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-looking statements. These forward-
looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among
other things, statements regarding our business plans; expansion targets
and opportunities, including as related to the proposed acquisition
of Canyon Bancorporation, Inc. and Canyon Community
Bank, N.A. (collectively “Canyon”); our anticipated expenses, cash requireme
nts and sources of liquidity; our capital allocation strategies
and plans; and future financial performance. These statements
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or phrases such as “positioning,” “growth,” “approximately,”
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“focused,” “foresee”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “projection”,
“annualized” 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 are 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 that any such forward
-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in these forward-looking statements 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: impacts
on us and our clients of a decline in general business and economic
conditions and any regulatory responses thereto, including uncertainty
and volatility
in the financial markets; interest rate fluctuations; our ability
to effectively execute our growth strategy and manage our growth,
including identifying and consummating suitable mergers
and acquisitions, entering new lines of business or offering new or
enhanced services or products; the transition away from the London
Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); fluctuations in fair value of our
investments due to factors outside of our control; our ability to successfully
manage credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance; geographic
concentration of our markets; economic impact on our commercial
real estate and commercial-based loan portfolios, including declines
in commercial and residential real estate values; an increase
in non-performing assets; our ability to attract, hire and retain key
personnel; maintaining and increasing customer deposits, fundi
ng availability, liquidity and our ability to raise and maintain
sufficient capital; competition from banks, credit unions
and other financial services providers; the effectiveness of our risk
management framework; accounting estimates; our ability to
maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; our ability
to keep pace with technological changes; cyber incidents or
other failures, disruptions or security breaches; employee error,
fraud committed against the Company or our clients, or incomplete
or inaccurate information about clients and counterparties; mortgage
markets; our ability to maintain our reputation; costs and effects
of litigation; environmental liability; risk exposure from transactions with
financial counterparties; severe weather, natural disasters, pandemics
or other external events; changes in laws, rules, regulations, interpretations
or policies relating to financial institutions including capital requirements,
higher FDIC insurance premiums and assessments, consumer
protection laws and privacy laws; volatility in our stock price;
issuance of our preferred stock; or risks inherent with proposed business
acquisitions and the failure to achieve projected synergies. These
and other factors that could cause results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements, as well as
a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect
our business, can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and in other filings we make with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are
made as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement or to publicly announce the results
of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included
herein, except as required by law. MARKET AND INDUSTRY
DATA. This presentation references certain
market, industry and demographic data, forecasts 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 reliable but 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.
* CrossFirst acquired Farmers & Stockmens Bank (referred
to herein as “Central”) on November 22, 2022. 2