May 28 (Reuters) - SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK SCZC.PK :
* SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK AND LIGHTHOUSE BANK ANNOUNCE
AGREEMENT TO
MERGE
* SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK AND LIGHTHOUSE BANK ANNOUNCED THEY
HAVE
ENTERED INTO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND MERGER
* WILL MERGE WITH AND INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK IN
ALL-STOCK
DEAL VALUED AT ABOUT $68.87 MILLION OR $25.50 PER LIGHTHOUSE
BANK SHARE
* MERGER WILL INCREASE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK'S TOTAL ASSETS
TO
NEARLY $1 BILLION ON A PRO FORMA BASIS
* CO'S SHAREHOLDERS WILL RECEIVE FIXED EXCHANGE RATIO OF
0.5204
SHARES OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR EACH
SHARE OF CO'S STOCK
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