AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of December 20, 2006 by and between BB&T CORPORATION and COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Exhibit 2.1
dated as of
December 20, 2006
by and between
BB&T CORPORATION
and
COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Certain Definitions |
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1.01 |
Certain Definitions | 1 | ||
ARTICLE II The Merger | 7 | |||
2.01 |
The Parent Merger | 7 | ||
2.02 |
The Subsidiary Merger | 7 | ||
2.03 |
Effectiveness of the Parent Merger | 7 | ||
2.04 |
Effective Date and Effective Time | 8 | ||
ARTICLE III Consideration; Exchange Procedures |
8 | |||
3.01 |
Merger Consideration | 8 | ||
3.02 |
Rights as Shareholders; Stock Transfers | 8 | ||
3.03 |
Fractional Shares | 8 | ||
3.04 |
Exchange Procedures | 9 | ||
3.05 |
Anti-Dilution Provisions | 9 | ||
3.06 |
Options | 10 | ||
ARTICLE IV Actions Pending Acquisition |
11 | |||
4.01 |
Forbearances of CFC | 11 | ||
4.02 |
Forbearances of BB&T | 13 | ||
ARTICLE V Representations and Warranties |
14 | |||
5.01 |
Disclosure Schedules | 14 | ||
5.02 |
Standard | 14 | ||
5.03 |
Representations and Warranties of CFC | 14 | ||
5.04 |
Representations and Warranties of BB&T | 30 |
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ARTICLE VI Covenants |
32 | |||
6.01 |
Reasonable Best Efforts | 32 | ||
6.02 |
Shareholder Approval | 32 | ||
6.03 |
Registration Statement | 33 | ||
6.04 |
Press Releases | 34 | ||
6.05 |
Access; Information | 34 | ||
6.06 |
Acquisition Proposals | 34 | ||
6.07 |
Affiliate Agreements | 35 | ||
6.08 |
Takeover Laws | 35 | ||
6.09 |
Reports | 35 | ||
6.10 |
Exchange Listing | 35 | ||
6.11 |
Regulatory Applications | 36 | ||
6.12 |
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses | 36 | ||
6.13 |
Employment Agreements; 401(k) Plan; Other Employee Benefits | 37 | ||
6.14 |
Notification of Certain Matters | 39 | ||
6.15 |
Dividend Coordination | 39 | ||
6.16 |
Advisory Board | 39 | ||
6.17 |
Tax Treatment | 40 | ||
6.18 |
No Breaches of Representations and Warranties | 40 | ||
6.19 |
Consents | 40 | ||
6.20 |
Insurance Coverage | 40 | ||
6.21 |
Correction of Information | 40 | ||
6.22 |
Confidentiality | 40 | ||
ARTICLE VII Conditions to Consummation of the Merger |
41 | |||
7.01 |
Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger | 41 | ||
7.02 |
Conditions to Obligation of CFC | 42 |
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7.03 |
Conditions to Obligation of BB&T | 42 | ||
ARTICLE VIII Termination |
43 | |||
8.01 |
Termination | 43 | ||
8.02 |
Effect of Termination and Abandonment; Enforcement of Agreement | 44 | ||
8.03 |
Termination Fee | 44 | ||
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous |
44 | |||
9.01 |
Survival | 44 | ||
9.02 |
Waiver; Amendment | 45 | ||
9.03 |
Counterparts | 45 | ||
9.04 |
Governing Law | 45 | ||
9.05 |
Expenses | 45 | ||
9.06 |
Notices | 45 | ||
9.07 |
Entire Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries | 46 | ||
9.08 |
Interpretation; Effect | 46 | ||
9.09 |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 46 | ||
9.10 |
Severability | 46 | ||
9.11 |
Assignment | 47 |
Exhibit A |
Form of CFC Affiliate Agreement |
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This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 20, 2006 (this “Agreement”), is by and between BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”), a North Carolina corporation, having its principal place of business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Coastal Financial Corporation (“CFC”), a unitary thrift holding company incorporated in Delaware, having its principal place of business in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
RECITALS
A. The Proposed Transaction. The parties intend to effect a strategic business combination through the merger of CFC with and into BB&T (the “Parent Merger”).
B. Board Determination. The respective boards of directors of BB&T and CFC have each determined that the Parent Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are consistent with, and will further, their respective business strategies and goals and are in the best interests of their respective shareholders and, therefore, have approved the Parent Merger, this Agreement and the plan of merger contained in this Agreement.
C. Employment Agreement. As an inducement to, and condition of, BB&T’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, as of the date hereof, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx has entered into a seven-year employment/consulting agreement with BB&T or its specified Subsidiary.
D. Intended Tax Treatment. The parties intend the Parent Merger to be treated as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Code”), and intend for this Agreement to constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Certain Definitions
1.01 Certain Definitions. The following terms are used in this Agreement with the meanings set forth below:
“Acquisition Proposal” means any tender or exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving CFC or any of its Subsidiaries, or any proposal or offer to acquire in any manner a substantial equity interest in, or a substantial portion of the assets or deposits of, CFC or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Agreement” means this Agreement, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section 9.02.
“Agreement to Merge” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
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“Bank” means Coastal Federal Bank, a federal savings bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CFC.
“BB&T 401(k) Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(b).
“BB&T Articles” means the Articles of Incorporation of BB&T, as amended.
“BB&T Bank” means Branch Banking and Trust Company, a banking corporation organized under the laws of North Carolina and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BB&T.
“BB&T Board” means the Board of Directors of BB&T.
“BB&T Bonus Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(e).
“BB&T Bylaws” means the Bylaws of BB&T, as amended.
“BB&T Common Stock” means the common stock, $5.00 par value, of BB&T.
“BB&T Option Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.
“BB&T Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, par value $5.00 per share, of BB&T.
“BB&T SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(f)(i).
“Benefit Plan Determination Date” means the date or dates as determined by BB&T.
“BHC Act” means the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
“CFC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“CFC Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07.
“CFC Board” means the Board of Directors of CFC.
“CFC Bonus Arrangements” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(e).
“CFC Bylaws” means the Bylaws of CFC, as amended.
“CFC Certificate” means the Certificate of Incorporation of CFC, as amended.
“CFC Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of CFC.
“CFC Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(g).
“CFC Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“CFC Off Balance Sheet Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(u).
“CFC Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, with no par value, of CFC.
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“CFC Stock” means CFC Common Stock and CFC Preferred Stock.
“CFC Stock Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.
“CFC Stock Plans” means the option plans and agreements of CFC and its Subsidiaries pursuant to which rights to purchase CFC Common Stock are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time pursuant to (i) the Coastal Financial Corporation 1990 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, (ii) the Coastal Financial Corporation Directors Performance Plan, and (iii) the Coastal Financial Corporation 2000 Stock Option Plan.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
“Code” has the meaning set forth in Recital D.
“Company-Owned Stock” shall mean shares of CFC Stock held by CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or by BB&T or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case other than in a fiduciary capacity or as a result of debts previously contracted in good faith.
“Compensation and Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).
“Consultants” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).
“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
“Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).
“Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the Effective Time occurs, as provided for in Section 2.04.
“Effective Time” means the time on the Effective Date as provided for in Section 2.03.
“Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i). All references herein to “employees of CFC” or “CFC employees” shall be deemed to mean employees of CFC, Bank or any of their respective Subsidiaries or affiliates.
“Employer Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(b).
“Employment/Consulting Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a).
“Environmental Laws” means all applicable local, state and federal environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, each as amended, the regulations promulgated thereunder, and their respective state counterparts.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(iii).
“ERISA Affiliate Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(iii).
“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 Section 3.04.
“FDIA” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“FRB” means the Federal Reserve Board.
“GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” means any court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or local governmental authority or instrumentality.
“Hazardous Material” means, collectively, (i) any “hazardous substance” as defined by CERCLA, (ii) any “hazardous waste” as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended through the date hereof, and (iii) other than common office supplies, any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material or substance within the meaning of any other applicable Federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance or requirement (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, all as now in effect.
“HOLA” means the Home Owners’ Loan Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.22.
“IRS” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(ii).
The term “knowledge” means, with respect to a party hereto, actual knowledge after reasonable investigation by any officer of that party with the title of not less than a senior vice president or that party’s in-house counsel, if any.
“Lien” means any charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien, or encumbrance of any kind.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to CFC or BB&T, any effect that (i) is material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations or business of CFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or BB&T and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, respectively, or
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(ii) would materially impair the ability of either CFC or BB&T to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (a) changes in banking and similar laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities, (b) 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 GAAP, (c) changes resulting from expenses (such as legal, accounting and investment bankers’ fees) incurred in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, (d) actions or omissions of a party which have been waived in accordance with Section 9.02 hereof, (e) any modifications or changes made by CFC to its general business practices or policies as may be required by BB&T so as to be consistent with the practices or policies of BB&T, (f) changes in prevailing interest rates or in other general economic or market conditions, or (g) changes in global or national political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or due to natural disasters.
“Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(k).
“Merger” collectively refers to the Parent Merger and the Subsidiary Merger, as set forth in Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, respectively.
“Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
“NASD” means The National Association of Securities Dealers.
“NASDAQ” means the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
“NCBCA” shall mean the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, as amended.
“New Certificates” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04.
“NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
“Old Certificates” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04.
“OTS” means the Office of Thrift Supervision.
“Parent Merger” has the meaning set forth in Recital A.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(ii).
“Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(k)(D).
“Previously Disclosed” by a party shall mean information set forth in its Disclosure Schedule. Disclosure of any information, agreement, or other item in a party’s Disclosure Schedule referenced by a particular Section in this Agreement shall, should the existence of such
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information, agreement, or other item or its contents be relevant to any other Section, be deemed to be disclosed with respect to that Section only if such information is explicitly discussed in that Section of the Disclosure Schedule or is specifically incorporated by reference to another Section of the Disclosure Schedule where such information is explicitly discussed.
“Proxy/Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“Proxy Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“Regulatory Authority” shall mean any federal or state governmental agency or authority charged with the supervision or regulation of financial institutions and their subsidiaries (including their holding companies) or issuers of securities (including, without limitation, the North Carolina State Banking Commission, the FRB, the FDIC, the OTS and the SEC).
“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.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Stock Exchange Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
“Subsidiary”, “Subsidiaries” and “Significant Subsidiary” have the meanings ascribed to them in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC.
“Subsidiary Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
“Takeover Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(o).
“Takeover Provisions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(o).
“Tax” and “Taxes” means all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, however denominated, including, without limitation, all net income, gross income, gains, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, goods and services, capital, production, transfer, franchise, windfall profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, disability, employer health, excise, estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, property, environmental,
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unemployment or other taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority whether arising before, on or after the Effective Date.
“Tax Returns” means any return, amended return or other report (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be filed with respect to any Tax.
“Transferred Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(b).
ARTICLE II
The Merger
2.01 The Parent Merger. At the Effective Time, (i) CFC shall be merged with and into BB&T, and (ii) the separate corporate existence of CFC shall cease and BB&T shall survive and continue to exist as a North Carolina corporation (BB&T, as the surviving corporation in the Parent Merger, sometimes being referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation”). The BB&T Articles, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, and the BB&T Bylaws, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. BB&T may at any time prior to the Effective Time change the method of effecting the Merger (including, without limitation, the provisions of this Article II other than this sentence) 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 consideration to be issued to holders of CFC Stock as provided for in Article III of this Agreement (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.05), (ii) adversely affect the tax treatment of CFC’s shareholders as a result of receiving the Merger Consideration, or (iii) materially impede or delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.02 The Subsidiary Merger. At the time specified by BB&T Bank in its Articles of Merger filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State (which shall not be earlier than the Effective Time), Bank shall merge with and into BB&T Bank (the “Subsidiary Merger”) pursuant to an agreement to merge (the “Agreement to Merge”) to be executed by Bank and BB&T Bank and filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State and the OTS, as required. Upon consummation of the Subsidiary Merger, the separate corporate existence of Bank shall cease and BB&T Bank shall survive and continue to exist as a North Carolina state banking corporation and BB&T Bank shall surrender the Bank’s Charter to the OTS as required by Section 552.13(k) of the rules and regulations of the OTS. (The Parent Merger and the Subsidiary Merger shall sometimes collectively be referred to herein as the “Merger”.)
2.03 Effectiveness of the Parent Merger. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the Parent Merger shall become effective upon the occurrence of the filing of articles of merger with the North Carolina Secretary of State in accordance with Section 55-11-05 of the NCBCA and the filing of the certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with Section 252 of the DGCL, or such later date and time as may be set forth in such filings (the time the Merger becomes effective on the Effective Date being referred to as the “Effective Time”).
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2.04 Effective Date and Effective Time. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place in the offices of the BB&T Legal Department at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, at 11:00 a.m. on (i) the date designated by BB&T that is within thirty (30) days following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing (the “Effective Date”); provided, however, that no such designation shall cause the Effective Date to fall after the date specified in Section 8.01(c) hereof or after the date or dates on which any Regulatory Authority approval or any extension thereof expires, or (ii) such other date to which the parties may agree in writing.
ARTICLE III
Consideration; Exchange Procedures
3.01 Merger Consideration. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, automatically by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of any Person, each share of CFC Common Stock (excluding Company-Owned Stock) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into shares of BB&T Common Stock based upon a fixed exchange ratio (the “Stock Exchange Ratio”) of .385 of a share of BB&T Common Stock for each share of CFC Common Stock (subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3.05) (the “Merger Consideration”).
(a) Company-Owned Stock. Each share of CFC Common Stock held as Company-Owned Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired at the Effective Time and no consideration shall be issued in exchange therefor.
(b) Outstanding BB&T Common Stock. Each share of BB&T Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding and unaffected by the Merger.
3.02 Rights as Shareholders; Stock Transfers. At the Effective Time, holders of CFC Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights as, shareholders of CFC, other than to receive any dividend or other distribution with respect to such CFC Common Stock with a record date occurring prior to the Effective Time, and the consideration provided under this Article III, and each certificate previously representing any such shares of CFC Common Stock shall thereafter represent only the right to receive without interest (i) the number of whole shares of BB&T Common Stock and (ii) cash in lieu of fractional shares into which the shares of CFC Common Stock represented by such certificate have been converted pursuant to this Article III. After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of CFC or the Surviving Corporation of any shares of CFC Stock.
3.03 Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no fractional shares of BB&T Common Stock and no certificates or scrip therefor, or other evidence of ownership thereof, will be issued in the Merger. Instead, BB&T shall pay to each holder of CFC Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of BB&T Common Stock
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(after taking into account all Old Certificates (as defined below) delivered by such holder) an amount in cash (without interest) determined by multiplying such fractional share of BB&T Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled by the average of the last sale price of BB&T Common Stock as of the market close (as reported on XXXXxxx.xxx or, if not reported thereon, in another authoritative source) for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Effective Date.
3.04 Exchange Procedures. (a) At or after the Effective Time, BB&T shall cause BB&T Bank (in such capacity, the “Exchange Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of certificates formerly representing shares of CFC Common Stock (“Old Certificates”), to exchange for outstanding shares of CFC Common Stock in accordance with this Article III, certificates representing shares of BB&T Common Stock (“New Certificates”) and an amount of cash for any fractional shares in accordance with Section 3.03 (together with any dividends or distributions with a record date occurring on or after the Effective Date with respect thereto without any interest on any such cash, dividends or distributions).
(b) As promptly as practicable after the Effective Date, upon the shareholder’s delivery to the Exchange Agent of Old Certificates owned by such shareholder representing shares of CFC Common Stock (or an indemnity affidavit reasonably satisfactory to BB&T and the Exchange Agent, if any, if such certificates are lost, stolen or destroyed), BB&T shall cause New Certificates into which such shares of CFC Common Stock are converted on the Effective Date to be delivered to such shareholder and/or any check in respect of cash to be paid as part of the Merger Consideration (and in respect of any fractional share interests, dividends or distributions that such shareholder shall be entitled to receive). No interest will be paid on any such cash to be paid in lieu of fractional share interests or in respect of dividends or distributions that any such shareholder shall be entitled to receive pursuant to this Article III.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Exchange Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to any former holder of CFC 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 BB&T Common Stock with a record date occurring on or after the Effective Date shall be paid to the record holder of any unsurrendered Old Certificate representing shares of CFC Common Stock converted in the Merger into the right to receive shares of such BB&T Common Stock until the holder thereof has delivered properly endorsed Old Certificates in exchange therefor in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.04. After becoming so entitled in accordance with this Section 3.04, the record holder thereof also shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other distributions, without any interest thereon, which theretofor had become payable with respect to shares of BB&T Common Stock on or after the Effective Date, and which such holder had the right to receive upon surrender of the Old Certificates.
3.05 Anti-Dilution Provisions. In the event BB&T changes the number of shares of BB&T Common Stock issued and outstanding between the date hereof and the Effective Date as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reclassification, split up, combination, exchange of shares, readjustment or similar transaction and the record date therefor shall be prior to the Effective Date, the Stock Exchange Ratio shall be proportionately adjusted.
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3.06 Options. (a) On the Effective Date, whether or not then exercisable, each outstanding option to purchase shares of CFC Common Stock under the CFC Stock Plans (each, a “CFC Stock Option”) shall be converted into and become rights with respect to BB&T Common Stock, and BB&T shall assume each CFC Stock Option in accordance with the terms of the CFC Stock Plans, except that from and after the Effective Time (i) BB&T and its Compensation Committee shall be substituted for CFC and the relevant committee of CFC’s Board of Directors for purposes of administering the CFC Stock Plans, (ii) each CFC Stock Option assumed by BB&T may be exercised solely for shares of BB&T Common Stock, (iii) the number of shares of BB&T Common Stock subject to each such CFC Stock Option shall be the number of whole shares of BB&T Common Stock (omitting any fractional share) determined by multiplying the number of shares of CFC Common Stock subject to such CFC Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Stock Exchange Ratio, and (iv) the per share exercise price under each such CFC Stock Option shall be adjusted by dividing the per share exercise price under each such CFC Stock Option by the Stock Exchange Ratio and rounding up to the nearest cent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BB&T may, at its election, substitute as of the Effective Time options under the BB&T Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan or any other duly adopted comparable plan (in either case, the “BB&T Option Plan”) for all or a part of the CFC Stock Options, subject to the following conditions: (A) the requirements of (iii) and (iv) above shall be met; (B) such substitution shall not constitute a modification, extension or renewal of any of the CFC Stock Options; and (C) the substituted options shall continue in effect on the same terms and conditions as provided in the CFC Stock Option Agreements and the CFC Stock Plans governing each CFC Stock Option. BB&T shall cause each grant of a converted or substitute option to any individual who subsequent to the Merger will be a director or an officer of BB&T as construed under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act shall, as a condition to such conversion or substitution, to be approved in accordance with the provisions of Rule 16b-3. Each CFC Stock Option that is an incentive stock option shall be adjusted as required by Section 424 of the Code so as to continue as an incentive stock option under Section 424(a) of the Code, and so as not to constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the option within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code. Each CFC Stock Option that is intended to be exempt from the application of Code Section 409A and related regulations or other guidance shall be subject to adjustment as necessary in order to comply with Prop. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D), or any successor provisions thereto. BB&T and CFC agree to take all necessary steps to effectuate the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.06. BB&T has reserved and shall continue to reserve adequate shares of BB&T Common Stock for delivery upon exercise of any converted or substitute options. Within five (5) business days after the Effective Date, if it has not already done so, BB&T shall file a registration statement on Form S-3 or Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate form), as the case may be, with respect to the shares of BB&T Common Stock subject to converted or substitute options and shall use its reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as such converted or substitute options remain outstanding. With respect to those individuals, if any, who subsequent to the Merger may be subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, BB&T shall administer the CFC Stock Plans assumed pursuant to this Section 3.06 (or the BB&T Option Plan, if applicable) in a manner that complies with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act to the extent necessary to preserve for such individuals the benefits of Rule 16b-3 to the extent such benefits were available to them prior to the Effective Time. CFC hereby represents that the CFC Stock Plans in their current forms comply with Rule 16b-3 to the extent, if any, required as of the date hereof.
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(b) As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, BB&T shall deliver to the participants receiving converted options under the BB&T Option Plan an appropriate written notice setting forth each participant’s rights pursuant thereto.
(c) Eligibility to receive stock option grants following the Effective Time with respect to BB&T Common Stock shall be determined by BB&T in accordance with its plans and procedures as in effect from time to time, and subject to any contractual obligations.
ARTICLE IV
Actions Pending Acquisition
4.01 Forbearances of CFC. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement and/or disclosed on the Disclosure Schedule, without the prior written consent of BB&T, CFC will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:
(a) Ordinary Course. (i) Conduct the business of CFC and its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary and usual course or fail to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and assets and maintain their rights, franchises and existing relations with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates, or voluntarily take any action which, at the time taken, has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse affect upon CFC’s ability to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) enter into any new line of business or change its lending, investment, underwriting, risk, asset liability management or other banking and operating policies, except as required by applicable law, regulation, policy or directive imposed by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
(b) Capital Stock. Other than pursuant to Rights as 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 CFC Stock or any Rights, (ii) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing, (iii) permit any additional shares of CFC Stock to become subject to new grants of employee or director stock options, other Rights or similar stock-based employee rights, or (iv) directly or indirectly adjust, split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock.
(c) Dividends, Etc. Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend, other than (A) quarterly cash dividends on CFC Stock in an amount not to exceed the per share amount declared and paid in its most recent regular quarterly cash dividend, with record and payment dates as indicated in Section 6.15 hereof, (B) dividends from Subsidiaries to CFC, and (C) dividends from Coastal Real Estate Investment Corporation to holders of its outstanding shares of preferred stock.
(d) Compensation; Employment Agreements; Etc. Enter into or amend or renew any employment, consulting, severance or similar agreements or arrangements with any director, officer or employee of CFC or its Subsidiaries (other than the Employment/Consulting Agreement and the Employment Agreements described in Section 6.13), or grant any salary or
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wage increase or increase any employee benefit (including incentive or bonus payments), except (i) for normal individual increases in compensation (including bonuses) to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) for bonuses disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, (iii) for other changes that are required by applicable law, and (iv) to satisfy Previously Disclosed contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof, provided that the Coastal Financial Corporation 2007 Equity Incentive Plan shall not be deemed to be Previously Disclosed for purposes of this Section 4.01(d)(iv).
(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) the regular annual renewal of insurance contracts) any pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings, profit sharing, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance or other employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or arrangement, or any trust agreement (or similar arrangement) related thereto, in respect of any director, officer or employee of CFC or its Subsidiaries, or take any action to accelerate the vesting or exercisability of stock options, restricted stock or other compensation or benefits payable thereunder.
(f) Dispositions. 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.
(g) Acquisitions. Acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice) all or any portion of, the assets, business, deposits or properties of any other entity.
(h) Governing Documents. Amend the CFC Certificate, CFC Bylaws (or similar governing documents) or the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (or similar governing documents) of any of CFC’s Subsidiaries.
(i) Accounting Methods. Implement or adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by GAAP, or by BB&T but only after the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01(a) and (b) and in no event earlier than five (5) business days before the Effective Date.
(j) Contracts. Except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into or terminate any contract or amend or modify in any material respect any of its existing contracts.
(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 that does not create precedent for any other claim, action or proceeding and that involves solely money damages in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, for all such settlements, that is not material to CFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(l) Adverse Actions. (i) Take any action while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a
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reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; or (ii) knowingly take any action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in (A) any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue, subject to Section 5.02, at any time at or prior to the Effective Time, (B) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied, or (C) 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 pursuant to applicable law or regulation, (i) implement or adopt any material change in its interest rate risk management 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 and other risk.
(n) Indebtedness. Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
(o) Capital Expenditures. Make any capital expenditure or commitments with respect thereto in an amount in excess of $50,000 for any item or project, or $250,000 in the aggregate for any related items or projects, except as have been previously committed to prior to the date hereof.
(p) New Offices, Office Closures, Etc. Close or relocate any offices at which business is conducted or open any new offices or ATMs, except as Previously Disclosed.
(q) Taxes. (1) Fail to prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed in a manner consistent with past practice all Tax Returns (whether separate or consolidated, combined, group or unitary Tax Returns that include CFC or any of its Subsidiaries) that are required to be filed (with extensions) on or before the Effective Date; provided, however, that BB&T shall have a reasonable opportunity, beginning at least fifteen (15) days prior to the due date thereof, to review and comment on the form and substance of any Tax Returns relating to the U.S. Federal income tax, or Delaware State franchise tax, (2) make, change or revoke any material election in respect of Taxes, enter into any material closing agreement, settle any material claim or assessment in respect of Taxes or offer or agree to do any of the foregoing or surrender its rights to do any of the foregoing or to claim any refund in respect of Taxes, (3) file an amended Tax Return, or (4) fail to maintain the books, accounts and records of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with past custom and practice, including without limitation, making the proper accruals for Taxes, bonuses, vacation and other liabilities and expenses.
(r) Commitments. Agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
4.02 Forbearances of BB&T. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of CFC, BB&T will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:
(a) Adverse Actions. (i) Agree, commit or take any action while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; or (ii) knowingly take any
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action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in (A) 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, (B) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied, (C) a material violation of any provision of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by applicable law or regulation, or (D) a substantial delay in the consummation of the Parent Merger.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
5.01 Disclosure Schedules. On or prior to the date hereof, BB&T has delivered to CFC a schedule and CFC has delivered to BB&T a schedule (each respectively, its “Disclosure Schedule”) setting forth, among other things, items, the disclosure of which are necessary or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in Section 5.03 or 5.04 or to one or more of its respective covenants contained in Article IV and Article VI; provided, however, 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, fact, event or circumstance, or that such item is reasonably likely to have, or result in, a Material Adverse Effect on the party making the representation or warranty.
5.02 Standard. No representation or warranty of CFC or BB&T contained in Section 5.03 or 5.04 (other than representations and warranties contained in Section 5.03(b), which shall be true in all respects except for de minimus variations) 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 5.03 or 5.04 has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CFC or BB&T, as the case may be.
5.03 Representations and Warranties of CFC. Subject to Sections 5.01 and 5.02 and except as Previously Disclosed in a paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the relevant paragraph below, CFC hereby represents and warrants to BB&T:
(a) Organization, Standing and Authority. CFC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware 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. CFC is registered as a savings and loan holding company under the HOLA. Bank is a federally chartered savings bank and is organized, validly existing under the HOLA and in good standing under the laws of any jurisdiction where its ownership or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified.
(b) Capital Structure of CFC. The authorized capital stock of CFC consists of (A) 50,000,000 shares of CFC Common Stock, of which 21,701,967 shares were outstanding as of November 30, 2006, and (B) 1,000,000 shares of CFC Preferred Stock, of which no shares were outstanding as of November 30, 2006. The outstanding shares of CFC Common Stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and
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are not subject to any preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights). As of November 30, 2006, (i) there were no shares of CFC Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance, (ii) CFC did not have any Rights issued or outstanding with respect to CFC Common Stock, and (iii) CFC did not have any commitment to authorize, issue or sell any CFC Common Stock or Rights, except pursuant to the CFC Stock Plans. 239,217 shares of CFC Common Stock were issuable and reserved for issuance upon exercise of CFC Stock Options as of November 30, 2006, and 2,755,258 shares of CFC Common Stock subject to such CFC Stock Options were issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2006.
(c) Subsidiaries.
(i)(A) CFC has Previously Disclosed a list of all of its Subsidiaries, together with the jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary, (B) CFC owns, directly or indirectly, all the issued and outstanding equity securities of each of its Subsidiaries, except as Previously Disclosed, (C) no equity securities of any of CFC’s Subsidiaries are or may become required to be issued (other than to it or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries) by reason of any Rights or otherwise, (D) there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any of such Subsidiaries is or may be bound to sell or otherwise transfer any equity securities of any such Subsidiaries (other than to it or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries), (E) there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements relating to its rights to vote or to dispose of such securities and (F) all the equity securities of each Subsidiary held by CFC or its Subsidiaries are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by CFC or its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens.
(ii) CFC does not own beneficially, directly or indirectly, any equity securities or similar interests of any Person, or any interest in a partnership or joint venture of any kind, other than its Subsidiaries, or except as Previously Disclosed.
(iii) Each of CFC’s Subsidiaries has been organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is 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.
(iv) Each Subsidiary of CFC that is a “Federal savings association” (as defined in the HOLA) is an “insured depository institution” as defined in the FDIA.
(d) Corporate Power; Authorized and Effective Agreement. Each of CFC and its Subsidiaries has full corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties and assets. CFC has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the execution and filing of the certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State. Bank has the corporate power and authority to consummate the Subsidiary Merger and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Agreement to Merge in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Corporate Authority. Subject to receipt of the requisite adoption of this Agreement by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of CFC Common Stock entitled
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to vote thereon (which is the only shareholder vote required), this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of CFC and the CFC Board prior to the date hereof. This Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of CFC, 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) Regulatory Filings; No Defaults.
(i) No consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are required to be made or obtained by CFC or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by CFC of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger except for (A) filings of applications, notices and the Agreement to Merge, as applicable, with federal and state banking authorities, (B) filings with state securities authorities, (C) the filings of the articles of merger with the North Carolina Secretary of State pursuant to the NCBCA and the certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State pursuant to the DGCL, and (D) consents or approvals Previously Disclosed. As of the date hereof, CFC is not aware of any reason why the approvals set forth in Section 7.01(b) will not be received without the imposition of a condition, restriction or requirement of the type described in Section 7.01(b).
(ii) Subject to receipt of the regulatory and shareholder approvals referred to above and the expiration of certain regulatory waiting periods, and required filings under federal and state securities laws, 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 CFC or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, the CFC Certificate or the CFC Bylaws, or (C) require any consent or approval under any such law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license, agreement, indenture or instrument, except as Previously Disclosed.
(g) Financial Statements.
(i) CFC has previously delivered to BB&T true and complete copies of (A) its balance sheets as of September 30, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended, including the footnotes thereto, if any, additional or supplemental information supplied therewith and the report prepared in connection therewith by the independent registered public accountants auditing such financial statements; and (B) its interim monthly financial reports and financial statements for the period beginning after September 30, 2006 and ending on October 31, 2006 (as to each, the “Last Report
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Date”). The documents described in clauses (A) and (B) above (collectively, the “CFC Financial Statements”):
1) | are in accordance with the books and records of CFC; |
2) | present fairly and accurately the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and financial condition of CFC as of the dates thereof, and the results of operations for the periods then ended; |
3) | were prepared on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be noted therein, and subject to normal year-end adjustments; and |
4) | have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. |
(ii) Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except for those liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of CFC included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 (including any notes thereto) and for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since September 30, 2004 or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(iii) The records, systems, controls, data and information of CFC and its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of CFC or its Subsidiaries or accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the system of internal accounting controls described below in this Section 5.03(g)(iii). CFC (A) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to CFC, including its consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of CFC by others within those entities, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to CFC’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the CFC Board (y) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely to adversely affect CFC’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (z) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in CFC’s internal control over financial reporting. These disclosures were made in writing by management to CFC’s auditors and to its audit committee and a copy has previously been made available to BB&T. As of the date hereof, there is no reason to
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believe that CFC’s outside auditors and its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer will not be able to give the certifications and attestations required pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Sections 302, 404 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, without qualification, when next due.
(iv) Since September 30, 2005, (A) through the date hereof, neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to CFC’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that CFC or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (B) no attorney representing CFC or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by CFC or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by CFC or any of it Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the CFC Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of CFC.
(h) Litigation. Except as Previously Disclosed, there is no suit, action, investigation, audit or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral, administrative or other) pending or, to CFC’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting CFC or any of its Subsidiaries, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Authority or arbitration outstanding against CFC or any of its Subsidiaries.
(i) Regulatory Matters.
(i) Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries or properties is a party to or is subject to any order, decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar submission to, or extraordinary supervisory letter from, any Regulatory Authority charged with the supervision or regulation of financial institutions and their subsidiaries (including their holding companies) or issuers of securities.
(ii) Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Regulatory Authority that such Regulatory Authority is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such order, decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar submission nor to its knowledge has any Regulatory Authority commenced an investigation in connection therewith.
(j) Compliance with Laws. Each of CFC and its Subsidiaries:
(i) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable thereto or to the employees conducting such businesses, including, without
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limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act (which includes a CRA Rating of “satisfactory” or better), the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business practices;
(ii) has all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Authorities that are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and to conduct their businesses as presently conducted; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect and, to CFC’s knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened;
(iii) has not received, since September 30, 2004, any notification or communication from any Governmental Authority (A) asserting that CFC 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 CFC’s knowledge, do any grounds for any of the foregoing exist); and
(iv) is in compliance with all applicable listing standards, corporate governance standards and other rules and regulations of the NASDAQ.
(k) Material Contracts; Defaults. (i) Except as set forth in CFC’s Disclosure Schedule, neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates is a party to or is bound by any contract of the following types that involve CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, nor is any such contract presently being negotiated or discussed:
(A) Any contract involving commitments to others to make capital expenditures or purchases or sales in excess of $50,000 in any one case or $100,000 in the aggregate in any period of 12 consecutive months;
(B) Any contract relating to any direct or indirect indebtedness for borrowed money (including loan agreements, lease purchase arrangements, guarantees, agreements to purchase goods or services or to supply funds or other undertakings on which others rely in extending credit), or any conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, equipment lease agreements and other security arrangements with respect to personal property with an obligation in excess of $50,000 in any one case or $100,000 in the aggregate in any period of 12 consecutive months;
(C) Any employment, severance, consulting or management services contract or any confidentiality or proprietary rights contract with any employee of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates or any third party;
(D) Any contract containing covenants limiting the freedom of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates to compete in any line of business or with any individual, bank, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
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venture, trust, unincorporated association or organization, government body, agency or instrumentality, or any other entity (each, a “Person”) or in any area or territory;
(E) Any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company arrangement or other similar agreement;
(F) Any profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation, deferred compensation, issuance, or other plan or arrangement for the benefit of CFC’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ current or former directors, officers, and employees;
(G) Any license agreement, either as licensor or licensee, or any other contract of any type relating to any patent, trademark or trade name, except for licenses for software where the aggregate purchase price for the license is less than $25,000;
(H) Any contract with any director, officer or key employee of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates or any arrangement under which CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates has advanced or loaned any amount to any of their respective directors, officers, and employees;
(I) Any contract of any kind whatsoever, whether exclusive or otherwise, with any sales agent, representative, franchisee or distributor involving money or property and having an obligation in excess of $50,000 in any one case or $100,000 in the aggregate in a period of 12 consecutive months;
(J) Other than this Agreement and the ancillary agreements being executed in connection with this Agreement, any contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of any portion of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates;
(K) Any contract of any kind whatsoever that requires the payment of royalties;
(L) Any contract under which the consequences of a breach, violation or default would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates as presently conducted;
(M) Any contract pursuant to which CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates has any obligation to share revenues or profits derived from CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates with any other person or entity;
(N) Any contract between (i) CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, on the one hand, and any officer, director, employee or consultant of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, or any natural person related by blood
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or marriage to such natural person, on the other hand, and (ii) CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, on the one hand, and any employee of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, on the other hand (collectively, “Affiliate Agreements”); and
(O) Any other legally binding contract not of the type covered by any of the other items of this Section 5.03(k) involving money or property and having an obligation in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate in any period of 12 consecutive months.
(ii) “Material Contracts” shall mean those contracts on CFC’s Disclosure Schedule listed under Section 5.03(k). All of the Material Contracts are in full force and effect and are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms (subject to the enforceability exceptions set forth in Section 5.03(e)) (i) as to CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, as the case may be, and (ii) to the knowledge of CFC, as to the other parties to such Material Contracts. CFC and/or its Subsidiaries or affiliates, as applicable, and to the knowledge of CFC, each other party to the Material Contracts, has in all material respects performed and is performing all obligations, conditions and covenants required to be performed by it under the Material Contracts. Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, and to the knowledge of CFC, no other party, is in violation, breach or default of any material obligation, condition or covenant under any of the Material Contracts, and neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, and to the knowledge of CFC, no other party, has received any notice that any of the Material Contracts will be terminated or will not be renewed. Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, has received from or given to any other Person any notice of default or other violation under any of the Material Contracts, nor, to the knowledge of CFC, does any condition exist or has any event occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default thereunder.
(l) No Brokers. No action has been taken by CFC 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, except for a fee to be paid to Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc.
(m) Employee Benefit Plans.
(i) Section 5.03(m)(i) of CFC’s Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all existing bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock option, severance, welfare and fringe benefit plans, employment or severance agreements and all similar practices, policies and arrangements maintained or contributed to by CFC or any of its Subsidiaries and in which any employee or former employee (the “Employees”), consultant or former consultant (the “Consultants”) or director or former director (the “Directors”) of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries participates or to which any such Employees, Consultants or Directors are a party (the “Compensation and Benefit Plans”). Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any commitment to create any additional Compensation and Benefit Plan or to
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modify or change any existing Compensation and Benefit Plan, except as otherwise contemplated by Section 4.01(e) of this Agreement.
(ii) Each Compensation and Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and with applicable law, including, but not limited to, ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or any regulations or rules promulgated thereunder, and all filings, disclosures and notices required by ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and any other applicable law have been timely made. Each Compensation and Benefit Plan which is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “Pension Plan”) and which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter (including a determination that the related trust under such Compensation and Benefit Plan is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code) from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), and CFC is not aware of any circumstances likely to result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter. There is no material pending or, to the knowledge of CFC, threatened legal action, suit or claim relating to the Compensation and Benefit Plans other than routine claims for benefits thereunder. Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction, or omitted to take any action, with respect to any Compensation and Benefit Plan that would reasonably be expected to subject CFC 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 liability (other than for payment of premiums to the PBGC which have been made or will be made on a timely basis) under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by CFC or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated “single-employer plan,” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by any of them, or any single-employer plan of any entity (an “ERISA Affiliate”) which is considered one employer with CFC under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (an “ERISA Affiliate Plan”). None of CFC, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has contributed, or has been obligated to contribute, to a multiemployer plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA at any time since September 26, 1980. No notice of a “reportable event”, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been waived, has been required to be filed for any Compensation and Benefit Plan or by any ERISA Affiliate Plan within the 12-month period ending on the date hereof, and no such notice will be required to be filed as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The PBGC has not instituted proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan and, to CFC’s knowledge, no condition exists that presents a material risk that such proceedings will be instituted. To the knowledge of CFC, there is no pending investigation or enforcement action by the PBGC, the Department of Labor or IRS or any other governmental agency with respect to any Compensation and Benefit Plan. Under each Pension Plan and ERISA Affiliate Plan, as of the date of the most recent actuarial valuation performed prior to the date of this Agreement, the actuarially determined present value of all
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“benefit liabilities”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA (as determined on the basis of the actuarial assumptions contained in such actuarial valuation of such Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan), did not exceed the then current value of the assets of such Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan and since such date there has been neither an adverse change in the financial condition of such Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan nor any amendment or other change to such Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan that would increase the amount of benefits thereunder which reasonably could be expected to change such result.
(iv) All contributions required to be made under the terms of any Compensation and Benefit Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan have been timely made in cash or have been reflected on the CFC Financial Statements as of September 30, 2006. Neither any Pension Plan nor any ERISA Affiliate Plan has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (whether or not waived) within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and all required payments to the PBGC with respect to each Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan have been made on or before their due dates. None of CFC, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate (x) has provided, or would reasonably be expected to be required to provide, security to any Pension Plan or to any ERISA Affiliate Plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code, and (y) has taken any action, or omitted to take any action, that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in the imposition of a lien under Section 412(n) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA.
(v) Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide retiree health and life insurance or other retiree death benefits under any Compensation and Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B of the Code. There has been no communication to Employees by CFC or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to promise or guarantee such Employees retiree health or life insurance or other retiree death benefits on a permanent basis.
(vi) CFC and its Subsidiaries do not maintain any Compensation and Benefit Plans covering foreign Employees.
(vii) With respect to each Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable, CFC has provided or made available to BB&T true and complete copies of existing: (A) Compensation and Benefit Plan documents and amendments thereto; (B) trust instruments and insurance contracts; (C) two most recently filed Form 5500s; (D) most recent actuarial report and financial statement; (E) the most recent summary plan description; (F) forms filed with the PBGC within the past year (other than for premium payments); (G) most recent determination letter issued by the IRS; (H) any Form 5310 or Form 5330 filed with the IRS; (I) most recent nondiscrimination tests performed under ERISA and the Code (including 401(k) and 401(m) tests); and (J) all top hat notices filed with the Department of Labor.
(viii) Except as disclosed on Section 5.03(m)(viii) of CFC’s Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, as a result of any termination of
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employment prior to or following the Effective Time) reasonably be expected to (A) entitle any Employee, Consultant or Director to any payment (including severance pay or similar compensation) or any increase in compensation, (B) result in the vesting or acceleration of any benefits under any Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result in any material increase in benefits payable under any Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(ix) Neither CFC 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.
(x) Except as disclosed on Section 5.03(m)(x) of CFC’s Disclosure Schedule, 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 BB&T, CFC 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) of CFC on a consolidated basis, without regard to whether such payment is reasonable compensation for personal services performed or to be performed in the future.
(xi) Section 5.03(m)(xi) of CFC’s Disclosure Schedule identifies each Compensation and Benefit Plan that is or has ever been a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and associated Treasury Department guidance, including IRS Notice 2005-1 and Proposed Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1 et seq. (collectively “409A”) (each such plan a “NQDC Plan”). Except as provided in Section 5.03(m)(xi) of CFC’s Disclosure Schedule, each NQDC Plan (i) has been operated, notwithstanding any terms to the contrary, in full compliance with 409A as of January 1, 2005, (ii) has been operated and amended in full compliance with 409A as of January 1, 2005, or (iii) does not provide for the payment of any benefits that have been or will be deferred or vested after December 31, 2004, and since October 3, 2004, has not been “materially modified” within the meaning of 409A.
(xii) CFC has complied, and will comply, with the pass-through voting requirements of Code Section 409(e).
(n) Labor Matters. Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor organization, nor is CFC or any of its Subsidiaries the subject of a proceeding asserting that it or any such Subsidiary has committed an unfair labor practice (within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act) or seeking to compel CFC or any such Subsidiary to bargain with any labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment, nor is there any strike or other labor dispute involving it or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to CFC’s knowledge, threatened, nor is CFC aware of any activity involving its or any of its Subsidiaries’ employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or engaging in any other organizational activity.
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(o) Takeover Laws. CFC 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 (collectively, “Takeover Laws”) applicable to it, including, without limitation, the State of Delaware. CFC has taken all action required to be taken by it in order to make this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby comply with, and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do comply with, the requirements of any Articles, Sections or provisions of CFC’s Certificate or Bylaws or its Subsidiaries’ Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws concerning “business combination,” “fair price,” “voting requirement,” “constituency requirement” or other related provisions (collectively, the “Takeover Provisions”).
(p) Environmental Matters. To CFC’s knowledge, neither the conduct nor operation of CFC or its Subsidiaries nor any condition of any property presently or previously owned, leased or operated by any of them (including, without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), or on which any of them holds a Lien, violates or violated Environmental Laws and to CFC’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 CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has used or stored any Hazardous Material in, on, or at any property presently or previously owned, leased or operated by any of them in violation of any Environmental Law. To CFC’s knowledge, neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice from any Person that CFC or its Subsidiaries or the operation or condition of any property ever owned, leased, operated, or held as collateral or in a fiduciary capacity by any of them are or were in violation of or otherwise are alleged to have liability under any Environmental Law, including, but not limited to, responsibility (or potential responsibility) for the cleanup or other remediation of any pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic wastes, substances or materials at, on, beneath, or originating from any such property. Neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any action, claim, litigation, dispute, investigation or other proceeding with respect to violations of, or liability under, any Environmental Law. CFC and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all reports and notifications required to be filed with respect to all of its operations and properties presently or previously owned, leased or operated by any of them and has generated and maintained all required records and data under all applicable Environmental Laws.
(q) Tax Matters. (i) CFC and its Subsidiaries have duly and timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to all applicable Taxes, (ii) no penalties or other charges are or will become due with respect to any such Tax Returns as the result of the late filing thereof, (iii) all of such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, (iv) CFC and its Subsidiaries have paid all Taxes due or claimed to be due by any taxing authority whether or not shown on any Tax Return and whether or not a Tax Return was required, (v) CFC and its Subsidiaries have established reserves in the CFC Financial Statements for Taxes which are sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes as of the dates thereof, whether or not such Taxes are disputed or are yet due and payable, for or with respect to the period, and for which CFC and its Subsidiaries may be liable in its own right or as a transferee of the assets of, or successor to, any corporation, limited liability company, person, association, partnership, joint venture or other entity and neither CFC nor its Subsidiaries shall have any
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liability for Taxes in excess of such reserves, (vi) CFC and its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, member or other third party, (vii) CFC and its Subsidiaries have no liability for Taxes payable for or with respect to any periods prior to and including the Effective Time in excess of the amounts actually paid prior to the Effective Time or reserved for in the CFC Financial Statements and (viii) CFC and its Subsidiaries have furnished or otherwise made available to BB&T true and correct copies of all Tax Returns and all written communications relating to any such Tax Returns or to any deficiency or claim proposed and/or asserted, irrespective of the outcome of such matter, but only to the extent such items relate to tax years (a) which are subject to an audit, investigation, examination or other proceeding, or (b) with respect to which the statute of limitations has not expired. Except as Previously Disclosed, (i) the Tax Returns referred to in clause 5.03(q)(i), above, have been examined by the IRS 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, (ii) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of such examinations have been paid in full, (iii) 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, (iv) no waivers of or extensions of the statutes of limitation (with respect to collection or assessment of Taxes) have been given by or requested with respect to any Taxes of CFC or its Subsidiaries, (v) no power of attorney granted by CFC or its Subsidiaries with respect to any tax matters is currently in force, (vi) no claim has ever been made by any taxing authority in any jurisdiction in which CFC and/or its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that CFC and/or its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, (vii) neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries are a party to any agreement relating to the sharing, allocation or payment of, or indemnity for, Taxes, (viii) CFC and its Subsidiaries have disclosed on its Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a substantial understatement of Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of Code (or any similar provision under any state, local, or foreign tax law), (ix) neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries have engaged in any “reportable transactions” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code, (x) CFC and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and its records contain all information and documents (including properly completed IRS Forms W-9) necessary to comply with, all applicable information reporting and tax withholding requirements under federal, state, and local tax laws, and such records identify with specificity all accounts subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Code, and (xi) neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any contract that could obligate it to make any payments that would be disallowed as a deduction under Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code. As of the date hereof, neither CFC 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. No Tax is required to be withheld pursuant to Section 1445 of the Code as a result of the transfer contemplated by this Agreement.
(r) Risk Management Instruments. All material interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and forward contracts and other similar risk management arrangements, whether entered into for CFC’s own account, or for the account of one or more of CFC’s Subsidiaries or their customers (all of which are listed on CFC’s Disclosure Schedule), were entered into (i) in accordance with prudent business practices and all applicable laws, rules,
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regulations and regulatory policies and (ii) with counterparties believed to be financially responsible at the time; and each of them constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of CFC or one of its Subsidiaries, 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), and is in full force and effect. Neither CFC nor its Subsidiaries, nor to CFC’s knowledge any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its obligations under any such agreement or arrangement.
(s) Books and Records. The books and records of CFC and its Subsidiaries have been accurately maintained in all material respects, have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices and the requirements of Section 13(b)(2) of the Exchange Act, and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein and they fairly reflect the substance of events and transactions included therein.
(t) Insurance. CFC’s Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the insurance policies, binders, or bonds maintained by CFC or its Subsidiaries. CFC and its Subsidiaries are insured with reputable insurers against such risks and in such amounts as the management of CFC reasonably has determined to be prudent in accordance with industry practices. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect; CFC and its Subsidiaries are not in default thereunder; and all claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.
(u) CFC Off Balance Sheet Transactions. Section 5.03(u) of CFC’s Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all affiliated CFC entities, including without limitation all special purpose entities, limited purpose entities and qualified special purpose entities, in which CFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any officer or director of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries has an economic or management interest. Section 5.03(u) of CFC’s Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a true and complete list of all transactions, arrangements, and other relationships between or among any such CFC affiliated entity, CFC, any of its Subsidiaries, and any officer or director of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries that are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements of CFC (each, a “CFC Off Balance Sheet Transaction”), along with the following information with respect to each such CFC Off Balance Sheet Transaction: (i) the business purpose, activities, and economic substance; (ii) the key terms and conditions; (iii) the potential risk to CFC or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) the amount of any guarantee, line of credit, standby letter of credit or commitment, or any other type of arrangement, that could require CFC or any of its Subsidiaries to fund any obligations under any such transaction; and (v) any other information that could have a Material Adverse Effect on CFC or any of its Subsidiaries.
(v) Material Adverse Change. Except as Previously Disclosed, CFC has not, on a consolidated basis, suffered a change in its business, financial condition or results of operations since September 30, 2004 that has had a Material Adverse Effect on CFC.
(w) Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as Previously Disclosed, neither CFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability (contingent or otherwise) that is material to CFC on a consolidated basis, or that, when combined with all liabilities as to similar matters would be material to CFC on a consolidated basis, except as disclosed in the CFC Financial Statements.
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(x) Properties. CFC and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, charges, defaults or equitable interests to all of the properties and assets, real and personal, reflected on the CFC Financial Statements as being owned by CFC as of September 30, 2006 or acquired after such date, except (i) statutory liens for amounts not yet due and payable, (ii) pledges to secure deposits and other liens incurred in the ordinary course of banking business, (iii) such imperfections of title, easements, encumbrances, liens, charges, defaults or equitable interests, if any, as do not affect the use of properties or assets subject thereto or affected thereby or otherwise materially impair business operations at such properties, (iv) dispositions and encumbrances in the ordinary course of business, and (v) liens on properties acquired in foreclosure or on account of debts previously contracted. All leases pursuant to which CFC or any of its Subsidiaries, as lessee, leases real or personal property (except for leases that have expired by their terms or that CFC or any such Subsidiary has agreed to terminate prior to the date hereof) are valid without default thereunder by the lessee or, to CFC’s knowledge, the lessor.
(y) Loans. Each loan reflected as an asset in the CFC Financial Statements and each balance sheet date subsequent thereto (i) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness that are true, genuine and what they purport to be, (ii) to the extent secured, has been secured by valid liens and security interests that have been perfected, and (iii) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles. Except as Previously Disclosed, as of November 30, 2006, Bank is not a party to a loan, including any loan guaranty, with any director or officer (as defined in Section 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) or 5% shareholder of CFC or any of CFC’s Subsidiaries or any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of the foregoing. All loans and extensions of credit that have been made by Bank that are subject either to Section 22(b) of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, or to Section 563.43 of the rules and regulations promulgated by the OTS, comply therewith.
(z) Allowance for Loan Losses. In the opinion of CFC’s management, the allowance for loan losses reflected on the CFC Financial Statements, as of their respective dates, is adequate in all material respects under the requirements of GAAP.
(aa) Repurchase Agreements. With respect to all agreements pursuant to which CFC or any of its Subsidiaries has purchased securities subject to an agreement to resell, if any, CFC or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has a valid, perfected first lien or security interest in or evidence of ownership in book entry form of the government securities or other collateral securing the repurchase agreement, and the value of such collateral equals or exceeds the amount of the debt secured thereby.
(bb) Deposit Insurance. The deposits of Bank are insured by the FDIC in accordance with the FDIA, and Bank has paid all assessments and filed all reports required by the FDIA.
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(cc) Annual/Current Reports. CFC is in compliance with Section 584.1 of the rules and regulations promulgated by the OTS concerning annual/current reporting requirements, and the signature and attestation requirements provided and to be provided pursuant to such reports are and will be accurate.
(dd) Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC and Customer Information. CFC is not aware of, has not been advised of, and has no reason to believe that any facts or circumstances exist, which would cause it or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed (i) to be operating in violation in any material respect of the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, any order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or any other applicable anti-money laundering statute, rule or regulation; or (ii) not to be in satisfactory compliance in any material respect with the applicable privacy and customer information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy laws and regulations, including, without limitation, in Title V of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as the provisions of the information security program adopted by CFC pursuant to 12 C.F.R Part 40. CFC is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would cause it to believe that any non-public customer information has been disclosed to or accessed by an unauthorized third party in a manner that would cause it or any of its Subsidiaries to undertake any material remedial action. The CFC Board (or, where appropriate, the board of directors of any of CFC’s Subsidiaries) has adopted and implemented an anti-money laundering program that contains adequate and appropriate customer identification verification procedures that comply with Section 326 of the Patriot Act and such anti-money laundering program meets the requirements in all material respects of Section 352 of the Patriot Act and the regulations thereunder, and it (or such other of its Subsidiaries) has complied in all material respects with any requirements to file reports and other necessary documents as required by the Patriot Act and the regulations thereunder.
(ee) No Right to Dissent. Nothing in the CFC Certificate or the Bylaws of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries provides or would provide to any Person, including without limitation the holders of CFC Common Stock, upon execution of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, rights of dissent and appraisal of any kind.
(ff) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. CFC is in compliance with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, including Section 404 thereof, and the certifications provided and to be provided pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 thereof are accurate.
(gg) SEC Documents. CFC’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2004, 2005 and 2006, and all other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy statements or information statements filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries subsequent to September 30, 2006 under the Securities Act, or under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the form filed with the SEC (collectively, “CFC SEC Documents”) as of the date filed, (A) were timely filed and complied in all material respects as to form with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (B) did 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(hh) Fairness Opinion. The CFC Board has received the written opinion letter of its financial advisor, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., to the effect that the Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of CFC Common Stock in the Parent Merger is fair to such holders from a financial point of view.
5.04 Representations and Warranties of BB&T. Subject to Sections 5.01 and 5.02 and except as Previously Disclosed in a paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the relevant paragraph below, BB&T hereby represents and warrants to CFC as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Authority. BB&T is a corporation organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina. BB&T is qualified to do business and is in good standing in the State of North Carolina 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. BB&T is registered as a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. BB&T Bank is a state banking association organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina. BB&T Bank is qualified to do business and is in good standing in the State of North Carolina 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.
(b) BB&T Stock
(i) The authorized capital stock of BB&T consists of (i) 5,000,000 shares of BB&T Preferred Stock of which 2,000,000 shares have been designated as Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the remainder are undesignated, and none of which shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 1,000,000,000 shares of BB&T Common Stock of which 541,113,556 shares were outstanding as of November 30, 2006. As of November 30, 2006, except as set forth in its Disclosure Schedule, BB&T does not have any Rights issued or outstanding with respect to BB&T Common Stock and BB&T does not have any commitment to authorize, issue or sell any BB&T Common Stock or Rights, except pursuant to this Agreement. The outstanding shares of BB&T 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).
(ii) The shares of BB&T Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of CFC 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 and subject to no preemptive rights.
(c) Corporate Power. Each of BB&T and its Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties and assets. BB&T has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(d) Corporate Authority; Authorized and Effective Agreement. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of BB&T and the BB&T Board prior to the date hereof and no shareholder approval is required on the part of BB&T. The Agreement to Merge, when executed by BB&T Bank, shall have been approved by the Board of Directors of BB&T Bank and by BB&T, as the sole shareholder of BB&T Bank. This Agreement is a valid and legally binding agreement of BB&T, 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).
(e) Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults.
(i) No consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are required to be made or obtained by BB&T or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by BB&T of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger except for (A) the filing of applications, notices or the Agreement to Merge, as applicable, with the federal and state banking authorities; (B) the filing and declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement; (C) the filings of the articles of merger with the North Carolina Secretary of State pursuant to the NCBCA and the certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State pursuant to the DGCL; (D) such filings as are required to be made or approvals as are required to be obtained under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of various states in connection with the issuance of BB&T Common Stock in the Merger; and (E) receipt of the approvals set forth in Section 7.01(b). As of the date hereof, BB&T is not aware of any reason why the approvals set forth in Section 7.01(b) will not be received without the imposition of a condition, restriction or requirement of the type described in Section 7.01(b).
(ii) Subject to the satisfaction of the requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph and expiration of the related waiting periods, and required filings under federal and state securities laws, 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 BB&T or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which BB&T or any of its Subsidiaries or properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (or similar governing documents) of BB&T 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.
(f) Financial Reports and SEC Documents; Material Adverse Effect.
(i) BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and all other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy
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statements or information statements filed or to be filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC subsequent to December 31, 2005 under the Securities Act, or under Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the form filed or to be filed (collectively, “BB&T SEC Documents”) as of the date filed, (A) complied or will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (B) did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each of the balance sheets or statements of condition contained in or incorporated by reference into any such BB&T SEC Document (including the related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the financial position of BB&T and its Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the statements of income or results of operations and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows or equivalent statements in such BB&T SEC Documents (including any related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows, as the case may be, of BB&T and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which they relate, in each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as may be noted therein, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of unaudited statements.
(ii) Since December 31, 2005, 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 5.04 or otherwise), is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to BB&T, except as disclosed in the BB&T SEC Documents.
(g) Brokerage and Finder’s Fees. BB&T has not employed any broker, finder, or agent, or agreed to pay or incurred any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, commission or other similar form of compensation in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE VI
Covenants
6.01 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of CFC and BB&T 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, including the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof, and shall cooperate fully with the other party hereto to that end.
6.02 Shareholder Approval. CFC agrees to take, in accordance with applicable law and the CFC Certificate and CFC Bylaws, all action necessary to convene an appropriate meeting of its shareholders to consider and vote upon the adoption of this Agreement and any other matters required to be approved or adopted by CFC’s shareholders for consummation of
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the Merger (including any adjournment or postponement, the “CFC Meeting”), as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective. The CFC Board shall recommend that its shareholders adopt this Agreement at the CFC Meeting unless the CFC Board, after consultation with independent legal counsel, determines in good faith that it is probable that such recommendation would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Delaware law.
6.03 Registration Statement. (a) BB&T agrees to prepare, pursuant to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by BB&T with the SEC in connection with the issuance of BB&T Common Stock in the Merger (including the proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of CFC constituting a part thereof (the “Proxy Statement”) and all related documents). CFC agrees to cooperate, and to cause its Subsidiaries to cooperate, with BB&T, its counsel and its accountants, in preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement; and provided that CFC and its Subsidiaries have cooperated as required above, BB&T agrees to use all reasonable efforts to file the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement (together, the “Proxy/Prospectus”) with the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable. Each of CFC and BB&T agrees to use all reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy/Prospectus to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof. BB&T also agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. CFC agrees to furnish to BB&T all information concerning CFC, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors and shareholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing.
(b) Each of CFC and BB&T 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, and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to the CFC shareholders and at the time of the CFC Meeting, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or any statement which, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made, will be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or which will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any statement in any earlier statement in the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto. Each of CFC and BB&T further agrees that if it shall become aware prior to the Effective Date of any information furnished by it that would cause any of the statements in the Proxy Statement to be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not false or misleading, to promptly inform the other party thereof and to take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy Statement.
(c) BB&T agrees to advise CFC, promptly after BB&T receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or
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amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of BB&T Common 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.
6.04 Press Releases. Each of CFC and BB&T agrees that it will not, without the prior approval of the other party, 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 NYSE or NASDAQ rules.
6.05 Access; Information. Except as Previously Disclosed, (a) CFC agrees that upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, it shall afford BB&T and BB&T’s officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives, such access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to the books, records (including, without limitation, tax returns and, to the extent practicable, work papers of independent auditors), properties, personnel and to such other information as BB&T may reasonably request and, during such period, it shall furnish promptly to BB&T (i) a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed by CFC pursuant to federal or state securities or banking laws, and (ii) all other information concerning the business, properties and personnel of CFC as BB&T may reasonably request.
(b) Each of BB&T and CFC agrees that it will not, and will cause its representatives not to, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.05 (as well as any other information obtained prior to the date hereof in connection with the entering into of this Agreement) for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of law, each party will keep confidential, and will cause its representatives to keep confidential, all information and documents obtained pursuant to this Section 6.05 (as well as any other information obtained prior to the date hereof in connection with the entering into of this Agreement) unless such information (i) was already known to such party, (ii) becomes available to such party from other sources not known by such party to be bound by a confidentiality obligation, (iii) is disclosed with the prior written approval of the party to which such information pertains or (iv) is or becomes readily ascertainable from published information or trade sources. 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.
(c) During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, CFC shall promptly furnish BB&T with copies of all monthly and other interim financial statements produced in the ordinary course of business as the same shall become available.
6.06 Acquisition Proposals. CFC agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, agents, advisors and affiliates not to, solicit or encourage inquiries or proposals with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential information to, or have any discussions with, any Person relating to, any Acquisition Proposal, except to the extent that the CFC Board, after consultation with independent legal counsel, determines in good faith that it is probable that the failure to take such
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action would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Delaware law. 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 BB&T 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. CFC shall promptly advise BB&T following the receipt by CFC of any Acquisition Proposal and the substance thereof (including the identity of the Person making such Acquisition Proposal), and advise BB&T of any material developments with respect to such Acquisition Proposal promptly upon the occurrence thereof.
6.07 Affiliate Agreements. Not later than the 15th day prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement, CFC shall deliver to BB&T a schedule of each Person that, to the best of its knowledge, is or is reasonably likely to be, as of the date of the CFC Meeting, deemed to be an “affiliate” of CFC (each, a “CFC Affiliate”) as that term is used in Rule 145 under the Securities Act. CFC shall cause each Person who may be deemed to be a CFC Affiliate to execute and deliver to CFC on or before the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement an agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. CFC shall deliver such executed affiliate agreements to BB&T at the Closing.
6.08 Takeover Laws. No party hereto shall take any action that would cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be subject to requirements imposed by any Takeover Law and each of them shall take all necessary steps within its control to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from, or, if necessary, challenge the validity or applicability of, any applicable Takeover Law, as now or hereafter in effect. Neither party will take any action that would cause the transactions contemplated hereby not to comply with any Takeover Provisions and each of them will take all necessary steps within its control to make those transactions comply with (or continue to comply with) the Takeover Provisions.
6.09 Reports. Each of CFC and BB&T shall file (and shall cause CFC’s Subsidiaries and BB&T’s Subsidiaries, respectively, to file), between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, all reports required to be filed by it with the SEC and any other Regulatory Authorities having jurisdiction over such party, and CFC shall deliver to BB&T copies of all such reports promptly after the same are filed. If financial statements are contained in any such reports filed with the SEC, such financial statements will fairly present the consolidated financial position of the entity filing such statements as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the periods then ended in accordance with GAAP (subject in the case of interim financial statements to the absence of notes and to normal recurring year-end adjustments that are not material). As of their respective dates, such reports filed with the SEC will comply in all material respects with the Federal securities laws and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any financial statements contained in any reports to a Regulatory Authority shall be prepared in accordance with requirements applicable to such reports.
6.10 Exchange Listing. BB&T will use all reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of BB&T Common Stock to be issued in the Merger to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, as promptly as practicable, and in any event before the Effective Time.
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6.11 Regulatory Applications. (a) BB&T and CFC and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare all documentation, to timely 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 party hereto agrees that it will consult with the other party hereto with respect to the obtaining of all material permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other party apprised of the status of material matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Each party agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders 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.
6.12 Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. (a) Following the Effective Date, BB&T shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless (and advance expenses to) the present directors, officers and employees of CFC and its Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified Party”) against all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of actions or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest extent that CFC is permitted to indemnify (and advance expenses to) its directors, officers and employees under the laws of the State of Delaware, the CFC Certificate and the CFC Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof.
(b) For a period of three years from the Effective Time, BB&T shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide that portion of directors and officers liability insurance that serves to reimburse the present and former officers and directors of CFC or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to claims against such directors and officers arising from facts or events that occurred before the Effective Time, on terms no less favorable than those in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that BB&T may substitute therefor policies providing at least comparable coverage containing terms and conditions no less favorable than those in effect on the date hereof; and provided, further, that officers and directors of CFC or any Subsidiary may be required to make application and provide customary representations and warranties to BB&T’s insurance carrier for the purpose of obtaining such insurance; and provided, further, in no event shall the annual premium on such policy exceed 125% of the annual premium payments on CFC’s policy in effect as of the date hereof (the “Maximum Amount”). If the amount of the premiums necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds the Maximum Amount, BB&T shall use its reasonable efforts to maintain the most advantageous policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance obtainable for a premium equal to the Maximum Amount.
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(c) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 6.12(a), upon learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation described above, shall promptly notify BB&T thereof; provided that the failure so to notify shall not affect the obligations of BB&T under Section 6.12(a) unless and to the extent that BB&T is actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(d) If BB&T 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 BB&T shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.12.
6.13 Employment Agreements; 401(k) Plan; Other Employee Benefits. (a) As of the date hereof, BB&T (or its specified Subsidiary) shall enter into a seven-year employment/consulting agreement with Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (the “Employment/Consulting Agreement”), which shall become effective on the Effective Date if the Closing occurs as provided in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.
(b) No later than the Effective Time, CFC shall take such steps as may be necessary to fully vest all participants in the 401(k) plan of CFC. Effective on the Benefit Plan Determination Date with respect to the 401(k) plan of CFC, BB&T shall cause such plan to be merged with the BB&T Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan (the “BB&T 401(k) Plan”), or to be frozen or to be terminated, in each case as determined by BB&T and subject to and conditional upon the receipt of all applicable regulatory or governmental approvals. Each employee of CFC at the Effective Time (i) who is a participant in the 401(k) plan of CFC, (ii) who becomes an employee of BB&T or of any of its Subsidiaries (the “Employer Entity”) immediately following the Effective Time, and (iii) who continues in the employment of an Employer Entity until the Benefit Plan Determination Date for the BB&T 401(k) Plan, shall be eligible to participate in the BB&T 401(k) Plan as of the Benefit Plan Determination Date. Any other employee of CFC who is employed by an Employer Entity on or after the Benefit Plan Determination Date shall be eligible to be a participant in the BB&T 401(k) Plan upon complying with eligibility requirements. All rights to participate in the BB&T 401(k) Plan are subject to BB&T’s right to amend or terminate the plan. Until the Benefit Plan Determination Date, BB&T shall continue in effect, for the benefit of participating employees, the 401(k) plan of CFC. For purposes of administering the BB&T 401(k) Plan, service with CFC and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be service with BB&T for participation and vesting purposes, but not for purposes of benefit accrual. Any compensation earned and deferred by employees of CFC in the calendar year of the Benefit Plan Determination Date will be recognized by BB&T in the administration of the BB&T 401(k) Plan. Additionally, employees of CFC will be eligible to receive from BB&T in the administration of the BB&T 401(k) Plan any matching contribution received by such employees as a participant in the 401(k) Plan of CFC. Each employee of CFC or its Subsidiaries at the Effective Time who becomes an employee immediately following the Effective Time of an Employer Entity is referred to here as a “Transferred Employee.”
(c) Each Transferred Employee shall be eligible to participate in group hospitalization, medical, dental, life, disability and other welfare benefit plans and programs available to employees of the Employer Entity, subject to the terms of such plans and programs,
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as of the Benefit Plan Determination Date for each such plan or program, conditional upon the Transferred Employee’s being employed by an Employer Entity as of such Benefit Plan Determination Date and subject to complying with eligibility requirements of the respective plans and programs. With respect to any welfare benefit plan or program of CFC that the Employer Entity determines, in its sole discretion, provides benefits of the same type or class as a corresponding plan or program maintained by an Employer Entity, the Employer Entity shall continue such CFC plan or program in effect for the benefit of the Transferred Employees so long as they remain eligible to participate and until they shall become eligible to become participants in the corresponding plan or program maintained by the Employer Entity (and, with respect to any such plan or program, subject to complying with eligibility requirements and subject to the right of the Employer Entity to terminate such plan or program). For purposes of administering the welfare plans and programs subject to this Section 6.13, service with CFC shall be deemed to be service with the Employer Entity for the purpose of determining eligibility to participate and vesting (if applicable) in such welfare plans and programs, but not for the purpose of computing benefits, if any, determined in whole or in part with reference to service (except as otherwise provided in Section 6.13(d)).
(d) Except to the extent of commitments herein or other contractual commitments, if any, specifically made or assumed hereunder by BB&T, neither BB&T nor any Employer Entity shall have any obligation arising from the Merger to continue any Transferred Employees in its employ or in any specific job or to provide to any Transferred Employee any specified level of compensation or any incentive payments, benefits or perquisites. Each Transferred Employee who is terminated by an Employer Entity subsequent to the Effective Time, excluding any employee who has a then existing contract explicitly providing for severance in lieu of severance plan benefits, shall be entitled to severance pay in accordance with the Coastal Federal Bank Change in Control Severance Compensation Plan (the “Bank Severance Plan”) if and to the extent that such Transferred Employee is entitled to severance pay under the Bank Severance Plan. Each Transferred Employee’s service with BB&T shall be treated as service with CFC for purposes of determining the amount of severance pay, if any, under the Bank Severance Plan.
(e) BB&T agrees to honor all employment agreements, severance agreements and deferred compensation agreements that CFC and its Subsidiaries have with their current and former employees and directors and which have been Previously Disclosed to BB&T pursuant to this Agreement, except to the extent any such agreements shall be superseded or terminated at the Closing or following the Effective Date. BB&T acknowledges and agrees that (i) each CFC employee covered by a Previously Disclosed CFC or CFC Affiliate employment agreement shall be entitled to a severance payment and continuation of employee benefits under the applicable change in control severance provisions of such agreement without regard to whether such officer continues employment with BB&T after the Effective Date as a Transferred Employee, provided each such CFC employee executes an acknowledgment of payment and release of obligations under his or her existing employment agreement (in a form acceptable to BB&T), and (ii) such payment shall be made by BB&T not later than the first to occur of (x) the officer’s voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or (y) the date that is 120 days after the Effective Date without regard to whether such employee is still employed by BB&T as of such date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to an employee covered by a Previously Disclosed CFC or CFC Affiliate employment agreement who enters into a new employment agreement
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with BB&T. Except for the agreements described in the preceding sentence and except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.13, the employee benefit plans of CFC shall, in the sole discretion of BB&T, be frozen, terminated or merged into comparable plans of BB&T, effective as BB&T shall determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, BB&T will continue in effect any short-term bonus plans of CFC (the “CFC Bonus Arrangements”) until, as determined by BB&T, (i) the date of completion of conversion of the data services systems of CFC and its Subsidiaries to the data service systems of BB&T and its Subsidiaries, (ii) the date that former CFC executives are made parties to the BB&T Amended and Restated Short Term Incentive Plan, or (iii) the date the former CFC employees are made parties to the applicable line of business incentive plan (each of the BB&T Amended and Restated Short Term Incentive Plan and the applicable line of business incentive plan shall referred to herein as a “BB&T Bonus Plan”). If any former employee of CFC would earn amounts under both the CFC Bonus Arrangements and the applicable BB&T Bonus Plan for any calendar year, BB&T shall make appropriate adjustments in the amounts earned under such programs to avoid duplication and to pro-rate the amount earned by such employee under the CFC Bonus Arrangements and the applicable BB&T Bonus Plan for the portion of the year in which such employee participated in each such plan.
(f) CFC will enter into retention bonus arrangements (in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as BB&T shall specify) with such key employees of CFC and its Subsidiaries as are requested or approved by BB&T.
(g) Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall either (i) constitute an amendment to an existing Compensation and Benefit Plan of CFC or BB&T, or (ii) constitute the creation of a new Compensation and Benefit Plan for either CFC or BB&T.
6.14 Notification of Certain Matters. Each of CFC and BB&T 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.
6.15 Dividend Coordination. It is agreed by the parties hereto that they will cooperate to assure that as a result of the Merger, during any applicable period, there shall not be a payment of both a BB&T and a CFC dividend. The parties further agree that if the Effective Date is at the end of a fiscal quarter, then they will cooperate to assure that the CFC shareholders receive the dividend declared by BB&T, if any, rather than the dividend for that period, if any, declared by CFC.
6.16 Advisory Board. Each of the current members of the CFC Board will be asked to serve on a BB&T local advisory board for the region formerly served by CFC, and BB&T will pay compensation to such directors for their service on such BB&T local advisory board consistent with the existing fee structure offered by CFC to such directors for a period of two years after the Effective Date. After the expiration of such two-year period, BB&T will pay compensation to such directors for their service on such BB&T local advisory board consistent with BB&T’s fee policies and age limits for advisory board members. Any board member who
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agrees to serve on such BB&T local advisory board shall enter into a two-year noncompete agreement, which shall commence on the Effective Date.
6.17 Tax Treatment. Each of BB&T and CFC agrees not to take any actions subsequent to the date of this Agreement that would adversely affect the ability of CFC and its shareholders to characterize the Merger as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, and each of BB&T and CFC agrees to take such action as may be reasonably required, if such action may be reasonably taken to reverse the impact of any past actions that would adversely impact the ability for the Merger to be characterized as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.
6.18 No Breaches of Representations and Warranties. Between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, without the written consent of the other party, each of BB&T and CFC will not do any act or suffer any omission of any nature whatsoever that would cause any of the representations or warranties made in Article V of this Agreement to become untrue or incorrect in any material respect.
6.19 Consents. Each of BB&T and CFC shall use its best efforts to obtain any required consents to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.20 Insurance Coverage. CFC shall cause each of the policies of insurance listed in its Disclosure Schedule to remain in effect between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Date.
6.21 Correction of Information. Each of BB&T and CFC shall promptly correct and supplement any information furnished under this Agreement so that such information shall be correct and complete in all material respects at all times, and shall include all facts necessary to make such information correct and complete in all material respects at all times, provided that any such correction that may result in a change to a party’s Disclosure Schedule shall not be made without the prior written consent of the other party.
6.22 Confidentiality. Except for the use of information in connection with the Registration Statement described in Section 6.03 hereof and any other governmental filings required in order to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all information (collectively, the “Information”) received by each of CFC and BB&T, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be kept in strictest confidence; provided that, subsequent to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, this Section 6.22 shall not apply to information included in the Registration Statement or to be included in the official Proxy/Prospectus to be sent to the shareholders of CFC under Section 6.03. CFC and BB&T agree that the Information will be used only for the purpose of completing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. CFC and BB&T agree to hold the Information in strictest confidence and shall not use, and shall not disclose directly or indirectly any of such Information except when, after and to the extent such Information (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than through the failure of CFC or BB&T to fulfill its obligations hereunder, (ii) was already known to the party receiving the Information on a nonconfidential basis prior to the disclosure or (iii) is subsequently disclosed to the party receiving the Information on a nonconfidential basis by a third party having no obligation of confidentiality to the party disclosing the Information. It is agreed and
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understood that the obligations of CFC and BB&T contained in this Section 6.22 shall survive the Closing. It is also agreed and understood that to the extent the terms of this Section 6.22 differ from or are inconsistent with the terms of Section 6.05(b), this Section 6.22 and Section 6.05(b) shall be read together so as to afford the broadest scope of intended confidentiality.
ARTICLE VII
Conditions to Consummation of the Merger
7.01 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger. The respective obligation of each of BB&T and CFC to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by BB&T and CFC prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Shareholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been duly adopted by the requisite vote of CFC’s shareholders.
(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 (i) any conditions, restrictions or requirements that the BB&T Board reasonably determines would either before or after the Effective Time have a Material Adverse Effect on BB&T after giving effect to the consummation of the Merger, or (ii) any conditions, restrictions or requirements that are not customary and usual for approvals of such type and that the BB&T Board reasonably determines would be unduly burdensome to meet either before or after the Effective Date.
(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) that is in effect and prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
(e) Exchange Listing. The shares of BB&T Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.
(f) Tax Opinion. CFC and BB&T shall have received an opinion of Womble, Carlyle, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxx PLLC, counsel to BB&T, in form and substance satisfactory to CFC and BB&T, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion substantially to the effect that the Merger will constitute one or more reorganizations under Section 368 of the Code and that the shareholders of CFC will not recognize any gain or loss, except to the extent cash is received in lieu of fractional shares of BB&T Common Stock.
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7.02 Conditions to Obligation of CFC. The obligation of CFC to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by CFC prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of BB&T set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct, subject to Section 5.02, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date shall be true and correct as of such date), and CFC shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of BB&T by a Senior Executive Vice President or an Executive Vice President of BB&T to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations by BB&T. BB&T shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by BB&T under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and CFC shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of BB&T by a Senior Executive Vice President or an Executive Vice President of BB&T to such effect.
7.03 Conditions to Obligation of BB&T. The obligation of BB&T to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by BB&T prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of CFC set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct, subject to Section 5.02, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date shall be true and correct as of such date) and BB&T shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of CFC by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of CFC to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations by CFC. CFC 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 BB&T shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of CFC by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of CFC to such effect.
(c) Opinion of CFC’s Counsel. BB&T shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Aguggia LLP, counsel to CFC, dated the Effective Date, to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth in the opinion, (i) CFC is a corporation organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) this Agreement has been executed by CFC and constitutes a binding obligation on CFC, enforceable in accordance with its terms against CFC, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (iii) that, assuming approval by CFC’s shareholders, upon the filing of the articles of merger with the
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North Carolina Secretary of State and the filing of the certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State, the Merger shall become effective.
(d) Affiliate Agreements. BB&T shall have received the agreements referred to in Section 6.07 from each affiliate of CFC.
ARTICLE VIII
Termination
8.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned:
(a) Mutual Consent. At any time prior to the Effective Time, by the mutual consent of BB&T and CFC.
(b) Breach. At any time prior to the Effective Time, by BB&T or CFC 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 5.02), which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after the giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach; or (ii) a breach by the other party of any of the covenants or agreements contained herein, which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after the giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach, provided that (A) such breach (under either clause (i) or (ii)) would entitle the non-breaching party not to consummate the Merger under Article VII, and (B) the terminating party is not itself in material breach of any provision of this Agreement.
(c) Delay. At any time prior to the Effective Time, by BB&T or CFC, if its 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 October 1, 2007, 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 8.01(c).
(d) No Approval. By CFC or BB&T 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 an application therefore shall have been permanently withdrawn at the invitation, request or suggestion of a Governmental Authority; (ii) the CFC shareholders fail to adopt this Agreement at the CFC Meeting and approve the Merger; or (iii) any of the closing conditions have not been met as required by Article VII hereof.
(e) Adverse Action. By BB&T, if (i) the CFC Board submits this Agreement (or the plan of merger contained herein) to its shareholders without a recommendation for approval or with any adverse conditions on, or qualifications of, such recommendation for approval; or (ii) the CFC Board otherwise withdraws or materially and adversely modifies (or discloses its intention to withdraw or materially and adversely modify) its recommendation referred to in Section 6.02; or (iii) the CFC Board recommends to its shareholders an Acquisition Proposal other than the Merger.
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8.02 Effect of Termination and Abandonment; Enforcement of Agreement. 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 (i) as set forth in Sections 8.03 and 9.01; and (ii) that termination will not relieve a breaching party from liability or damages for any willful breach of this Agreement giving rise to such termination. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the parties hereto agree that irreparable damage will occur in the event that a party breaches any of its obligations, duties, covenants and agreements contained herein. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled by law or in equity.
8.03 Termination Fee. CFC shall pay to BB&T a termination fee in the amount of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) if:
(i) this Agreement is terminated by BB&T pursuant to Section 8.01(b) or 8.01(e) or by BB&T or CFC pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii), and (a) prior to such termination, an Acquisition Proposal with respect to CFC was commenced, publicly proposed or publicly disclosed and (b) within 18 months after such termination, CFC shall have entered into an agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal or any Acquisition Proposal shall have been consummated; or
(ii) after receiving an Acquisition Proposal, the CFC Board does not take action to convene the CFC Meeting and/or recommend that CFC shareholders adopt this Agreement, and within 18 months after such receipt, CFC shall have entered into an agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal or any Acquisition Proposal shall have been consummated.
Upon payment of the fee described in this Section 8.03, CFC shall have no further liability to BB&T at law or in equity with respect to such termination under Section 8.01(b), 8.01(d)(ii) or 8.01(e), or with respect to the CFC Board’s failure to take action to convene the CFC Meeting and/or recommend that CFC shareholders adopt this Agreement. CFC acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 8.03 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, BB&T would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if CFC fails to pay timely any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.03 and, in order to obtain such payment, BB&T commences a suit that results in a judgment against CFC for the amount payable to BB&T pursuant to this Section 8.03, CFC shall pay to BB&T its costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount so payable at the applicable Federal Funds rate.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
9.01 Survival. No representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time (other than Sections 6.05(b), 6.12, 6.13, 6.15,
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6.16, 6.17 and 6.22, and this Article IX which shall survive the Effective Time) or the termination of this Agreement if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time (other than Sections 6.04, 6.05(b), 6.22, 8.02, and this Article IX which shall survive such termination).
9.02 Waiver; Amendment. Prior to the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be (i) waived by the party benefited by the provision, or (ii) amended or modified at any time, by an agreement in writing between the parties hereto executed in the same manner as this Agreement, except to the extent that any such amendment would violate applicable law or require resubmission of this Agreement or the plan of merger contained herein to the shareholders of CFC.
9.03 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original.
9.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of Federal law are applicable).
9.05 Expenses. Each party hereto will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that BB&T and CFC will each bear and pay one-half of the following expenses: (a) the costs (excluding the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants) incurred in connection with the preparation (including copying and printing and distributing) of the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement and applications to Governmental Authorities for the approval of the Merger and (b) all listing, filing or registration fees, including, without limitation, fees paid for filing the Registration Statement with the SEC and any other fees paid for filings with Governmental Authorities.
9.06 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder to a party shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if personally delivered, telecopied (with confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to such party at its address set forth below or such other address as such party may specify by notice to the parties hereto.
If to CFC, to:
Coastal Financial Corporation
0000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Aguggia LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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If to BB&T, to:
BB&T Corporation
000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
BB&T Legal Department
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: M. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
9.07 Entire Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and any separate agreement entered into by the parties of even date herewith represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements heretofore made (other than any such separate agreement). Nothing in this Agreement, whether express 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. Furthermore, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall either (i) constitute an amendment to an existing Compensation and Benefit Plan of CFC or BB&T, or (ii) constitute the creation of a new Compensation and Benefit Plan for either CFC or BB&T.
9.08 Interpretation; Effect. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of, or Exhibit or 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.”
9.09 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as
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the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties will negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to affect the original intent of the parties.
9.11 Assignment. BB&T and CFC may not assign any of their rights or obligations under this Agreement to any other Person, except upon the prior written consent of the other party.
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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.
COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
BB&T CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, XX | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, XX Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit A
Form of CFC Affiliate Agreement
, 2007
BB&T Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have been advised that as of the date hereof I may be deemed to be an “affiliate” of Coastal Financial Corporation (“CFC”), as that term is defined for purposes of Paragraphs (c) and (d) of Rule 145 of the Rules and Regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) and Coastal Financial Corporation dated as of December 20, 2006 (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for the merger of CFC with and into BB&T (the “Merger”), and as a result of the Merger, I may receive shares of BB&T common stock (“BB&T Common Shares”) in exchange for shares of CFC common stock (“CFC Stock”) owned by me at the Effective Time (as defined and determined pursuant to the Merger Agreement). This letter is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Merger Agreement. I represent and warrant to BB&T that in such event:
A. I will not sell, assign or transfer the BB&T Common Shares that I receive as aforesaid in violation of the Act or the Rules and Regulations.
B. I have carefully read this letter and the Merger Agreement and have discussed their requirements and other applicable limitations upon my ability to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the BB&T Common Shares, to the extent I feel necessary, with my counsel or counsel for CFC. I understand that BB&T is relying on the representations I am making in this letter and I hereby agree to hold harmless and indemnify BB&T and its officers and directors from and against any losses, claims, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), or liabilities (“Losses”) to which BB&T or any officer or director of BB&T may become subject under the Act or otherwise as a result of the untruth, breach, or failure of such representations.
C. I have been advised that the issuance of the BB&T Common Shares issued to me pursuant to the Merger will have been registered with the Commission under the Act on a Registration Statement on Form S-4. However, I have also been advised that since I may be deemed to be an affiliate under the Rules and Regulations at the time the Merger
was submitted for a vote of the shareholders of CFC, that the BB&T Common Shares must be held by me indefinitely unless (i) my subsequent distribution of BB&T Common Shares has been registered under the Act; (ii) a sale of the BB&T Common Shares is made in conformity with the volume and other applicable limitations of a transaction permitted by Rule 145 promulgated by the Commission under the Act and as to which BB&T has received satisfactory evidence of the compliance and conformity with said Rule, or (iii) a transaction in which, in the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to BB&T or in accordance with a no-action letter from the Commission, some other exemption from registration is available with respect to any such proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of the BB&T Common Shares.
D. I also understand that stop transfer instructions will be given to BB&T’s transfer agent with respect to any BB&T Common Shares which I receive in the Merger and that there will be placed on the certificates for such BB&T Common Shares, a legend stating in substance:
“The shares represented by this certificate have been issued or transferred to the registered holder as a result of a transaction to which Rule 145 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), applies. The shares represented by this certificate may not be sold, transferred or assigned, and the issuer shall not be required to give effect to any attempted sale, transfer or assignment, except pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement under the Act, (ii) a transaction permitted by Rule 145 and as to which the issuer has received reasonable and satisfactory evidence of compliance with the provisions of Rule 145, or (iii) a transaction in which, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the issuer or in accordance with a “no action” letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such shares are not required to be registered under the Act.”
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It is understood and agreed that the legend set forth in Paragraph D above shall be removed and any stop order instructions with respect thereto shall be canceled upon receipt of advice from counsel satisfactory to BB&T that such actions are appropriate under the then-existing circumstances.
Very truly yours, | ||||
Date: , 2007 | ||||
(Name of Affiliate) | ||||
PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME HERE: | ||||
Accepted this day of , 2007
BB&T CORPORATION | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
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