National Bank Holdings Corporation Announces Completion of Peoples, Inc. Acquisition

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- National Bank Holdings Corporation (NYSE: NBHC, "NBH" or the "Company") announced today the closing of its acquisition of Peoples, Inc. ("Peoples"), the bank holding company of Colorado-based Peoples National Bank and Kansas-based Peoples Bank, effective January 1, 2018. As of September 30, 2017, Peoples had assets of $905.4 million, loans held for investment of $543.2 million and deposits of $732.9 million. 

The acquisition expands the footprint for the Company's community bank franchise in highly-attractive and geographically-relevant markets, such as Colorado Springs in Colorado, Overland Park and Lawrence in Kansas, and Taos and Albuquerque in New Mexico. The acquisition also adds a best-in-class, complementary franchise-centric residential mortgage platform, which will be led by Brendan Zahl, the former President and CEO of Peoples National Bank. Zahl has also been appointed to the NBH Bank Board of Directors and joins NBH Bank as Executive Vice President, Residential Banking and Market President for the Colorado Springs area. Another key leader joining NBH from Kansas-based Peoples Bank is Ruth Stevenson, former President and Chief Operating Officer for Peoples Bank. Stevenson will serve as an Executive Vice President, leading a key client experience initiative for NBH and overseeing the Company's deposit operations. Stevenson will also serve as Market President for the Company's newly-acquired Kansas locations.

The Company's Chairman, President and CEO, Tim Laney said, "I'm extremely proud of my NBH teammates, including our new teammates from Peoples, for their outstanding teamwork and diligence in bringing this merger across the finish line. The addition of top banking talent we are gaining, paired with the opportunity to expand our presence in new and attractive markets has positioned us very well for strong and continued growth in 2018 and beyond. I especially look forward to welcoming our new Peoples clients and continuing to earn their business through our Common Sense approach to banking."

At the closing, Peoples' shareholders received approximately $36.2 million of cash consideration, $10.0 million of which was placed into escrow, and 3,398,477 shares of NBH common stock, implying a transaction value of approximately $146.3 million, based upon NBH's average closing stock price of $32.39, as calculated pursuant to the merger agreement.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel Company, served as financial advisor to NBH in connection with this transaction and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as NBH's legal counsel. The Capital Corporation served as financial advisor to Peoples in connection with this transaction and Lathrop Gage LLP served as Peoples' legal counsel.

About National Bank Holdings Corporation

National Bank Holdings Corporation is a bank holding company created to build a leading community bank franchise delivering high quality customer service and committed to shareholder results. National Bank Holdings Corporation operates a network of 105 banking centers located in Colorado, the greater Kansas City region, Texas and New Mexico. Through the Company's subsidiary, NBH Bank, it operates under the following brand names: Bank Midwest in Kansas and Missouri, Community Banks of Colorado in Colorado and Hillcrest Bank in Texas and New Mexico. Additional information about National Bank Holdings Corporation can be found at www.nationalbankholdings.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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