FirstNASDAQ: FUNC

Q1 2025 Investor Presentation

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INVESTOR PRESENTATION

First Quarter 2025

MyBank.com

Table of Contents

I. Corporate Overview

Pg. 4

II. Financial Performance

Pg. 10

III. Appendices

Pg. 31

Corporate Overview

Overview

Founded: 1900

Headquarters: Oakland, MD

Locations: 22 branches

Business Lines:

  • Commercial & Retail Banking
  • Trust Services
  • Wealth Management

Ticker: FUNC (Nasdaq)

Website: www.MyBank.com

Our Mission

To enrich the lives of our associates, customers, communities and shareholders through uncommon commitment to service and customized financial solutions.

Star denotes

Oakland, Maryland

•Pittsburgh, PA

Headquarters

•Harrisburg, PA

•Columbus, OH

●

Maryland

Morgantown, WV

•Baltimore, MD

●

Winchester, VA

•Washington, DC

West Virginia

•Richmond, VA

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Core Markets

West Region

Central Region

East Region

Loans (000s)

$325,236

$447,781

$582,032

Deposits (000s)

$135,314

$734,513

$511,884

Deposit Market Share(1) (at June 30, 2024)

3%

45%

4%

Branches

3

9

10

Note: Out of market loans represent $110 million and $50 million in brokered CDs are not reflected in this table

  1. Source: FDIC Market Share Data, most current. Deposit market share for each region includes the following counties:
    West: Monongalia, WV
    Central: Garrett, MD; Allegany, MD; Mineral, WV
    East: Washington, MD; Frederick, MD; Berkeley, WV

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Core Strengths

Financial

Strength

  • Regulatory capital ratios significantly above regulatory requirements
  • Significant access to liquidity sources

Culture of

Engagement

  • Supporting local causes with financial education, consultation and robust products and services
  • Knowledgeable associates committed to helping clients & the communities we serve

Diversified Revenue

Stream

  • Diversified revenue stream driven by trust and brokerage fee income offsets tighter margin environments

Expense

Structure

  • Well-establishedoperational infrastructure will support future growth
  • Expense management focus, hybrid work environment and technology drive cost savings

Core Deposit

Franchise

  • Stable legacy markets produce steady low-costfunding
  • Technology and business relationships drive growth

Robust Enterprise

Risk Management

  • Strong underwriting guidelines and risk management framework
  • Focus on risk mitigation, loan concentration management and information security

Engaged & Diverse

Leadership

  • Diverse and experienced Board with the skills to oversee risks, strategic initiatives and governance best practices
  • Ongoing Board succession strategy

Forward-Thinking

Approach

  • Innovative, dynamic approach to attract and retain clients through customized solutions
  • Investment in FinTech funds provides early exposure to new technology

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Total Shareholder Return

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

First United

35.6%

41.7%

155.2%

S&P US Small Cap Banks

18.1%

2.1%

120.5%

2025 Proxy Peers

18.3%

12.6%

69.9%

Risk Management, Monitoring & Mitigation

Asset

Quality

Interest Rate

Sensitivity

Cyber-Security

  • Fraud Monitoring

Capital

Liquidity

Management

Underlies all Strategic Priorities

  • Low net charge-offs and strong asset quality resulting from conservative and proactive credit culture
  • ACL level of 1.25%; future provisioning based on loan growth, economic environment and asset quality changes
  • Diversified commercial loan portfolio and geographic footprint
  • Disciplined loan growth strategy, concentration management, stress testing and exception tracking and monitoring
  • Well-definedloan approval levels
  • Centralized risk rating and monitoring of risk rating migration and delinquency trends
  • Robust annual third-party loan review
  • Maintaining an asset sensitive balance sheet and positioning for down rate environment
  • Limiting longer-term investment exposure and actively managing loan and deposit terms and pricing
  • Focused on capturing core, low-cost deposits
  • Monitoring dynamic and static rate ramp scenarios
  • Board regularly briefed on cyber-security matters
  • Robust information security training programs for associates and Board
  • Regular third-party review and testing of information security, compliance processes and cybersecurity controls
  • No security breaches to-date
  • Adaptive fraud detection and management
  • Strong capital levels well above regulatory "well-capitalized" definition
  • Conservative dividend payout policy to improve TCE and maintain capital during uncertain economic and political environment
  • Capital stress tests indicate Bank is well positioned to absorb potential losses
  • Stock repurchase program approved by board and executed with shareholder in mind
  • Loan to deposit ratio of 91%
  • Liquidity contingency plan in place and funds position monitored daily
  • Liquidity stress testing performed quarterly with strong liquidity under various scenarios
  • Available borrowing capacity of $465 million through tested correspondent lines of credit, FHLB and Federal Reserve
  • Strong, stable low-cost core deposit franchise of 88% of total deposit portfolio

Strategic Pillars & Key Objectives

Culture & Human Capital

  • Attract and hire passionate, diverse talent to engage with clients and prospects across broader geographics.
  • Drive associate retention and foster career development through mentoring initiatives, leadership programs, and educational opportunities.
  • Expand associate engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and communication.
  • Enhance succession plan by fostering forward-thinking strategies that promote innovation and long-term growth.

Product & Service Revenue Diversification

  • Increase non-interestincome as a percentage of revenue to reduce dependence on net interest margin.
  • Expand business development training and outreach efforts to drive strategic sales growth and deepen community- oriented business owner relationships.
  • Revamp customer segmentation to focus on expanding product and service utilization by the existing customer base.
  • Improve brand awareness in growth markets.

Resource Optimization

  • Optimize balance sheet mix to maximize profitability.
  • Expand net interest margin through a disciplined approach to loan and deposit portfolio repricing.
  • Effectively manage Capital through repurchase opportunities and effective investor communication.
  • Improve efficiency by utilizing technology, leveraging data, artificial intelligence, and digital alternatives.
  • Reduce monetary loss and administrative costs associated with cyber security and fraud.
  • Allocate resources to enhance market share and execute tactics to optimize geographic presence.
  • Cultivate relationships for potential future bank and wealth expansion.

Effective use of technology, marketing and communications, and environmental focus underlies all strategic priorities.

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First Quarter Financial Highlights

$5.8 Million

$0.89

1.190%*

13.70*

3.56%

Net Income(1)

Diluted EPS(1)

ROAA(1)

ROATCE(1)

NIM

  • Total assets increased $6.7 million compared to December 31, 2024
  • Consolidated net income(1) of $5.8 million in 1Q25 compared to $3.7 million in 1Q24 and $6.2 million in linked quarter; pre-provision net revenue of $8.4 million compared to $6.4 million and $8.7, respectively
  • Net interest income, on a non-GAAP, FTE basis* increased by $0.3 million in 1Q25 compared to 4Q24 driven by increased interest income and stable interest expense
  • Asset quality remains stable with the ratio of the allowance for credit losses ("ACL") to loans outstanding at 1.25% in 1Q25 and 1.23% in the linked quarter
  • Efficiency ratio of 59.95% (1) for the first quarter of 2025 compared to 58.05% for the linked quarter; increase primarily attributable to increased non-interest expense related to reduced salaries and benefits in the fourth quarter 2024 offset slightly by increased net interest income and stable non-interest income

(1) See Appendix for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures

* 1Q2025 Annualized

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