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| 8-K - FORM 8-K - SUN BANCORP INC /NJ/ | f8k_031711-0079.htm |
| EX-1.1 - UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT - SUN BANCORP INC /NJ/ | ex1-1.htm |
| EX-99.2 - PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 22, 2011 - SUN BANCORP INC /NJ/ | ex99-2.htm |
| EX-10.1 - GROSS-UP AGREEMENT - SUN BANCORP INC /NJ/ | ex10-1.htm |
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Thomas X. Geisel, President and CEO, (856) 691-4184, tgeisel@sunnb.com
SUN BANCORP, INC. PRICES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK
VINELAND, NJ – March 17, 2011 – Sun Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNBC), the parent company of Sun National Bank, announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 25,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $3.00 per share. After deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the company, Sun expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $70,250,000. Sun has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,750,000 shares of common stock on the same terms and conditions to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on or about March 22, 2011, subject to customary closing conditions.
Sun’s three largest shareholders and private equity investors, WL Ross, Siguler Guff, and the Brown family, along with certain officers and directors, have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 10,193,224 shares in the offering. WL Ross and Siguler Guff will maintain their percentage interest in Sun. WL Ross, Siguler Guff and the Brown family will purchase shares in the offering at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions paid to the underwriters.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. and Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. are acting as co-managers for the offering.
The shares will be issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed as part of an existing shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Prospective investors should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents that the company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the company and the offering. Investors may obtain these documents without charge by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus supplement and the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., 787 Seventh Avenue, Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10019, (800) 966-1559.
Sun Bancorp, Inc. • 226 Landis Avenue • Vineland, NJ • 08360
856.691.7700 • www.sunnb.com • Member FDIC • Equal Housing Lender
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Sun Bancorp, Inc.
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNBC) is a $3.4 billion asset bank holding company headquartered in Vineland, New Jersey, with its executive offices located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Its primary subsidiary is Sun National Bank, serving customers through 66 locations in New Jersey. Sun National Bank has been named one of Forbes Magazine's "Most Trustworthy Companies" for five years running. Sun National Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and its deposits are insured up to the legal maximum by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). For more information about Sun National Bank and Sun Bancorp, Inc., visit www.sunnb.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this press release constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about the company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to the expected closing of the public offering. Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements because such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Additional information on these risks can be found in the company’s filings with the SEC.
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Sun Bancorp, Inc. • 226 Landis Avenue • Vineland, NJ • 08360
856.691.7700 • www.sunnb.com • Member FDIC • Equal Housing Lender