UMB Financial to acquire $2.4B El Dorado Savings Bank
The proposed combination would add 35 branches to UMB’s network and mark its first entry into Nevada, subject to required approvals.
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UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF) announced a definitive agreement to acquire El Dorado Savings Bank, F.S.B., a $2.4 billion bank serving individuals and small businesses across California and Nevada. The proposed combination would add 35 branches to UMB’s network, strengthen its California presence and mark its first entry into Nevada.
UMB said it is working toward regulatory approval and intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4. El Dorado shareholders are to receive a prospectus and information statement/proxy. UMB’s cautionary language says completion could be delayed or prevented if required regulatory, stockholder or other approvals and closing conditions are not satisfied.
Filing Explained
UMB’s cautionary language identifies dilution from additional shares issued in connection with the proposed El Dorado transaction as a risk; if issued, those shares would reduce existing holders’ percentage ownership, but the filing does not establish that an issuance is part of the agreed terms.
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Filed by UMB Financial Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Subject Company: UMB Financial Corporation
Commission File No. 001-38481
The following social media posts were issued by UMB Financial Corporation on October 27, 2026.
Agreement Announcement Social Media Posts
LinkedIn and Facebook
We are ready to take the next step in growing our company! Today we announced the execution of a definitive agreement for UMB to acquire El Dorado Savings Bank, F.S.B. (El Dorado), a $2.4 billion bank serving individuals and small businesses across California and Nevada.
This addition will strengthen already thriving segments of our business in California and will be our first step into the Nevada market. This combination will amplify our consumer presence, adding 35 branches to our network, strengthening our physical and brand reach across the Western U.S.
Next, we are working toward regulatory approval and look forward to sharing updates in the months to come.
[PRESS RELEASE LINK]
Instagram | Mariner quote graphic
Since growing our California presence with the HTLF acquisition in 2025, the region’s vibrancy,
complementary customer needs and overall business growth opportunities have made it incredibly compelling
for our next phase of expansion.”
– Mariner Kemper, UMB Financial Corporation Chairman and CEO
We are ready to take the next step in growing our company! Today we announced the execution of a definitive agreement for UMB to acquire El Dorado Savings Bank, F.S.B. (El Dorado), a $2.4 billion bank serving individuals and small businesses across California and Nevada.
This addition will strengthen already thriving segments of our business in California and will be our first step into the Nevada market. This combination will amplify our consumer presence, adding 35 branches to our network, strengthening our physical and brand reach across the Western U.S.
Next, we are working toward regulatory approval and look forward to sharing updates in the months to come
Mariner LinkedIn Reshare
The more I learned about El Dorado Savings Bank, the more I was impressed by their reputation, people and expertise. This, combined with their deep commitment to their customers and the communities they serve, makes them an excellent fit for UMB.
Like UMB, they have a long and proud history of demonstrating resilience and agility across all economic cycles. UMB was founded in 1913; El Dorado was founded in 1958. That’s 181 combined years of unwavering service to those we serve. We are ready to grow!
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This communication may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder, which statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Any statements about UMB Financial Corporation’s (“UMB”), El Dorado Savings Bank, F.S.B. (“El Dorado”) or the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, beliefs, or future performance or events constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are generally identified as those that include words or phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “trend,” “objective,” “continue,” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “may,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, estimates, and other important factors that change over time and could cause actual results to differ materially from any results, performance, or events expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving UMB and El Dorado (the “Transaction”), including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In addition to factors previously disclosed in UMB’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that could give rise to a right to terminate the definitive merger agreement relating to the Transaction; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against UMB or El Dorado; the possibility that the Transaction does not close when expected or at all because required regulatory, stockholder, or other approvals and other conditions to closing are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the Transaction); the risk that the benefits from the Transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, including as a result of changes in, or problems arising from, general economic and market conditions, interest and exchange rates, monetary policy, laws and regulations and their enforcement, and the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which UMB and El Dorado operate; instability in global economic conditions and geopolitical matters and impacts related to or resulting from instability in the Middle East and Russia’s military action in Ukraine; changes in U.S. trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the impact of pandemics and other catastrophic events or disasters on the global economy and financial market conditions and UMB’s business, results of operations, and financial condition; the impacts related to or resulting from bank failures and other volatility, including potential increased regulatory requirements and costs, such as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) special assessments, long-term debt requirements and heightened capital requirements, and potential impacts to macroeconomic conditions, which could affect the ability of depository institutions, including UMB’s bank subsidiary, to attract and retain depositors and to borrow or raise capital; unexpected outflows of uninsured deposits which may require UMB to sell investment securities at a loss; changing interest rates which could negatively impact the value of UMB’s portfolio of investment securities; the loss of value of UMB’s investment portfolio which could negatively impact market perceptions of UMB and could lead to deposit withdrawals; the effects of social media on market perceptions of UMB and banks generally; cybersecurity risks; uncertainty in U.S. fiscal and monetary policy, including the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”); volatility and disruptions in global capital, foreign exchange and credit markets; movements in interest rates; changes in policies and standards for regulatory review of bank mergers; the nature, extent, timing, and results of governmental actions, examinations, reviews, reforms, regulations, and interpretations, including those related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Basel III regulatory capital reforms, as well as those involving the SEC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state-level regulators; the ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of UMB and El Dorado; the possibility that the Transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; reputational risk and potential adverse reactions of UMB’s or El Dorado’s customers, employees or other business partners, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the Transaction; the dilution caused by UMB’s issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection with the Transaction; and the diversion of management’s attention and time from ongoing business operations and opportunities to merger-related matters.
These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause UMB’s, El Dorado’s or the combined company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any of the forward-looking statements. Other factors, including unknown or unpredictable factors, also could harm UMB’s, El Dorado’s or the combined company’s results.
All forward-looking statements attributable to UMB or persons acting on UMB’s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and UMB does not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of these statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law. If UMB updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that UMB will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Further information regarding UMB and factors which could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein can be found in UMB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101382/000119312526076496/umbf-20251231.htm), and its other filings with the SEC.
Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It
In connection with the Transaction, UMB intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC. The registration statement will include a prospectus of UMB. The definitive prospectus will be sent to the shareholders of El Dorado. In addition, shareholders of El Dorado will receive an information statement / proxy and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed transaction in accordance with applicable law. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING UMB, El DORADO, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Shareholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the definitive prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about UMB and El Dorado, without charge, at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the prospectus and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to UMB Financial Corporation, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 1010 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 or to El Dorado Savings Bank, F.S.B., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 4040 El Dorado Road, Placerville, California 95667.
Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders are urged to read carefully the entire registration statement and other related information when they become available, including any amendments thereto, because they will contain important information about the proposed Transaction. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.
UMB, El Dorado and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of El Dorado in connection with the Transaction. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of each of UMB and El Dorado will be set forth in the registration statement on Form S-4 and the prospectus, as well as other related documents, to be filed or provided by UMB and/or El Dorado.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.