Unity Bancorp of Clinton, N.J., has repurchased $5 million of subordinated debt it issued before the financial crisis.
The $1.1 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that it repurchased the debt, issued in December 2006 and due in December 2036, at a price of nearly 55 cents per dollar. The move will result in a nearly $2.3 million pretax gain.
Unity, which said it still has $10 million of subordinate debt, said the action lowered its Tier 1 leverage ratio to 10.92% from 11.18%. The company's total risk-based capital ratio fell to 12.17% from 12.43%. The company remains well capitalized for regulatory purposes.
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Unity Bancorp in Clinton, N.J., raised $6.3 million from a rights offering.
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Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., has refinanced $11.5 million in subordinated debt.
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Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., plans to extinguish $15 million of subordinated debt. The $1.8 billion-asset company expects to record a $4.1 million pretax gain during the first quarter from the transaction.
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"Although the securities were an inexpensive form of capital, the discount was too large to pass up," James Hughes, Unity's president and chief executive, said in the release.
