EverBank Says It Is in Talks to Be Acquired -- WSJ
July 27 2016 - 3:02AM
Dow Jones News
By Austen Hufford
EverBank Financial Corp. said it is in advanced negotiations
with a financial services firm to be acquired for roughly $2.5
billion, potentially leading to one of the biggest banking
takeovers since the financial crisis.
The online lender said investors would receive $19.50 a share
under the terms being discussed, though it didn't identity the
other party. EverBank cautioned that a deal isn't certain and the
terms may change, adding the parties agreed to negotiate
exclusively through Aug. 8.
EverBank, based in Jacksonville, Fla., primarily serves its
customers online and had $27.4 billion in assets and $18.8 billion
in deposits as of June 30. It also markets its products through
financial centers in Florida.
The bank was established in 1998 and has grown through a series
of acquisitions, including Tygris Commercial Finance Group in 2009,
Bank of Florida in 2010 in an FDIC-assisted transaction, and
MetLife Inc.'s warehouse finance business.
Shares, which were inactive premarket, jumped 13% to $17.56 on
Monday after Bloomberg reported the acquisitions talks.
Ahead of the Bloomberg report, EverBank's market value was about
$1.9 billion. The company's 2012 initial public offering priced at
$10 a share, and the stock peaked above $21 a share last October,
before stumbling in the wake of a disappointing earnings
report.
Midsize lenders have been among the most active deal makers in
the financial industry these days, as larger banks sit on the
sidelines amid heightened regulatory scrutiny since the financial
crisis.
News of the potential acquisition Tuesday came as EverBank also
reported a sharp drop in second-quarter earnings. Profit fell to
$21.6 million, or 15 cents a share, compared with a profit of $41.6
million, or 31 cents a share, a year prior. Excluding one-time
items, earnings were 32 cents a share.
Revenue fell 22% to $196.6 million as a gain in net interest
income was offset by a decline in noninterest income because of
mortgage servicing amortization and losses in loan servicing.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected 36 cents in
adjusted per-share profit on revenue of $236.2 million.
Total loan originations fell 11% to $3.08 billion.
In light of the deal talks, the bank canceled its previously
scheduled conference call with investors and analysts to discuss
the results.
Write to Austen Hufford at austen.hufford@wsj.com
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