National Bank Holdings Corp [NBHC] Filings

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

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☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to

Commission File Number: 001-35654

NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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7800 East Orchard Road, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (303) 892-8715

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ⌧    No  ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ⌧    No  ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

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. ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

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As of November 1, 2024, the registrant had outstanding 38,013,516 shares of Class A voting common stock, each with $0.01 par value per share, excluding 293,616 shares of restricted Class A common stock issued but not yet vested.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “predict,” “seek,” “potential,” “will,” “estimate,” “target,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “intend” and similar words or phrases. These statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties. We have based these statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, business strategy and growth prospects.

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Forward-looking statements involve certain important risks, uncertainties and other factors, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements and, therefore, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

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●       the impact of potential regulatory changes to capital requirements, treatment of investment securities and FDIC deposit insurance levels and costs;

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●       our ability to execute our business strategy, including our digital strategy, as well as changes in our business

strategy or development plans;

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●       business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry;

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●       effects of any potential government shutdowns;

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●       economic, market, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with our business, including increased competition for deposits due to prevailing market interest rates and banking sector volatility;

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●       effects of any changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board;

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●       changes imposed by regulatory agencies to increase our capital to a level greater than the current level required for well-capitalized financial institutions;

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●       effects of inflation, including its associated impact on labor costs, as well as interest rate, securities market and monetary supply fluctuations;

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●       changes in the economy or supply-demand imbalances affecting local real estate values;

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●       changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits;

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●       changes in the fair value of our investment securities due to market conditions outside of our control;

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●       financial or reputational impacts associated with the increased prevalence of fraud or other financial crimes;

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●       with respect to our mortgage business, our inability to negotiate our fees with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae or other investors for the purchase of our loans, our obligation to indemnify purchasers or to repurchase the related loans if the loans fail to meet certain criteria, or higher rate of delinquencies and defaults as a result of the geographic concentration of our servicing portfolio;

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●       our ability to identify potential candidates for, obtain regulatory approval for, and consummate, acquisitions, consolidations or other expansion opportunities on attractive terms, or at all;

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●       our ability to integrate acquisitions or consolidations and to achieve synergies, operating efficiencies and/or other expected benefits within expected timeframes, or at all, or within expected cost projections, and to preserve the goodwill of acquired financial institutions;

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●       our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from enhancements or updates to our core operating systems from time to time without significant change in our client service or risk to our control environment;

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●       our dependence on information technology and telecommunications systems of third-party service providers and the risk of system failures, interruptions or breaches of security, including those that could result in disclosure or misuse of confidential or proprietary client or other information;

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●       our ability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth and the competition for, and composition of, such growth;

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●       changes in sources and uses of funds, including loans, deposits and borrowings;

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●       increased competition in the financial services industry, nationally, regionally or locally, resulting in, among other things, lower returns;

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●       continued consolidation in the financial services industry;

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●       our ability to maintain or increase market share and control expenses;

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●       regulatory and financial impacts associated with the Company growing to over $10 billion in consolidated assets;

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●       increases in claims and litigation related to our fiduciary responsibilities in connection with our trust and wealth

management business;

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●       the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and other accounting standard setters;

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●       the trading price of shares of the Company's stock;

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●       the effects of tax legislation, including the potential of future changes to prevailing tax rates, or challenges to our

positions;

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●       our ability to realize deferred tax assets or the need for a valuation allowance, or the effects of changes in tax laws on our deferred tax assets;

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●       costs and effects of changes in laws and regulations and of other legal and regulatory developments, including, but not limited to, changes in regulation that affect the fees that we charge, the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, and the results of regulatory examinations, reviews or other inquiries; and changes in regulations that apply to us as a Colorado state-chartered bank and a Wyoming state-chartered bank;

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●       technological changes, including with respect to the advancement of artificial intelligence;

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●       the timely development and acceptance of new products and services, including in the digital technology space and our digital solution 2UniFi^SM, and perceived overall value of these products and services by our clients;

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●       changes in our management personnel and our continued ability to attract, hire and retain qualified personnel;

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●       ability to implement and/or improve operational management and other internal risk controls and processes and our reporting system and procedures;

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●       regulatory limitations on dividends from our bank subsidiaries;

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●       changes in estimates of future credit reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements;

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●       financial, reputational, or strategic risks associated with our investments in financial technology companies and initiatives;

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●       widespread natural and other disasters, dislocations, political instability, pandemics, acts of war or terrorist activities, cyberattacks or international hostilities through impacts on the economy and financial markets generally or on us or our counterparties specifically;

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●       a cybersecurity incident, data breach or a failure of a key information technology system;

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●       impact of reputational risk on such matters as business generation and retention;

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●       other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the Company’s reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

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●       our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.

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Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

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