Eagle Bancorp Montana Announces Change to Virtual Format for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

HELENA, Mont., April 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT), (the “Company,” “Eagle”), the holding company of Opportunity Bank of Montana (the “Bank”), announced today that due to the emerging and continuing health and safety considerations from the coronavirus outbreak (“COVID-19”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company has changed the location of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”), which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Mountain Time.  In light of public health concerns regarding COVID-19, the 2020 Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Stockholders will not be able to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting physically.

Stockholders as of the close of business on March 6, 2020, the record date, are entitled to attend and vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting. Stockholders can access the virtual format of the meeting at www.meetingcenter.io/214062106 with the password PRVE2020 by entering their 15-digit voting control number (“control number”). Stockholders who hold shares in “record” form can find their control number on their proxy card. Stockholders who hold Eagle shares in “street name” through a broker or custodian must register in advance with the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare, in order to obtain a control number and access the virtual format of the meeting. To register, such stockholders must submit to Computershare their name, email address and proof of proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting their Eagle holdings, and must also include “Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.” in the subject or address line of the registration request. Registration requests should be sent to Computershare via email at [email protected], or via U.S. mail at Computershare, Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc., PO Box 43001, Providence, RI 02940-3001. Requests for registration must be received by Computershare no later than 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Monday, April 20, 2020. Stockholders will receive a confirmation of their registration by email from Computershare with a control number to be used to access the meeting at www.meetingcenter.io/214062106 with the password PRVE2020. Any questions regarding the virtual format of the meeting, or how to access it, should be directed to Computershare at (877) 238-6956.

As the Company and the Board continue to monitor and assess efforts to limit the impact of COVID-19, all future updates pertaining to the Company’s COVID-19 response in relation to the 2020 Annual Meeting will be found in subsequent press releases and our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

About the Company

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Helena, Montana and is the holding company of Opportunity Bank, a community bank established in 1922 that serves consumers and small businesses in Montana through 23 banking offices. Additional information is available on the bank’s website at www.opportunitybank.com.  The shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “EBMT.”

Forward Looking Statements

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