2Exchange Procedures. (a) On or before the Closing Date, Towne shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with its transfer agent or such other transfer agent or depository or trust institution of recognized standing approved by Towne (in such capacity, the “Exchange Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of the Holding Company Common Certificates and the holders of Holding Company Book-Entry Shares, a cash amount in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration and Unpaid Cash Dividends payable under Section 2.1 (the “Exchange Fund”), in exchange for the Holding Company Common Certificates and Holding Company Book-Entry Shares. (b) As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, Towne shall cause the Exchange Agent to send to each former shareholder of record of Holding Company immediately before the Effective Time transmittal materials for use in exchanging such shareholder’s Holding Company Common Certificates or Holding Company Book-Entry Shares for the Merger Consideration and Unpaid Cash Dividends, as provided for herein. (c) Towne shall cause the Merger Consideration into which shares of Holding Company Common Stock are converted at the Effective Time, and any Unpaid Cash Dividends that a Holding Company shareholder is entitled to receive, to be paid to such Holding Company shareholder upon proper surrender to the Exchange Agent of Holding Company Common Certificates and Holding Company Book-Entry Shares representing such shares of Holding Company Common Stock, together with the transmittal materials duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto. No interest will accrue or be paid on any Unpaid Cash Dividends. (d) Any Holding Company shareholder whose Holding Company Common Certificates or Holding Company Book-Entry Shares have been lost, destroyed, stolen or are otherwise missing shall be entitled to the Merger Consideration and any Unpaid Cash Dividends to which such shareholder shall be entitled in accordance with Section 2.1(b) (without interest) upon compliance with reasonable conditions imposed by Towne pursuant to applicable law and as required in accordance with Towne’s standard policy (including the requirement that the shareholder furnish customary indemnity). (e) Until disbursed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the cash in the Exchange Fund will be invested by the Exchange Agent, as directed by Xxxxx, in (i) obligations of or fully guaranteed by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States with a maturity of no more than thirty (30) days; (ii) commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively; or (iii) certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $10,000,000,000 (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank that are then publicly available). No losses with respect to any investments of the Exchange Fund will affect the amounts payable to the holders of Holding Company Common Certificates or Holding Company Book-Entry Shares. Any income from investment of the Exchange Fund will be payable to Towne. (f) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the shareholders of Holding Company for twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be returned to Towne (together with any earnings in respect thereof). Any shareholders of Holding Company who have not complied with this Article 2 shall thereafter be entitled to look only to Towne, and only as a general creditor thereof, for payment of the consideration deliverable in respect of each share of Holding Company Common Stock such shareholder held as of the close of business at the Effective Time as determined pursuant to this Plan of Merger, without any interest thereon. (g) None of the Exchange Agent, Towne, Towne Merger Sub, the Towne Subsidiaries (as defined in the Agreement), Holding Company, Bank Subsidiary, nor the Holding Company Subsidiaries (as defined in the Agreement) shall be liable to any shareholder of Holding Company for any amount of property delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Village Bank & Trust Financial Corp.), Merger Agreement (Village Bank & Trust Financial Corp.)
2Exchange Procedures. (a) On or before the Closing Date, Towne shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with its transfer agent or such other transfer agent or depository or trust institution of recognized standing approved by Towne (in such capacity, the “Exchange Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of the Holding Company Common Certificates and the holders of Holding Company Book-Entry Shares, a cash amount in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration and Unpaid Cash Dividends payable under Section 2.1 (the “Exchange Fund”), in exchange for the Holding Company Common Certificates and Holding Company Book-Entry Shares..
(b) As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, Towne shall cause the Exchange Agent to send to each former shareholder of record of Holding Company immediately before the Effective Time transmittal materials for use in exchanging such shareholder’s Holding Company Common Certificates or Holding Company Book-Entry Shares for the Merger Consideration and Unpaid Cash Dividends, as provided for herein.
(c) Towne shall cause the Merger Consideration into which shares of Holding Company Common Stock are converted at the Effective Time, and any Unpaid Cash Dividends that a Holding Company shareholder is entitled to receive, to be paid to such Holding Company shareholder upon proper surrender to the Exchange Agent of Holding Company Common Certificates and Holding Company Book-Entry Shares representing such shares of Holding Company Common Stock, together with the transmittal materials duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto. No interest will accrue or be paid on any Unpaid Cash Dividends.
(d) Any Holding Company shareholder whose Holding Company Common Certificates or Holding Company Book-Entry Shares have been lost, destroyed, stolen or are otherwise missing shall be entitled to the Merger Consideration and any Unpaid Cash Dividends to which such shareholder shall be entitled in accordance with Section 2.1(b) (without interest) upon compliance with reasonable conditions imposed by Towne pursuant to applicable law and as required in accordance with Towne’s standard policy (including the requirement that the shareholder furnish customary indemnity).
(e) Until disbursed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the cash in the Exchange Fund will be invested by the Exchange Agent, as directed by Xxxxx, in (i) obligations of or fully guaranteed by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States with a maturity of no more than thirty (30) days; (ii) commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively; or (iii) certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $10,000,000,000 (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank that are then publicly available). No losses with respect to any investments of the Exchange Fund will affect the amounts payable to the holders of Holding Company Common Certificates or Holding Company Book-Entry Shares. Any income from investment of the Exchange Fund will be payable to Towne.
(f) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the shareholders of Holding Company for twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be returned to Towne (together with any earnings in respect thereof). Any shareholders of Holding Company who have not complied with this Article 2 shall thereafter be entitled to look only to Towne, and only as a general creditor thereof, for payment of the consideration deliverable in respect of each share of Holding Company Common Stock such shareholder held as of the close of business at the Effective Time as determined pursuant to this Plan of MergerAgreement, without any interest thereon.
(g) None of the Exchange Agent, Towne, Towne Merger Subthe parties hereto, the Towne Subsidiaries (as defined in the Agreement), Holding Company, Bank Subsidiary, nor the Holding Company Subsidiaries (as defined in the Agreement) shall be liable to any shareholder of Holding Company for any amount of property delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. .
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Village Bank & Trust Financial Corp.), Merger Agreement (Village Bank & Trust Financial Corp.)