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Cadence Financial Corporation Acquisition by Community Bancorp LLC Approved by Federal Reserve

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  Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, February 15th 2011 at 13:25 GMT by Market Wire
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STARKVILLE, Miss.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Cadence Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CADE), the parent company of Cadence Bank, N.A., today announced that the Federal Reserve has approved the acquisition of the Company by Community Bancorp LLC (aCBCa), a Delaware limited liability company. The merger transaction is expected to close on or about March 1, 2011. Under terms of the acquisition agreement, Cadence shareholders will receive $2.50 in cash per Cadence common share. Cadence will be the surviving corporation in the merger transaction, with its identity, charter and personnel in tact, and become a wholly owned subsidiary of CBC.

Cadence has engaged Registrar & Transfer Co. as paying agent, and after the closing date Registrar & Transfer Co. is expected to mail to all holders of Cadence stock certificates a form of letter of transmittal and instructions for the surrender of Cadence stock certificates for the cash payment per share. Cadence expects that shareholders holding Cadence stock in brokerage accounts will automatically be credited with the proceeds by their broker following the closing date.

About Cadence Financial Corporation

Cadence Financial Corporation is a $1.6 billion bank holding company providing full financial services, including banking, trust services, mortgage services and investment products in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Cadencea™s stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CADE.

About Community Bancorp LLC

Community Bancorp LLC is a bank holding company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. CBC has raised equity capital commitments of $1 billion for the purpose of making investments in the U.S. banking sector, with a particular focus on community banks that are well positioned to benefit from the equity capital and industry expertise CBC can provide.

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