EXHIBIT 2
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
By and Between
Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc.
Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank
and
Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc.
Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston
Dated as of October 31, 2003
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS..........................................................1
ARTICLE II THE MERGER..........................................................7
2.1 The Corporate Merger and Subsequent Events.........................7
2.2 Effective Time; Closing............................................8
2.3 Treatment of Capital Stock.........................................8
2.4 Shareholder Rights; Stock Transfers................................8
2.5 Exchange Procedures................................................8
2.6 Dissenting Shares.................................................10
2.7 Additional Actions................................................10
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND SELLER BANK..........11
3.1 Capital Structure.................................................11
3.2 Organization, Standing and Authority of Seller....................11
3.3 Ownership of Seller Subsidiaries..................................12
3.4 Organization, Standing and Authority of Seller Bank...............12
3.5 Authorized and Effective Agreement................................12
3.6 Regulatory Reports................................................13
3.7 Financial Statements..............................................14
3.8 No Material Adverse Effect........................................14
3.9 Environmental Matters.............................................15
3.10 Tax Matters.......................................................15
3.11 Legal Proceedings.................................................16
3.12 Compliance with Laws..............................................16
3.13 Certain Information...............................................17
3.14 Employee Benefit Plans............................................17
3.15 Certain Contracts.................................................19
3.16 Brokers and Finders...............................................20
3.17 Insurance.........................................................20
3.18 Properties........................................................20
3.19 Labor.............................................................21
3.20 Allowance for Loan Losses.........................................21
3.21 Material Interests of Certain Persons.............................21
3.22 Fairness Opinion..................................................21
3.23 No Undisclosed Liabilities........................................21
3.24 Loan Portfolio....................................................22
3.25 Investment Portfolio..............................................23
3.26 Interest Rate Risk Management Instruments.........................23
3.27 Interim Events....................................................23
3.28 Deposits..........................................................23
3.29 Anti-takeover Provisions Inapplicable.............................24
3.30 Registration Obligations..........................................24
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER AND BUYER BANK.............24
4.1 Organization, Standing and Authority of Buyer.....................24
4.2 Organization, Standing and Authority of Buyer Bank................24
4.3 Authorized and Effective Agreement................................25
4.4 Securities Documents and Regulatory Reports.......................26
4.5 Certain Information...............................................26
4.6 Financial Resources...............................................26
ARTICLE V COVENANTS...........................................................26
5.1 Reasonable Best Efforts...........................................26
5.2 Shareholder Meeting...............................................27
5.3 Regulatory Matters................................................27
5.4 Investigation, Confidentiality....................................28
5.5 Press Releases....................................................29
5.6 Business of the Parties...........................................29
5.7 No Other Bids and Related Matters.................................33
5.8 Current Information...............................................34
5.9 Indemnification by Buyer; Insurance...............................35
5.10 Agreement to Vote Shares..........................................36
5.11 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans..............................36
5.12 Conforming Entries................................................37
5.13 Integration of Data Processing....................................38
5.14 Disclosure Supplements............................................38
5.15 Failure to Fulfill Conditions.....................................39
5.16 Environmental Reports.............................................39
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT...............................................39
6.1 Conditions Precedent - Buyer and Seller...........................39
6.2 Conditions Precedent - Seller.....................................40
6.3 Conditions Precedent - Buyer......................................41
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION, WAIVER, AMENDMENT AND EXPENSES.......................42
7.1 Termination.......................................................42
7.2 Effect of Termination.............................................43
7.3 Waiver............................................................43
7.4 Amendment or Supplement...........................................44
7.5 Expenses..........................................................44
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS....................................................45
8.1 Removal of Personal Property; Transfer of Life Insurance
Policies..........................................................45
8.2 Non Survivability of Representations and Warranties...............45
8.3 Entire Agreement..................................................45
8.4 No Assignment.....................................................45
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8.5 Notices...........................................................45
8.6 Alternative Structure.............................................46
8.7 Interpretation....................................................47
8.8 Counterparts......................................................47
8.9 Governing Law.....................................................47
8.10 Severability......................................................47
8.11 Specific Performance..............................................47
Exhibit A .............................................Plan of Merger
Exhibit B ...................................Agreement to Vote Shares
Exhibit C ..............................Xxxxxxxx Consulting Agreement
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement"), dated as of October
31, 2003, is by and among Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Buyer"), Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Buyer incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio ("Merger Sub"), Xxxxx
Savings Community Bank, an Ohio-chartered savings and loan association ("Buyer
Bank"), and Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio corporation ("Seller") and
Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston, a national banking association ("Seller
Bank"). Each of Buyer, Merger Sub, Buyer Bank, Seller and Seller Bank is
sometimes individually referred to herein as a "Party," and are sometimes
collectively referred to herein as the "Parties."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Buyer, a registered savings and loan holding company, with
principal offices in Wooster, Ohio, owns all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Buyer Bank, with principal offices in Wooster, Ohio;
WHEREAS, Seller, a registered bank holding company, with principal offices
in Creston, Ohio, owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Seller
Bank, with principal offices in Creston, Ohio;
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the respective Parties hereto deem it
advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders to
consummate the business combination transaction contemplated herein in which:
(i) Merger Sub, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, shall be
merged with and into Seller, with Seller surviving the merger (the "Corporate
Merger"), (ii) to be followed by the merger of Seller with and into Buyer, with
Buyer surviving the merger (the "Company Merger"), with the result that Seller
Bank shall be a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer, and (iii) Seller Bank shall be
merged with and into Buyer Bank, with Buyer Bank surviving the merger (the "Bank
Merger") (the Corporate Merger, the Company Merger and the Bank Merger are
sometimes collectively referred to as the "Merger"); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for certain undertakings,
conditions, representations, warranties and covenants in connection with the
Merger, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
representations, warranties and covenants herein contained and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Except as otherwise provided herein, as used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the indicated meanings (such meanings to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person who
directly, or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes any executive officer or
director of such Person and any Affiliate of such executive officer or director.
"Agreement" shall mean this Agreement, and any amendment or supplement
hereto.
"Applications" shall mean the applications for regulatory approval from
the Regulatory Authorities that are required by the transactions contemplated
hereby.
"BIF" shall mean the Bank Insurance Fund administered by the FDIC or any
successor thereto.
"Buyer" shall mean Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Buyer Bank" shall mean Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, an Ohio savings and
loan association and wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer.
"Certificate" shall mean any certificate which prior to the Effective Time
represented shares of Seller Common Stock
"Certificate of Merger" shall mean the certificate of merger to be filed
with the Ohio Secretary of State with respect to the Corporate Merger.
"Closing" shall mean the closing of the Corporate Merger on the Closing
Date.
"Closing Date" shall mean the business day determined by Buyer, in its
sole discretion, upon five (5) days prior written notice to Seller, but in no
event later than fifteen (15) days after the last condition precedent (other
than the delivery of certificates or other instruments and documents to be
delivered at closing) pursuant to this Agreement has been fulfilled or waived
(including the expiration of any applicable waiting period), or such other date
as to which Buyer and Seller shall mutually agree.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Company Merger" shall mean the contemplated merger of the Surviving
Corporation with and into Buyer, with Buyer surviving.
"Corporate Merger" shall mean the merger of Merger Sub with and into
Seller, with Seller surviving.
"CRA" shall mean the Community Reinvestment Act.
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"Dissenting Shares" shall mean any shares of Seller Common Stock that have
not been voted in favor of the approval of the Company Merger and with respect
to which appraisal rights have been perfected in accordance with Section 1701.85
of the Ohio Revised Code.
"DOJ" shall mean the United States Department of Justice or any successor
thereto.
"Effective Time" shall mean the time of the filing of the Certificate of
Merger, or such later time as may be specified in the Certificate of Merger.
"Environmental Claim" shall mean any written notice from any Governmental
Entity or third party alleging potential liability (including potential
liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs,
natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries or penalties)
arising out of, based on, or resulting from the presence, or release into the
environment, of any Materials of Environmental Concern.
"Environmental Laws" shall mean any federal, state or local law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, code, license, permit, authorization, approval,
consent, order, judgment, decree, injunction or agreement with any Governmental
Entity relating to (i) the protection, preservation or restoration of the
environment (including air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking
water supply, surface soil, subsurface soil, plant and animal life or any other
natural resource), and/or (ii) the use, storage, recycling, treatment,
generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release
or disposal of Materials of Environmental Concern. The term Environmental Law
includes (i) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. ss.9601, et seq; the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. ss.6901, et seq; the Clean Air Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. ss.7401, et seq; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. ss.1251, et seq; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as
amended, 15 U.S.C. ss.9601, et seq; the Emergency Planning and Community Right
to Know Act, 42 U.S.C. ss.1101, et seq; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
ss.300f, et seq; and all comparable state and local laws, and (ii) any common
law (including common law that may impose strict liability) that may impose
liability or obligations for injuries or damages due to, or threatened as a
result of, the presence of or exposure to any Materials of Environmental
Concern.
"Equity Shortfall Adjustment Amount" shall mean the amount, if any, that
the Per Share Merger Consideration will be adjusted. If as of the month end
immediately preceding the Effective Time the per share stockholders' equity of
Seller, calculated in accordance with GAAP, is less than $184.87, then the Per
Share Merger Consideration will be reduced to the extent of such shortfall. In
calculating per share stockholders' equity of Seller, the following items shall
be excluded: (i) gains on sale of loans and securities held to maturity; (ii)
unrealized gains or losses in Seller's available-for-sale securities portfolio;
(iii) extraordinary items of income; (iv) the financial reporting expense
arising from conforming entries made by Seller pursuant to a request of Buyer
pursuant to Section 5.12(c) hereof; and (v) the financial reporting expense
arising from termination fees and charges incurred by Seller related to the data
processing conversion pursuant to Section 5.4(c) hereof.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Exchange Agent" shall mean an exchange agent designated by Buyer, which
shall be reasonably acceptable to Seller.
"FDIA" shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended.
"FDIC" shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any
successor thereto.
"FRB" shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.
"Governmental Entity" shall mean any federal or state court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality.
"include" shall mean "include without limitation."
"IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto.
"Kelcorp Adjustment Amount" shall mean the amount, if any, that the Per
Share Merger Consideration will be adjusted as of the Effective Time. At the
Effective Time, if the Kelcorp Loans have been paid off in full, the Kelcorp
Adjustment Amount will be $0. At the Effective Time, if the Kelcorp Loans have
been paid off in part and the remaining principal balance has been reduced to
less than $100,000 and the remaining principal balance is secured by collateral
with a market value in excess of 200% of the remaining principal balance, the
Kelcorp Adjustment Amount will be $0. In all other cases, at the Effective Time,
the Kelcorp Adjustment Amount will be $8.40.
"Kelcorp Loans" shall mean the non-accrual loans to Seller's borrower
referred to as "Kelcorp" with an outstanding balance of $415,914 as of June 30,
2003, as described in the loan review prepared by Avalon Financial Services,
Ltd.
"knowledge" when used with respect to a Person (including references to
such Person being aware of a particular matter) shall mean those facts that are
known, or should have been known, by the officers and directors of such Person,
and includes any facts, matters or circumstances set forth in any written notice
from a Regulatory Authority or any other material written notice received by
that Person.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean, with respect to a Party hereto, any
effect that is material and adverse to the financial condition, results of
operations or business of such Party and its Subsidiaries taken as whole, or
that materially impairs the ability of such Party to consummate the Merger,
provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include
the impact of (a) changes in GAAP that are generally applicable to the banking
or savings industries, (b) expenses incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, (c) actions or omissions
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of a Party (or any of its Subsidiaries) taken with the prior written consent of
the other Party or parties in contemplation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, or (d) any change in the value of the investment securities portfolio of
such Party resulting from a change in interest rates generally.
"Materials of Environmental Concern" shall mean pollutants, contaminants,
wastes, toxic substances, petroleum and petroleum products and any other
materials regulated under Environmental Laws.
"Merger" shall mean the Corporate Merger, the Company Merger and the Bank
Merger.
"Merger Sub" shall mean Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc., an
Ohio corporation to be organized as a subsidiary of Buyer.
"Merger Sub Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of Merger Sub.
"NASD" shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
"OCC" shall mean the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the
primary regulator of Seller Bank, or any successor thereto.
"OGCL" shall mean the Ohio General Corporation Law, as amended.
"OTS" shall mean the Office of Thrift Supervision, or any successor
thereto.
"Participation Facility" shall mean any facility in which Seller (or a
Seller Subsidiary) participates in the management (including all property held
as trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity) and, where required by the
context, includes the owner or operator of such property, but only with respect
to such property.
"PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
"Per Share Merger Consideration" shall mean $291.32 in cash, without
interest, less the Kelcorp Adjustment Amount and less the Equity Shortfall
Adjustment Amount.
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, trust or "group" (as that term is defined under the
Exchange Act).
"Plan of Corporate Merger" shall mean the form of Plan of Merger by and
between Seller and Merger Sub attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.
"Previously Disclosed" shall mean disclosed in a disclosure schedule
delivered on or prior to the date hereof by the disclosing Party to the other
Party specifically referring to the appropriate section of this Agreement and
describing in reasonable detail the matters contained therein.
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"Proxy Statement" shall mean the proxy statement to be delivered to
shareholders of Seller in connection with the solicitation of their approval of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
"Regulatory Authority" shall mean any agency or department of any Federal,
state or local government, including without limitation the OTS, the FDIC, the
FRB, the OCC, the Superintendent and the SEC and the respective staffs thereof.
"Rights" shall mean warrants, options, rights, convertible securities and
other arrangements or commitments which obligate an entity to issue or dispose
of any of its capital stock or other ownership interests.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor
thereto.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Securities Documents" shall mean all reports, offering circulars, proxy
statements, registration statements and all similar documents filed, or required
to be filed, pursuant to the Securities Laws.
"Securities Laws" shall mean the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the
rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
"Seller" shall mean Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio corporation.
"Seller Bank" shall mean Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston, a national
banking association organized under the laws of the United States and the wholly
owned subsidiary of Seller.
"Seller Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of Seller, both voting
and nonvoting shares.
"Seller Employee Plans" shall mean all stock option, employee stock
purchase, phantom stock and stock bonus plans, qualified pension, retirement or
profit-sharing plans, any deferred compensation, consultant, bonus or group
insurance contract or any other incentive, health and welfare or employee
benefit or profit sharing plan or agreement, or employment, severance,
change-in-control, welfare and fringe benefit plans maintained for the benefit
of employees or former employees of Seller, or any Seller Subsidiary, whether
written or oral.
"Seller Financial Statements" shall mean the unaudited consolidated
financial statements of Seller as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the
three years ended December 31, 2002, including the notes thereto.
"Seller Regulatory Reports" shall mean the Call Reports of Seller Bank and
accompanying schedules, as filed with the OCC, for each calendar quarter
beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2001, through the Closing Date, and
all Annual Reports on Form FR Y-6, and any Current
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Report on Form FR Y-6A, filed with the FRB by Seller from December 31, 2001
through the Closing Date.
"Seller's Shareholder Meeting" shall mean the special or annual meeting of
shareholders of Seller to consider and vote upon this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
"Superintendent" shall mean the Superintendent of the Ohio Division of
Financial Institutions.
"Subsidiary" and "Significant Subsidiary" shall have the meanings set
forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC.
"Surviving Corporation" shall mean Seller after the Corporate Merger.
"Surviving Corporation Common Stock" shall mean the shares of common stock
of the Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1 The Corporate Merger and Subsequent Events
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Seller in accordance
with the provisions of Section 1701.78 et. seq. of the OGCL and the Plan of
Corporate Merger, and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall
cease. Seller shall be the Surviving Corporation of the Corporate Merger, and
shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Ohio as a
wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer. The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be
as stated in the Articles of Incorporation of Seller immediately prior to the
Effective Time. All of the property (real, personal and mixed), rights, powers
and duties and obligations of Merger Sub shall be taken and deemed to be
transferred to and vested in Seller, as the Surviving Corporation in the
Corporate Merger, without further act or deed, all in accordance with the
applicable laws of the State of Ohio.
Immediately following the Corporate Merger, Buyer shall cause the Company
Merger to be completed.
(b) At the Effective Time: the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as the
Articles of Incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time; and the Code of Regulations of the Surviving Corporation shall
be amended and restated to read in their entirety as the Code of Regulations of
Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until
thereafter altered, amended or repealed in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation
after the Effective Time, each to hold
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office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or otherwise in
accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations of the
Surviving Corporation.
2.2 Effective Time; Closing
The Corporate Merger shall become effective at the Effective Time. The
Certificate of Merger shall be filed as soon after the Closing as is
practicable.
2.3 Treatment of Capital Stock
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time,
automatically by virtue of the Corporate Merger and without any action on the
part of Seller or any holder of shares of Seller Common Stock:
(a) each outstanding share of Merger Sub Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately before the Effective Time shall automatically convert
into a share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock;
(b) each share of Buyer's capital stock issued and outstanding immediately
before the Effective Time shall continue unchanged as the same share of Buyer's
capital stock; and
(c) each share of Seller Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares) shall, by virtue of
the Corporate Merger and without any action of any kind by any person or entity,
cease to be outstanding, shall cease to exist and shall be converted into the
right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration; provided, however, that
each share of Seller Common Stock which is owned beneficially or of record by
Seller (including treasury shares) or Buyer or any of their respective
Subsidiaries (other than shares held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of
third parties or as a result of debts previously contracted) shall not be
converted into the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration and shall
be canceled and retired without consideration of any kind.
2.4 Shareholder Rights; Stock Transfers
At the Effective Time, holders of Seller Common Stock shall cease to be
and shall have no rights as shareholders of Seller, other than to receive the
Per Share Merger Consideration for each share of Seller Common Stock held. After
the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of
Seller or the Surviving Corporation of shares of Seller Common Stock and if
Certificates are presented for transfer after the Effective Time, they shall be
delivered to Buyer or the Exchange Agent for cancellation against delivery of
the Per Share Merger Consideration. No interest shall be paid on the Per Share
Merger Consideration.
2.5 Exchange Procedures
(a) No later than five business days after the Effective Time, Buyer shall
cause the Exchange Agent to mail or make available to each holder of record of
any Certificate a notice and letter of transmittal disclosing the effectiveness
of the Corporate Merger and the procedure for
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exchanging Certificates for the Per Share Merger Consideration. Such letter of
transmittal shall specify that delivery shall be effected and risk of loss and
title shall pass only upon proper delivery of Certificates to the Exchange
Agent.
(b) At the Effective Time, Buyer shall make available to the Exchange
Agent an amount of cash sufficient to make payments of the Per Share Merger
Consideration for each outstanding share of Seller Common Stock.
(c) Each holder of any outstanding Certificate (other than holders of
Dissenting Shares) who surrenders such Certificate to the Exchange Agent will,
upon acceptance thereof by the Exchange Agent, be entitled to the Per Share
Merger Consideration, without interest thereon, for each share represented by
such Certificate. The Exchange Agent shall accept Certificates upon compliance
with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose to
effect an orderly exchange in accordance with normal exchange practices. Each
outstanding Certificate that is not surrendered to the Exchange Agent shall,
except as otherwise herein provided, evidence ownership of only the right to
receive the Per Share Merger Consideration for each share represented by such
Certificate.
(d) Neither Buyer nor the Exchange Agent shall be obligated to deliver the
Per Share Merger Consideration until the holder surrenders a Certificate or, in
default thereof, an appropriate affidavit of loss and indemnity agreement and/or
a bond as may be required in each case by the Buyer or the Exchange Agent. If
any check is to be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate is
registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof that the Certificate
so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by an executed form of
assignment separate from the Certificate and otherwise in proper form for
transfer and that the person requesting such exchange pay to the Exchange Agent
any transfer or other tax required by reason of the issuance of a check in any
name other than that of the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered or
otherwise establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has
been paid or is not payable.
(e) Any portion of the cash delivered to the Exchange Agent by Buyer that
remains unclaimed by the shareholders of Seller for six months after the Closing
Date shall be delivered by the Exchange Agent to Buyer, and the Exchange Agent's
duties hereunder shall terminate. Any shareholders of Seller who have not
theretofore surrendered their Certificates shall thereafter look only to Buyer
for the Per Share Merger Consideration. If outstanding Certificates are not
surrendered or the payment for them is not claimed prior to the date on which
such payment would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any
Governmental Entity, the unclaimed items shall, to the extent permitted by
abandoned property and any other applicable law, become the property of Buyer
(and to the extent not in its possession shall be delivered to it), free and
clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled to such
property. Neither the Exchange Agent nor any Party to this Agreement shall be
liable to any holder of Seller Common Stock represented by any Certificate for
any consideration paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar laws. Buyer and the Exchange Agent shall be
entitled to rely upon the stock transfer books of Seller to establish the
identity of those persons entitled to receive the Per Share Merger
Consideration, which books shall be conclusive with respect thereto. In the
event of a dispute with respect to ownership of Seller Common Stock represented
by any Certificate, Buyer and the
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Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deposit any Per Share Merger Consideration
represented thereby in escrow with an independent third party and thereafter be
relieved with respect to any claims thereto.
(f) Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from consideration
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Certificates, such
amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax
law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Buyer, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the
holder of the Certificates in respect of which such deduction and withholding
was made.
(g) The payment of the Per Share Merger Consideration upon the conversion
of Seller Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof shall
constitute full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Seller Common
Stock.
2.6 Dissenting Shares
(a) Any holders of Dissenting Shares shall be entitled to payment for such
shares only to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of
the OGCL; provided, however, that if, in accordance with the OGCL, any holder of
Dissenting Shares shall forfeit such right to payment of the fair value of such
shares, such shares shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into and to
have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the
Per Share Merger Consideration. Dissenting Shares shall not, after the Effective
Time, be entitled to vote for any purpose or receive any dividends or other
distributions and shall be entitled only to such rights as are afforded in
respect of Dissenting Shares pursuant to the OGCL.
(b) Seller shall give Buyer (i) prompt notice of any written objections to
the Corporate Merger and any written demands for the payment of the fair value
of any shares, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served
pursuant to the OGCL received by Seller and (ii) the opportunity to participate
in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands under the OGCL.
Seller shall not voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for
payment of fair value and shall not, except with the prior written consent of
Buyer, settle or offer to settle any such demands.
2.7 Additional Actions
If, at any time after the Effective Time, Buyer or Buyer Bank shall
consider that any further assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are
necessary or desirable to (i) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise,
in Buyer or Buyer Bank their respective right, title or interest in, to or under
any of the rights, properties or assets of Seller or Seller Bank acquired or to
be acquired by Buyer or Buyer Bank as a result of, or in connection with, the
Merger, or (ii) otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement, Seller or
Seller Bank and their respective proper officers and directors shall be deemed
to have granted to Buyer or Buyer Bank an irrevocable power of attorney to
execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments and assurances in law and
to do all acts necessary or proper to vest, perfect or confirm title to and
possession of such rights, properties or assets in Buyer or Buyer Bank and
otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement; and the proper officers
and
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directors of Buyer and Buyer Bank are fully authorized in the name of Seller or
Seller Bank or otherwise to take any and all such action.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND SELLER BANK
Seller and Seller Bank represent and warrant to Buyer and Buyer Bank that
the statements contained in this Article III are correct and complete as of the
date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date
(as though made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the
date of this Agreement throughout this Article III), except as Previously
Disclosed by Seller on the date hereof, and except as to any representation or
warranty which specifically relates to an earlier date. Seller and Seller Bank
have made a good faith effort to ensure that any item Previously Disclosed
corresponds to the section reference herein. However, any item Previously
Disclosed is deemed to be fully disclosed with respect to all schedules under
which such item may be relevant as and to the extent that it is reasonably clear
on the face of such schedule that such item applies to such other schedule.
References to the knowledge of Seller shall include the knowledge of Seller
Bank.
3.1 Capital Structure
(a) The authorized capital stock of Seller consists of 20,000 shares of
Seller Common Stock, 17,000 shares of which are nonvoting and 3,000 shares of
which are voting, all of which are without par value. There are no other shares
of stock of Seller authorized or outstanding. As of the date hereof, 17,850
shares of Seller Common Stock, 1,785 voting and 16,065 nonvoting, are
outstanding. There are 715 shares of Seller Common Stock held in treasury, all
of which shares are nonvoting. Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary has or
is bound by any Rights of any character, including stock options, relating to
the purchase, sale or issuance or voting of, or right to receive dividends or
other distributions on any shares of Seller Common Stock, or any other security
of Seller or any securities representing the right to vote, purchase or
otherwise receive any shares of Seller Common Stock or any other security of
Seller. All outstanding shares of Seller Common Stock have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and none of the
outstanding shares of Seller Common Stock has been issued in violation of the
preemptive rights of any person, firm or entity.
(b) Seller owns all of the capital stock of Seller Bank, free and clear of
any lien or encumbrance.
3.2 Organization, Standing and Authority of Seller
Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, with full corporate power and
authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as now conducted, and Seller is duly licensed or qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such licensing or
qualification. Seller is a bank holding company, duly registered under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and subject to the regulation and
supervision by the FRB. Seller has heretofore delivered to Buyer true and
complete
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copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations of Seller as in
effect as of the date hereof. Except as Previously Disclosed, the respective
minute books of Seller and each Seller Subsidiary accurately records, in all
material respects, all material corporate actions of their respective
shareholders and boards of directors (including committees).
3.3 Ownership of Seller Subsidiaries
Seller has Previously Disclosed the name, jurisdiction of incorporation
and percentage ownership of each direct or indirect Seller Subsidiary, and
Seller Bank is its only Significant Subsidiary. Except for (x) capital stock of
Seller Subsidiaries, (y) securities and other interests held in a fiduciary
capacity and beneficially owned by third parties or taken in consideration of
debts previously contracted and (z) securities and other interests which are
Previously Disclosed, Seller does not own or have the right to acquire, directly
or indirectly, any outstanding capital stock or other voting securities or
ownership interests of any corporation, bank, savings association, partnership,
joint venture or other organization, other than investment securities
representing not more than 5% of any entity. The outstanding shares of capital
stock or other ownership interests of each Seller Subsidiary have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned
by Seller free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances, charges, pledges,
restrictions or rights of third parties of any kind whatsoever. No Rights are
authorized, issued or outstanding with respect to the capital stock or other
ownership interests of Seller Subsidiaries and there are no agreements,
understandings or commitments relating to the right of Seller to vote or to
dispose of such capital stock or other ownership interests.
3.4 Organization, Standing and Authority of Seller Bank
Seller Bank is a national banking association duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States, with full
power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to
carry on its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such licensing or
qualification, except to the extent that failure to be licensed or qualified
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Seller. The deposit accounts of
Seller Bank are insured by the FDIC through the BIF to the maximum extent
permitted by the FDIA and Seller Bank has paid all deposit insurance premiums
and assessments required by the FDIA and the regulations thereunder. Seller has
heretofore delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of the Articles of
Association, as amended, and Bylaws of Seller Bank as in effect as of the date
hereof.
3.5 Authorized and Effective Agreement
(a) Seller has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and (subject to receipt of all necessary approvals from
Regulatory Authorities and the approval of Seller's shareholders of this
Agreement) to perform all of its respective obligations hereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby, up to and including the Merger, have been approved by the
Boards of Directors of Seller and Seller Bank and duly authorized and approved
by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof on the part of Seller and
Seller Bank, except for the approval of this Agreement by Seller's shareholders
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and Seller as the sole shareholder of Seller Bank. This Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by Seller and Seller Bank and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer and Buyer Bank, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller and Seller Bank, enforceable
against Seller and Seller Bank in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity
principles, and except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by laws
relating to safety and soundness of insured depository institutions as set forth
in 12 U.S.C. ss.1818(b) or by the appointment of a conservator by the FDIC.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor completion of
the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Seller with any of the
provisions hereof (i) does or will conflict with or result in a breach of any
provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or Code of Regulations of Seller or
the equivalent documents of any Seller Subsidiary, (ii) violates, conflicts with
or results in a breach of any term, condition or provision of, or constitutes a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, or gives rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration with respect to, or results in the creation of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or asset of Seller or any Seller
Subsidiary pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Seller or
any Seller Subsidiary is a party, or by which any of their respective properties
or assets may be bound or affected, or (iii) subject to receipt of all required
governmental and shareholder approvals, violates any order, writ, injunction,
decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Seller or any Seller
Subsidiary.
(c) Except for (i) the filing of the Applications and notices with and the
approvals or the non-objections of the FRB, the OTS and the Superintendent, (ii)
the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger by the requisite
vote of the shareholders of Seller and Seller Bank, (iii) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Ohio in connection with the
Corporate Merger, (iv) the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary
of State of Ohio in connection with Company Merger; and (v) review of the Merger
by the DOJ under federal antitrust laws, no consents, non-objections, or
approvals of or filings or registrations with any Regulatory Authority or
Governmental Entity or with any third party are necessary on the part of Seller
or Seller Bank in connection with (x) the execution and delivery by Seller of
this Agreement, or (y) the completion of the Merger.
(d) Except as Previously Disclosed, as of the date hereof, to Seller's
knowledge, there is no reason relating to Seller or Seller Bank (including CRA
compliance) why all consents, non-objections and approvals shall not be procured
from all Governmental Entities or Regulatory Authorities having jurisdiction
over the Merger as shall be necessary for the completion of the Merger and the
continuation by Buyer after the Effective Time of the business of each of Seller
and Seller Bank, respectively, as such business is carried on immediately prior
to the Effective Time.
3.6 Regulatory Reports
Each of Seller and Seller Bank has duly filed with the FRB, OCC, FDIC and
any other applicable federal or state banking authority, as the case may be, the
reports required to be filed
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under applicable laws and regulations and such reports were in all material
respects complete and accurate and in compliance with the requirements of
applicable laws and regulations. In connection with the most recent examinations
of Seller and Seller Bank by the FRB, FDIC, OCC or Superintendent, except as
Previously Disclosed, neither Seller nor Seller Bank was required to correct or
change any action, procedure or proceeding which, to Seller's knowledge, has not
been corrected or changed as required.
3.7 Financial Statements
(a) Seller has previously delivered or made available to Buyer accurate
and complete copies of the Seller Financial Statements. The Seller Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and fairly present or
will fairly present, as the case may be, the consolidated financial position,
results of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows of Seller
and Seller Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of and for the respective
periods ended or ending on the respective dates set forth therein.
(b) Seller has previously delivered or made available to Buyer accurate
and complete copies of the Seller Regulatory Reports. The Seller Regulatory
Reports have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with
applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices throughout the periods
covered by such statements, and fairly present in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position, results of operations and changes in
shareholders' equity of Seller as of and for the periods ended or ending on the
dates thereof, in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis.
(c) The books and records of Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries are being
maintained in compliance with applicable legal and accounting requirements, and
such books and records accurately reflect all dealings and transactions in
respect of the business, assets, liabilities and affairs of Seller and the
Seller Subsidiaries.
(d) At the date of each balance sheet included in the Seller Financial
Statements or the Seller Regulatory Reports, Seller did not have any
liabilities, obligations or loss contingencies of any nature (whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a type required to be reflected therein or
in the footnotes thereto which are not fully reflected or reserved against
therein or fully disclosed in a footnote thereto, except for liabilities,
obligations and loss contingencies which are not material individually or in the
aggregate and which are incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent
with past practice.
3.8 No Material Adverse Effect
Since December 31, 2002, (i) Seller and its Subsidiaries have conducted
their respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course (excluding the
incurrence of expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby) and (ii) no event has occurred or circumstance arisen that
has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Seller.
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3.9 Environmental Matters
(a) Seller and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental
Laws with respect to real estate owned (or occupied based on long term ground
leases) by Seller or Seller Subsidiaries. Neither Seller nor any Seller
Subsidiary has received any communication alleging that Seller or any Seller
Subsidiary is not in such compliance and, to the knowledge of Seller, there are
no present circumstances that would prevent or interfere with the continuation
of such compliance.
(b) To Seller's knowledge, none of the properties owned, leased or
operated by Seller or a Seller Subsidiary or any Participation Facility has been
or is in violation of or liable under any Environmental Law.
(c) There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances,
conditions, events or incidents that could reasonably form the basis of any
Environmental Claim or other claim or action or governmental investigation that
could result in the imposition of any liability arising under any Environmental
Law against Seller or a Seller Subsidiary or any Participation Facility or
against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim Seller
or a Seller Subsidiary has or may have retained or assumed either contractually
or by operation of law. There is no suit, claim, action, demand, executive or
administrative order, directive, investigation or proceeding pending or, to
Seller's knowledge threatened, before any court, governmental agency or board or
other forum relating to or against any loan property of Seller Bank or
Participation Interest (x) relating to alleged noncompliance (including by any
predecessor) with, or liability under, any Environmental Law or (y) relating to
the presence of or release into the environment of any Materials of
Environmental Concern, whether or not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or
operated by a loan property of Seller Bank or Participation Interest.
(d) Except in the ordinary course of its loan underwriting activities,
Seller has not conducted any environmental studies during the past five years
with respect to any properties owned by it or a Seller Subsidiary as of the date
hereof.
(e) To Seller's knowledge, the properties currently owned or operated by
Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, soil,
groundwater or surface water on, under or adjacent to the properties, and
buildings thereon) are not contaminated with and do not otherwise contain any
Materials of Environmental Concern other than as permitted under applicable
Environmental Law.
(f) To Seller's knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks on, in
or under any properties owned or operated by Seller or any of the Seller
Subsidiaries or any Participation Facility, and no underground storage tanks
have been closed or removed from any properties owned or operated by Seller or
any of the Seller Subsidiaries or any Participation Facility.
3.10 Tax Matters
(a) Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries are members of the same affiliated
group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code. Seller and the Seller
Subsidiaries have timely filed all federal, state and local (and, if applicable,
foreign) income, franchise, bank, excise, real property,
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personal property and other tax returns, required by applicable law to be filed
by them (including estimated tax returns, income tax returns, information
returns and withholding and employment tax returns) and have paid, or where
payment is not required to have been made, have set up an adequate reserve or
accrual for the payment of, all taxes required to be paid in respect of the
periods covered by such returns and, as of the Effective Time, will have paid,
or where payment is not required to have been made, will have set up an adequate
reserve or accrual for the payment of, all material taxes for any subsequent
periods ending on or prior to the Effective Time. Neither Seller nor any Seller
Subsidiary will have any material liability for any such taxes in excess of the
amounts so paid or reserves or accruals so established.
(b) All federal, state and local (and, if applicable, foreign) income,
franchise, bank, excise, real property, personal property and other tax returns
filed by Seller and its Subsidiaries are complete and accurate in all material
respects. Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary is delinquent in the payment
of any tax, assessment or governmental charge or has requested any extension of
time within which to file any tax returns in respect of any fiscal year or
portion thereof. There are currently no agreements in effect with respect to
Seller or any Seller Subsidiary to extend the period of limitations for the
assessment or collection of any tax. As of the date hereof, no audit,
examination, tax investigation, deficiency or refund litigation with respect to
any such return is pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened, and no claim
has been made by any authority in a jurisdiction where Seller or any Seller
Subsidiary do not file tax returns that Seller or any Seller Subsidiary is
subject to taxation in that jurisdiction.
(c) Seller and each Seller Subsidiary has withheld and paid all taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing
to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third
party, and Seller and each Seller Subsidiary has timely complied with all
applicable information reporting requirements under Part III, Subchapter A of
Chapter 61 of the Code and similar applicable state and local information
reporting requirements.
3.11 Legal Proceedings
Except as Previously Disclosed, there are no actions, suits, claims,
governmental investigations or proceedings instituted, pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or any Seller Subsidiary or
against any asset, interest or right of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary, or, to
the knowledge of Seller, against any officer, director or employee of any of
them. Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary is a party to any order, judgment
or decree that would have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Seller nor any
Seller Subsidiary is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to Seller's
knowledge, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings,
claims (whether asserted or unasserted) or actions challenging the validity or
propriety of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or which
could adversely affect the ability of Seller or Seller Bank to perform under
this Agreement.
3.12 Compliance with Laws
(a) Each of Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries has all permits, licenses,
certificates of authority, orders and approvals of, and has made all filings,
applications and registrations with, all Governmental Entities that are required
in order to permit it to carry on its business as it is presently
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being conducted; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders
and approvals are in full force and effect and will not be adversely affected by
virtue of the completion of the Merger; and to the knowledge of Seller, no
suspension or cancellation of any of the same is threatened.
(b) Except as Previously Disclosed, neither Seller nor any Seller
Subsidiary is in violation of its respective Articles of Incorporation, Code of
Regulations, Charter, or Bylaws, or of any applicable federal, state or local
law or ordinance or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity
(including all regulatory capital requirements), truth-in-lending, usury, fair
credit reporting, consumer protection, securities, safety, health,
anti-discrimination, antitrust, and wage and hour laws, ordinances, orders,
rules and regulations), or in default with respect to any order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, or in default under any order, license,
regulation or demand of any Governmental Entity; and, except as Previously
Disclosed, neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary has received any notice or
communication from any Governmental Entity asserting that Seller or any Seller
Subsidiary is in violation of any of the foregoing. Except as Previously
Disclosed, neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary is subject to any regulatory
or supervisory cease and desist order, agreement, written directive, memorandum
of understanding or written commitment (other than those of general
applicability issued by Governmental Entities), and neither of them has received
any written communication requesting that it enter into any of the foregoing.
3.13 Certain Information
None of the information relating to Seller and its Subsidiaries in the
Proxy Statement, as of the date such Proxy Statement is mailed to shareholders
of Seller and up to and including the date of the Seller's Shareholder Meeting,
will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, provided that information as of a
later date shall be deemed to modify information as of an earlier date.
3.14 Employee Benefit Plans
(a) Seller has Previously Disclosed all Seller Employee Plans and has
heretofore delivered to Buyer accurate and complete copies of each (including
amendments and agreements relating thereto) together with, in the case of
tax-qualified plans, (i) the most recent financial reports prepared with respect
thereto, (ii) the most recent annual reports filed with any Governmental Entity
with respect thereto, and (iii) all rulings and determination letters and any
open requests for rulings or letters that pertain thereto. Each Seller Employee
Plan has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance
with its terms and with applicable law, including, but not limited to, ERISA,
the Code, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,, the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act and any regulations or rules promulgated
thereunder, and all material filings, disclosures and notices required by ERISA,
the Code, , the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and any other applicable
law have been timely made or any interest, fines, penalties or other impositions
for late filings have been paid in full. Neither Seller nor any Seller
Subsidiary has any commitment to create any additional Seller Employee Plan or
to modify, change or renew any existing Seller Employee Plan, except in the case
of modifying an existing Seller Employee Plan, as may be required by applicable
law.
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(b) Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary has maintained a defined
benefit plan, as defined in ERISA ss.3(35), since 1990, and any such defined
benefit plans maintained before that date have been terminated and liquidated in
compliance with procedures imposed by the Code and ERISA.
(c) Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary participates in or has
incurred any liability under Section 4201 of ERISA for a complete or partial
withdrawal from a multi-employer plan (as such term is defined in ERISA).
(d) A favorable determination letter has been issued by the IRS with
respect to each Seller Employee Plan, which is intended to qualify under Section
401 of the Code to the effect that such Seller Employee Plan, includes all
applicable provisions required by ERISA and the Code to be included in the plan
and trust documents and that the trust associated with such Seller Employee
Plan, is tax exempt under Section 501 of the Code. No such letter has been
revoked or, to Seller's knowledge, is threatened to be revoked, and Seller does
not know of any ground on which such revocation would likely occur. Neither
Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary has any liability under any such Seller
Employee Plans, that is not reflected in the Seller Financial Statements, other
than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection
therewith subsequent to the date thereof.
(e) No transaction prohibited by Section 406 of ERISA (and not exempt
under Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) has occurred with
respect to any Seller Employee Plan which would result in the imposition,
directly or indirectly, of an excise tax under Section 4975 of the Code or
otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on Seller.
(f) Full payment has been made (or proper accruals have been established)
of all contributions which are required for periods prior to the date hereof,
and full payment will be so made (or proper accruals will be so established) of
all contributions which are required for periods after the date hereof and prior
to the Effective Time, under the terms of each Seller Employee Plan or ERISA.
(g) Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary has any obligations to
provide retiree health, life insurance, disability insurance, or other retiree
death benefits under any Seller Employee Plan, other than benefits mandated by
Section 4980B of the Code. There has been no communication to employees by
Seller or any Seller Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to promise or
guarantee such employees retiree health, life insurance, disability insurance,
or other retiree death benefits.
(h) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened claims
(other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or against any of
Seller Employee Plans or any trust related thereto or any fiduciary thereof.
(i) Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary maintains any compensation
plans, programs or arrangements under which any payment is reasonably likely to
become non-deductible, in whole
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or in part, for tax reporting purposes as a result of the limitations under
Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
(j) The consummation of the Merger will not, directly or indirectly
(including without limitation, as a result of any termination of employment or
service at any time prior to or following the Effective Time), entitle any
current or former employee, director or independent contractor of Seller or any
Seller Subsidiary to any actual or deemed payment (or benefit) which could
constitute a "parachute payment" (as such term is defined in Section 280G of the
Code).
3.15 Certain Contracts
(a) Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary is a party to, is bound or
affected by, receives, or is obligated to pay, benefits under (i) any agreement,
arrangement or commitment, including any agreement, indenture or other
instrument, relating to the borrowing of money by Seller or a Seller Subsidiary
(other than in the case of Seller Bank, deposits, federal funds purchased and
securities sold under agreements to repurchase in the ordinary course of
business) or the guarantee by Seller or a Seller Subsidiary of any obligation,
other than by Seller Bank in the ordinary course of its banking business, (ii)
except as Previously Disclosed, any agreement, arrangement or commitment
relating to the employment of a consultant or the employment, election or
retention in office of any present or former director, officer or employee of
Seller or a Seller Subsidiary, (iii) any agreement, arrangement or understanding
(other than as set forth in this Agreement) pursuant to which any payment
(whether of severance pay or otherwise) became or may become due to any
director, officer or employee of Seller or a Seller Subsidiary upon execution of
this Agreement or upon or following completion of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (either alone or in connection with the occurrence of any
additional acts or events); (iv) any agreement, arrangement or understanding
pursuant to which Seller or a Seller Subsidiary is obligated to indemnify any
director, officer, employee or agent of Seller or a Seller Subsidiary, other
than as set forth in Seller Employee Plans and in the Articles of Incorporation,
Code of Regulations, Charter, Bylaws or other governing documents of Seller and
its Subsidiaries; (v) any agreement, arrangement or understanding to which
Seller or a Seller Subsidiary is a party or by which any of the same is bound
which limits the freedom of Seller or a Seller Subsidiary to compete in any line
of business or with any person; or (vi) except as Previously Disclosed, any
assistance agreement, supervisory agreement, memorandum of understanding,
consent order, cease and desist order or condition of any regulatory order or
decree with or by the OCC, FRB, or any other Regulatory Authority (other than
those of general applicability issued by Governmental Entities).
(b) Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary is in default or in
non-compliance under any contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease,
insurance policy or other instrument to which it is a party or by which its
assets, business or operations may be bound or affected, whether entered into in
the ordinary course of business or otherwise and whether written or oral, and
there has not occurred any event that with the lapse of time or the giving of
notice, or both, would constitute such a default or non-compliance.
(c) Each of Seller and Seller Subsidiaries has all licenses and approvals
required by contracts with third parties that required in order to permit each
to carry on its business as it is presently being conducted.
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3.16 Brokers and Finders
Except as Previously Disclosed, neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary
nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, has
employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability or commitment to pay any
fees or commissions for any broker or finder fees in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
3.17 Insurance
Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries is insured for reasonable amounts with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks as
companies engaged in a similar business would, in accordance with good business
practice, customarily be insured and has maintained all insurance required by
applicable laws and regulations. Seller has not received notice from any
insurance carrier that (i) such insurance will be canceled or that coverage
thereunder will be reduced or eliminated, or (ii) premium costs with respect to
such policies of insurance will be substantially increased. There are presently
no material claims pending under such policies of insurance and no notices have
been given by Seller under such policies. All such insurance is valid and
enforceable and in full force and effect, and within the last three years Seller
has received each type of insurance coverage for which it has applied and during
such periods has not been denied indemnification for any material claims
submitted under any of its insurance policies. All policies of insurance
maintained by Seller and each Seller Subsidiary has been Previously Disclosed.
3.18 Properties
All real property used in the conduct of Seller's business and that of its
Subsidiaries whether owned or leased by Seller or any of Seller's Subsidiaries,
has been Previously Disclosed. All real and personal property owned by Seller or
its Subsidiaries or presently used by any of them in its respective business is
in good condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and is sufficient to carry
on the business of Seller and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business consistent with their past practices. Seller and its Subsidiaries have
good and marketable title free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, charges,
defaults or equities (other than equities of redemption under applicable
foreclosure laws) to all of its properties and assets, real and personal,
tangible or intangible, including assets and property reflected in the balance
sheets contained in the Seller Regulatory Reports and in the Seller Financial
Statements or acquired subsequent thereto (except to the extent that such assets
and properties have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business, since
the date of such balance sheets), except (i) liens for current taxes not yet due
or payable, or (ii) pledges to secure deposits and other liens incurred in the
ordinary course of its banking business. All real and personal property which is
material to Seller's business and the business of its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis and leased or licensed by Seller or a Subsidiary of Seller is
held pursuant to leases or licenses which are valid and enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms. Such existing leases and commitments to
lease constitute or will constitute operating leases for both tax and financial
accounting purposes and the lease expense and minimum rental commitments with
respect to such leases and lease commitments are as disclosed in the notes to
the Seller Financial Statements. All rents and other amounts due under such
leases have been paid; Seller and its Subsidiaries are not in default in any of
their covenants or obligations under such leases, the leases are unmodified and
in
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full force and effect, and will not terminate or lapse prior to the Effective
Time. All improved real property owned or leased by Seller or its Subsidiaries
is in compliance with all applicable zoning laws.
3.19 Labor
No work stoppage involving Seller or a Seller Subsidiary is pending or, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened. Neither Seller nor a Seller Subsidiary is
involved in or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened with or affected by, any
labor dispute, arbitration, lawsuit or administrative proceeding involving the
employees of Seller or a Subsidiary. Employees of Seller and Seller Subsidiaries
are not represented by any labor union nor are any collective bargaining
agreements otherwise in effect with respect to such employees, and to Seller's
knowledge, there have been no efforts to unionize or organize any employees of
Seller or any Seller Subsidiaries during the past five years.
3.20 Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses reflected in the Seller Financial Statements
as of December 31, 2002 was adequate as of such date under GAAP.
3.21 Material Interests of Certain Persons
Except as Previously Disclosed, no officer or director of Seller, any
Seller Subsidiary or any "associate" (as such term is defined in Rule 14a-1
under the Exchange Act) or related interest of any such person has any material
interest in any material contract or property (real or personal, tangible or
intangible), used in, or pertaining to, the business of Seller or any Subsidiary
of Seller. All such Previously Disclosed transactions (a) were made in the
ordinary course of business, (b) were made on substantially the same terms,
including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for
comparable transactions with other Persons, and (c) did not involve more than
the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. No loan
or credit accommodation to any Affiliate of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary is
presently in default or, during the three year period prior to the date of this
Agreement, has been in default or has been restructured, modified or extended.
Neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary has been notified that principal and
interest with respect to any such loan or other credit accommodation will not be
paid when due or that the loan grade classification accorded such loan or credit
accommodation by Seller is inappropriate.
3.22 Fairness Opinion
Seller has received an oral opinion of Austin Associates, LLC, and expects
to receive a written opinion from such firm on or before the Seller's
Shareholder Meeting, both to the effect that, as of the date thereof, the Per
Share Merger Consideration to be received by shareholders of Seller pursuant to
this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such shareholders.
3.23 No Undisclosed Liabilities
To Seller's knowledge, Seller and its Subsidiaries do not have any
material liability, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether
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accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to
become due, including any material liability for taxes (and there is no past or
present fact, situation, circumstance, condition or other basis for any present
or future action, suit or proceeding, hearing, charge, complaint, claim or
demand against Seller or its Subsidiaries giving rise to any such liability)
required in accordance with GAAP to be reflected in an audited consolidated
balance sheet of Seller, except and to the extent (i) reflected, disclosed or
provided for in the Seller Financial Statements, (ii) of liabilities since
incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) of liabilities incurred in
connection with completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.24 Loan Portfolio
(a)(i) All loans and discounts and accrued interest shown on the Seller
Financial Statements or which were entered into after the date of the most
recent balance sheet included in the Seller Financial Statements arose out of
bona fide arm's-length transactions, were and shall be made for good, valuable
and adequate consideration in the ordinary course of the business of Seller and
its Subsidiaries, in accordance with sound banking practices, and are not
subject to any known defenses, set-offs or counter-claims, including any such as
are afforded by usury or truth-in-lending laws, except as may be provided by
bankruptcy, solvency or similar laws or by general principles of equity, (ii)
the notes or other evidence of indebtedness evidencing such loans (including
discounts) and all forms of pledges, mortgages and other collateral documents
and security agreements are valid, true and genuine and what they purport to be,
and (iii) Seller and its Subsidiaries have complied and shall prior to the
Effective Time comply with all laws and regulations relating to such loans.
(b) Seller has Previously Disclosed a listing, as of the last business day
prior to the date of this Agreement, by account, of: (A) all loans (including
loan participations) of Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries that have been
accelerated during the past twelve months; (B) all loan commitments or lines of
credit of Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries that have been terminated by
Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries during the past twelve months by reason
of a default or adverse developments in the condition of the borrower or other
events or circumstances affecting the credit of the borrower; (C) all loans,
lines of credit and loan commitments as to which Seller or any of the Seller
Subsidiaries has given written notice of its intent to terminate during the past
twelve months; (D) with respect to all commercial loans (including commercial
real estate loans), all notification letters and other written communications
from Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries to any of their respective
borrowers, customers or other parties during the past twelve months wherein
Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries has requested or demanded that actions
be taken to correct existing defaults or facts or circumstances which may become
defaults; (E) each borrower, customer or other party which has notified Seller
or any of the Seller Subsidiaries during the past twelve months of, or has
asserted against Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries, in each case in
writing, any "lender liability" or similar claim, and, to the knowledge of
Seller, each borrower, customer or other party which has given Seller or any of
the Seller Subsidiaries any oral notification of, or orally asserted to or
against Seller or any of the Seller Subsidiaries, any such claim; (F) all loans,
(1) that are contractually past due 90 days or more in the payment of principal
and/or interest, (2) that are on non-accrual status, (3) that as of the date of
this Agreement are classified as "Other Loans Specially Mentioned", "Special
Mention", "Substandard", "Doubtful", "Loss", "Classified", "Criticized", "Watch
list" or words of similar import, together with the principal amount of and
accrued and
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unpaid interest on each such loan and the identity of the obligor thereunder,
(4) where a reasonable doubt exists as to the timely future collectability of
principal and/or interest, whether or not interest is still accruing or the
loans are less than 90 days past due, (5) where the interest rate terms have
been reduced and/or the maturity dates have been extended subsequent to the
agreement under which the loan was originally created due to concerns regarding
the borrower's ability to pay in accordance with such initial terms, or (6)
where a specific reserve allocation exists in connection therewith, and (G) all
assets classified by Seller or any Seller Subsidiary as real estate acquired
through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure, including in-substance
foreclosures, and all other assets currently held that were acquired through
foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure. The items Previously Disclosed above may
exclude any individual loan with a principal outstanding balance of less than
$50,000, provided that there is disclosed for each category described, the
aggregate amount of individual loans with a principal outstanding balance of
less than $50,000 that has been excluded.
3.25 Investment Portfolio
All investment securities held by Seller or its Subsidiaries, as reflected
in the consolidated balance sheets of Seller included in the Seller Financial
Statements, are carried in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard 115.
3.26 Interest Rate Risk Management Instruments
Seller has Previously Disclosed all interest rate swaps, caps, floors,
option agreements or other interest rate risk management arrangements or
agreements. All such arrangements and agreements were entered into in the
ordinary course of business and in accordance with prudent banking practice and
applicable rules, regulations and policies and with counter parties believed to
be financially responsible at the time and are legal, valid and binding
obligations of Seller or of its Subsidiaries in force in accordance with their
terms (subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforceability of creditors rights generally from time to time in effect, and
equitable principles relating to the granting of specific performance and other
equitable remedies as a matter of judicial discretion), and are in full force
and effect. Seller and its Subsidiaries have duly performed all of their
obligations thereunder to the extent that such obligations to perform have
accrued; and, to Seller's knowledge, there are no breaches, violations or
defaults or allegations or assertions of such by any party thereunder.
3.27 Interim Events
Since December 31, 2002, neither Seller nor its Subsidiaries have paid or
declared any dividend or made any other distribution to shareholders or taken
any action which, if taken after the date hereof, would require the prior
written consent of Buyer pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof.
3.28 Deposits
None of the deposits of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary is a "brokered
deposit" as defined in 12 CFR Section 337.6(a)(2).
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3.29 Anti-takeover Provisions Inapplicable
The transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not subject to the
requirements of any "moratorium," "control share," "fair price," "affiliate
transactions," "business combination" or other anti-takeover laws or regulations
of the State of Ohio. The affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the issued
and outstanding shares of Seller Common Stock is required to approve this
Agreement under Seller's Articles of Incorporation and applicable Ohio law.
3.30 Registration Obligations
Seller Common Stock is not registered under the Exchange Act. Neither
Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary is under any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, which will survive the Effective Time by reason of any agreement to
register any transaction involving any of its securities under the Securities
Act.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER AND BUYER BANK
Buyer and Buyer Bank represent and warrant to Seller and Seller Bank that
the statements contained in this Article IV are correct and complete as of the
date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date
(as though made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the
date of this Agreement throughout this Article IV), except as Previously
Disclosed by Buyer on the date hereof, and except as to any representation or
warranty which specifically relates to an earlier date. Buyer and Buyer Bank
have made a good faith effort to ensure that any item Previously Disclosed
corresponds to the section reference herein. However, any item Previously
Disclosed is deemed to be fully disclosed with respect to all schedules under
which such item may be relevant as and to the extent that it is reasonably clear
on the face of such schedule that such item applies to such other schedule.
References to the knowledge of Buyer shall include the knowledge of Buyer Bank.
4.1 Organization, Standing and Authority of Buyer
Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and
authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as now conducted, and Buyer is duly licensed or qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such licensing or
qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer.
4.2 Organization, Standing and Authority of Buyer Bank
Buyer Bank is a stock savings and loan association, duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, with
full corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or
qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires
such licensing or
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qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer. The deposit accounts of Buyer Bank are
insured by the FDIC to the maximum extent permitted by the FDIA and Buyer Bank
has paid all deposit insurance premiums and assessments required by the FDIA and
the regulations thereunder.
4.3 Authorized and Effective Agreement
(a) Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and (subject to receipt of all necessary governmental
approvals) to perform all of its respective obligations hereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the Board of
Directors of Buyer and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer are
necessary to complete the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Seller and Seller Bank, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy,
insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general equity principles.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor completion of
the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Buyer with any of the
provisions hereof (i) does or will conflict with or result in a breach of any
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Buyer or the
equivalent documents of any Buyer Subsidiary, (ii) violates, conflicts with or
results in a breach of any term, condition or provision of, or constitutes a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration with respect to, or results in the creation of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or asset of Buyer or any Buyer
Subsidiary pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Buyer or
any Buyer Subsidiary is a party, or by which any of their respective properties
or assets may be bound or affected, or (iii) subject to receipt of all required
governmental approvals, violates any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute,
rule or regulation applicable to Buyer or any Buyer Subsidiary, except for such
violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults under clause (ii) hereof which,
either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect
on Buyer.
(c) Except for (i) the filing of the Applications and notices with and the
approvals or non-objection of the FRB, the OTS and the Superintendent, (ii) the
filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Ohio in
connection with the Corporate Merger, (iii) the filing of a certificate of
merger with the Secretary of State of Ohio in connection with the Company
Merger, and (iv) review of the Merger by the DOJ under federal antitrust laws,
no consents, non-objections, approvals of or filings or registrations with any
Governmental Entity or with any third party are necessary on the part of Buyer,
Merger Sub or Buyer Bank in connection with (x) the execution and delivery by
Buyer of this Agreement, and the completion of the transactions contemplated
hereby, or (y) the Merger.
(d) As of the date hereof, to Buyer's knowledge, there is no reason
relating to Buyer or Buyer Bank (including CRA compliance) why all consents,
non-objections, and approvals shall not
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be procured from all Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over the Merger
as shall be necessary for completion of the Merger.
4.4 Securities Documents and Regulatory Reports
(a) Buyer has timely filed with the SEC and the NASD all Securities
Documents required by the Securities Laws and such Securities Documents complied
in all material respects with the Securities Laws and did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Each of Buyer and Buyer Bank has duly filed with the OTS and the
Superintendent, as the case may be, the reports required to be filed under
applicable laws and regulations and such reports were in all material respects
complete and accurate and in compliance with the requirements of applicable laws
and regulations. In connection with the most recent examinations of Buyer and
Buyer Bank by the OTS, FDIC, or Superintendent, neither Buyer nor Buyer Bank was
required to correct or change any action, procedure or proceeding which, to
Buyer's knowledge, has not been corrected or changed as required.
4.5 Certain Information
None of the information relating to Buyer and its Subsidiaries supplied or
to be supplied by them for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, as of the date such
Proxy Statement is mailed to shareholders of Seller and up to and including the
date of the Seller's Shareholder Meeting, will contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, provided that information as of a later date shall be deemed to
modify information as of an earlier date.
4.6 Financial Resources
Buyer has funds which are sufficient and available to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, and Buyer and Buyer Bank will be, immediately
following the Merger, in material compliance with all applicable capital
regulations of state and federal banking agencies having jurisdiction.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
5.1 Reasonable Best Efforts
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of Seller and
Seller Bank and Buyer (i) shall use its reasonable best efforts in good faith to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary or advisable under applicable laws and regulations so as to
permit and otherwise enable completion of the Merger as promptly as reasonably
practicable, and (ii) shall cooperate fully with each other to that end,
including, without limitation,
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(A) obtaining the consent or approval of each individual, partnership,
corporation, association or other business or professional entity whose consent
or approval is required or desirable for consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including assignment of leases without any change in
terms), provided that neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary shall agree to
make any payments or modifications to agreements in connection therewith without
the prior written consent of Buyer, and (B) requesting the delivery of
appropriate opinions, consents and letters from its counsel and independent
auditors. No Party hereto shall take, or cause, or to the best of its ability
permit to be taken, any action that would substantially impair the prospects of
completing the Merger pursuant to this Agreement; provided that nothing herein
contained shall preclude Buyer or Seller from exercising its rights under this
Agreement.
5.2 Shareholder Meeting
Seller shall take all action necessary to properly call and convene the
Seller's Shareholder Meeting as soon as practicable after the date hereof.
Subject to the receipt of an updated fairness opinion from its financial advisor
as of a date reasonably proximate to the date of the Proxy Statement, the Board
of Directors of Seller will recommend that the shareholders of Seller approve
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that the Board
of Directors of Seller may fail to make such recommendation, or withdraw, modify
or change any such recommendation, only in connection with a Superior Proposal
(as set forth in Section 5.7 hereof), and only if such Board of Directors, after
having consulted with and considered the advice of outside counsel to such
Board, has determined that the making of such recommendation, or the failure to
withdraw, modify or change its recommendation, would constitute a breach of the
fiduciary duties of such directors under applicable law. Seller shall promptly
inform Buyer of any shareholder who makes a written demand upon Seller for an
appraisal of his shares of Seller Common Stock in connection with the Corporate
Merger. The Proxy Statement will not, at the time the Proxy Statement is mailed
to Seller's shareholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein not misleading.
5.3 Regulatory Matters
(a) Buyer shall promptly cooperate with Seller in Seller's preparation and
mailing of the Proxy Statement relating to the Seller's Shareholder Meeting.
Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement
approved for mailing in definitive form as promptly as practicable after the
date hereof and thereafter Seller shall promptly mail to its shareholders the
Proxy Statement.
(b) Buyer and Buyer Bank will prepare all the Applications and make all
filings for, and use their best efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable
after the date hereof, all necessary permits, consents, approvals,
non-objections, waivers and authorizations of all Regulatory Authorities
necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller will furnish Buyer with all information concerning Seller and
Seller Subsidiaries as may be necessary or advisable in connection with any
Application or filing made by or on behalf of Buyer to any Regulatory Authority
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
information supplied, or to be supplied, by Seller for inclusion in the
Applications will, at the time
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such documents are filed with any Regulatory Authority, be accurate and complete
in all material respects.
(c) Seller and Buyer will promptly furnish each other with copies of all
material written communications to, or received by them from any Regulatory
Authority, and notice of material oral communications with the Regulatory
Authorities, in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, except
information which is filed by either Party which is designated as confidential.
The Parties agree that they will consult with each other with respect to
obtaining all permits, consents, non-objections, approvals and authorizations of
all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each Party will keep the
other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the
transactions contemplated herein.
5.4 Investigation, Confidentiality
(a) Seller shall permit Buyer and its representatives reasonable access to
its properties and personnel, and shall disclose and make available to Buyer,
upon Buyer's reasonable request, all books, papers and records relating to the
assets, stock ownership, properties, operations, obligations and liabilities of
Seller and Seller Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, all books of
account (including the general ledger), tax records, minute books of meetings of
boards of directors (and any committees thereof) and shareholders,
organizational documents, bylaws, material contracts and agreements, filings
with any regulatory authority, litigation files, loan files, plans affecting
employees, and any other business activities or prospects in which the Buyer may
have a reasonable interest, provided that such access and any such reasonable
request shall be reasonably related to the transactions contemplated hereby and,
in the reasonable opinion of the Seller providing such access, not unduly
interfere with normal operations or constitute a waiver of the attorney-client
privilege. In addition, from the date hereof, Seller and each Seller Subsidiary
shall permit employees of Buyer or Buyer Bank reasonable access to information
relating to problem loans, loan restructurings and loan workouts of Seller and
each Seller Subsidiary. From the date hereof, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall
make their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and authorized
representatives (including counsel) available to confer with Buyer and its
representatives and report on the general status of its ongoing operations at
such times as Buyer may reasonably request, provided that such access shall be
reasonably related to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not unduly
interfere with normal operations. Seller will promptly notify Buyer of any
material change in the normal course of its business or in the operation of its
properties and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, of any governmental
complaints, investigations or hearings (or communications indicating that the
same may be contemplated), or the institution or the threat of material
litigation involving Seller or any Seller Subsidiary. Representatives of Buyer
or Buyer Bank shall be given notice of and shall be entitled to attend meetings
of the Boards of Directors of Seller and Seller Bank after the date hereof,
provided, that the Chairman of such meetings shall be entitled to exclude such
representatives of Buyer or Buyer Bank from discussions at such meetings, if the
Board of Directors determines, consistent with the exercise of its fiduciary
duties, that it is in the best interests of Seller and its shareholders to
exclude such representatives.
(b) All information furnished previously in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or pursuant hereto shall be treated
as the sole property of the Party furnishing the
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information until completion of the Merger and, if the Merger shall not occur,
the Party receiving the information shall either destroy or return to the Party
which furnished such information all documents or other materials containing,
reflecting or referring to such information, shall use its best efforts to keep
confidential all such information, and shall not directly or indirectly use such
information for any competitive or other commercial purposes. The obligation to
keep such information confidential shall continue for five years from the date
the proposed transactions are abandoned but shall not apply to (i) any
information which (x) the Party receiving the information can establish was
already in its possession prior to the disclosure thereof by the Party
furnishing the information; (y) was then generally known to the public; or (z)
became known to the public through no fault of the Party receiving the
information; or (ii) disclosures pursuant to a legal requirement or in
accordance with an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that the
Party which is the subject of any such legal requirement or order shall use its
best efforts to give the other Party at least ten business days prior notice
thereof.
(c) Seller Bank and Buyer Bank shall meet on a regular basis to discuss
and plan for the conversion of Seller Bank's data processing and related
electronic informational systems to those used by Buyer Bank, which planning
shall include, but not be limited to, discussion of the possible termination by
Seller Bank of third-party service provider arrangements effective at the
Effective Date or at a date thereafter, non-renewal of personal property leases
and software licenses used by Seller Bank in connection with its systems
operations, retention of outside consultants and additional employees to assist
with the conversion, and outsourcing, as appropriate, of proprietary or
self-provided system services, it being understood that Seller Bank shall not be
obligated to take any such action prior to the Effective Time and, unless Seller
Bank otherwise agrees, no conversion shall take place prior to the Effective
Time. In the event that Seller Bank takes, at the request of Buyer Bank, any
action relative to third parties to facilitate the conversion that results in
the imposition of any termination fees or charges, Buyer Bank shall indemnify
Seller Bank for any such fees and charges, and the costs of reversing the
conversion process, if for any reason the Merger is not consummated for any
reason other than a breach of this Agreement by Seller or Seller Bank, or a
termination of this Agreement under Section 7.1(g) or (h) hereof.
5.5 Press Releases
Each of the Parties agrees it will not issue any press release related to
this Agreement or the Merger, without first consulting with the other Parties
hereto and cooperating in good faith as to the form and substance of public
disclosures which may relate to the Merger, provided, however, that nothing
contained herein shall prohibit any Party, following notification to the other
Parties, from making any disclosure which its counsel deems necessary, provided
that the disclosing Party notifies the other Party reasonably in advance of the
timing and contents of such disclosure.
5.6 Business of the Parties
(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until
the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this
Agreement or with the prior written consent of Buyer, Seller and its
Subsidiaries shall carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice. During such period, Seller also will use all
reasonable efforts to (x) preserve intact its business organization and that of
Seller Bank, (y) keep available to itself and
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Buyer the present services of the employees of Seller and Seller Bank and (z)
preserve for itself and Buyer the goodwill of the customers of Seller and Seller
Bank and others with whom business relationships exist. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except with the prior written consent of Buyer,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or as expressly contemplated in
this Agreement, between the date hereof and the Effective Time, Seller shall
not, and shall cause each Seller Subsidiary not to:
(i) set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect
of Seller's capital stock;
(ii) issue any shares of its capital stock; issue, grant, modify or
authorize any Rights; purchase any shares of Seller Common Stock; effect
any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split or
like change in capitalization; or change the number of shares of its
authorized capital stock;
(iii) amend its Articles of Incorporation, Code of Regulations or
similar organizational documents; impose, or suffer the imposition, on any
share of stock or other ownership interest held by Seller in a Subsidiary
of any lien, charge or encumbrance or permit any such lien, charge or
encumbrance to exist; or waive or release any material right or cancel or
compromise any material debt or claim;
(iv) except as provided herein, increase the rate of compensation of
any of its directors, officers or employees, or pay or agree to pay any
bonus or severance to, or increase in any manner the compensation or
fringe benefits of, or provide any other new employee benefit or incentive
to, any of its directors, officers or employees other than normal salary
increases in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with past
practice and, with respect to employees other than Xxxxxxxx family
members, bonus payments in the ordinary course of business and in
accordance with past practice, or enter into or amend any employment or
consulting agreement or extend the term of or renew any existing
employment or consulting agreement;
(v) enter into or, except as may be required by law and for
amendments contemplated by this Agreement, modify any Seller Employee Plan
or other employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or
arrangement, or any trust agreement related thereto, in respect of any of
its directors, officers or employees;
(vi) except for any commitments Previously Disclosed, make any new
loan or other credit facility commitment (including without limitation,
lines of credit and letters of credit) in excess of $200,000; or increase,
compromise, extend, renew or modify any existing loan or commitment
outstanding in excess of $200,000; or make any new loan or other credit
facility commitment (including without limitation, lines of credit and
letters of credit) in any amount if thereafter the exposure to any
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one borrower or group of affiliated borrowers (including obligors under
loan participations) in the aggregate would exceed $300,000;
(vii) enter into (w) any transaction, agreement, arrangement or
commitment not made in the ordinary course of business, (x) any agreement,
indenture or other instrument relating to the borrowing of money by Seller
or a Seller Subsidiary or guarantee by Seller or any Seller Subsidiary of
any such obligation, except in the case of Seller Bank for deposits,,
federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (y) any
agreement, arrangement or commitment relating to the employment of an
employee or consultant, or amend any such existing agreement, arrangement
or commitment, provided that Seller and Seller Bank may employ an employee
in the ordinary course of business if the employment of such employee is
terminable by Seller or Seller Bank at will without liability, other than
as required by law; or (z) any contract, agreement or understanding with a
labor union;
(viii) change its method of accounting in effect prior to the
Effective Time, except as required by changes in laws or regulations or
regulatory accounting principles or GAAP , or change any of its methods of
reporting income and deductions for federal income tax purposes from those
employed in the preparation of its federal income tax return for such
year, except as required by changes in laws or regulations;
(ix) make any capital expenditures in excess of $10,000 individually
or $25,000 in the aggregate, other than pursuant to binding commitments
that have been Previously Disclosed and are existing on the date hereof;
or enter into any new lease or lease renewal of real property or any new
lease or lease renewal of personal property providing for annual payments
exceeding $5,000;
(x) sell or otherwise dispose of the capital stock of Seller Bank,
or sell or otherwise dispose of any asset other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice; subject any asset to a
lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance (other than in
connection with deposits, repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances,
"treasury tax and loan" accounts established in the ordinary course of
business and transactions in "federal funds" and the satisfaction of legal
requirements in the exercise of trust powers) other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice; incur any liability or
indebtedness for borrowed money (or guarantee any indebtedness for
borrowed money), except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice;
(xi) acquire in any manner (other than to realize upon collateral
for a defaulted loan) control over or any equity interest in any business
or entity, or purchase any security for its investment portfolio not rated
"A" or higher by either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Xxxxx'x Investor
Services, Inc, or with a remaining term to maturity of more than five (5)
years;
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(xii) enter or agree to enter into any agreement or arrangement
granting any preferential right to purchase any of its assets or rights or
requiring the consent of any party to the transfer and assignment of any
such assets or rights;
(xiii) except as necessitated in the reasonable opinion of Seller
due to changes in interest rates, and in accordance with safe and sound
banking practices, change or modify in any material respect any of its
lending or investment policies, except to the extent required by law or an
applicable regulatory authority;
(xiv) enter into any futures contract, option contract, interest
rate caps, interest rate floors, interest rate exchange agreement or other
agreement for purposes of hedging the exposure of its interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities to changes in market rates of
interest;
(xv) take any action that would result in any of the representations
and warranties of Seller or Seller Bank contained in this Agreement not to
be true and correct in any material respect at the Effective Time or that
would cause any of the conditions precedent to effect closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied;
(xvi) take any action that would materially impede or delay the
completion of the Merger or the ability of Buyer or Seller to perform its
covenants and agreements under this Agreement;
(xvii) materially increase or decrease the rate of interest paid on
time deposits, or on certificates of deposit, except in a manner and
pursuant to policies consistent with past practices or to reflect changes
in market interest rates;
(xviii) merge or consolidate with any other corporation; sell or
lease all or any substantial portion of its assets or business; make any
acquisition of all or any substantial portion of the business or assets of
any other person, firm, association, corporation or business organization
other than in connection with foreclosures, settlements in lieu of
foreclosure, troubled loan or debt restructuring, or the collection of any
loan or credit arrangement between Seller, or any Seller Subsidiary, and
any other person; enter into a purchase and assumption transaction with
respect to deposits and liabilities; permit the revocation or surrender by
it or any Seller Subsidiary of its certificate of authority to maintain,
or file an application for the relocation of, any existing branch office,
or file an application for a certificate of authority to establish a new
branch office;
(xix) make any change in policies with regard to: the extension of
credit, or the establishment of reserves with respect to the possible loss
thereon or the charge off of losses incurred thereon; investments;
asset/liability management; or other
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material banking policies in any material respect except as may be
required by changes in applicable law or regulations, or GAAP;
(xx) acquire any loan participation or loan servicing rights;
(xxi) engage in any loan transaction with an officer or director;
(xxii) invest in "high risk" mortgage derivative investments as
defined by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council other
than those held as of the date hereof and Previously Disclosed;
(xxiii) discharge or satisfy any lien or encumbrance or pay any
material obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) other than at
scheduled maturity or in the ordinary course of business;
(xxiv) agree to do any of the foregoing.
(b) Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing of the occurrence of any
matter or event known to and directly involving Seller, which would not include
any changes in conditions that affect the banking industry generally, that would
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
Seller.
(c) Except with the prior written consent of Seller or as expressly
contemplated hereby, between the date hereof and the Effective Time, Buyer shall
not, and shall cause each Buyer Subsidiary not to:
(i) take any action that would result in any of the representations
and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement not to be true and
correct in any material respect at the Effective Time or that would cause
any of the conditions precedent to effect closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied;
(ii) take any action that would materially impede or delay the
completion of the Merger or the ability of Buyer or Seller to perform its
covenants and agreements under this Agreement; or
(iii) agree to do any of the foregoing.
5.7 No Other Bids and Related Matters
From and after the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement,
neither Seller, Seller Bank nor any Seller Subsidiary, nor any of their
respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents or affiliates
(including, without limitation, any investment banker, attorney or accountant
retained by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries), will, directly or indirectly,
initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing
non-public information or assistance), or facilitate knowingly, any inquiries or
the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to
lead to, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), or enter into or maintain
or
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continue discussions or negotiate with any person or entity in furtherance of
such inquiries or to obtain an Acquisition Proposal or agree to or endorse any
Acquisition Proposal, or authorize or permit any of its officers, directors, or
employees or any of its subsidiaries or any investment banker, financial
advisor, attorney, accountant or other representative retained by any of its
Subsidiaries to take any such action, and Seller shall notify Buyer orally
(within one business day) and in writing (as promptly as practicable) of all of
the relevant details relating to all inquiries and proposals which it or any of
its Subsidiaries or any such officer, director, employee, investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other representative may receive
relating to any of such matters. Provided, however, that nothing contained in
this Section 5.7 shall prohibit the Board of Directors of Seller from (i)
furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with any
person or entity that makes an unsolicited written, bona fide proposal, to
acquire Seller or any Seller Subsidiary pursuant to a merger, consolidation,
share exchange, business combination, tender or exchange offer or other similar
transaction, if, and only to the extent that, (A) the Board of Directors of
Seller receives a written opinion from its independent financial advisor that
such proposal may be superior to the Merger from a financial point of view to
Seller's shareholders, (B) the Board of Directors of Seller, after consultation
with and based upon the advice of independent legal counsel, determines in good
faith that such action is necessary for the Board of Directors of Seller to
comply with its fiduciary duties to shareholders under applicable law (such
proposal that satisfies (A) and (B) being referred to herein as a "Superior
Proposal"), (C) Seller promptly notifies Buyer of such inquiries, proposals or
offers received by, any such information requested from, or any such discussions
or negotiations sought to be initiated or continued with Seller or any of its
representatives indicating, in connection with such notice, the name of such
Person and the material terms and conditions of any inquiries, proposals or
offers, and receives from such Person or entity an executed confidentiality
agreement in form and substance identical in all material respects to the
confidentiality agreement that Seller and Buyer entered into; and (D) the
Seller's Shareholder Meeting has not occurred, or (ii) prior to the Seller's
Shareholder Meeting, failing to make or withdrawing or modifying its
recommendation to shareholders, after consultation with and based upon the
advice of independent legal counsel, determined in good faith that such action
is necessary for such Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary duties to
shareholders under applicable law. For purposes of this Agreement, "Acquisition
Proposal" shall mean any of the following (other than the transactions
contemplated hereunder) involving Seller or any of its Subsidiaries: (i) any
merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, or other similar
transactions; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or
other disposition of 20% or more of the assets of Seller, taken as a whole, in a
single transaction or series of transactions; (iii) any tender offer or exchange
offer for 20% or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Seller or
the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act in connection
therewith; or (iv) any public announcement of a proposal, plan or intention to
do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.
5.8 Current Information
During the period from the date hereof to the Effective Time, Seller
shall, upon the request of Buyer, cause one or more of its designated
representatives to confer on a monthly or more frequent basis with
representatives of Buyer regarding Seller's financial condition, operations and
business and matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated
hereby. As soon as
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reasonably practicable, Seller will deliver to Buyer each call report or similar
report filed by it or Seller Bank with the FRB, FDIC or the OCC within five days
of the filing of such call report or similar report. Within 10 days after the
end of each month, Seller will deliver to Buyer a copy of Seller Bank's daily
statement as of such month-end date.
5.9 Indemnification by Buyer; Insurance
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Buyer agrees for a period of six
years, to indemnify and hold harmless the past and present directors and
officers of Seller and its Subsidiaries (the "Indemnified Parties") for all acts
or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time to the same extent such
persons are indemnified and held harmless under the respective Articles of
Incorporation or Code of Regulations of Seller and its Subsidiaries in the form
in effect at the date of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, all
limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the
Articles of Incorporation or Code of Regulations of Seller or any Seller
Subsidiary as of the date hereof, to the extent permissible under applicable law
as of the date hereof, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior
to the Effective Time, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force
and effect.
(b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section
5.9(a) hereof, upon learning of any claim, shall promptly notify Buyer, but the
failure to so notify shall not relieve Buyer of any liability it may have to
such Indemnified Party except to the extent that such failure materially
prejudices Buyer. In the event of any claim, (1) Buyer shall have the right to
assume the defense thereof (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party) and shall not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any
legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by
such Indemnified Parties in connection with the defense thereof, except that, if
Buyer elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties
advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between Buyer
and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel
satisfactory to them, and Buyer shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of
such counsel for the Indemnified Parties promptly as statements therefor are
received, provided further that Buyer shall in all cases be obligated pursuant
to this Section 5.9(b) to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnified
Parties, (2) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such
claim and (3) Buyer shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its
prior written consent (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld).
(c) Seller shall consult with Buyer and Seller and Buyer shall cooperate
to obtain and maintain for three years "tail coverage" covering the acts and
omissions of the officers and directors of Seller and Seller Bank occurring
prior to the Effective Time under the existing directors' and officers'
liability insurance policy maintained by Seller at the Effective Time (provided
that Buyer may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage
containing terms and conditions which are not materially less favorable), or
through a rider to be added to Buyer's existing directors' and officers'
liability insurance policy, at Buyer's expense, provided, however, that in no
event shall Buyer be required to expend pursuant to this Section 5.9(c) more
than the amount equal to 125% of the current annual amount expended by Seller to
maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant hereto. In connection with the
foregoing, Seller agrees to provide such insurer or substitute insurer with such
representations as such insurer may reasonably request with respect to the
reporting of any prior claims.
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5.10 Agreement to Vote Shares
Simultaneous with the execution of this Agreement, Seller shall cause each
of its directors to execute an agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, by which each of such directors shall covenant and agree to vote the
shares of Seller Common Stock owned by them, (including all shares of Seller
Common Stock over which such directors exercise direct or indirect voting
control), in favor of this Agreement at the Seller's Shareholder Meeting.
5.11 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans
(a) Buyer will review all Seller Employee Plans to determine whether to
maintain, terminate or continue such plans. In the event employee compensation
and/or benefits as currently provided by Seller and Seller Bank are changed or
terminated by Buyer, in whole or in part, Buyer shall provide Continuing
Employees (as defined below) with compensation and benefits that are, in the
aggregate, substantially similar to the compensation and benefits provided to
similarly situated Buyer or Buyer Bank employees (as of the date any such
compensation or benefit is provided). All Seller and Seller Bank employees who
become participants in a Buyer Employee Plan shall, for purposes of determining
eligibility for and for any applicable vesting periods of such employee benefits
only (and not for benefit accrual purposes) be given credit for meeting
eligibility and vesting requirements in such plans for service as an employee of
Seller or Seller Bank or any predecessor thereto prior to the Effective Time,
provided, however, that credit for prior service shall not be given under the
Buyer's employee stock ownership plan. With respect to employee benefits such as
vacation, sick pay and personal days, Seller Bank employees' prior service with
Seller, or any Seller Subsidiary, shall be taken into account for purposes of
eligibility, vesting and the level of benefit to which the employee is entitled.
This Agreement shall not be construed to limit the ability of Buyer or Buyer
Bank to terminate the employment of any employee or to review employee benefits
programs from time to time and to make such changes as they deem appropriate.
(b) In the event of any termination or consolidation of any Seller health
plan with any Buyer health plan, Buyer shall make available to employees of
Seller or Seller Subsidiary who continue employment with Buyer or a Buyer
Subsidiary ("Continuing Employees") and their dependents employer-provided
health coverage on the same basis as it provides such coverage to Buyer
employees. Unless a Continuing Employee affirmatively terminates coverage under
a Seller health plan prior to the time that such Continuing Employee becomes
eligible to participate in the Buyer health plan, no coverage of any of the
Continuing Employees or their dependents shall terminate under any of the Seller
health plans prior to the time such Continuing Employees and their dependents
become eligible to participate in the health plans, programs and benefits common
to all employees of Buyer and their dependents. In the event of a termination or
consolidation of any Seller health plan, terminated Seller employees and
qualified beneficiaries will have the right to continued coverage under group
health plans of Buyer in accordance with Code Section 4980B(f), consistent with
the provisions below. In the event of any termination of any Seller health plan,
or consolidation of any Seller health plan with any Buyer health plan, any
coverage limitation or exclusion or penalty under the Buyer health plan due to
any pre-existing condition shall be waived by the Buyer health plan to the
degree that such condition was covered by the Seller health plan and such
condition would otherwise have been covered by the Buyer health plan in the
absence of such coverage limitation. To the extent that the initial period of
coverage for employees of Seller, under any
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plan of Buyer that is an "employee welfare benefit plan" as defined in Section
3(1) of ERISA is not a full 12-month period of coverage, employees of Seller
shall be given credit under the applicable welfare plan for any deductibles and
co-insurance payments made by such employees of Seller or under the
corresponding welfare plan during the balance of such 12-month period of
coverage. All Seller employees who cease participating in a Seller health plan
and become participants in a comparable Buyer health plan shall receive credit
for any co-payment and deductibles paid under Seller's health plan for purposes
of satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under the
Buyer health plan, upon substantiation, in a form satisfactory to Buyer that
such co-payment and/or deductible has been satisfied.
(c) Any Seller or Seller Bank employee at the Effective Time whose
employment with Buyer or Buyer Bank is terminated (other than voluntary
termination and termination for nonperformance, negligence, misconduct or other
such cause, and other than an employee who is a party to an employment or other
written agreement pursuant to which severance is to be paid) shall be entitled
to receive a lump sum cash severance payment, payable not later than 20 days
after the date of termination of employment (and subject to withholding and
other applicable taxes), in an amount equal to two weeks' salary for each year
of service with either Seller or Seller Bank, up to a maximum of eight weeks'
pay.
(d) Buyer Bank and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx will enter into a one-year consulting
agreement, effective and contingent upon the Effective Time, in the form of
Exhibit C hereto.
(e) Effective as of the Effective Time, Buyer Bank shall establish the
Xxxxxxxx Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board"). Each person who serves on the
Board of Directors of Seller Bank both on the date of this Agreement and
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be appointed to the Advisory
Board effective immediately following the Effective Time. The Advisory Board
shall meet quarterly, and each Advisory Board member shall receive a fee of
$1,000 for each quarterly meeting attended. The Advisory Board shall be
continued for a period of one year, unless extended by Buyer.
5.12 Conforming Entries
(a) Seller recognizes that Buyer may have adopted different loan, accrual
and reserve policies (including loan classifications and levels of reserves for
possible loan losses). Subject to applicable laws, from and after the date of
this Agreement to the Effective Time, Seller and Buyer shall consult and
cooperate with each other with respect to conforming the loan, accrual and
reserve policies of Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries to those policies of
Buyer, as specified in each case in writing to Seller, based upon such
consultation and subject to the conditions in subsection (c) of this Section
5.12.
(b) Subject to applicable laws and regulations, Seller and Buyer shall
consult and cooperate with each other with respect to determining, as specified
in a written notice from Buyer to Seller, based upon such consultation and
subject to the conditions in subsection (c) of this Section 5.12, the amount and
the timing for recognizing for financial accounting purposes Seller's expenses
of the Merger and the restructuring charges relating to or to be incurred in
connection with the Merger.
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(c) Subject to applicable laws and regulations, Seller shall (i) establish
and take such reserves and accruals immediately prior to the Effective Time as
Buyer shall reasonably request to conform Seller's loan, accrual and reserve
policies to Buyer's policies, and (ii) establish and take such accruals,
reserves and charges in order to implement such policies and to recognize for
financial accounting purposes: (A) such expenses of the Merger and (B)
restructuring charges related to or to be incurred in connection with the
Merger, in each case at such times as are reasonably requested by Buyer;
provided, however, that on the date such reserves, accruals and charges are to
be taken, Buyer shall certify to Seller that all conditions to Buyer's
obligation to consummate the Merger set forth in this Agreement (other than the
delivery of certificates, opinions and other instruments and documents to be
delivered at the Closing or otherwise to be dated at the Effective Time, the
delivery of which shall continue to be conditions to Buyer's obligation to
consummate the Merger) have been satisfied or waived; and provided, further,
that Seller shall not be required to take any such action that is not consistent
with regulatory accounting principles.
(d) No reserves, accruals or charges taken in accordance with this of this
Section 5.12 may be a basis to assert a violation or a breach of a
representation, warranty or covenant of Seller herein, nor be considered in
connection with the computation of the shareholder equity requirements of Seller
as a condition to Buyer's obligation to close as set forth in Section 6.3(e)
hereof.
5.13 Integration of Data Processing
Seller Bank and Buyer Bank shall meet on a regular basis to discuss and
plan for the conversion of Seller Bank's data processing and related electronic
informational systems to those used by Buyer Bank, which planning shall include,
but not be limited to, discussion of the possible termination by Seller Bank of
third-party service provider arrangements effective at the Effective Date or at
a date thereafter, non-renewal of personal property leases and software licenses
used by Seller Bank in connection with its systems operations, retention of
outside consultants and additional employees to assist with the conversion, and
outsourcing, as appropriate, of proprietary or self-provided system services, it
being understood that Seller Bank shall not be obligated to take any such action
prior to the Effective Time and, unless Seller Bank otherwise agrees, no
conversion shall take place prior to the Effective Time. In the event that
Seller Bank takes, at the request of Buyer Bank, any action relative to third
parties to facilitate the conversion that results in the imposition of any
termination fees or charges, Buyer Bank shall indemnify Seller Bank for any such
fees and charges, and the costs of reversing the conversion process, if for any
reason the Merger is not consummated for any reason other than a breach of this
Agreement by Seller or Seller Bank, or a termination of this Agreement under
Section 7.1(g) or (h) hereof.
5.14 Disclosure Supplements
From time to time prior to the Effective Time, each Party shall promptly
supplement or amend any items Previously Disclosed and delivered to the other
Party pursuant hereto with respect to any matter hereafter arising which, if
existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been
required to be set forth or described in items Previously Disclosed to the other
Party or which is necessary to correct any information in such items which has
been rendered materially inaccurate thereby; no such supplement or amendment to
such items shall be deemed to
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have modified the representations, warranties and covenants of the Parties for
the purpose of determining whether the conditions precedent of this Agreement
have been satisfied.
5.15 Failure to Fulfill Conditions
In the event that either of the Parties determines that a condition to its
respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated may not be
fulfilled on or prior to the termination of this Agreement, it will promptly
notify the other Party. Each Party will promptly inform the other Party of any
facts applicable to it that would be likely to prevent or materially delay
approval of the Merger by any Governmental Entity or third party or which would
otherwise prevent or materially delay completion of such transactions.
5.16 Environmental Reports
Seller shall have furnished to Buyer before the date of this Agreement any
environmental reports related to any property owned or being used by Seller.
Buyer, at its sole discretion, may obtain a report of a phase one environmental
investigation on real property owned or leased by Seller or its Subsidiaries. If
required by the phase one investigation in Buyer's reasonable opinion, Buyer may
require a report of a phase two investigation on properties requiring such
additional study. Buyer shall have 5 business days from the receipt of any such
phase two investigation report to notify Seller of any dissatisfaction with the
contents of such report. Should the cost of taking all remedial or other
corrective actions and measures (i) required by applicable law or reasonably
likely to be required by applicable law, or (ii) recommended or suggested by
such report or reports or prudent in light of serious life, health or safety
concerns, in the aggregate, exceed the sum of $100,000 but be less than $500,000
as reasonably estimated by an environmental expert retained for such purpose by
Buyer and acceptable to Seller, then the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be
reduced by an amount equal to the estimated cost of such remedial or corrective
actions divided by the number of issued and outstanding Seller Common Shares
(excluding treasury shares). If such remedial or other corrective actions and
measures are or can reasonably be estimated by such environmental expert to be
less than $100,000, then Buyer shall be obligated to consummate the Merger,
subject to the satisfaction of all other conditions to closing set forth herein,
without a reduction in the Per Share Merger Consideration. If such remedial or
other corrective actions and measures are or can reasonably be estimated by such
environmental expert to be in excess of $500,000, then Buyer or Seller, upon
providing not less than 10 business days' notice to the other Party, shall have
the right to terminate this Agreement. The costs of the phase one and phase two
investigations, if any, shall be borne by Buyer.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
6.1 Conditions Precedent - Buyer and Seller
The respective obligations of Buyer and Buyer Bank and Seller and Seller
Bank to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Effective Time.
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(a) All approvals and consents from any Governmental Entity the approval
or consent of which is required for the completion of the Corporate Merger shall
have been received and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall
have expired; provided, however, that no approval or consent referred to in this
Section 6.1(a) shall be deemed to have been received if it shall include any
nonstandard condition or requirement that, in the aggregate, would so materially
reduce the economic or business benefits of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement to Buyer that had such condition or requirement been known,
Buyer, in its reasonable judgment, would not have entered into this Agreement.
(b) None of Buyer, Buyer Bank, Merger Sub, Seller or Seller Bank shall be
subject to any statute, rule, regulation, injunction or other order or decree
which shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any
governmental or judicial authority which prohibits, restricts or makes illegal
completion of the Corporate Merger.
(c) No proceeding initiated by any Governmental Entity seeking an order,
injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or
other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the completion of the Corporate
Merger shall be pending.
6.2 Conditions Precedent - Seller
The obligations of Seller to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the
Effective Time unless waived by Seller pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof:
(a) The representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Article IV
hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing
Date, or on the date when made in the case of a representation and warranty
which specifically relates to an earlier date.
(b) Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
and complied with all covenants required to be performed and complied with by it
pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a certificate, dated the date of
the Closing and signed, without personal liability, by its President and Chief
Executive Officer and by its Chief Financial Officer, to the effect that the
conditions set forth in Sections 6.2(a) and (b) hereof have been satisfied.
(d) Buyer shall have furnished Seller with such certificates of its
officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof as such conditions relate to
Buyer as Seller may reasonably request.
(e) All corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and completion of the Corporate Merger shall have been duly
and validly taken by Buyer
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and Buyer Bank, including adoption of this Agreement by the requisite vote of
the sole shareholder of Buyer Bank.
6.3 Conditions Precedent - Buyer
The obligations of Buyer to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the
Effective Time unless waived by Buyer pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof:
(a) The representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article III
hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing
Date, or on the date when made in the case of a representation and warranty
which specifically relates to an earlier date.
(b) Seller shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
and complied with all covenants required to be performed and complied with by it
pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Seller and Seller Bank each shall have delivered to Buyer a
certificate, dated the date of the Closing and signed, without personal
liability, by their respective Presidents and by their respective Chief
Financial Officers, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections
6.3(a), 6.3(b), 6.3(e) and 6.3(h) hereof have been satisfied.
(d) Seller shall have furnished Buyer with such certificates of its
officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.3 hereof as such conditions relate to
Seller as Buyer may reasonably request.
(e) Seller shall have minimum equity capital of $3,100,000 as of the
Effective Time, excluding any unrealized gain or loss in the Seller's securities
portfolio as noted on the Seller Financial Statements.
(f) Seller shall have provided Buyer with an accounting of all
merger-related expenses incurred by it through the Closing Date, including a
good faith estimate of such expenses incurred but as to which invoices have not
been submitted as of the Closing Date.
(g) All corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and completion of the Corporate Merger shall have been duly
and validly taken by Seller and Seller Bank, including adoption of this
Agreement by the requisite vote of the shareholders of Seller and Seller as the
sole shareholder of Seller Bank.
(h) Since December 31, 2002, there shall not have occurred any Material
Adverse Effect with respect to Seller and no event has occurred or circumstance
arisen since that date which has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Seller.
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(i) The holders of not more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Seller
Common Stock shall have dissented from the Corporate Merger and preserved, as of
the Effective Time, the right to pursue their right of appraisal for the fair
value of their shares under applicable law.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION, WAIVER, AMENDMENT AND EXPENSES
7.1 Termination
This Agreement may be terminated:
(a) at any time prior to the Effective Time, by the mutual consent in
writing of the Parties, which consent shall have been authorized by the
respective Boards of Directors of the Parties;
(b) at any time prior to the Effective Time, by Buyer in writing if Seller
has, or by Seller in writing if Buyer has, breached any covenant or undertaking
contained herein or any representation or warranty contained herein, unless such
breach has been cured within 15 days after written notice of such breach;
(c) at any time, by either Buyer or Seller in writing, (i) if any
Application for prior approval of a Governmental Entity which is necessary to
consummate the Corporate Merger is denied or withdrawn at the request or
recommendation of the Governmental Entity which must grant such approval, unless
within the 25-day period following any such denial or withdrawal a petition for
rehearing or an amended Application has been filed with the applicable
Governmental Entity, provided, however, that no Party shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(c) if such denial or
request or recommendation for withdrawal shall be due to the failure of the
Party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants
and agreements of such Party set forth herein, or (ii) if any Governmental
Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final nonappealable order
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the completion of the Corporate Merger;
(d) at any time, by either Buyer or Seller in writing, if the shareholders
of Seller do not approve this Agreement after a vote taken thereon at the
Seller's Shareholder Meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) unless the failure
of such occurrence shall be due to the failure of the Party seeking to terminate
to perform or observe in any material respect its agreements set forth herein to
be performed or observed by such Party at or before the Effective Time; and
(e) by either Buyer or Seller in writing if the Effective Time has not
occurred by the close of business on June 30, 2004, provided that this right to
terminate shall not be available to any Party whose failure to perform such
Party's obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in,
the failure of the Corporate Merger to be consummated by such date.
(f) by Buyer if Seller has received a Superior Proposal, and in accordance
with Section 5.7 hereof, the Board of Directors of Seller has entered into an
acquisition agreement with respect to
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the Superior Proposal or withdraws its recommendation of this Agreement, fails
to make such recommendation or modifies or qualifies its recommendation in a
manner adverse to Buyer.
(g) By Seller if Seller has received a Superior Proposal, and in
accordance with Section 5.7 hereof, the Board of Directors of Seller has made a
determination to accept such Superior Proposal subject to approval thereof by
Seller's shareholders, and simultaneously with the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to this subsection Seller enters into an acquisition agreement with
respect to the Superior Proposal. Provided, however that Seller shall not
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subsection and enter in a definitive
agreement with respect to the Superior Proposal until the expiration of five (5)
business days following Buyer's receipt of written notice advising Buyer that
Seller has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material terms and
conditions of such Superior Proposal (and including a copy thereof with all
accompanying documentation, if in writing) identifying the person making the
Superior Proposal and stating whether Seller intends to enter into a definitive
agreement with respect to the Superior Proposal. After providing such notice,
Seller shall provide a reasonable opportunity to Buyer during the five-day
period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as
would enable Seller to proceed with the Merger on such adjusted terms.
For purposes of this Section 7.1, termination by Buyer also shall be
deemed to be termination on behalf of the Merger Sub.
7.2 Effect of Termination
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void (other than Section 7.5 hereof, which
shall remain in full force and effect), and there shall be no further liability
on the part of Buyer or Seller to the other, except that no Party shall be
relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful
breach of any provision of this Agreement.
7.3 Waiver
Each Party hereto, by written instrument signed by an executive officer of
such Party, may at any time (whether before or after approval of this Agreement
by the shareholders of Seller) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the other Party hereto and may waive (i) any
inaccuracies of the other Party in the representations or warranties contained
in this Agreement or any document delivered pursuant hereto, (ii) compliance
with any of the covenants, undertakings or agreements of the other Party, (iii)
to the extent permitted by law, satisfaction of any of the conditions precedent
to its obligations contained herein or (iv) the performance by the other Party
of any of its obligations set forth herein, provided that any such waiver
granted, or any amendment or supplement pursuant to Section 7.4 hereof executed
after shareholders of Seller have approved this Agreement, shall not modify
either the amount or form of the consideration to be provided hereby to the
holders of Seller Common Stock upon completion of the Corporate Merger or
otherwise materially adversely affect such shareholders without the approval of
the shareholders who would be so affected.
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7.4 Amendment or Supplement
This Agreement may be amended or supplemented at any time by mutual
agreement of the Parties hereto, subject to the proviso to Section 7.3 hereof.
Any such amendment or supplement must be in writing and authorized by or under
the direction of the Board of Directors of each of the Parties hereto.
7.5 Expenses
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party hereto
shall bear and pay all costs and expenses ("Costs and Expenses") incurred by it
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
fees and expenses of its own financial advisors, consultants, accountants and
counsel, and other costs and expenses. Notwithstanding anything in this Section
7.5 to the contrary, if the failure to consummate the Merger shall be due to the
willful breach of a representation or warranty by one of the Parties or to the
willful failure of one of the Parties to perform or observe its covenants,
agreements or obligations set forth herein to be performed or observed by it at
or before the Effective Time, then such Party shall pay all Costs and Expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby in addition to any remedies at law or in equity which may be available to
the other Party for breach of this Agreement.
(b) As a condition of Buyer's willingness, and in order to induce Buyer to
enter into this Agreement and to reimburse Buyer for incurring the costs and
expenses related to entering into this Agreement and consummating the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Seller hereby agrees to pay Buyer,
and Buyer shall be entitled to payment of a fee of $250,000 (the "Fee"), within
five business days after written demand for payment is made by Buyer, following
the occurrence of any of the events set forth below:
(i) Seller terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g) or
Buyer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f); or
(ii) the entering into a definitive agreement by Seller or Seller
Bank relating to a Superior Proposal or the consummation of a Superior Proposal
involving Seller or Seller Bank within twelve months after the occurrence of any
of the following: (i) the termination of the Agreement by Buyer pursuant to
Section 7.1(b) because of a willful breach by Seller or Seller Bank; (ii) the
failure of the shareholders of Seller to approve this Agreement after the
occurrence of an Acquisition Proposal.
If demand for payment of the Fee is made pursuant to this Section 7.5(b)
hereof and payment is timely made, then Buyer will not have any other rights or
claims against Seller, its Subsidiaries, and their respective officers,
directors, attorneys and financial advisors under this Agreement, it being
agreed that the acceptance of the Fee under Section 7.5(b) hereof will
constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of Buyer against Seller, its
Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, attorneys and financial
advisors.
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ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Removal of Personal Property; Transfer of Life Insurance Policies
(a) Members of the Xxxxxxxx family shall be entitled to remove their
Previously Disclosed personal property related to Seller Bank subsequent to the
Closing and also shall be entitled to have the signage of Seller Bank without
charge.
(b) Seller has Previously Disclosed certain split dollar life insurance
policies maintained on the lives of certain Previously Disclosed officers and
directors of Seller and Seller Bank and shown in the Seller Financial
Statements. Seller Bank has transferred or will transfer such policies to such
persons or their affiliates or family members prior to the Effective Time.
Seller Bank shall ensure that the transferees of such policies or their
affiliates pay the premium amounts due Seller Bank upon the cancellation of the
collateral assignments in regard to such policies with the result that the
equity position of Seller and Seller Bank shall not be reduced. Such payments of
such premium amounts to Seller Bank will be completed prior to December 31,
2003.
8.2 Non Survivability of Representations and Warranties
The representations and warranties of the Parties contained in Article III
and Article IV hereof shall not survive the Effective Time.
8.3 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including the documents Previously Disclosed, contains the
entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby and supersedes all prior arrangements or understandings with respect
thereto, written or oral. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective
successors. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to
confer upon any party, other than the Parties, and their respective successors,
any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities.
8.4 No Assignment
None of the Parties may assign any of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement to any other Person.
8.5 Notices
All notices or other communications which are required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and sufficient if delivered personally, telecopied
(with confirmation) or sent by overnight mail service or by registered or
certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
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If to Buyer:
Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Fax (000) 000-0000
With a required copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., XX
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax (000) 000-0000
and
If to Seller:
Xx. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc.
000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Fax (000) 000-0000
With a required copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx & Blank, LLC
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Fax (000) 000-0000
8.6 Alternative Structure
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer
may: (i) with the written consent of Seller, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, at any time modify the structure of the acquisition of Seller set
forth herein, provided that (A) the consideration to be paid to the holders of
Seller Common Stock is not thereby changed in kind or reduced in amount as a
result of such modification and (B) such modification will not materially delay
the closing or jeopardize or delay the receipt of any required approvals of
Governmental Entities or any other condition to the obligations of Buyer set
forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.3 hereof.
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8.7 Interpretation
The captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
and are not part of this Agreement.
8.8 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each
such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such
counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.
8.9 Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Ohio applicable to agreements made and entirely to be
performed within such jurisdiction.
8.10 Severability
Any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement
held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity, voidness or unenforceability, but neither the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants or restrictions contained in this Agreement nor the
validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction shall be affected
or impaired thereby. Any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in
this Agreement that is so found to be so broad as to be unenforceable shall be
interpreted to be as broad as is enforceable.
8.11 Specific Performance
The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event
that the provisions contained in this Agreement were not performed in accordance
with its specific terms or was 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
thereof 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 caused this Agreement to be
executed in counterparts by their duly authorized officers and their corporate
seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by their officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of October 31, 2003.
Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc.
Attest:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President
Xxxxxxxx National Bank
Attest:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President
Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc.
Attest:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank
Attest:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
The forgoing Agreement and Plan of Merger is Joined in by:
Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.
Attest:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit A
PLAN OF MERGER
XXXXXXXX BANCSHARES, INC.
and
XXXXX SAVINGS ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY, INC.
THIS PLAN OF MERGER ("Plan of Merger") is entered into as of the ____ day
of_______________, 2003 by and between Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio
business corporation ("Seller"), and Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.,
an Ohio business corporation ("Merger Sub"), and is joined in by Xxxxx Savings
Bancshares, Inc. ("Buyer"), a Delaware corporation that is the sole stockholder
of Merger Sub.
R E C I T A L S :
WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated _____________ , 2003, (the "Agreement"), providing for the merger
of Merger Sub with and into Seller, with Seller surviving such merger and
becoming the wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and mutual
agreements contained herein and in the Agreement, the Parties hereto have agreed
as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1. At the Effective Time (as defined in Section 2 below), Merger Sub shall
merge with and into Seller (the "Merger") pursuant to Section 1701.78 of the
Ohio General Corporation Law ("OGCL"). Upon consummation of the Merger, the
separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Seller shall continue as the
surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation").
ARTICLE II
EFFECTIVE TIME
2. The Merger shall become effective immediately following and contingent
upon the occurrence of the Closing (as defined in Article I of the Agreement) at
the date and time specified in the Certificate of Merger with respect to the
Merger (the "Effective Time") as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State.
ARTICLE III
NAME OF SURVIVING CORPORATION
3. The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Xxxxxxxx Bancshares,
Inc.
ARTICLE IV
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND CODE OF REGULATIONS
4. The Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations of Seller as in
effect immediately before the Effective Time shall be the Articles of
Incorporation and Code of Regulations of the Surviving Corporation at and after
the Effective Time.
ARTICLE V
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
5. At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of the Surviving
Corporation shall be those persons who are serving as directors and officers,
respectively, of Merger Sub immediately before the Effective Time.
ARTICLE VI
PURCHASE AND CONVERSION OF SHARES
AND EXCHANGE OF STOCK CERTIFICATES
6.1 Treatment of Capital Stock.
Subject to the provisions of the Agreement and this Plan of Merger, at the
Effective Time, automatically by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of any shareholder:
(a) each outstanding share of common stock of Merger Sub, no par
value per share ("Merger Sub Common Stock"), shall automatically convert into
one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, no par value per share
("Surviving Corporation Common Stock"); and
(b) each share of common stock of Seller, no par value per share
("Seller Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares) shall, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action of any kind by any person or entity, be converted into the
right to receive $291.32, in cash without interest, subject to adjustment as
provided in the Agreement (the "Merger Consideration"); provided, however, that
each share of Seller Common Stock which is owned beneficially or of record by
Seller (including treasury shares) or Buyer or any of their respective
Subsidiaries (other than shares held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of
third parties or as a result of debts previously contracted) shall be canceled
and retired without consideration or conversion.
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6.2 Shareholder Rights; Stock Transfers.
At the Effective Time, holders of Seller Common Stock shall cease to be
and shall have no rights as shareholders of Seller, other than to receive the
Merger Consideration for each share of Seller Common Stock held. After the
Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of
Seller or the Surviving Corporation of shares of Seller Common Stock and if
Certificates are presented for transfer after the Effective Time, they shall be
delivered to Buyer or the Exchange Agent for cancellation against delivery of
the Merger Consideration. No interest shall be paid on the Merger Consideration.
6.3 Exchange Procedures
(a) No later than five business days following the Effective Time, Buyer
shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail or make available to each holder of
record of any certificate for shares of Seller Common Stock ("Certificate") a
notice and letter of transmittal disclosing the effectiveness of the Merger and
the procedure for exchanging Certificates for the Merger Consideration for the
cash payment provided for herein. Such letter of transmittal shall specify that
delivery shall be effected and risk of loss and title shall pass only upon
proper delivery of Certificates to the Exchange Agent.
(b) From time to time after the Effective Time, Buyer shall make available
or cause to be made available to the Exchange Agent amounts of cash sufficient,
in the aggregate, to make payments of the Merger Consideration.
(c) Each holder of any outstanding Certificate (other than holders of
Dissenting Shares) who surrenders such Certificate to the Exchange Agent will,
upon acceptance thereof by the Exchange Agent, be entitled to the Merger
Consideration for each share represented by such Certificate. The Exchange Agent
shall accept Certificates upon compliance with such reasonable terms and
conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange in
accordance with normal exchange practices. Each outstanding Certificate which is
not surrendered to the Exchange Agent shall, except as otherwise herein
provided, evidence ownership of only the right to receive the Merger
Consideration for each share represented by such Certificate.
(d) The Exchange Agent shall not be obligated to deliver the Merger
Consideration until the holder surrenders a Certificate as provided herein, or,
in default thereof, an appropriate affidavit of loss and indemnity agreement
and/or a bond as may be required in each case by the Exchange Agent. If any
check is to be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate is
registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof that the Certificate
so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by an executed form of
assignment separate from the Certificate and otherwise in proper form for
transfer and that the person requesting such exchange pay to the Exchange Agent
any transfer or other tax required by reason of the issuance of a check in any
name other than that of the registered holder of the certificate surrendered or
otherwise establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has
been paid or is not payable.
(e) Any portion of the cash delivered to the Exchange Agent by Buyer that
remains unclaimed by the shareholders of Seller for one year after the Closing
Date shall be delivered by the
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Exchange Agent to Buyer. Any shareholders of Seller who have not theretofore
complied with the provisions hereof with respect the exchange of Certificates
shall thereafter look only to Buyer for the Merger Consideration. If outstanding
Certificates are not surrendered or the payment for them is not claimed prior to
the date on which such payment would otherwise escheat to or become the property
of any Governmental Entity, the unclaimed items shall, to the extent permitted
by abandoned property and any other applicable law, become the property of Buyer
(and to the extent not in its possession shall be delivered to it), free and
clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled to such
property. Neither the Exchange Agent nor any Party to the Agreement shall be
liable to any holder of Seller Common Stock represented by any Certificate for
any consideration paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar laws. Buyer and the Exchange Agent shall be
entitled to rely upon the stock transfer books of Seller to establish the
identity of those persons entitled to receive the Merger Consideration, which
books shall be conclusive with respect thereto. In the event of a dispute with
respect to ownership of Seller Common Stock represented by any Certificate,
Buyer and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deposit any Merger
Consideration represented thereby in escrow with an independent third party and
thereafter be relieved with respect to any claims thereto.
(f) Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from consideration
otherwise payable pursuant to the Agreement and this Plan of Merger to any
holder of Certificates, such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold
with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of
state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by
Buyer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of the Agreement
and this Plan of Merger as having been paid to the holder of the Certificates in
respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
6.4 Dissenting Shares
(a) Any holders of Dissenting Shares shall be entitled to payment for such
shares only to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of
the OGCL; provided, however, that if, in accordance with the OGCL, any holder of
Dissenting Shares shall forfeit such right to payment of the fair value of such
shares, such shares shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into and to
have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the
Merger Consideration. Dissenting Shares shall not, after the Effective Time, be
entitled to vote for any purpose or receive any dividends or other distributions
and shall be entitled only to such rights as are afforded in respect of
Dissenting Shares pursuant to the OGCL.
(b) Seller shall give Buyer (i) prompt notice of any written objections to
the Merger and any written demands for the payment of the fair value of any
shares, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant
to the OGCL received by Seller and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands under the OGCL. Seller
shall not voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for payment
of fair value and shall not, except with the prior written consent of Buyer,
settle or offer to settle any such demands.
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6.5 Additional Actions
If, at any time after the Effective Time, Buyer shall consider that any
further assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or
desirable to (i) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in Buyer or
Buyer Bank their respective right, title or interest in, to or under any of the
rights, properties or assets of Seller or Seller Bank acquired or to be acquired
by Buyer or Buyer Bank as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger, or
(ii) otherwise carry out the purposes of the Agreement and this Plan of Merger,
Seller or Seller Bank and their respective proper officers and directors shall
be deemed to have granted to Buyer or Buyer Bank an irrevocable power of
attorney to execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments and
assurances in law and to do all acts necessary or proper to vest, perfect or
confirm title to and possession of such rights, properties or assets in Buyer or
Buyer Bank and otherwise to carry out the purposes of the Agreement and this
Plan of Merger; and the proper officers and directors of Buyer and Buyer Bank
are fully authorized in the name of Seller or Seller Bank or otherwise to take
any and all such action.
ARTICLE VII
EFFECT OF MERGER
At the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Seller,
with Seller as the Surviving Corporation, and the separate existence of Merger
Sub shall cease. All assets, rights, interests, privileges, powers, franchises
and property (real, personal and mixed) of Merger Sub and Seller shall be
automatically transferred to and vested in the Surviving Corporation by virtue
of the Merger without any deed or other document of transfer. The Surviving
Corporation, without any order or action on the part of any court or otherwise
and without any documents of assumption or assignment, shall hold and enjoy all
of the assets, rights, privileges, powers, properties, franchises and interests,
including, without limitation, appointments, powers, designations, nominations
and all other rights, interests and powers as agent or fiduciary, in the same
manner and to the same extent as such rights, interests and powers were held or
enjoyed by Merger Sub and Seller, respectively. The Surviving Corporation shall
be responsible for all of the liabilities, restrictions and duties of every kind
and description of both Merger Sub and Seller, immediately prior to the Merger,
including, without limitation, liabilities for all debts, obligations and
contracts of Merger Sub and Seller, respectively, matured or unmatured, whether
accrued, absolute, contingent and otherwise and whether or not reflected or
reserved against on balance sheets, books of accounts or records of either
Merger Sub or Seller. All rights of creditors and other obligees and all liens
on property of either Merger Sub or Seller shall be preserved, shall be assumed
by the Surviving Corporation and shall not be released or impaired.
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ARTICLE VIII
OTHER DEFINED TERMS
All terms used in this Plan of Merger shall, unless defined herein, have
the meanings set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement is incorporated herein by
this reference and made a part hereof to the extent necessary or appropriate to
effect and consummate the terms of this Plan of Merger and the Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
This Plan of Merger shall terminate and become null and void, and the
transactions contemplated herein shall thereupon be abandoned, upon any
occurrence of a permitted termination of the Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1
thereof.
ARTICLE X
EXECUTION
This Plan of Merger may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of such counterparts shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Plan of Merger to be
executed as of the date first above written.
Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc.
Attest:
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Secretary
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Chairman
Attest Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc
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Secretary
By:
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Exhibit B
AGREEMENT TO VOTE SHARES
October 31, 2003
Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc. ("Buyer"), Xxxxx Savings Community Bank,
Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc. and Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc.
("Seller") and Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston desire to enter into an
agreement of even date herewith (the "Agreement"). Capitalized terms used herein
without definition are defined in the Agreement.
Buyer has required as a condition to its execution and delivery to Seller
of the Agreement that the undersigned, being a director of Seller, execute and
deliver to Buyer this Letter Agreement.
Each of the undersigned, in order to induce Buyer to execute and deliver
to Seller the Agreement, hereby irrevocably, consistent with the undersigned's
fiduciary duties as a director:
(a) Agrees to be present (in person or by proxy) at all meetings of
shareholders of Seller called to vote for approval of the Corporate Merger so
that all shares of common stock of Seller then owned by the undersigned will be
counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum at such meetings
and to vote all such shares (i) in favor of approval and adoption of the
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including any amendments or
modifications of the terms thereof approved by the Board of Directors of
Seller), and (ii) against approval or adoption of any other merger, business
combination, recapitalization, partial liquidation or similar transaction
involving Seller;
(b) Agrees not to vote or execute any written consent to rescind or amend
in any manner any prior vote or written consent, as a shareholder of Seller, to
approve or adopt the Agreement;
(c) Agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Corporate
Merger to be consummated;
(d) Without prior notice to, and the prior approval of, Buyer (which
approval may not be unreasonably withheld), agrees not to sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any common stock of Seller between the date hereof and the
record date for the meeting of Seller shareholders to vote on the Corporate
Merger;
(e) In accordance with Section 5.7 of the Agreement, agrees not to
solicit, initiate or engage in any negotiations or discussions with any party
other than Buyer with respect to any offer,
sale, transfer or other disposition of, any shares of common stock of Seller now
or hereafter owned by the undersigned, except as may be permitted by Section
5.7; and
(f) Represents that the undersigned has the capacity to enter into this
Letter Agreement and that it is a valid and binding obligation enforceable
against the undersigned in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency and other laws affecting creditors' rights and general equitable
principles.
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This Letter Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same Letter Agreement.
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This Letter Agreement shall terminate concurrently with any termination of
the Agreement in accordance with its terms.
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The undersigned intend to be legally bound hereby.
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Exhibit C
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of ______________,
2003, by and between Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, an Ohio savings and loan
association, and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, an individual residing at _________________
("Consultant").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the Merger (as defined below), Consultant
was the President of Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston, Ohio;
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November
__, 2003 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc.,
Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc., Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, and
Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc. and Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston, the following
will occur: (i) Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc. will merge with and
into Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc., with Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc. as the surviving
entity; (ii) Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc. will merge with and into Xxxxx Savings
Bancshares, Inc., with Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc. as the surviving entity,
with the result that Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston will be a wholly owned
subsidiary of Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc., and (iii) Xxxxxxxx National Bank
of Creston will merge with and into Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, with Xxxxx
Savings Community Bank as the surviving entity;
WHEREAS, Xxxxx Savings Community Bank wishes to engage Consultant as a
consultant to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, and Consultant is willing to be
engaged as a consultant to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank upon the terms,
covenants and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing
recitals and the mutual covenants and promises set forth herein, do hereby agree
as follows:
Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement
have the meanings given to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
(a) "Aggregate Fee" means the sum of all fees payable to Consultant
under this Agreement during the Contract Term.
(b) "Beginning Date" means ____________, 200__.
(c) "Confidential Information" shall mean information disclosed to
Consultant or known by Consultant as a consequence of or through his engagement
with Xxxxx Savings Community Bank (including information conceived, originated,
discovered, or developed in whole or in part by Consultant) of unique value to
Xxxxx and not generally known in the relevant trade or
industry, including, without limitation, information concerning the investment
strategies, sales, marketing and selling strategies, pricing techniques,
customers and Prospective Customers, identity of key personnel in the employ of
customers and Prospective Customers, computer programs, system documentation,
special hardware, related software development, manuals, formulae, processes,
methods, compositions, ideas, improvements, inventions, intellectual property or
other confidential or proprietary information belonging to or relating to the
affairs of Xxxxx or a customer or Potential Customer of Xxxxx. "Confidential
Information" shall not include (i) information in the public domain other than
by virtue of a breach of this Agreement by Consultant, (ii) information
rightfully received by Consultant from a third party without limitation on
disclosure or (iii) information generally made available by Xxxxx, or a customer
of Xxxxx, to third parties without restriction on disclosure.
(d) "Consulting Services" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a).
(e) "Contract Term" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
(f) "Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
(g) "Xxxxx" means any or all of Xxxxx Savings Bancshares, Inc.,
Xxxxx Savings Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc. or Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, and
any direct or indirect Subsidiary of such entities.
(h) "Prospective Customer" means a person, entity, institution, or
organization with which Consultant, Xxxxx or Xxxxxxxx has actively pursued, via
proposals, meetings or other written or face-to-face contact, the opportunity to
perform services.
(i) "Xxxxxxxx" means either or both Xxxxxxxx Bancshares, Inc. and
Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston and any direct or indirect Subsidiaries of
such entities.
(j) "Termination Date" means ___________, 200__.
(k) "Terminated For Cause" means termination because of the
Consultant's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, any breach
of duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties,
willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations
or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any
provision of this Agreement. In determining incompetence, the acts or omissions
shall be measured against standards generally prevailing in the industry. For
purposes of this paragraph, no act or failure to act on the part of Consultant
shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by the
Consultant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Consultant's
action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
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Article 2 - SERVICES, COVENANTS AND COMPENSATION
2.1 Services and Duties; Non-Competition and Corporate Opportunities.
(a) Services and Duties. Subject to and upon the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement, (i) Xxxxx Savings Community Bank hereby
agrees to engage Consultant as an independent contractor and (ii) Consultant
agrees to be engaged by Xxxxx Savings Community Bank for the Contract Term and
to render Consulting Services to Xxxxx. The Consultant shall assist Xxxxx
Savings Community Bank in connection with any strategic, business or operational
issues which may arise during the Contract Term, and any other matters related
to the conduct of Wayne's businesses in Xxxxxxxx'x market area, as Xxxxx Savings
Community Bank may reasonably request (these services shall be referred to as
the "Consulting Services.") Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Consulting Services will include assisting Xxxxx Savings Community Bank in
the evaluation of business opportunities available to it in the market area
formerly served by Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston and elsewhere, assisting
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank in establishing and fostering a positive
relationship between Xxxxx Savings Community Bank and the communities served by
Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston prior to the Merger, and introducing Xxxxx
Savings Community Bank's representatives to persons in the communities served by
Xxxxxxxx National Bank of Creston prior to the Merger.
(b) Non-Competition and Corporate Opportunities. The Consultant
agrees that during the Contract Term and for the six month- period following the
Termination Date, the Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, (i) become a
director, officer, employee, shareholder, principal, agent, consultant or
independent contractor of any insured depository institution, trust company or
parent holding company of any such institution or company which has an office in
Xxxxx and Medina Counties in the State of Ohio (a "Competing Business"),
provided, however, that this provision shall not prohibit the Consultant from
providing independent appraisal services to financial institutions as an
independent contractors or owning bonds, non-voting preferred stock or up to
five percent (5%) of the outstanding common stock of any such entity if such
common stock is publicly traded, or (ii) solicit or induce, or cause others to
solicit or induce, any employee of Xxxxx to leave the employment of such
entities. Consultant agrees that during the Contract Term and for a twelve-month
period thereafter, Consultant shall not, directly or indirectly, usurp any
corporate opportunity of Xxxxx or engage in any business which would detract
from Consultant's ability to apply his best efforts to the performance of his
duties hereunder.
2.2 Contract Term. Consultant's engagement pursuant to this Agreement, and
Consultant's obligation to comply with the provisions of Article 4 hereof, shall
commence as of the Beginning Date and shall terminate at 5:30 p.m., Ohio time,
on the Termination Date (the "Contract Term").
2.3 Consideration.
(a) Consideration for Consulting Services and Covenant Not to
Compete. In consideration of the obligations and commitments of the Consultant
under this Agreement,
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Consultant shall be paid an annual fee of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00)
(the "Fee"), payable in 24 bi-monthly installments during the Contract Term.
(b) Expenses. Xxxxx Savings Community Bank shall reimburse
Consultant for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Consultant at the
request of Xxxxx Savings Community Bank in accordance with Xxxxx Savings
Community Bank's expense reimbursement policies.
Article 3 - TERMINATION
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank may terminate Consultant's engagement as a
consultant hereunder at any time and for any reason (or for no reason) by
delivering to him a written notice of such termination. Such written notice
shall terminate Consultant's engagement effective as of the date set forth in
the notice and all obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement shall
thereupon terminate, except the obligations of Consultant under Article 4 hereof
and the obligations of Xxxxx Savings Community Bank at Section 2.3 hereof,
unless Consultant is Terminated For Cause. In the event Consultant is Terminated
for Cause, all obligations of Xxxxx Savings Community Bank under this Agreement
shall terminate. Following Xxxxx Savings Community Bank's termination of
Consultant's engagement hereunder, neither Xxxxx Savings Community Bank nor
Consultant will make any written or oral statement, representation or
affirmation to the effect that Consultant is a representative of, or provides
services to, Xxxxx.
Article 4 - COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF CONSULTANT
4.1 Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.
(a) Consultant recognizes and acknowledges that: (i) from time to
time during the course of Consultant's engagement by Xxxxx Savings Community
Bank it will be necessary for Consultant to acquire information which may
include, in whole or in part, Confidential Information; (ii) the Confidential
Information is the property of Xxxxx (and in some cases is the property of a
customer of Xxxxx); (iii) the misappropriation or unauthorized use or disclosure
of the Confidential Information would constitute a breach of trust and could
cause irreparable injury to Xxxxx; and (iv) it is essential to the protection of
the goodwill and to the maintenance of the competitive position of Xxxxx that
the Confidential Information be kept secret and that, except as required in
Consultant's duties to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, Consultant not disclose the
Confidential Information to others or use the Confidential Information to
Consultant's own advantage or the advantage of others.
(b) Consultant agrees to hold and safeguard the Confidential
Information in trust for Xxxxx, and its respective successors and assigns, and
agrees that he will not, without the prior written consent of Xxxxx Savings
Community Bank, use to Consultant's own advantage or the advantage of others,
misappropriate or disclose or make available to anyone for use outside of Xxxxx
at any time during his engagement with Xxxxx Savings Community Bank hereunder or
at any time thereafter, any of the Confidential Information, whether or not
developed by Consultant, except as required in the performance of Consultant's
duties to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank.
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4.2 Disclosure of Works and Inventions; Assignment of Patents. Consultant
shall disclose promptly to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank or its nominee any and
all works, inventions, discoveries and improvements authored, conceived and made
by Consultant during the period of engagement and related to the business or
activities of Xxxxx, and hereby assigns and agrees to assign all his interest
therein to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank or its nominee. Whenever requested to do
so by Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, Consultant shall execute any and all
applications, assignments or other instruments which Xxxxx Savings Community
Bank shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain Letters Patent or Copyrights
of the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise protect Xxxxx
Savings Community Bank's interest therein. Consultant's obligations under this
Section shall continue beyond Consultant's engagement with Xxxxx Savings
Community Bank hereunder with respect to works, inventions, discoveries and
improvements authored, conceived or made by Consultant during the period of
engagement, and shall be binding upon Consultant's assigns, executors,
administrators and other legal representatives.
4.3 Return of Materials. Upon termination of Consultant's engagement with
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank for any reason whatsoever, including termination or
expiration of this Agreement, Consultant shall promptly deliver to Xxxxx Savings
Community Bank all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks,
reports, flow-charts, programs, proposals and any documents concerning the
customers and Prospective Customers of Xxxxx, customer lists and lists of
Prospective Customers and all other paper and/or electronic documents, records
or files, and all copies thereof, relating to the operations, products,
processes, business or customers of Xxxxx and, without limiting the foregoing,
will promptly deliver to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank any and all documents,
electronic records or materials containing or constituting Confidential
Information.
4.4 Continuation of Consultant's Obligations Under This Article 4.
Consultant's obligations under Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 shall continue
notwithstanding termination of Consultant's engagement hereunder (regardless of
the reason for or the cause of such termination) pursuant to Article 3.
Article 5 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CONSULTANT
5.1 No Prior Agreements. Consultant represents and warrants to Xxxxx that
he is not a party to or otherwise subject to or bound by the terms of any
contract, agreement or understanding which in any manner would limit or
otherwise affect his ability to perform his obligations hereunder, including
without limitation any contract, agreement or understanding containing terms and
provisions similar in any manner to those contained in Article 4 hereof.
Consultant has been advised by Xxxxx that at no time should Consultant divulge
to or use for the benefit of Xxxxx any trade secret or confidential or
proprietary information of any previous employer, except for such trade secret
or confidential or proprietary information that has become the property of Xxxxx
in connection with the Merger.
5.2 Consultant's Abilities. Consultant represents and warrants to Xxxxx
that his experience and capabilities are such that the provisions of Article 4
of this Agreement, and any enforcement of Article 4 by way of an injunction or
similar equitable remedy, will not prevent him
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from earning a livelihood. Consultant further acknowledges that he has been
advised and he understands that his breach of any of the provisions of Article 4
of this Agreement will cause Xxxxx serious and irreparable injury and cost.
5.3 Opportunity for Review by Counsel. Consultant represents and warrants
to Xxxxx that he has been provided with the opportunity to have this Agreement
reviewed by Consultant's counsel.
5.4 Reasonableness of Restrictions. Consultant agrees that: (i) the
provisions of this Agreement are necessary and reasonable to protect Wayne's
Confidential Information, business interests and goodwill; (ii) the specific
temporal, geographic and substantive provisions set forth in Article 4 are
reasonable and necessary to protect Wayne's business interests and goodwill;
(iii) the consideration provided for Consultant under this Agreement in exchange
for Consultant's agreement to abide by the provisions of Article 4 is fair and
adequate; (iv) in the event of any breach of any of the covenants set forth in
Article 4, Xxxxx would suffer serious and irreparable harm and would not have an
adequate remedy at law for such breach; and (v) Consultant agrees that in the
event he breaches Article 4, Xxxxx will be entitled to, in addition to any
remedy available at law, injunctive or similar equitable relief to prevent any
further breach of Article 4 of this Agreement.
Article 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Authorization to Modify Restrictions; Remedies.
(a) It is the intention of the parties that the provisions hereof
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, but
that the unenforceability (or modification to conform to such law) of any
provision or provisions hereof shall not render unenforceable, or impair, the
remainder thereof. If any provision or provisions hereof shall be deemed invalid
or unenforceable, either in whole or in part, this Agreement shall be deemed
amended to delete or modify, as necessary, the offending provision or provisions
and to alter the bounds thereof in order to render it valid and enforceable.
(b) In the event of a breach by Consultant of the terms of this
Agreement, Xxxxx Savings Community Bank shall be entitled, if it shall so
select, to institute legal proceedings to obtain damages for any such breach, or
to enforce the specific performance of this Agreement by Consultant and to
enjoin Consultant from any further violation of this Agreement and to exercise
such remedies cumulatively or in conjunction with all other rights and remedies
provided by law. Consultant acknowledges, however, that the remedies at law for
any breach by him of the provisions of this Agreement may be inadequate and that
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank shall be entitled to injunctive relief against him
in the event of any breach.
6.2 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement represents the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be
amended only by a writing signed by each of them.
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6.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Ohio, except to the extent
that Federal law shall be deemed to preempt such laws.
6.4 Arbitration. Except for an action by Xxxxx for temporary, preliminary
or permanent injunctive relief, or for a similar equitable remedy, to restrain
breach of this Agreement by Consultant, any dispute arising hereunder,
including, but not limited to, matters of validity, interpretation, and
application, shall be determined exclusively by and through final and binding
arbitration in the State of Ohio, each party hereto expressly and conclusively
waiving its right to proceed to a judicial determination with respect to the
merits of such arbitrable matters. Such arbitration shall be conducted in
accordance with any applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association
then in effect before an arbitrator selected by Xxxxx and the Consultant. If for
any reason arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association
cannot be initiated, the necessary arbitrator shall be selected by a court of
competent jurisdiction. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties
that a party may compel arbitration pursuant to this Section 6.4 through an
action for specific performance and that any award entered by the arbitrator may
be enforced, without further evidence or proceedings, in any court of competent
jurisdiction. All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Consultant pursuant
to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be
paid or reimbursed by Xxxxx, provided that the dispute or interpretation has
been settled by Consultant and Xxxxx or resolved in the Consultant's favor.
6.5 Agreement Binding; Assignment. The obligations of both parties under
this Agreement shall be binding on their respective heirs, executors, legal
representative, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of any
heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties
hereto; provided that the rights and duties of Xxxxx Savings Community Bank and
Consultant under this Agreement shall not be assigned without the prior written
consent of the other party.
6.6 Counterparts; Section Headings; Facsimile. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the provisions of
this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under all
applicable laws and public policies, but that the unenforceability or the
modification to conform with such laws or public policies of any provision
hereof shall not render unenforceable or impair the remainder of the Agreement.
The covenants in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement with respect to Xxxxx and
Xxxxxx Counties shall be deemed to be separate covenants with respect to each of
the above counties, and should any court of competent jurisdiction conclude or
find that this Agreement or any portion is not enforceable with respect to any
of the counties, such conclusion or finding shall in no way render invalid or
unenforceable the covenants herein with respect to the other county.
Accordingly, if any provision shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable
either in whole or in part, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to delete or
modify as necessary, the invalid or unenforceable provisions to alter the
balance of this Agreement in order to render the same valid and enforceable. The
section headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of the provisions
hereof. All signatures of signatories to this Agreement may be transmitted by
facsimile, and such facsimile will, for all
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purposes, be deemed to be the original signature of such signatory whose
signature it reproduces, and will be binding upon such signatory.
6.7 Status of Consultant. During the Contract Term, the Consultant shall
not be an employee of Xxxxx. The Consultant shall have no authority to act as an
agent of Xxxxx, except on authority specifically so delegated, and he shall not
represent to the contrary to any person. The Consultant shall only consult,
render advice and perform such tasks as the Consultant determines in good faith
are necessary to achieve the results specified by Xxxxx. He shall not direct the
work of any employee of Xxxxx, or make any management decisions, or undertake to
commit Xxxxx to any course of action in relation to third persons. Although
Xxxxx may specify the results to be achieved by the Consultant and may control
and direct him in that regard, Xxxxx shall not control or direct the Consultant
as to the details or means by which such results are accomplished.
6.8 Taxes. It is understood that the consulting fees paid to the
Consultant hereunder in respect of Consulting Services rendered during the
Contract Term shall constitute revenue to the Consultant. To the extent
consistent with applicable law, Xxxxx will not withhold any amounts therefrom as
federal income tax withholding from wages or as employee contributions under the
Federal Insurance Contributions Act or any other state or federal laws. The
Consultant shall be solely responsible for the withholding and/or payment of any
federal, state or local income or payroll taxes.
6.9 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered or mailed, registered mail, first class postage paid, return receipt
requested, or any other delivery service with proof of delivery:
if to Xxxxx Savings Community Bank, to:
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, President
and Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, PC
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
if to Consultant, at the address set forth in the preamble or to
such other address or to such other person as either party hereto shall have
last designated by written notice to the other party,
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with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Blank, LLC
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
6.7 Source of Payments. All payments provided in this Agreement shall be
timely paid in cash or check from the general funds of Xxxxx Savings Community
Bank.
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CONSULTANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS
THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement or
caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers the day
and year first above written.
Consultant:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Savings Community Bank
By:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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