Stonegate Bank Declares Dividend

POMPANO BEACH, FL--(Marketwired - Mar 11, 2014) - The Board of Directors of Stonegate Bank (OTCBB: SGBK) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share, payable on March 28, 2014. The March 28, 2014, dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2014.

Stonegate Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank with offices in Boca Raton (2), Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Doral, Englewood, Fort Lauderdale (2), Fort Myers (3), Jupiter, Naples, Pompano Beach, Sarasota, Tampa and Venice. As of December 31, 2013, and prior to the acquisition of Florida Shores Bancorp and their two subsidiary banks, Stonegate had $1.09 billion in assets and $936 million in deposits.

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