CNB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CCNE) announced the pricing of 3,702,127 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $23.50 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $87,000,000. Pillar+Aught served as counsel to PNC FIG Advisory, a part of PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, joint book-running managers for the offering. Co-founder Ken Rollins led the Pillar+Aught team, which included Kate Deringer Sallie, Angela McGowan and Jeff Kaylor. The official announcement can be found here
CLEARFIELD, Pa., September 16, 2022 – CNB Financial Corporation (“CNB”) (NASDAQ: CCNE), the parent company of CNB Bank, announced today the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 3,702,127 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $23.50 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $87 million. The net proceeds to CNB after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses are expected to be approximately $81.7 million. CNB intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital and the funding of organic growth or potential acquisitions.
In addition, CNB has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an aggregate of up to an additional 555,319 shares of common stock.
PNC FIG Advisory, part of PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
CNB expects to close the offering, subject to customary conditions, on or about September 21, 2022. The shares of common stock are being offered and sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that CNB previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering and the final prospectus supplement, when available, may be obtained by visiting the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by contacting PNC FIG Advisory, part of PNC Capital Markets LLC at PNCFIGAdvisoryCapitalMarkets@pnc.com or Janney Montgomery Scott LLC at prospectus@janney.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security of CNB, which is made only by means of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The common stock offered in the public offering will not be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
About CNB Financial Corporation
CNB Financial Corporation is a financial holding company with consolidated assets of approximately $5.3 billion. CNB Financial Corporation conducts business primarily through its principal subsidiary, CNB Bank. CNB Bank is a full-service bank engaging in a full range of banking activities and services, including trust and wealth management services, for individual, business, governmental, and institutional customers. CNB Bank operations include a private banking division, three loan production offices, one drive-up office and 46 full-service offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and Virginia. CNB Bank’s divisions include ERIEBANK, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, with offices in Northwest Pennsylvania and Northeast Ohio; FCBank, based in Worthington, Ohio, with offices in Central Ohio; BankOnBuffalo, based in Buffalo, New York, with offices in Western New York; and Ridge View Bank, with offices in the Southwest Virginia region. CNB Bank is headquartered in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, with offices in Central and North Central Pennsylvania. Additional information about CNB Financial Corporation may be found at www.CNBBank.bank.
Forward-Looking Statements
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