Articles from Vallant Financial, Inc.

The Board of Directors of Vallant Financial, Inc. (OTCQX:VLNT) (the “Company”), the holding company for Vallant Bank, declared a quarterly dividend.

Vallant Financial, Inc. (OTCQX: VLNT) (“Vallant” or the “Company”) today announced it has completed the merger between Vallant and Morris State Bancshares, Inc. (“Morris”). Vallant was previously known as Pinnacle Financial Corporation and changed its name in anticipation of the merger. On the same date, Pinnacle Bank, subsidiary bank of Vallant, and Morris Bank, subsidiary bank of Morris, completed their merger and changed the legal name of the combined bank to Vallant Bank. Vallant Bank will continue to operate under the names Pinnacle Bank and Morris Bank in their respective markets until a systems conversion and full rebranding is completed later in the second quarter of 2026. The combined company is expected to be the largest Georgia-based community bank holding company with assets of approximately $3.98 billion.