First Commerce Bancorp, Inc., Declares Cash Dividend

LAKEWOOD, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / First Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), (OTCID:CMRB), the holding company for First Commerce Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that the Board of Directors has unanimously declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share to all shareholders of record as of April 13, 2026 with a payable date of April 28, 2026. President & CEO Donald Mindiak commented, "On the heels of a capital raise in the form of a $40.0 million Subordinated Debt Offering, which was noteworthy in that it was accomplished without diluting our current shareholders, coupled with the successful execution of the recently completed Tender Offer, repurchasing 3.0 million shares of our common stock at a discount to our tangible book value, we were able to provide our shareholders with an appreciable increase in their tangible book value while increasing their percentage ownership in the Company by over 28%.