Shareholders Foundation, Inc.

Intervest Bancshares Corp (NASDAQ:IBCA) Investor Alert: Investigation of Merger by Bank of the Ozarks Inc

An investigation on behalf of investors of Intervest Bancshares Corp (NASDAQ:IBCA) in connection with the proposed takeover was announced and NASDAQ:IBCA stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

 

San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/19/2014 -- An investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of Intervest Bancshares Corp (NASDAQ:IBCA), was announced concerning whether the takeover of Intervest Bancshares Corp by Bank Of The Ozarks Inc is unfair to NASDAQ:IBCA stockholders.

Investors who purchased shares of Intervest Bancshares Corp (NASDAQ:IBCA) and currently hold any of those NASDAQ:IBCA shares have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

The investigation by a law firm concerns whether certain officers and directors of Intervest Bancshares Corp breached their fiduciary duties owed to NASDAQ:IBCA investors in connection with the proposed acquisition.

On July 31, 2014, Intervest Bancshares Corp and Bank Of The Ozarks Inc announced the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger whereby Bank Of The Ozarks Inc will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Intervest Bancshares Corp in a transaction valued at approximately $228.5 million. Under the terms of the transaction, each holder of outstanding shares of common stock of Intervest Bancshares Corp (NASDAQ:IBCA) will receive shares of common stock of Bank Of The Ozarks Inc (NASDAQ:OZRK). The number of Bank Of The Ozarks Inc shares to be issued will be determined based on Bank Of The Ozarks Inc’s ten day average closing stock price as of the fifth business day prior to the closing date, subject to a minimum and maximum price of $23.95 and $39.91, respectively.

However, the investigation concerns whether the offer is unfair to NASDAQ:IBCA stockholders. More specifically, the investigation concerns whether the Intervest Bancshares Board of Directors undertook an adequate sales process, adequately shopped the company before entering into the transaction, maximized shareholder value by negotiating the best price, and acted in the shareholders' best interests in connection with the proposed sale.

Intervest Bancshares Corp reported that its Net Loss of $53.31 million turned into a Net Income of $14.49 million in 2013. Shares of Intervest Bancshares Corp (NASDAQ:IBCA) grew from $1.95 per share in October 2010 to as high as $8.13 per share in July 2014.

On August 15, 2014, NASDAQ:IBCA shares closed at $9.57 per share.

Those who are current investors in Intervest Bancshares Corp (NASDAQ:IBCA) shares have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com