Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc PPBI.O :
* PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP, INC. TO ACQUIRE OPUS BANK,
CREATING A
$20 BILLION BANKING FRANCHISE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
* PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC - ALL-STOCK TRANSACTION VALUED
AT
APPROXIMATELY $1.0 BILLION
* PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC - PACIFIC PREMIER EXPECTS
TRANSACTION TO BE 14% ACCRETIVE TO EPS IN 2021
* PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC - DEAL FOR $26.82 PER SHARE
* PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC - DEAL WAS APPROVED BY BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS OF BOTH COMPANIES
* PACIFIC PREMIER - OPUS SHAREHOLDERS WILL HAVE RIGHT TO
RECEIVE
0.90 SHARES OF CO'S COMMON STOCK FOR EACH SHARE OF OPUS COMMON
STOCK THEY OWN
* PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC - CO'S SHAREHOLDERS WILL OWN
ABOUT
63% OF SHARES OF COMBINED CO, OPUS SHAREHOLDERS ARE EXPECTED TO
OWN ABOUT 37%
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