2. 1
Forward Looking Statement
The numbers, as of and for the three-months ended March 31, 2019, contained within this presentation
are unaudited. Certain statements contained herein may be considered “forward-looking statements”
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon
the belief of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made beyond information currently
available to the Company’s management and, may be, but not necessarily are identified by such words
as “believes”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “target”, “forecast” and “goal”. Because such “forward-
looking statements” are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include competition from other financial
institutions and financial holding companies; the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal
policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; changes in the demand
for loans; fluctuations in value of collateral and loan reserves; inflation, interest rate, market and
monetary fluctuations; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; and acquisitions
and integration of acquired businesses, and similar variables. Other key risks are described in the
Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be obtained under
“Investor Relations-Documents/Filings” on the Company’s web site or by writing or calling the Company
at 325.627.7155. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements herein because of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Who We Are
$7.9 billion financial holding company
headquartered in Abilene, Texas
Group of 11 separate regions
129 year history
Growth markets include 50 mile radius of
Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston
5. Recognitions – Financial Exploitation Prevention Program
Stopped Fraud and saved customers from monetary loss totaling $7.53 million
since 2014
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Presentation – December 2017
Texas Bankers Association Cornerstone Award for Day of
Service – May 2017
Texas Bankers Association 2016 Leaders in Financial Education
Award – May 2016
House Investments and Financial Services Committee – March 2016
Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce – Jan. 2016
AARP Roundtable Discussion – November 2015
ABA Foundation Community Commitment Award – November 2015
White House Conference on Aging – July 2015
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Other Recognitions
SNL Best Performing Community Banks – Assets between $3
and $10 billion - #10 – March 2019
Raymond James Community Bankers Cup, One of 26 banks
named– March 2019
KBW Honor Roll – One of sixteen banks named – April 2018
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What Makes Us Different
One Bank, Eleven Regions Concept
One Bank
Consolidation of backroom operations, technology, and
compliance (lower efficiency ratio)
Eleven Regions
Regional Presidents run their regions
Local Boards – Movers and Shakers of the Community
Keep our regions locally focused
Make sure we meet the needs of the community
Help us make better loan decisions
Help us market the region
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FFIN’s Unique Positioning in Texas
Bank Key Markets
Allegiance Houston
Cadence Bancorporation Texas, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee
CommunityBank of Texas Beaumont, Houston, Dallas
Comerica DFW, Austin, Houston, California, Michigan, Florida, Mexico
Frost San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, DFW, Rio Grande, West Texas
Guaranty Dallas, East Texas, Bryan
Independent Dallas, Houston, Austin, Colorado
International Bancshares Rio Grande, Houston, San Antonio, Oklahoma
Legacy Texas Dallas
Origin Bancorp Dallas, Louisiana
Prosperity Houston, DFW, Austin, West Texas, South Central Texas, Oklahoma
Southside East Texas, Fort Worth
Spirit of Texas Houston, DFW, College Station, Central Texas
Texas Capital DFW, Austin, San Antonio, Houston
Triumph Dallas
Veritex Dallas, Houston, Austin
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Consummated January 1, 2018
4 Branches in Kingwood, El Campo, Fulshear, Palacios
$390.2 million in Assets as of December 31, 2017
$345.9 million in deposits
$271.5 million in loans
$59.4 million purchase price represents 13.78x last twelve months earnings
Commercial Bankshares, Inc. paid a special dividend totaling $22.3 million prior
to closing of transaction
Kingwood acquisition is consistent with our acquisition model of high growth
areas, strong management and excellent earnings opportunity
Provides diversification and fits well into our footprint
Management and Board share same values to outstanding customer service
Net Income of $6.06 million and an ROA of 1.63%
Commercial State Bank - Kingwood Acquisition
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11. 1010
Texas: Large and Growing
Five most populous states:* Growth
(2007 – 2017)
California 39.5 million 8.5%
Texas 28.8 million 20.5%
Florida 20.9 million 15.8%
New York 19.8 million 2.5%
Illinois 12.1 million -5.7%
* U.S. Census Bureau
12. 1111
Target Markets – Population Growth
Population growth (2007-2017) in FFIN expansion markets:*
Texas 20.5%
Bridgeport & Wise County 20.4%
Fort Worth & Tarrant County 19.1%
Cleburne & Johnson County 13.4%
Weatherford, Willow Park, Aledo & Parker County 33.1%
Granbury & Hood County 15.9%
Stephenville & Erath County 14.8%
Conroe & Montgomery County 41.7%
* U.S. Census Bureau
13. 1212
Core Markets: West Central Texas
Markets served benefiting from well-established,
long- time customers
REGION
ASSET
SIZE*
LOCATIONS
DEPOSIT
MARKET SHARE**
MARKET
SHARE RANK**
First Financial Bank
(Abilene, Clyde, Moran, Albany, Odessa
Eastland, Ranger, Rising Star, Cisco,
Sweetwater, Roby, Trent, Merkel)
$2,586M 23 49% 1
First Financial Bank
(Hereford)
$221M 1 44% 1
First Financial Bank
(San Angelo)
$760M 2 26% 1
TOTALS $3,567M 26
* Data as of 3-31-19
** Data as of 6-30-18
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Expansion Markets – Dallas / Fort Worth Area
REGION ASSET SIZE* LOCATIONS
DEPOSIT MARKET
SHARE**
MARKET SHARE
RANK**
First Financial Bank
(Cleburne, Burleson, Alvarado)
(Midlothian, Waxahachie)
$488M 4
2
22%
7%
2
4
First Financial Bank
(Southlake, Trophy Club, Keller, Grapevine)
(Bridgeport, Decatur, Boyd)
$545M 4
3
4%
20%
5
2
First Financial Bank
(Stephenville, Mineral Wells, Granbury, Glen Rose, Acton)
$845M 7 27% 1
First Financial Bank
(Weatherford, Aledo, Willow Park, Brock)
$574M 6 22% 1
First Financial Bank
(Fort Worth)
$156M 1 0.44% 23
TOTALS $2,608M 27
* Data as of 3-31-19
** Data as of 6-30-18
15. 1414
Expansion Markets – Houston Area
REGION ASSET SIZE* LOCATIONS
DEPOSIT MARKET
SHARE**
MARKET SHARE
RANK**
First Financial Bank
(Orange, Mauriceville, Vidor)
(Newton, Port Arthur, Beaumont)
$644M 3
3
40%
4%
1
7
First Financial Bank
(Conroe, Magnolia, Cut and Shoot, Montgomery, Huntsville,
Willis, Tomball, New Waverly, Spring)
(Market Share for Huntsville, Conroe, Magnolia, Cut and
Shoot, Montgomery and Willis Only)
$657M 10 10% 4
First Financial Bank
Kingwood – Montgomery County
El Campo – Wharton County
Fulshear – Fort Bend County
Palacios – Matagorda County
$413M 4
4%
9%
0.20%
11%
7
4
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3
$1,714M 20 * Data as of 3-31-19
** Data as of 6-30-18
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Recent De Novo Growth
Grand Parkway (Spring): Branch of Conroe – Opened January 2019
New Waverly: Branch of Huntsville – August 2014 (New Building – Opened December 2018)
Beaumont: Branch of Orange – August 2014
Weatherford: I-20 Branch – June 2013
Waxahachie: Branch of Cleburne – December 2012
Abilene: Antilley Road Branch – September 2012
Grapevine: Branch of Southlake – March 2012
Cisco: Branch of Eastland – September 2011 (New Building – Opened August 2016)
Lamesa: Office of Trust Company – April 2011
Odessa: Branch of Abilene – February 2010 (New Building – Opened September 2016)
Fort Worth: Branch of Weatherford – February 2010
Odessa: Office of Trust Company – April 2009
Merkel: Branch of Sweetwater – July 2008
Brock: Branch of Weatherford – March 2008
Acton: Branch of Stephenville – March 2008
Albany: Branch of Abilene – May 2007
Fort Worth: Office of Trust Company – April 2007 (New Building – Opened May 2016)
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Years with Company Years in Industry
Scott Dueser
Chairman of the Board, President &
Chief Executive Officer
43 48
Ron Butler
Executive Vice President
Chief Administrative Officer
26 37
Tim Collard
Executive Vice President
Lending
27 38
Troy Fore
President
First Financial Mortgage
4 38
Gary S. Gragg
Executive Vice President
Chief Lending Officer
28 40
J. Bruce Hildebrand, CPA
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
16 40
Monica Houston
Executive Vice President
Retail Banking & Training
23 23
Executive Management at First Financial
16
18. 17
Years with Company Years in Industry
Luke Longhofer
Executive Vice President
Chief Credit Officer
8 16
Randy Roewe
Executive Vice President
Chief Risk Officer
4 29
John Ruzicka
Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer
1 39
Kirk Thaxton, CTFA
Chairman of the Board, President &
Chief Executive Officer
First Financial Trust & Asset Management
32 36
Marna Yerigan
Executive Vice President
Lending
8 38
Executive Management at First Financial
17
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Years with Company Years in Industry
Brandon Harris
Senior Vice President
Appraisal Services
5 18
Larry Kentz
Senior Vice President & Compliance Officer
Compliance
5 38
J. Kyle McVey, CPA
Senior Vice President
Chief Accounting Officer
9 11
Senior Management at First Financial
18
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Years with Company Years in Industry
Brandon Barker
Co-Manager
First Financial Investment Advisors
13 26
Will Christoferson
Senior Vice President
Marketing
1 10
Frank Gioia
Senior Vice President
Customer Care Center
4 32
Tony Gorman
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
5 32
Rick Howard
Co-Manager
First Financial Investment Advisors
9 12
Gary Milliorn
Vice President
Property Management
4 30
Andrea Smiddy-Schlagel
Executive Vice President
Treasury Management
1 31
Michael Wolverton
Executive Vice President
Consumer Lending
8 34
Line of Business Executives
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21. Experienced Regional CEOs & Presidents
Years with Company Years in Industry
Marelyn Shedd, Abilene 29 36
David Bailey, Eastland 16 16
Joseph Crouch, Sweetwater 2 23
Mike Mauldin, Hereford 17 42
Chris Evatt, San Angelo 19 19
Austin Elsner, Cleburne 2 19
Trent Swearengin, Stephenville 20 22
Justin Hooper, Weatherford 15 26
Mark Jones, Southlake 19 42
Stephen Lee, Southeast Texas 7 31
Sam Baker, Conroe 4 43
Kirby Cason, Huntsville 1 13
Marcus Morris, Fort Worth 9 11
Johnny Brooks, Kingwood 1 37
Shelley Dacus, Kingwood 1 15
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Oil & Gas Portfolio Analysis
Oil & Gas Supplemental Information (dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2018 March 31, 2019
Oil & Gas Loans 113,536 107,335
% of Total Loans 2.86% 2.68%
Classified Oil & Gas Loans 3,894 4,255
Non Accrual Oil & Gas Loans 1,048 669
Quarter Ended Net Charge-offs - -
ALLL of % of Oil & Gas 3.23% 3.22%
30. 2929
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
End of
Period 61.8 64.6 61.8 58.7 64.3 63.0
Average
Balances
64.1 63.0 64.9 61.0 62.0 63.8
Loan to Deposit Ratio
*As of March 31, 2019
31. 3030
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
First
Financial 0.74% 0.90% 0.86% 0.57% 0.75% 0.74%
Peer Group 1.92% 1.32% 1.05% 0.86% 0.82% -
Sound Lending Practices
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans + foreclosed assets (FFIN vs. Peers)
*As of March 31, 2019
32. 3131
Less than 1
year
1 to 2 years 3 to 5 years 6 to 10 years
Over 10
years
41.47% 16.09% 30.54% 9.15% 2.75%
Loan Repricing
Loan Portfolio Interest Rate Risk Analysis
*As of March 31, 2019
37. 3636
$7,109 $7,449 $7,190
$8,579
$13,532
$1,792 $1,814 $1,621
$2,273
$3,451 $3,367
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Trust Net Income
Growth in FFTAM Net Income (in thousands)
thru
March 31st
38. 37
$89.6
$100.4 $104.8
$120.4
$150.6
$22.3 $24.0 $25.7 $26.6
$34.5 $38.3
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
$7.65*
32nd Consecutive Year of Increased Earnings
FFIN Earnings (Full year and 1st 3 months) (in millions)
37
thru
March 31st
* Adjustment for tax rate change
$0.66*
39. 38
$0.70
$0.77 $0.79
$0.91
$1.11
$0.17 $0.19 $0.19 $0.20
$0.26 $0.28
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
$0.06*
Strong Shareholder Earnings
Basic Earnings Per Share (Full year and 1st 3 months)
38
thru
March 31st
* Adjustment for tax rate change
$0.01*
Note: All per share amounts have been restated to reflect 100% stock split effective June 3, 2019.
43. 4242
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
Shareholders’
Equity 804,986 837,885 922,768 1,053,295 1,107,522
As a Percent of Total
Assets
12.08 12.30 12.72 13.62 13.94
Tangible
Capital
660,537 694,282 781,625 878,612 933,107
Tier 1
Leverage Ratio
9.96 10.71 11.09 11.85 12.08
Common Equity
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
15.90 17.30 18.66 19.47 19.86
Tier 1 Capital Ratio 15.90 17.30 18.66 19.47 19.86
Total
Capital Ratio
16.97 18.45 19.85 20.61 21.00
Capital & Capital Ratios
(dollars in thousands)
*As of March 31, 2019
45. 4444
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
First
Financial 49.24% 47.61% 49.22% 49.26% 49.72% 49.46%*
Peer Group 66.94% 63.92% 62.83% 61.01% 60.51%** -
Working Harder and Smarter
Efficiency Ratio (FFIN vs. Peers)
**For the year
ended Dec. 31, 2018
*For the three-months
ended March 31, 2019
46. 4545
Stock cost in January 2018 $45,050
Dividend declared ($0.82 x 1,000 shares) $ 820
Increase in stock price during 2018
($45.05 to $57.69 X 1,000 shares)
12,640
2018 return on investment 28.06%
2017 return on investment 1.33%
2016 return on investment 52.14%
2015 return on investment 3.05%
2014 return on investment -7.96%
5 year compound average return 12.36%
Total Return on Investment
13.09%
Assume you owned 1,000 shares of FFIN stock on January 1, 2018…
48. Stock Split and Increased Cash Dividend (Announced April 23, 2019)
Two-for-One Stock Split – 100% Stock Dividend
Effective Shareholders of record as of May 15, 2019
Distribution Date June 3, 2019
Increased cash divided to $0.12 per quarter – 14.3% increase
Shareholders of record as of June 17, 2019
Dividend payable July 1, 2019
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50. Improvements for 2019
Improve our interest rate margin
Grow loans and deposits
Grow mortgage and trust
Increase our fee income
Control expenses
Continue to improve credit quality
Make another acquisition
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