March 24 (Reuters) - Emclaire Financial Corp EMCF.O :
* FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. AND EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP.
ANNOUNCE MERGER
* EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP - EACH SHAREHOLDER OF EMCLAIRE MAY
ELECT
TO RECEIVE EITHER $40.00 PER SHARE IN CASH OR 2.15 SHARES OF
FARMERS' COMMON STOCK
* EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP - TRANSACTION IS VALUED AT
APPROXIMATELY
$105 MILLION, OR $37.62 PER SHARE
* EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP - MERGER IS EXPECTED TO QUALIFY AS
A
TAX-FREE REORGANIZATION FOR THOSE SHAREHOLDERS ELECTING TO
RECEIVE FARMERS' SHARES
* EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP - EMLENTON BANK WILL BE MERGED
WITH AND
INTO FARMERS BANK
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