Signature Bank Prices $700 Million Preferred Stock Offering
Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY) has announced the pricing of its public offering of 28 million depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.000% Noncumulative Perpetual Series A Preferred Stock, priced at $25.00 per share. The offering includes a 30-day option for underwriters to purchase an additional 2 million shares. The proceeds will be utilized for general corporate purposes. The closing of the offering is expected around December 17, 2020, pending customary conditions. Notably, the securities are not FDIC insured.
- Issuance of 28 million depositary shares at $25.00 each, potentially enhancing liquidity.
- Offering includes an option for underwriters to purchase an additional 2 million shares, indicating strong demand.
- The preferred stock is not insured by the FDIC, which may increase investor risk perception.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), a New York-based full service commercial bank, announced today the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 28 million depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as the underwriters in the offering. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about December 17, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor will there be any sale of the securities in any State in which any such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The preferred stock offering will be made only by means of an offering circular.
Copies of the preliminary offering circular may be obtained from:
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014 or by phone: 1-866-718-1649;
- BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, by email dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com or by phone: 1-800-294-1322;
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Attn: Capital Markets, 787 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019, by telephone at 1-800-966-1559; or
- UBS Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, by telephone: (888) 827-7275.
The securities are not deposits and are neither insured nor approved by the FDIC. The securities are being offered pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 provided by Section 3(a)(2) of such Act.
About Signature Bank
Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), member FDIC, is a New York-based, full-service commercial bank with 36 private client offices throughout the metropolitan New York area, including those in Connecticut as well as California and North Carolina. Through its single-point-of-contact approach, the Bank’s private client banking teams primarily serve the needs of privately owned businesses, their owners and senior managers.
The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Signature Financial, LLC, provides equipment finance and leasing; and, Signature Securities Group Corporation, a licensed broker-dealer, investment adviser and member FINRA/SIPC, offers investment, brokerage, asset management and insurance products and services.
Since commencing operations in May 2001, Signature Bank, with
Signature Bank was the first FDIC-insured bank to launch a blockchain-based digital payments platform. Signet™ allows commercial clients to make real-time payments in U.S. dollars, 24/7/365 and was also the first solution to be approved for use by the NYS Department of Financial Services.
For more information, please visit https://www.signatureny.com/.
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