July 23 (Reuters) - Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc
ACBI.O :
* SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION AND ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES
ANNOUNCE
MERGER AGREEMENT
* ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC - DEAL FOR ALL-STOCK
TRANSACTION
WITH AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF ABOUT $542 MILLION
* ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC - DEAL FOR $26.43 PER
SHARE OF
ATLANTIC CAPITAL COMMON STOCK
* ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC - CO'S SHAREHOLDERS TO
RECEIVE
0.36 SHARES OF SOUTHSTATE FOR EACH OUTSTANDING SHARE OF ATLANTIC
CAPITAL
* ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES - 2 ATLANTIC CAPITAL DIRECTORS
WILL
JOIN SOUTHSTATE CORP'S BOARD AND SOUTHSTATE BANK BOARD
* ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANCSHARES - DEAL EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
3% EPS
ACCRETION TO SOUTHSTATE ON FULLY PHASED IN BASIS AND MINIMAL
TANGIBLE BOOK VALUE DILUTION
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