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Law Firm Brower Piven Announces Investigation of San Diego Trust Bank Proposed Buyout

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Law Firm Brower Piven Announces Investigation of San Diego Trust Bank Proposed Buyout

STEVENSON, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The securities litigation firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank (“San Diego Trust” or the “Company”) (OTC: SDBK) and other violations of state law by the board of directors of San Diego Trust relating to the proposed buyout of the Company by Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (“Pacific Premier“). The firm’s investigation seeks to determine, among other things, whether San Diego Trust‘s board of directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value.

As stated in the press release announcing the proposed buyout, San Diego Trust shareholders will have a choice between electing to receive $13.41 per share in cash or 1.114 shares of Pacific Premier common stock for each share of San Diego Trust they own or a combination thereof. According to Yahoo! Finance, San Diego Trust shares were trading at $14.50 the week before the proposed buyout was announced.

If you currently own common stock of San Diego Trust and would like to learn more about the investigation being conducted by Brower Piven, you may email or call Brower Piven, who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions. You may contact Brower Piven by email at hoffman@browerpiven.com, by calling (410) 415-6616, or at Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, 1925 Old Valley Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153. Attorneys at Brower Piven have combined experience litigating securities and other class action cases of over 60 years.

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Charles J. Piven, 410-415-6616
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Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of San Diego Trust Bank Buyout

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Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of San Diego Trust Bank Buyout

WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.:

  • Do you own shares of San Diego Trust Bank (OTC QB: SDBK )?
  • Did you purchase any of your shares prior to March 6, 2013?
  • Do you think the proposed buyout price is too low?
  • Do you want to discuss your rights?

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of San Diego Trust Bank (“San Diego Trust” or the “Company”) (OTC QB: SDBK) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company’s entry into an agreement to be acquired by Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (“Pacific Premier“) (NASDAQ GM: PPBI) in a transaction valued at approximately $30.6 million.

Click here to learn more: http://www.rigrodskylong.com/investigations/san-diego-trust-bank-sdbk.

Under the terms of the proposal, public shareholders of San Diego Trust will have a choice between electing to receive $13.41 per share in cash or 1.114x shares of Pacific Premier common stock for each share of San Diego Trust or a combination there, subject to the overall requirement that 50% of the consideration will be in the form of cash and 50% will be in the form of Pacific Premier stock. The number of shares of Pacific Premier common stock to be issued to San Diego Trust shareholders is based on a fixed exchange ratio provided that Pacific Premier‘s stock price remains between $10.83 and $13.24 as measure by the 10-day average closing price immediately prior to closing of the transaction. The value of the stock portion of consideration will fluctuate based on the value of Pacific Premier common stock. To the extent the average closing price of Pacific Premier common stock is outside this price range for Pacific Premier common stock, then the exchange ratio will adjust to reflect the increase or decrease of Pacific Premier common …read more
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Pacific Premier Bancorp Named Top Performing Publicly Traded Community Bank in the United States by

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Pacific Premier Bancorp Named Top Performing Publicly Traded Community Bank in the United States by SNL Financial

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NAS: PPBI) (the “Company” or “Pacific Premier“), the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank (the “Bank”), was named by SNL Financial as the number one performing publicly traded bank with assets between $500 million and $5.0 billion for 2012. In addition, the Bank was ranked as the second best performing community bank in the United States in SNL Financial’s 2012 annual ranking of the top 100 best performing banks. SNL Financial is a leading provider of news, data and analysis in the banking sector.

SNL Financial evaluated the 2012 financial performance of 765 community banks across the United States with total assets between $500 million and $5 billion. SNL Financial ranked the best performing community banks using six core financial performance metrics that focus on profitability, asset quality and growth for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2012.

“We are very pleased to be recognized by SNL Financial as a standout among community banks across the United States and the highest rated publicly traded community bank in the 2012 rankings,” said Steven R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Premier. “The ranking is a testament to the strong and efficient business model we have built, the attractive markets that we serve, and the passion and commitment of our entire organization to provide customers with a superior banking experience. We believe that we have the right formula for growing our franchise and we are excited about entering new markets and introducing new business lines in 2013. As we steadily increase our presence throughout Southern California, we believe that Pacific Premier Bank will continue to rank among the elite community banks in the nation.”

About Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

The Company owns all of the capital stock of the Bank. The Bank provides business and consumer banking products to its customers through our ten full-service depository branches in Southern California located in the cities of Huntington Beach, Irvine, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, San Bernardino and Seal Beach and one office in Dallas, Texas. For additional information about the Company, visit the Company’s website at www.ppbi.com.

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Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Announces Completion of Acquisition of First Associations Bank

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Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Announces Completion of Acquisition of First Associations Bank

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NAS: PPBI) (“Pacific Premier” or the “Company”) today announced that, on Friday March 15, 2013, it completed the acquisition of First Associations Bank (“FAB“), a Dallas, Texas-based state chartered bank exclusively focused on serving homeowners associations (“HOAs”) and HOA management companies nationwide. The acquisition of FAB is expected to add approximately $375.7 million in assets and approximately $319.8 million in deposits.

Effective immediately, FAB will operate as a division of Pacific Premier Bank. John Carona, FAB‘s largest shareholder and director, has been added as a director on the Boards of Directors of the Company and Pacific Premier Bank.

Under the terms of the definitive agreement, FAB shareholders, in exchange for their shares of FAB common stock, will be entitled to receive an aggregate of $37.2 million in cash and 1,279,217 shares of Pacific Premier common stock. The value of the total deal consideration was approximately $56.7 million, which includes $16.0 million of stock consideration (based on the closing stock price of Pacific Premier common stock on March 15, 2013), $37.2 million of cash consideration and $3.5 million of cash consideration to the holders of FAB stock options and warrants.

“We are very pleased to complete our acquisition of FAB and welcome its national roster of HOA-related clients to Pacific Premier,” said Steven R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Premier Bancorp. “We have been actively preparing for the integration of FAB into our operations over the past several months, including solidifying relationships with its largest customers, identifying additional banking talent that can further build our HOA-related business, and repositioning our balance sheet to take advantage of the liquidity and low-cost deposit base provided by FAB. As a result of the upfront planning we have done, we believe we are well positioned to quickly realize the synergies projected from this transaction and also continue growing our share of the national market for HOA banking services in the coming years.”

On a pro forma combined basis with the FAB acquisition and the proposed acquisition of San Diego Trust Bank, Pacific Premier is expected to have total assets of $1.7 billion.


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Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. and San Diego Trust Bank Announce Merger Agreement

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Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. and San Diego Trust Bank Announce Merger Agreement

Highlights of the announced transaction:

  • Expanding Pacific Premier‘s footprint into San Diego County by adding three full-service branches
  • Acquiring an attractive deposit franchise, which was comprised of 97.1% non-CDs and 33.6% non-interest bearing demand deposits, with a total cost of deposits of 0.25%, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012
  • Acquiring a bank with exceptional asset quality and eight consecutive years of profitability
  • Compelling economics for Pacific Premier‘s shareholders
  • Providing liquidity event and meaningful return to the original shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NAS: PPBI) (“Pacific Premier” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire San Diego Trust Bank (OTCBB: SDBK), a San Diego, California, based state-chartered bank with $242.0 million in total assets and $187.9 million in total deposits at December 31, 2012. This transaction will expand Pacific Premier‘s banking footprint into San Diego County and is expected to further improve Pacific Premier‘s deposit mix.

Steven R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Premier commented, “This is an attractive opportunity for us to expand into the San Diego marketplace with the acquisition of San Diego Trust Bank, one of the top performing community banks in this market. We believe San Diego is a logical extension for our franchise that will allow us to continue to execute on our strategic plan. This acquisition will enable us to introduce the Pacific Premier brand, products and services into a new market with similar demographics to our current footprint. Further, the transaction will provide us with significant opportunities for synergies due to San Diego Trust Bank’s strong relationship based business banking model.”

Mr. Gardner continued, “We are excited that San Diego Trust Bank has agreed to join and grow with Pacific Premier. We see this as an exciting opportunity for our combined shareholders, customers and employees. San Diego Trust Bank’s existing customers will continue to receive the same excellent customer service and products without disruption. Additionally, the acquisition of San Diego Trust Bank will allow Pacific Premier to deploy a portion of its current capital base into a compelling investment. Lastly, …read more
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