AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG THE PEOPLES HOLDING COMPANY, THE PEOPLES BANK & TRUST COMPANY, HERITAGE FINANCIAL HOLDING CORPORATION, AND HERITAGE BANK DATED JULY 15, 2004Merger Agreement • July 20th, 2004 • Heritage Financial Holding • National commercial banks • Alabama
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (“Agreement”), dated as of July 15, 2004, by and among The Peoples Holding Company, a Mississippi corporation (“Acquiror”), and The Peoples Bank & Trust Company, a Mississippi banking association (“Acquiror Sub”), on the one hand, and Heritage Financial Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Heritage Bank, an Alabama banking association (“Seller Subsidiary”), on the other hand. Each of Acquiror, Acquiror Sub, Seller and Seller Subsidiary is a party (“party”) hereto, and one or more of them are parties (“parties”) to this Agreement as the context may require.
