Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. Announces Extension of Community Offering
- Gouverneur Bancorp must sell at least 722,500 shares of common stock to complete the conversion and stock offering.
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GOUVERNEUR, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. (“Gouverneur Bancorp”) (OTC Pink Marketplace: GOVB), the holding company for Gouverneur Savings and Loan Association (the “Bank”), announced today that Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc., a newly formed Maryland corporation and the proposed successor holding company of the Bank, has extended the expiration time and date of the community offering being conducted in connection with the conversion of Cambray Mutual Holding Company (the “MHC”) from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization.
Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc.’s subscription offering expired on September 20, 2023. The community offering will now expire at 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, on September 29, 2023, but Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. reserves the right to select an earlier expiration time and date once it receives valid orders for at least 722,500 shares of common stock at the minimum of the offering range, inclusive of valid orders already received in the subscription and community offerings.
All questions concerning the conversion and stock offering or requests for stock offering materials should be directed to the Stock Information Center at (877) 643-8198 (toll-free). The Stock Information Center is open Monday through Friday between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Stock Information Center is closed on bank holidays.
Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. must sell at least 722,500 shares of its common stock in the stock offering in order to complete the conversion and stock offering. Completion of the conversion and stock offering is also subject to the receipt of final regulatory approvals, the approvals of the stockholders of Gouverneur Bancorp and the members of the MHC, and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
About Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc.
Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Pink Marketplace: GOVB) is the holding company for Gouverneur Savings and Loan Association, which is a New York chartered savings and loan association founded in 1892 that offers deposit and loan services for businesses, families and individuals. At June 30, 2023, Gouverneur Bancorp had total assets of
Forward-Looking Statements
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Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-1 that includes a proxy statement of Gouverneur Bancorp and a prospectus of Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc., as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. STOCKHOLDERS OF GOUVERNEUR BANCORP ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. When filed, these documents and other documents relating to the proposed transaction can be obtained free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free-of-charge from Gouverneur Bancorp upon written request to Gouverneur Bancorp, 42 Church Street, Gouverneur, New York 13642, Attention: Charles C. Van Vleet, Jr., or by calling (315) 287-2600.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus when accompanied by a stock order form. The shares of common stock of Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. are not savings accounts or savings deposits, may lose value and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
| CONTACT: | Charles C. Van Vleet, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer (315) 287-2600 |
