FRANKLIN, N.C., Dec. 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entegra Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:ENFC) (the "Company"), today announced that it has brought current the interest payments due on the Company's indebtedness under $14.4 million of junior subordinated debentures related to its trust preferred securities, which were issued through its trust affiliate, Macon Capital Trust I.
In addition, the Company notified the trustee of the trust preferred securities that it was ending its deferral of interest payments and intends to resume making regularly scheduled quarterly interest payments beginning with the payment due on December 30, 2014. However, such future payments remain subject to regulatory approval. The Company had previously deferred interest payments beginning on December 30, 2010, but continued to accrue the interest expense in its consolidated financial statements. As a result, the payment had no material impact on regulatory capital, book value, or net income.
On December 29, 2014, the Company deposited with the trustee a payment of $2,069,542 which included deferred interest of $1,943,980 along with the regularly scheduled interest payment due and payable on December 30, 2014 of $125,562.
About Entegra Financial Corp.
Entegra Financial Corp. became the holding company of Macon Bank on September 30, 2014 upon the completion of the mutual-to-stock conversion of Macon Bancorp and the Company's related stock offering. A total of 6,546,375 shares were sold in the offering at $10.00 per share for gross and net proceeds of $65.5 million and $63.7 million, respectively. The Company's shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on October 1, 2014 under the symbol "ENFC".
The Bank operates a total of 11 branches located throughout the western North Carolina counties of Cherokee, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk and Transylvania.
Disclosures About Forward-Looking Statements
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