In Brief: Hubco Has a Second N.Y. Acquisition Deal

Continuing its push into New York State, busy Hubco Inc. of Mahwah, N.J., announced plans Tuesday to acquire MSB Bancorp, of Goshen for about $115 million in stock, or 1.63 times book value.

The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

MSB, with $774 million of assets, would be merged into Bank of the Hudson, which $3 billion-asset Hubco expects to buy in the first quarter.

Bank of the Hudson and its parent, Poughkeepsie Financial Corp., would be Hubco's first acquisitions in New York. That deal, announced in October, and MSB would give Hubco a presence in five counties in New York's wealthy Hudson Valley.

The MSB deal provides for an even swap of shares so long as Hubco is trading at $34.97 to $37.13 within 10 days before the exchange. MSB had rejected a Hubco offer, also for about $35, in 1995.

Hubco stock was off 68.75 cents in midday trading Wednesday, at $35.9375. MSB was trading at $34.125, up 37.5 cents.

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