• TowneBank agreed to acquire blueharbor bank for about $154 million to expand in North Carolina’s greater Charlotte area and I-77 corridor.
• blueharbor shareholders to receive USD 12.70 cash and 1.0534 TowneBank common shares per share, implying USD 50.78 per share.
• Consideration mix implies roughly 75% stock, based on TowneBank’s 10-day volume-weighted average price of USD 36.15 as of Oct. 2, 2026.
• blueharbor reported USD 628 million assets, USD 537 million loans, USD 551 million deposits as of June 30, 2026; five offices.
• Closing targeted for the first quarter of 2027; Kelley Earnhardt Miller to join the corporate board, Jim Marshall to become Piedmont regional president.

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