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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 30, 2015 - National Bank Holdings Corppinerivervalleyexhibit991.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2015

NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-35654
27-0563799
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

7800 East Orchard Road, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

720-529-3336
(Registrant’s telephone, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 30, 2015, National Bank Holdings Corporation (the “Company”), the parent company of NBH Bank, N.A., and Pine River Bank Corporation, the parent company of Pine River Valley Bank, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Pine River Bank Corporation in exchange for all cash consideration.
The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2015, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, including the approval of Pine River Bank Corporation shareholders. Upon the closing of the transaction, Pine River Valley Bank, the bank subsidiary of Pine River Bank Corporation, will be merged into NBH Bank, N.A. and operated as part of its Community Banks of Colorado division.
The press release issued by the Company is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This filing contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “predict,” “seek,” “potential,” “will,” “estimate,” “target,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “intend” or similar expressions that relate to the Company’s strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements involve certain important risks, uncertainties and other factors, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the “Risk Factors” referenced in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the SEC, and the following additional factors: ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions to the merger, including approval by Pine River Bank Corporation shareholders on the expected terms and schedule; delay in closing the merger; difficulties and delays in integrating the Pine River Bank Corporation business or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits; business disruption following the merger; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; client acceptance of the Company’s products and services; client borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; client disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; economic conditions; and the impact, extent and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms.
The Company cannot give any assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this filing, and the Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press release, dated January 30, 2015.
 
 







SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
National Bank Holdings Corporation
 
 
By:
/s/ Zsolt K. Besskó
 
Name: Zsolt K. Besskó
Title: Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Date: January 30, 2015