Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to BV Financial, Inc. in its Conversion and Related $98.0 Million Stock Offering

August 2, 2023

On July 31, 2023, BV Financial, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, the holding company for BayVanguard Bank, completed its conversion from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization and its related stock offering. A total of 9,798,980 shares of common stock were sold in the offering at a price of $10.00 per share. The Company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BVFL.”

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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Mercer Savings Bank in its Mutual-to-Stock Conversion and Related $9.7 Million Stock Offering

August 1, 2023

On July 26, 2023, Mercer Savings Bank, Celina, Ohio, completed its conversion from the mutual form of organization to the stock form of organization. Concurrently, Mercer Bancorp, Inc., the newly formed holding company for Mercer Savings Bank, completed its initial public offering by selling 972,970 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share. Mercer Bancorp’s common stock is listed on the OTCQB Market under the trading symbol “MSBB.”

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association in its Proposed Merger with Mutual Savings Bank

July 24, 2023

On July 19, 2023, Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association ("Oconee Federal"), Seneca, South Carolina, entered into a merger agreement with Mutual Savings Bank, Hartsville, South Carolina. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Mutual Savings Bank will merge with and into Oconee Federal. At the closing of the merger, Oconee Federal’s holding company, Oconee Federal Financial Corp., will issue stock to its mutual holding company parent, Oconee Federal, MHC, in an amount equal to the appraised value of Mutual Savings Bank.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Piedmont Federal Savings Bank in its Proposed Merger with Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc.

June 28, 2023

On June 27, 2023, Piedmont Federal Savings Bank, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, entered into a merger agreement with Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc., Wake Forest, North Carolina. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. will merge with and into Piedmont Federal Savings Bank’s mutual holding company parent, Piedmont Financial Holding Company, in an all-cash remutualization transaction valued at approximately $14.9 million.

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