AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. and HIGHLANDS BANCSHARES, INC. Dated as of December 8, 2011Merger Agreement • December 9th, 2011 • ViewPoint Financial Group Inc. • Savings institution, federally chartered • Texas
Contract Type FiledDecember 9th, 2011 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 8, 2011 (this “Agreement”), by and between ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ViewPoint”), and Highlands Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Highlands”, and together with ViewPoint, the “Parties”).