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Seacoast Completes Acquisitions Of Apollo Bancshares, Inc. and Drummond Banking Company
Seacoast Bank Expands Presence in Miami-Dade County and Enters Ocala and Gainesville STUART, Fla., Oct. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seacoast Banking
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[{"type":"text","content":"Seacoast Bank Expands Presence in Miami-Dade County and Enters Ocala and Gainesville\nSTUART, Fla., Oct. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF) (\"Seacoast\" or the \"Company\"), the holding company for Seacoast National Bank, announced today the completion of its acquisitions of Apollo Bancshares, Inc. (“Apollo”), parent company of Apollo Bank and of Drummond Banking Company (“Drummond”), parent company of Drummond Community Bank effective October 7, 2022. The mergers of Apollo Bank and Drummond Community Bank with and into Seacoast National Bank were also effective October 7, 2022 with Seacoast National Bank being the surviving financial institution. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Apollo shareholders received 1.006529 shares of Seacoast common stock for each share of Apollo common stock held immediately prior to the merger and Apollo option holders received options to purchase Seacoast common stock, with the number of shares underlying each such option and the applicable exercise price adjusted using the same 1.006529 exchange ratio. The minority interest holders in Apollo Bank received 1.195651 shares of Seacoast common stock for each share of Apollo Bank common stock. The resulting aggregate merger consideration paid by Seacoast was approximately $146 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Drummond shareholders received 51.9561 shares of Seacoast common stock for each share of Drummond common stock held immediately prior to the merger. The resulting aggregate merger consideration paid by Seacoast was approximately $158 million. Apollo Bank, headquartered in Miami, FL had deposits of approximately $930 million and loans of approximately $736 million as of June 30, 2022. Drummond Bank, headquartered in Chiefland, FL had deposits of approximately $919 million and loans of approximately $571 million as of June 30, 2022. “We are excited to welcome Apollo and Drummond’s customers and employees to Seacoast. Apollo Bank is a customer-focused franchise with an outstanding reputation for service excellence and deep customer relationships in this important market. We see a great opportunity to grow our presence and expand our position in South Florida by complementing Apollo’s strengths with Seacoast’s innovation and breadth of offerings,” said Charles M. Shaffer, Seacoa...