Bank of Marin Bancorp and American River Bankshares Announce the Signing of a Merger Agreement - Seite 4

Participants in the Solicitation

BMRC, AMRB and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of BMRC and AMRB in connection with the acquisition. Information about the directors and executive officers of BMRC is set forth in the proxy statement for BMRC’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders previously filed with the SEC, and as may be amended in the future. Information about the directors and executive officers of AMRB is set forth in the proxy statement for AMRB’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders previously filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of these participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the acquisition may be obtained by reading the joint proxy statement regarding the acquisition when it becomes available.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this release, other than those concerning historical financial information, may be considered forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions. These include statements as to the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, including future financial and operating results, cost savings and enhanced revenues that may be realized from the acquisition as well as other statements of expectations regarding the acquisition and any other statements regarding future results or expectations. Such forward-looking statements may contain words related to future projections including, but not limited to, words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” and variations of those words and similar words that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those projected. Each of BMRC and AMRB intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. The companies’ respective abilities to predict results, or the actual effect of future plans or strategies, is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material effect on the operations and future prospects of each of BMRC and AMRB and the resulting company, include but are not limited to: (1) the businesses of BMRC and/or AMRB may not be integrated successfully or such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (2) expected revenue synergies and cost savings from the acquisition may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; (3) revenues following the merger may be lower than expected; (4) customer and employee relationships and business operations may be disrupted by the acquisition; (5) the ability to obtain required regulatory and shareholder approvals, and the ability to complete the acquisition on the expected timeframe may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (6) changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; the quality and composition of the loan and securities portfolios; demand for loan products; deposit flows; competition; demand for financial services in the companies’ respective market areas; their implementation of new technologies; their ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems; and accounting principles, policies, and guidelines, and (7) other risk factors detailed from time to time in filings made by BMRC or AMRB with the SEC. BMRC and AMRB undertake no obligation to update or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by law.