** Shares of regional bank HMN Financial jump ~21% to $23.65 in morning trading
** Alerus Financial has agreed to buy HMNF in an all-stock deal valued at $116.4 mln, the banks announce
** HMNF, which had a market cap of about $87.07 mln, is a savings and loan holding company headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, and the parent of Home Federal Savings Bank
** Founded in 1934, Home Federal operates 12 branches in Minnesota and one branch in Iowa and Wisconsin each; as of March 31, it had consolidated assets of $1.2 bln
** ALRS shares dipped 0.5% on the news in early trading
** Companies expect the deal to close in Q3
** Shares of HMNF are down ~15% YTD
** YTD, ALRS has declined 7.6% through previous close, giving it a market value of roughly $409.2 mln
(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru)
((Manya.Saini@thomsonreuters.com))
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