BALTIMORE, MD / ACCESSWIRE / July 25, 2023 / BV Financial, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC PINK:BVFL), the holding company for BayVanguard Bank, announced today that all regulatory approvals have been received to close the conversion of Bay-Vanguard, M.H.C., Inc. (the "MHC") from mutual to stock form and the related stock offering by the Company.
Closing is expected to occur after the close of business on July 31, 2023. The Company's common stock is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol "BVFL" on August 1, 2023.
As a result of the subscription offering and the community offering, the Company expects to sell 9,798,980 shares of its common stock at a price of $10.00 per share, which includes 783,918 shares to be sold to BayVanguard Bank's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
As part of the conversion transaction, each outstanding share of Company common stock owned by the public stockholders of the Company (stockholders other than the MHC) as of the closing date will be converted into new shares of Company common stock based on an exchange ratio of 1.5309-to-one. Cash will be issued in lieu of a fractional share of Company common stock based on the offering price of $10.00 per share.
The Company's transfer agent, Computershare, N.A. expects to mail Direct Registration System Book-Entry statements for shares of the Company's common stock purchased in the offering and issued in the exchange on or about August 1, 2023. Interest checks and checks for cash in lieu of fractional shares are also expected to be mailed out on or about August 1, 2023. Company stockholders who hold their shares in street name through a broker will receive their new shares of Company common stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares within their accounts automatically.
Upon the completion of the conversion and stock offering, approximately 11,374,706 shares of Company common stock are expected to be outstanding before adjustment for fractional shares.
Eligible purchasers in the subscription offering and/or the community offering may contact the Stock Information Center at (443) 637-6212 if they have any questions regarding their stock orders.
Luse Gorman, PC acted as legal counsel to the Company, the MHC and BayVanguard Bank. Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, acted as marketing agent for the Company in connection with the offering, and Alston and Bird LLP acted as legal counsel to Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC.
About BV Financial, Inc.
BV Financial, Inc. is the parent company of BayVanguard Bank. BayVanguard Bank is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with 15 banking offices in the Baltimore metropolitan area and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. BayVanguard Bank is a full-service community-oriented financial institution dedicated to serving the financial service needs of consumers and businesses.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by words such as "may," "will," "would," "intend," "believe," "expect," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," "continue," or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Company management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to: risks related to the real estate and economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates; fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government; changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory compliance costs and capital requirements; fluctuations in the adequacy of loan loss reserves; decreases in deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity, fraud and natural disasters; the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; changes in prevailing interest rates; credit risk management; asset-liability management; and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website, www.sec.gov.
The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company wishes to advise readers that the factors listed above or other factors could affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions, which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
Contacts:
David M. Flair and Timothy L. Prindle
Co-President and Chief Executive Officers
BV Financial, Inc.
(410) 477-5000
SOURCE: BV Financial, Inc.