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Company FiledOctober 13th, 2016 IndustryPursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 20, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”) between F.N.B. Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“FNB”), and Yadkin Financial Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (“Yadkin”), Yadkin is to merge with and into FNB with FNB surviving (the “Merger”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this opinion have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.