Concludes that Proposed Merger with Hope "Does Not Appear to Maximize Value for Shareholders" Competing Offer "Appears Sufficiently Credible to Mitigate the Downside Risk of Rejecting the Proposed Merger" Recommends Territorial Shareholders Vote Against All Proposals at the Upcoming Special Meeting HONOLULU, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Hill Advisors LLC ("Blue Hill") and former Hawaii banking executive Allan Landon today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that shareholders of Territorial Bancorp Inc. ("Territorial" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TBNK ) vote AGAINST the proposed merger between Territorial and Hope Bancorp, Inc. ("Hope") (NASDAQ: HOPE ) at the Company's Special Meeting of Stockholders on October 10, 2024.