Exhibit 3.3
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PURCHASE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 22nd day of December, 2000 between The Warwick
Savings Bank, a savings bank organized under the laws of the State of New York
("Purchaser") with its principal offices at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, and Country Bank, a commercial bank organized under the laws of the State
of New York ("Seller") with its principal offices at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
The parties agree, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,
as follows :
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 ADJUSTED BOOK VALUE
"Adjusted Book Value" shall mean the amount determined by subtracting
the book amount of the Deposit Liabilities (which includes collected and
uncollected deposits and is without any deduction for any reserves which may be
maintained with respect to deposit liabilities under Federal Reserve Regulation
D) as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date from the sum
of (a) an amount equal to the book value of the Assets as shown on the financial
records of Seller plus $650,000, and (b) an amount equal to the principal
balance outstanding on the Loans, as of the close of business on the day prior
to the Closing Date, plus $950,000.
1.2 AGREEMENT
"Agreement" shall mean this Purchase and Assumption Agreement.
1.3 AMOUNT OF PREMIUM
"Amount of Premium" shall mean $3,400,000.
1.4 THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE
The phrase "the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date"
shall mean 12:01 A.M. on the Closing Date.
1.5 ASSETS
"Assets" shall mean the Fixed Assets and the other Statement Assets,
each of which is hereinafter defined. "Assets" shall also include such customer
lists as may be maintained by the Banking Office, except that Seller may retain
copies of such lists to satisfy legal requirements. Assets shall include the
telephone and facsimile numbers of the Banking Office.
1.6 BANKING OFFICE
"Banking Office" shall mean the branch banking office being sold by
Seller to Purchaser located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
1.7 CLOSING DATE
"Closing Date" shall mean the date when the purchase and sale described
in this Agreement are consummated. The Closing Date shall occur on such date as
is agreed upon by the parties but in no event
later than five business days after the later of (i) the date on which the last
of the required regulatory approvals required under Section 6.1 is received and
(ii) the date on which the last legally required notice, waiting or protest
period has expired; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if the required regulatory approvals have
not been received on or prior to March 31, 2001, then this Agreement shall be
terminable pursuant to Section 14.
1.8 CODE
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law).
1.9 DEPOSIT LIABILITIES
"Deposit Liabilities" shall mean all deposits (as defined in Section
3(1) of FDIA, 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) identified in the Individual Statement
for the Banking Office as of the close of business on the day prior to the
Closing Date, including (a) all demand deposits, negotiable order of withdrawal
("NOW") accounts and other transaction accounts, except for outstanding
certified checks, official or teller checks and money orders, (b) all time and
savings deposits, including money market deposit accounts, statement savings
accounts, passbook accounts, certificates of deposit, including the deposits
maintained in connection with IRAs and Xxxxx Plans, and lease security deposits,
other than lease security deposits relating to loans or other assets not
acquired by Purchaser, (c) all liabilities for unpaid interest accrued in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on any of the Deposit
Liabilities listed above and (d) all uncollected items included in depositors'
balances and credited on the books and records of Seller relating to the Banking
Office subject to final collection; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Deposit Liabilities
shall not include (i) deposits of borrowers on loans made by Seller which are
not sold hereunder, or deposits of guarantors of such loans, (ii) overdrawn
deposits as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date, (iii)
deposits subject to legal restrictions preventing their transfer, (iv) deposits
that are, as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date,
subject to any claim, liability, litigation or other court process or (v) at
Purchaser's discretion, deposits that are obtained by Seller in violation of
Section 7.2(xiv) of this Agreement.
1.10 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
"Environmental Law" means any federal, state, provincial or local
statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, consent, decree, judicial or
administrative decision or directive of the U.S. or other jurisdiction now
existing relating to: (a) pollution or protection of the environment, including
natural resources; (b) exposure of persons, including employees, to Hazardous
Substances or other products, material or chemicals; (c) protection of the
public health or welfare from the effects of products, byproducts, wastes,
emissions, discharges or releases of chemical or other substances from
industrial or commercial activities; or (d) regulation of the manufacture, use
or introduction into commerce of substances, including, without limitation,
their manufacture, formulation, packaging, labeling, distribution,
transportation, handling, storage and disposal.
1.11 FDIA
"FDIA" shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended.
1.12 FIXED ASSETS
"Fixed Assets" shall mean (i) the Real Property; (ii) the furniture,
fixtures and equipment owned or (to the extent of the lessee's interest) leased
by Seller as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date,
located within the Banking Office, including all assets related to the safe
deposit business
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located at the Banking Office; and (iii) all assets recorded as tenant
improvements on the books and records of Seller by virtue of its status as a
tenant of the Real Property, all as are set forth on Schedule A hereto;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Fixed Assets shall not include the assets listed on
Schedule B hereto.
1.13 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
"Hazardous Substances" means any substance (a) listed, identified or
designated as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, (b) which,
applying criteria specified in any Environmental Law, is hazardous or toxic or
(c) the use or disposal of which is regulated under any Environmental Law.
1.14 XXX
"XXX" shall mean a trust or custodial arrangement treated as an
individual retirement account within the meaning of section 408 of the Code, and
shall include any such individual retirement account that is funded under a
simplified employee pension within the meaning of section 408(k) of the Code.
1.15 INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT
"Individual Statement" shall mean the individual office statement of
assets and liabilities in the form set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto prepared with
respect to the Banking Office from Seller's books and records as of the close of
business on the day prior to the Closing Date and to be delivered on the Closing
Date or as soon thereafter as is practicable if the data to complete the same is
not available on the Closing Date.
1.16 XXXXX PLAN
"Xxxxx Plan" shall mean a plan and/or trust for self-employed
individuals or their employees or both qualified as a pension or profit-sharing
plan within the meaning of section 401(a) and (c) of the Code.
1.17 LIABILITIES
"Liabilities" shall mean the Deposit Liabilities and the Nonstatement
Liabilities, as herein defined.
1.18 LOANS
"Loans" shall mean the Loans listed on Schedules C-1, C-2 and C-3
hereto, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section
4.3.
1.19 NONSTATEMENT LIABILITIES
"Nonstatement Liabilities" shall mean all agreements or other binding
obligations existing as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing
Date made by or with respect to the operations of the Banking Office in the
normal course of business of the Banking Office, including but not limited to
leases of personal property; maintenance, service and janitorial agreements; all
agreements relating to the Loans; and such other agreements or other binding
obligations, all as are set forth on Schedule D hereto. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Nonstatement Liabilities shall not include (i) any claims,
liabilities, losses, demands and obligations (a) arising as a result of
transactions outside of the normal course of business of the Banking Office or
(b) relating to assets or liabilities of Seller excluded by this Agreement from
the Assets and Liabilities or (ii) any obligation to make loans or advances
under any loan agreement, letter of credit or credit card except Nonstatement
Liabilities shall include all obligations on the lender to make future advances
under any open end credit plans or agreements included in the Loans. The
Nonstatement Liabilities
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shall not include Seller's existing lease with its wholly-owned subsidiary for
the use of the Banking Office, which lease shall terminate on the Closing Date.
1.20 PAYMENT AMOUNT
"Payment Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
1.21 REAL PROPERTY
"Real Property" shall mean the real property commonly known as 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, and more particularly described on
Schedule E hereto together with the buildings and improvements located thereon.
1.22 STATEMENT ASSETS
"Statement Assets" shall mean the Fixed Assets and the other assets
identified in the Individual Statement for the Banking Office as of the close of
business on the day prior to the Closing Date.
1.23 TAXES
"Taxes" means all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other like
assessments, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, excise, real
and personal and intangible property, sales, use, transfer (including transfer
gains taxes), withholding, license, payroll, recording, ad valorem and franchise
taxes imposed by the United States or any state, local or foreign government or
subdivision or agency thereof, and such term shall include any interest,
penalties or additions to tax attributable to such assessments.
1.24 TAX RETURN
"Tax Return" shall mean any report, return, form or other information
required to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with any Taxes.
2. ASSETS TO BE TRANSFERRED
2.1 TRANSFER
Seller agrees to transfer, or cause to be transferred, to Purchaser on
the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Assets, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except as
otherwise set forth herein regarding permitted encumbrances to the Real
Property. Any claims for refund or refunds of all Taxes referred to in Section
10.9 shall remain the property of Seller.
2.2 BOOKS AND RECORDS
(a) Purchaser shall receive possession of, and shall have all right,
title and interest in, all books and records of the Banking Office (including
personnel files), but such books and records directly relating to the activities
of the Banking Office on or before the Closing Date shall be open for inspection
and copying by Seller and its authorized agents, representatives and regulators
during regular business hours after the Closing Date, and Seller may, at its own
expense, make such copies of and excerpts from such books and records as it may
deem desirable. All books and records relating to the Banking Office shall be
maintained for a period which is at least the longer of the period under
Purchaser's records management program or the minimum period required by law
unless the parties shall, applicable law permitting, agree upon a shorter
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period. Seller's delivery of records to Purchaser shall not include individual
transaction records such as microfilm copies of checks paid against accounts at
the Banking Office prior to the Closing Date, copies of bank statements issued
on such accounts, and similar items, but such records shall be open for
inspection and copying by Purchaser to the same extent and for the same period
applicable to Seller's access to records turned over to Purchaser as set forth
in this Section 2.2(a).
(b) Seller shall allow Purchaser to convert to Purchaser's loan
processing computer system the individual loan data, including payment history,
which Seller maintains in electronic form regarding the Loans.
(c) Likewise, Seller shall allow Purchaser to convert to Purchaser's
deposit processing system the individual deposit account information which
Seller maintains in electronic form regarding the deposits transferred
hereunder.
(d) Seller shall provide Purchaser with reasonable access to its data
processing system prior to the Closing Date in order for Purchaser to accomplish
a smooth data processing conversion and Seller shall provide reasonable
cooperation to Purchaser in connection with the conversion. Purchaser shall be
responsible for the cost of any conversion software which may be required and
Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for all third party charges which Seller may
incur in the course of the conversion process.
3. CONSIDERATION
3.1 PAYMENT AMOUNT AND AMOUNT OF PREMIUM
The "Payment Amount" for the Banking Office and the Assets, subject to
the Liabilities and including the transfer of the Loans, shall be the absolute
value of the Adjusted Book Value, from which absolute value shall be deducted
the Amount of Premium. If the Payment Amount cannot be precisely determined on
the Closing Date, then the Payment Amount shall be determined based upon the
information available as of the most recent practicable date, and shall be
subject to the final adjustments as set forth in Section 16. The Amount of
Premium shall be allocated as provided in Schedule F. Seller and Purchaser agree
that the fair market value of the Banking Office, Assets, Liabilities, premium
on deposits, non-competition agreement under Section 7.7, and other items
transferred hereunder is equal to the amounts allocated thereto pursuant to
Schedule F.
3.2 ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
On the Closing Date, Purchaser and Seller shall execute and deliver an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit 2
hereto, to assume, defend, pay, perform, discharge and to indemnify and hold
Seller harmless from and against all of the Liabilities outstanding and unpaid
or unperformed as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date.
3.3 PRORATION
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, it is the
intention of the parties hereto that Seller shall operate for its own account
the business being transferred pursuant to the Agreement until the close of
business on the day prior to the Closing Date and that Purchaser shall operate
for its own account the business being transferred pursuant to this Agreement
from and after the Closing Date. Thus, except as otherwise specifically provided
in this Agreement, the items of income and expense listed on Schedule G hereto
shall be prorated as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing
Date, whether or not such adjustment would normally be made as of such time. The
items listed on Schedule G hereto shall include,
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without limitation: interest on deposits transferred, interest on Loans, rent
and additional rent payable from the tenants, other than Seller, of the Real
Property; real property taxes on the Real Property; rent on personal property
leases being transferred; rent on safe deposit boxes; prepaid service contracts
and prepaid FDIC insurance.
3.4 PAYMENTS BY SELLER
Seller shall pay to Purchaser on the Closing Date the Payment Amount in
cash by wire transfer of funds originated no later than 12:00 noon to
Purchaser's account using such wire transfer instructions as are provided by
Purchaser three business days prior to the Closing Date.
3.5 REPORTING OF ALLOCATION OF CONSIDERATION FOR ASSETS
(a) For Federal and New York income tax purposes and financial
accounting purposes, Purchaser and Seller will report the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement in a manner consistent with the allocation
specified in Schedule F hereto. Neither Purchaser nor Seller will at any time
file any return or other document, publish any report or other document which is
inconsistent with the allocation specified in Schedule F hereto except as it may
be required by any regulatory authority or by law.
(b) The provisions of this Section 3.5 shall survive the Closing under
this Agreement.
3.6 CASH ON HAND
Purchaser shall acquire from Seller, and Seller shall deliver to
Purchaser all cash on hand ("Cash") at the Banking Office, as receipted for by
Purchaser's representative at such Banking Office and Purchaser shall pay to
Seller at the Closing an amount equal to the amount of Cash at the Branch
Offices as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date. If the
amount payable pursuant to this Section cannot be determined with certainty,
then the amount shall be estimated based upon the best available information and
shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 16.1.
3.7 SALES AND TRANSFER TAXES
(a) Except as specifically provided herein, all excise, sales, use and
transfer Taxes which are payable or arise as a result of this Agreement or the
consummation of the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement shall be
paid by the party on which such Taxes are imposed by law. Purchaser and Seller
each shall indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any such Taxes
to be paid by Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be that have been paid by the
other party.
(b) The New York State Real Estate Transfer Tax, if any, shall be paid
by Seller. Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from and against
any such Taxes due, including those arising upon subsequent audit by a taxing
authority, including interest and penalties. Seller shall be responsible for
preparing and filing all Tax Returns relating to such Taxes in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Both prior and subsequent to
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall timely execute and deliver to Seller such Tax
Returns as are required to be executed by Purchaser under applicable law and
shall provide Seller with such information, assistance and documents as may
reasonably be requested by Seller in connection with the preparation and filing
of the Tax Returns and the preparation for audit or other proceedings related to
determining the liability for such Taxes. Purchaser's obligation to complete,
execute and deliver any such Tax Return shall be subject to Purchaser's
reasonable agreement with Seller's preparation of, and asset valuation set forth
in, the Tax Return. The provisions of this Section 3.7(b) shall
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survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for
the applicable statue of limitations period.
3.8 INFORMATION RETURNS
At the Closing or as soon thereafter as is practicable, Seller shall
provide Purchaser with a list of all Deposit Liabilities for which Seller was
required to but has not received a properly completed Form W-8 or W-9 or on
which Seller is back-up withholding as of the Closing Date. Seller agrees to
indemnify Purchaser in an amount equal to any penalty and interest imposed upon
Purchaser by the IRS or other tax authorities or self-assessed by Purchaser
which Purchaser is thereafter required to, and does, pay to the IRS where such
penalty and interest arises out of actions taken or omitted to be taken by
Purchaser in reliance upon information provided under this Section 3.8, and such
penalty and interest does not result from an act or omission of Purchaser not
made in reliance upon such information. The term "interest" for purposes of this
Section 3.8 means interest accrued prior to the receipt by Purchaser of a notice
of penalty from the IRS regarding Forms W-8 or W-9 (or other tax authorities
regarding similar forms) for the Deposit Liabilities.
3.9 TAX RETURNS
(a) With respect to the Assets and Liabilities and Banking Office
transferred at the Closing, (a) Seller shall file or cause to be filed when due
all Tax Returns with respect to such Assets or income therefrom, such
Liabilities or payments in respect thereof, or the operation of the Banking
Office for taxable years or periods ending on or before the Closing Date
(including Tax Returns required to be filed after the Closing Date) and shall
pay any Taxes due in respect of such Tax Returns, and (b ) Purchaser shall file
or cause to be filed when due all Tax Returns with respect to such Assets or
income therefrom, such Liabilities or payments in respect thereof, or the
operation of the Banking Office for taxable years or periods ending after the
Closing Date and shall remit any Taxes due in respect of such Tax Returns. If
Seller (or Purchaser) shall be liable hereunder for any portion of the Tax shown
due on any Tax Return prepared by the other party, the party preparing the Tax
Return shall deliver a copy to the party so liable for its review and approval
not less than 30 days prior to the date on which such Tax Return is due to be
filed (taking into account any applicable extensions). Seller (or Purchaser)
shall pay in immediately available funds the Taxes for which it is liable but
which are payable with Tax Returns to be filed by the other party pursuant to
the previous sentence on the due date for the payment of such Taxes.
(b) Purchaser and Seller each shall prepare and timely file timely IRS
Forms 8594 (and all other reports as may be required under Section 1060 of the
Code), the required schedules thereto, and all requisite state and local Tax
Returns required to be filed by either or both of them with respect to the
purchase and sale of the Assets under this Agreement. Purchaser shall request
from Seller, or Seller shall request from Purchaser, any information necessary
to complete the Tax Returns, which information shall be provided no later than
10 days following such request. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a
manner consistent with the allocation of consideration specified in Schedule F
hereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Seller and Purchaser may each make appropriate
adjustments for transaction and other costs and as required by any applicable
law or regulation in determining the amount realized upon the disposition of the
Assets or the amount paid for the Assets, respectively. Neither Seller nor
Purchaser shall take a position in any tax proceedings, tax audit or otherwise
inconsistent with such allocation.
3.10 BULK SALES LAWS
Seller and Purchaser hereby waive compliance with the bulk sale
notification provisions contained in Section 1141(C) Article 28 of the New York
State Sales and Use Tax Law applicable to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller (and its successors and assigns) shall indemnify and hold
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Purchaser from and against any sales or use tax liability of Seller asserted
against Purchaser as a result of non-compliance with such bulk sales tax
notification provision, other than liability for sales or use tax imposed upon
the sale of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement.
4. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE SALE OF THE LOANS
4.1 TRANSFER
The Loans shall be sold and transferred by Seller to Purchaser on the
Closing Date free and clear of liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind or
nature whatsoever. The sale of the Loans shall include, without any additional
documentation being required, the transfer of all rights to service the Loans
and all escrow deposits held by Seller with respect to the Loans. On the Closing
Date, Seller shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to the aggregate balance of
any escrow deposits for Taxes, insurance and other items held by Seller on
account of the Loans.
Except as set forth in this Agreement, the sale of the Loans by Seller
to Purchaser will be without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind or
nature whatsoever.
4.2 PURCHASE PRICE
The purchase price of the Loans shall be the principal balance
outstanding on the Loans as of the close of business on the day prior to the
Closing Date as shown on the books of Seller, plus accrued but unpaid interest
through the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date, plus
$950,000.
4.3 REMOVAL AND ADDITION OF LOANS
The Loans to be sold hereunder, currently consisting of the Loans
listed on Schedules C-1, C-2 and C-3 hereto, shall be subject to adjustment as
set forth in this Section 4.3.
(a) There shall be excluded from the Loans, and Purchaser shall not be
required to purchase a specific Loan from Seller, if (i) on the Closing Date the
Loan is more than 30 calendar days past due as to principal or interest based
upon the scheduled payments then due and owing by the borrower of the loan in
accordance with the then current promissory note or loan agreement for the Loan;
or (ii) the Loan has been repaid in full prior to the Closing Date.
(b) There shall be added to the Loans, and Purchaser shall purchase
from Seller upon the same terms and conditions as are applicable to all other
Loans, any loan originated by Seller after the date of this Agreement which
satisfies all of the following terms and conditions:
(i) the loan is originated in accordance with the lending
policies of Seller as in effect on the date of this Agreement applying
underwriting criteria equivalent to those which were applied in originating the
Loans listed on the original Schedules C-1, C-2 and C-3;
(ii) either the borrower resides, or has its principal place
of business in, the counties of Putnam, Dutchess, Orange or Westchester, or the
real estate collateral for the Loan, if any, is primarily located in one of
those four counties;
(iii) the interest rate on the loan is not less than the
interest rate offered for loans being retained in Seller's own loan portfolio on
the date Seller issues its commitment to make the loan; and
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(iv) the Loan is not past due in the manner described in
clause 4.3(a)(i) above.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at Purchaser's
option, Purchaser may exclude from the Loans any Loan that does not satisfy (i)
Purchaser's underwriting criteria as in effect on the Closing Date, (ii)
Seller's representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8,
as applicable with respect to such Loan, or (iii) the condition set forth in
Section 4.3(b)(ii) above, and Purchaser shall not be required to purchase any
such Loan from Seller.
4.4 PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY SELLER ON OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE.
Seller shall endorse to Purchaser and deliver to Purchaser all checks
and other items coming into the possession of Seller on or after the Closing
Date representing payments on account of any Loans. Seller shall also promptly
pay to Purchaser any funds received by it in any other manner on or after the
Closing Date representing payments on account of any Loans including, for
example, payments received by wire transfer. Purchaser shall do likewise with
respect to any payments coming into its possession on account of loans retained
by Seller and not sold to Purchaser hereunder. The parties agree to cooperate
with each other after the Closing with respect to mail deliveries, responses to
telephone inquiries and other types of customer contacts to assure that each
party hereto receives the payments and communication that relate to assets or
liabilities owned by it after the Closing.
4.5 NOTICES AND FILINGS
(a) Seller and Purchaser shall cooperate with each other in preparing,
filing and sending all notices which may be required by law or regulation to be
filed or sent in connection with the sale of the Loans, such as notices of the
transfer of servicing rights and notices of the transfer of escrow accounts.
Subject to agreement otherwise by the parties, all notices required to be sent
prior to the Closing Date shall be prepared and sent by Seller and all notices
required to be sent on or after the Closing Date shall be prepared and sent by
Purchaser, subject to the obligation of cooperation set forth in the preceding
sentence.
(b) Seller shall, at its sole cost and expense, prepare and record with
respect to each Loan an individual assignment of mortgage from Seller to
Purchaser, which assignment of mortgage shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser. Seller also shall, at its sole cost and
expense, prepare and record or file, as appropriate, with respect to each Loan,
an individual assignment of assignments of leases and rents (if any), an
assignment of UCC-3 Financing Statements (if any), and any other instruments of
transfer necessary or appropriate to reflect of record the sale and transfer of
the Loan to Purchaser.
4.6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE
LOANS
(a) Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as to each Loan listed
on Schedule C-1 hereto that, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (or such
other date set forth in the representation or warranty), and except as reflected
in Schedule C-1 or Schedule H:
(i) The information set forth on Schedule C-1 hereto with
respect to each Loan is complete, true and correct in all material respects.
(ii) The monthly payment due under each Loan is not 30 or more
days delinquent in payment and none of the Loans have been contractually
delinquent for more than 30 days more than once during the preceding 12 months.
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(iii) Each mortgage is a valid and enforceable lien on the
mortgaged property having the priority reflected on Schedule C-1, including all
improvements thereon.
(iv) Immediately prior to the assignment of the Loan to
Purchaser, Seller had good title to, and was the sole legal and beneficial owner
of, the Loan free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security
interest and has full right and authority, subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party to sell and assign the
same.
(v) There is no valid offset, defense or counterclaim to any
mortgage note or mortgage, including the obligation of the mortgagor to pay the
unpaid principal of or interest on such mortgage note, nor will the operation of
any of the terms of the mortgage note and the mortgage, or the exercise of any
right thereunder, render the mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or
subject to any right of rescission, set- off, counterclaim or defense, including
the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense has been asserted with respect thereto.
(vi) To the best of Seller's knowledge, each mortgaged
property is free of material damage and is in average repair.
(vii) Each Loan at origination complied in all material
respects with applicable local, state and federal laws, including, without
limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement procedures,
truth-in-lending and disclosure laws, and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws. The
origination, underwriting and collection practices used by Seller with respect
to each Loan have been in all respects legal, commercially reasonable and
customary in the mortgage servicing business.
(viii) All modifications of any mortgage are reflected in the
Loan file provided to Purchaser.
(ix) No claims have been made under any mortgage title
insurance policy currently insuring the lien securing the Loan, and no prior
holder of the related mortgage, including Seller, has done, by act or omission,
anything which would impair the coverage of any such mortgage title insurance
policy.
(x) Except as shown on Schedule C-1, the related mortgage note
is payable in self- amortizing monthly installments of principal and interest,
with interest payable in arrears, and requires a Monthly Payment which is
sufficient to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance of the Loan over
its remaining term and to pay interest at the applicable mortgage rate. No Loan
is subject to negative amortization.
(xi) To the best of Seller's knowledge, all of the
improvements which were included for the purpose of determining the value of the
mortgaged property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction
lines of such property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach
upon the mortgaged property.
(xii) All parties which have had any interest in the mortgage,
whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period
in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any
and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the
mortgaged property is located.
(xiii) The mortgage note and the related mortgage are genuine,
and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and with applicable
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laws, except for limits on enforceability which will not materially affect the
ability of the holder of the note and the related mortgage to exercise the
remedies which are customarily available to a holder of a mortgage in the State
of New York. All parties to the mortgage note and the mortgage had legal
capacity to execute the mortgage note and the mortgage and each mortgage note
and mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties.
(xiv) The proceeds of each Loan have been fully disbursed,
there is no requirement for future advances thereunder and any and all
requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to
disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs,
fees and expenses incurred in making, closing or recording the Loans were paid.
(xv) The related mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions which render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate
for the realization against the mortgaged property of the benefits of the
security, including, (i) in the case of a mortgage designated as a deed of
trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is
no homestead or other exemption available to the mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the mortgaged property at a trustee's sale or the right
to foreclose the mortgage.
(xvi) Each Loan is secured by a mortgage and not a deed of
trust.
(xvii) There exist no deficiencies with respect to escrow
deposits and payments, if such are required, for which customary arrangements
for repayment thereof have not been made, and no escrow deposits or payments of
other charges or payments due Seller have been capitalized under the mortgage or
the related mortgage note.
(xviii) To the best of Seller's knowledge, no event has
occurred that would, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration
of any grace or cure period, constitute a material default, breach, violation or
event of acceleration under the related mortgage or the related mortgage note
and Seller has not waived any material default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration.
(xix) Each mortgaged property is improved by a one- to
four-family residential dwelling, including condominium units and dwelling units
in planned unit developments, which, to the best of Seller's knowledge, does not
include cooperatives or mobile homes and does not constitute property other than
real property under state law.
(xx) There is no obligation on the part of Seller or any party
other than the mortgagor, the maker of the note or the guarantor to make
payments on the Loan under the terms of the mortgage or related mortgage note.
(xxi) With respect to each Loan, no loan junior in lien
priority to such Loan and secured by the related mortgaged property was
originated by Seller at the time of origination of such Loan.
(xxii) No material error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Loan has been
committed by Seller.
(xxiii) The Loan file provided to Purchaser was and will be
complete and accurate in all material respects, and, there will be no material
adverse change to such Loan file between the date the Loan file was provided to
Purchaser and the Closing Date.
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(b) Seller further represents and warrants to Purchaser as to each Loan
listed on Schedule C-1 hereto that, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date
(or such other date set forth in the representation or warranty), and except as
reflected in Schedule H:
(i) Neither Seller nor any prior holder of any mortgage has
modified the mortgage in any material respect; satisfied, canceled or
subordinated such mortgage in whole or in part; released the related mortgaged
property in whole or in part from the lien of such mortgage; or executed any
instrument of release, cancellation, modification or satisfaction with respect
thereto, except, in each instance, as reflected in Schedule C-1 (if applicable)
and in the Loan file provided to Purchaser.
(ii) A lender's policy of title insurance together with a
condominium endorsement and extended coverage endorsement, if applicable, and,
with respect to each adjustable rate loan, an adjustable rate mortgage
endorsement in an amount at least equal to the balance of the Loan, or a
commitment (binder) to issue the same was effective on the date of the
origination of each Loan, each such policy is valid and remains in full force
and effect, the transfer of the related Loan to Purchaser will not affect the
validity or enforceability of such policy and each such policy was issued by a
title insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged
property is located and acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and in a form
acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, which policy insures Seller and
successor owners of indebtedness secured by the insured mortgage, as to the lien
priority of the mortgage reflected in Schedule C-1.
(iii) The improvements upon each mortgaged property are
covered by a valid and existing hazard insurance policy with a generally
acceptable carrier that provides for fire extended coverage and such other
hazards as are customary in the area where the mortgaged property is located
representing coverage not less than the lesser of the outstanding principal
balance of the related Loan or the minimum amount required to compensate for
damage or loss on a replacement cost basis. All individual insurance policies
and flood policies referred to in clause (xxviii) below contain a standard
mortgagee clause naming Seller or the original mortgagee, and its successors in
interest, as mortgagee, and Seller has received no notice that any premiums due
and payable thereon have not been paid; the mortgage obligates the mortgagor
thereunder to maintain all such insurance, including flood insurance, at the
mortgagor's cost and expense, and upon the mortgagor's failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at
the mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
mortgagor.
(iv) If the mortgaged property is in an area identified in the
Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special
flood hazards, a flood insurance policy in a form meeting the requirements of
the current guidelines of the Flood Insurance Administration is in effect with
respect to such mortgaged property with a generally acceptable carrier in an
amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the original
outstanding principal balance of the Loan, (ii) the minimum amount required to
compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis or (iii) the maximum
amount of insurance that is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973.
(v) The mortgage file contains an appraisal which was
performed by an appraiser who satisfied, and which was conducted in accordance
with, all of the applicable requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
(vi) The mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan in the
event that the mortgaged property is sold or transferred without the prior
written consent of the mortgagee thereunder.
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4.7 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LOANS
(a) Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as to each Loan listed
on Schedule C-2 hereto that, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (or such
other date set forth in the representation or warranty), and except as reflected
in Schedule C-2 or Schedule H:
(i) The information set forth on Schedule C-2 hereto with
respect to each Loan is complete, true and correct in all material respects.
(ii) The monthly payment due under each Loan is not 30 or more
days delinquent in payment and none of the Loans have been contractually
delinquent for more than 30 days more than once during the preceding 12 months.
(iii) Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to
Purchaser, the related mortgage note and mortgage were not subject to an
assignment (other than to Purchaser) or pledge, and Seller had good title to,
and was the sole owner of, the Loan. Seller has full right and authority to
sell, assign and transfer such Loan, and Seller is transferring such Loan free
and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any
nature encumbering such Loan.
(iv) The related mortgage note, mortgage, assignment of leases
and rents (if any) and other agreements executed in connection with such Loan
are legal, valid and binding obligations of the related mortgagor, enforceable
in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors rights generally, or by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law) and except for limits on enforceability which will not
materially affect the ability of the holder of the note and the related mortgage
to exercise the remedies which are customarily available to a holder of a
mortgage in the State of New York.
(v) The related assignment of leases and rents (if any) was
properly recorded (or, if not recorded, has been submitted for recording, is in
form and substance acceptable for recording and, when properly recorded, will be
sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the mortgaged property is
located to reflect of record the lien of such assignment of leases and rents)
and creates a valid first priority assignment of, or a valid first priority
security interest in, certain rights under the related leases, subject only to a
license granted to the related mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to
perform certain obligations of the lessor under such leases, including the right
to operate the related mortgaged property; no person other than the related
mortgagor owns any interest in any payments due under such lease that is
superior to, or of equal priority with, the mortgagee's interest therein.
(vi) The endorsement of the related mortgage note constitutes
the legal, valid and binding assignment of such mortgage note and, together with
the assignment of mortgage and assignment of leases and rents and all other
necessary documents of transfer, legally and validly conveys all right, title
and interest in such Loan, including without limitation all escrow deposits, to
Purchaser.
(vii) All modifications of any mortgage are reflected in the
Loan file provided to Purchaser and in Schedule C-2 (if applicable).
(viii) The mortgage is properly recorded (or, if not recorded,
has been submitted for recording, is in form and substance acceptable for
recording and, when properly recorded, will be sufficient under the laws of the
jurisdiction wherein the mortgaged property is located to reflect of record the
lien of such mortgage) and the mortgage is a valid, continuing and enforceable
lien on the mortgaged property
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having the priority reflected on Schedule C-2, including all of the related
mortgagor's interest in all improvements on the mortgaged property, all other
fixtures on the mortgaged property and all additions, alterations and
replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing; such mortgaged
property is free and clear of any mechanics' and materialmen's liens which are
prior to, or equal with, the lien of the related mortgage (and no rights are
outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien), except those which are
insured against by a lender's title insurance policy (as described below).
(ix) Seller's current officers have no actual knowledge that
the representations and warranties made by the mortgagor with respect to such
Loans are false in any material respect.
(x) The Loan is directly secured by a lien (having the
priority reflected on Schedule C-2) on a fee or leasehold interest in a
commercial property or a multifamily property.
(xi) Except as reflected in the Loan file provided to
Purchaser, the proceeds of such Loan have been fully disbursed (and, in the case
of any portion of such proceeds constituting holdbacks, have been deposited into
an escrow account), and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder.
Any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement
and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor that were to have been
complied with on or before the date on which this representation is made or is
deemed made have been complied with, and all costs, fees and expenses incurred
in making or closing the Loan and the recording of the mortgage have been paid.
The mortgagor has not contested the disbursement or non-disbursement of any
escrow funds or the administration of such escrow funds. Seller has inspected or
caused to be inspected the related mortgaged property within the past year.
(xii) The related mortgaged property is in good repair and
free of any material damage, waste or defective condition that would affect
materially and adversely the value of such mortgaged property as security for
the Loan and there is no proceeding pending or, to the best of Seller's
knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such mortgaged
property. The mortgaged property is lawfully used and occupied under applicable
law by the owner thereof and/or by tenants under leases. For the purposes of
this paragraph, "damage, waste or defective condition" shall not include any
damage, waste or defective condition which has been identified as a required
repair to be addressed and funded pursuant to a related completion repair and
escrow agreement executed between the mortgagor and Seller.
(xiii) To the best of Seller's knowledge, the mortgagor is in
possession of all material licenses, permits and other authorizations necessary
and required by all applicable laws for the conduct of its business and all such
licenses, permits and authorizations are valid and in full force and effect; the
mortgaged property is in compliance with and lawfully used under all applicable
zoning, building, safety and Environmental Laws and all inspections, licenses
and certificates required (whether by law, regulation or insurance standards) to
be made or issued with respect to the mortgaged property and with respect to the
use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriter certificates, have been made or issued by the
appropriate governmental or quasi-governmental authorities or other authorities
having jurisdiction over the mortgaged property, and Seller has not received
notification from any governmental authority that the mortgaged property is in
non-compliance with such laws or regulations, is being used, operated or
occupied unlawfully or has failed to have or to have obtained such inspection,
licenses or certificates, as the case may be. Seller has not received notice of
any violation or failure to conform with any such law, ordinance, regulation,
standard, license or certificates. To the best of Seller's knowledge, if the
mortgaged property constitutes a legal nonconforming use, the nonconforming
improvements may be rebuilt to current density and used and occupied for such
nonconforming purposes if damaged or destroyed.
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(xiv) The Loan is a whole loan, contains no equity
participation by the lender or shared appreciation feature and does not provide
for any contingent or additional interest in the form of participation in the
cash flow of the related mortgaged property. The indebtedness evidenced by the
mortgage note is not convertible to an ownership interest in the related
mortgaged property or the mortgagor, and Seller has not financed, nor does
Seller own, directly or indirectly, any equity in such mortgaged property or
such mortgagor. Unless otherwise approved by Purchaser, to the best of Seller's
knowledge, the mortgaged property was not, as of the date of origination of the
Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other
security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the mortgage.
(xv) The mortgage interest rate (exclusive of any default
interest, late charges, or prepayment premiums) of such Loan complies with, or
is exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other
requirements pertaining to usury; any and all other requirements of any federal,
state or local laws applicable to the origination and sale of such Loan,
including, without limitation, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement
procedures, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws, applicable to such Loan
have been complied with. Neither the mortgage note nor the mortgage is subject
to any valid right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including
the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any term of the mortgage note or
the mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the mortgage note
or mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury,
and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been
asserted, except for limits on enforceability which will not materially affect
the ability of the holder of the note and the related mortgage to exercise the
remedies which are customarily available to a holder of a mortgage in the State
of New York.
(xvi) No fraudulent acts were committed by Seller during the
process of originating such Loan.
(xvii) All Taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents,
insurance premiums, leasehold payments, governmental assessments (including
assessments payable in future installments) or other charges affecting the
related mortgaged property that prior to the Closing Date became due and owing
in respect of such mortgaged property have been paid, or an escrow of funds in
an amount sufficient to cover such payments has been established.
(xviii) Prior to the sale of such Loan to Purchaser, all
escrow deposits required, and all escrow payments due and payable, pursuant to
the Loan were in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its agent,
there are no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary
arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made, and all such escrow
deposits and payments have been conveyed to Purchaser or its designee.
(xix) To the extent required under applicable law, each holder
of the Loan was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in
which the related mortgaged property is located at all times when it held the
Loan.
(xx) To the best of Seller's knowledge, no event has occurred
that would, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any
grace or cure period, constitute a material default, breach, violation or event
of acceleration under the related mortgage or the related mortgage note and
Seller has not waived any material default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration other than those which have been cured by the borrower.
(xxi) The related mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the mortgaged
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property of the benefits of the security, including realization by judicial or,
if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure, and there is no exemption available to
the mortgagor which would interfere with such right to foreclose. Either the
mortgagor or applicable law provides for the appointment of a receiver, keeper
or other custodian for the rents in the event of a default thereunder, or, to
the extent permitted by law, allows the mortgagee thereunder to enter into
possession to collect rents.
(xxii) To the extent that the related mortgage file contains a
report ("Assessment Report") of an environmental site assessment made with
respect to the related mortgaged property, such Assessment Report was made by an
environmental consultant who had no interest, direct or indirect, in such
mortgaged property or in any loan secured thereby, and whose compensation was
not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Loan, and such assessment was
made and such Assessment Report was prepared in a manner that conforms to the
requirements of Seller's underwriting policies. The mortgaged property is in
compliance with all Environmental Laws relating thereto. Except for any
lead-based paint, asbestos or asbestos-containing material that the Assessment
Report recommends be removed or otherwise treated or maintained and as to which
recommended action there exists an operations and maintenance plan or a holdback
sufficient to pay for the cost of such removal, treatment or maintenance, no
Hazardous Substance has been or is incorporated in, stored on or under, released
from, treated on, transported to or from, or disposed of on or from, the
mortgaged property such that, under applicable law (A) any such Hazardous
Substance would be required to be eliminated before the mortgaged property could
be altered, renovated, demolished or transferred, or (B) the owner of the
mortgaged property, or the holder of a security interest therein, could be
subjected to liability for the removal of such Hazardous Substance or the
elimination of the hazard created thereby. Neither Seller nor the related
mortgagor has received notification from any federal, state or other
governmental authority relating to any Hazardous Substances on or affecting the
mortgaged property or to any potential or known liability under any
Environmental Law arising from the ownership or operation of the mortgaged
property.
(xxiii) The assignment of leases and rents, and the security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document (if any), delivered in
connection with the Loan each establishes and creates a valid, existing and
enforceable first lien on and first priority security interest in the property
described therein and Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to
Purchaser. To the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law
by recording or filing, either a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement has
been filed and/or recorded in all places necessary to perfect a valid first
priority security interest in the personal property subject to the lien of the
mortgagor or any separate security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document or a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement with respect to the
personal property subject to the lien of the mortgagor or any separate security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document has been fully executed in
accordance with applicable laws and is in form and substance sufficient, upon
recordation and/or filing thereof in all necessary places, to perfect a valid
first priority security interest in such personal property. Either all
continuations and any assignments of any such financing statements have been
timely filed or recorded in the appropriate filing or recording offices and
Seller has a perfected valid first priority security interest in such personal
property or all continuations and any assignments of any such financing
statements have been fully executed in accordance with applicable laws and are
in form and substance sufficient, upon recordation and/or filing in all
necessary places, to perfect a valid first priority security interest in such
personal property.
(xxiv) Seller has not, directly or indirectly, advanced funds,
or received any advance of funds by a party other than the mortgagor or the
maker of the note, for the payment of any principal and interest payments
required by the related mortgage note or the related mortgage, except for
interest accruing from the date of the mortgage note or date of disbursement of
the Loan proceeds, whichever is later, to the date which precedes by 30 days the
first due date under the related mortgage note.
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(xxv) The mortgage note is not secured by a lien on any real
property on which Seller holds another lien not transferred to Purchaser
hereunder other than the lien created by the related mortgage, and the mortgage
was not given to secure the performance of any obligation other than the
obligations of the mortgagor thereunder and under such mortgage note and other
obligations being transferred to Purchaser hereunder or already satisfied. No
default or event of default shall occur under the mortgage note or mortgage by
reason of a default in respect of any other obligation not directly related to
the Loan except such obligations which are transferred to Purchaser hereunder.
(xxvi) Each Loan is secured by a mortgage and not a deed of
trust.
(xxvii) No Loan is secured by a lien on a cooperative
apartment building.
(xxviii) To the knowledge of Seller's current officers, the
credit reports relating to, and the financial statements of, the related
mortgagor and its Affiliates, furnished in connection with the Loan, do not
misstate the financial condition of the mortgagor and its affiliates in any
material respect. To the knowledge of Seller's current officers, neither the
related mortgagor, the manager of the related mortgaged property nor any
Affiliate of either of them, is currently a debtor in any bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency or comparable proceeding, except as may otherwise
have been disclosed in writing to, and approved in writing by, Purchaser.
(xxix) All improvements that were considered in determining
the appraised value of the related mortgaged property lie wholly within the
boundaries and building restriction lines of the mortgaged property, no such
improvements encroach upon easements running thereto or to adjoining properties,
and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the mortgaged property
or easements running thereto. All amenities, access routes or other items that
materially benefit the mortgaged property are under the direct control of the
mortgagor, constitute permanent easements that benefit and are part of the
mortgaged property or are public property, and the mortgaged property, by virtue
of such easements or otherwise, is contiguous to a physically open, dedicated
all-weather public street, has all necessary permits and approvals for ingress
and egress and is adequately serviced by public water, sewer systems and
utilities.
(xxx) If applicable, the related mortgagor is the owner and
holder of the landlord's interest under any lease for use and occupancy of all
or any portion of the related mortgaged property. Neither Seller nor the
mortgagor has made any assignments of the landlord's interest in any such lease
or any portion of the rents, additional rents, charges, issues or profits due
and payable or to become due and payable under any such lease, which assignments
are presently outstanding and have priority over the related mortgage or any
related assignment of leases and rents given in connection with the origination
of the related Loan, other than as may be disclosed in the related lender's
title insurance policy.
(xxxi) If such Loan is secured by a mortgaged property that is
leased to tenants:
(A) except for loans shown on Schedule C as being
secured by subordinate mortgages, Seller has the first priority right
in the event of a default on the loan, by virtue of an assignment of
rents and leases included in the related mortgage or by virtue of a
separate assignment of rents and leases, to receive, either directly or
through a receiver in foreclosure, payment of the rents due from the
tenants of such property;
(B) all such leases are subordinate to the lien of
the related mortgage or Seller's mortgage title insurance insures
Seller against any rights of such tenants; and
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(C) with respect to any lease having the benefit of a
non-disturbance or similar recognition agreement, such agreement was
entered into in the ordinary course of business by Seller in accordance
with standards normally applied by prudent mortgage lenders in making
loans similar to the Loan in the area in which the mortgaged property
is located.
(xxxii) Except as shown in Schedule C-2, no Loan is secured by
the interest of the related mortgagor as lessee under a ground lease.
(xxxiii) The Loan filed provided to Purchaser was and will be
complete and accurate in all material respects, and, there will be no material
changes to such Loan file between the date the Loan file was provided to
Purchaser and the Closing date.
(b) Seller further represents and warrants to Purchaser as to each Loan
listed on Schedule C-2 hereto that, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date
(or such other date set forth in the representation or warranty), and except as
reflected in Schedule H:
(i) The related assignment of mortgage and assignment of
leases and rents (if any) are in recordable form and constitute the legal, valid
and binding assignments of the related mortgage and the related assignment of
leases and rents, respectively, from Seller.
(ii) Neither Seller nor any prior holder of any mortgage has
modified the mortgage in any material respect; satisfied, canceled or
subordinated such mortgage in whole or in part; released the related mortgaged
property in whole or in part from the lien of such mortgage; or executed any
instrument of release, cancellation, modification or satisfaction with respect
thereto, except, in each instance, as reflected in Schedule C-2 (if applicable)
and in the Loan file provided to Purchaser.
(iii) The lien of the related mortgage is insured by an
American Land Title Association lender's title insurance policy or a binding
commitment therefor insuring Seller, its successors and assigns as to the lien
priority of the mortgage reflected on Schedule C-2 in the original principal
amount of the Loan after all advances of principal, subject only to (1) the lien
of current real property taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents and
assessments, in each case not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record as of
the date of recording which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally which are specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance
policy delivered to Seller and which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value
of the mortgaged property, and (3) other matters to which like properties are
commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or
marketability of the related mortgaged property. Such lender's title insurance
policy contains no exclusion for matters that would be disclosed by an accurate
survey. Such policy is assignable to Purchaser without the consent of or any
notification to the insurer, is in full force and effect upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all premiums payable in
respect of such policy, including all endorsements and special endorsements,
have been paid; no claims have been made under such policy and Seller has not
done or permitted to be done anything, by act or omission, and Seller does not
have any knowledge of any matter, which would impair or diminish the coverage of
such policy.
(iv) The related mortgaged property is insured by a fire and
extended perils insurance policy providing coverage against loss or damage
sustained by reason of fire, lightning, windstorm, hail, explosion, riot, riot
attending a strike, civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles and smoke, and, to the
extent required under the Loan documents, against earthquake and other risks
insured against by Persons operating like properties in the locality of such
mortgaged property, in such amounts as are required under the Loan documents. If
any portion of the improvements to the related mortgaged property is located in
a special flood
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hazard area as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and flood
insurance is available, a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
Loan documents is in effect. The related mortgaged property is also covered by
comprehensive general liability insurance in an amount generally required by
institutional lenders for similar properties. Each such insurance policy
contains a standard mortgagee clause naming Seller, its successors and assigns
as mortgagee and all premiums required to be paid thereon as of the Closing Date
have been paid. Such insurance policies require prior notice to the mortgagee,
as additional insured, of termination or cancellation, and no such notice has
been received. The mortgage obligates the related mortgagor to maintain all such
insurance and, at such mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the mortgagee to
maintain such insurance at the mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from such mortgagor.
(v) The appraisal was performed in accordance with, and
satisfies the requirements of, the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act of 1989.
4.8 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO OTHER LOANS
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that, as to each Loan
listed on Schedule C-3 hereto that, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date
(or such other date set forth in the representation or warranty), and except as
reflected in Schedule C-3 or Schedule H:
(a) The information set forth on Schedule C-3 hereto with respect to
each Loan is complete, true and correct in all material respects.
(b) The monthly payment due under each Loan is not 30 or more days
delinquent in payment and none of the Loans have been contractually delinquent
for more than 30 days more than once during the preceding 12 months.
(c) No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar
occurrence with respect to a Loan has been committed by Seller.
(d) Seller is the sole owner of each Loan, none of the Loans is
serviced by third parties and there are no obligations, agreements or
understandings whatsoever that could result in any Loan becoming subject to any
such third party servicing.
(e) Such Loan was solicited, originated and exists in material
compliance with all requirements of applicable laws and regulations (for
purposes of this clause (e), a Loan would not be in material compliance if the
non-compliance adversely affects the value or collectibility of such Loan).
(f) Each note, agreement or other instrument evidencing a Loan and any
related security instrument (including, without limitation, any guaranty or
similar instrument) constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the
obligor thereunder enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to
enforcement to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles,
except for limits on enforceability which will not materially affect the ability
of the holder of the note and the related mortgage to exercise the remedies
which are customarily available to a holder of a mortgage in the State of New
York; the Loan and any related security instrument is in full force and effect
and has not been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded; and all actions necessary
to perfect any related security interest have been duly taken, including,
without limitation, filings or taking of possession of collateral.
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(g) No claims or defenses to the enforcement of such Loan have been
asserted and Seller is aware of no acts or omissions that would give rise to any
claim or right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense by borrowers,
obligor or any other person obligated to perform under any related Loan
documents.
(h) There is no other default by any borrower, obligor or any other
person obligated to perform under any related loan document with respect to such
Loan, nor of any conditions that with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under
the terms of such Loan.
(i) All payments credited to such Loan were received from the obligors
(or from another person on their behalf), other than for bona fide special
credits to such Loan, including credits for late charges and returned premiums
from cancellation of credit insurance, representing monies owed to the obligor
by the Seller.
(j) Such Loan was made in material compliance with all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations, including, without limitation,
usury, truth-in-lending, consumer credit, equal credit opportunity, each
applicable state adaptation of the National Consumer Act and the Uniform
Commercial Code, fair lending (including but not limited to Section 296-a of the
New York Executive Law) and disclosure laws.
(k) As to any Loan that is secured, as reflected on Schedule C-3, no
collateral for such Loan has been released except in accordance with the terms
of the loan documents and in no event without PRO RATA paydown of such Loan.
(l) The obligor's obligations under each Loan are non-cancelable,
unconditional and not subject to any right of set-off, rescission, counterclaim,
offset, reduction or recoupment.
(m) As to any Loan that is secured, as reflected on Schedule C-3, the
Loan requires the obligor to maintain the collateral in good and workable order
and to obtain and maintain liability insurance, physical damage insurance and
automobile liability insurance, if applicable, on the subject thereto and to
name Purchaser as the sole loss payee and an additional insured with respect
thereto.
(n) All filings (including UCC or title filings) or action required to
be made or taken in any jurisdiction to give Purchaser a first priority
perfected security interest in the Loan, any related security instrument, the
collateral (if applicable) and the other related assets have been made or taken.
(o) The transfer, assignment and contribution to Purchaser of Seller's
right, title and interest in and to the collateral (if applicable), the Loan,
the related security instruments and the other related assets under this
Agreement will not violate the terms or provisions of any such Loan or security
instrument, any other agreement to which Seller then is a party or by which it
is bound or any applicable laws.
(p) No Loan, related security instrument, item of collateral (if
applicable) or other related asset has been satisfied, subordinated, rescinded
or sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by Seller or any affiliate of Seller
to any other person. Immediately prior to the transfers set forth herein, Seller
had good title to each Loan and a valid, subsisting, enforceable first priority
perfected security interest in and to each item of collateral (if applicable)
and had the power to convey, assign and transfer such Loan, any related security
instrument, such security interest in and to each item of collateral (if
applicable), free and clear of all liens other than (a) the rights of the
related obligor under any Loan related to such item of collateral and (b) those
liens arising by, through and under the obligor, which liens the obligor is
obligated to discharge pursuant to the terms of any such Loan.
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(q) The complete Loan file for each Loan is currently in the possession
of Seller and will be transferred to Purchaser on the Closing Date.
(r) No Loan has been amended or modified prior to the Closing Date due
to the related obligor's financial inability to make such loan payments,
including, without limitation, any amendment that decreases or diminishes the
amount of any loan payment, the aggregate number of loan payments or any other
obligations of the obligor under the Loan. No Loan has any provision thereof
that has been waived for any reason relating to the financial inability of the
related obligor to perform its obligations under such Loan.
(s) No Loan requires the prior written notice to, or consent of, an
obligor or contains another restriction relating to the transfer or assignment
of such Loan by either Seller or Purchaser, except such notice as has been given
or consents that have been obtained.
(t) The Loan was originated or acquired by Seller in the ordinary
course of its business; the servicing practices used by Seller with respect to
the Loan have been in all respects legal, commercially reasonable and customary
in Seller's business; and the credit standing of each obligor was approved by
Seller using its customary practices and procedures at the time of origination.
(u) As to any Loan that is secured, as reflected on Schedule C-3, no
total loss has occurred with respect to any item of collateral transferred
hereunder.
4.9 POST-CLOSING DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
If, on or after the Closing Date, Seller comes into possession of any
documents related to any of the Loans, Seller shall deliver them to Purchaser.
Seller shall also prepare, execute and deliver to Purchaser, at the Closing,
letters to its closing attorneys advising them that if any documents related to
any of the Loans come into the possession of such attorneys which the attorney
would normally send to Seller, such as recorded mortgages which are returned
from the recording officer or final title insurance policies, such documents
should instead be sent to Purchaser.
4.10 SELLER'S COOPERATION AFTER CLOSING
If it becomes necessary after the Closing Date for Purchaser to have
the testimony of any officer or employee of Seller, or access to any records of
Seller, in connection with any effort to collect any amount due on any of the
Loans, Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in providing such testimony or
access to records. Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for all third party expenses
incurred by Seller in connection therewith.
5. CLOSING
The closing of the purchase and sale of the Banking Office (the
"Closing") described in this Agreement shall take place as of 12:01 A.M. on the
Closing Date at the offices of Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or at such other place as the parties hereto may agree in
writing.
6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
The obligations of the parties are subject to fulfillment at or prior
to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions precedent, but
compliance with or occurrence of any one or more of such conditions
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precedent (excluding the regulatory approval conditions set forth in Section
6.1) may be waived in writing by the parties.
6.1 REGULATORY APPROVALS
All required licenses, approvals and consents of any relevant state and
federal regulatory agencies shall have been obtained and shall be in full force
and effect; and all necessary conditions, including all legally required notice,
waiting or protest periods, of or relating to such licenses, approvals and
consents shall have been fully satisfied including without limitation, any and
all required approvals under the New York Banking Law and the FDIA, including
any required approval for Seller to relocate its principal office; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that Purchaser may deem this condition unfulfilled if any required
license, approval or consent is subject to a qualification or condition which,
in the reasonable judgment of Purchaser, will have a material adverse effect on
value of the transfer contemplated by this Agreement.
6.2 ABSENCE OF LITIGATION
No action or proceeding instituted by any governmental authority to
prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be pending, and no order, injunction or decree issued by any court or
agency of competent jurisdiction enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in effect. No statute, rule or
regulation of any governmental authority prohibiting, restricting or making
illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in
effect.
6.3 TRUTH OF REPRESENTATIONS; PERFORMANCE OF COVENANTS
The representations and warranties of Seller and Purchaser set forth in
Sections 4.6(a), 4.7(a), 4.8, 10 and 11 shall be deemed to be made again on the
Closing Date and shall then be true and correct, subject to any changes
contemplated by this Agreement, and neither of the parties shall have discovered
any material error, misstatement or omission therein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, neither
party shall be relieved of any obligations as a result of such party's own
error, misstatement or omission. The covenants of the parties hereto set forth
in this Agreement and to be performed on or before the Closing Date shall have
been duly performed and complied with in all material respects; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, neither party shall be relieved of any obligations as a result of such
party's own failure of performance.
7. AGREEMENTS OF SELLER
7.1 ACCESS TO RECORDS AND INFORMATION: PHYSICAL ACCESS TO
PREMISES; PERSONNEL; CUSTOMERS
Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall
afford to Purchaser and its authorized agents and representatives (which shall
in no event include employees, agents or representatives of any other banking
organization) reasonable access during normal business hours to records and
physical access to the premises of the Banking Office and its records, including
without limitation, information within Seller's possession relating to the
Banking Office and the Assets to be purchased and Liabilities to be assumed by
Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such
access shall be arranged in advance by Seller with Purchaser and will be
scheduled in a manner and with frequency calculated to cause the minimum
disruption of the business of the Banking Office; and provided that no
disclosure of the transactions contemplated hereby will occur until the date of
the first filing for regulatory approval contemplated in Section 6.1 unless
mutually agreed upon by the parties. Seller shall cause its personnel to provide
to Purchaser assistance in Purchaser's investigation relative to the Banking
Office and to the Assets and Liabilities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, Purchaser's
investigation shall be conducted in a manner
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which does not unreasonably interfere with Seller's normal operations, customers
and employee relations and provided further that Purchaser and its authorized
agents and representatives shall be afforded physical access to the Banking
Office over the weekend or holiday, if any, immediately prior to the Closing
Date. Following the receipt of all regulatory approvals required by Section 6.1,
but not prior thereto, Purchaser shall be entitled, at its own expense, to
communicate with, and deliver information brochures, bulletins, press releases
and other communications to, customers of the Banking Office concerning the
business and operations of Purchaser but subject to the reasonable approval of
Seller as to the content and timing thereof. No such communication shall in any
way state or imply (as the same may be reasonably interpreted by a customer of
the Banking Office) that: (i) Purchaser is paying lower rates of interest on
deposits than Seller is then paying at the Banking Office; (ii) Purchaser's fee
structure for banking services or terms and conditions under which banking
services are offered are less desirable to customers than the fees, terms and
conditions then applicable to Seller's conduct of business at the Banking
Office; or (iii) that there will be any adverse change in the terms of any of
the Loans. Seller shall, at Purchaser's request and expense, furnish to
Purchaser, for up to three years after Closing Date, copies of any records, to
the extent still retained by it, regarding any of the Deposit Liabilities
transferred under this Agreement if the same shall be required by Purchaser in
order to operate the Banking Office, but such obligation shall not be
interpreted to require the retention of any records by Seller beyond its normal
record retention schedule. Until the Closing Date, and if for any reason the
purchase and sale is not consummated as provided in this Agreement then at all
times hereafter, Purchaser and its authorized agents and representatives shall
treat all information obtained in such investigation and not otherwise known to
Purchaser or already in the public domain as confidential and, if the Closing
does not take place, shall return to Seller all copies of any documents or other
materials belonging to Seller.
7.2 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING CLOSING
Except as may be required to obtain the regulatory approvals referred
to in Section 6.1, and except as may be otherwise required by a regulatory
authority, between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Seller shall conduct
its business at the Banking Office only in the ordinary course consistent with
past practices and in substantially the same manner as such business is now
being conducted, and Seller shall not, without the prior consent of Purchaser,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld:
(i) Cause or permit the Banking Office to engage or
participate in any material transaction or incur or sustain any
material obligation except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices;
(ii) Cause or permit, or in any way, directly or indirectly,
encourage, the Banking Office, or any of its depositors, customers,
borrowers, officers, directors or employees, to transfer to Seller's
other operations any Statement Assets or Deposit Liabilities;
(iii) Transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of or
enter into any contract, agreement or understanding to transfer,
assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Assets except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(iv) Enter into or amend any agreement, contract or commitment
relating to the Banking Office which would be included among the
Liabilities for the purchase or lease of materials, supplies or
equipment which cannot be terminated on not more than 30 days' notice
without cause and without payment of any amount as a penalty, bonus,
premium or other compensation for termination;
(v) Hire personnel at the Banking Office which would cause the
staff at the Banking Office to exceed the personnel employed thereat on
November 30, 2000;
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(vi) Increase or agree to increase the salary, remuneration or
compensation of persons employed at the Banking Office who upon closing
are expected to become employees of Purchaser other than in accordance
with Seller's customary policies or bank-wide changes, or pay or agree
to pay any uncommitted bonus to any such employees other than regular
bonuses granted based on historical practice;
(vii) Terminate, amend or reduce in any significant respect
the operations of the Banking Office;
(viii) Transfer employees to the Banking Office from Seller's
other branches or operations, except, upon notice to Purchaser,
temporary transfers of Seller's employees to fill positions in the
Banking Office pending the placement of permanent employees, which
transfers, if not sooner terminated, shall terminate at the Closing
Date; or transfer employees from the Banking Office to Seller's other
branches or operations;
(ix) Undertake any actions that are inconsistent with a
program to use reasonable efforts to maintain good relations with
officers and employees employed at the Banking Office and customers of
the Banking Office, unless such actions are required or permitted by
this Agreement;
(x) Enter into any collective bargaining agreement or
employment agreement affecting any officers or employees at the Banking
Office;
(xi) File an application to relocate the Banking Office;
(xii) Enter into any discussion, commitment, agreement,
understanding or other arrangement to dispose of the Banking Office
other than with or to Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement;
(xiii) Effect any changes to the terms of any deposit
liability, including the interest rate applicable thereto, except for
changes in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices that are applied uniformly in all of Seller's other branch
offices, or open any new type of deposit account at the Banking Office
other than deposit accounts that are uniformly available at Seller's
other branch offices; PROVIDED, that Purchaser will not be obligated by
any provision contained herein to, but may, assume any deposit
liability associated with any such new type of deposit account;
(xiv) Decrease its marketing, advertising or soliciting
efforts with respect to any type of deposit account offered by the
Banking Office, or increase the interest rate offered for any deposit
account offered by the Banking Office, except for decreases or
increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices that are applied uniformly in all of Seller's other branch
offices;
(xv) Effect any changes to the terms of any of the Contracts,
which changes would cause or permit modification, acceleration or
termination of any Contract by any party thereto, other than changes
that occur in the ordinary course of business; or
(xvi) Agree to do any of the foregoing.
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7.3 EFFORTS TO OBTAIN REGULATORY AND OTHER APPROVALS
Seller agrees to use best efforts to obtain and to assist Purchaser in
obtaining as promptly as possible the regulatory approvals referred to in
Section 6.1, and Seller will provide as expeditiously as practicable to
Purchaser or to the appropriate regulatory authorities all information
reasonably available to Seller and reasonably required to be submitted by Seller
or Purchaser in connection with such approvals. Seller shall use its best
efforts to file all its applications for regulatory approval within 30 days
after the signing of this Agreement.
7.4 CORPORATE CONSENTS
Seller shall secure all necessary corporate consents (except those
involving Purchaser) and shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and
rulings in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
7.5 INDEMNIFICATION
Except for the Liabilities being assumed by Purchaser hereunder, Seller
shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Purchaser from and against all claims,
losses, liabilities, demands and obligations (including legal fees and expenses)
which Purchaser may receive, suffer or incur in connection with the liabilities
not being assumed and transactions or events occurring prior to the Closing Date
and relating to the Banking Office or the Assets and Liabilities and any suits
or proceedings in connection therewith (other than proceedings to prevent or
limit the consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby) or as a result of the breach by Seller of any of the representations or
warranties contained in Sections 4.6(a), 4.7(a), 4.8 or 10. In case any action
subject to this Section 7.5 is brought against Purchaser, and it notifies Seller
of the commencement thereof, Seller will be entitled to participate therein and,
to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof (including the
right of settlement), with counsel satisfactory to Purchaser (who shall not,
except with the consent of Purchaser, be counsel to Seller).
7.6 MONTHLY TRIAL BALANCES
Seller will provide Purchaser with hard copy and magnetic media showing
trial balances of deposit accounts at the Banking Office (segregated by savings
accounts, demand deposit accounts and certificates of deposit) and of the Loans,
as of November 30, 2000 and as of the end of each month from the filing by
Purchaser of its applications for regulatory approval through the Closing Date,
and also provide to Purchaser at Purchaser's expense such other information as
Purchaser reasonably requests, to allow a smooth conversion of data processing
records. The information contained in the trial balances shall include, at a
minimum, the account type, the name and address of the customer or borrower, the
opening date and current balance (for deposit accounts), the origination date
and original balance (for Loans), the 12-month average balance (for deposits)
and the maturity date (for certificates of deposit), with totals at the end of
each report.
7.7 NON-SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS
(a) Seller will not, for a period of twelve months after the Closing,
(i) directly or indirectly solicit deposits or loans from the holders of deposit
accounts of the Banking Office or from the borrowers of any Loans, or (ii) open
an office or facility within the Xxxxxx County for the conduct of banking
business (including a loan origination office or Seller-controlled or
Seller-operated automated teller machine); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the foregoing
prohibition shall not apply to mass mailings or newspaper, radio and television
advertisements of a general nature or other general solicitations not
specifically directed to
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customers of the Banking Office. This Section shall not apply to deposit
accounts or loans not transferred at Closing.
(b) Purchaser will not, for a period of twelve months after the
Closing, solicit deposits or loans from the holders of deposit accounts at other
offices of Seller or the borrowers of loans from Seller which are not sold
pursuant to this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the foregoing prohibition
shall not apply to mass mailings or newspaper, radio and television
advertisements of a general nature or other general solicitations not
specifically directed to customers of Seller. This Section shall not apply to
(i) account holders or borrowers whose accounts or loans are transferred to
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) For the purposes of this Section 7.7, (i) the term "borrower" shall
include, in addition to the obligors on any promissory note or loan agreement,
any guarantor thereof, or any affiliate thereof; (ii) the term "affiliate" shall
include any immediate family member and any entity controlled by, controlling,
or under common control with any borrower; and (iii) the term "control" shall
mean the direct or indirect ownership of 20% or more of the equity interests or
voting power of any entity.
7.8 FURTHER DOCUMENTS
From and after the Closing Date, Seller shall execute, acknowledge and
deliver to Purchaser such additional documents as Purchaser may reasonably
request in order to transfer to Purchaser all of the Loans and other assets to
be transferred to Purchaser hereunder.
7.9 NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Except as expressly set forth in Sections 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 and 10 or
elsewhere in this Agreement, Seller makes no representations or warranties,
expressed or implied, whatsoever with regard to any assets being transferred to
Purchaser or any liability or obligation being assumed by Purchaser, as such
items are being transferred in an "as is" condition with all faults.
7.10 TRADEMARKS, ETC.
Nothing herein shall be construed to confer upon Purchaser any right to
use Seller's name, trademarks or logo. Purchaser shall at its expense remove
Seller's name and logo from the Banking Office as soon as reasonably practicable
after the Closing Date. From and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, at its
expense, as soon as reasonably practicable change the name on all documents and
supplies to Purchaser's name.
7.11 IRAS AND XXXXX ACCOUNTS
Within such period prior to the Closing Date as is required by
applicable law, regulation or contractual obligation, Seller shall, at its cost
and expense, resign as trustee or custodian of each XXX and Xxxxx Plan for which
it serves as trustee or custodian and the assets of which consist solely of
Deposit Liabilities. Seller shall, at its cost and expense, use its best efforts
to cause Purchaser to be appointed as successor trustee or custodian for each
such XXX and Xxxxx Account. Any deposit under any XXX or Xxxxx Plan for which
Purchaser is not appointed successor trustee or custodian shall be excluded from
the Deposit Liabilities.
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7.12 SAFE DEPOSIT BUSINESS
Attached as Schedule I is a list of the customers who have entered into
leases or contracts to use safe deposit boxes at the Banking Office and the term
of such leases or contracts. Seller shall give all notices and take all other
appropriate actions, including actions required by the New York Banking Law, in
connection with Seller's assignment of the leases, contracts and fixtures and
Purchaser's assumption of the liabilities with respect to such leases, contracts
and fixtures, with respect to the safe deposit box services of Seller located at
the Banking Office, such notice to be prepared in consultation with Purchaser.
7.13 INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT
Seller shall provide Purchaser and its authorized agents and
representatives full access to the Banking Office during the 45-day period,
including weekends and holidays, prior to the Closing Date for the purpose of
installing necessary wiring and equipment to be utilized by Purchaser on and
after the Closing Date; PROVIDED, that:
(a) reasonable advance notice of each entry shall be given to
Seller, and Seller shall have the right to have its employees or
contractors present to inspect the work being done;
(b) to the extent practicable, such work shall be done in a
manner that will not interfere with Seller's business conducted at the
Banking Office;
(c) all such work shall be done in compliance with all
applicable laws and government regulations and codes, and Purchaser
shall be responsible for the procurement, at Purchaser's expense, of
all required governmental or administrative permits and approvals;
(d) Seller shall, to the extent necessary, cooperate with
Purchaser in obtaining any required landlord approval with respect to
any action taken under this Section 7.13; and
. (d) Purchaser shall bear the cost and expense of
implementing this Section 7.13.
7.14 MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES
Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Seller shall maintain, or
cause to be maintained, the Real Property and any shrubbery, landscaping or
other property appurtenant thereto or used in connection with the Banking Office
in the same condition as of the date of this Agreement, reasonable wear and tear
excepted.
7.15 INTEREST REPORTING AND WITHHOLDING
(a) To the extent permissible under existing law and regulation, Seller
will report to applicable taxing authorities and holders of Deposit Liabilities,
with respect to the period from January 1 of the year in which the Closing Date
occurs through the Closing Date, all interest credited to, withheld from and any
early withdrawal penalties imposed upon the Deposit Liabilities. Purchaser will
report to the applicable taxing authorities and holders of Deposit Liabilities,
with respect to all periods from the day after the Closing Date, all such
interest credited to, withheld from and early withdrawal penalties imposed upon
such Deposit Liabilities. Any amounts required by any governmental agencies to
be withheld from any of the Deposit Liabilities through the Closing Date will be
withheld by Seller in accordance with applicable law or appropriate notice from
any governmental agency and will be remitted by Seller to the appropriate agency
on or prior to the applicable due date. Any such withholding required to be made
subsequent to the Closing
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Date shall be withheld by Purchaser in accordance with applicable law or
appropriate notice from any governmental agency and will be remitted by
Purchaser to the appropriate agency on or prior to the applicable due date.
(b) To the extent permissible under existing law and regulation, Seller
shall be responsible for delivering to payees all IRS notices with respect to
information reporting and tax identification numbers required to be delivered
prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Deposit Liabilities, and Purchaser
shall be responsible for delivering to payees all IRS notices with respect to
information reporting and tax identification numbers required to be delivered on
or after the Closing Date with respect to the Deposit Liabilities.
(c) To the extent permissible under existing law and regulation, Seller
will make all required reports to applicable tax authorities and to obligors on
Loans, with respect to all periods prior to the Closing Date, concerning all
interest received by Seller. Purchaser will make all required reports to
applicable tax authorities and to obligors on Loans purchased on the Closing
Date, with respect to all periods from the day after the Closing Date,
concerning all such interest and points received.
7.16 INSURANCE
Following execution of this Agreement and until the Closing Date,
Seller at its expense shall maintain in full force and effect its existing
insurance policies relating to the Banking Office and the Fixed Assets. All
insurance policies presently being maintained by Seller with respect to the
Banking Office are identified on Schedule J hereto.
7.17 REMEDIES FOR SELLER'S BREACH OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ON LOANS
(a) It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 4.6(a), 4.7(a) and 4.8 shall survive the sale of the Loans
to Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of Purchaser, notwithstanding any
restrictive or qualified endorsement on any mortgage note or assignment of
mortgage or the examination or lack of examination by Purchaser of any mortgage
file. It is further understood and agreed that the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 4.6(b) and 4.7(b) shall terminate as of the
Closing Date.
(b) Upon discovery by either Seller or Purchaser of a breach of any of
the foregoing representations and warranties that materially and adversely
affects the value of the Loans or the interest of Purchaser therein, the party
discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
(c) Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
Seller of any breach of a representation or warranty that materially and
adversely affects the value of a Loan or Purchaser's interest therein, Seller
shall use all reasonable efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, Seller shall, at Purchaser's
option, repurchase such Loan at a price equal to (i) the outstanding principal
balance thereof, plus (ii) accrued interest thereon at the note interest rate
thereon, plus (iii) any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Purchaser with
respect to such Loan (including without limitation any advances made by
Purchaser for payment of taxes and insurance premiums with respect to the
related mortgaged property and other necessary or appropriate property
protection expenses with respect thereto) that have not previously been
reimbursed to Purchaser; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that with respect to any breach
discovered prior to the Closing Date and not cured prior to the Closing Date,
Purchaser may, at is option, delete the related Loan from the sale, in which
event Purchaser shall have no obligation to Seller with respect thereto. Any
repurchase of a Loan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.17
shall
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occur on a date designated by Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by Purchaser to Seller in writing.
(d) At the time of repurchase of any deficient Loan, Purchaser and
Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Loan to Seller and
the delivery to Seller of any documents held by or on behalf of Purchaser
relating to the repurchased Loan. Upon deletion of a Loan from the sale or the
repurchase of a Loan, the mortgage loan schedule shall be amended to reflect the
withdrawal of such Loan from the terms of this Agreement.
(e) In addition to such cure and repurchase obligation, Seller shall
indemnify Purchaser and hold Purchaser harmless against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand,
defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of
Seller's representations and warranties contained in Section 4.6(a), 4.7(a) or
4.8.
(f) Any cause of action against Seller relating to or arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 4.6(a), 4.7(a)
or 4.8 shall accrue as to any Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by
Purchaser or notice thereof by Seller to Purchaser, (ii) failure by Seller to
cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii)
demand upon Seller by Purchaser for compliance with the relevant provisions of
this Agreement.
(g) Seller will promptly notify Purchaser in writing of any breach of
any representation or warranty contained in Sections 4.6, 4.7 or 4.8 that it
discovers prior to the Closing Date with respect to any Loan. At Purchaser's
option, Purchaser may exclude the Loan that causes such breach from the Loans
being transferred hereunder, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if, after receiving such
notice from Seller, Purchaser notifies Seller in writing that it will accept
such Loan, such breach shall be deemed waived with respect to that Loan.
7.18 UPDATING SCHEDULES
On the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser updated versions
of all Schedules hereto with the latest information available to Seller. Within
ten calendar days after the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser
final versions of all appropriate Schedules and reports covering all
transactions through the close of business on the Closing Date. With respect to
Schedules C-1, C-2 and C-3, the updated versions shall also include, if
applicable, (i) the purpose of the Loan; (ii) the original loan-to-value ratio;
(iii) whether the Loan is secured in whole or in part by a ground lease; and
with respect to each Loan that is an adjustable rate loan, (iv) the frequency of
adjustment to the interest rate as set forth in the related mortgage note; and
(v) whether the note provides for a conversion of the Loan to a fixed rate loan.
7.19 401(K) PLAN VESTING
Seller agrees that it shall take all action necessary so that all
employees of Seller who become employees of Purchaser on the Closing Date are
fully vested in the then existing employer contributions to Seller's 401(k) Plan
to the maximum extent permitted under the Code and the regulations thereunder.
8. AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASER
8 .1 EFFORTS TO OBTAIN REGULATORY AND OTHER APPROVALS
Purchaser agrees to use its best efforts to obtain as promptly as
possible the regulatory approvals referred to in Section 6.1. Purchaser will
provide all information reasonably required to be submitted by
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Seller in connection with such approvals. Purchaser shall use its best efforts
to file all its applications for regulatory approval within 30 days after the
signing of this Agreement.
8.2 REAL PROPERTY SEARCH
No later than the date Purchaser files its application with the FDIC or
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to acquire the Banking
Office, Purchaser shall order a customary report of title for the Real Property
from a title insurance company or abstract company. Upon receipt of the title
report, Purchaser shall deliver the same to Seller's attorney named in Section
18.2 below.
8 .3 PERFORMANCE OF LIABILITIES
From and after the close of business on the day prior to the Closing
Date, Purchaser shall fully perform, pay and discharge all of the Liabilities
and shall protect the rights of depositors of the Banking Office in the same
manner and to the same extent as if Purchaser had itself incurred the
Liabilities and Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless and defend Seller
against any claims, losses, liabilities, demands and obligations which Seller
may receive, suffer or incur for the Liabilities assumed by Purchaser hereunder
or as a result of the breach of any of the representations or warranties
contained in Section 11.
8.4 FURTHER ASSURANCES
On and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall give such further
assurances to Seller and shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such
acknowledgments and other instruments and take such further action as may be
necessary and appropriate effectively to relieve and discharge Seller from any
obligations remaining under the Liabilities assumed by Purchaser.
8 .5 CORPORATE CONSENTS
Purchaser shall secure all necessary corporate consents (except those
involving Seller) and shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and
rulings in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8 .6 CHANGE OF NAMES
Within a reasonable time after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall (i)
change the name on all documents and facilities relating to the Banking Office
to Purchaser's name, ( ii) notify all persons who are Banking Office customers
on the Closing Date of such change, and (iii) use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause all checkbooks, passbooks and other materials previously issued
to be legended or replaced to reflect such new name. From and after the Closing
Date, Purchaser shall not conduct any business at the Banking Office in the name
of Seller. It is understood that Seller is not transferring to Purchaser any
right, title or interest in or to, or any right or license to use, Seller's or
any affiliate's name (or any name or initial similar thereto), or any trademark,
trade name or symbol, in connection with the Banking Office or otherwise.
Nothing in this Section 8.6 shall require Purchaser to undertake to reissue
evidences of deposits or rewrite other documents assumed by or assigned to
Purchaser on the Closing date except in the ordinary course of business.
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8. 7 OBLIGATIONS TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN PAYMENTS
Purchaser shall reimburse Seller in the ordinary course of business in
cash as to any Liabilities which are presented to Seller for due payment or
discharge on and after the Closing Date and are prudently paid or discharged by
Seller in good faith.
8.8 EMPLOYEES
Purchaser shall offer employment to all persons referred to as "Branch
Personnel" in the Branch Offering Memorandum, dated September 2000, prepared by
Sandler X'Xxxxx & Partners, L.P., who, on the Closing Date, are full-time,
active employees of Seller at the Banking Office (excluding temporary
transferees from other offices of Seller) and have satisfactory performance
records and are in good standing under Seller's personnel policies, upon terms
and conditions that are no less favorable than those generally afforded to
Purchaser's other employees holding similar positions. The Purchaser shall not
offer employment to certain back office and finance department employees who
will be offered positions with Seller. Seller will identify those employees to
whom it will extend offers of continued employment within 20 business days after
Purchaser files the applications for regulatory approval of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. After Purchaser files the regulatory
applications, Purchaser may discuss with such employees of the Banking Office
their continued employment after the Closing Date, provided that such
discussions shall be conducted so as not to disrupt the business operations of
the Banking Office or cause the premature departure of any of Seller's
employees.
9. TRANSACTIONS AT CLOSING
9.1 ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED BY SELLER
At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser:
(a) A Xxxx of Sale in substantially the form of Exhibit 3 hereto, an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 2
hereto and such other instruments and documents as Purchaser may reasonably
require as necessary or desirable for transferring, assigning and conveying to
Purchaser good and marketable title to the Assets, and permitting assumption of
Liabilities by Purchaser, to be transferred to Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser.
(b) A Bargain and Sale Deed With Covenants, in proper form for
recording, conveying the Real Property to Purchaser duly executed by Seller's
wholly-owned subsidiary as grantor.
(c) A master endorsement endorsing and transferring all of the
promissory notes evidencing the Loans, together with assignments of mortgages
and assignments of UCC-1 financing statements, assigning and transferring the
collateral for the Loans.
(d) Such other documents of assignment or transfer as Purchaser may
reasonably request which may be necessary to fully transfer the Loans to
Purchaser.
(e) All loan files maintained by Seller with respect to each of the
Loans including, without limitation, documentation files, collateral files and
origination files, to the full extent maintained by Seller.
(f) Payment of amounts required to be paid by Seller under Section 3.4.
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(g) An opinion of Seller's counsel, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that:
(i) Seller has duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement is the
valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
rights and to general equity principles;
(ii) Seller has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a bank, in good standing under the laws
of the State of New York, and Seller has full
corporate power and authority to own or lease its
properties, to conduct its banking business as now
conducted and to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
nor its performance are restricted by or violate the
Organization Certificate of Seller or the By-laws of
Seller or any statute, regulation, rule, order or
judgment;
(iv) The execution, delivery and performance of the
Agreement does not and will not conflict with, result
in a breach of, or entitle any party (with due notice
or lapse of time or both) to terminate, accelerate or
call a default with respect to, any material
agreement or instrument of which such counsel has
actual knowledge, to which Seller is a party or by
which Seller is bound;
(v) Seller is not a party to, or subject to or bound by,
any charter, bylaw, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease,
agreement or instrument, or any order, judgment,
injunction or decree of any court or governmental
authority that may restrict or interfere with the
performance of the Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereby;
(vi) There is no action, suit or proceeding pending, or to
such counsel's knowledge, threatened against or
affecting Seller before any court or arbitrator or
any governmental body, agency or official that would
materially adversely affect the ability of Seller to
perform its obligations under the Agreement or that
in any manner questions the validity of the
Agreement, and there are no facts known to such
counsel that might result in or form the basis for
any such action, suit or proceeding;
(vii) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, all acts,
proceedings and approvals required by law or this
Agreement to be undertaken or obtained by Seller
(including, without limitation, all regulatory
approvals) at or prior to the Closing Date to
authorize and complete the consummation of the
transactions covered and contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly taken; and
(viii) Such counsel has no knowledge of any litigation of
the nature described in Section 10.4 threatened
against or affecting Seller or any litigation in
which Seller is engaged relating to its right to
perform this Agreement, it being understood such
counsel shall have no duty to make any investigation
as to such matters.
(h) Certificates signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller:
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(i) stating that the warranties and representations of
Seller under Sections 4.6(a), 4.7(a), 4.8 and 10 are
true and correct as of the Closing Date or, if any
such warranties and representations are not then true
and correct, specifying the deficiency in reasonable
detail; and
(ii) stating that the covenants of Seller to be performed
on or before the Closing Date have been duly
performed and complied with in all material respects,
or, if any such covenants have not been so performed
or complied with, specifying the deficiency in
reasonable detail.
(i) Resolutions of Seller, certified by its Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, authorizing the signing and delivery of this Agreement, and any
documents, agreements or instruments to be executed by Seller pursuant to this
Agreement, and the consummation and performance of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
(j) A termination of the existing lease for the Real Property executed
by Seller and its wholly- owned subsidiary which is the owner of the Real
Property and the landlord under the lease.
(k) Schedules that have been updated in accordance with Section 7.18 of
this Agreement.
9.2 ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED BY PURCHASER
At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller:
(a) An Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit 2 hereto.
(b) A Xxxx of Sale substantially in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto.
(c) An opinion of Purchaser's counsel, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that:
(i) Purchaser has duly and validly authorized, executed
and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement is
the valid and binding obligation of Purchaser,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as
to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
rights and to general equity principles;
(ii) Purchaser has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a savings bank, in good standing under
the laws of the State of New York, and Purchaser has
full corporate power to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
nor its performance are restricted by or violate the
Restated Organization Certificate of Purchaser or the
By-laws of Purchaser; and
(iv) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, all acts,
proceedings and approvals required by law or this
Agreement to be undertaken or obtained by Purchaser
(including, without limitation, all regulatory
approvals) at or prior to the Closing Date to
authorize and complete the consummation of the
transactions covered and contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly taken.
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(d) Certificates signed by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser:
(i) stating that the warranties and representations of
Purchaser under Section 11 are true and correct as of
the Closing Date or, if any such warranties and
representations are not then true and correct,
specifying the deficiency in reasonable detail; and
(ii) stating that the covenants of Purchaser to be
performed on or before the Closing Date have been
duly performed and complied with in all material
respects, or, if any such covenants have not been so
performed or complied with, specifying the deficiency
in reasonable detail.
(e) Resolutions of Purchaser, certified by its Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, authorizing the signing and delivery of this Agreement, and any
documents, agreements or instruments to be executed by Purchaser pursuant to
this Agreement, and the consummation and performance of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
10. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
10.1 ORGANIZATION
Seller is a bank duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of New York and is authorized to conduct a banking
business under those laws.
10.2 AUTHORITY
Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any documents, agreements
or instruments to be executed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement. This
Agreement and its execution and delivery have been approved by Seller's Board of
Directors, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles.
10.3 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Individual Statement used in making calculations hereunder is and
will be accurate and complete as of the dates thereof and the accounting records
of Seller from which the Individual Statement will be derived will have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied by Seller's accountants to Seller's business.
10.4 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the knowledge
of Seller threatened, against or affecting Seller, nor any unsatisfied judgments
or outstanding orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards against
Seller or any of its properties, assets or businesses, which may cause any
material and adverse change in the value of the business, financial condition,
results of operations, properties or prospects of the Banking Office.
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10.5 FINDERS OR BROKERS
Seller has not in any manner whatsoever paid or agreed to pay any fee
or commission to any agent, broker, finder or other person for or on account of
services rendered as a broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions covered and contemplated hereby except for Sandler X'Xxxxx &
Partners, L.P. All negotiations relating to this Agreement have been conducted
by Seller directly and without the intervention of any person in such manner as
to give rise to any valid claim against Purchaser for any brokerage commission
or finder's fee or other like payment arising out of Seller's acts, except that
Seller has been assisted by Sandler X'Xxxxx & Partners, L.P. and Seller shall
pay the commission due to Sandler X'Xxxxx & Partners, L.P. pursuant to a
separate agreement.
10.6 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
The business and operations of the Banking Office have been and are
being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations of all authorities. Seller has all material licenses,
franchises, permits, orders and other authorizations of all federal, state and
local authorities necessary for the lawful conduct of its business at the
Banking Office as now conducted, and all such licenses, franchises, permits,
orders and other authorizations are valid and in good standing and not subject
to any suspension, modification or revocation or proceedings relating thereto.
The performance of this Agreement by Seller is in accordance with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations of all authorities and will not violate Seller's
Organization Certificate or its By-laws or any material contract or other
instrument to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound. Seller has
not received notice from any federal or state governmental agency indicating
that it would oppose or not grant or issue its consent or approval, if required,
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Seller is
not subject to any agreement with any regulatory authority restricting its
operations or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.7 REAL PROPERTY
Seller's wholly-owned subsidiary owns the Real Property in fee simple,
free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances, except customary
easements necessary for the delivery of utilities and those encumbrances listed
on Schedule K hereto, all of which Purchaser shall take title subject to.
10.8 TITLE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY
Seller has, and on the Closing Date will have and will deliver to
Purchaser, good and marketable title to the machinery, equipment, materials,
supplies and other personal property of every kind, tangible or intangible,
included in the Fixed Assets contained in the Banking Office and listed in
Schedule A hereto, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances
except for those shown in Schedule L hereto. Seller has, and on the Closing Date
will have, valid leases under which it is entitled to use in its business all
personal property located in the Banking Office of which Seller is the lessee,
and Seller has no knowledge of any default under any such leases.
10.9 TAXES
(a) All Taxes which are due or payable by Seller relating to the
Assets, the Deposit Liabilities or the operation of the Branch Office (except
those Taxes which are Purchaser's responsibility under a different provision of
this Agreement) have been paid in full or properly accrued and adequately
provided for by reserves shown in the books and records of Seller, or will be so
paid or accrued by Seller and provided
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for in the books and records of Seller, and paid in hill in a timely manner
(unless Seller in good faith contests any tax liability with the appropriate
taxing authority).
(b) All Tax Returns required to be filed as of the date hereof and as
of the Closing Date with respect to the Assets, the Deposit Liabilities or the
operation of the Branch Office have been filed with the appropriate federal,
state or local taxing authority and each such Tax Return is true, complete and
correct in all material respects.
(c) All Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns, and all Taxes
arising from or attributable to the Assets, the Deposit Liabilities or the
operation of the Branch Office required to be withheld by or with respect to
Seller have been paid or, if applicable, withheld and paid to the appropriate
taxing authority, other than those Taxes the failure of which to be paid would
not result in a lien on the Assets, the Deposit Liabilities or the Branch
Office, or become a liability of Purchaser.
(d) No notice of deficiency or assessment of Taxes has been received
from any taxing authority with respect to the Assets.
(e) There are no ongoing audits or examinations of any of the Tax
Returns relating to or attributable to the Assets, other than with respect to
Taxes that would not result in a lien on the Assets or become a liability of
Purchaser.
(f) No consents or waivers to extend the statutory period of
limitations applicable to the assessment of any Taxes with respect to the Assets
has been granted, other than with respect to Taxes that would not result in a
lien on the Assets or become a liability of Purchaser.
10.10 CONDITION OF FIXED ASSETS
As of the Closing Date all of the Fixed Assets listed in Schedule A
will be in good condition and repair, taking age and normal wear and tear into
account, and, subject to the foregoing, are being sold "as is." All Fixed Assets
with a book value of more than $1,000 will be in working order.
10.11 NONCONTRAVENTION
The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement or any document,
agreement or instrument to be executed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement do
not, and, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals and
consents, the consummation and performance by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will not, constitute (i) a breach or violation
of, or a default under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree,
order, governmental permit or license, or agreement, indenture or instrument of
Seller or to which it is subject, which breach, violation or default would have
a material and adverse effect on the business, properties, results of
operations, financial condition or prospects of Seller or the Banking Office or
the ability of Seller to perform its obligations hereunder or (ii) a breach or
violation of, or a default under, the Organization Certificate or By-laws of
Seller, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
will not require any consents or approvals other than the required approvals of
applicable regulatory authorities.
10.12 FINANCIAL DATA
The written material provided by Seller to Purchaser prior to the date
hereof with respect to the assets, interest income, liabilities, noninterest
income, interest expense and noninterest expense of the
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Banking Office was accurate and complete in all material respects as of the
dates specified, and for the periods specified, therein.
10.13 REAL PROPERTY OCCUPANCY
There is a valid certificate of occupancy for the Real Property
permitting its use as a bank branch, without any limitations on such use by
Purchaser.
10.14 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS
Except for the required regulatory approvals, Seller is not required to
obtain any consent, approval, order, authorization, registration, declaration
from, or to make any filing with, any court, agency or governmental authority or
instrumentality or any other third party in connection with (a) Seller's
execution and delivery of this Agreement or any document, agreement or
instrument to be executed pursuant to this Agreement or (b) the consummation by
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
10.15 FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS
Other than in respect of XXX and Xxxxx accounts, Seller has no trust or
fiduciary relationship or obligations in respect of any of the Deposit
Liabilities or in respect of any other Assets.
10.16 DEPOSIT INSURANCE
Seller is a member of the FDIC. The Deposit Liabilities are insured by
the Bank Insurance Fund of the FDIC up to the maximum extent permitted by law,
and Seller has filed all reports and paid all fees, premiums and assessments
required under FDIA.
10.17 BOOKS AND RECORDS
The books, accounts and records of the Banking Office have been
maintained in accordance with safe and sound banking practices and in a manner
consistent with past practice, which is in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
10.18 LABOR CONTRACTS AND RELATIONS
With respect to the employees of the Banking Office, Seller is not a
party to any collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or
understanding with a labor union or labor organization, nor, to Seller's
knowledge, is Seller the subject of a proceeding asserting it has committed an
unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor
organization as to wages and conditions of employment, nor, to Seller's
knowledge, is any such proceeding threatened, nor is there any strike or other
labor dispute pending or threatened, nor is Seller aware of any activity
involving any employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or
engaging in any other union or organizational activity. All employees of the
Banking Office are employed by Seller "at will" and there are no employment,
deferred compensation, incentive payment, profit sharing or any similar
contracts, agreements or understandings between Seller and any such employee
pursuant to which Purchaser may incur liability, or have liability attributed to
it as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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10.19 AGREEMENTS WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Seller is not a party to any written order, decree, agreement or
memorandum of understanding with, or commitment letter or similar submission to,
any federal or state governmental agency or authority, nor has Seller been
advised by any regulatory agency or authority that such authority is
contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of
issuing or requesting) any such order, decree, agreement, memorandum of
understanding, commitment letter or submission, which order, decree, agreement,
memorandum of understanding, commitment letter or submission either (i) could
reasonably be expected to prevent or impair the ability of Seller to perform its
obligations under this Agreement in any material respect or (ii) could impair
the validity or consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
10.20 XXX AND XXXXX PLANS
No provision in the governing documents of the XXX or Xxxxx Plans to be
transferred to Purchaser hereunder prevents the transfer of sponsorship of such
XXX or Xxxxx Plans to Purchaser on the Closing Date, other than provisions
regarding customer consent, if any.
10.21 CONTRACTS
(a) Seller is not a party to or bound by any agreements or arrangements
for the purchase or sale of any of the Assets, or for the grant of any right to
purchase any of the Assets, other than in the ordinary course of business.
(b) There are no contracts or other agreements relating to the
rendering of services to the Banking Office by third parties except those listed
on Schedule M hereto (the "Contracts"), and Seller has furnished to Purchaser
true, complete and accurate copies of each such Contract, as amended or
supplemented. Each of the Contracts is valid and binding upon Seller and is in
full force and effect, and has not been modified or amended. Seller is not in
default of any of its obligations under any Contract, and has no knowledge of
any default by any other party under any Contract, and there are no unsatisfied
claims against Seller under any Contract.
10.22 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
(a) In connection with the Branch Office, there are no claims, actions
or proceedings pending against Seller or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened
against any person relating to:
(i) an asserted liability of Seller under any Environmental
Law or the terms and conditions of any permit, license, authority,
settlement or other obligation arising under any Environmental Law;
(ii) the handling, storage, use or disposal of Hazardous
Substances on or under or within the Real Property or transportation or
removal of Hazardous Substances to or from the Real Property;
(iii) the actual or threatened discharge, release or emission
of Hazardous Substances from, on or under or within the Real Property
into the air, water, surface water, ground water, land surface or
subsurface strata; or
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(iv) actual or asserted claims for personal injuries or damage
to property related to or arising out of exposure to Hazardous
Substances discharged, released or emitted from or into, or transported
from or to, the Real Property.
(b) To Seller's knowledge, no Hazardous Substances are present on or
under or within the Real Property that could reasonably give rise to a claim
against Purchaser under any Environmental Law. To Seller's knowledge, there are
no storage tanks underground or otherwise present on the Real Property except
such tanks as comply with applicable law and for which all permits in respect
thereof are in full force and effect.
(c) Seller has not either (i) caused any Hazardous Substance to be
improperly maintained or disposed of on, under or within the Real Property or
(ii) permitted any Hazardous Substance to be improperly disposed of on, under or
within the Real Property. To Seller's knowledge, no Hazardous Substances have
been, or have been threatened to be, discharged, released or emitted into the
air, water, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata or
transported to or from the Real Property except in accordance with Environmental
Law (in particular, but without limitation, in accordance with any permits
issued pursuant thereto). All notifications in respect of such discharges,
releases and emissions required by Environmental Law have been made within the
time limits prescribed by Environmental Law and copies of all such notifications
have previously been provided to Purchaser.
11. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASER
Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
11 .1 ORGANIZATION
Purchaser is a savings bank duly organized and existing under the laws
of the State of New York, is authorized to conduct a banking business under
those laws and its deposits are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund of the FDIC.
11.2 AUTHORITY
Purchaser has the corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement and its execution
and delivery have been approved by Purchaser's Board of Directors, and this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to
or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles.
11.3 FINDERS OR BROKERS
Purchaser has not in any manner whatsoever paid or agreed to pay any
fee or commission to any agent, broker, finder or other person for or on account
of services rendered as a broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or
the transactions covered and contemplated hereby except for Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxx, Inc. All negotiations relating to this Agreement have been conducted by
Purchaser directly and without the intervention of any person in such manner as
to give rise to any valid claim against Seller for any brokerage commission or
finder's fee or like payment arising out of Purchaser's acts, except that
Purchaser has been assisted by Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. and Purchaser shall
pay the fees due to Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. pursuant to a separate
agreement.
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11.4 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
The performance of this Agreement by Purchaser is in accordance with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations of all authorities. The performance
of this Agreement by Purchaser will not violate Purchaser's Organization
Certificate or its By-laws or any contract or other instrument to which it is a
party or by which it is bound. Purchaser has not received notice from any
federal or state governmental agency indicating that it would oppose or not
grant or issue its consent or approval, if required, with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Purchaser is not subject to any
agreement with any regulatory authority restricting its ability to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.
12. FURTHER AGREEMENTS
The parties understand and agree as follows:
12.1 CREDIT CARDS
No transfer of assets, liabilities or any obligation of any customer of
Seller with respect to an agreement between such customer and Seller concerning
the issuance of a credit card or cards is contemplated or required by this
Agreement. Seller shall take no action, directly or indirectly, that would
adversely affect Purchaser's ability to offer its credit card and other products
to depositors, customers and borrowers of the Banking Office on and after the
Closing Date.
12.2 DEPOSITS
Subject to Section 16.6, all transfers to Purchaser of deposits
included among the Liabilities are subject to the individual depositors'
continuing rights to withdraw, and Seller makes no representation or warranty to
Purchaser concerning the continued maintenance of such deposits at the Banking
Office; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if, as of the date that is 120 days after the
Closing Date, the aggregate dollar amount of the Deposit Liabilities at the
Banking Office is less than $48 million, Seller shall, at the request of
Purchaser, make a deposit at the Banking Office in a certificate of deposit of
Purchaser with a one-year term, in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of total
amount by which the Deposit Liabilities at the Banking Office are less than $48
million, and such one-year certificate of deposit shall bear interest at an
annual rate equal to the rate offered to the general public by Purchaser on
one-year certificates of deposit on the date Seller makes such deposit at the
Banking Office. The purpose of the preceding sentence is to provide protection
to Purchaser with respect to the level of deposits at the Banking Office. For
the purpose of determining the aggregate dollar amount of the Deposit
Liabilities as of the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date, the
aggregate dollar amount of the following Deposit Liabilities shall be excluded:
(i) deposits consisting of advances on any of the Loans, (ii) deposits of any
director or senior officer of Seller or any employee of Seller who will not be
an employee of Purchaser from and after the Closing Date, (iii) municipal
deposits and (iv) deposits that are obtained by Seller in violation of Section
7.2(xiv) of this Agreement.
12.3 CUSTOMER LISTS AND INFORMATION
Seller shall not, on and after the Closing Date, use any information
with respect to depositors, customers and borrowers of the Banking Office, or
any lists, computer tapes or other information, for its banking and other
business, except as may be required by any applicable law, regulation or
accounting requirement. The purpose of this provision being to protect
Purchaser's interest in the business of the Banking Office.
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12.4 LEASE OF OFFICE SPACE
Purchaser shall lease certain office space in the Banking Office to
Seller after the Closing Date upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Lease attached hereto as Exhibit 4.
12.5 SCHEDULES
The parties agree that the Schedules hereto that are marked
"Preliminary Draft" are preliminary and may be modified between the date hereof
and the Closing Date based upon Purchaser's continuing due diligence review of
the Loans and Deposit Liabilities.
13. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION
13.1 CLAIMS
For the purpose of this Section 13 only, either party seeking to
enforce or claiming the benefit of any representation and warranty hereunder is
called a "Claimant" and the other party is called a "Defendant".
13.2 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
All representations and warranties made under Sections 4.6(a), 4.7(a),
4.8, 10 and 11 by either party shall survive the Closing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that after the Closing neither Seller nor Purchaser shall have any liability for
any misrepresentation or breach of warranty under such Sections unless (i) all
losses, costs (including legal and other professional costs) and damages which a
Claimant may incur by reason of such misrepresentations or breaches of warranty
shall exceed an aggregate of $25,000, in which event Defendant shall be liable
for the amount of all losses, costs and damages proven in court, and (ii)
Claimant shall have notified Defendant of such misrepresentations or breaches
and shall have commenced legal action as provided in Section 13.3.
13.3 LIMITATION OF CLAIMS
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other
provision of this Section 13, all representations and warranties of the parties
hereto under Sections 10 and 11 shall terminate and expire and shall be without
any further force or effect whatever from and after the expiration of 90 days
following the Closing Date, unless Claimant shall:
(a) on or prior to such date serve written notice on Defendant
setting forth in reasonable detail any claims which Claimant
may have under this Section 13, and
(b) commence legal action or actions against Defendant within six
months after the date on which such written notice is served.
14. TERMINATION
14.1 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
Except as is otherwise provided in Section 14.3, this Agreement shall
terminate and shall be of no further force or effect as between the parties
hereto, except as to the liability for breach of any material covenant,
agreement, representation or warranty occurring or arising prior to the date of
termination, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
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(a) immediately upon the expiration of 60 days from the date that
either party has given notice to the other party of a breach
or default by the other party in the performance of any
covenant, agreement, representation, warranty, duty or
obligation hereunder (other than a breach of any
representation contained in Sections 4.6, 4.7 or 4.8);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such termination shall be effective
if, within such 60-day period, the breaching party shall have
substantially corrected and cured the grounds for termination
as set forth in such notice of termination or the
non-breaching party shall have waived such default or breach
or shall have extended the time for such cure;
(b) upon notice by either party to the other party if any of the
regulatory approvals required in order to fulfill the
condition set forth in Section 6.1 have not been obtained by
March 31, 2001 (provided, that this clause (ii) shall in no
event be deemed to excuse Purchaser from compliance with its
obligations under Section 8.1 or Seller from its obligations
under Section 7.3), unless the parties agree in writing to
extend such date;
(c) upon notice by either party to the other party if the Closing
has not occurred within 31 days after the later of (i) the
receipt of the last regulatory required approval and (ii) the
expiration of the last required notice, waiting or protest
period, unless the parties agree in writing to extend such
date;
(d) upon notice by either party to the other party if any court or
governmental authority of competent jurisdiction issues a
final unappealable order prohibiting consummation of any
material transaction contemplated hereby; or
(e) the mutual consent of the parties to such termination.
14.2 IMMATERIAL BREACH
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither
party hereto shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on account of its
own breach or because of any immaterial breach by the other party hereto of any
covenant, agreement, representation, warranty, duty or obligation hereunder.
14.3 EFFECT OF TERMINATION
No termination of this Agreement under this Section 14 for any reason
or in any manner shall release, or be construed as releasing, either party
hereto from any liability or damage to the other party hereto arising out of, in
connection with, or otherwise relating to, directly or indirectly, such party's
material breach, material default or failure in performance of any of its
covenants, agreements, representations, warrantees, duties or obligations
arising hereunder.
14.4 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TERMINATE
Either party may, at its election, waive any of its rights to terminate
this Agreement, and the parties shall be deemed to have waived such rights from
and after the Closing Date even though actual settlement may have been delayed
pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 or otherwise.
15. EFFECT ON THIRD PARTIES
Except as otherwise provided by law, neither the rights of creditors
and depositors of Seller nor any liability or obligation for payment of money
nor any claim or cause of action against Seller shall be in any
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manner released or impaired by this Agreement or by the transactions
contemplated hereunder, and the rights and obligations of all creditors and
depositors and of all other persons shall remain unimpaired; but Purchaser shall
succeed to all such obligations and liabilities included among the Liabilities
as of the Closing Date and shall be liable from then and thereafter to pay,
discharge and perform all such liabilities and obligations of Seller assumed
pursuant to this Agreement and in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder in the same manner as if Purchaser had itself incurred the liabilities
or obligations, and Purchaser shall succeed to all of the rights and defenses of
Seller in connection therewith.
16. DELAYED SETTLEMENT
16.1 CLOSING AND PRELIMINARY ADJUSTMENTS
In the event that the Deposit Liabilities are not determinable for the
purposes of computing Adjusted Book Value and the Payment Amount as of the close
of business on the day preceding the Closing Date as required under Sections 1.1
and 3.1 due to the unavailability of the Individual Statement or other records
reflecting the required amounts as of such time, a preliminary Adjusted Book
Value and Payment Amount shall thereupon be determined pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 1.1 and 3.1, and based upon such preliminary amount, a
preliminary payment shall be made on the Closing Date on the basis of data then
available. Likewise, all other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement on the
Closing Date which are not determinable on that date shall be estimated based
upon the best available information and preliminary payments shall be made on
the Closing Date on the basis of the data then available. Within two business
days after the Closing Date, and again within 75 days after the Closing Date,
Purchaser and Seller shall compute the amounts of the Adjusted Book Value and
Payment Amount according to the provisions of Sections 1.1 and 3.1 and all other
amounts payable hereunder on the Closing Date. If the actual Payment Amount or
other amounts payable are different from the amounts preliminarily determined on
the Closing Date, either two business days after the Closing Date or for the
recalculation 75 days after the Closing Date, then Purchaser or Seller shall
immediately pay the amount necessary to correct such difference in immediately
available federal funds to the other party as appropriate.
16.2 FINAL SETTLEMENT
All claims by any party to this Agreement regarding the proper
computation of Adjusted Book Value and Payment Amount under Sections 1.1 and 3.1
and any other amounts payable hereunder shall be submitted in writing to the
other party to the Agreement within 90 days following the Closing Date. No claim
shall be valid and no purchase price adjustment shall be made with respect to
any claim which is not submitted within such 90-day period whether or not such
claim should or could have come to the attention of the claiming party prior to
the expiration of such period of time. All claims submitted by the parties
within the 90-day period shall be resolved by the mutual agreement of the
parties (or by such other means as the parties may designate in writing at some
future date) within six months following the Closing Date. The parties agree to
use their best efforts to resolve all claims by mutual agreement, and in this
connection each party agrees that its representative will be available at
reasonable times to discuss and resolve any disputed matters.
16.3 INTEREST
Any amounts paid by one party to the other pursuant to Sections 16.1
and 16.2 shall bear interest from the Closing Date to the date of payment at the
published federal funds bid rate as published in the Eastern Edition of the Wall
Street Journal during the period(s) involved.
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16.4 RECORDS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The party having control of the relevant records and financial
information used in connection with any adjustment provided for in this Section
16 shall certify the accuracy of such records and financial information if so
requested by the other party.
16.5 UNCOLLECTED DEPOSITS
If any part of a deposit liability transferred hereunder is represented
by an uncollected item which was deposited prior to the Closing Date and which
is returned unpaid after the Closing Date, the amount of the uncollected item
shall be adjusted in the following manner.
(a) If the uncollected item is returned to Purchaser, then Purchaser
shall charge back the item to the depositor's account. If the aggregate of that
depositor's deposit liabilities as of the Closing Date which were transferred
was less than the amount of the uncollected item, then, to the extent Purchaser
is unable to effectuate a charge back or otherwise recover the amount of the
item, Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for the unrecovered amount.
(b) If the uncollected item is returned to Seller and Seller is charged
the amount thereof, then Seller shall return the uncollected item to Purchaser.
Purchaser shall charge back the amount of the item against the depositor's
account and pay the amount thereof to Seller. If the aggregate of that
depositor's deposit liabilities as of the Closing Date which were transferred
was less than the amount of the uncollected item, then Purchaser shall not be
required to pay Seller more than the amount of the liabilities transferred
unless and to the extent Purchaser is actually able to effectuate a charge back
for a greater amount.
If, under subsection (a) or (b) above, Seller is required to make any
payment to Purchaser, or Seller does not receive full reimbursement from
Purchaser, Seller shall subrogate to Purchaser's rights in connection with the
item to the extent required to make Seller whole.
16.6 ACCOUNT PROCESSING AND REIMBURSEMENTS
(a) For a period of 60 calendar days after the Closing Date, Seller
shall continue to process and pay checks or drafts on checking accounts, NOW
accounts and money market deposit accounts drawn on accounts transferred to
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for
the amount of funds paid on such checks or drafts, by wire transfer in
immediately available funds, as herein provided. During said 60 calendar day
period, Seller shall place all such checks or drafts received for collection on
Deposit Accounts into the possession of a courier (e.g., Federal Express) for
delivery to Purchaser by the morning of the following business day. Prior to
3:00 P.M. on the day of receipt by Purchaser, Purchaser shall make payment to
Seller in the aggregate amount of such checks or drafts. Purchaser shall be
responsible for determining if each such check or draft delivered is properly
payable. If any such check or draft is not properly payable, Purchaser shall
dishonor such check or draft and return it to Seller, which shall return such
check or draft to the Federal Reserve Bank for credit to Seller's account. When
Seller's account at the Federal Reserve Bank is so credited, Seller shall
reimburse Purchaser for Purchaser's payment to Seller hereunder. In addition,
Seller shall segregate and notify Purchaser by telecopy on the day a check or
draft is presented, of any check or draft in an amount equal to or exceeding
$2,500. Purchaser shall inform Seller whether any such check or draft is
properly payable, and, if it is, it shall be processed in accordance with this
Section. If such check or draft is not properly payable, Seller shall dishonor
said draft and return it to the Federal Reserve Bank for credit to Seller's
account. After the 60 calendar day period, Seller shall not accept any such
checks and such checks shall be returned marked "Account number not properly
formatted". It is expressly understood and agreed that Seller shall be acting
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solely as agent for Purchaser in performing the check collection services set
forth in this Section and Seller shall not be liable to Purchaser under this
Section except for Seller's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) Seller shall cease to honor all ATM and debit card transactions
representing withdrawals from or charges against any accounts transferred to
Purchaser hereunder as of the close of business on the Closing Date unless
Purchaser can make arrangements prior to the Closing Date for any transactions
initiated by such cards to be automatically routed to Purchaser for posting
against the deposit accounts transferred to Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay to
Seller the amount of all ATM and debit card charges against the accounts
transferred hereunder which are charged to Seller by a clearinghouse or ATM
network for transactions on the Closing Date as part of the settlements made
pursuant to Section 16.1 hereof.
16.7 ACH TRANSACTIONS
With respect to the direct pay and automated clearing house
transactions related to Deposit Liabilities after the Closing Date, Seller and
Purchaser shall cooperate to obtain all consents necessary to enable electronic
funds transfer deposits and automated clearing house transactions with respect
to the Deposit Liabilities to be made directly to Purchaser. Seller agrees that
for a period of 60 days following the Closing Date it will effectuate all direct
pay and automated clearing house transactions it receives in the same manner and
with the same diligence as it would have prior to the Closing Date. Seller
agrees to provide Purchaser with the daily detail necessary for Purchaser to
timely credit or debit the customer's account and to allow Purchaser to send
notifications of changes. Seller and Purchaser agree to a timely net daily
settlement of these transactions. At the end of such period of 60 days, Seller
shall discontinue accepting and forwarding ACH entries and funds and return them
to the originators marked "Account Closed."
17. CASUALTY LOSS TO BANKING OFFICE
Seller shall maintain insurance with respect to the Real Property,
fixtures and equipment to be transferred hereunder against losses, liabilities
and risks of such types and in amounts at least equal to their respective book
values. If, prior to the Closing Date, there shall occur any material casualty
to the Banking Office, Seller, in its sole discretion shall have the right to
request and receive a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 60 days beyond
the last date on which the Closing Date would occur as set forth in Section 1.7)
to evaluate the damage and make necessary repairs to the reasonable satisfaction
of Purchaser. Within five business days following Seller giving notice to
Purchaser that repairs have been completed, Purchaser shall give notice to
Seller as to whether the repairs are to the reasonable satisfaction of
Purchaser. In the event Purchaser does not notify Seller that the repairs are
reasonably unsatisfactory, the parties shall proceed under this Agreement as if
no such casualty had occurred. If Purchaser notifies Seller that the repairs are
reasonably unsatisfactory, then such notice must contain a specification of the
unsatisfactory conditions, whereupon Seller shall have the right to either
undertake to make the additional repairs specified in Purchaser's notice or, if
Seller disagrees with Purchaser's conclusion regarding the repairs, Seller shall
so notify Purchaser and if the parties cannot reach agreement within five
business days, either party shall have the right to settle the dispute by
arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance
with its Commercial Arbitration Rules using the Expedited Procedures of the
American Arbitration Association without regard to the dollar amount in
controversy, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Closing Date shall be
extended if necessary in order to accommodate the repair and dispute resolution
procedures set forth in this Section.
The foregoing constitutes an express agreement between the parties as
to the consequences of any material casualty at the Real Property prior to the
Closing Date.
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18. MISCELLANEOUS
18.1 EXPENSES
Except as is otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or
otherwise agreed by the parties, whether the Closing takes place or whether this
Agreement is terminated, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including, without limitation, all regulatory fees, attorneys' fees, accounting
fees and other expenses.
18.2 NOTICES
All notices, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in person, sent
by United States mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested,
delivered by Federal Express or other reputable overnight delivery service, or
telegraphed, telecopied or otherwise delivered as follows:
(i) If to Seller, to:
Country Bank
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: President
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
with copy to:
Xxx X. Hack, Esq.
Xxxxxxx & Zelermyer, LLP
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
(ii) If to Purchaser, to:
The Warwick Savings Bank
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: President
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
with copy to:
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Wood
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
The persons or addresses to which mailings or deliveries shall be made may
change from time to time by notice given pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 18.2. Any notice, demand or other communication
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given pursuant to the provisions of this Section 18.2 shall be deemed to have
been given (i) if sent by messenger, upon personal delivery to the party to whom
the notice is directed, (ii) if sent by reputable overnight courier, one
business day after delivery to such courier, (iii) if sent by telecopier, upon
electronic or telephonic confirmation of receipt from the receiving telecopier
machine and (iv) if sent by mail, three business days following deposit in the
United States mail, properly addressed, postage prepaid, certified or registered
mail with return receipt requested.
18.3 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
All terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
transferees, successors and assigns; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, this Agreement and all
rights, privileges, duties and obligations of the parties hereto may not be
assigned, delegated or otherwise transferred by either party hereto prior to the
day after the Closing Date without the written consent of the other party to
this Agreement; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that in case of any such assignment or
delegation, the party assigning or delegating also shall remain responsible as a
party hereto, if required by the other party to this Agreement.
18.4 THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
Each party hereto intends that this Agreement shall not benefit or
create any express or implied right or cause of action in or on behalf of any
person other than the parties hereto, including present or former employees of
Seller or any beneficiaries or dependents thereof.
18.5 GOVERNING COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
18.6 GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of New York and
the laws of that state shall govern the validity and interpretation hereof and
the performance of the parties hereto of their respective duties and obligations
hereunder without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles of that
state.
18.7 CAPTIONS
The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement.
18.8 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; LIMITATIONS
The making, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto have been induced by no representations, statements, warranties or
agreements other than those herein expressed. This Agreement, including all
Exhibits and Schedules hereto, embodies the entire understanding of the parties
and supercedes all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, in
effect between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This
instrument and the agreements contained herein may be amended, supplemented or
modified only by an instrument signed by the parties or their duly authorized
agents. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall
any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Specifically, without limiting the
foregoing, the parties hereto make no representations or warranties not
specifically referred to in this Agreement. Each
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party shall be entitled to rely only on the other party's representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 10 or 11 and no other
representations or warranties of any kind have been made or are intended.
Limitation periods contained in this Agreement shall apply only to the
representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 10 or 11 and
the adjustments to be made under Section 16 and not to other covenants contained
elsewhere herein, and other covenants herein shall survive the Closing where it
is specifically so provided.
18.9 SURVIVAL OF POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS
All obligations of the parties to be performed and observed after the
Closing Date shall continue in full force and effect following the Closing Date.
18.10 PUBLICITY
Neither party shall, directly or indirectly, make or cause to be made
any press release, public announcement or disclosure, or issue any notice or
general communication to employees, customers or potential customers, regarding
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby between the date hereof
and the Closing Date without the prior consent of the other party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Consent shall be deemed granted by the party
from which it is sought unless such party objects within 5 business days after
the receipt of the press release or other announcement from the party requesting
consent.
18.11 CONFIDENTIALITY
(a) Purchaser shall cause all materials and other information (other
than information which is a matter of public knowledge or is provided in other
sources readily available to the public) pertaining to Seller obtained by
Purchaser, its counsel or other authorized representatives in connection with
the negotiation and performance of this Agreement to be held in confidence, not
to be disclosed or disseminated to any person not an employee or authorized
representative of Purchaser without the prior written consent of Seller (except
as may be required by law), and shall cause all copies of all such materials and
other information to be returned to Seller promptly upon any termination of this
Agreement without the Closing having been held. In the event of the termination
of this Agreement without the Closing having been held, Purchaser shall not, and
shall not knowingly permit any person controlling, controlled by or under common
control with Purchaser to, use in its own business any information regarding
Seller (other than information which is a matter of public knowledge or is
provided in other sources readily available to the public) gained by it in
connection with the negotiation and performance of this Agreement. Purchaser
shall use its best efforts to cause its employees, representatives and agents to
comply with the provisions of this Section 18.11.
(b) Seller shall cause all materials and other information
(other than information which is a matter of public knowledge or is provided in
other sources readily available to the public) pertaining to Purchaser obtained
by Seller, its counsel or other authorized representatives in connection with
the negotiation and performance of this Agreement to be held in confidence, not
to be disclosed or disseminated to any person not an employee or authorized
representative of Seller without the prior written consent of Purchaser (except
as may be required by law), and shall cause all copies of all such materials and
other information to be returned to Purchaser promptly upon any termination of
this Agreement without the Closing having been held. Seller shall not, and shall
not knowingly permit any person controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with Seller to, use in its own business any information regarding
Purchaser (other than information which is a matter of public knowledge or is
provided in other sources readily available to the public) gained by it in
connection with the negotiation and performance of this Agreement.
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Seller shall use its best efforts to cause its representatives and agents to
comply with the provisions of this Section 18.11.
18.12 SEVERABILITY
If any paragraph, section, sentence, clause, phrase, word or covenant
contained in this Agreement shall become illegal, null or void, or against
public policy, for any reason, or shall be held by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal, null or void, or against public policy, the
remaining paragraphs, sections, sentences, clauses, phrases, words and covenants
contained in this Agreement shall not be affected.
18.13 ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT
The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this
being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered
this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
COUNTRY BANK
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
President
Attest:
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
Executive Vice President
THE WARWICK SAVINGS BANK
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Attest:
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
Corporate Secretary and
Director of Human Resources
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