AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG SUMMIT BANK CORPORATION, THE SUMMIT NATIONAL BANK AND CONCORD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Dated as of December 8, 2005
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY
AND AMONG
SUMMIT
BANK CORPORATION,
THE
SUMMIT NATIONAL BANK
AND
CONCORD
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Dated
as of December 8, 2005
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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Parties
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1
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Preamble
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1
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ARTICLE
1 TRANSACTIONS AND TERMS OF MERGER
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1
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1.1
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Merger
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1
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1.2
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Time
and Place of Closing
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2
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1.3
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Effective
Time
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2
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ARTICLE
2 TERMS OF MERGER
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2
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2.1
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Articles
of Association
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2
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2.2
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Bylaws
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2
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2.3
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Directors
and Officers.
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3
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ARTICLE
3 MANNER OF CONVERTING SHARES
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3
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3.1
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Conversion
of Shares
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3
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ARTICLE
4 EXCHANGE OF SHARES
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4
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4.1
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Exchange
of Certificates; Dissenting Shares
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4
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4.2
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Rights
of Former Concord Shareholders
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5
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ARTICLE
5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CONCORD
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5
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5.1
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Organization,
Standing, and Power
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5
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5.2
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Authority
of Concord; No Breach By Agreement
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6
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5.3
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Capital
Stock
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6
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5.4
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Concord
Subsidiaries
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7
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5.5
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Financial
Statements
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8
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5.6
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
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8
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5.7
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Loan
and Investment Portfolios
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8
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5.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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9
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5.9
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Tax
Matters
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10
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5.10
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Allowance
for Possible Loan Losses
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11
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5.11
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Assets
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11
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5.12
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Intellectual
Property
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12
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5.13
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Environmental
Matters
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12
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5.14
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Compliance
with Laws
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14
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5.15
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Labor
Relations
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14
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5.16
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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14
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5.17
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Material
Contracts
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16
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5.18
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Legal
Proceedings
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17
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5.19
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Reports
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17
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5.20
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Accounting,
Tax and Regulatory Matters
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18
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5.21
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Community
Reinvestment Act
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18
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5.22
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Privacy
of Customer Information
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18
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5.23
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Technology
Systems
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18
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5.24
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Bank
Secrecy Act Compliance
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19
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5.25
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Board
Recommendation
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19
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5.26
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Change
in Control Agreements
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19
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ARTICLE
6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SBC
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6.1
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Organization,
Standing and Power
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6.2
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Authority;
No Breach By Agreement
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6.3
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Capital
Stock
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6.4
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SEC
Filings; Financial Statements
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ARTICLE
7 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING CONSUMMATION
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7.1
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Affirmative
Covenants of Each Party
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7.2
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Negative
Covenants of Concord
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22
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7.4
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Adverse
Changes in Condition
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24
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7.5
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Reports
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24
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ARTICLE
8 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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24
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8.1
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Applications
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8.2
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Access
to Technology Systems
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8.3
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Agreement
as to Efforts to Consummate
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8.4
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Investigation
and Confidentiality
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25
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8.5
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No
Solicitations
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25
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8.6
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Press
Releases
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8.7
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Charter
Provisions
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26
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8.8
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Indemnification
and Insurance
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26
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8.9
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Employee
Benefits and Contracts
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28
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ARTICLE
9 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS TO CONSUMMATE
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9.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party
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9.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of SBC
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29
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9.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of Concord
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ARTICLE
10 TERMINATION
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10.1
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Termination
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10.2
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Effect
of Termination
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10.3
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Non-Survival
of Representations and Covenants
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10.4
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Termination
Payment
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34
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10.5
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Reimbursement
of Expenses
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ARTICLE
11 MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1
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Definitions
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35
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11.2
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Expenses
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43
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11.3
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Brokers
and Finders
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43
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11.4
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Entire
Agreement
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43
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11.5
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Amendments
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43
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11.6
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Waivers
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44
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11.7
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Assignment
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11.8
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Notices
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44
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11.9
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Governing
Law
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45
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11.10
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Counterparts
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45
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11.11
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Captions;
Articles and Sections
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45
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11.12
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Interpretations
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11.13
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Severability
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
December 8, 2005, by and among SUMMIT BANK CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation
with its principal office in Atlanta, Georgia (“SBC”), THE SUMMIT NATIONAL BANK,
a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States
with its principal office located in Atlanta, Georgia (“Summit Bank”), and
CONCORD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized
under the laws of the United States with its principal office in Houston, Texas
(“Concord”).
Preamble
The
respective Boards of Directors of SBC, Summit Bank, and Concord are of the
opinion that the transactions described herein are in the best interests of
the
parties to this Agreement and their respective shareholders. This Agreement
provides for the merger of Concord with and into Summit Bank, with Summit Bank
being the Surviving Bank of the merger.
Summit
Bank has capital of $1,500,000, divided into 15,000 issued and outstanding
shares of common stock, each of $100 par value, surplus of $20,384,000, and
undivided profits, including capital reserves, of $24,797,000 as of September
30, 2005; and Concord has capital of $3,100,000, divided into 620,000 issued
and
outstanding shares of common stock, each of $5.00 par value, surplus of
$3,973,189, and undivided profits, including capital reserves, of $4,182,332
as
of September 30, 2005.
Certain
terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 11.1 of this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual warranties,
representations, covenants, and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
1
TRANSACTIONS
AND TERMS OF MERGER
1.1
Merger.
(a)
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Concord shall be merged with
and
into Summit Bank in accordance with the provisions of the National Bank Act
(the
“Merger”). Summit Bank shall be the Surviving Bank resulting from the Merger and
shall continue to be governed by the Laws of the United States.
(b)
On
the
Effective Time the separate existence of Concord shall cease and Concord shall
be merged into Summit Bank, which shall possess all the rights, privileges,
powers, and franchises both of a public and a private nature, and shall be
subject to all the restrictions, disabilities, and duties of each of the banks
so merged (the “Constituent Banks”); and all the rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of each of the Constituent Banks, in all property, real and personal,
and mixed, and all debts due to any of such Constituent Banks on whatever
account, as well for share subscriptions as for all other things and actions
or
belonging to each of such Constituent Banks, shall be vested in Summit Bank;
and
all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises and all and every other
interest shall be thereafter as effectually the property of Summit Bank as
they
were of the respective Constituent Banks, and the title to any real estate
vested by deed or otherwise, under the laws of this state and any of such
Constituent Banks, shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of
the
Merger, but all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of any
of
such Constituent Banks shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts,
liabilities, and duties of the respective Constituent Banks shall thenceforth
attach to Summit Bank, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as
if
such debts, liabilities, and duties had been incurred or contracted by
it.
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1.2
Time
and Place of Closing.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) will take place
at 9:00 A.M. on the date that the Effective Time occurs, or at such other time
as the Parties, acting through their authorized officers, may mutually agree.
The Closing shall be held at the office of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, or at such location as may be mutually agreed
upon by the Parties.
1.3
Effective
Time.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, unless otherwise agreed upon by SBC and
Concord, the Parties shall cause the effective time of the Merger and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur after the close of business
on such date upon which the Parties agree (the “Effective Time”). The Effective
Time shall be on a date, to be agreed upon by the Parties, following the
effective date (including expiration of any applicable waiting period) of the
last required Consent of any Regulatory Authority having authority over and
approving or exempting the Merger, but in no event later than April 30, 2006,
unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
ARTICLE
2
TERMS
OF MERGER
2.1
Articles
of Association.
The
Articles of Association of Summit Bank in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the Articles of Association of the Surviving
Bank.
2.2
Bylaws.
The
Bylaws of Summit Bank in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be
the Bylaws of the Surviving Bank until duly amended or repealed.
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2.3
Directors
and Officers.
The
officers and directors of Summit Bank in office immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall serve as the officers and directors of the Surviving Bank
from and after the Effective Time.
2.4
Effect
of Merger.
All
Assets of Concord as they exist at the time of the Merger shall pass to and
vest
in Summit Bank without any conveyance or other transfer. Summit Bank shall
be
responsible for all of the liabilities of every kind and description of each
of
the Constituent Banks as of the Effective Time.
2.5
Capital
Stock of Summit Bank.
As of
September 30, 2005, Summit Bank had capital of $1,500,000, divided into 15,000
issued and outstanding shares of common stock, each of $100 par value. At the
Effective Time, Summit Bank shall capital and surplus, and undivided profits,
including capital reserves, which when combined with the capital and surplus
of
Concord will be equal to the combined capital structures of the merging banks
as
stated in the preamble to this Agreement, adjusted however for normal earning
and expenses between September 30, 2005 and the Effective Time.
ARTICLE
3
MANNER
OF CONVERTING SHARES
3.1
Conversion
of Shares.
All of
the shares of SBC capital stock and Summit Bank capital stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and
outstanding after the Effective Time and shall be unaffected by the Merger.
The
manner and basis of converting the shares of Concord Common Stock upon
consummation of the Merger shall be as follows:
(a)
At
the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of
SBC, Concord, or the holders of Concord Common Stock, subject to the provision
of this Article 3, each outstanding share of Concord Common Stock (excluding
shares held by any Concord Entity, other than in a fiduciary capacity or as
a
result of debts previously contracted) shall be converted into the right to
receive an amount of cash equal to Twenty Three Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($23,700,000) (the “Consideration”) divided by 620,000 (which equals
$38.2258 for each share of Concord Common Stock). The Consideration per share
payable to any holder of Dissenting Shares will be applied to satisfy the
amounts owed to such holders as provided in Article 4 of this Agreement.
(b)
Each
share of Concord Common Stock held in the treasury of Concord or any Subsidiary
of Concord (other than in a fiduciary capacity or as a result of debts
previously contracted) immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled
and extinguished without any conversion thereof and no payment shall be made
with respect thereto.
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ARTICLE
4
EXCHANGE
OF SHARES
4.1
Exchange
of Certificates; Dissenting Shares.
(a)
After
the
Effective Time, each holder of an outstanding certificate or certificates
theretofore representing a share or shares of Concord Common Stock, other than
Dissenting Shares and treasury shares, upon surrender thereof to SBC, together
with duly executed transmittal materials provided pursuant to subsection 4.1(b)
or upon compliance by the holder or holders thereof with the procedures of
SBC
with respect to lost, stolen or destroyed certificates, shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefore his or her proportionate share of the
Consideration payable in exchange for such shares.
(b)
Promptly
after the Effective Time, SBC shall send or cause to be sent to each shareholder
of record of Concord at the Effective Time, excluding the holders, if any,
of
Dissenting Shares, transmittal materials (which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates (as
hereinafter defined) shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates
to SBC) for use in exchanging certificates of Concord Common Stock (the
“Certificates”).
(c)
Upon
surrender to SBC of a Certificate, together with such letter of transmittal
duly
executed, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefore his or her portion of the Consideration deliverable in
respect of the shares of Concord Common Stock represented by such Certificate,
and such Certificate shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid
or
accrued on the portion of Consideration deliverable upon surrender of the
Certificate. If payment is to be made to a person other than the person in
whose
name the Certificate surrendered is registered, it shall be a condition of
payment that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or
otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such
payment shall pay any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment
to a person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered
or
establish to the satisfaction of SBC that such tax has been paid or is not
applicable. Until surrendered in accordance with the provisions of this Section
4.1, each Certificate (other than Certificates representing Dissenting Shares)
shall represent for all purposes the right to receive the corresponding portion
of the Consideration without any interest thereon. Payments to holders of
Dissenting Shares shall be made as required by 12 USC 215a.
(d)
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Dissenting Shares shall be
converted in the Merger. All such shares shall be canceled and the holders
thereof shall thereafter have only such rights as are granted to dissenting
shareholders under 12 USC 215a; provided, however, that if any such shareholder
fails to perfect his or her rights as a dissenting shareholder with respect
to
his or her Dissenting Shares in accordance with 12 USC 215a or withdraws or
loses such holder’s Dissenters’ Rights, such shares held by such shareholder
shall be treated the same as all other holders of Concord Common Stock who
at
the Effective Time held Outstanding Concord Shares.
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4.2
Rights
of Former Concord Shareholders.
At the
Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Concord shall be closed as to
holders of Concord Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time and
no
transfer of Concord Common Stock by any such holder shall thereafter be made
or
recognized. Until surrendered for exchange in accordance with the provisions
of
Section 4.1, each Certificate theretofore representing Concord Common Stock
shall from and after the Effective Time represent for all purposes only the
right to receive the consideration provided in Section 3.1 in exchange therefor.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF CONCORD
Prior
to
the date hereof, Concord has delivered to SBC a disclosure memorandum (the
“Concord Disclosure Memorandum”) containing information regarding Concord as
indicated at various places in this Agreement. All information set forth in
the
Concord Disclosure Memorandum or in documents incorporated by reference in
the
Concord Disclosure Memorandum shall be deemed to be part of and qualify all
representations and warranties contained in this Article 5, provided, however,
that in order to be part of or modify a representation or warranty, the Concord
Disclosure Memorandum must reference the particular warranty or representation
by section. Concord shall promptly provide SBC with written notification of
any
event, occurrence or other information that shall become known to Concord before
the Effective Time that would be required to be included in the Concord
Disclosure Memorandum if the Concord Disclosure Memorandum were to be prepared
as of the date of such event, occurrence or information; provided that no such
notice shall have the effect of modifying the Concord Disclosure Memorandum
or
any representation or warranty of Concord in this Agreement to which such notice
relates.
Concord
hereby represents and warrants to SBC and Summit Bank as follows:
5.1
Organization,
Standing, and Power.
(a)
Concord
is a bank duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
Laws
of the United States, and has the corporate power and authority to carry on
its
business as now conducted and to own, lease and operate its Assets.
(b)
The
character of Concord’s Assets and the nature and conduct of Concord’s business
does not require it to be qualified or licensed to transact business in any
State or jurisdiction other than Texas, and Concord is duly qualified and
licensed to transact business in good standing in Texas.
(c)
The
minute book and other organizational documents for Concord have been made
available to SBC for its review and, except as disclosed in Section 5.1 of
the
Concord Disclosure Memorandum, accurately reflect all amendments thereto and
all
material proceedings of the Board of Directors and shareholders
thereof.
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5.2
Authority;
No Breach By Agreement.
(a)
Concord
has the corporate power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and perform
its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, including the
Merger, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action
in respect thereof on the part of Concord. Subject to receipt of the requisite
Consents of Regulatory Authorities, this Agreement represents a legal, valid,
and binding obligation of Concord, enforceable against it in accordance with
its
terms (except in all cases as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship,
moratorium, or similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and except that the availability of the equitable remedy of specific
performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding may be brought).
(b)
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Concord, nor the consummation
by
Concord of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Concord
with
any of the provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or result in a breach
of
any provision of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or the certificate
or
articles of incorporation or bylaws of any Concord Subsidiary or any resolution
adopted by the board of directors or the shareholders of any Concord Entity
that
is currently in effect, or (ii) constitute or result in a Default under, or
require any Consent pursuant to, or result in the creation of any Lien on any
Asset of any Concord Entity under, any Contract or Permit of any Concord Entity
or, (iii) subject to receipt of the requisite Consents referred to in Section
9.1(b), constitute or result in a Default under, or require any Consent pursuant
to, any Law or Order applicable to any Concord Entity or any of their respective
material Assets (including any Concord Entity becoming subject to or liable
for
the payment of any Tax or any of the Assets owned by any Concord Entity being
reassessed or revalued by any Taxing authority).
(c)
Other
than in connection or compliance with the provisions of the Securities Laws,
applicable state corporate and securities Laws, and rules of the Nasdaq National
Market, and other than Consents required from Regulatory Authorities, and other
than notices to or filings with the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to any employee benefit plans, no
notice to, filing with, or Consent of any public body or authority is necessary
for the consummation by Concord of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated in this Agreement.
5.3
Capital
Stock.
(a)
The
authorized capital stock of Concord consists of 5,000,000 shares of $5.00 par
value per share Concord Common Stock, of which 620,000 shares are issued and
outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
Concord are duly and validly issued and outstanding and are fully paid and
nonassessable. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Concord has
been issued in violation of any preemptive rights of the current or past
shareholders of Concord.
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(b)
Except
as
set forth in Section 5.3(b) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, there are
no
shares of capital stock, preferred stock or other equity securities of Concord
outstanding and there are no outstanding Equity Rights relating to the capital
stock of Concord. Any outstanding Equity Rights disclosed in Section 5.3(b)
of
the Concord Disclosure Memorandum will be exercised or cancelled prior to the
Closing.
5.4 Concord
Subsidiaries.
(a)
Concord
has disclosed in Section 5.4 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum all of its
Subsidiaries, including its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and
the
number of shares owned by Concord and percentage ownership interest of Concord
in each Subsidiary. Except as disclosed in Section 5.4 of the Concord Disclosure
Memorandum, Concord owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock (or other equity interests) of each Concord Subsidiary. No capital stock
(or other equity interest) of any Concord Subsidiary is or may become required
to be issued (other than to another Concord Entity) by reason of any Equity
Rights, and there are no Contracts by which any Concord Subsidiary is bound
to
issue (other than to another Concord Entity) additional shares of its capital
stock (or other equity interests) or Equity Rights or by which any Concord
Entity is or may be bound to transfer any shares of the capital stock (or other
equity interests) of any Concord Subsidiary (other than to another Concord
Entity). There are no Contracts relating to the rights of any Concord Entity
to
vote or to dispose of any shares of the capital stock (or other equity
interests) of any Concord Subsidiary. All of the shares of capital stock (or
other equity interests) of each Concord Subsidiary held by a Concord Entity
are
fully paid and (except pursuant to 12 U.S.C. Section 55 in the case of national
banks and comparable, applicable state Law, if any, in the case of state
depository institutions) nonassessable and are owned by the Concord Entity
free
and clear of any Lien, except as disclosed in Section 5.4 of the Concord
Disclosure Memorandum.
(b)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.4 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, each Concord
Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing, and (as to corporations) in
good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or
organized, and has the corporate power and authority necessary for it to own,
lease, and operate its Assets and to carry on its business as now
conducted.
(c)
Each
Concord Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to transact business in good
standing in Texas, and no Concord Subsidiary is required due to the character
of
its Assets or the nature or conduct of its business to be qualified or licensed
in any other State or jurisdiction. The minute book and other organizational
documents for each Concord Subsidiary have been made available to SBC for its
review, and, except as disclosed in Section 5.4 of the Concord Disclosure
Memorandum, are true and complete in all material respects as in effect as
of
the date of this Agreement and accurately reflect in all material respects
all
amendments thereto and all proceedings of the Board of Directors and
shareholders thereof
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5.5
Financial
Statements.
Concord
has delivered to SBC copies of all Concord Financial Statements and will deliver
to SBC copies of all similar financial statements prepared subsequent to the
date hereof. The Concord Financial Statements and any supplemental financial
statements (as of the date thereof and for the periods covered thereby) (a)
are,
or if dated after the date of this Agreement will be, in accordance with the
books and records of Concord, which are and will be, as the case may be,
complete and correct in all material respects and which have been or will have
been, as the case may be, maintained in accordance with good business practices,
(b) present or will present, as the case may be and in all material respects,
fairly the financial position of Concord and its Subsidiaries as of the dates
indicated and the results of operation, changes in shareholders’ equity, and
cash flows for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP (subject to any
exceptions as to consistency specified therein or as may be indicated in the
notes thereof or, in the case of interim financial statements, to the normal
recurring year-end adjustments that are not material in any amount or effect),
and (c) do not or will not, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
in
which they were made, not misleading.
5.6
Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
No
Concord Entity has any Liabilities of a nature required to be reflected on
a
balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) Liabilities that
are
accrued or reserved against in the balance sheet of Concord as of September
30,
2005, included in the Concord Financial Statements or reflected in the notes
thereto and (ii) Liabilities incurred since such date in the ordinary course
of
business. No Concord Entity has incurred or paid any Liability since December
31, 2004, except for such Liabilities incurred or paid (i) in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past business practice and that are not
reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Concord Material
Adverse Effect or (ii) in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
5.7
Loan
and Investment Portfolios.
As of
the date of this Agreement, all loans, discounts and financing leases reflected
on the Concord Financial Statements were, and with respect to the Concord
Financial Statements delivered as of the dates subsequent to the execution
of
this Agreement, will be as of the dates thereof, (a) at the time and under
the
circumstances in which made, made for good, valuable and adequate consideration
in the ordinary course of business, (b) evidenced by genuine notes, agreements
or other evidences of indebtedness and (c) to the extent secured, have been
secured by valid liens and security interests that have been perfected. Except
as specifically set forth in Section 5.7 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum,
no Concord Entity is a party to any written or oral loan agreement, note or
borrowing arrangement, including any loan guaranty, that was, as of the most
recent month-end (i) delinquent by more than 30 days in the payment of principal
or interest, (ii) known by Concord to be otherwise in Default for more than
30
days, (iii) classified as “substandard,” “doubtful,” “loss,” “other assets
especially mentioned” or any comparable classification by any Concord Entity,
the FDIC or the OCC, or (iv) an obligation of any director, executive officer
or
10% shareholder of any Concord Entity who is subject to Regulation O of the
Federal Reserve Board (12 C.F.R. Part 215), or any person, corporation or
enterprise controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of the
foregoing.
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5.8
Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Since
September 30, 2005, except as disclosed in the Concord Financial Statements
delivered prior to the date of this Agreement or in Section 5.8 of the Concord
Disclosure Memorandum or as contemplated in this Agreement, (i) there have
been
no events, changes, or occurrences which have had, or are reasonably likely
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Concord Material Adverse Effect,
(ii)
Concord has not declared, set aside for payment or paid any dividend to holders
of, or declared or made any distribution on, any shares of Concord Common Stock
and (iii) the Concord Entities have not taken any action, or failed to take
any
action, prior to the date of this Agreement, which action or failure, if taken
after the date of this Agreement, would represent or result in a material breach
or violation of any of the covenants and agreements of Concord provided in
Article 7. Except as may result from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, no Concord Entity has, since the date of the Concord Financial
Statements delivered prior to the date of this Agreement:
(a)
except
as
set forth in Section 5.8(a) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, borrowed
any
money other than deposits or overnight fed funds or entered into any capital
lease or leases; or, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practices: (i) lent any money or pledged any of its credit in
connection with any aspect of its business whether as a guarantor, surety,
issuer of a letter of credit or otherwise, (ii) mortgaged or otherwise subjected
to any Lien any of its assets, sold, assigned or transferred any of its assets
in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate or (iv) incurred any other Liability
or
loss representing, individually or in the aggregate, over $100,000;
(b)
suffered
over $100,000 in damage, destruction or loss to immovable or movable property,
whether or not covered by insurance;
(c)
experienced
any material adverse change in Asset concentrations as to customers or
industries or in the nature and source of its Liabilities or in the mix or
interest-bearing versus noninterest-bearing deposits;
(d)
except
as
set forth in Section 5.8(d) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, had any
customer with a loan of more than $100,000, or a deposit balance of more than
$500,000, terminate, or received notice of such customer’s intent to terminate,
its relationship with Concord;
(e)
failed
to
operate its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practices,
or
failed to use reasonable efforts to preserve its business or to preserve the
goodwill of its customers and others with whom it has business
relations;
(f)
except
as
set forth in Section 5.8(f) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, forgiven
any
debt owed to it in excess of $100,000, or canceled any of its claims or paid
any
of its noncurrent obligations or Liabilities;
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(g)
except
as
set forth in Section 5.8(g) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, made any
capital expenditure or capital addition or betterment in excess of
$100,000;
(h)
except
as
required in accordance with GAAP, changed any accounting practice followed
or
employed in preparing the Concord Financial Statements;
(i)
entered
into any agreement, contract or commitment to do any of the foregoing;
or
(j)
authorized
or issued any additional shares of Concord Common Stock, preferred stock, or
Equity Rights.
5.9
Tax
Matters.
(a)
All
Tax
Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of any Concord Entity have been
timely filed or requests for extensions have been timely filed, granted, and
have not expired for all periods ended on or before the date of the most recent
fiscal year and immediately preceding the Effective Time, and all Tax Returns
filed by any Concord Entity are complete and accurate in all material respects.
All Taxes shown on Tax Returns filed by any Concord Entity have been paid.
There
is no audit examination, deficiency, or refund Litigation with respect to any
Taxes relating to any Concord Entity, except as reserved against in the Concord
Financial Statements delivered prior to the date of this Agreement. Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.9(a) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, no federal
income Tax Return of a Concord Entity has been audited by the IRS. All Taxes
and
other Liabilities due with respect to completed and settled examinations or
concluded Litigation with respect to Taxes have been paid. There are no Liens
with respect to Taxes upon any of the Assets of any Concord Entity.
(b)
No
Concord Entity has executed an extension or waiver of any statute of limitations
on the assessment or collection of any Tax due that is currently in
effect.
(c)
The
provision for any Taxes due or to become due for all Concord Entities for the
period or periods through and including the date of the respective Concord
Financial Statements that has been made and is reflected on such Concord
Financial Statements is sufficient to cover all such Taxes.
(d)
Deferred
Taxes of all Concord Entities have been provided for in accordance with
GAAP.
(e)
All
Concord Entities are in compliance with, and its records contain all information
and documents (including properly completed IRS Forms W-9, if applicable)
necessary to comply with, all applicable information reporting and Tax
withholding requirements under federal, state, and local Tax Laws, and such
records contain information sufficient to identify all accounts subject to
backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
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5.10
Allowance
for Possible Loan Losses.
The
allowance for possible loan or credit losses (the “Allowance”) shown on the
balance sheets of Concord included in the Concord Financial Statements and
the
Allowance shown on the balance sheets of Concord as of dates subsequent to
the
execution of this Agreement will be, as of the dates thereof, adequate (within
the meaning of GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements or guidelines) to
provide for all known or reasonably anticipated losses relating to or inherent
in the loan and lease portfolios (including accrued interest receivables) of
Concord and other extensions of credit (including letters of credit and
commitments to make loans or extend credit) by Concord as of the dates thereof,
and shall in no event be less than One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,100,000) immediately prior to the Closing.
5.11
Assets.
(a)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.11(a) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum or as
disclosed or reserved against in the Concord Financial Statements delivered
prior to the date of this Agreement, the Concord Entities have good and
marketable title, free and clear of all Liens, to all of their respective
Assets, except for (i) mortgages and encumbrances that secure indebtedness
that
is properly reflected in the Concord Financial Statements or that secure
deposits of public funds as required by law; (ii) Liens for taxes accrued but
not yet payable; (iii) Liens arising as a matter of law in the ordinary course
of business, provided that the obligations secured by such Liens are not
delinquent or are being contested in good faith; (iv) such imperfections of
title and encumbrances, if any, as do not materially detract from the value
or
materially interfere with the present use of any of such properties or Assets
or
the potential sale of any of such owned properties or Assets; and (v) capital
leases and leases, if any, to third parties for fair and adequate consideration.
All tangible properties used in the business of the Concord Entities are in
good
condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and are usable in the ordinary
course of business consistent with such Concord Entities’ past practices. All
Assets which are material to Concord’s business on a consolidated basis, held
under leases or subleases by any Concord Entity, are held under valid Contracts
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (except as enforceability
may be limited by applicable Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
or other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
except that the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance
or
injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any
proceedings may be brought), and each such Contract is in full force and
effect.
(b)
The
Concord Entities have each paid all amounts due and payable under any insurance
policies and guarantees applicable to such Concord Entity and its respective
Assets and operations; all such insurance policies and guarantees are in full
force and effect, and all material properties of each Concord Entity are insured
against fire, casualty, theft, loss, and such other events against which it
is
customary to insure, all such insurance policies being in amounts and with
deductibles that are adequate and are consistent with past practice and
experience. No Concord Entity has received notice from any insurance carrier
that (i) any policy of 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
claims for amounts exceeding in any individual case $10,000 pending under such
policies of insurance and no notices of claims in excess of such amounts have
been given by any Concord Entity under such policies.
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(c)
With
respect to each lease of any real property or personal property to which any
Concord Entity is a party (whether as lessee or lessor), except for financing
leases in which such Concord Entity is lessor, (i) such lease is in full force
and effect in accordance with its terms against such Concord Entity; (ii) all
rents and other monetary amounts that have become due and payable thereunder
have been paid by such Concord Entity; (iii) there exists no Default under
such
lease by any Concord Entity; and (iv) upon receipt of the consents described
in
Section 5.11(c) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, the Merger will not
constitute a default or a cause for termination or modification of such
lease.
(d)
No
Concord Entity has any legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any other
person to sell or otherwise dispose of any substantial part of its Assets or
to
sell or dispose of any of its Assets except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices.
(e)
Concord’s
Assets include all material Assets required to operate the business of Concord
as presently conducted.
5.12 Intellectual
Property.
Concord
owns or has a license to use all of the Intellectual Property used by Concord
in
the course of its business. Concord is the owner of or has a license to any
Intellectual Property sold or licensed to a third party by Concord in connection
with Concord’s business operations, and Concord has the right to convey by sale
or license any Intellectual Property so conveyed. No Concord Entity has received
notice of Default under any of its Intellectual Property licenses. No
proceedings have been instituted, or are pending or overtly threatened, that
challenge the rights of any Concord Entity with respect to Intellectual Property
used, sold or licensed by a Concord Entity in the course of its business, nor
has any person claimed or alleged any rights to such Intellectual Property.
The
conduct of each Concord Entity’s business does not infringe any Intellectual
Property of any other person. Except as disclosed in Section 5.12 of the Concord
Disclosure Memorandum, no Concord Entity is obligated to pay any recurring
royalties to any Person with respect to any such Intellectual Property. Except
as disclosed in Section 5.12 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, no officer,
director or employee of any Concord Entity is a party to any Contract that
restricts or prohibits such officer, director or employee from engaging in
activities competitive with any Person, including any Concord
Entity.
5.13 Environmental
Matters.
(a)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.13(a) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, the Concord
Entities, their respective Participation Facilities, and their respective
Operating Properties are, and have been, to the best of the Concord Entities’
Knowledge, in compliance with all Environmental Laws.
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(b)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.13(b) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, there is
no
Litigation pending or overtly threatened before any court, governmental agency,
or authority or other forum in which any Concord Entity or any of their
respective Operating Properties or Participation Facilities (or a Concord Entity
in respect of such Operating Property or Participation Facility) has been or,
with respect to overtly threatened Litigation, may be named as a defendant
(i)
for alleged noncompliance by any Concord Entity with any Environmental Law
or
(ii) relating to the Release into the indoor or outdoor Environment of any
Hazardous Material caused by any Concord Entity, whether or not occurring in,
at, on, under, about, adjacent to, or affecting (or potentially affecting)
an
Asset currently or formerly owned, leased, or operated by any Concord Entity
or
any of its respective Operating Properties or Participation Facilities, nor
is
there any reasonable basis for any Litigation of a type described in this
sentence.
(c)
To
the
best of the Concord Entities’ Knowledge, during the period of (i) any Concord
Entity’s ownership or operation of any of its Assets, (ii) any Concord Entity’s
participation in the management of any Participation Facility, or (iii) any
Concord Entity’s holding of a security interest in a Operating Property, there
has been no Release of any Hazardous Material in, at, on, under, about, adjacent
to, or affecting (or potentially affecting) such properties. To the best of
the
Concord Entities’ Knowledge, prior to the period of (i) any Concord Entity’s
ownership or operation of any of its Assets, (ii) any Concord Entity’s
participation in the management of any Participation Facility, or (iii) any
Concord Entity’s holding of a security interest in a Operating Property, there
was no Release of any Hazardous Material in, at, on, under, about, or affecting
any such property, Participation Facility or Operating Property. To the best
of
the Concord Entities’ Knowledge, no lead-based paint or asbestos in any form is
present in, at, on, under, about, or affecting (or potentially affecting) any
Asset.
(d)
Concord
has delivered to SBC true and complete copies and results of any reports,
studies, analyses, tests, or monitoring possessed or initiated by any Concord
Entity pertaining to Hazardous Materials in, at, on, under, about, or affecting
(or potentially affecting) any Asset, or concerning compliance by any Concord
Entity or any other Person for whose conduct it is or may be held responsible,
with Environmental Laws.
(e)
There
are
no aboveground or underground storage tanks, whether in use or closed, in,
at,
on, under any Asset. Section 5.13(e) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum
contains a detailed description of all above-ground or underground storage
tanks
removed by or on behalf of any Concord Entity at or from any Asset. Any such
tank removals were performed in accordance with Environmental Laws and no soil
or groundwater contamination resulted from the operation or removal of such
tanks.
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5.14 Compliance
with Laws.
Concord
is a national bank whose deposits are and will at the Effective Time be insured
by the FDIC. Each Concord Entity has in effect all Permits necessary for it
to
own, lease, or operate its Assets and to carry on its business as now conducted,
and there has occurred no Default under any such Permit. Except as disclosed
in
Section 5.14 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, none of the Concord Entities
is:
(a)
in
Default under any of the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
(or other governing instruments);
(b)
in
Default under any Laws, Orders, or Permits applicable to its business or its
employees; or
(c)
since
January 1, 2004, in receipt of any notification or communication from any agency
or department of federal, state, or local government or any Regulatory Authority
or the staff thereof (i) asserting that any Concord Entity is not in compliance
with any of the Laws or Orders which such governmental authority or Regulatory
Authority enforces, (ii) threatening to revoke any Permits or (iii) requiring
any Concord Entity to enter into or consent to the issuance of a cease and
desist order, formal agreement, directive, commitment, or memorandum of
understanding, or to adopt any Board resolution or similar undertaking, which
restricts materially the conduct of its business or in any manner relates to
its
capital adequacy, its credit or reserve policies or its management.
Copies
of
all reports, correspondence, notices and other documents relating to any
inspection, audit, monitoring or other form of review or enforcement action
by a
Regulatory Authority have been made available to SBC.
5.15 Labor
Relations.
No
Concord Entity is a party to any Litigation asserting that it has committed
an
unfair labor practice (within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act
or
comparable state law) or seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor
organization or other employee representative to wages or conditions of
employment, nor is any Concord Entity a party to any collective bargaining
agreement, nor is there any pending or threatened strike, slowdown, picketing,
work stoppage or other labor dispute involving any Concord Entity. To the
Knowledge of Concord, there is no activity involving any of any Concord Entity’s
employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or engaging in any
other organization activity.
5.16 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a)
Concord
has listed in Section 5.16(a) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, and has
delivered or made available to SBC prior to the execution of this Agreement
copies in each case of, all pension, retirement, profit-sharing, employee stock
ownership, deferred compensation, stock option, employee stock ownership,
severance pay, vacation, cash or stock bonus, or other incentive plans, all
other written employee programs, arrangements, or agreements, all medical,
vision, dental, or other health plans, all life insurance plans, and all other
employee benefit plans or fringe benefit plans, including “employee benefit
plans” as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, currently adopted,
maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to by any
Concord Entity or ERISA Affiliate thereof for the benefit of employees, former
employees, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors,
or
other beneficiaries and under which employees, former employees, retirees,
dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries
are eligible to participate (collectively, the “Concord Benefit Plans”). Any of
the Concord Benefit Plans that is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that
term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, is referred to herein as a “Concord
ERISA Plan.” Each Concord ERISA Plan that is also a “defined benefit plan” (as
defined in Section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code) is referred to herein
as
a “Concord Pension Plan.” No Concord Pension Plan is or has been a
multi-employer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of
ERISA.
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(b)
No
Concord ERISA Plan is or ever has been subject to Title IV of ERISA or the
funding requirements of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code. Neither
Concord nor its ERISA Affiliates contributes to, has any obligation to
contribute to, or has any Liability under or with respect to any multi-employer
plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA).
(c)
All
Concord Benefit Plans are in compliance with the applicable terms of ERISA,
the
Internal Revenue Code, and any other applicable Laws. Except as set forth in
Section 5.16(c) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, each Concord ERISA Plan
that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code (i) has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service issued in response to an application filed pursuant to Revenue Procedure
2000-27 or any subsequently issued Revenue Procedure or (ii) is entitled to
rely
upon an opinion letter issued in response to an application filed by the sponsor
of a master, prototype or volume submitter plan pursuant to Revenue Procedure
2000-20 or any subsequently issued Revenue Procedure, and Concord does not
have
Knowledge of any circumstances likely to result in revocation of any such
favorable determination or opinion letter or to disqualify any Concord Entity
from relying upon such opinion letter to the fullest extent permitted under
Revenue Procedure 2004-6. No Concord Entity has engaged in a transaction with
respect to any Concord Benefit Plan that, assuming the taxable period of such
transaction expired as of the date hereof, would subject any Concord Entity
to a
Tax imposed by either Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section
502(i) of ERISA.
(d)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.16(d) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, no Concord
Entity has Liability for retiree health and life benefits under any of the
Concord Benefit Plans and there are no restrictions on the rights of any Concord
Entity to amend or terminate any such retiree health or benefit Plan without
incurring any Liability thereunder.
(e)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.16(e) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, neither
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any payment (including
severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, or otherwise) becoming
due to any director or any employee of any Concord Entity from any Concord
Entity under any Concord Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits
otherwise payable under any Concord Benefit Plan, or (iii) result in any
acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefit.
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(f)
The
actuarial present values of all accrued nonqualified deferred compensation
entitlements (including entitlements under any executive compensation,
supplemental retirement, or employment agreement) of employees and former
employees of the Concord Entities and their respective beneficiaries have been
fully reflected on the Concord Financial Statements to the extent required
by
and in accordance with GAAP.
(g)
Each
nonqualified deferred compensation plan, within the meaning of Section 409A
of
the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”), maintained by any Concord Entity on
or after January 1, 2005, has been operated in good faith compliance (within
the
meaning of Q&A 19(b) of IRS Notice 2005-1 (2005-2 I.R.B. 274) (“Notice
2005-1”)) with the requirements of Section 409A and Notice 2005-1 (or an
available exemption therefrom) such that amounts of compensation deferred
thereunder will not be includible in gross income under Section 409A prior
to
the distribution of benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan and will
not be subject to the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B)(ii); provided
that each such plan is amended (if and as necessary) on or before December
31,
2006 to comply with such requirements and the requirements of any applicable
regulations issued under Section 409A.
5.17 Material
Contracts.
(a)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.17(a) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum or otherwise
reflected in the Concord Financial Statements, no Concord Entity nor any of
its
respective Assets, businesses, or operations that is a party to, or is bound
or
affected by, or receives benefits under, (i) any employment, severance,
termination, consulting, or retirement Contract, (ii) any Contract relating
to
the borrowing of money by any Concord Entity or the guarantee by any Concord
Entity of any such obligation (other than Contracts evidencing deposit
liabilities, purchases of federal funds, fully-secured repurchase agreements,
and Federal Home Loan Bank advances of depository institution Subsidiaries,
trade payables and Contracts relating to borrowings or guarantees made in the
ordinary course of business), (iii) any Contract that prohibits or restricts
any
Concord Entity from engaging in any business activities in any geographic area,
line of business or otherwise in competition with any other Person, (iv) any
Contract involving Intellectual Property (other than Contracts entered into
in
the ordinary course of business with customers), (v) any Contract relating
to
the provision of data processing, network communication, or other technical
services to or by any Concord Entity, (vi) any Contract relating to the purchase
or sale of any goods or services (other than Contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business and involving payments under any individual Contract
not in excess of $100,000), and (vii) any exchange-traded or over-the-counter
swap, forward, future, option, cap, floor, or collar financial Contract, or
any
other interest rate or foreign currency protection Contract not included on
its
balance sheet that is a financial derivative Contract (the “Concord Contracts”).
With respect to each Concord Contract and except as disclosed in Section 5.17(a)
of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum: (i) the Contract is in full force and
effect against Concord; (ii) no Concord Entity is in Default thereunder; (iii)
no Concord Entity has repudiated or waived any material provision of any such
Contract; and (iv) no other party to any such Contract is in Default in any
respect, or has repudiated or waived any material provision thereunder. All
of
the indebtedness of all Concord Entities for money borrowed is prepayable at
any
time by such Concord Entity without penalty or premium.
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(b)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.17(b) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, no Contract
relating to the provision of data processing, network communication, or other
technical services to any Concord Entity (“Vendor Contracts”) imposes a fee or
penalty for the early termination or assignment of such Vendor Contract which
is
in an amount in excess of $10,000 individually or $100,000 for all Vendor
Contracts in the aggregate.
5.18 Legal
Proceedings.
(a)
Except
as
disclosed in Section 5.18 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum, there is no
Litigation instituted, pending or overtly threatened (or unasserted but
considered probable of assertion and which if asserted would have at least
a
reasonable probability of a material unfavorable outcome) against any Concord
Entity, or against any employee benefit plan of any Concord Entity, or against
any Asset, interest, or right of any of them, nor are there any Orders of any
Regulatory Authorities, other governmental authorities, or arbitrators
outstanding against Concord. Section 5.18 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum
contains a summary of all Litigation as of the date of this Agreement to which
any Concord Entity is a party and that names any Concord Entity as a defendant
or cross-defendant or for which any Concord Entity has any potential Liability
in excess of $50,000.
(b)
There
are
no material uncured violations, or violations with respect to which material
refunds or restitution may be required, cited in any compliance report to any
Concord Entity as a result of examination by any Regulatory
Authority.
(c)
No
Concord Entity is subject to any written agreement, memorandum or order or
decree with or by any Regulatory Authority, nor has any Concord Entity been
advised by any Regulatory Authority that it is considering issuing or requesting
any such written agreement, memorandum, order or decree.
5.19 Reports.
Since
December 31, 2004, all Concord Entities have timely filed all reports and
statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect
thereto, that it was required to file with Regulatory Authorities. As of their
respective dates, each of such reports and documents, including the financial
statements, exhibits, and schedules thereto, complied in all material respects
with all applicable Laws. As of its respective date, each such report and
document did not, in all material respects, contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
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5.20 Accounting,
Tax and Regulatory Matters.
No
Concord Entity has taken or agreed to take any action, and Concord has no
Knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that is reasonably likely to materially
impede or delay receipt of any Consents of Regulatory Authorities referred
to in
Section 9.1(b) or result in the imposition of a condition or restriction of
the
type referred to in the last sentence of such Section.
5.21 Community
Reinvestment Act.
To the
best of its Knowledge, Concord has complied in all material respects with the
provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) and the rules and
regulations thereunder, has a CRA rating of not less than “satisfactory,” has
received no material criticism from regulators with respect to discriminatory
lending practices, and has no Knowledge of any conditions or circumstances
that
are likely to result in a CRA rating of less than “satisfactory” or material
criticism from regulators with respect to discriminatory lending
practices.
5.22 Privacy
of Customer Information.
(a)
Each
Concord Entity is the sole owner or, in the case of participated loans, a
co-owner with the other participant(s), of all individually identifiable
personal information (“IIPI”) relating to its respective customers, former
customers and prospective customers that will be transferred to the SBC Entities
pursuant to this Agreement and the Agreement of Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Section 5.22, “IIPI”
shall include, without limitation, any information relating to an identified
or
identifiable natural person.
(b)
The
collection and use of such IIPI by each Concord Entity, the transfer of such
IIPI to the SBC Entities, and the use of such IIPI by the SBC Entities as
contemplated by this Agreement complies with all applicable privacy policies,
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and all other
applicable state, federal and foreign privacy law, and any contract or industry
standard relating to privacy.
5.23 Technology
Systems.
(a)
Section
5.23(a) of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum contains a listing and description
of the material electronic data processing, information, record keeping,
communications, telecommunications, hardware, third party software, networks,
peripherals, portfolio trading and computer systems, including any outsourced
systems and processes, and Intellectual Property that are used by Concord
(collectively, the “Technology Systems”), plus a description of the format in
which data is stored on and created by such Technology Systems.
(b)
The
Technology Systems (for a period of 18 months prior to the Effective Date)
have
not suffered unplanned disruption causing a Concord Material Adverse Effect.
Except for ongoing payments due under relevant third party agreements, the
Technology Systems are free from any Liens. Access to business critical parts
of
the Technology Systems is not shared with any third party.
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(c)
Details
of Concord’s disaster recovery and business continuity arrangements have been
provided to SBC with the Concord Disclosure Memorandum.
(d)
Concord
has not received notice of or is aware of any material circumstances including,
without limitation, the execution of this Agreement, that would enable any
third
party to terminate any of Concord’s agreements or arrangements relating to the
Technology Systems (including maintenance and support).
5.24 Bank
Secrecy Act Compliance.
To the
best of its Knowledge, each Concord Entity is in compliance in all material
respects with the provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended (the
“Bank Secrecy Act”), and related anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist
funding laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those provisions
of
the Bank Secrecy Act that address suspicious activity reports and compliance
programs, and the requirements of the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(collectively, “BSA/AML Requirements”). To the best of its Knowledge, each
Concord Entity has, to the extent required by BSA/AML Requirements, implemented
a compliance program that adequately covers all BSA/AML Requirements, including,
without limitation, the program elements as required by 12 C.F.R. §21.21. For
purposes of this Section 5.24, “Knowledge” includes the the personal knowledge
after due inquiry of each BSA officer and compliance officer of each Concord
Entity, regardless of the title of such person, and the knowledge of any such
persons obtained or which would have been obtained from a reasonable
investigation.
5.25 Board
Recommendation.
The
Board of Directors of Concord, at a meeting duly called and held, has by
unanimous vote of the directors present (who constituted all of the directors
then in office) (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and the transactions contemplated
thereby, taken together, are fair to and in the best interests of the
shareholders and (ii) resolved to recommend that the holders of the shares
of
Concord Common Stock approve this Agreement.
5.26 Change
in Control Agreements.
Section
5.26 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum lists all Contracts under which any
employee, officer, director or shareholder of any Concord Entity would be
entitled to a payment or payments either as a result of (a) the Merger or (b)
of
not receiving comparable employment by Summit Bank after the Effective Time
(“Concord Change in Control Agreements”), and a description of such payments
(“Change in Control Payments”).
ARTICLE
6
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SBC
SBC
hereby represents and warrants to Concord as follows:
6.1 Organization,
Standing and Power.
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(a)
SBC
is a
Georgia corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under
the laws of the State of Georgia, and is duly registered as a bank holding
company under the BHC Act. SBC has the corporate power and authority to carry
on
its business as now conducted and to own, lease and operate its Assets. SBC
is
duly qualified or licensed to transact business as a foreign corporation in
good
standing in the jurisdictions where the character of its Assets or the nature
or
conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified or licensed.
(b)
Summit
Bank is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing, and
in
good standing under the laws of the United States. Summit Bank has the corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own, lease
and operate its Assets. Summit Bank is duly qualified or licensed to transact
business as a foreign corporation in good standing in the jurisdictions where
the character of its Assets or the nature or conduct of its business requires
it
to be so qualified or licensed.
6.2
Authority;
No Breach By Agreement.
(a)
SBC
and
Summit Bank each has the corporate power and authority necessary to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein,
including the Merger, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action in respect thereof on the part of SBC and Summit Bank. Subject
to receipt of the requisite Consents of Regulatory Authorities, this Agreement
represents a legal, valid, and binding obligation of each of SBC and Summit
Bank, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms (except
in
all cases as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium, or
similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except
that the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance or
injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding may be brought).
(b)
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by SBC or Summit Bank, nor the
consummation by SBC or Summit Bank of the transactions contemplated hereby,
nor
compliance by SBC or Summit Bank with any of the provisions hereof, will (i)
conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of their respective
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or the certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws of any SBC Subsidiary or any resolution adopted by
the
board of directors or the shareholders of any SBC Entity that is currently
in
effect, or (ii) constitute or result in a Default under, or require any Consent
pursuant to, or result in the creation of any Lien on any Asset of any SBC
Entity under, any Contract or Permit of any SBC Entity or, (iii) subject to
receipt of the requisite Consents referred to in Section 9.1(b), constitute
or
result in a Default under, or require any Consent pursuant to, any Law or Order
applicable to any SBC Entity or any of their respective material Assets
(including any SBC Entity or Concord becoming subject to or liable for the
payment of any Tax or any of the Assets owned by any SBC Entity or Concord
being
reassessed or revalued by any Taxing authority).
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(c)
Other
than in connection or compliance with the provisions of the Securities Laws,
applicable state corporate and securities Laws, and rules of the Nasdaq National
Market, and other than Consents required from Regulatory Authorities, and other
than notices to or filings with the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to any employee benefit plans, no
notice to, filing with, or Consent of any public body or authority is necessary
for the consummation by SBC of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated in this Agreement.
6.3
Capital
Stock.
The
authorized capital stock of SBC consists of 100,000,000 shares of SBC Common
Stock, of which 5,694,604 shares are issued and outstanding. All of the issued
and outstanding shares of SBC Common Stock are duly and validly issued and
outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable under the GBCC. None of the
outstanding shares of SBC Common Stock has been issued in violation of any
preemptive rights of the current or past shareholders of SBC.
6.4
SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(a)
SBC
has
timely filed and made available to Concord all SEC Documents required to be
filed by SBC since December 31, 2002 (the “SBC SEC Reports”). The SBC SEC
Reports (i) at the time filed, complied in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Laws and other applicable Laws and
(ii) did not, at the time they were filed (or, if amended or superseded by
a
filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing)
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
required to be stated in such SBC SEC Reports or necessary in order to make
the
statements in such SBC SEC Reports, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. No SBC Subsidiary is required to file any SEC
Documents.
(b)
Each
of
the SBC Financial Statements (including, in each case, any related notes)
contained in the SBC SEC Reports, including any SBC SEC Reports filed after
the
date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, complied as to form in all
material respects with the applicable published rules and regulations of the
SEC
with respect thereto, was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated
in
the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited interim
statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), and fairly presented in
all
material respects the consolidated financial position of SBC and its
Subsidiaries as at the respective dates and the consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited
interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected to be material in amount
or effect.
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ARTICLE
7
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PENDING CONSUMMATION
7.1
Affirmative
Covenants of Each Party.
From
the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the
termination of this Agreement, unless the prior written consent of the other
Party shall have been obtained, and except as otherwise expressly contemplated
herein, each Party shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (a) operate
its business only in the usual, regular, and ordinary course, (b) preserve
intact its business organization and material Assets and maintain its rights
and
franchises, and (c) take no action that would (i) materially adversely affect
the ability of either Party to obtain any Consents required for the transactions
contemplated hereby without imposition of a condition or restriction of the
type
referred to in the last sentences of Section 9.1(b) or 9.1(c), or (ii)
materially adversely affect the ability of either Party to perform its covenants
and agreements under this Agreement.
7.2
Negative
Covenants of Concord.
From
the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the
termination of this Agreement, unless the prior written consent of SBC shall
have been obtained, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and except
as otherwise expressly contemplated herein, Concord covenants and agrees that
it
will not do or agree or commit to do any of the following:
(a)
amend
its
Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other governing instruments,
or
(b)
incur
any
additional debt obligation or other obligation for borrowed money in excess
of
an aggregate of $50,000 except in the ordinary course of business of Concord
consistent with past practices (which shall include creation of deposit
liabilities, purchases of federal funds, advances from the Federal Reserve
Bank
or Federal Home Loan Bank, and entry into repurchase agreements fully secured
by
U.S. government or agency securities), or impose, or suffer the imposition,
on
any Asset of Concord of any Lien or permit any such Lien to exist (other than
in
connection with deposits, repurchase agreements, Bankers acceptances, “treasury
tax and loan” accounts established in the ordinary course of business, the
satisfaction of legal requirements in the exercise of trust powers, and Liens
in
effect as of the date hereof that are disclosed in the Concord Disclosure
Memorandum); or
(c)
repurchase,
redeem, or otherwise acquire or exchange (other than exchanges in the ordinary
course under employee benefit plans or in connection with the exercise of its
existing options and warrants), directly or indirectly, any shares, or any
securities convertible into any shares, of Concord’s capital stock, or declare
or pay any or make any other distribution in respect of Concord’s capital stock;
or
(d)
issue,
sell, pledge, encumber, authorize the issuance of, enter into any Contract
to
issue, sell, pledge, encumber, or authorize the issuance of, or otherwise permit
to become outstanding, any additional shares of Concord Common Stock or any
other capital stock of Concord, or any stock appreciation rights, or any option,
warrant, or other Equity Right; or
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(e)
adjust,
split, combine or reclassify any shares of Concord Common Stock or issue or
authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of or in substitution
for shares of Concord Common Stock, or sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise
dispose of or otherwise encumber any Asset having a book value in excess of
$50,000 other than in the ordinary course of business for reasonable and
adequate consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should Concord receive
an
offer to purchase the undeveloped tract located at Bellaire and Synott roads
(“Bellaire Tract”) in Houston, Texas for $1,500,000.00, Concord shall be allowed
to sell same. In the event of a sale of the Bellaire Tract as provided in the
foregoing sentence, one hundred percent (100%) of the net after-tax capital
gain
resulting from the sale (the “Bellaire Gain”) shall accrue to Summit and shall
be added to the Total Equity Capital required of Concord under Section 9.2(g)
of
this Agreement. The broker listing agreement for the sale of the Bellaire Tract
expires in January 2006 and Concord agrees not to renew the broker listing
agreement; or
(f)
except
for purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. Government agency securities
or
obligations of the State of Texas, or any subdivisions thereof that have
maturities of seven years or less, purchase any securities or make any material
investment, either by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital,
Asset transfers, or purchase of any Assets, in any Person, or otherwise acquire
direct or indirect control over any Person, other than in connection with (i)
foreclosures in the ordinary course of business, (ii) acquisitions of control
by
a depository institution Subsidiary in its fiduciary capacity, or (iii) the
creation of new wholly owned Subsidiaries organized to conduct or continue
activities otherwise permitted by this Agreement; or
(g)
enter
into or amend any employment Contract with any Person (unless such Contract
or
amendment is required by, or is necessary to comply with the requirements of,
applicable Law or this Agreement) that Concord does not have the unconditional
right to terminate without Liability (other than Liability for services already
rendered), at any time on or after the Effective Time; or
(h)
adopt
any
new employee benefit plan or terminate or withdraw from, or make any material
change in or to, any existing employee benefit plans of Concord other than
any
such adoption or change that is required by, or is necessary to comply with
the
requirements of, applicable Law or that, in the opinion of counsel, is necessary
or advisable to maintain the tax qualified status of any such plan, or make
any
distributions from such employee benefit plans, except as required by, or as
permitted to effect compliance with the requirements of, applicable Law or
as
contemplated by this Agreement or the terms of such plans or consistent with
past practice; or
(i)
make
any
significant change in any Tax or accounting methods or systems of internal
accounting controls, except as may be appropriate to conform to changes in
Tax
Laws or regulatory accounting requirements or GAAP; or
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(j)
commence
any Litigation other than in accordance with past practice, or settle any
Litigation involving any Liability of Concord for over $50,000 in money damages
or any restrictions upon the operations of Concord; or
(k)
except
in
the ordinary course of business, enter into, modify, amend or terminate any
Contract (including any loan Contract with an unpaid balance) or waive, release,
compromise or assign any right or claim in an amount exceeding
$50,000.
7.3
Adverse
Changes in Condition.
Concord
agrees to give written notice promptly to SBC upon becoming aware of the
occurrence or impending occurrence of any event or circumstance relating to
it
or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) is reasonably likely to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Concord Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) would cause
or
constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, or
covenants contained herein, and to use its reasonable efforts to prevent or
promptly remedy the same.
7.4
Reports.
Each
Party and its Subsidiaries shall file all reports required to be filed by it
with Regulatory Authorities between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time and shall deliver to the other Party copies of all such reports promptly
after the same are filed.
ARTICLE
8
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
8.1
Applications.
SBC
shall prepare and file, and Concord shall cooperate in the preparation and,
where appropriate, filing, applications with all Regulatory Authorities having
jurisdiction over the transactions contemplated by this Agreement seeking the
requisite Consents necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement. The Parties shall deliver to each other copies of all filings,
correspondence and orders to and from all Regulatory Authorities in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.2
Access
to Technology Systems.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing and during regular business hours,
Concord shall afford to the officers, employees, and other authorized
representatives of SBC access to Concord’s Technology Systems for the purpose of
evaluating Concord’s Technology Systems and actions that will be required
following Closing for SBC to continue to use the Technology Systems or to
convert data to formats and media compatible with SBC systems. In carrying
out
its evaluation, SBC will schedule appointments in advance and will not
unreasonably interfere Concord’s business.
8.3
Agreement
as to Efforts to Consummate.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party agrees to use, and
to
cause its Subsidiaries to use, its reasonable efforts to take, or cause to
be
taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper, or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective,
as
soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its reasonable
efforts to lift or rescind any Order adversely affecting its ability to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein and to cause to be satisfied
the
conditions referred to in Article 9; provided that nothing herein shall preclude
either Party from exercising its rights under this Agreement, including, but
not
limited to, the rights of Concord directors contained in Section 8.5(c). Each
Party shall use, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to use, its reasonable
efforts to obtain all Consents necessary or desirable for the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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8.4
Investigation
and Confidentiality.
(a)
Prior
to
the Effective Time, each Party shall keep the other Party advised of all
material developments relevant to its business and to consummation of the Merger
and shall permit the other Party to make or cause to be made such investigation
of the business and properties of it and its Subsidiaries and of their
respective financial and legal conditions as the other Party reasonably
requests, provided that such investigation shall be reasonably related to the
transactions contemplated hereby and shall not interfere unnecessarily with
normal operations. No investigation by a Party shall affect the representations
and warranties of the other Party.
(b)
Each
Party shall, and shall cause its advisers and agents to, maintain the
confidentiality of all confidential information furnished to it by the other
Party concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ businesses, operations, and financial
positions and shall not use such information for any purpose except in
furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If this
Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time, each Party shall promptly
return or certify the destruction of all documents and copies thereof and all
work papers containing confidential information received from the other
Party.
(c)
Each
Party agrees to give the other Party notice as soon as practicable after any
determination by it of any fact or occurrence relating to the other Party which
it has discovered through the course of its investigation and which represents,
or is reasonably likely to represent, either a material breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the other Party or which
has
had or is reasonably likely to have a Concord Material Adverse Effect or an
SBC
Material Adverse Effect, as applicable.
8.5
No
Solicitations.
(a)
Except
as
contemplated by Section 8.5(c) of this Agreement and prior to the Effective
Time
or until the termination of this Agreement, Concord shall not, without the
prior
written approval of SBC,
(i)
directly
or indirectly solicit or initiate inquiries or proposals with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal; or
(ii) furnish
any information regarding, or enter into any Contract with respect to or
participate in any, Acquisition Proposal; or
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(iii) withdraw
its recommendation to the Concord shareholders regarding the Merger or make
a
recommendation regarding any Acquisition Transaction.
(b)
Concord
shall instruct its officers, directors, agents and affiliates to refrain from
doing any of the above and will notify SBC immediately if any such inquiries
or
proposals are received by it, any such information is requested from it, or
any
such negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated with any of its
officers, directors, agents and affiliates.
(c)
Nothing
contained in this Section 8.5 shall prohibit any officer or director of Concord
from taking, or refrain from taking, any action, including actions required
or
prohibited by Sections 8.5(a)(iii) or 8.5(b) or 8.5(e), provided that the Board
of Directors of Concord has determined in good faith, upon the written opinion
of legal counsel, that such action or inaction is required by law or is required
to discharge his or her fiduciary duties to Concord and its
shareholders.
(d)
Concord
shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions
or
negotiations with any persons conducted with respect to any Acquisition
Transaction except those contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)
Each
Party shall promptly advise the other Party following the receipt of any
Acquisition Proposal and the details thereof and advise the other Party of
any
developments with respect to such Acquisition Proposal promptly upon the
occurrence thereof.
8.6
Press
Releases.
Prior
to the Effective Time, Concord and SBC shall consult with each other as to
the
form and substance of any press release or other public disclosure materially
related to this Agreement or any other transaction contemplated hereby and
shall
not make any public disclosure except as agreed upon between the Parties;
provided that nothing in this Section 8.6 shall be deemed to prohibit any Party
from making any disclosure that its legal counsel determines is required or
advisable in order to satisfy such Party’s (the “Disclosing Party”) disclosure
obligations imposed by Law.
8.7
Charter
Provisions.
Concord
shall take all necessary action to ensure that the entering into of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not result in the grant of any rights to
any
Person under Concord’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other governing
instruments or restrict or impair the ability of SBC or any of its Subsidiaries
to vote, or otherwise to exercise the rights of a shareholder with respect
to,
shares of Concord that may be directly or indirectly acquired or controlled
by
them.
8.8
Indemnification
and Insurance.
SBC
covenants and agrees that:
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(a)
all
rights to indemnification (including, without limitation, rights to mandatory
advancement of expenses) and all limitations of liability existing in favor
of
indemnified parties under Concord’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as in
effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior
to or at the Effective Time (an “Indemnified Party”) shall survive the Merger
and shall continue in full force and effect, without any amendment thereto,
for
a period concurrent with the applicable statute of limitations; provided,
however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted
or
made as to which SBC is notified in writing within such period shall continue
until the final disposition of such claim. Without limiting the foregoing,
in
any case in which approval is required to effect any indemnification, the
determination of any such approval shall be made, at the election of the
Indemnified Party, by independent counsel mutually agreed upon between SBC
and
the Indemnified Party.
(b)
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of any
action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against SBC under such subparagraph, notify SBC in writing of the
commencement thereof. In case any such action shall be brought against any
Indemnified Party, SBC shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the
extent that it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and, after notice from SBC
to
such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, SBC
shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party under such subparagraph for any
legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred
by
such Indemnified Party; provided, however, if SBC elects not to assume such
defense or if counsel for the Indemnified Party advises SBC in writing that
there are material substantive issues that raise conflicts of interest between
SBC or Concord and the Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party may retain
counsel satisfactory to it, and SBC shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses
of such counsel for the Indemnified Party promptly as statements therefor are
received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SBC shall not be obligated to pay
the
fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties in
respect of such claim unless in the reasonable judgment of an Indemnified Party
a conflict of interest exists between an Indemnified Party and any other
Indemnified Parties in respect to such claims.
(c)
Concord
shall cause the persons serving as its officers or directors immediately prior
to the Effective Time to be covered for a period of three years from the
Effective Time by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy
maintained by Concord with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to
or at
the respective effective times that were committed by such officers and
directors in their capacity as such; provided that (i) SBC may substitute a
policy or policies with at least the same coverage and amounts and terms and
conditions that are no less advantageous (or with Concord’s consent, give prior
to the Effective Time, any other policy); and (ii) the aggregate premium to
be
paid by Concord for such insurance shall not exceed 150% of the most current
annual premium paid by Concord for its directors and officers liability
insurance, without SBC’s prior approval.
(d)
If
SBC or
any of its successors or assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any
corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation
or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or
substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation
or
other entity, then and in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so
that the successors and assigns of SBC shall assume the obligations set forth
in
this Section 8.8.
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(e)
The
provisions of this Section 8.8 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall
be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and
representatives.
8.9
Employee
Benefits and Contracts.
Following the Effective Time, Summit Bank shall provide generally to officers
and employees of Concord (who continue employment with Summit Bank or any of
its
Subsidiaries) employee benefits on terms and conditions which, when taken as
a
whole, are substantially similar to those then currently provided by Summit
Bank
to its other similarly situated officers and employees. For purposes of benefit
accrual (but only for purposes of determining benefits accruing under payroll
practices such as vacation policy or under fringe benefit programs that do
not
rise to the level of a “plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA),
eligibility to participate and vesting determinations in connection with the
provision of any such employee benefits, service with Concord prior to the
Effective Date shall be counted. Summit Bank shall also honor in accordance
with
their terms (and, to the extent necessary to effect compliance with the
requirements of Section 409A and Notice 2005-1, shall amend) all Concord Benefit
Plans and consulting and other contracts of a compensatory nature to the extent
disclosed in the Concord Disclosure Memorandum between Concord and any of its
current or former directors, employees, independent contractors, or retirees,
or
their spouses or dependants, and no other contracts of the types described
that
are not so disclosed shall be deemed to be assumed by Summit Bank by reason
of
this Section 8.9. If, during the calendar year in which falls the Effective
Time, Summit Bank shall terminate any “group health plan,” within the meaning of
Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, in which one or more Concord
employees, directors, retirees or independent contractors, or their spouses
or
dependants, participated immediately prior to the Effective Time (a “Concord
Plan”), Summit Bank shall use its best efforts to cause any successor group
health plan to waive any underwriting requirements; to give credit for any
such
person’s participation in the Concord Plan prior to the Effective Time for
purposes of applying any pre-existing condition limitations set forth therein;
and to give credit for covered expenses paid by any such person under a Concord
Plan prior to the Effective Time towards satisfaction of any annual deductible
limitation and out-of pocket maximum applied under such successor group health
plan. Summit Bank also shall be considered a successor employer for and shall
provide to “qualified beneficiaries,” determined immediately prior to the
Effective Time, under any Concord Plan appropriate “continuation coverage” (as
those terms are defined in Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code) following
the Effective Time under either the Concord Plan or any successor group health
plan maintained by Summit Bank. At the request of Summit Bank, Concord will
take
all appropriate action to terminate, prior to the Effective Time, any Concord
ERISA Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
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ARTICLE
9
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS TO CONSUMMATE
9.1
Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party.
The
respective obligations of each Party to perform this Agreement and consummate
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions, unless waived by both Parties pursuant
to Section 11.6:
(a)
Shareholder
Approval.
The
shareholders of Concord shall have approved this Agreement, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, as and to the
extent required by Law and by the provisions of Concord’s articles and bylaws
and other governing instruments.
(b)
Regulatory
Approvals.
All
Consents of, filings and registrations with, and notifications to, all
Regulatory Authorities required for consummation of the Merger shall have been
obtained or made and shall be in full force and effect and all waiting periods
required by Law shall have expired.
(c)
Legal
Proceedings.
No
court or governmental or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction shall
have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or Order (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) or taken any other action that prohibits,
restricts or makes illegal consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
(d)
Opinion
of Financial Advisor.
Concord
shall have received the opinion of an appropriate financial advisor to be
appointed by Concord, to the effect that the Consideration to be received by
the
holders of Concord Common Stock is fair, from a financial point of view, to
such
holders, a signed copy of which shall have been delivered to SBC.
9.2
Conditions
to Obligations of SBC.
The
obligations of SBC to perform this Agreement and consummate the Merger and
the
other transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions, unless waived by SBC pursuant to Section
11.6(a):
(a)
Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Concord set forth in this Agreement shall
be
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time
with the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had
been
made on and as of the Effective Time (provided that representations and
warranties that are confined to a specified date shall speak only as of such
date), except for inaccuracies that are not reasonably likely to have a Concord
Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
Performance
of Agreements and Covenants.
Each
and all of the agreements and covenants of Concord to be performed and complied
with pursuant to this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby
prior to the Effective Time shall have been duly performed and complied with
in
all material respects.
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(c)
Certificates.
Concord
shall have delivered to SBC (i) a certificate, dated as of the Effective Time
and signed on its behalf by its chief executive officer and its chief financial
officer, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 9.1 as relates
to Concord, Section 9.2(a) (qualified as to such officer’s Knowledge with
respect to such matters as the parties may deem appropriate) and Section 9.2(b)
have been satisfied, and (ii) certified copies of resolutions duly adopted
by
Concord’s Board of Directors and shareholders evidencing the taking of all
corporate action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
all in such reasonable detail as SBC and its counsel shall request.
(d)
Opinion
of Counsel.
Concord
shall have delivered to SBC an opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
dated as of the Closing Date, covering those matters set forth in Exhibit “B”
hereto, which opinion may be rendered in accordance with the Interpretive
Standards on Legal Opinions to Third Parties in Corporate Transactions
promulgated by the Corporate and Banking Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia
(January 1, 1992) or the American Bar Association (the “Interpretive
Standards”).
(e)
Equity
Rights.
All
outstanding Equity Rights relating to the capital stock of Concord shall have
been exercised or cancelled prior to the Effective Time. No Equity Rights
relating to the capital stock of Concord, whether vested or unvested, shall
be
outstanding immediately preceding the Effective Time.
(f)
Noncompete
Agreements.
SBC
shall have received from each director of Concord a signed mutually satisfactory
noncompete agreement providing that for a period of two years after the
Effective Time, such director will not serve on the board of directors of any
financial institution (or holding company therefore) with offices located within
a 50 mile radius of 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000.
(g)
Equity
Capital.
Concord
shall have no less than Eleven Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
($11,850,000) in Total Equity Capital immediately prior to the Closing plus,
if
the Bellaire Tract is sold as provided in Section 7.2(e) of this Agreement,
an
additional amount equal to the Bellaire Gain (as defined in Section 7.2(e)).
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, any amount
of Total Equity Capital in excess of the greater of (i) $11,850,00.00 or (ii)
the sum of $11,850,000 plus the Bellaire Gain in the event the Bellaire Tract
is
sold as provided in Section 7.2(e), shall remain the property of Concord and
shall be paid and/or distributed prior to Closing as the board of directors
of
Concord determines in its sole discretion.
(h)
Minimum
Allowance for Possible Loan Losses.
Concord
shall have immediately prior to Closing an Allowance of no less than One
Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000).
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(i)
Consents
and Approvals.
Concord
shall have obtained any and all Consents required for consummation of the Merger
(other than those referred to in Section 9.1(b)) or for the preventing of any
Default under any Contract or Permit of Concord which, if not obtained or made,
is reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Concord
Material Adverse Effect; and no Consent so obtained which is necessary to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be conditioned or
restricted in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the Board of
Directors of SBC would so materially adversely impact the economic or business
benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that, had such
condition or requirement been known, SBC would not, in its reasonable judgment,
have entered into this Agreement.
(j)
No
Unacceptable Regulatory Conditions.
No
Consent obtained from any Regulatory Authority that is necessary to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be conditioned or restricted in
a
manner (including requirements relating to the raising of additional capital
or
the disposition of Assets) which in the reasonable judgment of the Board of
Directors of SBC would so materially adversely impact the economic or business
benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that, had such
condition or requirement been known, SBC would not, in its reasonable judgment,
have entered into this Agreement.
(k)
Outstanding
Concord Shares.
There
shall be no more than 620,000 issued and outstanding shares of Concord Common
Stock immediately prior to the Effective Date, excluding shares held in the
treasury of Concord or any Subsidiary of Concord (other than in a fiduciary
capacity or as a result of debts previously contracted), which treasury shares
shall be canceled and extinguished immediately prior to the Effective Time
as
provided in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.
9.3
Conditions
to Obligations of Concord.
The
obligations of Concord to perform this Agreement and consummate the Merger
and
the other transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction
of
the following conditions, unless waived by Concord pursuant to Section
11.6(b):
(a)
Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of SBC set forth in this Agreement shall be
true
and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time with
the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had been
made
on and as of the Effective Time (provided that representations and warranties
that are confined to a specified date shall speak only as of such date), except
for inaccuracies that are not reasonably likely to have an SBC Material Adverse
Effect.
(b)
Performance
of Agreements and Covenants.
Each
and all of the agreements and covenants of SBC to be performed and complied
with
pursuant to this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby prior
to
the Effective Time shall have been duly performed and complied with in all
material respects.
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(c)
Certificates.
SBC
shall have delivered to Concord (i) a certificate, dated as of the Effective
Time and signed on its behalf by its chief executive officer and its chief
financial officer, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 9.1
as
relates to SBC, Section 9.3(a) (qualified as to such officer’s Knowledge with
respect to such matters as the parties may deem appropriate) and Section 9.3(b)
have been satisfied, and (ii) certified copies of resolutions duly adopted
by
SBC’s Board of Directors evidencing the taking of all corporate action necessary
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, all in such reasonable
detail as Concord and its counsel shall request.
(d)
Opinion
of Counsel.
SBC
shall have delivered to Concord an opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP, counsel
to
SBC, dated as of the Closing Date, covering those matters set forth in Exhibit
“A” hereto, which opinion may be rendered in accordance with the Interpretive
Standards.
ARTICLE
10
TERMINATION
10.1 Termination.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and notwithstanding
the
approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of Concord, this Agreement may
be
terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective
Time:
(a)
By
mutual
written consent of the Boards of Directors of SBC and Concord; or
(b)
By
the
Board of Directors of SBC (provided that SBC is not then in material breach
of
any of its representations, warranties, covenants, or other agreements contained
in this Agreement) in the event of a material breach by Concord of any its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement
which cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after the giving of written
notice to Concord of such breach (provided that the right to effect such cure
shall not extend beyond the date set forth in subparagraph 10.1(f) below) and
which breach is reasonably likely, in the opinion of SBC, to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Concord Material Adverse Change; or
(c)
By
the
Board of Directors of Concord (provided that Concord is not then in material
breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants, or other agreements
contained in this Agreement) in the event of a material breach by SBC of any
its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement
which cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after the giving of written
notice to SBC of such breach (provided that the right to effect such cure shall
not extend beyond the date set forth in subparagraph 10.1(f) below) and which
breach is reasonably likely, in the opinion of Concord, to have, individually
or
in the aggregate, an SBC Material Adverse Change; or
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(d)
By
the
Board of Directors of SBC in the event of a Concord Material Adverse Effect;
or
(e)
By
the
Board of Directors of either Party in the event (i) any Consent of any
Regulatory Authority required for consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby shall have been denied by final nonappealable
action of such authority or if any action taken by such authority is not
appealed within the time limit for appeal, or (ii) the shareholders of Concord
fail to vote their approval of the matters relating to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby at the Shareholders’ Meeting where such matters
were presented to such shareholders for approval and voted upon; or
(f)
By
the
Board of Directors of either Party in the event that the Merger shall not have
been consummated by April 30, 2006, if the failure to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby on or before such date is not caused by any
breach of this Agreement by the Party electing to terminate pursuant to this
Section 10.1(f); or
(g)
By
the
Board of Directors of either Party in the event that any of the conditions
precedent to the obligations of such Party to consummate the Merger cannot
be
satisfied or waived by the date specified in Section 10.1(f), provided that
the
failure to consummate the Merger is not caused by the Party electing to
terminate pursuant to this Section 10.1(g); or
(h)
By
the
Board of Directors of SBC if the Board of Directors of Concord:
(i)
shall
withdraw, modify or change its recommendation to the Concord shareholders with
respect to this Agreement or the Merger, or shall have resolved to do any of
the
foregoing, other than as a result of a condition that would have allowed the
Board of Directors of Concord to terminate this Agreement under Section 10.1(c)
hereof or as a result of circumstances in Section 10.1(i) below; or
(ii) either
recommends to the Concord shareholders or affirmatively approved any Acquisition
Transaction, or resolves to enter into or approve any Acquisition Transaction,
or makes any announcement of any agreement to enter into an Acquisition
Transaction; or
(i)
By
the
Board of Directors of Concord if Concord receives a bona fide written offer
with
respect to an Acquisition Transaction, and the Board of Directors of Concord
determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and
counsel, that such Acquisition Transaction is more favorable to Concord’s
shareholders than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j)
By
the
Board of Directors of SBC if the holders of more than 10% in the aggregate
of
the Outstanding Concord Shares (1) vote such shares against this Agreement
or
the Merger at any meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon and (2)
exercise their dissenters’ rights in accordance with 12 USC
215a.
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10.2 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of the termination and abandonment of this Agreement pursuant to Section
10.1, this Agreement shall become void and have no effect, except that (i)
the
provisions of this Section 10.2, Section 10.4, Section 10.5, Article 11 and
Section 8.4(b) shall survive any such termination and abandonment.
10.3 Non-Survival
of Representations and Covenants.
The
respective representations, warranties, obligations, covenants, and agreements
of the Parties shall not survive the Effective Time except this Article 10
and
Articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 11 and Sections 8.4 and 8.8.
10.4 Termination
Payment.
(a)
If
this
Agreement is terminated by Concord pursuant to Section 10.1(i) of this
Agreement, then Concord (or its successor) shall pay or cause to be paid to
SBC,
upon demand, a termination payment of $1,000,000 payable in same day funds.
(b)
Concord
(or its successor) shall pay or cause to be paid to SBC, upon demand, a
termination payment of $1,000,000 payable in same day funds, in the event that
SBC terminates this Agreement after the Board of Directors of Concord has:
(i)
withdrawn,
modified or changed its recommendation to the Concord shareholders with respect
to this Agreement or the Merger, or resolved to do any of the foregoing, other
than as a result of a condition that would have allowed the Board of Directors
of Concord to terminate this Agreement under Section 10.1(c) hereof or as a
result of circumstances in Section 10.1(i) hereof; or
(ii) either
recommended to the Concord shareholders or affirmatively approved any
Acquisition Transaction, or resolved to enter into or approve any Acquisition
Transaction, or made any announcement of any agreement to enter into an
Acquisition Transaction.
(c)
The
Parties agree that the termination payments provided for by Section 10.4(a)
and
(b) are for liquidated damages and not as a penalty, and that the payments
are a
reasonable estimate of the damages to be sustained by SBC and that such damages
would be difficult or are impossible to determine.
(d)
Final
settlement with respect to payments to be made under this Section 10.4 shall
be
made within thirty (30) days after the termination of this Agreement. Payment
made by Concord to SBC pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall constitute full
and
complete satisfaction of any claims by SBC or Summit and shall be SBC’s sole and
exclusive remedy in connection with SBC’s termination of this Agreement pursuant
to subsection 10.1(h) or 10.1(i).
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(e)
If
this
Agreement is terminated and the Merger abandoned pursuant to Section 10.1(f)
of
this Agreement, then neither Party shall be liable to the other for payment
of
the termination payments provided for by Sections 10.4(a) or 10.4(b).
10.5 Reimbursement
of Expenses.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.2 of this Agreement, if this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to subsection 10.1(b) or 10.1(c), the breaching
Party shall pay the non-breaching Party an amount equal to the reasonable and
documented fees and expenses incurred by such non-breaching Party in connection
with the examination and investigation of the breaching Party, the preparation
and negotiation of this Agreement and related agreements, regulatory filings
and
other documents related to the transactions contemplated hereunder, including,
without limitation, fees and expenses of investment banking consultants,
accountants, attorneys and other agents (collectively, “Transaction Expenses”),
provided that the breach Party shall not be liable to the non-breaching Party
for Transaction Expenses in excess of $100,000. Final settlement with respect
to
payments to be made under this Section 10.5 shall be made within thirty (30)
days after the termination of this Agreement. This Section 10.5 shall be the
non-breaching Party’s sole and exclusive remedy for actionable breach by the
breaching Party under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
11
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Definitions.
(a)
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have
the
following meanings:
“Acquisition
Proposal” with respect to a Party shall mean any tender offer or exchange offer
or any proposal for a merger, acquisition of all of the stock or assets of
or
other business combination involving the acquisition of such Party or any of
its
Subsidiaries or the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in, or a
substantial portion of the assets of, such Party or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Acquisition
Transaction” shall mean: (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination or other similar transaction (other than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement); (ii) any sale, lease, transfer other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Concord, or the
beneficial ownership or 15% or more of any class of Concord capital stock;
or
(iii) any acquisition, by any person or group, of the beneficial ownership
of
15% or more of any class of Concord capital stock.
“Affiliate”
of a Person shall mean: (i) any other Person directly, or indirectly through
one
or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control
with
such Person; (ii) any officer, director, partner, employer, or direct or
indirect beneficial owner of any 10% or greater equity or voting interest of
such Person; or (iii) any other Person for which a Person described in clause
(ii) acts in any such capacity.
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“Agreement”
shall mean this Agreement and Plan of Merger, including the Exhibits delivered
pursuant hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
“Allowance”
has the meaning given in Section 5.10 of this Agreement.
“Assets”
of a Person shall mean all of the assets, properties, businesses and rights
of
such Person of every kind, nature, character and description, whether real,
personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, accrued or contingent, or otherwise
relating to or utilized in such Person’s business, directly or indirectly, in
whole or in part, whether or not carried on the books and records of such
Person, and whether or not owned in the name of such Person or any Affiliate
of
such Person and wherever located.
“BHC
Act”
shall mean the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended.
“Closing
Date” shall mean the date on which the Closing occurs.
“Concord
Change in Control Agreement” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.28 of
this Agreement.
“Concord
Common Stock” shall mean the $5.00 par value common stock of
Concord.
“Concord
Disclosure Memorandum” shall have the meaning set forth in Article
5.
“Concord
Entities” shall mean, collectively, Concord and all Concord
Subsidiaries.
“Concord
Financial Statements” shall mean (i) the audited balance sheets (including
related notes and schedules, if any) of Concord as of December 31, 2004 and
2003, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity,
and cash flows (including related notes and schedules, if any), and (ii) the
unaudited balance sheets (including related notes and schedules, if any) of
Concord as of September 30, 2005, and the related statements of income, changes
in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows (including related notes and schedules,
if any) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2005, as delivered by
Concord to SBC prior to execution of this Agreement.
“Concord
Material Adverse Change” shall mean a material adverse change in the financial
position, business, or results of operations of Concord and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, excluding changes caused by (a) changes in banking and similar
Laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or
governmental authorities, (b) changes in generally accepted accounting
principles or regulatory accounting principles generally applicable to banks
and
their holding companies, (c) actions and omissions of any Concord Entity taken
with the prior informed written Consent of SBC in contemplation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (d) any formal or informal action of a
Regulatory Authority that does not prevent the receipt of all required Consents
for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (e) the
direct effects of compliance with this Agreement on the operating performance
of
Concord, including expenses incurred by Concord in consummating the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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“Concord
Material Adverse Effect” shall mean an event, change or occurrence which,
individually or together with any other event, change or occurrence, has a
material adverse impact on (i) the financial position, business, or results
of
operations of Concord and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the
ability of Concord to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to
consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
provided that “Concord Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include
the impact of (a) changes in banking and similar Laws of general applicability
or interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities, (b) changes
in
generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting principles
generally applicable to banks and their holding companies, (c) actions and
omissions of any Concord Entity taken with the prior informed written Consent
of
SBC in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (d) any formal
or
informal action of a Regulatory Authority that does not prevent the receipt
of
all required Consents for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or
(e) the direct effects of compliance with this Agreement on the operating
performance of any Concord Entity, including expenses incurred by Concord in
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Concord
Subsidiaries” shall mean the Subsidiaries of Concord and any corporation, bank,
savings association, or other organization acquired as a Subsidiary of Concord
in the future and held as a Subsidiary by Concord at the Effective
Time.
“Consent”
shall mean any consent, approval, authorization, clearance, exemption, waiver,
or similar affirmation by any Person pursuant to any Contract, Law, Order,
or
Permit.
“Consideration”
shall mean an amount in cash equal to $23,700,000.
“Contract”
shall mean any written or oral agreement, arrangement, authorization,
commitment, contract, indenture, instrument, lease, obligation, plan, practice,
restriction, understanding, or undertaking of any kind or character, or other
document to which any Person is a party or that is binding on any Person or
its
capital stock, Assets or business.
“Default”
shall mean (i) any breach or violation of, default under, contravention of,
or
conflict with, any Contract, Law, Order, or Permit, (ii) any occurrence of
any
event that with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would
constitute a breach or violation of, default under, contravention of, or
conflict with, any Contract, Law, Order, or Permit, or (iii) any occurrence
of
any event that with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice
would
give rise to a right of any Person to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief
under, terminate or revoke, suspend, cancel, or modify or change the current
terms of, or renegotiate, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of,
or to
increase or impose any Liability under, any Contract, Law, Order, or
Permit.
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“Dissenting
Shares” shall mean those shares
with respect to which the holders thereof have perfected dissenters’ rights
under 12 USC 215a.
“Environment”
shall mean any soil, land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters
(including navigable waters, ocean waters, streams, ponds, natural or artificial
drainage systems, and wetlands), groundwaters, drinking water supply, stream
sediments, ambient air (including indoor air), plant and animal life, biota,
and
any other environmental media or natural resource.
“Environmental
Laws” shall mean any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, code,
rule, regulation, license, authorization, decision, order, injunction, decree,
or rule of common law (including but not limited to nuisance or trespass
claims), and any judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, which pertains
to health, safety, any Hazardous Material, or the Environment (including, but
not limited to, ground, air, water or noise pollution or contamination, and
underground or above-ground storage tanks) and shall include without limitation,
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.;
the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
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U.S.C. §9601 et seq.
(“CERCLA”),
as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(“XXXX”);
the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.;
the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.;
the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.;
the
Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.;
the
Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.
and any
other state or federal environmental statutes, and all rules, regulations,
orders and decrees now or hereafter promulgated under any of the foregoing,
as
any of the foregoing now exist or may be changed or amended or come into effect
in the future.
“Equity
Rights” shall mean all arrangements, calls, commitments, Contracts, options,
rights to subscribe to, script, understandings, warrants, or other binding
obligations of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into or exchangeable for, shares of the capital stock of a Person
or
by which a Person is or may be bound to issue additional shares of its capital
stock or other Equity Rights.
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate” shall mean an entity that is treated as a single employer with
Concord for purposes of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
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“Exhibits”
A and B shall mean the Exhibits so marked, copies of which are attached to
this
Agreement. Such Exhibits are hereby incorporated by reference herein and made
a
part hereof, and may be referred to in this Agreement and any other related
instrument or document without being attached thereto.
“FDIC”
shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“GAAP”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied during
the periods involved.
“Hazardous
Material” shall mean any substance, whether solid, liquid or gaseous: (i) which
is listed, defined or regulated as a “hazardous substance,” “hazardous waste,”
“contaminant,” or “solid waste,” or otherwise classified as hazardous or toxic,
in or pursuant to any Environmental Law; (ii) which is or contains asbestos,
radon, any polychlorinated biphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, explosive or radioactive material, or motor fuel,
petroleum product, constituent or by-product, or other petroleum hydrocarbons;
or (iii) which causes a contamination or nuisance, or a hazard, or threat of
the
same, to public health, human health or the Environment.
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks, service
names, trade names, applications therefor, technology rights and licenses,
computer software (including any source or object codes therefor or
documentation relating thereto), trade secrets, franchises, know-how,
inventions, and other intellectual property rights.
“Internal
Revenue Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Knowledge”
as used with respect to a Person (including references to such Person being
aware of a particular matter) shall mean the personal knowledge after due
inquiry of the chairman, president, chief financial officer, chief accounting
officer, chief operating officer, chief credit officer, executive or other
vice
president of such Person and the knowledge of any such persons obtained or
which
would have been obtained from a reasonable investigation.
“Law”
shall mean any code, law (including common law), ordinance, regulation,
reporting or licensing requirement, rule, or statute applicable to a Person
or
its Assets, Liabilities, or business, including those promulgated, interpreted
or enforced by any Regulatory Authority.
“Liability”
shall mean any direct or indirect, primary or secondary, liability,
indebtedness, obligation, penalty, cost or expense (including costs of
investigation, collection and defense), claim, deficiency, guaranty or
endorsement of or by any Person (other than endorsements of notes, bills,
checks, and drafts presented for collection or deposit in the ordinary course
of
business) of any type, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, liquidated
or
unliquidated, matured or unmatured, or otherwise.
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“Lien”
shall mean any conditional sale agreement, default of title, easement,
encroachment, encumbrance, hypothecation, infringement, lien, mortgage, pledge,
reservation, restriction, security interest, title retention or other security
arrangement, or any adverse right or interest, charge, or claim of any nature
whatsoever of, on, or with respect to any property or property interest, other
than (i) Liens for current property Taxes not yet due and payable, (ii) for
depository institution Subsidiaries of a Party, pledges to secure deposits
and
other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of the Banking business, and (iii)
Liens which do not materially impair the use of or title to the Assets subject
to such Lien.
“Litigation”
shall mean any action, arbitration, cause of action, claim, charge, complaint,
criminal prosecution, governmental or other examination or investigation,
hearing, administrative or other proceeding relating to or affecting a Party,
its business, its Assets (including Contracts related to it), or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but shall not include regular,
periodic examinations of depository institutions and their Affiliates by
Regulatory Authorities.
“Nasdaq
National Market” shall mean the National Market System of The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc.
“Operating
Property” shall mean any property owned, leased, or operated by the Party in
question or by any of its Subsidiaries or in which such Party or Subsidiary
holds a security interest or other interest (including an interest in a
fiduciary capacity), and, where required by the context, includes the owner
or
operator of such property, but only with respect to such property.
“Order”
shall mean any administrative decision or award, decree, injunction, judgment,
order, quasi-judicial decision or award, ruling, or writ of any federal, state,
local or foreign or other court, arbitrator, mediator, tribunal, administrative
agency, or Regulatory Authority.
“Outstanding
Concord Shares” has the meaning given in Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
“Participation
Facility” shall mean any facility or property in which the Party in question or
any of its Subsidiaries participates in the management and, where required
by
the context, said term means the owner or operator of such facility or property,
but only with respect to such facility or property.
“Party”
shall mean Concord, Summit Bank, or SBC, and “Parties” shall mean all of
Concord, Summit Bank, and SBC.
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“Permit”
shall mean any federal, state, local, and foreign governmental approval,
authorization, certificate, easement, filing, franchise, license, notice,
permit, or right to which any Person is a party or that is or may be binding
upon or inure to the benefit of any Person or its securities, Assets, or
business.
“Person”
shall mean a natural person or any legal, commercial or governmental entity,
such as, but not limited to, a corporation, general partnership, joint venture,
limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, business association,
group acting in concert, or any person acting in a representative
capacity.
“Proxy
Statement” shall mean the proxy statement used by Concord to solicit the
approval of its shareholders of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
which shall include the prospectus of SBC relating to the issuance of the SBC
Common Stock to holders of Concord Common Stock.
“Regulatory
Authorities” shall mean, collectively, the Federal Trade Commission, the United
States Department of Justice, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and all other
federal, state, county, local or other governmental or regulatory agencies,
authorities (including self-regulatory authorities), instrumentalities,
commissions, boards or bodies having jurisdiction over the Parties and their
respective Subsidiaries.
“Release”
or “Released” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying,
injecting, emitting, discharging, depositing, escaping, leaching, migration,
filtration, pouring, seepage, disposal, dumping, or other releasing into the
indoor or outdoor Environment, whether intentional or unintentional, including,
without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or through
the Environment.
“Representative”
shall mean any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant,
consultant, or other representative engaged by a Person.
“SBC
Common Stock” shall mean the $0.01
par
value common stock of SBC.
“SBC
Entities” shall mean, collectively, SBC, The Summit National Bank, and all other
SBC Subsidiaries.
“SBC
Financial Statements” shall mean (i) the consolidated balance sheets (including
related notes and schedules, if any) of SBC as of December 31, 2004 and 2003,
and the related statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash
flows (including related notes and schedules, if any), as filed by SBC in SEC
Documents, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets (including related
notes and schedules, if any) of SBC as of September 30, 2005, and the related
statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows (including
related notes and schedules, if any), as delivered by SBC to Concord prior
to
execution of this Agreement.
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“SBC
Material Adverse Effect” shall mean an event, change or occurrence which,
individually or together with any other event, change or occurrence, has a
material adverse impact on (i) the financial position, business, or results
of
operations of SBC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability
of
SBC to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger
or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, provided that “SBC
Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include the impact of (a)
changes in banking and similar Laws of general applicability or interpretations
thereof by courts or governmental authorities, (b) changes in generally accepted
accounting principles or regulatory accounting principles generally applicable
to banks and their holding companies, (c) actions and omissions of SBC (or
any
of its Subsidiaries) taken with the prior informed written Consent of Concord
in
contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (d) any formal or
informal action of a Regulatory Authority that does not prevent the receipt
of
all required Consents for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or
(e) the direct effects of compliance with this Agreement on the operating
performance of SBC, including expenses incurred by SBC in consummating the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“SBC
Subsidiaries” shall mean the Subsidiaries of SBC and any corporation, bank,
savings association, or other organization acquired as a Subsidiary of SBC
in
the future and held as a Subsidiary by SBC at the Effective Time.
“Shareholders’
Meeting” shall mean the meeting of the shareholders of Concord to be held
pursuant to this Agreement, including any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
“Subsidiaries”
shall mean all those corporations, associations, or other business entities
of
which the entity in question either (i) owns or controls 50% or more of the
outstanding equity securities either directly or through an unbroken chain
of
entities as to each of which 50% or more of the outstanding equity securities
is
owned directly or indirectly by its parent (provided, there shall not be
included any such entity the equity securities of which are owned or controlled
in a fiduciary capacity), (ii) in the case of partnerships, serves as a general
partner, (iii) in the case of a limited liability company, serves as a managing
member, or (iv) otherwise has the ability to elect a majority of the directors,
trustees or managing members thereof.
“Surviving
Bank” shall mean The Summit National Bank as the surviving bank resulting from
the Merger.
“Tax
Return” shall mean any report, return, information return, or other information
required to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with Taxes,
including any return of an affiliated or combined or unitary group that includes
a Party or its Subsidiaries.
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“Tax”
or
“Taxes” shall mean any federal, state, county, local, or foreign taxes, charges,
fees, levies, imposts, duties, or other assessments, including income, gross
receipts, excise, employment, sales, use, transfer, license, payroll, franchise,
severance, stamp, occupation, windfall profits, environmental, federal highway
use, commercial rent, customs duties, capital stock, paid-up capital, profits,
withholding, Social Security, single business and unemployment, disability,
real
property, personal property, registration, ad valorem, value added, alternative
or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax or governmental fee of any kind
whatsoever, imposed or required to be withheld by the United States or any
state, county, local or foreign government or subdivision or agency thereof,
including any interest, penalties, and additions imposed thereon or with respect
thereto.
“Total
Equity Capital” calculated in the manner as reflected on Concord’s Financial
Statements as of the date of the signing of this Agreement, which shall exclude
all amounts reserved for by Concord as required by this Agreement and all other
amounts reserved by Concord, including without limitation loan loss reserves
and
Tax reserves.
(b)
Any
singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and
any
plural term the singular. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the
words “without limitation.”
11.2 Expenses.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall bear and
pay
all direct costs and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereunder, including filing, registration and
application fees, printing fees, and fees and expenses of its own financial
or
other consultants, investment bankers, accountants, and counsel.
11.3 Brokers
and Finders.
Except
as disclosed in Section 11.3 of the Concord Disclosure Memorandum and Section
11.3 of the SBC Disclosure Memorandum, each of the Parties represents and
warrants that neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees, or
Affiliates has employed any broker or finder or incurred any Liability for
any
financial advisory fees, investment bankers’ fees, brokerage fees, commissions,
or finders’ fees in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. In the event of a claim by any broker or finder based
upon
his or its representing or being retained by or allegedly representing or being
retained by Concord or by SBC, each of Concord and SBC, as the case may be,
agrees to indemnify and hold the other Party harmless of and from any Liability
in respect of any such claim.
11.4 Entire
Agreement.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement (including the documents
and instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement between
the
Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and supersedes
all prior arrangements or understandings with respect thereto, written or oral.
11.5 Amendments.
To the
extent permitted by Law, this Agreement may be amended by a subsequent writing
signed by each of the Parties upon the approval of each of the Parties, whether
before or after shareholder approval of this Agreement has been obtained;
provided, that after any such approval by the holders of Concord Common Stock,
there shall be made no amendment that pursuant to applicable law requires
further approval by such shareholders without the further approval of such
shareholders.
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11.6 Waivers.
(a)
Prior
to
or at the Effective Time, SBC, acting through its Board of Directors, chief
executive officer or other authorized officer, shall have the right to waive
any
Default in the performance of any term of this Agreement by Concord, to waive
or
extend the time for the compliance or fulfillment by Concord of any and all
of
its obligations under this Agreement, and to waive any or all of the conditions
precedent to the obligations of SBC under this Agreement, except any condition
which, if not satisfied, would result in the violation of any Law. No such
waiver shall be effective unless in writing signed by a duly authorized officer
of SBC.
(b)
Prior
to
or at the Effective Time, Concord, acting through its Board of Directors, chief
executive officer or other authorized officer, shall have the right to waive
any
Default in the performance of any term of this Agreement by SBC, to waive or
extend the time for the compliance or fulfillment by SBC of any and all of
its
obligations under this Agreement, and to waive any or all of the conditions
precedent to the obligations of Concord under this Agreement, except any
condition which, if not satisfied, would result in the violation of any Law.
No
such waiver shall be effective unless in writing signed by a duly authorized
officer of Concord.
(c)
The
failure of any Party at any time or times to require performance of any
provision hereof shall in no manner affect the right of such Party at a later
time to enforce the same or any other provision of this Agreement. No waiver
of
any condition or of the breach of any term contained in this Agreement in one
or
more instances shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing
waiver of such condition or breach or a waiver of any other condition or of
the
breach of any other term of this Agreement.
11.7 Assignment.
Except
as expressly contemplated hereby, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any Party hereto
(whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent
of
the other Party. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and
their respective successors and assigns.
11.8 Notices.
All
notices or other communications which are required or permitted hereunder shall
be in writing and sufficient if delivered by hand, by facsimile transmission,
by
registered or certified mail, postage pre-paid, or by courier or overnight
carrier, to the persons at the addresses set forth below (or at such other
address as may be provided hereunder), and shall be deemed to have been
delivered as of the date so delivered:
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Concord:
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Concord
Bank, National Association
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0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Mr. Ning Weng, Chairman of the Board,
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President,
and Chief Executive Officer
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With
a copy to:
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C.
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
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0000
Xxxx Xxx Xxxx., xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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SBC
or Summit Bank:
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Summit
Bank Corporation
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0000
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Pin
Pin Xxxx,
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Chief
Executive Officer
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, XX, Esq.
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx LLP
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0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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11.9 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of
the
State of Georgia, without regard to any applicable conflicts of
Laws.
11.10 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the
same instrument.
11.11 Captions;
Articles and Sections.
The
captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are
not
part of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to particular
Articles or Sections shall mean and refer to the referenced Articles and
Sections of this Agreement.
11.12 Interpretations.
Neither
this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or
resolved against any party, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise.
No party to this Agreement shall be considered the draftsman. The parties
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement has been reviewed, negotiated, and
accepted by all parties and their attorneys and shall be construed and
interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as fairly
to
accomplish the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.
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11.13 Severability.
Any
term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity
or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any
other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be
unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is
enforceable.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be executed
on
its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
SUMMIT
BANK CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Pin Pin Xxxx
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Pin
Pin Xxxx
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Chief
Executive Officer
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THE
SUMMIT NATIONAL BANK
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By:
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/s/
Pin Pin Xxxx
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Pin
Pin Xxxx
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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CONCORD
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By:
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/s/
Ning Weng
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Ning
Weng
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Chairman
of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
“A”
MATTERS
AS TO WHICH
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX LLP WILL OPINE
Capitalized
terms used in this Exhibit shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
The opinion to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.3(d) of the Agreement
may, at the option of the opinion giver, be delivered in accordance with the
standards set forth under the Report on Legal Opinions to Third Parties in
Corporate Transactions (January 1, 1992) published by the Executive
Committee of the Corporate and Banking Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
1. SBC
is a
bank holding company existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Georgia with corporate power and authority to conduct its business and to
own
and use its Assets.
2. The
execution and delivery by SBC of the Agreement do not, and if SBC were now
to
perform its obligations under the Agreement such performance would not, violate
or contravene any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of SBC
or, to our knowledge but without any independent investigation, result in any
material breach of, or default or acceleration under any mortgage, agreement,
lease, indenture or other instrument, order, judgment or decree to which any
SBC
Entity is a party or by which either is bound.
3. The
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by SBC, and, assuming
valid authorization, execution and delivery by Concord, constitutes a valid
and
binding agreement of SBC enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; provided, however, that
we
express no opinion as to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific
performance.
EXHIBIT
“B”
MATTERS
AS TO WHICH
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX XXXXXX & XXXXXXXXX WILL
OPINE
Capitalized
terms used in this Exhibit shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
The opinion to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.2(d) of the Agreement
may, at the option of the opinion giver, be delivered in accordance with the
standards set forth under the Report on Legal Opinions to Third Parties in
Corporate Transactions (January 1, 1992) published by the Executive
Committee of the Corporate and Banking Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
1. Concord
is a bank existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States
with
corporate power and authority to conduct its business and to own and use its
Assets.
2. Concord's
authorized capital stock consists of _____
shares
of Concord Common Stock, of which, to our knowledge, __________ shares were
outstanding as of _______,
2005
and _______ shares were outstanding as of the Closing Date. To our knowledge,
the shares of Concord Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued,
were not issued in violation of any statutory preemptive rights of shareholders,
and are fully paid and nonassessable. To our knowledge, there are no options,
subscriptions, warrants, calls, rights or commitments obligating Concord to
issue or acquire any of its equity securities.
3. The
execution and delivery by Concord of the Agreement do not, and if Concord were
now to perform its obligations under the Agreement, such performance would
not,
violate or contravene any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
of Concord or, to our knowledge but without any independent investigation,
result in any material breach of, or default or acceleration under, any
mortgage, agreement, lease, indenture or other instrument, order, judgment
or
decree to which Concord is a party or by which either is bound.
4. The
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Concord and
assuming valid authorization, execution and delivery by SBC, constitutes a
valid
and binding agreement of Concord enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; provided,
however, that we express no opinion as to the availability of the equitable
remedy of specific performance.