North Valley Bancorp Reports Operating Results (10-K/A)

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Apr 30, 2010
North Valley Bancorp (NOVB, Financial) filed Amended Annual Report for the period ended 2009-12-31.

North Valley Bancorp has a market cap of $20.1 million; its shares were traded at around $2.69 with and P/S ratio of 0.4. NOVB is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.

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As announced by the Company on April 20, 2010 and reported on the Company s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 22, 2010 (the “Current Report”), the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a limited number of institutional and other accredited investors, including certain directors and executive officers of the Company (collectively, the “Purchasers”) to sell a total of 40,000 shares of Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, without par value (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) at a price of $1,000 per share, for an aggregate gross purchase price of $40,000,000 (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement closed on April 22, 2010, after the Company had issued an aggregate of 40,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock against receipt of $40,000,000 in cash.

The Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into a number of shares of the Company s common stock after the Company has received shareholder approval of such conversion at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on or before July 30, 2010. The conversion ratio for each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the Series A Preferred Stock share price by the conversion price. The initial conversion price of $1.50 per share is subject to possible adjustments in the future under certain circumstances, including failure to obtain shareholder approval for the conversion by October 20, 2010, which would decrease the conversion price by 10%. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends which shall accrue and be payable at a per annum rate equal to 12%, payable semi-annually in arrears commencing on October 20, 2010; provided, however, if shareholder approval is obtained on or before October 20, 2010, then no accrued dividends shall be payable. If shareholder approval is not obtained on or before October 20, 2010, the interest rate will increase to 15% per annum for the six month period starting October 20, 2010, and if shareholder approval is still not obtained on or before the end of that six month period, the interest rate will increase to 20% per annum for the next following six month period (and for each six month period thereafter). The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable by the Company or by the holders and carries a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Complete details concerning the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, restrictions, and limitations of the Series A Preferred Stock are contained in the Certificate of Determination filed with the California Secretary of State on April 16, 2010.

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