Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Kearny Financial Corp. in its Completed Acquisition of MSB Financial Corp.

July 14, 2020

On July 10, 2020, Kearny Financial Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey (“Kearny”), the holding company for Kearny Bank, completed its acquisition of MSB Financial Corp., Millington, New Jersey (“MSB”), the holding company for Millington Bank. MSB stock was exchanged for a mix of 90% Kearny stock and 10% cash. The transaction was subject to the approval of the FDIC, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and the stockholders of MSB.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Bridge Bancorp, Inc. in Its Proposed Merger of Equals with Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

July 7, 2020

On July 1, 2020, Bridge Bancorp, Inc., Bridgehampton, New York, the holding company for BNB Bank, and Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, the holding company for Dime Community Bank, entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Dime Community Bancshares will merge with and into Bridge Bancorp, with Bridge Bancorp as the resulting company operating under the Dime name, in a merger of equals transaction.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to BV Financial, Inc. in Its Proposed Merger with Delmarva Bancshares, Inc.

June 18, 2020

On June 17, 2020, BV Financial, Inc., Edgemere, Maryland, the holding company for BayVanguard Bank, and Delmarva Bancshares, Inc., Cambridge, Maryland, the holding company for 1880 Bank, entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Delmarva Bancshares will merge with and into BV Financial, with BV Financial as the resulting company. Delmarva Bancshares shareholders will receive $8.90 in cash per share of Delmarva Bancshares common and preferred stock. The total merger consideration is valued at approximately $54.0 million.

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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to New Buffalo Savings Bank in its Completed Acquisition by Teachers Credit Union

June 9, 2020

On June 5, 2020, New Buffalo Savings Bank, New Buffalo, Michigan, and its parent company, New Bancorp, Inc., completed a purchase and assumption transaction with Teachers Credit Union ("TCU"), South Bend, Indiana, in which TCU has acquired substantially all the assets and assumed substantially all the liabilities of New Buffalo and New Bancorp in an all-cash transaction.

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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Melrose Bancorp, Inc. in its Merger with Cambridge Financial Group, Inc.

June 5, 2020

On June 1, 2020, Melrose Bancorp, Inc., Melrose, Massachusetts, the holding company for Melrose Bank, successfully completed its merger with Cambridge Financial Group, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, the holding company for Cambridge Savings Bank. With approximately $340 million in assets, Melrose Bank operated as a full-service community bank with its office located in Melrose, Massachusetts.

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