Banner Corporation. (NASDAQ:BANR) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call April 21, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Mark Grescovich – President and Chief Executive Officer

Jill Rice – Chief Credit Officer

Rich Arnold – Head of Investor Relations

Peter Conner – Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Jeff Rulis – Davidson & Co.

Andrew Liesch – Piper Sandler

David Feaster – Raymond James

Andrew Terrell – Stephens Inc.

Kelly Motta – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.

Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining and being present at the Banner Corporation's First Quarter 2022 conference call and webcast. My name is Irene, and I will be coordinating today's call. If you would like to ask a question during the presentation, you may do so by [Operator Instructions] In case you have joined us online, you have the possibility to press the flag icon on your web browser and -- to ask a question. I will now hand you over to your host, Mark Grescovich, President and CEO to begin. Mark, please go ahead.

Mark Grescovich

Thank you, Irene. And good morning, everyone. I would also like to welcome you to the First Quarter 2022 earnings call for Banner Corporation. As is customary, joining me on the call today is Peter Conner, our Chief Financial Officer. Jill Rice, our Chief Credit Officer, and Rich Arnold, our Head of Investor Relations. Rich, would you please read our forward-looking safe harbor statement.

Rich Arnold

Sure, Mark. Presentation today discusses Banner's business outlook and will include forward-looking statements. Those statements include descriptions of management's plans, objectives or goals for future operations, products or services, forecast of financial or other performance measures, and statements about Banner's general outlook for economic and other conditions. We also may make other forward-looking statements in the question-and-answer period following management's discussion. Additionally, we provided an investor presentation that could be found in the Investor Relations section of our website, bannerbank.com. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those discussed today. Information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ are available from the earnings press release that was released yesterday and a recently filed Form 10-K for the year ended December 31st, 2021. forward-looking statements are effective only as of the date they are made, and Banner assumes no obligation to update information concerning its expectations. Back to you, Mark.