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First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

HAMMOND, La., Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (“First Guaranty”) (NASDAQ: FGBI), the holding company for First Guaranty Bank, announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and nine months ending September 30, 2024.

Financial Highlights for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024, are as follows:

  1. First Guaranty charged off $0.5 million in consumer loans during the third quarter of 2024. The consumer loan charge offs included $0.1 million in credit card loans, $0.1 million of loans secured by automobiles or equipment, and $0.3 million in unsecured loans.
  2. First Guaranty charged off $1.0 million on a loan relationship that is classified as purchased credit deteriorated during the third quarter of 2024. This relationship had remaining principal balance of $1.3 million at September 30, 2024.
  3. First Guaranty charged off $0.1 million on a commercial and industrial loan relationship during the third quarter of 2024. This relationship had a remaining principal balance of $1.0 million at September 30, 2024.
  4. First Guaranty charged off $0.1 million on a one- to four-family loan during the third quarter of 2024. This loan had no remaining principal balance at September 30, 2024.
  5. Smaller loans and overdrawn deposit accounts comprised the remaining $0.9 million of charge-offs for the third quarter of 2024.

About First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for First Guaranty Bank, a Louisiana state-chartered bank. Founded in 1934, First Guaranty Bank offers a wide range of financial services and focuses on building client relationships and providing exceptional customer service. First Guaranty Bank currently operates thirty-six locations throughout Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky and West Virginia. First Guaranty’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol FGBI. For more information, visit www.fgb.net.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are any statements other than statements of historical fact which represent our current judgement about possible future events. We believe these judgements are reasonable, but these statements are not guarantees of any future events or financial results, and our actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, many of which are described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements.

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CONTACT: ERIC DOSCH, CFO

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