List Of Cos Planning To Participate In U.S. Govt's TARP -3-

   Company: South Financial Group Inc. (TSFG) 
   Participation: South Financial completed the sale of $347 million in 
   preferred shares and issued warrants to buy 10.1 million common shares at 
   $5.15 a share. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 5 
   Notes: The new capital will increase South Financial's Tier 1 risk-based 
   capital ratio to 14.18% from 11.18% at Sept. 30 and its total risk-based 
   capital ratio to 15.68% from 12.68%.  On Nov. 10, the company said the TARP 
   program restrictions were not and are not currently applicable to an 
   agreement with Chairman and Chief Executive Mack I. Whittle Jr., who 
   retired Oct. 27. South Financial said if the restrictions had been 
   applicable, less than 15% of the amount payable to Whittle would exceed the 
   TARP restrictions on executive compensation. South Financial announced 
   preliminary approval on Nov. 14. 
 
   Company: Sterling Financial Corp. (STSA) 
   Participation: Sterling completed its sale of $303 million in preferred 
   shares and issued a warrant to buy 6.44 million common shares at an 
   exercise price of $7.06 a share. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 5 
   Notes: The investment is expected to increase Sterling's total risk-based 
   capital ratio to 13.8% from 11% at Sept. 30. Sterling announced preliminary 
   approval Nov. 24. 
 
   Company: WesBanco Inc. (WSBC) 
   Participation: WesBanco issued $75 million in preferred shares with 
   warrants to buy 439,282 common shares. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 5 
   Notes: n/a 
 
   Company: Wilber Corp.  (GIW) 
   Participation: Wilber applied for up to $12 million. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 5 
   Notes: Wilber's shareholders must approve amend the company's articles of 
   incorporation to allow issuing preferred shares. 
 
   Company: Bridge Capital Holdings (BBNK) 
   Participation: Bridge reached a definitive agreement with Carpenter Fund 
   Manager GP LLC for a $30 million private placement, upon which its TARP 
   participation is contingent. On Nov. 25, Bridge said it received 
   preliminary approval to sell $24 million of preferred shares and warrants 
   to the Treasury. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 4 
   Notes: The TARP and private placement transactions will raise the company's 
   total risk-based capital ratio and Tier 1 capital ratio to about 16.4% and 
   12.7%, respectively. 
 
   Company: Fidelity Bancorp Inc. (FSBI) 
   Participation: Fidelity received preliminary approval to issue up to $7 
   million of preferred stock with warrants to buy about $1.05 million of 
   common shares. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 4 
   Notes: The new capital will raise the company's Tier 1 leverage and total 
   risk-based capital ratios to 8.2% and 12.9%, respectively, from 7.3% and 
   11.4% at Sept. 30. 
 
   Company: First Bancorp Inc. (FNLC) 
   Participation: First Bancorp received preliminary approval for $25 million. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 4 
   Notes: The company will hold a special meeting of shareholders Dec. 29 to 
   amend First Bancorp's articles of incorporation to authorize issuing 
   preferred stock. The new capital will increase the company's total capital 
   to risk-weighted assets ratio to 14.02% from 11.12% at Sept. 30, its Tier 1 
   capital to risk-weighted assets ratio to 13.05% from 10.15% and its Tier 1 
   capital to average assets ratio to 8.88% from 7.04%. 
 
   Company: Monarch Financial Holdings Inc. (MNRK) 
   Participation: Monarch received preliminary approval for a $14.7 million 
   investment and to issue warrants on 268,575 common shares with an exercise 
   price of $8.21 a share. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 4 
   Notes: n/a 
 
   Company: Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY) 
   Participation: Oak Valley received preliminary approval to issue $13.5 
   million in senior preferred shares with warrants to buy 350,346 common 
   shares at an exercise price of $5.78 a share. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 4 
   Notes: n/a 
 
   Company: Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) 
   Participation: Prudential applied to participate. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 4 
   Notes: n/a 
 
 
 
   Company: Commerce National Bank (CNBF) 
   Participation: Commerce received preliminary approval for $5 million. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 3 
   Notes: The investment will increase Commerce's Tier 1 capital ratio to 
   14.66% from 12.69%. 
 
   Company: Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. (CTBC) 
   Participation: CBT received preliminary approval for $5.4 million. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 3 
   Notes: The new capital would raise CBT's total risk-based capital ratio to 
   about 14.25% from 11.52%. 
 
   Company: Flushing Financial Corp. (FFIC) 
   Participation: Flushing received preliminary approval for an investment of 
   about $70 million. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 3 
   Notes: The new capital would raise Flushing's Tier 1 leverage and total 
   risk-based capital ratios to about 8.64% and 13.63%, respectively, from 
   6.87% and 10.88% at Sept. 30. 
 
   Company: Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) 
   Participation: Peoples received preliminary approval for a $39 million 
   investment in preferred shares, and the company plans to issue warrants to 
   buy 313,505 common shares at an exercise price of $18.66 a share. 
   Date of disclosure: Dec. 3 
   Notes: Peoples announced its preliminary approval Nov. 14. On Dec. 3, the 
   company offered more details, saying the new capital would raise its total 
   risk-based capital ratio to more than 16% from 13.68% at Sept. 30. A 
   special shareholders' meeting to amend the company's articles of 
   incorporation to allow issuing preferred shares is scheduled for Jan. 22. 
 
 

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