Mid Penn Bancorp to acquire 1st Colonial Bancorp in roughly $101M deal

Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB) and 1st Colonial Bancorp (FCOB) jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Mid Penn will acquire 1st Colonial in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $101M. The merger agreement has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company. The transaction is expected to close late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval by 1st Colonial shareholders. One 1st Colonial director to be nominated by the 1st Colonial board of directors in consultation with Mid Penn will join the Mid Penn board upon completion of the transaction. Concurrent with the entering into the merger agreement, 1st Colonial President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert B. White, entered into an employment agreement with Mid Penn Bank to become the Senior Executive Vice President, Greater Philadelphia Metro Area Market President and Senior Risk Advisor of Mid Penn Bank. The merger is expected to be immediately accretive to Mid Penn’s estimated earnings per share and to have a positive long-term impact on Mid Penn’s key profitability and operating ratios. Following completion of the merger, 1st Colonial shareholders will own approximately 8% of Mid Penn’s outstanding shares of common stock.