WSFS Financial (WSFS) Recovers $0.23/sh in Litigation Settlement

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WSFS Reaches Litigation Settlement and Recovery of $15 Million, or $0.23 EPS

January 6, 2022 4:34 PM EST

WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), the parent company of WSFS Bank, announced today that it finalized a settlement to resolve litigation against the counterparty to the 2010 stock purchase agreement by which WSFS purchased Christiana Bank & Trust Company (Christiana Trust). WSFS will receive $15 million under the settlement and anticipates a positive earnings per diluted common shares (EPS) impact of approximately $0.23 per share (after-tax) during the fourth quarter of 2021.

In the litigation, WSFS sought to enforce an indemnity arising from the stock purchase... More