AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
dated to be effective as
of
PARK NATIONAL
CORPORATION
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ARTICLE I
— Certain Definitions
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Certain
Definitions
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ARTICLE II
— The Merger
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The
Merger
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Effectiveness of the Merger
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Closing;
Closing Date
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Effects of
the Merger
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ARTICLE III
— Consideration; Exchange Procedures
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Merger
Consideration
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Conversion
of Shares
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Rights as
Shareholders; Stock Transfers
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Fractional
Shares
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Exchange
Procedures
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Park
Dividends and Distributions
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Anti-Dilution Provisions
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Vision
Bancshares Stock Options; Vision Bancshares ESPP
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Vision
Bancshares Dissenting Shares
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ARTICLE IV
— Actions Pending Acquisition
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Forbearances
of Vision Bancshares
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Forbearances
of Park
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ARTICLE V
— Representations and Warranties
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Disclosure
Schedule
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Representations and Warranties of Vision
Bancshares
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Representations and Warranties of
Park
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ARTICLE VI
— Covenants
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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Shareholder
Approval
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Registration
Statement
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Press
Releases
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Access;
Information
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Acquisition
Proposals
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Affiliate
Agreements
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Takeover
Laws
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No Rights
Triggered
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Conformance
of Policies and Practices
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Transition
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Reports
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Exchange
Listing
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Regulatory
Applications
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Indemnification
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Employment
Agreements; Opportunity of Employment; Employee
Benefits
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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Boards of
Directors of Vision Alabama and Vision Florida
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Tax
Treatment
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No Breaches
of Representations and Warranties
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Consents
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Insurance
Coverage
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Correction
of Information
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Delivery of
Real Property Documents
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Supplemental
Assurances
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Exemption
from Section 16(b) Liability
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Necessary
Further Action
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Additional
Directors
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ARTICLE VII
— Conditions to Consummation of the Merger
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the
Merger
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Conditions
to Obligation of Vision Bancshares
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Conditions
to Obligation of Park
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ARTICLE VIII
— Termination
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Termination
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Effect of
Termination and Abandonment; Enforcement of
Agreement
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Termination
Fee; Expenses
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ARTICLE IX
— Miscellaneous
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Survival
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Waiver;
Amendment
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Counterparts
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Governing
Law
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Expenses
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Notices
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Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries
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Interpretation; Effect
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Waiver of
Jury Trial
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Severability
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Assignment
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Exhibit A
— Form of FIRPTA Certification — Vision Bancshares,
Inc.
Exhibit B — Form of Vision Bancshares, Inc. Affiliate
Agreement
Exhibits C-1 through C-12 — Forms of Employment
Agreements
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This AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER , dated to be effective as of
September 14, 2006, is made and entered into by and between
Park National Corporation ( “ Park
” ), an Ohio corporation having its principal place of
business in Newark, Ohio, and Vision Bancshares, Inc. ( “
Vision Bancshares ” ), an Alabama
corporation having its principal place of business in Panama City,
Florida.
A.
The Proposed Transaction . The parties to this Agreement
intend to effect a strategic business combination through the
merger of Vision Bancshares with and into Park.
B.
Board Determination . The Board of Directors of Park has
determined that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are consistent with and will further Park’s
business strategies and goals and are in the best interests of
Park’s shareholders and, therefore, has approved the Merger,
this Agreement and the plan of merger contained in this Agreement.
The Board of Directors of Vision Bancshares, in connection with the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
has determined that this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the best
interests of Vision Bancshares and its shareholders and, therefore,
has approved the Merger and adopted this Agreement and the plan of
merger contained in this Agreement.
C.
Intended Tax Treatment . The parties to this Agreement
intend that the Merger be treated as a reorganization described in
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “ Code ” ), and intend for
this Agreement to constitute a “plan of reorganization”
within the meaning of the Code.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises and of
the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements
contained herein, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I — Certain
Definitions
1.01
Certain Definitions . The following terms are used in
this Agreement with the meanings set forth below:
“
Acquisition Proposal ” means any tender
or exchange offer for more than 25% of the equity securities of
Vision Bancshares, Vision Alabama or Vision Florida, any proposal
for a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving
Vision Bancshares, Vision Alabama or Vision Florida, or any
proposal or offer to acquire in any manner a greater-than-25%
equity interest in, or more-than-25% portion of the assets or
deposits of, Vision Bancshares, Vision Alabama or Vision Florida,
other than the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any
Person, another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such first Person.
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Affiliate Agreements ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.02(k)(i)(N).
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Agreement ” means this Agreement, as
amended or modified from time to time in accordance with
Section 9.02.
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Alabama Code ” means the Alabama
Business Corporation Act, as currently in effect.
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Alabama SOS ” means the Secretary of
State of the State of Alabama.
“
AMEX ” means the American Stock Exchange
LLC.
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Associate ” has the meaning set forth in
Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
“
BHCA ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.02(a).
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Cash Election ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.01(a)(ii).
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CERCLA ” has the meaning set forth in
the definition of “ Environmental Laws
.”
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Change in Recommendation ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.01(f).
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Closing ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(a).
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Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.03(a).
“
Code ” has the meaning set forth in
Recital C.
“
Compensation and Benefit Plans ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.02(m)(i).
“
Consultant ” means any current or former
consultant of Vision Bancshares or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“
Continuing Employee(s) ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.16(c).
“
Contract ” means, with respect to any
Person, any agreement, indenture, undertaking, debt instrument,
contract, lease, understanding or other commitment, whether oral or
in writing, to which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their
properties is subject.
“
Determination Date ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.01(g)(i).
“
Director ” means any current or former
director of Vision Bancshares or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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Effective Time ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.02.
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Election ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(d).
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Election Deadline ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.02(d).
“
Election Form/Letter of Transmittal ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d).
“
Election Period ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.02(d).
“
Employee ” means any current or former
employee of Vision Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries. All
references herein to “ employees of Vision
Bancshares ” or “ Vision
Bancshares employees ” shall be deemed to mean
employees of Vision Bancshares and its Subsidiaries.
“
Employment Agreements ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.16(a).
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Environmental Laws ” means all
applicable local, state and federal environmental, health and
safety Laws, permits, authorizations, common Law or agency
requirements, including, without limitation, the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (“ RCRA
”), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (“ CERCLA ”),
the Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, each as amended, the
regulations promulgated thereunder, and their respective state
counterparts.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“
ERISA Affiliate ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.02(m)(iii).
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“
Exchange Agent ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.05(a).
“
Exchange Fund ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.05(a).
“
409A ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.02(m)(xi).
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FDIA ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.02(c)(iii).
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FDIC ” means the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
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FHLB ” means Federal Home Loan
Bank.
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GAAP ” means generally accepted
accounting principles as adopted for U.S. accounting principles,
practices and methods.
“
Governing Documents ” means with respect
to any Person, such Person’s articles of
incorporation/certificate of incorporation/articles of association
and its constitution/code of regulations/bylaws or other similar
governing documents.
“
Governmental Authority ” means any
court, arbitration panel, administrative agency or commission or
other federal, state or local governmental authority or
instrumentality.
“
Hazardous Material ” means,
collectively, (a) any “hazardous substance” as
defined by CERCLA, as amended through the date hereof, or
regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) any “hazardous
waste” as defined by RCRA, as amended through the date
hereof, or regulations promulgated thereunder, and (c) other
than common office supplies, any pollutant or contaminant or
hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material or substance
within the meaning of any other applicable federal, state or local
Law relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct
concerning any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or
material, all as now in effect.
“
Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.15(a).
“
Information ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.05(b).
“
Intellectual Property ” shall mean
Trademarks, inventions and discoveries that may be patentable,
patents, trade secrets, copyrightable works, copyrights, and any
other intellectual property rights, and including, with respect to
any of the foregoing and in any jurisdiction, any and all
applications,
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registrations
and rights of registration, reissues, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, substitutes, modifications, renewals and
extensions.
“
IRS ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.02(m)(ii).
The term “
knowledge ” means, with respect to a
party hereto, knowledge of a particular fact or other matter by any
officer of that party or of a Subsidiary of that party with the
title of not less than a senior vice president, any director of
that party or of a Subsidiary of that party, or that party’s
in-house legal counsel, if any. An individual will be deemed to
have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter
if such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter
or a prudent individual would be reasonably expected to discover or
otherwise become aware of such fact or other matter in the course
of conducting a reasonably comprehensive investigation concerning
the existence of such fact or other matter.
“
Law ” means any federal, state, foreign
or local statute, law, rule or resolution or any order, decision,
decree, injunction, judgment, award or decree of any Governmental
Authority.
“
Letter of Transmittal ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.05(c).
“
Lien ” means any charge, mortgage,
pledge, security interest, hypothecation, restriction, claim,
option, lien, encumbrance or like interest of any other Person of
any nature whatsoever.
“
Loans ” means loans, leases, extensions
of credit (including guarantees), commitments to extend credit and
other similar assets or obligations, as the case may be.
“
Material ” when used in reference to any
event, change, effect, development, circumstance or occurrence with
respect to any entity means an event, change, effect, development,
circumstance or occurrence which is or is reasonably likely to be
material in relation to the financial position, results of
operations, properties, assets, liabilities or businesses of such
entity and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means, with
respect to any entity, an event, change, effect, development,
circumstance or occurrence that, individually or together with any
other event, change, effect, development, circumstance or
occurrence (a) has or would be reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations, capitalization, assets (tangible
or intangible), liabilities (accrued, contingent or otherwise),
regulatory affairs or financial performance of such entity and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (b) materially impairs the
ability of such entity to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise materially threatens or materially impedes
the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however , that
Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact
of (i) changes after the date of this Agreement in banking and
similar Laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by
any Governmental Authority or Regulatory Authority or other changes
affecting depository institutions generally (except to the extent
that such changes affect Vision Bancshares and its Subsidiaries, on
the one hand, or Park and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, in a
manner disproportionate to the effect on depository institutions
generally), or changes in GAAP or applicable regulatory accounting
principles; (ii) any modifications or changes to valuation
policies and practices in connection with the Merger to the extent
requested by Park, or restructuring charges requested by Park and
taken in connection with the Merger, in each case in accordance
with GAAP; (iii) changes resulting from expenses (such as
legal, accounting and investment bankers’ fees) incurred in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; or (iv) actions or omissions of a party which
have been waived in accordance with Section 9.02.
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Material Contracts ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.02(k)(ii).
“
Material Interest ” has the meaning set
forth in the definition of “ Related
Person .”
“
Maximum Amount ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.15(b).
“
Merger ” refers to the merger of Vision
Bancshares with and into Park, as described in
Section 2.01.
“
Merger Consideration ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“
NASD ” means the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.
“
New Certificates ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.05(c).
“
NQDC Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.02(m)(xi).
“
OCC ” means the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
“
Officer ” means any current or former
officer of Vision Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries.
“
OGCL ” shall mean Ohio General
Corporation Law, as currently in effect.
“
Ohio SOS ” means the Secretary of State
of the State of Ohio.
“
Old Certificate ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.05(c).
“
Out-of-Pocket Expenses ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.03(c).
“
Park ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“
Park Articles ” means the Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, of Park.
“
Park Board ” means the Board of
Directors of Park.
“
Park Common Shares ” means the common
shares, without par value, of Park.
“
Park Exchange Value ” shall mean
$101.00.
“
Park Financial Statements ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(f)(i).
“
Park Reference Price ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.01(g)(i).
“
Park Regulations ” means the
Regulations, as amended, of Park.
“
Park SEC Documents ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.03(g)(i).
“
Patriot Act ” means the USA Patriot Act
of 2001, as amended.
“
Person ” means any individual, bank,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, statutory
trust, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association or
organization, government body, agency or instrumentality, or any
other entity.
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Previously Disclosed ” by a party shall
mean information set forth in such party’s Disclosure
Schedule. Disclosure of any information, agreement or other item in
a party’s Disclosure Schedule referenced by a particular
Section in this Agreement shall, should the existence of such
information, agreement or other item or its contents be relevant to
any other Section, be deemed to be disclosed with respect to that
Section only if such Section of the Disclosure Schedule contains
such information or a specific cross-reference to such other
relevant Section (including any specific items or information
within such Section) of the Disclosure Schedule.
“
Proxy Statement ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(a).
“
Proxy Statement/Prospectus ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“
RCRA ” has the meaning set forth in the
definition of “ Environmental Laws
.”
“
Reference Period ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.01(g)(i).
“
Registration Statement ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“
Regulatory Authority ” shall mean any
federal or state governmental agency or authority charged with the
supervision or regulation of financial institutions (or their
holding companies) or issuers of securities or engaged in the
insurance of deposits (including, without limitation, the Ohio
Division of Financial Institutions, the Ohio Division of
Securities, the Alabama State Banking Department, the Alabama
Department of Insurance, the Alabama Securities Commission, the
Florida Office of Financial Regulation, the Florida Financial
Services Commission, the FRB, the FDIC and the SEC) or the
supervision or regulation of such entities or any of their
respective Subsidiaries.
“
Related Person ” means any Person (or
family member of such Person) (a) that, directly or
indirectly, controls, or is under common control with, Vision
Bancshares or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (b) that
serves as a director, officer, employee, partner, member, manager,
executor or trustee of Vision Bancshares or any of its Affiliates
or Subsidiaries (or in any other similar capacity), (c) that
has, or is a member of a group having, direct or indirect
beneficial ownership (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act) of voting securities or other voting
interests representing at least 5% of the outstanding voting power
or equity securities or other equity interests representing at
least 5% of the outstanding equity interests (a “
Material Interest ”) in Vision
Bancshares or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (d) in
which any Person (or family member of such Person) that falls under
clause (a), (b) or (c) above directly or indirectly holds
a Material Interest or serves as a director, officer, employee,
partner, member, manager, executor or trustee (or in any similar
capacity) or (e) that otherwise qualifies as a “related
person” for purposes of Item 404 of SEC
Regulation S-K as amended in SEC Release No. 33-8732A
(dated August 29, 2006).
“
Required Party ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.05(b).
“
Required Vision Bancshares Vote ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(e).
“
Rights ” means, with respect to any
Person, securities or obligations convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe
for or acquire, or any options, warrants, calls, rights or
commitments or agreements relating to, or any stock appreciation
right or other instrument the value of which is determined in whole
or in part by reference to the market price or value of, shares of
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, such
Person.
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act ” means the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“
Starting Date ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.01(g)(i).
“
Stock Election ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.01(a)(i).
“
Stock Exchange Ratio ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.01(a)(i).
“
Subsidiary ” and “
Subsidiaries ” have the meanings
ascribed to them in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the
SEC.
“
Superior Proposal ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.06.
“
Surviving Corporation ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.01.
“
Takeover Laws ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.02(o).
“
Takeover Provisions ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.02(o).
“
Tax ” and “
Taxes ” means (a) all federal,
state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other
assessments, however denominated, including, without limitation,
all net income, gross income, gross receipts, gains, premium,
sales, use, ad valorem, goods and services, capital, production,
transfer, franchise, windfall profits, license, withholding,
payroll, employment, disability, employer health, excise,
estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, property, environmental,
unemployment or other taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments or
charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any
penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any
taxing authority whether arising before, on or after the Effective
Time; and (b) any transferee liability in respect of any items
described in clause (a) above.
“
Tax Returns ” means any return, amended
return or other report (including elections, declarations,
disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required
to be filed with respect to any Tax.
“
Termination Fee ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.03(a).
“
Trademark ” means any trademark, service
mark, trade name, trade dress, logo or insignia, domain name, or
other source or business identifier, including the goodwill
associated with any of the foregoing.
“
Trading Day ” means a day on which
actual trades of Park Common Shares occur.
“
Treasury Regulations ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.03(c)(iii).
“
Treasury Stock ” means shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock held by Vision Bancshares or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than in a fiduciary capacity or as a result of
debts previously contracted in good faith.
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“
U. S. ” or “ United
States ” means United States of
America.
“
Vision Alabama ” means Vision Bank, an
Alabama state banking corporation which is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Vision Bancshares.
“
Vision Bancshares ” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“
Vision Bancshares Affiliate ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.07.
“
Vision Bancshares Articles ” means the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of
Vision Bancshares.
“
Vision Bancshares Board ” means the
Board of Directors of Vision Bancshares.
“
Vision Bancshares Bylaws ” means the
Bylaws, as amended, of Vision Bancshares.
“
Vision Bancshares Common Stock ” means
the common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Vision
Bancshares.
“
Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“
Vision Bancshares Dissenting Share ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.
“
Vision Bancshares ESPP ” means the
Vision Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended.
“
Vision Bancshares Financial Statements ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(g)(i).
“
Vision Bancshares ISO Common Stock ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.02(g).
“
Vision Bancshares Meeting ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“
Vision Bancshares Off Balance Sheet
Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.02(u).
“
Vision Bancshares Preferred Stock ”
means the preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Vision
Bancshares.
“
Vision Bancshares Real Properties ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(y).
“
Vision Bancshares Recommendation ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“
Vision Bancshares SEC Documents ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(gg).
“
Vision Bancshares Stock Option ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.08.
“
Vision Bancshares Stock Plans ” means
the equity-based plans and agreements of Vision Bancshares and its
Subsidiaries pursuant to which Rights to purchase Vision Bancshares
Common Stock are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time pursuant to the Vision Bancshares, Inc. Incentive Stock
Compensation Plan, as amended, and the Vision Bancshares, Inc.
Director Stock Plan, as amended.
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“
Vision Bancshares Stock Subscription ”
means the subscription of a participant in the Vision Bancshares
ESPP to purchase shares of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock.
“
Vision Florida ” means Vision Bank, a Florida
state bank which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vision
Bancshares.
2.01 The
Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, (a) Vision
Bancshares shall be merged with and into Park, and (b) the
separate corporate existence of Vision Bancshares shall cease and
Park shall survive and continue to exist as an Ohio corporation
(Park, as the surviving corporation in the Merger, sometimes being
referred to herein as the “ Surviving
Corporation ”). At the Effective Time, the Park
Articles, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation, until amended in accordance with applicable Law. At
the Effective Time, the Park Regulations, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall be the regulations of the
Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with applicable
Law. At the Effective Time, the individuals serving as directors of
Park immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become directors
of the Surviving Corporation and each such individual shall serve
as a director of the Surviving Corporation for the balance of the
term for which such individual was elected a director of Park;
provided, however, that Park shall, subject to the
requirements of applicable Law and the provisions of the Governing
Documents of Park, take all actions necessary to cause J. Daniel
Sizemore to become a director of the Surviving Corporation at the
Effective Time and he shall serve as a director of the Surviving
Corporation in the class of directors whose terms expire at the
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Surviving Corporation to
be held in 2009. Each director of the Surviving Corporation shall
serve as such until his or her successor is duly elected and
qualified in the manner provided in the articles of incorporation
and regulations of the Surviving Corporation or as otherwise
provided by applicable Law or until his or her earlier death,
resignation or removal in the manner provided in the articles of
incorporation and regulations of the Surviving Corporation or as
otherwise provided by applicable Law. At the Effective Time, each
individual who is an officer of Park immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall become an officer of the Surviving Corporation
holding the same office in the Surviving Corporation, in accordance
with the regulations thereof, as held with Park immediately prior
to the Effective Time. Park may at any time prior to the Effective
Time change the method of effecting the Merger (including, without
limitation, the provisions of this Article II) if and to the
extent Park deems such change to be necessary, appropriate or
desirable; provided, however , that no such change shall
(i) alter or change the amount or kind of consideration to be
issued to holders of Vision Bancshares Common Stock as provided for
in Article III of this Agreement (subject to adjustment as
provided in Sections 3.01 and 3.02), (ii) adversely
affect the treatment of the Merger as a reorganization described in
Section 368(a) of the Code, or (iii) materially impede or
delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. If Park makes such an election, Park and Vision
Bancshares shall execute an appropriate amendment to this Agreement
in order to reflect such election.
2.02
Effectiveness of the Merger . Subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VII, the Merger shall become effective upon the latest
to occur of the following: (a) the filing of a certificate of
merger with the Ohio SOS in accordance with the OGCL; (b) the
filing of articles of merger with the Alabama SOS in accordance
with the Alabama Code; or (c) such later date and time as may
be agreed to in writing by Park and Vision Bancshares and so
provided in the certificate of merger and articles of merger filed
as set forth above (the time the Merger becomes effective being
referred to as the “ Effective Time
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2.03
Closing; Closing Date .
(a) Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VII, the closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the “ Closing ”)
shall be held at the offices of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
LLP, 52 East Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or such other
location to which the parties agree in writing, commencing at
10:00 a.m., local time, on (i) the date designated by
Park that is within 30 days following the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII, other than
those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the
Closing; provided, however , that no such election shall
cause the Closing Date to fall after the date specified in
Section 8.01(c) of this Agreement or after the date or dates
on which any Governmental Authority or Regulatory Authority
approval or any extension thereof expires; or (ii) such other
date to which the parties agree in writing. The date designated
pursuant to this Section 2.03(a) being referred to as the
“ Closing Date ”).
(b) At the
Closing, Park shall cause all of the following to be delivered to
Vision Bancshares:
(i)
Certificates . The certificates of Park contemplated
by Sections 7.02(a) and 7.02(b) of this Agreement; and
(ii)
Resolutions . Copies of all resolutions adopted by
the Park Board (or any committee thereof), approving and adopting
this Agreement and authorizing the consummation of the transactions
described in this Agreement, accompanied by a certificate of the
secretary of Park, dated as of the Closing Date, and certifying
(A) the date and manner of adoption of each resolution and
(B) that each such resolution is in full force and effect,
without amendment or repeal, as of the Closing Date.
(c) At the
Closing, Vision Bancshares shall cause all of the following to be
delivered to Park:
(i)
Certificates . The certificates of Vision Bancshares
contemplated by Sections 7.03(a) and 7.03(b) of this
Agreement;
(ii)
Resolutions . Copies of all resolutions adopted by
the Vision Bancshares Board (or any committee thereof) and the
shareholders of Vision Bancshares, approving and adopting this
Agreement and authorizing the consummation of the transactions
described in this Agreement, accompanied by a certificate of the
secretary of Vision Bancshares, dated as of the Closing Date, and
certifying (A) the date and manner of the adoption of each
such resolution and (B) that each such resolution is in full
force and effect, without amendment or repeal, as of the Closing
Date; and
(iii)
FIRPTA Certification . A statement executed on behalf
of Vision Bancshares, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A , dated as of the Closing Date,
certifying that the shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock do not
represent United States real property interests within the meaning
of Treasury Department regulations (the “ Treasury
Regulations ”) Sections 1.897-2(b)(1) and
(h).
2.04
Effects of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the
Merger shall have the effects prescribed in the OGCL and the
Alabama Code.
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ARTICLE III —
Consideration; Exchange Procedures
3.01 Merger
Consideration .
(a) As used
herein, the term “ Merger Consideration
” per share of Vision Bancshares Common Stock shall mean the
consideration described in paragraph (i) or (ii) below,
as provided in Section 3.02 and subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 3.01(b):
(i) 0.2475 Park
Common Shares, which is the number of Park Common Shares (to the
nearest ten thousandth of a share) equal to the quotient of $25.00
divided by the Park Exchange Value (the “ Stock
Exchange Ratio ”) to be exchanged for each share
of Vision Bancshares Common Stock subject to this election and
owned by the holder thereof as of the Effective Time (the “
Stock Election ”); or
(ii) $25.00 in
cash for each share of Vision Bancshares Common Stock subject to
this election and owned by the holder thereof as of the Effective
Time (the “ Cash Election
”).
Subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 3.01(b), each holder of
Vision Bancshares Common Stock shall be permitted to make any
combination of the Stock Election and the Cash Election in whole
share increments with respect to such holder’s shares of
Vision Bancshares Common Stock.
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(b)
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(i) Subject
to adjustment for cash paid in lieu of fractional Park Common
Shares in accordance with Section 3.04, 50% of the shares of
Vision Bancshares Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the
Effective Time shall be exchanged for Park Common Shares pursuant
to the Stock Election, and 50% of the shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time shall
be exchanged for cash in the amount of $25.00 per share pursuant to
the Cash Election (treating all holders of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock who exercise dissenters’ rights
pursuant to Article 13 of the Alabama Code as having made the
Cash Election).
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(ii) In the event
that holders of shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
representing more than 50% of the total number of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Effective
Time make the Cash Election and exercise dissenters’ rights
pursuant to Article 13 of the Alabama Code with respect to
such shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock, a number of shares
of Vision Bancshares Common Stock subject to the Cash Election
shall be converted to shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
subject to the Stock Election so that the total number of shares of
Vision Bancshares Common Stock subject to the Cash Election and
with respect to which dissenters’ rights have been exercised
pursuant to Article 13 of the Alabama Code is equal to 50% of
the total number of shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock issued
and outstanding as of the Effective Time. Except with respect to
holders of shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock who exercise
dissenters’ rights pursuant to Article 13 of the Alabama
Code, each holder of Vision Bancshares Common Stock that has made
the Cash Election shall be subject to this conversion with respect
to a number of such holder’s shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock subject to the Cash Election equal to the product of:
(A) the total number of shares of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock subject to the conversion from the Cash Election to the Stock
Election (which number shall exclude shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock as to which the holders have exercised
dissenters’ rights pursuant to Article 13 of the Alabama
Code),
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multiplied by
(B) the ratio of (1) the number of such holder’s
shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock subject to the Cash
Election, divided by (2) the total number of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock as to which the holders have made the Cash
Election (which number shall exclude shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock as to which the holders have exercised
dissenters’ rights pursuant to Article 13 of the Alabama
Code).
(iii) In the event
that holders of shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
representing more than 50% of the total number of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Effective
Time make the Stock Election, a number of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock subject to the Stock Election shall be
converted to shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock subject to
the Cash Election so that the total number of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock subject to the Stock Election (including
shares of Vision Bancshares ISO Common Stock as to which the
holders have made a separate Stock Election as provided in
Section 3.02(g)) is equal to 50% of the total number of shares
of Vision Bancshares Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the
Effective Time. Except with respect to holders of Vision Bancshares
ISO Common Stock who make a separate Stock Election with respect to
such shares as provided in Section 3.02(g), each holder of
shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock that has made the Stock
Election shall be subject to this conversion with respect to a
number of such holder’s shares of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock subject to the Stock Election equal to the product of: (A)
the total number of shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
subject to the conversion from the Stock Election to the Cash
Election (which number shall exclude shares of Vision Bancshares
ISO Common Stock as to which the holders have made a separate Stock
Election as provided in Section 3.02(g)), multiplied by
(B) the ratio of (1) the number of such holder’s
shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock subject to the Stock
Election, divided by (2) the total number of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock as to which the holders have made the Stock
Election (which number shall exclude shares of Vision Bancshares
ISO Common Stock as to which the holders have made a separate Stock
Election as provided in Section 3.02(g)).
3.02
Conversion of Shares.
(a)
Outstanding Shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective
Time, automatically by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of Vision Bancshares or the holders of record of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock, each share of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (other than shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock to be
cancelled or converted to treasury shares of the Surviving
Corporation in accordance with Section 3.02(b) and Vision
Bancshares Dissenting Shares) shall be converted into and shall
represent the right to receive, upon surrender of the Old
Certificate representing such share of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock, the Merger Consideration.
(b)
Treasury Stock and Shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
Held by Park . At the Effective Time, all shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock, if any, held by Vision Bancshares as
Treasury Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by
virtue of the Merger, be cancelled and retired and shall cease to
exist, and no Park Common Shares or other consideration shall be
delivered in exchange therefor. At the Effective Time, all shares
of Vision Bancshares Common Stock, if any, that are beneficially
owned by Park immediately prior to the Effective Time, upon
conversion into Park Common Shares by virtue of the Merger, shall
become treasury shares of the Surviving Corporation.
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(c)
Outstanding Park Common Shares . All Park Common
Shares, if any, that are owned directly by Vision Bancshares
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become treasury
shares of the Surviving Corporation. Each other Park Common Share
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall continue to be issued and outstanding and unaffected by the
Merger.
(d)
Procedures for Election . An election form and other
appropriate transmittal materials in such form as Park and Vision
Bancshares shall mutually agree (the “ Election
Form/Letter of Transmittal ”) shall be mailed to
shareholders of Vision Bancshares prior to the Election Period
(defined below). The Election Form/Letter of Transmittal will
permit holders of shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock to
elect, subject to the provisions of Sections 3.01 and 3.02,
the form of Merger Consideration set forth in Section 3.01(a)
(the “ Election ”) that they
choose to receive in the Merger, will specify that delivery will be
effected, and risk of loss and title to Old Certificates (as
defined in Section 3.05(c)) will pass, only upon proper
delivery of the Old Certificates to the Exchange Agent and will
include instructions and procedures for surrendering Old
Certificates in exchange for New Certificates (as defined in
Section 3.05(c)). The “ Election
Period ” shall be such period of time as Park and
Vision Bancshares shall mutually agree, within which holders of
Vision Bancshares Common Stock may validly make an Election,
occurring between (A) the date of the mailing by Vision
Bancshares of the Proxy Statement for the Vision Bancshares Meeting
at which this Agreement is presented for approval by the Vision
Bancshares shareholders and (B) the Election Deadline. The
“ Election Deadline ” shall be the
time, specified by Park after consultation with Vision Bancshares,
on the last day of the Election Period, which shall be the second
trading day prior to the Effective Time.
(e)
Perfection of the Election . An Election shall be
considered to have been validly made by a holder of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock only if (i) the Exchange Agent shall
have received an Election Form/Letter of Transmittal properly
completed and executed by such holder of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock, accompanied by a certificate or certificates representing
the shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock as to which such
Election is being made, duly endorsed in blank or otherwise in form
acceptable for transfer on the books of Vision Bancshares, or
containing an appropriate guaranty of delivery in the form
customarily used in transactions of this nature from a member of a
national securities exchange or a member of the NASD or a
commercial bank or trust company in the United States and
(ii) such Election Form/Letter of Transmittal and such
certificate(s) or such guaranty of delivery shall have been
received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election
Deadline.
(f)
Withdrawal of Election . Any holder of shares of
Vision Bancshares Common Stock or any other Person to whom the
subject shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock are subsequently
transferred may at any time prior to the Election Deadline revoke
the Election and either (i) submit a new Election Form/Letter of
Transmittal in accordance with the procedures in Section 3.02(e) or
(ii) withdraw the certificate(s) for shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock deposited therewith by providing written
notice that is received by the Exchange Agent by 5:00 p.m., local
time for the Exchange Agent, on the business day prior to the
Election Deadline. All Elections will be deemed to be revoked if
this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its
terms.
(g)
Vision Bancshares ISO Common Stock . Any holder of
shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock who after the date of this
Agreement has acquired such shares of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock pursuant to the exercise of an “incentive stock
option,” as defined in Section 422 of the Code (
“ Vision Bancshares ISO Common Stock
” ), shall automatically be deemed to have made the
Stock Election in Section 3.01(a)(i) for all purposes if such
holder submits the certificates for such shares of Vision
Bancshares ISO Common Stock as a separate Stock Election for such
shares. Nothing contained in this Section 3.02(g) shall be
interpreted or construed to prevent any holder of Vision Bancshares
ISO Common Stock from making the Election described in
Section 3.02(d) with respect to any share of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock which is not a share of Vision Bancshares ISO Common
Stock. Certificates
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representing
shares of Vision Bancshares ISO Common Stock shall be marked with a
legend indicating their status as shares of Vision Bancshares ISO
Common Stock.
(h) No
Election . Any holder of Vision Bancshares Common Stock as
of the Effective Time who does not submit a properly completed and
signed Election Form/Letter of Transmittal that is received by the
Exchange Agent at or prior to the Election Deadline, will be deemed
to have made an election under Section 3.01(a) for all
purposes herein for that form of Merger Consideration as to which
less than 50% of the total number of shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock has been made. Park will have the discretion to
disregard immaterial defects in an Election Form/Letter of
Transmittal. If Park or its designee reasonably determines that any
purported Stock Election or Cash Election was not properly made,
such purported Election will be deemed to be of no force and effect
and the holder making such Election will be deemed to have made an
election in accordance with the first sentence of this
Section 3.02(h).
3.03 Rights
as Shareholders; Stock Transfers . At the Effective Time,
the shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and cease to exist
and holders of Vision Bancshares Common Stock shall cease to be,
and shall have no rights as, shareholders of Vision Bancshares,
other than to receive the Merger Consideration provided under this
Article III and dissenters’ rights under Article 13
of the Alabama Code in the case of Vision Bancshares Dissenting
Shares. After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on
the stock transfer books of Vision Bancshares or the Surviving
Corporation of any shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock (other
than Vision Bancshares Dissenting Shares, if
applicable).
3.04
Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof, no fractional Park Common Shares and no certificates or
scrip therefor, or other evidence of ownership thereof, will be
issued in the Merger and no Park dividend or other distribution or
stock split or combination will relate to any fractional Park
Common Share, and such fractional Park Common Shares will not
entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a security
holder of Park. Instead, Park shall pay to each holder of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a
fractional Park Common Share (after taking into account all Old
Certificates delivered by such holder) an amount in cash (without
interest) determined by multiplying such fractional Park Common
Share to which the holder would be entitled by the Park Exchange
Value.
3.05
Exchange Procedures .
(a)
Establishment of Exchange Fund . The First-Knox
National Bank of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Ohio will act as agent
(the “ Exchange Agent ”) for
purposes of conducting the exchange and payment procedures as
described in this Article III. Park shall provide to the
Exchange Agent the aggregate number of Park Common Shares issuable
pursuant to Section 3.01(a), the aggregate amount of cash
payable pursuant to Sections 3.01(a), 3.01(b) and 3.04 and the
amount of all other cash payable in respect of the Merger, if any,
on an “as needed” basis to the Exchange Agent, all of
which shall be held by the Exchange Agent in trust for the holders
of Vision Bancshares Common Stock (collectively, the “
Exchange Fund ”). The Exchange Agent
shall distribute Park Common Shares and make payment of such cash
as provided herein. The Exchange Agent shall not be entitled to
vote or exercise any rights of ownership with respect to the Park
Common Shares held by it from time to time hereunder, except that
it shall receive and hold in trust for the recipients of Park
Common Shares until distributed thereto pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement all dividends or other distributions paid or
distributed with respect to such Park Common Shares for the account
of the Persons entitled thereto. The Exchange Fund shall not be
used for any purpose other than as set forth in this
Section 3.05.
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(b) No
Interest . No interest will be paid on any cash, including
any cash to be paid in lieu of fractional Park Common Shares or in
respect of dividends or distributions, that any Person shall be
entitled to receive pursuant to this Article Three.
(c)
Surrender Procedures . Promptly after the Effective
Time, Park shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of
record of a certificate representing shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock (an “ Old Certificate
”) that was converted pursuant to Section 3.02, but that
was not deposited with the Exchange Agent pursuant to
Section 3.02(d), both (i) a form of letter of transmittal
(the “ Letter of Transmittal ”)
specifying that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and
title to the Old Certificates will pass, only upon proper delivery
of the Old Certificates to the Exchange Agent and
(ii) instructions and procedures for surrendering Old
Certificates in exchange for certificates representing Park Common
Shares (“ New Certificates ”).
Upon proper surrender of an Old Certificate for cancellation to the
Exchange Agent, together with such Letter of Transmittal, duly
executed, following the Effective Time, the holder of such Old
Certificate shall receive within five business days of such
surrender in exchange therefor (A) a New Certificate
representing that number of whole Park Common Shares that such
holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this
Article III, and/or (B) a check in an amount equal to the
sum of the cash to be paid to such holder as part of the Merger
Consideration, the cash to be paid in lieu of any fractional Park
Common Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
Section 3.04 and/or the cash to be paid in respect of any
dividends or distributions with respect to Park Common Shares to
which such holder may be entitled pursuant to Section 3.06,
after giving effect to any required tax withholdings, and the Old
Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In the
event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of
Vision Bancshares, a New Certificate representing the proper number
of Park Common Shares may be issued, and/or the cash to be paid as
part of the Merger Consideration, in lieu of any fractional Park
Common Shares and/or in respect of any dividends or distributions
with respect to Park Common Shares may be paid pursuant to
Section 3.06, to a transferee if the Old Certificate is
presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents
required to evidence and effect such transfer, and by evidence that
any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.05(c), each Old
Certificate will be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to
represent only the right to receive upon such surrender a New
Certificate and/or a check in an amount equal to the sum of the
cash to be paid as part of the Merger Consideration, the cash to be
paid in lieu of any fractional Park Common Shares and/or the cash
to be paid in respect of any dividends or distributions with
respect to Park Common Shares to which the holder may be entitled
pursuant to Section 3.06 hereof.
(d)
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Vision Bancshares Old
Certificates . If any Old Certificate has been lost, stolen
or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the
Person claiming such Old Certificate to be lost, stolen or
destroyed and, if required by Park, the posting by such Person of a
bond in such reasonable amount as Park may direct as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
Old Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall deliver in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed Old Certificate (i) the number
of Park Common Shares to which such Person is entitled pursuant to
Section 3.01(a) with respect to the shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock formerly represented thereby, and/or
(ii) a check in an amount equal to the sum of the cash to be
paid to such Person as part of the Merger Consideration, the cash
to be paid in lieu of any fractional Park Common Shares to which
such Person is entitled pursuant to Section 3.04 and/or the
cash to be paid in respect of any dividends or distributions with
respect to Park Common Shares to which such Person may be entitled
pursuant to Section 3.06.
(e)
Termination of Exchange Fund . Any portion of the
Exchange Fund delivered to the Exchange Agent by Park pursuant to
Section 3.05(a) that remains undistributed to the shareholders
of Vision Bancshares for six months after the Effective Time shall
be delivered to the Surviving Corporation, upon demand, and any
shareholders of Vision Bancshares who have not complied with
this
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Article III by such time shall thereafter
look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of the Merger
Consideration, any cash in lieu of a fractional Park Common Share
interest, and any dividends or distributions with respect to Park
Common Shares payable in accordance with Section 3.06, in each case
without interest.
(f) No
Liability . None of Park, Vision Bancshares, the Exchange
Agent or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any former
holder of Vision Bancshares Common Stock for any payment of the
Merger Consideration, any cash in lieu of a fractional Park Common
Share interest, or any dividends or distributions with respect to
Park Common Shares payable in accordance with Section 3.06,
delivered to a public official if required by any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(g)
Withholding Rights . Park or the Exchange Agent shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise
payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock such amounts as Park or the Exchange Agent
is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Code and Treasury Regulations, or any other
provision of domestic or foreign tax Law (whether national,
federal, state, provincial, local or otherwise). To the extent that
amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing
authority by Park or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the holder of the Vision Bancshares Common Stock in respect
of which such deduction and withholding were made.
(h)
Waiver . The Surviving Corporation may from time to
time, in the case of one or more Persons, waive one or more of the
rights provided to it in this Article III to withhold certain
payments, deliveries and distributions; and no such waiver shall
constitute a waiver of its rights thereafter to withhold any such
payment, delivery or distribution in the case of any
Person.
3.06 Park
Dividends and Distributions . Whenever a dividend or other
distribution is declared by Park on the Park Common Shares, the
record date for which is at or after the Effective Time, the
declaration shall include dividends or other distributions on all
Park Common Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement, but no
dividend or other distribution payable to the holders of record of
Park Common Shares as of any time subsequent to the Effective Time
shall be delivered to the holder of any Old Certificate until such
holder surrenders such Old Certificate for exchange as provided in
this Article III. Upon surrender of such Old Certificate, both
the Merger Consideration (without interest) and any declared and
unpaid dividends payable under this Section 3.06 (without interest)
shall be delivered and paid with respect to the shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock represented by such Old
Certificate.
3.07
Anti-Dilution Provisions . In the event Park changes (or
establishes a record date for changing) the number of Park Common
Shares issued and outstanding between the date hereof and the
Effective Time as a result of a stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reclassification, split up, combination, exchange
of shares, readjustment or similar transaction with respect to the
outstanding Park Common Shares and the record date therefor shall
be prior to the Effective Time, the Stock Exchange Ratio shall be
proportionately adjusted.
3.08 Vision
Bancshares Stock Options; Vision Bancshares ESPP
.
(a) Each
outstanding option to purchase shares of Vision Bancshares Common
Stock under the Vision Bancshares Stock Plans whether vested or
unvested, exercisable or un-exercisable (each, a “
Vision Bancshares Stock Option ”) that
has not been exercised and paid for in full in a manner permitted
under the terms of the applicable Vision Bancshares Stock Plan on
or before the Election Deadline shall be surrendered, cancelled and
extinguished and converted into the right to receive an amount of
cash equal to (i) the product of $25.00 multiplied by the
number of shares of Vision Bancshares Common
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Stock subject
to the portion of such Vision Bancshares Stock Option which has not
been exercised on or before the Election Deadline, minus
(ii) the aggregate exercise price for the shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock subject to the portion of such Vision
Bancshares Stock Option which has not been exercised on or before
the Election Deadline. Prior to the Election Deadline, Vision
Bancshares shall take all actions necessary to cause any provision
under plans, programs or arrangements providing for the issuance or
grant of any interest in respect of the capital stock of Vision
Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate as of the
Election Deadline, and Vision Bancshares shall ensure that
following the Election Deadline, no Employee, Consultant or
Director shall have any Rights, other than the right to receive the
cash payment described in the first sentence of this
Section 3.08(a), in respect of shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock or any other equity interest in Vision Bancshares
under the Vision Bancshares Stock Plans or any other plans,
programs or arrangements providing for the issuance or grant of any
other Right in respect of the capital stock of Vision Bancshares or
any Subsidiary.
(b) Prior to
the Election Deadline, Vision Bancshares shall take all actions
necessary pursuant to the terms of the Vision Bancshares ESPP to
terminate the Vision Bancshares ESPP (and all outstanding Vision
Bancshares Stock Subscriptions and other Rights thereunder)
effective as of the Election Deadline. Any Employee who is a
participant in the Vision Bancshares ESPP and who has not paid the
entire balance due for any shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
for which such Employee has subscribed pursuant to the terms of the
Vision Bancshares ESPP may pay such balance in full on or prior to
the Election Deadline and receive the applicable shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock. The failure of a participating Employee to
pay such balance in full on or prior to the Election Deadline will
be treated as a cancellation of the Employee’s Vision
Bancshares Stock Subscription(s) and Vision Bancshares will refund
(without interest) all amounts the Employee has had withheld or has
paid with respect to the canceled Vision Bancshares Stock
Subscription(s).
(c) Prior to
the Election Deadline, the Vision Bancshares Board (or, if
appropriate, any committee administering the Vision Bancshares
Stock Plans and/or the Vision Bancshares ESPP) shall adopt such
resolutions and take such actions as are necessary to carry out the
terms of this Section 3.08 (without the creation of any
additional liability for Vision Bancshares or any of its
Subsidiaries).
3.09 Vision
Bancshares Dissenting Shares . Anything contained in this
Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary notwithstanding, if any
holder of an outstanding share of Vision Bancshares Common Stock as
of the Effective Time seeks relief as a dissenting shareholder
under Article 13 of the Alabama Code (a “
Vision Bancshares Dissenting Share ”),
then such Vision Bancshares Dissenting Share shall not be converted
into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and
instead:
(a) Each such
Vision Bancshares Dissenting Share shall nevertheless be deemed to
be extinguished at the Effective Time as provided elsewhere in this
Agreement; and
(b) Each
holder perfecting such dissenters’ rights shall thereafter
have only such rights (and shall have such obligations) as are
provided in Article 13 of the Alabama Code, and the Surviving
Corporation shall be required to deliver only such cash payments to
which the Vision Bancshares Dissenting Shares are entitled pursuant
to Article 13 of the Alabama Code; provided, however ,
that if any such Person shall forfeit such right to payment of the
fair value under Article 13 of the Alabama Code, each such
holder’s Vision Bancshares Dissenting Shares shall thereupon
be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into the
right to receive the Merger Consideration, as shall have been
designated by each such holder, subject to
Section 3.01.
Any Election
Form/Letter of Transmittal or Letter of Transmittal submitted by a
holder of Vision Bancshares Dissenting Shares shall be invalid,
unless and until the demand for payment of the fair
value
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of the shares
of Vision Bancshares Common Stock shall have been or is deemed to
have been withdrawn or forfeited.
Any payments made
in respect of Vision Bancshares Dissenting Shares shall be made by
Park.
ARTICLE IV — Actions
Pending Acquisition
4.01
Forbearances of Vision Bancshares . From the date of
this Agreement until the Effective Time, except as expressly
contemplated or permitted by this Agreement and/or Previously
Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule, without the
prior written consent of Park, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, Vision Bancshares will not, and
will cause its Subsidiaries not to:
(a)
Ordinary Course . Conduct the business of Vision
Bancshares and its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary and
usual course consistent with past practice or fail to use
reasonable efforts to preserve intact their respective business
organizations and assets and maintain their respective rights,
franchises and existing relations with customers, suppliers,
employees and business associates, or voluntarily take any action
which, at the time taken, has or is reasonably likely to have an
adverse affect upon Vision Bancshares’ ability to perform any
of its obligations under this Agreement, or prevent or materially
delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or enter into any new line of business or materially
change its lending, investment, underwriting, risk, asset liability
management or other banking and operating policies, except as
required by applicable Law or policies imposed by any Governmental
Authority or Regulatory Authority.
(b)
Capital Stock . Other than pursuant to Vision
Bancshares Stock Options and Vision Bancshares Stock Subscriptions
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and Previously
Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule:
(i) issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or
authorize the creation of, any additional shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock or any Rights including, without
limitation, under the Vision Bancshares Stock Plans or under the
Vision Bancshares ESPP; (ii) enter into any agreement with
respect to the foregoing; (iii) permit any additional shares of
Vision Bancshares Common Stock to become subject to new grants of
stock options, stock subscriptions, other Rights or similar
stock-based employee rights, including, without limitation, under
the Vision Bancshares Stock Plans or under the Vision Bancshares
ESPP, except as Previously Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares
Disclosure Schedule; (iv) effect any recapitalization,
reclassification, stock split, or like change in capitalization; or
(v) enter into, or take any action to cause any holders of
shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock to enter into, any
agreement, understanding or commitment relating to the right of
holders of shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock to vote any
shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock, or cooperate in the
formation of any voting trust or similar arrangement relating to
such shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock.
(c)
Dividends, Etc. (i) Make, declare, pay or set
aside for payment any dividend or distribution on any shares of its
capital stock other than dividends from one of the Subsidiaries of
Vision Bancshares to the parent of such Subsidiary, directly or
indirectly; (ii) otherwise declare or make any distribution on
any shares of its capital stock; or (iii) combine, redeem,
reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its
capital stock.
(d)
Compensation; Employment Agreements; Etc. Enter into,
amend, modify, renew or terminate any employment, consulting,
severance, change in control or similar agreements or arrangements
with any Director, Officer, Employee or Consultant (other than the
agreements described in Section 6.16 or as Previously
Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule), hire or
retain any
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full-time
employee or consultant, other than as replacements for positions
then existing, or grant any salary or wage increase or bonus or
increase any employee benefit (including incentive or bonus
payments), except (i) for normal individual increases in
compensation to Employees in the ordinary and usual course of
business consistent with past practice, (ii) for other changes
that are required by applicable Law, or (iii) to satisfy
contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof which have
been Previously Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure
Schedule; provided, however, that in 2007, Vision Bancshares
shall be permitted to pay to J. Daniel Sizemore a one-time special
bonus in the amount of $300,000 in addition to any other bonuses to
which Mr. Sizemore may be entitled under the terms of the
Compensation and Benefit Plans.
(e)
Benefit Plans . Enter into, establish, adopt, amend,
modify or terminate (except (i) as may be required by
applicable Law, (ii) to satisfy contractual obligations
existing as of the date hereof which have been Previously Disclosed
in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule or (iii) as
contemplated by this Agreement) any pension, retirement, stock
option, stock purchase, savings, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance or other employee
benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or arrangement
(including any Compensation and Benefit Plan), or any trust
agreement (or similar arrangement) related thereto, in respect of
any Director, Officer, Employee or Consultant (or any dependent or
beneficiary of any of the foregoing Persons), or take any action to
accelerate the vesting or exercisability of, or the payment or
distribution with respect to, stock options, restricted stock or
other compensation or benefits payable thereunder, other than
pursuant to this Agreement, or allow for the commencement of any
new offering periods under the Vision Bancshares ESPP.
(f)
Dispositions . Sell, transfer, mortgage, pledge or
subject to any Lien or otherwise encumber or otherwise dispose of
any of its assets (tangible or intangible), deposits, business or
properties except in the ordinary and usual course of business for
full and fair consideration actually received.
(g)
Acquisitions . Acquire (other than by way of
foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a bona fide fiduciary
capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good
faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual course of business
consistent with past practice) all or any portion of, the assets,
business, deposits or properties of any other Person, or acquire
mortgage servicing rights, except in connection with existing
correspondent lending relationships in the ordinary and usual
course of business consistent with past practice.
(h)
Governing Documents . Amend or propose to amend the
Vision Bancshares Articles, the Vision Bancshares Bylaws or similar
Governing Documents of Vision Bancshares, or the Governing
Documents of any of the Subsidiaries of Vision
Bancshares.
(i)
Accounting Methods . Implement or adopt any change in
its accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may
be required by GAAP or regulatory accounting principles.
(j)
Contracts . Except in the ordinary and usual course
of business consistent with past practice or in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
enter into or terminate any Contract which would be required to be
disclosed pursuant to Section 5.03(k) or which would impair
the ability of Vision Bancshares to perform its obligations under
this Agreement or prevent or materially delay the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, amend or modify in
any material respect any of its existing Contracts, or enter into
any new Contract that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to
the standards set forth in Section 5.03(k).
(k)
Claims . Except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or in connection with this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, settle any
claim, action or proceeding which, individually or in the aggregate
for all such settlements, is material to Vision
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Bancshares or
any of its Subsidiaries or has a material affect on Vision
Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries.
(l)
Adverse Actions . Agree, commit or take any action
while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to,
prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; or knowingly take
any action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in
(i) any of its representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect at
any time at or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) any of the
conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being
satisfied, or (iii) a material violation of any provision of
this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by
applicable Law or by any Governmental Authority or Regulatory
Authority.
(m)
Risk Management . Except pursuant to applicable Law
or as required by any Governmental Authority or Regulatory
Authority, (i) implement or adopt any material change in its
credit risk and interest rate risk management and other risk
management policies, procedures or practices; (ii) fail to
follow its existing policies or practices with respect to managing
its exposure to interest rate and other risk; or (iii) fail to
use commercially reasonable means to avoid any material increase in
its aggregate exposure to interest rate risk and other
risk.
(n)
Borrowings . Borrow or agree to borrow any funds,
including but not limited to pursuant to repurchase transactions,
or directly or indirectly guarantee or agree to guarantee any
obligations of others, except, in each case, in the ordinary and
usual course of business and with a final maturity of less than one
year.
(o)
Capital Expenditures . Make any capital expenditure
or commitments with respect thereto in an amount in excess of
$75,000 for any item or project, or $300,000 in the aggregate for
any related items or projects.
(p)
New Offices, Office Closures, Etc . Close or
relocate any offices at which business is conducted or open any new
offices or ATMs.
(q)
Taxes . (i) Fail to prepare and file or cause to
be prepared and filed in a timely manner consistent with past
practice all Tax Returns (whether separate or consolidated,
combined, group or unitary Tax Returns that include Vision
Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries) that are required to be
filed (with extensions) on or before the Effective Time;
provided, however , that Park shall have a reasonable
opportunity, beginning at least 15 days prior to the due date
thereof, to review and comment on the form and substance of any Tax
Returns relating to U.S. federal income tax, Alabama state
franchise or commercial activity tax or Florida state franchise or
commercial activity tax, (ii) fail to pay any Tax shown, or
required to be shown, on any such Tax Return, or (iii) make,
change or revoke any election in respect of Taxes, change an annual
accounting period, consent to any waiver or extension of the
limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment, enter
into any closing agreement, settle any claim or assessment in
respect of Taxes or offer or agree to do any of the foregoing or
surrender its rights to do any of the foregoing or to claim any
refund in respect of Taxes or file any amended Tax
Return.
(r)
Maintenance of Properties and Facilities . Fail to
use their commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and keep
their respective properties and facilities in their present
condition and working order, ordinary wear and tear
excepted;
(s)
Perform Obligations . Fail to perform all of their
respective obligations under all Contracts;
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(t)
Maintain Insurance Coverage . Fail to maintain
insurance coverage with reputable insurers, which in respect of
insurers, amounts, premiums, types and risks insured, were
maintained by them at June 30, 2006, and upon the renewal or
termination of such insurance, fail to use their commercially
reasonable efforts to renew or replace such insurance coverage with
reputable insurers, which in respect of the amounts, premiums,
types and risks insured, were maintained by them at June 30,
2006;
(u)
Lending . Establish any new lending programs or make
any changes in the respective policies of any Subsidiary of Vision
Bancshares concerning which Persons may approve Loans; or originate
or issue a commitment to originate any Loan in a principal amount
in excess of $1,000,000; provided, however, that Vision
Alabama and Vision Florida may renew or refinance any existing
Loans with an original principal amount in excess of $1,000,000 if
such renewal or refinancing is on substantially the same terms as
the original Loan being renewed or refinanced; and provided
further, that if Park fails to respond to Vision
Bancshares’ written request for approval within two business
days after receipt by Park of such written request, such
origination of a Loan in a principal amount in excess of
$1,000,000, or renewal or refinance of an existing Loan with an
original principal amount in excess of $1,000,000, shall be deemed
approved by Park.
(v)
Interest Rate Swaps and Derivatives . Enter into any
interest rate swaps or derivatives or hedge contracts;
(w)
Interest Rates . Increase or decrease the rate of
interest paid on time deposits or certificates of deposit, except
in a manner and consistent with past practices in relation to rates
prevailing in the relevant market;
(x)
Foreclosures . Foreclose upon or otherwise take title
to or possession or control of any real property without first
obtaining a Phase I environmental report thereon which indicates
that the property is free of Hazardous Material; provided,
however, that no such report shall be required to be obtained
with respect to single-family, non-agricultural residential real
property of one acre or less to be foreclosed upon unless Vision
Bancshares or the applicable Subsidiary of Vision Bancshares has
reason to believe such real property may contain any such Hazardous
Material;
(y)
Deposit Liabilities . Cause any material adverse
change in the amount or general composition of deposit liabilities
other than in the ordinary and usual course of business;
(z)
Employment Relationships . Other than with respect to
employment agreements Previously Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares
Disclosure Schedule, take any action nor omit to take any action
which would terminate or enable any Employee or Consultant of
Vision Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate such
Employee’s employment or employment agreement (or
Consultant’s relationship) without cause or for “good
reason” and continue thereafter to receive
compensation;
(aa)
Related Party Transactions . Make any payment of cash
or other consideration to, or make any Loan to or on behalf of, or
enter into, amend or grant a consent or waiver under, or fail to
enforce, any contract with, any Related Person, except as
Previously Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule;
or
(bb)
Commitments . Agree or commit to do any of the
foregoing items in this Section 4.01, except as Previously
Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule.
4.02
Forbearances of Park. From the date hereof until the
Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by
this Agreement, without the prior written consent of
Vision
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Bancshares,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, Park
will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not
to:
(a)
Ordinary Course . Voluntarily take any action which,
at the time taken, has or is reasonably likely to have an adverse
affect upon Park’s ability to perform any of its material
obligations under this Agreement;
(b)
Extraordinary Dividend . Declare, set aside, make or
pay any extraordinary or special dividends on Park Common Shares or
make any other extraordinary or special distributions in respect of
any of its capital stock other than dividends from any Subsidiary
of Park to the parent of such Subsidiary;
(c)
Governing Documents . Amend the Park Articles, the
Park Regulations or the Governing Documents of any of the Park
Subsidiaries in a manner that would adversely affect the economic
or other benefits of the Merger to the holders of shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock or to the employees of Vision Bancshares
and its Subsidiaries;
(d)
Acquisitions . Enter into any agreement to acquire
all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets of any
other Person or business unless such transaction, to the knowledge
of Park, would not be expected to substantially delay the
completion of, or materially impair the prospects of completing,
the Merger pursuant to this Agreement;
(e)
Adverse Actions . Agree, commit or take any action
while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to,
prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; or knowingly take
any action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in
(i) any of its representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect at
any time at or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) any of the
conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being
satisfied, or (iii) a material violation of any provision of
this Agreement except, in each case, as may be required by
applicable Law or by any Governmental Authority or Regulatory
Authority; or
(f)
Commitments . Agree or commit to do any of the
foregoing items in this Section 4.02.
ARTICLE V — Representations
and Warranties
5.01
Disclosure Schedule . On or prior to the date hereof,
Vision Bancshares has delivered to Park a schedule (the “
Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule ”)
setting forth, among other things, items, the disclosure of which
are necessary or appropriate either in response to an express
disclosure requirement contained in a provision of this Agreement
or as an exception to one or more representations or warranties
contained in Section 5.02 or to one or more of Vision
Bancshares’ covenants contained in Article IV and
Article VI; provided, however, that the mere inclusion
of an item in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule as an
exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an
admission by Vision Bancshares that such item represents a material
exception, fact, event or circumstance, or that such item is
reasonably likely to have, or result in, a Material Adverse Effect
on Vision Bancshares.
5.02
Representations and Warranties of Vision Bancshares .
Subject to Section 5.01 and except as Previously Disclosed in
a Section of the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule
corresponding to the relevant Section below, Vision Bancshares
hereby represents and warrants to Park that each of the following
statements is true and accurate:
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(a)
Organization, Standing and Authority . Vision
Bancshares is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Alabama and Vision
Bancshares is qualified to do business and in good standing in the
State of Florida and is not required to be qualified to do business
in any other jurisdiction where it owns or leases property or
assets or conducts its business. Vision Bancshares is registered as
a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956,
as amended (the “ BHCA ”). Vision
Alabama is an Alabama state bank chartered under the Alabama
Banking Code, is a non-member bank of the Federal Reserve and is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of the State of Alabama. Vision Florida is a Florida state
bank chartered under the Florida Financial Institutions Codes, is a
non-member bank of the Federal Reserve and is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State
of Florida. Each of Vision Alabama and Vision Florida is not
required to be qualified to do business in any foreign jurisdiction
where it owns or leases property or assets or conducts its
business. True and complete copies of the Vision Bancshares
Articles and the Vision Bancshares Bylaws, and the Governing
Documents of Vision Alabama, Vision Florida and each of the other
Subsidiaries of Vision Bancshares, in each case as amended to the
date of this Agreement, have been Previously Disclosed to Park in
the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule.
(b)
Capital Structure of Vision Bancshares . As of the
date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Vision
Bancshares consists solely of 10,000,000 shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock, of which 6,066,624 shares of Vision
Bancshares Common Stock were outstanding, and 1,000,000 shares of
Vision Bancshares Preferred Stock, none of which were outstanding.
As of the date hereof, no shares of Treasury Stock were held by
Vision Bancshares and none were otherwise owned by Vision
Bancshares. All of the outstanding shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and are not subject to
any preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights). All shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock
issued have been issued in compliance in all material respects with
all applicable federal and state securities Laws. As of the date of
this Agreement, except as set forth in the Vision Bancshares
Disclosure Schedule, (i) there were no shares of Vision Bancshares
Common Stock or Vision Bancshares Preferred Stock authorized and
reserved for issuance, (ii) Vision Bancshares did not have any
Rights issued or outstanding with respect to Vision Bancshares
Common Stock or Vision Bancshares Preferred Stock, and
(iii) Vision Bancshares did not have any commitment to
authorize, issue or sell any Vision Bancshares Common Stock, Vision
Bancshares Preferred Stock or Rights, except pursuant to this
Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Vision Bancshares, and
no securities or other instruments or obligations of Vision
Bancshares, the value of which is in any way based upon or derived
from any capital or voting stock of Vision Bancshares, having the
right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of
Vision Bancshares may vote. As of the date of this Agreement, there
are no outstanding contractual obligations of Vision Bancshares or
any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock.
(i)
(A) Vision Bancshares has Previously Disclosed in the Vision
Bancshares Disclosure Schedule, a list of all of its Subsidiaries
together with the jurisdiction of organization of each such
Subsidiary, (B) Vision Bancshares owns, directly or
indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of
or equity interests in each of its Subsidiaries, (C) no equity
securities of or other equity interests in any of the Subsidiaries
of Vision Bancshares are or may become required to be issued (other
than to Vision Bancshares or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries) by
reason of any Right or otherwise, (D) there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Vision
Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be bound
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obligating any
such Subsidiary to issue, sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any
equity securities of or equity interests in any such Subsidiary
(other than to Vision Bancshares or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries),
(E) there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements relating to Vision Bancshares’ rights to vote or
to dispose of such securities or interest and (F) all the
equity securities of or equity interests in each Subsidiary held by
Vision Bancshares or one of its Subsidiaries are fully paid and
nonassessable and are owned by Vision Bancshares or such Subsidiary
free and clear of any Liens.
(ii) Except as
Previously Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule,
Vision Bancshares does not own beneficially, directly or
indirectly, any equity securities or similar interests of any
Person, or any interest in a partnership, joint venture or other
entity of any kind, other than its Subsidiaries.
(iii) Each of
Vision Alabama and Vision Florida is an “insured depository
institution” as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(the “ FDIA ”) and applicable
regulations thereunder and a member of the FHLB of
Atlanta.
(iv) Except as
Previously Disclosed in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule,
no Subsidiary of Vision Bancshares owns beneficially, directly or
indirectly, any equity securities or similar interests of any
Person, or any interest in a partnership, joint venture or other
entity of any kind, other than, in the case of Vision Alabama and
Vision Florida, their respective stock of the FHLB of
Atlanta.
(v) Each of Vision
Bancshares’ Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, and is not required to be
qualified to do business in any foreign jurisdiction where it owns
or leases property or assets or conducts its business.
(d)
Corporate Power; Authorized and Effective Agreement .
Each of Vision Bancshares and its Subsidiaries has full power and
authority, corporate or otherwise, to carry on its business as it
is now being conducted and to own all its properties and assets.
Vision Bancshares has the corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, including
the execution and filing of the appropriate certificate of merger
with the Ohio SOS and the appropriate articles of merger with the
Alabama SOS, and consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, subject to the required approval of this Agreement by
the Vision Bancshares shareholders and the obtaining of appropriate
approvals of Regulatory Authorities and Governmental
Authorities.
(e)
Corporate Authority . Subject to the requisite
approval of this Agreement by the holders of two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of Vision Bancshares Common Stock entitled to
vote thereon (the “ Required Vision Bancshares
Vote ”) (which is the only shareholder vote
required thereon), the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been
authorized by all necessary corporate action of Vision Bancshares
and the Vision Bancshares Board on or before the date hereof. The
Vision Bancshares Board has duly adopted resolutions
(i) approving and declaring advisable this Agreement, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby;
(ii) declaring that it is in the best interests of Vision
Bancshares’ shareholders that Vision Bancshares enter into
this Agreement and consummate the Merger on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; (iii) declaring
that this Agreement is fair to Vision Bancshares’
shareholders; (iv) directing that this Agreement be submitted
to a vote of Vision Bancshares’ shareholders at the Vision
Bancshares Meeting; and (v) recommending that Vision
Bancshares’ shareholders approve this Agreement, which
resolutions have not been subsequently rescinded, modified or
withdrawn in any way
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as of the date
of execution of this Agreement and which will not be subsequently
rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way except as permitted by
Section 6.06. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Vision Bancshares and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by Park, constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of Vision Bancshares, enforceable against Vision
Bancshares in accordance with its terms (except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar
Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights or by general equity principles and except
to the extent such enforceability may be limited by Laws relating
to the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions as
set forth in 12 U.S.C. Section 1818(b) or the appointment of a
conservator by the FDIC).
(f)
Regulatory Filings; No Defaults .
(i) No consents or
approvals of, or declarations, filings or registrations with, any
Governmental Authority or Regulatory Authority or with any third
party are required to be made or obtained by Vision Bancshares or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by Vision Bancshares of this Agreement or to
consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
hereby, except for (A) filings of applications and notices, as
applicable, with and the approval of certain federal and state
banking authorities, (B) filings with the SEC and state
securities authorities and (C) filings of the appropriate
certificate of merger with the Ohio SOS pursuant to the OGCL and
the appropriate articles of merger with the Alabama SOS pursuant to
the Alabama Code. As of the date of this Agreement, Vision
Bancshares is not aware of any reason why the approvals set forth
in Section 7.01(b) will not be received without the imposition
of a condition, restriction or requirement of the type described in
Section 7.01(b).
(ii) Subject to
receipt of the Required Vision Bancshares Vote and the approvals of
the Governmental Authorities and Regulatory Authorities referred to
above and the expiration of applicable regulatory waiting periods,
and required filings under federal and state securities Laws, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by Vision
Bancshares do not and will not: (A) conflict with, or result
in a violation of, or result in the breach of or a default (or with
notice or lapse of time would result in a default) under, or give
rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any right of
termination under, any provision of any (1) Law, governmental
permit or license, or Contract of Vision Bancshares or any of its
Subsidiaries or to which Vision Bancshares, any of its
Subsidiaries, or Vision Bancshares’ or any of its
Subsidiaries’ properties are subject or bound, except, in the
case of Contracts, such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults,
Liens, accelerations of remedies or rights of termination which
individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on Vision Bancshares prior to the
Merger or on Park upon consummation of the Merger, or (2) any
order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree of any Governmental
Authority or Regulatory Authority applicable to Vision Bancshares
or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) conflict with, or result in a
violation of, or result in the breach of or a default (or with
notice or lapse of time would result in a default) under, the
Vision Bancshares Articles, the Vision Bancshares Bylaws or any
other Governing Documents of Vision Bancshares or the Governing
Documents of any of Vision Bancshares’ Subsidiaries, or
(C) require any consent or approval under any such Law,
governmental permit or license, or Contract except, in the case of
Contracts, such consents or approvals, the failure of which to be
obtained individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be
expected to have a
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Material
Adverse Effect on Vision Bancshares prior to the Merger or on Park
upon consummation of the Merger.
(g)
Financial Statements; Internal Controls .
(i) Vision
Bancshares has previously delivered to Park true and complete
copies of (A) Vision Bancshares’ consolidated statements
of financial condition as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive
income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for
the fiscal years then ended, including the footnotes thereto, if
any, additional or supplemental information supplied therewith and
the report prepared in connection therewith by the independent
registered public accounting firm auditing such financial
statements; and (B) Vision Bancshares’ interim unaudited
consolidated financial statements for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2006. The documents described in clauses
(A) and (B) above (collectively, the “
Vision Bancshares Financial Statements
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true, complete and correct;
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are
in accordance with the books and records of Vision
Bancshares;
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comply as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto;
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fairly and accurately present the
consolidated financial condition of Vision Bancshares and its
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof, and their respective
consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods
then ended, as applicable (except in each case as may be noted
therein and subject, in the case of unaudited interim financial
statements, to the absence of full footnotes and to normal year-end
audit adjustments that are not material in amount or in
effect);
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were prepared on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved; and
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have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements,
as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except in each case as may be noted
therein and subject, in the case of unaudited interim financial
statements, to the absence of full footnotes and to normal year-end
audit adjustments that are not material in amount or in
effect).
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(ii) Except as
disclosed in Section 5.02(g)(ii) of the Vision Bancshares
Disclosure Schedule and except as arising under this Agreement,
neither Vision Bancshares nor any of its Subsidiaries has any debt,
liability, guarantee or obligation of any nature whatsoever
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due
or to become due), other than debts, liabilities, guarantees and
obligations which, individually or in the aggregate, do not exceed
$10,000, except for those liabilities that
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are reflected
or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of Vision
Bancshares included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2006 (including any footnotes
thereto). Except as disclosed in Section 5.02(g)(ii) of the
Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule, all debts, liabilities and
guarantees and obligations of Vision Bancshares and its
Subsidiaries since June 30, 2006 have been incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and are
usual and normal in amount both individually and in the
aggregate.
(iii) The records,
systems, controls, data and information of Vision Bancshares and
its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated
under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic
process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive
ownership and direct control of Vision Bancshares or one of its
Subsidiaries or their respective accountants (including all means
of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive
ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the system of
internal accounting controls described below in this Section
5.02(g)(iii). Vision Bancshares and its Subsidiaries have devised
and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with GAAP, including that: (A) transactions
are executed only in accordance with management’s
authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of the financial statements of Vision Bancshares and
its Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied with
respect to any criteria applicable to such financial statements and
to maintain accountability for the property and assets of Vision
Bancshares and its Subsidiaries; (C) access to such property
and assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s
authorization; (D) the reporting of such property and assets
is compared with existing property and assets at regular intervals
and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences;
and (E) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are
recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are
implemented to effect the collection thereof on a current and
timely basis. Vision Bancshares (1) has implemented and
maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act) to ensure that
material information relating to Vision Bancshares and its
Subsidiaries is made known to management of Vision Bancshares by
others within Vision Bancshares and its Subsidiaries as appropriate
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make
the certifications required by the Exchange Act with respect to the
Vision Bancshares SEC Documents, and (2) has disclosed, based
on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to Vision
Bancshares’ outside auditors and the audit committee of the
Vision Bancshares Board (y) any significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15
promulgated under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely to
adversely affect Vision Bancshares’ ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information and
(z) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in Vision
Bancshares’ internal control over financial reporting. These
disclosures were made in writing by management to Vision
Bancshares’ auditors and audit committee and a copy has
previously been made available to Park. As of the date hereof,
there is no reason to believe that Vision Bancshares’ outside
auditors and its principal executive officer and principal
financial offer will not be able to give the certifications and
attestations required pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted
pursuant to Sections 302, 404 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act,
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qualification (except to the extent expressly permitted by such
rules and regulations), when next due.
(iv) Since
December 31, 2005, (A) neither Vision Bancshares nor any
of its Subsidiaries nor, to Vision Bancshares’ knowledge, any
Director, Officer, Employee, auditor, accountant or representative
of Vision Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries has received or
otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding
the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or
methods of Vision Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries or their
respective internal accounting controls, including any material
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Vision Bancshares or
any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or
auditing practices, and (B) no attorney representing Vision
Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by
Vision Bancshares or one of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence
of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary
duty or similar violation by Vision Bancshares or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Officers, Directors,
Employees or agents to the Vision Bancshares Board or any committee
thereof or to any Director or Officer of Vision
Bancshares.
(h)
Litigation . Except as Previously Disclosed in the
Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule, there is no suit, action,
investigation, audit or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral,
administrative or other) pending or, to Vision Bancshares’
knowledge, threatened against or affecting Vision Bancshares or any
of its Subsidiaries, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction,
rule or order of any Governmental Authority outstanding against
Vision Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries.
(i) Neither Vision
Bancshares nor any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
properties is a party to or is subject to any order, judgment,
decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding or similar
arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar submission to,
or extraordinary supervisory letter from, any Regulatory
Authority.
(ii) Neither
Vision Bancshares nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by
any Regulatory Authority that such Regulatory Authority is
contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the
appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such order, judgment,
decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding or similar
arrangement, commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar
submission nor to Vision Bancshares’ knowledge, has any
Regulatory Authority commenced an investigation in connection
therewith.
(j)
Compliance with Laws . Except as Previously Disclosed
in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule, each of Vision
Bancshares and its Subsidiaries:
(i) has been and
is in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable
thereto or to the employees conducting their respective businesses,
including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, the International
Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of
2001, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the
Community Reinvestment Act (which includes a CRA Rating of
“satisfactory” or better), the Home Mortgage Disclosure
Act and all other applicable fair lending Laws and other Laws
relating to discriminatory business practices;
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(ii) has all
permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has
made all filings, applications and registrations with, all
Governmental Authorities and Regulatory Authorities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their respective
properties and to conduct their respective businesses as presently
conducted; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority,
orders and approvals are in full force and effect; to Vision
Bancshares’ knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any
of them has been threatened or would reasonably be expected to
occur; and all such filings, applications and registrations are
current;
(iii) (A) has
not received, since December 31, 2003, any written
notification or communication from any Governmental Authority or
any Regulatory Authority (1) asserting that Vision Bancshares or
any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any of the
statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Governmental
Authority or Regulatory Authority enforces; (2) threatening to
revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization
(nor, to Vision Bancshares’ knowledge, do any grounds for any
of the foregoing exist); or (3) restricting or disqualifying
any of their activities (except for restrictions generally imposed
by rule, regulation or administrative policy on banking
organizations generally); (B) is not aware of any pending or
threatened investigation, review or disciplinary proceedings by any
Governmental Authority against Vision Bancshares or any of its
Officers, Directors or Employees; and (C) is not subject to
any order or decree issued by, or a party to any agreement or
memorandum of understanding with, or a party to any commitment
letter or similar undertaking to, or subject to any order or
directive by, or a recipient of any supervisory letter from, and
has not adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any
Governmental Authority and has not been advised by any Governmental
Authority that it is considering issuing or requesting any such
agreement or other action.
(k)
Material Contracts; Defaults .
(i) Except as set
forth in the Vision Bancshares Disclosure Schedule, neither Vision
Bancshares nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by
any Contract of the following types as of the date of this
Agreement, nor is any such Contract presently being negotiated or
discussed:
(A) Any Contract
involving commitments to others to make capital expenditures or
purchases or sales in exces
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