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Enterprise Financial Services Corp Announces Receipt Of Stockholder Approval For Acquisition Of First Choice Bancorp

Jul 20, 2021over 4 years ago

Acquiring Company

Enterprise Financial Services

Acquired Company

Enterprise Financial Services

Description

Enterprise Financial Services Corp (Nasdaq: EFSC) (the “Company,” “EFSC,” or “Enterprise”), the holding company of Enterprise Bank & Trust (“EB&T”), announced today that, at a special meeting of EFSC’s stockholders held on July 20, 2021, EFSC received stockholder approval for the proposed merger (the “Merger”) with First Choice Bancorp (“FCBP”), pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of April 26, 2021, by and among EFSC, EB&T, FCBP and First Choice Bank (“First Choice”), including the issuance of shares of EFSC’s common stock to holders of FCBP common stock in connection with the Merger. As previously announced by FCBP, FCBP’s shareholders approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby at a special meeting of FCBP’s shareholders held on July 19, 2021. The closing of the Merger remains subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.

Company Information

Company

Enterprise Financial Services

About

Enterprise Financial Services Corp (Nasdaq: EFSC), with approximately $10.2 billion in assets, is a financial holding company headquartered in Clayton, Missouri. Enterprise Bank & Trust, a Missouri state-chartered trust company with banking powers and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EFSC, operates 39 branch offices in Arizona, California, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, and New Mexico, and SBA loan and deposit production offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington at June 30, 2021. Enterprise Bank & Trust offers a range of business and personal banking services and wealth management services. Enterprise Trust, a division of Enterprise Bank & Trust, provides financial planning, estate planning, investment management and trust services to businesses, individuals, institutions, retirement plans and non-profit organizations. Additional information is available at www.enterprisebank.com. Enterprise Financial Services Corp’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “EFSC”. Please visit our website at www.enterprisebank.com to see our regularly posted material information.

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