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Farmers & Merchants Bank

Lakeland, GA · Cert 5716 · Lowndes Bancshares Inc.

State charter, non-member · FDIC · 6 branches

Q2 2026

Board Package

Performance Trends and Peer Comparison

Part 1Performance Trends, own institution only2
Part 2Peer Comparison, banks under $1B in assets in GA3

Basis

Quarter: Q2 2026, the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on both parts.

Income statement: year to date as filed, annualized, on both parts.

Balance sheet: as filed at quarter end.

Peer group

Banks under $1B in assets in GA (n=58 to 59). Each measure ranks only the institutions that reported it, so n varies by measure.

Peer groups below the disclosure floor are suppressed.

Peer standing

Capital

7

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Asset Quality

11

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Profitability

69

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Liquidity

71

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median

Efficiency

86

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Growth

No peer data yet

Capital, Asset Quality, Profitability, Efficiency: higher is always a stronger peer standing (▲ better, ▼ worse). Liquidity, Growth: the score reflects closeness to the peer median -- 100 is sitting exactly at the median, falling the same way whether the bank runs above or below it.

Source: FFIEC Call Report (031/041/051), as filed. Dollar figures derived from reported amounts in thousands. Ratios computed by CallReports.ai using published regulatory formulas.

CallReports · callreports.ai · Board PackageGenerated 2026-10-11

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Lakeland, GA · Cert 5716 · Lowndes Bancshares Inc.

State charter, non-member · FDIC · 2 affiliate banks · 6 branches (12 in holding)

Q2 2026

$862.0MAssets
$620.8MLoans
$784.7MDeposits
$74.0MEquity
Loan mix
83%RE $492.1M12%C&I $69.9M5%Consumer $29.2MQ3 2024Q2 2026
Deposit mix
84%Interest-bearing $662.5M16%Noninterest $122.2MQ3 2024Q2 2026

Return on Assets (YTD, annualized)

1.63%+15 bps YoY

Net Interest Margin (YTD, annualized)

4.42%-9 bps YoY

Efficiency Ratio (YTD, annualized)

48.07%-679 bps YoY

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

9.74%+26 bps YoY

NIM

6.53%Q2 ’246.60%Q2 ’256.28%Q2 ’26+0%-2%

Non-interest income vs. expense

3.03%Q2 ’242.60%Q2 ’252.24%Q2 ’26-9%-16%

Year to date, annualized, through each quarter.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026YoY ΔTrend
Return on Assets1.28%0.74%1.46%1.48%1.58%1.55%1.59%1.63%+15 bps
Net Interest Margin4.48%4.19%4.47%4.51%4.44%4.51%4.44%4.42%-9 bps
Non-Interest Burden2.65%3.00%2.33%2.37%2.06%2.22%2.09%2.00%-37 bps
Loan Growth (YoY)9.99%11.47%13.55%13.55%8.33%13.76%11.16%7.46%-609 bps
Nonperforming Loans / Loans2.96%3.21%2.85%2.76%1.83%1.82%2.22%1.86%-91 bps
Allowance / Loans1.08%1.25%1.20%1.17%1.27%1.17%1.17%1.24%+7 bps
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio9.75%9.14%9.26%9.47%9.56%9.97%9.92%9.74%+26 bps
Equity / Assets8.64%7.55%8.01%8.16%8.57%8.90%8.84%8.58%+43 bps
Liquid Assets / Assets5.60%10.50%8.48%6.87%7.73%4.38%7.84%13.58%+671 bps

Source: FFIEC Call Report (031/041/051), as filed. Dollar figures derived from reported amounts in thousands. Ratios computed by CallReports.ai using published regulatory formulas. Income-statement figures are year-to-date as filed, annualized (the UBPR convention). Each quarter includes the ones before it.

CallReports · callreports.ai· Performance TrendsGenerated 2026-10-11

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Lakeland, GA · Cert 5716 · Peer group: banks under $1B in assets in GA (n=58-59) · Lowndes Bancshares Inc.

State charter, non-member · FDIC · 2 affiliate banks · 6 branches (12 in holding)

Q2 2026

$862.0MAssets
$620.8MLoans
$784.7MDeposits
$74.0MEquity

Return on Assets

1.53%

Rank 25 of 59

Net Interest Margin

4.42%

Rank 25 of 59

Efficiency Ratio

48.07%

Rank 9 of 59

Equity / Assets

8.58%

Rank 51 of 59

Non-interest income vs. expense

$2.0M$18.9MINCOMEEXPENSE
Unfavorable gap of $16.9M · efficiency ratio beats 86% of banks under $1B in assets in GA
Bank 48.07%Peer median 60.2%Q3 2024Q2 2026Shaded: peer 25th to 75th percentile
MetricYour BankPeer 25thPeer MedianPeer 75thStandingRank8-Qtr TrendPeer Position
Return on Assets1.53%0.94%1.46%1.76%Beats 58%25 / 59
Net Interest Margin4.42%3.66%4.24%4.75%Beats 58%25 / 59
Nonperforming Loans / Loans1.86%0.10%0.36%0.89%Beats 12%52 / 58
Tier 1 Capital Ratio9.74%11.93%15.65%21.05%Beats 3%57 / 59
Equity / Assets8.58%9.10%11.51%14.32%Beats 14%51 / 59
Loans / Assets72.03%49.55%64.39%73.73%73rd pctl16 / 59