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Notice of Bank Holding Company Acquisition

Notice of Bank Holding Company Acquisition

Allegheny Bancshares, Inc. Franklin, West Virginia, intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to acquire shares of common stock of a bank holding company. We intend to acquire 100{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c} of the shares of Mount Hope Bankshares, Inc. Mount Hope, West Virginia. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the Application, including the record of the banks we own in helping to meet local credit needs.

You are invited to submit comments in writing on this Application to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. The comment period will not expire before July 22, 2019, and may be somewhat longer. The Board’s procedures for processing notifications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested notifications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the Application, contact Mr. Adam Drimer, Assistant Vice President, at (804) 697-8980. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for public meeting or formal hearing on the notification if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period.

The public is also invited to submit written comments regarding this Application to the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions at: Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 306, Charleston, West Virginia 25302. 1c