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Published on 1/30/2014 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

VantageSouth negotiates $47 million private placement of common stock

Company sells 9,197,475 shares at $5.10 or $5.14 per share in offering

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 30 - VantageSouth Bancshares Inc. arranged a $47 million private placement of stock on Jan. 24, according to an 8-K filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company will sell 9,197,475 common shares at $5.10 apiece, with insiders paying $5.14 per share. The prices per share are a 0.79% discount and identical, respectively, to the closing price of the stock on Jan. 24.

Settlement is expected Jan. 31.

Proceeds will be used to redeem all of the company's preferred stock that is held by the Department of the Treasury, to repurchase warrants for 1,348,398.2 shares from the Treasury and for general corporate purposes.

VantageSouth is a Raleigh, N.C.-based bank holding company.

Issuer:VantageSouth Bancshares Inc.
Issue:Common stock
Amount:$47 million
Shares:9,197,475
Price:$5.14 for insiders and $5.10 for others
Warrants:No
Pricing date:Jan. 24
Settlement date:Jan. 31
Stock symbol:NYSE: VSB
Stock price:$5.02 at close Jan. 23
Market capitalization:$270.6 million

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