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Note 17 - Acquisition
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 17. Acquisition

 

On July 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of The Bank of Fincastle (“Fincastle”) for an aggregate purchase price of $33.8 million of cash and stock. The Company paid cash consideration of $6.8 million and issued 1,348,356 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Fincastle. Upon completion of the transaction, Fincastle was merged with and into First Bank. At the time of closing of the acquisition, The Bank of Fincastle had six retail bank offices operating in the greater Roanoke region of Virginia, including its main office in the Town of Fincastle. The former Fincastle branches will continue to operate as The Bank of Fincastle, a division of First Bank, until the systems conversion, which is expected to be completed in October 2021. As of June 30, 2021, Fincastle reported total assets of $267.2 million, total loans of $194.5 million and total deposits of $236.3 million. For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded merger related expenses of $277 thousand and $682 thousand, respectively, in connection with the acquisition of Fincastle. The Company estimates that it will incur aggregate merger related costs of $4.2 million, with the remaining $3.5 million expected to be recorded in the second half of 2021.

 

The financial position and results of operations of Fincastle are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements as of June 30, 2021. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations. Under acquisition accounting, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed are recorded at their acquisition date fair values, and any excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair value of the net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill.