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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 5, 2023, the Board of Directors of CF Bankshares Inc. (the “Company) authorized a new stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to 250,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock on or before June 30, 2024. Under the stock repurchase program, the Company may purchase shares of its common stock from time to time through various means, including open market transactions and privately negotiated transactions. Open market repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and may be effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. There is no guarantee as to the exact number or value of shares that will be repurchased by the Company. The manner, timing and amount of any stock repurchases will be determined by the Company’s management in its discretion based on its evaluation of various factors, including the trading price of the Company’s common stock, market and economic conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on July 5, 2023, announcing the new stock repurchase program is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| CF Bankshares Inc. |
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Date: July 5, 2023 |
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| Kevin J. Beerman |
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| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: |
July 5, 2023 |
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Timothy T. O'Dell, President & CEO |
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Phone: 614.318.4660 |
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Email: timodell@cfbankmail.com |
CF BANKSHARES INC. ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
Columbus, Ohio – July 5, 2023 – CF Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: CFBK) (the “Company”), the parent of CFBank, announced today that the Board of Directors of CF Bankshares Inc. has authorized a new stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to 250,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock on or before June 30, 2024. Under the stock repurchase program, the Company may purchase shares of its common stock from time to time through various means, including open market transactions and privately negotiated transactions. Open market repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and may be effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. There is no guarantee as to the exact number or value of shares that will be repurchased by the Company. The manner, timing and amount of any stock repurchases will be determined by the Company’s management in its discretion based on its evaluation of various factors, including the trading price of the Company’s common stock, market and economic conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Timothy T. O’Dell, President and CEO, commented “We believe our stock is a good value, and the Board’s approval of this stock repurchase program reflects confidence in our Company’s intrinsic value. Repurchasing stock underscores our commitment to enhancing shareholder value and demonstrates confidence in our business model.”
About CF Bankshares Inc. and CFBank
CF Bankshares Inc. (the Company) is a holding company that owns 100% of the stock of CFBank, National Association (CFBank). CFBank is a nationally chartered boutique Commercial bank operating primarily in Four (4) Major Metro Markets: Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana. The current Leadership Team and Board recapitalized the Company and CFBank in 2012 during the financial crisis, repositioning CFBank as a full-service Commercial Bank model. Since the 2012 recapitalization, CFBank has achieved a CAGR in excess of 20%.
CFBank focuses on serving the financial needs of closely held businesses and entrepreneurs, by providing a comprehensive Commercial, Retail, and Mortgage Lending services presence. In all regional markets, CFBank provides commercial loans and equipment leases, commercial and residential real estate loans and treasury management depository services, residential mortgage lending, and full-service commercial and retail banking services and products. CFBank is differentiated by our penchant for individualized service coupled with direct customer access to decision-makers, and ease of doing business. CFBank matches the sophistication of much larger banks, without the bureaucracy.
CFBank was recognized in CB Resource Inc.’s Durable Performance Index which highlighted banks who have maintained above average performance based on 11 key performance indicators over the three-year period ended September 30, 2022. In addition, CFBank ranked #7 on American Banker’s 2023 listing of Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks based on 3-year average return on equity through December 31, 2022.
Additional information about the Company and CFBank is available at www.CF.Bank
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release and other materials we have filed or may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Reform Act of 1995, which are made in good faith by us. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per common share, capital structure and other financial items; (2) plans and objectives of the management or Boards of Directors of CF Bankshares Inc. or CFBank; (3) statements regarding future events, actions or economic performance; and (4) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as "estimate," "strategy," "may," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "predict," "will," "intend," "plan," "targeted," and the negative of these terms, or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Various risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by our forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those risks detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, including those risk factors identified in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with SEC for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results. A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. We believe that we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable. We caution you, however, that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and actual results can be material. The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except to the extent required by law.
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Document And Entity Information |
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Document Period End Date | Jul. 05, 2023 |
Entity Registrant Name | CF BANKSHARES INC. |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
Entity File Number | 0-25045 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 34-1877137 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 4960 E. Dublin Granville Road |
Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite #400 |
Entity Address, City or Town | Columbus |
Entity Address, State or Province | OH |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 43081 |
City Area Code | 614 |
Local Phone Number | 334-7979 |
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Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $.01 par value |
Trading Symbol | CFBK |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
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Entity Central Index Key | 0001070680 |
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