AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among FIRST BANKS, INC., a Missouri corporation, COAST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Florida corporation, and COAST BANK OF FLORIDA, a Florida state bank August 3, 2007Merger Agreement • August 6th, 2007 • Coast Financial Holdings Inc • State commercial banks • Coast
This Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 3, 2007, is made and entered into by and among First Banks, Inc., a bank holding company organized as a Missouri corporation (“First Banks”); to be joined in by a company to be formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary First Banks (“Newco”); Coast Financial Holdings, Inc., a bank holding company organized as a Florida corporation (“Coast”); and Coast Bank of Florida, a Florida state bank which is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Coast (the “Bank”). This Agreement and Plan of Merger is hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement.”
