Presented By Mark A. Schroeder, Chairman and CEO (812) 482-0701 mark.schroeder@germanamerican.com Bradley M. Rust, Executive VP and CFO (812) 482-0718 brad.rust@germanamerican.com 2
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Who We Are Southern Indiana Community- focused Financial Services Organization • Banking, Insurance, Investments & Trust • $4.0 Billion Total Banking Assets • $1.5 Billion Investment and Trust Assets Under Management • $60 Million Annual Insurance Premiums • 750+ FTEs • 65 Branch Offices 4
Diversified Economic Base Regional Education & Health Care Life Sciences & Technology Agriculture, Manufacturing & Logistics MAJOR INDIANA EMPLOYERS: Manufacturing & Logistics Education Aisin U.S.A. MFG, Inc. Indiana University ALCOA Warrick Operations Life Sciences & Technology Indiana University Southeast Amazon Fulfillment Service Baxter BioPharma Solutions University of Southern Indiana Batesville Services Inc Crane Naval Surface Weapons Center Vincennes University Berry Global Cook Group, Inc. Greater Clark County School Corp Best Chairs Inc Mead Johnson Nutrition Evansville Vanderburgh County School Corp Costco Home & Office Products Samtec Monroe County School Corporation Cummins, Inc. (Cummins Diesel) New Albany – Floyd County School Corp Faurecia Gladstone Energy Grote Industries Inc Duke Energy Health Care Hillenbrand Inc Vectren Indiana University Health Honda Manufacturing LLC Baptist Health Floyd Hospital Jasper Engines & Transmissions Columbus Regional Hospital Kimball Electronics Clark Memorial Hospital Kimball International, Inc. Deaconess Health System Koch Enterprises, Inc. Good Samaritan Hospital Lowe’s Distribution Center King’s Daughters’ Hospital MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. Margaret Mary Hospital and Health NTN Driveshaft Inc Memorial Hospital OFS Brands (Office-Furniture Systems) St Vincent’s Medical Center TMMI Walmart Distribution Center Waupaca Foundry Inc Valeo Sylvania LLC 5
Diversified Economic Base Regional Education & Health Care Life Sciences & Technology Agriculture, Manufacturing & Logistics MAJOR KENTUCKY EMPLOYERS: Education Manufacturing & Logistics Retail University of Kentucky Bowling Green Metal Forming Amazon Western Kentucky University Fruit of the Loom Houchens Industries Daviess County Public School System Ashland Oil Corporate Headquarters Fayette County Public Schools Lexmark International Inc Government Warren County Public Schools General Motors Co Lexington-Fayette Urban County UPS Customer Center Health Care & Social Assistance Lockheed Martin Conduent, Inc. Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Commonwealth Health Corp Baptist Health Lexington Family Bluegrass Federal Medical Center Lexington Clinic Pfc St. Joseph East Emergency St. Joseph Hospital UK Advance Eye Care UK Albert B Chandler Hospital US Veterans Medical Ctr VA Medical Center- Leestown 6
Capitalize upon Market Strength & Growth Indiana Small MSA Market Expansion Total Market GABC Deposit Market Share # of Market Deposits Market Share*** Position*** Branches Heritage Markets* $ 5,154,552 33% #1 31 Evansville/Newburgh $ 4,281,629 12% #3 8 Bloomington $ 2,480,309 8% #5 3 Columbus $ 1,267,640 10% #3 5 Louisville MSA (Indiana Portion)** $ 3,188,100 4% #9 5 Total Indiana Growth $ 11,217,678 Markets * Includes the Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Perry, Pike & Spencer ** Includes the Indiana counties of Clark & Floyd *** Source: FDIC 06/30/18 Statistics. Includes the market share of First Security Bank (merger completed 10/15/18) in Evansville/Newburgh. 9
Capitalize upon Market Strength & Growth Kentucky Small MSA Market Expansion Total Market GABC Deposit Market Share # of Market Deposits Market Share* Position* Branches* Owensboro $ 2,935,148 6% #6 2 Bowling Green $ 2,541,017 4% #9 3 Lexington $ 7,403,387 .5% #20 2 Total Kentucky $ 12,879,552 Growth Markets * German American deposits adjusted to include First Security Bank (merger completed 10/15/18) deposit market share, market share position, and branches Source: FDIC 06/30/18 Statistics 10
Capitalize upon Market Strength & Growth *Heritage Markets 2018 2008** 2018 # of (millions) Deposits Share Deposits Share Increase Offices 1 German American $ 1,679 32.6% $ 1,143 26.6% 46.9% 31 2 Old National Bank $ 1,066 20.7% $ 1,283 29.8% - 16.9% 14 3 Fifth Third Bank $ 456 8.9% $ 481 11.2% -5.2% 9 Market Total $ 5,155 $ 4,303 19.8% * Heritage Markets include the Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Perry, Pike & Spencer ** 2008 Deposits adjusted to include branches subsequently acquired by surviving banks Source: FDIC 06/30/18 Statistics 11
Capitalize upon Market Strength & Growth Evansville/Newburgh Markets 2018* 2008** 2018 # of (millions) Deposits Share Deposits Share Increase Offices 1 Old National Bank $ 1,689 39.5% $ 1,960 51.4% -13.8% 14 2 Fifth Third Bank $ 1,256 29.3% $ 1,053 27.6% 19.3% 12 3 German American $ 498 11.6% $ 312 8.2% 59.6% 8 Market Total $ 4,282 $ 3,814 12.3% * 2018 German American deposits adjusted to include First Security Bank deposit data (merger completed 10/15/18) ** 2008 Deposits adjusted to include branches subsequently acquired by surviving banks Source: FDIC 06/30/18 Statistics 12
History of Superior Financial Performance Nine Years of Consecutive Record Earnings Performance Double-Digit Return on Equity for 14 Consecutive Fiscal Years Bank Director Magazine - Bank Performance Scorecard • Top 20 National Ranking for Past 4 Years (2015 – 2018) for $1 - $5 billion Publicly-traded Institutions • Top 25 Bank Ranking Among Publicly-traded Institutions of all Sizes in 2018 13
Total Assets Annualized Return on Assets $4,000 $3,929 $3,500 $3,144 $2,956 $3,000 $2,500 $2,374 $2,237 $2,000 $1,500 1.33% 1.35% 1.38% 1.31% 1.24% $1,000 $500 $- 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 (Dollars in Millions) 15
Total Loans, Net of Unearned Income Commercial & Agricultural Loans as % of Total Loans $3,000 $2,728 $2,750 $2,500 $2,250 $2,142 $1,990 $2,000 $1,750 $1,564 $1,500 $1,448 $1,250 $1,000 81% 82% 81% 81% 78% $750 $500 $250 $- 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 (Dollars in Millions) 16
Loan Portfolio Composition As of December 31, 2018 Total Loans $2,728.1 million Construction & Development Residential Mortgage Loans, Loans, $ 147.2 million, 5% $ 328.5 million, 12% Agricultural Loans, $ 364.7 million, 13% Home Equity Loans, $ 209.5 million, 8% Consumer Loans, Commercial Real Estate $ 65.0 million, 2% Owner Occupied, $ 265.7 million, 10% Commercial & Industrial Loans, $ 515.7 million, 19% Commercial Real Estate Non- Owner Occupied, Multi-Family Residential $ 671.5 million, 25% Properties, $ 160.3 million, 6% 1417
Non-Performing Assets to Total Assets 2.50% 2.00% 1.50% 1.04% 1.00% 0.84% 0.76% 0.48% 0.48%* 0.50% 0.29% 0.15% 0.14% 0.38% 0.34% 0.00% 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 GABC Peer Group * Peer Group Information as of 9/30/18 18
Total Deposits Non-Maturity Deposit Accounts as % of Total Deposits $3,500 $3,073 $3,000 $2,484 $2,500 $2,350 $2,000 $1,780 $1,826 $1,500 83% 84% 84% 81% 81% $1,000 $500 $- 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 (Dollars in Millions) 19
Total Deposit Composition as of December 31, 2018 Total Deposits $3,072.6 million Non-Interest Bearing Demand, $716.0 million, 23% Interest Bearing Demand, Savings & Money Market, $1,768.2 million, 58% Cost of Funds 2014 0.30% 2015 0.28% 2016 0.32% Time Deposits, $588.4 million, 2017 0.40% 19% 2018 0.61% 20
Total Shareholders’ Equity Annualized Return on Equity $500 $459 $450 $400 $365 $350 $330 $300 $252 $250 $229 $200 13.21% 12.47% 12.07% $150 10.94% 11.59% $100 $50 $- 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 (Dollars in Millions) 21
Net Interest Income (Tax Equivalent) Net Interest Margin $140,000 $120,000 $117,345 $105,057 $99,470 $100,000 $79,072 $80,000 $76,991 $60,000 3.76% 3.75% 3.76% 3.75% 3.70% $40,000 $20,000 $- 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 (Dollars in Thousands) 22
Non-Interest Income Non-Interest Income as % of Total Revenue $40,000 $37,070 $35,000 $32,013 $31,854 $30,000 $27,444 $25,000 $23,937 $20,000 26% 24% 24% 24% $15,000 23% $10,000 $5,000 $- 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/2018 (Dollars in Thousands) 23
Non-Interest Expense Efficiency Ratio $100,000 $93,553 $90,000 $80,000 $76,587 $77,803 $70,000 $61,326 $60,000 $57,713 $50,000 60.6% $40,000 58.3% 57.2% 57.6% $30,000 56.8% $20,000 $10,000 $- 12/31/14 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 (Dollars in Thousands) 24
Net Income & Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share* $50,000 $46,529 $45,000 $40,676 $40,000 $35,184 $35,000 $30,064 $30,000 $28,344 $25,000 $1.99 $20,000 $1.77 $1.57 $1.43 $1.51 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $- 12/31/2014 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) *Earnings Per Share adjusted for 3-for-2 stock split completed in 2017 25
Why Invest in GABC? * GABC Earnings Per Share Growth $1.99 $1.77 $1.51 $1.57 $1.43 $1.27 $1.32 $1.07 $0.81 $0.73 As of 12/31 for years shown *Earnings Per Share adjusted for 3-for-2 stock split completed in 2017 27
Why Invest in GABC? GABC Tangible Book Value Per Share * $13.81 $13.45 $11.94 $11.57 $10.40 $8.92 $8.62 As of 12/31 for years shown *Tangible Book Value Per Share adjusted for 3-for-2 stock split completed in 2017 28
Why Invest in GABC? * GABC Stock Price Appreciation $35.07 $35.33 $27.77 $22.21 $20.35 $18.95 $14.48 As of 12/31 for years shown *Stock Price adjusted for 3-for-2 stock split completed in 2017 29
Why Invest in GABC? Increasing long-term institutional ownership • Proven Executive Management Team • Track Record of Consistent Top Quartile Financial Performance • Experienced in Operating Plan Execution and M & A Transitions • Potential Growth within New Market Areas – Small MSA Focus • Existing Platform for Operating Efficiency • Infrastructure in Place for Perpetuating Ongoing EPS Growth • Consistent Strong Dividend Yield and Dividend Pay-out Capacity 30
