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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with over 230 attorneys serving clients in nine offices throughout Michigan. Among the largest law firms in Michigan, Warner works in virtually all areas of business law.

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ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (“ChoiceOne”), the parent company of ChoiceOne Bank, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Fentura Financial, Inc., the parent company of The State Bank. The companies will merge in an all-stock transaction. The combination will create the third largest publicly traded banking institution in Michigan with approximately $4.3 billion in consolidated total assets.

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In addition, ChoiceOne completed an underwritten public offering of 1,380,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $25.00 for gross proceeds of $34.5 million.

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP served as legal advisor to ChoiceOne in the merger and public offering of common stock. The Warner legal team was led by Charlie Goode, Malaina Snyder and Sarah Harper and included Sean Cook, Brandon Cross, Dennis Donohue, Stephanie Grant, Chad Kleinheksel, Norbert Kugele, Heidi Lyon, Rodney Martin, Cody Mott, Daniel Persinger, Johnny Pinjuv, Christian Rhoades, Justin Stemple and Allyson Terpsma.

To read the full announcement of the merger, click <a href="https://www.choiceone.bank/About/News/choiceone-financial-services-inc-announces-merger-with-fentura-financial-inc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;To read the full announcement of the public offering of common stock, click <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/choiceone-financial-services-inc-announces-closing-of-34-5-million-offering-of-common-stock-302207643.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

About ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Sparta, Michigan, and the parent corporation of ChoiceOne Bank, Member FDIC. ChoiceOne Bank operates 35 offices in parts of Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, Lapeer, St. Clair, Macomb and Oakland counties. ChoiceOne Bank offers insurance and investment products through its subsidiary, ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc.

About Fentura Financial, Inc. and The State Bank Fentura Financial, Inc. is the holding company for The State Bank, which is a commercial, retail and trust bank headquartered in Fenton, Michigan. The State Bank currently operates 20 full-service offices and one loan production center serving Bay, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw and Shiawassee counties, and it provides a full array of consumer, mortgage, SBA, commercial and wealth management banking and advisory services.

About Warner’s Financial Institutions Industry Group As part of one of the largest and most successful law firms in Michigan, the attorneys in Warner’s Financial Institutions Industry Group counsel banks and bank holding companies through bank formations, mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, securities offerings and regulation, commercial lending, consumer credit, negotiable instruments, bank litigation, workouts and bankruptcy, leveraged leasing, antitrust and regulatory compliance.

About Warner’s Mergers and Acquisitions (M&amp;A) Practice Group Warner’s M&amp;A Practice Group draws upon more than 90 years of experience to successfully and efficiently handle a wide range of M&amp;A transactions for both private and publicly traded businesses, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and strategic business combinations of all types.

Financial Institutions

Partner

Sean H. Cook

Associate

Brandon P. “Bran” Cross

Dennis J. Donohue

Charlie Goode

Senior Counsel

Stephanie H. Grant

Sarah Harper

Chad E. Kleinheksel

Of Counsel

Norbert F. Kugele

Heidi A. Lyon

Rodney D. Martin

Cody A. Mott

Daniel C. “Dan” Persinger

M. Johnny Pinjuv

Christian D. Rhoades

Malaina W. Snyder

Justin W. Stemple

Allyson Terpsma

Corporate

Mergers and Acquisitions

Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in its Merger with Fentura Financial, Inc. and Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock

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Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in its Merger with Fentura Financial, Inc. and Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock

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