PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between GREATER BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK and CATTARAUGUS COUNTY BANK Dated: December 14, 2007
by
and between
GREATER
BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK
and
CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY BANK
Dated:
December 14, 2007
Article
I. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1.
Defined Terms
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1
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1.2.
Accounting Terms
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7
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Article
II. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND PROPERTY; ASSUMPTION OF
LIABILITY
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8
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2.1.
Assets
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8
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2.2.
Real Property
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8
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2.3.
Assets Not Transferred
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8
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2.4.
Assumption of Liabilities
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8
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2.5.
Disclaimer of Warranty
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8
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Article
III. CONSIDERATION; PAYMENT TERMS
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9
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3.1.
Purchase Price.
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9
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3.2.
Consideration for Assumption of Assumed Liabilities
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9
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3.3.
Allocation of Purchase Price.
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9
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Article
IV. CLOSING; CALCULATIONS; PAYMENT; ADJUSTMENTS; TITLE
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10
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4.1.
Closing
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10
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4.2.
Draft Closing Statement and Calculation of Deposit
Accounts
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10
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4.3.
Payment to Purchaser at Closing
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10
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4.4.
Delivery of Documents.
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11
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4.5.
Adjustment of Estimated Payment Amount.
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12
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4.6.
Proration, Other Closing Date Adjustments.
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13
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4.7.
Taxes.
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14
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4.8.
Title and Conveyance.
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15
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Article
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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16
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5.1.
Organization
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16
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5.2.
Authorization
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16
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5.3.
No Violation
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16
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5.4.
Binding Agreement
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16
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5.5.
Title to Equipment
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17
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5.6.
Brokers and Finders Fee
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17
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5.7.
Compliance with Law
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17
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5.8.
Legal Proceedings
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17
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5.9.
Books and Records
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17
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5.10.
Certain Labor Matters
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17
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5.11.
Fiduciary Obligations
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18
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5.12.
Agreements with Regulatory Authorities
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18
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5.13.
Limitations on and Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties and
Purchaser’s Release in Connection Therewith
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18
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5.14.
Included Deposits
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20
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Article
VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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20
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6.1.
Organization
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20
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6.2.
Authorization
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20
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6.3.
No Violation
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20
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6.4.
Binding Agreement
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20
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6.5.
Brokers and Finders Fee
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20
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6.6.
Non-Contravention
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21
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6.7.
Legal Proceedings
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21
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6.8.
Agreements with Regulatory Authorities
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21
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Article
VII. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES
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21
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7.1.
Conditions Precedent to Purchaser’s Obligation
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21
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7.2.
Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligation
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22
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7.3.
Pre-Closing Knowledge of Seller
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23
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Article
VIII. COVENANTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
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23
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8.1.
Publication and Government Approvals.
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23
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8.2.
Notices to Depositors.
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24
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8.3.
Deposit Accounts.
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25
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8.4.
Honor of Checks Post-Closing.
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27
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8.5.
Seller’s Marks
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27
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8.6.
Records
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28
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8.7.
Employees and Employee Benefits.
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28
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8.8.
Confidentiality
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29
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8.9.
Further Assurances
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29
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8.10.
Conduct of Business
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29
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8.11.
Nonsolicitation of Employees.
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30
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8.12.
Maintenance of Property.
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30
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8.13.
Access by Purchaser
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31
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8.14.
Communications to Employees, Training.
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31
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8.15.
Delivery of Purchaser’s Check Forms
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32
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8.16.
Uncollected Checks Returned to Seller
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32
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8.17.
New Telephone Numbers
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32
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8.18.
Signage
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33
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8.19.
Actions With Respect to XXX Deposit Account Liabilities.
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33
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8.20.
Bulk Transfer Laws
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34
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8.21.
Seller’s Statements to Depositors
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34
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8.22.
Equipment Conversion and Installation
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34
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8.23.
Post-Closing Settlement
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34
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8.24.
Data Processing.
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35
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8.25.
Deposit Histories
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35
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8.26.
Post-Closing Cooperation Generally
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35
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8.27.
Nonsolicitation.
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35
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Article
IX. INDEMNITY
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36
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9.1.
Seller Indemnity
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36
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9.2.
Purchaser Indemnity
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37
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9.3.
Indemnification Procedure
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37
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9.4.
Limitations on Liability
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38
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9.5.
General.
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38
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9.6.
Survival
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39
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Article
X. TERMINATION
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39
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10.1.
Termination of Agreement
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39
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10.2.
Effect of Termination
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40
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Article
XI. GENERAL
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40
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11.1.
Publicity
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40
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11.2.
Waivers
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41
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11.3.
Binding Effect; Benefits
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41
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11.4.
Notices
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41
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11.5.
Entire Agreement; Amendments
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42
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11.6.
Counterparts; Facsimile
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42
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11.7.
Headings
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42
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11.8.
Construction
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42
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11.9.
Governing Law and Choice of Forum
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42
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11.10.
Cooperation
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43
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11.11.
Severability
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43
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11.12.
Assignment; Sale of Branches
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43
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11.13.
Effect on Third Parties
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43
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11.14.
Specific Performance
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43
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This
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
entered into this 14th
day of
December, 2007, by and between GREATER
BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK (“Seller”),
having an address of 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 and CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY BANK
(“Purchaser”),
having an address of 000-000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
RECITALS:
A. Seller
is
a New York chartered stock savings bank which operates the branches set forth
on
Exhibit A attached hereto (individually a “Branch”,
or
collectively the “Branches”).
B. Seller
desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller,
certain deposit liabilities, assets and real property associated with the
Branches, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
PROVISIONS:
NOW
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and
warranties contained herein, and in reliance thereon, Purchaser and Seller
hereby agrees as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Defined
Terms. As
used
herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accrued
Interest”
shall
mean, as of any date, (a) with respect to the Deposit Account Liabilities,
the
interest, dividends, fees, costs and other charges that have been accrued on
but
not paid, credited, or charged to the Deposit Account Liabilities, and (b)
with
respect to the Advance Lines and the Negative Deposits, interest, fees,
premiums, consignment fees, costs and other charges that have accrued on or
been
charged to the Advance Lines and the Negative Deposits but not paid by the
applicable borrower, or any guarantor, surety or other obligor therefor, or
otherwise collected by offset, recourse to collateral or otherwise.
“ACH”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 8.3(d).
“Adjusted
Payment Amount”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.5(a).
“Adjusted
Purchase Price”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Advance
Lines”
shall
mean all overdraft lines of credit to Depositors, each of which Advance Lines
existing as October 31, 2007 is listed on listed on Schedule
1.1
(a)
hereto,
plus any and all Accrued Interest thereon (to the extent such Accrued Interest
shall be outstanding and unpaid for ninety (90) days or less prior to the
Closing Date), as of the close of business on the Closing Date.
“Advance
Lines and Negative Deposit Purchase Price”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 3.1(d).
“Agreement”
has
the
meaning given such term in the introduction paragraph.
“Assets
and Property Purchase Price”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 3.1(a).
“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2.4.
“Assumed
Liabilities”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2.4.
“ATM”
means
automated teller machine.
“Bank
Employees”
shall
mean the employees of Seller listed on Schedule
1.1
(b)
hereto,
but excluding such employees who shall leave Seller’s employ between October 31,
2007 and the close of business on the Closing Date, and including replacements
of such employees made in the ordinary course of business between the date
hereof and the Closing Date and including any Person who fills a vacant position
at the Branch in the ordinary course of business between the date hereof and
the
Closing Date to provide Branch services to Depositors.
“Basket”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 9.4.
“Xxxx
of Sale”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.4(a)(ii).
“Branch”
has
the
meaning given such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Brokered
Deposits”
shall
mean Deposit Accounts consisting
of funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by or through any deposit broker
for
deposit into 1 or more Deposit Accounts.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in
the
City of Buffalo, New York are authorized by law to close.
“Cash
on Hand”
shall
mean all cash on hand at the Branches as of the close of business on the Closing
Date, including teller cash, vault cash, ATM cash and xxxxx cash.
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“Closing”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.1.
“Closing
Date”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.1.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Confidential
Information”
shall
mean all Records (as defined below), and any other information, trade secrets
or
know-how relating to the Seller, the Branches, the Purchased Assets (as defined
in Section 2.1),
a
customer of Seller or such customer’s Deposit Account and/or the Property (as
defined in Section 2.2)
that is
not and has not become ascertainable or obtainable from public or published
information.
“Core
Deposits”
means
the aggregate of all Deposit Accounts, excluding Public Fund Deposits, Brokered
Deposits and certificates of deposit of $100,000 or greater.
“Damages”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 9.1.
“Deed”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.4(a)(i).
“Defect
Notice”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.8(c).
“Deposit
Account”
shall
mean any accounts maintained by a customer at the Branches to which a deposit
liability is incurred by Seller, each of which Deposit Accounts existing as
of
October 31, 2007 is listed on Schedule
1.1
(c).
“Deposit
Account Liabilities”
shall
mean the total amount of all funds in the Deposit Accounts, but excluding the
Excluded Deposits.
“Deposit
Premium”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 3.1(c).
“Depositor”
shall
mean the holder of any Deposit Account.
“Draft
Closing Statement”
shall
mean a draft closing statement as of the close of business of the fifth
(5th)
Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date setting forth an estimate
of
the Purchase Price (including all adjustments and prorations
thereto).
“Encumbrances”
shall
mean all liens, security interests, claims, encumbrances, easements,
rights-of-way, encroachments, reservations, restrictions, covenants, conditions
and any other matters affecting title to the Real Property and
Improvements.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean all Federal, state or local laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,
or
by-laws, and any judicial or administrative interpretations thereof, including
orders, decrees, judgments, rulings, directives or notices of violation, that
create duties, obligations or liabilities with respect to (a) human health
or
(b) environmental pollution, impairment or disruption, including, without
limitation, laws governing the existence, use, storage, treatment, discharge,
release, containment, transportation, generation, manufacture, refinement,
handling, production, disposal, or management of any Hazardous Materials, or
otherwise regulating or providing for the protection of the environment and
further including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.),
the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.),
the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 300 et seq.),
the
Pollution Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. § 13101 et seq.),
the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.),
the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.),
the
Safe Drinking Water Act (21 U.S.C. § 349, 42 U.S.C. §§201, 300f), the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 X.X.X. §0000 et seq.),
the
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.),
the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.
), and
similar state and local statutes, and all regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
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“Equipment”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2.1.
“Estimated
Payment Amount”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.3.
“Excluded
Deposits”
shall
mean (i) all Deposit Account Liabilities owned by affiliates of Seller or
employees of Seller (other than Transferred Employees), (ii) Deposit
Account Liabilities subject to a hold or similar legal process,
(iii) deposits which have been reported as abandoned property under the
abandoned property laws of any jurisdiction, (iv) deposits relating to
loans or other extensions of credit not included in the Purchased Assets, and
(v) Deposit Account Liabilities constituting obligations of Seller
represented by certified checks drawn on Seller, which Deposit Account
Liabilities as of October 31, 2007 are listed on the attached Schedule
1.1 (d)
and as
will be updated as of the date of the Draft Closing Statement.
“FDIC”
means
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means
the near closing bid price for federal funds as quoted in the Wall Street
Journal for the date in question.
“Final
Approval Date”
shall
mean the date on which all Government Approvals have been received by Purchaser
and Seller, and shall include any applicable waiting period required by such
Government Approvals.
“FIRPTA
Affidavit”
shall
mean affidavits pursuant to Section 1445 of the Code certifying to the
non-foreign entity status of Seller.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.2.
“Government
Approvals”
shall
mean all approvals as may be required by applicable state and federal law with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, those of the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”),
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”),
any
State Banking authority, the FDIC and any other applicable state or federal
regulatory agency.
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“Governmental
Authorities”
shall
mean OTS, OCC, FDIC, and any other state or federal agencies, authorities,
bodies, boards, commissions, courts, instrumentalities, legislatures and offices
of any nature whatsoever of any government, quasi-governmental unit or political
subdivision, whether with a federal, state, county, district, municipality,
city
or otherwise.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
(a) any “hazardous material”, “hazardous substance”, “hazardous waste”, “oil”,
“regulated substance”, “toxic substance” or words of similar import as defined
under any of the Environmental Laws, (b) asbestos in any form, (c) urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, (d) polychlorinated biphenyls, (e) radon gas,
(f)
flammable explosives, (g) radioactive materials, (h) any chemical,
contaminant, solvent, material, pollutant or substance that may be dangerous
or
detrimental to any of the Branch, the environment or the health and safety
of
employees or other occupants of any of the Branch, and (i) any substance, the
generation, storage, transportation, utilization, disposal, management, release
or location of which, on, under or from any of the Branch is prohibited or
otherwise regulated pursuant to any of the Environmental Laws.
“Improvements”
shall
mean all buildings, improvements, structures and fixtures now or hereafter
situated on the Real Property, including, but not limited to, those certain
buildings presently situated thereon.
“Indemnified
Party”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 9.3.
“Indemnitor”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 9.3.
“Insurance
Premium”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2.1.
“Items”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 8.16.
“XXX”
shall
mean an individual retirement account as specified in Section 408 and 408A
of
the Code.
“IRS”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.
“Knowledge”
shall
mean, with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge as of the date hereof,
without further investigation, of Xxxxxx Xxxx, its Chief Executive Officer
and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, its Chief Financial Officer; and shall mean, with respect to
the
Purchaser Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, the Purchaser’s President, C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, its
Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer or Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, its Controller
In no event shall this provision be construed to create any personal liability
upon any of the foregoing individuals, it being understood that such individuals
shall have no personal liability with respect to the representations, warranties
and other terms of this Agreement.
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“Laws”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 5.7.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean any circumstance, change in or effect on the Purchased Assets or the
Assumed Liabilities that is materially adverse to the business, operation,
results of operations or the financial condition of the Branches in the
aggregate; provided, however, that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include
any circumstance, change in or effect on Seller or the Branches directly or
indirectly arising out of or attributable to (a) changes in general economic,
legal, regulatory or political conditions, (b) changes in prevailing interest
rates, (c) changes in GAAP, (d) any actions taken or omitted to be taken
pursuant to this Agreement, (e) the announcement of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (f) the voluntary or involuntary termination
of
employment of any Bank Employees or (g) changes in the amount of Deposit
Accounts or Deposit Account Liabilities.
“Material
Condition”
shall
mean, with respect to any Government Approval, a condition or requirement that,
individually or when aggregated with other conditions or requirements, would
reduce materially the benefits which Seller or Purchaser, as applicable, could
reasonably have expected to derive from consummation of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement and which could not reasonably have been
anticipated by the party adversely affected.
“Negative
Deposit”
shall
mean overdrafts in Deposit Accounts (that have been outstanding for 30 days
or less) that are not covered by Advance Lines, plus any and all Accrued
Interest thereon, each of which existing as of October 31, 2007 is listed on
Schedule
1.1
(e).
“Operating
Days”
means
those days on which the Branches are open for business
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.8(a).
“Person”
shall
mean any individual, corporation, company, limited or general partnership,
trust
or estate, joint venture, association or other entity.
“Property”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2.2.
“Purchase
Agreement”
has
the
meaning given such term in the introduction.
“Purchase
Price”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Purchased
Assets”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2.1.
“Purchaser”
has
the
meaning given such term in the introduction.
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“Purchaser’s
Broker”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 6.5.
“Purchaser’s
Letter”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 8.2(a).
“Public
Fund Deposits”
means
Deposit Accounts consisting of public funds which are available for all uses
generally permitted by the depositary to the depositing political subdivision
for actually and finally collected funds under the depository's account
agreement or policies.
“Real
Property”
shall
mean the parcel of owned real property on which any of the Branches is located
as more fully described in Schedule
1.1
(f)
annexed
hereto, together with all rights, privileges, interests, easements,
hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto in any way incident, appertaining
or
belonging, including, but not limited to all right, title and interest in and
to
adjacent streets, alleys, rights of way and any adjacent strips or gores of
real
estate.
“Records”
shall
mean books, records, signature cards and deposit agreements solely relating
to
the Branches and the Purchased Assets.
“Seller”
has
the
meaning given such term in the introduction.
“Seller’s
Marks”
shall
mean any logo, design, tradename, trademark or service xxxx used by Seller.
“Seller’s
Notice”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 8.2(a).
“Service
Contracts”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2.1.
“Taxes”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 4.7(a).
“Title
Company”
shall
mean , or such other reputable title insurance company as Purchaser may
select.
“Transfer
Date”
shall
mean the first Business Day following the Closing Date.
“Transferred
Employees”
shall
mean all employees of Seller who accept offers of employment from Purchaser
as
contemplated by Section 8.7(a).
“Withholding
Obligations” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8.3(e).
1.2. Accounting
Terms.
All
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
assigned to them in accordance with “accounting principles generally applied in
the United States of America” consistently applied as are in effect from time to
time in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
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ARTICLE
II.
TRANSFER
OF ASSETS AND PROPERTY; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY
2.1. Assets.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Seller
shall
sell and transfer to Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller,
all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to: (a) all equipment,
furniture, fixtures and inventory set forth on the attached Schedule
2.1
(the
“Equipment”),
(b)
the Deposit Accounts, (c) the Cash on Hand, (d) all of Seller’s rights with
respect to the contracts and relationships giving rise to the Deposit Accounts,
(e) the Advance Lines and the Negative Deposits, each as of the close of
business on the Closing Date, (f) all contract rights of Seller to the service
contracts set forth on the attached Schedule
2.1.1
(the
“Service
Contracts”),
(g)
all insurance premiums paid by Seller to the FDIC which are allocated to
insurance coverage for the Deposit Accounts following the Closing Date, to
the
extent a proration or adjustment is made with respect thereto pursuant to
Section 4.5
(the
“Insurance
Premiums”),
and
(h) all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all Records, as such
Records may exist (collectively, the “Purchased
Assets”).
2.2. Real
Property.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Seller
shall
sell and convey to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase, the Real Property,
together with the Improvements, and all rights, privileges, easements, licenses,
hereditaments and other appurtenances of Seller relating thereto (the
“Property”).
2.3. Assets
Not Transferred.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Seller is not selling and
transferring, and Purchaser is not purchasing or acquiring, any loans for which
Seller is the lender, or any tangible or intangible assets of Seller other
than
those specifically set forth in Sections 2.1
and
2.2.
2.4. Assumption
of Liabilities.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from the date of Closing and
thereafter, Purchaser shall assume, discharge and be solely responsible and
liable for all liabilities and obligations with respect to the Deposit Accounts,
the Advance Lines and the Negative Deposits, the Branches, the Service Contracts
and the Property, which collectively may be referred to herein as the
“Assumed
Liabilities”.
At the
Closing, Seller and Purchaser shall execute an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement with respect to the Assumed Liabilities (the “Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”)
in the
form of the attached Exhibit
C.
2.5. Disclaimer
of Warranty.
EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROPERTY AND THE PURCHASED ASSETS
ARE SOLD AND CONVEYED IN “AS IS”, “WHERE IS” CONDITION, WITHOUT RECOURSE OR ANY
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION, COLLECTABILITY, OR
FREEDOM FROM LIEN AND ENCUMBRANCES.
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ARTICLE
III.
CONSIDERATION;
PAYMENT TERMS
3.1. Purchase
Price.
(a) In
consideration of Seller transferring to Purchaser the Real Property, the
Equipment and the Improvements, Purchaser shall pay Seller an amount equal
to
the net book value of the Real Property, the Equipment and the Improvements
as
shown on the books and records of the Seller on the last day of the month
immediately preceding the Closing (the “Assets
and Property Purchase Price”),
subject to adjustment as described in the attached Schedule
3.1.
(b) In
consideration of Seller transferring to Purchaser the Cash on Hand, Purchaser
shall pay Seller an amount equal to the Cash on Hand.
(c) As
a part
of the Purchase Price and in consideration of the going-concern value of the
Branches and the entrance of the Purchaser into a new geographic market,
Purchaser shall also pay a deposit premium (the “Deposit
Premium”)
equal
to three and one-half percent (3.5%) of Core Deposits, provided,
however,
the
Deposit Premium shall not exceed $585,000. Core Deposits shall be calculated
based on the daily average balance of deposits for the fifteen (15) Operating
Days ending three days prior to the Closing.
(d) The
amount to be paid by Purchaser for the Advance Lines and Negative Deposits
shall
be an amount equal to Advance Lines and Negative Deposits, as of the Closing
Date (the “Advance
Lines and Negative Deposit Purchase Price”).
(e) The
aggregate purchase price to be paid by Purchaser for the Purchased Assets and
the Property is an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Assets and Property
Purchase Price (ii) the Cash on Hand, (iii) the Deposit Premium and (iv) the
Advance Lines and Negative Deposit Purchase Price (collectively, the
“Purchase
Price”),
as
may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.5
below
(the “Adjusted
Purchase Price”).
3.2. Consideration
for Assumption of Assumed Liabilities.
In
consideration for the assumption by Purchaser of the Assumed Liabilities, Seller
shall pay to Purchaser at Closing an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of the Deposit Account Liabilities.
3.3. Allocation
of Purchase Price.
(a) Purchaser
and Seller agree that, upon final determination of the Purchase Price, the
Purchase Price shall be allocated to the Purchased Assets in accordance with
Schedule
3.3
hereto.
(b) Purchaser
and Seller shall report the transaction contemplated by this Agreement
(including income tax reporting requirements imposed pursuant to Section 1060
of
the Code) in accordance with the allocation specified on Schedule
3.3
hereto.
In the event any party hereto receives notice of a tax audit with respect to
the
allocation of the Purchase Price specified herein, such party shall immediately
notify the other party in writing as to the date and subject of such
audit.
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(c) If
any
federal, state or local tax return report or filing by Purchaser or Seller
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and filed on the basis of
the
allocation set forth on Schedule
3.3
hereto,
is challenged by the taxing authority with which such return, report or filing
was filed, the filing party shall assert and maintain, as commercially
reasonable in such case, the validity and correctness of such allocation during
the audit thereof until the issuance by the taxing authority of a “30 Day
Letter”, or a determination of liability equivalent thereto, to such party,
whereupon such party shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to pay,
compromise, settle, dispute or otherwise deal with its alleged tax liability.
If
such a tax return, report or filing is challenged as herein described, the
party
filing such return, report or filing shall timely keep the other party
reasonably apprised of its decisions and the current status and progress of
all
administrative and judicial proceedings, if any, that are undertaken at the
election of the filing party.
ARTICLE
IV.
CLOSING;
CALCULATIONS; PAYMENT; ADJUSTMENTS; TITLE
4.1. Closing.
The
purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and the Property, and the assignment
and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, as set forth in Article
II
and
Article
III
above
(the “Closing”),
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP, the Guaranty Building, 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, on the fourteenth (14) day following
the Final Approval Date, unless a Governmental Authority requires a thirty
(30)
day notice period after the Final Approval Date, in which case the Closing
shall
take place on the thirty-fifth (35th)
day
following the Final Approval Date (the “Closing
Date”);
provided, however, that in no event will the closing occur prior to March 14,
2008.
4.2. Draft
Closing Statement and Calculation
of Deposit Accounts.
On or
prior to the close of business on the second day immediately preceding the
Closing Date, Seller shall provide to Purchaser (i) the Draft Closing Statement
and shall make available such work papers, schedules and other supporting
documentation as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser to enable it to verify
such documentation, and (ii) a list of all Deposit Accounts and a calculation
of
the Deposit Accounts Liabilities as of the third Business Day preceding the
Closing Date. On or prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall evidence its
acceptance of the Draft Closing Statement for purposes of calculating and
payment of the Estimated Payment Amount (as defined in Section 4.3
below)
by countersigning the Draft Closing Statement.
4.3. Payment
to Purchaser at Closing.
On the
Closing Date, Seller shall transfer to Purchaser, by wire transfer of readily
available funds to an account designated by Purchaser, an amount equal to the
Deposit Accounts Liabilities, as set forth on the Draft Closing Statement,
less
the
Adjusted Purchase Price (the “Estimated
Payment Amount”)
and
the Deposit.
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4.4. Delivery
of Documents.
(a) At
Closing, the following shall be delivered to Purchaser:
(i) A
Bargain
and Sale Deed with Covenant Against Grantors Acts and Lien Law Covenant in
favor
of Purchaser, in recordable form, substantially in the form of Exhibit
A,
hereto,
transferring title to the Real Property (the “Deed”),
and
an appropriate TP-584 of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
(which shall also be signed by Purchaser);
(ii) a
Xxxx of
Sale executed by Seller transferring the Equipment to Purchaser (the
“Xxxx
of Sale”),
substantially in the form of Exhibit
B,
hereto;
(iii) such
affidavits and documents as the Title Company shall reasonably require and
are
customarily given by sellers in similar transactions;
(iv) New
York
State Board of Real Property Services Real Property Transfer Report From
RP-5217;
(v) Statement
- Real Estate Conveyance Tax for the Property;
(vi) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
(vii) an
Officer’s Certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
D hereto;
(viii) the
Draft
Closing Statement;
(ix) The
resignation of Seller as trustee or custodian, as applicable, with respect
to
each XXX included in the Deposit Account Liabilities and the designation of
Purchaser as successor trustee or custodian with respect thereto;
(x) the
FIRPTA Affidavits in substantially the form of Exhibit
E
hereto;
(xi) physical
possession of all Purchased Assets as are capable of physical
delivery;
(xii) possession
of the Property;
(xiii) possession
of and all right, title and interest in (1) the Records, (2) all
signature cards for the Deposit Accounts and all records of account in Seller’s
possession with respect to the Deposit Accounts, and (3) all agreements,
instruments, and other documents solely and directly evidencing the Purchased
Assets and Assumed Liabilities;
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(xiv) such
other documents as are necessary to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
as Purchaser shall reasonably request.
(b) At
the
Closing, the following shall be executed and delivered to Seller:
(i) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
(ii) an
Officer's Certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
F
hereto;
(iii) the
Draft
Closing Statement; and
(iv) such
other documents as are necessary to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
as Seller shall reasonably request.
4.5. Adjustment
of Estimated Payment Amount.
(a) On
or
before 12:00 noon on the 15th day following the Closing Date, Seller shall
deliver to Purchaser a statement setting forth (i) the Purchase Price (including
all adjustments and prorations thereto) and each component thereof and (ii)
the
amount of Deposit Account Liabilities (including Accrued Interest thereon)
and
each component thereof, transferred to Purchaser as of the close of business
on
the Closing Date. Seller shall make available to Purchaser and/or its
representatives such work papers, schedules and other supporting data as may
be
reasonably requested by Purchaser to enable Purchaser to verify such
determinations. Such statement shall also set forth the amount by which the
aggregate balance of the Deposit Account Liabilities (including Accrued Interest
thereon) transferred to Purchaser exceeded the Purchase Price (including all
adjustments and prorations thereto), calculated as of the close of business
on
the Closing Date (the “Adjusted
Payment Amount”).
(b) On
or
before 12:00 noon on the 30th
day
following the Closing Date, Seller shall pay to Purchaser or Purchaser shall
pay
to Seller, as the case may be, by wire transfer of immediately available funds,
an amount equal to the difference between the Adjusted Payment Amount and the
Estimated Payment Amount, plus interest calculated using the Federal Funds
Rate,
as of the Closing Date, on such amount from the Closing Date to, but excluding,
the payment date. Any payment or refund pursuant to this Section 4.5(b)
shall be
treated, for all purposes, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Insurance
Premiums cannot be determined by the 15th
day
following the Closing Date, the statement described in Section 4.5(a)
shall be
calculated without taking into account the actual Insurance Premiums or the
estimated amount paid for such Insurance Premiums on the Closing Date. In such
event, on the fifteenth (15th)
day
following the end of the fiscal quarter of the Seller in which the Closing
Date
occurs, the actual amount of the Insurance Premiums shall be calculated by
the
Seller. On or before 12:00 noon on the 30th
day
following the end of the fiscal quarter of the Seller in which the Closing
date
occurs, Seller shall pay to Purchaser or Purchaser shall pay to Seller, as
the
case may be, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal
to
the difference between the estimated amount paid by Purchaser to Seller for
the
Insurance Premiums on the Closing Date and the actual amount of the Insurance
Premiums.
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4.6. Proration,
Other Closing Date Adjustments.
(a) Except
as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, it is the intention of the
parties that Seller will operate the Branches for its own account and own the
Purchased Assets (and all rights associated therewith) until the close of
business on the Closing Date, and that Purchaser shall operate the Branches,
own
the Purchased Assets and assume the Deposit Account Liabilities and other
Assumed Liabilities (and all rights associated therewith) for its own account
from and after the close of business on the Closing Date. Thus, except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, items of income and expense
shall be prorated as of the close of business on the Closing Date (subject
to
proration pursuant to Section 4.5(a),
and
shall be settled between Seller and Purchaser as of the Closing Date or as
of
the date set forth under Section 4.5(a)).
Items
of proration will be handled as an adjustment to the Purchase Price and not
as
adjustments to the Estimated Payment Amount, unless otherwise agreed by the
parties hereto.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, items of proration and other adjustments shall
include, without limitation: (i) sales, real estate and use taxes (other
than such sales, real estate transfer and use taxes that arise as a result
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which shall be paid by Purchaser
or by Seller in accordance with Section 4.7
hereof);
(ii) insurance premiums paid or payable to the FDIC attributable to insurance
coverage for the Deposit Account Liabilities for the period from and after
the
Closing Date; (iii) fees for customary annual or periodic licenses or
permits; (iv) prepaid real and personal property taxes; and (v) other
prepaid items of income and expense, in each case as of the close of business
on
the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if accurate arrangements cannot
be made as of the Closing Date, or as of the date set forth under
Section 4.5(a),
for any
of the foregoing items of proration, the parties shall apportion the charges
for
the foregoing items on the basis of the xxxx therefor for the most recent
billing period prior to the Closing Date.
(c) In
the
event the net closing adjustments under this Section 4.6
are in
favor of Seller, such amount shall be added, dollar for dollar, to the Adjusted
Purchase Price. In the event the net closing adjustments are in favor of
Purchaser, such amount shall be subtracted, dollar for dollar, from the Adjusted
Purchase Price.
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(d) The
parties agree that Seller shall take a final read of all utilities on or about
the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall place the utilities in Purchaser’s name as
of the Closing Date.
(e) The
parties agree that upon the expiration of the thirty (30) day period set forth
in Section 4.5(b)
above,
the prorations calculated by the parties pursuant to this Section 4.6
shall be
deemed agreed to and final for all purposes.
4.7. Taxes.
(a) Sales,
Transfer and Use Taxes.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any sales, filing, recordation, or
similar fees and taxes (collectively, “Taxes”),
which
are payable or arise as a result of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, shall be paid by Purchaser on the Closing
Date. Seller shall pay the costs of real estate transfer taxes, in accordance
with applicable law, which are payable as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby. If such Taxes are treated as a proration
pursuant to Section 4.6,
Seller
agrees to remit such Taxes to the proper authority on or before the date the
same shall become due, accompanied by such tax returns as may be required to
be
filed with such payment. Purchaser and Seller will reasonably cooperate with
the
other in the preparation of any filings or returns.
(b) Information
Reports.
(i) Seller
will report to applicable taxing authorities and holders of Deposit Liability
Accounts transferred on the Closing Date, with respect to all periods through
the close of business on the Closing Date, all interest credited, withheld
from
and any early withdrawal penalties imposed upon the Deposit Account Liabilities
and Purchaser will report to the applicable taxing authorities and holders
of
Deposit Liability Accounts, with respect to all periods commencing after the
Closing Date all such interest credited to, withheld from and early withdrawal
penalties imposed upon such interest credited to, withheld from and early
withdrawal penalties imposed upon such Deposit Liability Accounts. Seller will
continue backup withholding and remittance through the close of business on
the
Closing Date. Any amounts required by any governmental agencies to be withheld
from any of the Deposit Liability Accounts through the close of business on
the
Closing Date will be withheld by Seller in accordance with applicable law or
appropriate notice from any governmental agency and will be remitted by Seller
to the appropriate agency on or prior to the applicable due date. Any such
withholding required to be made subsequent to the Closing Date shall be withheld
by Purchaser in accordance with applicable law or the appropriate notice from
any governmental agency and will be remitted by Purchaser to the appropriate
agency on or prior to the applicable due date.
(ii) Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, Seller shall be responsible for delivering
to
payees all Form 1098s with respect to information reporting and tax
identification numbers required to be delivered for all periods through the
close of business on the Closing Date with respect to the Deposit Liability
Accounts, and Purchaser shall be responsible for delivery to payees all such
notices required to be delivered for all periods following the Closing Date
with
respect to the Deposit Account Liabilities. Purchaser and Seller shall, prior
to
the Closing Date, consult (and Seller shall reasonably cooperate) to permit
Purchaser timely to deliver notices required to be delivered after the Closing
Date.
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4.8. Title
and Conveyance.
(a) Upon
payment of the Adjusted Purchase Price to Seller, as herein provided, Seller
will assign and convey to Purchaser good and insurable (or as expressly
hereinafter provided, insurable) title to the Real Property, free and clear
of
all Encumbrances, except (i) easements for public utilities, applicable zoning
ordinances and restrictions of record, provided such items do not render title
to the Real Property and Improvements uninsurable or the Real Property and
Improvements unusable as a branch bank as presently configured, and (ii) the
Encumbrances listed in Schedule
4.8(a)
attached
hereto (collectively, the “Permitted
Encumbrances”).
(b) Seller
agrees to furnish to Purchaser’s attorney, at Seller’s expense, within twenty
(20) days after the execution of this Agreement, the following:
(i) fully
guaranteed tax, title and United States District Court searches dated or redated
within 60 days of the date of this Agreement with local tax certificate for
county, city and school taxes and state and county searches under the Uniform
Commercial Code for the Real Property; and
(ii) a
survey
of the Real Property and the Improvements, dated subsequent to the effective
date of this Agreement, prepared in accordance with the Code of Practice of
the
New York State Land Surveyors Association and certified at Sellers’ expense to
Purchaser and the Title Company.
(c) Within
fifteen (15) Business Days following Purchaser’s receipt of the abstract and
survey referred in 4.8(b)
above,
Purchaser shall have the right to notify Seller in writing of any objection
to
Seller’s title (other than Permitted Encumbrances) that if valid, would render
title unmarketable (the “Defect
Notice”).
Any
matters affecting title not timely raised in Purchaser’s Defect Notice shall be
deemed Permitted Encumbrances. In the event that Purchaser shall raise written
objection to Seller’s title in Purchaser’s Defect Notice, which, if valid would
render title unmarketable, Seller shall make reasonable efforts, at no expense
to Seller, to eliminate such title defect, but if Seller does not eliminate
such
title defects, Purchaser’s only rights shall be to (i) cancel this Agreement by
giving written notice of such cancellation to Seller and all further obligations
under this Agreement shall cease or (ii) accept such title as Seller can convey
without reduction in the Real Property Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if Seller shall be able to cure the objection prior to the date
set
for transfer of title, or if Seller secures a commitment for title insurance
from a New York licensed title insurance company at standard rates in face
amount equal to the amount of the Purchase Price allocated to the Real Property
and the Improvements on Schedule
3.3,
to
insure marketability of title against the objection raised for the benefit
of
Purchaser, then Purchaser shall accept insurable title, and Seller shall pay
the
cost thereof, and in such event this Agreement shall remain and continue in
full
force and effect. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Purchaser,
at its
option, may accept such title as Seller
may
be
able to convey, without reduction, credit or allowance against the portion
of
the Asset
and
Property Purchase Price allocable
to the Real
Property and
Improvements. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Seller agrees to satisfy any mortgages, judgments or other
similar liens against the title to the Real Property, which are curable solely
by the payment of money either prior to Closing or simultaneously with Closing
by using proceeds from the sale of the Premises by Seller to
Purchaser.
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ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
5.1. Organization.
Seller
is a state chartered stock savings bank, duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and it has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own the Purchased Assets and carry on its
business.
5.2. Authorization.
Subject
to obtaining all Governmental Approvals, Seller has taken all necessary action
to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and Schedules hereto,
the performance of all terms and conditions hereof and thereof to be performed
by Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
5.3. No
Violation.
Subject
to obtaining all Governmental Approvals, neither the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be
executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto, nor the consummation by Seller
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, to the Knowledge of Seller
(a) will violate or conflict with (i) any applicable law or order of any
government entity, (ii) any judgment, decree, order, statute, law or
regulation applicable to Seller, or (iii) any agreement that Seller is a party
to or (b) will require any authorization, consent approval, exemption or other
action by nor notice to any government entity.
5.4. Binding
Agreement.
This
Agreement is a valid and binding agreement of Seller, enforceable in accordance
with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Seller does not violate any law, rule or regulation, conflict with, or result
in
a breach of any provision or condition, or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
result in the creation of any lien, charge, encumbrance or claim upon any of
the
property of Seller pursuant to the terms of any indenture, contract, mortgage,
lien, trust, agreement or other instrument, order, judgment or decree to which
Seller is or will be a party, or which are, purport to be, binding upon Seller
or of its property or assets.
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5.5. Title
to Equipment.
Except
as set forth on the attached Schedule
5.5,
Seller
has, and at the Closing Date will deliver to Purchaser, good title to all of
the
Equipment, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, encumbrances and security
interests.
5.6. Brokers
and Finders Fee.
Other
than Sandler X’Xxxxx + Partners, L.P., or as further set forth below, no agent,
broker, investment banker, consultant, representative or other Person acting
on
behalf of Seller or under the authority of Seller is or shall be entitled to
any
commission, broker's or finder's fee or any other form of compensation or
payment from Seller relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby other than the attorneys, accountants and tax or financial advisors
of
Seller in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.7. Compliance
with Law.
The
business and operations of the Business are being conducted in compliance with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations, orders, permits and judgments of
all
Governmental Authorities (collectively, the “Laws”),
other
than those Laws the penalty or liability for the violation of which, if imposed
or asserted, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To Sellers’ Knowledge,
Seller has not received any notice of any alleged or threatened claim, violation
or liability, which allegation or threat remains outstanding as of the date
of
this Agreement, under any applicable Law in connection with the operation and
business of the Branches the penalty or liability for the violation of which,
if
imposed or asserted, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.8. Legal
Proceedings.
There
are no actions, suits, or proceedings, whether civil, criminal or
administrative, pending against Seller as of the date of the Agreement or,
to
the Knowledge of Seller, threatened as of the date of the Agreement against
or
affecting Seller, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, (a) which
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) which
would prevent or materially delay Seller from being able to perform their
obligations under this Agreement in all material respects.
5.9. Books
and Records.
To
Sellers’ Knowledge, the Records of Seller pertaining to the Branches and the
Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities fairly reflect information
regarding the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities necessary for
Purchaser to carry on the business of the Branches upon the Closing of the
transaction. To Sellers’ Knowledge, such Records have been properly kept and
maintained and are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
requirements.
5.10. Certain
Labor Matters.
Seller
is
not a party to any employment agreement, severance or similar agreement with
any
of the Transferred Employees, except for employee benefit plans of general
application. Seller is not a party to any union, collective bargaining or
similar agreement covering employees at the Branches, and there has not been
any
written or oral communications to Seller from any labor union, labor relations
board or tribunal or any Person or organization purporting to represent present
or past employees of Seller at the Branches.
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5.11. Fiduciary
Obligations.
Other
than in respect of XXX accounts held in the name of a customer of the Branches,
Seller has no trust or fiduciary relationship or obligations in respect of
any
of the Deposit Account Liabilities or in respect of any other
Assets.
5.12. Agreements
with Regulatory Authorities.
Seller
is not a party to any written order, decree, agreement or memorandum of
understanding with, or commitment letter or similar submission to, any federal
or state governmental agency or authority, which order, decree, agreement,
memorandum of understanding, commitment letter or submission either (i) could
reasonably be expected to prevent or impair the ability of Seller to perform
their obligations under this Agreement in any material respect or (ii) could
impair the validity or consummation of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
5.13. Limitations
on and Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties and Purchaser’s Release in
Connection Therewith.
Except
as otherwise addressed in this Article
V,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other
document or agreement delivered in connection herewith:
(a) Seller
does not make any representations or warranties, express or implied, as to
the
physical condition of the Real Property. The Real Property is being sold and
or
assigned, as applicable, “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”, without recourse and with all
faults at the Closing Date.
(b) Seller
does not make any representations or warranty, express or implied, of any type
or nature with respect to the physical condition of the Real Property and the
Improvements and the Real Property and Improvements are being sold or assigned
“AS IS”, “WHERE IS” without recourse and with all faults, without any obligation
on the part of Seller. Seller has no Knowledge of any violation under any
Environmental Law relating to the Real Property or Improvements. Except as
otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, by closing this transaction,
Purchaser hereby releases and agrees to hold harmless Seller, and its officers,
directors, shareholders, representatives and agents, and waives any claims
which
Purchaser may now or hereafter have against Seller relating to the physical
condition of the Real Property or the Improvements from and after the Closing,
including without limitation with respect to claims under Environmental Laws
or
with respect to the presence of Hazardous Materials.
(c)
(i) Within
thirty (30) days after the date hereof, Purchaser may contract, at its expense,
for an initial environmental screening (which may be a phase I environmental
report) of the Real Property by an independent third party environmental
engineer, but shall not have any right to do any Phase II or other intrusive
testing of the Real Property without Seller’s prior written approval, which
approval may be withheld by Seller in its sole and absolute discretion. If
Purchaser’s Phase I environmental report recommends a Phase II or other further
testing and Seller prohibits Purchaser from conducting such report or testing
or
if any Phase II reporting permitted by Seller evidences any violation of
Environmental Law with respect to the Real Property, then Purchaser shall have
the right to terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to Seller
by
no later than the thirtieth (30th)
day
after the date hereof, time being of the essence hereto. If Purchaser fails
to
terminate this Agreement within such thirty (30) day period, then Purchaser
shall be deemed to have waived all environmental conditions with respect to
the
Real Property.
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(ii) Purchaser
shall instruct the independent third party environmental engineer to provide
both Purchaser and Seller with a copy of its environmental reports, subject
to
the maintenance of the confidentiality of such reports. In the event that Seller
does not receive the reports described above within forty-five (45) days of
the
date hereof, Purchaser agrees that it shall have no rights under this Section
5.13(c)
and that
Seller shall be released from any liability or obligation under this Section
5.13(c).
(iii) All
inspections shall be done during normal business hours, in a manner so as to
minimize disruption to Seller and tenants or occupants of the Property,
and, at Seller’s option, in the presence of Seller or any agent or employee of
Seller. The Property shall be restored by Purchaser to substantially the
same condition as they were prior to Purchaser’s inspection. All tests or
investigations performed by or on behalf of Purchaser will be performed in
a
good and workmanlike manner and in compliance with all applicable laws.
Purchaser or its contractors will maintain (and deliver to Sellers, certificates
of,) general liability insurance with coverage of at least $1,000,000.00, naming
Sellers as additional insured, prior to entering the Premises to conduct any
inspection or investigation.
Purchaser
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and its agents and employees
from any liability, costs, expenses and the like (including without limitation,
attorneys’ fees) which may arise in connection with such inspections. The
obligations and indemnities set forth in the foregoing sentence shall survive
the expiration or termination of this Agreement or the Closing.
(d) Seller
makes no representations or warranties to Purchaser as to whether, or the length
of time during which, any accounts relating to Deposit Account Liabilities
will
be maintained by the owners of such Deposit Account Liabilities at the Branch
after the Transfer Date.
(e) Except
as
specifically provided for in this Agreement, Seller disclaim and make no
representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the Property, Bank
Employees, Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities, express or implied,
including, without limitation, any representations or warranties with respect
to
merchantability, fitness, title, enforceability, collectability, documentation
or freedom from Liens (in whole or in part) and disclaim any liability and
responsibility for any negligent representation, warranty, statement or
information otherwise made or communicated, by oversight or information
otherwise made or communicated, by oversight or otherwise (orally or in
writing), to Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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5.14. Included
Deposits.
The
deposit accounts listed on Schedule
1.1(c)
constitutes a substantially complete list of all deposit accounts (other than
accounts relating to Excluded Deposits) open at the Branches as of the date
of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
6.1. Organization.
Purchaser is a state chartered commercial bank duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and it has the
requisite corporate power and authority to own its assets and carry on its
business, and, after Closing, to own the Purchased Assets.
6.2. Authorization.
Subject
to obtaining all Governmental Approvals, Purchaser has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Exhibits and Schedules hereto, the performance by Purchaser of all terms and
conditions hereof and thereof to be performed by Purchaser and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
6.3. No
Violation.
Subject
to obtaining all Governmental Approvals, neither the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be
executed and delivered by Purchaser pursuant hereto, nor the consummation by
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) will violate
or conflict with (i) any applicable law or order of any government entity,
or
(ii) any judgment, decree, order, statute, law or regulation applicable to
Purchaser, or (iii) any agreement that Purchaser is a party to or (b) will
require any authorization, consent approval, exemption or other action by nor
notice to any government entity.
6.4. Binding
Agreement.
This
Agreement is a valid and binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in
accordance with its terms. Purchaser’s execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement does not and will not violate any law, rule or regulation,
conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision or condition, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge,
encumbrance or claim upon any of the property of Purchaser pursuant to the
terms
of any indenture, contract, mortgage, lien, trust, agreement or other
instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Purchaser is or will be a party,
or which are, purport to be, or will be binding upon Purchaser or their property
or assets.
6.5. Brokers
and Finders Fee. Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
6.5
hereto
(“Purchaser’s
Broker”),
no
agent, broker, investment banker, consultant, representative or other Person
acting on behalf of Purchaser or under the authority of Purchaser is or shall
be
entitled to any commission, broker's or finder's fee or any other form of
compensation or payment from Purchaser relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby other than the attorneys, accountants and
tax
or financial advisors of the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser shall be solely responsible for
all
costs, commissions, fees and expenses associated with or incurred as a result
of
Purchaser’s Broker and its employees, agents and representatives. Purchaser
shall
indemnify and hold Seller
harmless
from and against any claims by, and all costs, commissions, fees and expenses
payable to, Purchaser’s
Broker and
any
other broker claiming to have an agreement with Purchaser,
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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6.6. Non-Contravention.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and any instruments or other documents
executed pursuant hereto by Purchaser do not and, subject to the receipt of
all
Government Approvals, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, will not constitute (a) a material breach or violation of or default
under any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, governmental permit or license
of Purchaser or to which Purchaser is subject, which breach, violation or
default would have a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) a breach or violation
of or
a default under the charter or bylaws of Purchaser or to the Knowledge of
Purchaser, any material contract to which Purchaser is a party or by which
it is
bound which breach, violation or default would prevent or materially delay
Purchaser from performing its obligations under this Agreement in all material
respects.
6.7. Legal
Proceedings.
There
are
no actions, suits, or proceedings, whether civil, criminal or administrative,
pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser threatened against or affecting
Purchaser that could prevent or materially delay Purchaser from performing
its
obligations under this Agreement in all material respects.
6.8. Agreements
with Regulatory Authorities.
Purchaser is not a party to any written order, decree, agreement or memorandum
of understanding with, or commitment letter or similar submission to, any
federal or state governmental agency or authority, that such authority is
contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness
of
issuing or requesting) any such order, decree, agreement, memorandum of
understanding, commitment letter or submission, which order, decree, agreement,
memorandum of understanding, commitment letter or submission either (i) could
reasonably be expected to prevent or impair the ability of Purchaser to perform
its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect or (ii) could
impair the validity or consummation of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
VII.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES
7.1. Conditions
Precedent to Purchaser’s Obligation. The
obligation of Purchaser to proceed with Closing is subject to the satisfaction
at or prior to Closing of the following conditions, any one or more of which
may
be waived in writing in whole or in part by Purchaser (except as to the
condition described in Section 7.1(a)):
(a) To
the
extent required by applicable law or regulation, all Government Approvals shall
have been obtained in writing and shall not contain any Material Condition
affecting Purchaser, and any waiting periods mandated by the Government
Approvals shall have been satisfied, for the valid consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been satisfied, and
all
of the notices required to be given under Section 8.2
below
shall have been given.
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(b) On
the
Closing Date, there shall be no injunction, writ, preliminary restraining order
or any order of any nature in effect issued by a court or governmental agency
of
competent jurisdiction directing that the transactions provided for herein,
or
any of them, not be consummated as herein provided.
(c) No
suit
or other proceeding shall be pending or threatened by any third party before
any
court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction seeking to restrain
or
prohibit or declare illegal, or seeking substantial damages in connection with,
the transactions contemplated by this agreement.
(d) Seller
shall have complied in all material respects with each of the covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, which are required to be performed
or
complied with by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date.
(e) The
representations and warranties made by Seller herein or in any certificate
or
other document delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof or in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all material
respects, on and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made on the Closing Date;
provided, however, that the representations and warranties made by Seller herein
or in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant to the provisions
hereof shall be deemed to be true and correct in all material respects on and
as
of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as though made on the
Closing Date, unless the failure to be so true and correct would have a Material
Adverse Effect.
7.2. Conditions
Precedent to Seller’s Obligation.
The
obligation of Seller to proceed with Closing is subject to the satisfaction
at
or prior to Closing of the following conditions, any one or more of which may
be
waived in writing in whole or in part by Seller (except as to the condition
described in Section 7.2(a)):
(a) To
the
extent required by applicable law or regulation, all Government Approvals shall
have been obtained in writing and shall not contain any Material Condition
affecting Seller, and any waiting periods mandated by the Government Approvals
shall have been satisfied, for the valid consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall have been satisfied, and all of the notices
required to be given under Section 8.2
shall
have been given.
(b) On
the
Closing Date, there shall be no injunction, writ, preliminary restraining order
or any order of any nature in effect issued by a court or governmental agency
of
competent jurisdiction directing that the transactions provided for herein,
or
any of them, not be consummated as herein provided.
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(c) No
suit
or other proceeding shall be pending or threatened by any third party before
any
court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction seeking to restrain
or
prohibit or declare illegal, or seeking substantial damages in connection with,
the transactions contemplated by this agreement.
(d) No
suit
or other proceeding shall be pending or threatened by any third party before
any
court or governmental agency seeking to restrain or prohibit or declare illegal,
or seeking substantial damages in connection with, the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(e) Purchaser
shall have complied in all material respects with each of its covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement which are required to be performed or
complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(f) The
representations and warranties made by Purchaser herein or in any certificate
or
other document delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof or in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all material
respects, on and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made on the Closing Date
provided, however, that the representations and warranties of Purchaser herein
or in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant to the provisions
hereof shall be deemed to be true and correct in all material respects on and
as
of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as though made on the
Closing Date, unless the failure to be so true and correct would have a Material
Adverse Effect on Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement.
7.3. Pre-Closing
Knowledge of Seller.
Subject
to Section 10.1(d)
of this
Agreement, if Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, the Purchaser’s President, C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
its Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer or Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, its
Controller, becomes aware, prior to Closing, of a breach of any of Sellers’
representations, warranties or covenants made pursuant to this Agreement or
any
agreement, certificate or document ancillary hereto and nevertheless proceeds
to
Closing, such breach shall be deemed waived by Purchaser, shall not be subject
to indemnification pursuant to Article
IX
of this
Agreement and Purchaser shall have no rights or claims against Seller with
respect thereto.
ARTICLE
VIII.
COVENANTS
AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
8.1. Publication
and Government Approvals.
(a) Within
twenty (20) days of the execution of this Agreement, Purchaser shall publish
a
notice of the transaction contemplated hereunder to the extent required by
applicable federal and/or state law.
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(b) Seller
and Purchaser shall cooperate with each other to prepare and file all necessary
Government Approvals necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Prior to submission to the applicable
Governmental Authority, Seller and Purchaser agree to use reasonable efforts
to
allow the other party to review and comment upon any application or other
materials proposed to be submitted to a Governmental Authority.
(c) Within
twenty (20) days from the date of this Agreement, each party shall file for
all
Government Approvals to be obtained by it. Seller and Purchaser shall provide
all information and documentation required to be submitted by it in connection
with such Government Approvals or otherwise.
(d) Seller
and Purchaser shall use diligent and commercially reasonable efforts to promptly
obtain all Government Approvals and to meet all appropriate legal and other
requirements. Further, Seller and Purchaser will keep the other apprised of
the
status of all Government Approvals and any material communications, including,
without limitation, the approval or denial of a Government Approval, from a
Governmental Agency relating to a Government Approval.
8.2. Notices
to Depositors.
(a) Following
the receipt of all of the Government Approvals, Seller shall prepare and deliver
a letter notifying all Depositors that Purchaser will assume the liability
for
the Deposit Accounts on the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions to Closing contained herein (“Seller’s
Notice”).
After
Seller has delivered Seller’s Notice to all Depositors, but prior to the Closing
Date, Purchaser shall prepare and deliver a letter to all Depositors, in form
and substance satisfactory to Seller, setting out the details of Purchaser’s
assumption and administration of the Deposit Accounts after Closing
(“Purchaser’s
Letter”).
Purchaser’s Letter also shall (i) request that each Depositor cease writing
checks or drafts against Seller's Deposit Account immediately following the
Closing Date, and (ii) include check order forms, replacement checks bearing
Purchaser's transit and routing number (the cost of which checks shall be borne
by Purchaser and not charged to the Depositors) and any other documents to
be
signed by the account holder to establish a similar account with Purchaser.
Each
party shall bear the cost of its own mailing. Seller agrees to provide
appropriate mailing lists and accompanying electronic data files in order to
facilitate the mailing of Purchaser’s Letter. Following the Final Approval Date,
Purchaser shall also be entitled to provide solely at its own expense such
other
notices or communications to Depositors relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby as may be required by law; provided that the text of any
such notice or communication and the timing of such notice or communication
which is provided prior to the Closing shall be approved in advance by Seller,
which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed.
(b) Following
the receipt of all Government Approvals, but no later than ten (10) days prior
to the Closing Date, Purchaser, at its expense, shall mail to each Depositor
for
which an ATM Card was issued: (i) a letter prepared by Purchaser, and approved
and reasonably satisfactory to Seller, notifying the Depositor of the transfer
of his or her account to Purchaser and requesting that the Depositor cease
use
of his or her ATM card bearing Seller's name as of the Closing Date; and (ii)
a
replacement ATM card issued in the name of Purchaser and any other documents
necessary for the ATM card holder to use the replacement ATM card after the
Closing Date. Purchaser acknowledges that effective as of the close of business
on the Closing Date, Seller shall invalidate the use of the ATM cards issued
by
Seller to the Depositor.
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8.3. Deposit
Accounts.
(a) Purchaser
agrees to open an account in the name of each Depositor in an amount equal
to
the Deposit Account Liability for such Depositor’s Deposit Account, containing
terms and conditions the same as applicable to such Deposit Account prior to
the
assumption thereof by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) From
the
Closing Date and thereafter, Purchaser shall pay all properly drawn checks,
drafts and non-negotiable withdrawal orders timely presented to it by Depositors
whose deposits or accounts on
which
such items are drawn are Deposit Accounts. Payment of the foregoing shall be
made without regard to whether the items are drawn on the check or draft forms
provided by Seller or by Purchaser. Further, Purchaser shall, in all other
respects, discharge the duties and obligations of Seller with respect to the
Deposit Account Liabilities.
(c) If
a
Depositor does not accept Purchaser’s obligation to assume the liability of its
Deposit Account and such Depositor asserts a claim against Seller for all or
a
portion of such Deposit Account Liability, Purchaser agrees on demand to provide
to Seller funds sufficient to pay such claim.
(d) Automated
Clearing House Transactions (“ACH”)
shall
be handled as follows:
(i) Losses
due to reclamation requests against assumed accounts that are closed or have
insufficient funds to cover a reclamation request will be absorbed by Seller
if
the reclamation is against a credit received on or prior to the Closing Date,
and by Purchaser if against a credit received after the Closing Date. Purchaser
shall be responsible for processing and responding to any reclamation against
deposit accounts that were transferred to Purchaser, that are open and have
sufficient funds to cover the reclamation request. Purchaser shall notify Seller
within 20 days of receipt of a reclamation for an account that is closed or
has
insufficient funds to cover the reclamation. The method of notification will
be
the original reclamation paperwork containing the appropriate certifications
and
signatures. A check payable to Seller (Treasury) will accompany the reclamation
if partial payment can be made.
(ii) Prior
to
Closing, Seller and Purchaser will develop a methodology by which ACH items
received by Seller after Closing will be electronically redirected to Purchaser.
For a period of ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, Seller agrees
to
continue to accept and immediately forward to Purchaser all automated
clearinghouse entries and corresponding funds. Seller also agrees to include
the
originator identification number, and Purchaser agrees to immediately notify
and
instruct the originator of the ACH to reroute the entries directly to Purchaser.
Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to telecopy or deliver to Purchaser
by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time of each Business Day, a summary of ACH items received
during such business day including claim number, suffix, if applicable, source
name, trade ID, company ID, client name and effective date. After the 90-day
period, Seller may discontinue accepting and forwarding ACH entries and return
them to the originators marked “Account Sold to Another DFI.” Purchaser shall
indemnify Seller against any losses arising out of or related to any account
overdrafts that may thereby be created.
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(iii) The
Seller will generate notifications of change for all transactions received
after
the sale for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(iv) For
a
period of 60 days following the Closing, Seller will cooperate with all
reasonable requests of the Purchaser to process customer claims or returns
with
respect to unauthorized transactions or transactions misdirected to an entity
other than the Purchaser relating to the transfers of ACH transactions
contemplated in this Section 8.3(d).
Seller
shall have no liability or obligations with respect to any claims or returns
arising from or relating to acts or omissions of the Purchaser.
(e) No
later
than five (5) business days following the Closing Date, Seller shall provide
to
Purchaser information regarding all “B” notices (TINs do not match) and “C”
notices (underreporting/IRS imposed withholding) received by it from the IRS
regarding any of the accounts included within the Deposits Liabilities and
for a
period of 180 days following the Closing Date, Seller shall provide information
regarding all notices received by Seller from the IRS releasing withholding
restrictions on the accounts related to the Deposit Account Liabilities. Any
amounts required by any governmental agency to be withheld from any of the
accounts included within the Deposits Liabilities (the “Withholding
Obligations”)
or any
penalties imposed by any governmental agency will be handled as
follows:
(i) Any
Withholding Obligations required to be remitted to the appropriate governmental
agency on or prior to the Closing Date will be withheld and remitted by Seller,
and any other sums withheld by Seller pursuant to Withholding Obligations prior
to the Closing Date shall also be remitted by Seller to the appropriate
governmental agency on or prior to the time they are due; and
(ii) Any
Withholding Obligations required to be remitted to the appropriate governmental
agency after the Closing Date with respect to Withholding Obligations after
the
Closing Date and not withheld by Seller shall be withheld and remitted by
Purchaser.
(iii) Any
penalties described in penalty notices from the IRS or any similar penalties
that relate to Deposit accounts for periods up to and including to the Closing
Date will, subject to provisions hereof, be paid by Seller Any penalties
described in penalty notices from the IRS or any similar penalties that relate
to Deposit accounts for periods after the Closing Date will, subject to
provisions hereof, be paid by Purchaser. Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate
with each other in providing copies of penalty notices on a timely basis and
other information which the other party may request in order to challenge such
penalties.
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(iv) Seller
agrees that for a period of up to ninety (90) days after Closing it will
repurchase from Purchaser any Negative Deposits purchased by Purchaser at the
Closing for the price paid by Purchaser in the event such Negative Deposit
has
not become fully collected by Purchaser within sixty (60) days of
Closing.
8.4. Honor
of Checks Post-Closing.
(a) From
and
after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall (i) pay all properly drawn and presented
checks, negotiable orders of withdrawal, drafts, debits and other withdrawal
orders presented to Purchaser by Deposit Account Liability customers, whether
drawn on checks, negotiable orders of withdrawal, drafts, or other withdrawal
order forms provided by Seller or by Purchaser and (ii) in all other respects
discharge, in the usual course of the banking business, all of the duties and
obligations of Seller with respect to the balances due and owing to the
Customers who have Deposit Account Liabilities. If any Depositor who has a
Deposit Account Liability account draws checks, drafts, or negotiable orders
of
withdrawal against the Deposit Account Liabilities, which are presented or
delivered to Seller not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date,
Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to batch all such checks,
drafts, negotiable orders of withdrawal, or other withdrawal order forms and
to
deliver the same to Purchaser at Purchaser’s sole expense. Purchaser
acknowledges that any delay, failure, or inability on its part to comply with
the obligations imposed upon it as a depository institution under applicable
federal or state law, with regard to such checks, drafts, negotiable orders
of
withdrawal or other withdrawal orders shall not result in any liability or
obligation of Seller and shall not affect any of the rights of Seller under
this
Agreement. Seller shall not be deemed to have made any representations or
warranties to Purchaser with respect to any such checks, drafts, negotiable
orders of withdrawal or other withdrawal orders and any such representations
or
warranties implied by law are hereby disclaimed and are the responsibility
of
Purchaser, except that Seller shall be chargeable with the warranties and
representations implied by law with respect to any such check, draft, negotiable
orders of withdrawal order, or other withdrawal order, which is paid by Seller
over the counter.
(b) Purchaser
hereby acknowledges that if, after the Closing Date, any Depositor who has
a
Deposit Account Liability, instead of accepting the obligation of Purchaser
to
pay the Deposit Account Liabilities (including Accrued Interest thereon) shall
demand payment from Seller for all or any part of any such Deposit Account
Liabilities (including Accrued interest thereon), Seller shall not be liable
or
responsible for making such payment.
8.5. Seller’s
Marks.
Purchaser acknowledges that Seller is the owner of all right, title and interest
in and to the Seller Marks. Purchaser agrees that neither it nor any of its
affiliates will use the name “Greater
Buffalo Savings Bank”
or
any
similar name, or any of Seller’s Marks, in connection with any business or
activity engaged in by Purchaser or any of its affiliates.
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8.6. Records.
Following the Closing, Purchaser shall promptly provide to Seller and their
agents and representative copies of any Records relating to the Branches as
Seller reasonably request, and shall allow Seller and their agents and
representative to inspect and duplicate Purchaser’s Records relating to the
Branches, the Purchased Assets, the Property and/or a Deposit
Account.
8.7. Employees
and Employee Benefits.
(a) Effective
as of the Closing Date, Seller shall terminate all employees of the Branches.
After the Final Approval Date, Purchaser shall determine the Bank Employees
to
whom Purchaser will offer employment beginning as of the Closing Date, upon
terms and conditions described in subsection 8.7(b)below
and
subject to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, Purchaser may interview any Bank
Employee regarding employment with Purchaser. Transferred Employees will be
subject to the employment terms, conditions and rules applicable to other
similarly situated employees of Purchaser. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed as an employment contract between Purchaser and any
Transferred Employee.
(b) Purchaser
shall provide each Transferred Employee with the following:
(i) Each
Transferred Employee will be eligible to participate in any qualified profit
sharing plan/401(k) plan or plans of Purchaser, if he or she is eligible based
on each plan’s eligibility criteria as of the close of business on the Closing
Date. Purchaser shall credit each Transferred Employee with the period of years
of service with Seller, its Affiliates and predecessors in determining
eligibility to participate, vesting and level of matching contributions in
such
plan or plans;
(ii) Each
Transferred Employee will be eligible to participate in the Purchaser’s
qualified pension plan or plans, if he or she is eligible based on each such
plan’s eligibility criteria as of the close of business on the Closing Date.
Purchaser shall credit each Transferred Employee with the period of years of
service with Seller, its Affiliates and predecessors in determining eligibility
to participate, vesting and eligibility to receive benefits (but not accrual
of
benefits under any defined benefit plan) in Purchaser’s pension plan(s);
provided, however, that such crediting of service shall not operate to duplicate
any benefit or the funding of any benefit for any period of
service;
(iii) Each
Transferred Employee will receive credit for years of service with Seller,
its
Affiliates and predecessors for purposes of calculation of benefits and waiting
period eligibility in Purchaser’s other miscellaneous benefits programs not
specifically covered by other subparagraphs of this section, including but
not
limited to, vacation, severance, leaves of absence, education assistance, sick
leave, short and long-term disability plans and other similar
benefits;
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(iv) On
the
Closing Date, each Transferred Employee will become eligible, in accordance
with
the conditions and limitations of Purchaser’s health and welfare plans to
participate in Purchaser’s health and welfare plans on the same basis as other
similarly situated employees of Purchaser. To the extent Purchaser’s plans
permit, Purchaser will waive any pre-existing condition limitations with respect
to such Transferred Employee and his or her dependents under such
plans.
(v)
provide
any evidence of insurability to the extent possible under existing arrangements
with Purchaser’s carriers.
8.8. Confidentiality.
Except
as required by applicable law or any Governmental Authority or as necessary
to
carry out its obligations under Sections 8.1
and
8.2
of this
Agreement, Purchaser shall not disclose any Confidential Information or the
existence of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder, and
shall maintain all Confidential Information and the existence of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereunder in strict confidence in accordance
with the procedures it uses to protect its own information of a similar
nature.
8.9. Further
Assurances.
From
time to time, at a party’s reasonable request, an other party shall execute and
deliver such further instruments of conveyance, transfer and assignment, and
take such other action as may be reasonably requested in order to complete
and
effect the transactions contemplated herein.
8.10. Conduct
of Business. From
the
date hereof through the Closing Date, Seller shall (unless Seller receives
Purchaser’s written consent) (a) conduct their business relating to the
Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities in the usual, regular and ordinary
course consistent with past practice, (b) use reasonable efforts,
consistent with past practice, to maintain and preserve intact its relationships
generally with Seller’s Bank Employees and Depositors; provided,
however,
that
any salary increases with respect to Bank Employees shall be in the ordinary
course of business consistent with Seller’s past practices, (c) not
intentionally take any action which would adversely affect the ability of any
party hereto to obtain any Government Approval or to perform its covenants
and
agreements under this Agreement, which shall not be deemed to include the
providing of any submission or filing with any Government Authority,
(d) perform, consistent with past practice, their material obligations,
commitments, and contracts relating to the operation of the Branch except as
modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (e) not modify or
terminate any material contract obligations relating to the Branches, except
in
accordance with their contractual terms and in accordance with customary and
past practice, (f) operate the Branches in material compliance with all current
legal or statutory provisions, (g) not dispose of any assets or liabilities
of
the Branches except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, (h) not materially alter any of Seller’s policies or practices of the
Branches between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date with respect
to
the rates, fees, charges, or level of services available at or to Depositors
of
the Branches except for such alterations as may be instituted generally for
similar branch offices of Seller and in accordance with ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, and (i) not make any capital
expenditures in excess of $5,000 with respect to the Branches without
Purchaser’s written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld; provided,
however that Seller shall be under no obligation to advertise or promote new
or
substantially new customer services in the principal market area of, or for
the
benefit of, the Branches; provided, further, that Seller shall pay interest
on
the Deposit Account Liabilities at rates which are determined in the ordinary
course of business consistent with Seller’s past practices. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 8.10
to the
contrary, Seller shall have the right during the term of this Agreement to
offer
any rates, programs, products, fees, level of service or promotions as are
being
offered at all of the branches of Seller, and in no event shall same be deemed
a
violation of the terms of this Section 8.10.
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8.11. Nonsolicitation
of Employees.
(a) In
consideration of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
Seller and its Affiliates agree that, for a period of one year following the
Closing Date, they shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment,
retain as an independent contractor or consultant, induce to terminate
employment with Purchaser, or otherwise interfere with Purchaser’s employment
relationship with any Transferred Employee; provided,
however,
that
this Section 8.11
shall
not apply (i) if any such employee has been terminated by Purchaser or any
of
its Affiliates for any reason or (ii) if such employee is hired by Seller or
any
of its Affiliates as a result of a general solicitation for employment in
newspaper advertisements or other periodicals of general circulation not
specifically targeted to employees of Purchaser.
(b) In
consideration of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
Purchaser and its Affiliates agree that, for a period of one year following
the
Closing Date, they shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment,
retain as an independent contractor or consultant, induce to terminate
employment with Seller, or otherwise interfere with Seller’s employment
relationship with any of its employees; provided,
however,
that
this Section 8.11
shall
not apply (i) if any such employee has been terminated by Seller or any of
its
Affiliates for any reason or (ii) if such employee is hired by Purchaser or
any
of its Affiliates as a result of a general solicitation for employment in
newspaper advertisements or other periodicals of general circulation not
specifically targeted to employees of Seller.
8.12. Maintenance
of Property.
(a) Except
as
otherwise permitted or required hereunder, Seller shall operate the Property
in
substantially the same manner as prior to entering into this Agreement and
keep
the Property in substantially the same condition as on the date hereof, subject
to normal wear and tear; provided, however, that Seller shall have no obligation
to make any capital repairs, capital expenditures or capital improvements to
the
Property unless specifically required under this Agreement, except that Seller
shall maintain as currently maintained all building and mechanical systems
in
reasonably satisfactory working order and otherwise in material compliance
with
applicable ordinances and regulations;
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(b) Seller
shall not create, grant, accept or enter into a lease, use and occupancy
arrangement, easement, option to purchase, right of first refusal or other
agreement with respect to all or any portion of the Property without prior
written notice to and consent of Purchaser, or enter into any material service
contract or material equipment lease that does not by its terms expire or that
cannot be canceled on or prior to the Closing Date (without expense to
Purchaser); and
(c) Seller
shall make reasonable efforts to maintain the Property in material compliance
with all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, covenants and
restrictions applicable thereto and shall promptly notify Purchaser of all
written notices of violations thereof received by Seller and the nature and
extent of the same; provided, however, Seller shall not be obligated to remedy
any such violation.
8.13. Access
by Purchaser.
Seller
shall provide Purchaser and its representatives, accountants and counsel
reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice
to
Seller at least 24 hours in advance, to the Branches, Bank Employees, Records,
including depository records, loan files with respect to overdraft lines of
credit, and Negative Deposits and all other documents and other information
concerning the Branches, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and
the
Transferred Employees (other than personnel files) as Purchaser may reasonably
request; provided
that all
such requests must be to the Chief Financial Officer of Seller, or such other
persons as the Chief Financial Officer of Seller may designate, in writing,
to
Purchaser; and provided,
further,
that a
representative of Seller shall be permitted to be present at all times. Seller
agrees to make Transferred Employees available to be interviewed by Purchaser
and to make personnel files for any Transferred Employee available to Purchaser
for review to the extent permitted by law and authorized in writing by the
Transferred Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Seller
be
required to provide (a) any information which Seller, in its sole discretion
deems proprietary, including without limitation, Seller’s “credit scoring”
system, branch or credit practices, policies or procedures, or staffing models,
(b) any information the provision of which to Seller is prohibited by applicable
law, (c) any information that is protected by the attorney-client
privilege, or (d) its or any of its Affiliates’ tax returns.
8.14. Communications
to Employees, Training.
(a) Seller
and Purchaser agree that meetings may be held at the Branches on such date
and
at such time as Purchaser and Seller shall mutually agree, to allow a
representatives of Seller and Purchaser to announce Purchaser’s proposed
acquisition of the Branches and Purchased Assets to the Bank Employees. Seller
and Purchaser shall mutually agree as to the date and time of such meeting,
and
the scope and content of all communications to the Bank Employees. Except as
specifically provided in Section 8.13
and in
this Section 8.14,
in no
event shall Purchaser contact any Bank Employee without the prior written
consent of the Chief Financial Officer of Seller, which consent may not be
unreasonably withheld, except those Bank Employees designated in writing by
Seller to handle certain transition issues.
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(b) At
times
mutually agreed to by Seller and Purchaser following the initial announcement
described in Section 8.14(a),
Purchaser shall be permitted to meet with the Bank Employees to discuss
employment opportunities with Purchaser, provided that representatives of Seller
shall be permitted to attend any such meeting. From and after the Final Approval
Date, Purchaser shall also be permitted to conduct training sessions outside
of
normal business hours or at other times as Seller may agree, with the Bank
Employees and may, at Seller’s sole option, conduct such training seminars at
the Branches; provided that Purchaser shall schedule such training sessions
in a
manner which does not unreasonably interfere with Seller’s normal business
operations. Purchaser shall reimburse the Bank Employees for reasonable
transportation costs to and from the locations where Purchaser shall train
such
employees and compensate the Bank Employees or reimburse Seller at the Bank
applicable standard or overtime rates for the time spent in such
training.
8.15. Delivery
of Purchaser’s Check Forms.
Following the Final Approval Date, but not less than five Business Days prior
to
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, at its sole cost and expense, notify by
first
class U.S. mail all Depositors, who have a Deposit Account Liability, in a
form
reasonably acceptable to Seller, of Purchaser’s assumption of the Deposit
Account Liabilities (other than Article
I
Deposits) (which shall include a notification to those Deposit Account Liability
Depositors whose accounts are then covered by any type of overdraft protection
offered by Seller, including but not limited to Advance Lines, that from and
after the Closing Date all such overdraft protection from Seller shall
terminate) and Purchaser, at its sole cost and expense, shall furnish each
such
Depositor with information on the delivery of new checks, deposit tickets,
or
other similar instruments, which shall be appropriately encoded with Purchaser’s
routing number.
8.16. Uncollected
Checks Returned to Seller. From
and
after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall promptly pay to Seller an amount
equivalent to the amount of any checks, negotiable orders of withdrawal, drafts,
or any other withdrawal orders (net of the applicable deposit premium paid
by
Purchaser with respect to the Deposit Account Liabilities represented by any
such instrument) (“Items”)
credited as of the close of business on the Closing Date to any Deposit Account
Liabilities which are returned uncollected to Seller after the Closing Date
and
which shall include an amount equivalent to holds placed upon such Deposit
Account Liabilities for Items cashed by Seller (net of the applicable deposit
premium paid by Purchaser with respect to the Deposit Account Liabilities
represented by any such instrument), as of the close of business on the Closing
Date which Items are subsequently dishonored; provided, however, that if Seller
shall have failed to make or properly reflect in the information provided to
Purchaser any provisional credit or hold on any such Deposit Account Liabilities
in respect of uncollected funds represented by any such Item, Purchaser’s
obligations under this Section 8.16
in
respect of such Item shall be limited to the amount of collected funds in such
Deposit Account Liabilities.
8.17. New
Telephone Numbers.
Seller
shall, no later than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date, change the billing
address for all telephone numbers used at the Branches to Purchaser’s billing
address for all charges incurred subsequent to the Closing Date.
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8.18. Signage.
During
the two day period immediately preceding the Closing Date, Seller shall
cooperate with any commercially reasonable request of Purchaser directed to
accomplishing the installation of signage of Purchaser’s choosing at the
Branches prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that all such
installations shall be at the sole cost and expense of Purchaser, that such
installation shall be performed in such a manner that does not significantly
interfere with the normal business activities and operations of the Branches,
that such signage complies with all applicable zoning and permitting laws and
regulations, and that all such installed signage shall be covered in such a
way
as to be unreadable at all times prior to the Closing; and provided further,
however, that in the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the
Closing for any reason, Purchaser shall promptly remove all signage that it
has
installed or which otherwise contains Purchaser’s name and restore Seller’s
signage to its condition prior to Purchaser’s installation of its signage. After
the Closing, Purchaser: (i) shall, at its sole cost and expense, remove all
of
Seller's existing signage at the Branches, and (ii) may, at its sole cost and
expense, install signage at the Branches of Purchaser's choosing.
8.19. Actions
With Respect to XXX Deposit Account Liabilities.
(a) On
or
before the Closing Date, Seller shall (i) resign as of the close of business
on
the Closing Date as the trustee or custodian, as applicable, of each XXX
included in the Assumed Liabilities of which it is the trustee or custodian,
(ii) to the extent permitted by the documentation governing each such XXX and
applicable law, appoint Purchaser as successor trustee or custodian, as
applicable, of each such XXX, and Purchaser hereby accepts each such trusteeship
or custodianship under the terms and conditions of Purchaser’s plan documents
for its XXX, and assumes all fiduciary and custodial obligations with respect
thereto as of the close of business on the Closing Date, and (iii) deliver
to
the XXX grantor of each such XXX such notice of the foregoing as is required
by
the documentation governing each such XXX or applicable law. Purchaser shall
be
solely responsible for delivering its XXX documents to the applicable XXX
grantor, including but not limited to a beneficiary designation form to be
completed by the applicable XXX grantor; provided, however, that in the event
that an XXX grantor participant dies before such time as Purchaser receives
a
properly completed beneficiary designation form, Seller shall make available
to
Purchaser such information as may exist in Seller’s files regarding any
beneficiary designation it may have regarding such decedent. If, pursuant to
the
terms of the documentation governing any such XXX or applicable law, (X) Seller
is not permitted to appoint Purchaser as successor trustee or custodian, or
the
XXX grantor named fiduciary objects in writing to such designation, or is
entitled to, and does, in fact, name a successor trustee or custodian other
than
Purchaser, or (Y) such XXX includes assets which are not Deposit Account
Liabilities and are not being transferred to Purchaser or the assumption of
such
deposit liabilities included in such XXX would result in a loss of qualification
of such XXX under the Code or applicable IRS regulations, all deposit
liabilities of Seller held under such XXX shall be excluded from the Deposit
Account Liabilities. Upon appointment as a successor custodian for such XXX
Deposit Account Liabilities or as a successor trustee for such IRAs, Purchaser
shall perform the services and carry out the duties and obligations required
of
it under the applicable plans, the Code and applicable Federal and state laws
and regulations.
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(b) To
the
extent the Deposit Account Liabilities include certain IRAs that are required
to
make certain periodic distributions to the XXX account owner (or beneficiary)
either at the account owner’s or participant’s request or because the account
owner or participant has attained age 70½, effective as of the Transfer Date,
Purchaser agrees to continue to make such periodic distributions in accordance
with the reasonable distribution instructions forwarded by Seller to Purchaser.
Purchaser hereby assumes the obligation to pay each minimum distribution
required by federal law by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Closing
occurs and, in consideration thereof, Seller agrees not to withhold the amount
of such distributions from the aggregate amount of the Deposit
Liabilities.
(c) Prior
to
the Closing Date, Seller shall provide to Purchaser copies of all plan documents
and beneficiary designation forms in Seller’s possession with respect to the
IRAs.
8.20. Bulk
Transfer Laws.
Seller
and Purchaser hereby waive compliance with any applicable bulk transfer laws.
If
by reason of any applicable bulk sales law any claims are asserted by creditors
of Seller, such claims shall be the responsibility of Purchaser in the case
of
claims arising under any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed
Liabilities.
8.21. Seller’s
Statements to Depositors.
Seller,
at its sole cost and expense, shall at its next scheduled mailing date issue
standard account statements as of the Closing Date for each statement Savings,
NOW and checking account included in the Deposit Account Liabilities. Passbook
information not posted to a Depositor passbook as of the Closing Date shall
be
provided to Purchaser by written report or by such other means as the parties
may agree upon. Purchaser agrees to be responsible for posting all passbook
entries reflected in such reports.
8.22. Equipment
Conversion and Installation.
From and
after the fourteenth (14th)
day
prior to the Closing Date, Seller agrees to cooperate with Purchaser and its
agents in order to facilitate installation of teller and other operating
equipment in the Branch, provided that such installation shall be at Purchaser’s
sole cost and expense and shall be planned so as not to interfere significantly
with Seller’s normal business activities, and provided further, that if this
Agreement is terminated, the removal of the equipment and the return of the
Branches to its previous condition shall be at the expense of the
Purchaser.
8.23. Post-Closing
Settlement.
Seller
and Purchaser agree to cooperate to assure appropriate settlement of point
of
sale debit card transactions relating to Deposit Account Liabilities settled
following the Closing Date. Seller and Purchaser agree to cooperate with respect
to any other items relating to Deposit Liabilities that come into Seller’s
possession following the Closing Date.
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8.24.
Data
Processing.
(a) Seller
and Purchaser shall convert account information as to Deposit Account
Liabilities and the or loans or overdraft lines of credit to be effective the
first Business Day following the Closing in accordance with the Data Processing
Conversion Plan that will be attached hereto as Schedule 8.24 within
thirty (30) days of the execution of this Agreement.
Purchaser shall pay Seller for services rendered to Seller by outside
third-parties in connection with the de-conversion of the Branches’ electronic
data to a format that can be utilized by Purchaser for and following the Closing
of this Agreement, provided that in no event will such costs exceed $ .
Schedule 8.24
lists
the outside third-parties referred to in this Section 8.24
and an
estimate of the costs associated with the services to be provided by the Outside
third-parties.
(b) All
tasks
and obligations concerning the provision of data processing services to or
for
the Branches after the Closing Date, other than those specifically set forth
in,
and to the extent assumed by Seller pursuant to Schedule 8.24
hereof
shall be performed solely and exclusively by the Purchaser. Purchaser
acknowledges its assumption of all such tasks and obligations, and further
acknowledges that any delay, failure or inability on its part to perform such
tasks or comply with such obligations, except as and to the extent attributable
to any delay, failure or inability on the part of Seller in performing those
tasks or complying with those obligations specifically set forth in, and to
the
extent assumed by Seller pursuant to, Schedule 8.24
hereof
shall not result in any liability or obligation of Seller and shall not affect
any of the rights of Seller under this Agreement.
8.25. Deposit
Histories.
In case
of any dispute with or inquiry by any Depositor whose Deposit Account Liability
is included in the Assumed Liabilities, which dispute or inquiry relates to
the
servicing of such account by Seller prior to the date for which a deposit
history has been provided to Purchaser, Seller will provide Purchaser, where
available and to the extent reasonably requested by Purchaser and not already
provided to Purchaser, information regarding the Deposit Account Liability
and
copies of pertinent documents or instruments with respect to such dispute or
inquiry so as to permit Purchaser to respond to such Depositor within a period
of time and in a manner which would comply with standard banking practices
and
customs and all applicable laws.
8.26. Post-Closing
Cooperation Generally.
Whether
or not specifically addressed in this Article
VIII,
Seller
and Purchaser agree to cooperate in a commercially reasonable manner to assure
an orderly transition of the Branches’ operations and the Purchased Assets from
Seller to Purchaser.
8.27. Nonsolicitation.
(a) For
a
period of three years following the Closing Date, Seller shall not directly
and
willfully solicit any Depositor (which for purposes of this Section 8.27
shall
not include the owner of any Excluded Deposit or any Depositor who was a
depositor in any branch of the Seller other than the Branches on the Closing
Date or who was a borrower of the Seller with respect to any loans or other
extensions of credit not included in the Purchased Assets on the date of
Closing), or seek to directly entice any Depositor, through a solicitation
targeted at such Depositor, to open accounts or otherwise transact business
with
Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Seller and its affiliates shall
be permitted to (a) engage in advertising, solicitations or marketing campaigns,
programs or other efforts not primarily directed to or targeted at the
Depositors, including without limitation such campaigns, programs or efforts
in
connection with lending, deposit, safe deposit, trust or other financial
services relationships with such Depositors, (b) engage in other lending,
deposit, safe deposit, trust or other financial services relationships, (c)
engage in any non-banking services, including insurance, employee benefits,
investment advisory and wealth management services, (d) respond to
unsolicited inquiries, and (e) provide notices or communications relating to
the
transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
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(b) For
a
period of two years following the Closing Date, Seller agrees that it will
not
establish a branch office or loan or deposit production office in Cattaraugus
or
Chautauqua Counties, provided, however, that nothing herein will prohibit the
acquisition by the Seller from a third party of an already established branch
office or loan or deposit production office in Cattaraugus or Chautauqua
Counties.
ARTICLE
IX.
INDEMNITY
9.1. Seller
Indemnity.
Except
as provided in Sections 5.13(b)
and
2.5,
Seller
shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Purchaser, its affiliates, and their
respective successors, permitted assigns, directors, shareholders, officers,
agents and employees from and against all claims, losses, liabilities, demands
and obligations of any nature whatsoever (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) (collectively, “Damages”)
which
Purchaser or any of its affiliates or their respective successors, permitted
assigns, directors, shareholders, officers, agents or employees shall receive,
suffer or incur, to the extent they result from:
(a) Any
liability of Seller which is not an Assumed Liability;
(b) Any
claim, suit or proceeding brought by a third-party against the Purchaser after
the Closing and arising out of, or resulting from, acts or omissions of the
Seller occurring prior to the Closing Date and relating to the operation of
the
Branches or the ownership or use of the Purchased Assets (except for Assumed
Liabilities) prior to the Closing Date;
(c) The
breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement,
which
breach has not been waived pursuant to Section 7.3
above;
or
(d) The
breach of any covenant or other agreement made by Seller in this Agreement,
which breach has not been waived pursuant to Section 7.3
above.
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9.2. Purchaser
Indemnity.
Purchaser shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Seller, their affiliates
and
their respective successors, permitted assigns, directors, shareholders,
officers, agents and employees from and against all Damages which Seller or
any
of their affiliates or their respective successors, permitted assigns,
directors, shareholders, officers, agents or employees shall receive, suffer
or
incur, arising out of or resulting from:
(a) Any
liability of Purchaser or any Assumed Liability;
(b) Any
claim, suit or proceeding brought by a third-party against the Seller after
the
Closing and arising out of, or resulting from, acts or omissions of the
Purchaser occurring on or after the Closing Date and relating to the operation
of the Branches or the ownership or use of the Purchased Assets on or after
the
Closing Date;
(c) The
breach of any representation or warranty made by Purchaser in this Agreement;
or
(d) The
breach of any covenant or other agreement made by Purchaser in this
Agreement.
9.3. Indemnification
Procedure.
If a
party entitled to indemnification hereunder (“Indemnified
Party”)
is
aware that a claim, demand or other circumstance exists that has given or may
reasonably be expected to give rise to a right of indemnification under this
Article
IX
(whether
or not the amount of the claim is then quantifiable), such Indemnified Party
shall promptly give written notice thereof, describing in reasonable detail
the
nature of the claim, demand or circumstance, to the other party (“Indemnitor”),
and
the Indemnified Party will thereafter keep the Indemnitor reasonably informed
with respect thereto, provided that failure of the Indemnified Party to give
the
Indemnitor prompt notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnitor
of
its obligations hereunder except to the extent, if any, that the Indemnitor’s
rights shall have been prejudiced or the Indemnitor’s liability shall have been
materially increased thereby; and provided, further, that with respect to
representations and warranties contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement
notice must be given prior to the end of the nine (9) month survival period
set
forth in Section 9.6
below.
In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against an Indemnified
Party, the Indemnitor shall be entitled to participate in (and, in its
discretion, to assume) the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Indemnified Party, provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall
be
entitled to participate in any such action, suit or proceeding with counsel
of
its own choice at the expense of the Indemnitor if, in the good faith judgment
of the Indemnified Party’s counsel, representation by the Indemnitor’s counsel
may present a conflict of interest or there may be defenses available to the
Indemnified Party which are different from or in addition to those available
to
the Indemnitor. In
no
event shall Indemnitor
be
liable
for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel, separate from its own
counsel, for all Indemnified
Parties in
connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in
the
same jurisdiction arising out of the same allegations or circumstances.
The
Indemnitor will not settle any claim, action, suit or proceeding which would
give rise to the Indemnitor’s liability under its indemnity unless such
settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant
or plaintiff of a release of the Indemnified Party, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and its counsel, from all
liability with respect to such claim, action, suit or proceeding. If the
Indemnitor assumes the defense of any claim, action, suit or proceeding as
provided in this Section 9.3,
the
Indemnified Party shall be permitted to join in the defense thereof with counsel
of its own selection and at its own expense. If the Indemnitor shall not assume
the defense of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, the Indemnified Party
may
defend against such claim, action, suit or proceeding in such manner as it
may
deem appropriate, provided that an Indemnified Party shall not settle any claim,
action, suit or proceeding which would give rise to the Indemnitor’s liability
under its indemnity without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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9.4. Limitations
on Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) no
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to
Section 9.1
or
9.2
until
its aggregate Damages for a single breach or series of related breaches shall
be
in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) (the “Basket”),
at
which time such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification for
the
full amount of its Damages to the extent such Damages exceed the Basket, (ii)
in
no event shall the Damages payable by Seller or Purchaser (as the case may
be),
as Indemnitors, in the aggregate exceed the Purchase Price and (iii) in no
event
shall any party be entitled to any incidental, consequential, special, exemplary
or punitive Damages.
9.5. General.
(a) Each
Indemnified Party shall be obligated in connection with any claim for
indemnification under this Article
IX
to use
all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any insurance proceeds available
to such Indemnified Party with regard to the applicable claims. An Indemnified
Party shall not be entitled under this Agreement to multiple recovery for the
same losses. The amount which any Indemnitor is or may be required to pay to
any
Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article
IX
shall be
reduced (retroactively, if necessary) by any insurance proceeds or other amounts
actually recovered (net of any direct relevant collections costs) by or on
behalf of such Indemnified Party in reduction of the related Damages. If an
Indemnified Party shall have received the payment required by this Agreement
from the Indemnitor in respect of Damages and shall subsequently receive
insurance proceeds or other amounts in respect of such Damages, then such
Indemnified Party shall promptly repay to the Indemnitor a sum equal to the
amount of such insurance proceeds or other amounts actually received (net of
any
direct relevant collection costs).
(b) In
addition to the requirements of paragraph (a)above,
each Indemnified Party shall be obligated in connection with any claim for
indemnification under this Article
IX
to use
all commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate Damages upon and after becoming
aware of any event which could reasonably be expected to give rise to such
Damages.
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(c) Subject
to the rights of existing insurers of an Indemnified Party, an Indemnitor shall
be subrogated to any right of action which the Indemnified Party may have
against any other Person with respect to any matter giving rise to a claim
for
indemnification from such Indemnitor hereunder.
(d) Except
for the parties’ rights to specific performance as described in Section
11.14,
the
indemnification provided in this Article
IX
shall be
the exclusive post-Closing Date remedy available to any Indemnified Party with
respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
made by Purchaser or Seller in this Agreement.
(e) All
indemnification payments under this Article
IX
shall be
deemed adjustments to the Purchase Price as defined in Section 3.1(e).
9.6. Survival.
All
representations, warranties and covenants contained in or made pursuant to
this
Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of the Agreement and shall
continue in full force and effect for a period of nine (9) months after the
Closing Date and thereafter shall terminate, except as to any claim with respect
to a representation and warranty for which written notice shall have been given
prior to the end of such nine (9) month period; and provided, further, that
all
covenants or agreements which by their terms are to be performed after the
nine
(9) month anniversary of the Closing Date shall survive until fully
discharged.
ARTICLE
X.
TERMINATION
10.1. Termination
of Agreement.
This
Agreement may be terminated:
(a) at
any
time prior to the Closing Date, by the mutual written consent of Seller and
Purchaser;
(b) by
Seller
if Closing has not taken place on or before June 30, 2008;
(c) upon
written notice by either Purchaser or Seller immediately upon receipt by
Purchaser or Seller of notice from any government authority that Purchaser
or
Seller, as the case may be, has been denied any Regulatory Approval by final
order; or
(d) by
either
Purchaser or Seller (provided that the terminating party is not then in material
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained
herein) if there shall have been a material breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this
Agreement on the part of the other party, which breach is not cured within
thirty (30) days following written notice to the party committing such breach,
or which breach, by its nature, cannot be cured prior to the Closing; provided,
however, that Purchaser and Seller shall not have the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(d)
unless
the breach of representation, warranty, covenant, or other agreement together
with all other such breaches would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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10.2. Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of termination by Seller pursuant to Section 10.1(b),
(c)
or
(d),
written
notice thereof will be given by the terminating party to the other party, and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be terminated, without
further action by any party hereto. If the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 10.1:
(a) Purchaser
will return to Seller all documents and other material received from Seller
or
their representatives relating to Confidential Information or the transactions
contemplated hereby, whether obtained before or after the execution hereof;
and
(b) all
Confidential Information received by Purchaser will continue to be treated
as
confidential and no disclosure thereof shall be made to any third party except
as required by law.
(c) In
the
event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1,
this
Agreement will become void and of no effect with no liability hereunder on
the
part of any party hereto (or of any directors, officers, employees, agents,
legal and financial advisors or other representatives of any party). Upon any
termination, all filings, applications and other submissions made pursuant
to or
prior to the execution of this Agreement will, to the extent practicable, be
withdrawn from the Governmental Authority or other Person to which made;
provided,
however,
in the
event Purchaser alleges Seller shall have breached its obligations under the
terms of this Agreement, Purchaser may retain copies of any such information
which it reasonably deems necessary or desirable in order to pursue any and
all
legal claims it may have against Seller until the expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations for such claim, or if an action shall have been commenced
by Purchaser prior to the expiration of such statute of limitation, the final
resolution of such claim, either by settlement or issuance of a final order
past
any applicable appeal period.
(d) If
this
Agreement is terminated, all obligations of the parties hereunder shall
terminate, except for the obligations set forth in Section 8.8
and
Article
X,
which
shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and except that no such
termination shall relieve any party from liability for actual damages due to
a
breach of this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
10.1(d),
the
terminating party may pursue against such breaching party all of its legal
rights and claims for damages to which it is entitled under law or
equity.
ARTICLE
XI.
GENERAL
11.1. Publicity.
Except
for the notices required under Section 8.1
and
8.2
above,
neither party shall make any notice or disclosure to a third-party , nor make
any press release concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except to the extent that it is jointly planned and coordinated by and among
Purchaser and Seller. Except as may be required by law, no party shall act
unilaterally in this regard without prior written approval of every other party,
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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11.2. Waivers.
The
waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
11.3. Binding
Effect; Benefits.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and shall be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs,
executors, administrators and legal representatives. Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties
hereto, or their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives any rights, remedies, obligations
or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
11.4. Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands, elections and other communications which any party
to this Agreement may be required to give hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given by mailing the same by certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the party to whom the same is so given or made
or
by sending by nationally recognized overnight courier such as Federal Express
of
UPS. Such notice, request, demand, waiver, election or other communication
will
be deemed to have been given as of the date received by the addressee. Any
notice may be given by a party’s attorney.
(a) |
Notice to Seller.
If
to Seller, to:
Greater
Buffalo Savings Bank
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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With
a required copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx LLP
The
Guaranty Building
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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(b) |
Notice to Purchaser. If
to Purchaser, to:
Cattaraugus
County Bank
000-000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
President,
and CEO
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With
a required copy to(which shall not constitute notice):
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Xxxxxxxx,
Loop & Xxxxxxxx, LLP
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Or
to
such other address as such party shall have specified by notice to every other
Party hereto.
11.5. Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement (including the Schedules hereto) and documents delivered at Closing
pursuant hereto and thereto constitute the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties hereto as to the matters set forth herein and therein and
supersede and revoke all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written,
between the parties hereto or thereto or otherwise with respect to the subject
matter hereof or thereof. No change, amendment, termination or attempted waiver
of any of the provisions hereof or thereof shall be binding upon any party
unless set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party to be bound
or
their respective successors in interest.
11.6. Counterparts;
Facsimile.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered
one
and the same agreement and shall become effective when a counterpart has been
signed by each of the parties and delivered to each of the other parties, it
being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Such
execution may be evidenced by the execution and delivery of signature pages
by
either party by facsimile transmission to the other, provided that the original
executed signature pages are contemporaneously delivered by such party to a
reputable overnight courier service for delivery to the other
party.
11.7. Headings.
The
article, section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement
or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
11.8. Construction.
Within
this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders, all as
the
meaning and the context of this Agreement shall require.
11.9. Governing
Law and Choice of Forum.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles, and the
United States of America. The parties hereby agree to submit themselves to
the
exclusive jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction, state or federal,
located in Erie County, New York USA, and that such venue is convenient to
the
parties and proper for all purposes of this Agreement.
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11.10. Cooperation.
The
parties hereto shall cooperate fully at their own expense, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, with each other and their respective counsel and
accountants in connection with all steps to be taken as part of their
obligations under this Agreement.
11.11. Severability.
If any
term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent,
the
remaining terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall
not be affected thereby and each remaining term, covenant, condition and
provision of this Agreement shall be valid and shall be enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad
as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad
as is enforceable.
11.12. Assignment;
Sale of Branches.
Purchaser may not assign any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder
(whether by operation of law or otherwise). Any attempted assignment by
Purchaser shall be null and void.
11.13. Effect
on Third Parties.
Except
as otherwise provided by law, neither the rights of creditors and depositors
of
Seller, nor any liability or obligation or payment of money, nor any claim
or
cause of action against Seller shall be in any manner released or impaired
by
this Agreement or by the transactions contemplated hereunder, and the rights
and
obligations of all creditors and depositors and of all other persons shall
remain unimpaired, but Purchaser shall succeed to all such obligations and
liabilities which are included among the Liabilities from and after the Closing
Date and shall be liable from then and thereafter to pay, discharge, and perform
all such liabilities and obligations of Seller assumed pursuant to this
Agreement and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder in
the
same manner as if Purchaser had itself incurred the liabilities or
obligations.
11.14. Specific
Performance.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that monetary damages could not adequately compensate
either party hereto in the event of a breach of this Agreement by the other
and
that the non-breaching party would suffer irreparable harm in the event of
such
breach. Based on the foregoing,
(a) in
the
event that Seller is in breach of this Agreement prior to the Closing, Purchaser
may either bring an action for specific performance or terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 10.1(d)
above as
its sole remedy; and
(b) in
the
event that Purchaser is in breach of this Agreement prior to the Closing, Seller
may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(d)
above
and Seller shall retain the Deposit as liquidated damages.
[SIGNATURE
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have caused this Agreement
to
be signed as of the date first above written.
PURCHASER:
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CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY BANK
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By: | ||
Name: Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Title: President
& CEO
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SELLER:
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GREATER
BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK
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By: | ||
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Xx.
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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LIST
OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | Bargain and Sale Deed |
Exhibit
B
|
Xxxx of Sale |
Exhibit C | Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
Exhibit
D
|
Sellers' Officer's Certificate |
Exhibit
E
|
FIRPTA Affidavit |
Exhibit F | Purchaser's Officer's Certificate |
LIST
OF SCHEDULES
1.1
(a) List
of
Advance Lines
1.1
(b) List
of
Bank Employees
1.1
(c) List
of
Deposit Accounts
1.1
(d) List
of
Excluded Deposits
1.1
(e) List
of
Negative Deposits
1.1
(f) Description
of Real Property
2.1
Equipment, Furniture, Fixtures and Inventory
2.1.1 Service
Contracts
3.1 Adjustment
to Asset and Property Purchase Price
3.3 Allocation
of Purchase Price
4.8(a) Permitted
Encumbrances
5.5 Liens
on
Equipment
6.5 Purchaser’s
Broker
8.24 Conversion
of Account Information
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