City Holding Company and Classic Bancshares, Inc. Announce Approval
2005年4月6日 - 5:06AM
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City Holding Company and Classic Bancshares, Inc. Announce Approval
CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- City Holding
Company (Cross Lanes, West Virginia) (NASDAQ:CHCO) and Classic
Bancshares, Inc. (Ashland, Kentucky) (NASDAQ:CLAS) announced today
they have received all required regulatory approvals of their
pending merger. The governing agencies of the Office of Comptroller
of Currency (OCC) and the Kentucky Department of Financial
Institutions issued their approvals on April 1, 2005. The U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission approved the transaction on
March 26, 2005. The special shareholder meeting of Classic
Bancshares is scheduled for May 16, 2005, at 4:00 pm, at Park Place
Auditorium, Ashland, Kentucky. If approved by shareholders, the
closing and complete Business Integration will be finalized on May
20, 2005. "We are very pleased that Classic and City Holdings have
formed a tremendous Business Partnership," stated Skip Hageboeck,
President and Chief Executive Officer of City. "Classic is the
perfect institution to enable us to strengthen our retail and
business presence in the Huntington-Ashland MSA and surrounding
areas. We look forward to working with the staff at Classic to grow
in the markets of Boyd, Greenup, Carter and Johnson Counties,
Kentucky and Lawrence County, Ohio." The merger of City and Classic
solidifies City's market share in the important Huntington-Ashland
MSA. City currently is the fourth largest banking institution in
the MSA while Classic is the 11th largest. On a combined basis,
City will become the largest banking franchise in this $3.5 billion
market with deposits of $361 million, 14 branches and 15 ATMs. "We
are thrilled to be joining such an excellent organization," said
David B. Barbour, President and Chief Executive Officer of Classic.
"City has a solid track record of delivering quality services and
products to its customers while achieving extraordinary results for
its shareholders. Their culture completely fits our community
banking model and we share the same core values of dedication to
our customers, employees and community." DATASOURCE: City Holding
Company CONTACT: Charles Hageboeck, Chief Executive Officer and
President of City Holding Company, +1-304-769-1102 Web site:
http://www.cityholding.com/
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