Old Line Bancshares (OLBK) to Acquire WSB Holdings (WSB) in $49M Deal
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Old Line Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: OLBK), the parent company of Old Line Bank, and WSB Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSB), the parent company of The Washington Savings Bank, F.S.B., jointly announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement that provides for the acquisition of WSB Holdings, Inc. by Old Line Bancshares, Inc. for approximately $49 million, or approximately $6.12 per share, in cash and stock, subject to adjustment.
Old Line Bancshares, with assets of $846 million and nineteen banking locations, and WSB Holdings, with assets of $374 million and five banking locations, both serve the greater Washington DC area as well as southern Maryland and Anne Arundel County. The combination will create a $1.2 billion banking institution serving the largest, healthiest and fastest growing market in the nation.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, WSB Holdings, Inc. will be merged with and into Old Line Bancshares, Inc., with Old Line Bancshares, Inc. surviving the merger. Immediately after the Merger, The Washington Savings Bank, F.S.B. will merge with and into Old Line Bank, with Old Line Bank being the surviving bank. The Merger, anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2013, is expected to be accretive to Old Line Bancshares, Inc.'s earnings within three quarters of closing.
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Old Line Bancshares, with assets of $846 million and nineteen banking locations, and WSB Holdings, with assets of $374 million and five banking locations, both serve the greater Washington DC area as well as southern Maryland and Anne Arundel County. The combination will create a $1.2 billion banking institution serving the largest, healthiest and fastest growing market in the nation.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, WSB Holdings, Inc. will be merged with and into Old Line Bancshares, Inc., with Old Line Bancshares, Inc. surviving the merger. Immediately after the Merger, The Washington Savings Bank, F.S.B. will merge with and into Old Line Bank, with Old Line Bank being the surviving bank. The Merger, anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2013, is expected to be accretive to Old Line Bancshares, Inc.'s earnings within three quarters of closing.
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