Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Bank of Jefferson in South Carolina
July 05 2007 - 3:29PM
Business Wire
Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: COOP) announced the
completion of the acquisition of Bank of Jefferson. Frederick
Willetts, III, Cooperative's Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, stated: "On July 2, 2007, we completed the
acquisition of Bank of Jefferson located in Chesterfield County,
South Carolina. We look forward to welcoming Bank of Jefferson's
customers to the Cooperative family and offering them expanded
banking services. Expansion into South Carolina has long been a
strategic goal of ours. This acquisition gives us the opportunity
to move into the Grand Strand area also.� Bank of Jefferson became
a wholly owned subsidiary of Cooperative Bankshares, Inc.
Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. is the parent company of Cooperative
Bank in North Carolina and Bank of Jefferson in Chesterfield
County, South Carolina. Chartered in 1898, Cooperative Bank
provides a full range of financial services through 23 offices in
Eastern North Carolina. Chartered in 1946, Bank of Jefferson
operates one office in Jefferson, South Carolina. Cooperative
Bank's subsidiary, Lumina Mortgage, Inc., is a mortgage banking
firm, originating and selling residential mortgages through three
offices in North Carolina. This release contains �forward-looking
statements� as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and
uncertainties, which may cause results to differ materially from
those set forth in the statements. The forward-looking statements
may include statements regarding business strategies, intended
results and future performance. Forward-looking statements are
preceded by such terms as �expects,� �believes,� �anticipates,�
�intends,� and similar expressions. No forward-looking statement
can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from
those projected. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking
statements in this release should be evaluated together with the
uncertainties that affect the Company�s business, particularly
those mentioned under the headings �Forward-looking Statements� and
�Item 1A. Risk Factors� in the Company�s reports on Form 10-K, Form
10-Q and Form 8-K, which the Company incorporates by reference.
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