Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. Recognized by Structured Credit Investor (SCI) as "2025 North American Issuer of the Year" and "2025 North American Transaction of the Year" Finalists

Award winners to be revealed on October 15 in London

HOUSTON, Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: TCBX) announced today that it has been nominated as the 2025 North American Issuer of the Year by SCI, in recognition of the Company's landmark securitizations executed in 2025 and its leadership in risk management innovation within the regional banking sector. Winners will be announced at SCI's Capital Relief Trades Awards, honoring excellence and innovation in the global credit risk-sharing industry, on October 15 in London.

In addition to the North American Issuer of the Year nomination, Third Coast and EJF Capital, LLC were also nominated for North American Transaction of the Year for their groundbreaking commercial real estate loan securitization completed in April 2025. The Company's previously announced $200 million transaction represents the first synthetic risk transfer (SRT) deal by a U.S. bank of Third Coast's asset size ($5 billion); previously, the smallest peer to execute such a deal had $40 billion in assets. This pioneering move demonstrates that advanced synthetic securitization strategies historically reserved for the largest institutions can now benefit regional and community banks—enhancing growth, stability, and competitiveness. By reducing commercial real estate concentration risk and capital requirements, Third Coast de-risked its balance sheet and generated substantial fee income.

"To be nominated by SCI as both North American Issuer of the Year and North American Transaction of the Year is a tremendous honor," said Bart Caraway, Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Third Coast. "This recognition underscores our mission to strengthen our risk profile, improve capital ratios, and better serve our customers through innovation and operational excellence. I am incredibly proud of our team's hard work and dedication in completing this landmark securitization—a first for our organization and a testament to our commitment to innovative capital management. Building on this momentum, we successfully completed another securitization in the second quarter of 2025, reaffirming our focus on creative balance sheet management and value creation for our stockholders."

As previously announced, effective October 6, 2025, Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.'s common stock will transition to trading on the New York Stock Exchange under its current ticker symbol "TCBX."

About Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.
Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. is a commercially focused, Texas-based bank holding company operating primarily in the Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin-San Antonio markets through its wholly owned subsidiary, Third Coast Bank. Founded in 2008 in Humble, Texas, Third Coast Bank conducts banking operations through 19 branches encompassing the four largest metropolitan areas in Texas. Please visit https://www.thirdcoast.bank for more information.

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Contact:
Ken Dennard / Natalie Hairston
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
(713) 529-6600
TCBX@dennardlascar.com

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