Bippus State Corp. announces completion

Bippus State Corporation (the “Company”), the holding company for The Bippus State Bank (the “Bank”), announced the completion of its private placement of $5 million of its 3.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2032 (the “Subordinated Notes due 2032”) and $5 million of its 4.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2037 (the “Subordinated Notes due 2037,” and together with the Subordinated Notes due 2032, the “Notes”) to certain qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors.

“We are pleased to announce the completion of a $10 million subordinated debt offering, the proceeds of which will be used for general corporate purposes, including to support our continued growth and regulatory capital ratios of the Bank and repurchasing shares of common stock of the Company,” said Eric D. Fawcett, president and chief executive officer of the Company and the Bank.

The Subordinated Notes due 2032 will initially bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 3.75% for the first five years and will reset quarterly thereafter to what is expected to be the then current three-month SOFR rate plus 211 basis points. The Subordinated Notes due 2037 will initially bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 4.25% for the first ten years and will reset quarterly thereafter to what is expected to be the then current three-month SOFR rate plus 250 basis points. The Notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes for the Company.

Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC served as the sole placement agent. Krieg DeVault LLP served as legal counsel to the Company and Smith Amundsen, LLC served as legal counsel to the placement agent.

This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, nor shall there by any sale in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is not a deposit and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency or fund.

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