Common use of Exchange Act Obligations Clause in Contracts

Exchange Act Obligations. For so long as the Trust Securities shall remain Outstanding, Depositor shall fulfill all reporting and filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to companies having a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) thereunder. BLUE VALLEY BAN CORP., as Depositor By: ______________________________________ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Property Trustee By: ______________________________________ Name: ____________________________________ Title: ___________________________________ WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Delaware Trustee By: ______________________________________ Name: ____________________________________ Title: ___________________________________ __________________________________________ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as Administrative Trustee __________________________________________ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as Administrative Trustee EXHIBIT A CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC CAPITAL TRUST I THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC CAPITAL TRUST I (the "Trust"), dated as of March 30, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, each an individual, as administrative trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C. xx.xx. 3801 et seq.)

Exchange Act Obligations. For so long as the Trust Securities shall remain Outstandingoutstanding, Depositor shall fulfill all reporting and filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to companies having a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) thereunder. BLUE VALLEY BAN CORP[Signatures to follow.] -56- FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION, as Depositor By: ______________________________________ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer WILMINGTON ----------------------------------------------------- Name: ------------------------------------------------ Title: ----------------------------------------------- FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Property Trustee By: ______________________________________ Name: ____________________________________ Title: ___________________________________ WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as and Delaware Trustee By: ______________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------- Name: ____________________________________ ------------------------------------------------ Title: ___________________________________ __________________________________________ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael L. Cox, as Administrative Trustee __________________________________________ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx---------------------------------------------------------- Larry R. Helms, Esq., as Administrative Trustee ---------------------------------------------------------- Mark K. Hardwick, as Administrative Trustee EXHIBIT A CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC FIRST MERCHANTS CAPITAL TRUST I THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC CAPITAL TRUST I (the "Trust"), dated [I/II/III] This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of March 30December ___, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, each an individual, as administrative trustees, to form 2001 for the purposes of organizing a business trust under pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act (Act, 12 Del. C. xx.xx. 3801 C.ss.ss.3801 et seq.. (the "Act"). The undersigned hereby certifies as follows:

Exchange Act Obligations. For so long as the Trust Securities shall remain Outstandingoutstanding, Depositor shall fulfill all reporting and filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to companies having a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) thereunder. BLUE VALLEY BAN CORP[SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW.] -56- FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION, as Depositor AS DEPOSITOR By: ______________________________________ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer WILMINGTON --------------------------------------- Name: ---------------------------------- Title: --------------------------------- FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, as Property Trustee NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS PROPERTY TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE By: ______________________________________ --------------------------------------- Name: ____________________________________ ---------------------------------- Title: ___________________________________ WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Delaware Trustee By: ______________________________________ Name: ____________________________________ Title: ___________________________________ __________________________________________ Xxxxxx --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Xxxxxxx X. XxxxxxxXxx, as Administrative Trustee __________________________________________ Xxxx ------------------------------------------ Xxxxx X. XxxxxxxXxxxx, Esq., as Administrative Trustee ------------------------------------------ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, as Administrative Trustee -57- EXHIBIT A CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC FIRST MERCHANTS CAPITAL TRUST I THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC CAPITAL TRUST I (the "Trust"), dated [I/II/III] This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of March 30December ___, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, each an individual, as administrative trustees, to form 2001 for the purposes of organizing a business trust under pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act (Act, 12 Del. C. xx.xx. Sections 3801 et seq.. (the "Act"). The undersigned hereby certifies as follows:

Exchange Act Obligations. For so long as the Trust Securities shall remain Outstandingoutstanding, Depositor shall fulfill all reporting and filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to companies having a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) thereunder. BLUE VALLEY BAN CORP[Signatures to follow.] FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION, as Depositor By: ______________________________________ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer WILMINGTON /s/ Larry R. Helms ------------------------------------------------ Xxxx: Xxxxx R. Helms, Esq. Title: Senior Vice President and General Counxxx XXXXXXXX TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Property Trustee By: ______________________________________ Name: ____________________________________ Title: ___________________________________ WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as and Delaware Trustee By: ______________________________________ /s/ Edward L. Truitt, Jr. ------------------------------ Name: ____________________________________ Edxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. ------------------------ Title: ___________________________________ __________________________________________ Xxxxxx X. XxxxxxxXxxx Xxxxxxxxx ----------------------- /s/ Michael L. Cox ---------------------------------- Michael L. Cox, as Administrative Axxxxxxxxxxxxx Trustee __________________________________________ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx/s/ Larry R. Helms ---------------------------------- Larry R. Helms, as Administrative Esq., xx Xxxxxxxxxative Trustee /s/ Mark K. Harxxxxx ---------------------------------- Mark K. Hardwick, xx Xxxxxxxxxxxxxe Trustee EXHIBIT A CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC FIRST MERCHANTS CAPITAL TRUST I THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC CAPITAL TRUST I (the "Trust"), dated This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of March 30December 12, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, each an individual, as administrative trustees, to form 2001 for the purposes of organizing a business trust under pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act (Act, 12 Del. C. xx.xxss.ss. 3801 et seq.. (the "Act"). The undersigned hereby certifiex xx follows:

Exchange Act Obligations. For so long as the Trust Securities shall remain Outstanding, Depositor shall fulfill all reporting and filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to companies having a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) thereunder. BLUE VALLEY BAN CORP., as Depositor By: ______________________________________ Xxxxxx -------------------------------------- Robexx X. Xxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Property Trustee By: ______________________________________ -------------------------------------- Name: ____________________________________ ------------------------------------ Title: ___________________________________ ----------------------------------- WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Delaware Trustee By: ______________________________________ -------------------------------------- Name: ____________________________________ ------------------------------------ Title: ___________________________________ __________________________________________ Xxxxxx ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Robexx X. Xxxxxxx, as xx Administrative Trustee __________________________________________ Xxxx ------------------------------------------ Mark X. Xxxxxxx, as xx Administrative Trustee EXHIBIT A CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC CAPITAL TRUST I THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BVBC CAPITAL TRUST I (the "Trust"), dated as of March 30, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee, and Xxxxxx Robexx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxx xxx Mark X. Xxxxxxx, each xxch an individual, as administrative trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C. xx.xxss.sx. 3801 0001 et seq.)