FISHERS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Internet Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:INBK), the parent company of First Internet Bank (the “Bank”) (www.firstib.com), today announced the pricing of an underwritten offering of 895,955 shares of the Company’s common stock under a previously filed and effective shelf registration statement at a price of $24.00 per share. After deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses, the Company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $20.1 million. The offering is expected to close on or about May 26, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. is serving as sole underwriter for the offering.
The Company expects to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include contributing capital to the Bank to support organic growth and repaying or redeeming existing indebtedness. The Company does not have any immediate plans, arrangements or understandings related to any material acquisition.
As previously announced, on May 6, 2016, the Company and the Bank entered into a Sales Agency Agreement with Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. to sell shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $25.0 million, from time to time, through an “at-the-market” equity offering program. As of May 20, 2016, a total of 5,000 shares had been issued under the program for gross proceeds of $127,865. As of the same date, an additional 127,087 shares had been sold for gross proceeds of approximately $3.1 million and were pending settlement. Assuming the shares pending settlement are issued as planned, the number of shares of Company common stock outstanding after the closing of the underwritten offering on or about May 26, 2016 would be 5,525,326.
The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a prospectus supplement to the prospectus contained in the registration statement on Form S-3 (file no. 333-208748) for the offering of common stock described in this communication. The sale of shares in the underwritten offering will be made pursuant to the prospectus and prospectus supplement. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement, the prospectus supplement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus supplement related to the underwritten offering may be obtained by contacting Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P., 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10020, Attn: Syndicate Operations (1-866-805-4128).
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell any security of the Company, which is made only by means of a prospectus supplement and related prospectus, nor will there be any sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About First Internet Bancorp
First Internet Bancorp is the
parent company of First Internet Bank of Indiana, which opened for
business in 1999 as the nation’s first state-chartered, FDIC-insured
institution to operate solely via the Internet. With customers in all 50
states, First Internet Bank offers consumers services including
checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit and IRA
accounts as well as consumer loans, residential mortgages, residential
construction loans and home equity products. For commercial clients, it
provides commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans
and treasury management services. First Internet Bank has been
recognized as one of the “Best Banks to Work For” by American
Banker Magazine, a “Best Place to Work in Indiana” by a consortium of
statewide resources, and a “Top Workplace” by The Indianapolis Star.
Additional information about the Company is available at www.firstinternetbancorp.com
and additional information about the Bank, including its products and
services, is available at www.firstib.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the
timing and nature of future sales of Company securities, uses of
proceeds from the same, and plans relating to future acquisitions.
Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of
words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,”
“estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should” or other similar
expressions. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future
performance or results, are based on information available at the time
the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the information in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that may cause such differences include: failures of
or interruptions in the communications and information systems on which
we rely to conduct our business; failure of our plans to grow our
commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loan portfolios;
competition with national, regional and community financial
institutions; the loss of any key members of senior management; risks
related to the satisfaction of the closing conditions of the
underwritten offering; fluctuations in interest rates; general economic
conditions; risks relating to the regulation of financial institutions;
and other factors identified in reports we file with the SEC. All
statements in this communication, including forward-looking statements,
speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future
events.