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Peoples Financial Services Corp. to acquire FNCB Bancorp, Inc.

Announced Sep 27, 2023 · Closed Jul 1, 2024

Deal value$129M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$6.44 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Peoples Financial Services Corp. (PFIS)
Target
FNCB Bancorp, Inc. (FNCB)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$6.44
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Jul 1, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$4.8M · 3.7%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Cedar Hill Advisors, D.A. Davidson
To the target
Stephens

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
62 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 34.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 22.5x
Break fee
3.7% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedSep 27, 2023
  2. Proxy filedJan 24, 2024
  3. Definitive proxyJan 24, 2024
  4. Shareholder voteMar 22, 2024
  5. ClosedJul 1, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Other analysis$19.84$45.33
Other analysis$22.71$49.69
Other analysis$18.55$46.32
Other analysis$3.35$7.26
Other analysis$3.69$7.69
Offer $6.44

Implied value per FNCB Bancorp, Inc. share by analysis, from D.A. Davidson · DCF discount rate 10%–15%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.4) · Sep 28, 2023
  • 425 (EX-99.4) · Sep 28, 2023
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Mar 22, 2024
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jun 14, 2024

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.