By Dean Seal
Shares of the parent company for Sterling Bank and Trust fell after the company said it would sell the bank to EverBank Financial for $261 million, lower than the parent's market capitalization at the end of last week.
The stock was down 16% at $4.82 after the market opened. Shares closed the market last week at $5.75, giving Sterling Bancorp a market capitalization of $300.9 million based on about 52.3 million shares outstanding, according to FactSet.
Sterling said Monday that the privately held EverBank has agreed to acquire the bank's outstanding shares for $261 million in cash. The holding company's board has unanimously approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of next year.
The Sterling parent plans to dissolve following the close of the sale and wind down as quickly as possible. As part of the sale, the company will sell the bank's residential tenant-in-common mortgage loans to Bayview Acquisitions.
Write to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com
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September 16, 2024 09:41 ET (13:41 GMT)
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