for credit losses, compared to a $1.8 million provision for credit losses during the first quarter of 2023 and a $1.2 million reversal of the provision for credit losses during second quarter of 2022. The increase in the provision for credit losses during the second quarter of 2023 was primarily driven by growth in loans receivable, net and changes in loan mix primarily due to the increases in non-owner occupied CRE, commercial and multifamily construction, and commercial and industrial loans.

The ACL on unfunded commitments ("unfunded") decreased during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 due primarily to an increase in loan utilization rates.

The following table provides detail on the changes in the ACL on loans and the ACL on unfunded and the related provision for (reversal of) credit losses for the periods indicated:

	As of or for the Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023						June 30, 2022
					Total						Total						Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
	$ 44,469		$ 1,856		$ 46,325		$ 42,986		$ 1,744		$ 44,730		$ 40,333		$ 1,552		$ 41,885
	1,988		(79)		1,909		1,713		112		1,825		(649)		(555)		(1,204)
	(49)		—		(49)		(230)		—	—	(230)		12		—		12
Balance, end of period	$ 46,408		$ 1,777		$ 48,185		$ 44,469		$ 1,856		$ 46,325		$ 39,696		$ 997		$ 40,693

Credit Quality

The ratio of classified loans increased slightly to 1.38% at June 30, 2023 as compared to 1.18% at March 31, 2023. Classified loans include loans rated substandard or worse.

The following table illustrates total loans by risk rating and their respective percentage of total loans at the dates indicated:

	June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023
	Balance				Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
Risk Rating:
Pass	$ 4,108,068		96.6 %		$ 3,981,816		96.5 %
Special Mention	84,623		2.0		96,832		2.3
Substandard	58,653		1.4		48,824		1.2
Total	$ 4,251,344		100.0 %		$ 4,127,472		100.0 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.07% at both June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 compared to 0.14% at June 30, 2022. Nonperforming assets at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022 consisted only of nonaccrual loans.

Changes in nonaccrual loans during the periods indicated were as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		June 30, 2022
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$ 4,815		$ 5,906		$ 16,527
Additions	—		468		720
Net principal payments and transfers to accruing status	(185)		(909)		(5,964)
Payoffs	—		(650)		(691)
Charge-offs	—		—		(117)
Balance, end of period	$ 4,630		$ 4,815		$ 10,475

Liquidity

Total liquidity sources available at June 30, 2023 were 2.75 billion. This includes internal as well as external sources of liquidity. The Company has access to FHLB advances, the FRB Discount Window and BTFP. The Company's available liquidity sources at June 30, 2023 represented a coverage ratio of 49.2% of total deposits and 150.6% of estimated uninsured deposits.

The following table summarizes the Company's available liquidity:

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(Dollars in thousands)
FRB borrowing availability	$ 859,730		$ 640,635		$ 46,827
(1)	1,216,990		1,197,964		1,226,234
(2)	872,109		1,116,013		1,323,947
Cash and cash equivalents	108,378		301,481		103,590
Fed funds line borrowing availability with correspondent banks	145,000		215,000		215,000
Total sources of liquidity	3,202,207		3,471,093		2,915,598
Less: Borrowings outstanding	(450,000)		(383,100)		—
Total liquidity	$ 2,752,207		$ 3,087,993		$ 2,915,598

(1)	Includes FHLB borrowing availability of $1.22 billion at June 30, 2023 based on pledged assets, however, maximum credit capacity is 45% of the Bank's total assets one quarter in arrears or $3.10 billion.
(2)	Investment securities available for sale at fair value.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income decreased $4.0 million, or 6.7%, during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023. In addition, net interest margin decreased 35 basis points to 3.56% from 3.91% as compared to the prior quarter. The decrease in net interest income was due primarily to a $4.1 million increase in interest expense on deposits and $3.3 million increase in interest expense on borrowings. The increase in interest expense on deposits was due to a 43 basis point increase in average rates due to competitive rate pressures. The average cost of interest bearing deposits increased from 0.49% to 0.92%. The increase in interest expense on borrowings was due to an increase in average balances. The average cost of borrowings declined 5 basis points from 4.92% to 4.87% as the Company transferred borrowings from the FHLB to the FRB's BTFP during the second quarter of 2023 due to a lower borrowing rate. The increase in interest expense was partially offset by a $3.4 million increase in interest income, primarily due to a $3.2 million increase in interest income on loans receivable, net. The average balance of loans receivable, net increased by $106.2 million and the average yield on loans receivable, net increased 12 basis points to 5.19% during the second quarter of 2023.

Net interest income increased $5.8 million, or 11.5%, during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the second quarter of 2022 and the net interest margin increased 52 basis points during this same period. The increase was due primarily to an increase in yields earned on interest earning assets following increases in market interest rates and a shift into higher yielding interest earning assets. This was partially offset by an increase in interest expense due to an increase in deposit rates and borrowing expense.

The following table provides relevant net interest income information for the periods indicated:

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023						June 30, 2022
	AverageBalance		InterestEarned/Paid		Average Yield/ Rate (1)		AverageBalance		InterestEarned/Paid		Average Yield/ Rate (1)		AverageBalance		InterestEarned/Paid		Average Yield/ Rate (1)
	(Dollars amounts in thousands)
Interest Earning Assets:
Loans receivable, net (2)(3)	$ 4,145,556		$ 53,623		5.19 %		$ 4,039,395		$ 50,450		5.07 %		$ 3,812,045		$ 40,890		4.30 %
Taxable securities	1,989,297		14,774		2.98		2,007,339		14,657		2.96		1,450,328		7,607		2.10
Nontaxable securities (3)	71,803		520		2.90		82,893		586		2.87		137,429		893		2.61
Interest earning deposits	90,754		1,154		5.10		83,376		972		4.73		1,213,156		2,342		0.77
Total interest earning assets	6,297,410		70,071		4.46 %		6,213,003		66,665		4.35 %		6,612,958		51,732		3.14 %
Noninterest earning assets	845,455						848,956						772,658
Total assets	$ 7,142,865						$ 7,061,959						$ 7,385,616
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Certificates of deposit	$ 421,451		$ 2,483		2.36 %		$ 350,206		$ 1,224		1.42 %		$ 321,926		$ 324		0.40 %
Savings accounts	551,201		157		0.11		601,166		142		0.10		652,407		88		0.05
Interest bearing demand and money market accounts	2,782,353		5,967		0.86		2,829,198		3,162		0.45		3,067,373		1,001		0.13
Total interest bearing deposits	3,755,005		8,607		0.92		3,780,570		4,528		0.49		4,041,706		1,413		0.14
Junior subordinated debentures	21,577		499		9.28		21,501		482		9.09		21,287		239		4.50
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	39,755		63		0.64		43,202		47		0.44		48,272		32		0.27
Borrowings	417,896		5,078		4.87		145,605		1,766		4.92		—		—		—
Total interest bearing liabilities	4,234,233		14,247		1.35 %		3,990,878		6,823		0.69 %		4,111,265		1,684		0.16 %
Noninterest demand deposits	1,900,640						2,068,688						2,349,746
Other noninterest bearing liabilities	183,250						189,893						113,644
Stockholders' equity	824,742						812,500						810,961
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 7,142,865						$ 7,061,959						$ 7,385,616
Net interest income and spread			$ 55,824		3.11 %				$ 59,842		3.66 %				$ 50,048		2.98 %
Net interest margin					3.56 %						3.91 %						3.04 %

(1)	Annualized; average balances are calculated using daily balances.
(2)	Average loans receivable, net includes loans held for sale and loans classified as nonaccrual, which carry a zero yield. Interest earned on loans receivable, net includes the amortization of net deferred loan fees of $726,000, $752,000 and $2.4 million for the second quarter of 2023, first quarter of 2023 and second quarter of 2022, respectively.
(3)	Yields on tax-exempt loans and securities have not been stated on a tax-equivalent basis.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased during the second quarter of 2023 from the first quarter of 2023 due primarily to a $1.7 million decrease in other income as a result of a $1.6 million gain from the sale of Visa Inc. Class B common stock during the first quarter of 2023.

Noninterest income increased during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 due primarily to higher deposit service charges and an increase in FHLB dividend income included in other income. The following table presents the key components of noninterest income and the change for the periods indicated:

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		June 30, 2022		$		%		$		%
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Service charges and other fees	$ 2,682		$ 2,624		$ 2,577		$ 58		2.2 %		$ 105		4.1 %
Card revenue	2,123		2,000		2,146		123		6.2		(23)		(1.1)
Loss on sale of investment securities	—		(286)		—		286		(100.0)		—		(100.0)
Gain on sale of loans, net	101		49		219		52		106.1		(118)		(53.9)
Interest rate swap fees	115		53		26		62		117.0		89		342.3
Bank owned life insurance income	837		709		764		128		18.1		73		9.6
Gain on sale of other assets, net	—		2		—		(2)		(100.0)		—		—
Other income	1,423		3,107		1,284		(1,684)		(54.2)		139		10.8
Total noninterest income	$ 7,281		$ 8,258		$ 7,016		$ (977)		(11.8) %		$ 265		3.8 %

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense decreased $0.3 million or 0.7% during the second quarter of 2023 from the first quarter of 2023 due primarily to a decrease in compensation and employee benefits resulting from a decrease in the accrual for incentive-based compensation and decrease in payroll taxes offset partially by an increase in salary expense due to annual merit increases in base pay. Occupancy and equipment expense decreased due to a decrease in maintenance costs related to winter weather conditions experienced in the first quarter of 2023. Other expense increased due to an increase in customer account loss expense in the second quarter of 2023.

Noninterest expense increased $5.6 million or 15.7% during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 due primarily to an increase in compensation and employee benefits resulting from an increase in the number of full-time equivalent employees including the addition of commercial and relationship banking teams in 2023 and an increase in salaries and wages due to upward market pressure. Occupancy and equipment expense increased due to the expansion into Eugene, Oregon and Boise, Idaho. Data processing costs increased due primarily to the expansion of digital services including the addition of the ability to open accounts online. Federal deposit insurance premiums increased due to the increase in the assessment rate starting in January 2023. Other expense increased due to an increase in customer account loss expense, employee related expenses which included additional expenses related to calling efforts for the newly added teams, as well as a general increase in operating costs in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022.

The following table presents the key components of noninterest expense and the change for the periods indicated:

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		June 30, 2022		$		%		$		%
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits	$ 24,781		$ 25,536		$ 21,778		$ (755)		(3.0) %		$ 3,003		13.8 %
Occupancy and equipment	4,666		4,892		4,171		(226)		(4.6)		495		11.9
Data processing	4,500		4,342		4,185		158		3.6		315		7.5
Marketing	441		402		344		39		9.7		97		28.2
Professional services	751		628		529		123		19.6		222		42.0
State/municipal business and use tax	1,054		1,008		867		46		4.6		187		21.6
Federal deposit insurance premium	797		850		425		(53)		(6.2)		372		87.5
Amortization of intangible assets	623		623		704		—		—		(81)		(11.5)
Other expense	3,712		3,324		2,704		388		11.7		1,008		37.3
Total noninterest expense	$ 41,325		$ 41,605		$ 35,707		$ (280)		(0.7) %		$ 5,618		15.7 %

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense decreased during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 and the same period in 2022 due primarily to a lower effective income tax rate during the second quarter of 2023 following a decrease in pre-tax income which increased the impact of favorable permanent tax items such as tax-exempt investments, investments in bank owned life insurance and low-income housing tax credits. The following table presents the income tax expense and related metrics and the change for the periods indicated:

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		June 30, 2022		$		%		$		%
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Income before income taxes	$ 19,871		$ 24,670		$ 22,561		$ (4,799)		(19.5) %		$ (2,690)		(11.9) %
Income tax expense	$ 3,025		$ 4,213		$ 3,977		$ (1,188)		(28.2) %		$ (952)		(23.9) %
Effective income tax rate	15.2 %		17.1 %		17.6 %		(1.9) %		(11.1) %		(2.4) %		(13.6) %

Dividends

On July 19, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share. The dividend is payable on August 16, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 2, 2023.

Earnings Conference Call

The Company will hold a telephone conference call to discuss this earnings release on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. To access the call, please dial (833) 470-1428 — access code 536813 a few minutes prior to 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. The call will be available for replay through July 27, 2023 by dialing (866) 813-9403 — access code 925696.

About Heritage Financial

Heritage Financial Corporation is an Olympia-based bank holding company with Heritage Bank, a full-service commercial bank, as its sole wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank has a branch network of 51 banking offices in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Heritage Bank does business under the Whidbey Island Bank name on Whidbey Island. Heritage's stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "HFWA". More information about Heritage Financial Corporation can be found on its website at www.hf-wa.com and more information about Heritage Bank can be found on its website at www.heritagebanknw.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," and "intend" or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may." Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent management's current expectations and forecasts regarding future events, many of which are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. Actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those currently expected or projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, include but are not limited to, the following: changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, including as a result of employment levels, labor shortages and the effects of inflation, a potential recession or slowed economic growth caused by increasing political instability from acts of war including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as supply chain disruptions; higher inflation and the current and future monetary policies of the Federal Reserve in response thereto; the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative press about the banking industry in general on investor and depositor sentiment; changes in the interest rate environment; the quality and composition of our securities portfolio and the impact of any adverse changes including market liquidity within the securities markets; legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities and tax law, in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules; credit and interest rate risks associated with the Company's businesses, customers, borrowings, repayment, investment, and deposit practices; fluctuations in deposits; liquidity issues, including our ability to borrow funds or raise additional capital, if necessary; and other factors described in Heritage's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission-which are available on our website at www.heritagebanknw.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Moreover, any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this press release or the documents we file with or furnish to the SEC are based only on information then actually known to the Company and upon management's beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made which may turn out to be wrong because of inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors described above or because of other factors that we cannot foresee. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for 2023 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us, and could negatively affect the Company's operating and stock price performance.

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except shares)
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets
Cash on hand and in banks	$ 73,464		$ 68,969		$ 74,295
Interest earning deposits	34,914		232,512		29,295
Cash and cash equivalents	108,378		301,481		103,590
	1,276,550		1,318,072		1,331,443
	754,276		760,163		766,396
Total investment securities	2,030,826		2,078,235		2,097,839
Loans held for sale	752		—		—
Loans receivable	4,251,344		4,127,472		4,050,858
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(46,408)		(44,469)		(42,986)
Loans receivable, net	4,204,936		4,083,003		4,007,872
Premises and equipment, net	79,401		80,094		76,930
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost	8,373		23,697		8,916
Bank owned life insurance	122,905		122,767		122,059
Accrued interest receivable	18,969		18,548		18,547
Prepaid expenses and other assets	293,950		281,438		296,181
Other intangible assets, net	5,981		6,604		7,227
Goodwill	240,939		240,939		240,939
Total assets	$ 7,115,410		$ 7,236,806		$ 6,980,100
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits	$ 5,579,657		$ 5,771,787		$ 5,907,420
Deposits held for sale	15,886		17,235		17,420
Total deposits	5,595,543		5,789,022		5,924,840
Borrowings	450,000		383,100		—
Junior subordinated debentures	21,619		21,546		21,473
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	38,215		39,161		46,597
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	190,300		177,895		189,297
Total liabilities	6,295,677		6,410,724		6,182,207
Common stock	550,103		550,869		552,397
Retained earnings	367,085		358,010		345,346
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(97,455)		(82,797)		(99,850)
Total stockholders' equity	819,733		826,082		797,893
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 7,115,410		$ 7,236,806		$ 6,980,100
Shares outstanding	35,047,800		35,108,120		35,106,697

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		June 30, 2022		June 30, 2023		June 30, 2022
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 53,623		$ 50,450		$ 40,890		$ 104,073		$ 81,915
Taxable interest on investment securities	14,774		14,657		7,607		29,431		13,610
Nontaxable interest on investment securities	520		586		893		1,106		1,753
Interest on interest earning deposits	1,154		972		2,342		2,126		3,048
Total interest income	70,071		66,665		51,732		136,736		100,326
Interest Expense
Deposits	8,607		4,528		1,413		13,135		2,837
Junior subordinated debentures	499		482		239		981		433
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	63		47		32		110		64
Borrowings	5,078		1,766		—		6,844		—
Total interest expense	14,247		6,823		1,684		21,070		3,334
Net interest income	55,824		59,842		50,048		115,666		96,992
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses	1,909		1,825		(1,204)		3,734		(4,781)
	53,915		58,017		51,252		111,932		101,773
Noninterest Income
Service charges and other fees	2,682		2,624		2,577		5,306		5,051
Card revenue	2,123		2,000		2,146		4,123		4,409
Loss on sale of investment securities, net	—		(286)		—		(286)		—
Gain on sale of loans, net	101		49		219		150		460
Interest rate swap fees	115		53		26		168		305
Bank owned life insurance income	837		709		764		1,546		2,459
Gain on sale of other assets, net	—		2		—		2		204
Other income	1,423		3,107		1,284		4,530		2,666
Total noninterest income	7,281		8,258		7,016		15,539		15,554
Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits	24,781		25,536		21,778		50,317		43,030
Occupancy and equipment	4,666		4,892		4,171		9,558		8,502
Data processing	4,500		4,342		4,185		8,842		8,246
Marketing	441		402		344		843		610
Professional services	751		628		529		1,379		1,228
State/municipal business and use taxes	1,054		1,008		867		2,062		1,663
Federal deposit insurance premium	797		850		425		1,647		1,025
Amortization of intangible assets	623		623		704		1,246		1,408
Other expense	3,712		3,324		2,704		7,036		5,715
Total noninterest expense	41,325		41,605		35,707		82,930		71,427
Income before income taxes	19,871		24,670		22,561		44,541		45,900
Income tax expense	3,025		4,213		3,977		7,238		7,559
Net income	$ 16,846		$ 20,457		$ 18,584		$ 37,303		$ 38,341
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.48		$ 0.58		$ 0.53		$ 1.06		$ 1.09
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.48		$ 0.58		$ 0.52		$ 1.06		$ 1.08
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.22		$ 0.22		$ 0.21		$ 0.44		$ 0.42
Average shares outstanding - basic	35,058,155		35,108,390		35,110,334		35,083,133		35,102,572
Average shares outstanding - diluted	35,126,590		35,445,340		35,409,524		35,348,268		35,412,722

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Nonperforming Assets and Credit Quality Metrics:
	Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		June 30, 2022		June 30, 2023		June 30, 2022
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans:
Balance, beginning of period	$ 44,469		$ 42,986		$ 40,333		$ 42,986		$ 42,361
	1,988		1,713		(649)		3,701		(3,171)
Charge-offs:
Commercial business	—		(161)		(117)		(161)		(316)
Residential real estate	—		—		—		—		(30)
Consumer	(144)		(153)		(132)		(297)		(258)
Total charge-offs	(144)		(314)		(249)		(458)		(604)
Recoveries:
Commercial business	38		51		149		89		421
Residential real estate	—		—		—		—		3
	—		—		59		—		67
Consumer	57		33		53		90		619
Total recoveries	95		84		261		179		1,110
	(49)		(230)		12		(279)		506
Balance, end of period	$ 46,408		$ 44,469		$ 39,696		$ 46,408		$ 39,696
Net charge-offs (recoveries) on loans to average loans receivable, net(1)	— %		0.02 %		— %		0.01 %		(0.03) %

	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Nonperforming Assets:
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial business	$ 4,630		$ 4,815		$ 5,869
Real estate construction and land development	—		—		37
Total nonaccrual loans	4,630		4,815		5,906
Other real estate owned	—		—		—
Nonperforming assets	$ 4,630		$ 4,815		$ 5,906
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more	2,274		2,344		1,615
ACL on loans to:
Loans receivable	1.09 %		1.08 %		1.06 %
Nonaccrual loans	1,002.33 %		923.55 %		727.84 %
Nonperforming loans to loans receivable	0.11 %		0.12 %		0.15 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets	0.07 %		0.07 %		0.08 %

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Average Balances, Yields, and Rates Paid:
	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2023						June 30, 2022
	AverageBalance		InterestEarned/Paid		Average Yield/ Rate (1)		AverageBalance		InterestEarned/Paid		Average Yield/ Rate (1)
Interest Earning Assets:
Loans receivable, net (2) (3)	$ 4,092,769		$ 104,073		5.13 %		$ 3,792,792		$ 81,915		4.36 %
Taxable securities	1,998,268		29,431		2.97		1,361,437		13,610		2.02
Nontaxable securities (3)	77,317		1,106		2.88		141,894		1,753		2.49
Interest earning deposits	87,086		2,126		4.92		1,357,420		3,048		0.45
Total interest earning assets	6,255,440		136,736		4.41 %		6,653,543		100,326		3.04 %
Noninterest earning assets	847,195						756,523
Total assets	$ 7,102,635						$ 7,410,066
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Certificates of deposit	$ 386,026		$ 3,707		1.94 %		$ 329,100		$ 662		0.41 %
Savings accounts	576,046		299		0.10		649,562		175		0.05
Interest bearing demand and money market accounts	2,805,645		9,129		0.66		3,066,849		2,000		0.13
Total interest bearing deposits	3,767,717		13,135		0.70		4,045,511		2,837		0.14
Junior subordinated debentures	21,539		981		9.18		21,250		433		4.11
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	41,469		110		0.53		49,140		64		0.26
Borrowings	282,502		6,844		4.89 %		—		—		— %
Total interest bearing liabilities	4,113,227		21,070		1.03 %		4,115,901		3,334		0.16 %
Noninterest demand deposits	1,984,200						2,354,571
Other noninterest bearing liabilities	186,553						111,167
Stockholders' equity	818,655						828,427
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 7,102,635						$ 7,410,066
Net interest income and spread			$ 115,666		3.38 %				$ 96,992		2.88 %
Net interest margin					3.73 %						2.94 %

(1)	Average balances are calculated using daily balances.
(2)	Average loan receivable, net includes loans held for sale and loans classified as nonaccrual, which carry a zero yield. Interest earned on loans receivable, net includes the amortization of net deferred loan fees of $1.5 million and $5.8 million for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(3)	Yields on tax-exempt loans and securities have not been stated on a tax-equivalent basis.

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATISTICS (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022
Earnings:
Net interest income	$ 55,824		$ 59,842		$ 63,107		$ 59,286		$ 50,048
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses	1,909		1,825		1,410		1,945		(1,204)
Noninterest income	7,281		8,258		6,584		7,453		7,016
Noninterest expense	41,325		41,605		40,392		39,147		35,707
Net income	16,846		20,457		22,544		20,990		18,584
Pre-tax, pre-provision net income (3)	21,780		26,495		29,299		27,592		21,357
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.48		$ 0.58		$ 0.64		$ 0.60		$ 0.53
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.48		$ 0.58		$ 0.64		$ 0.59		$ 0.52
Average Balances:
Loans receivable, net (1)	$ 4,145,556		$ 4,039,395		$ 3,963,042		$ 3,859,839		$ 3,812,045
Total investment securities	2,061,100		2,090,232		2,106,608		2,001,922		1,587,757
Total interest earning assets	6,297,410		6,213,003		6,292,188		6,592,361		6,612,958
Total assets	7,142,865		7,061,959		7,100,844		7,367,736		7,385,616
Total interest bearing deposits	3,755,005		3,780,570		3,878,325		4,017,490		4,041,706
Total noninterest demand deposits	1,900,640		2,068,688		2,239,806		2,356,688		2,349,746
Stockholders' equity	824,742		812,500		780,401		811,052		810,961
Financial Ratios:
	0.95 %		1.17 %		1.26 %		1.13 %		1.01 %
Pre-tax, pre-provision return on average assets (2)(3)	1.22		1.52		1.64		1.49		1.16
	8.19		10.21		11.46		10.27		9.19
Return on average tangible common equity	12.04		15.05		17.21		15.20		13.68
Efficiency ratio	65.5		61.1		58.0		58.7		62.6
	2.32		2.39		2.26		2.11		1.94
Net interest spread (2)	3.11		3.66		3.87		3.50		2.98
Net interest margin (2)	3.56		3.91		3.98		3.57		3.04

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATISTICS (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
	As of or for the Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022
Select Balance Sheet:
Total assets	$ 7,115,410		$ 7,236,806		$ 6,980,100		$ 7,200,312		$ 7,316,467
Loans receivable, net	4,204,936		4,083,003		4,007,872		3,959,206		3,834,368
Total investment securities	2,030,826		2,078,235		2,097,839		2,129,461		1,803,241
Deposits	5,595,543		5,789,022		5,924,840		6,237,735		6,330,190
Noninterest demand deposits	1,857,492		1,982,909		2,099,464		2,308,583		2,325,139
Stockholders' equity	819,733		826,082		797,893		776,702		805,366
Financial Measures:
Book value per share	$ 23.39		$ 23.53		$ 22.73		$ 22.13		$ 22.94
	16.34		16.48		15.66		15.04		15.83
Stockholders' equity to total assets	11.5 %		11.4 %		11.4 %		10.8 %		11.0 %
(1)	8.3		8.3		8.2		7.6		7.9
Loans to deposits ratio	76.0		71.3		68.4		64.1		61.2
Regulatory Capital Ratios:
(2)	12.8 %		12.9 %		12.8 %		12.8 %		13.2 %
(2)	9.9		9.9		9.7		9.2		8.9
(2)	13.2		13.3		13.2		13.3		13.6
(2)	14.1		14.1		14.0		14.0		14.4
Credit Quality Metrics:
ACL on loans to:
Loans receivable	1.09 %		1.08 %		1.06 %		1.05 %		1.02 %
Nonperforming loans	1,002.3		923.6		727.8		675.2		379.0
Nonperforming loans to loans receivable	0.11		0.12		0.15		0.16		0.27
Nonperforming assets to total assets	0.07		0.07		0.08		0.09		0.14
Net charge-offs (recoveries) on loans to average loans receivable, net(3)	—		0.02		(0.02)		(0.05)		—
Criticized Loans by Credit Quality Rating:
Special mention	$ 84,623		$ 96,832		$ 69,449		$ 84,439		$ 72,062
Substandard	58,653		48,824		65,765		66,376		94,419
Other Metrics:
Number of banking offices	51		51		50		50		49
Deposits per branch	$ 109,717		$ 113,510		$ 118,497		$ 124,755		$ 129,188
	811		808		806		790		765
	8,807		8,740		8,810		9,326		9,654

(2)

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

This earnings release contains certain financial measures not presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") in addition to financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company has presented these non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company's capital, performance and asset quality reflected in the current quarter and comparable period results and to facilitate comparison of its performance with the performance of its peers. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are presented below.

The Company considers the tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio and tangible book value per share to be useful measurements of the adequacy of the Company's capital levels.

	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets and Tangible Book Value Per Share:
Total stockholders' equity (GAAP)	$ 819,733		$ 826,082		$ 797,893		$ 776,702		$ 805,366
Exclude intangible assets	(246,920)		(247,543)		(248,166)		(248,837)		(249,508)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)	$ 572,813		$ 578,539		$ 549,727		$ 527,865		$ 555,858
Total assets (GAAP)	$ 7,115,410		$ 7,236,806		$ 6,980,100		$ 7,200,312		$ 7,316,467
Exclude intangible assets	(246,920)		(247,543)		(248,166)		(248,837)		(249,508)
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$ 6,868,490		$ 6,989,263		$ 6,731,934		$ 6,951,475		$ 7,066,959
	11.5 %		11.4 %		11.4 %		10.8 %		11.0 %
	8.3 %		8.3 %		8.2 %		7.6 %		7.9 %
Shares outstanding	35,047,800		35,108,120		35,106,697		35,104,248		35,103,929
Book value per share (GAAP)	$ 23.39		$ 23.53		$ 22.73		$ 22.13		$ 22.94
	$ 16.34		$ 16.48		$ 15.66		$ 15.04		$ 15.83

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

The Company considers the return on average tangible common equity ratio to be a useful measurement of the Company's ability to generate returns for its common shareholders. By removing the impact of intangible assets and their related amortization and tax effects, the performance of the Company's ongoing business operations can be evaluated.

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity, annualized:
Net income (GAAP)	$ 16,846		$ 20,457		$ 22,544		$ 20,990		$ 18,584
	623		623		671		671		704
Exclude tax effect of adjustment	(131)		(131)		(141)		(141)		(148)
Tangible net income (non-GAAP)	$ 17,338		$ 20,949		$ 23,074		$ 21,520		$ 19,140
Average stockholders' equity (GAAP)	$ 824,742		$ 812,500		$ 780,401		$ 811,052		$ 810,961
	(247,278)		(247,922)		(248,560)		(249,245)		(249,890)
	$ 577,464		$ 564,578		$ 531,841		$ 561,807		$ 561,071
	8.19 %		10.21 %		11.46 %		10.27 %		9.19 %
	12.04 %		15.05 %		17.21 %		15.20 %		13.68 %

The Company believes that presenting pre-tax pre-provision income, which reflects its profitability before income taxes and provision for credit losses, and the pre-tax, pre-provision return on average assets are useful measurements in assessing its operating income and expenses by removing the volatility that may be associated with credit loss provisions.

	Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022
Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income and Pre-tax, Pre-provision Return on Average Assets, annualized:
Net income (GAAP)	$ 16,846		$ 20,457		$ 22,544		$ 20,990		$ 18,584
Add income tax expense	3,025		4,213		5,345		4,657		3,977
	1,909		1,825		1,410		1,945		(1,204)
	$ 21,780		$ 26,495		$ 29,299		$ 27,592		$ 21,357
Average total assets (GAAP)	$ 7,142,865		$ 7,061,959		$ 7,100,844		$ 7,367,736		$ 7,385,616
	0.95 %		1.17 %		1.26 %		1.13 %		1.01 %
	1.22 %		1.52 %		1.64 %		1.49 %		1.16 %

SOURCE Heritage Financial Corporation

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