M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Banner completes acquisition of Pacific Financial; issues 0.2633 shares per Pacific share
BANNER CORP
- Effective Sept 1, 2026, Pacific Financial merged into Banner; each Pacific share converted to 0.2633 Banner shares (~2.65M shares issued).
- Pacific Financial had $1.26B assets and 15 Bank of the Pacific branches in WA/OR at June 30, 2026; systems integration planned for November.
- Former Pacific shareholders own ~7% of combined company; existing Banner shareholders own ~93%.
- Denise Portmann, former Pacific CEO, named EVP of Banner Bank to lead integration.