Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to East Wisconsin Savings Bank on its Proposed Merger with Lake City Federal Bank

August 24, 2022

On August 23, 2022, East Wisconsin Savings Bank, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Lake City Federal Bank, Lake City, Minnesota, pursuant to which East Wisconsin will acquire Lake City through a merger between the two mutually owned organizations. Following the completion of the transaction, East Wisconsin will remain 100% mutually owned.

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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Everett Co-operative Bank in its Conversion and Related $89.2 Million Stock Offering

August 1, 2022

On July 27, 2022, Everett Co-operative Bank, Everett, Massachusetts, completed its conversion from the mutual form of organization to the stock form of organization. Concurrently, ECB Bancorp, Inc., the newly formed holding company for Everett Co-operative Bank, completed its initial public offering by selling 8,915,247 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share. ECB Bancorp’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “ECBK.”

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Somerset Savings Bank, SLA in its Proposed Conversion, Stock Offering and Acquisition of Regal Bancorp, Inc. – First Conversion and Simultaneous Stock Acquisition Since 2008

July 28, 2022

On July 25, 2022, Somerset Savings Bank, SLA, Bound Brook, New Jersey, adopted a plan of conversion to convert from the mutual to stock form of organization. Somerset Savings also entered into a merger agreement to acquire Regal Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Regal Bancorp shareholders may elect to receive 1.93 shares of SR Bancorp, Inc. (the newly formed holding company of Somerset Savings Bank) common stock (based on a $10.00 per share offering price) or $19.30 in cash for each share of Regal Bancorp common stock, subject to the allocation and proration procedures set forth in the merger agreement.

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