Renasant Corporation and Heritage Financial Group, Inc. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

TUPELO, Miss. and ALBANY, Ga., Dec. 10, 2014 -- Renasant Corporation (RNST) and Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (HBOS) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Renasant Corporation ("Renasant" or "the Company") will acquire, in an all-stock merger, Heritage Financial Group, Inc. ("Heritage"), a bank holding company headquartered in Albany, Georgia, and the parent of HeritageBank of the South ("HeritageBank"), a Georgia savings bank.

Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will have approximately $7.5 billion in total assets, $5.2 billion in gross loans and $6.1 billion in deposits with 171 banking, mortgage, insurance, wealth management and investment offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.

China Finance Online Announces New Partnership with Great Wall Securities

BEIJING, Nov. 11, 2014 -- China Finance Online Co. Limited ("China Finance Online", or the "Company") (NASDAQ GS: JRJC), a leading web-based financial services company that provides Chinese retail investors online access to securities, commodities and wealth management products, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Great Wall Securities Co. Limited ("Great Wall Securities"), to integrate Great Wall Securities' backend systems with China Finance Online's web-based trading platform, "Securities Master," or "Zhengquantong." Along with the Company's partnerships with CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Securities Co., Ltd., each of which has already gone live, the strategic partnership with Great Wall Securities will allow China Finance Online to continue to enhance its platform's depth by providing more comprehensive products and services and to further expand its broad user base.

WesBanco, Inc. Furthers Expansion into Pittsburgh Market; Announces Agreement and Plan of Merger with ESB Financial Corporation

WHEELING, W. Va.-- WesBanco, Inc. ("WesBanco") (WSBC) and ESB Financial Corporation ("ESB") (ESBF) jointly announced today that they have executed a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger providing for the merger of ESB with and into WesBanco. James C. Gardill, Chairman of the Board, and Todd F. Clossin, President & CEO, of WesBanco and William B. Salsgiver, Chairman of the Board, and Charlotte A. Zuschlag, President & CEO, of ESB, made the joint announcement.

National Bank reports record results for the Third Quarter of 2014

The financial information reported herein is based on the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2014 and prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and set out in the CPA Canada Handbook. All amounts are presented in Canadian dollars.

MONTREAL, Aug. 27, 2014 - National Bank is reporting record net income, excluding specified items, of $427 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, up 14% from $374 million in the third quarter of 2013. Excluding specified items, diluted earnings per share stood at $1.20 for the quarter ended July 31, 2014, a 12% increase from $1.07 in the same quarter of 2013. The specified items are described on page 4.