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Banner Corporation Completes Acquisition of AltaPacific Bancorp, Inc.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Banner Corporation (“Banner”) (NASDAQ GSM: BANR), the holding company for Banner Bank and Islanders
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[{"type":"text","content":"WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Banner Corporation (“Banner”) (NASDAQ GSM: BANR), the holding company for Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, announced that effective November 1, 2019, it had completed the acquisition of AltaPacific Bancorp (“AltaPacific”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, AltaPacific Bank, of Santa Rosa, California. As previously announced, the terms of the acquisition provide AltaPacific shareholders 0.2712 shares of Banner common stock in exchange for each share of AltaPacific common stock, plus cash in lieu of any fractional shares.\n “We are pleased to announce the completion of the merger, which expands our density in California and enhances our proven super community bank model,” stated Mark Grescovich, Banner President and Chief Executive Officer. “This combination is a complementary fit, both strategically and culturally, and creates the opportunity for additional scale while enhancing the value of the combined company.” “We welcome AltaPacific shareholders, employees and clients to our Banner team. System integration is planned for first quarter 2020 and at that time AltaPacific clients will benefit from broader product offering, increased lending limits and an expanded branch delivery system beyond their existing markets.” Banner was advised by Stephens Inc., as financial advisor, and Davis Wright Tremaine, as legal counsel. AltaPacific was advised by Panoramic Capital Advisors, as financial advisor, Vining Sparks Community Bank Advisory Group as financial advisor and rendered a fairness opinion, and King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano as legal counsel. About Banner Corporation Banner Corporation is a $12.5 billion bank holding company operating two commercial banks in four Western states through a network of branches offering a full range of deposit services and business, commercial real estate, construction, residential, agricultural and consumer loans. Visit Banner Bank on the Web at www.bannerbank.com. Forward-Looking Statements When used in this press release and in other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in press releases or other public stockholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases “may,” “believe,” “will,” “will likely result,” “are expected to...