To: Tom Borst who wrote (2085 ) 10/1/1999 9:18:00 AM From: VeloSpeed Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2419
October 01, 1999 09:01USABancShares.com, Inc. Announces Completion of Public Offering of 1,400,000 Shares of Common Stock PHILADELPHIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999-- USABancShares.com, Inc. (NASDAQ - "USAB") announces today the sale of 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock at an offering price of $6.75 per share through a firm commitment underwritten offering managed by Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. USABancShares.com, Inc. has granted the underwriters an option exercisable within 30 days to purchase up to an additional 210,000 shares to cover over-allotments. The offering is scheduled to close on Tuesday October 5, 1999. USABancShares.com's common stock is currently trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "USAB". The proceeds from the offering will be used by USABancShares.com to contribute capital to vBank. vBank will use a portion of those proceeds to finance their national marketing campaign and to enter into strategic marketing agreements in connection with the expansion of USABancShares.com's Internet banking and brokerage operations. A Prospectus describing this offering is available from Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Two World Trade Center, 104th Floor, New York, NY 10048, Attention: Syndicate Department. At June 30, 1999, USABancShares.com had assets of $230.0 million, liabilities of $215.9 million, including deposits of $169.9 million, and stockholders' equity of $14.0 million. CONTACT: USABancShares.com, Inc., Philadelphia Kenneth L. Tepper, President & CEO 215/569-4200 klt@usabancshares.com or Brian M. Hartline, Chief Financial Officer 215/569-4200 bmh@usabancshares.com