1、2DisclosuresForwardLookingStatementsThisslidepresentationandcertainofourotherfilingswiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommissioncontainstatementsthatconstitute“forwardlookingstatements”withinthemeaningof,andsubjecttotheprotectionsof,Section27AoftheSecuritiesActof1933,asamended,andSection21EoftheSecurities
2、ExchangeActof1934,asamended.Allstatementsotherthanstatementsofhistoricalfactareforwardlookingstatements.Suchstatementscangenerallybeidentifiedbysuchwordsas“believes,”“anticipates,”“expects,”“may,”“will,”“assumes,”“should,”“predicts,”“could,”“would,”“intends,”“targets,”“estimates,”“projects,”“plans,”
3、“potential,”“positioned”and othersimilarwordsandexpressionsofthefutureorotherwiseregardingtheoutlookfortheCompanysfuturebusinessandfinancialperformanceand/ortheperformanceofthebankingindustryandeconomyingeneral.Prospectiveinvestorsarecautionedthatanysuchforwardlookingstatementsarenotguaranteesoffutu
4、reperformanceandinvolveknownandunknownriskanduncertaintieswhichmaycausetheactualresults,performanceorachievementsoftheCompanytobemateriallydifferentfromthefutureresults,performanceorachievementsexpressedorimpliedbysuchforwardlookingstatements.Forwardlookingstatementsarebasedontheinformationknownto,a
5、ndcurrentbeliefsandexpectationsof,theCompanysmanagementandaresubjecttosignificantrisksanduncertainties.Actualresultsmaydiffermateriallyfromthose contemplatedbysuchforwardlookingstatements.Factorsthatmightcausesuchdifferencesinclude,butarenotlimitedto:(1)competitivepressuresamongfinancialinstitutions
6、increasingsignificantly;(2)changesineconomicorpoliticalconditions,eithernationallyorlocally,particularlyinareasinwhichtheCompanyconductsoperations;(3)interestraterisk;(4)changesinapplicablelaws,rules,orregulations;(5)risksrelatedtotheCompanysrecentlycompletedacquisitions,includingthattheanticipatedb