Cape Bancorp, Inc. Announces Results of Depositor Meeting, the Close of the Community Offering and the Commencement of a Syndica
07 Januar 2008 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cape Bancorp,
Inc. (the "Company"), the proposed holding company for Cape Savings
Bank, announced today that the community portion of its offering
has been completed and the syndicated community offering portion of
the offering will commence on or about January 9, 2008. The Company
estimates that it has received orders in the subscription and
community offerings for approximately $27.5 million of common
stock, excluding shares to be purchased by the Company's employee
stock ownership plan. As previously contemplated, the Company has
authorized Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated to commence
a syndicated community offering of unsold shares of common stock.
Subject to market conditions and regulatory approval, the Company
anticipates completing the offering at no more than the midpoint of
the offering range. As in the subscription and community offerings,
in the syndicated community offering, the shares of common stock of
the Company will be offered for sale at a price of $10.00 per
share. As previously announced, the Company increased the maximum
purchase limitations to $2.5 million for individual purchasers and
$3.6 million for group or in concert purchasers. The syndicated
community offering will be conducted pursuant to the Cape Savings
Bank Plan of Conversion and the Prospectus dated November 13, 2007,
including the Prospectus Supplement dated December 21, 2007. As
previously disclosed in the Prospectus dated November 13, 2007, the
Company's estimated pro forma market value (including shares issued
to the shareholders of Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc. and contributed to a
charitable foundation the Company is forming in connection with the
offering) will be between $133.1 million and $147.8 million;
therefore the Company anticipates selling between approximately
$50.7 million and $64.5 million of common stock in the syndicated
community offering, which would complete the offering at the
minimum and midpoint of the offering range, respectively. Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated will act as sole book-running
manager in the syndicated community offering which will be
conducted on a best efforts basis. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company,
Incorporated is not required to purchase any shares in the
offering. Orders received in the subscription and community
offerings will be maintained, with interest continuing to accrue
until consummation of the offering. Questions regarding the
syndicated community offering should be directed to Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated's Syndicate Department. The
phone number for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated's
Syndicate Department is (973) 549-4350. The offering is being
conducted in connection with the mutual to stock conversion of Cape
Savings Bank and simultaneous proposed acquisition of Boardwalk
Bancorp, Inc., Linwood, New Jersey. On January 4, 2008, the
depositors of Cape Savings Bank approved the plan of conversion and
the establishment and funding of the charitable foundation. On
January 4, 2008, the stockholders of Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc.
approved the proposed acquisition of Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc. and
Boardwalk Bank by the Company and Cape Savings Bank. The Company
anticipates completing the offering and the acquisition of
Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc. in late January 2008. The completion of the
Company's offering remains subject to (i) confirmation by RP
Financial LC, the Company's independent appraiser, of the Company's
appraisal; and (ii) receipt of final regulatory approvals. About
Cape Savings Bank Cape Savings Bank is a full-service community
bank founded in 1923 and headquartered in Cape May Court House, New
Jersey. Cape Savings Bank offers a complete line of business and
consumer banking products to customers in Cape May and Atlantic
counties, New Jersey through its 13 branch offices. As of September
30, 2007, Cape Savings Bank had total assets of $620.1 million,
total deposits of $489.6 million and total equity of $72.7 million.
Additional information about Cape Savings Bank is available on its
website, http://www.capesb.com/. About Boardwalk Bancorp Boardwalk
Bancorp (NASDAQ:BORD) is the parent company of Boardwalk Bank, a
New Jersey chartered commercial bank, headquartered in Linwood, New
Jersey. Boardwalk Bank was organized in 1999 and subsequently
formed Boardwalk Bancorp in 2006. Boardwalk Bancorp provides
banking services to small and mid-sized businesses and
professionals through its seven offices located in Cape May and
Atlantic counties, New Jersey. As of September 30, 2007, Boardwalk
Bancorp had total assets of $445.3 million, total deposits of
$311.2 million and shareholders' equity of $49.9 million.
Additional information about Boardwalk Bancorp is available on its
website, http://www.boardwalkbank.com/. Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements.
Forward- looking statements can be identified by the fact that they
do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often
include words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend,"
"plan," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or future or
conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could" or
"may." Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to
risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual
conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those
described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made. Cape Bancorp,
Inc., Cape Savings Bank and Boardwalk Bancorp do not undertake to
update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or
events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are
made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy shares of common stock nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. The
securities are not savings accounts or savings deposits, may lose
value and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or any government agency. DATASOURCE: Cape Bancorp,
Inc. CONTACT: Herbert L. Hornsby, Jr., President and Chief
Executive Officer, Cape Savings Bank, +1-609-465-5600 Web site:
http://www.capesb.com/ http://www.boardwalkbank.com/
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