Urgent Notice to Columbia Bancorp Stockholders: Deadline to Elect Merger Consideration Is Today
18 Enero 2006 - 8:07AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In connection with
the pending merger between Columbia Bancorp (NASDAQ:CBMD) and
Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT), any Columbia Bancorp
stockholder wishing to make an election to receive the cash
consideration or the stock consideration or a combination of the
cash consideration and stock consideration must deliver to Fulton
Financial Advisors, N.A., the Exchange Agent, a properly completed
election form, together with such stockholder's stock certificates
or a properly completed notice of guaranteed delivery, by 6:30
p.m., New York City time, TODAY, January 18, 2006. If the merger is
completed, Columbia Bancorp stockholders will receive, upon their
election and subject to proration and the election procedures
described in the proxy statement/prospectus, for each share of
common stock of Columbia Bancorp, either: (1) $42.48 in cash, (2)
2.325 shares of Fulton Financial Corporation common stock, or (3) a
combination of cash and stock. The closing price of Fulton
Financial Corporation common stock on January 17, 2006 was $17.65.
Based on this closing price, if the merger were to take effect on
January 17, 2006, the value of the consideration to be paid to
stockholders of Columbia Bancorp who elect to and do receive all
stock consideration would be $41.04 per share. Columbia Bancorp
stockholders who do not make a proper and timely election with
respect to their Columbia Bancorp common stock or who effectively
revoke their elections prior to 6:30 p.m., New York City time,
TODAY, January 18, 2006, will receive cash consideration or stock
consideration, but not a combination of the two, based on the
election of other Columbia Bancorp stockholders. Questions
regarding the election procedures and requests for copies of the
election form should be addressed to Fulton Financial Advisors,
N.A., Attention: Marylynn Darmstaetter, One Penn Square, Lancaster,
PA 17602, telephone: (800) 626-0255. Columbia Bancorp stockholders
who hold their shares in "street name" should also contact their
brokers for additional information regarding the election
procedures that they should follow with respect to such shares.
Safe Harbor Statement: Except for historical information contained
herein, the matters discussed in this release are forward-looking
statements. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainty, including without
limitation, the ability to achieve anticipated merger related
operational efficiencies, the ability to enhance revenues through
increased market penetration, expanded lending capacity and product
offerings and other risks detailed from time to time in Fulton
Financial Corporation's and Columbia Bancorp's SEC filings,
including Forms 10-Q and 10- K (copies of which are available from
Fulton Financial Corporation without charge in hard copy or online
at http://www.sec.gov/). Fulton Financial Corporation and Columbia
Bancorp disclaim any intention or obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events. Additional Information and
Where to Find It: A Registration Statement on Form S-4, including a
Proxy Statement/Prospectus, has been filed with and declared
effective by the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders are urged to read the Registration
Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully. The
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contain
important information about Fulton, Columbia Bancorp, the
acquisition of Columbia Bancorp by Fulton, the persons soliciting
proxies relating to the merger, their interests in the merger and
related matters. Investors and security holders may obtain free
copies of these documents through the website maintained by the SEC
at http://www.sec.gov/. Free copies of the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and these other documents may also be obtained
from Fulton by directing a request to George R. Barr, Secretary, at
(717) 291-2411 or from Columbia Bancorp by directing a request to
Sibyl S. Malatras, Secretary, at (410) 423-8024. In addition to the
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Fulton
and Columbia Bancorp file annual, quarterly and special reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read
and copy any reports, statements or other information at the SEC
public reference room in Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference
rooms. Fulton's and Columbia Bancorp's filings with the SEC are
also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval
services and at the web site maintained by the SEC at
http://www.sec.gov/. First Call Analyst: DATASOURCE: Columbia
Bancorp CONTACT: John M. Bond, Jr., Chairman and CEO,
+1-410-423-8010, or John A. Scaldara, Jr., President and COO,
+1-410-423-8012, both of Columbia Bancorp Web site:
http://www.columbank.com/ Company News On-Call:
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