AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION dated as of April 12, 2007 by and between SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP.
Exhibit
2.1
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
dated
as of
April
12,
2007
by
and
between
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
AND
GREATER
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP.
Table of Contents
Page
ARTICLE
I
|
Certain
Definitions
|
1
|
1.01
|
Certain
Definitions
|
1
|
ARTICLE
II
|
The
Merger
|
7
|
2.01
|
The
Merger
|
7
|
2.02
|
Effective
Date and Effective Time
|
7
|
ARTICLE
III
|
The
Bank Merger
|
8
|
3.01
|
The
Bank Merger
|
8
|
3.02
|
Effective
Date and Effective Time
|
8
|
ARTICLE
IV
|
Consideration;
Exchange Procedures
|
9
|
4.01
|
Merger
Consideration
|
9
|
4.02
|
Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers
|
10
|
4.03
|
Fractional
Shares
|
10
|
4.04
|
Exchange
Procedures
|
10
|
4.05
|
Options
|
12
|
4.06
|
Warrants
|
12
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4.07
|
Dissenters’
Rights
|
12
|
ARTICLE
V
|
Actions
Pending the Effective Time
|
13
|
5.01
|
Forebearances
of GAFC
|
13
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5.02
|
Forebearances
of Summit
|
15
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ARTICLE
VI
|
Representations
and Warranties
|
15
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6.01
|
Disclosure
Schedules
|
15
|
6.02
|
Standard
|
16
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6.03
|
Representations
and Warranties of GAFC
|
16
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6.04
|
Representations
and Warranties of Summit
|
25
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ARTICLE
VII
|
Covenants
|
33
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7.01
|
Reasonable
Best Efforts
|
33
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7.02
|
Stockholder
Approval
|
33
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7.03
|
Registration
Statement
|
33
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7.04
|
Press
Releases
|
34
|
7.05
|
Access;
Information
|
34
|
7.06
|
Acquisition
Proposals
|
35
|
7.07
|
Affiliate
Agreements
|
35
|
7.08
|
Takeover
Laws
|
36
|
7.09
|
Certain
Policies
|
36
|
7.10
|
Regulatory
Applications
|
36
|
7.11
|
Indemnification
|
37
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7.12
|
Benefit
Plans
|
37
|
7.13
|
Notification
of Certain Matters
|
38
|
7.14
|
Current
Public Information
|
38
|
7.15
|
Contractual Rights of Current Employees | 38 |
7.16 | GAFC Trust Preferred Securities | 38 |
7.17 | Transition | 39 |
ARTICLE
VIII
|
Conditions
to Consummation of the Merger
|
39
|
8.01
|
Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
|
39
|
8.02
|
Conditions
to Obligation of GAFC
|
40
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8.03
|
Conditions
to Obligation of Summit
|
40
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ARTICLE
IX
|
Termination
|
41
|
9.01
|
Termination
|
41
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9.02
|
Effect
of Termination and Abandonment
|
42
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9.03
|
Fees
and Expenses
|
42
|
ARTICLE
X
|
Miscellaneous
|
43
|
10.01
|
Survival
|
43
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10.02
|
Waiver;
Amendment
|
43
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10.03
|
Counterparts
|
43
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10.04
|
Governing
Law
|
43
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10.05
|
Expenses
|
43
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10.06
|
Notices
|
43
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10.07
|
Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries
|
44
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10.08
|
Interpretation;
Effect
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44
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ANNEX A. FORM
OF
SUPPLEMENT FOR MERGER SUB ACCESSION
EXHIBIT
A. FORM
OF GAFC
AFFILIATE LETTER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION,
dated as
of April 12, 2007
(this
“Agreement”), by and between GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. (“GAFC”) and
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (“Summit”).
RECITALS
A. GAFC.
GAFC is a
Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business in Reston,
Virginia.
B. Summit.
Summit is
a West Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business in
Charleston, West Virginia.
C. Intentions
of the Parties.
It is the
intention of the parties to this Agreement that the business combination
contemplated hereby be treated as a “reorganization” under Section 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as
amended.
D. Board
Action.
The
respective Boards of Directors of each of Summit and GAFC have determined
that
it is advisable
and in
the best
interests of their respective companies and their stockholders to consummate
the
strategic business combination transaction provided for herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants, representations,
warranties and agreements contained herein the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
Certain
Definitions
1.01 Certain
Definitions. The
following terms are used in this Agreement with the meanings set forth
below:
“Acquisition
Proposal” means
any
tender or exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation or other business
combination involving GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any proposal or
offer
to acquire in any manner a substantial equity interest in, or a substantial
portion of the assets or deposits of, GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries, other
than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Adjusted
Shareholders’ Equity” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).
“Adjustment
Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).
“Agreement”
means
this
Agreement, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section
10.02.
“Average
Closing Price”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
“Bank
Merger”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“Bank
Merger Effective Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
“Benchmark
Equity”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).
“Cash
Consideration”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a)
“Code”
means
the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Compensation
and Benefit Plans” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Consultants”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Core
Deposits”
means all
deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) of GAFC shown on the books
and records of GAB, including but not limited to all interest posted thereon
accrued but unpaid interest and both collected and uncollected funds (including
overdrawn accounts), together with GAB’s rights and responsibilities under any
customer agreement evidencing or relating thereto, but excluding (i) deposit
accounts associated with a public body, including but not limited to any
municipal, county, state or federal government, and (ii) brokered deposits
and
(iii) wholesale deposits, but including corporate sweep accounts.
“Costs”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.11(a).
“Directors”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Disclosure
Schedule” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Dissenters’
Shares”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.07.
“DGCL”
means the
Delaware General Corporation Law,
as
amended.
“DOL”
means the
United States Department of Labor.
“Effective
Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Effective
Time” means
the
effective time of the Merger, as provided for in Section 2.02(a).
“Employees”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Environmental
Laws” means
all
applicable local, state and federal environmental, health and safety laws
and
regulations, including, without limitation, the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, each as amended, regulations promulgated
thereunder, and state counterparts.
“ERISA”
means
the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ERISA
Affiliate” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(m)(i).
“Exchange
Act” means
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Exchange
Agent” has
the
meaning set forth in Sections 4.04(a).
“Exchange
Fund”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“Exchange
Ratio” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
“GAB”
means
Greater Atlantic Bank, a federally-chartered savings bank.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
“GAFC”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“GAFC
Affiliate” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.07(a).
“GAFC
Board” means
the
Board of Directors of GAFC.
“GAFC
By-Laws” means
the
By-laws of GAFC,
as
amended.
“GAFC
Certificate” means
the
Certificate of Incorporation of GAFC, as amended.
“GAFC
Common Stock” means
the
common stock, par value $0.01
per share,
of GAFC.
“GAFC
Meeting” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
“GAFC
Stock Option” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
“GAFC
Stock Plans”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
“GAFC
Trust Preferred Securities” means
preferred shares of stock issued by Greater Atlantic Financial Corporation
Capital Trust I, a second tier business trust subsidiary of GAFC.
“GAFC
Warrant”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.06.
“Governmental
Authority” means
any
court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or local
governmental authority or instrumentality.
“Guarantee”
shall
mean
the Guarantee executed by GAFC in connection with the issuance of the GAFC
Trust
Preferred Securities.
“Indenture”
shall
mean
the Trust Indenture executed by GAFC in connection with the issuance of the
GAFC
Trust Preferred Securities.
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“IRS”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Indemnified
Party” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.11(a).
“Insurance
Amount” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.11(b).
“Lien”
means
any
charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien, or
encumbrance,
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
with respect to Summit or GAFC, any effect that (i) is material and adverse
to
the financial position, results of operations or business of Summit and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or GAFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
respectively, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either Summit
or
GAFC to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially
threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that Material
Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (a) changes in
banking and similar laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof
by
courts or governmental authorities, except to the extent such changes have
a
disproportionate impact on Summit or GAFC, as the case may be, relative to
the
overall effects on the banking industry, (b) changes in generally accepted
accounting principles or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to
banks
and their holding companies generally, except to the extent changes have
a
disproportionate impact on Summit or GAFC, as the case may be, relative to
the
overall effect on the banking industry, (c) any modifications or changes
to
valuation policies and practices in connection with the Merger or restructuring
charges taken in connection with the Merger, in each case in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, (d) actions and omissions of Summit
or
GAFC taken with the prior written consent of the other in contemplation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby,
(e)
changes in economic conditions affecting financial institutions generally,
including, without limitation, changes in market interest rates or the projected
future interest rate environment,
except to
the extent that such changes have a disproportionate impact on Summit or
GAFC,
as the case may be, relative to the overall effect on the banking industry
or
(f)
direct effects of compliance with this Agreement on the financial condition
and
operating performance of the parties, including, without limitation, expenses
incurred by the parties in consummating the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
“Merger”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Merger
Consideration” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
“Merger
Sub”
means a
Delaware corporation, and/or one or more other corporations or limited liability
companies to be organized under the corporate laws of the State of Delaware
by
Summit prior to the Effective Time.
“NASDAQ”
means
The
NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.’s Capital Market.
“New
Certificate” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“Old
Certificate” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
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“Pasadena
Branch” means the branch banking office owned by GAFC and located in Pasadena,
Maryland.
“PBGC”
means
the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension
Plan” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Person”
means
any
individual, bank, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association, joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated
organization.
“Previously
Disclosed” by
a party
shall mean information set forth in its Disclosure Schedule or in
Summit’s
or
GAFC’s
SEC
Documents.
“Proxy
Statement” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.03(a).
“Registration
Statement” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.03(a).
“Regulatory
Authorities” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(i).
“Rights”
means,
with
respect to any Person, securities or obligations convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for, or giving any person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
or any options, calls or commitments relating to, or any stock appreciation
right or other instrument the value of which is determined in whole or in
part
by reference to the market price or value of, shares of capital stock of
such
person.
“SEC”
means
the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secretary
of State”
means the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
“Section
9.03(a) Fee”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a).
“Section
9.03(b) Fee” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Securities
Act” means
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Shareholders’
Equity”
means the
total shareholders equity presented on GAFC’s balance sheet as of a
given date
as
calculated
according to GAAP.
“Stock
Consideration”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
“Stock
Option Consideration” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
“Subsidiary”
and
“Significant
Subsidiary” have
the
meanings ascribed to them in Rule 1-02 Section 210.1-(2)(w) of Regulation
S-X of
the SEC.
“Surviving
Corporation” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Summit”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Summit
Bank”
means
Summit Community Bank, a commercial bank chartered under the laws of the
State
of West Virginia.
“Summit
Board” means
the
Board of Directors of Summit.
“Summit
Common Stock” means
the
common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of Summit.
“Summit
Compensation and Benefit Plans” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit
Consultants”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit
Directors”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit
Employees”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit
ERISA Affiliate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(iii).
“Summit
ERISA Affiliate Plan”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(iii).
“Summit
Pension Plan”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(ii).
“Summit’s
SEC Documents”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(g).
“Superior
Proposal”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.01(f).
“Takeover
Laws” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(o).
“Tax”
and
“Taxes”
means
all
federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other
assessments, however denominated, including, without limitation, all net
income,
gross income, gains, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, goods and services,
capital, production, transfer, franchise, windfall profits, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, disability, employer health, excise,
estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, property, environmental, unemployment
or other taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments or charges of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax
or
additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority whether arising before,
on or
after the Effective Date.
“Tax
Returns” means
any
return, amended return or other report (including elections, declarations,
disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be
filed
with respect to any Tax.
“Treasury
Stock” shall
mean
shares of GAFC Common Stock held by GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries in each
case
other than in a fiduciary capacity or as a result of debts previously contracted
in good faith.
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ARTICLE
II
The
Merger
2.01 The
Merger. (a)
Prior to
the Effective Time, Summit shall take any and all action necessary (i) duly
to
organize the Merger Sub for the purpose of consummating the Merger; (ii)
to
cause Merger Sub to become a party to this Agreement, to be evidenced by
the
execution by the Merger Sub of a supplement to this Agreement in substantially
the form of Annex A and delivery thereof to GAFC; and (iii) to cause Merger
Sub
to take all actions necessary or proper to comply with the obligations of
Summit
and such Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) At
the
Effective Time, GAFC shall merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”),
the
separate corporate existence of GAFC shall cease and Merger Sub shall survive
and continue to exist as a Delaware
corporation
(Merger Sub, as the surviving corporation in the Merger, sometimes being
referred to herein as the “Surviving
Corporation”).
Summit
may at any time prior to the Effective Time change the method of effecting
the
combination with GAFC (including, without limitation, the provisions of this
Article II
other than
sub-sections (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) hereof)
if and to
the extent it deems such change to be necessary, appropriate or desirable;
provided, however, that no such change shall (i) cause the approval of the
stockholders of Summit to be required as a condition to the Merger, (ii)
alter
or change the amount or kind of Merger Consideration (as hereinafter defined),
or the relative proportions of cash and Summit Common Stock included therein,
(iii) adversely affect the tax treatment of GAFC’s stockholders as a result of
receiving the Merger Consideration or (iv) materially impede or delay
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and provided
further, that Summit shall provide GAFC prior written notice of such change
and
the reasons therefore. Immediately following the Merger, Surviving Corporation
shall merge with and into Summit, the separate corporate existence of the
Merger
Sub shall cease and Summit shall survive and continue to exist as a West
Virginia corporation.
(c) Subject
to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the
Merger shall become effective upon the occurrence of the filing in the office
of
the Secretary of State of a certificate of merger in accordance with Section
252
of the DGCL or such later date and time as may be set forth in such certificate
of merger. The Merger shall have the effects prescribed in the
DGCL.
(d) The
Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior
to
the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable
law.
2.02 Effective
Date and Effective Time. (a)
Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII,
the
parties shall cause the effective date of the Merger (the “Effective
Date”)
to occur
on (i) the fifth business day to occur after the last of the conditions set
forth in Article VIII shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement, other than those conditions that by their nature
are to
be satisfied at the closing of the Merger (or, at the election of Summit,
on the
last business day of the month in which such fifth business day occurs),
or (ii)
such other date to which the parties may agree in writing. The time on the
Effective Date when the Merger shall become effective is referred to as the
“Effective
Time.”
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(e) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if Summit shall exercise
its right to delay the Effective Date pursuant to Section
2.02(a),
and a
record date for any dividend or other distribution in respect of the Summit
Common Stock is taken during the period of such delay such that the GAFC
stockholders will not be entitled to participate in such dividend, each
stockholder of GAFC shall be entitled to receive, upon surrender of the Old
Certificates and compliance with the other provisions of Article IV, a payment
equal to the amount and kind of dividend or other distribution that such
holder
would have received had such holder been a holder of record of the shares
of
Summit Common Stock issuable to such holder in the Merger on the record date
for
such dividend or other distribution.
ARTICLE
III
The
Bank Merger
3.01 The
Bank Merger.
(a)
Immediately after the Effective Time, GAB,
a
wholly-owned subsidiary of GAFC, shall merge with and into Summit Bank, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit (the “Bank
Merger”),
the
separate existence of GAB
shall cease
and Summit Bank shall survive and continue to exist as a state chartered
banking
corporation. Summit may at any time prior to the Effective Time, change the
method of effecting the combination with GAB
(including
without limitation the provisions of this Article III
other than
sub-sections (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof)
if and to
the extent it deems such changes necessary, appropriate or desirable; provided,
however that no such change shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind
of
Merger Consideration, or the relative proportions of cash and Summit Common
Stock included therein, (ii) adversely affect the tax treatment of GAFC’s
stockholders as a result of receiving the Merger Consideration or (iii)
materially impede or delay consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement, and provided further, that Summit shall provide GAFC with prior
written notice of such change and the reasons therefore.
(a) Subject
to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the
Bank
Merger shall become effective upon the occurrence of the filing in the Office
of
the Secretary
of
State of West Virginia of
articles
of merger in accordance with the laws of the West Virginia or such later
date
and time as may be set forth in such articles and the issuance of a certificate
of merger by the Secretary of State of West Virginia. The Bank Merger shall
have
the effects prescribed in the West Virginia General Corporation
Act.
3.02 Effective
Date and Effective Time.
Subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the
parties shall cause the effective date of the Bank Merger (the “Bank
Merger Effective Date”)
to occur
on the Effective Date or such later date to which the parties may agree in
writing.
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ARTICLE
IV
Consideration;
Exchange Procedures
4.01 Merger
Consideration. Subject
to
the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, automatically by
virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Person:
(a) Stock
Consideration and Cash Consideration.
Each
holder of a share of GAFC Common Stock (other than GAFC or its subsidiaries
or
Summit and its subsidiaries, except for shares held by them in a fiduciary
capacity,
and
Dissenters’ Shares)
shall
receive in respect thereof, subject to the limitations set forth in this
Agreement and any adjustment pursuant to Section 4.01 (c), (i) the number
of
shares of Summit Stock (the “Stock
Consideration”)
equal to
$3.22,
divided by
the average closing
price
(the
“Average
Closing
Price”)
of Summit
Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ for the twenty (20) trading days prior
to
the Closing (the “Exchange
Ratio”)
and (ii)
$1.38
in cash
without interest (the “Cash
Consideration”).
The Cash
Consideration and the Stock Consideration are sometimes referred to herein
collectively as the “Merger
Consideration.”
(b) Stock
Collar.
If the
Average Closing
Price
is
less than $17.82, then the Exchange Ratio shall be seventy percent of the
Merger
Consideration divided by $17.82. If the Average
Closing
Price is
greater than $24.10 then the Exchange Ratio will be seventy percent of the
Merger Consideration divided by $24.10.
(c) Adjustment
to Merger Consideration for Decrease or Increase in GAFC’s Shareholder’s
Equity.
If, as of
the end of the month in which the sale of the Pasadena Branch is consummated
(the “Adjustment Date”), GAFC’s Shareholders’
Equity
adjusted to
exclude (i) accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, (ii) Merger
restructuring charges and/or Merger-related expenses incurred at the request
of
Summit on or prior to the Adjustment Date, and (iii) employee severance charges
incurred by GAB on or prior to the Adjustment Date (excluding any charges
relating to employee terminations for “cause” as defined in GAB’s Employee
Severance Compensation Plan (the “Adjusted Shareholder’s Equity”)
is:
(i) less
than
Six Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,700,000) (the “Benchmark
Equity”),
then the
aggregate value of the Merger Consideration shall be reduced one dollar for
every dollar by which the Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity is less than the
Benchmark Equity; or
(ii) more
than
the Benchmark Equity, then the aggregate value of the Merger Consideration
shall
be increased one dollar for every dollar by which the Adjusted Shareholders’
Equity exceeds the Benchmark Equity, but only to the extent that the amount
by
which the Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity exceeds the Benchmark Equity is
attributable to the sale of the Pasadena Branch after deducting all Taxes,
if
any, due and payable with the Tax Returns filed by GAFC for the tax year
in
which such sale is consummated.
If
the
aggregate value of the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted pursuant to
this
Section 4.01(c), then the Stock Consideration and the Cash Consideration
constituting the Merger Consideration, as so adjusted, shall be paid in the
same
proportion as the Stock Consideration and the Cash Consideration would have
been
paid pursuant to Section 4.01(a) without any adjustment pursuant to this
Section
4.01(c).
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(d) Outstanding
Summit Stock.
Each share
of Summit Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall remain issued and outstanding and unaffected by the
Merger.
(e) Treasury
Shares.
Each share
of GAFC Common Stock held as Treasury Stock immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be canceled and retired at the Effective Time and no consideration
shall be issued in exchange therefore.
(f) Merger
Sub.
Each share
of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the
Effective Time shall remain outstanding and unaffected by the merger, and
no
consideration shall be issued in exchange therefore.
4.02 Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers. At
the
Effective Time, holders of GAFC Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall
have
no rights as, stockholders of GAFC, other than to receive the Merger
Consideration and any dividend or other distribution with respect to such
GAFC
Common Stock with a record date occurring prior to the Effective Time, the
payment, if any, in lieu of certain dividends on Summit Common Stock provided
for in Section 2.02(b), and the consideration provided under this Article
IV.
After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer
books of GAFC or the Surviving Corporation of shares of GAFC Common
Stock.
4.03 Fractional
Shares. Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, no fractional shares of Summit Common Stock and
no
certificates or scrip therefore, or other evidence of ownership thereof,
will be
issued in the Merger; instead, Summit shall pay to each holder of GAFC Common
Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Summit Common
Stock (after taking into account all Old Certificates registered in the name
of
such holder) an amount in cash (without interest) determined by multiplying
such
fraction by the closing price of Summit Common Stock as reported by NASDAQ
reporting system (as reported in the Wall
Street Journal)
on the
Effective Date.
4.04 Exchange
Procedures.
(b) At
or prior
to the Effective Time, Summit shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited,
with Registrar
and Transfer Company or a
bank or
trust company designated by Summit and reasonably satisfactory to GAFC (the
“Exchange
Agent”),
for the
benefit of the holders of certificates formerly representing shares of GAFC
Common Stock (“Old
Certificates”),
for
exchange in accordance with this Article IV, (i) certificates representing
the
shares of Summit Common Stock (“New
Certificates”),
(ii) an
amount of cash necessary to pay the cash portion of the Merger Consideration
and
any payments required by Section 2.02(b)
and (iii)
an amount of cash necessary for payments required by Section 4.03
(the
“Exchange
Fund”).
The
Exchange Fund will be distributed in accordance with the Exchange Agent’s normal
and customary procedures established in connection with merger
transactions.
(c) As
soon as
practicable after the Effective Time, and in no event later than five business
days thereafter, Summit
shall
cause the
Exchange
Agent to
mail to
each holder of record of one or more Old Certificates a letter of transmittal
(which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and
title
to the Old Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Old Certificates
to the Exchange Agent) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender
of
the Old Certificates in exchange for New Certificates, if any, that the holders
of the Old Certificates are entitled to receive pursuant to Article IV, and
the
cash, if any, that the holders of the Old Certificates are entitled to receive
pursuant to Article IV, any cash in lieu of fractional shares into which
the
shares of GAFC Common Stock represented by the Old Certificates shall have
been
converted pursuant to this Agreement and any payment required pursuant to
Section 2.02(b) of this Agreement. Upon proper surrender of an Old Certificate
for exchange and cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with such properly
completed letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Old
Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefore (i) a New
Certificate representing that number of whole shares of Summit Common Stock
that
such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Article IV, if any, (ii)
a
check representing the amount of the cash that such holder is entitled to
receive pursuant to Article IV, if any, (iii) a check representing the amount
of
any cash in lieu of fractional shares which such holder has the right to
receive
in respect of the Old Certificates surrendered pursuant to the provisions
of
this Article IV, and (iv) any payment required by Section 2.02(b), and the
Old
Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled.
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(d) Neither
the
Exchange Agent, if any, nor any party hereto shall be liable to any former
holder of GAFC Common Stock for any amount properly delivered to a public
official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
laws.
(e) No
dividends
or other distributions with respect to Summit Common Stock with a record
date
occurring after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any
unsurrendered Old Certificate representing shares of GAFC Common Stock converted
in the Merger into the right to receive shares of such Summit Common Stock
until
the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive New Certificates in exchange
therefore in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.05.
After becoming so entitled in accordance with this Section 4.05, the record
holder thereof also shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other
distributions by the Exchange Agent, without any interest thereon, which
theretofore had become payable with respect to shares of Summit Common Stock
such holder had the right to receive upon surrender of the Old
Certificates.
(f) Any
portion
of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the stockholders of GAFC for
twelve months after the Effective Time shall be paid to Summit. Any stockholders
of GAFC who have not theretofore complied with this Article IV shall thereafter
look only to Summit for payment of the Merger Consideration, cash in lieu
of any
fractional shares and unpaid dividends and distributions on Summit Common
Stock
deliverable in respect of each share of GAFC Common Stock such stockholder
holds
as determined pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, without any interest
thereon.
(g) In
the event
any Old Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making
of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Old Certificate
to be
lost, stolen or destroyed and, if reasonably required by Summit or the Exchange
Agent, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as Summit may
determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may
be
made against it with respect to such Old Certificate, the Exchange Agent
will
issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Old Certificate the
Merger
Consideration deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this
Agreement.
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4.05 Options.
At
the
Effective Time, each outstanding option (each, a “GAFC
Stock Option”)
to
purchase shares of GAFC Common Stock under any and all plans of GAFC under
which
stock options have been granted and are outstanding (collectively, the
“GAFC
Stock Plans”)
shall
vest and
holders
of GAFC
Stock Options shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the
difference between the value of (a) the Merger Consideration and (b) the
applicable exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) for each outstanding
GAFC Stock Option (the “Stock
Option Consideration”).
At or
prior to the Effective Time, GAFC shall use its reasonable best efforts,
including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary consents
from optionees, with respect to the GAFC Stock Plans to permit Summit to
pay the
Stock Option Consideration pursuant to this Section. At the Effective Time,
Summit shall have no obligation to make any additional grants or awards under
the GAFC Stock Plans.
4.06 Warrants.
At
the
Effective Time, each outstanding warrant (each, a “GAFC
Warrant “)
to
purchase shares of GAFC Common Stock under any and all plans of GAFC under
which
warrants have been granted and are outstanding (collectively, the “GAFC
Warrants “)
shall
vest and holders of GAFC Warrants shall be entitled to receive cash in an
amount
equal to the difference between the value of (a) the Merger Consideration
and
(b) the applicable exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) for each
outstanding GAFC Warrant (the “Warrant
Consideration”).
At or
prior to the Effective Time, GAFC shall use its reasonable best efforts,
including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary consents
from optionees, with respect to the GAFC Stock Plans to permit Summit to
pay the
Warrant Consideration
pursuant to
this Section. At the Effective Time, Summit shall have shall have no obligation
to make any additional grants or awards under the GAFC Warrants.
4.07 Dissenters’
Rights.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares
of
GAFC Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time
and which are held by stockholders who shall have not voted in favor of the
Merger or consented thereto in writing and who properly shall have demanded
appraisal for such shares in accordance with the DGCL (collectively, the
“Dissenters’
Shares”)
shall not
be converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration.
Such stockholders instead shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised
value of such shares held by them in accordance with the provisions of the
DGCL,
except that all Dissenters’ Shares held by stockholders who shall have failed to
perfect or who effectively shall have withdrawn or otherwise lost their rights
to appraisal of such shares under the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have
been converted into and to have become exchangeable, as of the Effective
Time,
for the right to receive, without any interest thereon, the Merger Consideration
upon surrender in the manner provided in Section 4.05 of the Old Certificates
that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, evidenced such
shares.
ARTICLE
V
Actions
Pending the Effective Time
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5.01 Forebearances
of GAFC. From
the
date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by
this
Agreement or Previously Disclosed, without the prior written consent of Summit,
GAFC will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:
(h) Ordinary
Course. Conduct
the
business of GAFC and its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary and usual
course or fail to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business
organizations and assets and maintain their rights, franchises and existing
relations with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates, or
take
any action reasonably likely to have an adverse affect upon GAFC’s ability to
perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement.
(i) Capital
Stock. Other
than
pursuant to Rights Previously Disclosed and outstanding on the date hereof,
(i)
issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or authorize the creation
of, any additional shares of GAFC Common Stock or any Rights, (ii) enter
into
any agreement with respect to the foregoing, or (iii) permit any additional
shares of GAFC Common Stock to become subject to new grants of employee or
director stock options, other Rights or similar stock-based employee
rights.
(j) Dividends,
Etc. (a)
Make,
declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend on or in respect of, or
declare or make any distribution on any shares of GAFC Common Stock,
or (b)
directly or indirectly adjust, split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase
or
otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock.
(k) Compensation;
Employment Agreements; Etc. Enter
into
or amend or renew any employment, consulting, severance or similar agreements
or
arrangements with any director, officer or employee of GAFC or its Subsidiaries,
or grant any salary or wage increase or increase any employee benefit (including
incentive or bonus payments), except (i) for normal individual payments of
incentives and bonuses to employees in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, not to exceed $10,000 in the aggregate, (ii)
for
normal individual payments of incentives and bonuses to employees under GAB’s
branch incentive plan, not to exceed $30,000 per quarter in the aggregate,
(iii)
for normal individual increases in compensation to employees in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, (iv) for other changes
that are required by applicable law, (v) to satisfy Previously Disclosed
contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof, or (vi) for grants
of
awards to newly hired employees consistent with past practice.
(l) Benefit
Plans. Enter
into,
establish, adopt or amend (except (i) as may be required by applicable law
or
(ii) to satisfy Previously Disclosed contractual obligations existing as
of the
date hereof) any pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings,
profit sharing, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance
or
other employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or arrangement,
or
any trust agreement (or similar arrangement) related thereto, in respect
of any
director, officer or employee of GAFC or its Subsidiaries, or take any action
to
accelerate the vesting or exercisability of stock options, restricted stock
or
other compensation or benefits payable thereunder.
(m) Dispositions.
Except
as
Previously Disclosed
or in
connection with the consummation of the sale of the Pasadena Branch,
sell,
transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or discontinue any of
its
assets, deposits, business or properties except in the ordinary course of
business and in a transaction that is not material to it and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
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(n) Acquisitions.
Except
as
Previously Disclosed, acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions
of control in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of debts
previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual
course of business consistent with past practice) all or any portion of,
the
assets, business, deposits or properties of any other entity.
(o) Governing
Documents. Amend
the
GAFC Certificate, GAFC By-laws or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws
(or similar governing documents) of any of GAFC’s Subsidiaries.
(p) Accounting
Methods. Implement
or
adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other
than
as may be required by generally accepted accounting principles.
(q) Contracts.
Except
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into
or
terminate any material contract (as defined in Section 6.03(k)) or amend
or
modify in any material respect any of its existing material
contracts.
(r) Claims.
Except
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, settle any
claim,
action or proceeding, except for any claim, action or proceeding which does
not
involve precedent for other material claims, actions or proceedings and which
involve solely money damages in an amount, individually or in the aggregate
for
all such settlements, that is not material to GAFC and its Subsidiaries,
taken
as a whole.
(s) Adverse
Actions. (a)
Take any
action while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to,
prevent
or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning
of
Section 368 of the Code; or (b) knowingly take any action that is intended
or is
reasonably likely to result in (i) any of its representations and warranties
set
forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue,
subject to
the standard set forth in Section 6.02,
at any time
at or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger
set
forth in Article VIII not being satisfied or (iii) a material violation of
any
provision of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by
applicable law or regulation.
(t) Risk
Management. Except
as
required by applicable law or regulation, (i) implement or adopt any material
change in its interest rate and other risk management policies, procedures
or
practices; (ii) fail to follow its existing policies or practices with respect
to managing its exposure to interest rate and other risk; or (iii) fail to
use
commercially reasonable means to avoid any material increase in its aggregate
exposure to interest rate risk.
(u) Indebtedness.
Incur
any
indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business.
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(v) Loans.
Make any
loans in a principal amount in excess of $750,000,
or make any
loans outside of the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia.
(w) Commitments.
Agree
or
commit to do any of the foregoing.
5.02 Forebearances
of Summit. From
the
date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by
this
Agreement, without the prior written consent of GAFC, Summit will not, and
will
cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:
(x) Ordinary
Course.
Conduct
the business of Summit and its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary and
usual
course or fail to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business
organizations and assets and maintain their rights, franchises and existing
relations with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates, or
take
any action reasonably likely to have an adverse effect upon Summit’s ability to
perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement.
(y) Extraordinary
Dividends. Make,
declare, pay or set aside for payment any extraordinary dividend.
(z) Adverse
Actions. (a)
Take any
action while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to,
prevent
or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning
of
Section 368 of the Code; or (b) knowingly take any action that is intended
or is
reasonably likely to result in (i) any of its representations and warranties
set
forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue,
subject to
the standard set forth in Section 6.02,
at any time
at or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger
set
forth in Article VIII not being satisfied or (iii) a material violation of
any
provision of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by
applicable law or regulation; provided.
(aa) Commitments.
Agree
or
commit to do any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE
VI
Representations
and Warranties
6.01 Disclosure
Schedules. On
or prior
to the date hereof, Summit has delivered to GAFC a schedule and GAFC has
delivered to Summit a schedule (respectively, its “Disclosure
Schedule”)
setting
forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or
appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained
in
a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or
warranties contained in Section 6.03 or 6.04 or to one or more of its covenants
contained in Article V; provided, that (a) no such item is required to be
set
forth in a Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty
if its absence could not be reasonably likely to result in the related
representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect under the standard
established by Section 6.02, and (b) the mere inclusion of an item in a
Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall
not be
deemed an admission by a party that such item represents a material exception
or
fact, event or circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to result
in
a Material Adverse Effect on the party making the representation. All of
GAFC’s
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement are
qualified by reference to the Disclosure Schedule and none thereof shall
be
deemed to be untrue or breached as a result of effects arising solely from
actions taken in compliance with a written request of Summit.
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6.02 Standard.
No
representation or warranty of GAFC or Summit contained in Section 6.03 or
6.04
shall be deemed untrue or incorrect, and no party hereto shall be deemed
to have
breached a representation or warranty, as a consequence of the existence
of any
fact, event or circumstance unless such fact, circumstance or event,
individually or taken together with all other facts, events or circumstances
inconsistent with any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.03
or
6.04 has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. For
purposes of this Agreement, “knowledge” shall mean (i) with respect to Summit,
actual knowledge of H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III, and Xxxxxx X. Tissue, and (ii)
with
respect to GAFC, actual knowledge of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxx.
6.03 Representations
and Warranties of GAFC. Subject
to
Sections 6.01 and 6.02 and except as Previously Disclosed, GAFC hereby
represents and warrants to Summit:
(a) Organization
and Standing.
GAFC is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the State of Delaware. GAFC is duly qualified to do business and is in
good
standing in the Commonwealth
of
Virginia
and
in
any foreign
jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or assets or the
conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified.
(b) Capitalization.
As of
March 31, 2007, the authorized capital stock of GAFC consists of (i)
10,000,000
shares of
GAFC Common Stock, of which 3,024,220 shares were outstanding and no shares
were
held in treasury, and (ii) 2,500,000
shares of
preferred stock, $0.01
par value,
none of which are issued and outstanding or held in treasury as of the date
hereof. As of the date hereof, except pursuant to the terms of options, stock,
and warrants issued pursuant to the GAFC Stock and/or Warrant Plans, GAFC
does
not have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase
or
issuance of any shares of GAFC Common Stock or any other equity securities
of
GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities representing the right
to
purchase or otherwise receive any shares of GAFC Common Stock or other equity
securities of GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2007, GAFC
has
340,171 shares of GAFC Common Stock (with a weighted average strike price
of
$6.94 per share) which are issuable and reserved for issuance upon the exercise
of GAFC Stock Options and GAFC Warrants. The outstanding shares of GAFC Common
Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully
paid and nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights (and were not
issued
in violation of any preemptive rights).
(c) Subsidiaries.
(i) GAFC
has Previously Disclosed a list of all of its Subsidiaries together with
the
jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary. (A) GAFC owns, directly
or
indirectly, all the issued and outstanding equity securities of each of its
Subsidiaries, (B) no equity securities of any of its Subsidiaries are or
may
become required to be issued (other than to it or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries)
by reason of any Right or otherwise, (C) there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which any of such Subsidiaries is or may
be
bound to sell or otherwise transfer any equity securities of any such
Subsidiaries (other than to it or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries), (D) there
are
no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements relating to its
rights to vote or to dispose of such securities and (E) all the equity
securities of each Subsidiary held by GAFC or its Subsidiaries are fully
paid
and nonassessable and are owned by GAFC or its Subsidiaries free and clear
of
any Liens.
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(ii) GAFC
has
Previously Disclosed a list of all equity securities, or similar interests
of
any Person or any interest in a partnership or joint venture of any kind,
other
than its Subsidiaries, that it beneficially owns, directly or indirectly,
as of
March 28, 2007.
(iii) Each
of
GAFC’s Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly
qualified to do business and in good standing in the jurisdictions where
its
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires
it to
be so qualified.
(d) Corporate
Power.
Each of
GAFC and its Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to carry
on its
business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties and assets;
and GAFC has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(e) Corporate
Authority.
Subject to
receipt of the requisite approval of this Agreement (including the agreement
of
merger set forth herein) by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares
of GAFC Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (which is the only vote of
GAFC
stockholders required thereon), the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by all necessary
corporate action of GAFC and the GAFC Board. Assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by Summit, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding
obligation of GAFC, enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity
principles). The GAFC Board of Directors has received the written opinion
of
Sandler X’Xxxxx & Partners, L.P. to the effect that as of the date hereof
the consideration to be received by the holders of GAFC Common Stock in the
Merger is fair to the holders of GAFC Common Stock from a financial point
of
view.
(f) Consents
and Approvals; No Defaults.
(i) No
consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority or with any third party are required to be made or obtained by
GAFC or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by GAFC of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger except
for (A)
filings of applications or notices with federal and state banking and insurance
authorities and (B) the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary
of
State pursuant to the DGCL and the issuance of a certificate of merger in
connection therewith. As of the date hereof, GAFC is not aware of any reason
why
the approvals set forth in Section 8.01(b) will not be received without the
imposition of a condition, restriction or requirement of the type described
in
Section 8.01(b).
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(i) Subject
to
receipt of the regulatory approvals referred to in the preceding paragraph,
and
expiration of related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default
under,
or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any right of
termination under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order,
governmental permit or license, or any agreement, indenture or instrument
of
GAFC or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries
or properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of,
or a
default under, the GAFC Certificate or the GAFC By-Laws, or (C) require any
consent or approval under any such law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree,
order, governmental permit or license or any agreement, indenture or
instrument.
(g) Financial
Reports; Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(i) GAFC’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2004,
2005
and 2006, and all other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy
statements or information statements filed or to be filed by it or any of
its
Subsidiaries subsequent to September 30, 2003, under the Securities Act or
under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act in the form filed or
to be
filed (collectively “GAFC’s
SEC Documents”),
as of
the date filed, (A) as to form complied or will comply in all material respects
with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act,
as the case may be, and (B) did not and will not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading; and each of the balance sheets or
statements of condition of GAFC contained in or incorporated by reference
into
any of GAFC’s SEC Documents (including the related notes and schedules thereto)
fairly presents, or will fairly present, the financial position of GAFC and
its
Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the statements of income or results
of
operations and changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows or equivalent
statements of GAFC in any of GAFC’s SEC Documents (including any related notes
and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the results
of
operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as the case may be,
of GAFC and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which they relate, and in
each
case were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as
may be
noted therein, and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case
of
unaudited statements.
(ii) GAFC’s
Disclosure Schedule
lists, and GAFC has delivered
or
previously made available
to Summit,
copies of the documentation creating or governing all securitization
transactions and “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(c) of
Regulation S-K) effected by GAFC or its Subsidiaries, since September 30,
2006.
BDO
Xxxxxxx,
LLP,
which has
expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements of GAFC and
its
Subsidiaries (including the related notes) included in the GAFC SEC Documents
is
and has been throughout the periods covered by such financial statements
(A) a
registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, (B) “independent” with respect to GAFC within the
meaning of Regulation S-X and C in compliance with subsection (g) through
(l) of
Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC and the
Public
Accounting Oversight Board.
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(iii) Except
as
disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 6.03(g), GAFC
has on
a timely basis filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed
by it
with the SEC since September 30, 2004. GAFC’s Disclosure Schedule lists, and,
except to the extent available in full without redaction on the SEC’s web site
through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”)
two days prior to the date of this Agreement, GAFC has delivered
or
previously made available
to Summit
copies in the form filed with the SEC of (A) GAFC’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K
for each fiscal year of the Company beginning since September 30, 2003, (B)
it
Quarterly Reports on form 10-Q for each of the first three fiscal quarters
in
each of the fiscal years of the GAFC referred to in clause (A) above, (C)
all
proxy statements relating to GAFC’s meetings of stockholders (whether annual or
special) held, and all information statements relating to stockholder consents
since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in clause above,
(D)
all certifications and statements required by (x) the SEC’s Order dated June 27,
2002, pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Exchange Act (File No. 4-460),
(y)
Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or (z) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) with respect to any report referred to
above,
(E) all other forms, reports, registration statements and other documents
(other
than preliminary materials if the corresponding definitive materials have
been
provided to Summit pursuant to this Section 6.03(g)(iii), filed by GAFC with
the
SEC since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred above, and (E)
all
comment letters received by GAFC from the Staff of the SEC since December
31,
2004, and all responses to such comment letters by or on behalf of
GAFC.
(iv) Except
as
Previously Disclosed, GAFC
maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15
under the Exchange Act; such controls and procedures are effective to ensure
that all material information concerning GAFC and its subsidiaries is made
known
on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the
Company’s filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. GAFC’s
Disclosure Schedule lists, and GAFC has delivered to Summit copies of, all
written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents
promulgating, such disclosure controls and procedures. To GAFC’s knowledge, each
director and executive officer of GAFC has filed with the SEC on a timely
basis
all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules
and
regulations thereunder since September 30, 2004. As used in this Section
6.03(q), the term “file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner in
which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made
available to the SEC.
(v) Since
September 30, 2006, GAFC and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
or
for legal, accounting, and financial advisory fees and out-of-pocket expenses
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(vi) Since
September 30, 2006, (A) GAFC and its Subsidiaries have conducted their
respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past
practice (excluding matters related to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby) and (B) no event has occurred or circumstance arisen
that,
individually or taken together with all other facts, circumstances and events
(described in any paragraph of Section 6.03 or otherwise), is reasonably
likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to GAFC.
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(h) Litigation.
No
litigation, claim or other proceeding before any court or Governmental
Authority
is pending
against GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries and, to GAFC’s knowledge, no such
litigation, claim or other proceeding has been threatened.
(i) Regulatory
Matters.
(i)
Neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries or properties is a party to or is
subject to any order, decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding or similar
arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar submission to, or
extraordinary supervisory letter from, any federal or state governmental
agency
or authority charged with the supervision or regulation of financial
institutions (or their holding companies) or issuers of securities or engaged
in
the insurance of deposits (including, without limitation, the Office of the
Thrift Supervision, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation) or the supervision or regulation of it or any of its Subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Regulatory
Authorities”).
(ii) Except
as
disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 6.03(i), neither
GAFC nor
any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Regulatory Authority that
such
Regulatory 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, supervisory letter or similar
submission.
(iii) GAFC
is not
a financial holding company as defined by the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of
1999.
(j) Compliance
with Laws.
Each of
GAFC and its Subsidiaries:
(i) is
in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, local
and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders
or
decrees applicable thereto or to the employees conducting such businesses,
including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair
Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure
Act
and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to
discriminatory business practices;
(ii) has
all
permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made
all
filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Authorities
that
are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and
to
conduct their businesses as presently conducted; all such permits, licenses,
certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect
and, to GAFC’s knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is
threatened;
(iii) Except
as
disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 6.03(j), GAFC has
received, since December 31, 2005, no notification or communication from
any
Governmental Authority (A) asserting that GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries
is not
in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations, or ordinances which
such
Governmental Authority enforces or (B) threatening to revoke any license,
franchise, permit, or governmental authorization (nor, to GAFC’s knowledge, do
any grounds for any of the foregoing exist);
and
(iv) Since
July
1, 2001, is in compliance with the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act, and all other applicable laws relating to consumer privacy.
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(k) Material
Contracts; Defaults.
Except for
this Agreement
and the
definitive agreement with respect to the sale of the Pasadena
Branch,
neither
GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by or subject to any
agreement, contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written
or oral) (i) that is a “material contract” within the meaning of Item 601(b)(10)
of the SEC’s Regulation S-K or (ii) that restricts or limits in any way the
conduct of business by it or any of its Subsidiaries (including without
limitation a non-compete or similar provision). Neither GAFC nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in default under any contract, agreement, commitment,
arrangement, lease, insurance policy or other instrument to which it is a
party,
by which its respective assets, business, or operations may be bound or
affected, or under which it or its respective assets, business, or operations
receive benefits, and there has not occurred any event that, with the lapse
of
time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a
default.
(l) No
Brokers.
No action
has been taken by GAFC that would give rise to any valid claim against any
party
hereto for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment with
respect
to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, excluding a Previously Disclosed
fee to be paid to Sandler
X’Xxxxx & Partners, L.P.
(m) Employee
Benefit Plans.
(i) GAFC
has Previously Disclosed a complete and accurate list of all existing bonus,
incentive, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift,
savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted
stock, stock option, severance, welfare and fringe benefit plans, employment
or
severance agreements
and all
similar practices, policies and arrangements in which any current or former
employee (the “Employees”),
current
or former consultant (the “Consultants”)
or current
or former director (the “Directors”)
of GAFC or
any of its Subsidiaries participates or to which any such Employees, Consultants
or Directors are a party (the “Compensation
and Benefit Plans”).
Neither
GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any commitment to create any additional
Compensation and Benefit Plan or to modify or change any existing Compensation
and Benefit Plan.
Each
Compensation and Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and with applicable law, including,
but
not limited to, ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the
Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, or any regulations or rules promulgated
thereunder, and all filings, disclosures and notices required by ERISA, the
Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act and any other applicable law have been timely made. Each Compensation
and
Benefit Plan which is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “Pension
Plan”)
and which
is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received
a
favorable determination letter or has applied for a favorable determination
letter in compliance with the Code (including a determination that the related
trust under such Compensation and Benefit Plan is exempt from tax under Section
501(a) of the Code) from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”),
and GAFC
is not aware of any circumstances likely to result in the revocation of any
existing favorable determination letter or in not receiving a favorable
determination letter. There is no material pending or, to the knowledge of
GAFC,
threatened legal action, suit or claim relating to the Compensation and Benefit
Plans other than routine claims for benefits. Neither GAFC nor any of its
Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction, or omitted to take any action,
with
respect to any Compensation and Benefit Plan that would reasonably be expected
to subject GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax or penalty imposed by
either
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA, assuming for purposes of
Section 4975 of the Code that the taxable period of any such transaction
expired
as of the date hereof.
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(ii) No
Compensation and Benefit Plans currently maintained, or maintained within
the
last six years, by GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any entity (and
“ERISA
Affiliate”)
which is
considered one employer with GAFC under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section
414(b) or (c) of the Code is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or is or
was a
multiemployer plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA. To the knowledge
of
GAFC, there is no pending investigation or enforcement action by the PBGC,
the
DOL or IRS or any other governmental agency with respect to any Compensation
and
Benefit Plan.
(iii) All
contributions required to be made under the terms of any Compensation and
Benefit Plan or any employee benefit arrangements under any collective
bargaining agreement to which GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
have
been timely made or have been reflected on GAFC’s financial statements. None of
GAFC, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate (x) has provided, or
would
reasonably be expected to be required to provide, security to any Pension
Plan
pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code, and (y) has taken any action,
or
omitted to take any action, that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected
to result, in the imposition of a lien under Section 412(n) of the Code or
pursuant to ERISA.
(iv) Neither
GAFC
nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide retiree health
and
life insurance or other retiree death benefits under any Compensation and
Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B of the Code,
and
each such Compensation and Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated without
incurring liability thereunder. There has been no communication to Employees
by
GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to promise
or
guarantee such Employees retiree health or life insurance or other retiree
death
benefits on a permanent basis.
(v) GAFC
and its
Subsidiaries do not maintain any Compensation and Benefit Plans covering
foreign
Employees.
(vi) With
respect
to each Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable, GAFC has provided or
made
available to Summit, true and complete copies of existing: (A) Compensation
and
Benefit Plan documents and amendments thereto; (B) trust instruments and
insurance contracts; (C) two most recent Forms 5500 filed with the IRS; (D)
most
recent actuarial report and financial statement; (E) the most recent summary
plan description; (F) most recent determination letter issued by the IRS;
(G)
any Form 5310 or Form 5330 filed with the IRS; and (H) most recent
nondiscrimination tests performed under ERISA and the Code (including 401(k)
and
401(m) tests).
(vii) Except
as
Previously Disclosed, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not,
directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, as a result of any
termination of employment prior to or following the Effective Time) reasonably
be expected to (A) entitle any Employee, Consultant or Director to any payment
(including severance pay or similar compensation) or any increase in
compensation, (B) result in the vesting or acceleration of any benefits under
any Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result in any material increase
in
benefits payable under any Compensation and Benefit Plan.
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(viii) Neither
GAFC
nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any compensation plans, programs or
arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to
be
deductible as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code
and
the regulations issued thereunder.
(ix) As
a result,
directly or indirectly, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, as a result of any termination of employment
prior to or following the Effective Time), none of Summit, GAFC or the Surviving
Corporation, or any of their respective Subsidiaries will be obligated to
make a
payment that would be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” to an
individual who is a “disqualified individual” (as such terms are defined in
Section 280G of the Code), without regard to whether such payment is reasonable
compensation for personal services performed or to be performed in the
future.
(n) Labor
Matters.
Neither
GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any collective
bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a
labor
union or labor organization, nor is GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries the subject
of a proceeding asserting that it or any such Subsidiary has committed an
unfair
labor practice (within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act) or
seeking to compel GAFC or any such Subsidiary to bargain with any labor
organization as to wages or conditions of employment, nor is there any strike
or
other labor dispute involving it or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to
GAFC’s knowledge, threatened, nor is GAFC aware of any activity involving its
or
any of its Subsidiaries’ employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining
unit or engaging in other organizational activity.
(o) Takeover
Laws.
GAFC has
taken all action required to be taken by it in order to exempt this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby from, and this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby are exempt from, the requirements of any
“moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price”, “affiliate transaction”, “business
combination” or other antitakeover laws and regulations of any state applicable
to GAFC (collectively, “Takeover
Laws”),
including, without limitation, Section 203 of the DGCL.
(p) Environmental
Matters.
To GAFC’s
knowledge, neither the conduct nor operation of GAFC or its Subsidiaries
nor any
condition of any property presently or previously owned, leased or operated
by
any of them (including, without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity),
or on which any of them holds a Lien, violates or violated Environmental
Laws
and to GAFC’s knowledge, no condition has existed or event has occurred with
respect to any of them or any such property that, with notice or the passage
of
time, or both, is reasonably likely to result in liability under Environmental
Laws. To GAFC’s knowledge, neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice from any person or entity that GAFC or its Subsidiaries or the
operation or condition of any property ever owned, leased, operated, or held
as
collateral or in a fiduciary capacity by any of them are or were in violation
of
or otherwise are alleged to have liability under any Environmental Law,
including, but not limited to, responsibility (or potential responsibility)
for
the cleanup or other remediation of any pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous
or toxic wastes, substances or materials at, on, beneath, or originating
from
any such property.
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(q) Tax
Matters.
(i) All
Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or with respect to GAFC and
its
Subsidiaries have been duly filed, (ii) all Taxes shown to be due on the
Tax
Returns referred to in clause (i) have been paid in full, (iii) the Tax Returns
referred to in clause (i) have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service
or
the appropriate state, local or foreign taxing authority or the period for
assessment of the Taxes in respect of which such Tax Returns were required
to be
filed has expired, (iv) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as
a
result of such examinations have been paid in full, (v) no issues that have
been
raised by the relevant taxing authority in connection with the examination
of
any of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are currently pending, and
(vi)
no waivers of statutes of limitation have been given by or requested with
respect to any Taxes of GAFC or its Subsidiaries. GAFC has made available
to
Summit true and correct copies of the United
States
Federal Income Tax Returns filed by GAFC and its Subsidiaries for each of
the
three most recent fiscal years ended on or before December 31, 2004. Neither
GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability with respect to income,
franchise or similar Taxes that accrued on or before December 31, 2005 in
excess
of the amounts accrued with respect thereto that are reflected in the financial
statements of GAFC as of December 31, 2002 for each of the three years in
the
period ended December 31, 2004. As of the date hereof, neither GAFC nor any
of
its Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that any conditions exist that
might
prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(i) No
Tax is
required to be withheld pursuant to Section 1445 of the Code as a result
of the
transfer contemplated by this Agreement.
(r) Risk
Management Instruments.
Except
as
disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 6.03(r), neither
GAFC nor
any of its Subsidiaries
are parties
to any interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and
forward
contracts and other similar risk management arrangements, whether entered
into
for GAFC’s own account, or for the account of one or more of GAFC’s Subsidiaries
or their customers.
(s) Books
and
Records.
The books
and records of GAFC and its Subsidiaries have been fully, properly and
accurately maintained in all material respects, and there are no material
inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein
and
they fairly reflect the substance of events and transactions included
therein.
(t) Insurance.
GAFC
Previously Disclosed all of the insurance policies, binders, or bonds maintained
by GAFC or its Subsidiaries. GAFC and its Subsidiaries are insured with insurers
believed to be reputable against such risks and in such amounts as the
management of GAFC reasonably has determined to be prudent in accordance
with
industry practices. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect;
GAFC and its Subsidiaries are not in material default thereunder; and all
claims
thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.
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(u) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 6.03 do not contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Section
6.03,
in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
6.04 Representations
and Warranties of Summit.
Subject to
Sections 6.01 and 6.02 and except as Previously Disclosed, Summit hereby
represents and warrants to GAFC:
(a) Organization
and Standing.
Summit is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of West Virginia. Summit is duly qualified to do business
and
is in good standing in the foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing
of property or assets or the conduct of its business requires it to be so
qualified.
(b) Capitalization.
(i) As of
December 31, 2006, the authorized capital stock of Summit consists solely
of
20,000,000 shares of Summit Common Stock, of which as of March 6,
2007,
7,084,980
shares, were outstanding, and 250,000 shares of Summit Preferred Stock, of
which
none are issued and outstanding . As of the date hereof, except as set forth
in
its Disclosure Schedule, Summit does not have and is not bound by any
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements
of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of Summit
Common Stock or any other equity securities of Summit or any of its Subsidiaries
or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive
any
shares of Summit Common Stock or other equity securities of Summit or any
of its
Subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2006, Summit has 349,080 shares of Summit
Common Stock which are issuable and reserved for issuance upon exercise of
Summit Stock Options. The outstanding shares of Summit Common Stock have
been
duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights (and were not issued in
violation of any preemptive rights).
(i) The
shares
of Summit Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of GAFC Common
Stock
in the Merger, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
will
be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, with no
personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, subject to no preemptive
rights and authorized for trading on the NASDAQ Capital
Market.
(c) Subsidiaries.
Each of
Summit’s Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in the jurisdictions where
its
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires
it to
be so qualified and it owns, directly or indirectly, all the issued and
outstanding equity securities of each of its Significant
Subsidiaries.
(d) Corporate
Power.
Each of
Summit and its Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to carry
on
its business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties and
assets; and Summit has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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(e) Corporate
Authority.
This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by
all
necessary corporate action of Summit and the Summit Board. Shareholder approval
of the transactions contemplated hereby is not required. Assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by GAFC, this Agreement is a valid
and
legally binding agreement of Summit, enforceable in accordance with its terms
(except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity
principles).
(f) Consents
and Approvals; No Defaults.
(i) No
consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority or with any third party are required to be made or obtained by
Summit
or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by Summit of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger except
for
(A) filings of applications and notices with the federal and state banking
and
insurance authorities; (B) filings with the NASDAQ Capital
Market
regarding the Summit Common Stock to be issued in the Merger; (C) the filing
and
declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement; (D) the filing
of a
certificate of merger with the Secretary of State pursuant to the DGCL and
the
issuance of the related certificate of merger; (E) such filings as are required
to be made or approvals as are required to be obtained under the securities
or
“Blue Sky” laws of various states in connection with the issuance of Summit
Stock in the Merger; and (F) receipt of the approvals set forth in Section
8.01(b). As of the date hereof, Summit is not aware of any reason why the
approvals set forth in Section 8.01(b) will not be received without the
imposition of a condition, restriction or requirement of the type described
in
Section 8.01(b).
(ii) Subject
to
the satisfaction of the requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph
and
expiration of the related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation
of,
or a default under, or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies
or
any right of termination under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment,
decree, order, governmental permit or license, or agreement, indenture or
instrument of Summit or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which Summit or
any of
its Subsidiaries or properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach
or
violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws
(or similar governing documents) of Summit or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(C)
require any consent or approval under any such law, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, order, governmental permit or license, agreement, indenture or
instrument.
(g) Financial
Reports and SEC Documents; Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(i)
Summit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2004, 2005 and 2006, and all other reports, registration statements, definitive
proxy statements or information statements filed or to be filed by it or
any of
its Subsidiaries subsequent to December 31, 2004, under the Securities Act
or
under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act in the form filed
or
to be filed (collectively “Summit’s
SEC Documents”),
as of
the date filed, (A) as to form complied or will comply in all material respects
with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act,
as the case may be, and (B) did not and will not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading; and each of the balance sheets or
statements of condition of Summit contained in or incorporated by reference
into
any of Summit’s SEC Documents (including the related notes and schedules
thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the financial position
of
Summit and its Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the statements of
income
or results of operations and changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows or
equivalent statements of Summit in any of Summit’s SEC Documents (including any
related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present,
the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as
the case may be, of Summit and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which
they
relate, in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as
may be
noted therein, and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case
of
unaudited statements. Summit’s Disclosure Schedule lists, and upon request,
Summit has delivered to GAFC, copies of the documentation creating or governing
all securitization transactions and “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined
in Item 303(c) of Regulation S-K) effected by Summit or its Subsidiaries,
since
December 31, 2006. Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, which has expressed its opinion with
respect to the financial statements of Summit and its Subsidiaries (including
the related notes) included in the Summit SEC Documents is and has been
throughout the periods covered by such financial statements (x) a registered
public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002), (y) “independent” with respect to Summit within the meaning of
Regulation S-Y, and Z in compliance with subsection (g) through (l) of Section
10A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC and the Public
Accounting Oversight Board.
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(i) Since
December 31, 2006, Summit and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice.
(ii) Since
December 31, 2006, (A) Summit and its Subsidiaries have conducted their
respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past
practice (excluding matters related to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby) and (B) no event has occurred or circumstance arisen
that,
individually or taken together with all other facts, circumstances and events
(described in any paragraph of Section 6.04 or otherwise), is reasonably
likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Summit.
(h) Litigation.
Except as
Previously Disclosed, no litigation, claim or other proceeding before
any
court
or
Governmental Authority is pending against Summit or any of its Subsidiaries
and,
to the best of Summit’s knowledge, no such litigation, claim or other proceeding
has been threatened.
(i) Regulatory
Matters.
(i)
Neither Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries or properties is a party to or
is
subject to any order, decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding or similar
arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar submission to, or
extraordinary supervisory letter from, any Regulatory Authority.
(ii) Neither
Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Regulatory Authority
that such Regulatory 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, supervisory
letter or similar submission.
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(j) Laws.
Each of
Summit and its Subsidiaries:
(i) is
in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes,
laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable thereto
or to the employees conducting such businesses, including, without limitation,
the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community
Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and all other applicable
fair
lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business
practices;
(ii) has
all
permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made
all
filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Authorities
that
are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and
to
conduct their businesses substantially as presently conducted; all such permits,
licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force
and
effect and, to the best of its knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of
any
of them is threatened;
(iii) has
received, since December 31, 2004, no notification or communication from
any
Governmental Authority (A) asserting that Summit or any of its Subsidiaries
is
not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations, or ordinances which
such Governmental Authority enforces or (B) threatening to revoke any license,
franchise, permit, or governmental authorization (nor, to Summit’s knowledge, do
any grounds for any of the foregoing exist); and
(iv) since
July
1, 2001, is in compliance with the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act, and all other applicable laws relating to consumer privacy.
(k) Employee
Benefit Plans.
(i)
Summit’s
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all existing
bonus,
incentive, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift,
savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted
stock, stock option, severance, welfare and fringe benefit plans, employment
or
severance agreements and all similar practices, policies and arrangements
in
which any current or former employee (the “Summit
Employees”),
current
or former consultant (the “Summit
Consultants”)
or
current or former director (the “Summit
Directors”)
of Summit
or any of its Subsidiaries participates or to which any Summit Employees,
Summit
Consultants or Summit Directors are a party (the “Summit
Compensation and Benefit Plans”).
(v) Each
Summit
Compensation and Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and with applicable law, including,
but
not limited to, ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the
Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, or any regulations or rules promulgated
thereunder, and all filings, disclosures and notices required by ERISA, the
Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act and any other applicable law have been timely made. Each Compensation
and
Benefit Plan which is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “Summit
Pension Plan”)
and which
is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received
a
favorable determination letter (including a determination that the related
trust
under such Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan is exempt from tax under
Section
501(a) of the Code) from the IRS, and Summit is not aware of any circumstances
likely to result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter.
There
is no material pending or, to the knowledge of Summit, threatened legal action,
suit or claim relating to the Summit Compensation and Benefit Plans other
than
routine claims for benefits. Neither Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has
engaged in a transaction, or omitted to take any action, with respect to
any
Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan that would reasonably be expected to
subject Summit or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax or penalty imposed by
either
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA, assuming for purposes of
Section 4975 of the Code that the taxable period of any such transaction
expired
as of the date hereof.
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(vi) No
liability
(other than for payment of premiums to the PBGC which have been made or will
be
made on a timely basis) under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to
be
incurred by Summit or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any ongoing,
frozen or terminated “single-employer plan”, within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by any of them, or
any
single-employer plan of any entity (an “Summit
ERISA Affiliate”)
which is
considered one employer with Summit under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or
Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (an “Summit
ERISA Affiliate Plan”).
None of
Summit, any of its Subsidiaries or any Summit ERISA Affiliate has contributed,
or has been obligated to contribute, to a multiemployer plan under Subtitle
E of
Title IV of ERISA at any time since September 26, 1980. No notice of a
“reportable event”, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the
30-day reporting requirement has not been waived, has been required to be
filed
for any Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan or by any Summit ERISA Affiliate
Plan within the 12-month period ending on the date hereof, and no such notice
will be required to be filed as a result of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. The PBGC has not instituted proceedings to terminate any
Pension
Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan and, to Summit’s knowledge, no condition
exists that presents a material risk that such proceedings will be instituted.
To the knowledge of Summit, there is no pending investigation or enforcement
action by the PBGC, the DOL or IRS or any other governmental agency with
respect
to any Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan. Under each Summit Pension Plan
and
Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan, as of the date of the most recent actuarial
valuation performed prior to the date of this Agreement, the actuarially
determined present value of all “benefit liabilities”, within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA (as determined on the basis of the actuarial
assumptions contained in such actuarial valuation of such Summit Pension
Plan or
Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan), did not exceed the then current value of the
assets of such Summit Pension Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan and since
such
date there has been neither an adverse change in the financial condition
of such
Summit Pension Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan nor any amendment or other
change to such Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan that would increase the
amount of benefits thereunder which reasonably could be expected to change
such
result.
(vii) All
contributions required to be made under the terms of any Summit Compensation
and
Benefit Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan or any employee benefit arrangements
under any collective bargaining agreement to which Summit or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party have been timely made or have been reflected on Summit’s
financial statements. Neither any Summit Pension Plan nor any Summit ERISA
Affiliate Plan has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (whether or not waived)
within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and
all
required payments to the PBGC with respect to each Summit Pension Plan or
Summit
ERISA Affiliate Plan have been made on or before their due dates. None of
Summit, any of its Subsidiaries or any Summit ERISA Affiliate (x) has provided,
or would reasonably be expected to be required to provide, security to any
Summit Pension Plan or to any Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan pursuant to Section
401(a)(29) of the Code, and (y) has taken any action, or omitted to take
any
action, that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in
the
imposition of a lien under Section 412(n) of the Code or pursuant to
ERISA.
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(viii) Neither
Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide retiree
health
and life insurance or other retiree death benefits under any Summit Compensation
and Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B of the Code,
and
each such Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated
without incurring liability thereunder. There has been no communication to
Employees by Summit or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected
to promise or guarantee such Employees retiree health or life insurance or
other
retiree death benefits on a permanent basis.
(ix) Summit
and
its Subsidiaries do not maintain any Summit Compensation and Benefit Plans
covering foreign Employees.
(x) With
respect
to each Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable, Summit has provided
or made available to GAFC, true and complete copies of existing: (A) Summit
Compensation and Benefit Plan documents and amendments thereto; (B) trust
instruments and insurance contracts; (C) two most recent Forms 5500 filed
with
the IRS; (D) most recent actuarial report and financial statement; (E) the
most
recent summary plan description; (F) forms filed with the PBGC (other than
for
premium payments); (G) most recent determination letter issued by the IRS;
(H)
any Form 5310 or Form 5330 filed with the IRS; and (I) most recent
nondiscrimination tests performed under ERISA and the Code (including 401(k)
and
401(m) tests).
(xi) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not,
directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, as a result of any
termination of employment prior to or following the Effective Time) reasonably
be expected to (A) entitle any Summit Employee, Summit Consultant or Summit
Director to any payment (including severance pay or similar compensation)
or any
increase in compensation, (B) result in the vesting or acceleration of any
benefits under any Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result in
any
material increase in benefits payable under any Summit Compensation and Benefit
Plan.
(xii) Neither
Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any compensation plans, programs
or
arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to
be
deductible as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code
and
the regulations issued thereunder.
(xiii) As
a result,
directly or indirectly, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, as a result of any termination of employment
prior to or following the Effective Time), none of Summit, GAFC or the Surviving
Corporation, or any of their respective Subsidiaries will be obligated to
make a
payment that would be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” to an
individual who is a “disqualified individual” (as such terms are defined in
Section 280G of the Code), without regard to whether such payment is reasonable
compensation for personal services performed or to be performed in the
future.
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(l) No
Brokers.
No action
has been or
will be
taken
by
Summit that would give rise to any valid claim against any party hereto for
a
brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(m) Takeover
Laws.
Summit has
taken all action required to be taken by it in order to exempt this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby from, and this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby are exempt from, the requirements of any
Takeover Laws applicable to Summit.
(n) Environmental
Matters.
To
Summit’s knowledge, neither the conduct nor operation of Summit or its
Subsidiaries nor any condition of any property presently or previously owned,
leased or operated by any of them (including, without limitation, in a fiduciary
or agency capacity), or on which any of them holds a Lien, violates or violated
Environmental Laws and to Summit’s knowledge no condition has existed or event
has occurred with respect to any of them or any such property that, with
notice
or the passage of time, or both, is reasonably likely to result in liability
under Environmental Laws. To Summit’s knowledge, neither Summit nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice from any person or entity that Summit
or
its Subsidiaries or the operation or condition of any property ever owned,
leased, operated, or held as collateral or in a fiduciary capacity by any
of
them are or were in violation of or otherwise are alleged to have liability
under any Environmental Law, including, but not limited to, responsibility
(or
potential responsibility) for the cleanup or other remediation of any
pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic wastes, substances or materials
at, on, beneath, or originating from any such property.
(o) Tax
Matters.
(i) All
Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or with respect to Summit and
its
Subsidiaries have been duly filed, (ii) all Taxes shown to be due on the
Tax
Returns referred to in clause (i) have been paid in full, (iii) the Tax Returns
referred to in clause (i) have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service
or
the appropriate state, local or foreign taxing authority or the period for
assessment of the Taxes in respect of which such Tax Returns were required
to be
filed has expired, (iv) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as
a
result of such examinations have been paid in full, (v) no issues that have
been
raised by the relevant taxing authority in connection with the examination
of
any of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are currently pending, and
(vi)
no waivers of statutes of limitation have been given by or requested with
respect to any Taxes of Summit or its Subsidiaries. Neither Summit nor any
of
its Subsidiaries has any liability with respect to income, franchise or similar
Taxes that accrued on or before the end of the most recent period covered
by
Summit’s SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof in excess of the amounts
accrued with respect thereto that are reflected in the financial statements
included in Summit’s SEC Documents filed on or prior to the date hereof. As of
the date hereof, neither Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has any reason
to
believe that any conditions exist that might prevent or impede the Merger
from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
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(p) Books
and
Records.
The books
and records of Summit and its Subsidiaries have been fully, properly and
accurately maintained in all material respects, and there are no material
inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein,
and
they fairly present the substance of events and transactions included
therein.
(q) Insurance.
Summit’s
Disclosure Schedule lists all
of the
insurance policies, binders, or bonds maintained by Summit or its Subsidiaries.
Summit and its Subsidiaries are insured with insurers believed to be reputable
against such risks and in such amounts as the management of Summit reasonably
has determined to be prudent in accordance with industry practices. All such
insurance policies are in full force and effect; Summit and its Subsidiaries
are
not in material default thereunder; and all claims thereunder have been filed
in
due and timely fashion.
(r) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 6.04 do not contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Section
6.04,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading.
(s) Representations and
Warranties of Summit with Respect to Merger Sub.
(i) Organization,
Standing and Authority.
The Merger
Sub is or prior to the Effective Time will be duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization,
and
is or prior to the Effective Time will be duly qualified to do business and
in
good standing in the jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property
or
the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified. The Merger Sub
will
have been organized for the purpose of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and no newly chartered Merger Sub will have previously conducted
any
business or incurred any liabilities.
(ii) Power.
The Merger
Sub has, or prior to the Effective Time will have, the power and authority
to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(iii) Authority.
This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been, or prior to
the
Effective Time will have been, authorized by all requisite action on the
part of
the Merger Sub and its respective subsidiaries or members. Upon execution
and
delivery of Annex A, this Agreement will be a valid and legally binding
agreement of the Merger Sub enforceable in accordance with its terms (except
as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity
principles).
ARTICLE
VII
Covenants
7.01 Reasonable
Best Efforts.
Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of GAFC and Summit agrees
to
use its reasonable best efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken,
all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation
of
the Merger as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby and shall cooperate fully with the other
party hereto to that end.
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7.02 Stockholder
Approval.
GAFC agrees
to take, in accordance with applicable law and the GAFC Certificate and GAFC
By-laws, all action necessary to convene an appropriate meeting of its
stockholders to consider and vote upon the approval of this Agreement and
any
other matters required to be approved by GAFC’s stockholders for consummation of
the Merger (including any adjournment or postponement, the “GAFC
Meeting”),
as
promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective.
The GAFC Board will recommend that the GAFC stockholders approve and adopt
the
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that the GAFC
Board
may fail to make such recommendation, or withdraw, modify or change any such
recommendation, if the GAFC Board, after having consulted with and considered
the advice of outside counsel, has determined that the making of such
recommendation, or the failure to withdraw, modify or change such
recommendation, would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the
fiduciary duties of the members of the GAFC Board under applicable
law.
7.03 Registration
Statement.
(a) Summit
agrees to prepare a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration
Statement”)
to be
filed by Summit with the SEC in connection with the issuance of Summit Common
Stock in the Merger (including the prospectus of Summit and proxy solicitation
materials of GAFC constituting a part thereof (the “Proxy
Statement”)
and all
related documents). GAFC and Summit agree to cooperate, and to cause their
respective Subsidiaries to cooperate, with the other and its counsel and
its
accountants in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy
Statement; and provided
that GAFC
and its Subsidiaries have cooperated as required above, Summit agrees to
file
the Registration Statement (including the Proxy Statement in preliminary
form)
with the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within
forty-five (45) days from the date on which the sale of the Pasedena Branch
is
consummated. Each of GAFC and Summit agrees to use all reasonable efforts
to
cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities
Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof. Summit also
agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the effective date
of
the Registration Statement, all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky”
permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. GAFC agrees to furnish to Summit all information concerning
GAFC, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors and stockholders as may be
reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing and shall have the
right
to review and consult with Summit and approve the form of, and any
characterization of such information included in, the Registration Statement
prior to its being filed with the SEC.
(b) Each
of GAFC
and Summit agrees, as to itself and its Subsidiaries, that none of the
information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation
by
reference in (i) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration
Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective
under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the Proxy Statement
and any
amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to stockholders
and
at the time of the GAFC Meeting, as the case may be, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or any
statement which, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement
is
made, will be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or which
will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any statement in
any
earlier statement in the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto.
Each of GAFC and Summit further agrees that if it shall become aware prior
to
the Effective Date of any information furnished by it that would cause any
of
the statements in the Proxy Statement to be false or misleading with respect
to
any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make
the
statements therein not false or misleading, to promptly inform the other
party
thereof and to take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy
Statement.
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(c) Summit
agrees to advise GAFC, promptly after Summit receives notice thereof, of
the
time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement
or
amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension
of
the qualification of Summit Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction,
of
the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any
request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Registration Statement
or for additional information.
7.04 Press
Releases.
Each of
GAFC and Summit agrees that it will not, without the prior approval of the
other
party, file any material pursuant to SEC Rules 165 or 425, or issue any press
release or written statement for general circulation relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby, except as otherwise required by applicable
law
or regulation or NASDAQ rules.
7.05 Access;
Information.
(a) Each
of GAFC and Summit agrees that upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable
laws relating to the exchange of information, it shall afford the other party
and the other party’s officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other
authorized representatives, such access during normal business hours throughout
the period prior to the Effective Time to the books, records (including,
without
limitation, tax returns
and,
and,
subject to the consent of the independent auditors,
work papers
of independent auditors), properties, personnel and to such other information
as
any party may reasonably request and, during such period, it shall furnish
promptly to such other party (i) a copy of each material report, schedule
and
other document filed by it pursuant to the requirements of federal or state
securities or banking laws, and (ii) all other information concerning the
business, properties and personnel of it as the other may reasonably
request.
(b) Each
agrees
that it will not, and will cause its representatives not to, use any information
obtained pursuant to this Section 7.05 (as well as any other information
obtained prior to the date hereof in connection with the entering into of
this
Agreement) for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of law, each
party
will keep confidential, and will cause its representatives to keep confidential,
all information and documents obtained pursuant to this Section 7.05 (as
well as
any other information obtained prior to the date hereof in connection with
the
entering into of this Agreement) unless such information (i) was already
known
to such party, (ii) becomes available to such party from other sources not
known
by such party to be bound by a confidentiality obligation, (iii) is disclosed
with the prior written approval of the party to which such information pertains
or (iv) is or becomes readily ascertainable from published information or
trade
sources. In the event that this Agreement is terminated or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall otherwise fail to be consummated, each
party shall promptly cause all copies of documents or extracts thereof
containing information and data as to another party hereto to be returned
to the
party which furnished the same. No investigation by either party of the business
and affairs of the other shall affect or be deemed to modify or waive any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement, or the
conditions to either party’s obligation to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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(c) During
the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each party
shall
promptly furnish the other with copies of all monthly and other interim
financial statements produced in the ordinary course of business as,
the same
shall become available.
7.06 Acquisition
Proposals.
GAFC
agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its Subsidiaries’
officers, directors, agents, advisors and affiliates not to, solicit or
encourage inquiries or proposals with respect to, or engage in any negotiations
concerning, or provide any confidential information to, or have any discussions
with any person relating to, any Acquisition Proposal. It shall immediately
cease and cause to be terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations
conducted prior to the date of this Agreement with any parties other than
Summit
with respect to any of the foregoing and shall use its reasonable best efforts
to enforce any confidentiality or similar agreement relating to an Acquisition
Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time the GAFC Board
determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that failure
to do so would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of its fiduciary
duties under applicable law, GAFC, in response to a written Acquisition Proposal
that was unsolicited or that did not otherwise result from a breach of this
Section 7.06, may furnish non-public information with respect to GAFC to
the
Person who made such Acquisition Proposal and participate in negotiations
regarding such Acquisition Proposal.
7.07 Affiliate
Agreements.
(a)
Not
later than the 15th day prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement, GAFC
shall
deliver to Summit a schedule of each person that, to the best of its knowledge,
is or is reasonably likely to be, as of the date of the GAFC Meeting, deemed
to
be an “affiliate” of GAFC (each, a “GAFC
Affiliate”)
as that
term is used in Rule 145 under the Securities Act.
(b) GAFC
shall
use its reasonable best efforts to cause each person who may be deemed to
be a
GAFC Affiliate to execute and deliver to Summit on or before the date of
mailing
of the Proxy Statement an agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
7.08 Takeover
Laws.
No party
hereto shall take any action that would cause the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement to be subject to requirements imposed by any Takeover Law
and
each of them shall take all necessary steps within its control to exempt
(or
ensure the continued exemption of) the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement from any applicable Takeover Law, as now or hereafter in
effect.
7.09 Certain
Policies.
Immediately prior to the Effective Date, GAFC shall, consistent with generally
accepted accounting principles and on a basis mutually satisfactory to it
and
Summit, modify and change its loan, litigation and real estate valuation
policies and practices (including loan classifications and levels of reserves)
so as to be applied on a basis that is consistent with that of Summit and
shall
make appropriate accruals for any employee benefits, plans, arrangements
or
obligations assumed by Summit under this Agreement; provided, however, that
GAFC
shall not be obligated to take any such action pursuant to this Section 7.09
unless and until Summit acknowledges that all conditions to its obligation
to
consummate the Merger have been satisfied and certifies to GAFC that Summit’s
representations and warranties, subject to Section 6.02, are true and correct
as
of such date and that Summit is otherwise material in compliance with this
Agreement. Summit and GAFC also
shall
consult with respect to the character, amount, and timing of restructuring
and
Merger-related expense charges to be taken by each of them in connection
with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall take such charges
in
accordance with GAAP as may be mutually agreed upon by them. GAFC’s
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall
not
be deemed to be untrue or breached in any respect for any purpose as a
consequence of any modifications or changes undertaken solely on account
of this
Section 7.09.
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7.10 Regulatory
Applications.
(a) Summit
and GAFC and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use their
respective reasonable best efforts to prepare all documentation, to effect
all
filings and to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations
of all
third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Summit and GAFC shall
have
the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult
with the other, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange
of information, with respect to, all material written information submitted
to
any third party or any Governmental Authority in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing
right,
each of the parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and as promptly as
practicable. Each party hereto agrees that it will consult with the other
party
hereto with respect to the obtaining of all material permits, consents,
approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities
necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and each party will keep the other party apprised of the status
of
material matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) Each
party
agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information concerning
itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other
matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with any
filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other party or
any of
its Subsidiaries to any third party or Governmental Authority.
7.11 Indemnification.
(a)
Following
the Effective Date and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, Summit
shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present directors, officers and
employees of GAFC and its Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified
Party”)
against
all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines,
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (collectively, “Costs”)
incurred
in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation,
whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of actions
or
omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without
limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest
extent that GAFC is permitted or required to indemnify (and advance expenses
to)
its directors and officers under the laws of the State of Delaware, the GAFC
Certificate, the GAFC By-Laws and any agreement as in effect on the date
hereof;
provided
that any
determination required to be made with respect to whether an officer’s,
director’s or employee’s conduct complies with the standards set forth under
Delaware law, the GAFC Certificate, the GAFC By-Laws and any agreement shall
be
made by independent counsel (which shall not be counsel that provides material
services to Summit) selected by Summit and reasonably acceptable to such
officer
or director.
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(b) Any
Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 7.11(a),
upon
learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation described
above, shall promptly notify Summit thereof; provided
that the
failure so to notify shall not affect the obligations of Summit under Section
7.11(a) unless and to the extent that Summit is actually prejudiced as a
result
of such failure.
(c) If
Summit or
any of its successors or assigns shall consolidate with or merge into any
other
entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation
or merger or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any
entity, then and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that the
successors and assigns of Summit shall assume the obligations set forth in
this
Section 7.11.
(bb) The
provisions of this Section 7.11 shall survive the Effective Time and are
intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified
Party and his or her heirs and representatives.
7.12 Benefit
Plans.
(a) It is
the intention of Summit that within a reasonable period of time following
the
Effective Time (i) it will provide employees of GAFC with employee benefit
plans
substantially similar in the aggregate to those provided to similarly situated
employees of Summit, (ii) Summit shall cause any and all pre-existing condition
limitations (to the extent such limitations did not apply to a pre-existing
condition under the Compensation and Benefit Plans) and eligibility waiting
periods under group health plans to be waived with respect to such participants
and their eligible dependents, and (iii) all GAB employees will receive credit
for years of service with GAFC and its predecessors prior to the Effective
Time
for purposes of eligibility and vesting and not for purposes of benefit accrual
under Summit’s benefit plans. Summit shall maintain GAFC’s existing employee
benefit plans until such time as Summit has provided similar plans to GAFC’s
employees as contemplated in the preceding sentence. GAB employees shall
not be
entitled to accrual of benefits or allocation of contributions under Summit’s
benefit plans based on years of service with GAFC and its predecessors prior
to
the Effective Date.
(b) Immediately
prior to the Effective Date, GAFC shall take such action as may be necessary
to
terminate its 401(k) plan, including accruing the estimated expense associated
with terminating the 401(k) plan. Following the receipt of a favorable
determination letter from the IRS relating to the termination of the 401(k)
plan, the assets of the plan shall be distributed to participants as provided
in
the plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the 401(k) plan trustee may make distributions to all
non-continuing GAB employees before the receipt of a favorable determination
letter. In
the event
a favorable ruling is not issued, GAFC agrees that termination of the 401(k)
plan shall not occur and the 401(k) plan shall be merged with Summit’s 401(k)
plan.
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7.13 Notification
of Certain Matters.
Each of
GAFC and Summit shall give prompt notice to the other of any fact, event
or
circumstance known to it that (i) is reasonably likely, individually or taken
together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to result
in any Material Adverse Effect with respect to it or (ii) would cause or
constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements contained herein.
7.14 Current
Public Information. Summit
agrees that it shall, for a period of three (3) years following the Effective
Time, use its best efforts to meet the current public information requirements
as set forth in paragraph (c) of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act,
and will provide those persons providing affiliate letters pursuant to Section
7.07 with such other information as they may reasonably require and to otherwise
cooperate with such persons to facilitate any sales of Summit Common Stock
issued to such persons pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with the
provisions of Rule 144 and/or Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act.
The
provisions of this Section 7.14 shall survive the Effective Time and are
intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, such affiliates
of GAFC.
7.15 Contractual
Rights of Current Employees.
At and
following the Effective Time, Summit shall honor, and Summit shall continue
to
be obligated to perform, in accordance with their terms, all benefit obligations
to, and contractual rights of, current and former employees of GAFC and its
Subsidiaries existing as of the Effective Date, as well as all employment,
severance, deferred compensation, split dollar life insurance or
“change-in-control” agreements, plans or policies of GAFC and its Subsidiaries
which are Previously Disclosed. Summit acknowledges that the consummation
of the
Merger will constitute a “change-in-control” of for purposes of any employee
benefit plans, agreements and arrangements of GAFC and its
Subsidiaries.
7.16 GAFC Trust
Preferred Securities.
(a) GAFC
shall
cooperate with Summit to permit Summit to assume the obligations of GAFC
under
the Indenture and the Guarantee and to receive the transfer of the Common
Securities, as provided in Section 2.03, and to enable Summit to exercise
the
call feature of the GAFC Trust Preferred Stock, including by causing GAFC's
counsel to deliver such opinions as the Trustee may reasonably require with
respect to the assumption of the GAFC Trust Preferred Securities.
(b) From
and
after the date hereof and until and including the Closing Date, GAFC shall
(i)
pay, or accrue, as applicable , and cause the Trust to pay, or accrue, as
applicable, all amounts due (when and as due) and comply, and cause each
Trust
to comply, with all of its obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantee,
and such other transaction documents (together the “Operative Documents”), and
(ii) not enter into any agreement (or amend, alter or agree to amend or alter
any Operative Document or other agreement) with the Trust.
7.17 Transition.
Commencing
on the date hereof, and in all cases subject to applicable law and regulation,
GAFC shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with Summit and
its
Subsidiaries to facilitate the integration of the parties and their respective
businesses effective as of the Closing Date or such later date as may be
determined by Summit. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from
the
date hereof through the Closing Date and consistent with the performance
of
their day-to-day operations and the continuous operation of GAFC and its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, GAFC shall cause the employees
and officers of GAFC and its Subsidiaries to use their reasonable best efforts
to provide support, including support from its outside contractors and vendors,
and to assist Summit in performing all tasks, including equipment installation,
reasonably required to result in a successful integration at the Closing
or such
later date as may be determined by Summit. In addition, GAFC shall cooperate
with Summit in seeking to amend certain lease arrangements of GAFC and its
Subsidiaries as specified by Summit, such amendments to be effective only
upon
consummation of the Merger.
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ARTICLE
VIII
Conditions
to Consummation of the Merger
8.01 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The
respective obligation of each of Summit and GAFC to consummate the Merger
is
subject to the fulfillment by Summit and GAFC prior to the Effective Time
of
each of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder
Approval.
This
Agreement shall have been duly approved by the requisite vote of the
stockholders of GAFC.
(b) Regulatory
Approvals.
All
regulatory approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby
shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect and all
statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired and no such
approvals shall contain any conditions, restrictions or requirements
(other
than
with respect to the sale of the Pasadena Branch) which
the
Summit Board reasonably determines in good faith would either before or after
the Effective Time have a Material Adverse Effect on the Surviving Corporation
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent)
which is in effect and prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(d) Registration
Statement.
The
Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act
and
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
shall
have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated
or threatened by the SEC.
(e) Blue
Sky
Approvals.
All
permits and other authorizations under state securities laws necessary to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to issue the shares of
Summit Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been received and
be
in full force and effect.
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(f) Listing.
To the
extent required, the shares of Summit Common Stock to be issued in the Merger
shall have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital
Market,
subject to official notice of issuance.
8.02 Conditions
to Obligation of GAFC.
The
obligation of GAFC to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment
or written waiver by GAFC prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Summit set forth in this Agreement shall
be
true and correct, subject to Section 6.02, as of the date of this Agreement
and
as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except
that representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of the date
of
this Agreement or some other date shall be true and correct as of such date),
and GAFC shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed
on
behalf of Summit by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer
of Summit to such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Summit.
Summit
shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to
be
performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and
GAFC
shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf
of
Summit by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
Summit
to such effect.
8.03 Conditions
to Obligation of Summit.
The
obligation of Summit to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment
or written waiver by Summit prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of GAFC set forth in this Agreement shall
be true
and correct, subject to Section 6.02, as of the date of this Agreement and
as of
the Effective Date as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except
that
representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of the date of
this
Agreement or some other date shall be true and correct as of such date) and
Summit shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed
on
behalf of GAFC by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer
of
GAFC to such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of GAFC.
GAFC shall
have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed
by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and Summit
shall
have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of
GAFC
by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of GAFC to
such
effect.
(c) Opinion
of Summit’s Counsel.
Summit
and
GAFC
shall
have
received an opinion of Hunton &Williams, special counsel to Summit, dated
the Effective Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations
and assumptions set forth in such opinion, (i) the Merger constitutes a
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code
(ii) no
gain or loss will be recognized by stockholders of GAFC who receive shares
of
Summit Common Stock in exchange for shares of GAFC Common Stock, except that
gain or loss may be recognized as to cash received as Merger Consideration
and/or
in lieu of
fractional share interests,
and
(iii)
after the
Merger, Summit will be allowed to carry forward GAFC’s
consolidated net operating losses under Section 382 of the Code. In rendering
its opinion, Hunton &Williams may require and rely upon representations
contained in letters from Summit and others.
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(d) Core
Deposits.
The
balance of Core Deposits shall not be less than $144 million .
(e) Sale
of
Branch.
At least
forty-five (45)
days
prior
to consummation of the Merger, GAB shall have consummated the sale of the
Pasadena Branch.
ARTICLE
IX
Termination
9.01 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger
may be
abandoned:
(a) Mutual
Consent.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, by the mutual consent of Summit and GAFC,
if
the Board of Directors of each so determines by vote of a majority of the
members of its entire Board.
(b) Breach.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, by Summit or GAFC (provided that the party
seeking termination is not then in material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein), if its Board of
Directors so determines by vote of a majority of the members of its entire
Board, in the event of either: (i) a breach by the other party of any
representation or warranty contained herein (subject to the standard set
forth
in Section 6.02), which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30
days
after the giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach;
or
(ii) a breach by the other party of any of the covenants or agreements contained
herein, which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after
the
giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach, provided
that
such breach (whether under (i) or (ii)) would be reasonably likely, individually
or in the aggregate with other breaches, to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Delay.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, by Summit or GAFC, if its Board of Directors
so determines by vote of a majority of the members of its entire Board, in
the
event that the Acquisition is not consummated by December 31, 2007, except
to the extent that the failure of the Acquisition then to be consummated
arises
out of or results from the knowing action or inaction of the party seeking
to
terminate pursuant to this Section 9.01(c).
(d) No
Approval.
By GAFC or
Summit, if its Board of Directors so determines by a vote of a majority of
the
members of its entire Board, in the event (i) the approval of any Governmental
Authority required for consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall have been denied by final nonappealable
action of such Governmental Authority or (ii) the
stockholder
approval required by Section 8.01(a) herein is not obtained at the GAFC
Meeting.
(e) Failure
to Recommend, Etc.
At any
time prior to the GAFC Meeting, by Summit if the GAFC Board shall have failed
to
make its recommendation referred to in Section 7.02, withdrawn such
recommendation or modified or changed such recommendation in a manner adverse
in
any respect to the interests of Summit.
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(f) Superior
Proposal.
By GAFC,
if the GAFC Board so determines by a vote of the majority of the members
of its
entire board, at any time prior to the GAFC Meeting, in order to concurrently
enter into an agreement with respect to an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal
that
was received and considered by GAFC in compliance with Section 7.06 and that
would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to
GAFC’s
stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger (a “Superior
Proposal”);
provided,
however, that (i) this Agreement may be terminated by GAFC pursuant to this
Section 9.01(f) only after the fifth business day following Summit’s receipt of
written notice from GAFC advising Summit that GAFC is prepared to enter into
an
agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and only if, during such five
business day period Summit elects not to make an offer or Summit does not
make
an offer to GAFC that the GAFC Board determines in good faith, after
consultation with its financial and legal advisors, is at least as favorable
as
the Superior Proposal.
9.02 Effect
of Termination and Abandonment.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement and the abandonment of the Merger
pursuant to this Article IX, no party to this Agreement shall have any liability
or further obligation to any other party hereunder except (i) as set forth
in
Section 9.03 and (ii) that termination will not relieve a breaching party
from
liability for any willful breach of this Agreement giving rise to such
termination.
9.03 Fees
and Expenses.
(a)
In the
event that this Agreement shall be terminated (i) by either party pursuant
to
Section 9.01(d)(ii), and, at or prior to the time of the failure of GAFC’s
stockholders to approve this Agreement and the Merger, an Acquisition Proposal
shall have been made public and not withdrawn, or (ii) by GAFC pursuant to
Section 9.01(f), then GAFC shall pay Summit in immediately available funds
a fee
of $750,000 (the “Section
9.03(a) Fee”) as
follows:
(i) $250,000 no later than two (2) business days after the date of
termination, (ii) $100,000 on the date that is one (1) year after the
termination date, (iii) $100,000 on the date that is two (2) years after
the
termination date, and (iv) $300,000 on the date that is three (3) years after
the termination date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if GAFC consummates
the
transaction that is the subject of the Acquisition Proposal, then the remaining
balance shall be due and payable no later than two (2) business days after
consummation.
(b) In
the event
that (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01(e); or (ii)
this
Agreement is terminated by Summit pursuant to Section 9.01(b); or (iii) this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01(c), then, in any such event,
GAFC shall pay Summit promptly (but in no event later than two business days
after the first of such events shall have occurred) a
fee of
$250,000
(the
“Section
9.03(b) Fee”),
which
amount shall be payable in immediately available funds.
(c) In
the event
that GAFC shall fail to pay the Section 9.03(a) Fee or the Section 9.03(b)
Fee
when due, the applicable fee shall be deemed to include the costs and expenses
actually incurred or accrued by Summit (including, without limitation, fees
and
expenses of counsel) in connection with the collection of the applicable
fee
under the enforcement of this Section 9.03, together with interest on such
applicable unpaid fee, commencing on the date that the applicable fee became
due, at a rate equal to the rate of interest publicly announced by Citibank,
N.A., from time to time, in the City of New York, as such bank’s Base Rate plus
2.00%.
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(d) In
no event
shall GAFC be obligated to pay both the Section 9.03(a) Fee and the Section
9.03(b) Fee.
ARTICLE
X
Miscellaneous
10.01 Survival.
No
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Effective Time (other than Sections 2.02(b),
4.04,
7.11, 7.12, 7.14, 7.15 and this Article X which shall survive the Effective
Time) or the termination of this Agreement if this Agreement is terminated
prior
to the Effective Time (other than Sections 7.03(b), 7.05(b), 9.02, this Article
X which shall survive such termination).
10.02 Waiver;
Amendment.
Prior to
the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be (i) waived by
the
party benefited by the provision, or (ii) amended or modified at any time,
by an
agreement in writing between the parties hereto executed in the same manner
as
this Agreement, except that after the GAFC Meeting, this Agreement may not
be
amended if it would violate the DGCL.
10.03 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to constitute an original.
10.04 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely
within such State (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of Federal
law
are applicable).
10.05 Expenses.
Each
party
hereto will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that printing expenses shall
be
shared equally between GAFC and Summit.
10.06 Notices.
All
notices, requests and other communications hereunder to a party shall be
in
writing and shall be deemed given if personally delivered, telecopied (with
confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) to such party at its address set forth below or such other address
as
such party may specify by notice to the parties hereto.
If
to GAFC,
to:
GREATER
ATLANTIC FINAncial CORP.
00000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
X00
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxx
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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With
a copy
to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Aguggia LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
If
to
Summit, to:
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
000
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
P.
O. Xxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: H.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, III
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Xxxxxx
X.
Tissue
Chief
Financial Officer
With
a copy
to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
XxXxxxx Xxxxx & Love LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
P.
O. Xxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq.
10.07 Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement represents the entire understanding of the parties hereto with
reference to the transactions contemplated hereby and this Agreement supersedes
any and all other oral or written agreements heretofore made. Except for
Sections 7.11 and 7.12, nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied, is
intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under
or
by reason of this Agreement.
10.08 Interpretation;
Effect.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Disclosure
Schedules,
such reference shall be to a Section of, or Exhibit or
Disclosure
Schedule
to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
are not
part of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including”
are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation.” No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to
require GAFC, Summit or any of their respective Subsidiaries, affiliates
or
directors to take any action which would violate applicable law (whether
statutory or common law), rule or regulation.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in counterparts
by
their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first above
written.
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GREATER
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President
and Chief
Executive Officer
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/
H.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III
H.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III
Title:
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
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ANNEX
A
FORM
OF
SUPPLEMENT
FOR MERGER SUB ACCESSION
This
SUPPLEMENT FOR
MERGER SUB ACCESSION TO MERGER AGREEMENT,
dated as
of the ____ day of _______, 2007
(this
“Supplement”),
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of _________, 2007
(as may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the
“Agreement”),
by and
between SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a West Virginia corporation (“Summit”)
and
GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP., a Delaware
corporation
(“GAFC”).
WHEREAS,
terms used
but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Agreement;
and
WHEREAS,
pursuant
to Section 2.01 of the Agreement, Summit has determined to consummate the
Merger
in part through the merger of GAFC with and into _________________, a
Delaware
corporation
(the “Merger Sub”).
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants, representations
and
warranties contained in the Agreement, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Agreement.
Merger Sub agrees (i) to be bound by and subject to the terms of the Agreement,
(ii) to become a party to the Agreement, as provided by Section 2.01 thereof,
(iii) to perform all obligations and agreements set forth therein, and (iv)
to
adopt the Agreement with the same force and effect as if the undersigned
were
originally a party thereto.
2. Notice.
Any
notice required to be provided pursuant to Section 10.06 of the Agreement
shall
be given to the Merger Sub at the following address:
[Insert
address and facsimile number]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
this
Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the undersigned, duly
authorized thereunto as of the date first hereinabove written.
[Insert
name
of Merger Sub ]
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
GREATER
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP.
By:
|
____________________________
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
|
Title:
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By:
|
______________________________
|
Name:
|
H.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III
|
Title:
|
President
and
Chief Executive Officer
|
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF GAFC AFFILIATE LETTER
______________,
2007
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
000
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X.
Tissue
Chief
Financial Officer
Ladies
and
Gentlemen:
I
have been
advised that I may be deemed to be, but do not admit that I am, an “affiliate”
of GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. a Delaware corporation (“GAFC”), as that
term is defined in Rule 145 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”). I understand that pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization, dated as of ______, 2007 (the “Agreement”), by and
between SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a West Virginia corporation (“Summit”),
and GAFC, GAFC plans to merge with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Summit
(the “Merger”).
I
further
understand that as a result of the Merger, I may receive shares of common
stock,
par value $2.50
per
share, of Summit (“Summit Stock”) in exchange for shares of common stock, par
value $0.01
per share,
of GAFC (“GAFC Stock”).
I
have
carefully read this letter and reviewed the Agreement and discussed their
requirements and other applicable limitations upon my ability to sell, transfer,
or otherwise dispose of Summit Stock, to the extent I felt necessary, with
my
counsel or counsel for GAFC.
I
represent,
warrant and covenant with and to Summit that in the event I receive any Summit
Stock as a result of the Merger:
1. I
shall not
make any sale, transfer, or other disposition of such Summit Stock unless
(i)
such sale, transfer or other disposition has been registered under the
Securities Act, (ii) such sale, transfer or other disposition is made in
conformity with the provisions of Rule 145 under the Securities Act (as such
rule may be amended from time to time), or (iii) in the opinion of counsel
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Summit, or under a “no-action”
letter obtained by me from the staff of the SEC, such sale, transfer or other
disposition will not violate or is otherwise exempt from registration under
the
Securities Act.
2. I
understand
that Summit is under no obligation to register the sale, transfer or other
disposition of shares of Summit Stock by me or on my behalf under the Securities
Act or to take any other action necessary in order to make compliance with
an
exemption from such registration available.
3. I
understand
that stop transfer instructions will be given to Summit’s transfer agent with
respect to shares of Summit Stock issued to me as a result of the Merger
and
that there will be placed on the certificates for such shares, or any
substitutions therefor, a legend stating in substance:
The
shares
represented by this certificate were issued in a transaction to which Rule
145
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 applies. The shares represented
by
this certificate may be transferred only in accordance with the terms of
a
letter agreement, dated _____________, between the registered holder hereof
and
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a copy of which agreement is on file at the
principal offices of SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.”
4. I
understand
that, unless transfer by me of the Summit Stock issued to me as a result
of the
Merger has been registered under the Securities Act or such transfer is made
in
conformity with the provisions of Rule 145(d) under the Securities Act, Summit
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to place the following legend
on the
certificates issued to my transferee:
The
shares
represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 and were acquired from a person who received such shares in a
transaction to which Rule 145 under the Securities Act of 1933 applies. The
shares have been acquired by the holder not with a view to, or for resale
in
connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities
Act of 1933 and may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred
except in accordance with an exemption from the registration requirements
of the
Securities Act of 1933.”
It
is
understood and agreed that the legends set forth in paragraphs (3) and (4)
above
shall be removed by delivery of substitute certificates without such legends
if
I shall have delivered to Summit (i) a copy of a “no action” letter from the
staff of the SEC, or an opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Summit, to the effect that such legend is not required for
purposes of the Act, or (ii) evidence or representations satisfactory to
Summit
that the Summit Stock represented by such certificates is being or has been
sold
in conformity with the provisions of Rule 145(d).
I
further
understand and agree that this letter agreement shall apply to all shares
of
Summit Stock that I am deemed to beneficially own pursuant to applicable
federal
securities law.
Very
truly
yours,
By
____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted
this ____ day of ______________, 2007.
GREATER
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP.
By:
___________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By
__________________________
Name:
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H.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III
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Title:
President
and Chief
Executive Officer