Boston Omaha Corporation Announces Surety Company Acquisition Signing

Boston Omaha Corporation BOMN (the "Company") announced that on October 6, 2017, General Indemnity Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement to acquire at a subsequent closing a majority equity interest in South Coast Surety Insurance Services, LLC ("South Coast") from South Coast's sole equityholder. South Coast is a large agency provider of commercial and contract surety bonds and surety products based in San Clemente, California. The Unit Purchase Agreement contains a seller option, and a contingent buyer option, for General Indemnity Group, LLC to acquire the remaining equity interests in South Coast.

About Boston Omaha Corporation

Boston Omaha Corporation is a public company engaged in several lines of business, including outdoor advertising and surety insurance, and maintains investments in several real estate services ventures.

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