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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Century Bancorp, Inc. Enter Into Definitive Agreement To Merge


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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Century Bancorp, Inc. Enter Into Definitive Agreement To Merge
April 8, 2021 GMT
BOSTON & MEDFORD, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 7, 2021
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (“Eastern”) (Nasdaq Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company for Eastern Bank, and Century Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNBKA) (“Century”), the stock holding company for Century Bank and Trust Company (“Century Bank”), today jointly announced they have entered into a definitive all-cash merger agreement with an aggregate transaction value of $642 million. This in-market transaction comes less than six months after Eastern’s initial public offering that raised approximately $1.7 billion in equity capital. ....

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Eastern Bank to Acquire Century Bank in $642M Deal


Eastern Will Triple Market Share in Key County with Century Deal
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Boston-based Eastern Bank will make its first bank acquisition since going public six months ago by acquiring Medford-based Century Bank in an all-cash deal valued at $642 million. The move will triple Eastern’s market share in Middlesex County and mark its entry into marijuana banking.
The banks announced the deal in a statement Wednesday evening. The merger agreement has been unanimously approved by both boards of directors, the banks said in the statement.
Eastern said it would use cash on hand from its balance sheet to fund the purchase. Century shareholders will receive $115.28 in cash for each share of Century Bancorp Inc.’s common stock, and the $642 million purchase price represents 1.75 times Century’s tangible book value as of Dec. 31, according to the statement. ....

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