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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 

 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2023 (October 19, 2023) 
 

 
RBB BANCORP
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 

 
California
001-38149
27-2776416
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
1055 Wilshire Blvd., 12th floor,
Los Angeles, California
 
90017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (213) 627-9888
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value
 
RBB
 
NASDAQ Global Select Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


 
 

 
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On October 23, 2023, RBB Bancorp (the “Company”) issued a press release setting forth the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and information relating to our quarterly conference call and webcast. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
 
The information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set for by specific reference in such filing.
 
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On October 24, 2023, RBB Bancorp will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and other matters relating to the Company. The Company has also made available on its website, www.royalbusinessbankusa.com, presentation materials containing certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”). The Presentation Materials are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and are incorporated by reference herein. All information in Exhibit 99.2 is presented as of the particular date or dates referenced therein, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to, and disclaims any duty to, update any of the information provided.
 
The information furnished under Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of this Current report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.2) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On October 19, 2023, RBB Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.16 per share of its common stock, payable on November 10, 2023, to common shareholders of record as of October 30, 2023. A copy of the press release announcing the cash dividend described in this Item 8.01 is attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The information contained in Exhibit 99.3 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
 
Exhibits.
     
99.1
 
     
99.2   Presentation Materials
     
99.3
 
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
RBB BANCORP
(Registrant)
       
Date: October 23, 2023
By:
 
/s/ Alex Ko
     
Alex Ko
     
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1

 

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RBB Bancorp Reports Third Quarter 2023 Earnings

 

 

Los Angeles, CA, October 23, 2023 – RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) and its subsidiaries, Royal Business Bank (the “Bank”) and RBB Asset Management Company (“RAM”), collectively referred to herein as “the Company,” announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

 

The Company reported net income of $12.0 million, or $0.63 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, compared to net income of $10.9 million, or $0.58 diluted earnings per share, and $16.7 million, or $0.87 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

 

“We were pleased to be awarded with a $5 million Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) Equitable Recovery Program (“ERP”) award by the US Treasury,” said David Morris, CEO of RBB Bancorp. “We believe it is a testament to our ongoing efforts to support the communities in which we operate.”

 

Mr. Morris continued, “We continued to make progress on our goal of reducing our loan to deposit ratio. We were also pleased to see stabilization in credit and a reduction in expenses in the third quarter.”

 

“We have done a good job managing through the market volatility and improving corporate governance,” said Dr. James Kao, Chairman of the Company. “The Board of Directors is confident that we now have the right strategy and people in place to continue to build shareholder value.”

 

Third Quarter 2023 Highlights Compared to Second Quarter 2023

 

 

Net income increased to $12.0 million, or $0.63 diluted earnings per share.

 

Net interest income decreased to $27.6 million.

  Noninterest income increased to $7.7 million and noninterest expense decreased to $16.9 million.
  Total loans held for investment decreased by $75.0 million and total deposits decreased by $21.3 million, resulting in a decrease in the net loan to deposit ratio to 97.6% from 99.3% at the end of the prior quarter.
 

Return on average assets increased to 1.17%.

 

Return on average tangible common equity increased to 11.04%. (1)

 

Net interest margin decreased to 2.87%.

 

The ratio of allowance for credit losses to total loans increased to 1.36% from 1.35% at the end of prior quarter.

 

The Company's capital position remained strong with a ratio of 17.8% tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets.

  The Company will redeem $55 million of outstanding Fixed-to-Floating Subordinated Notes due in 2028 (the “2028 Subordinated Notes”) on December 1, 2023.

 

(1)

Reconciliations of the non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measures are set forth at the end of this press release.

 

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Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

 

Net interest income before provision for credit losses was $27.6 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $31.9 million for the second quarter of 2023. The $4.3 million decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense on time deposits and a decrease in interest and fees on loans, partially offset by increases in interest income on interest-bearing deposits and on investment securities. For the third quarter of 2023, average time deposits increased $70.8 million and the interest rate paid on time deposits increased 35 basis points to 4.33% from 3.98% in the second quarter of 2023.

 

Compared to the third quarter of 2022, net interest income before provision for credit losses decreased $11.4 million from $39.0 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in average interest-bearing deposits of $651.7 million and a 301 basis point increase in the interest rate paid on interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by an increase in average loans of $31.5 million and a 46 basis point increase in the yield earned on loans from 5.53% in the third quarter of 2022 to 5.99%.

 

Net interest margin was 2.87% for the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of 50 basis points from 3.37% in the second quarter of 2023 primarily due to a 36 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits from 3.47% in the second quarter of 2023 to 3.83% in the third quarter of 2023. Cost of interest-bearing deposits increased due to increasing market rates and peer bank deposit competition.

 

The Company will redeem on December 1, 2023 the 2028 Subordinated Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2028 Subordinated Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding December 1, 2023.  The 2028 Subordinated Notes have an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $55 million.  From and after December 1, 2023, all interest on the 2028 Subordinated Notes will cease to accrue.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income was $7.7 million for the third quarter of 2023, an increase of $5.2 million from $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily driven by a $5.0 million CDFI ERP award received, a $194,000 increase in gain on sale of loans, and a $190,000 increase in gain on sale of other real estate owned (“OREO”), partially offset by a $110,000 decrease in wealth management commissions during the quarter.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2023 was $16.9 million, compared to $18.5 million for the second quarter of 2023. The $1.6 million decrease was primarily attributable to a $1.9 million decrease in legal and other professional fees, partially offset by a $417,000 increase in salaries and employee benefits expenses primarily due to new hires in the quarter. The decrease in legal and other professional fees were primarily due to the insurance coverage with respect to legal expenses related to the Company's voluntary cooperation with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (“SEC”) requests for information, as disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2023, after all prior payments of the Company reached the $1.0 million retention amount. 

 

Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rate was 29.8% for the third quarter of 2023, 29.5% for the second quarter of 2023, and 27.8% for the third quarter of 2022. 

 

Loan and Securities Portfolio

 

Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and discounts, totaled $3.1 billion as of September 30, 2023, a decrease of $75.0 million from June 30, 2023, and a decrease of $100.0 million from September 30, 2022. The decrease from June 30, 2023 was primarily due to a $49.4 million decrease in single-family residential mortgages, a $19.2 million decrease in commercial real estate loans, a $3.8 million decrease in commercial and industrial loans, a $3.0 million decrease in Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans, and a $2.5 million decrease in other loans, partially offset by a $2.9 million increase in construction and land development loans. The decrease from September 30, 2022 was primarily due to a $93.7 million decrease in construction and land development loans, a $77.2 million decrease in commercial and industrial loans, a $56.6 million decrease in commercial real estate loans, an $11.5 million decrease in SBA loans, and a $10.0 million decrease in other loans, partially offset by a $149.0 million increase in single-family residential mortgages. In the first nine months of 2023, management decreased loan growth to lower the loan to deposit ratio and to strengthen the liquidity position of the Company.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Bank’s total available-for-sale securities amounted to $354.4 million, including available-for-sale securities maturing in over 12 months of $259.4 million. As of September 30, 2023, the Bank recorded gross unrealized losses of $37.1 million on its available-for-sale securities compared to gross unrealized losses of $32.3 million as of June 30, 2023 with respect to its available-for-sale securities due to Federal Reserve Bank raised interest rate by 25 basis points in July 2023.

 

Liquidity and Deposits

 

Total deposits were $3.2 billion as of September 30, 2023, which reflected a decrease of $21.3 million or 0.7% compared to June 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in brokered deposits of $49.1 million, partially offset by an increase in time deposits of $31.7 million. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $330.8 million in cash on the balance sheet, which is an increase of $84.5 million or 34.3% from June 30, 2023. In addition, the Company had $909.8 million in Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing availability, Fed fund lines of $92.0 million, $41.9 million in available funds from the Federal Reserve Bank's discount window and $261.2 million in available-for-sale securities that were unpledged.

 

Credit Quality

 

Nonperforming assets totaled $40.4 million, or 0.99% of total assets at September 30, 2023, compared to $42.2 million, or 1.04% of total assets at June 30, 2023. The $1.8 million decrease in nonperforming assets was due to loans that migrated to accrual status of $2.2 million, loans charged-off of $2.2 million, loan paydowns of $295,000, and one OREO of $293,000 that was sold, partially offset by loans that migrated into non-accrual status of $3.2 million, consisting primarily of commercial real estate loans and single-family residential mortgages.

 

Special mention loans totaled $31.2 million or 1.00% of total loans at September 30, 2023, compared to $24.2 million, or 0.76% of total loans at June 30, 2023. The increase is due to additional special mention loans of $9.3 million, consisting primarily of commercial real estate loans, partially offset by an upgrade to pass loans of $2.2 million. 

 

Substandard loans totaled $71.4 million or 2.29% of total loans at September 30, 2023, compared to $74.1 million, or 2.32% of total loans at June 30, 2023. The decrease is due to loan paydowns of $3.2 million and upgrades to pass loans of $823,000, partially offset by additional substandard loans of $1.4 million, consisting primarily of single-family residential mortgages.

 

30-89 day delinquent loans, excluding non-accrual loans, increased $12.4 million to $19.7 million as of September 30, 2023 compared to $7.2 million as of June 30, 2023. The $12.4 million increase in past due loans was primarily due to a new delinquent commercial real estate loan of $16.1 million for one business day payment delay, which reverted back to current in October 2023. Offsetting the increase were loans that migrated back to past due for less than 30 days in the amount of $4.8 million, consisting primarily of single-family residential mortgages, loans that converted to non-accrual status in the aggregate amount of $835,000, and loan payoffs or paydowns of $575,000. 

 

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Total net charge-offs were $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2023, as compared to net charge-offs of $580,000 in the prior quarter and net recoveries of $127,000 in the same quarter last year.

 

Provision for credit losses were $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2023, as compared to $380,000 in the prior quarter and $1.8 million in the same quarter last year.

 

The allowance for credit losses totaled $42.4 million, or 1.36% of loans held for investment at September 30, 2023, compared with $43.1 million, or 1.35%, of loans held for investment at June 30, 2023. 

 

Dividend Payout and Stock Repurchase

 

For the third quarter of 2023, the Board of Directors declared a common stock cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on November 10, 2023 to stockholders of record on October 30, 2023.

 

On June 14, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of common stock, of which 433,124 shares remain available. The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with SEC Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-8. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the third quarter of 2023, and has not repurchased any shares since October 24, 2022 pursuant to this authorization.

 

 

Contact:

Alex Ko, Chief Financial Officer

 

(213) 533-7919

  Alexko@rbbusa.com

 

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Corporate Overview

 

RBB Bancorp is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had total assets of $4.1 billion. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank, is a full service commercial bank, which provides business banking services to the Asian communities in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County in California, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan in New York, in Edison, New Jersey, in the Chicago neighborhoods of Chinatown and Bridgeport, Illinois, and on Oahu, Hawaii. Bank services include remote deposit, E-banking, mobile banking, commercial and investor real estate loans, business loans and lines of credit, commercial and industrial loans, SBA 7A and 504 loans, 1-4 single family residential loans, automobile lending, trade finance, a full range of depository account products and wealth management services. The Bank has nine branches in Los Angeles County, two branches in Ventura County, one branch in Orange County, California, one branch in Las Vegas, Nevada, three branches and one loan operation center in Brooklyn, three branches in Queens, one branch in Manhattan in New York, one branch in Edison, New Jersey, two branches in Chicago, Illinois, and one branch in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Company's administrative and lending center is located at 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90017, and its finance and operations center is located at 7025 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, California 90621. The Company's website address is www.royalbusinessbankusa.com.

 

Conference Call

 

Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time/2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, to discuss the Company’s third quarter 2023 financial results.

 

To listen to the conference call, please dial 1-888-506-0062 or 1-973-528-0011, the Participant ID code is 626566, conference ID RBBQ323. A replay of the call will be made available at 1-877-481-4010 or 1-919-882-2331, the passcode is 49264, approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available through November 7, 2023.

 

The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet; please visit our Royal Business Bank website at www.royalbusinessbankusa.com and click on the “Investors” tab to access the call from the site. This webcast will be recorded and available for replay on our website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.

 

Disclosure

 

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial disclosures for tangible common equity and tangible assets and adjusted earnings. The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance. Please refer to the tables at the end of this release for a presentation of performance ratios in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures.

 

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Safe Harbor

 

Certain matters set forth herein (including the exhibits hereto) constitute forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations and our future financial position and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance and/or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic markets, including the tight labor market, ineffective management of the U.S. federal budget or debt or turbulence or uncertainly in domestic of foreign financial markets; the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations; our ability to attract and retain deposits and access other sources of liquidity; possible additional provisions for loan losses and charge-offs; credit risks of lending activities and deterioration in asset or credit quality; extensive laws and regulations and supervision that we are subject to, including potential supervisory action by bank supervisory authorities; increased costs of compliance and other risks associated with changes in regulation, including any amendments to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other money laundering statutes and regulations; potential goodwill impairment; liquidity risk; fluctuations in interest rates; the transition away from the London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) and related uncertainty as well as the risks and costs related to our adopted alternative reference rate, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); risks associated with acquisitions and the expansion of our business into new markets; inflation and deflation; real estate market conditions and the value of real estate collateral; environmental liabilities; our ability to compete with larger competitors; our ability to retain key personnel; successful management of reputational risk; severe weather, natural disasters, earthquakes, fires; or other adverse external events could harm our business; 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, including the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, which could impact business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad; public health crises and pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate, including our credit quality and business operations, as well as the impact on general economic and financial market conditions; general economic or business conditions in Asia, and other regions where the Bank has operations; failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems; climate change, including any enhanced regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them; our ability to adapt our systems to the expanding use of technology in banking; risk management processes and strategies; adverse results in legal proceedings; the impact of regulatory enforcement actions, if any; certain provisions in our charter and bylaws that may affect acquisition of the Company; changes in tax laws and regulations; the impact of governmental efforts to restructure the U.S. financial regulatory system; the impact of future or recent changes in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance assessment rate of the rules and regulations related to the calculation of the FDIC insurance assessment amount; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards setters, including Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 (Topic 326, “Measurement of Current Losses on Financial Instruments, commonly referenced as the Current Expected Credit Losses Model, which changed how we estimate credit losses and may further increase the required level of our allowance for credit losses in future periods; market disruption and volatility;  fluctuations in the Bancorp’s stock price; restrictions on dividends and other distributions by laws and regulations and by our regulators and our capital structure; issuances of preferred stock; our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, and the potential resulting dilution of interests of holders of our common stock; the soundness of other financial institutions; our ongoing relations with our various federal and state regulators, including the SEC, FDIC, FRB and California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation; our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items and all other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports, including its Annual Report as filed under Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within that document. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law. Any statements about future operating results, such as those concerning accretion and dilution to the Company’s earnings or shareholders, are for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and actual results may differ.

 

 

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RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

 

Assets

                       

Cash and due from banks

  $ 330,791     $ 246,325     $ 134,179  

Federal funds sold and other cash equivalents

                40,000  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    330,791       246,325       174,179  

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

    600       600       600  

Investment securities available for sale

    354,378       391,116       266,270  

Investment securities held to maturity

    5,214       5,718       5,735  

Mortgage loans held for sale

    62       555       1,185  

Loans held for investment

    3,120,952       3,195,995       3,220,913  

Allowance for credit losses

    (42,430 )     (43,092 )     (36,047 )

Net loans held for investment

    3,078,522       3,152,903       3,184,866  

Premises and equipment, net

    26,134       26,600       26,850  

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock

    15,000       15,000       15,000  

Cash surrender value of life insurance

    58,346       57,989       56,975  

Goodwill

    71,498       71,498       71,498  

Servicing assets

    8,439       8,702       10,054  

Core deposit intangibles

    3,010       3,246       3,971  

Right-of-use assets- operating leases

    29,949       28,677       24,768  

Accrued interest and other assets

    87,411       66,689       63,278  

Total assets

  $ 4,069,354     $ 4,075,618     $ 3,905,229  

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

                       

Deposits:

                       

Noninterest-bearing demand

  $ 572,393     $ 585,746     $ 916,301  

Savings, NOW and money market accounts

    608,020       598,546       882,126  

Time deposits, $250,000 and under

    1,237,831       1,275,476       608,489  

Time deposits, greater than $250,000

    735,828       715,648       552,754  

Total deposits

    3,154,072       3,175,416       2,959,670  

FHLB advances

    150,000       150,000       240,000  

Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs

    174,019       173,874       173,441  

Subordinated debentures

    14,884       14,829       14,665  

Lease liabilities - operating leases

    31,265       29,915       25,701  

Accrued interest and other liabilities

    39,111       31,294       19,953  

Total liabilities

    3,563,351       3,575,328       3,433,430  

Shareholders' equity:

                       

Shareholders' equity

    531,692       522,623       494,248  

Non-controlling interest

    72       72       72  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

    (25,761 )     (22,405 )     (22,521 )

Total shareholders' equity

    506,003       500,290       471,799  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $ 4,069,354     $ 4,075,618     $ 3,905,229  

 

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RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) 

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

 
   

September 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2023

   

September 30, 2022

 

Interest and dividend income:

                       

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 47,617     $ 50,810     $ 43,588  

Interest on interest-bearing deposits

    3,193       2,112       373  

Interest on investment securities

    4,211       3,574       1,784  

Dividend income on FHLB stock

    290       259       224  

Interest on federal funds sold and other

    252       247       445  

Total interest income

    55,563       57,002       46,414  

Interest expense:

                       

Interest on savings deposits, NOW and money market accounts

    3,106       2,778       1,529  

Interest on time deposits

    21,849       19,169       2,460  

Interest on subordinated debentures and long term debt

    2,579       2,550       2,427  

Interest on other borrowed funds

    440       579       1,020  

Total interest expense

    27,974       25,076       7,436  

Net interest income before provision for credit losses

    27,589       31,926       38,978  

Provision for credit losses

    1,399       380       1,766  

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    26,190       31,546       37,212  

Noninterest income:

                       

Service charges, fees and other

    6,347       1,525       1,214  

Gain on sale of loans

    212       18       265  

Loan servicing fees, net of amortization

    623       606       724  

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

    356       344       332  
Gain on sale of other real estate owned     190        —        —  

Total noninterest income

    7,728       2,493       2,535  

Noninterest expense:

                       

Salaries and employee benefits

    9,744       9,327       9,561  

Occupancy and equipment expenses

    2,414       2,430       2,349  

Data processing

    1,315       1,356       1,306  

Legal and professional

    1,022       2,872       1,077  

Office expenses

    437       350       382  

Marketing and business promotion

    340       252       364  

Insurance and regulatory assessments

    730       809       441  

Core deposit premium

    236       235       277  

Other expenses

    638       886       940  

Total noninterest expense

    16,876       18,517       16,697  

Income before income taxes

    17,042       15,522       23,050  

Income tax expense

    5,077       4,573       6,398  

Net income

  $ 11,965     $ 10,949     $ 16,652  
                         

Net income per share

                       

Basic

  $ 0.63     $ 0.58     $ 0.88  

Diluted

  $ 0.63     $ 0.58     $ 0.87  

Cash Dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.16     $ 0.16     $ 0.14  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

                       

Basic

    18,995,303       18,993,483       18,988,443  

Diluted

    18,997,304       18,995,100       19,130,447  

 

 

 

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RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) 

 

   

For the Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30, 2023

   

September 30, 2022

 

Interest and dividend income:

               

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 148,369     $ 121,631  

Interest on interest-earning deposits

    6,096       655  

Interest on investment securities

    10,321       4,210  

Dividend income on FHLB stock

    814       673  

Interest on federal funds sold and other

    716       1,149  

Total interest income

    166,316       128,318  

Interest expense:

               

Interest on savings deposits, NOW and money market accounts

    8,180       3,091  

Interest on time deposits

    54,424       5,540  

Interest on subordinated debentures and long term debt

    7,668       7,154  

Interest on other borrowed funds

    2,428       1,974  

Total interest expense

    72,700       17,759  

Net interest income before provision for credit losses

    93,616       110,559  

Provision for credit losses

    3,793       3,048  

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    89,823       107,511  

Noninterest income:

               

Service charges, fees and other

    9,108       3,745  

Gain on sale of loans

    258       1,783  

Loan servicing fees, net of amortization

    1,959       1,628  

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

    1,036       986  

Gain on sale of fixed assets

    32       757  
Gain on sale of other real estate owned     190        —  

Total noninterest income

    12,583       8,899  

Noninterest expense:

               

Salaries and employee benefits

    28,935       28,558  

Occupancy and equipment expenses

    7,242       6,728  

Data processing

    3,969       3,857  

Legal and professional

    6,907       4,337  

Office expenses

    1,163       1,033  

Marketing and business promotion

    892       1,172  

Insurance and regulatory assessments

    2,043       1,360  

Core deposit premium

    708       833  

Other expenses

    2,445       2,489  

Total noninterest expense

    54,304       50,367  

Income before income taxes

    48,102       66,043  

Income tax expense

    14,218       19,297  

Net income

  $ 33,884     $ 46,746  
                 

Net income per share

               

Basic

  $ 1.78     $ 2.44  

Diluted

  $ 1.78     $ 2.41  

Cash Dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.48     $ 0.42  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

               

Basic

    18,991,579       19,142,732  

Diluted

    19,013,838       19,415,558  

 

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RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

 
   

September 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2023

   

September 30, 2022

 
   

Average

   

Interest

   

Yield /

   

Average

   

Interest

   

Yield /

   

Average

   

Interest

   

Yield /

 

(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

   

& Fees

   

Rate

   

Balance

   

& Fees

   

Rate

   

Balance

   

& Fees

   

Rate

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                                                       

Federal funds sold, cash equivalents & other (1)

  $ 285,484     $ 3,734       5.19 %   $ 179,023     $ 2,619       5.87 %   $ 141,737     $ 1,042       2.92 %

Securities

                                                                       

Available for sale (2)

    369,459       4,187       4.50 %     348,343       3,547       4.08 %     318,066       1,758       2.19 %

Held to maturity (2)

    5,385       48       3.54 %     5,720       51       3.58 %     5,738       50       3.46 %

Mortgage loans held for sale

    739       13       6.98 %     52       1       6.65 %     420       6       5.48 %

Loans held for investment: (3)

                                                                       

Real estate

    2,968,246       43,583       5.83 %     3,064,633       46,304       6.06 %     2,820,022       38,999       5.49 %

Commercial

    187,140       4,021       8.52 %     207,493       4,503       8.70 %     303,899       4,583       5.98 %

Total loans held for investment

    3,155,386       47,604       5.99 %     3,272,126       50,807       6.23 %     3,123,921       43,582       5.53 %

Total interest-earning assets

    3,816,453     $ 55,586       5.78 %     3,805,264     $ 57,025       6.01 %     3,589,882     $ 46,438       5.13 %

Noninterest-earning assets

    250,083                       244,316                       250,737                  

Total assets

  $ 4,066,536                     $ 4,049,580                     $ 3,840,619                  
                                                                         

Interest-bearing liabilities

                                                                       

NOW

  $ 55,325     $ 201       1.44 %   $ 59,789     $ 202       1.36 %   $ 74,518     $ 91       0.48 %

Money Market

    403,300       2,655       2.61 %     432,384       2,519       2.34 %     612,743       1,376       0.89 %

Saving deposits

    123,709       249       0.80 %     111,214       57       0.21 %     147,349       62       0.17 %

Time deposits, $250,000 and under

    1,285,320       14,090       4.35 %     1,221,760       12,391       4.07 %     566,730       1,221       0.85 %

Time deposits, greater than $250,000

    717,026       7,759       4.29 %     709,803       6,778       3.83 %     531,655       1,239       0.92 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

    2,584,680       24,954       3.83 %     2,534,950       21,947       3.47 %     1,932,995       3,989       0.82 %

FHLB advances

    150,000       440       1.16 %     160,220       579       1.45 %     239,674       1,020       1.69 %

Long-term debt

    173,923       2,194       5.00 %     173,780       2,194       5.06 %     173,345       2,194       5.02 %

Subordinated debentures

    14,848       385       10.29 %     14,793       356       9.65 %     14,629       233       6.32 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    2,923,451       27,973       3.80 %     2,883,743       25,076       3.49 %     2,360,643       7,436       1.25 %

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

                                                                       

Noninterest-bearing deposits

    571,371                       606,015                       964,867                  

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

    67,244                       59,760                       41,003                  

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

    638,615                       665,775                       1,005,870                  

Shareholders' equity

    504,470                       500,062                       474,106                  

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 4,066,536                     $ 4,049,580                     $ 3,840,619                  

Net interest income / interest rate spreads

          $ 27,613       1.98 %           $ 31,949       2.52 %           $ 39,002       3.88 %

Net interest margin

                    2.87 %                     3.37 %                     4.31 %

 


(1)

Includes income and average balances for FHLB stock, term federal funds, interest-bearing time deposits and other miscellaneous interest-bearing assets.

(2)

Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt loans and securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

(3)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale. Interest income on loans includes - amortization of deferred loan fees, net of deferred loan costs.

 

 

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RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

For the Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30, 2023

   

September 30, 2022

 
   

Average

   

Interest

   

Yield /

   

Average

   

Interest

   

Yield /

 

(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

   

& Fees

   

Rate

   

Balance

   

& Fees

   

Rate

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                               

Federal funds sold, cash equivalents & other (1)

  $ 192,393     $ 7,625       5.30 %   $ 338,253     $ 2,477       0.98 %

Securities

                                               

Available for sale (2)

    332,007       10,245       4.13 %     369,808       4,126       1.49 %

Held to maturity (2)

    5,610       151       3.60 %     5,909       158       3.57 %

Mortgage loans held for sale

    295       16       7.25 %     1,624       62       5.10 %

Loans held for investment: (3)

                                               

Real estate

    3,041,393       134,790       5.93 %     2,696,183       107,301       5.32 %

Commercial

    214,618       13,562       8.45 %     336,630       14,268       5.67 %

Total loans held for investment

    3,256,011       148,352       6.09 %     3,032,813       121,569       5.36 %

Total interest-earning assets

    3,786,316     $ 166,389       5.88 %     3,748,407     $ 128,392       4.58 %

Noninterest-earning assets

    244,822                       245,137                  

Total assets

  $ 4,031,138                     $ 3,993,544                  
                                                 

Interest-bearing liabilities

                                               

NOW

  $ 59,476     $ 511       1.15 %   $ 75,182     $ 185       0.33 %

Money Market

    431,299       7,314       2.27 %     654,522       2,777       0.57 %

Saving deposits

    118,550       354       0.40 %     147,033       129       0.12 %

Time deposits, $250,000 and under

    1,141,290       33,906       3.97 %     573,401       2,698       0.63 %

Time deposits, greater than $250,000

    729,699       20,519       3.76 %     542,535       2,842       0.70 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

    2,480,314       62,604       3.37 %     1,992,673       8,631       0.58 %

FHLB advances

    179,707       2,428       1.81 %     191,136       1,974       1.38 %

Long-term debt

    173,780       6,583       5.06 %     173,202       6,583       5.08 %

Subordinated debentures

    14,794       1,084       9.80 %     14,575       571       5.24 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    2,848,595       72,699       3.41 %     2,371,586       17,759       1.00 %

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

                                               

Noninterest-bearing deposits

    624,781                       1,115,153                  

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

    58,774                       36,257                  

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

    683,555                       1,151,410                  

Shareholders' equity

    498,988                       470,548                  

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 4,031,138                     $ 3,993,544                  

Net interest income / interest rate spreads

          $ 93,690       2.47 %           $ 110,633       3.58 %

Net interest margin

                    3.31 %                     3.95 %

 


(1)

Includes income and average balances for FHLB stock, term federal funds, interest-bearing time deposits and other miscellaneous interest-bearing assets.

(2)

Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt loans and securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

(3)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale. Interest income on loans includes - amortization of deferred loan fees, net of deferred loan costs.

 

 

 

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RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

 

Per share data (common stock)

                       

Book value

  $ 26.64     $ 26.34     $ 24.82  

Tangible book value (1)

  $ 22.72     $ 22.40     $ 20.85  

Performance ratios

                       

Return on average assets, annualized

    1.17 %     1.08 %     1.72 %

Return on average shareholders' equity, annualized

    9.41 %     8.78 %     13.93 %

Return on average tangible common equity, annualized (1)

    11.04 %     10.33 %     16.58 %

Noninterest income to average assets, annualized

    0.75 %     0.25 %     0.26 %

Noninterest expense to average assets, annualized

    1.65 %     1.83 %     1.72 %

Yield on average earning assets

    5.78 %     6.01 %     5.13 %

Cost of average total deposits

    3.14 %     2.80 %     0.55 %

Cost of average interest-bearing deposits

    3.83 %     3.47 %     0.82 %

Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities

    3.80 %     3.49 %     1.25 %

Accretion on loans to average earning assets

    0.00 %     0.04 %     0.01 %

Net interest spread

    1.98 %     2.52 %     3.88 %

Net interest margin

    2.87 %     3.37 %     4.31 %

Efficiency ratio (2)

    47.78 %     53.80 %     40.22 %

Common stock dividend payout ratio

    25.40 %     27.59 %     15.91 %

 


(1)

Reconciliations of the non–GAAP measures are set forth at the end of this press release.

(2)

Ratio calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income before provision for credit losses and noninterest income.

 

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RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Per share data (common stock)

               

Book value

  $ 26.64     $ 24.82  

Tangible book value (1)

  $ 22.72     $ 20.85  

Performance ratios

               

Return on average assets, annualized

    1.12 %     1.57 %

Return on average shareholders' equity, annualized

    9.08 %     13.28 %

Return on average tangible common equity, annualized (1)

    10.68 %     15.80 %

Noninterest income to average assets, annualized

    0.42 %     0.30 %

Noninterest expense to average assets, annualized

    1.80 %     1.69 %

Yield on average earning assets

    5.88 %     4.58 %

Cost of average deposits

    2.70 %     0.37 %

Cost of average interest-bearing deposits

    3.37 %     0.58 %

Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities

    3.41 %     1.00 %

Accretion on loans to average earning assets

    0.02 %     0.02 %

Net interest spread

    2.47 %     3.58 %

Net interest margin

    3.31 %     3.95 %

Efficiency ratio (2)

    51.13 %     42.16 %

Common stock dividend payout ratio

    26.97 %     17.21 %

 


(1)

Reconciliations of the non–GAAP measures are set forth at the end of this press release.

(2)

Ratio calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income before provision for credit losses and noninterest income.

 

13

 

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   

As of

 
   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

 

Credit Quality Data:

                       

Loans 30-89 days past due

  $ 19,662     $ 7,242     $ 39,938  

Loans 30-89 days past due to total loans

    0.63 %     0.23 %     1.24 %

Nonperforming loans

  $ 40,146     $ 41,609     $ 11,503  

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    1.29 %     1.30 %     0.36 %

Nonperforming assets

  $ 40,430     $ 42,186     $ 11,796  

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.99 %     1.04 %     0.30 %

Special mention loans

  $ 31,212     $ 24,150     $ 21,569  

Special mention loans to total loans

    1.00 %     0.76 %     0.67 %

Substandard loans

  $ 71,401     $ 74,065     $ 52,118  

Substandard loans to total loans

    2.29 %     2.32 %     1.62 %

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

    1.36 %     1.35 %     1.12 %

Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans

    105.69 %     102.94 %     313.37 %

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

  $ 2,206     $ 580     $ (127 )

Net charge-offs to average loans (for the quarter-to-date period)

    0.28 %     0.07 %     -0.02 %
                         

Capital ratios

                       

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)

    10.80 %     10.64 %     10.35 %

Tier 1 leverage ratio

    11.77 %     11.60 %     11.47 %

Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets

    17.78 %     16.91 %     15.52 %

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    18.36 %     17.46 %     16.06 %

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

    26.37 %     25.27 %     23.72 %

 


(1)

Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures are set forth at the end of this press release.

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

Loan Portfolio Detail

 

As of September 30, 2023

   

As of June 30, 2023

   

As of September 30, 2022

 

(dollars in thousands)

  $    

%

    $    

%

    $    

%

 

Loans:

                                               

Commercial and industrial

  $ 127,655       4.1 %   $ 131,456       4.1 %   $ 204,817       6.4 %

SBA

    50,420       1.6 %     53,459       1.7 %     61,934       1.9 %

Construction and land development

    259,778       8.3 %     256,916       8.0 %     353,473       11.0 %

Commercial real estate (1)

    1,164,210       37.3 %     1,183,396       37.0 %     1,220,791       37.9 %

Single-family residential mortgages

    1,505,307       48.2 %     1,554,713       48.7 %     1,356,342       42.1 %

Other loans

    13,582       0.5 %     16,055       0.5 %     23,556       0.7 %

Total loans (2)

  $ 3,120,952       100.0 %   $ 3,195,995       100.0 %   $ 3,220,913       100.0 %

Allowance for credit losses

    (42,430 )             (43,092 )             (36,047 )        

Total loans, net

  $ 3,078,522             $ 3,152,903             $ 3,184,866          

 


(1)

Includes non-farm and non-residential loans, multi-family residential loans and non-owner occupied single family residential loans.

(2)

Net of discounts and deferred fees and costs.

 

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Tangible Book Value Reconciliations

 

The tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP disclosure. Management measures the tangible book value per share to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes these are helpful to investors as additional tool for further understanding our performance. The following is a reconciliation of tangible book value to the Company shareholders’ equity computed in accordance with GAAP, as well as a calculation of tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022. 

 

                       

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

September 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2023

   

September 30, 2022

 

Tangible common equity:

                       

Total shareholders' equity

  $ 506,003     $ 500,290     $ 471,799  

Adjustments

                       

Goodwill

    (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )

Core deposit intangible

    (3,010 )     (3,246 )     (3,971 )

Tangible common equity

  $ 431,495     $ 425,546     $ 396,330  

Tangible assets:

                       

Total assets-GAAP

  $ 4,069,354     $ 4,075,618     $ 3,905,229  

Adjustments

                       

Goodwill

    (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )

Core deposit intangible

    (3,010 )     (3,246 )     (3,971 )

Tangible assets

  $ 3,994,846     $ 4,000,874     $ 3,829,760  

Common shares outstanding

    18,995,303       18,995,303       19,011,672  

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio

    10.80 %     10.64 %     10.35 %

Book value per share

  $ 26.64     $ 26.34     $ 24.82  

Tangible book value per share

  $ 22.72     $ 22.40     $ 20.85  

 

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity

 

Management measures return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes these are helpful to investors as an additional tool for further understanding our performance. Tangible equity excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), and is reviewed by banking and financial institution regulators when assessing a financial institution’s capital adequacy. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table reconciles ROATCE to its most comparable GAAP measure:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Net income available to common shareholders

  $ 11,965     $ 16,652     $ 33,884     $ 46,746  

Average shareholders' equity

    504,470       474,106       498,988       470,548  

Adjustments:

                               

Goodwill

    (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (71,498 )     (70,763 )

Core deposit intangible

    (3,165 )     (4,154 )     (3,398 )     (4,215 )

Adjusted average tangible common equity

  $ 429,807     $ 398,454     $ 424,092     $ 395,570  

Return on average tangible common equity

    11.04 %     16.58 %     10.68 %     15.80 %

 

 

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               Contact: Alex Ko 

                   EVP/Chief Financial Officer 
                   (213) 533-7919 

 

RBB Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 Per Share

 

LOS ANGELES, October 19, 2023 /Businesswire/ -- RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ: RBB) and its subsidiaries, Royal Business Bank ("the Bank") and RBB Asset Management Company ("RAM"), collectively referred to herein as "the Company", announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share. The dividend is payable on November 10, 2023 to common shareholders of record as of October 30, 2023.

 

Corporate Overview

 

RBB Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had total assets of $4.1 billion. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank, is a full service commercial bank, which provides business banking services to the Asian communities in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County in California, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan in New York, in Edison, New Jersey, in the Chicago neighborhoods of Chinatown and Bridgeport, Illinois, and on Oahu, Hawaii. Bank services include remote deposit, E-banking, mobile banking, commercial and investor real estate loans, business loans and lines of credit, commercial and industrial loans, SBA 7A and 504 loans, 1-4 single family residential loans, automobile lending, trade finance, a full range of depository account products and wealth management services. The Bank has nine branches in Los Angeles County, two branches in Ventura County, one branch in Orange County, California, one branch in Las Vegas, Nevada, three branches and one loan operation center in Brooklyn, three branches in Queens, one branch in Manhattan in New York, one branch in Edison, New Jersey, two branches in Chicago, Illinois, and one branch in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Company's administrative and lending center is located at 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90017, and its finance and operations center is located at 7025 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, California 90621. The Company's website address is www.royalbusinessbankusa.com.

 

Safe Harbor

 

Certain matters set forth herein (including the exhibits hereto) constitute forward-looking statements relating to the Companys current business plans and expectations and our future financial position and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance and/or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic markets, including the tight labor market, ineffective management of the U.S. federal budget or debt or turbulence or uncertainly in domestic of foreign financial markets; the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations; our ability to attract and retain deposits and access other sources of liquidity; possible additional provisions for loan losses and charge-offs; credit risks of lending activities and deterioration in asset or credit quality; extensive laws and regulations and supervision that we are subject to, including potential supervisory action by bank supervisory authorities; increased costs of compliance and other risks associated with changes in regulation, including any amendments to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other money laundering statutes and regulations; potential goodwill impairment; liquidity risk; fluctuations in interest rates; the transition away from the London Interbank Offering Rate ("LIBOR") and related uncertainty as well as the risks and costs related to our adopted alternative reference rate, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"); risks associated with acquisitions and the expansion of our business into new markets; inflation and deflation; real estate market conditions and the value of real estate collateral; environmental liabilities; our ability to compete with larger competitors; our ability to retain key personnel; successful management of reputational risk; severe weather, natural disasters, earthquakes, fires; or other adverse external events could harm our business; 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, including the war between Russia and Ukraine, which could impact business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad; public health crises and pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate, including our credit quality and business operations, as well as the impact on general economic and financial market conditions; general economic or business conditions in Asia, and other regions where the Bank has operations; failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems; climate change, including any enhanced regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them; our ability to adapt our systems to the expanding use of technology in banking; risk management processes and strategies; adverse results in legal proceedings; the impact of regulatory enforcement actions, if any; certain provisions in our charter and bylaws that may affect acquisition of the Company; changes in tax laws and regulations; the impact of governmental efforts to restructure the U.S. financial regulatory system; the impact of future or recent changes in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance assessment rate of the rules and regulations related to the calculation of the FDIC insurance assessment amount; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or other accounting standards setters, including Accounting Standards Update (ASU or Update) 2016-13 (Topic 326, Measurement of Current Losses on Financial Instruments, commonly referenced as the Current Expected Credit Losses Model (CECL), which changed how we estimate credit losses and may further increase the required level of our allowance for credit losses in future periods; market disruption and volatility;  fluctuations in the Bancorps stock price; restrictions on dividends and other distributions by laws and regulations and by our regulators and our capital structure; issuances of preferred stock; our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, and the potential resulting dilution of interests of holders of our common stock; the soundness of other financial institutions; our ongoing relations with our various federal and state regulators, including the SEC, FDIC, FRB and California DFPI (formerly DBO); our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items and all other factors set forth in the Companys public reports, including its Annual Report as filed under Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within that document. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law. Any statements about future operating results, such as those concerning accretion and dilution to the Companys earnings or shareholders, are for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and actual results may differ.