| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
Effective January 1, 2017, Prudential Bancorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company" or "Prudential"), completed its previously announced merger (the "Merger") with Polonia Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Polonia"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of June 2, 2016. At the effective time of the Merger, Polonia merged with and into the Company. In addition, Polonia Bank, a federally chartered savings bank and Polonia's wholly owned subsidiary, merged with and into Prudential Saving Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank and the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with Prudential Savings Bank as the surviving bank.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of Polonia common stock was converted into the right to receive, at the election of the Polonia shareholder (subject to certain conditions, including conditions relating to pro-ration): (i) 0.7460 of a share of Prudential common stock or (ii) $11.09 in cash, subject to proration provisions to assure that, in the aggregate, Polonia shareholders received total merger consideration that consists of 50% stock and 50% cash. As a result of Polonia shareholder stock and cash elections and the related proration provisions of the Merger Agreement, Prudential issued approximately 1,274,200 shares of its common stock and approximately $18.9 million in the merger.
The Merger Agreement also provides that options to purchase Polonia common stock outstanding at the effective time of the Merger will be exchanged for a cash payment equal to the difference between the per share cash consideration under the Merger Agreement and the corresponding exercise price of such option. Options to acquire an aggregate of 18,818 shares of Polonia common stock were exchanged for such cash payment. The Company is also required under the Merger Agreement to make a cash payment to Polonia shareholders who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Prudential common stock. The aggregate payment made by the Company for these fractional shares was approximately $1,300.00.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the Merger is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2.1.
The Company issued a press release on January 3, 2017 announcing the completion of the Merger. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
