Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Gerald T. Mulligan | |
President & CEO (978) 725-7555 |
LSB Corporation Announces Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
NORTH ANDOVER, MA — (MARKET WIRE) – June 2, 2009 – LSB Corporation (NASDAQ-LSBX) (the “Company”), the parent company of River Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that the Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan will be administered through its stock transfer agent Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and the Company anticipates that a mailing will be sent to shareholders communicating the details of the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan in June 2009. Information regarding the Plan, including a copy of the Plan prospectus, will also be available on the Company’s website atwww.riverbk.com.
A dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan is an investment option offered directly to existing shareholders from the issuing company, in this instance, LSB Corporation. At the shareholder’s option, dividends are not paid directly in cash, but instead are directly reinvested in Company common stock. The Plan will also allow for a shareholder to make additional, optional stock purchases of Company common stock with a minimum purchase amount of $50 up to a maximum limit of $10,000 per month. The specific terms and conditions, including applicable fees, associated with the Plan will be provided with the mailing in June.
LSB Corporation is a Massachusetts corporation that conducts all of its operations through the Bank, which is its sole subsidiary. The Bank offers a range of commercial and consumer loan and deposit products and is headquartered at 30 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, Massachusetts, approximately 25 miles north of Boston. River Bank operates 5 full-service banking offices in Massachusetts in Andover, Lawrence, Methuen (2) and North Andover and 2 full-service banking offices in New Hampshire in Derry and Salem.
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