Legal disclaimer CROSSFIRST BANKSAHRES, INC. FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS. Certain statements in
this presentation and oral statements made during this meeting which
are not historical in nature are intended to be forward
looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward
looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the benefits of the proposed merger of CrossFirst Bank (“CFB”)
and Farmers & Stockmens Bank (“F&S Bank”), including future financial
and operating results (including the anticipated impact of the transaction
on CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.’s (“CrossFirst”) earnings and
book value), the consideration payable in connection with the acquisition,
statements related to the expected completion and timing of the completion
of the merger, and the combined company’s plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions. Forwardlooking statements often,
but not always, include words such as “believe,” “expected,”
“anticipate,” “estimates,” “opportunities,” “strategy,” “approximately,”
“plans” or the negative of these words, variations thereof
or other similar words and expressions. These forwardlooking statements are
subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change
over time. Because forwardlooking statements are subject to assumptions
and uncertainties, actual results or future events could
differ, possibly materially, from those that CrossFirst anticipated
in its forwardlooking statements and future results could differ
materially from historical performance. Factors that could cause or contribute
to such differences include, but are not limited to, the following:
the expected benefits of the acquisition may not materialize
in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly t
achi
eve; the acquisition may not be timely completed, if at all; the occurrence
of any event, change or other circumstances that
could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate
the definitive transaction agreement; the outcome of
an
y le
gal proceedings that may be instituted against CrossFirst or Central
Bancorp, Inc. (“Central”); prior to the completion of th
e acquisition or thereafter, CrossFirst’s and Central’s
respective businesses may not perform as expected due to transaction
relate
d uncertainty or other factors; the parties may be unable to successfully
implement integration strategies; required regulato
ry, Central shareholder or other approvals may not be obtained
or other closing conditions may not be satisfied in a timely m
ner
or at all; adverse regulatory conditions may be imposed in connection
with regulatory approvals of the acquisition; reputatio
nal risks and risks relating to the reaction of the companies’ customers
or employees to the transaction, including the effec
ts on
the ability of CrossFirst to attract or retain customers and key
personnel; diversion of management time on acquisition
related issues; risks relating to the COVID
19 pandemic, including uncertainty and volatility in financial, commodities
and other market
s, and disruptions to banking and other financial activity.
Such risks, uncertainties and factors could harm CrossFirst’s or
Central's business, financial position and results of operations, and could
adversely affect the timing and anticipated benef
its of
the proposed acquisition. Additional discussion of these and other
risks, uncertainties and factors affecting CrossFirst’s bu
siness is contained in CrossFirst’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in CrossFirst’
Ann
ual Report on Form 10
K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, its Quarterly Report on
Form 10
Q for the period ended March 31, 2022, and its other filings
with the SEC. The reader should not place undue reliance on forward
looking statements since the statements speak only as of the date that they
are made. Except as required by law, CrossFirst undertakes
no obligation toupdate or revise forwardlooking statements
to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of
unanticipated events, or changes in our business, results of operations or financial
condition over time. MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA.
This presentation references certain market, industry and demographic
data, forecasts and other statistical information. We have
obtained this data, forecasts and information from various independent,
third party industry sources and publications. Nothing in the
data, forecasts or information used or derived from third party
sources should be construed as advice. Some data and other information
are also based on our good faith estimates, which are derived
from our review of industry publications and surveys and independent
sources. We believe that these sources and estimates are reliable
but have not independently verified them. Statements as to our
market position are based on market data currently available to
us. Although we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the economic,
employment, industry and other market data presented herein,
these estimates involve inherent risks and uncertainties and arebasedon
assumptions that are subject to change. 2