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Boston Omaha Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell its General Indemnity Surety Insurance Unit to CopperPoint Insurance Company
OMAHA, Neb., May 18, 2026--Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE:BOC) ("Boston Omaha" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") to sell its surety insurance business, operated by General Indemnity Group, LLC ("GIG"), to CopperPoint Insurance Company ("CopperPoint"). The transaction is structured as an all-cash transaction under which CopperPoint will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of GIG.
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