M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
MetroCity Bankshares to acquire First IC Corp for ~$112M cash + 3.38M shares
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.
- Combined merger consideration: $111,965,213 cash (subject to adjustments) plus 3,384,588 shares of MCBS common stock.
- FIEB shareholders will receive per-share mix of cash and MCBS stock; FIEB options cashed out at spread above exercise price.
- Transaction expected to close in Q4 2025; requires FIEB shareholder, regulatory approvals including Fed, FDIC, Georgia DFI.
- FIEB can terminate if MCBS stock underperforms KBW Regional Bank Index by over 20% and average closing price falls below 80% of baseline.
- Voting agreements cover about 25% of FIEB shares; termination fee of $8.24M payable by FIEB under certain conditions.