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Simmons First National Corp to acquire Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.

Announced Nov 19, 2021 · Closed Apr 8, 2022

Deal value$581M
Premium28.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock

Transaction

Acquirer
Simmons First National Corp (SFNC)
Target
Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc. (STXB)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Apr 8, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$22.8M · 3.9%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Stifel
To the target
Stephens

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
66 in the prior 24 months
Premium
28.0% vs. 33.9% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.7x
Break fee
3.9% vs. 3.6% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedNov 19, 2021
  2. Proxy filedJan 20, 2022
  3. Definitive proxyJan 20, 2022
  4. Shareholder voteFeb 24, 2022
  5. ClosedApr 8, 2022
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.2) · Nov 19, 2021
  • 425 (EX-99.2) · Nov 19, 2021
  • 425 (EX-99.2) · Nov 19, 2021
  • 8-K · Nov 19, 2021
  • 425 · Dec 2, 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.