MINDEN, La., May 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minden Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or "Minden Bancorp") (OTCBB:MDNB) today announced that its Board of Directors approved the commencement of the Company's first stock repurchase program following MBL Bank's second step conversion offering completed in January 2011. The stock repurchase program provides for the repurchase of up to 70,000 shares, or approximately 3.0% of the Company's outstanding common stock, from time to time, in open market or privately negotiated transactions. The Company previously announced that in order to fund the 2011 Recognition and Retention Plan, the related trust may purchase up to 49,534 shares of the Company's common stock in the open market or in private negotiated transactions.
Minden Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Minden, Louisiana, is the holding company for MBL Bank. The Bank is a 100 year old Louisiana-chartered FDIC-insured thrift serving Minden and the surrounding areas of northwest Louisiana from two full-service banking offices. The Bank offers a wide variety of financial services and products throughout its market area.
The Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. The press release can be found on Minden Bancorp's website at http://www.mblminden.com/.
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