Lake Shore Bancorp Announces Closing of Conversion Transaction
DUNKIRK, N.Y. — July 18, 2025 — Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (“Lake Shore Bancorp”) (NASDAQ: LSBK), the new holding company for Lake Shore Bank (the “Bank”), announced that the conversion of Lake Shore, MHC from mutual to stock form, the related stock offering by Lake Shore Bancorp and the Bank’s conversion from a federal savings bank to a New York chartered commercial bank closed following the close of business today. Lake Shore Bancorp’s common stock is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the trading symbol “LSBK” on July 21, 2025.
As a result of the subscription offering, Lake Shore Bancorp sold a total of 4,950,460 shares of its common stock (approximately the midpoint of the offering range) at a price of $10.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $49.5 million.
Lake Shore Bancorp’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”), expects to mail Direct Registration System (“DRS”) Book-Entry statements for shares purchased in the subscription offering and interest checks, on or about July 21, 2025.
As part of the conversion transaction, each outstanding share of Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., a federal corporation (“Lake Shore Federal Bancorp”) common stock owned by the public stockholders of Lake Shore Federal Bancorp (stockholders other than Lake Shore, MHC) as of the closing date was converted into shares of Lake Shore Bancorp common stock based on an exchange ratio of 1.3549 shares of Lake Shore Bancorp common stock for each share of Lake Shore Federal Bancorp common stock so that Lake Shore Federal Bancorp’s existing public stockholders will own approximately the same percentage of Lake Shore Bancorp’s common stock as they owned of Lake Shore Federal Bancorp’s common stock immediately prior to the conversion, subject to adjustment as disclosed in the prospectus. Cash was issued in lieu of a fractional share of Lake Shore Bancorp common stock based on the offering price of $10.00 per share. Upon the completion of the conversion and stock offering, approximately 7,825,877 shares of Lake Shore Bancorp common stock are outstanding before adjustment for fractional shares.
Stockholders of Lake Shore Federal Bancorp holding shares in street name will receive shares of Lake Shore Bancorp common stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares within their accounts. Stockholders of Lake Shore Federal Bancorp holding shares in certificated form will be mailed a letter of transmittal on or about July 21, 2025. After submitting their stock certificates and a properly completed letter of transmittal to Computershare, stockholders will receive DRS Book-Entry statements reflecting their shares of Lake Shore Bancorp common stock and checks for cash in lieu of fractional shares.
Luse Gorman, PC acted as legal counsel to Lake Shore Bancorp and Lake Shore Federal Bancorp. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. acted as marketing agent for Lake Shore Bancorp in the subscription offering. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP acted as legal counsel to Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
About Lake Shore
Lake Shore Bancorp is the holding company of Lake Shore Bank, a New York chartered, community-oriented financial institution headquartered in Dunkirk, New York. The Bank has ten full-service branch locations in Western New York, including four in Chautauqua County and six in Erie County. The Bank offers a broad range of retail and commercial lending and deposit services. Lake Shore Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market as “LSBK”. Additional information about Lake Shore Bancorp is available at www.lakeshoresavings.com.