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LOOKING STATEMENTS. The financial results
in this presentation reflect preliminary, unaudited results, which
are not final un
til the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10
Q is
filed. This presentation and oral statements made during this
meeting contain forward
looking statements. These forward
looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among
other things, future events and our financial performance
. These sta
tements are often, but not always, made through the use of words
or phrases such as "may," "might," "should," "could," "predi
ct," "potential," "believe," "expect," "continue," "will," "anticipate,"
"seek," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "strive," "pro
jectio
n," "goal," "target," "outlook," "aim," "would," "annualized"
and "outlook," or the negative version of those words or other
comparable words or phrases of a future or forward
looking nature. These forward
looking statements are not historical facts, and a
re based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our
industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions
made by management, many of which, by their nature, are
inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution
you th
at any such forward
looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertaintie
s that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in these forward
looking s
tatements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results
may prove to be materially different from the results expressed
or implied by the forward
looking statements. There are or will be important factors that could cause
our actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in these forward
looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: risks relating
to the COVID
19 pandemic; risks
related to general business and economic conditions and any regulatory
responses to such condi
tions; our ability to effectively execute our growth strategy
and manage our growth, including identifying and consummating s
uitable mergers and acquisitions; the
geographic concentration of our markets; fluctuation of the fair value
of our investment secu
rities due to factors outside our control; our ability to successfully
manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allo
wance; regulatory restrictions on our ability to grow due
to our concentration in commercial real estate lending; our ability
to at
tract, hire and retain qualified management personnel; interest rate
fluctuations; our ability to raise or maintain sufficien
t capital; competition from banks, cr
edit unions and other financial services providers; the effectiveness
of our risk management f
ramework in mitigating risks and losses; our ability to maintain effective
internal control over financial reporting; our abi
lity to keep pace with technological changes; system failures and
interruptions, cyber
attacks and security breaches; employee erro
r, fraudulent activity by employees or clients and inaccurate
or incomplete information about our clients and counterparties;
our ability to maintain our reputation; costs and effects of litigation,
investigations or similar matters; risk exposure fro
m tra
nsactions with financial counterparties; severe weather,
acts of god, acts of war or terrorism; compliance with governmental
and regulatory requirements; changes in the laws, rules, regulations,
interpretations or policies relating to financial insti
tution
s, accounting, tax, trade, monetary and fiscal matters; compliance
with requirements associated with being a public company;
level of coverage of our business by
securities analysts; and future equity issuances.
Any forward
looking statement speaks only a
s of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake
any obligation to update or
review any forwardlooking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
NONGAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATIO
N. This presentation contains certain nonGAAP
measures. These nonGAAP measures, as calculated
by CrossFirst, are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled
measures reported by other companies. Additionally, these non
GAAP measures are not measures of financial performance
or liquidity under GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to
the Company’s other financial information determined under
GAAP. The Company believes that the non-GAAP
financial measures presented reflect industry conventions, or standard
measures within the industry, and provide useful information
to the Company’s management, investors and other parties interested
in the Company’s operating performance. See reconciliations of
certain nonGAAP measures included at
the end of this presentation.
MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA. This presentation
references certain market, industry and demographic data, foreca
sts and other statistical information. We have obtained this data,
forecasts and information from various independent, third party
industry sources and publications. Nothing in the data, forecasts
or information used or derived from third party sources should be construed
as advice. Some data and other information are also based on our
good faith estimates, which are derived from our review
of industry publications and surveys and independent sources. We
believe that these sources and estimates are reliablebut
have not independently verified them. Statements as to our
market position are based on market data currently available to us.
Although we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the
economic, employment, industry and other market data presented
herein, these estimates involve inherent risks and
uncertainties and are based on assumptions that are subject to change.
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