NEW YORK, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Blue Valley Ban Corp. (OTCQX: BVBC), holding company for Bank of Blue Valley serving the Kansas City Metro Area, has qualified to trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace for established, global and growth companies.
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Blue Valley Ban Corp. begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "BVBC." U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.
"Bank of Blue Valley has been serving the financial needs of citizens and businesses of the greater Kansas City area for more than 25 years with a focus on convenience, community partnerships and personal relationships," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group. "We are pleased to welcome the bank to OTCQX and look forward to supporting it in its continued growth in the public markets."
"We want to provide our stockholders with improved liquidity in our stock. We believe the increased visibility and transparency of our company as a result of being elevated to the OTCQX marketplace along with greater exposure to more investors will positively impact liquidity and stockholder value over time," said Robert D. Regnier, Chairman, President and CEO of Blue Valley Ban Corp.
Keefe Bruyette and Woods, Inc. serves as Blue Valley Ban Corp.'s Corporate Broker on OTCQX.
Blue Valley Ban Corp. is a bank holding company organized in 1989. Through the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Blue Valley, it provides financial services to closely-held businesses and their owners, professionals, and residents in Johnson County, Kansas, a demographically attractive area within the Kansas City, Missouri - Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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