AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP. SF RB MERGER SUB, INC. RYAN BECK HOLDINGS, INC. and BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC. Dated January 8, 2007Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 12th, 2007 • Stifel Financial Corp • Security brokers, dealers & flotation companies • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 12th, 2007 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is entered into as of this 8th day of January, 2007, by and among Stifel Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), SF RB Merger Sub, Inc., a New Jersey corporation wholly owned by Parent (“Merger Sub”), Ryan Beck Holdings, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”), and BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Bancorp”) (Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and Bancorp being each a “Party” and together the “Parties”). Capitalized terms are defined in Article 1.
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP. SF RB MERGER SUB, INC. RYAN BECK HOLDINGS, INC. and BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC. Dated January 8, 2007Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 12th, 2007 • Bankatlantic Bancorp Inc • Savings institution, federally chartered • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 12th, 2007 Company Industry JurisdictionThe number of directors constituting the first board is three (3), and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as such directors are: