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confidence high
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Isabella Bank Corp signs merger with Grand River Commerce; $18.3M cash plus 839K shares
ISABELLA BANK CORP
- 65% stock / 35% cash mix; estimated ~$5.72 per share cash and ~0.1415 exchange ratio based on 9.12M Grand River shares.
- Grand River shareholders will vote on merger; boards of both companies unanimously approved.
- Closing requires regulatory approvals (Federal Reserve, Michigan DIFS), shareholder approval, Nasdaq listing, and tax opinion.
- Grand River must pay a $2.18M termination fee if the deal terminates under specified circumstances.
- Voting agreements secured from Grand River directors and officers to vote their shares in favor of the merger and charter amendment.