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AtlasClear Holdings Enters into New Share Purchase Agreement to Acquire Commercial Bancorp, Parent of Farmers State Bank
Transaction Provides 100% Ownership of a Profitable Federal Reserve Member Bank and Simplifies Legacy Pre-DeSPAC StructureTAMPA, Fla., Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: ATCH) (“AtlasClear” or the “Company”), a financial technology holding company focused on building a modern, regulated financial services platform, today announced that it has entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”), replacing the previous merger agreement, to acquire al
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