January 12, 2023
To our clients and friends:
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted a rule change mandating that Form 144 be filed electronically using EDGAR. Form 144 is required to be filed by directors, executive officers, large stakeholders, and other insiders for certain resale transactions of securities. The deadline to comply with the new electronic filing requirement is April 13, 2023.
Our Alert regarding the new provision is available here.
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January 12, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Luse Gorman, PC has again received the No. 1 National Ranking as legal counsel for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual holding company transactions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence, for transactions completed in 2021. Luse Gorman was the legal advisor on more mutual-to-stock conversion and mutual holding company stock offerings in 2021 than all other law firms combined. Additionally, Luse Gorman has been the No. 1 ranked law firm for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual holding company stock offerings each year for the past 20 years.
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January 11, 2022
On January 6, 2022, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc., Oak Ridge, New Jersey, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, completed its acquisition of 1st Constitution Bancorp, Cranbury, New Jersey, the holding company for 1st Constitution Bank in an all-stock transaction. The combined organization will be the 5th largest bank headquartered in New Jersey with over $10 billion in assets.
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January 15, 2021
On January 14, 2021, Riverview Bank, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, entered into an agreement to sell two branch operations located in Somerset County in southwestern Pennsylvania to AmeriServ Financial Bank, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. As of the date of the agreement, the related deposits totaled approximately $48 million and will be acquired for a 3.71% deposit premium.
Riverview Bank, which is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Riverview Financial Corporation, operates 27 community banking offices and three limited purpose offices located throughout Pennsylvania. Riverview Financial Corporation has approximately $1.4 billion in assets.
AmeriServ Financial Bank, which is the wholly-owned subsidiary of AmeriServ Financial, Inc., provides banking and wealth management services through 16 offices located in southwestern Pennsylvania and Hagerstown, Maryland, as well as loan production offices in Altoona and Monroeville, Pennsylvania. AmeriServ Financial, Inc. has approximately $1.3 billion in assets.
Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to Riverview Bank in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consisted of Jeffrey Cardone, Benjamin Azoff, and Ellie Cook.
Luse Gorman has served as counsel on more than 100 financial institution mergers and acquisitions during the past five years, which is more than any other legal advisor during that time period. To learn more about our mergers and acquisitions practice, please visit our website.
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January 11, 2019
Luse Gorman, PC is pleased to announce that we are again the No. 1 legal advisor in the nation, based on number of transactions, for bank merger and acquisitions as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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