Sun Bancorp, Inc. Announces Redemption of $40 Million of Trust Preferred Securities

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNBC) (the "Company"), the holding company for Sun National Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that $40 million of its outstanding trust preferred securities have been called for redemption.  Specifically, the securities being redeemed are: (i) $25 million of the Floating Rate Preferred Securities (the "Trust V Securities") issued by Sun Capital Trust V, an affiliated Delaware statutory trust ("Trust V") and (ii) $ 15 million of the Floating Rate Capital Securities (the "Trust VI Securities" and, together with the Trust V Securities, the "Trust Preferred Securities") issued by Sun Capital Trust VI, an affiliated Delaware statutory trust ("Trust VI").  The Trust Preferred Securities are being redeemed, along with the common securities issued by Trust V and Trust VI and held by the Company, as a result of the concurrent redemption of the Company's outstanding Floating Junior Subordinated Notes due 2033 (the "Junior Subordinated Notes") held by Trust V and the outstanding Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debt Securities due 2034 (the "Junior Subordinated Debt Securities") held by Trust VI, which underlie the Trust Preferred Securities.  These redemptions are pursuant to the optional prepayment provisions of the respective indentures. The redemption of the Trust V Securities is scheduled to occur on June 30, 2017 and the redemption of the Trust VI Securities is scheduled to occur on July 23, 2017.    

The redemption price for each of the Junior Subordinated Notes and the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities being redeemed will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest, if any, up to, but not including, the date of redemption.  The proceeds from the redemption of the Junior Subordinated Notes and the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be simultaneously applied to redeem all of the outstanding Trust Preferred Securities at a price of 100% of the aggregate liquidation amount of such securities plus accumulated but unpaid distributions up to but not including the respective dates of redemption.

About Sun Bancorp, Inc.

Sun Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNBC) is a $2.26 billion asset bank holding company headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.  Its primary subsidiary is Sun National Bank, a community bank serving customers throughout New Jersey and the metro New York region.  Sun National Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and its deposits are insured up to the legal maximum by the FDIC.  For more information about Sun National Bank and Sun Bancorp, Inc., visit www.sunnationalbank.com.

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SOURCE Sun Bancorp, Inc.

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