Aug 13 (Reuters) - C&F Financial Corp CFFI.O :
* ORATION ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PEOPLES BANKSHARES,
INCORPORATED
* DEAL FOR STOCK AND CASH VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $21.4
MILLION
* COMBINED COMPANY WILL HAVE $1.8 BILLION IN ASSETS AND 30
OFFICES
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA.
* EACH PEOPLES SHAREHOLDER WILL RECEIVE COMBINATION OF
0.5366
SHARES OF C&F COMMON STOCK AND $27.00 IN CASH PER SHARE
* C&F FINANCIAL - AFTER FULL REALIZATION OF COST SAVINGS, CO
EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE EPS ACCRETION OF NEARLY 10% AND INTERNAL RATE
OF RETURN OF OVER 20%
* MERGER AGREEMENT HAS BEEN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY EACH OF
BOARDS
OF DIRECTORS OF C&F AND PEOPLES
* FOLLOWING MERGER, TOM CHERRY WILL REMAIN PRESIDENT & CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND C&F BANK
* KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC. SERVED AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR
AND
WILLIAMS MULLEN SERVED AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO CO
* C&F FINANCIAL - SANDLER O'NEILL & PARTNERS SERVED AS
FINANCIAL
ADVISOR AND TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP SERVED AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO
PEOPLES BANKSHARES
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