Provident Bancorp, Inc. (PVBC)

NEEDHAM, Mass. & AMESBURY, Mass., Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NB Bancorp, Inc. ("Needham") (NASDAQ: NBBK), the holding company for Needham Bank, and Provident Bancorp, Inc. ("Provident") (NASDAQ: PVBC), the holding company for BankProv, today jointly announced that: All closing conditions under the Merger Agreement (as defined below) have been satisfied and the parties have initiated steps to complete the Merger Transaction (as defined below) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 5, 2025, among Needham, Needham Bank, 1828 MS Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Needham formed solely to facilitate the transaction ("Merger Sub"), Provident, and BankProv (the "Merger Agreement").

/PRNewswire/ -- NB Bancorp, Inc. ("Needham") (NASDAQ: NBBK), the holding company for Needham Bank, and Provident Bancorp, Inc. ("Provident") (NASDAQ: PVBC),

NEEDHAM, Mass. and AMESBURY, Mass., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As previously announced, NB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBBK) ("Needham") and Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVBC) ("Provident") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 5, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), among Needham, Needham Bank, 1828 MS Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Needham formed solely to facilitate the transaction ("Merger Sub"), Provident and BankProv. Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, Needham and Provident anticipate that Needham's acquisition of Provident and Provident Bank pursuant to the Merger Agreement will be completed on November 15, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) (the "Effective Time"), when Merger Sub will merge with and into Provident (the "Merger"). Immediately following the Merger, Provident will merge with and into Needham, with Needham as the surviving entity (the "Holdco Merger"), and promptly following the Holdco Merger, BankProv will merge with and into Needham Bank, with Needham Bank as the surviving entity (the "Bank Merger" and, together with the Merger and the Holdco Merger, the "Merger Transaction").

Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVBC - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 453,600 shares, a growth of 61.3% from the September 30th total of 281,300 shares. Currently, 2.9% of the shares of the stock are

NEEDHAM, Mass. and AMESBURY, Mass., Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NB Bancorp, Inc. ("Needham") (Nasdaq: NBBK), the holding company for Needham Bank, and Provident Bancorp, Inc. ("Provident") (Nasdaq: PVBC), the holding company for BankProv, today jointly announced that

AMESBURY, Mass. , Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NasdaqCM: PVBC), the holding company for BankProv (the "Bank"), reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 of $2.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, and net income of $716,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

NEEDHAM, Mass. and AMESBURY, Mass., Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBBK) ("Needham"), the holding company of Needham Bank, and Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVBC) ("Provident"), the holding company of BankProv, jointly announce the following in connection with Needham's proposed acquisition of Provident

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NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqCM: PVBC) to NB Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqCM: NBBK). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Provident can elect to receive either: (i) 0.691 shares of NB Bancorp common stock or (ii) $13.00 in cash, for each share of Provident that they own. KSF is see.

AMESBURY, Mass. , July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NasdaqCM: PVBC), the holding company for BankProv (the "Bank"), reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 of $2.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and a net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

NEW YORK, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:

NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqCM: PVBC) to NB Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqCM: NBBK). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Provident can elect to receive either: (i) 0.691 shares of NB Bancorp common stock or (ii) $13.00 in cash, for each share of Provident that they own. KSF is see.

NEW YORK, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVBC) to NB Bancorp, Inc. is fair to Provident shareholders. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Provident shareholders will receive for each share of Provident common stock, at the holder's election, either (i) 0.691 shares of NB Bancorp common stock or (ii) $13.00 in cash.

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Provident Bancorp, Inc. (“Provident” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq - PVBC) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of federal and state law in connection with the sale of the Company to NB Bancorp, Inc. (“Needham”) (Nasdaq – NBBK). Under the terms of the stock and cash transaction, stockholders of Provident will receive for each share of Provident common stock, at the holder's election, either (i) 0.691 shares of Needham common stock or (ii) $13.00 in cash subject to allocation procedures.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVBC) to NB Bancorp, Inc. is fair to Provident shareholders. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Provident shareholders will receive for each share of Provident common stock, at the holder's election, either (i) 0.691 shares of NB Bancorp common stock or (ii) $13.00 in cash. Halper Sadeh encourages Provident shareholders to click here to learn.

Key Highlights: Merger expands Needham Bank's branch footprint into the North Shore of Massachusetts and New Hampshire The merger is expected to be approximately 19% accretive to NB Bancorp, Inc.'s earnings per share in 2026, the first full year of combined operations, assuming full phase-in of cost savings Needham Bank will remain well capitalized with high levels of liquidity after the merger NEEDHAM, Mass. and AMESBURY, Mass.