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Shore Bancshares Inc to acquire Severn Bancorp Inc

Announced Mar 3, 2021 · Closed Oct 29, 2021

Deal value$146M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationCash and stock$11.30 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Shore Bancshares Inc (SHBI)
Target
Severn Bancorp Inc (SVBI)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$11.30
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Oct 29, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$5.0M · 3.4%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
—
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Janney Montgomery Scott
To the target
Piper Sandler

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
11 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 45.7%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
—
Break fee
3.4% vs. 3.6% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 3, 2021
  2. Proxy filedSep 16, 2021
  3. Definitive proxySep 16, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteOct 22, 2021
  5. ClosedOct 29, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Other analysisJanney Montgomery Scott$9.30$12.69
Other analysisJanney Montgomery Scott$10.39$13.75
Other analysisJanney Montgomery Scott$10.04$13.87
Premiums paidJanney Montgomery Scott$10.11$12.64
Precedent transactionsPiper Sandler$4.67$9.00
Precedent transactionsPiper Sandler$5.76$9.06
Precedent transactionsPiper Sandler$9.25$16.14
Precedent transactionsPiper Sandler$9.70$18.24
Offer $11.30

Implied value per Severn Bancorp Inc share by analysis, from Janney Montgomery Scott and Piper Sandler · DCF discount rate 11%–13%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Mar 4, 2021
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Mar 4, 2021

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