NBT Bancorp Receives Regulatory Approval To Complete The Merger With Evans Bancorp, Shareholders Approve Merger

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | December 20, 2024 04:07pm

NBT Bancorp Inc. ("NBT") (NASDAQ:NBTB) announced that it has received regulatory approval to complete the proposed merger (the "Merger") of Evans Bancorp, Inc. ("Evans") (NYSE:EVBN) with and into NBT and Evans Bank, N.A. ("Evans Bank") with and into NBT Bank, N.A. ("NBT Bank"). The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the merger of Evans Bank with and into NBT Bank, and NBT received a waiver from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for any application with respect to the merger of Evans with and into NBT.

On December 20, 2024, the shareholders of Evans voted to approve the Merger. Evans reported over 75% of the issued and outstanding shares of Evans were represented at a special shareholder meeting and over 96% of the votes cast were voted to approve the Merger.

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