PENDING ACQUISITION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

PENDING ACQUISITION [Abstract]

PENDING ACQUISITION

NOTE  9 - PENDING ACQUISITION

On July 8, 2019, Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (“Premier”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Citizens Deposit Bank and Trust, Inc. (“Citizens”) entered into a material definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with The First National Holding Company of Jackson (“FNHC”) and its wholly owned subsidiary The First National Bank of Jackson (“Jackson”), a $103.6 million national bank headquartered in Jackson, Kentucky whereby Citizens will purchase Jackson for approximately $14,784,000 in cash.

Under terms of the Merger Agreement, Citizens will purchase all the shares of Jackson common stock for an amount equal to Jackson’s total shareholder equity at the effective time, subject to certain adjustments, and will subsequently merge Jackson with and into Citizens.  The total transaction value is currently estimated to be $14,784,000.  The transaction, which is subject to satisfaction of various contractual conditions, requires approval by bank regulatory agencies and the shareholders of FNHC and Jackson, is anticipated to close sometime in the fourth quarter of 2019 with a systems conversion anticipated to be completed soon thereafter.