AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND MERGER BY AND AMONG VILLAGE BANK AND TRUST FINANCIAL CORP. VILLAGE BANK AND RIVER CITY BANK Dated March 9, 2008
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND MERGER
BY
AND AMONG
VILLAGE
BANK AND TRUST FINANCIAL CORP.
VILLAGE
BANK
AND
RIVER
CITY BANK
Dated
March 9, 2008
ARTICLE
I
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CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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Certain
Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE
II
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THE
MERGER
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2.1
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The
Merger
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7
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2.2
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Effective
Date and Effective Time
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8
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ARTICLE
III
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CONSIDERATION;
EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
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3.1
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Merger
Consideration
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9
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3.2
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Election
and Proration Procedures
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9
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3.3
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Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers
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12
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3.4
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Fractional
Shares
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12
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3.5
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Exchange
Procedures
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13
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3.6
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Anti-Dilution
Provisions
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14
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3.7
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Options.
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14
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3.8
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Lost
Certificates
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15
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ARTICLE
IV
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ACTIONS
PENDING THE EFFECTIVE TIME
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4.1
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Forebearances
of River City Bank
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15
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4.2
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Forebearances
of Village Financial
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18
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ARTICLE
V
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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5.1
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Disclosure
Schedules
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20
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5.2
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Standard
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21
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5.3
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Representations
and Warranties of River City Bank
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21
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5.4
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Representations
and Warranties of Village Financial
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35
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ARTICLE
VI
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COVENANTS
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6.1
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Affirmative
Covenants of River City Bank
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48
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6.2
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Affirmative
Covenants of Village Financial
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51
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6.3
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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53
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6.4
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Registration
Statement
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53
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6.5
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Press
Releases
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54
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6.6
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Access;
Information
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54
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6.7
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Acquisition
Proposals
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55
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6.8
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Takeover
Laws
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55
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6.9
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Certain
Policies
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55
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6.10
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Regulatory
Applications
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56
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6.11
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Benefit
Plans
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56
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6.12
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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57
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6.13
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River
City Bank Directors and Officers
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57
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6.14
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Employment
of Other River City Bank Employees
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57
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6.15
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Expenses
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57
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6.16
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Indemnification
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58
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
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7.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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59
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7.2
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Conditions
to Obligation of River City Bank
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60
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7.3
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Conditions
to Obligation of Village Financial
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61
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ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION
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8.1
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Termination
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61
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8.2
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Effect
of Termination and Abandonment
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64
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8.3
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Fees
and Expenses
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64
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ARTICLE
IX
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MISCELLANEOUS
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9.1
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Survival
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65
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9.2
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Waiver;
Amendment
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65
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9.3
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Counterparts
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65
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9.4
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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65
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9.5
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Notices
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66
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Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries
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66
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9.7
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Interpretation;
Effect
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67
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ii
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND MERGER,
dated
as of March 9, 2008 (this “Agreement”),
by and
among VILLAGE
BANK AND TRUST FINANCIAL CORP., (“Village
Financial”),
VILLAGE
BANK (“Village
Bank”)
and
RIVER
CITY BANK (“River
City Bank”).
RECITALS
A. Village
Financial.
Village
Financial is a Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business
in
Midlothian, Virginia.
B. Village
Bank.
Village
Bank is a Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business in
Midlothian, Virginia.
C. River
City Bank.
River
City Bank is a Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business
in
Mechanicsville, Virginia.
D. 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 (the “Code”).
E. Board
Action.
The
respective Boards of Directors of each of Village Financial and River City
Bank
have determined that it is 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
1.1 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 River City Bank 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, River City Bank other than the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
“Additional
Fee”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).
“Affiliates”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(dd).
“Affiliates’
Agreement” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
“Agreement”
means
this Agreement, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with
Section 9.2.
“Cash
Consideration”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“Cash
Election”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Cash
Election Number”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Closing”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Closing
Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Costs”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.16(a).
“Disclosure
Schedule”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“DOL”
means
the United States Department of Labor.
“XXXXX”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g)(ii).
“Effective
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Effective
Time”
means
the effective time of the Merger, as provided for in Section 2.2.
“Election
Deadline”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).
“Election
Form”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Election
Modification Period”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).
“Environmental
Laws”
means
all applicable local, state and federal environmental, health and safety laws,
rules, ordinances and regulations regarding or related to protection of human
health, safety or the environment, 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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“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 3.2(c).
“Exchange
Fund”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).
“Exchange
Ratio”
shall
mean 1.0.
“FDIC”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(aa).
“Fee”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or local
governmental authority or instrumentality.
“Indemnified
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.16(a).
“Insurance
Amount”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.16(b).
“Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Lien”
means
encumbrances, mortgages, pledges, liens, charges, security interests and other
defects in title generally considered to be liens.
“Loan”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1(c)(vii).
“Loan
Collateral” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(w)(ii).
“Loan
Loss Reserve” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(w)(vi).
“Mailing
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
with respect to Village Financial or River City Bank, any effect that (i) is
material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations or
business of Village Financial and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or River
City Bank, respectively, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either
Village Financial or River City Bank 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 tax, banking and similar laws of general
applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities,
(b) changes in generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting
requirements applicable to banks and their holding companies generally, (c)
changes in economic conditions affecting financial institutions generally,
including, but not limited to, changes in market interest rates or the projected
future interest rate environment, (d) 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, (e) actions and omissions of Village Financial
or River City Bank taken with the prior written consent of the other in
contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (f) direct effects
of
compliance with this Agreement on the operating performance of the parties,
including expenses incurred by the parties in consummating the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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“Maximum
Cash Conversion Number”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(d).
“Merger”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Merger
Consideration”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“Mixed
Election”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“NASDAQ”
means
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.’s Capital Market.
“New
Certificate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).
“Non-Election
Shares”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Old
Certificate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Person”
means an
individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability
company, a labor union, a trust or any other entity or organization, including
a
government, a governmental or judicial or regulatory organization or body,
a
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Previously
Disclosed”
by a
party shall mean information set forth in its Disclosure Schedule or in Village
Financial’s SEC Documents or River City Bank’s Filed Documents.
“Registration
Statement”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Replacement
Option”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
“Representative”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“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.
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“River
City Bank”
has the
meaning set forth in the Introduction.
“River
City Bank Common Stock”
means
the common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of River City Bank.
“River
City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plans”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(m).
“River
City Bank Consultants”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(m)(i).
“River
City Bank Directors”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(m)(i).
“River
City Bank Employees”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(m)(i).
“River
City Bank ERISA Affiliate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(m)(iii).
“River
City Bank Fairness Opinion”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(g).
“River
City Bank Meeting”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).
“River
City Bank Pension Plan”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(m)(ii).
“River
City Bank Real Property”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(v)(i).
“River
City Bank Real Property Leases”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(v)(i).
“River
City Bank Stock Options”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
“River
City Bank Stock Plans”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
“River
City Bank’s Filed Documents”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g)(i).
“SCC”
means
the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Xxxxxxxx
Employment Agreement”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).
“Stock
Consideration”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
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“Stock
Election”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Stock
Election Number”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Stock
Election Shares”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Subsidiary”
has the
meaning ascribed to it in Rule 1-02 Section 210.1-(2)(w) of Regulation S-X
of
the SEC.
“Superior
Proposal”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1(g).
“Surviving
Corporation”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Takeover
Laws”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(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.
“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.
“Total
Cash Consideration”
means
$3,962,592.00.
“Total
Cash Election Consideration”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(d).
“Total
Stock Consideration”
means
1,440,942 shares of Village Financial Common Stock.
“Village
Bank”
has the
meaning set forth in the Introduction.
“Village
Financial”
has the
meaning set forth in the Introduction.
“Village
Financial Common Stock”
means
the common stock, par value $4.00 per share, of Village Financial.
“Village
Financial Compensation and Benefit Plans”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(l)(i).
“Village
Financial Consultants”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(l)(i).
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“Village
Financial Directors”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(l)(i).
“Village
Financial Employees”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(l)(i).
“Village
Financial ERISA Affiliate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(l)(iii).
“Village
Financial Fairness Opinion”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(g).
“Village
Financial Meeting”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
“Village
Financial Pension Plan”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(l)(ii).
“Village
Financial Ratio”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1(f)(i).
“Village
Financial’s SEC Documents”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(h)(i).
“VSCA”
means
the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.
ARTICLE
II
THE
MERGER
2.1 The
Merger.
(a) At
the
Effective Time, River City Bank shall merge with and into Village Bank (the
“Merger”),
the
separate corporate existence of River City Bank shall cease and Village Bank
shall survive and continue to exist as a Virginia corporation (Village Bank,
as
the surviving corporation in the Merger, sometimes being referred to herein
as
the “Surviving
Corporation”).
Village Financial may at any time prior to the Effective Time change the method
of effecting the combination with River City Bank (including, without
limitation, the provisions of this Article II) if and to the extent it deems
such change to be necessary, appropriate or desirable; provided, however, that
no such change shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind of Merger
Consideration (as hereinafter defined), or the relative proportions of cash
and
Village Financial Common Stock included therein, (ii) adversely affect the
tax
treatment of River City Bank’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 Village
Financial shall provide River City Bank prior written notice of such change
and
the reasons therefor.
(b) At
the
Effective Time, the Merger shall have all of the effects described in Section
13.1-721 of the VSCA, and by reason of the Merger, all of the property, assets
and rights of every kind and character of River City Bank (including without
limitation all real, personal or mixed property, all debts due on whatever
account, and every other interest of or belonging to or due to River City Bank,
whether tangible or intangible) shall be transferred to and vest in Village
Bank, and Village Bank shall succeed to all the rights, privileges, immunities,
powers, purposes and franchises of a public or private nature of River City
Bank
(including all trust and other fiduciary properties, powers and rights), all
without any transfer, conveyance, assignment or further act or deed; and,
Village Bank shall become responsible for all of the liabilities, duties and
obligations of every kind, nature and description of River City Bank (including
duties as trustee or fiduciary) as of the Effective Time.
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(c) The
Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Village Financial in effect at
the
Effective Time will remain in effect until otherwise amended in accordance
with
law and the Bylaws of Village Financial. The Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws of Village Bank in effect at the Effective Time shall be the Articles
of
Incorporation and Bylaws of Village Bank as the Surviving Corporation of the
Merger. The number of directors of the Board of Directors of Village Financial
and Village Bank shall be reduced by one (1) from nine (9) to eight (8) in
accordance with Section 6.13 and such eight (8) directors (together with the
four (4) new directors to be appointed as set forth in the next sentence) in
office at the Effective Time shall continue to hold such offices until removed
as provided by law or until the election or appointment of their respective
successors. Four (4) River City Bank Directors as provided in Section 6.13
shall
be additionally appointed to the Board of Directors of Village Financial and
Village Bank as of the Effective Time, to hold such office until removed as
provided by law or until the election or appointment of a successor. One (1)
of
the four (4) of the River City Bank Directors appointed to the Board of
Directors of Village Financial and Village Bank will assume the term of the
one
(1) outgoing member from each of the Board of Directors of Village Financial
and
Village Bank. Each of the remaining three (3) River City Bank Directors will
be
slotted into one (1) of the three (3) tiers of staggered terms established
for
the Board of Directors of Village Financial and Village Bank, with each such
director being slotted into a different tier. River City Bank, in its sole
discretion, shall choose where its four (4) directors are slotted on the Board
of Directors of Village Financial and Village Bank consistent with this
subsection. Vacancies on the Board of Directors of Village Financial and Village
Bank shall be filled by a qualified individual in accordance with each
corporation’s Bylaws. The officers of Village Financial and Village Bank in
office at the Effective Time shall continue to hold such offices until removed
as provided by law or until the election or appointment of their respective
successors. Additionally, Village Financial shall enter into an employment
agreement with Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Xxxxxxxx
Employment Agreement”),
which
will be executed as of the date of this Agreement and effective as of the
Effective Time.
2.2 Effective
Date and Effective Time. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of McGuireWoods LLP, One Xxxxx Center, 000 X. Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other place as Village Financial
and River City Bank shall mutually designate, on a date mutually agreed by
Village Financial and River City Bank (the “Closing
Date”)
which
the parties shall use their best efforts to occur on (i) the fifth business
day
to occur after the last of the conditions set forth in Article VII 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
(or, at the election of Village Financial, 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. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in
this Agreement (including, without limitation, the receipt of all required
approvals of Governmental Authorities), the Merger shall be effective on the
date (the “Effective
Date”)
and at
the time (the “Effective
Time”)
specified in the Articles of Merger as filed with the SCC in accordance with
law. At the Closing, Village Financial, Village Bank and River City Bank shall
take such actions (including, without limitation, the delivery of certain
closing documents) as are required herein and as shall otherwise be required
by
law to consummate the Merger and cause it to become
effective, and shall execute Articles of Merger substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit B
hereto.
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ARTICLE
III
CONSIDERATION;
EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
3.1 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 shares of River City Bank Common Stock (other than River City Bank
or
Village Financial and its Subsidiaries except for shares held by them in a
fiduciary capacity) shall receive in respect of each such share, at the election
of the holder as provided in and subject to the limitations set forth in this
Agreement, including the limitations set forth in Sections 3.2(e) either (i)
the
number of shares of Village Financial Common Stock equal to one (1.0) multiplied
by the applicable Exchange Ratio (the “Stock
Consideration”)
or (ii)
$11.00 in cash without interest (the “Cash
Consideration”)
or a
combination of the Stock Consideration and the Cash Consideration as set forth
in Section 3.2(b)(iii); provided, however, for clarification, that the Total
Cash Consideration shall equal $3,962,592.00, the Total Stock Consideration
shall equal 1,440,942 shares of Village Financial Common Stock, and the 88,225
River City Bank Stock Options shall be converted into Replacement Options with
the right to receive Village Financial Common Stock as set forth in Section
3.7(a). The Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration are sometimes
referred to herein collectively as the “Merger
Consideration.” No
share
of River City Bank Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding or have any
rights other than those set forth in this Article III after the Effective
Time.
(b) Outstanding
Village Financial Stock.
Each
share of Village Financial Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior
to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding and unaffected by
the
Merger.
(c) Outstanding
Village Bank Stock.
Each
share of capital stock of Village Bank 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 therefor.
3.2 Election
and Proration Procedures.
(a) An
election form in such form as River City Bank and Village Financial shall
mutually agree (an “Election
Form”)
shall
be mailed or caused to be mailed by Village Financial on the Mailing Date (as
defined below) to each holder of record of shares of River City Bank Common
Stock as of a record date that shall be the same date as the record date for
eligibility to vote on the Merger. The “Mailing
Date”
shall be
the date on which proxy materials relating to the Merger are mailed to holders
of shares of River City Bank Common Stock. Village Financial shall make
available Election Forms as may be reasonably requested by all persons who
become holders of River City Bank Common Stock after the record date for
eligibility to vote on the Merger and prior to the Election Deadline (as defined
herein), and River City Bank shall provide to the Exchange Agent all information
reasonably necessary for it to perform its obligations as specified
herein.
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(b) Subject
to Sections 3.2(d) and 3.2(e), each Election Form shall entitle the holder
of
shares of River City Bank Common Stock (or the beneficial owner through
appropriate and customary documentation and instructions) to (i) elect to
receive the Stock Consideration for all of such holder’s shares (a “Stock
Election”),
(ii)
elect to receive the Cash Consideration for all of such holder’s shares
(a“Cash
Election”),
(iii)
elect to receive the Stock Consideration with respect to 80% of such holder’s
shares and the Cash Consideration with respect to 20% of such holder’s shares (a
“Mixed
Election”)
or (iv)
make no election or indicate that such holder has no preference as to the
receipt of the Cash Consideration and/or the Stock Consideration and such holder
shall receive a combination thereof consistent with the Mixed Election (a
“Non-Election”).
Holders of record of shares of River City Bank Common Stock who hold such shares
as nominees, trustees or in other representative capacities (a “Representative”)
may
submit multiple Election Forms, provided that such Representative certifies
that
each such Election Form covers all the shares of River City Bank Common Stock
held by that Representative for a particular beneficial owner. Shares of River
City Bank Common Stock as to which a Cash Election has been made (including
pursuant to a Mixed Election or as a result of a Non-Election) are referred
to
herein as “Cash
Election Shares.”
Shares
of River City Bank Common Stock as to which a Stock Election has been made
(including pursuant to a Mixed Election or as a result of a Non-Election) are
referred to herein as “Stock
Election Shares.” Shares
of
River City Bank Common Stock as to which no election has been made are referred
to as “Non-Election
Shares.”
The
aggregate number of shares of River City Bank Common Stock with respect to
which
a Cash Election, a Mixed Election (but only with respect to such portion related
to the Cash Consideration) or a Non-Election (but only with respect to such
portion related to the Cash Consideration) has been made is referred to herein
as the “Cash
Election Number.”
The
aggregate number of shares of River City Bank Common Stock with respect to
which
a Stock Election, a Mixed Election (but only with respect to such portion
related to the Stock Consideration) or a Non-Election (but only with respect
to
such portion related to the Stock Consideration) has been made is referred
to
herein as the “Stock
Election Number.”
(c) To
be
effective, a properly completed Election Form must be received by Registrar
and
Transfer Company (the “Exchange
Agent”)
on or
before 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the third business day immediately
preceding the River City Bank Meeting (or such other time and date as River
City
Bank and Village Financial may mutually agree) (the “Election
Deadline”).
An
election shall have been properly made only if the Exchange Agent shall have
actually received a properly completed Election Form by the Election Deadline.
An Election Form shall be deemed properly completed only if accompanied by
one
or more Old Certificates (or customary lost instrument affidavits and
indemnitees regarding the loss or destruction of such Old Certificates as set
forth in Section 3.8) representing all shares of River City Bank Common Stock
covered by such Election Form, together with duly executed transmittal materials
included with the Election Form. Any River City Bank stockholder may at any
time
prior to the Election Deadline change his or her election by written notice
received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline accompanied by
a
properly completed and signed revised Election Form. Any River City Bank
stockholder may, at any time prior to the Election Deadline, revoke his or
her
election by written notice received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election
Deadline or by withdrawal prior to the Election Deadline of his or her Old
Certificates, or of the affidavit with respect to such Old Certificates,
previously deposited with the Exchange Agent. Notwithstanding the previous
two
sentences, if the Effective Time shall not occur within 30 days following the
Election Deadline, then during the period commencing on the 31st day following
the Election Deadline and ending on 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the third
business day prior to the Closing Date (the “Election
Modification Period”),
any
River City Bank stockholder may change or revoke his or her election in the
manner specified in the previous two sentences. All elections shall be revoked
automatically if the Exchange Agent is notified in writing by Village Financial
and River City Bank that this Agreement has been terminated. If a River City
Bank stockholder (i) does not submit a properly completed Election Form by
the
Election Deadline, (ii) revokes (as opposed to changes) his or her Election
Form
prior to the Election Deadline and does not submit a new properly executed
Election Form prior to the Election Deadline or (iii) revokes his or her
Election Form during the Election Modification Period, the shares of River
City
Bank Common Stock held by such stockholder shall be designated Non-Election
Shares. Village Financial shall cause the Certificates representing River City
Bank Common Stock described in (ii) in the immediately preceding sentence to
be
promptly returned without charge to the Person submitting the Election Form
upon
written request to that effect from the Person who submitted the Election Form.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement and of the Election Form, the Exchange
Agent shall have reasonable discretion to determine whether any election,
revocation or change has been properly or timely made and to disregard
immaterial defects in any Election Form, and any good faith decisions of the
Exchange Agent regarding such matters shall be binding and conclusive.
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(d) Notwithstanding
any other provision contained in this Agreement, if the Cash Election Number
multiplied by $11.00 (the “Total
Cash Election Consideration”)
exceeds
the Total Cash Consideration, then each of the Non-Election Shares shall be
converted on a pro-rata basis as set forth in Section 3.2(e)(i) below and then,
if necessary, each of the Cash Election Shares shall be converted on a pro-rata
basis as set forth in Section 3.2(e)(i) below. Notwithstanding any other
provision contained in this Agreement, if the Stock Election Number exceeds
the
Total Stock Consideration, then each of the Non-Election Shares shall be
converted on a pro-rata basis as set forth in Section 3.2(e)(ii) below and
then,
if necessary, each of the Stock Election Shares shall be converted on a pro-rata
basis as set forth in Section 3.2(e)(ii) below.
(e) Within
three business days after the Election Deadline, Village Financial shall cause
the Exchange Agent to effect the allocation among holders of River City Bank
Common Stock of rights to receive the Cash Consideration or the Stock
Consideration as follows:
(i) if
the
Total Cash Election Consideration exceeds the Total Cash Consideration, then,
first, each of the Non-Election Shares shall be converted on a pro-rata basis
so
that the Total Cash Election Consideration equals the Total Cash Consideration
and the balance of the Non-Election Shares not converted into Cash Consideration
shall be converted on a pro-rata basis across all Non-Election Shares into
the
right to receive the applicable Stock Consideration and then, if necessary,
each
of the Cash Election Shares shall be converted on a pro-rata basis across all
of
the Cash Election Shares so that the Total Cash Election Consideration equals
the Total Cash Consideration and the balance of the Cash Election Shares not
converted into Cash Consideration shall be converted on a pro-rata basis across
all Cash Election Shares into the right to receive the applicable Stock
Consideration.
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(ii) if
the
Stock Election Number exceeds the Total Stock Consideration, then, first, each
of the Non-Election Shares shall be converted on a pro-rata basis so that the
Stock Election Number equals the Total Stock Consideration and the balance
of
the Non-Election Shares not converted into Stock Consideration shall be
converted on a pro-rata basis across all Non-Election Shares into the right
to
receive the applicable Cash Consideration and then, if necessary, each of the
Stock Election Shares shall be converted on a pro-rata basis across all of
the
Stock Election Shares so that the Stock Election Number equals the Total Stock
Consideration and the balance of the Stock Election Shares not converted into
Stock shall be converted on a pro-rata basis across all Stock Election Shares
into the right to receive the applicable Cash Consideration.
3.3 Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers.
At the
Effective Time, holders of River City Bank Common Stock shall cease to be,
and
shall have no rights as, stockholders of River City Bank, other than to receive
the Merger Consideration and any dividend or other distribution with respect
to
such River City Bank Common Stock with a record date occurring prior to the
Effective Time, and the consideration provided under this Article III. After
the
Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of
River
City Bank or the Surviving Corporation of shares of River City Bank Common
Stock.
3.4 Fractional
Shares.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no fractional shares of Village
Financial Common Stock and no certificates or scrip therefor, or other evidence
of ownership thereof, will be issued in the Merger; instead, Village Financial
shall pay to each holder of River City Bank Common Stock who would otherwise
be
entitled to a fractional share of Village Financial 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
$11.00.
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3.5 Exchange
Procedures.
(a) At
or
prior to the Effective Time, Village Financial shall deposit, or shall cause
to
be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the holders of
certificates formerly representing shares of River City Bank Common Stock
(“Old
Certificates”),
for
exchange in accordance with this Article III, (i) certificates representing
shares of Village Financial Common Stock (“New
Certificates”)
equal
to the Total Stock Consideration and (ii) an amount of cash necessary to pay
the
Total Cash Consideration of the Merger Consideration (the “Exchange
Fund”).
The
Exchange Fund will be distributed promptly in accordance with the Exchange
Agent’s normal and customary procedures established in connection with merger
transactions.
(b) As
soon
as practicable after the Effective Time, and in no event later than five
business days thereafter, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record
of one or more Old Certificates who has not previously submitted such Old
Certificates with a properly completed Election Form, 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 III, and
the
cash, if any, that the holders of the Old Certificates are entitled to receive
pursuant to Article III, any cash in lieu of fractional shares into which the
shares of River City Bank Common Stock represented by the Old Certificates
shall
have been converted pursuant to 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 therefor (i) a New
Certificate representing that number of whole shares of Village Financial Common
Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Article III, if
any, (ii) a check representing the amount of the cash that such holder is
entitled to receive pursuant to Article III, if any, and/or (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 III, and the Old Certificates so
surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled.
(c) Neither
the Exchange Agent, if any, nor any party hereto shall be liable to any former
holder of River City Bank Common Stock for any amount properly delivered to
a
public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
laws.
(d) No
dividends or other distributions with respect to Village Financial 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 River City
Bank Common Stock converted in the Merger into the right to receive shares
of
such Village Financial 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 3.5. After becoming so entitled in
accordance with this Section 3.5, 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 Village Financial Common Stock such holder had the right
to
receive upon surrender of the Old Certificates.
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(e) Any
portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the stockholders of
River
City Bank for 12 months after the Effective Time shall be paid to Village
Financial. Any stockholders of River City Bank who have not theretofore complied
with this Article III shall thereafter look only to Village Financial for
payment of the Merger Consideration, cash in lieu of any fractional shares
and
unpaid dividends and distributions on Village Financial Common Stock deliverable
in respect of each share of River City Bank Common Stock such stockholder holds
as determined pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, without any interest
thereon.
3.6 Anti-Dilution
Provisions.
In the
event Village Financial changes (or establishes a record date for changing)
the
number of shares of Village Financial Common Stock issued and outstanding prior
to the Effective Date as a result of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect
to the outstanding Village Financial Common Stock and the record date therefore
shall be prior to the Effective Date, or shall establish a record date prior
to
the Effective Date with respect to any dividend or other distribution in respect
of the Village Financial Common Stock other than a cash dividend consistent
with
past practice, the Exchange Ratio shall be proportionately
adjusted.
3.7 Options.
(a) At
the
Effective Time, each outstanding option (each, a “River
City Bank Stock Option”)
to
purchase shares of River City Bank Common Stock under any and all plans of
River
City Bank under which stock options have been granted and are outstanding
(collectively, the “River
City Bank Stock Plans”)
shall
vest pursuant to the terms thereof and shall be converted into an option (each,
a “Replacement
Option”)
to
acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under
such
River City Bank Stock Option in accordance with the requirements of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.424-1, the number of shares of Village Financial Common
Stock equal to (a) the number of shares of River City Bank Common Stock subject
to the River City Bank Stock Option, multiplied by (b) the Exchange Ratio.
Such
product shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. The exercise price per
share (rounded to the nearest whole cent) of each Replacement Option shall
equal
(y) the exercise price per share for the shares of River City Bank Common Stock
pursuant to such River City Bank Stock Option divided by (z) the Exchange Ratio.
At or prior to the Effective Time, River City Bank shall use its best efforts,
including using its best efforts to obtain any necessary consents from
optionees, with respect to the River City Bank Stock Plans to permit the
replacement of the outstanding River City Bank Stock Options by Village
Financial pursuant to this Section. Village Financial and Village Bank
acknowledge and agree that at or prior to the Effective Time, (i) River City
Bank will cause River City Bank Stock Plans and stock option agreements pursuant
to which members of the Board of Directors of River City Bank were issued River
City Bank Stock Options to be amended to delete provisions that cause the River
City Bank Stock Options to expire if the optionee is no longer a member of
the
Board of Directors of River City Bank, and (ii) River City Bank will cause
River
City Bank Stock Plans and stock option agreements with respect to any employee
of River City Bank not offered employment by Village Financial (but specifically
excluding those employees of River City Bank who voluntarily terminate their
employment at or prior to the Effective Time) to be amended to delete provisions
that cause the River City Bank Stock Options to expire if the employee is no
longer an employee of River City Bank and to convert such incentive stock
options to non-qualified stock options; provided, however, that any amendments
to the River City Bank Stock Plans or stock option agreements shall not cause
such Plans or stock option agreements to become subject to Section 409A of
the
Code, or in the alternative if currently subject to Section 409A of the Code,
any amendments to the River City Stock Plans or stock option agreements shall
not cause such Plans or stock option agreements to violate Section 409A of
the
Code. River City Bank shall further take all action necessary to terminate
the
River City Bank Stock Plans as of the Effective Time.
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(b) At
all
times after the Effective Time, Village Financial shall reserve for issuance
such number of shares of Village Financial Common Stock as necessary so as
to
permit the exercise of options granted under the River City Bank Stock Plans
in
the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the instruments pursuant to which
such options were granted. Village Financial shall make all filings required
under federal and state securities laws no later than the Effective Time so
as
to permit the exercise of such options and the sale of the shares received
by
the optionee upon such exercise at and after the Effective Time and Village
Financial shall continue to make such filings thereafter as may be necessary
to
permit the continued exercise of options and sale of such shares.
ARTICLE
IV
ACTIONS
PENDING THE EFFECTIVE TIME
4.1 Forebearances
of River City Bank.
From the
date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or Previously Disclosed, without the prior written consent of Village
Financial, River City Bank will not:
(a) Ordinary
Course.
Conduct
its business other than in the ordinary and usual course or fail to use
reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organizations and assets
and
maintain its rights, franchises and existing relations with customers,
suppliers, River City Bank Employees and business associates, or take any action
reasonably likely to have an adverse affect upon its ability to perform any
of
its material obligations under this Agreement.
(b) 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 River City Bank Common Stock or any
Rights, (ii) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing, or (iii)
permit any additional shares of River City Bank Common Stock to become subject
to new grants of employee or director stock options, other Rights or similar
stock-based employee rights. Additionally, River City Bank will not grant or
issue any options, warrants, calls, puts, or other rights of any kind relating
to the purchase, redemption, or conversion of shares of its capital stock or
any
other securities (including securities convertible into capital stock) or enter
into any agreement or understanding with respect to any such
action.
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(c) Dividends,
Etc.
(i)
Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend or declare or make
any
distribution on any shares of River City Bank Common Stock or (ii) directly
or
indirectly adjust, split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise
acquire, any shares of its capital stock.
(d) Compensation;
Employment Agreements; Etc.
Enter
into or amend or renew any employment, consulting, severance or similar
agreements or arrangements with any River City Bank Employee, River City Bank
Director or officer of River City Bank, or grant any salary or wage increase
or
increase any River City Bank Compensation and Employee Benefit Plan, except
River City Bank may award normal individual increases in compensation to River
City Bank Employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice.
(e) Benefit
Plans.
Enter
into, establish, adopt or amend (except (i) as may be required by applicable
law, (ii) to satisfy Previously Disclosed contractual obligations existing
as of
the date hereof, or (iii) pursuant to Section 3.7 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 River City Bank
Employee, River City Bank Director or officer of River City Bank, or take any
action to accelerate the vesting or exercisability of stock options, restricted
stock or other compensation or benefits payable thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, River City Bank shall be permitted to amend
all
stock option agreements entered into between itself and any River City Bank
Director for the sole purpose of deleting provisions in such option agreements
that cause the options granted therein to expire if such River City Bank
Director ceases to be a director of River City Bank. Additionally,
notwithstanding the foregoing, River City Bank shall be permitted to amend
the
River City Stock Plans and stock option agreements as set forth in Section
3.7(a).
(f) Dispositions.
Except
as Previously Disclosed, 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.
(g) 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 Person.
(h) Governing
Documents.
Amend
its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
(i) 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.
(j) Contracts.
Except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into
or
terminate any material contract (as defined in Section 5.3(k)) or amend or
modify in any material respect any of its existing material contracts.
Additionally, River City Bank will not enter into or become bound by any
contracts, agreements, commitments or understandings (other than those permitted
elsewhere in this Section 4.1) (i) for or with respect to any charitable
contributions exceeding the budgeted amounts; (ii) pursuant to which River
City
Bank would assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable for the debt,
liability or obligation of any other Person; (iii) which is entered into other
than in the ordinary course of its business; or (iv) which, in the case of
any
one contract, agreement, commitment or understanding, and whether or not in
the
ordinary course of its business, would obligate or commit River City Bank to
make expenditures over any period of time of more than $50,000 (other than
contracts, agreements, commitments or understandings entered into in the
ordinary course of River City Bank’s lending operations and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby).
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(k) 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 River City
Bank.
(l) Adverse
Actions.
(i)
Take any action that 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 (ii) take any action that is intended or is reasonably likely
to
result in (x) any of its representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect at any time at or
prior to the Effective Time, (y) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth
in Article VII not being satisfied or (z) a material violation of any provision
of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by applicable law
or
regulation.
(m) 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.
(n) Indebtedness.
Incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business.
(o) Liens;
Encumbrances.
River
City Bank will not mortgage, pledge or subject any of its assets to, or permit
any of its assets to become or, except for those Liens Previously Disclosed
to
Village Financial, remain subject to, any Lien (other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with its past practices in connection with
securing public funds deposits, repurchase agreements, or Federal Home Loan
Bank
borrowings).
(p) Waiver
of Rights.
River
City Bank will not waive, release or compromise any rights in its favor against
or with respect to any of its officers, River City Bank Directors or
shareholders or members of families of officers, River City Bank Directors
or
shareholders, nor will River City Bank waive, release or compromise any rights
against or with respect to any other Person except in the ordinary course of
business and in good faith for fair value in money or money’s
worth.
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(q) Aggregate
Deposit Liabilities.
River
City Bank will not take any actions intended to materially increase or decrease
the aggregate level of its deposits from that contemplated in the fiscal year
2008 budget provided to Village Financial.
(r) Foreclosures.
Except
in the ordinary course of business in connection with any foreclosure of a
mortgage or deed of trust securing a loan, River City Bank will not bid for
or
purchase any real property which is covered by that mortgage or deed of trust
or
which is the subject of that foreclosure.
4.2 Forebearances
of Village Financial.
From the
date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement, without the prior written consent of River City Bank, Village
Financial will not, and will cause Village Bank not to:
(a) Ordinary
Course.
Conduct
the business of Village Financial 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, Village Financial Employees
and business associates, or take any action reasonably likely to have an adverse
effect upon the ability of either Village Financial or Village Bank to perform
any of its material obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Risk
Management.
Except
as required by applicable law or regulation, (i) implement or adopt any material
change in Village Bank’s interest rate and other risk management policies,
procedures or practices; (ii) fail to follow its existing policies or practices
with respect to managing Village Bank’s exposure to interest rate and other
risk; or (iii) fail to use commercially reasonable means to avoid any material
increase in Village Bank’s aggregate exposure to interest rate
risk.
(c) Adverse
Actions.
(i)
Take any action that 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 (ii) take any action that is intended or is reasonably likely
to
result in (x) any of its representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect at any time at or
prior to the Effective Time, (y) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth
in Article VII not being satisfied or (z) a material violation of any provision
of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by applicable law
or
regulation.
(d) Transactions
Involving Village Financial.
Enter
into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the merger,
acquisition, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination
involving Village Financial and/or Village Bank, where the effect of such
agreement, arrangement or understanding, or the consummation or effectuation
thereof, would be reasonably likely to result in the termination of this
Agreement or materially delay or jeopardize the receipt of the approval of
any
Governmental Authority; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit
any such transaction that by its terms contemplates the consummation of the
Merger in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and which treats
holders of River City Bank Common Stock, upon completion of the Merger and
their
receipt of Village Financial Common Stock, in the same manner as the holders
of
Village Financial Common Stock.
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(e) Governing
Documents.
Amend
its or Village Bank’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
(f) Capital
Stock.
Other
than pursuant to Rights Previously Disclosed and outstanding on the date hereof,
the approximate 135,000 outstanding warrants for Village Financial Common Stock
that expire on April 30, 2008 which will be redeemed for Village Financial
Common Stock on or about April 30, 2008 and Village Financial’s authority to
grant restricted stock to Village Financial Employees consistent with past
practice, (i) issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or
authorize the creation of, any additional shares of Village Financial Common
Stock or any Rights, (ii) enter into any agreement with respect to the
foregoing, or (iii) permit any additional shares of Village Financial Common
Stock to become subject to new grants of employee or director stock options,
other Rights or similar stock-based employee rights. Additionally, Village
Financial will not grant or issue any options, warrants, calls, puts, or other
rights of any kind relating to the purchase, redemption, or conversion of shares
of its capital stock or any other securities (including securities convertible
into capital stock) or enter into any agreement or understanding with respect
to
any such action.
(g) 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.
(h) Dividends,
Etc.
(i)
Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend or declare or make
any
distribution on any shares of Village Financial Common Stock or (ii) directly
or
indirectly adjust, split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise
acquire, any shares of Village Financial’s capital stock.
(i) Compensation;
Employment Agreements; Etc.
Enter
into or amend or renew any employment, consulting, severance or similar
agreements or arrangements with any Village Financial Employee, Village
Financial Director or officer of Village Financial, or grant any salary or
wage
increase or increase any Village Financial Compensation and Employee Benefit
Plan, except Village Financial may award normal individual increases in
compensation to Village Financial Employees in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
(j) 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
Village Financial Employee, Village Financial Director or officer of Village
Financial, or take any action to accelerate the vesting or exercisability of
stock options, restricted stock or other compensation or benefits payable
thereunder.
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(k) Dispositions.
Except
as Previously Disclosed, 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.
(l) 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 Person.
(m) Indebtedness.
Incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business.
(n) Liens;
Encumbrances.
Village
Financial will not mortgage, pledge or subject any of its assets to, or permit
any of its assets to become or, except for those Liens Previously Disclosed
to
River City Bank, remain subject to, any Lien (other than in the ordinary course
of business consistent with its past practices in connection with securing
public funds deposits, repurchase agreements, or Federal Home Loan Bank
borrowings).
(o) Waiver
of Rights.
Village
Financial will not waive, release or compromise any rights in its favor against
or with respect to any of its officers, Village Financial Directors or
shareholders or members of families of officers, Village Financial Directors
or
shareholders, nor will Village Financial waive, release or compromise any rights
against or with respect to any other Person except in the ordinary course of
business and in good faith for fair value in money or money’s
worth.
(p) Foreclosures.
Except
in the ordinary course of business in connection with any foreclosure of a
mortgage or deed of trust securing a loan, Village Financial and its
Subsidiaries will not bid for or purchase any real property which is covered
by
that mortgage or deed of trust or which is the subject of that
foreclosure.
(q) Commitments.
Agree
or commit to do any of the foregoing.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
5.1 Disclosure
Schedules.
On or
prior to the date hereof, Village Financial has delivered to River City Bank
a
schedule and River City Bank has delivered to Village Financial 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 Sections 5.3 or 5.4 or to one or more of its covenants
contained in Article IV; 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 would not be reasonably likely to result in the related
representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect under the standard
established by Section 5.2, 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 River
City Bank’s and Village Financial’s representations, warranties and covenants
contained in this Agreement are qualified by reference to their respective
Disclosure Schedules 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 the other party.
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5.2 Standard.
No
representation or warranty of River City Bank or Village Financial contained
in
Sections 5.3 or 5.4 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 5.3 or 5.4 has had or is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “knowledge”
shall
mean (i) with respect to Village Financial, actual knowledge of Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and C. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx., and (ii) with respect
to
River City Bank, actual knowledge of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, III
and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
5.3 Representations
and Warranties of River City Bank.
Subject
to Sections 5.1 and 5.2 and except as Previously Disclosed, River City Bank
hereby represents and warrants to Village Financial:
(a) Organization
and Standing.
River
City Bank is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. River City Bank is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in the states of the United
States and any foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property
or assets or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified. River
City Bank is registered as a state member bank with the Board of Governance
of
the Federal Reserve System.
(b) Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of River City Bank consists of
(i)
10,000,000 shares of River City Bank Common Stock, $5.00 par value, of which
as
of December 31, 2007, 1,801,178 shares were outstanding, and 5,000,000 shares
of
Preferred Stock, $5.00 par value, of which as of the date hereof, no shares
were
outstanding. As of the date hereof, except pursuant to the terms of options
and
stock issued pursuant to the River City Bank Stock Plans, River City Bank 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 River City
Bank
Common Stock or any other equity securities of River City Bank or any securities
representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of River
City
Bank Common Stock or other equity securities of River City Bank. As of February
29, 2008, River City Bank has 89,000 shares of River City Bank Common Stock
which are issuable and reserved for issuance upon the exercise of River City
Bank Stock Options. The outstanding shares of River City Bank 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.
River
City Bank has no Subsidiaries.
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(d) Corporate
Power.
River
City Bank 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 River
City
Bank 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 River City Bank Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (which is the
only vote of River City Bank stockholders required thereon), the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been
authorized by all necessary corporate action of River City Bank and the Board
of
Directors of River City Bank. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by Village Financial and Village Bank, this Agreement is a valid and legally
binding obligation of River City Bank, 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.
No
consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person are required to be made or obtained by River
City
Bank in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by River City
Bank of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger except for:
(i) filings
of applications or notices with federal and state banking
authorities;
(ii) the
filing of Articles of Merger with the SCC pursuant to the VSCA and the issuance
of a certificate of merger in connection therewith. As of the date hereof,
River
City Bank is not aware of any reason why the approvals set forth in Section
7.1(b) will not be received without the imposition of a condition, restriction
or requirement of the type described in Section 7.1(b); and
(iii) subject
to receipt of the regulatory approvals referred to in the preceding paragraphs
(i) and (ii), 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 River City Bank or to which River City Bank or its properties
is
subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under,
the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of River City Bank, 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.
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(i) River
City Bank’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for each of 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 subsequent to December 31, 2006, under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or
15(d) of the Exchange Act in the form filed or to be filed with the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System or distributed or otherwise made
available to River City Bank’s stockholders (collectively “River
City Bank’s Filed Documents”),
as of
the date filed, (A) as to form complied or, for filings made after the date
hereof, 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 for filings made after the date hereof, 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 River City Bank contained in or
incorporated by reference into any of River City Bank’s Filed Documents
(including the related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or, for
filings made after the date hereof, will fairly present, in all material
respects the financial position of River City Bank 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 River City Bank in any of
River City Bank’s Filed Documents (including any related notes and schedules
thereto) fairly presents, or, for filings made after the date hereof, will
fairly present, in all material respects the results of operations, changes
in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as the case may be, of River City Bank 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. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations by River City Bank
under this Section 5.3(g) with respect to River City Bank’s Filed Documents that
are filed with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve after the date
of
this Agreement shall not include information regarding Village Financial for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
(ii) Section
5.3(g)(ii) of River City Bank’s Disclosure Schedule lists, and upon request,
River City Bank has delivered to Village Financial, 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 River City Bank since
December 31, 2006. Xxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C. and Cherry, Bekaert
& Holland, L.L.P. each has expressed its opinion with respect to the
financial statements of River City Bank (including the related notes) included
in River City Bank’s Filed Documents is and has been throughout the periods
covered by such financial statements (A) an independent registered public
accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002, (B) “independent”
with
respect to River City Bank 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, the Public Accounting Oversight Board and
the
Bureau of Financial Institutions of the SCC.
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(iii) River
City Bank has on a timely basis filed all forms, reports and documents required
to be filed by it with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
since December 31, 2004. Section 5.3(g)(iii) of River City Bank’s Disclosure
Schedule lists and River City Bank has delivered to Village Financial copies
in
the form filed with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or
distributed or otherwise made available to its stockholders of (A) its
Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB for each fiscal year of the Company beginning
since December 31, 2004, (B) its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for each
of
the first three fiscal quarters in each of the fiscal years of the River City
Bank referred to in clause A above, (C) all proxy statements relating to River
City Bank’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 (A) 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 Village Financial pursuant to this Section 5.3(g), filed by River
City Bank with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or
distributed or otherwise made available to its stockholders since the beginning
of the first fiscal year referred above, and (F) all comment letters received
by
River City Bank from the Staff of the SEC since December 31, 2004 and all
responses to such comment letters by or on behalf of River City
Bank.
(iv) River
City Bank 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 River City Bank is made known
on
a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of River
City
Bank’s filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. To River City
Bank’s knowledge, each director, executive officer and at least 10% stockholder
of River City Bank has filed with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder since December 31, 2006. As used in this
Section 5.3(g), 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 Board of Governors of
the
Federal Reserve System or distributed or otherwise made available to its
stockholders.
(v) Since
September 30, 2007, River City Bank has 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.
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(vi) Since
September 30, 2007, (A) River City Bank has conducted its 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 5.3 or otherwise), is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to River City Bank.
(h) Litigation.
No
litigation, claim or other proceeding before any court or Governmental Authority
is pending against River City Bank and no such litigation, claim or other
proceeding has been threatened.
(i) Regulatory
Matters.
(i)
Neither River City Bank nor any of its 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 Governmental Authority charged with the supervision
or regulation of financial institutions or issuers of securities or engaged
in
the insurance of deposits (including, without limitation, the Federal Reserve
Board, the FDIC and the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the
SCC).
(i) River
City Bank has not been advised by any Governmental Authority that such
Governmental 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.
(ii) River
City Bank is not a financial holding company as defined by the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999.
(j) Compliance
with Laws.
River
City Bank:
(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 River City Bank 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 its
businesses as presently conducted; all such permits, licenses, certificates
of
authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect and no suspension
or cancellation of any of them is threatened;
(iii) has
received, since December 31, 2006, no notification or communication from any
Governmental Authority (A) asserting that River City Bank 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 River City Bank’s knowledge, do any
grounds for any of the foregoing exist);
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(iv) has
complied in all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local
laws, regulations and rules relating to employment, equal employment
opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective
bargaining, the payment of social security and similar taxes and occupational
safety and health. River City Bank is not liable for the payment of any
compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however
designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing applicable federal,
state and local laws, regulations and rules.
(v) is
in
compliance with the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, and all
other applicable laws relating to consumer privacy; and
(vi) at
the
Effective Time, the assumption by Village Financial of River City Bank’s
obligations under Section 6.11 would be in compliance with Section 13(k) of
the
Exchange Act.
(k) Material
Contracts; Defaults; Compliance with Existing Obligations.
(i) Except
for this Agreement, River City Bank is not 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 its conduct of business (including without
limitation a non-compete or similar provision). River City Bank is not 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.
(ii) River
City Bank has performed in all material respects all obligations required to
be
performed by it as of the date hereof and will perform in all material respects
all obligations required to be performed by it following the date hereof, under,
and it is not in default in any material respect under, or in violation in
any
material respect of, the terms and conditions of its Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws, and/or any contract, agreement, lease, mortgage, note, bond,
indenture, license, obligation, understanding, or other undertaking (whether
oral or written) to which River City Bank is bound or by which it, its business,
capital stock, or any of its properties or assets may be affected, which default
or violation would have a Material Adverse Effect on River City
Bank.
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(l) No
Brokers.
No
action has been taken by River City Bank 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 Xxxxxxxxx & Company
LLC.
(m) Employee
Benefit Plans.
(i) River
City Bank 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 “River
City Bank Employees”
),
current or former consultant (the “River
City Bank Consultants”)
or
current or former director (the “River
City Bank Directors”)
of
River City Bank participates or to which any such River City Bank Employees,
River City Bank Consultants or River City Bank Directors are a party (the
“River
City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plans”).
River
City Bank has no commitment and has not communicated to the River City Bank
Employees any intention to create any additional River City Bank Compensation
and Benefit Plan or to modify or change any existing River City Bank
Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(ii) Each
River City Bank 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 River
City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plan which is an “employee
pension benefit plan”
within
the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “River
City Bank 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 River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plan is exempt from
tax under Section 501(a) of the Code) from the IRS, and River City Bank 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 River City Bank,
threatened legal action, suit or claim relating to the River City Bank
Compensation and Benefit Plans other than routine claims for benefits. River
City Bank has not engaged in a transaction, or omitted to take any action,
with
respect to any River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plan that would
reasonably be expected to subject River City Bank 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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(iii) No
River
City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plans currently maintained, or maintained
within the last six years, by River City Bank or any entity (an “River
City Bank ERISA Affiliate”)
which
is considered one employer with River City Bank 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 River City
Bank,
there is no pending investigation or enforcement action by the PBGC, the DOL
or
IRS or any other Governmental Authority with respect to any River City Bank
Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(iv) All
contributions required to be made under the terms of any River City Bank
Compensation and Benefit Plan or any employee benefit arrangements under any
collective bargaining agreement to which River City Bank is a party have been
timely made or have been reflected on River City Bank’s financial statements.
Neither River City Bank nor any River City Bank ERISA Affiliate (x) has
provided, or would reasonably be expected to be required to provide, security
to
any River City Bank 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.
(v) River
City Bank has no any obligations to provide retiree health and life insurance
or
other retiree death benefits under any River City Bank Compensation and Benefit
Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B of the Code, and each such
River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated
without incurring liability thereunder. There has been no communication to
River
City Bank Employees by River City Bank that would reasonably be expected to
promise or guarantee such River City Bank Employees retiree health or life
insurance or other retiree death benefits on a permanent basis.
(vi) River
City Bank does not maintain any River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plans
covering foreign River City Bank Employees.
(vii) With
respect to each River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable,
River City Bank has provided or made available to Village Financial, true and
complete copies of existing: (A) River City Bank 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 PBGC (other than 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).
(viii) 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 River City Bank 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 River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result in any material
increase in benefits payable under any River City Bank Compensation and Benefit
Plan.
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(ix) River
City Bank does not maintain 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.
(x) 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 Village Financial,
River City Bank 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.
River
City Bank is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement,
contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor
organization, nor is River City Bank the subject of a proceeding asserting
that
it has committed an unfair labor practice (within the meaning of the National
Labor Relations Act) or seeking to compel River City Bank to bargain with any
labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment, nor is there any
strike or other labor dispute involving it pending or, to River City Bank’s
knowledge, threatened, nor is River City Bank aware of any activity involving
its River City Bank Employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit
or
engaging in other organizational activity.
(o) Takeover
Laws.
River
City Bank 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 River City Bank
(collectively, “Takeover
Laws”),
including, without limitation, Section 13.1-726 of the VSCA.
(p) Environmental
Matters.
Neither
the conduct nor operation of River City Bank nor any condition of any property
presently or previously owned, leased or operated by River City Bank (including,
without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), or on which it holds
a
Lien and could reasonably be expected to result in liability or which could
result in a material loss in value of collateral for River City Bank, violates
or violated Environmental Laws, and to River City Bank’s knowledge, no condition
has existed or event has occurred with respect to it or any such property that,
with notice or the passage of time, or both, is reasonably likely to result
in
liability under Environmental Laws. River City Bank has not received any notice
from any Person that River City Bank or the operation or condition of any
property ever owned, leased, operated, or held as collateral or in a fiduciary
capacity by it, and could reasonably be expected to result in liability or
which
could result in a material loss in value of collateral for River City Bank,
are
or is 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 River City
Bank
have been duly filed, (ii) all Taxes 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 any taxing authority in connection with the examination
of
any of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are currently pending, (vi)
no
waivers of statutes of limitation have been given by or requested with respect
to any Taxes of River City Bank, (vii) there are no Liens on any of the assets
of River City Bank that arose in connection with any failure to pay an Tax,
(viii) to the knowledge of River City Bank, no authority is expected to assess
any additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been filed,
(ix)
there is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of River City Bank
either (A) claimed or raised by any authority in writing or (B) as to which
River City Bank has knowledge. River City Bank has made available to Village
Financial true and correct copies of the Income Tax Returns filed by River
City
Bank for each of the three most recent fiscal years ended on or before December
31, 2006. River City Bank has no liability with respect to income, franchise
or
similar Taxes that accrued on or before December 31, 2006 in excess of the
amounts accrued with respect thereto that are reflected in the financial
statements of River City Bank as of December 31, 2006. As of the date hereof,
River City Bank has no knowledge of any conditions that exist that might prevent
or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning
of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
(r) No
Tax is
required to be withheld pursuant to Section 1445 of the Code as a result of
the
transfer contemplated by this Agreement.
(s) Risk
Management Instruments.
River
City Bank is not a party to any interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option
agreements, futures and forward contracts and other similar risk management
arrangements, whether entered into for River City Bank’s own account or its
customers.
(t) Books
and Records.
The
books and records of River City Bank 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.
(u) Insurance.
River
City Bank Previously Disclosed all of the insurance policies, binders, or bonds
maintained by River City Bank. River City Bank is insured with insurers believed
to be reputable against such risks and in such amounts as the management of
River City Bank reasonably has determined to be prudent in accordance with
industry practices. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect;
River City Bank is not in material default thereunder; and all claims thereunder
have been filed in due and timely fashion.
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(v) Real
Properties.
(i) River
City Bank has Previously Disclosed to Village Financial a listing of all real
property owned or leased by River City Bank (including, without limitation,
banking facilities and all improvements thereon, but specifically excluding
any
property acquired and owned through foreclosure) (collectively the “River
City Bank Real Property”)
and all
leases, if any, pertaining to any such River City Bank Real Property to which
River City Bank is a party (the “River
City Bank Real Property Leases”).
With
respect to each parcel of the River City Bank Real Property owned by River
City
Bank, River City Bank has good and marketable fee simple title to such River
City Bank Real Property and owns the same free and clear of all Liens other
than
(x) the Lien of current taxes not yet due and payable, and (y) such
imperfections of title and restrictions, covenants and easements (including
utility easements) which do not materially and adversely affect the value of
the
River City Bank Real Property and which do not and will not materially detract
from, interfere with, or restrict the present or future use of the River City
Bank Real Property. With respect to each River City Bank Real Property Lease:
(A) such lease is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms; (B) there
currently exists no circumstance or condition which constitutes an event of
default by River City Bank or their lessor or which, with the passage of time
or
the giving of required notices, will or could constitute such an event of
default; (C) the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not constitute
an
event of default thereunder; and (D) there are no provisions restricting
assignment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(ii) The
River
City Bank Real Property complies in all material respects with all applicable
federal, state, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, or orders of any
Governmental Authority, including those relating to zoning, building and use
permits, and the parcels of River City Bank Real Property upon which River
City
Bank’s banking or other offices are situated, or which are used by River City
Bank in conjunction with its banking or other offices or for other purposes,
may
be used under applicable zoning ordinances for the purposes for which they
are
currently used as a matter of right rather than as a conditional or
nonconforming use.
(iii) All
improvements and fixtures included in or on the River City Bank Real Property
are in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and there
does not exist any condition which in any material respect interferes with
River
City Bank’s use (or will interfere with Village Bank’s use after the
Merger).
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(w) Loans,
Accounts, Notes and Other Receivables.
(i) All
loans, accounts, notes and other receivables reflected as assets on River City
Bank’s books and records (x) have resulted from bona fide business transactions
in the ordinary course of River City Bank’s operations; (y) in all material
respects were made in accordance with River City Bank’s customary loan policies
and procedures; and (z) except as Previously Disclosed, are owned by River
City
Bank free and clear of all Liens and ownership or collection rights of any
other
Person (other than Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings or repurchase agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business).
(ii) All
records of River City Bank regarding all outstanding loans, accounts, notes,
and
other receivables, and all other real estate owned, are accurate in all material
respects, and, with respect to each loan which River City Bank’s loan
documentation indicates is secured by any real or personal property or property
rights (“Loan
Collateral”),
such
loan is secured by valid, perfected, and enforceable Liens on all such Loan
Collateral having the priority described in River City Bank’s records of such
loan.
(iii) Each
loan
reflected as an asset on River City Bank’s books, and each guaranty therefor, is
the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the obligor or guarantor thereon,
and no defense, offset, or counterclaim has been asserted with respect to any
such loan or guaranty.
(iv) River
City Bank has Previously Disclosed to Village Financial a listing of (x) each
loan, extension of credit, or other asset of River City Bank which, as of
February 29, 2008, was classified by River City Bank as “Loss”, “Doubtful”,
“Substandard”, or “Special Mention” (or
otherwise by words of similar import), or which River City Bank has designated
as a special asset or for special handling or placed on any “watch list” because
of concerns regarding the ultimate collectibility or deteriorating condition
of
such asset or any obligor or Loan Collateral therefor, and (y) each loan or
extension of credit of River City Bank which, as of February 29, 2008, was
past
due thirty (30) days or more as to the payment of principal and/or
interest, or as to which any obligor thereon (including the borrower or any
guarantor) otherwise was in default, is the subject of a proceeding in
bankruptcy, or otherwise has indicated an inability or intention not to repay
such loan or extension of credit.
(v) To
the
knowledge of River City Bank, each of River City Bank’s loans and other
extensions of credit (with the exception of those loans and extensions of credit
specified in the written listings described in Subparagraph (iv) above) is
collectible in the ordinary course of River City Bank’s business in an amount
which is not less than the amount at which it is carried on River City Bank’s
books and records.
(vi) River
City Bank’s reserve for possible loan losses (the “Loan
Loss Reserve”)
has
been established in conformity with GAAP, sound banking practices and all
applicable requirements, rules and policies of the Federal Reserve and the
Bureau of Financial Institutions of the SCC and, in the best judgment of
management of River City Bank, is reasonable in view of the size and character
of River City Bank’s loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other
relevant factors, and is adequate to provide for losses relating to or the
risk
of loss inherent in River City Bank’s loan portfolios and other real estate
owned.
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(vii) River
City Bank has Previously Disclosed all one to four family residential mortgage
loans originated on or after January 1, 2004 by River City Bank (i) that were
sold in the secondary mortgage market and have been re-purchased by River City
Bank or (ii) that the institutions to whom such loans were sold (or their
successors or assigns) have asked River City Bank to purchase back (but have
not
been purchased back).
(x) Securities
Portfolio and Investments.
River
City Bank has Previously Disclosed to Village Financial a listing of all
securities owned, of record or beneficially, by River City Bank as of February
29, 2008. All securities owned are held free and clear of all Liens or any
other
restriction or rights of any other Person, whether contractual or statutory
(other than customary pledges in the ordinary course of its business to secure
public funds deposits or Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings or repurchase
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business), which would
materially impair the ability of River City Bank to dispose freely of any such
security or otherwise to realize the benefits of ownership thereof at any time
and are classified as “available for sale” and, accordingly, have been marked to
market. There are no voting trusts or other agreements or undertakings to which
River City Bank is a party with respect to the voting of any such securities.
With respect to all “repurchase
agreements”
under
which River City Bank has “sold”
securities under agreement to repurchase, River City Bank has a valid, perfected
first Lien in the government securities or other collateral securing the
repurchase agreement, and the value of the collateral securing each such
repurchase agreement equals or exceeds the amount of the debt owed by River
City
Bank, as the case may be, which is secured by such collateral. Except for
fluctuations in the market values of United States Treasury and agency
securities, municipal securities, or other debt securities since February 29,
2008, there has been no material deterioration or adverse change in the quality,
or any material decrease in the value, of River City Bank’s securities portfolio
as a whole.
(y) Personal
Property and Other Assets.
River
City Bank has Previously Disclosed to Village Financial a listing of all banking
equipment, data processing equipment, vehicles, and other personal property
used
by River City Bank and material to the operation of its business. Such assets
are owned or leased by River City Bank free and clear of all Liens. All personal
property of River City Bank material to its business is in good operating
condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
(z) Patents
and Trademarks.
River
City Bank owns, possesses or has the right to use any and all patents, licenses,
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets and proprietary and other
confidential information necessary to conduct its business as now conducted.
River City Bank has Previously Disclosed to Village Financial a listing of
all
such patents, licenses, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets
and
proprietary rights. River City Bank has not violated, and currently is not
in
conflict with, any patent, license, trademark, trade name, copyright or
proprietary right of any other Person.
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(aa) Insurance
Of Deposits.
All
deposits of River City Bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (the “FDIC”)
to the
maximum extent permitted by law, all deposit insurance premiums due from River
City Bank to the FDIC have been paid in full in a timely fashion, and no
proceedings have been commenced or, to the knowledge of River City Bank, are
contemplated by the FDIC or otherwise to terminate such insurance.
(bb) Transactions
with Management.
Except
as Previously Disclosed and for (i) deposits, all of which are on terms and
conditions comparable to those made available to other customers of River City
Bank at the time such deposits were entered into, (ii) arm’s length loans to
River City Bank Employees entered into in the ordinary course of business,
(iii)
obligations under River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plans, and (iv)
any
loan or deposit agreements entered into in the ordinary course with customers
of
River City Bank, there are no contracts with or commitments to River City Bank
Directors, officers or River City Bank Employees involving the expenditure
of
more than $5,000 as to any one individual, including, with respect to any
business directly or indirectly controlled by any such person, or $5,000 for
all
such contracts for commitments in the aggregate for all such
individuals.
(cc) Accounting
Controls; Disclosure Controls.
River
City Bank has devised and maintained a system of internal accounting control
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) all material transactions
are executed in accordance with general or specific authorization of the Board
of River City Bank Directors and the duly authorized executive officers of
River
City Bank; (ii) all material transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP consistently
applied with respect to institutions such as River City Bank or any other
criteria applicable to such financial statements, and to maintain proper
accountability for items therein; (iii) access to the material properties and
assets of River City Bank is permitted only in accordance with general or
specific authorization of the Board of Directors of River City Bank and the
duly
authorized executive officers of River City Bank; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for items is compared with the actual levels at reasonable
intervals and appropriate actions taken with respect to any differences. To
the
extent required, River City Bank has in place “disclosure
controls and procedures”
as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the 1934 Act to allow River
City Bank’s management to make timely decisions regarding required disclosures
and to make the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer of River City Bank required under the 1934 Act.
(dd) Affiliates.
River
City Bank has Previously Disclosed to Village Financial a listing of those
persons deemed by River City Bank as of the date of this Agreement to be
“Affiliates”
of River
City Bank (as that term is defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities
Act), including persons, trusts, estates, corporations, or other entities
related to persons deemed to be Affiliates of River City Bank.
(ee) Continuity
of Business Enterprise.
River
City Bank operates at least one significant historic business line, or owns
at
least a significant portion of its historic business assets, in each case within
the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-1(d).
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(ff) Obstacles
to Regulatory Approval or Tax Treatment.
To the
knowledge of River City Bank, there exists no fact or condition (including
River
City Bank’s record of compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act) relating
to River City Bank that may reasonably be expected to (i) prevent or materially
impede or delay Village Financial from obtaining the regulatory approvals
required in order to consummate the transactions described in this Agreement;
or
(ii) prevent the Merger from qualifying to be a reorganization under Section
368(a) of the Code; and, if any such fact or condition becomes known to River
City Bank, River City Bank shall promptly (and in any event within three days
after obtaining such knowledge) communicate such fact or condition to Village
Financial in writing.
(gg) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.3 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 5.3,
in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
5.4 Representations
and Warranties of Village Financial.
Subject
to Sections 5.1 and 5.2 and except as Previously Disclosed, Village Financial
hereby represents and warrants to River City Bank:
(a) Organization
and Standing.
Village
Financial and Village Bank are corporations duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Village
Financial and Village Bank are duly qualified to do business and are in good
standing in the states of the United States and foreign jurisdictions where
their ownership or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of their
business requires them to be so qualified.
(b) Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Village Financial consists
solely of 10,000,000 shares of Village Financial Common Stock, $4.00 par value,
of which as of January 31, 2008, 2,575,985 shares were outstanding, and
1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, of which as of the date
hereof, no shares were outstanding. As of the date hereof, except as set forth
in its Disclosure Schedule and except for the approximate 135,000 outstanding
warrants for Village Financial Common Stock that expire on April 30, 2008 which
will be redeemed for Village Financial Common Stock on or about April 30, 2008
and Village Financial’s authority to grant restricted stock to Village Financial
Employees consistent with past practice, Village Financial 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 Village Financial Common Stock or any other equity securities
of Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities representing
the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of Village Financial
Common Stock or other equity securities of Village Financial or any of its
Subsidiaries. As of January 31, 2008, Village Financial has 455,000 shares
of
Village Financial Common Stock which are issuable and reserved for issuance
upon
exercise of Village Financial Stock Options. The outstanding shares of Village
Financial 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).
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(c) Merger
Shares.
The
shares of Village Financial Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares
of
River City Bank 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.
(d) Subsidiaries.
Village
Financial has Previously Disclosed each of its Subsidiaries together with the
jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary. (A) Village Financial
owns, directly or indirectly, all the issued and outstanding equity securities
of each of its Subsidiaries, (B) no equity securities of any of the Subsidiaries
of Village Financial are or may become required to be issued (other than to
Village Financial 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 the Subsidiaries of Village Financial is or may
be
bound to sell or otherwise transfer any equity securities of any such
Subsidiaries (other than to Village Financial 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 of Village Financial held by Village
Financial or its Subsidiaries are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned
by
Village Financial or its Subsidiaries free and clear of any liens, and (F)
Each
of Village Financial’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.
(e) Corporate
Power.
Village
Financial 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 Village
Financial has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(f) Corporate
Authority.
Subject
to receipt of the requisite approval of this Agreement (including the agreement
of merger set forth herein) by the holders of more than two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of Village Financial Common Stock entitled to vote thereon
(which is the only vote of Village Financial stockholders required thereon),
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of Village
Financial and its Board of Directors and Village Financial and its Board of
Directors. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by River City
Bank, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of Village
Financial and Village Bank, 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).
(g) Consents
and Approvals; No Defaults.
No
consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority or with any other Person are required to be made or obtained by
Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by Village Financial of this Agreement or to consummate
the Merger except for (A) filings of applications and notices with the federal
and state banking authorities; (B) filings with the NASDAQ regarding the Village
Financial Common Stock to be issued in the Merger; (C) the filing and
declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement; (D) the filing
of
Articles of Merger with the SCC pursuant to the VSCA 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 the Commonwealth of Virginia in connection with the issuance of Village
Financial Stock in the Merger; and (G) receipt of the approvals set forth in
Section 7.1(b). As of the date hereof, Village Financial is not aware of any
reason why the approvals set forth in Section 7.1(b) will not be received
without the imposition of a condition, restriction or requirement of the type
described in Section 7.1(b).
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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 Village Financial or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which
Village Financial 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 Village Financial
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.
(h) Financial
Reports and SEC Documents; Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(i) Village
Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for each of 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 subsequent to December 31, 2006, 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 “Village
Financial’s SEC Documents”),
as of
the date filed, (A) as to form complied or for filings made after the date
hereof, 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 for filings made after the date hereof, 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 Village Financial contained in
or
incorporated by reference into any of Village Financial’s SEC Documents
(including the related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or for
filings made after the date hereof, will fairly present, in all material
respects the financial position of Village Financial 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 Village Financial contained
or
incorporated by reference in any of Village Financial’s SEC Documents (including
any related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or for filings made
after the date hereof, will fairly present, in all material respects the results
of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as the case may
be, of Village Financial 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. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations by Village Financial
under this Section 5.4(h) with respect to Village Financial’s SEC Documents that
are filed with the SEC after the date of this Agreement shall not include
information prepared or provided by or on behalf of River City Bank for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
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(ii) Section
5.4(h)(ii) of Village Financial’s Disclosure Schedule lists, and upon request,
Village Financial has delivered to River City Bank, 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 Village Financial
since December 31, 2006. BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP, which has expressed its opinion
with respect to the financial statements of Village Financial (including the
related notes) included in Village Financial’s SEC Documents is and has been
throughout the periods covered by such financial statements (A) an independent
registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, (B) “independent”
with
respect to Village Financial 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, the Public Accounting Oversight Board and
the
Bureau of Financial Institutions of the SCC.
(iii) Village
Financial has on a timely basis filed all forms, reports and documents required
to be filed by it with the SEC since December 31, 2004. Section 5.4(h)(iii)
of
Village Financial’s Disclosure Schedule lists and, except to the extent
available in full without redaction on the SEC’s web site through XXXXX two days
prior to the date of this Agreement, Village Financial has delivered to River
City Bank copies in the form filed with the SEC of (A) its Annual Reports
on Form 10-KSB for each fiscal year of the Company beginning since December
31,
2004, (B) its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for each of the first three
fiscal quarters in each of the fiscal years of the Village Financial referred
to
in clause (A) above, (C) all proxy statements relating to Village Financial’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
Village Financial pursuant to this Section 5.4(h)), filed by Village Financial
with the SEC since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred above, and
(F) all comment letters received by Village Financial from the Staff of the
SEC
since December 31, 2004 and all responses to such comment letters by or on
behalf of Village Financial.
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(iv) Village
Financial 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 Village Financial is made known
on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of Village
Financial’s filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. To
Village Financial’s knowledge, each director, executive officer and at least 10%
stockholder of Village Financial has filed with the SEC all statements required
by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
since December 31, 2006. As used in this Section 5.4(h), 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
December 31, 2006, Village Financial has 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
December 31, 2006, (A) Village Financial has conducted its 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 5.4 or otherwise), is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to Village Financial.
(i) Litigation.
No
litigation, claim or other proceeding before any Governmental Authority is
pending against Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries and, to Village
Financial’s knowledge, no such litigation, claim or other proceeding has been
threatened.
(j) Regulatory
Matters.
Neither
Village Financial 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 Governmental Authority charged with
the supervision or regulation of financial institutions or issuers of securities
or engaged in the insurance of deposits (including, without limitation, the
FDIC
and the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the SCC). Neither Village Financial
nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Governmental Authority
that
such Governmental 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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(k) Compliance
with Laws.
Each of
Village Financial 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 Village Financial 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
no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened;
(iii) has
complied in all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local
laws, regulations and rules relating to employment, equal employment
opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective
bargaining, the payment of social security and similar taxes and occupational
safety and health. Village Financial and its Subsidiaries are not liable for
the
payment of any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts,
however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing applicable
federal, state and local laws, regulations and rules.
(iv) has
received, since December 31, 2006, no notification or communication from any
Governmental Authority (A) asserting that Village Financial 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
Village Financial’s knowledge, do any grounds for any of the foregoing exist);
and
(v) is
in
compliance with the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, and all
other applicable laws relating to consumer privacy.
(l) Employee
Benefit Plans.
(i) Village
Financial 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 “Village
Financial Employees”
),
current or former consultant (the “Village
Financial Consultants”
) or
current or former director (the “Village
Financial Directors”)
of
Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries participates or to which any such
Village Financial Employees, Consultants or Directors are a party (the
“Village
Financial Compensation and Benefit Plans”).
Village Financial has no commitment and has not communicated to the Village
Financial Employees any intention to create any additional Village Financial
Compensation and Benefit Plan or to modify or change any existing Village
Financial Compensation and Benefit Plan.
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(ii) Each
Village Financial 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 Village Financial Compensation and Benefit Plan which is
an
“employee
pension benefit plan”
within
the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “Village
Financial 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 Village Financial Compensation and Benefit Plan is exempt
from
tax under Section 501(a) of the Code) from the IRS, and Village Financial 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 Village Financial,
threatened legal action, suit or claim relating to the Village Financial
Compensation and Benefit Plans other than routine claims for benefits. Neither
Village Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction,
or
omitted to take any action, with respect to any Village Financial Compensation
and Benefit Plan that would reasonably be expected to subject Village Financial
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.
(iii) No
Village Financial Compensation and Benefit Plans currently maintained, or
maintained within the last six years, by Village Financial or any entity (and
“Village
Financial ERISA Affiliate”)
which
is considered one employer with Village Financial 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 Village Financial, there is no pending investigation or
enforcement action by the PBGC, the DOL or IRS or any other Governmental
Authority with respect to any Village Financial Compensation and Benefit
Plan.
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(iv) All
contributions required to be made under the terms of any Village Financial
Compensation and Benefit Plan or any employee benefit arrangements under any
collective bargaining agreement to which Village Financial or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party have been timely made or have been reflected on Village
Financial’s financial statements. Neither Village Financial nor any Village
Financial ERISA Affiliate (x) has provided, or would reasonably be expected
to
be required to provide, security to any Village Financial 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.
(v) Neither
Village Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide
retiree health and life insurance or other retiree death benefits under any
Village Financial Compensation and Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated
by
Section 4980B of the Code, and each such Village Financial Compensation and
Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated without incurring liability
thereunder. There has been no communication to Village Financial Employees
by
Village Financial 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.
(vi) Village
Financial and its Subsidiaries do not maintain any Village Financial
Compensation and Benefit Plans covering foreign Village Financial
Employees.
(vii) With
respect to each Village Financial Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable,
Village Financial has provided or made available to River City Bank, true and
complete copies of existing: (A) Village Financial 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 PBGC (other than 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).
(viii) 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 Village Financial 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 Village Financial Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result
in any material increase in benefits payable under any Village Financial
Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(ix) Neither
Village Financial 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.
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(x) 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 Village Financial,
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.
(m) No
Brokers.
No
action has been taken by Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries 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 Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Inc.
(n) Takeover
Laws.
Village
Financial 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 Village Financial.
(o) Environmental
Matters.
Neither
the conduct nor operation of Village Financial 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 and could reasonably be expected to result
in liability or which could result in a material loss in value of collateral
for
Village Financial or its Subsidiaries, violates or violated Environmental Laws
and, to Village Financial’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. Neither Village Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice from any Person that Village Financial 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 and could
reasonably be expected to result in liability or which could result in a
material loss in value of collateral for Village Financial or its Subsidiaries
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.
(p) Books
and Records.
The
books and records of Village Financial 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.
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(q) Insurance.
Village
Financial Previously Disclosed all of the insurance policies, binders, or bonds
maintained by Village Financial or its Subsidiaries. Village Financial and
its
Subsidiaries are insured with insurers believed to be reputable against such
risks and in such amounts as the management of Village Financial reasonably
has
determined to be prudent in accordance with industry practices. All such
insurance policies are in full force and effect; Village Financial and its
Subsidiaries are not in material default thereunder; and all claims thereunder
have been filed in due and timely fashion.
(r) Funds
Available.
Village
Financial has, and will have available to it at the Effective Time, sources
of
capital sufficient to pay the aggregate Cash Consideration and to effect the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(s) Loans,
Accounts, Notes and Other Receivables.
(i) All
loans, accounts, notes and other receivables reflected as assets on Village
Financial’s or Village Bank’s books and records (i) have resulted from bona fide
business transactions in the ordinary course of Village Financial’s or Village
Bank’s operations; (ii) in all material respects were made in accordance with
Village Financial’s or Village Bank’s customary loan policies and procedures;
and (iii) are owned by Village Financial or Village Bank free and clear of
all
Liens and the ownership or collection rights of any other Person (other than
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings or repurchase agreements entered into in
the
ordinary course of business).
(ii) All
records of Village Financial and Village Bank regarding all outstanding loans,
accounts, notes, and other receivables, and all other real estate owned, are
accurate in all material respects. With respect to each loan which Village
Bank’s loan documentation indicates is secured by Loan Collateral, such loan is
secured by valid, perfected, and enforceable Liens on all such Loan Collateral
having the priority described in Village Bank’s records of such
loan.
(iii) Each
loan
reflected as an asset on Village Financial’s or Village Bank’s books, and each
guaranty therefor, is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the obligor
or
guarantor thereon, and no defense, offset, or counterclaim has been asserted
with respect to any such loan or guaranty.
(iv) Village
Financial has Previously Disclosed to River City Bank a listing of (x) each
loan, extension of credit, or other asset of Village Bank which, as of January
31, 2008, was classified by Village Bank as “Loss”, “Doubtful”, “Substandard”,
or “Special Mention” (or otherwise by words of similar import), or which Village
Bank has designated as a special asset or for special handling or placed on
any
“watch list” because of concerns regarding the ultimate collectibility or
deteriorating condition of such asset or any obligor or Loan Collateral
therefor, and (y) each loan or extension of credit of Village Bank which, as
of
January 31, 2008, was past due thirty (30) days or more as to the payment of
principal and/or interest, or as to which any obligor thereon (including the
borrower or any guarantor) otherwise was in default, is the subject of a
proceeding in bankruptcy, or otherwise has indicated an inability or intention
not to repay such loan or extension of credit.
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(v) To
the
knowledge of Village Financial, each of Village Financial’s or Village Bank’s
loans and other extensions of credit (with the exception of those loans and
extensions of credit Previously Disclosed in the written listings described
in
subsection (iv) above) is collectible in the ordinary course of Village
Financial’s or Village Bank’s business in an amount which is not less than the
amount at which it is carried on Village Financial’s or Village Bank’s books and
records.
(vi) Village
Bank’s Loan Loss Reserve has been established in conformity with GAAP, sound
banking practices and all applicable requirements, rules and policies of the
FDIC and the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the SCC and, in the best
judgment of management of Village Bank, is reasonable in view of the size and
character of Village Bank’s loan portfolio, current economic conditions and
other relevant factors, and is adequate to provide for losses relating to or
the
risk of loss inherent in Village Bank’s loan portfolios and other real estate
owned.
(vii) Village
Financial has Previously Disclosed all one to four family residential mortgage
loans originated on or after January 1, 2004 by Village Financial or any of
its
Subsidiaries (i) that were sold in the secondary mortgage market and have been
re-purchased by Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) that the
institutions to whom such loans were sold (or their successors or assigns)
have
asked Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries to purchase back (but have
not been purchased back).
(t) Securities
Portfolio and Investments.
Village
Financial has Previously Disclosed to River City Bank a listing of all
securities owned, of record or beneficially, by Village Financial or Village
Bank as of January 31, 2008. All securities owned by Village Bank are held
free
and clear of all Liens or any other restriction or rights of any other Person,
whether contractual or statutory (other than customary pledges in the ordinary
course of its business to secure public funds deposits or Federal Home Loan
Bank
borrowings or repurchase agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business), which would materially impair the ability of Village Bank to dispose
freely of any such security or otherwise to realize the benefits of ownership
thereof at any time and are classified as “available for sale” and, accordingly,
have been marked to market. There are no voting trusts or other agreements
or
undertakings to which Village Bank is a party with respect to the voting of
any
such securities. With respect to all “repurchase agreements” under which Village
Bank has “sold” securities under agreement to repurchase, Village Bank has a
valid, perfected first Lien in the government securities or other collateral
securing the repurchase agreement, and the value of the collateral securing
each
such repurchase agreement equals or exceeds the amount of the debt owed by
Village Bank, as the case may be, which is secured by such collateral. Except
for fluctuations in the market values of United States Treasury and agency
securities, municipal securities, or other debt securities since January 31,
2008, there has been no material deterioration or adverse change in the quality,
or any material decrease in the value, of Village Bank’s securities portfolio as
a whole.
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(u) Continuity
of Business Enterprise.
It is
the present intention of Village Financial to continue at least one significant
business line of River City Bank, or to use at least a significant portion
of
River City Bank’s historic business assets in a business, each case within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-1(d).
(v) Obstacles
to Regulatory Approval or Tax Treatment.
To the
knowledge of Village Financial, there exists no fact or condition (including
Village Bank’s record of compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act)
relating to Village Bank or Village Financial that may reasonably be expected
to
(i) prevent or materially impede or delay Village Bank, Village Financial or
River City Bank from obtaining the regulatory approvals required in order to
consummate transactions described herein, or (ii) prevent the Merger from
qualifying to be a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code. If any
such
fact or condition becomes known to Village Financial, Village Financial shall
promptly (and in any event within three days after obtaining such knowledge)
communicate such fact or condition to River City Bank in writing.
(w) Labor
Matters.
Neither
Village Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any
collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding
with a labor union or labor organization. Neither Village Financial nor any
of
its Subsidiaries are the subject of a proceeding asserting that any of them
has
committed an unfair labor practice (within the meaning of the National Labor
Relations Act) or seeking to compel Village Financial or its Subsidiaries to
bargain with any labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment.
There is not any strike or other labor dispute involving Village Bank or its
Subsidiaries pending or, to Village Financial’s knowledge, threatened, nor is
Village Financial aware of any activity involving its Village Financial
Employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or engaging in other
organizational activity. Village Financial and its Subsidiaries have complied
in
all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local laws,
regulations and rules relating to employment, equal employment opportunity,
nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining,
the payment of social security and similar taxes and occupational safety and
health. Village Financial and its Subsidiaries are not liable for the payment
of
any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however
designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing applicable federal,
state and local laws, regulations and rules.
(x) Tax
Matters.
(i) All
Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or with respect to Village
Financial and its Subsidiaries have been duly filed, (ii) all Taxes 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, (vi) no waivers of statutes of limitation have been
given by or requested with respect to any Taxes of Village Financial or its
Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no Liens on any of the assets of Village Financial
or its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure to pay a Tax
(other than Taxes not yet due and payable); (viii) to the knowledge of Village
Financial, no authority is expected to assess any additional Taxes for any
period for which Tax Returns have been filed; and (ix) there is no dispute
or
claim concerning any Tax liability of Village Financial either (A) claimed
or
raised by any authority in writing or (B) as to which Village Financial has
knowledge. Neither Village Financial 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 Village Financial’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
Village Financial’s SEC Documents filed on or prior to the date hereof. As of
the date hereof, neither Village Financial 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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(y) Risk
Management Instruments.
Neither
Village Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any interest rate
swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and forward contracts and other
similar risk management arrangements, whether entered into for Village
Financial’s own account, the account of Village Financial’s Subsidiaries, or for
the account of their customers.
(z) Insurance
Of Deposits.
All
deposits of Village Bank are insured by the FDIC to the maximum extent permitted
by law, all deposit insurance premiums due from Village Bank to the FDIC have
been paid in full in a timely fashion, and no proceedings have been commenced
or, to the knowledge of Village Financial, are contemplated by the FDIC or
otherwise to terminate such insurance.
(aa) Transactions
with Management.
Except
as Previously Disclosed and for (i) deposits, all of which are on terms and
conditions comparable to those made available to other customers of Village
Bank
at the time such deposits were entered into, (ii) arm’s length loans to Village
Financial Employees entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii)
obligations under Village Financial Compensation and Benefit Plans, and (iv)
any
loan or deposit agreements entered into in the ordinary course with customers
of
Village Bank, there are no contracts with or commitments to Village Financial
Directors, officers or Village Financial Employees involving the expenditure
of
more than $5,000 as to any one individual, including, with respect to any
business directly or indirectly controlled by any such person, or $5,000 for
all
such contracts for commitments in the aggregate for all such
individuals.
(bb) Accounting
Controls; Disclosure Controls.
Village
Financial has devised and maintained a system of internal accounting control
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) all material transactions
are executed in accordance with general or specific authorization of the board
of directors of Village Financial and the duly authorized executive officers
of
Village Financial; (ii) all material transactions are recorded as necessary
to
permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
consistently applied with respect to institutions such as Village Financial
or
any other criteria applicable to such financial statements, and to maintain
proper accountability for items therein; (iii) access to the material properties
and assets of Village Financial is permitted only in accordance with general
or
specific authorization of the board of directors of Village Financial and the
duly authorized executive officers of Village Financial; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for items is compared with the actual levels at reasonable
intervals and appropriate actions taken with respect to any differences. To
the
extent required, Village Financial has in place “disclosure
controls and procedures”
as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the 1934 Act to allow Village
Financial’s management to make timely decisions regarding required disclosures
and to make the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer of Village Financial required under the 1934 Act.
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(cc) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.4 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 5.
4,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading.
(dd) Representations
and Warranties of Village Bank.
(i) Organization,
Standing and Authority.
Village
Bank is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws
of
the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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. Village Bank is an
“insured
depository institution”
as
defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and applicable regulations
thereunder.
(ii) Power.
Village
Bank 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 Village Bank
has
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(iii) Corporate
Authority.
This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by
all
necessary corporate action of Village Bank, its Board of Directors and sole
shareholder. Assuming due execution and delivery by River City Bank, this
Agreement is a valid and legally binding agreement of Village Bank 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
VI
COVENANTS
6.1 Affirmative
Covenants of River City Bank.
River
City Bank hereby covenants and agrees as follows with Village
Financial:
(a) Stockholders
of River City Bank Who Will Become“Affiliates”
of
Village Financial.
River
City Bank will use its best efforts to cause each Person who is a stockholder
of
River City Bank and who will become an “Affiliate”
of
Village Financial as a result of the Merger and the transactions contemplated
thereby to execute and deliver to Village Financial at least five days prior
to
the Closing a written agreement (the “Affiliates’
Agreement”)
relating to restrictions on shares of Village Financial Common Stock to be
received by such Persons pursuant to this Agreement and which Affiliates’
Agreement shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
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(b) River
City Bank Shareholders Meeting.
River
City Bank agrees to cause its annual or special meeting of its shareholders
(the
“River
City Bank Meeting”)
to
consider the approval of the Merger and the ratification and adoption of this
Agreement. In connection with the call and conduct of, and all other matters
relating to the River City Bank Meeting (including the solicitation of proxies),
River City Bank will comply in all material respects with all provisions of
applicable law and regulations and with its Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws.
(c) Periodic
Financial and Other Information.
Following the date of this Agreement and until the Effective Time, River City
Bank will deliver to Village Financial, as soon as each is available or within
the time frames set forth below:
(i) an
income
statement and a statement of condition after each month end (including branch
Cost Center detail, DDA Trial Balance, SAV Trial Balance and COD Trial
Balance);
(ii) a
copy of
all quarterly financial statements after each quarter end;
(iii) a
copy of
each report, registration, statement, or other communication or regulatory
filing made with or to any Governmental Authority simultaneous with the filing
or making thereof;
(iv) information
regarding each new extension of credit in excess of $500,000 (other than a
loan
secured by a first Lien on a one-to-four family principal residence which is
being made for the purchase or refinancing of that residence with a loan to
value of 80% or less) within ten business days after each calendar month
end;
(v) an
analysis of the Loan Loss Reserve and management’s assessment of the adequacy of
the Loan Loss Reserve within 21 days after each calendar quarter
end;
(vi) an
analysis and assessment of all classified or “watch list” loans, along with the
outstanding balance and amount specifically allocated to the Loan Loss Reserve
for each such classified or “watch list” Loan within 21 days after each calendar
month end;
(vii) the
following information with respect to loans and other extensions of credit
(such
assets being referred to in this Agreement as “Loans”) as of, and within
twenty-one days following, each calendar month end: (A) a list of Loans past
due
for 30 days or more as to principal or interest; (B) a list of Loans in
nonaccrual status; (C) a list of all Loans without principal reduction for
a
period of longer than one year; (D) a list of all foreclosed real property
or
other real estate owned and all repossessed personal property; (E) a
list of
each reworked or restructured Loan still outstanding, including original terms,
restructured terms and status; and (F) a
list of
any actual or threatened litigation by or against River City Bank, which list
shall contain a description of circumstances surrounding such litigation, its
present status and management’s evaluation of such litigation;
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(viii) a
written
description and explanation of any significant budget variances;
and
(ix) copies
of
all monthly packages to be delivered to the members of the Board of Directors
of
River City Bank.
(d) Notice
Of Certain Changes Or Events.
Following the execution of this Agreement and up to the Effective Time, River
City Bank promptly will notify Village Financial in writing of and provide
to
Village Financial such information as it shall request regarding (i) any
material adverse change in its financial condition, results of operations,
prospects, business, assets, loan portfolio (other than cyclical variations
in
loan balances outstanding), investments, properties or operations or of the
actual or prospective occurrence of any condition or event which, with the
lapse
of time or otherwise, is reasonably likely to cause, create or result in any
such material adverse change; or (ii) the actual or prospective existence or
occurrence of any condition or event which, with the lapse of time or otherwise,
has caused or may or could cause any statement, representation, or warranty
of
River City Bank herein, to be or become materially inaccurate, misleading,
or
incomplete, or which has resulted or may or could cause, create, or result
in
the breach or violation in any material respect of any of River City Bank’s
covenants or agreements contained herein.
(e) Accruals
for Loan Loss Reserve and Expenses.
River
City Bank will cooperate with Village Financial and will make such appropriate
accounting entries in its books and records and take such other actions as
may
be necessary or desirable in anticipation of the Merger, including without
limitation additional provisions to River City Bank’s Loan Loss Reserve or
accruals or the creation of reserves for employee benefit and expenses related
to the transactions described in this Agreement. River City Bank shall engage
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Associates to perform, within ten (10) business days of
the Effective Date, a xxxx to market review and analysis of River City Bank’s
loan portfolio and Loan Loss Reserve in accordance with customary banking
standards and shall implement all of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Associates’
recommendations. River City Bank shall be responsible for all expenditures
with
respect to Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Associates’ services up to and not exceeding
$10,000. Village Financial shall be responsible for expenditures with respect
to
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Associates’ services in excess of $10,000.
(f) Consents
to Assignment of Leases.
River
City Bank will use its reasonable efforts to obtain any required consents of
its
lessors to its rights and obligations under any real estate and personal
property leases, each of which consents shall be in such form as shall be
reasonably agreed to by Village Financial.
(g) Deposit
Liabilities.
Following the date of this Agreement and up to the Effective Time, River City
Bank will make pricing decisions with respect to its deposit accounts in a
manner consistent with its past practices based on competition and prevailing
market rates in its banking markets and will give Village Financial notice
of
any material changes in the pricing of its deposit accounts.
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6.2 Affirmative
Covenants of Village Financial.
Village
Financial hereby covenants and agrees as follows with River City
Bank:
(a) Village
Financial Shareholders Meeting.
Village
Financial agrees to cause its annual or special meeting of its shareholders
(the
“Village Financial Meeting”) to consider the approval of the Merger and the
ratification and adoption of this Agreement. In connection with the call and
conduct of, and all other matters relating to the Village Financial Meeting
(including the solicitation of proxies), Village Financial will comply in all
material respects with all provisions of applicable law and regulations and
with
its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
(b) “Blue
Sky”
Approvals.
Village
Financial shall use its reasonable efforts to take all actions, if any, required
by applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws (i) to cause the Village
Financial Common Stock issued at the Effective Time, at the time of the issuance
thereof, to be duly qualified or registered (unless exempt) under such laws,
or
to cause all conditions to any exemptions from qualification or registration
thereof under such laws to have been satisfied; and (ii) to obtain any and
all
other approvals or consents to the issuance of the Village Financial Common
Stock that are required under state or federal law.
(c) NASDAQ
Listing.
Village
Financial shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Village
Financial Common Stock to be issued to the River City Bank stockholders in
the
Merger to be approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice
of
issuance, as promptly as practicable, and in any event before the Effective
Date.
(d) Periodic
Financial and Other Information.
Following the date of this Agreement and until the Effective Time, Village
Financial and/or Village Bank, as applicable, will deliver to River City Bank,
as soon as each is available or within the time frames set forth below:
(i) an
income
statement and a statement of condition after each month end (including branch
Cost Center detail, DDA Trial Balance, SAV Trial Balance and COD Trial
Balance);
(ii) a
copy of
all quarterly financial statements after each quarter end;
(iii) a
copy of
each report, registration, statement, or other communication or regulatory
filing made with or to any Governmental Authority simultaneous with the filing
or making thereof;
(iv) information
regarding each new extension of credit in excess of $500,000 (other than a
loan
secured by a first Lien on a one-to-four family principal residence which is
being made for the purchase or refinancing of that residence with a loan to
value of 80% or less) within ten business days after each calendar month
end;
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(v) an
analysis of the Loan Loss Reserve and management’s assessment of the adequacy of
the Loan Loss Reserve within 21 days after each calendar quarter
end;
(vi) an
analysis and assessment of all classified or “watch list” loans, along with the
outstanding balance and amount specifically allocated to the Loan Loss Reserve
for each such classified or “watch list” Loan within 21 days after each calendar
month end;
(vii) the
following information with respect to Loans within twenty-one days following
each calendar month end: (A) a list of Loans past due for 30 days or more
as to principal or interest; (B) a list of Loans in nonaccrual status; (C)
a
list of all Loans without principal reduction for a period of longer than one
year; (D) a list of all foreclosed real property or other real estate owned
and
all repossessed personal property; (E) a
list of
each reworked or restructured Loan still outstanding, including original terms,
restructured terms and status; and (F) a
list of
any actual or threatened litigation by or against Village Financial or Village
Bank, which list shall contain a description of circumstances surrounding such
litigation, its present status and management’s evaluation of such
litigation;
(viii) a
written
description and explanation of any significant budget variances;
and
(ix) copies
of
all monthly packages to be delivered to the members of the Board of Directors
of
Village Financial and Village Bank.
(e) Notice
Of Certain Changes Or Events.
Following the execution of this Agreement and up to the Effective Time, Village
Financial and Village Bank promptly will notify River City Bank in writing
of
and provide to River City Bank such information as it shall request regarding
(i) any material adverse change in its financial condition, results of
operations, prospects, business, assets, loan portfolio (other than cyclical
variations in loan balances outstanding), investments, properties or operations
or of the actual or prospective occurrence of any condition or event which,
with
the lapse of time or otherwise, is reasonably likely to cause, create or result
in any such material adverse change; or (ii) the actual or prospective existence
or occurrence of any condition or event which, with the lapse of time or
otherwise, has caused or may or could cause any statement, representation,
or
warranty of Village Financial or Village Bank herein, to be or become materially
inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete, or which has resulted or may or could
cause, create, or result in the breach or violation in any material respect
of
any of Village Financial’s covenants or agreements contained
herein.
(f) Deposit
Liabilities.
Following the date of this Agreement and up to the Effective Time, Village
Bank
will make pricing decisions with respect to its deposit accounts in a manner
consistent with its past practices based on competition and prevailing market
rates in its banking markets and will give River City Bank notice of any
material changes in the pricing of its deposit accounts.
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6.3 Reasonable
Best Efforts. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of River City Bank and
Village Financial 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.
6.4 Registration
Statement.
(a) Village
Financial agrees to prepare a registration statement on Form S-4 (the
“Registration
Statement”)
to be
filed by Village Financial with the SEC in connection with the issuance of
Village Financial Common Stock in the Merger (including the prospectus of
Village Financial and joint proxy solicitation materials of Village Financial
and River City Bank constituting a part thereof (the “Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus”)
and all
related documents). River City Bank and Village Financial agree to cooperate,
and Village Financial agrees to cause its Subsidiaries to cooperate, with the
other and its counsel and its accountants in the preparation of the Registration
Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and to file the Registration
Statement (including the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in preliminary form)
with the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this
Agreement. Each of River City Bank and Village Financial 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. Village Financial 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, if any, required to carry out the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. River City Bank agrees to furnish to Village Financial all
information concerning River City Bank, its Subsidiaries, officers, River City
Bank Directors and stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection
with the foregoing and shall have the right to review and consult with Village
Financial 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
River City Bank and Village Financial 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 Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto will, at
the
date of mailing to the Village Financial and River City Bank stockholders and
at
the times of the respective Village Financial Meeting and River City Bank
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, in the light of the circumstances under which
such
statement is made, not misleading with respect to any material fact, or to
correct any statement in any earlier statement in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto. Each of River
City
Bank and Village Financial 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 Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus 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
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
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(c) Village
Financial agrees to advise River City Bank, promptly after Village Financial
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 Village Financial 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.
6.5 Press
Releases.
Each of
River City Bank and Village Financial agrees that it will not, without the
prior
written 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.
6.6 Access;
Information.
(a) Each
of
River City Bank and Village Financial 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, River City Bank
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
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 6.6 (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
6.6 (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. In the event this Agreement is terminated for
any reason, each party hereto immediately shall return to the other party all
copies of any and all documents or other written materials or information of
or
relating to such other parties which were obtained from them or their
Subsidiaries or affiliates during the course of the negotiation of this
Agreement and the carrying out of the events and transactions described herein
(whether during the course of any due diligence investigation or review provided
for herein or otherwise) and which documents or other information relates in
any
way to the business, operations, personnel, customers, or financial condition
of
such other parties. The parties’ obligations of confidentiality under this
Section 6.6 shall survive and remain in effect following any termination of
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.
6.7 Acquisition
Proposals.
River
City Bank agrees that it shall not and shall cause it’s officers, River City
Bank 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, 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 Village Financial 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. River
City Bank will inform Village Financial promptly of all relevant details of
any
inquiries or contacts by third parties relating to the possible disposition
of
the business or the capital stock of River City Bank or any merger, change
or
control or other business combination involving River City Bank. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if, at any time the Board of Directors of River City Bank
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, River City Bank, in response to a written
Acquisition Proposal that was unsolicited or that did not otherwise result
from
a breach of this Section 6.7, may furnish non-public information with respect
to
River City Bank to the Person who made such Acquisition Proposal and participate
in negotiations regarding such Acquisition Proposal.
6.8 Takeover
Laws.
No
party hereto shall take any action that would cause the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement 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.
6.9 Certain
Policies.
Immediately prior to the Effective Date, River City Bank shall, consistent
with
generally accepted accounting principles and on a basis mutually satisfactory
to
it and Village Financial, 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 Village
Financial and shall make appropriate accruals for any employee benefits, plans,
arrangements or obligations assumed by Village Financial under this Agreement;
provided, however, that River City Bank shall not be obligated to take any
such
action pursuant to this Section 6.9 unless and until Village Financial
acknowledges that all conditions to its obligation to consummate the Merger
have
been satisfied and certifies to River City Bank that Village Financial’s
representations and warranties, subject to Section 5.2, are true and correct
as
of such date and that Village Financial is otherwise in material compliance
with
this Agreement. River City Bank’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 6.9.
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6.10 Regulatory
Applications.
(a) Village
Financial, its Subsidiaries and River City Bank 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 Village Financial and
River
City Bank 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, River City Bank 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.
6.11 Benefit
Plans.
(a) No
later
than January 1, 2009, Village Financial will (i) provide River City Bank
Employees with employee benefit plans substantially similar in the aggregate
to
those provided to similarly situated Village Financial Employees, (ii) cause
any
and all pre-existing condition limitations (to the extent such limitations
did
not apply to a pre-existing condition under the River City Bank 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) cause all River City Bank Employees to receive credit for years of service
with River City Bank and its predecessors prior to the Effective Time for
purposes of eligibility and vesting (but not for purposes of benefit accrual)
under Village Financial’s benefit plans. Village Financial shall maintain
existing River City Bank Compensation and Benefit Plans until such time as
Village Financial has provided similar plans to River City Bank Employees as
contemplated in the preceding sentence. River City Bank Employees shall not
be
entitled to accrual of benefits or allocation of contributions under Village
Financial Compensation and Benefit Plans based on years of service with River
City Bank and its predecessors prior to the Effective Date.
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(b) River
City Bank shall take such action as may be necessary to terminate its 401(k)
plan and apply to the IRS for a favorable determination of the 401(k) plan’s
qualified status as of its termination. 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. In the event a favorable ruling is not issued, River City Bank agrees
that termination of the 401(k) plan shall not occur and the 401(k) plan shall
be
merged with Village Financial’s 401(k) plan.
6.12 Notification
of Certain Matters.
Each of
River City Bank and Village Financial 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.
6.13 River
City Bank Directors and Officers.
(a) Upon
approval of the Merger by the stockholders of Village Financial at the Village
Financial Meeting, at the Effective Time (i) the number of directors who
currently sit on its Board of Directors be reduced by one (1), from nine (9)
to
eight (8), and (ii) the appointment of an additional four (4) individuals from
River City Bank as directors of Village Financial at the Effective Time for
a
total of twelve (12) directors.
(b) Village
Financial agrees to cause the number of directors that currently sit on the
Board of Directors of Village Bank to be reduced by one (1), from nine (9)
to
eight (8), and to cause four (4) additional individuals from River City Bank
to
be appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Village Bank at the Effective
Time for a total of twelve (12) directors.
6.14 Employment
of Other River City Bank Employees.
The
parties acknowledge that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
constituting an employment agreement between Village Financial or any of its
Subsidiaries and any officer or employee of River City Bank or an obligation
on
the part of Village Financial or any of its Subsidiaries to continue to employ
the officers or employees of River City Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Village Financial and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall enter into an employment
agreement, as described in Section 2.1(c) hereof.
6.15 Expenses.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 8.3, whether or not this Agreement shall be
terminated or the Merger shall be consummated, River City Bank and Village
Financial each shall pay its own legal, accounting, and financial advisory
fees
and all its other costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection
with the execution and performance of its obligations under this Agreement
or
otherwise in connection with this Agreement and the transactions described
herein (including, without limitation all accounting fees, legal fees,
consulting and advisory fees, filing fees, printing costs, and travel expenses).
All costs incurred in connection with the printing and mailing of the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus shall be deemed to be incurred and shall be paid by River
City Bank and Village Financial in the proportion that their respective number
of shareholders bears to the combined number of shareholders of River City
Bank
and Village Financial.
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6.16 Indemnification.
(a) Following
the Effective Date and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, Village
Financial shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present directors,
officers and employees of River City Bank (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 River City Bank is permitted or required to indemnify
(and advance expenses to) its directors and officers under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of River
City
Bank, 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
Virginia law, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of River City Bank and
any
agreement shall be made by independent counsel (which shall not be counsel
that
provides material services to Village Financial) selected by Village Financial
and reasonably acceptable to such officer or director.
(b) For
a
period of five (5) years from the Effective Time, Village Financial shall
use its reasonable best efforts to provide that portion of director’s and
officer’s liability insurance that serves to reimburse the present and former
officers and directors of River City Bank (determined as of the Effective Time)
with respect to claims against such directors and officers arising from facts
or
events which occurred before the Effective Time, which insurance shall contain
at least the same coverage and amounts, and contain terms and conditions no
less
advantageous, as that coverage currently provided by River City Bank; provided,
however, that in no event shall Village Financial be required to expend more
than 200 percent of the current amount expended by River City Bank (the
“Insurance
Amount”)
to
maintain or procure such directors and officers insurance coverage; provided,
further, that if Village Financial is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance
called for by this Section 6.16(b), Village Financial shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available
for the Insurance Amount; provided, further, that officers and directors of
River City Bank may be required to make application and provide customary
representations and warranties to Village Financial’s insurance carrier for the
purpose of obtaining such insurance.
(c) Any
Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 6.16(a),
upon learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation described
above, shall promptly notify Village Financial thereof; provided
that the
failure so to notify shall not affect the obligations of Village Financial
under
Section 6.16(a) unless and to the extent that Village Financial is actually
prejudiced as a result of such failure.
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(d) If
Village Financial 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 Village Financial shall assume the
obligations set forth in this Section 6.16.
(e) The
provisions of this Section 6.16 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.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
7.1 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The
respective obligation of each of Village Financial and River City Bank to
consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by Village
Financial and River City Bank prior to the Effective Time of each of the
following conditions:
(a) Corporate
Approval.
Shareholders of River City Bank and Village Financial shall have duly approved,
ratified, and confirmed this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein,
all to the extent required by and in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, applicable law, and applicable provisions of their respective
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
(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 which
the
Boards of Directors of Village Financial and River City Bank reasonably
determine 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 been declared effective under the Securities
Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued and be in effect and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated and not withdrawn by
the
SEC.
(e) Blue
Sky Approvals.
All
permits and other authorizations under state securities laws, if any, necessary
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to issue the shares
of
Village Financial 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 Village Financial Common Stock to be issued
to
the shareholders of River City Bank upon consummation of the Merger shall have
been approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.
(g) Fairness
Opinion. River
City Bank shall have received from Xxxxxxxxx & Company LLC a written opinion
(the “River
City Bank Fairness Opinion”),
dated
as of the date of the meeting of the Board of Directors of River City Bank
where
this Agreement is voted upon and approved, to the effect that payment of the
Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to River City
Bank
and its shareholders as of the date of approval of this Agreement. Village
Financial shall have received from Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Inc. a written
opinion (the “Village
Financial Fairness
Opinion”),
dated
as of the date of the meeting of the Board of Directors of Village Financial
where this Agreement is voted upon and approved, to the effect that payment
of
the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to Village
Financial and its shareholders as of the date of approval of this
Agreement.
7.2 Conditions
to Obligation of River City Bank.
The
obligation of River City Bank to consummate the Merger is also subject to the
fulfillment or written waiver by River City Bank prior to the Effective Time
of
each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Village Financial set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct, subject to Section 5.2, 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 River City Bank shall have received a certificate, dated the
Effective Date, signed on behalf of Village Financial by the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Village Financial to such
effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Village Financial.
Village
Financial 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 River City Bank shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date,
signed on behalf of Village Financial by the Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer of Village Financial to such effect.
(c) Opinion
of River City Bank’s Counsel.
River
City Bank shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, counsel to River
City Bank, 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” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and
(ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by stockholders of River City Bank
who
receive shares of Village Financial Common Stock in exchange for shares of
River
City Bank Common Stock, except that gain or loss may be recognized as to cash
received as Merger Consideration and cash received in lieu of fractional share
interests. In rendering its opinion, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx may require and rely upon
representations contained in letters from River City Bank, Village Financial,
officers of River City Bank and Village Financial, River City Bank Employees,
Village Financial Employees, and others.
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7.3 Conditions
to Obligation of Village Financial.
The
obligation of Village Financial to consummate the Merger is also subject to
the
fulfillment or written waiver by Village Financial prior to the Effective Time
of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of River City Bank set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct, subject to Section 5.2, 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
Village Financial shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date,
signed on behalf of River City Bank by the Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief
Financial Officer of River City Bank to such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of River City Bank.
River
City Bank 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 Village Financial shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date, signed on behalf of River City Bank by the Chief Executive Officer and
the
Chief Financial Officer of River City Bank to such effect.
(c) Opinion
of Village Financial’s Counsel.
Village
Financial shall have received an opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, special counsel
to
Village Financial, dated the Effective Date, to the effect that, on the basis
of
facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, the Merger
constitutes a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code. In rendering its
opinion, McGuireWoods LLP may require and rely upon representations contained
in
letters from Village Financial, River City Bank, officers of River City Bank
and
Village Financial, River City Bank Employees, Village Financial Employees,
and
others.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 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 Village Financial
and
River City Bank, 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 Village Financial or River City Bank
(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 5.2), 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.
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(c) Delay.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, by Village Financial or River City Bank,
if
their respective Board of Directors so determines by vote of a majority of
the
members of its entire Board, in the event that the Merger is not consummated
by
December 31, 2008, except to the extent that the failure of the Merger 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 8.1(c).
(d) No
Approval.
By
River City Bank or Village Financial, 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) any stockholder
approval required by Section 7.1(a) herein is not obtained at the River City
Bank Meeting or the Village Financial Meeting.
(e) Failure
to Recommend, Etc.
(i) At
any time prior to the River City Bank Meeting, by Village Financial if the
Board
of Directors of River City Bank shall have failed to recommend that its
shareholders approve the Merger and this Agreement, withdrawn such
recommendation or modified or changed such recommendation in a manner adverse
in
any respect to the interests of Village Financial. (ii) At any time prior to
the
Village Financial Meeting, by River City Bank if the Board of Directors of
Village Financial shall have failed to recommend that its shareholders approve
the Merger and this Agreement, withdrawn such recommendation or modified or
changed such recommendation in a manner adverse in any respect to the interests
of River City Bank.
(f) Decline
in Village Financial Common Stock Price.
By
River City Bank, if the Board of Directors of River City Bank so determines
by a
vote of the majority of the members of its entire board, at any time during
the
five-day period commencing with the Determination Date (as defined below),
if
both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The
number obtained by dividing the Average Closing Price by the Starting Price
(each as defined below) (the “Village
Financial Ratio”)
shall
be less than .80; and
(ii) (x)
the
Village Financial Ratio shall be less than (y) the number obtained by dividing
the Final Index Price by the Index Price on the Starting Date (each as defined
below) and subtracting 0.20 from the quotient in this clause (ii)(y) (such
number in this clause (ii)(y) being referred to herein as the “Index
Ratio”);
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subject,
however, to the following three sentences. If River City Bank elects to exercise
its termination right pursuant to this Section, it shall give written notice
to
Village Financial (provided that such notice of election to terminate may be
withdrawn at any time within the aforementioned five-day period). During the
five-day period commencing with its receipt of such notice, Village Financial
shall have the option to increase the consideration to be received by the
holders of River City Bank Common Stock hereunder, by adjusting the Exchange
Ratio (calculated to the nearest one one-thousandth) to equal the lesser of
(x)
a number (rounded to the nearest one one-thousandth) obtained by dividing (A)
the product of the Starting Price, 0.80 and the Exchange Ratio (as then in
effect) by (B) the Average Closing Price and (y) a number (rounded to the
nearest one one-thousandth) obtained by dividing (A) the product of the Index
Ratio and the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) by (B) the Village Financial
Ratio. If Village Financial so elects within such five-day period, it shall
give
prompt written notice to River City Bank of such election and the revised
Exchange Ratio, whereupon no termination shall have occurred pursuant to this
Section and this Agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms
(except as the Exchange Ratio shall have been so modified.)
For
purposes of this Section 8.1(f), the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
“Average
Closing Price”
shall
mean the average of the closing prices of a share of Village Financial Common
Stock on the NASDAQ reporting system (as reported in The
Wall Street Journal, or
if not
reported therein, in another authoritative source) during the period of 20
consecutive full trading days ending on the trading day prior to the
Determination Date, rounded to the nearest whole cent.
“Determination
Date”
shall
mean the 10 consecutive full trading days immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
“Final
Index Price”
shall
mean the average of the Index Prices for the 20 consecutive full trading days
ending on the trading day prior to the Determination Date.
“Index
Group”
shall
mean the NASDAQ Bank Index.
“Index
Price”
shall
mean the closing price on such date of the NASDAQ Bank Index.
“Starting
Date”
shall
mean the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the first public
announcement of entry into this Agreement.
“Starting
Price”
shall
mean the closing price of a share of Village Financial Common Stock on the
NASDAQ reporting system (as reported in The
Wall Street Journal,
or if
not reported therein, in another authoritative source) on the Starting
Date.
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(g) Superior
Proposal.
By
River City Bank, if the Board or Directors of River City Bank so determines
by a
vote of the majority of the members of its entire board, at any time prior
to
the River City Bank Meeting, in order to concurrently enter into an agreement
with respect to an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal that was received and
considered by River City Bank in compliance with Section 6.7 and that would,
if
consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to River City Bank’s
stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger (a “Superior
Proposal”);
provided, however, that (i) this Agreement may be terminated by River City
Bank
pursuant to this Section 8.1(g) only after the fifth business day following
Village Financial’s receipt of written notice from River City Bank advising
Village Financial that River City Bank is prepared to enter into an agreement
with respect to a Superior Proposal and only if, during such 5 business day
period, Village Financial does not make an offer to River City Bank that the
River City Bank Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its
financial and legal advisors, is at least as favorable as the Superior Proposal
and (ii) River City Bank pays the Fee and the Additional Fee to Village
Financial as specified in Section 8.3(b).
8.2 Effect
of Termination and Abandonment.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement and the abandonment of the Merger
pursuant to this Article VIII, no party to this Agreement shall have any
liability or further obligation to any other party hereunder except as set
forth
in Sections 6.15 and 8.3 and Article IX.
8.3 Fees
and Expenses.
(a) River
City Bank shall pay Village Financial, by wire transfer the sum of $600,000
(the
“Fee”) if this Agreement is terminated as follows:
(i) if
Village Financial terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b), or
Section 8.1(e)(i), then River City Bank shall pay the Fee on the business day
following such termination; or
(ii) if
River
City Bank terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii) due to the
failure of the stockholders of River City Bank to approve this Agreement, and,
at or prior to the time of the failure of River City Bank’s stockholders to
approve this Agreement and the Merger, an Acquisition Proposal shall have been
made public and not withdrawn, then River City Bank shall pay the Fee on the
business day following such termination;
provided,
if within twelve months of the date of such termination of this Agreement under
subsections (i) and (ii) above, River City Bank executes any definitive
agreement with respect to, or consummates, any Acquisition Proposal, then River
City Bank shall pay Village Financial, by wire transfer, an additional sum
of
$400,000 (the “Additional Fee”) upon the date of such execution or consummation;
provided, further, that if the Acquisition Proposal mentioned in the preceding
clause is the Acquisition Proposal made public and not withdrawn under Section
8.3(a)(ii), the time period limitation shall be eighteen months rather than
twelve months.
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(b) If
River
City Bank terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g), then River
City
Bank shall pay Village Financial the Fee and the Additional Fee, by wire
transfer, on the business day following such termination.
(c) If
River
City Bank terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or 8.1(e)(ii),
then Village Financial shall pay River City Bank the Fee, by wire transfer,
on
the business day following such termination.
(d) If
either
party fails to pay all amounts due the other party under Sections 8.3(a), (b),
or (c), as applicable, on the dates specified, then such defaulting party shall
pay all costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) actually incurred
by the other party in connection with the collection of the Fee or Additional
and the enforcement of this Section 8.3 together with interest on such unpaid
Fee or Additional Fee and costs and expenses, commencing on the date that the
Fee or Additional 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 Prime Rate plus 2.00%.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Survival.
No
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Effective Time (other than Sections 6.11, 6.13,
6.14, 6.15 and 6.16 and Articles II, III and IX which shall survive the
Effective Time). In addition, if this Agreement is terminated, no
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this
Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement (other than Sections
6.6(b) and 6.15 and Articles VIII and IX which shall survive such
termination).
9.2 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 earlier of the Village Financial Meeting
or the River City Bank Meeting, this Agreement may not be amended if it would
violate the VSCA.
9.3 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to constitute an original.
9.4 Governing
Law and Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws
of
the Commonwealth of Virginia without resort to its conflict of law rules. The
parties hereby agree and consent that any and all causes of action arising
under
this Agreement shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the Circuit Court
for the County of Chesterfield, Commonwealth of Virginia. The parties consent
to
the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such court for the resolution of all
causes of action arising under this Agreement upon proper service of process,
and hereby waive any objections to the jurisdiction and venue
thereof.
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9.5 Notices.
All
notices and other communications given hereunder shall be in writing. Notices
shall be effective when delivered, if delivered personally. Otherwise, they
shall be effective when sent to the parties at the addresses or numbers listed
below, as follows:
(i)
on the
business day delivered (or the next business day following delivery if not
delivered on a business day) if sent by a local or long distance courier,
prepaid telegram, telefax or other facsimile means, or
(ii)
three
days after mailing if mailed by registered or certified U.S. mail, postage
prepaid and return receipt requested.
If
to
River City Bank, to:
River
City Bank
0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, P.C.
Two
Xxxxx
Center
0000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx (23219)
X.X.
Xxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If
to
Village Financial, to:
Village
Bank and Trust Financial Corp.
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
copy to:
McGuireWoods
LLP
One
Xxxxx
Center
000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
9.6 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. 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, except for
Section 6.16 which is intended to be for the benefit of the Persons referred
to
in such Section 6.16 and may be enforced by such Persons.
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9.7 Interpretation;
Effect.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibit 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 River City Bank,
Village Financial, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates
or
directors to take any action which would violate applicable law (whether
statutory or common law), rule or regulation.
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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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EXHIBIT
A
XXXXXXXX
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
VERSION
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is entered into and effective as of the 9th
day of March 2008, by and between VILLAGE BANK, a Virginia chartered bank
corporation (the "Corporation") and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (the "Executive").
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the
Corporation desires to retain the services of Executive on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and, for purpose of effecting the same, the Board
of
Directors of the Corporation has approved this Employment Agreement and
authorized its execution and delivery on the Corporation's behalf to the
Executive; and
WHEREAS,
the
Corporation and Village Bank and Trust Financial Corporation have entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger dated March 9, 2008 with
River City Bank (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which River City Bank would
merge with and into the Corporation (the “Merger”); and
WHEREAS,
the
Executive has significant experience serving in senior bank management
positions, including those of President and CEO at River City Bank, and the
Corporation desires to employ the Executive as a key executive officer of the
Corporation whose dedication, availability, advice and counsel to the
corporation is deemed important to the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
the Corporation and its stockholders;
WHEREAS,
the
services of the Executive, his experience and knowledge of the affairs of the
Corporation, and his reputation and contacts in the industry are valuable to
the
Corporation; and
WHEREAS,
the
Corporation wishes to attract and retain such well-qualified executives and
it
is in the best interests of the Corporation and of the Executive to secure
the
services of the Executive; and
WHEREAS,
the
Corporation considers the establishment and maintenance of a sound management
to
be part of its overall corporate strategy and to be essential to protecting
and
enhancing the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders;
and
NOW,
THEREFORE,
to
assure the Corporation of the Executive's dedication, the availability of his
advice and counsel to the Corporation,
and to
induce the Executive to remain and continue in the employ of the Corporation
and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy whereof
each
party hereby acknowledges, the Corporation and the Executive hereby agree as
follows:
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1. EMPLOYMENT:
The
Corporation agrees to, and does hereby, employ Executive, beginning on the
effective date of the Merger and the Executive agrees to, and does hereby,
accept such employment, for the period beginning on the effective date of the
Merger and ending on the second anniversary of the effective date of the Merger,
which period of employment may be extended or terminated only upon the terms
and
conditions hereinafter set forth.
Until
the
Merger is completed, neither Executive nor the Corporation shall have any
obligations to the other under this Agreement.
If
the
Merger is not completed, then on the date the Merger Agreement terminates,
this
Agreement also shall terminate.
2. EXECUTIVE
DUTIES:
Executive agrees that, during the term of his employment under this Agreement
and in his capacity of
Senior Vice President,
he will
devote his full business time and energy to the business, affairs and interests
of the Corporation and serve it diligently and to the best of his ability.
The
services and duties to be performed by Executive shall be those appropriate
to
his office and title as currently and from time to time hereafter specified
in
the Corporation's By-laws or otherwise specified by the President
of the Corporation. It is acknowledged that Xx. Xxxxxxxx is an operating member
of Hartoak Properties, L. L. C. which will not impact his Bank
work.
3. COMPENSATION:
The
Corporation agrees to pay Executive, and Executive agrees to accept, as
compensation for all services rendered by him to the Corporation during the
period of his employment under this Agreement, base salary at the annual rate
of
One
Hundred Thirty-One
Thousand Dollars ($131,000.00),
which
shall be payable in monthly, semi-monthly or bi-weekly installments in
conformity with Corporation's policy relating to salaried employees. Such salary
may be increased in the sole and absolute discretion of the Corporation's Board
of Directors or Committee thereof duly authorized by the Board to so act. The
Board of Directors, in its discretion, may cause the Corporation to pay bonuses
to the Executive from time to time.
4. PARTICIPATION
IN BENEFIT PLANS, REIMBURSEMENT OF BUSINESS EXPENSES AND OTHER
BENEFITS:
(i)
During the term of employment under this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled
to participate in any pension, group insurance, hospitalization, deferred
compensation or other benefit, bonus or incentive plans of the Corporation
presently in effect (including, without limitation, stock option plans) or
hereafter adopted by the Corporation and generally available to any employees
of
senior executive status, and, additionally, Executive shall be entitled to
have
the use of Corporation's facilities and executive benefits as are customarily
made available by the Corporation to its executive officers.
(ii) During
the term of this Agreement, to the extent that such expenditures are
substantiated by the Executive as required by the Internal Revenue Service
and
policies of the Corporation, the Corporation shall reimburse the Executive
promptly for all expenditures (including travel, entertainment, parking,
business meetings, and the monthly costs, including dues, of maintaining
memberships at appropriate clubs) made in accordance with rules and policies
established from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
in
pursuance and furtherance of the Corporation's business and good
will.
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(iii) The
Corporation shall provide a monthly stipend of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
to
the Executive for the maintenance and expense of operation of the Executive's
automobile. Additionally, the Bank will reimburse ½ of the $350.00 Monthly dues
for membership in the Federal Club.
Section
5. is intentionally omitted.
6. ILLNESS:
In the
event Executive is unable to perform his duties with reasonable accommodations
under this Agreement on a full-time basis for a period of four (4) consecutive
months by reason of illness or other physical or mental disability, and at
or
before the end of such period he does not return to work on a full-time basis,
the Corporation may terminate this Agreement without further or additional
compensation payment being due the Executive from the Corporation pursuant
to
this Agreement, except benefits accrued through the date of such termination
under employee benefit plans of the Corporation. These benefits shall include
long-term disability and other insurance or other benefits then regularly
provided by the Corporation to disabled employees, as well as any other
insurance benefits so provided.
7. DEATH:
In the
event of Executive's death during the term of this Agreement, this Agreement
shall terminate as of the end of the month in which Executive dies. This
Section
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shall not affect the rights of any person under other contract between the
Executive and either the Corporation or under any life insurance
policy.
8. TERMINATION
WITHOUT CAUSE/RESIGNATION FOR GOOD REASON:
(a) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 1 hereof, the Board of Directors of the Corporation
may, without Cause (as hereafter defined), terminate the Executive's employment
under this Agreement at any time in any lawful manner by giving not less than
thirty (30) days written notice to the Executive. The Executive may resign
for
Good Reason (as hereafter defined) at any time by giving not less than thirty
(30) days written notice to the Corporation. If the Corporation terminates
the
Executive's employment without Cause or the Executive resigns for Good Reason,
then in either event:
(i) The
Executive shall be paid for the remainder of the then current term of this
Agreement, at such times as payment was theretofore made, the salary required
under Section 4 that the Executive would have been entitled to receive during
the remainder of the then current term of this Agreement had such termination
not occurred; and
(ii) The
Corporation shall maintain in full force and effect for the continued benefit
of
the Executive for the next six (6) months following the month in which the
termination occurs, all employee benefit plans and programs or arrangements
in
which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to such
termination, provided that continued participation is possible under the general
terms and provisions of such plans and programs. In the event that Executive's
participation in any such plan or program is barred, the Corporation shall
arrange to provide the Executive with benefits substantially similar to those
which the Executive was entitled to receive under such plans and
program.
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(iii) The
Executive shall thereon have no further recourse, and the Corporation shall
have
no further obligation, under the Agreement.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean:
(i) The
assignment of duties to the Executive by the Corporation which (A) are
materially different from the Executive's duties on the date hereof, or (B)
result in the Executive having significantly less authority and/or
responsibility than he has on the date hereof, without his express written
consent;
(ii) The
removal of the Executive from or any failure to re-elect him to the position
of
Senior
Vice President
of the
Corporation, except in connection with a termination of his employment by the
Corporation for Cause or by reason of the Executive's disability or
death;
(iii) A
reduction by the Corporation of the Executive's base salary to less than
One
Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Dollars ($131,000.00) per year;
(iv) The
failure of the Corporation to provide the Executive with substantially the
same
fringe benefits (including paid vacations) that were provided to him immediately
prior to the date hereof; or
(v) The
failure of the Corporation to obtain the assumption of and agreement to perform
this Agreement by any successor as contemplated in Section 11(c)
hereof.
(c) Resignation
by the Executive for Good Reason shall be communicated by a written Notice
of
Resignation to the Corporation, within
fourteen (14) days of the initial existence of the condition constituting Good
Reason and following a thirty (30) day period in which the Employer may remedy
the condition without incurring any obligation hereunder.
A
"Notice of Resignation" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific
provision(s) in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for a resignation
for Good Reason.
(d) If
within
thirty (30) days after any Notice of Resignation is given the Corporation
notifies the Executive that a dispute exists concerning the resignation for
Good
Reason and that it is requesting arbitration pursuant to Section 17, the
Corporation shall continue to pay the Executive his full salary and benefits
as
described in Sections 4 and 5, as and when due and payable, at least until
such
time as a final decision is reached by the panel of arbitrators. If Good Reason
for resignation by the Executive is ultimately determined not to exist, then
all
sums paid by the Corporation to the Executive, including but not limited to
the
cost to the Corporation of providing the Executive such fringe benefits, from
the date of such resignation to the date of the resolution of such dispute
shall
be promptly repaid by the Executive to the Corporation with interest at the
rate
charged from time to time by the Corporation to its most substantial customers
for unsecured extensions of credit. Should it ultimately be determined that
Good
Reason for resignation by the Executive is ultimately determined to exist,
then
the Executive shall be entitled to retain all sums paid to him pending the
resolution of such dispute and he shall be entitled to receive, in addition,
the
payments and other benefits provided for in Section 8(a).
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A
failure
by the Corporation to notify the Executive that a dispute exists concerning
the
resignation for Good Reason within thirty (30) days after any Notice of
Resignation is given shall constitute a final waiver by the Corporation of
its
right to contest either that such resignation was for Good Reason or its
obligations to the Executive under Section 8(a) hereof.
(e)
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If
the Executive's employment terminates after a Change of Control (as
defined in Section 10 hereof), the payments to which he is entitled
pursuant to Section 10 shall be in lieu of any payment to which he
might
otherwise be entitled under the terms of Section 8(a)(i). The benefits
to
which the Executive is entitled under Section 8(a)(ii) shall be payable
whether or not his employment terminates after a Change of
Control
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9. RESIGNATION-TERMINATION
FOR CAUSE_REGULATORY TERMINATION –
The Bank
or the Executive may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, subject
to
the following conditions:
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Notwithstanding
the provision of Section 1 of this agreement, the Board of Directors
of
the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, terminate the Executive’s
employment for Cause. For the purpose of this agreement, “Cause” shall
mean personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach
of
fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to
perform
stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation
(other
than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist
order, repeated abuse of alcohol or illegal drugs by Executive which
substantially affects his ability to perform his job duties or which
results in material economic injury to the Corporation or material
breach
of any provision of this agreement.
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If
the Executive is discharged by the Corporation for Cause, or he terminates
his employment without default by the Corporation in performance
of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Corporation shall have no further
obligation to him, and he shall have no further rights under this
Agreement.
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In
the event the Executive resigns from or otherwise voluntary terminates
his
employment by the Corporation at any time (except for Good Reason),
or if
the Corporation rightfully terminates the Executive’s employment for
Cause, the Corporation thereafter shall have no obligation to make
any
further payments under this Agreement.
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If
Executive is suspended and/or prohibited from participating in the
conduct
of the Corporation’s affairs by a notice served under the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act or any other regulatory authority, the Corporation’s
obligations under this agreement shall be terminated.
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10. CHANGE
OF CONTROL:
(a) If
the
Executive's employment terminates for any reason other than for Cause or
voluntary resignation during the term of this Agreement and any renewal term
following a Change of Control, the Corporation shall
(i) On
or
before the Executive's last day of employment with the Corporation (in addition
to all other payments
and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under any other contract) pay
to
the Executive as compensation for services rendered to it a cash amount (subject
to any applicable payroll or other taxes required to be withheld) equal to
two
(2.00) times the Executive's salary and bonus received during the twelve (12)
months ending with the termination of the Executive's employment, provided
that,
at the option of the Executive, the cash amount required to be paid hereby
shall
be paid by the Corporation in equal monthly installments over the twenty-four
(24) months succeeding the date of termination, payable on the first day of
each such
month.
(b)
For
purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" shall mean (i) the acquisition
by any "person" or "group" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act")), other than the Corporation,
any subsidiary of the Corporation or any Corporation's or subsidiary's employee
benefit plan, directly or indirectly, as "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Corporation representing
fifty percent (50%) or more of either the then outstanding shares or the
combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Corporation;
(ii) or other business combination of the Corporation with any other "person"
or
"group" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) or
affiliate thereof, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in
the
outstanding common stock of the Corporation immediately prior thereto continuing
to represent either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into common
stock of the surviving entity or a parent or affiliate thereof, at least fifth
percent (50%) of the outstanding common stock of the Corporation or such
surviving entity or a parent or affiliate thereof outstanding immediately after
such merger, consolidation or other business combination, or (iii) a plan of
complete liquidation of the Corporation or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation's
assets; or (iv) any other event or circumstance which is not covered by the
foregoing subsections but which the Board of Directors of the Corporation
determines to affect control of the Corporation and with respect to which the
Board of Directors adopts a resolution that the event or circumstance
constitutes a Change of Control for purposes of the Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, an acquisition by the Corporation of another corporation, a
financial or structural reorganization of the Corporation, or the creation
by
the Corporation of a bank holding company of which it is a subsidiary shall
not
be considered to result in a change of control.
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11. COVENANTS:
(a.)
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The
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment
provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise;
provided, if Executive secures other full time employment after a
termination without Cause or a resignation for Good Reason (other
than
self employment or employment by an entity he owns or controls),
the
obligations of the Corporation under Section 8(a) shall be reduced
dollar
for dollar by the cash compensation received by the Executive from
such
other employment. This Section 11(a) shall not be interpreted to
require
or permit any reduction of benefits to which the Executive may be
entitled
under Section 10.
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(b.)
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During
the period of Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of one
year after termination or expiration of such employment for any reason,
the Executive agrees that neither he nor any corporation, partnership
or
business he owns, controls or participates in shall for himself,
or on
behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, partnership or
corporation directly or indirectly (i) solicit or attempt to solicit
any
customer, independent contractor, employee or officer of the Corporation
for the purpose of employing such person or causing him or her to
terminate their relationship or employment with the Corporation,
or (ii)
solicit or attempt to solicit any current customer of the Corporation
for
services provided by the
Corporation.
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The
Executive covenants that he is not the subject of any contract that
prevents him from executing this Agreement and performing the duties
of
Senior
Vice President.
The executive further covenants that he is not subject to any covenants
or
obligations not to compete and is not subject to any other restrictions
or
obligations which would prevent him from fulfilling the duties specified
in this agreement.
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12. NOTICES:
For the
purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for
in
the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If
to the Executive:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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If
to the Corporation:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
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X.
X. Xxx 000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxx, Esquire
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McGuireWoods
LLP
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000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
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or
at
such other address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing
in
accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective
only upon receipt.
13. MODIFICATION
- WAIVERS - APPLICABLE LAW:
No
provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such
waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing, signed by the
Executive and on behalf of the Corporation by such officer as may be
specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. No waiver
by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto
of,
or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed
by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provision
or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements
or
representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the
subject matter hereof have been made by either party, which are not set forth
expressly in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
14. INVALIDITY –
ENFORCEABILITY - SEVERABILITY:
The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
which shall remain in full force and effect. Any provision in this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating or affecting the remaining provisions
hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall
not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
In
the
event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of
this
Agreement is in violation of any law or public policy, only the portions of
this
Agreement that violate such law or public policy shall be stricken. All portions
of this Agree-ment that do not violate any statute or public policy shall
continue in full force and effect. Further, any court order striking any portion
of this Agreement shall modify the stricken terms as narrowly as possible to
give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this
Agreement.
15. SUCCESSOR
RIGHTS:
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts
would still be payable to him hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise
provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
to
his executor or, if there is no such executor, to his estate.
16. HEADINGS:
Descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision
hereof.
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17. ARBITRATION:
Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in connection with this Agreement
shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three
arbitrators, in Richmond, Virginia in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The Corporation
shall pay all administrative fees associated with such arbitration. Judgment
may
be entered on the arbitrators’ award in any court having jurisdiction. Subject
to Section 11(a), unless otherwise provided in the rules of the American
Arbitration Association, the arbitrators shall, in their award, allocate between
the parties the costs of arbitration, which shall include reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses of the parties, as well as the arbitrators’ fees and expenses,
in such proportions as the arbitrators deem just.
18. CONFIDENTIALITY:
(a) The
Executive acknowledges that the Corporation may disclose certain confidential
information to the Executive during the term of this Agreement to enable him
to
perform his duties hereunder. The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that
he
will not, without the prior written consent of the Corporation, during the
term
of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, disclose or permit to be disclosed
to any third party by any method whatsoever any of the Confidential Information
of the Corporation. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information"
shall include, but not be limited to, any and all records, notes, memoranda,
data, ideas, processes, methods, techniques, systems, formulas, patents, models,
devices, programs, computer software, writings, research, personnel information,
customer information, the Corporation's financial information, plans, or any
other information of whatever nature in the possession or control of the
Corporation which has not been published or disclosed to the general public,
or
which gives to the Corporation an opportunity to obtain an advantage over
competitors who do not know of or use it. The Executive further agrees that
if
his employment hereunder is terminated for any reason, he will leave with the
Corporation and will not take originals or copies of any and all records,
papers, programs, computer software and documents and all matter of whatever
nature which bears secret or confidential information of the
Corporation.
The
foregoing paragraph shall not be applicable if and to the extent the Executive
is required to testify in a judicial or regulatory proceeding pursuant to an
order of a judge or administrative law judge issued after the Executive and
his
legal counsel urge that the aforementioned confidentiality be
preserved.
The
foregoing covenants will not prohibit the Executive from disclosing confidential
or other information to other employees of the Corporation or any third parties
to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to the performance of his duties
under this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first above
written.
"EXECUTIVE"
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ATTEST:
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By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
VILLAGE
BANK
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ATTEST:
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By:
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AUTHORIZED OFFICER | ||||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
EXHIBIT
B
ARTICLES
OF MERGER
ARTICLES
OF MERGER
RIVER
CITY BANK
a
Virginia corporation
with
and
into
VILLAGE
BANK
a
Virginia corporation
These
Articles of Merger are hereby filed with the State Corporation Commission of
the
Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Commission”)
pursuant to Title 13.1, Chapter 9, Article 12 of the Code of Virginia, as
amended (the “Code”).
1. Plan
of Merger.
The
plan of merger for the following entities is set forth in the Agreement and
Plan
of Reorganization and Merger dated _____________, 2008 by and among Village
Bank
and Trust Financial Corp., Village Bank and River City Bank (the “Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization”),
which
agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
A
and
incorporated herein by reference:
Surviving
Entity:
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Village
Bank(“Village Bank”), a Virginia
corporation
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Non-Surviving
Entity:
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River
City Bank (“River City Bank”), a Virginia
corporation
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2. Statements
of Consent.
A. The
Board
of Directors of Village Bank submitted the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
to Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp., a Virginia corporation and the sole
shareholder of Village Bank (“Village
Financial”),
in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Code, and
the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization was adopted by Village Financial.
B. The
Board
of Directors of River City Bank submitted the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization to the shareholders of River City Bank in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Code, and:
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(i)
the
designation, number of outstanding shares, and number of votes entitled to
be
cast by the voting group entitled to vote on the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization were:
Designation
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No.
of
Outstanding
Shares
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No.
of Votes
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Common
Shares, $5.00 par value (the “River
City Bank Common Shares”)
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(ii)
the
total number of undisputed votes cast for the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization by the voting group entitled to vote on the Agreement and Plan
of
Reorganization was:
Voting
Group
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Total
No. of Undisputed Votes
Cast
FOR the Plan
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River
City Bank Common Shares
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(iii)
the
number of votes cast for the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by the voting
group entitled to vote on the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization was
sufficient for approval.
3. Effective
Date and Time.
These
Articles of Merger shall become effective as of ____________ __.m.,
_______________, 2008.
4. Counterparts.
These
Articles of Merger may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
and
the same instrument.
[Signature
pages follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused these Articles of Merger to be executed by their
duly
authorized officers as of __________________, 2008.
VILLAGE
BANK
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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RIVER
CITY BANK
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
C
AFFILIATES’
AGREEMENT
AFFILIATE
AGREEMENT
___________,
2008
Village
Bank and Trust Financial Corp.
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
I
understand that pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization and Merger, dated as of __________, 2008 (the “Merger
Agreement”), by and among Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp., a Virginia
corporation (“Village Financial”), Village Bank, a Virginia corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Village Financial (“Village Bank”), and River City
Bank, a Virginia corporation (“River City Bank”), River City Bank plans to merge
with and into Village Bank (the “Merger”).
I
further
understand that as a result of the Merger, I may receive shares of Village
Financial common stock, par value $4.00 per share (“Village Financial Stock”),
in exchange for shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of River
City Bank.
I
have
been advised that as a result of the Merger and the transactions contemplated
thereby, I may be deemed to be an “affiliate” of Village Financial, as that term
is defined under the U.S. federal securities laws, including without limitation
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (collectively, the “Securities Laws”).
I
have
carefully read and reviewed this letter agreement and the Merger Agreement
and
discussed their requirements and other applicable limitations upon my ability
to
engage in transactions involving Village Financial Stock after the Merger,
to
the extent I felt necessary, with my counsel.
I
represent, warrant and covenant with and to Village Financial that:
1. I
have
received, read and shall comply with Village Financial’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx
policy.
2. I
shall
not purchase, sell, transfer, or engage in any other transaction involving
Village Financial Stock, whether acquired before, in connection with or after
the Merger, unless such purchase, sale, transfer or other transaction is in
compliance with (i) Village Financial’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy and any other
polices or procedures applicable to employees, officers or directors of Village
Financial regarding transactions involving Village Financial Stock and (ii)
and
the Securities Laws.
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3. I
further
understand and agree that this letter agreement shall apply to all shares of
Village Financial Stock that I am deemed to beneficially own, as determined
under the Securities Laws, whether or not such shares were acquired in
connection with the Merger.
Very
truly yours,
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Accepted
this ___ day of ___________, 2008
VILLAGE
BANK AND TRUST FINANCIAL CORP.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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