NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets
Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and
Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Blackhawk
Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: BHWB), the bank holding company for
Blackhawk Bank, has qualified to
trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace.
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Blackhawk Bancorp begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol
"BHWB." U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure
and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on
www.otcmarkets.com.
"We are proud to welcome Blackhawk Bancorp, our 27th
bank to join the OTCQX family of companies," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC
Markets Group. "OTCQX provides community banks with a
shareholder-friendly trading experience through peer benchmarking,
dedicated capital market support and increased visibility. We
look forward to working with Blackhawk Bancorp and other OTCQX
banks and bank advisors as we continue to build a robust,
transparent trading market for U.S. community banks and
thrifts."
"We are pleased that Blackhawk Bancorp was approved to trade on
the OTCQX marketplace," said Todd
James, the Blackhawk Bancorp's Chief Financial
Officer. "The increased visibility and transparency of the
marketplace is expected to increase the liquidity of our shares and
ultimately improve shareholder value. The transparency of the
OTCQX marketplace is consistent with the corporate governance and
reporting practices already being followed by Blackhawk."
FIG Partners LLC serves as Blackhawk Bancorp's Corporate Broker
on OTCQX.
Blackhawk Bancorp is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin and is the parent company of
Blackhawk Bank, which operates eight
banking centers in south central Wisconsin and north central Illinois, along the I-90 corridor from
Belvidere, Illinois, to
Janesville, Wisconsin, serving
individuals and small businesses, primarily with fewer than 200
employees.
About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc.
(OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial
marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities. Through
our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of
broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a
wide spectrum of securities. We organize these securities
into marketplaces to better inform investors of opportunities and
risks – OTCQX®, The Best Marketplace; OTCQB®, The Venture
Marketplace; and OTC Pink®, The Open Marketplace. Our
data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the
broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a
broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of
information for their investors. To learn more about how we
create better informed and more efficient financial marketplaces,
visit www.otcmarkets.com.
OTC Link ATS is operated by OTC Link LLC, member FINRA/SIPC and
SEC regulated ATS.
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SOURCE OTC Markets Group Inc.