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Citizens Bank and CIT Bank announce merger agreement

Monday 19 October 2020 14:18 CET | News

US-based First Citizens and CIT Group have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals.

Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, CIT stockholders will receive 0.0620 shares of First Citizens class A common stock for each share of CIT common stock they own. First Citizens stockholders will own approximately 61% and CIT stockholders will own approximately 39% of the combined company.

The combined company will operate under the First Citizens name and will trade under the First Citizens ticker symbol FCNCA on the Nasdaq stock market. The entity will be headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., and will maintain significant operation centres in New York, Pasadena, Omaha, Phoenix, Jacksonville, Fla., New Jersey and Columbia, S.C., among other locations.


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