FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CULLMAN BANCORP, INC.

ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF STOCK OFFERING

Cullman, Alabama, May 24, 2021 — Cullman Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTC Pink: CULL), the holding company for Cullman Savings Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that Cullman Bancorp, Inc., a newly formed Maryland corporation that is the proposed successor holding company of the Bank (“New Cullman”), is commencing its stock offering in connection with the proposed conversion of Cullman Savings Bank, MHC (the “MHC”) from the mutual holding company structure to the fully stock holding company form of organization.

 

New Cullman is offering for sale up to 3,748,853 shares, subject to increase to up to 4,311,181 shares, of common stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. The shares will be offered in a subscription offering to certain depositors of the Bank and to the Bank’s employee stock ownership plan.  Shares of common stock that are not subscribed for in the subscription offering may be offered for sale to members of the general public in a community offering, with preference given to residents of Cullman County, Alabama.

 

The subscription and community offerings are being managed by Raymond James & Associates, Inc. All questions concerning the offering or requests for offering materials should be directed to the Stock Information Center at (888) 317-2811. The Stock Information Center, located at 307 Fourth Street SW, Cullman, Alabama, will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Time, beginning May 24, 2021 through June 17, 2021, the scheduled expiration date of the subscription offering.  The Stock Information Center will be closed on bank holidays.

 

New Cullman must sell at least 2,770,891 shares of its common stock in the offering. Completion of the conversion and offering is also subject to the receipt of final regulatory approvals, the approval of the Company’s stockholders and the MHC’s members and other customary closing conditions.

This release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock.  The offer is made only by the prospectus when accompanied by a stock order form.  The shares of common stock of the new holding company are not savings accounts or savings deposits, may lose value and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Certain statements contained herein 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 and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Company management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors.  Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to: the failure to obtain the final approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve for the proposed conversion and related stock offering, delays in obtaining such approvals, or adverse conditions imposed in connection with such approvals; failure to obtain stockholder and/or member approval of the conversion; those related to the real estate and economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates; fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government; changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory compliance costs and capital requirements; fluctuations in the adequacy of loan loss reserves; decreases in deposit

levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; the effects of any pandemic, including COVID-19; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity, fraud and natural disasters; the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; changes in prevailing interest rates; credit risk management; asset-liability management; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

The Company is a federal corporation based in Cullman, Alabama. The Company’s banking subsidiary, Cullman Savings Bank, opened in 1887 and currently operates three full-service offices in Cullman, Alabama and one full-service office in Hanceville, Alabama.