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Heritage Financial Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter Net Income of $3.9 Million or $0.52 Per Diluted Share

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ALBANY, Ga., Apr 25, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBOS), the holding company for HeritageBank of the South, today announced unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Highlights of the Company's results for the first quarter of 2013 include:

-- Net income of $3.9 million or $0.52 per diluted share, up threefold from net income of $971,000 or $0.12 per diluted share for the year-earlier quarter and up 62% from $2.4 million or $0.31 per diluted share for the linked quarter;

-- Excluding special items for each quarter, net income was $2.0 million or $0.27 per diluted share, up 67% from net income of $1.2 million or $0.15 per diluted share for the year-earlier quarter and $1.2 million or $0.16 per diluted share for the linked quarter (see reconciliation of non-GAAP items);

-- Successful completion of the Company's fourth FDIC-assisted acquisition, Frontier Bank ("Frontier") on March 8, 2013, resulting in a $2.5 million bargain purchase gain, net of tax;

-- Loan growth, excluding loans acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions, of $18.0 million or 3% on a linked-quarter basis;

-- An increase in loans acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions of $64.9 million or 77% on a linked-quarter basis;

-- An increase in the provision for loan losses, excluding FDIC-acquired loans, to $450,000 compared with $400,000 for the year-earlier quarter, but a reduction from $600,000 for the linked quarter;

-- Provision for loan losses of $35,000 for FDIC-acquired loans with approximately 80% of the losses reimbursable by the FDIC versus no provision expense on such loans for the year-earlier quarter and a reduction from $1.9 million for the linked quarter; and

-- Non-performing assets to total assets declined to 1.15% for the first quarter of 2013 compared with 1.75% for the year-earlier quarter and 1.58% for the linked quarter.

Commenting on the results, Leonard Dorminey, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to report another quarter of improved financial results. The positive results of our focus on efficiency and expense management are coming to fruition. In addition, the investments we made in our mortgage division and commercial banking network are paying dividends, as evidenced by increased fee income and continued organic loan growth.

"We are also excited about the acquisition of Frontier in an FDIC-assisted transaction completed in the first quarter," Dorminey continued. "This marks our fourth FDIC-assisted transaction and further demonstrates our ability to successfully execute our expansion strategy and prudently deploy our strong capital base. We are optimistic about the opportunities for loan growth both in the Birmingham market area as well as the Western Georgia / Eastern Alabama corridor."

Expense Management Initiatives

In connection with the Frontier FDIC-assisted acquisition, the Company plans to close the Vincent, Alabama, branch later in 2013, subject to regulatory approval. The Company does not expect to experience a significant reduction in customer relationships and will serve these customers from other nearby locations. Separately, the Company implemented staff reductions related to the Frontier acquisition that will occur during the second and third quarters, resulting in a decrease of approximately $1.6 million from Frontier's pre-acquisition level of personnel expenses.

Commenting on the expense management initiatives in the Frontier acquisition, Heath Fountain, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, said, "We are confident in our ability to operate the acquired branch network in an efficient and profitable manner. While we are early in the transition, we believe we will be able to achieve all of our cost-saving targets identified prior to the acquisition."

Capital Management Initiatives

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company repurchased approximately 291,000 shares of common stock at an average price of $14.02 under its stock repurchase program. With remaining authorization to repurchase approximately 33,000 shares under the current program, which was set to expire in October 2013, unless extended or otherwise completed, the Company's Board of Directors has increased the program by adding 394,000 shares, or 5% of the Company's currently outstanding common stock, and has extended the program for an additional year. As a result, the Company has a total authorization to repurchase up to approximately 427,000 shares that expires in April 2014, unless the program is extended or completed earlier.

The Company's estimated total risk-based capital ratio at March 31, 2013, was 16.4%, significantly exceeding the required minimum of 10% to be considered a well-capitalized institution. The ratio of tangible common equity to total tangible assets was 8.5% as of March 31, 2013.

Looking ahead, the Company intends to maintain its capital strength at the current level to support growth and its acquisition activities. Accordingly, future stock buybacks and future dividends will be premised largely on the Company's future earnings power rather than a return of capital to stockholders. As previously announced, it is not currently anticipated that any quarterly dividends will be paid in 2013, but that regular quarterly dividends will be reinstated in 2014.

First Quarter 2013 Results of Operations

The $3.0 million improvement in reported quarterly earnings for the first quarter of 2013 compared with the year-earlier quarter primarily resulted from the following items:

-- Improved net interest income of $3.5 million;

-- Increased non-interest income of $3.0 million; offset by

-- Increased non-interest expense of $2.0 million.

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2013 increased 36% to $13.2 million from $9.7 million in the year-earlier quarter, primarily reflecting an increase in interest-earning assets related to both acquisitions and organic growth and a reduction in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The Company's net interest margin was 5.51% for the first quarter of 2013, a decrease of 86 basis points from 6.37% on a linked-quarter basis, but an increase of 102 basis points over 4.49% in the year-earlier period. The reduction in the first quarter of 2013 net interest margin on a linked-quarter basis was driven by a decline in the loan yields on the Company's FDIC-assisted loan portfolio, offset in part by a decline in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities as rates continue to reset to lower levels and the Company takes advantage of historically low non-deposit funding. Excluding purchase accounting adjustments, which include FDIC-assisted loan discount accretion from the net interest margin, the core net interest margin was 3.35% for the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 16 basis points from 3.19% on a linked-quarter basis and 42 basis points from 2.93% for the year-earlier quarter.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Company continued to achieve loan growth, with its loan portfolio increasing $18.0 million organically on a linked-quarter basis and advancing $154.1 million overall compared with the year-earlier quarter. For the first quarter of 2013, the Company's loan portfolio, including loans acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions, totaled $752.9 million, increasing $82.9 million on a linked-quarter basis from $670.0 million and from $562.5 million compared with the year-earlier quarter. Total deposits stood at $1.1 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2013, up 26% or $226.0 million on a linked-quarter basis from $869.6 million and from $868.7 million compared with the year-earlier quarter. The linked-quarter increase in deposits was primarily driven by the Frontier acquisition, which accounted for $212.1 million, and the remaining growth resulted in core deposit growth of $34.0 million and wholesale deposit growth of $23.8 million, which was offset in part by $24.5 million in planned time deposit runoff associated with Frontier internet and single service customers and $19.4 million in planned runoff of retail time deposits.

Non-interest income for the first quarter of 2013 increased 109% to $5.8 million from $2.8 million in the year-earlier quarter, primarily driven by a bargain purchase gain recorded on the Frontier FDIC-assisted acquisition of $4.2 million, coupled with solid growth in mortgage banking fees of $1.1 million, which was partially offset by an increase in negative accretion for the FDIC loss-share receivable of $2.5 million. Non-interest expense for the first quarter of 2013 increased 18% to $12.8 million from $10.8 million in the year-earlier quarter, primarily driven by increased salaries and employment benefits of $894,000 associated with the hiring of 30 employees for the mortgage division, increased acquisition-related expenses of $461,000 related to Frontier, increased equipment and occupancy expense of $342,000 related to the Company's continued efforts to expand the mortgage division, and increased foreclosure expense on FDIC-acquired assets of $259,000.

Accounting for FDIC-Assisted Loans

The Company performs ongoing assessments of the estimated cash flows of its acquired FDIC-assisted loan portfolios. The fair value of the FDIC-assisted loan portfolios consisted of $65.8 million in covered and $83.3 million in non-covered loans at the end of the first quarter of 2013 compared with $72.4 million in covered and $11.9 million in non-covered loans for the linked quarter. The principal balance of the FDIC-assisted loan portfolios totaled $234.8 million at the end of the first quarter of 2013 compared with $152.1 million for the linked quarter. The details of the accounting for the FDIC-assisted loan portfolios for the first quarter of 2013 are as follows:

-- Covered loans acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions decreased $6.6 million to $65.8 million;

-- Non-covered loans acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions increased $71.5 million to $83.3 million, driven by the Frontier acquisition;

-- The FDIC loss-share receivable associated with covered assets acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions decreased $8.7 million to $52.0 million;

-- The negative accretion for the FDIC loss-share receivable was $3.0 million;

-- Provision expense for individually assessed loans acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions was $35,000;

-- The non-accretable discount increased $13.6 million to $59.6 million; and

-- The accretable discount increased $4.3 million to $26.1 million.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company completed the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Frontier without a loss-sharing agreement. The acquisition added non-covered loans at a principal balance of $98.0 million with a $23.0 million non-accretable discount and a $1.7 million accretable discount for a fair value balance of $73.3 million as of the acquisition date.

For the first quarter of 2013, provision expense of $35,000 was recorded for loan charge-offs on individually assessed loans acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions not provided for by the discount, with approximately 80% of the charge-offs reimbursable by the FDIC. The provision expense for these loans did not affect the Company's loan loss reserve. The FDIC loss-share receivable associated with covered FDIC-assisted assets decreased $8.7 million from $60.7 million for the prior quarter to $52.0 million, primarily driven by reimbursements received from the FDIC of $5.6 million and negative accretion of $3.5 million affecting the loss-share receivable asset associated with the improvement in expected cash flows of the loss-share performing portfolios. A FDIC true-up (clawback) liability was recorded as an expense, which reduced non-interest income for the current quarter by $566,000. This true-up was driven by an improvement in estimates of expected cash flows for both FDIC-assisted acquisitions covered under loss-sharing agreements.

The non-accretable discount increased to $59.6 million at the end of the first quarter of 2013 from $46.0 million on a linked-quarter basis, primarily driven by the addition of $23.0 million for the Frontier acquired loans, offset by the clearing of $2.2 million of discount in conjunction with the resolution of FDIC-assisted loans and transfers to accretable discount of $7.2 million for the improvement in expected cash flows. The accretable discount increased to $26.1 million for the first quarter of 2013 from $21.8 million on a linked-quarter basis, primarily driven by the transfer of $7.2 million from the non-accretable discount and the addition of $1.7 million for the Frontier acquired loans, offset in part by loan discount accretion of $4.6 million for the current quarter, which compares with $6.6 million on a linked-quarter basis.

Asset Quality

Total non-performing assets, excluding assets acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions, decreased to $15.7 million, or 1.15% of total assets, compared with $17.3 million, or 1.58% of total assets, for the linked quarter and improved from $13.7 million, or 1.75% of total assets, from the year-earlier quarter. Annualized net charge-offs to average outstanding loans, excluding loans acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions, were 0.27% for the first quarter of 2013 compared with 0.05% for the linked quarter and 0.24% for the year-earlier quarter. Non-performing loans totaled $12.7 million, down from $14.7 million for the linked quarter, but up from $10.7 million for the year-earlier quarter. Other real estate owned and repossessed assets, excluding assets acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions, totaled $3.0 million for the first quarter of 2013, slightly up from $2.7 million for the linked quarter and in line with $3.0 million for the year-earlier quarter.

The provision for loan losses on non-FDIC-acquired loans slightly increased to $450,000 for the first quarter of 2013 from $400,000 for the year-earlier quarter, primarily driven by organic loan growth. For the first quarter in 2013, the allowance for loan losses represented 1.51% of total loans outstanding, excluding loans acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions, versus 1.55% for the linked quarter and 1.70% for the year-earlier quarter. The improving loan loss allowance is primarily the result of declining criticized and classified assets as a percentage of total loans.

About Heritage Financial Group, Inc. and HeritageBank of the South

Heritage Financial Group, Inc. is the holding company for HeritageBank of the South, a community-oriented bank serving primarily South Georgia, North Central Florida and Eastern Alabama through 29 full-service branch locations, 12 mortgage offices, and 4 investment offices. As of March 31, 2013, the Company reported total assets of approximately $1.4 billion and total stockholders' equity of approximately $121 million. For more information about the Company, visit HeritageBank of the South on the Web at www.eheritagebank.com and see Investor Relations under About Us.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters included in this news release and other information in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission may contain certain "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and often use words or phrases "opportunities," "prospects," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "intends" or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements made herein represent the current expectations, plans or forecasts of the Company's future results and revenues. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 and includes this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and are often beyond the Company's control. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any of these forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider the uncertainties and risks, discussed under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any of the Company's subsequent SEC filings. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company's financial results, is included in its other filings with the SEC.

                                                    HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
                                      Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures Presented in
                                                           Earnings Release
                                             (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               March 31,                              Dec. 31,
                                                          --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
                                                                    2013                      2012                      2012
                                                          ------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
Total non-interest income                                    $          5,810          $          2,783          $          2,873
Gain on sale of securities and securities impairment           -                       (42 )                  (1,285 )
Accrual of FDIC acquisitions estimated true-up liability                  566            -                       219
Gain on acquisitions                                                   (4,188 )          -            -
                                                               -------------- ----       --------------            --------------
Adjusted non-interest income                                 $          2,188          $          2,741          $          1,807
                                                          ==== ==============       ==== ==============       ==== ==============
Total non-interest expense                                   $         12,790          $         10,801          $         12,095
Acquisition-related expenses                                             (792 )                    (331 )                      (3 )
                                                               -------------- ----       -------------- ----       -------------- ----
Adjusted non-interest expense                                $         11,998          $         10,470          $         12,092
                                                          ==== ==============       ==== ==============       ==== ==============
Net income as reported                                       $          3,928          $            971          $          2,428
Total adjustments, net of tax*                                         (1,924 )                     215                      (922 )
Adjustment for state tax credits                               -            -                      (264 )
                                                               --------------            --------------            -------------- ----
Adjusted net income                                          $          2,004          $          1,186          $          1,242
                                                          ==== ==============       ==== ==============       ==== ==============
Diluted earnings per share                                   $           0.52          $           0.12          $           0.31
Total adjustments, net of tax*                                          (0.25 )                    0.03                     (0.15 )
                                                               -------------- ----       --------------            -------------- ----
Adjusted diluted earnings per share                          $           0.27          $           0.15          $           0.16
                                                          ==== ==============       ==== ==============       ==== ==============
* The effective tax rate is used for the period presented to
determine net of tax amounts.

Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share are presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Adjusted Noninterest Income, Adjusted Noninterest Expense, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures aid in understanding and comparing current-year and prior-year results, both of which include unusual items of different natures. These non-GAAP measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company's reported results.

                                      HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
                                      Unaudited Financial Highlights
                               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                                 March 31,
                                                                 ------------------------------------
                                                                         2013                 2012
                                                                 -------------------- --------------------
Interest income                                                     $         15,047     $         11,659
Interest expense                                                               1,803                1,935
                                                                      --------------       --------------
Net interest income                                                           13,244                9,724
Provision for loan losses                                                        450                  400
Provision for loan losses - covered                                  35       -
Provision for loan losses - non covered                  -       -
                                                                      --------------       --------------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses                           12,759                9,324
Non-interest income                                                            5,810                2,783
Non-interest expense                                                          12,790               10,801
                                                                      --------------       --------------
Income before income taxes                                                     5,779                1,306
Income tax expense                                                             1,851                  335
                                                                      --------------       --------------
Net income                                                          $          3,928     $            971
                                                                 ==== ==============  ==== ==============
Net income per share:
   Basic                                                            $           0.52     $           0.12
                                                                 ==== ==============  ==== ==============
   Diluted                                                          $           0.52     $           0.12
                                                                 ==== ==============  ==== ==============
Weighted average shares outstanding:
   Basic                                                                   7,526,344            8,144,382
                                                                      ==============       ==============
   Diluted                                                                 7,528,522            8,145,730
                                                                      ==============       ==============
Dividends declared per share                                        $ -     $           0.04
                                                                 ==== ==============  ==== ==============
                                              March 31,                Dec. 31,             March 31,
                                                2013                     2012                 2012
                                    --------------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Total assets                                    $     1,370,550     $      1,097,506     $      1,075,510
Cash and cash equivalents                                37,916               23,993               22,438
Interest-bearing deposits in banks                      149,216               15,393               47,174
Securities available for sale                           267,307              221,406              264,535
Loans                                                   752,866              670,004              562,495
Allowance for loan losses                                 9,105                9,061                7,629
Total deposits                                        1,095,559              869,554              868,743
Federal Home Loan Bank advances                          97,068               60,000               35,000
Stockholders' equity                                    120,655              120,649              125,067
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Supplement
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                                             March 31,
                                                                 ---------------------------------
                                                                       2013             2012
                                                                 ---------------- ----------------
Income Statement Data
Interest income
---------------------------------------------------------------
Loans                                                             $    13,369      $    10,147
Loans held for sale                                                       504              182
Securities - taxable                                                      866              979
Securities - nontaxable                                                   285              299
Federal funds sold                                                          1               15
Interest-bearing deposits in banks                                         22               37
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Total interest income                                                  15,047           11,659
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Interest expense
---------------------------------------------------------------
Deposits                                                                1,054            1,263
Other borrowings                                                          749              672
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Total interest expense                                                  1,803            1,935
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Net interest income                                                    13,244            9,724
Provision for loan losses                                                 450              400
Provision for loan losses - FDIC acquired covered                          35                -
Provision for loan losses - FDIC acquired non covered                       -                -
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses                    12,759            9,324
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Non-interest income
---------------------------------------------------------------
Service charges on deposit accounts                                     1,154            1,020
Bankcard services income                                                  762              824
Other service charges, fees & commissions                                  99               85
Brokerage fees                                                            481              446
Mortgage banking activities                                             1,793              689
Bank owned life insurance                                                 202              140
Gain on sale of securities                                                  -               42
Gain on acquisitions                                                    4,188                -
Accretion of FDIC loss-share receivable                                (2,963 )           (498 )
Other                                                                      94               35
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Total non-interest income                                               5,810            2,783
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Non-interest expense
---------------------------------------------------------------
Salaries and employee benefits                                          6,430            5,536
Equipment and occupancy                                                 1,666            1,324
Advertising & marketing                                                   187              180
Professional fees                                                         215              238
Information services expenses                                           1,182            1,052
Gain on sale and write-downs of other real estate owned                   (25 )             (7 )
Loss on sale and write-downs of FDIC acquired other real estate            24              174
Foreclosed asset expenses                                                 215              221
Foreclosed FDIC acquired asset expenses                                   421              162
FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees                                  256              245
Acquisition related expenses                                              792              331
Deposit intangible expense                                                194              201
Other operating                                                         1,233            1,144
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Total non-interest expense                                             12,790           10,801
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Income before taxes                                                     5,779            1,306
Applicable income tax                                                   1,851              335
                                                                    ---------        ---------
Net income                                                        $     3,928      $       971
                                                                 == =========     == =========
Weighted average shares - basic                                     7,526,344        8,144,382
Weighted average shares - diluted                                   7,528,522        8,145,730
Basic earnings per share                                          $      0.52      $      0.12
Diluted earnings per share                                               0.52             0.12
Cash dividend declared per share                                            -             0.04
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Supplement
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                                  March 31,
                                                                  -----------------------------------------
                                                                          2013                 2012
                                                                  -----------------    -----------------
Balance Sheet Data (Ending Balance)
Total loans                                                             $   752,866          $   562,495
Loans held for sale                                                          18,905                4,731
Covered loans                                                                65,815               95,493
Allowance for loan losses                                                     9,105                7,629
Total other real estate owned                                                13,851               12,092
Covered other real estate owned                                               9,460                8,445
FDIC loss-share receivable                                                   52,012               82,925
Intangible assets                                                             4,666                4,647
Total assets                                                              1,370,550            1,075,510
Non-interest-bearing deposits                                               151,709               88,582
Interest-bearing deposits                                                   943,850              780,161
Federal Home Loan Bank advances                                              97,068               35,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to               39,393               37,227
repurchase
Stockholders' equity                                                        120,655              125,067
Total shares outstanding                                                  7,881,260            8,668,752
Unearned ESOP shares                                                        372,511              425,813
                                                                          ---------            ---------
Total shares outstanding net of unearned ESOP                             7,508,749            8,242,939
                                                                          ---------            ---------
Book value per share                                                    $     16.07          $     15.17
Book value per share including unearned ESOP (non-GAAP)                       15.31                14.43
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)                                      15.45                14.61
Tangible book value per share including unearned ESOP (non-GAAP)              14.72                13.89
Market value per share                                                        14.48                11.82
                                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                                  March 31,
                                                                  -----------------------------------------
                                                                          2013                 2012
                                                                  -------------------- --------------------
Average Balance Sheet Data
Average interest-bearing deposits in banks                              $    43,824          $    37,999
Average federal funds sold                                                    1,789               22,363
Average investment securities                                               237,729              257,863
Average loans                                                               685,388              560,385
Average mortgage loans held for sale                                         13,827                4,550
Average FDIC loss-share receivable                                           59,252               84,017
Average earning assets                                                      982,247              883,160
Average assets                                                            1,148,845            1,074,260
Average noninterest-bearing deposits                                        119,059               84,920
Average interest-bearing deposits                                           797,146              784,944
Average total deposits                                                      916,205              869,864
Average federal funds purchased and securities sold under                    34,273               33,822
agreement to repurchase
Average Federal Home Loan Bank advances                                      65,965               35,000
Average interest-bearing liabilities                                        797,146              853,766
Average stockholders' equity                                                120,800              125,503
Performance Ratios
Annualized return on average assets                                            1.37 %               0.36 %
Annualized return on average equity                                           13.01 %               3.09 %
Net interest margin                                                            5.51 %               4.49 %
Net interest spread                                                            5.44 %               4.46 %
Core net interest margin                                                       3.35 %               2.93 %
Core net interest spread                                                       3.23 %               2.79 %
Efficiency ratio                                                              80.22 %              86.36 %
Capital Ratios
Average stockholders' equity to average assets                                 10.5 %               11.7 %
Tangible equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)                                   8.5 %               11.2 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio (1)                                                      10.4 %               11.3 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (1)                                            15.2 %               21.6 %
Total risk-based capital ratio (1)                                             16.4 %               22.8 %
Other Information
Full-time equivalent employees                                                  355                  324
     Banking                                                                    285                  283
     Mortgage                                                                    64                   34
     Investments                                                                  6                    7
Number of full-service offices                                                   29                   21
Mortgage loan offices                                                            12                   11
Investment offices                                                                4                    3
(1) March 31, 2013 consolidated ratios are estimated and may be
subject to change pending the filing of the call report; all other
periods are presented as filed.
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Supplement
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                                  Five Quarter Comparison for the Three Months Ended
                                                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      3/31/13         12/31/12          9/30/12          6/30/12          3/31/12
                                                                 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Income Statement Data
Interest income
---------------------------------------------------------------
Loans                                                             $    13,369      $    15,084      $    13,067      $    10,532      $    10,147
Loans held for sale                                                       504              238              342              204              182
Securities - taxable                                                      866              762              924            1,016              979
Securities - nontaxable                                                   285              232              298              295              299
Federal funds sold                                                          1                9                3                4               15
Interest-bearing deposits in banks                                         22               26               17               26               37
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Total interest income                                                  15,047           16,351           14,651           12,077           11,659
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Interest expense
---------------------------------------------------------------
Deposits                                                                1,054            1,108            1,257            1,246            1,263
Other borrowings                                                          749              713              681              672              672
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Total interest expense                                                  1,803            1,821            1,938            1,918            1,935
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Net interest income                                                    13,244           14,530           12,713           10,159            9,724
Provision for loan losses                                                 450              600              750              750              400
Provision for loan losses - FDIC acquired covered                          35            1,907            1,172              338                -
Provision for loan losses - FDIC acquired non covered                       -                -               12                3                -
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses                    12,759           12,023           10,779            9,068            9,324
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Non-interest income
---------------------------------------------------------------
Service charges on deposit accounts                                     1,154            1,307            1,285            1,135            1,020
Bankcard services income                                                  762              794              783              831              824
Other service charges, fees & commissions                                  99               89               80               73               85
Brokerage fees                                                            481              463              467              462              446
Mortgage banking activities                                             1,793            1,451            1,689              938              689
Bank owned life insurance                                                 202              210              210              211              140
Life insurance proceeds                                                     -                -                -                -                -
Gain on sale of securities                                                  -            1,285            1,484               27               42
Gain (loss) on acquisitions                                             4,188                -              (90 )             34                0
Accretion of FDIC loss-share receivable                                (2,963 )         (2,792 )         (1,606 )           (133 )           (498 )
Other                                                                      94               66               59              101               35
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Total non-interest income                                               5,810            2,873            4,361            3,679            2,783
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Non-interest expense
---------------------------------------------------------------
Salaries and employee benefits                                          6,430            6,167            6,380            5,460            5,536
Equipment and occupancy                                                 1,666            1,597            1,317            1,395            1,324
Advertising & marketing                                                   187              147              114              214              180
Professional fees                                                         215              387              354              340              238
Information services expenses                                           1,182            1,184            1,240            1,163            1,052
(Gain) loss on sale and write-downs of other real estate owned            (25 )            277               90             (141 )             (7 )
Loss (gain) on sale and write-downs of FDIC acquired other real            24             (204 )            (33 )           (249 )            174
estate
Foreclosed asset expenses                                                 215              353              177              218              221
Foreclosed FDIC acquired asset expenses                                   421              575              563              466              162
FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees                                  256              252              276              265              245
Acquisition related expenses                                              792                3               14               69              331
Deposit intangible expense                                                194              191              194              195              201
Other operating                                                         1,233            1,166            1,292            1,279            1,144
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Total non-interest expense                                             12,790           12,095           11,978           10,674           10,801
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Income before taxes                                                     5,779            2,801            3,162            2,073            1,306
Applicable income tax                                                   1,851              373            1,164              713              335
                                                                    ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Net income                                                        $     3,928      $     2,428      $     1,998      $     1,360      $       971
                                                                 == =========     == =========     == =========     == =========     == =========
Weighted average shares - basic                                     7,526,344        7,720,839        7,942,852        8,071,354        8,144,382
Weighted average shares - diluted                                   7,528,522        7,722,867        7,944,983        8,072,935        8,145,730
Basic earnings per share                                          $      0.52      $      0.31      $      0.25      $      0.17      $      0.12
Diluted earnings per share                                               0.52             0.31             0.25             0.17             0.12
Cash dividend declared per share                                            -             0.24             0.04             0.04             0.04
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Supplement
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                                                    Five Quarter Comparison
                                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          3/31/13            12/31/12          9/30/12          6/30/12          3/31/12
                                                                  ---------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Balance Sheet Data (at period end)
Total loans                                                               $   752,866     $   670,004      $   634,932      $   605,001      $   562,495
Loans held for sale                                                            18,905          15,608            7,236            6,017            4,731
Covered loans                                                                  65,815          72,425           78,757           87,386           95,493
Allowance for loan losses                                                       9,105           9,061            8,530            8,099            7,629
Total other real estate owned                                                  13,851          12,709           11,458            9,290           12,092
Covered other real estate owned                                                 9,460           9,467            9,457            7,571            8,445
FDIC loss-share receivable                                                     52,012          60,731           67,698           76,294           82,925
Intangible assets                                                               4,666           4,235            4,426            4,621            4,647
Total assets                                                                1,370,550       1,097,506        1,054,899        1,063,426        1,075,510
Non-interest-bearing deposits                                                 151,709         116,272          108,767           87,815           88,582
Interest-bearing deposits                                                     943,850         753,282          736,312          772,453          780,161
Federal home loan bank advances                                                97,068          60,000           35,000           35,000           35,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to                 39,393          33,219           35,833           31,746           37,227
repurchase
Stockholders' equity                                                          120,655         120,649          121,793          123,291          125,067
Total shares outstanding                                                    7,881,260       8,172,486        8,229,955        8,490,247        8,668,752
Unearned ESOP shares                                                          372,511         385,836          399,162          412,487          425,813
                                                                            ---------       ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Total shares outstanding net of unearned ESOP                               7,508,749       7,786,650        7,830,793        8,077,760        8,242,939
                                                                            ---------       ---------        ---------        ---------        ---------
Book value per share                                                      $     16.07     $     15.49      $     15.55      $     15.26      $     15.17
Book value per share including unearned ESOP (non-GAAP)                         15.31           14.76            14.80            14.52            14.43
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)                                        15.45           14.95            14.99            14.69            14.61
Tangible book value per share including unearned ESOP (non-GAAP)                14.72           14.24            14.26            13.98            13.89
Market value per share                                                          14.48           13.79            13.14            12.87            11.82
                                                                                                    Five Quarter Comparison
                                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          3/31/13            12/31/12          9/30/12          6/30/12          3/31/12
                                                                  ---------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Average Balance Sheet Data
Average interest-bearing deposits in banks                                $    43,824     $    29,422      $    19,343      $    21,897      $    37,999
Average federal funds sold                                                      1,789          12,842            5,471            6,038           22,363
Average investment securities                                                 237,729         211,524          235,862          252,894          257,863
Average loans                                                                 685,388         647,476          625,464          583,366          560,385
Average mortgage loans held for sale                                           13,827          11,161            6,198            5,519            4,550
Average FDIC Loss-Share Receivable                                             59,252          65,534           74,045           79,812           84,017
Average earning assets                                                        982,247         912,134          883,319          869,393          883,160
Average assets                                                              1,148,846       1,087,078        1,070,130        1,053,140        1,074,260
Average noninterest-bearing deposits                                          119,059         115,014           94,453           89,763           84,920
Average interest-bearing deposits                                             797,146         747,632          768,247          760,409          784,944
Average total deposits                                                        916,205         862,646          862,700          850,172          869,864
Average federal funds purchased and securities sold under                      34,273          34,324           33,916           32,043           33,822
agreement to repurchase
Average Federal Home Loan Bank advances                                        65,965          50,489           35,326           35,000           35,000
Average interest-bearing liabilities                                          797,146         747,632          837,489          827,452          853,766
Average stockholders' equity                                                  120,800         122,927          124,884          125,083          125,503
Performance Ratios
Annualized return on average assets                                              1.37 %          0.89 %           0.75 %           0.52 %           0.36 %
Annualized return on average equity                                             13.01 %          7.90 %           6.40 %           4.35 %           3.09 %
Net interest margin                                                              5.51 %          6.37 %           5.77 %           4.75 %           4.49 %
Net interest spread                                                              5.44 %          6.30 %           5.72 %           4.70 %           4.46 %
Efficiency ratio                                                                80.22 %         69.50 %          70.15 %          77.14 %          86.36 %
Capital Ratios
Average stockholders' equity to average assets                                   10.5 %          11.3 %           11.7 %           11.9 %           11.7 %
Tangible equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)                                     8.5 %          10.6 %           11.2 %           11.2 %           11.2 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio                                                            10.4 %          11.0 %           10.9 %           11.3 %           11.3 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio                                                  15.2 %          17.2 %           18.0 %           19.1 %           21.6 %
Total risk-based capital ratio                                                   16.4 %          18.4 %           19.2 %           20.3 %           22.8 %
Other Information
Full-time equivalent employees                                                    355             321              316              319              324
     Banking                                                                      285             264              270              279              283
     Mortgage                                                                      64              50               39               33               34
     Investments                                                                    6               7                7                7                7
Number of full-service offices                                                     29              20               23               22               21
Mortgage loan offices                                                              12              13               11               11               11
Investment offices                                                                  4               4                4                3                3
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Supplement
(Dollars in thousands)
                                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                                       March 31,
                                                             -----------------------------
                                                                  2013           2012
                                                             -------------- --------------
Loans by Type
Construction and land                                         $  37,659      $  24,375
Farmland                                                         20,749         17,150
Permanent 1 - 4                                                 163,302        132,172
Permanent 1 - 4 - junior liens and revolving                     28,852         25,220
Multifamily                                                      24,280         18,577
Nonresidential                                                  225,946        150,492
Commercial business                                              83,015         59,697
Consumer and other                                               19,931         21,935
                                                                -------        -------
                                                                603,734        449,618
                                                                -------        -------
Loans acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions:
Non covered                                                      83,317         17,384
Covered                                                          65,815         95,493
                                                                -------        -------
                                                                149,132        112,877
                                                                -------        -------
                                                                752,866        562,495
                                                                =======        =======
   OREO (excluding assets acquired through FDIC-assisted          3,028          2,992
   acquisitions):
   OREO assets acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions:
   Non Covered                                                    1,363            655
   Covered                                                        9,460          8,445
                                                                -------        -------
                                                                 13,851         12,092
                                                                =======        =======
Asset Quality Data (excluding assets acquired through
FDIC-assisted acquisitions):
Allowance for loan losses to total loans                           1.51 %         1.70 %
Allowance for loan losses to average loans                         1.53 %         1.35 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans                 71.56 %        71.44 %
Accruing past due loans                                       $   1,316      $     452
Nonaccrual loans                                                 12,723         10,681
Loans - 90 days past due & still accruing                             -              -
Total non-performing loans                                       12,723         10,681
OREO and repossessed assets                                       3,028          2,992
Total non-performing assets                                      15,751         13,673
Non-performing loans to total loans                                2.11 %         2.38 %
Non-performing assets to total assets                              1.15 %         1.27 %
QTD Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)                  0.27 %         0.24 %
Net charge-offs QTD                                           $     406      $     265
YTD Net charge-offs to average loans                               0.07 %         0.06 %
Net charge-offs YTD                                           $     406      $     265
Trouble debt restructuring - nonaccrual                       $   4,593      $   6,679
Trouble debt restructuring - accruing                             2,023          3,514
Total trouble debt restructuring                                  6,616         10,193
Total criticized assets                                          25,474         32,782
Total classified assets                                       $  22,118      $  25,629
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Supplement
(Dollars in thousands)
                                                                           Five Quarter Comparison for the Quarter Ended
                                                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            3/31/13             12/31/12          9/30/12          6/30/12          3/31/12
                                                   ------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Loans by Type
Construction and land                                       $     37,659        $  33,340      $  30,010        $  31,134        $  24,375
Farmland                                                          20,749           20,141         20,298           18,121           17,150
Permanent 1 - 4                                                  163,302          161,883        157,551          148,162          132,172
Permanent 1 - 4 - junior liens and revolving                      28,852           27,345         25,507           25,289           25,220
Multifamily                                                       24,280           21,293         19,805           19,639           18,577
Nonresidential                                                   225,946          212,570        193,392          177,307          150,492
Commercial business                                               83,015           83,659         68,800           58,589           59,697
Consumer and other                                                19,931           25,498         26,521           24,172           21,935
                                                              ----------          -------        -------          -------          -------
                                                                 603,734          585,729        541,884          502,413          449,618
                                                              ==========          =======        =======          =======          =======
Loans acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions:
Non covered                                                       83,317           11,850         14,291           15,202           17,384
Covered                                                           65,815           72,425         78,757           87,386           95,493
                                                              ----------          -------        -------          -------          -------
                                                                 752,866          670,004        634,932          605,001          562,495
                                                              ==========          =======        =======          =======          =======
Asset Quality Data (excluding Loans acquired through
FDIC-assisted acquisitions):
Allowance for loan losses to total loans                            1.51 %           1.55 %         1.57 %           1.61 %           1.70 %
Allowance for loan losses to average loans                          1.53 %           1.62 %         1.61 %           1.70 %           1.35 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans                  71.56 %          61.73 %        52.15 %          81.27 %          71.42 %
Accruing past due loans                                     $      1,316        $   2,131      $   1,038        $   3,215        $     452
Nonaccrual loans                                                  12,723           14,678         16,358            9,965           10,681
Loans - 90 days past due & still accruing                              -                -              -                -                -
Total non-performing loans                                        12,723           14,678         16,358            9,965           10,681
OREO and repossessed assets                                        3,028            2,650          1,403            1,519            2,992
Total non-performing assets                                       15,751           17,328         17,761           11,484           13,673
Non-performing loans to total loans                                 2.11 %           2.51 %         3.02 %           1.98 %           2.38 %
Non-performing assets to total assets                               1.15 %           1.58 %         1.68 %           1.08 %           1.75 %
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)                       0.27 %           0.05 %         0.24 %           0.23 %           0.24 %
Net charge-offs                                             $        406        $      68      $     320        $     279        $     265
Note:
-------------------------------------------------
Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform with
current presentation.
Loans acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions include loans
acquired in the acquisition of The Tattnall Bank in December of
2009, the acquisition of Citizens Bank of Effingham in February
2011, First Southern National Bank in August 2011, and Frontier Bank
in March 2013. The acquisitions of The Tattnall Bank and Frontier
Bank did not involve loss-share agreements with the FDIC. The
acquisitions of Citizens Bank of Effingham and First Southern
National Bank involved loss-share agreements in which the FDIC will,
for a specified number of years, reimburse the Bank for 80% of all
losses and related expenses on covered assets.

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SOURCE: Heritage Financial Group, Inc.

Heritage Financial Group, Inc. 
T. Heath Fountain, 229-878-2055 
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer

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