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M&A · Financials · Savings Institution, Federally Chartered

Lakeland Bancorp Inc to acquire 1ST Constitution Bancorp

Announced Jul 12, 2021 · Closed Jan 6, 2022

Deal value$242M
Premium14.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$23.53 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
Target
1ST Constitution Bancorp
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$23.53
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Jan 6, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$9.0M · 3.7%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Stifel
To the target
Raymond James

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
39 in the prior 24 months
Premium
14.0% vs. 45.7% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.6x
Break fee
3.7% vs. 3.7% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJul 12, 2021
  2. Proxy filedOct 20, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyOct 20, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteDec 3, 2021
  5. ClosedJan 6, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$16.56$21.67
Offer $23.53

Implied value per 1ST Constitution Bancorp share by analysis, from Stifel · DCF discount rate 9.5%–13.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.2) · Jul 12, 2021
  • 8-K (EX-99.2) · Jul 12, 2021
  • 425 · Jul 12, 2021
  • 425 · Jul 12, 2021

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.