Reported diluted EPS of $0.68, up 17.2% over third quarter 2017 diluted adjusted EPS

Grew loans 14.3% annualized and customer deposits 17.9% annualized

ROAA of 1.72%; ROATCE of 17.4%; NIM of 4.71%

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FB Financial Corporation Reports 2018 Third Quarter Results

Reported diluted EPS of $0.68, up 17.2% over third quarter 2017 diluted adjusted EPS

Grew loans 14.3% annualized and customer deposits 17.9% annualized

ROAA of 1.72%; ROATCE of 17.4%; NIM of 4.71%

FB Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: FBK), parent company of FirstBank, reported net income of $21.4 million, or $0.68 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2018, compared to net income of $8.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2017. On an adjusted basis, this is an increase of 17.2% over net income per diluted common share of $0.58 for the third quarter of 2017.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher T. Holmes stated, “The Company continues to perform very well with organic growth rates and profitability ratios that are among the best of our peers. Our FirstBank team has been able to effectively balance between growth and profitability, delivering annualized loan growth of 14.3%, annualized customer deposit growth of 17.9% and a net interest margin of 4.71%. The team takes pride in being an elite financial performer.”

Performance Summary

Holmes continued, “Our total mortgage operations represented only 5% of the Company’s pre-tax income for the quarter. As rates have continued to increase, volumes have slowed and margins have compressed. The direct contribution from our total mortgage operations was $1.5 million, which was in the middle of the range estimated by the Company in late September.”

Continued Focus on Execution of Strategy Drives Growth and Profitability

The Company’s net interest margin (“NIM”) was 4.71% for the third quarter of 2018, compared to 4.81% and 4.61% for the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017, respectively. Accretion related to purchased loans and collections of nonaccrual interest contributed 25 basis points to the Company’s NIM in the third quarter of 2018 compared to 20 and 28 basis points for the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017, respectively.

The Company grew loans (HFI) by $123.0 million during the third quarter of 2018, or 14.3% annualized. The Company also increased its yield on that portfolio by 7 basis points to 6.19% during the third quarter of 2018 compared to the second quarter of 2018 and by 29 basis points compared to the third quarter of 2017.

During the third quarter of 2018, the Company also aggressively grew customer deposits by $173.4 million, or 17.9% annualized. The cost of total deposits increased to 80 basis points from 62 basis points in the second quarter of 2018. Total deposit growth during the third quarter of 2018 was $219.6 million, or 22.3% annualized, which included an incremental $53.9 million of brokered CDs.

Holmes stated, “While we have not utilized the brokered CD market in recent years, we took advantage of an opportunity to lower our funding costs by swapping short-term FHLB borrowings of $131.9 million in favor of the brokered CD balances due to lower rates available in the market. This opportunistic move to lower our borrowing costs does not reflect a change in our philosophy of growing customer loans funded by core customer deposits.”

Holmes continued, “Our annualized 14.3% loan and 17.9% customer deposit growth in the quarter was strong and slightly above our long-term targets, driven by demand throughout our markets. As we continue to deploy our balance sheet to meet the needs of our customers, combined with the positioning of our balance sheet, our expectation is that growth comes with higher deposit costs in light of current market conditions. We continue to believe these trends will still allow us to produce a core NIM in the range of 4.25% to 4.50% over the longer-term.”

Noninterest Income Remains Stable

Noninterest income was $34.4 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $35.8 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $37.8 million for the third quarter of 2017. Mortgage banking income was $26.6 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $28.5 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $31.3 million for the third quarter of 2017.

During the third quarter of 2018, the Company’s total mortgage direct contribution was $1.5 million, or 5.2% of the Company’s total pre-tax income. These results were in-line with the revised guidance released by the Company near the end of the third quarter, which anticipated total mortgage pre-tax contribution to be in the range of $1 million to $2 million.

Holmes commented, “This quarter, our mortgage business was negatively impacted by increasing rates and related market conditions, all of which challenged profitability and overall contribution. Our mortgage team has been reducing its expenses and repositioning its origination channels for lower projected volumes over the foreseeable future.”

Operating Efficiency Gains Maintained

Noninterest expense was $57.2 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $56.4 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $69.2 million for the third quarter of 2017, and compared to $55.7 million, excluding offering costs, for the second quarter of 2018 and $53.5 million, excluding merger-related expenses, for the third quarter of 2017.

Chief Financial Officer, James R. Gordon stated, “Overall, noninterest expenses remained on target. As anticipated, we saw a small increase due to the addition of revenue producers across our footprint in our Banking Segment this quarter. Our overall core efficiency ratio remained below 65%, driven by our Banking Segment core efficiency ratio of 52.4%. We expect continued improvement as we work to improve additional operating leverage across our banking operations.”

Asset Quality Remains Stable

During the third quarter of 2018, we recognized a provision for loan losses of $1.8 million, reflecting loan growth, renewals of previously acquired loans, stable credit metrics and net charge-offs of 0.06% of average loans. Our nonperforming assets improved to 0.51% of total assets compared to 0.52% at June 30, 2018. Nonperforming loans were 0.30% of loans held for investment at September 30, 2018, compared to 0.26% at June 30, 2018.

Capital Strength for Future Growth

“Our earnings power continues to drive strong capital accumulation, sustaining our organic growth and providing capital support for potential M&A opportunities. Our tangible common equity to tangible assets of 10.2% and per share growth in tangible book value of 17.8% year-over-year easily accommodate an increase in our quarterly cash dividend to eight cents per share. Additionally, we announced today a $50 million share repurchase plan to give us further flexibility to manage our capital levels,” commented Gordon.

Summary

“Overall, we delivered solid financial performance, with returns on average assets and tangible common equity of 1.72% and 17.4%. I am proud of our team’s continued ability to focus on serving the needs of our customers, meeting the challenges presented in the markets and continuing to deliver outstanding shareholder value,” Holmes concluded.

WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

The live broadcast of FB Financial Corporation’s earnings conference call will begin at 8:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, and the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1631/27772. An online replay will be available for twelve months approximately an hour following the conclusion of the live broadcast.

ABOUT FB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

FB Financial Corporation (NYSE: FBK) is a bank holding company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. FB Financial operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, FirstBank, the third largest Tennessee-headquartered community bank, with 56 full-service bank branches across Tennessee, North Alabama and North Georgia, and a national mortgage business with offices across the Southeast. FirstBank serves five of the largest metropolitan markets in Tennessee and has approximately $5.0 billion in total assets.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EARNINGS PRESENTATION

Investors are encouraged to review this Earnings Release in conjunction with the Supplemental Financial Information and Earnings Presentation posted on the Company’s website, which can be found at https://investors.firstbankonline.com. This Earnings Release, the Supplemental Financial Information and the Earnings Presentation are also included with a Current Report on Form 8-K that the Company furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 22, 2018.

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

The Company has included its business segment financial tables as part of this Earnings Release. A detailed discussion of our business segments is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2017, and investors are encouraged to review that discussion in conjunction with this Earnings Release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this Earnings Release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of 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, without limitation, statements relating to the Company’s assets, business, cash flows, condition (financial or otherwise), credit quality, financial performance, liquidity, short and long-term performance goals, prospects, results of operations, strategic initiatives and the timing, benefits, costs and synergies of recently completed and future acquisition, disposition and other growth opportunities. These statements, which are based upon certain assumptions and estimates and describe the Company’s future plans, results, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of the words and phrases “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “goal,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target,” “aim,” “predict,” “continue,” “seek,” “projection” and other variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based upon current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company’s control. The inclusion of these forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that such expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved. Accordingly, the Company cautions investors that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that are beyond the Company’s control. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date of this Earnings Release, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this Earnings Release including, without limitation, the risks and other factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018, under the captions “Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements” and “Risk factors” and periodic and current reports on Form 10-Q and 8-K. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Company’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this Earnings Release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict their occurrence or how they will affect the Company.

GAAP RECONCILIATION AND USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This Earnings Release contains certain financial measures that are not measures recognized under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. These non‐GAAP financial measures include, without limitation, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, core net income, core diluted earnings per share, core noninterest expense and core noninterest income, core efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis), Banking segment core efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis), Mortgage segment core efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis), adjusted mortgage contribution, core return on average assets and equity, adjusted return on average assets and equity and core total revenue. Each of these non-GAAP metrics excludes certain income and expense items that the Company’s management considers to be non-core/adjusted in nature. The Company refers to these non-GAAP measures as adjusted measures. This Earnings Release, and Supplemental Financial Information and Earnings Presentation also present tangible assets, tangible common equity, tangible book value per common share, tangible common equity to tangible assets, return on tangible common equity, return on average tangible common equity, core return on average tangible common equity and adjusted return on average tangible common equity. Each of these non-GAAP metrics excludes the impact of goodwill and other intangibles.

The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in their analysis of the Company’s performance, financial condition and the efficiency of its operations as management believes such measures facilitate period-to-period comparisons and provide meaningful indications of its operating performance as they eliminate both gains and charges that management views as non-recurring or not indicative of operating performance. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods as well as demonstrate the effects of significant non-core gains and charges in the current and prior periods. The Company’s management also believes that investors find these non-GAAP financial measures useful as they assist investors in understanding the Company’s underlying operating performance and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends. In addition, because intangible assets such as goodwill and other intangibles, and the other items excluded each vary extensively from company to company, the Company believes that the presentation of this information allows investors to more easily compare the Company’s results to the results of other companies. However, the non-GAAP financial measures discussed herein should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable or other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which the Company calculates the non-GAAP financial measures discussed herein may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names. Investors should understand how such other banking organizations calculate their financial measures similar or with names similar to the non-GAAP financial measures the Company has discussed herein when comparing such non-GAAP financial measures. See the “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the corresponding non-GAAP reconciliation tables in the Supplemental Financial Information as well as “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the Appendix in the Earnings Release Presentationissued October 23, 2018, for a discussion and reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

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