FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FVCBankcorp, Inc. (“FVCB”) (OTCQX: FVCB), announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed underwritten offering of newly issued shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value, for a total offering of up to approximately $35 million, excluding the underwriters’ overallotment option. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The Company has applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “FVCB.”
Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. are acting as the joint book-running managers in the proposed offering. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Syndicate, or by calling (866) 805-4128, or from Raymond James & Associates, Inc., 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, Attention Equity Capital Markets, or by calling (800)-248-8863.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used to pay the approximately $18.3 million cash portion of the consideration to be paid to shareholders of Colombo Bank pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger between FVCB, its wholly owned subsidiary, FVCbank and Colombo Bank, dated as of May 3, 2018, and to cover other cash expenditures connected with the merger. The balance of the net proceeds from the offering will be used to increase the capital of FVCbank in order to support its growth strategies, for working capital and for other general corporate purposes, and to strengthen FVCB’s regulatory capital.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About FVCBankcorp, Inc.
Celebrating over 10 years of sound financial performance and continued growth, FVCbank commenced operations in November 2007 and is the wholly-owned subsidiary of FVCB. FVCbank is a $1.1 billion Virginia-chartered community bank serving the banking needs of commercial businesses, nonprofit organizations, professional service entities, their owners and employees located in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan and Northern Virginia area. Locally owned and managed, it is based in Fairfax, Virginia, and has six full-service offices in Arlington, Ashburn, Fairfax, Manassas, Reston and Springfield, Virginia.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this document in that actual results could differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, due to a variety of factors. These statements are based upon the beliefs of the respective management of FVCB as to the expected outcome of future events, current and anticipated economic conditions, nationally and in FVCB’s markets, and their impact on the operations and assets of FVCB, interest rates and interest rate policy, competitive factors, and other conditions which by their nature, are not susceptible to accurate forecast and are subject to significant uncertainty. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance include, among others: changes in FVCB’s operating or expansion strategy, availability of and costs associated with obtaining adequate and timely sources of liquidity, the ability to maintain credit quality, possible adverse rulings, judgments, settlements and other outcomes of pending litigation, the ability of FVCB to collect amounts due under loan agreements, changes in consumer preferences, effectiveness of FVCB’s interest rate risk management strategies, laws and regulations affecting financial institutions in general or relating to taxes, the effect of pending or future legislation, the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions to the merger, delays in integrating Colombo Bank’s business or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits of the merger, business disruption following the merger with Colombo Bank, changes in interest rates and capital markets, inflation, customer acceptance of FVCB’s products and services, customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions and other risk factors. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this document.