Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, Cambridge filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on FormS-4 that includes a joint proxy statement of Wellesley and Cambridge that also constitutes a prospectus of Cambridge, which joint proxy statement/prospectus was mailed or otherwise disseminated to Wellesley’s shareholders and Cambridge’s shareholders on or about February 6, 2020. Wellesley and Cambridge also filed other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction.INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. You may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed by Wellesley and Cambridge with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by Wellesley with the SEC will be available free of charge on Wellesley’s website at www.wellesleybank.com or by directing a request to Wellesley Bancorp, Inc., 100 Worcester Street, Suite 300, Wellesley, MA 02481, attention: Corporate Secretary (781)235-2550. Copies of the documents filed by Cambridge with the SEC will be available free of charge on Cambridge’s website at ir.cambridgetrust.com or by directing a request to Cambridge Bancorp, 1336 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, attention: Corporate Secretary (617)876-5500.
No Offer
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.
Participants in Solicitation
Wellesley and Cambridge and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. You can find information about Wellesley’s executive officers and directors in Wellesley’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 10, 2019. You can find information about Cambridge’s executive officers and directors in Cambridge’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC. You may obtain free copies of these documents from Wellesley or Cambridge using the sources indicated above.
Forward Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements about Wellesley Bancorp, Inc. (together with its bank subsidiary unless the context otherwise requires, “Wellesley”) and Cambridge Bancorp (together with its bank subsidiary unless the context otherwise requires, “Cambridge”) and their industry involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Statements other than statements of current or historical fact, including statements regarding Wellesley’s or Cambridge’s future financial condition, results of operations, business plans, liquidity, cash flows, projected costs, and the impact of any laws or regulations applicable to Wellesley or Cambridge, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” and other similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Such factors are described within Wellesley’s and Cambridge’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the following: (1) the businesses of Cambridge and Wellesley may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer to accomplish than expected; (2) the cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; (3) operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the merger, including adverse effects on relationships with employees, may be greater than expected; (4) governmental approvals of the merger may not be obtained, or adverse regulatory conditions may be imposed in connection with governmental approvals of the merger; (5) the stockholders of Cambridge or Wellesley may fail to approve the merger; (6) changes to interest rates, (7) the ability to control costs and expenses, (8) general economic conditions, (9) the success of Cambridge’s efforts to diversify its revenue base by developing additional sources ofnon-interest income while continuing to manage its existingfee-based business, and (10) risks associated with the quality of Cambridge’s assets and the ability of its borrowers to comply with repayment terms. Further information about these and other relevant risks and uncertainties may be found in Cambridge’s and Wellesley’s respective Annual Reports on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Wellesley and Cambridge do not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.