Exhibit 99.4
Bogota Savings Bank
Dear Depositor:
We are pleased to announce that the Board of Directors of Bogota Savings Bank unanimously approved a plan of reorganization and minority stock issuance whereby Bogota Financial Corp., the proposed holding company for Bogota Savings Bank, is offering shares of its common stock for sale. The majority of the shares of common stock of Bogota Financial Corp. will be held by our mutual holding company, Bogota Financial, MHC. The additional capital raised in the offering will provide us the financial strength to support our future growth and expansion, while preserving our mutual form of ownership. Upon completion of the reorganization:
| • | | existing deposit accounts and loans will remain exactly the same; and |
| • | | deposit accounts will continue to be federally insured up to the maximum legal limit. |
To further our commitment to our local community, and as part of the reorganization and offering, we intend to establish and fund, with shares of Bogota Financial Corp. common stock and cash, a new charitable foundation, Bogota Savings Bank Charitable Foundation. Giving back to our local communities is an important part of our corporate mission and the charitable foundation will further our goal of actively supporting those communities.
The Proxy Card
Under banking regulations, the plan of reorganization and minority stock issuance and the contribution to the Bogota Savings Bank Charitable Foundation require the approval of the depositors of Bogota Savings Bank. As a voting depositor, your vote is extremely important to complete the reorganization. After reading the enclosed proxy statement, please cast your vote by mail, telephone, text or Internet as instructed on the enclosed proxy card. Voting will not obligate you to purchase shares of Bogota Financial Corp. common stock in the offering.
As a valued customer, your vote is important to us.
On behalf of the Board, I ask that you help us meet our goal by casting your vote
“FOR” approval of the plan and “FOR” approval of the contribution to the charitable foundation.
The Stock Order Form
As a qualifying depositor, you have nontransferable rights to subscribe for shares of Bogota Financial Corp. common stock on a priority basis, before the stock is offered for sale to the general public. The enclosed prospectus describes the stock offering in more detail.Please read the prospectus carefully before making an investment decision.
If you wish to subscribe for shares, please complete the enclosed stock order form. Your stock order form, together with payment for the shares, must be physically received (not postmarked) by Bogota Financial Corp. no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [Expiration Date].Stock order forms may be deliveredby mail using the enclosed postage-paid envelope marked “STOCK ORDER RETURN,”by overnight delivery service orby hand deliveryto the Stock Information Center address indicated on the stock order form.We will not accept stock order forms at our other office.
If you have any questions after reading the enclosed material, please call our Stock Information Center at [Stock Center Phone Number], Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Stock Information Center will be closed on bank holidays.
Sincerely,
Joseph Coccaro
President and Chief Executive Officer
The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.