The SEC recently finalized a rule, effective September 10, 2018, that expands the definition of “smaller reporting company” (“SRC”) to include registrants with (i) a public float of less than $250 million, or (ii) annual revenues of less than $100 million for the previous year and either no public float or a public float of less than $700 million.
Read More...Luse Gorman is proud to co-host the 2018 Bank Leadership and Profitability Improvement Conference on August 23-24 at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. Our Co-Hosts are Crowe and KBW/Stifel Financial.
Read More...On July 11, 2018, Poage Bankshares, Inc. (“Poage”), Ashland, Kentucky, and City Holding Company (“City”), Charleston, West Virginia, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Poage will merge with and into City, with City as the resulting company, for total merger consideration valued at approximately $93.5 million at announcement.
Read More...On June 26, 2018, MW Bancorp, Inc. (“MW”), Cincinnati, Ohio, and Forcht Bancorp, Inc. (“Forcht”), Corbin, Kentucky, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which MW will merge with and into Forcht, with Forcht as the resulting company, for total merger consideration valued at approximately $28.0 million.
Read More...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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