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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the merger agreement, Pacific Financial shareholders will receive 0.2633 shares of Banner common stock for each share they own. Based on Banner's closing price of $66.25 per share on April 29, 2026, the implied value equals $17.44 per Pacific Financial share.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the merger agreement, Pacific Financial shareholders will receive 0.2633 shares of Banner common stock for each share they own. Based on Banner's closing price of $66.25 per share on April 29, 2026, the implied value equals $17.44 per Pacific Financial share.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the merger agreement, Pacific Financial shareholders will receive 0.2633 shares of Banner common stock for each share they own. Based on Banner's closing price of $66.25 per share on April 29, 2026, the implied value equals $17.44 per Pacific Financial share.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the merger agreement, Pacific Financial shareholders will receive 0.2633 shares of Banner common stock for each share they own. Based on Banner's closing price of $66.25 per share on April 29, 2026, the implied value equals $17.44 per Pacific Financial share.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the merger agreement, Pacific Financial shareholders will receive 0.2633 shares of Banner common stock for each share they own. Based on Banner's closing price of $66.25 per share on April 29, 2026, the implied value equals $17.44 per Pacific Financial share.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the merger agreement, Pacific Financial shareholders will receive 0.2633 shares of Banner common stock for each share they own. Based on Banner's closing price of $66.25 per share on April 29, 2026, the implied value equals $17.44 per Pacific Financial share.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) announced it will acquire Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQX: PFLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $177 million, according to a press release statement.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;    WALLA WALLA, Wash. &amp;amp; ABERDEEN, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Banner Corporation (“Banner”) (NASDAQ: BANR), the holding company for Banner Bank, and Pacific Financial Corporation (“Pacific Financial”) (OTCQX: PFLC), the holding company for Bank of the Pacific, today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Banner will acquire Pacific Financial in an all-stock transaction, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. Following closing, the combined company is expected to have approximately $18 billion in assets.

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