May 24 (Reuters) - Brookline Bancorp Inc BRKL.O :
* BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND PCSB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ANNOUNCE
STRATEGIC MERGER
* BROOKLINE BANCORP INC - TRANSACTION IS PRESENTLY VALUED AT
APPROXIMATELY $313 MILLION
* BROOKLINE BANCORP INC - PROPOSED DEAL FOR APPROXIMATELY
$20.72
PER PCSB SHARE
* BROOKLINE BANCORP INC - SEES ANTICIPATED DOUBLE-DIGIT EPS
ACCRETION OF APPROXIMATELY 13% TO BROOKLINE'S EARNINGS PER SHARE
FROM DEAL
* BROOKLINE BANCORP INC - FOLLOWING TRANSACTION, PCSB BANK
WILL
OPERATE AS A SEPARATE BANK SUBSIDIARY OF BROOKLINE
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