Core Viewpoint - Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. reported strong financial results for Q4 2024, highlighting the benefits of its merger with Summit Financial Group, with a net income of 19.6millionandacashdividendof0.55 per share declared for shareholders [1][3][4]. Financial Performance - For Q4 2024, net income applicable to common shares was 19.6million,or1.30 per diluted common share, with adjusted operating net income of 26.6million,or1.77 per diluted common share [4][6]. - For the full year 2024, net income applicable to common shares totaled 35.0million,withearningsperdilutedcommonshareat2.82, and adjusted operating net income of 87.2million,or7.01 per diluted common share [4][6]. Balance Sheet and Capital Ratios - As of December 31, 2024, total assets were 7.81billion,withtotalgrossloansof5.7 billion and total deposits of 6.5billion[16][20].−Thecompanymaintainedstrongcapitalratios,withaCommonEquityTier1capitalratioof11.598.2 million from the previous quarter, while total deposits decreased by 85.6million,primarilyduetoareductioninbrokereddeposits[6][20].−Theloan−to−depositratiostoodat87.170.7 million, a decrease from 73.2millioninthepriorquarter,attributedtolowerloaninterestincome[6][22].−Non−interestincomeroseto11.8 million, up from 10.6millioninthepreviousquarter,drivenbygainsonsecuritiesandincreasedinsuranceproceeds[6][22].DividendDeclaration−Theboardofdirectorsdeclaredaregularcashdividendof0.55 per share, payable on March 3, 2025, to shareholders of record as of February 14, 2025 [1].