Raises Cash Offer from $12.00 to $12.50, a
27% Premium to the Value of the Hope Takeover
Releases Presentation: "A Better Deal for
Territorial"
Launches www.NewTerritorial.com to Keep
Stakeholders Informed of the Latest Developments
HONOLULU, Sept. 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Hill Advisors LLC ("Blue
Hill") and former Hawaii banking
executive Allan Landon today
announced an increased cash offer for Territorial Bancorp Inc.
("Territorial" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TBNK) from $12.00 per share to $12.50 per share. The increased offer represents
a 27% premium over Territorial's proposed takeover by Hope Bancorp,
Inc. ("Hope") (NASDAQ: HOPE) based on Hope's closing stock price on
the Nasdaq on September 25.
"This increase makes our offer even more attractive," said Mr.
Landon.
Jason Blumberg, Managing Member
of Blue Hill, added, "Shareholders recognize the superiority of our
offer and want Territorial to engage with us."
Blue Hill and Mr. Landon also released a presentation titled, "A
Better Deal for Territorial". The presentation and other
information can be found at www.NewTerritorial.com. Stakeholders
are encouraged to visit the site to stay updated on the latest
developments.
Among other topics, the presentation highlights the vastly
superior value of the Landon and Blue Hill proposal and provides
additional information about the investors behind it, which include
funds with a total of greater than $3
billion in assets under management that have completed
dozens of similar bank transactions in recent years. The
presentation reiterates the investors' confidence in the
transaction, and their expectation to complete due diligence
quickly and close the transaction by the end of the year.
Territorial shareholders are encouraged to contact Blue Hill
Advisors for more information or to contact Territorial's
Board to express their support for this proposal. Shareholders
who have already voted FOR the Hope merger but who wish to change
their vote can still do so before the October 10 special meeting of Territorial
stockholders by following the instructions for changing votes as
described in the prospectus that Hope filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 22, 2024.
Contacts
For Media:
Breitenbush Partners
Andrew Wilson, 773-425-4991
awilson@breitenbushpartners.com
For Investors:
Blue Hill Advisors
Jason Blumberg, 917-733-0381
jason@bluehilladv.com
About Blue Hill Advisors
Blue Hill Advisors is an advisor to and investor in regional and
community banks. The firm looks for opportunities that it believes
have been substantially mispriced by the market and seeks to build
long-term value through active management.
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