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Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation
500 Main Street
P O Box 1407
Natchez, MS 39121
601-445-5576
601-445-2481 Fax
http://www.bkbank.com
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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November 2, 2000 W. Page Ogden, President & CEO
for (Nasdaq/Symbol BKBK) Bazile R. Lanneau, Jr., Vice President & CFO
BRITTON & KOONTZ DECLARES SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND
Natchez, Mississippi-- Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation declared a
semi-annual dividend of $.30 per share payable December 27, 2000, to
shareholders of record as of December 5, 2000. Shareholders of Louisiana
Bancshares who receive B&K Common Stock, from the pending merger, which is
scheduled to be completed by December 1, will be included in this dividend.
Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation, headquartered in Natchez,
Mississippi, is the parent company of Britton & Koontz First National Bank which
operates four full service offices in Natchez and one in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
As of September 30, 2000, the Company reported assets of $239.7 million and
equity of $21.2 million. The Company's stock is traded on NASDAQ under the
symbol BKBK and the transfer agent is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Total shares outstanding at September 30, 2000, amounted to 1,752,564.
