City Holding Company Acquires Branches in Lexington, KY
01 June 2015 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
City Holding Company (“City”) (NASDAQ: CHCO) announced today the
execution of an agreement by City’s wholly-owned subsidiary City
National Bank of West Virginia (“City National”) to acquire three
branches in Lexington, Kentucky, from American Founders Bank, Inc.
(“AFB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Holdings, Inc. (the
“Acquisition”). The Acquisition will expand City National’s
presence to 11 branches in Kentucky, in addition to 74 branches in
West Virginia, Virginia, and Ohio. As of May 15, 2015, AFB’s
Lexington based branches had deposits of $164.2 million, of which
$93.5 million was in core deposits (excluding time and sweep
deposits). City National also is to acquire $125 million in
performing loans as part of the transaction at closing.
Under the terms of the agreement, City National will pay a
deposit premium of 5.5% on non-time deposits, excluding repurchase
agreements. Also, City National will pay a 1.0% premium on loan
balances acquired. Based on May 15, 2015 balances, the aggregate
premium would have been approximately $6.4 million. City expects
the Acquisition to be immediately accretive to earnings per
share.
City National and AFB anticipate the Acquisition will be
completed in the third quarter of 2015, pending regulatory approval
and the completion of other closing conditions. AFB’s President,
Bill Craycraft, a veteran Lexington banker, will serve as City
National’s Market President in Lexington. City’s CEO, Skip
Hageboeck, stated, “The Lexington market is clearly one of the best
markets in this region of the country. We have had an interest in
expanding into this area for a long time and are excited to become
a part of the Lexington community. We look forward to partnering
with Bill and his experienced team at AFB. AFB’s success in the
Lexington market is the result of their strong focus on customers,
and AFB has clearly established itself as a leading commercial
lender within this dynamic market. We believe City’s own emphasis
on community-based banking, combined with our ability to bring
additional products and services to both retail and business
customers of AFB, makes this an excellent opportunity for both
organizations.”
Craycraft said, “Upon closing this transaction AFB’s Lexington
customers will have access to the broad products and services that
City provides. City has a reputation as one of the best-run banks
in the country, and enjoys success that is grounded in their roots
as a true community-focused bank. In addition, City’s size will
enable our team to serve larger companies in the region.”
Austin Associates LLC is serving as financial advisor to AFB.
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. is serving as financial advisor to
City. The legal advisor to AFB is Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP.
The legal advisor to City is Dinsmore & Shohl LLP.
About American Founders Bank
American Founders Bank is a locally owned bank founded in 2001,
and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. American Founders has
five branches (two in Louisville and three in Lexington), and as of
March 31, 2015 had total deposits of $256 million, total loans of
$201 million, and total assets of $293 million.
About City Holding Company
City Holding Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary City
National Bank of West Virginia, operates 82 branches in Kentucky,
Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia. As of March 31, 2015, City has
total assets of $3.6 billion, loans of $2.6 billion, and deposits
of $2.9 billion.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe
harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “targets,”
“projects,” or words of similar meaning generally intended to
identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of
the management of City and are inherently subject to significant
business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies,
many of which are beyond the control of City. In addition, these
forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect
to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to
change. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated
results discussed in these forward-looking statements because of
possible uncertainties. Additional factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements are discussed in City’s reports (such as
its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and available on the SEC’s Internet site (www.sec.gov)
and on City’s website (bankatcity.com). City does not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
circumstances or events that occur after the date the
forward-looking statements are made.
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City Holding CompanyCharles R. Hageboeck, Chief Executive
Officer and President304-769-1102orCraig G. Stilwell, Executive
Vice President304-769-1113
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