July 14 (Reuters) - Reliant Bancorp Inc RBNC.O :
* UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC. AND RELIANT BANCORP, INC.,
THE
PARENT OF RELIANT BANK, ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT
* UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC - DEAL FOR APPROXIMATELY $517
MILLION, OR $30.58 PER SHARE OF RELIANT COMMON STOCK
* UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC - UNITED WILL ACQUIRE RELIANT,
AND
ITS WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY, RELIANT BANK IN AN ALL-STOCK
TRANSACTION
* UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC - RELIANT SHAREHOLDERS WILL
RECEIVE
0.9842 SHARES OF UNITED COMMON STOCK FOR EACH SHARE OF RELIANT
COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING
* UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS - MERGER EXPECTED TO BE ACCRETIVE
TO CO'S
EPS, EXCLUDING TRANSACTION COSTS, BY ABOUT $0.15/SHARE IN 2022 &
$0.22/SHARE IN 2023
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