Brief: First Bancshares Announces Acquisition Of Sunshine Financial

First Bancshares (Mississippi)

06/12/2017 22:37

Dec 6 (Reuters) - First Bancshares Inc  FBMS.O : 
    * THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF 
SUNSHINE 
FINANCIAL, INC. 
    * FIRST BANCSHARES INC - AGGREGATE DEAL CONSIDERATION IS 
VALUED AT 
APPROXIMATELY $32.1 MILLION 
    * FIRST BANCSHARES - EACH SUNSHINE SHAREHOLDER TO HAVE 
OPTION TO 
GET EITHER $27.00 IN CASH OR 0.93 OF A SHARE OF CO FOR EACH 
SHARE OF SUNSHINE STOCK 
    * FIRST BANCSHARES INC - AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER HAS 
BEEN 
APPROVED BY BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF FIRST BANCSHARES AND SUNSHINE 
 
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