Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Athens Bancshares Corporation in its Proposed Merger with CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc.

June 13, 2018

On June 11, 2018, Athens Bancshares Corporation (“Athens”), Athens, Tennessee, and CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. (“CapStar”), Nashville, Tennessee, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Athens will merge with and into CapStar, with CapStar as the resulting company, for total merger consideration valued at approximately $113.5 million at announcement. Athens shareholders will receive 2.864 shares of CapStar common stock per share of Athens common stock.

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Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Northwest Bancshares, Inc. in its Proposed Acquisition of Donegal Financial Services Corporation and Union Community Bank

June 12, 2018

On June 11, 2018, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (“Northwest”), Warren, Pennsylvania, and Donegal Financial Services Corporation (“Donegal”), Marietta, Pennsylvania, the holding company of Union Community Bank, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Donegal will merge with and into Northwest, with Northwest as the resulting company. Each outstanding share of Donegal common stock will be exchanged for 137.84 shares of Northwest common stock and $2,379.09 in cash, for total merger consideration of approximately $85.0 million.

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