IBERIABANK Corporation Announces Pulaski Bank & Trust Company Expansion

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBERIABANK Corporation (Nasdaq: IBKC), the holding company for Pulaski Bank and Trust Company in Little Rock, Arkansas ("Pulaski"), announced that Pulaski has entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), as receiver of ANB Financial, N.A. ofBentonville, Arkansas ("ANB"), an organization with $2.1 billion in assets as of January 31, 2008. After the close of business on Friday, May 9, 2008, the FDIC accepted receivership of ANB from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The nineArkansas offices of ANB will reopen on Monday, May 12, 2008 as offices of Pulaski. With the completion of this transaction, IBERIABANK Corporation will have 89 bank branch offices, 32 title insurance offices and 39 mortgage locations, including 68 combined offices serving clients in theState of Arkansas.

    Highlights Of The Transaction
    -- Offices.  Pulaski will open nine offices in the
       Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area ("MSA") in
       Northwest Arkansas, one of the fastest growing regions in the United
       States.   The offices are in Rogers (3), Fayetteville (2), Springdale
       (2), Bentonville, and Bella Vista.  The FDIC has granted Pulaski a
       90-day option to purchase the premises, furniture, fixtures, and
       equipment associated with these offices.  The initial purchase price of
       these assets will be at net book value.  The final purchase settlement
       will be at 95% of appraised value of the assets retained.

    -- Deposits.  Pulaski will assume approximately $213 million in insured
       deposits associated with this transaction.  Insured deposits include
       public fund deposits to the extent those deposits were properly secured
       and exclude brokered and uninsured deposits.

    -- Loans.  Pulaski will purchase approximately $2 million of loans, all of
       which are secured by deposits.

    -- Purchase Price.  In association with this transaction, Pulaski paid a
       deposit premium to the FDIC equal to 1.011% of the insured deposits
       assumed.

    -- Liquid Assets.  Pulaski will purchase approximately $46 million of
       investment securities, substantially all of which are securities of the
       United States Treasury and federal agencies at market value.  At
       consummation, Pulaski will receive cash for an amount equal to
       liabilities assumed less assets purchased and deposit premium paid to
       the FDIC.

    -- Capital Strength.  Pulaski and IBERIABANK Corporation are expected to
       remain well capitalized after the transaction is completed.  No
       additional capital is required to be raised in direct association with
       this transaction.

Daryl G. Byrd, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBERIABANK Corporation and Pulaski Bank and Trust Company stated, "We are excited to continue the expansion of ourArkansas franchise in a very cost effective manner. In a little over a one-year time frame, we have created an exceptional client-focused franchise. Including this acquisition, Pulaski will have approximately $1.6 billion in assets, $1.3 billion in deposits, and $232 million in equity." Byrd continued, "On a combined basis, the purchase price of our threeArkansas acquisitions was approximately $208 million, or 2.26 times book value and a 9.5% deposit premium of the combined franchises."



                 IBERIABANK Corporation Arkansas Acquisitions

                                                   Equity         Price-
                     Date                           Pre- Purchase  To- Deposit
                   Completed  Assets Loans Deposits Acq.   Price  Book Premium
    Pulaski
     Investment
     Corporation    1/31/07    $488   $368    $423   $39   $130    332%  21.5%
    Pocahontas
     Bancorp,
     Inc.            2/1/07     707    410     582    53     75    143%   3.9%
    ANB
     Financial,
     N.A./
     FDIC           5/12/08     213      2     213     -      2      0%   1.0%
    Combined
     Arkansas
     Acquisitions            $1,408   $779  $1,218   $92   $208    226%   9.5%

Prior to this transaction, Pulaski had no banking offices inNorthwest Arkansas. However, Pulaski had approximately $75 million in commercial loans and $9 million in deposits to clients in the area and $11 million in residential construction loans to builders. In addition, seven offices of Lenders Title Company and one office of Pulaski Mortgage Company are located inNorthwest Arkansas.

About TheFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA

This area has a population of approximately 424,000 people. During the 1990's, the population increased by 47% and was the sixth fastest growing MSA inthe United States. Since 2000, the population climbed 21% and was the 18th fastest growing MSA. In addition, some of the communities in this region have been named as "America's Most Livable Cities", Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live in America," and "50 Fabulous Places to Retire in America."

The area experienced employment growth of 60% in the last decade and was ranked the 4th fastest MSA for job growth. The MSA has consistently reported among the lowest unemployment rates in the country. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, theFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA reported an unemployment rate of 3.7% in March 2008. The area is ranked in the top 10 metropolitan areas inthe United States by the Milken Institute and Forbes Magazine named it one of the nation's 10 best places for business and careers. The area is the home of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), Tyson Foods, Inc. (Springdale), J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, Inc. (Lowell), and the headquarters for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Bentonville), the world's largest corporation. Over 1,300 Wal-Mart vendors have added corporate branches or offices in the area as well.



          Communities Within The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA

                                                                  % Growth
                                             Population            Since:
                                       1990     2000     2006    1990  2000

    Fayetteville                      42,099   58,047   68,726   63%   18%
    Springdale                        29,941   45,798   63,082  111%   38%
    Rogers                            24,692   38,829   52,181  111%   34%
    Bentonville                       11,257   19,730   32,049  185%   62%
    Bella Vista                        9,083   16,582   24,000  164%   45%
    Rest of MSA                      122,423  168,059  183,518   50%    9%
    Total MSA                        239,495  347,045  423,556   77%   22%

About IBERIABANK Corporation

IBERIABANK Corporation is a multi-bank financial holding company with 160 combined offices, including 89 bank branch offices inLouisiana,Arkansas, and Tennessee, 32 title insurance offices inArkansas andLouisiana, and mortgage representatives in 39 locations in eight states. The Company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "IBKC" and the Company's market capitalization is approximately $632 million.

The following ten investment firms currently provide equity research coverage on IBERIABANK Corporation:

    -- FIG Partners, LLC
    -- FTN Midwest Securities Corp.
    -- Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.
    -- Janney Montgomery Scott
    -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
    -- Robert W. Baird & Company
    -- Stephens, Inc.
    -- Sterne, Agee & Leach
    -- Stifel Nicolaus & Company
    -- SunTrust Robinson-Humphrey

Conference Call

In association with this release, IBERIABANK Corporation will host a live conference call to discuss this transaction. The telephone conference call will be held on Monday, May 12, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Central Time by dialing 1-800-230-1093. The confirmation code for the call is 922934. A replay of the call will be available until midnight Central Time on May 19, 2008 by dialing 1-800-475-6701. The confirmation code for the replay is 922934.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. The Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in their analysis of the Company's performance. These measures typically adjust GAAP performance measures to exclude the effects of the amortization of intangibles and include the tax benefit associated with revenue items that are tax-exempt. Since the presentation of these GAAP performance measures and their impact differ between companies, management believes presentations of these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the operating results of the Company's core businesses. These non-GAAP disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Forward Looking Statements

To the extent that statements in this press release relate to future plans, objectives, financial results or performance of IBERIABANK Corporation, these statements are deemed to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements, which are based on management's current information, estimates and assumptions and the current economic environment, are generally identified by the use of the words "plan", "believe", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "estimate", "project" or similar expressions. IBERIABANK Corporation's actual strategies and results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected due to various risks and uncertainties.

Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as our ability to execute our growth strategy, risks relating to the integration of acquired companies that have previously been operated separately, credit risk of our customers, effect of the on-going correction in residential real estate prices and reduced levels of home sales, sufficiency of our allowance for loan losses, changes in interest rates, access to funding sources, reliance on the services of executive management, competition for loans, deposits and investment dollars, reputational risk and social factors, changes in government regulations and legislation, geographic concentration of our markets, rapid changes in the financial services industry, and hurricanes and other adverse weather events. These and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov, and the Company's website, http://www.iberiabank.com. All information in this release is as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

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IBERIABANK Corporation Announces Pulaski Bank & Trust Company Expansion