AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION by and among VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC., SPARTAN MERGER SUB, INC. and SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. ________________________________________ Dated as of December 14, 2016Agreement and Plan of Reorganization • December 14th, 2016 • Veritex Holdings, Inc. • State commercial banks • Texas
Contract Type FiledDecember 14th, 2016 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION, dated as of December 14, 2016 (this “Agreement”), is by and among Veritex Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Parent”), Spartan Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Sovereign Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Target”).