AGREEMENT by and between COMMUNITY BANKS, INC. and BUCS FINANCIAL CORP
Exhibit
2.1
by
and
between
COMMUNITY
BANKS, INC.
and
BUCS
FINANCIAL CORP
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I- GENERAL
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2
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1.01
Definitions
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2
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1.02
The Merger
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12
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1.03
Bank Merger
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14
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ARTICLE
II- CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
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14
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2.01
CMTY Common Stock
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14
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2.02
BFC Common Stock
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14
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2.03
Cancellation of Certain Common Stock
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19
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2.04
Fractional Shares
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19
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2.05
Dissenting BFC Shareholders
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19
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2.06
Stock Options
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20
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2.07
Surrender and Exchange of BFC Stock Certificates
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20
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2.08
Anti-Dilution Provisions
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22
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ARTICLE
III- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BFC
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23
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3.01
Organization
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23
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3.02
Capitalization
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25
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3.03
Authority; No Violation
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26
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3.04
Consents
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27
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3.05
Financial Statements
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27
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3.06
No Material Adverse Change
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28
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3.07
Taxes
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28
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3.08
Contracts
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29
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3.09
Ownership of Property; Insurance Coverage
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31
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3.10
Legal Proceedings
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33
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3.11
Compliance with Applicable Law and Agreements
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33
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3.12
ERISA
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35
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3.13
Brokers and Finders
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37
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3.14
Environmental Matters
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38
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3.15
Business of BFC
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38
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3.16
CRA Compliance
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39
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3.17
Bank Merger
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39
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3.18
Information to be Supplied
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40
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3.19
Related Party Transactions
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41
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3.20
Loans
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41
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3.21
Allowance for Loan Losses
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41
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3.22
Reorganization
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41
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3.23
Fairness Opinion
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42
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3.24
Securities Documents
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42
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3.25
“Well Capitalized”
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42
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3.26
Quality of Representations
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42
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(i)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(Cont’d)
Page
ARTICLE
IV- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CMTY
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42
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4.01
Organization
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43
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4.02
Capitalization
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44
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4.03
Authority; No Violation
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45
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4.04
Consents
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46
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4.05
Financial Statements
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46
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4.06
No Material Adverse Change
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47
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4.07
Taxes
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47
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4.08
Contracts
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48
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4.09
Ownership of Property; Insurance Coverage
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48
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4.10
Financing
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50
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4.11
Legal Proceedings
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50
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4.12
Compliance with Applicable Law and Agreements
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50
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4.13
ERISA
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52
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4.14
Brokers and Finders
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54
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4.15
CRA Compliance
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54
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4.16
Bank Merger
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54
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4.17
Information to be Supplied
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55
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4.18
Reorganization
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56
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4.19
CMTY Common Stock
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56
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4.20
Securities Documents
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56
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4.21
Rights Agreement
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56
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4.22
“Well Capitalized”
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57
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4.23
Quality of Representations
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57
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4.24
Environmental
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57
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4.25
Allowance for Loan Losses
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58
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ARTICLE
V- COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
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58
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5.01
Conduct of BFC’s Business
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58
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5.02
Access; Confidentiality
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61
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5.03
Regulatory Matters
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62
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5.04
Taking of Necessary Actions
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62
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5.05
No Solicitation
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63
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5.06
Update of Disclosure Schedules
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64
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5.07
Other Undertakings by CMTY and BFC
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64
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ARTICLE
VI- CONDITIONS
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73
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6.01
Conditions to the Obligations of BFC under this
Agreement
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73
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6.02
Conditions to CMTY’s Obligations under this
Agreement
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75
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ARTICLE
VII- TERMINATION
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77
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7.01
Termination prior to the Closing Date
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77
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7.02
Effect of Termination
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78
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(ii)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(Cont’d)
Page
ARTICLE
VIII- MISCELLANEOUS
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79
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8.01
Expenses and Other Fees
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79
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8.02
Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties; Disclosure
Schedules
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79
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8.03
Amendment, Extension and Waiver
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80
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8.04
Entire Agreement
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80
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8.05
No Assignment
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81
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8.06
Notices
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81
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8.07
Disclosure Schedules
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82
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8.08
Tax Disclosure
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82
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8.09
Captions
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82
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8.10
Counterparts
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83
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8.11
Severability
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83
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8.12
Governing Law
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83
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(iii)
EXHIBITS:
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Exhibit 1
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-
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Form
of Letter Agreement For Directors
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Exhibit 1.03
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-
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Form
of Bank Plan of Merger
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Exhibit
2
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Form
of Letter Agreement For Executives
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Exhibit
5.07(c)(vii)
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-
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Form
of Xxxxxxx Employment Agreement
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SCHEDULES:
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BFC
Schedule 2.06
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Stock
Options
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BFC
Schedule 3.01(d)
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-
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Subsidiaries
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BFC
Schedule 3.02(b)
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-
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Equity
Interests
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BFC
Schedule 3.02(c)
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-
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5%
Stockholders
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BFC
Schedule 3.03(b)(C)
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-
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Adverse
Effects of Merger
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BFC
Schedule 3.04
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-
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Third
Party Consents
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BFC
Schedule 3.05(b)
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-
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Liabilities
and Obligations
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BFC
Schedule 3.08(a)
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-
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Employment
Agreements and Material Contracts
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BFC
Schedule 3.09(a)
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-
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Title
to Properties
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BFC
Schedule 3.09(a)(i)
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-
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Collateral
for Obligations
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BFC
Schedule 3.10
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-
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Legal
Proceedings
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BFC
Schedule 3.11(c)
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-
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Regulatory
Investigations
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BFC
Schedule 3.11(d)
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-
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Regulatory
Agreements
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BFC
Schedule 3.11(f)
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-
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Unresolved
Matters re: Regulatory Agreements
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BFC
Schedule 3.12(a)
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-
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ERISA
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BFC
Schedule 3.12(f)
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Services
Performed under ERISA
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BFC
Schedule 3.14(a)
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-
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Environmental
Matters
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BFC
Schedule 3.17(b)(iii)
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Effects
of Bank Merger
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BFC
Schedule 3.19
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-
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Related
Party Transactions
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BFC
Schedule 5.01(d)(ii)
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Bonuses
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BFC
Schedule 5.01(p)
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Capital
Expenditures
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CMTY
Schedule 4.01(d)
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-
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Subsidiaries
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CMTY
Schedule 4.02(c)
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5%
Shareholders
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CMTY
Schedule 4.08
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-
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Contracts
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CMTY
Schedule 4.09
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-
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Titles
to Properties
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CMTY
Schedule 4.11
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-
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Legal
Proceedings
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CMTY
Schedule 4.13
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-
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ERISA
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CMTY
Schedule 4.24(a)
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Environmental
Matters
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(iv)
AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT, dated as of September 5, 2006 (“Agreement”), is made by and
between COMMUNITY BANKS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation (“CMTY”), and BUCS
FINANCIAL CORP, a Maryland corporation (“BFC”).
BACKGROUND
A.
CMTY
owns directly all of the outstanding capital stock of CommunityBanks, a bank
and
trust company chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Community”).
B.
BFC
owns directly all of the outstanding capital stock of BUCS Federal Bank, a
federal savings bank (“BUCS”).
C.
CMTY
and BFC desire for BFC to merge with and into CMTY, with CMTY surviving such
merger, in accordance with the applicable laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and this Agreement. Promptly thereafter, CMTY desires to merge
BUCS with and into Community, with Community surviving such merger as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of CMTY, in accordance with the applicable laws of
the
United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the terms of this
Agreement.
D.
As a
condition and inducement to CMTY to enter into this Agreement, the directors
and
the Executives of BFC are each concurrently executing a Letter Agreement in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (for Directors) and Exhibit 2 (for
Executives) (collectively, the “Letter Agreement”).
E.
Each
of the parties, by signing this Agreement, adopts it as a plan of reorganization
as defined in IRC Section 368(a), and intends the Merger to be a
reorganization as defined in IRC Section 368(a).
F.
CMTY
and BFC desire to provide the terms and conditions governing the transactions
contemplated herein.
1
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants,
agreements, representations and warranties herein contained, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
- GENERAL
1.01 Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings (such
meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of
the
terms defined):
“Acquisition
Proposal” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.05 of this
Agreement.
“Acquisition
Transaction” shall mean one of the following transactions with a party other
than CMTY or an affiliate of CMTY: (i) a merger or consolidation, or any similar
transaction, involving BFC or BUCS, (ii) a purchase, lease or other acquisition
of all or a substantial portion of the assets or liabilities of BFC or BUCS
or
(iii) a purchase or other acquisition (including by way of share exchange,
tender offer, exchange offer or otherwise) of 24.9% or more of any class or
series of equity securities of BFC or BUCS.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any corporation, any person that directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such corporation and, without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, includes any executive officer, director or 10% equity owner
of
such corporation.
“Aggregate
Cash Consideration” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(a) of
this Agreement.
“Aggregate
Common Stock Consideration” has the meaning given to that term in Section
2.02(a) of this Agreement.
“Agreement”
means this Agreement, including any amendment or supplement hereto.
“Application”
means an application for regulatory approval which is required by the
Contemplated Transactions.
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“Articles
of Merger” mean the articles of merger to be executed by CMTY and BFC and to be
filed in the PDS and the MDAT in accordance with the applicable laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Maryland, respectively.
“Bank
Merger” means the merger of BUCS with and into Community, with Community
surviving such merger, contemplated by Section 1.03 of this Agreement.
“Bank
Plan of Merger” has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.03 of this
Agreement.
“BCL”
means the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended.
“BFC”
means BUCS Financial Corp, a Maryland corporation and savings and loan holding
company.
“BFC
Benefit Plans” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.12(a) of
this Agreement.
“BFC
Certificate” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(b) of this
Agreement.
“BFC
Common Stock” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.02(a) of this
Agreement.
“BFC
Disclosure Schedules” means, collectively, the disclosure schedules delivered by
BFC to CMTY at or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“BFC
ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.12(a) of
this Agreement.
“BFC
Financials” means (a) the audited consolidated financial statements of BFC
as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for each of the two years in the
period ended December 31, 2005, including the notes thereto, and
(b) the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of BFC for each
calendar quarter after December 31, 2005.
“BFC
Option” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.06(a) of this
Agreement.
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“BFC
Option Plans” means the BUCS Financial Corp 2002 Stock Option Plan and the BUCS
Federal Bank Employee 2002 Restricted Stock Plan and Trust Agreement.
“BFC
Stockholders Meeting” has the meaning given to that term in
Section 5.07(a)(i) of this Agreement.
“BFC
Subsidiary” means each direct and indirect Subsidiary of BFC and of
BUCS.
“BHC
Act”
means the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
“BUCS”
means the BUCS Federal Bank, a federal savings bank, all the outstanding capital
stock of which is owned by BFC.
“BUCS
Designees” has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.02(e)(iv) of
this Agreement.
“BUCS
ESOP” means the BUCS Federal Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
“Business
Day” means any day other than (i) a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday or
(ii) a day on which Community is authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to close.
“CareFirst
Agreement” means the July 29, 2002 Financial Services Agreement between
CareFirst of Maryland, Inc. and BUCS.
“Cash
Consideration” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(a)(ii) of
this Agreement.
“Cash
Election Shares” has the meaning given to such term in Section
2.02(b)(ii).
“CERCLA”
has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.14(b) of this
Agreement.
“Closing”
has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.02(a) of this Agreement.
“Closing
Date” means the date mutually agreed to by the parties as soon as practicable
after the last condition precedent provided in this Agreement (other than those
conditions which are to be fulfilled at the Closing) has been fulfilled or
waived.
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“CMTY”
means Community Banks, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation.
“CMTY
Acquisition Transaction” means a person or group (as those terms are defined in
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder)
(A)
acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) of 24.9% or more of the then outstanding shares of Community
Common Stock; or (B) enters into an agreement or a publicly announced letter
of
intent or memorandum of understanding with CMTY pursuant to which such person
or
group or any affiliate of such person or group would: (1) merge or consolidate,
or enter into any similar transaction, with CMTY or Community, in which CMTY
or
Community is not the surviving entity; (2) acquire all or substantially all
of
the assets or liabilities of CMTY or Community; or (3) acquire beneficial
ownership of securities representing, or the right to acquire beneficial
ownership or to vote securities representing, 24.9% or more, of the then
outstanding shares of Community Common Stock.
“CMTY
Benefit Plans” has the meaning given to that term in Section 4.13(a) of
this Agreement.
“CMTY
Certificate” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.07(c) of this
Agreement.
“CMTY
Common Stock” means the shares of common stock of CMTY, with such par value as
is set forth in CMTY’s Articles of Incorporation.
“CMTY
Disclosure Schedules” means, collectively, the disclosure schedules delivered by
CMTY to BFC at or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“CMTY
ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning given to that term in Section 4.13(a) of
this Agreement.
“CMTY
Financials” means (a) the audited consolidated financial statements of CMTY
as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2005, including the notes thereto and
(b) the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of CMTY for
each calendar quarter after December 31, 2005.
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“CMTY
Market Value” means, as of any date, the average of the closing sales price of a
share of CMTY Common Stock, as reported on Nasdaq, for the ten (10) consecutive
trading days ending on the second trading day preceding the date as of which
the
CMTY Market Value is determined.
“CMTY
Subsidiary” means each direct and indirect Subsidiary of CMTY and Community.
“Common
Stock Consideration” has the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.02(a)(i) of this Agreement.
“Common
Stock Election Shares” has the meaning given to such term in Section
2.02(b)(i).
“Comparable
Employment” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.07(c)(i)(A) of
this Agreement.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” means the confidentiality agreement, dated June 8, 2006, between CMTY
and BFC.
“Contemplated
Transactions” means all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including: (a) the merger of BFC with and into CMTY, with CMTY surviving
such merger; (b) the merger of BUCS with and into Community, with Community
surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMTY; (c) the
performance by CMTY and BFC of their respective covenants and obligations under
this Agreement; and (d) the performance by Community and BUCS of their
respective covenants and obligations under the Bank Plan of Merger.
“CRA”
means the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.
“Dissenting
BFC Shares” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.05 of this
Agreement.
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“D&O
Insurance” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.07(c)(iv)(C)(1)
of this Agreement.
“Effective
Date” means the date upon which the Articles of Merger shall be filed in the PDS
and shall be the same as the Closing Date or as soon thereafter as is
practicable.
“Election”
means either an election to receive Cash Consideration, an election to receive
Common Stock Consideration, or a Mixed Election.
“Election
Deadline” means 5:00 p.m., prevailing Eastern Time, on the day that is two (2)
Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
“Election
Form” means a form, in such form as CMTY and BFC shall mutually agree, on which
holders of BFC Common Stock shall make an Election.
“Eligible
BFC Employee” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.07(c)(i)(C)
of this Agreement.
“Environmental
Law” means any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation, code, license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, order,
judgment, decree, injunction or agreement with any Regulatory Authority relating
to (i) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment,
including, without limitation, air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater,
drinking water supply, surface soil, subsurface soil, plant and animal life
or
any other natural resource, and/or (ii) the use, storage, recycling,
treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling,
production, release or disposal of any substance presently listed, defined,
designated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive or dangerous, or
otherwise regulated for the protection of human health, safety or the
environment, whether by type or by quantity, including any material containing
any such substance as a component.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.
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“Exchange
Agent” means the third-party agent designated by CMTY and acceptable to BFC (as
soon as practicable following execution of this Agreement) to act as the
exchange agent for purposes of conducting exchange procedure described in
Section 2.07.
“Exchange
Fund” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.07(a) of this
Agreement.
“Executives”
means Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Xx.
“FDIC”
means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“FHLB”
means the Federal Home Loan Bank.
“FinPro”
means FinPro, Inc.
“Fixed
Exchange Ratio” means 1.1485.
“Floating
Exchange Ratio” means a quotient (a) whose numerator is $24.00 and (b) whose
denominator is the CMTY Market Value on the Effective Date, provided
however,
that in
no event shall the Floating Exchange Ratio be greater than 1.1485, subject
to
adjustment pursuant to Section 2.08 hereof.
“FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
“GAAP”
means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.07(c)(iv)(A) of this
Agreement.
“IRC”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“IRS”
means the Internal Revenue Service.
“Knowledge
of CMTY” means the actual knowledge of CMTY’s executive officers and directors.
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“Knowledge
of BFC” means the actual knowledge of BFC’s executive officers and directors.
“Letter
Agreement” has the meaning given to that term in the Background Section of this
Agreement.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the business, financial
condition or results of operations of BFC on a consolidated basis or CMTY on
a
consolidated basis or the ability of a party to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions, other than, in each case, any change, circumstance or effect
relating to (i) any change in the value of the respective assets and
liabilities of CMTY or BFC resulting from a change in interest rates generally,
(ii) any change occurring after the date hereof in any federal or state
law, rule or regulation or in GAAP, which change affects banking or thrift
institutions generally, including any change affecting the Deposit Insurance
Fund, (iii) changes in general economic (except in the context of
determining a Material Adverse Effect for purposes of asset quality), legal,
regulatory or political conditions affecting banking institutions generally,
(iv) expenses (including legal fees, costs and expenses relating to any
litigation arising as a result of the Contemplated Transactions) incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
(v) actions or omissions of a party (or any of its Subsidiaries) taken
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or with the prior written consent of
the
other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including
without limitation any actions taken by BFC pursuant to Section 5.07 of
this Agreement), (vi) any effect with respect to a party hereto caused, in
whole or in substantial part, by the other party.
“Material
Contract” means a material contract as described in 17 C.F.R. §229.601(b)(10).
“Maximum
Amount” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.07(c)(iv)(C) of
this Agreement.
“Merger”
means the merger of BFC with and into CMTY, contemplated by this Agreement.
“Merger
Consideration” means Cash Consideration and Common Stock Consideration.
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“MDAT”
means the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.
“MGCL”
means the Maryland General Corporation Law.
“Mixed
Election” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(c) of this
Agreement.
“MOFR”
means the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation.
“Xxxxxxx”
means Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President and CEO of BFC.
“NASD”
means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
“Nasdaq”
means the Global Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market operated by the NASD.
“OTS”
means the Office of Thrift Supervision.
“PDB”
means the Department of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“PDS”
means the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“Prior
Acts” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.07(c)(iv)(A) of this
Agreement.
“Prospectus/Proxy
Statement” means the prospectus/proxy statement, together with any supplements
thereto, to be sent to holders of BFC Common Stock in connection with the
Contemplated Transactions.
“Reallocated
Common Stock Share” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(e)(ii)(B)
of this Agreement.
“Registration
Statement” means the registration statement on Form S-4, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto, as filed
with
the SEC under the Securities Act with respect to the CMTY Common Stock to be
issued in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
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“Regulatory
Agreement” has the meaning given to that term in Sections 3.11(d)(iv) and
4.12(d)(iv) of this Agreement.
“Regulatory
Authority” means any agency or department of any federal, state or local
government or of any self-regulatory organization, including without limitation
the SEC, the MDAT, the MOFR, the PDB, the FRB, the OTS, the FDIC, the NASD,
and
the respective staffs thereof.
“Rights”
means warrants, options, rights, convertible securities and other capital stock
equivalents which obligate an entity to issue its securities.
“Rights
Agreement” means the rights agreement dated February 28, 2002, between CMTY
and Community, as rights agent.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated from time to time thereunder.
“Securities
Documents” means all registration statements, schedules, statements, forms,
reports, proxy material, and other documents required to be filed with the
SEC
under the Securities Laws.
“Securities
Laws” means the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.
“Subsidiary”
means any corporation or limited liability company, 25% or more of the capital
stock or membership interests of which is owned, either directly or indirectly,
by another entity, except any corporation the stock of which is held in the
ordinary course of the lending activities of a bank.
“Termination
Fee” means $900,000.
“Well
Capitalized” has the meaning given to that term in Sections 3.25 and 4.22
of this Agreement.
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1.02 The
Merger.
(a)
Closing.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) will
take place on the Closing Date at a time and place to be agreed upon by the
parties hereto; provided, in any case, that all conditions to closing set forth
in Article VI of this Agreement (other than the delivery of certificates,
opinions, and other instruments and documents to be delivered at the Closing)
have been satisfied or waived at or prior to the Closing Date. On the Closing
Date, CMTY and BFC shall cause the Articles of Merger to be duly executed and
filed with the PDS and the MDAT.
(b)
The
Merger.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the BCL
and
the MGCL, on the Effective Date:
(i)
BFC
shall
merge with and into CMTY;
(ii)
the
separate existence of BFC shall cease;
(iii)
CMTY
shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger; and
(iv)
all
of
the property (real, personal and mixed), rights, powers, duties, obligations
and
liabilities of BFC shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to and vested
in
CMTY, as the surviving corporation in the Merger, without further act or deed;
all in accordance with the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and the State of Maryland.
(c)
Change
to Structure of Merger.
The
parties may at any time change the method of effecting the combination
(including by providing for the merger of BFC and a wholly owned subsidiary
of
CMTY) if and to the extent requested by either party and consented to by the
other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); provided,
however, that no such change shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind of
Merger Consideration, (ii) adversely affect the tax treatment of BFC’s
stockholders as a result of receiving the Merger Consideration or the tax
treatment of either party pursuant to this Agreement or (iii) materially impede
or delay completion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(d)
CMTY’s
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
On and
after the Effective Date, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of CMTY,
as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall automatically be and
remain the articles of incorporation and bylaws of CMTY, as the surviving
corporation in the Merger, until thereafter altered, amended or repealed.
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(e)
Board
of Directors and Officers of CMTY and Community.
(i)
On
and
after the Effective Date, the Board of Directors of CMTY, as the surviving
corporation in the Merger, shall consist of those persons holding such office
immediately prior to the Effective Date.
(ii)
On
and
after the Effective Date, the (A) officers of CMTY duly appointed and
holding office immediately prior to the Effective Date and (B) such
officers of BFC as are offered and accept positions of employment with CMTY
shall be the officers of CMTY, as the surviving corporation in the Merger,
each
to hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified or
otherwise in accordance with applicable law, the articles of incorporation
and
bylaws of CMTY.
(iii)
On
the
effective date of the Bank Merger, the Board of Directors of Community, as
the
surviving institution in the Bank Merger, shall consist of those persons holding
such office immediately prior to such effective date.
(iv)
Immediately
upon completion of the Bank Merger, Community shall establish an advisory board
for the Metropolitan Baltimore region of Maryland, whose members shall include
such members of the BFC Board of Directors immediately before the Effective
Date
who are designated by Xxxxxxx (the “BUCS Designees”). CMTY shall cause each of
the BUCS Designees to be appointed as a member of the advisory board for the
Metropolitan Baltimore region as of the effective date of the Bank Merger,
to
hold office for at least two years after the effective date of the Bank Merger.
In exchange for their service as members of the advisory board, the BUCS
Designees, other than Xxxxxxx, shall receive annualized compensation equal
to
the aggregate annual fees they received as members of the Boards of Directors
of
BFC and BUCS during the twelve months immediately prior to the Effective Date.
(v)
On
the
effective date of the Bank Merger, the officers of Community, as the surviving
institution in the Bank Merger, shall consist of (A) the officers of Community
duly elected and holding office immediately prior to such effective date and
(B)
such officers of BUCS as are offered and accept positions of employment as
officers of Community.
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1.03 Bank
Merger.
CMTY
and BFC shall each use their best efforts to cause BUCS to merge with and into
Community, with Community surviving such merger (the “Bank Merger”) on, or as
soon as practicable after, the Effective Date. Concurrently with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, CMTY shall cause Community to execute and
deliver, and BFC shall cause BUCS to execute and deliver, the Bank Plan of
Merger, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.03 (the “Bank Plan
of Merger”). The Bank Merger shall not be effected prior to the Effective
Date.
ARTICLE
II- CONSIDERATION;
EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
2.01 CMTY
Common Stock.
(a)
Outstanding
Shares.
Each
share of CMTY Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Date shall, on and after the Effective Date, continue to be issued
and
outstanding as an identical share of CMTY Common Stock.
(b)
Treasury
Stock.
Each
share of CMTY Common Stock issued and held in the treasury of CMTY immediately
prior to the Effective Date, if any, shall, on and after the Effective Date,
continue to be issued and held in the treasury of CMTY.
2.02 BFC
Common Stock.
(a)
Conversion
Alternatives.
Subject
to Sections 2.03, 2.04 and 2.05 below with respect to treasury stock, fractional
shares and Dissenting BFC Shares, each share of BFC Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall, on the Effective
Date, by reason of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder
thereof, cease to be outstanding and be converted into the right to receive,
at
the election of the holder thereof:
(i)
a
number
of shares of CMTY Common Stock calculated on the basis of the Floating Exchange
Ratio (unless prior to the Effective Date there has occurred a CMTY Acquisition
Transaction, in which event the Fixed Exchange Ratio shall be used in lieu
of
the Floating Exchange Ratio), including the associated rights to purchase
securities pursuant to the Rights Agreement, subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 2.07 below (the “Common Stock Consideration”); or
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(ii)
$24.00
(the “Cash Consideration” and, collectively with the Common Stock Consideration,
the “Merger Consideration”).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (A) the number of shares of BFC Common Stock to be converted
into
the right to receive the Common Stock Consideration on the Effective Date (the
“Aggregate Common Stock Consideration”) shall be equal, subject to the
determination by CMTY in its sole discretion as of a date at least five (5)
Business Days prior to the mailing of the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, to a
minimum of fifty percent (50%) and a maximum of sixty-five percent (65%) of
the
total number of shares of BFC Common Stock issued and outstanding on the
Effective Date and (B) the number of shares of BFC Common Stock to be converted
into the right to receive the Cash Consideration on the Effective Date shall
be
equal, subject to the determination by CMTY in its sole discretion as of the
mailing of the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, to a maximum of fifty percent (50%)
and a minimum of thirty-five percent (35%) of the total number of shares of
BFC
Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date, minus (1) the
aggregate number of shares with respect to which cash is paid in lieu of
fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.04 and (2) the number of shares of
Dissenting BFC Shares, if any, with respect to which dissenters’ rights have
been duly exercised (the “Aggregate Cash Consideration”).
(b)
Election
Procedures.
An
Election Form shall be included with each copy of the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement/Prospectus mailed to holders of BFC Common Stock. Each Election Form
shall permit the holder (or in the case of nominee record holders, the
beneficial owner through proper instructions and documentation):
(i)
to
elect
to receive the Common Stock Consideration with respect to all or a portion
of
his/her/its shares of BFC Common Stock (the “Common Stock Election Shares”);
or
(ii)
to
elect
to receive the Cash Consideration with respect to all or a portion of
his/her/its shares of BFC Common Stock (the “Cash Election
Shares”).
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The
Exchange Agent shall use reasonable efforts to make the Election Form available
to all persons who become holders of BFC Common Stock during the period between
the record date for the mailing of the Election Form and the Election Deadline.
Any holder’s election shall have been properly made only if the Exchange Agent
shall have received at its designated office, by the Election Deadline, a
properly completed and signed Election Form accompanied by certificates that
immediately prior to the Effective Date represented issued and outstanding
shares of BFC Common Stock (the “BFC Certificates”) to which such Election Form
relates, in form acceptable for transfer (or by an appropriate guarantee of
delivery of such BFC Certificates as set forth in such Election Form from a
firm
which is an “eligible guarantor institution” (as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under
the Exchange Act) provided that such BFC Certificates are in fact delivered
to
the Exchange Agent by the time set forth in such guarantee of delivery). If
a
holder of BFC Common Stock either: (i) does not submit a properly completed
Election Form before the Election Deadline; (ii) revokes an Election Form prior
to the Election Deadline and does not resubmit a properly completed Election
Form prior to the Election Deadline or (iii) fails to perfect his, her or its
dissenters’ rights pursuant to subsection 2.05 of this Agreement, the shares of
BFC Common Stock held by such holder shall be designated “No-Election Shares.”
Nominee record holders who hold BFC Common Stock on behalf of multiple
beneficial owners shall be required to indicate how many of the shares held
by
them are Common Stock Election Shares, Cash Election Shares and No-Election
Shares. For purposes of this Section 2.02, any Dissenting BFC Shares shall
be
deemed to be Cash Election Shares and, with respect to such shares, the holders
thereof shall in no event be classified as holders of Reallocated Common Stock
Shares.
(c)
Mixed
Election.
Subject
to the immediately following sentence, each record holder of shares of BFC
Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be entitled to elect
to receive shares of CMTY Common Stock for a portion of such holder’s shares of
BFC Common Stock and cash for the remaining portion of such holder’s shares of
BFC Common Stock (the “Mixed Election”). With respect to each holder of BFC
Common Stock who makes a Mixed Election, the shares of BFC Common Stock that
such holder elects to be converted into the right to receive the Common Stock
Consideration shall be treated as Common Stock Election Shares and the shares
such holder elects to be converted into the right to receive the Cash
Consideration shall be treated as Cash Election Shares.
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(d)
Effective
Election.
Any
Election shall be properly made only if the Exchange Agent shall have actually
received a properly completed Election Form by the Election Deadline. Any
Election Form may be revoked or changed by the person submitting such Election
Form to the Exchange Agent by written notice to the Exchange Agent only if
such
written notice is actually received by the Exchange Agent at or prior to the
Election Deadline. The Exchange Agent shall have reasonable discretion to (i)
determine whether any election, modification or revocation is received, (ii)
determine whether any election, modification or revocation has been properly
made, and (iii) disregard immaterial defects in any Election Form. Good faith
determinations made by the Exchange Agent regarding such matters shall be
binding and conclusive. Neither CMTY, BFC nor the Exchange Agent shall be under
any obligation to notify any person of any defect in an Election
Form.
(e)
Allocation.
The
Exchange Agent shall effect the allocation among the holders of BFC Common
Stock
of rights to receive CMTY Common Stock or cash in accordance with the Election
Forms as follows:
(i)
Aggregate
Cash Consideration Undersubscribed.
If the
amount of cash represented by the aggregate Cash Election Shares is less than
the Aggregate Cash Consideration, then:
(A)
all
Cash
Election Shares (subject to Section 2.05 with respect to Dissenting BFC Shares)
shall be converted into the right to receive cash;
(B)
No-Election
Shares shall be deemed to be Cash Election Shares to the extent necessary to
have the amount of cash represented by the aggregate Cash Election Shares equal
the Aggregate Cash Consideration. If less than all of the No-Election Shares
need to be treated as Cash Election Shares, then the Exchange Agent shall select
which No-Election Shares shall be treated as Cash Election Shares in such manner
as the Exchange Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine. All remaining
No-Election Shares shall thereafter be treated as Common Stock Election Shares;
(C)
If
all of
the No-Election Shares are treated as Cash Election Shares under the preceding
subsection and the amount of cash represented by the aggregate Cash Election
Shares remains less than the Aggregate Cash Consideration, then the Exchange
Agent shall convert, on a pro rata basis described in subsection 2.02(e)(iv)
below, a sufficient number of Common Stock Election Shares into Cash Election
Shares (“Reallocated Cash Shares”) such that the amount of cash represented by
the aggregate Cash Election Shares, including the Reallocated Cash Shares,
equals the Aggregate Cash Consideration, and thereafter all Reallocated Cash
Shares will be converted into the right to receive cash; and
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(D)
the
Common Stock Election Shares which are not Reallocated Cash Shares shall be
converted into the right to receive CMTY Common Stock.
(ii)
Aggregate
Cash Consideration Oversubscribed.
If the
amount of cash represented by the aggregate Cash Election Shares is more than
the Aggregate Cash Consideration, then:
(A)
all
Common Stock Election Shares and No-Election Shares shall be converted into
the
right to receive CMTY Common Stock;
(B)
the
Exchange Agent shall convert, on a pro rata basis described in subsection
2.02(e)(iv) below, a sufficient number of Cash Election Shares into Common
Stock
Election Shares (“Reallocated Common Stock Shares”) such that the amount of cash
represented by the remaining aggregate Cash Election Shares equals the Aggregate
Cash Consideration, and thereafter all Reallocated Common Stock Shares will
be
converted into the right to receive CMTY Common Stock; and
(C)
the
Cash
Election Shares which are not Reallocated Common Stock Shares shall be converted
into the right to receive cash.
(iii)
Aggregate
Cash Consideration and Aggregate Common Stock Consideration
Satisfied.
If the
amount of cash represented by the aggregate Cash Election Shares is equal to
the
Aggregate Cash Consideration, then subsections (e)(i) and (ii) shall not apply,
and all Cash Election shares shall be converted into the right to receive cash
and all Common Stock Election Shares and all No-Election Shares shall be
converted into the right to receive CMTY Common Stock.
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(iv)
Pro
Rata Reallocations.
If the
Exchange Agent is required pursuant to subsection 2.02(e)(i)(C) to convert
some
Common Stock Election Shares into Reallocated Cash Shares, each holder of Common
Stock Election Shares shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the total
Reallocated Cash Shares. If the Exchange Agent is required pursuant to
subsection 2.02(e)(ii)(B) to convert some Cash Election Shares into Reallocated
Common Stock Shares, each holder of Cash Election Shares shall be allocated
a
pro rata portion of the total Reallocated Common Stock Shares.
2.03 Cancellation
of Certain Common Stock.
Each
share of BFC Common Stock which is owned by CMTY, BFC or any of their
Subsidiaries on the Effective Date (other than shares that are held in trust,
managed, custodial or nominee accounts and the like and which are beneficially
owned by third parties) shall be canceled and cease to be issued and
outstanding, and no consideration shall be delivered therefor.
2.04 Fractional
Shares.
No
fractional shares of CMTY Common Stock and no scrip or certificates therefor
shall be issued in connection with the Merger. Any former holder of BFC Common
Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of CMTY
Common Stock shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash in an amount equal to such
fraction of a share multiplied by the closing price of CMTY Common Stock on
the
Effective Date.
2.05 Dissenting
BFC Shareholders.
(a)
The
outstanding shares of BFC Common Stock, the holders of which have timely filed
written notices of an intention to demand appraisal for their shares
(“Dissenting BFC Shares”) pursuant to the MGCL and have not effectively
withdrawn or lost their dissenters’ rights under the MGCL, shall not be
converted into or represent a right to receive the Merger Consideration under
this Agreement, and the holders thereof shall be entitled only to such rights
as
are granted by the MGCL.
(b)
If
any
such holder of Dissenting BFC Shares shall have failed to perfect or effectively
shall have withdrawn or lost such right, and if such holder shall have delivered
a properly completed Election Form to the Exchange Agent by the Election
Deadline, the Dissenting BFC Shares held by such holder shall be converted
into
a right to receive the Common Stock Consideration or the Cash Consideration
in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. If any such holder
of BFC Common Stock shall have failed to perfect or effectively shall have
withdrawn or lost such right, and if such holder shall not have delivered a
properly completed Election Form to the Exchange Agent by the Election Deadline,
the Dissenting BFC Shares held by such holder shall be designated No-Election
Shares and shall be converted on a share by share basis into either the right
to
receive the Common Stock Consideration or the Cash Consideration in accordance
with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
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(c)
All
payments in respect of Dissenting BFC Shares, if any, will be made by CMTY.
2.06 Stock
Options.
At the
Effective Date, each option to purchase shares of BFC Common Stock (each, a
“BFC
Option”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date and has
been granted pursuant to the BFC Option Plans, shall be converted automatically
into the fully vested right to receive a cash payment equal to the product
of
(a) the number of shares subject to such BFC Option and (b) a dollar amount
equal to (i) $24.00 less (ii) the exercise price for such BFC Option. Such
cash
payment shall be made by BFC immediately prior to the Effective Date but not
until the option holder has submitted an Acknowledgement and Release Form
substantially in the form attached as BFC
Disclosure Schedule 2.06.
Such
cash payment shall not be considered compensation for purposes of any other
payment obligation of CMTY under this Agreement.
2.07 Surrender
and Exchange of BFC Stock Certificates.
(a)
Exchange
Fund.
On or
prior to the Effective Date, CMTY shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, in
trust for the benefit of holders of shares of BFC Common Stock, sufficient
cash
and certificates representing shares of CMTY Common Stock to make all payments
and deliveries to stockholders of BFC pursuant to this Article II other
than pursuant to Section 2.06. Any cash and certificates for CMTY Common Stock
deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter be referred to as the
“Exchange Fund.”
(b)
Exchange
Procedures.
As soon
as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date (and in any case no later
than ten (10) Business Days thereafter), CMTY shall cause the Exchange Agent
to
mail to each record holder of BFC Common Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Date a letter of transmittal which shall specify that delivery of
the
certificates for shares of BFC Common Stock (each, a “BFC Certificate”) shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the BFC Certificates shall pass, only
upon delivery of the BFC Certificates to the Exchange Agent, and which letter
shall be in customary form and have such other provisions as CMTY may reasonably
specify and instructions for effecting the surrender of such BFC Certificates
in
exchange for the Merger Consideration, as the case may be. Upon surrender of
a
BFC Certificate to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal,
duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and
such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the
holder of such BFC Certificate shall be entitled to receive within ten (10)
Business Days thereafter and in exchange therefor (i) a direct registration
statement evidencing, in the aggregate, the whole number of shares of CMTY
Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this Article
II and (ii) a check in the amount equal to any cash that such holder has
the right to receive pursuant to this Article II. No interest will be paid
or will accrue on any cash payment pursuant to this Section 2.07.
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(c)
Each
certificate for shares of CMTY Common Stock (each, a “CMTY Certificate”) issued
in exchange for BFC Certificates pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be
dated as of the date the certificate is issued and be entitled to dividends,
distributions and all other rights and privileges pertaining to such shares
of
CMTY Common Stock from the Effective Date. Until surrendered, each BFC
Certificate shall, from and after the Effective Date, evidence solely the right
to receive the Merger Consideration.
(d)
If
a BFC
Certificate is exchanged on a date following one or more record dates after
the
Effective Date for the payment of dividends or any other distribution on shares
of CMTY Common Stock, CMTY shall pay to the holder of such BFC Certificate
cash
in an amount equal to dividends payable on the shares of CMTY Common Stock
issued in exchange therefor and pay or deliver any other distribution to which
such shareholder is entitled. Upon surrender of certificates for shares of
BFC
Common Stock in exchange for certificates for CMTY Common Stock, CMTY also
shall
pay any dividends to which such holder of BFC Common Stock may be entitled
as a
result of the declaration of a dividend on the BFC Common Stock by BFC in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement with a record date prior to the
Effective Date and a payment date after the Effective Date. No interest shall
accrue or be payable in respect of dividends or any other distribution otherwise
payable under this Section 2.07(d) upon surrender of BFC Certificates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party hereto shall be liable to any holder
of
BFC Common Stock for any amount paid in good faith to a public official or
agency pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
Until such time as BFC Certificates are surrendered to CMTY for exchange, CMTY
shall have the right to withhold dividends or any other distributions on the
shares of CMTY Common Stock issuable to such shareholder.
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(e)
Upon
the
Effective Date, the stock transfer books for BFC Common Stock will be closed
and
no further transfers of BFC Common Stock will thereafter be made or recognized.
All BFC Certificates surrendered pursuant to this Section 2.07 will be
cancelled.
(f)
If
there
is a transfer of ownership of BFC Common Stock which is not registered in the
transfer records of BFC, one or more CMTY Certificates evidencing, in the
aggregate, the proper number of shares of CMTY Common Stock, a check in the
proper amount of cash in lieu of any fractional shares and any dividends or
other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
Section 2.07(d), as applicable and appropriate, may be issued with respect
to such BFC Common Stock to such a transferee if the BFC Certificate
representing such shares of BFC Common Stock is presented to the Exchange Agent,
accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer
and
to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid.
(g)
If
any
BFC Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent
shall deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed BFC Certificate,
upon the making of a sworn affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof in
form
satisfactory to the Exchange Agent, the Merger Consideration, and any dividends
or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to this
Section 2.07 as may be required pursuant to this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Exchange Agent may, in its sole discretion and as a condition
precedent to the delivery of the Merger Consideration to which the holder of
such BFC Certificate is entitled as a result of the Merger, require the owner
of
such lost, stolen or destroyed BFC Certificate to deliver a bond in such amount
as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against BFC,
CMTY or the Exchange Agent or any other party with respect to the BFC
Certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
2.08 Anti-Dilution
Provisions.
If CMTY
shall, at any time before the Effective Date:
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(a)
declare
a
dividend in shares of CMTY Common Stock with a record date on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(b)
combine
the outstanding shares of CMTY Common Stock into a smaller number of shares;
(c)
resolve
to effect a split or subdivide the outstanding shares of CMTY Common Stock
with
a record date on or prior to the Closing Date; or
(d)
reclassify
the shares of CMTY Common Stock;
then,
in
any such event, the number of shares of CMTY Common Stock to be delivered to
BFC
stockholders who are entitled to receive shares of CMTY Common Stock in exchange
for shares of BFC Common Stock shall be adjusted so that each BFC shareholder
shall be entitled to receive such number of shares of CMTY Common Stock as
such
shareholder would have been entitled to receive if the Effective Date had
occurred prior to the happening of such event. In addition, in the event that,
prior to the Effective Date, CMTY enters into an agreement pursuant to which
shares of CMTY Common Stock would be converted into shares or other securities
or obligations of another corporation, proper provision shall be made in such
agreement so that each BFC shareholder entitled to receive shares of CMTY Common
Stock in the Merger shall be entitled to receive such number of shares or other
securities or amount or obligations of such other corporation as such
shareholder would be entitled to receive if the Effective Date had occurred
immediately prior to the happening of such event.
ARTICLE
III- REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BFC
BFC
hereby represents and warrants, on the date hereof and on the Closing Date,
to
CMTY that:
3.01 Organization.
(a)
BFC
is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Maryland. BFC is a savings and loan holding company, duly
registered under Home Owners Loan Act. BFC has the corporate power and authority
to carry on its businesses and operations as now being conducted and to own
and
operate the properties and assets now owned and being operated by it. BFC is
duly licensed, registered or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction
in
which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location
of
the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing,
registration or qualification necessary and all such licenses, registrations
and
qualifications are in full force and effect in all material respects, except
where the failure to be so licensed, registered or qualified would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
BUCS
is a
savings association duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
United States of America. BUCS has the corporate power and authority to carry
on
its business and operations as now being conducted and to own and operate the
properties and assets now owned and being operated by it. BUCS is duly licensed,
registered or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties
and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing, registration or
qualification necessary and all such licenses, registrations and qualifications
are in full force and effect in all material respects, except where the failure
to be so licensed, registered or qualified would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c)
The
deposits of BUCS are insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC to the
extent provided in the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005.
(d)
BFC
has
no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than BUCS and those identified in
BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.01(d).
(e)
The
respective minute books of BFC and each BFC Subsidiary accurately reflect all
material corporate actions of their respective stockholders and boards of
directors, including committees, in each case in accordance with normal business
practice of BFC and each BFC Subsidiary.
(f)
BFC
has
delivered or made available to CMTY true and correct copies of the articles
of
incorporation and bylaws of BFC and the federal stock charter and bylaws of
BUCS, and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of each other BFC Subsidiary,
each as in effect on the date hereof.
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(g)
Each
BFC
Subsidiary is (i) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of either the United States of America or of the Subsidiary’s
state of organization, (ii) has the corporate power and authority to carry
on its business and operations as now being conducted and to own and operate
the
properties and assets now owned and being operated by it, (iii) is duly
licensed, registered or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of
the
properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing, registration
or qualification necessary and all such licenses, registrations and
qualifications are in full force and effect in all material respects, except
where the failure to be so licensed, registered or qualified would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.02 Capitalization.
(a)
The
authorized capital stock of BFC consists of 5,000,000 shares of common stock,
par value $0.10 per share (“BFC Common Stock”), of which at the date hereof
882,108 shares are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable,
and free of preemptive rights, and zero are held as treasury shares; and
2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share, of which at
the
date hereof none have been issued. BFC has not issued, nor is BFC bound by,
any
subscription, option, warrant, call, commitment, agreement or other Right of
any
character relating to the purchase, sale, or issuance of, or right to receive
dividends or other distributions on, any shares of BFC Common Stock or any
other
security of BFC or any securities representing the right to vote, purchase
or
otherwise receive any shares of BFC Common Stock or any other security of BFC,
except for BFC Options for 95,586 shares of BFC Common Stock issued and
outstanding under the BFC Stock Option Plans and BFC Junior Subordinated
Debentures due April 7, 2033 issued and outstanding under the Indenture dated
as
of March 27, 2003, between BFC and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association,
as
trustee.
(b)
Except
as
set forth in BFC Disclosure Schedule 3.02(b), BFC owns, directly or indirectly,
all of the capital stock of BUCS and the other BFC Subsidiaries, free and clear
of any liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances, agreements
and
restrictions of any kind or nature. Except for the Bank Plan of Merger, there
are no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, agreements or
other
Rights outstanding with respect to the capital stock of BUCS or any other BFC
Subsidiary. Except for the BFC Subsidiaries, BFC does not possess, directly
or
indirectly, any material equity interest in any corporation, except for equity
interests in BFC’s investment portfolio, equity interests held in connection
with BUCS’ commercial loan activities, and as set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.02(b).
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(c)
To
the
Knowledge of BFC, except as may be disclosed in any subsequent Schedule 13D
or
13G filed with the SEC and as set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.02(c),
no
person or group is the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding shares
of BFC Common Stock (the terms “person,” “group” and “beneficial owner” are as
defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations
thereunder).
3.03 Authority;
No Violation.
(a)
BFC
has
full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and,
subject to the receipt of the approval of the BFC stockholders, the approvals
of
all Regulatory Authorities described in Section 4.04 hereof and the expiration
of all waiting periods, to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by BFC and the consummation by BFC
of
the Contemplated Transactions have been duly and validly approved by the Board
of Directors of BFC and, except for approval by the stockholders of BFC as
required by the MGCL, no other corporate proceedings on the part of BFC are
necessary to consummate the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by BFC and, subject to approval by the stockholders
of
BFC and subject to receipt of the required approvals of Regulatory Authorities
described in Section 4.04 hereof and expiration of all waiting periods,
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of BFC, enforceable against BFC
in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity.
(b)
Subject
to (i) receipt of approval from the stockholders of BFC, (ii) receipt
of approvals from the Regulatory Authorities referred to in Section 4.04
hereof and (iii) BFC’s and CMTY’s compliance with any conditions contained
therein, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by BFC, the consummation
of the Merger, and compliance by BFC or any BFC Subsidiary with any of the
terms
or provisions hereof, do not and will not:
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(A)
conflict
with or result in a breach of any provision of the respective articles of
incorporation, charter or bylaws of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary;
(B)
violate
any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction
applicable to BFC or any BFC Subsidiary or any of their respective properties
or
assets; or
(C)
except
as
set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.03(b)(C),
violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, constitute
a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of, or acceleration
of,
the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration
or the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance
upon
any of the properties or assets of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary under any of the
terms or conditions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, lease,
agreement, commitment or other instrument or obligation to which BFC or any
BFC
Subsidiary is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties
or
assets may be bound or affected, excluding from clauses (B) and
(C) hereof, any items which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.04 Consents.
Except
as described in Section 4.04 of this Agreement, no consents or approvals
of, or filings or registrations with, any public body or authority are necessary
and, except as set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.04 or
where
the failure to obtain any consent or approval would constitute a Material
Adverse Effect, no consents or approvals of any third party to a Material
Contract are (or will be ) necessary in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by BFC or the Bank Plan of Merger by BUCS or, subject
to the consents, approvals, filings and registrations from or with the
Regulatory Authorities referred to in Section 4.04 hereof and compliance
with any conditions contained therein and subject to the approval of this
Agreement by the stockholders of BFC as required under the MGCL, the
consummation by BFC or BUCS of the Contemplated Transactions.
3.05 Financial
Statements.
(a)
BFC
has
filed the BFC Financials with the SEC, except those pertaining to quarterly
periods commencing after June 30, 2006, which it will file on or before the
applicable deadline. The filed BFC Financials fairly present, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of BFC as of and for the periods ended on the dates thereof, in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied, except in each case as may be noted therein,
and
subject to normal year-end adjustments and as permitted by Form 10-QSB in the
case of unaudited statements.
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(b)
To
the
Knowledge of BFC and except as set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.05(b),
BFC did
not, as of June 30, 2006, have any liabilities or obligations of any
nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, which are not fully
reflected or reserved against in the balance sheets included in the BFC
Financials at the date of such balance sheets which would have been required
to
be reflected therein in accordance with GAAP consistently applied or disclosed
in a footnote thereto, except for liabilities and obligations which were
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
and
except for liabilities and obligations which are within the subject matter
of a
specific representation and warranty herein or which otherwise have not had
a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.06 No
Material Adverse Change.
Neither
BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary has suffered any adverse change in their respective
assets, business, financial condition or results of operations since June 30,
2006, which change has had a Material Adverse Effect.
3.07 Taxes.
(a)
BFC
and
the BFC Subsidiaries are members of the same affiliated group within the meaning
of IRC Section 1504(a) of which BFC is a common parent. BFC has filed, and
will file, all material federal, state and local tax returns required to be
filed by, or with respect to, BFC and the BFC Subsidiaries on or prior to the
Closing Date, except to the extent that any failure to file or any inaccuracies
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect,
and
has paid or will pay, or made or will make, provisions for the payment of all
federal, state and local taxes which are shown on such returns to be due for
the
periods covered thereby from BFC or any BFC Subsidiary to any applicable taxing
authority, on or prior to the Closing Date, other than taxes which (i) are
not delinquent or are being contested in good faith, (ii) have not been
finally determined, or (iii) the failure to pay would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
No
consent pursuant to IRC Section 341(f) has been filed, or will be filed
prior to the Closing Date, by or with respect to BFC or any BFC Subsidiary.
(c)
To
the
Knowledge of BFC, there are no material disputes pending, or claims asserted
in
writing, for taxes or assessments upon BFC or any BFC Subsidiary, nor has BFC
or
any BFC Subsidiary been requested in writing to give any currently effective
waivers extending the statutory period of limitation applicable to any federal,
state, county or local income tax return for any period.
(d)
Proper
and accurate amounts have been withheld by BFC and each BFC Subsidiary from
their employees for all prior periods in compliance in all material respects
with the tax withholding provisions of applicable federal, state and local
laws,
except where failure to do so is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.08 Contracts.
(a)
Except
as
set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.08(a)
or
BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.12(a)
or in
documents listed as exhibits to BFC’s Securities Documents, neither BFC nor any
BFC Subsidiary is a party to or subject to:
(i)
any
employment, consulting, severance, “change-in-control” or termination contract
or arrangement with any officer, director, employee, independent contractor,
agent or other person, except for “at will” arrangements;
(ii)
any
plan,
arrangement or contract providing for bonuses, pensions, options, deferred
compensation, retirement payments, profit sharing or similar arrangements for
or
with any officer, director, employee, independent contractor, agent or other
person;
(iii)
any
collective bargaining agreement with any labor union relating to employees;
(iv)
any
agreement which by its terms limits the payment of dividends by BFC or any
BFC
Subsidiary other than generally applicable regulatory restrictions and this
Agreement;
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(v)
except
in
the ordinary course of business, any material instrument evidencing or related
to indebtedness for borrowed money, whether directly or indirectly, by way
of
purchase money obligation, conditional sale, lease purchase, guaranty or
otherwise, in respect of which BFC or any BFC Subsidiary is an obligor to any
person, other than deposits, repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances and
treasury tax and loan accounts established in the ordinary course of business,
instruments relating to transactions entered into in the customary course of
the
banking business of BUCS, including FHLB advances and transactions in “federal
funds,” or which contains financial covenants or other restrictions, other than
those relating to the payment of principal and interest when due, which would
be
applicable on or after the Closing Date;
(vi)
any
contract, other than this Agreement, which restricts or prohibits it from
engaging in any type of business permissible under applicable law;
(vii)
any
contract, plan or arrangement which provides for payments or benefits in certain
circumstances which, together with other payments or benefits payable to any
participant therein or party thereto, might render any portion of any such
payments or benefits subject to disallowance of deduction therefor as a result
of the application of Section 280G of the IRC;
(viii)
any
lease
for real property;
(ix)
any
contract or arrangement with any broker-dealer or investment adviser;
(x)
any
investment advisory contract with any investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940;
(xi)
any
contract or arrangement with, or membership in, any local clearing house or
self-regulatory organization;
(xii)
any
contract or arrangement for the acquisition of, or any payment in connection
with the acquisition of, any equity interest in, or substantially all the assets
of, any business organization; or
(xiii)
any
Material Contract.
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(b)
(i)
All
the contracts, plans, arrangements and instruments listed in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.08(a)
or
BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.12(a)
are in
full force and effect on the date hereof, and neither BFC, any BFC Subsidiary,
nor, to the Knowledge of BFC, any other party to any such contract, plan,
arrangement or instrument, has breached any provision of, or is in default
under
any term of, any such contract, plan, arrangement or instrument the breach
of
which or default under which will have a Material Adverse Effect, and no party
to any such contract, plan, arrangement or instrument will have the right to
terminate any or all of the provisions thereof as a result of the Contemplated
Transactions, the termination of which will have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii)
Except as otherwise set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.08(a)
or
BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.12(a),
no
plan, employment agreement, termination agreement or similar agreement or
arrangement to which BFC or any BFC Subsidiary is a party or by which BFC or
any
BFC Subsidiary may be bound:
(A)
contains
provisions which permit an employee or an independent contractor to terminate
it
without cause and continue to accrue future benefits thereunder;
(B)
provides
for acceleration in the vesting of benefits thereunder upon the occurrence
of a
change in ownership or control or merger or other acquisition of BFC or any
BFC
Subsidiary; or
(C)
requires
BFC or any BFC Subsidiary to provide a benefit in the form of BFC Common Stock
or determined by reference to the value of BFC Common Stock.
3.09 Ownership
of Property; Insurance Coverage.
(a)
BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.09(a) contains
a list of all real property in which BFC or any BFC Subsidiary has legal or
equitable title or a leasehold interest. BFC and each BFC Subsidiary has, and
will have as to property acquired after the date hereof, good, and as to real
property, marketable, title to all material assets and properties owned by
BFC
or such BFC Subsidiary, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible,
including securities, assets and properties reflected in the balance sheets
contained in the BFC Financials or acquired subsequent thereto (except to the
extent that such securities are held in any fiduciary or agency capacity and
except to the extent that such assets and properties have been disposed of
for
fair value, in the ordinary course of business, or have been disposed of as
obsolete since the date of such balance sheets), subject to no encumbrances,
liens, mortgages, security interests or pledges, except:
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(i)
those
items that secure liabilities for borrowed money and that are set forth in
BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.09(a)(i)
or
permitted under Article V hereof;
(ii)
statutory
liens for amounts not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith;
(iii)
liens
for
current taxes not yet due and payable;
(iv)
pledges
to secure deposits and other liens incurred in the ordinary course of banking
business;
(v)
such
imperfections of title, easements and encumbrances, if any, as are not material
in character, amount or extent; and
(vi)
dispositions and encumbrances for adequate consideration in the ordinary course
of business.
BFC
and
each BFC Subsidiary have the right under leases of material properties used
by
them in the conduct of their respective businesses to occupy and use all such
properties in all material respects as presently occupied and used by them.
(b)
With
respect to all agreements pursuant to which BFC or any BFC Subsidiary has
purchased securities subject to an agreement to resell, if any, BFC or such
BFC
Subsidiary has a valid, perfected first lien or security interest in the
securities or other collateral securing the repurchase agreement, and the value
of such collateral equals or exceeds the amount of the debt secured thereby,
except to the extent that any failure to obtain such a lien or maintain such
collateral would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c)
BFC
and
each BFC Subsidiary maintain insurance in amounts considered by BFC to be
reasonable for their respective operations, and such insurance is similar in
scope and coverage in all material respects to that maintained by other
businesses similarly situated. Neither BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary has received
notice from any insurance carrier that:
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(i)
such
insurance will be cancelled or that coverage thereunder will be reduced or
eliminated; or
(ii)
premium
costs with respect to such insurance will be substantially increased; except
to
the extent such cancellation, reduction, elimination or increase would not
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
BFC
and
each BFC Subsidiary maintain such fidelity bonds, directors’ and officers’
liability insurance and errors and omissions insurance as may be customary
or
required under applicable laws or regulations.
3.10 Legal
Proceedings.
Except
as set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.10,
neither
BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary is a party to any, and there are no pending or,
to
the Knowledge of BFC, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitration or other
proceedings, claims, actions, customer complaints, or governmental
investigations or inquiries of any nature:
(a)
against
BFC or any BFC Subsidiary;
(b)
to
which
the assets of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary are subject;
(c)
challenging
the validity or propriety of any of the Contemplated Transactions;
or
(d)
which
could materially adversely affect the ability of BFC, BUCS or any other BFC
Subsidiary to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement and
the
Bank Plan of Merger; except for any proceedings, claims, actions,
investigations, or inquiries referred to in clauses (a) or (b) of this
Section 3.10 which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.11 Compliance
with Applicable Law and Agreements.
(a)
BFC
and
each BFC Subsidiary hold all licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations
necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses under, and
have
complied in all material respects with, applicable laws, statutes, orders,
rules
or regulations of any Regulatory Authority relating to them, other than where
such failure to hold or such noncompliance will neither result in a limitation
in any material respect on the conduct of its businesses or otherwise have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
BFC
and
each BFC Subsidiary have filed all reports, registrations and statements,
together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that
they
were required to file with any Regulatory Authority, and have filed all other
reports and statements required to be filed by them, including without
limitation any report or statement required to be filed pursuant to the laws,
rules or regulations of the United States, any state or any Regulatory
Authority, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection
therewith, except where the failure to file such report, registration or
statement or to pay such fees and assessments, either individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Except
as
set forth on BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.11(c),
no
Regulatory Authority has initiated any proceeding or, to the Knowledge of BFC,
investigation into the business or operations of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary
(other than routine banking regulatory examinations), except where any such
proceedings or investigations will not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a
Material Adverse Effect, or such proceedings or investigations have been
terminated or otherwise resolved.
(d)
Except
as
set forth on BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.11(d),
neither
BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary has received any notification or communication from
any Regulatory Authority:
(i)
asserting
that BFC or any BFC Subsidiary is not in substantial compliance with any of
the
statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Regulatory Authority enforces,
unless such assertion has been waived, withdrawn or otherwise resolved;
(ii)
threatening
to revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization which
is
material to BFC or any BFC Subsidiary;
(iii)
requiring
or threatening to require BFC or any BFC Subsidiary, or indicating that BFC
or
any BFC Subsidiary may be required, to enter into a cease and desist order,
agreement or memorandum of understanding or any other agreement restricting
or
limiting, or purporting to restrict or limit, in any manner the operations
of
BFC or any BFC Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on
the
payment of dividends other than generally applicable regulatory restrictions;
or
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(iv)
directing,
restricting or limiting, or purporting to direct, restrict or limit, in any
manner the operations of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary (any such notice,
communication, memorandum, agreement or order described in this sentence herein
referred to as a “Regulatory Agreement”).
(e)
Neither
BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary has consented to or entered into any pending
Regulatory Agreement.
(f)
To
the
Knowledge of BFC, except as set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.11(f),
there
is no unresolved violation, criticism, or exception by any Regulatory Authority
with respect to any Regulatory Agreement which if resolved in a manner adverse
to BFC or any BFC Subsidiary would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)
There
is
no injunction, order, judgment or decree imposed upon BFC or any BFC Subsidiary
or the assets of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary which has had, or, to the Knowledge
of BFC, would have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
Neither
BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary has breached or defaulted on any agreement, contract,
commitment, arrangement or other instrument to which any of them is a party
or
by which any of them may be bound, other than any breach or default that would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.12 ERISA.
(a)
BFC
has
made available or delivered to CMTY true and complete copies of any employee
pension benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2), profit
sharing plans, employee stock ownership plans, stock purchase plans, deferred
compensation and supplemental income plans, supplemental executive retirement
plans, annual incentive plans, group insurance plans, and all other employee
welfare benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(1) (including
vacation pay, sick leave, short-term disability, long-term disability, and
medical plans) and all other employee benefit plans, policies, agreements and
arrangements, all of which are listed in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.12(a),
currently maintained or contributed to for the benefit of the employees or
former employees (including retired employees) and any beneficiaries thereof
or
directors or former directors of BFC or any other entity (a “BFC ERISA
Affiliate”) that, together with BFC, is treated as a single employer under IRC
Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) (collectively, the “BFC Benefit Plans”),
together with:
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(i)
the
most
recent actuarial reports (if any) and financial reports relating to those BFC
Benefit Plans which constitute “qualified plans” under IRC Section 401(a);
(ii)
the
most
recent Form 5500 (if any) relating to such BFC Benefit Plans filed by them,
respectively, with the IRS; and
(iii)
the
most
recent IRS determination letters which pertain to any such BFC Benefit
Plans.
(b)
Neither
BFC nor any BFC ERISA Affiliate, and no pension plan (within the meaning of
ERISA Section 3(2)) maintained or contributed to by BFC or any BFC ERISA
Affiliate, has incurred any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or to the IRS with respect to any pension plan qualified under
IRC
Section 401(a), except liabilities to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation pursuant to ERISA Section 4007, all of which have been fully
paid, nor has any reportable event under ERISA Section 4043(b) (with
respect to which the 30 day notice requirement has not been waived)
occurred with respect to any such pension plan.
(c)
Neither
BFC nor any BFC ERISA Affiliate has ever contributed to or otherwise incurred
any liability with respect to a multi-employer plan (within the meaning of
ERISA
Section 3(37)).
(d)
To
the
Knowledge of BFC, each BFC Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and
administered in compliance in all respects with its terms and related documents
or agreements and the applicable provisions of all laws, including ERISA and
the
IRC, except where any such non-compliance would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(e)
There
is
no existing, or, to the Knowledge of BFC, contemplated, audit of any BFC Benefit
Plan by the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or any other governmental authority. In addition, there are no
pending or threatened claims by, on behalf of or with respect to any BFC Benefit
Plan, or by or on behalf of any individual participant or beneficiary of any
BFC
Benefit Plan, alleging any violation of ERISA or any other applicable laws,
or
claiming benefits (other than claims for benefits not in dispute and expected
to
be granted promptly in the ordinary course of business), nor to the Knowledge
of
BFC, is there any basis for such claim.
(f)
Except
as
set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.12(f),
with
respect to any services which BFC or any BFC Subsidiary may provide as a
record-keeper, consultant, administrator, custodian, fiduciary, trustee or
otherwise for any plan, program, or arrangement subject to ERISA (other than
any
BFC Benefit Plan), to the Knowledge of BFC, BFC or the relevant BFC
Subsidiary:
(i)
has
correctly computed all contributions, payments or other amounts in accordance
with the applicable documents of any such plan, program or arrangement;
(ii)
has
not
engaged in any prohibited transactions (as defined in ERISA Section 406 for
which an exemption does not exist);
(iii)
has
not
breached any duty imposed on BFC or the relevant BFC Subsidiary acting as a
record-keeper, consultant, administrator, custodian, fiduciary or trustee by
ERISA: and
(iv)
has
not
otherwise incurred any liability to the IRS, the Department of Labor, the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or to any beneficiary, fiduciary or
sponsor of any ERISA plan in the performance (or non-performance) of services;
except as previously disclosed to CMTY and except where any such action or
inaction would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.13 Brokers
and Finders.
Neither
BFC, any BFC Subsidiary, nor any of their respective officers, directors,
employees, independent contractors or agents, has employed any broker, finder,
investment banker or financial advisor, or incurred any liability for any fees
or commissions to any such person, in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions, except for Fin Pro.
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3.14 Environmental
Matters.
(a)
Except
as
set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.14(a),
to the
Knowledge of BFC, neither BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary, nor any property owned
or
operated by BFC or any BFC Subsidiary, has been or is in violation of or liable
under any Environmental Law, except for such violations or liabilities that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
There are no actions, suits or proceedings, or demands, claims or notices,
including without limitation notices, demand letters or requests for information
from any Regulatory Authority, instituted or pending, or to the Knowledge of
BFC, threatened, or any investigation pending, relating to the liability of
BFC
or any BFC Subsidiary with respect to any property owned or operated by BFC
or
any BFC Subsidiary under any Environmental Law, except as to any such actions
or
other matters which would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
To
the
Knowledge of BFC, no property, now or formerly owned or operated by BFC or
any
BFC Subsidiary or on which BFC or any BFC Subsidiary holds or held a mortgage
or
other security interest or has foreclosed or taken a deed in lieu of
foreclosure, has been listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority
List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”), on the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liabilities Information System, or any similar state list,
or
which is the subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other
investigations which may lead to claims against BFC or any BFC Subsidiary for
response costs, remedial work, investigation, damage to natural resources or
for
personal injury or property damage claim, including, but not limited to, claims
under CERCLA, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15 Business
of BFC.
Since
June 30, 2006, neither BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary has, in any material
respect:
(a)
increased
the wages, salaries, compensation, pension or other employee benefits payable
to
any executive officer, employee or director, except as is permitted in Section
5.01(d);
(b)
terminated
any material employee benefit plans;
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(c)
deferred
routine maintenance of real property or leased premises;
(d)
eliminated
a reserve where the liability related to such reserve has remained;
(e)
failed
to
depreciate capital assets in accordance with past practice or to eliminate
capital assets which are no longer used in its business; or
(f)
had
extraordinary reduction or deferral of ordinary or necessary expenses.
3.16 CRA
Compliance.
BFC and
BUCS are in material compliance with the applicable provisions of the CRA,
and,
as of the date hereof, BUCS has received a CRA rating of “satisfactory” or
better from the OTS. To the Knowledge of BFC, there is no fact or circumstance
or set of facts or circumstances which would cause BFC or BUCS to fail to comply
with such provisions in a manner which would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.17 Bank
Merger.
(a)
BUCS
has
full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Bank Plan of
Merger and to consummate the Bank Merger. The execution and delivery of the
Bank
Plan of Merger by BUCS and the consummation by BUCS of the Bank Merger have
been
(or will be) duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of BUCS and
by
BFC as sole shareholder of BUCS, and no other corporate proceedings on the
part
of BUCS are necessary to consummate the Bank Merger. Subject to receipt of
required approvals of Regulatory Authorities and the expiration of all required
waiting periods, the Bank Plan of Merger, upon its execution and delivery by
BUCS concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of BUCS, enforceable against BUCS
in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity.
(b)
The
execution and delivery of the Bank Plan of Merger and the consummation of the
Bank Merger will not:
(i)
conflict
with or result in a breach of any provision of the respective articles of
incorporation or bylaws of BFC, BUCS or any Subsidiary of BUCS;
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(ii)
subject
to receipt of required Regulatory Approvals and the expiration of all required
waiting periods, violate any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ,
decree or injunction applicable to BFC, BUCS, any Subsidiary of BUCS or any
of
their respective properties or assets; or
(iii)
except
as
disclosed in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.17(b)(iii),
violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, constitute
a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of, or acceleration
of
the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration
or the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance
upon
any of the respective properties or assets of BFC or BUCS under, any of the
terms or conditions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, lease,
agreement, commitment or other instrument or obligation to which BFC or BUCS
is
a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may
be
bound or affected; excluding from clauses (ii) and (iii) any such
items which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.18 Information
to be Supplied.
(a)
The
information supplied by BFC for inclusion in the Registration Statement
(including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement) will not, at the time the
Registration Statement is declared effective pursuant to the Securities Act,
and
as of the date the Prospectus/Proxy Statement is mailed to stockholders of
BFC,
and up to and including the date of the BFC Stockholders Meeting, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading.
(b)
The
information supplied by BFC for inclusion in the Applications will, at the
time
each such document is filed with any Regulatory Authority and up to and
including the dates of any required regulatory approvals or consents, as such
Applications may be amended by subsequent filings, be accurate in all material
respects.
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3.19 Related
Party Transactions.
(a)
Except
as
set forth on BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.19,
or as
is disclosed in the footnotes to the BFC Financials, as of the date hereof,
neither BFC nor any BFC Subsidiary is a party to any transaction (including
any
loan or other credit accommodation but excluding deposits in the ordinary course
of business) with any Affiliate of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary, and all such
transactions were made on substantially the same terms, including interest
rates
and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions
with
other “persons” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and the
rules and regulations thereunder), except with respect to variations in such
terms as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b)
Except
as
set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.19,
as of
the date hereof, no loan or credit accommodation to any BFC Affiliate is
presently in default or, during the three-year period prior to the date of
this
Agreement, has been in material default or has been restructured, modified
or
extended in any manner which would have a Material Adverse Effect. To the
Knowledge of BFC, as of the date hereof, principal and interest with respect
to
any such loan or other credit accommodation will be paid when due and the loan
grade classification accorded such loan or credit accommodation is appropriate.
3.20 Loans.
To the
Knowledge of BFC, all loans reflected as assets in the BFC Financials are
evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness which are
true, genuine and correct, and to the extent secured, are secured by valid
liens
and security interests which have been perfected, excluding loans as to which
the failure to satisfy the foregoing standards would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.21 Allowance
for Loan Losses.
The
allowance for loan losses shown, and to be shown, on the balance sheets
contained in the BFC Financials have been, and will be, established in
accordance with GAAP and all applicable regulatory criteria.
3.22 Reorganization.
As of
the date hereof, BFC does not have any reason to believe that the Merger will
fail to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the
IRC.
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3.23 Fairness
Opinion.
BFC has
received a written opinion from FinPro to the effect that, as of the date
hereof, the transaction is fair to the stockholders of BFC from a financial
point of view.
3.24 Securities
Documents.
(a)
BFC
has
delivered or made available to CMTY copies of the annual reports to stockholders
for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 that were delivered with its proxy statements
for such years.
(b)
BFC’s
annual reports on SEC Form 10-KSB for the years ended December 31, 2004 and
2005, quarterly report on SEC Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended
March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, all other reports, registration
statements and filings of BFC filed with the SEC since January 1, 2006 and
proxy materials used in connection with its meetings of stockholders held in
2005 and 2006 complied, in all material respects, and all future SEC reports,
filings, and proxy materials will comply, in all material respects, with the
rules and regulations of the SEC to the extent applicable thereto, and all
such
SEC reports, filings and proxy materials did not and will not, at the time
of
their filing, 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 the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
3.25 “Well
Capitalized”.
BUCS is
“well capitalized” within the meaning of applicable banking
regulations.
3.26 Quality
of Representations.
To the
Knowledge of BFC, no representation made by BFC in this Agreement contains
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
ARTICLE
IV- REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF CMTY
CMTY
hereby represents and warrants, on the date hereof and on the Closing Date,
to
BFC that:
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4.01 Organization.
(a)
CMTY
is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CMTY is a bank holding company duly
registered under the BHC Act and has made a valid financial holding company
election. CMTY has the corporate power and authority to carry on its businesses
and operations as now being conducted and to own and operate the properties
and
assets now owned and being operated by it. CMTY is duly licensed, registered
or
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and
assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing, registration or qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, registered or qualified
will not have a Material Adverse Effect, and all such licenses, registrations
and qualifications are in full force and effect in all material respects.
(b)
Community
is a bank and trust company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Community has
the
corporate power and authority to carry on its business and operations as now
being conducted and to own and operate the properties and assets now owned
and
being operated by it. Community is duly licensed, registered or qualified to
do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
by
it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased
by
it makes such licensing, registration or qualification necessary, except where
the failure to be so licensed, registered or qualified will not have a Material
Adverse Effect, and all such licenses, registrations and qualifications are
in
full force and effect in all material respects.
(c)
The
deposits of Community are insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC
to
the extent provided in the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005.
(d)
CMTY
has
no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than those identified in CMTY
Disclosure Schedule 4.01(d).
(e)
The
respective minute books of CMTY and each CMTY Subsidiary accurately reflect
all
material corporate actions of their respective shareholders and boards of
directors, including committees, in each case in accordance with the normal
business practice of CMTY and each CMTY Subsidiary.
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(f)
CMTY
has
delivered or made available to BFC true and correct copies of the respective
articles of incorporation, articles of association and bylaws of CMTY and each
CMTY Subsidiary, as in effect on the date hereof.
(g)
Each
CMTY
Subsidiary is (i) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of either the United States of America or of the Subsidiary’s
state of organization, (ii) has the corporate power and authority to carry
on its business and operations as now being conducted and to own and operate
the
properties and assets now owned and being operated by it, (iii) is duly
licensed, registered or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of
the
properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing, registration
or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed,
registered or qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and all such
licenses, registrations and qualifications are in full force and effect in
all
material respects.
4.02 Capitalization.
(a)
The
authorized capital stock of CMTY consists of (a) 50,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value of $5.00 (“CMTY Common Stock”), of which 1,019,202 shares are
validly issued and held by CMTY as treasury stock and 24,478,472 shares are
validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights, and (b) 500,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value,
of which none are issued. CMTY has not issued nor is CMTY bound by any
subscription, option, warrant, call, commitment, agreement or other Right of
any
character relating to the purchase, sale, or issuance of, or right to receive
dividends or other distributions on, any shares of CMTY Common Stock or any
other security of CMTY or any securities representing the right to vote,
purchase or otherwise receive any shares of CMTY Common Stock or any other
security of CMTY, except (i) for options to acquire shares of CMTY Common
Stock issued under CMTY’s various stock option plans, (ii) pursuant to
CMTY’s employee stock purchase plan and dividend reinvestment plan,
(iii) pursuant to the Rights Agreement and (iv) this Agreement.
(b)
CMTY
owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of Community and the
capital stock and membership interests of the other CMTY Subsidiaries, free
and
clear of any liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances,
agreements and restrictions of any kind or nature. There are no subscriptions,
options, warrants, calls, commitments, agreements or other Rights outstanding
with respect to the capital stock of Community or any other CMTY Subsidiary.
Except for the CMTY Subsidiaries, CMTY does not possess, directly or indirectly,
any material equity interest in any corporation, except for equity interests
in
the investment portfolios of CMTY’s Subsidiaries, equity interests held by CMTY
or CMTY’s Subsidiaries in a fiduciary capacity, and equity interests held in
connection with the commercial loan activities of Community.
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(c)
To
the
Knowledge of CMTY, except as may be disclosed in any subsequent Schedule 13D
or
13G filed with the SEC and as set forth in CMTY
Disclosure Schedule 4.02(c),
no
person or group is the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding shares
of CMTY Common Stock (the terms “person,” “group” and “beneficial owner” are as
defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations
thereunder).
4.03 Authority;
No Violation.
(a)
CMTY
has
full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by CMTY and the consummation by CMTY of the Contemplated Transactions
have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of CMTY by
unanimous vote, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of CMTY are
necessary to consummate the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by CMTY and, subject to receipt of the required approvals
of Regulatory Authorities described in Section 4.04 hereof, constitutes the
valid and binding obligation of CMTY, enforceable against CMTY in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity.
(b)
Subject
to (i) receipt of approvals from the Regulatory Authorities referred to in
Section 4.04 hereof and (ii) CMTY’s and BFC’s compliance with any
conditions contained therein, the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by
CMTY, the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, and compliance by
CMTY
or any CMTY Subsidiary with any of the terms or provisions hereof, do not and
will not:
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(A)
conflict
with or result in a breach of any provision of the respective articles of
incorporation, articles of association or bylaws of CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary;
(B)
violate
any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction
applicable to CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary or any of their respective properties
or assets; or
(C)
violate,
conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, constitute a default
(or
an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default) under, result in the termination of, or acceleration of the performance
required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the creation
of any lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the
properties or assets of CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary under, any of the terms
or
conditions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, lease, agreement,
commitment or other instrument or obligation to which CMTY or any CMTY
Subsidiary is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties
or
assets may be bound or affected, excluding from clauses (B) and
(C) any such items which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.04 Consents.
Except
for consents and approvals of, or filings with, the SEC, the FRB, the FDIC,
the
OTS, the PDB, the PDS, the NASD and state securities authorities, no consents
or
approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any public body or authority
are
necessary and, except where the failure to obtain any consent or approval would
constitute a Material Adverse Effect, no consents or approvals of any third
party to a Material Contract are (or will be) necessary in connection with
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by CMTY or the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions.
4.05 Financial
Statements.
(a)
CMTY
has
filed the CMTY Financials with the SEC, except those pertaining to quarterly
periods commencing after June 30, 2006, which it will file on or before the
applicable deadline. The filed CMTY Financials fairly present, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of CMTY as of and for the periods ended on the dates thereof, in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, except in each case as may be noted
therein, and subject to normal year-end adjustments and as permitted by Form
10-Q in the case of unaudited statements.
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(b)
To
the
Knowledge of CMTY, CMTY did not have any liabilities or obligations of any
nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, which are not fully
reflected or reserved against in the balance sheets included in the CMTY
Financials as of June 30, 2006, which would have been required to be reflected
therein in accordance with GAAP consistently applied or disclosed in a footnote
thereto, except for liabilities and obligations which were incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and except for
liabilities and obligations which are within the subject matter of a specific
representation and warranty herein or which otherwise have not had a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.06 No
Material Adverse Change.
Neither
CMTY nor any CMTY Subsidiary has suffered any adverse change in their respective
assets, financial condition or results of operations since June 30, 2006 which
change has had a Material Adverse Effect.
4.07 Taxes.
(a)
CMTY
and
the CMTY Subsidiaries are members of the same affiliated group within the
meaning of IRC Section 1504(a) of which CMTY is the common parent. CMTY has
filed, and will file, all material federal, state and local tax returns required
to be filed by, or with respect to, CMTY and the CMTY Subsidiaries on or prior
to the Closing Date, except to the extent that any failure to file or any
inaccuracies would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect, and has paid or will pay, or made or will make, provisions
for
the payment of all federal, state and local taxes which are shown on such
returns to be due for the periods covered thereby from CMTY or any CMTY
Subsidiary to any applicable taxing authority, on or prior to the Closing Date,
other than taxes which (i) are not delinquent or are being contested in
good faith, (ii) have not been finally determined, or (iii) the
failure to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b)
No
consent pursuant to IRC Section 341(f) has been filed, or will be filed
prior to the Closing Date, by or with respect to CMTY or any CMTY
Subsidiary.
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(c)
To
the
Knowledge of CMTY, there are no material disputes pending, or claims asserted
in
writing, for taxes or assessments upon CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary, nor has
CMTY
nor any CMTY Subsidiary been requested in writing to give any currently
effective waivers extending the statutory period of limitation applicable to
any
federal, state, county or local income tax return for any period.
(d)
Proper
and accurate amounts have been withheld by CMTY and each CMTY Subsidiary from
their employees for all prior periods in compliance in all material respects
with the tax withholding provisions of applicable federal, state and local
laws,
except where failure to do so is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.08 Contracts.
Except
as described on CMTY
Disclosure Schedule 4.08
or in
documents listed as exhibits to CMTY’s Securities Documents, neither CMTY nor
any CMTY Subsidiary is a party to or subject to: (i) any agreement which by
its terms limits the payment of dividends by CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary,
(ii) any contract, other than this Agreement, which restricts or prohibits
it from engaging in any type of business permissible under applicable law or
(iii) any agreement which may adversely affect the ability of CMTY or any CMTY
Subsidiary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.
4.09 Ownership
of Property; Insurance Coverage.
(a)
CMTY
and
each CMTY Subsidiary has, and will have as to property acquired after the date
hereof, good, and as to real property, marketable, title to all material assets
and properties owned by CMTY or such CMTY Subsidiary, whether real or personal,
tangible or intangible, including securities, assets and properties reflected
in
the balance sheets contained in the CMTY Financials or acquired subsequent
thereto (except to the extent that such securities are held in any fiduciary
or
agency capacity and except to the extent that such assets and properties have
been disposed of for fair value, in the ordinary course of business, or have
been disposed of as obsolete since the date of such balance sheets), subject
to
no encumbrances, liens, mortgages, security interests or pledges, except:
(i)
those
items that secure liabilities for borrowed money and that are set forth in
CMTY
Disclosure Schedule 4.09
or
permitted under Article V hereof;
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(ii)
statutory
liens for amounts not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith;
(iii)
liens
for
current taxes not yet due and payable;
(iv)
pledges
to secure deposits and other liens incurred in the ordinary course of banking
business;
(v)
such
imperfections of title, easements and encumbrances, if any, as are not material
in character, amount or extent; and
(vi)
dispositions
and encumbrances for adequate consideration in the ordinary course of business.
CMTY
and
each CMTY Subsidiary have the right under leases of material properties used
by
CMTY or such CMTY Subsidiary in the conduct of their respective businesses
to
occupy and use all such properties in all material respects as presently
occupied and used by them.
(b)
With
respect to all agreements pursuant to which CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary has
purchased securities subject to an agreement to resell, if any, CMTY or such
CMTY Subsidiary has a valid, perfected first lien or security interest in the
securities or other collateral securing the repurchase agreement, and the value
of such collateral equals or exceeds the amount of the debt secured thereby,
except to the extent that any failure to obtain such a lien or maintain such
collateral would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c)
CMTY
and
each CMTY Subsidiary maintain insurance in amounts considered by CMTY to be
reasonable for their respective operations, and such insurance is similar in
scope and coverage in all material respects to that maintained by other
businesses similarly situated. Neither CMTY nor any CMTY Subsidiary has received
notice from any insurance carrier that:
(i)
such
insurance will be cancelled or that coverage thereunder will be reduced or
eliminated; or
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(ii)
premium
costs with respect to such insurance will be substantially increased; except
to
the extent such cancellation, reduction, elimination or increase would not
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
CMTY
and
each CMTY Subsidiary maintain such fidelity bonds, directors’ and officers’
liability insurance and errors and omissions insurance as may be customary
or
required under applicable laws or regulations.
4.10 Financing.
At the
Effective Date, CMTY will have available cash sufficient to pay the amounts
required to be paid to BFC stockholders pursuant to this Agreement and shares
available and reserved to pay the Common Stock Consideration, upon consummation
of the Merger.
4.11 Legal
Proceedings.
Except
as set forth in CMTY
Disclosure Schedule 4.11,
neither
CMTY nor any CMTY Subsidiary is a party to any, and there are no pending or,
to
the Knowledge of CMTY, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitration or other
proceedings, claims, actions, customer complaints, or governmental
investigations or inquiries of any nature:
(a)
against
CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary;
(b)
to
which
the assets of CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary are subject;
(c)
challenging
the validity or propriety of any of the Contemplated Transactions; or
(d)
which
could materially adversely affect the ability of CMTY or any other CMTY
Subsidiary to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement and
the
Bank Plan of Merger; except for any proceedings, claims, actions,
investigations, or inquiries referred to in clauses (a) or (b) which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.12 Compliance
with Applicable Law and Agreements.
(a)
CMTY
and
each CMTY Subsidiary hold all licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations
necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses under, and
have
complied in all material respects with, applicable laws, statutes, orders,
rules
or regulations of any Regulatory Authority relating to them, other than where
such failure to hold or such noncompliance will neither result in a limitation
in any material respect on the conduct of their respective businesses nor
otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
CMTY
and
each CMTY Subsidiary have filed all reports, registrations and statements,
together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that
they
were required to file with any Regulatory Authority, and have filed all other
reports and statements required to be filed by them, including without
limitation any report or statement required to be filed pursuant to the laws,
rules or regulations of the United States, any state or any Regulatory
Authority, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection
therewith, except where the failure to file such report, registration or
statement or to pay such fees and assessments, either individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
No
Regulatory Authority has initiated any proceeding or, to the Knowledge of CMTY,
investigation into the businesses or operations of CMTY or any of its
Subsidiaries, except where any such proceedings or investigations will not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or such
proceedings or investigations have been terminated or otherwise resolved.
(d)
Neither
CMTY nor any CMTY Subsidiary has received any notification or communication
from
any Regulatory Authority:
(i)
asserting
that CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary is not in substantial compliance with any
of
the statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Regulatory Authority
enforces, unless such assertion has been waived, withdrawn or otherwise
resolved;
(ii)
threatening
to revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization which
is
material to CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary;
(iii)
requiring
or threatening to require CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary, or indicating that CMTY
or any CMTY Subsidiary may be required, to enter into a cease and desist order,
agreement or memorandum of understanding or any other agreement restricting
or
limiting, or purporting to restrict or limit, in any manner the operations
of
CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on
the
payment of dividends; or
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(iv)
directing,
restricting or limiting, or purporting to direct, restrict or limit, in any
manner the operations of CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary (any such notice,
communication, memorandum, agreement or order described in this sentence herein
referred to as a Regulatory Agreement”); in each case except as heretofore
disclosed to BFC.
(e)
Neither
CMTY nor any CMTY Subsidiary has received, consented to, or entered into any
pending Regulatory Agreement.
(f)
To
the
Knowledge of CMTY, there is no unresolved violation, criticism, or exception
by
any Regulatory Authority with respect to any Regulatory Agreement which if
resolved in a manner adverse to CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(g)
There
is
no injunction, order, judgment or decree imposed upon CMTY or any CMTY
Subsidiary or the assets of CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary which has had, or,
to
the Knowledge of CMTY, would have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
Neither
CMTY nor any CMTY Subsidiary has breached or defaulted on any agreement,
contract, commitment, arrangement or other instrument to which any of them
is a
party or by which any of them may be bound, other than any breach or default
that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.13 ERISA.
(a)
CMTY
has
delivered or made available to BFC true and complete copies of any employee
pension benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2), profit
sharing plans, stock purchase plans, deferred compensation and supplemental
income plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, annual incentive plans,
group insurance plans, and all other employee welfare benefit plans within
the
meaning of ERISA Section 3(1) (including vacation pay, sick leave,
short-term disability, long-term disability, and medical plans) and all other
employee benefit plans, policies, agreements and arrangements, all of which
are
listed in CMTY
Disclosure Schedule 4.13,
currently maintained or contributed to for the benefit of the employees or
former employees (including retired employees) and any beneficiaries thereof
or
directors or former directors of CMTY or any other entity (a “CMTY ERISA
Affiliate”) that, together with CMTY, is treated as a single employer under IRC
Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) (collectively, the “CMTY Benefit Plans”),
together with:
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(i)
the
most
recent actuarial reports (if any) and financial reports relating to those CMTY
Benefit Plans which constitute “qualified plans” under IRC Section 401(a);
(ii)
the
most
recent Form 5500 (if any) relating to such CMTY Benefit Plans filed by
them, respectively, with the IRS; and
(iii)
the
most
recent IRS determination letters which pertain to any such CMTY Benefit Plans.
(b)
Neither
CMTY nor any CMTY ERISA Affiliate, and no pension plan (within the meaning
of
ERISA Section 3(2)) maintained or contributed to by CMTY or any CMTY ERISA
Affiliate, has incurred any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or to the IRS with respect to any pension plan qualified under
IRC
Section 401(a), except liabilities to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation pursuant to ERISA Section 4007, all of which have been fully
paid, nor has any reportable event under ERISA Section 4043(b) (with
respect to which the 30 day notice requirement has not been waived) occurred
with respect to any such pension plan.
(c)
Neither
CMTY nor any CMTY ERISA Affiliate has ever contributed to or otherwise incurred
any liability with respect to a multi-employer plan (within the meaning of
ERISA
Section 3(37)).
(d)
Each
CMTY
Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in
all
respects with its terms and related documents or agreements and the applicable
provisions of all laws, including ERISA and the IRC, except where any such
non-compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)
There
is
no existing, or, to the Knowledge of CMTY, contemplated, audit of any CMTY
Benefit Plan by the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation or any other governmental authority. In addition, there
are
no pending or threatened claims by, on behalf of or with respect to any CMTY
Benefit Plan, or by or on behalf of any individual participant or beneficiary
of
any CMTY Benefit Plan, alleging any violation of ERISA or any other applicable
laws, or claiming benefits (other than claims for benefits not in dispute and
expected to be granted promptly in the ordinary course of business), nor to
the
Knowledge of CMTY, is there any basis for such claim.
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4.14 Brokers
and Finders.
Neither
CMTY, any CMTY Subsidiary, nor any of their respective officers, directors,
employees, independent contractors or agents, has employed any broker, finder,
investment banker or financial advisor, or incurred any liability for any fees
or commissions to any such person, in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions, except for Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.
4.15 CRA
Compliance.
CMTY
and Community are in material compliance with the applicable provisions of
the
CRA, and, as of the date hereof, Community has received a CRA rating of
“satisfactory” or better from the FDIC. To the Knowledge of CMTY, there is no
fact or circumstance or set of facts or circumstances which would cause
Community to fail to comply with such provisions in a manner which would have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.16 Bank
Merger.
(a)
Community
has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Bank Plan
of
Merger and to consummate the Bank Merger. The execution and delivery of the
Bank
Plan of Merger by Community and the consummation by Community of the Bank Merger
have been (or will be) duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors
of
Community and by CMTY as sole shareholder of Community, and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Community are necessary to consummate the Bank
Merger. Subject to receipt of required approvals of Regulatory Authorities,
the
Bank Plan of Merger, upon its execution and delivery by Community concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, will constitute the valid
and
binding obligation of Community, enforceable against Community in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity.
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(b)
The
execution and delivery of the Bank Plan of Merger and the consummation of the
Bank Merger will not:
(i)
conflict
with or result in a breach of any provision of the respective articles of
incorporation or association or bylaws of CMTY or Community;
(ii)
subject
to receipt of required approvals of Regulatory Authorities, violate any statute,
rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to
CMTY
or Community or any of their respective properties or assets; or
(iii)
violate,
conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, constitute a default
(or
an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default) under, result in the termination of, or acceleration of the performance
required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the creation
of any lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the
respective properties or assets of CMTY or Community under, any of the terms
or
conditions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, lease, agreement,
commitment or other instrument or obligation to which CMTY or Community is
a
party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may
be
bound or affected; excluding from clauses (ii) and (iii) any such
items which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.17 Information
to be Supplied.
(a)
The
information supplied by CMTY for inclusion in the Registration Statement
(including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement) will not, at the time the
Registration Statement is declared effective pursuant to the Securities Act,
and
as of the date the Prospectus/Proxy Statement is mailed to stockholders of
BFC,
and up to and including the date of the BFC Stockholders Meeting, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading.
(b)
The
information supplied by CMTY for inclusion in the Applications will, at the
time
each such document is filed with any Regulatory Authority and up to and
including the dates of any required regulatory approvals or consents, as such
Applications may be amended by subsequent filings, be accurate in all material
respects.
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4.18 Reorganization.
As of
the date hereof, CMTY does not have any reason to believe that the Merger will
fail to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the IRC. CMTY
shall not take any action which would preclude the Merger from qualifying as
a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the IRC.
4.19 CMTY
Common Stock.
The
shares of CMTY Common Stock to be issued and delivered to BFC stockholders
in
accordance with this Agreement, when so issued and delivered, will be validly
authorized and issued and fully paid and non-assessable, and no shareholder
of
CMTY shall have any pre-emptive right with respect thereto.
4.20 Securities
Documents.
CMTY
has delivered to or made available to BFC copies of:
(a)
the
annual reports to shareholders for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 that were
delivered with its proxy statements for such years;
(b)
all
other
reports, registration statements and filings of CMTY filed with the SEC since
January 1, 2006; and
(c)
CMTY’s
proxy materials used in connection with its meetings of shareholders held in
2005 and 2006.
Such
reports and proxy materials complied, in all material respects, and any future
SEC reports, filings, and proxy materials will comply, in all material respects,
with the rules and regulations of the SEC to the extent applicable thereto.
All
such SEC reports, filings and proxy materials did not and will not, at the
time
of their filing, 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 the light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading.
4.21 Rights
Agreement.
No
event or circumstance has occurred resulting in, and neither the execution
nor
consummation of this Agreement by CMTY will result in the grant, issuance or
triggering of any right or entitlement or the obligation to grant or issue
any
interest in CMTY Common Stock or enable or allow any right or other interest
associated with the Rights Agreement to be exercised, distributed or
triggered.
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4.22 “Well
Capitalized”.
CMTY
and Community are “well capitalized” within the meaning of the FRB’s and FDIC’s
regulations, respectively. CMTY and Community will be “well capitalized” on the
Closing Date.
4.23 Quality
of Representations.
To the
Knowledge of CMTY, no representation made by CMTY in this Agreement contains
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
4.24 Environmental.
(a)
Except
as
set forth in CMTY
Disclosure Schedule 4.24(a),
to the
Knowledge of CMTY, neither CMTY nor any CMTY Subsidiary, nor any property owned
or operated by CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary, has been or is in violation of
or
liable under any Environmental Law, except for such violations or liabilities
that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. There are no actions, suits or proceedings, or demands, claims or
notices, including without limitation notices, demand letters or requests for
information from any Regulatory Authority, instituted or pending, or, to the
Knowledge of CMTY, threatened, or any investigation pending, relating to the
liability of CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary with respect to any property owned
or
operated by CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary under any Environmental Law, except
as
to any such actions or other matters which would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b)
To
the
Knowledge of CMTY, no property, now or formerly owned or operated by CMTY or
any
CMTY Subsidiary or on which CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary holds or held a mortgage
or other security interest or has foreclosed or taken a deed in lieu of
foreclosure, has been listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority
List under the CERCLA, on the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation
and Liabilities Information System, or any similar state list, or which is
the
subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other investigations
which may lead to claims against CMTY or any CMTY Subsidiary for response costs,
remedial work, investigation, damage to natural resources or for personal injury
or property damage claim, including, but not limited to, claims under CERCLA,
which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.25 Allowance
for Loan Losses.
The
allowance for loan losses shown, and to be shown, on the balance sheets
contained in the CMTY Financials have been, and will be, established in
accordance with GAAP and all applicable regulatory criteria.
ARTICLE
V- COVENANTS
OF THE PARTIES
5.01 Conduct
of BFC’s Business.
From
the date hereof through the Closing Date, except as otherwise set forth herein,
BFC shall, and shall cause each BFC Subsidiary to, in all material respects,
conduct its businesses and engage in transactions only in the ordinary course
and consistent with past practice, except as otherwise required or contemplated
by this Agreement or with the written consent of CMTY. BFC shall, and shall
cause each BFC Subsidiary to, use its reasonable good faith efforts to preserve
its business organization intact, maintain good relationships with employees,
and preserve the good will of customers of BFC or the BFC Subsidiaries and
others with whom business relationships exist. From the date hereof through
the
Closing Date, except as otherwise consented to in writing by CMTY (such consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld) or as permitted by this Agreement, BFC
shall
not, and shall not permit any BFC Subsidiary to:
(a)
change
any provision of its articles of incorporation or of its bylaws;
(b)
change
the number of authorized or issued shares of its capital stock; repurchase
any
shares of capital stock; or issue or grant any option, warrant, call,
commitment, subscription, Right or agreement of any character relating to its
authorized or issued capital stock or any securities convertible into shares
of
capital stock; declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution
in
respect of capital stock; initiate a dividend reinvestment plan; or redeem
or
otherwise acquire any shares of BFC capital stock; except that:
(i)
subject
to applicable regulatory restrictions, if any, BUCS may pay cash dividends
to
BFC sufficient for BFC to fund any dividend by BFC permitted
hereunder;
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(ii)
any
BFC
Subsidiary may pay dividends to BFC in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(c)
grant
any
severance or termination pay to (other than pursuant to policies or agreements
of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary in effect on the date hereof) or enter into or
amend any employment, consulting, severance, “change-in-control” or termination
contract or arrangement with any officer, director, employee, independent
contractor, agent or other person associated with BFC or any BFC Subsidiary;
(d)
grant
job
promotions or increase the rate of compensation of, or pay any bonus to, any
director, officer, employee, independent contractor, agent or other person
associated with BFC or any BFC Subsidiary, except for:
(i)
routine
periodic pay increases, selective merit pay increases and pay-raises in
connection with promotions, all in accordance with past practice; provided,
however, that such pay increases and raises shall not exceed five percent (5%)
in the aggregate;
(ii)
subject
to the approval of CMTY, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, annual
bonuses in the ordinary course (other than timing of payment) for 2006 as
scheduled at BFC
Disclosure Schedule 5.01(d)(ii),
determined consistently with past practice and in accordance with policies
or
agreements of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary in effect on the date hereof, to be
payable on or before December 31, 2006, to persons designated by BFC; and
(e)
merge
or
consolidate with any other corporation; sell or lease all or any substantial
portion of its assets or businesses; make any acquisition of all or any
substantial portion of the business or assets of any other person, firm,
association, corporation or business organization; enter into a purchase and
assumption transaction with respect to deposits, loans or liabilities; relocate
or surrender its certificate of authority to maintain, or file an application
for the relocation of, any existing office; file an application for a
certificate of authority to establish a new office; change the status of any
office as to its supervisory jurisdiction; or fail to maintain and enforce
in
any material respect its code of ethics and applicable compliance
procedures;
(f)
sell
or
otherwise dispose of any material asset, other than in the ordinary course
of
business, consistent with past practice; subject any asset to a lien, pledge,
security interest or other encumbrance, other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice; modify in any material manner the manner
in which it has heretofore conducted its business or enter into any new line
of
business; incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, except in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice;
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(g)
take
any
action which would result in any of the conditions set forth in Article VI
hereof not being satisfied;
(h)
change
any method, practice or principle of accounting, except as required by changes
in GAAP concurred in by its independent certified public accountants; or change
any assumption underlying, or any method of calculation of, depreciation of
any
type of asset or establishment of any reserve;
(i)
waive,
release, grant or transfer any rights of material value or modify or change
in
any material respect any existing material agreement to which it is a party,
other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice;
(j)
implement
any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, welfare benefit or similar
plan
or arrangement that was not in effect on the date of this Agreement, or except
as may otherwise be provided for herein, amend any existing plan or arrangement
except as required by law;
(k)
materially
amend or otherwise modify its underwriting and other lending guidelines and
policies in effect as of the date hereof or otherwise fail to conduct its
lending activities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(l)
enter
into, renew, extend or modify any other transaction with any Affiliate, other
than deposit and loan transactions in the ordinary course of business and which
are in compliance with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations;
(m)
enter
into any interest rate swap, floor or cap or similar commitment, agreement
or
arrangement;
(n)
take
any
action that would accelerate any right of payment to any individual under any
employment agreement, except (i) in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (ii) for the execution of this Agreement or
(iii)
pursuant to Sections 5.01(c) and 5.01(d)(i) of this Agreement;
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(o)
purchase
any security for its investment portfolio rated less than “AAA” or higher by
either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or higher by Xxxxx’x Investor Services,
Inc., except as approved by CMTY (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld) ;
(p)
except
as
set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 5.01(p),
make
any capital expenditure of $25,000 or more; or undertake or enter into any
lease, contract or other commitment for its account, other than in the ordinary
course of business, involving an unbudgeted expenditure by BFC of more than
$25,000, or extending beyond twelve (12) months from the date hereof;
(q)
take
any
action that would preclude the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368 of the IRC; or
(r)
agree
to
do any of the foregoing.
5.02 Access;
Confidentiality.
From
the date hereof through the Closing Date:
(a)
Each
party hereto shall afford to the other, including its authorized agents and
representatives, reasonable access to its and its Subsidiaries’ businesses,
properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and
after reasonable notice; and the officers of each party shall furnish the other
party making such investigation, including its authorized agents and
representatives, with such financial and operating data and other information
with respect to such businesses, properties, assets, books and records and
personnel as the party making such investigation, or its authorized agents
and
representatives, shall from time to time reasonably request.
(b)
Each
party hereto agrees that it, and its authorized agents and representatives,
will
conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a confidential manner
and otherwise in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the other
party’s normal operations and customer and employee relationships. Neither BFC,
CMTY, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall be required to provide
access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate
or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize attorney-client privilege
or
similar privilege with respect to such information or contravene any law, rule,
regulation, decree, order, fiduciary duty or agreement entered into prior to
the
date hereof.
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(c)
All
information furnished to CMTY or BFC by the other in connection with the
Contemplated Transactions, whether prior to the date of this Agreement or
subsequent hereto, shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and
in
accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement.
5.03 Regulatory
Matters.
From
the date hereof through the Closing Date:
(a)
CMTY
and
BFC shall cooperate with one another in the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement (including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement) and all
Applications and the making of all filings for, and shall use their reasonable
best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, all necessary permits,
consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations of all Regulatory Authorities
necessary or advisable to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. CMTY and
BFC
shall each give the other reasonable time to review and comment on any
Application to be filed by it prior to the filing of such Application with
the
relevant Regulatory Authority, and each shall consult the other with respect
to
the substance and status of such filings. The Registration Statement and the
Applications shall be filed within 90 days of the date hereof.
(b)
BFC
and
CMTY shall each promptly furnish the other with copies of written communications
to, or received by them from, any Regulatory Authority in respect of the
Contemplated Transactions.
(c)
BFC
and
CMTY shall cooperate with each other in the foregoing matters and shall furnish
the other with all information concerning itself as may be necessary or
advisable in connection with any Application or filing, including any report
filed with the SEC, made by or on behalf of such party to or with any Regulatory
Authority in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and in each such
case, such information shall be accurate and complete in all material respects.
In connection therewith, BFC and CMTY shall use their reasonable good faith
efforts to provide each other certificates and other documents reasonably
requested by the other.
5.04 Taking
of Necessary Actions.
From
the date hereof through the Closing Date, in addition to the specific agreements
contained herein, each party hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to take,
or cause to be taken by each of its Subsidiaries, all actions, and to do, or
cause to be done by each of its Subsidiaries, all things necessary, proper
or
advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective
the Contemplated Transactions including, if necessary, appealing any adverse
ruling in respect of any Application.
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5.05 No
Solicitation.
BFC
shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of its officers, directors
or
employees or any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant
or
other representative retained by it to:
(a)
initiate,
solicit, encourage (including by way of furnishing information), or take any
other action to facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any proposal which
constitutes an Acquisition Proposal (as defined herein);
(b)
enter
into or maintain or continue discussions or negotiate with any person in
furtherance of an Acquisition Proposal, unless the failure to do so, in the
good
faith judgment of the BFC board of directors, after consultation with its legal
counsel, could reasonably constitute a breach of fiduciary duty by the directors
of BFC under the laws of the State of Maryland; or
(c)
agree
to
or endorse any Acquisition Proposal, unless the failure to do so, in the good
faith judgment of the BFC board of directors, after consultation with its legal
counsel, could reasonably constitute a breach of fiduciary duty by the directors
of BFC under the laws of the State of Maryland.
BFC
shall
notify CMTY as promptly as practicable, in reasonable detail, as to any
inquiries and proposals which it or any of its representatives or agents may
receive.
As
used
herein, the term “Acquisition Proposal” means a bona fide proposal (including a
written communication) from a party other than CMTY or an Affiliate of CMTY
for:
(A) any merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all
the assets or liabilities of BFC or BUCS, or any other business combination
involving BFC or BUCS; or (B) a transaction involving the transfer of
beneficial ownership of securities representing, or the right to acquire
beneficial ownership or to vote securities representing, 24.9% or more of the
then outstanding shares of BFC Common Stock or the then outstanding shares
of
common stock of BUCS.
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5.06 Update
of Disclosure Schedules.
Through
the Closing Date, BFC shall update the BFC Disclosure Schedules, and CMTY shall
update the CMTY Disclosure Schedules, as promptly as practicable after the
occurrence of any event which, if such event had occurred prior to the date
hereof, would have been disclosed on such schedule.
5.07 Other
Undertakings by CMTY and BFC.
(a)
Undertakings
of BFC.
(i)
Stockholder
Approval.
BFC
shall submit this Agreement to its stockholders for approval at a meeting (the
“BFC Stockholders Meeting”) with the recommendation (unless it believes, after
consultation with its legal counsel, that such recommendation could reasonably
violate the BFC Board of Directors’ fiduciary duties) of its Board of Directors
to such stockholders to approve this Agreement. The BFC Stockholders Meeting
shall be held not later than 45 days (subject to the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement) after all consents of Regulatory Authorities have been
received and all other conditions have been satisfied or waived (other than
those conditions which are to be fulfilled at the Closing). In the event BFC
receives an Acquisition Proposal and it has not violated Section 5.05 of this
Agreement, nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit BFC from
submitting an Acquisition Proposal to its stockholders for
consideration.
(ii)
Environmental
Audit.
BFC
shall permit CMTY, if CMTY elects to do so, at CMTY’s own cost and expense, to
cause a “Phase I environmental audit” to be performed at any physical location
owned by BFC or any BFC Subsidiary. In the event any such Phase I audit
indicates that further study is necessary, BFC shall permit CMTY to cause a
Phase II audit to be performed at CMTY’s expense as well
(b)
Undertakings
of CMTY and BFC.
(i)
Filings
and Approvals.
CMTY
and BFC shall cooperate with each other in the preparation and filing, as soon
as practicable, of:
(A)
the
Applications;
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(B)
the
Registration Statement (including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement) and related
filings, if any, under state securities laws relating to the Merger; and
(C)
all
other
documents necessary to obtain any other approvals and consents required to
effect consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
(ii)
Public
Announcements.
CMTY
and BFC shall agree upon the form and substance of any press release related
to
this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, but nothing contained herein
shall prohibit either party, following notification to the other party, from
making any disclosure which its counsel deems necessary under applicable law.
(iii)
Maintenance
of Insurance.
CMTY
and each CMTY Subsidiary, and BFC and each BFC Subsidiary, shall maintain
insurance in such amounts as CMTY and BFC, respectively, believe are reasonable
to cover such risks as are customary in relation to the character and location
of its and their respective Subsidiaries’ properties and the nature of its and
their respective Subsidiaries’ businesses.
(iv)
Maintenance
of Books and Records.
CMTY
and each CMTY Subsidiary, and BFC and each BFC Subsidiary, shall maintain books
of account and records on a basis consistent with past practice.
(v)
Taxes.
CMTY
and each CMTY Subsidiary, and BFC and each BFC Subsidiary, shall file all
federal, state, and local tax returns required to be filed by it on or before
the date such returns are due, including any extensions, and pay all taxes
shown
to be due on such returns on or before the dates such payments are due, except
those being contested in good faith.
(vi)
Integration
Team.
CMTY
and BFC shall cooperate with each other in the selection of an integration
team,
which team shall plan and implement an orderly, cost-effective consolidation
of
the deposit and information technology operations of Community and BUCS.
(vii)
In-House
Operations.
CMTY
and BFC shall, subject to applicable legal requirements, cooperate with each
other in an orderly, cost-effective consolidation of operations.
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(viii)
Delivery
of Financial Statements.
CMTY
and BFC shall each deliver to the other, as soon as practicable after the end
of
each month and after the end of each calendar quarter prior to the Effective
Date, commencing with the month ended September 30, 2006, an unaudited
consolidated balance sheet as of such date and related unaudited consolidated
statements of income for the periods then ended, which financial statements
shall fairly present, in all material respects, its consolidated financial
condition, results of operations for the periods then ended in accordance with
GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and footnotes.
(c)
Undertakings
of CMTY.
(i)
Employee
Severance Policy.
(A)
After
consultation with BFC, prior to or soon after the Closing Date, inform each
BFC
employee of the likelihood of such employee having continued employment with
CMTY, Community or any other CMTY Subsidiary following the Closing, and will
permit any BFC employee to apply for any employment position posted as available
with CMTY, Community or any other CMTY Subsidiary. If CMTY elects to eliminate
a
position or does not offer the employee a position of substantially similar
job
descriptions or responsibilities at substantially the same salary level in
a
work location within twenty-five (25) miles of the employee’s then current work
location with BFC (referred to herein as “Comparable Employment”), CMTY will
make severance payments to the displaced employee as set forth in this Section
5.07(c)(i).
(B)
Subject
to the following minimum benefits, CMTY will grant an Eligible BFC Employee
two
(2) weeks of severance pay (at his then current pay rate) for each year of
service with BFC or any BFC Subsidiary prior to the employment termination
date,
provided
however,
that
the minimum benefit for employees shall be four (4) weeks’ salary, and the
maximum severance benefit will be twenty-six (26) weeks’ salary for BFC
employees.
(C)
All
employees of BFC or of any BFC Subsidiary who are employed by BFC or any BFC
Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement and who continued to be employed
as
of the Closing Date, and to whom CMTY does not offer Comparable Employment
(as
defined in Section 5.07(c)(i)(A)) with CMTY or a CMTY Subsidiary (each, an
“Eligible BFC Employee”) will be eligible for severance benefits set forth in
this Section 5.07(c)(i), except that no employee of BFC or of any BFC
Subsidiary who shall receive any payment or benefit pursuant to any “change in
control” agreement or similar plan or right shall be an Eligible BFC Employee.
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(D)
Each
Eligible BFC Employee will remain eligible for such benefits if his or her
employment is terminated, other than for “cause,” within nine (9) months after
the Effective Date.
(E)
CMTY
shall make general outplacement services and job counseling services available
to each Eligible BFC Employee who was a management employee of BFC as of the
date of this Agreement and to any individual who was employed by BFC as of
the
date of this Agreement and who receives any payment or benefit pursuant to
any
“change in control” agreement or similar plan or right in connection with the
Merger, on a basis to be mutually agreed upon by BFC and CMTY prior to the
Effective Date.
(F)
For
purposes of this Section 5.07(c)(i), “cause” means the employer’s good
faith reasonable belief that the employee (1) committed fraud, theft or
embezzlement; (2) falsified corporate records; (3) disseminated
confidential information concerning customers, CMTY, any CMTY Subsidiary or
any
of its or their employees in violation of any applicable confidentiality
agreement or policy; (4) had documented continuing unsatisfactory job
performance; or (5) violated CMTY’s Code of Conduct.
(ii)
Employee
Benefits
(A)
As
of the
Effective Date, each employee of BFC or of any BFC Subsidiary who becomes an
employee of CMTY or of any CMTY Subsidiary shall be entitled to full credit
for
each year of service with BFC or the BFC Subsidiary for purposes of determining
eligibility for participation and vesting and other appropriate benefits, but
not benefit accrual, in CMTY’s, or as appropriate, in the CMTY Subsidiary’s,
employee benefit plans, programs and policies. CMTY shall use the original
date
of hire by BFC or a BFC Subsidiary in making these determinations.
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(B)
The
employee benefits provided to former employees of BFC or a BFC Subsidiary after
the Effective Date shall be equivalent in the aggregate to the employee benefits
provided by CMTY or its Subsidiaries to their similarly situated employees.
The
medical, dental and life insurance plans, programs or policies, if any, that
become applicable to former employees of BFC or any BFC Subsidiary shall not
contain any waiting period for coverage or exclusion or limitation with respect
to any pre-existing condition of any such employees or their dependents. In
the
event that the parties’ medical or dental welfare benefit plans are merged prior
to December 31, 2006, any deductibles, co-payments or other out-of-pocket
expenses paid by a participant under any BFC or BFC Subsidiary medical or dental
welfare benefit plan with respect to the period from January 1, 2006
through the Effective Date shall be credited towards the satisfaction of any
like deductible, co-payment or other out-of-pocket expenses under the applicable
CMTY or CMTY Subsidiary medical or dental welfare benefit plan.
(C)
Prior
to
the Effective Date, BFC shall amend the BUCS 401(k) Plan to freeze participation
and contributions under the plan. As of the Effective Date, or as soon as
practicable thereafter, the BUCS 401(k) Plan shall be merged into CMTY’s 401(k)
plan. Prior to the Effective Date, contributions to the BUCS 401(k) Plan shall
be made consistent with past practices on the regularly scheduled payment
dates.
(D)
With
respect to the BUCS ESOP, the BUCS ESOP shall terminate as of the Effective
Date
in accordance with the terms of such plan in effect as of the date of this
Agreement. Prior to the Effective Date, contributions and accruals of such
contributions to the BUCS ESOP by BUCS shall continue in the ordinary course
of
business and consistent with past practice. As of and immediately prior to
the
Effective Date, BUCS shall make a pro rata contribution for the period from
the
beginning of such most recent ESOP Plan Year beginning prior to the Effective
Date and ending with the Effective Date and pro rata payment on the BUCS ESOP
loan shall be made for such final Plan Year or short plan year. The aggregate
Merger Consideration received by the BUCS ESOP trust in connection with the
Merger with respect to the unallocated shares of BFC Common Stock existing
after
the Effective Date shall be first applied by the ESOP trustee for the full
repayment of the ESOP loan. The balance of the Merger Consideration (if any)
received by the ESOP trust with respect to such unallocated shares of BFC Common
Stock shall be allocated as earnings to the accounts of all participants in
the
BUCS ESOP who have account assets held by such ESOP trust (whether or not such
participants are then actively employed BUCS) and beneficiaries in proportion
to
the account balances of such participants and beneficiaries, in accordance
with
the BUCS ESOP’s terms and conditions in effect as of the date of the Agreement,
to the maximum extent permitted under the Code and applicable law. The accounts
of all participants and beneficiaries in the BUCS ESOP immediately prior to
the
Effective Date shall become 100% vested as of the Effective Date. As soon as
practicable after the date hereof, but in no event later than 60 days after
the
date of this Agreement, BFC, BUCS and its counsel shall file or cause to be
filed all necessary documents with the IRS for a determination letter for
termination of the BUCS ESOP as of the Effective Date, with a copy to be
provided to CMTY. As soon as practicable after the later of the Effective Date
or the receipt of a favorable determination letter for termination from the
IRS,
the account balances in the BUCS ESOP shall be distributed to participants
and
beneficiaries or transferred to an eligible individual retirement account as
a
participant or beneficiary may direct. In no event shall any assets f the BUCS
ESOP trust be utilized in a manner other than for the benefit of BUCS ESOP
participants and beneficiaries existing as of the Effective Date.
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(E)
Subject
to the other provisions of this Section 5.07(c)(ii), after the Effective
Date, CMTY may discontinue, amend, convert to, or merge with, an CMTY or CMTY
Subsidiary plan any BFC Benefit Plan other than the BUCS ESOP, subject to such
plan’s provisions and applicable law.
(F)
Each
employee of BFC or a BFC Subsidiary who remains an employee of BFC or a BFC
Subsidiary, or CMTY or a CMTY Subsidiary, as applicable, until or after the
Effective Date, shall be entitled to carry over any accrued but unused vacation
time up to a maximum of 80 hours in accordance with BFC’s policies as a
continuing employee of CMTY and receive a cash payment at the Effective Date
calculated at such employee’s rate of pay as of the Effective Date equal to such
employee’s accrued but unused BFC vacation time (determined as of the Effective
Date) in excess of any accrued vacation time carried over. Further, any accrued
but unused CMTY vacation time including any vacation carryover up to a maximum
of 80 hours (from the Effective Date through the date of termination of
employment) shall be paid out upon termination of employment with BFC or a
BFC
Subsidiary, or CMTY or a CMTY Subsidiary, as applicable. Each employee of BFC
or
a BFC Subsidiary who becomes an employee of CMTY or a CMTY Subsidiary shall
receive, for purposes of CMTY vacation policy, credit for all service with
BFC
or a BFC Subsidiary credited to each such employee under BFC’s vacation policy.
The cash payment to be made following termination of employment will be made
on
CMTY’s next available payroll date following termination of
employment.
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(G)
CMTY
shall honor the existing employment and change in control agreements in effect
as of the date of this Agreement as set forth in BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.08(a).
As of
the Effective Time BUCS shall make a payment to each individual who is a party
to an employment agreement or change in control severance agreement as set
forth
at Disclosure
Schedule 3.08(a)
as
payment for termination of such written agreement.
(iii)
Use
of
the “BUCS” name.
Following consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, and for a period of
one
year, CMTY shall cause Community, in accordance with applicable banking
regulations, to use the “BUCS” name in the operation of the BUCS’ branch offices
which are in operation in Owings Mills, Maryland on the Effective Date, subject
to Community’s discretion to use the “BUCS” name in conjunction with Community’s
name and brand.
(iv)
Indemnification,
Insurance.
(A)
CMTY
shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents of BFC and the BFC Subsidiaries (each, an
“Indemnified Party”) against all losses, expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees), claims, damages or liabilities and amounts paid in settlement
arising out of actions or omissions or alleged acts or omissions (collectively,
“Prior Acts”) occurring at or prior to the Effective Date (including the
Contemplated Transactions) to the fullest extent permitted by Pennsylvania
law,
including provisions relating to advances of expenses incurred in the defense
of
any proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by Pennsylvania law upon receipt
of any undertaking required by Pennsylvania law. Without limiting the foregoing,
in a case (if any) in which a determination by CMTY is required to effectuate
any indemnification, CMTY shall direct, at the election of the Indemnified
Party, that the determination shall be made by independent counsel mutually
agreed upon between CMTY and the Indemnified Party.
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(B)
CMTY
shall, and it shall cause Community to, keep in effect provisions in its
articles of incorporation or association and bylaws providing for exculpation
of
director and officer liability and its indemnification of the Indemnified
Parties to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, which provisions
shall not be amended except as required by applicable law or except to make
changes permitted by law that would enlarge the Indemnified Parties’ right to
indemnification.
(C)
CMTY
shall use its reasonable best efforts (and BFC shall cooperate and assist prior
to the Effective Date in these efforts), at no expense to the beneficiaries,
to:
(1) maintain
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”) with respect
to matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Date, issued by a carrier
assigned a claims-paying ability rating by A.M. Best & Co. of “A
(Excellent)” or higher; or
(2) obtain
coverage for Prior Acts of the Indemnified Parties under the D&O Insurance
policies currently maintained by CMTY;
in
either
case, providing at least the same coverage as the D&O Insurance currently
maintained by BFC, for a period of at least six (6) years from the Effective
Date; provided, that CMTY shall not be obligated to make annual premium payments
for such six-year period in respect of the D&O Insurance which exceed, for
the portion related to BFC’s directors and officers, 200% of the annual premium
payment, as of the date hereof, under BFC’s current policy in effect on the date
of this Agreement (the “Maximum Amount”). If the amount of the premiums
necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds the Maximum
Amount, CMTY shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the most
advantageous policies of D&O Insurance obtainable for a premium equal to the
Maximum Amount.
(D)
If
any
claim is made against an Indemnified Party who is covered or potentially covered
by insurance, neither Community nor CMTY shall do anything that would forfeit,
jeopardize, restrict or limit the insurance coverage available for that claim
until the final disposition thereof.
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(E)
If
CMTY
or any of its successors or assigns shall consolidate with or merge into any
other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving person of such
consolidation or merger or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets
to any person, then and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that
the
successors and assigns of CMTY shall assume the obligations set forth in this
Section 5.07(c)(iv).
(F)
The
provisions of this Section 5.07(c)(iv) are intended to be for the benefit
of and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party, his or her heirs and
representatives.
(G)
CMTY
shall pay all expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be
incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other
obligations provided for in this Section 5.07(c)(iv).
(v)
Reorganization.
From
the date hereof through the Closing Date, CMTY shall not take any action that
would preclude the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning
of Section 368 of the IRC.
(vi)
Conduct
of CMTY’s Business.
From
the date hereof through the Closing Date, CMTY shall (A) use its reasonable
good faith efforts to preserve its business organization intact, maintain good
relationships with employees, and preserve the good will of customers of CMTY
and others with whom business relationships exist, (B) not take any action
that,
individually or in the aggregate, could result in the Merger not being
consummated or materially delay or otherwise materially adversely affect the
ability of CMTY to consummate the Contemplated Transactions by this Agreement
in
a timely manner, or (C) not enter into any contract with respect to, or
otherwise agree to commit to do, any of foregoing contained in clause (B) of
this Section 5.07(c)(vi).
(vii)
Employment
Agreement.
CMTY
shall offer an employment agreement to Xxxxxxx, effective as of the Effective
Date, that provides for (A) employment for a term of three (3) years following
the Effective Date, with rolling two-year renewal terms after the first year
of
the term, (B) an annual salary of at least $150,000, (C) participation by
Xxxxxxx in CMTY’s management incentive and stock option plans, (D) appointment
of Xxxxxxx as regional president of the Metropolitan Baltimore region of
Community, (E) payment on the Effective Date in the amount set forth in
BFC
Disclosure Schedule 3.08(a)
for
cancellation of his existing employment agreement including a change-of-control
provision, (F) continued accrual and maintenance of BUCS supplemental retirement
plan and existing life insurance benefits consistent with agreements between
BFC
and Xxxxxxx as of the date of this Agreement and (G) such other terms and
conditions as are generally contained in CMTY’s employment agreements with its
other regional presidents. Such employment agreement with Xx. Xxxxxxx will
be in
form and substance consistent with such agreement set forth at Exhibit
5.07(c)(vii).
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(viii)
CMTY
shall pay retention bonuses on account of the Contemplated Transactions in
amounts to be reasonably agreed upon prior to the Effective Date to persons
designated by BFC and approved by CMTY (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
ARTICLE
VI- CONDITIONS
6.01 Conditions
to the Obligations of BFC under this Agreement.
The
obligations of BFC hereunder shall be subject to satisfaction at or prior to
the
Closing Date of each of the following conditions, unless waived by BFC pursuant
to Section 8.03 hereof:
(a)
Corporate
Proceedings.
All
action required to be taken by, or on the part of, CMTY and Community to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Bank
Plan of Merger, respectively, and the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions, shall have been duly and validly taken by CMTY and Community,
respectively, and BFC shall have received certified copies of the resolutions
evidencing such authorizations.
(b)
Covenants;
Representations.
The
obligations of CMTY and Community required by this Agreement to be performed
by
CMTY or Community at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly performed
and complied with in all material respects; and the representations and
warranties of CMTY set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all
material respects, as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing
Date
as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except as to any representation
or
warranty which specifically relates to an earlier date and except as to any
representation or warranty to the extent the breach of such representation
or
warranty does not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)
Approvals
of Regulatory Authorities.
Procurement by BFC and CMTY of all requisite approvals and consents of
Regulatory Authorities and the expiration of the statutory waiting period or
periods relating thereto for the Contemplated Transactions; and no such approval
or consent shall have imposed any condition or requirement which would so
materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to BFC or
CMTY
of the Contemplated Transactions that, had such condition or requirement been
known, such party would not, in its reasonable judgment, have entered into
this
Agreement.
(d)
No
Injunction.
There
shall not be in effect any order, decree or injunction of a court or agency
of
competent jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions.
(e)
Officer’s
Certificate.
CMTY
shall have delivered to BFC a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed,
without personal liability, by its Chairman or President or Chief Executive
Officer, to the effect that the conditions set forth in subsections
(a) through (d) of this Section 6.01 have been satisfied.
(f)
Registration
Statement.
The
Registration Statement shall be effective under the Securities Act, and no
proceedings shall be pending or threatened by the SEC to suspend the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and all approvals deemed necessary
by CMTY’s counsel from state securities or authorities with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained.
(g)
Tax
Opinion.
BFC
shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxx Spidi & Xxxxx, PC, legal counsel
to BFC, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BFC, dated the Closing
Date, substantially to the effect that, on the basis of the facts,
representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, the Merger will
constitute a reorganization described in Section 368(a) of the IRC; in
rendering its opinion, such counsel may require and rely upon representations
and reasonable assumptions, including those contained in certificates of
officers of BFC, CMTY and others.
(h)
Approval
by BFC’s Stockholders.
This
Agreement shall have been approved by the stockholders of BFC at the BFC
Stockholders Meeting by such vote as is required by the MGCL and the articles
of
incorporation and bylaws of BFC.
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(i)
Other
Documents.
BFC
shall have received such other certificates, documents or instruments from
CMTY
or its officers or others as BFC shall have reasonably requested in connection
with accounting or income tax treatment of the Contemplated Transactions, or
related securities law compliance.
(j)
Nasdaq
Listing.
The
CMTY Common Stock, including the CMTY Common Stock to be issued in the Merger,
shall have been authorized for quotation on Nasdaq.
(k)
Exchange
Agent Certificate.
BFC
shall have received a certificate from the Exchange Agent certifying that it
has
received adequate cash to pay the Aggregate Cash Consideration and sufficient
cash for the payment of fractional shares and irrevocable authorization to
issue
sufficient shares for the Aggregate Stock Consideration.
(l)
Updated
Fairness Opinion.
BFC
shall have received an updated fairness opinion dated as of the date that the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement is mailed to BFC stockholders stating that the Merger
Consideration is fair to BFC stockholders from a financial point of
view.
6.02 Conditions
to CMTY’s Obligations under this Agreement.
The
obligations of CMTY hereunder shall be subject to satisfaction at or prior
to
the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, unless waived by CMTY
pursuant to Section 8.03 hereof:
(a)
Corporate
Proceedings.
All
action required to be taken by, or on the part of, BFC and BUCS, including
the
approval of the stockholders of BFC, to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Bank Plan of Merger, respectively, and
the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, shall have been duly and validly
taken by BFC and BUCS, respectively, and CMTY shall have received certified
copies of the resolutions evidencing such authorizations.
(b)
Covenants;
Representations.
The
obligations of BFC and BUCS required by this Agreement to be performed by BFC
and BUCS at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly performed and
complied with in all material respects; and the representations and warranties
of BFC set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects, as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date as though
made on and as of the Closing Date, except as to any representation or warranty
which specifically relates to an earlier date and except as to any
representation or warranty to the extent the breach of such representation
or
warranty does not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)
Approvals
of Regulatory Authorities.
Procurement by CMTY and BFC of all requisite approvals and consents of
Regulatory Authorities and the expiration of the statutory waiting period or
periods relating thereto for the Contemplated Transactions; and no such approval
or consent shall have imposed any condition or requirement which would so
materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to CMTY or
BFC
of the Contemplated Transactions that, had such condition or requirement been
known, such party would not, in its reasonable judgment, have entered into
this
Agreement.
(d)
No
Injunction.
There
shall not be in effect any order, decree or injunction of a court or agency
of
competent jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions.
(e)
Continuation
of Current Leases and Related Agreements.
The
CareFirst Agreement and the real property leases to which BFC, BUCS or any
BFC
Subsidiary is a party as of the date of this Agreement shall not have expired
or
been terminated, and BFC shall have obtained all necessary consents to Community
succeeding to the rights and responsibilities of BUCS under such leases and
the
CareFirst Agreement.
(f)
Officer’s
Certificate.
BFC
shall have delivered to CMTY a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed,
without personal liability, by its Chairman or President or Chief Executive
Officer, to the effect that the conditions set forth in subsections
(a) through (e) of this Section 6.02 have been satisfied.
(g)
Registration
Statement.
The
Registration Statement shall be effective under the Securities Act, and no
proceedings shall be pending or threatened by the SEC to suspend the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and all approvals deemed necessary
by CMTY’s counsel from state securities authorities with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained.
(h)
Tax
Opinion.
CMTY
shall have received an opinion of Mette, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, legal counsel to
CMTY, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CMTY, dated the Closing
Date, to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and
assumptions set forth in such opinion, the Merger will constitute a
reorganization described in Section 368(a) of the IRC; in rendering its
opinion, such counsel may require and rely upon representations and reasonable
assumptions, including those contained in certificates of officers of BFC,
CMTY
and others.
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(i)
Approval
by BFC’s Stockholders.
This
Agreement shall have been approved by the stockholders of BFC at the BFC
Stockholders Meeting by such vote as is required by the MGCL and the articles
of
incorporation and bylaws of BFC.
(j)
Other
Documents.
CMTY
shall have received such other certificates documents or instruments from BFC
or
its officers or others as CMTY shall have reasonably requested in connection
with accounting or income tax treatment of the Contemplated Transactions or
related securities law compliance
(k)
Environmental
Audit Results.
The
results of any Phase II environmental audit conducted pursuant to
Section 5.07(a)(ii) hereof shall not result in a Material Adverse Effect on
BFC; provided, however that (i) any such Phase II environmental audit must
be completed within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Agreement,
(ii) a copy of any such environmental audit must be delivered to BFC within
five (5) days after the completion of such environmental audit and
(iii) CMTY must terminate or irrevocably waive its right to terminate the
Agreement for failure of the condition set forth in this Section 6.02(k)
within ten (10) days of receiving the results of such environmental audit.
ARTICLE
VII- TERMINATION
7.01 Termination
prior to the Closing Date.
This
Agreement may be terminated on or at any time
(a)
By
the
mutual written consent of the parties hereto
(b)
By
CMTY
or BFC:
(i)
If
there
shall have been any breach of any representation, warranty or obligation of
the
other party hereto (subject to the same standards as set forth in
Sections 6.01(b) or 6.02(b), as the case may be) and such breach cannot be,
or shall not have been, remedied within 30 days after receipt by such party
of written notice specifying the nature of such breach and requesting that
it be
remedied; provided, that, if such breach cannot reasonably be cured within
such
30-day period but may reasonably be cured within 60 days, and such cure is
being diligently pursued, no such termination shall occur prior to the
expiration of such 60-day period;
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(ii)
If
the
Closing Date shall not have occurred prior to on or before April 1, 2007,
provided that, if the Closing Date shall not have occurred by such date because
of a breach of this Agreement by a party hereto, such breaching party shall
not
be entitled to terminate this Agreement in accordance with this provision;
and
provided further that such date shall be extended to July 1, 2007 if the
conditions set forth in Article VI have not been completely satisfied and the
failure of such conditions to be satisfied has not been caused by CMTY’s breach
of its obligations hereunder;
(iii)
If
any
Regulatory Authority whose approval or consent is required for consummation
of
the Contemplated Transactions shall issue a definitive written denial of such
approval or consent and the time period for appeals and requests for
reconsideration has run.
(c)
By
CMTY,
(i) if BFC shall have breached, in any material respect, the provisions of
Section 5.05 of this Agreement, (ii) if the BFC stockholders vote but fail
to approve the Merger at the BFC Stockholders Meeting or (iii) if the BFC
stockholders approve an Acquisition Transaction.
(d)
By
BFC,
in order to concurrently enter into an agreement for an Acquisition Transaction
in accordance with and following compliance with Section 5.05 of this
Agreement.
7.02 Effect
of Termination.
If this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof or otherwise, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void, other than Section 5.02(b), this
Section 7.02 and Section 8.01 hereof which shall remain in full force
and effect, and there shall be no further liability on the part of CMTY or
BFC
to the other, except for any liability of CMTY or BFC under such sections of
this Agreement and except for any liability arising out of a willful breach
of
this Agreement giving rise to such termination.
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ARTICLE
VIII- MISCELLANEOUS
8.01 Expenses
and Other Fees.
(a)
Except
as
set forth in Sections 8.01(b) and 8.01(c), each party hereto shall bear and
pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions, including fees and expenses of its own financial consultants,
accountants and counsel.
(b)
In
the
event this Agreement is terminated by: (i) BFC pursuant to Section 7.01(d)
or
(ii) CMTY pursuant to 7.01(c) (with the further conditions that, (A) in the
case
of a termination pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(ii), BFC received notice of an
Acquisition Proposal prior to such vote of BFC stockholders and (B) in the
case
of a termination by CMTY pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(i) or 7.01(c)(ii) BFC
enters into an agreement for an Acquisition Transaction within 18 months of
the
date hereof), then BFC
shall
make a single cash payment, as liquidated damages, to CMTY in the amount of
the
Termination Fee. Any payment required under this Section 8.01(b) shall be
payable by BFC to CMTY (by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
an
account designated by CMTY) within two (2) Business Days after CMTY shall
have become entitled thereto and shall have made demand therefor.
(c)
Notwithstanding
anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, if BFC pays or causes
to
be paid to CMTY the Termination Fee, payment of the Termination Fee shall be
the
sole and exclusive remedy of the CMTY hereunder and BFC will not have any
further obligations or liabilities to CMTY with respect to this Agreement or
the
Contemplated Transactions, except that CMTY shall have the right to enforce
the
provisions of Section 5.02(c) and the Confidentiality Agreement. CMTY and BFC
agree that the Termination Fee is fair and reasonable in the circumstances.
If a
court of competent jurisdiction shall nonetheless, by a final, nonappealable
judgment, determine that the amount of any such Termination Fee exceeds the
maximum amount permitted by law, then the amount of such Termination Fee shall
be reduced to the maximum amount permitted by law in the circumstances, as
determined by such court of competent jurisdiction.
8.02 Non-Survival
of Representations and Warranties; Disclosure Schedules.
All
representations, warranties and, except to the extent specifically provided
otherwise herein, agreements and covenants shall terminate on the Closing Date.
Without limiting the foregoing, Sections 1.02(e), 2.06, and 5.07(c) (i),
(ii), (iii), (iv), (vii) and (viii) shall survive the Closing.
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8.03 Amendment,
Extension and Waiver.
Subject
to applicable law, at any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties
may:
(a)
amend
this Agreement;
(b)
extend
the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of either
party hereto;
(c)
waive
any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto; or
(d)
to
the
extent permitted by law, waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions contained in Articles V and VI hereof or otherwise.
This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed, by
authorized officers, on behalf of the parties hereto. Any agreement on the
part
of a party hereto to any extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth
in
an instrument in writing signed by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such
party, but such waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with such
obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver
of,
or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
8.04 Entire
Agreement.
(a)
This
Agreement, including the documents referred to herein or delivered pursuant
hereto, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with
respect to its subject matter. This Agreement supersedes all prior arrangements
and understandings between the parties, both written and oral, with respect
to
its subject matter other than the Confidentiality Agreement.
(b)
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and its successors; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement, expressed
or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto
and their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities, except that: any BUCS Designee may enforce Section 1.02(e)(iv)
and any Indemnified Party may enforce Section 5.07(c)(iv).
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8.05 No
Assignment.
Neither
party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any other
person, without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.
8.06 Notices.
All
notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given upon delivery if delivered personally, two business days after
mailing if mailed by prepaid registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, or upon confirmation of good transmission if sent by telecopy,
addressed as follows:
(a)
If
to
CMTY or Community, to:
Community
Banks, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Chairman, President and CEO
Telecopy
No.: 000-000-0000
with
copy
to:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxx, Esquire
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxx, Esquire
Mette,
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
P.O.
Box
5950
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy
No.: 000-000-0000
(b)
If
to
BFC, to:
BUCS
Financial Corp
00000
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President and CEO
Telecopy
No.: 000-000-0000
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with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Esquire
Xxxxxxx
Spidi & Xxxxx, PC
000
Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000
Telecopy
No.: 000-000-0000
8.07 Disclosure
Schedules.
Information contained on either the BFC Disclosure Schedules or the CMTY
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to cover the express disclosure requirement
contained in a representation or warranty of this Agreement and any other
representation or warranty of this Agreement of such party where it is readily
apparent it applies to such provision. The mere inclusion of an item in a
Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not
be
deemed an admission by a party that such item represents a material exception
or
fact, event or circumstance or that such item is or could result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
8.08 Tax
Disclosure.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, each party
hereto (and each employee, representative or other agent of any party) may
disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the federal
income tax treatment and federal income tax structure of any and all
transaction(s) contemplated herein and all materials of any kind (including
opinions or other tax analyses) that are or have been provided to any party
(or
to any employee, representative, or other agent of any party) relating to such
tax treatment or tax structure; provided, however, that this authorization
of
disclosure shall not apply to restrictions reasonably necessary to comply with
securities laws. This authorization of disclosure is not effective until the
earlier of (i) the date of the public announcement of discussions relating
to the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) the date of the public announcement
of the Contemplated Transactions, or (iii) the date of execution of an
agreement (with or without conditions) to enter into the Contemplated
Transactions.
8.09 Captions.
The
captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are
not
part of this Agreement.
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8.10 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such
counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.
8.11 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder
of
this Agreement and the application of such provisions to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the
greatest extent permitted by law.
8.12 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic
internal law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and applicable laws of the
United States of America.
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOR MERGER AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMMUNITY BANKS, INC. AND BUCS FINANCIAL
CORP]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized officers under seal as of the day and year first above written.
COMMUNITY
BANKS, INC.
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Senior VP and Secretary
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Chairman,
President and CEO
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BUCS
FINANCIAL CORP
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, President and CEO
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