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Published on 8/20/2012 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

OptimumBank Holdings places $1.2 million of stock with one investor

Company also discloses July sale of $200,000 of stock to director

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 20 - OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. sold $1.2 million of common stock to a single investor under a privately negotiated stock purchase agreement reached on Aug. 14.

The sale settled on Aug. 15, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The 3 million newly issued shares sold for $0.40 each, which is a 2.4% discount to the company's $0.41 closing share price on Aug. 13.

The shares represent 9.9% of the company's outstanding common stock after the transaction.

Sale to director

The company also disclosed the sale of $200,000 of common stock to director Joel Klein. The 500,000 shares sold for $0.40 each.

As a proposed director of the company, Klein subscribed for the shares on Feb. 28. His appointment as a director was subject to regulatory approval. Upon receiving this approval, the company appointed Klein as a director on June 29, and the stock placement closed July 9.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based OptimumBank Holdings is the bank holding company for OptimumBank.

Issuer:OptimumBank Holdings, Inc.
Issue:Common stock
Amount:$1.2 million
Shares:3 million
Price:$0.40
Warrants:No
Agent:Non-brokered
Pricing date:Aug. 14
Settlement date:Aug. 15
Stock symbol:Nasdaq: OPHC
Stock price:$0.64 at close Aug. 20
Market capitalization:$17.25 million

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