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EXHIBIT 99.1
CORNERSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION TO DEREGISTER
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey - Cornerstone Financial Corporation announced
today that, pursuant to the provisions of the Jumpstart Business Startups Act
(the "JOBS Act"), the Board of Directors of the Company voted to deregister the
Company's common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act"). The JOBS Act, which was signed into law on April 5, 2012, raises the
threshold for requiring banks and bank holding companies to register with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act to 2000 record
holders, and also increases the threshold under which banks and bank holding
companies are permitted to deregister from the Exchange Act from 300 record
shareholders to 1200 record shareholders. The Company currently has 410
shareholders of record, and therefore qualifies for deregistration.
Although the Company will no longer file period reports with the
SEC, the Company's common stock will remain quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board.
Therefore, the Company does not anticipate that there will be any change in the
trading of the Company's common stock. Further, by deregistering under the
Exchange Act, the Company will realize substantial cost-savings in reduced legal
and audit expenses, filing fees and other, related costs of compliance with the
Exchange Act.
Under the Exchange Act, the deregistration will not be effective for
ninety (90) days after the Company's filing of its Form 15. The Company expects
its SEC filing requirements to end on approximately August 8, 2012. The
Company's quarterly and annual reports, proxy statements and current reports
will no longer be posted on the SEC's website, although the Company will
continue to provide quarterly and annual information and proxy statements to its
shareholders. The Company will also post this information on its website.