0001193125-12-402490 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND BETWEEN ECB BANCORP, INC. AND CRESCENT FINANCIAL BANCSHARES, INC. DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Merger Agreement • September 25th, 2012 • Ecb Bancorp Inc • State commercial banks • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  September 25th, 2012
• Company
  Ecb Bancorp Inc
• Industry
  State commercial banks
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is dated as of September 25, 2012 (this “Agreement”), by and between ECB Bancorp, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“Seller”), and Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”). Each of Buyer and Seller are referred to herein as a “Party” and, together, as the “Parties.”