First National Corporation and Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. Announce Receipt of Shareholders Approvals for Merger
03 September 2024 - 2:30PM
At separate shareholder meetings held on August 29, 2024, First
National Corporation (NASDAQ: FXNC) (the “Company” or “First
National”), the bank holding company of First Bank, and Touchstone
Bankshares, Inc. (“Touchstone”) (OTCPK: TSBA), the bank holding
company of Touchstone Bank, received the required approval of each
company’s shareholders to consummate the previously announced
merger of Touchstone with and into First National in an all-stock
transaction (the “Merger”). Immediately following the Merger,
Touchstone Bank would then merge with and into First Bank. The
parties expect the Merger to be effective in the fourth quarter of
2024.
ABOUT FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
First National Corporation (NASDAQ: FXNC) is the parent company
and bank holding company of First Bank (the “Bank”), a community
bank that first opened for business in 1907 in Strasburg, Virginia.
The Bank offers loan and deposit products and services through its
website, www.fbvirginia.com, its mobile banking platform, a network
of ATMs located throughout its market area, a loan production
office, a customer service center in a retirement community, and 20
bank branch office locations located throughout the Shenandoah
Valley, the central regions of Virginia, the Roanoke Valley, and in
the city of Richmond. In addition to providing traditional banking
services, the Bank operates a wealth management division under the
name First Bank Wealth Management. The Bank also owns First Bank
Financial Services, Inc., which owns an interest in an entity that
provides title insurance services.
ABOUT TOUCHSTONE BANKSHARES, INC.
Touchstone Bankshares, Inc., (OTCPK: TSBA) is the parent company
and bank holding company of Touchstone Bank, which is headquartered
in Prince George, Virginia, and has been a leading financial
services provider in the south-central Virginia region since 1906
and more recently has operated in northern North Carolina.
Touchstone Bank offers a full range of banking products through
twelve full‐service branches, two loan centers, twelve ATM
locations, and offers online deposit account opening, online real
estate and consumer loan applications, online banking, mobile
banking and 24/7 telephone banking. Touchstone Bank is a Member
FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, and Equal Opportunity Employer.
CAUTION ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information contained in this discussion may include
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements relate to First National’s and Touchstone’s respective
plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements
that are not historical facts, and other statements identified by
words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,”
“intends,” “plans,” “targets,” and “projects,” as well as similar
expression. Although each party believes that its expectations with
respect to the forward-looking statements are based upon reliable
assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and
operations, there can be no assurance that actual results,
performance, or achievements will not differ materially from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. For details on
factors that could affect expectations, future events, or results,
see the risk factors and other cautionary language included in
First National’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023, and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Additional risks and uncertainties may include, but are not
limited to: (1) the risk that the cost savings and any revenue
synergies from the proposed Merger may not be realized or take
longer than anticipated to be realized, including due to the state
of the economy or other competitive factors in the areas in which
the parties operate, (2) disruption from the proposed Merger of
customer, supplier, employee or other business partner
relationships, including diversion of management's attention from
ongoing business operations and opportunities due to the proposed
merger, (3) the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger
agreement, (4) the possibility that the costs, fees, expenses and
charges related to the proposed Merger may be greater than
anticipated, (5) reputational risk and the reaction of each of the
parties’ customers, suppliers, employees or other business partners
to the proposed merger, (6) the failure of the closing conditions
in the merger agreement to be satisfied, or any unexpected delay in
closing the proposed Merger, (7) the risks relating to the
integration of Touchstone’s operations into the operations of First
National, including the risk that such integration will be
materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than
expected, (8) the risk of potential litigation or regulatory action
related to the proposed Merger, (9) the risk of expansion into new
geographic or product markets, (10) the dilution caused by First
National’s issuance of additional shares of its common stock in the
proposed Merger, and (11) general competitive, economic, political
and market conditions. Additional factors that could cause results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in the joint proxy statement of First
National and Touchstone and the prospectus of First National
regarding the Merger that was filed with the SEC on July 9, 2024
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) by First National and in First
National’s reports (such as the Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K)
filed with the SEC and available at the SEC’s Internet site
(http://www.sec.gov). All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements concerning First National, Touchstone or
any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements above. Neither First National
nor Touchstone undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that
occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
CONTACTS
Scott C.
Harvard |
|
James R.
Black |
President and CEOFirst National
Corporation |
|
President and CEOTouchstone
Bankshares, Inc. |
(540) 465-9121 |
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(804) 324-7384 |
sharvard@fbvirginia.com |
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james.black@touchstone.bank |
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