Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with Independent Bank Corp.

September 21, 2018

On September 20, 2018, Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. (“Blue Hills”), Norwood, Massachusetts, the holding company for Blue Hills Bank, and Independent Bank Corp. (“Independent”), Rockland, Massachusetts, the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, announced a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Blue Hills will merge with and into Independent, with Independent as the resulting company.

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Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Equitable Bancorp, MHC in its Proposed Merger with South Shore Mutual Holding Company

August 16, 2018

On August 16, 2018, Equitable Bancorp, MHC (“Equitable MHC”), East Weymouth, Massachusetts, the mutual bank holding company for Equitable Bank, and South Shore Mutual Holding Company (“South Shore MHC”), Weymouth, Massachusetts, the mutual bank holding company for Coastal Heritage Bank, announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which South Shore MHC will merge with and into Equitable MHC under the name Equitable Bancorp, MHC.

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Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to AJS Bancorp, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with NorthWest Indiana Bancorp

August 1, 2018

On July 31, 2018, AJS Bancorp, Inc. (“AJSB”), Midlothian, Illinois, the holding company for A. J. Smith Federal Savings Bank, and NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (“NWIN”), Munster, Indiana, the holding company for Peoples Bank SB, announced a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which AJSB will merge with and into NWIN, with NWIN as the resulting company.

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