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S-1 - FORM S-1 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957sv1.htm |
EX-4 - EX-4 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv4.htm |
EX-5 - EX-5 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv5.htm |
EX-2 - EX-2 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv2.htm |
EX-3.1 - EX-3.1 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv3w1.htm |
EX-8.2 - EX-8.2 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv8w2.htm |
EX-1.1 - EX-1.1 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv1w1.htm |
EX-3.2 - EX-3.2 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv3w2.htm |
EX-8.1 - EX-8.1 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv8w1.htm |
EX-99.3 - EX-99.3 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv99w3.htm |
EX-99.4 - EX-99.4 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv99w4.htm |
EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv99w1.htm |
EX-23.2 - EX-23.2 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv23w2.htm |
EX-23.3 - EX-23.3 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv23w3.htm |
EX-99.5 - EX-99.5 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv99w5.htm |
EX-99.6 - EX-99.6 - Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | y84957exv99w6.htm |
Exhibit 99.2
RP® FINANCIAL, LC.
Serving the Financial Services Industry Since 1988
Serving the Financial Services Industry Since 1988
June 9, 2010
Boards of Trustees and Directors
Northfield Bancorp, MHC
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
Northfield Bank
581 Main Street, Suite 810
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095
Northfield Bancorp, MHC
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
Northfield Bank
581 Main Street, Suite 810
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095
Re: | Plan of Conversion and Reorganization Northfield Bancorp, MHC Northfield Bancorp, Inc. |
Members of the Boards:
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this letter have the meanings given such terms
in the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization (the Plan) adopted by the Board of Trustees of
Northfield Bancorp, MHC (the MHC) and the Board of Directors of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (the
Mid-Tier). The Plan provides for the conversion of the MHC into the full stock form of
organization. Pursuant to the Plan, the MHC will be merged into the Mid-Tier and the Mid-Tier will
merge with Northfield Bancorp, Inc., a newly-formed Delaware corporation (the Company) with the
Company as the resulting entity, and the MHC will no longer exist. As part of the Plan, the
Company will sell shares of common stock in an offering that will represent the ownership interest
in the Mid-Tier now owned by the MHC.
We understand that in accordance with the Plan, subscription rights to purchase shares of
common stock in the Company are to be issued to: (1) Eligible Account Holders; (2) Tax-Qualified
Plans; and (3) Supplemental Eligible Account Holders. Based solely upon our observation that the
subscription rights will be available to such parties without cost, will be legally
non-transferable and of short duration, and will afford such parties the right only to purchase
shares of common stock at the same price as will be paid by members of the general public in the
community and syndicated offerings, but without undertaking any independent investigation of state
or federal law or the position of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to this issue, we are
of the belief that, as a factual matter:
(1) | the subscription rights will have no ascertainable market value; and, | ||
(2) | the price at which the subscription rights are exercisable will not be more or less than the pro forma market value of the shares upon issuance. |
Changes in the local and national economy, the legislative and regulatory environment, the
stock market, interest rates, and other external forces (such as natural disasters or significant
world events) may occur from time to time, often with great unpredictability and may materially
impact the value of thrift stocks as a whole or the Companys value alone. Accordingly, no
assurance can be given that persons who subscribe to shares of common stock in the subscription
offering will thereafter be able to buy or sell such shares at the same price paid in the
subscription offering.
Sincerely,

RP Financial, LC.
Washington Headquarters Three Ballston Plaza 1100 North Glebe Road, Suite 1100 Arlington, VA 22201 www.rpfinancial.com |
Telephone: (703) 528-1700 Fax: (703) 528-1788 Toll-Free No.: (866) 723-0594 E-Mail: mail@rpfinancial.com |