Alerus Financial Corporation · NASDAQ:ALRS

Alerus Financial — Merger or Acquisition (December 2021)

14 slides from Alerus Financial's merger presentation, Dec 9, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Alerus to Significantly Expand Arizona Presence with Strategic Acquisition

    ALERUS TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ARIZONA PRESENCE WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF DECEMBER 2021 Alerus Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ALRS)

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    1 Forward - Looking Statements This presentation contains “forward - looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U . S . Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 . Forward - looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, estimates

  3. Slide 3: Transaction Highlights

    2 TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF THE ALRS FRANCHISE ▪ ALRS has agreed to acquire MPB BHC, INC . (OTCPK: MPHX), the bank holding company for Metro Phoenix Bank ▪ Metro Phoenix Bank is the largest community bank headquartered in the Phoenix MSA with over $400 million in total assets STR

  4. Slide 4: Overview of Metro Phoenix Bank

    3 Income Statement (Q3 2021) Net Income 1,927$ ROAA 1.85% ROAE 18.96% Net Interest Margin 3.72% Efficiency Ratio 50.27% Non-Int. Income / Operating Revenue 22.25% Balance Sheet (as of 9/30/2021) Total Assets 411,408$ Total Equity 41,370$ Gross Loans (Held for Investment) 282,910$ Total Deposits 366,

  5. Slide 5: Complementary Fit with ALRS

    4 Small and Medium Size Businesses Home Owner Association Services Outdoor Media Lending ▪ Phoenix MSA is a huge banking market with attractive demographic and economic trends – together , the combined company will have the resources, capital and a currency to execute on this growth opportunity METR

  6. Slide 6: Logical Geographic Fit

    5 Deposits ($MM)* % of Total Arizona 469$ 15% North Dakota 1,256$ 40% Minnesota 1,417$ 45% Total 3,142$ 100% Arizona 15% North Dakota 40% Minnesota 45% ▪ I ncreases ALRS Arizona footprint to 15 % of total deposits ▪ Average deposits per branch of ~ $ 196 million * ▪ 10 branches with deposits greater

  7. Slide 7: Phoenix Deposit Market Share

    6 Rank Total Market Community Banks Institution (State) Number of Branches Deposits in Market Deposit Growth (1-Year) Market Share 1 JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NY) 144 41,532,094$ +21.6% 25.88% 2 Wells Fargo & Co. (CA) 116 34,186,966$ +27.0% 21.30% 3 Bank of America Corporation (NC) 97 28,834,719$ +10.8%

  8. Slide 8: Overview of Phoenix Market

    7 15.08% 15.00% 14.22% 13.48% 8.68% 7.40% 4.11% 3.48% 1.73% - 0.95% -5.00% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% Population Change 2010 - 2021 Rank City State 2021 2010-2021 Change 2021-2026 Change Region 1 Phoenix AZ 1,663,692 15.08% 6.11% West 2 Houston TX 2,414,313 15.00% 6.29% South 3 San Antonio TX

  9. Slide 9: Overview of Phoenix Demographics

    8 $71,092 $65,279 $67,761 $80,462 $72,568 $73,868 13.2% 11.2% 9.0% 8.0% 9.0% 10.0% 11.0% 12.0% 13.0% 14.0% 15.0% $- $15,000 $30,000 $45,000 $60,000 $75,000 $90,000 Phoenix MSA Arizona USA 2021 (Actual) 2026 (Projected) % Growth (Projected) 5,081,979 7,438,466 5,433,311 7,888,700 6.9% 6.1% 5.0% 5.5%

  10. Slide 10: Pro Forma Loan and Deposit Composition

    9 Construction & Development 2.2% CRE 32.8% Commercial & Industrial 27.5% Consumer 36.4% Construction & Development 12.7% 1 - 4 Family 0.4% Multifamily 0.9% CRE 42.2% Commercial & Industrial 34.6% Other 9.2% Construction & Development 3.6% Multifamily 0.1% CRE 34.0% Commercial & Industrial 28.4% Con

  11. Slide 11: Transaction Overview

    10 TRANSACTION OVERVIEW ▪ $85.3 million total transaction value including $4.3 million to option holders ▪ $81.0 million to common shareholders, or $23.26 per share – a 20.2% premium to MPHX’s current stock price TRANSACTION VALUE (1) ▪ 100% stock consideration to MPHX shareholders ▪ Fixed exchange

  12. Slide 12: Comprehensive Due Diligence and Loan Review

    11 ▪ Completed a comprehensive due diligence review with executives from ALRS and MPHX, along with advisors and consultants ▪ Conducted in - depth on - site loan review led by senior ALRS credit team DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS ▪ All credits >$2.5 million ▪ All credits with a risk rating of watch, special

  13. Slide 13: ALRS Strategic Growth

    12 2019 LAUNCHED FINANCIAL WELLNESS TECHNOLOGY COMPLETED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO) 2011 Acquired selected loans and deposits (in MN) and a branch (in AZ) from BNC National Bank Transaction represents the 25 th acquisition for Alerus and is a continuation of the long - term plan to supplement our

  14. Slide 14: Strategic Expansion of the ALRS Franchise Summary

    13 ▪ Opportunity to acquire a high - quality business bank which is the largest community bank in Phoenix, AZ ▪ Significantly expands ALRS presence in Phoenix, which is the fastest growing market in the U.S . ▪ Pro forma company will have the balance sheet and resources necessary to compete with lar

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