HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP WA

(6)Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

(a) Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in the following mergers: Premier Commercial Bancorp and Puget Sound Bancorp in 2018; Washington Banking Company in 2014; Valley Community Bancshares in 2013; Western Washington Bancorp in 2006 and North Pacific Bank in 1998. The Company’s goodwill is assigned to the Bank and is evaluated for impairment at the Bank level (reporting unit). There wereno additions to goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.

Due to a sustained decline in stock price during the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company determined a triggering event occurred and consequently performed a quantitative assessment of goodwill as of May 31, 2023. We estimated the fair value of the reporting unit by weighting results from the market approach and the income approach. Significant assumptions inherent in the valuation methodologies for goodwill were employed and included, but were not limited to, prospective financial information, growth rates, terminal value, discount rates, and comparable multiples from publicly traded companies in our industry. Based on this quantitative test, we determined that the fair value of the reporting unit more likely than not exceeded the carrying value.

At December 31, 2023, the Company determined that goodwill was not considered impaired as no material adverse changes had occurred since the quantitative assessment performed as of May 31, 2023 and the fair value of the reporting unit still exceeded the carrying value. Similarly, no goodwill impairment charges were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

(b) Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets represent core deposit intangible acquired in business combinations with estimated useful lives often years. There wereno additions during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.

The following table presents the changes in carrying value of other intangible assets at the dates indicated:

The following table presents the estimated aggregate amortization of other intangible assets at the dates indicated: