Board of Directors authorizes repurchase of up to $2.2 million of Company's outstanding common stock.
TIMBERVILLE, VA / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2025 / F&M Bank Corp. (the "Company" or "F&M"), (OTCQX:FMBM), parent company of Farmers & Merchants Bank ("F&M Bank" or the "Bank"), announced today that the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has authorized the repurchase of issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,200,000 through a Stock Repurchase Program (the "Program").
The Program is effective as of June 4, 2025 and will expire on May 31, 2026, subject to the Board's authority to suspend, terminate or modify the Program. The Board's authorization is discretionary and there is no assurance that the Company will repurchase any shares under the Program.
The Program will be administered in accordance with the terms of Rule 10b-18 and 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the "VSCA") and the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Pursuant to VSCA, any shares of F&M common stock repurchased under the Program will be retired and returned to "authorized but unissued" status.
The actual means and timing of any purchases, target number of shares and prices or range of prices under the Program will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of the Company's common stock, share issuances under Company equity plans, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
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ABOUT US
F&M Bank Corp. is an independent, locally owned, financial holding company offering a full range of financial services through our subsidiary, Farmers & Merchants Bank's (F&M Bank), fourteen banking offices in Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Augusta counties, Virginia, and the cities of Winchester and Waynesboro, Virginia. The Company also owns F&M Mortgage, a mortgage lending subsidiary, and VSTitle, a title company subsidiary. Founded in 1908 as a community venture to serve the farmers and merchants of the Shenandoah Valley, where both the Company and the Bank are headquartered, F&M Bank remains more committed than ever to the success of the agricultural industry, small business ventures, and the nonprofit sector. F&M's values, which are gregarious, resolute, original, and wholehearted (G.R.O.W.), combined with our brand pillars of sustenance, security, and enrichment, shape the Company's decision-making, philanthropy, and volunteerism. The only publicly traded organization based in Rockingham County, we offer a diverse suite of financial products and services, and a strong team dedicated to living our mission of being the financial partner of choice in the Shenandoah Valley, both today and tomorrow, as we have been since 1908. Additional information may be found by visiting our website, fmbankva.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Lisa F. Campbell | EVP | Chief Financial Officer
540-896-1705
fmbankva.com
SOURCE: F&M Bank Corp.
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