AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION dated as of June 9, 2008 by and among SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. AND SFG II, INC.
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
dated as
of June 9, 2008
by and
among
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
AND
GREATER
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP.
AND
SFG
II, INC.
Table
of Contents
Page
ARTICLE
I
|
Certain
Definitions
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1
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1.01
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Certain
Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE
II
|
The
Merger
|
7
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2.01
|
The
Merger
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7
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2.02
|
Effective
Date and Effective Time
|
7
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2.03
|
Indentures,
Guarantees and Common Securities
|
8
|
ARTICLE
III
|
The
Bank Merger
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8
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3.01
|
The
Bank Merger
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8
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3.02
|
Effective
Date and Effective Time
|
9
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ARTICLE
IV
|
Consideration;
Exchange Procedures
|
9
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4.01
|
Merger
Consideration
|
9
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4.02
|
Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers
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10
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4.03
|
Fractional
Shares
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10
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4.04
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Exchange
Procedures
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11
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4.05
|
Options
|
12
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4.06
|
Dissenters’
Rights
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12
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ARTICLE
V
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Actions
Pending the Effective Time
|
13
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5.01
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Forebearances
of GAFC
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13
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5.02
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Forebearances
of Summit
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15
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ARTICLE
VI
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Representations
and Warranties
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15
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6.01
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Disclosure
Schedules
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15
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6.02
|
Standard
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16
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6.03
|
Representations
and Warranties of GAFC
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16
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6.04
|
Representations
and Warranties of Summit
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25
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ARTICLE
VII
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Covenants
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33
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7.01
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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33
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7.02
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Stockholder
Approval
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33
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7.03
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Registration
Statement
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34
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7.04
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Press
Releases
|
35
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7.05
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Access;
Information
|
35
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7.06
|
Acquisition
Proposals
|
36
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7.07
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Takeover
Laws
|
36
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7.08
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Funding
of Loan Loss Allowance and Payment of Expenses
|
36
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7.09
|
Certain
Policies
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36
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7.10
|
Regulatory
Applications
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37
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7.11
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Indemnification
|
37
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7.12
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Benefit
Plans
|
38
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7.13
|
Notification
of Certain Matters
|
38
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7.14
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Contractual Rights of Current
Employees
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39
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7.15
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GAFC Trust Preferred
Securities
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39
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7.16
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Transition
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39
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7.17
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Compliance with Regulatory Authority
Order
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39
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7.18
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Compliance
with Laws
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40
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ARTICLE
VIII
|
Conditions
to Consummation of the Merger
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40
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8.01
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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40
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8.02
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Conditions
to Obligation of GAFC
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41
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8.03
|
Conditions
to Obligation of Summit
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41
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ARTICLE
IX
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Termination
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43
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9.01
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Termination
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43
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9.02
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Effect
of Termination and Abandonment
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44
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9.03
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Fees
and Expenses
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44
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ARTICLE
X
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Miscellaneous
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45
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10.01
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Survival
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45
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10.02
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Waiver;
Amendment
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45
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10.03
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Counterparts
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45
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10.04
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Governing
Law
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45
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10.05
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Expenses
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45
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10.06
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Notices
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45
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10.07
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Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries
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46
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10.08
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Interpretation;
Effect
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46
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ii
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION, dated as of June 9, 2008 (this “Agreement”), by and
among GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. (“GAFC”), SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(“Summit”) and SFG II, INC. (“Merger Sub”).
RECITALS
A. GAFC. GAFC
is a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business in Reston,
Virginia.
B. Summit. Summit
is a West Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business in
Moorefield, West Xxxxxxxx.
C. Merger
Sub. Merger Sub is a West Virginia corporation, having its
principal place of business in Moorefield, West Xxxxxxxx.
D. Intentions of the
Parties. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement
that the business combination contemplated hereby be treated as a
“reorganization” under Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
E. Board
Action. The respective Boards of Directors of each of Summit,
GAFC and Merger Sub have determined that it is advisable and in the best
interests of their respective companies and their stockholders to consummate the
strategic business combination transaction provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants, representations,
warranties and agreements contained herein the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
Certain
Definitions
1.01 Certain
Definitions. The following terms are used in this Agreement
with the meanings set forth below:
“Acquisition Proposal” means any tender or
exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation or other business
combination involving GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any proposal or offer
to acquire in any manner a substantial equity interest in, or a substantial
portion of the assets or deposits of, GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries, other
than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).
“Agreement” means this Agreement,
as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section
10.02.
“Average Closing Price” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.01(a).
“Bank Merger” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.01(a).
“Bank Merger Effective
Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
“Benchmark Equity” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).
“Cease and Desist Order”
means the Order to Cease and Desist (together with the accompanying Stipulation
and Consent to Issuance of Order to Cease and Desist) effective April 25, 2008,
by and between GAB and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Compensation and Benefit
Plans” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Consultants” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.03(m).
“Core Deposits” means all deposits (as
defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) of GAFC shown on the books and records of
GAB, including but not limited to all interest posted thereon accrued but unpaid
interest and both collected and uncollected funds (including overdrawn
accounts), together with GAB’s rights and responsibilities under any customer
agreement evidencing or relating thereto, but excluding (i) deposit accounts
associated with a public body, including but not limited to any municipal,
county, state or federal government, and (ii) brokered deposits and (iii)
wholesale deposits, but including corporate sweep accounts.
“Costs” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.11(a).
“Directors” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.01.
“Dissenters’ Shares” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.06.
“DGCL” means the Delaware General
Corporation Law, as amended.
“DOL” means the United States
Department of Labor.
“Effective Date” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Effective Time” means the effective
time of the Merger, as provided for in Section 2.02(a).
“Employees” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Environmental Laws” means all applicable
local, state and federal environmental, health and safety laws and regulations,
including, without limitation, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
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Compensation,
and Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, each as amended, regulations promulgated
thereunder, and state counterparts.
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(m)(ii).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Exchange Agent” has the meaning set
forth in Sections 4.04(a).
“Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.04(a).
“Exchange Ratio” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.01(a).
“GAB” means Greater Atlantic
Bank, a federally-chartered savings bank.
“GAAP” means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“GAFC Board” means the Board of
Directors of GAFC.
“GAFC By-Laws” means the By-laws of
GAFC, as amended.
“GAFC Certificate” means the Certificate
of Incorporation of GAFC, as amended.
“GAFC Common Stock” means the common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of GAFC.
“GAFC Meeting” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.02.
“GAFC Stock Option” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.05.
“GAFC Stock Plans” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.05.
“GAFC Trust Preferred Securities” means preferred shares
of stock issued by Greater Atlantic Capital Trust I, a second tier business
trust subsidiary of GAFC.
“Governmental Authority” means any court,
administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or local
governmental authority or instrumentality.
“Guarantee” shall mean the
Guarantee executed by GAFC in connection with the issuance of the GAFC Trust
Preferred Securities.
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“Indenture” shall mean the
Trust Indenture executed by GAFC in connection with the issuance of the GAFC
Trust Preferred Securities.
“IRS” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.03(m).
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.11(a).
“Lien” means any charge,
mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien, or
encumbrance,
“Material Adverse Effect”
means: with respect to Summit or GAFC, any effect that (i) is material and
adverse to the financial position, results of operations or business of Summit
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or GAFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, respectively, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either
Summit or GAFC to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise
materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that
Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of
(a) changes in banking and similar laws of general applicability or
interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities, except to the
extent such changes have a disproportionate impact on Summit or GAFC, as the
case may be, relative to the overall effects on the banking industry,
(b) changes in generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory
accounting requirements applicable to banks and their holding companies
generally, except to the extent changes have a disproportionate impact on Summit
or GAFC, as the case may be, relative to the overall effect on the banking
industry, (c) any modifications or changes to valuation policies and practices
in connection with the Merger or restructuring charges taken in connection with
the Merger, in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, (d) actions and omissions of Summit or GAFC taken with the prior
written consent of the other in contemplation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, (e) changes in economic conditions affecting financial institutions
generally, including, without limitation, changes in market interest rates or
the projected future interest rate environment, except to the extent that such
changes have a disproportionate impact on Summit or GAFC, as the case may
be, relative to the overall effect on the banking industry or (f) direct
effects of compliance with this Agreement on the financial condition and
operating performance of the parties, including, without limitation, expenses
incurred by the parties in consummating the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
“Merger” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Merger Consideration” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.01(a).
“Merger Sub” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Monthly Losses” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).
“NASDAQ” means The NASDAQ Stock
Market, Inc.’s Capital Market.
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“Net Additional Loan Losses”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(iii).
“New Certificates” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.04(a).
“Non-Performing Loans” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(h).
“Old Certificates” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.04(a).
“PBGC” means the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(m).
“Person” means any individual,
bank, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association,
joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated organization.
“Previously Disclosed” by a party shall mean
information set forth in its Disclosure Schedule or in Summit’s or GAFC’s SEC
Documents.
“Proxy Statement” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.03(a).
“Registration Statement” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.03(a).
“Regulatory Authorities” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(i).
“Rights” means, with respect to
any Person, securities or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any person any right to subscribe for or acquire, or
any options, calls or commitments relating to, or any stock appreciation right
or other instrument the value of which is determined in whole or in part by
reference to the market price or value of, shares of capital stock of such
person.
“SEC” means the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
“Section 9.03(a) Fee” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a).
“Section 9.03(b) Fee” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Securities Act” means the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Shareholders’ Equity” means the total
shareholders equity presented on GAFC’s balance sheet as of a given date as
calculated according to GAAP.
“Specific Reserve Reductions”
shall mean the amount by which GAFC may appropriately reduce the allowance for
loan losses specifically allocated to an extension of credit (and thereby take a
negative provision to the allowance for loan losses) as a result of the amount
of principal actually received by GAFC on such extension of credit.
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“Stock Option
Consideration” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.05.
“Subsidiary” and “Significant Subsidiary” have the meanings
ascribed to them in Rule 1-02 Section 210.1-(2)(w) of Regulation S-X of the
SEC.
“Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Summit” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Summit Bank” means Summit
Community Bank, a commercial bank chartered under the laws of the State of West
Virginia.
“Summit Board” means
the Board of Directors of Summit.
“Summit Common Stock” means the common stock,
par value $2.50 per share, of Summit.
“Summit Compensation and Benefit
Plans” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit Consultants” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit Directors” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit Employees” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.04(k)(i).
“Summit ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.04(k)(iii).
“Summit ERISA Affiliate
Plan” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(iii).
“Summit Pension Plan” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(k)(ii).
“Summit’s SEC Documents” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(g).
“Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.01(f).
“Takeover Laws” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(o).
“Tax” and “Taxes” means all federal,
state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments,
however denominated, including, without limitation, all net income, gross
income, gains, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, goods and services,
capital, production, transfer, franchise, windfall profits, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, disability, employer health, excise,
estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, property, environmental, unemployment
or other taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments or charges of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or
additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority whether arising before, on or
after the Effective Date.
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“Tax Returns” means any return,
amended return or other report (including elections, declarations, disclosures,
schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be filed with respect
to any Tax.
“Treasury Stock” shall mean shares of
GAFC Common Stock held by GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries in each case other
than in a fiduciary capacity or as a result of debts previously contracted in
good faith.
“WVBCA” shall mean the West
Virginia Business Corporation Act, as amended.
ARTICLE
II
The
Merger
2.01 The
Merger. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Summit
shall take any and all action necessary to cause Merger Sub to take all actions
necessary or proper to comply with the obligations of Summit and such Merger Sub
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) At the
Effective Time, GAFC shall merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”), the separate
corporate existence of GAFC shall cease and Merger Sub shall survive and
continue to exist as a West Virginia corporation (Merger Sub, as the surviving
corporation in the Merger, sometimes being referred to herein as the “Surviving
Corporation”). Summit may at any time prior to the Effective
Time change the method of effecting the combination with GAFC (including,
without limitation, the provisions of this Article II other than sub-sections
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) hereof) if and to the extent it deems such change to
be necessary, appropriate or desirable; provided, however, that no such change
shall (i) cause the approval of the stockholders of Summit to be required as a
condition to the Merger, (ii) alter or change the amount or kind of Merger
Consideration (as hereinafter defined), (iii) adversely affect the tax treatment
of GAFC’s stockholders as a result of receiving the Merger Consideration or (iv)
materially impede or delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; and provided further, that Summit shall provide GAFC prior written
notice of such change and the reasons therefore.
(c) Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the
Merger shall become effective upon the occurrence of the filing in the offices
of the Secretaries of State of the State of Delaware and the State of West
Virginia a certificate of merger in accordance with Section 252 of the DGCL and
articles of merger in accordance with Section 31D-11-1106 of the WVBCA or such
later date and time as may be set forth in such certificate of merger and
articles of merger. The Merger shall have the effects prescribed in
the DGCL and the WVBCA.
(d) The
Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable
law.
2.02 Effective Date
and Effective Time. (a) Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the
parties shall cause the effective date of the
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Merger
(the “Effective Date”)
to occur on (i) the fifth business day to occur after the last of the conditions
set forth in Article VIII shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, other than those conditions that by their nature
are to be satisfied at the closing of the Merger (or, at the election of Summit,
on the last business day of the month in which such fifth business day occurs),
or (ii) such other date to which the parties may agree in
writing. The time on the Effective Date when the Merger shall become
effective is referred to as the “Effective Time.”
(b) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if Summit shall exercise
its right to delay the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.02(a), and a record
date for any dividend or other distribution in respect of the Summit Common
Stock is taken during the period of such delay such that the GAFC stockholders
will not be entitled to participate in such dividend, each stockholder of GAFC
shall be entitled to receive, upon surrender of the Old Certificates and
compliance with the other provisions of Article IV, a payment equal to the
amount and kind of dividend or other distribution that such holder would have
received had such holder been a holder of record of the shares of Summit Common
Stock issuable to such holder in the Merger on the record date for such dividend
or other distribution.
2.03 Indentures,
Guarantees and Common Securities. At Closing, as further
consideration for the Merger: Summit shall assume (i) the obligations
of GAFC under the Indenture (including the conversion rights of the debenture
holders set forth in Section 4.4 of the Indenture) pursuant to a supplemental
indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Summit, GAFC and
Wilmington Trust Company (each, a “Supplemental Indenture”) and (ii) the
obligations of GAFC under each of the Guarantees pursuant to a supplemental
guarantee in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Summit and
GAFC.
ARTICLE
III
The
Bank Merger
3.01 The Bank
Merger. (a) After the Effective Time, GAB, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of GAFC, shall merge with and into Summit Bank, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit (the “Bank Merger”), the separate
existence of GAB shall cease and Summit Bank shall survive and continue to exist
as a state chartered banking corporation. Summit may at any time
prior to the Effective Time, change the method of effecting the combination with
GAB (including without limitation the provisions of this Article III other than
sub-sections (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof) if and to the extent it deems such
changes necessary, appropriate or desirable; provided, however that no such
change shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind of Merger Consideration,
(ii) adversely affect the tax treatment of GAFC’s stockholders as a result of
receiving the Merger Consideration or (iii) materially impede or delay
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and provided
further, that Summit shall provide GAFC with prior written notice of such change
and the reasons therefore.
(b) Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the
Bank Merger shall become effective upon the occurrence of the filing in the
Office of the Secretary of State of West Virginia of articles of merger in
accordance with Section 31D-11
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1106 of
the WVBCA or such later date and time as may be set forth in such articles and
the issuance of a certificate of merger by the Secretary of State of West
Virginia. The Bank Merger shall have the effects prescribed in the
WVBCA.
3.02 Effective Date
and Effective Time. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the parties shall cause the effective
date of the Bank Merger (the “Bank Merger Effective Date”)
to occur on the Effective Date or such later date as Summit may determine in its
sole discretion.
ARTICLE
IV
Consideration;
Exchange Procedures
4.01 Merger
Consideration. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at
the Effective Time, automatically by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of any Person:
(a) Merger Consideration. Subject
to adjustment as set forth in Section 4.01(b), each holder of a share of GAFC
Common Stock (other than GAFC or its Subsidiaries or Summit and its
Subsidiaries, except for shares held by them in a fiduciary capacity, and
Dissenters’ Shares) shall receive in respect thereof, subject to the limitations
set forth in this Agreement and any adjustment pursuant to Section 4.01(b), the
number of shares of Summit Stock (the “Merger Consideration”) equal to
$4.00, divided by the average closing price (the “Average Closing Price”) of Summit Common
Stock reported on the NASDAQ for the twenty (20) trading days prior to the
Closing (the “Exchange
Ratio”). In no event shall the Exchange Ratio exceed
0.328625.
(b) Adjustment to Merger
Consideration for Decrease in GAFC’s
Shareholders’ Equity and for Net Additional Loan
Losses.
(i) If
as of the Effective Date, GAFC’s Shareholders’ Equity, as adjusted to exclude
(a) accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, and (b) the effect of
removing the benefit of the net operating loss carry forwards from the net
deferred tax assets (the “Adjusted Shareholders’
Equity”), is less than $4,213,617 (the “Benchmark Equity”) determined in
accordance with GAAP fairly applied, then the aggregate value of the Merger
Consideration shall be reduced one dollar for every dollar by which
the Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity is less than the Benchmark Equity.
(ii) For
purposes of this Section 4.01(b), the Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity shall be
increased by: (x) Monthly Losses incurred after March 31, 2008, and
prior to September 1, 2008, and (y) fees paid or accrued to Sandler X’Xxxxx and
Partners, LP, and to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Aguggia LLP or Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
after March 31, 2008, up to $150,000. “Monthly Losses” shall
mean GAFC’s actual monthly operating losses calculated in accordance with
GAAP fairly applied, up to $250,000.
(iii) On
the Effective Date, GAFC shall have complied with Section 7.08 of this Agreement
with respect to GAFC’s allowance for loan losses. If Summit’s due
diligence
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results
in a determination by Summit prior to the Effective Date that additional
provisions should be made to GAFC’s allowance for loan losses to meet the
requirements of the preceding sentence, then the Merger Consideration will be
reduced dollar for dollar by the amount determined by Summit with the reasonable
agreement of GAFC (the “Net
Additional Loan Losses”). In calculating the amount of the
Merger Consideration reduction, Summit and GAFC agree that Specific Reserve
Reductions may be used to offset losses from other loans to determine the amount
of provisions needed to the allowance for loan losses.
(iv) If
Summit and GAFC cannot agree as to the amount of the Net Additional Loan Losses,
then GAFC may, at its option, sell the loans that Summit determines require
additional provisions to a third party, provided that the sale is (x) without
recourse and (y) requires the third party purchaser to assume all collection and
servicing costs. If the book value of the loan sold exceeds the
purchase price of the loan sold, such excess will be deemed a Net Additional
Loan Loss and the Merger Consideration will be reduced one dollar for every
dollar of the amount of the Net Additional Loan Loss. If GAFC cannot
sell the loans that Summit determines require additional provisions for loan
losses, then Summit’s determination of any Net Additional Loan Losses with
respect to such loans shall be conclusive and binding on the parties, with the
concurrence of GAFC’s independent accountants.
(c) Outstanding Summit
Stock. Each share of Summit Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and
outstanding and unaffected by the Merger.
(d) Treasury
Shares. Each share of GAFC Common Stock held as Treasury Stock
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired at the
Effective Time and no consideration shall be issued in exchange
therefore.
(e) Merger
Sub. Each share of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding and
unaffected by the merger, and no consideration shall be issued in exchange
therefore.
4.02 Rights as
Stockholders; Stock Transfers. At the Effective Time, holders
of GAFC Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights as,
stockholders of GAFC, other than to receive the Merger Consideration and any
dividend or other distribution with respect to such GAFC Common Stock with a
record date occurring prior to the Effective Time, the payment, if any, in lieu
of certain dividends on Summit Common Stock provided for in Section 2.02(b), and
the consideration provided under this Article IV. After the Effective
Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of GAFC or the
Surviving Corporation of shares of GAFC Common Stock.
4.03 Fractional
Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no
fractional shares of Summit Common Stock and no certificates or scrip therefore,
or other evidence of ownership thereof, will be issued in the Merger; instead,
Summit shall pay to each holder of GAFC Common Stock who would otherwise be
entitled to a fractional share of Summit Common Stock (after taking into account
all Old Certificates registered in the name of such holder) an amount in cash
(without interest) determined by multiplying such fraction by the closing price
of Summit Common Stock as reported by NASDAQ reporting system (as reported in
the Wall Street
Journal) on the Effective Date.
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4.04 Exchange
Procedures.
(a) At
or prior to the Effective Time, Summit shall deposit, or shall cause to be
deposited, with Registrar and Transfer Company or a bank or trust company
designated by Summit and reasonably satisfactory to GAFC (the “Exchange Agent”), for the
benefit of the holders of certificates formerly representing shares of GAFC
Common Stock (“Old
Certificates”), for exchange in accordance with this Article IV, (i)
certificates representing the shares of Summit Common Stock (“New Certificates”) and
(ii) an amount of cash necessary for payments required by Section
4.03 (the “Exchange
Fund”). The Exchange Fund will be distributed in accordance
with the Exchange Agent’s normal and customary procedures established in
connection with merger transactions.
(b) As
soon as practicable after the Effective Time, and in no event later than five
business days thereafter, Summit shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each
holder of record of one or more Old Certificates a letter of transmittal (which
shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Old Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Old Certificates to the
Exchange Agent) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Old
Certificates in exchange for New Certificates, if any, that the holders of the
Old Certificates are entitled to receive pursuant to Article IV, any cash in
lieu of fractional shares into which the shares of GAFC Common Stock represented
by the Old Certificates shall have been converted pursuant to this Agreement and
any payment required pursuant to Section 2.02(b) of this Agreement. Upon proper
surrender of an Old Certificate for exchange and cancellation to the Exchange
Agent, together with such properly completed letter of transmittal, duly
executed, the holder of such Old Certificates shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefore (i) a New Certificate representing that number of whole
shares of Summit Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant
to Article IV, if any, (ii) a check representing the amount of any cash in lieu
of fractional shares which such holder has the right to receive in respect of
the Old Certificates surrendered pursuant to the provisions of this Article IV,
and (iii) any payment required by Section 2.02(b), and the Old Certificates so
surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled.
(c) Neither
the Exchange Agent, if any, nor any party hereto shall be liable to any former
holder of GAFC 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 Summit Common Stock with a
record date occurring after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of
any unsurrendered Old Certificate representing shares of GAFC Common Stock
converted in the Merger into the right to receive shares of such Summit Common
Stock until the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive New Certificates in
exchange therefore in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section
4.04. After becoming so entitled in accordance with this Section
4.04, the record holder thereof also shall be entitled to receive any such
dividends or other distributions by the Exchange Agent, without any interest
thereon, which theretofore had become payable with respect to shares of Summit
Common Stock such holder had the right to receive upon surrender of the Old
Certificates.
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(e) Any
portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the stockholders of GAFC
for twelve months after the Effective Time shall be paid to
Summit. Any stockholders of GAFC who have not theretofore complied
with this Article IV shall thereafter look only to Summit for payment of the
Merger Consideration, cash in lieu of any fractional shares and unpaid dividends
and distributions on Summit Common Stock deliverable in respect of each share of
GAFC Common Stock such stockholder holds as determined pursuant to this
Agreement, in each case, without any interest thereon.
(f) In
the event any Old Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon
the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Old
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if reasonably required by
Summit or the Exchange Agent, the posting by such person of a bond in such
amount as Summit may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against it with respect to such Old Certificate, the
Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Old
Certificate the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to
this Agreement.
4.05 Options. At
the Effective Time, each outstanding option (each, a “GAFC Stock Option”) to
purchase shares of GAFC Common Stock under any and all plans of GAFC under which
stock options have been granted and are outstanding (collectively, the “GAFC Stock Plans”) shall vest
and holders of GAFC Stock Options shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount
equal to the difference between the value of (a) the Merger
Consideration and (b) the applicable exercise price (rounded to the nearest
cent) for each outstanding GAFC Stock Option (the “Stock Option
Consideration”). At or prior to the Effective Time, GAFC shall
use its reasonable best efforts, including using its reasonable best efforts to
obtain any necessary consents from optionees, with respect to the GAFC Stock
Plans to permit Summit to pay the Stock Option Consideration pursuant to this
Section. At the Effective Time, Summit shall have no obligation to
make any additional grants or awards under the GAFC Stock Plans.
4.06 Dissenters’
Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, shares of GAFC Common Stock that are outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time and which are held by stockholders who shall have
not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who
properly shall have demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance with the
DGCL (collectively, the “Dissenters’ Shares”) shall not be
converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger
Consideration. Such stockholders instead shall be entitled to receive
payment of the appraised value of such shares held by them in accordance with
the provisions of the DGCL, except that all Dissenters’ Shares held by
stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who effectively shall have
withdrawn or otherwise lost their rights to appraisal of such shares under the
DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into and to have become
exchangeable, as of the Effective Time, for the right to receive, without any
interest thereon, the Merger Consideration upon surrender in the manner provided
in Section 4.04 of the Old Certificates that, immediately prior to the Effective
Time, evidenced such shares.
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article
v
Actions
Pending the Effective Time
5.01 Forebearances of
GAFC. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or Previously Disclosed, without the
prior written consent of Summit, GAFC will not, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries not to:
(a) Ordinary
Course. Conduct the business of GAFC and its Subsidiaries
other than in the ordinary and usual course or fail to use reasonable efforts to
preserve intact their business organizations and assets and maintain their
rights, franchises and existing relations with customers, suppliers, employees
and business associates, or take any action reasonably likely to have an adverse
affect upon GAFC’s ability to perform any of its material obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) Capital
Stock. Other than pursuant to Rights Previously Disclosed and
outstanding on the date hereof, (i) issue, sell or otherwise permit to become
outstanding, or authorize the creation of, any additional shares of GAFC Common
Stock or any Rights, (ii) enter into any agreement with respect to the
foregoing, or (iii) permit any additional shares of GAFC Common Stock to become
subject to new grants of employee or director stock options, other Rights or
similar stock-based employee rights.
(c) Dividends,
Etc. (a) Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any
dividend on or in respect of, or declare or make any distribution on any shares
of GAFC Common Stock, or (b) directly or indirectly adjust, split, combine,
redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital
stock.
(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 GAFC or its Subsidiaries, or grant any salary or wage increase or
increase any employee benefit (including incentive or bonus payments), except
(i) for normal individual payments of incentives and bonuses to employees in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, not to exceed $10,000
in the aggregate, (ii) for normal individual payments of incentives and bonuses
to employees under GAB’s branch incentive plan, not to exceed $30,000 per
quarter in the aggregate, (iii) for normal individual increases in compensation
to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
(iv) for other changes that are required by applicable law, (v) to satisfy
Previously Disclosed contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof, or
(vi) for grants of awards to newly hired employees consistent with past
practice.
(e) Benefit
Plans. Enter into, establish, adopt or amend (except (i) as
may be required by applicable law or (ii) to satisfy Previously Disclosed
contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof) any pension, retirement,
stock option, stock purchase, savings, profit sharing, deferred compensation,
consulting, bonus, group insurance or other employee benefit, incentive or
welfare contract, plan or arrangement, or any trust agreement (or similar
arrangement) related thereto, in respect of any director, officer or employee of
GAFC or its
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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. Except
as Previously Disclosed, sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose
of or discontinue any of its assets, deposits, business or properties except in
the ordinary course of business and in a transaction that is not material to it
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(g) Acquisitions. Except
as Previously Disclosed, acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or
acquisitions of control in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of
debts previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the ordinary and
usual course of business consistent with past practice) all or any portion of,
the assets, business, deposits or properties of any other entity.
(h) Governing
Documents. Amend the GAFC Certificate, GAFC By-laws or the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or similar governing documents) of any
of GAFC’s Subsidiaries.
(i) Accounting
Methods. Implement or adopt any change in its accounting
principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by
GAAP.
(j) Contracts. Except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into or
terminate any material contract (as defined in Section 6.03(k)) or amend or
modify in any material respect any of its existing material
contracts.
(k) Claims. Except in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, settle any claim,
action or proceeding, except for any claim, action or proceeding which does not
involve precedent for other material claims, actions or proceedings and which
involve solely money damages in an amount, individually or in the aggregate for
all such settlements, that is not material to GAFC and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole.
(l) Adverse
Actions. (a) Take any action while knowing that such action
would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code; or (b)
knowingly take any action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in
(i) any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being
or becoming untrue, subject to the standard set forth in Section 6.02, at any
time at or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger
set forth in Article VIII not being satisfied or (iii) a material violation of
any provision of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by
applicable law or regulation.
(m) Risk
Management. Except as required by applicable law or
regulation, (i) implement or adopt any material change in its interest rate and
other risk management policies, procedures or practices, including, but not
limited to implementation of any leverage strategies; (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.
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(n) Indebtedness. Incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business.
(o) Loans. Make any
loans in a principal amount in excess of $750,000, or make any loans outside of
the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia.
(p) Commitments. Agree
or commit to do any of the foregoing.
5.02 Forebearances of
Summit. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except
as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent
of GAFC, Summit will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not
to:
(a) Ordinary
Course. Conduct the business of Summit and its Subsidiaries
other than in the ordinary and usual course or fail to use reasonable efforts to
preserve intact their business organizations and assets and maintain their
rights, franchises and existing relations with customers, suppliers, employees
and business associates, or take any action reasonably likely to have an adverse
effect upon Summit’s ability to perform any of its material obligations under
this Agreement.
(b) Extraordinary
Dividends. Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any
extraordinary dividend.
(c) Adverse
Actions. (a) Take any action while knowing that such action
would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code; or (b)
knowingly take any action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in
(i) any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being
or becoming untrue, subject to the standard set forth in Section 6.02, at any
time at or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger
set forth in Article VIII not being satisfied or (iii) a material violation of
any provision of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by
applicable law or regulation; provided.
(d) Commitments. Agree
or commit to do any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE
VI
Representations
and Warranties
6.01 Disclosure
Schedules. On or prior to the date hereof, Summit has
delivered to GAFC a schedule and GAFC has delivered to Summit a schedule
(respectively, its “Disclosure
Schedule”) setting forth, among other things, items the disclosure of
which is necessary or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure
requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more
representations or warranties contained in Section 6.03 or 6.04 or to one or
more of its covenants contained in Article V; provided, that (a) no such item is
required to be set forth in a Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a
representation or warranty if its absence could not be reasonably likely to
result in the related representation or warranty being deemed untrue or
incorrect under the standard established by
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Section
6.02, and (b) the mere inclusion of an item in a Disclosure Schedule as an
exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by a
party that such item represents a material exception or fact, event or
circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to result in a Material
Adverse Effect on the party making the representation. All of GAFC’s
and Summit’s representations, warranties and covenants contained in this
Agreement are qualified by reference to the respective Disclosure Schedule and
none thereof shall be deemed to be untrue or breached as a result of effects
arising solely from actions taken in compliance with a written request of Summit
or GAFC, as the case may be.
6.02 Standard. No
representation or warranty of GAFC or Summit contained in Section 6.03 or 6.04
shall be deemed untrue or incorrect, and no party hereto shall be deemed to have
breached a representation or warranty, as a consequence of the existence of any
fact, event or circumstance unless such fact, circumstance or event,
individually or taken together with all other facts, events or circumstances
inconsistent with any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.03 or
6.04 has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “knowledge” shall mean (i)
with respect to Summit, actual knowledge of H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III, and Xxxxxx X.
Tissue, and (ii) with respect to GAFC, actual knowledge of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx,
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx.
6.03 Representations
and Warranties of GAFC. Subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02 and
except as Previously Disclosed, GAFC hereby represents and warrants to
Summit:
(a) Organization and
Standing. GAFC is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. GAFC is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in any foreign jurisdictions where
its ownership or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of its business
requires it to be so qualified.
(b) Capitalization. As
of May 31, 2008, the authorized capital stock of GAFC consists of (i) 10,000,000
shares of GAFC Common Stock, of which 3,024,220 shares were outstanding and no
shares were held in treasury, and (ii) 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock,
$0.01 par value, none of which are issued and outstanding or held in treasury as
of the date hereof. As of the date hereof, except pursuant to the
terms of options, stock, and warrants issued pursuant to the GAFC Stock and/or
Warrant Plans, GAFC does not have and is not bound by any outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any
character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of GAFC Common
Stock or any other equity securities of GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any
securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of
GAFC Common Stock or other equity securities of GAFC or any of its
Subsidiaries. As of May 31, 2008, GAFC has 340,171 shares of GAFC
Common Stock (with a weighted average strike price of $6.94 per share) which are
issuable and reserved for issuance upon the exercise of GAFC Stock Options and
GAFC Warrants. The outstanding shares of GAFC Common Stock have been
duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights (and were not issued in
violation of any preemptive rights).
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(c) Subsidiaries. (i)
GAFC has Previously Disclosed a list of all of its Subsidiaries together with
the jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary. (A) GAFC
owns, directly or indirectly, all the issued and outstanding equity securities
of each of its Subsidiaries, (B) no equity securities of any of its Subsidiaries
are or may become required to be issued (other than to it or its wholly-owned
Subsidiaries) by reason of any Right or otherwise, (C) there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any of such Subsidiaries is
or may be bound to sell or otherwise transfer any equity securities of any such
Subsidiaries (other than to it or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries), (D) there are
no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements relating to its
rights to vote or to dispose of such securities and (E) all the equity
securities of each Subsidiary held by GAFC or its Subsidiaries are fully paid
and nonassessable and are owned by GAFC or its Subsidiaries free and clear of
any Liens.
(ii) GAFC has
Previously Disclosed a list of all equity securities, or similar interests of
any Person or any interest in a partnership or joint venture of any kind, other
than its Subsidiaries, that it beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, as of
May 31, 2008.
(iii) Each of
GAFC’s Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly
qualified to do business and in good standing in the jurisdictions where its
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to
be so qualified.
(d) Corporate
Power. Each of GAFC and its Subsidiaries has the corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to
own all its properties and assets; and GAFC has the corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Corporate
Authority. Subject to receipt of the requisite approval of
this Agreement (including the agreement of merger set forth herein) by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of GAFC Common Stock entitled to
vote thereon (which is the only vote of GAFC stockholders required thereon), the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of GAFC and the
GAFC Board. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
Summit, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of GAFC,
enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles). The
GAFC Board of Directors has received the written opinion of Sandler X’Xxxxx
& Partners, L.P. to the effect that as of the date hereof the consideration
to be received by the holders of GAFC Common Stock in the Merger is fair to the
holders of GAFC Common Stock from a financial point of view.
(f) Consents and Approvals; No
Defaults. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.03(f), (i) no
consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority or with any third party are required to be made or obtained by GAFC or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by GAFC of this
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Agreement
or to consummate the Merger except for (A) filings of applications or notices
with federal and state banking and insurance authorities and (B) the
filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, the filing of articles of merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of West Virginia pursuant to the WVBCA, and the
issuance of a certificate of merger in connection therewith. As of
the date hereof, GAFC is not aware of any reason why the approvals set forth in
Section 8.01(b) will not be received without the imposition of a condition,
restriction or requirement of the type described in Section
8.01(b).
(ii) Subject
to receipt of the regulatory approvals referred to in the preceding paragraph,
and expiration of related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of,
or a default under, or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or
any right of termination under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment,
decree, order, governmental permit or license, or any agreement, indenture or
instrument of GAFC or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which GAFC or any of its
Subsidiaries or properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or
violation of, or a default under, the GAFC Certificate or the GAFC By-Laws, or
(C) require any consent or approval under any such law, rule, regulation,
judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license or any agreement,
indenture or instrument.
(g) Financial Reports; Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. (i) GAFC’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005, 2006 and 2007,
and all other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy statements or
information statements filed or to be filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries
subsequent to September 30, 2004, under the Securities Act or under Section
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act in the form filed or to be filed
(collectively “GAFC’s SEC Documents”), as of the
date filed, (A) as to form complied or will comply in all material respects with
the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, and (B) did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; and each of the balance sheets or
statements of condition of GAFC contained in or incorporated by reference into
any of GAFC’s SEC Documents (including the related notes and schedules thereto)
fairly presents, or will fairly present, the financial position of GAFC and its
Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the statements of income or results of
operations and changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows or equivalent
statements of GAFC in any of GAFC’s SEC Documents (including any related notes
and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the results of
operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as the case may be,
of GAFC and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which they relate, and in each
case were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as may be
noted therein, and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of
unaudited statements.
(ii) GAFC’s
Disclosure Schedule lists, and GAFC has delivered or previously made available
to Summit, copies of the documentation creating or governing all securitization
transactions and “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(c)
of
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Regulation
S-K) effected by GAFC or its Subsidiaries, since September 30,
2007. BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP, which has expressed its opinion with respect
to the financial statements of GAFC and its Subsidiaries (including the related
notes) included in the GAFC SEC Documents is and has been throughout the periods
covered by such financial statements (A) a registered public accounting firm (as
defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, (B) “independent”
with respect to GAFC within the meaning of Regulation S-X and C in compliance
with subsection (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the
related rules of the SEC and the Public Accounting Oversight Board.
(iii) Except
as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 6.03(g), GAFC has on a timely basis filed
all forms, reports and documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since
September 30, 2005. GAFC’s Disclosure Schedule lists, and, except to
the extent available in full without redaction on the SEC’s web site through the
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”) two days
prior to the date of this Agreement, GAFC has delivered or previously made
available to Summit copies in the form filed with the SEC of (A) GAFC’s Annual
Reports on Form 10-K for each fiscal year of the Company beginning since
September 30, 2004, (B) it Quarterly Reports on form 10-Q for each of the first
three fiscal quarters in each of the fiscal years of the GAFC referred to in
clause (A) above, (C) all proxy statements relating to GAFC’s meetings of
stockholders (whether annual or special) held, and all information statements
relating to stockholder consents since the beginning of the first fiscal year
referred to in clause above, (D) all certifications and statements required by
(x) the SEC’s Order dated June 27, 2002, pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the
Exchange Act (File No. 4-460), (y) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act
or (z) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) with
respect to any report referred to above, (E) all other forms, reports,
registration statements and other documents (other than preliminary materials if
the corresponding definitive materials have been provided to Summit pursuant to
this Section 6.03(g)(iii), filed by GAFC with the SEC since the beginning of the
first fiscal year referred above, and (E) all comment letters received by GAFC
from the Staff of the SEC since December 31, 2004, and all responses to
such comment letters by or on behalf of GAFC.
(iv) Except
as Previously Disclosed, GAFC maintains disclosure controls and procedures
required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act; such controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning GAFC
and its subsidiaries is made known on a timely basis to the individuals
responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC and other
public disclosure documents. GAFC’s Disclosure Schedule lists, and
GAFC has delivered to Summit copies of, all written descriptions of, and all
policies, manuals and other documents promulgating, such disclosure controls and
procedures. To GAFC’s knowledge, each director and executive officer
of GAFC has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required by
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder since
September 30, 2005. As used in this Section 6.03(q), the term “file”
shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or
information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the
SEC.
(v) Since
September 30, 2007, GAFC and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice
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or for
legal, accounting, and financial advisory fees and out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(vi) Since
September 30, 2007, (A) GAFC and its Subsidiaries have conducted their
respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past
practice (excluding matters related to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby) and (B) no event has occurred or circumstance arisen that,
individually or taken together with all other facts, circumstances and events
(described in any paragraph of Section 6.03 or otherwise), is reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to GAFC.
(h) Litigation. No
litigation, claim or other proceeding before any court or Governmental Authority
is pending against GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries and, to GAFC’s knowledge, no
such litigation, claim or other proceeding has been threatened.
(i) Regulatory
Matters. (i) Except as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule
6.03(i), neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries or properties is a party to or
is subject to any order, decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding or
similar arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar submission to, or
extraordinary supervisory letter from, any federal or state governmental agency
or authority charged with the supervision or regulation of financial
institutions (or their holding companies) or issuers of securities or engaged in
the insurance of deposits (including, without limitation, the Office of the
Thrift Supervision, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation) or the supervision or regulation of it or any of its Subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Regulatory
Authorities”).
(ii) Except
as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 6.03(i), neither GAFC nor any of its
Subsidiaries has been advised by any Regulatory Authority that such Regulatory
Authority is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the
appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such order, decree, agreement,
memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar
submission.
(iii) GAFC
is not a financial holding company as defined by the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of
1999.
(j) Compliance with
Laws. Each of GAFC and its Subsidiaries:
(i) is
in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, local
and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or
decrees applicable thereto or to the employees conducting such businesses,
including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair
Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to
discriminatory business practices;
(ii) has
all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made all
filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Authorities that
are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and to
conduct their businesses as presently conducted; all such permits, licenses,
certificates of authority, orders and
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approvals
are in full force and effect and, to GAFC’s knowledge, no suspension or
cancellation of any of them is threatened;
(iii) Except
as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 6.03(j), GAFC has received, since September
30, 2006, no notification or communication from any Governmental Authority (A)
asserting that GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any of
the statutes, regulations, or ordinances which such Governmental Authority
enforces or (B) threatening to revoke any license, franchise, permit, or
governmental authorization (nor, to GAFC’s knowledge, do any grounds for any of
the foregoing exist); and
(iv) Since
July 1, 2001, is in compliance with the privacy provisions of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, and all other applicable laws relating to consumer
privacy.
(k) Material Contracts;
Defaults. Except for this Agreement, neither GAFC nor any of
its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by or subject to any agreement, contract,
arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (i) that is a
“material contract” within the meaning of Item 601(b)(10) of the SEC’s
Regulation S-K or (ii) that restricts or limits in any way the conduct of
business by it or any of its Subsidiaries (including without limitation a
non-compete or similar provision). Neither GAFC nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in default under any contract, agreement, commitment,
arrangement, lease, insurance policy or other instrument to which it is a party,
by which its respective assets, business, or operations may be bound or
affected, or under which it or its respective assets, business, or operations
receive benefits, and there has not occurred any event that, with the lapse of
time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a
default.
(l) No
Brokers. No action has been taken by GAFC that would give rise
to any valid claim against any party hereto for a brokerage commission, finder’s
fee or other like payment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, excluding a Previously Disclosed fee to be paid to Sandler X’Xxxxx
& Partners, L.P.
(m) Employee Benefit
Plans. (i) GAFC has Previously Disclosed a complete and
accurate list of all existing bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, pension,
retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock
bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock option, severance, welfare and
fringe benefit plans, employment or severance agreements and all similar
practices, policies and arrangements in which any current or former employee
(the “Employees”), current or former
consultant (the “Consultants”) or current or former
director (the “Directors”) of GAFC or any of its
Subsidiaries participates or to which any such Employees, Consultants or
Directors are a party (the “Compensation and Benefit
Plans”). Neither GAFC
nor any of its Subsidiaries has any commitment to create any additional
Compensation and Benefit Plan or to modify or change any existing Compensation
and Benefit Plan.
Each
Compensation and Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and with applicable law, including, but
not limited to, ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, or any regulations or rules promulgated
thereunder, and all filings, disclosures
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and
notices required by ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act and any other applicable law have been
timely made. Each Compensation and Benefit Plan which is an “employee
pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “Pension Plan”) and which is intended to
be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter or has applied for a favorable determination letter in
compliance with the Code (including a determination that the related trust under
such Compensation and Benefit Plan is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of
the Code) from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), and GAFC is not aware of
any circumstances likely to result in the revocation of any existing favorable
determination letter or in not receiving a favorable determination
letter. There is no material pending or, to the knowledge of GAFC,
threatened legal action, suit or claim relating to the Compensation and Benefit
Plans other than routine claims for benefits. Neither GAFC nor any of
its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction, or omitted to take any action,
with respect to any Compensation and Benefit Plan that would reasonably be
expected to subject GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax or penalty imposed
by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA, assuming for
purposes of Section 4975 of the Code that the taxable period of any such
transaction expired as of the date hereof.
(ii) No
Compensation and Benefit Plans currently maintained, or maintained within the
last six years, by GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any entity (and “ERISA Affiliate”) which is
considered one employer with GAFC under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section
414(b) or (c) of the Code is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or is or was a
multiemployer plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA. To the
knowledge of GAFC, there is no pending investigation or enforcement action by
the PBGC, the DOL or IRS or any other governmental agency with respect to any
Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(iii) All
contributions required to be made under the terms of any Compensation and
Benefit Plan or any employee benefit arrangements under any collective
bargaining agreement to which GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party have
been timely made or have been reflected on GAFC’s financial
statements. None of GAFC, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate (x) has provided, or would reasonably be expected to be required to
provide, security to any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the
Code, and (y) has taken any action, or omitted to take any action, that has
resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in the imposition of a lien
under Section 412(n) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA.
(iv) Neither
GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide retiree health
and life insurance or other retiree death benefits under any Compensation and
Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B of the Code, and
each such Compensation and Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated without
incurring liability thereunder. There has been no communication to
Employees by GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected
to promise or guarantee such Employees retiree health or life insurance or other
retiree death benefits on a permanent basis.
(v) GAFC
and its Subsidiaries do not maintain any Compensation and Benefit Plans covering
foreign Employees.
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(vi) With
respect to each Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable, GAFC has provided
or made available to Summit, true and complete copies of existing: (A)
Compensation and Benefit Plan documents and amendments thereto; (B) trust
instruments and insurance contracts; (C) two most recent Forms 5500 filed with
the IRS; (D) most recent actuarial report and financial statement; (E) the most
recent summary plan description; (F) most recent determination letter issued by
the IRS; (G) any Form 5310 or Form 5330 filed with the IRS; and (H) most recent
nondiscrimination tests performed under ERISA and the Code (including 401(k) and
401(m) tests).
(vii) Except
as Previously Disclosed, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement would not, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation,
as a result of any termination of employment prior to or following the Effective
Time) reasonably be expected to (A) entitle any Employee, Consultant or Director
to any payment (including severance pay or similar compensation) or any increase
in compensation, (B) result in the vesting or acceleration of any benefits under
any Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result in any material increase in
benefits payable under any Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(viii) Neither
GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any compensation plans, programs or
arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to be
deductible as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code and
the regulations issued thereunder.
(ix) As
a result, directly or indirectly, of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, as a result of any termination of
employment prior to or following the Effective Time), none of Summit, GAFC or
the Surviving Corporation, or any of their respective Subsidiaries will be
obligated to make a payment that would be characterized as an “excess parachute
payment” to an individual who is a “disqualified individual” (as such terms are
defined in Section 280G of the Code), without regard to whether such payment is
reasonable compensation for personal services performed or to be performed in
the future.
(n) Labor
Matters. Neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to or is bound by any collective bargaining agreement, contract or other
agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor organization, nor is GAFC
or any of its Subsidiaries the subject of a proceeding asserting that it or any
such Subsidiary has committed an unfair labor practice (within the meaning of
the National Labor Relations Act) or seeking to compel GAFC or any such
Subsidiary to bargain with any labor organization as to wages or conditions of
employment, nor is there any strike or other labor dispute involving it or any
of its Subsidiaries pending or, to GAFC’s knowledge, threatened, nor is GAFC
aware of any activity involving its or any of its Subsidiaries’ employees
seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or engaging in other
organizational activity.
(o) Takeover
Laws. GAFC has taken all action required to be taken by it in
order to exempt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby from,
and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are exempt from, the
requirements of any “moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price”, “affiliate
transaction”, “business combination” or
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other
antitakeover laws and regulations of any state applicable to GAFC (collectively,
“Takeover Laws”), including, without
limitation, Section 203 of the DGCL.
(p) Environmental
Matters. To GAFC’s knowledge, neither the conduct nor
operation of GAFC or its Subsidiaries nor any condition of any property
presently or previously owned, leased or operated by any of them (including,
without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), or on which any of them
holds a Lien, violates or violated Environmental Laws and to GAFC’s knowledge,
no condition has existed or event has occurred with respect to any of them or
any such property that, with notice or the passage of time, or both, is
reasonably likely to result in liability under Environmental Laws. To
GAFC’s knowledge, neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice from any person or entity that GAFC or its Subsidiaries or the operation
or condition of any property ever owned, leased, operated, or held as collateral
or in a fiduciary capacity by any of them are or were in violation of or
otherwise are alleged to have liability under any Environmental Law, including,
but not limited to, responsibility (or potential responsibility) for the cleanup
or other remediation of any pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic
wastes, substances or materials at, on, beneath, or originating from any such
property.
(q) Tax
Matters. (i) All Tax Returns that are required to be filed by
or with respect to GAFC and its Subsidiaries have been duly filed, (ii) all
Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) have been
paid in full, (iii) the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) have been examined
by the Internal Revenue Service or the appropriate state, local or foreign
taxing authority or the period for assessment of the Taxes in respect of which
such Tax Returns were required to be filed has expired, (iv) all deficiencies
asserted or assessments made as a result of such examinations have been paid in
full, (v) no issues that have been raised by the relevant taxing authority in
connection with the examination of any of the Tax Returns referred to in clause
(i) are currently pending, and (vi) no waivers of statutes of limitation have
been given by or requested with respect to any Taxes of GAFC or its
Subsidiaries. GAFC has made available to Summit true and correct
copies of the United States Federal Income Tax Returns filed by GAFC and its
Subsidiaries for each of the three most recent fiscal years ended on or before
December 31, 2004. Neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liability with respect to income, franchise or similar Taxes that accrued on or
before December 31, 2005 in excess of the amounts accrued with respect thereto
that are reflected in the financial statements of GAFC as of December 31, 2002
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004. As
of the date hereof, neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any reason to
believe that any conditions exist that might prevent or impede the Merger from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code. No Tax is required to be withheld pursuant to Section 1445 of the
Code as a result of the transfer contemplated by this Agreement.
(r) Risk Management
Instruments. Except as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule
6.03(r), neither GAFC nor any of its Subsidiaries are parties to any interest
rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and forward contracts and
other similar risk management arrangements, whether entered into for GAFC’s own
account, or for the account of one or more of GAFC’s Subsidiaries or their
customers.
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(s) Books and
Records. The books and records of GAFC and its Subsidiaries
have been fully, properly and accurately maintained in all material respects,
and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or
reflected therein and they fairly reflect the substance of events and
transactions included therein.
(t) Insurance. GAFC
Previously Disclosed all of the insurance policies, binders, or bonds maintained
by GAFC or its Subsidiaries. GAFC and its Subsidiaries are insured
with insurers believed to be reputable against such risks and in such amounts as
the management of GAFC reasonably has determined to be prudent in accordance
with industry practices. All such insurance policies are in full
force and effect; GAFC and its Subsidiaries are not in material default
thereunder; and all claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely
fashion.
(u) Disclosure. The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 6.03 do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Section 6.03,
in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
6.04 Representations
and Warranties of Summit. Subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02
and except as Previously Disclosed, Summit hereby represents and warrants to
GAFC:
(a) Organization and
Standing. Summit is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of West
Virginia. Summit is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in the foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property
or assets or the conduct of its business requires it to be so
qualified.
(b) Capitalization. (i)
As of May 31, 2008, the authorized capital stock of Summit consists solely of
20,000,000 shares of Summit Common Stock, of which as of May 31,
2008, 7,408,941 shares were outstanding, and 250,000 shares of Summit
Preferred Stock, of which none are issued and outstanding as of May 31,
2008. As of the date hereof, except as set forth in its Disclosure
Schedule, Summit does not have and is not bound by any outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any
character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of Summit Common
Stock or any other equity securities of Summit or any of its Subsidiaries or any
securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of
Summit Common Stock or other equity securities of Summit or any of its
Subsidiaries. As of May 31, 2008, Summit has 337,580 shares of Summit
Common Stock which are issuable and reserved for issuance upon exercise of
Summit Stock Options. The outstanding shares of Summit Common Stock
have been duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights (and were not issued in
violation of any preemptive rights).
(ii) The
shares of Summit Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of GAFC Common
Stock in the Merger, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, with
no
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personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof, subject to no preemptive rights
and authorized for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
(c) Subsidiaries. Each
of Summit’s Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in the jurisdictions where its
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to
be so qualified and it owns, directly or indirectly, all the issued and
outstanding equity securities of each of its Significant
Subsidiaries.
(d) Corporate
Power. Each of Summit and its Subsidiaries has the corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to
own all its properties and assets; and Summit has the corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Corporate
Authority. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of Summit and the
Summit Board. Except as set forth in Section 8.01(a), shareholder
approval of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
required. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by GAFC,
this Agreement is a valid and legally binding agreement of Summit, enforceable
in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights or by general equity principles).
(f) Consents and Approvals; No
Defaults. (i) No consents or approvals of, or filings or
registrations with, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are
required to be made or obtained by Summit or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Summit of this
Agreement or to consummate the Merger except for (A) filings of applications and
notices with the federal and state banking and insurance authorities; (B)
filings with the NASDAQ Capital Market regarding the Summit Common Stock to be
issued in the Merger; (C) the filing and declaration of effectiveness of the
Registration Statement; (D) the filing of a certificate of merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, the filing of
articles of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of West Virginia
pursuant to the WVBCA, and the issuance of the related certificate of merger;
(E) such filings as are required to be made or approvals as are required to be
obtained under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of various states in connection
with the issuance of Summit Stock in the Merger; and (F) receipt of the
approvals set forth in Section 8.01(b). As of the date hereof, Summit
is not aware of any reason why the approvals set forth in Section 8.01(b) will
not be received without the imposition of a condition, restriction or
requirement of the type described in Section 8.01(b).
(ii) Subject
to the satisfaction of the requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph
and expiration of the related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of,
or a default under, or give rise to any
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(iii) Lien, any
acceleration of remedies or any right of termination under, any law, rule or
regulation or any judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license, or
agreement, indenture or instrument of Summit or of any of its Subsidiaries or to
which Summit or any of its Subsidiaries or properties is subject or bound, (B)
constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws (or similar governing documents) of Summit or any of
its Subsidiaries, or (C) require any consent or approval under any such law,
rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license,
agreement, indenture or instrument.
(g) Financial Reports and SEC
Documents; Absence of Certain Changes or Events. (i) Summit’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2006
and 2007, and all other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy
statements or information statements filed or to be filed by it or any of its
Subsidiaries subsequent to December 31, 2004, under the Securities Act or under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act in the form filed or to be
filed (collectively “Summit’s SEC Documents”), as of the
date filed, (A) as to form complied or will comply in all material respects with
the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, and (B) did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; and each of the balance sheets or
statements of condition of Summit contained in or incorporated by reference into
any of Summit’s SEC Documents (including the related notes and schedules
thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the financial position of
Summit and its Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the statements of income
or results of operations and changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows or
equivalent statements of Summit in any of Summit’s SEC Documents (including any
related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present,
the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as
the case may be, of Summit and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which they
relate, in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as may be
noted therein, and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of
unaudited statements. Summit’s Disclosure Schedule lists, and upon
request, Summit has delivered to GAFC, copies of the documentation creating or
governing all securitization transactions and “off-balance sheet arrangements”
(as defined in Item 303(c) of Regulation S-K) effected by Summit or its
Subsidiaries, since December 31, 2007. Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, which has
expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements of Summit and its
Subsidiaries (including the related notes) included in the Summit SEC Documents
is and has been throughout the periods covered by such financial statements (x)
a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002), (y) “independent” with respect to Summit within the
meaning of Regulation S-Y, and Z in compliance with subsection (g) through (l)
of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC and the
Public Accounting Oversight Board.
(i) Since
December 31, 2007, Summit and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice.
(ii) Since
December 31, 2007, (A) Summit and its Subsidiaries have conducted their
respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course consistent with
past
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practice
(excluding matters related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby) and (B) no event has occurred or circumstance arisen that, individually
or taken together with all other facts, circumstances and events (described in
any paragraph of Section 6.04 or otherwise), is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to Summit.
(h) Litigation. Except
as Previously Disclosed, no litigation, claim or other proceeding before any
court or Governmental Authority is pending against Summit or any of its
Subsidiaries and, to the best of Summit’s knowledge, no such litigation, claim
or other proceeding has been threatened.
(i) Regulatory
Matters. (i) Neither Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries or
properties is a party to or is subject to any order, decree, agreement,
memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement with, or a commitment letter
or similar submission to, or extraordinary supervisory letter from, any
Regulatory Authority.
(ii) Neither
Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Regulatory Authority
that such Regulatory Authority is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is
considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such order,
decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory
letter or similar submission.
(j) Laws. Each
of Summit and its Subsidiaries:
(i) is in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable thereto
or to the employees conducting such businesses, including, without limitation,
the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community
Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and all other applicable fair
lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business
practices;
(ii) has all
permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made all
filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Authorities that
are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and to
conduct their businesses substantially as presently conducted; all such permits,
licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and
effect and, to the best of its knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any
of them is threatened;
(iii) has
received, since December 31, 2004, no notification or communication from any
Governmental Authority (A) asserting that Summit or any of its Subsidiaries is
not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations, or ordinances which
such Governmental Authority enforces or (B) threatening to revoke any license,
franchise, permit, or governmental authorization (nor, to Summit’s knowledge, do
any grounds for any of the foregoing exist); and
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(iv) since
July 1, 2001, is in compliance with the privacy provisions of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, and all other applicable laws relating to consumer
privacy.
(k) Employee Benefit
Plans. (i) Summit’s
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all existing bonus,
incentive, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift,
savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted
stock, stock option, severance, welfare and fringe benefit plans, employment or
severance agreements and all similar practices, policies and arrangements in
which any current or former employee (the “Summit Employees”), current
or former consultant (the “Summit Consultants”) or
current or former director (the “Summit Directors”) of Summit
or any of its Subsidiaries participates or to which any Summit Employees, Summit
Consultants or Summit Directors are a party (the “Summit Compensation and Benefit
Plans”).
(ii) Each
Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and with applicable law,
including, but not limited to, ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or any regulations or rules
promulgated thereunder, and all filings, disclosures and notices required by
ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act and any other applicable law have been timely
made. Each Compensation and Benefit Plan which is an “employee
pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “Summit Pension Plan”) and
which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received
a favorable determination letter (including a determination that the related
trust under such Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan is exempt from tax under
Section 501(a) of the Code) from the IRS, and Summit is not aware of any
circumstances likely to result in revocation of any such favorable determination
letter. There is no material pending or, to the knowledge of Summit,
threatened legal action, suit or claim relating to the Summit Compensation and
Benefit Plans other than routine claims for benefits. Neither Summit
nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction, or omitted to take any
action, with respect to any Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan that would
reasonably be expected to subject Summit or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax or
penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA,
assuming for purposes of Section 4975 of the Code that the taxable period of any
such transaction expired as of the date hereof.
(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 Summit or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any
ongoing, frozen or terminated “single-employer plan”, within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by any of them,
or any single-employer plan of any entity (an “Summit ERISA Affiliate”)
which is considered one employer with Summit under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA
or Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (an “Summit ERISA Affiliate
Plan”). None of Summit, any of its Subsidiaries or any Summit
ERISA Affiliate has contributed, or has been obligated to contribute, to a
multiemployer plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA at any time since
September 26, 1980. No notice of a “reportable event”, within the
meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30-day reporting requirement has
not been waived, has been required to be filed for any Summit Compensation and
Benefit Plan or by any Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan within the 12-month period
ending on the date hereof, and no such notice
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will be
required to be filed as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The PBGC has not instituted proceedings to terminate any
Pension Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan and, to Summit’s knowledge, no
condition exists that presents a material risk that such proceedings will be
instituted. To the knowledge of Summit, there is no pending
investigation or enforcement action by the PBGC, the DOL or IRS or any other
governmental agency with respect to any Summit Compensation and Benefit
Plan. Under each Summit Pension Plan and Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan,
as of the date of the most recent actuarial valuation performed prior to the
date of this Agreement, the actuarially determined present value of all “benefit
liabilities”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA (as determined
on the basis of the actuarial assumptions contained in such actuarial valuation
of such Summit Pension Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan), did not exceed the
then current value of the assets of such Summit Pension Plan or Summit ERISA
Affiliate Plan and since such date there has been neither an adverse change in
the financial condition of such Summit Pension Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate
Plan nor any amendment or other change to such Pension Plan or ERISA Affiliate
Plan that would increase the amount of benefits thereunder which reasonably
could be expected to change such result.
(iv) All
contributions required to be made under the terms of any Summit Compensation and
Benefit Plan or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan or any employee benefit arrangements
under any collective bargaining agreement to which Summit or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party have been timely made or have been reflected on Summit’s
financial statements. Neither any Summit Pension Plan nor any Summit
ERISA Affiliate Plan has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (whether or not
waived) within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA
and all required payments to the PBGC with respect to each Summit Pension Plan
or Summit ERISA Affiliate Plan have been made on or before their due
dates. None of Summit, any of its Subsidiaries or any Summit ERISA
Affiliate (x) has provided, or would reasonably be expected to be required to
provide, security to any Summit Pension Plan or to any Summit ERISA Affiliate
Plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code, and (y) has taken any action,
or omitted to take any action, that has resulted, or would reasonably be
expected to result, in the imposition of a lien under Section 412(n) of the Code
or pursuant to ERISA.
(v) Neither
Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide retiree health
and life insurance or other retiree death benefits under any Summit Compensation
and Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B of the Code, and
each such Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated
without incurring liability thereunder. There has been no
communication to Employees by Summit or any of its Subsidiaries that would
reasonably be expected to promise or guarantee such Employees retiree health or
life insurance or other retiree death benefits on a permanent
basis.
(vi) Summit
and its Subsidiaries do not maintain any Summit Compensation and Benefit Plans
covering foreign Employees.
(vii) With
respect to each Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable, Summit has
provided or made available to GAFC, true and complete copies of existing: (A)
Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan documents and amendments thereto;
(B)
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trust
instruments and insurance contracts; (C) two most recent Forms 5500 filed with
the IRS; (D) most recent actuarial report and financial statement; (E) the most
recent summary plan description; (F) forms filed with the PBGC (other than for
premium payments); (G) most recent determination letter issued by the IRS; (H)
any Form 5310 or Form 5330 filed with the IRS; and (I) most recent
nondiscrimination tests performed under ERISA and the Code (including 401(k) and
401(m) tests).
(viii) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not,
directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, as a result of any
termination of employment prior to or following the Effective Time) reasonably
be expected to (A) entitle any Summit Employee, Summit Consultant or Summit
Director to any payment (including severance pay or similar compensation) or any
increase in compensation, (B) result in the vesting or acceleration of any
benefits under any Summit Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result in any
material increase in benefits payable under any Summit Compensation and Benefit
Plan.
(ix) Neither
Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any compensation plans, programs or
arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to be
deductible as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code and
the regulations issued thereunder.
(x) As
a result, directly or indirectly, of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, as a result of any termination of
employment prior to or following the Effective Time), none of Summit, GAFC or
the Surviving Corporation, or any of their respective Subsidiaries will be
obligated to make a payment that would be characterized as an “excess parachute
payment” to an individual who is a “disqualified individual” (as such terms are
defined in Section 280G of the Code), without regard to whether such payment is
reasonable compensation for personal services performed or to be performed in
the future.
(l) No
Brokers. No action has been or will be taken by Summit that
would give rise to any valid claim against any party hereto for a brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or other like payment with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(m) Takeover
Laws. Summit has taken all action required to be taken by it
in order to exempt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby from,
and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are exempt from, the
requirements of any Takeover Laws applicable to Summit.
(n) Environmental
Matters. To Summit’s knowledge, neither the conduct nor
operation of Summit or its Subsidiaries nor any condition of any property
presently or previously owned, leased or operated by any of them (including,
without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), or on which any of them
holds a Lien, violates or violated Environmental Laws and to Summit’s knowledge
no condition has existed or event has occurred with respect to any of them or
any such property that, with notice or the passage of time, or both, is
reasonably likely to result in liability under Environmental Laws. To
Summit’s knowledge, neither Summit nor any
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of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice from any person or entity that Summit or
its Subsidiaries or the operation or condition of any property ever owned,
leased, operated, or held as collateral or in a fiduciary capacity by any of
them are or were in violation of or otherwise are alleged to have liability
under any Environmental Law, including, but not limited to, responsibility (or
potential responsibility) for the cleanup or other remediation of any
pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic wastes, substances or materials
at, on, beneath, or originating from any such property.
(o) Tax
Matters. (i) All Tax Returns that are required to be filed by
or with respect to Summit and its Subsidiaries have been duly filed, (ii) all
Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) have been
paid in full, (iii) the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) have been examined
by the Internal Revenue Service or the appropriate state, local or foreign
taxing authority or the period for assessment of the Taxes in respect of which
such Tax Returns were required to be filed has expired, (iv) all deficiencies
asserted or assessments made as a result of such examinations have been paid in
full, (v) no issues that have been raised by the relevant taxing authority in
connection with the examination of any of the Tax Returns referred to in clause
(i) are currently pending, and (vi) no waivers of statutes of limitation have
been given by or requested with respect to any Taxes of Summit or its
Subsidiaries. Neither Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liability with respect to income, franchise or similar Taxes that accrued on or
before the end of the most recent period covered by Summit’s SEC Documents filed
prior to the date hereof in excess of the amounts accrued with respect thereto
that are reflected in the financial statements included in Summit’s SEC
Documents filed on or prior to the date hereof. As of the date
hereof, neither Summit nor any of its Subsidiaries has any reason to believe
that any conditions exist that might prevent or impede the Merger from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
(p) Books and
Records. The books and records of Summit and its Subsidiaries
have been fully, properly and accurately maintained in all material respects,
and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or
reflected therein, and they fairly present the substance of events and
transactions included therein.
(q) Insurance. Summit’s
Disclosure Schedule lists all of the insurance policies, binders, or bonds
maintained by Summit or its Subsidiaries. Summit and its Subsidiaries
are insured with insurers believed to be reputable against such risks and in
such amounts as the management of Summit reasonably has determined to be prudent
in accordance with industry practices. All such insurance policies
are in full force and effect; Summit and its Subsidiaries are not in material
default thereunder; and all claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely
fashion.
(r) Disclosure. The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 6.04 do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Section 6.04,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading.
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(s) Representations and Warranties of Merger
Sub.
(i) Organization, Standing and
Authority. The Merger Sub is duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and
is duly qualified to do business and in good standing in the jurisdictions where
its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it
to be so qualified. The Merger Sub has been organized for the purpose
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Merger Sub has not
previously conducted any business or incurred any liabilities.
(ii) Power. The Merger
Sub has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(iii) Authority. This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by all
requisite action on the part of the Merger Sub. This Agreement is a
valid and legally binding agreement of the Merger Sub enforceable in accordance
with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
or by general equity principles).
ARTICLE
VII
Covenants
7.01 Reasonable Best
Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each of GAFC and Summit agrees to use its reasonable best efforts in
good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable
laws, so as to permit consummation of the Merger as promptly as practicable and
otherwise to enable consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
shall cooperate fully with the other party hereto to that end.
7.02 Stockholder
Approval. (a) GAFC
agrees to take, in accordance with applicable law and the GAFC Certificate and
GAFC By-laws, all action necessary to convene an appropriate meeting of its
stockholders to consider and vote upon the approval of this Agreement and any
other matters required to be approved by GAFC’s stockholders for consummation of
the Merger (including any adjournment or postponement, the “GAFC Meeting”), as promptly as
practicable after the Registration Statement is declared
effective. The GAFC Board will recommend that the GAFC stockholders
approve and adopt the Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
provided that the GAFC Board may fail to make such recommendation, or withdraw,
modify or change any such recommendation, if the GAFC Board, after having
consulted with and considered the advice of outside counsel, has determined that
the making of such recommendation, or the failure to withdraw, modify or change
such recommendation, would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the
fiduciary duties of the members of the GAFC Board under applicable
law.
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(b) If
the assumption of the Trust Preferred Securities by Summit requires Summit to
obtain shareholder approval to amend its Restated Articles of Incorporation (the
“Summit Articles”), then Summit agrees to take, in accordance with applicable
law, the Indenture and the Guarantee, and the Summit Articles and Summit
By-laws, all action necessary to convene an appropriate meeting of its
stockholders to consider and vote upon the approval of the amendment to its
Restated Articles of Incorporation (including any adjournment or postponement,
the “Summit Meeting”), as promptly as
practicable after the Registration Statement is declared
effective. The Summit Board will recommend that the Summit
stockholders approve and adopt the amendment to its Restated Articles of
Incorporation.
7.03 Registration
Statement. (a) Summit agrees to prepare a
registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Summit with
the SEC in connection with the issuance of Summit Common Stock in the Merger
(including the prospectus of Summit and, if required, the proxy solicitation
materials of Summit (the “Summit Proxy Statement”), and
proxy solicitation materials of GAFC constituting a part thereof (the “Proxy Statement”) and all related
documents). GAFC and Summit agree to cooperate, and to cause their
respective Subsidiaries to cooperate, with the other and its counsel and its
accountants in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Summit Proxy
Statement, if required, and the Proxy Statement; and provided that GAFC and its
Subsidiaries have cooperated as required above, Summit agrees to file the
Registration Statement (including the Proxy Statement in preliminary form) with
the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within thirty
(30) days from the date this Agreement is executed. Each of GAFC and
Summit agrees to use all reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement
to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably
practicable after filing thereof. Summit also agrees to use all
reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the effective date of the Registration
Statement, all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and
approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. GAFC agrees to furnish to Summit all information
concerning GAFC, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors and stockholders as may
be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing and shall have the
right to review and consult with Summit and approve the form of, and any
characterization of such information included in, the Registration Statement
prior to its being filed with the SEC.
(b) Each
of GAFC and Summit agrees, as to itself and its Subsidiaries, that none of the
information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in (i) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration
Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective
under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the Proxy Statement and any
amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to stockholders and
at the time of the GAFC Meeting, as the case may be, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or any
statement which, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is
made, will be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or which
will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any statement in any
earlier statement in the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement
thereto. Each of GAFC and Summit further agrees that if
it
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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) Summit
agrees to advise GAFC, promptly after Summit receives notice thereof, of the
time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or
amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of
the qualification of Summit Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of
the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any
request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Registration Statement
or for additional information.
7.04 Press
Releases. Each of GAFC and Summit agrees that it will not,
without the prior approval of the other party, file any material pursuant to SEC
Rules 165 or 425, or issue any press release or written statement for general
circulation relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, except as
otherwise required by applicable law or regulation or NASDAQ rules.
7.05 Access;
Information. (a) Each of GAFC and Summit agrees
that upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the
exchange of information, it shall afford the other party and the other party’s
officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives,
such access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the
Effective Time to the books, records (including, without limitation, tax
returns, and, subject to the consent of the independent auditors, work papers of
independent auditors), properties, personnel and to such other information as
any party may reasonably request and, during such period, it shall furnish
promptly to such other party (i) a copy of each material report, schedule and
other document filed by it pursuant to the requirements of federal or state
securities or banking laws, and (ii) all other information concerning the
business, properties and personnel of it as the other may reasonably
request.
(b) Each
agrees that it will not, and will cause its representatives not to, use any
information obtained pursuant to this Section 7.05 (as well as any other
information obtained prior to the date hereof in connection with the entering
into of this Agreement) for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Subject to the
requirements of law, each party will keep confidential, and will cause its
representatives to keep confidential, all information and documents obtained
pursuant to this Section 7.05 (as well as any other information obtained prior
to the date hereof in connection with the entering into of this Agreement)
unless such information (i) was already known to such party, (ii) becomes
available to such party from other sources not known by such party to be bound
by a confidentiality obligation, (iii) is disclosed with the prior written
approval of the party to which such information pertains or (iv) is or becomes
readily ascertainable from published information or trade sources. In
the event that this Agreement is terminated or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall otherwise fail to be consummated, each party shall promptly
cause all copies of documents or extracts thereof containing information and
data as to another party hereto to be returned to the party which furnished the
same. No investigation by either party of
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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, each party
shall promptly furnish the other with copies of all monthly and other interim
financial statements produced in the ordinary course of business as, the same shall
become available.
7.06 Acquisition
Proposals. GAFC agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, agents, advisors and
affiliates not to, solicit or encourage inquiries or proposals with respect to,
or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential
information to, or have any discussions with any person relating to, any
Acquisition Proposal. It shall immediately cease and cause to be
terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations conducted prior to the
date of this Agreement with any parties other than Summit with respect to any of
the foregoing and shall use its reasonable best efforts to enforce any
confidentiality or similar agreement relating to an Acquisition
Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time the GAFC
Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that
failure to do so would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of its
fiduciary duties under applicable law, GAFC, in response to a written
Acquisition Proposal that was unsolicited or that did not otherwise result from
a breach of this Section 7.06, may furnish non-public information with respect
to GAFC to the Person who made such Acquisition Proposal and participate in
negotiations regarding such Acquisition Proposal.
7.07 Takeover
Laws. No party hereto shall take any action that would cause
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be subject to requirements
imposed by any Takeover Law and each of them shall take all necessary steps
within its control to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any applicable Takeover Law, as
now or hereafter in effect.
7.08 Funding of Loan
Loss Allowance and Payment of Expenses. If required,
GAFC shall make appropriate accruals, consistent with GAAP fairly applied
and the Interagency Policy Statement on Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, to
ensure that its allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb all estimated
inherent losses in the loan portfolio on the Effective Date. Summit
shall determine whether GAFC’s allowance for loan losses is adequate, with the
concurrence of GAFC’s independent accountants. GAFC shall, consistent
with GAAP fairly applied, prior to the Effective Date, pay or accrue all costs
and expenses incurred by GAFC, and regardless of whether required to do so under
GAAP shall pay prior to the Effective Date, all expenses relating to or arising
from the transactions contemplated hereunder.
7.09 Certain
Policies. Immediately prior to the Effective Date, GAFC shall,
consistent with generally accepted accounting principles and on a basis mutually
satisfactory to it and Summit, modify and change its loan, litigation and real
estate valuation policies and practices (including loan classifications and
levels of reserves) so as to be applied on a basis that is consistent with that
of Summit and shall make appropriate accruals for any employee benefits, plans,
arrangements or obligations assumed by Summit under this Agreement; provided,
however, that GAFC shall not be obligated to take any such action pursuant to
this Section 7.09
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unless
and until Summit acknowledges that all conditions to its obligation to
consummate the Merger have been satisfied and certifies to GAFC that Summit’s
representations and warranties, subject to Section 6.02, are true and correct as
of such date and that Summit is otherwise material in compliance with this
Agreement. Summit and GAFC also shall consult with respect to the
character, amount, and timing of restructuring and Merger-related expense
charges to be taken by each of them in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and shall take such charges in accordance with
GAAP as may be mutually agreed upon by them. GAFC’s representations,
warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be
untrue or breached in any respect for any purpose as a consequence of any
modifications or changes undertaken solely on account of this Section
7.09.
7.10 Regulatory
Applications. (a) Summit and GAFC and their
respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best
efforts to prepare all documentation, to effect all filings and to obtain all
permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and
Governmental Authorities necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Each of Summit and GAFC shall have the right to
review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult with the
other, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of
information, with respect to, all material written information submitted to any
third party or any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right,
each of the parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and as promptly as
practicable. Each party hereto agrees that it will consult with the
other party hereto with respect to the obtaining of all material permits,
consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental
Authorities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and each party will keep the other party apprised of the
status of material matters relating to completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) Each
party agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information
concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and
such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection
with any filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other party
or any of its Subsidiaries to any third party or Governmental
Authority.
7.11 Indemnification. (a) Following
the Effective Date and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, Summit shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present directors, officers and
employees of GAFC and its Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified Party”) against all costs or
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (collectively, “Costs”) incurred in connection
with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of actions or omissions
occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest extent that GAFC is
permitted or required to indemnify (and advance expenses to) its directors and
officers under the laws of the State of Delaware, the GAFC
Certificate, the GAFC By-Laws and any agreement as in effect on the date hereof;
provided that any
determination required to be made with respect to whether an officer’s,
director’s or employee’s conduct complies with the standards set forth under
Delaware law, the GAFC Certificate, the GAFC By-Laws and any agreement shall
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made by
independent counsel (which shall not be counsel that provides material services
to Summit) selected by Summit and reasonably acceptable to such officer or
director.
(b) Any
Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 7.11(a), upon
learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation described
above, shall promptly notify Summit thereof; provided that the failure so
to notify shall not affect the obligations of Summit under Section 7.11(a)
unless and to the extent that Summit is actually prejudiced as a result of such
failure.
(c) If
Summit or any of its successors or assigns shall consolidate with or merge into
any other entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such
consolidation or merger or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets
to any entity, then and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that the
successors and assigns of Summit shall assume the obligations set forth in this
Section 7.11.
(d) The
provisions of this Section 7.11 shall survive the Effective Time and are
intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified
Party and his or her heirs and representatives.
7.12 Benefit
Plans. (a) It is the intention of Summit that
within a reasonable period of time following the Effective Time (i) it will
provide employees of GAFC with employee benefit plans substantially similar in
the aggregate to those provided to similarly situated employees of Summit, (ii)
Summit shall cause any and all pre-existing condition limitations (to the extent
such limitations did not apply to a pre-existing condition under the
Compensation and Benefit Plans) and eligibility waiting periods under group
health plans to be waived with respect to such participants and their eligible
dependents, and (iii) all GAB employees will receive credit for years of service
with GAFC and its predecessors prior to the Effective Time for purposes of
eligibility and vesting and not for purposes of benefit accrual under Summit’s
benefit plans. Summit shall maintain GAFC’s existing employee benefit
plans until such time as Summit has provided similar plans to GAFC’s employees
as contemplated in the preceding sentence. GAB employees shall not be
entitled to accrual of benefits or allocation of contributions under Summit’s
benefit plans based on years of service with GAFC and its predecessors prior to
the Effective Date.
(b) Immediately
prior to the Effective Date, GAFC shall take such action as may be necessary to
terminate its 401(k) plan, including accruing the estimated expense associated
with terminating the 401(k) plan. Following the receipt of a
favorable determination letter from the IRS relating to the termination of the
401(k) plan, the assets of the plan shall be distributed to participants as
provided in the plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 401(k) plan
trustee may make distributions to all non-continuing GAB employees before the
receipt of a favorable determination letter. In the event a favorable
ruling is not issued, GAFC agrees that termination of the 401(k) plan shall not
occur and the 401(k) plan shall not be merged with Summit’s 401(k)
plan.
7.13 Notification of
Certain Matters. Each of GAFC and Summit shall give prompt
notice to the other of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (i) is
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likely,
individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances
known to it, to result in any Material Adverse Effect with respect to it or (ii)
would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein.
7.14 Contractual
Rights of Current Employees. At and following the Effective
Time, Summit shall honor, and Summit shall continue to be obligated to perform,
in accordance with their terms, all benefit obligations to, and contractual
rights of, current and former employees of GAFC and its Subsidiaries existing as
of the Effective Date, as well as all employment, severance, deferred
compensation, split dollar life insurance or “change-in-control” agreements,
plans or policies of GAFC and its Subsidiaries which are Previously
Disclosed. Summit acknowledges that the consummation of the Merger
will constitute a “change-in-control” of for purposes of any employee benefit
plans, agreements and arrangements of GAFC and its
Subsidiaries.
7.15 GAFC Trust Preferred
Securities.
(a) GAFC
shall cooperate with Summit to permit Summit to assume the obligations of GAFC
under the Indenture and the Guarantee and to receive the transfer of the Common
Securities, including by causing GAFC’s counsel to deliver such opinions as the
Trustee may reasonably require with respect to the assumption of the GAFC Trust
Preferred Securities.
(b) From
and after the date hereof and until and including the Closing Date, GAFC shall
(i) pay, or accrue, as applicable , and cause the Trust to pay, or accrue, as
applicable, all amounts due (when and as due) and comply, and cause each Trust
to comply, with all of its obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantee,
and such other transaction documents (together the “Operative Documents”), and
(ii) not enter into any agreement (or amend, alter or agree to amend or alter
any Operative Document or other agreement) with the Trust.
7.16 Transition. Commencing on
the date hereof, and in all cases subject to applicable law and regulation, GAFC
shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with Summit and its
Subsidiaries to facilitate the integration of the parties and their respective
businesses effective as of the Closing Date or such later date as may be
determined by Summit. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, from the date hereof through the Closing Date and consistent with the
performance of their day-to-day operations and the continuous operation of GAFC
and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, GAFC shall cause the
employees and officers of GAFC and its Subsidiaries to use their reasonable best
efforts to provide support, including support from its outside contractors and
vendors, and to assist Summit in performing all tasks, including equipment
installation, reasonably required to result in a successful integration at the
Closing or such later date as may be determined by Summit. In
addition, GAFC shall cooperate with Summit in seeking to amend certain lease
arrangements of GAFC and its Subsidiaries as specified by Summit, such
amendments to be effective only upon consummation of the Merger.
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7.17 Compliance with
Regulatory Authority Order. GAFC shall, and
shall cause its Subsidiaries 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 law so as
to comply with any order, decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding,
administrative action or similar arrangement with, or commitment letter or
similar submission to, or extraordinary supervisory letter from any Regulatory
Authority relating to GAFC or its Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to,
the Cease and Desist Order, except to the extent the Office of Thrift
Supervision may waive or modify the terms of the Cease and Desist Order (in
which case GAFC shall comply with such waiver or modification). GAFC
agrees to provide to Summit any communication, written or otherwise, from or to
a Regulatory Authority within two days of receipt or submission by
GAFC.
7.18 Compliance with
Laws. Each of GAFC and
its Subsidiaries shall comply in all material respects with all applicable
federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments, orders, or decrees applicable thereto or to employees
conducting such businesses.
ARTICLE
VIII
Conditions
to Consummation of the Merger
8.01 Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligation to
Effect the Merger. The respective obligation of each of Summit
and GAFC to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment by Summit and
GAFC prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Stockholder
Approval. This Agreement shall have been duly approved by the
requisite vote of the stockholders of (i) GAFC and (ii) Summit, if the
assumption of the Trust Preferred Securities by Summit requires Summit to obtain
shareholder approval to amend the Summit Articles.
(b) Regulatory
Approvals. All regulatory approvals required to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and shall remain in
full force and effect and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall
have expired and no such approvals shall contain any conditions, restrictions or
requirements which the Summit Board reasonably determines in good faith would
either before or after the Effective Time have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(c) No
Injunction. No Governmental Authority of competent
jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any
statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and prohibits
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Registration
Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become
effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the
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(e) Registration
Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have
been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
(f) Blue Sky
Approvals. All permits and other authorizations under state
securities laws necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
to issue the shares of Summit Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have
been received and be in full force and effect.
(g) Listing. To
the extent required, the shares of Summit Common Stock to be issued in the
Merger shall have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market,
subject to official notice of issuance.
8.02 Conditions to
Obligation of GAFC. The obligation of GAFC to consummate the
Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by GAFC prior to the
Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Summit set
forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct, subject to Section 6.02, as
of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Date as though made on and
as of the Effective Date (except that representations and warranties that by
their terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date shall be
true and correct as of such date), and GAFC shall have received a certificate,
dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Summit by the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Summit to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations
of Summit. Summit shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at
or prior to the Effective Time, and GAFC shall have received a certificate,
dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Summit by the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Summit to such effect.
8.03 Conditions to
Obligation of Summit. The obligation of Summit to consummate
the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by Summit prior
to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of GAFC set
forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct, subject to Section 6.02, as
of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Date as though made on and
as of the Effective Date (except that representations and warranties that by
their terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date shall be
true and correct as of such date) and Summit shall have received a certificate,
dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of GAFC by the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of GAFC to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations
of GAFC. GAFC shall have performed in all material respects
all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior
to the Effective Time, and Summit shall have received a certificate, dated the
Effective Date,
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(c) signed on
behalf of GAFC by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
GAFC to such effect.
(d) Opinion of
Summit’s
Counsel. Summit and GAFC shall have received an opinion of
Hunton &Williams, special counsel to Summit, dated the Effective Date, to
the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set
forth in such opinion, (i) the Merger constitutes a reorganization under Section
368 of the Code (ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by stockholders of GAFC
who receive shares of Summit Common Stock in exchange for shares of GAFC Common
Stock, except that gain or loss may be recognized as to cash received in lieu of
fractional share interests, and (iii) after the Merger, Summit will be allowed
to carry forward GAFC’s consolidated net operating losses under Section 382 of
the Code. In rendering its opinion, Hunton &Williams may require
and rely upon representations contained in letters from Summit and
others.
(e) Core
Deposits. The balance of Core Deposits shall not be less than
$144 million.
(f) Consents to Lease
Assignments. All consents or approvals of any third party
required to be made or obtained by GAFC or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
with the assignment of any real property lease to which GAFC or its Subsidiaries
is a party shall have been obtained in a form reasonably satisfactory to
Summit.
(g) Regulatory
Issues. No Regulatory Authority shall have issued any order,
decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding, administrative action or similar
arrangement with, or commitment letter or similar submission to, or
extraordinary supervisory letter from such Regulatory Authority relating to GAFC
or its Subsidiaries that shall remain in effect after the Effective
Time.
(h) Loan Loss Allowance Fully
Funded. GAFC shall have performed in all respects its
obligations required to be performed by it under Section 7.08 of this Agreement
at or prior to the Effective Date.
(h) Minimum Regulatory Capital
Ratios. GAFC and its subsidiary, GAB, shall have the following
minimum regulatory capital ratios on a consolidated basis: Tier 1 (core) capital
ratio equal to 4.0%; Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to 4.0 %; and total
risk-based capital ratio equal to 8.0%. GAFC’s minimum regulatory
capital ratios shall be calculated in accordance with the regulatory capital
regulations issued by the Federal Reserve Board, even though such regulations do
not apply to GAFC, and GAB’s regulatory capital ratios shall be calculated in
accordance with the regulatory capital requirements of the Office of Thrift
Supervision. The maximum ratio of the sum of non-performing loans,
OREO, and the net loans charged-off subsequent to March 31, 2008, to total
consolidated assets shall not exceed 2.78%. “Non-performing loans”
shall mean loans that are 90 days or more past due and non-accrual
loans.
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article
ix
Termination
9.01 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned:
(a) Mutual
Consent. At any time prior to the Effective Time, by the
mutual consent of Summit, GAFC and Merger Sub, if the Board of Directors of each
so determines by vote of a majority of the members of its entire
Board.
(b) Breach. At
any time prior to the Effective Time, by Summit or GAFC (provided that the party
seeking termination is not then in material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein), if its Board of
Directors so determines by vote of a majority of the members of its entire
Board, in the event of either: (i) a breach by the other party of any
representation or warranty contained herein (subject to the standard set forth
in Section 6.02), which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days
after the giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach; or
(ii) a breach by the other party of any of the covenants or agreements contained
herein, which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after the
giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach, and provided
that with respect to any breach of the covenants and agreements set forth in
Sections 7.03, 7.04, 7.12, and 7.14 only would be reasonably likely,
individually or in the aggregate with other breaches, to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(c) Delay. At
any time prior to the Effective Time, by Summit or GAFC, if its Board of
Directors so determines by vote of a majority of the members of its entire
Board, in the event that (i) the conditions to consummation of the Merger (other
than the receipt of regulatory approvals set forth in Section 8.01(b) and the
receipt of shareholder approvals set forth in Section 8.01(a)) have not been
fulfilled by September 30, 2008, or (ii) the Merger is not consummated by
December 31, 2008, except to the extent that the failure of such conditions to
consummation to be fulfilled, or 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 9.01(c).
(d) No
Approval. By GAFC or Summit, if its Board of Directors so
determines by a vote of a majority of the members of its entire Board, in the
event (i) the approval of any Governmental Authority required for consummation
of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
have been denied by final nonappealable action of such Governmental Authority or
(ii) the stockholder approval required by Section 8.01(a) herein is not obtained
at the GAFC Meeting, or the Summit Meeting, as applicable.
(e) Failure to Recommend,
Etc. At any time prior to the GAFC Meeting, by Summit if the
GAFC Board shall have failed to make its recommendation referred to in Section
7.02, withdrawn such recommendation or modified or changed such recommendation
in a manner adverse in any respect to the interests of Summit.
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(f) Superior
Proposal. By GAFC, if the GAFC Board so determines by a vote
of the majority of the members of its entire board, at any time prior to the
GAFC Meeting, in order to concurrently enter into an agreement with respect to
an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal that was received and considered by GAFC in
compliance with Section 7.06 and that would, if consummated, result in a
transaction that is more favorable to GAFC’s stockholders from a financial point
of view than the Merger (a “Superior Proposal”); provided, however, that
(i) this Agreement may be terminated by GAFC pursuant to this Section 9.01(f)
only after the fifth business day following Summit’s receipt of written notice
from GAFC advising Summit that GAFC is prepared to enter into an agreement with
respect to a Superior Proposal and only if, during such five business day period
Summit elects not to make an offer or Summit does not make an offer to GAFC that
the GAFC Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial
and legal advisors, is at least as favorable as the Superior
Proposal.
9.02 Effect of
Termination and Abandonment. In the event of termination of
this Agreement and the abandonment of the Merger pursuant to this Article IX, no
party to this Agreement shall have any liability or further obligation to any
other party hereunder except (i) as set forth in Section 9.03 and (ii) that
termination will not relieve a breaching party from liability for any willful
breach of this Agreement giving rise to such termination.
9.03 Fees and
Expenses. (a) In
the event that this Agreement shall be terminated (i) by either party pursuant
to Section 9.01(d)(ii), and, at or prior to the time of the failure of GAFC’s
stockholders to approve this Agreement and the Merger, an Acquisition Proposal
shall have been made public and not withdrawn, or (ii) by GAFC pursuant to
Section 9.01(f), then GAFC shall pay Summit in immediately available funds a fee
of $550,000 (the “Section
9.03(a) Fee”) as follows: (i) $150,000 no later than two
(2) business days after the date of termination, (ii) $100,000 on the date
that is one (1) year after the termination date, (iii) $100,000 on the date that
is two (2) years after the termination date, and (iv) $200,000 on the date that
is three (3) years after the termination date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if GAFC consummates the transaction that is the subject of the
Acquisition Proposal, then the remaining balance shall be due and payable no
later than two (2) business days after consummation.
(b) In
the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01(e);
or (ii) this Agreement is terminated by Summit pursuant to Section 9.01(b);
then, in any such event, GAFC shall pay Summit promptly (but in no event later
than two business days after the first of such events shall have occurred) a fee
of $250,000 (the “Section
9.03(b) Fee”), which amount shall be payable in immediately available
funds.
(c) In
the event that GAFC shall fail to pay the Section 9.03(a) Fee or the Section
9.03(b) Fee when due, the applicable fee shall be deemed to include the costs
and expenses actually incurred or accrued by Summit (including, without
limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with the collection of
the applicable fee under the enforcement of this Section 9.03, together with
interest on such applicable unpaid fee, commencing on the date that the
applicable fee became due, at a rate equal to the rate of interest publicly
announced by Citibank, N.A., from time to time, in the City of New York, as such
bank’s Base Rate plus 2.00%.
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(d) In
no event shall GAFC be obligated to pay both the Section 9.03(a) Fee and the
Section 9.03(b) Fee.
ARTICLE
X
Miscellaneous
10.01 Survival. No
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Effective Time (other than Sections 2.02(b), 4.04,
7.11, 7.12, 7.15 and this Article X which shall survive the Effective Time) or
the termination of this Agreement if this Agreement is terminated prior to the
Effective Time (other than Sections 7.03(b), 7.05(b), 9.02, this Article X which
shall survive such termination).
10.02 Waiver;
Amendment. Prior to the Effective Time, any provision of this
Agreement may be (i) waived by the party benefited by the provision, or (ii)
amended or modified at any time, by an agreement in writing between the parties
hereto executed in the same manner as this Agreement, except that after the GAFC
Meeting, this Agreement may not be amended if it would violate the
DGCL.
10.03 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to constitute an original.
10.04 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made
and to be performed entirely within such State (except to the extent that
mandatory provisions of Federal law are applicable).
10.05 Expenses. Each party hereto will bear
all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, except that printing expenses shall be shared
equally between GAFC and Summit.
10.06 Notices. All
notices, requests and other communications hereunder to a party shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given if personally delivered, telecopied (with
confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) to such party at its address set forth below or such other address as
such party may specify by notice to the parties hereto.
If to
GAFC, to:
GREATER
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP.
00000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
X00
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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With a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx LLP
Suite
900
000
00xx
Xxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
If to
Summit or Merger Sub, to:
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
000 Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
P. O. Xxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: H.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Xxxxxx X. Tissue
Chief Financial Officer
With a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxx & Love LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
P. O. Xxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
10.07 Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
represents the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the
transactions contemplated hereby and this Agreement supersedes any and all other
oral or written agreements heretofore made. Except for Sections 7.11
and 7.12, nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied, is intended to confer
upon any person, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors,
any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement.
10.08 Interpretation;
Effect. When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Sections, Exhibits or Disclosure Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section
of, or Exhibit or Disclosure Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise
indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this
Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by
the words “without limitation.” No provision of this Agreement shall
be construed to require GAFC, Summit or any of their respective Subsidiaries,
affiliates or directors to take any action which would violate applicable law
(whether statutory or common law), rule or regulation.
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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.
GREATER ATLANTIC
FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
SUMMIT FINANCIAL
GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
III
H.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III
|
Title:
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
SFG II,
INC.
By: /s/ H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
III
H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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